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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/

Kim Jong Un’s Message to Trump: We’re Not Interested

Wall Street Journal The North Korean dictator appeared to rebuff the prospect of reviving nuclear diplomacy with the president-elect. https://www.wsj.com/articles/kim-jong-uns-message-to-trump-were-not-interested-243210c1

The ‘Landslide’ That Wasn’t: Trump and Allies Pump Up His Narrow Victory

New York Times The latest vote count shows that Donald J. Trump won the popular vote by one of the smallest margins since the 19th century. But Mr. Trump claims a “powerful mandate.” https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/us/politics/trump-election-landslide.html

Twists and Turns in Sept. 11 Plea Process Are Agonizing, Families Say

New York Times No matter whether they prefer a trial or swift resolution, relatives of victims of the attacks consider the on-again, off-again plea deal to be cruel. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/us/politics/sept-11-plea-process-families.html

PA Education Department agrees to cancel requirement for teachers to adopt guidelines deemed ‘woke’

Fox News The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) has agreed to cancel its requirement for schools to enforce teaching guidelines that were deemed “woke” in a recently settled lawsuit. Pennsylvania officials were requiring schools to adopt a set of instructions on how to approach teaching under their “Culturally-Relevant and Sustaining Education Program Framework Guidelines” (CR-SE). …

DSCC hopeful Gillibrand says Dems should have put immigration fix on table ‘2 years ago’

Fox News Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., who is looking to head up the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) for the 2026 cycle, thinks Democrats waited too long to address the current immigration crisis. In an interview with Fox News Digital, the senator said, “For me, it would have been great if we could have gotten…

Should women serve in combat? Military experts weigh in

Fox News President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Defense Department, Pete Hegseth, is facing a firestorm of backlash for voicing his belief that women should not serve in military combat roles. Although the media is largely united against him, opinions among combat and military experts are more split. Will Thibeau, a former Army Ranger…