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Tech billionaire Elon Musk, the owner of social media platform X, criticized proposed legislation in Australia that aims to ban social media for children under 16. The legislation, which was introduced in Parliament by Australia’s center-left government on Thursday, is among the world’s toughest on social media. Other countries have tried to impose limits on social media for children, including the United States which requires technology companies to obtain parental consent to collect data from children under 13. This is not the first time Musk has been publicly critical of the Australian government over tech regulation. At the time, Albanese called Musk an “arrogant billionaire who thinks he is above the law.”In September, Musk called the Australian government “fascists” over plans to crack down on misinformation online.
Persons: Elon Musk, , Anthony Albanese, Albanese, Musk Organizations: Tech, Facebook, Australian Locations: Australia, Australia’s, United States
Skulls found on a New Mexico property earlier this month were obtained online and are not related to the case of a woman who went missing in 2019, the Lea County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday. Human remains were found after a search of a property associated with the man in Jal, a city of around 2,000 in the southeastern part of the state, the sheriff's office said last week. The medical examiner determined the remains found on the property had "no medical or legal significance," the sheriff's office said. On Nov. 12, shortly after the discovery of the remains, the sheriff's office said it could be related to Angela McManes, who disappeared in 2019. Two days later, the sheriff's office said there did not appear to be a link between the skulls and McManes beyond the proximity of her home to the property where the skulls were found.
Persons: , Angela McManes Organizations: Sheriff’s Locations: New Mexico, Lea, Jal, United States
The first emperor penguin found in Australia has been released after spending 20 days in the care of a wildlife expert, the Australian government said Friday. The bird, nicknamed Gus by its caretaker, was released from a vessel off the southern coast of Western Australia on Wednesday morning, according to the state’s Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. The team initially weighed the penguin at about 50 pounds, only around half the weight of a healthy male. “Good luck, Gus,” Biddulph shouted with a smile after the penguin dived into the water and swam away from the vessel. Don’t stop for anyone.”It remains unknown how the bird ended up arriving in Australia from its icy Antarctic home.
Persons: Gus, Carol Biddulph, , ” Biddulph, Biddulph, Don’t Organizations: Western Australia, state’s Department of Biodiversity Locations: Australia, Western
Forecasters warned of more high winds headed to the battered Pacific Northwest, while an atmospheric river continued to dump heavy rain on California. The biggest risk of life-threatening floods was forecast for Thursday, but flooding will remain a threat through Friday, the weather service said. Landslides and rockslides shut down some or all traffic lanes on highways in Humboldt and Lake counties, the weather service in Eureka, California, said. Snow is on the way in New York state and Pennsylvania courtesy of “a potent upper-level low swinging over the region,” the weather service said. The area was under a winter weather warning until 4 p.m. Friday.
Persons: Justin Sullivan Organizations: National Weather Service, Police, Sutter Health, Santa, California's, New, ridgetops Locations: Pacific Northwest, California, Washington, Santa Rosa, Calif, California's Sonoma County, San Francisco, Sierra Nevada, Truckee, Oregon, Humboldt, Lake, Eureka , California, New York, Pennsylvania, New York City, New Jersey, Hudson, Johnstown , Pennsylvania, Binghamton, Ithaca
A resident walks at the site of a Russian missile strike in Dnipro, Ukraine, November 21. Mykola Synelnykov/ReutersRussia’s use of a nuclear-capable ballistic missile on Thursday is the latest escalation in the Ukraine war. The use of what Vladimir Putin said was a ballistic missile with multiple warheads in offensive combat is a clear departure from decades of the Cold War doctrine of deterrence. Ballistic missiles with multiple warheads, known as “multiple independently targeted reentry vehicles,” or MIRVs, have never been used to strike on an enemy, experts say. Ballistic missiles have been the underpinning of deterrence, offering what is known as “mutual assured destruction,” or MAD, in the nuclear age.
Persons: Mykola Synelnykov, Vladimir Putin, MIRV, ” Hans Kristensen, Kristensen Organizations: Reuters, West, Federation of American, Ballistic Locations: Russian, Dnipro, Ukraine, Ukrainian, Russia, Europe
Gaetz cannot return to Congress this yearWhen Gaetz submitted his resignation, that ended his official role in the current 118th Congress. Could he be sworn in for the 119th Congress? When Gaetz resigned, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Fla., expressed hope that a special election could be held in time to fill his seat quickly. So if Gaetz is able to take his seat in the 119th Congress, the panel could extend its investigation and still release its report. Prior to Gaetz withdrawing his name from consideration for attorney general, Johnson signaled he did not want the Ethics Committee to release its report.
