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Michael Vick, one of the most electrifying quarterbacks in NFL history, will become the next head coach at Norfolk State University, according to multiple reports Tuesday. A Newport News, Virginia, native, Vick starred at Virginia Tech and led the Hokies to the BCS National Championship Game in 2000, losing to Florida State. Vick will be the latest former NFL star to become a head coach at a historically Black college or university. Deion Sanders spent two years at Jackson State, compiling a 27-6 record, before he left for Colorado in 2022. Eddie George just completed his fourth season at Tennessee State and led the Tigers to the FCS postseason.

Persons: Michael Vick, Dawson Odums, Vick, Deion Sanders, Eddie George Organizations: Norfolk State University, Virginian, Fox Sports, Newport News, Virginia Tech, Hokies, BCS, Florida State, Heisman, Atlanta Falcons, NFL, Falcons, Philadelphia Eagles, Pro Bowler, Eagles, Jackson State, Colorado, Tennessee State, Tigers, FCS Locations: Newport News , Virginia, Philadelphia

☆ When our mom died, my brothers and I spent the $75,000 inheritance on a South African safari. The trip helped us grieve.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-18 | by ( Beth Graham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Beth Graham and her brothers cared for their mother for four years after she had a stroke. After their mom died, the siblings decided to spend the $75,000 inheritance on a trip to South Africa. AdvertisementMy dad died young, at 56, leaving my adventurous, spirited mother a widow. After she died and all of her outstanding expenses were covered, we were left with about $75,000 of inheritance. The end of our trip was bittersweet because we knew our time together honoring her with this trip was coming to an end.

Persons: Beth Graham, I'm, grandkids, Graham Organizations: Kruger, Reserve Locations: South Africa, Florida, unwind, France, Italy, Stellenbosch, New York, Cape Town, Sands

☆ Being child-free has given me the capacity to be friends with people in different age groups. I'm more present and available.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-18 | by ( Jackie Lam | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

But honestly, I have no interest in having kids of my own. Being child-free has allowed me to have friends of different ages and backgrounds. Related VideoAs a proud childless cat lady, I've found that I have a greater capacity for different types of friendships. I'm able to have friendships with friends of different ages and backgroundsI can say that being child-free has likely allowed me to have the time, space, and energy to make friends of all ages and backgrounds. Not having kids has afforded me greater space to be present for others — as a friend, daughter, partner, cousin, and "auntie."

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The two NASA astronauts who have been stuck on the International Space Station since their Boeing spacecraft ran into problems in June will have to remain there even longer, the agency announced Tuesday. They include NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, who launched on the challenge-plagued first test flight of Boeing’s Starliner vehicle. The two originally intended to spend about a week at the space station but will wind up having lived and worked in orbit for more than nine months, including the added time for the latest delay. When the capsule launches — a mission known as Crew-10 — it is expected to carry NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, Russian cosmonaut Kirill Peskov and Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi. Until then, the foursome will continue training for their mission at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, NASA said.

Persons: crew’s, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, Williams, Wilmore, Nick Hague, Aleksandr Gorbunov, ” Steve Stich, Anne McClain, Nichole Ayers, Kirill Peskov, Takuya Onishi Organizations: NASA, Space, Boeing, SpaceX, Flickr Officials, Space Center Locations: Florida, Russian, Houston

The stock prices of America’s largest health insurance providers — including Aetna owner CVS Health, Cigna and Humana — have also tumbled recently. As of Tuesday’s closing bell, the Dow had fallen 1,564 points since Dec. 4, with UnitedHealth Group accounting for 804 of those points. UnitedHealth Group is also the worst performer in the 30-stock index this month, with losses more than double those of the second-worst performer, Goldman Sachs. Once again, CVS, UnitedHealth Group, Cigna and Humana all rank as the worst performers, with double-digit losses of 18% to 25%. Those businesses have drawn widespread criticism in part because many of the biggest insurance providers, including UnitedHealth Group, Cigna and CVS, also own some of the largest such companies.

