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The New York Times — Thursday, Dec 7, 2023

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Biden Calls on Congress to Approve Aid to Ukraine: ‘This Cannot Wait’

President Biden urged Congress in a televised speech on Wednesday to pass aid for Ukraine.

The administration has already alerted Congress that money for Ukraine will run out by the end of the year.

Nikki Haley’s Path From Trump Critic to Defender and Back

Nikki Haley has stepped up her criticism of Donald J. Trump’s norm-breaking foreign policy. But as ambassador to the United Nations, she strove to stay on his good side. “I just know that’s who he is,” she said at the time.

As ambassador to the United Nations, Ms. Haley strove to stay in the president’s favor and avoided some battles to change his mind on contentious issues.

Police Trainers Used Sexist Language and Glorified Violence, Videos Show

Street Cop Training, a private police training company, encouraged the use of unconstitutional tactics, a report by New Jersey’s comptroller says.

Jewish American Families Confront a Generational Divide Over Israel

Gen Z and young Millennials often see Israel as an occupying power oppressing Palestinians — a shock to their parents and grandparents, who tend to see it as an essential haven fighting for survival.

The New York Times — Wednesday, Dec 6, 2023

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War Intensifies in Southern Gaza, Where Civilians Say No Place Is Safe

A Palestinian man mourning the loss of relatives killed in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, on Tuesday.

Amid some of the war’s heaviest bombing, Israeli forces battled Hamas deep into the city of Khan Younis, with few signs that Israel was heeding Biden administration calls to show more restraint.

Ukraine Aid Falters in Senate as Republicans Insist on Border Restrictions

Ukrainian soldiers with the 22nd Mechanized Brigade firing at Russian positions in the direction of Bakhmut, in eastern Ukraine, last week. The front line has remained largely static over the past year.

Legislation to send military aid to Ukraine and Israel was on the brink of collapse, after a briefing devolved into a screaming match one day before a critical test vote in the Senate.

How Nations Are Losing a Global Race to Tackle A.I.’s Harms

Alarmed by the power of artificial intelligence, Europe, the United States and others are trying to respond — but the technology is evolving more rapidly than their policies.

Desperate Families Search for Affordable Home Care

Facing a severe shortage of aides and high costs, people trying to keep aging loved ones at home often cobble together a patchwork of family and friends to help.

The New York Times — Tuesday, December 5, 2023

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Israeli Forces Near Major City in Southern Gaza as Civilians Panic

Palestinians carrying the body of a victim in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Monday.

Israel, escalating its assault against Hamas in southern Gaza, warned civilians there to evacuate, but some said there was nowhere left to go.

Why a Second Trump Presidency May Be More Radical Than His First

The extreme policy plans and ideas of Donald J. Trump and his advisers would have a greater prospect of becoming reality if he were to win a second term.

Donald Trump has long exhibited authoritarian impulses, but his policy operation is now more sophisticated, and the buffers to check him are weaker.

White House Warns Ukraine Aid Is Running Out, Pressing Congress for More

The warning, in a letter to congressional leaders, comes as Republican support for funding Kyiv’s war effort is waning, and an emergency funding package is stalled in Congress.

A Prison at War: The Convicts Sustaining Putin’s Invasion

Nearly 200 inmates left a high-security Russian prison to join the war in Ukraine, seeking redemption, money or freedom. Many were killed or wounded.

The New York Times — Monday, December 4, 2023

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Israel, Expanding Offensive, Tells More Gazans to Evacuate

An Israeli airstrike left a crater on Sunday in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip.

As its ground forces prepared to move in the south of Gaza, residents there were told to leave their homes, spreading fear and confusion.

What the Scale of Displacement in Gaza Looks Like

Eighty percent of Gazans are displaced from their homes as Israel orders more evacuations. See where thousands have been sheltering amid the war’s destruction.

Ego, Fear and Money: How the A.I. Fuse Was Lit

The people who were most afraid of the risks of artificial intelligence decided they should be the ones to build it. Then distrust fueled a spiraling competition.

‘Medical Freedom’ Activists Take Aim at New Target: Childhood Vaccine Mandates

Mississippi has long had high childhood immunization rates, but a federal judge has ordered the state to allow parents to opt out on religious grounds.

Sunday Morning: Stories And News From Zürich

Monocle on Sunday, December 3, 2023 – Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, brings us a festive programme as our Christmas market takes place in Zürich. Featuring Florian Egli and Damita Pressl plus Monocle’s Andrew Tuck and Georgina Godwin.

The New York Times — Sunday, December 3, 2023

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Israel Orders Evacuations Amid ‘Intense’ Attacks on Southern Gaza

Two men sit in the back of a hatchback car with the hatch open and their feet outside.

