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☆ 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

☆ Opinion | Historians Condemn Israel’s ‘Scholasticide.’ The Question Is Why.
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-09 | by ( Pamela Paul | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The history profession has plenty of questions to grapple with right now. Instead, it was about what was called Israel’s “scholasticide” — defined as the intentional destruction of an education system — in Gaza, and how the A.H.A., which represents historians in academia, K-12 schools, public institutions and museums in the United States, should respond. On Sunday evening, members voted in their annual business meeting on a resolution put forth by Historians for Peace and Democracy, an affiliate group founded in 2003 to oppose the war in Iraq. has taken public positions before, he pointed out, including condemning the war in Iraq and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “We felt like we had no choice — if we were to lose this resolution, it would send a message that historians did not actually care about scholasticide.”

Persons: Gazans, ” Van Gosse, “, ” Organizations: American Historical Association, for Peace and Democracy, Franklin & Marshall College, Peace and Democracy Locations: New York, Gaza, United States, Iraq, Ukraine

☆ Mark Zuckerberg's shift to the right was months in the making: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-08 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

In today’s edition, tech reporter David Ingram digs into the sharp rightward pivot Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has made ahead of Donald Trump taking office. Mark Zuckerberg's shift to the right was months in the makingBy David IngramMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement that he is ending professional fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram has reverberated across the political and tech worlds. But he began dropping hints last summer that he was preparing to politically lean in on supporting Donald Trump. In August, Zuckerberg attacked the Biden administration’s response to Covid-19 misinformation, alleging that the government had pressured the company to “censor” content. Read more →Trump wants the Supreme Court to block his sentencing in his New York hush money case, scheduled for Friday.

Persons: David Ingram, Mark Zuckerberg, Donald Trump, Chuck Todd, Mark Zuckerberg's, Mark Zuckerberg’s, Instagram, Trump, Zuckerberg, —, Barack Obama, ” Zuckerberg, Meta, Joel Kaplan, Nick Clegg, Dana White, Trump’s, David →, Ronald Reagan’s, Reagan, Jimmy Carter, George H.W, Bush, Bill Clinton, George W, Barack Obama’s, Joe Biden, Obama, Clinton, It’s, Chuck → 🗞️, tay, Tod, birt, narro, oda y ’, lea Organizations: NBC, White House, Capitol, Facebook, U.S . Capitol, Trump, Biden, Meta, Republican, Senate, GOP, Democrats, White, Democratic, Republicans, American Locations: British, America

☆ What’s open and closed on National Day of Mourning?
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-08 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

President Joe Biden declared January 9 as a day of mourning in an executive order – the same day as the official state funeral at the Washington National Cathedral. The last national day of mourning was in December 2018 in honor of the late former President George H.W. Stock marketNasdaq will close all of its equities and options markets on the national day of mourning. “We mourn the loss of President Carter and will be closing our U.S. markets during the National Day of Mourning to celebrate his life and honor his legacy,” said Tal Cohen, Nasdaq president, in a statement. But some vital employees for national defense and security may still be working that day.

Persons: Jimmy Carter, Joe Biden, Biden, Donald Trump, George H.W, George H.W . Bush, Here’s what’s, “, President Carter, ”, Tal Cohen, Jimmy Carter's, Megan Varner, John Roberts Organizations: New, New York CNN, Washington National Cathedral, Stock, Nasdaq, Securities Industry, Financial Markets Association, New York Stock Exchange, Getty, National Postal Mail, Union, Supreme Locations: New York, George H.W ., Plains , Georgia

☆ An Atlanta man has visited all 39 presidential gravesites. He paid his respects to Jimmy Carter this week
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-08 | by ( Alexandra Skores | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

In 2021, Atlanta man Michael Tropp was traveling with a friend to Plains, Georgia, where former president Jimmy Carter was born and the Jimmy Carter National Historical Park is located. President Carter taught Sunday school for decades at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Georgia. “Well, this is Mrs. Biden, so I guess I am Joe Biden,” Biden said to Tropp. Tropp paid his respects to Carter in Atlanta at The Carter Center on Monday. He has shown he’s committed to presidential history.

