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A business sits boarded up on a deserted street in Ship Bottom, a community on Long Beach Island, N.J.. Residential access to the island remains closed as recovery work from superstorm Sandy continues. (Photo by Patrick Semansky / AP)

Returning to the Arkansas Delta, 40 years later

The delta was once a place where sharecroppers lived in segregation and poverty yet forged a vibrant community. Industrial farming has erased their culture, leaving behind endless sky and few people.

National Geographic

CIA describes effort in Libya attack

After accusations about Washington’s response to the Libya attack, a senior intelligence official said no one in the White House second-guessed decisions made in Benghazi.

Bloomberg

Blog:

US offers new details of deadly Libya attack

(NPR)

The Two-Way

Post-storm anger grows

Frustration grew for superstorm Sandy’s victims, many of whom were left with no power, no gasoline and little information about when their shattered lives might return to normal.

Reuters

The island that New York City forgot

TIME

Blog:

Should cities prepare for the worst?

Innovations (Smithsonian Magazine)

Storm images, day by day

New York Times

Anger grows over Sandy response

BBC

Jobs report shows gain of 171,000 jobs

The most important jobs report of Barack Obama’s presidency came in slightly better than expected, strengthening his case that the economy is recovering.

BusinessWeek

Special section:

Jobs report

USA TODAY

Fresh food fixation a booming business

Sarah Haselkorn is not your average senior in college — between classes and exams she has managed to co-launch Green Bean, a quick-service restaurant that serves fresh local ingredients.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

NATION

America’s solar soldiers

U.S. military personnel have been pursuing efforts to cultivate energy independence for the armed forces. These "greenhawks” have started a national conversation about alternative energy.

GlobalPost

Why the White House glass ceiling still remains intact

Despite all the qualified women waiting in the wings, many political observers express doubt that a woman will be elected — or even nominated to be — president in the near future.

NPR

Women’s economic dominance: Is it inevitable?

The Atlantic

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

Obama has granted clemency more rarely than any other modern president

Given few positive recommendations by the Justice Department, Obama has handed out pardons and commutations at a lower rate than any of his recent predecessors, a ProPublica analysis shows.

ProPublica

Where Obama and Romney stand on the big issues: a primer

Before you head to the polls — now or on Tuesday — have one last look at the candidates and “where they stand” in this handy primer.

ABC News

Boys and girls on the bus — snapshots from the campaign trail

McClatchy Newspapers

Both candidates received more negative than positive coverage in the media

Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism

Shaming voters: how groups use peer pressure to get out the vote

They’ve tried attack ads, mailers, phone calls and Facebook campaigns. Now interest groups that want your vote are resorting to a new tactic: shame.

USA TODAY

Special section:

Voter portraits: the deciders

New York Times

POLITICS

Alabama measure to purge racist language draws unexpected foes

Alabama voters will decide whether to strip language from the state’s governing document that calls for poll taxes and separate schools for “white and colored.”

NPR

Catholic-owned business doesn’t have to offer contraception in health plan

A federal judge in Detroit ruled this week that a Catholic-owned business in Ann Arbor does not have to include contraception in its employee health care plans.

Detroit Free Press

BUSINESS

Holiday shopping: Retailers aim to thwart online rivals

Brick-and-mortar retail stores have downplayed online sales in the past. This holiday season, they are offering same-day shipping and creating shopping kiosks to make their physical stores more Web-like.

BusinessWeek

EPA slams Hyundai, Kia for overestimating MPG rate

Based on an Environmental Protection Agency audit and investigation, Hyundai and Kia have agreed to lower the posted mileage ratings on most of their fleets and will reimburse owners for the discrepancy.

Forbes

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Reading the shadows of the universe’s earliest stars

Astronomers, using data from the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, have developed a new way to understand the most ancient light of the universe.

The Atlantic

Universe’s 1st stars seen by space telescope

SPACE.com

Humans can’t be empathetic and logical at the same time

Logic and emotion tend to be considered as polar opposites. Many choices are a struggle to compromise the two systems — and that may have to do with how our brains are wired.

Popular Science

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Ceramics artist infuses work with spirituality, nature and whimsy

Ceramic artist Kathleen Adams believes in serendipity — and her creative outlets have led her to a deeper understanding of spirituality, life and the interconnectedness of humanity.

