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Pope Benedict XVI delivers his “Urbi et Orbi” (to the City and to the World) speech from the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica. Benedict XVI called for an end to the bloodshed in Syria and the resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in his Christmas message. (Photo by L’Osservatore Ramano / AP)

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Pope delivers message of peace for Christmas mass

Pope Benedict XVI called for an end to the bloodshed in Syria and the resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in his Christmas message.

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CBS News

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Bethlehem Christmas: Christians celebrate midnight mass

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BBC

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In Christmas message: Queen hails importance of family, strength in adversity

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Sydney Morning Herald

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Christmas observances 2011

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CBS News

Museums collect materials produced by Occupy movement

Occupy Wall Street may still be working to shake the notion it represents a passing outburst of rage, but some institutions have already decided the movement’s artifacts are worthy of preservation.

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Huffington Post

Protesters target Putin for their ‘Russian Winter’

Tens of thousands of people fed up with Vladimir Putin’s domination of Russian politics are vowing to keep building the pressure until the long-time leader is driven from power.

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Sydney Morning Herald

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Mass protests in Russia

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Msnbc.com

Salvation Army rings in hefty donations

The Salvation Army’s annual red kettle campaign finished up with the season ending with a blessing. A South Bay, Calif., woman placed a check for $10,000 in a kettle outside a Menlo Park Safeway.

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San Francisco Chronicle

7 peak record for US teenager

Jordan Romero, 15, became the youngest person to climb to the summit of the tallest mountains on each of the seven continents, when he reached the summit of Mount Vinson Massif in Antarctica.

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BBC

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Teenager conquered Mount Everest at 13

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Telegraph.co.uk

Electric cars 101: What is the difference between MPG and MPGe anyway?

The comparison between MPG and MPGe (a.k.a. kilowatts per hour) indicate that there is actually no true comparison in terms of performance.

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Christian Science Monitor

NATION

Favorable forecasts are gift for most holiday travelers

Holiday travelers throughout most of the United States are getting the gift of good weather to help their travel plans this Christmas.

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Reuters

Dig for San Francisco’s transport terminal unearths artifacts

The big dig has unearthed some artifacts from San Francisco’s heady Gold Rush days, including opium pipes from a Chinese laundry. The 70 artifacts have city archaeologists eager for more.

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Marin Independent Journal

Black Navy veteran to get medal for WWII

A black Navy veteran credited with saving the lives of some of his shipmates during a World War II battle will be getting a long-awaited medal for his heroism, a Northern California congresswoman said.

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ABC News

POLITICS

Texas foots the bill for Gov. Perry’s security detail

Gov. Rick Perry — the only sitting governor in the 2012 GOP presidential race — apparently has the only security detail on the Republican side financed by taxpayers.

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Freshman class superlatives

As the latest payroll tax extension food fight shows, Congress may be just like high school. In real high school, superlatives are given to seniors, but in Congress, the freshmen are so much more interesting.

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Politico

BUSINESS

Debit card fees take a big bite of profits

Despite a new cap on how much banks can collect on debit card transactions, many merchants say they are paying higher fees for low-dollar debit purchases. For grocers, the higher fees have been a tough blow.

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Star Tribune

Buyers top off stronger shopping season

Shoppers hit stores on Christmas Eve in a surge that is expected to top off an strong U.S. holiday shopping season.

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USA TODAY

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Mighty Monday looms for retailers

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Houston Chronicle

EDUCATION

Emerson board to pay former student $130K in bullying settlement

The Emerson Board of Education has settled a lawsuit brought by a former student who claimed that bullying linked to his perceived sexual orientation was ignored by administrators.

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The Star-Ledger

NEA experiencing a budget and membership crisis

Teachers are leaving the National Education Association, which together with budget issues, suggest a crisis is looming for the organization.

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EducationNews.org

HEALTH

CDC: Swine flu cases reported in 5 states

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has received 12 reports of humans infected with swine flu — 11 cases coming from children.

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Medical News Today

Eco Vita announces tips on how herbal teas work for holiday diets

One of the headaches during the holiday season is the weight gain associated with eating too many high calorie meals. Eco Vita describes how to control weight by having herbal teas.

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San Francisco Chronicle

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1 meal at a time: holiday eating

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CBS News

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

How the Obamas, Kim Kardashian and Lady Gaga spent the holiday weekend

Celebrities got in the holiday spirit this past weekend — some opting for quiet weekends at home, while others opted to spend the weekend engaged in the type of hijinks only the rich and famous can afford.

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Birmingham Royal Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker’: Peter Wright interview

The Birmingham Royal Ballet company is now out to conquer a Valhalla-like venue with “The Nutcracker.”

