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☆ How Democrats are recalibrating on immigration: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-09 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

Democrats recalibrate on immigration after bruising defeat to TrumpBy Sahil KapurAfter the issue served as a political albatross for them in the last election, Democrats are taking steps in the early days of the new Congress to recalibrate on immigration. The bill passed the House 264-159 earlier this week, with 48 Democrats voting for it. The openness of some Democrats to supporting a bill that stalled out last year comes as the party looks for an immigration reset heading into the second Trump administration. And voters who cited immigration as a top issue backed Trump over Harris 89% to 9%, according to the exit poll. But some Democrats say they have fallen out of touch with voters on the issue and led the party astray.

Persons: Sahil Kapur, Jonathan Allen, Donald Trump's, Monroe, Riley, Trump, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Ruben Gallego, Mark Kelly, John Fetterman, Jon Ossoff, Elissa Slotkin, Jacky Rosen, aren’t, “, ”, that’s, —, Read, Lechleitner, Joe Biden, MAGA, Jonathan Allen Donald Trump’s, Trump’s, James Polk, elect’s, James Monroe, ” Monroe, Sena, a new, oda y ’, lea Organizations: NBC, White House, Capitol, Democratic, Trump, GOP, ICE, Harris, NBC News, Western, Panama Canal, GE Locations: Georgia, United States, Monroe, Greenland, Panama, —, Europe, China, Americas, usk

☆ Australian Open draw 2025: Novak Djokovic gets a tough run, Coco Gauff leads U.S. matchups
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-09 | by ( Matthew Futterman | Charlie Eccleshare | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +17 min

Holger Rune, an enigma at this point, is the highest seed in Sinner’s quarter; Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic wouldn’t come around until a final. Aryna Sabalenka suffered the same fate as Coco Gauff, drawing a former Grand Slam champion. Draw day at the Australian Open was not a great one for American tennis fans. The 10-time Australian Open champion would then be seeded to face another Czech, Jiri Lehecka, or three-time major semifinalist Grigor Dimitrov. The prize for the winner of this little cluster of potentially lethal players is a slated fourth round against Gauff.

Persons: Matthew Futterman, Charlie Eccleshare, shouldn’t, Nicolas Jarry of, Jarry, He’s, Holger Rune, Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic wouldn’t, Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff, Sloane Stephens, Sabalenka, Stephens, Anna Kalinskaya, there’s, Don’t, Linda Noskova, Iga, Andreeva, Diana Shnaider, Zheng Qinwen, Gauff, Sofia Kenin, Kenin, she’s, Naomi Osaka, Jelena Ostapenko, Karolina Muchova, Leylah Fernandez, Belinda Bencic, Daniel Pockett, Emma Navarro, She’s, Peyton Stearns, Ben Shelton, Brandon Nakashima, Madison Keys, Ann Li, Taylor Fritz, Jenson Brooksby, Fritz, Frances Tiafoe, Shelton, Nakashima, he’d, Alcaraz, — Matthew Futterman, Matt Futterman’s, Caroline Garcia, Naomi Osaka Nick Kyrgios, Jacob Fearnley Emma Navarro, Peyton Stearns Joao Fonseca, Andrey Rublev, Novak Djokovic, Djokovic, Nishesh Basavareddy, Pavel Kotov, Mark Kolbe, Tomas Machac, Reilly Opelka, Jiri Lehecka, Grigor Dimitrov, Sinner, Andy Murray, Novak, Alexander Zverev, Iga Swiatek, Tommy Paul, Arthur Fils, Ugo Humbert, it’s, Cameron Spencer, Naomi Osaka’s, Muchova, Emma Navarro —, Garcia, Charlie Eccleshare Charlie Eccleshare’s, Monfils, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, Marie Bouzkova, Mirra Andreeva, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Alex Michelsen, … James Hansen’s, Yulia Putintseva, Elina Avanesyan Alexei Popyrin, Corentin, S., J, Fett, 🇷, H., 🇮 V. E rj, Lam, J., M. C, N., l, 🇸, Li 🇷, ina 🇷 🇴, P., kari 🇰 🇿, 🇸 C., E. R, . . . ., . . . . ., . . ., mano, A., lev 🇧🇷 J. Fonseca, elli 🇺 🇸, redd, 🇳, Vuk, Thompson, uud 🇪 🇸 J., Nishikori, 🇧 H., Walton 🇫, inez 🇮 🇹, eri, . . . . . . . . Organizations: —, Miami, Sofia, Wimbledon, WTA, Australian, U.S, NCAA, Tennis, Getty, United Cup, Muchova, Osaka, U.S ., Olympic, Gauff, ub Locations: Melbourne, Nicolas Jarry of Chile, Buenos Aires, Rome, Sinner’s, Sabalenka’s, Kenin, Osaka, Ostapenko, USA, American, Brisbane, Czech, New York

☆ Lead pollution in ancient Rome may have dropped average IQ by up to 3 points, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-07 | by ( Evan Bush | Evan Bush Is A Science Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

The Summary Lead pollution likely dropped the average IQ in ancient Rome by 2.5 to 3 points, a study found. In ancient Rome, toxic lead was so pervasive in the air that it most likely dropped the average person’s IQ by 2.5 to 3 points, new research suggests. The study, published Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, amplifies long-standing questions about what role, if any, lead pollution played in the empire’s downfall. “Roman-era lead pollution is the earliest unambiguous example of human impacts on the environment.”The story of the ancient pollution was buried in the Greenland ice sheet. Manning said it is important to remember that ancient Rome was a tough place to survive, with life expectancies around 25 to 30 years.

