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☆ Cyclone Chido kills several in French territory of Mayotte before heading for Africa’s east coast
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-15 | by ( Story Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Moroni, Comoros AP —Cyclone Chido caused extensive damage on the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, leaving several people dead, officials said Saturday, as the storm roared toward the east coast of Africa. French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said a “very provisional” tally shows there are at least “a few people” who have died. France’s poorest island, Mayotte has previously struggled with drought and underinvestment. French Transport Minister François Durovray said Mayotte airport was “badly damaged, particularly the control tower” by the cyclone in a message on X. In Zimbabwe, authorities said some people should prepare for evacuation.

Persons: Moroni, Bruno Retailleau, ”, “ We’re, ” Retailleau, ” Chido, François Bayrou, Emmanuel Macron, François, Xavier Bieuville, François Durovray, Bieuville, Chido, Cabo Delgado, Cyclone Freddy, Idai — Organizations: Comoros AP — Cyclone, French Interior Ministry, Transport, Mayotte la, Authorities, Schools, Malawi’s Department of Disaster Management Affairs, Cyclone Idai, Cyclone Locations: Comoros, Mayotte, Africa, French, Paris, Mozambique, France, Reunion, Local, Cabo, Malawi, Zimbabwe

☆ Seven hotel guests hospitalized after drinking cocktails at 5-star Fiji resort
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-15 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Seven tourists are being treated for suspected poisoning after drinking cocktails at a bar in an upscale Fiji resort that’s now being investigated by police. Sydney resident David Sandoe told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation he’d received a call saying his daughter and granddaughter were among those hospitalized. The US embassy in Fiji told CNN that it was aware of the reports but had nothing to add. In Fiji, king suites offering views of palm trees and the vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean cost roughly $500 a night. In a statement, Warwick Fiji said it was taking the matter “very seriously.”“At this moment, we do not have conclusive details, but we are committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of our guests,” the hotel said.

Persons: Dr Jemesa Tudravu, ”, David Sandoe, Australian Broadcasting Corporation he’d, ” Sandoe, Viliame, “, Warwick Fiji, Jim Chalmers, “ Don’t, Gavoka Organizations: CNN, that’s, Four, Warwick Fiji, Fiji’s Health Ministry, Fiji’s Ministry of Health & Medical Services, Sydney, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Warwick Hotels, Resorts, Department of Foreign Affairs Locations: Fiji, Laos, Pacific, Europe, British, American

☆ Harris debates her future: A run for California governor that would take 2028 off the table
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-15 | by ( Edward-Isaac Dovere | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Getting into the governor’s race, top Harris advisers believe, would require making her intentions clear at the latest by the summer of 2025. “Running for governor would be a step down, and it would interfere with her ability to run for president again,” the person said. More than one person has noticed she has not shut down the conversation when the topic of running for governor has come up. To run for governor now would be to go for a job Newsom is done with – and likely while watching him make an expected run for president of his own. If she decided to run for governor, I’m sure we would have a conversation first,” Kounalakis said.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Harris, Donald Trump, –, ”, “, “ I’m, Trump, Biden’s, there’s, swirled, Richard Nixon, Grover Cleveland, —, Biden, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ronald Reagan, Jerry Brown, There’s, Gavin Newsom, Newsom, California Harris, that’s, Katie Porter, Gov, Eleni Kounalakis, ” Kounalakis, Antonio Villaraigosa, Toni Atkins, Rick Caruso, “ Kamala Harris, Ro Khanna Organizations: CNN, California, Democratic, California Democratic, Naval, White, Electoral College, Naval Observatory, Biden, Trump, Senate, University of California, Los Angeles, California Democrats Locations: Washington, DC, California, Irvine, ”, Los Angeles

☆ Senate plans to vote on bill that would increase Social Security benefits for some pensioners
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-15 | by ( Lorie Konish | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Cavan Images | Cavan | Getty ImagesLast month, Congress moved to take rare bipartisan action to change certain Social Security rules. watch nowThe WEP affects about 2.1 million Social Security beneficiaries — or about 3% of all Social Security beneficiaries — who see their retirement or disability benefit checks reduced because they also receive pension benefits from jobs not covered by Social Security. Public workers say Social Security cuts hurtFor many public workers, the reduction of their Social Security benefits comes as a surprise. Boudreau didn't realize how much his monthly checks would be reduced until he went to sign up for his Social Security benefits 10 years ago. It was a shock to find out his Social Security benefits would be cut by 40%, Boudreau said.

