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Palestinians inspect the rubble of a Hamas security building from an Israeli missile strike in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip. (Photo by Hatem Omar / AP)

200,000 without power in Michigan

Crews were working to restore electricity to nearly 200,000 Michigan homes and businesses, a day after strong winds knocked down tree limbs and power lines.

USA Today

Thousands will have to wait for power

Detroit Free Press

Unusual weather wrapping up 2008

MSNBC

Child 'slavery' now being imported to US

Around one-third of the estimated 10,000 forced laborers in the United States are servants trapped behind the curtains of suburban homes, according to a study.

MSNBC

Israel in an 'all-out war' with Hamas

Israel is now in "all-out war" with Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that rules Gaza, Defense Minister Ehud Barak told Israel's parliament.

CNN

Renewed protests at Israeli raids

BBC

White House blames Hamas for violence

International Herald Tribune

Protests range across Middle East

CBS News

US stocks drop as Dow Chemical, Rohm overshadow energy gains

U.S. stocks fell as Dow Chemical Co. and Rohm & Haas Co. plunged after financing for their merger fell through, raising concern companies may be unable to complete deals as funding disappears.

Bloomberg

Pakistan urges 'de-escalation' with India

Pakistan and India should reduce tension inflamed by last month's militant attacks in Mumbai and resume a peace dialogue, Pakistani military chiefs told a visiting Chinese official.

Reuters

NATION

Murders among black youths on rise

The number of young black men and teenagers who either killed or were killed in shootings has risen at an alarming rate since 2000, a new study shows.

ABC News

Kwanzaa celebration focuses on youth

Quad-City Times

Fewer illegal immigrants caught sneaking into US in '08

The U.S. catches fewer people sneaking in from Mexico. Border arrests are at their lowest level since the mid-1970s, signs of tougher enforcement and a weaker U.S. economy, officials say.

USA Today

Report: Too much time in jail for illegal immigrants

Daily News Tribune

Chinese aliens slipping into US

Yahoo! News

POLITICS

Obama could inherit Gaza crisis

As the violence rages in Gaza, President-elect Barack Obama is keeping a low profile and sticking by his belief that "there is only one president at a time."

CNN

Engel: Elections a key factor in Israel's offense

MSNBC

Obama's halcyon Hawaiian holiday

NPR

Jeb Bush poised for Florida Senate run

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush — son of one president and the brother of another — has been working the phones since Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.) announced he won’t seek reelection in 2010.

Politico

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Amid economic woes, a bull market for online dating

A surge in new member enrollment added to the ranks of some 60 million visitors to online dating sites each month.

TIME

'Marley & Me' box office top dog

Hollywood got just what it wanted this holiday weekend: a puppy. "Marley & Me" easily won a robust holiday weekend at the box office.

Entertainment Weekly

Grief for Christmas box office numbers?

NPR

SPORTS

No letdown for Lakers in rout of Warriors

The Lakers breezed to a win in their 92-83 victory over defending NBA champion Boston on Christmas Day, the Celtics stumbled again the following night and lost at Golden State.

MSNBC

Mangini fired after 3 seasons with Jets

Eric Mangini is out as head coach of the New York Jets a day after the team lost for the fourth time in five games and failed to make the playoffs.

ESPN

ENVIRONMENT

Drillers eye California offshore oil

The federal government may open California's fabled coast to oil drilling in as few as three years, raising the specter of spills, air pollution and increased ship traffic into San Francisco Bay.

San Francisco Chronicle

Food needs 'fundamental rethink'

A sustainable global food system in the 21st Century needs to be built on a series of "new fundamentals," according to a leading food expert.

BBC

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Huge pro-family rally in Madrid

Hundreds of thousands of people attended an open-air mass in central Madrid aimed at promoting family values in defiance of some government reforms.

BBC

At prison church, inmates find faith behind the razor wire

Inmates help plan worship, assist in the service and, in time, are elected elders and deacons. Three dozen pastors and volunteers from several churches support the church.

Religion News Service

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column:

Risks of India, Pakistan confrontation

Reuters

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Why Israel and Hamas are trading fire

Christian Science Monitor

Editorial:

Reasons for hope

Philadelphia Inquirer

Column:

Top 10 political upsets of 2008

Politico

Column:

2008: We learned what we don't know

Real Clear Politics

Column:

Gregory replacement for Russert

Salon.com

Column:

My year in politics

Salon.com

Column:

Facebook for the 40-somethings

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Column:

A green stimulus for the people

The Nation

Editorial:

Stop paying for murder

Economist

Blog:

The GOP's white supremacy

Huffington Post

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GOOD NEWS

Officers killed by gunfire in 2008 declines 40 percent

The number of police officers killed by gunfire in 2008 dropped to its lowest level in more than 50 years, says a report out today by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.

USA Today

Publicity-shy philanthropist 'a great lady'

Alba Witkin may be 89, but she takes youthful delight and deep joy in quietly giving away the small fortune that continues to flow from the life work of her late husband.

San Francisco Chronicle

WORLD

8 missing in Canadian avalanches

Eight snowmobilers remained unaccounted for after two avalanches in western Canada, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said.

CNN

Remembering Bhutto one year on

Workmen are putting the finishing touches to a small shrine marking the place where she was killed, elevating her to an almost saint-like status.

BBC

BUSINESS

A big payday for Chrysler, GM

It's payday for two of Detroit's Big Three automakers, due to receive over $13 billion in taxpayer funds to keep the American auto industry running.

ABC News

GM, Chrysler to thin dealer ranks as US gives aid

Bloomberg

Wall Street set to edge higher

Wall Street was set to begin the final three days of 2008 trading with a modest gain, with the spotlight on the financial sector.

CNNMoney

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Green fuel technologies pick up speed

U.S. President-elect Obama may have appointed a "green dream team" to help him govern, but we may already have the solutions among the latest crop of innovations in green fuels.

New Scientist

NASA study links severe storm increases to global warming

The frequency of extremely high clouds in Earth's tropics associated with severe storms and rainfall is increasing as a result of global warming, a study by NASA scientists finds.

Science Daily

HEALTH

States cut Medicaid coverage further

States from Rhode Island to California are being forced to curtail Medicaid, the government health insurance program for the poor, as they struggle to cope with the deteriorating economy.

CBS News

Lung cancer: Still the biggest cancer killer, by far

It's the leading cause of cancer death in the United States, killing more people each year than breast, prostate, colon, liver, kidney and melanoma cancers combined.

HealthDay

Gastric bypass can reverse diabetes in some teens

Weight loss surgery can reverse diabetes in teens, according to a small study released in a pediatric journal.

USA Today

EDUCATION

Wanted: more science and math teachers in the US

School officials hope financial and training incentives will help fill the need for 200,000 new teachers.

Christian Science Monitor

College students find comfort in their pets during hard times

Research showed that pets can improve the quality of life for aging people, but researchers at Ohio State University found college students may also benefit from owning a cat or a dog.

Science Daily

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