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The Know Daily - Friday 29 November 2024
Hanna Pham
November 29, 2024
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Happy Friday ❤️
I woke up a bit later than usual this morning after hosting my lovely friends and family last night for Thanksgiving. As an expat in the UK, I love sharing the tradition with those who haven’t celebrated before: we cooked all the traditional foods, drank a lot of wine and reflected a bit on what we’re thankful for.
It’s a tradition in my family to go around the table, one by one, and say what you’re grateful for. Today, I’m grateful for all of you that choose to spend your precious time in the mornings with us.
Keep reading for your usual roundup of the week’s headlines, as well as plenty of culture recs to fill your weekends.
Love, Lynn x
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UK NEWS
🚘 Electric vehicle targets will be reviewed following the closure of the Vauxhall van factory in Luton.
🗳️ Parliament will today vote on an assisted dying bill for the first time in nearly a decade.
🏴 Wales unveiled plans for a new ‘tourist tax’.
GLOBAL AFFAIRS
🇦🇺 Australia took a step closer to banning social media for under-16s, as other countries consider similar measures.
🗞️ A ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah was announced on Tuesday.
🇺🇸 US president-elect Donald Trump vowed sweeping new tariffs on goods coming from Canada, Mexico and China.
CULTURE
🍽️ A grandmother accidentally invited a teenager to Thanksgiving dinner in 2016 – and now they’ve reunited for the 9th year.
📚 Waterstones’ Book of the Year 2024 is…
🇫🇷 Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is gearing up to re-open next month after 5 years of closure.
WORK & INNOVATION
📱 Reddit has overtaken X as the fifth most popular social media platform in the UK.
😮 NASA scans revealed an abandoned Cold-War era city hidden under the ice in Greenland.
💼 Gender diversity in boardrooms is improving, but fewer women are reaching the top positions, a new report found.
UPLIFTING STUFF
🇮🇩 Indonesia, one of the world’s largest producers and consumers of coal, announced plans to phase out all fossil fuel-power plants within 15 years.
🔬 The first new treatment for asthma attacks in 50 years was hailed as a “game-changer” for patients.
🌱 Denmark announced plans to return 15% of its farmland back to nature.
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🗞 Read: This great piece on whether holding a takeaway coffee is the ultimate power move, from the always-insightful Amelia Tait.
🎧 Listen: The best albums of 2024, according to Time Out. It gives plenty of inspo if you’re looking to switch up your playlist, although we’ll personally still be playing Chappell Roan on repeat.
📺 Watch: The Madness (Netflix), Tsunami: Race Against Time (Disney+), Nutcrackers (Hulu) Conclave (out in cinemas now).
🧑🍳 Cook: Apple crumble. It’s a classic for a reason. I always follow this recipe, but recommend adding plenty of cinnamon and a pinch of nutmeg to the apples. ~ Esther
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