Persons: Dow, Brian Thompson, Goldman Sachs, Sherwin, Thompson, drugmakers Johnson, Johnson, Andrew, ”, Donald Trump, Trump Organizations: Dow Jones, UnitedHealth Group, Aetna, CVS Health, UnitedHealth, Dow, Nvidia, Williams, Travelers, Nasdaq, CVS, Merck, New York Times, Humana Locations: New York City

☆ Sherrod Brown on what comes next for his party – and himself: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

In today’s edition, senior national political reporter Henry J. Gomez sits down with Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, to discuss what went wrong for the Democratic Party in 2024 and what comes next. Trump, meanwhile, will return to the presidency next month, and the existential challenges are already roaring back for Brown and the Democrats. He spoke of a “post-Senate mission” to reorient Democrats as the “party of workers” in Middle America. “I’ve got time.”For now, Brown is unleashing stinging critiques about his party. In the 2024 election, 1,267 counties were won by Trump or Harris by margins of 50 points or more.

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☆ 2 men charged in connection with drone strike in Jordan that killed 3 U.S. troops
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Two men have been charged in Boston federal court in connection with a fatal drone strike in Jordan that killed three U.S. service members and injured dozens earlier this year. Abedini was further charged with providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization — the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The men allegedly conspired to evade U.S. sanctions and supply the Iranian government with a type of drone navigation technology used in the Jan. 28 drone attack at the Tower 22 base in Jordan, a U.S. military outpost, prosecutors said. The drone, launched by IRGC-backed militants, made impact near a shelter where some troops were sleeping and killed three U.S. service members. The two men allegedly conspired to procure goods and technology from Sadeghi’s place of work and exported them and supplied them to Iran to Abedini’s Iranian company SDRA.

Persons: Mahdi Mohammad Sadeghi, Mohammad Abedininajafabadi, Mohammad Abedini, Abedini, San’at, Sadeghi, SDRA, he'll, General Merrick Garland, Joshua S, Levy Organizations: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, IRGC, SDRA, Prosecutors, Illumove SA, IRGC Aerospace Force, IRGC’s Aerospace Force, NBC News, Justice Department, United, District of Locations: Boston, Jordan, U.S, Natick , Massachusetts, Iran, Massachusetts, Iranian, Switzerland, Italy, United States, District of Massachusetts

CLEVELAND — Fresh off a comfortable re-election victory in 2018, Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, considered running for president on a populist message aimed at the many working-class Midwest voters who had fled the Democratic Party in favor of Donald Trump. He spoke of a “post-Senate mission” to reorient Democrats as the “party of workers” in Middle America. “But I lost in large part because the national reputation of the Democratic Party is that we are sort of a lighter version of a corporation — a corporate party. And that’s one of the reasons that working-class voters have been willing to look away from the Democratic Party. Brown talks of NAFTA like it’s an original sin for his party — the moment Democrats began losing the working class.

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WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson had initially expected to release the text of a short-term funding bill over the weekend. “We’re almost there,” Johnson told reporters Tuesday at a news conference. Johnson said he's working toward getting a majority of Republicans to vote for it. “I think it’s garbage,” Burlison told reporters. “I’m not worried about the speaker vote,” Johnson told reporters.

Persons: Mike Johnson, Johnson, “, ” Johnson, ”, Chuck Schumer, ” Schumer, we’re, Chip Roy, Eric Burlison, he’s “, ” Burlison, I’m, Burlison, “ I’m, Steve Scalise, ” Scalise Organizations: WASHINGTON, ”, Congress, Republican Locations: Texas, America

Prosecutors filed another murder charge Tuesday against the man accused of being the Gilgo Beach serial killer, bringing the number of alleged victims to seven, all women slain near New York City. A hair linked to the wife or daughter of suspect Rex Heuermann was found near the left wrist of 24-year-old victim Valerie Mack, according to court documents. He’s now been formally accused of murdering Mack, who worked as an escort before her skeletal remains were found in November 2000. The charge connected to Mack comes after Heuermann was accused by Suffolk County prosecutors of murdering Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, Amber Costello, Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Sandra Costilla and Jessica Taylor. Heuermann, a New York City architect, was arrested in July 2023 and initially indicted in connection with the slayings of Barthelemy, Waterman and Costello.