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☆ Trump’s threats to Greenland, Canada and Panama explain everything about America First
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-08 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Trump’s musings about terminating the Panama Canal Treaty especially show the preoccupation of the new administration with the encroachment of foreign powers into the Western Hemisphere. It’s unlikely Trump will get what he wants with Canada, Panama or Greenland. “We gave the Panama Canal to Panama. An attempt to seize the Panama Canal would be regarded as geopolitical piracy. Some foreign policy experts fear American threats and pressure in Latin America may actually push nations closer to China.

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☆ The world’s most powerful passports for 2025
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-08 | by ( Maureen O'Hare | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Who’s the itty-bitty city-state with the global passport the world thinks is great? There’s new year cheer for Singapore as it reclaims its place at the top of a quarterly ranking of the world’s most powerful passports. It’s held by seven EU countries, each with visa-free access to 191 destinations: Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway and Sweden. 106, Afghanistan remains locked in bottom place, with visa-free access to just 26 destinations, two fewer than a year ago. Arton’s Global Passport Power Rank 2025 puts the United Arab Emirates in the top spot, with a visa-free/visa-on-arrival score of 180.

Persons: CNN —, It’s, Squeaking, ”, H, Kaelin, “ Organizations: CNN, Henley, EU, Henley & Partners, International Air Transport Association, Henley and Partners, United, United Arab Emirates, United Nations Locations: bitty, Singapore, Japan, China, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Finland, South Korea, Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Belgium, New Zealand, Portugal, Switzerland, United Kingdom, London, Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, Australia, Greece, Malta, Poland, Canada, Czechia, Hungary, United States, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia, United Arab, UAE, Venezuela, Vanuatu, Arton, Taiwan, Macao, Hong Kong, Kosovo, Palestinian, Territories

Maps: Tracking the Los Angeles WildfiresMajor fires, driven by fierce winds, have scorched the Los Angeles area, destroying homes and businesses and prompting thousands to flee as officials issued evacuation orders for many residential areas. Evacuation areas Evacuation order Evacuation warning Source: Cal Fire By The New York TimesThe largest is the Palisades fire. Before LOS ANGELES COUNTY Altadena Tonia Ave. Cul-de-sac Wapello St. As winds push wildfire smoke across the Los Angeles area, air quality has become hazardous in some places. “This is going to be devastating, a devastating loss, for all of Los Angeles,” said Traci Park, a Los Angeles city councilwoman whose district includes Pacific Palisades, the site of the biggest fire.

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Actor John Amos' daughter has hired a lawyer to investigate the circumstances surrounding her father’s death, the latest development in an ongoing verbal dispute with her brother regarding their father’s care in his final months. Davis’ hiring is the latest development in an ongoing dispute between John Amos’ two children. According to Shannon Amos, the split between her and her brother began with differences over their mother’s care and the handling of her estate. Their mother, Noel Mickelson, died in 2016 from sepsis caused by bed sores, and a malignant tumor, according to Shannon Amos. She said Shannon Amos and other family members had not attempted to contact John Amos.

Persons: John Amos, Amos, ”, Belinda Foster, Shannon Amos, Shannon Amos ’, K.C, ” K.C, James H, Davis III, Amos ’, ” Davis, Davis ’, John Amos ’, Foster, Noel Mickelson, ” Shannon Amos, aftercare ”, “, Custer County Sheriff Lloyd Smith, “ It’s, Kevin Faler, Goudy, “ John Amos, ” Foster, Shannon, Faler, Marta Estrella Organizations: “, Centinela Hospital Medical, NBC News, ABC, Disney, Entertainment, Trust & Safety, Colorado Bureau of Investigation, Custer County Sheriff, ”, West Orange Police Department, New, Los Angeles Police Department, LAPD, K.C Locations: Los Angeles, Custer, Colorado, Westcliffe , Colorado, Custer County, Instagram, West Orange , New Jersey, New Jersey

