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In this file photo, BP PLC’s CEO Bob Dudley speaks at a news conference at their headquarters in London, announcing it is resuming dividend payouts for the first time since the Gulf of Mexico offshore oil spill disaster.  (Photo by Alastair Grant / AP) Social networking for a cure Does social media amplify our sense of responsibility to one another? Amit Gupta, a cancer patient and tech entrepreneur who founded the photo site Photojojo, tests the strength of the Web. BBC Postal Service even less relevant The time it takes to deliver a first-class letter is about to grow longer as cutbacks at the U.S. Postal Service threaten to add new meaning to the term “snail mail.” Chicago Tribune Postal Service says cost-cutting will delay mail: How slow will it go? Christian Science Monitor Map: Ailing USPS looks to slash expenses, jobs St. Paul Pioneer Press   BP says Halliburton destroyed evidence BP has accused Halliburton of destroying damaging evidence about the quality of its cement slurry that went into drilling the oil well that blew out last year and caused the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history. Msnbc.com Blog: Report urges Congress to funnel oil-spill penalty money to Gulf  (The Hill) E2 Wire Blasts across Afghanistan target Shiite, kill 59 A suicide attack killed dozens of Shiite Muslims at a crowded Kabul shrine in the worst sectarian violence Afghanistan has seen since the fall of the Taliban and the deadliest in the capital since 2008. Reuters Why has Afghanistan’s Shiite been targeted? BBC Planet found orbiting sun-like star The most Earth-like planet that could potentially sustain water is circling a star 600 light years away, scientists said. Reuters Planet found in habitable zone MSNBC   NATION Democrats will try again on payroll tax The stalemated debate over the federal payroll tax holiday wore on as Senate Democrats announced a slimmed-down proposal that would push rates even lower for millions of Americans next year. Washington Post Obama to GOP: Extend payroll tax cut USA TODAY Why Americans spend too much Americans save too little and spend too much. In Western Europe and East Asia, governments aggressively encourage people to save through special savings institutions and savings campaigns. NPR Mayo takes patent case to Supreme Court The Mayo Clinic will arrive at the U.S. Supreme Court this week hoping to resolve a centuries-old argument of whether a patent protection can be applied to a medical or scientific idea. Star Tribune POLITICS Iowa voters see Gingrich, Romney as most electable in 2012 In a CBS News/New York Times poll, 31 percent of Iowa caucus-goers said Gingrich had the best chance to defeat President Barack Obama in 2012, while 29 percent said Romney had the best chance. CBS News Blog: Gingrich and Trump team up CNN NAACP warns black and Hispanic Americans could lose right to vote The largest civil rights group in America is petitioning the U.N. over what it sees as an effort to disenfranchise black and Latino voters ahead of next year’s presidential election. Guardian BUSINESS $200M settlement reported in W.Va. coal mine disaster The owner of West Virginia’s Upper Big Branch coal mine is reportedly ready to pay $200 million to settle civil and criminal claims resulting from the explosion that killed 29 people last year. NPR S&P piles pressure on Franco-German EU budget plan Standard & Poor’s said that it placed 15 members of the euro currency union on review for a possible downgrade as the eurozone debt crisis continues to worsen. Reuters American Airlines must find own Chapter 11 path The lawyer who piloted United Airlines through the largest Chapter 11 bankruptcy case in that industry’s history cautioned that American Airlines cannot just rely on the restructuring path cut by competitors. Reuters EDUCATION Danger for whom? A recent revision of a Justice Department regulation has many professionals worried they can no longer take certain steps to protect college students who may be a threat to themselves. Inside Higher Ed More private college presidents making $1M or more As the U.S. economy staggered, many private college presidents enjoyed modest raises and saw the ranks of those making at least $1 million swell from 33 to 36 in 2009, a new study shows. Chicago Sun-Times Is any college president worth $4.9 million? CBS News LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT Porn sites set to use domain of .xxx The suffix was approved by ICANN, the international not-for-profit that coordinates Web addresses. The idea, they say, is to more safely organize content that is, like it or not, common on the Web. CNN For creative people, cheating may simply come more easily In the wake of Enron, psychologists all over the country started looking more closely at how unethical behavior works. New research suggests that people who are more creative are more likely to cheat. NPR RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Tim Tebow and Christianity — Is it the secret of his success? Tim Tebow has been an unexpected success as a pro quarterback. Strong faith might be helping Tim Tebow deal with adversity, say some observers. But