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☆ I've sailed on Royal Caribbean, Carnival, and Norwegian ships. Here's which was my favorite — and how to choose the right cruise for you.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Brittany Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

AdvertisementI've been on Norwegian, Carnival, and Royal Caribbean's newer cruise ships. Brittany Chang/Business InsiderWhen a few rounds of foosball and ping-pong have worked up your appetite, you'll have 16 dining venues to choose from. AdvertisementNorwegian Cruise LineNorwegian Cruise Line has 18 cruise ships. Norwegian Cruise LineIt's the only cruise line on the list with a semi-inclusive "More at Sea" — formerly known as "Free at Sea" — promotion. The company operates 28 cruise ships, several of which are the biggest in the world.

Persons: Bauer, Griffin, Brittany Chang, It's, Guy, you'll, Finnbarr Webster, Norwegian Luna, Prima flaunts, Pieter De Boer, Firenze, There's Organizations: Royal, Firenze, Costa Cruises, Grill, Cruise Line, Cruise, Norwegian Aqua, Prima, Seas Locations: Royal Caribbean, roundtrip Port Canaveral , Florida, Bahamas, Brittany, Norwegian, Alaska, Europe, Asia, Jacksonville , Florida, Haven, CocoCay, Mexican, Los, Ensenada, Mexico

☆ Inside the Quest to Make Fusion Energy a Reality
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Raymond Zhong | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +15 min

The Quest to Build a Star on Earth Start-ups say we’re closer than ever to near-limitless, zero-carbon energy from fusion. Today’s fusion start-ups aren’t just preparing for this moment in the lab. Such advances helped the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory produce more fusion energy than the energy in the incoming laser beams, for the briefest of moments, in 2022. They also helped European researchers generate record amounts of fusion energy at a facility in Britain last year. What worries researchers is how much some fusion start-ups are promising, and how soon.

Persons: General Atomics, Lawrence, —, Charles Darwin’s, Lord Kelvin, Darwin, Arthur Eddington, Nicolas Tucat, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Vinod Khosla, Sam Altman, Kitty, presale, Gerald Navratil, Navratil, “, it’s, ”, Robert Goldston, you’ve, David James Bartho, Simon Simard, Tony Stark, Robert Downey Jr, Stark, Bob Mumgaard, Mumgaard, Brandon Sorbom, Sorbom, “ We’re, Dr, Earl Marmar, Thea Energy, Salvador Dalí, Cary Forest, Grant Hindsley, Richard Magee, “ It’s, Jean Paul Allain, there’s, Steven Cowley, Cowley, ” David Gates, you’d, Gates, ” Thea, Thea, Eos Organizations: Nuclear Fusion Facility, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Agence France, Princeton University, University of Sydney, Underwood Archives, Getty, Fairfax Media, Commonwealth Fusion Systems, SPARC, The New York Times, ARC, Commonwealth, The New York, Dawn Princeton Plasma Physics, tokamaks, That’s, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Energy, Thea, Zap Energy, Helion, Microsoft, General Fusion, West, Technologies, Department of, Princeton Plasma Physics Locations: France, Columbia, Princeton, Harwell , England, Britain, Massachusetts, Russian, Commonwealth, Seattle, Vancouver, Southern California

☆ The Trump trade that could have more to run as overall market loses steam
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Bank stocks have popped since President-elect Donald Trump's win, but their move eight years ago suggests this rally still has more upside. Drilling down to bank stocks, specifically, within financials still shows that the group could have room to run. In 2016, bank stocks outperformed by 11.5 percentage points, compared to 6.9 points this year, according to the note. Bank stocks have seen big moves since Trump's win, as investors react to the expectation of a lighter regulatory touch from his administration. And while postelection rally for the broader market has cooled this week , bank stocks still look like one of the bests going forward, Harvey said.

Persons: Donald Trump's, Wells, Christopher Harvey, Harvey Organizations: Trump's, Bank, Bank of America, UST, Trump Locations: financials

☆ Josh Brolin says he uses nicotine pouches '24 hours a day' and sleeps with them in his mouth
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Josh Brolin says he uses nicotine pouches almost all the time, including while he's asleep. He switched to nicotine pouches after getting cavities from nicotine lozenges, he said on a podcast. Nicotine pouches like Zyn are getting increasingly popular but aren't FDA-approved to help quit smoking. Brolin said he switched to using nicotine pouches after he got cavities from nicotine lozenges. Nicotine pouches are small microfiber pouches that contain a powdered mix of nicotine, flavorings, and other ingredients, per the CDC.

