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Monitor articles for October 30, 2014

• Senate elections 101: Louisiana is a referendum on Mary Landrieu.
• Giant rocket explosion also took out asteroid mining spacecraft
• Lifting the ‘curse of knowledge’
• Story of Denver girls lured by Islamic State mystifies community
• He may be down, but Independent won't drop out of Maine governor's race
• US economy grew at 3.5 percent rate in third quarter
• For Halloween, a collection of scary stories by literary greats
• Dominion in the face of anger
• Scientists catch fruit fly disguising itself as four distinct species
• Halloween crafting fail can turn into a family time win
• Why Jerusalem is seething
• Marine dad banned: Frustrated parents can make a difference instead of a stink
• Eric Frein captured, ending seven-week manhunt
• One out of 3 shrimp sold in US comes in fishy packaging
• Tim Cook comes out: a bellwether shift for corporate America?
• Could Burkina Faso protests signal end of president's 27-year rule?
• US economy continues upward trend, contrary to many voters' perceptions
• Hawaii lava flow: How much damage can it do?
• Why a Marine dad was banned from his daughter's school for objecting to Islam essay
• 'Rain Reign' is one of the best children's books of 2014
• Tensions flare as Israeli police kill suspect in Temple Mount shooting
• Apple's Tim Cook is 'proud to be gay,' hopes to help others
• Is the US oil boom in trouble?
• Halloween: 'Goosebumps' author R.L. Stine tweets a spooky story
• Chelsea and Rob McFarland lure people into a sweet science: urban beekeeping
• Is this the worst congressional race in US?
• Amelia Earhart: Has a scrap of metal solved one of the world’s great mysteries?
• Tributes pour in for former Boston mayor Tom Menino, who died Thursday
• Why did San Francisco's World Series celebration turn ugly?
• Why four marijuana initiatives might face trouble on Nov. 4
• Tim Cook comes out: 7 milestones for gay rights in the corporate world
• Rattled by Ottawa shooting, Canada to broaden powers of spy agency
• Jeb Bush says son 'didn't talk to me.' Not running in 2016 after all?
• Governors under pressure: In 2014, being an incumbent is little help
• Orson Welles' legendary last film: Will it finally come to the screen?
• Custard-in-a-pumpkin
• Exploding rocket: What was aboard?
• Giants, behind MVP Bumgarner, edge Royals for World Series title
• How to best help refugees: Hand 'em cash
• What happened to Amelia Earhart? Sonar 'anomaly' hints at wreckage.
• Senate elections 101: Colorado could come down to women's issues.
• Facing its own Islamic State-inspired militants, Iran wields a smaller stick
• Burkina Faso: Protesters storm parliament over term limit vote
• BMW cars: 2015 X5 M and X6 M revealed ahead of Los Angeles Auto Show
• Why Sweden recognized the Palestinian state
• Reader recommendation: Moneyball
• Election 2014: Do all the close Senate races mean Democrats have a shot?
• Jewish activist targeted in assassination attempt
• How do you know you are done having kids?
• Why Islamic State threat is 'unprecedented,' but doesn't change much for US
• Maine governor: Ebola quarantine talks fail with nurse Kaci Hickox
• New leopard frog species calls New Jersey's I-95 corridor home
• Ukraine can cleanse its past, heal its future
• Microsoft Band fitness tracker plays well with iPhone, Android
• Catcall video reaction: Is 'hello' in the street sexual harassment?
• National Guard called out in Hawaii for lava flow
• Jake Gyllenhaal: ‘Nightcrawler’ shows the ‘choices young people are forced [into] to make their mark in the world’
• Russia's flights over Europe: How much bark, how much bite?
• Holiday layaway 101: Don't sacrifice savings for convenience
• Small plane crashes at Kansas airport, at least four killed, five injured
• Neil Patrick Harris's 'Choose Your Own Autobiography': What are critics saying?