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The entrance to the diner exhibit at the Culinary Archives & Museum at Johnson & Wales University in Providence, R.I., appears illuminated with neon lights. Providence is credited by experts as the birthplace of the diner. (Photo by Steven Senne / AP)

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Old-fashioned dining: The ultimate symbol of America

Sitting in a diner, on the inside looking out. This is a quintessential American experience. Add a booth, a Formica counter and a cup of joe. Why are diners a landmark of U.S. culture?

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BBC

Iranian students protest, storm British Embassy in Tehran

Students stormed the British Embassy in Tehran, breaking down the door, throwing around papers and replacing the British flag with an Iranian one.

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CNN

Iran protesters attack UK embassy in Tehran

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(Guardian)

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Eurozone ministers OK $10.7 billion Greek loan

The 17 finance ministers of the countries that use the euro converged on EU headquarters and approved a $10.7 billion bailout loan installment for Greece.

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Houston Chronicle

Obama: US ‘stands ready to do our part’ in euro crisis

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(ABC News)

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Obama, EU leaders meet

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American Airlines parent AMR Corp. files for bankruptcy

AMR Corp. filed for bankruptcy after failing to secure cost-cutting agreements and sitting out a round of mergers that dropped it from the world’s largest airline to No. 3 in the United States.

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Bloomberg

Drone pilots: the future of aerial warfare

To understand how important remotely piloted aircraft are to the U.S. military, consider this: The U.S. Air Force this year will train more drone pilots than fighter and bomber pilots combined.

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NPR

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US to cut Afghanistan force 1/3 in a year

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NATION

Sirhan Sirhan’s lawyers say he did not kill Robert F. Kennedy

Lawyers representing convicted assassin Sirhan Sirhan argue in newly filed court documents that a bullet was switched in evidence at his trial and new forensic details can show he is innocent.

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NPR

More than 1 in 5 Americans are economically insecure

More than 1 in 5 Americans saw at least a quarter of their available household income vanish each year during the Great Recession and lack a sufficient financial cushion.

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In the heartland, the occupation of the near poor

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Salon

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America on food stamps

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POLITICS

Future of Dodd-Frank murky

With Rep. Barney Frank’s retirement, Democrats are anxious about losing one of the most vocal and forceful advocates for his namesake Wall Street reform law.

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Politico

Barney Frank says goodbye

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(TIME)

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‘3 strikes’: Harsh law hearing criticism as California looks to cut budget

As California braces for more budget cuts, opponents of the state’s “three strikes” law are preparing to ask voters to make major changes to the harsh sentencing mandate.

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San Francisco Chronicle

BUSINESS

AT&T hits wall in effort to rebuild might

The Obama administration’s attack on AT&T’s T-Mobile deal represents a change in antitrust enforcement that stands to have ramifications far beyond dropped calls and deals for the hottest smartphone.

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Politico

Buyers click away as Cyber Monday sales jump 18 percent

The shopping season’s biggest online holiday was more popular than ever as online sales were up 18 percent over Cyber Monday 2010, says IBM Smarter Commerce.

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USA TODAY

ENVIRONMENT

World temps are maintaining the heat of global warming

World temperatures keep rising and are heading for a threshold that could lead to irreversible changes of the Earth, the U.N. weather office said.

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CBS News

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Analysis: New climate change deal to succeed Kyoto a long shot

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Google Earth shows how dams could worsen climate change

A new interactive Google Earth video tour aims to teach people how damming rivers around the world can exacerbate the problem of climate change.

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National Geographic

UN warns 25 percent of planet’s land is highly degraded, must be reversed

The United Nations has completed the first global assessment of the state of the planet‘s land resources, finding that a quarter of all land is highly degraded and warning the trend must be reversed.

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CBC News

EDUCATION

Physicist’s crowd-sourcing philosophy gains traction in the classroom

How do you create a generation adept at collaborative problem solving and critical thinking? You teach less, and you click, tweet and chat more.

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Globeandmail.com

Middle schoolers now already getting prepped for college

A rise in college and career-readiness programs targeted at middle schoolers has been spurred by research that shows middle school is a key time to improve the attitudes needed to succeed in college.

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RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Episcopal bishop cleared of charges over gays in church

The national Episcopal Church cleared a South Carolina bishop of accusations that he abandoned the church‘s principles by opposing the denomination’s acceptance of homosexuality.