Persons: Josh Brolin, —, Marc Maron, Brolin, I'm Organizations: FDA, Service, National Library of Medicine, CDC, Wall, Business

☆ CIO: Finding more 'comfort' in China A-shares, preferring the small and mid caps
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailCIO: Finding more 'comfort' in China A-shares, preferring the small and mid capsVincent Mortier of Amundi sees more 'interesting' opportunities among Chinese small and mid sized companies which are less export dependent, but is staying away from the mega caps. He also has overweight convictions on India and Indonesia.

Persons: Vincent Mortier of Amundi Locations: China, India, Indonesia

☆ Katie Taylor wins controversial rematch with Amanda Serrano to retain super lightweight title
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Mark Puleo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

For the second time, Taylor defeated Serrano via a decision that left more fans questioning the scorecards than praising Taylor’s skills. “She kept head butting me, but we knew that from the very beginning from the first fight,” Serrano said in the ring. Serrano kept Taylor circling on her back foot through the first five rounds as the bout turned into a streetfight — exactly what Serrano wanted. Taylor won the initial bout two years ago by weathering a surge from Serrano in its middle stages. This time, Serrano left no room for Taylor to come back.

Persons: Katie Taylor, Amanda Serrano superfight, Taylor, Serrano, Jake Paul, Mike Tyson, “, ” Serrano, Chantelle Cameron, Jordan Maldonado, Maldonado, Ariel Helwani, that’s, Erika Cruz, Christian Petersen Organizations: Netflix, T, Dallas Cowboys, Paul’s, WBA, Getty Locations: Arlington , Texas, Serrano

☆ 'We need a lot more power' to support the digital transformation, says Vertiv's David Cote
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via Email'We need a lot more power' to support the digital transformation, says Vertiv's David CoteDavid Cote, Vertiv executive chairman and former Honeywell CEO, joins 'Squawk on the Street' for an impromptu visit to discuss Elon Musk's new data center in Memphis, the need for power supply for data centers, and more.

Persons: Vertiv's David Cote David Cote Organizations: Honeywell, Elon Locations: Memphis

☆ Amsterdam soccer riots: How a toxic mix of antisemitism, racism and xenophobia culminated in violence
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Lauren Kent | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Last week, Israeli soccer fans were attacked in the streets, Palestinian flags ripped off walls and antisemitic slurs yelled during riots. But the timeline of how tensions ignited in Amsterdam is different depending on which community you ask. “It’s really so, so manipulative… It only makes everything worse,” Jaïr Stranders, a local theater director and a board member of the Liberal Jewish Community of Amsterdam told CNN. But in Amsterdam, many local Jewish officials as well as the mayor have urged against using that description. “They are Dutch youth,” he noted, adding that Amsterdam is a city of many nationalities and many values that can peacefully coexist.

Persons: Amsterdam CNN —, “ It’s, it’s, It’s, Sheher Khan, ” Khan, “, Itay Garmy, ” Garmy, Amsterdam Mayor Femke, they’re, David, Benjamin Netanyahu, Geert Wilders, Halsema, Mouneb, Khan, Wilders, Jaïr, Stranders, Netanyahu, ” Stranders, ”, Israel, Said Alawi, “ I’m, Abdelaziz Chandoudi, ” Chandoudi, Mohammed Rasool Organizations: Amsterdam CNN, CNN, Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer, Maccabi, Police, Amsterdam Mayor, Getty, Freedom Party, Union, Maccabi fans, Liberal Jewish, Amsterdam, Senior, Moroccan Locations: Amsterdam, Dutch, Gaza, Netherlands, Europe, Israel, Palestine, ”, Anadolu, Amsterdam’s, Morocco, Noord, Holland

☆ Major Trump Media shareholder ARC Global unloads nearly all DJT stock
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The Thursday night disclosure to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission showed that financial firm ARC Global Investments II and its manager, Patrick Orlando, no longer own more than 5% of Trump Media stock. Trump Media reported in early September that ARC owned over 11 million shares, equating to 5.4% of the company's outstanding stock. In mid-September, a Delaware judge found that Trump Media breached an agreement with ARC and must grant it additional shares. Trump Media, which operates the Truth Social app, suffered a major selloff in late summer and by the end of September was trading near its post-merger lows. But it saw a major stock rally in October that recovered most of those losses.

