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Residents line up to receive a hot breakfast and food supplies at a temporary facility operated by FEMA in Brooklyn, N.Y. Many people in the line indicated that they are still living without heat, six days after Superstorm Sandy struck the region.  (Photo by Mark Lennihan / AP) Solar system gets a revised birth certificate About 4.567 billion years ago, our solar system’s planets spawned from an expansive disc of gas and dust rotating around the sun. Or maybe not, according to a new paper. Science 2.0 Blog: Did the solar system have an extra planet?  (Nature) News Blog Implanting false memories Despite the ethical limitations imposed on laboratory studies of artificially created memories, research shows that creating false memories of a relatively benign childhood experience were easily induced.  (Psychology Today) Media Spotlight   Falling temps add urgency to Sandy recovery Falling temperatures are putting more people at risk in a region already battling gasoline shortages, stubborn power outages and spasms of lawlessness in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. Seattle Post-Intelligencer Disappointed New York marathoners run in aid of Sandy victims Christian Science Monitor A forever changed East Coast shoreline NBCNews.com Affirmative action for Asian-Americans: do students support it? Ethnic politics is always a touchy topic, but the issue at the University of Texas has a sharper edge as the U.S. Supreme Court examines whether the university violates the Constitution. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The changing state of US ethnicity BBC ADHD drugs do not raise heart risk A study has shown that children who take Adderall, Ritalin and other central nervous system stimulants do not have a higher chance of developing serious heart conditions. Medical News Today   NATION Portland rally delivers pre-election message against funding cuts Several hundred people marched through the Lloyd District in Northeast Portland for a rally against funding cuts to social and public services. Oregon Live California winner claims $23M lotto prize just in time For more than five months — while Julie Cervera struggled to pay a $600 electrical bill, feed her family and keep the cable company from shutting off her service — she was a millionaire without knowing it. CBS News PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION How secure is your electronic vote? It’s an unavoidable question as Election Day approaches: When we go to the polls, could our very votes be at risk? CNN Voters prepare to weigh in, from president to local issues St. Louis Post-Dispatch Enthusiasm is key in Ohio ground game Mitt Romney’s campaign is banking on a certain excitement — ephemeral, and harder to quantify by data — for a victory in Ohio, a state that both sides believe is within the close. Politico Presidential campaign money totals similar, strategies not Presidential candidates Barack Obama and Mitt Romney pursued different strategies to take in similar sums from Iowa donors leading up to Election Day, according to a Des Moines Register analysis. Des Moines Register Blog: Candidates court swing states in final days  (Guardian) US Elections 2012 Map: How powerful is your vote? Slate POLITICS After vote, ‘fiscal cliff’ still looms No matter whether President Barack Obama or Republican Mitt Romney is in the White House, a crushing blend of tax increases and spending cuts will go into effect unless Congress acts. Columbus Dispatch GOP aims to expand gubernatorial power Washington gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna looks to help Republicans cross an important threshold while expanding their power nationally. CNN BUSINESS SEC questioned Groupon over weak financial controls The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission asked Groupon Inc. to explain its accounting for coupon refunds and other aspects of its business. Bloomberg An insurance break for homeowners The switch to calling Sandy a superstorm instead of a hurricane was not just a matter of semantics: The change could save homeowners thousands of dollars. BusinessWeek SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Curiosity sniffs Martian atmosphere, detects no signs of life By analyzing the Martian atmosphere, scientists on NASA’s Curiosity team hope to understand whether Mars now — or ever was — capable of supporting life. Forbes Blog: Mars rover snaps spooky portraits  (NBCNews.com) Cosmic Log SRI researcher leads cybersecurity effort Many people cite Albert Einstein’s aphorism “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.” Only a handful, however, have had the opportunity to discuss the concept with the physicist. San Francisco Chronicle In-sync brain waves hold memory of objects just seen The more in-sync electrical signals of neurons were in two key hubs of the memory circuit, the more those cells held the short-term memory of a just-seen object. ScienceDaily RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Egypt’s Coptic Christians choose pope The Coptic Orthodox church has chosen Bishop Tawadros as the new pope to lead the Middle East’s biggest