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South Korean Prime Minister Chung Un-chan reviews the North Korea side of the demilitarized zone in Yeonchon County, Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Lee Sang-hak / AP)

Gates: Iran could face 'significant additional sanctions'

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said that world powers will soon impose "significant additional sanctions" on Iran over its failure to engage in talks on its nuclear ambitions.

Washington Post

Iran seeks nuclear parts through Taiwan

Telegraph.co.uk

US teens ignore laws against texting while driving a car

With momentum building for all 50 U.S. states to outlaw text messaging behind the wheel, there is evidence that the key demographic targeted, teen drivers, will not pay much attention.

Reuters

North Korea warms to nuclear talks

North Korea has signaled its willingness to resume nuclear talks after three days of discussion between officials and the U.S. special envoy.

Guardian

Special section:

North Korea: secretive state

BBC

US-North Korea relations

Associated Press

Latino youths straddle 2 worlds

The fastest growing group of young people in America are optimistic about the future, but they're also more likely than most other American youth to drop out, live in poverty and become teen parents.

San Jose Mercury News

Latino assimiliation

CNN

Hikers discovery reveals where dinosaurs originated

Long ago, some of the first dinosaurs walked the Earth. But scientists have not known with any confidence where those initial dinosaur prints were made — until now.

LiveScience

NATION

Sens. outline bipartisan climate approach

A bipartisan covey of senators outlined for President Barack Obama a framework for climate change legislation that they say could pass the Senate early next year.

Politico

US favors biological-weapons treaty, opposes verification

The U.S. undersecretary of state for arms control said she wanted to revitalize the Biological Weapons Convention, which Washington walked out of in 2001 when it rejected international monitoring.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Retail sales unexpectedly increase

Sales at U.S. retailers rose more than forecast in November, a sign consumer spending is gathering speed.

Bloomberg

POLITICS

House nears passage of financial rules

Lawmakers approved an amendment to the bill offered by Democratic Representative Stephen Lynch that would limit financial firms to 20 percent ownership in OTC derivatives clearinghouses.

Reuters

Geithner defends TARP

Reuters

Same-sex marriage advocates delay NJ Senate vote

A crucial New Jersey Senate vote on same-sex marriage, was called off as advocates struggled to find the support needed for passage.

Philadelphia Inquirer

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Super-computer to predict climate change

German scientists inaugurated what they describe as the world's most powerful climate-predicting super-computer.

Earth Times

New fossils shed light on evolution

Newly described dinosaur fossils from New Mexico are helping scientists better understand the early development of these ancient creatures.

U.S. News & World Report

SPORTS

Defending champ Steelers have playoff hopes sacked by Browns

There's nothing super about the Pittsburgh Steelers anymore. The defending NFL champions lost their fifth straight and had their playoff hopes thrown for a loss by the lowly Cleveland Browns.

ESPN

In 8 games, John Wall proves he's college hoops' biggest star

John Wall received plenty of scrutiny from college recruiters because he was the No. 1-rated point guard prospect in the country, and Duke, Miami and Kentucky, waged a fierce recruiting battle for his services.

Sports Illustrated

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Russian supreme court outlaws Jehovah's Witnesses

The community of Jehovah's Witnesses in the city of Taganrog, Neklinov and Matveeva -Kurgan are outlawed, they can not carry out any activities and must be withdrawn.

asianews.com

Remembrance, and maybe sainthood, for Bishop Fulton J. Sheen

It is the 30th anniversary of the death of America’s first and most prominent Roman Catholic televangelist.

New York Times

Eritrea arrests 30 praying women

Thirty elderly women have been arrested in Eritrea while praying together, one of their relatives living in the United States has told the BBC.

BBC

ENVIRONMENT

The conundrum over nuclear energy

Nuclear power poses a major conundrum. Nobody's thrilled about nuclear waste, people fear potential accidents, and proliferation of nuclear weapons is scary.

NPR

Climate change fears may worsen depression

MSNBC

Real Christmas trees 'greener' than fake

It may not sound like "tree-hugging," but cutting down a real tree for Christmas is actually greener than going with the artificial kind, one scientist says.

LiveScience

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GOOD NEWS

Calif. nonprofits receive over $4 million to provide emergency services

The Bank of America Charitable Foundation announced it has provided $4.3 million in grants to California nonprofits in 2009.

PNNOnline

Donor leaves $1,000 coin in Salvation Army donation kettle in Maryland

Capt. Richard New almost missed the 1-ounce gold coin at the bottom of a Salvation Army donation kettle from downtown Annapolis.

The Capital

WORLD

Blackwater private guards participated in secret raids by CIA

Private security guards from Blackwater Worldwide participated in some of the CIA’s most sensitive activities, according to former employees and intelligence officials.

New York Times

Officials say top al-Qaida leader killed

MSNBC

Americans rejected for jihad training

The five American terror suspects arrested in Pakistan where they allegedly sought training for jihad may have had more ambition than actual ability.

ABC News

Deradicalizer used in case of 5 Muslim men arrested in Pakistan

CNN

India to create new state in south

The Indian government has announced it will carve a new state out of the southern Andhra Pradesh state.

Al Jazeera

HEALTH

Swine flu death toll at 10,000 since April

Federal health officials said that almost 10,000 people had died of swine flu since April, a significant jump from mortality numbers released in November.

New York Times

MRI detects breast cancer at an earlier stage

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) coupled with mammography detects almost all cancers at an early stage, thereby reducing the incidence of advanced stage breast cancer in high-risk women.

esciencenews

Alcohol and breast cancer

CNN

BUSINESS

Goldman Sachs suspends bonuses

Goldman Sachs has blinked in the face of public outcry over its multimillion-dollar pay packages by suspending bonuses for its top 30 executives.

Guardian

Goldman execs accept new bonus policy

ABC News

AOL-Time Warner divorce is official

After seven months' preparation, AOL is set to be officially independent of media giant Time Warner Inc., closing the book on their 2001 merger and opening a new chapter for the Internet company.

Wall Street Journal

McDonald's, Burger King, Taco Bell add to fast food value deals

Many big names in fast food are rolling out products geared to drag in slow-to-spend consumers. McDonald's makes official plans to nationally roll out a Dollar Breakfast Menu in January.

USA TODAY

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Final score: future 1, past 0

It may not seem obvious at first, but Clint Eastwood’s “Invictus,” a rousing true story of athletic triumph, is also that director’s latest exploration of revenge, the defining theme of his career.

New York Times

Thomas Hoving: the man who made the modern Met Museum

In his ten years as director of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas Hoving, who was 78 when he died, didn't just transform the Met. He remade the very idea of museums.

TIME

EDUCATION

Reading can strengthen brain 'highways'

Intensive reading programs can produce measurable changes in the structure of a child's brain, according to a study in the journal Neuron.

NPR

Tough economy squeezes Pell Grant

An unexpected surge in college enrollment has created an $18 billion shortfall in the Pell Grant program, the largest in the 36-year history of the program.

ABC News

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