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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

EDUCATION

Fresno State bestows degree on ex-internee

In a ceremony attended by about 35 people at Selma City Hall, John Otomo, 87, of Selma, became the first Japanese internee to receive an honorary college degree from California State University, Fresno.

Fresno Bee

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Japanese internment during World War II

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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

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

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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

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

Police toy giveaway a hit in Calif.

About 500 jubilant children descended on East Palo Alto City Hall on Christmas morning as part of the police department's annual toy drive and giveaway.

San Jose Mercury News

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

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