Wednesday, December 3rd

🚨NATION

• House Democrats release new images of Epstein’s private Caribbean island (MO NEWS)

• Trump to pardon Texas Democratic congressman in bribery case (MO NEWS)

• Trump administration threatens to withhold SNAP management funds from states that don’t share data (AP)

• Republican Matt Van Epps holds deep-red House district in Tennessee special election (NBC)

• Jack Smith subpoenaed for closed-door House Judiciary interview (POLITICO)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

• Hong Kong high-rise fire death toll rises to 159, infant among those killed (AP)

• Israel receives coffin believed to contain one of two remaining deceased hostages’ bodies (FOX)

• Malaysia says search for MH370 to resume this month, 11 years after packed plane vanished without a trace (CBS)

• NATO allies gather in Brussels after inconclusive Ukraine peace talks in Moscow (NBC)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

• Trump proposes slashing fuel efficiency standards for passenger cars (CNBC)

• Shredded cheese sold at Walmart, Publix and other grocery stores recalled due to metal fragments (CBS)

• OpenAI CEO Sam Altman declares ‘code red’ to improve ChatGPT amid rising competition (AP)

• SpaceX can launch its Starship megarocket from Florida pad, Air Force says (SPACE)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

• Lauren Graham and Amy Sherman-Palladino to release ‘Gilmore Girls’ book in 2027 (AP)

• Travis Kelce says he and Taylor Swift have ‘never once’ had an argument during their 2.5 year relationship (PEOPLE)

• ‘Mad Men’ debuts on HBO Max with production errors, including visible tech machine during vomit scene (NBC)

• Brian Hartline of Ohio State named USF head coach (AXIOS)

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