Persons: Chuck Schumer, Schumer, Bette Marafino, Marafino, Garret Graves, Abigail Spanberger, —, Emerson Sprick, Edward Kelly, Kelly, Roger Boudreau, Boudreau didn't, Boudreau, Lois Carson Organizations: Getty, Security, Social, Capitol, Finance, Social Security, Congressional, That's, Center, International Association of Fire Fighters, Alliance, Retired, Ohio Association of Public School Employees, American Federation of State, Municipal Employees Locations: Cavan, Capitol Hill, New York, Louisiana, County

☆ The Spanish Aristocrats Fighting Over the Priceless Family Inheritance
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-15 | by ( Matthew Bremner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +29 min

In happier times, the room had been used for receiving dignitaries who visited the Duke's mother, Luisa Isabel Álvarez de Toledo. Celebrated as the "Red Duchess," Luisa Isabel was a socialist-minded, fascism-battling aristocrat beloved by ordinary Spaniards. In 1955, only 18 years old and already pregnant with Leoncio, Luisa Isabel married José Leoncio González de Gregorio, a nobleman from Soria. After giving birth to Gabriel, family lore has it that she handed him to the nurses and declared she had fulfilled her role as a woman. "Someone in the household said she was our mother," Gabriel recalls.

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WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump tapped Harmeet Dhillon, a Republican lawyer known for championing conservative causes and the Republican national committeewoman for California, to lead the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division. Wiley added, “Dhillon has focused her career on diminishing civil rights, rather than enforcing or protecting them. Conservative allies have spent the week cheering Dhillon’s nomination, expressing optimism that she will lead the division away from the priorities of the Biden administration. “The civil rights division is going to be better off for having her there. Warrington has also represented Trump in civil lawsuits stemming from the January 6 riot.

Persons: Donald Trump, Harmeet Dhillon, “, ” Trump, Trump, Dhillon, ’, ” Dhillon, ”, Maya Wiley, Gavin Newsom’s, Tucker Carlson, Kaiser, Wiley, “ Dhillon, Ronna McDaniel, Kristen Clarke, Pam Bondi, Todd Blanche, Emil Bove, John Sauer, Biden, institutionalize, Roger Severino, Mark Geragos, California’s, David Warrington Organizations: WASHINGTON, Republican, U.S . Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, Trump, Calif, Conference, Civil, Human, California Gov, Fox News, Kaiser Permanente, Sikh Coalition, Justice Department, Conservative, DOJ, Heritage Foundation, NBC, Dhillon Law, White, Warrington, Colorado Supreme, U.S, Supreme Locations: California, San Francisco, San Jose, Arizona, India, American, Angeles, Warrington

Democrats ended up cleaning up in the Clinton districts and then padding their majority in the Trump districts in 2018. A majority of the Trump/House Democratic districts have a median household income of less than $65,000, which is also below the national median of $78,000. For Republicans, Trump has shifted their coalition to include more working-class voters and voters of color. The targets include some Trump seats that were not on this year’s battlefield, like Michigan’s 4th District, represented by GOP Rep. Bill Huizenga. Republicans, meanwhile, will try to ensure that Trump voters become reliable GOP voters, and some Republicans acknowledged those voters are not in their camp yet.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Trump, Richard Hudson, Kamala Harris, ” Hudson, It’s, Trump’s, Hillary Clinton, don’t, “, Suzan DelBene, downballot overperformance, Harris, — Nebraska’s Don Bacon, Pennsylvania’s Brian Fitzpatrick, Mike Lawler —, ” Lawler, Jared Golden, Ohio’s Marcy Kaptur, Washington’s Marie Gluesenkamp Perez —, Joe Biden, we’ve, ”, Adam Kincaid, ” Kincaid, Adam Gray of, Gabe Vasquez, Henry Cuellar, Vicente Gonzalez, Nellie Pou, Hudson, Susie Lee’s, ’ overperformance, ” DelBene, Tom Suozzi, I’ll, Mike Smith, ” Smith, Bill Huizenga, Smith, Gretchen Whitmer, We’ve, DelBene, Sarah Chamberlain, . Hudson Organizations: National Republican Congressional, NBC News, Trump, Republicans, Democratic, Democratic Congressional, American, GOP, stoke, National Republican Redistricting Trust, Biden, Ohio’s, Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, Trump / House Democratic, PAC, GOP Rep, Democratic Gov, Democrats, ”, Republican, Republican Main Street Locations: Clinton, Trump, New York, Ohio’s 13th, Adam Gray of California, New Mexico, Vicente Gonzalez of, New Jersey’s, Texas, Nevada, Susie Lee’s Nevada, ’, Ottawa County, .

