Here is this morning’s Daily Run Down.

Big News

• Newtown has Mixed Feelings About the Media Horde in Its Midst
• Electoral college set to vote on President Obamas reelection
• The Great Firewall of China reinforced prevents encryption
• WikiLeaks re-opens donations under newly-formed Freedom of the Press Foundation

Recalls

• Dunecraft Recalls Water Balz Skulls Orbs and Flower Toys Due to Serious Ingestion Hazard

General News

• Cops 2012-13 Ratings
• A union battle whose time has passed
• Hillary Clinton recovering from fall working from home – It’s not like Bill can’t hear what needs to be told to Hillary. He has more clearance than she does.
• Barack Obama expected to name John Kerry as secretary of state
• Jailed without conviction Behind bars for lack of money – I wonder if it’s time to re-think if small crimes are worth the cost to the taxpayers. We have bigger fish to fry, like Mental health improvements we need to make.
• Obama meets with families in Newtown Conn. as new details emerge about shootings
• Inside the Stranger than Fiction Saga of John McAfee
• Pilgrims pour into Sandy Hook Village after massacre
• Bloomberg Urges Obama to Take Action on Gun Control
• Watch this captivating compilation stitches over 300 movies to showcase the cinema of 2012
• President Obama offers love prayers of nation to survivors
• Picture power Living dead of the drug war
• Obama in Newtown to offer love prayers of nation – Boston.com
• 2 Topeka Officers Fatally Shot Outside Market – ABC News – ABC News
• TV episodes dropped after shootings
• Newtown plans burials as schools future debated

International

• Apple sells 2M iPhone 5s in China on opening weekend
• Japans Abe vows tough China line
• VIDEO Zuma faces leadership challenge
• Venezuelans vote for state governors while questions about Chavezs health swirl
• Japans deadlock over A supermajority emerges in exit polls.
• VIDEO Early signs suggest Egypt yes vote
• China detains 93 for doomsday rumors Xinhua
• Referendum on constitution reveals a deeply divided Egypt +video
• Royal hoax nurse funeral takes place
• Fiji braced for powerful storm
• Afghan bomb blast kills 10 girls

Politics

• Boehner offers debt-ceiling increase in cliff compromise
• With Supermajority California Democrats Strategize

Health

• 9 wearable gadgets thatll help you get in shape
• Air Force pilot grapples with the psychological costs of drone warfare

Science/Space

• Wired Science Space Photo of the Day Painted Swan Nebula
• How Sperm Length Affects Fertility
• Leaked Report Confirms Human-Induced Climate Change
• Comet collapse leaves £50m bill for government to pick up
• Want to Go to Space Youll Need Medical Clearance First
• Black holes Theyre all the same
• Lake Ellsworth Mission to the Antarctics lost world
• Robotic arm mind control hailed
• Leaking Barge Spilling Fuel Oil into New York City Waters
• Twin Probes Moon Crash Today How to Watch Live
• Improving the Tropical Cyclone Climate Record
• How human biology can prevent drug deaths
• Zombie horror infests the Large Hadron Collider

Financial

• Crude Extends Gains on China Hopes
• Samsung Acquires SSD Caching Company NVELO
• AIG to raise up to $6.5 billion through AIA share sale sources
• As Yahoo Sales Reorg Proceeds Former Interclick CEO Katz Departs
• Cisco plans to sell router division report – Oh, home router division, not corporate router division.
• The Beginners Guide To Financial Markets Bonds

Historical

• Wartime pigeon message cracked
• Curator of the worlds only 8-track museum shows some love to the fallen format
• Monday Miscellanea

Tips and Tricks

• 15 worst holiday gifts for men
• Using Windows 8s

Gaming

• Enjoy a few mind-blowing Minecraft cityscapes
• Black Ops 2 makes it five weeks atop UK charts Agent 47 sneaks into second

Gadgets

• Apple job posting hints that future iMac versions could use AMD Radeon graphics – How is this news? My Old 20″ iMac used an AMD Radeon x1600… this is not unprecedented.
• Vantec launches NexStar WiFi hard drive dock along with iOS Android apps

Reviews

• SA950i headphones are an amazing value at just $59.95 review

Law

• Justice delayed — and delayed and delayed – It’s time to rethink our court system.
• Dominos founder sues government over contraception – Of course.

