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A framed photo sits on top of debris inside a house that was flooded by surge from Sandy in Longport, N.J. Millions of people remain without power and motorists are lined up for hours at gas stations in New Jersey and New York. (Photo by Patrick Semansky / AP)

Reading the shadows of the universe’s earliest stars

Astronomers, using data from the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, have developed a new way to understand the most ancient light of the universe.

The Atlantic

Universe’s 1st stars seen by space telescope

SPACE.com

Humans can’t be empathetic and logical at the same time

Logic and emotion tend to be considered as polar opposites. Many choices are a struggle to compromise the two systems — and that may have to do with how our brains are wired.

Popular Science

Post-storm anger grows

Frustration grew for superstorm Sandy’s victims, many of whom were left with no power, no gasoline and little information about when their shattered lives might return to normal.

Reuters

NY’s evacuation zones match coastline

Gizmodo

Storm images, day by day

New York Times

Inside NYC’s damaged subways

CNN

CIA describes effort in Libya attack

After accusations about Washington’s response to the Libya attack, a senior intelligence official said no one in the White House second-guessed decisions made in Benghazi.

Bloomberg

Blog:

US offers new details of deadly Libya attack

(NPR)

The Two-Way

Jobs report shows gain of 171,000 jobs

The most important jobs report of Barack Obama’s presidency came in slightly better than expected, strengthening his case that the economy is recovering.

BusinessWeek

NATION

Ex-Penn State president charged with Sandusky cover-up

Charges against ex-Penn State President Graham Spanier stem from a cache of evidence uncovered by prosecutors including emails, according to a grand jury report.

Bloomberg

Penn State tires of more negative publicity

Philadelphia Inquirer

America’s solar soldiers

U.S. military personnel have been pursuing efforts to cultivate energy independence for the armed forces. These "greenhawks” have started a national conversation about alternative energy.

GlobalPost

Why the White House glass ceiling still remains intact

Despite all the qualified women waiting in the wings, many political observers express doubt that a woman will be elected — or even nominated to be — president in the near future.

NPR

Women’s economic dominance: Is it inevitable?

The Atlantic

POLITICS

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

The battle for the ‘other’ House heats up

The race for the White House is too close to call, but control of Congress’s lower house is just as tight — and will decide how much power the victor wields.

The Independent

Despite record low approval, most of US Congress to be re-elected

Globeandmail.com

BUSINESS

Weekly jobless aid applications fall

Weekly applications for U.S. unemployment benefits dropped by 9,000 to a seasonally-adjusted 363,000 last week, a level consistent with modest hiring.

CBS News

Payroll processor changes job tracking method

USA TODAY

Holiday shopping: Retailers aim to thwart online rivals

Brick-and-mortar retail stores have downplayed online sales in the past. This holiday season, they are offering same-day shipping and creating shopping kiosks to make their physical stores more Web-like.

BusinessWeek

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Daylight saving time: Why and when does it end?

With daylight saving time ending, clock confusion is once again ticking away: Why do we fall back? Does daylight saving time really save energy?

National Geographic

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

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

CMA Awards 2012: Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert win big

Husband and wife country stars Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert won big at the Country Music Association Awards in Nashville, Tenn., swooping up multiple honors throughout the night.

CBS News

CMA Awards performances

CMT

The 7 keys to creativity

This ancient master can teach us a thing or two about thinking beyond the bounds of the ordinary.

The Age

SPORTS

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

IOC opens Armstrong investigation

The International Cycling Union stripped Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles. Now, the International Olympic Committee may strip his bronze medal from the 2000 Sydney Games.

BBC

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (T. Boone Pickens):

Energy independence and why I’m supporting Romney

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Editorial:

Sandy and federal government’s role

USA TODAY

Column (Bob Cuddy):

Do we really want a bully to be the next president?

McClatchy Newspapers

Blog (David Case):

A foolproof way to create jobs

(GlobalPost)

America the Gutted

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

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GOOD NEWS

Acts of kindness in Sandy’s aftermath

Superstorm Sandy brought terrible destruction to the East Coast, but it has also inspired acts of kindness large and small as communities help each other get back on their feet.

(NBCNews.com)

Today News

Facebook and cash for charity

Facebook is set to offer charitable donations on its Gifts service, a move that could funnel cash to nonprofits while also bolstering its newly expanded e-commerce platform.

Wired

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

WORLD