CSi Weather…
TODAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
20 MPH.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
.THURSDAY…CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN…POSSIBLY
MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. HIGHS 35 TO 40.
.THURSDAY NIGHT… A 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF PATCHY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW LIKELY.
LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.FRIDAY…CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF PATCHY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A CHANCE OF
LIGHT SNOW. HIGHS 30 TO 35.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 20 TO 25.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 30 TO 35.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 20.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 30 TO 35.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 20.
.MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
THE WEATHER WILL TURN MUCH COLDER THURSDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND.
HOWEVER…THE STORM THAT WILL BRING THIS COLD WEATHER IS TRACKING
FARTHER SOUTH. THIS MEANS REDUCED IMPACTS AND LESSER SNOW AMOUNTS
ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. THE BEST CHANCES
FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST FROM SOUTH OF
BISMARCK THROUGH THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY.
THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY WITH THIS STORM. BE PREPARED FOR
TRAVEL IMPACTS ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS.
Jametown (CSi) The Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office reports, a two-vehicle accident about 9:47-p.m., Sunday in rural Stutsman County injured one person .
Deputy Jason Falk reports the crash occurred at the intersection of Stutsman County Road 43 and 89th Avenue Southeast, east of Wimbledon.
The vehicles were eastbound on County Road 43 when the lead vehicle slowed at the intersection. The trailing car then rear-ended the lead vehicle, A passenger in the striking car was transported by ambulance to Jamestown Regional Medical Center.
The driver of the striking vehicle was cited for following too close.
The accident remains under investigation by the Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office.
Jamestown (CSi) A number of the Jamestown Choralaires will be traveling in 2017 to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City, with a fundraising raffle, and other fundraisers planned.
The fundraisers are to raise money for travel expenses.
On Monday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Mark Sherfy said 30 singers and 25 spouses will be making the trip.
Also on our show, Choralaires Director, Pam Burkhardt said the group will be in concert at Carnegie Hall, on February 19, 2017, and will be performing Randall Thompson’s “Testament of Freedom.”
She received an E-Mail in June this year with an invitation to Carnegie Hall from the company that organizes concerts for the Hall, and handles air travel and hotel and food arrangements.
Sherfy pointed out that costs for the stay in New York will be picked up by the company, but, he pointed out that the air travel will be about $1,500 to $2,000 each.
Ms. Burkhardt added that the Choralaires will leave for New York City February 16th and return on the 20th. The group will leave by air in two groups, on from Jamestown and the other from Fargo.
A potato bar fundraiser will be held on November 17th, at 7:30-p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Jamestown.
Chorlaraires Director Pam Burkhardt has more information.
Sherfy added that the Choralaires will perform concerts at the University of Jamestown’s Reiland Fine Arts Center, on January 20, and 21, 2017, when they perform Randall Thompson’s “Testament of Freedom,” which they will perform at Carnegie Hall. The drawing for raffle tickets will be on the 21st. Tickets are $20 and available from Choralaires members.
Again the prizes include: First Place: A trip for two to New York City, or $2,000 cash.
Second Prize: $999 in cash.
Third Prize: A rifle.
The Jamestown Choralaires currently has 48 members and was formed in 1955.
They rehearse Wednesday evenings at 8:45 p.m., at the Jamestown Middle School.
Valley City (CSi) The Valley City High School Stuff a Truck for the Holiday’s, food drive ended Thursday, delivering over 2,200 food items, and more thatn $1,600 to the Barnes County Food Pantry. The effort was in cooperation with Marketplace Foods in Valley city.
Donations are also possible by dropping off donations at the Barnes County Food Pantry, at the Barnes County Senior Center, in Valley City.
Student Council Advisor Penny Peterson thanks to everyone in the community who supported the Valley City High School Student Council’s Stuff a Truck Food Drive.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Planning Commission recommends denying a zoning change for four lots in southeast Jamestown.
At Monday’s meeting neighbors spoke against it.
