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☆ The DOJ wants Google to sell its Chrome browser. Here are the winners and losers if that happens.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Hugh Langley | Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The Justice Department on Wednesday asked the judge in its antitrust case against Google to force the company to sell its Chrome browser. "Advertisers would find competitors for their business, rather than needing to pay a dominant search engine." When you open Chrome and type something into the search bar at the top, these words are automatically transformed into a Google Search. And when there's an option for users, Google pays partners billions of dollars to set its search engine as the default. For instance, if most people click on the third result, Google's Search engine will likely adjust and rank that result higher in the future.

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Comcast announced a plan Wednesday to spin off most of its cable television networks into a separate publicly traded company. The new company will include the USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and the Golf Channel. Comcast will retain key NBCUniversal assets, including the NBC broadcast network, NBC News, NBC Sports, the streaming service Peacock, and the cable channel Bravo. The move comes as the traditional cable television bundle faces stiff economic headwinds, most notably the rise of cord-cutting and the shift to streaming alternatives. Matt Strauss will become chairman of the NBCUniversal Media Group.

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☆ Former Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai begins to testify in his national security trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

HONG KONG — Former Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai began testifying Wednesday in his landmark national security trial that is widely seen as a measure of press freedom and judicial independence in the Chinese territory. He is fighting charges of colluding with foreign forces to endanger national security and conspiring with others to issue seditious publications. Lai, 76, faces up to life in prison if convicted under a national security law imposed by Beijing. But critics say that promise has become threadbare under the rubric of maintaining national security. It added that judges remain independent and partial when handling national security cases.

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☆ Who is Cher's boyfriend Alexander Edwards? The 38-year-old music executive has a son with Amber Rose
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementCher is dating Alexander Edwards, a music executive and producer. Cher rose to fame alongside her first husband Sonny Bono, who was 11 years her senior. AdvertisementEdwards is a music-industry executive who has worked with Def Jam RecordsTyga and Alexander Edwards at the 2024 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. AdvertisementAs for his future plans, Edwards told Stoned Fox that he's also interested in acting. "Slash Electric Alexander Edwards.. the world is urs now," he wrote in the caption, per People.

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☆ Absences by Trump’s Senate pals help Democrats confirm Biden judges
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Tierney Sneed | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Trump earlier this month had urged Senate Republicans not to allow any judicial confirmations in the final weeks of the Biden administration while the upper chamber was under Democratic control. Since then, other judicial nominees have been able to clear pivotal votes because not enough Republicans were present to block them. Two of the missing Republicans, Sens. Several of the missing Republicans – which also included Sen. Marco Rubio, Trump’s pick for secretary of state – were back in the chamber Wednesday. Even if no other Biden-appointed judge is confirmed, Trump will start his second term with a number of openings that is fewer than half of that previous number.

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☆ ‘Manifest’ named word of the year by Cambridge Dictionary
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Cambridge Dictionary has put it out to the universe, naming “manifest” as its word of the year for 2024. “That in a way is setting that idea, that intention in the back of my mind,” she added. Taken from Latin and French, in English the word “manifest” originally meant “easily noticed or obvious” before it started to be used as a verb meaning “to show something clearly.”In the early 20th century it started to be used to mean “to make something happen by internalizing it, intentionally or unintentionally,” according to Cambridge Dictionary. “In 2024, the word manifest jumped from being mainly used in the self-help community and on social media to being mentioned widely across mainstream media,” it wrote. Earlier this month, Collins Dictionary named “brat” its word of the year, defining it as someone “characterized by a confident, independent, and hedonistic attitude.”

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☆ Social Security beneficiaries to soon receive notices revealing the size of their 2025 benefit checks
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Lorie Konish | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Westend61 | GettyA new 2.5% cost-of-living adjustmentIn 2025, retirement benefits will increase by about $50 per month, on average, according to the Social Security Administration. Medicare Part B premiums are often deducted directly from Social Security checks. Beneficiaries can also request to have Medicare Advantage or Part D premiums deducted from Social Security benefit payments, according to Mary Johnson, an independent Social Security and Medicare analyst. Income changes may prompt higher taxesSocial Security beneficiaries may request to have withholding for federal taxes deducted from their benefit payments. Social Security benefits are taxed on a formula called combined income — the sum of adjusted gross income, nontaxable interest and half of Social Security benefits.

