AP News Digest 3:15 am

Tuesday 13 December 2022 00:38 EST

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TOP STORIES

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TWITTER-MUSK-TRUST AND SAFETY — Elon Musk’s Twitter has dissolved its Trust and Safety Council, the advisory group of around 100 independent civil, human rights and other organizations that the company formed in 2016 to address hate speech, child exploitation, suicide, self-harm and other problems on the platform. By Technology Writers Matt O’Brien and Barbara Ortutay. SENT: 590 words, photos. With MUSK-TWITTER — Twitter relaunching subscriber service after debacle.

ENERGY-FUSION-MILESTONE EXPERIMENT — Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm was set to announce a “major scientific breakthrough” in the decades-long quest to harness fusion, the energy that powers the sun and stars. Researchers in California for the first time produced more energy in a fusion reaction than was used to ignite it, something called net energy gain, according to people familiar with the research. By Michael Phillis, Jennifer McDermott, Maddie Burakoff and Matthew Daly. SENT: 710 words, photos. UPCOMING: News conference at 10 a.m. With ENERGY-FUSION-EXPLAINER — Why fusion could be a clean-energy breakthrough.

FTX-BANKMAN-FRIED ARRESTED — The former CEO of failed cryptocurrency firm FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, has been arrested in the Bahamas at the request of the U.S. government, U.S. and Bahamian authorities said. By Business Writer Ken Sweet. SENT: 450 words, photo. With FTX-BANKMAN-FRIED-CONGRESS — Lawmakers to hold FTX hearing despite former CEO arrest.

CONSUMER PRICES — A high-profile report on inflation to be released could show another month of cooling prices and add to evidence that the pressures on American households are gradually easing. By Economics Writer Christopher Rugaber. SENT: 620 words, photos. UPCOMING: Developing from 8:30 a.m. report.

WINTER WEATHER — Much of the central United States from the Rocky Mountains to the Midwest is bracing for blizzard-like conditions, while states farther to the south were warned of the risk of flash flooding and tornadoes from a massive storm blowing across the country. By Stephen Groves. SENT: 620 words, photos. UPCOMING: Developing, updates throughout the day.

CLIMATE-LADAKH — Nestled between India, Pakistan and China, Ladakh has not just faced territorial disputes but also stark climate change. The region’s sparsely populated villages have witnessed shifting weather patterns that have already altered people’s lives through floods, landslides and droughts. The changes have forced hundreds to migrate to mainly urban settlements like Kharnakling. But many are choosing to stay put. By Aijaz Hussain. SENT: 1,190 words, photos.

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