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A week of major movie releases has propelled this holiday stretch to the highest-grossing Thanksgiving weekend ever at the box office. First, viewers packed theaters to sing with the witches of Oz and watch a vengeful gladiator face the horrors of the ancient Roman Colosseum. Then, they returned to the big screen to follow Moana’s treacherous seafaring journey. Grossing $221 million across North America since its Wednesday release, “Moana 2” has shattered box office records with the biggest five-day opening of all time — including the biggest Thanksgiving debut ever. Disney Entertainment Co-Chairman Alan Bergman said in a statement that the film has “far surpassed our high expectations this weekend and is a testament to the phenomenon that ‘Moana’ has become.”Universal’s “Wicked” and Paramount’s “Gladiator II” continued to rake in revenue throughout Thanksgiving weekend, with “Wicked” grossing an estimated $117.5 million and “Gladiator II” getting $44 million in domestic earnings over the five-day period.

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☆ Meet the Press – December 1, 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-01 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +56 min

ANNOUNCER:From NBC News in Washington, the longest-running show in television history, this is Meet the Press with Kristen Welker. He credited President-elect Trump with this ceasefire, Jake, saying, quote, "Everyone is coming to the table because of President Trump." The second dynamic to watch is, Kash Patel is on the record for the retribution agenda that Donald Trump ran on. I will never forget when you asked former President Trump – President-elect Trump and President Biden during that last presidential debate in 2020 about 545 children who were still separated from their parents. And before we go, the newest member of the Meet the Press family, Frankie Alice Katz was born at 12:23 a.m. on Wednesday.

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“In the law, there is a clear separation of church and state,” Childs, an attorney who represents the Houston area on the board, said of her decision. This year, Oklahoma’s top education official began ordering public schools with students in grades five through 12 to incorporate the Bible into lesson plans. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters, a Republican, has purchased 500 Bibles and asked for $3 million from the state to buy copies for every classroom. “Public school is not Sunday school,” Wright said. Childs, the Texas State Board of Education member, sees the current push for increased religious influence in public schools as concerning, as it comes amid a dialing back of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at companies and institutions.

Persons: Staci Childs, ” Childs, Childs, “, Donald Trump, ” Jonathan Saenz, Gov, Dan Patrick, Mark Chancey, ” Chancey, Ryan Walters, Erika Wright, ” Wright, Walters, ” Walters, we’ve, Trump, Louisiana’s, ”, Mike Johnson, Joshua Blackman, South Texas College of Law Houston, Rachel Laser Organizations: Texas State, of Education, Republican, U.S, Liberal, Target, ”, won’t, Southern Methodist University, NBC, Oklahoma Rural Schools Coalition, “, NBC News, Supreme, America, CNBC, South Texas College of Law, United, and State Locations: Houston, Texas, Dallas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Ohio, Florida

TikTok is defending itself in federal court over legislation President Joe Biden signed in April that would ban TikTok if it doesn’t sell itself to an American owner by the time Trump takes office. Most Trump allies who oppose TikTok have cited claims of Chinese government influence over American users, which TikTok denies. They have both publicly criticized the legislation that would force a sale of TikTok or lead to a U.S. ban. “Don’t be fooled — the TikTok ban is not about China harvesting your data. Vivek Ramaswamy, who Trump has said will work alongside X owner Elon Musk in newly created government efficiency advisory roles, has over 855,000 TikTok followers.

