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South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has a briefing at the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Seoul as the military was put on top alert after North Korea’s artillery attack on a South Korean island of Yeonpyeong. (Photo by Yonhap / AP)

Study: AIDS pill helps gay men avoid HIV

Scientists have an exciting breakthrough in the fight against AIDS. A pill already used to treat HIV infection turns out to be a powerful weapon in protecting healthy gay men from catching the virus.

San Jose Mercury News

Daily use of antiretroviral drugs cuts down on AIDS transmission

ABC News

FCC may allow text messages to 911

Several U.S. government agencies are considering how to plan and implement the next generation of 911; the idea is to incorporate SMS text messaging, images and even video into emergency requests.

ABC News

South Korea warns North after clash

South Korea says it will retaliate with missile strikes against the North if faced with “further provocations,” after an exchange of fire killed two South Korean marines.

BBC

North Korean attack: What are US options?

Christian Science Monitor

2 South Korean marines dead

CNN

Koreas exchange fire at disputed border

TIME

41 states see job gains in October, most in 5 months

Businesses and other employers added jobs in 41 states in October from September, the best showing in five months, the Department of Labor said.

USA TODAY

Feds to retailers: Have a safe Black Friday

MSNBC

Will Congress let jobless benefits expire 4 weeks before Christmas?

McClatchy Newspapers

NYU artist gets camera implanted in head

Wafaa Bilal, a visual artist widely recognized for his interactive and performance pieces, had a small digital camera implanted in the back of his head — all in the name of art.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

NATION

Body scanner makers doubled lobbying cash over 5 years

The companies with multimillion-dollar contracts to supply American airports with body-scanning machines doubled their spending on lobbying in the past five years.

Huffington Post

TSA chief rules out body cavity searches

Christian Science Monitor

Army faces growing steroid use problem

Steroid use in the Army has been on the rise. To prepare for combat tours of duty, some soldiers told investigators they turned to steroids to boost their brawn.

McClatchy Newspapers

3rd-quarter grew faster than previously thought, spurred by spending

The U.S. economy grew faster in the third quarter than previously estimated, but still not enough to reduce stubbornly high unemployment and lift very low inflation.

Reuters

POLITICS

Federal Reserve’s new voting members

After the Fed‘s final meeting of the year on Dec. 14, four of the Federal Open Market Committee’s voting members will rotate out and another four will move into voting seats.

CNNMoney

GOP leadership warns freshmen about press, ethics traps

The incoming class of House Republicans is being urged to reread the Constitution, carefully deal with the press and become very familiar with congressional ethics rules.

The Hill

BUSINESS

J. Crew agrees to be bought by TPG, Leonard Green

J. Crew Group Inc. agreed to be acquired by TPG Capital and Leonard Green & Partners in a transaction valued at about $3 billion, giving the buyout firms the New York-based retailer’s namesake and Madewell brands.

Bloomberg

Gulf Coast offshore drilling firms threaten to go abroad

Gulf Coast offshore drilling companies, hoping for a stronger partnership with the Obama administration to make drilling safer, came away disappointed from a meeting with Interior Secretary Ken Salazar.

Christian Science Monitor

Oyster producers face deadline on compensation

USA TODAY

ENVIRONMENT

Cow manure generates electricity in largest-ever methane capture system

A gigantic Chinese dairy farm is now the world’s largest methane farm, turning a massive source of greenhouse gas emissions into a lucrative renewable energy source.

Recently, the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have started using a hybrid electric tugboat. A new study by the University of California Riverside has shown that this has been effective at reducing emissions.

Environmental News Network

Carbon dioxide emissions fell in 2009

Carbon dioxide emissions worldwide fell in 2009. That‘s the good news heading into Cancun global warming talks. The bad news is that the carbon dioxide emissions aren’t likely to stay down for long.

Christian Science Monitor

EDUCATION

Middle school students to hear directly from astronauts in space

A group of Washington middle school students are about to get a science lesson that is truly out of this world.

CNN

High school tries single-gender classes

Normandy High School in St. Louis is the latest in a growing number of public schools to embrace single-gender classrooms. The intent is to improve learning and reduce classroom distractions.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

SPORTS

Rivers throws 4 TD passes in 35-14 Chargers win

Philip Rivers tied his career high with four touchdown passes to four different receivers and the Chargers beat the Denver Broncos 35-14 on for their third straight victory.

