Tensions are bubbling up at thirsty Arizona alfalfa farms as foreign firms exploit unregulated water (apnews.com)
A blanket of bright green alfalfa spreads across western Arizona’s McMullen Valley, ringed by rolling mountains and warmed by the hot desert sun....
Study: Are millennials worse off than baby boomers were at the same age? (www.usatoday.com)
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Finland seals border with Russia amid migrant crisis – DW – 11/28/2023 (www.dw.com)
Will Lithuanian MP sentenced in corruption case be serving people from jail? (www.lrt.lt)
In Brazil, one of the oldest films shot in the Amazon miraculously rediscovered (www.lemonde.fr)
Japan nonprofit group director convicted in overseas organ transplant case (english.kyodonews.net)
Student assaults teacher - Jamaica Observer (www.jamaicaobserver.com)
Google’s new geothermal energy project is up and running (www.theverge.com)
A new kind of geothermal plant will feed the power grid that serves two Google data centers in Nevada
China’s new stealth aircraft can find and kill the B-21 ‘Raider’ with hypersonic missiles, computer simulation suggests (www.scmp.com)
The new US stealth bomber may be taken by surprise by ultra-fast missiles coming from near space with the unpredictable ‘Qian Xuesen trajectory’...
Kyiv Confirms Poisoning of Intel Chief Budanov’s Wife (www.kyivpost.com)
Rescuers successfully drill through to trapped men in Himalayan tunnel in breakthrough for perilous operation (www.cnn.com)
New Delhi, India CNN — Rescuers on Tuesday successfully drilled through to 41 men trapped inside a collapsed Himalayan tunnel, as a weekslong evacuation effort fraught with uncertainty enters its final stretch....
Indian rescuers pull out all 41 workers who were trapped in a tunnel for 17 days, minister says (apnews.com)
UTTARKASHI, India (AP) — All 41 construction workers who were trapped in a collapsed mountain tunnel in northern India for more than two weeks were pulled out on Tuesday, bringing an end to a drawn-out rescue mission that had grabbed the country’s attention for days.
Evansville fixes Christmas tree after 1st attempt drew complaints, ridicule (www.wishtv.com)
This is what small towns really care about.
Diplomas for sale: Inside Louisiana's nonpublic schools (apnews.com)
Arliya Martin accepted her high school diploma with relief and gratitude. It was her ticket to better-paying work, she felt, after getting kicked out of high school and toiling for eight years at factory jobs to support her children....
Thai groom goes on gun rampage at own wedding killing four including bride (www.independent.co.uk)
Cyberattack on US hospital owner diverts ambulances from emergency rooms in multiple states (www.cnn.com)
1 student killed, 1 hospitalized in stabbing at North Carolina high school (apnews.com)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A stabbing at a North Carolina high school on Monday left one student dead and another hospitalized, officials said.
Trump hints at expanded role for the military within the US. A legacy law gives him few guardrails (apnews.com)
Watch: US police chase 12-year-old in stolen forklift (www.bbc.com)
Police say preliminary investigations show the vehicle was unlocked with the key inside when it was taken.
Health experts decry New Zealand’s reversal on world-first tobacco ban (www.nbcnews.com)
The country’s new center-right coalition is repealing a ban on the sale of tobacco to anyone born after Jan. 1, 2009, which critics say will cost lives....
IBM pulls X ads as Elon Musk endorses white pride (www.theverge.com)
New Policy Will Ban Chicago Police From Joining Hate and Extremist Groups (truthout.org)
Investigations found that multiple Chicago police officers are associated with hate and extremist groups....
Shein files for U.S. IPO as fast-fashion giant looks to expand its global reach (www.cnbc.com)
Shein has confidentially filed to go public and is moving forward with its long-rumored IPO....