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Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani claimed in court papers this week that his former interpreter is in “wrongful possession” of valuable baseball cards that rightfully belong to him. Ohtani is seeking to recover $325,000 worth of baseball cards that he claims onetime assistant Ippei Mizuhara improperly bought earlier this year, according to a U.S. district court filing by the player and his attorney, Blair Berk. Some of those stolen funds were used on collectibles, Ohtani and his lawyer said in a federal court filing on Tuesday. Japanese baseball player Shohei Ohtani speaks alongside interpreter Ippei Mizuhara at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Dec. 14, 2023. Brown / AFP - Getty Images file“Between January and March 2024, Defendant purchased approximately $325,000 worth of baseball cards at online resellers eBay and Whatnot, with payments drawn on Petitioner’s bank account,” the plaintiffs said.

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BEIRUT — Islamist rebels breached neighborhoods in Syria’s second-largest city of Aleppo and clashed with government military forces after detonating two car bombs Friday. The Syrian Observatory of Human Rights, the monitoring organization, said fierce clashes were underway between the attacking insurgents and regime troops. Syrian armed forces were repelling attacks, the Syrian Defense ministry said Friday, adding government forces involved in combat operations were able to regain control over some areas. "Our armed forces have inflicted heavy losses on the attacking organizations, resulting in hundreds of deaths and injuries among the terrorists," Syria's general command of the army and armed forces said in a statement translated by NBC News. The Syrian civil war started in early 2011 with a wave of protests against the authoritarian rule of President Bashar al-Assad.

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At 6:20 p.m. local time on April 15, 2019, the first fire alarms sounded out in Notre Dame historic cathedral in Paris. Smoke and flames rise at Notre Dame cathedral in central Paris on April 15, 2019. François Guillot/AFP/Getty ImagesFlames and smoke billow around the gargoyles decorating the roof and sides of Notre Dame. Philippe Lopez/AFP/Getty ImagesThe steeple and spire collapse as the roof of the Notre Dame burns. Philippe Wojazer/ReutersHead here to see more images of the devastating fire at Notre Dame.

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☆ Princess of Wales is about to undertake her biggest engagements since returning to duties
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Billy Stockwell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

London CNN —Next week, Catherine, Princess of Wales is set to make her biggest return to royal duties since revealing that she had completed her chemotherapy treatment earlier this year. It’s a welcome signal if we remember that the Princess of Wales was forced to skip a state visit by the Emperor and Empress of Japan in June as she was undergoing chemotherapy. Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty ImagesThe extravagant procession will be followed by lunch at Buckingham Palace and a cultural exhibition. Preparations in the ballroom at Buckingham Palace on June 25, 2024, ahead of a state banquet during the three-day visit by Japan's emperor and empress to Britain. She also missed the annual Diplomatic Corps reception at Buckingham Palace last week, which was held to celebrate foreign diplomats in London.

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☆ Analysis: Trump’s Ukraine envoy has a plan to end the war that Putin may revel in
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Nick Paton Walsh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —In a single post, the president-elect told the world what the end of the Ukraine war might look like. Kellogg, Trump’s 80-year-old former national security advisor, has laid out his peace plan in some detail, writing for the America First policy institute in April. Kellogg says more weapons should have been given before the Russian invasion, and immediately afterwards, to enable Ukraine to win. But that’s when the plan – which CNN has reported that Trump’s soon-to-be national security adviser is considering - stops being to Ukraine’s liking. The plan notes the United States manufactures 14,000 155 artillery rounds a month, which Ukraine can use up in just 48 hours.

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☆ Sweden asks China to cooperate in Baltic Sea cable investigation
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Sophie Tanno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Sweden has sent a formal request to China to cooperate with an investigation into suspected sabotage over the sudden disruption of two submarine internet cables in the Baltic Sea earlier this month, after tracking data linked a Chinese ship to the incidents. “Sweden has sent a formal request to China to cooperate with Swedish authorities in order to create clarity on what has happened,” Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson told reporters on Thursday. Kristersson also said that Sweden has asked for the Chinese ship to return to Swedish waters in order to aid its investigation. The C-Lion1 submarine telecommunications cable being laid to the bottom of the Baltic Sea in this file image from October 2015. The vessel, called Yi Pen 3, had been sailing out of the Baltic Sea after a stop in the port of Vistino, Russia.

