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Cyclists ride on a beach, passing by a sand sculpture congratulating U.S. President Barack Obama on a second term in office in Puri, India. (Photo by Biswaranjan Rout / AP)

The universe has almost stopped making new stars

It looks like our universe is running out of steam. Most of the stars that will ever exist have already been born, according to the most comprehensive survey of the age of the night sky.

Wired

Potentially habitable ‘Super Earth’ candidate planet detected

USA TODAY

Radical planes take shape

Airplanes are not that much different than 60 years ago. Now, researchers are working to develop the next generation of green, commercial airliners that aim to reduce pollution, noise and fuel use.

BBC

Diverse coalition re-elected Obama

The presidential election results showed the American voting public has not only become more permanently diverse in its makeup, but also in its mindset.

Star Tribune

Top Republicans ready to talk tax compromise with President Obama after re-election

NY Daily News

Map:

Election results

Huffington Post

How TV networks call elections

CBS News

48 dead after earthquake hits Guatemala

A powerful earthquake off the Pacific coast of Guatemala sent debris crashing down onto cars, collapsed roads and killed dozens in the Central American nation, officials said.

CNN

Guatemala earthquake

BBC

Nor‘easter threatens ’flying debris’

A nor’easter has moved into areas battered by Superstorm Sandy, threatening to dump up to 12 inches of snow inland, cause new coastal flooding and turn Sandy debris into projectiles.

NBCNews.com

NATION

Profits at News Corp. down by almost half

Profts almost halved at News Corporation’s publishing division, home to titles including the Times, Sun and Wall Street Journal, in the three months to the end of September.

Guardian

Battling to get more military veterans into the workforce

There are some disheartening statistics in the job market’s slow recovery. As the nation’s unemployment rate dipped below 8 percent in September, joblessness for veterans was nearly 10 percent.

Florida Times-Union

Florida voting — what is the hangup?

A dozen years after the 2000 presidential vote-count debacle, the nation was once again left waiting for Florida on election night. And the day after.

USA TODAY

2012 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

5 things we learned on election night

The 2012 presidential election shattered spending records, further polarized a divided country and launched a thousand hashtags. Here are five things we learned from it.

CNN

Blog:

10 memes of election night

San Francisco Chronicle

Americans vote

Al Jazeera

In foreign press, cheers for an Obama win

As news spread that President Barack Obama had won re-election, the foreign press weighed in. Here is a roundup of what the press is saying around the world.

BusinessWeek

Particular delight in a Kenyan village

Christian Science Monitor

POLITICS

Liberals score social victories

The election produced ground-breaking steps on a pair of social issues, as voters endorsed same-sex marriage in four states and legalization of marijuana in two.

USA TODAY

America’s backyard pot business

NPR

Puerto Rico voters endorse statehood with an asterisk

Puerto Ricans have supported U.S. statehood in a vote that members of the pro-statehood party say is the strongest sign yet that the island territory is on the road to losing its second-class status.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Baldwin becomes 1st openly gay Senator

ABC News projects that Tammy Baldwin has won the U.S. Senate race in Wisconsin, making history as the first openly gay U.S. Senator.

ABC News

BUSINESS

Paypal begins price-matching

The battle for holiday shopping ensues with the launch of the most impressive-sounding price-matching policy offered yet. The policy is not being offered by a retailer but by the payment processor PayPal.

TIME

The oddities of election year gas prices

Among the many gasoline-related conspiracy theories out there, one says that national elections cause gasoline prices to fall.

BusinessWeek

SPORTS

Mets terminate Jason Bay’s contract

The unhappy alliance between outfielder Jason Bay and the Mets has come to an end. The Mets are terminating Bay’s contract two years early, granting him unconditional free agency.

ESPN

The strangest race in Formula One?

If you were a Formula One fan who attended the U.S. Grand Prix at Indianapolis in 2005, it could be argued that you witnessed one of the strangest races in motorsport history.

CNN

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Buddhist, Hindu make history with elections to Congress

The elections brought two historic firsts for religion in American politics: A Buddhist senator and a Hindu representative — both from Hawaii — will join Congress.

Huffington Post

Religious conservatives: what now?

Mitt Romney failed in his bid to win the White House, but the biggest losers in this voting cycle may be Christian conservatives who put everything they had into battling threats to their agenda.

