Pacers' Bennedict Mathurin named first-team All-Rookie, first since Smits

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As delays plague Puerto Rico election certification process, judge issues ruling
The U.S. territory of Puerto Rico has yet to produce a certified vote tally for a single district almost a month after holding historic general elections. Then on Wednesday, a judge issued a ruling that sparked an outcry and threatened to further delay the certification process as the Jan. 2 swearing in looms. The judge, in response to a lawsuit, ordered Puerto Rico’s State Elections Commission to count early votes following ID verification even if the postal address used to request those votes is different from the one in the general voter registration.
TODAY
What is a vegan diet? A comprehensive beginner's guide
A vegan diet means not eating animal products and instead opting for nutrient-dense, plant-based foods.
USA TODAY
Claim of Pam Bondi pledging Nancy Pelosi probe is stolen satire | Fact check
There's no record of the post on Bondi's X profile. The post was shared by a satirical X account whose "parody" label is omitted in the image.
USA TODAY
Hobby Lobby CEO, Heritage Foundation finance director not the same person | Fact check
The David Green who founded Hobby Lobby is not the same David Green who controls the purse strings at the Heritage Foundation.
CBS News
Sean "Diddy" Combs denied bail again ahead of sex trafficking trial
Sean "Diddy" Combs' lawyers again asked the rapper be released on bond ahead of his trial, but the request was denied.
Reuters
Exclusive-Biden readies $725 million arms aid package for Ukraine, sources say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden's administration is preparing a $725 million weapons package for Ukraine, two U.S. officials said on Wednesday, as the outgoing president seeks to bolster the government in Kyiv before leaving office in January. According to an official familiar with the plan, the Biden administration plans to provide a variety of anti-tank weapons from U.S. stocks to blunt Russia's advancing troops, including land mines, drones, Stinger missiles and ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS). The package is also expected to include cluster munitions, which are typically found in Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) rockets fired by HIMARS launchers, according to the notification, seen by Reuters.
TODAY
A divorced parents' guide to surviving Thanksgiving without your kids
Pro tip: Whatever you do, don't watch "The Parent Trap."
AFP
Trump seeks to have civil fraud ruling quashed
Donald Trump has sought to have a civil judgment against him for fraud and a $464 million penalty set aside "for the greater good of the country" as he prepares to return to power.Trump subsequently sought to challenge the civil ruling as well as the scale and terms of the penalty, which has continued to accrue interest while he appeals.
CNN
Trump transition team says several Cabinet picks targeted with bomb threats and swatting
The Trump-Vance transition team said Wednesday that several of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks and administration appointees “were targeted in violent, unAmerican threats to their lives and those who live with them” Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.
Politico
Ohio governor signs bill limiting bathroom use by transgender students
Gov. Mike DeWine signed the law out of public view over the objections of Democrats, teachers’ unions and civil rights groups.
NBC News
Drone company's stock soars after appointing Donald Trump Jr. to advisory board
Shares in a little-known drone company soared Wednesday after announcing that Donald Trump Jr.
Reuters
T-Mobile says cyber attackers had no access to customer data
T-Mobile Chief Security Officer Jeff Simon said in a blog on the company's website Wednesday that the company detected attacks from an unnamed "wireline provider's network that was connected to ours." T-Mobile's defenses protected customer information, prevented disruption of services and stopped the attack from advancing, he said. Simon added that it was not clear who the hackers were, but the company reported its findings to the U.S. government for assessment.
Reuters
China scientists rush to climate-proof potatoes
In a research facility in the northwest of Beijing, molecular biologist Li Jieping and his team harvest a cluster of seven unusually small potatoes, one as tiny as a quail's egg, from a potted plant. Grown under conditions that simulate predictions of higher temperatures at the end of the century, the potatoes provide an ominous sign of future food security. At just 136 grams (4.8 oz), the tubers weigh less than half that of a typical potato in China, where the most popular varieties are often twice the size of a baseball.
Associated Press
FACT FOCUS: Posts misrepresent Biden administration spending on EV charging stations
As President Joe Biden's term comes to an end, social media users are falsely claiming that his administration spent billions of dollars on the construction of just a handful of electric vehicle charging stations. Multiple high-profile figures, including sitting members of Congress, have promoted the claims. The claims misrepresent funding set aside by the 2021 Infrastructure and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, for a national network of publicly available electric vehicle chargers.
TODAY
Subway ends its $6.99 meal deal early but adds new promo
Subway is ending its $6.99 meal deal early, pulling out of the value wars and adding to a list of challenges the chain has faced in recent times.
TODAY
HIIT training is amazing for your health. How to do it at home
HIIT or high-intensity interval training workouts burn calories and boost metabolism. Learn the benefits of HIIT and get HIIT workouts for beginners at home.
Associated Press
A Montana man pleads not guilty and claims self-defense in the death of a man killed in a tent
A self-described white supremacist charged with killing a man in a tent in southwestern Montana has pleaded not guilty to deliberate homicide and claims self-defense, while investigators say there are inconsistencies in the defendant's story. Kjersem's death in October was initially reported as a bear attack after his girlfriend found his body in a tent south of Bozeman near Big Sky on Oct. 12.
CNN
Meet the history-makers of the 2024 elections
The winners of several elections up and down the ballot will be making history this year, CNN projects.
CBS News
Gold coins stolen from 18th century shipwreck off Florida coast recovered
A professional treasure hunter has been charged in the theft of the 37 gold coins stolen from the wreckage of the 1715 Treasure Fleet.
Associated Press
Australian Senate begins debate on world-first social media ban for children under 16
The Australian Senate on Thursday began considering a ban on children younger than 16 years old from social media after the House of Representatives overwhelmingly supported the age restriction. The world-first bill that would make platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram liable for fines of up to 50 million Australian dollars ($33 million) for systemic failures to prevent young children from holding accounts is likely to be passed by the Senate on Thursday, the Parliament’s final session for the year and potentially the last before elections, which are due within months. Unaligned Sen. Jacqui Lambie complained about the limited amount of time the government gave the Senate to debate the age restriction, which she described as “undercooked.”

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