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The brain controls ability to stop habits

Habits are controlled by our brains, and recently, a region has been identified that provides insight into how the brain can shift between new habits and old ones.

Medical News Today

Where does the ‘Star Wars’ franchise go now?

Even before the jokes about Mickey Mouse ears replacing Princess Leia’s “cinnamon buns,” fierce “Star Wars” fans had already begun speculating — and worrying — about the future of the beloved franchise.

San Jose Mercury News

Rebuilding begins in Northeast

Much of the storm-battered Northeast is now in early recovery mode. But widespread devastation and ongoing fallout from Hurricane Sandy will likely prolong rescue and rebuilding efforts.

USA TODAY

Blog:

How Hurricane Sandy slapped the snark right out of Twitter

(New York Times)

Media Decoder

Special section:

Sandy, state-by-state

CBS News

Dangers of invisible, flammable gas

ABC News

Obama is making up for lost time

President Barack Obama dove back into campaigning after three days immersed in managing the federal response to the storm that battered the East Coast.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Obama holds a slight edge in 4 states

Reuters

Tsunamis in the Alps?

Nearly 1,500 years ago, a flood in Geneva reportedly swept away everything in its path. Researchers believe they have found the unlikely sounding culprit: a tsunami-like killer wave in the Alps.

National Geographic

NATION

A few good hackers wanted

As computer hackers and anti-hacking experts gather at a conference, a key theme is emerging: The threat of cyber attacks on corporate and government websites is on the rise.

McClatchy Newspapers

Busy US-Mexico border crossing gets extensive makeover

A rerouting of vehicles on the busiest U.S.-Mexico crossing begins as part of a major expansion aiming to keep lines manageable while allowing for heightened contraband inspections.

ABC News

Drug-sniffing dogs take center stage

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in two cases attesting what, if any, limits there are to police using drug-sniffing dogs.

NPR

HURRICANE SANDY

Subway chaos and the man who basically saw it coming

The New York subway system, which maintains more than 600 miles of track, has an average weekday ridership of about 5 million people. Not one of them has been on a train since Sunday evening.

BusinessWeek

New York City improvises to reopen for business

Las Vegas Review Journal

Blog:

Did NYC rats survive Hurricane Sandy?

A Blog Around the Clock

(Scientific American)

How to help Hurricane Sandy victims

If you are not able to personally provide shelter and supplies to those affected by Hurricane Sandy, it does not mean you cannot help at all. There are plenty of ways to help from near or far.

ABC News

Disasters reveal kindness

TIME

Hurricane Sandy by the numbers

The Weather Channel

POLITICS

Want my support? For how much?

Ohio’s modern-era electoral gamesmanship has nothing on the voting shenanigans of yesteryear. Read about Ohio’s sordid history of selling its votes to the highest bidder.

Slate

Mitt Romney plans for independents’ day

Mitt Romney’s campaign gurus insist they are cutting into President Obama’s swing-state advantage and carving a path to the electoral college votes they will need to win the election by targeting independents.

Boston Herald

Harvard business students support Obama’s reelection

In what may surprise Mitt Romney, Harvard Business School — the West Point of Capitalism and his own alma mater — is leaning heavily in favor of President Obama in the presidential election.

BusinessWeek

GM, Chrysler tell Romney he is wrong about Chinese jobs claim

Detroit Free Press

BUSINESS

US stocks decline as market reopens

U.S. stocks fell, erasing earlier gains, as equity markets in the world’s largest economy reopened after Hurricane Sandy caused the longest weather-related shutdown since 1888.

Bloomberg

Mississippi is eager to capitalize on trade with Russia

As part of his quest to expand Mississippi’s economy, Gov. Phil Bryant is banking on doing more business with Russia, hoping to capitalize on a proposed trade pact with the ninth-largest economy in the world.

McClatchy Newspapers

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

To Curiosity, Mars tastes just like Hawaii

NASA’s Curiosity rover has found soil on Mars to be similar to soil in Hawaii, after sifting and scanning its first sample on the red planet.

BBC

Opportunity: longest-running Mars rover

SPACE.com

Europe’s oldest prehistoric town unearthed in Bulgaria

Archaeologists in Bulgaria say they have uncovered the oldest prehistoric town found in Europe. The walled fortified settlement is thought to have been an important center for salt production.

