In Brief

The headlines, just in case you missed them…

• President Barack Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize
• A Louisiana Justice of the Peace refuses to marry an interracial couple
• The National Academy of Science estimates that there are 47 million Americans living in poverty, higher than the Census Bureau’s number of 40 million
• The Obama administration unveils looser regulations for the prosecution of marijuana use in states with legalized medicinal use of the drug
• Falcon Heene, a Colorado child, thought for several hours to have flown away in a homemade balloon, was found at home in his parents’ house.
• Baseball playoffs hit full swing: in the American League, the Yankees battle the Angels while the Phillies and the Dodgers clash in the National League.

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