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☆ Best Podcasts of 2023: Amy Poehler, ‘Heavyweight,’ Willa Paskin
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Reggie Ugwu | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

As always, consider this list not an objective ranking but a kind of tip sheet — more Michelin Guide than the World’s 50 Best Restaurants. Casual and avid podcast listeners alike should come away with a clear sense of what the medium can do. ‘Decoder Ring’Willa Paskin’s deep-dive investigations into questions you never thought to ask (Is Parmesan cheese “authentic” Italian? In its fifth year, “Decoder Ring” was as unpredictable (does parking infrastructure count as “culture”? (Listen to “Decoder” Ring from Slate.)

Persons: Phoebe Judge, Lauren Spohrer, Aretha Franklin, Willa Paskin’s, —, Mike Hixenbaugh, Antonia Hylton’s, “, Hylton Organizations: Michelin, —, Criminal, Vox, Slate, Christian, NBC News Locations: Italian, Yellowstone Park, Dallas, Hixenbaugh

The world also said goodbye to former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who died Nov. 29. Political Cartoons View All 1277 ImagesAnother political figure who died this year was former U.S. first lady Rosalynn Carter, who died Nov. 19. Among the entertainers who left the world this year was singer Tina Turner, who died May 24. Here is a roll call of some influential figures who died in 2023 (cause of death cited for younger people, if available):___JANUARY___Fred White, 67. A Hall of Fame forward who helped the Chicago Blackhawks win the 1961 Stanley Cup Final.

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Trump, Diamond, Constantine, Jan, Tatjana Patitz, George Michael’s, Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis Presley, Robbie Knievel, Evel Knievel, Ray Cordeiro, Elmo, Cookie, Gina Lollobrigida, Chris Ford, Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young, Cindy Williams, Shirley, “ Laverne, Billy Packer, Sylvia Syms, Alex ”, Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield, “ Papa, Rollin ’ Stone, Tom Verlaine, Patti Smith, Bobby Hull, Paco Rabanne, Harry Whittington, Dick Cheney, Hsing Yun, ”, San Jose ”, Carlos Saura, Spain’s, Hugh Hudson, Oscar, “ Greystroke, Hans Modrow, David Jude Jolicoeur, Huey “, ” Smith, Little Richard, Lloyd Price, “, Leiji Matsumoto, Yamato ”, Tim McCarver, Stella Stevens, Jerry Lewis’s, John Munch, Ahmed Qureia, Betty Boothroyd, Ricou Browning, Gill, Gérard Latortue, Fontaine, Barbara Everitt Bryant, Ryan ”, Kenzaburo Oe, Judy Heumann, Gary Rossington, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Georgina Beyer, Traute Lafrenz, Rose, Peterson Zah, Tevye, Robert Blake, Jiang Yanyong, Bud Grant, Dick Fosbury, Pat Schroeder, Gloria Bosman, Jacqueline Gold, Britain’s Ann Summers, John Wick ”, John Jenrette, Juana La, Willis Reed, Darcelle, Paul O’Grady, Lily Savage, Emperor ”, Hedda Kleinfeld Schachter, Margaret Thatcher, Ben Ferencz, Nuremberg, Elisabeth Kopp, Michael Lerner, Jack Lipnick, “ Barton Fink, Bugsy Calhoun, Anne Perry, Thomas Pitt, William Monk, Al Jaffee, magazine’s, Charles Stanley, Richard Riordan, Todd Haimes, Tony Awards, Barry Humphries, Tony, Dame Edna Everage, Len Goodman, Carolyn Bryant Donham, Emmett Till, LeRoy “ Lee ” Carhart, Larry “, ___ Gordon Lightfoot, Tori Bowie, Vida, Grace Bumbry, Rock ”, Ovelha, Denny Crum, Heather Armstrong, Bobbie Spencer, Rolf Harris, Kenneth Anger, Doyle Brunson, Jim Brown, Timothy Keller, Andy Rourke, Ray Stevenson, Thor ”, Ed Ames, George Maharis, Carroll Cooley, Miranda, John Beasley, Kaija, George Winston, Ipanema ”, Robert Hanssen, Richard Snyder, Simon & Schuster, Françoise Gilot, Pablo Picasso —, Pat Robertson, Theodore “ Ted ” Kaczynski, Roger Payne, 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Buthelezi, Roy Kidd, Eno Ichikawa, Michael McGrath, Fernando Botero, Giorgio Napolitano, Matteo Messina Denaro, Michael Gambon, Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter ”, Mankombu Sambasivan, Saad Eddin Ibrahim, Hosni Mubarak, Tim Wakefield, Dick Butkus, Michael Chiarello, Michael Chiarello ”, Masters, Burt Young, Paulie, Sylvester Stallone, Hughes Van Ellis, Kevin Phillips, Louise Meriwether, Mark Goddard, Major Don West, Rudolph Isley, Isley, unblinking, Piper Laurie, Chrissy Snow, Bobby Charlton, Bishan Bedi, Richard Moll, Xi Jinping, Wu Zunyou, Chandler Bing, Ken Mattingly, Bob Knight, Frank Borman, Steve Norton, Don Walsh, Mariana Trench, Terry R, Taylor, Daisaku Ikeda, Herbie Hancock, Bobby Ussery, George “ Funky ” Brown, Joanna ”, Marty Krofft, Pufnstuf, Donny, Marie ”, Terry Venables, Tim Dorsey, Serge A, Frances Sternhagen, ” “, Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, Gerald Ford, Shane MacGowan, Bernard McGhee Organizations: Wagner Group, Russian, White House, U.S, Supreme, United Nations, Greek Foreign, Republican, Hong, Boston Celtics, NBA, NBC, CBS, Television, Fame, Chicago Blackhawks, ”, New, of Fame, Louis Cardinals, “, Palestinian, Israel, South Dakota Democrat, Arab, Arab American U.S, Britain’s, Commons, . 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☆ Liz Cheney warns that Trump won't leave office if he's elected to a second term and says voting for him 'may mean the last election that you ever get to vote in'
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Liz Cheney said former President Trump has already tried to remain in office and would do so again. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . "I think that's a real problem, and I think that the challenge is to make sure that those people understand and recognize that a Trump vote is not acceptable," she said. "[T]hat choice can never be Donald Trump because a vote for Donald Trump may mean the last election that you ever get to vote in." Cheney sought renomination as the GOP nominee for her at-large seat in August 2022, but lost the primary to now-Rep. Harriet Hageman.

