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Lynn University students serve as stand-ins on the stage during final preparations for the last presidential debate between President Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla. (Photo by Charlie Neibergall / AP)

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Why would you leave the West for India?

With India‘s economy growing faster than America or Britain’s, the BBC’s Rajini Vaidyanathan has been speaking to some of the new wave of “reverse migrants” who are seeking opportunities.

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BBC

Orionid meteor shower amazes spectators

The Orionid meteor shower put on a cosmic light show for the Northern Hemisphere over the weekend. The Orionids peaked early Sunday morning as more than 25 meteors an hour streaked the night sky.

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CNN

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Meteor shower quiz: How well do you know ‘shooting stars’?

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SPACE.com

Final debate sets stage for last campaign push

President Obama and Mitt Romney face each other on-stage for the last time, when they meet at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla., for their third televised debate.

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The Hill

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5 things to watch for in foreign policy debate

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TIME

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CBS News

Lebanon protesters try to storm government palace

The assassination of Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan in a massive car bomb threatens to shatter the fragile political balance in Lebanon.

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Houston Chronicle

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Lebanon prepares to bury its murdered intelligence chief

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Syria’s civil war developments

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CNN

Is Ohio’s energy boom going to bust?

Dozens of wells drilled this year across rural Ohio are quietly pumping out the answer to the U.S. energy industry’s most loaded question: Is the Utica shale formation a boom or a bust?

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Reuters

NATION

Manhunt underway after a shooting spree in Wisconsin

A manhunt was underway in Brookfield, Wis., for a gunman who shot at least seven people at a suburban Milwaukee spa, authorities said.

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USA TODAY

Three killed in shooting at Milwaukee-area salon; possible bomb delays investigation

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U.S. News

George McGovern, proud liberal, dead at 90 years old

Former Sen. George McGovern, the three-time Democratic presidential candidate who won his party’s nomination in 1972 on an anti-war platform but lost to President Richard Nixon, has died.

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CBS News

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George McGovern ‘never betrayed his soul’

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Politico

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George McGovern, the quiet warrior

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TIME

BUSINESS

Ancestry.com to be sold for $1.6 billion

Ancestry.com, the online genealogy site, agreed to be purchased by Permira, a European private equity firm, for $1.6 billion.

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CNNMoney

Small business playing crucial role in aerospace, defense industries

While the big businesses in aerospace and defense like Honeywell and Boeing get a lot of the headlines, small companies form the East Valley’s backbone and growing business in the sector.

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East Valley Tribune

Rosneft buys BP’s TNK-BP stake for $26B in cash, shares

BP will sell its 50 percent stake in Russia’s third-largest oil producer for $17.1 billion in cash and 12.8 percent of Rosneft’s shares. BP will reinvest $4.8 billion in the government’s shares of Rosneft.

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BusinessWeek

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Saudis say Syria crisis will not affect Hajj

The interior minister says Muslims traveling to Mecca for the annual pilgrimage will not be affected by regional events.

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Al Jazeera

Fire on the prairie burns over gay rights, religious freedoms

Culture wars are raging in the nation’s heart, including bright red Kansas. It’s one of three states where sodomy laws are still on the books.

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Kansas City Star

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Just hook the Internet into our veins

The Internet forms a crucial part of our everyday lives, but are we growing a little too attached to the warmth and comfort of cyberspace?

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The Age

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Self-harm websites top list of teenagers’ greatest worries about the Internet

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The Independent

US astronaut sees scientific breakthrough in space mission

A U.S. astronaut departing for the International Space Station said that the bulk of the scientific benefits from the orbiting laboratory will be seen over the coming decade.

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Houston Chronicle

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Backlash for Disney’s first Latina princess

Disney‘s first Latina princess has received backlash as well as support from media outlets, especially the Latino community. Is Disney’s new princess a milestone for Latinos or a culturally irrelevant character?

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CNN

Halloween scares offer catharsis

When we perceive a threat, the brain assesses it and the body gets prepared for action.

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Las Vegas Review Journal

Mr. Lincoln goes to Hollywood

In Lincoln, the Steven Spielberg movie opening this month, President Abraham Lincoln has a talk with U.S. Representative Thaddeus Stevens that should be studied in civics classes today.

