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Arctic summer sea ice gone by 2015?

A powerful storm system that hit the Arctic Ocean in August likely accelerated the ice loss. As a result, Arctic Ocean sea ice coverage has shrunk to the lowest level since modern records began.

Discovery News

UK lawmakers seek moratorium on Arctic drilling

Houston Chronicle

Mental pictures effect moral judgment

When we think about morality, we may think about religion or what our parents taught us. However, many scientists now think of the brain as a more basic source for our moral instincts.

NPR

How to confuse a moral compass

Nature

Election 2012: Obama, Romney tiptoe around housing morass

If pocketbook issues are the main focus of the U.S. presidential election, President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney have remarkably little to say about the dismal housing market.

Reuters

Poll watch: Making sense of conflicting polls

Los Angeles Times

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US presidential election 2012

Economist

Solar-powered desalination will transform Navajo life

In Arizona, a plan to use solar energy to power a water desalination plant aims to bring running water to thousands of people.

New Scientist

Is water the chief 21st-century commodity?

Scientific American

Poverty is still growing, census data show

The number of people in poverty has increased to 15.8 percent in Missouri and 15 percent in Illinois, up from 14.6 percent and 13.3 percent in 2008. Incomes also stagnated in both states.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

NATION

Has the American economy bottomed out? Census suggests yes

Americans are on the move again as more young adults leave their parents’ homes to take a chance with college or the job market, while declines in births level off and poverty slows.

TIME

Apple’s secret plan to join iPhones with airport security

If some visionaries have their way, the future of mobile travel will touch virtually every key activity at the airport — including security and U.S. passports.

CNN

Ohio Amish sect leader, followers convicted of hate crimes

A federal jury convicted an Ohio Amish sect leader and 15 of his followers on federal hate crimes charges in connection with several beard- and hair-cutting attacks on Amish people.

Reuters

POLITICS

Health reform 2.0: States balking at new insurance exchanges

Under the Affordable Care Act, states are supposed to assist uninsured Americans in buying health coverage by setting up “insurance exchanges.”

HealthDay

Poll finds Obama in better shape than any nominee since Clinton

President Barack Obama is in a better position to win November’s election than any presidential candidate since Bill Clinton in 1996, according to a nationwide poll.

Bloomberg

BUSINESS

Forbes 400 richest: Are they leaving the rest of America behind?

The new list of Forbes magazine‘s 400 richest Americans shows their wealth is up 13 percent thanks to rising stock and home prices. That has also helped others, but many do not feel it.

Christian Science Monitor

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Richest Americans’ net worth hits $1.7 trillion

Business Recorder

India hit by strike over economic reforms

Schools, shops and government offices were shut down in some Indian states, as protesters blocked road and rail traffic as part of a one-day nationwide strike against economic reforms.

Reuters

Macy‘s flagship gets $400M makeover, creates stir

A $400 million makeover is giving New York’s iconic Macy’s store a sleek, 21st-century style. And some preservationists are not happy about the store scrapping its classic design.

CBS News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Distant galaxy tidies up early universe

Using data from space telescopes, scientists say they have located a galaxy formed more than 13 billion years ago, when the universe was young.

Christian Science Monitor

Can a Google function be libelous?

Search engines attempt to guess what users are looking for and offer them suggested words. But can these terms constitute defamation?

Spiegel International

ENVIRONMENT

New cars can cut fuel consumption in half by 2030

Two recently released reports by the Paris-based International Energy Agency outline how policy initiatives and specific technologies could cut automobile fuel consumption in half by 2030.

Environmental News Network

Will we ever predict earthquakes?

After recent tragedies, the need to tell where and when a quake will strike has never been more important.

BBC

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Pacifiers may hinder male children’s emotional growth

New research suggests pacifier use may have long-lasting behavioral effects on a boy’s emotional growth, as the study revealed that those who used it found it harder to mimic emotional expressions.

CBS News

Pop culture sites: the new tourist traps

Fans make pilgrimages to Tom’s Restaurant and the house from Full House. But some places do not embrace the crowds.

