Around the Globe

• Daniel Noboa will become the youngest president in Ecuador's history, after securing the position in a run-off election; this was an early election triggered by the dissolution of parliament by outgoing President Guillermo Lasso, whose term Noboa will serve out (More)
• Russia has agreed to return four Ukrainian children to their families, as part of a deal brokered by Qatar; Ukraine claims to have identified 20K of its children taken by Russia since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine war (More)
• About 2K U.S. troops have been put on prepare-to-deploy orders for possible support to Israel, according to a U.S. defense official; the American soldiers would not be sent to Israel but could be assigned to other countries in the region for support roles (More)

On the Homefront

• A truck driver was killed when a train derailed near Pueblo, Colorado, and caused a railroad bridge to collapse onto a major highway; the train crushed the truck, spilled coal, and shut down traffic indefinitely (More)
• The judge overseeing the federal 2020 election interference case has issued a partial gag order forbidding former President Donald Trump from making statements about potential witnesses or comments about the prosecutors (More)
• The Biden administration reached a settlement yesterday in a class action lawsuit brought by migrants separated at the U.S.-Mexico border; if approved by a judge, the settlement would prevent immigration officials from separating migrant minors from their legal guardians for eight years (More)

Glitz & Games

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• Actress Suzanne Somers has died of breast cancer at the age of 76 in Palm Springs; Somers was best known for her roles in TV's Three's Company and She's the Sheriff (More)
• Tom Kim claimed victory at Shriners Children’s Open at TPC Summerlin, becoming the youngest golfer to earn three PGA Tour titles since Tiger Woods; the 21-year-old is also the first golfer to defend the Shriners Children’s Open since Jim Furyk in 1999 (More)
• Kim Ng will not be returning to the Miami Marlins as general manager after the team made the 2023 playoffs for the first time since the team claimed victory at the 2003 World Series; Ng is the first female general manager in MLB history (More)

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Business & Markets

• Major indexes in the stock market closed higher yesterday, with the Nasdaq leading the gains (Dow +0.93%, Nasdaq +1.20%, S&P 500 +1.06%)
• Microsoft-owned LinkedIn has laid off almost 700 employees as the business-oriented social network has seen year-over-year revenue growth slow for eight consecutive quarters (More)
• Zipcar has been hit with a $300K fine after U.S. regulators found that the car-sharing company allowed customers to rent vehicles that had open recalls, violating federal motor safety law (More)

Tips & Tricks

• Feel Good: Meet Winnie, a three-year-old dachshund in England who gave birth to what could be a world record litter for her species—11 puppies at one time; the short-legged and long-bodied hound normally gives birth to a litter of between one and six babies, due to its small size
• Sneak Peak: Watch Jeffrey Wright play a confounded writer who gives into the absurdities of the publishing industry’s expectations in the hilarious official trailer for American Fiction, an upcoming dark comedy film coming out on December 15th
• Bump This: Low-key lounge music songstress Naomi Sharon delivers a sensual vocal performance over Spanish acoustic guitar in her new single “Regardless” - listen on Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube
• Chow Down: Finding recipes for baked goods that are both vegan able to be made without gluten is a tough task, but this recipe for mint chip protein cookie dough checks both boxes while also being–simply put–unbelievably delicious
• Go Deep: For 30 years, China has been riding the upswing of a supercycle that saw an unprecedented expansion of the country's manufacturing capacity, consumption, and the ability to make waves throughout the global economy, but things are changing now - dive into one journalist’s account of how China’s expansion era has finally come to an end…and what that means for you
• Hot Goss: According to several sources, NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown was arrested on Sunday outside of his home in Florida for allegedly failing to make child support payments to his ex-girlfriend
• Life Hack: Generational trauma, or the lingering trauma inherited from our family members, can be difficult to identify, let alone treat - here are three actionable tips to heal our ancestral wounds that will make navigating our lives more manageable in the present, according to a generational trauma expert