He’s correctly predicting the US’s most critical elections. He’s still in college (www.theguardian.com)
Nuttycombe runs the forecasting site cnalysis.com, and these little-known legislative races are his expertise. While the science of forecasting presidential, gubernatorial, congressional and senatorial races has exploded in recent years, Nuttycombe is one of the only forecasters focused on the 7,383 state legislative districts...
Gov. Evers says ‘Neo-Nazis, antisemitism, and white supremacy have no home in Wisconsin' after demonstration on state Capitol grounds (www.jsonline.com)
A group of nearly two dozen people waving swastika flags and chanting antisemitic rhetoric marched on the Wisconsin state Capitol grounds Saturday afternoon, performing a salute originally used by Nazis at political rallies, often called the "Hitler salute."
Surveillance footage shows Hamas bringing hostages into Shifa Hospital on Oct. 7 (www.timesofisrael.com)
I will call them what I call them.
I will not be using the terms meta or X I will be using the terms facebook and twitter until zukerberg and musk PAY me to not call them facebook and twitter.
An orphaned teenager who was taken to Russia early in the Ukraine war is back home with relatives (apnews.com)
Andrii Yermak, the head of the Ukrainian president’s office, confirmed that Yermokhin had arrived back in Ukraine and shared a photo of him with a Ukrainian flag. Yermak thanked UNICEF and Qatari negotiators for facilitating Yermokhin’s return....
Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket explodes in second test flight | CNN (www.cnn.com)
SpaceX’s Starship rocket system reached several milestones in its second test flight before the rocket booster and spacecraft exploded over the Gulf of Mexico.
Former first lady Rosalynn Carter, wife of the 39th president and advocate for mental health, dies at 96 (abcnews.go.com)
Yaccarino On Hot Seat As Ad Execs Urge Twitter CEO To Resign (www.forbes.com)
In the aftermath of IBM, Disney and Apple pausing spending on X, formerly known as Twitter, top advertising executives made a personal appeal to CEO Linda Yaccarino.
Ukraine sacks top cyber defence officials amid graft probe (www.reuters.com)
Zelenskiy’s not taking prisoners and I wish every gov’t operated the same way.
Congressional leaders are aiming to pass Ukraine and Israel supplemental aid before Christmas (www.nbcnews.com)
If Congress fails to move before the end of the year, Senate sources say, the chances of getting the entire plan over the finish line reduce dramatically....
The Fifth Circuit Will Soon Be the New NLRB (onlabor.org)
Dying woman’s last wish: to pay off others’ medical debt – $15m worth (www.theguardian.com)
The New York City book publisher arranged to use money raised in her memory to buy up the medical debt of others – and then pay it off, according to a website which assisted her philanthropic effort and as of Friday had collected nearly all of her six-figure goal....
Extreme weather can hit farmers hard. Those with smaller farming operations often pay the price (apnews.com)
Rosalynn Carter, transformative former first lady and mental health advocate, dies (www.npr.org)
Missing Florida mom found dead in estranged husband's storage unit (www.nbcnews.com)
After a dayslong search, sheriff’s deputies found Shakeira Rucker dead from apparent gunshot wounds inside the storage unit, authorities said.
Jimmy Carter Calls Late Wife Rosalynn His 'Equal Partner in Everything' After Her Death at 96 (people.com)
UFC star made more in 24 hours on OnlyFans than she did 'in her entire fighting career' (www.foxnews.com)
UFC star Paige VanZant said OnlyFans allows her to make ‘life-changing money’
Fairchild Semiconductor (www.pbs.org)
Someone on HN compared the OpenAI news to this
Woman killed hours after Rio Rancho police respond to her home (www.koat.com)
Woman calls the police saying she thinks her caregiver is going to kill her and to get her out, the cops come, complement her caregiver’s weapons, and leave; hours later, the caregiver kills her.
Amazon warns workers who don’t return to the office will have a harder time getting promoted (www.cnn.com)
Amazon is once again doubling down on its return-to-office mandate, warning staff that not complying could impact their chances of being promoted....
Argentina Takes Leap Into Unknown With Javier Milei as President (www.bloomberg.com)
Emergency room nurse who committed suicide called US health care system her ‘abuser’ in scathing letter just months before her death (nypost.com)
Tristin Kate Smith, a 28-year-old Ohio nurse, wrote a scathing letter to her “abuser” five months ahead of her August 2023 suicide.
Victory is an opportunity for Israel in the midst of crisis - opinion (www.jpost.com)
This op-ed was written by the Israeli Intelligence Minister:...
New hardiness zone map will help US gardeners keep pace with climate change (apnews.com)
Southern staples like magnolia trees and camellias may now be able to grow without frost damage in once-frigid Boston....