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In this file photo, a broker reacts while trading in a brokerage firm in Mumbai, India. The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex fell as much as 4.1 percent recently.  (Photo by Rajanish Kakade / AP File) Social media more important than ever for small businesses “Mirrored investing” is an invention that could be one of the most dramatic experiments in the world of online investing. It allows you to turn the keys of your portfolio over to another investor. USA TODAY WikiLeaks actions: an act of cyberwar? The Pentagon has built sophisticated cyberwarfare capabilities in recent years, but it is not using those tools against WikiLeaks as the website publishes hundreds of thousands of classified U.S. documents. USA TODAY ‘Prepare for all-out cyber war’ The Independent Blog: Julian Assange’s court appeal Guardian   Deadly winter storm moves east At least 16 deaths have been attributed to the snowstorm, which dumped nearly 2 feet of snow in parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin before moving east into Michigan and Indiana. CBS News Socked by snow, stores haven’t given up hope Star Tribune Next step is Senate vote after tax deal clears key hurdle The deal cleared a key procedural hurdle to end Senate debate on the measure, which includes a 2 year extension of the tax cuts set to expire December 31. CNN US Senate advances tax bill CBC News World reacts to Holbrooke’s death Tributes speak of “most talented diplomat” in a generation, a “tough, determined, indefatigable” man. Richard Holbrooke was “a true giant of American foreign policy,” President Barack Obama said. MSNBC Richard Holbrooke’s journey BBC Richard Holbrooke’s impact CNN   NATION Nutrition bill vital to children’s future Thousands more children will get more nutritious school-based meals under a bill President Barack Obama signed into law, part of an administration-wide effort to combat childhood obesity. Sun Herald Elmo’s fight against obesity and hunger CBS News Medicaid cuts: Teeth pulled, transplant called off Across the country, state lawmakers have taken harsh actions to try to rein in the budget-busting costs of the health care program that serves 58 million poor and disabled Americans. St. Louis Post-Dispatch Public pensions face underfunding crisis Two finance professors are giving a sharp rap on the knuckles to Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago and other cities. Their warning: Better fix your pension problems fast. ABC News POLITICS Anti-abortion push gains momentum Massive gains in statehouses and a promising new rhetorical strategy have anti-abortion advocates predicting a banner year — and abortion rights supporters bracing for the challenge. Politico Va. judge strikes down health care reform law as unconstitutional A federal judge declared the Obama administration’s health care law unconstitutional, in a dispute that both sides agree will ultimately be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. CNN Will Supreme Court strike down health care reform altogether? Newsweek Judge: Health Care Bill unconstitutional CBS News Moveon.org for the middle: Can Nolabels.org cure partisan politics? Part think tank, part political action committee, part grass-roots organizer, Nolabels.org has an ambitious goal: to combat partisan politics and be a zealous advocate of the ‘radical middle.’ Christian Science Monitor ENVIRONMENT Bering Sea was once ice-free The Bering Sea, which finds its borders between Alaska and Russia, was ice-free during the last warm period in Earth’s climate history, the Pliocene Warm Period. PlanetSave.com Sea lice ‘not to blame for salmon decline’ Sea lice carried by farmed salmon are not responsible for a sharp decline in the wild population of a species of Pacific salmon, a report suggests. Nature Eco-lessons from Sweden Kristianstad, Sweden, may be famous as the home town of the Absolut Vodka but now it has lessons in ecology that might help change our future with natural fuels. Earth Times HEALTH Low ‘good’ cholesterol may raise Alzheimer’s risk A low level of high-density lipoproteins, commonly known as “good” cholesterol, may raise the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, say U.S. researchers. Medical News Today Mom’s diet starts shaping baby’s brain early in pregnancy Pregnant and nursing mothers have new reason to eat well, suggests a new study. Flavors in a mom’s diet shape her baby’s brain, and that may alter her child’s lifelong likes and dislikes for certain foods. Discovery News EDUCATION Study finds bad schools rarely get better The lowest-performing public K-8 schools often linger in that state for years, neither improving enough to get off accountability life support nor being shuttered completely, a new study finds. Education Week Big gains not enough Five years after federal court oversight of Hawaii’s special education system was lifted, services for the state’s 19,000 special-needs children in public schools are more robust than ever. Honolulu