From Jenna Orkin

With record covid cases, China scrambles to plug an immunity gap

Berlin Brandenburg Airport said on Thursday flights were resuming with some delays after it was earlier forced to close its runways as climate protesters broke into the site and some of them glued themselves to the tarmac.

Gaza gas deal could make improbable partners out of Israel and Hamas

JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank Sued by Epstein Accusers in New York

8 Plants You Can Extract Water From (In The Wilderness)

Deadly Xinjiang fire stokes discontent over China’s covid restrictions

An engineering marvel just saved Venice from a flood. What about when seas rise?

Books What Going Off the Grid Really Looks Like It’s Public Land. But the Public Can’t Reach It. A navigation app that illuminates public land within privately held property has supercharged the question of who gets to go where. Last week’s Buffalo snowstorm may have broken state records

 

From Jenna Orkin

483 Celtic gold coins worth several million euros stolen from German museum

Lisa Murkowski and Mary Peltola win Alaska races, defeating Trump-backed opponents

Measles is ‘imminent threat’ globally, WHO and CDC warn

Britain Sending Helicopters to Ukraine ‘for First Time’ in War

CIA Aims to Recruit Spies Among Russians Displeased With Ukraine War

Why Is The U.S. Losing Oil Refining Capacity?

FDA approves $3.5 million treatment for hemophilia, now the most expensive drug in the world

Rent Crisis Breaks '22 Record: 41% in U.S. Couldn’t Pay in Nov., Up 4%

A new NY law lets sexual assault survivors file new lawsuits, even if the statute of limitations has expired

Amazon workers are planning a strike on Black Friday demanding fair pay and an end to unsafe practices

 

From Jenna Orkin

At Least 250 People Killed in Indonesia Earthquake, Rescue Operations Underway

Violent Protests Erupt at Apple’s Main iPhone Plant in China

One employee told ABC News that the shooter was a manager at the [Walmart] store.

Some Russian commanders encouraged sexual violence, says lawyer advising Kyiv

Understanding The Times

Food prices are up 40% from last year as potatoes soar 70%

Foxconn offers to pay workers to leave world’s largest iPhone factory after violent protests

U.K. Supreme Court rules that Scotland cannot hold independence referendum

Men are using condoms less, even as syphilis and other STDs surge

Ukrainian energy systems on brink of collapse after weeks of Russian bombing

 

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Dimming the Sun to Cool the Planet Is a Desperate Idea, Yet We’re Inching Toward It

The scientists who study solar geoengineering don’t want anyone to try it. But climate inaction is making it more likely.

Videos circulating online and reported on by Russian state media have raised questions about whether Ukrainian soldiers committed a war crime.

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — In earlier versions of a story published November 15, 2022, The Associated Press reported erroneously, based on information from a senior American intelligence official who spoke on condition of anonymity, that Russian missiles had crossed into Poland and killed two people. Subsequent reporting showed that the missiles were Russian-made and most likely fired by Ukraine in defense against a Russian attack.

Ukraine tells allies it may not be able to recover from more Russian attacks on energy systems

Scientists Created Synthetic Muscle That’s Stronger Than Kevlar

The Gut Microbiome Helps Social Skills Develop in the Brain

1. The US has had at least 604 mass shootings so far in 2022

2. Rich countries driving the climate crisis have agreed to pay developing nations for damage. But collecting the money will be tough.

   Money rights everything. - JO

3. EU declares Russia a 'state sponsor of terrorism', a move it hopes could make it easier to put Putin on trial

   And then? - JO
4. Judge says Elizabeth Holmes should serve sentence in 'minimum-security' prison camp

 

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More than 160 killed in Indonesian earthquake in West Java, officials say

Earthquake of magnitude 5.6 leaves at least 56 dead in Indonesia

Cutting-edge tech made this tiny country a major exporter of food

Largest dam removal in US history approved

Germans Warned to Stockpile "Several Crates" of Water, Canned Food

New York Cannabis Farms Have $750 Million of Weed — and Nowhere to Sell It

Coronavirus variants are dodging antibody treatments. New lab-made options may help.

Recent figures from UKHSA have revealed that the number of over-65s who caught common STIs rose from 2,280 in 2017 to 2748 in 2019, an increase of 20 per cent. Indeed, a 2019 report by then PHE, stated that at that stage the rates of STIs in older age groups were increasing, with the largest proportional increase in gonorrhoea and chlamydia seen in people aged over 65. 

Sandy Hook families sued Alex Jones. Then he started moving money around.

