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GOOD NEWS

Finding joy in a bleak Thanksgiving

As grim as these days are, millions of Americans are still preparing to turn a meal into a celebration — to find joy in the midst of growing hardship.

MSNBC

Former South African addict helps others kick the habit – by surfing

Lenny Stolk started LJ's Surf Clinic this fall in Cape Town, South Africa. The clinic's goal is to help addicts get clean.

Christian Science Monitor

WORLD

Livni urges Olmert to step aside as Israeli leader

Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni called on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to step aside after the attorney general said he was considering indicting Olmert on criminal charges.

Bloomberg

Bomber kills 4 near US embassy in Afghanistan

A suicide bomber killed four people near the U.S. embassy in Kabul, underscoring Afghanistan's deteriorating security, but a U.N. Security Council delegation said the situation was not out of control.

Reuters

Purging history of Stalin's terror

Many archives detailing killings, persecution and other such acts committed by the Soviet authorities have become off-limits.

International Herald Tribune

BUSINESS

Stocks in Europe, Asia, Canada gain; Brazil’s index declines

European stocks rose, sending the Dow Jones Stoxx 600 Index to its fourth straight gain, as investors speculated government efforts to shore up banks and the economy will support profits.

Bloomberg

Latest stats confirm battered economy

Reports show recessionary unemployment, declining spending and decreased production.

CBS News

After backlash, CEO of Chrysler won’t take corporate jet to DC

Chrysler LLC says Chief Executive Robert Nardelli will not fly on a corporate jet when he returns to Washington for Congressional hearings on government loans for the auto industry.

Detroit Free Press

Chrysler CEO wants rivals to collaborate

BusinessWeek

SPORTS

Thanksgiving and football enjoy a bountiful marriage

There's nothing Americans love more on Thanksgiving than lots of turkey and lots of football.

Palm Beach Post

Judge unseals documents regarding Bonds' alleged steroid use

Grand jury testimony related to the long-running steroids investigation of Barry Bonds and other athletes were unsealed by a federal judge.

ESPN

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Sources of Saturn moon's supersonic water jets revealed

Jets of water vapor blasting out of Saturn's moon Enceladus at supersonic speeds are coming from vents the size of a sports stadium, a new study says.

National Geographic

Google integrates Earth-like controls in new maps interface

The Google Maps interface has been redesigned, putting ever greater emphasis on the Street View tool.

BetaNews

EDUCATION

Thanksgiving feast draws protesters to elementary school

Protesters took issue with the costumes, which they believed to be perpetuating stereotypes about American Indians.

Contra Costa Times

7 city schools face closure

District officials have said for months that closures of seven Seattle Public Schools buildings are necessary to make the best use of the district's limited resources.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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