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Haaretz Editor Condemns “Venal” Musk’s Israel Visit

The Hill reports: The editor in chief of Israeli news outlet Haaretz blasted Elon Musk’s visit to Israel, calling the tech billionaire a “blatant antisemite and publisher of antisemitism” amid backlash over antisemitic content on X. “Blatant antisemite & publisher of antisemitism Elon Musk should be persona non grata in Israel,” Haaretz editor-in-chief Esther Solomon wrote in a post on …

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NBC News: Israel-Hamas Ceasefire May Be Extended

NBC News reports: A senior Arab official with “direct knowledge of negotiations” confirms to NBC News that there will be a truce extension. Details were still being finalized and the deal could still collapse, the source added. Yesterday, Hamas released 17 hostages, including a 4-year-old American, Abigail Edan. In exchange, Israel released 39 Palestinian prisoners, all of whom are minors, …

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Rosalynn Carter To Lie In Repose At Atlanta Library

Atlanta’s Fox affiliate reports: Rosalynn Carter is making her final journey to the Jimmy Carter Presidential Center in Atlanta on Monday as her family and the nation begin three days of memorials for the former first lady. The Georgia native and global humanitarian died on Nov. 19 at the age of 96. After brief ceremonies in the Carters’ native Sumter …

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Merriam-Webster’s 2023 Word Of The Year: “Authentic”

The Associated Press reports: In an age of deepfakes and post-truth, as artificial intelligence rose and Elon Musk turned Twitter into X, the Merriam-Webster word of the year for 2023 is “authentic.” Authentic cuisine. Authentic voice. Authentic self. Authenticity as artifice. Lookups for the word are routinely heavy on the dictionary company’s site but were boosted to new heights throughout …

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Argentina’s Milei In US To Meet With WH Officials

Bloomberg News reports: Argentina President-elect Javier Milei headed to the US on Sunday night while his incoming foreign minister traveled to Brazil to invite President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to the Dec. 10 inauguration. Milei’s delegation will meet with officials from the US Treasury, the White House and the International Monetary Fund in Washington, according to a text message …

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Victims Identified In Fatal Niagara Falls Border Crash, UK Automaker Has History Of Stuck Accelerator Recalls

The New York Times reports: The car that exploded this week at a border bridge in Niagara Falls, N.Y., was a 2022 Bentley Flying Spur, the authorities said on Friday, an ultraluxury model capable of reaching a speed of 60 miles per hour in four seconds. The police identified Kurt P. Villani as the driver and Monica Villani as the …

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Hamas Releases 25 Hostages, Aid Supplies Reach Gaza

The New York Times reports: Twenty-five hostages held in Gaza, including 12 Thai nationals and 13 other women and children, were released from captivity on Friday, the Egyptian government said, the first people to be freed under a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas that took effect hours earlier. The hostages were transferred to Egypt as part of a prisoner exchange …

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“Gay Furry Hackers” Breach Idaho Nuclear Research Lab

Engadget reports: The nuclear research hub Idaho National Laboratory (INL) confirmed that it fell victim to a data breach on Tuesday. SiegedSec, a group of self-proclaimed “gay furry hackers,” took responsibility for the attack and claimed they accessed sensitive employee data like social security numbers, home addresses and more. “We’re willing to make a deal with INL. If they research …

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Gaza Ceasefire Begins Ahead Of Release Of Hostages

Reuters reports: Combat between Israeli troops and Hamas fighters halted on Friday for the first time in seven weeks in a temporary truce ahead of the planned release of Israeli hostages held by the militants in exchange for jailed Palestinians. No big bombings, artillery strikes or rocket attacks were reported, although Hamas and Israel both accused each other of sporadic …

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REPORT: Four-Day Israel-Hamas Truce Starts Tomorrow

Reuters reports: Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas will start a four-day truce on Friday morning with a first group of 13 Israeli women and child hostages released later that day, mediators in Qatar said. The agreement – the first in a brutal, near seven-week-old war – would begin at 7 a.m. local time (0500 GMT) and involve a comprehensive …

