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This artist’s impression made available by the European Southern Observatory shows a planet, right, orbiting the star Alpha Centauri B, center, a member of the triple star system that is the closest to Earth. (Photo by L. Calcada / ESO / AP)

1st planet found in star system next door

Meeting the neighbors is normally easier than this. After years of searching, astronomers have finally spotted an Earth-mass planet in Alpha Centauri, the nearest star system to our own.

New Scientist

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Our nearest neighbors in Alpha Centauri explained

SPACE.com

Twilight of the Yankee gods

Dynasties die. It happened to the Tudors, it happened to the Bourbons and it happened to the Romanovs. And now it is happening to the ruling house of American sport: the New York Yankees.

The Independent

5 things we learned from the 2nd debate

While Obama and Romney were responding to questions from uncommitted voters at a town hall-style debate, they found plenty of opportunities to attack each other during their 90-minute encounter.

CNN

Presidential debate: voters’ reactions

BBC

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Can you tell Obama and Romney’s promises apart?

Guardian

Syria dismisses cease-fire

The Syrian government said a call for a holiday cease-fire would likely fail because the rebels have no unified leadership to agree to it.

Houston Chronicle

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Live: Cease-fire calls ignored

Guardian

Feds raid Massachusetts lab

Federal agents raided the Massachusetts pharmacy linked to a widespread meningitis outbreak that has killed 16 people and sickened more than 200.

Reuters

More drugs may have been tainted

YouTube

NATION

On ballots: Has pro-marijuana camp found a way to win over middle America?

Ballot initiatives in Colorado, Oregon and Washington would make recreational use of marijuana legal. At least one is likely to succeed, prompting pro-legalization groups to hone their message.

Christian Science Monitor

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Marijuana’s medical value on trial in US

(LA Weekly)

The Informer

Newbies lured to homeownership

In many American communities, buying a home is now less expensive than renting. And with the economics tilting in favor of homeownership, many first-time buyers are jumping into the market.

NPR

POLITICS

Clinton takes responsibility for diplomats

Hillary Clinton stepped into the escalating row over the security lapses that led to the death of the U.S. ambassador to Libya, saying she “took responsibility” for the incident, defending President Obama.

Telegraph.co.uk

Supreme Court leaves Ohio’s early voting plan in place

The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal that, if victorious, would have stopped voting three days before Election Day in Ohio — a crucial swing state — and delivered a damaging blow to Democrats.

NY Daily News

BUSINESS

Texas-size rarity: landowners who oppose Big Oil

Texans have long welcomed the industry because of the cash it brings to sustain agriculture, but they also see its presence as part of their patriotic duty to help wean the U.S. off “foreign” oil.

CBS News

US home construction surges in September, hits 4-year high

U.S. home builders broke new ground in September at the fastest pace in more than four years, data shows, as building permits also rose sharply in the strongest sign yet of recovery in the construction trade.

MarketWatch

US stock-index futures climb at housing jump

Bloomberg

ENVIRONMENT

Antarctic climate facing ‘rapid’ changes

Changes in ocean flows and shifts in Antarctic ice cap levels are occurring at rates faster than at any other time in history, a chief Antarctic scientist says.

Sydney Morning Herald

California greenhouse gas rules on shaky ground in appeals court

California’s unprecedented regulations to reduce the carbon footprint of transportation fuels appears to face a smoggy future in the courts.

San Jose Mercury News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

What are we so scared of?

Why do we walk around so anxious, so full of fear? The answer is not terrorists, TV or politics. The answer is our legacy of ancient fears, the result of having spent millions of years running from predators.

Slate

In evolution, it is usually better to end up strong than smart

Wired.co.uk

The bone people

The Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team has revolutionized how human rights violations are investigated by using forensics and archaeological techniques to identify burial sites and human remains.

The Global Mail

Human cadaver brains may provide stem cells

LiveScience

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Movin’ on up may depend on generations of your last name

Your success in life may actually be determined by ancestors who lived hundreds of years ago. That means improving opportunities across generations might be a lot harder than imagined.

NPR

Holiday promotions appear months before the holiday

Apparently, there is no such thing as launching a winter holiday shopping deal too early. Thus far, early season promotions — especially layaway — have done brisk business.

TIME

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Shamus Khan):

Have we become too obsessed with the rich?

TIME

Column (Craig Wilson):

Splitting chores is the knife in a marriage

USA TODAY

Column (Noam Chomsky):

The week the world stood still

Al Jazeera

Column (Stephen Mills):

How Twitter is winning the 2012 US election

Guardian

Column (Robin Marantz Henig):

Just how many Facebook friends do you need?

Daily Beast

Column (Joan Walsh):

The right’s latest Hillary Clinton hysteria

Salon

Column (Jim Hightower):

Government aid? Me?

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Blog (Donna Krache):

Anti-bullying ad sends gut-wrenching message to adult audience

(CNN)

Schools of Thought

Site edited by: Aditi Khemka, Cyra Dixon, Tamara Dixon, Mark Rittenmeyer, Diana Shaw, Betse Lyons, Hillary Hill, Sarah Alender and Sandra Crozier.

GOOD NEWS

Mickelson gets it to the green, earning $50,000 for First Book charity

Phil Mickelson was the star attraction during halftime of a Broncos game. He attempted a 100-yard golf shot, his accuracy determining how many books First Book would donate to needy kids.

Denver Post

Natives join ‘hipsters’ in reviving Detroit

A burst of youthful energy — from native Detroiters and new immigrants — debunks the opinion that nothing can be done to jumpstart the Motor City.

Christian Science Monitor

Why Russia’s Orthodox Church is teaching teenagers parkour

The Russian Orthodox Church provides valuable public services, including helping wayward teenagers get back on track via a risky urban sport, parkour, a mix of acrobatics and athletics.

BBC

WORLD

New report on Gadhafi’s death accuses Libyan rebels of executing dozens