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The Federal Trade Commission announced Tuesday that it had finalized a rule that requires businesses to disclose the total price, including fees, for any live event tickets or short-term lodging they offer consumers. Officials estimated that the rule could save consumers up to 53 million hours of wasted time per year in searching for the total price of tickets and lodging. Businesses must display the all-in total price of its product most prominently in its advertising and pricing information. The rule does not prohibit businesses from adding fees, nor does it limit the amount of fees they can charge. The bill would require ticket sellers to disclose the all-in cost of a ticket including fees.

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The “Star Trek” franchise is boldly going where it hasn’t gone before: the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry. “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan,” a 1982 release, was among the 25 films added to this year’s registry, the Library of Congress announced Tuesday. It is now among 900 titles in the registry, a list of films selected by the National Film Preservation Board. “Beverly Hills Cop,” a 1984 comedy and action film, marked star Eddie Murphy’s first feature film to make the list. “The wealth of American film history is sometimes rather overwhelming, and people often wonder: how do you recommend this film or that film?” Jacqueline Stewart, chair of the National Film Preservation Board, said in a statement.

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Montana Rep. Zooey Zephyr, the first transgender woman elected to the state’s Legislature, married writer and advocate Erin Reed in a ceremony in Missoula on Saturday. "What a perfect wedding, my love," Zephyr wrote in a social media post Tuesday. "When it came time for my vows, I opened my book and let my heart spill out," Reed wrote in her newsletter. Zooey Zephyr and Erin Reed shared their first dance to "You Can't Hurry Love" by The Supremes. Erin Reed and Zooey Zephyr.

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Prosecutors said that Momeni planned to kill Lee, and that he had an argument with Lee over his sister. Momeni claimed he acted in self-defense after Lee pulled a knife on him. Momeni told jurors that on the night of the stabbing Lee had been doing drugs. Momeni claimed that when Lee pulled out the knife he had to defend himself. Momeni said there was a struggle over the weapon, and eventually Lee walked away down the street but that Momeni did not know Lee was stabbed.

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☆ CrowdStrike moves to dismiss Delta Air Lines suit, citing contract terms
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( Rohan Goswami | Rohan Goswami Is An Associate Reporter On Cnbc S Technology Team. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

CrowdStrike moved Monday evening to dismiss Delta Air Lines’ lawsuit around the July cybersecurity outage that led to canceled flights and stranded passengers, arguing that the airline’s litigation was an attempt to circumvent the contract between the two companies. The agreement between CrowdStrike and Delta includes a clause limiting CrowdStrike’s liability and a cap on damages, which the cybersecurity provider says Delta is now trying to skirt. CrowdStrike also argued in its filing that Georgia law prevents Delta from converting a breach of contract into tort claims. Delta said the July cybersecurity outage cost the company more than $500 million in canceled flights, refunds and passenger accommodations. Still, CrowdStrike said it moved quickly to try and help Delta — offers the cybersecurity company says were rebuffed.

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☆ Walmart employees are now wearing body cameras in some U.S. stores
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( Gabrielle Fonrouge | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Walmart has started giving store-level associates body cameras to wear as part of a pilot program at some of its U.S. locations, CNBC has learned. They blame the shop worker.”However, it’s unclear whether body cameras actually help to deescalate conflict. She said body cameras could be part of the solution but cameras alone are “no substitute” for proper training. Earlier this year, the off-price giant said it had started using body cameras in its stores, which include its TJ Maxx, Marshall’s and HomeGoods banners. Body cameras are just one of the many ways that we work to support a safe store environment.

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☆ 2 men charged in connection with drone strike in Jordan that killed 3 U.S. troops
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Two men have been charged in Boston federal court in connection with a fatal drone strike in Jordan that killed three U.S. service members and injured dozens earlier this year. Abedini was further charged with providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization — the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The men allegedly conspired to evade U.S. sanctions and supply the Iranian government with a type of drone navigation technology used in the Jan. 28 drone attack at the Tower 22 base in Jordan, a U.S. military outpost, prosecutors said. The drone, launched by IRGC-backed militants, made impact near a shelter where some troops were sleeping and killed three U.S. service members. The two men allegedly conspired to procure goods and technology from Sadeghi’s place of work and exported them and supplied them to Iran to Abedini’s Iranian company SDRA.

