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A Muslim pilgrim prays after casting stones at a pillar, symbolizing the stoning of Satan, in a ritual called “Jamarat,” the last rite of the annual hajj, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The annual Islamic pilgrimage draws 2.5 million visitors each year, making it the largest yearly gathering of people in the world. (Photo by Hassan Ammar / AP)

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Challenges of disability and performing the hajj to Mecca

The annual hajj pilgrimage — a religious duty that every adult Muslim is expected to do once in their lives — can be a tough challenge. But the obstacles are infinitely greater for Muslims with disabilities.

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BBC

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Eid al-Adha celebrations around the world

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Guardian

Population growth challenge up close and personal

You don’t need to go to a place like Ethiopia to get a firsthand look at population growth — its impacts are all around us.

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Grist

Senate moves ahead on food safety bill

The Senate moved forward on legislation that will grant new powers to the Food and Drug Administration and make farmers responsible for preventing food-borne illness.

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Washington Post

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Varied interests drive popularity of local foods

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United States Department of Agriculture

Undercover video reveals disturbing conditions at massive egg farm

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The Blotter

Community colleges push back

The American Association of Community Colleges released its latest quarterly policy brief which examines some of the variables that differentiate community colleges from for-profit institutions.

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Inside Higher Ed

Laugh with your mouth open

New research shows that people respond most positively to vowel-like bursts issued from an open mouth — the types of loud “ha-has” heard on the laugh tracks of sitcoms or from “Sesame Street’s” Elmo.

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LiveScience

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Life on mirth: Who said animals don’t have a sense of humor?

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Daily Mail

NATION

Marriage: What’s it good for?

A comprehensive new report reveals seismic cultural shifts in the way we view marriage and family — and how these changes will alter the social fabric for future generations.

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TIME

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The decline of marriage and rise of new families

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Pew Research Center

Landmark terror trial ends in verdict of not guilty on all but 1 count

Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani was acquitted of all but one count of conspiracy-related charges in a landmark civilian trial involving the first Guantanamo detainee to be tried in civilian court.

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CNN

Ahmed Ghailani convicted on 1 charge

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The Rundown

POLITICS

Pelosi wins Democratic leadership fight

House Democrats voted to make Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., their leader for the 112th Congress, overcoming objections from moderates who argued that she was partly responsible for the party’s defeat.

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CNN

Nancy Pelosi elected to lead House Democrats in new Congress

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(CBS News)

Political Hotsheet

Lisa Murkowski re-elected by write-ins

Sen. Lisa Murkowski has has won the Alaska Senate race, making her the first person in more than 50 years elected to the Senate with a write-in campaign.

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Politico

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Alaska 2010 election

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Alaska Dispatch

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Sen. Murkowski interview

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BUSINESS

World recovery slowing as US lags

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development said several factors suggested it might slow even more, citing global currency tensions and a possible debt crisis in Europe.

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Reuters

Hulu drops price of pay service

It looks like a good, old-fashioned price war is already brewing in the nascent Internet video business.

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Variety

Unemployment benefits extension introduced in House

The unemployed would have 3 more months to file for extended jobless benefits under a bill introduced in the House.

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The economy where you live

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NPR

SPORTS

Halladay wins NL Cy Young award

Roy Halladay arrived in Philadelphia to a standing ovation, a $60 million contract extension and the billing as baseball’s top ace.

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Sports Illustrated

Kings put perfect home mark on the line against Blue Jackets

The Los Angeles Kings had no trouble at home last year when facing the Columbus Blue Jackets. With the Kings off to their best home start in club history, the Blue Jackets have their hands full again.

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RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

The Catholicity test

The occasional flaps between professors at Roman Catholic institutions and the bishops in their dioceses often hinge on whether allegiance to church orthodoxy trumps the free spirit of inquiry celebrated in academe.

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Inside Higher Ed

Rev. to NJ church leaders: Thou shalt not use Facebook

Thou shalt not commit adultery. And thou also shalt not use Facebook. That’s the edict from a New Jersey pastor who feels the two often go together.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Thanksgiving to go: Plan ahead and pack smart for movable feast

Over half of baby boomers will host Thanksgiving this year, and fewer than 40 percent under age 30 will do so, a recent survey says. Many of us wind up carrying a single dish to somebody else’s dining table.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Spain’s flamenco declared a cultural treasure by UNESCO

Spain’s flamenco world is stomping its heels with joy now that UNESCO has declared the quintessential Spanish genre of music and dance an art form the world should treasure.