Persons: Donald Trump, TikTok, Joe Biden, Trump, ”, hasn’t, that’s, Brendan Carr, Kevin Roberts, John Ratcliffe, ” Ratcliffe, JD Vance, Karoline Leavitt, Leavitt, ” Leavitt, ” Sebastian Gorka, Tulsi Gabbard, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Don’t, ” Kennedy, Gabbard, Joe Rogan, Kennedy, “, Mehmet Oz, Vivek Ramaswamy, Elon Musk, Ramaswamy, Jake Paul, ” Ramaswamy, Musk, ” Musk, Shou Chew, Michael Waltz, Waltz, ” Waltz, ” Trump’s, Sen, Marco Rubio, Rubio, ” “, ” Rubio, Kristi Noem, Doug Burgum, Noem, Lori Chavez, Elise Stefanik, Tik Tok, ” Stefanik, Doug Collins, Newsmax, ” Collins, Janette Nesheiwat Organizations: White House, Facebook, Federal Communications Commission, Heritage Foundation, CIA, Fox Business, Trump, Chinese Communist Party, CCP, “, Trump’s, Democratic, Medicare, Services, X, Iowa, YouTube, Street Journal, Senate, Management, Fox News, TikTok, South Dakota Gov, North Dakota Gov, Chinese Community Party, ”, United Nations Locations: U.S, America, China, CCP, USA, Soviet Union, American

The Supreme Court will consider a law restricting transition-related health care for minors for the first time Wednesday, and legal experts say the court’s decision could affect access to transition-related care nationwide for both minors and adults for decades to come. The Supreme Court granted the Biden administration’s appeal of a 6th U.S. The court won’t consider the part of the law that bans surgery, which wasn’t covered by the lower court’s injunction. The ACLU and Lambda Legal noted in their petition to the Supreme Court that circuit courts have become split on the restrictions. Many families with trans kids have had to work around care restrictions to continue care for their children.

Persons: Biden, Jonathan Skrmetti, Harleigh Walker, she’s, Walker, Jeff, Harleigh Walker Walker, Walker wouldn’t, Trump, …, ” Walker, that’s, Donald Trump’s, ”, Shannon Minter, “, Izzy Lowell, Lowell, ” Lowell, “ It’s, Trump’s Organizations: American Civil Liberties Union, Lambda, Justice Department, Circuit, NBC News, Affordable, National Center for Lesbian Rights, U.S, Supreme, Tennessee, ACLU, Court, Movement Advancement, Williams Institute, UCLA School of Law, Boston Logan International Locations: Tennessee, U.S, Auburn , Alabama, Alabama, United States of America, Arkansas, Tennessee , Kentucky, Florida, Georgia

Bob Bryar, the former drummer for famed rock band My Chemical Romance, has died. Bryar was My Chemical Romance's longest serving drummer, playing with the band from 2004 to 2010, during which time they released their hit album "The Black Parade" in 2006. He was working as a sound engineer for The Used when he met the members of My Chemical Romance while on tour in 2004. My Chemical Romance went on to break up in 2013, before getting back together — without Bryar — in 2019. They're set to return to the stage next summer across North America on the "Long Live The Black Parade" tour.

Persons: Bob Bryar, TMZ, Bryar, Matt Pelissier, “, ” Bryar, ”, ’, hadn't, They're Organizations: NBC, Billboard, Alternative Press, Madison, ABC Locations: North America

☆ The Untold Story of Yeti Coolers and a Murder in the Philippines
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-01 | by ( Brendan Borrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +31 min

"He was a terrific designer, but hopeless in business," says Malcolm, Ivan's younger brother. Years after Ivan's murder, Yeti continues to contract with Outback — and Gloria travels to Texas to periodically to meet with Yeti's management. To make the most of their dwindling inventory, Roy and Ryan bumped up the price on their coolers. "As tragic as Ivan's death was, all of a sudden we are a much stronger company," Roy explained on a hunting podcast. Yeti Coolers went public in October 2018, and Roy and Ryan earned hundreds of millions of dollars after selling most of their shares.