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Reuters

Catholics celebrate new Mass, return to ‘traditional roots’

Catholics across the U.S. celebrated a new translation of Mass that church leaders said would provide a deeper understanding of the faith, but which critics have also complained was confusing.

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Reuters

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Conrad Murray sentenced to 4 years in death of Michael Jackson

Dr. Conrad Murray was sentenced to four years in jail — the maximum sentence allowed under the law — in the death of Michael Jackson.

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CNN

John Lennon to-do list reveals day in the life of a superstar

A “to-do” list written by John Lennon and being put up for auction this week shows that the Beatle was every bit as capable of mundanity as the rest of us.

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Columns And Op-Ed

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How much are workers to blame for income inequality?

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The Curious Capitalist

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The payroll tax cut and the lucky duckies

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The New Republic

Blog (Robert Biswas-Diener):

A positive look at personal failure!

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(Psychology Today)

Significant Results

Column (Olav Kjorven):

Allow the poor to define their own futures

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Al Jazeera

Column (Kevin Craft):

The refreshing seriousness of Tim Tebow

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The Atlantic

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Black Friday kills!

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Needle in the groove

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Congress caves on school lunches

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GOOD NEWS

Soldier races home from Iraq, just in time for son’s birth

Asbai Ramirez had toiled for months as a U.S. soldier in Iraq, but it was his 7,000-mile trip home — racing to be by his wife’s bedside during childbirth — that he described as “pretty intense.”

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CNN

Detroit newspaper sales to benefit 35,000 local children in need

Old Newsboys’ Goodfellow Fund newspaper sales will provide 35,000 gift packages to children with warm clothing, toys, books, games and candy to kids in Detroit.

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Detroit Free Press

Pastor fights HIV in Southern town

HIV/AIDS is a big problem in the rural South, where treatment and resources can be lacking, but Pastor Brenda Byrth says that helping people with basic needs is the very first priority.

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CNN

WORLD

Syria troops have killed more than 250 children, UN report finds

Syrian security forces have committed “crimes against humanity” since widespread anti-government protests began in March, according to a damning U.N. report.

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Guardian

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Syria accused of torture

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San Francisco Chronicle

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Syria divided: Homs violence continues as Damascus rallies back

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Norwegian mass killer Anders Breivik is criminally insane, evaluation finds

Court-appointed psychiatrists concluded that Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik is criminally insane and could be committed to a psychiatric institution indefinitely rather than face a jail term.

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Msnbc.com

Stalin’s only daughter dies in US

Lana Peters, the only daughter of Soviet Union dictator Josef Stalin, passed away in the state of Wisconsin from cancer, U.S. officials have confirmed.

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BBC

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Hackers prey on smartphone use at work during holidays

The convergence of two trends, smartphone use at work and hunting for bargains, has created a ripe opportunity for hackers looking to crack into corporate networks this holiday season.

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USA TODAY

A city that floats could be built in the near future

Want more waterfront? Need room for garages or playgrounds? In the future, they’ll float, and the future is now. London is planning kilometer-long floating promenade along the Thames river.

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Salon

HEALTH

Medicare back on the brink over cuts

Unless Congress acts before January 1st, doctors will again face steep Medicare cuts that threaten to undermine health care for seniors and disabled people.

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Kansas City Star

Do MRIs relieve depression symptoms?

Researchers continue to explore whether magnetic fields produced by magnetic resonance imaging devices and others improve mood in those who suffer from depressive disorders.

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Scientific American

SPORTS

NBA labor deal: Did it fix the league’s biggest problem?

Sports-labor experts are split over whether the new National Basketball Association labor deal tentatively agreed upon will fix the problem it set out to address.

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Christian Science Monitor

Texans’ Leinart done for season

Matt Leinart’s return to the NFL lasted less than a half, and coach Gary Kubiak says the Texans will sign another quarterback. Perhaps even Brett Favre will be in the mix.

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Sports Illustrated

Meyer to coach Ohio State

Urban Meyer is returning to coaching and to his roots. The former Florida coach will take over at Ohio State, a program with a glittering past that has suffered through a difficult year of NCAA violations.

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Sports Illustrated

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

As e-waste piles up, electronic disposal issues grow worse

New smartphones, TVs and laptops enter the marketplace and many consumers feel compelled to have the latest. As a result, they find themselves with a growing stash of gizmos in need of disposal.

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USA TODAY

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French soldiers wait for the arrival of French President Nicolas Sarkozy for the traditional Autumn military review at the Hotel des Invalides in Paris. (Photo by Christophe Ena / AP)

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