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Occupy Wall Street protestors march in the 39th annual Village Halloween Parade, in New York City, wearing costumes to reflect their views. Anti-Wall Street protests continuing nationwide, with police in Tennessee agreed to stop arresting protesters. (Photo by John Minchillo / AP)

Mystery surrounds Texas pot farms

Authorities admit marijuana could turn into East Texas’ next big cash crop. Sheriff’s spokesman says they are looking into whether these illegal farming operations are linked to Mexico’s drug cartels.

Houston Chronicle

Afghan forces on track to take over security despite costs

The Afghan army and police are on track to handle security when U.S. troops withdraw, although top NATO officers say the country will need at least $4 billion a year to maintain its forces.

USA TODAY

Are atrocities inevitable in war?

BBC

Tennesse police stop arresting protesters

Tennessee agreed to stop enforcing a new curfew used to dislodge Occupy Nashville protesters from the grounds around the state Capitol.

Msnbc.com

Who is Occupy Wall Street? After 6 weeks, a profile finally emerges

Christian Science Monitor

‘Occupyers’ holding strong even in cold?

CBS News

China launches unmanned spacecraft

China said it successfully launched an unmanned spacecraft to carry out a key docking mission, taking its next step towards the goal of building its first space station by 2020.

Telegraph.co.uk

Boeing brings space taxi jobs to Florida

Reuters

Chinese spacecraft launches

BBC

Harrisburg leaders debate plans as Pennsylvania takeover looms

Harrisburg, Penn City Council members proposed taxes they can’t enact and debt forgiveness to repair municipal finances as they searched for agreement to head off a state takeover.

BusinessWeek

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A jack-o’-lantern is covered with snow during a storm in Freeport, Maine. (Photo by Robert F. Bukaty / AP)	A child touches the glass at the Turkuazoo Aquarium as a shark swims by in Istanbul. The aquarium is home to 25,000 sea creatures. (Photo by Vadim Ghirda / AP)	Owners walk their dogs with pumpkin pails hanging on their necks for Halloween in Makati City, east of Manila, Philippines. (Photo by Bullit Marquez / AP)

NATION

More than 1.7 million still without power after Northeast storm

More than 1.7 million customers in five states remained without power as workers scrambled to get the situation under control. It could longer before power is back on.

CNN

Some postpone Halloween after storm

ABC News

FBI releases tapes, photos and documents on Russian spy ring

FBI surveillance tapes, photos and documents show members of a ring of Russian sleeper spies secretly exchanging information and money during a counterintelligence probe.

San Jose Mercury News

FBI videos show Russian spies in action

YouTube

High court considers when bad lawyers taint a case

On television, most criminal cases are tried before a jury. But in reality, more than 90 percent of all criminal cases in the U.S. never get to trial; they are resolved with a plea bargain.

NPR

POLITICS

Faced with re-election, little action in Congress, Obama acts alone

Declaring that Republicans in Congress will block almost every initiative that has his name on it, President Barack Obama is going around them.

McClatchy Newspapers

President Obama deemed ‘fit for duty’

Politico

Cain acknowledges reports of sexual harassment claims

Herman Cain, GOP presidential candidate, acknowledged reports that he had been accused of sexual harassment and that his employer had reached financial settlements with his accusers.

USA TODAY

Perry’s tax plan loses near $1 trillion

According to an independent study, presidential candidate Rick Perry’s tax plan would cost $995 billion in foregone federal revenues in 2015, based on current law.

Reuters

BUSINESS

Few Americans want trucking jobs

Open truck-driving jobs require little more than a high school diploma and brief training. But not everybody wants to be a long-haul truck driver, and many find they just can’t hack it.

NPR

MF Global files for bankruptcy; shares remain halted

Voluntary bankruptcy petitions for MF Global Holdings and MF Global Finance USA hit the docket in a U.S. bankruptcy court.

CNBC

EDUCATION

2011 Illinois school report cards: Top schools have longer days

The 10 highest-ranking suburban elementary schools all have longer days than the typical Chicago public school — but shorter ones than those advocated by Mayor Rahm Emanuel.

Chicago Sun-Times

More states flag potential dropouts with warning data

While more states and districts are developing “early warning systems” to target students most at risk of dropping out, many of those systems may still not be reaching students early enough.

Education Week

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Supreme Court won’t hear Utah highway crosses dispute

The Supreme Court has declined to address the divisive question of when religious symbols are allowed on government property, rejecting a dispute over the placement of white crosses on Utah roads.

USA TODAY

Dean of St. Paul’s stepping down

The Dean of St. Paul‘s Cathedral in London became the second high-profile clergy member to step down amid mounting controversy over anti-capitalist protests on the church’s grounds.

San Francisco Examiner

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Horrible histories: Has revisionism gone too far?

A number of recent movies, books and plays have sought to reverse received ideas about celebrated artists and writers. This rampant revisionism is an increasingly prevalent cultural trend.

The Independent

Medieval European graves were disturbed for surprising reasons

Once laid to rest, the remains of many who died in medieval Europe were not left in peace. As much as 40 percent of graves from the mid-fifth to mid-eighth centuries appear to have been disturbed after burial.

LiveScience

Do giant pumpkins have a size limit?

Google commemorates Halloween with a massive pumpkin carving. What’s the science of gargantuan gourds?

Christian Science Monitor

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GOOD NEWS

Reassuring study for women on breast cancer genetic mutation

Simply being a close relative of a woman with a genetic mutation that places her at heightened risk for breast cancer does not increase the odds of getting cancer for women without the mutation.

San Francisco Chronicle

Volunteers put business skills to work helping developing nations

Volunteering abroad has long been an option for Canadian professionals looking to share their professional skills with the world and inject broader meaning into their own careers.

Vancouver Sun

Program to prolong pregnancies aims to give premature babies a better shot

Better Births Outcomes Collaborative is a central Ohio effort to help women have longer pregnancies and healthier babies. The program has enrolled 165 women, and officials are thrilled with the results.

Columbus Dispatch

WORLD

‘7 billionth’ babies celebrated worldwide