Dog climbs to Mount Everest base camp

http://www.parade.com/228971/ashleighschmitz/meet-rupee-the-first-dog-to-ever-climb-mt-everest/

Have you ever adopted a stray animal?

Thief breaks into the home of a professional axe-thrower

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2013/11/04/ax-wielding-woman-chases-thief-away-in-hemet/

Should people keep weapons in their home or apartment?

US Supreme court to decide if employers can refuse to provide contraceptives

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304011304579222023983439450

Should private companies be required to pay for something they object to?

Police investigate screaming and find...IKEA furniture

http://www.thelocal.se/20131108/police-called-for-swedish-familys-ikea-nightmare

Have you ever assembled furniture? Did it make you scream?

Shoplifter chased by marathon runner

http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/10789363.Shoplifter_swiftly_caught_by_Good_Samaritan___who_had_run_101_marathons/

Should citizens get involved when a crime is happening, or should they wait for the police?

Food and Drug Administration shuts down genetic testing kit

http://www.sfgate.com/technology/article/FDA-reins-in-genetic-testing-firm-23andMe-5011311.php

Is the US Government protecting people, or getting in the way of progress?

Swedish Ice Hotel Required to Install Fire Alarms

http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/11/15/swedish-ice-hotel-required-to-install-fire-alarms/

What's the silliest government regulation you've heard of?

Jean Claude Van Damme Volvo ad

http://www.straight.com/blogra/531441/jean-claude-van-damme-does-epic-split-volvo

How will this ad help Volvo sell trucks?

Alcohol without alcohol

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-24895758

Would alcohol-free drinks solve problems or create new ones?

Movie about Noah

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-11-15/will-noah-get-christians-to-theaters-or-create-a-backlash

Will this movie be faithful to the biblical story of Noah? Does it matter?

Plane crash in Russia

http://www.euronews.com/2013/11/17/russian-boeing-crashes-on-landing-at-kazan-airport-with-tatarstan-president-s-/

How old was the plane? Do you think this had anything to do with the crash?

Tornadoes strike the midwestern United States

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304439804579205703053045212

Would you want to live in an area where tornadoes are common?

Venezuelan store lowers prices -- at gunpoint

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/15/venezuela-army-occupy-shops-profiteering

Will this help the people of Venezuela?

Moscow subway accepting squats instead of rubles

http://www.smh.com.au/world/moscows-unusual-request-for-passengers-wanting-a-free-ride-20131109-2x7pq.html

What else could the government do to encourage exercise?

"Black Friday" starts on Thursday now

http://www.cleveland.com/nation/index.ssf/2013/11/holiday_shopping_takes_seat_at_1.html

What are your plans for Thanksgiving?

Britney Spears' music used to fight Somali pirates

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/10/30/britney-spears-music-used-to-fight-somali-pirates/

What music drives you crazy?

Remote-controlled cockroaches

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/11/roboroach/

Is this cruel to the cockroaches?

Gun violence in American movies is increasing

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/11/business/media/gun-violence-in-american-movies-is-rising-study-finds.html?_r=0

Are Hollywood movies too violent?

Lays tests chocolate-covered potato chips

http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/11/01/lays-manages-to-make-potato-chips-even-worse-for-you-by-smothering-them-in-chocolate/

Would you try chocolate potato chips?

Red Cross sends 10,000 body bags to the Philippines

http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/11/health/typhoon-medical-crisis/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

Why did this storm cause such destruction?

All LDS Missionaries in Philippines are safe

http://www.ksl.com/?sid=27586473&nid=148&fm=most_popular&s_cid=popular-5

Are you worried about the LDS missionaries or other people in the Philippines?

Racing Minivans

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303936904579180183760573854

What kind of car would you like to have?

Man throws away $500,000 in gold so his wife can't have it

http://nypost.com/2013/10/29/man-throws-gold-in-dumpster-so-his-ex-wife-couldnt-have-it/

Do you think this man really threw away the money, or did he hide it?

Man drives from New York to Califonia in 28 hours

http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/31/us/new-york-los-angeles-cannonball-speed-record/

Is this man a hero or a criminal?

'Great Comet' could dazzle or could fizzle on Nov. 29

http://www.ksl.com/?sid=27497775&nid=148&fm=most_popular&s_cid=popular-4

Do you plan on watching the comet? Where will you be on Nov 29?

Dramatic skydiver crash caught on tape

http://nypost.com/2013/11/05/incredible-video-captured-from-miraculous-skydiver-crash/

Why did everyone survive this crash?

Russia’s goodie bag gifts ‘bugged’ G-20 delegates

http://nypost.com/2013/10/30/russia-used-goof-bag-gadgets-to-bug-g-20-delegates/

Make your own comment on this article, or explain these terms:

• Goodie bag
• Bugged
• Boris and Natasha
• G-20
• Trojan horse
• eavesdropping

India launches first mission to Mars

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/11/05/india-mars-mission/3440267/

How much money has India spent on this mission? What do people think about this?

Huge, FLESH-EATING PLATYPUS once brought TERROR to Australia

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/05/new_platypus_species/

This news site often uses British slang. Without looking it up, what does "boffins" mean?

Woman gives out "You're fat" notes instead of candy

http://blogs.ajc.com/news-to-me/2013/10/30/kids-getting-youre-fat-letters-this-halloween/

What do you think of the Halloween traditions in the United States?