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In this file photo, Pastor Doug Cunningham, left, leads demonstrators as they gather outside of the Bank of America Tower to protest against the bank’s foreclosure policies in New York. (Photo by Frank Franklin II / AP)

Supreme Court considers protests at military funerals

The Supreme Court will take up the case of Albert Snyder, the father of a slain soldier, who sued Fred Phelps, the leader of the Kansas-based church, for intentional infliction of emotional distress.

U.S. News & World Report

Family asks high court to limit funeral protests

NPR

Can Church protest military funerals?

Christian Science Monitor

IMF cuts US growth estimates

The International Monetary Fund lowered its forecast for U.S. growth in 2010 and 2011, predicting a “slow” rebound restrained by a lack of consumer spending.

Bloomberg

3 share Nobel Prize in chemistry

The 2010 Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded to three professors for a tool to make carbon-carbon bonds, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced.

CNN

Foreclosure furor rises; call for a freeze

The uproar over bad conduct by mortgage lenders intensified, as lawmakers in Washington requested a federal investigation and state law enforcement figures called for freezes on foreclosures.

New York Times

JPMorgan, Bank of America face probes

Bloomberg

Hands-only CPR saves more lives in cardiac arrests

Hands-only CPR doesn’t just eliminate the “yuck factor” of mouth-to-mouth. A new study shows it can save more lives.

San Francisco Chronicle

Noisy jobs may triple risk of heart problems

MSNBC

Fish oil prevents breast cancer

Oily fish or fish oil supplements may help reduce risk of developing breast cancer, according to a study that found current consumption of fish oil was correlated with a 32 percent reduced risk of the disease.

FoodComsumer

Strides against breast cancer

YouTube

Patriots trade Randy Moss to Vikings

The New England Patriots completed a trade that sent Pro Bowl wide receiver Randy Moss to the Minnesota Vikings. Moss becomes a key weapon for Minnesota QB Brett Favre.

USA TODAY

NATION

Walk to School Day aims to get more feet, not vehicles, on the street

In an era in which fewer than 15 percent of U.S. children walk or ride their bikes to school, most students get chauffeured by parents — a trend that a worldwide campaign hopes to reduce.

Denver Post

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

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

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Drive On

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

Maher: Democrats should brag more

CNN

The income gap that millionaires should fill

President Barack Obama has shifted his central argument against the Bush-era tax cuts to make the income gap as much a voter concern as the budget gap.

Bloomberg

HEALTH

Drinking during pregnancy

A study suggests drinking one or two drinks a week during pregnancy does not raise the risk of developmental problems in the child.

BBC

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

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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

Scientists celebrate Nobel physics prize

Guardian

Oldest dinosaur footprints discovered

The oldest footprints of the dinosaur lineage have been found, dating back about a quarter-billion years.

LiveScience

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

20 years of NC-17 ratings

Twenty years ago, “Henry & June” hit theaters as the first film to hold an NC-17 rating. Unlike an R-rated flick that would force a parent to be your date, moviegoers under age 17 are not permitted at all.

TIME

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

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Preacher extols gospel of vigilantism

Rev. Sam Childers talks about heroin addiction, biker gangs and African warlords. Mostly, though, the man who calls himself the Machine Gun Preacher talks about Sudanese children.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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

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GOOD NEWS

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

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

Getting closer to the trapped miners

CNN

‘1 year’ to clean toxic spill in Hungary

Hungary says it will cost tens of millions of dollars and take at least a year to clean up the damage caused by a spill of industrial toxic red sludge.

BBC

BUSINESS

US stock futures pare gain, yen, Treasuries rally on employment data

U.S. stock futures trimmed gains, while Treasuries rallied and the yen strengthened to a 15-year high versus the dollar, after a report showed private employers unexpectedly cut jobs.

Bloomberg

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

EDUCATION

Fight over illegals’ tuition reaches court

Out-of-state students have challenged a law allowing anyone who has graduated from a California high school to pay in-state tuition at a public university, regardless of immigration status.

San Francisco Chronicle

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

ENVIRONMENT

US and Canada ponder deeper lakes

A commission that oversees waters shared by the U.S. and Canada wants a panel of 100 scientists to look at the effects of artificially raising the levels of Lakes Michigan and Huron 4 to 20 inches.

Detroit Free Press

Empire State Building is pioneering the future of energy efficiency

A $13.4 million energy retrofit is slashing the Empire State Building’s energy consumption by nearly 40 percent and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, while trimming millions from annual energy costs.

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

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

Big 3 together briefly as Wade is hurt in preseason opener

The Big 3 were together briefly, but LeBron James and Chris Bosh more than picked up the slack after Dwyane Wade’s preseason debut came to a quick end.

San Francisco Chronicle

Fans turn out for Miami Heat preseason opener

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