Thousands of inmates throughout California -- including death row inmates -- may have bilked the state's unemployment benefits system of up to a billion dollars in what prosecutors called "the largest ever taxpayer fraud to occur in this state's history" https://t.co/gwO31dm4Pc

"It's potentially the mother of all super spreader events."

With millions of Americans ignoring guidelines against holiday travel, the US may see an explosion of Covid-19 cases in the weeks after Thanksgiving, CNN medical analyst Dr. Jonathan Reiner says. https://t.co/LD0JDxf0RY

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, wrote about losing her second child, the human impact of the pandemic and the movement against structural racism and police brutality in a deeply personal piece for the New York Times https://t.co/hPiSd35SOQ

US President-elect Joe Biden has cranked up the pressure on Boris Johnson to strike a post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union, as negotiations between the UK and Brussels enter what could be their final few days https://t.co/thJI5jMppS

Rockefeller, the owl that stowed away and traveled on the Rockefeller Christmas tree last week, was released into the wild Tuesday https://t.co/eJXrwsGx7N

Nearly 100 pilot whales have died in a mass stranding, New Zealand's Department of Conservation said Wednesday https://t.co/WSD27Gqv7F

Watch this pianist attempt to serenade a pack of monkeys in the ancient city of Lopburi, Thailand https://t.co/fGC7LmEvG4 https://t.co/vRW4Fd72Dd

Across Asia, many countries and cities that had previously kept the coronavirus largely under control are seeing a rise in infections -- but it still seems like a ripple compared to the US and Europe | Analysis by @Nectar_Gan 
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The only known white giraffe in the world has been fitted with a GPS tracking device in an effort to protect him from poachers in Kenya. https://t.co/9jZDlFVctW

Foreign religious groups and worshipers could be the latest targets of a growing crackdown on organized religion in China under President Xi Jinping https://t.co/QP6b76RsWD https://t.co/wpFa7ZvBFG

Indian officials have now banned more than 200 mostly Chinese apps — including the wildly popular TikTok — in the last five months https://t.co/DEIlThG1PR

K-pop group BTS earned their first ever Grammy nomination on Tuesday https://t.co/B7SJiQ43qO

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, wrote about the difficulty of losing her second child, the human impact of the pandemic and the movement against structural racism and police brutality in a deeply personal piece for the New York Times https://t.co/0ZwiFZBEec

Fifteen members of the Aragonez family have tested positive for coronavirus since a get-together on November 1. Although the family is still healing, they took the time to make a public service announcement warning against large gatherings of this sort. https://t.co/Fw5xaRW3wI

Next year's Australian Open will "likely" be postponed by "one or two weeks," according to an announcement by the state government in Victoria, Australia on Wednesday https://t.co/EYiXmo9f65

Vegans may be at higher risk for bone fractures, study finds https://t.co/6Q535FSCt4 https://t.co/nWBuVco5Yw

Fishing companies are testing smart trawling nets to help cut down on overfishing and only catch certain species. https://t.co/zLJUGt6Y3E

The United Arab Emirates has announced an unmanned moon mission planned for 2024.

It's designed as a stepping stone toward the exploration of Mars, which the Gulf nation is targeting with its Mars 2117 project. https://t.co/wxbf71O4cw

Australian airline Qantas will require future international travelers to prove they have been vaccinated against Covid-19 before flying https://t.co/AVEP5wqDYq

To celebrate Billie Eilish's "Bad Guy" music video hitting a billion streams, YouTube used artificial intelligence to create a never-ending music video of fans' covers of the hit song https://t.co/mRrb3aslg2 https://t.co/BFwHLqLp9A