BBC

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Black cats aka black sheep

According to a U.C. Berkeley study, black cats are unfairly stereotyped and far less likely than their fair-haired, blue-eyed cousins to be adopted at animal shelters.

San Francisco Chronicle

On Sistine Chapel’s 500th, foot traffic remains a threat

As Pope Benedict XVI celebrated the 500th anniversary of the Renaissance masterpiece, the Vatican said the growing number of tourists might eventually lead to limited access to the chapel.

Religion News Service

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Maureen Dowd):

New Jersey Gov. Christie’s new best friend: President Obama

Seattle Times

Column (SE Cupp):

Sandy is a disaster, not a political opportunity

NY Daily News

Editorial:

New TIFs for high-end retailers drive city in wrong direction

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Column (Ron Kantowski):

Taco ‘steal’ seems to be catching on

Las Vegas Review Journal

Editorial:

The force is with Disney

San Francisco Chronicle

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Hurricane Sandy relief

Detroit Free Press

Column (Michelle Malkin):

Obama’s layoff bomb

Townhall.com

Column (Amy Wilentz):

A zombie is a slave forever

New York Times

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GOOD NEWS

Gore-Tex inventor gives $10 million to science department

The inventor of Gore-Tex has given the University of Minnesota $10 million to help his alma mater expand a key building on campus and attract more talented science students.

Star Tribune

Jamie Oliver gets hair as Movember charity sets Facebook record

Movember, a global cancer campaign that encourages men to grow moustaches in November, has a record number of registrations this year, driven by a growth in users of social media.

BusinessWeek

Incubating women’s businesses in the Palestinian territories

In Palestine, entrepreneurs are everywhere, but successful businesses are hard to come by. So Tomorrow’s Youth Organization helps promising women-run businesses survive.

Christian Science Monitor

WORLD

Digital revolution lights up Africa with maps, mobiles, money and markets

In Africa, instead of sharing photos on Instagram or hobbies on Pinterest, you are more likely to find a service to send money to a rural relative or to monitor cows’ gestation cycle.

Guardian

Greek unions commit to 2-day strike

Greek unions plan to strike in protest against the latest round of welfare and wage cuts as the government outlines austerity measures in the revised 2013 budget.

Guardian

Special section:

EU budget debate live

Telegraph.co.uk

As economy slows, China looks for a new growth model

China has projected that its economy will grow well below the average growth of the previous decade. Ask Chinese economists about the future of their economy, and the tone is uncertain.

NPR

EDUCATION

Division ensues over admissions and race at UCLA

The University of California at Los Angeles uses a “holistic” approach to undergraduate admissions by evaluating each applicant as more than just a set of numbers.

Inside Higher Ed

Campus as obstacle course

How one student copes with the full spectrum of college life while in a wheelchair.

New York Times

HEALTH

Top medical innovations address headaches, diabetes and cancer

The best medical innovations for next year include an almond-sized device that is implanted in the mouth to relieve severe headaches and a hand-held scanner that detects skin cancer.

Terra

Slowing down Parkinson’s disease

A team of scientists at Northwestern University has discovered the compounds that may slow the progression of Parkinson’s disease by blocking calcium flow in the brains neurons.

Environmental News Network

ENVIRONMENT

Worker: Japan nuke crisis crew was not told of danger

The operator of a Japanese nuclear plant that went into a tsunami-triggered meltdown knew the risks from radioactive water, yet sent in crews without adequate protection or warnings.

Houston Chronicle

Colorful endangered tarantula species discovered in Brazil

Nine new species of endangered arboreal tarantulas have been discovered in Central and Eastern Brazil, including four of the smallest arboreal species ever seen.

PlanetSave.com

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Churches use Halloween’s pagan roots to grow their flocks

Trunk-or-treats — Halloween tailgating parties — are an increasingly popular alternative for schools, churches and community groups.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Shift in Mormon age policy widens women’s options

The new policy of allowing women to go out on missions at age 19 represents a philosophical shift in how Mormon women are viewed by the church — and by themselves.

NPR

SPORTS

New York City Marathon still on

Despite concerns that the city will not be prepared to handle it, the New York City Marathon will proceed as scheduled. The race will be an early morning start for more than 40,000 runners.

The Atlantic

Huge turnout for Giants parade

With adoring roars from the crowd and beaming grins from the players, the team was handed the key to the city — and the hearts of its fans.

San Francisco Chronicle

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