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☆ This 10-month old is among the children still held captive or missing in Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Rhea Mogul | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Ariel Bibas, 4, was kidnapped from his home in southern Israel by Hamas militants on October 7. The children do not cry, nor make a sound as Hamas militants surround their shaken mother, a blanket wrapped around her body. It’s so scary.”Hamas is believed to have held more than 200 hostages in Gaza prior to the releases negotiated with Israel. On Monday, Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Daniel Hagari said that the Bibas family is not currently held hostage by Hamas, which further complicates release efforts. An estimated eight children are still being held by Hamas, and their faces have galvanized a mourning nation clamoring for their return.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The last Omer Neutra's parents heard from him, he told them reassuringly that he anticipated a quiet weekend. They would later learn that their son, a dual Israeli-U.S. citizen, had been ambushed and pulled out of his tank. He was taken to Gaza, where he is believed to remain as a hostage more than 50 days later. The Israeli military said Wednesday that Hamas had begun releasing 12 hostages from captivity in Gaza, the sixth release of Israeli hostages under the cease-fire agreement. Several days later, two police officers knocked on their door to tell them that their son had been abducted by Hamas and was in Gaza.

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☆ Jill Biden unveils White House holiday decorations
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Christy Choi | Sam Fossum | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Complete with 98 Christmas trees, 72 wreaths and 2.8 miles of ribbon, the White House has been transformed into a classic winter wonderland for the holidays. The little engine that could: A vintage toy train chugs around the base of a Christmas tree in the Blue Room. The White House expects some 100,000 people to visit during the holiday season. Decorations in the Vermeil Room celebrate music and performance, complete with a mechanical theater featuring rotating United States Marine Band figures. Evan Vucci/APDeck the halls: The White House's China Room transformed into a dessert shop, tables laden with festive treats.

Persons: Santa Claus, Fraser, Jill Biden, Joy ”, ”, Biden, It’s, Evan Vucci, children’s, Gerald Ford, Kevin Dietsch, Saint Nick, Mandel Ngan Organizations: CNN, White, National Guard, Historical Association, United States Marine, Santa, Getty Locations: China, Santa, AFP

☆ CNBC Daily Open: Are chip wars starting to bite?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Clement Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Fifty Hamas hostages are due to be released over the four days under the terms of an agreement between Israel and Hamas. In the first two days of the temporary cease-fire, 24 hostages were released from Gaza in exchange for 39 Palestinian prisoners. [PRO] Future sleeper hitsAfter the boom-and-bust cycle of Beyond Meat stock, analysts have wondered what comes next for the plant-based food space.

Persons: National Football League's, it's, Abigail Mor Edan Organizations: CNBC, Dow Jones, Federal Reserve, Dow, Nasdaq, Adobe Analytics, Miami Dolphins, New York Jets, National Football, Amazon Prime Locations: U.S, Israeli, Gaza, Israel

☆ Why climate change may cost you big bucks — and what to do about it
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Climate change has been described as a ticking time bomb, the threats of which extend beyond ecosystems and biodiversity to big financial impacts on households and the U.S. economy. Here's what to know, according to Rumbach and David Pogue, host of the podcast "Unsung Science" and author of "How to Prepare for Climate Change: A Practical Guide to Surviving the Chaos." Both experts were interviewed by CNBC during a recent discussion about climate change and its impact on personal finance. "Over time, each incremental increase in climate change is going to up the economic cost bit by bit," Rumbach said. But there are also steps they can take to prepare for the worsening effects of climate change.

Persons: Andrew Merry, Andrew Rumbach, David Pogue, Tim Wright, Rumbach, Pogue, There's, Justin Paget, Digitalvision Organizations: CNBC's, Finance, White, Urban Institute, CNBC, Bloomberg Creative, Bloomberg, Census, Getty, Starbucks, Urban Locations: U.S, Florida, Louisiana, New Orleans

☆ CNBC Daily Open: Are chip wars starting to hurt now?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Clement Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Box office cheerThanksgiving box office sales stood at about $172 million this year, an improvement over the previous three years of pandemic-pressured ticket sales. Fifty Hamas hostages are due to be released over the four days under the terms of an agreement between Israel and Hamas. In the first two days of the temporary cease-fire, 24 hostages were released from Gaza in exchange for 39 Palestinian prisoners.

