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A man holds a cage with bird at a bird market in Hong Kong. Hong Kong’s health secretary says there is no increased risk from imported poultry after the territory confirmed its first case of human bird flu in seven years. (Photo by Kin Cheung / AP)

Challenges of disability and performing the hajj to Mecca

The annual hajj pilgrimage — a religious duty that every adult Muslim is expected to do once in their lives — can be a tough challenge. But the obstacles are infinitely greater for Muslims with disabilities.

BBC

Eid al-Adha celebrations around the world

Guardian

Community colleges push back

The American Association of Community Colleges released its latest quarterly policy brief which examines some of the variables that differentiate community colleges from for-profit institutions.

Inside Higher Ed

Community colleges urged to focus on performance, completion rates

Modesto Bee

1st human bird flu case in 7 years

The first human case of bird flu in seven years has been diagnosed in a 59-year-old woman in Hong Kong who had spent time in mainland China, health officials said, urging the public to take precautions.

CNN

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Avian flu timeline

Nature

Hiring biased against the unemployed

Increasingly, jobless workers are facing the ultimate barrier. Some employers are saying if you‘re out of work, we don’t want to hire you.

NPR

GM IPO biggest ever

General Motors will raise a record $20.1 billion in its initial public offering — far more than the $13 billion it had projected. The automaker priced its common shares at $33, the upper end of its price range.

CNNMoney

US Army testing new ‘smart’ weapons

Nine years into the war in Afghanistan, U.S. soldiers have a new weapon in hand, a lethal combination of technology and explosives that the Army has called a “game changer.”

ABC News

NATION

Marriage: What’s it good for?

A comprehensive new report reveals seismic cultural shifts in the way we view marriage and family — and how these changes will alter the social fabric for future generations.

TIME

The decline of marriage and rise of new families

Pew Research Center

For survivors of sexual assault, new TSA screenings represent a threat

For women and men who have already been sexually assaulted, the new screening rules — or just the threat of these rules — present a very real danger.

Newsweek

POLITICS

Senate moves ahead on food safety bill

The Senate moved forward on legislation that will grant new powers to the Food and Drug Administration and make farmers responsible for preventing food-borne illness.

Washington Post

Varied interests drive popularity of local foods

United States Department of Agriculture

Blog:

Undercover video reveals disturbing conditions at massive egg farm

(ABC News)

The Blotter

Ohio tea party splits with Boehner on Office of Congressional Ethics

Incoming House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, could be headed toward a conflict with his home-state tea party over the Office of Congressional Ethics.

The Hill

Lisa Murkowski re-elected by write-ins

Sen. Lisa Murkowski has has won the Alaska Senate race, making her the first person in more than 50 years elected to the Senate with a write-in campaign.

Politico

Sen. Murkowski interview

YouTube

BUSINESS

World recovery slowing as US lags

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development said several factors suggested it might slow even more, citing global currency tensions and a possible debt crisis in Europe.

Reuters

Hulu drops price of pay service

It looks like a good, old-fashioned price war is already brewing in the nascent Internet video business.

Variety

Unemployment benefits extension introduced in House

The unemployed would have 3 more months to file for extended jobless benefits under a bill introduced in the House.

CNNMoney

SPORTS

Ron Gardenhire, Bud Black honored

Bud Black hung on to win the race for National League Manager of the Year. Ron Gardenhire of the AL became a first-time Manager of the Year, too, after so many near misses.

ESPN

Jason Garrett guards against sympathy

Dallas Cowboys interim coach Jason Garrett is a mild-mannered, Princeton-educated gentleman. He‘s also a tough guy.

ESPN

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

The Catholicity test

The occasional flaps between professors at Roman Catholic institutions and the bishops in their dioceses often hinge on whether allegiance to church orthodoxy trumps the free spirit of inquiry celebrated in academe.

Inside Higher Ed

Rev. to NJ church leaders: Thou shalt not use Facebook

Thou shalt not commit adultery. And thou also shalt not use Facebook. That’s the edict from a New Jersey pastor who feels the two often go together.

Philadelphia Inquirer

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Thanksgiving to go: Plan ahead and pack smart for movable feast

Over half of baby boomers will host Thanksgiving this year, and fewer than 40 percent under age 30 will do so, a recent survey says. Many of us wind up carrying a single dish to somebody else’s dining table.

Chicago Sun-Times

Laugh with your mouth open

New research shows that people respond most positively to vowel-like bursts issued from an open mouth — the types of loud “ha-has” heard on the laugh tracks of sitcoms or from “Sesame Street’s” Elmo.

LiveScience

Life on mirth: Who said animals don’t have a sense of humor?

Daily Mail

Columns And Op-Ed

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Holiday flying

Columbus Dispatch

Column (Walter Shapiro):

The barbed wire airport: Is America afflicted with security fatigue?

Politics Daily

Column (Tiger Woods):

How I’ve redefined victory

Newsweek

Column (Geoff Nunberg):

Was Jane Austen edited? Does it matter?

NPR

Blog (Lincoln Mitchell):

After the shellacking

Huffington Post

Column (Elizabeth Kolbert):

Uncomfortable climate

The New Yorker

Blog (Ryan Singel):

FCC Chief Genachowski on net neutrality: Trust me

(Wired)

Epicenter

Blog (Evelyn Leopold):

UN: Crunch time for war, peace or chaos in Sudan

Huffington Post

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GOOD NEWS

Firms help retirees plan 2nd careers

A growing group of organizations is offering new retirees help with figuring out what’s next in life.

Newsweek

Schools integrate dance curriculum into core academics

The infusion of the arts appears to be gaining a stronger foothold at a time when advocates are struggling to ensure time and support for their disciplines.

Education Week

WORLD

Law enforcement stops Germany-bound suspected bomb

Police have found a suspected bomb in a parcel bound for Germany at an airport in Namibia, officials said.

MSNBC

Kurdish writers once needed pseudonyms. Now they have a master’s program