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Andre Geim, right, is seen on the phone alongside President and Vice Chancellor of Manchester University Nancy Rothwell after being awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics along with colleague Konstantin Novoselov. (Photo by Jon Super / AP)

2 awarded Nobel Prize for thin, versatile carbon material

Two scientists shared the Nobel Prize in physics for "groundbreaking experiments’’ with the thinnest, strongest material known to mankind, vital for the creation of faster computers and touch screens.

NPR

Graphene: discovering thinnest material

Reuters

The Pentagon’s new cyberwarriors

U.S. national security planners are proposing that the 21st century’s critical infrastructure including power grids, financial networks should be shielded from cybermarauders.

Reuters

White House to go solar

AOL News

US military orders less reliance on fossil fuels

With insurgents attacking the American fuel supply convoys that pass into Afghanistan, the military is pushing aggressively to develop renewable energy to decrease its need to transport fuel.

New York Times

Tanker bombed for carrying fuel for NATO

CNN

Reprieve for NATO

YouTube

Trapped miners out by Oct. 15, Chile’s president says

Chile’s president has said that drilling engineers are “very close” to rescuing the 33 Chilean miners who have been trapped in an underground shaft.

NPR

The most anticipated new vehicles

The 2011 offerings reflect America’s changing priorities after a spike in gas prices in 2008 and tough new emissions rules enacted by the U.S. government.

Forbes

Blog:

New US crash tests: only Hyundai Sonata, BMW 5 get 5 stars

(USA TODAY)

Drive On

NATION

Times Square bomb plotter sentenced to life in prison

Faisal Shahzad, convicted of an attempted car bomb attack in New York’s Times Square, has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.

BBC

Terror alert doesn’t faze Americans abroad

MSNBC

Terror alert doesn’t stop travel to Europe

YouTube

Cities in debt turn to states

Across the country, a growing number of towns, cities and other local governments are seeking refuge in havens that many states provide as alternatives to federal bankruptcy court.

New York Times

POLITICS

Latino voters staunchly pro-Democrat but highly apathetic

Latino voters, the nation’s fastest growing ethnic group with strong Democratic allegiances, appear significantly less motivated than other voters to participate in the upcoming elections.

ABC News

Poll: GOP voters are more fired up

A Gallup Poll analysis underscores the huge “enthusiasm” advantage Republicans now hold before elections that will determine control of Congress and help shape the rest of President Barack Obama’s term.

USA TODAY

HEALTH

Nurses’ push for greater role gets big ally

A report released may give nurses with advanced degrees a potent weapon in their perennial battle to get the authority to practice without a doctor’s oversight.

McClatchy Newspapers

Alcohol companies’ pink campaigns anger breast cancer survivors

Consumers who want to support breast cancer research through shopping can choose from pink T-shirts, lip gloss and, increasingly, booze.

USA TODAY

Cancer-fighting foods: facts and fiction

LiveScience

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Indian language is new to science

Researchers have identified a language new to science in a remote region of India. Known as Koro, it appears to be distinct from other languages in the family to which it belongs, but it is also under threat.

BBC

Google TV: the future of television?

A new device will take all the best features of watching television, surfing the Web, playing online games, and connecting with friends on Twitter and Facebook, and combine them into a single experience.

ABC News

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Filmmaker shines harsh light on education

Oscar-winning director Davis Guggenheim is worn down from nonstop efforts to promote his latest film, “Waiting for Superman,” which is an examination of how badly America’s public schools are failing.

Detroit News

Tony Curtis: 100s bid farewell at funeral

Around 400 fans, celebrities, friends, and family members have bid a final farewell to actor Tony Curtis at a funeral chapel in Las Vegas. The film star, aged 85, died after suffering a cardiac arrest.

BBC

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Minn. pastor challenges Nienstedt’s DVD campaign against same-sex marriage

A Minn. pastor has sharply criticized the campaign against same-sex marriage spearheaded by his archbishop, John C. Nienstedt, of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.

