An Ignoble Experiment: The 7: Fighting resumes in Gaza; Tesla’s weird new truck; Beyoncé’s dazzling concert movie; and more

2023/12/01

The 7: Fighting resumes in Gaza; Tesla’s weird new truck; Beyoncé’s dazzling concert movie; and more

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By Jamie Ross

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Good morning. It's Friday, Dec. 1, and it seems Red Lobster's endless shrimp deal might have been a little too irresistible. Now let's catch up.

The pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas is over.

What to know: The pause, which took effect a week ago and allowed for exchanges of hostages held by Hamas for Palestinian prisoners, expired this morning.
The latest: Israel's military said it resumed airstrikes on the Gaza Strip minutes after the pause ended. The U.S. said Israel agreed to demands to minimize civilian deaths.

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A gag order on Donald Trump was reinstated in his New York fraud case.

Why? An appeals court yesterday upheld a judge's order that prevents the former president from making public comments about court staff in the civil case.
Why it's needed: The order was issued after Trump posted a photo of an employee that the judge said led to threats. Trump has recently taken aim at the judge's wife.
In related news: Kenneth Chesebro, one of Trump's co-defendants in the Georgia election interference case, may testify in similar probes in Arizona and Nevada.

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A federal judge blocked Montana's TikTok ban yesterday.

What to know: The law, the first of its kind in the nation, was set to take effect Jan. 1. It would have prohibited all use of the hugely popular video app in Montana.
The ruling: The ban "oversteps state power" and was designed to target the Chinese company that owns TikTok, rather than to protect Montanans, the judge said.

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The number of malaria cases surged by millions last year.

The data: There were about 249 million cases across the globe in 2022, the World Health Organization said yesterday. That's an increase of 5 million from 2021.
Why? Extreme weather events such as catastrophic flooding in Pakistan. A hotter world will probably only fuel the spread of deadly diseases like malaria.

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Shane MacGowan, the frontman of the Pogues, has died.

MacGowan in 1995. (Reuters)

His legacy: He helped to reinvent the Irish music scene with the Pogues, fusing punk rock with Celtic influences. "Fairytale of New York" became one of the band's best-known songs.
What we know: The 65-year-old died yesterday, his wife said. He had struggled with drug and alcohol addiction and was hospitalized last year with viral brain inflammation.

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Elon Musk launched the futuristic-looking Tesla Cybertruck.

(Mike Blake/Reuters)

What you're looking at: One of the strangest electric trucks on the market. The billionaire, fresh from an expletive-filled rant Wednesday, unveiled it in Austin yesterday.
Want one? It can cost you up to $100,000, and you should expect delays. Musk has warned that ramping up production will be difficult because of the truck's unique design.

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Beyoncé's "Renaissance" movie hits the big screen today.

What to expect: The two-hour-and-48-minute film tells the story of the global icon's recent tour — a record-breaking, dazzling and futuristic spectacle that helped power the economy.
If you're going: It's not cheap, with tickets starting at $22, but it should be fun. Theaters are encouraging fans to sing, dress in chrome and take part in the "mute" challenge.

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Before you go … also in theaters this weekend: "Godzilla Minus One," featuring a genuinely terrifying monster. What to read: One of these under-the-radar gems.

And finally … end your week by playing On the Record, The Post's quotable quiz. The weekend version is 10 questions, and you can risk all your points on a final bonus question. Ready to play? Click here. Or try our word game, Keyword.

You're all caught up. See you Monday.