Coming up Friday on Dateline, Brian Williams talks to Prince Charles about his role as The Prince of Wales, his relationship with his sons and his efforts as "a defender of nature" to prevent global warming. The Prince Charles special on the environment, "Harmony," will air immediately following the interview. Watch Nightly News tonight for a preview of the interview-- you can also catch a short clip of Prince Charles discussing the rampant rumors of wedding bells for Prince William below:

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What we're following:

- U.S. aims to end Afghan combat by 2014

- Retail sales up largest amount in seven months

- Lawmakers return to Capitol Hill after the midterms

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- President Clinton to appear in "Hangover 2"

- The lights go out at the Meadowlands

- Online viewers still like watching the old fashioned way

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Last night I was crossing Park Avenue on foot at the intersection of 58th Street. I got caught on the traffic island between the northbound and southbound lanes, and while waiting for the light to change, I found myself kicking at a pile of snow while I stood there. And then it hit me: It’s early November in New York. There hasn't been any measurable snow. There wasn't any snow on the adjacent sidewalk or in the street, just on the traffic island where I was standing. And on the next traffic island. I was on a movie set--or at least it had been, earlier in the day. I found out today that "Mr. Popper's Penguins" is shooting in the same neighborhood (scenes that include snow) with Jim Carrey. That explains the hyper-local snowfall. Just another night in New York.

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What we're following:

- Rolls-Royce to fix fault behing A380 engine mishap

- President Obama leaves the G-20 without a resolution on currency dispute

- Alaska Senate race still unsettled

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- Google Maps issue leads to territorial conflicts between countries

- Chicago Transit Authority to sell naming rights for just about everything

- GE to buy 25,000 electric vehicles

- U.S. Postal Service wants greeting card companies to preprint postage

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Editor's Note: This post was written and intended for publication yesterday...apologies for the delay

You know those days--when something that you depend on everyday without a second thought stops working, and suddenly you're left to think about that "thin line" we're on every day. Witness AOL. A good friend of mine is an AOL customer and relies on them for a big volume of incoming and outgoing email every day. Until yesterday. When the AOL email stopped coming and going. A call to customer service (in Hungary?) was completely unsatisfying, and a call to New York yielded a recording. It said something about how "in an effort to improve your service, some customers will be experiencing a slowdown in service." A brilliant strategy, I thought--way to make people feel like the slowdown is actually a GOOD thing! So anyway, while I can't find anything about it on the web, there's apparently been a below-the-radar AOL slowdown for 24 hours or so--meaning email users are bumping up against call centers and recordings--and in the meantime, they just want their email service. So much for the idea of the internet as a public utility!

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What we're following:

- Carnival cruise ship to arrive in San Diego today

- Veterans Day 2010: A salute to all those who served our country

- Iraq agrees on new government after eight-month deadlock

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- No more white pages?

- Wal-Mart offers free shipping for the holidays

- Following protest, Amazon removes "Pedophile's Guide" from its site

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Researchers say an increase of 22 percent of ADHD cases since 2003 is due to more awareness and screening.

For more information on ADHD, check out the following resources:

The best overall guide comes from the National Institute of Mental Health:http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder/complete-index.shtml

The Mayo Clinic also has a good guide here: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/adhd/DS00275

The Duke program mentioned in our report: http://www.dukehealth.org/services/attention_deficit_hyperactivity_disorder/about

What we're following:

- Carnival cruise ship, stranded after fire, slowly begins journey home

- President Obama arrives in South Korea ahead of G-20 summit

- Weekly jobless benefit claims drop

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- Google gives entire staff a 10% raise

- Betty White made honoray Forest Ranger

- Check out "one of the most gorgeous gems in the world of mass transit"

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What we're following:

- Former BP CEO says the company was unprepared for the spill

- Mystery missile caught on video off coast of California

- President Obama courts Muslims while in Indonesia

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- Expired food and drugs can be hazardous

- Hyper-texting teens more likely to engage in risky behavior

- AAA study finds too many drivers asleep at the wheel

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Find out which app Brian picked in Salon.com's "20 essential apps picked by people we trust," which also features some interesting picks by Rosanne Cash, Dan Savage and Onion editor Joe Randazzo.

Check it out, and share yours in the comments below.

