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Indian commando comes down a rope to reach the top of Nariman House, a location under siege by suspected militants in Mumbai, India. (Photo by Siddhartha Babaji / AP)

Hostages found dead at Mumbai Jewish center

Commandos who stormed the Mumbai headquarters of an ultra-orthodox Jewish group found the bodies of five hostages inside, rescue officials said.

MSNBC

Attacks in India wound 2 Tennessee women

Tennessean

Indian commandos free about 200 people after attacks

Bloomberg

Indian forces storm Jewish center

BBC

Republican committee keeps the heat on the President-elect

The Republican National Committee has been blitzing out critical statements that look no different from the blasts issued throughout the campaign.

International Herald Tribune

Deep sales draw large Black Friday crowds

Amid one of the gloomiest economies in recent memory, bargain hunters gathered early in an effort to snag special deals from anxious merchants at the start of the critical holiday shopping period.

CNN

The year of holiday thrift

Christian Science Monitor

Black Friday's silver lining

MSNBC

7 killed in crash Thanksgiving morning

Motorists on Interstate 25 reported a fire at an underpass, but when firefighters arrived, they found a horrific fiery crash that killed seven people.

Rocky Mountain News

Retailers turn to Facebook, YouTube to catch shoplifters

Retailers are using online social networking tools to combat shoplifting this Christmas season, logging into websites such as Facebook and YouTube to identify thieves.

CBC

Shoplifter mugs posted in NYC mall

Yahoo! News

NATION

Report: Officials mishandled security breach at Fla. airport

A security breach at Orlando International Airport that led to increased scrutiny of airport workers nationwide was mishandled by officials, possibly in violation of security rules, a federal report says.

USA Today

Foreclosures overwhelm legal aid programs

Legal aid attorneys say some people being kicked out of their homes might have been able to stay if they'd had legal help — help that isn't there for everyone.

NPR

POLITICS

Summers has ties to hedge funds

As Lawrence Summers was announced as Barack Obama’s top economics adviser, the veteran economist said he would resign as the managing director of one of the largest hedge funds, D.E. Shaw & Co.

Politico

Gates, Clinton posts show Obama is ‘secure’ leader

President-elect Barack Obama’s national-security team is shaping up as a collection of strong figures, with no one dominant.

Bloomberg

ENVIRONMENT

Bald eagles in Catskills show increasing mercury levels

Less than two years after the bald eagle was removed from the endangered species list, an organization in Maine has found an alarming accumulation of mercury in bald eagle chicks in New York.

Environmental News Network

Honey bee crisis threatens English fruit farm production

In the United States, fruit farmers pay to have bees trucked thousands of miles to pollinate their crops. In Britain most bees go nature's way.

Reuters

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Britney returns

A year after her very public meltdown, Britney is back to work and out of trouble. But what has the comeback cost her?

Rolling Stone

A Thanksgiving feast to remember

The Early Show and top NYC chef Elizabeth Karmel share recipes, tips to put your dinner a cut above the norm.

CBS News

HEALTH

Anti-fat pill could help keep the weight off

A pill might replace that third helping of turkey at future Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. A newly-discovered chemical found naturally in our body blocks hunger and weight gain.

ABC News

Thanksgiving calories, without the guilt

No matter how earnestly you resolve not to overindulge this Thanksgiving, you will probably eat more than you should. Here are some advice from three experts.

WebMD

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

Pope Benedict explains St. Paul's teaching on faith vs. works

Pope Benedict XVI took up the question of faith vs. works — particularly as it is expressed in St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians — in his weekly public audience.

Catholic World News

Evangelicals adopting Advent

Evangelical Christians are adopting the rituals of Advent, the four weeks leading up to Christmas that are traditionally celebrated by Catholics, Lutherans, Eastern Orthodox and other liturgical churches.

USA Today

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GOOD NEWS

Salvation Army fights slowdown by 'tweeting,' texting

To boost donations, the Salvation Army is expanding its fundraising campaigns from traditional shopping centers to cell phones and Internet social networks.

CNN

Craigslist ad brings strangers to dinner

Monique and Doug White posted a two-line ad on Craigslist that invited people over for a free meal on Thanksgiving.

The Denver Channel

WORLD

US investigators head to India

The United States is sending investigators to India to help unravel who was behind the terrorist attacks in the commercial center of Mumbai.

TIME

Forces assault besieged Jewish Center in Mumbai