The request would have changed the zoning of four lots at 913 and 917 18th Street Southeast from single-family residential to zoning that allows duplexes as well as single-family homes.
Four residents of the area spoke against the zoning change. No one spoke in favor of the change.
A resident in the area, Roy Sheppard said the addition of duplexes would increase traffic on 18th Street Southeast, and that the street is only wide enough for single-lane traffic when vehicles are parked on both sides of the street.
The commission voted unanimously to recommend to the City Council to deny the zoning change, and will be on the December 5, 2016 City Council meeting agenda.
Jamestown (CSi) The Stutsman County Canvassing Board has added 33 ballots Monday to the official total ballots cast in Stutsman County, on November 8th.
That brings the official ballot count to 10,345 for the 2016 general election.
Stutsman County auditor/chief operating officer, Casey Bradley says there were 55 ballots under review to verify the election results.
The remaining 22 ballots were rejected for various reasons including non-matching signatures and absentee ballots mailed too late to be included in the count.
Bismarck (CSi) The North Dakota Department of Transportation has announced that road maintenance work that will begin North of Buchanan today.
According to the NDDOT, road work will commence roughly 4.5 miles North of Buchanan. During this time, lane closures will be in place and speeds will be reduced. Flaggers will also be in place and motorists might experience minor delays.
The NDDOT expects the maintenance work to take roughly one day, weather permitting. For more information, dial 511 or visit www.dot.nd.gov.
Jamestown (CSi) Men’s health below the belt can make a person squeamish, but ignoring real symptoms can have a devastating effect.
Jamestown Regional Medical Center Urologist, Dr. Robert Bates says, “Silence can be our worst enemy. Talking about these issues and seeing a specialist are the necessary steps to below-the-belt health.”
To help start those conversations, Jamestown Regional Medical Center along with various community partners are offering a #GROWvember beard-growing contest. The contest runs through Wednesday, November 30, 2016.
Dr Bates says, misinformation about men’s health issues is abundant, in part because it’s so private. Some of the most common ailments Bates sees are: incontinence, low energy and erectile dysfunction.
Important questions you ‘mustache’ yourself: How often do you go to the bathroom? When you go, is it urgent? Do you have blood in your urine? How are things in the bedroom? Are you feeling out of energy?
Dr. Bates adds, various treatment options are available locally. Patients can self-refer, meaning they don’t have to visit their primary physician first. They can make an appointment directly at JRMC. That cuts down on embarrassing conversations.
The #GROWvember contest is free to enter. Prizes awarded include but are not limited to: Best Beard, Best Stache, Best Tom Seleck, Best Effort and most money raised. All proceeds benefit JRMC’s upcoming cancer center. A special event to announce the winners is set for Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at Jonny B’s Brickhouse in Jamestown. A full list of rules is available at jrmcnd.com
To schedule an appointment, call JRMC Urology at 952-4878.
Bismarck (CSi) The North Dakota State Capitol building was placed on “soft lockdown” Monday morning after pipeline protesters converged on the Capitol from all directions. Approximately 500 protesters carrying signs, placards and chanting converged on the Capitol with several attempting to enter the Capitol building.
The “soft lockdown” was initiated at 11:30 a.m. with all exterior doors to the building being locked and monitored by Highway Patrol officers. As the lockdown was initiated, an internal message was sent to all State Capitol employees notifying them of a “soft lockdown” and that key cards would need to be used to gain access to the building.
DAPL protesters began protesting at multiple locations around the Capitol to include the north and west entrance, as well as the south mall area.
Shortly after 1:00 p.m. the protesters began marching down 3rd Street with many walking on residential lawns. Locked arm-in-arm, they chanted “Water is life” and “Keep the oil in the soil” until they arrived at the intersection of 3rd and Rosser Avenue near the William Guy Federal Building. Law enforcement blocked off the roadway from traffic and lined up along the grass area next to the Federal Building. Protesters were notified that their actions of blocking the roadway were unlawful and they needed to return to their vehicles. The protesters slowly made their way back to the Capitol after approximately two hours.
No arrests were made regarding the protests efforts today.