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CBC News

Review: The new Harry Potter film: a hollow hallows

Instead of scooting like a Golden Snitch during a Quidditch championship, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 1” is struck with a long spell of aimlessness, and the viewer with the curse of ennui.

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TIME

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First 36 minutes of ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ leaked online

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Columns And Op-Ed

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Was Jane Austen edited? Does it matter?

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NPR

Blog (Lincoln Mitchell):

After the shellacking

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Huffington Post

Column (Elizabeth Kolbert):

Uncomfortable climate

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Blog (Ryan Singel):

FCC Chief Genachowski on net neutrality: Trust me

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(Wired)

Epicenter

Blog (Evelyn Leopold):

UN: Crunch time for war, peace or chaos in Sudan

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Huffington Post

Column (James T. Kloppenberg):

True to his word

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Newsweek

College impact: Crank the engines

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Florida Times-Union

Column (John Shattuck):

By admitting its human rights problems, US helps other nations admit theirs

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Christian Science Monitor

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GOOD NEWS

Firms help retirees plan 2nd careers

A growing group of organizations is offering new retirees help with figuring out what’s next in life.

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Newsweek

Schools integrate dance curriculum into core academics

The infusion of the arts appears to be gaining a stronger foothold at a time when advocates are struggling to ensure time and support for their disciplines.

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New drug ‘may turn back the clock on heart disease’

A new cholesterol drug that appears to be the most potent ever cleared a critical safety hurdle. Doctors have predicted it could be powerful enough to conquer heart disease.

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USA TODAY

WORLD

Kurdish writers once needed pseudonyms. Now they have a master’s program

In Turkey, the use of Kurdish was banned. But today Mr. Tekin Cifci is writing the thesis for his master’s degree in Kurdish as part of first-ever graduate program in the language.

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Christian Science Monitor

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Haiti cholera epidemic: Violent street protests continue for a 3rd day

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Telegraph.co.uk

China to turn Silk Road city into special economic zone

China hopes Kashgar, the crossroads of Europe and Asia, will become the launch pad for goods into South and Central Asia. But Uighur residents worry that the real goal is to weaken their identity.

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Los Angeles Times

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A Muslim stronghold thrives in atheist China

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Toronto Star

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

China ‘hijacks’ 15 percent of world’s Internet traffic

China “hijacked” 15 percent of the world’s Internet traffic, including highly sensitive e-mail exchanges between senior U.S. government and military figures, a report to the U.S. Congress said.

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Telegraph.co.uk

Antimatter trapped at long last

Atoms made of antimatter have been trapped for the first time, a feat that will allow us to test whether antmatter responds to the fundamental forces in the same way as regular matter.

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ENVIRONMENT

BP deep-cleaning Gulf of Mexico beaches amid new worries

What’s typically a beautiful, quiet stretch of beach now resembles a construction site. Bulldozers and dump trucks shake the ground; a giant sifting machine spits clean sand out one end, tar balls out another.

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution

New glowing squid found

A large new species of deep red squid, with organs that glow, has been discovered living near undersea mountains in the southern Indian Ocean.

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National Geographic

Aviation industry ‘ditches’ greener hydrogen fuel

The promised “green” fuel for powering flights of the future has been quietly shelved in favor of biofuels and more fossil fuel-sipping aviation.

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BBC

HEALTH

Safe to transplant kidneys to HIV patients, report says

People infected with AIDS can safely receive a kidney transplant. The finding, published in The New England Journal of Medicine, is good news for people with HIV who are more prone to kidney disease.

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MSNBC

FDA bans alcoholic energy drinks

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration told makers of caffeinated alcoholic beverages that the drinks can no longer be sold in their current form.

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HealthDay

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FDA warns makers of alcoholic energy drinks

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Associated Press

EDUCATION

Cheating and the generational divide

The revelation that hundreds of University of Central Florida students received an advance version of a midterm exam exposes the widening chasm in how different generations perceive cheating.

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Inside Higher Ed

Momentum builds to restructure teacher education and training

With conversations about the best ways to evaluate teacher performance already proliferating across the nation, preservice preparation could be the next stop to receive a similarly high level of scrutiny.

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Parents oblivious to overweight kids

As obesity rates hit record levels, a new study finds that many adults don’t recognize weight problems in their children. The consequences can be severe.

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Newsweek

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Indian Muslims offer prayers on Eid al-Adha at a Mosque at the Taj Mahal in Agra. (Photo by Pawan Sharma / AP)

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