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Jon Jones is back -- so is he back on top?

ESPN - Tue, 11/19/2024 - 7:06pm
After a dominant victory at UFC 309, where does the heavyweight champion stand in ESPN's rankings?
Categories: Sports

Manhattan D.A. Suggests Freezing Trump Hush-Money Case While He Is President

NY Times Home Page - Tue, 11/19/2024 - 7:01pm
With President-elect Donald J. Trump’s sentencing on hold, his lawyers are pushing to dismiss the case. The district attorney, Alvin L. Bragg, is opposing the effort.
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Defining Deviancy Down. And Down. And Down.

NY Times Home Page - Tue, 11/19/2024 - 7:00pm
Trump’s cabinet picks are the latest instance of normalizing political abhorrence.
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Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook

National Hurricane Center - Tue, 11/19/2024 - 6:41pm

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ABNT20 KNHC 192341
TWOAT

Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
700 PM EST Tue Nov 19 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 Berg
Categories: Weather

Mets acquire OF Siri from Rays for reliever Orze

ESPN - Tue, 11/19/2024 - 6:41pm
The Mets acquired veteran OF Jose Siri from the Rays in exchange for reliever Eric Orze.
Categories: Sports

State of play at Man City: Pep Guardiola's future, squad uncertainty and exec turnover

ESPN - Tue, 11/19/2024 - 6:40pm
Four straight defeats and uncertainty around Pep Guardiola's future suggest that Man City are heading for a period of transition. Where do things stand around the club ahead of some critical games?
Categories: Sports

Asheville Gets Drinkable Tap Water Back After Hurricane Helene

NY Times Home Page - Tue, 11/19/2024 - 6:12pm
There was a sense of relief in the city, though some residents said they were still afraid to drink the water.
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Netanyahu Offers $5 Million for Each Hostage Freed in Gaza

NY Times Home Page - Tue, 11/19/2024 - 6:01pm
As he resists pressure to reach a cease-fire that would release the captives, Israel’s prime minister is now offering a reward for their freedom, while still vowing to punish anyone who hurts a hostage.
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Ukraine Fired U.S.-Made Missiles into Russia

NY Times Home Page - Tue, 11/19/2024 - 5:40pm
Also, prosecutors called for a four-year freeze on Trump’s Manhattan case. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.
Categories: News

House Republicans Target McBride With Capitol Bathroom Bill

NY Times Home Page - Tue, 11/19/2024 - 5:30pm
G.O.P. lawmakers whose leaders have pressed to roll back transgender rights around the country moved to bar Sarah McBride, the first transgender member of Congress, from women’s rooms on Capitol Hill.
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s Lawyers Argue Seizure of Jail Notes Was Unjust

NY Times Home Page - Tue, 11/19/2024 - 5:30pm
Lawyers for the music mogul objected at a hearing to prosecutors viewing handwritten materials from their client’s cell after a sweep of the Brooklyn jail where he is being held.
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Paul-Tyson $18.1M gate sets non-Vegas record

ESPN - Tue, 11/19/2024 - 5:25pm
Jake Paul's victory over Mike Tyson at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Friday generated a record-breaking $18.1 million gate, the largest for any boxing or MMA event outside of Las Vegas in U.S. history. according to Paul's promotion.
Categories: Sports

How Trump Can Earn a Place in History That He Did Not Expect

NY Times Home Page - Tue, 11/19/2024 - 5:20pm
The president-elect has a starting point: the plan for a two-state solution that he put out in January 2020.
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Biden Fades Out of the Picture in Talks With World Leaders

NY Times Home Page - Tue, 11/19/2024 - 5:16pm
As he made his final appearance at global gatherings, including at the Group of 20 summit in Brazil, President Biden lobbied for his foreign policy goals even as leaders shifted attention away from him.
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What a School Performance Shows Us About Japanese Education

NY Times Home Page - Tue, 11/19/2024 - 4:57pm
A look into the Japanese educational system’s delicate balancing of teamwork, discipline and personal growth.
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Ukraine Fired U.S.-Made Missiles Into Russia for First Time, Officials Say

NY Times Home Page - Tue, 11/19/2024 - 4:44pm
The attack came just days after President Biden gave Ukraine permission to use the weapons to strike targets inside Russia.
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Ukraine carries out first attacks on Russian territory using U.S. ballistic missiles

NPR World - Tue, 11/19/2024 - 4:39pm

For the first time, Ukraine has fired U.S. ballistic missiles into Russia as part of heavy ongoing fighting. Russia is expressing strong opposition and says this marks an escalation in the war.

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For Russia, Nuclear Weapons Are the Ultimate Bargaining Chip

NY Times Home Page - Tue, 11/19/2024 - 4:29pm
The Ukraine war has not only shattered millions of lives and shaken Europe. It also has inured Washington to the use of nuclear threats as leverage.
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After Tyson-Paul, don't be surprised if we see this type of spectacle again

ESPN - Tue, 11/19/2024 - 4:28pm
It was a special night, but should this be the end of Tyson? What now for Jake Paul?
Categories: Sports

At 17, She Just Passed the State Bar of California

NY Times Home Page - Tue, 11/19/2024 - 4:20pm
Sophia Park is believed to be the youngest person to pass the California State Bar Exam, besting the previous record-holder: her older brother, Peter.
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