Persons: ’ bloodstreams, ”, Joe McConnell, Joseph McConnell, ” McConnell, Jessi LeMay, McConnell, “, Bruce Lanphear, Julia Graphis, De Agostini, ” Lanphear, I’m, It’s, Joe Manning, Rome, Manning, It’d, ” Manning Organizations: National Academy of Sciences, Desert Research Institute, Simon Fraser University, Getty, Yale University Locations: Rome, Greenland, Europe, Reno , Nevada, Spain, Reno, Nev, United States, Iberia, Canada, Roman

☆ Republicans take over Washington amid a worldwide anti-incumbent wave: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-06 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +12 min

In today’s edition, “Meet the Press” researcher and production associate Juhi Doshi explores how the anti-incumbent wave has extended well beyond Washington in recent months. In fact, the incumbent party lost almost every Western election in 2024. In the United Kingdom, the Conservative Party saw its 14-year rule end in its worst electoral loss since 1832. For the first time in nearly 60 years, Botswana’s Democratic Party lost control in a dramatic defeat. And in the U.S., the incumbent party lost for the third straight presidential election — the first time that has happened since the 19th century.

Persons: Juhi Doshi, Natasha Korecki, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump's, Donald Trump’s, Olaf Scholz, Justin Trudeau, Yoon Suk, Narendra Modi, Emmanuel Macron, ”, Basil Smikle Jr, I’ve, Richard Wike, Jim Messina, Barack Obama’s, “ Obama, ’ ” Messina, “, ” Harris, Harris, Joe Biden, Trump, Jan, Ryan J, Reilly, Enrique Tarrio, Johnson’s, Sahil Kapur, Scott Wong, Julie Tsirkin, Mike Johnson, Johnson, John Thune, ” Johnson, “ We’ve, Sen, John Kennedy, ️, bea Organizations: NBC, White House, Capitol, Press, Republican, Canadian, Liberal Party, Conservative Party, Botswana’s Democratic Party, Democratic Party, National Assembly, People Power Party, Indian, Bharatiya Janata Party, Democratic, Columbia University, Pew Research Center, Pew, U.K . Conservative Party, NBC News, Electoral, Trump, U.S . Capitol, U.S, Attorney’s, District of Columbia, Proud Boys, Sunday, Republicans, Senate Locations: Washington, United Kingdom, South Korea, France, U.S, Japan, South Africa, United States

☆ Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet had a date night at the 2025 Golden Globes — here's their complete relationship timeline
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-06 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet still seem to be going strong. In what is arguably the most unexpected celebrity coupling since Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson, Kylie Jenner is dating Timothée Chalamet. November 1, 2023: Chalamet and Jenner are spotted together at the Wall Street Journal Magazine's Innovator awardsKylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet at the 2023 Wall Street Journal innovator awards in November. January 2024: The couple make their Golden Globes debut togetherTimothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner at the 81st Golden Globe Awards in January 2024. January 2025: The couple attend the Golden Globes together againKylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet at the 82nd annual Golden Globes.

Persons: Kylie Jenner, Timothée Chalamet, Here's, Kim Kardashian, Pete Davidson, Jenner, Chalamet, Tina Turner's, Jenner didn't, Jean Paul Gaultier's, Travis Scott, Scott's, Sarah Talabi, Eiza González, Kendall Jenner, Kendall's, Bad Bunny Chalamet, Jenner's, Kendall, Bad Bunny, Karwai Tang, Chris Coduto, Christopher Polk, Bad, Timothée, DeuxMoi, ⚰️, Deuxmoi, Tito's, Jenner wasn't, It's, Kylie, she's, Page, bummed Jenner, Theo Wargo, Karl Lagerfeld, Kardashian, it's, PopCrave, New York Chalamet, GQ's Daniel Riley, Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, hella, Dimitrios Kambouris, Kylie Cosmetics, Martin Scorsese, Wonka, Kris didn't, Alberto E, Rodriguez, Christopher Polke, Getty Images Jenner, Bob Dylan, costars Monica Barbaro, Elle Fanning Organizations: Globe, Fashion, 82nd Golden Globe, Chalamet, Paris Fashion, Paris, News, Page, TMZ, Rover, Daily Mail, Rovers, Entertainment, Coachella, Splash News, Los, Gotham, Wall, Los Angeles, Globes, 81st Golden Globe, Getty, Twitter, Penske Media, Getty Images Locations: Los Angeles, West Hollywood , California, Beverly Hills , California, Europe, Aire, Beverly, New York

☆ A sober bar manager says every bar will have to serve non-alcoholic options to remain competitive. Here's how he keeps things fun.
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-06 | by ( Katie Balevic | Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Tucked away in Manhattan's East Village, a sober bar offers an alternative to the rest of the boozy scenes in New York City. ADOn a Saturday night, Eliott Edge, the bar manager at Hekate Café and Elixir Lounge, welcomed patrons, telling newcomers that: "Everything — with a capital E — is alcohol-free." Edge predicted that every bar will have to have non-alcoholic options to remain competitive "because they're going to realize that it's like vegetarians or vegans or gluten-free or dairy-free. ADThough Hekate is a totally sober experience, Edge said the bar is a "shining example" of how to do it right. AD"You don't need alcohol," Edge said.