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Smithsonian Magazine

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Don’t be fooled:You can vote Nov. 6, even without a photo ID

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Voters, Congress needs your attention

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USA TODAY

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Should Medicare be ran like the airline industry?

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McClatchy Newspapers

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Should we jail scientists for failed predictions?

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Skinny privilege

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The Age

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Taliban Binders

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Rob Rogers’ Cartoons (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

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George McGovern was a politician Americans could be proud of

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FOX News

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Voting is constitutionally protected and doesn’t require a photo ID

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GOOD NEWS

Coat drive offers warmth to a group of needy Iowa kids

One of the teachers at Hoover High School announced that the school would be distributing a donation of winter coats to help needy kids in the upcoming season who’re unable to afford one.

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Des Moines Register

Erasing harassment makes fiscal sense

Ridding the workplace of harassment is not only a good idea for office morale, but also a good idea financially.

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

A CEO tackles a ‘terrible wrong’

Nancy Feldman, who lost her husband Bob possibly to after-effects of Agent Orange exposure, now seeks to help others in Vietnam.

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Star Tribune

POLITICS

Emanuel’s plan to shop for electricity in bulk on fast track

Mayor Rahm Emanuel outlined a two-step, competitive bidding process for shopping for electricity in bulk and scheduled four public hearings to persuade voters to approve a Nov. 6 referendum.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Sen. Portman opposes direct nuclear talks with Iran

Ohio Republican Sen. Rob Portman criticized the idea of direct U.S. talks with Iran about its nuclear program.

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BusinessWeek

WORLD

Peru doctors are planning ‘to suspend strike over pay’

Thousands of doctors in Peru have agreed to suspend a strike that has left many poor people without medical care for more than a month.

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BBC

Spanish elections could mark step toward bail-out

Spain is about to learn how badly its government has been punished in high-profile polls, which many suspect will represent a crucial step towards the recession-hit nation’s sovereign bail-out.

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Telegraph.co.uk

EDUCATION

Idaho teachers, lawmakers argue importance of classroom tech

Of the three Idaho education laws up for possible repeal on the November ballot, anecdotal and poll evidence indicates that the so-called laptop law is the least popular.

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Idaho Statesman

Southern Virginia University is a school with a mission

It‘s the first of its kind outside of the Mormon motherland of Utah and southern Idaho, and a sign of the college’s growing gravitas in both Buena Vista and the church.

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HEALTH

Bullies nearly twice as likely to have mental health disorder

Mental disorders plague many adults who were bullied as children, but a new study suggests that those who had mental health disorders during childhood are three times more likely to become bullies.

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ABC News

Extra weight tied to a higher risk of hospitalization for sickness

Regardless of lifestyle and other health-related factors, heavier people were more likely than lean ones to be hospitalized for a variety of conditions.

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Reuters

ENVIRONMENT

Tigers need tourist traps

A legal bid to ban visitors from the heart of conservation zones, with its potential impact on income, has reignited the debate over the connections between wildlife tourism and conservation.

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Slate

California to vote on GM food labeling

California could become the first state to enforce labeling of genetically modified foods, in a vote next month pitting agro-chemical giants against opponents of so-called “Frankenfoods.”

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Should genetically altered food be labeled or not?

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

SPORTS

Armstrong banned for life, stripped of 7 Tour titles

Cycling’s governing body agreed to strip Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles and ban him for life, following a report that accused him of leading a massive doping program.

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NBCNews.com

Red Sox hire John Farrell

The Boston Red Sox hired John Farrell as their next manager for three years, the team announced. As compensation, the Red Sox will send veteran infielder Mike Aviles to Toronto.

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ESPN

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Pa. students turn wood from an old bridge into new furniture

When the Pine Valley Covered Bridge in central Bucks County, Pa., was refurbished last year, the discarded timbers would have ended up as kindling were it not for John Cressman’s ingenuity.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

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A chrysanthemum blooms in Lahr, at the flower show “Chrysanthema”, in full blossom. For three weeks, thousands of chrysanthemums turn into part of the flower show Chrysanthema downtown Lahr in a sea of flowers. (Photo by Winfried Rothermel / DAPD / AP)

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