A.M. Links: House Passes $1+ Trillion Spending Bill, Police Shut Down Hong Kong Protests, Scientists May Have Found Evidence of Dark Matter

The
House of Representatives approved a trillion dollar spending
bill now headed to the Senate.
Police in
Hong Kong cleared the last of the camp sites being used by
pro-democracy protesters, who nevertheless promised to come
back.
Former Republican presidential candidate
Mitt Romney is reportedly now interested in running again. He
probably has a better chance of winning the Democratic
nomination.
Snow, rain, and wind is hitting
California in the worst storm the drought-stricken state’s seen
in years.
Mark Zuckerberg says he’s considering something like a
“dislike” button for
Facebook, but not to disagree with what people have to say
because, he says, that would be bad.
Scientists have identified signals from the
Andromeda Galaxy that may be evidence for the existence of dark
matter.