US SUPPORTS MORSI. Administration Considerms Him A Partner.
Egyptian president Morsi despite questions about his commitment to a democratic system remains a key American ally in peace talks between Israel and its neighbors.

DEMOCRATS INSISTING: No Cuts To Medicare or Social Security.
While the fiscal cliff clock continues to tick, party members no longer want to consider cuts that once were on the bargaining table. Meanwhile, Americans continue to be upbeat despite a possible budget meltdown as consumer confidence rises, home values increase and gas prices fall.

The New York City Department of Transportation announced that Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations are reinstated, effective immediately, throughout Brooklyn Community Board 6, including the previously exempt area west of Hamilton Avenue.

The reinstatement will allow for necessary street maintenance as storm recovery efforts continue in Red Hook. For more information/maps, please visit http://www.nyc.gov/dot.

MORSI DEFENDS POWER SEIZURE. Saying They're Only Temporary.
Egypt's president tells his nation's judges that he won't compromise, meanwhile anger over his actions continue to mount.

ANTI-TAX PLEDGE CRUMBLING. Budget Crisis Approaches.
GOP lawmakers who vowed against a tax increase are now facing the fiscal cliff and they're rethinking those pledges.

SHOPPERS BOUGHT BARGAINS. Finding Holiday Deals.
USA clicked away on their computers and smartphones over the holiday for bargains ending on Cyber Monday, thereby shaping up as the greatest online shopping day ever.

Did you wind up purchasing appliances, clothing, or electronic devices on Cyber Monday?

Online retailing over this holiday weekend shows online sales on Thanksgiving Black Friday and Cyber Monday were both up sharply, by double digits. Particularly sharp were the increases in customers shopping from their mobile phones and tablets, with sales and traffic both up by over 65%, and iPad traffic more that doubling.

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CYBER MONDAY. Online Holiday Shopping.
This year's Cyber Monday will be the biggest online shopping day of the year, for the third year in a row.

EGYPT'S PRESIDENTIAL POWERS. Polarizing That Nation.
Mohammed Morsi supporters and opponents are increasing their battle over the Islamist leader's move to assume near absolute powers.

BANGLADESH FIRETRAP. Factory Lacked Emergency Exits.
An eight-story building where a blaze killed 112 people received a "high risk" safety rating after a 2011 audit.

ISLAMIC CLERIC ISSUES FATWA. Warning Against Braking Truce.

This Week in History, Nov 25 - Dec 1

Nov 25, 1952
British soldiers leave NY. On this day in 1783, nearly three months after the Treaty of Paris was signed ending the American Revolution, the last British soldiers withdraw from New York City, the last British military position in the United States. After the last Redcoat departed New York, U.S. General George Washington entered the city in triumph to the cheers of New Yorkers. The city had remained in British hands since its capture in September 1776.

Nov 26, 1941