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The Jersey CityJersey City's School 9First graders should be able to capitalize names when they write. By sixth grade, students must know how to find the surface area of cubes, prisms and pyramids. In 11th grade, all kids need to... Star-Ledger Staff http://connect.nj.com/user/njoslstaff/index.html

APA man walks by a screen showing stock prices at the London Stock Exchange in the City of London.European shares edged lower today, with losses for metal and mining firms pulling shares off almost three-month highs. The Stoxx Europe 600... The Star-Ledger Continuous News Desk http://connect.nj.com/user/njoslcnd/index.html

New York Daily News
WWII WASPs finally flying high at Capitol Golden day for pioneer female pilots
New York Daily News
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (c. rear) gre3ets the five NY honorees at Wednesday's event awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to WWII's Women Airforce Service Pilots. WASHINGTON - They were our New York "Fly Girls" of World War II, ...
MICHIGANDERS RECEIVE TOP RECOGNITION Pilots finally honored for their serviceDetroit Free Press
WWII women aviators finally honored with Congressional Gold MedalsKansas City Star
6 Mich. women honored for WWII pilot dutyThe Detroit News
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Globe and Mail
Arab League, Israel Indirect Talks Off
Voice of America
Arab League chief Amr Moussa says Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has told him he will not enter indirect talks with Israel due to its settlement expansion plan. Moussa made his remarks Wednesday following an emergency Arab League meeting in Cairo. ...
Peace talks 'difficult' for Abbas amid settlement rowBBC News
Arab League: Talks on holdJerusalem Post
Palestinians: Peace talks off until Jerusalem housing shelvedHa'aretz
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Federal authorities have charged a trendy Santa Monica sushi restaurant with serving whale meat -- an investigation that was spurred by the team behind the Oscar-winning documentary, "The Cove."

Bradenton Herald
Angry e-mails deluged Florida Highway Patrol after Tiger Woods crash
Boston Herald
ORLANDO, Fla. — When Tiger Woods crashed into a fire hydrant and his neighbor's tree in the early-morning hours after Thanksgiving, he did more than tear up an expensive SUV and set off weeks of revelations about ...
Sarasota woman dies after crash ON i-75Bradenton Herald
FHP: Child Killed In Crash Not In Car SeatWJXT Jacksonville
NEW: Crashes snarl I75; blocked in North PortSarasota Herald-Tribune
Gainesville Sun -10 Connects -WPBF West Palm Beach
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Parts of Arkansas were under a tornado watch until early Thursday after a series of powerful tornadoes ripped through dozens of homes, critically injuring two people.

Telegraph.co.uk
Thailand Braces for Political Rallies in Capital
New York Times
BANGKOK — Thailand's seemingly unending political crisis is likely to reach another moment of tension this weekend with huge opposition rallies that organizers say they hope will paralyze the city and bring down the government. ...
Thai Protesters to Target Bangkok's Main Roads, Risking ClashBusinessWeek
Thailand police ready for protestsPress TV
Bangkok prepares for bad traffic day - at best (News Feature)Monsters and Critics.com
Sydney Morning Herald -AFP -Xinhua
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Telegraph.co.uk
Pakistan kidnap police dismiss release reports
BBC News
Police in Pakistan have dismissed reports a British boy who was kidnapped last week has been released. Five-year-old Sahil Saeed from Oldham, Greater Manchester, was seized by an armed gang while staying with relatives last week. ...
Kidnapped British boy 'found' in PakistanTelegraph.co.uk
Kidnapped boy Sahil Saeed's fate unclear after reports of rescueThe Guardian
Pakistani diplomat: Kidnapped boy has been foundThe Associated Press
The Press Association -Monsters and Critics.com -Xinhua
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The Hindu
Taliban Leaders Disperse to Avoid Arrest in Afghanistan
FOXNews
AP Mar. 3: Pakistan's paramilitary force carry ammunition confiscated from Taliban militants in Dara Adam Khel near Peshawar, Pakistan. The former operations chief and second in command of the Afghan Taliban has been "singing like a male canary" since ...
Iran's Ahmadinejad Criticizes US Role in AfghanistanVoice of America
US calls on Iran to play 'constructive role' in AfghanistanAFP
Talks With Taliban To Decide Afghanistan's Future?NPR
BBC News -The Guardian -ABC Online
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Reuters
$100 billion proposal to save city worker jobs
San Francisco Chronicle
(03-11) 04:00 PST Washington - -- With unemployment still stubbornly high despite last year's $800 billion fiscal stimulus, a top House Democrat and Bay Area lawmaker on Wednesday proposed sending cities $100 billion over the next two years to ...
Lawmaker's clash with fellow Democrats nothing newThe Associated Press
Pelosi Aides Knew of Massa ConcernsWall Street Journal
Key senators balk at adding student loan overhaul to health-care legislationWashington Post
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The Hindu
It's Obama vs. the Supreme Court, Round 2, over campaign finance ruling
Washington Post
In remarks during a question-and-answer session with law students at the University of Alabama, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. protested the timing of President Obama's State of the Union disapproval of the court's decision in a major campaign ...
Chief justice chides State of the Union as 'political pep rally'CNN
Chief Justice Roberts 'Troubled' by Scene at the State of the Union AddressABC News
2 Republican Senators Call on Obama to Stop 'Attacks' on Supreme CourtFOXNews
Pittsburgh Post Gazette -CBS News
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Usain Bolt won his second Laureus Sportsman of the Year award, and Serena Williams won the woman's prize.

Times Online
'Jihad Jane' shows terrorism-case trend
USA Today
SITE Intelligence Group via AP By Oren Dorell and Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY For nearly a year, a middle-aged woman from suburban Philadelphia used her computer to fashion a new, frightening identity, federal court documents say. ...
Why the Jihad Jane Case is a Win for the Patriot ActTIME
Â'JihadJane' suspect dropped out before high school, married at 16Washington Post
Before 'jihad,' Colleen had her demonsPhiladelphia Daily News
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NEWARK -- An unidentified man is expected to survive after being shot in the neck late last night in the city's South Ward, police said. The victim was shot at least once in the neck at 11:49 p.m. in the... James Queally/The Star-Ledger http://connect.nj.com/user/jqueally/index.html

Former No. 1 Justine Henin beat Magdalena Rybarikova 6-2, 6-2 in the first round of the BNP Paribas Open.

Simmering tension spilled into public this week when Chief Justice John Roberts labeled the political atmosphere at the State of the Union address "very troubling."

The Star-LedgerThe Powerball jackpot climbs to an estimated $114 million for tonight's drawing. The winning numbers for tonight's $170M Powerball drawing are 17, 21, 37, 41, 50. The Powerball is 1 and the Power Play multiplier is 2. The jackpot... The Star-Ledger Continuous News Desk http://connect.nj.com/user/njoslcnd/index.html

When in-house defense attorney Dimitrios Biller resigned from Toyota, he walked out with something potentially more valuable than his $4 million severance package.

GOP leader also considers invoking Disaster Control Act to suspend Civil Service rules to more easily lay off higher-paid workers -- Full Star-Ledger coverage of the N.J. budget Statehouse Bureau Staff http://connect.nj.com/user/njostatehousebureau/index.html