☆ I moved to Bengaluru, India. It used to be like a dream city, but it feels like it's bursting at the seams.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-14 | by ( Charissa Cheong | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Batool Fatima moved to Bengaluru, "India's Silicon Valley," nearly 25 years ago. Like Bengaluru, it's one of India's tech hubs. I moved to Bengaluru in 2000 after I got married because my husband lives there. But Bengaluru is dealing with water scarcity issues and some people seem to be leaving the city because of problems with infrastructure. AdvertisementPeople who've moved to Bengaluru help to sustain the cityI've been working in the nonprofit sector since 2011.

Persons: Batool Fatima, Fatima, who've, I've, We're, I'm, haven't, we've, there'll, that's, It's Organizations: Sheya Foundation, IT Locations: Bengaluru, Silicon, Hyderabad, it's, It's, India

☆ Lawmakers in Georgia elect hardline critic of West as new president
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-14 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Mikheil Kavelashvili reacts after he was elected the country's new president in the parliament, in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Dec. 14, 2024. Georgian lawmakers elected Mikheil Kavelashvili, a hardline critic of the West, as the country's new president on Saturday, setting him up to replace a pro-Western incumbent amid major protests against the government over a halt to the country's European Union accession talks last month. All opposition parties have boycotted parliament since an October election in which official results gave the ruling Georgian Dream party almost 54% of the vote, but which the opposition say was fraudulent. Outgoing President Salome Zourabichvili, a pro-EU critic of the ruling Georgian Dream party, has positioned herself as a leader of the protest movement and has said she will remain president after her term ends. Opposition parties have said they will continue to regard Zourabichvili as the legitimate president, even after Kavelashvili is inaugurated on Dec. 29.

Persons: Mikheil Kavelashvili, Kavelashvili, Bidzina Ivanishvili, People's, Salome Zourabichvili, Zourabichvili Organizations: EU Locations: Tbilisi , Georgia, Georgia, Russia, Georgian

☆ Ukraine replaces commander following Russian advances on key city of Pokrovsk
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-14 | by ( Kostyantyn Hak | Sophie Tanno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The commander of Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk group of forces has been replaced following Russian advances in the region, a military official said Saturday. The move comes after Lutsenko faced heavy criticism for failing to stop recent Russian advances on the key city of Pokrovsk. Russian forces have been spotted just three kilometers (1.9 miles) from the city, according to Ukrainian mapping service DeepState. Its fall to Russian forces would mark the largest setback for Ukraine in months and compound Ukraine’s struggles to get off the backfoot while Russian troops pile severe pressure on the eastern front lines. He added that Ukraine had information that North Korean soldiers may be being used along other parts of the front line.

Persons: Oleksandr Tarnavskiy, Oleksandr Lutsenko, Lutsenko, Pokrovsk, Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelensky, –, ” Zelensky, “ Organizations: CNN Locations: Donetsk, Pokrovsk, Russia, Ukraine’s Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Moscow, Russian, Ukraine, United States, Ukrainian, Russia’s Kursk, Kursk, “, North Korea

☆ Syria’s new regime brings hope to a million refugees in Europe
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-14 | by ( Rob Picheta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

But it unsettled much of Syria’s huge diaspora in Europe, particularly those with outstanding asylum claims or who did not gain citizenship in their adopted countries. “They really ruined the happiness of so many Syrians across Europe,” Almashi of the continent’s leaders. Germany has taken in more than a million Syrian refugees, but political debate has quickly turned to whether they will be returned. For now, most Syrians in Europe are intent on celebrating the fall of a regime that had seemed unshakable as recently as a month ago. “I felt like my identity had been rebuilt.”As for Almashi and many Syrians across Europe, there is caution amid Baleh’s excitement.