Persons: Rex Heuermann, Valerie Mack, Melissa Taylor, Heuermann, Mack, Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, Amber Costello, Maureen Brainard, Barnes, Sandra Costilla, Jessica Taylor, Barthelemy, Waterman, Costello Organizations: Suffolk Locations: New York City, Suffolk County, Long, He’s, Suffolk

President-elect Donald Trump has threatened new tariffs on multiple countries as his second term approaches, after making tariffs a signature of his campaign. Now, Americans may have to actually brace for stagflation — something the nation’s economy hasn’t experienced in over half a century. Just over a month from now, Trump will have the power to levy tariffs on other nations at the flick of a pen. And once inaugurated on January 20, he has pledged to immediately impose a 25% tariff on Mexican and Canadian imports and increase tariffs on Chinese goods by an additional 10%. On the campaign trail, he also promised to levy a 10% to 20% tax on all imports and increase tariffs on Chinese goods by at least 60%.

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A 15-year-old female student is named as the suspect in a Wisconsin school shooting that left three dead. Authorities try to tamp down on worries over drone sightings. Teacher and teen student killed in Wisconsin school shootingA 15-year-old female was identified as shooter of a teacher and one of her fellow students at Abundant Life Christian School in Wisconsin. Staff Pick: Seeking change from within in ‘Squid Game’ season 2Lee Jung-jae in Squid Game season two. “‘Squid Game’ really talks about justice and how to bring people together.

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☆ The mountains where you can ski right across Europe’s international borders
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( Mary Novakovich | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

European ski domains that sprawl across international borders bring a new meaning to the idea of cross-country skiing. Ischgl, Austria – Samnaun, SwitzerlandThe Austrian ski destination of Ischlg is connected to Samnaun in Switzerland by ski lifts and runs. Start in the pretty traditional French village of Châtel and you’ll be across the Swiss border in Morgins before long. Zermatt, Switzerland – Cervinia, ItalyA new cable car opened in 2023 connecting Zermatt in Switzerland to the Italian resort of Cervinia. Zermatt is one of the world’s greatest ski resorts, and the beauty of the Matterhorn is really quite breathtaking.

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Travelers with confirmed tickets to exit China within 10 days can enter the country in 60 places across 24 provinces, including the capital, Beijing, and China’s largest city, Shanghai. The expanded scheme also allows transit visitors to travel across regions during the 10 days, with some restrictions. Ju Huanzong / Xinhua News Agency via Getty ImaVisa waivers for transit passengers are popular among travelers, including Americans, who might otherwise be required to go through a tedious visa process for travel to China or elsewhere. Passport holders from 38 countries no longer need a visa at all, enabling them to stay in China for up to 30 days for business, tourism, family visits, exchange and transit purposes. The move was prompted by the Biden administration’s announcement that it had secured the release of three Americans who had been detained in China for years.

Persons: Huanzong, Wang Jianwei, Biden, Kai Li, Mark Swidan, David Lin Organizations: China’s National Immigration Agency, Xinhua News Agency, Getty, U.S, State Department, Hua Foundation Locations: China, China’s, Europe, Latin America, Asia, United States, Canada, Beijing, Shanghai, France, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Harbin

☆ Kristine Tompkins has countless milestones in her career. But witnessing a jaguar release with her was something special
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( Bill Weir | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

The plan is to stay inside, but this flight still thrills because the passenger list includes a wild jaguar. We started the journey a few hours before at a jaguar reintroduction center in the wetlands of Iberá National Park. Kris Tompkins carefully feeds a jaguar at the jaguar reintroduction center in Iberá National Park, Argentina, October 2024. Kris Tompkins became CEO of outdoor apparel brand Patagonia in the 1970s, overseeing the company's early years. But he left me with so much.”"Live with no fear," says Kris Tompkins.

