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Orphan planet spotted

A newly detected planet is four to seven times larger than Jupiter and has no parent star, though it travels with a young stellar pack. This phenomenon is believed to be common, but is difficult to detect.

Discovery News

The strangest alien planets

SPACE.com

Vegetative patient able to ‘tell’ doctors he is not in pain

A man in a permanent vegetative state reportedly has been able to communicate that he is not in pain, leading doctors to believe that people like him may have some perception of the outside world.

CBS News

Obama lays out priorities on issues

In his first press conference in months, President Barack Obama staked his ground on issues. He renewed a call for immigration reform but said addressing climate change would be more difficult.

Boston Globe

Obama defends Susan Rice against GOP

USA TODAY

Israel air strike kills Hamas commander

Israel launched a major offensive against Palestinian militants in Gaza, killing the military commander of Hamas and threatening an invasion.

Reuters

Oil rises in New York after airstrikes

Bloomberg

Blog:

Gaza and Israel — live updates

(Guardian)

Middle East Live

Hamas military commander killed

CNN

US rethinks security as Middle East oil imports drop

In the next two decades, the U.S. may barely need any oil from the Persian Gulf, due to increased domestic production. That shift could shake the foundation of U.S. interests in the Middle East.

NPR

NATION

New census calculation finds higher rate of poverty in US

The ranks of America’s poor edged up last year to a high of 49.7 million, based on a new census measure that takes into account medical costs and work-related expenses.

CBS News

Petraeus scandal: White House ‘wouldn’t call it welcome’

According to a nearly complete investigation, Marine General John Allen played a role in the scandal which prompted CIA Director David Petraeus’ resignation.

Christian Science Monitor

What is the punishment for adultery?

NPR

President Obama on Petraeus scandal and national security

CBS News

America’s most diverse neighborhoods

In today’s diverse America, Thanksgiving remains widely celebrated and crosses religious, racial and ethnic lines among Americans from different regions of the U.S.

The Atlantic Cities

Thanksgiving traditions across America

ABC News

POLITICS

US House OKs bill to shield airlines from carbon fees

The U.S. House of Representatives voted to bar airlines from complying with a E.U. law that would force them to pay for their carbon emissions.

Reuters

The fiscal cliff: Will Obama and Congress cut a budget deal?

When President Barack Obama sits down with Congress, only 46 days will remain before the “fiscal cliff” — a pileup of scheduled tax increases and spending cuts that threaten to drain the economy.

USA TODAY

Obama claims mandate on taxes

NBCNews.com

Puerto Ricans press US for state status

Puerto Ricans have voted to become the 51st U.S. state, but it remains to be seen if American lawmakers will oblige.

Al Jazeera

BUSINESS

Toyota to recall 2.8 million vehicles for steering glitch

Toyota said it will recall 2.77 million vehicles worldwide, including some of its popular Prius hybrid cars, for steering and water pump problems — in the carmaker’s second vehicle recall in about a month.

CNBC

Target employee starts online petition to keep Black Friday on Friday

On the heels of Target’s announcement that it will open on Thanksgiving to give Black Friday shoppers a head start, an online petition has been created to urge the company to reconsider the practice.

Houston Chronicle

Airports gamble with revenue guarantees

Road-weary travelers forced to drive two hours to St. Louis or Kansas City to catch big-city flights were ecstatic when Delta Airlines announced plans to expand service at a regional airport in central Missouri.

Houston Chronicle

ENVIRONMENT

Surging storms: Can the US adapt to avert coastal damage?

Damage from severe storms like Sandy is likely to escalate by the end of the century as people continue to build along the Eastern Seaboard. How do we adapt?

Christian Science Monitor

California’s cap-and-trade auction to begin

Despite fierce opposition from much of the business community, California’s grand experiment in taming global warming is set to begin in earnest.

Kansas City Star

Cap-and-trade plan has national implications

Houston Chronicle

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Quasars help shed light on dark energy

Relying on data from quasars has enabled physicists to produce a detailed 3-D “map” of dark energy — the mysterious force from the early universe.

Discovery News

Humans may be becoming less intelligent

A new study suggests that humans may be slowly losing intellectual and emotional abilities because of genome mutation or loss.