Persons: “ I’ve, Will, Abdulaziz Almashi, “ Will, Bashar al, “ It’s, ”, Really, Assad, ” Almashi, I’ve, “, –, Maja Hitij, Gerhard Karner, Tareq Alaows, ” Gerald Gass, Annegret Hilse, Kay Marsh, Hayat Tahrir, Yasmine Nahlawi, Esther Baleh Organizations: London CNN, CNN, Syria Solidarity Campaign, Amnesty International, Syrian Society for Doctors, Pharmacists, German Hospital Federation, Reuters Locations: London, Trafalgar, Britain, Syria, Germany, Austria, Ireland, Europe, Neighboring Austria, ”, Syrian, German, France, Italy, Dover, Damascus, Baleh

☆ BlackRock's bond chief Rick Rieder oversees $3 trillion. Here are 2 of his favorite investments right now for high yields.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-14 | by ( William Edwards | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

But BlackRock's Rick Rieder says there are still fixed-income investments trading at a premium to benchmark rates. It's getting harder for investors to find the kind of robust yields on cash equivalents they could collect earlier this year. High-yield bonds are viewed as riskier assets but offer better returns. AdvertisementBecause the euro is stronger than the dollar, the effective yield that European bonds offer is higher when they're converted back to US dollars. Rieder said the fund achieves this return in part by bundling high-yield (and therefore higher-risk) bonds with investment-grade bonds.

Persons: Rick Rieder, Rieder, they're, They're, BINC, It's Organizations: AAA, Federal Reserve, BI, AAA CLOs, CLOs, ICE, AAA CLOS Locations: COVID, Europe, BlackRock

☆ TikTok Shop was going to be the next big thing. A potential ban could change that
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-14 | by ( Erika Tulfo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Aakaanksh Autade was iffy on TikTok Shop, TikTok’s in-app shopping feature, when it launched last year. Aakaanksh Autade (left) promoted gadgets like the Nintendo Switch via TikTok Live on Cyber Monday. TikTok Shop raked in $100 million in single-day sales this Black Friday — that’s triple the number from 2023, according to the company. “It’s hard to ignore how much it means to its users.”What makes TikTok Shop tick? “TikTok shop just seemed like a natural place for those dollars to be spent.”What would a TikTok ban mean for other social media retail platforms?

Persons: Aakaanksh Autade, ”, ” Autade, “, TikTok, hashtags, Keenya Kelly, “ You’ve, Carrie Berk, Keenya Kelly “, Autade, SOCi, Gen, Jen Jones, Commercetools, Jones, Ezra Acayan, ” Kelly, Kelly, ” Berk, she’s, it’s, “ I’m, I’m Organizations: CNN, Nintendo, Facebook, YouTube Locations: TikTok, Manila, Philippines

President-elect Donald Trump on Friday said he and Republicans would seek to permanently eliminate daylight saving time when he takes office. In a post on TruthSocial, Trump wrote: "The Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate Daylight Saving Time, which has a small but strong constituency, but shouldn’t! Daylight Saving Time is inconvenient, and very costly to our Nation." The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to questions from NBC News clarifying whether Trump seeks to eliminate daylight saving time or make it permanent. Hawaii and some parts of Arizona do not participate in daylight saving time.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, Ramaswamy, Donald Trump Jr, Sen, Marco Rubio, Rubio, Lara Trump, elect's, James Lankford, Ron Wyden, Cindy Hyde, Smith, Rick Scott, Tommy Tuberville, Ed Markey Organizations: Republican Party, Daylight, of Government, State, NBC Locations: Sens, U.S, Hawaii, Arizona

“GoFundMe’s Terms of Service prohibit fundraisers for the legal defense of violent crimes,” a representative for the platform said in a statement. But GiveSendGo, which started in 2015, has hosted a legal defense campaign for Mangione. Reddit removed Mangione’s account and has also reportedly taken down posts linking to his manifesto. “We have been dragged through the media as far right extremists, but what can they say now after allowing a legal defense fund for Luigi Mangione? Much support for Mangione has come from progressive critics of the health care industry, even when Mangione appears to have a more nuanced identity.