Less than 0.1% of adolescents with private insurance in the United States are transgender or gender-diverse and are prescribed puberty blockers or gender-affirming hormones, according to the findings published in JAMA Pediatrics. Gender-affirming hormones are typically prescribed to replace hormones that a person’s body naturally makes, but that do not align with their gender identity. Most major medical organizations in the U.S. support gender-affirming care for minors. The court is weighing the constitutionality of a state law in Tennessee that prohibits gender-affirming care for minors, and the justices appeared to lean toward upholding the law. The indefinite ban came several months after an independent study commissioned by England’s National Health Service concluded medical evidence around transition-related care for minors as “remarkably weak.”

Persons: “, ”, Landon Hughes, Harvard University’s T.H, “ It’s, ” “ There’s, ” Hughes, Dr, Alex S, Keuroghlian Organizations: Pediatrics, Harvard University’s, of Public Health, American Medical Association, Fenway Health, England’s National Health Service Locations: United States, Chan, U.S, Tennessee, United Kingdom

☆ Inside the last days of Party City
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-06 | by ( Emmy Abbassi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Party City emerged from bankruptcy in October 2023 with the promise of shedding massive amounts of debt and getting financially healthier. The company had told employees that it had a reasonably strong Halloween, multiple company employees told CNN. Shelves are emptied for seasonal decorations replacement at a Party City retail store in the Queens borough of New York City, NY, on January 8, 2022. ‘It was scary’But Party City hadn’t been paying some of its vendors in full for several months, they said. “And no company should treat their employees like this.”The exterior of a Party City party supply store in Stamford, Connecticut, in January 2021.

Persons: China –, City hadn’t, “, ”, Barry Litwin, Anthony Behar, hadn’t, ‘, –, hadn't, “ It’s, Andrew H Walker, Shutterstock, ’ ”, ’ Organizations: CNN, American, City, Hong Kong, Party City, China, One, Team, Wonder Group, Party, Employees Locations: New Jersey, China, United States, Queens, New York City, NY, City, Hong Kong, Party City, Stamford , Connecticut, Texas, Jersey

☆ Harris will certify Trump’s win — and her own loss — four years after the Capitol riot
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-06 | by ( Betsy Klein | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Kamala Harris is set Monday to do what nearly every vice president before her has done — certify the incoming president’s election. Some of those rioters called for then-Vice President Mike Pence to be hanged as he declined to contest the results of the 2020 election. Even as Harris will certify Trump’s victory in the 2024 election, the president-elect has telegraphed plans to grant pardons to those convicted for their roles in the Capitol riot. Most recently, Vice President Al Gore certified his own razor-thin loss to President George W. Bush in 2001, rejecting multiple objections by lawmakers on behalf of his own candidacy. In 1969, then-Vice President Hubert Humphrey skipped the certification of his loss to Nixon, instead attending the funeral of the UN secretary general.

Persons: CNN — Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Mike Pence, Harris, Pence, “, ” “, ”, —, Al Gore, George W, Bush, George H.W, Richard Nixon, John F, Nixon, Hubert Humphrey, CNN’s Wes Little Organizations: CNN, Democratic, White, Democratic National Committee

☆ How Trump is banking on 18th Century laws for his border and citizenship promises
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-04 | by ( John Fritze | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“Think of that: We had to go back to 1798,” Trump told a conservative gathering in Georgia days before the November election. Truman had sought to remove a German national and the appeal arrived at the Supreme Court three years after the end of World War II. Trump told CBS News in August that he would — “generally speaking” — not use the act to ban the mailing of abortion drugs. The Supreme Court dodged the issue in a related opinion in June that dealt with the Food and Drug Administration’s decades-old approval of the abortion pill mifepristone. The Supreme Court has generally deferred to the president’s judgment to invoke the law.

