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12/29/23
TechNews for the week: December 29; December 27;
Ukraine/Russia war
Russia Makes Small Battlefield Gains, Increasing Pressure on Ukraine;
What a Russian Victory Would Mean for Ukraine;
Putin Quietly Signals He Is Open to a Cease-Fire in Ukraine; Russia says it seizes Ukrainian town of Maryinka; Kyiv denies the claim;
Ukraine says it shot down Russian fighter jets and drones as the country officially marks Christmas;
Ukraine’s top general calls for more troops; Russian ship hit in Crimean port ; Ukraine Hits Major Russian Warship, but Loses Ground in the East;
Russia shatters Ukraine holiday season with massive missile barrage; Russia Retakes Some Land Hard Won by Ukraine During Counteroffensive;
Israel/Hamas Conflict
Israel strikes 2 homes, killing more than 90 Palestinians while hundreds have been detained;
Revealed: how US residents are funding illegal settlements in the West Bank;
Gaza Deaths Surpass Any Arab Loss in Wars With Israel in Past 40 Years; U.S. strikes militia groups in Iraq; pope calls for end to war;
Iran's Khamenei calls on Muslim nations to block shipping to Israel;
Netanyahu Visits Gaza as Palestinians Mourn an Attack That Officials Say Killed Dozens ;
Egypt floats plan to end Israel-Hamas war. The proposal gets a cool reception; Netanyahu outlines 3 prerequisites for peace in op-ed;
Israel hits Bethlehem in Christmas raids on occupied West Bank;
Israel army arrests senior Palestinian lawmaker Jarrar; Palestinians in West Bank boycott Israeli products;
Israeli minister hints at retaliatory actions taken in Iraq, Yemen, Iran; The world wants a respite for Gaza. Israel vows to keep fighting;
At the heart of the Israel-Palestinian conflict, anthropology matters as much as history;
Israel’s war in Gaza threatens to spill into Lebanon and beyond; Skepticism Grows Over Israel’s Ability to Dismantle Hamas;
A General’s Account of Oct. 7 Battle for Be’eri Stirs Debate in Israel;
Israeli strikes across Gaza kill dozens of Palestinians, even in largely emptied north;
Images of Watermelons Signal Support for Palestinians;
The number of wounded Israeli soldiers is mounting, representing a hidden cost of war;
Former Israeli settlers yearn to return to Gaza after war;
Israel’s ultra-Orthodox, exempt from military service, now enlisting; Israeli Teen Who Refused to Enlist in the IDF Is Sentenced to 30 Days in Prison;
Displaced Gazans flee again as Israel launches more tank, air assaults;
Two investigations put renewed scrutiny on Israel’s Gaza offensive;
Egypt says it is awaiting responses on plan to end Gaza war;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
How Russian and Chinese Interference Could Affect the 2024 Election;
Missing Russian dissident Navalny located in penal colony in Siberia; Russia Is Divvying Up Prigozhin’s Empire Among Putin’s Cronies;
Indian Envoy Meets With Putin, Bypassing Western Pressure;
China appoints new defence minister after predecessor’s disappearance; Chinese Spy Agency Rising to Challenge the C.I.A;
A World Leader on Ukraine, the U.S. Is Now Isolated Over Gaza;
Houthi Militia in Yemen Presents a Special Challenge for U.S.; US cracks down on money flow to Iran-backed Houthis;
Iran summons Russian envoy over statement on Persian Gulf disputed islands;
Turkey’s parliamentary committee approves Sweden’s NATO membership;
At migration talks, Mexico’s president says U.S. should focus on helping poor in region; Biden’s immigration problems grow with caravan headlines;
New York City mayor restricts bus arrivals to stem migrant surge;
Pro-Palestinian activists protest in front of homes of Biden admin officials;
The US may be flouting its own laws by sending unrestricted aid to Israel;
Clarence Thomas’s Clerks: An ‘Extended Family’ With Reach and Power;
Judge denies DOJ request to pause lawsuit challenging Alabama ban on trans care for minors; Ohio governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care for minors;
Federal judge approves Georgia GOP’s maps that add majority Black district; Rep. Lucy McBath to switch districts due to Georgia redistricting;
It took years for truth about election 'audit' to emerge. Why The Arizona Republic kept fighting;
AP-NORC poll says Americans sour on the primary election process and major political parties;
Lawmakers who linger in Congress after accepting new jobs stir concerns;
GOP seeks upper hand as prospect of automatic budget cuts stirs fears;
After the Sandy Hook massacre, they voted no. Now these senators want new gun laws;
Democrat: Fed ‘should cut interest rates’ or be ‘most responsible’ for Trump’s return;
Trump, Hunter Biden share unlikely gambit: Both say they’re unfairly targeted; Hunter Biden Text Cited in Impeachment Inquiry Is Not What G.O.P. Suggests;
Who Investigates the Sheriff? In Mississippi, Often No One;
This year set to mark record drop in homicides, research shows;
Campaign politics
Biden’s economy vs. Trump’s in 12 charts;
Tracking Section 3: Trump Disqualification Challenges;
Colorado GOP asks U.S. Supreme Court to keep Trump on the ballot; Michigan Supreme Court Decides Trump Can Stay on primary Ballot;
Maine has become the second state to determine that Donald Trump is ineligible to appear on the primary ballot;
Newly Flush With Cash, Nikki Haley Makes Her Move in Iowa;
CNN anchor raises Nixon pardon in questioning Trump immunity defense; Haley says she’d pardon Trump as president;
Nikki Haley was asked what caused the Civil War. She made no mention of slavery; Haley takes flak for blaming Civil War gaffe on ‘plant’;
Nikki Haley acknowledges Civil War was ‘about slavery’ after facing criticism;
Ramaswamy campaign halts TV ad spending, calling it ineffective;
A New Tax on Imports and a Split From China: Trump’s 2025 Trade Agenda; Trump Assails Congresswoman in His Latest Escalation on Social Media;
New Jersey Muslims mobilize against longtime congressman over Israel stance;
Rep. Lauren Boebert switches Colo. districts, avoiding likely tough rematch; Colorado GOP chair on Boebert district shift: ‘Don’t think it was the best move’;
Trump Jan 6th indictment
With Supreme Court taking back seat, Trump presses immunity claim; Trump Asks Appeals Court to Toss Election Case on Immunity Grounds;
Jack Smith asks judge to bar Trump from making ‘political attacks’ in 2020 election trial;
Jan. 6 rioters the far right claimed were antifa keep getting unmasked as Trump supporters;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Business and Economics
Top 5 misconceptions about the economy in 2023;
Stock market surges into 2024, shrugging off recession fears;
Israel’s Economy Expected to Shrink 2% as War Sidelines Workers;
Ethiopia defaults on sovereign debt after deadline expires on $33mn payment;
Powerful Realtors Group Loses Its Grip on the Industry;
Serious Medical Errors Rose After Private Equity Firms Bought Hospitals;
Maersk to resume Red Sea shipping under US-led naval coalition;
Federal court pauses Apple Watch import ban;
Boeing Stock Slips on Possible Loose Bolt on Best-Selling 737 MAX;
Finance
When Social Security Becomes a Debt Collector;
Sports
At What Point Should College Athletes Be Considered Employees?
Education:
A Private Liberal Arts College Is Drowning in Debt. Should Alabama Rescue It?
