Time Magazine, Kim Jong Un, Margaret Cho & More - 12/5/2023

A Morning News Update That Takes Into Account The News Stories You Deem 'Highly Conversational'

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Today's Rundown:
Spotify to cut 1,500 jobs in third layoff round this year
https://www.reuters.com/technology/spotify-reduce-staff-by-17-second-layoff-this-year-2023-12-04/

Taylor Swift, Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin among TIME Person of the Year finalists
https://www.foxnews.com/media/taylor-swift-xi-jinping-vladimir-putin-among-time-person-year-finalists

Escaped kangaroo captured after punching Canadian officer
https://www.yahoo.com/news/escaped-kangaroo-captured-punching-canadian-180414531.html

Gold bars featured in Sen. Bob Menendez bribery case are linked to a 2013 robbery, records show
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/gold-bars-featured-bob-menendez-bribery-case-linked-2013-robbery-recor-rcna128006

George Santos is offering personalized videos for $200
https://apnews.com/article/george-santos-cameo-video-7aa0cf8ed6303a1e18da0b7a108e341c

Virgin Galactic stock tanks after Richard Branson signals no more investments
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/virgin-galactic-stock-tanks-after-richard-branson-signals-no-more-investments-151715913.html?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9uZXdzLmdvb2dsZS5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAC3B4unvgwutrT5whD2CAfneHZKykYygVHrvH9IYjaX5H0gR3PRyhGvTprOVj64Zc2SSONUphUuKGw8RbzF78QnJg1YvNaVRUeLYNJwlwybODM0iPRH57NljNv23GIwrMz0Mcih8cNmm0Z5X79o_AqV-8HylYcAwLqtEOlFyrXV9

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un calls for action on falling birth rates
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/north-korea-kim-jong-un-falling-birth-rate-rcna127862

Florence Pugh hit in face with thrown item while onstage at 'Dune: Part Two' panel
https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/florence-pugh-hit-face-thrown-item-onstage-dune-105355494

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ONE DAY OLDER ON DECEMBER 5:
Margaret Cho (55)
Paula Patton (48)
Frankie Muniz (38)

WHAT HAPPENED TODAY:
2008: OJ Simpson was sentenced to 33 years in prison for kidnapping and armed robbery.
2013: Former South African President and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela died at the age of 95.
2022: Actor Kirstie Alley died. The actress, who was 71, was battling cancer “only recently discovered,” according to a statement by her children.

PLUS, TODAY WE CELEBRATE: Comfort Food Day
https://yumday.co/blogs/news/december-5th-is-national-comfort-food-day