Persons: Joe Elsasser, Mary Johnson, Jim Blair, Brian Vosberg Organizations: Getty, Social Security Administration, Social Security, Medicare, Centers, Services, Social, Premier Social Security Consulting, Security, Vosberg Wealth Management Locations: Glendora , California

☆ Marc Rowan is the visionary behind Apollo's private-credit boom. Here's what happens if he leaves for the Trump White House.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Alex Nicoll | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementApollo CEO Marc Rowan has transformed Apollo since he took over as CEO in 2021. Since Marc Rowan took over Apollo Global Management in 2021, he's transformed the firm — sending the stock skyrocketing. Representatives for Apollo didn't return a request for comment on Rowan's plans or the firm's succession plans. Rowan is Apollo's second CEO since the firm was founded in 1990. In a presentation to investors in October, Rowan unveiled plans to double down on the firm's lending business.

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☆ Democrats Split as Senate Rejects Bills to Block Weapons Transfers to Israel
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Karoun Demirjian | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Senate on Wednesday resoundingly rejected a series of three resolutions to block weapons transfers to Israel, but the move to curtail American support for the war in Gaza drew substantial support from Democrats, reflecting growing consternation in the party over the conflict. Seventeen Senate Democrats and two independents backed at least one of the measures, a display of deepening divisions over Israel’s conduct after 13 months of war and the deaths of tens of thousands of Palestinians. The measures were offered by Senator Bernie Sanders, independent of Vermont, who has been a vocal critic of Israel’s tactics in the war. He has also been a frequent critic of the Biden administration for continuing to support Israel militarily despite ample evidence of human rights violations in Gaza. In the days since the election, he has also argued that the administration’s Israel policy is partially to blame for the Democrats’ election losses.

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☆ Billy Bob Thornton on His Movie & TV Roles: 'Friday Night Lights,' 'Landman'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

But for his latest role starring in the Paramount+ drama "Landman," Thornton was tasked with a new, unique challenge: playing a version of himself. On ad-libbing his famous 'Friday Night Lights' speechThornton in "Friday Night Lights." Universal Pictures2004's "Friday Night Lights" is a beloved sports movie, and a big reason for that is the locker room speech your character, Coach Gary Caines, delivers. AdvertisementIn the pilot episode of "Landman," you film a scene at the high school football stadium in Odessa, Texas, where you filmed "Friday Night Lights." I ran into extras who were the children of extras on "Friday Night Lights."

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Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe, meanwhile, was unsuccessful in trying to set up a meeting with Trump this week. Bongino spent more than a decade in the Secret Service and individuals who worked with him praised him as a stellar agent. Engel told the committee he did not recall the conversation described by Hutchinson and said he didn’t recall Trump gesturing toward him. Ornato also told the committee he didn’t recall the story happening or telling it to Hutchinson. Ornato told Trump’s transition team he was not interested in the role of Secret Service director, a source familiar with the discussions told CNN.

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☆ Biden fades into the background at his final international summits: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

In today’s edition, White House correspondent Mike Memoli files a dispatch from Rio de Janeiro on President Joe Biden's final international summit. Biden fades into the background at his final international summitsBy Mike MemoliRIO DE JANEIRO — President Joe Biden’s final international summits almost certainly would have played out differently had the elections back home gone as he had hoped. But President-elect Donald Trump cast a long shadow over a seemingly humbled Biden as he bid farewell to his counterparts here. Read more → 🥊 Democrats’ next fight: Minnesota Democratic Party Chairman Ken Martin became the second candidate to jump into the race to lead the Democratic National Committee. Read more →Minnesota Democratic Party Chairman Ken Martin became the second candidate to jump into the race to lead the Democratic National Committee.

