Rams announce rookie jersey numbers: Tutu Atwell to wear 15, Robert Rochell takes 31

Reuters
Putin's views on Ukraine war haven't changed, Germany's Scholz says
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said his conversation with Vladimir Putin on Friday had given no indication of a shift in the Russian President's thinking on the war in Ukraine but defended his much-criticised decision to phone the Kremlin. Speaking from Berlin airport on Sunday, immediately before his departure for the G20 summit in Brazil, Scholz said it had been worth talking to Putin to dispel any illusions he might harbour that the West was about to abandon its support for Ukraine. He added, with reference to Donald Trump's imminent return to the U.S. presidency, that it would also not be good if Washington were in regular contact with Putin while no European leader was.
NBC News
DOJ and FBI officials reach out to lawyers as potential Trump revenge prosecutions loom
Current and former senior DOJ and FBI officials are reaching out to lawyers in anticipation of being criminally investigated by the Trump administration, people with knowledge of their deliberations say.
Politico
Even Matt Gaetz's powerful father was surprised at the Trump AG pick
“Matt has been investigated by the House Ethics Committee, the Department of Justice, the Federal Elections Commission and probably the Rotary Club,” Don Gaetz said.
Politico
Biden visits Amazon to shore up limited global climate record
The president made progress on climate in the U.S., but his administration had limited reach across the world.
NBC News
Voters’ diploma divide widens even as college gets cheaper
The election showed voters are increasingly split by education level and angry about the economy even as college costs ease.
Reuters
Israeli strike on Beirut kills Hezbollah media head, security sources say
BEIRUT (Reuters) -An Israeli strike on a building in a densely populated district of Beirut on Sunday killed Hezbollah's media relations chief Mohammad Afif, two Lebanese security sources told Reuters, though there was no immediate confirmation from Hezbollah. The strike hit the Ras al-Nabaa neighborhood where many people displaced from Beirut's southern suburbs by the Israeli bombardment had been seeking refuge. The security sources said it struck a building where the offices of the Ba'ath Party are located, and the head of the party in Lebanon, Ali Hijazi, told Lebanese broadcaster Al-Jadeed that Afif was in the building.
NBC News
Lebanon’s ancient heritage faces a barrage of Israeli airstrikes
The conflict is taking a devastating toll on Lebanon’s ancient heritage, with airstrikes wiping out centuries-old villages and endangering fragile, millenia-old archaeological sites, like the Roman ruins of Baalbek, a United Nations world heritage site.
CNN
Syracuse officials insist drinking water is clean as residents call for a state of emergency
Darlene Medley says she can’t trust the water coming from the faucets at her Syracuse, New York, home if she wants to keep her children safe – even as the city says it’s safe.
AFP
Saudi executes more than 100 foreigners in 2024: AFP tally
Saudi Arabia has executed more than 100 foreigners this year, according to an AFP tally indicating a sharp increase which one rights group said was unprecedented.Saudi Arabia has never executed 100 foreigners in a year," said Taha al-Hajji, the group's legal director.
AFP
Super Typhoon Man-yi batters Philippines' most populous island
Super Typhoon Man-yi pummelled the Philippines' most populous island on Sunday, with the national weather service warning of flooding, landslides and huge waves as the storm sweeps across the archipelago nation. Man-yi is the sixth storm in the past month to batter the archipelago nation.
NBC News
A mythical harbinger of doom washes up on a California beach
A second oarfish, the mythical harbinger of doom, has been found washed up on California’s shores.
AFP
Strikes hit south Beirut after Israeli army warnings
A series of air raids struck Beirut's southern suburbs on Sunday, official media reported and AFPTV footage showed, a day after heavy bombardment as the Israeli army said it targeted Hezbollah sites.Also Sunday, the NNA said the Israeli army targeted villages in southern Lebanon, including seven strikes on Jibsheet in less than two hours.
USA TODAY
Starship launch: Megarocket to fly for 6th time from SpaceX's Starbase in Texas
SpaceX's Starship megarocket is set to takeoff on its sixth uncrewed flight test as early as Monday evening from Boca Chica, Texas.
CNN
Court orders South Africa police to end standoff with illegal miners
A South African court ordered police to end a standoff with illegal miners to allow emergency workers to gain access to a mine shaft where several hundred are believed to remain after the government cut off vital supplies.
CNN
Massive Russian strikes across Ukraine trigger blackouts and kill at least five people
Russia has launched one of the largest aerial attacks on Ukraine, Ukrainian officials said, hitting energy infrastructure across the country, killing at least five people and causing widespread damage.
Associated Press
Pope Francis calls for investigation to determine if Israel's attacks in Gaza constitute 'genocide'
Pope Francis has called for an investigation to determine if Israel’s attacks in Gaza constitute genocide, according to excerpts released Sunday from an upcoming new book ahead of the pontiff's jubilee year. It's the first time that Francis has openly urged for an investigation of genocide allegations over Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip. In September, he said Israel's attacks in Gaza and Lebanon have been “immoral” and disproportionate, and that its military has gone beyond the rules of war.
CNN
How different a commander in chief will Trump be?
“When America sneezes, the rest of the world catches a cold” is a saying used to describe how the massive American economy can affect global businesses, but it also applies to foreign policy in the Trump era.
USA TODAY
Music and the stars: A Grand Canyon astronomer's guide to awe
In the vast skies above the Grand Canyon, astronomer David Koerner found the formula for awe. Here's how.
Reuters
World looks to G20 in Rio for breakthrough in climate talks
Diplomatic tensions over global warming will take center stage at the G20 summit in Brazil this week, as negotiators at U.N. talks in Azerbaijan hit an impasse on climate finance that they hope leaders of the world's 20 major economies can break. Heads of state arriving in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday for the G20 summit will spend Monday and Tuesday addressing issues from poverty and hunger to the reform of global institutions.
USA TODAY
In their own words: Trump supporters explain the hope they feel for his second presidency
For the voters who supported Trump, expectations are high for prices to come down, borders to shut and incomes to rise.

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