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U.N. climate official Christiana Figueres, right, talks with delegates at the climate change summit as it nears it’s end in the city of Durban, South Africa. The conference hopes to unify internationally the fight against global warming. (Photo by Schalk van Zuydam / AP)

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Vogue puts its 120-year history online

It‘s known as fashion’s Bible — Vogue magazine, where the elite and the aspiring turn for the style of the moment, and of the past. Now, the magazine celebrates 120 years — in covers.

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CBS News

Russia’s Putin under heavy pressure after mass protests

Vladimir Putin faces a huge challenge to restore his authority after thousands of people stepped up pressure on him across Russia in the largest opposition protests since he rose to power.

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Reuters

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Putin faces nation’s biggest demonstration as Russians rally

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Bloomberg

Nations agree to landmark climate deal

Climate negotiators in Durban, South Africa reach a compromise. The deal doesn’t set targets to limit global warming, but delegates embrace it so to not risk a collapse of the unified process.

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NPR

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Deal welcomed but battles loom over details

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Financial Times

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What UN climate talks agreed to in Durban

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Reuters

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Guardian

Republican candidates clash in pivotal debate

Less than three weeks before the Iowa caucuses, six Republican presidential candidates faced off in a high-stakes presidential debate dominated by the question of who is the most consistent.

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ABC News

Gingrich leads in South Carolina, Florida

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Romney could lose $10,000 bet

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The Atlantic

Mail call: Sending love to troops abroad

For military personnel who are far from being home for the holidays, few sounds are more welcome than these two words: “mail call.”

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CBS News

NATION

Federal oversight lacking on most state highway projects

The federal government spends $40 billion a year on highway construction but does not track how many projects are over budget, how much goes toward overruns or whether the record is getting better or worse.

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USA TODAY

Passenger advocate sought for airports

Two New York lawmakers have called for a passenger advocate at airports to immediately act on complaints by passengers over security screenings.

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Faced with evictions, Occupy protesters look to new tactics

As the Occupy movement heads into the cold winter months, the movement is counting on ingenuity, good luck and — in one case — the federal courts to keep it outside financial districts and city halls.

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Christian Science Monitor

POLITICS

Alternate routes to the same goal: Tax the wealthy

The governors of New York and California proposed tax hikes to plug major holes in their state budgets. Democrats are asking their states’ wealthiest residents to pay higher income taxes.

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NPR

Frustrated by gridlock, Senator Murray seeks more women in Congress

Sen. Patty Murray says that if Congress had more women, there might be a plan in place to deal with the nation’s $15 trillion debt.

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BUSINESS

Lessons of the 1930s: There could be trouble ahead

In 2008 the world dodged a second Depression by avoiding the mistakes that led to the first. But there are further lessons to be learned for both Europe and America.

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Economist

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Worries grow over IMF loans to Europe

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Reuters

US’ China dreams may now be a chimera

Tens years after China joined the World Trade Organization in December 2001, America ponders China’s commitment to freer trade.

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Msnbc.com

ENVIRONMENT

Billion-dollar disasters ‘Harbinger’ of future extreme weather: NOAA

The 12 $1-billion-plus disasters that hit the United States this year are most likely not simply a matter of the stars aligning against us, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

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LiveScience

Group purchase gets residential solar to grid parity in Los Angeles

The Open Neighborhoods organization in Los Angeles has organized another group purchase of residential and commercial solar PV, bringing the lifetime cost of solar under the cost of grid electricity.

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Grist

HEALTH

Abortion not linked to mental health risk

Data from 44 studies showed women with an unwanted pregnancy have a higher incidence of mental health problems in general, but this is not affected by whether or not they have an abortion.

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Medical News Today

Gene therapy proves effective for hemophilia B

A single treatment with gene therapy has been shown to boost output of a vital blood clotting factor, possibly offering a long-term solution for people with hemophilia B.

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Reuters

EDUCATION

Tacoma, Wa. School of the Arts earns accolades locally and nationally

A Washington school was awarded both the Washington State Innovative Schools award and Kennedy Center’s Schools of Distinction in Arts Education award, one of just four handed out each year nationally.

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News Tribune

Reading and math is stifling curriculum, say teachers

Common Core research has found that two-thirds of teachers believe that the current Reading- and Math-centric curriculum is marginalizing other subjects.

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EducationNews.org

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Pope: Christmas will be tough this year

Pope Benedict XVI says he knows that, because of the economic crisis, Christmas this year may be difficult — but urges the faithful to remember there’s more to the holiday than gift-buying.

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CBS News

Female priests push Catholic boundaries

Dressed in a priestly white robe and green stole, Monique Venne lifted communion bread before an altar, defying centuries of Catholic Church law.

