A PEN America report reveals 6,800 book bans in U.S. schools, the core event.

A collection of global news updates includes Bari Weiss appointed to lead CBS News after Paramount's acquisition of The Free Press, a 153-point drop in the Nasdaq Composite, OPEC+ increasing oil output by 137,000 barrels per day in November, Gucci's online traffic rising after a fast-track runway debut, Dacia unveiling a sub-€15,000 electric vehicle prototype, and a PEN America report revealing 6,800 book bans in U.S. schools. Additional stories cover urban beekeeping in Athens, the Indianapolis Colts signing linebacker Germaine Pratt, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi planning the UAE’s first hospital-based vertiport, a Detroit Tigers pitcher’s health update, and Odell Beckham Jr. accepting a six-game PED suspension. No single event ties the reports together.