State

Political organization calls Pritzker’s anti-crime efforts too little, too late

Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks at an event in Rockford on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021.

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• Pritzker signs tax incentives for electric vehicle manufacturers after calling similar measure ‘loopholes’

• New state law bans ‘dark money’ in judicial races

Nation

Jury in Rittenhouse murder trial to deliberate for second day

Kyle Rittenhouse sits next to the tumbler that he will use to select the jurors who will not participate in deliberations during his trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S., November 16, 2021. Sean Krajacic/Pool via REUTERS

• Prosecution rests in Georgia trial over Ahmaud Arbery's killing

• FDA promises quick review of Pfizer booster for all adults, CDC meets Friday

• Lawsuits challenging Biden workplace vaccine rule sent to 6th Circuit

• Staples Center in Los Angeles to be renamed Crypto.com Arena

Government, Politics, Campaigns  & Elections

U.S. Senate to hold confirmation hearing on Biden FCC pick

Jessica Rosenworcel answers a question during an oversight hearing held by the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), in Washington, U.S. June 24, 2020. Jonathan Newton/Pool via REUTERS

• Biden heads to Detroit to tout U.S. investment in electric vehicle market

• Biden says 'Build Back Better' bill will be passed within a week

• Exclusive-Rating agencies say Biden's spending plans will not add to inflationary pressure

• White House sends Kigali amendment on climate-warming gases to Senate

• U.S. offshore oil auction begins under court order, shadow of climate deal

• Schumer push to add China tech bill to U.S. defense bill faces hurdles

• U.S. House prepares vote on censuring Republican who tweeted violent video targeting Democrat

International

• Two blasts hit Afghan capital Kabul, officials say

Estonia announces snap military exercise, will put razor wire along Russian border

People walk on the bridge over Narva river at the border crossing point with Russia in Narva, Estonia February 16, 2017. Picture taken February 16, 2017. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins

• EU calls on Armenia and Azerbaijan to respect ceasefire

• Poland faces months of migration pressure from Belarus, minister says

• Retailer halts kayak sales in northern France to deter migrant crossings

• Mobile phone lines cut but Sudanese start new anti-coup protests

• Exclusive-Germany may have been naive on China at first, Merkel says

• Former protest leader Boric seeks to bury Chile's 'neoliberal' past

• How COVID-19 became a 'boon' for a battered Indian hospital

• Queen Elizabeth shown standing and smiling at Windsor Castle

Science, Medicine, Technology & Environment

What is space debris and how dangerous is it?

The International Space Station (ISS) photographed by Expedition 56 crew members from a Soyuz spacecraft after undocking, October 4, 2018.NASA/Roscosmos/Handout via REUTERS