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President Barack Obama addresses the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly.  (Photo by Richard Drew / AP) Einstein’s brain as interactive iPad app The brain that revolutionized physics can now be downloaded as an app. An exclusive iPad application promises to make detailed images of his brain more accessible to scientists than ever before. Ct Post Brief counseling may curb problem drinking for some Brief counseling sessions with primary care doctors can help curb risky drinking in people who aren’t full-blown alcoholics but who binge drink or otherwise consume more alcohol than is considered healthy. CNN Drink less for strong bones WebMD   Obama addresses the UN General Assembly Barack Obama will tell the United Nations General Assembly that the United States will “do what we must” to stop Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, according to excerpts from his planned speech. NBCNews.com Obama addresses the UN assembly in NYC YouTube Obama at the UN, in the shadow of the campaign’s politics NPR Iran test-fires missiles designed to hit warships, Iranian commander says Iran has test-fired four missiles designed to hit warships during a drill near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, an Iranian military commander said. ABC News Ahmadinejad: Iran will retaliate if hit CNN Young US adults flock to parents’ homes amid economic woes The number of 26-year-olds living with parents has jumped almost 46 percent since 2007, according to Census Bureau data compiled by the University of Minnesota Population Center. Bloomberg How different generations of American workers try to find a job TIME   NATION Morning-after pills made available to NY high school students Hundreds of New York City high school students have received morning-after pills since the launch of a program that provides emergency contraception through public school nurses, the health department said. Reuters Debating NYC schools offering students ‘morning after’ pill YouTube ‘Birth tourism’ appears to grow Jennifer Shih, a UC Davis senior, attended high schools in Idaho and Utah before graduating from her alma mater in California. But she will tell you she is anything but an all-American girl. McClatchy Newspapers New immigrants moving beyond ‘melting pot’ vs. ‘salad bowl’ debate San Jose Mercury News Blog: Voter ID laws could deter 10 million Hispanic voters, study says  (Christian Science Monitor) The Vote POLITICS Campaigns fight for women’s vote Amid talk of war, jobs and looming budget deficits, the female vote has emerged as a crucial battleground in a presidential race that could be decided by several hundred thousand independent women. Star Tribune Online politics: Parents block kids and friends sever ties over election As the presidential campaign heats up, so do social media spats. Children and parents block each other on Twitter, while lifelong friends sever ties on Facebook. Denver Post BUSINESS Staples to shut 60 stores in plan to save $250 million Staples Inc., the largest U.S. office supplies chain, plans to close 45 locations in Europe and accelerate the closing of 15 stores in the U.S. as part of a plan to save about $250 million a year. Bloomberg Discover will refund $200 million to settle charges that it tricked customers Discover Bank will refund $200 million to more than 3.5 million cardholders to settle charges that its telemarketers used deceptive tactics to sell credit card “add-on” products. McClatchy Newspapers ENVIRONMENT Ocean creatures face consequences of the changing climate Sharks, blue whales and loggerhead turtles look like losers due to climate change coming to the Pacific Ocean in this century, scientists report. But there will be winners as well, they say. USA TODAY Clinton Global Initiative: designing and powering a better world Global problems begin and end with design. An intelligently designed system can make success inevitable, and a poorly designed one can make it impossible, Bill Clinton has said. TIME LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT Scoring ‘The Simpsons’ Back in 1989, Alf Clausen created the iconic theme song for the animated television show, but the job nearly went to another composer. Wall Street Journal Warhol at Windsor The Queen has certainly had more than 15 minutes of fame. There is, then, some irony in the Queen buying a set of Warhol silk-screen prints of herself. Telegraph.co.uk Warhol’s Queen pictures go on show YouTube RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Israel grounds to a halt for Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur Israel has completely closed its airspace to airplanes, shut down its buses and trains and locked its border crossings in preparation for Yom Kippur, Judaism’s holiest day of the year. Philadelphia Inquirer Europe: German group slams Catholic’s ‘pay to pray’ decree A Catholic reform group in Germany criticized their bishops for declaring that believers who don’t pay religious taxes won’t be able to receive the sacrament, among other things. Yahoo! News   