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Flood waters surround a condominium’s pool in Carolina Beach, N.C., after the first wave of rain from Tropical Storm Nicole washed through the area. (Photo by Chuck Burton / AP)

Prenups 101: more couples signing before saying ‘I do’

The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers says about three-quarters of its members have seen an increase in prenups in the past five years. Couples of all kinds are hedging their financial bets.

ABC News

Senate votes to turn down the volume

Legislation to turn down the volume on loud TV commercials that send people diving for their remote controls looks like it’ll soon become law.

San Francisco Chronicle

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Congress turns down commercial volume

(The Hill)

Hillicon Valley

Torrential rains bring flooding to East Coast

Tropical Storm Nicole only lasted a few hours, but its remnants, along with a stalled frontal boundary, are expected to dump heavy rain on parts of the Eastern Seaboard.

CNN

Sept. 30 weather history: tropics, snow, record temps, storms & floods

Examiner

Expert: flooding and tornado threat

The Weather Channel

North Korea releases photo of Kim Jong Il’s likely heir

North Korea released what is believed to be the first official image of Kim Jong Il’s youngest son and heir apparent. A published photo of a group of Workers’ Party officials included Kim Jong Un.

MSNBC

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il

Yahoo! News

Fort Hood assessing soldiers in wake of recent suicides

Thousands of soldiers stationed at Fort Hood are receiving extra visits from their superiors following a recent spate of suspected suicides, according to the Texas Army post’s senior commander.

Philadelphia Inquirer

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Military suicides will keep rising

(TIME)

Swampland

NATION

Fisher Price recalls over 10M products

More than 10 million children’s toys are being recalled by the toy giant — citing potential dangers from falling onto certain protruding parts and choking hazards from small parts.

ABC News

J&J faces US lawmakers over string of recalls

Reuters

Europe terror plot called ‘credible’

Threats of a possible “Mumbai-style” terror attack on Western interests in Europe are considered “credible” and U.S. officials aren’t ruling out the possibility that the plot could extend to the U.S.

MSNBC

Treasury seeks to cast a wider net for terrorists

NPR

Audio recordings of US history fading fast

New digital recordings of events in U.S. history and early radio shows are at risk of being lost much faster than older ones on tape and many are already gone, according to a study on sound.

San Francisco Chronicle

POLITICS

Obama to meet Democratic leaders before they leave to campaign

President Barack Obama will meet with Democratic leaders one last time before a midterm election that could seriously decimate their numbers on the Hill.

The Hill

American voters abroad test new efforts to expedite balloting

Hundreds of thousands of ballots requested by military and overseas voters in the 2008 elections were never returned or counted. Many of those voters simply did not get their ballots in time.

NPR

EDUCATION

School science kits targeted for safety

One of the tools that teachers use to get kids excited about science — hands-on science kits — could face an uncertain future amid a debate on safety.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Who’s teaching the teachers?

When it comes to teacher education, pragmatism beats idealism. But most education professors — save for a small minority — are complacent with antiquated teaching philosophies.

Inside Higher Ed

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Don’t count alternative certification out yet

(Education Week)

Teacher Beat

ENVIRONMENT

‘Extinct’ animals back from the dead

Australian biologists say animals that have been feared extinct are often rediscovered, and conservation efforts too often focus on creatures that will never be found again.

Discovery News

Coral bleaching likely in Caribbean

According to the NOAA Coral Reef Watch monitoring system, coral bleaching is likely in the Caribbean in 2010. With temperatures above average all year, models show a strong potential for it.

ScienceDaily

SPORTS

Tour de France winner Contador suspended after positive drug test

Triple Tour de France winner Alberto Contador has been provisionally suspended after traces of steroids were found in a drug test. If the finding is confirmed, the Spaniard could lose his Tour title.

Guardian

Indianapolis Colts president has new take on 18-game schedule

Colts president Bill Polian says he was “very imprecise” when he described an 18-game schedule as a done deal.

ESPN

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Vatican taps investigator for ties to Legionaries of Christ

The Vatican has named a Spanish archbishop to investigate a cult-like group affiliated with the Legionaries of Christ.