Persons: Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump's, Gaetz, , , Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Mike Johnson, Johnson, Michael Guest, Guest, Sean Casten Organizations: Congress, Florida Gov, Congressional, 119th Locations: Florida
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Gunmen opened fire on passenger vehicles in a tribal area in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least 38 people and wounding 29, the chief secretary of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Nadeem Aslam Chaudhry, said. Among the fatalities in the attack, which occurred in the Kurram tribal district, were a woman and a child, Chaudhry said, adding: “It’s a major tragedy and death toll is likely to rise.”Tensions have existed for decades between armed Shia and Sunni Muslims over a land dispute in the tribal area that borders Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident. “There were two convoys of passenger vehicles, one carrying passengers from Peshawar to Parachinar and another from Parachinar to Peshawar, when armed men opened fire on them,” a local resident of Parachinar, Ziarat Hussain, told Reuters by telephone, adding that his relatives were traveling from Peshawar in the convoy. President Asif Ali Zardari, in a statement, strongly condemned the attack on passenger vehicles.
Persons: Nadeem Aslam Chaudhry, Chaudhry, Ziarat Hussain, Asif Ali Zardari Organizations: Pakistan — Gunmen, Reuters Locations: PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Afghanistan, Peshawar, Parachinar
Senate Republicans offered mixed responses Thursday to President-elect Donald Trump's announcement that he will nominate Pete Hegseth, a Fox News personality accused of sexual assault, to lead the Defense Department following the release of a police report concerning sexual assault allegations against him. Some senators defended Trump's pick, while others voiced some trepidation, and a senator told NBC News "I don't care" when approached about a police report released Wednesday tied to an allegation of sexual assault against Hegseth in 2017. Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., also defended Trump's pick, saying he had reviewed the report and would push for Hegseth's confirmation. Two other picks to serve in top jobs in Trump's Cabinet have also faced potentially damaging allegations of sexual misconduct. After Gaetz withdrew his name, Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., told NBC News that there were “similar, challenging allegations” with Hegseth.
Persons: Donald Trump's, Pete Hegseth, Sen, Kevin Cramer, Cramer, I’m, Hegseth, Karoline Leavitt, Markwayne Mullin, Trump's, Mullin, , Trump, ” Mullin, Bill Hagerty, Lindsey Graham, Joe Biden, Biden, That’s, Graham, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Kennedy, Matt Gaetz, Gaetz, Chris Coons, ” Coons, Josh Hawley, “ Let’s, ” Hawley, let’s, they’ve, Organizations: Fox News, Defense Department, Trump's, NBC, Hegseth, Cabinet, Armed Services Committee, Trump, Pentagon, Republican, White, NBC News, Human Services Department Locations: America, California, Washington, Florida
A Georgia woman who reported her 20-month-old son missing in 2022, setting off a large search until his remains were found in a landfill, was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for his killing. She was sentenced in a Chatham County court to life with the possibility of parole. Simon reported her son missing from their home in Chatham County, near Savannah, on Oct. 5, 2022. Quinton Simon. Simon was sentenced to what amounts to life in prison, as well as an additional 10 years.
Persons: Leilani Simon, Quinton Simon's, Quinton Simon’s, Tammy Stokes, Simon, Quinton, Quinton Simon, Quinton’s, , Stokes Organizations: Authorities, Chatham, Chatham County Police Locations: Georgia, Chatham County, Chatham, Savannah
Jordan Neely died from the “combined effects” of a number of a factors, not a chokehold, a forensic pathologist hired by Daniel Penny’s attorneys testified Thursday. Penny is charged with manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the chokehold death of Neely on a New York City subway train in May 2023. Penny, 26, who was a passenger on the train, put Neely in a chokehold and took him to the ground. Chundru said he did not believe that Neely died of a chokehold or that Penny had applied consistent and sufficient pressure to render him unconscious. Chundru said he believed Neely died from “the combined effects of sickle cell crisis, the schizophrenia, the struggle and restraint and the synthetic marijuana” that was in his system.