Persons: Donald Trump's, Patrick Orlando, ARC's, Steven Fineman, Kamala Harris Organizations: U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, ARC Global Investments, Trump Media, ARC, SEC, Orlando, United Atlantic Ventures, Trump, Republican Locations: Orlando, Delaware

☆ Palantir jumps 11% to a record after announcing move to Nasdaq
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Ari Levy | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir Technologies speaks during the Digital X event on September 07, 2021 in Cologne, Germany. Palantir shares continued their torrid run on Friday, soaring 11% to a record, after the developer of software for the military announced plans to transfer its listing to the Nasdaq from the New York Stock Exchange. The shares are now up more than 45% since Palantir's better-than-expected earnings report last week and have almost quadrupled in value this year. Palantir said late Thursday that it expects to begin trading on the Nasdaq on Nov. 26, under its existing ticker symbol "PLTR." Thiel's Palantir holdings have increased in value by about $3 billion since the earnings report and $2 billion since the election.

Persons: Alex Karp, Palantir, Alexander Moore, 8VC, " Moore, Moore, didn't, Maven, Trump, Peter Thiel, Donald Trump's, Thiel Organizations: Palantir Technologies, Nasdaq, New York Stock Exchange, Maven, ., Department of Defense, Trump, P Global, Argus Research Locations: Cologne, Germany

☆ I grew up in Nashville. Here are 7 things I wish tourists knew before they visited.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Shaan Merchant | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

If you're going to try the city's famous hot chicken, do it right — and learn some of the history first. Not all Nashville hot chicken is the same. bhofack2/Getty ImagesIf there's one thing that's more synonymous with Nashville than music, it's hot chicken. Today, hot chicken pops up on menus across the city with all sorts of variations, but the dish has a long history in the Black community of Nashville. And I definitely think it's worth making the trip to Prince's to get the original hot chicken.

Persons: It's, Prince, casanova Thorton Prince, Prince Jeffries , Organizations: Nashville Locations: Nashville, Black, Southern foodways, Prince's

☆ A fluffy, $85 toy is taking Asia by storm and sparking legions of knockoffs. Inside the meteoric rise of Labubu.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Aditi Bharade | Erin Liam | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The Labubu and Pop Mart phenomenonLabubu dolls at the opening of a Pop Mart store in Bangkok. AdvertisementIn a statement to BI, a representative from Pop Mart said that Labubu has gained a strong global fan base. Advertisement"There's a bit of a 'FOMO' feeling," said Sim, 31, who owns around six Labubu toys. She has around 17 Labubu toys and said she spent over $10,000 on them. Once, she even camped outside a Pop Mart store for the latest drop.

Persons: —, Grace Lee, Lee, ─, Joey Khong, Khong, Bangkok . Sun Weitong, Lung, it's restocked, Tony Lee, Mart doesn't, Taobao, Erin Liam, Lisa, Juda, Kanaprach, Gen Zers, They're, Labubu, It's, Sim Pei Yi, Sim, Ana Gonzales, she's, Gonzales, Tracy Hsu, Lisa —, Hsu Organizations: Service, Getty, Business, Pop, Pop Mart, Daxue Consulting, Southeast, Insight, Singapore, Mart Locations: Asia, Bangkok . Sun, Xinhua, Hong Kong, Beijing, Singapore, Pop, Southeast Asia, Japan, South Korea, China, Philippines, New Jersey, California, Canada

☆ Elon Musk is looking for DOGE cuts. A GOP senator's list caught his eye.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Musk reposted on Wednesday a list of cuts from Sen. Rand Paul, a longtime critic of the federal budget. Elon Musk is on the hunt for federal spending to cut — and a Republican senator's list caught his eye. A prior report highlighted $50 million of US funding for Tunisia's tourism industry, meant to help it increase visitor numbers through 2026. AdvertisementThe 2023 report outlined a USDA study on whether Labrador fur color affects their body temperature, while the 2022 report highlighted a Cornell University study on social communication between parrots. But Musk has emphasized his desire to do identify wasteful spending in public, culminating in a leaderboard of spending deemed wasteful.