Beleaguered Gazans, having fled the territory’s north, emerged from a night of bombardment wondering where to go next for safety.

Drunk and Asleep on the Job: Air Traffic Controllers Pushed to the Brink

A nationwide shortage of controllers has resulted in an exhausted and demoralized work force that is increasingly prone to making dangerous mistakes.

Divided by Politics, a Colorado Town Mends Its Broken Bones

Two years after death threats and aspersions roiled little Silverton, the town has found a semblance of peace and a lesson for a ruptured nation.

A Russian Village Buries a Soldier, and Tries to Make Sense of the War

In Russia, the pain and loss of the war in Ukraine are felt most profoundly in small villages, where a soldier’s burial produces not just grief but a yearning to find meaning in his death.

Saturday Morning: News And Stories From Zürich

Monocle on Saturday, December 2, 2023: Join Juliet Linley and Georgina Godwin for a look through the week’s news and culture from Monocle’s Christmas market in Zürich with special guests Deputy Head of Radio, Tom Webb, and Editorial Director, Tyler Brûlé.

The New York Times — Saturday, December 2, 2023

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Israel Resumes Offensive in Gaza Strip After Truce With Hamas Ends

Palestinians mourned relatives on Friday at a funeral in Khan Younis, in Gaza’s south.

Talks on extending a weeklong cease-fire broke down, with each side blaming the other. The truce had included the release of hostages held in Gaza for people in Israeli prisons.

George Santos Is Kicked Out of Congress in a Historic Vote

After his expulsion on Friday, George Santos quickly left the Capitol, telling reporters, “to hell with this place.”

Nearly half of the G.O.P. House delegation voted to expel Mr. Santos, a remarkable rebuke of a colleague who had survived two prior expulsion bids.

Blinken Urges Israel to Take Concrete Steps to Aid Civilians as More Hostages Are Freed

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with Israeli officials and a Palestinian leader on Thursday to seek improved conditions for Gaza’s civilians and to try to exert influence over Israel’s expected military offensive.

A Tense Climate Summit Begins Against a Backdrop of War and Record Heat

World leaders at climate talks in Dubai invoked faith, science and economics in their calls for a rapid transition away from fossil fuels.

The New York Times — Friday, December 1, 2023

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Israel Knew Hamas’s Attack Plan More Than a Year Ago

Hamas-led gunmen seized an Israeli military vehicle after infiltrating areas of southern Israel during the Oct. 7 attacks. A blueprint for similar attacks was circulating among Israeli leaders long before Hamas struck.

A blueprint reviewed by The Times laid out the attack in detail. Israeli officials dismissed it as aspirational and ignored specific warnings.

Hostages Freed From Gaza Recount Violence, Hunger and Fear

Hostages who have returned to Israel in the past week have come home malnourished, ill, injured and bearing psychological wounds.

Airlines Race Toward a Future of Powering Their Jets With Corn

Carriers want to replace jet fuel with ethanol to fight global warming. That would require lots of corn, and lots of water.

Biden Administration to Require Replacing of Lead Pipes Within 10 Years

The proposal to rip out nine million pipes across the country could cost as much as $30 billion but would nearly eliminate the neurotoxin from drinking water.

Previews: The Economist Magazine – Dec 2, 2023

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The Economist Magazine (November 30, 2023): The latest issue features ‘Blue-Collar Bonanza’ – Why conventional wisdom on inequality is wrong; Is Putin winning?; America’s most conservative court; Political Islam after Gaza, and more…

A new age of the worker will overturn conventional thinking

Around the rich world, wage gaps are shrinking

Few ideas are more unshakable than the notion that the rich keep getting richer while ordinary folks fall ever further behind. The belief that capitalism is rigged to benefit the wealthy and punish the workers has shaped how millions view the world, whom they vote for and whom they shake their fists at. It has been a spur to political projects on both left and right, from the interventionism of Joe Biden to the populism of Donald Trump. But is it true?

A religious revolution is under way in the Middle East

Demonstrators shout slogans during a protest in support of the Palestinian people in Cairo, Egypt

Can it survive the Gaza war?

Old stereotypes are haunting the Middle East once more. The biggest butchery of Israeli civilians since the state’s creation, carried out on October 7th, has been followed by a slaughter of Palestinian civilians. America, which has funded, armed and defended Israel is again an object of ire. So are its Western allies. Together they are blamed for facilitating Gaza’s pummelling and the displacement of its people. A truce which began on November 24th, and which was set to expire as The Economist went to press, had led to the release of 81 hostages and 180 Palestinian detainees as of November 28th.