Home-schoolers dismantled state oversight. Now they face pushback from an unexpected source;
12/22/23
TechNews for the week: December 22; December 20; December 18;
Ukraine/Russia war
G7 moves closer to seizing Russian assets for Ukraine; Ukraine’s US ambassador breaks convention during desperate times;
Moscow glows triumphant as front freezes and Western aid for Ukraine stalls ;
With Western aid stalled, Ukrainian troops run low on artillery shells;
Israel/Hamas Conflict
Israeli hostages who were shot and killed by Israeli forces in Gaza were bearing a makeshift white flag;
In Gaza war, Israel’s radical settlers see an opportunity to expand;
Israel displays Hamas tunnel big enough for a car;
UK, Germany and France step up calls for Israel to agree Gaza ceasefire; CIA director seeks restart on Hamas-Israel hostage talks;
Any hostile move against Yemen will have dire consequences;
Palestinian boys and men detained without charge by Israeli military describe 5 days of alleged abuse;
Journalist who broke story on decomposing babies in Gaza is shot, injured;
Gaza Health Ministry: More than 100 killed in Israeli airstrikes on Jabalya refugee camp;
Hezbollah claims strike on Israel's Iron Dome launchers;
Egypt under growing pressure as displaced Gazans crowd the border; Hamas leader in Egypt for talks on war; U.N. Security Council to reconvene;
Israel keeps pounding Gaza, Houthis vow more Red Sea attacks;
Security Council searching for a Gaza vote that U.S. won’t veto;
Israelis Abandon Political Left Over Security Concerns After Oct. 7;
Israeli president says humanitarian pause on table in exchange for release of hostages;
Red Cross chief says Gaza war is world's 'moral failure';
Israel troops kill motorist in West Bank; Army demolishes home of Palestinian accused of killing 2 Israelis;
Israeli Official Suggests Gaza Be ‘Flattened Completely, Just Like Auschwitz Today’;
Democratic lawmakers demand oversight on U.S. assistance to Israel;
U.N. gridlock on Gaza continues amid U.S. objections; Gaza Truce Talks Bog Down Over Disputes on Aid Inspections;
Amid Gaza War and Red Sea Attacks, Yemen’s Houthis Refuse to Back Down;
Evidence presented by Israel falls short of showing Hamas used hospital before raid;
Voter support for US military aid to Israel drops in new poll;
Israel intensifies Gaza strikes, Hamas fires rockets amid truce talks;
Israel's military campaign in Gaza seen as among the most destructive in history, experts say;
Houthi leader threatens to attack US warships if Washington targets Yemen;
Death toll in Gaza surpasses 20,000, health officials say, as U.S. concerns grow over civilian impact of Israel’s military campaign;
U.N. Security Council passes a resolution supporting a fighting pause in Gaza to allow aid entry, after a rare U.S. vote abstention;
How Israel pushed over a million Palestinians into a tiny corner of Gaza;
A Times Investigation Tracked Israel’s Use of One of Its Most Destructive Bombs in South Gaza;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
How Putin Turned a Western Boycott Into a Bonanza;
North Korea fires ICBM after condemning US 'war' moves;
Homes collapse as earthquake kills more than 100 in China's rural Gansu;
Japan selling Patriot missiles to US in break from self-defense policy;
Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan granted bail, but release uncertain;
A Viral Dance and ‘Happiness Campaign’ Frustrates Iran’s Clerics;
Egypt’s Sisi wins reelection;
How Hungary Undermined Europe’s Bid to Aid Ukraine;
E.U. agrees on landmark deal to overhaul migration policy in sign of hardening attitudes across the continent;
Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu found guilty of embezzlement and sentenced to more than five years in Vatican ‘trial of the century’;
Chileans reject conservative constitution to replace dictatorship-era text;
Argentina’s Javier Milei unveils sweeping decree to deregulate the economy;
Rise in Mexican cartel violence drives record migration to the US;
Mexican president says he’ll fight Texas migrant crossing law; El Paso County, immigrant rights groups suing Texas over immigration law;
Border Patrol says surge in border crossings is overwhelming its resources;
Abbott signs law allowing Texas police to arrest migrants; Texas sends migrants by private plane to Chicago;
Behind the Scenes at the Dismantling of Roe v. Wade; 'Incredibly dishonest': Report blows the lid off Supreme Court overturning of abortion rights;
Dem senator seeks Thomas' recusal from key Jan. 6 case at SCOTUS;
Arlington National Cemetery’s Confederate Memorial is set for removal in coming days despite a protest from Republican lawmakers;
Judge halts removal of Confederate memorial at Arlington National Cemetery; Judge says removal of Confederate statue at Arlington can proceed;
Biden faces battle with Democratic base over Israel, Ukraine, border; Black American solidarity with Palestinians is rising and testing longstanding ties to Jewish allies ;
Poll Finds Wide Disapproval of Biden on Gaza, and Little Room to Shift Gears;
GOP says no Christmas deal for Ukraine, border; Senate Will Not Vote On Ukraine Aid Before Early Next Year;
Latino Democrats shift from quiet concern to open opposition to Biden’s concessions in border talks;
Senators Hold Up 43 Biden Diplomatic Nominees as Crises Roil World; Hawley blocks McConnell-backed nominees, escalating feud;
Schumer stamps out final Tuberville military holds, ending months-long standoff;
Sen. Tillis to introduce legislation barring federal funds from states ‘misusing’ 14th Amendment;
Here's what's in the $886 billion defense bill passed by Congress;
Congress Passed a Money Laundering Law. Interest Groups Are Still Fighting It;
GOP’s fight over surveillance will stretch into new year;
Frustrations rise over use of privileged resolutions in the House: ‘A colossal waste of time’;
Comer pushes back on reporting on his ‘shell company’ to manage land; Jordan expands probe into Smith’s handling of Trump cases;
Congress Breaks For Holiday With Key Questions On Federal Budget Unresolved;
Conservatives move to keep abortion off the 2024 ballot;
GOP voter-fraud crackdown overwhelmingly targets minorities, Democrats;
A lawsuit by Latinos in Kansas claims their city’s election method is unfair;
NAACP files lawsuit seeking to reject North Carolina state, congressional maps;
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that the state’s legislative maps, heavily gerrymandered in favor of Republicans, were unconstitutional.;
Wisconsin GOP Leader Seeks Review Of Diversity Initiatives Across State Agencies;
Florida Sex Scandal Shakes Moms for Liberty, as Group’s Influence Wanes;
Colorado Supreme Court justices face a flood of threats after disqualifying Trump from the ballot;
With a Deadline Looming, the United Methodist Church Breaks Up;
Campaign politics
Biden’s approval rating at record low in new poll;
Democratic Critics of Israel Draw Challengers Eyeing AIPAC’s Help;
Trump approvingly quotes autocrats Putin and Orban, repeats dehumanizing language against immigrants; House GOP reeling after a top recruit blasts Trump on tape;