Persons: Hekate, Eliott, Vivek Murthy, Katie Balevic, Edge, I'm Organizations: BI, Hekate, Edge, Centers for Disease Control, Internal Medicine Locations: New York City, Manhattan's East, NYC

☆ Why attackers use vehicles as weapons to kill innocent people in crowds
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-05 | by ( Holly Yan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

Radical Islamist terror groups such as ISIS and AQAP, al Qaeda’s branch in Yemen, have long advised supporters to use heavy vehicles as deadly weapons. Why some choose vehicles over other weapons“A vehicle attack doesn’t require any special training,” CNN National Security Analyst Peter Bergen said. The attack killed 32-year-old civil rights activist Heather Heyer. Ahmad Gharabli/AFP/Getty Images Israeli security forces and emergency personnel gather at the site of the vehicle attack. Why it happened: ISIS said the attack was retaliation for France’s role in the fight against ISIS.

Persons: –, Afghanistan –, Din Jabbar, Jabbar, ”, “ mow, Allah, Peter Bergen, “, ” Bergen, Axel Schmidt, Taleb Al Abdulmohsen, Al Abdulmohsen, It’s, ” Al Abdulmohsen, Abdulmohsen, Al Abdulmohsen’s, Darrell E, Brooks, ” Brooks, Bebeto Matthews, Craig Ruttle, Kena Betancur, Andy Kiss, Sayfullo Habibullaevic, Saipov, Abu Bakr al, David Armengou, Mariano Rajoy, Ryan M, Kelly, Heather Heyer, James Alex Fields Jr, Fields, Daniel Sorabji, Khuram Shazad, Rachid Redouane, Youssef Zaghba, Butt, Anjem, Lauren Moorhouse, Rakhmat Akilov, Akilov, Ahmad Gharabli, Menahem Kahana, Micky Rosenfeld, Avigdor Lieberman, Benjamin Netanyahu, ” Netanyahu, Tobias Schwarz, Ariel Zurawski, Sean Gallup, Kaiser Wilhelm, Markus Schreiber, Michael Kappeler, Michael Sohn, John MacDougall, Rainer Jensen, Odd Andersen, Moe Zoyari, Anis Amri, Amri, John Minchillo, Abdul Razak Ali Artan, Artan, Anwar al, Awlaki, Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, Carl Court, Bouhlel, Bernard Cazeneuve, ” Cazeneuve, CNN’s Brian Todd, Jennifer Arnow, Sandi Sidhu, Ivana Kottasová, Nic Robertson, Matthew Chance, Benjamin Brown, Brad Parks, Nic F, Anderson Organizations: CNN, Army, ISIS, FBI, ” CNN National Security, Magdeburg, Reuters, Authorities, New York, NYPD Police, New York Police Department, NYPD, AP, AP Police, Barcelona, Islamic, Dodge Challenger, US Department of Justice, African, DOJ, “, Getty, Police, Swedish, Getty Images Israeli, Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial, AP Authorities, Getty Images Police, DPA, EPA, Ohio State University, Ohio State University student, Islamic State Locations: New Orleans, Afghanistan, Texas, Qaeda’s, Yemen, Magdeburg, Germany, Saudi Arabian, Saudi, Waukesha , Wisconsin, Waukesha, Wisconsin, New York, New York City, Manhattan, Uzbekistan, United States, Iraq, ” Barcelona, Spain, Barcelona, Las, Charlottesville , Virginia, Charlottesville, London, Borough, AFP, Stockholm, Sweden, Swedish, Jerusalem, Old City, Islamic State, –, France, Berlin, ”, Italy, Columbus , Ohio, Nice

☆ Mike Johnson hangs on, but his challenges are only beginning: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-03 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

In today’s edition, we dive into how Mike Johnson managed to survive a tight re-election bid for House speaker on the first day of the 119th Congress and the challenges that await him. Plus, "Meet the Press" moderator Kristen Welker" sits down with the new majority leader in the Senate, John Thune. A trio of conservative rebels initially voted to block Johnson from being re-elected speaker, defying President-elect Donald Trump, who backed the Louisiana Republican, and threatening to paralyze the House. But that’s when Trump began getting involved, making multiple phone calls personally urging the holdouts to rally behind Johnson to enact his agenda. Read more →That’s all from the Politics Desk for now.

