Monday, December 2

🚨NATION

📌 4 million under winter storm alerts as snow buries Buffalo, rest of Great Lakes region (ABC)

📌 Pete Hegseth's mom called him 'abuser of women' during his 2018 divorce, NYT reports (MSNBC)

📌 Ken Martin emerges as early front-runner in race to lead Democrats as DNC chair (POLITICO)

📌 Trump threatens 100% tariff on BRICS countries if they pursue creating new currency (NBC)

 🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Justin Trudeau dines with Trump at Mar-a-Lago after tariff threat (AP)

📌 UN says it is halting aid through main Gaza crossing because route is too dangerous (NPR)

📌 Zelenskyy says NATO offer for Ukraine-controlled territory could end ‘hot stage’ of war (AP)

📌 Unprecedented protests sweep Georgia after government scraps EU bid (POLITICO)

📌 A new Belgium law gives sex workers contracts, benefits and safety protection (AP) 

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Volkswagen’s woes mount as workers prepare to strike across Germany (CNN)

📌 Atlantic hurricane season races to finish within range of predicted number of named storms (NOAA)

📌 Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares steps down as carmaker continues struggle with slumping sales (AP)

📌 Inside your body, aging unfolds at remarkably different rates (WASHINGTON POST)

 🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Thanksgiving box office record: ‘Moana 2’ scores dazzling $221 million debut, ‘Wicked’ adds huge $117 million (VARIETY)

📌 Brawl ensues after Michigan deals stunning upset loss to rival Ohio State (CNN)

📌 Eddie Murphy's son is marrying Martin Lawrence's daughter: 'A love that feels like destiny' (USA TODAY)

📌 ‘Wicked’ star Marissa Bode speaks out against ‘harmful’ ableist comments made about her character (TODAY)