Persons: Stout, Roy, Ryan Seiders, Ryan, didn't, — Ivan Royal Brown, Ivan, Gloria, Roger —, —, Roger, Jay McBride, Roy Seiders, Anuj Shrestha, Flip, Tek, Ivan Brown, Malcolm, Suzanne Handley, Clare, Ivan's, Suzanne, Tom Cat, hangouts, Malcolm isn't, Bryan Hammer, Hammer, Gloria's, GLORIA, BROWN, Malcolm's, Roy hustled, Serra, Malcolm Brown, Alvin Salas, Salas —, Pierre Bucsit, Romeo Amarillo, Prosecutors, Salas, it's, Ivan didn't, Nathaniel Colobong, Colobong, Terry Tate, they've, Brendan Borrell Organizations: Willys Jeep, Star, Five, Country, Texans, Flex, Texas, Waterloo, ESPN, Texas Tech, Rover, Workers, Foreigners, Philippines Securities, Exchange Commission, Cruiser, Honda, Northern Philippine Times, Ray's, Outback, BI Locations: America, Philippines, Austin , Texas, Roy, Australian, Texas, Driftwood, Austin, Australia, Thailand, Bangkok, Manilla, Angeles City, Queensland, Brisbane, Clark Freeport, City, American, Lodge, Philippine, Patagonia, Yeti's, Los Angeles

☆ Why Lululemon Is Thriving in China
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-01 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementLululemon has seen sales slide in North America, but it's thriving in China. But in China, changing health habits and a struggling luxury sector are helping to boost sales. China is in its health and wellness era, offering Lululemon a ray of hope as the brand struggles to engage consumers back in the US and Canada, where it was founded. Yet, over in China, Lululemon is on the up and up. Lululemon is resonating with Chinese consumers who are in their health and wellness era.

Persons: Lululemon, Budrul Chukrut, China Martin Roll, Zhang Chunlei, Roll, Zers, Olivia Plotnick, WGSN, Plotnick, influencers Organizations: Lululemon, Getty, McKinsey, Wai Locations: North America, China, Canada, Xinhua, Shanghai, Asia

☆ Europe’s far right feels emboldened by Trump’s win but it could be short-lived
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-01 | by ( Sophie Tanno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Yet, there are common overlapping themes among Europe’s populists that are also present in Trump’s playbook. “As we know, any kind of peace agreement on Putin’s terms would be terrible for Ukraine and terrible for European security,” Van Rij stresses. “Trump’s reelection purely underscores all of that.”‘Warm air of historical righteousness’Overall, Van Rij sees “a lot of convergence in thinking” between Trump and some of Europe’s populist parties. Van Rij says France would therefore be disproportionately hard-hit by Trump’s America First trade policy. “China is seen as arch enemy number one by some in the Republican party, and Trump shares that view,” Van Rij says.

Persons: CNN —, Donald Trump, ”, “ wokeism, Biden, Trump, ” Geert Wilders, Alice Weidel, “, Viktor Orban, Frederick Florin, Viktor Orbán, Armida van Rij, Europe’s, Van Rij, Joe Biden’s, vocalizing, Vladimir Putin’s, Orbán, ” Trump, Calin Georgescu, Putin, ” Van Rij, “ Trump’s, they’ve, elect’s, Pen, Liana, Le, Jeremy Suykur, –, Le Pen, Xi, Giorgia Organizations: CNN, Trump, Dutch Freedom Party, Hollywood, Hungary's, Getty, Fidesz, Chatham House, Deal, Freedom Party, Center, European Reform, Agence France, Presse, EU, National, Eurostat, Trump’s America, Europe, Council, Foreign Relations, Shipping, Bloomberg, Republican, DC Locations: Germany, AFP, Europe, Trump’s, Austria, London, Europe’s, Russian, Russia, Ukraine, Romania, America, France, United States, Marseille, Fos, Hungarian, Hungary, China, Brussels, ”

☆ 2024 NFL Week 13: Sunday’s standout games and what to look out for
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-01 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

But for 22 NFL teams on Sunday, they will have to shake off that rust as a full slate of games takes place on Week 13 of the 2024 season. Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cincinnati Bengals – 1:00 p.m. Pittsburgh is riding high through 12 weeks of the 2024 season while the Bengals sit third in the AFC North. “We had a big game last week; we had a big game the week before that; we had a big game the week before that, and this is the next one, and this is a really big game. ETPittsburgh Steelers vs. Cincinnati Bengals – 1:00 p.m.

