October 5, 2012: Morning
- Greek leader says the "cash box" will be empty in November.
- Romney's shift to center may have infuriated Democrats, but it won him the first debate.
- Romney reverses position and says he takes back the 47% comment.
- As the Arctic ice cap melts and reveals riches, embassy staffs in Reykjavik get bigger and bigger.
- Global media goes into panic-attack mode over allegation that internet addiction is an "official mental illness."
- Very small news: Eurocommerce horses experience passport problems.
- New York animal lovers, including Bruce Springsteen's equestrian daughter, balk at eating horse.
- The coolest thing you'll see today: animated MRIs of fruits and vegetables.
- Plumpy'Nut's peanut paste is a global-health triumph; the economics over where those peanuts originate is thornier.
- Stories of the NFL's replacement referees, for whom the lockout was the highlight of their career.
- Roger Federer receives illustrated death threat in China featuring on-court axe-wielding executioner.
- With its East-West mash-up and calibrated garishness, k-pop is taking over the world.
- First "cuddle cafe" opens in Japan—you can pay to sleep in the arms of another.