(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Overnight News Digest December 1, 2022 [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.', 'Backgroundurl Avatar_Large', 'Nickname', 'Joined', 'Created_At', 'Story Count', 'N_Stories', 'Comment Count', 'N_Comments', 'Popular Tags'] Date: 2022-12-01 Tomorrow's News Today Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, Chitown Kev, eeff, Magnifico, annetteboardman, Besame, jck, and JeremyBloom. Alumni editors include (but not limited to) Interceptor 7, Man Oh Man, wader, Neon Vincent, palantir, Patriot Daily News Clearinghouse (RIP), ek hornbeck (RIP), rfall, ScottyUrb, Doctor RJ, BentLiberal, Oke (RIP) and jlms qkw. 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Some stories for tonight: Ukraine war: Zelensky aide reveals up to 13,000 war dead World's most expensive cities: New York and Singapore top list Biden says U.S., France will stand against Russia's brutality in Ukraine Data shows drug slowing Alzheimer’s but doubts over effect remain Inflation may be peaking, but doubts emerge about its decline US consumers step up spending in October as inflation cooled China fights lockdown protests by targeting smartphones Aileen Cannon was 'smacked down' after 'inserting herself' to protect Trump Officials fear ‘complete doomsday scenario’ for drought-stricken Colorado River BBC Ukraine war: Zelensky aide reveals up to 13,000 war dead Up to 13,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed since the start of Russia's invasion, a senior official has said. Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, said between 10,000 and 13,000 troops had died. It is rare for Ukraine to give figures for casualties, and Mr Podolyak's comments have not been confirmed by the country's military. In June he said between 100 and 200 Ukrainian soldiers were dying daily. Last month, the most senior US general, Mark Milley, said around 100,000 Russian and 100,000 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed or injured since the start of the war. In a video address on Wednesday, EU Commission head Ursula Von der Leyen said that 100,000 Ukrainian troops had been killed. However a spokesperson for the EU Commission later clarified that this was a mistake, and the figure referred to those both killed and injured. BBC World's most expensive cities: New York and Singapore top list The world's most expensive cities are jointly New York and Singapore, according to the annual Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) survey. It is the first time New York has topped the rankings. Last year's number one, Tel Aviv, is now placed third. Overall, the average cost of living in the world's biggest cities is up 8.1% this year, the EIU survey reports. The war in Ukraine and Covid's impact on supply chains were identified as factors behind the increase. Inflation was particularly high in Istanbul - with prices up by 86% - Buenos Aires (64%) and Tehran (57%). High inflation in the US was one of the reasons for New York topping the list. Los Angeles and San Francisco also made the top 10 - earlier this year, US inflation was the highest in more than 40 years. Reuters Inflation may be peaking, but doubts emerge about its decline NEW YORK, Dec 1 (Reuters) - With central banks ratcheting up their response to a global inflation shock, debate is shifting from when they'll win the war to whether faster rising prices are here to stay in a supply-constrained world. The risks of an emerging era of high-inflation have been sketched out by top central bankers, led to debate about whether current inflation targets may prove ruinously strict, and started shaping the views of corporate officials laying plans for the post-pandemic world.Central banks might make some progress toward their inflation targets by raising interest rates and managing demand, Morgan Stanley chief executive James Gorman said at the Reuters NEXT conference in New York. But getting all the way back to the 2% level most have set as their aim may be hard in a world where supply chains, demographics and other challenges will conspire to keep prices higher. Al Jazeera US consumers step up spending in October as inflation cooled United States consumer spending increased solidly in October, while inflation moderated, giving the economy a powerful boost at the start of the fourth quarter as it faces rising headwinds from the Federal Reserve’s aggressive monetary policy tightening. The labour market, the economy’s other pillar of support, continues to show resilience. The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits declined last week, almost unwinding the prior week’s jump, which had lifted claims to a three-month high, other data showed on Thursday .The outlook was, however, darkened by news that manufacturing activity contracted in November for the first time in 2.5 years, with factories reporting weakening demand. Deutsche Welle China fights lockdown protests by targeting smartphones Authorities in cities across China are using sophisticated surveillance methods to dampen anti-lockdown demonstrations, according to lawyers and protesters. Several sources told DW that police in large cities like Shanghai have been randomly checking people's phones on the street or on subways. Police have demanded people provide personal information and immediately remove apps like Telegram, Twitter or Instagram. Others have said they were called by police and had their phones searched by authorities. "Police warned me not to use Telegram and asked me to stop sharing information about the pandemic through the software," said one protester with the surname Lin, who declined to be identified by his full name due to security concerns. "I wasn't stopped on the street. I suspect the police may have detected that I've been using Telegram. I received two separate calls from the police, warning me not to share anything about the pandemic or the protests. My father also received a threatening call from them," he told DW. Raw Story Aileen Cannon was 'smacked down' after 'inserting herself' to protect Trump: Florida prosecutor On Thursday, the U.S. Court of Appeal for the Eleventh Circuit struck a catastrophic blow to former President Donald Trump, completely ending the special master review of the documents seized by FBI agents in the search of Mar-a-Lago for classified material. The ruling is a complete repudiation of Trump-appointed District Judge Aileen Cannon, who ordered the review in the first place, said Palm Beach County Attorney Dave Aronberg on MSNBC's "The Beat." "This is a smackdown," said Aronberg. "It says that Judge Cannon should never have exercised jurisdiction over this matter Washington Post Officials fear ‘complete doomsday scenario’ for drought-stricken Colorado River [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/12/1/2139537/-Overnight-News-Digest-December-1-2022 Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/