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    US: NATIONAL
    Kansas City, Mo., closing nearly half its schools

    Kansas City, Mo., closing nearly half its schools 
    The Kansas City school board voted Wednesday night to close nearly half the district's schools in a desperate bid to stay afloat.

    SCIENCE
    Parents give kids fewer bad genes than thought: study

    Parents give kids fewer bad genes than thought: study 
    AFP - American scientists have for the first time unlocked the genetic code of an entire family, and made a startling discovery -- that parents pass on fewer mutations than previously thought.
    Grocery card in your pocket can pinpoint salmonella

    As they scrambled recently to trace the source of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds around the country, investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention successfully used a new tool for the first time — the shopper cards that millions of Americans swipe every time they buy groceries.
    WORLD
    'Britain's Fritzl' abused daughters for years

    AFP - Two women who were raped and abused by their father for over 25 years, becoming pregnant 18 times, have won an apology from local authorities for failing to prevent the serial incest.

    BUSINESS
    Spike in Prius complaints may not be all it seems

    Spike in Prius complaints may not be all it seems 
    Reports of sudden acceleration in the Toyota Prius have spiked across the country. But that doesn't mean there's an epidemic of bad gas pedals in the popular hybrid.

    Britain confronts debt of Greek proportions

    CRIMES
    Ohio St: Check found no criminal past on shooter

    Ohio St: Check found no criminal past on shooter 
    Ohio State University said Wednesday a background check on a janitor who shot two supervisors before killing himself didn't reveal that he had a criminal record, raising more questions about how his past prison sentence was missed.
    SPORTS
    Henin cruises into Indian Wells second round

    Henin cruises into Indian Wells second round 
    AFP - Justine Henin says her 2004 Indian Wells triumph seems a long time ago, but she made it look like yesterday with a dominant first-round victory in the WTA hardcourt tournament.
    Healthy Harangody leads Notre Dame over Seton Hall

    Luke Harangody had 20 points and 10 rebounds in a healthy performance off the bench, and Notre Dame shut down Seton Hall's high-octane offense for a 68-56 victory in the second round of the Big East tournament Wednesday night.
    ENTERTAINMENT
    "2012" debuts atop three video charts

    "2012" debuts atop three video charts 
    The end-of-the-world drama "2012" debuted at the top of all three home video charts the week ending March 7, the first release in nearly a month with a box office pedigree of more than $100 million.
    Corey Haim prolonged tragic Hollywood tradition

    Corey Haim's story is sadly familiar in Hollywood: A teen talent who discovered drugs as he tasted his first success and whose personal problems increased as his star-power faded.
    HEALTH
    New maps guide African truckers to AIDS clinics

    New maps guide African truckers to AIDS clinics 
    AFP - African trucking routes, long known as pathways for spreading HIV across borders, have been drawn in new maps that also direct drivers to clinics that treat AIDS, a spokeswoman said Wednesday.

    MIDEAST CONFLICT
    Arab League chief says Mideast talks off

    Arab League chief says Mideast talks off 
    Arab League chief Amr Moussa said on Wednesday that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas had told him he would not enter indirect talks with Israel.
    ODD NEWS
    Canada Parliament eats seal to defy "ignorant" EU

    Canada Parliament eats seal to defy "ignorant" EU 
    Canadian parliamentarians tucked into a meal of seal meat on Wednesday to defy both animal right activists and the European Union, which has banned imports of seal products.
    Air Canada learns that hockey trumps flying

    Canada's largest airline has learned it sometimes has to take a back seat to the country's biggest sporting passion, ice hockey, the head of Air Canada said on Tuesday.
    TERRORISM
    Pa. suspect: Caretaker by day, 'Jihad Jane' online

    Pa. suspect: Caretaker by day, Colleen LaRose spent long days caring for her boyfriend's father in a second-floor apartment in Pennsburg, a small town north of Philadelphia. But online, federal authorities say, the devoted caretaker developed a daring alter ego, refashioning herself as "Jihad Jane" while helping recruit and finance Muslim terrorists — and eventually moving overseas to try to kill an artist she perceived as an enemy to Islam.
    OBITUARIES
    Corey Haim prolonged tragic Hollywood tradition

    Corey Haim prolonged tragic Hollywood tradition 
    Corey Haim's story is sadly familiar in Hollywood: A teen talent who discovered drugs as he tasted his first success and whose personal problems increased as his star-power faded.
    ELECTIONS
    Obama: Time for talk is over on healthcare bill

    Obama: Time for talk is over on healthcare bill 
    President Barack Obama declared on Wednesday the "time for talk is over" and urged the Congress to vote on healthcare as his health secretary directly challenged insurers to forgo profits to make coverage more affordable.