Gavin Newsom's reparations committee will recommend handing out $223,200 per person to all descendants of slaves
That would total $569 billion — more than the entire state expenditure in 2021.

Judicial Watch accuses Secret Service of changing its story on Hunter Biden's gun
The Secret Service had initially responded to the FOIA request in April 2021, indicating they had found relevant documents and would process them through the FOIA request. In October of this year, however, they claimed that email was in error and they possessed no such documents.

No Dissent on Abortion Allowed at Hogan Lovells
The global law firm fired me for defending the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision.

Police slammed for ‘erosion of public confidence’ with mixed messages in Idaho student murders
Police have been joined by state and federal agents to find the killer, but so far revealed little information other than the murder weapon was a knife and the attack was “targeted.” However authorities walked even that information back, only to then again reverse course.

Boy, 10, 'shot his mom dead at close range for refusing to get him a $500 VR headset'
Then used her Amazon account to buy one.

Missionary carrying a cross on his shoulder during 5,000-mile walk across America is arrested
Jesse Michael Boyd, 46, was with his two adult children when the group got into a scuffle with a man in Montana that led the missionary to pull out a gun.

This day in history, Dec. 2, 1823, President Monroe touts doctrine defending Western Hemisphere
Monroe Doctrine warned European powers that expansion in Western Hemisphere was "dangerous to our peace and safety."

Treasures From Sunken Pre-Civil War ‘Ship Of Gold’ Go Up For Auction
Some of the artifacts being sold are reportedly worth up to $1 million, including a lid to the oldest known Wells Fargo treasure box.

Most Americans don’t want Trump or Biden to run in 2024: Poll
The Economist/YouGov poll surveyed 1,500 Americans, and 56% responded that they did not want Biden to run again in 2024, while 54% said that they didn’t want to see Trump embark on his third presidential campaign.

Top Conservative Polling Firm: DeSantis Now More Popular With Trump Voters Than Trump
The poll found that Trump is still generally liked among with Republicans with with 70% viewing him favorably; however, the survey noted that those numbers are down significantly from where they were in the past and that Republican voters no longer view him “as the head of the party.”

Biden urges Dems to scrap Iowa primary, elevate South Carolina, Georgia, Michigan
Biden was humiliated in the Iowa primary in 2020, finishing 4th.

Obama Talks About ‘Crazy’ ‘Uncle Joe’ Not Having Any ‘Serious Responsibilities’ During Warnock Campaign Rally
“We all know some folks in our lives, who we don’t wish them ill will. They say crazy stuff and we’re all like, ‘Well, Uncle Joe, you know what happened to him,’” Obama said to laughs from the audience. “They’re part of the family, but you don’t give them serious responsibilities.”

Poll Worker Gives An Inside Look At ‘Complete Chaos’ In Maricopa County On Election Day
‘I was in Ukraine in March … at no point was it ever as overwhelming as it was on Election Day in Maricopa,’ Smith said.

Arizona county certifies midterm election results after court order
Officials in Cochise County, Arizona, certified the election results of last month's midterm elections Thursday after a court order compelled them to do so.

NY Democrats demand GOP Assembly winner show Brooklyn residency – or risk losing seat
Moves to keep Chang out of office have drawn jeers that Democrats, who control all three branches of state government, are looking to “usurp” the will of the voters.

Democratic West Virginia State Senator Switches To Republican Party
State Senator Glenn Jeffries submitted paperwork to join the Republican caucus after being elected in 2016 to serve as a Democrat.

Florida pulls $2 billion from BlackRock in largest anti-ESG divestment
Florida's chief financial officer said on Thursday his department would pull $2 billion worth of its assets managed by BlackRock Inc, the biggest such divestment by a state opposed to the asset manager's ESG policies.

Lawmakers who benefited from FTX cash probe its collapse
Sponsors of a bill heavily promoted by Sam Bankman-Fried said it was even more urgent now that his company imploded.

Job openings edged down in October as Fed hiked interest rates
The number of job openings fell in October, an indication that the labor market is slowly starting to feel the effects of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes.

How your state quarter could be worth up to $55
Some, from the late 2000s, are 90% silver.

Corvette to Launch as a Brand in 2025 with a Four-Door and an SUV
These new EV spinoffs will reportedly aim to distill the "essence of Corvette" in terms of design and driving dynamics.

