( 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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