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Occupy protesters celebrate Thanksgiving

CNN -
By the CNN Wire Staff New York (CNN) -- Occupy protesters across the country celebrated Thanksgiving on Thursday, bringing all the trimmings of a traditional meal to the unlikely location of a demonstration.
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US Troops Celebrate Last Thanksgiving in Iraq

Fox News -
| AP AP US soldiers serve food for the last Thanksgiving meal at Contingency Operating Site Echo, in Diwaniyah, 120 kilometers south of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011.

Packers beat Lions, improve to 11-0

USA Today -
DETROIT (AP) - The Green Bay Packers are working on a perfect season. The Detroit Lions have plenty to work on following a slew of physical and mental mistakes.

AT&T Runs Low on Options to Get US

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Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- AT&T Inc. may be running out of options to win regulatory approval for its proposed $39 billion takeover of T-Mobile USA, forcing AT&T to choose whether to drop the bid or endure ...

Mars rover to explore crater for more clues

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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.

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Egyptian Army Says Holding Power Is a 'Curse' It Can't Escape

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Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Egypt's army said ceding power would mean abandoning the country, and urged activists to switch their focus to next week's election after a fifth night of clashes between police and protesters demanding the generals ...

Arab League warns Syria of sanctions deadline

San Jose Mercury News -
BEIRUT -- 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 clashes ...

Yemen Protesters Reject Power Transfer Deal

TIME -
(SANAA, Yemen) - 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 ...

Rival Palestinian Leaders Meet but Fail to End Rift

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By ISABEL KERSHNER and FARES AKRAM 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 celebrated among friends, strangers

Boston.com -
Participants in Macy's department store's 85th annual Thanksgiving Day Parade are dwarfed by the Kung Fu Panda balloon as they inflate another helium balloon Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011 in preparation for Thursday's parade in New York.

Plane Carrying 3 Children, 3 Men Crashes in Arizona Mountains

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| AP AP A floodlight illuminates a fire from a small plane crash in the Superstition Mountains in Apache Junction east of Phoenix, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011.

Black Friday: Stores could see record number of shoppers

CNN -
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Despite some backlash against early store openings on Thanksgiving Day, retailers could see a record number of shoppers on Black Friday this year.

n Debt Crisis, a Silver Lining for Germany

New York Times -
BRUSSELS - Someone, somewhere, usually makes money from bad news. With Europe's debt crisis, that - at least until this week - was Germany.

Japan Consumer Prices Fell 0.1% From Year Earlier

Bloomberg -
Customers queue for the cashier outside a store in the Lumine Co. shopping complex in the Yurakucho area of Tokyo, Japan. Customers queue for the cashier outside a store in the Lumine Co.

Olympus Board Members in Cover-Up Resign Before Meeting

BusinessWeek -
Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Olympus Corp. officials including the former chairman formally resigned from the company's board, a day before the Japanese camera maker's directors were due to meet the president ...

European Court Overturns Rule on Illegal File Sharing

New York Times -
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 ...

Black Friday: Microsoft Stores offer deals on PCs, Xbox games

Los Angeles Times -
There's a lot of hype and anticipation for what the Apple stores may or may not have on sale this Black Friday. But Apple rival Microsoft has retail stores too and the tech giant is already talking about the discounts it'll offer and a few of them look ...

JK Rowling testifies about media abuses in Britain

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'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.

Martin Scorsese's 'Hugo' provides vehicle for film magic

Deseret News -
Moviemakers are like magicians. They practice their craft and become good at it, and hopefully audiences love their work. Martin Scorsese has a lot of practice at his craft, and his latest film "Hugo" is a treat ...

Lip-Sync Oops! Scotty McCreery Gets Late Start at Macy's Parade

E! Online -
First, this year's runner-up Lauren Alaina entered a lyrical black hole during "The Star-Spangled Banner" before today's Packers-Lions game.

NBC apologises to Michele Bachmann for offensive song

Telegraph.co.uk -
NBC television has apologised to Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann after a band played a song entitled "Lyin' Ass B----" during her appearance on a late-night talkshow.

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

USA Today -
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Tony Romo doesn't care about winning in style. He's leading the Dallas Cowboys to victories, and that's all that matters.

Ravens' Ray Lewis misses second consecutive game

USA Today -
BALTIMORE - Ray Lewis' head and heart were eager to play, but his toe just wouldn't cooperate. The Baltimore Ravens' Pro Bowl LB missed his second consecutive game Thursday night against the San Francisco 49ers with a toe ...

Tsonga sends Nadal packing after power show

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1 of 7. Rafael Nadal of Spain reacts after losing a point to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France during their singles tennis match at the ATP World Tour Finals in the O2 Arena in London November 24, 2011.

Up-and-Down Arkansas Could End on an Up

New York Times -
Arkansas Coach Bobby Petrino had seen enough of the bullying of his first-year starting quarterback, Tyler Wilson, by the Alabama defense.

Mexico acknowledges 2nd Mayan reference to 2012

Boston.com -
AP / November 24, 2011 MEXICO CITY—Mexico's archaeology institute downplays theories that the ancient Mayas predicted some sort of apocalypse would occur in 2012, but on Thursday it acknowledged that a second reference to the date ...

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.

Durban climate summit unlikely to get big commitments

USA Today -
As prospects for a major global accord on climate change look dim, ensuring that negotiations continue may be the most a United Nations climate summit will achieve next week.

Medical Marijuana Industry Is Unnerved by US Crackdown

New York Times -
Steve DeAngelo of the Harborside Health Center in Oakland. Medical marijuana is legal in California, but federal prosecutors have been targeting it.

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.

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