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Police officers remove an Occupy Boston protester from Dewey Square. More than 40 people were arrested as law-enforcement authorities cleared the park.  (Photo by Essdras M. Suarez / Pool / AP) Public libraries make room for high-tech ‘hackerspaces’ As information becomes more digital, public libraries are striving to redefine their roles and some are working to create “hackerspaces,” where do-it-yourselfers share sophisticated tools and expertise. NPR Thousands of Russians protest against Putin Protesters took to the streets of Russian cities to demand an end to Vladimir Putin’s rule and complain about election fraud in the biggest show of defiance since he took power more than a decade ago. Reuters Blog: Live updates: Russian election protests Guardian   Police evict Occupy Boston protesters Police officers swept through Dewey Square tearing down tents at the Occupy Boston encampment, arresting dozens of protesters and bringing a peaceful end to the 10-week demonstration. USA TODAY Occupy Wall Street occupies offices TIME Blog: New York University to offer classes on Occupy Wall Street movement  (MSNBC) Bottom Line European debt cisis: Britain alone in opposing EU treaty changes The European Union has said that 26 of its 27 member countries are open to joining a new treaty tying their finances together to solve the euro crisis, but Britain remains opposed. Al Jazeera Debt deal: Europe unites behind Germany New York Times Special section: As it happened: EU summit BBC Reconstituting the Constitution: How to rewrite it? Christopher Phillips has been leading what he calls “Constitution Café” discussions with people across the country. He’s asking Americans to imagine themselves as framers of our founding document. NPR   NATION Proposal to make Chicago area the nation’s 51st state Illinois knows it can always vent its frustration by blaming Chicago. Two lawmakers are pitching a unique solution to eliminate the state’s cultural divide: make the Chicago area the 51st state. Christian Science Monitor Private spat within US nuclear agency laid bare in complaints Deep-seated infighting within the five-member U.S. nuclear safety regulator was exposed after Democrats and Republicans in Congress separately released complaints about misconduct within the agency. Reuters Alabama to revise controversial immigration law Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley said that he and his legislative allies are ready to consider changes to the state’s harsh immigration law, but will not alter the essence of the measure. FOX News POLITICS Palestinians attack Gingrich comment on ‘invented’ people Senior Palestinian leaders strongly criticized comments by Republican presidential frontrunner Newt Gingrich that the Palestinians are an “invented” people, calling them ignorant and racist. CNN AP sources: Obama makes push to change terror bill President Barack Obama and his national security team are appealing to lawmakers for last-minute changes to a sweeping defense bill that mandates military custody for terrorism suspects. Seattle Times Oops: Rick Perry forgets name of Supreme Court justice Rick Perry’s loose grasp of the facts tripped again as he forgot the name of a Supreme Court justice and then incorrectly said that America’s highest court was made up of eight judges instead of nine. Telegraph.co.uk BUSINESS HP to make WebOS open source, power tablets by 2013 Hewlett Packard finally announced the fate of WebOS, after the company previously announced that it was ceasing the development of all smartphones and tablets running Palm’s WebOS platform. TechCrunch Blog: HP tosses WebOS into open-source fire CNET News Labor board drops Boeing complaint The National Labor Relations Board dropped its high-profile lawsuit against Boeing after the Machinists union approved a four-year contract extension with Boeing this week. BusinessWeek ENVIRONMENT Greenland faces land crisis as global warming heats up A new study released finds that Greenland has risen in recent years as the rate of ice melting has increased, a startling revelation that scientists attribute to global warming. The State Column Pols, environmental groups tout open space project Under a new proposal, more than 140,000 acres of land on Chicago’s Southeast Side that has served as an environmental dumping ground would be transformed into recreational and open space. Chicago Sun-Times Climate talks set for 2020 goal Nations seeking a strong climate change deal at the U.N. talks received a rebuff as draft texts proposed future emission cuts kicking in after 2020. BBC Blog: Visualizing a year of extreme weather  (Smithsonian Magazine) Surprising Science Climate Change Conference: extreme weather events in the past 10 years Telegraph.co.uk EDUCATION Denver judge rules low funding for Colorado schools is “unconscionable” In a ruling that could have consequences for Colorado‘s budget, a Denver judge said the state’s school-funding system is not “thorough and uniform” as mandated by the state constitution. Denver Post Guidance on race-based factors gets polarized response Civil rights advocates and opponents of affirmative action are divided upon the new guidance to schools on the flexibility they have in considering the race of students in areas such as admissions. Education Week RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Study: Atheists