Friday, March 6, 2015

06-Mar-2015 11:19

Pope Francis’ Guide to Lent: What You Should Give Up This Year (1335836 views) :: http://time.com/3714056/pope-francis-lent-2015-fasting/

Ryan Budget Plan Draws GOP Flak :: House Republican leaders are drawing opposition from party members to the idea of revamping Medicare for more Americans than previously suggested.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324539404578342741269490544.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

TSA to Allow Small Knives on Planes :: The Transportation Security Administration said it would soon allow fliers to carry certain smaller knives onto airplanes, one of the biggest moves to scale back airport-security measures since the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324539404578342580651057500.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

Venezuela Leader Chávez Dies at 58 :: Hugo Chávez, a former tank commander turned populist politician who used Venezuela's oil riches to pursue his vision of socialism and challenge the U.S., died Tuesday from complications related to cancer.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203458604577265460960140008.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

Cardinals Raise Questions Over Report :: When cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope, the chapel will become a fortress of the Holy See's most carefully guarded secrets. But there is one secret many of the cardinals themselves are trying to divine.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324178904578342552773070858.html?mod=rss_most_viewed_day_europe

Five Stocks Handled the Heavy Lifting :: Five blue-chip stocks have accounted for about one-third of the rally in the Dow since the financial crisis.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324539404578342771985751896.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

Beijing, U.S. Unveil New Korean Sanctions :: The U.S. and China introduced a new round of sanctions against North Korea at the United Nations that the U.S. said would significantly impede the development of Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs, in response to its test last month of an atomic bomb.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324539404578342311961968652.html?mod=rss_most_viewed_day_europe

Venezuela Consults Cuban Playbook :: Hours before announcing Chávez's death, the government resorted to a ploy to try to unite his supporters: Talk of an alleged conspiracy by the U.S. to destabilize the country.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323494504578342440377083144.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

Review: Erik Larson’s ‘Dead Wake,’ on the Sinking of the Lusitania :: Mr. Larson, who treats nonfiction like high drama, looks at the German torpedoing of the British ocean liner, in time for the 100th anniversary.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/05/books/review-erik-larsons-dead-wake-on-the-sinking-of-the-lusitania.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Small Business: Ice Cream as Health Food? This Bar Comes Close :: Sales of Enlightened ice cream bars, which have fewer calories and more nutrients than regular ice cream, have been going impressively well.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/05/business/smallbusiness/ice-cream-as-health-food-this-bar-comes-close.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Frozen Yoga? It’s Snowga :: The latest version is often a mash-up with sports like skiing and snowshoeing.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/05/style/frozen-yoga-its-snowga.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Opinionator | The End: Their Dying Wishes :: By the time patients have accepted that their lives are ending, their bucket lists often shift to the simple things: music, Twinkies, a hand to hold.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/04/their-dying-wishes/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Phys Ed: One Twin Exercises, the Other Doesn’t :: Identical twins who shared the same sports and other physical activities as youngsters but different exercise habits as adults soon developed quite different bodies and brains, a new study from Finland found.
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/04/one-twin-exercises-the-other-doesnt/?partner=rss&emc=rss

36 Hours: What to Do in Rome :: Early spring in the Eternal City means few crowds at its magnificent museums, convivial cafes and ancient sites.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/08/travel/what-to-do-in-36-hours-in-rome.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Op-Ed Columnist: What Bibi Didn’t Say :: Now that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has had his say, it’s time to ask: What is in America’s best interest?
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/04/opinion/thomas-friedman-what-bibi-netanyahu-didnt-say.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

The Power of Negative Thinking :: Both ancient philosophy and modern psychology suggest that darker thoughts can make us happier, writes Oliver Burkeman.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324705104578147333270637790.html?mod=rss_most_viewed_day_europe

Use a ‘Fake’ Location to Get Cheaper Plane Tickets (2129674 views) :: http://time.com/3626031/fake-location-cheaper-plane-tickets/

Why I Took My 7-Year-Old to a Tattoo Parlor (1577428 views) :: http://time.com/1410/why-i-took-my-7-year-old-to-a-tattoo-parlor/

Best of the Web Today: Not a Dictator :: President Obama's declaration of ineffectuality.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324678604578342453770687898.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

Technology Shapes Kenyan Elections :: The Internet and social media in Kenya, which played a central role in this year's elections by allowing Kenyans to question candidates, took on a new function Tuesdayâ€"spreading messages of peace to avert new bloodshed.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324178904578342160621330212.html?mod=rss_most_viewed_day_europe

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