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☆ Activist Jana calls on Markel to focus on insurance. Here’s how the firm can help create value
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-14 | by ( Kenneth Squire | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Business: Markel Group is a holding company comprised of different businesses and investments. Its segments include Specialty Insurance, Investing and Markel Ventures. The Markel Ventures segment consists of controlling interests in a diverse portfolio of businesses that operate in various industries. While fixing the core business is always the first step, even with an improved and efficient insurance business, Markel would still have a valuation overhang in the form of its Ventures business. Moreover, the last time Markel traded at 2.5 times book value was before it launched its Ventures business.

Persons: Jana, Barry Rosenstein, Rosenstein, Markel, Nephila, Ken Squire Organizations: Markel, Specialty Insurance, Markel Ventures, Insurance, Berkshire Hathaway, Dow Jones U.S . Property, Markel Corp, Ventures, Investments, Tokio Marine, Zurich Insurance, Arch, 13D Monitor, 13D Locations: Berkshire, Boston

☆ When campaign politics and Cabinet confirmation fights collide: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-13 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. Plus, "Meet the Press" moderator Kristen Welker breaks down a few of the below-the-radar answers Donald Trump gave during their interview. “Donald Trump is king of the Republican Party; he conquered it, and he earned it,” Deace told NBC News. “A lot of this is driven by gaslighting and attention-seeking — what can we say today to get more clicks? Read more →President JoeBiden is on track to have appointed more federal judges of color than any of his predecessors.

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☆ Lawsuit accuses major food companies of marketing ‘addictive’ food to kids
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Reuters —Major food companies, including Kraft Heinz, Mondelez and Coca-Cola, were hit with a new lawsuit in the US on Tuesday accusing them of designing and marketing “ultra-processed” foods to be addictive to children, causing chronic disease. His lawyers at the firm Morgan & Morgan, a major US plaintiffs’ firm, described the case as the first of its kind. The other companies being sued are Post Holdings, PepsiCo, General Mills, Nestle’s US arm, WK Kellogg, Mars, Kellanova and Conagra. Current U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf has said that ultra-processed foods are likely addictive. Martinez’s lawsuit alleges that the food companies have long known their products are harmful and deliberately engineered them to be as addictive as possible.

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☆ How Utah's 'Silicon Slopes' tech sector is making a run at Silicon Valley
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Dardan Pula | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

At the heart of this transformation are companies like Adobe , which helped lay the groundwork for Silicon Slopes' rise. The tech-cluster has created fertile ground for other startups to grow in the Silicon Slopes ecosystem. "That was a seminal moment in the history of Silicon Slopes," he said. The city's leaders and entrepreneurs hope that the snowball effect will continue to roll down Silicon Slopes. "We're very proud of that sort of pioneer heritage that we have, particularly in building what is now the Silicon Slopes ecosystem," Sherman said.

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☆ A path forward — and a warning — for Democrats: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

Plus, we dive into the math of the Senate and what it means that the Democrats' class of 2006 has mostly faded away or lost seats. Read more →Democrats' famed Senate class of 2006 has all but disappeared. Senate Democrats began the 21st century winning in states like Missouri, Montana and Ohio. (Equally important, Republicans were holding Senate seats in places like Rhode Island and Virginia.) Democrats also have 10 of the 14 Senate seats in the seven key presidential swing states.

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☆ GoFundWar: How Ukraine Is Crowdfunding Its Battle Against Russia
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-07 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +19 min

On April 27, 2023, Diana Kulyk's father told her he was leaving the next day to start training to fight Russia. Diana had already raised about $30,000 over the previous year to buy protective gear for childhood friends fighting in Ukraine. Diana's efforts are part of an immense crowdfunding movement helping fuel Ukraine's fight against Russia's far larger and more advanced military. Benjamin Jensen, a war-strategy expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, describes this crowdfunding as a "game changer." Before the war, Ruslan Kulyk was a pastry chef who made wedding cakes in Spain, where the family immigrated when Diana was young.

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☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Lululemon, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Rubrik, AMC Entertainment and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-06 | by ( Hakyung Kim | In Hakyungkim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Analysts surveyed by LSEG had expected a loss of 7 cents per share on $181 million in revenue. Rubrik reported losses of 21 cents per share, while analysts' estimates had called for a loss of 40 cents per share, according to LSEG. The company also beat revenue expectations, posting $236 million in revenue compared to the consensus estimate of $218 million. Hewlett Packard Enterprise — Shares advanced around 10% after the company reported a top- and bottom-line beat in the fiscal fourth quarter. HP Enterprise reported adjusted earnings of 58 cents per share, versus forecasts of 56 cents per share, according to LSEG.