Persons: Joe Burrow, Mike Tomlin, Burrow “, Burrow, Eric Thayer, ” Tomlin, “, “ I’ve, it’s, Justin Fields, Russell Wilson, Tomlin, Barkley, Derrick Henry, Henry, – Barkley, Ronald Martinez, Jalen, Lamar Jackson, It’s, John Harbaugh, ”, Brock Purdy, beatdown, Purdy, Trent Williams, Nick Bosa –, Josh Allen, Keon Coleman, Khalil Shakir, Allen, Adrian Kraus, they’ve, NFL.com – Organizations: CNN, NFL, Sunday, Detroit Lions, Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers, Kansas City Chiefs, Las Vegas Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers, Cincinnati Bengals, AFC North, Bengals, Steelers, Cincinnati, Washington, Baltimore Ravens, NFL.com, Pittsburgh, Black, Cleveland Browns, Philadelphia Eagles, Super, T, Eagles, Los Angeles Rams, Baltimore, Ravens, NFC, Getty, North, San Francisco 49ers, . Buffalo Bills, Super Bowl, Buffalo Bills, Bills, 49ers, Chiefs, AFC East, AFC, Los Angeles Chargers, Atlanta Falcons, Houston Texans, . Jacksonville Jaguars, Arizona Cardinals, Minnesota Vikings, Indianapolis Colts, New England Patriots –, Seattle Seahawks, . New York Jets, Tennessee Titans, . Washington, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, . Carolina Panthers, . New, . New Orleans Saints – Locations: Pittsburgh, it’s, North America, Francisco, Buffalo, . New Orleans

☆ I quit my job 5 years ago and got a one-way ticket to Bali. I've been to 24 countries, and I'm not returning to the US anytime soon.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-01 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

To support my lifestyle, I started my own business where I can work from anywhere in the world. I wanted to try the digital nomad lifestyle for one to two years. I also joined nomad communities like WiFi Tribe and stayed at co-livings so I could build digital nomad friendships and relationships. Traveling through Latin AmericaIn 2022 came my Latin America stint: Puerto Rico, Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Mexico, and Guatemala. AdvertisementIn a way, being a digital nomad is my extreme solution to work-life balance.

Persons: I've, Koh Lanta, I'd Organizations: Duraca, DC Locations: DC, Bali, Southeast Asia, Latin America, Europe, Java, Singapore, Malaysia, Angkor Wat, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Ha Giang, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Mexico, Guatemala, Bogota, los Muertos, Oaxaca, Latina, America, Lima, Macchu Picchu, Cusco, Arequipa, Iquitos, Chachapoyas, Mexico City, Rome, Italy, Greece, Spain, France, Albania, Romania, Amalfi, San Sebastian, Briançon, Paros, Africa

☆ Chase Strangio: For the first known transgender lawyer to argue before Supreme Court, the mission ‘is not lost on me’
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-01 | by ( Chelsea Bailey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Strangio, an attorney for the ACLU, is set to make history Wednesday as the first known transgender person to argue before the US Supreme Court. With hindsight, Strangio’s career can appear like it’s been hurtling toward this week’s Supreme Court appearance. Esseks often gets asked, he said, whether the ACLU tapped Strangio to present its case before the Supreme Court because he’s trans. The Supreme Court ruling also could be life-altering for physicians like Dr. Izzy Lowell, whose telehealth practice, QueerMed, provides hormone therapy and other services for transgender and nonbinary people. “I think about all of the arguments that have that have been held in the Supreme Court over just the basic dignity of people.