Persons: Jordan Neely, Daniel Penny’s, Penny, Neely, Satish Chundru, Dr, Cynthia Harris, Chundru, , Andre Zachary, Andrew Savulich, Harris, , Steven, Dafna Yoran, Yoran, Jacqueline Penny, neighborly, Gina Flaim, Penny’s, Eric Gonzalez, Gonzalez Organizations: Prosecutors, TNS, Getty, National Association of Medical, Marines Locations: New York City, Florida, Texas, New York, Manhattan, West Islip, Long, Queens
After more than 50 years, legendary broadcast journalist Chuck Scarborough has announced his plans to step down from his daily duties anchoring the news at NBC New York. NBCU Photo BankHe will continue to be a part of the WNBC family and provide special reports and contribute to special station projects and programming. Before moving to WNBC, Scarborough worked at TV stations including WLOX-TV in Biloxi, Mississippi; WDAM-TV in Hattiesburg, Mississippi; WAGA-TV in Atlanta and WNAC-TV in Boston, according to his station biography. Scarborough started his career with WNBC on March 25, 1974, anchoring the 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. weekday news. He left the 11 p.m. anchor chair in 2016, according to the station.
Persons: Chuck Scarborough, Scarborough, Al Roker, Hoda, Savannah Guthrie, Nathan Congleton, Organizations: NBC, National Broadcasting Company, NBCU, WNBC, Empire Locations: York, Biloxi , Mississippi, Hattiesburg , Mississippi, Atlanta, Boston, Savannah
The DEA concurred with most of the report’s recommendations but declined to comment. That employee was being paid by the DEA a percentage of the cash seized, the IG found, and had received tens of thousands of dollars over several years. In some cases, the DEA has seized money only to have judges order the government to return it. In 2020, NBC Los Angeles reported that $82,000 was seized by the DEA from an elderly man and his daughter in Pittsburgh. “It’s like I was mugged on the street.”USA Today reported in 2016 that, over a decade, the DEA seized more than $209 million in cash from at least 5,200 people at 15 busy airports.
Persons: General, Lisa Monaco, , Justice Department “ Organizations: Drug, Administration, Department’s Office, Task Force, Department, Justice Department, Institute for Justice, DEA, Transportation Security Administration, NBC News, Prosecutors, NBC, ” USA Locations: Cincinnati, New York, New Orleans, Columbus , Ohio, NBC Los Angeles, Pittsburgh
The Indonesian government expects Apple to increase its proposed $100 million investment into the country, according to state media, as the iPhone maker seeks clearance from Jakarta to sell its latest phones. According to a report from Indonesian state media, the country's Ministry of Industry met with representatives from Apple on Thursday regarding its proposal to invest $100 million over two years. "From the government's perspective, of course, we want this investment to be larger," industry ministry spokesperson Febri Hendri Antoni Arif told state media on Thursday. While Indonesia represents a small market for Apple, it also offers growth opportunities as it has the world's fourth-largest population, according to Le Xuan Chiew, a Canalys analyst focusing on Apple strategy research. Success in this market requires a long-term approach, and Apple's investment offer demonstrates a commitment to complying with local regulations and paving the way for future growth, he added.
Persons: hasn't, AirPods Max, Apple didn't, Febri Hendri Antoni Arif, Le Xuan Chiew Organizations: Fifth, Apple, country's Ministry of Industry, CNBC Locations: New York City, Indonesian, Jakarta, Indonesia
Earlier this year, she spent a week in the hospital due to a collapsed lung, a severe complication of pneumonia. The support she received from the hospital staff and her friends confirmed that moving there was the right decision. "We have to go to the hospital right now," my doctor told me after confirming that my right lung had collapsed. I felt scared and focused on my friend as the surgeon told me to hold my right arm above my head and stay still. People I didn't know well would call to check in, and friends of friends would send well wishes.
Persons: Sinead Mulhern, I'd, Ecuador —, hadn't, I'm, Sanja, We've, Jonathan, KFF Organizations: Monopoly Locations: Ecuador, Cuenca —, Quito, South America, Ecuadorian, Canada, Australia, South Africa, England, Venezuela
Morris, like thousands of other customers, was snared in the collapse of a behind-the-scenes fintech firm called Synapse and has been locked out of her account for six months as of November. Then she learned how much Evolve Bank & Trust, the lender where her funds were supposed to be held, was prepared to return to her. The crisis started in May when a dispute between Synapse and Evolve Bank over customer balances boiled over and the fintech middleman turned off access to a key system used to process transactions. Synapse helped fintech startups like Yotta and Juno, which are not banks, offer checking accounts and debit cards by hooking them up with small lenders like Evolve. But that would've required more coordination between Evolve and the other lenders that held customer funds than what ultimately happened.