Persons: Liz Cheney, Trump, Cheney's, —, Donald Trump, Savannah Guthrie, He's, Cheney, needling, Kevin McCarthy, California —, Adam Kinzinger, Joe Biden's, Harriet Hageman Organizations: Service, GOP, House Republican Conference, Capitol, Republican, Rep Locations: NBC's, Wyoming, United States

☆ Israel-Hamas War U.S. Pushes Israel and Hamas to Restart Talks
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Andrés R. Martínez | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

Israel has since resumed its attacks on Hamas, and Mr. Kirby urged it to avoid civilian casualties, while crediting its forces with making efforts to do so. “He’s so naïve; I mean I just lost all confidence in this guy,” Mr. Graham said. “Secretary Austin is telling Israel things that are impossible to achieve.”Mr. Graham said his solution to the hostage impasse would be to threaten Iran, the sponsor of Hamas. “I would go to Iran and say listen, you need to tell Hamas to let these hostages go,” he said. “Qatar has said that Hamas is still at the table,” she said, referring to the Persian Gulf emirate that has served as the intermediary for the talks.

Persons: Israel, “, John F, ”, Kirby, Osama Hamdan, There’s, Biden, Biden’s, Lindsey Graham, Lloyd J, Austin III, Austin, ” Mr, Graham, Mr, Al Qaeda, Pramila Jayapal, Jayapal, ” Hwaida Saad Organizations: Kirby, White House National Security Council, Press, Hamas, Republican, West Bank, CNN’s, Union, “ Locations: Gaza, Jerusalem, U.S, Lebanon, Israel, South Carolina, CNN’s “ State, Iraq, Al, we’d, Iran, Washington, United States, Qatar, Persian, “ Israel

The political branch of the powerful Koch network is facing scrutiny as operatives chafe against a decision to endorse Nikki Haley for president that many see as out of step with their values. A day later, Maidment was "terminated" from the organization, he said, and he told NBC News that he is not the only one within the Koch-backed group who is disappointed in the Haley endorsement. As the group started to see public criticism from those with ties to AFP, Seidel sent some AFP leaders an email about the overall response. "Some of you may have seen some recent public posts from some colleagues who disagree with AFP Action's endorsement," Seidel wrote in the email. If Trump feels Koch moved the needle for Haley, he'll have more interest in working with them.

