Here's Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year for 2023 (Newser Morning 8)

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November 27, 2023     "The great advantage about telling the truth is that nobody ever believes it." —Dorothy L. Sayers   1 4-Year-Old American Girl's Release Called a 'Miracle' Abigail Edan was 3 years old when Hamas militants seized her as a hostage. Keep reading   2 Here's Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year for 2023 In an age of deepfakes and post-truth, as artificial intelligence rose and Elon Musk turned Twitter into X, the Merriam-Webster word of the year for 2023 is "authentic," the AP reports. Keep reading   From our sponsors Here Are the 23 Coolest Gifts for Cyber Monday 2023 Only today get up to 60% off on the hottest gadgets of 2023! From cutting-edge tech to everyday essentials, find everything on your wish list. Hurry, today is the last day to save this big on your shopping list – shop now for fast shipping! Cyber Monday Specials >     At a Glance A newly born Sumatran rhino calf walks in its enclosure at Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary at Way Kambas National Park, Indonesia. The critically endangered Sumatran rhino was born on Sumatra Island on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, the second Sumatran rhino born in the country this year and a welcome addition to a species that currently numbers fewer than 50 animals. (Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry via AP) Keep reading   3 Squid Game Contestants Threaten Lawsuit Contestants on Squid Game: The Challenge, Netflix's spin-off reality competition show based on the mega-hit series from South Korea, say they were harmed while filming and are threatening the streaming company and producers of the show with a lawsuit. Keep reading   4 Jogger Fatally Shoots Homeless Man on Sidewalk: DA A southern California man out for a jog fatally shot a homeless man, police say. Keep reading   5 Dystopian Novel Called 'Soul-Shattering' Wins Booker Prize Irish writer Paul Lynch won the Booker Prize for fiction on Sunday with what judges called a "soul-shattering" novel about a woman's struggle to protect her family as Ireland collapses into totalitarianism and war, the AP reports. Keep reading   6 Suspect Arrested After 3 Palestinians Shot Near US Campus A suspect has been arrested in the Saturday night shooting of three young men of Palestinian descent near the University of Vermont campus. Keep reading     7 Salmonella Infections Linked to Cantaloupe Kill 2 US health officials recalled three more brands of whole and pre-cut cantaloupes Friday as the number of people sickened by salmonella more than doubled this week, the AP reports. Keep reading   8 Serial Killer's Wife Goes on Trial for Decades-Old Murders In 2018, the French serial killer known as the "Ogre of the Ardennes" confessed to the 1990 murder of Joanna Parrish. Keep reading   This Day in History On Nov. 27, 1978, San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and City Supervisor Harvey Milk, a gay-rights activist, were shot to death inside City Hall by former supervisor Dan White. (White served five years for manslaughter; he took his own life in October 1985.) Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2020: Months After Recovery, COVID Survivors Report an Oddity   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