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Chicago becomes latest US city to call for cease-fire in Israel-Hamas war (apnews.com)

Chicago is latest U.S. city to approve such a non-binding resolution, following Atlanta, Detroit and San Francisco in recent months.

Days of Darkness: How one woman escaped the conspiracy theory trap that has ensnared millions (apnews.com)

More than 1 in 4 U.S. adults identify as religious "nones," new data shows (www.cbsnews.com)

More than 1 in 4 American adults identify as “religious nones,” meaning they consider themselves to be “atheist,” “agnostic” or “nothing in particular,” according to a report from the Pew Research Center released Wednesday....

Netflix is going to take away its cheapest ad-free plan (www.theverge.com)

Amid abortion ban, Texas teen birth rate in 2022 increased for first time in 15 years (www.reporternews.com)

Angst over LGBTQ+ stories led to another canceled show. But in a Wyoming town, a play was salvaged (apnews.com)

Oliver Baez spent two months rehearsing a scene for a school play in which his character confronts another student about bullying a gay student who takes his own life....

Cancer incidence rising among adults under 50, new report finds, leaving doctors puzzled and worried (www.cnn.com)

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Elon Musk criticized by civil rights groups over claim that diversity efforts make flying less safe (www.nbcnews.com)

In several posts on X, Musk claimed without evidence that diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives put airline customers in danger....

Red Cross declares nationwide emergency due to critically low blood supply (www.cbsnews.com)

The American Red Cross has declared an emergency blood shortage, saying patients are at risk of not getting lifesaving transfusions....

More Americans can now get insulin for $35 (www.cnn.com)

More Americans with diabetes will get a break on their insulin costs in 2024....

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....

CT hits highest level of homelessness on record. A baby was born in a shelter; people are dying (www.courant.com)

Teenagers Found Guilty in Brutal Murder of Transgender Girl Brianna Ghey (www.advocate.com)

The teen girl was stabbed 28 times in a meticulously planned daytime attack.

A Mississippi House candidate is charged after a Satanic Temple display is destroyed at Iowa Capitol (apnews.com)

A Satanic Temple display inside the Iowa Capitol in Des Moines was destroyed, and a former U.S. Navy fighter pilot who was recently defeated in a statehouse election in Mississippi is accused of causing the damage....

Giuliani spread lies about Georgia election workers. A jury will decide what he owes them. (www.politico.com)

A damages trial begins Monday in a case in which a judge has already ruled that Rudy Giuliani is liable for defamation....

An Invasive Tick That Can Clone Itself Is Spreading Across the U.S., Threatening Livestock (www.smithsonianmag.com)

EVs less reliable than conventional cars: Consumer Reports [Lauren Sforze | 11/29/23 | The Hill] (thehill.com)

The annual car reliability survey by Consumer Reports found EVs are 79 percent more likely to have problems than conventional cars. Consumers reported electric drive motors, charging and EV batteries had the most common issues associated with EVs, according to the survey....

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.

Births have increased in states with abortion bans, research finds (www.cnn.com)

Nearly a quarter of people seeking an abortion in the United States were unable to get one due to bans that took effect after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, researchers estimate. In the first half of 2023, states with abortion bans had an average fertility rate that was 2.3% higher than states where abortion was not...

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