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GOOD NEWS

Barber leaves $800K to charity

A bachelor barber from Erie, Pa., has bequeathed more than $800,000 to a local charity that helps people with developmental disabilities.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Louisville hotel for the homeless

A Kentucky Christian Mission has found a way to house homeless women and their families. It reopened a building as a hotel — but it also gave homeless people a bargain room rate of one cent per night.

Courier-Journal

WORLD

Medvedev promises new era for democracy in Russia

In his biggest speech since taking office, President Dmitry Medvedev laid out a harsh critique of the state of Russia and unveiled a blueprint for its reform.

The Independent

Cambodia’s embrace of Thaksin stirs tensions with Thailand

Thailand’s former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, is visiting neighboring Cambodia, stirring tensions between the two nations and invigorating his political supporters at home.

New York Times

Tranquil temple at center of a storm

BBC

BUSINESS

US trade deficit highest increase since 1999

The trade deficit in the U.S. widened in September by the most in a decade, reflecting rising demand for imported oil and automobiles as the economy rebounded from the worst recession in years.

Bloomberg

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Reuters

Time to defend the dollar?

CNBC

Europe climbs out of recession

Europe's economic recovery gained traction when Germany and France reported further growth in the third quarter and Italy started to grow too, lifting the EU out of a deep recession.

Globeandmail.com

Mergers mania is back

CNN

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Golden Globes to honor Scorsese

Golden Globe organizers say they will honor director Martin Scorsese with their Cecil B DeMille award at their upcoming ceremony.

ABC News

Churchill, Hemingway and Burgess fail computerized English exam

Texts written by masters of the English language including Winston Churchill, Ernest Hemingway and William Golding would have been deemed below average under a new computerized exam system.

Telegraph.co.uk

SPORTS

Jim Riggleman to manage Washington Nationals in 2010

Jim Riggleman waited a decade for another chance to be a full-fledged manager in the major leagues — no interim tag attached. He finally earned that job with the Washington Nationals.

Yahoo! News

Falcons coach, Redskins safety fined for sideline altercation

Two people familiar with the situation say Atlanta Falcons coach Mike Smith has been fined $15,000 by the NFL for a scuffle, while Washington cornerback DeAngelo Hall avoided any punishment.

CBS SportsLine

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Compassionate masters of the universe

First, do no harm. That’s the bottom-line rule of Jainism, one of the three major homegrown religions in India.

New York Times

Rowan Williams: Anglican future looks 'chaotic and uncertain'

The Archbishop of Canterbury has pleaded with the Church of England’s Anglo-Catholics to resist the temptation to convert to Roman Catholicism in reaction to the policy of allowing women bishops.

Times Online

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