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Libyan revolutionary fighters look out from their trench during an attack against pro-Gadhafi forces in Sirte, Libya. Rebel forces have besieged Sirte since mid September, but have not managed to penetrate the heart of the city because of fierce resistance from loyalists inside the home town of Libya’s ousted leader Moammar Gadhafi. (Photo by Bela Szandelszky / AP)

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Young breast cancer patients fight a lonely battle

The vast majority of women diagnosed with breast cancer are over 50. But women younger than 40 who develop the disease face additional challenges.

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USA TODAY

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Men who get breast cancer are often forgotten in the flurry of pink

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US obesity rate declines slightly

The percentage of Americans of “normal weight” has slightly increased in the past year, but overweight and obese people still command a solid majority in the U.S., according to a new study.

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Reuters

Fighting rages on in battle for Sirte

Libyan revolutionary forces are engaged in fierce fighting with Gadhafi loyalists in one of the biggest assaults yet in the battle for the deposed despot’s hometown of Sirte.

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Guardian

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Libyans claim gains in Sirte offensive

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NPR

Libyan fighters launch attack on Sirte

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Fighters killed in battle for Sirte

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YouTube

Perry supporter says Romney‘s religion is ‘a cult’

Controversial remarks by the pastor of a Dallas church stole the spotlight during the first day of the Values Voter Summit, an annual gathering of social conservatives.

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CNN

Evangelical pastor backing Perry: Romney is not a Christian

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First Read (MSNBC)

Gov. Jerry Brown signs bill banning shark fins in California

California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill that bans the sale and possession of shark fins, declaring that California can play a central role in preserving oceans and the environment.

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San Jose Mercury News

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California groups work on tax proposals for next year’s ballot

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Los Angeles Times

NATION

Veterans, civilians don’t see eye to eye on recent wars

Veterans and the general public have different views on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the value of military service and patriotism, according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center.

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NPR

Economy adds 103,000 jobs, but hiring is still weak

The economy added just enough jobs to ease fears of a new recession. But hiring is still too weak to bring down unemployment, which has been stuck around 9 percent for more than two years.

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BusinessWeek

Battered wives, confessed murders, freed from prison

Two women, who in separate cases confessed to killing their husbands and made headlines, were freed just one day apart after they each claimed that years of abuse led them to murder.

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ABC News

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Domestic abuse cases ignored in Topeka, Kan., because of disagreement

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POLITICS

Obama faces season of doubt

In the American air, there is a whiff of suggestion that Obama might not be re-elected. A recent poll reveals that most Americans do indeed believe Obama will be a one-term president.

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NPR

Solyndra loan supported by Obama fundraiser

A prominent 2008 Barack Obama fundraiser played an active part in solar company Solyndra’s $535 million loan guarantee, according to released internal Obama administration emails.

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Politico

More Solyndra emails detail role of 2nd Obama fundraiser

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(TIME)

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BUSINESS

Payroll gain in US beats forecasts, easing recession concerns

American employers added more workers in September than forecast and earnings and hours also rose, allaying concern the economy is slipping into another recession.

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BusinessWeek

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In this economy, productivity without hiring

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USA TODAY

Crackdown on pot clinics has threatened the $1B industry

A U.S. Justice Department crackdown aimed at the landlords of California’s medical-marijuana dispensaries threatens an industry that generates as much as $1.3 billion annually.

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Bloomberg

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Why Arnold’s self-statue is very serious

Psychology experts concede that commissioning an 8-to-9-foot tall statue of oneself isvery likely a symptom of some level of egotism.

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LiveScience

Natural compound helps reverse diabetes in mice

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have restored normal blood sugar metabolism in diabetic mice using a compound the body makes naturally.

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ScienceDaily

ENVIRONMENT

New Zealand navy joins oil spill cleanup

New Zealand‘s navy has joined efforts to contain pollution from a stricken container ship off the North Island that threatens the country’s worst ever environmental disaster.

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Al Jazeera

Final Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline hearing gets rowdy

Hundreds of laborers, environmentalists, oil industry representatives and religious leaders squared off at the final public hearing regarding a controversial pipeline that would carry oil from Alberta to Texas.

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San Francisco Chronicle

Olympic garland competition going green

Botanic gardens around the world are running a competition for 11-19-year-olds to design a 2012 Olympic garland that only contains native species.

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BBC

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

In exhibit at JCC, artist reflects on her bond with Rwandans

When Tanya Fredman left St. Louis for Rwanda, she went with a yearning to help orphaned Rwandan children, with extraordinary artistic talent and with a commitment to modern Orthodox Judaism.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Church of Scientology pays fines for Flag Building in downtown Clearwater

The Church of Scientology paid the city of Clearwater, Fla., $413,500 in fines, capping a five-year code enforcement battle over the church’s downtown Flag Building.

