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Federal officials Wednesday rejected claims the mysterious drones spotted in New Jersey are coming from an Iranian "mothership." That mothership is off … the East Coast of the United States of America. “There is no Iranian ship off the coast of the United States, and there’s no so-called mothership launching drones towards the United States,” she said. Phil Murphy should declare a state of emergency and issue an executive order banning recreational drone use at night. “Residents are increasingly alarmed by the surge in drone activity after dark, raising concerns about public safety and security,” Golden said.

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☆ FBI Director Chris Wray announces plans to resign
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( Evan Perez | Holmes Lybrand | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —FBI Director Chris Wray will resign at the end of the Biden administration, according to a statement from the FBI Wednesday. President-elect Donald Trump previously announced he will nominate Kash Patel for the role, although Wray still had three years remaining on his 10-year term. Wray made his announcement at an FBI town hall. I love this place, I love our mission, and I love our people — but my focus is, and always has been, on us and doing what’s right for the FBI,” Wray added. Comey, whose FBI also investigated Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server, left the bureau in May 2017.

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☆ Yellen discusses South Korean political crisis with country's finance minister
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City, U.S., October 17, 2024. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen spoke to South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on Tuesday and discussed South Korea's political turmoil following President Yoon Suk Yeol's attempt last week to impose martial law. Yellen "expressed appreciation for the close communication between the Korean Ministry of Economy and Finance and the U.S. Treasury Department following recent events in the Republic of Korea," the U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement. "Yellen also reaffirmed the strong ties between our two countries built upon shared democratic values and expressed her hope for continued bilateral cooperation," the Treasury Department said after her virtual meeting with Choi, in which she also discussed "macroeconomic and financial developments" with her counterpart.

Persons: Janet Yellen, Choi Sang, mok, Yoon Suk, Yellen, Choi Organizations: Council, Foreign Relations, Treasury, South Korean Finance, Korean Ministry of Economy, Finance, U.S . Treasury Department, Treasury Department Locations: New York City, U.S, Republic of Korea

☆ Saudi Arabia 2034 World Cup explained: Why FIFA’s awarding of the competition is controversial
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( Jacob Whitehead | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +31 min

In 10 years — give or take six months — the 2034 men’s World Cup will be played in Saudi Arabia. “Fundamental human-rights reforms are urgently required in Saudi Arabia, or the 2034 World Cup will be inevitably tarnished by exploitation, discrimination and repression.”Why will the Saudi bid stand unopposed? Instead, they will target the 2026 Women’s Asian Cup and the Club World Cup three years later. Sport has become one of Vision 2030’s pillars — and the 2034 World Cup will be its crowning glory. “We cannot say that Saudi Arabia is a ‘medium risk’ country, given that it has become a pure police state,” said Lina, ahead of Saudi Arabia being confirmed as host.

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☆ What else to watch out for in markets on Dec. 11-12 as U.S. CPI comes in focus
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWhat else to watch out for in markets on Dec. 11-12 as U.S. CPI comes in focusSilvia Amaro reviews what market developments to watch out over Dec. 11-12 for CNBC's Street Signs.

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☆ Bill Belichick agrees to deal to become UNC football head coach
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( The Athletic College Football Staff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +16 min

The opportunity to do so comes in Chapel Hill, where the Tar Heels have not won a conference title since 1980. Belichick, 72, spent some time in college football this year at Washington, where his son Steve Belichick joined the Huskies as defensive coordinator under first-year head coach Jedd Fisch. Bill’s father, Steve, worked in college football for more than 40 years (including a stop at UNC). Belichick spent some time in college football this year at Washington, where his son Steve Belichick joined the Huskies as defensive coordinator. After Brown was fired, Cunningham appeared on UNC’s “Carolina Insider” podcast and detailed what he was looking for in the Tar Heels’ next football coach.