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☆ UnitedHealthcare CEO killing and Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting: Morning Rundown
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Elizabeth Robinson | Elizabeth Robinson Is A Newsletter Editor For Nbc News | Based In Los Angeles. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

The manhunt for the gunman who fatally shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City goes on. A study suggests there are millions of psychiatric disorders linked to exposure to lead in gasoline. And Rockefeller Center gets in the holiday spirit with its annual Christmas tree lighting. Manhunt continues for shooter in UnitedHealthcare CEO killingThe manhunt for the person who fatally shot the CEO of UnitedHealthcare is still going on. Rockefeller Center tree lights up the holiday seasonIt’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Rockefeller Center, which celebrated its tree lighting with a star-studded show last night.

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This article is part of the Opinion series At the Brink,about the threat of nuclear weapons in an unstable world. There are just two major pacts governing nuclear weapons in the cosmos, both of which predate Neil Armstrong’s first steps on the moon. Rescue Agreement 1970 Outer Space Treaty October 1967 Lays out the principles that governs outer space, the moon and other celestial bodies. Rescue Agreement 1970 Outer Space Treaty October 1967 Lays out the principles that governs outer space, the moon and other celestial bodies. Rescue Agreement Liability convention Today 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 Outer Space Treaty October 1967 Foundation of international space law that governs outer space, the moon and other celestial bodies.

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☆ The man behind one of the buzziest raw milk farms explains why they are going pasteurized — for now
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Hilary Brueck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

One of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s favorite raw milk producers is temporarily going pasteurized, as bird flu sweeps across California's dairyland. Raw Farms is California's largest producer of raw milk products, and a huge name in West Coast wellness circles. Dr. Paul Saladino's $19 Raw Animal-Based Smoothie includes Raw Farm's kefir milk, plus beef organ powder, blueberries, honey, bananas, and other ingredients. Unlike pasteurized milk, raw milk is not heated to kill pathogens. So far, there have been no reports of raw milk drinkers catching bird flu, but there have been several cases of cats drinking raw milk from cows sick with bird flu, and then dropping dead afterwards.

Persons: Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Paul Saladino, Mark McAfee, McAfee, Paul Saladino's, Dania Maxwell, Trump's, Kennedy, he's Organizations: Raw, Los Angeles Times, Getty, Food and Drug Administration, Public Health Department, Raw Farms, Human Services, Disease Control Locations: West Coast, LA, Fresno, Santa Clara, Farms, Central, California

☆ Formaldehyde causes more cancer than any other toxic air pollutant. Little is being done to curb the risk
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Sharon Lerner | Al Shaw | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +28 min

The result is that even the EPA’s alarming estimates of cancer risk vastly underestimate — by as much as fourfold — the chances of formaldehyde causing cancer. But four former government scientists with experience doing statistical analyses of health harms told ProPublica that the myeloid leukemia risk calculation was sound. The agency’s sprawling assessment shows that, among scores of individual air pollutants, formaldehyde poses the greatest cancer risk — by far. As the EPA admits, its cancer risk calculation fails to reflect the chances of developing myeloid leukemia. Nationwide, that’s the average lifetime cancer risk from air pollution; formaldehyde accounts for most of it.

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☆ 'The Simpsons' co-creator's ex-wife is still making millions every year off the show
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-04 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Advertisement"The Simpsons" co-creator Sam Simon's ex-wife Jennifer Tilly said she's still making money off the show. Actor and "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Jennifer Tilly is still reaping the financial benefits of her divorce from "The Simpsons" co-creator Sam Simon. "It takes a really long time to get over a divorce," Tilly said in a confessional on Tuesday's episode of "RHOBH." "My ex-husband was Sam Simon, who created 'The Simpsons,'" she continued. Sam Simon and Jennifer Tilly in February 2014.

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☆ The GOP's post-election challenge: Turning Trump voters into full-fledged Republicans: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

In today’s edition, national political correspondent explains why Republicans may not be able to bank on Donald Trump's coalition moving forward. The GOP’s post-election challenge: Turning Trump voters into full-fledged RepublicansBy Steve KornackiEven with their success, this election revealed a challenge for Republicans going forward: The “Trump coalition” and the “GOP coalition” are not quite the same. That was in Maine in 2020, when voters re-elected Republican Sen. Susan Collins while backing Democrat Joe Biden for president. The first involves voters who were motivated to turn out for Trump, but then skipped all of the other races on the ballot. The other factor the GOP will need to address involves Democratic defectors — traditionally Democratic voters who have essentially made an exception for Trump.

