These are the headlines you Need 2 Know. * **Massive Hack:** Marriott revealed its Starwood reservation system was breached, involving the personal information ー including passport and credit card numbers ー of 500 million guests. The company is saying the guest database may have been compromised since 2014. This would be the biggest security breach since Yahoo had all of its user data hacked, though this has likely exposed more sensitive information. Read more [here](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-30/marriott-found-unauthorized-starwood-database-access-since-2014-jp3xbq64). * **Russia Plea:** Michael Cohen, President Trump’s former lawyer, made a surprise appearance in federal court where he pleaded guilty to a charge from the special counsel’s investigation into Russian collusion. Cohen admitted to prosecutors that he negotiated on behalf of Trump to build a tower in Moscow well into the 2016 campaign, and that he lied about it to Congress to protect his former boss. Trump responded by calling Cohen “a weak person.” Read more [here](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/individual-1-trump-emerges-as-a-central-subject-of-mueller-probe/2018/11/29/e3968994-f3f7-11e8-80d0-f7e1948d55f4_story.html?stream=top&utm_campaign=sendto_newslettertest&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_term=.e1edb3f59bf5). * **Russia Gift:** At the heart of Cohen’s plea agreement is a bombshell report that President Trump’s company planned to gift a $50 million penthouse in that Moscow tower to Vladimir Putin, in order to entice other wealthy Russians to move in. Trump responded on Twitter that he “lightly looked at” doing a development in Moscow and running his business while running for president was “very legal & very cool.” Trump has repeatedly said he had “nothing to do with Russia. Read more [here](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/anthonycormier/the-trump-organization-planned-to-give-vladimir-putin-the?ref=bfnsplash). * **Trump Cancels on Putin:** President Trump canceled his planned meeting with Vladimir Putin that was scheduled for this weekend at the G20 summit. Trump said he wouldn’t meet with Putin until a maritime skirmish between Russia and Ukraine was resolved. He tweeted the cancellation an hour after telling reporters he thought it was a “very good time” to have a meeting with the Russian leader. Read more [here](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/29/trump-putin-g20-meeting-buenos-aires). * **Payless, Paymore:**Payless Shoesource opened a mock luxury store to fool influencers ー and it worked. The discount footwear company opened up the temporary store in Santa Monica, filled it with its $20 and $40 shoes, named it “Palessi” and marked the shoes up ー as high as $645 a pair. People purchased the shoes, complimented the quality and later learned they’d been duped. Read more [here](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/payless-sold-discount-shoes-at-luxury-prices-and-it-worked/). * **Starbucks Porn:** Starbucks says it will start blocking porn and illegal content on its Wi-Fi network in stores. The company first said it would do so two years ago, but still has not implemented Wi-Fi filters. Read more [here](https://www.npr.org/2018/11/29/672028823/starbucks-moves-to-block-porn-from-free-wi-fi-networks). * **G20:** The gathering of leaders from the world’s 20 biggest economies is underway in Buenos Aires, amid concerns about climate change, the war in Yemen, and a trade war between the U.S. and China. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman will be in attendance, his highest profile public appearance since the death of Jamal Khashoggi. Read more [here](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-46395758]). * **Steph Curry:** NBA superstar Steph Curry personally responded to a 9-year-old California girl who wrote him a letter asking why his Curry 5 sneakers weren’t available on the girl’s section of the Under Armour website. Curry said: “We are correcting this NOW!” and sent the girl a pair of the sneaks for free. Read more [here](https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2018/11/29/18117984/steph-curry-shoes-letter-girl-sizes). * **Chopra/Jonas Wedding:** Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra are getting married this weekend at a palace in India. The wedding is a three-day event that will reportedly include two services: one is a traditional Indian wedding and the other a Christian service. Read more [here](https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/priyanka-chopra-nick-jonas-details-epic-day-indian-59495827). * **Crypto Scheme:** DJ Khaled and Floyd Mayweather Jr. were charged with fraud by the SEC for promoting a cryptocurrency offering without revealing to potential investors that they were being paid. The music producer and boxer settled with regulators and will not be able to promote any investments for two to three years. Read more [here](https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/29/tech/dj-khaled-floyd-mayweather-coin-crypto-sec/index.html). * **Southwest Apology:** Southwest Airlines has apologized after a gate agent allegedly made fun of a 5-year-old passenger’s name: Abcde. The girl’s mom says the agent took a photo of the child’s boarding pass and posted it on social media. Read more [here](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/southwest-airlines-apologizes-employee-laughing-5-year-old-passenger-named-n941766). Cheddar's Hena Doba gets into the latest. 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