Star-Advertiser   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (David Rieff): Wikileaks and the cyberwars to come The New Republic Column (Richard Reeves): It’s morning in China Truthdig Column (Paul Farmer and Jean-Renold Rejouit): How we can stop cholera Newsweek Blog (Seth Meyers): Facebook OCD  (Psychology Today) Insight Is 20/20 Column (Daniel Indiviglio): 2-year Wall Street revenue soars, but will it continue? Grist Column (Shira Hirschman): The morality of IVF is between God, me and my endocrinologist Huffington Post Editorial: After 25 years, time has come to clean up the tax code (again) USA TODAY Blog (Cody Willards): How Oracle gets to $50  (MarketWatch) The Cody Word   Site edited by: Ayesha Sharma, George Knowles, Jayalaxmi Arasalike, Anuja Seith, Charles Weiss, Shahinaz Ayoub, Tanya Flowers, Sara Stewart, John Harvell, Paul Wertheim, Diana Shaw, Rachel Wright, Alexa Even, Kristen Toland, Ranjini Kutty, Laura Hardman and Kathie Raikes.   GOOD NEWS Malaria rates lowest in decades The number of malaria cases and deaths fell in 2009 around the globe, according to the World Health Organization’s 2010 malaria report. MedPage Today From 1 heart to another Blue Angels are being used as Santa’s sleigh as they deliver thousands of toys to needy families in New Orleans. CNN Reduce, recycle kids’ artwork into holiday gift ideas Turning children’s artwork into Christmas gifts can be a creative way to clear away clutter: Take those drawings off the fridge and tuck them under the tree. San Francisco Examiner WORLD How ‘the Wall’ has changed a generation The Wall has made it much harder for young Palestinians to know Israel — and understand its people. Originally created to keep out terrorists, it has now created a separation of the mind. TIME Israel welcomes shift in US peace effort Reuters Haiti election: Hillary Clinton calls for resolution U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has urged Haitian authorities to resolve the crisis triggered by last month’s disputed presidential election. BBC Haiti, drugs top North American talks Vancouver Sun BUSINESS End of days for bookstores? Not if they can help it In the era of online buying and the e-book, both currently dominated by Amazon, the big chains are in trouble — and new technologies may provide independent bookstores with a lifeline. NPR Airline baggage fees top $2.5B Airlines have raked in more than $2.5 billion so far this year on baggage fees alone, a number up 22.5 percent since this time last year, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. CNN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FBI investigating Gawker.com hack Investigators from the FBI were expected to meet with Gawker CEO Nick Denton following the massive weekend hacks that paralyzed the media company’s website. FOX News ‘The Sounds of Star Wars’ collection puts universe at fans’ fingertips It takes only a few seconds of sound — a spaceship launching, the familiar clash of lightsabers — to know that you are positively not in Kansas anymore. These are the sounds of “Star Wars.” NPR SPORTS Brett Favre unable to start vs. Giants Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre won‘t start the game against the New York Giants, ending a streak of 297 consecutive starts — the longest streak of any position player in NFL history. ESPN Brett Favre through the years Sports Illustrated Patriots beat Bears for playoff berth The New England Patriots beat the Chicago Bears 36-7 to become the first team to clinch a National Football League playoff berth this season, while the New York Jets fell to their second straight defeat. San Francisco Chronicle RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Line between divine inspiration and religous insanity is a narrow one A teenager says God and Jesus appeared to him in a grove and told him to start a new Christian church. Another person claims the Almighty talks to him through the radio. Religion News Service Stockholm bomber seen as radical by Muslims in UK At his local mosque in England, Taimour Abdulwahab alarmed elders with his extreme views on Islam. On the Internet, he posted videos of Chechen fighters and abused Iraqi prisoners. Seattle Times LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT Gearing up for the Golden Globe Awards “The King’s Speech” led Golden Globe contenders with seven nominations, including best drama and acting honors for Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter and Geoffrey Rush. Access Hollywood Selling Christmas trees is a 24-hour job in New York All-night tree sellers have become a seasonal necessity, as ubiquitous as the oddballs who turn to them at all hours for the perfect fir. Los Angeles Times   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT More receiving clearance from FBI More state and local law enforcement officers are getting top-secret clearances from the FBI to access sensitive federal information in terrorism cases than at any time since the Sept. 11 attacks. 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