Persons: Chase, –, ”, Chase Strangio, HB1, Ray Di Pietro, Shutterstock, Strangio, “ I’ll, “ I’m, haven’t, who’s, CNN she’s, Alexis, Donald Trump’s, – Alexis, “ We’ve, ” Alexis, “ She’s, we’re, He’s, he’s, “, “ It’s, Laverne Cox, Sara Ramirez, Saul Loeb, James Esseks, Esseks, Lorena Borjas, ” Esseks, “ Chase, she’s, She’d, Izzy Lowell, general’s, who’d, Lowell, it’s, Robert Nickelsberg, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Thurgood Marshall, ” Strangio Organizations: CNN, ACLU, Republican, Tennessee State Capitol, Supreme, Tennessean, National Health Service, Prevention, American Medical Association, American Psychiatric Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, Civil, Getty, Fund, US, St, Court Locations: United States, Tennessee, Nashville, Skrmetti –, Washington ,, Latina, New York City, California, Texas, Florida

☆ Biden fulfilling promise to visit Africa as US looks to counter China’s deepening influence in region
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-01 | by ( Arlette Saenz | Betsy Klein | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

It will also be the first time a US president has visited Angola, with which Biden has sought to shore up relations in recent years. As he hosted African leaders in Washington for a 2022 summit, Biden vowed to visit the continent the following year but ultimately missed that deadline. He scheduled a trip to Angola for this October, which was postponed due to a pair of devastating hurricanes hitting the US. The initiative is at the center of the Biden administration’s efforts to boost investment in Africa to blunt China’s growing influence in the region, which has outpaced that of the US. In an interview with The New York Times ahead of Biden’s visit to Angola, Lourenço said he is “ready to work” with Trump in the White House.

Persons: Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Trump, Biden, Barack Obama, Xi Jinping, Biden “, ’, Biden’s, ”, João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, ” Biden, Antony Blinken, Andrew Caballero, Reynolds, Lourenço, “, ” Lourenço, Powers Organizations: CNN, Biden, Initiative, US Africa Command, “, Democratic, Angolan, Getty, UNESCO, Heritage, The New York Times, Trump Locations: Africa, Angola, Luanda, Saharan Africa, Kenya, Ethiopia, Washington, Lobito, United States, Europe, Beijing, Russia, China, US, Democratic Republic of Congo, America, Brazil, Peru, U.S

☆ How the Border County Where Elon Musk Is a Local Flipped for Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-01 | by ( Jazmine Ulloa | Callaghan O Hare | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The story of the political transformation of Cameron County, a majority-Hispanic border community at the southernmost tip of Texas, began with the arrival of a billionaire. More than a decade ago, Mr. Musk brought his private space company, SpaceX, to Cameron County, where the blasts from his rocket testing and launching site on Boca Chica Beach rattle homes for miles. Mr. Trump did something no Republican has done in 20 years: He flipped Cameron County. Mr. Trump won the county with 53 percent of the vote, the first time a Republican presidential candidate claimed victory here since George W. Bush, the former Texas governor and then the president, in 2004. It was one of a string of largely blue-collar Hispanic Democratic strongholds across South Texas where Mr. Trump made major inroads.

Persons: Donald J, Elon Musk, Musk, Cameron County’s, Trump, George W, Bush Organizations: Trump, SpaceX, Boca, Republican, Democratic Locations: Cameron County, Texas, Downtown, Brownsville, America, South Texas

☆ Why Trump’s tariff plans could lead to higher interest rates
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-01 | by ( Bryan Mena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Fed Chair Jerome Powell said in a recent speech in Dallas that it is still too early to consider how Trump’s tariff plans would affect the US economy. Trump’s tariffs would almost certainly push up prices for imported goods like avocados, cars and tequila. Retaliatory tariffs and consumer perceptionsFed officials will eventually develop economic models of how the US economy could perform under different tariff scenarios. Two potential developments they’ll consider will be whether retaliatory tariffs emerge from Trump’s plans, if enacted, and if Americans believe inflation will pick up. Despite the better outlook on price increases, “consumers overwhelmingly selected higher prices as their top concern and lower prices as their top wish for the new year,” the Conference Board added.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Jerome Powell, Trump, Claudia Sheinbaum, ”, Stephanie Aliaga, ” Powell, ” Quincy Krosby Organizations: Washington CNN —, Federal Reserve, International Monetary Fund, Trump, Fed, Conference, Board, Asset Management, Treasury, LPL Locations: Dallas, Mexico, Canada, North America

