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Waves pound a seawall near a home in Nome, Alaska. One of the strongest storms to hit western Alaska in nearly 40 years battered coastal communities with snow and hurricane-force winds. (Photo by Tyler Rhodes / AP)

Alaska slammed by Bering Sea storm; 85 mph winds

On the remote Alaskan coast of the Bering Sea, a storm of “epic magnitude,” in the words of the National Weather Service, is punishing local villages with high winds and blizzard conditions.

ABC News

Alaska’s epic November 2011 storm

YouTube

Iran nuclear report prompts US, Europe to move for sanctions

Armed with a U.N. report that asserts Iran has conducted activities “specific to nuclear weapons,” officials said they will seek to tighten sanctions against Iran.

BusinessWeek

What to do about Iran

CNN

Iran nuclear report: Why it may not be a game-changer after all

Christian Science Monitor

US stocks sink over euro concerns

U.S. stocks sank as a surge in Italian bond yields intensified the credit crisis and concern grew that European leaders may be unable to keep the euro zone intact.

BusinessWeek

Greek leaders fail to form coalition

Guardian

Italy borrowing costs hit 7 percent

BBC

Earthquake hits eastern Turkey

A 5.7 magnitude earthquake kills at least three near eastern city of Van, two weeks after another quake killed hundreds.

Al Jazeera

Tense reconciliation begins with Libya’s Saharan tribes

Meeting in a compound that used to be Moammar Gadhafi’s private retreat, Zintan fighters and a civil and military delegation from the capital of Tripoli are here to make sure the revolution has fully arrived.

Reuters

‘Power for the planet’: Company bets big on fusion

Governments have spent many billions of dollars to develop a clean and abundant energy source, fusion energy, but it’s still a distant dream. Now a few upstart companies are trying to do it cheap.

NPR

NATION

Is Las Vegas’ housing market ready to make a comeback?

Las Vegas has suffered through the housing bust like few places and still has further to fall. Many real estate investors and home buyers are betting on a comeback.

CNNMoney

First-ever nationwide test of Emergency Alert System set

Officials at FEMA and the Federal Communications Commission have ordered the first-ever nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System.

CNN

Don‘t worry if you hear beeps, it’s only a test

Houston Chronicle

Voters reject anti-abortion ballot in Mississippi, preventing ban

Mississippi voters rejected a ballot initiative that would have made the state the first in the U.S. to ban abortion by declaring that life begins at conception.

Bloomberg

‘Personhood’ effort still alive after Miss. defeat

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Blog:

‘Personhood’ initiative, collective bargaining measures are defeated

(ABC News)

On Faith

POLITICS

After defeat, Maine casino backers vow to be back

For the sixth time, voters rejected statewide referendums calling for casinos in Maine. But, gambling supporters vow they’ll be back.

Boston Globe

In blow to Republicans, Ohio voters reject law limiting union rights

Voters in Ohio overwhelmingly rejected a law curbing union bargaining rights for public employees, dealing a blow to Republicans in a state that could prove pivotal in deciding the presidential race.

Globeandmail.com

BUSINESS

Adobe backs off on Flash, shifts focus to mobile browsers

Adobe Systems Inc. is pulling its Flash software for Web video and games from the browsers of mobile devices, though Flash will still work on mobile apps and on the Web browsers of regular computers.

ABC News

Rajaratnam ordered to pay record $92.8 million in SEC insider trading suit

Raj Rajaratnam, whose 11-year prison sentence is the longest in U.S. history for insider trading, must pay a record $92.8 million penalty, a judge said.

Bloomberg

HEALTH

Vaccine to treat breast, ovarian cancers shows promise

A vaccine that coaxes the body to attack tumor cells has shown promise in a study of advanced breast and ovarian cancer patients, improving overall survival times and, in some cases, stopping the disease.

HealthDay

Brain study suggests some vegetative patients are aware

An EEG, which measures brain activity, appears to be able to detect awareness in some patients thought to be in a permanent vegetative state, a new Canadian study finds.

HealthDay

ENVIRONMENT

Headed for irreversible climate change

The world is likely to build so many new fossil-fuelled power stations, energy-guzzling factories and inefficient buildings that it will become impossible to hold global warming to safe levels.

Guardian

Time to give up on tigers and pandas?

Conservationists believe it is important to shift efforts away from some of the world’s most famous species, such as the panda, to concentrate on others which have a greater chance of success.

