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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.

Persons: Bakr, Witnesses, Bashar al, Assad, Assad's, Matt Bradley, Daniel Arkin Organizations: Associated Press, Syrian Observatory of Human, Fighters, Getty, AP, Syrian Defense, NBC News, Syrian Observatory, Human Rights Locations: BEIRUT, Syria’s, Aleppo, Russia, Iran, Rashidin, AFP, Syrian, Beirut, Atlanta

☆ Halifax County Sheriff’s Office arrests husband for the “senseless murder” of Emma Compton Layne in 2017
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Veronica Fulton | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

On Wednesday, November 27, the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office in Virginia posted on their Facebook page that an arrest was made in connection to the murder of Emma Compton Layne. “Sheriff Fred Clark announces the arrest of Russell Wayne Layne, age 67, of Nathalie, VA, for the senseless murder of his wife, Emma Compton Layne, which occurred in June of 2017,” the HCSO Facebook post states. Burton of the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office told Dateline that police began their investigation and got in contact with Emma’s husband, Russell Layne, who allowed authorities to search their home. Cadaver dogs were brought in to search the home and surrounding area the day after Emma was reported missing. “Emma’s remains were found the 22nd of November.

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LONDON — British lawmakers voted on Friday in favor of a landmark bill that would for the first time help terminally ill adults end their lives. Assisted suicide is currently illegal in Britain and carries a prison sentence of up to 14 years. While the current prime minister Keir Starmer has previously opposed assisted dying, he has not said how he plans to vote Friday. But former-Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron this week said that he had reversed his opposition to the U.K. bill. The former prime minister wrote that the bill would apply to a very small number of cases and that “the NHS exists to serve patients and the public, not the other way around.”

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The FBI is investigating several bomb threats targeted at several Connecticut Congress members and a pint-size pup wins the National Dog Show. Getty ImagesFive of Connecticut’s lawmakers say they were targeted with bomb threats on Thanksgiving day, though no bombs were ultimately found. Pug love at the National Dog ShowPug at The National Dog Show. National Dog Show contestants are judged based on overall appearance, temperament and structure according to their breeds’ official standards. Staff Pick: Why the 1978 Village People song “YMCA” is topping the chartsThen-President Donald Trump dances to the song "YMCA" following a campaign rally at Erie International Airport in Erie, Pa, on Oct. 20, 2020.

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Tech billionaire Elon Musk is already huge in China — but now his 76-year-old mother is a rapidly rising star there as well. “China is so advanced in roads, tunnels, buildings, infrastructure, and ports,” she wrote on her son’s social media platform X in October. Musk walking the runway for Chinese women’s wear brand Juzui at New York Fashion Week in September. Musk is one of a number of “silver-haired influencers” in China, a fast-aging country where there is growing concern about aging well. Maye Musk and Elon Musk at a campaign rally for President-elect Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden in New York on Oct. 27.

Persons: Elon Musk, “, ” Musk, Thomas Concordia, ”, Ashley Dudarenok, ” Dudarenok, Errol Musk, Musk, Elon, Maye Musk, Donald Trump, Jabin, Dudarenok, Trump, Maye Organizations: Tech, New York, Getty, Fila, Madison, Washington, Trump —, “ Department, Government Locations: HONG KONG, China, ”, U.S, New York, Hong Kong, “, Shanghai

☆ Rebels in Syria Reach Outskirts of Aleppo, in Biggest Advance in Years, Monitor Says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Raja Abdulrahim | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Syrian rebels reached the outskirts of the major city of Aleppo on Friday, according to the fighters and a war monitor, raising fears that the nation’s long-running civil war is reigniting with an intensity not seen in years. The Russian government confirmed that it was bombing Syrian rebels, but did not specify where. On the ground, the rebel fighters did not appear to meet much resistance from government forces, according to the rebels, Syrian media and the Observatory. The rebel offensive launched on Wednesday is the most serious challenge to President Bashar al-Assad’s regime in years. And the timing of it has raised questions about whether the rebels are trying to take advantage of weakness across an alliance with Iran at the center, and groups like Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Syrian regime closely aligned with it.

