## Tulsa elects first Black mayor in ‘historic and significant’ election

Authored by dailykos.com

In a district demolished a century ago in the Tulsa Race Massacre and rebuilt from the rubble, state Rep. Monroe Nichols declared victory as the first Black Tulsan elected as the city’s mayor.

Black residents say Nichols’ election adds a new, inspiring page to the history books of a city known for its dark past.

“Tonight on the grounds of greatness, we proclaim that Tulsa is a city on the move,” Nichols said in his election night remarks.

Democratic state Sen. Kevin Matthews of Tulsa, top left, said the election of Tulsa’s first Black mayor is a “historic and significant” moment for the city.

Matthews is a Tulsa native who represents the city’s historically Black north side, including the Greenwood area, in the state Senate.

Tulsans guaranteed that a lifelong Democrat would become their next mayor by advancing Nichols and Keith to Tuesday’s runoff election.

Brad Henry and David Walters, former Tulsa Mayor Kathy Taylor, and Tiffany Crutcher, a community leader and social justice advocate. »

### Helping Ukraine Is Europe’s Job Now

Authored by theatlantic.com

He has clearly indicated that he wants the United States out of the Ukraine war as soon as possible.

Vice President–elect J. D. Vance has outlined a “peace” deal with Ukraine that would serve Russian interests.

Perhaps the best that Ukraine and its supporters can hope for is that Trump doesn’t walk away from NATO and allows European states to purchase U.S. weapons for Ukraine. »

### Taiwan wants to buy F-35 fighter jets and Patriot missiles to show Trump it's serious: report

Authored by businessinsider.com

Taiwan may buy a US weapons package worth more than $15 billion to show President-elect Donald Trump it is serious about defending itself against China.

According to the Financial Times, the package could include 60 F-35 fighter jets, four Advanced Hawkeyes, 10 retired warships, and 400 Patriot missiles.

"Taiwan is thinking about a package to show that they are serious," one former Trump administration official told the Financial Times. »

### Jon Wertheim: Tennis Channel removes analyst indefinitely after comment about Barbora Krejčíková forehead

Authored by cnn.com

The Tennis Channel has taken an analyst off air indefinitely after he made a disparaging remark about Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejčíková.

Later on Sunday, the Tennis Channel released a statement saying it has “apologized to the player, Barbora Krejcikova, as did Jon.”.

“When Tennis Channel became aware of an inappropriate comment about a professional tennis player made by our analyst Jon Wertheim on Friday, we immediately removed him from our air indefinitely,” the statement read. »

### Ukraine is fighting 50,000 troops in Russia’s Kursk region, Zelensky says

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday Russia has deployed nearly 50,000 troops to Kursk, the southern Russian region where Kyiv launched its surprise counteroffensive in the summer.

Kyiv launched its incursion into Russia’s Kursk region in August, taking by surprise not just Moscow, but also its allies.

North Korean troops deployed to Russia’s Kursk region have fought Kyiv’s forces on the battlefield, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday, adding that the clashes resulted in fatalities. »

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