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Hurricane Sandy pounded Jamaica with heavy rain as it headed for landfall near the country’s most populous city on a track that would carry it across the Caribbean island to Cuba, and it could possibly be a threat to Florida. (Photo by Collin Reid / AP)

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Tunisia’s Jews: hanging on and cooking

Tunisia has a long Jewish history — Jews were present in North Africa before the arrival of Islam or Christianity. In good times they prospered, but now they are at risk of extinction.

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BBC

Replacing diseased DNA by having more than 1 mother

Scientists have found a way to remove damaged genetic material and replace it with healthy DNA. Children born using the technique would, technically, have three genetic parents.

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Vitals

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What doctors aren’t saying about your DNA

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TIME

East Coast urged to be wary of Hurricane Sandy

Hurricane Sandy churned over eastern Cuba as a Category 2 storm with winds of 105 mph, slipping a bit in strength since making landfall, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.

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CNN

Sandy could be ‘billion-dollar storm’

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The Weather Channel

Syria rebels ‘advance in Aleppo’

Syrian rebels have made advances into several central neighborhoods in the city of Aleppo, activists say.

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BBC

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UN Security Council endorses holiday truce

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USA TODAY

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With nowhere to go, Syrians confront violence

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Al Jazeera

Single mom fights Air Force dismissal

Weeks before being commissioned as an officer, Rebecca Edmonds discovered that she was pregnant. The Air Force, which forbids single parents from enlisting, accused Edmonds of committing fraud.

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CNN

NATION

Clinton: Facebook post about Benghazi attack not hard ‘evidence’

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said a Facebook post in which an Islamic militant group claimed credit for a recent attack in Benghazi, Libya did not constitute hard evidence.

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Reuters

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Emails paint picture of Benghazi attack

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CBS News

Food trucks are an increasingly serious terrorism threat, says fire department

Not only are food trucks serious fire hazards — with large propane and gasoline tanks — but also a genuine terrorist threat, says the New York City fire department.

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Gizmodo

US to become world’s top oil producer?

U.S. oil output is surging so fast that the country could soon overtake Saudi Arabia as the world’s biggest producer.

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CBS News

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Timeline: oil dependence and US foreign policy

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Council on Foreign Relations

POLITICS

Rape comment causes controversy

Senate candidate Richard Mourdock was the latest Republican to stir up controversy when he said that when a woman is impregnated from rape, "it is something that God intended to happen.”

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ABC News

Unseen, but still looming over the race: George W. Bush

He does not speak on the stump or appear in television ads, but aside from President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, no one has shaped the 2012 election more than George W. Bush.

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Telegram & Gazette

BUSINESS

US sues Bank of America for fraud

The U.S has filed a civil mortgage fraud lawsuit against Bank of America, accusing it of selling thousands of toxic home loans to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that caused $1 billion in losses.

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Reuters

Where are the foreclosure deal millions going in your state?

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ProPublica

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News on mortgage loans

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Bloomberg

The US economy’s personality disorder

U.S. consumers have been surprisingly upbeat lately. After a slow spring, retail sales have increased for three straight months, posting their strongest gains since the end of 2010.

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BusinessWeek

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Jobless claims fall, give clearer sign of health

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Reuters

Pay gap starts early for female grads

The gender pay gap starts right away in a woman’s career, with female college graduates earning 82 cents per dollar that male peers earn, only one year out of college.

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ABC News

ENVIRONMENT

NOAA, NASA: Antarctic ozone hole 2nd smallest in 20 years

Warmer air temperatures high above the Antarctic led to the second smallest seasonal ozone hole in 20 years, according to NOAA and NASA satellite measurements.

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National Oceanic and Atmoshperic Administration

US downplayed effect of Deepwater oil spill on wildlife, emails reveal

The plight of wildlife caught up in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill — especially endangered species such as sea turtles and sperm whales — has enormous financial implications for BP.

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Guardian

In US building industry, easy to be green?

An examination shows that thousands of “green” builders win tax breaks, exceed local restrictions and get expedited permitting under a system that often rewards minor, low-cost steps.

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USA TODAY

SPORTS

Verlander biggest treat of delicious Tigers vs. Giants World Series

This World Series is a once-in-a-generation opportunity. The best pitcher in baseball with Hall of Fame ability is smack in the sweet spot of the prime of his career and getting the ball for Game 1.