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☆ Ditch all the negativity: Here's what can go right to lift each of our 34 stocks
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +20 min

To counter that, Jim Cramer has said investors should not lose sight of what can go right for their stocks. Smooth chip updates: AMD needs to successfully carry out its annual release cycle for AI chips. That needs to be sustained to justify Meta's heavy spending on AI chips. Nevertheless, correcting this dynamic should translate into faster revenue growth rates. Palo Alto Networks Bigger deals: Cybersecurity is a secular growth market: As the number of bad actors grows, companies can't afford to not invest in defense.

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☆ Georgia rocked by fierce protests after government puts EU hopes on ice
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Christian Edwards | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

After years of moving closer towards Europe – and securing EU candidate status late last year – Georgian Dream has taken a sharp authoritarian turn. Georgian Dream claimed victory with 54% of the vote, but opposition parties claimed the election was rigged. “I’ve seen a lot of protests in Georgia: during this government, the previous government – I also remember some from Soviet times. Bidzina Ivanishvili, founder of Georgian Dream, with Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze after exit polls were announced in Tbilisi, October 26, 2024. But the government’s halting of the country’s EU bid appears to have sparked the protest movement into life.

Persons: Salome Zourabichvili, ” Zourabichvili, Giorgi Arjevanidze, Zourabichvili, Irakli Kobakhidze, Nicoloz, ”, Ketevan, ” Chachava, ” Tsotne, “ I’ve, –, Bidzina Ivanishvili, Salome Khvaratskelia, Khvaratskelia, Vladimir Putin Organizations: CNN, European Union, . Police, Western, Getty, Europe –, EU, Georgian, Georgia’s European Union, ” CNN, Police, Protesters, Democratic, Center for, United National Movement Locations: Georgia, Soviet, Georgian, Tbilisi, AFP, Russia, backsliding

☆ RFK Jr. attacked the CDC’s ‘fascism’ and likened vaccinating children to abuse by the Catholic Church
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Brandy-Zadrozny-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Brandy Zadrozny | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +13 min

It’s misinformation about autism and mass injury that doctors and public health officials have disproven over and over again. Less attention has focused on the CDC, a public health agency Kennedy has long vilified in speeches and writings. In his 2017 speech, Kennedy criticized ACIP as a group of self-interested actors who base decisions on financial gain instead of public health. “The people who are on ACIP are not public health advocates,” he said. “We would know the answer to that question if we were given access to the vaccine safety database, but they’ve hidden it,” Kennedy said.

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☆ Chinese yuan to hit record lows as U.S. tariff threat mounts, investment banks forecast
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Anniek Bao | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

A Chinese bank worker prepares to count a stack of US dollars together with stacks of 100 Chinese yuan notes at a bank in Hefei, east China's Anhui province on March 9, 2010. STR/AFP | Getty ImagesChinese authorities are contending with a weakening yuan as global investment banks forecast the currency to hit record lows, in anticipation of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump following through with his tariff threats. That would mark the currency's weakest level on record, according to LSEG data going back to 2004. Trump had already pledged 60% or higher tariffs on Chinese goods during his election campaign. The PBOC has been supporting the value of onshore yuan by capping the daily reference rate at 7.20 on the dollar this year.

Persons: Donald Trump, Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Trump, Jonas Goltermann, Kotecha, Wang, Ju Wang, Cedric Chehab Organizations: Getty Images, U.S, UBS, BNP, Barclays, Generale, Morgan, Macquarie Group, Nomura, ING, Oxford, Trump, Capital Economics, FX, Greater China FX, Reuters, BNP Paribas, BMI Locations: Hefei, Anhui, U.S, Asia, China

☆ US urges Ukraine to draft 18-year-olds to solve manpower shortages on the battlefield
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Hannah Abraham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementUS wants Ukraine to lower the conscription age to 18 amid a manpower shortage. The White House said aid to Ukraine will not be tied to the conscription age. The current minimum conscription age is 25, but an anonymous US administration official told reporters on Wednesday that reducing it would help Ukraine keep up with Russia's military. The White House clarified that US aid to Ukraine will not be dependent on whether the conscription age is lowered. In the months he has left, Biden has been scrambling to push measures to aid the war effort in Ukraine.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Dmytro Lytvyn, Zelenskyy, Pokrovsk, Michael Kofman, John Kirby, we're, Kirby, Biden, Antony Blinken Organizations: US, Russia, Financial Times, CNN, Manpower, Ukraine, Security, AFP Locations: Ukraine

Kyiv, Ukraine CNN —Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened to strike Ukraine again with a new nuclear-capable ballistic missile following Moscow’s latest widespread attack on critical energy infrastructure. He also warned he would consider further launches of Russia’s new “Oreshnik” medium-range ballistic missile, first fired at Ukraine’s Dnipro region last week. A view shows a thermal power plant damaged by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at an undisclosed location in Ukraine November 28, 2024. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich Gleb Garanich/ReutersA view shows a part of Russian missile at a thermal power plant damaged by Russian missile strike in an undisclosed location of Ukraine, in an undisclosed location of Ukraine November 28, 2024. He said he couldn’t tell if the blasts were from missiles or Ukrainian air defense interceptions.

