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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arriving for the 66th session of the General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters one day after Iran released two U.S. hikers. Protests against his speech in NYC are anticipated. (Photo by Craig Ruttle / AP)

The idea factory: pressing forward innovation

Part robotics lab, architecture or computer-programming office, even hospital — the Media Lab at MIT spawned innovation (Kindle, Guitar Hero, etc.) in the world’s most hyper-interdisciplinary think tank.

The Atlantic

US executions expose divide over death penalty worldwide

Controversy over an execution in Georgia of a convicted murderer whose supporters say he may be innocent exposes a continuing divide in the U.S. over the death penalty.

Reuters

Blog:

World reacts to Troy Davis execution with vigils and debates

Global News Blog

(Christian Science Monitor)

Hate crime killer also executed in Texas

Houston Chronicle

Ahmadinejad at UN, protests mount in NYC

Iranian President, Ahmadinejad, will address the United Nations General Assembly. Protests are expected around New York city.

CBS News

Ahmadinejad isolated as he addresses UN

Bloomberg

US hikers released from jail in Iran

Denver Post

Clashes of money and values: survey of college admissions directors

Admissions staff often talk about finding a right “fit” for applicants — matching a student’s educational goals with an institution’s programs. But a new survey finds “fit” is increasingly about money.

Inside Higher Ed

More college officials learn about applicants from Facebook

USA TODAY

American Dynasties: Waltons ranked richest family by Forbes

Some create billion-dollar fortunes. Others are born into them. Inheritors shrink as a percentage of wealth among “Forbes 400” list. The richest family has six heirs to the Walton brothers, founders of Wal-Mart.

Forbes

Forbes 400 fuels political ‘class warfare’ fire: The rich, yes, are getting richer

Christian Science Monitor

NATION

More young adults make gains in health insurance coverage after law change

The number of young adults 18-25 covered by health insurance grew by about 900,000 as families flocked to take advantage of a new benefit in the health-care law.

New York Times

Health insurance costs to rise again next year

CNNMoney

Homeowners cheer Fed’s ‘Operation Twist.’ Wall Street, not so much.

The Federal Reserve‘s strategy, called “Operation Twist,” to lower long-term interest rates has already pushed mortgage rates to historic lows. But Wall Street has doubts about its impact.

Christian Science Monitor

Experts: Fed’s latest moves may fall flat

NPR

US stocks drop sharply on global recession fears

CNBC

POLITICS

Google cozies up to GOP

Google and its employees made the Top 5 list of contributors to the president‘s 2008 campaign. Its executive chairman endorsed Obama and donated $25,000 to his inauguration fund. But that’s all so 2008.

Politico

Blog:

Mimes refuse to keep quiet in Capitol Hill attack on Google

(CNET News)

Media Maverick

House GOP regroups after surprise loss on spending bill

House GOP leaders are regrouping after a surprise loss on a measure to provide $3.7 billion for disaster relief and prevent a government shutdown.

Houston Chronicle

BUSINESS

How much ‘forced labor’ is used to fuel your lifestyle?

Was your smartphone made in a sweatshop? Were children forced to stitch your jeans? Consumers will be able to find out with a new app that measures the forced labor in everyday products.

CNNMoney

Supplement company finds boomers good for business

Standard Process Inc. makes nutritional supplements from whole foods grown at the company’s 420-acre organic farm, located within a mile or so of its Wisconsin headquarters.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

HEALTH

Encouraging exercise may help teenagers to quit smoking

Encouraging teenage smokers not only to quit, but to get physically active, may boost their odds of truly managing to kick the habit, a study finds.

Reuters

Smoking bans are no match for New Yorkers

YouTube

Vaccine for childhood diarrhea helps kids, saves dollars

Since the 2006 introduction of routine inoculation against rotavirus — almost 65,000 fewer American children have been hospitalized and about $278 million in healthcare costs have been saved.

HealthDay

ENVIRONMENT

Whales take Northwest Passage as Arctic sea-ice melts

Skeletons, DNA samples and harpoon heads have all suggested that bowhead populations living on each side of the continent did meet and mingle.

BBC

Carnivorous plant inspires development of super-slippery material

Scientists searching for new materials sometimes borrow ideas from nature. Lotus leaves, for example, are water repellent, due to their textured surfaces which trap a cushion of air for water to slide down.

New Scientist

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Religious groups latch on fast to the Groupon craze

Inspired by religious calling — and the $713 million social deal pioneer Groupon took in last year — a growing number are making a go of the social coupon with sites targeting religious groups.

Religion News Service

Americans see God’s hand in economy

The way you see God tells a lot about how you see the U.S. economy, according to a survey. One in five Americans have a view of God as actively engaged in the world and an economic conservative view.

Washington Post

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Joseph A. Bosco):

Time to rethink Washington’s mild-mannered stance toward China

Christian Science Monitor

Audio (Frank Deford):

No respect for the women on the sidelines

NPR

Column (Carl Tobias):

Now it’s time to fill the 92 lower court openings

McClatchy Newspapers

Editorial:

What happens in Vegas

Christian Science Monitor

Column (Allen G. Breed and Russ Bynum):

Troy Davis: How did we get here?

San Francisco Chronicle

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Why Netflix is splitting itself into 2

The Oatmeal

Column (Zahi Khouri):

Why are we defending Jim Crow in Palestine?

Salon

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War fatigue

San Francisco Examiner

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GOOD NEWS

Peace Corps sparked many nonprofit careers: survey

A survey of more than 11,000 alumni volunteers, conducted for the agency’s 50th anniversary, finds one in five who served during the 1960s worked primarily at nonprofits since returning from service.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Online gamers help solve protein structure with folding simulation

Researchers created the game, “Foldit,” to simulate protein folding and used teams of online gamers to successfully solve the structure of an enzyme.

Scientific American

Taking rock art to the wild side

Stone artist Shane Schaaf doesn’t take on avant-garde artsy projects only. His company designs and installs some fairly traditional stone work, but his slogan is “Teaching old stones new tricks.”

Star Tribune

WORLD

Deadly typhoon leaves Japan; nuclear plant intact