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A Republican senator's one-man blockade of military promotions comes to an end. How one couple's investment could reshape taxes in the United States. And a proposal that could mean big changes for college sports. |
πHey there. It's your old pal Laura Davis! It's time for Tuesday's news. |
Tuberville relinquishes hold on military appointments |
Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville's monthslong blockade on military promotions has come to an end. The Alabama lawmaker, who has been protesting a Pentagon policy on abortion since February, said Tuesday he will be lifting holds on military promotions for nominees three stars and below. The blockade has prevented more than 400 military jobs from being filled. Depending on the case, the Pentagon can give service members time off and pay for travel to have an abortion. The policy was put into effect after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year. π Here's a closer look. | Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., speaks to members of the press at the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 15 in Washington, D.C. Alex Wong, Getty Images |
Israeli forces sweep into major Gaza city |
In what the Israeli military described as some of the most intense fighting of the war, Israeli troops on Tuesday rolled into Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip's second-largest city. The Israeli military said its forces intended to continue attacking with land and air forces deeper into southern Gaza, where ground forces began their push in earnest a day earlier after weeks of pounding through northern Gaza. The Biden administration has been leaning heavily on Israel to minimize civilian deaths as it begins the southern Gaza part of its military campaign and to avoid the large loss of lives and displacement that resulted from attacks in the enclave's north. The death toll in Gaza is already approaching 16,000 Palestinians and most of the 2.3 million population has been displaced. π Here's the latest from the war. | Palestinians fleeing the Israeli ground offensive arrive in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. Hatem Ali, AP |
SCOTUS case over $15,000 could cost the government trillions |
It started as a fight over $14,729 in taxes that the government said Charles and Kathleen Moore owed on an investment they made in a company in India. But their lawsuit, which the Supreme Court heard Tuesday, could wind up costing the government billions, prompting follow-on lawsuits challenging a wide swath of federal taxes and upending proposals some Democrats have floated for years to tax the ultra-rich. The legal question in the case involves how to define income for tax purposes. But the Supreme Court's decision could have sweeping implications for how much the government can dip into the earnings of wealthy Americans who can shield those holdings from taxes. π Here's what to know. |
A new proposal for college athletes' pay |
NCAA President Charlie Baker unveiled a proposal Tuesday that could alter the landscape of college sports. In a letter to Division I schools, Baker outlined a proposed shift that would effectively enable big-money athletic departments to pay athletes directly, by allowing each to create an "enhanced educational trust fund" that could funnel money to them. The proposal would also allow those same universities, likely the upper echelon of top-tier football schools, to branch off and make their own rules around roster size and name, image and likeness (NIL), among other issues. ππ⚽️ Here's what it could mean for the future of college sports. | | | | James Yoo, 56, was identified by police as the owner of the duplex and the individual who fired flares into the air more than 30 times. | | | |  | Investigators have now tied at least four gold bars found in Sen. Bob Menendez's home to one of his co-defendants, according to an NBC investigation. | | | | A shark bit and killed a 44-year-old woman from Boston who was paddleboarding in the Bahamas on Monday, police said. | | | | Joseph Tyler Goodson, featured in the popular 2017 "S-Town" podcast, died Sunday after barricading himself at a residence in Alabama, authorities say. | | | | Age appears to be a concern for Biden heading into next year's election. | | | | Mark Sheppard, best known for roles in "Supernatural" and "Battlestar Galactica" shared that he suffered "six massive heart attacks" over the weekend. | | | | The Vangunu giant rat which only lives on one island in the Solomon's was thought to be extinct. The only proof of its existence was partial remains. | | | | When "Little House on the Prairie" actress Melissa Gilbert reached midlife, she stopped Botox, ditched her breast implants and found herself. | | | | Earthquakes happen daily around the world and more often in the US than you might imagine and not just California. Should you worry? | | | | Liz Cheney told USA TODAY in an interview she doesn't think House Republicans can be trusted to honor the results of the 2024 presidential election. | | | | | Sign up for the news you want | Exclusive newsletters are part of your subscription, don't miss out! We're always working to add benefits for subscribers like you. | | | | | | |
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