Las Vegas Sun

Buzz builds around new unofficial saint of abuse victims, whistle-blowers

Mother Mary MacKillop won’t be canonized until Oct. 17, but some Catholics already have an unofficial title for the Australian nun: Patron Saint of Whistle-blowers.

Religion News Service

Columns And Op-Ed

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Wiretapping the Internet must be balanced with privacy concerns

San Jose Mercury News

Blog (Raymond J. Learsy):

Wash. gets tough on China, but plays patsy with OPEC

Huffington Post

Blog (Sheil Kapadia):

Vick‘s performance: ‘inefficient and erratic’

(Philadelphia Inquirer)

Moving the Chains

Blog (M S):

Facebook and freedom

Economist

Column (Lee Dye):

Religion and health: is there a link?

ABC News

Column (David Horsey):

The Governator battles villains with ‘black-oil hearts’

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Column (Monica Yant Kinney):

Today‘s girls don’t need Barbie to learn about options

Philadelphia Inquirer

Column (Julie Burchill):

Forget about romance and you might just get yourself a decent marriage

The Independent

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GOOD NEWS

Special Olympic athletes honor Eunice Kennedy Shriver

The start of Special Olympics began with Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the sister of president John F. Kennedy. Special Olympics decided to honor her memory with the first Eunice Kennedy Shriver Day.

Kokomo Perspective

Buffett says meeting with Gates, China charity exceeded his expectations

Warren Buffett and Bill Gates met with 50 Chinese business and philanthropy leaders in Beijing to talk about their approach to large-scale philanthropy.

Bloomberg

WORLD

‘Slavery’ found on fishing trawlers

Shocking evidence of conditions akin to slavery on trawlers that provide fish for Europe has been found in an investigation off the coast of west Africa.

Guardian

Pakistan blocks NATO trucks after deadly strike on troops

Pakistan blocked a vital supply route for U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan in apparent retaliation for an alleged cross-border helicopter strike by the coalition that killed three Pakistani frontier troops.

MSNBC

NATO chopper targets Pakistan border

YouTube

House votes to pressure China

Lawmakers voted for the U.S. to slap tariffs on Chinese goods. But the bill faces an uncertain fate in the Senate and White House. The move risks retaliation, and some say it may not help the economy.

Los Angeles Times

Beijing, US businesses in China slam bill

MarketWatch

BUSINESS

Jobless claims in US decrease

A recent report says applications for U.S. unemployment benefits decreased to 453,000, a sign companies are cutting back on firings even as economic growth slows.

Bloomberg

Big business challenges SEC over boardroom democracy overhaul

Two influential corporate interest groups filed a federal lawsuit attempting to block a provision of the recently passed overhaul of financial regulation that would give shareholders more say in the boardroom.

McClatchy Newspapers

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

I, monkey: test subjects self-aware?

For the first time, scientists have found that monkeys can recognize themselves in mirrors, which hints that they are becoming increasingly self-aware.

LiveScience

1st habitable distant planet found

For the first time, astronomers have detected a rocky planet in another solar system that has the most basic and essential conditions needed to support extraterrestrial life.

Washington Post

Scientists report most Earth-like planet ever

YouTube

Inside Crick and Watson’s DNA lab

A batch of “lost” letters written 50 years ago has cast new light on the intense and sometimes bitter rivalries behind one of the greatest achievements of the scientific age — the discovery of the DNA double helix.

The Independent

HEALTH

Study finds 1st evidence that ADHD is a genetic disorder

British scientists have found the first direct evidence attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a genetic disorder and say their research could eventually lead to better treatments for the condition.

Reuters

Study on mammograms renews breast cancer screening debate

In a study likely to add to the debate over when and how often to screen for breast cancer, researchers said that women aged 40 to 49 who got regular mammograms were less likely to die of the disease.

ABC News

Essential screening tests every woman needs

WebMD

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Film star Tony Curtis dies at 85

Hollywood star Tony Curtis has died of a cardiac arrest at his U.S. home in Nevada. He was 85.

BBC

Tony Curtis: a life in photos

MTV

Study: More gay characters on TV

The number of gay and bisexual characters on scripted broadcast network TV has risen slightly to 23 out of a total of nearly 600 roles, according to the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.

CBS News

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