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What to Watch When Mike Tyson Fights Roy Jones Jr.
The New York Times - 28 Nov 2020 07:01
Is this for real? Yes. Sort of. Just expect more spectacle than in high-level boxing.
Zappos' Tony Hsieh steps lively
CBSNews - 28 Nov 2020 19:26
The online shoe retailer's CEO promotes customer AND employee happiness, demonstrating "business as usual" is anything but
"We exploded the curve": How a Chicago jail slashed its COVID-19 cases
CBSNews - 28 Nov 2020 16:05
With more than 5,000 inmates, Chicago's Cook County jail was once one of the worst coronavirus hotspots in the country. Before the state of Illinois grappled with a new surge of hundreds of thousands of cases, Adriana Di...
Amazon's Alexa allegedly recites anti-Semitic conspiracy theories to users
NY Daily News - 28 Nov 2020 18:48
Alexa has some explaining to do.
3 funeral workers who took photos with Diego Maradona's body get fired, receive death threats
NY Daily News - 28 Nov 2020 16:18Pfizer's vaccine being flown on dry-ice packed United Airlines charter planes
New York Post - 28 Nov 2020 04:59
United Airlines has already begun flying Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine into position — including trips to and from locations in the U.S. and Europe — in anticipation of approval by the Food and Drug Administration and ...
Woman freed in Iran hostage swap was originally arrested for dating an Israeli: report
New York Post - 28 Nov 2020 02:07
A British-Australian professor who spent 804 days in some of Iran's most notorious jails was originally arrested for dating an Israeli, according to a report. Dr. Kylie Moore-Gilbert was released from custody on Thursday...
Jewish and pro-Israel groups angling to cement Trump gains
New York Post - 28 Nov 2020 15:55
With President-elect Joe Biden just weeks away from moving into the White House, Jewish and pro-Israel groups are racing to nail down many of the gains from the Trump era -- and are planning to aggressively lobby the new...
Iran accuses Israel, promises revenge for killing of top nuclear scientist
CBSNews - 28 Nov 2020 15:49
Iran is accusing Israel and promising revenge for the ambush shooting death of a top scientist, who has been described as a key figure behind Iran's nuclear bomb program almost 20 years ago. The attack happened Friday in...
Councilman Joe Borelli defies Thanksgiving restrictions in COVID-19 hot zone
New York Post - 28 Nov 2020 15:49
Staten Island Councilman Joe Borelli had 11 people around his Thanksgiving table Thursday -- a dozen, if you count Gov. Andrew Cuomo snooping at the front window. “We all had a laugh,” Borelli told The Post of the pe...
As Iran Threatens Payback After Assassination, Germany Urges Restraint
The New York Times - 28 Nov 2020 15:43
The killing of Iran's top nuclear scientist, which Tehran blamed on Israel, raised fears of an escalation in violent retribution.
Instagram model who flaunted wealth robbed of nearly $500K at knifepoint
New York Post - 28 Nov 2020 15:42
A star Hong Kong social media influencer and mom who flaunted her wealth online to her followers was robbed at knifepoint of nearly $500,000.
Iran's supreme leader vows revenge for scientist's killing
CBSNews - 28 Nov 2020 15:27
Iran has blamed the slaying of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh on Israel.
U.S. hospitalizations top 90,000 for the first time
CBSNews - 28 Nov 2020 14:36
Approximately 50 Americans are now dying every hour.
Cindy McCain eyed by Biden for US ambassador to the UK: report
New York Post - 28 Nov 2020 08:05
Joe Biden is expected to pick Cindy McCain, the widow of the late Sen. John McCain, to be US ambassador to the UK, The Times of London reported Saturday. An Anglophile and lifelong Republican, McCain, 66, issued a widely...
Bidens, DOTUS to be joined by a cat in the White House: report
New York Post - 28 Nov 2020 07:55
It’ll be the purr-fect start to the presidency for Joe Biden. The President-elect and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, reportedly plan to acquire a cat — and bring it to the White House. The new feline companion is expected...
Beijing Takes Its South China Sea Strategy to the Himalayas
The New York Times - 28 Nov 2020 06:40
China built a village in territory also claimed by the kingdom of Bhutan, echoing its aggressive tactics at the border with India and in places much farther away.
Coronavirus updates: Los Angeles County issues stay-at-home order; US hits 13 million cases; Ohio State coach tests positive
USA Today - 28 Nov 2020 04:32
Los Angeles County announced a new stay-home order Friday. AstraZeneca will conduct an additional vaccine trial. Latest COVID news.
Brexit talks restart in person in London as clock ticks down
Al Jazeera English - 28 Nov 2020 13:29
Negotiators meet in last-ditch bid to secure deal before the UK's transition period with the EU ends on December 31.
James Swan: Has the UN failed Somalia?
Al Jazeera English - 28 Nov 2020 06:26
UNSOM's chief discusses if the conflict in Somalia is the United Nations's biggest diplomatic failure.
Prominent Iranian nuclear scientist killed in apparent assassination
ABC News - 28 Nov 2020 01:22
"Terrorists murdered an eminent Iranian scientist," Iran's foreign minister said.
Prosecutors agree to drop murder cases against pair, but judges aren't on board
Chicago Tribune - 28 Nov 2020 00:12
In rare move, judges disagree after Cook County prosecutors reverse course on two men accused in a decades-old double murder