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1. Russia moves step closer to global sports return as Olympic chiefs release statement ahead of 2028 LA Games

   Russian teams have largely been excluded from international competitions in recent years

2. Next-generation obesity drug delivers promising results

3. Dramatic end to Michael Jordan’s Nascar lawsuit as settlement is reached on ninth day of trial

   Both teams said a loss in the case would have put them out of business

4. Daniel Day-Lewis leads growing list of actors defending Paul Dano against Quentin Tarantino criticism

   Reese Witherspoon and Ben Stiller have also spoken out in support of Dano after Tarantino labeled him the ‘weakest actor in SAG’

5. Duo take unlikely friendship from Celebrity Traitors to Gogglebox

6. Catastrophic flooding amid torrential rain leaves thousands scrambling to evacuate

7. UNESCO gives a shout-out to Switzerland's yodeling by adding it to list of cultural heritage

   The U.N.'s cultural agency has listed Switzerland’s long-celebrated yodeling among 67 traditions honored its list of intangible cultural heritage

8. Warships, submarines and Tomahawk missiles: How the US is preparing for a possible war with Venezuela

   The US had 13 combat vessels in the region by November as it piles pressure on Venezuela’s Maduro

9. MPs warned over Russian attempts to target them via WhatsApp

   National Cyber Security Centre revealed there had been recent ‘targeting against commercial messaging apps including Signal’

10. The View’s Sunny Hostin compares Trump to a pirate amid Venezuela ship takeovers

    ‘That to me feels a lot like corruption’ the TV host slammed