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Vice President Kamala Harris addressed young leaders Tuesday and encouraged them to "stay in the fight" as President-elect Donald Trump prepares for his second term. The vice president didn't mention Trump during her remarks, which garnered strong applause and cheers from the young audience. Harris won their state by more than 28 percentage points and Prince George's County by more than 74 percentage points. The vice president has largely remained out of the public eye since losing the general election to Trump in November. While Harris performed better among young voters overall, Trump made gains among voters under 30, particularly young men.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Harris, she's, ”, didn't, Trump, Wes Moore, Gov, Aruna Miller, Sen, Angela Alsobrooks, they’re Organizations: Maryland Democrats, Gov, Prince, Trump Locations: Prince George's County , Maryland, Prince George's

CLEVELAND — Fresh off a comfortable re-election victory in 2018, Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, considered running for president on a populist message aimed at the many working-class Midwest voters who had fled the Democratic Party in favor of Donald Trump. He spoke of a “post-Senate mission” to reorient Democrats as the “party of workers” in Middle America. “But I lost in large part because the national reputation of the Democratic Party is that we are sort of a lighter version of a corporation — a corporate party. And that’s one of the reasons that working-class voters have been willing to look away from the Democratic Party. Brown talks of NAFTA like it’s an original sin for his party — the moment Democrats began losing the working class.

Persons: Sen, Sherrod Brown, Donald Trump, Brown, Trump, ”, “, ” Brown, …, JD Vance’s, “ I’m, “ I’ve, We’re, It’s, Republican Bernie Moreno, Kamala Harris, Brown’s, Marcy Kaptur, Emilia Sykes, I’ve, Harris, ” Moreno, “ He’s, ” Jai Chabria, Vance, it’s, Bill Richardson, Bill, ’ ” Brown, Bill Clinton, “ It’s, Lori Chavez, —, “ She’s, they’ve, Butch Lewis Organizations: CLEVELAND, Midwest, Democratic Party, White, Democrats, Trump, Ohio, North American Free Trade, NBC News, Democratic National Committee, Senate, Republican, Democratic, NAFTA, Republicans, PAC, Democrat, Oregon Republican, Biden, Ohio Teamster Locations: Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Middle America, Canada, Mexico, Washington, Dayton, Mahoning, Youngstown, Trump, Mahoning Valley, Trumbull, Iowa, Texas

☆ Prince Andrew mired in controversy once again after being linked to Chinese spy suspect
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( Hannah Peart | Hannah Peart Is An Intern In The Nbc News London Bureau. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Britain’s Prince Andrew has been caught up in an alleged spying case after cultivating an “unusual degree of trust” with a Chinese man who was barred from the country on national security grounds. The scandal-hit younger brother of King Charles III, was “prepared to enter into business activities” with the alleged spy, Britain’s High Court said in a written ruling Thursday, which referred to the Chinese national as H6. The court lifted an anonymity order protecting his identity on Monday, allowing him to be named as Yang Tengbo. Prince Andrew with alleged Chinese spy Yang Tengbo in China in 2017. Yang could reportedly “act on behalf” of the prince in engagements with potential partners and investors in China, the ruling said.

Persons: Britain’s Prince Andrew, King Charles III, “, Yang Tengbo, Yang, Charles Bourne, Stephen Smith, Stewart Eldon, Prince Andrew, Andrew, ”, ” Yang, Braverman, Theresa May, David Cameron, Virginia Giuffre, Giuffre, Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, Maxwell, Epstein, Linda Sun, Kathy Hochul, Sun, Chris Hu, Hu Organizations: State, of, People, China Daily, Britain’s, Royal Navy, U.S, New York Gov Locations: China, Britain, Beijing, Argentina, Falkland, U.S, Virginia, British

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson had initially expected to release the text of a short-term funding bill over the weekend. “We’re almost there,” Johnson told reporters Tuesday at a news conference. Johnson said he's working toward getting a majority of Republicans to vote for it. “I think it’s garbage,” Burlison told reporters. “I’m not worried about the speaker vote,” Johnson told reporters.

Persons: Mike Johnson, Johnson, “, ” Johnson, ”, Chuck Schumer, ” Schumer, we’re, Chip Roy, Eric Burlison, he’s “, ” Burlison, I’m, Burlison, “ I’m, Steve Scalise, ” Scalise Organizations: WASHINGTON, ”, Congress, Republican Locations: Texas, America

☆ IKEA names its furniture for Swedish destinations. This American road tripped to visit them
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( Tamara Hardingham-Gill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

In an attempt to reclaim the names of popular IKEA products, the Swedish tourist board launched a campaign, Discover the Originals, matching them to their namesakes back in 2022. Over the course of two weeks, Lynch, accompanied by his puppy Umlaut, visited all 21 counties in Sweden, stopping off at places with IKEA products named after them. After moving to Sweden in 2021 and finding himself in a home filled with IKEA furniture, Lynch was intrigued. “They were really, really small. However, he admits that after spending so much time thinking about its furniture products and talking to people about the significance of the names behind them, he’ll never be able to look at IKEA furniture in the same way again.

