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1st drug-resistant TB found in US

Doctors say Juarez's incessant hack was a sign of what they have both dreaded and expected for years — this country's first case of a contagious, aggressive, especially drug-resistant form of tuberculosis.

TIME

What happens when the microbes that keep us healthy disappear?

Scientific American

Mich. sues Ill. to protect Great Lakes

The suit, which is going to the Supreme Court, challenges Chicago's controversial withdrawal of up to two billion gallons of water a day from Lake Michigan.

MSNBC

Carp lawsuit drums up local support

YouTube

Witnesses report fierce clashes at Tehran protest

Iranian security forces opened fire on anti-government protesters in the capital, killing at least four people in the fiercest clashes in months, opposition Web sites and witnesses said.

New York Times

Mousavi nephew killed in clashes

Reuters

4 killed in Tehran clashes

MSNBC

Only a failed detonator saved flight

Officials are now saying that tragedy was only averted on Northwest flight 253 because a makeshift detonator failed to work properly.

ABC News

Obama orders air security review

BBC

Christmas bomb bid complicates Gitmo plan

Politico

Drivers Twitter to avoid checkpoints

Public-safety officials say efforts to police DUI are now being thwarted by technology, with drivers now using text messaging and Twitter to keep each other informed about sobriety checkpoints.

McClatchy

NATION

Solar savings

Jose Tengco, director at Los Gatos-based Akeena Solar, said solar equipment is no longer a vanity purchase by environmentally conscious homeowners.

San Francisco Chronicle

Blog:

Generating solar power after dark

New York Times

Urban morgues: unclaimed corpses push up body counts

Taxpayers increasingly are paying to dispose of unclaimed bodies in cities and towns throughout the United States, but the problem appears more acute in Detroit.

USA TODAY

POLITICS

Republicans make social media push

The 2008 election was a "wake-up call" for the GOP that made it clear they were behind when it came to technology and provided an incentive to try harder, a strategist says.

NPR

Obama scores well for 1st year on ethics, say watchdog groups

President Barack Obama scores well among ethics watchdog groups in his first year in office, though they’d still like to see more from the president.

The Hill

States with expanded coverage fight bill

States that have already broadly expanded health care coverage are pushing back against the Senate overhaul bill, arguing that it unfairly penalizes them.

New York Times

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Warner Bros.’ ‘Sherlock Holmes’ has best-ever Christmas debut

“Sherlock Holmes,” the Warner Bros. Pictures film about the 19th century super sleuth, had the best Christmas Day film debut ever, as receipts for all movies playing also set an industry mark.

BusinessWeek

Why indie directors give movies away free on the Internet

It was only a matter of time before independent filmmakers came to realize that cutting the middleman out of the process is sometimes the best way to guarantee large audiences see their works.

TIME

ENVIRONMENT

The Internet is a great place to check on the environmental status of facilities

The Internet is becoming a great tool for getting information on facilities that are emitting air pollution, discharging water pollution and generating hazardous wastes.

Environmental News Network

Fuel transfer from Alaska tug completed

Salvage crews have finished transferring thousands of gallons of diesel fuel from a stricken tugboat that crashed into the same reef that damaged the Exxon Valdez, a spokesman for the tug's owner said.

Seattle Times

EDUCATION

Why the declines at private schools?

Faced with the recession and rising tuition, are more parents at area private schools and their diocesan counterparts transferring their children to public schools to ease the strain on their pocketbooks?

Philadelphia Inquirer

Scottish ed. secretary backs 'brain training'

Education Secretary Michael Russell has said computer games can play a key role in encouraging children's learning.

BBC

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Religious groups urging civility

Spiritual leaders have drafted a "Faith Statement on Public Discourse," urging congregates to show basic respect to those with whom they disagree.

Albany Times-Union

Pain or prayer: Anthropologist studies religions

You may not be Christian, or religious, but if you live in almost any developed country, you will find it hard to get away from Christmas rituals at this time of year.

ABC News

SPORTS

1st female official at Little Caesars Bowl

Sarah Thomas made history at the Little Caesars Bowl, becoming the first woman to officiate a bowl game when she worked the matchup between Ohio and Marshall.

ESPN

Urban Meyer stepping down as Fla. coach

Urban Meyer resigned as Florida's football coach after five seasons and two national titles because of health concerns following the SEC championship game.

Sporting News

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GOOD NEWS

Clerics seek peace through humor

A pastor, a rabbi and an imam — it may sound like a joke setup, but the "Interfaith Amigos" are serious about their mission.

CBS News

Robin Hood of Las Vegas takes from the rich casinos to give to the poor

Rumors have swept Sin City about the identity of the secretive card player who wants to give his money away. He is even said to have been spotted handing out hundred dollar bills on the Las Vegas strip.

Telegraph.co.uk

WORLD

Elite US force expanding hunt in Afghanistan

Secretive branches of the military’s Special Operations forces have increased counterterrorism missions against some of the most lethal groups in Afghanistan.

New York Times

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