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November 21, 2023     "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." —Eleanor Roosevelt   1 Guess Who Just Showed Up on the Late Show For the first time in more than eight years, David Letterman took to the stage at New York City's Ed Sullivan Theater, but this time, he was on the other side of the desk. Keep reading   2 X Makes Good on Elon Musk's 'Thermonuclear' Lawsuit Elon Musk on Monday followed through on his promise that X would sue Media Matters, the progressive watchdog organization that called out antisemitic content on the social network. Keep reading   From our sponsors Americans Are Using This $49 Device to Heat Up Homes Almost for Free Prepare for a cold winter with this ultra-efficient, portable heater that warms any space in 60 seconds. Eco-friendly and cost-effective, it's offered at a special $49 price. Perfect for homes, offices, and RVs – breathe easy with its built-in air filter. Learn More >     At a Glance Houthis escort the captured cargo ship Galaxy Leader on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. Yemen's Houthis have seized the ship in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen after threatening to seize all vessels owned by Israeli companies. The helicopter-borne Houthi attack on an Israel-linked ship in the Red Sea highlights the danger now lurking in one of the world's key shipping routes as the Israel-Hamas war rages, as well as the rebels' tactics mirroring those of its chief sponsor, Iran. (Houthi Media Center via AP) Keep reading   3 US Navy Plane Overshoots Hawaii Runway, Goes Into Bay A US Navy plane overshot a runway and went into a bay in Hawaii on Monday, and when the Honolulu Emergency Medical Services Department got to the scene, military officials told the emergency workers that all nine people aboard made it safely to shore with no injuries, spokesperson Shayne Enright said. Keep reading   4 Legal Fight Rages Over Unsolved $17M Gold Heist More than seven months after a brazen heist at Toronto's Pearson International Airport, the thieves still have not been caught. Keep reading   5 Travis Kelce Has a Lot to Say About Taylor Swift Travis Kelce's extensive interview with the Wall Street Journal delves into more than just his relationship with Taylor Swift, of course. Keep reading   6 Vandals Scrawl 'Nazis' on Rahm Emanuel's Vacation Home The vacation home of Rahm Emanuel, former mayor of Chicago, current US ambassador to Japan, and, as the Chicago Sun-Times puts it, "one of the nation's most prominent Jewish political figures," was vandalized last week in what the homeowners association is painting as an antisemitic hate crime. Keep reading     7 You Can Now Order 4 More Free COVID Tests Americans can order more free COVID-19 tests online for home delivery, the AP reports. Keep reading   8 'Traitor Fish' Deployed in Fight Against Invasive Carp Wildlife officials across the Great Lakes are looking for spies to take on an almost impossible mission: stop the spread of invasive carp. Keep reading   This Day in History In 1980, an estimated 83 million TV viewers tuned in to the CBS prime-time soap opera "Dallas" to find out "who shot JR" (The shooter turned out to be JR Ewing's sister-in-law, Kristin Shepard.) Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2018: US Missionary Meets Grisly End at Hands of Vicious Tribe   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