• STATE DINNER: President Donald Trump toasted China’s Xi Jinping at a White House state dinner.
• HORMUZ REOPEN: Tehran is offering to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days if the U.S. lifts its blockade of Iranian ports.
• U.N. WALKOUT: Dozens of diplomats walked out of the U.N. General Assembly as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began to speak.
• NOR’EASTER: A powerful nor’easter is closing in on the East Coast.
• DIESEL EXPORT BAN: President Donald Trump’s top economic advisers are now studying a short-term ban on diesel exports.
• PEPSI PRICES: Pepsi is raising prices on its soda, chips and dips.
• MORTGAGE RATES: Mortgage rates are now approaching 7.5%.
• NOLAN WELLS: New autopsy and phone findings have been released in the death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells.
• STANFORD A.I.: Stanford University is apologizing after using A.I. to alter a promotional photo.
• HANUKKAH BARBIE: The unveiling of a Hanukkah Barbie is sparking discussion online about her appearance.
• TAYLOR SWIFT: “Patient Zero” and “The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore” dropped just after midnight.
• DOLLY DAY: Celebrations are set to kick off across the country for the first ever “Dolly Day.”
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