North Dakota Highway Patrol Lt., Tom Iverson says, “Based off of prior DAPL protest efforts, it is their intent to gather unlawfully and interrupt government functions. We have seen this theme played out in many of their unlawful protests.”
In addition, approximately 50 protesters stopped at the Dakota Access Pipeline construction site four miles south of St. Anthony this morning at 10:30. They proceeded onto the DAPL easement locked arm in arm, but were confronted by DAPL security personnel who gave them orders to vacate the private property. By 11:00 the protesters retreated to their vehicles and headed north towards Mandan. No arrests were made at this site.
CANNON BALL, N.D. (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is slated to join protesters of the Dakota Access pipeline in North Dakota.
Also Tuesday, demonstrators across the county are expected to converge on Army Corps of Engineers offices and offices of banks that are financing the pipeline project. The protesters want President Barack Obama to permanently halt the construction of the $3.8 billion pipeline.
Kennedy is an environmental attorney and president of the New York-based Waterkeeper Alliance, which seeks to protect watersheds worldwide.
The pipeline is to run beneath a Missouri River reservoir in North Dakota that provides drinking water to the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, which says the pipeline threatens drinking water and cultural sites.
The pipeline would deliver oil from North Dakota through South Dakota and Iowa to a shipping point in Illinois.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Several hundred people gathered at the state Capitol to show support for law enforcement officers working the Dakota Access Pipeline protests.
Republican Sen. John Hoeven told the crowd Sunday afternoon that exercising First Amendment rights should be done peacefully. Hoeven says the officers are working to protect the right to protest, as well as the farmers, ranchers and others in the area.
Lt. Gov. Drew Wrigley and Rep. Kevin Cramer joined Hoeven at the rally. Hoeven cited the law enforcement agencies involved since August, including federal agents, the National Guard, Bureau of Criminal Investigations, highway patrol, sheriff’s departments and police.
Tribal leaders, civil liberties groups and protesters have criticized law enforcement for being too heavy handed in their approach to demonstrators.
MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — Trial has been delayed by a month for actress Shailene Woodley, who faces charges in North Dakota related to her protest against the Dakota Access pipeline.
The “Divergent” star was among 27 activists arrested Oct. 10. She livestreamed her arrest on Facebook. She’s pleaded not guilty to criminal trespass and engaging in a riot, both misdemeanors that carry a maximum punishment of a month in jail and a $1,500 fine.
Woodley was to stand trial on Jan. 25. Court documents show trial has been rescheduled for Feb. 22 because her attorney had a conflict.
The Standing Rock Sioux want construction of the $3.8 billion pipeline halted, saying it threatens drinking water and cultural sites. Nearly 470 people have been arrested in months of protests supporting the tribe.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s superintendent expects state education standards to remain the same after President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office.
North Dakota has been crafting a state plan in accordance with the federal Every Student Succeeds Act since May. The law superseded the No Child Left Behind law last year and gives states more flexibility on student testing and academic standards.
The state’s accountability plan is expected to be submitted to federal officials in January and to go into effect in July.
U.S. Secretary of Education John King Jr. is writing the law’s rules and regulations, but Trump’s pick for education secretary will take over that work next year. It’s unclear whether the law’s parameters might change under Trump.
North Dakota’s superintendent Kirsten Baesler says officials haven’t heard much about Trump’s education philosophies or plans.
In sports…
(NAIA) The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics has officially announced the teams and Opening Round pairings for the 2016 NAIA Volleyball National Championship. The 44-team event will get underway with 12 National Championship Opening Round matches at campus locations on Nov. 19.
The top 19 seeds and championship host Morningside (Iowa) automatically advance to the national championship final site in Sioux City, Iowa. Action inside the Tyson Events Center starts with three days of pool play from Nov. 29 – 1. The top two teams in each pool will advance to the elimination bracket on Dec. 2, and the national champion will be crowned Dec. 3 the with first-serve set for 7 p.m. CST on ESPN3.