Persons: Luigi Mangione, ”, Reddit, X, GiveSendGo, “, —, ” Alex Shipley, Kyle, Jacob Wells, ” Wells, Mangione, podcasters, ” Sam Beard, Beard, Luigi, ” Beard Organizations: NBC News, Mangione, Kenosha, CNN

☆ Apo Reef, Philippines: One of the world’s largest connected coral reefs
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-13 | by ( Kate Springer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Sherbien Dacalanio/Pacific Press/LightRocket/Getty ImagesWhen Gebhardt first started diving in Apo Reef in the early 1990s, it was beautiful but clearly in trouble. Apo Reef and its surrounding waters were upgraded to protected natural park status in 1996. Apo Reef Natural Park is currently the second-largest no-take zone in the Philippines. Challenges remainThe Pandan Island Resort, a pioneering eco-dive resort, is a popular option for Apo Reef visitors. Beyond divingWhile diving is the star attraction, an Apo Reef visit offers a few other things to do.

Persons: CNN — Wilfried Gebhardt, Gebhardt, Napoleon wrasse, I’ve, ”, “ It’s, Krystal Dayne Villanada, ’, Villanada, Apo, Jan Sidney “ Sid ” Mahusay, ” Mahusay, “, Mahusay, It’s, Jan Sidney Mahusay, it’s, ‘, Wilfried Gebhardt, Wall Organizations: CNN, UNESCO, Pacific Press, Apo, Municipal Administration, Sablayan, Philippines ’ Department of Environmental, Natural Resources, CNN Travel, Conservation, Shark Locations: German, Sablayan, Mindoro, Manila, Apo, Germany, Pandan, Philippines, parrotfish, overtourism

☆ I became a Pilates instructor 11 years ago. The side hustle allowed me to make over $20,000 annually and even switch careers.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-13 | by ( Laura Scholz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

I became a Pilates instructor 11 years ago, and I've since built a successful side hustle. I've made over $20,000 annually from teaching classes, which helped me switch careers. I've now been teaching Pilates for about 11 years and have no plans to stop. Working as a Pilates instructor turned out to be a great side hustleHeidi HarrisWhen I committed to becoming an instructor, I was burned out from my job as a freelance publicist. AdvertisementHowever, I realized teaching classes meant I could earn a decent amount of money.

Persons: I've, Heidi Harris, —, Hannah Lozano Organizations: YMCA

☆ The average startup CEO now makes $132,000, down from $142,000 last year
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-13 | by ( Samantha Stokes | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementKruze Consulting, which provides accounting services to early-stage, VC-backed companies, released a study showing that the average seed-stage founder who is also a startup CEO makes $132,000 a year. The consultancy recently analyzed 450 of its seed-stage startup clients' payroll records to determine the average base salary for different jobs at early-stage companies. Kruze's study says that employee compensation accounts for around 75% of the total operating costs for its startup clients. According to Kruze's analysis of its early-stage startup payrolls, engineers can make anywhere between $65,000 and $235,000 annually. Equipment such as laptops and work stations cost startups between $2,500 and $3,000 per employee, Kruze's data found.

Persons: Kruze Organizations: Kruze Consulting, Kruze, CPO, Engineers, Francisco Market, Major Tech, San Francisco Market, Big, Austin Locations: Austin, Big Tech

☆ Buffalo and Detroit, forever connected, can finally dream of a Rust Belt Super Bowl
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-13 | by ( Tim Graham | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +12 min

AdvertisementAnd, for generations, the Buffalo Bills and Detroit Lions have deprived them. “It would be a Super Bowl made in heaven,” said Mary Wilson, widow of Bills founder and Detroit businessman Ralph Wilson. Lions coach Dan Campbell is the clear favorite for Coach of the Year. Bills coach Sean McDermott locked up his fifth straight AFC East crown with a month’s worth of games remaining. Recent data shows they rank similarly among large metros in unionization (Buffalo first, Detroit seventh), poverty (Detroit second, Buffalo third) and excessive drinking (Buffalo fourth, Detroit 13th).

