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Indian commando comes down a rope to reach the top of Nariman House, a location under siege by suspected militants in Mumbai, India. (Photo by Siddhartha Babaji / AP)

Indian troops storm last militant hideouts

Indian soldiers stormed the last hideouts of Islamist militants in Mumbai as the bloody confrontations that have left at least 143 dead and hundreds injured moved into their third day.

Guardian

Attacks in India wound 2 Tennessee women

Tennessean

Indian commandos free about 200 people after attacks

Bloomberg

Indian forces storm Jewish center

BBC

Republican committee keeps the heat on the President-elect

The Republican National Committee has been blitzing out critical statements that look no different from the blasts issued throughout the campaign.

International Herald Tribune

Deep sales draw large Black Friday crowds

Amid one of the gloomiest economies in recent memory, bargain hunters gathered early in an effort to snag special deals from anxious merchants at the start of the critical holiday shopping period.

CNN

The year of holiday thrift

Christian Science Monitor

Black Friday's silver lining

MSNBC

Iraqi parliament approves security pact

The Iraqi Parliament ratified a long-delayed security agreement that lays down a three-year timetable for the withdrawal of American forces from Iraq.

International Herald Tribune

Retailers turn to Facebook, YouTube to catch shoplifters

Retailers are using online social networking tools to combat shoplifting this Christmas season, logging into websites such as Facebook and YouTube to identify thieves.

CBC

Shoplifter mugs posted in NYC mall

Yahoo! News

NATION

New Yorkers shrug off latest terror alert

Faced with a warning of a possible terror attack on the city's mass transit system, commuters and out-of-towners responded with a mix of resignation and bravado.

Staten Island Advance

NYC steps up security

MSNBC

Foreclosures overwhelm legal aid programs

Legal aid attorneys say some people being kicked out of their homes might have been able to stay if they'd had legal help — help that isn't there for everyone.

NPR

World's oldest person, 115, dies

The world's oldest-known person has died in Shelbyville, Indiana at age 115, according to a UCLA gerontology expert.

WRTV.com

Who is the oldest in the world?

YouTube

POLITICS

Gates, Clinton posts show Obama is ‘secure’ leader

President-elect Barack Obama’s national-security team is shaping up as a collection of strong figures, with no one dominant.

Bloomberg

Pelosi faces pressure to replace Rangel

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is facing growing pressure to replace Rep. Charles B. Rangel atop of the powerful Ways and Means Committee, but so far she’s sticking with the embattled chairman.

Politico

ENVIRONMENT

Bald eagles in Catskills show increasing mercury levels

Less than two years after the bald eagle was removed from the endangered species list, an organization in Maine has found an alarming accumulation of mercury in bald eagle chicks in New York.

Environmental News Network

Honey bee crisis threatens English fruit farm production

In the United States, fruit farmers pay to have bees trucked thousands of miles to pollinate their crops. In Britain most bees go nature's way.

Reuters

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

A Thanksgiving feast to remember

The Early Show and top NYC chef Elizabeth Karmel share recipes, tips to put your dinner a cut above the norm.

CBS News

Is lobster the new turkey?

ABC News

Rose angry over drinks giveaway

Axl Rose has accused Dr. Pepper of failing to honour a pledge to give a free drink to all Americans if Guns N' Roses released a new album in 2008.

BBC

HEALTH

Thanksgiving calories, without the guilt

No matter how earnestly you resolve not to overindulge this Thanksgiving, you will probably eat more than you should. Here are some advice from three experts.

WebMD

HIV tests, treatment for all in Africa may halt most new cases

Testing everyone for the AIDS virus in hard-hit African countries and treating all infections immediately may eliminate most of the disease’s spread, according to a computer simulation of the epidemic.

Bloomberg

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Evangelicals adopting Advent

Evangelical Christians are adopting the rituals of Advent, the four weeks leading up to Christmas that are traditionally celebrated by Catholics, Lutherans, Eastern Orthodox and other liturgical churches.

USA Today

Trinity church on Wall St. dealing with stressful holiday

From Trinity Church, it's easy for the Rev. James Cooper to see one effect of the devastating layoffs in the financial district. "There are simply fewer people on the street," Trinity's rector said.

Newsday

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GOOD NEWS

Craigslist ad brings strangers to dinner

Monique and Doug White posted a two-line ad on Craigslist that invited people over for a free meal on Thanksgiving.

The Denver Channel

Finding joy in a bleak Thanksgiving

As grim as these days are, millions of Americans are still preparing to turn a meal into a celebration — to find joy in the midst of growing hardship.

MSNBC

WORLD

Thai protesters brace for police assault

Protesters laying siege to Bangkok's two airports braced for a battle with security forces after Thailand's prime minister declared a state of emergency.

Reuters

Thailand airport under seige

MSNBC

Airbus crashes during training off France, 5 aboard

An Airbus A320 aircraft with five people on board crashed into the sea off the southwest coast of France while on a training flight, regional authorities said.

Reuters

BUSINESS

Black Friday at Toys R Us

A lot is riding on this holiday shopping season for the toy retailer and rivals Wal-Mart and Target.

Forbes

Obama says Thanksgiving comes during a ‘time of great trial’

Bloomberg

UBS uncovers tax fraud cases

Troubled Swiss bank UBS admitted it had uncovered a number of cases of tax fraud under both U.S. and Swiss tax law.

Guardian

SPORTS

Thanksgiving and football enjoy a bountiful marriage

There's nothing Americans love more on Thanksgiving than lots of turkey and lots of football.

Palm Beach Post

Judge unseals documents regarding Bonds' alleged steroid use

Grand jury testimony related to the long-running steroids investigation of Barry Bonds and other athletes were unsealed by a federal judge.

ESPN

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

One giant leap for space chess

NASA's orbiting chess player is getting ready for the biggest move since his epic "Earth vs. space" match began: the move back down to Earth.

MSNBC

Chamitoff makes his move

YouTube

Sources of Saturn moon's supersonic water jets revealed

Jets of water vapor blasting out of Saturn's moon Enceladus at supersonic speeds are coming from vents the size of a sports stadium, a new study says.

National Geographic

EDUCATION

Thanksgiving feast draws protesters to elementary school

Protesters took issue with the costumes, which they believed to be perpetuating stereotypes about American Indians.

Contra Costa Times

College fights campus binge-drinking

Jonathan Gibralter, president of Maryland's Frostburg State University, is taking a hard stand against alcohol.

USA Today

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