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Julion Lewis-Tatman, of Oakland, leads chants as Occupy Oakland protesters march through downtown to reach their new campsite in Oakland, Calif. (Photo by Beck Diefenbach / AP)

Young, gay and homeless: youths fighting for resources

Many studies of homeless youth in major cities put forth a startling statistic: Depending on the study, between 30 and 40 percent of homeless youths identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.

NPR

America’s new poor

CBS News

Business leaders predict which industries social media will reinvent

During the final session of the Techonomy 2011 conference in Tucson, Ariz., Sean Parker of Founders Fund and Jim Breyer of Accel Partners told industry leaders how the tech world will change.

Forbes

University places officers in pepper spray incident on leave

A California university placed two of its police officers on administrative leave because of their involvement in the pepper spraying of passively sitting protesters.

MSNBC

After pepper-spraying, a powerfully silent protest at UC Davis

NPR

Pepper spray used on protesters

CNN

Arab League rejects Syrian demand to change peace plan

The Arab League has rejected a demand by Syria to alter its plan for ending the country’s conflict, which has reportedly left at least 3,500 dead.

BBC

Syrian rebels attack in Damascus

Guardian

Blog:

Syria: live blog

(Al Jazeera)

Live Blog

Spain election dominated by money woes

Spain held a national election and it was expected to become the third eurozone country to throw out its governing party in an attempt to dig itself out of an economic crisis.

ABC News

Lacks of jobs is top concern for Spanish voters

Reuters

NATION

Authorities: Tons of drugs went through cross-border tunnel

A nondescript white warehouse building in southern California hid a sophisticated drug smuggling tunnel that traffickers used to transport tons of marijuana from Mexico into the United States, authorities said.

CNN

Military dropping anti-malaria drug

Almost four decades after inventing a potent anti-malarial drug, the U.S. Army has pushed this item to the back of its medicine cabinet.

CBS News

POLITICS

US deficit supercommittee stalled as deadline looms

Both sides of the U.S. Congress’ deadlocked supercommittee held separate talks, but formal negotiations remained stalled, reaffirming predictions that the deficit-fighting panel may fail.

Reuters

Blog:

US to slap new sanctions on Iran

(CNN)

Security Clearance

Democrats court Latinos to control Senate

Determined to retain their majority in the U.S. Senate, Democratic candidates are trying to replicate the strategy that boosted President Barack Obama’s election in 2008 by courting Hispanic voters.

San Jose Mercury News

Romney wins key endorsement of New Hampshire Sen. Ayotte

According to a message sent to her supporters, New Hampshire Senator Kelly Ayotte will officially endorse Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney at a campaign stop in Nashua, N.H.

NPR

BUSINESS

EU settles for 2 percent budget increase

The European Union has been forced to accept a 2 percent rise in its budget next year — much less than the increase it wanted of around 5 percent.

BBC

McDonald’s, Target drop egg supplier after animal cruelty report

McDonald‘s and Target dropped an egg supplier after an activist group released disturbing video showing what it claims are incidents of animal cruelty at three of the company’s barns.

CNN

Former Procter & Gamble CEO John Smale dies at 84

Former Procter & Gamble Co. chief executive and chairman John G. Smale, who expanded the consumer products maker, has died at the age of 84.

TIME

EDUCATION

Surge expected for veterans enrolling in college and universities

With wars in Iraq and Afghanistan winding down and enhancements to the G.I. Bill, colleges and universities are expecting a surge in veteran enrollment unseen since World War II.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Rhodes scholarships go to 5 students at Stanford, most in its history

Stanford University students won five Rhodes Scholarships, the most in the school’s history, while Harvard, Brown and Princeton each were awarded four.

BusinessWeek

NCES report: GED recipients’ socioeconomic status similar to dropouts

A new report from the National Center of Education Statistics has revealed that GED recipients’ socioeconomic status in the 2002-06 period was lower than that of high school graduates.

EducationNews.org

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Protests of Va. parish’s move away from altar girls reflects wider Catholic debate

With women not being allowed to serve as altar servers in Mass in Corpus Christi, Va., this controversy highlights the sometimes-conflicting trends in contemporary Catholicism as it pertains to gender.

Washington Post

Republicans seek Iowa social conservatives’ nod

Six Republican presidential candidates dove deep into how their religious faith influences their public life during a forum before a large, influential audience of social conservatives in early-voting Iowa.

Christian Science Monitor

ENVIRONMENT

Why are we eating the Atlantic bluefin tuna to extinction?

Amid all the sustainable seafood media noise, we’ve somehow managed to let the biggest and arguably most beautiful fish of all slip away from our conservation efforts — the Atlantic bluefin tuna.

Grist

Delaware River Basin natural gas drilling vote postponed

A key vote to lift a ban on drilling for natural gas in the Delaware River Basin has been postponed, prompting claims of victory from environmentalists concerned about water contamination.

Environmental News Network

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Dan Connors):

Catholics, 2012 and the end of the world

Catholic Digest

Column (Nicolaus Mills):

A historical precedent that might prove a bonus for Occupy Wall Street

Guardian

Column (Gary Myers):

Packers and Colts both chasing perfection

NY Daily News

Blog (John Allemang):

Will the Occupy Wall Street movement still occupy us tomorrow?

Globeandmail.com

Blog (Colleen Nika):

From Nirvana to Madonna, Marc Jacobs’ best musical moments

(Rolling Stone)

Thread Count

Blog (Bonnie Rochman):

Poster of baby with butcher knife aims to reduce co-sleeping deaths

(TIME)

Healthland

Column (Jenna Davis):

What the world needs is more toilets

CNN

Editorial:

UFC is protected free speech? New lawsuit is a bloody joke

NY Daily News

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GOOD NEWS

Gratitude is a more than a healthy recipe for Thanksgiving

Studies show that if you’re grateful you’re prone to be happier, less aggressive and less depressed, you will also be more helpful, more satisfied with life and have better, more meaningful friendships.

Christian Science Monitor

Woman rescues dogs, 1 canine at a time

Since Aimee Ryding of Calumet Township, Mich., started Because of Mandy Dog Rescue a year and a half ago, she’s saved more than 400 dogs from kill shelters across the country.

MSNBC

Recycling hotel soap to save lives

Derreck Kayongo collects used hotel soap from across the U.S. Instead of ending up in landfills, the soaps are cleaned, reprocessed and shipped to impoverished nations for additional use.

CNN

WORLD

Iran’s nuclear drive may end in arming terrorists, Barak says