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Thais gather during candlelight ceremonies in Phuket, Thailand, to remember those killed in the Asian tsunami five years earlier. (Photo by David Longstreath / AP)

US jet bomb plot investigation in London

U.K. police are searching addresses in central London after reports that a man suspected of trying to bomb a trans-Atlantic flight is a student in Britain.

Times Online

Expert: Beef up airport security

Detroit Free Press

Obama monitoring security from Hawaii

MSNBC

Nestle mislabeled its products, FDA finds

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has chastised Nestle for labeling its juice boxes for kids as 'medical foods' in ads.

The Money Times

Tears, prayers on tsunami anniversary

Thousands prayed at mosques in Indonesia to mark the fifth anniversary of the Asian tsunami that left 230,000 people dead.

NPR

Tsunamis and how they work

Los Angeles Times

5 years after the tsunami

Kansas City Star

Assault on Pope Benedict XVI prompts Vatican review of protection

The Vatican has said that it will review security procedures for protecting Pope Benedict XVI after a woman knocked him down at Christmas Eve Mass.

Press TV

Protecting the pope: keeping him safe but open

TIME

Previous attacks on popes

Telegraph.co.uk

Social networking sites are changing how colleges recruit

As social networking sites gained popularity, universities are using these sites as inexpensive marketing tools.

Daily Press

NATION

Holiday snowstorm hits much of central US

The dream of a white Christmas was turning into a nightmare for some as forecasters predicted a heavy snowstorm would continue across parts of the central United States.

CNN

Heavy snow blankets US

Telegraph.co.uk

The lingering Bush legacy: what to do about those tax cuts

In the back of every Washington politician's mind is this sobering fact: unless Congress acts, the temporary tax cuts it passed when George W. Bush was president will expire at the end of 2010.

McClatchy Newspapers

From New Deal to new hard times, the town of Eleanor endures

For the town of Eleanor, which took its name from the first lady of the New Deal, government action still works.

New York Times

POLITICS

GOP lawmakers change tune on costly health plans

Democrats are troubled by the inconsistency of Republicans who approved a major Medicare expansion that has added tens of billions of dollars to federal deficits, but oppose health overhaul plans.

San Francisco Chronicle

Catholic group supports Senate compromise on abortion aid

In an apparent split with Roman Catholic bishops over the abortion-financing provisions of the health care bill, Catholic hospitals have signaled that they back the Senate's compromise on the issue.

New York Times

Senate clears 2 EPA officials after GOP members drop holds

The Senate confirmed two senior EPA officials after GOP senators dropped procedural "holds" on the nominees.

The Hill

BUSINESS

Lured by deals, shoppers treat themselves as well

Maria Prieto couldn't resist. Shopping for Christmas presents at a Gap Kids recently, she thought about that 25 percent off coupon she had. Why let it go to waste?

MSNBC

Some retailers make it easier to return items

Denver Post

Treasury uncaps credit line for Fannie, Freddie for 3 years

The U.S. Treasury Department will remove the caps on aid to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for the next three years, to allay concerns that the companies will exhaust government assistance.

Bloomberg

Rock-bottom lobster prices have fishermen in dire straits

About 80 percent of the lobster landed in Canada is exported to the U.S., where the recession has reduced demands for the tasty crustaceans.

Toronto Star

HEALTH

Is running bad for your knees?

New studies reveal that there is no connection between running and arthritis and that running may even help protect people from joint problems later on.

TIME

Operation could 'cure' high blood pressure

A revolutionary new operation which could effectively cure high blood pressure has been developed by scientists, offering hope to hundreds of thousands of sufferers.

Telegraph.co.uk

Recalled H1N1 influenza vaccine — lots being returned

The Alabama Department of Public Health is returning 5,200 doses of H1N1 influenza vaccine because of a voluntary recall from the manufacturer. The recall was issued for reasons unrelated to vaccine safety.

Medical News Today

EDUCATION

Mich.'s application for federal aid for schools still developing

The state's superintendent of public instruction said that Michigan's plan to turn around the worst of its public schools will help the state to win up to $400 million in federal stimulus money.

