Trump declines to rule out abusing power to seek retribution if he returns to the White House (apnews.com)
Former President Donald Trump declined to rule out abusing power if he returns to the White House after Fox News Channel host Sean Hannity asked him Tuesday to respond to growing Democratic criticism of his rhetoric....
Norman Lear, Whose Comedies Changed the Face of TV, Is Dead at 101 (www.nytimes.com)
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Former DEA informant pleads guilty in 2021 assassination of Haiti’s president (abcnews.go.com)
Wikipedia, wrapped. Here are 2023's most-viewed articles on the internet's encyclopedia (apnews.com)
Ohio Senate Republicans propose banning home grown marijuana and other changes to legal marijuana (www.pbs.org)
Banning marijuana growing at home, increasing the substance’s tax rate and altering how those taxes get distributed are among vast changes Ohio Senate Republicans proposed Monday to a marijuana legalization measure approved by voters last month....
Vandalized Jewish after-school center uses it as lesson on peace (www.nbcphiladelphia.com)
Socher-Lerner said they overcame that by centering their values: human dignity and community....
Key Congress staffers in AI debate are funded by tech giants like Google and Microsoft (www.politico.com)
Court filing gives rare look inside FBI seizure of lawmaker's phone in 2020 election probe (apnews.com)
Snippets and short summaries of texts and emails sent by Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, a top Trump ally, have emerged publicly for the first time as part of a court filing that was unsealed — perhaps inadvertently — by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., as part of a legal battle with federal...
Forget the ‘tripledemic.’ The U.S. is headed for a ‘syndemic’—and experts warn we’re not prepared (fortune.com)
COVID will likely reach levels in December not yet seen this year, combining with surges of flu, RSV, and other pathogens for a winter not so different from last year’s “tripledemic,” experts say....
Alabama police officer caught on video using stun gun on handcuffed man: ‘Do you want it again?’ (www.al.com)
An Alabama police officer is on leave while authorities investigate a weekend arrest captured on video in Reform showing a handcuffed man being hit with a stun gun....
23andMe says hackers gained access to data of about 6.9 million people (www.nbcnews.com)
Genetic testing company 23andMe said Monday that hackers were able to access the data of about 6.9 million people, far more than the company previously acknowledged....
Scientists skip COP28 to demand climate action at home (www.nature.com)
Jake Tapper Shocked When Israeli Official Blames CNN Producer’s Family Killed in Israeli Bombing: ‘You Can’t Blame Them’ (www.mediaite.com)
Tapper was visibly disgusted after ex-Israeli ambassador Mark Regev victim-blamed nine members of a CNN producer's family who were killed in Israeli airstrikes.
Atmospheric river brings heavy rain, flooding to Pacific Northwest (www.cbsnews.com)
More US home buyers willing to purchase despite high rates -BofA study (www.reuters.com)
Students around the world suffered huge learning setbacks during the pandemic, study finds (apnews.com)
Students around the world suffered historic setbacks in reading and math during the COVID-19 pandemic, with declines in test scores so widespread that the United States climbed in global rankings simply by falling behind less sharply, a new study finds....
Members of Texas Republican party free to associate with Nazi sympathizers (www.theguardian.com)
Defying presidents and Congress, the ATF, DEA, FBI and U.S. Marshals shroud their shootings in secrecy (www.nbcnews.com)
Supreme Court signals it will uphold a tax on foreign income and leave a wealth tax for another day (apnews.com)
On the first issue, conservative and liberal justices voiced concerns that ruling for a Washington state couple challenging a provision of the 2017 tax bill would threaten other provisions of the tax code....
George Santos: Expelled congressman is now selling $200 videos on Cameo (www.bbc.co.uk)
Mr Santos, who labels himself a “former congressional ‘Icon’” on the platform, is selling personalised messages recorded by him for $200 (£159) each....
Home near Washington DC explodes as police surround armed suspect (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Hamas planned sexual violence as weapon of war - Israeli campaigner (www.bbc.com)
Hamas had a premeditated plan to use sexual violence as a weapon of war, an Israeli women’s rights campaigner and lawyer has said....
DoorDash makes tipping an afterthought to protest New York City’s wage raise (www.theverge.com)
“For most markets where DoorDash operates, customers are prompted to tip on the checkout screen, with a middle option already selected by default. If they want to, they can adjust the tip later from the status screen while awaiting their food, or even after it’s delivered. That’s changing today; while blaming New York...
DeSantis board accuses Disney of controlling previous one with gifts (www.reuters.com)