Persons: Oscar Wong, Kayla Morris, Morris, Andreessen Horowitz, Jelena McWilliams, Zach Jacobs, there's, Yotta, Adam Moelis, they've, Jacobs, Andrew Meloan, Meloan, I've, ” Zach Jacobs, McWilliams, McWilliams didn't, Rayburn, Tom Williams, hadn't, Judge Martin Barash, Natasha Craft, they're, Andreatte Caliguire Organizations: Evolve Bank & Trust, Synapse, Evolve Bank, ., CNBC, FedEx, Evolve, Deposit Insurance Corp, U.S, FDIC, Trump, Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Financial, Prudential Regulators, Megabanks, Depository, CQ, Inc, AMG, Lineage Bank, American Bank, Indiana FedEx Locations: Texas, Tampa , Florida, Yotta, Chicago, California, Mishawaka , Indiana
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It may be a coincidence that the celebrity look-alike competition returned to prominence just as American citizens were voting in what some called “the most significant presidential election in our lifetimes.” But once it happened, the appeal was obvious. Here was a different kind of democratic event: a totally insignificant one, in which attractive men with slightly off-kilter features were lined up in public and ranked by the roaring crowd. At the first contest, which convened a flock of Timothée Chalamet doubles in Manhattan last month, the New York Police Department showed up, deemed it an “unscheduled demonstration” and arrested four people. They are typically publicized with posters on lampposts, staged in public parks and accompanied by meager prizes. The Mescal double won 20 euro “or three pints”; the White winner received $50 and a pack of Marlboro Reds.
Persons: Trump, doppelgängers, Jeremy Allen White, Paul Mescal, Dev Patel, Harry Styles Organizations: New York Police Department, Marlboro Reds Locations: Manhattan, Chicago, Dublin, San Francisco, London
Bringing people together, showing determination and being a good listener are some of the qualities younger generations look for in leaders. That's according to Generation Z and millennial participants at the One Young World summit in Montreal, Canada. "People go through so much and yet their achievements are so much greater than everything that they've ever been through," she said. While some leaders "aren't really always driven by good intentions," according to Whisky, even those with differing views can "sit in the same room." Hunter is part of the Northern Irish Education Committee, in a role that she said contributes to building a peaceful society in the region.
Persons: Sue Whisky, CNBC's Tania Bryer, aren't, Cara Hunter, Hunter Organizations: Environmental Network Malawi, Northern, Northern Ireland Assembly, East Londonderry, Northern Irish Education Committee Locations: Montreal, Canada, Northern Irish, East
A group of young men and women, all dressed in black, marches down a busy street in the heart of Times Square. Walking in formation, they dodge parked cars, bicycles and pedestrians, as the man leading them belts out a song. “Sunset Boulevard, ruthless boulevard / Destination for the stony-hearted.”This ambitious scene from the director Jamie Lloyd’s Broadway revival of “Sunset Boulevard” hinges on a live tracking sequence that goes backstage and spills onto West 44th Street. It’s shown in real time on a massive LCD screen to the audience inside the St. James Theater, but passers-by — both unsuspecting and calculating — get a front-row view, at least during the number’s three-minute outdoor portion.
Persons: Jamie Lloyd’s, It’s, James Organizations: James Theater
In a hushed voice, Durham responded to the dispatcher’s questions for more than seven minutes as he frantically reacted to noises coming from outside. Halfway through the call, he said that he might know who the trespasser was. The suspected trespasser, Boudreaux, 31, faces multiple charges including assault with a deadly weapon, home invasion with a deadly weapon, domestic violence and child abuse. Police accountabilityThe incident is the 13th shooting this year to involve a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police officer and the eighth that has led to a fatality, authorities said. That makes this 10 times worse,” Merritt said, stating that police acted with carelessness and negligence.
