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A lawyer for Chile's Pres. Gabriel Boric told reporters Tuesday that his client "categorically rejects and denies" sexual harassment allegations against him, adding that the president was the true victim in this case.

Chile's Boric Denies Sexual Harassment Claims

BBC Report: Leaked CCTV Reveals Abuse of Autistic Children at UK School

RFK Jr. attacked the CDC’s ‘fascism’ and likened vaccinating children to abuse by the Catholic Church

Musk Names Federal Agencies He Wants to Cut

‘If You Want Something, Come Get Some’: Tom Homan Responds To Threats Live On Air

Daily Caller3 hrs

Social conditions & trends

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has claimed that the UK "simply isn't working," as the Labour government published its Get Britain Working White Paper on Tuesday.

UK: Starmer Claims UK 'Simply Isn't Working' in Jobs Push

Australia's Parliament Will Consider Social Media Ban for Kids Under 16

Maine Proposes Major Staffing Increases for Assisted Living and Residential Care Facilities

ProPublica7 hrs

Report: One in Five Americans Get News From Social Media Influencers

Entrepreneur Marc Lore on ‘founder mode,’ bad hires, and why avoiding risk is deadly

TechCrunch3 days

Family

UNICEF's latest estimates claim that the number of Haitian children recruited by armed groups increased by 70% between Q2 2023 and Q2 2024.

Haiti: UNICEF Estimate 70% Rise in Child Gang Members

UN: Home is the Most Dangerous Physical Location for Women

Fluoride in Drinking Water Is Safe. Here’s the Evidence

Scientific American21 hrs

Rep. Mace Proposes Capitol Transgender Bathroom Ban

Over half of Koreans open to living together before marrying

Korea Herald1 day

Immigration & refugees

Tom Homan, Pres.-elect Donald Trump's pick for "border czar," Sunday in an interview said "federal funds should be slashed" to states that refuse to cooperate with the federal government's plans to deport immigrants who are in the US illegally.

Trump 'Border Czar': Noncompliant States Will Face Funding Cuts

US Blocks UNSC Resolution Calling for Gaza Cease-fire, Release of Hostages

Appeals Court Again Blocks U.S. From Cutting Texas Border Wire Along Rio Grande

New York Times1 hr

Los Angeles Declares Itself Immigrant 'Sanctuary City'

Israel and Hezbollah ceasefire and Thanksgiving winter weather: Morning Rundown

Minorities

US Pres. Joe Biden Friday apologized for the US government's history of compelling Indigenous — or Native American, Native Alaskan, or Native Hawaiian — children into boarding schools. Biden said it was something "long overdue."

Biden Apologizes for US Role in Indigenous Boarding Schools

Lufthansa Fined $4M For Refusing to Board Jewish Passengers

Trump’s next HUD secretary would have a lot to do to address the history of racist housing policy – and Trump’s own comments and history suggest that’s unlikely

The Conversation1 day

Study Finds Christopher Columbus Was a Sephardic Jew

Segregation Academies in Mississippi Are Benefiting From Public Dollars, as They Did in the 1960s

ProPublica5 days

Religion

On Monday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau again condemned protests at pro-Palestine, anti-NATO protests in Montreal over the weekend.

Canada's Trudeau Condemns 'Violence' at Anti-NATO, Pro-Palestine Protests in Montreal

Bible-Based Lessons Approved for Elementary Schools in Texas

[Kim Seong-kon] Why Spain, now?: 'A furnace of different cultures'

Korea Herald2 days

UK: Archbishop Justin Welby Resigns Over Church Abuse Cover-up

Tulsi Gabbard's Ties to India's Modi and His Hindu Nationalist Movement

Sex

Ten US states held referendum votes on abortion during the 2024 US election on Tuesday, seven of which voted to expand or retain abortion rights while three voted to uphold abortion restrictions.

10 US States Hold Abortion Referendums

White House: Insurance Should Cover Over-the-Counter Birth Control

Abortions Fell By Only 2% In Year Roe Was Overturned, CDC Report Shows

Pentagon Upgrades Over 800 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Records to Honorable Discharges

The new college student sex trend and why it's so dangerous