Category: news

1. Here’s what triggered California’s 7.0 earthquake and forecast for aftershocks  San Francisco Chronicle
2. Tsunami Warning in San Francisco ‘Felt Like a Science Fiction Movie’  The New York Times
3. Why Humboldt’s coast gets major earthquakes. Could they happen in Shasta Cascade region?  Yahoo! Voices
4. M 7.0 – 99 km WSW of Ferndale, California  USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
5. In California’s ‘earthquake country,’ a 7.0 temblor prompts confusion and a tsunami warning  The Associated Press

1. Taiwanese President Lai has phone talks from Guam with US Congress leaders  The Associated Press
2. Ahead of expected war games, Taiwan urges China to ‘unclench its fists’  Reuters
3. Taiwan’s President to Rally Tiny Pacific Allies to Counter China  The New York Times
4. US House Speaker Holds Call With Taiwan’s Leader, Report Says  Bloomberg
5. Beijing Has Picked Off Taiwan’s Remaining Allies. Taiwan Is Fighting Back.  The Wall Street Journal

1. Trump appoints former PayPal COO David Sacks as AI and crypto czar  Reuters
2. Trump says venture capitalist David Sacks will be AI and crypto ‘czar’  CNBC
3. Trump picks Musk ally David Sacks as crypto and AI tsar  Financial Times
4. Donald Trump Names David Sacks as White House AI and Crypto Czar  Bloomberg

1. UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting: Suspect arrived in New York on bus from Atlanta: ABC News sources  ABC7 New York
2. Suspect in Killing of Insurance C.E.O. Is Said to Have Used Fake New Jersey ID  The New York Times
3. UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting suspect arrived in New York last month on Greyhound bus from Atlanta: sources  Fox News
4. Police release new photos as they search for the gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare CEO  The Associated Press
5. How a Midtown shooter got away — and how the NYPD could use technology to find him  Gothamist

1. ‘Great danger’ to South Korea unless President Yoon suspended, says ruling party leader  The Guardian
2. Yoon Suk Yeol: The ‘American Pie’-singing conservative who tried to suspend democracy – and failed  CNN
3. The Head of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s Party Calls for His Impeachment  The New York Times
4. What to know about martial law and the effort to impeach South Korea’s president  The Associated Press
5. The Six Hours of Chaos That Dragged South Korea Into Martial Law and Back  The Wall Street Journal

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called the fire an antisemitic “act of hate”.

1. Asian Shares Fall Ahead of Jobs Data; Won Slips: Markets Wrap  Yahoo Finance
2. Morning Bid: Risk-wary markets count down to payrolls  Reuters
3. Asia markets mixed as investors assess Japan spending data and India rate decision  CNBC
4. Stock market today: Asian stocks are mixed after Wall Street falls ahead of key US jobs report  The Hill
5. Forexlive Asia-pacific FX news wrap 6 Dec: Markets prepare for Jobs Friday  ForexLive

1. Trump says venture capitalist David Sacks will be AI and crypto ‘czar’  CNBC
2. Trump’s Cabinet And Key Jobs: David Sacks Selected As ‘A.I. & Crypto Czar,’ Bank Executive Frank Bisignano To Lead Social Security Administration  Forbes
3. Trump names “All In” host and Musk pal David O. Sacks as AI, crypto czar  Axios
4. Donald Trump Names David Sacks as White House AI and Crypto Czar  Bloomberg

1. Two children wounded and gunman dead in California school shooting  BBC.com
2. Man accused of shooting 2 kindergartners in Oroville had criminal history in SF  SFGATE
3. Suspected gunman in California shooting used ‘ruse’ to enter school, sheriff says  USA TODAY

1. 7.0 Earthquake Rattles Northern California and Prompts Tsunami Warning  The New York Times
2. Northern California earthquake today: Magnitude 7.0 quake strikes Humboldt County, USGS reports; tsunami warning canceled  ABC7 Bay Area
3. ‘You are in danger!’ How San Francisco scrambled to prepare for a tsunami that never came  The Independent
4. Tsunami warning lifted after Humboldt County earthquake shakes Bay Area  KRON4