Plus, how internet sleuthing in the killings of four Idaho college students could be dangerous.
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2022 |
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Good morning, NBC News readers.
Six years of Donald Trump's tax returns are now available to House Democrats. Sam Bankman-Fried, the ex-CEO of FTX, makes his first public appearance since his crypto company's collapse. And thousands of amateur detectives are gathering on social media to talk about — and attempt to solve — the deaths of four Idaho college students. Here's what we're watching this Thursday morning. |
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(Phelan M. Ebenhack) After a multiyear court fight, a Democratic-led House committee now has access to six years of former President Donald Trump's tax returns. The Treasury Department said Wednesday that it had complied with last week's Supreme Court decision that paved the way for the returns to be handed over to the House Ways and Means Committee. Ways and Means Committee members are meeting Thursday, and lawmakers expect to learn more about Trump's taxes then, a Democrat on the panel said. But it's unclear what House Democrats plan to do with the documents, especially as they face a GOP takeover of the House in January. Read the full story here. |
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| The House passed legislation Wednesday to avert a potentially catastrophic rail strike, and the bill now heads to the Senate. But here's what could happen if Congress doesn't intervene, talks between workers and operators remain at a standstill and rail workers go on strike. One effect: Gas prices could rise again. |
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| Independent state legislature theory claims states legislatures have the final say over election laws. The issue, playing out in a Supreme Court case involving Republican-drawn congressional district maps, is being closely watched for its potential to impact in 2024. |
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| Mexico's 2-1 win against Saudi Arabia wasn't enough for the team to make it to the next round. Argentina, Australia, France and Poland will advance. See more highlights from Wednesday's World Cup action. |
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| At his first public appearance since he stepped down as CEO of crypto company FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried said he did not "try to commit fraud on anyone" and continued to insist that FTX's U.S. subsidiary was fully solvent. |
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| McVie, the English musician whose smoky vocals and romantic lyrics helped catapult the rock group Fleetwood Mac to international success, "passed away peacefully" surrounded by loved ones at a hospital, her family said. |
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| The unsolved killings of four Idaho college students has given rise to amateur detectives determined to crack the case. A private Facebook group about the homicides has more than 32,700 members. A forum on Reddit has more than 27,000. Experts say the sleuthing likely won't crack the case and worry about the potential real-world effects on people's lives. "There's a Wild, Wild West aspect to all of this," one expert said. |
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Select: Online shopping, simplified |
Select's editors shared what they bought during Black Friday and Cyber Monday, from kitchen appliances and bedding to sneakers and socks. |
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