Keeping Up With America

NYPD arrests person of interest in woman’s fatal burning on subway: The woman was sleeping on a train car in Brooklyn on Sunday morning when a man approached her, lit her aflame and ran, police said. A man described as a person of interest in the search for a suspect who set a woman sleeping in a subway car on fire, killing her, was taken into custody Sunday, New York City police said.

Trump addresses Elon Musk’s growing political influence: ‘He’s not going to be president’: After Musk helped tank a bipartisan bill to fund the government, Trump told conservative activists that he hadn’t “ceded the presidency” to the tech billionaire. President-elect Donald Trump dismissed any suggestion that he’s being usurped by his high-profile billionaire ally Elon Musk, coming off a week in which Musk helped derail an emergency spending measure to avert a government shutdown.

Pro-Palestinian students sue University of Michigan over protest crackdown: Current and former students filed a federal suit accusing the school of violating their constitutional rights to free speech, due process and equal protection. Current and former University of Michigan students have filed a lawsuit against the school alleging that it targeted and disproportionately disciplined pro-Palestinian students involved in campus protests.

U.S. Navy pilots eject to safety after friendly fire downs their fighter jet: The guided missile cruiser USS Gettysburg, part of a carrier strike group in the region, mistakenly fired on the jet, U.S. Central Command said. Two U.S. Navy pilots safely ejected over the Red Sea on Sunday after their F/A-18 fighter jet was shot down by what appeared to be friendly fire, U.S. Central Command said.

More snow expected in Northeast and Great Lakes region ahead of Christmas: Though a white Christmas isn’t in the forecast for most, the lead-in to the holiday will still include quite a few inches of rain and snow. The lead-in to the holidays will be heavy on precipitation for many people as another storm system moves in across the Great Lakes and Northeast regions, bringing rain and snow before Christmas.

Around the World

Elon Musk courts Europe’s surging far right: Musk has thrown his support behind far-right politicians in the U.K., Italy and Germany, where the leader of the AfD party has evoked Nazi rhetoric.

German Christmas market attack suspect faces 5 murder counts, aggravated assault charges: He appeared before a judge Saturday evening as details emerged about the attack and his possible motives.

Lets Talk Business and Tech

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