LA Times Editorial: We’ve Seen Enough. Trump Should Be Impeached – The House of Representatives’ inquiry into President Trump’s actions on Ukraine is not yet complete, but the evidence produced over the last two months is more than sufficient to persuade us that he should be impeached. [lat]

Prince Andrew Made Secret Deal To Use Tax Haven Tycoon’s £40m Luxury Jet To Fly The World – Because he was fed up with ageing RAF planes, sparking calls for official probe into duke’s opaque finances. [dm]

China Tells Government Offices To Remove All Foreign Computer Equipment – Directive is likely to be a blow to US multinational companies like HP, Dell and Microsoft. [guardian]

Injuries Reported As White Island Volcano Erupts In The Bay Of Plenty – Up to 100 people may have been on White Island when it erupted, spewing plumes of smoke into the air on Monday. [stuff]

North Korea Carries Out ‘Very Important Test’ – North Korea says it has carried out a “very important test” at a satellite-launching site. [bbc]

In New York City, Paper Receipts Set To Go The Way Of Foie Gras – Those yard-long paper receipts that spew from cash registers may be following plastic bags and foie gras into the dustbin of New York City history. [bloom]

Church’s Nativity Scene Depicts Jesus, Mary, And Joseph As A Family Separated At The Border – Claremont United Methodist Church transformed its Christmas nativity scene into a powerful statement about family separation by caging their figures of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph and releasing a theological statement on the United States’ treatment of refugees. [mash]

Robbie Williams Equals Elvis Presley Record As Christmas Album Hits Number One – Robbie Williams is giving Elvis a run for his money (Picture: Getty) Robbie Williams just scored his 13th number one UK album, rivalling Elvis Presley’s chart record. [metro]

Twelve Years Of Load Shedding – Written, Starring & Directed By The ANC – Where the Eskom disaster is concerned, the ANC has done… nothing. [mav]

Ghislaine Maxwell Is The Woman At The Center Of The Jeffrey Epstein Scandal – She’s not been seen in months. [cnn]

Activist Thunberg Completes Intercontinental Dash To Madrid Climate Summit – Teenage activist Greta Thunberg pulled in on the overnight train to Madrid on Friday, heading to a gathering of world leaders she says are failing to combat climate change. [mav]

Emma Stone And The A-List Hollywood Actresses Romancing Average Joes – From Emma Stone to Jennifer Lawrence, the hottest trend among Tinseltown’s biggest actresses is landing a non-famous beau. [beast]

Sheep, Cars, And Cranes – Three Shipping Disasters From 2019 – The old saying “the bigger they are, the harder they fall” rings true when it comes to disasters involving massive cargo ships. [here]

Sweden’s Ericsson To Pay Over $1bn To Settle US Corruption Probe – Sweden’s telecoms giant Ericsson has agreed to pay more than $1bn (£760m) to resolve allegations of bribery, the US Department of Justice has announced. [bbc]

Japanese Island Could Become An Unsinkable US Aircraft Carrier – Three square miles of volcanic rock on the edge of the East China Sea may one day be used as an unsinkable aircraft carrier for the United States Navy in the event of war in Asia. [cnn]

Deepfake Porn Is Evolving To Give People Total Control Over Women’s Bodies – People are creating a new kind of nonconsensual pornography by combining deepfakes with 3D avatars that can be manipulated to do whatever they want. [vice]

2OV’s Ultimate ‘Get Lucky Summer’ Playlist – Whether you’re still stuck in the office, or out in the world enjoying those first few days December, the right playlist has the power to get you living the holiday. [here]

First Look At Ghostbusters: Afterlife – Director Jason Reitman conjures the spirit of the 1984 original in the upcoming film, which focuses on a single mom and her two kids. [vanfair]

The World’s Most Beautiful Libraries: Stuttgart City Library – The last time I felt this dirty in a library I was a preteen sneakily reading sex scenes in The Best American Short Stories anthologies. [beast]

A UFC Heavyweight Was Winning Every Round – Until he got hit with a punch so hard it left his lip hanging off his face, then lost by knockout. [busins]

Bella Hadid Goes Braless – Under completely see-through sheer white top as she hits the beach in St. Bart’s. [dm] Stunning this time of year.

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