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In this photo from July 2010, soldiers drape an American flag over the remains of a fellow soldier in southern Afghanistan. U.S. military deaths in Afghanistan have surpassed 2,000, a reminder that a war which began nearly 11 years ago shows no signs of slowing down. (Photo by Brennan Linsley / File / AP)

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What happened to the government’s wild horses?

Without a way to relieve the overpopulation of wild horses in the American West, the Bureau of Land Management faced a gridlock that would potentially cause long-term damage to the range.

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ProPublica

School test cheating thrives while investigations languish

Reports of cheating on high-stakes achievement tests is investigated in a haphazard manner in many states and school districts. Officials often minimize the allegations, treating them in isolation.

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McClatchy Newspapers

Afghan inside attack puts US troop deaths at 2,000

The latest in a string of attacks on international troops by their Afghan allies marked the 2,000th U.S. troop death in Afghanistan over the long-running conflict.

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USA TODAY

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‘60 Minutes’ on Afghan insider attacks

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CBS News

Supreme Court faces crucial rulings

The Supreme Court returns to the bench to confront not only a docket studded with momentous issues but also a new dynamic among the justices.

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NBCNews.com

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Inmate’s handwritten request will get a rare hearing before Supreme Court

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McClatchy Newspapers

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Party divide evident in Supreme Court approval rates

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Gallup

Museum restoration features Teddy Roosevelt statue

The American Museum of Natural History is reopening its Theodore Roosevelt Memorial on Oct. 27, launching a yearlong celebration of Roosevelt’s role in fostering the American conservation movement.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

NATION

LA drivers steer clear of ‘Carmageddon’

The demolition of a bridge that forced the weekend closure of one of the nation’s busiest freeways is on schedule, while many Los Angeles drivers heeded warnings to steer clear of the area.

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ABC News

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Carmageddon 2: First day of construction starts off smoothly

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Huffington Post

California suffers crop struggles as temperatures rise

Farmers have always been gamblers, long accustomed to betting on the weather. But for Napa Valley, the changes could be significant.

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California Watch

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California dairy operators going broke due to feed, milk prices

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Star Tribune

New wave of school integration in Birmingham, Ala.

When Laura Kate Whitney enrolled her 4-year-old, Grey, at Avondale Elementary, a public school in Birmingham, Ala., she and her husband were bucking a trend.

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NPR

POLITICS

Obama, Romney pin big hopes on presidential debates

Barack Obama is cruising into the presidential debates with momentum on his side. Mitt Romney is grasping for his last, best chance to reboot his campaign after a disastrous September.

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Salt Lake Tribune

As farm law expires, its future uncertain

Farm legislation is likely to make it through the hoops of Congress by year’s end, but not before the current law expires, leaving dairy farmers in the lurch and agricultural subsidies in limbo.

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CBS News

BUSINESS

Spain to borrow $267B of debt amid economic rescue pressure

Spain plans to borrow $266.5 billion next year, the Budget Ministry said, as pressure builds for Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to tap the European rescue fund instead of financial markets.

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BusinessWeek

What’s that smell? Dead crickets, stinking up Texas businesses

For Synergy Bank in Waco, Texas, business stinks — literally. The bank and other local businesses are plagued by the stench from rotting carcasses of dead crickets, the Waco Tribune reported.

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ENVIRONMENT

Penguin populations decline, become poster species for ocean conservation

With the penguins’ image seemingly everywhere we turn — entertaining us in animated films and awing us in documentaries — many people believe the birds are doing just fine.

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Environmental News Network

Next cold war? Gas drilling rattles Russia

The Kremlin is watching, European nations are rebelling, and some suspect Moscow is secretly bankrolling a campaign to derail the West’s strategic plans.

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ABC News

HEALTH

Gadgets may be keeping you awake

Having trouble getting to sleep? It could be your iPad, Kindle or any other screen you use for reading before turning the lights out.

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Standard Examiner

Is your child cranky and tired? Cut texting

Parents looking to help their teens with sleep problems should put the cellphone on lockdown. Looking at screens before bed makes sleeping more difficult.

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Star Tribune

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Teens turn to poetry in record numbers

A record number of 11 to 17-year-olds have entered the for the Young Poets of the Year Award. More than 7,000 young people have submitted works to this year’s contest amid a consensus that poetry is cool.

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The Independent

Missouri abuse case poses question of consent vs. crime

Advocates for people who engage in rough but consensual sex say they fear that an abuse case unfolding in Missouri ultimately could criminalize their lifestyle.