Persons: Napoleon, Abigail Mor Edan Organizations: CNBC, Nikkei, Adobe Analytics, Sony Locations: Asia, Pacific, Hong Kong, U.S, Israeli, Gaza, Israel

A third group of Gaza Strip hostages, including a 4-year-old American girl whose parents were killed in the Hamas raids on Israel, was freed on Sunday, raising the prospect more captives could be set free and a fragile truce extended. The 17 hostages released by Hamas, who were seized when the militants raided Israel on Oct. 7, included three Thai citizens, one Russian and the little girl Avigail Idan, a dual American-Israeli citizen who was kidnapped from a kibbutz. She marked her fourth birthday in captivity in Gaza on Friday. “Thank God she’s home,” President Biden said to reporters in Nantucket, Mass., where he spent the Thanksgiving holiday. “I wish I was there to hold her.”Much hinged on the latest release of hostages, who were exchanged for 39 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel on the third day of a four-day truce.

Persons: Avigail Idan, God she’s, Biden, “ Organizations: ” Locations: Gaza, Israel, Nantucket

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☆ Five tips for dating in the digital age
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( Andrea Kane | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Each episode will focus on one of those states — the distracted brain, the frightened brain, the nourished brain, etc. She zeroed in on four brain systems: dopamine, serotonin, estrogen and testosterone. It contains the question: Have you ever met somebody whom you initially did not find attractive and eventually fell in love with? “So when you go on these introducing sites and you’ve just met somebody, you have very little information about them. And that’s exactly what we’re seeing.”We hope these five tips help you make the most of dating apps.

Persons: Sanjay Gupta, —, Helen Fisher, Fisher, ”, ” Fisher, Match.com, “, it’s, ‘, ’, …, you’ve, Ah, ’ ”, Don’t, ” “ They’ve Organizations: CNN, Kinsey Institute Locations: America

☆ The little-known agriculture stocks shaping the future of alternative protein
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Not every corner of the plant-based food industry has been burned. After the boom-and-bust cycle of Beyond Meat stock, analysts have wondered what comes next for the plant-based food space. The alternative protein market Beyond Meat's struggles have left some skeptical about which companies have what it takes to meet the needs of consumers who want to avoid animal-based products for health or environmental reasons. After topping $230 per share at its highest point, Beyond Meat stock now trades below $7. There's a business argument beyond the alternative protein market that can bode well when forecasting demand, Morningstar's Goldstein said.

Persons: Kristen Owen, Oppenheimer, Morgan Stanley, Michael Canfield, FactSet, Canfield, Corteva, Morningstar, Seth Goldstein, Goldstein, Vincent Andrews, Owen, Zepbound, milks, bode, Morningstar's Goldstein, Archer, Michael Bloom Organizations: Good Food Institute, Daniels, Midland Locations: Green Plains, U.S, Green, There's

The lament is as old as education itself: The students aren’t paying attention. But today, the problem of flighty or fragmented attention has reached truly catastrophic proportions. By some measures you are lucky these days to get 47 seconds of focused attention on a discrete task. Increasingly powerful systems seek to ensure that our attention is never truly ours. We need a new kind of resistance, equal to the little satanic mills that live in our pockets.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eddie Merrins was known as “The Little Pro” because of his 5-foot-7 stature, certainly not his influence on golf. Merrins died Wednesday in Los Angeles at age 91 after a long illness, according to UCLA, where he coached for 14 years. He played 82 times on the PGA Tour, but never more than 10 tournaments in a year. He was a popular figure when golf came to Los Angeles, either the PGA Tour or USGA championships. “When Dr. Hepler saw me and the club, he started laughing," Merrins wrote.

