The Tesla Cybertruck is already being towed and isn't on sale yet (www.autoblog.com)
Alabama city weighs change in body-cam release policy after public outcry (www.reuters.com)
Strong winds topple National Christmas Tree outside White House (www.nbcnews.com)
One in seven HR heads believe men are better suited to top jobs (www.theguardian.com)
‘Shocking’ poll in England and Wales shows nearly one in five reluctant to hire women they think may go on to have children
U.S. economy was hotter than previously thought, new GDP data shows (www.axios.com)
School Hate Crime: Racist Kid Yells “N Word” While Attacking Black Girl, Breaks Her Nose And Hospitalizes Her. Black Girl Gets Suspended (kansascitydefender.com)
In a shocking, horrifying incident at Shawnee Mission East High School, a Black student was hospitalized after being attacked by a white male student. Despite being the victim, she faces suspension in a case highlighting systemic racism and administrative negligence.
Suicide rates rose in 2022 overall but declined for teens and young adults (www.npr.org)
Prosecutors charge Indian man with trying to kill sikh activist. (news.yahoo.com)
The US says it foiled an alleged plot to assassinate an American citizen in New York who advocated for a Sikh separatist state....
US life expectancy rose last year, but it remains below its pre-pandemic level (apnews.com)
Undercover in Saudi Arabia’s secretive program to keep the world burning oil (climate-reporting.org)
Saudi Arabia publicly claims to support the Paris climate change agreement, which aims to limit global temperature increases to 1.5C or 2C – requiring an almost total transformation of the way in which the world produces and consumes energy. The Crown Prince [Mohammed bin Salman], also known as MBS, has said that the Kingdom...
André 3000 Surpasses Tool For Longest [song length] Hot 100 Hit Of All Time (www.stereogum.com)
André 3000 has surpassed Tool for the longest Hot 100 hit of all time. As Billboard reports, his track “I Swear, I Really Wanted To Make A ‘Rap’ Album But This Is Literally The Way The Wind Blew Me This Time” charted at #90 on the Hot 100 this week — it’s the first song on his new instrumental album New Blue Sun. It...
Alex Murdaugh sentenced to 27 years in state prison for financial crimes (abcnews.go.com)
Tensions are bubbling up at thirsty Arizona alfalfa farms as foreign firms exploit unregulated water (apnews.com)
Here’s what the mass violence in Gaza looks like to a scholar of genocide (triblive.com)
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Donald Trump says he never swore oath "to support the Constitution" (www.newsweek.com)
Health care system "collapse": Doctors, experts sound alarm over Puerto Rico's medical system (www.cbsnews.com)
“The collapse is caused mainly by debt and the economic crisis in Puerto Rico and historic privatization of the health care system there. Our research shows patients are waiting for six to eight months to get an appointment with a specialist. If that’s not a sign of collapse, I don’t know what is,” said Varas-Diaz.
Nikki Haley wins backing from powerful Koch network as she aims to take on Trump (apnews.com)
Americans for Prosperity, the political arm of the powerful Koch network, formally endorsed Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign on Tuesday, promising to commit its nationwide army of activists — and virtually unlimited funds — to helping Haley defeat former President Donald Trump in the GOP primary contest....
South Korean Farmers Threaten to Release 2 Million Dogs in Protest of Dog Meat Ban (time.com)
US accuses Indian agent of directing plot to assassinate American citizen (www.theguardian.com)
Boy held by Hamas ‘forced to watch videos of 7 October attacks’ (www.theguardian.com)
“Every time a child cried, they would threaten him with a weapon to shut him up.”...
Berkshire Hathaway adviser Charlie Munger dies at 99 (www.axios.com)
Pentagon official overseeing federal schools arrested in Georgia human-trafficking sting (nypost.com)
At least 40 civilians killed by al-Qaida-linked rebels in a Burkina Faso town, UN rights office says (apnews.com)
Kyiv Confirms Poisoning of Intel Chief Budanov’s Wife (www.kyivpost.com)
Texas abortion case goes before state's highest court, as more women join lawsuit (www.npr.org)
On Tuesday, the Texas Supreme Court will consider this question: Are the state’s abortion laws harming women when they face pregnancy complications?...
