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President Barack Obama speaks at the G-20 summit in Seoul. The president is wrapping up his nine-day tour of Asia with a final stop in Japan for the APEC economic summit.  (Photo by Charles Dharapak / AP) From bomb maker wannabe to e-bike revolutionary The e-bike revolution is starting on the Web, where groups are choosing to make their own bikes propelled by battery-powered electric motors. CNN To reduce national debt, ‘shared sacrifice’ necessary, deficit chairs say The chairmen of President Barack Obama’s debt commission have outlined a plan designed to show that progress is possible in reducing the national debt — if Americans agree to make tough compromises. Christian Science Monitor Digging deeper into the proposal for cutting national debt ABC News   Obama says he’s not caving on tax cuts President Barack Obama declared that his “No. 1 priority” is preserving tax cuts for the middle class, and sharply denied that his administration is about to cave into Republicans. CNN With jobs going away, middle class downsizes McClatchy Newspapers Obama battles dire economy on 2 fronts CBS News The battle for the future of health care reform: how it will impact you Thousands of Americans renewing their health insurance plans will see new benefits kick in, under the health care reform law. But the future of the law remains in limbo. ABC News Minn. governor seeks to join health care suit Star Tribune Wandering minds less happy There‘s a good chance your mind is drifting right now, suggests a new study. You’d likely be happier if you just focused. Discovery News Daydreaming is a downer Science   NATION Deficit panel targets popular mortgage interest tax deduction Among the proposals put forward by the Democratic and Republican co-chairs of the deficit commission is one idea that could hit homeowners where it hurts: reducing the popular mortgage interest tax deduction. NPR Veterans Day: how it’s changed At Veterans Day events across the country, people gathered to honor the millions of men and women who have served or are serving in the armed forces. National Geographic Your warrior stories Newsweek Hurricane season winds to a close The U.S. will escape one of the busiest hurricane seasons on record with relatively minor damage and a handful of deaths. St. Petersburg Times POLITICS End to US military gay ban ‘would not harm war effort,’ experts say Most U.S. troops think allowing gays to serve openly in the military would have a minimal effect on U.S. war efforts. Some 70 percent of troops surveyed said the effects would be positive, mixed or nonexistent. BBC Obama travels signal foreign policy shift After many months at home, President Barack Obama is taking back-to-back foreign trips that represent a pivot from new foreign policy challenges to old ones. NPR BUSINESS Cotton prices surge; will you pay? The rising cost of cotton, the “fabric of our lives,” is alarming textile manufacturers and may soon affect consumers‘ wallets. Heavy summer rain and flooding has caused shortages across the world. ABC News Climbing mount publishable Years ago North America, Europe and Japan produced almost all of the world’s science, but the old scientific powers are now losing their grip. Economist ’Tis the season of hiring? Joe Cardamone has been working for JC Penny for 36 years. Walking the aisles of his store, he sees signs of an economic turnaround in a pile of picked-over sweaters. ABC News Retail stocks drop; Wal-Mart heats up online fight MarketWatch EDUCATION Encouraging deep learning Many community college students do not engage in enough classroom activities that enhance their “broadly applicable thinking, reasoning and judgment skills,” according to the Survey of Student Engagement. Inside Higher Ed College-bound, but not college-ready The readiness numbers generated skepticism and even heated criticism from some educators who questioned ACT‘s benchmarks. Chicago Tribune SPORTS Nuggets rally to hand Lakers 1st loss With the game tied and the ball in his hands, J.R. Smith’s gamble paid off. His tie-breaking 3-pointer sparked an 11-0 run that led the Denver Nuggets to a 118-112 win over Los Angeles. Sports Illustrated Heisman voters stick by Cam Newton Cam Newton was on his way to winning the Heisman Trophy — until allegations were made that he sought money to play at Mississippi State and cheated on his schoolwork while a student at Florida. ESPN Special section: Brief history of the Heisman Memorial Trophy HeismanTrophy.com RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Jewish museum completes new home in Philadelphia After 34 years in cramped quarters but with big dreams, a new museum opening in the heart of the city’s historic district aims to tell for the first time the complete story of the Jewish experience in America. USA TODAY Hats offer salute to Scripture When the apostle Paul wrote his first letter to the Christian church in Corinth 20 years or so after the death of Christ, it’s unlikely he had the $599 hat from Shellie McDowell Millinery in mind. St. Louis Post-Dispatch   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (Megan Mcardle): So, about that deficit commission ... The Atlantic Column (Mike Cassidy): Yahoo! philanthropy is up to its employees San Jose Mercury News Column (Joseph A. Bosco): How well are American Muslims challenging extremists? Christian Science Monitor Column (Kenneth Walsh): Trouble ahead for Obama’s presidency U.S. News & World Report Editorial: Veterans Day reminds us we owe more than just parades to the 22 million who served NY Daily News Column (Fred Belmont): Obama’s new digital learning plan: a killer app Huffington Post Column (Allison Samuels): Where are the realistic black characters on TV? Newsweek Editorial (John Hayward): Veterans Day and the end of war Human Events   Site edited by: Ayesha Sharma, Tanya Flowers, Jodi McMaster, Selena Williams, Brigitte Leschhorn, John Harvell, Sevim Yolacti, Jayalaxmi Arasalike, Charles Weiss, Elizabeth Quinn, Adrian Smith, Brian Kebel, Daishi Sato, Diana Shaw, Anuja Seith and John Allen.   