newsweek--2020-11-23--Michigan Officials Certify Joe Biden's Election Win After Donald Trump's Legal Challenges Fail

President-elect Joe Biden 's victory in Michigan has been officially certified by the state 's top election officials .
Michigan 's Board of State Canvassers met remotely on Monday afternoon to certify the results of the presidential race .
The board , comprising two Democrats and two Republicans , voted 3 to 0 with one abstention to certify the results .
At the time of the vote , Biden was ahead in the Wolverine State by 154,000 votes—roughly 15 times President Donald Trump 's narrow margin of victory over Hillary Clinton in the state during the 2016 election .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Trump campaign , which has launched a string of legal challenges in key 2020 battleground states , dropped its last remaining federal lawsuit in Michigan .
Leaders from Michigan 's GOP-controlled legislature previously delivered a blow to the president when they stated Friday that there was no evidence that would change the outcome of the race .
The statement came after the lawmakers , Michigan Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey and House of Representatives Speaker Lee Chatfield , met with Trump at the White House .
`` We have not yet been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ change the outcome of the election in Michigan and as legislative leaders , we will follow the law and follow the normal process regarding Michigan 's electors , '' Shirkey and Chatfield said .
But their statement did n't stop the Michigan GOP and national Republican Party from asking the Board of State Canvassers to delay certification of the election results for two weeks .
In their request , which was made over the weekend , the groups said the delay was needed to `` allow for a full audit and investigation '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
No proof of irregularities was provided in the request .
During preliminary remarks on Monday , Michigan Bureau of Elections director Jonathan Brater addressed the request for a delayed certification and audit .
He said the bureau did not find any anomalies in the election .
`` The bureau has not identified any irregularities this year , other than the typical , occasional human error that is always part of the process , '' Brater said .
`` Overall we had an extremely well-run and secure election . ''
The Board @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Monday before casting their vote .
Several speakers , including county clerks and former board members , urged the group to move forward with certification .
Jeff Timmer , the former leader of the Michigan Republican Party , told the board : `` Whether the margin is one vote or one million votes is irrelevant to the duty this board must fulfill .
Do your mandatory duty , certify Michigan 's votes . ''
As of Monday afternoon , Biden 's margin of victory in the popular vote stood at more than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he is projected to win 306 votes to Trump 's 232 .
Trump has so far refused to concede , falsely claiming the election was rigged and stolen by Democrats .
Michigan is the second state to officially certify its election results , a process every state should complete by the December 8 `` Safe Harbour '' deadline .
On December 14 , state electors will meet to officially cast their vote for president and vice president .
Pennsylvania is also expected to certify results on Monday .
Nevada officials will do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wisconsin , two other key battleground states that have been projected for Biden , have certification deadlines next week .
The next step for Michigan is for Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson to send the board 's certification for the governor 's sign-off .
After the certification was made , Benson tweeted that `` Democracy has prevailed . ''
`` Today 's vote of the State Board of Canvassers ' to certify Michigan 's November election confirms the truth : the election was fair and secure , and the results accurately reflect the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wrote , adding , `` A record breaking 5.5 million Michigan citizens cast ballots in this election , more than ever before in our state 's history .
Their will is clear and unequivocal . ''
The Michigan Democratic Party also put out a statement on behalf of chair Lavora Barnes shortly after the results were certified .
`` We are glad to see the Board of Canvassers stand up to Donald Trump 's intimidation and harassment and carry out their constitutional duties to certify the election results , '' the statement read @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by 154,187 votes in our state after over 2.8 million Michiganders stood up and supported the President-Elect .
We 're proud to send 16 electors to the electoral college on December 14 to vote for the next president , Joe Biden . ''

President-elect Joe Biden's victory in Michigan has been officially certified by the state's top election officials.
Michigan's Board of State Canvassers met remotely on Monday afternoon to certify the results of the presidential race. The board, comprising two Democrats and two Republicans, voted 3 to 0 with one abstention to certify the results. At the time of the vote, Biden was ahead in the Wolverine State by 154,000 votes—roughly 15 times President Donald Trump's narrow margin of victory over Hillary Clinton in the state during the 2016 election.
The certification of Biden's win comes after the Trump campaign, which has launched a string of legal challenges in key 2020 battleground states, dropped its last remaining federal lawsuit in Michigan.
Leaders from Michigan's GOP-controlled legislature previously delivered a blow to the president when they stated Friday that there was no evidence that would change the outcome of the race. The statement came after the lawmakers, Michigan Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey and House of Representatives Speaker Lee Chatfield, met with Trump at the White House.
"We have not yet been made aware of any information that would change the outcome of the election in Michigan and as legislative leaders, we will follow the law and follow the normal process regarding Michigan's electors," Shirkey and Chatfield said.
But their statement didn't stop the Michigan GOP and national Republican Party from asking the Board of State Canvassers to delay certification of the election results for two weeks. In their request, which was made over the weekend, the groups said the delay was needed to "allow for a full audit and investigation" into alleged voting "anomalies and irregularities." No proof of irregularities was provided in the request.
During preliminary remarks on Monday, Michigan Bureau of Elections director Jonathan Brater addressed the request for a delayed certification and audit. He said the bureau did not find any anomalies in the election.
"The bureau has not identified any irregularities this year, other than the typical, occasional human error that is always part of the process," Brater said. "Overall we had an extremely well-run and secure election."
The Board of State Canvassers also heard public comments on Monday before casting their vote. Several speakers, including county clerks and former board members, urged the group to move forward with certification.
Jeff Timmer, the former leader of the Michigan Republican Party, told the board: "Whether the margin is one vote or one million votes is irrelevant to the duty this board must fulfill. Do your mandatory duty, certify Michigan's votes."
As of Monday afternoon, Biden's margin of victory in the popular vote stood at more than 6 million. In the Electoral College, he is projected to win 306 votes to Trump's 232. Trump has so far refused to concede, falsely claiming the election was rigged and stolen by Democrats.
Michigan is the second state to officially certify its election results, a process every state should complete by the December 8 "Safe Harbour" deadline. On December 14, state electors will meet to officially cast their vote for president and vice president.
Pennsylvania is also expected to certify results on Monday. Nevada officials will do the same on Tuesday. Arizona and Wisconsin, two other key battleground states that have been projected for Biden, have certification deadlines next week.
The next step for Michigan is for Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson to send the board's certification for the governor's sign-off. After the certification was made, Benson tweeted that "Democracy has prevailed."
"Today's vote of the State Board of Canvassers' to certify Michigan's November election confirms the truth: the election was fair and secure, and the results accurately reflect the will of the voters," she wrote, adding, "A record breaking 5.5 million Michigan citizens cast ballots in this election, more than ever before in our state's history. Their will is clear and unequivocal."
The Michigan Democratic Party also put out a statement on behalf of chair Lavora Barnes shortly after the results were certified.
"We are glad to see the Board of Canvassers stand up to Donald Trump's intimidation and harassment and carry out their constitutional duties to certify the election results," the statement read. "Joe Biden beat Donald Trump by 154,187 votes in our state after over 2.8 million Michiganders stood up and supported the President-Elect. We're proud to send 16 electors to the electoral college on December 14 to vote for the next president, Joe Biden."


newsweek--2020-11-23--54% of Americans Against COVID Lockdowns in Their State Despite Surge of Infections

Many Americans want their states to stay open and avoid another lockdown despite the nationwide surge in coronavirus infections , according to a new Harvard CAPS/Harris poll released to The Hill on Monday .
Fifty-four percent of respondents said they wanted their states to stay open , while 46 percent said they believed states should reinstate lockdowns as virus cases continue to soar across the country .
Over 141,000 new virus cases and 843 deaths were reported in the U.S. on November 22 , according to The New York Times .
Over the past week , there have been 171,376 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an increase of 54 percent from the previous two weeks .
As of Monday afternoon , more than 12.3 million people in the country have been infected with the coronavirus and over 256,700 people have died since the start of the pandemic , according to the Times .
In an effort to slow the virus 's spread , some states , such as Washington , California and Michigan , have reinstated restrictions .
Other states , as well as cities , have issued mask mandates .
After the election , President-elect Joe Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , among other protective measures .
`` I renew my call for every American , regardless of where they live or who they voted for , to step up and do their part on social distancing , hand washing , and mask wearing to protect themselves and to protect others , '' said Biden in a November 13 statement .
`` I understand it 's not easy . ''
Seventy-seven percent of those surveyed said they supported a nationwide mask mandate , while 23 percent said they do not , according to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all for mask mandates but not [ a ] return to full lockdowns that could overly harm the economy , '' Mark Penn , Harvard CAPS/Harris polling director , told The Hill .
`` It 's a cautious and fearful public , but governors should not see unlimited measures as having public support and should look to put careful logic and reasoning behind what they do to protect the public . ''
The Harvard CAPS/Harris poll surveyed 2,205 registered voters between November 17 and 19 .
The poll was a collaborative effort between @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Harvard University and the Harris Poll .
Full results from the survey will be posted online later this week , according to The Hill .
The co-directors of Harvard CAPS/Harris Poll , Stephen Ansolabehere , Mark Penn and Dritan Nesho , did n't respond to Newsweek 's request for comment in time for publication .

