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In this file photo, NASA shows astronaut Sunita L. Williams in an official NASA portrait. (Photo by NASA / AP)

Interplanetary internet: giant leap for space exploration

By remotely controlling a small robot on Earth from the International Space Station, astronaut Sunita Williams demonstrated a technology that may lead to a space Internet.

TechNewsWorld

Supreme Court to rule on scope of federal powers in Voting Rights Act case

A landmark civil rights-era law will come before the U.S. Supreme Court later this year, when the justices will consider if Congress was out of bounds in renewing part of the Voting Rights Act.

Christian Science Monitor

CIA Director Petraeus resigns, citing affair

CIA Director David Petraeus, the retired four-star general commended for his oversight of the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, resigned from his position due to an extramarital affair.

BusinessWeek

Blog:

Senate Intelligence Chairwoman calls Petraeus’ resignation ‘tragic’

(CNN)

Politicalticker

Special section:

Highlights of Petraeus’ career

Boston.com

States get 3 weeks for health exchange

States have to decide if they are going to run their own health insurance marketplaces, called exchanges, or have the federal government do it for them.

(NBCNews.com)

Vitals

Rally to support expansion of Medicaid

Lawrence Journal-World

Sufi Trail: Islamic mysticism and history

For most tourists, iconic religious landmarks are an important part of a visit to the Holy Land. A new trail offers visitors a look at the sites associated with Sufism, or Islamic mysticism.

Philadelphia Inquirer

NATION

Occupy Sandy: protesters find new cause

The social media savvy that helped Occupy protesters create a grass-roots global movement is proving a strength to Superstorm Sandy aid as well.

USA TODAY

Alleged WikiLeaks source pleads guility

A U.S. army private facing court-martial for allegedly leaking secret documents to the WikiLeaks website has offered to plead guilty to less serious offenses, his lawyer said.

Al Jazeera

POLITICS

Obama calls for talks with Congress about looming fiscal cliff

President Obama, inviting congressional leaders to the White House for budget talks, invoked his re-election as a reason for Republicans to back a debt reduction plan that includes higher taxes on the rich.

USA TODAY

It is never too early to talk about 2016

Even though the 2012 election is barely in the rear-view mirror, speculation over the next race for the White House is getting started.

CNN

BUSINESS

Consumer sentiment at 5-year high

Americans’ perceptions of the outlook for the economy and employment improved in early November with consumer sentiment rising to its highest level in more than five years, a survey showed.

Reuters

Gas rationing to start in NY, New Jersey to restore most power

New York police started enforcing a new alternating fuel ration system. Drivers with license plates that end with a letter or an odd number could fill up one day, while those with even numbers or zero wait.

CNN

ENVIRONMENT

Strange, meat-eating sea sponge found in deep ocean

A new carnivorous sponge species shaped like a candelabra has been spotted in deep ocean waters off California’s Monterey Bay.

CBS News

New sponge species discovered

LiveScience

Ash dieback: ‘impossible to eradicate’

It will be impossible to eradicate the fungus threatening to destroy Britain’s ash trees, the environment secretary, Owen Paterson, acknowledged.

Guardian

Evil tech in James Bond and real-world fears

Popular Science

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Criminal minds: Use of neuroscience as a defense skyrockets

Criminal defense lawyers are increasingly using brain scans and other neurological evidence to defend their clients, according to a new study.

U.S. News & World Report

Ignoring the inbox

The work email inbox is a “pandora’s box” of nitty-gritty detail, gossip and distractions that are best dealt with later in the morning.

The Age

Why would you hack the president’s DNA?

The U.S. government is collecting the DNA of world leaders and is reportedly protecting that of President Barack Obama. Decoded, these genetic blueprints could provide compromising information.

The Atlantic

SPORTS

NHL talks hit snag on 4th day of meetings

A fourth straight day of NHL labor talks failed to bring the league and its locked-out players any closer to a deal that would put hockey back on the ice and save the season.

