Israel-Gaza war live: Israeli airstrikes kill 100 people in one of war’s deadliest nights, say Gaza officials (www.theguardian.com)
Medics have now said that an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis in southern Gaza killed 23 people, bringing total Palestinian fatalities overnight to more than 100, Reuters reports.
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....
Police in Serbia fire tear gas at election protesters threatening to storm capital’s city hall (www.chicagotribune.com)
“Police are everywhere, also on the roofs. It is obvious that they do not want to recognize (the) election results. We will continue with our fight,” Nebojsa Zelenovic, one of the leaders of the alliance, said....
Spirit Airlines put six-year-old boy on the wrong flight alone (www.independent.co.uk)
Spirit Airlines issued an apology after putting a six-year-old unaccompanied minor on the wrong flight....
Zelenskiy hails downing of Russian jets in upbeat Christmas message (www.theguardian.com)
In a Christmas message marking the first time Ukraine has officially observed the holiday on 25 December rather than 7 January, Zelenskiy also referred to Ukraine’s claim to have destroyed a further three Russian fighter planes on Friday.
Americans are lonely and it’s killing them. How the US can combat this new epidemic. (www.usatoday.com)
America has a new epidemic. It can’t be treated using traditional therapies even though it has debilitating and even deadly consequences....
Pedo found moderating lemmy communities (lemmy.today)
Christmas weather alerts issued for 3 states, with snow, freezing rain (www.newsweek.com)
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued winter weather messages for several states as snow and gusty winds are expected on Christmas Day....
As conflicts rage abroad, a fractured Congress tries to rally support for historic global challenges (apnews.com)
Inside the MAGA Plan to Attack Birth Control, Surveil Women and Ban the Abortion Pill (www.rollingstone.com)
Republicans’ Project 2025 blueprint spells out how they’ll leverage virtually every arm, tool and agency of the federal government to attack abortion....
Chad votes in favour of new constitution backed by military rulers (www.aljazeera.com)
Uttar Pradesh: School van driver booked for raping 12-year-old girl (www.edexlive.com)
The Race to Put Brain Implants in People Is Heating Up (www.wired.com)
In September, Elon Musk’s brain-implant company Neuralink announced the much-anticipated news that it would start recruiting volunteers for a clinical trial to test its device. Known as a brain-computer interface, or BCI, it collects electrical activity from neurons and interprets those signals into commands to control an...
New York governor vetoes bill that would make it easier for people to challenge their convictions (apnews.com)
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill days before Christmas that would have made it easier for people who have pleaded guilty to crimes to challenge their convictions, a measure that was favored by criminal justice reformers but fiercely opposed by prosecutors....
Trump Attorneys: Appeals Court Should Toss D.C. Indictment On 'Immunity' Grounds (themessenger.com)
Special Counsel Jack Smith is scheduled to respond by Dec. 30, after which a three-judge panel will hear oral arguments on Trump’s ‘immunity’ appeal of his D.C. indictment on Jan. 9...
TikTok’s content on some political subjects aligns with the Chinese government, study says (www.nbcnews.com)
He Was Ready to Die, but Not to Surrender: Ukrainian Soldier Escapes Capture 125 Miles Behind Enemy Lines - The New York Times (Free article) (www.nytimes.com)
Once he got back to Ukraine, he signed back up for military service.
Exclusive: Israeli Military Censor Bans Reporting on These 8 Subjects (theintercept.com)
The highly unusual, English-language order for the Gaza war breaks from the secretive and informal way IDF censorship normally works.###
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....
Iowa won't participate in US food assistance program for kids this summer (apnews.com)
Iowa will not participate this summer in a federal program that gives $40 per month to each child in a low-income family to help with food costs while school is out, state officials have announced....
'Leave them stranded': Rideshare drivers shut off apps at Atlanta airport, boycott for hours (www.fox5atlanta.com)
If you have company flying into Atlanta for the holidays, they may have a hard time getting a ride to your place.
Childhood vaccine exemptions are at an all-time high. Doctors worry diseases like measles could return (abcnews.go.com)
Putin could be open to a pause in fighting amid Russia-Ukraine war: Report (thehill.com)
Russian President Vladimir Putin may be open to a cease-fire in his war with Ukraine, so long as the country could still declare victory, a new report by the New York Times found....
Jury finds two Aurora paramedics guilty in 2019 death of Elijah McClain (www.axios.com)
A jury on Friday found Aurora paramedics Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec guilty of criminally negligent homicide in Elijah McClain's 2019 death....