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Joanne Chory, Who Enlisted Plants to Fight Climate Change, Dies at 69

Wall Street Journal Biologist sought to breed crops that could store more carbon safely underground in their roots. https://www.wsj.com/articles/joanne-chory-dies-climate-change-plants-9f21eaf5

Austin Makes First Visit to Fiji by U.S. Defense Secretary

Defense.gov Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III arrived in Fiji, the final stop on his 12th visit to the Indo-Pacific, where he continued to build upon the strong regional partnership forged under his tenure. https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3975507/austin-makes-first-visit-to-fiji-by-us-defense-secretary/

ICC Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant Deepen Israel’s Isolation

Wall Street Journal The move by the International Criminal Court will complicate travel by Israel’s prime minister and former defense minister, who would risk arrest in the court’s member countries. https://www.wsj.com/articles/icc-arrest-warrants-for-netanyahu-gallant-deepen-israels-isolation-27d2a86a

Trump’s team still hasn’t signed transition of power agreements, White House says

Fox News The Trump-Vance transition team has still not signed documents required to formally begin the transition of power, the White House says. Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Thursday that “Our teams continue to stay in touch” and “as of now… the Trump-Vance transition team has not yet entered into the agreements with the White…

Incumbent Iowa Republican says Dem House opponent ‘wasting taxpayer money’ with recount

Fox News An incumbent Iowa Republican seeking re-election to the House has accused her Democratic opponent of “wasting taxpayer money” by pursuing a recount of their close contest. The Associated Press has not yet called the race in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District, where Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, leads Democratic challenger Christina Bohannan by just 801…

Mitch McConnell announces his new posts for the 119th Congress

Fox News Outgoing Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., announced that he will chair the Senate Rules Committee as well as the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense during the 119th Congress. “America’s national security interests face the gravest array of threats since the Second World War. At this critical moment, a new Senate Republican majority…

Fin Whale Carcass Washes Ashore in Anchorage, Alaska

New York Times Crowds in Anchorage have braved freezing temperatures and slippery ice to see the hulking carcass of a rare fin whale, which washed ashore a few miles from downtown. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/us/anchorage-alaska-fin-whale.html

Medicare plan options are confusing. This book may help.

Washington Post “Get What’s Yours for Medicare” by Philip Moeller is impotant reading for Medicare enrollees and this month’s Color of Money Book Club selection. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/11/22/medicare-medicare-advantage-plan-coverage-help-singletary-book-club/

‘Dancing in the street’: Some Wall Street banks are triumphant heading into Trump era

Washington Post Trump hasn’t yet returned to office and the biggest banks keep notching wins. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/11/22/wall-street-notches-wins-after-trump-victory/

The most fulfilling jobs in America may not be the ones you expect

Washington Post This week, we peer into the data emerging from a growing academic effort to measure the non-pecuniary benefits we get from our jobs. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/11/22/most-fulfilling-jobs-america-may-not-be-ones-you-expect/