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☆ MicroStrategy trades like a meme stock these days. What investors need to know
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-04 | by ( Tanaya Macheel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Fueled by its five-year-old strategy of loading up on crypto, MicroStrategy, based in suburban Virginia outside Washington, soared 58% in November alone. MSTR 1Y mountain MicroStrategy, 1 year The combination of a sky-high stock price, surging popularity and a crypto-native cheering section on social media is leading some to question if MicroStrategy might really go the way of a meme stock —popular among retail investors on social media but risky and vulnerable to sharp downdrafts. Church of bitcoin Saylor, today the company's executive chairman, is a staunch bitcoin advocate and educator. But MicroStrategy has already lived through a bitcoin bear market – it dropped 74% in 2022 alongside bitcoin's 64% slump – and Saylor's bitcoin buying strategy survived it. Saylor has likened buying bitcoin to investing in Manhattan real estate, saying his company will "keep buying the top forever."

Persons: Michael Saylor, Invesco, Mark Palmer, Palmer, Michael Saylor's, bitcoin, –, MicroStrategy, there's, Alex Miller, Hiro, Benchmark's Palmer, Wainwright, That's, Saylor Organizations: Nasdaq, Benchmark Co, CNBC, bitcoin, bitcoin's, H.C, MicroStrategy Locations: bitcoin, Virginia, Washington, Bitcoin, Manhattan

☆ US vs. Chinese cruisers: China is building its top surface warship at breakneck speed, and it's a match for its US rival
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-04 | by ( Benjamin Brimelow | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Type 055 'Renhai'The commissioning of the first-in-class Nanchang in 2020 revealed China had launched one of the world's top surface combatants. ADEach Type 055, which NATO classifies as the Renhai-class, is fitted with 112 vertical launch system (VLS) cells, which launch missiles. The Type 055 is also brimming with modern radars, sensors, and other electronics. MC2 Malachi Lakey/US NavyThe size, armament, and mission of the Type 055 are often compared to the US Navy's Ticonderoga-class cruiser. MC2 Indra Beaufort/US NavyThe importance of the Ticonderoga and the Type 055 to their respective fleets is hard to overstate.

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☆ Opinion | Musk’s Misinformation About Tech Visas
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-03 | by ( Farah Stockman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Elon Musk and the other tech moguls fluttering around Donald Trump claim that Silicon Valley needs more H-1B visas to bring in foreign workers because there aren’t enough Americans studying science and tech. But what they don’t tell you is that for more than a decade, Americans working in the tech industry have been systematically laid off and replaced by cheaper H-1B visa holders. I discovered this in 2013 when I reported an investigative project for The Boston Globe about widespread fraud in and abuse of the H-1B visa program. At the time, three companies got the largest number of visas in the H-1B lottery: Infosys, Tata and Cognizant. The H-1B program worsens the very shortages it was supposed to address.

Persons: Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Musk Organizations: Boston Globe, Infosys, Tata Locations: India

☆ Regulatory clarity could drive bitcoin to $225,000 this year, says H.C. Wainwright
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-02 | by ( Tanaya Macheel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Regulatory clarity and institutional adoption could drive bitcoin this year to more than double its current price, according to H.C. Wainwright. The firm raised its price target on the flagship cryptocurrency to $225,000 from $145,000, it said in a note to investors Thursday, implying upside of more than 130%. The new price target implies a total market cap of $4.5 trillion, which would represent about 25% of the total market cap of gold, he added. "BTC price action has historically been highly correlated to global liquidity (as measured by M2), which has been on a downtrend since October," Colonnese said. Investors are hopeful that Congress will provide long awaited crypto-focused legislation, and any regulatory clarity could drive further investment in bitcoin from advisor allocations as well as public companies adding the crypto asset to their treasuries, according to H.C. Wainwright.

