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Customers line up during the traditional Black Friday shopping day at Best Buy in West Hollywood, Calif.   (Photo by Jason Redmond / AP) Terrorism justice: courts vs. commissions Critics of Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to prosecute Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his four alleged co-conspirators in civilian court in New York City argue that the venue is inappropriate. NPR Americans differ on terror trial decisions Gallup US emissions target may not be enough for climate conference President Barack Obama's pledge of reductions in greenhouse gas emissions may not be enough to drive an agreement at the climate conference in Copenhagen. New York Times   Black Friday winners are emerging Some winners from the shopping season have emerged, from electronic book readers and hot pink netbooks to shimmery tops and the “snood,” a hood-scarf hybrid. Kansas City Star More shoppers use smartphones to buy USA TODAY Bargain hunters wait in line all night CNN Retailers count on Black Friday being green NPR Dubai debt may be higher than $80B Dubai, the Persian Gulf emirate whose state-run companies are seeking to defer debt payments, may owe more than the $80 billion to $90 billion assumed by investors, UBS AG analysts said. Bloomberg Discussion: Who is who in Dubai corporate map? Reuters Is gene therapy ready for prime time? At first it sounded like science fiction, curing genetic diseases by giving people new genes. But a series of advances has suggested that the technique may hold real future potential. TIME   NATION Salvation Army's Thanksgiving service The men in the Salvation Army's rehabilitation program cooking turkeys and stuffing didn't stop to tally the numbers of holidays they had missed to drug and alcoholic addiction. Salt Lake Tribune Salvation Army's kettles now take credit cards YouTube Holidays increase demands on food banks The News Star Same sex partner benefits expanding With public attention focused largely on battles over whether gay couples should be able to marry, a less noticed movement to grant health and other benefits to same sex partners is gaining significant ground. Washington Post POLITICS Here comes ‘Cash for Appliances’ On the heels of Cash for Clunkers program for cars, the federal government is expected to soon finalize details of another tax-supported shopping extravaganza, known as "Cash for Appliances." MSNBC Obama, GOP clash over cure for economy President Barack Obama and a top House Republican acknowledged in holiday messages the economic struggles facing Americans this Thanksgiving, but offered starkly different recipes for relief. CBS News Obama: 'Give thanks for loved ones' MSNBC LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT Video games find ways to help forensic scientists solve crimes Soon, real criminal investigation teams will be using video game technology to help forensic scientists collaborate virtually to recreate crime scenes. Reuters Captain Scott's Antarctic diaries to be released daily on Twitter The Scott Polar Research Institute at Cambridge University will publish the daily entries of Captain Scott on a blog and on Twitter to mark the centenary of the Royal Naval Officer’s final journey. Telegraph.co.uk ENVIRONMENT Killer whales attack and eat sharks Several populations of skilled orcas around the world have learned how to overcome sharks using a combination of superior brain power and brute force. Telegraph.co.uk Massive icebergs near New Zealand More than 100 icebergs that were first spotted off the coast of Macquarie Island, an Australian territory, are now thought to be only 200 miles away from New Zealand's south coast. CNN New Zealand tourism moves into iceberg age Times Online EDUCATION To pay for longer school days, some parents try raising money After raising $35,000 for gym mats, musical instruments and other extras, parents in Chicago now face a daunting price of $100,000 to keep their children in class an extra hour each day. New York Times Alaska’s rural schools fight off extinction This distant dot in the Aleutian Islands needed just 10 students for its school to dodge a fatal cut from the state budget. It reached across Alaska and beyond but could find only nine. New York Times BUSINESS NY apple growers leaving more fruit on their apple trees New York's apple orchards are being carpeted with red as unpicked apples fall off. With the best of the crop gone, growers say it's cheaper to leave leftovers on the trees than to