| Greetings, TicToc readers! In this edition: Hill's Russia warning, Corbyn's radical manifesto, and the OR's high-tech revival.  Netanyahu indicted for corruption Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu was indicted Thursday on corruption charges, including fraud, breach of trust and bribery, capping a three-year investigation by Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit. The charges, which carry the possibility of jail time, are the first-ever against a sitting Israeli leader but don't require Netanyahu, 70, to resign. They could, however, imperil his political future as the country edges toward an unprecedented third election in less than a year. More: - The indictment said Netanyahu accepted bribes that include champagne and expensive cigars, conspired with a newspaper publisher, and used his clout to help a telecom magnate in exchange for favorable news coverage.
- In televised remarks, Netanyahu denied any wrongdoing and accused prosecutors of staging "an attempted coup," adding, "the time has come to investigate the investigators."
- Both Netanyahu and Benny Gantz, have failed to form a government, and Netanyahu's ability to build a coalition is now further in doubt.
Highly quotable "Domestic political errand." Fiona Hill testified she was alarmed by Sondland's orders to get Ukraine to probe the Bidens and scolded Republicans for the "fictional narrative" that Ukraine, not Russia, interfered in 2016. "Manifesto of hope." U.K. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn set out a radical election policy, pledging "real change" by increasing tax revenues, abolishing university tuition fees and caring for the elderly. "Ghost gun." The Saugus High School shooter who killed two students last week used an unregistered .45 caliber semi-automatic pistol that was assembled from gun parts and did not have a serial number. $ignificant figures 5,000. The world's worst measles outbreak has killed thousands this year in the Democratic Republic of Congo after the disease spread to all provinces in the country. 2,400. WeWork is cutting nearly 20% of its global workforce of roughly 12,500 employees, as its valuation has plummeted from $47 billion to about $8 billion. 657. UNICEF said at least that many children have been killed in war-torn Syria over the past year, warning 2019 could be the deadliest yet for kids in the conflict zone. This is not normal Paging Jack Frost. An annual ice sculpture park won't open this year in North Pole, Alaska, due to a lack of ice. It's the event's first cancellation in 14 years in the city where Christmas is celebrated year-round.  The future is now AR in the ER. Microsoft launched its HoloLens 2 augmented-reality headset that superimposes 2D, 3D and 4D holographic images of patients' internal organs onto real-life view, marking a game-changer for surgeons.  What's good Fury darling. After a 16-hour flight, the U.S.-born giant panda, Bei Bei, was welcomed home by hundreds of people in China's Sichuan Province, where he'll first be quarantined with plenty of bamboo to settle in.  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. Before you go: See the harrowing moment an Australian woman dashed into a bushfire to save an injured koala. Thanks for reading!
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