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What to Know About the Methanol Poisonings in Laos

New York Times At least six tourists who traveled to Laos have died in recent days, prompting international alarm about the dangers of consuming alcoholic drinks that contain methanol. https://www.nytimes.com/article/laos-methanol-poisonings-tourists.html

Here’s how the US and Israel could thwart Iran’s nuclear efforts under a new Trump administration

Fox News President-elect Trump will take office just as Iran has the potential to become the world’s 10th nuclear-armed state, and it’s unclear if either side knows how it will approach the other. Judging by Trump’s last time in office, it would suggest he would come out the gate with a combative tone — having…

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Fresh Challenge to Agency Power

New York Times A conservative group argues that Congress gave the Federal Communications Commission too much discretion over an $8 billion fund. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/us/supreme-court-fcc-agency-power.html

Harold W. Sims Jr., Whose Museum Honored the House Cat, Dies at 89

New York Times He displayed some 10,000 cat-themed artifacts at the American Museum of the House Cat in North Carolina, which welcomed several thousand people a year. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/us/harold-w-sims-jr-dead.html

‘They are fed up’: Dem mayor’s office demands solution on key issue after voters sent ‘resounding message’

Fox News In response to the Biden administration loosening key immigration restrictions, a spokesperson for New York City Mayor Eric Adams sounded off on the federal government, saying that New Yorkers and Americans are “fed up with our broken immigration system.” The Biden Department of Homeland Security is launching an ICE Portal app in December…

Powerful Storm Soaks the Bay Area After Flooding Wine Country

New York Times An atmospheric river that has brought damaging wind, rain and snow to the Pacific Northwest fed a storm spreading as far south as Los Angeles. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/weather/california-storm-floods.html

Lottery to Be Held for Coveted Seats at Menendez Brothers Hearing

New York Times The court is expecting high demand and has announced a public lottery for a limited number of seats at a status hearing in Los Angeles on Monday. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/us/menendez-brothers-trial-lottery.html

Abolish the ATF?: Rep. Burlison wants to eliminate ‘disaster agency’ he says has been violating 2nd Amendment

Fox News Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., wants to abolish the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and plans to put forward a measure that would do just that. “The ATF is a disaster,” Burlison, a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, told Fox News Digital on Thursday, adding that “for decades they’ve…

‘Unlikely coalition’: A criminal justice reform advocate sees opportunities in a second Trump term

Fox News President-elect Donald Trump campaigned for president in 2016 in part by styling himself as a tough-on-crime contender who, if elected, would institute a national anti-crime agenda, crack down on immigration and bring “very strong, very swift,” law and order. His incendiary rhetoric and messaging on crime had set off alarm bells among many…

SiriusXM made it too hard for subscribers to quit, N.Y. judge rules

Washington Post The company denies that it misled its customers, but agreed to abide by the Federal Trade Commissions new “click to cancel” rule. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/11/22/siriusxm-cancel-subscriptions/