News #48:Fourth typhoon in month hits Philippines

News #47: CDC: H1N1 spreading even as supply of vaccine grows

STORY HIGHLIGHTS
CDC: 48 states are reporting widespread flu activity
There have been 114 pediatric deaths since April
26.6 million doses of H1N1 vaccine are now available in the United States
WHO is donating vaccine to countries unable to buy enough

News #46:Zakaria: U.S. needs to test McChrystal request

Fareed Zakaria says the United States should test its surge strategy in one part of Afghanistan.

News #45: Former senator awarded Congressional Gold Medal

Sen. Harry Reid, left, and President Obama present the medal to former Sen. Edward Brooke on Wednesday.

News #44: Police: 'Jane Doe' emptied bank account before surfacing in NYC

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• "Jane Doe" identified as Kacie Aleece Peterson, 18, of Hansville, Washington
• Police tell CNN she got $400 from bank, but left wallet, ID, cell phone, clothes
• Police still do not know how Peterson traveled cross-country to New York City
• Her father says Kacie has suffered from memory problems before

News #43: Alabama judge not guilty of sexual abuse of inmates

Former Judge Herman Thomas was accused of spanking inmates on their bare bottoms.

News #42: New York suspends mandatory flu shots

STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Vaccine shortage spurs New York to rescind mandatory flu shot requirement
Health workers were told to be vaccinated by November 30 or face discipline
Public Employees Federation filed lawsuit over requirement

News # 41: Born in the east, young Germans still forced to head west

STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Many young Germans born in former East still move west for jobs, opportunities
Population of Hoyerswerda has declined from 70,000 in 1989 to 40,000 in 2008
Most youngsters who leave eastern town to study or travel abroad don't return
Sarah Stotzner, born in 1989: "We young people hardly have a chance here at all"

News # 40: Documents: 'Balloon boy' dad had hoax in mind, wife says

(CNN) -- The wife of a Colorado father at the center of the "balloon boy" saga told authorities that the giant helium balloon was specifically created for a hoax to draw media attention, according to court documents released Friday.

News #39:Letterman producer defends host to women's group

(CNN) -- The executive producer of the "Late Show with David Letterman" defended the company's treatment of women in response to a letter from the president of the National Organization for Women, who said the star's actions created a "toxic environment."

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News # 38: 'Black Dynamite' pays homage to blaxploitation films

• STORY HIGHLIGHTS
• "Black Dynamite" spoofs the blaxploitation genre
  
• Film stars Michael Jai White, who says he is a fan of the movies
  
• Director Scott Sanders says genre greatly influenced the culture
  
• Author says films reflected a post civil rights era spirit

News # 37: High court accepts Guantanamo Uyghur case

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Supreme Court tentatively agreed Tuesday to accept an appeal from a group of native Chinese Muslims who had asked to be released into the United States from American military custody at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

News # 36: Facebook, Twitter users beware: Crooks are a mouse click away

*Story Highlights
The FBI reports nearly 3,200 account hijacking cases since 2006
Online scam losses amounting to $264.6 million reported in 2008
Facebook has automated systems that detect compromised accounts
MySpace.com creates blacklists of phony accounts

(CNN) -- If you're on Facebook, Twitter or any other social networking site, you could be the next victim.

News # 35: Police: UConn football player stabbed to death

Story Highlights
Slain football player "didn't deserve this," his mother grieves
Head coach had to identify Jasper Howard's body, notify his mother
Howard, 20, was killed following a sponsored student dance on campus
Howard's death has been classified as a homicide

News #34: Men less likely than women to wash hands properly

Story Highlights
A study finds that the majority of women use soap after using the bathroom
Men often need to hear a disgust-invoking reminders to turn on the tap
Study was released on Global Handwashing Day
Unclean hands spread diseases from swine flu to intestinal worms

News # 33: Afghan ambassador to U.S. sees runoff

Story:

Election officials set to announce whether fraud allegations will force second round
Afghanistan's ambassador to the U.S. says runoff would have to be held quickly
A delay would mean Afghanistan would be without a legit government, Jawad says

NEws # 32: Commentary: Latinos are assimilating in the USA

Story Highlights
Ruben Navarrette Jr.: 47 million Americans are Latino
He says story of their community is told in detail in "Latino in America"
He says Latinos are assimilating in America despite challenges
For Latino-Americans, these are the best and worst of times, he says

