Jimmy Kimmel Fires Back With ‘Toilet’ Dig After Trump Attacks Him By Name

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Amazon, IKEA join other ocean cargo shippers to boost demand for new green fuels
Amazon.com and IKEA, in alliance with about three dozen other companies that depend on ocean freight, will invite shipping firms for the first time to bid on a contract in January to move their cargo on vessels powered by near-zero emissions e-fuels like e-methanol. The alliance wants to accelerate the ocean shipping industry's move toward net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050, even as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is expected to pull out of international commitments to combat global warming. The world's fleet moves more than 80% of global trade and contributes about 3% of the world's GHG emissions.
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Tesla recalls over 2,400 Cybertrucks in sixth callback this year
A fault in the drive inverter in Cybertrucks manufactured between Nov. 6, 2023 and July 30 this year could cause the part to stop producing torque when the driver uses the accelerator pedal, resulting in a loss of propulsion and increasing the risk of a collision, Tesla said in a report. Tesla will replace the recalled drive inverter with one equipped with a functioning component at no extra cost, it said. After a two-year delay due to production and battery-supply challenges, Tesla began delivering its futuristic Cybertruck in 2023.
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Toxic smog smothering India's capital smashes WHO limit
Residents of India's capital New Delhi choked in a blanketing toxic smog Wednesday as worsening air pollution surged past 50 times the World Health Organization's recommended daily maximum.That is more than 53 times the World Health Organization recommended daily maximum of fine particulate matter -- dangerous cancer-causing microparticles known as PM2.5 pollutants that enter the bloodstream through the lungs.
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Explainer-The long road to replacing Lina Khan at the FTC
A change of leadership at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, a central part of the Biden administration's pro-consumer agenda and a lightning rod for corporate criticism, will likely take months under the Trump administration. What happens to Chair Lina Khan? FTC Chair Lina Khan's fight against corporate consolidation in the name of consumers won fans among Democrats and some Republicans, including Vice President-elect JD Vance.
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US Supreme Court to hear Nvidia bid to avoid securities fraud suit
The U.S. Supreme Court is set on Wednesday to hear arguments in Nvidia's bid to torpedo a securities fraud lawsuit accusing the artificial intelligence chipmaker of misleading investors about how much of its sales depended on the volatile cryptocurrency market. The justices will hear arguments in Nvidia's appeal of a lower court's decision allowing a 2018 class action - litigation led by the Stockholm, Sweden-based investment management firm E. Ohman J:or Fonder AB - to proceed. It is one of two cases to come before the Supreme Court this month that could lead to rulings making it harder for private litigants to hold companies to account for alleged securities fraud.
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US sanctions Sudanese paramilitary commander for his role in West Darfur violence
The United States has sanctioned a commander of Sudan’s paramilitary forces, saying he played a leading role in the ongoing violence against civilians in West Darfur. The U.S. Department of Treasury said in a statement on Tuesday that Abdel Rahman Juma Barakallah led the Rapid Support Forces campaign in West Darfur, committing human rights abuses against civilians, including sexual violence and ethnically-motivated attacks.
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US wants real, extended pauses in fighting in Gaza, Blinken says
The United States wants real and extended pauses in fighting in Gaza so assistance can get to people who need it, but the best way to help people would be to end the war, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday. "Israel, by the standards it set itself, has accomplished the goals that it set for itself," Blinken told reporters during a visit to Brussels. On Tuesday, after the expiry of a 30-day U.S. deadline for Israel to take steps to address the humanitarian situation in Gaza, Washington said Israel was not blocking aid to Gaza and therefore not violating U.S. law.
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Jack Smith plans to step down as special counsel before Trump takes office, NYT reports
Smith brought two of the cases against Trump, one involving classified documents Trump kept after leaving office and the other involving his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss. The Justice Department is now evaluating how to wind down Smith's election-related case. Trump, who has denied charges in both cases, said last month he would fire Smith within "two seconds" once he assumed office.
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Planes used for world’s longest nonstop commercial flights are getting a makeover
Singapore Airlines recently announced its spending around $821 million on a multi-year program to install new long-haul cabin products. Here’s what that means for travelers.
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Saudi crown prince accuses Israel of committing ‘collective genocide’ in Gaza
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has accused Israel of carrying out “collective genocide” in Gaza, in some of his strongest criticism of the country since the war began last year.
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2 weeks after Peanut the Squirrel's euthanasia, owner is seeking answers, justice
Mark Longo, owner of Peanut the Squirrel, shares his frustrations with New York government agencies for seizing and euthanizing his pet.
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Demands for Church of England reform after abuse scandal
Anglican leaders faced pressure Wednesday to speed up reforms following Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby's resignation over a damning report concluding the Church of England covered up a serial abuse case.It concluded that the Church of England -- the mother church of Anglicanism -- covered up "prolific, brutal and horrific" abuse" by John Smyth, a lawyer who organised evangelical summer camps in the 1970s and 1980s.
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Russia launches drone, missile barrage on Kyiv
Russia escalated its attacks on Kyiv early Wednesday, launching waves of drones and missiles in its first combined aerial assault on the capital in more than 70 days, authorities said."As missiles were approaching Kyiv, the enemy simultaneously launched a ballistic missile attack on the capital.
USA TODAY
Trump wants to close the Education Department. It's far easier said than done.
Donald Trump has repeatedly said he wants to close the federal Education Department. But dismantling the agency wouldn't be easy.
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Trump picks Mike Huckabee to serve as US ambassador to Israel
President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he has nominated former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee to serve as United States ambassador to Israel.
USA TODAY
Trump pardons for Jan. 6 rioters could reinvigorate America's far-right extremism
Trump has promised to pardon Jan. 6 insurrectionists. Experts said that would send a strong signal of support to America's far-right movement.
AFP
Iran hangs man 'for second time' after previous execution halted: NGO
Iran hanged a 26-year-old man for a second time Wednesday months after a previous execution was halted half a minute in, an NGO said."Ahmad Alizadeh, a talented student, was hanged for the second time on charges of murder, which he denied and claimed he confessed to under torture," said IHR director Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, denouncing the "execution machine of the Iranian regime".
USA TODAY
How will a Trump presidency reshape US public health? A look at his plans.
In August, Trump said he wouldn't rule out taking away access to mifepristone, which was also mentioned by the policy blueprint Project 2025.
Reuters
Biden, Trump to meet at White House for transition talks after Harris defeat
President Joe Biden will host President-elect Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday for a meeting designed to demonstrate a smooth transition between administrations despite Trump's team not yet having signed documents to start the handover process. Biden, who initially ran against Trump in the 2024 election before stepping aside and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee, will welcome the former and future president into the Oval Office, a traditional courtesy by outgoing presidents that Trump, a Republican, did not extend to Biden in 2020 when he won.
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Trump makes his triumphant return to Washington for a meeting he never gave to Biden
The last time Donald Trump was in the Oval Office, he scrawled out a two-page letter to Joe Biden in his distinctive jagged penmanship, slipped it into the drawer of the Resolute Desk and — notwithstanding the note’s surprisingly gracious tone — walked away from the building defeated and bitter.

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