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☆ Undersea cable cuts in the Baltic Sea are stoking geopolitical tensions — here's what's going on
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Mikkel Berg Pedersen | Ritzau Scanpix | Afp via Getty ImagesGeopolitical tensions are brewing globally over the cutting of subsea cables — critical infrastructure powering cross-border internet connectivity — in the Baltic Sea. Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards A data visualization map showing the C-Lion1 undersea cable which connected Finland and Germany. Arelion, the company which owns it, told CNBC data traffic was rerouted to alternative links as it worked to repair the cable. Repairing subsea cables is no mean feat, according to Andy Champagne, senior vice president and chief technology officer of Akamai Labs. And, when there is an issue with a subsea cable, repairing it is a non-trivial job."

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☆ Reflexive control: How Russia is forcing its enemies to make decisions against their own interests
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Christian Edwards | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Each time, when the West finally accepted Ukraine’s requests, Russia’s most catastrophic threats did not materialize. Although Putin said the attack was “a response from our side” to the Biden administration’s decision on longer-range weapons, Russia has not needed a pretext for such strikes in the past. By providing Ukraine with ATACMS but only allowing it to strike parts of Ukraine occupied by Russia, “we sent Russia the message: ‘You know what? The decision to fire slightly longer-range Western weapons is a difference of degree, not of kind. By law, Russia considers these territories its own, and warned of dire consequences if Ukraine targeted them with Western weaponry.

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☆ Ceasefire brings calm in Israel and Lebanon, but fears remain among the displaced
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Alex-Smith-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Alexander Smith | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

After almost 14 months of deadly bombings, the skies above southern Lebanon and northern Israel were quiet Wednesday as a ceasefire negotiated by the United States took effect. In northern Israel, 60,000 people have been forced from their homes, with 80 soldiers and 50 civilians killed, according to local officials. He did not say when those displaced by the fighting might be able to return to their homes in northern Israel. The Israeli military, which has not yet withdrawn from southern Lebanon, said the opposite. Nahariya, northern Israel, seen here Wednesday, is one of the areas affected by the conflict.

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A U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah takes effect. Winter weather is forecast for Thanksgiving. Ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah takes effectA United States-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon has taken effect a day after President Joe Biden announced the agreement. Meanwhile, the National Weather Service warns that a pair of weather systems were expecting to bring an “Arctic outbreak” across parts of the U.S. into the weekend. Here’s what else is in store for holiday weather and travel.

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☆ Mexico vows to retaliate with its own trade barriers, putting US joint ventures at risk
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementDonald Trump said he'd put in place 25% tariffs on Mexican imports on his first day back in the White House. Mexico's president said her country would retaliate, which she said would impact joint ventures. During a press conference on Tuesday, Sheinbaum said that "one tariff will be followed by another, and so on, until we put joint ventures at risk." Sheinbaum said, adding that tariffs "would trigger inflation and job losses in the US and Mexico." Meanwhile, President Sheinbaum said that "dialogue is the best path to achieve understanding, peace, and prosperity for our two countries."

Persons: Donald Trump, he'd, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, Trump, Sheinbaum, Gabriela Siller, Wendy Cutler, Derek Scissors, Scott Bessent Organizations: Biden, Motors, Ford Motor Company, Banco Base, Associated Press, Asia Society Policy Institute, Trump, American Enterprise Institute Locations: Mexico, Canada, China

☆ JonBenet Ramsey: What we know about the child beauty queen’s death, the botched investigation and decades of mystery
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Holly Yan | Jean Casarez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

The kindergartener was already wearing high heels and following the footsteps of her beauty queen mother, Patricia “Patsy” Ramsey, a former Miss West Virginia. A cryptic ransom note and a grisly discoveryThe morning after Christmas, Patsy Ramsey went to the kitchen to make coffee. It demanded a peculiar amount of money – $118,000 – the same amount John Ramsey received for his Christmas bonus as president of Access Graphics. A grieving father’s relentless search for justiceSince Patsy Ramsey passed away 18 years ago, John Ramsey has remarried and moved to Utah. Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post/Getty ImagesDespite helping with the Netflix documentary, John Ramsey said he doesn’t intend to watch it.

