Columnist Novak, 78, Dies Of Brain Cancer

NEW YORK — The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade marched, soared and roared into its second century on Thursday despite a drenching rain and a brief disruption from pro-Palestinian demonstrators. New York City police said they arrested 21 people after protesters jumped barricades and sat down on the parade route with Palestinian flags and a “Don’t Celebrate Genocide” banner.

BEIRUT — The Israeli military on Thursday said its warplanes fired on southern Lebanon after detecting Hezbollah activity at a rocket storage facility, the first Israeli airstrike a day after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took hold. There was no immediate word on casualties from Israel’s aerial attack, which came hours after the Israeli military said it fired on people trying to return to certain areas in southern Lebanon.

Warning: This post contains major spoilers for The Madness. Netflix’s new miniseries The Madness isn’t about the events of Jan. 6, 2021. But show creator Stephen Belber explains how the unsettling events of the Capitol insurrection that day had a direct impact on the creation of the conspiracy-tinged thriller. “The world was a little shaky,” Belber says.

MELBOURNE, Australia — A social media ban for children under 16 passed the Australian Senate Thursday and will soon become a world-first law. The law will make platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram liable for fines of up to 50 million Australian dollars ($33 million) for systemic failures to prevent children younger than 16 from holding accounts. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The Senate passed the bill 34 votes to 19.

As receiver Courtland Sutton said after Sunday’s win, “The tide is turning” for the Broncos. The Broncos entered the 2024 NFL season with their worst preseason odds dating back to 1977, according to pro-football-reference.com. But a 7-5 start to the season has oddsmakers re-evaluating Denver’s outlook. The Broncos have +5,000 odds — meaning a $100 bet would win $5,000 — to win Super Bowl LIX, according to BetMGM and Caesars Sportsbook.

Clint Hurdle taught players to hit through wit. The cover of former Colorado Rockies manager Clint Hurdle’s new book “Hurdle-isms: Wit and Wisdom from a Lifetime in Baseball”. (Provided by Clint Hurdle) He managed 17 years in the big leagues, suffered 1,345 losses, but won over organizations with his leadership and sense of humor.