(PART 2) 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
12/11/2023' (Monday)
- UN warns that Gaza refugees could be forced into Egypt
- Biden invites Zelenskyy to White House
- Trump cancels plan to testify in New York civil fraud trial
- Jailed Narges Mohammadi's children accept her Nobel Peace Prize
- Arizona Supreme Court to consider 1864 abortion ban
- Philippines, China boats collide in South China Sea
- China deflation accelerates
- Milei takes oath of office promising to make Argentina 'a power again'
- SmileDirectClub says it's shutting down
- Turnout hits record low in Hong Kong's 'patriots only' election
1212/2023 (Tuesday)
- Gaza fighting forces UN to curb aid distribution
- Special counsel asks Supreme Court to rule on Trump immunity
- Texas Supreme Court rules against woman seeking emergency abortion
- Giuliani defamation trial starts
- COP28 delegates clash over phasing out fossil fuels
- Donald Tusk chosen as Poland's prime minister
- Zelenskyy heads to Capitol Hill amid Ukraine aid stalemate
- Epic Games wins antitrust case against Google
- Air Force disciplines 15 airmen over leak
- Hasbro cuts jobs after toy sales fall from pandemic highs
12/13/2023 (Wednesday)
- Biden warns Israel is losing support
- Zelenskyy appeals to Congress for more aid
- Harvard board backs embattled university president
- COP28 calls for transitioning away from fossil fuels
- Inflation slows slightly ahead of Fed meeting
- Court tells New York to redraw congressional map, boosting Democrats
- US details Russian losses in Ukraine
- Busy Rhode Island bridge closed
- Judge approves bankrupt Yellow's sale of shipping centers
- Election worker testifies Giuliani's 'crazy lies' disrupted her life
12/14/2023 (Thursday)
- House Republicans approve formal impeachment inquiry
- Judge pauses Trump election case pending immunity decision
- Intense Israel-Hamas combat fuels humanitarian concerns
- Supreme Court to decide on abortion-pill restrictions
- Fed signals interest rate cuts in 2024
- Supreme Court agrees to hear key Jan. 6 appeal
- Argentina devalues currency
- Senate passes $886 billion defense bill
- Appeals court rejects Trump immunity claim in defamation case
- Tesla recalls 2 million EVs for Autopilot fix
12/15/2023 (Friday)
- US urges Israel to shift to precision attacks on Hamas
- Putin says Ukraine goals remain unchanged
- Hungary blocks $54 billion in EU Ukraine aid
- House sends defense spending bill to Biden's desk
- Ex-FBI counterintelligence official gets 50-month sentence
- 7 arrested in alleged Europe terrorist plots
- Appeals court rejects Trump challenge of gag order in civil fraud trial
- US to impose pricing penalties on 48 drugs
- 30-year mortgage rate falls to lowest since August
- GOP picks local politician to run for George Santos House seat
12/16/2023 (Saturday)
- Rudy Giuliani ordered to pay $148M to defamed election workers
- Israeli hostages mistakenly killed by IDF were waving white flag, report says
- Ukraine and Russia exchange drone strikes
- Iran reportedly executes officer of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency
- Mother of 6-year-old who shot teacher sentenced to prison
- East Coast bracing for major weekend storm
- Kuwait’s ruling emir dies at 86
- Australia faces sweltering summer heatwave
- Matthew Perry died from ketamine usage, autopsy shows
- Mayim Bialik departs as 'Jeopardy!' host
12/17/2023 (Sunday)
- Putin rejects Biden’s claim that Russia will attack NATO
- Israel ramps up bombardments of Gaza overnight
- American and British navies shoot down attack drones over Red Sea
- Top strategist for DeSantis’ super PAC resigns
- Activision Blizzard to pay $54M settlement over workplace discrimination suit
- Chile heads to polls in referendum to replace dictatorial constitution
- Thousands in Australia urged to evacuate amid flooding in Queensland
- Confederate memorial to be removed from Arlington National Cemetery
- Quaker Oats recalls granola products over salmonella risk
- Boston Tea Party reenacted in celebration of 250th anniversary
12/18/2023 (Monday)
- Israel-Hamas cease-fire calls intensify
- Florida GOP censures scandal-plagued leader
- Biden campaign says Trump immigrant remark 'parroted' Hitler
- Chileans reject proposed conservative constitution
- Negotiators scramble to reach a border-security deal
- Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai's trial starts
- North Korea test-fires missiles
- 61 die in migrant boat wreck off Libya
- Powerful storm hits Florida, heads up East Coast
- 'Wonka' debut fuels hopes for holiday box office
12/19/2023 (Tuesday)
- Israel signals gradual shift after Austin urges 'more surgical' war
- Volcano erupts in Iceland
- El-Sisi wins third term as Egypt's president
- Texas authorizes police to arrest undocumented migrants
- Pope Francis approves blessings for same-sex couples
- Strong earthquake kills dozens in China
- Georgia election workers sue Giuliani again
- BP stops sending tankers through Red Sea as Houthi attacks continue
- Nippon Steel agrees to buy US Steel for $14.9 billion
- Marvel drops actor Jonathan Majors after assault conviction
12/20/2023 (Wednesday)
-Colorado justices disqualify Trump
- Hamas, rivals discuss governing Gaza after war
- Biden eulogizes Sandra Day O'Connor as 'American pioneer'
- New York becomes third state to look at reparations for slavery
- Removal of Confederate memorial resumes
- Southwest Airlines, pilots reach preliminary deal
- Immigrant advocates challenge Texas plan to deport border-crossers
- Spanish journalist files rape complaint against Depardieu
- Murder suspect accused of luring victims with promise of gold
-Epstein documents to be unsealed
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