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☆ How Washington reacted to the Hunter Biden pardon: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-02 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

In today's edition, our reporters go through President Joe Biden's pardon of his son — and the part that's particularly rankling fellow Democrats. Some Democrats bristle at Biden's pardon justificationBy Carol E. Lee, Sarah Fitzpatrick, Gary Grumbach and Dareh GregorianIt’s not just that President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter. The pardon comes after Biden repeatedly said he would not use his executive authority to pardon his son or commute his son’s sentence. “Does the Pardon given by Joe to Hunter include the J-6 Hostages, who have now been imprisoned for years? : White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre defended Biden’s decision to pardon his son, despite telling the press multiple times that the president had no such plans.

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“Are we supposed to hold space for Trump supporters now?” co-host Joy Behar joked. Within the last week, search interest for "holding space" was beating out the newly declared word of the year "demure," according to Google Trends. “It’s campy the way it all happened and it’s authentic.”Neither Grande nor Erivo has commented on the viral interview publicly. However, Grande sent Out a laughing emoji in response to an Instagram story the magazine posted about the viral interview, Gilchrist said. In the finale of part one, fans find out whether Elphaba decides to "hold space" for her values.

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☆ The senators who will determine the fate of Trump's Cabinet picks: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

In today’s edition, two of our Capitol Hill experts, Sahil Kapur and Frank Thorp V, break down the key senators to watch in the confirmation battles over Donald Trump's Cabinet. Plus, national political correspondent Steve Kornacki takes a break from election data to dive into the polling around what Americans plan to serve at Thanksgiving this year. Programming note: From the Politics Desk is taking a holiday break the rest of the week. Trump’s Cabinet picks present an opening for Collins to further demonstrate her independent streak if she chooses to vote against some of Trump’s more controversial picks. The Cabinet nominees could be an opportunity for him to flex his muscle and use his vote to shape Trump’s agenda.

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This spiraled into a diss-track war in April and May, with Cole, Drake, Rick Ross, and Lamar all releasing new songs. Later in the track, Drake references Cole's diss track and apology. Evan Agostini/Invision/APLater in the track, Drake raps that he gave Future his first No. At the end of the track, Lamar samples a 1994 Tupac interview to simulate a conversation between the two rappers. Instead of insulting Drake, Lamar claims that the "Push Ups" rapper's circle has been feeding him lies, leaking information about him, and hoping for his downfall.

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☆ Chuck Woolery, game show host of ‘Love Connection’ and ‘Scrabble,’ dies at 83
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Chuck Woolery, the affable, smooth-talking game show host of “Wheel of Fortune,” “Love Connection” and “Scrabble” who later became a right-wing podcaster, skewering liberals and accusing the government of lying about Covid-19, has died. Mark Young, Woolery’s podcast co-host and friend, said in an email early Sunday that Woolery died at his home in Texas with his wife, Kristen, present. “Chuck was a dear friend and brother and a tremendous man of faith, life will not be the same without him,” Young wrote. The audience would vote on the three contestants, and if the audience agreed with the guest’s choice, “Love Connection” would offer to pay for a second date. Woolery told The Philadelphia Inquirer in 2003 that his favorite set of lovebirds was a man aged 91 and a woman aged 87.

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It took Rep. John Curtis, R-Utah, just a few weeks to make his mark on the Senate — even before he'd actually take the oath of office to replace retiring Sen. Mitt Romney next year. But I’m not going to give him an unconditional yes to anything that he wants.”“He is not Mitt Romney and he is not Donald Trump. Former Utah Republican Gov. After deciding to run for Senate after Romney’s retirement announcement, Trump weighed in and endorsed Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs. But his colleagues and Trump allies felt that they understood his perspective, with Curtis’ likely disapproval of Gaetz leading to his quick withdrawal.

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☆ Thanksgiving meals are expected to be cheaper in 2024 as turkey prices drop
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

And when it comes to Thanksgiving food, it seems Americans are getting relief on their grocery bills this year following a few years of escalating costs. The national average cost for a 16-pound turkey is down 6% from 2023, according to the Farm Bureau. Overall turkey prices have decreased about 4% in the past year, according to the consumer price index. Farmers raised about 205 million turkeys in 2024, down 6% from 2023, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The aggregate impact has been lower turkey prices.

