Email to Pete Hegseth From His Mom Is Raising Eyebrows (Newser Sunday Summary)

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December 1, 2024     If You Only Read One Thing Email to Pete Hegseth From His Mom Is Raising Eyebrows "The family dynamics of Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of defense, have burst out into the open," reports the Guardian, after a six-year-old email to him from his own mother was leaked to the media. Keep reading   On the National Stage Trump Names Loyalist to Run FBI Once He's Ousted Wray President-elect Trump has picked Kash Patel to serve as FBI director, signaling his intention to oust Christopher Wray and install a fierce loyalist to upend the nation's premier law enforcement agency. Keep reading   On the World Stage First Kim Sent Troops to Russia. Now, a Pledge North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed his country will "invariably support" Russia's war in Ukraine as he met Russia's defense chief, the North's state media reported Saturday. Keep reading   Weekend Jaw-Dropper This Fake 'Granny' Exists Solely to Foil Phone Scammers Daisy Harris sounds like a phone scammer's dream target. Keep reading   Wild Card 2 Families Learn They're Raising Each Other's Babies After their babies were born in 2019, two Southern California families occasionally wondered about what little resemblance the newborns had to their parents. Keep reading   From our sponsors Cyber Monday Exclusive: 60% OFF the Smart Ring Revolutionizing Health Tracking! Take charge of your health and well-being with the Vital Health Ring, now at an exclusive 60% discount for Cyber Monday only! Track your sleep, heart rate, stress levels, and more—all in one sleek, comfortable ring. KEEP READING   And Don't Overlook... Countries Where People Grow Tallest Europeans are the giraffes of humankind, according to Visual Capitalist, with Northern and Eastern European countries taking up all the top spots in its analysis of tallest people. Keep reading Brooks: We Need to Rethink the College 'Meritocracy' For two decades during the World War II era, James Conant was president of Harvard, which is when he and other college administrators decided to eliminate "admissions criteria based on bloodlines and breeding and replace them with criteria centered on brainpower." Keep reading Southwest to Cut Off Cabin Service Earlier Southwest Airlines plans to end cabin service earlier on its flights. Keep reading People Are Bidding Adieu to 'Long Boozy Nights' Say goodbye to those "long boozy nights" of yesteryear. Keep reading Sorry, but Josh Allen Is Officially Off the Market Thanks to heavy snow, Sunday's NFL game in Western New York may be a bit chaotic, but Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen will likely be floating above it all on cloud nine. Keep reading     How You Voted This Week 67% Hilarious Great Salt Lake Isn't a Great Place to Brine a Turkey 79% Intriguing NASA Radar Spots Secret City US Built Under Greenland's Ice 92% Depressing 3rd Florida Deputy Dies Days After Horrific Crash 87% Brilliant Squirrel for Thanksgiving? Not With This Pilot in the Skies 69% Scary Indian Airlines Count 999 Hoax Bomb Threats So Far 89% Ridiculous Israel Cites a 'Violation,' Fires on Southern Lebanon     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 © 2024 Newser, LLC. All rights reserved