President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday he would pick Kash Patel, the former chief of staff to to the acting secretary of defense during the first Trump administration, to serve as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. "Kash is a brilliant lawyer, investigator, and “America First” fighter who has spent his career exposing corruption, defending Justice, and protecting the American People," Trump wrote in a post to Truth Social, arguing Patel would "bring back Fidelity, Bravery, and Integrity to the FBI." Patel has earned a reputation as the ultimate Trump loyalist who has called for a purge of perceived enemies in the Justice Department and intelligence agencies. During the closing months of Trump’s tenure, the former president proposed Patel to serve as the deputy CIA director or to take over the FBI. He accused Patel of being a Washington bureaucrat who would interfere in a case where he was not needed.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kash Patel, Trump, Kash, Patel, Trump’s, ”, ” Patel, Chris Miller, Gina Haspel, William Barr, “ Patel, ” Barr, Joe Biden, Marc Short, Mike Pence, Steve Bannon, Bannon, “, it’s, we’re, “ King Donald, Shawn Ryan, Lynn Hughes, ‘ Organizations: Federal Bureau of Investigation, American People, Fidelity, Bravery, FBI, Trump, Justice Department, “, Democratic, National Security Council, Kash Foundation, Navy, ISIS Locations: Trump, Russia, Trump’s, Miami, Libyan, U.S, Benghazi, “, Houston, Central Asia, Washington, Tajikistan

In a post on Truth Social Saturday, President-elect Donald Trump said he would impose a 100% tariff on the BRICS geopolitical coalition of non-Western countries if the group moves away from trading using the U.S. dollar. “The idea that the BRICS Countries are trying to move away from the Dollar while we stand by and watch is OVER,” Trump wrote. Still, some members of BRICS are among the United States’ largest trading partners, including India and China. Representatives for the BRICS countries’ embassies in the U.S. did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Sheinbaum and Trump spoke over the phone on Wednesday, but the conversation spurred a “he said, she said” controversy over whether Sheinbaum had agreed to stop immigration from Mexico into the United States, something Trump alleged she did.

Persons: Donald Trump, ” Trump, “, ”, it’s, Narendra Modi, Pradeep Gaur, BRICS, Justin Trudeau, Trump, Trudeau, Claudia Sheinbaum, Sheinbaum Organizations: U.S ., U.S, International Trade, United, Indian, Getty, U.S . Trade Representative, Canadian, Trump, Drug, . Families, Trump Tuesday Locations: America, Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, New Delhi, United States, U.S, Mexico, Canada, United States of America, Palm, Lago

President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday said he would nominate Charles Kushner, a real estate developer and the father of his son-in-law Jared Kushner, as ambassador to France. Ilir Bajraktari / Patrick McMullan via Getty Images fileThe president-elect also mentioned his son-in-law Jared Kushner, who is married to Ivanka Trump, in the post, highlighting the work Jared Kushner did in his first administration. Together, we will strengthen America’s partnership with France, our oldest Ally, & one of our greatest!” the president-elect wrote on Saturday. Kushner was prosecuted by then-U.S. Attorney Chris Christie, who later became the governor of New Jersey and a major Trump foe. Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, with Donald Trump at the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.

