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GOOD NEWS

Ex-Wolverine Charles Woodson pledges $2M to U-M hospital

Woodson has made a $2 million gift to the new University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital and Women's Hospital, which opens in the fall of 2012.

Detroit News

Colorado AFB family opens home to airmen for Thanksgiving tradition

For the past seven years, Tech. Sgt. John Gwartney has been putting the "give" into "Thanksgiving," opening his family's holiday table to enlisted service members at Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora.

Denver Post

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

Half-truths dim chances for successful Mideast peace talks

Israelis now believe that the Palestinians are not serious; the Palestinians feel the same way about the Israelis. As a result, each is now appealing to a foreign audience to bring pressure on the other.

New York Times

Israel freezes settlements, waits for response

YouTube

HEALTH

Diabetes rate may double by 2034

If nothing is done, the number of Americans with diabetes will nearly double in the next 25 years and spending on the disease will nearly triple, a study shows.

WebMD

Surgery for mental illness offers hope and risk

For the first time since frontal lobotomy fell into disrepute in the 1950s, the Food and Drug Administration approved a surgical technique for O.C.D.

New York Times

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TIME

SPORTS

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

McDaniels' taunts have league talking

The Denver Broncos' brash coach exchanged taunts with a group of San Diego Chargers linebackers during warmups, at one point telling them, "We own you!"

ESPN

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Anglo-Saxon gold trove valued at $5.5M by experts

The largest haul of Anglo-Saxon gold ever discovered, unearthed by a metal-detector enthusiast in a farmer's field, has been valued at $5.5 million.

Congoo

Jobless man uncovers buried treasure

MSNBC

Search engines are source of learning

Search engine use is not just part of our daily routines; it is also becoming part of our learning process, say researchers.

ScienceDaily

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

Georgia couple experiences Hajj

Hina Babar had prepared for this day for months. But now, as she landed in Saudi Arabia for the Muslim pilgrimage Hajj, the time seemed to have flown by.

CNN

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

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