Persons: Eddie Merrins, Corey Pavin, Fred Astaire, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Merrins, ” Merrins, you’ve, Arnold Palmer, Palmer, Arnold, “, Bel, Duffy Waldorf, Steve Pate, Brandt Jobe, Jerry Pittman, “ Jerry, Robert Hepler, Hepler, ’, ‘, ” Organizations: ANGELES, Bel, Air Country, UCLA, PGA, U.S ., SEC, LSU, Hunting, Air, Bruins, NCAA, PGA Tour Locations: U.S, Los Angeles, Meridian , Mississippi, Long

☆ A migrant had just crossed the border when he found a scared, 9-year-old boy who needed help. The encounter changed them both
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Catherine E. Shoichet | Thomas Lake | After Days Of Hiding Authorities | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +23 min

Chris Buchleitner and his mother, Dawn Tomko, went on many camping trips together, like the one shown here. With help on the way, Manuel could have headed on for Tucson or Phoenix. The local fire chief gave him a small stuffed horse, telling Manuel he’d been a hero in the wilderness, like the Lone Ranger. An orphaned boy moves to PennsylvaniaWhen Chris Buchleitner was still a baby, his parents made a plan for the worst-case scenario. Cordova, who now has seven children and four grandchildren, says he thought of his own children when he came across Chris Buchleitner in the Arizona wilderness.

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☆ ‘Wish’ review: Disney tries to thaw out its ‘Frozen’ magic with Ariana DeBose
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —More than 70 years after Disney had a cricket sing about wishing upon a star, “Wish” picks up that theme, in an animated movie that desperately wants to thaw out some of the studio’s “Frozen” magic. Hailing from members of that movie’s creative team, “Wish” doesn’t quite reach the stars, but it does shine intermittently while introducing another plucky teenage female heroine, gamely voiced by Ariana DeBose. The movie does however celebrate the power of wishes, and in the process, decades of Disney history. By that measure, “Wish” mostly delivers – a credible addition to Disney’s long filmography, even if it’s not exactly a dream come true. “Wish” will offer early-access screenings on November 18 and open wide in US theaters on November 22.

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☆ Small business owners gear up for the biggest shopping weekend of the holiday season
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Eva Rothenberg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

According to a new American Express survey of small business owners, “55% anticipate Small Business Saturday will make a significant contribution to their overall holiday sales this year.” In a consumer survey conducted by the company in October, half of respondents said they plan to participate in the upcoming Small Business Saturday, and 85% said they anticipated shopping small this holiday season. Over the past 13 years, the company says consumers have reported spending nearly $184 billion during Small Business Saturday. American Express estimated that Small Business Saturday drove nearly $18 billion in consumer spending last year. Donnell Johns, who runs Veterans Growing America, an organization that supports veteran- and military-spouse-owned small businesses, said that Small Business Saturday is valuable because it creates an awareness for shopping small. For Ken Moorman, founder of Jirani Coffeehouse in Manassas, Virginia, Small Business Saturday means an average 10% uptick in sales than a typical Saturday.

Persons: Donnell Johns, We’ve, ”, Ken Moorman, “, Covid, ” Moorman, it’s, ” Elizabeth Rutledge, Isabel Casillas Guzman, “ The, Harris, Bidenomics, Biden Organizations: New, New York CNN, Amazon, Walmart, American Express, ”, Small, Express, Business Administration, American Express ’, SBA, “ The Biden, Harris Administration, American, Pacific Islanders Locations: New York, Manassas , Virginia, ”

☆ Only 8 'Love Is Blind' couples who got married are still together. Here they all are.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Cameron Hamilton and Lauren Speed-HamiltonParas Griffin/Getty ImagesCameron Hamilton and Lauren Speed-Hamilton got married on November 16, 2018 and had to keep their union a secret for over a year until the "Love Is Blind" season one weddings aired on February 27, 2020. The couple and celebrated their five-year anniversary in November 2023. In 2023, they traveled to New York, bought their second property together, and attended "The Little Mermaid" live-action premiere in Los Angeles, among many other travel adventures shared on Lauren's Instagram. They also have a dog named Mr. Sparx. Cameron shared a sweet selfie of him and Lauren to Instagram in January 2024, captioning the post: "Taking over the [world] together."

