|                                  CNN.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the   latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. | Why politics of fear isn't   working |   |  Politicians in both parties might have seriously miscalculated.   The election returns aren't in yet, so we can't know for sure. Still, if trends   continue, this could turn out to be a bad year for fear.  |  
 
 
 | So   how do astronauts shower? |   |  We've seen interviews of Space Station astronauts   and videos of their spacewalks, but what is daily life really like?  |  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 | Are black cats really so   bad? |   |  From ancient superstitions to modern photography, black cats face their   share of unique issues -- especially this time of year.  |  
 
 
 | Can   midterms get sexy? |   |  Midterm elections don't usually have the same excitement as   presidential elections. Given our short attention span, celebrity-driven culture,   we're more drawn to the race to be the "leader of the free world" rather than   "leader of the House Ways and Means Committee."  |  
 
 
 | Gergen: Vote for tomorrow's   leaders |   |  Like every political animal, I will be paying close attention to   U.S. Senate elections this Tuesday because they will tell us a lot about the next   two years. But I will also have a special eye on a few particular races that may   tell us more about our long-term future.  |  
 
 
 | LZ: Why Tim Cook had to tell   us |   |  I still remember the chill that came over me the day my middle school   history teacher showed the class a documentary about the Holocaust.  |  
 
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