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NEW & DEVELOPING:
— STATE DINNER-UNINVITED GUESTS — The Virginia couple who crashed a presidential dinner met President Barack Obama in the receiving line, the White House says. Has moved.
— RUSSIA-TRAIN DERAILED — Reports: 22 dead in Russia train derailment, sabotage a possible cause. Developing.
— CAVE RESCUE-DEATH — Body of trapped 26-year-old who died in Utah cave won't be recovered, cave to be closed. Developing.
TOP STORIES:
DUBAI-DEBT FALLOUT
NEW YORK — Dubai's debt crisis rattles world financial markets, raising concerns that some banks could further tighten lending and hamper the global economic recovery. While some analysts downplay the risks for U.S. banks, the problems in Dubai spotlight the continuing vulnerability of the global economy. By Stevenson Jacobs.
AP Photos.
With:
— WALL STREET — US stocks follow world markets lower on concerns Dubai debt problems may hurt economic rebound. AP Photos.
IRAN-NUCLEAR
VIENNA — The U.N. nuclear watchdog's board censures Iran, with 25 nations including China and Russia joining a resolution demanding Tehran stop construction of its newly revealed nuclear facility and heed Security Council resolutions to end uranium enrichment. By George Jahn.
AP Photos.
STATE DINNER-UNINVITED GUESTS
WASHINGTON — The Virginia couple who crashed a presidential dinner met President Barack Obama in the receiving line, the White House says, as a "deeply concerned and embarrassed" Secret Service acknowledges its officers failed to check whether the couple was on the guest list. By Larry Margasak.
AP Photos. AP Video. AP Audio.
WOODS-ACCIDENT
UNDATED — Tiger Woods was injured in an accident early Friday when his sports utility vehicle struck a fire hydrant and a tree near his Orlando-area mansion in a gated waterfront community, authorities say. The Florida Highway Patrol says the 33-year-old PGA star was pulling out of his driveway when the accident occurred. By Doug Ferguson.
AP Photos. AP Graphic. AP Video.
BLACK FRIDAY-HOLIDAY SHOPPING
UNDATED — Shoppers take advantage of deals at stores and online with some renewed vigor after a year of concentrating their spending on basic necessities. Early reports show higher traffic and shoppers buying more items for themselves, an encouraging sign for rest of the holiday season. By Retail Writer Anne D'Innocenzio.
AP Photos. AP Video. AP Graphic.
CLIMATE
AMSTERDAM — Even after long-sought targets on greenhouse gas emissions by the U.S. and China, the world's combined pledges ahead of next month's climate summit fall way short of what experts say is needed to avert dangerous global warming. By Arthur Max.
AP Photos. AP Graphic.
MORE ON DUBAI:
DUBAI MELTDOWN
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — From indoor ski-slopes and man-made islands to the world's tallest tower, pint-sized Dubai had a mammoth appetite for growth. Its potential default on billions in debt could spread to other Gulf Arab nations that have been more fiscally conservative. By Barbara Surk.
AP Photos.
With:
— DUBAI MELTDOWN-GLANCE — A look at Dubai World holdings.
MORE ON CLIMATE:
CLIMATE '09-GREENLAND'S HIDDEN TREASURE
TASIILAQ, Greenland — Global warming is melting the fringes of the frozen world where Greenland's Inuits have hunted seal, whale and polar bear for generations. It's thawing the permafrost on which their homes are built. But all is not doom and gloom. The retreating ice could uncover potential oil and mineral resources.
AP Photos.
BRAZIL-AMAZON BATTLE
NOVO PROGRESSO, Brazil — Environmental agents patrol the Amazon to prevent illegal clearing, part of Brazil's new, aggressive effort to preserve the jungle. The government says such teams are the main reason that deforestation has slowed this year to its lowest level in two decades. But more often, agents arrive too late to stop the destruction. By Bradley Brooks.
AP Photos.
Also:
— CLIMATE-TRINIDAD — Britain, France back global fund to help poor countries reach goals for easing climate change. AP Photos.
INTERNATIONAL:
PHILIPPINES-HOSTAGES KILLED
SHARIFF AGUAK, Philippines — Undeterred by the gruesome massacre of 57 people including his wife and other relatives in his campaign caravan, Ismael Mangudadatu files documents declaring he is running for governor of lawless, violent Maguindanao province. His candidacy poses an unprecedented challenge to the ruling Ampatuan clan implicated in the slaughter. By Jim Gomez.
AP Photos. AP Video.
AFGHANISTAN-TEST CASE
PUL-I-ALAM, Afghanistan — U.S. troops proudly tread on a newly asphalted road, past a refurbished mosque and a crowded market overflowing with produce. Children dance around the soldiers' boots and bearded men stop for a casual chat. Logar province fuels the argument by senior commanders that more troops and aid infusions could reverse Taliban gains in other areas of Afghanistan and ultimately lead to victory. By Denis D. Gray.
AP Photos.
With:
— GERMANY-MINISTER QUITS — Official quits amid fallout from airstrike in Afghanistan. AP Photos.
