{"id":33212,"date":"2023-12-07T14:54:48","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T14:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"\/p\/thursday-headlines-my-beautiful-dark-twisted-family#id33038"},"modified":"2023-12-07T14:54:48","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T14:54:48","slug":"thursday-headlines-my-beautiful-dark-twisted-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/thursday-headlines-my-beautiful-dark-twisted-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday headlines: My beautiful dark twisted family"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Teenagers&#39; math and reading skills are in an unprecedented decline across dozens of countries, and Covid is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/mathematics-reading-skills-unprecedented-decline-teenagers-oecd-survey-2023-12-05\/\">only partly to blame.<\/a><span style=\"color:#A9A9A9\"> \/ Reuters<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The world&#39;s largest iceberg is on the move for the first time in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2023\/12\/06\/worlds-largest-iceberg-a23a-is-on-the-move-stoking-climate-concerns.html\">more than 35 years.<\/a><span style=\"color:#A9A9A9\"> \/ CNBC<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The United States&#39; first utility-scale offshore wind project starts operating off <a href=\"https:\/\/heatmap.news\/sparks\/orsted-south-fork-wind-first-offshore-power\">the coast of Long Island.<\/a><span style=\"color:#A9A9A9\"> \/ Heatmap<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Hannah Ritchie: The world has enough minerals to move to a low-carbon economy, but the medium-term supply <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com\/p\/transition-mineral-demand-part-two\">will be a challenge.<\/a><span style=\"color:#A9A9A9\"> \/ Sustainability by numbers<\/span><\/p>\n<p>MoMA curator Paola Antonelli: &#8220;Our task is not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2023\/12\/06\/paola-antonelli-moma-interview\/\">to live forever.&#8221;<\/a><span style=\"color:#A9A9A9\"> \/ dezeen<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Detailed information gleaned from seven current and former members of Israel&#39;s intelligence community on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.972mag.com\/mass-assassination-factory-israel-calculated-bombing-gaza\/\">calculated bombing of Gaza.<\/a><span style=\"color:#A9A9A9\"> \/ +972 Magazine<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Spencer Ackerman: Gaza is not just a (war-) crime scene, <a href=\"https:\/\/foreverwars.ghost.io\/the-future-of-warfare-is-happening-in-gaza\/\">it&#39;s an AI laboratory.<\/a><span style=\"color:#A9A9A9\"> \/ Forever Wars<\/span><\/p>\n<p>British American Tobacco, maker of Camel and Newport cigarettes, envisions its business in the US <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business-67640178\">dying off in 30 years.<\/a><span style=\"color:#A9A9A9\"> \/ BBC News<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In Brazil, delivery workers protest bad customers en masse <a href=\"https:\/\/restofworld.org\/2023\/bololo-delivery-workers-fireworks-horns-protest\/\">with horns and fireworks.<\/a><span style=\"color:#A9A9A9\"> \/ rest of world<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In South Korea, a woman adopts her friend in order to become family under Korea&#39;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/features\/2023\/12\/2\/the-south-korean-woman-who-adopted-her-best-friend\">strict family law.<\/a><span style=\"color:#A9A9A9\"> \/ Al Jazeera<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Is the current wave of immersive art&mdash;e.g., Sphere in Las Vegas&mdash;a populist fad or a way to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itsnicethat.com\/features\/immersive-art-thematic-071223\">make art more accessible?<\/a><span style=\"color:#A9A9A9\"> \/ It&#39;s Nice That<\/span><\/p>\n<p>See also: Peak solar activity is forecast for 2024; some suggestions for places to catch <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/guide\/northern-lights-around-the-world\/\">the northern lights.<\/a><span style=\"color:#A9A9A9\"> \/ The Points Guy<\/span><\/p>\n<p>It&#39;s here! The shortlist for the 2024 Tournament of Books, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tournamentofbooks.com\/\">our 20th (!) edition.<\/a><span style=\"color:#A9A9A9\"> \/ The Tournament of Books<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/themorningnews.org\/p\/thursday-headlines-my-beautiful-dark-twisted-family\">View Post &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teenagers&#8217; math and reading skills are in an unprecedented decline across dozens of countries, and Covid is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/mathematics-reading-skills-unprecedented-decline-teenagers-oecd-survey-2023-12-05\/\">only partly to blame.<\/a><span> \/ Reuters<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The world&#8217;s largest iceberg is on the move for the first time in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2023\/12\/06\/worlds-largest-iceberg-a23a-is-on-the-move-stoking-climate-concerns.html\">more than 35 years.<\/a><span> \/ CNBC<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The United States&#8217; first utility-scale offshore wind project starts operating off <a href=\"https:\/\/heatmap.news\/sparks\/orsted-south-fork-wind-first-offshore-power\">the coast of Long Island.<\/a><span> \/ Heatmap<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Hannah Ritchie: The world has enough minerals to move to a low-carbon economy, but the medium-term supply <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com\/p\/transition-mineral-demand-part-two\">will be a challenge.<\/a><span> \/ Sustainability by numbers<\/span><\/p>\n<p>MoMA curator Paola Antonelli: &#8220;Our task is not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2023\/12\/06\/paola-antonelli-moma-interview\/\">to live forever.&#8221;<\/a><span> \/ dezeen<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Detailed information gleaned from seven current and former members of Israel&#8217;s intelligence community on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.972mag.com\/mass-assassination-factory-israel-calculated-bombing-gaza\/\">calculated bombing of Gaza.<\/a><span> \/ +972 Magazine<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Spencer Ackerman: Gaza is not just a (war-) crime scene, <a href=\"https:\/\/foreverwars.ghost.io\/the-future-of-warfare-is-happening-in-gaza\/\">it&#8217;s an AI laboratory.<\/a><span> \/ Forever Wars<\/span><\/p>\n<p>British American Tobacco, maker of Camel and Newport cigarettes, envisions its business in the US <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business-67640178\">dying off in 30 years.<\/a><span> \/ BBC News<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In Brazil, delivery workers protest bad customers en masse <a href=\"https:\/\/restofworld.org\/2023\/bololo-delivery-workers-fireworks-horns-protest\/\">with horns and fireworks.<\/a><span> \/ rest of world<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In South Korea, a woman adopts her friend in order to become family under Korea&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/features\/2023\/12\/2\/the-south-korean-woman-who-adopted-her-best-friend\">strict family law.<\/a><span> \/ Al Jazeera<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Is the current wave of immersive art\u2014e.g., Sphere in Las Vegas\u2014a populist fad or a way to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itsnicethat.com\/features\/immersive-art-thematic-071223\">make art more accessible?<\/a><span> \/ It&#8217;s Nice That<\/span><\/p>\n<p>See also: Peak solar activity is forecast for 2024; some suggestions for places to catch <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/guide\/northern-lights-around-the-world\/\">the northern lights.<\/a><span> \/ The Points Guy<\/span><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s here! 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