#UK 10 Things to Know for Wednesday

//

FILE - In this May 16, 2012, file photo, Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy responds to a question during a news conference in Chicago. Chicago's mayor fired McCarthy on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015,  a week after the release of a dash-cam video that showed a white officer fatally shooting a black teenager 16 times. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday:

1. MAYOR DISMISSES CHICAGO’S POLICE CHIEF

He says the public’s trust in the department has eroded since the release of a video showing a white officer shooting a black teenager 16 times.

2. WHO’S TAKING SLAP AT OBAMA

As the president pushes a climate deal in Paris, the GOP-led House tries to stop carbon limits the administration wants to impose on power plants in the U.S.

3. US MILITARY DEPLOYING NEW SPECIAL OPS FORCE TO IRAQ

The move puts American combat troops on the ground in a more permanent role in Iraq and Syria for the first time in the fight against the IS militants.

4. BATTLE FOR RAMADI LOOMS

Iraqi troops and militias backed by U.S.-led airstrikes have surrounded the city and appear poised to launch a new attempt to wrest it from the IS group.

5. UNDER RULE OF ISLAMIC STATE EXTREMISTS, GAYS UNDER THREAT OF CRUEL DEATH

A witness gives the AP a rare first-hand account of two men convicted of homosexuality who were thrown to their deaths from the roof of a hotel in Syria.

6. WHAT’S FRUSTRATING JEB BUSH

He and his super PAC allies are spending millions on TV ads, but the candidate remains mired in single digits in the GOP race.

7. NOVEMBER NO LONGER SLOW MONTH FOR US CAR SALES

Black Friday promotions pushed sales last month — traditionally a sluggish time in the car business — to a 14-year high of 1.3 million.

8. IN US, WELCOME NEWS ON DIABETES

After climbing for decades, fewer cases of the disease are being diagnosed in American adults.

9. HOW MARK ZUCKERBERG WANTS TO SPEND HIS MONEY

The Facebook CEO says he and his wife will devote nearly all their wealth — roughly $45 billion — to such causes as fighting diseases around the globe.

10. BACK PAIN KEEPING TIGER WOODS ON SIDELINES

The golfer, now at No. 400 in the world, tells the AP’s Doug Ferguson that he can’t even imagine when he might play again.

Join the conversation about this story »

from Business Insider http://ift.tt/1YGhm2i

This entry was posted in #UK by Startup365. Bookmark the permalink.

About Startup365

Chaque jour nous vous présenterons une nouvelle Startup française ! Notre pays regorge de talents et d'entrepreneurs brillants ! Alors partons à la découverte des meilleures startup françaises ! Certaines d'entre elles sont dans une étape essentielle dans la vie d'une startup : la recherche de financement, notamment par le financement participatif (ou crowdfunding en anglais). Alors participez à cette grande aventure en leur faisant une petite donation ! Les startups françaises ont besoin de vous !