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☆ Travel news: Italy’s working visas are hard to get but some Americans manage it
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Maureen O'Hare | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Editor’s note: Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. Villages and visasThe Italian village offering $1 homes to Americans upset by the US election result was one of our top stories on CNN Travel this week. Despite all the houses going on offer, working visas to Italy are still very limited. Over in the world of dairy, this year’s World Cheese Awards saw 4,786 cheeses from 47 countries assembled in the Portuguese city of Viseu to face judges’ scrutiny. The US agency might even have to slow air traffic down because of air traffic controller shortages, particularly in the Northeast.

Persons: Zeneba Bowers, Matt Walker, Chelsea Waite, ”, they’re, CNN Kim Morgan, Tom Latkovic, Lyme, Vang, tarantulas Organizations: CNN, FAA, CNN Travel, Federal Aviation Administration, Northeast . American Airlines, Spirit Airlines Locations: Italy, Sicily, Sardinian, Ollolai, Tennessee, Rome, California, Ham, Parma, Portuguese, Viseu, Kashmir, India, France, United States, Northeast, Europe, Laos, Vang Vieng, Britain

☆ Cher came back from owing $270,000 in back taxes, only to wind up broke again. 6 points about money from her new memoir.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementCher came back from owing $270,000 in back taxes only to wind up broke again years later. We owe the IRS $270,000 in back taxes and we don't have the money," Bono said to Cher in the late 1960s, in her telling. Cher's divorce from Sonny Bono was finalized in 1975. Cher writes in her memoir that "the contracts he'd had me sign were secretly designed to strip me of my income and the rights to my own career." Advertisement"Mom's store attracted a lot of press attention, but it was never solvent and soon began to lose money," Cher writes.

Persons: Cher, overspent, Sonny Bono, I'd, We're, Bono, Getty Images Cher, she'd, you've, Ed Sullivan, who'd, David Geffen, Barry King, Geffen, Sonny, he'd, overextending, John Marshall Organizations: CBS, Getty Images, Geffen Locations: Los Angeles, Brentwood , California

☆ Orlando Pride win first NWSL championship in club history
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Jacob Lev | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —It was a storybook ending to a storybook year for the Orlando Pride. The Pride won the 2024 National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) championship following a 1-0 victory over the Washington Spirit at a sold-out CPKC Stadium in Kansas City on Saturday. The 24-year-old Zambian was named the 2024 NWSL championship MVP and later dedicated the award to her team. Jamie Squire/Getty ImagesThe unprecedented six-time FIFA Player of the Year award winner also credited her teammates for the title win. This was the first NWSL championship game between the top two seeds since 2019.

Persons: Barbra Banda Organizations: CNN, Orlando Pride, The Pride, Women’s Soccer League, Washington Spirit, THE ORLANDO PRIDE Locations: Kansas City, Zambian

☆ I used to drink diet soda daily but cut down to avoid ultra-processed foods. Here are 3 things I learned, and what I drink now.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Rachel Hosie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementUltra-processed foods such as artificially sweetened diet sodas are linked to health problems. AdvertisementThough diet drinks are marketed as a healthier alternative, she said, "they are far from being a health drink (water is always best!)" AdvertisementI craved sweet treats lessI'd always suspected that diet sodas might lead me to crave sugary foods, but had never been sure. Artificial sweeteners in diet sodas, like aspartame or sucralose, are thought to make some people crave more sweet-tasting foods Ludlam-Raine said. AdvertisementLudlam-Raine also warned against trying to suppress hunger with diet sodas, which can lead to binge eating later in the day.

Persons: Coke, Ludlam, Raine, Pepsi Max, It's, Barry Smith, Rachel Hosie, Coke cravings Organizations: Pepsi, University of London's, Coke, Cawston Press

☆ The Latest FAFSA Form is Available. It Works Fine.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Ron Lieber | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Last year, in a fit of masochism, I tried to become the first person in the United States to fill out a FAFSA (short for Free Application for Federal Student Aid) form at the precise moment the Department of Education unveiled a long-delayed overhaul. I failed in my New Year’s Eve quest because the site wasn’t working, and the experience was a harbinger for millions of others. The rollout of the new FAFSA was one of the most epic digital fiascos of our time, right up there with the Obamacare website’s disastrous debut and the Equifax breach. At one school’s FAFSA completion event, only 20 percent of students finished. This week, the department tried again, opening the gates to the FAFSA website after months of additional revisions and multiple rounds of beta testing.