‘He’s dog-whistling’: Trump denounced over anti-immigrant comment; Anti-Trump GOP group compares former president to Mussolini, Orbán in new ad campaign;
Trump makes demonizing immigrants a core message with ‘blood’ refrain; Trump's harsh words grow support among likely Iowa caucusgoers;
3 in 10 Trump voters want a president willing to break ‘rules and laws’;
Trump Defends 6 Republicans Charged in Scheme to Overturn His 2020 Loss;
Trump bemoans record stock market as just making 'rich people richer'; Trump Says He Will Remove Universities’ Tax Breaks If Elected Again;
Haley faces barrage of sexist attacks; Trump super PAC launches ad against Haley as she rises in New Hampshire;
Trump rails after poll shows Haley within 4 points in New Hampshire;
Donald Trump is barred from Colorado’s 2024 primary ballot, the state Supreme Court rules in a landmark decision;
Ex-White House lawyer says Supreme Court could rule ‘9-0’ in possible Trump 14th Amendment case;
Trump's lawyers ask Supreme Court to stay out of dispute on whether he is immune from prosecution;
GOP senator: Barring Trump from Colorado ballot a ‘blatant political decision’;
Disqualifying Trump may be legally sound but fraught politically, scholars say;
Washington watchdog gets victory in Trump Colorado disqualification case;
Trump voter challenge in North Carolina dismissed;
Dan Patrick suggests taking Biden off ballot in Texas;
Christie defies calls to bow out, leaving anti-Trump movement splintered;
Kari Lake defends Jan. 6 Capitol rioters on the Senate campaign trail;
Trump Jan 6th indictment
Report: Jan. 6 Rally Organizers Lied About Plan to March to the Capitol;
Congressman told to hand over hundreds of texts and emails to FBI in 2020 election probe;
Jack Smith added a Supreme Court specialist. Trump has the Missouri lawyer who sued Joe Biden;
Supreme Court won’t expedite a ruling on Trump’s claim that he is immune from prosecution, leaving issue to appeals court for now;
Georgia indictment
Mark Meadows’s bid to move Georgia election case to federal court rejected;
Rudy Giuliani declares Chapter 11 bankruptcy in New York after he was ordered to pay $148 million in 2020 election case;
Recording surfaces of Trump pressuring Michigan officials not to certify 2020 election;
Health: COVID-19 and other health issues
5 things to know about the new COVID variant of interest, JN.1;
What’s Your ‘Biological Age’;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Clemson Becomes Second South Carolina University To Rename Equity, Inclusion Office;
When her family needed money, Nikki Haley found a lucrative path trading in on her political experience;
Banking news
Wells Fargo branch workers vote to form union in a first for major US bank;
Business and Economics
Stock market rally stalls Wednesday as S&P 500 posts worst day since October;
Fed rate cuts firmly in view for 2024, even as rate-setters shift; Data Show Inflation Appears To Be Easing; Fed's Preferred Inflation Measure Slows in November;
30-Year Mortgage Rates Fall Again, Setting New 7-Month Low; Administration Says New Merger Guidelines Will Help Lower Costs For Consumers;
Oil prices rise as BP suspends operations in Red Sea amid attacks; Saudi-backed fund hit as UAE oil storage Spac runs into trouble ;
Chinese state banks cut deposit rates in bid to stimulate growth; Tencent rocked by new Chinese online gaming restrictions;
China bans export of rare earth processing technologies; Chinese firms look to Malaysia for assembly of high-end chips;
Japan's Nippon Steel to acquire U.S. Steel for $14.9 billion;
These Iconic American Companies Have Foreign Ownership;
Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount Reportedly in Merger Talks;
BlackRock sued by Tennessee over ESG strategies; Government presumption of racial disadvantage under siege by White plaintiffs ;
Google to pay $700 million to settle lawsuit over app store practices;
Why Apple is set to pull some Apple Watches from US shelves;
Workforce Shortage Hinders Biden’s Plans For Semiconductor Production;
White House Backs Tesla’s EV Chargers As New US Standard;
Trump Says He Will Remove Universities’ Tax Breaks If Elected Again;
Sports
Dodgers reportedly land Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and a superteam gets stronger;
Other news
Ugly rise in antisemitism after Hamas attack on Israel has deep roots in American history;
Germany pledged 'never again.' Here's how it's grappling with Israel's bombing of Gaza;
Trump disqualified for insurrection? Under 14th Amendment, it’s happened before;
Here’s the Civil War history they didn’t want you to know;
Education:
Harvard Early Applications Down 17% Compared To Last Year; Men Are Driving College Enrollment Declines;
Education Department Says Nearly 40% Of Borrowers Missed Payments In October;
Education Department Extends Deadline To Consolidate Loans To Meet Eligibility For Income-Driven Repayment Account Adjustment;
Student Debt Relief Negotiating Sessions Highlight Difficulty Of Even Passing Limited Forgiveness;
Education Department Releases Timeline For FAFSA “Soft Launch”;
New York To Propose Eliminating Property Tax Breaks For Columbia, New York Universities;
Public Universities Are Cutting Humanities Majors And Staff, Especially In Rural States; District Re-Enrollment Requirements Are Keeping Students From Returning To School;
Gen Z College Graduates Lack Job Readiness Skills; Online Students Are Less Likely To Complete Their Bachelor’s Degrees;
Education Department Launches New Investigations Into Six Colleges Over Alleged Discrimination;
Criticisms of Harvard’s president have morphed into debate over race, gender, qualifications;
Harvard President Requests Corrections For Some, But Not All, Instances Of Research Plagiarism;
Colleges Restrict Pro-Palestinian Protests Amid Pressure From Donors, Alumni; Activists Worry About Crackdown On Free Speech At College Campuses;
Jewish Families Reconsider Applying To Elite Schools Amid Antisemitism Concerns On Campus;
Florida Law Could Prohibit Colleges From Recruiting Students From China; Univ Florida Faculty Seek Clarification On Hiring Graduate Students From “Countries Of Concern”;
Banks Says House Republicans Have Long-Term Plan To “Defund” Elite Universities; Republicans Expected To Introduce Hostile Legislation Targeting Higher Education In 2024;
House GOP Bill Would Defund Colleges That Require Students, Staff To Sign Diversity Pledges;
Utah Legislature Set To Ban Colleges From Requiring Diversity Statements In Hiring;
Google Engineer Aims To Promote Diversity In Tech Through Morgan State Classes;
College Students See Generative AI As Just Another Tool;
UW-Madison Announces Program To Cover All College Costs For Indigenous Students;
More Colleges Are Exploring Open-Access Materials In Lieu Of Expensive Textbooks;
University Of Idaho Continues To Face Criticism Over Rushed Phoenix Purchase;
Federal Judge Hears Arguments Over West Point’s Race-Based Admissions Policies;
Columbia College Faculty Union Approves Contract After 49-Day Strike;
The revolt of the Christian home-schoolers;
12/15/23
TechNews for the week: December 15; December 13; December 11;
Ukraine/Russia war
Ukraine stalemate shifts war in Putin’s favor; Ukraine prepares for a long war. Will the West stay the course?
