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Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook

National Hurricane Center - Wed, 11/20/2024 - 6:32am

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Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
700 AM EST Wed Nov 20 2024

For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 7 days.

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Forecaster Beven
Categories: Weather

Former W.W.E. Boss Tapped to Run Education, and Trans Rights on Capitol Hill

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 11/20/2024 - 6:08am
Plus, this musical wants France to love it back.
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Middle East Airlines Has Become an Unlikely National Hero in Lebanon

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 11/20/2024 - 5:35am
Middle East Airlines has managed to fly through regional and civil wars since the 1960s. And it is still in the skies today.
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Western embassies in Kyiv shut due to Russian air attack threat

NPR World - Wed, 11/20/2024 - 5:22am

Russia promised a response to President Joe Biden's decision to let Ukraine strike targets on Russian soil with U.S.-made missiles.

(Image credit: Efrem Lukatsky)

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Trump Promises Clean Water. Will He Clean Up PFAS?

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 11/20/2024 - 5:04am
Public health advocates worry that Donald Trump could unravel federal clean water efforts, including restrictions on lead pipes and chemicals known as PFAS.
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Robert Lighthizer Is One Person Trump Needs in His Administration

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 11/20/2024 - 5:03am
Robert Lighthizer has championed plans to revive American industry and transform the global economy.
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Medicaid May Face Big Cuts and Work Requirements

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 11/20/2024 - 5:02am
Republicans in Congress are eyeing cuts to Medicaid, which could threaten health coverage for tens of millions of poor Americans.
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Parents of Israeli Soldiers Struggle With Ethics of Freezing Sperm

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 11/20/2024 - 5:02am
In Israel, the military is now offering to preserve the sperm of soldiers killed in war. Parents and widows are struggling with the decision.
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Oarfish keep washing ashore in California. Folklore suggests that could be a bad omen

NPR World - Wed, 11/20/2024 - 5:00am

A deep sea oarfish washed up in Southern California. Japanese folklore suggests seeing the rare fish is a bad omen, some accounts say.

(Image credit: Alison Laferriere)

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Rafa's career ends: More than I believed possible

ESPN - Wed, 11/20/2024 - 3:16am
Rafael Nadal's incredible tennis career came to an end Tuesday as Spain lost its Davis Cup quarterfinal against the Netherlands.
Categories: Sports

Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ to Premiere: What to Know About the Movie Marked by Tragedy

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 11/20/2024 - 3:00am
The film, whose cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, was killed in a shooting on the set, is being screened at a festival devoted to cinematography.
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Desi Lydic Digs Into the Sordid Claims Against Matt Gaetz

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 11/20/2024 - 2:26am
“Your future attorney general, everyone,” Desi Lydic said on “The Daily Show.” “It’s always the people you most expect.”
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NBA Cup updates: Celtics beat Cavs; Lakers rookie hits MJ shrug?

ESPN - Wed, 11/20/2024 - 2:18am
Tuesday's NBA Cup action saw the Cavs' 15-game winning streak snapped, the Spurs surprising the Thunder and a Lakers rookie make his presence felt.
Categories: Sports

Activist Kianoosh Sanjari’s Final Act Stuns Iran

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 11/20/2024 - 1:47am
Repeatedly imprisoned in his country, Kianoosh Sanjari refused to be silenced by the government. But in the end, despairing of change, he silenced himself.
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A surge in mass attacks has killed dozens in China in recent months

NPR World - Wed, 11/20/2024 - 1:39am

Dozens of people have been killed in China in the past three months in a series of mass attacks. The latest on Tuesday saw primary school students injured by a car as they arrived for classes.

(Image credit: AP)

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Jones has 1st Marquette triple-double since Wade

ESPN - Wed, 11/20/2024 - 1:30am
Kam Jones had 17 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists as No. 15 Marquette defeated No. 6 Purdue 76-58 on Tuesday night to end the Boilermakers' 39-game regular-season nonconference winning streak.
Categories: Sports

Residents in Haiti's capital stand with police in a battle to repel gang attack

NPR World - Wed, 11/20/2024 - 1:13am

Residents have been angered by the latest gang attacks. Violence forced Haiti's main airport to shut down last week after the country swore in a new prime minister.

(Image credit: Odelyn Joseph)

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Smog in Pakistan Smothers Lahore, Breaking a Vibrant City’s Rhythms

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 11/20/2024 - 12:50am
Lahore comes alive at night. But this year’s record onslaught of cold-weather smog — residents call it the “fifth season” — has broken its rhythms.
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As Trump Returns to Power, World Leaders Seek Stability With China

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 11/20/2024 - 12:41am
The return to power of President-elect Donald J. Trump, who has vowed to confront China on tariffs, has created deep uncertainty about the U.S. role in avoiding global conflicts.
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N.Y.P.D. Fatally Shoots Man as Gunfire Also Wounds Officer

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 11/20/2024 - 12:40am
A bystander was also struck by a bullet in the Queens shooting. It was not clear who had fired the shot that hit her.
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