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A Watch Made With the Ocean in Mind

By MIKE IVES from NYT Fashion https://ift.tt/2KUWWCp

Can We Grow More Food on Less Land? We’ll Have To, a New Study Finds

By BRAD PLUMER from NYT Climate https://ift.tt/2APpbO7

Global Markets Follow Wall Street’s Sell-Off After Trump Tweets

By ALEXANDRA STEVENSON from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2QbC1kz

What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ and Michelle Obama

By GABE COHN from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/2PkAsvg

Prison Escapee Is Fatally Shot by Woman After He Breaks Into Her Home, Sheriff Says

By MATT STEVENS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2Qcrfdv

Republicans Keep Control of Georgia Elections With Runoff Victory

By RICHARD FAUSSET from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2PhSn5G

‘A Mixture of Sad and Joyful’: The Old Bush Gang Gathers for a Final Send-Off

By PETER BAKER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2EeUzdk

Islanders Give Up 2 Goals in 22 Seconds in Loss to Jets

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2zCiak7

Kevin Hart to Host the 2019 Academy Awards

By SARAH MERVOSH and ANDREW R. CHOW from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/2rlMomL

U.S. Prosecutors Bring Their First Charges Over the Panama Papers

By JESSE DRUCKER from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2Ste8kO

Amazon Backs Trade Publication’s Hollywood Diversity Effort

By BROOKS BARNES from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2E5Ov63

France, Brexit, Steve Bannon: Your Wednesday Briefing

By MARY HUI from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/2QyBkRz

Researching Supersonic Flight

This image of the horizon is as it was seen from the cockpit of NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center’s F/A-18 research aircraft. from NASA https://ift.tt/2Rzi17V

National forecast for Tuesday, December 4

National forecast for Tuesday, December 4 Janice Dean has your FoxCast.

National forecast for Monday, December 3

National forecast for Monday, December 3 Janice Dean has your FoxCast.

Trump mocks Macron again over French fuel tax protests

U.S. President Donald Trump has taken another swipe on Twitter at his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron prompted by Macron's woes over violent protests against fuel taxes. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2QhlM5h

France could change position over wealth tax, says government spokesman

The French government could change its position regarding a wealth tax, said government spokesman Benjamin Griveaux, as protests mount over President Emmanuel Macron's policies. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2FYVSOV

Yemeni government team heads to Sweden for talks with Houthi rebels

A delegation from Yemen's Saudi-backed government left for Sweden on Wednesday to hold peace talks with representatives of the Iranian-aligned Houthi group, in a renewed U.N. push to end a war that has brought economic ruin and famine to the country. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Eec3Gv

New Caledonia, Vanuatu order evacuations after powerful quake, but suffer little impact

New Caledonia and Vanuatu ordered coastal evacuations on Wednesday after a powerful undersea earthquake triggered tsunami warnings in the South Pacific, but appeared to have suffered little damage. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2UfhdqB

U.S. renews 'permanent diplomatic presence' in Somalia

The United States has renewed a "permanent diplomatic presence" in Somalia, the State Department said, nearly 30 years after the U.S. embassy was closed as a civil war raged in the Horn of Africa country. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2PmGqeW

Singapore makes strong protest to Malaysia over port extension plan

Singapore has made a "strong protest" to Malaysia over its plan to extend the limits of a port in its southernmost state, saying it encroached the territorial waters of the wealthy city-state. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2KWSjI2

Malaysian fugitive Jho Low, four others hit with fresh 1MDB charges

Malaysian police filed fresh criminal charges and issued arrest warrants for fugitive financier Low Taek Jho and four others wanted in connection with a multi-billion-dollar scandal at state fund 1MDB, officials said on Wednesday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2zLg4yj

Clooney foundation launches global effort to monitor court trials

A justice foundation created by George and Amal Clooney is set to announce on Wednesday a global initiative called TrialWatch to monitor court trials where there is a risk of abuse and to rank countries' judicial systems. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2QEexUk

Growing split in Seoul over North Korea threatens Korea detente, nuclear talks

When Seoul was preparing to open a liaison office in the North Korean city of Kaesong this summer after a decade of virtually no contact with its longtime enemy, South Korean officials had heated debates over whether they should seek approval from Washington. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Pmaurn