Morning Digest: Payrolls seen up in November and jobless rate steady

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Good Morning Bit, FRI 03 Dec 2010    Payrolls seen up in November and jobless rate steady South Korea raises rhetoric against the North Wall Street futures point to slightly weaker start Amazon, eBay, Google going local Arsenic-munching germ redefines "life as we know it" Lebron James scores 38 in homecoming as Heat rout the Cavs Aretha Franklin says surgery "highly successful" Office parties more sedate, but still kicking Embattled Congressman censured NASA finds new life form "Middle class" tax cut gets House ok TOP NEWS Payrolls seen up in November and jobless rate steady December 03, 2010 12:15 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy probably recorded a second month of solid job gains in November, which would bolster views the labor market is improving even though the activity is not enough yet to lower the unemployment rate. Full Article WORLD NEWS South Korea raises rhetoric against the North December 03, 2010 05:03 AM ET SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea on Friday threatened to bomb North Korea if it tries a repeat of last week's attack, raising its rhetoric after the United States warned of an "immediate threat" from Pyongyang. Full Article BUSINESS NEWS Wall Street futures point to slightly weaker start December 03, 2010 04:33 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Futures for the Dow Jones industrial average, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 fall 0.1 to 0.3 percent, pointing to a weaker start for equities on Wall Street on Friday. Full Article INTERNET NEWS Amazon, eBay, Google going local December 02, 2010 08:46 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com and eBay Inc are investing in local Internet services, jumping aboard the increasingly popular and lucrative business of catering to local shoppers and stores. Full Article SCIENCE NEWS Arsenic-munching germ redefines "life as we know it" December 02, 2010 11:39 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A strange, salty lake in California has yielded an equally strange bacterium that thrives on arsenic and redefines life as we know it, researchers reported on Thursday. Full Article SPORTS NEWS Lebron James scores 38 in homecoming as Heat rout the Cavs December 03, 2010 01:19 AM ET CLEVELAND (Reuters) - It was not a happy homecoming but it was a spectacular one as LeBron James scored a season-high 38 points to lead the Miami Heat to a convincing 118-90 triumph over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday. Full Article ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Aretha Franklin says surgery "highly successful" December 02, 2010 06:27 PM ET DETROIT (Reuters) - Soul singer Aretha Franklin underwent a "highly successful" surgery on Thursday for an undisclosed health problem, the "Queen of Soul" said in a statement released by her spokeswoman. Full Article ODDLY ENOUGH NEWS Office parties more sedate, but still kicking December 02, 2010 06:01 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - In a time when chain smoking, off-color jokes and three-martini lunches have largely faded from the workplace, the holiday office party survives. Full Article   REUTERS www.reuters.com Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book.Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Send this mailing to a friend or colleague Reuters.com: Help and Contact Us | Advertise With Us | Mobile | Newsletters | RSS | Interactive TV | Labs | Reuters in Second Life | Archive | Site Index | Video Index Thomson Reuters Corporate: Copyright | Disclaimer | Privacy | Professional Products | Professional Products Support | About Thomson Reuters | Careers