Persons: Nikki Haley, Koch, —, Chris Maidment, Haley, Maidment, Mark Lucas, Donald Trump, Trump, Lucas, Ron DeSantis, Emily Seidel, Seidel, Mark Holden, Marc Short, Mike Pence, he'll, I'm, Jamie Dimon Organizations: U.S, United, Prosperity's, PAC, GOP, Prosperity, NBC News, Koch, AFP, Trump, White, NBC Locations: Hooksett , New Hampshire, U.S, New Hampshire, Iowa, Cedar Rapids, Florida, AFP

☆ Trump says he was 'angry' and 'eating too much' after January 6, pushing back on Liz Cheney's claims that McCarthy visited him at Mar-a-Lago because he wasn't eating
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Donald Trump pushed back against claims made by Liz Cheney about his well-being after Jan. 6, 2021. In a Truth Social post, Trump rejected any notion that he wasn't eating after leaving the White House. Trump in the post said he was "angry" and was actually "eating too much" at the time. "They're really worried," McCarthy told Cheney, who at the time was the chair of the House Republican Conference. "Yeah, he's really depressed," McCarthy added, according to the book.

Persons: Donald Trump, Liz Cheney, Trump, —, Kevin McCarthy, Keven McCarthy, Cheney, Harriet Hageman, McCarthy, Kevin, They're, Joe Biden Organizations: White, Trump, Service, Capitol, Social, Mar, Republican Party, GOP, House Republican Conference, Trump White House Locations: Wyoming, South Florida

☆ What if It's Not Biden vs. Trump?
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Leslie Picker | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

If the last few years have taught CFOs anything, it is to anticipate all possibilities — including the highly unlikely. In his signature style, NBC News National Political Correspondent Steve Kornacki talks about the contentious races, the polls and one of the most consequential elections of our time.

Persons: Steve Kornacki Organizations: NBC, National Political

☆ L.A. poultry firm hired kids as young as 14 to work with sharp knives, Labor Dept. says
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Laura Strickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

"The Exclusive Poultry and owner Tony Bran willfully withheld workers' hard-earned wages, endangered young workers and retaliated against employees to conceal their wrongdoing," said Jessica Looman, administrator of the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division. Labor investigators repeatedly went to the company's poultry processing locations and said in affidavits they saw young workers they estimated were 14 to 17 years of age, but the workers refused to talk and would run from them. The Labor Department told NBC News it subsequently confirmed that some of the workers were as young as 14. Workers allegedly told investigators that minors who worked at the company were hidden in closets and bathrooms when the investigators arrived so they would not be found. In fall 2022, the department found more than 100 children, some as young as 13, cleaning slaughterhouses for a Midwestern firm.

Persons: Tony Bran, Jessica Looman, Anthony McClaren, McClaren, Bran, Biden Organizations: Labor Department, Aldi, Ralphs, Kroger, Labor, NBC, NBC News, Department of Labor, Workers Locations: Los Angeles

☆ Opinion: The deeply unsettling reason that explains Trump’s attacks on Obamacare
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Dean Obeidallah | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

First, he believes going after the signature achievement of President Obama plays well with his base. But there’s another, deeply unsettling possible motive: A racial component may be at play in Trump’s attacks on the legacy of the first Black president. Trump sought to undermine President Obama starting with his 2011 racist and false “birther campaign” seeking to cast Obama as an illegitimate president. And of course, it’s hard to forget the 2011 White House Correspondents Association Dinner, where Obama comically embarrassed Trump. After all, he had four years in the White House to do that.

