( Part 3) Current Trends/Topics/HEADLINES in the News per (Week.com) Usually run 1 day late as they report what happened THAT DAY.. the next day, Pulled in Politico (which sucks) to finish this month
12/21/2023 (Thursday)
-  Security Council prepares for cease-fire vote after delay
-  US, Venezuela exchange prisoners
-  Boston's mayor apologizes to men falsely implicated in 1989 murder
-  EU leaders reach an immigration deal
-  Oklahoma man declared innocent after 48 years in prison
-  India suspends 141 opposition lawmakers
-  Stocks drop, ending Dow's 9-day winning streak
-  Poland yanks public news channel off air to restore 'impartiality'
-  Judge orders Giuliani to pay defamation damages immediately
-  Texas sends migrants to Chicago by plane after bus crackdown
12/22/2023 (Friday)
-  Student kills 14 at Prague university
-  Giuliani files for bankruptcy protection
-  UN agency says 1 in 4 Gazans are starving
-  Report: Scant evidence of Hamas presence at hospital
-  Seattle hospital sues Texas AG over request for trans-care records
-  Mortgage rates fall to lowest level since June
-  Jury acquits 3 Tacoma officers in Manuel Ellis' death
-  US, China military leaders resume dialogue
-  Honda recalls 2.5 million US vehicles
-  Vin Diesel accused of sexual assault
12/23/2023 (Saturday) (POLITICO)
-  Israel strikes 2 homes, killing more than 90 Palestinians; Biden says he didn't request a cease-fire
-  Mike Johnson’s Florida SNAP problem
-  Your guide to the chaotic 2024 polling year ahead
-  She Immigrated Legally. She Married a U.S. Citizen. But She Was Denied Citizenship for Working in Legal Cannabis.
-  Advice from a Democratic Unicorn
-  Why McConnell warned Biden on border-Ukraine talks
12/24/2023 (Sunday)  (POLITICO)
-  Thousands join ILLEGAL migrant caravan in Mexico ahead of Blinken’s visit to the capital
-  Pope says ‘our hearts are in Bethlehem’ at Christmas Eve Mass
-  At least 68 killed in central Gaza in one of the war’s deadliest strikes
-  Outgoing Silicon Valley lawmaker says big tech needs immigration reform
-  Iran summons Russian envoy over disputed Persian Gulf islands
-  Threats to public officials soaring, deputy attorney general says
-  'We can reclaim control of our destiny,' Al Gore says of climate change
-  Iran’s navy adds sophisticated cruise missiles to armory
-  Weekend of combat in Gaza kills 14 Israeli soldiers in a sign of Hamas’ entrenchment
-  On Christmas Eve, Bethlehem resembles a ghost town
12/25/2023' (Monday)  (POLITICO)
-  3 American service-members wounded in Iraq
-  King Charles' Christmas message calls for planet’s protection
-  Israel, Hamas don't jump at Egypt's plan to end their war
-  Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Navalny located in penal colony
-  Pope denounces weapons industry as he makes Christmas appeal for peace
-  Shipping firm Maersk says it’s preparing for resumption of Red Sea voyages after attacks from Yemen
-  Afghan schoolgirls are finishing 6th grade in tears. Under Taliban rule, their education is over.
-  Egypt floats plan to end Israel-Hamas war and create transitional Palestinian government
-  Can ticket-splitting governor races survive a Trump-Biden rematch in 2024?
12/26/2023'  (Tuesday)  (POLITICO)
-  North Korea’s Kim boasts of achievements at year-end political meeting
-  Police investigating incidents involving Colorado justices after Trump removed from state’s ballot
-  Ramaswamy campaign stops TV ad spending
-  Prosecutors oppose Menendez’s effort to delay bribery trial until July
-  Trump shares cryptic ‘dictatorship’ word cloud on Truth Social
-  Appeals court reverses conviction against Jeff Fortenberry
-  Argentina’s new president lays off 5,000 government employees
-  Israeli military says Gaza ground offensive has expanded into urban refugee camps
-  Congress warns science agency over AI grant to tech-linked think tank
-  First Amendment claim struck down in Project Veritas case focused on diary of Biden’s daughter
-  Alexei Navalny resurfaces with darkly humorous comments
-  Apple watch import ban upheld by Biden administration
-  The latest front in the Gaetz vs. McCarthy fight: House primaries
-  ‘No one's gonna want to be subjected to a product that's going to violate their civil rights’
10/27/2023' (Wednesday)  (POLITICO)
-  Haley declines to say slavery was cause of Civil War
-  Herb Kohl, formerly senator from Wisconsin and owner of NBA's Milwaukee Bucks, has died. He was 88.