Many Americans want their states to stay open and avoid another lockdown despite the nationwide surge in coronavirus infections, according to a new Harvard CAPS/Harris poll released to The Hill on Monday.
Fifty-four percent of respondents said they wanted their states to stay open, while 46 percent said they believed states should reinstate lockdowns as virus cases continue to soar across the country.
Over 141,000 new virus cases and 843 deaths were reported in the U.S. on November 22, according to The New York Times. Over the past week, there have been 171,376 new daily cases, on average, an increase of 54 percent from the previous two weeks.
As of Monday afternoon, more than 12.3 million people in the country have been infected with the coronavirus and over 256,700 people have died since the start of the pandemic, according to the Times.
A person walks next to a sign asking people to wear a face mask in New York City on November 22. Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images
In an effort to slow the virus's spread, some states, such as Washington, California and Michigan, have reinstated restrictions. Other states, as well as cities, have issued mask mandates.
After the election, President-elect Joe Biden called for all Americans to wear masks, among other protective measures.
"I renew my call for every American, regardless of where they live or who they voted for, to step up and do their part on social distancing, hand washing, and mask wearing to protect themselves and to protect others," said Biden in a November 13 statement. "I understand it's not easy."
Seventy-seven percent of those surveyed said they supported a nationwide mask mandate, while 23 percent said they do not, according to the new poll.
"The voters are all for mask mandates but not [a] return to full lockdowns that could overly harm the economy," Mark Penn, Harvard CAPS/Harris polling director, told The Hill. "It's a cautious and fearful public, but governors should not see unlimited measures as having public support and should look to put careful logic and reasoning behind what they do to protect the public."
The Harvard CAPS/Harris poll surveyed 2,205 registered voters between November 17 and 19. The poll was a collaborative effort between the Center for American Political Studies at Harvard University and the Harris Poll.
Full results from the survey will be posted online later this week, according to The Hill.
The co-directors of Harvard CAPS/Harris Poll, Stephen Ansolabehere, Mark Penn and Dritan Nesho, didn't respond to Newsweek's request for comment in time for publication.


newsweek--2020-11-24--Donald Trump Backing Don Jr. or Ivanka for 2024 Is Fine by Republicans—but They Prefer Mike Pence

A majority of Republican voters would support Donald Trump backing one of his children to run for the presidency , polling suggests ; though more would like Vice President Mike Pence as the 2024 pick .
Speculation has mounted about Trump making a run of his own at the next presidential election , though he has still not given up his 2020 fight—persisting with claims , despite lacking evidence , that widespread fraud and irregularities assisted Joe Biden 's success .
While he is being looked to as a continuing figurehead , talk of one if his children , namely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ taking a shot for the highest office has increased .
Though polling suggests many Republicans would prefer Trump to carry on , the notion of one of his children taking up the Trumpism mantle is seemingly not opposed by all .
In a Seven Letter Insight poll of 1,500 voters in 2020 , surveyed November 10-19 , more than half ( 52 percent ) of respondents who identified as Republicans said they would support Trump endorsing one of his children for president in 2024 .
However , a greater proportion ( 66 percent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ running again in four years .
While the notion of a Trump Jr. or Ivanka run could muster some backing , surveys have indicated that Vice President Pence is a more popular pick than either of them .
Respondents for the poll were asked who they would most likely back at the next presidential election , with Trump himself coming out on top among Republicans .
He was followed by Pence , with Trump Jr. in third .
Ivanka was the seventh favoured pick , behind Sen. Ted Cruz ( R-TX ) , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Sen. Marco Rubio ( R-FL ) .
In Echelon Insights polling , 465 Republican or GOP-leaning voters were given a list of potential candidates and asked who they would consider supporting .
Trump came out on top , with 52 percent saying they would back him .
He was followed again by Pence , with 45 percent open to getting behind a potential run from the VP .
Cruz came in third with 32 percent then Trump Jr. in fourth with 22 percent .
Trump was asked whether Pence would have his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interview on Fox & Friends in June 2019 He declined to say he would at the time , commenting on the pair running together again .
`` Well , it 's far too , look—I love Mike , we are running again , but you 're talking about a long time , so you ca n't put me in that position , '' he said .
`` But I certainly would give it very strong consideration .
He 's a very , very outstanding person . ''
Pence has been tipped to try @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has not explicitly said he plans to do so .
Newsweek has contacted the Trump campaign for comment on who the president might back in 2024 , should he not be running himself .

A majority of Republican voters would support Donald Trump backing one of his children to run for the presidency, polling suggests; though more would like Vice President Mike Pence as the 2024 pick.
Speculation has mounted about Trump making a run of his own at the next presidential election, though he has still not given up his 2020 fight—persisting with claims, despite lacking evidence, that widespread fraud and irregularities assisted Joe Biden's success.
While he is being looked to as a continuing figurehead, talk of one if his children, namely Donald Trump Jr. or Ivanka Trump, taking a shot for the highest office has increased.
Though polling suggests many Republicans would prefer Trump to carry on, the notion of one of his children taking up the Trumpism mantle is seemingly not opposed by all.
In a Seven Letter Insight poll of 1,500 voters in 2020, surveyed November 10-19, more than half (52 percent) of respondents who identified as Republicans said they would support Trump endorsing one of his children for president in 2024.
However, a greater proportion (66 percent) said they would support Donald Trump running again in four years.
While the notion of a Trump Jr. or Ivanka run could muster some backing, surveys have indicated that Vice President Pence is a more popular pick than either of them.
(Front row L-R) Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr. listen during a speech by President Donald Trump at the United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly at UN headquarters on September 24, 2019 in New York City. Ivanka and Trump Jr. Have been mentioned as potential 2024 presidential candidates. Getty Images/Stephanie Keith
Respondents for the poll were asked who they would most likely back at the next presidential election, with Trump himself coming out on top among Republicans.
He was followed by Pence, with Trump Jr. in third.
Ivanka was the seventh favoured pick, behind Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL).
In Echelon Insights polling, 465 Republican or GOP-leaning voters were given a list of potential candidates and asked who they would consider supporting. Trump came out on top, with 52 percent saying they would back him. He was followed again by Pence, with 45 percent open to getting behind a potential run from the VP.
Cruz came in third with 32 percent then Trump Jr. in fourth with 22 percent.
President Donald Trump arrives with Vice President Mike Pence for a Make America Great Again rally at Cherry Capital Airport in Traverse City, Michigan on November 2, 2020. Pence is backed as a potential successor to the president, according to polling. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
Trump was asked whether Pence would have his "automatic endorsement", during an interview on Fox & Friends in June 2019
He declined to say he would at the time, commenting on the pair running together again.
Read more Can Donald Trump Create an Avignon Presidency? Can Donald Trump Create an Avignon Presidency?
"Well, it's far too, look—I love Mike, we are running again, but you're talking about a long time, so you can't put me in that position," he said.
"But I certainly would give it very strong consideration. He's a very, very outstanding person."
Pence has been tipped to try for a run in 2024, though has not explicitly said he plans to do so.
Newsweek has contacted the Trump campaign for comment on who the president might back in 2024, should he not be running himself.


newsweek--2020-11-24--Scientist Investigated After Calling COVID Pandemic 'A Leftist Stunt' Designed to 'Enslave Humanity'

A professor in Michigan has issued an extraordinary statement that defends everything from his `` casual use of the n-word '' to his belief that the moon landing was faked and COVID-19 is a `` stunt designed to enslave humanity '' after being placed on administrative leave for allegedly making racist , homophobic and anti-Semitic tweets .
Thomas Brennan , an assistant physical science professor in the College of Arts , Sciences and Education at Ferris State University , is under investigation after the Ferris State Torch unearthed a number of offensive tweets said to have been posted by Brennan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a pandemic that has killed more than 250,000 people in the U.S. alone .
Among some of the tweets allegedly sent by Brennan include messages with repeated use of the N-word and posts with homophobic slurs .
The account also described COVID-19 as `` another Jewish revolution '' and said smartphones are `` the main cause of COVID symptoms . ''
FSU President David Eisler said the university was `` shocked and outraged '' by the tweets , confirming Brennan has been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation .
`` They are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ values of our University and our commitment to diversity , equity and inclusion , '' Eisler said .
`` Our students , faculty , staff and members of the community are upset and offended by these comments , and they should be . ''
During an online meeting within FSU 's College of Arts , Sciences and Education in August , Brennan said the COVID-19 pandemic has been exaggerated and that the `` pandemic and rioting were leftist stunts , '' according to Eisler .
In a lengthy statement , Brennan hit out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ piece '' against him by The Torch that attempted to smear him as `` science denier , racist and antisemite . ''
He denies being any of these things .
`` This controversy started after I made a few statements in a College of Arts and Sciences meeting of faculty and staff about the COVID-19 pandemic .
My statements were to the effect that I believe the COVID-19 pandemic is a stunt designed to enslave humanity and strip us of all of our rights and freedoms , '' Brennan said .
The professor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and said he knows that people have died as a result of it , but claims its severity is being `` exaggerated by revolutionary leftists in the media and government '' that will result in a `` mandatory vaccine '' in the form of injectable micro or nanotechnology .
`` If this comes about it will truly be a fulfillment of the prophecy of the mark of the beast , as described by St. John the Apostle in the Book of Revelation , '' Brennan added .
Brennan also addressed his tweets where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ described as a `` mind-control spell designed to make us hate each other . ''
`` I am not racist against black people , I love and respect them .
But I reject the premise that there are certain magic words that should never be used in any context or by certain people .
I uttered the word to try to neutralize its power . ''
The tweet in question , allegedly sent by Brennan , describes Bill Nye , Buzz Aldrin and Neil deGrasse Tyson as `` worthless [ N-words ] .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the ' n-word ' in that tweet is n't the most controversial thing about it .
It 's that I 'm calling out the huge scientific and historical frauds that I believe have been perpetrated since the mid-twentieth century . ''
Brennan goes on to suggest that the footage of the atomic bombs which were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were faked using special-effects similar to the ones used to make the tornado scene in The Wizard of Oz .
He also believed films of the Apollo moon landings were faked `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tricks that was used to fake the bomb . ''
Brennan dismissed suggestions that his tweets about the `` Jewish Mafia '' were anti-Semitic as he does not believe that `` middle-class Jews are involved in an international conspiracy , only that a small number of their elites are . ''
Elsewhere , Brennan echoed rhetoric used by supporters of the QAnon conspiracy by describing how the `` entire world has fallen under the spell of a satanic , globalist elite . ''
He concludes : `` The fear-spell of the atom bomb @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years , so they had to unleash a new one , COVID-19 .
Lord have mercy on me and on us all . ''
Brennan has been contacted for further comment .
This graph , provided by Statista , compares the number of new COVID cases between the U.S. and countries in the European Union .