— AFGHAN-FRONT-LINE TRAINERS — NATO trainers crucial in war and exit strategy. AP Photos.
— PAKISTAN — Key anti-Taliban figure assassinated, troops kill 30 militants in northwest Pakistan. AP Photos.
Also:
— EQUATORIAL GUINEA-ELECTIONS — Equatorial Guinea, violent land of coups, petrodollar wealth and killer poverty, holds elections that its leader of 30 years says he'll win. AP Photos.
— CAMBODIA-KHMER ROUGE TRIBUNAL — Khmer Rouge chief blamed for thousands of deaths at infamous torture center seeks release, citing cooperation with Cambodia tribunal. AP Photos.
NATIONAL:
MILITARY DIVORCES
WASHINGTON — The toll for a nation long at war is evident in military homes: The divorce rate in the armed forces edged up again in the past year despite many programs to help struggling couples, and the rate now is a full percentage point higher than around the time of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. By Pauline Jelinek.
SCHOOLS-CELL PHONES
WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. — Schools that once banned cell phones out of worry students would cheat on tests or take inappropriate pictures are starting to incorporate them into lessons. Today's phones are the equivalent of small computers and can be useful academically for the ability to send e-mails, search the Internet and record lectures. By Christine Armario.
AP Photos.
CHILDREN-FOOD STAMPS
CHICAGO — The estimate was startling: Almost half of all U.S. kids will be on food stamps at some time during childhood. How could it be true in the land of plenty, during an obesity epidemic? Statisticians and policy analysts say the projection seems right, but they differ, along ideological lines, in interpreting its meaning. By Medical Writer Lindsey Tanner.
AP Photos.
With:
— HIGH-TECH FOOD BANKS — Food banks adopt advanced technology to track food supplies, allowing them to feed more people but a sad acknowledgement problem is growing. AP Photos
TRAFFIC WATCHERS
CORONA, Calif. — For years Mike Nolan, known to Southern California radio listeners as the "eye in the sky," flew over freeways in his single-engine plane, spying the worst traffic in the nation. These days, he sends his reports from his home office, using online sources and TV news. The traffic reporting business is not what is used to be and promises to change even more as motorists use cellphones and GPS to monitor live traffic. By Daisy Nyugen.
AP Photos.
OLMSTED'S GREEN TOWN
VANDERGRIFT, Pa. — Renowned landscape designer Frederick Law Olmsted designed this western Pennsylvania steel town to flow along the contours of the Kiskiminetas River. Just a few round corner buildings and gently undulating roads remain, but Vandergrift is investing ambitiously in a "green" revitalization that restores Olmsted's vision. By Ramit Plushnick-Masti.
AP Photos. Multimedia in the —national/olmsted_vandergrift folder.
Also:
— HEALTH CARE-YOUNG INVINCIBLES — For young adults to jump into the insurance pool, Congress may need to focus more on affordability than invincibility.
— SUPREME COURT-DECISIONS TO COME — For the first time under Roberts, Supreme Court failed to issue opinions before Thanksgiving in any of the cases argued in recent months.
— FLIGHT OVERFLOWN — FAA transcripts show controllers trying to reach Northwest flight that overflew Minneapolis.
— SPACE SHUTTLE — Space shuttle Atlantis and its seven astronauts return to Earth to end an 11-day flight that resupplied the International Space Station. AP Photos. AP Video. AP Audio.
— FAMILY SHOOTINGS — Police in Florida hunt for a man suspected in the Thanksgiving Day shooting deaths of his twin sisters, aunt and a 6-year-old cousin. AP Photos. AP Audio.
ALSO GETTING ATTENTION:
— SWAYZE SCHOLARSHIP — Arabian Horse Foundation establishes scholarship in honor of Patrick Swayze and his wife. AP Photo .
— SWITZERLAND-POLANSKI — Swiss say director Roman Polanski to stay in jail until at least Monday ahead of house arrest. AP Photos. AP Video.
— BASEBALL INTERN — Who's that unpaid intern at the Agriculture Department? It's the Pittsburgh Pirates' Princeton pitcher. AP Photos.
— INDONESIA-TURTLE SACRIFICE — Indonesia rejects Bali leader's plan to allow Hindus to slay rare turtles in Hindu ceremonies. AP Photos.
— DOG RESCUE FLIGHT — Dogs rescued from Missouri puppy mills being moved to Long Island to find homes.
MULTIMEDIA:
Notable Photos:
— BLACK FRIDAY HOLIDAY SHOPPING: MASM101, Kristen and Mike Lacoste drag a 42-inch plasma television to the cash register at a Sears in North Attleboro, Mass.
— WHITE ALLIGATORS: NY116, Canal-igator, one of two baby white alligators recently donated, is shown at the Louisiana Swamp exhibit of the Audubon Insectarium.
— SPACE SHUTTLE: KSC110, The space shuttle Atlantis lands at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla.
— CHINA FOG: XAY803, Buildings are shrouded in fog in Wenling, east China's Zhejiang Province.
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