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Welcome to Grover Reads the News: A calm and connected summary of four news items.

Today’s news summary includes updates on:

US News: Violence against people experiencing homelessness

Global Conflict News: Syria

Global Democracy News: South Korea

Good Nature News: Lemurs and Tortoises

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News sources used to create today’s news summaries:

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/daniel-penny-acquitted-in-nyc-subway-chokehold-case-over-jordan-neelys-death

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce313jn453zo

https://www.democracynow.org/2024/12/9/headlines/bashar_al_assad_ousted_as_syrian_leader_following_12_day_offensive

https://www.euronews.com/2024/12/08/syrian-rebels-take-the-capital-damascus-say-bashar-al-assad-has-fled-the-country

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/syrias-rebels-work-form-government-restore-order-after-assad-ouster-2024-12-10/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/03/south-korea-yoon-martial-law

https://www.npr.org/2024/12/03/1216842305/what-on-earth-is-happening-in-south-korea

South Korea Is Fighting for Democracy Again—And the World Needs to Know https://docs.google.com/document/d/13cZrLIFbanNpIFNPE8xRObf_Hhko8NMpriRAH7levQo/edit?tab=t.0

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/30/asia/thailand-endangered-animals-repatriated-madagascar-intl-hnk/index.html



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