The Atlantic

Columns And Op-Ed

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Interview (Ceri Radford):

What if rich countries shut the door on immigration?

TIME

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Redistribution: what it means and where it leads

Townhall.com

Column (James Bennet):

The new price of American politics

The Atlantic

Column (David Vine):

Marx and breast-feeding

Inside Higher Ed

Column (Steven Hill):

The mad science of the US presidential election

Al Jazeera

Column (Derek Thompson):

The truth about makers and takers

The Atlantic

Column (Jonathan Mahler):

Baseball learns to be more like football

Bloomberg

Column (Mike Allison):

Mitt Romney, the Republican Party and Latin America

Al Jazeera

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GOOD NEWS

Mail carrier ‘heroes’ are eyes, ears and noses for routes

The 63-year-old mailman has detected 16 gas leaks in four years, saving countless families from disaster along a postal route he has traveled for 11 years.

USA TODAY

California man overcomes autism to pursue dream job

Jamaal Street is putting his distinctive voice and encyclopedic knowledge of sports to good use as an announcer for games at San Pedro High School in Los Angeles.

CBS News

The man who turned his home into a public library

If you put all the books you own on the street outside your house, you might expect them to disappear. But one man in Manila tried it — and found that his collection grew.

BBC

WORLD

Prison abuse scandal rocks Georgian parliamentary election

A prison abuse scandal threatens to inflame tensions in Georgia, where the country’s pro-Western president will face a vote of confidence in parliamentary elections.

The Independent

Georgian elections: Furious PR battle for Western minds

BBC

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Protests against prison abuse before Georgian vote

San Francisco Chronicle

European army backed

Germany, France and nine of Europe‘s most powerful countries have called for an elected EU president and an end to Britain’s veto over defense policy, in a radical blueprint for the continent’s future.

The Age

What happens when the US withdraws from Afghanistan?

The rise in “green-on-blue” attacks by Afghan soldiers on U.S. and NATO coalition forces emphasizes the strained relationship that challenges the strategic military pullout scheduled for 2014.

Detroit Free Press

Allies divided over Afghan operations

Guardian

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US strategy for Afghanistan in disarray

The Hill

EDUCATION

Schools adding WiFi to 3 R’s

School districts used to frown upon students bringing cellphones, iPads and other gadgets into the classroom. Now, some Houston-area campuses encourage the devices.

Houston Chronicle

Juvenile records and admissions

Guidance counselors have long debated how much information about an applicant’s disciplinary record should be shared. Only 26 percent of high schools have a written policy.

Inside Higher Ed

HEALTH

Drugmakers team up to improve testing

Pharmaceutical industry heavyweights are teaming up to address a challenge that has long vexed drugmakers: how to improve the way drugs are tested so they can get approved faster.

BusinessWeek

Promising new pill prevents relapsing multiple sclerosis

A new pill can help prevent relapse in some people with multiple sclerosis (MS), with new research indicating that the relapse rate was cut nearly in half with twice-daily use of the drug

HealthDay

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Denver theologians weigh in on meaning of ‘Gospel of Jesus’ Wife’

The 3-inch-long piece of papyrus translated by a Harvard scholar as “Jesus” talking about “my wife” does not prove he was married.

Denver Post

Violence against Israeli churches

After a series of attacks by vandals on Christian holy sites in Israel, normally tight-lipped Roman Catholic officials are beginning to speak out.

Philadelphia Inquirer

SPORTS

NFL scoring sets record as Vegas adjusts to replacement referees

National Football League scoring has reached a record because of pass-happy offenses and slow-starting defenses. A less obvious reason may be the league’s replacement officials.

Bloomberg

No NHL hockey for Ovechkin this year?

Christian Science Monitor

Blue Jays’ Omar Vizquel passes Babe Ruth in career hits

Veteran infielder Omar Vizquel of the Toronto Blue Jays moved ahead of Babe Ruth on the all-time hits list with his 2,874th hit against the New York Yankees.

CBC News

Vizquel passes Ruth on hit list

MLB.com

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