1. Suspect identified after LGBTQ club shooting in Colorado leaves at least 5 dead

 

From Jenna Orkin

Iran will help Russia build drones for Ukraine war, Western officials say

Severe outcomes from COVID-19 up with preexisting neuropsych conditions

medicalxpress.com Rises in RSV, flu and COVID-19 could bring another viral winter to Ventura County - VC Star vcstar.com Ban on Beer Is Latest Flash Point in World Cup Culture Clash A Long Island village is prepping for months without internet. Is NYC ready, too? ‘WOKE Act’ is ‘dystopian,’ judge says in banning it at public colleges, universExplosive residue found at site of Nord Stream explosions In a lawsuit between Ghislaine Maxwell and Virginia Giuffre, judge unseals names of anonymous 'John Does'  Permanent Distortion: How the Financial Markets Abandoned the Real Economy Forever - Nomi Prins Andrew Maguire: Why has the BIS bought back 500 tonnes of gold? A Long Island village is prepping for months without internet. Is NYC ready, too? Astronauts to live and work on the moon by 2030, Nasa official says

 

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Rep. Lauren Boebert race too close to call, with margin inside recount threshold Sweden finds explosive traces at Nord Stream blast sites, confirms sabotage Nuclear fusion is the primordial source of the sun’s energy. For decades, scientists have been trying to re-create it on Earth. Now they’re closer than ever to achieving it—and to unlocking a future of clean power for all.

The Strange Case of Earth’s Cooling Core

Webb telescope spots earliest galaxies yet, and they are cosmic oddballs Finland Unveils Plan to Build High-Security Fence Along Russian Border Your Next Computer Chip Might Be Made of Mushroom Skin Elizabeth Holmes gets more than 11 years for Theranos scam President Jair Bolsonaro has dropped out of sight because he 'can't wear pants' due to a skin infection, Brazil's vice president says Fossil-fuel companies have more people at the UN's climate summit than the 10 countries most affected by climate change do combined

 

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Target: 'Organized retail crime' has driven $400 million in extra profit loss this year

Biden administration suggests immunity for MBS in DAWN & Cengiz lawsuit for murder of #JamalKhashoggi:

The Precarious Future of Sanibel Island

Chuck Schumer Quietly Moving Lame-Duck $3 Billion Payout to Families of 9/11 Victims

Schumer’s attempt at a rapid passage through unanimous consent would bypass debate on a payout using PPP money, angering families of Marines killed in the 1983 Beirut bombing.

How to save Ukraine’s energy infrastructure

Earliest Evidence of Cooking Dates To Staggering 780,000 Years Ago

1. In the underground world of pronatalism, the elite think it's their duty to fill the earth with their kids

2. Meet Hakeem Jeffries, the New York congressman likely to succeed Nancy Pelosi as House Democratic leader

3. Top Hollywood lawyer Bryan Freedman paid a $40,000 settlement after being accused of gang-raping a 17-year-old while in college

   Bryan Freedman represented Kevin Spacey and Diplo amid sexual-abuse scandals. In 1986, he was among fraternity brothers accused of sexual assault.
   1. Lauren Boebert declares victory in tight House race, despite no networks calling it and a recount looming

 

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Putin Signs Decree Allowing Russians With Dual Citizenship to Be Drafted

New Research Points to a Massive Ocean Inside the Earth

Russia Likely To Escalate As Losses Pile Up

Tech Breakthrough Could Slash Fertilizer Emissions

Americans To See Highest Thanksgiving Gasoline Prices Ever

OECD Oil Inventories Hit Lowest Level Since 2004

CIA director met Zelensky in Kyiv as Russian missiles targeted capital

McConnell faces Senate leadership challenge; GOP on cusp of House control

HelloFresh accused of using coconut milk obtained from monkey labor

1. Facebook won't fact-check Trump now he's announced 2024 run

 

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Visiting liberated Kherson, Zelensky sees ‘beginning of the end of the war’

As California’s wells dry up, residents rely on bottled water to survive

The Rise of Trans-Caspian Routes amidst Russia’s Isolation

Tensions Escalate between Azerbaijan and Iran

Puberty blockers can ease transgender youths’ anguish and buy time to weigh options. But concerns are growing about long-term physical effects and other consequences.

OPEC Cuts Oil Demand Growth Estimates Yet Again 

counting through conspiracy theories in Arizona’s midterms

J. Edgar Hoover, Public Enemy No. 1 Zelenskyy lays out 10-point peace plan for Ukraine at G20, including withdrawal of Russian troops and 'all for all' prisoner swap The world's 8 billionth person was just born, UN projection shows