A professor in Michigan has issued an extraordinary statement that defends everything from his "casual use of the n-word" to his belief that the moon landing was faked and COVID-19 is a "stunt designed to enslave humanity" after being placed on administrative leave for allegedly making racist, homophobic and anti-Semitic tweets.
Thomas Brennan, an assistant physical science professor in the College of Arts, Sciences and Education at Ferris State University, is under investigation after the Ferris State Torch unearthed a number of offensive tweets said to have been posted by Brennan, which also contain conspiracy theories about a pandemic that has killed more than 250,000 people in the U.S. alone.
Among some of the tweets allegedly sent by Brennan include messages with repeated use of the N-word and posts with homophobic slurs. The account also described COVID-19 as "another Jewish revolution" and said smartphones are "the main cause of COVID symptoms."
FSU President David Eisler said the university was "shocked and outraged" by the tweets, confirming Brennan has been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation.
"They are extremely offensive and run counter to the values of our University and our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion," Eisler said. "Our students, faculty, staff and members of the community are upset and offended by these comments, and they should be."
During an online meeting within FSU's College of Arts, Sciences and Education in August, Brennan said the COVID-19 pandemic has been exaggerated and that the "pandemic and rioting were leftist stunts," according to Eisler.
In a lengthy statement, Brennan hit out at what he called a "hit piece" against him by The Torch that attempted to smear him as "science denier, racist and antisemite." He denies being any of these things.
"This controversy started after I made a few statements in a College of Arts and Sciences meeting of faculty and staff about the COVID-19 pandemic. My statements were to the effect that I believe the COVID-19 pandemic is a stunt designed to enslave humanity and strip us of all of our rights and freedoms," Brennan said.
The professor denied believing the pandemic is a hoax and said he knows that people have died as a result of it, but claims its severity is being "exaggerated by revolutionary leftists in the media and government" that will result in a "mandatory vaccine" in the form of injectable micro or nanotechnology.
"If this comes about it will truly be a fulfillment of the prophecy of the mark of the beast, as described by St. John the Apostle in the Book of Revelation," Brennan added.
Brennan also addressed his tweets where he used the N-word, which he described as a "mind-control spell designed to make us hate each other."
"I am not racist against black people, I love and respect them. But I reject the premise that there are certain magic words that should never be used in any context or by certain people. I uttered the word to try to neutralize its power."
The tweet in question, allegedly sent by Brennan, describes Bill Nye, Buzz Aldrin and Neil deGrasse Tyson as "worthless [N-words]."
"Ironically, my casual use of the 'n-word' in that tweet isn't the most controversial thing about it. It's that I'm calling out the huge scientific and historical frauds that I believe have been perpetrated since the mid-twentieth century."
This picture taken on May 23, 2020 shows a laboratory technician holding a dose of a COVID-19 novel coronavirus vaccine candidate ready for trial on monkeys at the National Primate Research Center of Thailand at Chulalongkorn University in Saraburi. A University professor has been placed on administrative leave after reportedly calling the coronavirus pandemic a “leftist stunt” and posting a number of offensive tweets. MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP/Getty
Brennan goes on to suggest that the footage of the atomic bombs which were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were faked using special-effects similar to the ones used to make the tornado scene in The Wizard of Oz.
He also believed films of the Apollo moon landings were faked "using the same special effects bag of tricks that was used to fake the bomb."
Brennan dismissed suggestions that his tweets about the "Jewish Mafia" were anti-Semitic as he does not believe that "middle-class Jews are involved in an international conspiracy, only that a small number of their elites are."
Elsewhere, Brennan echoed rhetoric used by supporters of the QAnon conspiracy by describing how the "entire world has fallen under the spell of a satanic, globalist elite."
He concludes: "The fear-spell of the atom bomb has worn off after all of these years, so they had to unleash a new one, COVID-19. Lord have mercy on me and on us all."
Brennan has been contacted for further comment.
This graph, provided by Statista, compares the number of new COVID cases between the U.S. and countries in the European Union.


newsweek--2020-11-24--'NCIS' Cast: Who Plays Young Gibbs and Ducky in the 400th Episode?

NCIS will air its 400th episode , `` Everything Starts Somewhere , '' on Tuesday , November 24 at 8 p.m .
ET / 7 p.m. CT. To mark the milestone , which makes the CBS show the ninth longest-running U.S. scripted primetime show of all time , NCIS is going right back to where it all began .
Season 18 , Episode 2 will tell the story of the first-ever meeting of a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs ( the older version of which is played by Mark Harmon ) and Dr. Donald `` Ducky '' Mallard ( David McCallum @ @ @ @ @ @ @ episode synopsis , which read : `` Flashbacks reveal the murder case that first introduced young Gibbs to NCIS and his introduction to young , new-to-America Ducky . ''
If viewers finding themselves thinking , `` wow , that young Gibbs really looks like the older one , '' that is because there is literally a strong family resemblance between them : The character is played by Sean Harmon , the 32-year-old son of Mark Harmon .
The actor has played the younger version of his father seven times before the 400th episode @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2008 and his last one in 2012 .
He has also starred in an episode of spin-off NCIS : Los Angeles as well as episodes of CSI : NY and Major Crimes as well as the acclaimed indie movie The Fits .
As McCallum does not have an acting son to play him ( though his guitarist son Val did provide music for Ally McBeal ) , he is played in the flashbacks by Adam Campbell , who comedy fans may recognize from his roles on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt , Mixology and Great @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ducky in three previous episodes of NCIS .
When we meet Ducky and Gibbs in `` Everything Starts Somewhere , '' it is 1980 , and Ducky is disenchanted with medicine after working in a refugee camp in Afghanistan ( as seen in Season 6 episode `` Broken Bird '' ) , and has come to America .
Gibbs , meanwhile , is trying to decide whether to take his relationship with girlfriend Shannon ( Darby Stanchfield ) , aka the future Mrs. Gibbs , to the next level .
In this flashback @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but doesn start to get involved with NCIS precursor the NIS .
Speaking of the episode to TVInsider , NCIS co-showrunner Steven D. Binder said : `` Gibbs is someone who has trouble with relationships and is not the most social of people .
That 's where Ducky comes into play .
We get into a lot of Gibbs ' psychology . ''
He later added : `` We wanted to gather as much of the show 's history as we could and put it in one episode and celebrate it , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ iconic pieces of NCIS lore are likely to be mentioned for eagle-eyed fans to spot .
NCIS Season 18 , Episode 2 airs on Tuesday , November 24 at 8 p.m .
ET / 7 p.m. CT on CBS .

NCIS will air its 400th episode, "Everything Starts Somewhere," on Tuesday, November 24 at 8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. CT. To mark the milestone, which makes the CBS show the ninth longest-running U.S. scripted primetime show of all time, NCIS is going right back to where it all began.
Season 18, Episode 2 will tell the story of the first-ever meeting of a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs (the older version of which is played by Mark Harmon) and Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard (David McCallum).
This was revealed in the episode synopsis, which read: "Flashbacks reveal the murder case that first introduced young Gibbs to NCIS and his introduction to young, new-to-America Ducky."
If viewers finding themselves thinking, "wow, that young Gibbs really looks like the older one," that is because there is literally a strong family resemblance between them: The character is played by Sean Harmon, the 32-year-old son of Mark Harmon.
The actor has played the younger version of his father seven times before the 400th episode, making his first NCIS appearance in 2008 and his last one in 2012. He has also starred in an episode of spin-off NCIS: Los Angeles as well as episodes of CSI: NY and Major Crimes as well as the acclaimed indie movie The Fits.
Sean Harmon as Young Gibs and Adam Campbell as Young Ducky in 'NCIS'. CBS
As McCallum does not have an acting son to play him (though his guitarist son Val did provide music for Ally McBeal), he is played in the flashbacks by Adam Campbell, who comedy fans may recognize from his roles on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Mixology and Great News. He has also played Young Ducky in three previous episodes of NCIS.
When we meet Ducky and Gibbs in "Everything Starts Somewhere," it is 1980, and Ducky is disenchanted with medicine after working in a refugee camp in Afghanistan (as seen in Season 6 episode "Broken Bird"), and has come to America. Gibbs, meanwhile, is trying to decide whether to take his relationship with girlfriend Shannon (Darby Stanchfield), aka the future Mrs. Gibbs, to the next level. In this flashback, Gibbs is not yet an agent but doesn start to get involved with NCIS precursor the NIS.
Speaking of the episode to TVInsider, NCIS co-showrunner Steven D. Binder said: "Gibbs is someone who has trouble with relationships and is not the most social of people. That's where Ducky comes into play. We get into a lot of Gibbs' psychology."
He later added: "We wanted to gather as much of the show's history as we could and put it in one episode and celebrate it," meaning that a number of characters and iconic pieces of NCIS lore are likely to be mentioned for eagle-eyed fans to spot.
NCIS Season 18, Episode 2 airs on Tuesday, November 24 at 8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. CT on CBS.


newsweek--2020-11-24--China's PLA Orders More Stealth Fighter Jets amid India Border Tensions