Persons: didn’t Organizations: Federal, of Education Locations: United States

☆ UN talks in disarray as a draft deal for climate cash is rejected by developing nations
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Story Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Baku, Azerbaijan AP —As nerves frayed and the clock ticked, negotiators from rich and poor nations were huddled in one room Saturday during overtime United Nations climate talks to try to hash out an elusive deal on money for developing countries to curb and adapt to climate change. We need to speak to other developing countries and decide what to do,” Evans Njewa, the chair of the LDC group, said. The rough draft discussed on Saturday was for $300 billion in climate finance, sources told AP. Until we’re tired, until we’re delusional from not eating, from not sleeping.”Activists protested for climate finance grants for poor countries at the United Nations talks. Sean Gallup/Getty ImagesWith developing nations’ ministers and delegation chiefs having to catch flights home, desperation sets in, said Power Shift Africa’s Mohamed Adow.

Persons: ” Evans Njewa, Susana Mohamed, John Podesta, Juan Carlos Monterrey Gomez, ” Gomez, Sean Gallup, Mohamed Adow, ”, Teresa Anderson, Luis Acosta, “ We’re, Eamon Ryan, it’s, ” Ryan, Alden Meyer, ” Jiwoh Emmanuel Abdulai, “, Nabeel Munir, Monterrey Gomez Organizations: Azerbaijan AP, Nations, Alliance of Small, Associated Press, European Union, ”, United Nations, Action, Colombia's, Unit for, Risk Management, Getty Locations: Baku, Azerbaijan, Colombia, United States, Panama, Paris, AFP, Sierra Leone, Pakistan

☆ The McRib is returning for the holidays. Why isn’t it sold year-round?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Erika Tulfo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —The McRib is returning to menus this holiday season – but don’t get used to it. Essentially, consumers don’t know when it will show up next — and that element of surprise also drives demand. “It creates this sense of urgency that you have to get it now because you don’t know when it’s coming back. You don’t know if it’s coming back,” Henkes said. It’s so popular that the McDonald’s website listed “Why isn’t the McRib sold year-round?” as a frequently asked question.

Persons: McDonald’s, Nacho Fries, hasn’t, ”, Michael Della Penna, Stephen Zagor, David Henkes, Technomic, it’s, ” Henkes, Henkes, Brian Niccol, Zagor Organizations: CNN, Columbia Business School, Starbucks, Facebook, “ Locations: Kansas City

☆ Chinese Marines are becoming more like US Marines, while the USMC returns to its roots
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementBack to their rootsUS Marine amphibious assault vehicles approach the USS Wasp during a 2020 ship-to-shore exercise. This is transforming the US Marine Corps into "an archipelagic maneuver force designed to conduct littoral, sea-denial operations," Tangredi said. Ironically, the US Marine Corps is returning to its historical roots. This is what the US Marine Corps did for most of its history since its founding in 1775. AdvertisementAs for Chinese marines, their historical purpose was to storm Taiwan, not garrison tiny atolls on behalf of the navy.

Persons: Sam Tangredi, Tangredi, Lance Cpl, Jacqueline Parsons, Rudyard Kipling, Michael Peck Organizations: US Marine Corps, US, China's, Corps, Chinese Communist Party, CCP, China Maritime Studies, US Naval, PLA, People's, Army, PLAN, People's Liberation Army Navy, People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps, Nationalist, War College's Institute for Future Warfare, Marine, USS, US Navy, senior Marine, USMC, US Army, 3rd Littoral Regiment, South China, Marines, Navy, Defense, Foreign Policy, Rutgers Univ, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: China, Taiwan, United States, South China, of Africa, East, South, Roman, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pacific, America, Forbes

Russia has fired about 60 North Korean KN-23 missiles at Ukraine this year, according to a Ukrainian defense official. These less-sophisticated missiles are part of North Korea’s growing support to Moscow, which also includes about 11,000 North Korean soldiers deployed to Russia’s Kursk region. Strikes using North Korean missiles have killed at least 28 people and injured 213 this year, the Ukrainian prosecutor general told CNN. Ukrainian investigators found evidence that crucial components used in the North Korean missiles are produced by at least nine Western manufacturers. There are more than 250 companies whose components have been identified in North Korean missiles, according to CAR.

