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A worker looks out from a cutout in the set as stand-ins for the presidential candidates run through a rehearsal ahead of the presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. (Photo by David Goldman / AP)

What are we so scared of?

Why do we walk around so anxious, so full of fear? The answer is not terrorists, TV or politics. The answer is our legacy of ancient fears, the result of having spent millions of years running from predators.

Slate

In evolution, it is usually better to end up strong than smart

Wired.co.uk

Paintbrushes at dawn: mega-galleries sprout in Paris

Welcome to the world of the mega-gallery, a larger-than-life testament to the power of the $1.2 billion contemporary art market and the latest battleground for art-dealer players and their valuable artists.

Reuters

Obama’s out to seize momentum in debate

The pressure is on President Obama to deliver a Goldilocks performance in the second debate: not too cool, as he was in his first, and not too hot — as some critics styled Joe Biden in his VP debate.

Independent Mail

Fashion on the campaign trail

CNN

Blog:

TV doesn’t matter anymore except when it totally does

(TIME)

Tuned In

Election 2012 trial heat

Gallup

Newbies lured to homeownership

In many American communities, buying a home is now less expensive than renting. And with the economics tilting in favor of homeownership, many first-time buyers are jumping into the market.

NPR

Mixed news for homeowners facing foreclosure

CBS News

Clinton takes responsibility for diplomats

Hillary Clinton stepped into the escalating row over the security lapses that led to the death of the U.S. ambassador to Libya, saying she “took responsibility” for the incident, defending President Obama.

Telegraph.co.uk

NATION

Jobs report challenges apparent pervasive ‘skills gap’

Employers have a laundry list of skills needed for a job and can’t find qualified workers. But that could change if employers were willing to train workers and pay better wages.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

What tomorrow’s jobs look like

Newsweek

Historic Treme in New Orleans celebrates 200 years

The colorful and musical New Orleans neighborhood called Treme is marking the 200th anniversary of its origins as an early melting pot for the city and the nation.

Hattiesburg American

Interview:

Shannon Powell explains the real Treme of New Orleans

The Times-Picayune

CEOs urge compromise on fiscal debt

Some CEOs for U.S. companies said that Congress will need to raise taxes on the wealthy and cut programs like Medicare and Social Security to shrink federal debt and safeguard economic growth.

Reuters

POLITICS

Supreme Court leaves Ohio’s early voting plan in place

The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal that, if victorious, would have stopped voting three days before Election Day in Ohio — a crucial swing state — and delivered a damaging blow to Democrats.

NY Daily News

Ross Perot endorses Mitt Romney

H. Ross Perot, a billionaire and former presidential candidate, has announced his support of Mitt Romney, saying voters are faced with “a serious choice.”

CBS News

BUSINESS

Amazon to hire 50,000 seasonal workers this year

Amazon.com Inc. says it’s hiring 50,000 temporary workers at order-fulfillment centers across the U.S. this holiday season. They expect "thousands” of those they hire to stay on full time.

U.S. News & World Report

Microdistilleries growing in popularity in New York, other states

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill into law that lets microdistillers sell their wares at farmer’s markets and fairs, something both microbreweries and wineries are already allowed to do.

TIME

ENVIRONMENT

Antarctic climate facing ‘rapid’ changes

Changes in ocean flows and shifts in Antarctic ice cap levels are occurring at rates faster than at any other time in history, a chief Antarctic scientist says.

Sydney Morning Herald

September tied for world’s warmest September on record

September 2012 tied for the warmest September on record worldwide, scientists from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration have announced.

USA TODAY

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

How to move a space shuttle

To shuttle the Endeavour to its museum home, Los Angelenos took down street lights, power poles and hundreds of trees. What’s more, they took their beloved cars off the roads.

The Global Mail

Shuttle Endeavour’s journey to its new LA museum home

Salt Lake Tribune

Why cheese is better when it’s melted

Once a piece of cheddar has been heated to around 150°F, cheese takes on a creamy texture that many people find appealing.

Popular Science

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Holiday promotions appear months before the holiday

Apparently, there is no such thing as launching a winter holiday shopping deal too early. Thus far, early season promotions — especially layaway — have done brisk business.

