Azerbaijan says France laying ground for new regional war by arming Armenia (www.reuters.com)
Israeli Cabinet approves cease-fire with Hamas that includes release of some 50 hostages (apnews.com)
Israel’s Cabinet has approved a cease-fire deal with the Hamas militant group that would bring a temporary halt to a devastating war now in its seventh week. The Israeli government said that under the deal, Hamas is to free at least 50 of the roughly 240 hostages it is holding in the Gaza Strip over a four-day period.
Tigray: "though the gun fire stopped, things got even worse" (www.bitchute.com)
Ethiopia: between 600,000 and 1,000,000 Civilians fell victim to genocide in Tigray state (www.bitchute.com)
EPA considers approving fruit pesticide despite risks to children, records show (www.theguardian.com)
China closing hundreds of mosques in northern regions, rights group says (www.theguardian.com)
Elon Musk fights to keep custody battle in Texas, where he'd only have to pay $2,760 a month in child support (finance.yahoo.com)
Raid On Unlicensed Marijuana Business On Tribal Land In Minnesota Raises Complex Legal And Political Questions (www.marijuanamoment.net)
About three months ago, Mahnomen County sheriff’s deputies and White Earth tribal police raided Todd Thompson’s tobacco shop, seizing around seven pounds of cannabis, along with $3,000 in cash, his cell phone and surveillance system....
Jury: Marvin Guy 'guilty' of murder in fatal shooting of KPD detective during 2014 no-knock police raid (kdhnews.com)
BELTON — The jury reached a verdict in the Marvin Guy murder case Tuesday afternoon, declaring Guy “guilty” of murder in the death of a Killeen Police Department detective and SWAT team member Charles “Chuck” Dinwiddie in 2014.
Ex Obama advisor says killing 4,000 Palestinian children wasn't enough. (www.vice.com)
A lobbying group has cut ties with an ex-adviser to former President Barack Obama after videos surfaced that show the man making Islamophobic comments and threats to a food cart employee in New York City....
Cost-of-living crisis fuels global appetite for instant ramen (www.theguardian.com)
Facebook Approved an Israeli Ad Calling for Assassination of Pro-Palestine Activist (theintercept.com)
After the Israeli assassination ad, digital rights group 7amleh tested the limits of Facebook and Meta’s machine-learning moderation.
Nearly 240,000 Chicagoans living on less than $19 a day (www.illinoispolicy.org)
Living on less than half of the federal poverty level is considered “deep poverty.” That describes 53% of impoverished Chicagoans.
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)
Americans say money can buy happiness. Here's their price tag. (www.cbsnews.com)
Does happiness have a price? For a majority of Americans, the answer is yes — but it doesn’t come cheap....
Maryland's handgun licensing law has been struck down by a federal appeals court (apnews.com)
A federal appeals court on Tuesday struck down Maryland’s handgun licensing law, finding that its requirements, which include submitting fingerprints for a background check and taking a four-hour firearms safety course, are unconstitutionally restrictive....
More than 100 guns stolen in Michigan after store manager is forced to reveal alarm code (apnews.com)
More than 100 handguns were stolen from a store in southwestern Michigan after the manager was held at gunpoint outside his home and forced to reveal how to turn off the alarm, authorities said Tuesday....
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....