Persons: Wainwright, Mike Colonnese, Colonnese, Cynthia Lummis, Donald Trump, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: BTC Locations: U.S, Wyoming, bitcoin

☆ New laws for 2025: AI safeguards, legacy admissions and transgender health care
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-31 | by ( Isabella Ramirez | Isabella Ramirez Is A Politics Intern With Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

With the new year comes an array of new laws slated to take effect across the country throughout 2025 on issues like artificial intelligence, legacy college admissions and surgical care for transgender youth. Donovan — who specializes in privacy and data security — said that before 2020, there were few laws across the country addressing privacy except for online privacy laws in a handful of states. But now, the eight states with laws taking effect in 2025 join a growing list of 19 total states that have passed comprehensive privacy laws. Air travelers will be turned away at airport security checkpoints if they fail to present either identification that meets the Real ID Act’s enhanced standards or another acceptable alternative, such as a passport. Congress passed the Real ID Act in 2005 based on a recommendation from the 9/11 Commission.

Persons: Trump, Jennifer Gong, “, ”, Gershowitz, Michelle Hon Donovan, Duane Morris, Donovan —, —, ” Donovan, Gavin Newsom, Phil Ting, they’ve, Chris Sununu, Sununu, Chris Erchull, ” Erchull, Erchull Organizations: The Recording Academy, Illinois, Hollywood, Duane Morris LLP, Educational, Health, The University of California, Gov, NBC News, New, New Hampshire Gov, Defenders, Research, Harvard, of Public Health, Movement Advancement, Republicans, Department of Homeland Security, Real Locations: Illinois, California, United States, Delaware , Iowa , Nebraska , New Hampshire , New Jersey , Maryland, Minnesota, Tennessee, Nebraska, Maryland’s, New Hampshire, England, Chan, ” New Hampshire

☆ Sriram Krishnan's White House role stirred hope among Indian immigrants in Silicon Valley. Then came the backlash.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-31 | by ( Pranav Dixit | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Just before Christmas, Donald Trump announced that Sriram Krishnan, a first-generation Indian American, would serve as a senior White House policy advisor for AI. Krishnan's appointment comes with a unique resonance for those impacted by this system. Former Congressman Matt Gaetz, who was Trump's initial pick for attorney general, accused "tech bros" of engineering "an immigration policy." Advertisement"AI stands for artificial intelligence, not American Indian"Others remain skeptical about Krishnan's ability to influence immigration policy in his new role. The post appeared aimed at calming criticism from MAGA loyalists and quelling hope among some Indian immigrants that Krishnan's appointment would lead to immediate changes.

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☆ Jimmy Carter remembered for launching 1st Asian Pacific American Heritage Week
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-30 | by ( Kimmy Yam | Kimmy Yam Is A Reporter For Nbc Asian America. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

As the nation mourns the loss of Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at age 100, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders look back on the historic contribution the then-president made to the community. Following a push from several Asian American lawmakers, Carter, the country’s 39th president, signed a proclamation that designated May 4, 1979, as the start of Asian Pacific American Heritage Week. Decades later, the week would be extended, becoming the heritage month now celebrated annually. Daniel Inouye and Spark Matsunaga, both Democrats of Hawaii and fellow Asian Americans, followed suit, introducing sister legislation in the Senate. Mielke underscored that the national recognition from Carter wouldn’t have been possible without decades of work from Asian American and Pacific Islander advocates and legislators themselves, who had long championed the racial group.

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☆ What we know about funeral plans for former President Jimmy Carter
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-30 | by ( Michelle Shen | Nikki | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +21 min

Bettmann Archive/Getty Images Carter is held by his mother, Lillian, when he was just a month old. Hulton Archive/Getty Images Carter and President Gerald Ford debate domestic policy at the Walnut Street Theater in Philadelphia in September 1976. Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images Carter works at a construction site sponsored by the Jimmy Carter Work Project in Asan, South Korea, in 2001. Richard Lewis/The Elders/Getty Images Carter was interviewed for "The Presidents' Gatekeepers" project at the Carter Center in Atlanta in September 2011. Brian Kersey/Getty Images Carter talks about his cancer diagnosis during a news conference at the Carter Center in Atlanta in August 2015.

