Shakira's Tax Fraud Case Is Over Before It Began (Newser Morning 8)

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November 20, 2023     "We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them." —Khalil Gibran   1 Jimmy Carter Releases Statement on Rosalynn Carter's Death Jimmy Carter has released a statement following the death Sunday of his wife of more than 77 years, Rosalynn Carter. Keep reading   2 Shakira's Tax Fraud Case Is Over Before It Began Shakira's tax fraud trial began Monday, and it lasted a whopping eight minutes before it came to a close. Keep reading   From our sponsors Say Bye to Your Car Insurance if You Live in These Zip Codes Drivers over 30, living in select zip codes that drive less than 70 miles/day could save big on car insurance in 2023. Enter your zip code, compare rates, and potentially slash your bill like many others in your state. Don't miss out on savings up to $610/year. Learn More >     At a Glance Democratic lawmakers throw a flare during a parliament session in Tirana, Albania, Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. Albanian opposition lawmakers disrupted the Parliament's session again on Monday to protest what they say is increasingly authoritarian rule by the governing Socialists. (AP Photo/Florian Abazi) Keep reading   3 OpenAI Founders Quickly Find New Jobs Microsoft announced Monday that it has hired Sam Altman and another architect of ChatGPT maker OpenAI after they unexpectedly departed the company days earlier in a corporate shakeup that shocked the artificial intelligence world, reports the AP. Keep reading   4 Flight Crew Allegedly Faked Robbery to Cover Up Wild Night British Airways crew members allegedly indulged in a raucous night of drinking and drugs in Rio de Janeiro, then covered it up by pretending they'd been the victims of various crimes, Brazilian authorities allege. Keep reading   5 Boy, 5, Fatally Stabs Twin Brother With Kitchen Knife Five-year-old twin brothers in northern California were fighting "as siblings sometimes do," authorities said in a statement, when one of the boys grabbed a small kitchen knife and stabbed the other. Keep reading   6 Trump Admirer Will Be Argentina's Next President Populist Javier Milei resoundingly won Argentina's presidential election Sunday, swinging the country to the right following a fiercely polarized campaign in which he promised a dramatic shake-up to the state to deal with soaring inflation and rising poverty, the AP reports. Keep reading     7 Amid Safety Issues With Self-Driving Cars, CEO of Cruise Resigns Kyle Vogt has resigned as CEO of Cruise, General Motors' autonomous vehicle unit, as questions build about the safety of self-driving cars, the AP reports. Keep reading   8 Deal for a 5-Day Pause in Gaza Said to Be Close Sources tell the Washington Post the US is close to negotiating a deal between Israel and Hamas in which fighting in Gaza will pause for five days, and dozens of women and children currently being held hostage there by Hamas would be freed. Keep reading   This Day in History In 1985, the first version of Microsoft's Windows operating system, Windows 1.0, was officially released. Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2015: Trump Calls for Mandatory Database on US Muslims   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