Thursday, November 14
It is Thursday, November 14. Here are today’s top stories.
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Mahomes and Kelce homes burglarized
ESPN said the homes of Kansas City Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce were burglarized on October 6 and October 7. Kelce’s home had $20,000 in cash stolen. It hasn’t been disclosed what was stolen from Mahomes’ home. The burglaries happened the day before and on the day of the Chiefs’ home game against the New Orleans Saints. Mahomes said he feels frustrated and disappointed at what happened. There is an ongoing investigation. Hopefully police can identify the suspects.
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Republicans win control of House
Republicans won control of the House of Representatives by reaching the required 218 seats for majority control. Democrats have 208 seats. Axios said it is a “win for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) after two years of turmoil in Congress’ lower chamber. It means Donald Trump will have total control of Congress when he enters office and can go fast with his right-wing policy agenda.
https://www.axios.com/2024/11/14/house-republicans-majority-congress-mike-johnson
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Forecasters predict tropical storm Sara
The Weather Channel said there is a storm in the Caribbean Sea that is likely to become Tropical Storm Sara. It poses a serious flood threat to Central American countries because the storm may stall and linger in the region. It is uncertain what its longer-term forecast is, but it may enter the Gulf of Mexico after the weekend and the storm could become stronger, maybe a hurricane, with impacts on the U.S. coast. We’ll have to stay tuned over the weekend.
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Mike Tyson and Jake Paul fight
There will be a highly-anticipated boxing match between legend Mike Tyson and social media superstar Jake Paul. Tyson is 58 and Paul is 27. The fight will be streamed live on Netflix on Friday night after 8:00 pm ET. There are no extra fees if you’re already a Netflix subscriber to watch it. The fight is in Dallas at the home of the Dallas Cowboys. The fight was originally supposed to happen on July 20 but it was postponed due to Tyson having a serious stomach ulcer. Tyson said he’s recovered and is looking forward to fighting. Tyson retired 19 years ago. Paul has been a pro boxer for less than five years and has a 10-1 record.
The fight will be a bit different from most pro boxing matches because it will have eight rounds of 2 minutes each instead of the typical 10 or 12 rounds of three minutes each. The fighters will also wear heavier gloves to lessen the power of punches.
Will you be watching the fight? Regardless of whoever wins, both Paul and Tyson are set to make a lot of money. Paul may make $40 million while Tyson may earn $20 million.
https://apnews.com/article/tyson-vs-paul-fight-efae4cab8a8731a938a3da3da54854ea
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Trump picks Matt Gaetz to lead Department of Justice
President-elect Donald Trump picked Matt Gaetz, the former Florida congressman, to be his attorney general and lead the Department of Justice.
Gaetz has been one of the most loyal politicians to Trump and has been very aggressive in defending him. It’s not a surprise that Trump would want someone loyal to him in that position.
Gaetz was under investigation over allegations that he committed sexual misconduct with a minor and misused campaign funds. Gaetz has denied all wrongdoing.
The House was supposed to release an ethics report about him but will not because Gaetz resigned from Congress.
Gaetz will have to get the approval of the Senate before he can take the attorney general position and there will be public hearings where he is likely to face questions about his allegations and he will have a chance to defend himself.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2k0472q8v0o
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/what-happens-gaetz-house-ethics-report
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The Onion acquires Alex Jones’ Infowars
The Onion, the satirical news outlet, has acquired Alex Jones’ Infowars.
Jones was forced to sell Infowars in bankruptcy proceedings after he lost defamation lawsuits from the families of the victims of the Sandy Hook mass shooting. Jones made many false claims that the shooting was a hoax.
The Onion will get Infowars’ website, product inventory, customer lists, social media accounts, and intellectual property.
The Onion said it plans to shut down Infowars and create a new website with well-known internet humor writers and content creators. Its first sponsor will be a nonprofit that fights gun violence called “Everytown for Gun Safety.”
https://www.axios.com/2024/11/14/alex-jones-infowars-the-onion
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That is all the top stories for today. See you tomorrow and stay with the light.