NBC Removes Al Michaels From NFL Playoff Coverage (Newser Morning 8)

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December 13, 2023     "Home is the nicest word there is." —Laura Ingalls Wilder   1 Out of COP28, 'Historic' Deal to 'Do What Is Long Overdue' United Nations climate negotiators directed the world on Wednesday to transition away from planet-warming fossil fuels in a move the talks chief called historic, despite critics' worries about loopholes, per the AP. Keep reading   2 NBC Removes Al Michaels From NFL Playoff Coverage Al Michaels won't be calling an NFL playoff game for NBC for the first time since the network returned to televising the league in 2006, the AP reports. Keep reading   From our sponsors Americans Living in Cold Homes Are Using This $49 Device to Heat Up Their Rooms for Almost Free This heater has taken America by storm because of its low price and high heating capacity, achieved because of modern manufacturing technology, and thousands of Americans are using it to heat up their homes and slash their electric bills for winters to come. Try Now >     At a Glance Andre Braugher, a cast member in the television series "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," poses for a portrait at CBS Radford Studios, Nov. 2, 2018, in Los Angeles. Braugher, the Emmy-winning actor best known for his roles on the series "Homicide: Life on The Street" and "Brooklyn 99," has died at the age of 61. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File) Keep reading   3 X's Ad Sales Are Alarmingly Down A year after Elon Musk bought what was then known as Twitter, the social platform stands as a shell of its former self, with dramatically lower advertising revenue. Keep reading   4 Moms for Liberty Co-Founder in Hot Water Amid Hubby's Scandal Bridget Ziegler, co-founder of conservative group Moms for Liberty, is in increasingly hot water amid the sex scandal currently swirling around her and her husband. Keep reading   5 Michael Cohen's Lawyer Involved in Strange Controversy Michael Cohen, the onetime fixer for then-President Trump who spent three years behind bars for his role in the hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels, is currently on supervised release. Keep reading   6 George Washington's Hair Headed for Space Strands of hair from three legendary US presidents are headed into outer space as part of a time capsule. Keep reading     7 After Unsolved Murder Features in Netflix Doc, FBI to Exhume Body FBI investigators are planning to exhume the body of a young woman whose unsolved 1969 killing has been a source of widespread speculation, especially since Netflix's documentary series The Keepers examined the slaying of a Baltimore nun that unfolded days earlier under eerily similar circumstances. Keep reading   8 Israel Starts to Flood Gaza Tunnels: Reports As part of its effort to bring Hamas down once and for all, Israel has started pumping seawater into the tunnels that lie underneath Gaza, according to several reports. Keep reading   This Day in History On Dec. 13, 2000, Republican George W. Bush claimed the presidency a day after the US Supreme Court shut down further recounts of disputed ballots in Florida; Democrat Al Gore conceded, delivering a call for national unity. Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2021: A Meal So Bizarre the Epic Review Went Viral   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. Read our stories on MSN. Newser, LLC  |  1395 Brickell Avenue  |  Suite 800  |  Miami, Florida  |  33131 © 2023 Newser, LLC. All rights reserved