China 's People 's Liberation Army has ordered a new batch of heavy stealth fighter jets to be deployed on its western front as a protracted border clash with India enters its seventh month , Chinese state media said Tuesday .
The PLA 's Western Theater Command commissioned a new fleet of Shenyang J-16 strike fighters for its air force , which already has two J-16 combat units , Chinese Communist Party newspaper Global Times reported .
The requisition of more multirole J-16 aircraft is understood to be part of a military build-up on China 's border with India , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2,100-mile Line of Actual Control caused the deaths of 20 Indian soldiers and an unknown number of Chinese troops this summer .
The new squadron of J-16s will help the air force to `` better safeguard China 's territorial integrity , '' the newspaper said , claiming the Chinese-made warplanes were more technically advanced than those on the other side of the border .
A modified product of the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation , the J-16 has integrated avionics and weapons systems developed by the Chinese military .
It is a highly maneuverable , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and anti-ship missiles , as well as guided bombs .
China has a total of six J-16 combat units , each comprising between 32 and 36 aircraft , local media reports said .
A military analyst described the model as being second only to the country 's Chengdu J-20 `` Might Dragon '' air superiority fighter , according to Global Times .
On Saturday , the PLA 's Western Theater Command Air Force shared images of its latest aerial combat exercises involving J-16s equipped with the military 's special coat of `` cloaking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the jet 's visibility on enemy radar and also makes it harder to spot with the naked eye .
The press release put on Chinese social media platform WeChat said its pilots were trained in short-distance dogfighting , and that its squadrons would all be replaced by J-16s by the end of the year .
The deployment of further J-16s to the disputed border territory means they will join an assortment of existing Russian hardware in the region .
The J-16 is a derivative of the Soviet-era Sukhoi Su-30 , which Russia also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Indian Air Force , and the Sukhoi Su-30MKK for the Chinese Air Force .
Earlier this month , representatives from the Indian and Chinese armies met for an eighth round of dialog aimed at a peaceful de-escalation of the border conflict , which began back in May .
However , recent reports said both China and India were fortifying their positions in Ladakh , across the entire disputed LAC , no sign of either side backing down .

China's People's Liberation Army has ordered a new batch of heavy stealth fighter jets to be deployed on its western front as a protracted border clash with India enters its seventh month, Chinese state media said Tuesday.
The PLA's Western Theater Command commissioned a new fleet of Shenyang J-16 strike fighters for its air force, which already has two J-16 combat units, Chinese Communist Party newspaper Global Times reported.
The requisition of more multirole J-16 aircraft is understood to be part of a military build-up on China's border with India, where violent melees in Ladakh along the 2,100-mile Line of Actual Control caused the deaths of 20 Indian soldiers and an unknown number of Chinese troops this summer.
The new squadron of J-16s will help the air force to "better safeguard China's territorial integrity," the newspaper said, claiming the Chinese-made warplanes were more technically advanced than those on the other side of the border.
A modified product of the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation, the J-16 has integrated avionics and weapons systems developed by the Chinese military. It is a highly maneuverable, heavy payload fighter jet which carries air-to-air and anti-ship missiles, as well as guided bombs.
China has a total of six J-16 combat units, each comprising between 32 and 36 aircraft, local media reports said. A military analyst described the model as being second only to the country's Chengdu J-20 "Might Dragon" air superiority fighter, according to Global Times.
On Saturday, the PLA's Western Theater Command Air Force shared images of its latest aerial combat exercises involving J-16s equipped with the military's special coat of "cloaking" paint, which it said reduces the jet's visibility on enemy radar and also makes it harder to spot with the naked eye.
The press release put on Chinese social media platform WeChat said its pilots were trained in short-distance dogfighting, and that its squadrons would all be replaced by J-16s by the end of the year.
Read more Chinese Soldiers Storm Beach in Landing Drill Amid Taiwan War Tension Chinese Soldiers Storm Beach in Landing Drill Amid Taiwan War Tension
The deployment of further J-16s to the disputed border territory means they will join an assortment of existing Russian hardware in the region.
The J-16 is a derivative of the Soviet-era Sukhoi Su-30, which Russia also developed into the Sukhoi Su-30MKI for the Indian Air Force, and the Sukhoi Su-30MKK for the Chinese Air Force.
Earlier this month, representatives from the Indian and Chinese armies met for an eighth round of dialog aimed at a peaceful de-escalation of the border conflict, which began back in May.
However, recent reports said both China and India were fortifying their positions in Ladakh, across the entire disputed LAC, no sign of either side backing down.


newsweek--2020-11-24--Girl, 13, Dies After Striking Utility Pole While Leaning Out of Car Window

A 13-year-old girl has died after she was struck by a utility pole while leaning out of the window of a car in Indiana .
Kelly Hume was traveling in the car driven by her older sister when the vehicle left the roadway in Crown Point , Lake County city , on Saturday night .
The teenager was thrown from the car at about 8 p.m. in the 4500 block of West 113th Avenue in the single-car accident , police said .
She was pronounced dead at the scene , having died from blunt force trauma , the Northwest Indiana @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lake County Sheriff 's Department Traffic Unit , as cited by The Times , found Hume was leaning out the window of a car driven by her 18-year-old sister when the vehicle left the road on a steep incline .
The 13-year-old struck a utility pole and was dragged and thrown from the car , investigators said .
Authorities are investigating if cellphone use may have been a factor in the accident and other circumstances surrounding the fatality , including possible negligence , also remain under investigation .
`` The Lake County Sheriff @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reconstruction of this incident , and the investigation continues , '' Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. said .
`` Our thoughts and prayers are with the family at this extremely difficult time . ''
Crown Point police and fire crews and the Lake County coroner assisted at the scene .
Newsweek has contacted the Crown Point Police Department and the Lake County Sheriff 's Department for comment .
On November 12 , Newsweek reported how a high school senior lost both her legs in a head-on car crash in Utah .
Sarah @ @ @ @ @ @ @ junior year at Clearfield High School when she was invited to spend the weekend at a friend 's cabin in Bear Lake .
The trip was ending on July 30 when the friends began to drive back home after dinner through the Logan Canyon .
Sarah said she was in the back passenger seat and wearing a seatbelt when the accident occurred .
`` I do n't actually remember what happened next with the accident or a couple of weeks afterwards , but I have been told since that we were driving through @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the opposite direction and hit the car head on , '' she explained .
`` We were in the canyon with no cell service for an hour and all four of us were injured , but my injuries were the most extreme . ''
Some passersby stopped to help before emergency services arrived and took her to Logan Regional Hospital before deciding to take her by Life Flight to Primary Children 's Hospital in Salt Lake City .
Sarah was left paralyzed and doctors were forced to amputate both of her legs .

A 13-year-old girl has died after she was struck by a utility pole while leaning out of the window of a car in Indiana.
Kelly Hume was traveling in the car driven by her older sister when the vehicle left the roadway in Crown Point, Lake County city, on Saturday night.
The teenager was thrown from the car at about 8 p.m. in the 4500 block of West 113th Avenue in the single-car accident, police said.
She was pronounced dead at the scene, having died from blunt force trauma, the Northwest Indiana Times reported.
An investigation by the Lake County Sheriff's Department Traffic Unit, as cited by The Times, found Hume was leaning out the window of a car driven by her 18-year-old sister when the vehicle left the road on a steep incline.
The 13-year-old struck a utility pole and was dragged and thrown from the car, investigators said.
Authorities are investigating if cellphone use may have been a factor in the accident and other circumstances surrounding the fatality, including possible negligence, also remain under investigation.
"The Lake County Sheriff's Department Traffic Unit is conducting traffic reconstruction of this incident, and the investigation continues," Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. said. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the family at this extremely difficult time."
Crown Point police and fire crews and the Lake County coroner assisted at the scene.
Newsweek has contacted the Crown Point Police Department and the Lake County Sheriff's Department for comment.
On November 12, Newsweek reported how a high school senior lost both her legs in a head-on car crash in Utah.
Sarah Frei, 17, had just finished junior year at Clearfield High School when she was invited to spend the weekend at a friend's cabin in Bear Lake.
The trip was ending on July 30 when the friends began to drive back home after dinner through the Logan Canyon.
Sarah said she was in the back passenger seat and wearing a seatbelt when the accident occurred.
"I don't actually remember what happened next with the accident or a couple of weeks afterwards, but I have been told since that we were driving through and an alleged drunk driver came from the opposite direction and hit the car head on," she explained.
"We were in the canyon with no cell service for an hour and all four of us were injured, but my injuries were the most extreme."
Some passersby stopped to help before emergency services arrived and took her to Logan Regional Hospital before deciding to take her by Life Flight to Primary Children's Hospital in Salt Lake City.
Sarah was left paralyzed and doctors were forced to amputate both of her legs.


newsweek--2020-11-24--Joe Biden's Team Unlikely to Take Hard Line on North Korea, South's Media Says

