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Family members visit the south reflecting pool during 10th anniversary ceremonies at the Sept. 11 memorial in New York.  (Photo by Todd Heisler / AP) A changed America: marking 10 years since 9/11 Ten years on, Americans come together where the World Trade Center soared, where the Pentagon stands as a fortress once breached, where United Airlines Flight 93 knifed into the earth. Philadelphia Inquirer Special section: How 9/11 changed America USA TODAY Live: 9/11 commemoration CBS News San Diego Muslims are opening doors amid the scrutiny The Muslim community in San Diego, Calif., drew attention after 9/11 since two of the hijackers lived there. A local imam has been working to change perceptions. NPR   77 US troops hurt in attack on Afghan base Dozens of American troops were injured when a suicide attacker detonated a truck bomb outside a NATO base in eastern Afghanistan. The attack killed two Afghans and also wounded 25 Afghan civilians. Msnbc.com Taliban claim Afghanistan bomb attack Christian Science Monitor US troops in Afghanistan mark 9/11 Vancouver Sun Afghan attack wounds Americans YouTube Special section: Afghanistan CBS News Is there someone who can step up to forge a deal on federal deficit? The Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction was given a Herculean task: Break the partisan roadblock to reduce the federal deficit by at least $1.2 trillion. And it must be done by Thanksgiving. Detroit Free Press In Texas, 63 dropouts promise to give school another chance More than 700 volunteers combed the streets of Houston to persuade students to give high school another shot. Houston Chronicle   NATION Terror threat spurs tighter NYC security Authorities in New York and New Jersey increased security after reports of a credible, uncorroborated threat that terrorists may be plotting an attack in the city around the Sept. 11 anniversary. Bloomberg AP: No sign of US entry for terror plot USA TODAY Statistics rile critics of current federal immigration program Nearly 200 immigrants have been detained in Iowa in the past year under a federal enforcement program that the Obama administration is currently reviewing. Des Moines Register Obama jobs plan is heartening to frustrated blacks President Barack Obama’s jobs pitch is already playing well with blacks, who had grown plenty irked with him over what they perceived as his indifference to their needs. San Jose Mercury News Blog: Obama proclaims National Days of Prayer and Remembrance  (CNN) Political ticker POLITICS Corporate taxes: How low can you go? The idea that America’s 35 percent corporate tax rate is stifling U.S. economic growth is almost an article of faith among some politicians. Very few actually pay taxes on 35 percent of their profits. NPR Florida is set for a big role in GOP presidential race Florida is about to get into the Republican presidential race big time, starting with a televised debate in Tampa and ending with an early primary in 2012 that conceivably could wrap up the nomination. Fresno Bee EDUCATION In Britain, some schools banning skirts Nailsea School in England is among a small but growing number of schools that have resorted to banning skirts to avoid “hemline creep.” Los Angeles Times US Education chief Arne Duncan: Double teacher salaries U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said that teachers have been “beaten down for too long” and endorsed “doubling’’ their salaries. Chicago Sun-Times RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Shift your body, change your mind Project Welcome Home Troops has been researching a spiritual approach to combat stress using yoga postures and yogic breathing to ease the minds of many troops. Spirituality & Health Blog: The many health benefits of yoga Timi Gustafson RD  (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) Deepak Chopra creates video game Deepak Chopra will be releasing a video game that promises to “enhance the mind-body connection” through interactive full-body motions and breathing techniques. Yoga Journal LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT Oscar winner Cliff Robertson dies at 88 Cliff Robertson, the handsome movie actor who played John F. Kennedy in “PT-109,” won an Oscar for “Charly” and was famously victimized in a 1977 Hollywood forgery scandal, has died. San Francisco Chronicle Design student creates coat for homeless A design student at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, Veronika Scott conceived her coat-bag for a class project in 2010 — and now she’s planning to go national with it. San Francisco Chronicle ENVIRONMENT Texas struggles to manage hydrofracking water use In drought-stricken Texas, water shortages are impacting its burgeoning hydrofracking-based oil industry. Earth Times Sprinkle of seaweed to make more