Pills, South African 'Idol,' and Art.sy
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Top Stories: A pediatrician who treats poor families in Georgia is testing a theory that has some interested: giving students stimulants like Adderall not to cure A.D.H.D., but to make them perform better in school. As Romney rides his debate high, he intends to make moves in Ohio.
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World: Idols SA, the South African version of American Idol, crowned the first black winner in its eight seasons when Khaya Mthethwa won last week, inspiring "a fit of soul-searching ensued about just how far the rainbow nation has come in burying its racial divisions."
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U.S.: The Supreme Court will hear the case of Abigail Fisher, a white girl who graduated from Louisiana State University, who claims that "her race was held against her" when she was denied admission to the University of Texas at Austin.
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New York: Kerry Kennedy, the ex-wife of Andrew Cuomo who was arrested in July "on a charge of driving with ability impaired by drugs," talks life as a member of her famous family and her controversies.
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Science: The digital world of iPhones and other gadgets is intersecting with the medical world, prompting worries about human to human interaction.
Sports: The Yankees are a home run team, but in their game Sunday they made "bold base-running ventures," which is "enough to make you wonder if the Yankees have decided that the home run isn’t going to be enough in some of these playoff games."
Opinion: Frank Bruni on a visit to Maine and November same-sex marriage votes, which are "the first and best tests of popular sentiment since President Obama’s history-making statement of support in May."
Art & Design: The start-up Art.sy attempts to riff off interest in "image-driven" sites like Pinterest and Tumblr, in order to become the Netflix or Pandora for art.
