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With only two weeks till critical midterm elections, President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama muster support for Democratic candidates during a rally at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by J. Scott Applewhite / AP)

Hoover Dam bridge is America’s newest wonder

It stands like a sentinel, watching in the wind over one of America’s most treasured landmarks, the Hoover Dam. It the highest and longest arched concrete bridge in the Western Hemisphere.

USA TODAY

A growing problem: fresh out of foster care and homeless

The record demand experienced by shelters for young adults illustrates a new face of homelessness, and comes even as the number of beds has been expanding.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Facebook apps leak user information?

Facebook users are inadvertently providing access to their names and in some cases even their friends’ names to advertising and Internet tracking companies through some popular applications.

Globeandmail.com

Obama rallies his 2008 base to back midterm candidates

Americans are so “scared” they’re not thinking straight about the upcoming elections, President Barack Obama said, as he sought to explain why voters are turning to Republican candidates.

NPR

Poll: Enthusiasm gap favoring US Republicans

MSNBC

Congress not getting respect from voters

TIME

Obama: Hope is still alive for Democrats

CNN

Mediation aims to untangle foreclosure mess

Some of the nation’s largest mortgage companies are being sued for allegedly filing fraudulent court documents when foreclosing on homeowners. As a result, banks are delaying many foreclosures.

NPR

UN: ‘10 years’ to solve nature crisis

The United Nations biodiversity convention meeting has opened with warnings that the ongoing loss of nature is hurting human societies as well as the natural world.

BBC

More airlines ditch 1st-class seats as fliers get stingy

A small but growing list of airlines are reducing rows in the most expensive part of their aircraft as customers increasingly look for cheaper seats.

USA TODAY

Science explains why airline food sucks

ABC News

NATION

Mexico watches Calif. marijuana vote

Californians will soon decide whether to legalize small amounts of marijuana for recreational use. Now, Mexico is wondering if this will add momentum to a burgeoning movement there for broad drug legalization.

New York Times

International film fest highlights Mexico’s charm and magic, even in a drug war

Baltimore Sun

Ex-surgeon general: Legalize marijuana

CNN

How much do you know about marijuana?

Christian Science Monitor

A new tactic to stop school violence

The initiative, one of the first of its kind in the U.S., is the natural extension of a burgeoning field of study called victimization research. Its premise: most crime victims are not chosen at random.

TIME

POLITICS

Hundreds of tax issues on ballots

Voter anger about the size of government will be tested directly Nov. 2 in a series of sweeping statewide ballot measures that would dramatically slash taxes or, in a few cases, raise them.

USA TODAY

Americans critical of federal workforce

Denver Post

Why self-financed candidates flop

Rich candidates claim their self-funding makes them untainted by special interests. But their lack of seasoning often shows on the campaign trail. They often commit avoidable gaffes and veer off message.

Newsweek

HEALTH

New CPR guidelines

New guidelines switch up the steps for CPR, telling rescuers to start with hard, fast chest presses before giving mouth-to-mouth.

Sydney Morning Herald

New research helps clinicians predict treatment outcomes for children

New research from the Bradley Hasbro Children’s Research Center may help clinicians better predict how a child with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) will respond to treatment approaches.

Medical News Today

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Are minivans about to be cool again?

After a few lean years when minivan demand fell, automakers are preparing for Baby Boom 2.0. The generation marketers call “millennials” is about to hit its prime child-raising years.

Detroit Free Press

Starstruck: amateur astronomy’s role in mapping the heavens

Whether it’s spotting a supernova from the shed or probing galaxies on a laptop, amateur astronomy is vital to the professionals’ mapping of the heavens.

The Independent

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

US pastor says yoga ‘demonic’, sparks row

Mars Hill Church pastor Mark Driscoll’s statement that yoga is an agent of Hinduism, and hence demonic, has many yoga gurus and practitioners confused.

Times of India

Catholic Church reorganization plan draws anger, sorrow

Anger and sorrow swept through parishes across the archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis as it unveiled its most dramatic restructuring, closing 21 churches and merging congregations into 14 parishes.

Star Tribune

SPORTS

FIFA considers postponement of decision on 2018 and 2022 World Cups

FIFA is considering postponing its decision on the host countries for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups as it investigates allegations that two senior committee members offered to sell their votes.

Guardian

Jacks by Giant give Philly unhappy Halladay

For one night, the Giants overcame their underdog status in the National League Championship Series with power and persistence.

MLB.com

Columns And Op-Ed

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Editorial:

Budget goblins needlessly scare off infrastructure spending

Christian Science Monitor

Column (Fred Brown):

The angry season

Denver Post

Column (Fred Barnes):

Mr. Steele and the irrelevant RNC

Wall Street Journal

Column (Bruce Jenkins):

Loss to Giants a ‘reality check’ for Phillie vets

San Francisco Chronicle

Column (Dick Polman):

Democrats need a backbone transplant on health care

Philadelphia Inquirer

Column (Adam Gopnik):

Writing and winning

The New Yorker

Column (Brian Gilmore):

New domestic violence law helps tenant, landlord

Detroit Free Press

Column (Joshua Greenman):

Our devices are ruling our lives ... it’s time we fought back

NY Daily News

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GOOD NEWS

Yoga may alleviate fibromyalgia

A U.S. study suggests that yoga may help alleviate the symptoms of fibromyalgia, a disorder that causes widespread pain; the participants also showed improvements in coping and other functions.

Medical News Today

Helping kids get in touch

For one shining afternoon, the basement gym became a theater workshop and the basketball court became a stage for twenty kids and their mentor and guide, Charles Shaughnessy, stage and television star.

Telegram & Gazette

Man to give $1K for each worker hired

A suburban Philadelphia philanthropist who believes charity is a powerful incentive thinks he can help get Americans back to work one donation at a time.

Detroit Free Press

WORLD

NATO: Bin Laden, al-Zawahiri hiding in northwest Pakistan