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Editorial Roundup: United States 11/28/2023 02:24pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Nov. 27 The Washington Post on a new border deal Republicans have one thing right about the border: The Biden administration’s strategy to keep asylum seekers from flocking to the United States is not working. Many, including us, had Georgia’s state taxes at fuel pumps to resume as Brian Kemp's tax break ends, at least for now 11/28/2023 01:56pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia drivers are likely to begin paying higher prices for gasoline and diesel as state motor fuel taxes return on Thursday. Gov. Brian Kemp's rollback of the state taxes of 31.2 cents per gallon of gasoline and 35 cents per gallon of diesel ends at 11:59 p.m. Wednesday. The Repub Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 11/28/2023 01:09pm • Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov A teen is found guilty of second-degree murder in a New Orleans carjacking that horrified the city 11/28/2023 12:54pm • NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A now 18-year-old teenager faces life behind bars after being found guilty of second-degree murder in last year's heinous carjacking and dragging death of a 73-year-old woman in New Orleans. Jurors deliberated for about four hours Monday before finding the teenager guilty as cha Judge cites handwritten will and awards real estate to Aretha Franklin's sons 11/28/2023 12:47pm • DETROIT (AP) — A judge overseeing the estate of Aretha Franklin awarded real estate to the late star's sons, citing a handwritten will from 2014 that was found between couch cushions. The decision Monday came four months after a Detroit-area jury said the document was a valid will under Michigan l Fake babies, real horror: Deepfakes from the Gaza war increase fears about AI's power to mislead 11/28/2023 11:58am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Among images of the bombed out homes and ravaged streets of Gaza, some stood out for the utter horror: Bloodied, abandoned infants. Viewed millions of times online since the war began, these images are deepfakes created using artificial intelligence. If you look closely you can s The family of an infant hostage pleads for his release before the Israel-Hamas truce winds down 11/28/2023 11:14am • TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Kfir Bibas has spent nearly a fifth of his life as a Hamas hostage. The 10-month-old was taken from his home in a southern Israeli kibbutz on Oct. 7, when Palestinian militants abducted about 240 people and dragged them to Gaza. Kfir was the youngest of about 30 children wh Column: The rich new PGA Tour is not about the haves and have nots. It's the haves and have more 11/28/2023 11:02am • Thoughts and prayers for the players who only kept full PGA Tour cards without guaranteed access to the signature events. They belong to the other tour in 2024, which still beats working in the lumber yard. The tour has yet to announce prize money for next year except for the $15 million purse to st The worst-performing major economy also faces a budget crisis. Germany's leader vows fixes, but how? 11/28/2023 09:08am • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed Tuesday that his government will work “as fast as possible” to solve a budget crisis, but he offered few details on how he would achieve his goals of promoting clean energy and modernizing the struggling economy after a court decisi New documentary offers a peek into the triumphs and struggles of Muslim chaplains in US military 11/28/2023 07:59am • The woman refused to sell Captain Saleha Jabeen a hijab to don with her military uniform. While many civilian Muslims tell Jabeen she makes them proud, others are horrified by her decision to serve. “You’re gonna go kill Muslims,” the store owner told her that day. Major Rafael Lantigua Jr. ha Tornadoes forecast in the Black Sea region as storm reportedly impacts Russian military operations 11/28/2023 06:00am • Tornadoes were forecast for the Black Sea region on Tuesday, a day after a storm that left more than 2 million people without electricity in Crimea, Russia and Ukraine. A think tank said that the weather also impacted Russian military operations. The storm killed at least 14 people in Russia and Ukr Several surprises play their way into early season MVP discussion with the usual suspects 11/28/2023 05:59am • DENVER (AP) — SGA for MVP has a certain ring to it. The notion isn't far-fetched, either. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is among the early season surprises who have played their way into the MVP conversation, joining the usual list of NBA stars that includes Nikola Jokic and Joel Embiid. Gilgeous-Alexa 127 Malaysians, suspected to be victims of job scams, rescued from Myanmar fighting 11/28/2023 03:25am • KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — More than 120 suspected victims of job scams have been rescued after being stranded by fighting in northern Myanmar between the military and armed ethnic groups, Malaysia's government said. The number of Malaysians rescued surged from an initial 26 to 127 in the past Vikings opt for caution and keep Jefferson out again in ugly 12-10 loss to Bears 11/28/2023 01:30am • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings took the cautious route by ruling All-Pro wide receiver Justin Jefferson out ahead of the game, his seventh straight game on the sideline with a strained hamstring. For the first time during his absence, the 2022 NFL Offensive Player of the Year was badly m K-State QB Will Howard, Miami QB Tyler Van Dyke among those entering transfer portal 11/27/2023 09:16pm • Kansas State quarterback Will Howard and Miami quarterback Tyler Van Dyke were two of the biggest names who announced their intentions to enter college football's transfer portal Monday. In a social media post, Howard thanked Kansas State coach Chris Klieman, his teammates and the Wildcats’ fanbas