TG Daily

Columns And Op-Ed

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Blog (Hassina Sherjan):

Education crucial to ending extremism in Afghanistan

(The Hill)

Congress Blog

Blog (Amanda Hess):

What happens to women who are denied abortions?

(Slate)

XX Factor

Column (James Werrell):

Elections are over, and now I am bored

McClatchy Newspapers

Editorial:

Senate confronts a sleazy stealth attack on financial regulation

The Platform (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

Column (Mark Schmitt):

Why we should go over the fiscal cliff

TIME

Editorial:

Big California pollution auction begins

San Francisco Chronicle

Column (Mary Mulcahy):

Planning for the inevitable: taking time for end-of-life decisions

Al Jazeera

Editorial:

Give New York its due

NY Daily News

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GOOD NEWS

Black men bring positive message to Philly schoolchildren for a 2nd year

Philly men gave their time to talk to a group of third- and fourth-graders about having goals in life as part of the kickoff of a program called Black Male Engagement.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Hayden students donate, spell out mission to end hunger

More than 200 students stood in formation on a Topeka, Kan., school football field to spell out their mission to “stop hunger.”

Topeka Capital-Journal

San Diego Zoo announces panda cub’s name: Xiao Liwu

Under Chinese tradition, cubs are named after they reach the 100-day mark, so the San Diego Zoo just revealed the name of its 15-week-old giant panda cub: Xiao Liwu, which means “little gift.”

NBC Los Angeles

Blog:

Sea lion and 5-year-old form friendship through aquarium glass

(Today)

Animal Tracks

WORLD

Woman dies after abortion request ‘refused’ at Galway hospital

The husband of a pregnant woman who died in an Irish hospital has said he has no doubt she would be alive if she had been allowed an abortion.

BBC

Ireland abortion policy under scrutiny

Guardian

Anti-austerity strikes sweep Europe

Police and protesters clashed in Spain as millions of workers went on strike across Europe to protest spending cuts they say have made the economic crisis worse.

Financial Post

Europe-wide protests disrupt continental travel

politics.co.uk

Blog:

Debt crisis live

Telegraph.co.uk

EDUCATION

Charter schools grow, add 200,000 students for public education

Twenty years after their creation, charter schools constitute the fastest-growing sector of American public education, according to a report.

Huffington Post

Governor gets CSU, UC increases halted

One week after voters approved his plan to raise taxes to protect public schools, Gov. Jerry Brown persuaded the University of California and California State University to postpone votes on fee hikes.

San Francisco Chronicle

HEALTH

The nation’s top prescription

It is up for debate whether Americans are more depressed than they were 20 years ago, but according to the National Center for Health Statistics, they are certainly taking more antidepressants.

San Francisco Chronicle

Doctor shortage a future possibility

The U.S. will require at least 52,000 more family doctors in the year 2025 to keep up with a growing and increasingly older U.S. population, a new study finds.

ABC News

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Chastened Catholic bishops told they must reform themselves

After sweeping election setbacks to the hierarchy’s agenda, New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan told U.S. Catholic bishops that they must now reform themselves if they hope to impact the wider culture.

National Catholic Reporter

Lawyer alleges church cover-up of sex abuse as late as 2005

The senior lawyer who reviewed the Catholic Church’s Towards Healing protocols says the church was still covering up sexual abuse as late as 2005.

ABC.net.au

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

BBC: 90 years on air

More than 55 BBC radio stations will come together for Radio Reunited. It is estimated that the broadcast has a potential reach of up to 80 million listeners.

BBC

Blog:

Celebrating 90 years on air: the best moments of BBC speech radio

(Guardian)

TV and Radio Blog

Stopping TV viewers from skipping ads

A recent study of TV-viewing habits offers some hope to networks and advertisers used to being on the losing end of any battle with new technology.

TIME

SPORTS

Champions Classic brings the drama

This time of year, even the most dedicated hoops fan has to admit that many games are not beautiful through even the most rose-colored eyes of the beholder.

ESPN

Elway puts it on the line in a comeback

He could have stayed on the sideline, but John Elway wanted back in the game. The king of the comeback is directing his latest rally from the Denver Broncos executive offices.

Denver Post

Photo of the Day

An Ethiopian Jewish man prays during the “Sigd” holiday in Jerusalem. The prayer is performed by Ethiopian Jews every year to celebrate the biblical union between the Jewish people and God. (Photo by Sebastian Scheiner / AP)

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