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The pairing of Kwan and Bana was the product of a sophisticated breeding plan devised by a team of biologists to ensure the future genetic health of the US gorilla population. (Photo by Winfried Rothermel / AP)

The science and tragedy of zoo romance

Zoo biologists used genetic analysis with two gorillas with the goal of producing healthy offspring, but sometimes, even the best scientists and most attentive zoo-keepers cannot prevent a tragedy.

BBC

NAACP warns black and Hispanic Americans could lose right to vote

The largest civil rights group in America is petitioning the U.N. over what it sees as an effort to disenfranchise black and Latino voters ahead of next year’s presidential election.

Guardian

S&P piles pressure on Franco-German EU budget plan

Standard & Poor’s said that it placed 15 members of the euro currency union on review for a possible downgrade as the eurozone debt crisis continues to worsen.

Reuters

France and Germany outline fiscal pact

CNN

France, Germany push for treaty change

YouTube

Obama to GOP: Extend payroll tax cut

President Barack Obama urged congressional Republicans to extend a soon-to-expire payroll tax cut, saying failure to do so will cost the average family about $1,000 next year.

USA TODAY

Blog:

Obama accuses GOP of hypocrisy

(Msnbc.com)

NBC Politics

Mayo takes patent case to Supreme Court

The Mayo Clinic will arrive at the U.S. Supreme Court this week hoping to resolve a centuries-old argument of whether a patent protection can be applied to a medical or scientific idea.

Star Tribune

NATION

The new big US export: gasoline

The U.S. is awash in gasoline. So much so, in fact, that the country is exporting a record amount of it. The country exported 430,000 more barrels of gasoline a day than it imported in September.

CNNMoney

Police arrest Occupy protesters in Washington, Portland

Police have continued to crack down on anti-Wall Street protesters on both the East and West Coasts, arresting demonstrators in Portland, Ore., and also in Washington, D.C.

MSNBC

In Kentucky town, impact of Iraq and Afghan wars runs deep

Timothy Jackson, a former U.S. Navy sailor whose father was a solider, visited a small, unfinished grave on a hilltop. It belonged to Timothy Matthew Jackson, his son, who died in combat.

McClatchy Newspapers

POLITICS

In Fla., there is cautious hope for Everglades protection

At the annual dinner of the Everglades Foundation recently, there was a surprise guest: Florida Gov. Rick Scott. The governor made a brief appearance before the group with some reassuring words.

NPR

Gingrich is up, Cain is out as attacks sharpen in GOP race

Newt Gingrich is up, Herman Cain is out and the attacks are sharpening as the GOP primary campaign enters the final month before Iowa launches the contests that will choose President Obama’s challenger.

USA TODAY

Iowa polls: Gingrich strong but vulnerable

Politico

Senate Democrats expected to offer ‘compromise’ on payroll tax cut

Senate Democrats plan to offer a new proposal to extend a popular payroll tax cut amid signals that Republican leaders would accept a compromise that covers the cost to the federal Treasury.

Daily Mail

Blog:

It’s on — campaign ad wars begin in Iowa

(ABC News)

The Note

BUSINESS

American Airlines must find own Chapter 11 path

The lawyer who piloted United Airlines through the largest Chapter 11 bankruptcy case in that industry’s history cautioned that American Airlines cannot just rely on the restructuring path cut by competitors.

Reuters

IPads become child’s play

This holiday season, toy makers have turned Apple Inc.’s pricey tablet and smartphone into playthings for kids.

Seattle Times

EDUCATION

A decline in doctorates

The number of research doctorates awarded by American universities in 2010 fell for the first time since 2002, according to data published last month by the National Science Foundation.

Inside Higher Ed

Innovative programs try to get college dropouts back into school

Like many young Americans, Julia Capece went straight from high school to college. She tried juggling work and school, but living on her own and keeping up with tuition and coursework proved too much.

McClatchy Newspapers

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Dev Anand, legendary Indian film star, has died in London at age 88

Dev Anand was one of India’s most dashing and enduring film legends, playing romantic leads opposite a succession of nubile starlets until well into old age.

Telegraph.co.uk

Dev Anand: the eternal romantic hero

Times of India

The Darkness to return to US in 2012

By all accounts from their recent U.K. tour, the reunited Darkness have got back the swagger of their 2003 debut, “Permission To Land.” Frontman Justin Hawkins tells Rolling Stone that is indeed the case.

Rolling Stone

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Baby boomers heading back to seminary

According to a decade-long study, the fastest-growing group of seminarians include those older than 50. In 1995, baby boomers made up 12 percent, while today they are 20 percent.

