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☆ Ceasefire brings ‘unusual’ calm for northern Israelis, but fears of Hezbollah threats persist
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Jeremy Diamond | Mike Schwartz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN visited the border town of Shtula on Wednesday just hours after the ceasefire took effect. The town is one of the most dangerous places in northern Israel, having faced the threat of Hezbollah’s anti-tank missiles for months. Jalaa Marey/AFP/Getty ImagesOra Hatan, who remained in her home in Shtula, said the morning of the ceasefire deal was “unusual” after months of relentless artillery fire. Hatan’s fears have not, however, subsided with the ceasefire deal. Israeli President Isaac Herzog said the Lebanon ceasefire deal needs to ensure the safety of residents in northern Israel.

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☆ Ukraine is relying on drones to hold back Russian advances. Troops on the frontline are fearing the worst
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Nick Paton Walsh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Pokrovsk, eastern Ukraine CNN —The Russian assault, caught in grainy feeds from multiple drones, is relentless and daily. Yet two vehicles make it to the treeline and drop off Russian troops to shelter in the scant winter foliage. Another scene involves a Ukrainian drone unit defending another village, mostly without infantry support, encircled by Russian troops. We constantly hear about it from intercepts, that they have replacements and rotations.”Kotia, a reconnaissance sniper from the 15th National Guard. The footage shows a local in an orange shirt, guiding advancing Russian troops to a basement where Ukrainian soldiers were hiding.

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☆ Musicians are increasingly forgoing the major-label system. The problem is that most can't afford to.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementDespite the democratization of music in the streaming era, it's still very expensive to record an album. Although many artists are forgoing record labels, it's nearly impossible to become a superstar without one. When I did my album, I don't even know how much the producers got paid — it just was done," Chinouriri says. Advertisement"I don't know how I'd be able to do all of this and then have to think of the cost," Chinouriri adds. "I don't know how Raye does it, I don't know how Tinashe does it.

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☆ I craved touch after my divorce. I learned to accept casual intimacy from friends.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Sassafras Patterdale | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Platonic touch between my friends and me became important when I was touch-starved. Humans need physical touch, and the sudden loss of it can be jarring, as I have recently experienced. But this year has been especially difficult for me, and now I'm craving physical touch. AdvertisementSince my divorce, I've remembered how healing a platonic touch between friends can be. Sometimes, that attraction manifests in physical touch, and sometimes, it's just the warm glow of connection with long-distance friends.

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☆ I've worked in San Francisco, Chicago, and Silicon Valley. Only one has the best mix for career, family, and socializing.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Robin Madell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementMike Manalac has worked in the tech hubs of San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and Chicago since 2016. Over the past eight years, I've worked in the tech scenes of San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and Chicago. Mike ManalacI moved to San Francisco in 2016 to pursue world-class career opportunities and adventure. As a young professional with limited life responsibilities, San Francisco turned out to be the perfect place to live fast and loose. Overall, though, it's hard to beat Chicago's mix of career opportunities, vibrant social scene, and opportunities to start a family.

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That means buyers can combine existing tax credits with the deep discounts on offer over the next three months. Hours after Newsom announced his proposal Monday, Bloomberg News reported that his office planned to exclude Teslas from any state rebate program, citing an idea to limit the proposed aid based on automakers’ EV market shares. The current federal tax credit also applies to leases, and some dealerships are exploiting a loophole that allows EV lessees to qualify for the full $7,500 credit without meeting income or manufacturer requirements. In a recent Edmunds analysis of mid-priced vehicles leased this year, the average monthly payment for EVs when factoring in tax credits was $428, far lower than the $572 for vehicles with gas engines. “If the tax credit goes away and it’s a significant amount that’s being utilized by dealers, you’ll have them rather upset for a while,” Drury said.

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Here are nine key senators to watch in the nomination battles. The incoming majority leader is nobody’s idea of an ultra-MAGA Republican, but he understands his assignment: advance the Trump agenda. Does he choose to be a heat shield for members who quietly want to buck Trump without doing so publicly? The answers will set the tone for a long-awaited new era facing the Senate GOP. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.McConnell is the ultimate free agent as he relinquishes the job of Senate Republican leader after a record 18 years.

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☆ Many digital health startups are quietly raising down rounds and closing up shop. Here's why.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Rebecca Torrence | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Now, VCs say many digital health startups are cutting their valuations to live another day. As of mid-November, PitchBook data shows 327 digital health startups that grabbed funding in 2021 but haven't raised since. Not even the AI boom, which has brought back-to-back fundraises for hot healthcare startups like Abridge, can make up for the discrepancy. "There are more digital health companies that are selling assets, selling people, or whatever they can," said Greg Yap, a partner at Menlo Ventures. AdvertisementVCs told BI they're pushing the next generation of healthcare startups for better discipline in balancing growth with profits.

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☆ AI Customer Service Chatbots Are Making People Miserable and Annoyed
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

By corporate America's (sometimes dubious) telling, AI is basically the answer to everything, including customer service. A recent Gartner survey found that nearly two-thirds of customers prefer that companies don't use AI for customer service. Related storiesEven setting aside the cost savings for companies, there are clear reasons that AI should be a good fit for customer service. "We know that there are certain aspects of customer service that AI is doing well. What's more, if every company has a mediocre AI experience, the bar might just be lowered across the board.

