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A solitary Occupy Wall Street protestor holds a sign outside a nearly empty Zuccotti Park in New York. Crackdowns against the Occupy Wall Street encampments nationwide reached the epicenter of the movement when police forced protesters from the park.  (Photo by John Minchillo / AP) Teen video-gamers’ brains may reward them more Teenagers who spend considerable time on video games have different activity levels in areas of the brain that are linked to reward as well as potential addiction. Reuters Does video game playing alter the brain? WebMD Fishing boats smuggle immigrants to Calif. Over the last year, more than 600 immigrants have been caught trying to sneak into Southern California by sea. NPR Net immigration from Mexico falls to zero Catholic Online   A deserted park and impending evictions What started as the “Occupy Wall Street” movement in N.Y. has spread across cities worldwide as a call to action against unequal distribution of wealth. Developments continue nationwide. CNN UC Berkeley shooting terrifies Occupy protestors, students Christian Science Monitor Special section: Occupy Wall Street Guardian Suspect hunted after bullet hits window at White House The Secret Service has discovered that bullets hit the exterior of the White House, but one was deflected by protective ballistic glass, NBC Washington reported. MSNBC Blog: Bullet hits White House window  (USA TODAY) The Oval FHA could need taxpayer bailout next year, report says The federal agency that insures more than $1 trillion in mortgages may need as much as $43 billion from the U.S. Treasury to stay afloat if the housing market fails to rebound next year. Los Angeles Times Raising FHA loan limits Yahoo! News   NATION Feds detail supercomputing’s future at Seattle conference Federal agencies are working on everything from supercomputing in the cloud to software optimizations for fusion research, and will discuss their findings at the annual SC11 conference in Seattle. InformationWeek America’s Jaguar supercomputer CNBC Out-of-state retirement slows down Aging baby boomers who dreamed of retiring in the sun near Florida beaches or Arizona deserts have hit a speed bump: the bad economy. USA TODAY State of Tennessee seeks waiver on No Child Left Behind Tennessee’s education chief has asked the federal government for reprieve from its No Child Left Behind law in favor of a more flexible state accountability system that focuses on overall school growth. Chattanooga Times Free Press Blog: 11 states seek early-bird waivers  (Education Week) Politics K-12 POLITICS Do regulations cost jobs? Two AEP power plants tell a complex story of what happens when regulations written in Washington ripple through the real economy. Economists say the overall impact on employment is minimal. Columbus Dispatch House caps Fannie, Freddie CEO pay The Financial Services Committee voted 52-4 to cap salaries for top executives at distressed mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, in line with the less extravagant federal payscale. Politico Why Fannie, Freddie execs get paid a lot CNNMoney GOP letter to President Obama: Holder should resign The letter, addressed to President Barack Obama, highlights Holder’s role in the botched gun-tracking operation Fast and Furious, which was run under the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The Hill BUSINESS Small businesses still find big banks to be reluctant lenders Despite ads by Bank of America and others touting their records of helping small businesses, some merchants say their loan applications are routinely rejected — and have more success with small banks. Los Angeles Times Gibson playing the blues A fight between the Obama administration and Gibson has reignited debate over how much a company must know about its foreign trade partners. McClatchy Newspapers Postal Service reports massive $5B loss Declining mail volumes and mounting benefit costs are taking a toll on the postal service. Losses would have been greater, roughly $10.6 billion, if not for legislation postponing retiree health benefits. CNNMoney EDUCATION Does the New Orleans school system welcome disabled students? In New Orleans, more than 70 percent of students attend a charter school — but the city’s new system has led to questions about whether the district is truly open to the most challenging students. NPR Counselors see conflicts in carrying out unique mission Middle and high school counselors believe they soundly prepare students for good jobs or college, but they feel hamstrung by insufficient training and their own schools’ priorities, according to a study. Education Week RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY US Roman Catholic Church prepares to accept Episcopalians The U.S. Roman Catholic Church will establish a body to accept members of the Episcopal Church, beginning with a few dozen ministers and at least two congregations seeking communion. Reuters American Atheists holiday ‘myth’ billboards to go up The group American Atheists is planning to erect signs featuring images of Santa, Jesus, Poseidon and the devil next to the message: “37 million Americans know MYTHS when they see them.” Huffington Post SPORTS Penn State scandal emboldens other abuse victims to step forward The fallout from the Penn State scandal is prompting people with no ties to the university to contact lawyers across the country and reveal secrets they’ve kept hidden for years. NPR Blog: Penn State and pride  (The New Yorker) Daily Comment NBA players file lawsuits against league NBA players kept offering economic concessions, and it was never enough to