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☆ What the visa feud says about the coming Trump administration
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-30 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

And Trump defies patterns by acting on his gut and keeping opponents off-balance, so it would be risky to see the H1-B visa issue as a wider metaphor for how the administration will unfold. Musk’s zeal for defending H-1B visas appears to be a signal that he will not shirk from aggressively pushing his agenda when Trump is president. Trump opponents warn a MAGA civil war has broken outLiberal social media pundits delighted in highlighting a “civil war” in the MAGA movement. How long will Trump tolerate Musk’s capacity to dominate political debate in a way that only he can match? But a deeper reality may postpone a possible schism between Trump and Musk.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Elon Musk, MAGA, ”, Vivek Ramaswamy, Musk’s, Trump, Steve Bannon, Musk, he’s, I’ve, ” Trump, shirk, Joe Biden, Mike Johnson’s, who’ve, Trump’s, who’s Organizations: CNN, Elon, SpaceX, Tesla, America, Department of Government, GOP, Republicans, Trump, The New York, Liberal, Democratic Party, Republican Locations: America, Silicon, China, United States, South Africa, Washington, West

☆ This Elon Musk-driven fund beating 99% of peers since 2009 is up 15% in December alone
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-30 | by ( William Edwards | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Baron Partners Fund, managed by Ron Baron, has outperformed the market in December. AdvertisementHis Baron Partners Fund (BPTRX), which he co-manages with his son Michael Baron, was up 15% month-to-date as of December 24, while the broader market was flat. At the 31st Annual Baron Investment Conference on November 15, Baron said he remains uber-bullish on Tesla and SpaceX in the years ahead. Tesla and SpaceX are also top holdings in the Baron Focused Growth Fund (BFGIX) and the Baron WealthBuilder Fund (BWBFX). AdvertisementBeyond its returns this year, the Partners Fund has also performed impressively over the long term.

Persons: Ron Baron, Tesla, Michael Baron, Elon Musk, Baron, Musk, Baron WealthBuilder, It's Organizations: Baron Partners Fund, Elon, Partners Fund, SpaceX, Bloomberg, Baron Investment Conference, Baron, Associated Press, Arch Capital, Hyatt Hotels, Morningstar

☆ From Biden to Clinton: Jimmy Carter’s relationships with his modern successors
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-30 | by ( Betsy Klein | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Former President Jimmy Carter’s active post-presidency extended to relationships with his seven successors in the White House. “It was great to see President Carter. … They’re old friends.”Biden was indeed the first US senator to endorse Carter in his 1976 presidential bid, according to the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library. President Obama doesn’t. President Clinton did, and President George W. Bush, and H.W.

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Jimmy Carter dies at 100Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, has died at age 100. In 2002, Carter was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his human rights work around the world. President Jimmy Carter in Elk City, Okla., on March 24, 1979. Other coverage:179 people killed in plane crash at South Korea airportThe deadliest plane crash of the year has killed 179 people, with only two survivors. Multiple tornadoes and damaging storms hit the South over the last few days, killing at least four people.

Persons: Jimmy Carter, Carter, Rosalynn Carter, Vladimir Putin, Ilham Aliyev, Putin, Aliyev, Trump, MAGA, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Brandon Bell, Vivek Ramaswamy, X, “, ”, Nadav Shoshani, Donald Trump’s, William Tung, Justine Goode, Ariel Tunnell Organizations: Democrat, Bettmann, Getty, Boeing, Air, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, Tornado, NOAA, Kremlin, NBC, Sunday, Elon, New York Post, Trump, Republican Party, Gaza’s Health Ministry, Israeli Defense Forces, Foreign Affairs Ministry, Military, Vogue Locations: United States, Georgia, Iran, Elk City, Okla, Plains , Georgia, South Korea, Bangkok, Azerbaijan Russian, Azerbaijan, Russia, Moscow, Gaza, Israel, Connecticut

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