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November 26, 2011 | | In Newsweek It wrecks marriages, destroys careers, and saps self-worth. Yet Americans are being diagnosed as sex addicts in record numbers. In the latest issue of Newsweek, Chris Lee takes a deeper look inside the growing problem. TENSE Pakistan is accusing NATO of killing 28 soldiers in a helicopter raid on a military checkpoint in the northwest of the country. In retaliation for the alleged attack, they've shut down vital supply routes for NATO troops in Afghanistan. Gen. John R. Allen, the NATO commander in Afghanistan, offered his condolences to the family of any Pakistani soldiers who “may have been killed or injured” in the “incident,” but wouldn't give any details. He said an investigation is underway. FREE Three American students who were detained by the police near Tahrir Square last Sunday have left Egypt after a court ordered them to be let go. The students were attending the American University in Cairo and were arrested on the roof of a university building and accused of throwing firebombs at security forces clashing with protesters below. An Egyptian court ordered them released Thursday. BASKETBALL Here's something to be thankful for: The 149-day basketball labor dispute could soon be at an end. The NBA and its players reached a tentative agreement early this morning that could result in a shortened 66-game season beginning Dec. 25. “We saw a willingness on both sides to compromise a little bit more to reach this agreement, we look forward to opening on Christmas Day," National Basketball Association Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver at a 4 a.m. press conference following a 15-hour meeting. Commissioner David Stern said he will speak to the owners today and is confident they'll support the deal, and Billy Hunter, who was executive director of the players union before it disbanded, said he's confident the players will support it as well. Showdown Hopefully this goes better than Oakland's eviction. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced that the City Hall park where Occupy Los Angeles protesters have been camped for the last seven weeks will be closed midnight Monday. The move marks a shift from Los Angeles's early treatment of the protesters, when the City Council passed a resolution in support of the demonstration and Villaraigosa himself handed out jackets when it started to rain. Police have not said whether they will use rubber bullets or tear gas to disperse protesters who refuse to leave. | | 
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