Pentagon eyes major expansion of Ukraine military training
The plan would build on the billions of dollars in weaponry and other aid Washington has provided Ukraine by showing its military how to wage a more sophisticated campaign against the struggling Russian army.

Biden Says He’s Open to Meeting With Putin
Showing a united front during a state visit, President Biden and President Emmanuel Macron of France expressed support for Ukraine. Mr. Biden said he would meet with the Russian president if he showed a willingness to end the war.

Zelensky aide reveals up to 13,000 war dead
The BBC's Russian Service has established that at least 9,311 Russian soldiers of all ranks have been killed since the invasion on 24 February, while the true death toll could be more than 18,600.

As Russia struggles in Ukraine, repression mounts at home
A new expanded law on “foreign agents” in Russia comes into force Thursday, signifying an intensifying crackdown on free speech and opposition under Putin that has accelerated as his fortunes in Ukraine have deteriorated.

Teen brains aged faster than normal from pandemic stress, study says
The study, which measured brain age after about 10 months of lockdown, showed that teen brains had aged at least three years in that time.

'Highest' protection? Rigorous international study of N95 masks upends federal COVID narrative
A new peer-reviewed, randomized controlled trial of N95s versus surgical masks is undermining the late federal pivot to higher-quality masks and calls to reimpose mask mandates in schools, among other settings.

‘The more you submit, the more we get paid’: How fintech fueled COVID aid fraud
Little-known firms such as Blueacorn and Womply allegedly collected taxpayer-funded fees as they overlooked signs of grift, according to a report released Thursday by congressional investigators.

China security forces are well prepared for quashing dissent
The government has been preparing for such challenges for decades, installing the machinery needed to quash large-scale upheavals.

China’s Young Protesters Wrestle With How Far to Push
"We Don’t Want COVID Tests, We Want Freedom."

Kanye West on Alex Jones: 'We gonna stop dissing the Nazis all the time'
Alex Jones repeated, “I don’t like Nazis,” to which West replied, “I like Hitler.”

Kanye West's Twitter account suspended by Elon Musk for incitement to violence
West tweeted out a photo late Thursday night promoting his 2024 presidential campaign with a photo of a star of David encasing a swastika.

Alyssa Milano says she needs therapy over Twitter
"Listen, I've spent many, many days with my therapist talking about Twitter and social media," Milano said. "Because of what some anonymous person said to you?" Hostin asked. "Yeah, it's hurtful," Milano answered.

Al Roker taken back to hospital one day after release: 'His condition was worrying'
Roker, 68, had been off the air for two weeks while in the hospital treating blood clots that went from his leg to his lungs.

‘Indiana Jones 5’ Trailer Unveils De-Aged Harrison Ford
Ford previously admitted that seeing the younger version of himself was a “little spooky.” However he says, “This is the first time I’ve seen it where I believe it."

Kanye West stands with Balenciaga amid BDSM scandal — and gets suspended from Twitter
“I stand by Balenciaga and denounce all witch hunts and I cancel cancel culture Jesus is King Ending trafficking doesn’t start or end with a fashion campaign for Christ Sake,” he said in the midst of a Twitterstorm late Thursday night.

Period blood face masks are a big beauty trend — but experts warn they’re dangerous
TikTokers are smearing their own period blood on their skin. Between the marinated, crying, and “I’m cold” viral makeup looks, there was bound to be something new that caused a stink online.

Pantone’s Color of the Year is ... Magenta
The shade was selected by human trend prognosticators who survey fashion and design.

CNN lays off hundreds of staffers after business review
Hundreds of CNN employees were notified of layoffs Thursday as part of CEO Chris Licht’s efforts to transform the cable news network.

Media treats fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried with kid gloves because he was a Dem darling
Just look at how his friends at the New York Times have treated him. In recent weeks they have tried to portray the collapse of FTX as — at the worst — a case of unfortunate mismanagement.

Will there be any media introspection over the Paul Pelosi story?
It has been over a month since Pelosi was attacked, spawning establishment media outrage over right-wing rhetoric, yet it still isn’t clear exactly what happened. If anything, establishment media have been making it harder to understand what happened.