GOOD NEWS Women seek to change the image of American agriculture The image of American agriculture has suffered a few punches in recent years, but “Big Ag” has a secret weapon it hopes will soften the blows: women. St. Louis Post-Dispatch Embrace may keep babies warm, alive Embrace, a San Francisco social enterprise born out of a Stanford design class, hopes to change the tide in keeping infants warm. Its incubator aims to keep babies snug at a much lesser cost. San Francisco Chronicle Amputee athlete sets her sights on going for the gold Daphne Hegreness has mastered rock climbing, wake-boarding, swimming and even skiing. Those feats may not sound that impressive until you learn that she has accomplished them with only one leg. Houston Chronicle WORLD G-20 grapples with easing currency strains The Group of 20 labored to agree how to put the world economy on a sounder footing as fears about Ireland’s ability to pay its debts underscored lingering fallout from the global financial crisis. Reuters Blog: Obama post G-20: Sometimes we’re not going to hit home runs but singles  (ABC News) Political Punch Iraq’s power-sharing deal falls apart Iraqi leaders were thought to have reached a power-sharing agreement for a new government, but that deal fell apart as members of the Sunni-backed Iraqiya List walked out of the session. CNN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Future soldiers may wear ‘Iron Man’ suits Raytheon Sarcos is developing a wearable robotic “Iron Man” suit for the military. The suit gives its wearer 17 times more strength and could be used to lift heavy supplies. CNN Mystery of how cats lap is revealed It is a mystery that has long puzzled cat lovers: how do their feline companions lap up liquids so elegantly? Now, a team of researchers from three U.S. universities think they have the answer. BBC Purrfect drink — all physics to cats Reuters Pain gene common to flies, mice and humans, researchers discover The gene was uncovered in a genome-wide hunt for pain genes in fruit flies, which revealed hundreds of other candidate pain genes that await further study. ScienceDaily HEALTH Medicaid managed care programs grow; so do issues Beginning in 2014, an additional 16 million people will become eligible for Medicaid under the health care law. People with incomes below 133 percent of the federal poverty level will qualify. USA TODAY Race, ethnicity and geography influence lung cancer rates Lung cancer rates vary greatly by race and ethnicity, as well as by geography, a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report showed. MedPage Today A visual guide to lung cancer WebMD ENVIRONMENT New hunting limits preserve Fortymile caribou herd The 2010 Fortymile caribou hunt went as planned with a late start and one unexpected closing limiting the number of caribou killed and preserving herd numbers. Anchorage Daily News More money in tourism, fishing than oil Tourism and fishing deliver $204 billion annually to coastal economies, about four times the value of the estimated oil and gas that could be recovered from proposed offshore drilling nearby. San Francisco Chronicle New family tree for plague traces its paths out of China A genetic study maps out the family tree of the bacterium Yersinia pestis that was reposible for plague that evolved in or around China more than 2,600 years ago. LiveScience LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT The real Betsy Ross There’s no archival evidence that Betsy Ross sewed the very first U.S. flag, says Marla R. Miller, a University of Massachusetts history professor who wrote “Betsy Ross and the Making of America." Philadelphia Inquirer Playing Tetris blocks traumatic flashbacks Playing Tetris after a horrific experience can reduce the harrowing flashbacks that haunt people with post-traumatic stress disorder. New Scientist   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Meat-based diet made humans smarter When humans began eating meat, the high-calorie diet allowed our bodies to spend more energy on things like building a bigger brain. NPR   Photo of the Day Mount Merapi spews volcanic material as seen from Klaten, Indonesia.  (Photo by Anonymous / AP)	DailySource Most Popular Most viewed Most shared Most recent Connect with Us Or enter Amazon via the box below and they will donate 4-7% of all purchases you make in the next 24 hours to us. Take a Quick Tour The Daily Quote Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower. 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