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US soldiers secure the site of a suicide car bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan. A bomber struck a NATO convoy in which all those killed were Americans. The Taliban claimed responsibility. (Photo by Ahmad Jamshid / AP)

Rare October snowstorm moves up East Coast

A rare October snowstorm barreled up the heavily populated East Coast, threatening up to a foot of snow, cutting power to nearly a million households and forcing at least 1,000 flight cancellations.

Reuters

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Snowstorm hammers Northeast

The Weather Channel

Rare October snowstorm pelts Northeast

Baltimore Sun

Europe bailout fund chief courts China

The head of Europe’s rescue fund sought to entice China to invest in the facility, saying investors may be protected against initial losses and that bonds could eventually be sold in yuan.

Reuters

At least 13 Americans dead in Kabul suicide bombing

As many as 13 Americans were killed when a suicide bomber struck their armored military bus in Kabul, in what may be the single deadliest attack on U.S. citizens in the Afghan capital since the war began.

Los Angeles Times

US report says security improved in Afghanistan

Times Union

Suicide bomber strikes in Kabul, Afghanistan

TIME

Wall Street protests: Some cities crack down, others ignore

While more U.S. cities are resorting to force to break up the Wall Street protests, many others — Philadelphia and New York, among them — are content to let the demonstrations go on for now.

Salt Lake Tribune

Blog:

Veterans in uniform bring symbolism, controversy to Occupy Wall Street protests

(Houston Chronicle)

Armed Sources

Curiosity + hard work = intelligence

Research at the University of Edinburgh found that although intelligence is the most important factor in exam success, hard work and a questioning mind can make up for an average IQ.

Scotsman

NATION

Many Obama donors from ’08 race are absent so far

Thousands of people who gave millions of dollars to Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign have gone missing this time.

NPR

Shuttle building open to public

NASA will offer tours of its gigantic Vehicle Assembly Building to visitors at Kennedy Space Center. It will be the first time that the general public will be granted access inside the building.

Discovery News

Obama cites income gap to push stalled jobs bill

President Barack Obama is using a new report on the income gap between the richest Americans and everyone else to continue pushing for passage of his stalled $447 billion jobs bill.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

POLITICS

Does the supercommittee need a failsafe plan? Democrats are split

Democratic policy experts are divided over whether a failsafe deficit-reduction plan is necessary to avoid a market panic if the congressional supercommittee fails to reach a deal.

The Hill

Perry, Romney contrast style, substance

Campaigning just five miles apart, Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Rick Perry showed first-in-the-nation primary state voters just how starkly different they are.

ABC News

Blog:

Romney fields friendly questions in NH

(New York Times)

The Caucus

BUSINESS

Is the clock ticking on retail service?

It’s known nationwide for rolling back prices. Now Wal-Mart is rolling back something else: its hours.

USA TODAY

Qantas grounds fleet

Qantas grounded its entire domestic and international fleets indefinitely — stranding tens of thousands of passengers — as it declared it would lock out all workers engaged in industrial action.

Sydney Morning Herald

EDUCATION

Could your Facebook profile damage your college chances?

These days it takes more than just grades to impress on your college application. Could what you post on Facebook or MySpace also impact your chances?

EducationNews.org

‘No evidence’ of effectiveness of cyber schools, study shows

A new study finds that the expansion of full-time cyber schools is not backed by any evidence of their effectiveness.

EducationNews.org

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Spirituality helps chronically ill men and women differently

Spirituality improves health outcomes for both men and women who are facing chronic illnesses, but in different ways, a new study shows.

LiveScience

5 Bucks churches trying to use service instead of services

For about 1,700 years, “going to church” has mostly meant warming the pews. Five congregations in Lower Bucks County, Pa., however, are not going to church at all.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Integration of prayer into workday a struggle for US Muslims

Many Muslims successfully integrate prayer into their workday, often with help from their employers. Still, employers and Muslim workers sometimes clash over prayers.