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Senate Democrats who pulled off victories even as President-elect Donald Trump won their states believe the Democratic Party can learn some lessons from their races as it grapples with losing control of Washington. Democrats still lost the Senate majority despite those victories, with Republicans flipping seats in Montana, Ohio and West Virginia. Democrats acknowledged Harris faced some headwinds in running a protracted campaign after taking over the ticket in late July. And while his party lost the White House, the House and the Senate, Schumer touted the Senate victories as more evidence that the party should be focused on the economy. Sometimes Democrats may be a little too solution-oriented, and people want to, first before you get to the solutions, hear empathy.

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Nebraska’s Dan Osborn is returning to work Tuesday as a steamfitter after his unsuccessful Senate run, but his political career isn’t over. Osborn, who ran as an independent, is launching a political action committee, called the Working Class Heroes Fund, to support working-class candidates of all parties. And he isn’t ruling out another run for office after his loss to GOP Sen. Deb Fischer. Osborn said his PAC will support candidates of any party, and he said he didn’t expect to have many policy litmus tests, apart from supporting campaign finance overhaul and rejecting corporate donations. His Senate campaign raised $7.9 million through mid-October, according to the latest campaign finance reports, and he said it ultimately raised more than $14 million.

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☆ Federal jobs are known for their stability. Now they could be in jeopardy as Musk pushes for deep spending cuts.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Tech: We're in the middle of a white-collar recession, and tech workers are shouldering much of it . We're in the middle of a white-collar recession, and tech workers . AdvertisementElon Musk's government efficiency commission has been tasked with cutting government spending, raising questions about the future of millions of jobs. Tech jobs are mired in a recession. White collar hiring is in a huge slump, and tech workers are some of the hardest hit .

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☆ With Elon Musk in tow, Trump eyes changes to government policies on AI and its risks
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Anna Cooban | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The Republican document said the executive order contained “radical leftwing ideas” that hindered innovation. The most advanced AI systems could, in the worst case, “pose an extinction-level threat to the human species,” the report said. A related document said AI systems could be used to implement “high-impact cyberattacks capable of crippling critical infrastructure,” among a litany of risks. However, he worries that a repeal of Biden’s executive order would spell the end of the US government’s AI Safety Institute. It is possible that that would be the subject of a future Trump executive order,” said Strait.

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☆ US recognizes Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez as president-elect
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Stefano Pozzebon | Jennifer Hansler | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The United States formally recognized Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez as the country’s president-elect following the disputed July 28 presidential election, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Tuesday on X. “The Venezuelan people spoke resoundingly on July 28 and made Edmundo Gonzalez the president-elect. “The Venezuelan people overwhelmingly and unequivocally expressed their desire for democratic change—the publicly available voting tally sheets say so,” they said. Gonzalez on Tuesday thanked the US for the move, saying: “We deeply appreciate the recognition of the sovereign will of all Venezuelans. The Venezuelan opposition collected and published hundreds of thousands of vote tallies receipts claiming Gonzalez won with more than 70% of the vote.

Persons: Edmundo Gonzalez, Antony Blinken, Gonzalez, Nicolas Maduro, ”, Edmundo González Urrutia, “, ” Gonzalez Organizations: CNN, United, State Department, Tuesday, Carter Center, UN Locations: United States, Venezuelan, Rio de Janeiro, Venezuela, Caracas, Spain

☆ Pay first, deliver later: Some women are being asked to prepay for their baby
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Renuka Rayasam | Kff Health News | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“So, I paid it.”On online baby message boards and other social media forums, pregnant women say they are being asked by their providers to pay out-of-pocket fees earlier than expected. In some cases, they may cause women to forgo prenatal care altogether, especially in places where few other maternity care options exist. When a pregnancy ends, OB-GYNs typically file a single insurance claim for routine prenatal care, labor, delivery, and, often, postpartum care. In addition, many people are opting for high-deductible health insurance plans, leaving them to shoulder a larger share of the costs. Of the 100 million U.S. people with health care debt, 12% attribute at least some of it to maternity care, according to a 2022 KFF poll.