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Editorial: Paying with cash is good medicine for health-care costs Columbus Dispatch Editorial: Cheating only part of problem in the education system Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial: Today’s democracy heroes are in the fiscal trenches Christian Science Monitor Column (Melanne Verveer and Penny Abeywardena): Lift up women to lift the world CNN Column (Virginia Choi): Iran bans women from 77 college majors, but can they really stop progress? Slate Column (Benjamin Wheelock and Steve Kornacki): What 100 years of voting looks like Salon Column (Jim Saksa): Why you hate cyclists Slate Column (David Brooks): Like it or not, America must encourage grandiose ambition Pittsburgh Post-Gazette   Site edited by: Lavanya Rajagopalan, Patrick Frierson, Cyra Dixon, Kathie Raikes, Tanya Flowers, Tamara Dixon, Hillary Hill, Betse Lyons and Sandra Crozier.   GOOD NEWS Soccer: Kanoute to star in charity match A full house is expected as fans gather to show their appreciation for former star Freddie Kanoute, while also raising funds for African children, in the fifth annual “Champions for Africa” game. ESPN Event calls for a cultural paradigm shift in news media A landmark meeting of citizens, journalists and advocates took place at the British Museum, reflecting an increasing demand for a more realistic balance of good and bad news. Positive News Cop logs zero complaints in 20 years Elton Simmons has conducted more than 25,000 traffic stops in the past 20 years — but what’s remarkable about this is counting all of the complaints lodged against him over those two decades. NY Daily News WORLD UN envoy: Situation in Syria is ‘extremely bad, and getting worse’ The international mediator on Syria said he has “a few ideas” but not a full plan on how to end the country’s 18-month conflict, which he described as “extremely bad and getting worse.” Haaretz Kenyan schools re-open after teacher-strike deal Kenyan schools have re-opened after a three-week strike by teachers. A deal was signed which sees the lowest paid teacher’s salary rise by 40 percent and the highest paid by 20 percent. BBC EDUCATION Most high school kids lack skills for college, report claims More than half of 2012 high school graduates who took a college entrance exam did not have all of the skills they will need to succeed in college or a career. USA TODAY More Texas students taking the SAT Star-Telegram The future of engineering Taking young engineers out of lecture halls and having them practice their profession represents the cutting edge in reshaping the discipline, say educators and the field’s leaders. USA TODAY When parents become mentors, they learn, as well The Logan Square program in Chicago, places parents in a classroom at their child’s school to help teachers give more individual attention to students. NBCNews.com SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY iPhone 5’s display drives supply shortfall Apple’s decision to create a smartphone that boasts a thinner, lighter touch screen contributed to the component shortfall that caused demand to outstrip supply of the iPhone on its debut weekend. Bloomberg What a smartphone will look like in 5 years CNET News Clever jays switch food-finding tactics Scientists have found that jays demonstrate “flexible tactics” by switching between storing food and stealing from others’ stashes. BBC HEALTH Progress in identifying the genetic roots of autism through tests One of the most agonizing questions that parents of children with autism ask is — why? Now, a growing number of genetic tests are providing some answers. Wall Street Journal That may not be a cold; it could be fall allergies, experts say Many parents complain that as soon as school starts, their child inevitably catches a cold. But not every runny nose stems from a cold. Often, those sneezy symptoms are the result of fall allergies. HealthDay SPORTS Fantasy sports scoring big time! Fantasy sports is a game where players pretend to be “owners” of a sports team. Then they hire and fire players and manage their teams to compete against other teams. Forbes NFL Monday night ‘debacle’ seen yielding labor settlement The Seattle Seahawks’ last-second win over the Green Bay Packers may be the watershed moment that leads to a labor agreement between the NFL and its locked-out officials. Bloomberg   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT The other Vitruvian Man When Leonardo drew the “Vitruvian Man,” he worked on something new: attempting to illustrate the idea, set by Vitruvius in the “Ten Books,” that the human body can fit inside a circle and a square. Smithsonian Magazine   Photo of the Day A Pakistani Muslim man offers the daily afternoon prayer next to his goats feeding in a field on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan.  (Photo by Muhammed Muheisen / AP)	DailySource Most Popular Most viewed Most shared Most recent Connect with Us Or enter Amazon via the box below and they will donate 4-7% of all purchases you make in the next 24 hours to us. 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