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Researchers Release Hawaiian Crows Back Into the Wild

New York Times Researchers are trying a new strategy to reintroduce Hawaiian crows, which have been extinct in the wild for two decades. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/climate/hawaiian-crows-alala.html

Iran is sending regional fighters to Syria. Can they save Assad again?

Washington Post Fighters from Hezbollah and Iraq’s Shiite militias have deployed to Syria to support government forces, but it’s unclear if they are capable of turning the tide. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/04/iran-syria-hezbollah-iraq-militias-assad/

Pence backs Trump’s ‘hawkish’ tariffs on China but warns it ‘must not become our enemy’

Fox News Former Vice President Mike Pence came out in support of the “hawkish” tariffs President-elect Trump has vowed to hit China with, though warned in a Tuesday night address that the U.S. needs to balance its challenging relationship with Beijing. “The threats of additional tariffs on China and on other nations are not a…

FIFA Secures $1 Billion Broadcast Deal With DAZN for Club World Cup

New York Times An agreement with the London-based streaming company DAZN came just a day before the draw for the inaugural event and after other networks balked at FIFA’s demands. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/business/fifa-dazn-club-world-cup.html

Battles rage around Syria’s Hama as airstrikes hit hospitals, journalists

Washington Post A group of Syrian journalists headed to toward Hama were hit by an airstrike, killing photographer Anas Alkharboutli. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/04/hama-syria-rebels-assad-alkharboutli/

Hamas issues instructions to ‘neutralize’ hostages if Israel attempts rescue operation

Fox News Hamas said it had information that Israel intended to carry out a hostage rescue operation similar to one conducted in Gaza’s Nuseirat camp in June and threatened to “neutralize” the captives if any such action took place, according to an internal statement seen by Reuters on Wednesday. In the statement dated Nov. 22,…

Iranian activist, Nobel prize winner Mohammadi released from jail for medical treatment

Fox News Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi was released from Evin prison after the suspension of her jail term to undergo medical treatment, her husband Taqi Rahmani told Reuters on Wednesday. Mohammadi is serving multiple sentences in Tehran’s notorious Evin prison on charges including spreading propaganda against the Islamic Republic. HERE’S HOW THE…

Elite Sumo Wrestlers Will Compete in London, a Rarity Outside Japan

New York Times A five-day event in October will be the Japan Sumo Association’s first competition in Britain in more than three decades. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/world/sumo-wrestling-tournament-uk.html

No-confidence vote may bring the collapse of the French government

Washington Post A political crisis in France, weeks after the German government collapse, could leave two of Europe’s most powerful players rudderless at an uncertain moment. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/04/france-no-confidence-vote-government-collapse/

After long wait for an egg, keepers discover Maggie the penguin is male

Washington Post Keepers at Birdland Park and Gardens, England, renamed the prized female king penguin “Magnus” after DNA testing found that he was incorrectly sexed as female. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/04/penguin-wrong-sex-birdland-park/