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☆ The stock market could be a $50 trillion guardrail on Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Yet there is another force that could deter Trump from some of his most extreme instincts: the $50 trillion US stock market. A view of the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street on November 13 in New York City. A view of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Wall Street November 13, 2024, in New York City. Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images“There is zero chance that he will take personally any negative feedback from the stock market,” said Sonnenfeld. While the stock market initially celebrated the election results, the bond market did not.

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☆ We got engaged, and then decided marriage isn't for us. We're staying together the Goldie Hawn-and-Kurt Russell way.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Julia Pugachevsky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A few years into being engaged, they decided against marriage but stayed together. Uthe, an entrepreneur, said the risk of divorce made her worried about the future of her business. While we both respect marriage, we ultimately decided it wasn't for us. It's made us firmer in our decision to stay together without marriage; we don't believe in pushing ourselves toward something we don't want. AdvertisementWe tell people we're like Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell, who have been together for 40 years but never married.

Persons: Adrienne Uthe, Eric, Bumble, I've, who's, doesn't, we've, It's, Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, I'm Locations: Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, Utah

☆ I'm 76 and raising my 3 grandsons. This is not what I thought retirement would look like.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Jane Ridley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementPhyllis Cavone, 76, and her 75-year-old husband are raising their three teenage grandsons. My husband, Francis, 75, and I pride ourselves on taking them to as many games and training sessions as we can. The mom said Christopher's older brother, Francis, 17, met them at the practice. When we were younger, we didn't think our retirement would look anything like it does now. AdvertisementCavone's baseball fan grandsons, Christopher, 13, Dominic, 15, and Francis, 17, when they were younger.

Persons: Phyllis Cavone, Cavone, it's, Francis, Christopher, Dominic, curveballs, — Organizations: Business Locations: Orlando, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Florida

☆ Rare silver coin struck before the American Revolution sets auction record
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —An American silver coin dating back to the 17th century, before the United States was founded, has sold for a record-breaking $2.52 million at auction, eight years after it was discovered in an old cabinet in Amsterdam. The threepence coin was struck in 1652 in Boston just weeks after the first mint in the then-British colony had opened, according to a statement released Monday by Stack’s Bowers Galleries, which handled the sale. This was a threepence coin, as shown by the Roman numerals on one side of it. A rare 1794 silver dollar believed to be one of the first – if not the first – made by the US mint sold for $10 million in 2013. Meanwhile, a rare 1933 “Double Eagle” coin, one of the last gold coins ever struck for circulation in the US, sold for $18.9 million in 2021.

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☆ RFK Jr. is Trump's pick to lead HHS — here's what he could do with that power
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +13 min

Kennedy will likely have some influence over who the president-elect chooses for those roles, health policy experts said. Ultimately, Kennedy's influence over immunization policy could lead to an increase in diseases preventable by vaccines, several health policy experts told CNBC. Investors are already bracing for a crackdown on food policy, with shares of processed food companies, such as Pepsi and Coca-Cola , falling on Friday. Seigerman said "there is little precedent in recent history for HHS policy dictating or affecting FDA regulation or approval of drugs." In 2023, pharmaceutical companies spent nearly $3 billion on advertising for the 10 most promoted drugs.

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☆ Doubts mount over Britain’s ambitious growth plans — with warnings of further tax rises possible
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A higher economic growth rate could theoretically boost the government's tax take without the need to raise taxes further, because overall revenues would be higher. The OBR now expects U.K. real GDP growth of 1.1% in 2024, followed by expansion of 2% in 2025, before falling to 1.5%. The Labour government did not immediately respond to CNBC's request for comment on further possible tax changes. 'Desperate' growth ratesThe U.K. economy barely grew in the third quarter, eking out a less-than-expected 0.1% expansion, data from the Office for National Statistics showed Friday. We've had 1% growth, or around 1% growth now since the Financial Crisis.

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