President-elect Joe Biden 's foreign policy team is beginning to take shape , with several official announcements expected this week that will give hints as to the kind of international affairs strategies he will employ .
The biggest job is secretary of state , which multiple news organizations and prominent Biden allies suggested Monday would be going to Obama alumnus Anthony Blinken .
The national security adviser role is going to Jake Sullivan , a long-time Biden ally and former senior policy adviser to Hillary Clinton .
Biden has vowed to revive American global leadership he and his allies say @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President Donald Trump 's `` America First '' unilateralism .
But on key issues like China and North Korea , it appears the Biden team is set to retain some elements of Trump 's strategies , despite widely criticizing the outgoing president .
South Korean media reacted to news of Biden 's foreign policy appointments with articles suggesting that the incoming administration would not take the tough line on North Korea and dictator Kim Jong Un that some had hoped .
Nor will the Biden team return to the Obama-era `` strategic patience @ @ @ @ @ @ @ force Pyongyang to give up its weapons .
The Yonhap News Agency said Blinken would `` seek to improve South Korea 's relations with Japan as he pushes for multilateral efforts to denuclearize North Korea , '' citing several experts the agency spoke with .
`` While experts here noted the 58-year-old nominee will be open to dialogue with North Korea , he will likely prefer a more silenced and disciplined approach than President Donald Trump in dealing with U.S. allies and adversaries , '' Yonhap added .
The Korea Times , meanwhile @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's team is `` unlikely to adopt hardline stance against North Korea . ''
The newspaper also spoke with several experts who suggested that Biden , Blinken and Sullivan would all favor a combination of cooperation with America 's regional allies and some level of dialogue with the North , though less direct contact with Kim than Trump opted for .
North Korea has established itself as a nuclear state over the past 15 years , despite both American and United Nations efforts to stop Pyongyang from getting the bomb .
The Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to accept this new reality , stressing their continued desire for `` complete , verifiable and irreversible denuclearization '' before any sanctions can be lifted .
Still , the Trump administration embarked on an unprecedented—and largely unsuccessful—diplomatic outreach to Pyongyang , including multiple in-person meetings between the president and Kim .
`` Blinken will place his emphasis on revitalizing U.S. alliances and he wo n't kowtow to Kim Jong-un as Trump did—or put the U.S. and North Korea on the brink of war as Trump also did in 2017 , '' Sue Mi @ @ @ @ @ @ @ currently works for the Center for Strategic and International Studies , told Yonhap .
`` I expect he will show an openness for talks with the North , but will expect real deliverables , not just photo ops , '' Terry told the agency .
This includes `` a more multilateral approach to North Korea and other problems , trying to get U.S. allies in particular on the same page , '' she said .
Pacheco Pardo , the KF-VUB Korea Chair at Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Belgium and an associate professor in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , told The Korea Times : `` There are sufficient signals that the Biden administration is going to pursue negotiations with North Korea as long as Pyongyang does n't shut down the diplomatic door with ICBM or nuclear tests . ''
Blinken has suggested that an Iran-style arms control deal might be the best way to contain the North Korean threat .
Pardo told The Korea Times : `` This will entail working-level negotiations , policymakers and experts from the U.S. , North Korea and others including South Korea reaching an agreement , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ focusing on arms control that freezes and starts to roll back Pyongyang 's nuclear program . ''

President-elect Joe Biden's foreign policy team is beginning to take shape, with several official announcements expected this week that will give hints as to the kind of international affairs strategies he will employ.
The biggest job is secretary of state, which multiple news organizations and prominent Biden allies suggested Monday would be going to Obama alumnus Anthony Blinken. The national security adviser role is going to Jake Sullivan, a long-time Biden ally and former senior policy adviser to Hillary Clinton.
Biden has vowed to revive American global leadership he and his allies say has been shredded by four years of President Donald Trump's "America First" unilateralism. But on key issues like China and North Korea, it appears the Biden team is set to retain some elements of Trump's strategies, despite widely criticizing the outgoing president.
South Korean media reacted to news of Biden's foreign policy appointments with articles suggesting that the incoming administration would not take the tough line on North Korea and dictator Kim Jong Un that some had hoped. Nor will the Biden team return to the Obama-era "strategic patience," which banked on sanctions to force Pyongyang to give up its weapons.
The Yonhap News Agency said Blinken would "seek to improve South Korea's relations with Japan as he pushes for multilateral efforts to denuclearize North Korea," citing several experts the agency spoke with.
"While experts here noted the 58-year-old nominee will be open to dialogue with North Korea, he will likely prefer a more silenced and disciplined approach than President Donald Trump in dealing with U.S. allies and adversaries," Yonhap added.
The Korea Times, meanwhile, said in a headline that Biden's team is "unlikely to adopt hardline stance against North Korea."
The newspaper also spoke with several experts who suggested that Biden, Blinken and Sullivan would all favor a combination of cooperation with America's regional allies and some level of dialogue with the North, though less direct contact with Kim than Trump opted for.
North Korea has established itself as a nuclear state over the past 15 years, despite both American and United Nations efforts to stop Pyongyang from getting the bomb.
The Biden and Trump campaigns have both been hesitant to accept this new reality, stressing their continued desire for "complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization" before any sanctions can be lifted.
Still, the Trump administration embarked on an unprecedented—and largely unsuccessful—diplomatic outreach to Pyongyang, including multiple in-person meetings between the president and Kim.
"Blinken will place his emphasis on revitalizing U.S. alliances and he won't kowtow to Kim Jong-un as Trump did—or put the U.S. and North Korea on the brink of war as Trump also did in 2017," Sue Mi Terry, a former CIA analyst who currently works for the Center for Strategic and International Studies, told Yonhap.
"I expect he will show an openness for talks with the North, but will expect real deliverables, not just photo ops," Terry told the agency. This includes "a more multilateral approach to North Korea and other problems, trying to get U.S. allies in particular on the same page," she said.
Pacheco Pardo, the KF-VUB Korea Chair at Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Belgium and an associate professor in International Relations at King's College London, told The Korea Times: "There are sufficient signals that the Biden administration is going to pursue negotiations with North Korea as long as Pyongyang doesn't shut down the diplomatic door with ICBM or nuclear tests."
Blinken has suggested that an Iran-style arms control deal might be the best way to contain the North Korean threat.
Pardo told The Korea Times: "This will entail working-level negotiations, policymakers and experts from the U.S., North Korea and others including South Korea reaching an agreement, and looking for a realistic first agreement focusing on arms control that freezes and starts to roll back Pyongyang's nuclear program."


newsweek--2020-11-24--How To Use Weed in Your Thanksgiving Meal This Year

Call this Thursday Danksgiving , Thanksgrooving , or come up with your own weed-inspired nickname for Thanksgiving ; just know that with the ever-increasing legality of cannabis in the U.S. , there are endless options of how to incorporate reefer into your holidaze meal .
The day before Thanksgiving is gaining acceptance among those in the cannabis culture as Green Wednesday -- its version of Black Friday , when consumers stock up ( and consume ) marijuana for the following day .
In 2019 , Eaze , the California-based `` Uber of weed '' delivery service saw a 147 percent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the year before .
Expect that number to go up even higher in the beyond-stressful year 2020 -- especially with disapproving elders around -- so call your `` guy '' early .
And if this is your first time experimenting with putting a pot spin in your cooking , just know it 's relatively easy , as long as you follow the steps carefully .
While there are other methods of cooking with weed , the most common involves cannabis-infused butter , aka cannabutter .
Since pretty much all the most popular Thanksgiving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it -- cannabutter can thus be substituted for butter or used in conjunction with it in some -- or all , if you really want a Thanksgiving to not remember -- the day 's recipes .
( Once you know how to make cannabutter , you can also make popular staples like pot brownies and cookies throughout the year . )
Mashed potatoes , gravy , green beans , stuffing , pumpkin pie , and even turkey are all cooked using butter !
But fear not if you want to go light on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ butter substitutes at the end of this article .
Though cannabutter is rather easy to make , do know that it requires a little more than just mixing some buds in a bowl with a stick of Land O'Lakes .
The most important step of making cannabutter is activating the psychoactive potential of THC .
Skipping this step will leave your butter with a non-intoxicating acidic cannabinoid called THCA .
When you 're smoking or vaping , the cannabis heating up converts THCA to THC in a process called decarboxylation .
You 'll @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make cannabutter , otherwise you may as well save yourself the time and smoke before eating .
But do n't let the complicated name fool you : Decarboxylation is basically just heating cannabis at a low temperature .
Here is a simple recipe for cannabutter , though remember you will need to adjust the amount of cannabis used depending on its potency .
If you are not familiar with the strain being used , test it beforehand .
Also , unless you 're waking up really early or eating Thanksgiving dinner late in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ night before -- it does take a few hours .
1 .
Decarboxylating the cannabis .
Preheat oven to 245ºF .
Place cannabis buds on a non-stick tray and cover with parchment paper .
Cook for 30-40 minutes .
Every 10 minutes , lightly shake the tray to allow the buds to heat equally .
2 .
Remove the cannabis from the oven and let cool to room temperature .
3 .
Grind the decarboxylated cannabis coarsely with a hand grinder .
( If you do n't own a marijuana grinder , you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . )
4 .
Melt the butter .
Add 1 cup of water and 1 cup of butter into a pot or saucepan .
Simmer on low until the butter melts .
Slowly add drops of water throughout this process to help regulate the temperature and prevent the butter from scorching .
5 .
Add the ground cannabis when the butter begins to melt .
6 .
Simmer .
Maintain low heat between 160ºF and 200ºF and let the mixture simmer for 2 to 3 hours , stirring occasionally .
Do not allow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ boil -- lower heat if it does .
7 .
Strain the cannabutter .
Line a funnel with cheesecloth and put it on top of a jar .
Once the butter has cooled , pour it through the funnel into the jar , allowing it to strain .
8 .
Refrigerate the cannabutter .
Place the jar of your merry-making concoction in the fridge for about an hour .
If there is any excess water remaining at the bottom of the jar after it cools , hold the butter in place with a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ **Slow Cooker Directions .
Yes , you can use a slow cooker for making cannabutter .
Just add the ground cannabis , butter , and a little bit of water into the slow cooker and cook on low for about three hours -- stirring occasionally -- then strain .
***Watch your dosage .
The difference between a laidback day of eating and watching television can easily spiral into a paranoid fever dream spent with the horse Caligula made a senator if the wrong amount of cannabutter is consumed .
( That 's a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . )
Even if you tested the strain beforehand and it was mild , the end product 's potency could be higher depending on how long and hot it was cooked .
This is why it 's a good idea to try a half a teaspoon or less on a cookie or cracker and see how it hits you after an hour .
You can then do the guesswork of the ratio of cannabutter you should use .
Remember it 's best to err on the side of caution -- you can always @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the preferred ingredient to combine with THC , you can also use a simple recipe for a variety of fatty oils -- olive , coconut , avocado , etc .
This also opens up the possibilities of enlivening your pre-dinner salad .
No matter what weed-infused dish or dishes you decide to make , just please exercise caution .
Try to handle most of the cooking prior to partaking .