Christian community. Al Jazeera Bishop Tawadros new pope of Egypt’s Coptic Christians community BBC IRS not enforcing rules on churches For the past three years, the Internal Revenue Service has not been investigating complaints of partisan political activity by churches. ABC News   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (Gary Younge): Barack Obama and the paradox behind his African American support base Guardian Column (Edward Sozanski): ‘Dancing around the bride’ with Duchamp’s modern guests Philadelphia Inquirer Column (Denis Hayes): When did politics become all about ‘me’? Seattle Times Column (Joel Connelly): ‘Redefining’ marriage: We’ve been doing it for centuries Seattle Post-Intelligencer Editorial: Christie forces Fox to rewrite its script St. Louis Post-Dispatch Blog (Alec MacGillis): On voting worries, sweat the small stuff  (The New Republic) Blog Blog (Ingrid Wickelgren): Where are the gifted minority students? Streams of Consciousness  (Scientific American) Editorial (Tex ‘Red Tipped Arrow’ Hall): Analog tribes in a digital economy USA TODAY   Site edited by: Tamara Dixon, Harsha Malik, Erkinaz Shuminov, Patrick Frierson, Elizabeth Stoycheff, Hillary Hill, Betse Lyons, Sumi Naidoo and Sandra Crozier.   GOOD NEWS ‘Good Deed’ warms the heart Thanksgiving is but a few weeks away, and it’s a time when many families will be gathering together, sharing food, memories and gratitude. A recently published memoir fits these themes. Auburnpub.com Arizona entrepreneurs innovate on shoestring budget The Coe brothers, who founded their Tempe-based business with $500 in cash and an idea to rewire video game controllers to make certain games easier to win, generated $1.8 million in revenue. Arizona Central Bollywood big guns make big donations It’s charity season in Bollywood, with actors giving away fat wads for causes close to their hearts. Anil Kapoor has just fulfiled his wish of donating his entire “Slumdog Millionaire” fee to charity. NY Daily News WORLD EU chief offers new aid to Myanmar European Union chief Jose Manuel Barroso has offered Burma more than $100 million in development aid to boost trade following decades of sanctions. BBC Analysis: unforgiving history in Myanmar Economist Fears grow over pace of reform as China ushers in new leaders China’s incoming leaders face a growing clamor for reform as the days count down to the country’s once-a-decade power transition, with demands for changes across the policy spectrum. Guardian EDUCATION Low-performing Colorado schools try to meet improvement deadline Six of Colorado’s poorest-performing school districts are now coming up on a deadline to get better or risk having the state withhold funding, replacing existing schools with charters. Denver Post EU gives $200M for security, education in turbulent Somalia The European Union has given Somalia $200 million to improve education, the legal system and security, as the Horn of Africa nation tries to recover from more than two decades of conflict. Reuters HEALTH When should hospitals be evacuated? Superstorm Sandy has forced health commissioners on state and city levels to reevaluate their disaster policies. Salon Fewer at-risk patients are receiving the flu jab than last year With winter fast approaching, many people risk becoming seriously ill if they have not yet been vaccinated against the flu. The Independent ENVIRONMENT Mountain meadows in Pacific Northwest are disappearing, study says Meadows located high up in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest have been observed to be rapidly declining in recent years. PlanetSave.com Wind farm noise harms sleep and health, say scientists A recent research presents evidence to support complaints from people living near turbines that the sound from their rotating blades disrupts sleep patterns and causes stress-related conditions. Telegraph.co.uk LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT Plan for a Cuban landmark’s rebirth sparks debate A celebrity ballet star pledges to raise millions of dollars to rescue an architectural masterpiece abandoned five decades ago in his native Cuba. Seattle Times Ballet star seeks to revamp dance school Al Jazeera Why sign language interpreters are considered animated Signers are animated not because they are bubbly and energetic, but because sign language uses face and body movements as part of its grammar. The Atlantic SPORTS Mariano Rivera wants to return to Yankees in 2013 All-time saves leader Mariano Rivera plans to pitch again for the New York Yankees next year. He told the Yankees that he’ll return from a knee injury that sidelined him for most of the season. FOXSports Notre Dame rallies to outlast upset-minded Pitt in triple overtime Down 20-6 in the fourth quarter, Notre Dame was going to need some big plays and a little luck to stay undefeated and keep its national title hopes alive. It got just enough of both. ESPN   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Martin Luther King Jr. aimed to alter balance of power A group of activists takes to the streets, demanding that the American government help the poor to stay afloat. 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