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An Afghan woman is treated in hospital in the Alingar district of Laghman province of east of Kabul, Afghanistan. According to Afghan officials, air-strikes by NATO planes killed eight women and girls in Laghman province. (Photo by Khalid Khan / AP)

Space shuttle Endeavour embarks on a new mission

Riding piggyback on top of a specially modified 747 jet, Endeavour will be the second of NASA’s three surviving shuttles to leave the Kennedy Space Center and begin new roles as space ambassadors.

Reuters

Space Shuttle Endeavour is moving to California

YouTube

New program helps obese kids lose excess weight

Many heavy children and their parents are looking for ways to help kids reach a healthier weight, but there are few places to go for guidance.

USA TODAY

US kids eat too much salt, as much as adults

The Telegraph

4 US troops killed in Afghan inside attack

Four American service members were killed by an Afghan policeman, the third attack on coalition forces in three days, bringing the death toll in the recent violence to eight.

ABC News

Attacks by Afghan army on foreign troops rise

Al Jazeera

Slain Marine sensed insider attack was coming

CNN

Violence spreads across the Muslim world

ABC News

Chicago teachers union continue strike

The Chicago teachers union decided to continue its strike, extending an acrimonious standoff with Mayor Rahm Emanuel over evaluations and job security.

Houston Chronicle

California’s DNA collection challenged

Technological advances in genetic research and computers in recent years have turned solving “cold cases” into routine police work.

ABC News

Line blurred between debt collector, district attorney’s office

Hundreds of prosecutors let companies, for a fee, use their letterhead to contact check writers.

NBCNews.com

NATION

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.

Times of India

US moves resolution against hate crimes targeting Sikh-Americans

Economic Times

Occupy Wall Street returns for anniversary as NYPD report arrests

Police in New York have made “multiple” arrests during marches and protests ushering in the first anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement.

Guardian

Protestors arrested

Daily Mail

West Memphis 3: life after death

Is it still a case of crime and punishment if the person being punished insists he didn’t commit the crime? But if he IS really innocent, why did he confess?

CBS News

POLITICS

With bear hugs, smooches, campaigns getting physical

Kissing babies and slapping backs are so yesterday. The 2012 candidates are putting their all into the campaign cliché of pressing the flesh.

Philadelphia Inquirer

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.

U.S. News & World Report

BUSINESS

Apple fans fight back against Samsung

Apple‘s most faithful take criticism to heart. So they have begun to create their own versions of Samsung’s ad which declares the iPhone to be not all that.

CNET News

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.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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.

USA TODAY

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

How artificial intelligence changes lives

From smartphones that act as personal concierges to self-parking cars to medical robots, the artificial intelligence revolution is here. So where do humans fit in?

Christian Science Monitor

A is for app: iPads seem to be changing the landscape of learning

Star Tribune

Scientists differentiate chemical bonds in individual molecules

IBM scientists have been able to differentiate the chemical bonds in individual molecules for the first time using a technique known as noncontact atomic force microscopy.

ScienceDaily

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.

Guardian

ENVIRONMENT

Study: most coral reefs at risk unless climate change drastically limited

Coral reefs face severe challenges even if global warming is restricted to the 2 degrees Celsius commonly perceived as safe for many natural and human-made systems.

ScienceDaily

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.

CBS News

Blog:

Wind turbines at sea could power East Coast, study says

(NBCNews.com)

U.S. News

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

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.

ABC News

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.

NPR

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Waleed Aly):

The Incredible Muslim Hulk proves to be no friend of Islam either

The Age

Column (Dan Hind):

Politics: History is written by the winners

Al Jazeera

Editorial:

Under ‘ObamaCare,’ 3.6 million more people insured

USA TODAY

Column (Alex Castellanos):

Obama missed chance to seal victory over Romney

CNN

Column (Calvin Woodward):

From words to deeds: why election matters

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Column (Peter M. Leschak):

Our eternal crisis: nuclear arms

Star Tribune

Editorial:

School rosary ban may go too far

Denver Post

Editorial:

It’s time for Washington voters to approve same-sex marriage

Seattle Times

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GOOD NEWS

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.

Plain Dealer

Antietam: the battle that altered US history

Huffington Post

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.

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.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

WORLD

Islands dispute sparks riots in certain Chinese cities

Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda will tell China to ensure the safety of Japanese citizens after protests in Chinese cities over disputed islands led to attacks on facilities of Panasonic and Toyota.

The Age

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.

Reuters

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

Jerusalem Post

EDUCATION

Teachers ‘flip’ over technology, but classes are flop for some kids

On the first day of school in Kevin Franklin’s world-history class, students whipped out their cellphones, scanned a bar code taped near the classroom door and jumped to their first assignments.

Orlando Sentinel

Forgoing college to pursue dreams

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

New York Times

Blog:

America’s best colleges 2013

(Yahoo! News)

Finance

HEALTH

Bariatric surgery to cure Type 2 diabetes better understood

University of Maryland researchers are closer to understanding how surgery cures diabetes, and looking for drug to mimic benefits.

Baltimore Sun

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.

Medical News Today

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

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.

Christian Science Monitor

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.

Detroit Free Press

Map:

Rosh Hashana by the numbers

Times of Israel

SPORTS

Adam Vinatieri’s 53-yard field goal lifts Colts past Vikings

Andrew Luck sure didn’t play like a rookie. He looked like a new, younger version of Peyton Manning.

ESPN

Locked-out NHL players look to Europe

CBC News

Special section:

NFL scores: week 2

NFL.com

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.

Sports Illustrated

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