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San Jose Mercury News

New York Times ex-chief Arthur Sulzberger Sr. dies

Award-winning American newspaper publisher Arthur Sulzberger Sr. has died at the age of 86.

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BBC

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Michael Shank):

The security implications of the American lifestyle

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Al Jazeera

Column (Terry Plumb):

A 53-percenter’s memo to Mitt Romney

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McClatchy Newspapers

Column (Michelle Nunn):

An optimist’s tour across America

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USA TODAY

Editorial (Andrew Rosenthal):

Mr. Sulzberger, publisher and projectionist

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Column (Andrew Mayer):

Maps app is not the only Apple misstep

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CNN

Column (John J. Pitney Jr.):

Note to tweeting campaigns and #journalists: Chill

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Christian Science Monitor

Column (Paul Krugman):

Europe’s austerity madness, inflicting pain

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Column (Sue Russell):

Why criminal lineups can’t be trusted

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Salon

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GOOD NEWS

Rent or own? The new sharing economy values access over ownership

Welcome to the sharing economy, where tangible things are shared, like power tools or kids’ toys, as well as intangibles like space, time, car rides and knowledge.

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Christian Science Monitor

Art project reveals kindness on the London underground

The stereotyped Londoner is an unfriendly commuter on the underground railway, burying their head in a book. But one of the capital’s leading artists has decided to dispel this myth.

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Michigan State’s Mark Hollis, family to donate $1 million to university

Mark and Nancy Hollis are making a donation to Michigan State University. The investment is a big one — a $1 million gift from the Hollis family to the university.

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Detroit Free Press

WORLD

Child killed in Kenya church attack. Revenge for Kismayo?

A grenade attack on an Anglican Church in Kenya’s capital has left one child dead and seven others injured in what is viewed as a response by the Somali Islamist group Al Shabab to the capture of its stronghold.

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Christian Science Monitor

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Two Kenyan police shot dead near border

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Reuters

US fleet nears disputed Pacific islands

Navy battle groups and a Marine Corps air-ground task force have begun operating in the Western Pacific where Japanese and Chinese patrol boats are engaged in a tense standoff.

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TIME

EDUCATION

Online education grows up, and — for now — it’s free

Online education isn’t particularly new. It has been around in some form since the 1990s, but what is new is the speed and scale at which online learning is growing.

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NPR

Study links recession with lack of education opportunities

The economic downturn has made it more difficult for lower-income people to obtain educational opportunities they need to improve their lot in life, University of Kansas researchers found.

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Kansas City Star

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Changing humans may hold the key to saving the world

Human-induced climate change is one of the biggest problems that we face today. Millions could suffer hunger, water shortages, diseases and coastal flooding because of climate change.

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Sydney Morning Herald

Death by climate change?

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The Blog

India launches 101st space mission, and looks to Mars

The mission will be carried out without international help, highlighting the growth and ambition of India’s home-grown space program, which plans to launch a mission to Mars.

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Christian Science Monitor

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Algeria joins Muslim leaders in efforts to stem attacks on Islam

Algeria is demanding efforts to limit freedom of expression to prevent attacks on Islam, appealing to the United Nations to take a lead as nations debate between free speech and religious tolerance.

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Globeandmail.com

Thousands of Indonesians protest anti-Islam film

Thousands of Muslims enraged over a film that denigrates the Prophet Muhammad have marched through Indonesia’s capital.

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Detroit Free Press

SPORTS

Poulter keeps Europeans in the hunt at Ryder Cup

Ian Poulter and Europe aren’t ready to concede the Ryder Cup, winning the last two matches and bringing the American juggernaut to a screeching halt.

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ABC News

Ryder Cup morning recap: (almost) all the way USA

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Devil Ball Golf

West Virginia University’s Big 12 debut ends with 70-63 victory

If there was any question about how the West Virginia offense would fare in the Big 12 Conference, consider the lesson: It was a game that will set the standard in the football passing game this year.

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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Geno Smith tosses 8 TDs in WVU’s wild win

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

How 80,000 volunteers showed Joplin, Mo., ‘the world cared’

Residents of Joplin, Mo., saw local and foreign strangers offering to help in whatever small way they could. One man paid his own way from Japan to volunteer for two weeks.

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St. Louis Post- Dispatch

Photo of the Day

Two still nameless Amur tiger twin cubs (Panthera tigris altaica) play in their enclosure in the Leipzig Zoo in Leipzig, central Germany. (Photo by Jens Meyer / AP)

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