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A journalist is seen between television cameras, amid a scramble by journalists to listen to comments by Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, in Athens. The embattled Papandreou offered to step down and form a coalition government in Greece. (Photo by Kostas Tsironis / AP)

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Andy Rooney, a voice of ‘60 Minutes,’ dies at 92

Andy Rooney, whose prickly wit was long a mainstay of CBS News and whose homespun commentary on “60 Minutes,” delivered weekly from 1978 until 2011, died in New York City.

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Andy Rooney’s little essays had lasting impact

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USA TODAY

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Andy Rooney’s best essays on technology

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Gizmodo

The red Solo cup: every party’s most popular guest

On most Saturday nights in college towns across the country, students get ready to party. The one thing all those parties will likely have in common — besides the keg, of course — is a stack of red plastic cups.

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NPR

Greek prime minister set to form new government

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou said he will do what it takes to form a coalition government and push through a controversial international bailout package.

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CNN

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Ex-lawmaker: Don’t count on China to rescue Europe

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Reuters

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Papandreou: ‘I do not care if I am re-elected’

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BBC

10 reasons LSU/Alabama will win

Who will win Saturday‘s showdown between No. 1 and No. 2? ESPN turned to the experts, SEC bloggers Edward Aschoff and Chris Low. They’ve already made their picks but neither anticipates a blowout.

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ESPN

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CBSSports

Where coal is king in China

Inner Mongolia has become the center of the coal industry in China — the nation that burns the most coal and, as a result, emits the most greenhouse gases in the world.

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Scientific American

NATION

Most of the unemployed no longer receive benefits

The jobs crisis has left so many people out of work for so long that most of America’s unemployed are no longer receiving unemployment benefits.

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ABC News

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US jobless rate falls, but barely

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

How did Guy Fawkes become a symbol of Occupy Wall Street?

In Great Britain, Guy Fawkes Day and its post-meridian counterpart, Bonfire Night, have been celebrated every Nov. 5 after Fawkes’ death in 1605.

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ABC News

Baby boomers are remaining skeptical of the establishment

The baby boomers were born two decades after World War II and were known for their anti-establishment liberalism in the 1960s. But their beginnings have not made them a predictable Democratic voting block.

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NPR

POLITICS

2012 race likely to be tough, maybe brutal

One year to go until Election Day and the Republican presidential field is deeply unsettled, leaving President Obama only to guess who his opponent will be, though a “negative campaign” is expected.

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MSNBC

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Obama‘s jobs record looks a lot like Reagan’s

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USA TODAY

Generation X divided over 2012 candidates

Generation Xers — grown up now and in their 30s and 40s — are feeling hardest-hit by the recession, and are the most divided over the presidential candidates for 2012.

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NPR

Probe of Herman Cain’s campaign finances sought

A consumer group asked U.S. regulators to probe allegations that Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain received illegal campaign cash from an influential conservative group.

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Reuters

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Herman Cain allegation: accuser breaks silence

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Politico

BUSINESS

Bank Transfer Day: Marches planned on banks nationwide

Today is Bank Transfer Day — a deadline of sorts to a movement calling for people to shift their funds from for-profit banking institutions to not-for-profit credit unions before Nov. 5.

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ABC News

Credit unions add 650K members ahead of ‘Bank Transfer Day’

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On Deadline

Treasuries gain most since August as Europe stalls on debt-crisis plan

Treasuries advanced as European leaders struggled to agree on a coordinated approach to stem the sovereign-debt crisis, stoking demand for refuge.

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Bloomberg

EDUCATION

Professors host classes in Occupy Seattle protests

In the dead of night, as drunken Halloween revelers streamed into the street from nearby bars, Karen Strickland tried to teach Occupy Seattle protesters how to get their message across to politicians.

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San Jose Mercury News

Tougher school test standards worsen past results

A new look at old test results is providing a sobering glimpse into just how poorly Michigan students have done in the past on state exams.

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Detroit Free Press

Idaho becomes first state to require online education

Idaho is set to become the first state in the nation to require high school students to take at least two credits online to graduate.

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USA TODAY

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Two Muslim men keep Jewish tradition alive in Brooklyn

Two Pakistani Muslims in Brooklyn are now running the oldest bialy store in the city, and keeping it kosher.

