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Occupy protesters celebrate Thanksgiving

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By the CNN Wire Staff Occupy Wall Street protesters eat donated Thanksgiving meals in New York's Zuccotti Park on Thursday. New York (CNN) -- Occupy protesters across the country celebrated Thanksgiving on Thursday, bringing all the trimmings of a ...
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Arizona: Gabrielle Giffords Helps Out

New York Times -
By AP Representative Gabrielle Giffords helped serve a Thanksgiving meal to service members and retirees at a military base in Tucson, her hometown.

Packers Stay Perfect as Lion Is Tossed

New York Times -
Ndamukong Suh of the Lions was ejected in the third quarter, and Aaron Rodgers and the Packers capitalized as they improved to 11-0.

JK Rowling testifies about media abuses in Britain

Los Angeles Times -
'Harry Potter' author JK Rowling is the latest celebrity to appear before an inquiry into press standards. Stars such as Hugh Grant have described being hounded and even blackmailed by tabloids.

With early start, stores could see record number of Black Friday shoppers

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Despite some backlash against early store openings on Thanksgiving Day, retailers could see a record number of shoppers on Black Friday this year.

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League Warns Syria to Admit Monitors or Risk Sanctions

New York Times -
BEIRUT, Lebanon - In a humiliating affront for the Syrian government, Arab foreign ministers called Thursday for Syria to agree to admit international monitors within 24 hours or face economic sanctions, while activists reported new ...

Protesters Reject Yemen President's Power Transfer

ABC News -
A US-backed deal for Yemen's authoritarian president to step down fell far short of the demands of protesters who fought regime supporters on the streets of Sanaa Thursday in clashes that left five dead.

Rival Palestinian Leaders Meet but Fail to End Rift

New York Times -
JERUSALEM - President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority and the leader of the rival Islamic group Hamas met Thursday and the sides agreed to go ahead with elections in the Palestinian territories next year, ...

Thanksgiving revelry reaches far, wide

USA Today -
Thanksgiving Day brought parades and pies, sunshine and shopping plans for millions of Americans on Thursday - and joyful surprises for some, too.

Arizona lawmakers say they will build border fence

Salt Lake Tribune -
AP Phoenix • Arizona is taking on immigration once again, with state lawmakers collecting donations from the public to put fencing along every inch of the state's porous Mexican border in a first-of-its-kind effort.

Arizona: 6 Die in Plane Crash

New York Times -
By AP Sheriff's workers searched Thursday for the remains of six people who were killed when a small airplane slammed into a sheer cliff in the mile-high mountains east of Phoenix and exploded.

Ruling on Ala. immigration law averts exodus, groups say

USA Today -
Civil rights groups say a judge's decision to halt part of Alabama's strict illegal immigration enforcement law averted a Thanksgiving weekend exodus of Hispanics from the state.

Asian Stocks Fall for Third Day After Merkel Rules Out Common Euro Bonds

Bloomberg -
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's biggest carmaker by market value, lost 1.2 percent. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Adrian Mowat, JPMorgan Chase & Co.

AT&T and T-Mobile pull FCC merger application, shift focus to Justice Dept. case

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AT&T and T-Mobile on Thursday moved closer to abandoning their proposed $39 billion merger, saying they have withdrawn their application from the Federal Communications Commission.

3 Olympus Executives Resign Ahead of Crucial Meeting

New York Times -
TOKYO - On the eve of a highly anticipated board meeting that will be attended by Olympus's ousted president, Michael C. Woodford, the company said the board was prepared to step down once the company was on the road to recovery from ...

Overseas Stakes in India Retailers Cleared

Bloomberg -
A forklift operator lifts cases of products onto a shelf at a Bharti Walmart wholesale store in Zirakpur, India. A forklift operator lifts cases of products onto a shelf at a ...

European Court Overturns Rule on Illegal File Sharing

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PARIS - The highest court in the European Union said on Thursday that Internet service providers could not be required to monitor their customers' online activity to filter out the illegal sharing of music and other copyrighted material ...

16 Mobile Apps for Surviving Holiday 'Fun'

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An HTC Rezound, iPhone 4 and Nokia Lumia 800 celebrate the holidays. Photo: Ariel Zambelich/Wired.com The holidays are a smorgasbord of sensory overload.

Movie review: 'The Artist' a love note to the movies

Los Angeles Times -
French filmmaker Michel Hazanavicius' film is a delightful throwback to Hollywood's early days, when actors used their faces, not dialogue to convey the story.

“Hugo” a Bewitching Film and a Touching Adventure

KMOX.com -
Director Martin Scorsese's newest film, “Hugo,” is a masterpiece of classic storytelling. It uses 3D and digital technology to paint magnificent landscapes and portraits in a story of adventure and personal discovery.

Tony Romo rallies Dallas to last-second win vs. Miami

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ARLINGTON, Texas - In a collision of unlikely November unbeatens, the Dallas Cowboys finished the month a perfect 4-0 by rallying in the closing minutes for a 20-19 victory against the Miami Dolphins on Thursday at ...

49ers, Ravens Tied 6-6 After 3rd Quarter

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David Akers made a 52-yard field goal to pull San Francisco into a 6-6 tie with the Baltimore Ravens after three quarters on Thursday night.

No. 4 UConn beats NC Asheville

USA Today -
PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) - Shabazz Napier and Jeremy Lamb held off pesky UNC Asheville— and showed again that Connecticut might have the best backcourt tandem in the country.

Nadal Says He's Lost Some of His Passion for Tennis After Exiting Finals

Bloomberg -
Rafael Nadal said he's lost some of his passion for tennis after a season in which he was dethroned as the top-ranked player by Novak Djokovic.

Mars rover to explore crater for more clues

USA Today -
NASA launches the Mars rover "Curiosity" on Saturday, a daring bid to find clues that the Red Planet has the essential chemical ingredients needed for life.

Climate sensitivity to CO2 probed

BBC News -
Global temperatures could be less sensitive to changing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels than previously thought, a study suggests.

Scientists probe Earth's core, make mystifying discovery

Register -
Scientists carrying out extreme boffinry into the makeup of the Earth's liquid core have announced that they are very puzzled to find it is not made of what they had thought it was.

England study: Low-risk births don't need hospital

CBS News -
(AP) LONDON - A new study in England shows little difference in complications among the babies of women with low-risk pregnancies who delivered in hospitals versus those who gave birth with midwives at home or in birthing centers.

Disease-Fighting Fund in Trouble

New York Times -
By AP The board chairman of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria says that financial constraints have forced it to cancel its next round of fund-raising and that the group will focus only on essential services for programs that end ...

TV Takes a Close Look at a Marijuana Haven, Just Before the Law Does

New York Times -
By ZUSHA ELINSON Orange County and Beverly Hills have “The Real Housewives.” The San Francisco Giants had “The Franchise” on Showtime last summer.

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