Morning Brief: December 1

Cyber Monday, Black Friday's tech-savvy younger brother, is here. It's expected to be a big day for technology retailers, as usual--or is it? Some economists and retailers themselves are predicting a bit of a drop in sales for the day. Of course, the hefty price cuts are there, as always. 

NEED TO KNOW

Hong Kong Protests Burst Back to Life  [Wall Street Journal]

Obama Sets Meetings to Deal With Ferguson Unrest  [New York Times]

New York City Government Payroll Grows  [NY Daily News]

Mario Cuomo in Hospital  [New York Times]

One World Trade Center Panned by Architecture Critics  [Gothamist]

SPORTS

The Giants fell to the Jaguars, 25-24

The Nets lost to the Bulls, 102-84

The Knicks fell to the Heat, 86-79

The Jets play the Dolphins at 8:30 tonight on Monday Night Football

The Rangers skate against Tampa Bay at 7:00

WEATHER

Sunny with clouds later in the day, highs around 59 degrees. [Full Report]

ON STAGE TONIGHT

Bob Dylan And His Band @ the Beacon Theatre

Hot Tuna acoustic featuring Jorma Kaukonen And Jack Casady @ Highline Ballroom

Joe Walsh @ the Paramount

James Blake (with Airhead) @ the Music Hall of Williamsburg

WFUV PRESENTS: Langhorne Slim @ City Winery

TODAY IN HISTORY

Today in 1955, Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus to a white man. Her arrest prompts the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which successfully takes down some of the city's segregationist laws.