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☆ Woman who was charged as stowaway after flying to Paris without a ticket is arrested at Canadian border
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Jonathan_Dienst_Byline.Jpg | Jonathan Dienst | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

A second official said Dali was stopped by Canadian authorities trying to cross the border and was in FBI custody. “Delta agents, who were busy helping ticketed passengers board, did not stop her or ask her to present a boarding pass,” the complaint said. They asked her for her boarding pass, which she couldn’t show, and then notified French law enforcement. French authorities detained her when the flight landed, the FBI complaint said. When the FBI interviewed her, Dali admitted taking the flight without a boarding pass and acknowledged her actions were illegal, the complaint said.

Persons: Svetlana Dali, Dali, John F, Charles de Gaulle, “, Dali wasn’t Organizations: NBC News, Greyhound, Delta, Kennedy, FBI, Transportation, Administration, TSA Locations: New York, Paris, Buffalo, Philadelphia, New York City, New, Western

☆ Recent drone sightings don't pose a security risk, federal agencies say
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( Zoë Richards | Zoë Richards Is A Politics Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

The numerous drone sightings by members of the public in East Coast states are not out of the ordinary and do not pose “a national security or public safety risk,” the FBI and three other federal agencies said in a joint statement Monday night. Obtained by NBC NewsThe statement also said reports of drone sightings over military facilities "are not new." Monday's statement echoes one in which the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security said last week that they had "no evidence" at the time that the drone sightings in New Jersey posed a threat. Kathy Hochul and some members of Congress have demanded more information from federal officials amid conspiracy theories and rising public concern tied to the sightings. Officials from the FBI, the CIA and the national intelligence director’s office will provide the briefing at 2 p.m.

Persons: Phil Murphy, Kathy Hochul, Donald Trump, ” Organizations: FBI, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Aviation Administration, Defense Department, NBC, FAA, New, New Jersey Gov, Phil Murphy , New York Gov, House Intelligence, CIA Locations: East Coast, New Jersey, Randolph, N.J, Phil Murphy ,, Florida, Bedminster , New Jersey

Postal Service. Trump nodded toward a possible move to privatize the Postal Service at a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida. Asked about the agency, Trump said privatization was “not the worst idea I’ve ever heard,” adding that “we’re looking” at it. The Postal Service did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Trump's remarks. The Postal Service ranks second only to the National Park Service in popularity among government entities, according to a survey this year by the Pew Research Center.

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The New York judge who presided over Donald Trump’s hush money trial denied the president-elect’s bid to vacate his guilty verdict on presidential immunity grounds. "Defendant’s motion to dismiss the indictment and verdict is denied," Judge Juan Merchan wrote in a ruling Monday. Merchan handed down the decision after he also denied Trump's argument that he's already protected by presidential immunity because of his election win. Trump's attorneys had argued the indictment and the verdict should be thrown out in light of a Supreme Court ruling issued weeks later that created a new standard for presidential immunity. Merchan instructed attorneys on both sides to file their letters about the issue publicly and with redactions.

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☆ Drones are buzzing around US military bases, even forcing one to close its airspace. They reflect a growing problem.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

A US base briefly closed its airspace heading into the weekend due to heavy nearby drone activity. AdvertisementDrone sightings near US military basesWithin the past few weeks, there have been multiple confirmed drone sightings near two military installations in New Jersey, as well as reports of drones near US Coast Guard operations and critical infrastructure. AdvertisementUS Air Force F-16 Viper Demonstration Team members perform a show launch at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in June 2024. US Air Force photo by Senior Airman Meghan HuttonWright-Patterson hosts the Air Force Research Laboratory, the 655th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Wing, and the 445th Airlift Wing, as well as other units. These came amid a string of reported drone activity along the East Coast over the past month.

