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US stocks drop, erasing early gains, as banks slump on Libor

U.S. stocks slid for a seventh day, the longest losing streak since 1996, as higher lending rates sent a gauge of financial shares to its lowest level in almost 12 years.

Bloomberg

Morgan's Flanagan says Libor's rise not cause for panic

Bloomberg

The Somali pirates: tanks but no tanks

The Somali pirates who hijacked a Ukrainian ship with 33 battle tanks aboard have lowered their ransom demand and say they are eager to negotiate, raising hope of resolving the two-week standoff soon.

TIME

US: 4 failed Somali pirate attacks in 24 hours

Google News

Somali pirate source: deal near on Ukraine ship

Reuters

States' mass removal of voter rolls appears illegal

Tens of thousands of eligible voters in at least six swing states have been removed from the rolls, according to a review of state records and Social Security data by The New York Times.

MSNBC

Voter intimidation in Philadelphia

NPR

Heavy metal-eating 'superworms' unearthed in UK

Newly evolved "superworms" that feast on toxic waste could help cleanse polluted industrial land, a new study says.

National Geographic

Report: US faces 'downward spiral' as Taliban gains strength in Afghanistan

A draft report by U.S. intelligence agencies says the situation in Afghanistan is in a "downward spiral" as Taliban fighters threaten stability in the region.

NPR

Three-run sixth propels Hamels, Phillies to Game 1 victory

Pat Burrell, Chase Utley and the Philadelphia Phillies had more than enough power to offset Manny Ramirez in the NL championship series opener.

ESPN

NATION

US may consider Taliban talks

Increasingly, military commanders and political leaders are asking: Is it time to talk to the Taliban?

CBS News

No Afghan-Taliban peace talks for now

Christian Science Monitor

Showdown ahead over 17 Uighur detainees at Guantanamo

A dispute over what to do about 17 Chinese Muslims detained at U.S. military prison is developing into a showdown over the power of the judiciary to enforce fundamental constitutional rights in the war on terror.

Christian Science Monitor

Illinois sheriff: no more foreclosure evictions on my watch

Sheriff Thomas J. Dart said he is suspending foreclosure evictions in Cook County, which had been on track to reach a record number of evictions due to mortgage foreclosures.

CNN

The flip side of foreclosures: Affordable homes

MSNBC

POLITICS

McCain team deployed to Alaska to defend Gov. Palin

The Alaska Legislature's "Troopergate" report is due out soon, and national political players have already descended on the state to stave off any possible claims.

NPR

Democrats aim for 60 Senate seats

Sen. Charles Schumer said chances of Democrats getting 60 Senate seats “are better than they were two weeks ago; they keep getting better, but you don’t know until you get closer” to Election Day.

MSNBC

NRA endorses McCain

The National Rifle Association is endorsing Republican presidential nominee John McCain despite differences with the Arizona senator on gun-show rules.

Philadelphia Inquirer

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Paris Hilton gets (fake) presidential advice – from Martin Sheen

Paris Hilton, in her latest FunnyorDie video clip, confers with "one of the greatest fake presidents," Martin Sheen, who played President Bartlet on The West Wing, as she herself runs for "fake president."

People

Paris Hilton gets presidential with Martin Sheen

Funny or Die

Palin to join Fey on Saturday Night Live?

The VP candidate says comedienne "is a hoot," and would like to appear side-by-side with her on SNL.

CBS News

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Big Bang or big bounce: new theory on the universe's birth

Our universe may have started not with a big bang but with a big bounce — an implosion that triggered an explosion, all driven by exotic quantum-gravitational effects.

Scientific American

Asteroid exploded in Earth's atmosphere

Just as projected, a small asteroid exploded over Africa following what astronomers said was the first firm prediction of an incoming space rock.

LiveScience

HEALTH

Never to part: devoted couples share life and death

Studies around the world have shown that the rate of mortality spikes among bereaved spouses soon after their beloved has died.