What we're following:

- President Obama continues overseas trip in India

- Former President George W. Bush speaks out in his first TV interview since leaving office

- This week Nightly News goes "Back to Basics"

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- Qantas CEO reveals oil leaks in multiple engines of its A380s

- Independent investigators to present findings on Gulf oil spill

- Video of the day: Trick play gone right...

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Tonight I've invited Tom Brokaw to join us for a few minutes -- we'll take a look back at what this week taught us. The fallout from the election continues -- in fact, we're still waiting for results in several big races. The President is overseas, Speaker Pelosi says she still wants to lead the Democrats, and both sides will slug it out on the Sunday talk shows. I think I'll be watching football all weekend. For now, I'm playing Aretha Franklin's Greatest Hits on my iPod at my desk. We hope you can join us tonight. Please have a good weekend.

What we're following:

- U.S. economy adds better-than-expected 151,000 jobs

- Qantas blames design issue for A380 engine failure

- Hurricane Tomas heads for Haiti

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- Obesity is contagious among friends

- Food stamp use up 17% since last year

- SunChips has a solution for its noisy bags

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After hearing about Aretha Franklin's worrisome six-month "medical leave" from any public appearances or performances, as mandated by her doctors, the Nightly newsroom tonight was a cacophony of competing favorites from the Queen of Soul -- among them "Chain of Fools," "Rock Steady," and "Baby I Love You." (A certain anchorman even confessed to having felt, on occasion, "like a natural woman," thanks to her music.)

So along with the many millions of her fans the world over, we'll be keeping her in our hearts, and in our ears, as we hope for her recovery. And a quick hat tip to NPR Music for resurfacing an amazing Soul Train performance of Franklin singing "Ooo Baby Baby" with Smokey Robinson.

The only thing better than announcing that Newman's Own has now given away $300 million to charity...would be if Paul Newman could make the announcement himself. Sadly, he's not around to do that. I'd give anything to make that so. Instead, tonight's Making A Difference segment will be about a great actor who was also a great man, whose role as a philanthropist is now cemented in American life. He set up a company designed to manufacture and sell great products--and to not make a cent for the founder. When was the last time that happened? It’s precisely why we're doing the story tonight. We hope you can join us.

What we're following:

- Qantas A380 makes emergency landing after engine failure

- Yemen mail bomb was 17 minutes from exploding

- McConnell says goal is to make President Obama a one term president

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- Coconuts in India removed ahead of President Obama's trip

- Domino's is hiring for a $31k/hour part-time job

- Food prices on the rise

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We ended up going nine hours on the air last night. While I could not watch any other coverage, I don't see how our team could be equaled: Just think of the candlepower I had at the desk with me: Mark Whitaker, Andrea Mitchell, David Gregory, Savannah Guthrie and Tom Brokaw. Everyone worked heroic hours, everyone contributed equally. Chuck Todd was among the stars of the evening, as he analyzed wave after wave of numbers. Andrea Mitchell stayed up all night, Savannah got on a train three hours after we got off the air, went to Washington, and helped lead the questioning at the White House today during the President's news conference. Our people are wiped--and yet our team members never falter, and performed today at the same consistent level. I'm so proud to know them and to be able to work with them. Tonight we'll examine the new day in politics, and what last night's result will mean. We hope you can join us.

I spent all of yesterday studying -- like I always meant to study for a final.

Tonight we'll do Nightly News from our election studio, to get the hang of the place.

Tomorrow morning, I will wake up and vote (as we always urge everyone to) and then come in to work. At that point, there's little to do to be "ready", except to make sure we're as prepared as we can be. We're going all night tomorrow night: straight from prime time through late night. That means if you live on the East Coast and are a night owl, we'll be on the air. If you live on the West Coast, we'll be live to talk about the big races there.

I have no doubt that we have the best team ever assembled. I'm certain we'll be on the air for more hours than any other broadcast network. Now we wait. Now we vote.

We hope you can join us tonight.

What we're following:

- Decision 2010: 1 day to go

- Final NBC/Wall Street Journal Poll of this election cycle

- Income falls for first time in 14 months

And did you see...

- Tiger Woods no longer holds the #1 spot

- Alcohol more dangerous than hard drugs?

- New satellite launched, then declared dead

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