Persons: Joyce Carol Oates, Rick James, Bob Lanier, Pat LaFontaine, They’ve, that’s, Tim Hortons, There’ve, Barry Sanders ’ resplendence, ”, Mary Wilson, Ralph Wilson, Dan Campbell, Sean McDermott, John Beilein, don’t, Pete Metzelaars, Detroit’s, Chris Spielman, Joe Ferguson, Frank Reich, Dominik Hasek, Scotty Bowman, Danny Gare, Roger Crozier, Conn Smythe, Lanier, Bennett, Bonaventure, Wilson, Ralph, ” Mary Wilson, Buster Ramsey, William Clay Ford, Terry, Kim Pegula, Joe Sargent, Ralph C, Wilson Jr, Ralph Wilson Park, Frederick Law Olmsted, Terry Pegula, Al Kaline, Pegula, they’ve, “, ” Beilein, Lombardi, Mike Lodish, Lodish, ” Lodish, Mary, ‘, Andy Lyons, Allsport, Kevin Sabitus, Harry, Timothy T Ludwig, Mike Mulholland, Leon Halip, Steven King Organizations: Labatt, Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions, AFL, Lions, JFK, Detroit, Ford Field, NFC, Bills, AFC, Kansas City Chiefs, AFC East, Canisius College, University of Michigan, Detroit Pistons ’, ”, NFL, Buffalo, Popular Bills, Buffalo Sabres, Stanley, Detroit Red Wings, Sabres, Wings, Pistons, Little Caesars Arena, of Fame, KeyBank, Foolish, Orange, Ford, Getty, Wilson Jr . Foundation, Detroit Tigers, New York Jets, Cleveland Browns, Browns, Baltimore Ravens, Denver Broncos, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Red Wings, Tigers, Wolverines, Spartans Locations: Buffalo, Detroit, Lake Erie, Burt, N.Y, ” Buffalo, Michigan, Chicago, “, St, Miami, Honolulu, Ford Field, Western New York, Southeast Michigan, LaSalle, Belle Isle, Northeast Pennsylvania, Good, Grosse Pointe Shores, Mich, Western

☆ Israel accuses an ‘unprecedented’ number of Israelis of spying for Iran
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-13 | by ( Jeremy Diamond | Zeena Saifi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

The Israel Police arrested the suspects in October, a group of seven Israelis living in Haifa, northern Israel, representing one alleged cell. Like most of the other Israelis arrested on charges of spying for Iran, Nisanov had immigrated to Israel. While the GPS coordinates of the bases are known to Iran, Israeli authorities say the zoomed-in images Iran received from these Israelis provided additional targeting intelligence. Israel’s intelligence capabilities inside Iran are understood to be vast and Israeli intelligence has carried out multiple successful assassinations inside Iran. An exterior view of the building where Azis Nisanov, alleged ringleader of the Haifa cell, was living at the time of his arrest.

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☆ Travis Hunter will finish season ‘off right’ in Alamo Bowl: How this Heisman class is unusual
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-13 | by ( Ralph D. Russo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

Hunter, the favorite to win the Heisman Trophy on Saturday, confirmed that he planned to play in the Alamo Bowl against No. 17 BYU on Dec. 28, during a media availability for the four Heisman Trophy finalists at a hotel in midtown Manhattan on Friday. Our 2024 Heisman Trophy finalists – Ashton Jeanty, Travis Hunter, Cam Ward and Dillon Gabriel – have arrived! This Heisman Trophy race has been the most unusual in recent memory, and it’s likely to wrap-up with a winner who has no real recent comps. GO DEEPER Travis Hunter, Ashton Jeanty highlight Heisman Trophy finalistsOutside the P … whatever.

Persons: Travis Hunter, Deion Sanders, Sanders, Hunter, ” Hunter, “, I’m, we’ll, ” Sanders, Shedeur Sanders, Ashton, Dillon Gabriel, Cam Ward, – Ashton Jeanty, Dillon Gabriel –, ike, anders, eason, ake, rugler’s, ackson, xpansion, ince, amar, eanty, hick, J alen H, wayne H askins, C hase, oung, arvin H arrison J r., ino, ellen M, hird, alf, alvin C ook Organizations: Alamo, BYU, Heisman, New York Yankees, Boise State, Miami, eads, tate, arvin, aker, ard Locations: Colorado, Boulder, Manhattan, Hunter, Boise, Ashton Jeanty , Oregon, New York, Florida, tring, ards, oise