Persons: Dean Obeidallah, Donald Trump, Dean Obeidallah CNN Trump, ” Trump, Obamacare, Trump, Trump’s, Obama, —, MAGA, supremacists, America’s, ”, Michael Luttig, Donald J Organizations: CNN, Affordable, GOP, ACA, Republicans, Obamacare, NBC’s, Ivy League, Columbia University, Harvard Law, White House, Trump Locations: Obamacare, America, Iowa

Ron DeSantis, who campaigned at the Iowa State Fair this year, faces turmoil at a super PAC that supports his presidential run. “We’re going to win Iowa,” the Florida governor said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” program. DeSantis drew a burst of much-needed media attention last week for his feisty televised debate with California Democratic Gov. GOP presidential candidate Ron DeSantis, in red tie, drew a surge in attention last week for his debate with California Democratic Gov. On Saturday, DeSantis completed his tour of all 99 Iowa counties.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Sergio Flores, Nikki Haley, Donald Trump, “ We’re, “ It’s, ” DeSantis, Haley, Trump, Chris Christie, Vivek Ramaswamy, DeSantis, Gavin Newsom, Chris Jankowski, Kristin Davison Organizations: Florida Gov, The Wall, Journal, Republican, Press, United Nations, Former New Jersey Gov, CBS, Republican National, California Democratic, GOP, Fox News Channel, Zuma Press Locations: Florida, Iowa, Journal NEWTON , Iowa, South Carolina, Alabama

Talks between Israel and Hamas to hand over hostages held in Gaza in return for a pause in fighting there have stalled, a senior U.S. official said Sunday, while Israeli forces step up attacks and direct Palestinians in the enclave to move into a narrower strip of land. “The negotiations have stopped. That said, what hasn’t stopped is our own involvement, trying to get those back on track. …We would like that to happen today,” National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told NBC. He blamed Hamas for failing to provide a fresh list of civilian women and children to be released.

Persons: hasn’t, John Kirby Organizations: National Security, NBC Locations: Israel, Gaza, U.S

☆ DeSantis Says He Would Pass a Bill to ‘Supersede’ Obamacare
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-03 | by ( Maggie Astor | More About Maggie Astor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Ron DeSantis of Florida said on Sunday that, if elected president, he would pursue legislation that would “supersede” the Affordable Care Act, echoing former President Donald J. Trump’s comments, which Democrats seized upon last week. “We’re going to look at the big institutions that are causing prices to be high — big pharma, big insurance and big government — but it’s going to need to be where you have a reform package that’s going to be put in place,” he said. “Obamacare promised lower premiums. After President Biden’s campaign denounced the statement, Mr. Trump wrote: “I don’t want to terminate Obamacare, I want to REPLACE IT with MUCH BETTER HEALTHCARE. Obamacare Sucks!!

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Donald J, Mr, DeSantis, ”, Trump’s, “ We’re, “ Obamacare, Trump, Biden’s Organizations: Affordable, Press, pharma Locations: Florida

☆ A harrowing video shows decomposing babies in a Gaza hospital after they had to be abandoned amid Israeli attacks, say reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-03 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A video shows abandoned dead babies inside a Gaza hospital's pediatric ICU unit. Al-Nasr Children's Hospital was evacuated several weeks ago amid Israeli attacks. AdvertisementA harrowing video shows abandoned dead babies inside a Gaza hospital's pediatric ICU unit weeks after it was evacuated due to Israeli attacks. In the video, journalist Mohammed Baalousha, with the Emirati TV channel Al-Mashhad, gained access to Al-Nasr Children's Hospital in Gaza City. AdvertisementThe video was filmed about two weeks after the hospital was evacuated amid the ground invasion of Gaza by Israeli forces.

Persons: Nasr Children's, —, Mohammed Baalousha, Nasr, Baalousha, Dr, Mustafa Al, Kahlot, Al Organizations: Service, Nasr Children's, NBC News, NBC, Nasr Children's Hospital Locations: Gaza, Mashhad, Gaza City, Al, Nasr, Israel

The U.S. government is making an intense effort to persuade Israel and Hamas to resume negotiations so they can once again pause hostilities and exchange more prisoners for hostages, a White House spokesman said on Sunday. Israel has since resumed its assault on Hamas, and Mr. Kirby urged it to avoid civilian casualties, while crediting its forces with making efforts to do so. “He’s so naïve; I mean I just lost all confidence in this guy,” Mr. Graham said. “I would go to Iran and say listen, you need to tell Hamas to let these hostages go,” he said. “We should have conditions on military aid in the same way that we do for every other country.”While the White House blamed Hamas for the breakdown in hostage talks, Ms. Jayapal faulted Israel.

