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• A powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake strikes Humboldt County. Two people die as a result of medical emergencies, 12 are injured, and dozens of aftershocks rock the region.
• Congress is speeding toward adoption of a 1.7 trillion dollar budget to fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year. Tax credits for kids are out – an increase for the already whopping military budget is in. So is more funding for Ukraine.
• Ukrainian Presidnet Volodymyr Zelensky reportedly planning to travel to Washington tomorrow to meet with President Biden and address Congress.
• The former Texas police officer who fatally shot Atatiana Jefferson through a window of her home is sentenced to nearly 12 years in prison for manslaughter. Family members address the court and the former officer.
• The Biden Administration asks the Supreme Court to end asylum restrictions, but requests a delay until at least after Christmas.
  And Afghanistan’s Taleban rulers order universities to ban female students effective immediately.

Image: Atatiana Jefferson mural by Sachi via Flickr

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