National Catholic Reporter

West Bank Oktoberfest raises a glass to Palestinian culture

A brewing company is sponsoring the party to have a good time and raise awareness about Palestinian Christians in a land where 98 percent of the people are Muslim and prohibited from drinking alcohol.

Los Angeles Times

Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

Column (Eugene Robinson):

Buyers of elections can still hide

Columbus Dispatch

Editorial:

Change Cuba trade policy

Orlando Sentinel

Editorial:

No more algebra

Salt Lake Tribune

Column (Stanley Crouch):

At HEAF, pop culture takes a back seat to the life of the mind

NY Daily News

Column (Cindy Sheehan):

Dissent in the age of Obama

Al Jazeera

Column (Tom Sutcliffe):

So are you worried over the terror alerts? Or merely anxious?

The Independent

Column (Kendra Marr):

Community college gets boost

Politico

Cartoon (Nick Anderson):

Big decision

Houston Chronicle

Column (Neil Steinberg):

Identity politics are inevitably disappointing

Chicago Sun-Times

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GOOD NEWS

Commonwealth Games: Too old to play? Not here

The Commonwealth Games in India give a sporting chance to older athletes who may never be Olympians but have the competitive spirit and the skill to compete alongside of younger athletes.

Christian Science Monitor

Donors pledge $11.7B to fight AIDS, TB

Donors committed $11.7 billion to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, far below the $17 billion needed to meet U.N. goals to slow and beat the killer diseases.

San Francisco Chronicle

College tuition: new law aims for more transparency in costs

A new federal law requires colleges to spell out their tuition and room and board costs, as well as cost estimates for student fees, books and personal expenses.

Christian Science Monitor

WORLD

Musharraf admits Kashmir militants trained in Pakistan

Former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf has told a magazine that his forces trained militant groups to fight in Indian-administered Kashmir.

BBC

Hungary toxic spill triggers 3 county state of emergency

Hungary declared a state of emergency in three counties after a Magyar Aluminium Zrt. sludge reservoir burst, killing four people and injuring 120.

Bloomberg

EU building an army in Somalia, teaching it to fight

E.U. soldiers are spending a year training 2,000 Somali recruits in hopes of sending them to Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, to help fight off Islamist insurgents trying to topple the country’s government.

NPR

BUSINESS

Panera’s cafe for charity starts to pay off

The cafe is a nonprofit that allows people to pay what they can afford. A suggested price is given at the register and at a recent lunch hour almost everyone paid the full suggested price.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Ex-trader sentenced to jail

Former Societe Generale trader Jerome Kerviel was sentenced to jail by a Paris court for his role in a trading scandal and ordered to pay the French bank $6.8 billion.

Reuters

EDUCATION

New study: College savings remain family priority

Parents remain determined to save money for college even in tough times, but they’re not always choosing the methods that give them the best bang for their buck.

Denver Post

Panel says schools overlook developmental science

Education programs should more explicitly train teacher candidates in the rudiments of developmental science, and need policy support from states and the federal government to do so, says a report.

Education Week

ENVIRONMENT

What’s the best way to promote safer, cleaner energy?

Energy markets are looking in a new direction, as it turns out that the world is absolutely awash in natural gas that can be produced with current technology, increasingly cheaply and safely.

Christian Science Monitor

Livestock production will push planet Earth’s limit

Fueled by increasing demand for meat and dairy, growth in livestock production could have serious and irreversible effects on the entire planet.

Discovery News

SPORTS

A.J. Burnett out of Yankees rotation for series against Twins

A.J. Burnett will not be part of the New York Yankees‘ starting rotation in the American League Division Series.

ESPN

MLB postseason preview: Yankees vs. Twins

Sports Illustrated

Kobe admits knee was ‘extremely painful’ during finals

Kobe Bryant played briefly in the Lakers first exhibition game in London, after which he sat with ice on his knees.

NBCSports

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