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A soldier directs people near a roadblock outside of a courthouse in Fort Meade, Md., during a military hearing to determine if Army Pfc. Bradley Manning should face court-martial for his allegedly disclosing classified information in the WikiLeaks case. (Photo by Patrick Semansky / AP)

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Company trying to build a better world with green cement

For perhaps the first time after people have been trying to build a better form of cement, a British startup group seeks to create a new form of the ancient building material with an environmental focus.

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Smithsonian Magazine

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The race to greener bottles could be long

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Judge orders trial for two Penn State officials in sex-abuse case

A district judge has ruled that two Penn State officials can be tried on charges of lying to a grand jury in the university’s child sex-abuse scandal.

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USA TODAY

Accused WikiLeaks source goes to military court

Army Pvt. Bradley Manning is charged with providing thousands of classified documents to WikiLeaks. His lawyer will now try to show that the Army ignored problems with an erratic young soldier.

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Christian Science Monitor

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WikiLeaks hearing officer is justice official

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ABC News

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Lawyer asks investigator to step down in WikiLeaks case

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USA TODAY

US lawmakers have decided to legalize indefinite detention

While it’s known that the U.S. has used indefinite detention of suspects in its “war on terror,” Congress has voted to make the same treatment legal for U.S. citizens apprehended within the U.S.

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Al Jazeera

Sen. Feinstein introduces bill prohibiting military detention of US citizens

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(The Hill)

Defcon Hill

Amid a blizzard of discounts, ‘the thrill of the hunt’

Discounting is as old as the open-air bazaar, but technology has only recently put it into overdrive. For retailers, that means ever-narrower margins as they struggle to compete.

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NPR

NATION

Unemployment claims down by 19,000

“Initial” unemployment declined 19,000 to 366,000 claims from last week’s 385,000 claims, while seasonally adjusted “continued” claims increased by 4,000.

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Christian Science Monitor

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Is America working?

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Financial Times

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Cremation on the rise due to economy

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Huffington Post

BP to get $250 million in Gulf of Mexico oil spill settlement‎

Cameron International, whose preventer failed to stop last year’s oil spill, agreed to pay BP $250 million, BP said.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

In November, consumer inflation cools as energy costs dip

U.S. consumer prices stayed flat in November, and energy costs dropped for the second straight month, which offset higher prices that Americans paid for food, clothes and medical services.

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NPR

POLITICS

Candidates go for last words in final debate before Iowa caucuses

A Republican presidential race that has been defined by its negative tone took a sunnier turn, as GOP candidates presented closing arguments to voters in the final debate before January’s Iowa caucuses.

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CNN

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Rivals pounce on Gingrich at last Iowa debate

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Reuters

Wis. woman, 84, stands firm against voter-ID law

The biggest opponent of Wisconsin’s new voter-ID law just may be an 84-year-old woman who stands less than 5 feet tall and has lived in the same house nearly her entire life.

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McClatchy Newspapers

BUSINESS

Gold rebounds after big losses

Gold had the biggest gain in almost two weeks as demand rebounded after prices tumbled more than 8 percent in the previous four days, slumped as the dollar climbed amid Europe’s debt woes.

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Sydney Morning Herald

SEC charges ex-Fannie, Freddie CEOs with fraud

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged six former top executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac with civil fraud, saying they misled the government and taxpayers.

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CBS News

EDUCATION

College students face shorter Pell Grants

Thousands of college students may soon feel a financial pinch and another 100,000 may not be able to complete degrees if Congress pushes ahead with planned changes to federal student loans.

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CNNMoney

California, Delaware among 9 states to share education grant money

Nine states will share $500 million in grant money to improve their early childhood programs. An administration official says the winners of this money will be announced at the White House.

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San Francisco Chronicle

HEALTH

GPha addresses US drug shortages

The Generic Pharmaceutical Association in the USA has put forward a proposal to minimize key drug shortages, speeding the recovery of vital medications when needed.

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Medical News Today

FDA approves Berlin Heart for kids

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the Berlin Heart for pediatric patients waiting for heart transplants. The ventricular assist device is scaled down for children and babies.

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ABC News

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Is anti-Muslim politics on the rise in Fla.?

“All-American Muslim” is the first show that the FFA has targeted on the grounds that it obscured “the Islamic agenda‘s danger," resulting in clashes between Muslim activists and Florida conservatives.

