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Sidney, a 9-year-old volunteer, helps bag Meals-Ready-to-Eat for distribution to the residents of the Lower East Side who remain without power due to Superstorm Sandy, in New York. (Photo by John Minchillo / 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

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US offers new details of deadly Libya attack

(NPR)

The Two-Way

Sandy blamed for at least 102 deaths in US, Canada

Deaths in the United States and Canada blamed on Sandy, the mega-storm that tore across the U.S. East Coast this week, rose to at least 102.

Reuters

The island that New York City forgot

TIME

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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

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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

New York City Marathon canceled after Sandy outcry

Mayor Michael Bloomberg canceled the 2012 ING New York Marathon. The mayor’s action came amid an outcry that the event would take away from efforts to help thousands of New Yorkers.

ABC News

Coast Guard base prepares recruits for daring rescues

At a new Coast Guard training facility in Elizabeth City, N.C., rescue swimmers jump from a 12-foot tower into a wave pool as large fans blow wind at them.

San Francisco Chronicle

Coast Guard concludes HMS Bounty captain went down with ship

Christian Science Monitor

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

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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

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GOOD NEWS

New York Tech Meetup rallying tech volunteers post-Sandy

The New York Tech Meetup is tapping into its network of 28,000 local tech professionals, asking them to help those affected by network outages and other technical issues after Hurricane Sandy.

San Francisco Chronicle

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Acts of kindness in Sandy’s aftermath

(NBCNews.com)

Today News

Kindness after Hurricane Sandy

Huffington Post

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

Hamas PM blasts Palestinian leader over ‘1967’ remarks

Ismail Haniyeh says comments made by President Abbas in an interview to Israel’s Channel 2 — in which he supported a Palestinian state based on the 1967 borders — are “extremely dangerous.”

Haaretz

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

EDUCATION

Washington pushes consumer protection for veterans

Return on investment is a hot concept, with lawmakers pushing colleges to show how they perform with public funds. But most of the policy action is on consumer protections for student veterans.

Inside Higher Ed

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

Affiliate of US meningitis-linked firm extends shutdown

Ameridose LLC, sister company to the pharmacy at the heart of a meningitis outbreak in the U.S., has agreed to extend its closure while investigators continue to examine its facilities.

Reuters

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

Most UK ash trees will be diseased within 10 years, ministers told

Ash dieback disease will spread across the U.K. by around 18.5 miles a year, infecting most of the country’s ash trees within a decade.

Guardian

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

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

SPORTS

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

David Ortiz gets qualifying offer

As expected, the Boston Red Sox officially made a $13.3 million qualifying offer to designated hitter David Ortiz. According to a source close to negotiations, the sides are “very close” on a two-year deal.

ESPN

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