Persons: Mike Johnson, Kristen Welker, John Thune, Scott Wong, Sahil Kapur, Kyle Stewart, Syedah Asghar Mike Johnson, Johnson, Donald Trump, Thomas Massie, Tom Emmer, Ralph Norman, Jim Jordan, Keith Self, Byron Donalds, Trump, Nancy Mace, Norman, “, ‘ Norman, we’ve, ’ ” Norman, ‘ Mr, Mike, ’, Andy Harris, Scott Perry, Hakeem Jeffries, Read, Michael Waltz of Florida, Elise Stefanik, Matt Gaetz’s, Alexandra Marquez, Thune, he’s, ” Thune, haven’t, Joe Murphy, Sen, Jim Justice, Joe Manchin’s, X, S., Su Organizations: NBC, White House, Capitol, 119th, Trump, Louisiana Republican, Rep, GOP Rep, Freedom, GOP, Republicans, Senate, “, Press, of American, Joe Manchin’s Senate Locations: Louisiana, Ky, Ohio, Texas, South Carolina, D, New York, Washington, Legistorm

WASHINGTON — The incoming Congress brings a new cast of characters to Capitol Hill for the second Donald Trump administration as Republicans officially take control of both chambers on Friday. Here are 11 key House members to watch in the 119th Congress. And he’s hungry for a bigger role in the second Trump era. Golden has been known to criticize his party and break with his fellow Democrats on key votes. McBride will make history as the first openly transgender member of Congress, and she became a top GOP target even before taking office.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Donald Trump, Chip Roy, Trump, Roy, Mike Johnson, Thomas Massie, Massie, Ron DeSantis, Johnson’s speakership, Andy Harris, Harris, Will Harris, Don Bacon, Bacon, Mike Lawler, Lawler, Brian Fitzpatrick, Fitzpatrick, Jared Golden, He’ll, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, Gluesenkamp Perez, Gluesekamp Perez, Tom Suozzi, Suozzi, Joe Biden, Greg Casar, Alexandria Ocasio, Casar, Sarah McBride, Del, McBride, Nancy Mace Organizations: Capitol Hill, Republicans, Democratic, Rep, Republican, Trump . Rep, House Republicans, GOP, Florida Gov, ”, Caucus, Air Force, NBC News, New York Assembly, FBI, Marine, Trump, Washington, Congressional Progressive Caucus, Capitol Locations: Texas, Kentucky, Florida, Omaha, Nebraska, New, Philadelphia, District, Washington district, Austin, Alexandria, Cortez

☆ To be successful in 2025, a therapist says do these 5 things: It works 'any time of year'
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-03 | by ( Chamin Ajjan | In Chaminajjan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

This year, instead of making resolutions , try something different — manifest the changes you want to make in your life with simple, practical steps. Resolutions tend to be vague, unrealistic, and disconnected from our deeper values, failing to create the emotional commitment needed for real change . It's a deliberate process that involves aligning your values, intentions, and actions to move toward the life you want. From there, create goals that are S.M.A.R.T. Take time to journal, visualize, or even create a vision board that reflects your values and intentions.

☆ Honda and Nissan are looking to merge. Who’s next?
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-03 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Mergers in the auto industry are nothing new. And he said beyond the question of technological change is the increased competition from Chinese automakers, who had previously been limited to the Chinese market. The Chinese auto industry was barely a blip on the international radar 20 years ago, as Western automakers were dominant in China, the world’s largest auto market. So Chinese automakers are already shaking up the European market and are expected to eventually capture significant market share in North America. Wells does see the potential for more consolidation, particularly among Chinese automakers.

Persons: New York CNN —, ”, Jeff Schuster, Schuster, Ford, Tesla, Richard A, Brooks, Venkatesh Prasad, “, ” Prasad, he’s, Carlos Ghosn, Peter Wells, Wells, Makoto Uchida, Toshihiro, Honda, ” Wells, Henry Ford, Bill Ford Jr Organizations: New, New York CNN, New York CNN — Honda, Nissan, General Motors, Honda, GM, Getty, Center for Automotive Research, Daimler, Benz, Chrysler Corp, Chrysler, Europe’s PSA Group, Renault, Cardiff Business School, Centre for Automotive Industry Research, Hyundai, Kia, Volkswagen, Ford Locations: New York, China, AFP, Michigan, North America, Japan, Europe, Wales, German, Lower Saxony

President Joe Biden will award Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., who served as chair and vice chair of the now-defunct House Jan. 6 committee, with the Presidential Citizens Medal during a ceremony at the White House on Thursday. The medal is the second-highest civilian award in the United States, behind only the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., called for the former congresswoman’s role in the Jan. 6 committee to be investigated, alleging that she engaged in witness tampering. President Joe Biden will honor more than a dozen Americans, including marriage equality and civil rights activists, at the medal ceremony. Several veterans, marriage equality activists, women’s rights activists and civil rights advocates are also set to be honored.

Persons: Joe Biden, Bennie Thompson, Liz Cheney, Donald Trump, ” Trump, — Cheney, Adam Kinzinger, — “, Trump, Thompson, Trump’s “, Cheney, “ Donald Trump’s, Barry Loudermilk, Biden, ” Thompson, Chris Kleponis, Chris Dodd, Bill Bradley of, Nancy Kassebaum, Ted Kaufman Organizations: Presidential, White, NBC, Press, Capitol, ”, Republicans, Rep, CNN, Getty, NBC News, Trump Locations: United States, ”, AFP, Sens, Connecticut, Bill Bradley of New Jersey, Kansas, Ted Kaufman of Delaware

☆ MrBeast has announced his engagement to a fellow content creator. Here's what we know about his fiancée, Thea Booysen.
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-02 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementThe world's most popular YouTuber — real name Jimmy Donaldson — has announced his engagement to his girlfriend Thea Booysen. But Booysen — a fellow YouTuber with almost 40,000 subscribers on her channel TheaBeasty — may be less familiar. Booysen is a gamer and internet personality, as well as a published authorLike Donaldson, Booysen, 27, is also a content creator. MrBeast and Booysen began dating in 2022. Related storiesDonaldson and Booysen's relationship began onlineAfter Donaldson's trip to South Africa ended, he reportedly began speaking to Booysen online.