EU set for summit showdown over Ukraine accession talks as Hungary stands firm;
US imposes sweeping new sanctions targeting Russia over war in Ukraine; Zelensky warns of guerrilla war as Ukraine aid stalls in Congress;
Ballistic missiles hit Kyiv overnight, injuring more than 50;
Russia has lost 87% of troops it had prior to start of Ukraine war, according to US intelligence assessment ;
Israel/Hamas Conflict
U.S. Vetoes Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire Resolution at U.N. Security Council; Israeli Strikes Pound Gaza a Day after U.S. Vetoes Cease-Fire Resolution;
The State Department invoked an emergency provision to approve the sale of tank shells to Israel, bypassing Congress.;
Israel used U.S.-supplied white phosphorus in Lebanon attack that a rights group says should be investigated as a war crime;
Biden’s arming of Israel faces backlash as Gaza’s civilian toll grows;
Israel is detaining civilians in Gaza. Many have disappeared, families say; Gazans say hunger is growing, fuelling fears of exodus into Egypt;
Rabbis form human shield to protect olive harvest in West Bank;
Israel is using mass displacement of Gazans as a tool of war – it could also serve long-term strategic goals;
Jordan says Israel aims to expel Palestinians from Gaza; Why Palestinian displacement in Gaza war alarms the UN and Arabs;
Violence escalates between Israel, Lebanon's Hezbollah; As Fighting Rages in Gaza, Israel Issues Warnings on Another Front;
Inside the Israeli Plan that Propped Up Hamas; Who is Hamas leader Yehiya Sinwar? From enforcer to Oct. 7 mastermind;
Biden shows deep empathy with Israelis. Some feel it’s missing for Gazans;
Seven Palestinians killed in West Bank's Jenin, some in drone strike;
Public statements by President Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu exposed divisions between the U.S. and Israel over the war in Gaza.;
Maps: Tracking the Attacks in Israel and Gaza;
Iranian foreign minister says Israel, US cannot wipe out Hamas;
U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly votes to demand an immediate ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war;
U.S. more isolated on Israel as Gaza crisis deepens, need for aid grows;
Israel’s Evacuation Decrees Leave Gazans Confused;
After cautious criticism by Biden, Netanyahu rallies Israel’s right wing;
US targets Hamas finances with new sanctions;
Israel suffers heaviest combat losses since October, diplomatic isolation;
Israel begins pumping seawater into Hamas tunnels;
Images of stripped and humiliated Palestinians draw condemnation;
Israel strikes length of Gaza as US presses for more accurate targeting;
Nearly half of the Israeli munitions dropped on Gaza are imprecise ‘dumb bombs,’ US intelligence assessment finds;
Twelve Palestinians killed, West Bank mosque desecrated during Israel raids ;
Is Hamas the same as ISIS, the Islamic State group? No − and yes;
Israeli Military Steps Up Raids in Flashpoint West Bank City;
Israeli defense minister tells U.S. Fighting to last ‘more than several months’;
IDF says it mistakenly killed three Israeli hostages in Gaza, confusing them for a threat;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Putin, eyeing reelection, holds annual news conference and call-in show; Putin wants US president who’s ‘more constructive’ toward Russia; Putin’s good friends in America;
Nuclear warnings serve Putin's purpose as he bids for new term; Jailed Russian opposition figure Navalny is missing;
How China strong-armed its way into dominating the South China Sea; Why the Indian Ocean could be China's Achilles' heel in a Taiwan war;
Australia plans to halve migrant intake, tighten student visa rules;
Japan PM purges cabinet in bid to ride out financial scandal;
Iran Looks to Houthi Proxies to Escalate Fight With Israel; Houthi attacks lead shipping giant Maersk to halt Red Sea transit;
Why Fears of a Broader Middle East Conflict Are Growing in Iraq; Gaza War Has Buoyed Egypt’s Leader Ahead of Presidential Vote;
Covert Indian operation seeks to discredit Modi’s critics in the U.S.;
E.U. agrees to open membership talks for Ukraine, bringing Kyiv closer to a long-held goal; Hungary blocked the European Union from giving more financial aid to Ukraine;
Elon Musk to take part in Italy PM's right-wing political festival;
COP28 heads for overtime as draft fossil fuel deal divides nations; Delegates at global climate talks clinch unprecedented deal to transition away from fossil fuels;
To Handle a Surge of Illegal Crossings, Border Officials Stop Legal Ones;
Supreme Court lets stand Washington state law barring conversion therapy for minors; Supreme Court wipes rulings on federal employee, military vaccine mandates;
Supreme Court will hear case involving access to mifepristone, a drug used in more than half of U.S. abortions;
Justice Neil Gorsuch took 10 minutes to approve Dobbs abortion opinion;
Supreme Court will decide the scope of the obstruction charge central to Donald Trump’s election case and hundreds of other Jan. 6 cases;
Senate Democrats press Thomas to recuse himself from Trump immunity case;
Texas Supreme Court rules against woman at center of abortion battle; Texas woman at the center of state abortion ban challenge leaves state for procedure;
Abortion Ruling Keeps Texas Doctors Afraid of Prosecution;
Judge Upholds Texas Law Banning State Workers from Using TikTok;
Biden, Obama team up for ObamaCare promotion after Trump threats;
Fallout rises from McCarthy handshake deal with White House; The Senate liaisons and former Trump officials in Mike Johnson's inner circle;
House passes $886 billion defense policy bill after the legislation was stripped of most GOP culture war demands;
Jeffries Says Government Will Shut Down If House GOP Keeps Demanding Funding Below Agreed To Levels;
Congress approves bill barring any president from unilaterally withdrawing from NATO; Congress approves short-term extension of warrantless surveillance powers;
House Republicans vote to formalize Biden impeachment inquiry; Inside the House GOP’s key Biden impeachment claims;
Grassley Says He’s Seen “No Evidence” President Is “Guilty Of Anything”; GOP senator says Biden can’t be impeached for pre-presidential actions;
Rep. James Comer, the Republican leading the probe of Hunter Biden has his own shell company and complicated friends;
White House open to new border expulsion law, mandatory detention and increased deportations in talks with Congress;
Senate to return next week in hopes of pre-Christmas border deal; Tensions rise among Democrats over looming border deal;
Sanders presses Biden to deny Israel $10.1 billion in military aid;
From White House to West Coast, cease-fire protests follow Biden across US; New Jersey Arab Americans go on strike over Gaza: ‘The administration isn’t listening’;
How Congress leaned on crime victims to pay for Trump-era tax cuts;
State Dept.’s Fight Against Disinformation Comes Under Republican Attack ;
Bob Good elected Freedom Caucus chair amid internal drama;
Ohio lawmakers pass ban on gender-affirming care for minors, jeopardizing a safe haven;
Wisconsin secretary of state calls for fake Trump elector to be removed from elections commission;
New York’s highest court allows state Democrats a chance to alter congressional maps, possibly endangering GOP control of U.S. House;
Black voters are suing under the Voting Rights Act to change Southern states’ election maps;
Conservatives are suing law firms over diversity efforts. It’s working;
Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler, caught in sex scandal, refuses to quit Florida school post;
Florida attorney general launches investigation into College Football Playoff committee’s decision making;
The Guns Were Said to Be Destroyed. Instead, They Were Reborn;
Campaign politics
Trump camp escalates attempt to limit second-term talk from outside allies; Talk of a Trump Dictatorship Charges the American Political Debate;
Trump’s secret weapon consolidating the GOP: Fear; J.D. Vance tried to troll Trump critics. He helped make their point;
Trump on Hannity’s show: 24 false or misleading claims in 5 minutes; Trump campaign criticizes special counsel for Supreme Court move;
Why are the 14th Amendment lawsuits seeking to bar Trump failing;
Iowa GOP says only residents can caucus after Casey DeSantis urges people from other states to ‘participate’;
