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A Muslim man waves an Indonesian flag as he and his fellow protesters are engulfed in tear gas fired by riot police during a protest against American-made film “Innocence of Muslims” that ridicules Islam and the Prophet Muhammad outside the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Photo by Dita Alangkara / AP)

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Toxic algae blooms take over some of the lakes of America

The toxic blooms of blue-green algae that coated and stunk up the Great Lakes from the 1950s to the 1970s have returned to the region with a vengeance.

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Grist

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Algae blooms in US Great Lakes

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Phys.org

Vets find camaraderie, services online

Web-savvy vets are using the Internet more frequently to connect with one another, and traditional vet programs are following suit.

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Christian Science Monitor

Fresh protests held over anti-Islam video

A fresh round of protests against an anti-Islam video, some of them violent, have broken out in several countries in the Muslim world.

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Al Jazeera

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Hidden causes of the Muslim protests

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The Atlantic

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Former US Middle East peace envoy on ‘simmering discontent’

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CBS News

China’s auto makers cut corners to create success

China keeps getting better at making cars. One reason: It’s getting better at cutting corners, and that poses significant implications for the world auto industry.

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Reuters

Auto industry in middle of US-China trade conflict

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Bottom Line

How giving has evolved

A century on from when they were created, the mission statements of the Rockefeller Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation reflect the areas in which their founders wanted to make a difference.

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BBC

NATION

Chicago’s Emanuel goes to court but no quick end to teachers strike

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s effort to use the courts to get a quick end to a strike by thousands of public school teachers stalled as the walkout moved into a second week.

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Reuters

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Q&A: What‘s behind the teachers’ strike?

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CNN

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?

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CBS 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.

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NBCNews.com

POLITICS

Obama and Romney use China as a campaign argument

In an election that may be decided on the strength of the American economy, President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are looking to China to score political points.

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Political robocalls could prove costly

Political campaigns that robocall iPhones and Androids may be in for a shock: They could be fined $16,000 per call, according to the Federal Communications Commission.

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Politico

BUSINESS

Wireless subscribers are finding breaking up is hard to do

A Pew Internet Project study found that while three-quarters of subscribers deal with problems, fewer are dumping their providers because they don’t want to deal with the hassles involved.

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Denver Post

Manufacturing in New York region shrinks more than forecast

Manufacturing in the New York region contracted more than forecast in September as orders shrank, a sign the world’s largest economy will get less support from the industry.

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Bloomberg

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Orbiter spots ‘dry ice’ snowflakes falling on Red Planet

A spacecraft orbiting Mars has detected carbon dioxide snow falling on the Red Planet, making Mars the only body in the solar system known to host this weird weather phenomenon.

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Christian Science Monitor

California’s DNA collection challenged

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

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ABC News

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?

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Christian Science Monitor

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

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Star Tribune

ENVIRONMENT

Science advisor says badger cull plan is a ‘crazy scheme’

The scientist whose research is being cited by the government to justify its plan to cull badgers in England has described the scheme as “crazy”.

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BBC

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.

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ScienceDaily

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

SNL‘s season premiere: Seth MacFarlane’s night of a thousand voices

Host Seth MacFarlane proved he was more than just the billionaire producer of some of America‘s most grating comedies. It turns out he’s also pretty charming on camera.

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New actor playing Obama on ‘SNL’

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CNN

Britain gets its groove back

Never mind the recession. Thanks to the Olympics, the Paralympics, and the queen’s jubilee, the U.K. has a new pep in its step.

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Daily Beast

Columns And Op-Ed

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Time to argue for Islam’s humane view of blasphemy

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Christian Science Monitor

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Is medical science built on shaky foundations?

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Romney in panic mode

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Salon

Messing with Medicaid is messing with the middle class

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Lessons from Chicago teachers strike

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Column (Lauren Daisley):

School doze: It’s time to rethink the start of classes

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CBS News

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

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The Age

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Politics: History is written by the winners

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Al Jazeera

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GOOD NEWS

ATD-American Co. nears its 4th generation of family-run success

The Zaslows’ small-business experience is a remarkable, rare run for a family company. ATD-American now has nearly 200 employees and a customer base of more than 100,000 in 78 countries.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Michigan nonprofit Hidden Harvest to deliver 20 millionth pound of food

A nonprofit that collects extra food from businesses and redistributes it to food pantries, soup kitchens and homeless shelters expects to deliver its 20 millionth pound of food this month.

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Detroit Free Press

NFL player serves the homeless by washing their feet

Steve Smith, Carolina Panthers wide receiver, is using this season to ease into the humanitarian hobby he plans to pursue after he leaves football behind — serving the homeless.

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Huffington Post

WORLD

India: Bring on the Wal-Mart greeters

The Indian government has announced economic reforms that would allow Wal-Mart retail stores to enter India to increase foreign capital flows onto the subcontinent.

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Christian Science Monitor

BBC undercover team finds 6 butchers are selling illegal ‘bush meat’

An undercover investigation has revealed a shocking trade in illegal “bush meat” at a London market — including the sale of dead rats for human consumption.

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Daily Mail

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Cane rat meat ‘sold to public’ in Ridley Road Market, UK

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BBC

EDUCATION

Startups test ideas with educators

Imagine K12, the biggest startup incubator in the U.S. for education technology, brings in educators to tell entrepreneurs what they really need and then create products to meet those needs.

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’Game-changers’ in global education

Leaders in international higher education discussed the trends they expect to inform the future of the field last week at the European Association for International Education conference.

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Inside Higher Ed

HEALTH

No evidence of health risk found from cell phones, study

There is no scientific evidence that low-level electromagnetic field exposure from mobile phones and other transmitting devices causes adverse health effects, according to a new Norwegian study.

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ScienceDaily

Cell phone radiation levels

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CNET News

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.

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USA TODAY

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US kids eat too much salt, as much as adults

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‘Sexting’ linked to risky sex among teens

In a new study, the LA teens who said they had sent racy texts were seven times more likely to be sexually active than those who said they’d never sexted.

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FOX News

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Bringing shalom to the house

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, author of books such as Kosher Sex and Kosher Jesus, and the host of Shalom in the Home, a reality show that worked with struggling couples, is running for Congress in New Jersey.

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NPR

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Kosher social media: Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur online

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Examiner

Trial set for butler who hoped to cleanse Vatican ‘evil’

The butler who served the pope‘s meals and helped him dress goes on trial for leaking Benedict’s private papers in the hope of cleaning up what he saw as “evil and corruption everywhere in the Church”.

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Yahoo! News

SPORTS

Replacement officials taking heat

Coaches and players around the NFL are losing patience and speaking out against the fill-in officials following a slew of questionable calls.

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U.S. News & World Report

Handshakes row could resemble ‘mafia feud’, says PFA boss

The row over Anton Ferdinand‘s refusal to shake John Terry’s hand could descend into a “mafia feud”, according to Professional Footballers’ Association chairman Gordon Taylor.

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BBC

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Slow, painful road to recovery in quake-ravaged Haiti

One of the world‘s biggest humanitarian and reconstruction operations has faced intense criticism that the international aid community has been too slow to shift gears from aid to development in Haiti.

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Reuters

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A Cambodian vendor carries household goods on his motorbike for selling through a village of Samroang Andet at the outskirt of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. (Photo by Heng Sinith / AP)

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