Call this Thursday Danksgiving, Thanksgrooving, or come up with your own weed-inspired nickname for Thanksgiving; just know that with the ever-increasing legality of cannabis in the U.S., there are endless options of how to incorporate reefer into your holidaze meal.
Looking to make Thanksgiving more festive this year? Lower the lights and add cannabutter! Getty
The day before Thanksgiving is gaining acceptance among those in the cannabis culture as Green Wednesday--its version of Black Friday, when consumers stock up (and consume) marijuana for the following day. In 2019, Eaze, the California-based "Uber of weed" delivery service saw a 147 percent increase in business on Green Wednesday from the year before. Expect that number to go up even higher in the beyond-stressful year 2020--especially with disapproving elders around--so call your "guy" early. And if this is your first time experimenting with putting a pot spin in your cooking, just know it's relatively easy, as long as you follow the steps carefully.
While there are other methods of cooking with weed, the most common involves cannabis-infused butter, aka cannabutter. Since pretty much all the most popular Thanksgiving dishes involves butter--and lots of it--cannabutter can thus be substituted for butter or used in conjunction with it in some--or all, if you really want a Thanksgiving to not remember--the day's recipes. (Once you know how to make cannabutter, you can also make popular staples like pot brownies and cookies throughout the year.) Mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, stuffing, pumpkin pie, and even turkey are all cooked using butter! But fear not if you want to go light on the cholesterol, we will include some butter substitutes at the end of this article.
Though cannabutter is rather easy to make, do know that it requires a little more than just mixing some buds in a bowl with a stick of Land O'Lakes. The most important step of making cannabutter is activating the psychoactive potential of THC. Skipping this step will leave your butter with a non-intoxicating acidic cannabinoid called THCA. When you're smoking or vaping, the cannabis heating up converts THCA to THC in a process called decarboxylation. You'll also need to do the same to make cannabutter, otherwise you may as well save yourself the time and smoke before eating. But don't let the complicated name fool you: Decarboxylation is basically just heating cannabis at a low temperature.
Here is a simple recipe for cannabutter, though remember you will need to adjust the amount of cannabis used depending on its potency. If you are not familiar with the strain being used, test it beforehand. Also, unless you're waking up really early or eating Thanksgiving dinner late in the day, make this cannabutter the night before--it does take a few hours.
Cannabutter Ingredients
--1 cup of butter
--1 cup ( approximately 8 grams) of ground cannabis
1. Decarboxylating the cannabis. Preheat oven to 245ºF. Place cannabis buds on a non-stick tray and cover with parchment paper. Cook for 30-40 minutes. Every 10 minutes, lightly shake the tray to allow the buds to heat equally.
2. Remove the cannabis from the oven and let cool to room temperature.
3. Grind the decarboxylated cannabis coarsely with a hand grinder. (If you don't own a marijuana grinder, you can use a clean coffee bean grinder.)
4. Melt the butter. Add 1 cup of water and 1 cup of butter into a pot or saucepan. Simmer on low until the butter melts. Slowly add drops of water throughout this process to help regulate the temperature and prevent the butter from scorching.
5. Add the ground cannabis when the butter begins to melt.
6. Simmer. Maintain low heat between 160ºF and 200ºF and let the mixture simmer for 2 to 3 hours, stirring occasionally. Do not allow the mixture to come to a full boil--lower heat if it does.
7. Strain the cannabutter. Line a funnel with cheesecloth and put it on top of a jar. Once the butter has cooled, pour it through the funnel into the jar, allowing it to strain.
8. Refrigerate the cannabutter. Place the jar of your merry-making concoction in the fridge for about an hour. If there is any excess water remaining at the bottom of the jar after it cools, hold the butter in place with a knife and drain the water out.
**Slow Cooker Directions. Yes, you can use a slow cooker for making cannabutter. Just add the ground cannabis, butter, and a little bit of water into the slow cooker and cook on low for about three hours--stirring occasionally--then strain.
***Watch your dosage. The difference between a laidback day of eating and watching television can easily spiral into a paranoid fever dream spent with the horse Caligula made a senator if the wrong amount of cannabutter is consumed. (That's a exaggeration, but you get the point.) Even if you tested the strain beforehand and it was mild, the end product's potency could be higher depending on how long and hot it was cooked. This is why it's a good idea to try a half a teaspoon or less on a cookie or cracker and see how it hits you after an hour. You can then do the guesswork of the ratio of cannabutter you should use. Remember it's best to err on the side of caution--you can always add more later.
While butter is the preferred ingredient to combine with THC, you can also use a simple recipe for a variety of fatty oils--olive, coconut, avocado, etc. This also opens up the possibilities of enlivening your pre-dinner salad.
No matter what weed-infused dish or dishes you decide to make, just please exercise caution. Try to handle most of the cooking prior to partaking.


newsweek--2020-11-24--After the Election, What's Next for Antifa? | Opinion

Some political commentators have predicted that a Joe Biden presidency would spell the end of Antifa and its riots .
`` Notice , there are no post-election riots because the media have declared Biden the next president , and Biden declares himself president , '' tweeted conservative commentator Mark Levin .
`` So , most of the looters , arsonists , rioters were , in fact , pro-Biden voters . ''
Comments like these reflect a widespread misunderstanding about Antifa .
Antifa is not made up of supporters of the Democratic Party , even if it shares a hatred of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a movement of anarchist-communist individuals , organizations and networks that seek the abolishment of the United States itself .
That means no Republicans—or Democrats .
To see what Antifa has done and what it 's likely to do under a Biden administration , just look to Portland—the epicenter of American Antifa militancy .
From May through October this year , Antifa and far-left extremists carried out more than 125 days of violent protests and riots .
National media focused on the riots in July when thousands of protesters tried to tear down the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Some of them tried to burn down the whole facility .
The Portland mayor , Oregon governor and other Democrats blamed the Trump administration .
But like Levin , they were wrong to believe that Antifa has a partisan agenda .
As soon as federal officers withdrew at the beginning of August , Antifa simply moved its riots to other parts of the city—areas inhabited by residents .
In the months after , the rioters have tried to burn down police stations and have vandalized dozens of businesses and homes .
But since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not ceased their violence , they 've stepped up their attacks on smaller targets to avoid arrests .
On Nov. 4 , the day after the election , they gathered in the hundreds downtown and held a large banner declaring : `` WE DO N'T WANT BIDEN—WE WANT REVENGE ! ''
The marauders marched through a business district where they smashed windows one by one using hammers .
Nothing in their path was spared .
A church that provided support services to Portland 's homeless shut down its charity work due to severe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Kate Brown activated the National Guard for the first time to clamp down on the mass violence that night .
But it was just getting started .
The day after , a mob of Antifa rioters gathered at the home of Portland city commissioner Dan Ryan and vandalized it as punishment for being the swing vote against a city council proposal to defund police .
On Nov. 8 , another Antifa mob destroyed the exterior of the Multnomah County Democrats ' headquarters using melee tools in a late-night riot .
They spray-painted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to top it off .
Four days later , several dozen Antifa members secretly marched in the middle of the night to the offices of the Rapid Response Bio Clean , a business contracted with the city to clean and remove homeless encampments .
There , they disabled the security cameras and smashed out the glass windows .
And just last Friday , in an evolution of riot tactics , Antifa publicly announced a downtown `` direct action '' via social media flyers .
But this was a trick .
The event was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the wrong place while the main group of 100 Antifa members smashed out and vandalized more than two dozen businesses in northeast Portland .
Police made no arrests .
Antifa 's activities in Portland show that not only is the group still a force to be reckoned with post-Election Day , but it 's also improving its organizing to evade arrest .
The goal of the riots is the same today as it was before : drain public resources and make economic recovery after COVID-19 impossible for the public .
Some signs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did n't already shutter earlier this year continue to suffer routine damage costing thousands to repair each time .
All the while , the entire state of Oregon has now gone under a new set of lockdown restrictions .
Moribund businesses will meet their end .
Biden infamously said in the first presidential debate in September that Antifa is an `` idea . ''
He is right , but Antifa also organizes and carries out violence based on that idea .
And it views him , Kamala Harris and the state as its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ soon be out of the way .
Andy Ngo is the author of the upcoming Unmasked : Inside Antifa 's Radical Plan to Destroy Democracy .
The views expressed in this article are the writer 's own .

Some political commentators have predicted that a Joe Biden presidency would spell the end of Antifa and its riots.
"Notice, there are no post-election riots because the media have declared Biden the next president, and Biden declares himself president," tweeted conservative commentator Mark Levin. "So, most of the looters, arsonists, rioters were, in fact, pro-Biden voters."
Comments like these reflect a widespread misunderstanding about Antifa. Antifa is not made up of supporters of the Democratic Party, even if it shares a hatred of the Donald Trump administration. It is a movement of anarchist-communist individuals, organizations and networks that seek the abolishment of the United States itself. That means no Republicans—or Democrats.
To see what Antifa has done and what it's likely to do under a Biden administration, just look to Portland—the epicenter of American Antifa militancy.
From May through October this year, Antifa and far-left extremists carried out more than 125 days of violent protests and riots. National media focused on the riots in July when thousands of protesters tried to tear down the barrier protecting the downtown federal courthouse. Some of them tried to burn down the whole facility. The Portland mayor, Oregon governor and other Democrats blamed the Trump administration. But like Levin, they were wrong to believe that Antifa has a partisan agenda.
As soon as federal officers withdrew at the beginning of August, Antifa simply moved its riots to other parts of the city—areas inhabited by residents. In the months after, the rioters have tried to burn down police stations and have vandalized dozens of businesses and homes. But since Election Day, not only have they not ceased their violence, they've stepped up their attacks on smaller targets to avoid arrests.
On Nov. 4, the day after the election, they gathered in the hundreds downtown and held a large banner declaring: "WE DON'T WANT BIDEN—WE WANT REVENGE!" The marauders marched through a business district where they smashed windows one by one using hammers. Nothing in their path was spared. A church that provided support services to Portland's homeless shut down its charity work due to severe damage to its building exterior. Gov. Kate Brown activated the National Guard for the first time to clamp down on the mass violence that night.
Black bloc protesters burn an American flag on November 4, 2020 in Portland, Oregon. Multiple protests, some peaceful and others violent, broke out in Portland as the presidential election remained undecided. Nathan Howard/Getty
But it was just getting started. The day after, a mob of Antifa rioters gathered at the home of Portland city commissioner Dan Ryan and vandalized it as punishment for being the swing vote against a city council proposal to defund police.
On Nov. 8, another Antifa mob destroyed the exterior of the Multnomah County Democrats' headquarters using melee tools in a late-night riot. They spray-painted "F— BIDEN" on the building to top it off.
Four days later, several dozen Antifa members secretly marched in the middle of the night to the offices of the Rapid Response Bio Clean, a business contracted with the city to clean and remove homeless encampments. There, they disabled the security cameras and smashed out the glass windows.
And just last Friday, in an evolution of riot tactics, Antifa publicly announced a downtown "direct action" via social media flyers. But this was a trick. The event was a decoy to fool police into responding to the wrong place while the main group of 100 Antifa members smashed out and vandalized more than two dozen businesses in northeast Portland. Police made no arrests.
Antifa's activities in Portland show that not only is the group still a force to be reckoned with post-Election Day, but it's also improving its organizing to evade arrest. The goal of the riots is the same today as it was before: drain public resources and make economic recovery after COVID-19 impossible for the public. Some signs show it is working. Businesses that didn't already shutter earlier this year continue to suffer routine damage costing thousands to repair each time. All the while, the entire state of Oregon has now gone under a new set of lockdown restrictions. Moribund businesses will meet their end.
Biden infamously said in the first presidential debate in September that Antifa is an "idea." He is right, but Antifa also organizes and carries out violence based on that idea. And it views him, Kamala Harris and the state as its primary enemies now that Donald Trump will soon be out of the way.
Andy Ngo is the author of the upcoming Unmasked: Inside Antifa's Radical Plan to Destroy Democracy.
The views expressed in this article are the writer's own.