Nikki Haley opens up about Trump, Israel and more;
Former Speaker Ryan: ‘Trump’s not a conservative, he’s an authoritarian narcissist’;
DeSantis asks Hannity to arrange debate with Trump;
How Trump netted evangelical votes in Iowa, with help from a young Christian operative;
G.O.P. Support Grows for a House Candidate With a Disputed Military Record;
RNC officially bows out of hosting primary debates;
Young Voters Dissatisfied With Biden’s Student Loan Relief Plan; Dean Phillips steps up attacks, prompting Trump comparisons;
Liz Cheney’s 2024 campaign mission: Defeat House Republicans;
Trump news and classified doc case
Trump loses immunity bid in Carroll defamation suit, to seek Supreme Court review ;
A binder full of Russian intelligence went missing during Trump's final days in office, CNN reports. And his allies are looking for it, too.;
Trump Jan 6th indictment
Trump tests federal gag order with attack on Bill Barr: ‘He was a coward’;
Prosecutors Ask Judge to Deny Trump’s Request to Freeze Election Case;
Special counsel Jack Smith asks Supreme Court to promptly consider Trump’s claim that he is immune from prosecution in Jan. 6 case;
Jack Smith reveals sweeping scope of bid to debunk Trump election machine claims;
Special counsel planning to use Trump White House cellphone data in election interference case;
The Memo: Special counsel’s Supreme Court move intensifies threat to Trump;
Judge Pauses Trump Election Case Amid Appeal of Immunity Issue;
In court, Michigan Republicans tie false elector effort to Donald Trump's campaign;
Georgia indictment
Giuliani won’t testify in defamation trial, closing arguments underway;
Rudy Giuliani must pay $148 million to Georgia poll workers in defamation lawsuit over his false 2020 election allegations;
QAnon Supporter Pours Cash Into a Legal-Defense Fund for Trump Allies;
Appeals court voices skepticism of Meadows bid to shift from Georgia court;
Elise Stefanik files complaint against federal judge who ruled in Jan. 6, Trump cases;
Trump organization NY fraud trial
Expert witnesses for Trump's defense billed almost $900,000 each; With his empire at stake, Trump has spent $2.5 million on expert testimony in his fraud trial;
Donald Trump’s lawyers again ask for early verdict in civil fraud trial, judge says 'no way';
Trump has been a financial fraud for decades;
Health: COVID-19 and other health issues
CDC warns providers of ‘urgent’ need to boost vaccination against COVID, flu, RSV;
US spent $4.5 trillion on health care last year, a return to pre-pandemic levels;
Behind the Birth of an Anti-Vaccine Story;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Nancy Mace racked up nearly $17K in fines as a state rep. She will only pay a fraction of it;
Business and Economics
U.S. consumer prices rose 3.1 percent in the year through November, holding relatively steady from the previous month;
Federal Reserve Projected to Hold Interest Rates Steady; The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged but signaled three cuts to borrowing costs in 2024;
Dow Jones Industrial Average hits an all-time high as investors cheer signs inflation is slowing;
Retail Sales Rise, Defying Expectations, as Consumers Keep Calm and Spend On;
Saudi Arabia piles pressure on UAE to shift COP28 focus away from oil and gas; COP28 fossil fuel pledges will not limit global warming to 1.5C, says IEA;
Argentina’s new government halves peso’s value and cuts spending to jolt economy;
China's industrial production rises 6.6% and retail sales climbs 10.1% in November;
China chip firm powered by US tech and money avoids Biden's crackdown; After US curbs, Tencent and small chip designers chase Nvidia's China crown;
Tesla drivers run Autopilot where it’s not intended — with deadly consequences;
Jury finds Google’s app store broke anti-monopoly laws;
Nearly Half Of Companies Plan To Eliminate Bachelor’s Degree Requirements Next Year;
Hasbro to lay off 1,100 employees as toy sales slump; General Motors to Lay Off 1,300 Workers as Bolt Production Wraps;
Finance
What’s a good portfolio for an 80-year-old;
Sports
They watched their husbands win the Heisman – then lost them to CTE;
Shohei Ohtani signs with the Los Angeles inking an extraordinary 10-year, $700 million deal;
South Korea island is field of dreams for young baseball hopefuls;
Turkish referee punched by soccer club president; matches halted nationwide;
Other news
How the Venezuela-Guyana border almost started a U.S.-British war;
Longer Commutes, Shorter Lives: The Costs of Not Investing in America;
Republicans say they believe in free speech. Except when it comes to Israel;
The forebears of three members of Congress regained – and passed forward – wealth and power their families lost when slavery was abolished;
Education:
Colleges’ Expenses Increased 4% In FY23; Teacher Vacancies Have Led To Bigger Class Sizes;
University Of Arizona Announces Recovery Plan To Address $240M Budget Shortfall;
Report: States Should Adopt Funding Practices Based On College Completion Goals;
What the federal probe into antisemitism, Islamophobia at schools is about; A New Playbook for College Donors: Power Politics;
University of Pennsylvania president resigns amid backlash to her congressional testimony on antisemitism on college campuses;
Harvard president survives effort to oust her after her Congressional testimony on antisemitism drew condemnation;
Bill Ackman’s Campaign Against Harvard Followed Years of Resentment;
House Issues Condemnation For University Professors’ Antisemitism Testimony; Survey Shows Jewish College Students’ Perceptions Of Antisemitism Vary Between Campuses;
More Student Activists Join Pro-Palestinian Causes; Antisemitism Group Urges Columbia To Permanently Ban Pro-Palestine Student Groups;
Dozens Of Brown University Students Arrested For Demanding Divestment From Israeli Military Interests;
Jewish day schools in US take up mantle for both Israeli and American students amid Gaza conflict;
University of Wisconsin agrees to cut diversity initiatives in exchange for state funding; Oklahoma Governor Moves To Prohibit College DEI Initiatives;
Florida Black History: ‘We’re on the side of righteousness’;
Study Links First-Year Experience Courses To Higher Student Retention;
Khan Academy Cuts District Price of Khanmigo AI Teaching Assistant, Adds Academic Essay Feature;
Students Push Schools To Provide More Balanced, Broad AI Curriculum; Teachers Grapple With Rise Of Sophisticated AI Chatbots;
10 Recommendations for Computer Science Education;
Elon Musk Seeks To Open New University In Austin;
How flawed research helped legitimize home-schooling;
12/8/23
TechNews for the week: December 8; December 6; December 4;
Ukraine/Russia war
What's at stake in Russia's assault on Avdiivka;
NATO chief on Ukraine war: ‘Be prepared for bad news’; Interviews reveal how miscalculations and divisions between the U.S. and Ukraine led to counteroffensive failures;
Justice Department files its first war crimes charges of the Ukraine war against 4 Russians accused of torturing an American;
Ukraine cracks down on draft-dodging as it struggles to find troops;
Israel/Hamas Conflict
Israel tells Gazans to leave some southern areas as it intensifies airstrikes; Israel informs Arab states it wants buffer zone in post-war Gaza;
U.S. officials warn Israel to protect civilians as airstrikes resume in southern Gaza; Israel Orders Evacuations Amid ‘Intense’ Attacks on Southern Gaza;
What the Scale of Displacement in Gaza Looks Like;
Freed Palestinians Were Mostly Young and Not Convicted of Crimes; Palestinian man killed in West Bank in Israeli settler raid;
Genocide in Gaza Is Making Nakba Survivors Relive Their Own Ethnic Cleansing; Over 700 Lives Lost in 24 Hours Amid Escalating Israeli Bombings;
US warship and commercial vessels attacked in Red Sea, says Pentagon; Pentagon says Houthis may not be targeting US warships;
Israel, Expanding Offensive, Tells More Gazans to Evacuate; Israeli medical experts declare some Gaza hostages dead in absentia;
Inside Biden’s Israel-Hamas war cabinet; Kirby doesn’t know when discussions to resume Israel-Hamas truce will restart;
Who will run Gaza after the war? U.S. searches for best of bad options;
Israel investigates possible trading knowledge ahead of Oct 7 Hamas attack;
Israeli Soldiers Start Invasion of Gaza’s South, Satellite Images Show; Palestinians flee Israeli military push into southern Gaza;
