More than 40 inches of snow blankets the Northeast as arctic blast sweeps the country (www.nbcnews.com)
US Congress vows to pass massive defense bill, culture wars loom (www.reuters.com)
Indian firm refuses orders for Israeli army uniforms over civilian killings in Gaza (www.independent.co.uk)
Nazi flags and SS history book found in Ohio Walmart shooter's house, records show (www.nbcnews.com)
The FBI previously said the Nov. 20 shooting may have been at least partly inspired by violent, racist ideology based on evidence collected.
Donald Trump says he never swore oath "to support the Constitution" (www.newsweek.com)
CIA warns staff about social media posts after senior officer shares pro-Palestinian image (www.nbcnews.com)
Birdlike footprints from Triassic mystery animals precede earliest bird fossils by 60 million years (www.cnn.com)
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Ransomware ‘catastrophe’ at Fidelity National Financial causes panic with homeowners and buyers (techcrunch.com)
Man sentenced to life after Canadian judge says incel-inspired attack was terrorism (www.washingtonpost.com)
A Toronto court sentenced a Canadian man to life imprisonment in a deadly stabbing attack at a massage parlor, in a landmark case that saw a Canadian judge designating an incel-inspired crime as terrorism for the first time....
Elon Musk to advertisers boycotting X: "Go f**k yourself" (www.axios.com)
U.S. economy was hotter than previously thought, new GDP data shows (www.axios.com)
Alabama city weighs change in body-cam release policy after public outcry (www.reuters.com)
California seeing a sizable influx of new residents relocating from Texas (www.cbsnews.com)
Massachusetts becomes fifth state in nation to make prison calls free (www.wgbh.org)
UAW announces push to organize nonunion plants after strike wins [Lauren Irwin | 11/29/23 | The Hill] (thehill.com)
The newest push for workplace improvement will organize more than 150,000 autoworkers across 13 different automakers: BMW, Honda, Hyundai, Lucid, Mazda, Mercedes, Nissan, Rivian, Subaru, Tesla, Toyota, Volkswagen and Volvo, the union said in a release....
North Korea says its new spy satellite photographed White House, Pentagon (www.reuters.com)
In unrelated news, Google Maps site traffic from North Korea sees odd spike.
Suicide rates rose in 2022 overall but declined for teens and young adults (www.npr.org)
US life expectancy rose last year, but it remains below its pre-pandemic level (apnews.com)
Here’s what the mass violence in Gaza looks like to a scholar of genocide (triblive.com)
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Emergency rooms in at least 3 states diverting patients after ransomware attack (www.nbcnews.com)
Hospitals in at least three states are diverting patients from their emergency rooms after a major cyberattack hit their parent company last week....
"Super pigs" — called the "most invasive animal on the planet" — threaten to invade northern U.S. (www.cbsnews.com)
An exploding population of hard-to-eradicate “super pigs” in Canada is threatening to spill south of the border, and northern states like Minnesota, North Dakota and Montana are taking steps to stop the invasion....
Nikki Haley wins backing from powerful Koch network as she aims to take on Trump (apnews.com)
Americans for Prosperity, the political arm of the powerful Koch network, formally endorsed Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign on Tuesday, promising to commit its nationwide army of activists — and virtually unlimited funds — to helping Haley defeat former President Donald Trump in the GOP primary contest....
Strong winds topple National Christmas Tree outside White House (www.nbcnews.com)
US accuses Indian agent of directing plot to assassinate American citizen (www.theguardian.com)
Pence told Jan. 6 special counsel harrowing details about 2020 aftermath, warnings to Trump: Sources (abcnews.go.com)
Speaking with special counsel Jack Smith’s team earlier this year, former Vice President Mike Pence offered harrowing details about how, in the wake of the 2020 presidential election, then-President Donald Trump surrounded himself with “crank” attorneys, espoused “un-American” legal theories, and almost pushed the...