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Telegraph.co.uk

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Pope Benedict laments Christmas consumerism, glitter

Pope Benedict XVI has decried the increasing commercialization of Christmas, urging the faithful to look beyond the holiday’s “superficial glitter” to discover its true meaning.

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Hindustan Times

Christ Church Cathedral hosts art exhibit inspired by icons

Russian-born artist Ludmila Pawlowska uses traditional iconography in her exhibit “Icons in Transformation,” on view in the nave of Christ Church Cathedral in St. Louis, Mo.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Graham Allison):

Christmas gift to America 20 years ago — a Russia to be thankful for

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Christian Science Monitor

’Twas the state before Christmas

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Detroit Free Press

‘Layaway Santas’ show the true spirit of the holidays

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Column (Trudy Rubin):

Former ambassador’s plight reflects decline of US, Pakistan ties

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San Jose Mercury News

Blog (Alison Bonds Shapiro, M.B.A.):

Seasonal suffering: the sting of expectations

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Healing Into Possibility

(Psychology Today)

Hope for peace on earth

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Star Tribune

Column (J.R. Labbe):

A cherished and an unforgettable Christmas memory

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McClatchy Newspapers

EPA curb on coal emissions is welcome

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San Francisco Chronicle

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GOOD NEWS

How 80,000 volunteers showed Joplin, Mo., ‘the world cared’

Residents of Joplin, Mo., saw local and foreign strangers offering to help in whatever small way they could. One man paid his own way from Japan to volunteer for two weeks.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Basketball team rallies around family who lost everything in fire

An evening fire caused a San Jose, Calif., family to lose everything but a gold medal and a Bible. But Andrew Hill High School families and teachers wouldn’t let that ruin the family’s Christmas.

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San Jose Mercury News

Basement pageant keeps the Christmas spirit alive

An annual play held in one Illinois family’s basement has not only entertained relatives and neighbors on Christmas Eve, but also has helped dozens of the area’s poor and suffering.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

WORLD

Deaths from attack on Yemen protest rises to 13

“Thirteen people were killed and 50 others were wounded by live rounds” in Yemen, aacording to a medical official. Many suffered from breathing difficulties due to tear gas inhalation.

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Telegraph.co.uk

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Yemen on the brink

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TIME

Dozens die as Christmas Day bombings sweep Nigeria

Islamist sect Boko Haram claimed responsibility for a wave of Christmas Day bombings, including an attack on a Catholic church that killed at least 27 people.

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Msnbc.com

Kim Jong Un’s uncle plays key role in North Korea’s future

North Korea aired footage showing Jang Song Thaek, the uncle and key patron of anointed heir Kim Jong Un, wearing a military uniform with a general‘s insignia.

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NPR

ENVIRONMENT

Group questions introducing genetically modified mosquitoes

An environmental group is questioning the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District’s plan to introduce sterile mosquitoes into the Keys in order to battle the spread of dengue fever.

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Key West Citizen

After Fukushima: a changing climate for nuclear power

Nuclear power had enjoyed 25 years of relative quiet, but the Fukushima accident in Japan reminded people that despite improvements in safety, nuclear plants could still go horribly wrong.

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NPR

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Christmas in space

The astronauts who can‘t come home for the holidays are doing their best to make the season bright in space.

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SPACE.com

Eau de DNA: Do genes determine our perfume preference?

Scientists asked people to rate their preference for common scents and then tested participants for gene variations. Which version of a gene someone had correlated with the smells they liked best.

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Msnbc.com

SPORTS

A’s owner may move team to San Jose

With major league baseball owners poised to meet, a source close to A’s owner Lew Wolff says he is “very confident” the league is close to clearing the way for his team to move to the South Bay.

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San Jose Mercury News

Lions rout Chargers, celebrate first playoff berth since 1999

The Lions have ended an 11-year postseason drought in no-doubt-about-it fashion, thumping the San Diego Chargers, 38-10, to clinch their first playoff berth since 1999.

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Detroit Free Press

Bills pick off Tebow 4 times, beat Broncos 40-14

Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos’ comeback train were derailed by an opportunistic Buffalo Bills defense.

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San Francisco Chronicle

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Vikings’ Adrian Peterson tears ACL playing against Redskins

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Sports Illustrated

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Cruz, Bradshaw lead Giants past Jets 29-14

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CBS News

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Why overusing your Social Security number is risky

If you‘ve ever suspected that your Social Security number has fallen into way too many hands, you’re probably right. Social Security numbers have become universal identifiers these days.

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MSNBC

Photo of the Day

In this photo taken with a fisheye lens, men wearing Ded Moroz costumes, which is the name for Santa Claus in parts of Eastern Europe, and women wearing Snegurochka costumes, Moroz’s traditional companion, perform at the central square in Minsk, Belarus. (Photo by Sergei Grits / AP)

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