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First lady Michelle Obama greets supporters at Broward College in Davie, Fla., where she rallied grass root supporters for early voting and spoke of what’s a stake in this elections for Floridians. (Photo by Alan Diaz / AP)

Why would you leave the West for India?

With India‘s economy growing faster than America or Britain’s, the BBC’s Rajini Vaidyanathan has been speaking to some of the new wave of “reverse migrants” who are seeking opportunities.

BBC

Orionid meteor shower amazes spectators

The Orionid meteor shower put on a cosmic light show for the Northern Hemisphere over the weekend. The Orionids peaked early Sunday morning as more than 25 meteors an hour streaked the night sky.

CNN

Special section:

Meteor shower quiz: How well do you know ‘shooting stars’?

SPACE.com

Final debate sets stage for last campaign push

President Obama and Mitt Romney face each other on-stage for the last time, when they meet at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla., for their third televised debate.

The Hill

5 things to watch for in foreign policy debate

TIME

Best campaign ads sell presidential candidates

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Special section:

The US election and the world

BBC

Italian court convicts 7 scientists for failing to predict earthquake

An Italian court convicted seven scientists and experts of manslaughter for failing to adequately warn residents before a temblor struck central Italy.

FOX News

Earthquake experts condemn ‘appalling’ Italy manslaughter verdict

LiveScience

The promise (and pitfalls) of sequencing children’s genomes

Can you imagine wanting to know whether your newborn baby will fall victim to Alzheimer’s disease decades down the road? What about cancer or diabetes?

TIME

NATION

Defense lawyer calls mob tapes ‘just a bunch of geriatric gangsters’ talking

Jurors in the racketeering trial of Philadelphia mob boss Joseph “Uncle Joe” Ligambi and six codefendants got the inside scoop on a 1968 dust-up that is part of underworld folklore.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Is Ohio’s energy boom going to bust?

Dozens of wells drilled this year across rural Ohio are quietly pumping out the answer to the U.S. energy industry’s most loaded question: Is the Utica shale formation a boom or a bust?

Reuters

POLITICS

Emanuel’s plan to shop for electricity in bulk on fast track

Mayor Rahm Emanuel outlined a two-step, competitive bidding process for shopping for electricity in bulk and scheduled four public hearings to persuade voters to approve a Nov. 6 referendum.

Chicago Sun-Times

Sen. Portman opposes direct nuclear talks with Iran

Ohio Republican Sen. Rob Portman criticized the idea of direct U.S. talks with Iran about its nuclear program.

BusinessWeek

BUSINESS

Ancestry.com to be sold for $1.6 billion

Ancestry.com, the online genealogy site, agreed to be purchased by Permira, a European private equity firm, for $1.6 billion.

CNNMoney

Rosneft buys BP’s TNK-BP stake for $26B in cash, shares

BP will sell its 50 percent stake in Russia’s third-largest oil producer for $17.1 billion in cash and 12.8 percent of Rosneft’s shares. BP will reinvest $4.8 billion in the government’s shares of Rosneft.

BusinessWeek

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Just hook the Internet into our veins

The Internet forms a crucial part of our everyday lives, but are we growing a little too attached to the warmth and comfort of cyberspace?

The Age

Self-harm websites top list of teenagers’ greatest worries about the Internet

The Independent

US astronaut sees scientific breakthrough in space mission

A U.S. astronaut departing for the International Space Station said that the bulk of the scientific benefits from the orbiting laboratory will be seen over the coming decade.

Houston Chronicle

ENVIRONMENT

Dolphin ‘sponging’ existed for centuries

Bottlenose dolphins using sponges to protect their noses, while foraging is a technique that the animals discovered in the 19th century.

BBC

Pesticides put bumblebee colonies at risk of failure, study finds

Farming pesticides are also killing worker bumblebees, meaning colonies that are vital for plant pollination are more likely to fail.

Guardian

Tigers need tourist traps

A legal bid to ban visitors from the heart of conservation zones, with its potential impact on income, has reignited the debate over the connections between wildlife tourism and conservation.

