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• The “apocalyptic” humanitarian situation in Gaza, captured by one quoteDecember 7, 2023
  Residents and civil defense teams conduct a search and rescue operation around the rubble of the building that collapsed following an Israeli attack on houses belonging to the Abu Hubeyze and Abu Ayesha families at the Nuseirat refugee camp in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on December 6, 2023. | Doaa Albaz/Anadolu/Getty Images Increasingly, civilians are running…
• Biden administration delays ban on menthol cigarettes until 2024December 6, 2023
  The Biden administration has once again delayed banning menthol cigarettes, infuriating heart, lung and public health experts.
• Backlash Grows Over Statements by University Presidents in Hearing on Antisemitism – The New York TimesDecember 6, 2023
  Backlash Grows Over Statements by University Presidents in Hearing on Antisemitism  The New York Times Harvard, Penn and MIT presidents under fire over ‘despicable’ testimony on antisemitism and genocide  CNN Stefanik goes after Harvard president on campus antisemitism  POLITICO Editorial: University presidents proved spectacularly inept on Capitol Hill. Resignations should follow.  Chicago Tribune College leaders leave distressing impression in…
• Some Democrats join Republicans in voting to strike down Biden’s EV mandateDecember 6, 2023
  The House voted Wednesday evening in favor of legislation striking down federal regulations targeting gas-powered vehicles which, according to the White House, are designed to “accelerate the transition to electric vehicles.” In a 221-197 vote, the House approved the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act with 216 Republicans and five Democrats voting in favor.…
• An oil executive is leading the UN climate summit. It’s going as well as you’d expect.December 5, 2023
  UAE Industry and Advanced Technology Minister and President of COP28, Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, has faced backlash for recent comments. | Nuran Erkul Kaya/Anadolu/Getty Images The head of COP28 is facing widespread backlash for his comments on fossil fuels. As the United Nations’ annual climate summit COP28 continues, controversial comments by Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber,…
• U.S. woman killed in shark attack off the coast of Nassau, Bahamas, police sayDecember 4, 2023
  An American woman was killed in a shark attack Monday off the coast of Nassau, Bahamas, police said.
• Judge drops felony charges against Virginia elections official accused of 2020 misconductDecember 4, 2023
  A Virginia judge has dismissed felony charges against a former county elections official accused of misconduct in the 2020 election, a decision made after state prosecutors said a key witness changed his story. At the prosecutors’ request, the judge on Friday dismissed a felony charge of corrupt conduct and one for making a false statement,…