Persons: Bashar al Organizations: Government, Human Rights Locations: Aleppo, Russian, Idlib, Syrian, Iran, Lebanon

☆ 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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☆ Uber and Lyft drivers say Waymo's robotaxis are hurting their earnings in Phoenix and LA
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementUber and Lyft drivers in Phoenix and LA have said driverless taxis are hurting their earnings. Some Uber and Lyft drivers have said the driverless taxis operating in their markets are driving down their earnings. Some drivers told BI this was already happening. AdvertisementRestrictions on robotaxis could help reduce competitionJohn, a 43-year-old Uber and Lyft driver in Phoenix, said he thought Waymo One's robotaxis had hurt his earnings. He sometimes asks his passengers about their experiences using driverless taxis to get a better understanding of his competition.

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☆ Dr. Dave Weldon, Trump’s CDC Pick, Wasn’t on Anyone’s Radar
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Apoorva Mandavilli | Benjamin Mueller | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Dr. Dave Weldon, a former Republican congressman who is President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has been off the political stage for more than 15 years. Now running a private medical practice in Malabar, Fla., Mr. Weldon was hardly regarded as a leading candidate to run the federal agency, a $9 billion behemoth with a staff of more than 13,000 that has become a locus of conservative rage. Yet over the years his views have aligned in many ways with those of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Mr. Trump’s choice for health and human services secretary, and Dr. Weldon’s potential boss. The two have maintained a 25-year relationship. Like Mr. Kennedy, Dr. Weldon, 71, has claimed that some children may develop autism when vaccinated against measles because of genetics or other factors, despite dozens of robust studies that thoroughly disproved the claim.

Persons: Dave Weldon, Donald J, Weldon, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Kennedy, Dr Organizations: Republican, for Disease Control Locations: Malabar, Fla

☆ A $63M Royal New Zealand Navy ship that capsized off Samoa was left on autopilot, investigation finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementA New Zealand naval ship that capsized and sank off Samoa last month had been left on autopilot. That's according to a preliminary investigation that found the ship's crew made a series of errors. A Royal New Zealand ship that capsized and sank off the coast of Samoa was left on autopilot, according to preliminary findings from a military court of inquiry. HMNZS Manawanui capsized and sank off the coast of Samoa on October 6, 2024. It entered service with the Royal New Zealand Navy in 2019.

Persons: Garin Golding, Golding, HMNZS Manawanui, Zealand's Defence Forces didn't Organizations: Royal, Zealand, Facebook, NZ Defence Force, New Zealand's Defence Forces, Zealand's Defence Forces, Royal New Zealand Navy Locations: Zealand, Samoa, Upolu, New Zealand

☆ Period pain and depression: Study finds genetic connections
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

It uses genetic data … to see if having certain genes linked to depression also makes people more likely to have menstrual pain. The findings help expand the important, and often overlooked, discussion around mental health and period pain. Below, experts elaborate on newfound and known associations between period pain and depression, why a genetic cause can’t be inferred from a genetic connection, and ways you can manage depressive symptoms and painful periods. On the other hand, experts noted that the opposite relationship — period pain or reproductive shifts preceding depression — has occurred in both human and animal research and in clinical practice. Additionally, methods experts know to be effective in treating period pain can also improve depression, Amies Oelschlager said — such as exercise, yoga, stress-reduction techniques, dietary changes and good sleep quality and quantity.

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☆ Trump will decide the future of government money for healthcare plans. Letting it expire could save money, but the middle class might pay more.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Allie Kelly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Biden's enhanced ACA subsidies, which lowered premiums for the middle class, will expire in 2025. Biden's expansion increased the financial assistance for people already on ACA plans and lifted the income eligibility cap for those benefits. Related storiesHow ending ACA subsidies would impact Americans and government spendingEnding subsidies would be cheaper for the government and taxpayers. Some Republicans like Vice President-elect JD Vance have said they want to inject needed competition into the health insurance marketplace. Still, Young said letting the ACA subsidies expire will likely mean that healthcare will become more expensive for millions of people.

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☆ Are scented candles bad for you? What the science says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

The risk of toxic emissions is greater when candles are scented or dyed, which is another reason why paraffin-free candles aren’t immediately in the clear. The association’s stance is based on an October 2021 study that consisted of burning 24 soy and paraffin candles, scented and unscented. However, the research was a joint effort between the NCA, the European Candle Manufacturers Association and the Latin American Candle Association. If you simply can’t resist using scented candles, look for those with essential oils or candles labeled as phthalate-free. When burning scented candles, do so in small doses to avoid headaches or irritation of the respiratory system or eyes.