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Star Tribune

Afro-Brazilian religion under threat

More than 400,000 Brazilians have followed the Afro-Brazilian religion their whole lives, but continue to face prejudices that clash with the country’s public image of racial and religious harmony.

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San Francisco Chronicle

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Xazmin Garza):

A struggle for climate control compromise

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Las Vegas Review Journal

Like an addict, DRPA can’t kick spending

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Philadelphia Inquirer

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The Iowa debate: Newt wins the dress rehearsal

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Slate

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A colored revolution in Moscow?

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Al Jazeera

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Christmas in troubled times: then and now

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New 49er stadium remains a good deal for Santa Clara

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San Jose Mercury News

Blog (Mark van Vugt and Anjana Ahuja):

The sound of leadership

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Big carbon emitters should cut a deal

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Grist

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GOOD NEWS

Turning knitting into art that pops

Magda Sayeg is the first to admit that she herself rarely hand-knits. “That‘s the irony of it all — I’m still not good at knitting,” she said.

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Wall Street Journal

Gene therapy lets hemophiliacs skip weekly shots in study

A single dose of a gene therapy let four patients with severe hemophilia stop regular injections of clotting factors previously needed to protect them from bleeding to death, a study showed.

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BusinessWeek

Workers at Providence-St. John hospitals for needy families

Rosemary Marsh, 67, searched the tables of clothes and toys at the St. John Macomb-Oakland Hospital Christmas store, looking for gifts for her five young great-grandchildren.

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Detroit Free Press

WORLD

Syrians attack their embassy in Jordan

Syrian troops battled army defectors in clashes that left several military vehicles in flames. The fighting and other violence around the nation killed at least five people, activists said.

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Huffington Post

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Reports of killings in Syrian city of Homs

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BBC

Pakistan Taliban commander confirms peace talks

The Pakistani Taliban is in peace talks with the Pakistani government, a senior commander in the militant group said, adding the negotiations were “progressing well.”

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Politico

Clegg says coalition breakup would cause economic disaster

U.K. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said a breakup of the coalition government would spell “economic disaster” for Britain although he was “bitterly disappointed” by the European Union summit.

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BusinessWeek

David Cameron’s long night in Brussels may rearrange British politics

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Guardian

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Forget 3-D, here comes the QD TV

Researchers have developed a new type of light-emitting crystals, known as quantum dots, which can be used to produce ultra-thin televisions.

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Telegraph.co.uk

With these autonomous cars, who needs you to drive?

Some cars already require more code to run than a commercial jet, and they will increasingly use that brainpower to take control of braking, steering and acceleration.

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Msnbc.com

Lunar eclipse: Covered by Earth’s shadow

Those in the right place at the right time received a special viewing – the last lunar eclipse of the year.

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ABC News

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Total lunar eclipse of December 2011

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SPACE.com

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Seeing the lunar eclipse

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Associated Press

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Mankato TV anchor one of the flubs heard ’round the world

TV anchor Annie Stensrud, who has spent her young career bouncing from one small Midwest market to another, finally landed some national exposure. But it’s not the kind anyone would crave.

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Star Tribune

Holiday horror: meet the Anti-Santa

For generations the Christmas season has been infused with sweetness, but some families in Philadelphia are adding a dash of horror.

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NPR

Lucha libre in the US: The wrestler who taunts Latino fans

One of the main characters in an American professional wrestling league is a conservative “patriot” who wants to rid the US of illegal immigrants. The boos come when RJ Brewer does his job right.

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BBC

SPORTS

RG3 wins first Heisman Trophy for Baylor

Robert Griffin III beat out preseason favorite Andrew Luck for the Heisman Trophy, dazzling voters with his ability to throw, run and lead Big 12 doormat Baylor into the national rankings.

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ABC News

Ryan Braun tests positive for PED

National League MVP Ryan Braun, who last season led the Milwaukee Brewers to their first division title in nearly three decades, has tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug.

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ESPN

Barca rallies to top Real Madrid

Barcelona overcame conceding one of the fastest goals in clasico history to win 3-1 at Real Madrid, ending its arch rival’s 15-match winning streak and moving ahead in the Spanish league title race.

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USA TODAY

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Census update: what the world will look like in 2050

Here is the world in 2050, as imagined by the U.S. Census Bureau: India will be the most populous nation, surpassing China sometime around 2025. The U.S. will be in third place.

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TIME

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Performers participate a Santa Claus parade, in Porto, Portugal. Thousands staged a parade in an attempt to break the Guinness Book of records of most people dressed as Santa Claus (Photo by Paulo Duarte / AP)

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