daily links: december 2023

12.5.23
CNN.com—GOP leader Mike Johnson says that footage of the Jan 6 insurrection will be blurred to protect the identities of the insurrectionist rioters
CBS News—Senate rapidly confirms hundreds of military promotions after GOP senator Tommy Tuberville stops blocking them after months of stonewalling
USA Today—NCAA president proposes that the wealthiest schools officially pay their student athletes
BBC News—Genetic information on 6.9 million 23 and Me users exposed in hack
ABCnews.com—CVS to overhaul its prescription drug pricing formula
NBC News—Three members of K-pop superstar group BTS announce their military enrollment


12.6.23
CNN.com—Kevin McCarthy announces that he will resign from Congress before the end of his term
ABCnews.com—Nevada AG charges 6 of Trump's false electors
NBC News—Google publicly launches Gemini, its latest entrant into the AI wars
BBC News—Sony introduces new PS5 controller for disabled gamers
USA Today—New accuser comes forward with claims that Sean Diddy Combs gang raped her when she was 17
CBS News—Legendary tv producer Normal Lear dies at 101


12.7.23
BBC News—Facebook announces that it will implement end-to-end encryption for all Facebook messages
ABCnews.com—Mass shooting at UNLV leaves three dead
CBS News—Former police chief who brought a hatchet to the Jan 6 insurrection sentenced to 11 years in jail
NBC News—Former financial officer for the Jacksonville Jaguars accused of embezzling $22 million
CNN.com—Jeff Bezos' ex-wife MacKenzie Scott donated over $2 billion to hundreds of charities in 2023
USA Today—McDonald's announces spinoff restaurant chain, CosMc's


12.12.23
ABCnews.com—Google loses antitrust lawsuit over its Android app store
USA Today—University of Pennsylvania's president resigns amidst criticism that she did not condemn antisemitism on campus strongly enough
BBC News—Giuliani may have to pay millions in damages to Georgia election workers who he defamed
CBS News—NY says it has 1.3 million pieces of evidence against George Santos in the disgraced former Congressman's fraud trial
NBC News—Gaming and technology expo E3 shutting down for good after struggling to attract exhibitors for the past two years
CNN.com—Dortitos releasing nacho cheese flavored spirit


12.13.23
NBC News—Dow closes above 37,000 for the first time ever
ABCnews.com—The Fed keeps interest rates steady and says it plans to decrease them next year
CNN.com—Tesla issues recall notice for nearly every car it has sold in America after NHTSA issues report criticizing safety of the so-called "Autopilot" feature
BBC News—Hunter Biden defies subpoena from Republican lawmakers who wanted him to testify behind closed doors while reaffirming that he is willing to testify in a public hearing
USA Today—Apple will add stolen device protection feature to the next release of iOS
CBS News—Harvard's $50 billion endowment is larger than the GDPs of 120 countries


12.14.23
NBC News—13 year old accused of planning a mass shooting at a synagogue in Ohio
ABCnews.com—The EU to open membership talks with Ukraine
BBC News—NBA star Draymond Green suspended indefinitely after flagrantly smacking another player in the head during a game
CBS News—Elon Musk wants to found a STEM-focused university in Austin
CNN.com—Larry David announces that the 12th season of Curb Your Enthusiasm will be its last
USA Today—Bird flu surge expected to raise the price of eggs

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