Persons: “, Yuriy Ignat, Russia – “, ”, Andriy Kulchytskyi, Damien Spleeters, Victoria Vyshnivska, Vyshnivska, Danylo, Vladyslav Vlasiuk, Trump, Richard Blumenthal Organizations: Ukraine CNN —, CNN, Ukrainian Air Force, Korean, North Korean, Scientific Research, Forensic, Ukraine’s, Corruption, Military Research, Kyiv’s Scientific Research, Ukrainian Defense Intelligence, Research, Getty, US Commerce Department, “, US, Investigations, Defense Intelligence Locations: Kyiv, Ukraine, Ukraine CNN — Ukraine, Russia, North, Moscow, Russia’s Kursk, United States, Netherlands, United Kingdom, North Korea, Germany, Switzerland, Korean, US, China, Anadolu, Canada, Belarus, Western, Ukrainian, Russian, Iran

☆ I'm an engineer who left Silicon Valley for Philadelphia. I was worried about leaving the tech hub, but I love Philly's lower cost of living.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I found that I was clashing with the culture of Silicon Valley. I attributed that attitude to the Silicon Valley atmosphere. In Silicon Valley, you have a lot of Google people, a lot of Meta people, and, at the time I was there, a lot of Tesla people. An aerial view of Silicon Valley. The sustainability hub is in Silicon Valley, and moving to the other side of the country felt like I was separating myself from that.

Persons: Adam Fletcher, Fletcher, NerdWallet, unravels ChatGPT, I've, They're, we're, It's, There's, Philadelphia Jon Lovette, Philly Organizations: San, Philadelphia, Stanford, Applied Materials, East, Carbon, Carbon Reform, Eagles, Phillies, University of Pennsylvania, Drexel University Locations: San Francisco, East, San Francisco , California, Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, Philly, Philadelphia, Bay, Santa Clara, California, Silicon Valley, Silicon, East Coast, Rittenhouse, New York, DC

☆ Meet Casey Means, the surgeon turned health influencer behind RFK Jr.'s MAHA movement
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Julia Pugachevsky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

AdvertisementDr. Casey Means and her brother Calley are helping shape RFK Jr's new approach to America's health. In a best-selling book "Good Energy," she makes a case that modern diseases are rooted in metabolic health. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a fan of Casey Means' work and views in the wellness space. Her mantra is that a healthy metabolism can reverse many health conditionsMeans' book promotes the pursuit of Good Energy, which she defined as great metabolic health. AdvertisementShe espouses popular advice around diet, exercise, and sleepThroughout the book, Means promotes widely agreed-upon health advice.

Persons: Casey Means, Calley, Dr, Marc Andreessen, Means, John McCain's, Donald Trump, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Kennedy, MAHA —, Rebecca Noble, Tucker Carlson, Joe Rogan's, I've, Brad Stulberg, Christy Harrison, they've, Calley Means, Matt Harbicht, Andrew Huberman, Peter Attia, Harrison, Meredith Schneider Organizations: RFK, Stanford, Department of Health, Human Services, Wall Street Journal, Good Energy, University of Michigan, pharma, Tandem Diabetes Locations: Spain

☆ National security officials meet with US telecom execs to share intel on Chinese cyber espionage campaign, White House says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Sean Lyngaas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

(CNN) — Top telecom executives met with US national security officials at the White House on Friday as concerns mount over a long-running Chinese cyber-espionage campaign that has targeted some of the most senior US political figures in the country. The meetings were a chance for telecom executives to advise the government on how it could boost its defenses against sophisticated hacks, according to the White House. The hack is shaping up to be one of the biggest cyber and national security challenges facing the incoming Trump administration. But the full scope of the hack, who it affects and its impact on national security are still being investigated. US officials and private cyber experts are keeping a running tally of the number of telecom firms breached.

