Morning Coffee Link Roundup (12/12/22)

Today is Monday and my mom's birthday! Happy birthday, Mom! And here's my weekly TV news roundup at The Televixen.

Russia Is Using Old Ukrainian Missiles Against Ukraine, General Says (NYT)

Peru president paves way for early elections after two killed in latest protests (The Guardian)

Majidreza Rahnavard: Iran carries out second execution over protests (BBC)

Authorities are urging indoor masking in major cities as the 'tripledemic' rages (NPR)

Americans Generally Support Unions — And Averting A Rail Strike (FiveThirtyEight)

Penguin Random House CEO Markus Dohle Resigns After Failed Simon & Schuster Deal (Deadline)

New England’s grid is expected to be reliable this winter, but a cold snap could cause issues (NHPR)

Related: The North Carolina power grid attack exposes a troubling reality (Grid)

Working in extreme heat is risky for pregnant workers. Advocates say passing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act could help. (The 19th*)

Fish fossils show first cooking may have been 600,000 years earlier than thought (The Guardian)

And some longer reads:

There have been 50,000 alleged war crimes in Ukraine. We worked to solve one (NPR)

The Prince, the Plot and a Long-Lost Reich (NYT)

Surging Twitter antisemitism unites fringe, encourages violence, officials say (WaPo)

Why the Founding Generation Fell So Hard for the Illuminati Story (Slate)

What Can We Learn From A 1794 Novel About Turning Points In Crime Fiction? (CrimeReads)