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☆ The Fed has a big interest rate decision coming Wednesday. Here's what to expect
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( Jeff Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Justifying a rate cut in that environment will require some deft communication from Chair Jerome Powell and the committee. Other actions on tapMost Wall Street forecasters see Fed officials raising their expectations for inflation and reducing the expectations for rate cuts in 2025. Officials also are likely to raise their estimate for the "neutral" rate of interest that neither boosts nor restricts growth. That level had been around 2.5% for years — a 2% inflation rate plus 0.5% at the "natural" level of interest — but has crept up in recent months and could cross 3% at this week's update. The "ON RPP" rate acts as a floor for the funds rate and is currently at 4.55%, while the effective funds rate is 4.58%.

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☆ She donated a kidney years ago. Last month, she received a kidney transplanted from a gene-edited pig
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( Jen Christensen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

I’m blessed to have received this gift, a second chance at life,” Looney said at a news conference on Tuesday. She was among more than 90,000 people who are currently on the waiting list for a kidney transplant in the US. In March, 52-year-old Rick Slayman, who had end-stage renal failure, received a pig kidney transplant at Massachusetts General Hospital. In April, NYU performed a pig kidney transplant with a mechanical heart pump for 54-year-old Lisa Pisano, who lived nearly three more months. Having that option could be transformative: About 13 people in the US die each day waiting for a kidney transplant.

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☆ How Starface turned pimple patches into a business bringing in $90 million a year
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Welcome to the age of pimple patches, where treating breakouts is no longer a behind-closed-doors affair. On TikTok, there are more than 500 million videos that mention the query "best pimple patch," and more than 60 million posts that mention "Starface pimple patch" specifically. The market valuation of pimple patches is expected to grow from about $500 million to nearly $1 billion by 2033, according to recent research from Spherical Insights. A Gen Z status symbolDecorative and fun, the patches quickly became a fashion trend for Gen Z and Gen Alpha. Do Starface's pimple patches work?

Persons: you've, — it's, breakouts, Starface, Elle, Julie Schott, Brian Bordainick, Schott, Bordainick, Kara Brothers, Claire McCormack, Z, Alpha, Gen Z, Millie Bobbie Brown, Justin Bieber, Brothers, SpongeBob Organizations: Hydro, CNBC, National Institute of Health, Starface Hydro, Beauty Independent, Target, Walmart, CVS, YouTube, Kara Brothers CNBC Locations: U.S, Canada, Montreal

☆ I stayed at one of the most expensive lodges next to the Serengeti National Park, where I fell asleep to lions roaring by my $2,585-a-night tent
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( Monica Humphries | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

I spent three nights at Singita Sabora Tented Camp, a luxury lodge in Tanzania. AdvertisementThe main lodge at Singita Sabora Tented Camp. Monica Humphries/Business InsiderOn our first afternoon, we pulled over to watch a leopard tortoise scurry through the grass. Monica Humphries/Business InsiderThe Sabora camp consists of nine canvas tentsSingita's properties, which range in cost, are some of the most expensive lodges in the region. A view of Singita Sabora Tented Camp.

Persons: Singita, Monica Humphries, Yusef, heaved, —, Kibwana, Coqui francolin, Hamisi Abdi, Mia Neethling Organizations: Business, Cruiser, Fund, Singita Locations: Tanzania, Central Serengeti, Sasakwa, Sabora, Grumeti, Singita, arm's

☆ Investors are so confident in stocks, they have a record low allocation to the safety of cash
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The average cash allocation level of participants in Bank of America's Global Fund Manager Survey fell to 14% underweight, according to data released by the bank on Tuesday. That stat of net 14% underweight on cash marks a significant turn from the 4% net overweight reading in November. This 18 percentage-point drop in cash allocation was the largest monthly decline in around half a decade, according to Bank of America data. What's more, the average cash level of surveyed managers fell to 3.9% from 4.3% of assets under management, hitting a new low going back to June 2021. That marked the second time in the last three months that this level fell below the key 4% mark, which Hartnett said triggers a contrarian sell signal.

Persons: Michael Hartnett, Donald Trump, Hartnett Organizations: Bank of America's Global, Survey, Bank of America, Pro, Dow Jones, Bank of America's

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