Lit Hub Daily: December 18, 2024
A Christmas Carol might be Charles Dickens’s best known Christmas ghost story, but it definitely isn’t his only one. Olivia Rutigliano recommends more of Dickens’s spooky Yuletide reads. | Lit Hub Reading Lists Who should you ask about the best poems of 2024? Poets, of course. And their picks are all available to read online [...]
Huffpost - Dec 18th, 2024
32 Personal Care Products That Reviewers Over 50 Are Super Impressed With
"It took me till my 50s to find this amazing product. I sure coulda used this in my 20s."
The Guardian - Dec 18th, 2024
South Korean president fails to appear before corruption watchdog
Yoon Suk Yeol was summoned for questioning over attempt to impose martial law earlier this monthSouth Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, failed to appear before the country’s corruption watchdog on Wednesday, it said, after he was summoned for questioning over his attempt to impose martial law.Yoon was stripped of his duties by parliament over the weekend following his short-lived 3 December martial law declaration, which plunged the country into its worst political turmoil in decades. Continue reading...
Cleveland - Dec 18th, 2024
During traffic stop, woman drives away when told she is wanted on a warrant: Lyndhurst
Lyndhurst police are investigating a report by a 17-year-old boy that he was threatened at gunpoint by a male to whom he had sent money to buy marijuana.
The Guardian - Dec 18th, 2024
Russia-Ukraine war live: Moscow says Uzbek suspect arrested over killing of general
The 29-year-old had been recruited by Ukrainian special services, Moscow saysThe Russian foreign ministry said on Wednesday that Russia will raise the asssassination in Moscow of top Russian general Igor Kirillov by Ukraine at the UN security council on 20 December.Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said everyone involved in the killing would be found and punished. Continue reading...
The Guardian - Dec 18th, 2024
Labor’s long game: why trust and a little fear matter more than a balanced budget
With voters distracted by Christmas, the government has saved major announcements for 2025, using the mini-budget to prove it can get its sums rightFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt’s a staple of the political coverage of a mid-year economic update to flick to the “decisions taken but not yet announced” line item, declare it an election war chest, and suggest sweeteners are hidden within.But as the treasurer, Jim Chalmers, noted on Wednesday, that number (which includes other commercial in confidence spending) is a “relatively small” $5.5bn.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
Las-vegas Review Journal - Dec 17th, 2024
CARTOON: Self preservation
Democrats recalibrate after election loss.
Las-vegas Review Journal - Dec 17th, 2024
CARTOONS: Biden plans out his next pardon
Take a look at some editorial cartoons from across the U.S. and world.
Las-vegas Review Journal - Dec 17th, 2024
LETTER: Political violence is bad, but ...
How was America founded?
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