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....
More couples are choosing a ‘dual income, no kids’ lifestyle (www.cnbc.com)
Battle for the past: the Ukrainians trying to save their archaeological treasure amid war (www.theguardian.com)
Ukraine is a country spectacularly rich in ancient archaeology, whether of the Scythians, with their horses and finely worked gold, who ranged across the steppes from the ninth to second centuries BC, or of the intriguing stone age Cucuteni-Trypillia culture, which produced remarkable, elaborately decorated ceramics and huge,...
Sniffing women’s tears reduces male aggression by 44%, study finds (newatlas.com)
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John Schneider (Dukes of Hazard, Smallville) calls for Joe Biden to be executed (www.newsweek.com)
New breed of climate protesters vows to take fight to ‘cowards’ of US politics (www.theguardian.com)
Biden orders strike on Iranian-aligned group after 3 US troops injured in drone attack in Iraq (abcnews.go.com)
Some Catholic bishops reject Pope's stance on blessings for same-sex couples. Others are confused (apnews.com)
In an extraordinary pushback against Pope Francis, some Catholic bishops in Africa, Poland and elsewhere say they will not implement the new Vatican policy allowing blessings for same-sex couples....
Texas’ statewide poverty rate declines, but several rural counties see increase in poor residents (www.texastribune.org)
An influx of highly educated people from other states helped shift the state’s economic fortune. But in many parts of Texas, residents are struggling as jobs dry up....
Charlie Sheen “Assaulted In His LA Home By Neighbour Who Forced Her Way In” (deadline.com)
Charlie Sheen was assaulted in his Los Angeles home by a neighbour, police have announced. The woman charged was named as Electra Schrock. She was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon, force likely to create great bodily injury and residential burglary.
New York governor vetoes bill that would ban noncompete agreements (apnews.com)
New York’s governor vetoed a bill days before Christmas that would have banned noncompete agreements, which restrict workers’ ability to leave their job for a role with a rival business....
The New Family Vacation. More and more Americans are traveling with multiple generations—and, perhaps, learning who their relatives really are. (www.theatlantic.com)
The next time you’re at the airport or checking into a hotel, you might notice a traveling group that looks, at least at first glance, a little unwieldy: young kids, their parents, and their grandparents, all vacationing together regardless of age or mobility limits....
FBI says it’s investigating after reports of violent threats to Colorado judges in Trump case (edition.cnn.com)
The FBI is working with law enforcement officials in Colorado in the wake of threats made against state Supreme Court justices who ruled last week to remove Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 presidential ballot....
A Demographic Time Bomb Is About to Hit the Beef Industry (www.wired.com)
Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner Visit Hamas Attack Site in Israel — The Wall Street Journal (apple.news)
Why? And in what world is billionaires’ tourism “news”. Damn Ghouls enjoying some disaster tourism!
Pakistan deported Afghans waiting for US resettlement (www.reuters.com)
Ethiopia becomes Africa's latest sovereign default (www.reuters.com)
Stretched social safety net could see more strain in 2024 (www.nbcnews.com)
Funding for a variety of pandemic-era assistance programs ran out this year, leaving Americans with fewer resources to help cope with rising prices....
Tanker hit off India coast by drone from Iran, says US (www.bbc.com)
A chemical tanker was hit by a drone launched from Iran in the Indian Ocean on Saturday, the US military says....
Hunger and poverty in the world (Sustainable Developement goals) (www.kaggle.com)
Wells Fargo employees vote in favor of unionization, a first for major US bank (finance.yahoo.com)
Southwest Airlines cancels hundreds of flights, disrupting some holiday travelers (www.cbsnews.com)
After thousands of U.S. flights were canceled or delayed over the holidays in 2022, most holiday travelers this year are off to a cheerier start this Christmas. But a few trouble spots were emerging on Christmas Day....
Rare and endangered okapi born at Cincinnati Zoo (www.cnn.com)
A member of a rare and endangered species related to the giraffe was recently born at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, according to zoo officials....
Who Is Killing All These Stories About Rajat Khare, Controversial Tech Mogul? (www.thedailybeast.com)
It sure would be a shame if everyone shared this story of hacker Rajat Khare covering up his hacking crimes and gagging governments and media outlets reporting it. I bet milionaire hacker Rajat Khare would hate that....
Rumors swirl that TSMC chairman Mark Liu was forced to retire over Arizona fab debacle (www.tomshardware.com)
On December 19, TSMC announced the retirement of chairman Mark Liu, but there has been increasing speculation that the chairman’s five-year tenure might have been ended forcibly (via Wealth Magazine). Taiwanese media voices theorize that Liu’s abrupt departure from the company is related to the construction delays for...