The Independent

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

US commission: Pakistan schools teach Hindu hatred

Text books in Pakistani schools foster prejudice and intolerance of Hindus and other religious minorities, according to a study by a U.S. government commission.

CBS News

Majority of Americans want a president with strong religious beliefs

A Public Religion Research Institute poll shows two-thirds of Americans think it is important for presidential candidates to have strong religious beliefs, regardless of religious affiliation.

Christian Post

Columns And Op-Ed

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

Column (Reg Henry):

Why America really needs a proper curmudgeon

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Editorial:

BP: Oil giant must show the way

Houston Chronicle

Editorial:

The promise of e-government

Christian Science Monitor

Editorial:

Joe Frazier: a great champion

NY Daily News

Editorial:

Eat healthier, and there are ways government can help

Detroit Free Press

Blog (Simon Rogers):

Mapping New York’s hidden gems: Crowdsourcing is taking the city back

Guardian

Column (Drew Sharp):

If Joe Paterno pleads ignorance, then he must be fired

Detroit Free Press

Cartoon (Pat Bagley):

Gnat-picking at Romney

Salt Lake Tribune

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GOOD NEWS

Giant Salvation Army kettle installed in downtown Detroit

Detroit residents donated $7.9 million to the Salvation Army, between 30 percent and 40 percent of that through the 400 Red Kettle bells set up across Detroit, Salvation Army’s Herb Fuqua said.

Detroit Free Press

Trucking food to those in need

All Jennifer Hawes wanted was to help stop wasting perfectly good food. She persisted, and 8 years later, Cold Star, a business she started, facilitates over 250,000 meals to neighborhood homes.

Vancouver Sun

WORLD

Italian Premier Berlusconi to resign amid country’s debt woes

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi conceded he no longer had the support to govern and announced he would resign, becoming the biggest political casualty yet of the European debt crisis.

ABC News

Officials: Greek prime minister set to resign

CNN

Berlusconi’s resignation shifts focus to forming new government

Bloomberg

Official: Up to 70 insurgents killed in Afghan battle

Afghan and NATO-led troops killed 60 to 70 Taliban fighters during an attack by insurgents on a base in a volatile southeastern Afghan province near the border with Pakistan.

Msnbc.com

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Giant asteroid passes Earth

A gigantic asteroid passed by Earth, much to the delight of astronomers. Although invisible to the naked eye, scientists said they spotted a number of strange structures on its surface.

BBC

Blog:

Here’s how to watch the asteroid approach

(NPR)

The two-way

Earth to ocean: What’s your number?

A science team is trying to synthesize the overall health of the oceans into what they call the Ocean Health Index.

Discovery News

EDUCATION

Bipartisan rewrite of education law sparks debate on No Child

In divided Washington, there‘s widespread agreement that the sweeping No Child Left Behind education law needs fixing. But finding a fix hasn’t been easy.

San Francisco Chronicle

Online enrollment grows, doubts persist

Despite theories that online enrollments might be approaching a plateau, the number of students taking at least one online course grew substantially for the ninth straight year.

Inside Higher Ed

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Video gamer promises to blow up store after Modern Warfare 3 sells out

It’s the most eagerly awaited video game of the year, but for one fan of Call of Duty, not being among the first to get their hands on the game was all too much to take.

Daily Mail

Blog:

Review: ‘Call of Duty - Modern Warfare 3’

(USA TODAY)

Game Hunters

Song written in rehab wins recognition for teen and trip to Grammy Awards

Any doubts about the healing power of music were cast aside when a teenage resident of the Healing Lodge of the Seven Nations won a clean bill of health and a trip to the Grammy Awards rehearsal.

Spokesman-Review

Rapper Heavy D dead at 44

Heavy D, the self-proclaimed “overweight lover” of hip-hop who became one of rap’s top stars with wit, humor and a positive vibe, has died. He was 44.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Heavy D leaves lasting final lyric

CBS News

SPORTS

Joe Paterno retiring at season’s end amid scandal at Penn State

Joe Paterno, who’s won more games than any coach in major college football history, told disbelieving players that he’s retiring at the end of the season.

Sports Illustrated

What led to Paterno’s decision

NBCSports

Buccaneers claim Albert Haynesworth off waivers after release from Patriots

The Buccaneers, who desperately needed help at defensive tackle after losing Gerald McCoy to a torn biceps, claimed Haynesworth off waivers.

USA TODAY

Blog:

Haynesworth brings name to Tampa Bay

ESPN

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