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Books and memorabilia used in the Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library are shown in Indianapolis. The library opened this fall in downtown Indianapolis and is part library and part museum. (Photo by Michael Conroy / AP)

Indianapolis opens Vonnegut museum to honor native son

Some readers may be surprised that Kurt Vonnegut’s memorial library is opening in his hometown, Indianapolis, and not on the East Coast, where he lived for most of his life.

New York Times

Special section:

Kurt Vonnegut

PBS

Automakers try mix-and-match fuels

Future cars may well mix and match alternative-fuel options. The exercise is aimed at changing America’s energy economy to favor renewable resources and reduce the need for imported oil.

MSNBC

Nissan Leaf test drive

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Hands off, buddy – we are Americans

The Thanksgiving holiday could turn fractious as public mutiny mounts over the introduction of body scanners that leave little to the imagination, and more thorough pat-down procedures.

The Independent

US pilots to get speedier screening procedures

CNN

US woman asked to show prosthetic breast

Sydney Morning Herald

TSA Chief defends pat-downs, body scans

ABC News

Can Warren Buffett and Bill Gates save the world?

Today, from icons of pop culture to titans of American business, the act of giving away money, even in staggering sums, is gaining a new cultural momentum.

Christian Science Monitor

The end of the office holiday party?

In hard times, and with the drunken-orgy dynamic looking increasingly dated, fewer companies are hosting holiday bashes.

BusinessWeek

Is it too early for Christmas music?

YouTube

NATION

9/11 workers approve settlement

A settlement in New York City will pay out hundreds of millions of dollars to ground zero workers exposed to toxic debris after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, lawyers said.

CNN

1,000s join ground zero settlement

NPR

Police on trial over Katrina killing

There’s not much mystery about how Henry Glover ended up a corpse in a burned-out car in the heart of New Orleans.

Guardian

What‘s on Santa’s list? Same things for kids and adults

From gaming systems to do-everything mobile devices and even fancy dolls, many Americans — no matter their age — are clamoring for the same gifts, say retail experts.

MSNBC

Naughty holiday shopping scams

ABC News

POLITICS

Senate approves $4.6B for black farmers, American Indians

The Senate has approved almost $4.6 billion to settle two class action lawsuits — filed over a decade ago — brought by American Indians and black farmers against the government.

RealClearPolitics

In SC, Sanford’s shadow looms over new Gov. Haley

Many residents of South Carolina say they are happy to see Republican Gov. Mark Sanford go. Now the new governor Nikki Haley, also a Republican, is making sure not to associate herself too strongly with him.

NPR

HEALTH

Big hospital chains use clout to dictate insurance premiums

Hospital prices in the Sacramento region are among the highest in California, driven in large part by the negotiating clout of the hospital chain Sutter Health.

NPR

The attempt to restrict cigarette flavors

Public health officials from around the world agreed on some new anti-smoking rules, but some problems remain.

San Francisco Examiner

Gene links to anorexia found

Scientists at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia have identified both common and rare gene variants associated with the eating disorder anorexia nervosa.

Medical News Today

Thinness — and female unhappiness — is big business

Globeandmail.com

EDUCATION

Busy teens work less, study more — and text a lot

Whether by choice or economic reality, the number of high school students working for pay before or after school has dropped sharply since 2007.

Star Tribune

Pay-for-performance for teachers? It’s no easy change

Intricate models for analyzing numbers will never completely account for everything that influences students’ test scores. More researchers are telling teachers and school boards that it’s time to get moving anyway.

Kansas City Star

SPORTS

Football at Wrigley has long, storied past

First downs will be the focus at Wrigley Field, not first-pitch strikes. Touchdowns, not home runs, will be the goal. Football will be back at Wrigley when Northwestern and Illinois square off.

MLB.com

Rookie focus: Ndamukong Suh makes Lions’ future brighter

Ndamukong (pronounced en-DOM-uh-ken) Suh is everything the Detroit Lions could have hoped for when it drafted him second overall. His future could not be brighter.

USA TODAY

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Steampunk movement making its way into mainstream pop culture

Seattle will be ground zero for steampunk aficionados as it hosts thousands attending the second Steamcon event. The annual convention is growing in popularity, as is the movement itself.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Twain’s autobiography is flying off shelves

It is a smash hit across the country, landing on best-seller lists and going back to press six times, for a total print run — so far — of 275,000.

New York Times

Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

Column (Diane Dimond):

Terror suspects require special handling

Creators Syndicate

Blog (Scott Horton):

Travel warning for Bush book tour

(Harper’s)

No Comment

Editorial:

Airline travel: security comes 1st

Florida Times-Union

Blog (Shantanu Nundy):

Are we getting nutrition all wrong?

(Psychology Today)

Beyond Apples

Column (Ted Koppel):

Olbermann, O’Reilly and the death of real news

Washington Post

Blog (Ian Crouch):

Literary smackdown: Obama, Fox News and Sitting Bull

(The New Yorker)

The Book Bench

Column (Regen Horchow Fearon):

Work/life balance is a myth

AOL News

Blog (Dr. Andrew Weil):

Why plants are usually better than drugs

Huffington Post

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GOOD NEWS

Study: Cigarette display coverups could change teens’ attitudes about smoking

Teenagers might change their attitudes about cigarette smoking by what could be dubbed a “don’t show, don’t tell” policy that keeps tobacco products in stores out of sight, according to a new British study.

Los Angeles Times

Discovery Girls celebrates 10 years as a comfort zone for ‘tween’ girls

Founder and CEO Catherine Lee started Discovery Girls when her own daughter, Alexa, was 8 and Lee couldn’t find an age-appropriate magazine for her. Now it is celebrating 10 years of publication.

San Jose Mercury News

Wii-powered robot chair lets infants zoom around on their own

A baby transporter for mobility-impaired children would ensure confidence, independence and proper cognitive development, researchers say.

Popular Science

WORLD

Karzai, NATO agree on Afghan exit strategy