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☆ Israel says it has carried out hundreds of strikes on Syria, targeting 'strategic weapons stockpiles'
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Israel's defense minister said it intended to create a "defense zone free of weapons and terrorist threats in southern Syria." Israel says it has launched hundreds of airstrikes on Syria in the days since Bashar Assad's regime collapsed. AdvertisementOn Tuesday, the Israel Defense Forces said it had "struck most of the strategic weapons stockpiles in Syria" in 48 hours as part of a push to stop the weapons "falling into the hands of terrorist elements." Per Tuesday's IDF statement, the Israeli military had conducted strikes on targets including antiaircraft batteries, Syrian Air Force airfields, and weapons production sites. AdvertisementA still from a video shared by Israel Defense Forces.

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☆ CNBC visits the world's highest grade uranium deposit 1,600 feet underground
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( Pippa Stevens | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailCNBC visits the world's highest grade uranium deposit 1,600 feet undergroundCNBC's Pippa Stevens reports on the latest developments in the energy race from Saskatchewan, Canada.

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Generative artificial intelligence has developed so quickly in the past two years that massive breakthroughs seemed more a question of when rather than if. One early indication is the lack of progress between models released by the biggest players in the space. The key problem could be that AI companies are running out of data for training models, hitting what experts call the "data wall." "So if you feed into these models a lot of AI gobbledygook, then the models are just going to spit out more AI gobbledygook." The development and deployment of AI agents, for example, is expected to be a game-changer.

Persons: Anthropic, ChatGPT, Dan Niles, Alexandr Wang, Wang, Jensen Huang, Sam Altman, Mark Zuckerberg Organizations: Google, Bloomberg, Niles Investment Management, Foundation, Nvidia

☆ Greece's ghost towns offer a glimpse of a country struggling with 'existential' population collapse
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

"The truth is that today our people are among the most elderly in Europe," Mitsotakis said last year, speaking at a Greek demographic conference. Kyriakos Mitsotakis Prime Minister of Greece"This population decline is not manifested equally throughout the country," Mitsotakis continued. Meanwhile, all other regions, including Greece's prized islands, have recorded population decline over the past several years. Demographic shifts weigh on economic growthGreece's demographic decline stands at odds with the country's now much improved economic outlook. Japan and South Korea, with fertility rates of 1.2 and 0.72 in 2023, respectively, are among the best known examples of countries in demographic decline.

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☆ Israel bombs Syria and seizes territory as Netanyahu pledges to change ‘the face’ of the Middle East
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Mick Krever | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

But they also fear what could come from radical Islamists governing Syria, which borders Israel in the occupied Golan Heights. Images taken by an AFP journalist at Mezzeh Air Base southwest of Damascus also showed destroyed Syrian military helicopters. CNN could not independently confirm that claim, but the village lies in the Syrian foothills of Mount Hermon, which Israeli forces captured on Sunday. That zone was established in 1974, after Israeli forces – responding to a Syrian attack – captured the Golan Heights in 1967. Israeli officials have refused to give details on how far Israeli forces will advance, or how long they will stay there.

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☆ Michael Saylor's case for Microsoft buying Bitcoin gets rejected by shareholders
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Michael Saylor, the billionaire bitcoin investor whose turned his company, MicroStrategy , into a high-risk proxy for the cryptocurrency, has been encouraging Microsoft to use some of its massive cash pile to follow his lead. "You can convert your cash flows and your dividends and your buybacks and your debt into Bitcoin," Saylor said. The proposal failed to garner support from a majority of voting shareholders, after Microsoft recommended they reject it. But Saylor has tied his company, now valued at about $83 billion, directly to the fortunes of bitcoin. WATCH: Michael Saylor on MicroStrategy and bitcoin

Persons: Michael Saylor, Saylor, Satya Nadella, Glass Lewis, bitcoin Organizations: Microsoft, National Center for Public Policy Research, Institutional, Services, bitcoin, Forbes Locations: Bitcoin

☆ We compared satellite images of Russia's naval base in Syria before and after Assad's fall. The warships are missing.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Russia's warships are no longer at its base in Tartus, Syria — a critical facility for Moscow. It is unclear if the Russian warships have left for good. AdvertisementOpen-source intelligence accounts highlighted the unusual naval activity on social media, sharing images that suggested the Russian warships were loitering off the coast of Syria. Meanwhile, Moscow uses nearby Khmeimim to shuttle military forces in and out of Africa. Losing both of these facilities would be a major blow to the Russian military.

