U Penn President Steps Down After Outcry (Newser Sunday Summary)

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December 10, 2023     If You Read Only One Thing U Penn President Steps Down After Outcry This file has been updated with Scott Bok's resignation. Keep reading   On the National Stage Musk Puts Alex Jones on X Again Alex Jones has posted his first tweet since 2018, and it wasn't a heartfelt apology to the Sandy Hook families. Keep reading   On the World Stage Drug Gangs Threaten Peace of Famous Squatter Commune A Danish commune's 50-year run as a semiautonomous district in the heart of Copenhagen may be slowly rolling to its end. Keep reading   Weekend Jaw-Dropper Tomato Mysteriously Lost in Space Turns Up 8 Months Later In late March, astronauts aboard the International Space Station successfully harvested a batch of space-grown tomatoes, and each astronaut was given a plastic baggie with a sample. Keep reading   Wild Card From Sleeper Hit to 'Generational Anthem' When "Mr. Brightside" came out in 2003, the world shrugged. Keep reading   From our sponsors Stream Smarter With Curiosity Stream Looking for entertainment that'll satisfy your curiosity? Curiosity Stream offers tons of award-winning and original shows on science, history, tech, nature, and travel, with something new added weekly. Start Streaming     And Don't Overlook... A Spritz of Water May Improve Your Coffee A unique collaboration in science has resulted in a handy tip for coffee enthusiasts—spritz your beans with water. Keep reading How the Most Precious Color on Earth Vanished It was the king of all colors—one thought to have been created by the ancient Phoenicians and later cherished by Roman emperors and Cleopatra. Keep reading He Killed Parents, Classmates. His Sister Tells Her Story In May 1998—roughly a year before Columbine—a 15-year-old named Kip Kinkel fatally shot his parents, then two fellow students at Thurston High School in Springfield, Oregon. Keep reading Cognac Boom Is Having a Hangover After a pandemic boom in the luxury cognac market, Americans aren't toasting with it as much these days. Keep reading These Are the Most Powerful Women in Tinseltown "Star power" in Hollywood means more than who turns the most heads at the Viper Room. Keep reading     How You Voted This Week 80% Hilarious Escaped Kangaroo Punches Canadian Cop 83% Intriguing 'We're Pretty Sure It's Not a Bird' 79% Depressing Paul McCartney's 'Longtime Sideman' Dead at 79 85% Brilliant Dr Pepper's Tuition Toss Was a Lot More Exciting Than Usual 77% Scary Bird Crashed Through Chopper Windshield, Right Into Pilot 78% Ridiculous He's Never Played in Majors, Has an $82M Contract   This Week's 6 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