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|  | Friday, Dec. 08, 2023 · 3 min read |
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| A morning digest from Yahoo News
by Lily Herman |
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| Good morning, all. If you’re shopping for holiday gifts this weekend, I found this list of unique ideas helpful. Now, on to the news. |
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Need to know | A federal grand jury charged President Biden’s son Hunter last night with nine counts of evading federal taxes on millions in income from foreign businesses. |
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| | Background: It’s Hunter Biden's second indictment this year. He’s also facing federal firearms charges for allegedly breaking Delaware laws that prohibit drug users from owning guns. [New York Times] |
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| | Impeachment concerns: House Republicans unveiled a resolution earlier yesterday to formalize their impeachment inquiry into President Biden and his family’s business dealings. The House is likely to vote on it next week. [CBS News] |
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| | The evidence: House Republicans have so far failed to produce evidence connecting Hunter Biden’s business transactions to his father when he was vice president. [Reuters] |
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 | Bachelor in Paradise host Jesse Palmer | ABC |
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| | ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ finale | The Bachelor in Paradise season finale featured a wedding, two engagements and plenty of drama, as well as a look at Joey Graziadei’s upcoming season of The Bachelor. [Yahoo Entertainment] |
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| | Incoming storm | Meteorologists are warning about a storm system that could impact up to 180 million people in the eastern U.S. this weekend with heavy rain, strong winds, snow and severe thunderstorms. [AccuWeather] |
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| | Texas abortion ruling | A Texas judge granted an emergency order to allow a pregnant woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis to get an abortion. The Texas attorney general said the hospital where the woman’s ob-gyn works could be held criminally liable. [Yahoo News] |
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| | Israel-Hamas war | As Israel ramped up its Gaza strikes over the last day, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed concerns about civilians, saying there’s a gap between “the intent to protect civilians and the actual results that we’re seeing.” [Reuters] |
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| | Pantone’s Color of the Year | Pantone released its 2024 Color of the Year: Peach Fuzz. “We’re going through a lot of turmoil in our lives, and we have a need for a color that’s nurturing,” a Pantone specialist explained. [CNN] |
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| | Pink Friday 2, Nicki Minaj’s much-anticipated album, dropped this morning. It features Drake and Lil Wayne. [Rolling Stone] |
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| | Fellow Monk fans: Mr. Monk’s Last Case is now streaming on Peacock, with Tony Shalhoub reprising his role as beloved detective Adrian Monk. [Today] |
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| | The first round of the inaugural Grant Thornton Invitational golf tournament, in which PGA and LPGA players compete together, begins at 1 p.m. ET (Peacock). [USA Today] |
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| | If you’re in Chicago today: McDonald’s breakfast-focused spin-off restaurant CosMc’s is having its soft opening in nearby Bolingbrook. [Chicago Tribune] |
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| | Magic in Mistletoe, Hallmark’s holiday movie in which a cynical author returns to his hometown, premieres at 8 p.m. ET. [Yahoo Entertainment] |
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 | Today in history |  | In 2012, Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel became the first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy. [AP] | Illustration: Yahoo News; photo: Getty Images |
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3 Questions... | about Leave the World Behind | Netflix’s film adaptation of the 2020 novel Leave the World Behind is out today. Yahoo Entertainment Senior Writer Ethan Alter has the scoop. |
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| | What’s Leave the World Behind about? |
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| It's a psychological thriller that focuses on two families stuck together during an apocalypse, starring Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali and Ethan Hawke. |
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| | What are critics saying so far? |
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| Overall, good things.They’re feeling fine about the movie’s “end of the world as we know it” storyline, and praising Julia’s killer-Karen turn. |
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| | Complete this sentence: People will like this film if… |
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| …if they like doomsday prepping from the comfort of their couch — no generators or bunkers required. |
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| | Las Vegas teacher Cheri Guy recently went viral after sharing her high school’s “Wishmas” program, which aims to buy holiday gifts for disadvantaged students. Strangers soon stepped in to help, completing 300 “wishes” in a matter of days. [Today] |
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Have an awesome day. See you next week! 👋 |
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| 💡 P.S. Before you go, your daily advice: There’s a scientifically better way to grind your coffee for a stronger cup of joe. [Washington Post] |
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About me: I’m Lily, and I write The Yodel. My goal is to help you keep up with the news each morning. I have covered national news for Yahoo since 2021. |
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