MSNBC

FDA warns LabCorp over illegal sales of ovarian cancer test

Laboratory Corporation of America, also known as LabCorp, was sent a warning letter in which federal officials accuse the company of illegally marketing a drug test to detect ovarian cancer.

eFluxMedia

EDUCATION

Students are no longer surpassing parents’ educational achievement

The American tradition of generational upward mobility is at a standstill, and for some minority groups the younger generation is obtaining postsecondary education at lower levels than older adults.

Diverse

Columns And Op-Ed

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Alaskan Independence Party: The last refuge of a scoundrel

Huffington Post

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One bomb after another

International Herald Tribune

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Can we be pals with the terrorist Taliban?

Christian Science Monitor

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Is a global recession on the way?

Economist

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Look who's denouncing lobbyists

International Herald Tribune

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Why Ayers case is risky for McCain-Palin

CNN

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Cool hand Barack

Wall Street Journal

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US, Pakistan torn apart over terror

Asia Times

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A whale of a tame term

CBS News

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Russia and the Middle East

Middle East Strategy at Harvard

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Nobody's dummy

Salon.com

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GOOD NEWS

Teen abandoned under safe-haven law back with family

An Iowa teenager who was abandoned at an Omaha hospital under Nebraska's safe-haven law is back home, officials said.

CNN

German doing well after double arm transplant

YouTube

Scientists win Nobel for jellyfish protein

Three U.S.-based scientists won a Nobel Prize for turning a glowing green protein from jellyfish into a revolutionary way to watch the tiniest details of life within cells and living creatures.

HappyNews.com

WORLD

In Georgia invasion, Russian military saw its army's shortcomings

Decades of neglect, outdated technology and an ineffective conscript system have reduced the capabilities of the Russian Army over the years.

Christian Science Monitor

US military leader sees Afghan situation worsening next year

With security and economic conditions in Afghanistan already in dire straits, the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff said that the situation there will probably only worsen next year.

International Herald Tribune

Bomb hits school bus in Pakistan

At least 10 people were killed when a roadside bomb exploded close to a prison vehicle and a school bus in north-western Pakistan, officials say.

BBC

BUSINESS

Gulf states poised to weather global financial crisis

In Saudi Arabia, there has been a 45 percent drop in share values this year and it is the same story in the United Arab Emirates' commercial capital, Dubai.

BBC

Slowdown hits Silicon Valley

CBS News

Behind the global markets' meltdown

The mess caused by fast-and-loose mortgage lending in the U.S. has now blown into a perilous global crisis of confidence that has revealed both the scale and the limitations of globalization.

TIME

Wall Street's shadow market

CBS News

Retailers' sales set stage for a tough holiday season

Bracing for what may turn out to be a grim holiday selling period, many U.S. retailers did not reach the already lowered September sales expectations.

MarketWatch

ENVIRONMENT

US focus on climate could possibly ease financial crisis

If the U.S. focuses on climate change as soon as a new president takes office — or sooner — it could help pull the world from the financial brink, environmental policy experts told Reuters.

Environmental News Network

Alexandra Cousteau weighs in on the future of the oceans

“Water will be the principal defining crisis of this century,” Cousteau said in an interview. “History will be made over how we manage our water resources.”

Scientific American

SPORTS

How the economy affects sports and the average fan

A typical sports fan worries about gas prices, tuition and the trade deadline. To him, New York's new stadiums look like something in a boutique window.

Sports Illustrated

Adam Jones in altercation; no charges were filed

Adam "Pacman" Jones, the troubled cornerback, reinstated in July after a year-long suspension, was involved in an altercation at the Joule Hotel in Dallas.

Sporting News

Dice-K to pitch Game 1 for Red Sox; Shields on hill for Rays

Daisuke Matsuzaka will be on the mound for the Red Sox when the AL championship series begins Friday night against the Tampa Bay Rays.

ESPN

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Ten tips for a fearless life

A list of ten simple steps that will allow you to dwell through life without fear.

Beliefnet

Synod of bishops: fourth general congregation

The Holy See has released summaries of the interventions delivered during the fourth general congregation of the Synod of Bishops.

Catholic World News

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