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US – Friday, November 20

Experts: Homegrown terror biggest threat

Terrorist incidents over the past 12 months show that Islamic extremists within the U.S. increasingly are launching attacks against targets such as military bases, antiterrorist experts said Thursday.

Obama’s prediction: Death for 9/11 leader

President Barack Obama may be thinking past the controversy over the decision to try the 9/11 mastermind blocks from Ground Zero: He’s already talking about the execution of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.

What women want: Wilmer

How does Wilmer Valderrama do it? The actor has dated a bevy of Hollywood beauties, from Mandy Moore to Lindsay Lohan (pre-career implosion) to Hilary Duff. He’s even claimed that Ashlee Simpson and Jennifer Love Hewitt have had a piece of Vaderrama-action.

The saga continues with rush of ‘New’ blood

REVIEW. No matter how this review of ‘New Moon’ ends, whether this critic loves or loathes the film, is irrelevant. If you’re one of the legions of “Twi-Hards,” you’ll be stepping on heads to see it this weekend anyway.

Wall Street dips after bad outlook for Target

NEW YORK. U.S. stocks fell yesterday after discount retailer Target gave a cautious holiday season outlook, but positive brokerage comments on tech bellwether Microsoft helped limit losses.

Annie Lennox: ‘I am my own aids campaign’

Annie Lennox has been an icon since shooting to fame with the Eurythmics two decades ago. The “Greatest White Soul Singer Alive” won a 2004 Academy Award for best original song. But these days, Lennox’s heart belongs less to Billboard charts than to dying children. She campaigns on behalf of African children infected with AIDS. She talked exclusively to Metro.

Photo: GETTY IMAGESOPRAH TO QUIT IN ’11

The end is near.

National

Hurricane Katrina: U.S. gov’t liable for damage

A U.S. judge ruled that the Army Corps of Engineers was negligent in maintaining a key navigational channel in New Orleans and was liable for some damage caused by massive flooding from Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

National

AOL plans to lay off a third of employees

AOL plans to cut one-third of its work force, or about 2,500 jobs, in an effort to trim some $300 million in costs as part of the Web company’s planned spin-off from Time Warner Inc.

New York

Subway pervert reports going up

Most female — and some male — subway riders have horror stories of being grabbed, groped, flashed or even attacked. But only 587 incidents of sexual harassment have been reported this year.

National

Housing construction falls, inflation edges up

Construction of new homes in the United States hit a six month low in October, providing more evidence of the economy's sluggish recovery, while a surge in the cost of new and used vehicles lifted consumer prices.

New York

Williams to plead guilt, could serve three years

NEW YORK. Former Nets center Jayson Williams reportedly reached a deal with New Jersey prosecutors that could land him in prison for three years.

Reports: Rudy backs off gov. race

NEW YORK. According to reports released Thursday, former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani is backing away from a run for governor, after months of speculation, but is leaving the door open to a challenge of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who has been perceived as vulnerable in polls.

My Voice

Shave and a haircut — Elliott’s $.02

You’ll notice none of America’s problems have been solved. Well, you can only blame yourself for not doing a good enough job of demanding the government act on the brilliant ideas I’ve been dispensing every week in Metro, the world’s greatest newspaper. Don’t bother groveling for forgiveness; it demeans us both.

Boston

The last of the original urban village

It was once a vibrant neighborhood, but was cleared out to make way for hospitals, hotels and upscale condos emblematic of a new Boston. Fifty years later, those that remember the neighbors and streets of the "old" West End are becoming as scarce as the landmarks of their youth.

Photo: BRENDAN HOFFMAN/GETTY IMAGES

National

Reid health care bill hits Obama’s cost target

A Senate health care reform plan to be unveiled yesterday meets President Barack Obama’s goals on costs and deficit reduction, budget analysts said, a finding that could boost its chances in a sharply divided Senate.

National

Gift idea: Pay off the national debt

Report: Efforts to curb smoking stall

No fairy tale: Alice in jobless land

13 murder charges for base slayings

Hiya, America! Here she comes, Ms. Sarah Palin

Dobbs to leave CNN network

Iran charges three hikers with spying

Reports paint picture of Hasan

Forty years of sunny days on ‘Sesame Street’

House celebrates health bill; senator: It is ‘DOA’

International

Don’t you remember?

Leaders back delay to final deal on climate

Iraq, a tourist hot spot?

Illegal flow of cash to Iran?

Probe spotlights Muslim preacher

Lottery wins can make happiness — or misery

Plane pilot charged with being drunk

Berlin celebrates the fall of the Wall

An event that changed the world

Eva Brunne. World’s first lesbian bishop

The November MMMpod features interviews and music with a band called Girls, a band of girls called Supercute, and a supercute vampire. Yes, listeners, we have Pattinson!

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