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Local organizers on Friday announced a series of 18 test events set to begin in March and run into May.

US Covid cases and hospitalizations set records over Thanksgiving  The Guardian Holiday season starts under pall of more than 100,000 new Covid-19 cases. And 20 states did not report numbers on Thanksgiving Day  CNN Government Model Suggests U.S. COVID-19 Cases Could Be

From the makers of the Jewish Wisdom Ball comes Dreidel Revolution, a twist on the holiday classic that introduces skill, speed, and even bluffing for more dynamic gameplay

Many retailers closed their doors on Thanksgiving Day but are beefing up their safety protocols to reassure wary customers that they can still come back the next day.

Human rights NGO, Amnesty International, has written to the EU’s competition regulator calling for Google’s acquisition of wearable maker Fitbit to be blocked — unless meaningful safeguards can be baked in. The tech giant announced its intent to splash $2.1BN

The Exchange is technically off today, but we’re here anyway because there’s neat stuff in the world of startups and money to talk about. So, let’s yammer this morning about Slack’s new valuation and what the market is telling us

Dr. Mohsen Fakhrizadeh has been called by diplomats ‘the father of the Iranian bomb’ in the past; Netanyahu once said of him: ‘Remember that name, Fakhrizadeh’

As Israelis hit the malls, early elections may be on hold with Netanyahu doing some browsing of his own for the best deals among partners and rivals, who may not survive the sales

Live Updates: Trump says he will leave office if Electoral College votes for Biden  Fox News Donald Trump says he will leave White House if electoral college votes for Joe Biden  The Guardian Investigation underway after inmate shot, killed by correctional officer  Yahoo

Probe comes after British MPs express outrage when smart speaker mines partial quotations from websites, cites sources lacking credibility to produce false, anti-Semitic answers