Religion News Service

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Linda Woodhead):

Religious freedom in Europe — when both sides go too far

Guardian

Column (Thomas Sowell):

Gross misconceptions

Townhall.com

Column (David Folkenflick):

Media circus: Fox struggles with Obama’s win

NPR

Blog (Sharon Pian Chan):

Demographics of voters and lessons for the GOP

(Seattle Times)

Ed Cetera

Blog (Josh Ozersky):

Burger King home delivery: the last nail in the coffin of real food?

(TIME)

Taste of America

Blog (Freeway Rick Ross):

How African-Americans shaped the re-election of Barack Obama

(Huffington Post)

The Blog

Column (Matthew Bens):

The wrong side of the horse-racing track

The Age

Blog (Scott Rosenberg):

Why Obama’s win is not the same-old same-old

Grist

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GOOD NEWS

Eat, drink and be productive

A boss who orders you to take a coffee break — and even buys? An Edina, Minn., company finds that the Swedish concept of fika helps co-workers get to know one another.

Star Tribune

Surgery for pets could save human lives

Many devoted pet owners are happy to spend thousands on operations for their cats and dogs — and these procedures could help teach scientists about human diseases, too.

Guardian

‘Footsteps’ helps a group of needy kids walk in new shoes

An Oceanside Unified School District bus pulled up to the local shoe store, and 68 children plus three adults poured out. Each of the youngsters received new shoes, socks and a hygiene kit.

North County Times

WORLD

Greek government defies protests to approve more austerity

Greece’s government voted by a thin margin to approve an austerity package needed to unlock vital aid and avert bankruptcy, despite an internal rift and violent protests.

Reuters

Special section:

Greece passes austerity bill

Telegraph.co.uk

China crackdown ahead of transfer

Chinese authorities want no surprises as the handover of power begins, as a wide-ranging crackdown on critics bodes poorly for those hoping the incoming leaders will loosen restrictions on activism.

San Francisco Chronicle

French gay marriage and adoption bill backed by cabinet

France’s Socialist government has approved a bill to legalize same-sex marriage and allow gay couples to adopt.

BBC

EDUCATION

Law students help monitor voting

About 40 law students in the Voters’ Rights Project at Rutgers-Camden spent Election Day shuttling between polling places in Camden, N.J., and a law school conference room.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Education reform law turned back

Voters overwhelmingly rejected Gov. Dennis Daugaard’s education reform law, which sought to overhaul the way South Dakota public schools evaluate and reward their teachers.

Argus Leader

HEALTH

Report details the meningitis outbreak

A report published online explains how the meningitis outbreak began and gives details on 66 cases in Tennessee. The state is now reporting a total of 78 cases of infection and 13 deaths.

U.S. News & World Report

Losing fat might help people get a better night’s sleep

Poor sleep can lead to weight gain, but now researchers say the relationship works both ways.

TIME

ENVIRONMENT

Shocking number of squatters found in Sumatran National Park

Sumatra’s Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park — home to critically-endangered Sumatran rhinos, tigers and elephants — has become overrun with coffee farmers, loggers and opportunists.

Environmental News Network

Clownfish talk their way out of conflict

Clownfish are a gossipy bunch, popping and clicking amid their anemone homes to defend and reinforce their social status, according to new research.

LiveScience

Bark beetles a boon for biodiversity

Bark beetles driven by drought may leave dead trees behind, but they may also leave behind more diverse, complex and healthy forests than Northern Colorado has seen in more than a century.

coloradoan.com

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Science of instant attraction

How do you know when you are attracted to a new face? Thank your medial prefrontal cortex, a brain region recently discovered to play a major role in romantic decision-making.

LiveScience

New websites help you find a political match

Philadelphia Inquirer

‘Twisted light’ data-boosting idea sparks heated debate

The “twisted light” approach to increase the carrying capacity of radio and light waves has been put forth as an unexploited way to carry data, but the approach has been called into question.

BBC

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

The billion dollar art binge

New York’s auction houses are braced for a billion-dollar blitz of art buying that could rewrite the record books.

The Independent

Svelte for the holidays

More holiday decorators are opting to create slim Christmas trees as retailers say they have become more popular this year, real or fake.

Wall Street Journal

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