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Sports Illustrated

Twitter gives fans a glimpse into their favorite athletes’ personalities

Athletes are not just yapping from a distance at news conferences and after-the-game interviews — they are talking directly to the fans and even encouraging fans to speak up.

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San Jose Mercury News

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (George F. Will):

Let us hope our leaders stop trying to remake the world

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Cartoon (Kevin Siers):

Obama’s pet parrot

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McClatchy Newspapers

Column (Ahmed Moor):

Palestinian cause gains ground in the American mainstream

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Al Jazeera

Column (Neil Steinberg):

Mourdock’s mistake is speaking for God

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Chicago Sun-Times

Editorial (Belinda Luscombe):

How innocent pictures feed the Internet porn machine

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TIME

Column (Alex Pareene):

Sorry America, there is no such thing as ‘October Surprises’

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Salon

Blog (David S. Levine):

Can we trust voting machines without independent verification?

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Future Tense

Column (Gregor Peter Schmitz):

Debate reveals outdated US foreign policy

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Spiegel International

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GOOD NEWS

Peer pressure does good

More than half of American teenagers and young adults volunteered last year, and the best way to enlist this group turned out to be peer pressure.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Gates Foundation reboots

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the world’s largest philanthropic foundation, is undergoing a “global redesign” overseas and is listening to critics of its efforts to improve U.S. schools.

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Christian Science Monitor

Vet walks on new legs with a little help from mom

When veteran Nick Staback lost both of his legs to a homemade bomb, his mother Maria took a leave of absence to move in with her son. She was a tough coach as he learned to walk on two prosthetic legs.

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NPR

WORLD

The new Israeli apartheid

A new poll has revealed that a majority of Israeli Jews believe that the Jewish state practices “apartheid” against Palestinians, and many openly support discriminatory policies against Arab citizens.

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The Independent

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Tunnel clampdown set to bury Gaza economy

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Al Jazeera

Philippine politics is a family affair

Politicians in the Philippines have been filing their candidacies for next year’s elections — and there are some familiar names. It is hard to avoid the impression that politics is a family business.

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BBC

EDUCATION

Write my essay, please!

These days, students can hire online companies to do all their coursework, from papers to final exams. Is this legal?

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The Atlantic

Teaching, stress, adjuncts

Full-time faculty members at four-year colleges are spending less time on teaching than they used to, according to a national study released by the Higher Education Research Institute.

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Inside Higher Ed

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Google cameras map the Grand Canyon

Google is now bringing its all-seeing eyes — mounted for the first time on a backpack — into the Grand Canyon, showcasing the attraction’s most popular hiking trails and other walkways.

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San Francisco Chronicle

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Google’s influence on photography

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Lightbox (TIME)

The evolutionary importance of grandma

The most evolutionarily fit grandmothers have the most grandchildren, to whom they pass on their longevity genes.

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The Atlantic

HEALTH

Calling all germs

When you combine a cellphone’s proximity to your ears, nose and mouth with its bacteria-loving warmth, the result can be harmful to your health.

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Yahoo! News

Flu can be deadly, even in healthy kids

Healthy children can actually die more quickly from the flu than those with pre-existing conditions, according to research.

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CNN

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Church of Scientology launches marriage rights bid

An engaged woman has launched a ground-breaking legal bid for the right to marry in a Church of Scientology chapel, insisting she should have the same freedom of choice as any other believer.

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Telegraph.co.uk

Rebel Catholic group expels Holocaust-denying bishop

A rebel Catholic traditionalist group has expelled British-born Bishop Richard Williamson, who embarrassed the Vatican by denying the Holocaust.

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Reuters

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Reading ‘Gone with the Wind’ in Pyongyang, North Korea

In “Gone With the Wind,” North Koreans found echoes of their own history and insights into the U.S: bloody civil wars fought nearly a century apart and two cities destroyed after U.S. attacks.

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Houston Chronicle

How much is being beautiful worth?

Beautiful people are indeed happier, says a new study. Handsome men enjoy economic benefits, while women find joy looking in the mirror.

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Smithsonian Magazine

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

What is the meaning of it, Doctor Watson?

Sherlock Holmes may be the most famous fictional character, and Doyle may be the most popular writer since Dickens. Doyle killed off his detective in volume four in 1891. Popular demand forced a resurrection.

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The New Republic

Photo of the Day

Pope Benedict XVI blesses a baby at the end of his weekly general audience, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. (Photo by Andrew Medichini / AP)

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