The State Journal-Register

Church of Holy Sepulchre bank account frozen over $2.3 million water bill

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where Jesus is believed to have been crucified, buried and resurrected, is facing a financial crisis over an unpaid water bill in a row that could result in its closure.

Guardian

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

The speech that saved Theodore Roosevelt’s life

Campaigning 100 years ago, Theodore Roosevelt was spared almost certain death when 50 pieces of paper slowed an assailant’s bullet headed for his chest.

Smithsonian Magazine

CMA Awards 2012: Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert win big

Husband and wife country stars Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert won big at the Country Music Association Awards in Nashville, Tenn., swooping up multiple honors throughout the night.

CBS News

CMA Awards performances

CMT

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Ben Cosgrove):

Why they should cancel the NYC marathon

TIME

Column (Barack Obama):

My vision for America

CNN

Column (Mitt Romney):

My vision for America

CNN

Column (T. Boone Pickens):

Energy independence and why I’m supporting Romney

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Editorial:

Sandy and federal government’s role

USA TODAY

Column (Bob Cuddy):

Do we really want a bully to be the next president?

McClatchy Newspapers

Blog (David Case):

A foolproof way to create jobs

(GlobalPost)

America the Gutted

Column (Maureen Dowd):

New Jersey Gov. Christie’s new best friend: President Obama

Seattle Times

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GOOD NEWS

Acts of kindness in Sandy’s aftermath

Superstorm Sandy brought terrible destruction to the East Coast, but it has also inspired acts of kindness large and small as communities help each other get back on their feet.

(NBCNews.com)

Today News

Little newspaper gives hope to Africans who have fled to Israel

Using his laptop, Kebedom Mengistu publishes Hadush Zemen (New Century), a newspaper for refugees from Eritrea who have survived the perilous trip and settled in Israel.

Christian Science Monitor

Fundraising sites help raise big bucks for different charities

Raising money online, or crowdfunding, is the new big thing. Last year, crowdfunding helped raise $1.5 billion, and fundraising sites will likely double that number by the end of this year.

USA TODAY

WORLD

Day of the Dead: Mexicans mourn their loved ones

However great the collective mourning may be in Mexico, families in Oaxaca reminisce about their own lost loved ones in the traditional way: with music, food, tears and laughter.

Christian Science Monitor

Putin’s Russia — it’s much more fragile than it looks

As Vladimir Putin nears the end of his 13th year ruling the vast country, Russians feel increasingly unhappy, and worries over long-term political and economic stability are growing.

Reuters

Russia’s president: Vladimir the victor

Economist

EDUCATION

Technology changing how students learn, teachers say

There is a widespread belief among teachers that students’ constant use of digital technology is hampering their attention spans and ability to persevere in the face of challenging tasks.

New York Times

USDA should regulate in-school snacks, says report

Earlier this year, new USDA regulations on school lunches stirred up controversy in Washington. A new report suggests the USDA should regulate snacks offered in school vending machines and snack lines.

U.S. News & World Report

HEALTH

Asthmapping: Smart inhalers track usage to save lives

Asthma is a disease that can constrict your breathing. There is medication to help you manage it, but getting the dosage right means your doctor needs details about your disease experience.

Wired

Study: When resources are scarce, most people forfeit the future

Poor people are often criticized for self-defeating behaviors, but a new study suggests nearly everyone acts that way.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

ENVIRONMENT

A looming mass extinction

Palaeobiologist Anthony Barnosky predicts that 75 percent of all mammal species will be extinct in 300 years if current rates of extinction continue.

BBC

Is the world’s ‘cleanest coal-fueled power plant’ a climate bait-and-switch?

In West Texas, a complex story is unfolding about a project slated for what Odessa, Texas, officials call “the clean energy capital of the world.” At the heart of it all is a full-scale test of “clean coal.”

Grist

SPORTS

Marathon presses on in the face of growing opposition

The Manhattan borough president added his name to those opposed to running the marathon on Sunday, and the Police Department has called on department retirees for help.

New York Times

A perfect meme storm: marathon backlash makes for easy outrage

The Atlantic Wire

Blog:

New York City Marathon: should the race take place after Sandy?

(Guardian)

US News Blog

NHL cancels Winter Classic

The NHL has decided to cancel the Winter Classic, which was slated to feature the Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs.

ESPN

Winter Classics through the years

FOXSports

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