Inside ‘little Gaza’: The civilians trapped in a West Bank war zone;
Israel Weighs Plan to Flood Gaza Tunnels With Seawater;
In a rare action against Israel, US says extremist West Bank settlers will be barred from America;
Amid Israel’s Brutality in Gaza, It’s Time to Commit to Anti-Zionism; It’s Time to Scrap the Abraham Accords;
Jordan's King Abdullah says world should condemn any attempt to forcibly expel Palestinians; Gaza War Widens Gap Between Arab Rulers and Citizens;
Israeli forces battle Hamas in southern Gaza, humanitarian alarm grows; Gazans Find Scant Aid at Village Where They Were Advised to Relocate;
UN chief Guterres invokes Article 99 of charter over Gaza crisis; Israel Accelerates Violence in West Bank as It Resumes Airstrikes on Gaza;
Can Jews and Arabs still coexist peacefully within Israel;
Israeli strikes on journalists in Lebanon were ‘apparently deliberate’, say rights groups;
Jewish American Families Confront a Generational Divide Over Israel;
Hundreds of Jewish organization staffers press Biden on Gaza cease-fire; Hanukkah Is a Time for Palestine Solidarity, From Fasting to Public Disruption;
Israel escalates Gaza strikes, UN says nowhere in enclave is safe;
Palestinian Authority and US work up postwar plan for Gaza; Blinken says gap remains between Israel's intent to protect civilians and results;
Hamas says it repelled Israeli rescue attempt in Gaza, hostage killed;
Israeli forces kill commander of the Al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigade during West Bank raid;
Images from Gaza show Israeli soldiers detaining dozens of men stripped to underwear;
Austria ends its suspension of aid to Palestinians;
Israel's treatment of Palestinians rises to the level of apartheid; Liberal US Jewish group threatens to pull support for Israel's military campaign;
U.S. vetoes U.N. cease-fire resolution; aid system in Gaza near collapse;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Russia's Putin meets Saudi crown prince in whirlwind Gulf visit;
China's military: US Navy ship 'illegally' entered territorial waters;
E.U. Leaders in China Press Xi on Russia and Trade Imbalance;
Chinese fighters, balloon cross Taiwan Strait a month before election; China simulates striking Taiwan on second day of drills;
Japan's frontier islanders decry lack of plan to aid Taiwanese fleeing attack;
Indian parliament expels firebrand female critic of Modi and Adani;
How Netanyahu Plans to Hold on to Power;
German Cultural Scene Navigates a Clampdown on Criticism of Israel;
Venezuela voters approve claim to oil-rich swath of Guyana;
U.S. makes COP28 splash with new methane rule, $1B pledge to help countries tighten leaks; COP28 pledge to curb cooling emissions backed by 63 countries;
Supreme Court appears torn during Purdue opioid settlement arguments;
Supreme Court case could spark rush of reverse-discrimination claims;
Musk Appeals to Supreme Court SEC Order Limiting His Public Communications;
Leonard Leo Tied to 69 Percent of Right-Wing Amicus Briefs in Major SCOTUS Cases;
U.S. Appeals Court Orders Texas to Remove Buoy Barrier in Rio Grande; Federal judge approves settlement barring migrant family separations;
Wisconsin Judge Rules Against 1849 Anti-Abortion Statute;
Texas Judge Grants Woman’s Request for Abortion; Texas AG threatens to prosecute doctors in emergency abortion;
Hard-right backtrack on spending levels leaves sour taste for colleagues;
As 2024 looms, Biden unveils $106 billion foreign aid package; Clock ticks down on Ukraine aid as Senate border talks falter;
White House warns Congress of urgent need for Ukraine war funding, saying, ‘We are out of money — and nearly out of time’;
US Senate Republicans sink Ukraine aid bill in dispute over immigration; Biden Tied Ukraine Aid to Border Security, and It Backfired on Him;
Senate clears initial hurdle to passing Defense policy bill around Hawley objection; Amendments blocking funding for drag shows, gender-affirming care dropped from NDAA;
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) announces he lifted his months-long hold over most military promotions;
Vice President Harris casts record-setting vote in Senate;
Speaker Johnson: Ukraine funding depends on ‘transformative change’ to border security;
Speaker Mike Johnson says he thinks he has the votes to authorize Biden impeachment inquiry; Fetterman mocks Speaker Johnson over Biden impeachment inquiry push;
Comer mischaracterizes Hunter Biden car payment reimbursement to his dad; Comer Flops in Latest Attempt to Link Hunter Biden to Corruption;
White House: Johnson ‘throwing red meat’ to Greene by pushing House vote on Biden impeachment inquiry;
House GOP releases Biden impeachment inquiry resolution ahead of planned vote;
House Declares Anti-Zionism Is Antisemitism, Dividing Democrats; These 14 House lawmakers voted ‘no’ — not ‘present’ or ‘aye’ — on a resolution condemning antisemitism;
House GOP Would Have Taxpayers Pay for Cleanup When Fracking Boom Goes Bust;
Speaker Johnson takes heat from House conservatives over short-term extension of warrantless surveillance powers;
House Intelligence, Judiciary battle over surveillance cracks party fault lines;
How Every Member Voted On The Expulsion of George Santos From Congress; House censures New York Democrat Jamaal Bowman for pulling fire alarm;
Former speaker Kevin McCarthy will retire from Congress at end of year;
Florida GOP chairman under fire as more details emerge in rape inquiry;
Double mass shootings over weekend set grim U.S. record;
NYPD Has Used Drones to Monitor Pro-Palestine Protests, Make 239 Arrests;
Hunter Biden indicted on tax evasion charges in California, raising possibility of second criminal trial for president's son in 2024;
Campaign politics
Colorado’s top court poised to weigh Trump’s eligibility to run again;
Trump pardoned them. Now they’re helping him return to power;
Trump attempts to spin anti-democracy, authoritarian criticism against Biden;
Defending his 2020 fraud claims, Trump turns to fringe Jan. 6 theories; Trump calls on supporters to 'guard the vote' in Democratic-run US cities;
Trump says he wouldn’t be a dictator ‘except for Day One’; Trump, allies fire back at media warnings of second-term dictatorship;
5 takeaways from Trump’s town hall with Sean Hannity; Sean Hannity demonstrates how to help an authoritarian gain power;
Trump compared himself to Al Capone when talking about all of his criminal charges;
Trump declines to rule out abusing power to seek retribution if he returns to the White House;
Trump ‘dictator’ comment reignites criticism his camp has tried to curb; Rep. Kevin Hern (R-Okla.) backs Trump after debate: ‘We need to rally behind our candidate’;
Senate anti-Trump GOP see Haley as best hope to avoid disaster;
Biden 'not sure' he would seek re-election if Trump was not; Why Democrat Dean Phillips is challenging Biden for the 2024 nomination;
RNC debate: Chris Christie tore into the absent Donald Trump. Ron DeSantis and Vivek Ramaswamy went after Nikki Haley;
Key takeaways from the fourth Republican debate;
DeSantis Says He Would Pass a Bill to ‘Supersede’ Obamacare;
Trump's legal troubles keep fueling surges in fundraising;
Biden eclipses Trump and GOP field with $71 million third quarter haul;
Seven delusions plaguing the mind of the Trump base voter;
Fewer young Americans plan to vote in 2024, Harvard youth poll finds; A tiny segment of voters will wield outsize power in the 2024 presidential race;
Trump news and classified doc case
Former Trump Aide Recounts His Calls for Staffer to Be Executed;
Trump Jan 6th indictment
Special counsel Jack Smith alleges Trump ‘sent’ supporters on a violent path to obstruct the election on Jan. 6;
Trump seeks pause in Jan. 6 proceedings amid appeal effort to toss federal case;
Trump appeals judge's ruling rejecting his claim of immunity in federal election subversion case;
New Trump appeal in Jan. 6 trial sets in motion proceedings that could reach the Supreme Court, clash with 2024 election;
Appeals Court Upholds, but Narrows, Gag Order on Trump in Election Case;
Georgia indictment
Trump lawyer: Georgia trial would have to wait if Trump wins in 2024;
Jury to hear Georgia election workers’ case against Rudy Giuliani; Giuliani’s no-show prevents courtroom confrontation with Georgia election workers;
Wisconsin Trump electors settle lawsuit, agree Biden won in 2020;