Persons: Trump, ” Sen, Mark Warner, Donald Trump, JD Vance, Jared Kushner, Eric Trump, Edward Snowden, Christopher Wray, ” Morgan Adamski, Adamski Organizations: CNN, — Top, US, White, Democrat, FBI, Warner, Verizon, Lumen, Republican, Democratic, National Security Agency, US Cyber Command, Cyber Command Locations: Virginia, Washington, DC, China, Taiwan, Arlington , Virginia

☆ 1,200 baby boomers told us what they regret about investing for retirement
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Millions of Americans facing retirement are worried they won't be financially prepared — or fear that they'll have to work forever. Others said they took Social Security too early or retired without a long-term financial plan. Some older Americans wish they'd had more investing knowledgeA major theme among BI's survey respondents was that they lacked knowledge about investing. She also didn't realize that because she has a pension in addition to receiving Social Security when she retires, she would be affected by a little-known Social Security provision that would lower her monthly check. Between her pension of $713 monthly and Social Security, which she expects will be between $1,200 and $1,400 monthly, she'll have just enough to cover her rent.

Persons: they'd, boomer, Gary Lee Hayes, he'd, Hayes, Charles Schwab, Nancy Seeger, Seeger, she's, I've, Nevenka Vrdoljak, Vrdoljak, PJ White, White, She's, hasn't Organizations: Social Security, Navy, Verizon, Vanguard, Transamerica Institute, Medicare, Bank, America's, Bank of America, Merrill, Bank of America Private Bank Locations: California, Cleveland, San Diego

☆ Opinion | What Worries Me About Uruguay’s Elections This Year
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Guillermo Garat | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

In a year of landmark elections, my country’s presidential vote last month flew under the radar. And perhaps with good reason: Uruguay’s balloting was marked by unexciting candidates and their lackluster attempts to entice undecided voters to the polls. An uneventful vote seems preferable to the deep polarization that has surrounded presidential elections over the past year in countries like El Salvador, Argentina, Venezuela and even the United States. And young Uruguayans are afflicted by many problems. As it did in other countries, the Covid-19 pandemic left Uruguay in the grip of a mental-health crisis that hit this group hard.

Persons: It’s Locations: Uruguay, El Salvador, Argentina, Venezuela, United States, America, Latin America

☆ Activist Ananym has a list of suggestions for Henry Schein. How the firm can help improve profits
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Kenneth Squire | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Henry Schein is a leading global distributor of health-care products and services primarily to office-based dental and medical practitioners. Health care distribution covers Henry Schein's distribution of dental and medical products, such as laboratory products, pharmaceuticals, vaccines, surgical products, dental specialty products and diagnostic tests. While Henry Schein has successfully carved into the office-based physician niche as the No. Henry Schein is a great company that has gotten sleepy and been allowed to coast when it could have been soaring. Several directors have been in their seats at Henry Schein for over a decade and the board lacks best-in-class distribution expertise.

Persons: Henry Schein, Charlie Penner, Alex Silver, Schein's, Henry Schein's, Patterson, Benco, Schein, Stanley Bergman, Ananym, Ken Squire Organizations: Ananym Capital Management, Jana Partners, P2 Capital Partners, Cardinal Health, 13D Locations: New York, EBITDA ., EBITDA

☆ Dining Sheds Changed the N.Y.C. Food Scene. Now Watch Them Disappear.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Pete Wells | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +14 min

Building for the Long HaulBalthazar, SoHo, ManhattanJonah Rosenberg for The New York Times Jonah Rosenberg for The New York Times Jonah Rosenberg for The New York Times Jonah Rosenberg for The New York TimesThe Open Restaurants program was originally scheduled to end after Labor Day in 2020. Street dining at Cebu began in late 2020 with movable barricades separating diners from the traffic. Privacy on a Busy StreetDon Angie, West Village, ManhattanJonah Rosenberg for The New York Times Jonah Rosenberg for The New York Times Jonah Rosenberg for The New York Times Jonah Rosenberg for The New York TimesThe public-health rationale for outdoor dining was that fresh summer breezes could help slow the spread of the coronavirus. Jonah Rosenberg for The New York Times (Balthazar, Don Angie, Oscar Wilde). Marissa Alper for The New York Times (Cebu).