☆ Tech investor Dan Niles is the least interested in the 'Magnificent 7' he's been in years
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-13 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Tech investor Dan Niles is the least excited about the group of " Magnificent Seven " stocks than he has been in years, citing lofty valuations and slowing growth in the megacap tech leaders that is turning him instead to look at a broader-based basket of stocks. "We've had a Mag Seven stock in our top five picks which we put out for the last several years," Niles told CNBC's " Money Movers " on Friday. AI spending, it's going to slow down." The founder of Niles Investment Management expects the underperformance in the Magnificent Seven stocks in the second half of this year will continue in 2025, as the megacap leaders cede leadership to the broader market. Niles said Amazon is the one name he still likes in the Magnificent Seven, saying expanding profit margins will boost the business in the future.

Persons: Dan Niles, We've, Niles, CNBC's, Donald Trump Organizations: Niles Investment Management

☆ New AI winners beyond Big Tech are set to emerge, UK fund manager predicts
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-13 | by ( Shafi Musaddique | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The AI revolution is "the biggest platform shift since electricity" and, as such, will bring investment opportunities in smaller tech firms that are climbing ever nearer to the Big Tech behemoths, according to one U.K.-based fund manager. Many of those tech firms she says are ripe for investment work on AI applications, which the fund manager describes as an emerging club of high-value firms, and one of a number of different layers growing within the wider AI industry. "This year we've been really focused on the AI infrastructure layer of this new technology stack," she said. "So, the Broadcom 's, the Amphenol 's, the Arista 's of this world, these are all really crucial components to scale this AI infrastructure. Nvidia has been the primary beneficiary of the ongoing artificial intelligence boom, with its next-generation AI chip Blackwell now in focus.

Persons: Clare Pleydell, CNBC's Arjun Kharpal, Bouverie, you've, It's, Steve Jobs, Blackwell Organizations: Big Tech, Liontrust Asset Management, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, Tesla, Materials, Broadcom, Arista

WASHINGTON — A group of House Republicans representing high-tax states is demanding an increase to the federal deduction for state and local taxes, also known as “SALT,” in order to support an extension of President-elect Donald Trump's tax law next year. The battle centers on the $10,000 limit on deductions for state and local taxes, which Republicans established in a 2017 tax cut bill. You guys can do the math on that one,” Rep. Nick LaLota, R-N.Y., a proponent of a bigger SALT deduction, told NBC News. Because an expiration of [the 2017 tax law] would completely eliminate [the cap on] SALT,” Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., a member of the tax-writing Ways & Means Committee, said in an interview. “I think it would be fiscally irresponsible not to have a SALT cap,” said Tillis, who represents a state where taxpayers don’t use the deduction as much.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Donald Trump's, Nick LaLota, it’s, Nicole Malliotakis, ”, Thomas Massie, Sen, Thom Tillis, Tillis, Trump, he'd, “, I’m, Josh Hawley, Richard Neal, chuckled, “ I’m, ” Neal Organizations: House Republicans, GOP, ”, NBC News, Republicans, Finance, Senate Locations: New York , New Jersey, California

A South American tour group is turning Jonestown into a travel destination, over four decades after it was the scene of the most notorious mass suicide and murder in modern history. The first group of tourists is already scheduled to visit the site, located in the rural interior of Guyana, in January, according to the tour operator. For a price tag of $650, they'll have an overnight experience that is intended to provide a deeper understanding of the tragedy. It was the site of the 1978 Jonestown Massacre, in which more than 900 people, including hundreds of children, died after Jones ordered them to drink cyanide mixed with a fruit-flavored beverage. The welcome sign at the entrance of Jonestown, Guyana, in 2022.

Persons: Jonestown, Roselyn Sewcharran, Sewcharran, Jim Jones, Jones, Patrick Fort, Leo Ryan, Don Harris, Bob Brown —, Jackie Speier, Neville Bissember, Sewcherran Organizations: Wanderlust, Guyanese, Getty, U.S, Rep, NBC News, University of Guyana, Nazi Locations: American, Jonestown, Guyana, AFP, Georgetown, Port Kaituma, Ukraine, New York City, Poland

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