TIME

A pig, a girl and a spider: ‘Charlotte’s Web’ turns 60

Some books are so much a part of our childhood experience that, when we hear their titles, we can remember where we were when we opened them for the first time. “Charlotte’s Web” is such a book.

The Atlantic Wire

Some book! ‘Charlotte’s Web’ at 60

NPR

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Joan Walsh):

The right’s latest Hillary Clinton hysteria

Salon

Column (Jim Hightower):

Government aid? Me?

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Blog (Donna Krache):

Anti-bullying ad sends gut-wrenching message to adult audience

(CNN)

Schools of Thought

Column (Jon Meacham):

The decline of the Wasp president in the US

TIME

Editorial:

A terrifying threat candidates aren’t talking about

Star Tribune

Column (Dan Murphy):

A quiet waiver for Pakistan from the Obama administration

Christian Science Monitor

Editorial:

Malala the heroine

Baltimore Sun

Column (Eileen Sullivan):

Why terrorism matters

Houston Chronicle

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GOOD NEWS

Mickelson gets it to the green, earning $50,000 for First Book charity

Phil Mickelson was the star attraction during halftime of a Broncos game. He attempted a 100-yard golf shot, his accuracy determining how many books First Book would donate to needy kids.

Denver Post

Natives join ‘hipsters’ in reviving Detroit

A burst of youthful energy — from native Detroiters and new immigrants — debunks the opinion that nothing can be done to jumpstart the Motor City.

Christian Science Monitor

Greenfield school collecting donations for family of fire victims

School and PTO leaders at Pittsburgh Greenfield K-8 school are collecting clothing, gift cards and cash donations for the family of Vernon Hayward, who lost his sister and cousin in a fire at his home.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

WORLD

Secret cinema gently subverts Saudi Arabia’s puritanism

In a country where culture can be declared sinful and all cinemas were shut down in the 1970s, just showing a film can be revolutionary.

Guardian

Pakistan teen becomes face of girls’ education movement

The case of Malala Yousufzai, shot by the Taliban for promoting the education of girls, highlights findings by development programs suggesting the importance of girls’ education.

Seattle Times

Malala Yousufzai’s friends vow to stay in school despite shooting

CBS News

Scotland’s independence from Britain on the ballot in 2014

After more than 300 years of union, Scottish and British leaders signed a deal allowing the Scots to decide whether they want to leave the United Kingdom and become their own nation.

USA TODAY

Special section:

Scottish independence

BBC

EDUCATION

Student loan borrowers complain that private lenders offer little help

The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau found that student borrowers, like homeowners with troubled mortgages, are upset about how hard it can be to get help with their payment problems.

McClatchy Newspapers

New Jersey parents petition state for better education for children

The parents of three Camden, N.J., public school students filed a petition asking the state Department of Education to transfer their children to higher-performing schools at the state’s expense.

Philadelphia Inquirer

States revise goals after NCLB waivers

Given the flexibility to revise their academic goals under the No Child Left Behind Act, a vast majority of the states that received federal waivers are setting different expectations.

Education Week

HEALTH

Long-term sleep deprivation may fuel insulin resistance

Sleep deprivation increases the risk of serious health problems, including obesity and Type 2 diabetes.

CNN

Smoking in the car ‘breaks toxic limit’

Smoking in the car, even with the windows open or the air conditioning on, creates pollution that exceeds official “safe” limits, scientists say.

BBC

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Breakaway group offers more progressive form of Catholicism

The St. Anthony of Padua Church service follows the familiar pattern of a Catholic Mass, but it is part of a new independent Catholic movement that bills itself as a home for “Contemporary Catholics.”

Religion News Service

‘Pilgrimage’ makes 21st Century come-back as 11 million visit cathedrals

Research suggests that at least 11 million people, not counting foreign tourists or school parties, have visited a cathedral in the last 12 months — almost three million more than previous estimates.

Telegraph.co.uk

SPORTS

Brooklyn Nets debut in Barclays Center with exhibition win over Wizards

Brooklyn’s back in pro sports. The Nets insisted on a triumphant return with a 98-88 victory over the Washington Wizards in their first basketball game.

Sporting News

Giants beat Cardinals 7-1 in game 2 to even NLCS

Marco Scutaro bounced back from Matt Holliday’s hard slide by delivering a big hit of his own that helped the San Francisco Giants get their first home win this postseason, 7-1 over St. Louis.

ABC News

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