Persons: MrBeast, Jimmy Donaldson —, Booysen, Donaldson, Thea Booysen, Melissa, —, Alberto E, Rodriguez, vibed, he's, Dave Kotinsky, YouTube Booysen, Indy100, We're, It's, it's Organizations: of, University of Edinburgh, YouTube, The New York Times Locations: South Africa, Greenville , North Carolina

So The Times teamed up with researchers at C.I.R.‘s Sudan Witness Project to collect these videos as the R.S.F. And we spoke to witnesses to the war by partnering with Ayin Media, a network of reporters working anonymously in Sudan. In the fray, they laud their senior commanders, Al Tijani and Al Futi. commanders directing attacks during a deadly monthlong assault in North Darfur: Al Nour Al Guba and Geddo Hamdan Abu Shouk, both high-ranking commanders, and Ali Rizkallah and Zeer Salim, both lower-ranking field commanders. It’s here, in Golo Dam, that we find the first of the North Darfur commanders, Ali Rizkallah, telling passersby not to leave, that they’re safe.

Persons: Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, Abdul Rahim, Hussein Barsham, Barsham, He’s, Salih Al Futi, Al Taj Al Tijani, John Garang, — —, Al Tijani, laud, Al Futi, They’re, Khamis Abakar, Abdelrahman, Abakar’s, Mariam Mohammed Ismael, Al Takmah, Al Gouja, Gouja, Al Nour Al Guba, Geddo Hamdan Abu Shouk, Ali Rizkallah, Zeer Salim, Ekhlas Adam Ali El Haj, Rizkallah, Ekhlas, Al Guba, Abu Shouk, El Fasher, Arafa Ali Yagoub, Arafa, Hemeti, Abu Aqla Kaykal, Kaykal, Al Seriha, COCKS, Ammar El Awad Alam’s, Hala Al Karib, Hanan Abbakar Al Tahir, R.S.F, leering, Nazeer, General Dagalo Organizations: Rapid Support Forces, Sudanese Army, The New York Times, C.I.R, Ayin Media, Sudanese, Baleela Airport, El, telltale, Yale University, Rights Watch, Criminal Locations: Nuba, Sudan, R.S.F, ‘, Darfur, Kordofan, Barsham, Sudanese, El, West Kordofan, Baleela, West Darfur, El Geneina, Chad, North Darfur, Al, Sidrah, Tawila, Golo, El Fasher, Manhattan, Gezira State, Kaykal’s, Gezira

☆ Carter’s presidency holds foreign policy lessons for Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-31 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Carter and Trump could hardly have been more different and, despite the president-elect’s gracious tribute on Sunday, swapped fierce public criticism. Trump, meanwhile, often mocked Carter on the campaign trail this year – lampooning him as the worst president in history bar one, President Joe Biden. While Carter tried to reintroduce humility to the presidency, Trump sees the office as furnishing almost unchecked power. Carter pledged to never tell a lie, while Trump made a political career by shredding truth. A cargo ship and tugboat sail through the Cocoli Locks at the Panama Canal, in Panama, on August 12, 2024.

Persons: Donald Trump, Jimmy Carter, ”, Carter, Carter’s, Ronald Reagan, Reagan, ” Carter, Trump, Kamala Harris, lampooning, Joe Biden, disdains, David Peace, –, Menachem Begin, Anwar Sadat, Camp David, Achilles ’, Abraham, Richard Nixon, Deng Xiaoping, Xi Jinping, doesn’t, Deng –, Xi, China Max Baucus, Deng, “, Julia Chatterley, Clinton, Arnulfo Franco, horrify Carter, Osama bin, lambast Carter, Biden, Harris, Bashar al, Assad Organizations: CNN, Office, Trump, Democratic, White, Electoral College, Republican, Southern, Whites, New Deal, Camp, Camp David Accords, Bettmann, Abraham Accords, China Cabinet, “, CNN International, Western, Pentagon, US, Getty, Kremlin Locations: Georgia, Soviet Union, Moscow, Afghanistan, East, Asia, Iran, Panama, China, Taiwan, Texas , Alabama, South Carolina , Louisiana, Mississippi, Israeli, Sinai, Israel, Beijing, Carter’s, Montana, United States, defusing, North Korea, Washington, AFP, Tehran, Pakistan, Republic

☆ The worst-behaved travelers of 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-30 | by ( Maureen O'Hare | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Record-breaking numbers of tourists also mean there was no shortage of unruly traveler incidents in 2024. When on a plane, I won’t bite, punch or sling insultsThe US Federal Aviation Administration investigated more than 2,000 unruly passenger incidents in 2024. That same month, an American Airlines flight bound for Montana was diverted to Texas after a passenger punched a flight attendant multiple times. In February, an American Airlines flight was forced to return to Albuquerque after a man tried to open the emergency exit, passengers said. On another American Airlines flight in November, this time bound for Dallas, a passenger was duct-taped after trying to do the same thing, authorities said.