Persons: Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Rand Paul, Sen, Rand Paul of Kentucky, crosshairs, Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, Paul Organizations: of Government, DOGE, Republican, Department, Government, Musk's America PAC, America PAC, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Transportation, Cornell University, National Institutes of Health, NIH, National Institute of Allergy Locations: Sen, Esna, Egypt, Labrador, South Carolina

☆ Philadelphia Eagles pull away in the fourth to defeat Washington Commanders, extend win streak to six
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Homero De La Fuente | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The Philadelphia Eagles scored three fourth-quarter touchdowns, including two by star running back Saquon Barkley, to pull away and defeat the Washington Commanders 26-18 on Thursday night at Lincoln Financial Field. Washington opened the scoring in the first quarter with rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels orchestrating a four-play, 58-yard drive to put the Commanders ahead 7-0. It’s not about who’s tougher, but who is tougher longer.’”The turning point in the game came in the fourth quarter. Trailing 12-10, with the Commanders facing a fourth-and-two in field goal range, Washington elected to go for a first down. It was huge because we went down and made it a two-score game.”Zack Baun and Reed Blankenship of the Eagles stop Daniels on the key fourth-down run during the fourth quarter.

Persons: Saquon Barkley, Barkley, Jayden Daniels, Daniels, Austin Ekeler, Brian Robinson, Jalen, Quan Martin, Nick Sirianni, It’s, ” Sirianni, “ Jayden Daniels, ” Zack Baun, Reed Blankenship, Mitchell Leff, Zach Ertz Organizations: CNN, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington, Lincoln Financial, Eagles, NFC East . Washington, Los Angeles Rams, Cowboys Locations: Washington, Dallas

☆ We're overhauling our Bullpen watchlist — 3 stocks are gone, the rest stick around
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER . NO FIDUCIARY OBLIGATION OR DUTY EXISTS, OR IS CREATED, BY VIRTUE OF YOUR RECEIPT OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTING CLUB. A view of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Wall Street November 13, 2024, in New York City.

Persons: Jim Cramer, Jim, Brian Chesky, Trump, Marvell, Jim chalked, Matt Murphy's, we're, hasn't, Amgen's, it's, Jim Cramer's, Angela Weiss Organizations: Pepsico, RTX, Marvell Technology, Nvidia, AMD, Broadcom, Novartis, JPMorgan Healthcare, Dow Inc, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC, New York Stock Exchange, AFP, Getty Locations: RTX, Russia, Ukraine, Swiss, China, New York City

☆ Next year is already looking rough for retail store closures
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

If this year's closures are any indication — and if the economy worsens — they won't be alone. 2025 is still more than a month away, but it's already shaping up to be another rocky year for retail. Analysts at UBS project the total number of US retail closures could reach 45,000 over the next five years. For one thing, even healthy retailers like Walmart and Target periodically review and trim their store fleets in the normal course of business. In any event, the year hasn't even begun, but nearly 1,500 retail closures are slated — already roughly half the amount BI has tracked for full-year totals in recent years.

Persons: —, Topping, Shane O'Kelly, Donald Trump's Organizations: Parts, Walgreens, UBS, Coresight Research, Walmart, Target, Blockbuster

☆ From Christmas content to a crime thriller, here’s what to watch this weekend
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —If you are someone who doesn’t want to even think about Christmas until after Thanksgiving, apologies in advance. Here’s how that factors into what to watch this weekend. “An Almost Christmas Story”"An Almost Christmas Story." “Cross”Aldis Hodge as Alex Cross in "Cross." Task Force Commander who partners with a bounty hunter in order to save Christmas.

Persons: we’ve, Mariah Carey, Luna, Aldis Hodge, Alex Cross, Keri Anderson, James Paterson’s Alex Cross, Hodge, Adam ”, Charithra Chandran, Yerin Ha, Jessica Barden, Emma Canning, Paul Atreides, Timothée Chalamet, “ Landman, Billy Bob Thornton, Tommy Norris, Emerson Miller, Taylor Sheridan, Oscar, Thornton, Sheridan, “, ‘ I’m, ’ ” Thornton, Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans, Karen Neal, Dwayne “, ” Johnson Organizations: CNN, York City’s Rockefeller, Disney, Paramount, CBS, Amazon, Task Locations: New York City, West Texas

☆ How we're thinking about Eli Lilly after Trump picked obesity-drug critic RFK Jr. to run HHS
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Shares of obesity drugmaker Eli Lilly fell more than 4% on Friday, extending a roughly 3% slide in Thursday's session. Ozempic is the posterchild of the fast-growing GLP-1 class, in which Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly are currently the two dominant players. Bottom line Eli Lilly has been our favorite drug stock for years thanks to its stellar pipeline led by GLP-1s. But, at this point, Kennedy's nomination requires us to be more cautious on Eli Lilly in the near term. Eli Lilly and Company, Pharmaceutical company headquarters in Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain.

