A senior official in Iran suggests the morality police have been disbanded, but local media say his remarks have been "misinterpreted." / BBC News Supposedly, a decision will be made in December on whether to abolish Iran's mandatory hijab altogether. / The Economist France bans short domestic flights
Russia says it "will not accept" the G7's $60-a-barrel price cap on its oil exports. / Reuters Internal documents show the US Army planned to sponsor Call of Duty streamers to attract Gen Z recruits. / Motherboard "It is easy to see Metallica as an
China plans to announce an easing of its Covid quarantine protocols and a reduction in mass testing. / Reuters Hong Kong's zero Covid policy, in the face of Omicron, led to half the population getting infected within two months. / STAT Unrelated: A Buddhist temple in Thailand goes empty after
France becomes the first major western power to support trying Russian officials over the war in Ukraine. / The Guardian Millions of people in Ukraine are said to be without power as winter nears. / BBC News Christopher Blatterman: Peace gets tricky when both sides of a war find the idea of
The United States Senate passes legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriage. Meanwhile, a court in Japan upholds a ban. / CNN, Reuters The White House asks Congress to avert a rail strike, which could cost the American economy as much as $2 billion per day. / Voice of America Jay
China announces a new social credit law, attempting to codify past experiments. / MIT Technology Review To understand China's zero-covid policy, it's helpful to think of it "as a steampunk pandemic response." / The Economist Unrelated: Cities where "vision zero," regarding traffic deaths,
In China, protests over Covid lockdown restrictions intensify across multiple cities and universities. / BuzzFeed News Related: With its anti-propaganda team now decimated, Twitter is being overwhelmed by spam in attempts to drown out coverage of the protests. / The Washington Post Iran wants the US suspended from the World Cup
TMN is going on holiday for a couple days. See you Monday. As 2023 begins, the world's most important climate system remains locked in La Niña. / The Economist Iranian security forces use ambulances against protesters. They also use sexual assault. / The New York Times, CNN Workers at Foxconn&
More than 50 million people are traveling this weekend, reaching 98% of pre-pandemic Thanksgiving travel. / MarketWatch A reporter is detained for wearing a rainbow T-shirt to the World Cup. / Fútbol with Grant Wahl See also: "'It feels,' says one journalist, 'like a country that&
An earthquake shakes Indonesia's main island of Java, killing at least 46 people. / BBC News A 22-year-old gunman opens fire inside a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, killing five people before he's subdued by patrons. / NPR Helen Branswell: How infectious disease experts are responding
