It’s been a violent week, with the antisemitic massacre on Bondi Beach in Australia, the murder of Rob Reiner and his wife Michele in Brentwood, and the deadly shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island. Now, the police on the East Coast want our help in tracking down that killer, who fatally shot two people and wounded several others. White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles gave a candid series of interviews to Vanity Fair, offering blunt assessments of President Trump’s “alcoholic personality.” Do employees need to get hazard pay before the annual holiday-season office party? Apparently, HR departments are quietly bracing for problems that show up every year. Merrill thought he might build a pool next year, thanks to his workplace bonus! Well, his wet dreams were dashed when he found out the bonus was just $50. New surveys show one in five Americans are ditching traditional holiday wish lists in favor of something far more basic, like cold, hard cash to help pay rent, bills and utilities.

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