5 Months After Biden's 'Dictator' Remark, a Repeat (Newser Morning 8)

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November 16, 2023     "If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need." —Marcus Tullius Cicero   1 This Is the Largest-Ever US Seizure of Counterfeit Goods Federal authorities in New York announced on Wednesday the largest-ever seizure of counterfeit goods, consisting of handbags, shoes, and other luxury merchandise valued at more than $1 billion, the AP reports. Keep reading   2 5 Months After Biden's 'Dictator' Remark, a Repeat President Biden and Xi Jinping spent four hours together Wednesday, emerging from their working lunch and other meetings with "modest agreements" on everything from combating fentanyl to reestablishing military communications. Keep reading   From our sponsors Doctors Can't Believe How This Can Vanish Toenail Fungus Discover why top U.S. doctors are so excited about this effortless and proven method for relief from embarrassing yellow, brittle nails and severe pain. Plus the "hidden" symptoms coming from your nagging fungus infections. Learn More >     At a Glance Families and friends of about 240 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza call for their return as they participate in a five-day "March for the Hostages" from Tel Aviv to the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, near the village of Beit Hashmonai, Israel, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. The hostages, mostly Israeli citizens, were kidnapped during the Oct. 7 Hamas cross-border attack in Israel and have been held in Gaza since. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)   3 Gwyneth Paltrow's Ski Trial Is Becoming a Musical Gwyneth Paltrow's strange, and strangely fascinating, ski trial is being turned into a musical. Keep reading   4 Lawyer for Trump Co-Defendant Admits Leaking Videos The release of video statements from four defendants who pleaded guilty in the Georgia election interference case led to quite an uproar, with prosecutors and defense attorneys in the case demanding to know how the videos got out, the Hill reports. Keep reading   5 'Wrong Number' Crew to Celebrate 8th Thanksgiving Together The Arizona grandma who invited the wrong teen to Thanksgiving dinner in 2016, leading to years of awwww-inducing holiday get-togethers, are celebrating together again this year. Keep reading   6 What Came Out of the Biden-Xi Summit US President Biden and China's Xi Jinping emerged Wednesday from their first face-to-face meeting in a year vowing to stabilize their fraught relationship and showcasing modest agreements to combat illegal fentanyl and re-establish military communications. Keep reading     7 Manchin: Another Trump Win Could Destroy Democracy Joe Manchin made his latest comments on the 2024 presidential election Wednesday on NBC News' Meet the Press, though as usual, he qualified them quite a bit. Keep reading   8 Congress Successfully Avoids Government Shutdown, for Now Ending the threat of a government shutdown until after the holidays, Congress gave final approval Wednesday night to a temporary government funding package that pushes a confrontation over the federal budget into the new year, the AP reports. Keep reading   This Day in History In 2006, Democrats embraced Nancy Pelosi as the first female House speaker in history, but then selected Steny Hoyer as majority leader against her wishes. Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2014: Did US Experts Just Resolve 'Darwin's Dilemma'?   Yesterday's Most-Read Stories   From Our Sponsors Manage your subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe from Newser emails  |  Privacy Policy We'd love to hear from you. Send us a note at feedback@newser.com. Newser, LLC  |  1395 Brickell Avenue  |  Suite 800  |  Miami, Florida  |  33131 © 2023 Newser, LLC. All rights reserved