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New York Yankees celeberate after winning Game 4 of the Major League Baseball World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies. (Photo by David J. Phillip / AP)

Dramatic win puts NY Yankees in sight of 27th World Series

The New York Yankees are one win away from clinching a 27th World Series title after a dramatic victory over the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park.

Guardian

Broadcasters call A-Rod's double

MLB.com

Game 4 of the 2009 World Series

NBC Sports

Audit warns KBR to cut payroll in Iraq

Pentagon auditors are warning the Army's primary support contractor in Iraq to cut its work force there or face nearly $200 million in penalties for keeping thousands too many on the payroll.

Seattle Times

Ford posts profit of about $997M

The Ford Motor Company posted a surprise third-quarter profit of $997 million and said it had its first profitable quarter in North America in more than four years.

New York Times

How Detroit, the Motor City, turned into a ghost town

Guardian

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Ford news 'stuns Wall Street'

NPR

23 college presidents made more than $1M

The presidents of the nation’s major private research universities were paid a median compensation of $627,750 in the 2007-2008 fiscal year — a five and a half percent increase from the previous year.

New York Times

Afghanistan: election run-off cancelled

Afghanistan's election commission has said that the run-off is cancelled. The decision was confirmed a day after Hamid Karzai's main challenger, Abdullah Abdullah, said he would not take part.

Telegraph.co.uk

Election pullout adds risk for Karzai, Obama

Bloomberg

NATION

Guantánamo suspects want to stay

As President Barack Obama's deadline to close Guantánamo looms, some occupants of the notorious detention center would rather prolong their stay than be sent to the prisons on the U.S. mainland.

Telegraph.co.uk

Guantanamo Uighurs arrive in Palau

Al Jazeera

USS NY sets her sights on Manhattan

The U.S.S. New York ship, will dock in its namesake city, in a ceremony complete with a 21-gun salute and a tribute to those lost in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

NBC New York

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Memories of 9/11 endure for warship’s crew

New York Times

POLITICS

In Colo., all eyes on unaffiliated voters

Colorado used to be one of those square states in a sea of red on political maps. But that started to change when voters left a long history of electing Republicans and began choosing Democrats.

NPR

Corzine recasts himself in Obama's shadow as NJ race nears end

New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine stood in President Barack Obama’s shadow, seeking to muster support among the 21 percent of Democrats who a recent poll showed hadn’t planned to vote for him.

Bloomberg

ENVIRONMENT

World leaders accused of myopia over climate change deal

Officials and negotiators are increasingly gloomy about the prospects for a global warming deal, with the British government admitting there is now no chance of a legally binding treaty.

Guardian

Final round for UN climate talks

BBC

Nepali Cabinet to meet on Everest for global warming talk

Nepal's Cabinet will hold a meeting on Mount Everest to highlight the threat from global warming, which is causing glaciers to melt in the Himalayas.

CBS News

HEALTH

Depression link to processed food

Eating a diet high in processed food can increase the risk of depression. What is more, people who ate plenty of vegetables, fruit and fish actually had a lower risk of depression, research found.

BBC

For dialysis patients, too thin can be risky

Dialysis patients with very low body fat are much more likely to die than other people on dialysis, even those with the highest levels of body fat, a new study has found.

HealthDay

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Elton John hospitalized for flu and cancels tour dates

Elton John has checked into the hospital after battling the flu for the last two weeks. The musician is now "feeling much better," the source told Access.

Access Hollywood

‘Michael Jackson’s This Is It’ is top weekend movie in ticket sales

"Michael Jackson’s This Is It" was the top film in ticket sales in U.S. and Canadian theaters, bringing in $21.3 million for distributor Sony Corp.

Bloomberg

Michael Jackson is still 'it' overseas

TIME

SPORTS

Overwhelming boos greet Brett Favre in Lambeau Field

Head down, once-beloved Packers legend Brett Favre trotted onto Lambeau Field in his white-and-purple Vikings No. 4 jersey to overwhelming boos.

USA TODAY

Ravens return kickoff 95 yards for touchdown to give Broncos first loss

The Baltimore Ravens handed Denver its first loss by using the same blueprint the Broncos employed to win their first games.

ESPN

Ravens vs. Broncos

Baltimore Sun

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GOOD NEWS

SD man uses unemployment to raise food for charities

In the eyes of the charities who receive his donated food, Brian Parsons is a godsend in the garden, where he plies the soil to help people in need.

USA TODAY

Pastor on solid ground after spending 4 days a little closer to heaven

Rev. Craig Steifel endured a wet month in St. Louis in a tent on the roof of his church in an effort to raise money for a global children's charity.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

WORLD

Tehran set to lose status as Iran capital

Tehran's days as the Iranian capital appear numbered after a powerful state body approved a plan for a new principal city.

Guardian

Clinton to meet Arab ministers after having backed Israel

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton prepared to meet Arab foreign ministers to seek support for resuming Middle East peace talks that Palestinians already say are impossible any time soon.

Reuters

Deadly blast rocks Pakistani city

At least 30 people were killed after a suicide bomber targeted workers queuing for their salaries outside a bank in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi, near the capital Islamabad.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan’s political journey in pictures

MSNBC

BUSINESS

Costco stoops to conquer: food stamps now accepted

Costco Wholesale Corp. said that it would start accepting food stamps at its warehouse clubs nationwide after testing them at stores in New York.

Denver Post

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Google's voice cannot be heard in some rural areas

Google Inc. is blocking customers' calls to some high-cost numbers in the Midwest, prompting a dispute.

NPR

Motorola Droid, an iPhone likeness

Though the Motorola Droid and Apple iPhone have different chassis, their high-octane engines are similar.

CNET News

EDUCATION

Obama community college proposal may not be enough

President Barack Obama's 10-year, $12 billion initiative would provide a welcome infusion of cash, but some fear it would not sustain community college programs.

ABC News

More districts use income, not race, as basis for busing

Struggling to improve schools that have large populations of poor and minority students, a small group of school districts are integrating schools by income.

USA TODAY

How a marshmallow can predict your future

It's called the Marshmallow Test and some neuroscientists believe it is a critical first step needed to improve schooling.

Toronto Star

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Pastors open online churches

The World Wide Web has recently become the hottest place to build a church. A growing number of congregations are creating Internet offshoots that go far beyond streaming weekly services.

Star Tribune

Defections, court fights test Scientology

The Church of Scientology is going through a difficult season, with some wondering if recent setbacks are momentary or if the church is in big serious trouble.

MSNBC

Prophet Mohammed film planned

Filming of the English-language film was set to start in 2011, with Barrie Osborne as its producer, Almoor Holdings, a Qatari media company said.

Telegraph.co.uk

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