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  • A passenger checks his cellphone while boarding a flight in Boston. The Federal Communications Commission is proposing new rules to allow using cellphones for data and voice calls during airline flights.
    Rule Allowing In-Flight Phone Calls Clears First FCC Hurdle
    The communications agency's commissioners voted 3-2 to consider new rules allowing voice calls while jetliners are in the air — something that's been forbidden on U.S. flights. But the head of the Department of Transportation says he's "concerned" by the prospect of such calls.
  • A customer scans the shelves at Community Shop, the U.K.'s first "social supermarket." The discount grocery stores are growing in popularity across Europe and are open exclusively to those in need.
    Social Supermarkets A 'Win-Win-Win' For Europe's Poor
    Part discount grocer, part social service agency, the supermarkets limit membership to those who can prove they receive some form of welfare benefits. These stores, which are flourishing in Europe, sell food that's been rejected by grocers but is still perfectly edible and would otherwise end up in landfills.
  • Affordable Care Act navigator Nini Hadwen helps Floridians shop for health insurance in October.
    A Rush To Reconcile Health Enrollment Data, By Hand
    Problems persist on the back end of HealthCare.gov, which must process accurate enrollment information so insurers can receive premium payments and start coverage for consumers. Reconciliation of the data just started this week, as time to fix problems is running out.
  • Developing a vaccine for meningitis B was tricky. Even the existing vaccine doesn't protect against all B strains.
    Why Meningitis That Hit Princeton Is Hard To Beat With Vaccines
    It turns out that the bacteria that are responsible meningitis B have a sugar coating that makes them look a lot like human cells. That similarity makes development of a vaccine against the germs especially tricky.
  • Researchers say the underwater slope that runs up against Long Island fared well during Hurricane Sandy. Above, two of the research vessels used for the undersea survey.
    Long Island Wins Ultimate Faceoff Against Hurricane Sandy
    The storm's damage and disruption to homes, cities and families is undisputed. But researchers studying the underwater coastline say Long Island fared relatively well. The face of the shore retained much of its shape because underwater ridges of sand just offshore may have cushioned the blow.
  • The Maryland Tenth Cavalry Gun Club, based in Marriottsville, Md., focuses as much on discipline and black history as it does on shooting.
    African-American Gun Club Hopes To Help Curb Youth Violence
    More than 200 people have been killed this year in Baltimore — most of them blacks. One Maryland gun group says it's in a unique position to help steer the city's black youth away from the path of gun violence by focusing on discipline, training and black history.
  • Texas Election 2014: Will Abbott Follow Perry’s Double Dipping Standard?
    Lax Texas ethics laws don’t require politicians to disclose pension income, so virtually no one knew Rick Perry was double dipping until he ran for…
  • Cost Of Battling Filibuster Rules: No Sleep Or Fundraising
    A congressional expert says it was worthwhile for Senate Democrats to change the filibuster rules because despite dragged-out debate, they know they can win.
  • A Geminid meteor streaks across the sky early Friday near Scotland, Md.
    Catch The Geminid Meteor Shower Tonight
    This year's shower might serve up more than a hundred shooting stars every hour, but the bright streaks could be washed out by a nearly full moon.
  • Twitter revoked its new blocking policy after backlash from users.
    Twitter Critics Say It's Not Sensitive Enough To Cyberbullying
    Twitter on Thursday changed its blocking policy, then changed it back. Users were outraged that the initial switch allowed stalkers and abusers open access to their posts. Some say the incident shows that Twitter isn't listening to women and cyberbullying victims on the site.
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