Sports Illustrated

Cincinnati slugger Joey Votto is near unanimous NL MVP

The Cincinnati Reds first baseman was the runaway winner of the NL MVP Award, garnering 31 of 32 first-place votes by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.

USA TODAY

Hamilton wins AL MVP

ESPN

Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

Column (Mary Sanchez):

America’s hidden hunger, and what we can do about it

McClatchy Newspapers

Blog (Kate Bittman):

Adult education at Hogwarts

(The New Yorker)

The Book Bench

Column (Cal Thomas):

Is the ‘American dream’ over?

Washington Examiner

Column (Robert J. Samuelson):

Our burgeoning budget and the politics of avoidance

Newsweek

Column (Mike Lupica):

If George W. Bush can become president, why not Sarah Palin?

NY Daily News

Column (Bill McClellan):

Immigration rift strikes a chord at Thanksgiving

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Column (Stephanie Coontz):

Is marriage becoming obsolete?

CNN

Column (David Limbaugh):

Save us from the intellectuals

Creators Syndicate

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GOOD NEWS

Helping the world’s poor save

The poor often have a hard time putting money aside. And that’s something the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation hopes to change by putting $500 million toward something called microsavings.

NPR

Method to erase traumatic memories may be on the horizon

Soldiers haunted by scenes of war and victims scarred by violence may wish they could wipe the memories from their minds. Researchers say that may someday be possible.

Baltimore Sun

Man gives free houses to US veterans

CNN

An online inspiration on dying well

Jim Stanicki is at a party where he‘s having a great time with his family and friends. But when it’s time to go, he has to go, and his intention is to go well.

ABC News

WORLD

Greece must make ‘extra effort’, says IMF

Greece’s international lenders have agreed to the latest installment of a loan to the debt-stricken country, but say Greece must make “an extra effort” to address its deficit next year.

BBC

Irish debt crisis forces collapse of government

New York Times

Europe-wide terrorism arrests after plans for attack on Belgium

Counter-terrorism police across Europe have rounded up 10 suspects accused of planning attacks on targets in Belgium.

Telegraph.co.uk

‘Chechen Link’ exposed as 11 held in international terror network sting

YouTube

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Diagrams that changed the world

They say a picture is worth 1,000 words. But in science a single image can convey the simple underlying pattern hidden by words, says Marcus du Sautoy.

BBC

Barnes & Noble’s Nook Color takes on Amazon’s Kindle

The ungainly dual-screen E Ink/LCD interface has given way to a full-blown 7-inch color LCD touchscreen, making the Nook Color the first true color e-reader from a major company.

TIME

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Dalai Lama to stop ceremonial duties

The Dalai Lama wants to give up his lesser known role as the ceremonial leader of the Tibetan government-in-exile. The aging leader is trying to prepare his people for life after he dies.

ABC News

Israeli scholar takes ancient Talmud to the masses

Lacking a rabbi’s traditional booming voice, he speaks so softly one often has to lean in closer to hear his insights. But Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz’s message resonates clearly to the far corners of the Jewish world.

San Francisco Chronicle

HEALTH

Radiation worries for children who visit the dentist

Children are vulnerable to radiation, but dentists use X-ray film requiring high levels of it, and orthodontists are embracing technology that emits even more radiation.

New York Times

Businesses using their lunchrooms to make sure workers eat right

In a week in which rich meals and overeating will abound in American homes, it’s timely to note that corporate food service operations are encouraging moderation.

Kansas City Star

Many of us are blind to our true weight

LiveScience

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

No Thanksgiving holiday on work e-mail

Even on the cusp of a long weekend, there’s no rest for the weary. 59 percent of working Americans, check their work e-mails during Thanksgiving, and other traditional holidays.

CNNMoney

John F. Kennedy assassination still intrigues, 47 years later

47 years have passed since the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, but the man still casts a long shadow over politics and American culture.

ABC News

4 unanswered questions over assassination

Christian Science Monitor

Does MTV glamorize teen moms?

Attention on teen moms prompts the question of whether the young women’s rise to pop prominence glamorizes teen pregnancy and motherhood, says child psychologist Laurie Zelinger.

USA TODAY

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