Persons: Israel, “, John F, ”, Kirby, There’s, Biden, Biden’s, Lindsey Graham, Lloyd J, Austin III, Austin, ” Mr, Graham, Mr, Al Qaeda, Pramila Jayapal, Jayapal Organizations: Kirby, White House National Security Council, Press, Hamas, Republican, West Bank, CNN’s, Union, “ Locations: Gaza, Israel, South Carolina, CNN’s “ State, Iraq, Al, we’d, Iran, Washington, United States, Qatar, Persian, “ Israel

☆ DeSantis says he will replace Obamacare with a ‘better plan,’ cautions House GOP on Biden impeachment inquiry
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-03 | by ( Kit Maher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

At a stop in Sioux City, Iowa, on Saturday, DeSantis dismissed Trump’s renewed focus on repealing Obamacare. The resurrection of the health care battle has given Democrats fresh political ammo, and the Biden campaign quickly seized on Trump’s threats. The campaign also released an ad focused on health care and prescription drug costs, attempting to draw a sharp contrast with Trump. … We’re gonna have a comprehensive plan to lower costs, and yes, Obamacare hasn’t done it, so we’ll transcend Obamacare,” DeSantis told Fox Carolina. On Saturday, House Speaker Mike Johnson said he believes he has the votes to launch a formal impeachment inquiry into Biden.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, “, Obamacare, ”, ” DeSantis, Donald Trump, DeSantis, Trump’s, “ Didn’t, Nancy Pelosi, Roy Cooper, Trump, We’re, Joe Biden, Mike Johnson, they’ve, “ We’re, CNN’s Kristen Holmes, Alayna Treene, Kate Sullivan Organizations: CNN, Florida Gov, Affordable, Republican, GOP, Trump, Republicans, Biden, North Carolina Democratic Gov, Press, Fox Locations: Sioux City , Iowa, Florida, Fox Carolina, Iowa

☆ Emma Stone met her husband when she appeared on 'Saturday Night Live' in 2016. Here's a complete timeline of their relationship.
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-03 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Emma Stone has been married to husband Dave McCary since 2020. The couple met in 2016 on "Saturday Night Live," where McCary worked as a writer and director. December 2016: Emma Stone hosts "SNL" for the third time and meets director Dave McCaryEmma Stone during her "Saturday Night Live" monologue on December 3, 2016. According to People , it was during the filming of this sketch that Stone met McCary, who had been working as a segment director for the show since 2013. "Emma Stone gives a second life to a white dress specially designed for her wedding after-party."

Persons: Emma Stone, Dave McCary, McCary, —, I've, Lorne Michaels, Stone, Dave McCary Emma Stone, Will Heath, Price, McCarys, Kyle Mooney, Andrew Garfield, Matt Thomas, Kevork Djansezian, it's, Louis Vuitton, Stephane Cardinale, Corbis, Drew Barrymore, Emma, Dave, Louise Jean McCary, Jean Louise, Stowearsars, Dimitrios Kambouris Organizations: Service, NBC, SNL, NBCU, Boys, Citi Field, San Diego Padres, Getty, Staples Center, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Clippers, SAG, Stone, Academy, Country, Louis, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Met Museum, Vogue

☆ False claims dead Palestinian baby was 'a doll' go viral on social media in the Israel-Hamas disinformation war
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-03 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

False claims that the body of a five-month-old Palestinian baby, was "a doll" went viral. The Jerusalem Post, a leading Israeli news outlet, removed and retracted its article about the "doll." Photojournalist Ali Jadallah posted an Instagram story, writing: "I shared the name of this baby, and still Israeli media are claiming he is a doll. In a statement on X, The Jerusalem Post said: "The article in question did not meet our editorial standards and was thus removed. AdvertisementUpdate: Jerusalem Post has now fully deleted the article off of their website and all associated social media posts.

Persons: —, Ali Jadallah, Muhammad Hani Al, Attia, Attia Abu Amra, Deir, Muhammad, Ben Goggin, Shayan, Sardarizadeh Organizations: Service, Getty, Hospital, Reuters, NBC's, Jerusalem Post, BBC Locations: Jerusalem, Israel, Gaza, Aqsa, Deir Al, Balah

☆ Ron DeSantis on Iowa: 'We're going to win the caucus'
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Scott Bland | Scott Bland Is A Senior Politics Editor In The Nbc News Political Unit. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Ron DeSantis deflected questions about what he will do if he fails to get a strong result in the Iowa caucuses, pledging to win the Jan. 15 GOP presidential contest in an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press." DeSantis has thrown resources into the state to compete with both Republican frontrunner Donald Trump and Nikki Haley, who tied DeSantis for second in Iowa in the most recent NBC News/Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll. Asked by "Meet the Press" moderator Kristen Welker if he would drop out of the 2024 presidential race if he didn't finish first or second in Iowa, DeSantis said, "Well, we're going to win the caucus." "We’re going to win Iowa," DeSantis continued. The full interview with DeSantis will air Sunday on "Meet the Press."

