Monday, November 13, 2023

In Surprise Move, Tim Scott Exits 2024 Presidential Race (Newser Morning 8)

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November 13, 2023
 
 
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."
—Aristotle
 
1
Take a look at the fine print in Tesla's purchase agreement and you may notice a new clause labeled "Cybertruck Only." Keep reading
 
2
Republican presidential candidate Tim Scott abruptly announced late Sunday that he was dropping out of the 2024 race, a development that surprised his donors and stunned his campaign staff just two months before the start of voting in Iowa's leadoff GOP caucuses, the AP reports. Keep reading
 
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At a Glance
Former Prime Minister David Cameron leaves 10 Downing Street in London, Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday fired Home Secretary Suella Braverman, a divisive figure who drew anger for accusing police of being too lenient with pro-Palestinian protesters. In a highly unusual move, Cameron was named foreign secretary. It's rare for a former leader, and a non-lawmaker, to take a senior government post. The government said Cameron will be appointed to Parliament's unelected upper chamber, the House of Lords. (Maja Smiejkowska/PA via AP) Keep reading
 
3
Israel claims it is helping to evacuate people, including babies, from Gaza's largest hospital, where the situation is "catastrophic." Keep reading
 
4
Sources tell media outlets including CBS New York and ABC 7 New York that federal authorities who stopped New York City Mayor Eric Adams on the street and seized his mobile devices last week are interested in alleged text messages between Adams, a Turkish government official, and then-FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro in late summer 2021. Keep reading
 
5
Texas A&M fired coach Jimbo Fisher on Sunday, a move that will cost the school more than $75 million and end a tenure that began six years ago with the Aggies presenting him an engraved national championship trophy missing only the year, the AP reports. Keep reading
 
6
Jacob Chansley, the man often seen as the face of the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot and who is perhaps more famously known as "QAnon Shaman," promised after being released from prison and a halfway house that he would continue his quest for "truth." Keep reading
 
7
"Canada's Jeffrey Epstein" was convicted in Toronto on Sunday of sexually assaulting women between the late 1980s and 2005. Keep reading
 
8
Rescuers in northern India are trying to reach 40 workers who were trapped by a landslide as they were digging a tunnel through a mountain. Keep reading
 
This Day in History
On Nov. 13, 2015, Islamic State militants carried out a set of coordinated attacks in Paris at the national stadium, in a crowded concert hall, in restaurants and on streets, killing 130 people in the worst attack on French soil since World War II.
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