Headlines from November 25, 2009

Gold and mineral trading fuels war in Congo; nothing works, and a new report makes the U.N. look complicit.
Tribune investigation says many autism treatments "amount to uncontrolled experiments on vulnerable children."
Painful sleep becomes new Swedish trend; modernized nail beds are this year's hot gift.
The cougar trend, as measured by a recent "cougar convention" in Los Angeles, would appear to be thankfully dying.
When Hollywood needs deserts or a Middle Eastern sheen, Morocco hears the call.
Subways perform as perfect sets when psychologists need rolling laboratories.
Surprising conservationists, species are being saved by power-line corridors.
Fascinating account of how fin whales get such big mouths, and why they eat in the manner of parachutes.
As the tornado drifted toward us, I reached out the window to latch the bullet-proof glass. Dispatch from a pro storm chaser.
Hunters cash in on food-obsessed urbanites; TMN's Nicole Pasulka learns how to hunt turkey.
Thanksgiving emergency hotlines.
Don't forget: America's first Thanksgiving feast was a French meal.
Basic Thanksgiving Q&A; basic Thanksgiving grace; basic family quiz; Leslie Harpold's basic Thanksgiving dinner.
Mesoamerican baseball and other ancient sports that deserve a comeback (though perhaps not all the raping bits).
Thanksgiving video: Paula Deen gets hit in the face by a ham.