News #31: Bright spot for fliers: Holiday fares lower than last year

*Story Highlights
Domestic holiday fares up to 15 percent lower than last year
New $10 surcharge shows which travel days to avoid, airfare expert says
Keep bag weight and number of checked bags low to avoid fee pileup

News# 30: Supreme Court to hear case about 'sex slave' Web site

• STORY HIGHLIGHTS
• Glenn Marcus was convicted of abusing woman who agreed to pose as "sex slave"
  
• Marcus posted pictures of the woman on his for-profit Web site
  
• Appeals court overturned his sentence on procedural grounds
  
• At issue, whether Marcus took relationship too far and held woman against her will

News#29: 'Imagineer' touts geothermal energy invention

• STORY HIGHLIGHTS
• Resort owner makes electricity with water the temperature of a cup of coffee
  
• Alaskan entrepreneur goes from diesel to geothermal, saving $625K in 3 years
  
• He invented portable geothermal generator that he says can power 250 homes
  
• MIT: Most of U.S. can be transformed into a huge geothermal power zone

News#28: McCain warns against 'historic' error in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. John McCain said any added military deployment in Afghanistan smaller than the 40,000 troops reportedly requested by the top U.S. commander there "would be an error of historic proportions."

News#28: McCain warns against 'historic' error in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. John McCain said any added military deployment in Afghanistan smaller than the 40,000 troops reportedly requested by the top U.S. commander there "would be an error of historic proportions."

News #27: 'Obama, I know you are listening': Gay activists march to Capitol

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Judy Shepard stood before a massive crowd at the Capitol on Sunday for a single, painful reason.

"I'm here today because I lost my son to hate."

Her gay son, Matthew Shepard, was kidnapped and severely beaten in October 1998. He died five days later in a hospital.

More than 10 years later, Judy Shepard addressed the thousands of gay rights activists in Washington who wrapped up Sunday's National Equality March with a rousing rally at the Capitol.

"No one has the right to tell my son whether or not he can work anywhere. Whether or not he can live wherever he wants to live and whether or not he can be with the one person he loves -- no one has that right," Judy Shepard told the crowd. "We are all Americans. We are all equal Americans, gay, straight or whatever."

The activists marched through Washington, calling for an end to the "don't ask, don't tell" policy and equality in marriage.

News #26: TLC's Duggar family has first grandchild

• Story Highlights
• The family of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar are celebrating very first grandchild
  
• Mackynzie Renée Duggar, the grandchild, is the daughter of Joshua and Anna
  
• "Josh was excited to participate in the birth as well," said a family friend
  
• Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar already have a total of 18 children in the family

News # 25: 10 dazzling hideaways by the sea

Story Highlights
Two Harbors on Catalina Island has boat-in and walk-in campgrounds and a lodge
Coast Cabins in Oregon offers private outdoor spas and sculptural firepits
Paia Inn Hotel in Hawaii combines casual-beachy style with big-city chic

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News #24: Nearly 1 in 4 people worldwide is Muslim, report says

(CNN) -- Nearly one in four people worldwide is Muslim -- and they are not necessarily where you might think, according to an extensive new study that aims to map the global Muslim population.

News #23: Obesity, politics, STDs flow in social networks

(CNN) -- Meet "network man." He has basic desires of his own, but has many arbitrary preferences, such as in music or clothes, that have been influenced by the people he knows.

News #22: Cookbook helps make food appetizing for cancer patients

Story Highlights
For cancer patients, nutrition is important, but many have a hard time eating
American Cancer Society has new cookbook: "What to Eat During Cancer Treatment"
Cookbook contains recipes to help with treatment side effects
Recipes aim to combat metallic taste, nausea, constipation, diarrhea, mouth sores

News #21: Cindy Sheehan arrested at White House anti-war protest

Dozens of protesters were arrested after they gathered in front of the White House to call for the end of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

News #20: Abortion support falls sharply, new research finds

Story Highlights
Americans split 50-50 on whether women should have legal access to abortion
Findings mark a shift; supporters of abortion rights have been majority for years
Subject comes up in health care debate, with questions over funding for abortions
Study found fewer people on both sides feel passionately about the issue

News #19: Brain scans gauge horror flick fear factor

LONDON, England (CNN) -- Film producer Peter Katz doesn't just want his horror movies to scare you. He wants to pinpoint how frightened you are down to an exact moment in a scene.

News #18: Shakeup in Texas execution probe draws criticism, questions

DALLAS, Texas (CNN) -- An investigation into claims that faulty evidence led Texas to execute a man in 2004 was at a "crucial point" when the state's governor replaced three of its members this week, one of the three said Thursday.