Persons: That’s, ”, handout, tarantulas, onesie, humping, Bacchus, —, that’s, Daniel De Bono, “, Byron Bay, Airbnb Organizations: CNN, CNN Travel, US Federal Aviation Administration, Cathay Pacific, United Airlines, All Nippon Airways, ANA, American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Department of Justice, Getty, Los Angeles International Airport, LAX, Social Media Italy, UNESCO, Mount Fuji, US Navy, Dublin, Mead, Recreation, Everest, loitering, Dunedin Airport, Florence Locations: Hong Kong, London, Seattle, Montana, Texas, California, San Francisco, Albuquerque, Dallas, China, Sydney, Perth, AFP, Detroit, Bangkok, Canadian, Florence, Vesuvius, British, Matera, Japan, Kyoto, Hawaii, New York, Arizona, Europe, New Mexico, Nevada, Yellowstone, Carlsbad, Nepal, New Zealand, Byron, France, Barcelona, Italy, Amsterdam, Melbourne, Prague, Milan

☆ Google CEO Pichai struggled to navigate a pressure-filled year
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-27 | by ( Jennifer Elias | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +19 min

But in its scramble to play catch-up, the company also released a pair of AI products that initially proved embarrassing. Beyond AI, Google in December announced Willow, a chip the company calls its biggest step in the march toward commercially viable quantum computing. When addressing employees, Pichai often name-checked co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page to remind them of Google's scrappy roots. And in the spring, Pichai greenlit a hackathon, allowing employees to build using Google products that have yet to be announced. Executives repeatedly said the contract didn't violate any of the company's "AI principles."

Persons: Sundar Pichai, Stephanie Keith, We've, Pichai, Demis Hassabis, Glenn Chapman, Sergey Brin, Liz Reid, Reid, Jaque Silva, YouTube's, Willow, Peter Kneffel, Prabhakar Raghavan, Nick Fox, Raghavan, Demis, Larry Page, Jung Yeon, Brin, DeepMind, they've, Brin's reemergence, Google DeepMind, Pau Barrena, Anat Ashkenazi, Ashkenazi, Tayfun, Chris Rackow, Anakin, Darth Vader Organizations: Google Inc, New York Times, Getty, Google, Meta, CNBC, AFP, Microsoft, YouTube, UC Berkeley, Nurphoto, Justice Department, Chrome, DOJ, Trillium, Gemini, Google's Labs, Employees, Pichai, Mobile World Congress, MWC, Afp, Anadolu, Amazon, Nimbus, National Labor Relations, Star Locations: NY, New York City, German, U.S, Austin , Texas, Atlanta, Seoul, View , California, San, Barcelona, Pau, Gaza, Rafah, Mountain View , California, United States

☆ These 4 Americans moved abroad—and don't plan on coming back anytime soon: 'I'm happier here'
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-25 | by ( Kamaron Mcnair | In Kamaronmcnair | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Here's why four Americans who have settled abroad don't plan on coming back for some time. West and her family lived in Austin, Texas, in 2022 when the deadly mass shooting occurred at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. ″[My husband] saw how happy I was, how much of a glow I had, how much time we were spending with each other and as a family," West said. "I'm definitely much happier in Bali because of how great the lifestyle is," Guo previously told Make It. Though he makes a decent living, Guo knows how success can change quickly for a business.

Persons: Cara West, Vicky Markolefa, — it's, Steven Guo, he's, Guo, —, frugally, New Yorker Jewells Chambers, haven't, Chambers, Grimur Sigurdsson, Valerie Valcourt, Valcourt, She's, Luis Carballo Organizations: CNBC, Robb Elementary School, New, YouTube, All Locations: United States, Austin , Texas, Uvalde , Texas, U.S, Syros, Greece, Portugal, Europe, Texas, West, Bali, Indonesia, Southern California, Ruda Putra, Canggu, Iceland, New Yorker, Brooklyn, Icelandic, Seattle, France

☆ ‘A Complete Unknown’ Review: Timothée Chalamet Goes Electric
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-25 | by ( Manohla Dargis | More About Manohla Dargis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

“A Complete Unknown” probably won’t please Dylan purists or anyone, really, who’s a stickler for documentary facticity in fiction. Those admirers are bad, but Pete and the folkies can seem worse because they’re dogmatic and because, well, they’re not cool. Chalamet does look cool, if not as otherworldly as Cate Blanchett in Todd Haynes’s 2007 film “I’m Not There,” in which she also plays Dylan around the same transformational era. Neither look, sound, feel as cool as Dylan once did. As this movie underscores, he is very much a beautiful dissimulation, and sometimes there is nothing more authentic than an entertaining con.

Persons: Mangold, “, ”, Fanning, Bob, Joan’s duetting, Sylvie, Joan — who’s, they’re, Dylan, Pete, Alan Lomax, Norbert Leo Butz, Fellini, Toshi, Cate Blanchett, Todd Haynes’s, they’ve, Martin Scorsese, pharmaceutically, Zimmerman Organizations: “ Ford, Ferrari, Cuban

☆ Meet the Press – December 22, 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-22 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +54 min

I don't think I'm in a minority that want to figure it out. The latest poll I saw was over 70% of the country – people in the country don't like the direction of the country. And so this was really, really tough. I'm going to worry about my job and my salary, and I don't think I'm going to participate. I'm really, really for that.