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☆ September disappearance of Connecticut woman Denise Leary leaves family baffled
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Kyani Reid | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

Joshua’s mom, Denise Leary, has been missing for two months. Denise, Joshua, and Morgan Joshua Leary“I loved it,” Joshua said of growing up in Atlanta. Denise Leary Joshua WebbeJoshua says he couldn’t see who was picking his mother up, and that she returned home safe later in the night. Denise Leary Joshua LearyNew Haven police “began the investigation and for the first two weeks they were on it,” Joshua Webbe said. NHPD confirmed Denise’s phone was located and said “an analysis is still being conducted” but did not indicate where the phone was found.

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☆ In-Air Emergencies Can Cause Lasting Trauma
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Carly Lewis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Last January, Shandy Brewer boarded an Alaska Airlines flight from Portland, Ore., to Ontario, Calif., en route to her grandmother’s birthday celebration. Brewer and the other passengers heard a loud bang. She couldn’t see that 15 rows behind her one of the plane’s doors had blown off, exposing passengers to open air at 16,000 feet. Brewer, now 30: “People say, ‘Nobody died on this flight’ — but we could have.” Ms. On the Fourth of July, the sound of fireworks made her feel “extreme panic,” and she had to hide indoors.

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☆ Trump has been tough on EVs. Now Elon Musk is his best friend and nobody knows how it'll play out.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Nora Naughton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementTrump has been hard on EVs, but a new friendship with Elon Musk could change things. So far, Musk supports Trump's plans to dismantle EV tax credits. Automakers had hoped that Musk would support EV regulations and tax credits, but it appears the CEO is siding with Trump for now. An industry group representing many automakers (but not Tesla) pleaded with Trump to preserve EV tax credits but reconsider some of the more stringent emissions regulations. This was an about-face from Musk's stance a few months earlier when he advocated for trade barriers and warned that Chinese EV companies would "demolish" competition without guardrails.

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In one instance he requested as much as $100,000 per month in exchange for his services, according to sources familiar with the matter. As of Monday afternoon, it does not appear the transition team will heed that recommendation. “I am honored to work for President Trump and with his team,” Epshteyn said in a statement to CNN. Trump’s legal team was investigating several other similar alleged incidents, according to sources familiar with the situation. “Boris is a Trump original—loyal and effective from the very beginning,” a Trump transition official told CNN.

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After Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration for attorney general, President-elect Donald Trump selected former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi for the role. Trump’s choice for second-in-command at the Justice Department is Todd Blanche, who served as his lead criminal defense lawyer in the Stormy Daniels hush money case. Jordan’s government communications minister, Mohamed Momani, described the shooting as a terror attack that targeted public security forces in the country. The one-two punch of witches and warriors delivered a strong box office weekend to kick off the holiday season. “Wicked,” the first of a two-film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, dominated with an estimated $114 million in North America alone.

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☆ Rev. William Barber offers a blueprint for Democrats’ revival in Trump’s second term
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( John Blake | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

William J. Barber II has long been one of America’s most persistent and eloquent spokespersons for poor and working-class Americans. Barber is the recipient of a MacArthur “genius grant” and helps lead the Poor People’s Campaign, which seeks national solutions to ongoing poverty. Barber also done something else: He’s shown Democrats how they can win political victories in red states. He once said, “Racism may target Black people, but it damns a democracy, and it damns humanity.”CNN spoke with Barber about the country’s future in Trump’s impending second term. Critics say Democrats are elitist and look down on working-class people.

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☆ Rich Americans Are Buying up Old French Chateaus, Mansions
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Astrid Landon | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

All across France, there's a glut of châteaus for sale. Plans require approval by the French minister of culture, and work must be done by designated specialists. "I decided not buying a château in France was going to be more detrimental to my health than buying one." For many French sellers, what strikes Americans as romantic has come to feel like a curse. "I live in a château," Engel reminds himself when he's feeling overwhelmed.

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Paduch, 57, was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for sexually abusing the seven former patients between 2007 and 2022. via NBC New YorkSpokespeople for Weill Cornell and Northwell Health declined to answer specific questions related to Paduch, citing the ongoing litigation. But behind closed doors, Paduch preyed on the men and boys who sought him out. One of the men who filed a lawsuit against Paduch had medical training himself but said he still didn’t realize until many years later that it was abuse. ‘Shocking and embarrassing’By then, Weill Cornell had already received at least two complaints about Paduch from its own employees, going back more than a decade.

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☆ Pregnant Georgetown law student’s exam accommodations were denied by university officials
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Michelle Watson | Rebekah Riess | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

“I asked if I could take the exam early.”The law center’s fall exam schedule runs from December 6-13, with a window of December 16-18 listed as possible deferral exam dates. Both options, which the Title IX official gave to the registrar and the Office of Academic Affairs, were denied, Lovely said. Lovely asked the Title IX official if she could meet with the officials who denied the request. In her meeting, officials cited the university’s honor code and a school-wide policy prohibiting anyone from taking exams early, Lovely said. She said the dean responded, saying he did not handle pregnancy adjustments, and pointed her back to the Title IX official.