‘GMA’ won’t punish TJ Holmes, Amy Robach for alleged affair
“This is ratings gold. That’s why [ABC News President] Kim [Goodwin] wanted them on the show today.”

UK Prosecutor Called Bible Passage ‘No Longer Appropriate in Modern Society’
A Christian street preacher faced charges of violating the Public Order Act by engaging in “threatening,” “abusive,” and “insulting” speech in telling a lesbian couple that homosexuals will not “inherit the kingdom of heaven,” citing the Bible.

Macron says Biden agenda could ‘fragment the West’
Other EU nations have criticized the Inflation Reduction Act, saying it would discriminate against European producers

NY Times Puff Piece: Biden and Macron, a Bond Built on a Birthday Wish, Ice Cream, and 30 Phone Calls
They shared an intimate double date, where the offerings included two scoops of ice cream.

Iran intensifying efforts to kidnap, kill officials, activists, and journalists
The officials added that the rate of attempts of Iranian covert action in the West has drastically increased in the past two years.

South Africa President Ramaphosa is facing the threat of impeachment over ‘Farmgate’ scandal
Ramaphosa is alleged to have covered up a $4 million theft from his Phala Phala farm in 2020. Some $580,000 of this was found beneath sofa cushions, and allegations also include working with Namibian authorities to apprehend, torture, and bribe the suspects.

Tesla delivers its first electric semi trucks promising 500 miles of range
It's supposed to be much faster than a normal semi, and since it has no multi-geared transmission, as diesel trucks do, it’s also much easier to drive than other semi trucks, Musk said.

LGBTQ Nation: Glenn Beck compares marriage equality bill to China’s one-child policy
And it only got worse from there.

Media Matters: Glenn Beck worries the Respect for Marriage Act will harm procreation
He also worries that the bill will force Christian organizations to “hire people that are different.”

Rep. Chip Roy Introduces Amendment To Protect Religious Objectors To Same-Sex Marriage Bill
Roy’s amendment mirrors word for word the protections that Republican Sen. Mike Lee tried to add to the Senate’s version of the bill.

Biden's non-binary nuclear waste guru hosted spanking seminar at kink conference
Sam Brinton presented a seminar titled "Spanking: From Calculus to Chemistry."

Supreme Court takes Biden student debt relief case
The Supreme Court kept in place a lower appeals court's injunction that prevents that program from taking effect for now.

FDA 'will likely support' ending ban on blood donation from homosexuals despite difficulty testing for HIV
While HIV testing has improved over the years — enabling blood banks to toss out bad blood taken from people long infected — no available test can presently detect HIV immediately after infection.

AI that can detect cancer in flatulence is developed by scientists
It works by using artificial intelligence to look for subtle changes in the noise made when someone defecates, urinates, or flatulates.

Researchers could be homing in on universal flu vaccine
An experimental flu vaccine that targets all known strains of the flu virus could provide broad protection against infection, new research suggests.

Elon Musk Should Tell EU Censors To Bugger Off
Europe shows us the dangers of allowing government to dictate appropriate speech.

Neuralink's Brain Chip Plan: Help the Blind See and the Paralyzed Walk
The technology is still far from the initial medical uses, much less Musk's ultimate vision of using Neuralink to hang out with superintelligent AIs.

Netflix CEO supports Elon Musk’s efforts in Twitter takeover
While saying that the two CEOs managing styles are different, Hastings called for others to “give the guy a break” and acknowledged that Musk is “trying to help the world in all of his endeavors.”

Supermassive black hole devours a star, blasts its remains at Earth
The jetted beam was initially red in color before it decayed over four days and changed to a blue hue.

Scientists discover new possible clue in Amelia Earhart mystery
A team of researchers discovered never-before-seen letters on a metal plate that washed ashore the remote island of Nikumaroro and was recovered in 1991.

Nebraska's Mickey Joseph arrested on strangulation charge
On Wednesday afternoon, the former interim head coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Robert "Mickey" Joseph, was arrested in Lincoln, Nebraska, after police received a report that he had physically attacked someone close to him.

Golfer bites off other man’s nose in feud over game
Mark Wells, 51, allegedly sank his teeth into the victim’s nose in a casino parking lot Monday night and fled the scene in a Tesla before turning himself into police two days later.