Persons: Donald Trump, Charles Kushner, Jared Kushner, ” Trump, Kushner, “, Charlie, Seryl, Trump, Ilir Bajraktari, Patrick McMullan, Ivanka Trump, Charles ’, Jared, Abraham, Chris Christie, Christie, Tom Williams Organizations: Truth Social, Getty, Abraham Accords, U.S, Trump, Republican, Convention, Inc Locations: France, New Jersey, Milwaukee, U.S, ”

CNN —President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that he intends to nominate Kash Patel to serve as FBI director, in an extraordinary announcement that once in office Trump would move to replace the current director, Christopher Wray, before his term expires. “I am proud to announce that Kashyap ‘Kash’ Patel will serve as the next Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. “Kash will work under our great Attorney General, Pam Bondi, to bring back Fidelity, Bravery, and Integrity to the FBI,” Trump added. Trump nominated Wray in 2017 after firing James Comey, but he began to sour on Wray before he left office in 2021. “Kash is frightening at the bureau,” a source familiar with internal deliberations about the role of FBI director previously told CNN.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kash Patel, Christopher Wray, “, Kashyap, Kash ’ Patel, Kash, ” Trump, “ Kash, Pam Bondi, Wray, James Comey, Trump, Patel, Devin Nunes, Nunes ’, Gina Haspel, –, – Patel, J, Edgar Hoover’s, Comey, Hillary Clinton, Chad Chronister Organizations: CNN, Trump, Federal Bureau of Investigation, American People, Fidelity, Bravery, FBI, Republican, House Intelligence, Foreign Intelligence, National Security Council, Drug, Agency Locations: Lago, Russia, Hillsborough County , Florida

☆ Trump is now threatening 100% tariffs on the BRICS group — which comprises 9 emerging market countries
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-30 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday lashed out at the BRICS group of emerging market countries, threatening to impose 100% tariffs if they try to "move away" from the US dollar. "The idea that the BRICS Countries are trying to move away from the Dollar while we stand by and watch is OVER," he wrote. AdvertisementDuring an October summit of the BRICS nations, Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the United States of "weaponizing" the dollar. Trump pressed the three countries on the flow of drugs and illegal migrants coming into the United States. Trudeau's office said in a statement that the prime minister and Trump "shared a productive wide-ranging discussion."

Persons: Trump, Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Justin Trudeau, Canada's, Trudeau, Trump's, Claudia Sheinbaum Organizations: Trump, Saturday, United, United Arab Emirates, U.S, International Trade, Associated Press Locations: Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, United Arab, America, Russian, United States, Canada, Mexico, American, Lago, Florida, Mexican

☆ Trump threatens 100% tariff on the BRIC bloc of nations if they act to undermine U.S. dollar
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-30 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday threatened 100% tariffs against a bloc of nine nations if they act to undermine the U.S. dollar. At a summit of BRIC nations in October, Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the U.S. of "weaponizing" the dollar and described it as a "big mistake." Trump said there is "no chance" BRIC will replace the U.S. dollar in global trade and any country that tries to make that happen "should wave goodbye to America." Research shows that the U.S. dollar's role as the primary global reserve currency is not threatened in the near future. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau returned home Saturday after meeting Trump, without assurances the president-elect will back away from threatened tariffs on Canada.

Persons: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Putin, Trump, Claudia Sheinbaum, Justin Trudeau Organizations: U.S ., United, IMF, Trump, U.S, Research, An Atlantic Council, Canadian Locations: Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Malaysia, Russian, Moscow, America, Mexico, Canada, United States

President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday he would pick Kash Patel, a 44-year-old loyalist with little significant experience in federal law enforcement, to serve as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Patel, who will have to earn Senate confirmation to become FBI director, has earned a reputation as the ultimate Trump loyalist who has spread baseless "deep state" conspiracy theories and called for a purge of perceived Trump enemies in the FBI. He's arguably the least qualified person ever nominated for a senior position in federal law enforcement," said a former senior law enforcement official who interacted with Patel. "The Deep State is an unelected cabal of tyrants who think they should determine who Americans can and cannot elect as president," Patel wrote. The current FBI director, Christopher Wray, was scheduled to complete his ten-year term in 2027.

