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A pickup truck travels a dusty road amidst dry corn fields near Bennington, Neb. The latest update on the worst U.S. drought in decades shows that farmers bringing in their weakened corn crops had some relief with recent rains that soaked much of middle America. (Photo by Nati Harnik / File / AP)

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Antietam seen as major victory for preservationists of history

A century and a half after the bloodiest day in American history, the struggle to preserve the ground where Union and Confederate soldiers fought at Antietam now appears close to victory.

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Plain Dealer

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Antietam: the battle that altered US history

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Huffington Post

Balancing act: Worker fatigue costs employers billions

Researchers recently found that 41 million workers do not get the recommended seven to nine hours of sleep per night, and the consequences of burning too much midnight oil can be severe.

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Midwestern drought of 2012 conjures up Dust Bowl memories

Nothing in U.S. history can compare to the calamity of the Dust Bowl eight decades ago, including the historic drought now gripping much of the country.

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CNN

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Ethanol industry’s big stand on Capitol Hill

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Christian Science Monitor

Netanyahu: Iran on brink of nuclear bomb in 6-7 months

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Iran was just 6 to 7 months away from the brink of being able to build a nuclear bomb.

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Reuters

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PM to ‘Post’: Clear lines must be set on Iran

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Senate panel plans to hold a hearing on hate crimes

In the wake of the Wisconsin gurdwara shooting, a U.S. Congressional hearing on hate crimes will be held, a move welcomed as “monumental” by Sikh groups and human rights bodies.

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US moves resolution against hate crimes targeting Sikh-Americans

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NATION

Retirees head to some very unconventional destinations

The idea of people who uproot and move when they retire conjures up images of warm, sunny Florida or Arizona. But some of the older members of the baby boom generation are looking to cooler climates.

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ABC News

Occupy Wall Street plans to surround NYSE to mark anniversary

Occupy Wall Street will mark its first anniversary, and, in a bid to rejuvenate a movement that has failed to sustain momentum, activists plan once again to descend on New York’s financial district.

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Reuters

Hurricane Nadine takes shape in Atlantic

Hurricane Nadine swirls east of Bermuda in the Atlantic Ocean as forecasters said it posed no threat to land or to U.S. energy interests in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Reuters

POLITICS

Young voters face conflicting visions of Social Security’s future

Today’s young adults face a future of higher taxes or lower benefits to keep Social Security afloat by the time they retire.

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Orlando Sentinel

Black American Christians waver over presidential choice

Some black clergy see no good presidential choice between a Mormon candidate and one who supports gay marriage, so they are telling their flocks to stay home on Election Day.

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U.S. News & World Report

BUSINESS

Complaints about automated phone calls are rising

Complaints to the government are up sharply about unwanted phone solicitations, raising questions about how well the federal “do-not-call” registry is working.

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USA TODAY

Buy an ‘as-is’ car? It’s all yours

Some used cars come with a state-mandated warranty, but dealers have no obligation to repair or accept the return of “as is” cars once they’re sold. Experts have some advice for steering clear of clunkers.

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Star Tribune

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

The greater your Web presence, the greater your risk of ID theft

When it comes to online identity theft, it’s a minefield out there. Every day, some cyber crook is devising new ways to sneak into our online accounts to pilfer money or just our sanity.

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Salt Lake Tribune

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The art of unfriending people

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Guardian

Wikipedia to get overdue makeover to recognize science’s female pioneers

The Royal Society will host a mass “edit-a-thon” to improve the Wikipedia profiles of leading female scientists who have been overlooked by the online encyclopedia’s male-dominated editors.

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The Independent

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The Wikipedia gender divide

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Gizmodo

Bee study lifts lid on hive habits

Experiments on the division of labor in honeybee hives have revealed why some bees do the waggle dance while others nurse their queens.

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Guardian

ENVIRONMENT

1st tidal power delivered to grid off Maine

Ocean Renewable Power Co.’s first underwater turbine, off eastern Maine, was delivering to the grid the first commercially produced tidal power.

