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Afghan police secure the site of a suicide bombing in Khost, south of Kabul, Afghanistan. The suicide bomber was driving a motorcycle packed with explosives and rammed it into a patrol of Afghan and international forces. (Photo by Nashanuddin Khan / AP)

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Is ‘secondhand’ TV taking a toll on kids?

According to a nationwide study, a big proportion of kids’ TV exposure comes indirectly, from television that’s on in the background while they’re doing other activities.

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CNN

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Longer sleep hours lower risk of getting diabetes in teenagers

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$45 million grant helps African students attend MSU

The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program announced at a United Nations Special Session that it is committing $500 million to an education initiative, of which MSU receives $45 million in grants.

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Lansing State Journal

Afghan bomber kills 14, including 3 NATO service members

A suicide bomber driving a motorcycle packed with explosives rammed into a patrol of Afghan and international forces, killing at least 14 people, including three NATO service members.

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ABC News

Bombing kills at least 14 in Afghanistan, including three NATO Troops

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NPR

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US military death toll numbers in Afghanistan reach 2,000

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BBC

Human rights atrocities in focus at US Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to take up a closely watched case that could help it decide whether American judges are empowered to hear lawsuits over human rights atrocities abroad.

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Reuters

Bacon shortage may be ‘baloney,’ but prices to rise further

Bacon lovers can relax. They’ll find all they want on supermarket shelves in the coming months, though their pocketbooks may take a hit.

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ABC News

What to do when the bacon shortage hits: 9 tasty suggestions

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(Village Voice)

Annals of Absurdity

NATION

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

Why one local firm is returning jobs here from China

In this election year, with an unemployment rate stuck at just above eight percent and with 12.5 million people out of work, issues of off-shoring jobs — or bringing them back — resonate.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

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

POLITICS

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

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

Small town ponders future as sand mining takes off

Local investors have floated a $55 million to $70 million proposal to build an industrial plant and rail depot that would convert St. Charles into a regional hub for the burgeoning frac sand industry.

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Star Tribune

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

Officials mull seismic tests near California nuke plant

Plans to use powerful air cannons in an undersea seismic study near a Californian nuclear plant have officials juggling concerns over marine life and safety.

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ABC News

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

Cancer trials show a year on Roche’s Herceptin is best

Extending treatment with Roche’s breast cancer drug Herceptin to two years is not worthwhile, but shortening treatment to six months also looks unlikely to benefit patients.

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Reuters

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Improved medicine, awareness and activism have decreased breast cancer’s impact

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Florida Times-Union

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

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

Shop wisely during Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Breast Cancer Awareness Month is about to begin, which means we’ll be inundated with pink products aimed at raising money for breast cancer.

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Detroit Free Press

Columns And Op-Ed

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

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A creed for the entitled

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Star Tribune

Column (Mitch Albom):

Losing touch when we touch the keys

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Detroit Free Press

Column (Angela Hill):

Cars of the future — driverless? Or possessed by the devil?

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San Jose Mercury News

Blog (Michael Moran):

US foreign policy: It’s time for a reshuffle

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(Slate)

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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GOOD NEWS

Marine life makes a comeback in a Scotland estuary

A ten-year survey of estuary bed sediments has found that some species are returning in ever-increasing numbers  following major decreases in the amount of pollutants entering the river system.

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Scotsman

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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WORLD

Venezuela’s young voters courted heavily in election

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is running for re-election next week. With some polls predicting a tight race, the youth vote in Venezuela is shaping up to be crucial.

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NPR

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Venezuela vote to have regional impact

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Al Jazeera

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

Bombings across Iraq kill 26

Bombings shattered Shia neighborhoods and struck at the Iraqi security force, killing at least 26 in attacks described as a rallying call by al-Qaida days after militants escaped from prison.

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Guardian

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

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Schools to get iPads for each student

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Salt Lake Tribune

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

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Finding fame and sometimes fortune in social media

The Web has blossomed into a more egalitarian version of American Idol, where nobodies compete for attention alongside somebodies.

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The Age

Special section:

The dangerous games that kids take part in

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The New Age

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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(Huffington Post)

The Blog

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

NHL lockout: no progress on money issues in talks

The NHL and the players’ association met for a third straight day Sunday, and again avoided the troublesome money issues that are behind the ongoing lockout.

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Toronto Star

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

As new trade center tower rises, so does its price tag

The price tag for One World Trade Center, the signature skyscraper under construction at Ground Zero in New York, has risen to more than $3.8 billion, making it by far the world’s most expensive new office tower.

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Wall Street Journal

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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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