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☆ Satellite images show Russia's warships missing from its base in Syria after the Assad regime fell
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Russia's warships are no longer at its base in Tartus, Syria — a critical facility for Moscow. AdvertisementRussia's warships are missing from its base in Syria a day after rebel forces ousted the country's longtime dictator, Bashar Assad, new satellite imagery obtained by Business Insider shows. It is unclear if the Russian warships have left for good. Open-source intelligence accounts pointed out the unusual naval activity on social media, sharing images that suggested the Russian warships were loitering off the coast of Syria. Losing both of these facilities would be a major blow to the Russian military.

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☆ Rebels overthrow Assad in Syria: Here's what to know
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailRebels overthrow Assad in Syria: Here's what to knowNBC's Raf Sanchez joins 'Squawk Box' with the latest developments out of Syria.

Persons: Assad, NBC's Raf Sanchez Organizations: Rebels Locations: Syria

☆ China is probing Nvidia in a major escalation of its chip war with the US
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( David Goldman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The probe serves as the latest escalation of a growing battle for AI dominance, which both the United States and China believe is crucial for national security. The memory chips are different than the graphics processors Nvidia makes, but they are also crucial technology that helps power AI. The administration’s new export controls are the third such round of chip sales restrictions to China. But China’s Commerce Ministry lambasted the United States’ restrictions, saying they pose “a significant threat” to the stability of global supply chains. Nvidia is also under antitrust scrutiny in the United States, according to Bloomberg.

Persons: Biden Organizations: CNN, Nvidia, China Central Television, Apple, US Commerce Department, Ministry, United, Senior, Bloomberg, Intel Locations: China, United States, Beijing

☆ Syrian rebels advance into Damascus, claiming they seized control of the capital
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Ammar Cheikh Omar | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Carol-Lee-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Rebel fighters claimed they captured the Syrian capital of Damascus early Sunday as government forces loyal to the country's president, Bashar al-Assad, were routed in a mater of days. The rebels' claim would open a new chapter in the 13-year-long civil war that has ravaged the ancient land. The Syrian government has detained thousands at the military prison on the outskirts of Damascus, according to Reuters. HTS rebels claimed Saturday that they had captured the city, a day after also claiming to have seized the city of Daraa. A 2020 ceasefire left Assad in control of 70% of Syria, but some 6.8 million Syrians have fled the country.

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CNN —As many in Syria celebrated the end of the long rule of Bashar al-Assad, rumors swirled about his whereabouts. Assad has not been seen or heard from since rebels declared Damascus “liberated” after sweeping through the capital and seizing key sites. Since the uprising began, and the rebels rapidly advanced through the country, Assad has kept a low profile. On Saturday, as the rebels encircled Damascus, a source told CNN that Assad was nowhere to be found in the city. CNN cannot confirm whether Assad was on this flight.

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☆ In a country splintered by civil war, could Syria’s rebels usher in a new dawn?
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Sana Noor Haq | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

‘Extremely challenging’ transition of powerSyria’s armed opposition ultimately plans to form a government defined by institutions and a “council chosen by the people,” Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, the militant figure driving the latest rebel swing, told CNN. He heads the dominant group in the coalition, Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS), a former Al Qaeda affiliate. Jolani told CNN that abuse in prisons “were not done under our orders or directions” and HTS had already penalized the perpetrators. Thousands of people assembled at the foot of the main square in Damascus, where rebels ransacked Assad’s residence. Muhammad Haj Kadour/AFP/Getty ImagesAnd further afield, Syrian refugees forced to flee the war shared their hopes of returning to a peaceful country.