Persons: Eli Lilly, Donald Trump, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Kentucky Sen, Rand Paul, Kennedy, Trump, Eli Lilly's, John F, Kennedy —, LLY, Eli Lilly's GLP, Jim Cramer, David Ricks, Lilly, It's, Jim, it's, Jim Cramer's, Cristina Arias Organizations: Republican, Department of Health, Human Services, HHS, and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control, Medicare, Medicaid, Senate, Democratic, GOP, Media, Novo Nordisk, Moderna, Pfizer, Deutsche Bank, GSK, White, CDC, Street Journal, GLP, Big Pharma, FDA, tirzepatide, CNBC, Company, Pharmaceutical Locations: Washington, Kentucky, Danish, U.S, Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain

☆ Jamie Dimon says bankers are 'dancing in the street' because they expect Trump to cut red tape
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Jamie Dimon says bankers are "dancing in the street" because they expect Donald Trump to cut regulations. President-elect Trump has tasked Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy with eliminating government waste. AdvertisementJamie Dimon says Wall Street is whooping with joy at the prospect of Donald Trump tearing up regulations and revitalizing the banking industry in his second term. AdvertisementExcessive regulation in the US is "a shame, and we're doing this to ourselves, and it's a mistake," Dimon said. The president-elect wrote that DOGE's goal would be to "dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies."

Persons: Jamie Dimon, Donald Trump, Trump, Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, —, they've, Dimon Organizations: JPMorgan, Service, APEC, Summit, Bloomberg, of Government Locations: Lima , Peru

☆ Scientists discovered the strangest sea slug in the ocean
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementIn 2000, scientists spotted a bioluminescent mollusk in the deep sea. It turned out to be a new species of sea slug that's perfectly adapted to the deep ocean. Researchers from the MBARI dubbed it Bathydevius caudactylus and recently published their findings in the peer-reviewed journal Deep Sea Research Part I.Bathydevius is unlike any sea slug the scientists had ever seen. At first, no one knew how to classify the strange sea slug. A sea slug in the midnight zoneA low-light camera system captured the bioluminescence display of the Bathydevius caudactylus sea slug.

Persons: It's, Bruce Robison, Robison, MBARI, it's Organizations: Aquarium Research Institute, CNN Locations: Monterey Bay , California, Monterey, what's, Oregon, Southern California

☆ COP29: Azerbaijan’s leader takes a wrecking ball to climate talks as calls mount for a total ‘overhaul’
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Angela Dewan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —From the moment the US election results rolled in, climate leaders knew Donald Trump would be a blow to the COP29 talks in Baku. Amid the chaos, prominent global climate leaders on Friday issued an open letter calling for a “fundamental overhaul” of the entire UN climate process. COP29 marks the third year in a row that the climate talks have been held in either a petrostate, or economy that relies heavily on oil and gas. World leaders and delegates pose for a "family photo" on day two of the COP29 talks. Sean Gallup/Getty ImagesThe geopolitical chaos comes as global climate leaders scramble to find ways to Trump-proof progress so far, as the president-elect has vowed to again pull the US out of the Paris Agreement.

Persons: Donald Trump, Ilham Aliyev, Sandrine Dixson, —, ”, Alex Scott, they’re, ” Aliyev, Aliyev, Agnès, Joseph Borrell, Azerbaijan’s COP29, Joe Biden, Emmanuel Macron, Ursula von der Leyen didn't, Sean Gallup, Trump, Gerardo Werthein, “, Javier Milei’s Organizations: CNN, The, of Rome, United Arab, Getty, New York Times Locations: Baku, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Italy, Paris, France, Netherlands, New Caledonia, Azerbaijan, Armenia

