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Another Year Wraps Up

UCSD researchers used an outdoor earthquake simulator to test the structural integrity of a seven story tall, 275 ton concrete and steel building. KPBS Reporter Erik Anderson has details.

The 12 lawmakers on the deficit-fighting supercommittee will also be raising funds for their next campaigns. And with huge spending cuts seemingly inevitable from the supercommittee, they'll likely face pressure to bite the hands that feed them money.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney made the most of his opportunities not only to raise doubts for voters about Texas Gov. Rick Perry's hostility towards Social Security as a federal entitlement but Perry's character.

The South African government is under fire for denying a visa to the Dalai Lama. The Tibetan spiritual leader was invited to the region for a peace conference promoting the 2010 World Cup. That conference is now cancelled as a result of the controversy, and leading activists say South Africa must apologize. NPR's Charlayne Hunter-Gault is in Johannesburg and explains the fallout.

Internet search engine Google says it is deciding whether to appeal a decision by a French court that has implications for its lucrative advertising model. The court ordered Google to stop displaying ads for competitors of Louis Vuitton when users searched for the luxury goods maker. There are similar cases being brought in the United States.

If you're a last minute shopper for holiday gifts and you have a music lover on your list, consider the new album from Tom Waits, "Glitter and Doom Live." Culture Lust contributor and Waits fan Andy Trimlett has this recommendation.

Many people were shocked to learn that the small California city of Bell was paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to city officials, although it only has 40,000 residents. KPBS has investigated how much officials in San Diego County's 18 cities are paid.

Actress Ashley Judd spoke to a packed house about the abuse and neglect in her childhood at The YWCA's 14th Annual "In the Company of Women" luncheon.