Sunday, December 17

In the NEWS


London's High Court yesterday ruled in favor of Prince Harry in a lawsuit accusing a British tabloid publisher of using illegal methods to report on the private lives of celebrities, athletes, and royalty, including phone hacking and high-level cover-ups.



Israeli military says it mistakenly killed three hostages in the Gaza Strip.
A representative for the Israel Defense Forces said troops found the three Israeli hostages during a ground operation in Gaza Friday, mistakenly identifying them as a threat and opening fire. At least 130 people remain hostage in Gaza after Hamas abducted more than 240 people during its cross-border attack Oct. 7. See latest war updates here.


Federal jury orders Rudy Giuliani to pay $148M to defamed election workers.
A judge in August found the former New York mayor liable for defamation for falsely claiming the two Georgia election workers, Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Shaye Moss, committed ballot fraud during the 2020 presidential election. In the second phase of the case, the eight-person jury was tasked with determining the monetary amount Giuliani had to pay for damages to Freeman and Moss.


General Motors to lay off 1,300 workers from two Michigan plants.
The layoffs, which will begin in January, are tied to the ending of the production of GM's Chevrolet Camaro and electric Chevrolet Bolt. GM is discontinuing the Camaro—first introduced in 1966—partly due to a decline in sales, while the Bolt is being discontinued partly to make room for next-generation electric vehicles.


Domestic cats hunt or scavenge roughly 2,000 different species, study finds.


"The American Dream" costs roughly $3.4M over a lifetime, analysis estimates.


The number of homeless people in America grew 12% in 2023 to 653,104 people, the highest level since the federal government began keeping records in 2007.

SOURCE:  1440 News

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