Weather tracker: Ethiopia hit by severe drought amid east Africa floods (www.theguardian.com)
South Africa, Colombia and others are fighting drugmakers over access to TB and HIV drugs (apnews.com)
New Yorkers sure don't seem to trust or like Eric Adams (www.motherjones.com)
Amid sinking poll numbers, an overwhelming majority believe Eric Adams’ campaign committed wrongdoings in dealing with Turkey....
Chinese hospitals ‘overwhelmed with sick children’ after surge in respiratory illness (www.nbcnews.com)
Winner of $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot in Maine sues mother of his child to keep identity hidden (www.cbsnews.com)
A man who won one of the largest lottery payments in U.S. history has filed a federal lawsuit against the mother of his child in an attempt to keep his identity concealed....
Geert Wilders' victory in Netherlands election spooks Europe (www.bbc.com)
Russian Murderer and Cannibal Released to Fight in Ukraine (www.themoscowtimes.com)
Sea turtle nests break records on US beaches, but global warming threatens their survival (apnews.com)
Just as they have for millions of years, sea turtles by the thousands made their labored crawl from the ocean to U.S. beaches to lay their eggs over the past several months. This year, record nesting was found in Florida and elsewhere despite growing concern about threats from climate change....
Fiery Bentley crash that killed two at US-Canada border likely not terrorism, says FBI (www.theguardian.com)
Rainbow Bridge was closed on one of year’s busiest days after vehicle reportedly en route to Kiss concert exploded on Wednesday...
As Groundwater Dwindles, Powerful Players Block Change (www.nytimes.com)
From a small brick building in Garden City, Kan., 13 men manage the use of groundwater across five million acres in the southwest corner of the state, some of the most productive farmland in America for corn, wheat and sorghum....
Elon Musk calls strikes ‘insane’ as Swedish workers take on Tesla (www.theguardian.com)
Elon Musk has decried a wave of “insane” strikes focused on Tesla workshops in Sweden, as workers target the US electric car manufacturer in a strike calling for collective bargaining rights....
Hit by war, Israelis defer loan repayments in October - banks regulator (www.reuters.com)
Railyard explosion, inspections raise safety questions about Union Pacific's hazmat shipping (apnews.com)
Tens of thousands of protesters demanding a restoration of Nepal's monarchy clash with police (www.thestar.com)
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Riot police used batons and tear gas to halt tens of thousands of supporters of Nepal’s former king who attempted to march to the center of the capital on Thursday to demand the restoration of the monarchy and the nation’s former status as a Hindu state.
Right-wing U.S. media covered fiction as fact: A non-existent terrorist attack from Canada at Rainbow Bridge (www.cbc.ca)
News reports were awash in misinformation following an explosion at the Canada-U.S. border crossing at Rainbow Bridge near Niagara Falls....
Pro-Palestinian Protesters Briefly Disrupt Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (www.msn.com)
Dublin riot live updates: Clashes after earlier knife attack - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)
The Irish police chief blames the unrest on a "hooligan faction" which gathered after the earlier incident.
Scientists detect a cosmic ray that’s almost as powerful as the ‘Oh-My-God’ particle | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Researchers warned of dangerous AI discovery just before OpenAI chaos (www.independent.co.uk)
OpenAI researchers warned about a potentially dangerous artificial intelligence discovery ahead of CEO Sam Altman being ousted from the company, according to reports....
Iceland braces for 'imminent' volcano eruption that could spew out molten lava with just '30 minutes warning' (www.dailymail.co.uk)
Experts believe the volcano could be ready to erupt because, while there were thousands of tremors happening in the week before last, since midnight on Monday, only 165 have been recorded.
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....
Democrats who swept Moms For Liberty off school board fight superintendent’s $700,000 exit deal (www.politico.com)
The battle in Pennsylvania is part of years of infighting.
Several more children sickened by fruit pouches tainted with lead, FDA says (apnews.com)
More children were apparently sickened by apple puree pouches recently recalled due to dangerous lead contamination, the Food and Drug Administration said....
Hotel still 'hostile and unwelcoming' to Native Americans despite DOJ order: lawsuit (www.rawstory.com)
A South Dakota hotel at the heart of a Justice Department case that forced the owner to resign for discriminating against Native Americans is accused of going back to its old tricks in a new lawsuit, reported The Daily Beast."The Department of Justice reached an agreement with South Dakota’s Grand ...
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear declares state of emergency over train derailment, chemical spill (abcnews.go.com)
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency in Rockcastle County following a multi-car train derailment on Wednesday that his office said resulted in a chemical spill....