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St. Petersburg Times

Chicago: Wheaton’s (unofficial) homecoming for gay evangelicals

Like most Evangelical colleges, Wheaton maintains that homosexuality is not God‘s design for humanity. So the highly visible presence of a gay homecoming on campus puts the college in a difficult position.

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Innovation stagnation is slowing US progress

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To keep required insurance affordable, start with price

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Why more women deserve more Nobel Peace Prizes

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The self-absorbed higher-education system

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The dictator is no more. Now Apple must adjust to democracy

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Introverted talent in America, buried by the ‘influence score’

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GOOD NEWS

100 dogs rescued from Burien and Issaquah, Wash., homes

In a case they’re calling “animal hoarding,” King County sheriff’s deputies removed 100 dogs from the home of a Burien, Wash., man and from a second property near Issaquah.

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Family donating money from pumpkin sales to education fund

An extended family in Eagle Mountain, Utah, is looking to root out poverty with pumpkins. The family donates all of the expenses of both growing pumpkins and buying extra to the LDS Church.

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Daily Herald

3 California parks to stay open thanks to US move

Three of California’s most picturesque state parks were taken off the state’s park closure list after the National Park Service has agreed to take over security and operations.

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San Francisco Chronicle

WORLD

Killing of Syrian Kurdish leader sparks anger and mourning

Security forces opened fire at tens of thousands of mourners who turned out for the funeral of a slain Kurdish opposition leader in northeastern Syria, killing at least two people, activists said.

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Msnbc.com

2 Tibetans set selves on fire in protest

Two Tibetan teenagers have set themselves on fire near a monastery in China’s Sichuan province in a protest against Chinese rule, activists say.

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BBC

Tibet: What does a trend of self-immolations tell us?

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Report: Girls are key to food security in poor countries, report says

A report released by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs notes that adolescent girls and women are the key to unlocking the full potential of agricultural development in poor countries.

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Guardian

EDUCATION

Teachers uprooted as Las Vegas schools balance staffing levels

Melanie Danzeisen, 45, is one of more than 200 teachers being shuffled around the Clark County School District to level out student-teacher ratios at schools with higher-than-expected student enrollment.

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Milwaukee public middle school a haven for gay youth

Milwaukee is home to the first public middle school where coming out of the closet is accepted, even if you’re in the sixth grade.

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ABC News

Media giants raise awareness of bullying

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(U.S. News & World Report)

HEALTH

Why discourage routine prostate cancer PSA test?

A federal advisory panel wanted to figure out whether widespread PSA testing saves enough lives to justify the considerable medical fallout of the test. The panel said no, for several reasons.

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Los Angeles Times

Emergency department visits for youth with traumatic brain injury has risen

In the last 10 years, emergency department visits for recreation-and sports-related traumatic brain injuries has increased by 60 percent among children and adolescents.

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Medical News Today

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

John Wayne: icon of America’s booming confidence

Earlier this year, the Harris Poll released its annual list of America’s 10 favorite movie stars. There, among today’s big names, was a lone name from the past: John Wayne.

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NPR

Fox renews ‘Simpsons’ for two years

Despite a contract dispute with the show‘s voice cast that threatened to end the series, fans of “The Simpsons” can breathe a “d’oh!” of relief: The series was renewed for two more seasons.

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USA TODAY

SPORTS

Raiders owner Al Davis is dead at 82

Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis, whose NFL legend as a pioneering rebel began 60 years ago as an assistant with the Baltimore Colts, has died.

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ESPN

Dream fall short in Finals again

The Atlanta Dream probably feel like they have been punished after making the WNBA Finals the last two seasons. Their 2011 campaign ended with a 73-67 loss to the Minnesota Lynx.

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ESPN

Brewers, Cardinals win 1-run games, reach NL’s championship series

The St. Louis Cardinals shut out the Philadelphia Phillies 1-0 and the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 in 10 innings in fifth-game deciders.

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Bloomberg

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

New study confirms that some contraceptive pills riskier than others

Tens of thousands of women should consider switching their contraceptive pill to reduce the risk of a potential blood clot, new research suggests.

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Telegraph.co.uk

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A boy jumps between roof domes as he plays during the annual Tbilisoba City Day celebration in Tbilisi, Georgia, with the 13th-century Metekhi Church seen in the background. (Photo by Shakh Aivazov / AP)

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