The Wall Street Journal looks at how the economic crisis is hurting white-collar workers in the United States. In an investigation, NPR finds that lethal injections being given to inmates on death row are leading to high rates of pulmonary edema, a condition caused by a buildup of fluid in the lungs, which induces feelings of drowning and suffocation. CBS News explains why the top election official in Philadelphia sent a letter to the state legislature warning that a recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling could cause “electoral chaos.” And the Washington Post spells out how to track your ballot online and verify it has been counted. National Geographic reports on a new study that shows beavers are one of nature’s best firefighters.

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