satisfy owners. So with no labor deal and no place else to go, players decided to take their fight to the courtroom. ABC News   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (Dennis Jett): What the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street really have in common McClatchy Newspapers Editorial: Reconsidering the tar sands oil pipeline makes sense for US St. Louis Post-Dispatch Cartoon (Dana Summers): Perry’s memory Orlando Sentinel Column (Robert Grenier): Istanbul and the US ‘peace process’ for Kabul Al Jazeera Column (Elizabeth Bernstein): Is it time to talk to your kids about sex? MarketWatch Column (Gideon Rachman): Europe’s new technocrats are not miracle-workers Business Day Column (Christine Pawlak): We won’t rock you: music’s decline on FM radio Slate Blog (Alexis Madrigal): #Occupy: The tech at the heart of the movement The Atlantic   Site edited by: Sam Dieter, Maria Laverghetta, Jessica Duncan, Brooke Coggiano, Harsha Malik, Kathie Raikes, Tanya Flowers, Brian Lam, Charlene Morisseau, Darling Gutierrez and Anuja Seith.   GOOD NEWS On Block Island, RI, Mary Donnelly’s got your back For more than half a century, Mary Donnelly — still toiling as a state nurse at the age of 83 — has helped nurse fellow Islanders back to health after surgeries, difficult pregnancies and other ailments.  (Msnbc.com) The Daily Nightly Scientists find gene that signals ‘Stop!’ to skin cancer Scientists have found a gene whose absence may be an important driver for a common form of skin cancer, because its presence effectively signals “Stop!” to the proliferation of cancer cells. Medical News Today Brain implant could treat epilepsy A flexible brain implant being developed with funding from National Institutes of Health looks promising as a way to get a high-resolution picture of neural firing. Discovery News WORLD Obama boosts US military in Australia President Obama and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard unveiled plans to deepen U.S. military in the Asia-Pacific. Reuters Cuban oil project fuels US anxieties A massive $750 million Chinese-built oil rig, the Scarabeo 9, is due to arrive in Cuba before the end of the year, to begin drilling a series of exploratory wells. BBC Syria’s ‘bloodiest day’ since start of uprising leaves scores dead At least 70 people have been killed in violence across Syria over the past 24 hours in one of the bloodiest days since an anti-government uprising began eight months ago, activists reported. Al Jazeera Arab League meets with Assad’s foes Reuters SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Facebook tracking is under scrutiny Recently Facebook has been wrangling with the Federal Trade Commission over whether the social media website is violating users’ privacy by making public too much of their personal information. USA TODAY Google’s music store set to launch Google will finally launch its long-awaited music store at an event in Los Angeles. The company’s kept the event under wraps, but has dropped some pretty heavy-handed hints. CNBC Google friends Facebook to fight Piracy Act Bloomberg Stem cell trial halted The world’s first official trial using human embryonic stem cells in patients has been halted. Geron, based in California, made the sudden announcement that it was halting further work in this field. BBC HEALTH New studies point to weight loss at the doctor’s office Two new studies offer some of the first evidence of success with weight-loss programs that the authors said would be relatively easy for primary care providers to put into practice. Philadelphia Inquirer Healthier diets include frequent snacks People who munch on snacks between meals tend to have healthier diets than those who stick to eating only at regular mealtimes, a new study finds. LiveScience Mirror trick could ease arthritis The pain of arthritis can be reduced by an optical illusion which uses mirrors to deceive the brain, a study suggests. Telegraph.co.uk ENVIRONMENT As glaciers melt, Bhutan faces increased risk of ‘mountain tsunamis’ As the Himalayan glaciers melt due to global warming, the small Kingdom of Bhutan struggles to head off an increasing number of GLOFs: glacial lake outburst floods, or “mountain tsunamis.” TIME Experts debunk polls claiming fewer Americans believe in climate change Politicians, and the public have all been told by the media and others that public belief in global warming has dropped sharply. Except that it hasn’t, as polling by certain media syndicates makes clear. Grist Whales and salmon: when enemies need each other Both killer whales and Chinook salmon are endangered in the Pacific Northwest. However, one of the biggest problems facing both animals is one eats the other. Discovery News LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT The small, but proud, ukulele has an enthusiastic new generation of fans Nearly a half century after Don Ho played “Tiny Bubbles” and Tiny Tim tiptoed through the tulips, the ukulele is hot again. More young people are leading the way in the unlikely musical renaissance. Denver Post Kids have adult tech skills; parents just don’t know it Security firm AVG says the average 11-year-old has “adult skills" with technology. They perform the same tasks when surfing the Web, getting a gadget to work and solving complex computer issues. CNET News   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Health care survey: Employers may cut plans after 2014 Employees can kiss goodbye employer-provided health coverage, at least as it exists today. That’s the message of a survey of 1,300 employers just released by McKinsey & Co. 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