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CNN

Millions of Muslims start annual hajj pilgrimage near Mecca

Wearing white robes to symbolize purity and equality under God, millions of Muslims began their annual hajj pilgrimage by climbing a rocky desert hill outside Mecca.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Box office: ‘Tower Heist’ wins Friday, but ‘Puss in Boots’ should take weekend

The 3D animated family film is showing sharp claws, while Brett Ratner’s action comedy is the latest to underperform at domestic box office; “A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas” also soft.

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Hollywood Reporter

Permanent daylight saving time? Might boost tourism

Supporters of year-round daylight saving time have traditionally touted energy savings, but permanent DST is also being prescribed as a tonic for the tourism industry.

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National Geographic

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Tips to manage this weekend’s time change

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HealthDay

Columns And Op-Ed

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Bank executives have people angry

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McClatchy Newspapers

Editorial: Will Occupy be occupied?

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Denver Post

Cartoon (Mr. Fish):

A Cartoon

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Harper’s

Column (Jonah Goldberg):

Obama needs to get over his China envy

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Will Occupy be occupied?

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Denver Post

Column (Joel Franklin):

Radical action is needed in jobs crisis

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Star Tribune

Blog (Jordan Weissmann):

Are teachers paid too much? How 4 studies answered 1 big question

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The Atlantic

Column (Walter Rodgers):

At least I haven’t been shot going through airport security

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Christian Science Monitor

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GOOD NEWS

Innovative philanthropists help investors and the poor

A growing trend seems to be that instead of just writing a big cheque, entrepreneurs actually use their innovative business acumen to develop and support sustainable funding for charities.

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‘I’ve donated a kidney in wife’s memory’

A heartbroken husband in the U.K. who lost his young wife to cancer has turned his grief into a determination to help others — even going to far as to donate a kidney to a friend.

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The Star

WORLD

BWI flights to Cuba to start in March

A Tampa-based company plans to begin offering flights from BWI-Marshall Airport to Cuba, where travel has been restricted since 1961, after Fidel Castro nationalized U.S.-owned businesses.

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At least 69 dead in North Nigeria Boko Haram attacks

Residents fearfully left their homes to bury their dead in northeast Nigeria following a series of coordinated attacks that killed at least 69 people.

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ABC News

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Nigeria Boko Haram attack has killed 63

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BBC

FARC leader Alfonso Cano killed in military raid

The top leader of Colombia’s main rebel group, the bookish ideologue Alfonso Cano, was killed in combat hours after his nearby camp was bombed, authorities said.

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Msnbc.com

Top dog down

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Top FARC leader killed in Colombia

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YouTube

HEALTH

Children not vaccinated against pneumonia remain vulnerable

Some children are not receiving the current recommended 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, leaving them susceptible to invasive pneumococcal disease and death.

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USA TODAY

Nicotine could act as a gateway drug

In a new study, scientists have identified a biological mechanism in mice that could provide insight into how tobacco products could act as gateway drugs — those increasing the risk of abusing other drugs.

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Medical News Today

Nicotine primes the brain to embrace cocaine, study says

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(Baltimore Sun)

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Most common stars are more life-friendly than thought

They may be Small and cool, but red dwarfs, the most common kind of stars, may be more likely to support life than we previously thought.

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The origin of spray paint

Searching for a way to demonstrate his aluminum coating for painting radiators, a paint salesman invented a tool of modern expression.

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New York Times Magazine

ENVIRONMENT

Waterlogged Thailand will struggle to prevent future floods

As waterlogged Thailand struggles to contain the worst floods in decades, it faces a simple truth: not a whole lot can be done to avoid a repeat disaster in the short term.

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Environmental News Network

With only trace evidence to go on, experts discuss drugs in the water

There is little data on how much excreted and dumped medicines are in the environment, and even less showing a cause-effect relationship between an active ingredient and an adverse effect.

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Science

SPORTS

NASCAR parks Kyle Busch for Texas; McDowell in

NASCAR drew a line on its “Boys, Have at It” policy and decided Kyle Busch crossed it during a Camping World Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.

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USA TODAY

Sources: Jim Thome agrees with Phillies

Jim Thome took the stage at the City Club in Cleveland and spoke in generalities about continuing his career and agreeing to a one-year contract with the Phillies.

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ESPN

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Is politics becoming more like Hollywood?

Early ads from 2012 candidates look more like movie trailers for a summer blockbuster. Sarah Palin will be the subject of a feature-length documentary. Do voters have to be entertained into paying attention?

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NPR

Photo of the Day

A visitor uses a multimedia station as she visits the “Russian Orthodox Church - Revival. 1991-2011” exhibition in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Ivan Sekretarev / AP)

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