Israel's Palestinian prisoner release a 'window of hope' in West Bank (www.bbc.com)
The return of 39 women and teenagers is being seen by some as a symbolic victory over Israel.
Top DODEA administrator nabbed in human trafficking sting, reports say (www.stripes.com)
A Department of Defense Education Activity administrator was arrested in Georgia on Nov. 15, 2023, on suspicion of soliciting a prostitute during a human trafficking sting.
South Africa, Colombia and others are fighting drugmakers over access to TB and HIV drugs (apnews.com)
Charleston Elected Its First Republican Mayor Since The 1870s This Week (www.huffpost.com)
The city of Charleston, South Carolina elected its first Republican mayor since the 1870s this week....
Chinese refugee challenges Australian law that imposes a curfew and tracking bracelet (apnews.com)
Iranian Commander: IRGC to Give Rigid Response to Possible Threats (theblankpageofficial.blogspot.com)
Iranian FM Meets Hamas, Islamic Jihad Leaders Ahead of 4-Day Truce in Gaza (theblankpageofficial.blogspot.com)
Canada's EV charging strategy reaches fork in the road (www.reuters.com)
Backlash forces EPA to pause toxic PFAS waste imports to US from Netherlands (www.theguardian.com)
Inside AIPAC’s Strategy to Back Israel’s Cheerleaders and Punish the Squad (inthesetimes.com)
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US Military Defends Use of “Forever Chemicals” as Groups Raise Health Concerns (truthout.org)
Sony facing $7.9 billion mass lawsuit over PlayStation Store prices (www.reuters.com)
Italian minister allegedly forced high-speed train to make unscheduled stop (www.theguardian.com)
For Alaska Families, Questions Remain About Unsolved Deaths and “Suicides” (www.propublica.org)
A 41-year-old Inupiaq woman raised in Kotzebue, Chase recently became the city’s mayor. Before that she worked for the Alaska State Medical Examiner Office, preparing autopsy tables, and at a local nonprofit that offers legal help to domestic violence survivors....
Detailed data on employees of U.S. national security lab leak online (cyberscoop.com)
Border Patrol sending migrants to unofficial camps in California's desert, locals say (www.npr.org)
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Pilot killed in small plane’s fiery crash into Texas shopping center parking lot, official says (www.cnn.com)
A pilot flying a single-engine aircraft that careened into a Texas shopping center parking lot on Tuesday has died, Plano Fire Department Lt. Daniel Daly told CNN....
Opinion: ‘Nothing prepares you to cover a war at home’: The vital mission to report on Sudan’s conflict | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
A Year After Peace Agreement, Suffering Continues in Tigray - Africa Defense Forum (adf-magazine.com)
Binance and CEO plead guilty to federal charges in $4 billion resolution (www.irs.gov)
Binance Holdings Limited (Binance), the entity that operates the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance.com, pleaded guilty today and has agreed to pay over $4 billion to resolve the Justice Department’s investigation into violations related to the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), failure to register as a money transmitting...
Tigray: "though the gun fire stopped, things got even worse" (www.bitchute.com)
EPA considers approving fruit pesticide despite risks to children, records show (www.theguardian.com)
NJ mayor at center of racist scandal charged with corruption in connection to side business (www.nbcnewyork.com)
The charges allege that Salvatore Bonaccorso submitted false paperwork to various municipalities to help his landscaping company’s improper removal of hundreds of underground storage tanks, the state’s attorney general said.
Democrats Held Off the GOP in Legislative Races This Year, Again Bucking Expectations (boltsmag.org)
Home sales slumped to slowest pace in more than 13 years in October as prices, borrowing costs, soar (apnews.com)
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slumped in October to their slowest pace in more than 13 years as surging mortgage rates and rising prices kept many prospective homebuyers on the sidelines....