CNN

Kentucky church overturns previous ban on interracial couples

An eastern Kentucky church under a firestorm of criticism since members voted to bar mixed-race couples from joining the congregation overturned that decision, saying it welcomes all believers.

Boston Herald

Televangelist Long to take time off after divorce filing

Bishop Eddie Long, head of one of the nation’s largest mega churches, announced he will take “time off” from the pulpit. The announcement came three days after his wife Vanessa filed for divorce.

CNN

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Andrew Leonard):

How ‘The Muppets’ made Occupy Wall Street

Salon

Column (Daniel Willingham):

The teacher quality conundrum: Are they the problem?

NY Daily News

Column (Priscilla Dunstan):

Child sense: gift-giving from the heart

McClatchy Newspapers

Editorial:

Small change: The jobs numbers are headed in the right direction

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Editorial:

New York’s lifeblood flows from its upstate reservoirs

NY Daily News

Column (Lewis Diuguid):

Too few minorities occupy the nation’s media jobs

Kansas City Star

Column (Mary Sanchez):

Most Americans see through GOP’s taxes and spending humbug

McClatchy Newspapers

Blog (Tom Dworetzky):

Vladimir Putin, Herman Cain, depressingly strange bedfellows in denial

International Business Times

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GOOD NEWS

Painters spread good cheer throughout a halfway house

Bill Boevingloh was back where he always felt most comfortable — on a 6-foot ladder with a pot of paint in his left hand and a brush in his right.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Stem cells show promise for repairing damaged hearts

For the first time, stem cells were injected into the hearts of humans who had suffered serious heart damage, and patients improved dramatically.

Forbes

Money managers are making good on promise of philanthropy

Three Connecticut wealth managers who won the lottery followed through on their promise to put the money toward philanthropy, announcing donations to five charities that assist veterans.

ABC News

WORLD

Russian voters deal Putin a setback

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin‘s party saw its majority in Russia’s parliament weaken sharply, a humiliating setback for the man who has steadily tightened his grip on the nation for nearly 12 years.

CBC News

Election setback strikes Putin’s party

NPR

Julian Assange wins right to pursue extradition fight

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has won the right to petition the U.K. Supreme Court to gain extradition to Sweden.

BBC

Afghanistan conference promises support after troop withdrawal

An international conference in Bonn has promised continued support for Afghanistan after the withdrawal of NATO combat troops in 2014.

Guardian

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Supermassive black holes are largest ever discovered

Astronomers have located the two biggest black holes ever found, each billion of times more massive than our sun.

Guardian

The deep-sea find that changed biology

In 1977, a small crew of oceanographers traveled to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean and stumbled upon a brand new form of life. The discovery was so unusual, it turned biology on its head.

NPR

Mammoths could be roaming the world in 5 years

Scientists have been trying to clone woolly mammoths for years, but now they’re really close. So close that in five years you may see herds of this gigantic beast.

Gizmodo

ENVIRONMENT

Emissions show record jump

According to new data, carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels have increased by half in the last 20 years.

BBC

Blog:

The science on carbon emissions

(TIME)

Ecocentric

The beginning of the last ice age melt

The end of the last ice age and the processes that led to the melting of the northern and southern ice sheets supply information on changes in our climate.

Environmental News Network

HEALTH

Beyond the flu shot: other flu fighters

With the winter flu season typically peaking in January and February, there’s still time to get a flu shot and consider other ways to lessen the chances of catching the flu.

ABC News

Mothers multitask more than fathers, and do not like it

American mothers multitask 9 more hours a week than working fathers put in, and find multitasking to be a negative experience, compared to fathers who enjoy it, researchers say.

Medical News Today

SPORTS

Tiger Woods ends 2-year victory drought

After going more than two years and 26 tournaments without a win, Tiger Woods stood over a 6-foot birdie putt to win the Chevron World Challenge and looked as though nothing had changed.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Chevron win gives Woods much-needed boost for 2012

Vancouver Sun

Frank Gore becomes 49ers’ rushing record leader, Patrick Willis injured

The 49ers‘ co-captain, Frank Gore, broke Joe Perry’s franchise rushing record during the first half of the 49ers’ game against the St. Louis Rams. Patrick Willis exited with a right-hamstring injury.

San Jose Mercury News

Sources: Jose Reyes, Marlins agree on a six-year, $106 million deal

Reyes, 28, is coming off the best year in his career. He hit .337 for the New York Mets to win his first batting title. In nine years, all with the Mets, he has batted .292 with 370 steals and 740 runs scored.

ESPN

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