Persons: Lila Barth, Philip Guardione, Piccola Cucina, verdigris, Restaurateurs, Eric Adams, Karsten Moran, Manhattan Jonah Rosenberg, Jonah Rosenberg, Balthazar, cabanas, Ian McPheely, Keith McNally, ”, Erin Wendt, Roberta Delice, Resy, Wendt, “ We’re, Ms, Brooklyn Marissa Alper, Marissa Alper, The New York Times Michael Esposito, Esposito, I’m, Don Angie, Scott Tacinelli, Angie Rito, Rito, “ Scott, ” Mr, Tacinelli, aren’t, Manhattan Lila Barth, Stacy Pisone, Caroline Brennan, Brennan, Eduardo Kobra, Andy Warhol, Jean, Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Frida Kahlo, “, Rushmore, ” Ms, Pisone, “ It’s, Ayza, Zafer Sevimcok, Sevimcok, Oscar Wilde, Eden Weingart, Andrew Hinderaker Organizations: The New York Times, verdigris Beaux, City Council, Department of Transportation, New York Times, The New York, Labor, Paisley Design, cabanas, Balthazar Restaurant, American Express, Gardens, Cebu Bar, Cebu, GRT Architects, Herald Locations: SoHo, Mount Etna, New York City, Havana, New York, Rome, Buenos Aires, Dawa’s, Woodside , Queens, Manhattan, Spring, Paris, Eyesores, Gardens Cebu, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, Cebu, West Village, Chelsea, Boston

☆ 12 tactics America's wealthiest use to save big on taxes, from putting mansions in trusts to stashing fortunes for a 1,000 years
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Hayley Cuccinello | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Currently, individuals and married couples can gift or bequeath $13.61 million and $27.22 million, respectively, before a 40% federal estate tax kicks in. AdvertisementThe heirs don't own the trust assets but rather have lifetime rights to the trust's income and real estate. Any payout is also protected from estate taxes, even if the insured's estate and death benefit exceed the exemption. AdvertisementThis tactic can also be used to save on estate taxes by ultra-rich entrepreneurs who have already used their exemption but have less-wealthy parents who haven't. When the children inherit the assets, the federal estate tax doesn't kick in as long as the grandparents' estate does not exceed $27.22 million.

Persons: Trump, Robert Strauss, Weinstock Manion, Uncle Sam, Wrigley, Jeff Bezos, Jackie O, Edward Renn, Tyler Le, remarries, Jenny Chang, Rodriguez, Sam Walton, haven't Organizations: Republican, Getty, IRS, Federal Reserve, Walmart Locations: Cayman Islands, Bermuda, Washington, Florida, Wyoming, Plenty

☆ 2 convicted in human smuggling case after Indian family froze to death while crossing U.S.-Canada border
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

They were each convicted on four counts related to human smuggling, including conspiracy to bring migrants into the country illegally. Because of this unimaginable greed, a father, a mother and two children froze to death in sub-zero temperatures on the Minnesota-Canadian border,” Luger added. Shand was to pick up 11 Indian migrants on the Minnesota side of the border, prosecutors said. Canadian authorities found the Patel family later that morning, dead from the cold. Rajinder Singh, 51, testified that he made over $400,000 smuggling over 500 people through the same network that included Patel and Shand.