pick and sell them. USA TODAY Big US banks may be forced to raise more capital soon Most big U.S. banks may be forced to make public offerings soon if the Treasury demands payback of the funds it issued under the Troubled Assets Relief Program, veteran banking analyst Richard Bove said. Reuters   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column: US workers can't hide from competition CNN Column: Friday needn't be black Rutland Herald Column: The quiet American Economist Editorial: Arrests up, monitoring down Las Vegas Sun Editorial: A day that adapts to all traditions Sacramento Bee Editorial: An economy built on sand The Independent Column: Obama's Copenhagen stopover Guardian Blog: Phantom America, thanks for nothing! Huffington Post Column: At Thanksgiving, the hope of good jobs USA TODAY Column: For some, sandwich is best you can do San Francisco Chronicle   Site edited by: Beth Ruiz, Leslie Wendel, Deionna Pope, Jennifer Rivera, Jayanthi Nathan, Sevim Yolacti, Rick Dossey, Laurie Hauptli, James Morris, Lynne Adams, Jennifer Huang and Alen Amini.   GOOD NEWS Ex-Wolverine Charles Woodson pledges $2M to U-M hospital Woodson has made a $2 million gift to the new University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital and Women's Hospital, which opens in the fall of 2012. Detroit News Colorado AFB family opens home to airmen for Thanksgiving tradition For the past seven years, Tech. Sgt. John Gwartney has been putting the "give" into "Thanksgiving," opening his family's holiday table to enlisted service members at Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora. Denver Post WORLD Iran rebuked over nuclear 'cover-up' by UN nuclear watchdog The U.N. nuclear watchdog's governing body, the International Atomic Energy Agency, has passed a resolution condemning Iran for its secret development of uranium. BBC Half-truths dim chances for successful Mideast peace talks Israelis now believe that the Palestinians are not serious; the Palestinians feel the same way about the Israelis. As a result, each is now appealing to a foreign audience to bring pressure on the other. New York Times Israel freezes settlements, waits for response YouTube HEALTH Diabetes rate may double by 2034 If nothing is done, the number of Americans with diabetes will nearly double in the next 25 years and spending on the disease will nearly triple, a study shows. WebMD Surgery for mental illness offers hope and risk For the first time since frontal lobotomy fell into disrepute in the 1950s, the Food and Drug Administration approved a surgical technique for O.C.D. New York Times Special section: The year in health 2009 TIME SPORTS No. 3 Texas wins wild game vs. Texas A&M Texas overcame a huge game by Texas A&M quarterback Jerrod Johnson to wrap up an undefeated regular season with a wild 49-39 win over the rival Aggies. NBC Sports McDaniels' taunts have league talking The Denver Broncos' brash coach exchanged taunts with a group of San Diego Chargers linebackers during warmups, at one point telling them, "We own you!" ESPN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Anglo-Saxon gold trove valued at $5.5M by experts The largest haul of Anglo-Saxon gold ever discovered, unearthed by a metal-detector enthusiast in a farmer's field, has been valued at $5.5 million. Congoo Jobless man uncovers buried treasure MSNBC Search engines are source of learning Search engine use is not just part of our daily routines; it is also becoming part of our learning process, say researchers. ScienceDaily Protecting pregnant drivers Ford Motor-funded research at Virginia Tech and Wake Forest universities is near completion on mathematical models that measure how crash forces affect pregnant women and fetuses. USA TODAY RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Georgia couple experiences Hajj Hina Babar had prepared for this day for months. But now, as she landed in Saudi Arabia for the Muslim pilgrimage Hajj, the time seemed to have flown by. CNN Biblical phrases pop up all over the nation's political landscape The nation's left-right culture wars have heightened uses of biblical phrases as rivals try to invoke heavenly punch and challenge your Bible IQ. Detroit Free Press   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Radiation tests are questioned Skyrocketing numbers of expensive medical imaging procedures — from CT scans to nuclear stress tests — are exposing patients to significant amounts of potentially cancer-causing radiation. 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