Persons: Ron DeSantis, NBC’s “, DeSantis, Donald Trump, Nikki Haley, Kristen Welker, Joe Biden, I’ll Organizations: Florida Gov, GOP, Press, NBC, Des Moines Register, Iowa, Trump, Republican, DeSantis Locations: Florida, Iowa

☆ Trump is picking a dumb fight that could cost him dearly
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Because once again, we are talking about repealing Obamacare. AdvertisementAs a result, Trump has handed President Joe Biden a potent gift at a critical time. Despite over a decade of promises of "repealing and replacing" Obamacare, Republicans have never agreed on how to replace the law. AdvertisementIn reigniting the repeal debate, Trump has also opened up the playbook for the Biden White House. Unlike typical Republicans, Trump professes an aversion to cutting Social Security and Medicare (even if the actual reality isn't the same.)

Persons: Donald Trump, Biden, —, Trump, Joe Biden, it's, Jody, Ron DeSantis, Kim Reynolds hasn't, Obamacare, Trump's Organizations: Obamacare, Service, Wall, Hamas, NBC, Republicans, Florida Gov, Iowa Gov, GOP, Politico, Biden White House, Social Security, Medicare, White Locations: Nevada, Florida

☆ Fans think Jack Antonoff spilled some scorching tea about Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn's split
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementSwifties think Jack Antonoff spilled some tea about Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn's split. “taylor swift wrote you’re losing me in 2021” pic.twitter.com/zX0NzbvF7c — emma (@emalee731) November 30, 2023Another added: "Sorry, can't talk. Taylor Swift wrote You're Losing Me on December 5, 2021." Taylor Swift wrote You’re Losing Me on December 5, 2021. Following her split with Alwyn, Swift was linked to "The 1975" frontman Matty Healy before spending time with Kelce.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff, Joe Alwyn, —, Joe Alwyn's, Swift, Travis Kelce, Alwyn, Christopher Polk, taylor, Antonoff, Alwyn —, Alwyn's, Swifties, Jennifer Lawrence, “ taylor, ”, zX0NzbvF7c, emma, @emalee731, — Alex Goldschmidt, @alexandergold, joe alwyn Organizations: Service, NFL, NBC, NBCU, . Pop Base, Entertainment

☆ Ron DeSantis is running the Iowa playbook — and hoping that’s what still counts
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Alec Hernández | Bianca Seward | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Ron DeSantis' campaign is announcing the completion of a longtime campaign pledge Saturday: touring all of Iowa's 99 counties, a milestone for a campaign that has devoted significant resources to the first-in-the-nation contest. On paper, DeSantis has made significant strides in running a traditionally successful Iowa campaign, racking up influential endorsements and dedicating significant time, personnel and financial resources to the state. And while the DeSantis campaign, with significant super PAC help, has stayed focused on Iowa, it remains unclear just what the traditional Iowa playbook counts for in this unusual modern campaign against Trump. "Winning an Iowa caucus requires a strong combination of outworking and out-organizing the competition and that's been the Ron DeSantis model. Inside the sprint to the caucusesStill, the DeSantis playbook in Iowa hardly stops at the "Full Grassley."

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Scott Olson, Sen, Chuck Grassley, Donald Trump, Nikki Haley, DeSantis, haven't, Biden, Sparks, Newsom, Trump, Former Pennsylvania Sen, Rick Santorum, Texas Sen, Ted Cruz, Mike Huckabee, Santorum, Michele Bachmann, Ryan Binkley, Red Oak, Iowa Sen, Joni Ernst, —, Grassley, Andrew Romeo, that's, Kim Reynolds, Bob Vander Plaats, Reynolds, Vander, Iowans, Haley, Joe Biden, She's, Olivia Perez, David Hansen, Hansen, Tim Scott Organizations: Florida, Machine, Getty, Florida Gov, United Nations, Iowa, NBC, White, Trump, Presidential, Former Pennsylvania, Republican, NBC News, Des Moines Register, Prosperity, Waterloo Locations: Davenport , Iowa, Newton , Iowa, Florida, Arizona, Iowa, Former, Texas, Iowa's, Wright, Des Moines, Red, New Hampshire, Iowa , New Hampshire, South Carolina, Ron DeSantis ' Iowa, Midwest, Plainfield