Technology

• Eric Schmidt and Stephen Colbert on Everything From Politics to Google Play Video
• Raspberry Pi launches its very own app store
• Retailer leaks next-gen AMD Radeon HD 8000 mobile graphics inside Asus Vivobook

Internet

• Google will end mainstream support for ActiveSync in January
• Twitter starts allowing you to download all your tweets – This is rolling out slowly. I don’t have the option yet.
• Twitter archive downloads start rolling out to select users lets you relive 2006 tomfoolery
• WikiLeaks re-opens donations under newly-formed Freedom of the Press Foundation
• How Joe Biden Accidentally Helped Us All E-Mail in Private

Mobile

• Five Years In
• Sprint announces plans to acquire 100% stake in Clearwire
• Google says Nexus 4 supplies are scarce and erratic offers unreserved apology for delays
• Nokia Lumia 510 will skip Mango land with Windows Phone 7.8 on board

Rumors

• Facebook to Launch Its Own Snapchat Competitor App
• HTC drops plans for large-screen Windows Phone says Bloomberg

Software/Apps

• Facebook 4 for Windows Phone 8
• Nickelodeon and PBS Pursue Preschool Apps Alongside TV Shows
• After three years Slax Linux reborn with Version 7.0
• Nokia reportedly preparing Lumia 920 camera software update

Security

• Serious vulnerability reportedly leaves Samsung Galaxy S III and other devices wide open to malware
• Security flaw found in Samsung handsets tablets
• 2012 Looking back at the major hacks leaks and data breaches

Developer

• Which JavaScript Recipe Is Right For You

London/Britain/UK

• VIDEO Is Londons population too big
• Kate to attend BBC sport awards
• Secret film shows how buyers of luxury London homes can avoid millions in tax
• Trade unions should fill gap in public life says departing TUC chief
• Fisherman swept out to sea dies
• Belfast peace marchers rally over union flag violence
• Officer arrested over pleb leak
• Fiscal cliff Britain has already jumped.
• Plans to filter porn by default in the UK scrapped after public rejection
• Did Operation Ore change British society
• Man guilty of killing journalist
• Intellectual property crime unit to be set up by City police
• 105 abuse victims contact police
• £12 bill rise for energy upgrade
• Ritz paying no corporation tax
• Walk London
• The Crystal
• Winehouse inquest to be reheard

Personal

• iTunes 11 and Colors

Odd

• RI man wife charged with DUI on same night
• Australian court Workers comp covers sex mishap

Funny

• Lesson #1607 – Fortunes
• Tie-Drinking is Cool Right
• Holiday Lights WIN
• Make Room for Christmas
• Where I Come From Spare Tires Are Mandatory – It would work though.
• Killing the Moment 101 – I used the Ancient Aliens guy once today too.
• Nice Boots
• Thank You Grumpy Cat – Yes, Thank You Grumpy Cat
• Success
• Bublé Troublé
• Trollz in da Hood
• Just a Little Off the Top
• Nothing to Offer
• Japanese women enamored of
• Lap Dog
• Why Fix It When You Can
• Creepy Claus FAIL
• Since When is That Not an Acceptable Answer

Chicagoland

• Police Indiana man threatened killings at elementary school – Dumb fuck.
• Evanston gun buyback comes after shootings
• Wilmette man dies after falling onto glass coffee table
• Western Illinois board approves campus master plan
• Alderman Crime on North Side Worst Since 70s
• 3 pit bulls fatally shot during drug bust 2 men charged
• Two hospitalized after Near West Side fire
• Heart-attack victim thanks firefighters who saved her
• CPS officials rely on existing safety plans
• Extra Extra 12 CTA Bus Routes Cut Today
• Dispatcher Barricade situation ends after police pursuit in Matteson
• CTAs plan to relieve overcrowding goes into full swing
• Woman accused of driving over boyfriend
• Snowstorm expected to hit Midwest Thursday
• Billionaire Pumps Big Bucks into Rogers Park

Total Number of stories: 144

Look for more news stories this evening.