In an unusual wrinkle, in its effort to survive and thrive, GlobalPost has turned to the world of philanthropy for help. The foreign news operation has received largess from the Ford Foundation, among others, to underwrite more ambitious reporting efforts than it could otherwise pull off…

GLOBAL POST: Hidden under a highway overpass in this rustic Sochi suburb miles away from any Olympics venue, the Sochi Games’ specially designated “protest zone” is the last place any out-of-towners would look.

Most promising, according to the Department of Health and Human Services, is that 25 percent of those signing up for insurance from October through January were ages 18 to 34 — the young and presumably healthy people whom insurance companies need as customers in order to keep premiums reasonable for everyone…

NEW YORK TIMES: One of the largest and most meticulous studies of mammography ever done, involving 90,000 women and lasting a quarter-century, has added powerful new doubts about the value of the screening test for women of any age.

MSNBC: Disenfranchisement of the formerly incarcerated is unnecessary, unjust and counterproductive, Attorney General Eric Holder told an audience at the Georgetown University Law Center on Tuesday.

In the seats being recalled, the buckles may not unlatch, making it difficult to remove the child from the seat. That increases the risk of injury in a crash, fire or other emergency when a speedy exit from the vehicle is required.

LEHIGH VALLEY MORNING CALL: Op Ed: … In the 2010 tea party year, Corbett ran as a staunch conservative, sporting a privatization agenda no governor in modern times articulated while passionately arguing that no taxes or fees of any kind would be increased.

The state’s population under age 19 is projected to drop by 1.9 percent between now and 2020. It’s working age population will stay the same. Meanwhile, it’s senior population will spike by 21 percent — in a state that’s already the fourth oldest in the country.

As a result of stress, 40% of teens report feeling irritable or angry; 36% nervous or anxious. A third say stress makes them feel overwhelmed, depressed or sad. Teen girls are more stressed than boys, just as women nationally are more stressed than men…

NEW YORK TIMES Editorial: …Presidents Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Lincoln, and Truman viewed the clemency process as a central mission of the office. But the concept of mercy went out of fashion by the 1980s, when the country embarked on a mandatory sentencing craze that barred judges from exercising leniency when it was clearly warranted and placed the justice system almost entirely in the hands of prosecutors.

If you’re curious about the missed call, you might return the call right away. But then, you’re going to be charged $19.95 for an international call, according to the Better Business Bureau Serving Eastern Michigan…

Kane has already earned her spurs in the corrupt Republican “Good Ole Boys” Club. No matter when her report is released, or how critical it is of Corbett’s conduct, it will be too close to this year’s gubernatorial election to seem impartial.