☆ Behind the Scenes of the Most Spectacular Show On TV
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Jody Rosen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

On the possession that followed the Lions’ touchdown, the Chiefs stalled, punting with 5:07 left. And then drama turned to farce, as Mahomes’s receivers let him down and penalties pushed the Chiefs backward. Mahomes took the snap, rolled left and launched a throw that arced across the line to gain, reaching the fingertips of the receiver Skyy Moore, who couldn’t clasp it. On the air, Tirico said: “The Detroit Lions are right there.” In the truck, Hyland’s pronouncement was less circumspect. One measure of the success of “Sunday Night Football” is how “Sunday Night Football”-ish the competing broadcasts are looking.

Persons: ” Collinsworth, Campbell, Tirico, “, Jawaan Taylor, Skycam, Hyland, Esocoff, ”, Mahomes, Skyy Moore, Chiefs weren’t, Gaudelli, “ There’s, Tom Brady, Peyton, Eli, refigures Organizations: Lions, Chiefs, “, NBC, doleful Chiefs, Detroit Lions, CBS, Fox, Fox Sports, bros, NFL Locations: Detroit

☆ A man was arrested for plotting a 'mass casualty' attack at Elon Musk's Cybertruck launch event, reports say
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A 28-year-old man was arrested for planning an attack at Tesla's delivery event in Austin. After his arrest, he said: "I was going to shoot up Elon Musk and the plant," local news reported. AdvertisementA Florida man was arrested this week after he was alleged to have planned a "mass casualty event" at Tesla's Cybertruck promotional event on Thursday. Advertisement"I was going to shoot up Elon Musk and the plant," he reportedly said. When taken into custody Overeem said he believed Elon Musk and Shivon Zilis, a Neuralink director and the mother of twins with Musk, were watching him, CBS Austin added.

Persons: Tesla, Elon Musk, —, Paul Ryan Overeem, Overeem, Polly Thompson, haven't, CBS Austin, Musk Organizations: Service, Tesla, Austin ., NBC, CBS, Travis, Police Department Locations: Austin, Florida, Texas, Travis

☆ Russia-Ukraine war: Putin orders Russian army to add 170,000 troops
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Christian Edwards | Yulia Kesaieva | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the country’s military to increase its number of troops by 170,000, as Moscow’s war in Ukraine enters its 22nd month. The increase would take the overall number of Russian military personnel to more than 2.2 million, including 1.32 million troops, according to the decree published by the Kremlin Friday. In August 2022, Putin ordered an increase of 137,000 troops by January 1, 2023, which put the military’s staffing at just over 2 million personnel, including 1.15 million troops. In September 2022, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said 5,937 troops had been killed in the war. Putin’s latest decree comes as Russia’s war in Ukraine is set to enter its second winter, with both sides suffering heavy losses without making significant gains on the battlefield.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Russia’s, Putin, recriminations, Dmitry Medvedev, Gavriil, Sergei Shoigu, Putin’s, Valery Zaluzhny, Volodomyr Zelensky Organizations: CNN, NATO, Russia’s Security, Victory, Nazi, Sputnik, Russian, United, Economist, NBC Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Moscow, Soviet, Nazi Germany, United Kingdom

☆ 'Embarrassed' Olympic gold medal swimmer Klete Keller avoids prison in January 6 Capitol riot sentencing
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Olympic swimmer Klete Keller avoided prison for his role in the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021. The gold medal winner stormed the Capitol and shouted profanities about Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer. Prosecutors asked for a prison term, but he was sentenced to probation and home detention instead. AdvertisementKlete Keller, an Olympic swimmer and gold medallist, was spared jail during his sentencing for his involvement in the 2021 Capitol attack. Video footage taken during the attack shows Keller inside the Capitol shouting obscenities about Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer.

Persons: Klete Keller, profanities, Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, —, Keller, Donald Trump, Joe Biden's, Klete Derik Keller, Richard Leon Organizations: Capitol, Prosecutors, Service, BBC, NBC, US, ABC

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