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Jury awards Abu Ghraib detainees $42 million, holds contractor responsible
A U.S. jury on Tuesday awarded $42 million to three former detainees of Iraq's notorious Abu Ghraib prison, holding a Virginia-based military contractor responsible for contributing to their torture and mistreatment two decades ago. The decision from the eight-person jury came after a different jury earlier this year couldn't agree on whether Reston, Virginia-based CACI should be held liable for the work of its civilian interrogators who worked alongside the U.S. Army at Abu Ghraib in 2003 and 2004. The jury awarded plaintiffs Suhail Al Shimari, Salah Al-Ejaili and Asa’ad Al-Zubae $3 million each in compensatory damages and $11 million each in punitive damages.
Yahoo Finance
Cheap, pre-owned EVs are about to flood the market. Is that a good thing?
The EV market could get a huge influx of cheaper cars — but not fresh from the factory. In its latest EV intelligence report, consumer research firm J.D. Power projects that a massive amount of EVs returning off leases in the US will provide a large supply of EVs for sale.
Yahoo Finance
Inflation 'unlikely to show much progress' in October as Fed debates year-end rate cuts
October's Consumer Price Index will serve as the latest test of whether an inflation resurgence is a risk to the US economy as the Federal Reserve debates its next interest rate decision.
Associated Press
23andMe cuts 40% of its workforce and discontinues therapeutics division
NEW YORK (AP) — 23andMe is laying off 40% of its workforce, or more than 200 employees, and discontinuing its therapeutics division as the struggling genetic testing company attempts to slash costs. The latest restructuring efforts were announced by 23andMe on Monday. In a prepared statement, 23andMe CEO and co-founder Anne Wojcicki said the company was "taking these difficult but necessary actions” as it focuses on “the long-term success of our core consumer business and research partnerships.”
AFP
Fifteen inmates killed in new Ecuador jail massacre
At least 15 inmates were killed and 14 injured in clashes Tuesday at a prison in the Ecuadoran port of Guayaquil, the latest in a series of massacres blamed on a war between drug cartels.The latest bloodshed took place in Litoral penitentiary, the country's biggest, where 119 inmates were killed in September 2021 in Ecuador's worst prison massacre.
NBC News
Judge delays decision on tossing Trump’s hush money conviction
The judge overseeing Donald Trump's New York criminal trial delayed a key ruling Tuesday on whether the president-elect's conviction should be set aside, according to correspondence between the parties.
AFP
Trump tariff worries trip up stocks rally, dollar climbs
A stocks rally following Donald Trump's re-election lost steam Tuesday on worries of a possible trade war between China and the United States, analysts said.The Republican has meanwhile pledged to impose tough tariffs on imports into the United States, including as much as 60 percent on goods from China.
USA TODAY
Watch as dust storm that caused 20-car pileup whips through central California
Videos from the dust storm show the strong winds making dirt and debris fly all over the place, covering cars and structures.
Reuters
Sarah Palin, NY Times have explored settlement, as judge sets defamation retrial
Sarah Palin and the New York Times have explored settling the former Alaska governor and Republican U.S. vice presidential nominee's closely watched defamation case against the newspaper, their lawyers said on Tuesday. The disclosures came during a phone conference where U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff in Manhattan scheduled a retrial for April 14, 2025. That followed a federal appeals court's decision in August to throw out a February 2022 verdict in the Times' favor, saying it was tainted by several of the judge's rulings.
AFP
Israel opens Gaza humanitarian crossing but aid groups say not enough
Israel announced the opening of an additional aid crossing into Gaza Tuesday, on the eve of a US deadline to boost relief deliveries, but aid agencies said it was not enough.A day before the deadline, the Israeli military said it opened the Kissufim crossing "as part of the effort and commitment to increase the volume and routes of aid" to Gaza.
AFP
US judge blocks Louisiana classroom display of Ten Commandments
A US federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a Louisiana law that would require the display of the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom in the conservative southern state.The Louisiana law mandates the display from January 1, 2025 of the Ten Commandments in all public school classrooms, from kindergarten through state-funded universities.