Jamestown (25-12) finished second in the North Star Athletic Association conference tournament and received the fifth at-large bid.
MADISON, SD (VCSUVikings.com)- Valley City State senior Nicholas McBeain and freshman Harrison Hammel both earned Dacotah Bank/North Star Athletic Association Football Player of the Week honors, announced Monday by the conference office.
McBeain was named the NSAA Defensive Player of the Week while Hammel was named the Special Teams Player of the Week following their roles in VCSU’s 17-13 upset of #14 Southeastern University last Thursday.
NSAA Football Defensive Player of the Week
Nicholas McBeain – Valley City State (N.D.) – 6’1″ – 240 lbs., Senior – linebacker – Shakopee, Minn. – McBeain set three new school records in Valley City State (N.D.) 17-13 upset victory over No. 14 Southeastern (Fla.). He had 24 tackles, a quarterback sack and a forced fumble in the game. McBeain set new records for single-season tackles (188), single-season assisted tackles (134) and career solo tackles (183). His quarterback sack came deep in Viking Territory as the Fire was driving in the final two minutes. It put Southeastern in 3rd-and-18 and VCSU proceeded to intercept the pass in the end zone to seal the victory. McBeain finished his VCSU career with 446 tackles, which is 70 more than the previous school record of 376.
NSAA Football Special Teams Player of the Week
Harrison Hammel – Valley City State (N.D.) – 6’0″ – 175 lbs., Freshman – kicker – Valley City, N.D. – Hammel was perfect 3-of-3 on kicks in Valley City State’s (N.D.) 17-13 upset over No. 14 Southeastern (Fla.). The Vikings trailed 13-0 before Hammel started VCSU’s comeback with a 31-yard field goal late in the third quarter. He nailed a pair of critical extra-points on VCSU’s next two touchdowns, putting the Vikings up 17-13 and forcing the Fire to try for a touchdown in the final minutes.
(VCSUVikings.com)- Valley City State University sophomore Clarissa Olson has been named NSAA Volleyball 1st Team All Conference.The conference office announced the 2016 NSAA volleyball awards Monday afternoon.
A 5-foot-9 middle blocker, Olson was one of 14 players to be named 1st Team All Conference. Eight more players earned 2nd Team honors.Olson, a native of Valley City, led the Vikings with a .318 hitting percentage this season. She tallied 263 kills – averaging 2.14 per game – in 585 attacks. Olson committed just 77 attacking errors and posted 76 total blocks.
Bismarck (CSi) Outdoor enthusiasts are invited to attend a North Dakota Game and Fish Department fall advisory board meeting in their area.
These public meetings, held each spring and fall, provide citizens with an opportunity to discuss fish and wildlife issues and ask questions of their district advisors and agency personnel.
The governor appoints eight Game and Fish Department advisors, each representing a multi-county section of the state, to serve as a liaison between the department and public.
Any person who requires an auxiliary aid or service must notify the contact person at least five days prior to the scheduled meeting date.
District 2 – Counties: Bottineau, Burke, McHenry, Mountrail, Pierce, Renville and Ward
Date: Nov. 28 – 7 p.m.
Location: Berthold Sportsmen Club, 210 Main St., Berthold
Host: Berthold Sportsmen Club
Contact: Joe Lautenschlager, 721-1882
Advisory board member: Robert Gjellstad, Voltaire, 338-2281
District 5 – Counties: Cass, Ransom, Richland, Sargent, Steele and Traill
Date: Nov. 28 – 7 p.m.
Location: American Legion (south of Lake Elsie), Hankinson
Host: Hankinson American Legion
Contact: Terry Puetz, 640-3294
Advisory board member: Duane Hanson, West Fargo, 367-4249
District 6 – Counties: Barnes, Dickey, Foster, Griggs, Logan, LaMoure, McIntosh, Stutsman and Wells
Date: Nov. 29 – 7 p.m.