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☆ Ted Danson says he's thankful for not meeting his wife earlier
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementTed Danson is thankful he didn't meet his wife, Mary Steenburgen, until later in life. "I was not really fully emotionally baked until shortly before I met Mary," Danson told People. Ted Danson has one thing to be grateful for this year — not meeting his wife, Mary Steenburgen, until later in life. The year before he met Steenburgen, he made a commitment to work on himself. AdvertisementDanson and Steenburgen met in 1983 when he auditioned to play her on-screen husband in "Cross Creek."

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President Joe Biden on Thursday criticized President-elect Donald Trump's announcement that he will implement 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, saying the comments were "counterproductive." "I hope he rethinks it, and I think it's a counterproductive thing to do," Biden said, responding to a reporter's question about his reaction. Trump said Monday on Truth Social that one of his first executive orders would be to hit Mexico and Canada with a blanket 25% tariff. Mexico and Canada are the second and third top suppliers of goods to the U.S., according to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. "In our conversation with President Trump, I explained to him the comprehensive strategy that Mexico has followed to address the migration phenomenon, respecting human rights,” she said in Spanish on X.

Persons: Joe Biden, Donald Trump's, Biden, Trump, Claudia Sheinbaum, ”, Justin Trudeau Organizations: U.S . Trade Representative Locations: Canada, Mexico, Nantucket , Massachusetts, U.S, China, United States

☆ Trump says Mexico's president promised to close the border. She begs to differ.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Hannah Peart | Hannah Peart Is An Intern In The Nbc News London Bureau. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

After the phone chat late Wednesday, Trump wrote on social media that the Mexican leader had agreed to stop immigration through Mexico and to the United States. “Just had a wonderful conversation with the new President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo. She has agreed to stop Migration through Mexico, and into the United States, effectively closing our Southern Border,” he said in a post on Truth Social. “In our conversation with President Trump, I explained to him the comprehensive strategy that Mexico has followed to address the migration phenomenon, respecting human rights,” she said on X. Trump said the tariff will remain until “Drugs, in particular Fentanyl and all Illegal Aliens stop this Invasion of our Country!”

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☆ This greenhouse keeps crops cool. It could prove valuable as our planet bakes
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Tom Page | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —In a world where the climate is increasingly hot and volatile, farmers are having trouble keeping their crops cool. A startup founded in the desert of Saudi Arabia thinks it might have a solution. Heat peaks can desiccate crops, killing them outright if unmitigated, or stressing crops, leaving them more vulnerable to pests and disease. A prototype farm in Bada, Saudi Arabia, uses SecondSky in polyethylene greenhouse covers manufactured by SABIC. Desertification is a pressing issue and will be the focus of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification’s COP16 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in December, as leaders seek to curtail an accelerating problem.

Persons: Derya Baran, John Keppler, ”, Mark Tester, Ryan Lefers, Iyris, Keppler, Armando Alvarez, Vincent Martin, SecondSky, Martin Organizations: CNN, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, United Arab, Innovation, UN Food and Agriculture Organization, National Food Production Initiative, Sea, SABIC, Sea Global, UN Convention, United Nations Locations: Saudi Arabia, Iyris, KAUST, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Latin America, Mexico, Europe, South Africa, Morocco, Spain, Bada, Bada , Saudi Arabia, Riyadh

☆ Who gets weight loss drugs covered by insurance? In North Carolina, being on Medicaid helps
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Melba Newsome | Kff Health News | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

“This exceeds the amount the State Health Plan spends on cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, and chemotherapy medications,” the State Health Plan said in a March statement. The health plan’s board of trustees eliminated coverage of this class of medications for weight loss starting in April. “They know diets don’t work long-term for weight loss, yet they are denying coverage for a medication that has been effective,” Blanchard said. But patients typically need to stay on the medications to maintain their weight loss, meaning they face long-term costs. Besides making the medication more affordable, he said, it should encourage the use of weight loss drugs and treatment of obesity as a chronic disease instead of stigmatizing it as a moral failing.