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WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is suing Ann Selzer, her polling firm, The Des Moines Register and the newspaper's parent company, Gannett, accusing them of consumer fraud, according to a copy of the filing reviewed by NBC News. The suit, filed Monday night in Polk County, Iowa, says it seeks “accountability for brazen election interference” over a Nov. 2 poll that showed Kamala Harris up 3 percentage points in Iowa. Selzer announced after the election that she would stop polling political contests and move into other ventures. The suit is the latest front in Trump's campaign against coverage by the media and analysts that he perceives as biased. Rick Hasen, an election law expert at UCLA School of Law, immediately dismissed the lawsuit.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Donald Trump, Ann Selzer, Kamala Harris, Trump, ”, Selzer, Clay Calvert, Iowans, Harris, ’, Rick Hasen Organizations: Des Moines Register, Gannett, NBC News, Media, University of Florida's Levin College of Law, Plaintiff, Trump’s Campaign, ABC, UCLA School of Law Locations: Polk County , Iowa, Iowa

☆ Girl accused in Wisconsin school deaths joins short list of female mass shooting suspects
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Patrick-Smith-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Patrick Smith | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

The suspect, Natalie Rupnow, who police say killed herself during the rampage, was just 15 — but even more surprisingly, she was a girl. Mass shootings carried out by females are vanishingly rare. Of the 441 mass shootings in the United States from 1966 to 2022, just 4.3% were carried out by women, research from the Rockefeller Institute of Government, a think tank, shows. The shooting took place during a hearing over her planned eviction from a property on tribal lands. “Even when mass shootings involve neighbors, strangers, and police, women and children overwhelmingly pay the price,” the study said.

Persons: Natalie Rupnow, Mother Jones, Jennifer Sanmarco, —, Cherie Lash Rhoades, Rhoades ’, Rurik Davies, Glenn Calonicco, Angel Penn, Rhoades, Snochia Moseley, Audrey Hale, Hale, Nasim Aghdam Organizations: Rockefeller Institute of Government, Santa, Smith, Wesson, Police, Gun Safety Locations: Wisconsin, United States, Santa Barbara, —, Cedarville Rancheria, Northern California, Alturas, Aberdeen , Maryland, Nashville, San Diego, San Bruno , California, California, U.S

Prosecutors filed another murder charge Tuesday against the man accused of being the Gilgo Beach serial killer, bringing the number of alleged victims to seven, all women slain near New York City. A hair linked to the wife or daughter of suspect Rex Heuermann was found near the left wrist of 24-year-old victim Valerie Mack, according to court documents. He’s now been formally accused of murdering Mack, who worked as an escort before her skeletal remains were found in November 2000. The charge connected to Mack comes after Heuermann was accused by Suffolk County prosecutors of murdering Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, Amber Costello, Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Sandra Costilla and Jessica Taylor. Heuermann, a New York City architect, was arrested in July 2023 and initially indicted in connection with the slayings of Barthelemy, Waterman and Costello.

Persons: Rex Heuermann, Valerie Mack, Melissa Taylor, Heuermann, Mack, Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, Amber Costello, Maureen Brainard, Barnes, Sandra Costilla, Jessica Taylor, Barthelemy, Waterman, Costello Organizations: Suffolk Locations: New York City, Suffolk County, Long, He’s, Suffolk

☆ Germany's auto giants are already reeling. Now Trump wants to turn them into American companies.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( Sam Meredith | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Speaking on the campaign trail in late September, Trump announced his desire to turn Germany’s auto giants into American car firms. Rico Luman, senior sector economist for transport and logistics at Dutch bank ING, said Germany’s auto sector appears to be significantly exposed to Trump’s tariff threats. The potential imposition of tariffs on Germany’s carmakers, Luman said, would therefore make a bad situation even worse. “We are evaluating the tariffs Trump has proposed,” a spokesperson for Volkswagen told CNBC via email. Nonetheless, it is thought that Trump’s proposed tariffs on Canada and Mexico would bring an end to the USMCA.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Trump, ” Trump, Europe wasn’t, it’s, Rico Luman, Luman, ” Luman, ” Michael Robinet, ”, Julia Poliscanova, ” Poliscanova Organizations: Union, Volkswagen, Mercedes, Benz Group, BMW, ING, Eurostat, ING Research, U.S, CNBC, Benz, P Global Mobility, Trump, Transport, Environment, America Locations: U.S, European, German, American, Savannah , Georgia, China, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Trump’s, Germany, United States, Wolfsburg, North America, Spartanburg , South Carolina

