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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces impeachment vote.

The National Assembly is poised to vote Saturday evening local time on whether to impeach Yoon after the conservative president temporarily declared martial law earlier in the week. Yoon's decision was based on the alleged presence of antistate, pro-North Korean influences within the country. Members of Yoon's party and the opposition liberal coalition have pushed for impeachment. See updates here.

Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral reopens this weekend after 2019 fire.

A reopening service will be held tonight for over 1,500 invite-only guests, followed by an inaugural Mass tomorrow. Over 50 heads of state and government are expected to attend. The reopening comes more than five years after a fire in 2019 caused the now-861-year-old landmark's roof to collapse. Public viewing areas for 40,000 spectators will be set up along the southern bank of the Seine.

Appeals court upholds law requiring sale or ban of TikTok in US.

A federal appeals court upheld a US law requiring TikTok's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to either sell the app or face a ban in the US by mid-January. The ruling dismissed TikTok's claim that the law infringes on First Amendment rights, emphasizing the US government's actions aim to protect its citizens from potential foreign adversarial threats. TikTok said it will take its case to the Supreme Court.

Manslaughter charge against former marine Daniel Penny dismissed.

The jury in the trial of Penny had reported Friday they were deadlocked and unable to reach a unanimous decision on whether he was guilty of manslaughter in the May 2023 death of Jordan Neely on a New York City subway. The judge dismissed the manslaughter charge after a request from prosecutors and instructed the jury to consider a lesser count of criminally negligent homicide.

US economy adds 227,000 jobs in November, more than expected.

The nonfarm payroll growth is up from a revised growth of 36,000 in October and beats economist estimates of 214,000 jobs. The unemployment rate edged higher to 4.2% from 4.1%, as expected. Average hourly earnings rose 0.4% month-over-month and 4% year-over-year—both 0.1 percentage point higher than expected. See all data here.

Romanian top court annuls presidential election result over interference.

Romania's Constitutional Court annulled the first round of the presidential election after intelligence services warned about a Russian influence campaign supporting conservative populist candidate Calin Georgescu. The decision means the entire first round of voting will be redone, with a new date to be set, following concerns about foreign interference and the integrity of the electoral process. 

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Today, we're sharing a story from reader Nora K. in Chicago, Illinois. 

"My son, Patrick, recently moved to Charlotte and was spending Thanksgiving alone. I wanted to find someone to locate a restaurant that was open, pick up a holiday meal, and deliver it to him. I posted my request in a note to Task Rabbit. (Somehow it went to 'Emergency Home Repair Needed'??) It was a long shot. The nicest young man responded. All the restaurants in the area were closed, but by 7:00 pm he interrupted his own Thanksgiving dinner at his mom’s and delivered a homemade feast! Turkey, ham, and all the fixings, even including a generous slice of pumpkin pie! When I count all the things I’m grateful for this season, Kareem tops my list. He made a miracle happen!"

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