-  Vivek Ramaswamy: TV ads are for 'chumps'
-  Mayor Adams announces executive order aimed at restricting Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's migrant busing
-  US unveils final aid package of year to Ukraine
-  House Ethics launches investigation into Florida Democrat
-  The New York Times sues OpenAI, Microsoft over use of its stories used to train chatbots
-  Trump can remain on Michigan primary ballot, state supreme court rules
12/28/2023  (Thursday)  (POLITICO)
-  McCarthy protege can run for Congress after court win
-  ‘Pile of bulls--t’: New Hampshire GOPers give Haley a pass on Civil War remarks
-  Maine strips Trump from the ballot, inflaming legal war over his candidacy
-  Chinese restaurateur's rap video reinflames San Francisco mayor's race
-  'She's toast': Republicans of color disappointed by Haley's slavery misstep
-  Court locks in Georgia's new map that draws Rep. Lucy McBath out of her district
-  US Supreme Court officially asked to take up Trump's 14th Amendment issue
-  Haley blames a 'Democratic plant' for Civil War question that tripped her up
-  Federal judge rejects Menendez request for delay in corruption trial  
12/29/2023 (Friday)  (POLITICO)
-  'State of resistance' no more: California on sidelines of Trump ballot fight
-  She removed Trump from the ballot. Now, she's defending her decision.
-  Everything you need to know about Trump and the 14th Amendment
-  Ohio governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care, school sports for trans youth
-  Maine secretary of state faces criticism from fellow Dems over Trump ballot decision
-  Deep blue California keeps Trump on the presidential ballot
-  The Absolute Worst Political Predictions of 2023
-  Artificial intelligence stirs privacy challenges for schools
12/30/2023 (Saturday)  (POLITICO)
-  Maine Secretary of State says home ‘swatted’ after Trump removed from ballot
-  Special counsel: Trump immunity claim threatens democracy
-  Shelling kills 14 in Russia's city of Belgorod following Moscow's aerial attacks across Ukraine
-  Netanyahu says Gaza war on Hamas will go on for 'many more months,' thanks US for new weapons sales
-  24 for ’24: The numbers that will shape a crucial year in politics
-  How Silicon Valley is fueling California’s budget crisis
-  When Silicon Valley’s AI warriors came to Washington
-  A New Kind of AI Copy Can Fully Replicate Famous People. The Law Is Powerless.
-  Biden administration readies a big swing at big businesses in 2024
-  Nikki Haley, welcome to the Thunderdome
12/31/2023 (Sunday)  (POLITICO)
-  Buses of migrants boarding trains from NJ to NYC, officials say
-  New Year’s Eve sweeps across Mideast and Europe, but wars cast a shadow on 2024
-  John Roberts weighs in on AI, ignores looming Trump cases
-  In rare apology, Israeli minister says she ‘sinned’ for her role in reforms that tore country apart
-  Former Texas Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson dies at 88
-  America is 'full,' Lindsey Graham says
-  The 14th Amendment is the 'most democratic' disqualifier, Jamie Raskin says
-  Social media ‘absolutely’ causing increases in anxiety and depression, Utah governor says
-  Sununu twists the knife: ‘Chris Christie’s race is at a complete dead end’
-  Putin lauds Russian unity in his New Year’s address
-  ‘Of course’ removing Trump from the ballot makes him a martyr, Sununu says
-  Fetterman: I assumed speaking about mental health challenges would end my career
-  New Zealand’s Auckland is first major city to ring in 2024 as war shadows celebrations elsewhere
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