among most distrusted A new study finds that atheists are among society’s most distrusted group, comparable even to rapists in certain circumstances. USA TODAY Pope Benedict will visit Cuba Pope Benedict XVI will visit Communist-run Cuba this spring, a senior Roman Catholic Church official said, the first trip by a pontiff since John Paul II’s historic tour in 1998. San Francisco Chronicle   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Blog (Aloysius Boyle): Salvaging the American football culture Huffington Post Column (Swanee Hunt): Nobel Peace Prize 2011: Recognition that women get the job done Christian Science Monitor Column (Lane Filler): Don’t worry, there are always other planets Philadelphia Inquirer Column (Michael Wm. Schick): Congress could learn from Army-Navy game USA TODAY Column (Walter Rodgers): Give the holiday gift with the most staying power Christian Science Monitor Blog (Bryan Walsh): Plan B: When politics seizes to beat science  (TIME) Ecocentric Column (John Walsh): ’Tis the season to be angry The Independent Column (Roland Nelles): Bye bye Britain: The European Union’s new face Spiegel International   Site edited by: Brian Kendall, Sara Stewart, Kevin Augustine, Cynthia Vidal, Brooke Coggiano, Harsha Malik, Valerie Serrano, Tanya Flowers, Sarah Alender, Carla Baranauckas and Diana Shaw.   GOOD NEWS Detroit’s arts venues aim for comeback After a few bad years trying to get their financial and artistic footing, Detroit’s larger cultural institutions are on firmer ground. Detroit News For 90-year-old veteran, high school graduation caps a life well-lived Ninety-year-old Michael Zone has experienced more than most can imagine. But if you ask the nonagenarian about his proudest accomplishment, he would say it’s earning his high school diploma. Las Vegas Sun Ai-jen Poo organizes labor with love As director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, Ai-jen Poo is spearheading a Caring Across Generations campaign designed to address how we care for children, elders and the disabled. Christian Science Monitor WORLD Three women jointly receive Nobel Peace Prize Three women recognized for their struggle for women’s rights against the backdrops of the Arab Spring and democratic progress in Africa received the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway. CNN Pakistan truckers back NATO supply route blockade Thousands of truck drivers are stranded as a result of Pakistan’s blockade of the Afghan border, but they say they support the decision to shut the frontier down in retaliation against coalition airstrikes. Seattle Post-Intelligencer SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Twitter rolls the dice Twitter is greeting users with a new interface redesign, giving them more elaborate controls and new ways to communicate. TechNewsWorld ‘Dirty’ rats? They’re not so dirty after all A new study from the University of Chicago suggests when four-legged fellows are in distress, rats turn to fight instead of flight. San Francisco Chronicle Scientists excited over hints of finding elusive ‘God particle’ Scientists eagerly await data that may prove the existence of the Higgs boson, which is key to understanding mass in the universe. Or the hints may be a false alarm. Los Angeles Times HEALTH Yaz and other birth control pills to get harsher warning labels Federal health experts said that drug labeling for Yaz and other widely-used birth control pills should be updated to emphasize recent data suggesting a higher risk of blood clots. NY Daily News Nasty side effects make breast cancer patients quit drugs early More than one third of women taking a certain class of breast cancer drugs are so bothered by side effects that they stop taking the pills before their treatment is complete, according to a new study. ABC News Starch intake may influence risk for breast cancer recurrence Medical News Today LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT Jerry Robinson, comic book artist, dead at 89 Comic book industry pioneer Jerry Robinson, who helped create Batman sidekick Robin the Boy Wonder and their arch-nemesis The Joker, has died at age 89 in New York. Huffington Post Drive-in cinemas: Will they survive the digital age? At their peak, there were more than 4,000 drive-in cinemas in America. Now only a few hundred have survived against the odds — but could the cost of converting to digital be the final straw? BBC The anti-Christmas travel plan Your grown-up kids aren‘t coming home for Christmas. Or your ex has the kids this year and yes, you can celebrate a few days later, but what do you do on Christmas? CNN SPORTS NBA free agency begins and furious activity expected In what was supposed to be a grand time for the league, with the official start of training camp and free agency today, the NBA is off to a problematic start. USA TODAY Blazers’ Brandon Roy to retire ESPN Steelers’ Ben Roethlisberger MRI reveals high ankle sprain An MRI revealed Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger suffered a high ankle sprain, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. ESPN   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Wealth gap between whites, minorities widens The recession and uneven recovery have erased decades of minority gains, leaving whites on average with 20 times the net worth of blacks and 18 times that of Hispanics. 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