From the Wires

USA Today: Democracy, globalization, marriage and bigot — all touched by politics — made the Top 10, in no particular order. Read more to find out the top two looked up words of 2012.

Huffington Post: Industry icons Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana are accused of avoiding €400 million in taxes.

BBC: Researchers have developed a new type of plastic lighting that could be more efficient and produce a better quality light than fluorescent bulbs.

Huffington Post: “For the last 12 months, talking about women’s bodies has been a good thing. An exciting, and sometimes worrying, thing. But now that I’m looking into a future of novelty royal babygros, Middleton maternity wear and royal baby name generators, I want all the fertility talk to stop.”

New York Times: Consumer products have traditionally been marketed to appeal to women, and stores have been designed for women’s sensibilities. Now, some brands and stores are catering directly to male decision-makers.

Los Angeles Times: The first text message was sent out on Dec. 3 1992. Engineer Neil Papworth wrote “Merry Christmas” on his computer and sent it to Vodafone director Richard Jarvis.

USA Today: President Barack Obama will answer questions on fiscal cliff negotiations today on Twitter.

Wall Street Journal: The end of the Daily comes nearly two years after it was launched with much fanfare, as an effort to redefine news gathering in the digital age.

New York Times: Both parties are arguing over the size of the down payment, which is critical. Republicans and Democrats alike worry that canceling roughly $600 billion in deficit-reducing tax increases and spending cuts next year might spook financial markets.

MSN Money: Instead of showing bipartisan progress on a solution to the “fiscal cliff,” Congress and the White House seem unwilling to budge, after House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, expressed disappointment.