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☆ 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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☆ Discovery of fossilized footprints reveals the moment two ancient human species crossed paths
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —More than 1.5 million years ago, two different species of ancient human crossed paths on a lakeshore, perhaps locking eyes with each other. The researchers found 12 hominin tracks in a line, suggesting they were made by the same individual. “There’s one long trackway with 12 (hominin) footprints in it. We hypothesize that those more humanlike footprints are more likely Homo erectus just because the rest of their anatomy is so human,” Hatala said. Shown here is a fossil footprint hypothesized to have been created by Homo erectus, a species of ancient human.

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☆ Despite Ozempic and RFK Jr., Uncrustables and Twinkies believe ‘very strongly that snacking continues’
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

But the owner of Twinkies and Uncrustables is predicting that nothing will be able to stop America’s insatiable hunger for snacks. “As it relates to anything in the political domain, we believe very strongly that snacking continues,” J.M. Food companies aren’t betting on Kennedy and the Trump administration to influence their businesses and Americans’ eating habits. Daniel Acker/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesSmucker believes that its food brands’ appeal and Americans’ craving for snacks will outweigh any changes Kennedy may bring. The brand includes meals high in protein and fiber that are “intended to be a companion for GLP-1 weight loss medication users and consumers focused on weight management.”

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☆ Irregular sleep patterns may raise risk of heart attack and stroke, study suggests
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

They calculated each person’s Sleep Regularity Index (SRI) score, with higher scores denoting more regular sleepers. The team then tracked incidents of cardiovascular death, heart attack, heart failure and stroke over eight years and found that irregular sleepers were 26% more likely to suffer one of these events than those with a regular sleep cycle. Irregular sleep means the variations in the time someone goes to sleep and wakes up. However, it was an observational study and, as such, can only establish a link rather than cause and effect: we can’t know for sure if irregular sleep patterns caused the increased risk. But even those irregular sleepers who got the recommended amount of sleep had a higher risk of suffering a major cardiovascular event.

Persons: Jean Pierre Chaput, ”, “, Chaput, Naveed Sattar, Attar Organizations: CNN, University of Ottawa, World Health Organization, University of Glasgow, Epidemiology & Community Health Locations: Canada, Scotland

☆ Read a VC firm's advice for founders about how to use AI
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Melia Russell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

AdvertisementIt's still a good time to embrace the AI revolution, according to VC firm Insight Partners. A recent Insight survey showed that 72% of its portfolio companies are using AI in their workflows. AdvertisementA recent survey by Insight showed that 72% of its portfolio companies are using AI, with 36% of them allocating new budgets specifically for these initiatives. Related storiesFocus on leveraging emerging AI technologiesThe idea of incorporating generative AI (GenAI) into companies can be daunting but it also has the potential to impact every function of a business. In a recent portfolio company survey, we found that 72% of portfolio companies are using Artificial Intelligence, with 36% of those companies creating a net new budget for those initiatives.

Persons: It's, you've, – Organizations: Insight Partners, Business, Insight, Wiz

☆ What a Deadly Offensive in Syria Means for a Stalled Civil War
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Raja Abdulrahim | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The largest offensive in years by Syrian opposition fighters against government forces has stirred fears of reigniting a civil war that has been mostly frozen for years. The new rebel push began Wednesday in Aleppo Province in northwestern Syria. On Thursday, the opposition forces advanced, capturing several new villages, according to a British-based monitoring group, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The offensive aims to stop attacks by government forces and their Iran-backed militia allies, a rebel commander said. The group gathers information from a network of activists and others across Syria, and its numbers could not be independently verified.

Organizations: Syrian, Human Rights Locations: Aleppo Province, Syria, British, Iran

CNN —Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum denied proposing to US President-elect Donald Trump that Mexico will close its border with the United States as he claimed in a post on Truth Social. She has agreed to stop Migration through Mexico, and into the United States, effectively closing our Southern Border. We also talked about what can be done to stop the massive drug inflow into the United States, and also, U.S. consumption of these drugs. It was a very productive conversation!” Trump posted on Truth Social. In his comments Wednesday, Trump did not say whether he would stand by the pledge or anything Sheinbaum had said addressed his concerns.

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