Slate

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Backlash for Disney’s first Latina princess

Disney‘s first Latina princess has received backlash as well as support from media outlets, especially the Latino community. Is Disney’s new princess a milestone for Latinos or a culturally irrelevant character?

CNN

Halloween scares offer catharsis

When we perceive a threat, the brain assesses it and the body gets prepared for action.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Mr. Lincoln goes to Hollywood

In Lincoln, the Steven Spielberg movie opening this month, President Abraham Lincoln has a talk with U.S. Representative Thaddeus Stevens that should be studied in civics classes today.

Smithsonian Magazine

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Kathleen Parker):

The social-media presidential campaign

Seattle Times

Editorial:

Don’t be fooled:You can vote Nov. 6, even without a photo ID

Philadelphia Inquirer

Editorial:

Voters, Congress needs your attention

USA TODAY

Column (Dave Helling):

Should Medicare be ran like the airline industry?

McClatchy Newspapers

Blog (Eric Berger):

Should we jail scientists for failed predictions?

(Houston Chronicle)

SciGuy

Column (Rachel Hills):

Skinny privilege

The Age

Cartoon (Rob Rogers):

Taliban Binders

Rob Rogers’ Cartoons (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Column (Richard Benedetto):

George McGovern was a politician Americans could be proud of

FOX News

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GOOD NEWS

Blind students get to touch antiquities at Pennsylvania museum

A specially curated “touch tour” at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology allows its blind visitors to touch history.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Coat drive offers warmth to a group of needy Iowa kids

One of the teachers at Hoover High School announced that the school would be distributing a donation of winter coats to help needy kids in the upcoming season who’re unable to afford one.

Des Moines Register

Erasing harassment makes fiscal sense

Ridding the workplace of harassment is not only a good idea for office morale, but also a good idea financially.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

WORLD

Lebanon protesters try to storm government palace

The assassination of Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan in a massive car bomb threatens to shatter the fragile political balance in Lebanon.

Houston Chronicle

Lebanon prepares to bury its murdered intelligence chief

YouTube

Special section:

Syria’s civil war developments

CNN

Scout training in Afghanistan stirs suspicion among local mullahs

A revival of the Scout movement in Afghanistan has provoked fierce local hostility amid suspicion that the recruits are working as police or even spreading a form of Christianity.

The Age

Al-Qaida is attempting a comeback

San Francisco Chronicle

EDUCATION

Idaho teachers, lawmakers argue importance of classroom tech

Of the three Idaho education laws up for possible repeal on the November ballot, anecdotal and poll evidence indicates that the so-called laptop law is the least popular.

Idaho Statesman

Southern Virginia University is a school with a mission

It‘s the first of its kind outside of the Mormon motherland of Utah and southern Idaho, and a sign of the college’s growing gravitas in both Buena Vista and the church.

Roanoke Times

HEALTH

Bullies nearly twice as likely to have mental health disorder

Mental disorders plague many adults who were bullied as children, but a new study suggests that those who had mental health disorders during childhood are three times more likely to become bullies.

ABC News

Extra weight tied to a higher risk of hospitalization for sickness

Regardless of lifestyle and other health-related factors, heavier people were more likely than lean ones to be hospitalized for a variety of conditions.

Reuters

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Pope canonizes 7 saints, including 1st Native American

Tens of thousands of faithful turned out as Pope Benedict XVI canonized seven saints, including the first American Indian to be sainted, as well as a 19th-century nun who tended to patients in Hawaii.

New York Times

Saudis say Syria crisis will not affect Hajj

The interior minister says Muslims traveling to Mecca for the annual pilgrimage will not be affected by regional events.

Al Jazeera

SPORTS

Armstrong banned for life, stripped of 7 Tour titles

Cycling’s governing body agreed to strip Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles and ban him for life, following a report that accused him of leading a massive doping program.

NBCNews.com

Rich history of Game 7 gets a Cards-Giants addition

A 2012 postseason that has seen more than its share of elimination games will include one more, with the Giants and Cardinals stretching their best-of-seven Championship Series to the limit.

MLB.com

Special section:

2012 postseason playoffs

ESPN

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