Trump nominated Wray in 2017 after firing James Comey, but he began to sour on him before he left office in 2021. The 10-year term is designed to keep the FBI director position insulated from political whims. “Kash is frightening at the bureau,” one source familiar with internal deliberations about the role of FBI director. Trump also briefly considered installing Patel as deputy FBI director in the closing weeks of his first administration. The deputy FBI director job is a career position, and not a political appointee, and Attorney General William Barr helped talk Trump out of putting Patel at the bureau.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kash Patel, Christopher Wray, Patel, Matt Gaetz, Tulsi Gabbard, Trump, Mike Rogers, Mark Morgan, Jeff Jensen, Louis, Mike Flynn’s, he’s, –, John Ratcliffe, Wray, James Comey, “, Elect Trump, ”, Karoline Leavitt, Vance, Jensen, Rogers, Morgan, “ Kash, ” Patel, Steve Bannon’s, Devin Nunes, Nunes, Gina Haspel, – Patel, William Barr, Wray isn’t, CNN’s Kristen Holmes, Manu Raju Organizations: CNN, FBI, Republican, Customs, Trump, intel, DOD, CIA, House, National Security Council Locations: Mar, Lago, Trump’s, Russia

☆ Jared Kushner expected to be pivotal to Trump admin’s Middle East efforts without taking a formal job
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Kylie Atwood | Kevin Liptak | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —President-elect Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner is seen as being pivotal to the incoming administration’s Middle East efforts, even though he is not likely to take a formal job within it, regional diplomats and Trump allies told CNN. Trump’s Middle East team has been taking shape this week after he selected a former Republican governor and a close friend and real-estate developer to take on key roles. Since Trump left office in 2021, Kushner and his wife, Ivanka Trump, have moved to Miami and largely exited politics. Kushner has also maintained relationships with key players in the Middle East, including Israeli officials and leaders in the Arab Gulf. That is the key question,” explained Aaron David Miller, a former Middle East negotiator at the State Department, referring to Trump’s longtime friend and real estate developer who will serve as his special envoy to the Middle East.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Jared Kushner, Kushner, Trump, Jared, ”, –, ” Kushner, Abraham, Ivanka Trump, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Trump’s, bin Salman, Israel, “, Kusher, Ghaith Al, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Ron Dermer, Brian Hook, ” Hook, “ Kushner, Mike Huckabee, Steve Witkoff, Kushner –, Aaron David Miller, Rubio, ” Witkoff, Witkoff Organizations: CNN, Trump, Trump’s, Republican, White, Abraham Accords, United, United Arab Emirates, Affinity Partners, Washington, Saudi Crown, MBS, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, Harvard, Washington Institute, Israel, State Department, CNN International, Former Arkansas Gov Locations: Israeli, Israel, Isreal, United Arab, Gaza, Lebanon, Miami, Arab, Saudi, Saudi Arabia, New Jersey

☆ Disappointing photos show what it's really like to visit Disney World around the holidays
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Timothy Moore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Christmas is my favorite holiday, and spending it at Disney World can be a magical experience. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! AdvertisementThe first time I saw the Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights at MGM Studios (now Hollywood Studios) in 2000, I was hooked on the magic of Disney World at Christmastime. On the other hand, because it's such a popular time to visit, things can be a little hectic. AdvertisementI went to Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom, and Epcot at the end of the year and captured some of the less glamorous parts of celebrating Christmas at Disney World.

Persons: it's, —, I've Organizations: Disney, Service, MGM Studios, Hollywood Studios, Magic, Animal Locations: Christmastime, Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, Epcot

☆ Cramer says an RFK Jr.-run HHS ultimately won't tank junk food and drug industries
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Even with vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tapped to potentially lead the Department of Health and Human Services, CNBC's Jim Cramer said drug and junk food industries aren't necessarily headed for ruin. "Ultimately, if RFK dons jackboots and demands that we don't have vaccines or eat junk food, it probably won't matter," he said. At the same time, Cramer added, Kennedy has taken a hard stance against processed food. Many drug and processed food stocks have already shouldered heavy losses since Trump named Kennedy, including Eli Lilly , Bristol-Myers , Moderna , PepsiCo , J.M. Plus, he continued, drug and junk food stocks aren't particularly good investments during a rate-cutting cycle.

Persons: Robert F, Kennedy Jr, CNBC's Jim Cramer, Donald Trump, Kennedy, it's, Cramer, Kennedy's, Eli Lilly, Smucker, Mills, he's, Trump Organizations: Department of Health, Human Services, RFK, and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control, National Institutes of Health, HHS, Trump, Moderna, PepsiCo, J.M Locations: U.S, Bristol, Myers

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