Persons: FERGUS, Ramanlal Patel, Harry, ”, Steve Shand, Attorney Andy Luger, Harshkumar Patel, ” Luger, Luger, Jagdish Patel, Vaishaliben, Dharmik, Jan, Patel, Shand, Prosecutors, Rajinder Singh, Singh, John Woods, El Salvadorans, Jamie Holt, ” Holt, “, Kevin Paul, ” Paul Organizations: Indian, Minnesota U.S, Attorney, Sherburne County Sheriff’s, “, Minnesota -, Attorney’s, Associated Press, Canadian Press, Bank, U.S ., The U.S . Border Patrol, Pew Research, Homeland Security Investigations Locations: Minn, —, Canada, U.S, American, Florida, Minnesota, Sherburne County, Elk River, Minnesota - Canadian, India, Fergus Falls , Minnesota, Gujarat, “, United States, Emerson , Manitoba, The U.S, El, Clearwater , Minnesota, North Dakota

☆ Vaccines don't cause autism. What does?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Liz Szabo | Liz Szabo Is An Independent Health | Science Journalist. Her Work Has Won Multiple National Awards. One Of Her Investigations Led To A New State Law In Virginia. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

“It’s many, many things under one umbrella.”Although people diagnosed with autism often have similar strengths and challenges, “there are many paths to autism and many presentations of autism,” Miller said. Scientists have identified more than 100 genes related to autism, Miller said, and genes are believed to play a role in 60% to 80% of cases. “We’re making leaps and bounds about known genetic causes of autism.”Yet genes clearly don’t explain every case of autism. But only a fraction of children with the genetic mutation actually develop autism, Miller said. He notes that only 8.4% of the $419 million spent on autism research in the United States is devoted to support and services for people with autism.

Persons: Robert F, Kennedy Jr, ’, Donald Trump, —, United Kingdom —, immunizations, Kennedy, ”, Ari Ne’eman, “, ” Timothy Caulfield, Judith Miller, it’s, Manish Arora, ” Arora, ” Miller, Arora, Catherine Lord, UCLA David, Miller, Gregory Cejas, ” Lord, It’s, he’s Organizations: Department of Health, Human Services, World Health Organization, Network, Harvard, of Public Health, University of Alberta’s Health Law Institute, Center for Autism Research, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Icahn School of Medicine, Autism, UCLA, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Autism Clinical, Washington University School of Medicine Locations: British, United Kingdom, Chan, Canada, “, Mount Sinai, New York, United States

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court could further weaken the power of federal agencies by agreeing on Friday to hear a dispute over a Federal Communications Commission program that requires companies to subsidize telecommunications services in underserved areas. The FCC case raises two interlinked issues, one of which concerns the broad question of whether Congress exceeded its powers. The FCC turned to the Supreme Court after the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. The Supreme Court earlier this year issued a series of rulings against federal agencies, including one overturning a 40-year-old precedent that gave leeway to agencies to interpret laws written ambiguously. Three of them serve on the Supreme Court.

Persons: WASHINGTON —, Andrew Oldham, Donald Trump's Organizations: Federal Communications Commission, FCC, Consumers, Research, Universal Service Fund, Universal Service Administrative Company, New, Circuit, Conservative, Oldham, Trump Locations: New Orleans

The NBA warned players to safeguard valuables against "well-organized, sophisticated" transnational crime rings, according to a memo obtained by NBC News on Friday, matching a similar caution issued earlier this week by the NFL. The FBI reported that, in most of the incidents, the homes were equipped with alarm systems that were not activated. The FBI also reported that the homes were all unoccupied and, in most cases, no dogs were present." Earlier this week, the NFL told players to be mindful about publicly sharing any information about their whereabouts, homes and luxury items they might own. "The homes of professional athletes across multiple sports leagues have become increasingly targeted for burglaries by organized and skilled groups," the NFL memo said.

Persons: Travis Kelce, Patrick Mahomes, Sarah Stier, Leon Newsome, Newsome, Bobby Portis, Mike Conley Jr Organizations: NBA, NBC News, NFL, Security, Kansas City Chiefs, FBI, American Theft Groups, Milwaukee Bucks, Minnesota Timberwolves Locations: Foxborough, Milwaukee

In the U.S. Senate, incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, was re-elected, while fellow incumbents Sens. If Rubio is confirmed to serve as Secretary of State, the number of Latinos in the Senate will go down to six. Forty Latino incumbents running for re-election in the House won while four lost their seats, according to NALEO's count. But now Evans will be making history as the state's first Latino Republican elected to a full term in Congress, according to NALEO. Latino Rep. Greg Lopez, R-Colo., won a special election in June filling the remainder of former Rep. Ken Buck’s term following his resignation in March.

