In second debate, Obama faces challenges on key issues
WASHINGTON - Losing ground to Republican Mitt Romney on a host of issues, President Barack Obama faces a serious challenge to put his re-election bid back on track when the two men face off on Tuesday in their second debate.
Meningitis outbreak rises to 205 cases: CDC
CHICAGO - Seven more people have been diagnosed with fungal meningitis linked to possibly tainted vials of a steroid medication, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Sunday, bringing the total number of cases to 205 in 14 states.
Former senator Arlen Specter dies of cancer
WASHINGTON - Arlen Specter, a gruff, independent-minded moderate who spent three decades in the Senate but was spurned by Pennsylvania voters after switching in 2009 from Republican to Democrat, died of cancer, his family said. He was 82. Full Article
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Daredevil skydiver sets stratospheric records
ROSWELL, New Mexico - Austrian Felix Baumgartner leapt into the stratosphere from a balloon hovering near the edge of space 24 miles above Earth, breaking as many as three world records including the highest skydive ever, project sponsors said. Video | Full Article
Germany fights young, Internet-savvy neo-Nazis
DORTMUND, Germany - Germany's neo-Nazis are hanging up their bomber jackets, unlacing their black leather boots and generally blending in. But this new generation of young fascists is potentially more dangerous than their older peers, police and experts say. Full Article
Myanmar's surreal transportation system
YANGON - Despite dramatic changes in Myanmar's antiquated transportation system, traveling remains a surreal, daunting experience characterized by "big-belly" buses, wheezing taxis and inexplicable road rules drawn up by paranoid generals. Full Article | Slideshow
Britain to scale back troops in Afghanistan
LONDON - Britain plans to withdraw thousands of troops from Afghanistan next year, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond said, as pressure mounts to end British involvement in the costly and unpopular war. Full Article
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Scientists use silk to repair damaged eardrums
Researchers in Perth, Western Australia say they are excited by research showing the effectiveness of silk in repairing damaged ear drums. Unlike conventional materials, silk can be used as a scaffold to grow cells, repair the damage and allow hearing to return. Video
Felix Baumgartner jumps from balloon hovering 24 miles above Earth
Oct. 14 - Felix Baumgartner makes a record jump from a balloon hovering near the edge of space 24 miles above Earth. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
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Republicans hammer Obama over Libya
WASHINGTON - Republicans are keeping the heat on President Barack Obama over the September 11 killing of four Americans in Libya, with a senior senator saying the attack supported the Romney campaign's claim that Obama's foreign policy is "unraveling." Full Article
EBay's buyer's remorse
In an attempt to shake off its roots as a destination to buy and sell quirky collectibles, eBay is morphing into a more mainstream, upscale retailer. But the new look has the feel of a victory in a race to nowhere. EBay should be focusing on fulfillment. Full Article
A peace prize for a union that’s far from tranquil
If giving the Nobel Peace Prize to Obama came too soon, the EU’s award seems too late. Recent struggles show that it has not achieved the goal of an integrated state, but in being a collection of independent states that work together often, it has produced huge and benign change. Commentary
Moving beyond our vacuous education reform discussions
We find it very hard to imagine structuring schools in new and different ways, but current measures fail to address the deep problem: K-12 education makes little use of specialization, the main driver of productivity growth in every other sector. Commentary
The key to understanding the Arab Spring
The term Arab Spring is misleading. It's led to a fundamental transformation of the region, but not in the way most outside observers anticipated: A replacement of the dominant Arab national identity by a more Islamic identity. Commentary
Romney's extreme foreign policy makeover
Mitt Romney is softening his rhetoric in foreign affairs. Moving away from more strident stances on supporting Israel and increasing defense spending, he is adopting a more measured tone. And it appears to be working. Commentary
Sharing personal data and whole genome sequencing
Lifesaving discoveries depend on people sharing private information, but individuals won't trust the system until we develop laws governing the use of genomic sequencing data. Commentary
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Voters give Biden debate edge: poll
Registered voters favored Vice President Biden's debate performance over Rep. Paul Ryan's by seven percentage points in a Reuters/Ipsos poll. Video
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