that could be a two-edged sword. Christian Science Monitor Baby boomers heading back to seminary According to a decade-long study, the fastest-growing group of seminarians include those older than 50. In 1995, baby boomers made up 12 percent, while today they are 20 percent. CNN   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (Robert H. Frank): Why has inequality been growing? Slate Cartoon (Nate Beeler): Now hiring MSNBC Blog (Jeffrey Kluger): Why a smart tax on soda would work  (TIME) Healthland Blog (John Cassidy): Newt’s Big Apple Xmas  (The New Yorker) Rational Irrationality Column (Jonathan Gibralter): Expand the education conversation Inside Higher Ed Editorial: Behind the lines — a taxing question Salt Lake Tribune Blog (Robert Puff, Ph.D.): Winning the bronze medal in life Meditation for Modern Life  (Psychology Today) Column (Andrew Leonard): How ‘The Muppets’ made Occupy Wall Street Salon   Site edited by: Brian Kendall, Brooke Coggiano, Maria Laverghetta, Kathie Raikes, Harsha Malik, Cynthia Vidal, Diana Shaw, Jessica Duncan, Tanya Flowers, Sarah Alender, Valerie Serrano and Sam Dieter.   GOOD NEWS Homeowners offer houses to charities instead of cash Since the collapse of the real estate market, charities and nonprofits say there has been a trend toward property owners wanting to donate houses. Detroit Free Press Music and kids: Do-re-mis boost ABCs An early-childhood program in St. Paul, Minn., serves up more proof that using music to teach basic skills helps children learn better. Star Tribune $100K in grants boosts Orlando groups’ efforts to curb obesity in kids The Nemours program and 11 others helping kids fight obesity, which affects 33 percent of Florida youths, received a total of $100,000 in grants from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Foundation. Orlando Sentinel Few parents recall doctor saying their child was overweight or obese USA TODAY WORLD Online uproar as India seeks social media screening, control India has urged social network companies to remove offensive material, unleashing a storm of criticism from Internet users. Times of India Pakistan leaving liaison posts U.S. military officials say Islamabad is pulling its troops out of at least two of the three centers meant to coordinate military activity across the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. TIME Russia election protests: Putin plays down political losses Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has played down his party‘s losses at the parliamentary election as inevitable for a party in power. BBC Election setback strikes Putin’s party NPR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Crocodiles monitored at nuclear plant An unexpected but fruitful relationship has formed between two potent forces in the swamps of South Florida: the American crocodile and a nuclear power plant. Seattle Post-Intelligencer Was Jane Austen poisoned by arsenic? Since at least the 1960s, many have tried to identify the illness that killed the 41-year-old English author, and crime novelist Lindsay Ashford thinks she has finally solved the mystery. Scientific American Supermassive black holes are largest ever discovered Astronomers have located the two biggest black holes ever found, each billion of times more massive than our sun. Guardian ENVIRONMENT Cores reveal when the Dead Sea ‘died’ Sediments drilled from beneath the Dead Sea reveal that this most remarkable of water bodies all but disappeared 120,000 years ago. BBC Over the Dead Sea Reuters Small farmers crave horse power While there’s little doubt that tractors have revolutionized farm labor and made farms much more efficient, a growing number of farmers are choosing horses and mules over John Deere. Grist HEALTH The health risks of being left-handed Researchers are now recognizing the scientific importance of understanding why people use one hand or the other. Wall Street Journal Child abuse may alter structure of the brain, research shows Teenagers who were abused as young children show changes in their brains that put them at risk for behavioral problems in adulthood, according to research from Yale University. San Francisco Chronicle More people getting flu shots this year New CDC numbers show that 36 percent of adults have already gotten flu shots as of early November — months before the illness normally sweeps the nation. WebMD SPORTS Cubs great Ron Santo elected to Baseball Hall of Fame Ron Santo considered his retired No. 10 Cubs jersey flying over Wrigley Field in 2003 as his "hall of fame,’’ having failed three times to win induction into Cooperstown as a veteran player. Chicago Sun-Times Huskies could be facing a Heisman Trophy winner in Alamo Bowl In the 24 hours after Washington’s date with Baylor in the Alamo Bowl was announced, the odds only got better that the Huskies might face a Heisman Trophy winner. Seattle Times   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Languages are dying off world wide Some linguists believe languages are disappearing at a rate of two a month. Half of the remaining 7,000 or so languages may be gone in 100 years, replaced by other dominating languages. 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