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BBC

On Dec. 25, atheists are celebrating a different birthday

The Zebrowskis are part of a small, but apparently growing, number of atheists, skeptics and other nonbelievers who make merry over Newton’s contributions to science and math.

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Religion News Service

Atheist group targets holiday displays

A Wisconsin-based atheist group is taking aim at once-innocuous nativity scenes and other religious decorations around the country this holiday season.

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ABC News

SPORTS

Veteran consumer advocate takes on big-time sports

Ralph Nader, now 77, is channeling an increasing share of his attention to problems across the gamut of U.S. sports — the major pro leagues, the NCAA, even youth sports.

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Denver Post

Barry Bonds sentenced to 2 years probation, 30 days home confinement

A federal judge has rejected a last-ditch bid by prosecutors to punish Bonds with a prison term, ordering him to serve two years on probation and a month of home confinement in his Beverly Hills mansion.

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San Jose Mercury News

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GOOD NEWS

Love of life, work helps top boxing coach fight Parkinson’s

Freddie Roach, one of the most sought-after boxing trainers in the sport, loves coming to work each and every day and says it‘s that passion that helps him deal with Parkinson’s disease.

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CNN

Utah hero cop praises pinned bus crash victim’s courage

A West Valley City police officer who put his own life on the line to comfort a critically injured woman trapped beneath a bus was recognized by his colleagues for his compassion.

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Salt Lake Tribune

Anonymous donors are paying off strangers’ Kmart layaway accounts

At Kmart stores across the country, anonymous donors are paying off strangers‘ layaway accounts and buying the Christmas gifts other families couldn’t afford.

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Star Tribune

WORLD

The Arab Spring turns 1 year old

More than protests, revolutions that swept across the Arab world started one year ago and were powered by the pent-up anger of millions who were suddenly no longer afraid.

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CBS News

Chinese village besieged after protests

A standoff between villages and police is continuing in southern China, where police have sealed off the village of Wukan from the outside world in an attempt to quell an uprising, witnesses say.

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Al Jazeera

IRAQ: END OF A WAR

US hands over last detainee to Iraq

The United States handed over its last detainee in Iraq to Iraqi authorities, the White House said, after months of failed efforts to convince Baghdad to extradite him because of his suspected crimes.

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Reuters

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Looking back at the Iraq war: ‘There was more stability before the US invasion’

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Guardian

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America at a crossroads

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PBS

10 grim lessons learned from the Iraq war

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Global Spin

Turkey playing increasing role in Iraq

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is spending two days in Turkey meeting the country’s political leadership, with Iraq expected to be a key topic on the agenda.

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Voice of America

ENVIRONMENT

Joint USA-Canada Arctic Ocean survey comes to an end

As the changing Arctic climate causes the ice to melt, this region will become more accessible thanks to the completion of a collaboration between the United States and Canada to survey the Arctic Ocean.

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Environmental News Network

Youth farms keep New Orleans teens in school gardens

Grow Dat Youth Farm in New Orleans has solved the mystery. Teens can now develop skills in farming beyond middle school, says Denise Richter, who runs gardens for preteen youth.

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Grist

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

X-ray ‘heartbeat’ may reveal smallest black hole

Scientists may have found the smallest black hole yet by listening to its X-ray “heartbeat,” which also reveals it’s miniscule weight.

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SPACE.com

Scientists find microbes in lava tube living in conditions like those on Mars

A team of scientists from Oregon has collected microbes from ice within a lava tube in the Cascade Mountains and found that they thrive in extremelty cold, Mars-like conditions.

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ScienceDaily

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Film’s 111-year obsession with the world of Sherlock Holmes

For over a century, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective stories have graced the silver screen with a series of wide-ranging adaptations.

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The Atlantic

On 50th anniversary, Beach Boys announce reunion

The band the Beach Boys confirmed speculation that all surviving members of the mid-‘60s lineup will reunite with Wilson for the band’s 50th anniversary with a world tour and a new album.

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Christopher Hitchens: ‘atheist intellectual,’ ‘noble contrarian’

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The two-way

Singer Etta James is terminally ill

Singer Etta James, whose health has been fading in recent years, is now terminally ill with leukemia, and her live-in doctor is asking for prayers.

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CBS News

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Jobs in US demand multiple skills

Many businesses across America are asking employees to assume multiple roles, transforming the nature of work. The shift is one reason many employers can’t find skilled workers.

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USA TODAY

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A giant panda named Tian Tian explores her enclosure as the public looks on for the first time at Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland. (Photo by Scott Heppell / AP)

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