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Greece’s Prime Minister George Papandreou, left, meets with Greek President Karolos Papoulias in Athens, Greece. Papandreou launched efforts to form a coalition government, in order to demonstrate Greece’s commitment to remaining in the eurozone. (Photo by Kostas Tsironis / AP)

‘60 Minutes’ commentator Andy Rooney dies at 92

Andy Rooney, a self-described indifferent scholar before rising to fame and fortune as a “60 Minutes” commentator, best-selling author and syndicated newspaper columnist, has died.

San Francisco Chronicle

Andy Rooney’s best essays on technology

Gizmodo

American who joined Libyan rebels returns to US

An American writer who went missing in Libya for months returned to the United States, telling reporters he went to the Middle Eastern nation to participate in the uprising against dictator Muammar Gadhafi.

CBS News

Talks started to avoid bankruptcy in Greece

Greek leaders have entered a second day of closed-door political talks and were under intense pressure to ensure the country doesn’t go bankrupt or get forced out of the eurozone in the coming weeks.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Europe: the worst-case scenarios

CNNMoney

Greek PM calls for unity to save nation

Reuters

Oklahoma: Earthquakes rock state used to tornadoes

Oklahomans suffered through a weekend of earthquakes that cracked buildings and rattled nerves. One jolting quake was the state’s strongest ever, shaking a college football stadium 50 miles away.

ABC News

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14 homes damaged in record earthquake

Baltimore Sun

Ex-Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky charged with sex assaults on boys

Jerry Sandusky, who was a football defensive coordinator for Pennsylvania State University under coach Joe Paterno, has been charged for alleged sexual assaults on children.

Bloomberg

NATION

Most of the unemployed no longer receive benefits

The jobs crisis has left so many people out of work for so long that most of America’s unemployed are no longer receiving unemployment benefits.

ABC News

US jobless rate falls, but barely

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

How did Guy Fawkes become a symbol of Occupy Wall Street?

In Great Britain, Guy Fawkes Day and its post-meridian counterpart, Bonfire Night, have been celebrated every Nov. 5 after Fawkes’ death in 1605.

ABC News

Occupy in red states/blue states

CBS News

Baby boomers are remaining skeptical of the establishment

The baby boomers were born two decades after World War II and were known for their anti-establishment liberalism in the 1960s. But their beginnings have not made them a predictable Democratic voting block.

NPR

POLITICS

2012 race likely to be tough, maybe brutal

One year to go until Election Day and the Republican presidential field is deeply unsettled, leaving President Obama only to guess who his opponent will be, though a “negative campaign” is expected.

MSNBC

Ron Paul declared winner of Ill. GOP straw poll

Reuters

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Meet the candidates: Your handy guide to the GOP contenders

Plain Dealer

Cain to reporters: I’ll never answer harassment questions

Republican presidential contender Herman Cain grew agitated with reporters after a debate with Newt Gingrich and is vowing to never answer questions about allegations of sexual harassment a decade ago.

CBS News

Cain-Gingrich debate 2011

C-Span

BUSINESS

Bank Transfer Day: Marches planned on banks nationwide

Today is Bank Transfer Day — a deadline of sorts to a movement calling for people to shift their funds from for-profit banking institutions to not-for-profit credit unions before Nov. 5.

ABC News

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Credit unions add 650K members ahead of ‘Bank Transfer Day’

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On Deadline

Treasuries gain most since August as Europe stalls on debt-crisis plan

Treasuries advanced as European leaders struggled to agree on a coordinated approach to stem the sovereign-debt crisis, stoking demand for refuge.

Bloomberg

EDUCATION

Professors host classes in Occupy Seattle protests

In the dead of night, as drunken Halloween revelers streamed into the street from nearby bars, Karen Strickland tried to teach Occupy Seattle protesters how to get their message across to politicians.

San Jose Mercury News

Do colleges prepare teachers well?

Teachers have been under a hot spotlight in recent years, blamed for public education’s shortcomings. Now the colleges that train them are feeling the heat.

Orlando Sentinel

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Military atheists at Fort Meade seek official recognition

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Baltimore Sun

Millions of Muslims start annual hajj pilgrimage near Mecca

Wearing white robes to symbolize purity and equality under God, millions of Muslims began their annual hajj pilgrimage by climbing a rocky desert hill outside Mecca.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Casual settings enhance joys of delving into arts, sciences

An alcove inside an upscale sports bar might be the last place that one expects to be guided through the basics of an acrylic portrait of a flowering rosebud.

Columbus Dispatch

The red Solo cup: every party’s most popular guest

On most Saturday nights in college towns across the country, students get ready to party. The one thing all those parties will likely have in common — besides the keg, of course — is a stack of red plastic cups.

NPR

Box office: ‘Tower Heist’ wins Friday, but ‘Puss in Boots’ should take weekend

The 3D animated family film is showing sharp claws, while Brett Ratner’s action comedy is the latest to underperform at domestic box office; “A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas” also soft.

Hollywood Reporter

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GOOD NEWS

Paws for Peace: Dogs, humans walk to benefit victims of domestic violence

The second annual Paws for Peace Walk, held at Orlando’s Blue Jacket Park, raised funds to build a kennel at Harbor House, a shelter for victims of domestic abuse.

Orlando Sentinel

Neighbors’ kindness: Renovation brings tears to injured man

When Robert L. Ethier returned home after weeks of rehabilitation from a 40-foot tree landing on top of him, he cried over the outpouring of support from friends and said it was like having a whole new life.

Telegram & Gazette

Cambodia: UN stepping up emergency response to severe floods

The United Nations reported that it is increasing its joint efforts with Cambodian authorities and aid providers to offer food assistance to those who have been displaced by recent floods.

UN News Centre

WORLD

Festive spirit grips nation of Dubai