President Joe Biden, in San Francisco where he is hosting the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, signed a temporary spending bill that keeps the government running through the holidays. Passed by both houses with bipartisan support this week, the measure does not include wartime aid for Ukraine and Israel. ORDER GAGGED: An appeals court judge, citing constitutional concerns, gave Donald Trump a victory by pausing a gag order that had barred him from discussing court staffers in his civil fraud trial. Trump quickly lashed out at trial Judge Arthur Engoron's clerk, Allison Greenfield, labeling her as a "politically biased and out of control, Trump Hating Clerk" on his Truth Social platform. SANTOS REPORT: Rep. George Santos announced he won't run for reelection after the House Ethics Committee released a report that said there is "overwhelming evidence" the Long Island Republican violated campaign finance and financial disclosure laws. Some House members are planning a second vote to expel him after they return from their Thanksgiving break.
This guy's mess is going to look so quaint by this time next year, isn't it? |
The "we" here must be rhetorical. (Giphy) |
A lack of fuel has shut down Gaza's phone and internet networks as well as deliveries of aid through its only border crossing. Previous outages of communications systems followed airstrikes. The U.N. said nearly all of Gaza's 2.3 million residents don't have enough food and more than two in three don't have clean drinking water. |
Over in Israel, families and friends participate in a five-day "March for the Hostages" from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg) |
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California authorities booked a college professor into jail over the death of a Jewish pro-Israel demonstrator earlier this month. Loay Abdelfattah Alnaji, 50, is being held while investigators decide whether he will be charged with the involuntary manslaughter of Paul Kessler, 69, who died the day after falling backward and striking his head at a Nov. 5 protest. |
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4. PELOSI ATTACKER GUILTY |
David DePape, who admitted to attacking Nancy Pelosi's husband with a hammer last year, was convicted on federal charges of trying to kidnap a federal official and of assaulting a close family member of a federal official. DePape, 43, could get up to 50 years in prison and still faces a state trial. |
5. DIDDY ABUSE ALLEGATIONS |
R&B singer Cassie accused hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs of violent abuse over their yearslong relationship. Her lawsuit filed in New York accuses Combs of severely beating her, forcing her to have sex with other men and of raping her as she tried to end their relationship. Combs, now 54, was 37 in 2005 when he signed her to his record label. |
Combs is a three-time Grammy winner. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File) |
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United Auto Workers members approved a contract with General Motors, making GM the first of Detroit's Big Three to reach a final deal. Compared with ongoing votes at Ford and Stellantis, where about two in three workers have been signing off on similar deals, just 55% of members approved the GM contract, |
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Florida can't enforce its ban on children watching drag performances until a court case resolves its constitutionality, the Supreme Court ruled. The law, passed in May, allows the state to fine venues and remove their liquor licenses if children attend performances that include content deemed sexual or lewd, which a federal judge said likely violated free speech rights. |
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Thousands of Starbucks workers at more than 200 U.S. stores walked off the job on one of the chain's busiest days to protest understaffing. Orders flood in on promotional days like Red Cup Day — when Starbucks gives free red reusable cups to anyone who orders a holiday drink — and workers aren't allowed to turn off mobile orders or otherwise slow down the rush. |
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Drew and Jonathan joined us to — what else? — answer some of our real estate and home improvement questions and update us on their new website's consumer guides and product recommendations. For the big fans, JonathanandDrew.com also has more behind-the-scenes looks from the ever-expanding Property Brothers mediaverse. |
It's Drew and Jonathan! Or maybe it's Jonathan and Drew! It's one or the other. (Giphy) |
10. SPACEX LAUNCH, TAKE 2 |
SpaceX is scheduled to launch its Starship mega rocket at 8 a.m. Eastern. It's the second time Elon Musk's space exploration company will try to launch the rocket, the biggest and most powerful ever built, after the first attempt in April ended with the rocket self-destructing minutes after its launch on Texas' Gulf Coast. |
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Wondering what to watch this weekend? This week's recommendations are about some of the toughest people out there: socialites, comedians, celebrities and anyone hosting Thanksgiving dinner. |
One thing we love: The gentle conspiracy of surprise parties. One thing we hate: Our skin punishing us for the weather changing. One thing we ate: A bunch of pickles at Sarge's Deli. No regrets. |
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It's raining in L.A., so somewhere a private detective is slowly chewing an unlit cigarette in a staked-out rental car, wondering where the hell he went wrong. —@LizHackett
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