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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2023 / Finely crafted by Ed Hornick
Good morning, everyone. It’s exactly one week until Thanksgiving. Looking for ideas on what to cook? Here are some popular recipes from all-star chefs.
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 | News To Know |  | Palestinians walk in a UNDP-provided tent camp in Khan Younis. (Fatima Shbair/AP) | - Israel’s military dropped leaflets today warning Palestinians in southern Gaza to flee – signaling a potential expansion of its campaign against Hamas in an area it previously said was safe. Meanwhile, Israeli forces continued their raid of Shifa Hospital in the northern part of the territory. (AP)
- Government shutdown averted: The Senate overwhelmingly approved House Speaker Mike Johnson’s temporary funding measure in an 87-11 vote on Wednesday. It now goes to President Joe Biden, who is expected to sign it before Friday’s deadline. (CNN)
- Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping met face to face yesterday during a four-hour meeting in California. Biden announced progress in two areas: resuming communications between militaries and cracking down on fentanyl. (CBS News)
- A new Yahoo News/YouGov poll finds a majority of potential Democratic primary voters – 54% – want to see another Democrat challenge Biden. Nearly two thirds of Americans, meanwhile, say they are concerned about Biden’s “health and mental acuity.” (Yahoo News)
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 | Entertainment Spotlight |  | (Netflix) | - Attention, The Crown fans: Part one of the final season dropped earlier today on Netflix. “Season 6 will continue with Princess Diana’s story, with the first four episodes exploring the events surrounding her tragic death in 1997,” the streamer said. (USA TODAY)
- Friends stars Jennifer Aniston, David Schwimmer and Lisa Kudrow paid tribute to Matthew Perry yesterday. “He was such a part of our DNA,” Aniston wrote on Instagram. “We were always the 6 of us. This was a chosen family.” (Yahoo Entertainment)
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| Slice of Life |  | (Stocksy) | - The CDC is recommending that pregnant women get a new vaccine for the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). However, some women say they are having a hard time getting one. Here’s what doctors say to do if you can’t find it. (Yahoo Life)
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 | Sports. Sports. Sports. |  | (Dylan Buell/Getty Images) | - Thursday Night Football: The Baltimore Ravens are looking to score another home victory when they host the Cincinnati Bengals at 8:15 p.m. ET (Amazon Prime). A Ravens win would bring them much closer to the division title. (Yahoo Sports)
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 | Finance For You |  | (Mark Rightmire/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images) | - Thousands of Starbucks workers in the U.S. are set to strike today during the coffee chain’s promotional Red Cup Day. The reason? They want the company to bargain a first union contract and address understaffing. (The Guardian)
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 | Tech Talk |  | (Thomas Buchner/ETH Zurich) | - How cool is this: For the first time, researchers have printed a robotic hand – complete with bones, ligaments and tendons. It’s a big leap forward for the 3D printing industry and opens up new possibilities in the field of prosthetics. (Engadget)
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Fantastic Finish | This is something you don’t see everyday. Strong winds from Storm Debi caused a waterfall in Wales to flow in reverse over the green cliff. (Fox Weather) |
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