Associated Press
Trump has promised to 'save TikTok'. What happens next is less clear
After a tumultuous year filled with anxiety and a legal battle about its future in the U.S., TikTok may have just been thrown a lifeline by the man who was once its biggest foe: Donald Trump. President-elect Trump, who tried to ban the social media platform the last time he was in the White House, has repeatedly pledged during his most recent campaign to oppose a ban on the short-form video app, which could happen as soon as mid-January if the company loses a court case that’s currently underway in Washington. For months, TikTok, and its China-based parent company ByteDance, have been embroiled in a legal battle with the U.S. over a federal law that forces them to cut ties for national security reasons or stop operating in one of their biggest markets in the world.
AFP
'Carbon-neutral' countries demand credit at COP29
They're some of the world's smallest nations, but a group of countries that say they absorb more carbon than they emit is demanding attention at the UN COP29 talks.The COP29 talks are heavily focused on the need to increase climate funding for developing countries, with some demanding an existing annual $100-billion figure be increased 10-fold.
Reuters
US epidemic of sexually transmitted infections shows signs of slowing, CDC says
The number of sexually transmitted infections (STI) in the United States in 2023 was down nearly 2% from the year before, a sign the epidemic could be slowing, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday. More than 2.4 million STIs were reported last year, compared to more than 2.5 million in 2022, with nearly half occurring in adolescents and young adults aged 15–24, according to a report by the agency. The findings provide a "glimmer of hope" that the "tide is turning" after nearly two decades of increasing STI rates, Jonathan Mermin, Director of CDC's National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, said in a statement.
AccuWeather
Tropical Storm Sara likely to form in Caribbean, threaten Florida
A batch of showers and thunderstorms over the central Caribbean is forecast by AccuWeather meteorologists to evolve into a tropical rainstorm and then become a tropical storm later this week as it drifts westward. At least one scenario involves a hurricane moving into Florida next week. "Wind shear remains low over much of the Caribbean, and waters are plenty warm (in the 80s F)," AccuWeather Chief On-Air Meteorologist Bernie Rayno said, "And now, with showers and thunderstorms beginning to gath
CBS News
Conor McGregor accuser found "very bruised" after alleged rape, medic says
A paramedic has told a court hearing a civil suit brought by a woman accusing Conor McGregor of raping her in a hotel room that she was found with significant injuries.
AFP
Boeing expects post-strike output recovery to take several weeks
Boeing said Tuesday that it delivered 14 aircraft in October, but production will likely take several weeks to return to normal after a worker strike that hit operations at two major assembly plants.Boeing said Tuesday that it would be several weeks before it fully restarts airplane production, given that restarting a manufacturing line is a multi-stage process.
AFP
Trump shapes cabinet ahead of White House return
Donald Trump shaped his incoming cabinet Tuesday -- eying a mix of seasoned figures and hard-liners -- ahead of a meeting with President Joe Biden in what will be his first White House visit since a scandalous exit four years ago.The 78-year-old Republican, who won a decisive victory against Vice President Kamala Harris in last week's election, will make a triumphant return to Washington on Wednesday, meeting Biden in the Oval Office.
Associated Press
West Virginia governor-elect Morrisey to be sworn in mid-January
West Virginia governor-elect Republican Patrick Morrisey will be sworn in Jan. 13, he said during a press briefing on Tuesday. Morrisey, who has served as West Virginia's attorney general since 2013, addressed the media for the first time since his Nov. 5 victory speech after winning the race against Democrat Steve Williams, the mayor of Huntington. Morrisey named a few people who would be co-leaders in his transition team, including Doug Buffington, his chief deputy in the West Virginia Attorney General’s Office, and House of Delegates Majority Leader Eric Householder.
NBC News
Every uncalled race left in the fight for control in Washington
With votes still being counted, here's a look at the key races that remain uncalled by the NBC News Decision Desk (read more on how those races are called on NBCNews.com).

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