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People evacuate a flooded area in Villahermosa, Mexico.  (Photo by Marco Ugarte / AP) Flooding in Mexico leaves 500,000 homeless Flooding caused by heavy rains has left one person dead and 500,000 homeless in the Southern Mexican state of Tabasco. Thousands of people remain trapped on rooftops. ITV Mexico flood rescue underway BBC Report: Top regulators traveled the world on industry's dime The Consumer Product Safety Commission chief took dozens of trips paid for by toy, appliance and children's furniture industries and others they regulate, the Washington Post reports. USA Today Consumer safety head speaks CBS News   Official: Saudis could have helped prevent 9/11 Saudi Arabia could have helped the U.S. prevent al-Qaida's 2001 attacks if American officials had consulted Saudi authorities in a "credible" way, an ex-Saudi ambassador said. CNN Documentary comments CNN U.S. envoy defends Iraq embassy decision The U.S. ambassador to Iraq defended a recent decision to force foreign service officers to work in the wartorn nation, saying diplomats have a responsibility to the nation. Associated Press U.S. diplomats' posting protest BBC Noel becomes hurricane; toll at 115 Hurricane Noel, the deadliest storm to hit the Atlantic this year, is not expected to gain strength in the next 24 hours as it tracks northward toward the U.S. but it may grow in size. AFP Noel devastates Caribbean CBS News   NATION Alarming trend: Nationally and locally, criminals aim at police The cold-blooded shooting of a Philadelphia police officer is a part of a national trend in which criminals are demonstrating an increasing fearlessness of taking aim at law enforcement officers. Philadelphia Inquirer As gaming grows, many tribes worry Potential competition from three proposed casinos in Massachusetts is pushing the Indian-run casino to upgrade its facilities even more. Christian Science Monitor Gambling addiction in America CBS News POLITICS Immigration: from talking point to sore point for Sen. Clinton Like the debate over Iraq, the exchanges over granting licenses to illegal immigrants underscored the tensions for Sen. Hillary Clinton as she seeks to court various interest groups. MSNBC Senate considers SCHIP for third time More than 20 states will run out of money for the State Children's Health Insurance Program, unless Congress and the White House can resolve a dispute over funding for the measure, a new study shows. NPR Health care delivery Polling Report BUSINESS Prisoners of debt In a financial version of "Night of the Living Dead," debts forgiven by bankruptcy courts are springing back to life to haunt consumers. BusinessWeek Foreclosures up 30 percent As Congress and the White House continue to work toward solutions to help embattled homeowners, home foreclosure filings took a big jump in the third quarter, according to data from real estate Web site RealtyTrac. MSNBC Fed cuts interest rates CBS News HEALTH Heart disease drops among adult diabetics From 1997 to 2005, the percentage of U.S. diabetics 35 years of age or older with self-reported heart disease decreased by 11 percent, according to a new report. MSNBC SPORTS Hingis admits positive drug test Martina Hingis has retired from tennis after revealing she tested positive for cocaine at this year's Wimbledon. BBC Dodgers general manager talking with Torre, no deal yet While general manager Ned Colletti insisted they had not agreed on a contract, he indicated the former New York Yankees manager was the leading candidate to replace Grady Little, who resigned. Sporting News RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Catholic bishops weigh political statement The nation's bishops will vote next month on a political roadmap for Roman Catholics headed into the 2008 election that gives top billing to abortion, but also spotlights a wide range of issues. Beliefnet African fishermen find way of conservation in the Quran An experiment in Tanzania is emerging as an Islamic model for spreading environmental ideals. Christian Science Monitor Quick guide: Islam BBC   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Editorial: Soldiers deserve dignified funerals Chicago Sun-Times Column: Hillary's choice Times Online Column: White House dismisses global warming Seattle Post-Intelligencer Column: When American corporations deliver U.S. foreign policy San Francisco Chronicle Column: Karen Hughes throws in the towel Slate Column: Bush's health care scare tactics Real Clear Politics Column: Can Rudy Giuliani maintain his lead? Economist Column: Leaner IMF National Review   Site edited by: Yvonne Lee, Rachel Wright, Ritchelle Rala, Jim Scripps, Beverly Stiles, Walt Chiu and nicole miller.   GOOD NEWS Red pandas prove it's never too late to fall in love After eight years of living together, two red pandas past their prime have fallen in love and discovered the art of kissing. Reuters Red pandas pucker up ITN More active U.S. parents U.S. parents are reading more to their children and placing more restrictions on their television viewing than they did 10 years earlier. Christian Science Monitor WORLD Japan pulls out of Afghanistan coalition Japan's government has ordered its navy to end its mission in support of coalition forces in Afghanistan after failing to win opposition backing to renew the deployment. Guardian Turkey tightens screw on Kurdish rebels Turkey tightened the screw on Kurdish rebels by pushing ahead with planned economic measures designed to halt fighting on its border with Iraq, according to Turkish officials. Times Online ENVIRONMENT Monkey sighting raises climate fears The discovery in Kenya of a new population of monkeys far from their normal habitat is a sign of how climate change may already be changing Africa's ecology, a leading conservationist said. Environmental News Network Norway to protect Amazon rainforest The Norway government will grant $24 million towards the protection of the Amazon rainforest. Forbes LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT Writers Guild eyes strike Writers Guild of America negotiators unanimously decided to bring a strike recommendation to their elected leadership. Hollywood Reporter Hollywood writers to strike KCAL Naomi Campbell joins Hugo Chavez at political rally Supermodel Naomi Campbell left the glitz and bright lights of the fashion world behind and joined Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez at a political rally and toured government-funded housing projects. USA Today SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Fossil jellyfish discovered in Utah They didn't have any bones to leave behind, but 10 fossilized jellyfish recently discovered in Utah have made an impression in more ways than one. National Geographic Cat's eye view of DNA sheds light on human disease The first full genetic map of a cat, a pedigreed Abyssinian, is already shedding light on a common cause of blindness in humans and may offer insights into AIDS, researchers reported. Reuters New spin on how stars are born Invisible magnetic field lines twisted like long ropes of DNA help stars spiral into life, according to a new model. LiveScience Patterns in nature: star trails National Geographic EDUCATION 19 colleges pledge support for low-income students The heads of 19 state university systems are joining to make sure their policies match their rhetoric about more diversity and better learning. Christian Science Monitor Poll: most OK birth control for schools People decisively favor letting their public schools provide birth control to students. They also voice misgivings that divide them along generational, income and racial lines, a poll showed. Yahoo! News   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT U.S. launches ‘MySpace for spies’ America’s intelligence agencies are preparing to launch “A-Space,” an internal communications tool modelled on the popular social networking sites, Facebook and MySpace. 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