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A first class envelope is shown at a U.S. Post Office in San Jose, Calif. Unprecedented cuts by the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service will slow first-class delivery next spring and, for the first time in 40 years, eliminate the chance for stamped letters to arrive the next day. (Photo by Paul Sakuma / AP)

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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.

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BBC

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.

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USA TODAY

Obama accuses GOP of hypocrisy

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NBC Politics

Postal Service even less relevant

The time it takes to deliver a first-class letter is about to grow longer as cutbacks at the U.S. Postal Service threaten to add new meaning to the term “snail mail.”

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Chicago Tribune

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Postal Service says cost-cutting will delay mail: How slow will it go?

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Christian Science Monitor

Ailing USPS looks to slash expenses, jobs

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St. Paul Pioneer Press

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Postal Service could eliminate 1-day delivery

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ABC News

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.

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Reuters

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France, Germany push for treaty change

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NASA’s Kepler telescope confirms 1st alien planet found in habitable zone

NASA‘s planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft has confirmed the discovery of its first alien world in its host star’s habitable zone — that just-right range of distances that could allow liquid water to exist.

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SPACE.com

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.

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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.

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MSNBC

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.

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Star Tribune

POLITICS

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.

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Guardian

It’s on — campaign ad wars begin in Iowa

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(ABC News)

The Note

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.

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NPR

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.

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Reuters

IPads become child’s play

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Telegraph.co.uk

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Dev Anand: the eternal romantic hero

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Columns And Op-Ed

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Behind the lines — a taxing question

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Salt Lake Tribune

Blog (Robert Puff, Ph.D.):

Winning the bronze medal in life

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Meditation for Modern Life

(Psychology Today)

Column (Andrew Leonard):

How ‘The Muppets’ made Occupy Wall Street

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Salon

Column (Daniel Willingham):

The teacher quality conundrum: Are they the problem?

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Column (Priscilla Dunstan):

Child sense: gift-giving from the heart

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McClatchy Newspapers

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

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

New York’s lifeblood flows from its upstate reservoirs

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Column (Lewis Diuguid):

Too few minorities occupy the nation’s media jobs

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Kansas City Star

Column (Mary Sanchez):

Most Americans see through GOP’s taxes and spending humbug

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McClatchy Newspapers

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GOOD NEWS

Music and kids: Do-re-mis boost ABCs

An early-childhood program in St. Paul, Minn., serves up more proof that using music to teach basic skills helps children learn better.

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Star Tribune

$100K in grants boosts Orlando groups’ efforts to curb obesity in kids

The Nemours program and 11 others helping kids fight obesity, which affects 33 percent of Florida youths, received a total of $100,000 in grants from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Foundation.

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Orlando Sentinel

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.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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.

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CBC News

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Election setback strikes Putin’s party

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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NPR

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.

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BBC

The science on carbon emissions

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(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.

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Environmental News Network

HEALTH

Child abuse may alter structure of the brain, research shows

Teenagers who were abused as young children show changes in their brains that put them at risk for behavioral problems in adulthood, according to research from Yale University.

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San Francisco Chronicle

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.

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ABC News

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Influenza vaccination rates up in children

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Washington Post

SPORTS

Cubs great Ron Santo elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

Ron Santo considered his retired No. 10 Cubs jersey flying over Wrigley Field in 2003 as his "hall of fame,’’ having failed three times to win induction into Cooperstown as a veteran player.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Huskies could be facing a Heisman Trophy winner in Alamo Bowl

In the 24 hours after Washington’s date with Baylor in the Alamo Bowl was announced, the odds only got better that the Huskies might face a Heisman Trophy winner.

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Languages are dying off world wide

Some linguists believe languages are disappearing at a rate of two a month. Half of the remaining 7,000 or so languages may be gone in 100 years, replaced by other dominating languages.

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McClatchy Newspapers

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A pair of Western and Victorian crown pigeons eat from a feeding plate at the Kuala Lumpur Bird Park. (Photo by Mark Baker / AP)

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