Persons: KRISTEN WELKER, PRES JOE BIDEN, DONALD TRUMP, DEBBIE DINGELL, MIKE JOHNSON, MATT, FRANK DWYER, DORIS KEARNS GOODWIN, James Lankford of, Raphael Warnock of, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Russell Moore, Antonia Hylton, Kristen Welker, Abraham Lincoln, PRES, BILL CLINTON, GEORGE W, BARACK OBAMA, –, Lincoln, Roosevelt, I'm, Steve Kornacki, Steve, STEVE KORNACKI, Kristen, We've, Trump, Harris, might've, Barack Obama's, Donald Trump, Clinton, James Lankford, SEN, JAMES LANKFORD, RAPHAEL WARNOCK, Warnock, Lankford, It's, we've, We're, they're, I've, There's, – SEN, demagogues, it's, we're, you've, Ted Cruz, That's, That’s, Raphael Warnock, that's, person's, – KRISTEN WELKER, Let's, Merry, cohost, ”, Jim Crow, Doris, John Adams, Republican Thomas Jefferson, Martha Washington, Jefferson, Adams, . Moore, RUSSELL MOORE, Mildred's, Rodney, Luke, Antonia, – You've, ANTONIA HYLTON, Dr, Martin Luther King Jr, JOE LIEBERMAN, TED OLSON, LILLY LEDBETTER, NIKKI GIOVANNI, there's, who's, JAMES EARL JONES, VADER, BETTY COLE DUKERT, Caitlin Clark, FDR's, you'll, Wow, Moore, We'll Organizations: Republican, Democratic, U.S . Senate, Christianity, NBC, Press, Republicans, Trump, Hyde Park, Senate, D.C, Fox News, Republican Party, Democrat, Jim, Jim Crow Asylum, Evangelical, Federalist, that's, Civil Rights, Unite, TIM, –, WNBA, Air Force, Army, Civil Rights Movement Locations: Washington, America, James Lankford of Oklahoma, Raphael Warnock of Georgia, U.S, Lincoln, Hyde Park , Chicago, West Virginia, McDowell County, Washington ,, Oklahoma, New York, Maine, Washington State, Alabama, Georgia, Providence , Rhode Island, Evangelical America, Texas, North Carolina, Paris, Brussels, American, New York City, Staten Island, Mississippi

☆ Texas tops Clemson in first 1st-round game with pulse: Horns set date with Arizona State
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-21 | by ( The Athletic College Football Staff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +10 min

The Longhorns set the tone early, utilizing both Quintrevion Wisner and Jaydon Blue to dice up the Clemson defense. His 77-yard touchdown run with 10:48 to play gave Texas the breathing room it needed to stave off the Tigers’ rally. — KhanClemson’s defense can’t hold up against the runThe Tigers entered Saturday with a questionable-at-best run defense that ranked No. But Texas’ defense did enough early on to disrupt the Tigers, allowing the Longhorns to build a lead. — KhanMissed opportunities for TigersFor as much as Texas seemed to control this game, the Tigers weren’t without their opportunities.

Persons: Sam Khan Jr, Grace Raynor, Doug Haller AUSTIN, Darrell, Dabo Swinney, Quintrevion Wisner, Cam Williams, Jake Majors, Hayden Conner, Trevor Goosby, Cole Hutson, — Khan, can’t, Wisner, Blue, Quinn Ewers, Matthew Golden, Cade Klubnik, Wes Goodwin, — Raynor, Adam Randall, Klubnik, Bill Norton, Walker Parks, Keith Adams Jr, —, Swinney, Randall, Mickens, would’ve, Tre Williams, Avieon Terrell, T.J, Moore, — Raynor Ewers, Ewers, DeAndre Moore, Golden, didn’t, he’s, Skattebo, Sam Leavitt —, They’ve, Cam Skattebo, Jordyn Tyson, Shamari Simmons, James Madison, — Haller, Wade Woodaz, Tim Warner Organizations: Texas, Clemson, Darrell K Royal, Longhorns, Arizona State, Peach, ACC, Tigers, Texas Texas, Cincinnati, Sun Devils, Big, The Sun Devils, Heisman, Sun, Arizona, NCAA, Notre Dame, Vanderbilt, CFP, Getty Locations: Doug Haller AUSTIN , Texas, Texas, Austin ., Atlanta, — Khan Texas, Sam Leavitt — Arizona, Arizona, Vanderbilt . Texas

☆ Lawmakers take a big step toward avoiding a shutdown: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-20 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. Plus, senior White House reporter Pete Nicholas files a dispatch from a conference of conservative activists in Phoenix. The vote was 366-34, capping a tumultuous week in the House that foreshadowed how the new Congress in January might deal with Donald Trump back in the White House. “I’ve talked to President Trump, in detail, and he knows exactly what we’re doing,” the speaker said. “We don’t need partisanship now; we need hyperpartisanship now,” Steve Bannon, a former Trump White House senior adviser, told a raucous audience gathered at the Phoenix Convention Center for AmericaFest.