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☆ In an F-35 funding fight, Musk will need to win over a skeptical Congress and Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementElon Musk sharply criticized the F-35 stealth jet and its builder, Lockheed Martin. Musk could target the expensive program as part of his efforts to cut federal spending under Trump. Congress has historically valued the stealth fighter flown by three military branches despite its problems. His comments suggest he could be eyeing the $2 trillion F-35 program, and possibly other fighter jets, for potential spending cuts. In fact, the House's defense spending bill for the 2025 fiscal year called for more F-35s than what the Pentagon initially requested.

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☆ The Miss Universe runner-up made history for Nigeria. After online attacks about her nationality, she felt she had 'a point to prove.'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Anneta Konstantinides | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

She previously competed at Miss South Africa but withdrew following online attacks on her nationality. Adetshina is now the first-ever Miss Africa and Oceania, a new title awarded by a panel of Miss Universe judges. AdvertisementIt's been a tumultuous journey for the 23-year-old, who almost didn't reach the Miss Universe stage after she withdrew from Miss South Africa following online attacks about her Nigerian name. 'People felt I wasn't South African enough'Chidimma Adetshina at Miss Universe Nigeria boot camp in August. While Adetshina felt like she had a "point to prove" to her online critics, she also realized she had a point to prove to herself.

Persons: Chidimma Adetshina, Adetshina, Instagram, It's, FAWAZ OYEDEJI, Gayton McKenzie, —, McKenzie, BENSON IBEABUCHI, I've, I'm, she'd, Hector Vivas, Nigeria Victoria Kjaer Theilvig, Chidimma, Miss Denmark Victoria Kjaer Theilvig Organizations: Miss, Business, Miss Nigeria, Miss Universe, Getty, Miss South, Miss SA, Africa's Department of Home Affairs, The, of Home Affairs, BBC, Department of Home Affairs, Adetshina, Mexico City, Nigeria Victoria, Miss Denmark Victoria Locations: Nigeria, Africa, Oceania, Mexico City, Miss Universe Nigeria, AFP, Miss South Africa, Soweto, South Africa, African, Western Province, Miss Nigeria, Mexico

☆ Ceasefire brings ‘unusual’ calm for northern Israelis, but fears of Hezbollah threats persist
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Jeremy Diamond | Mike Schwartz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN visited the border town of Shtula on Wednesday just hours after the ceasefire took effect. The town is one of the most dangerous places in northern Israel, having faced the threat of Hezbollah’s anti-tank missiles for months. Jalaa Marey/AFP/Getty ImagesOra Hatan, who remained in her home in Shtula, said the morning of the ceasefire deal was “unusual” after months of relentless artillery fire. Hatan’s fears have not, however, subsided with the ceasefire deal. Israeli President Isaac Herzog said the Lebanon ceasefire deal needs to ensure the safety of residents in northern Israel.

Persons: Israel CNN —, Shtula, Jalaa Marey, Ora Hatan, ” Hatan, “, we’re, ”, Hatan, Joe Biden, Israel “, Isaac Herzog, Guy Amilani, Eilon, Amir Levy, ‘, Benjamin Netanyahu, Kiryat, Avihay Shtern, there’s, Netanyahu, Shtern –, ” “, ” Shtern, Shtern, Ronen Zvulun, ” Ori Eliyahu, ” Eliyahu Organizations: Israel CNN, CNN, Getty, United Nations Security, Lebanese, UN, Lebanese Ministry of Public Health, Hezbollah, Reuters Locations: Israel, Lebanon, United States, Shtula, Lebanese, Galilee, AFP, Beirut, Nahariya, Kiryat Shmona, Israel’s, Gaza, Israeli, Iran

☆ The shipping industry is wrestling with one of its largest challenges
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Lee Ying Shan | In Ying-Shan-Lee | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Anthony Wallace | Afp | Getty ImagesThe shipping industry is contending with a worldwide shortage of seafarers, and it's fueling a troubling mix of fake resumes, accidents at sea, and elevated freight rates. "We have been seeing a consistent shortage of seafarers," Rhett Harris, senior manning analyst at Drewry, told CNBC. The Philippines, China, Russia, Ukraine and Indonesia are the largest suppliers of the world's seafarers, according to the most recent seafarer workforce breakdown report by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and BIMCO in 2021. Before Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russian and Ukrainian seafarers made up almost 15% of the global shipping workforce, ICS data showed. "Policymakers need to create national strategies to address the seafarer shortage," the shipping organization said.

