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The pope will visit Corsica Dec. 15 after skipping Paris reopening of Notre Dame
Pope Francis will travel to the Mediterranean island of Corsica on Dec. 15, making yet another visit to France that avoids the capital and all the pomp and protocol that accompanies a proper state visit. The one-day visit to the French island region, confirmed Saturday by the Vatican, is to close out a diocesan conference on popular piety in Ajaccio, the capital. While Francis will meet with President Emmanuel Macron at the airport before returning to Rome, the trip is in some way a snub of the French leader who had invited Francis to travel to Paris the previous weekend to preside over the grand reopening of Notre Dame.
Reuters
Ukraine has lost over 40% of Russia's Kursk region to counter-attacks, senior Kyiv military source says
Ukraine has lost over 40% of the territory in Russia's Kursk region that it rapidly seized in a surprise incursion in August as Russian forces have mounted waves of counter-assaults, a senior Ukrainian military source said. The source, who is on Ukraine's General Staff, said Russia had deployed some 59,000 troops to the Kursk region since Kyiv's forces swept in and advanced swiftly, catching Moscow unprepared 2-1/2 years into its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Politico
Blue states race to stymie Trump's mass deportation plans
Six top blue-state law enforcement officials tell POLITICO about their early strategies to counter the incoming president.
Reuters
Poland's Civic Coalition picks Warsaw mayor as presidential candidate
Poland's ruling centrists picked liberal Warsaw mayor Rafal Trzaskowski as their candidate on Saturday for next year's presidential vote, in hopes of regaining control of the post that is crucial to justice reforms required by the European Union. Outgoing Andrzej Duda, an ally of the conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party which lost power a year ago, has been blocking the government's efforts to undo a court overhaul Brussels says contravened democratic norms. Prime Minister Donald Tusk's Civic Coalition, which is fielding Trzaskowski, 52, hopes his progressive credentials will help the party capitalise on anti-PiS anger among young voters that propelled it to power after eight years of PiS rule.
AFP
Pope to skip Notre Dame opening for Corsica visit
Pope Francis will visit the French Mediterranean island of Corsica on December 15, just days after skipping the reopening of Paris's Notre Dame Cathedral which was ravaged by a fire in 2019, the Vatican said Saturday.French President Emmanuel Macron had invited the 87-year-old pontiff to attend the Notre Dame reopening ceremony in Paris on December 7.
Associated Press
NATO head and Trump meet in Florida for talks on global security
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and the head of NATO have met for talks on global security, the military alliance said Saturday. In a brief statement, NATO said Trump and its secretary general, Mark Rutte, met on Friday in Palm Beach, Florida. “They discussed the range of global security issues facing the Alliance,” the statement said without giving details.
Associated Press
The week that upped the stakes of the Ukraine war
This past week has seen the most significant escalation in hostilities that Ukraine has witnessed since Russia's full-scale invasion and marks a new chapter in the nearly three-year war — one tinged with uncertainty and fear. It began with U.S. President Joe Biden reversing a longstanding policy by granting Kyiv permission to deploy American longer-range missiles inside Russian territory and ended with Moscow striking Ukraine with a new experimental ballistic weapon that has alarmed the international community and heightened fears of further escalation. Washington eased limits on what Ukraine can strike with its American-made Army Tactical Missile System, or ATACMS, after months of ruling out such a move over fears of escalating the conflict and bringing about a direct confrontation between Russia and NATO.
AFP
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys, flying squirrels
Lost your umbrella, keys, or perhaps a flying squirrel?- Flying squirrels, iguanas - But dogs, cats and even flying squirrels and iguanas have been dropped off at police stations, where officers look after them "with great sensitivity" -- consulting books, online articles and vets for advice.
CNN
At least 11 killed after Israeli strike flattens building in central Beirut, Civil Defense says
At least 11 people have been killed and several others injured after an Israeli strike flattened a multi-story residential building in central Beirut overnight, Lebanese officials said.
NBC News
Cold plunge or a hot bath: Which has more benefits?
A new small study suggests that athletes will perform better if they soak in a hot tub rather than a frigid one, especially if there are breaks in their workouts.
Associated Press
Polish prime minister's party picks Warsaw mayor as its candidate for president
Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski has been selected by Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s centrist Civic Coalition as its candidate in next year's presidential election, beating out Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski. Tusk announced the decision at a party gathering on Saturday, a day after more than 22,000 party members voted in a primary. Tusk said that Trzaskowski won nearly 75% of the votes, and Sikorski slightly over 25%.
Yahoo Finance
Bitcoin isn’t 'frothy' even with this rally — the 'Kimchi premium' helps explain why
Bitcoin may be at a record high, recapturing public attention as it crests six figures. But despite Coinbase climbing the App Store and Google Trends showing higher interest in "buy bitcoin," key sentiment metrics are showing things are fairly calm.
Yahoo Finance
Will Musk do for America what he did for Twitter? Here's what the numbers say.
The massive financial mess that Musk has created at X hasn’t gotten anything like the attention it deserves. Here's a reminder via Allan Sloan.
CNN
Russia will keep testing new ballistic missile, Putin says
President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia will continue to test and start mass-producing the hypersonic ballistic missile that it fired at Ukraine Thursday.
USA TODAY
Pam Bondi is 4th ex-Donald Trump defense lawyer chosen for Justice Department
Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is at least the fourth former or current Trump defense lawyer nominated for the Justice Department.
USA TODAY
Racial justice activists prepare for Trump budget cuts and policy changes
Thousands of activists convened for a racial justice conference and vowed to continue to right against inequities
USA TODAY
Neo-Nazis march in Columbus; hate on Steam: It's the week in extremism
Add Columbus, Ohio, to the places where neo-Nazis have waved swastikas recently. And a Va. senator calls on game platform Steam to clean up hate.
USA TODAY
'It happened so fast': Black ice turns roads into invisible skating rinks
Black ice, which is actually transparent, is the thin coating of ice that can form on a clear road.
AFP
32 killed in new sectarian violence in Pakistan
At least 32 people were killed and 47 wounded in sectarian clashes in northwest Pakistan, an official told AFP on Saturday, two days after attacks on Shiite passenger convoys killed 43.According to the latest reports, 32 people have been killed which include 14 Sunnis and 18 Shiites," a senior administrative official told AFP on condition of anonymity on Saturday.
CNN
What to know about fluoride in drinking water
President-elect Donald Trump has picked Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his Health and Human Services secretary and while we don’t know what the policies will be, one thing Kennedy has signaled he would look at is fluoridation of water across the United States.

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