newsweek--2020-11-24--Ted Cruz, AOC Spar Over Delayed COVID Relief After McConnell Approves Senate Recess

The Republican Senator Ted Cruz and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ( D-NY ) entered a spat on Monday evening after a fresh COVID-19 relief bill was further delayed by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell 's granting of a Thanksgiving recess .
Posting on social media , the Democratic congresswoman warned that Americans were `` going hungry '' across the country as further stimulus continued to held up by stalled negotiations .
She also raised a complaint about McConnell 's decision to call a holiday recess .
The Senate is expected to return from the Thanksgiving holidays next week .
Meanwhile , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ work following the coronavirus crash in spring .
According to Bureau of Labor Statistics data , U.S. unemployment stood at 6.9 percent in October , roughly double the levels witnessed in February .
`` People across the country are going hungry , COVID is set to explode , and Mitch McConnell dismissed the Senate last week , '' Ocasio-Cortez tweeted .
`` I do n't know how these people can sleep at night .
I really do n't . ''
Her remarks have been liked and shared on Twitter more than a quarter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the New York representative 's post , Sen. Cruz accused Democratic lawmakers of filibustering a $ 500 billion COVID relief plan put forward by GOP senators .
`` Why is your party filibustering $ 500 billion in COVID relief ? ''
the Republican lawmaker asked .
`` And Joe Biden is cheering them on .
Thinking that blocking relief somehow helps Dems win Georgia . ''
Ocasio-Cortez replied that the House of Representative did not have the power of the filibuster , and noted that the Democratic majority in the chamber had passed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the year .
She also accused the GOP of trying to `` pass off '' bailout for Wall Street as COVID-19 `` relief '' in its own stimulus proposals .
`` AOC seems not to know there are Democrats in the Senate , '' Cruz replied .
`` Or that Joe Biden ( also a Dem ) is publicly calling on Senate Dems to continue filibustering COVID relief because he thinks it will help them win Georgia . ''
Senate Democrats voted against a Republican proposal that would offer $ 500 billion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ amount than that offered in the CARES Act that Congress passed at the height of the coronavirus outbreak in March .
The New York Times reported on Sunday that President-elect Joe Biden 's team was urging Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill to reach a deal with the GOP over COVID relief funding .
The newspaper added that Biden 's advisers were also calling for the leaders to accept a smaller relief package than the one they had proposed , if necessary .
But the Biden transition team later denied the report , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` fully supports '' the negotiating positions of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer .
Newsweek has contacted the Biden transition team for comment and will update this article with any response .

The Republican Senator Ted Cruz and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) entered a spat on Monday evening after a fresh COVID-19 relief bill was further delayed by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's granting of a Thanksgiving recess.
Posting on social media, the Democratic congresswoman warned that Americans were "going hungry" across the country as further stimulus continued to held up by stalled negotiations. She also raised a complaint about McConnell's decision to call a holiday recess.
The Senate is expected to return from the Thanksgiving holidays next week. Meanwhile, millions of Americans are still out of work following the coronavirus crash in spring. According to Bureau of Labor Statistics data, U.S. unemployment stood at 6.9 percent in October, roughly double the levels witnessed in February.
"People across the country are going hungry, COVID is set to explode, and Mitch McConnell dismissed the Senate last week," Ocasio-Cortez tweeted. "I don't know how these people can sleep at night. I really don't."
Ted Cruz speaks during a press conference after President Trumps Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed by the Senate on October 26, 2020. Graeme Jennings-Pool/AFP via Getty Images
Her remarks have been liked and shared on Twitter more than a quarter of a million times.
Reacting to the New York representative's post, Sen. Cruz accused Democratic lawmakers of filibustering a $500 billion COVID relief plan put forward by GOP senators.
"Why is your party filibustering $500 billion in COVID relief?" the Republican lawmaker asked. "And Joe Biden is cheering them on. Thinking that blocking relief somehow helps Dems win Georgia."
Ocasio-Cortez replied that the House of Representative did not have the power of the filibuster, and noted that the Democratic majority in the chamber had passed the $2.2 trillion HEROES Act earlier in the year.
She also accused the GOP of trying to "pass off" bailout for Wall Street as COVID-19 "relief" in its own stimulus proposals.
"AOC seems not to know there are Democrats in the Senate," Cruz replied. "Or that Joe Biden (also a Dem) is publicly calling on Senate Dems to continue filibustering COVID relief because he thinks it will help them win Georgia."
Senate Democrats voted against a Republican proposal that would offer $500 billion of COVID relief, a significant lower amount than that offered in the CARES Act that Congress passed at the height of the coronavirus outbreak in March.
The New York Times reported on Sunday that President-elect Joe Biden's team was urging Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill to reach a deal with the GOP over COVID relief funding. The newspaper added that Biden's advisers were also calling for the leaders to accept a smaller relief package than the one they had proposed, if necessary.
But the Biden transition team later denied the report, and told NBC News that the Democratic president-elect "fully supports" the negotiating positions of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer.
Newsweek has contacted the Biden transition team for comment and will update this article with any response.


newsweek--2020-11-24--Elon Musk Net Worth As Tesla Boss Soars Past Bill Gates to Become World's Second Richest Person

Elon Musk 's total net worth soared to $ 128 billion this week , earning him the title of second-richest person in the world .
The Tesla and SpaceX boss today surpassed a slew of technology industry billionaires , including Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg , only trailing behind the $ 182 billion fortune amassed by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos .
The figures were confirmed by the Bloomberg Billionaires Index , which ranks the world 's richest people .
With a net worth of around $ 102 billion , Zuckerberg is currently placed in fifth place @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bernard Arnault .
The Index suggests Gates ' net worth is also around $ 128 billion , however Musk 's wealth enjoyed a $ 7.24 billion spike in the past day , compared to Gates ' $ 67.3 million .
Musk 's wealth has surged in correlation with Tesla share pricing , which received a boost this month after it was confirmed the electric car company was set to join the S & P 500 , an index of the top U.S. publicly traded companies by market capitalization .
With roughly three-quarters of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Musk could be on track to receive a $ 55.8 billion bonus .
As reported by The Guardian , Musk 's significant bonus payout is on the condition he grows Tesla into a $ 650 billion company by 2028 .
The S & P 500 announced on November 16 that Tesla would take its place among some of the world 's most recognizable companies—including Apple , Alphabet , Facebook and Netflix—prior to the opening of trading on December 21 .
Confirmation of the Tesla addition to the S & P 500 resulted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 14 percent in after-market trading .
`` Tesla will be one of the largest weight additions to the S & P 500 in the last decade , and consequently will generate one of the largest funding trades in S & P 500 history , '' S & P DJI said in a media statement released at the time , as Reuters reported .
`` Tesla itself is very liquid , and adding the stock at the upcoming December quarterly rebalancing coincides with the expiration of stock options , stock futures , stock-index options @ @ @ @ @ @ @ help facilitate the funding trade . ''
According to YCharts , which tracks company stock movements , Tesla 's market cap as of today ( November 24 ) was teetering closer to $ 500 billion ( $ 494.66 billion ) .
For a comparison , Tesla 's market cap on November 16 was $ 386.83 billion .
Broadly , market capitalization is an estimate of a company 's worth as determined by the stock market .
It has been a productive year for Musk 's electric car giant , which has largely continued @ @ @ @ @ @ @ amid the novel coronavirus pandemic .
In the company 's latest quarterly financial results , Tesla estimated that it has capacity to produce and deliver 500,000 vehicles this year .
`` While achieving this goal has become more difficult , delivering half a million vehicles in 2020 remains our target , '' it said .

