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December 6, 2024     "The first wealth is health." —Ralph Waldo Emerson   1 Major Insurer Nixes Anesthesia Cap After Backlash A major health insurer has nixed a planned policy shift regarding a cap it placed on anesthesia coverage after intense public backlash against the plan. Keep reading   2 'Flirtatious' Moment Led to Better Photo of Suspected CEO Shooter The man believed to have shot and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Wednesday morning may have traveled to New York from Atlanta last month, authorities say. Keep reading     At a Glance A Palestinian girl struggles to reach for food at a distribution center in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana) Keep reading   3 Catholic Nun Accused of Working With Mafia A Catholic nun in Italy was giving inmates messages from the Mob instead of spiritual guidance, prosecutors say. Keep reading   4 Iran Says Space Launch Was a Success Iran said Friday it conducted a successful space launch, the latest for its program the West alleges improves Tehran's ballistic missile program. Keep reading   5 Report Claims Hannah Kobayashi Was Secretly Married The latest twist in the Hannah Kobayashi case: Sources say the missing Hawaii woman may have been secretly married as part of an immigration scam. Keep reading   6 Gaza Ceasefire Talks Are Back on, Hamas Official Says A Hamas official said Thursday that international mediators have resumed negotiating with the militant group and Israel over a ceasefire in Gaza, and that he was hopeful a deal to end the 14-month war was within reach, the AP reports. Keep reading     7 2 Americans Presumed Dead on New Zealand's Highest Peak Three mountain climbers—two from the US and one from Canada—missing for five days on Aoraki, New Zealand's tallest peak, are believed to have died in a fall, the authorities said Friday. Keep reading   8 British Equestrian Must Sit Out a Year Over Horse Whipping After her one-year suspension from the sport for excessive whipping of a horse was announced Thursday, UK dressage star Charlotte Dujardin said she will "forever aim to do better." Keep reading   Today From Newser.AI Murderer Escapes in California, Leaving Town on Edge See more stories from our human + machine experiment here.   This Day in History On Dec. 6, 1865, the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution, abolishing slavery, was ratified as Georgia became the 27th state to endorse it. Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2017: After Franken Accuser No. 7, Democrats Tell Him to Go   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