Negotiations over Britain’s position within the EU are set to begin after Prime Minister David Cameron outlined his criteria for reforms that would be acceptable to ensure continued membership.
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WORLD
President Obama’s executive order on immigration was ruled unconstitutional, so its implementation was halted.
https://twitter.com/NowOrange/status/664050302954401792
GOP presidential hopefuls are preparing for their second debate on the economy, set for Fox Business tonight.
Some of the trailing candidates appear increasingly desperate. If Jeb Bush was the front-runner, for example, instead of dropping in the polls, you have to ask would he even have answered this question?
https://twitter.com/fmanjoo/status/663934002529615873
But hey, in what passes for intellectual debate..
In serious news, meanwhile…
Uh-oh. If it turns out there are actually grain silos in there, we might all be sorry.
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BUSINESS
Forget Black Friday, it’s Singles Day tomorrow.
https://twitter.com/MilanoDine/status/663817896259284992
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JOURNALISM
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CULTURE
A journalism professor is under fire in the wake of upheaval at the University of Missouri.
Sea World is changing the nature of the Orca shows at its San Diego park.
Big sale last night in New York.
And there I was thinking I was just getting funnier as I got older…
The dying Star Wars fan got his final wish.
Finally,
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SPORTS
Russia could be banned from athletics worldwide – including next year’s Rio Olympics – after a damning report by the anti-doping body that alleged widespread irregularities.
The IAAF will meet at the weekend to discuss its next steps, while a supplementary part of the WADA investigation will be released next month.
Eleven-time champion jockey Pat Eddery died, aged 63.
https://twitter.com/Spaasn/status/664051683815727104
The Overnight Note 