Teafale Lenard, projected NBA draft pick and MTSU transfer, commits to Memphis basketball

Reuters
German interior minister warns of cyber threat ahead of elections
Germany must bolster its defences against cyber-attacks and disinformation campaigns, particularly out of Russia, as it prepares for snap elections in the coming months, the interior minister warned on Tuesday. "We must also protect our democracy in the digital world," Nancy Faeser said in a statement upon publication of the Federal Office for Information Security's annual report.
AFP
South Korea prosecutors indict controversial American streamer
Controversial YouTuber and Twitch streamer Johnny Somali has been indicted for "causing a commotion" at a convenience store in South Korea, prosecutors said on Tuesday."He was indicted on Monday without detention for creating a commotion at a convenience store in October," a spokesman for the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office told AFP. A convenience store employee reported Somali to the police on October 17 when he confronted her after being told not to drink alcohol inside the store.
USA TODAY
Michigan soldier’s daughter finally took a long look at his 250 WWII letters
In letters to his wife, a World War II veteran from Michigan shared love, fear and hope. Their daughter has preserved 250 correspondences.
USA TODAY
How the 'diploma divide' helped steer Trump back to the White House
Democrats have long struggled to reach voters without a college education. That growing blind spot played an important role in Harris' loss.
USA TODAY
What is ballot curing? Some voters can still ensure their 2024 election votes are counted
Election officials are processing provisional ballots and absentee ballots. You may have time to cure your ballot if there was a problem with it.
Associated Press
Biden EPA to charge first-ever ‘methane fee’ for drilling waste by oil and gas companies
Oil and natural gas companies for the first time will have to pay a federal fee if they emit dangerous methane above certain levels under a rule being made final by the Biden administration. The Environmental Protection Agency rule follows through on a directive from Congress included in the 2022 climate law. The new fee is intended to encourage industry to adopt best practices that reduce emissions of methane — the primary component of natural gas — and thereby avoid paying. Methane is a climate “super pollutant” that is far more potent in the short term than carbon dioxide and is responsible for about one-third of greenhouse gas emissions.
AFP
New EU chief diplomat backs Ukraine as bloc's top team faces grilling
The European Union's designated foreign policy chief said Tuesday that the bloc must back Ukraine "for as long as it takes", as she and other EU heavyweights faced scrutiny by parliament."Today, tomorrow and for as long as it takes and with as much military, financial and humanitarian help as needed."
Associated Press
A suspected attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels sees explosions near ship in Red Sea
A suspected attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels saw multiple explosions strike near a vessel traveling through the Red Sea on Tuesday, though no damage was immediately reported by the ship, authorities said. The attack comes as the rebels continue their monthslong assault targeting shipping through a waterway that typically sees $1 trillion in goods pass through it a year over the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip and Israel's ground offensive in Lebanon. The Houthis have insisted that the attacks will continue as long as the wars go on, and the assaults already have halved shipping through the region.
Politico
The big takeaway from Trump’s whirlwind round of personnel announcements
The president-elect is sending a clear message to Washington as he begins to reveal who’s in — and who’s out — of his next administration.
AFP
Hong Kong press union head sues WSJ for 'unreasonable dismissal'
A former Wall Street Journal reporter began proceedings Tuesday to sue the newspaper for "unreasonable dismissal", after she said she was fired for taking up a role heading a Hong Kong press union."I think the Wall Street Journal has done irreparable damage to my own reputation and the Hong Kong Journalists Association's reputation," Cheng told reporters after filing a civil claim with the city's Labour Department.
AFP
Trump makes new appointments, Rubio tipped for secretary of state
US President-elect Donald Trump announced new members of his incoming administration on Monday, and was expected to pick Senator Marco Rubio as secretary of state.Trump is known to demand total personal loyalty from his aides and cabinet picks, with those chosen all having defended him and supported his unfounded claims of election fraud after his defeat to outgoing President Joe Biden in 2020.
AFP
Environment groups lose appeal in Shell climate case in the Netherlands
Dutch judges ruled Tuesday against climate groups who said oil giant Shell was not doing enough to curb its greenhouse gas emissions, striking down a landmark judgement three years ago.Both Shell and environment groups appealed, with Shell appealing the ruling itself and climate activists saying the oil giant was not implementing the ruling.
AFP
China, Russia must fight US 'containment': security chief
Senior Russian official Sergei Shoigu on Tuesday told China's foreign minister Wang Yi their two countries' most urgent task should be countering "containment" by the United States, as they met for security talks in Beijing.Speaking to Wang in Beijing, Shoigu, the secretary of Russia's Security Council, stressed the need for China and Russia to "counter the 'dual containment' policy directed against Russia and China by the United States and its satellites".
Reuters
Israel fails to meet US aid demands to ease Gaza catastrophe, aid groups say
International aid groups said that Israel had failed to meet a series of U.S. demands intended to improve the humanitarian crisis in Gaza by a Tuesday deadline. The United States told its ally Israel in a letter on Oct. 13 that it must take steps to improve the aid situation within 30 days.
Reuters
Europe must prepare for new trade war with US, ECB officials warn
VIENNA/FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Protectionist policies from the incoming U.S. administration will hamper global growth and Europe must be better prepared than in 2018, European Central Bank policymakers warned on Tuesday. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has promised a big increase in trade barriers, including a 10% universal tariff on imports from all foreign countries and a 60% tariff on imports from China, with the aim of reducing the U.S. trade deficit. "What we do know is that the significant import duties spoken of could have detrimental ramifications for the world economy," Finnish central bank chief Olli Rehn said in London.
USA TODAY
Harriet Tubman posthumously honored as general in Veterans Day ceremony: 'Long overdue'
The Maryland National Guard and Gov. Wes Moore officially recognized Harriet Tubman for her military service to both the U.S. and Maryland.
Reuters
Iran says it will pursue 'its interest' when asked about possibility of Trump talks
Iran will pursue whatever secures its interest, government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani said on Tuesday, when asked if there could be direct talks with the Trump administration. "Whatever secures the country's interest and values of the revolution will be pursued by the government," Mohajerani told a journalist, according to the Iranian Student News Agency. There have been no reports that Donald Trump or his team are planning any such talks as he prepares to return to the U.S. presidency.
Associated Press
Bangladesh asks Interpol for help in arresting ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
A special tribunal in Bangladesh on Tuesday asked the international police organization Interpol to issue a red notice for the arrest of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in connection with the deaths of hundreds of protesters during a mass uprising against her. Hasina fled to India on Aug. 5 with her close aides and former ministers, ending a 15-year rule. Nobel Peace laurate Muhammad Yunus took over as the interim leader of the South Asian nation on Aug. 8, and later reconstituted the tribunal that once handled charges of crimes against humanity during the country’s 1971 independence war against Pakistan.
CNN
Democrat Ruben Gallego will defeat Kari Lake for Arizona Senate seat, CNN projects
Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego will win a closely watched US Senate seat in Arizona, CNN projects, defeating Republican Kari Lake to become the state’s first Latino senator.
CNN
In Trump’s second term, czars will reign
Less than a week into the Trump transition – with some of the most critical personnel decisions still underway – the president-elect has elevated a new class of candidates: the czars.

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