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![Get Inspired with 500 Years of Halloween Costumes [CHART]](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/10/costume-for-every-era-heade.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Get Inspired with 500 Years of Halloween Costumes [CHART]
You may have seen some of the year’s hottest costumes and decided they’re not for you. Maybe you’re someone who goes for the classics like vampires or ghosts. Or maybe you’re just a history buff who simply wants to pay homage to your favorite bygone era, but you’re stumped for ideas.
Search no longer. The artistically-gifted folks at DailyInfographic are giving you an assist. They put their heads
![Condoleezza Rice Says Painting Bush as a Racist After Hurricane Katrina Was ‘Unfair’](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/10/Rice-Bush.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Condoleezza Rice Says Painting Bush as a Racist After Hurricane Katrina Was ‘Unfair’
In an excerpt from her upcoming memoir ‘No Higher Honor,’ former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice recounts the days after Hurricane Katrina, which decimated much of New Orleans and whose mishandling was later seen as a debacle for the Bush Administration.
![Prestigious Waldorf Private School Keeps Computers Away from Kids](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/10/unwiredchild.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Prestigious Waldorf Private School Keeps Computers Away from Kids
The 160 Waldorf private schools in the United States boast an impressive student body: the children of tech luminaries from firms like eBay, Google, Apple, Yahoo and Hewlett-Packard.
But what makes Waldorf a seemingly odd choice for such parents is that until kids are in the eighth grade, the school is completely unwired with not a computer screen to be found.
![Weekend Box Office: ‘Paranormal Activity 3′ Scares Up First Place](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/10/paranormalactivity3.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Weekend Box Office: ‘Paranormal Activity 3′ Scares Up First Place
‘Paranormal Activity 3,’ the third installment in the horror film franchise, received a warm welcome at the box office this weekend, earning $54 million and a spot at the top of the charts in its first week of release.
![‘Heroic’ Social Worker Tried to Save Lives in Joplin Tornado, Now Denied Workman’s Comp](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/10/joplintornado.jpg?w=980&q=75)
‘Heroic’ Social Worker Tried to Save Lives in Joplin Tornado, Now Denied Workman’s Comp
A social worker in a group home for the disabled almost lost his life trying to save residents when a tornado decimated much of Joplin, Missouri this spring. Now, his company’s insurance provider is denying him workman’s compensation.
![FDA Says Flu Injector Devices Not Approved as Vaccines](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/10/flushot.jpg?w=980&q=75)
FDA Says Flu Injector Devices Not Approved as Vaccines
Flu vaccines have always been dreaded by those who hate shots, but this year a company called PharmaJet introduced a device that uses “a high-pressure steam of liquid to pierce the skin and deliver the vaccine.” The needle-phobics rejoiced.
But now the FDA is saying, Not so fast.
![Woman Breaks Hip in Hospital Lobby, Told to Call 911](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/10/ambulance.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Woman Breaks Hip in Hospital Lobby, Told to Call 911
If you’re going to fall and hurt yourself, you might think a hospital lobby is a pretty lucky place to do it. After all, the building does house doctors and nurses who can tend to you right away.
That’s what 82-year-old Doreen Wallace thought. But she was wrong.
![President Obama Announces US Troops Will Be Out of Iraq by Year’s End [VIDEO]](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/10/obama.jpg?w=980&q=75)
President Obama Announces US Troops Will Be Out of Iraq by Year’s End [VIDEO]
In a White House briefing held Friday, President Obama announced the remaining American troops in Iraq will be home by the end of the year, closing a war effort there that has killed more than 4,400 US servicepeople and wounded 32,000 more since 2003.
“After nine years, America’s war in Iraq will be over,” the president said.
![Study Finds Women Injured More in Car Crashes Than Men](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/10/woman-driver.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Study Finds Women Injured More in Car Crashes Than Men
A new study finds women are more likely than men to be injured in automobile accidents, and the culprit may be safety features that are not properly proportioned for them.
![Firefighters Use Mouth-To-Nose Respiration To Save Dog’s Life In Gut-Wrenching Photos](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/10/wisconsin-firefighters-save-dog-05.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Firefighters Use Mouth-To-Nose Respiration To Save Dog’s Life In Gut-Wrenching Photos
What’s better than a firefighter? Two animal-loving firefighter with huge hearts.
On Tuesday in Wausau, Wisconsin, firefighters Jamie Giese and Jared Thompson were responding to a residential blaze when they found the homeowner’s seven-year-old yellow Labrador, Coda, trapped inside. Once they got him out, they performed mouth-to-nose respiration and gave him oxygen — despite having no formal train
![Police Jailed Innocent Woman for 53 Days, Mixed Up Names [VIDEO]](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/10/TeresaCulpepper.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Police Jailed Innocent Woman for 53 Days, Mixed Up Names [VIDEO]
Teresa Culpepper wasn’t surprised to see the police at her door. The Atlanta woman had called them to report her truck stolen, but when they arrested her for assault instead, she was terribly confused.
![UPDATE: Libyan Dictator Muammar Gadhafi Killed by Rebels in Sirte](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/10/Gaddafi.jpg?w=980&q=75)
UPDATE: Libyan Dictator Muammar Gadhafi Killed by Rebels in Sirte
Former Libyan dictator Muammar Gadhafi, who’s been in hiding since August when a NATO-backed rebel force seized his headquarters in Tripoli, was killed on Thursday after rebels stormed his hometown of Sirte, where the last remnants of troops loyal to him were hiding. He was 69 years old.