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Supreme Court hears arguments over the power of the Food and Drug Administration to prohibit the sale of candy-colored vaping products aimed at teenagers. LA Times
VOA VIEW: Let's see what the Supremes say.
Whoopi Goldberg and her lefty cohorts on "The View" went to the mat Monday in defense of President Biden's sweeping pardon of his son Hunter, writing it off as just "what presidents do." New York Post
VOA VIEW: The whole program, "The View", is trash.
Lawmakers in the president’s own party, many of them moderates, said his decision to pardon his son was selfish and would further damage Americans’ waning faith in democracy and the rule of law. New York Times
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In recent months, soldiers have demolished more than 600 buildings to create a buffer area and expanded a network of bases. New York Times
VOA VIEW: To the victors belong the spoils.
President-elect Donald J. Trump said in a social media post on Monday that the hostages must be released before his inauguration in January. New York Times
Both sides have accused each other of violating the deal; Hezbollah fired into Israel for the first time since the truce took effect, and Israel responded with airstrikes. New York Times
VOA VIEW: Hezbollah is acting stupid.
Patients often are in the dark about which organs remain and which were removed — particularly the ovaries, which profoundly influence lifelong health. New York Times
Almost 70 people have fallen ill and 18 have been hospitalized as a result of a salmonella outbreak linked to whole fresh cucumbers sold in 26 U.S. states and some parts of Canada. OANN
Republican Speaker Mike Johnson slammed President Joe Biden for his decision to pardon his son, Hunter Biden, after announcing numerous times that he would not do so, with Johnson characterizing the decision as an “abuse” of the justice system. OANN
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Over 200 volunteers and hired holiday decorators, alongside President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden, have decked out the White House in decorations in an attempt to share a message of “peace and light,” presenting its bright Christmas and New Years holiday display. OANN
VOA VIEW: Biden, Harris and their entire administration are darkness leaving the WH.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading back to Europe on Monday for what will likely be the last high-level NATO meeting before the Biden administration leaves office next month. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: Worthless expense.
Consumers in the United States are scouring the internet for online deals as they look to take advantage of the post-Thanksgiving shopping marathon with Cyber Monday. Washington Times
Hunter Biden was convicted of three separate felony charges related to his purchase of a gun and pleaded guilty to tax evasion charges in a separate case. CBS
VOA VIEW: He lied to the American people.
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Congress returns this week from a Thanksgiving recess with a number of priorities to get through before the end of the year. CBS
Some retailers are offering their lowest prices of the season with the holidays in full swing. According to Adobe Analytics, on Friday alone consumers spent nearly $11 billion online, up 10% from last year. Consumers are expected to spend $13.2 billion on Cyber Monday, which is expected to be the biggest online shopping day ever. CBS
Nearly 80 million Americans traveled for the Thanksgiving holiday. Snow made driving conditions heading home treacherous in parts of Pennsylvania, New York and the upper Midwest. CBS
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President Biden will travel to Angola this week, becoming the first sitting president to do so and following through on a years-long pledge to visit sub-Saharan Africa. CBS
Consumers are increasingly concerned that their online orders may not arrive in time for the holiday — and rightfully so. CNBC
A suspect charged in the shooting of an Orthodox Jewish man as he made his way to a Chicago Synagogue was found dead by suicide in his jail cell. FOX News
VOA VIEW: Poetic justice.
Former President Bill Clinton has denied ever visiting former associate Jeffrey Epstein's private island in the U.S. Virgin Islands and is sorry he ever met him. FOX News
VOA VIEW: He also didn't have "sex with that girl".
At least 25 civilians, including 10 children and four women, were killed on Sunday in Russian and Syrian government airstrikes on the Syrian city of Idlib and rural Aleppo, the White Helmets announced Monday. UPI
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The Canadian government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will bolster border enforcement, a top official of his administration said, following the Liberal leader's meeting with Donald Trump in Florida last week. UPI
VOA VIEW: He wanted not to test Trump.
Security concerns have prompted the U.N. agency providing aid to Palestinians to suspend deliveries through the main crossing between Israel and Gaza, officials announced Sunday. UPI
VOA VIEW: UN did not provide the food.
Delegates from more than 170 countries attempting to negotiate a treaty to curb global plastic pollution ended a weeklong meeting in Busan early Monday without an agreement, pushing talks to another session next year. UPI
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When asked, “Are you better off today than you were four years ago?” the answer for many older voters ages 50 and over was “no,” according to a new postelection poll released by AARP. Harris was bad for the majority and country.
Almost half — 47% — of voters ages 50 and over said they are “worse off now,” the research found, while more than half — 55% — of swing voters in that age cohort said the same. In competitive congressional districts, President-elect Donald Trump won the 50 and over vote by 2 percentage points — the same margin by which he carried the country, AARP found. Among voters 50 to 64, Trump won by 7 points. With voters ages 65 and over, Vice President Kamala Harris won by 2 points.
AARP commissioned Fabrizio Ward and Impact Research, a bipartisan team of Republican and Democrat firms providing public opinion research and consulting, to conduct the survey. Interviews were conducted with 2,348 “likely voters” in targeted congressional districts following Election Day between Nov. 6 and 10. Older voters, who make up an outsized share of the vote and tend to lean Republican, made a difference in a lot of key congressional races, according to Bob Ward, a Republican pollster and partner at Fabrizio Ward.
“Overall, 50-plus voters really are what delivered Republicans their majority,” Ward said. When asked “How worried are you about your personal financial situation?” in a June AARP survey, 62% of voters ages 50 and over checked the worry box, while 63% of voters overall did the same. Voters continued to place an emphasis on their money concerns on Election Day, the latest AARP poll found. “All these surveys that we conducted for AARP spoke to a lack of economic security for people,” said Jeff Liszt, partner at Impact Research. “The shock of inflation had left them without a feeling of security,” he said.
For voters ages 50 and over, food ranked as the top cost concern, with 39%, the poll found. That was followed by health care and prescription drugs, with 20%; housing, 14%; gasoline, 10%; and electricity, 6%. More than half — 55% — of voters ages 50 and up said they prioritized personal economic issues, including inflation, the economy and jobs, and Social Security when determining their vote.
