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investment and you should not expect to be protected if something goes wrong Moody's lowers its outlook for China but keeps its investment grade for now.

Plus Israel expands its Gaza Ground Offensive in the southern city of Con Yunus

where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians fled earlier in the war.

And students around the world are lagging in math and reading compared to a decade ago,

and you can't just blame COVID.

You also see the negative role that smartphone use for leisure has played.

You can see the decline in parental engagement you will

see the relatively low levels of teacher support it's Tuesday December 5th I'm

Luke Vargas for the Wall Street Journal and here is the AM edition of What's News, the top

headlines and business stories moving your world today.

Israel and Hamas are engaged in some of their fiercest fighting yet in their two-month

war as Israeli troops expand ground attacks in southern Gaza.

That includes the southern city of Con Yunus, where Israel believes

hostages may be held, and where Israeli analysts believe the leader of Hamas may be hiding

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