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CBS News

Wind turbines at sea could power East Coast, study says

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U.S. News

Why 1 man is risking his life to save Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountains

The inaccessibility to the rainforests in the Cardamom Mountains once allowed rare species to flourish. Now, new infrastructure has allowed for an influx of illegal loggers, poachers and settlers.

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Toronto Star

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

A Beverly Hills’ refuge for the stars has turned 100 years old

The Beverly Hills Hotel, a place fondly known as the Pink Palace, has been preserving guests’ privacy and indulging in their whims for 100 years.

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NPR

How art tricks the brain

The human brain is wired so we can make sense of lines, colors and patterns on a flat canvas. But artists have figured out how to create illusions like depth and brightness that make art seem more realistic.

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CNN

Albanian project puts beds in bunkers

Albania has hundreds of thousands of disused communist-era bunkers and a booming tourist industry. Now a project has put the two things together by converting a bunker into a backpacker hostel.

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Spiegel International

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GOOD NEWS

Hundreds of veterans and nearly 2,000 volunteers flock to Pleasanton

East Bay Stand Down, a biennial event in Pleasanton, Calif., provides nearly every service imaginable for veterans, from legal assistance to teeth cleaning to haircuts.

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San Jose Mercury News

More than a garden

At GardenLab@510 in Pittsburgh, Rose Clancy tends to her public garden gallery where edible plants are the main media and building community is an ongoing theme.

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

On Lehman Brothers’ death anniversary, activists pay it forward

Four years ago Lehman Brothers collapsed, marking the beginning of the global financial crisis. A band of citizens is not counting how much they have lost — they are giving away money.

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Huffington Post

WORLD

Religious conservatives in Egypt push for blasphemy clause in constitution

After anger over an anti-Islam film fueled protests at the U.S. Embassy, religious conservatives will seek to prohibit blasphemy in the Egyptian constitution.

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Christian Science Monitor

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Libyans express sorrow over killing of Americans

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USA TODAY

Sudan rejects Marines at US Embassy

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World News

Gambian leader halts executions

Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh issued a statement saying that he has suspended the imminent executions of 37 inmates sentenced to death, as long as violent crime does not rise in Gambia.

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Al Jazeera

EDUCATION

Too ‘young’ for school?

Many parents grapple with trying to decide when a child is mature enough for kindergarten.

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Star Tribune

Forgoing college to pursue dreams

Thiel fellowships reward young people for forgoing college to dive into practical work on ideas.

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America’s best colleges 2013

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Finance

HEALTH

Painless laser injection could replace needle jab

Painless microjet injections powered by laser could one day replace jabs from hypodermic needles in delivering annual flu shots, vaccines and other medications.

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Medical News Today

As hospitals take over doctors’ practices, fees rise

Hospitals throughout Florida are taking over doctors’ practices at a rapid — and some say worrisome — rate.

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Orlando Sentinel

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Rosh Hashana provides a time to reflect and learn

Starting at sundown, the Jewish New Year kicks off with ten days of reflection that begins with Rosh Hashana. Many Jews will do so in synagogue classes that help them understand the meaning of the holy days.

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Detroit Free Press

Rosh Hashana by the numbers

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Times of Israel

Pope Benedict calls for religious freedom in the Middle East

Pope Benedict XVI appealed for religious freedom in the Middle East, calling it fundamental for stability in a region bloodied by sectarian strife.

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USA TODAY

SPORTS

Spain back in Davis Cup final with their win over US

David Ferrer beat John Isner 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 to send defending champion Spain back to the Davis Cup final with a 3-1 semifinal victory over the United States.

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Sports Illustrated

NHL players ponder unemployment

Representatives of the NHL and its players association talked briefly, but neither side presented a new offer as time wound down to what seemed inevitable: another lockout.

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Toronto Star

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Locked-out NHL players look to Europe

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CBC News

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

The godfather of hip-hop

When poet, novelist, pianist and spoken-word artist Gil Scott-Heron died last May, at 62, he left a legacy too eccentric for classic-rock radio. In a new memoir, he saved some of his best for last.

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A California sea lion and a walrus kiss each other during a show at the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium-amusement park complex in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo. (Photo by Itsuo Inouye / AP)

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