Persons: Cameron Hamilton, Lauren Speed, Hamilton Paras Griffin, Hamilton, Sparx, Cameron, Lauren, Instagram Organizations: Getty Locations: New York, Los Angeles

'Wherever you go, there you are'For DeFelice, covering those living expenses became a grind. Corentin Soibinet for CNBC Make ItAs for living expenses, DeFelice still takes out $120 a week to cover her basic costs and finds ways to limbo under that number. 'I'm here to say you can turn things around'After her return to Austin, DeFelice had been coasting. The part-time work was enough to cover her living expenses, but she's recently bumped up her salary by going full-time. In the meantime, she'll continue to educate others about good money habits through her online course, Best Money Class Ever.

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☆ I'm a housekeeper at a hotel where a 1-night stay costs more than I make in 2 weeks
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Two housekeepers at luxury hotels told BI they're after fair wages and humane working conditions. One said a single-night stay at the hotel where she works costs more than she makes in two weeks. "I want them to understand and to realize that we have families," Reyes told Business Insider through a translator, Maria Hernandez, with the communications department of Unite Here Local 11. Those that have reached agreements have provided hotel workers with wage increases, staffing agreements to prevent shortages, as well as pension increases that Unite Here Local 11 says will help workers "retire with dignity." "Everybody is very enthusiastic," Galindo told Business Insider.

Persons: —, They've, Maribel Reyes, she's, Reyes, Maria Hernandez, Elizabeth Galindo, Galindo Organizations: Service, Workers, Waldorf, Le, Westin Bonaventure, Biltmore, Loews Hollywood, Cliffs, Hilton Anaheim, Business Locations: Los Angeles, Los Angeles , California, Beverly Hills, Unite, Santa Monica, Dana Point, Anaheim

☆ Ridley Scott isn’t done talking or creating: ‘It’s fuel to me’
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Thomas Page | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

By the time Scott hit the red carpet in London for “Napoleon’s” UK premiere last Thursday, you’d think there’d be nothing left to say. Before Scott cinephiles have even seen “Napoleon” on screen, there’s palpable excitement about the prospect. Joaquin Phoenix and Ridley Scott attend the "Napoleon" UK Premiere last week. I’m already recceing a film I’m going to do next year after ‘Gladiator.’ That’s the way I work,” he said. Like the little general in his film, Scott marches on.

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☆ I study people with high emotional intelligence for a living—8 things they never ever do when talking to others
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( Harvey Deutschendorf | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

As the author of "Emotional Intelligence Game Changers: 101 Ways to Win at Life & Work," I've spent 20 years studying the habits of emotionally intelligent people. Here are eight things people with high emotional intelligence never do when talking to others:1. They don't say, "It's not my responsibility." Remember things that are important, such as the names of their partner, children, pets or favorite vacation spots. Simply put, if there is any possibility that someone may find a joke offensive, don't say it.

Persons: I've, haven't, it's, They're, you'll

If you're paying your bills on time every month, you might think you're doing well with money. If you're spending more than you're making, you can't save towards goals, and you might start carrying balances on credit cards. You don't have spending goalsIf you're just aimlessly spending, you're probably not spending on the right things. Setting up spending goals is like setting up a budget, but your spending goals should be more specific. You haven't looked at your spending recentlyIf you aren't on top of your spending, chances are you're spending too much.

Persons: —, it's, there's, Get, they're, haven't Organizations: Service, SEC

☆ Miss Universe 2023 preliminary: Highlights from the national costume competition
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Alex Rees | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

That’s a serious question, but with a delightfully nonsensical answer: All served as inspiration for national costumes on display during the 2023 Miss Universe pageant’s preliminary competition. (Specifically, those were the looks donned by Miss Great Britain, Miss Philippines, Miss Dominican Republic and, yes, Miss Switzerland.) Eighty-four countries are represented at this year’s Miss Universe, which is taking place in the El Salvadoran capital of San Salvador. Miss Nepal, Jane Garrett, is one of the first “curvy” women to compete at Miss Universe; Erica Robin, meanwhile, is the first woman to represent Pakistan at the pageant. Hector Vivas/Getty ImagesTrue to form for the competition, Miss France ventured into Moulin Rouge's costume department.

