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North Korean soldiers march during a massive military parade marking the 65th anniversary of the communist nation‘s ruling Workers’ Party in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo by Vincent Yu / AP)

Is that bank takeover legal?

Several large banks have halted to foreclose on homes in 23 states where the process needs a judge’s approval. The controversy revolves around that many foreclosures were processed with bad paperwork.

Christian Science Monitor

Toxic sludge reservoir damage could lead to repeat of Hungarian flood

A wall in the Hungarian reservoir that burst triggering a flood of toxic sludge is close to collapse, the country’s prime minister warned.

Guardian

Authorities blamed for red sludge spill

YouTube

North Korea celebrates newly anointed leader

North Korean heir apparent Kim Jong-un stood with his father and viewed a Pyongyang military parade meant to demonstrate the regime’s stability and strength as he rises to leadership positions.

Bloomberg

North Korea’s highest-ranking defector dies

CNN

North Korea opens up to foreign media

Al Jazeera

New drug may shrink brain tumors

An experimental melanoma drug from GlaxoSmithKline managed to shrink secondary tumors in the brains of nine patients with advanced disease, according to results of a small clinical trial.

Reuters

No call for 2011 Social Security increase

The government is expected to announce that more than 58 million Social Security recipients will go through another year without an increase in their monthly benefits.

ABC News

NATION

America moves on from Gulf spill

For Gulf residents fighting for economic survival, a nation’s short attention span is deeply unsettling, especially with oil still washing ashore.

MSNBC

Could you pass a US citizenship test?

Immigrants must pass the Naturalization Test with a score of 60 percent or higher. According to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration services, 92 percent of applicants pass.

Christian Science Monitor

POLITICS

Obama steps up campaigning

With just three weeks before Election Day, President Barack Obama will spend his time much as he did in the final weeks of his own campaign in 2008.

Politico

Obama to rally voters in Philadelphia

Philadelphia Inquirer

Blog:

Obama in Philly for the youth vote

(USA TODAY)

The Oval

Election 2010’s battle over money

With little more than three weeks until the midterm elections, Democrats and Republicans are in a ferocious fight over the most important issue in the campaign: money.

Christian Science Monitor

Donald Trump for president in 2012?

Boston Herald

ENVIRONMENT

Climate deal is closer, says UN envoy, despite China and US locking horns

The international community has edged closer to a climate deal after talks in Tianjin, a top U.N. diplomat insisted, despite a public rift between China and the U.S.

Guardian

Blog:

US-China bickering mars climate talks

(The Hill)

E2 Wire

Climate change takes its toll on ‘miracle rice,’ institute says

Climate change has reduced by 15 percent the yield of the “miracle rice” which helped avert famine in Asia in the 1960s, the International Rice Research Institute said.

Earth Times

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Mendocino County: the ‘Napa Valley’ of marijuana?

If California voters approve a controversial ballot proposition to legalize marijuana for recreational use, some local growers say Mendocino County might become known as the “Napa Valley of cannabis.”

USA TODAY

Proposition 19 primer

KPBS

Soul singer Solomon Burke dies aged 70

Solomon Burke, 2001 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee who wrote the classic song “Everybody Needs Somebody to Love,” has died at 70 years old.

BBC

SPORTS

Yankees beat Twins 6-1 to return to ALCS

The wild-card Yankees, rebounding from a late-season fade in which they lost 17 of their final 26, begin the ALCS at Texas or Tampa Bay.

CBS News

Gamecocks stun No. 1 ’Bama

On a day where Garcia was 17-for-20 against the nation’s No. 1 team and threw three touchdown passes, it seems likely he was aiming for the crossbar on his own goal post when he gave up the safety.

Sporting News

EDUCATION

Ruling limits state’s power in suspending school students

The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled that schools must provide strong reasons for denying alternative schooling or tutoring to students suspended for misbehavior.

New York Times

Judge agrees nose piercing is part of teen’s faith

Columbia Daily Tribune

Incentives for school chiefs to retire early

It’s a situation that has saddled school districts with a dilemma: watch experienced superintendents walk out the door, or engage in an expensive effort to outbid lucrative pension benefits.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Philip Howard):

Drowning in law: A flood of rules and regulations is killing the American spirit

NY Daily News

Column (Paul Krugman):

America’s road to greatness is blocked by penny-pinchers

San Jose Mercury News

Column (Thomas M. Stephens):

Value-added measurement unreliable

Columbus Dispatch

Editorial:

Winner behind bars

Boston Herald

Column (Larry Kudlow):

Jobs tepid, Dems out, stocks up?

RealClearPolitics

Column (Christopher Hitchens):

Tumortown

Vanity Fair

Editorial:

What’s in a name? If corn refiners win, a way to dupe consumers

Post-Gazette

Editorial:

Must protect athletes

Philadelphia Inquirer

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GOOD NEWS

Giving back to the game

Ruben Fernandez played everywhere as a soccer goalie, from Spain to the United States, and now shares his love, dedication and devotion to the beautiful game through coaching youth in his city.

Daily Pilot

Wounded sea lion gets helpful surgery

Sargeant Nevis underwent radical surgery to reconstruct his furry, whiskery face in what’s believed to be the first plastic surgery on a sea lion.

San Francisco Chronicle

WORLD

Joy: drill reaches trapped miners

When Chile mine rescue drillers punched their 27-inch bit into a passage where miners trapped deep underground for more than two months were waiting, pure joy erupted above ground.

Christian Science Monitor

Chile prepares to free trapped miners

YouTube

Senegal’s poor hurt by begging ban

Many of the beggars in the metropolis have disappeared, at least for now, after the government began enforcing a 2005 ban on public begging, except near mosques and other places of worship.

NPR

BUSINESS

Jobless after 50? You may be out of luck

Unemployment figures are still grim, especially for older workers. Could more stimulus money help?

NPR

Google tests cars that drive themselves

The cars use video cameras mounted on the roof, radar sensors and a laser range finder to “see” other traffic, software engineer Sebastian Thrun said.

BBC

Blog:

Google’s car of the future

(PC World)

Geek Teck

Finance leaders call for IMF role in averting protectionist `currency war’

Global governments tasked the International Monetary Fund with calming the recent outbreak of tensions over currencies amid signs they are already triggering a protectionist backlash.

Bloomberg

HEALTH

Kids remain on parents’ health plans till 26

New legislation means that parents can keep their children on their health insurance plans until they are 26 years old, regardless of whether they are still studying or live away from their parents.

Medical News Today

Healthy diet is not enough: Exercise, support drops more weight

An intensive diet and exercise plan can melt away the pounds if dieters get the counseling and support they need to stick with it, new research shows.

USA TODAY

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Tablet computers won’t kill off laptops

Tablet computers such as Apple‘s iPad and Samsung’s Galaxy are unlikely to kill off their older cousin the laptop anytime soon, say Asian analysts and vendors.

Sydney Morning Herald

Exploring Mars with a robot airplane

Various orbiters and rovers that have explored Mars reveal tantalizing evidence for life and make a strong case for flying an airplane over Mars.

Christian Science Monitor

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Gay harassment: the struggle for inclusion

Before she had any reason to know the name Tyler Clementi, the Rev. Audrey M. Connor was planning a celebratory day of worship at her church in Lynchburg, Va.

New York Times

Pope urges peace and harmony in the Middle East

Pope Benedict opened a synod of Roman Catholic bishops on the Middle East, where Christianity began but is in sharp decline, by calling for peace, justice and harmony in the troubled region.

Reuters Canada

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