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11/10/2024: The Shift; The War Reporter; Robo; Mysterious Russian Deaths

First, how President-elect Trump won Pennsylvania. Then, how Ukrainian reporter Andriy Tsaplienko documents war with Russia. Next, a look at marble-sculpting robots shaking up the art world. And, a ...

Traumatized by war, hundreds of Lebanon's children struggle with wounds both physical and emotional

Four-year-old Hussein Mikdad survived an Israeli airstrike on his home in a Beirut suburb last month

World - ABC News - November 11

Traumatized by war, Lebanon's children struggle with physical, emotional wounds

Four-year-old Hussein Mikdad survived an Israeli airstrike on his home in a Beirut suburb last month

Health - ABC News - November 11

The Cheney-loving Democratic party needs a reckoning about war | Stephen Wertheim

Election outcomes have multiple causes, of course. Yet foreign policy was one of the reasons Americans gave Trump the largest Republican victory in decades. Last October, Joe Biden made the most ...

World - The Guardian - November 11

As Trump Threatens a Wider Trade War, the U.S. Confronts a Changed China

The Chinese economy is more dependent on exports, making tariffs more potent, yet it’s less reliant on American markets and increasingly bent on self-sufficiency.

Business - The New York Times - November 11

Caught Between Wars, Syrian Refugees in Lebanon Return Home

Hundreds of thousands of Syrians who escaped civil war at home over the past decade have now fled the conflict in Lebanon, seeking safety in their own shattered country.

World - The New York Times - November 11

"Mornings Memory": A look back at the Vietnam War Memorial unveiling

In today's Morning Memory, we honor Veterans Day by looking back at the 1982 unveiling of the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C., where President Ronald Reagan delivered a moving tribute to ...

Riyadh summit calls for end to wars, Israel to be frozen out of UN

World - Yahoo News - November 11

Israel’s Bloody Cycle of War Against Hamas Returns to North Gaza

Israel said its forces had returned to northern Gaza to fight a Hamas resurgence. That has brought a new round of suffering for residents.

World - The New York Times - November 12

After War in Gaza, Rivals Hamas and Fatah Don't Plan to Be in Charge

The Palestinian factions aim to create an apolitical committee acceptable to Israel to oversee aid distribution and rebuilding.

World - The Wall Street Journal - November 12

Doctor accused of criticizing Russia's war in front of patient is jailed

Dr. Nadezhda Buyanova was arrested after the mother of one of her patients reported the pediatrician to authorities.

Moscow doctor accused by patient of criticising war is jailed for five years

Ukraine-born Nadezhda Buyanova was accused of referring to young patient’s late soldier father as ‘legitimate target’. A Russian court has sentenced an elderly Moscow paediatrician to five and a ...

World - The Guardian - November 12

Russian doctor jailed for five years over alleged Ukraine war remarks

Nadezhda Buyanova denied making the remarks and called the case absurd.

Russia's Medvedev: German conservative leader aims to escalate war

World - Yahoo News - November 12

Netanyahu addresses Iranian people: You and I do not want war

World - Yahoo News - November 12

A party, a fight, then gunfire: Witnesses describe a war zone after Tuskegee's homecoming

What started as a joyous weekend to celebrate Tuskegee University’s centennial homecoming, within seconds, descended into violent tragedy early Sunday.

Inside the secret summit that tried to stop deadly rap wars

Before Tupac's murder, producer Quincy Jones brought stars together to try to end violence in hip-hop.

Star Wars Deckbuilding Card Game Is Only $17 At Amazon

Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game $16.72 (was ...

Tech - GameSpot - November 12

‘The most badass airline on the planet’: Lebanon’s carrier flies through war

Middle East Airlines is only operator serving the country in midst of Israeli bombardment and fighting with Hizbollah

World - Financial Times - November 13

Russian naval officer accused of ‘war crimes’ killed in Crimea car bombing

Valery Trankovsky had ordered missile strikes from Black Sea on civilian targets, a Ukrainian official said. A senior Russian naval officer was killed in a car bombing in Crimea on Wednesday, the ...

World - The Guardian - November 13

Coups, colonialism and all that jazz: the film that unravels extraordinary cold war truths

Johan Grimonprez’s documentary Soundtrack to a Coup D’Etat reveals the curious link between Black Americans’ fight for civil rights and the assassination of Congo’s first democratically elected ...

World - The Guardian - November 13

WoW: The War Within's Next Major Update Is Going Full Goblin Mode

World of Warcraft : The War Within is going full Goblin mode for its next major update, taking players to the city of Undermine where they'll partner with the various Goblin trade cartels and even ...

Tech - GameSpot - November 13

Remains of U.S. WWII airman identified after dying as prisoner of war

U.S. Army Air Forces Pvt. 1st Class Bernard J. Calvi, 23, died in a prisoner of war camp in the Philippines during World War II.

Vietnam War-era "Dustoff" crews honored with Congressional Gold Medal

During the Vietnam War, U.S. Army medevac teams flew into hostile combat areas, rescuing an estimated 900,000 wounded soldiers and Vietnamese civilians over the course of 11 years. Nearly 50 years ...

Ukraine’s bonds jump as investors bet Trump will end war

Rally in dollar debt is unlikely ‘Trump trade’ and comes just months after huge restructuring

World - Financial Times - November 14

FirstFT: Republicans complete Congress sweep

Also in today’s newsletter, France boycotts COP29 and renowned conservative lawyer dies