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Passengers arrive at Moskovsky train station after a train derailment in St. Petersburg, Russia. (Photo by Dmitry Lovetsky / AP)

UK and France propose climate fund for developing nations

U.K. PM Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy have proposed a multi-billion-dollar fund to help developing nations deal with climate change.

BBC

China ties plans to cut CO2 to economic growth

San Francisco Chronicle

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 trials

Gallup

Russian train crash kills 25, attack suspected

At least 25 people were killed and 87 more injured when a Russian express train came off the rails in what the national railway company said could have been a bomb attack.

Reuters

Tiger Woods recovers after accident

Tiger Woods wrecked his Cadillac SUV in a solo accident that sent the golf superstar to the hospital. A publicist recently reported that he was "admitted, treated and released today in good condition."

Christian Science Monitor

Tiger Woods' profile

BBC

Tiger Woods' photos

CBS News

Woods injured in crash near home

ESPN

Obama, Congress crafting jobs bill

President Barack Obama and the Democratic majority in Congress are assembling a jobs package that would devote billions of dollars to projects meant to put people back on payrolls in 2010.

Baltimore Sun

These cities are poised to recover the fastest

MSNBC

NATION

Shoppers seek ‘elusive game’ at US Best Buy, Target

Shoppers took advantage of Black Friday discounts to snap up televisions, laptop computers and robot hamsters at Best Buy Co., Target Corp. and Toys “R” Us Inc. stores from New Jersey to Texas.

Bloomberg

Retailers count on Black Friday being green

NPR

Top 10 most dangerous toys

MSNBC

Atlantis crew returns home safely

The space shuttle Atlantis glided to a picture-perfect landing under bright, sunny skies at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

CNN

Space shuttle Atlantis lands safely in Fla.

BBC

Military divorce rates increase as war takes its toll on married GI couples

Divorce rates among Army enlisted soldiers continued to increase for the seventh straight year with nearly 10,000 married G.I.s ending marriages during fiscal 2009, according to Pentagon figures.

USA TODAY

POLITICS

Lobbyists pushed off advisory panels

Hundreds, if not thousands, of lobbyists are likely to be ejected from federal advisory panels as part of an initiative to curb K Street's influence in Washington, according to White House officials.

Washington Post

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

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

'Everybody's Fine' drives home a wistful message about family

If you stared at empty seats around your Thanksgiving dinner table, Robert DeNiro's newest film could help.

CNN

US journalist says she was delayed at border, questioned about speech

Amy Goodman, an American author and broadcaster, claims Canadian border officials questioned her about whether she would discuss the 2010 Olympic Games at a speaking engagement in Vancouver.

Globeandmail.com

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

Fla. pushes for high school end-of-course standardized tests

Florida, never shy about using standardized tests, is stepping into the latest trend: end-of-course exams for high school students. The goal of the tests is to ensure students are ready for college.

Orlando Sentinel

BUSINESS

Dubai debt fear drags down financial markets and economic recovery

Concern swept world markets that financial trouble in the city-state of Dubai will upend a global economic recovery.

Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Discussion:

Who is who in Dubai corporate map?

Reuters

Dubai debt ripples

CNBC

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

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

ENVIRONMENT

Scientists turn trees into carbon banks

There is an experiment going on in the redwood forests of northern California: an attempt to turn trees into "carbon banks."

NPR

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

Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

Column:

Free speech and the Internet

New York Times

Editorial:

Congress: hands off the Fed

San Francisco Chronicle

Column:

Female cops in Iraq?

Christian Science Monitor

Editorial:

A danger in Dubai

Times Online

Blog:

Can new urbanism save America?

Huffington Post

Column:

Obama's profile in courage, or cave-in?

Truthout

Column:

Taxing the speculators

New York Times

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

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GOOD NEWS

Teacher aims to save lives with musical

Jamal Speakes, drama teacher at Dorsey High in Los Angeles's inner city, dreams big. He wrote a high-school musical — one dream come true — but his big dream is saving lives.

CBS News

Radiohead, Elbow and other rockers donate to charity auction

An auction of memorabilia from some of music's biggest names will raise funds for a landmine charity.

Manchester Evening News

Couple donates White House Christmas tree for 4th time

A West Virginia couple's pine trees have won four National Christmas Tree Association contests, including this year's, each time receiving the honor of donating a tree from their farm to the first family.

ABC News

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

UN watchdog censures Iran

CNN

Honduras coup: troops deployed to oversee election

Thousands of soldiers have been deployed across Honduras to oversee a controversial election which will cement the overthrow of President Manuel Zelaya.

Guardian

HEALTH

Experts say Swine Flu mutations do not warrant new alarm

The World Health Organization tried to dampen fears about mutations seen in the swine flu virus in several countries, noting that both mutations had been found in very few people.

New York Times

Beat the 'holiday bulge' by making smart nutritional decisions

Holiday treat temptations can launch you into the seasonal spirit — and make getting in shape after New Years harder. This year, get ahead of the bulge by making healthy nutritional decisions.

Creston News Advertiser

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

SPORTS

Brodeur becomes NHL's all-time minutes leader in Devils' shootout win

New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur couldn't think about becoming the NHL's all-time minutes leader once the clock was turned off. He had a little extra work to do.

ESPN

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

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Food banks across the country go high-tech to feed the hungry

Food banks are undergoing a high-tech revolution, adopting sophisticated databases, bar coding, GPS tracking, automated warehouses and other technologies used in the food industry.

Seattle Times

Hammerhead shark mystery solved

The mystery behind the strangely-shaped heads of hammerhead sharks may now be solved by a study showing that a hammerhead gives sharks an ability to see through 360 degrees.

BBC

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

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

Dublin Bishop says Vatican silence on abuse cases 'regrettable'

The Vatican’s failure to cooperate with a panel investigating the sexual abuse of children by priests in Ireland is "very regrettable," said an auxiliary Roman Catholic bishop of Dublin, Eamonn Walsh.

Bloomberg

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