Detroit Free Press

School offers a haven in a world of woe

Nearly two-thirds of the 224 students enrolled at Longfellow are learning English as a second language, Principal Doug White said. The teachers know there are stories behind every one of those faces.

Kansas City Star

College asks students to power down

Stephens College President Dianne Lynch wanted to give her students a break from the constant digital communication that pervades their generation. So she asked them to put their gadgets away.

ABC News

SPORTS

Bout in serious jeopardy

What began as an apparent simple disagreement over how to handle drug testing has spiraled so out of control that the potential biggest money fight in boxing history was in serious jeopardy.

ESPN

Blog:

McCain lobbied to mediate boxing dispute

The Hill

Cavaliers rout Lakers in showdown of the NBA's top 2 teams

The Cleveland Cavaliers crushed the Los Angeles Lakers 102-87 in a showdown between the NBA's top two teams.

Reuters

Christmas in the NBA

Houston Chronicle

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GOOD NEWS

A gift of life: How do you thank someone for that?

It was no secret that Mark Rhodes was on dialysis and needed a kidney. He had been on the church's prayer list for months. However, a fellow church member he barely knew offered him one of her own.

McClatchy Newspapers

Teen Santas deliver to the less fortunate

Santa didn't wait for nightfall to bring a sack of toys to a house in Philadelphia. But for the children, the details were secondary in a year when presents have been few.

Philadelphia Inquirer

WORLD

Renewed clashes reported in Iran

Iranian security forces and opposition activists have clashed in the center of the capital of Tehran, according to reformist Web sites and witnesses.

BBC

45 dead in India bridge collapse

Forty-five people are believed dead after a bridge collapsed in the north Indian industrial hub of Kota, officials said.

CNN

US rights activist crosses into N. Korea

A U.S. human rights activist trying to raise global attention about the suffering of the North Korean people has crossed into the reclusive state, other activists and South Korean media said.

Reuters

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Voyager spacecrafts discover how solar system stays together

Two NASA Voyager spacecraft are flying near the edge of the solar system. They have discovered that the "solar system is passing through an interstellar cloud that physics says should not exist."

iTWire

The past matters to plants

It's a known fact that plants interact with each other. Now, researchers have learned that plants also respond to the past.

ScienceDaily

ENVIRONMENT

Nature's race against time

Global temperatures are set to rise faster than the speed at which most animals and plants can move to cooler areas, according to a recent study estimating the velocity of climate change.

The Independent

Special section:

The future of climate change

EPA.gov

Green new color for up-and-coming lawyers — and some older ones, too

The renewable energy industry boom is expected to create much-needed jobs for electricians and construction workers in Nevada. And the green push already is putting more lawyers to work.

Las Vegas Sun

Tugboat runs aground on same reef as Exxon Valdez

A tugboat put in service to help prevent another oil spill disaster ran aground on the same reef as the Exxon Valdez in what remains the nation's worst oil spill.

ABC News

Tug grounding on Bligh Reef

Anchorage Daily News

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Why doing nothing is good for you

A few days rest give you the chance to catch up on one of the most neglected aspects of a fitness schedule — sleep.

Times Online

Food shows are whipping TV networks into a frenzy

Holiday revelers might overindulge this weekend, but viewers are gorging on food television shows.

USA TODAY

Silicon Valley geeks fuel ping-pong boom

Young people who were serious about table tennis used to have to make the trip to Beijing, Stockholm or Moscow to train with world-class coaches. Now they go no farther than this Silicon Valley suburb.

Times of India

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Reviving the spirit of Islam

Close to 17,000 Muslims came to Metro Toronto's Convention Center to learn about their religion and being a Muslim in a modern world.

Toronto Star

Iraqi Christians face uncertain future

At the church of the Virgin Mary in Baghdad, hymns sung in the ancient Aramaic language float through intricately carved wooden doors into a small courtyard outside.

BBC

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