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Cuban authorities make arrests after protests broke out over blackouts
Cuban authorities said Sunday they arrested a number of people for disorderly behavior after protests over blackouts that stretched on for days broke out in recent weeks. Cuba's Attorney General's office said it started criminal proceedings against people in Cuba's capital Havana, the province of Mayabeque and the city of Ciego de Avila for “assault, disorderly behavior and damages” imprisoning them in what it said was a precautionary measure.
Reuters
Japan PM battles for survival in parliament vote as Trump looms large
Japanese lawmakers decide on Monday whether Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba remains the country's leader after his scandal-tarnished coalition lost its parliamentary majority in a lower house election late last month. Ishiba, who called the snap poll after coming into office on Oct. 1, is expected to prevail as his Liberal Democratic Party and coalition partner Komeito won the biggest block of seats in the election, while losing the majority held since 2012. Even so, Ishiba then faces the prospect of running a fragile minority government as protectionist Donald Trump regains control in Japan's main ally the U.S., tensions rise with rivals China and North Korea, and public pressure mounts at home to tackle a cost of living crunch.
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Trump critics worry he’ll target them for retribution
Trump has talked about getting even with those he says mistreated him, but he has also suggested that his revenge will simply be his success.
CNN
In Brazil, the US election is inspiring hard-right ‘Trump of the tropics’ supporters to ‘complete our mission’
In many ways, nowhere has Trump’s political strategy been more rigorously mirrored than here.
Politico
'We don't listen enough': Dems debate how to reverse their slide with working-class voters
The Democratic Party is still seeking a way forward after last week's decisive defeat.
USA TODAY
Former Kamala Harris aide says Joe Biden should resign so she can serve as 47th president
Former Harris communications director Jamal Simmons said on CNN that Joe Biden could step down, allowing Kamala Harris to serve as the 47th president.
Associated Press
Fire crews gain greater control over destructive Southern California wildfire
Favorable weather conditions helped fire crews gain more control over a Southern California wildfire that has destroyed 134 structures and damaged dozens more, authorities reported Sunday. Crews increased containment of the Mountain Fire to 26% in Ventura County northwest of Los Angeles, up from 21% on Saturday night. Evacuation orders were downgraded Saturday to warnings for residents in several areas of Ventura County as gusty winds subsided and firefighters were aided by mild temperatures and low humidity.
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Haiti replaces prime minister, marking more turmoil in its democratic transition process
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — A transitionary council created to reestablish democratic order in Haiti signed a degree Sunday firing the country’s interim Prime Minister Garry Conille and replacing him with Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, a businessman who was previously considered for the job. It marks even more turmoil in an already rocky democratic transition process for Haiti, which hasn’t held democratic elections in years in large part due to the soaring levels of gang violence plaguing the Caribbean nation. Fils-Aimé, is the former president of Haiti’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry and in 2015 ran an unsuccessful campaign for Senate.
CNN
Large group of Russian and North Korean forces prepared to retake Russia’s Kursk region from Ukraine
Russia has amassed a large force of tens of thousands — including recently arrived North Korean troops — to carry out an assault on the Ukrainian positions in Russia’s Kursk region expected in the coming days, a US official told CNN on Sunday.
CNN
‘Feeling of dread’ spreads across federal workforce as second Trump term looms
Much of the federal workforce is on edge and bracing itself for the likelihood its ranks will be purged when President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
CNN
As California wildfires become more frequent, people will need to fireproof their homes. Here’s what it takes to do it
Steven Snyder stood by his bedroom window, gazing out as his neighborhood burned. Waves of red and orange flames and plumes of black smoke swallowed everything in sight — yet, remarkably, his house stood unscathed.
Politico
Whitehouse seeks to ‘reassure’ world at climate conference
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse said much of the U.S. is still “committed to steering the planet away from climate catastrophe.”
Politico
Why Trump’s 2nd withdrawal from the Paris Agreement will be different
The president-elect could act faster this time.
USA TODAY
Firefighters make progress, but Southern California wildfire rages on
Firefighters increased containment of Ventura fire. People have been allowed bak into 1,000 evacuated homes. But 130 buildings have been destroyed.
NBC News
Arizona attorney general says she has 'no intention' of dropping fake electors case
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes said Sunday that she has “no intention” of dropping the criminal case against a group of President-elect Donald Trump’s allies who sought to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Arizona.
AFP
Deadly strikes on Gaza, Lebanon as Israel faces aid deadline
Israeli air strikes killed dozens of people in Lebanon and Gaza Sunday, rescuers and authorities said, ahead of a US deadline for improved aid delivery to the Palestinian territory.Rescuers in the Gaza Strip said 13 children were among 30 people killed by Israeli strikes in the territory's north.
NBC News
18-year-old parks employee killed while battling New York wildfire
An 18-year-old New York state employee was killed while battling a wildfire in Orange County's Sterling Forest on Saturday.
AFP
At least 41 killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon: health ministry
At least 41 people were killed in Israeli strikes across Lebanon on Sunday, including 23 in a raid north of the capital Beirut, the health ministry said.The health ministry also said Israeli strikes on Sunday killed three Hezbollah-affiliated rescuers in south Lebanon, and at least 12 people in the Baalbek region.
USA TODAY
Trump Cabinet picks: Who could fill positions like secretary of state, attorney general?
With Donald Trump headed back to the White House, he has a few months to build his next administration. After picking his chief of staff, who's next?
AFP
Israel urges fans to skip France-Israel football tie after clashes
Israel has urged fans to avoid Thursday's France-Israel football tie, which authorities fear could become a flashpoint following violence in Amsterdam following a match involving an Israeli team.- 'Intolerable anti-Semitism' - In Jerusalem, the National Security Council on Sunday urged Israeli fans to "avoid attending sports games/cultural events involving Israelis, with an emphasis on the upcoming match of the Israeli national team in Paris".

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