Elon Musk's total net worth soared to $128 billion this week, earning him the title of second-richest person in the world.
The Tesla and SpaceX boss today surpassed a slew of technology industry billionaires, including Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, only trailing behind the $182 billion fortune amassed by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.
The figures were confirmed by the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, which ranks the world's richest people. With a net worth of around $102 billion, Zuckerberg is currently placed in fifth place after being overtaken by the French businessman Bernard Arnault.
The Index suggests Gates' net worth is also around $128 billion, however Musk's wealth enjoyed a $7.24 billion spike in the past day, compared to Gates' $67.3 million.
Musk's wealth has surged in correlation with Tesla share pricing, which received a boost this month after it was confirmed the electric car company was set to join the S&P 500, an index of the top U.S. publicly traded companies by market capitalization.
With roughly three-quarters of his net worth tied to Tesla shares, Musk could be on track to receive a $55.8 billion bonus. As reported by The Guardian, Musk's significant bonus payout is on the condition he grows Tesla into a $650 billion company by 2028.
The S&P 500 announced on November 16 that Tesla would take its place among some of the world's most recognizable companies—including Apple, Alphabet, Facebook and Netflix—prior to the opening of trading on December 21.
Confirmation of the Tesla addition to the S&P 500 resulted in the share price rising by almost 14 percent in after-market trading.
"Tesla will be one of the largest weight additions to the S&P 500 in the last decade, and consequently will generate one of the largest funding trades in S&P 500 history," S&P DJI said in a media statement released at the time, as Reuters reported.
"Tesla itself is very liquid, and adding the stock at the upcoming December quarterly rebalancing coincides with the expiration of stock options, stock futures, stock-index options, and stock-index futures, which may help facilitate the funding trade."
According to YCharts, which tracks company stock movements, Tesla's market cap as of today (November 24) was teetering closer to $500 billion ($494.66 billion). For a comparison, Tesla's market cap on November 16 was $386.83 billion.
Broadly, market capitalization is an estimate of a company's worth as determined by the stock market.
It has been a productive year for Musk's electric car giant, which has largely continued to push out vehicles in the U.S. amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.
In the company's latest quarterly financial results, Tesla estimated that it has capacity to produce and deliver 500,000 vehicles this year. "While achieving this goal has become more difficult, delivering half a million vehicles in 2020 remains our target," it said.


newsweek--2020-11-24--'This Is Us' Season 5 Episode 5 Release Date: When the Show Will Return

This Is Us will not air this week ( November 24 ) , with last week 's episode acting as the winter finale for the NBC show .
Season 5 , Episode 5 of the series , however , has a confirmed release date , meaning that the latest installment of the Pearson saga is only a few weeks away .
`` A lot of answers when we return , '' This Is Us creator Dan Fogelman tweeted as the hiatus began .
`` Promise .
The @ ThisIsUsWriters are on fire and we 're making them as fast ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I 'm very excited about all that comes next . ''
When will This Is Us Season 5 , Episode 5 air ?
NBC has confirmed that the as-yet-untitled This Is Us Season 5 , Episode 5 is set to air on Tuesday , January 5 , 2021 .
That means that fans have six weeks to wait until the next set of episodes will air .
When This Is Us comes back , it will be in its usual time-slot , at 9 p.m .
ET / 8 p.m. CT. For viewers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ online , shortly after it airs it should be available to watch for free for a limited time on the NBC website and app .
Episodes also come to Peacock eight days after they first air , meaning that Season 5 , Episode 5 is set to come to the streamer in the early hours of the morning on Wednesday , January 13 , 2021 .
Though NBC has not released an official synopsis for the winter premiere of This Is Us , Fogelman has given fans a few hints as to what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , for example , the showrunner teased that more answers about Randall 's ( Sterling K Brown ) birth mother would be forthcoming .
`` In short order , a full , beautiful story is going to be told , '' he said .
`` I think it will be a satisfying and elegant answer to a lot of stuff , as opposed to something that necessarily begs more questions . ''
Later in the interview , he teased : `` When we come back on the other side , we have some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' Most of the Randall 's mother storyline , however , is expected to be resolved in Episode 6 .
This was revealed to Deadline by This Is Us director Ken Olin , who said of the episode : `` It 's a really extraordinary episode that Kay Oyegun wrote that she 's directing .
She 's one of our most brilliant writers .
It 's about Laurel and it 's beautiful .
It 's one of our standalone episodes , it 's great . ''
After the winter finale of the show @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of what to expect when the show comes back .
Among the details it teased were problems between Kevin ( Justin Hartley ) and Madison ( Caitlin Thompson ) , with the latter shown saying to the former , `` you made a commitment to these kids ... all in you said . ''
This Is Us returns on Tuesday , January 5 on NBC .

This Is Us will not air this week (November 24), with last week's episode acting as the winter finale for the NBC show. Season 5, Episode 5 of the series, however, has a confirmed release date, meaning that the latest installment of the Pearson saga is only a few weeks away.
"A lot of answers when we return," This Is Us creator Dan Fogelman tweeted as the hiatus began. "Promise. The @ThisIsUsWriters are on fire and we're making them as fast (and safely) as humanly possible! I'm very excited about all that comes next."
When will This Is Us Season 5, Episode 5 air?
NBC has confirmed that the as-yet-untitled This Is Us Season 5, Episode 5 is set to air on Tuesday, January 5, 2021. That means that fans have six weeks to wait until the next set of episodes will air.
When This Is Us comes back, it will be in its usual time-slot, at 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT.
'This Is Us' Season 5, Episode 5 is coming in 2021 and will see trouble between Madison and Justin. NBC
For viewers who want to watch the next episode online, shortly after it airs it should be available to watch for free for a limited time on the NBC website and app. Episodes also come to Peacock eight days after they first air, meaning that Season 5, Episode 5 is set to come to the streamer in the early hours of the morning on Wednesday, January 13, 2021.
Though NBC has not released an official synopsis for the winter premiere of This Is Us, Fogelman has given fans a few hints as to what to expect.
Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, for example, the showrunner teased that more answers about Randall's (Sterling K Brown) birth mother would be forthcoming.
"In short order, a full, beautiful story is going to be told," he said. "I think it will be a satisfying and elegant answer to a lot of stuff, as opposed to something that necessarily begs more questions."
Later in the interview, he teased: "When we come back on the other side, we have some pretty giant and quite specialized episodes."
Most of the Randall's mother storyline, however, is expected to be resolved in Episode 6. This was revealed to Deadline by This Is Us director Ken Olin, who said of the episode: "It's a really extraordinary episode that Kay Oyegun wrote that she's directing. She's one of our most brilliant writers. It's about Laurel and it's beautiful. It's one of our standalone episodes, it's great."
After the winter finale of the show aired, viewers got a 20-second promo of what to expect when the show comes back. Among the details it teased were problems between Kevin (Justin Hartley) and Madison (Caitlin Thompson), with the latter shown saying to the former, "you made a commitment to these kids...all in you said."
This Is Us returns on Tuesday, January 5 on NBC.


newsweek--2020-11-24--Arkansas Home Shot At After Father Threw Out Boys Hiding In Daughter's Bedroom

Multiple bullets hit a home in Arkansas after a man reportedly discovered two boys hiding in his teenage daughter 's bedroom .
The man , who has not been identified , had been woken by the sound of male voices at around 5.30 a.m. on Sunday , local news station KATV reported .
He told officers that he went to his 15-year-old daughter 's bedroom to check on her and her friend .
According to a police report , the man found two teenage boys in his daughter 's room and told them they had three minutes to `` get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ boys ran out of the house in South Wakefield Drive , Little Rock , according to the station .
One boy then reportedly sent a text message to one of the girls saying they would return to the house later to `` handle '' the father and shoot the house .
Around 10 minutes later , up to 30 gunshots were fired in the area , the report said .
KATV reported that multiple bullets hit the house as well as a vehicle parked outside .
Police later recovered rounds from rifles in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the shooting , police said .
The girls told police that the father had shot at the boys before forcing them out of the house that morning .
One told officers that she was afraid her father would punish her for making the claim .
The father denies those allegations and said he did not know why the boys would have returned to the house .
One of the girls said they had snuck the boys into the home in order to have sex , the police report stated .
All four of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Little Rock , according to KATV , but the girls reportedly said they did not know the names of the boys .
An investigation into the incident is ongoing .
The Little Rock Police Department and the Little Rock School District have been contacted for comment .
According to Everytown for Gun Safety , an organization dedicated to understanding and reducing gun violence , more than 100 Americans are killed and 200 more wounded by guns every day .
But the organization says the effects of gun violence extend `` far beyond these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the lives of millions of Americans who witness it , know someone who was shot , or live in fear of the next shooting . ''

Multiple bullets hit a home in Arkansas after a man reportedly discovered two boys hiding in his teenage daughter's bedroom.
The man, who has not been identified, had been woken by the sound of male voices at around 5.30 a.m. on Sunday, local news station KATV reported.
He told officers that he went to his 15-year-old daughter's bedroom to check on her and her friend. According to a police report, the man found two teenage boys in his daughter's room and told them they had three minutes to "get dressed and get out."
The boys ran out of the house in South Wakefield Drive, Little Rock, according to the station. One boy then reportedly sent a text message to one of the girls saying they would return to the house later to "handle" the father and shoot the house.
Around 10 minutes later, up to 30 gunshots were fired in the area, the report said. KATV reported that multiple bullets hit the house as well as a vehicle parked outside. Police later recovered rounds from rifles in the street.
No-one was injured in the shooting, police said.
The girls told police that the father had shot at the boys before forcing them out of the house that morning. One told officers that she was afraid her father would punish her for making the claim.
The father denies those allegations and said he did not know why the boys would have returned to the house.
One of the girls said they had snuck the boys into the home in order to have sex, the police report stated.
All four of the teenagers attend Southwest High School in Little Rock, according to KATV, but the girls reportedly said they did not know the names of the boys.
An investigation into the incident is ongoing. The Little Rock Police Department and the Little Rock School District have been contacted for comment.
According to Everytown for Gun Safety, an organization dedicated to understanding and reducing gun violence, more than 100 Americans are killed and 200 more wounded by guns every day.
But the organization says the effects of gun violence extend "far beyond these casualties" as gun violence "shapes the lives of millions of Americans who witness it, know someone who was shot, or live in fear of the next shooting."