Trump allies got scary calls while science made mice from scratch - what happened?

Last winter six of Donald Trumps administration picks got scary calls about fake bombs at their homes (a tactic known as swatting). Meanwhile Trump had a quick chat with Mexicos leader after some back-and-forth drama‚ and Elon Musk wanted to get rid of some watch-dog group as part of his crypto-currency plans

In mid-november Lebanese folks started going back to their bomb-damaged spots in Tyre; shops and food-places in south Beirut opened up after US helped make a deal to stop fighting. The Gaza thing though - its still going strong with no real end in sight

Three US guys - Mark Swidan‚ Kai Li and John Leung got out of Chinese jail cells in a rare swap deal that took months to work out. The White-house said theyre heading home: nobody knows who China got in return

The science world got super-busy:
* Lab folks made mouse stem-cells from one-cell things
* They put these in mouse eggs to make real living mice
* This helps learn about how life started way back

Some other cool stuff: exercise isnt great for losing weight (bodies just adjust to how much you move); being nice to others makes you feel good; and northern lights might show up in some US spots - but dont expect anything too fancy

Game-time plans for last years turkey-day had the Lions vs Bears Detroit being the big favorite; Cowboys playing Giants‚ and Dolphins meeting Packers (all times were US east-coast style)