Persons: Miss Great, Miss Nepal, Jane Garrett, Erica Robin, R’Bonney Gabriel, Hector Vivas, Miss Brazil, El Salvador's, Alex Peña, Ireland's, carnations, Miss Nigeria's, Miss Curaçao's, Marina Machete, Miss Malaysia, Serena Lee, Jordanne Levy, Moulin, Anntonia Porsild, Bryoni Natalie Govender, Miss Mongolia's Organizations: CNN, Swiss Guard, Miss, El, Oxford English, Miss Netherlands, Games, country's Air Force, Images Locations: Miss Great Britain, Miss Philippines, Miss Dominican Republic, Miss Switzerland, El Salvadoran, San Salvador, Netherlands, Portugal, Miss, Pakistan, USA, Miss Iceland, Venezuelan American, Costa Rica, Miss Portugal, Honduras, Jamaica, Thailand, South Africa

☆ ‘Saltburn’ director Emerald Fennell explores the dark side of the British ruling class
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Thomas Page | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Emerald Fennell knew exactly what she was doing, dressing Jacob Elordi like that. Nice try.’”Jacob Elordi as the upper class Felix Catton in "Saltburn." “Saltburn” is a film in the British country house gothic tradition, complete with snobbish butler, black-tie dinners, calcified ways and repressed emotions. Alison Oliver as Venetia Catton, Jacob Elordi as her brother Felix, and Barry Keoghan as Oliver Quick in "Saltburn." Emerald Fennell directs Barry Keoghan and Jacob Elordi on location for "Saltburn."

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☆ Mom and pop shops are cutting software spending, creating jitters on Wall Street
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Jake Piazza | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Joe Coffee founders Nick and Brenden Martin Joe CoffeeWall Street is on edge. Over the past two decades, small businesses have accounted for 40% of U.S. gross domestic product, according to the Chamber of Commerce. "If America is really built on the backbone of small business owners, why are they the ones that never catch the break?" In 2021, Joe Coffee, which now has 17 employees, created a full software and payments suite for coffee shops. WATCH: Xero will remain focused on core segments such as small businesses

Persons: PAYC ZI, Nick Martin, Joe Coffee, Martin, Joe Coffee's, aren't, Bill, Nick, Brenden Martin Joe Coffee, John Rettig, Cameron Hyzer, Yamini Rangan, Rangan, Bill didn't, Jake Dollarhide, Martins, Brenden Martin, Nick's, Brenden, Zhang Peng, they'd, Taylor McGinnis, ZoomInfo, we've, Bryan Keane Organizations: Starbucks, CNBC, Bill Holdings, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Joe, Nasdaq, Chamber of Commerce, Longbow Asset Management, Microsoft, Coffee Fest, UBS, Deutsche Bank Locations: Seattle, Paycom, West Richland , Washington, Coffee, Los Angeles

☆ Fact Check: Father using laughter to help daughter cope with bombs was in Syria, not Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A video of a father in Syria urging his young daughter to laugh when bombs exploded around them so she wouldn’t be afraid went viral in 2020. The miscaptioned video can be seen on social media platform X (archived), formerly known as Twitter, and Facebook (archived). In the clip, the little girl can be seen laughing every time she hears an explosion. “They started laughing, and she started laughing, and saw that the thing is just a game,” he said. A video of a father helping his young daughter cope with war by laughing when they hear explosions was filmed in Syria, not Gaza.

Persons: Abdallah al, Muhammad, Salwa, “, ”, it’s, Read Organizations: Twitter, Facebook, NBC News, Sky News, Hamas, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Syria, Idlib, Gaza, Israel

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