Tuesday, December 6, 2011

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Occupy Protests Bring Attention to Income Gap in US

Activists denounce the top "one percent," but experts say income inequality is a complex issue | THIS IS AMERICA

Police arrest a protester at an "Occupy DC" demonstration in Washington on Sunday

After Elections, What Now for Congo?

Efforts to reduce rapes are having an effect, yet not always the desired one | IN THE NEWS

Congolese president Joseph Kabila casts his ballot in the country's presidential election at a polling station in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Monday Nov. 28, 2011

Muppets, Penguins and Vampires Take a Big Bite of Movie Sales

Also, music from the soundtrack to "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1" | AMERICAN MOSAIC

Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart in "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1"

Burl Ives, 1909-1995; Actor, Singer Recorded Hundreds of Songs

He is probably best remembered for singing "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer," and "Frosty the Snowman" | PEOPLE IN AMERICA

Burl Ives in 1993 outside his home in Anacortes, Washington state, looking out on the San Juan Islands

The Science of Snow

Much of the water that the world uses comes from snow | SCIENCE IN THE NEWS

Snow -covered branches of a wild fruit tree outside St. Petersburg, Russia

A Room Where Nurses Learn How Not to Get Hurt

A nursing school in the U.S. has a new place to teach safe practices for lifting and moving patients | TECHNOLOGY REPORT

A nursing student is shown how to use a lift that helps patients stand

Words and Their Stories: A Chip on Your Shoulder

Chipping away at some popular American expressions | WORDS AND THEIR STORIES

EU Officials Urge Tighter Fiscal Rules for Euro Countries

Debt and lack of financial cooperation threaten the euro, the world's 2nd most used currency | ECONOMICS REPORT

A food server gives change in Podgorica, Montenegro. 17 European countries currently use the euro.

Spray Shows Promise in Malaria Study in Benin

Bendiocarb, a widely used insecticide, may offer a way to fight mosquitoes resistant to other chemicals| HEALTH REPORT

Mosquito

American History: Nixon's the One

Richard Nixon begins his first term as America's thirty-seventh president | THE MAKING OF A NATION

A huge sign is stretched across Chestnut Street in Philadelphia in September, 1968 to welcome the GOP presidential candidate

Scientists, Engineers Help Elementary School Teachers

The American Association for the Advancement of Science sponsors the Senior Scientists and Engineers program | EDUCATION REPORT

Teacher Fred Tenyke discusses science with the class at Georgian Forest Elementary school as retired engineer Dave Weiss, who helps apply his experience to help, looks on, in Silver Spring, Maryland, November 2011

Blue Holes: Some of the Least Explored Areas on Earth

These underwater caves can help increase understanding of biology, geology, and archeology | EXPLORATIONS

A diver explores a blue hole
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