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Top Stories: Nobel In Chemistry; Yellen Gets Nod As Fed Chair

Good morning, here are our early stories:

-- Three Share Nobel Chemistry Prize For Complex Computer Modeling

-- Obama Will Tap Janet Yellen As Fed Chairwoman

-- All Talk And No Do: Latest On The Shutdown And Debt Ceiling

And here are more early headlines:

Boehner: Short-term deal on government shutdown would be 'unconditional surrender' ( Chicago Tribune)

U.S. To Cut Some Military Aid To Egypt After Coup, Turmoil ( CNN)

Egypt Sets November Trial Date For Morsi ( Al-Jazeera):

Jos. A. Bank Offers To Pay $2.3 Billion For Men's Wearhouse ( The New York Times)

Chinese Court To Allow Bo Xilai Appeal ( BBC)

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Scott Neuman is a reporter and editor, working mainly on breaking news for NPR's digital and radio platforms.
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