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South Carolina does not set a date for the next execution after requests for a holiday pause
South Carolina's Supreme Court has not set a date for the state's next execution after lawyers for four inmates out of appeals asked them to postpone deaths until after Christmas and New Year's. The Supreme Court also promised in August to space out the executions in five week intervals to give prison staff and defense lawyers, who are often representing several condemned inmates, time to handle all the legal matters necessary.
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California voters reject measure that would have banned forced prison labor
California voters have rejected a measure on the November ballot that would have amended the state constitution to ban forced prison labor. The constitution already prohibits so-called involuntary servitude, but an exception allows it to be used as a punishment for crime. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law in the package in September to issue a formal apology for the state's legacy of racism against African Americans.
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Inauguration Day is Jan. 20, 2025, but between now and then states will be certifying election results.
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Alzheimer's numbers expected to balloon to 13 million by 2050 | The Excerpt
We asked Dr. Joanne Pike, CEO of the Alzheimer's Association to help explain the challenges and hopes when it comes to this debilitating disease.
AFP
Election fraud claims go silent after Trump win
Right up to Election Day, Donald Trump and his backers were issuing unfounded warnings of voter fraud.- Trump 'the conductor' - Not only did Trump go quiet on fraud claims after his unfounded Philadelphia allegations, but other Republicans have as well.
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Russia masses tens of thousands of troops for Kursk offensive, Ukraine says
Russia has massed “tens of thousands of troops” as part of a major effort to retake land in its Kursk region that was seized by Ukraine, according to the commander in chief of Kyiv's armed forces.
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Lawmakers prepare for final lame-duck sprint before making way for next Congress
It's a short but important to-do list as Congress returns to Washington this week to begin what is known as a lame-duck session — that period between Election Day and the end of the two-year congressional term. Republicans are anxious to turn the page and move on to next year when they'll have control of the White House and possibly both chambers of Congress, while Democrats hope to get in as many of their priorities as they can while they still have the majority in the Senate.
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Who is Tom Homan? Trump names former Border Patrol agent, ICE chief named 'border czar'
Tom Homan will oversee Donald Trump's program of mass deportations of immigrants in the country without legal permission.
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DJT stock continues rally after Trump announces 'no intention' to sell shares
Trump Media & Technology Group stock extended gains on Monday after a 15% pop on Friday's followed the President-elect's announcement he had no plans to offload any of his shares in the company.
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Trump chooses Rep. Elise Stefanik to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations
President-elect Donald Trump has tapped House Republican Conference chair and longtime ally Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., to serve as ambassador to the United Nations, a Trump transition official confirmed to NBC News.
Politico
A Chinese solar giant came to America for a Biden windfall. Then Trump won.
Trina Solar built a Texas factory to receive almost $2 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act. It changed course the day after Donald Trump’s election victory.
AFP
Stocks and dollar climb, bitcoin hits record high
US and European stocks mostly climbed, while the dollar rose and bitcoin extended a record run on Monday, as traders took their lead from events in the United States and China.Bitcoin hit an all-time high above $84,000 Monday on optimism that Trump would ease regulations surrounding the cryptocurrency.
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Traumatized by war, hundreds of Lebanon's children struggle with wounds both physical and emotional
Curled up in his father’s lap, clinging to his chest, Hussein Mikdad cried his heart out. Hussein and his father, Hassan, were the only survivors from their family when an Israeli strike last month collapsed their home in Beirut, killing 18 people – including Hussein’s mother, his two sisters and his brother. Doctors at the American University of Beirut Medical Center repaired Hussein's fractured thigh and the torn tendons in his arm.
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Jack Smith remains special counsel, wasn't fired as of Nov. 6 | Fact check
A Justice Department spokesperson said Smith had not been fired at the time the social media post was shared.
Reuters
Far-right Independence Day march in Warsaw draws thousands
The march has become a point of friction between Poland's hard-right and conservatives on one hand and the liberal centre, in power since a general election last year ended eight years of nationalist rule, on the other. The government of Donald Tusk has been in power since December but its leftist and centre-right junior coalition members are struggling in opinion polls amid infighting over key campaign issues such as a return of abortion rights. The far-right Confederation, whose politicians are among the event organisers, appears to have edged up since the election, now polling at around 12%, mirroring gains in parts of Europe in an anti-migration backlash.
USA TODAY
'We suffered great damage': Fierce California wildfire burns homes, businesses
Fire crews were making progress, but flames continued to "creep and smolder" in Ventura, California. And winds could kick up again.
Reuters
Italian judges again block detention of migrants in Albania
ROME (Reuters) -A Rome court on Monday asked EU judges to weigh in on the detention of sea migrants in Albania, again frustrating the Italian right-wing government's efforts to pursue its flagship plan to crackdown on irregular arrivals. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has built migrant camps in Albania to deter Mediterranean crossings, making some of the migrants who arrive from Tunisia or Libya liable to be housed in a third country while their asylum requests are processed. A group of migrants, from Egypt and Bangladesh, was taken to the Balkan country after being picked up at sea last week.
Associated Press
Trump is likely to name a loyalist as Pentagon chief after first-term tumult
President-elect Donald Trump's choice for defense secretary is still up in the air, but it is a sure bet he will look to reshape the Pentagon and pick a loyalist following his tumultuous first term. Five men held the job as Pentagon chief only to resign, be fired or serve briefly as a stopgap. While he has yet to announce a decision, the names of potential Pentagon chiefs stretch from the well known — such as Rep. Mike Waltz of Florida — to an array of former administration loyalists, including retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, who held national security posts during Trump's first term.
USA TODAY
Stephen Miller named Trump's deputy chief of staff for policy
Vice President-elect JD Vance congratulated Stephen Miller on the appointment as Trump's deputy chief for policy in the White House.
Yahoo Finance
Tesla stock soars 10% as Wall Street grows more bullish after 'gamechanger' election
Tesla stock surged for a fifth straight session on Monday as the company continues to benefit from its CEO's relationship with President-elect Donald Trump.

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