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Correction: In this segment, we mistakenly said the Dow gained one point today. We should have said 1 percent. We regret the error.
In our news wrap Thursday, former President Trump is under a gag order again in his civil fraud trial in New York, Sen. Tommy Tuberville is signaling he’s ready to end his blockade of hundreds of high-level military nominations and Meta says it has eliminated a network of fake Facebook accounts designed to increase political divisions in the U.S.
Geoff Bennett:
In the day’s other headlines: Former President Trump is under a gag order again in his civil fraud trial in New York.
A state appeals court today reinstated the ban on his criticizing court staffers. It had been on hold pending the ruling. Trial Judge Arthur Engoron imposed the order after Mr. Trump posted derogatory comments about his clerk. Court officials said the comments sparked hundreds of threats.
Senator Tommy Tuberville is signaling he’s ready to end his blockade of hundreds of high-level military nominations. The Alabama Republican has been holding up promotions for nearly a year. He’s trying to force an end to paying for U.S. troops to travel for abortions. Today, though, at the U.S. Capitol, he said he’d like to get some of the promotions moving in the next week or so.
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL):
We have had real good discussions about this, about the proper way to do this, because we do want to stand up for life and the taxpayers not having to pay for anything having to do with abortion, and get these people that need to be promoted, promoted.
Geoff Bennett:
Tuberville did not say how many promotions he’s willing to let through. He spoke as Democrats and a number of Republicans are working on a way to get around the promotion freeze.
Social media giant Meta says it has eliminated a network of fake Facebook accounts designed to increase political divisions in the U.S. In all, close to 4,800 accounts were reposting polarizing messages from X, the former Twitter. Meta says the accounts appeared to come from Americans, but they actually originated in China.
In Russia, that country’s Supreme Court today banned what it called the international LGBT movement in a long-running crackdown on gay, lesbian, and transgender rights. A judge in Moscow read the ruling after a four-hour closed hearing. Human rights advocates said it effectively bans LGBTQ activism in Russia.
Max Olenichev, Russian Human Rights Attorney (through translator):
The Justice Ministry demanded that the court label a nonexistent organization, the international LGBT movement, as extremist. But it could happen that Russian authorities will enforce it against LGBTQ groups that work within Russia, considering them a part of this international movement.
Geoff Bennett:
The Russian Justice Ministry argued that gay, lesbian, and trans activists are extremists who incite — quote — “social and religious discord.” The Russian Orthodox Church praised the court’s action.
Saudi Arabia and other oil-producing states made new attempts today to reduce output and shore up lagging prices. The OPEC Plus members announced they will maintain and add new cuts totaling more than two million barrels a day, through the first quarter of 2024. They also announced that Brazil will join the alliance in January. It’s one of the world’s fastest-growing producers.
Back in this country, new data shed more light on the state of the economy. The Commerce Department reported consumer prices were unchanged from September to October. Year over year, prices were up 3 percent, the slowest pace in 2.5 years. And the Labor Department said the number of people collecting jobless benefits hit a two-year high in mid-November, at nearly two million.
And on Wall Street, stocks had a lackluster day to finish their best month since last year. The Dow Jones industrial average gained one point today to close near 35951. The Nasdaq fell 32 points. The S&P 500 added 17. For the month, the Dow and the S&P rose 9 percent, the Nasdaq shot up nearly 11 percent.
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