Persons: Pete Nicholas, Andrea Mitchell, Elon, Scott Wong, Sahil Kapur, Ali Vitali, Julie Tsirkin, Kyle Stewart The, Donald Trump, Trump, Elon Musk, Musk —, Mike Johnson, Johnson, Musk, “ I’ve, Johnson “, ”, MAGA, ‘, ’, Peter Nicholas PHOENIX —, Donald Trump’s, Steve Bannon, Donald Trump Jr, “ it’s, Andrea Mitchell Elon Musk, —, Emmanuel Macron, Giorgia Meloni, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Barack Obama’s, “, waded, Read Organizations: NBC, White House, Capitol, Capitol Hill, White, Kyle Stewart The Republican, Border Patrol, Senate, Trump, Republicans, Trump White House, Phoenix Convention, AmericaFest, Republican, Republican Party, America, Notre Dame Locations: Phoenix, tanked, Washington, Lago, Paris, Italian, New York, China

☆ RFK Jr. takes his turn in the spotlight: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-16 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

In today’s edition, Robert F. Kennedy begins meeting with senators in Washington, while Donald Trump holds his first post-election news conference. “Obviously, HHS under the first Trump administration was very clear on the issue of abortion conscience protections and all those things. On the reported sightings of drones over New Jersey and New York, Trump said, “The government knows what is happening.” He declined to say whether he had received an intelligence briefing about it. In 2000, Al Gore got oh-so-close to winning the White House when Bill Clinton’s approval rating was at 57%. Read more →That’s all from the Politics Desk for now.

Persons: Robert F, Kennedy, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Kate Santaliz, Sahil Kapur, Brennan Leach Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Donald Trump’s, John Thune, John Barrasso, Mike Crapo, Kennedy’s, Sen, Rick Scott, ”, “, ” Scott, Lisa Murkowski, Thom Tillis, Rand Paul, Mitch McConnell, McConnell, ” McConnell, Katie Miller, Trump, ” Sen, James Lankford, Joe, ” Lankford, Rebecca Shabad, Rob Wile President, Tim Cook, Sundar Pichai, Sergey Brin, Jeff Bezos, Masayoshi, Eric Adams, Brian Thompson, Read, Mark Murray, Harris, Joe Biden’s, Biden, George H.W, George H.W . Bush, Bush, Ronald Reagan’s, Al Gore, Bill Clinton’s, Hubert Humphrey’s, Lyndon Johnson’s, Humphrey, Richard Nixon, Humphrey —, 🗞️, remo, e work, Rea, viv e d a high, Hou Organizations: NBC, White House, Capitol, RFK Jr, Health, Human Services, Education, Labor, Pensions, New York Times, FDA, HHS, Trump, Apple, Amazon, New, New York City, ’, White, ics Locations: Washington, Idaho, Alaska, Ky, New York, New Jersey, George H.W ., Afghanistan, Poli

☆ Palantir, Applovin fuel a 'can't-lose' market. That's dangerous for all stocks
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-15 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

Real company, real stock, real profits to be taken, except they won't be because that's not the way "these people" do it. These buyers know that Palantir stock is going higher. It's a $173 billion stock that won't stop until it hits, I don't know $200 billion, $300 billion in market cap? The stock market crash of '87. APP YTD mountain Applovin YTD Applovin is so similar that it might as well be in some sort of Hall of Mirrors.

Persons: Alex Karp, It's, that's, Goldman Sachs, didn't, David Blaine, Oz, unfailingly, —, today's, Stocks, pesky, graybeard, Mephistopheles, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Jim Cramer Rob Kim Organizations: Applovin, York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq, GameStop, Pentagon, League, APP, of Mirrors, PepsiCo, Waste Management, Netflix, Merck, Club, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC Locations: It's, New York, Applovin

☆ Senate plans to vote on bill that would increase Social Security benefits for some pensioners
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-15 | by ( Lorie Konish | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Cavan Images | Cavan | Getty ImagesLast month, Congress moved to take rare bipartisan action to change certain Social Security rules. watch nowThe WEP affects about 2.1 million Social Security beneficiaries — or about 3% of all Social Security beneficiaries — who see their retirement or disability benefit checks reduced because they also receive pension benefits from jobs not covered by Social Security. Public workers say Social Security cuts hurtFor many public workers, the reduction of their Social Security benefits comes as a surprise. Boudreau didn't realize how much his monthly checks would be reduced until he went to sign up for his Social Security benefits 10 years ago. It was a shock to find out his Social Security benefits would be cut by 40%, Boudreau said.

Persons: Chuck Schumer, Schumer, Bette Marafino, Marafino, Garret Graves, Abigail Spanberger, —, Emerson Sprick, Edward Kelly, Kelly, Roger Boudreau, Boudreau didn't, Boudreau, Lois Carson Organizations: Getty, Security, Social, Capitol, Finance, Social Security, Congressional, That's, Center, International Association of Fire Fighters, Alliance, Retired, Ohio Association of Public School Employees, American Federation of State, Municipal Employees Locations: Cavan, Capitol Hill, New York, Louisiana, County

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