Persons: , Brandon Durham, Durham, , ” Durham, Alejandra Boudreaux –, Alexander Bookman, Boudreaux, would’ve, Bookman, CNN’s Sara Sidner, Durham’s, Lee Merritt, should’ve, ” Merritt, Brandon Organizations: CNN, KVVU, Las, Metropolitan Police, Police Locations: Vegas, ., Durham, Durham’s, Clark County, “ Durham
The yearslong effort to vanquish Donald Trump in court was a dismal failure. To oppose Mr. Trump in his second term, liberals must learn the lesson of this defeat, which is that there is no alternative to persuading our fellow citizens of our beliefs. Fifty years ago, Richard Nixon’s four Supreme Court appointments — Mr. Trump got only three — shoved the court right and consigned liberals to damage control. In this election, legalistic tactics contributed to Mr. Trump’s victory, helping to produce the popular majority he had never boasted before. For all of Mr. Trump’s misdeeds, prosecuting them was not worth the cost of restoring him to power.
Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Richard Nixon’s, Mr, Judith Shklar, Trump’s
For the first 53 years of his life, Elon Musk barely spent any time with Donald J. Trump. Then, beginning on the night of Nov. 5, he spent basically no time without him. And so Mr. Musk, more than any other key player in the presidential transition, finds himself in a cram session to learn the courtier politics of Mr. Trump’s inner circle. For the world’s richest person — not known for his humility or patience — it is a social engineering challenge far trickier and less familiar than heavy manufacturing or rocket science. The answer, as discarded aides from Mr. Trump’s first term will tell you, may depend on Mr. Musk’s ability to placate the boss and keep a relatively low profile — but also to shiv a rival when the time comes.
Persons: Elon Musk, Donald J, , Trump’s, shiv Organizations: Trump Locations: Washington, Silicon
CNN —A Norwegian man working as a security guard for the US Embassy in Oslo was arrested this week on allegations of spying for Russia and Iran. According to Norway’s public broadcaster NRK, the man is in his 20s and was arrested at home in his garage on Wednesday. He is charged with attempted aggravated intelligence activities against state secrets and admitted to having collected and shared information with Russian and Iranian authorities, according to NRK. The arrest comes amid ongoing concerns about Moscow and Tehran’s espionage and influence operations around the globe. Western officials have disrupted plots from Tehran to harm or kill individuals, including an alleged assassination plot against President-elect Donald Trump.
Persons: Donald Trump, John Christian Elden, Elden, Organizations: CNN, US, NRK, Wall Street Journal, Norway “, US State Department, Norwegian Locations: Oslo, Russia, Iran, Moscow, Tehran, Germany, United Kingdom, Canada, Norway,
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.
Persons: it's, Ken Griffin, Donald Trump, Trump Ken Griffin, Mike Blake, Insider's Bradley Saacks, Michelle Abrego, Griffin, Manny Roman, Trump, Marc Rowan, Rowan, Alexander Tamargo, Thoma Bravo Griffin, he'd, Zalubowski, Chelsea Jia Feng, Elon, Paul, Tyson, Megyn Kelly, Tucker Carlson Ron Antonelli, Chip Somodevilla, Rebecca Zisser, Tucker Carlson, Bari Weiss, BI's Peter Kafka, Chris Balfe, Ridley Scott's, You've, Dan DeFrancesco, Jack Sommers, Grace Lett, Ella Hopkins, Amanda Yen, Milan Sehmbi Organizations: Business, Treasury, Trump, Citadel, Milken, Global Conference, Reuters, Economic, of New, Republican Party, Citadel Securities, Sequoia, Millennium Management, BlackRock, Chelsea, Getty, Netflix, Bank of America, NY Daily, Fox News, Auto, Ford, GM, Volkswagen Locations: Beverly Hills , California, U.S, of New York, Montreal, New York, London, Chicago
Global citizenship firms said clients are especially concerned about LGBTQ+ rights and the economy. American interest in secondary passports has been on the rise over the last year — and global citizenship firms have reported another surge since President Donald Trump's reelection. AdvertisementThe firm said it saw a 392% increase in inquiries from US nationals during election week compared to the week prior. AdvertisementHe said people are concerned about Trump's promise to raise tariffs, and how that could impact the economy and the US dollar. Leading up to the 2020 election, Jafri said there was an increase in interest from his clientele's Republican contingent.
Persons: Donald Trump's, Judi Galst, Reaz Jafri, Dasein, Jafri, isn't, he's, Galst, Rose Emmett, she's, Emmett, Elizabeth Warren, they've, Galt Organizations: Global, Henley & Partners, New, CS Global Partners, Republican Locations: New York, Europe, London, United States
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