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☆ Former Elphaba and Glinda actresses remember the magic of ‘Wicked’
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

Eden Espinosa, an original “Wicked” cast member who played Elphaba on Broadway over seven years and inspired some of the score’s famous riffs. Becoming Elphaba and GlindaKristin Chenoweth (left) and Idina Menzel originated the roles of Glinda and Elphaba on Broadway. It was Dearman's second time performing in the show — she played Glinda before returning as Elphaba. Some “Wicked” journeys are more winding: Espinosa played Elphaba on and off for seven years. No matter how long they spent with their characters, the actresses agreed — they’d grown with Elphaba and Glinda.

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☆ 33-year-old once worked 100-hour weeks to save $40,000 for his robotics startup—now it's worth $633 million
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Such a company would be a major longshot: Loosararian had very little work experience or seed money, and no tech industry connections. After graduating college in 2013, Loosararian co-founded Pittsburgh-based Gecko Robotics. He worked 100-hour weeks to save "$30,000 or $40,000" and fund his startup's first few years of existence, he says. Today, Gecko Robotics is a fast-growing robotics company with $220 million in funding, including a $100 million fundraising round last year that valued Gecko at $633 million. CNBC Make It: Did you immediately believe you had a major tech startup on your hands after building a successful robot in college?

Persons: Jake Loosararian's, might've, he'd, Loosararian, There's, I'm, Aw Organizations: CNBC, Pennsylvania's, Pennsylvania's Grove City College, Robotics Locations: Pennsylvania's Grove, Pittsburgh

☆ A thoughtful teacher helped me and my twin after I hesitantly told her we were late to school because we were homeless
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Jane Ridley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementDina Winter-Robinson and her twin were homeless and constantly late for school at the age of 13. AdvertisementI suspect my 8th grade science teacher, Mrs. Falcoff, never knew what a gift she gave to me — a desperately shy teen who barely spoke at school — by making me feel heard. Related storiesEven though I admired Mrs. Falcoff, my shyness meant I hardly spoke to her. I'll never forget Mrs. FalcoffMom wrote the letter, which I gave to Mrs. Falcoff the next day. I've never forgotten Mrs. Falcoff and the important part she played in my life.

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☆ Citadel's Ken Griffin considers selling minority shares whilst handing out political advice to Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

In today's big story, billionaire Ken Griffin has some advice for President-elect Donald Trump, including a suggestion for his Treasury pick . While speaking Thursday at the Economic Club of New York, Griffin said he appreciates the importance of those issues to Americans but said aggressive tactics to address them could make things work. Griffin is one of the biggest donors to the Republican Party, but declined to publicly endorse either presidential candidate this year. AdvertisementModeration hasn't been the name of the game for Trump with some of his proposed policies. AdvertisementHe said he'd be open to selling a minority stake in his hedge fund to the right partner.

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☆ UFC boss Dana White says he is done with ‘disgusting’ politics after backing Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Liam Reilly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

White also used his connections to leverage appearances for Trump on friendly, right-leaning podcasts with millions of young listeners. White was upfront about his motivation in connecting Trump with so-called manosphere or bro-casters, saying the move was intended to tap into young voters. “You’re getting conversations in these podcasts, and you yourself, as a young kid, get to really see who Donald Trump is,” White told The New Yorker. Still, even as the UFC boss backs away from future political campaigns, he remains firmly in Trump’s corner as he returns to the White House. “Donald Trump is tougher and more badass than anybody,” White told The New Yorker.

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☆ Sitting on huge profits in Nvidia? Consider these 2 rules from Jim Cramer before proceeding
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Here's our Club Mailbag email investingclubmailbag@cnbc.com — so you send your questions directly to Jim Cramer and his team of analysts. This week's question: On Sept. 16, 2015, I bought 125 shares of Nvidia as a speculation stock. As longtime followers of Jim Cramer know, our belief at the Club is that discipline trumps conviction. Do we see further upside for Nvidia shares? As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

Persons: Jim Cramer, NVDA, Jim, Jensen, Lee, –, you've, Jensen Huang, Donald Trump, They've, Jim Cramer's Organizations: Nvidia, NVDA, Investors, U.S, CNBC Locations: Florida, China, Taiwan

☆ Israelis unite behind their prime minister as Netanyahu faces an international arrest warrant
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —A decision by the International Criminal Court to issue arrest warrants for Israeli officials was met with anger and annoyance at Jerusalem’s bustling Mahane Yehuda Market. Gil Siegal, a legal scholar at the Ono Academic College in Israel, said The Hague-based court’s decision has united Israelis. Most Israelis still support the war in Gaza, he said, seeing it as a just fight and the only means to keep their country safe. The ICC “is saying that Gallant and Netanyahu are equal to Mohammed Deif… this is something that Israelis truly cannot comprehend, truly, truly cannot comprehend,” Siegal said. “Israel’s war machine does not only destroy Gaza but also hurts Israelis – in body and in spirit,” he told CNN.

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