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☆ Assad dynasty collapses in Syria as rebel forces claim Damascus
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Ruxandra Iordache | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

TOPSHOT - Fighters fire towards Syrian Army troops in the Rashidin district on the outskirts of Aleppo on Nov. 29, 2024. The more than 50-year Assad dynastic dictatorship was on the cusp of collapse on Sunday, as rebel forces seized the capital of Damascus in a lightning offensive that has swept the country's largest cities in a matter of days. "We declare the city of Damascus free from the tyrant Bashar al-Assad," Hassan Abdul-Ghani, senior HTS commander, said in a post on WhatsApp. The whereabouts of President Bashar al-Assad, who assumed leadership in 2000 after the death of his father Hafez, were uncertain. Multiple media reports, which CNBC could not independently confirm, state he has fled Damascus.

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Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad did not seize an opportunity to reconcile his relationship with the Syrian people during a period when the country’s civil war had quietened, according to Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani. “We didn’t see any serious movement on the return of the refugees or reconciling with his people,” Al Thani said. Rebel forces in Syria are currently advancing quickly to capture cities previously controlled by Assad in both the north and south of the country. “Our worries (are) that this will bring us back to the old cycles of internal violence and civil war, which would threaten the territorial integrity of the state of Syria,” he said. “Honestly it’s going to damage and destroy what’s left if there’s no sense of urgency to start putting a political framework to what’s happening over there.”

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☆ What the Syrian rebellion could mean for the balance of power in the Middle East
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-07 | by ( Mostafa Salem | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Syrian rebels have made a lightning advance in the north of the country, taking two major cities: Aleppo, the second biggest city, and Hama, a strategically important city that lies on a vital supply route. For Russia, Syria’s fall could mean losing its closest Middle Eastern ally and undermining its ability to project power while it fights a war in Ukraine. In 2023, the Syrian regime was readmitted to the Arab League. Over a decade after they backed the Syrian opposition, Gulf Arab states, including Saudi Arabia and the UAE, are now siding with Assad as he once again faces a rebellion. SANA/ReutersIn Syria, Israel has consistently targeted Iranian personnel and supply routes used to transfer weapons to its proxies.

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☆ OPEC+ oil output delay a 'reality check’ as group eyes demand, U.S. outlook, Saudi energy min says
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-06 | by ( Ruxandra Iordache | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Saudi energy minister Abdulaziz bin Salman on Oct. 5, 2022. "There are so many other things, you know, growth in China, what is happening in Europe, growth in Europe … what is happening in the U.S. economy, such as interest rate, inflation," the Saudi energy minister said Friday. "Another delay, which we would not rule out, would leave the market broadly in balance next year," they said. Demand has been at the forefront of OPEC+ considerations, with the OPEC's November Monthly Oil Market Report seeing 1.54 million barrels-per-day of year-on-year growth in 2025. The Paris-based International Energy Agency, meanwhile, last month forecast that world oil demand will expand by 920,000 barrels per day this year and just under 1 million barrels per day in 2025.

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☆ Musk, Ramaswamy visit Capitol Hill to discuss Trump's vision for DOGE
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-06 | by ( Emily Wilkins | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailMusk, Ramaswamy visit Capitol Hill to discuss Trump's vision for DOGECNBC's Emily Wilkins joins 'The Exchange' from Capitol Hill to report on the latest developments in the new "Department of Government Efficiency."

Persons: Ramaswamy, CNBC's Emily Wilkins Organizations: Capitol, " Department of Government

CNN —President-elect Donald Trump on Friday said he has confidence in Pete Hegseth, even as he acknowledged “people were a little bit concerned” about his pick to lead the Pentagon amid a series of allegations related to drinking and sexual misconduct. I mean, people were a little bit concerned,” Trump told NBC’s Kristen Welker in an interview at Trump Tower. So, we’ll be working on his nomination, along with a lot of others.”Asked whether he thinks Hegseth can earn Senate confirmation, Trump said, “I think he will, yeah. I’ve had a lot of senators call me up saying he’s fantastic.” But Trump said he has not gotten any assurances from senators that he’ll be confirmed. Andrew Harnik/Getty ImagesSome of Trump’s allies have ramped up public pressure on senators who have so far declined to commit to supporting Hegseth.

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