Giant plastic spheres, with walls 6 inches thick or more, are opening eyes to the deep sea and its strange denizens https://t.co/kaylQEMz1w

A bomb threat that officials deemed not credible against Times Square was posted on Reddit early Sunday. The governor, Andrew M. Cuomo, later publicly called for increased police presence in the area and an investigation into the post. https://t.co/cccj5Cc1Qn

In this week’s Work Friend column, @caityweaver addresses the perils of writing "O.K."
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A 5-year-old boy who was thrown from the Mall of America’s 3rd-floor balcony in April is now back at school and walking without a limp, according to a GoFundMe page. After falling 40 feet, he broke both his arms and a leg and fractured his face and skull. https://t.co/9z5uLq6z4l

American voters have never elected a sitting mayor to the presidency. But the Democratic primary race is now studded with politicians have run cities, including Pete Buttigieg, Cory Booker, Julián Castro, and Bernie Sanders
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A school district near Sacramento, California, said it is investigating an episode in which a teacher threw away student posters related to the Black Lives Matter movement because, the ACLU said, he thought they were “inappropriate and political" https://t.co/JX1syjmcNH

These are our best Thanksgiving recipes, from breakfast all the way to desserts — even including some that aren't pies https://t.co/pgAeEA9b5N

A rare visit to U.S. bases in eastern Syria reveals that the mission hasn’t changed much since President Trump declared an end to U.S. involvement there https://t.co/z1bfio5cCp

Breaking News: The defense secretary ordered the resignation of the Navy's top civilian leader over his handling of a SEAL commando's war crimes case https://t.co/2LYNyNzGoN

The "public option" for health care was once so contentious that Democrats dropped it from the Affordable Care Act to get the law passed. Now, with "Medicare for all" proposals on the 2020 campaign trail, it's seen by many as the safe, moderate position. https://t.co/lc0redrlAB

Breaking News: Hong Kong's pro-democracy candidates won a stunning victory in local elections that drew a record turnout, in a sharp rebuke of Chinese policies https://t.co/33QEVdixjI

One of the world's biggest private equity firms is now trying to encourage a deal in the long-running dispute between Taylor Swift and Scooter Braun https://t.co/Ev1rJJTGZF

Milton Green, who is black, was in his St. Louis driveway. A police officer for a decade, he saw a man with a gun fleeing police and shouted, “Police! Put the gun down!” But as other officers arrived, he heard a bang. A white colleague shot Officer Green. https://t.co/rDkAsUtOG6

In Opinion

Adrian Zenz, an expert on China’s ethnic policies, writes, "The Chinese Communist Party set out, it claimed, to 'transform through education' ethnic minorities in Xinjiang. In fact, it is ripping apart entire communities." https://t.co/vhUL9UnshW

Bloomberg, the news organization, has laid out plans for how its roughly 2,700 journalists will cover Michael Bloomberg, the presidential candidate https://t.co/pr3GT90X2I

From @UpshotNYT: As the debate in the 2020 Democratic primary over raising taxes on the wealthy continues, @Neil_Irwin says a big question is how much the party's loyalists — some of whom would be paying a lot of that bill — will continue to support it https://t.co/EMbtWzDHxY

Now 79 years old, he said his only goals for the future were to “live comfortably and try to make sure the kids are on the right path” https://t.co/AH3nbQyhmh

Weeks ago, Jeanine Añez was the 2nd vice president of Bolivia's Senate — largely a ceremonial role — and was set to retire in January. Now she's the country's interim leader. Here's how she came to fill the power vacuum left by the ouster of Evo Morales. https://t.co/LfV9hwfYDz

Jah Healing Church in Big Bear, California, treats marijuana as a sacrament. County officials called it an illegal dispensary and raided it, raising a question that's becoming more common: Who gets to decide what counts as church? https://t.co/Xoqmh3s57E

“I’m disappointed that they’re showing prejudice against those of us who are poor right now. I’m disappointed that I’m not going to be able to finish school.” https://t.co/2NCJ71UWum