Persons: Anthony Wallace, Rhett Harris, Harris, Daejin Lee, Henrik Jensen, Danica Crewing, FertiStream's Lee, Drewry's Harris, Jensen, Caitlin Ochs Organizations: Afp, Getty, Drewry, CNBC, International Chamber of Shipping, ICS, Group, —, CVs Locations: Busan, Russian, Ukraine, Russia, Philippines, China, Indonesia, Iran, Red, New York

☆ 'ACDC,' 'T2K,' and the Middle East: Leaked documents reveal Amazon's top cloud growth initiatives
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementInternal AWS documents obtained by BI lay out the cloud giant's growth priorities next year. Amazon Web Services recently laid out new growth initiatives that include a focus on healthcare, business applications, generative AI, and the Middle East region, according to internal documents obtained by Business Insider. These are part of the AWS sales team's priorities for next year and Amazon refers to them internally as "AGIs," short for "AWS growth initiatives," one of the internal documents shows. That was slower than Microsoft's and Google's cloud business, on a percentage basis. Generative AI Innovation CenterLast year, AWS launched a $100 million program called Generative AI Innovation Center, which connects customers with AWS's AI scientists and experts to help launch generative AI solutions.

Persons: Greg Pearson, AWS's, Patrick Neighorn, Matt Garman Frederic J . BROWN Organizations: BI, Microsoft, Google, Amazon Web Services, Business, AWS, Synergy Research, Amazon, Services, Getty, Data Centers, Forbes, Adobe, Gulf Cooperation Council, Center, Accenture, Tata Consultancy Locations: East, AFP, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE, Israel, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar

TEL AVIV — The Israeli government failed in its “primary duty to protect its citizens” in the lead-up to and during the Oct. 7, terrorist attacks, according to an Israeli civilian report released Tuesday. Some 1,200 people were killed and 250 taken hostage during the attacks as Hamas fighters infiltrated Israel from southern Gaza and launched thousands of rockets. The Israeli report also identified a "major cause" of the Oct. 7 tragedy as a "glaring failure" by Israeli intelligence branches. It specifically pointed to Shin Bet, Israel’s domestic security agency, and military intelligence for their inability to provide timely warnings or act on those that were issued. Israeli soldiers near houses that were destroyed during a Hamas attack on the kibbutz in Be'eri, Israel.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Netanyahu “, Shin Bet, Tsafrir, Benny Gantz, Netanyahu's, Shin Bet’s, Yoav Gallant, Gallant, Amir Levy, “, ” Roni Lifshitz, ” Omer Bekin, Freddie Clayton Organizations: Civilian, of, Hamas, NBC, AFP, Getty, NBC News, West Bank Locations: TEL AVIV, Palestinian, Israel, Qatari, Gaza, Israeli, Sderot, Be'eri, Be’eri, Tel Aviv, London

☆ Millions to hit the roads for Thanksgiving ahead of 'Arctic' temperatures on Thursday
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Patrick-Smith-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Patrick Smith | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Millions of travelers on Tuesday will battle severe weather and congested highways to reach loved ones for Thanksgiving. The National Weather Service (NWS) said in an update early Monday that a pair of weather systems were expected to bring an "Arctic outbreak" across the Central U.S. Wednesday and into Thanksgiving Thursday. Temperatures in the Northern Great Plains will only reach the high teens and 20s Tuesday and Wednesday, 15-25 degrees lower than the seasonal average. The NWS office for the Twin Cities said that Thursday could see lows of zero to 13 degrees Fahrenheit. Roberto Schmidt / AFP via Getty ImagesAs of 7 a.m. Tuesday, airports seemed to be handling the influx of Thanksgiving travelers; there was only one flight cancellation listed across the country Tuesday morning on FlightAware's Misery Map of airline disruption, with just 55 delays.

Persons: Ronald Reagan, Roberto Schmidt, “, I’ve, Jeff Couture, Janis, Ken Allen, — Organizations: National Weather Service, Central U.S, NWS, Twin, Rockies, Michigan, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, AFP, Getty, NBC New, Newark, AAA Locations: Twin Cities, California, Sierra Nevada, Michigan Peninsular, Lake Ontario, Ronald Reagan Washington, Arlington , Va, Connecticut, Portugal, NBC New York, San Francisco, Philadelphia

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