Huffington Post

NASCAR: Busch wins pole, Keselowski outqualifies Johnson

Brad Keselowski locked down the 14th starting spot, while Jimmie Johnson was in 24th. Neither championship contender was near the front of the field when Kyle Busch set a track record in winning the pole.

Kansas City Star

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Sarah Fane):

Malala Yousafzai and education for girls — an unstoppable movement

Huffington Post

Column (Dan Morain):

It is a Citizens United world

McClatchy Newspapers

Column (Marc Tracy):

Meet the Corgi who helped California raise taxes

The New Republic

Column (Peter Levine):

Why young people turned out — again

NY Daily News

Column (Ruth Marcus):

Following the ka-ching of this election cycle’s ‘dark money’

Seattle Times

Blog (Matthew Yglesias):

The folly of odd-even gasoline rationing

(Slate)

Money Box

Column (Don Tapscott):

Why a naked Apple would be a better company

CNN

Blog (Dr. Christopher Winter):

Stop trying to get 8 hours of sleep

(Huffington Post)

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GOOD NEWS

Man finds mission in life by helping the ‘poorest of the poor’

Ruben Garcia founded Annunciation House in El Paso, Texas, which aids immigrants fleeing violence in Mexico and Central America.

Christian Science Monitor

How an embarrassing email mistake became ad man’s great success

When creative director Bill Cochran pitched an idea that Bridgestone Tires liked enough to air during the 2010 game, it was a career-defining moment.

ABC News

Dominican native enjoys success of his auto-repair business

Fausto Batista arrived in Camden, N.J., about a dozen years ago with a rare advantage in a city with chronically high unemployment — he had a job lined up.

Philadelphia Inquirer

WORLD

Pakistan ‘to pay cash to poor to send kids to school’

Families of three million of Pakistan’s poorest children will get cash sums if their child attends school, in a plan announced ahead of a day of action for a schoolgirl shot by the Taliban.

BBC

Pakistan program gives hope to poor, girls

Al Jazeera

UK Supreme Court to rule on a soldier’s right to life

Whether a soldier on the battlefield has the right to life is to be debated by the highest court in the U.K. in a landmark case that is likely to have major ramifications for the armed forces.

The Independent

Russian president reshuffles top generals amid fraud investigation

Russian President Vladimir Putin has reshuffled several top generals amid an investigation into alleged fraud at Russia’s Defense Ministry.

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Defense chief crossed Putin’s political ‘family’

Reuters

EDUCATION

To encourage kids’ health, pediatricians add reading to essential checkup list

National literacy program Reach Out and Read reaches kids in a place they are almost guaranteed to visit: the doctor’s office.

PBS NewsHour

History and hate speech collide on college campuses

Racial outbursts at both the University of Mississippi and Hampden-Sydney College caused significant consternation on their campuses.

Inside Higher Ed

HEALTH

Exercise a tool for Parkinson’s patients

Patients with Parkinson’s disease can improve walking, muscle strength and fitness with moderate exercise, a new study finds.

U.S. News & World Report

Blog:

Exercise may suppress appetite, 2 new studies suggest

(NBCNews.com)

Health

Sugar and spice, not always nice

Spices are one of the most widely used products and are found in foods, cosmetics and dental products. Because the FDA does not regulate spices, they often are not listed on food labels.

Philadelphia Inquirer

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Pope resurrects Latin

Pope Benedict XVI issued a decree creating a new pontifical academy for Latin studies to try to boost interest in the official language of the Roman Catholic Church that is out of widespread use.

ABC News

Ex-oil man is named new leader of the world’s Anglicans

A former oil executive has been named leader of the world’s 80 million Anglicans, ending closed-door negotiations as the church struggles with rifts over senior women clergy and homosexuality.

Reuters

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Math can be truly painful

Does the thought of one plus one equal ouch? According to a new study, the mere prospect of a math problem causes pain centers to light up in number-phobic brains.

National Geographic

Bond girls: Where are they now?

James Bond is back in the new movie “Skyfall,” which opens today, and he has not one — but two — new Bond girls vying for his affection.

ABC News

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