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It is Sunday, December 3rd, 2023.

On This Day In History — on this day in 1970, American rapper and entrepreneur Jay-Z, one of the most influential figures in hip-hop in the 1990s and early 2000s, was born.

Deal of the Day

$200 iPhone Replacements (With 12-month warranty)

• We all know iPhones break all the time, and it’s a pain to replace (even with Apple Care). That’s why Swappie started selling refurbished iPhones at a much cheaper price (varies on model, but between $130-$250 for the newer models).

• Swappie Discounted iPhones

Slang Word of the Day: Woke

Definition: Woke refers to being politically aware.

Used in a Sentence: “The youngsters all pride themselves on being woke.”

Best Of The News

Ships face Houthi-claimed attack in Red Sea as officials say a US warship also fires in self-defense

• Commercial ships came under attack Sunday by drones and missiles in the Red Sea and a U.S. warship there opened fire in self-defense as part of an hourslong assault claimed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, officials said.

• The attack potentially marked a major escalation in a series of maritime attacks in the Mideast linked to the Israel-Hamas war as multiple vessels found themselves in the crosshairs of a single Houthi assault for the first time in the conflict.

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Alaska Air to buy Hawaiian Airlines for $1.9 billion

• Alaska Air (ALK) on Sunday announced it will buy rival Hawaiian Airlines (HA) for $1.9 billion.

• The acquisition was the culmination of “several months” of negotiations, according to Alaska Airlines CEO Ben Minicucci. It will include $900 million in Hawaiian Airlines debt.

• …read the full story