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New York Times columnist Tom Wicker dies at 85

Tom Wicker, the New York Times reporter who covered the assassination of President John F. Kennedy for the paper before moving on to become the Times' Washington bureau chief and a columnist for 25 years, died at his Rochester, Vermont, home on Friday, the Times reports.

Los Angeles to evict Occupy camp on Monday

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (L) speaks next to LAPD Chief Charlie Beck during a media conference in Los Angeles City Hall as the Occupy LA protest camp continues outside
Hundreds of anti-Wall Street protesters who have been camped in front of Los Angeles' City Hall for nearly two months will be evicted on Monday, city officials said on Friday.

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As the holidays approach, there are numerous things to dread: long hours spent in airports, seasonal weight gain, and searching for gifts for everyone on your list.
A University of California Davis police officer pepper-sprays students during their sit-in at an ''Occupy UCD'' demonstration in Davis, California November 18, 2011.

Occupy Movement Inspires Rise in U.S. Campus Activism

Violent confrontations between police and protesters at two University of California campuses have drawn a new cadre of students into the Occupy Wall Street movement and unleashed what some historians call the biggest surge in campus activism since the 1960s.
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Mitt Romney 2012: What Are His Positions?

Mitt Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts and a front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, has been accused of flip-flopping on a number of issues. So what are his political positions?
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Thanksgiving Ushers Competitive Retail Season

The holiday shopping season is in full swing on Thursday, with retailers hoping consumers will spend big despite worries about the fragile economy and their own precarious finances.
Pittsburgh Penguins' Crosby reaches for the puck after being tripped in the second period of his NHL hockey game against the St. Louis Blues in Pittsburgh

Crosby quiet as Blues beat Pens in OT

Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby failed to find the same explosive form that marked his return to NHL action earlier this week and was held without a point as the Penguins lost 3-2 in overtime to St Louis on Wednesday.
People carrying boxes walk past Chocolate Covered candy shop in the Noe Valley district in San Francisco, California November 21, 2011.

IPOs Stoke San Francisco Housing Market

Adam Holm has been looking to sell his three-bedroom Victorian house in San Francisco's Potrero Hill neighborhood all year, but he needs one thing to happen first: gaming-company Zynga's initial public offering.
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Macy's Unveils Thanksgiving Day Balloons

On the dreary Thanksgiving eve, thousands of people came out to see the famous Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons being inflated near the American Museum of Natural History. One of the most poignant parts of Thanksgiving is Macy's annual Thanksgiving Day Parade, the balloons have been a staple to the parade since 1927.
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Medical Marijuana Industry Suffers Blow from Federal Interference

The medicinal value of cannabis is a controversial topic. The debate centering on the legality of its use in certain situations has been unresolved for decades now, fueled, to some extent, by the U.S. federal authorities refusal to accept its possible medicinal uses. That refusal has hit the billion dollar marijuana industry hard in recent times.

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