Persons: Robin Wenzel, Bernt Nelson, Nelson, Monty Rakusen, That's, —, Robin Wenzel Wells, Wenzel Organizations: American Farm Bureau Federation, Farm Bureau, Deloitte, Finance, Food Institute, Farm, Farmers, U.S . Department of Agriculture, Digitalvision, Getty, Food, USDA Locations: Wells, Turkey, U.S, Ukraine

AdvertisementElevenLabs is raising new funding, boosting its valuation to over $3 billion, according to multiple sources. The startup is aiming to raise $200 million in the round, according to one source. Details of the latest funding round are not yet finalized, and the figures involved are subject to change. The company has been increasing its targeted round size and valuation during the process of raising funding, according to these sources. Funding for voice technology companies has picked up even as some of the shine comes off the digital intelligence category as a whole.

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☆ Biden fades into the background at his final international summits: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

In today’s edition, White House correspondent Mike Memoli files a dispatch from Rio de Janeiro on President Joe Biden's final international summit. Biden fades into the background at his final international summitsBy Mike MemoliRIO DE JANEIRO — President Joe Biden’s final international summits almost certainly would have played out differently had the elections back home gone as he had hoped. But President-elect Donald Trump cast a long shadow over a seemingly humbled Biden as he bid farewell to his counterparts here. Read more → 🥊 Democrats’ next fight: Minnesota Democratic Party Chairman Ken Martin became the second candidate to jump into the race to lead the Democratic National Committee. Read more →Minnesota Democratic Party Chairman Ken Martin became the second candidate to jump into the race to lead the Democratic National Committee.

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☆ What awaits the GOP's narrow House majority: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

In today’s edition, national political reporter Ben Kamisar examines how House Republicans are growing increasingly aligned with Donald Trump. “One of the main takeaways from this cycle is that the Democratic Party has a lot of work to do on how we’re reaching voters,” Democratic strategist Christina Freundlich said. It’s one more thing a narrow House Republican majority will have to work through early next year. The remaining House Republicans are going to have to summon a different level of unity than they have managed recently to move the party’s legislative agenda. Martin O’Malley, a onetime presidential candidate, announced he’d enter the race for Democratic Party chair, but many more names are already circulating.

Persons: Ben Kamisar, Donald Trump, Kristen Welker, Mark Murray, Kamala Harris, Harris, Trump, Christina Freundlich, “, Steve Schale, Barack Obama’s, Joe Biden, ”, ” Schale, Sen, John Fetterman, Sahil Kapur, Syedah Asghar, Ryan Nobles, Kyle Stewart, Mike Johnson, We’re, ” Johnson, Donald Trump’s, you’d, —, Matt Gaetz’s, Elise Stefanik, Mike Waltz, Pete Hegseth, Brendan Carr, Carr, Johnson, ann o, lea Organizations: NBC, White House, Capitol, Republicans, Press, Democrats, Democratic Party, Democratic, PAC, Kyle Stewart Congress, “ Fox, Republican, NBC News, Trump, Fox News, Federal Communications Commission’s, adjourning, gov Locations: Florida, Gaetz

☆ New cookbook encourages cooks to follow charts, not recipes
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Karla Walsh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Julia Turshen wants you to break the rules. "Food is the social glue holding us all together," said cookbook author Julia Turshen, who is based in New York's Hudson Valley. “I’ll be thrilled, of course, if you cook directly from the recipes,” Turshen wrote. Natalie ChitwoodThe use of charts "isn’t just a collection of recipes but also a blueprint for how the recipes work," Turshen said. Recipe adapted from “What Goes With What: 100 Recipes, 20 Charts, Endless Possibilities” by Julia Turshen.

Persons: CNN — Julia Turshen, Turshen, ” Turshen, ”, Caesar, Almond Crisp, “, Julia Turshen, you’re, Pepe, pepe, Natalie Chitwood, I’ll, I’ve, Pierce, Karla Walsh Organizations: CNN, Flatiron, Flatiron Books Locations: Hudson Valley , New York, New, Hudson Valley, Natalie, Des Moines , Iowa

☆ Laken Riley’s final moments: What we know from her phone and smartwatch data
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Ashley R. Williams | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Her roommates called authorities. A left thumbprint with DNA matching Ibarra was later discovered on Riley’s phone, according to prosecutors. Her mom then called Riley’s three roommates, each of whom shared their phone’s locations with one another, including Riley’s. They reported her missing around 12:05 p.m.Riley’s smartwatch data captures struggleThe Garmin smartwatch Riley wore captured crucial data that prosecutors say give clues as to what happened as she struggled for her life. Her heart rate continued to show on the smartwatch data until just before 9:30 a.m.

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