Religion News Service

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Paleolithic eating: Berlin restaurant caters to modern cavemen

No cheese, bread or sugar are available at a recently opened Berlin eatery. In fact, guests are served dishes made only of ingredients that would have been available to their hunter-gatherer ancestors.

ABC News

YouTube set to announce TV initiative with 100 niche channels

In an effort to compete with satellite and cable TV providers, YouTube is set to announce its partnership with several entities to roll out television-style channels with professionally produced shows.

Hollywood Reporter

Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

Blog (Clifford N. Lazarus, Ph.D.):

The art of constructive criticism

(Psychology Today)

Think Well

Column (John Farrell):

Why ‘market-based’ is poor criteria for solar policy

Grist

Editorial:

Give TSA chats a chance

USA TODAY

Cartoon (Various Authors):

Cartoons

Christian Science Monitor

Column (Cal Thomas):

Bobby Jindal: the next US vice president?

Baltimore Sun

Editorial:

Lack of fresh water leads to oyster ban

Houston Chronicle

Blog (Eliza Barclay):

When forgettable salads cause a deadly outbreak

(NPR)

The Salt

Column (Larbi Sadiki):

Tunisia’s elections: Sidi Bouzid speaks out

Al Jazeera

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GOOD NEWS

Eric LeGrand leads Rutgers onto field

Eric LeGrand made a triumphant return to the football field. With heavy snow falling, the former Rutger’s defensive tackle led the Scarlet Knights out of the tunnel just prior to Rutgers loss.

ESPN

8-year-old autistic boy found alive after 5 days in woods

An 8-year-old autistic boy who went missing from a central Virginia park has been discovered alive at a nearby quarry, authorities said.

CNN

WORLD

Bangkok may dodge flood disaster

Receding floodwaters north of Bangkok have reduced the threat to the Thai capital, the prime minister said, but high tides in the Gulf of Thailand will still test the city’s flood defenses.

Reuters

Bangkok flood defences hold

Al Jazeera

Libya: Saif al-Islam says he is innocent

Saif al-Islam, the son of slain ex-Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, says he is innocent of crimes against humanity, an international prosecutor has said.

BBC

West sees Libya as ripe at last for businesses

New York Times

HEALTH

Friendly gut bacteria may trigger MS

Researchers in Munich say they have found evidence that suggests multiple sclerosis is triggered by natural intestinal flora, the so-called friendly bacteria that reside in the gut.

Medical News Today

Experts design ‘toolkit’ to help spot teens with mental health issues

Because many adolescents with mental health problems are never diagnosed and treated, an expert team has come up with a “toolkit” aimed at identifying those kids and getting them the right help.

HealthDay

ENVIRONMENT

Don’t let Solyndra’s bankruptcy fool you: Solar PV is on fire

Solar photovoltaic companies generated a record 24,000 megawatts of PV cells worldwide in 2010, more than doubling their 2009 output.

Grist

Tropical rainforests original generators of biodiversity

Where, when and how did this wealth of biodiversity appear in rainforests? Biologists have realized the first evolutionary history of a family of plants characteristic of this ecosystem: palms.

ScienceDaily

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Grow your own cure for damaged knees

Scientists in Scotland are planning to use stem cells to grow new cartilage to help patients who have suffered serious injury to their knees.

Scotsman

There’s a mysterious spot on Uranus even amateur astronomers can see

An image taken by planetary scientist Larry Sromovsky with the Gemini 8.1 meter telescope shows a bright patch that is thought to be an eruption of methane ice high in the atmosphere.

Discovery News

SPORTS

JoePa gets record in 10-7 win vs. Illinois

Joe Paterno broke Eddie Robinson‘s record for victories by a Division I coach with No. 409 in Penn State’s sloppy 10-7 win against Illinois.

Sports Illustrated

‘Wild’ Cards win their 11th World Series

The Cardinals’ flight to their 11th title culminated with a 6-2 victory over the favored Texas Rangers in game seven and launched a real Octoberfest, St. Louis-style, at Busch Stadium.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

David Freese named World Series MVP

USA TODAY

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