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France24.com (en) 

Painful wait in Saudi for family of detained Syrian chess champion

Rania al-Abassi, a Syrian dentist and former national chess champion, disappeared into Assad's lethal network of detention facilities in 2013 along with her husband and their six children. She had declined relatives' invitations to seek safety in Saudi Arabia, where she herself once lived for more than a decade, after the Syrian uprising devolved into civil war, thinking she would be safe because she was not involved in politics. For more than a week now, ever since a lightning offensive by the... Читать дальше...

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The 12-team playoff is finally here! Connelly previews all four first-round games - ESPN

  1. The 12-team playoff is finally here! Connelly previews all four first-round games  ESPN
  2. CFP First-Round Intrigue Includes Little Or No History Between Opponents  Forbes
  3. College Football Playoff bracket predictions: The Athletic’s national championship picks  The Athletic
  4. 2024 College Football Playoff bracket: One fatal flaw for all 12 teams competing for a national championship  CBS Sports

CBSNews.com 

Why Amazon workers are striking days before Christmas

Amazon workers in multiple cities are on a strike led by the Teamsters union. This comes during the Christmas holiday rush on package deliveries. Paul Clark, a labor and employment relations professor at Penn State University, joins CBS News with more details.

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

A power grab by Republicans in North Carolina becomes a referendum on democracy in the states

Democrats in North Carolina were celebrating big wins in the swing state after the November election, including victories for governor and other top statewide offices. But the political high didn’t last long. Republican lawmakers are stripping away these newly elected officials’ powers through a series of wide-ranging changes while anticipating they'll lose their veto-proof majority next year. Critics say the moves were rushed through without any chance for public comment or analysis and undermine the will of the voters. Читать дальше...