Pro-Trump electors indicted in Nevada, the third state to issue charges;
Trump organization NY fraud trial
Posts Trump claimed were made by judge's wife were not made by her, court says;
Trump seeks "urgent review" of gag order ruling in New York civil fraud case;
Trump's defense at civil fraud trial zooms in on Mar-a-Lago, with broker calling it 'breathtaking';
A buoyant Trump attends his N.Y. fraud trial as appeals court pauses ruling on his businesses;
Health: COVID-19 and other health issues
‘Medical Freedom’ Activists Take Aim at New Target: Childhood Vaccine Mandates;
FDA approves its first CRISPR gene-editing therapy, intended to treat sickle cell disease;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
SC’s Republican state treasurer halts investing in Disney as company takes fire from the right;
Legislation aimed at ensuring SC’s pension isn’t invested in ‘woke’ agendas advances;
Banking news
Wells Fargo earmarks up to $1bn for ‘unanticipated’ severance costs;
Business and Economics
U.S. employers added 199,000 jobs in November; US job openings drop to lowest level in more than 2 years;
Card Debt Hits Another Record High As Consumers Keep Putting Purchases on Plastic;
New Legislation Proposes to Take Wall Street Out of the Housing Market;
Market bets for 2024 thrown into chaos by US recession conundrum; Stock-hungry volatility funds, ‘gamma-heavy' options dealers could buoy US equities;
U.S. oil prices slide below $70 as gasoline inventories spark fuel demand worries; US oil production: record output at low prices a troubling combination;
Why Doctors and Pharmacists Are in Revolt; CVS plans to overhaul how drugs are priced;
The U.S. government gives billions to Musk’s companies. It can’t quit him; Large Farmers Received Millions in Insurance Subsidies;
Moody's cuts China credit outlook, citing lower growth, property risks; China's exports grow for first time in 6 months in relief for factories;
Canada to impose oil and gas emissions cap, in goal to reach net zero by 2050;
World battles to loosen China's grip on vital rare earths for clean energy transition;
Companies made big climate pledges. Now they are balking on delivering;
Mark Zuckerberg sells about $190M in stock as part of trading plan;
Alaska Airlines reaches deal to buy Hawaiian Airlines for $1.9 billion; Smaller Airlines Seek Mergers to Compete With Industry Giants;
SAG-AFTRA finalizes deal with Hollywood studios, ending historic dispute; Washington Post staffers walk out in biggest labor protest in 48 years;
Fear of cheap Chinese EVs spurs automaker dash for affordable cars;
Spotify to cut 17 percent of staff;
Finance
Medicare Advantage Plans Disadvantage Many Elderly and Disabled People;
Top CD Rates Today: A Dozen Nationwide CDs Are Paying 5.75% to 5.88%;
Which of the Biggest U.S. Banks Pay the Best Savings and CD Rates;
Sports
Michigan, Washington, Texas, Alabama selected for College Football Playoff from a deep group of contenders;
College quarterbacks are transferring again. And again. And again; Ohio State loses 12 to portal, draft;
The winningest active men’s college basketball coach walks away;
Other news
The Atlantic’s new issue sounds alarm over second Trump term;
New research undercuts Republican views of racism;
Renouncing Israeli Citizenship;
Education:
Are A’s at Yale actually excellent;
College Board updates its AP African American studies plan after scrutiny, including a new lesson on Colin Kaepernick’s protest;
Connect K–12 Report Shows Marked Increase in School District Internet Connectivity;
California State University Faculty Strike for Better Pay, Parental Leave;
Florida AG’s Legal Brief Claims Libraries Should Only Convey “Government’s Message”; In Florida’s Hot Political Climate, Some Faculty Have Had Enough;
The adults who rejected a grant won by LGBTQ students failed again;
Penn president responds to backlash over testimony on antisemitism;
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) Tells NY Rabbanim ‘I’m With You 100%’ in Fighting Yeshiva Regulations;
12/1/23
TechNews for the week: December 1; November 29; November 27;
Ukraine/Russia war
Zelenskiy names 'three victories' Ukraine needs on international front;
Fierce Russian drone attack shatters Kyiv’s calm;
Intercepted calls from the front lines in Ukraine show a growing number of Russian soldiers want out;
Israel/Hamas Conflict
More hostages set to be freed on second day of pause; aid to Gaza scales up;
A second round of hostage releases has been delayed as Hamas and Israel dispute the terms of aid delivery to Gaza.;
Israel and Hamas begin the second exchange of captives after earlier dispute; Inside the tunnels beneath Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital;
Hamas released 17 more hostages under a deal with Israel, including a 4-year-old girl who is a dual Israeli and U.S. citizen.;
Qatar announces Israel and Hamas agree to extend pause in Gaza fighting for two days;
Israel tells Elon Musk Starlink can only operate in Gaza with its approval;
A Palestinian state is the best security guarantee for Israel; UN official says attacks in Gaza show ‘disregard of international humanitarian law’;
Israeli forces kill seven Palestinians in West Bank, Palestinian officials say; Israeli Forces Have Still Killed Palestinians Amid 4-Day “Ceasefire”;
How Israel keeps hundreds of Palestinians in detention without charge; A Palestinian Author, Ahed Tamimi, Faces Indefinite Detention After Hearing;
Israel and Hamas agree to extend truce for two more days, and to free more hostages and prisoners; A Gaza Truce Aids Both Sides. Until the Calculus Changes;
Officials Say U.S. Has Warned Israel to Fight More Surgically in Gaza; Why Israel’s push into southern Gaza could be a ‘real hell of a fight’;
Far-right Israeli ministers pile pressure on Benjamin Netanyahu to end truce; As Israel awaits 6th set of hostages, Netanyahu vows war will resume after ceasefire;
Israel has no real option for fighting Hamas' diabolical strategy; Two Russian-Israeli hostages freed; 10 more captives expected later;
Pope warned Israel’s president not to commit ‘terror’ in Gaza in a call weeks ago that Israel deemed ‘bad’ and didn’t make public;
Israel and Hamas agree to extend humanitarian pause in Gaza by a day;
In the West Bank, Release of Prisoners Deepens Support for Hamas; Jordan’s Teetering Balancing Act;
Israel Weighing Special Court for Palestinian Suspects in Oct. 7 Massacre;
Israeli officials obtained Hamas’s battle plan more than a year before the Oct. 7 attack but dismissed it as aspirational;
Israel says Gaza combat has resumed; Scores reported killed in Gaza as fighting shatters Israel-Hamas truce;
Blinken, Abbas discuss boosting ‘the security and freedom’ of West Bank Palestinians; Blinken Urges Israel to Take Concrete Steps to Aid Civilians as More Hostages Are Freed;
U.S. to impose visa bans soon on Israeli extremist settlers for West Bank violence;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
North Korea says its new spy satellite photographed White House, Pentagon; North Korean special economic zone poised for revival in new Russia trade;
Finland to close all land borders with Russia after migrant influx;
Russia Declares Gay Rights Movement as ‘Extremist’; In Russia, war and fear trouble one presidential hopeful;
Taiwan Opposition Cracks Apart, and Invites the Cameras In;
Europe's far-right gathers in Portugal, shows support for Chega ahead of election;
Argentina's Milei says shutting central bank 'non-negotiable';
Reports Say Pope Francis Is Evicting U.S. Cardinal From His Vatican Home;
U.N. climate summit begins with controversies, stakes running high;
Poll: Most Americans support cease-fires in Middle East, Ukraine wars;
Growing Numbers of Chinese Migrants Are Crossing the Southern Border into the U.S.;
An admiring public offers a fond goodbye to Rosalynn Carter;
Biden to travel to Georgia to celebrate the life of Rosalynn Carter; Melania Trump joins first ladies at Rosalynn Carter memorial;
Henry Kissinger dies at 100; China pays tribute to Kissinger, ‘old friend of the Chinese people’;
Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court, dies at 93;
Judge rejects attempt to enshrine abortion rights on Nevada ballot; Supreme Court to confront post-Roe abortion battles;
Texas AG’s office argues Women should sue doctors — not state — over lack of abortion access;