powerful, less toxic batteries Research suggests that using a seaweed extract as a binder in lithium-ion batteries will not only cut out toxic compounds, but could cut costs and massively boost battery performance, too. Earth Times   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (Paul Holte): 9/11: a pilot’s view Star Tribune Column (Benjamin Radford): Vaccine deniers and the fear behind movie ‘Contagion’ LiveScience Editorial: Paying the price Daily Star Blog (Tyler Kane): 10 songs to make you glad you’re still in college (or wish you were)  (Paste) List of the Day Column (Christopher Thornberg): No D for the double dip McClatchy Newspapers Column (David Remnick): When the towers fell The New Yorker Column (Deroy Murdock): Shall we look to Reaganomics instead of Obamanomics? Los Angeles Daily News Editorial: Fix the clean air act Boston Herald   Site edited by: Valerie Serrano, Brigitte Leschhorn, Erkinaz Shuminov, Shahinaz Ayoub, Carla Baranauckas, Cassidy Pham, Kevin Augustine, Brian Lam and Cynthia Vidal.   GOOD NEWS Grandfather is proving he is not too old to play football Alan Moore, a 61-year-old Vietnam veteran and grandfather of five from Montgomery, Ala., became the oldest player ever to get in a college football game. Houston Chronicle Chronic pain gene identified, hopes for new targeted pain drugs A gene called HCN2 produces a protein which regulates chronic pain, and medications which inhibit the gene’s protein production could be extremely effective in combating chronic pain. Medical News Today Vermonters’ generosity aims at helping each other Tropical Storm Irene damaged or destroyed more than 700 homes and left some Vermont towns stranded. But it has also generated countless acts of kindness like citizen-led road rebuilding. San Jose Mercury News WORLD Hurricane Katia threatens flood chaos in northern Britain Severe gales and flooding are expected to hit parts of the U.K. as Hurricane Katia makes its way across the Atlantic, with winds up to 80 mph. Guardian G-8 pledges $38B to Arab states Finance ministers from the G-8 group of industrialized countries have pledged nearly $40 billion to several Arab countries to help with reconstruction and moves towards democracy. BBC Ferry sinks off Tanzania A ferry carrying more than 500 passengers from Zanzibar to Pemba Island off the east African country of Tanzania has capsized, and scores of people are missing. Msnbc.com BUSINESS US stocks will continue as a roller-coaster ride U.S. stocks in the coming week likely will face more of the European-driven volatility that’s bounced the Dow Jones industrial average on a series of triple-digit swings over the past six sessions. MarketWatch Retail sales probably slowed in August U.S. retail sales rose in August at the slowest pace in three months, tempered by limited job and income growth, economists said. Bloomberg Vast support given for grassroots economics group Membership of the World Economics Association has now exceeded 6,000. Embarrassment among professionals after the global financial crisis of 2008 is one of the primary reasons it launched. Positive News SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Can Yahoo escape valley of the dulls? Carol Bartz has been fired from her role as CEO of Yahoo, but the company itself remains face-to-face with an identity crisis. TechNewsWorld Hummingbirds aflutter during courtship Some hummingbird males generate loud sounds with their tail feathers while courting females. The cause of these sounds has been identified. ScienceDaily HEALTH Survey: US college students not getting enough sleep Many U.S. college students aren’t getting the recommended seven to eight hours of sleep per night, a problem that could affect their ability to learn, a new survey says. HealthDay Superbug antibiotic resistance caused by specific genome change Bacterial superbugs that have become resistant to different types of antibiotics are presenting an increasing challenge to the world of health care. Medical News Today SPORTS $100M deal for Vikings’ Peterson Running back Adrian Peterson agreed to a seven-year, $96 million deal that could increase to $100 million if he makes it to the end of the contract in 2017 and meets the escalator criteria. Star Tribune At US Open, Serena Williams rolls by No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki Across six rounds and 13 days, Serena Williams, the most dangerous No. 28 seed in history, has dismissed her opponents at the U.S. Open as if they were kewpie dolls in an amusement park. NY Daily News   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Iwo Jima hero lives on through cherished gold ring The gold Marine Corps ring was exchanged 66 years ago, on board a World War II transport barge docked at Honolulu. Through it, the memory of Harold Block lives on. 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