A foot in the door for college athletes

Greetings, TicToc readers! In this edition: Brexit's Christmastime vote, California's new blackouts, and Rwanda's rebounding gorillas. NCAA tiptoes toward paying athletes The NCAA Board of Governors voted unanimously to let college students "benefit" from the use of their name, image and likeness, stopping short of saying athletes would actually get paid. For years, the NCAA has limited athlete compensation to scholarships, but Tuesday's vote means students could hire agents to handle endorsement deals without losing their eligibility. Still, it's not considering salaries for athletes at any level. "We have to come up with something that has the right guardrails around it," board chair Michael Drake said, "and not turn student-athletes into employees of institutions." The board set a Jan. 2021 deadline for changing the rules. More: A California law set to take effect in 2023 would make it illegal for NCAA schools in the state to prevent athletes from signing personal endorsement deals.  In response to the vote, LeBron James tweeted: "It's a beautiful day for all college athletes going forward from this day on!" $ignificant figures 438 to 20. U.K. PM Boris Johnson won a vote in the House of Commons to set a Dec. 12 general election to break political deadlock over Brexit, which is on hold until the end of January. 1.5 million. How many California residents in 29 counties may be left without electricity in PG&E's latest round of fire-prevention blackouts, as dozens of blazes rage throughout the state. 69%. The share of American teens who watch online videos every day, twice as many as four years ago, according to a new survey. For 8- to 12-year olds, it was 56%.  Sponsored by Diamond Producers Association Did you know: Leading diamond producers create $16 billion net positive socioeconomic and environmental benefits annually, 80% of which are retained by local communities.  These contributions have transformed countries like Botswana, where poverty has been cut in half and every child receives free primary and secondary education. Learn more at  Total-Clarity.com   Highly quotable "Concerned by the call." Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who listened in on Trump's Ukraine call, testified that he was so disturbed that he reported it to the NSC's legal counsel. "Make sure 100%." The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces say their spy stole Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's underwear and DNA tested it to prove his identity before he was killed. "Politically driven speculation." Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam dismissed "malicious" reports that Beijing was planning to remove her for failing to quell months of protests. This is not normal New "American Gothic." A photographer took this image of a bride and groom's wine country destination wedding in Sonoma County, California, hours before the nearby Kincade Fire forced everyone to evacuate. The future is now Leave it to Dubai. The Museum of the Future, opening in 2020, might be one of the most challenging buildings ever erected. Adorned in Arabic calligraphy, engineers say its unconventional torus shape and elliptical void represent "all that we do not yet know—in other words, the future." What's good Against the odds. Once on the brink of extinction, mountain gorillas are bouncing back in Rwanda. Thanks to a sustained conservation campaign, the total population has risen from 680 a decade ago to just over 1,000. Now that you're caught up... Tell your friends to sign up to receive our newsletter five days a week, and follow us on Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook. Sneak peek: Democrats released the text of the eight-page impeachment resolution ahead of the U.S. House vote on Thursday. Thanks for reading!  -Andrew Mach FOLLOW US SEND TO A FRIEND You received this message because you are subscribed to Bloomberg's TicToc Tonight newsletter. Unsubscribe | Bloomberg.com | Contact Us Bloomberg L.P. 731 Lexington, New York, NY, 10022