Arizona Legislators Must Testify About Voting Laws, Supreme Court Rules; Arizona officials charged with conspiring to delay midterm election outcome;
The Supreme Court May Be Poised to Kill the Voting Rights Act Once and for All;
This lawsuit could disrupt the U.S. tax system. Key facts are in dispute; Supreme Court Seems Wary of In-House S.E.C. Tribunals;
Justices Search for Middle Ground on Mandatory Sentences for Gun Crimes; Supreme cruelty: SCOTUS refuses to limit the tortures of solitary confinement;
A Troubling Trump Pardon and a Link to the Kushners;
U.S. Troops Still Train on Weapons With Known Risk of Brain Injury;
Pentagon says it has no money for Middle East buildup: ‘We’re taking it out of hide’;
As the nation’s largest landlord shifts its priorities, outrage ensues in Wyoming;
Why the House GOP is having a hard time passing its remaining funding bills; 200 Republicans press for language in funding bill to bar Biden EV rule;
Speaker Johnson says he’s ‘confident’ Ukraine, Israel aid will pass House; Why Republicans are souring on Ukraine;
Senate GOP leans on Johnson as border talks upset conservatives; How the debate over Ukraine aid became tangled up in US border security;
As Congress Weighs Aid to Israel, Some Democrats Want Strings Attached; Schumer bedeviled by Democratic divisions over Israel, immigration;
Tuberville receives backup from House conservatives as military holds near end;
Looming deadline to extend warrantless surveillance powers sparks congressional scramble;
Momentum builds for special commission to tackle $34T in US debt;
Republicans Introduce Bill Mandating Misgendering of Trans Federal Employees;
Senate GOP stages hearing walkout to protest subpoenas of conservative donor to a Supreme Court member;
Behind Johnson’s Rise, a G.O.P. Consumed by the Far Right; House Speaker Penned Foreword for Conspiracy Theory-Laden Book Last Year;
Hunter Biden offers to testify publicly before House panel; Why Hunter Biden offered to testify in House probe, and why Republicans said no;
Speaker Johnson tells Republicans to ‘vote their conscience’ on Santos expulsion; Republicans mount 11th-hour push for George Santos to resign;
Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) expelled from Congress on bipartisan vote following scathing ethics report;
How election officials are planning to avoid a repeat of 2020’s slow vote count;
Republican officials consider shaking up presidential debate system;
Mary Trump calls out 'MAGA Mike Johnson' for alleged Russian ties;
Antagonisms flare as red states try to dictate how blue cities are run;
How a ‘Goon Squad’ of Deputies in central Mississippi Got Away With Years of Brutality;
Campaign politics
Trump posts ‘Thanksgiving message’ at 2 a.m. with a list of insults; Trump claims he is ‘seriously’ looking at ObamaCare alternatives;
Trump stresses he wants to replace ObamaCare, not ‘terminate’ it, but doesn't say how.; GOP senators feel ambushed by Trump’s policy promises;
Trump rips Wall Street Journal over editorial on ObamaCare stance; Trump fundraises off Colorado 14th Amendment case to keep him off ballot;
Donations to GOP drop as worries mount about the party’s finances; With Trump moving closer to renomination, rewriting Jan. 6 attack gains urgency;
Who might Trump pick as his vice president?
To Beat Trump, Nikki Haley Is Trying to Speak to All Sides of a Fractured G.O.P.;
Koch network endorses Nikki Haley for president as it looks to stop Trump; JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon to business leaders: ‘Help Nikki Haley’;
5 biggest questions around third-party and independent bids in 2024;
Presidential debates may not happen in 2024. Here’s how we can save this valuable tradition;
Democrats have no Biden backup plan for 2024, despite age concerns;
5 takeaways from the fiery DeSantis-Newsom debate on Fox;
Trump news and classified doc case
More Trump nonsense: Trump Wants Federal Government To “Come Down Hard” On MSNBC For Its Criticism Of Him;
Attorney warned Trump 'it's going to be a crime' if he didn't comply with subpoena for classified docs;
Appeals court rules Trump can be sued by police and lawmakers injured during the Jan. 6 Capitol attack;
Trump Jan 6th indictment
‘Fake elector’ probes in 2020 swing states could spell more trouble for Trump;
Trump lawyers seek evidence to relitigate election fraud claims in Jan. 6 case; Judge rejects Trump bid for US House Jan. 6 committee records;
In new challenge to indictment, Trump's lawyers argue he had good basis to question election results;
Pence told Jan. 6 special counsel harrowing details about 2020 aftermath, warnings to Trump;
Details of Scott Perry’s role in Trump efforts to stay in power unsealed;
Georgia indictment
Georgia prosecutors oppose plea deals for Trump, Meadows and Giuliani;
Trump co-defendant in Georgia who pleaded guilty could testify in other cases;
Trump organization NY fraud trial
As Trump's fraud trial eyes his sweeping financial reports, executive says they're not done anymore ;
Trump Organization no longer prepares financial statements at heart of trial, executive testifies;
Deutsche Bank was keen to land a 'whale' of a client in Trump, documents at his fraud trial show;
Trump ‘breaks court ruling’ by moving $40m from Trump Organisation to personal bank account;
Experts alarmed after filing reveals shocking extent of Trump-inspired threats; Trump targets wife of New York judge overseeing civil fraud trial;
Trump gag order reinstated in New York civil fraud trial;
Health: COVID-19 and other health issues
U.S. life expectancy makes a slow rebound from covid, regaining less than half the years lost to the pandemic;
11 states have ‘high’ or ‘very high’ respiratory illness: Map shows where sickness is spreading;
Pfizer halts testing of twice-daily obesity drug, citing side effects;
EPA wants cities to replace lead pipes, a massive task that would cost $45 billion and have major health benefits for children;
Whistleblower slams medical care at U.S. border facilities;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
How South Carolina’s capital city accommodated Trump ‘patriots’;
Business and Economics
US economic growth for last quarter is revised up to a 5.2% annual rate; It Turns Out The Economy Grew Faster Than We Thought In Third Quarter;
GDP, inflation data bolsters case that Fed is done hiking; The Fed's Favorite Inflation Measure Fell To Its Lowest Since March 2021;
Gold price hits six-month high as investors bet on rate cuts; Mortgage Rates Drop Again, Sinking 30-Year Average Almost to Its 2-Month Low;
S&P 500’s Historic 8.9% Rally in November Blindsides Skeptics on Wall Street;
In 2024, Republican EV attacks may fall short as swing states reap investment;
Saudi Arabia wants OPEC+ members to cut oil production quotas; OPEC+ agrees to voluntary oil output cuts, invites Brazil to join;
U.S. Bets on Small Nuclear Reactors to Help Fix a Huge Climate Problem;
West's de-risking starts to bite China's prospects; Huawei to move smart car operations to new joint company with Changan;
Mark Cuban agrees to sell majority share of Mavericks to Adelson family; Las Vegas Sands Shares Drop as Top Shareholder Sells $2B in Stock to Buy Dallas Mavericks;
Cigna and Humana in deal talks to create US health insurance giant;
3M, Corteva Win Appeal on ‘Forever Chemical’ Class Action Lawsuit;
Ex-Hedge Fund Boss Fights SEC at Supreme Court With Big Backers;
Google Seeks Antitrust Action Against Microsoft in Britain;
After Munger's death, Berkshire succession comes into focus;
Finance
How the world’s largest hedge fund really makes its money;
Other news
A doctor tried to renew his passport. Now he’s no longer a citizen;
Liz Cheney’s new book blasts GOP as ‘enablers and collaborators’ of Trump, whom one member called ‘Orange Jesus’;
David Souter showed the Supreme Court how to free itself from politics; Why VPs Matter Less Than You Think;
The Crown, the cabinet and the UK's legacy of slavery;
Education:
Here are the states with the highest average student debt;
For Republican Governors, Civics Is the Latest Education Battleground; LGBTQ+ teens won a grant for their school. Adults sent the money back;
Students Struggling with Being Prepared for Courses are Increasingly Turning to Generative AI, Social Media to Study;
Free AI Teaching Assistant and AI Tutor Designed to Enhance Teaching and Learning;