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ICC Prosecutor Seeks Arrest Warrant for Myanmar's Military Chief

Syrian Rebels Launch First Offensive in Years West of Aleppo

A lawyer for Chile's Pres. Gabriel Boric told reporters Tuesday that his client "categorically rejects and denies" sexual harassment allegations against him, adding that the president was the true victim in this case.

Chile's Boric Denies Sexual Harassment Claims

FBI says several of Donald Trump's cabinet nominees targeted with 'violent' threats

World

US Pres.-elect Donald Trump's transition team signed a memorandum of understanding with the Biden White House after a three-week delay, enabling access to agency briefings and critical preparations.

Trump Team Signs White House Transition Deal

Man on FBI 'Most Wanted' List Captured in UK After 21 Years

Trump transition says Cabinet picks, appointees were targeted by bomb threats, swatting attacks

Associated Press1 hr

UK: British, US Forces Investigating Drone Sightings Over US Airbases

Trump’s picks for new administration are focus of bomb threats and ‘swatting’

Politics

The Associated Press reported on Tuesday that high-ranking Brazilian military officers in late 2022 sought to pressure then-Pres. Jair Bolsonaro to stage a coup to keep his election opponent and president-elect, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, out of office.

Report: High-Ranking Military Officials From Brazil Pressured Bolsonaro to Stage Coup

Trump 'Border Czar': Noncompliant States Will Face Funding Cuts

Several Trump picks targeted with bomb threats and ‘swatting’, president-elect’s campaign says - live updates

Judge Grants Smith's Request to Drop Trump Charges

Badenoch admits Tory migration failures

Spectator (UK)2 hrs

Health

A teenager from British Columbia, who in early November became the first confirmed domestically acquired human case of H5N1 avian influenza in Canada, remains in critical but stable condition at BC Children's Hospital.

BC Human Bird Flu Case Remains a Mystery

TikTok to Implement Age Restrictions on Beauty Filters

Meet the medical contrarians picked to lead health agencies under Trump and Kennedy

Associated Press2 hrs

Biden Admin. Proposes Expanding Coverage of Weight-Loss Drugs

Walking Pneumonia is Surging in Young Kids. Here's What to Know

Scientific American5 hrs

Crime & justice

Hong Kong's top court, the Court of Final Appeal, ruled in favor of same-sex married couples on Tuesday, granting them equal access to subsidized housing and inheritance.

Hong Kong High Court Rules in Favor of LGBTQ Rights

France Mass Rape Trial: Prosecutors Want 20-Year Sentence for Pelicot

TuSimple co-founder demands liquidation, sues company for control of his shares

TechCrunch3 hrs

Report: UK Police Reducing Content on X

Several Trump picks for top jobs targeted with bomb and 'swatting' threats

Science & technology

Tesla & SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, who was tapped by Pres.-elect Donald Trump to co-lead, with entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, a new US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has announced agencies he'd like to cut funding for as part of a $2T spending cut.

Musk Names Federal Agencies He Wants to Cut

Study: Vaping Disrupts Vascular System, Oxygen Levels

Banning scary-sounding ideas can comfort but does more harm than good

New Scientist1 hr

Bible-Based Lessons Approved for Elementary Schools in Texas

Reinvigorating Education With Large Language Models

Psychology Today6 hrs

Social issues

UNICEF's latest estimates claim that the number of Haitian children recruited by armed groups increased by 70% between Q2 2023 and Q2 2024.

Haiti: UNICEF Estimate 70% Rise in Child Gang Members

UN: Home is the Most Dangerous Physical Location for Women

Abortions Fell By Only 2% In Year Roe Was Overturned, CDC Report Shows

Australia's Parliament Will Consider Social Media Ban for Kids Under 16

Israel and Hezbollah ceasefire and Thanksgiving winter weather: Morning Rundown

Sports

Formula 1 has reached an agreement in principle with General Motors to bring Cadillac to the grid as the sport's eleventh team starting in 2026. This would mark the first team expansion since Haas joined in 2016.