Persons: Ruben Gallego, Bernie Moreno, Sen, Ted Cruz, Sens, Alex Padilla, Catherine Cortez Masto, Ben Ray Luján, Marco Rubio, Gallego, Kari Lake, Kyrsten Sinema, Moreno, Sherrod Brown, Donald Trump, Rubio, Luz Rivas, Gil Cisneros, Tony Cardenas, Grace Flores Napolitano, ” Arturo Vargas, NALEO, Nellie Pou, Bill Pascrell, Billy Prempeh, Pou, Gabe Evans, Yadira Caraveo, Caraveo, Evans, Greg Lopez, Ken Buck’s, Lopez, Emily Randall, Sam Liccardo Organizations: National Association of Latino, Republicans, U.S . Senate, Democrats, Democratic, Cleveland, Republican, Senate, State, House, Congressional District, Democrat, Congressional, Representatives, U.S . House, Latina, San Jose Locations: Ohio, New Jersey, Washington , Colorado, California, Arizona and Ohio, Texas, Colombian, Rivas, D, U.S, Congress, Colorado, Denver, Washington’s, Northern California

WASHINGTON — Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., said Friday that he doesn't plan to rejoin Congress after he withdrew his name from consideration to be President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general amid sexual misconduct allegations. "I'm still going to be in the fight, but it's going to be from a new perch. I do not intend to join the 119th Congress," Gaetz said in an interview with conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. "I’m going to be doing whatever he asks of me, as I always have. The Department of Justice had also been investigating Gaetz on sex trafficking allegations, but chose not to pursue charges against him.

Persons: Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump's, I'm, Gaetz, Charlie Kirk, “, I’ve, President Trump, ” Gaetz, Trump that’s, Kirk, Kevin McCarthy Organizations: WASHINGTON, Congress, 119th, United States Congress, NBC, Florida Republican, Gaetz, of Justice, Trump, U.S . House, House Republican Conference Locations: Northwest Florida, Florida

☆ University of Texas System announces free tuition for students whose families earn $100K or less
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The University of Texas System announced Wednesday it will expand its free tuition program for lower-income families to include all families making $100,000 or less a year. The free tuition for undergraduate students will begin in the fall of 2025 and will cover tuition and fees. “The combination of these actions today will ensure that average student debt at UT academic institutions continues to decline. UT System Chancellor James B. Milliken said in a statement: “Across UT institutions, enrollment is growing, and student debt is declining, indicating success in both access and affordability. Further, families with an income below $100,000 will have tuition as well as housing, dining fees and allowances for books and personal expenses covered.

Persons: James B, Milliken, ”, Sally Kornbluth, Don’t Organizations: University of Texas System, Regents, UT, UT Austin, Texas, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT Locations: U.S

Generic drugs are the backbone of medicines prescribed in the U.S.: They account for about 90% of all prescriptions filled, according to the Association for Accessible Medicines, a trade group that represents generic drugmakers. Karoline Leavitt, a spokesperson on Trump’s transition team, declined to say whether Trump planned to grant an exemption on generic drugs. According to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, a group that tracks drug shortages, there are 277 active drug shortages in the U.S., half of which have persisted for two or more years. That’s different from generic drugs, which are cheaper and are often sold at close to the cost for which they were made, he said. What concerns Kesselheim the most is that tariffs could cause generic drug prices to skyrocket should more generic drug manufacturers drop out.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Aaron Kesselheim, Janet Woodcock, ” Woodcock, Arthur Caplan, you’ve, ”, drugmakers, Woodcock, Karoline Leavitt, Leavitt, ” Kesselheim, Hurricane Helene, “ Organizations: Harvard Medical School, Association for Accessible Medicines, Food and Drug Administration, NYU Langone Medical, American Society of Health, System, Baxter International Locations: China, U.S, India, New York City, Hurricane, North Carolina, Indonesia, United States

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