| Greetings, TicToc readers! In this edition: Disaster in Albania, Maryland trio set free, and a 3D-printed steak that'll fool any carnivore. Democrats go forth on impeachment The impeachment inquiry will enter a new phase next week with the House Judiciary Committee set to hold its first public hearing where President Trump will be invited to testify. In a letter to the president, Chairman Jerry Nadler said the Dec. 4 hearing will examine the constitutional grounds for impeachment, as the committee weighs a vote on charges of "high crimes and misdemeanors." "The president has a choice to make: he can take this opportunity to be represented in the impeachment hearings, or he can stop complaining about the process," Nadler said in a statement. More: - Nadler gave Trump a deadline of 6 p.m. Dec. 1 to say whether he or his attorney plans to participate.
- The DOJ asked for a stay in a federal judge's ruling that ex-White House counsel Don McGahn must testify until it can be appealed.
- House Intel chief Adam Schiff aims to send an impeachment report to the Judiciary Committee after Congress's Thanksgiving recess.
Highly quotable "It's not the same pizza." Ousted Papa John's chair John Schnatter took a dig at the chain's food quality, saying he's eaten more than 40 pizzas in the last 30 days. "We went through hell." Three men falsely convicted of murder in Baltimore, Maryland, were exonerated and set free after 36 years in prison. "Presidents are not kings." Federal Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson ordered ex-White House counsel Don McGahn to testify, rejecting claims of broad presidential immunity. $ignificant figures 21 people. Albania declared a day of mourning after a pre-dawn 6.4 earthquake struck near capital city Tirana, killing nearly two dozen and injuring some 600 more. 13 troops. More than a dozen French soldiers were killed when two helicopters collided "in total darkness" during an operation against ISIS-linked extremists in Mali. $4 billion. EBay sold ticket reseller StubHub to European rival Viagogo in a deal that'll allow it to focus on its retail site and address pressure from shareholders. This is not normal Feeding humanity gets harder. As global temps rise and water gets scarcer, researchers are scrambling to develop climate change-resistant crops after an international treaty to develop them stalled last week. The future is now A perfect-tasting printed "steak." This startup is building a 3D printer that it says will produce a meatless steak that's so fatty, juicy and perfectly meaty that even the most dedicated carnivore won't know the difference. What's good Plummeting. New HIV infections are falling worldwide and fewer people are dying of AIDS-related diseases, the UN said, citing expanding access to treatment that's reached nearly two-thirds of those living with the virus. 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. Thanks for reading! -Andrew Mach |
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