Happening Now  The temporary Israel-Hamas truce expired at 7am local time Friday, and soon afterward the Israeli military said it had resumed combat. The truce started out as a four-day cease-fire but was ultimately extended multiple times, and on Thursday, the seventh day of the truce, Hamas released eight hostages, the Times of Israel reports. Keep reading From our sponsor  From award-winning series to exclusive originals on almost any topic, there's something for everyone on Curiosity Stream. New content is added every week, so you'll never run out of interesting things to watch. Use code "newser" for 25% off. Subscribe now Today's 6 Most-Read Stories
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Thursday, November 30, 2023
Israel-Hamas Truce Expires (Newser Breaking News)
Historic Lead Pipe Proposal Is a 'Pediatrician's Dream' (Daily Rundown by Newser)
The Big Rundown  The Biden administration proposed a historic and ambitious rule on Thursday that would require water systems across the US to replace virtually all their lead pipes in 10 years, reports Reuters. Keep reading
More Big News  Kevin McCarthy is suddenly the topic of a flurry of news stories, particularly regarding the ousted speaker's relationship with Donald Trump. Keep reading Also Making Headlines Today's Jaw-Dropper "Very few, if any, prior cases offer guidance regarding the appropriate sanction for the misconduct at issue here," Ohio's Supreme Court said in a ruling on an attorney who admitted throwing a Pringles can filled with his own feces into the parking lot of a crime victim-advocacy center. Keep reading
Don't Overlook The holiday classic "Fairytale of New York" will sound even more bittersweet than usual this season. Keep reading On the Lighter Side It's almost here—the world's largest cruise ship is complete, and ready to set sail in the new year. Keep reading Science Buzz Researchers in South Africa say they have rediscovered a species of mole with an iridescent golden coat and the ability to almost "swim" through sand dunes after it hadn't been seen for more than 80 years and was thought to be extinct. Keep reading Wild Card It was one of those feel-good tales about a sharp-eyed buyer striking it rich with a thrift shop discovery. Keep reading Today's 6 Most-Read Stories
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Red Lobster Misjudged Diners' Hunger for Endless Shrimp (Newser Morning 8)
2 Visitors to Red Lobster this summer and fall might have wondered how the chain was able to sell all-you-can eat shrimp for $20 every day and still turn a profit. Keep reading
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3 A CBS News investigation finds that candy company Mars, Inc. continues to use cocoa harvested by child laborers in Africa, and calls into question the company's stated commitment to keeping kids there in school. Keep reading 4 Canada's government said Wednesday it reached a deal with Google for the company to contribute $100 million Canadian dollars annually to the country's news industry to comply with a new Canadian law requiring tech companies to pay publishers for their content. Keep reading 5 Israel and Hamas on Thursday agreed to extend a temporary truce by another day minutes before it was set to expire, said Qatar, which has been mediating between the two sides. Keep reading 6 Minnesota is in the end stages of replacing its state flag, which many consider offensive to Native Americans. Keep reading
7 Frances Sternhagen, the veteran character actor who won two Tony Awards and became a familiar maternal face to TV viewers later in life in such shows as Cheers, ER, Sex and the City, and The Closer, has died, the AP reports. Keep reading 8 Just returned from a trip to Israel, Elon Musk said at a New York event on Wednesday that his recent endorsement of an antisemitic tweet was the "worst and dumbest I've ever done." Keep reading This Day in History On Nov. 30, 2013, actor Paul Walker star of the "Fast & Furious" movie series, died with his friend, Roger W. Rodas, who was at the wheel of a Porsche sports car that crashed and burned north of Los Angeles. Walker was 40. Find out what else happened on this date here. From the Newser Archives On this day in 2013: Guy Switched at Birth Gets $317K to Make Up for It Yesterday's Most-Read Stories
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