US Osprey aircraft crashes off coast of Japan with eight on board | CNN (www.cnn.com)
The water [at Kealia Pond] has turned a shocking shade of magenta in this Hawaii refuge (www.cnn.com)
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Desert horror: Music festival goers first took cover from rockets, then Gaza militants began firing on them (www.cnn.com)
The rockets began around 6:30 a.m., Tal Gibly told CNN. Thirty minutes later, she and hundreds of others attending a music festival were running as Gaza militants fired at them....
Judge: Starbucks violated federal labor law by withholding pay hikes from unionized workers (www.cnn.com)
Starbucks violated federal labor law when it increased wages and offered new perks and benefits only to non-union employees, a National Labor Relations Board judge found Thursday....
Army Corps of Engineers to barge 36 million gallons of freshwater a day as saltwater intrusion threatens New Orleans-area drinking water (www.cnn.com)
The US Army Corps of Engineers is planning to barge 36 million gallons of freshwater daily into the lower Mississippi River near New Orleans as saltwater intrusion from the Gulf of Mexico continues to threaten drinking water supply, officials said Friday....
South Korea says it ‘will not stand idly by’ if North Korea receives Russian help on nuclear weapons (www.cnn.com)
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol warned on Wednesday that his country and its allies “will not stand idly by” if North Korea receives Russian help to boost its weapons of mass destruction – just days after the leaders of the two nuclear-armed nations held a closely watched summit....
Two people detained in China for allegedly damaging Great Wall with excavator (www.cnn.com)
Two people have been detained in China after allegedly damaging a section of the Great Wall in the northern Shanxi province with an excavator, according to state broadcaster CCTV....
US inflation means families are spending $709 more per month than two years ago (www.cnn.com)
Most of that increase in spending is driven by housing costs, which have surged, Zandi told CNN in an email on Friday. He added that families are also spending more at the grocery store; on buying, maintaining and insuring vehicles and on recreational services like cable....
Philippines accuses China of firing water cannons at its ships in South China Sea (www.cnn.com)
US intelligence spotted Chinese, Iranian deepfakes in 2020 aimed at influencing US voters (www.cnn.com)
Cyberattack forces major US health care network to divert ambulances from hospitals (www.cnn.com)
Fox News takes down Hunter Biden ‘mock trial’ miniseries after lawsuit threat (www.cnn.com)
House passes Ukraine / Israel aid package (www.cnn.com)
Israeli military fires two senior officers as report finds strike on aid workers was in ‘violation of commands’ (www.cnn.com)
Poland demands explanation after accusing Russia of violating its airspace (www.cnn.com)
Poland has demanded an explanation from Moscow after saying a Russian cruise missile aimed at Ukraine entered its territory....
US abortions reach highest level in over a decade, sparked by surge in medication abortion (www.cnn.com)
Abortions are on the rise in the United States, despite bans that have taken effect in more than a dozen states since the US Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision that revoked the federal right to abortion in June 2022....
Searches for VPNs spike in Texas after Pornhub pulls out of the state (www.cnn.com)
Searches for virtual private networking (VPN) software briefly spiked in Texas this week after Pornhub suspended service in the state over a law forcing adult websites to verify the age or identities of their users....
Brooklyn pastor ‘Bling Bishop’ found guilty of spending $90,000 of his parishioner’s savings on luxury goods (www.cnn.com)
A flashy, jewelry-wearing Brooklyn pastor was convicted Monday in federal court of using a parishioner’s retirement savings and trying to extort a businessman while touting he had connections to the New York City mayor....
Blockbuster blizzard is slamming California with 12 feet of snow possible, 100-mph wind gusts | CNN (www.cnn.com)
So while Texas is basically entirely on fire, California is getting New York’s weather.
Invasive Jorō spiders can live well with humans, according to new study (www.cnn.com)
As the Jorō spider continues to spread across the southeastern United States, its spindly homes can be spotted almost anywhere — even on power lines and stoplights hovering over busy roads....
Blizzard expected to blast the US Plains and cause travel delays (www.cnn.com)
Blizzard warnings have been issued across the Central Plains, threatening Christmas Day travelers with delays and dangerous road conditions....
South Korea to see population plummet to 1970s levels, government says (www.cnn.com)
South Korea, the country with the world’s lowest birth rate, expects it to fall even further in the next two years while its overall population is expected to plummet to levels not seen since the 1970s....
Tiny living robots made from human cells surprise scientists | CNN (www.cnn.com)
“robots” engendered from human trachea cells have shown surprising behavior in their ability to self-assemble, move, and “heal” damaged neurons.
The threat of respiratory illnesses is underway, CDC director says, and hospitalizations are on the rise (www.cnn.com)
Dr. Mandy Cohen, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, updated a congressional subcommittee Thursday about cases of respiratory illness in the US due to three viruses: flu, the coronavirus and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV....
Hamas' social media following has skyrocketed since its attack. America is powerless to stop it (www.cnn.com)
