December 12 top stories
It is December 12. Here are today’s top stories.
Google reveals top 5 searched news topics
Google revealed that the most searched news topic in 2023 was the war in Israel and Gaza. The second is the Titanic submarine (submersible) and the third is the Turkey earthquake.
Biden to meet with family of American hostages
President Biden will invite family members of American hostages being held by Hamas to the White House on Wednesday for a meeting.
Biden hosted a Hanukkah reception on Monday evening and reaffirmed his support for Israel in its war against Hamas. Biden did issue a warning that Israel has to be careful because the world’s public opinion can shift overnight.
Zelenskyy meets with Biden, Congressional leaders
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy was in Washington, D.C. today to meet with U.S. President Biden and congressional leaders. The Ukrainian leader has continued to ask the U.S. for help in its defense from Russian invasion. Democratic leaders said they wanted to give aid, but House Republican leaders said they’re concerned that there’s no oversight or strategy to win and want to refocus on U.S. border security priorities. ABC News said the clock is winding down for both sides to come to a comprise before the holiday recess begins at the end of the week.
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Russian opposition leader Navalny disappears
Those close to Alexei Navalny, a prominent opposition leader in Russia who is jailed, said he disappeared from a prison camp about 100 miles away from Moscow. Navalny’s team said they have not received information on where Navalny was moved.
The Russian government said they don’t know where Navalny is and don’t intend to look into his status.
The Biden administration said it is deeply concerned about his disappearance.
Supreme Court will make decision on Trump immunity
The Supreme Court said it would make a quick decision on a request from special counsel Jack Smith on whether former President Donald Trump has any immunity from criminal prosecution for any alleged crimes that he did while in office. This question has to be resolved before a trial can happen on Trump’s criminal charges related to trying to prevent the peaceful transfer of power to the next president (Biden). The Supreme Court gave Trump’s legal team until December 20 to file a response. Smith hopes to begin the trial on March 4.
Trump’s spokesperson said this prosecution is completely politically motivated and its only purpose is to injure Trump and his supporters.
In other news, Smith said in a court filing that he plans to use data from Trump’s White House cell phone in the trial. Smith believes he can show what Trump did on his phone, including with the Twitter app, during the day of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
McDonald’s to open CosMc’s spinoff restaurants
CNBC reported that McDonald’s plans to open 10 locations of CosMc’s, a new spinoff restaurant brand, to test if the concept could work across the U.S. and other markets. The first location is in Bolingbrook, Illinois. There will be nine restaurants in Texas. The menu will focus on small meals and coffee. Some familiar items include McMuffins and McFlurries and new items include Churro Frappes, fruity drinks, and pretzel bites.
That is all the top stories for today. See you tomorrow and stay with the light.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/11/tech/google-2023-year-in-search-cec/index.html
https://trends.google.com/trends/yis/2023/GLOBAL/
https://abcnews.go.com/International/live-updates/israel-gaza-hamas-health-catastrophe
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/12/11/navalny-prison-russia-missing-opposition/
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/11/politics/special-counsel-trump-jack-smith/index.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/06/mcdonalds-to-open-first-cosmcs-spinoff-restaurant-this-week.html