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Barbara Wingrove, Human Resources Program Coordinator at the University of Michigan Health System, talks with Eric Bourdeau while attending a job fair in Livonia, Mich. (Photo by Paul Sancya / AP)

Bad news for job seekers

Companies across the economy are finding ways to do more with fewer workers, dimming hopes that hiring will take off anytime soon.

San Francisco Chronicle

More help nears for 100,000 jobless

Detroit Free Press

Jobless numbers loom even as economy gains

NPR

Mickey Mouse to get a makeover

Mickey Mouse is to be “re-imaged” to acquire a cunning and cantankerous streak when he appears in a new Disney video game, Epic Mickey.

Times Online

US spends most, but health quality lags

Americans are more likely than people in 10 other countries to have trouble getting medical treatment because of insurance restrictions or cost, an international survey of primary care doctors found.

Reuters

House prepares to vote on health care, undaunted by elections

Bloomberg

UN evacuates hundreds of its international staff from Afghanistan

The United Nations said it would evacuate hundreds of its international staff from Afghanistan for several weeks because of deteriorating security.

Reuters

UN to evacuate hundreds of staff

Guardian

Gay-marriage advocates begin to regroup after Maine defeat

Gay-rights advocates across the country are regrouping after a crushing defeat at the ballot box in Maine, pledging to continue their state-by-state effort to promote marriage equality.

Denver Post

Majority continues to support civil unions

Pew Research Center

NATION

Picked from lineup, on whiff of evidence

Dogs’ noses have long proved useful to track people. Scent lineups are different. Critics say that the chances of cross-contamination of scent are great.

New York Times

Programs help 'unbanked' avoid high fees

Dozens of cities are launching programs to sign up low-income people as customers at commercial banks so they can avoid the high fees typical of check-cashing stores and payday lenders.

USA TODAY

POLITICS

Elections reignite GOP, deflate Dems

Republicans won two big races — the governor’s races in Virginia and New Jersey — in a rebuke to the Democratic Party and a blow to President Barack Obama.

Christian Science Monitor

Many young voters are no-shows at polls

MSNBC

Election 2010

Polling Report

GOP wins governor seats in both Va. and NJ

NPR

Dems poised to move $33B in business tax credits from stimulus

Democrats anxious about high unemployment are poised to expand a stimulus provision that would quickly put $33 billion in the pockets of businesses.

The Hill

ENVIRONMENT

Landscapes now get 'green' ratings

From now on, open-air spaces — from parks and parking lots to corporate and college campuses — will have their own environmental rating system.

USA TODAY

Engineers strive to make algae oil production more feasible

Two Kansas State University engineers are assessing systematic production methods that could make the costs of algae oil production more reasonable, helping move the U.S. toward renewable energy.

ScienceDaily

EDUCATION

National panel recommends upgrades to teacher workforce

A report from an education task force that calls for states and school districts to overhaul how they recruit and compensate teachers has raised the ire of the American Federation of Teachers.

Education Week

Obama: Schools must tie performances of students, teachers

Bloomberg

Md., Va. dip toes in charter school waters, as DC student numbers soar

The number of charter schools in D.C. has skyrocketed. The charter scene is a comparative desert in Virginia and Maryland, but that might be changing soon.

EducationNews.org

SPORTS

Yankees finish Phillies to claim 27th title

The New York Yankees are World Series champions for the 27th time. With Mariano Rivera registering the final five outs, the Yankees held on for a 7-3 victory over the Phillies in Game 6 of the World Series.

MLB.com

Europeans could excel in Breeders' Cup

The Breeders' Cup has produced another 194 winners — 152 were American-bred. But several horses from Europe might chalk up a few victories.

Los Angeles Times

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Authors see Glenn Beck as new Oprah

Most novelists in America fantasizes about being picked to appear on Oprah. But now many writers have discovered a new champion: Glenn Beck, the outspoken media darling of populist conservatism.

New York Times

My father, the drug lord: Pablo Escobar's son speaks

Now an architect and industrial designer, Juan Pablo Escobar is emerging as the central character in a documentary about his father's brutal legacy.

TIME

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GOOD NEWS

Children fill shoeboxes for donation

Schools and churches have adopted Project Christmas Child/Shoeboxes. For this project, students are vying to collect the most shoeboxes per classroom to win the chance to toss pies at eighth graders.

Arizona Republic

Fishing, hunting help injured veterans heal mentally and physically

Many veterans hurt in Iraq or Afghanistan are turning to rugged activities such as hunting and fishing to help heal physical and mental wounds.

USA TODAY

WORLD

Australia puts its refugee problem on a remote island, behind razor wire

All boat people seeking asylum in Australia are brought to Christmas Island, nearly 1,000 miles from the Australian mainland; most are now held at enormous cost within the center's razor-wire fences.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pakistan: Suspected drone strike kills 4