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An astronomer uses a laser pointer to show the radiant of the Orionids at an observatory near the village of Avren east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia. (Photo by Petar Petrov / AP)

Meteor shower will peak at sunrise

At its peak before sunrise, the Orionids shower should produce 20 to 25 meteors an hour, a "relatively decent show."

National Geographic

Oil shale probe announced

The Interior Department will investigate a Bush administration decision to lock in rates favorable toward industry and lenient environmental regulations for oil shale leases on federal land.

Los Angeles Times

Companies report progress in oil shale trials

Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Karzai agrees to election run-off

President Hamid Karzai agreed to face a second round of voting in Afghanistan's disputed presidential election after a U.N.-led fraud inquiry.

Reuters

Karzai's runoff acceptance followed 5 days of talks with US

Wall Street Journal

Karzai: I'm not outright winner

CBS News

Bucking trend, American Airlines keeps repairs in-house

As more U.S. airlines shift maintenance and work to foreign firms, American Airlines takes a different approach.

NPR

FAA investigating American Airlines' MD-80s

ATW Daily News

Walmart to start reusable bag trial

In a long-term trial in locations around California, Walmart shoppers can either bring their own bags or buy reusable ones.

Sacramento Bee

Target, CVS encourage shopping bag re-use

Chicago Sun-Times

NATION

Obama: Coordinated response reduces threat

President Barack Obama said the combined work of federal, state and local law-enforcement is helping to make "real progress" in blunting the terrorist threat facing the U.S.

Bloomberg

Obama visits Joint Terrorism Task Force in NYC

YouTube

IRS probing home-buyer tax credit claims

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service is probing more than 100,000 doubtful claims of a tax credit meant for first-time home buyers, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Reuters

Blog:

Builders fear end of tax credit

NPR

POLITICS

Obama takes a health care hiatus

As Congressional leaders and White House officials huddle behind closed doors to settle their differences on health care legislation, President Barack Obama’s voice has grown noticeably quieter.

New York Times

Poll: Americans skittish over health changes

USA TODAY

Physician pay increase faces snag in Senate

Reuters

Senator Dodd outlines consumer protections on overdraft fees

The federal government would study the feasibility of allowing consumers to cancel debit card purchases if they would get hit with a penalty fee, under federal legislation proposed to curb overdraft fees.

Hartford Courant

BUSINESS

Watchdog: Bailout increased moral hazard

The U.S. government's $700 billion financial bailout program has increased moral hazard in the markets by infusing capital into banks that caused the financial crisis, a watchdog group said.

Reuters

Watchdog excoriates execution of TARP

USA TODAY

Perks keep rolling at rescued banks

MSNBC

1 in 6 Americans live in poverty

With a revised formula, a calculation of medical costs and geographic variations shows that approximately 47.4 million Americans last year lived in poverty, 7 million more than the official figure.

TIME

EDUCATION

College is more expensive than ever

College costs are higher than ever, according to a new report, putting a degree further out of reach for many Americans.

CNNMoney

Job market lands more college grads back at home

Many college graduates who've been forced by the worst job market in decades to move back home with Mom and Dad say they also feel, to their surprise, fortunate.

San Francisco Chronicle

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

U2 show to be streamed live on YouTube

It will be the biggest concert ever streamed on the video-sharing website. U2 will be playing to around 96,000 at the venue in California, and millions more are expected to watch for free online.

Telegraph.co.uk

How plagiarism software found a new Shakespeare play

Plagiarism-detection software — created with college students in mind, not William Shakespeare — may have settled a mystery over authorship of an unattributed play from the late 1500s.

TIME

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Catholic church to receive Anglicans

Half a million Anglicans may join the Roman Catholic church following an announcement from the Vatican that Pope Benedict XVI had approved a decree setting up a new worldwide institution to receive them.

Guardian

Veil ban at school in Egypt fuels debate

The Grand Sheik of Al-Azhar says that the niqab has nothing to do with Islam and is a sign of radicalism.

NPR

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GOOD NEWS

Cutting-edge science restoring American chestnut tree

In science labs, scientists are taking steps they hope will bring back a majestic forest dweller nearly wiped out decades ago by a deadly fungus.

USA TODAY

Few low-cost housing foreclosures in Brooklyn's Nehemiah project

The Nehemiah project, named for the biblical prophet who rebuilt the Temple of Jerusalem, has provided a bulwark of stability in neighborhoods once devastated by arson and neglect.

NPR

WORLD

Pakistan to boost college security after twin suicide bombings

Pakistan’s government said it will step up security at schools and colleges after two suicide bombers killed five people at a leading university in the capital.

Bloomberg

Anger over Pakistani university blasts

Al Jazeera

'Human crisis' looming in Pakistan

BBC

Poles will ask Biden to confirm plans for US missiles, troops

Polish leaders will ask Vice President Joe Biden to confirm specific plans for basing defensive missiles and U.S. troops in their country when they meet with him in Warsaw, a presidential aide said.

Bloomberg

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Computer memory: New material could boost data storage, save energy

North Carolina State University engineers have created a new material that would allow a fingernail-sized chip to exceed the storage capacities of today's computer memory systems.

ScienceDaily

Ares I-X on the launch pad

Set to launch on Oct. 27, this new moon rocket is the first step in NASA's plans to return astronauts to the moon and then venture to Mars and points beyond.

Examiner

HEALTH

Rethinking routine screenings for breast and prostate cancer

New analysis concludes that routine screenings for breast and prostate cancer miss the most deadly forms of the disease — and may expose healthy patients to risky, expensive and needless treatments.

San Jose Mercury News

Swine flu vaccine deliveries run late

Swine flu vaccine shipments to Massachusetts are running behind schedule, forcing the state to direct local health departments to cancel vaccine clinics scheduled for next month.

Boston Globe

Special section:

H1N1 special report

CBS News

FDA cracks down on manufacturers' deceptive food labels

The Food and Drug Administration said that logos from food manufacturers may mislead consumers about the actual nutritional benefits of cereal, crackers and other processed foods.

CBS News

Special section:

Spot the healthy food choices

WebMD

ENVIRONMENT

Biden to model solar plan on Berkeley's

Recovery Through Retrofit encourages tax districts which allow property owners to install solar panels and make other energy improvements, repaying the investment over a 20-year property tax assessment.

San Francisco Chronicle

Space agencies, Google participate in project to save forests

Space agencies and Google Inc. are helping an international project to monitor forests by satellite to fight global warming.

Reuters

SPORTS

A-Rod, Sabathia lead way in Yanks' romp past Angels

Alex Rodriguez homered in the third straight game of his postseason, and CC Sabathia pitched five-hit ball on three days' rest, as the Yankees took a 3-1 lead in the ALCS.

Sports Illustrated

Angels vs. Yankees highlights

ESPN

Donovan named US soccer player of the year for 6th time

Landon Donovan claimed an unprecedented sixth Honda Player of the Year Award given annually to the U.S.'s top player.

San Jose Mercury News

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