On X, a Verbal Battle of the Billionaires (Newser Morning 8)

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November 22, 2024     "Who covets more is evermore a slave." —Robert Herrick   1 US Embassy Locked Down After 'Suspicious Package' Found The US Embassy in London was locked down Friday as police carried out a controlled explosion of a suspicious package found nearby. Keep reading   2 On X, a Verbal Battle of the Billionaires Jeff Bezos doesn't post much on X, but he emerged on Thursday morning to hit back at fellow billionaire Elon Musk, who made an allegation about the Amazon founder that he roundly refutes. Keep reading   From our sponsors Sneaky Way Local Homeowners Are Getting Their Old Roof Replaced This 2024 Roofing Service is Helping Americans Get A New Roof in November KEEP READING   At a Glance Molten lava flows on the road to the Blue Lagoon, Grindavik, after the volcanic eruption that started Wednesday, on the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland, Thursday, Nov.21, 2024. (AP Photo/Marco di Marco) Keep reading   3 North Korean General Injured in Ukraine A senior North Korean general was wounded in a recent Ukrainian strike in Russia's Kursk region, Western officials said Thursday, per the Wall Street Journal, without disclosing the man's identity or how he was injured. Keep reading   4 Putin Threatens West With New Missile The Kremlin fired a new intermediate-range ballistic missile at Ukraine on Thursday in response to Kyiv's use this week of American and British missiles capable of striking deeper into Russia, President Vladimir Putin said. Keep reading   5 School Bus Driver Allegedly Ordered Kids Off at Wrong Stop A substitute school bus driver in Colorado messed up so badly that some children are now scared to take the bus even with their regular driver, parents say. Keep reading   6 Ellen DeGeneres No Longer Lives in the US Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi are apparently done with America, at least for the next four years or so. Keep reading     7 Alabama Prisoner Curses, Gives Middle Finger Before Execution An Alabama man convicted in the 1994 killing of a hitchhiker cursed at the prison warden and made obscene gestures with his hands shortly before he was put to death Thursday evening in the nation's third execution using nitrogen gas, the AP reports. Keep reading   8 For Gaetz, a Return to Congress Is Possible With Matt Gaetz taking himself out of the running for attorney general, could he return to Congress after abruptly resigning from his House seat? Keep reading   Today From Newser.AI Some Gaza Families Are Eating Just Once a Day See more stories from our human + machine experiment here.   This Day in History On Nov. 22, 1963, John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was shot to death during a motorcade in Dallas; Texas Gov. John B. Connally, riding in the same car as Kennedy, was seriously wounded. Suspected gunman Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as president. Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2021: Target Makes a Permanent Move on Thanksgiving   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 © 2024 Newser, LLC. All rights reserved