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Women closing in on male-dominated fields

The gender gap among college majors once dominated by men is narrowing, and younger generations of women account for nearly half of science and business graduates, an analysis of new Census data shows.

USA TODAY

Mexico mudslide not as bad as feared

Early reports from officials of 300 houses buried in a landslide, with hundreds, possibly thousands of villagers swept away, appeared by early evening to have been wildly wrong.

Houston Chronicle

Blog:

Video updates on flood damage in Oaxaca

(New York Times)

The Lede

Calif. candidates meet in 1st debate

With polls showing a tight race and a large block of undecided voters still in play, the two major party candidates for California governor met in the first of three debates, the economy dominating the discussion.

New York Times

Beer, candy and pot among issues

NPR

Special section:

Elections 2010

San Jose Mercury News

North Korea leader’s son promoted

The ascension of Kim Jong Il’s little-known, 20-something son to a prominent ruling party post put him well on the path to succeed the supreme leader at the helm of nuclear-armed North Korea.

Houston Chronicle

North Korea succession may be turbulent

Christian Science Monitor

1 in 5 plant species face extinction

One in five of the world’s plant species — the basis of all life on earth — are at risk of extinction, according to a new study.

Guardian

NATION

Census: Recession affects all aspects of American life

The nation’s financial crisis is altering Americans’ way of life from the home and the workplace to the highway and the altar, according to the Census Bureau’s 2009 American Community Survey.

USA TODAY

Consumer confidence drops

San Francisco Chronicle

Recession brings widest income gap ever

PBS

Driver texting bans may increase crashes

Laws against using mobile devices to send and receive text messages while driving don’t reduce crashes. In fact, according to a new study, they may slightly increase crash risk.

CNNMoney

No decrease in crashes since texting ban

YouTube

Court hears Afghan civilian murder case

The five soldiers accused of murder allegedly threw grenades and opened fire on civilians in unprovoked assaults while the other seven are accused of dismembering the victims and collecting body parts.

BBC

POLITICS

Democratic voter apathy ‘inexcusable,’ says Obama

Admonishing his own party, President Barack Obama says it would be “inexcusable” and “irresponsible” for unenthusiastic Democratic voters to sit out the midterm elections.

CBS News

Biden to Democratic base: ‘Stop whining’

MSNBC

NM governor’s race historic for women

New Mexico is one place women are poised to make history, with either Democrat Lt. Gov. Diane Denish or Republican District Attorney Susana Martinez likely to become the state’s first female governor.

ABC News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Hit or miss

Web search terms are a good predictor of the success of films, songs and video games ahead of release, researchers say.

BBC

NASA looks for hurricane’s secrets

When Hurricane Karl slammed into Veracruz, Mexico, scientists had a ringside seat. They were aboard a NASA DC-8 that serves as a flying laboratory for studying hurricanes.

NPR

EDUCATION

Hard times spur midnight classes

Nationally, enrollment in community colleges surged by 16.9 percent to 8 million in fall 2009, according to the American Association of Community Colleges.

Reuters

In tough times, Coloradans go back to school

Denver Post

Funders re-considering ‘i3’ runners-up

Though nearly 1,700 nonprofit organizations and school districts filled out applications for the $650 million Investing in Innovation grants, only 49 applicants succeeded.

Education Week

SPORTS

Reds earn NL Central title

Jay Bruce hit perhaps the biggest home run of his career to send the Cincinnati Reds to the playoffs for the first time in 15 years.

MLB.com

Magic to offer Dwight Howard extension

The Orlando Magic plan to offer Dwight Howard a contract extension before he can opt for free agency, according to the Orlando Sentinel.

ESPN

For 1st-timers, Ryder Cup can make knees go ‘wobbly’

Playing for team and country agitates the body and soul for those who make a living in an individualistic sport. Heartbeats race and blood pressures spike even among the most hardened of men.

USA TODAY

ENVIRONMENT

Expert says 50 percent of spilled BP oil remains in Gulf

No one knows for sure how much oil is still sitting in the Gulf of Mexico. But oceanographer Ian MacDonald sure isn’t buying the Obama administration’s sunny spin that 75 percent of it is gone.

Grist

La. looks to restore fragile coastal areas

NPR

Why many environmentalists will fight Germany’s green energy plan

The German cabinet approved an overhaul to the country’s energy production, but upset antinuclear activists by extending the life of the nuclear power plants.

Christian Science Monitor

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GOOD NEWS

Microfarms offer food from the ’hood

Vacant land, school yards, even parking lots in the heart of the city are being transformed into farm fields to feed neighbors. "Urban microfarms” are the latest frontier of the local-food movement.

Star Tribune

UN hails progress in tackling HIV

More lives are being saved from HIV and AIDS than ever before and eight developing countries now give drug treatment to all those who need it, according to a United Nations report.

Guardian

MacArthur Foundation announces $500,000 ‘genius grants’

The $500,000 grants were announced by the Chicago-based MacArthur Foundation. The money comes with no strings, allowing winners freedom to pursue their creativity.

NPR

Special section:

Meet the 2010 Fellows

MacArthur Foundation

WORLD

European unions plan action over spending cuts

Unions planned strikes to express anger at austerity measures being adopted around the continent and to demand plans for more jobs and growth.

CNN

Map:

Eurozone in crisis

BBC

Israeli navy seizes British yacht with Jewish activists trying to reach Gaza

Israeli naval forces seized control of a British yacht after its crew of Jewish activists attempted to breach Israel’s maritime blockade of Gaza.

Telegraph.co.uk

Jewish Gaza-bound activists: IDF used excessive force in naval raid

Haaretz

West Bank story

Newsweek

Mayor Luzhkov ouster: sign of crack in Putin-Medvedev unity?

Russian President Medvedev’s dismissal of Moscow Mayor Luzhkov could be the opening shot in a bureaucratic battle between Putin and Medevev over who will be the candidate for president.

Christian Science Monitor

BUSINESS

Silver investors get a gold star

With stocks in the dumps and government deficits spiraling, Americans are increasingly turning their attention to precious metals like silver, which has doubled in price since the recession hit in 2008.

ABC News

Toys ‘R’ Us to hire 45,000 employees

Toys ‘R’ Us Inc., the world’s biggest toy retailer, plans to hire about 45,000 employees to cope with demand during the holiday season.

Bloomberg

HEALTH

Side effects of drugs in water still murky

The recent discovery of illicit drugs in public waterways is raising new concerns about the public safety hazard these compounds pose.

Discovery News

Baby boom generation increases midlife suicide rate

Baby boomers are increasingly causing a rise in suicide rates among middle-aged people, according to a study conducted by sociologists Ellen Idler of Emory and Julie Phillips of Rutgers universities.

Times of India

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Atheist food drive at Metro State gives donors ideas to chew on

A survey found atheists were the highest-scoring group on basic religious knowledge. Now members of Metro State Atheists, in Colorado, are helping the poor, too.

Denver Post

Muslims: Bigotry behind attempt to shut down graveyard

Members of a small Muslim community in rural upstate New York say the uproar over a planned mosque near ground zero is behind attempts by local officials to shut down the community’s graveyard.

USA TODAY

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

History of Facebook reads like a comic

An upcoming comic book about Mark Zuckerberg will portray Facebook‘s creator fairly, the author says. He “won’t come across as a saint, a devil or Gordon Gekko.”

AOL News

Alice Cooper, Tom Waits get Rock Hall of Fame nods

Theatrical rockers Alice Cooper and whisky-voiced singer-songwriter Tom Waits are among the acts nominated for induction in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011.

CBC News

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