GM's Cadillac to Join F1 as 11th Team in 2026

MMA Fighter Conor McGregor Loses Civil Sexual Assault Case

BOS Nation Considering Name Change After Intense Backlash

Rafael Nadal Retires From Tennis After Spain's Davis Cup Loss

After Blake Snell deal, hate the Dodgers if you must. But they had help building evil empire.

Money

US Pres.-elect Donald Trump on Monday pledged to use an executive order to impose tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China after entering office on Jan. 20, 2025.

Trump: Tariffs to be Imposed on Mexico, Canada, and China

Six Tourists Die From Suspected Tainted Alcohol in Laos

Trump’s tariffs in his first term did little to alter the economy, but this time could be different

Associated Press1 hr

COP29 Agrees on $300B Climate Finance Deal

“The Mainstream Media is Dead! Long Live the Mainstream Media!”

offGuardian1 hr

Entertainment

Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan's conceptual artwork "Comedian," consisting of a banana attached to a wall with duct tape, sold for $6.2M at Sotheby's contemporary art auction in New York on Wednesday.

Banana Taped to Wall Sells for $6.2M at Sotheby's

The Onion Purchases Alex Jones' Infowars

To play Maria Callas, Angelina Jolie had to learn how to breathe again

Associated Press1 hr

Quincy Jones Dies Aged 91

The Fox News Rebound

Environment/energy

Argentina and Brazil signed a memorandum of understanding earlier this week on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro over the export of natural gas from Argentina's Vaca Muerta formation to Brazil starting next year.

Argentina, Brazil Sign Deal for Vaca Muerta Gas

Study: Warming Oceans Strengthened North Atlantic Hurricane Wind Speeds

Ocean acidification is reaching deeper waters

New Scientist5 mins

Haiti: Dozens Killed in Suburb Attack

Can AI help connect more solar and wind farms to the power grid?

Military

Non-essential UN personnel have been evacuated from Port-au-Prince this week as gang violence has further escalated in the capital of Haiti over the past few days.

Haiti: UN Evacuates Non-Essential Personnel From Port-au-Prince

Romania: Long-Shot Presidential Candidates Head to Runoff

How could Ukraine stop Russia’s new Oreshnik missile?

New Scientist1 hr

Netanyahu Approves Lebanon Cease-fire 'in Principle'

Trump picks John Phelan, a businessman with no military experience, to be secretary of the Navy

Culture

Republican US Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota introduced legislation on Thursday to eliminate the Department of Education, which was first established in 1979. Rounds said he had been pursuing such legislation "for years."

GOP Senator Moves to Eliminate Department of Education

Jamie Oliver Pulls Children's Book After Indigenous Backlash

FM Cho says he takes 'full responsibility' for Sado mine memorial dispute

Korea Herald12 hrs

First Auctioned Robot-Made Artwork Sells for Over $1M

Embrace the food coma: Shop the top Thanksgiving deals from your couch

Weather

Wildfires are raging on the East Coast and West Coast of the US, including 21K acres of land burned from the Mountain Fire in Ventura County, Calif., and 3K acres of land from the Jennings Creek Wildfire in Passaic County, New Jersey.

Wildfires Burn on Both US Coasts

Report: Extreme Weather Cost $2T Globally Over Past Decade

Northern lights may be faintly visible across parts of the US this Thanksgiving

Associated Press2 hrs

Typhoon Yinxing Batters Philippines

Seoul blanketed by heaviest Nov. snow, with more expected

Korea Herald16 hrs

Media

It has been reported that X owner Elon Musk will be summoned to the UK's House of Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee's inquiry into social media, misinformation, and harmful algorithms.

Report: UK Parliamentary Committee to Summon Musk to Misinformation Inquiry

Report: One in Five Americans Get News From Social Media Influencers

Trump Told Congress Exactly How He Plans to Attack the Press

Report: Trump Threatens to Sue Media Outlets Over 'False Statements'

Reported letters from Trump aide offer fresh reminder of MAGA world infighting