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LIVE VIDEO: Macy’s 97th Annual Thanksgiving Parade

The New York Times reports: An anti-L.G.B.T.Q. group is organizing a boycott of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade over performances by nonbinary Broadway actors, in the latest attempt to force companies to reverse course on social issues that some far-right groups consider too liberal. The parade’s response: march on. The group, which is called One Million Moms, says it has drawn …

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Judge Finds Musk, Tesla Knew Of Autopilot Defects

Reuters reports: Florida judge found “reasonable evidence” that Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk and other managers knew the automaker’s vehicles had a defective Autopilot system but still allowed the cars to be driven unsafely, according to a ruling. Judge Reid Scott, in the Circuit Court for Palm Beach County, ruled last week that the plaintiff in a lawsuit over a …

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Far-Right Geert Wilders Possibly Elected Dutch Leader

The New York Times reports: The Netherlands on Wednesday took a startling turn in national elections with the potential to ripple through Europe, as Dutch voters threw most support behind the party of a far-right icon with an incendiary reputation who had campaigned on an anti-immigrant platform. Geert Wilders, a political provocateur long known for his anti-Islam and anti-Europe stances, …

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AL Priest Marries Teen After Fleeing To Italy With Her

The Birmingham News reports: The Mobile priest and the 2023 high school graduate with whom he left the country for Europe this summer are now married, according to records filed with Mobile County Probate Court. Alex Crow, 30, and 18-year-old Taylor Victoria Harrison were married last Friday, according to the date on the marriage certificate. Crow and Harrison, a graduate …

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DeSantis PAC Head Quits After Near Brawl In Meeting

The New York Times reports: Chris Jankowski, the chief executive of Never Back Down, the main super PAC backing Gov. Ron DeSantis’s presidential bid, resigned on Wednesday, following the creation of a new outside group supporting Mr. DeSantis and publicly aired infighting among his allies. The departure came after days of internal tensions within Never Back Down, which along with …

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Massive Florida Grow House Sets Stage For Legal Weed

The Orlando Sentinel reports: The pungent, sticky sweet smell of marijuana is the first thing visitors notice when they enter the 750,000-square-foot grow house that Trulieve built east of Tallahassee. Giant holding tanks filled with water are injected with a proprietary blend of fertilizer and sent on their way through a network of pipes to feed the fledgling plants, which …

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Catholic Hospital System Removes “Metal And Wooden Crucifixes” So That They Can’t Be Used To Beat Staff

Becker’s Hospital Review reports: Hospital Sisters Health System, a Catholic organization based in Springfield, Ill., is removing all wooden and metal crucifixes from its hospitals’ emergency departments and patient rooms. That decision is a response to “the changing healthcare landscape and the general increase in healthcare workers experiencing workplace violence,” according to a Nov. 21 statement the health system shared …

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GOP Former Aide Wins Utah US House Special Election

Politico reports: Utah Republican Celeste Maloy will be the newest member of Congress, bringing the House back to its full complement of 435 members. Maloy defeated Democratic state Sen. Kathleen Riebe and a handful of third-party candidates in Tuesday’s special election in Utah’s 2nd District. Former GOP Rep. Chris Stewart stepped away from his seat earlier this year. Maloy, a …

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Israel Approves Temporary Ceasefire With Hamas

The Associated Press reports: Israel’s Cabinet on Wednesday approved a temporary cease-fire with the Hamas militant group that is expected to bring the first halt in fighting in a devastating six-week war and win freedom for dozens of hostages held captive in the Gaza Strip. The deal calls for a four-day cease-fire, during which Israel will halt its military offensive …

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Argentina’s New President Loves Group Sex, Wants Sister As First Lady, Takes Advice From His Dead Dog

ABC News reports: His legions of fans call him “the madman” and “the wig” due to his ferocity and unruly mop of hair. He refers to himself as “the lion.” He thinks sex education is a Marxist plot to destroy the family, views his cloned mastiffs as his “children with four paws” and has suggested people should be allowed to …

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