Location: The Bunker, 1520 3rd St. SE, Jamestown
Host: United Sportsmen
Contact: Larry Kukla, 320-4182
Advisory board member: Joel Christoferson, Litchville, 973-4981
District 7 – Counties: Burleigh, Emmons, Grant, Kidder, McLean, Mercer, Morton, Oliver, Sheridan and Sioux
Date: Nov. 29 – 7 p.m.
Location: North Dakota Game and Fish Department, Bismarck
Host: North Dakota Natural Resources Trust
Contact: Keith Trego, 220-0978
Advisory board member: Dave Nehring, Bismarck, 214-3184
District 1 – Counties: Divide, McKenzie and Williams
Date: Dec. 5 – 7 p.m.
Location: Rough Rider Center, 2209 Wolves Den Parkway, Watford City
Host: Mule Deer Foundation
Advisory board member: Jason Leiseth, Arnegard, 586-3714
District 8 – Counties: Adams, Billings, Bowman, Dunn, Golden Valley, Hettinger, Slope and Stark
Date: Dec. 5 – 7 p.m.
Location: La Quinta Inn & Suites, Dickinson
Host: Mule Deer Foundation
Contact: Arnold Karsky, 290-9754
Advisory board member: Dwight Hecker, Fairfield, 575-4952
District 3 – Counties: Benson, Cavalier, Eddy, Ramsey, Rolette and Towner
Date: Dec. 6 – 7 p.m.
Location: Armory, Cando
Host: Cando Gun Club
Advisory board member: Tom Rost, Devils Lake, 350-1424
District 4 – Counties: Grand Forks, Nelson, Pembina and Walsh
Date: Dec. 6 – 7 p.m.
Location: American Legion Club, 208 N. Main St., Fordville
Host: Dakota Prairie Wildlife Club
Contact: Lynn Baier, 331-1074
Advisory board member: Joe Solseng, 317-5009
College Exhibition Men’s Basketball…
Augustana 80 VCSU 64
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION…
Final Indiana 88 Orlando 69
Final N-Y Knicks 93 Dallas 77
Final Detroit 104 Oklahoma City 88
Final New Orleans 106 Boston 105
Final Houston 115 Philadelphia 88
Final San Antonio 94 Miami 90
Final Memphis 102 Utah 96
Final L.A. Clippers 127 Brooklyn 95
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final Tampa Bay 4 N-Y Islanders 0
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE…..
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants are 6-3 after Eli Manning passed for 240 yards and three touchdowns in their fourth straight win, 21-20, over Cincinnati. The Giants’ defense intercepted Andy Dalton once and sacked him three times after entering the game with an NFL-worst 11 sacks. New York went ahead for good on Manning’s three-yard TD throw to Sterling Shepard on fourth-and-goal in the final period.
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears’ disappointing season just got a little worse.
The NFL has slapped Chicago Bears wide receiver Alshon Jeffery with a four-game suspension without pay for violating the league’s policy on performance-enhancing substances. Jeffery will be eligible to be activated on Dec. 12 and play against Green Bay six days later. He leads the Bears with 630 yards receiving and is second with 40 catches.
The punishment leaves the 2-7 Bears without their top wideout for games against Giants, Titans, 49ers and Lions.
Jeffery is playing for the $14.6 million franchise tag after he and the team were unable to agree to a long-term contract in the offseason.
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Monte Morris scored 18 points and Matt Thomas added 13 as 20th-ranked Iowa State thumped Mount St. Mary’s 73-55. Deonte Burton had 10 points and 13 rebounds for the Cyclones, who have won their first two games by an average of 30 points.
Final (12) Louisville 91 William & Mary 58
Final (19) West Virginia 107 Mississippi Valley St. 66
Final (24) Cincinnati 74 Albany 51
Final (11) Xavier 86 Buffalo 53
Final (21) Rhode Island 107 Marist 65
Final (3) Villanova 79 (15) Purdue 76
Final (23) Texas 80 Louisiana-Monroe 59
MLB-ROOKIES
UNDATED (AP) — The major league rookies of the year have been announced, the first end-of-season honors to be doled out by the Baseball Writers’ Association of American.
Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager is the National League Rookie of the Year in a unanimous vote after hitting .308 with 26 home runs and 72 RBIs for the NL West champions. Seager is the 17th Dodgers player to earn Rookie of the Year honors, and the first since Todd Hollandsworth in 1996. Washington outfielder Trea (tray) Turner finished second in the balloting, followed by Dodgers pitcher Kenta Maeda (mah-EH’-dah).
The American League Rookie of the Year is Detroit hurler Michael Fulmer, who was 11-7 with a 3.06 ERA in 26 starts. Fulmer got off to a great start in 2016, going 9-2 with a 2.11 ERA in his first 13 big league outings before he and the Tigers faded down the stretch. He received 26 of 30 first-place votes to outdistance Indians outfielder Tyler Naquin (NAY’-kwihn) and Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez.
MLB-QUALIFYING OFFERS…
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets are keeping their best-hitting infielder.
Second baseman Neil Walker has accepted the Mets’ $17.2 million qualifying offer, saying he’s happy to be back in Orange and Blue for 2017. Walker was hitting .282 with 23 homers and 55 RBIs in 113 games before missing the last part of the season due to back surgery.
The Phillies hung onto pitcher Jeremy Hellickson, who accepted the same qualifying offer after going 12-10 with a 3.71 earned run average in 32 starts this year.
Eight players did not accept qualifying offers, including two each from the Blue Jays and Dodgers. Toronto could lose sluggers Edwin Encarnacion (ehn-kahr-nah-see-OHN’) and Jose Bautista to free agency, while closer Kenley Jansen and utilityman Justin Turner could be heading out of Los Angeles.
Others passing on qualifying offers are Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes (yoh-EH’-nehs SEHS’-peh-dehs), Rangers outfielder Ian Desmond, Cubs outfielder Dexter Fowler and major league home run leader Mark Trumbo of the Orioles.
T25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL-POLL…
UNDATED (AP) — There’s not much change near the top of this week’s Associated Press college basketball poll.
Top-ranked Duke claimed 58 of 65 first-place votes after winning its first two games of the season. No. 2 Kentucky is followed by defending-champion Villanova, which moved up three spots.
Oregon is fourth, followed by North Carolina, Indiana, Kansas, Virginia, Wisconsin and Arizona. The Jayhawks dropped four notches following their overtime loss to the Hoosiers.
HOCKEY- HALL OF FAME…
TORONTO (AP) — The Hockey Hall of Fame has enshrined four more members, including former Hart Trophy winner Eric Lindros.
Also inducted on Monday were two-time Vezina (VEH’-zih-nuh) Trophy winner Rogie Vachon (ROH’-gee va-SHAHN’), Soviet forward and Flames standout Sergei Makarov, and the late Pat Quinn.
In world and national news…
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — President Barack Obama is assuring the people of Greece that the United States considers the NATO alliance a cornerstone of its security and that its commitment to it is unwavering. Obama is meeting with the Greek president and prime minister as part of his final foreign trip while in office.
NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is considering who he wants to fill key foreign policy posts in his administration. One official says former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has emerged as the favorite for secretary of state. But another source says that former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton remains in contention.
MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is attending a climate conference in Morocco, his last as head of the world body. Ban says he hopes Donald Trump will shift course on global warming and “understand the seriousness and urgency” of addressing the problem. Trump has called global warming a “hoax.”
BEIRUT (AP) — Russia’s defense minister says the air force has launched a major operation on the Syrian provinces of Idlib and Homs. Meanwhile, Syrian activists report the resumption of airstrikes on rebel-held eastern Aleppo. Those would be the first airstrikes on Aleppo since Moscow declared a halt to them three weeks ago.
DALLAS (AP) — One of the busiest holiday travel seasons is expected to get even busier. Triple-A is forecasting that 48.7 million Americans will travel on U.S. roads and skies this Thanksgiving period. The reason: slowly improving economic conditions. The auto club says it expects 1 million more Americans to venture at least 50 miles from home, a 1.9 percent increase over last year.
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