Persons: Kash Patel, Christopher Miller, Donald Trump, Kash, Trump, Patel, Matt Gaetz, firebrand Trump, Christopher Wray, Trump's, Chris Miller, Gina Haspel, William Barr, Barr, Joe Biden, Marc Short, Mike Pence Organizations: Republican, Whiskey, Federal Bureau of Investigation, American People, Fidelity, Bravery, FBI, Trump, Republicans, firebrand, DOJ, Former FBI, National Security Council Locations: Tucson , Arizona, Trump, Russia, Trump's

☆ How GE Vernova plans to deploy small nuclear reactors across the developed world
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-30 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

GE Vernova is aiming to deploy small nuclear reactors across the developed world over the next decade, staking out a leadership position in a budding technology that could play a central role in meeting surging electricity demand and reducing carbon dioxide emissions. GE Vernova is the spinoff of General Electric's former energy business. The U.S. government wants to triple nuclear power by 2050 to shore up an electric grid that is under growing pressure from surging power demand. GE Vernova is targeting more than $2 billion in annual revenue from its small reactor business by the mid-2030s. GE Vernova won the first commercial contract in North America to deploy a small modular reactor for Ontario Power in January 2023.

Persons: Nicole Holmes, Holmes, Kenneth Parks, GE Vernova Organizations: GE, GE Hitachi, GE Vernova, New York Stock Exchange, CNBC, GE Vernova's SMR, U.S, Bank of America, America, Ontario Power, Tennessee Valley Authority, Energy, Toronto . Ontario Power Locations: Cambridge, U.S, Canada, United Kingdom, Europe, Poland, North America, Darlington, Lake Ontario, Toronto

☆ Trump’s tariffs could push up the price of your favorite beer (and tequila)
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-30 | by ( Alicia Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Some business owners have started stockpiling popular products — specifically tequila, which can be made only in Mexico — and taking other actions to help stave off potential price hikes. At this stage, the tariffs are technically still just talk, with plenty of caveats and scenarios strewn about. Meximodo, a restaurant in Metuchen, New Jersey, holds a Guinness World Records title for its collection of tequila, mezcal and agave spirits. In 2023, the US imported $5.69 billion of beer and $4.81 billion of alcohol from Mexico, according to International Trade Administration data. The Grupo Modelo factory in Mexico City, Mexico, on May 15, 2020.

Persons: CNN —, they’re, Donald Trump, ”, Dave Williams, Bump, Noble, Chris Carey, Williams, “, Meximodo, TJ Pingitore, Le Malt’s, Alexander Lewis, ” Pingitore, ” Saurabh Abrol, Abrol, Hector Vivas, it’s, Chris Swonger, ” Swonger, Swonger, Katie Marisic, Justin Sullivan, Marisic Organizations: CNN, CNN — Beer, Modelo, Bump Williams Consulting, Constellation Brands, Le Malt Hospitality, North, USA, International Trade Administration, Trade Administration, Grupo Modelo, European Union, Brewers Association, Trump, “ Breweries Locations: Canada, Mexico, Corona, Wells Fargo, Mexican, Metuchen , New Jersey, Meximodo, North America, New York, China, United States, Mexico City, American, San Carlos , California

☆ 3 things you can do before the end of the year to level up your career
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-30 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementWorkers can start taking steps now to help boost their careers into next year. People should enhance their AI skills to stay competitive, one executive told BI. Volunteering and side hustles can boost skills, empowerment, and career opportunities. One way to improve your AI skills is simply to use it. Saad told BI that many nonprofits lack the resources to meet all of their operational needs.

Persons: Sean Barry, Barry, It's, Kiki Leutner, Leutner, Leila Saad, Saad, you've, —, Jennifer Schielke, Daniel Zhao, Zhao, Harris, Zers, millennials Organizations: Workers, Allstate, University of Oxford, Group Solutions, Glassdoor

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