WASHINGTON — As public concern has escalated over drones flying in the skies above New Jersey and other East Coast states, the White House wants Congress to pass legislation that would give greater authority to the federal, state and local governments to address drones that fly in U.S. airspace. “We do need better authorities to deal with that growing ecosystem of drones in U.S. airspace," National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Tuesday in an interview on NBC's "TODAY" show. Gaps exist in federal, state and local government authorities to deal with drones, Kirby said. “We know that there’s no national security threat. The bill was proposed last year by Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., with a bipartisan companion bill introduced in the House.

Persons: White, John Kirby, Kirby, Biden, “, ” Kirby, Joe Biden, It’s, Chuck Schumer, Alejandro Mayorkas, ”, Schumer, Sen, Gary Peters, Mike Johnson, Andrew Garbarino, Chrissy Houlahan, Johnson, Hakeem Jeffries Organizations: WASHINGTON, White House, Security, White, House Intelligence, FBI, CIA, National Intelligence, Homeland, Robin Radar Systems, Defense Department, Homeland Security Department, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA Locations: New Jersey, Coast, U.S, Northeast, D

Israel was “closer to a ceasefire deal than we have ever been,” Defense Minister Israel Katz said during a closed-door parliamentary committee hearing Monday. Hamas would also see a large number of Palestinian prisoners released by Israel as part of the deal, the sources said. Hamas has not confirmed to NBC News or others’ reporting that it has agreed to Israeli troops in Gaza. "After the military and governmental power of Hamas in Gaza is defeated, Israel will securely control Gaza with full freedom of action" he posted on X, likening this outcome to Israel’s current control over the occupied West Bank. Katz did not immediately respond to NBC News’ request for details on what “full freedom of action” would mean.

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President-elect Donald Trump has threatened new tariffs on multiple countries as his second term approaches, after making tariffs a signature of his campaign. Now, Americans may have to actually brace for stagflation — something the nation’s economy hasn’t experienced in over half a century. Just over a month from now, Trump will have the power to levy tariffs on other nations at the flick of a pen. And once inaugurated on January 20, he has pledged to immediately impose a 25% tariff on Mexican and Canadian imports and increase tariffs on Chinese goods by an additional 10%. On the campaign trail, he also promised to levy a 10% to 20% tax on all imports and increase tariffs on Chinese goods by at least 60%.

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A 15-year-old female student is named as the suspect in a Wisconsin school shooting that left three dead. Authorities try to tamp down on worries over drone sightings. Teacher and teen student killed in Wisconsin school shootingA 15-year-old female was identified as shooter of a teacher and one of her fellow students at Abundant Life Christian School in Wisconsin. Staff Pick: Seeking change from within in ‘Squid Game’ season 2Lee Jung-jae in Squid Game season two. “‘Squid Game’ really talks about justice and how to bring people together.

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☆ The mountains where you can ski right across Europe’s international borders
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( Mary Novakovich | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

European ski domains that sprawl across international borders bring a new meaning to the idea of cross-country skiing. Ischgl, Austria – Samnaun, SwitzerlandThe Austrian ski destination of Ischlg is connected to Samnaun in Switzerland by ski lifts and runs. Start in the pretty traditional French village of Châtel and you’ll be across the Swiss border in Morgins before long. Zermatt, Switzerland – Cervinia, ItalyA new cable car opened in 2023 connecting Zermatt in Switzerland to the Italian resort of Cervinia. Zermatt is one of the world’s greatest ski resorts, and the beauty of the Matterhorn is really quite breathtaking.

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Kate Bedingfield, a CNN political commentator and a former White House communications director, said bipartisan action on gun control is essential after a 15-year-old girl opened fire at a school in Madison, Wisconsin, killing two people and injuring six others. “We can’t leave our children to continue to go to school and deal with this day in, day out,” she said on Tuesday morning. “I just think in the United States of America in 2024, that is an unacceptable way to live.”Bedingfield noted that there was a bipartisan gun control bill passed by the Biden administration in 2022, but more action was needed. “Can we have a comprehensive discussion that allows people who are are dug in on the partisan right, and dug in on the partisan left about the issues, you know, can we actually find a way to to come together and try to make some meaningful progress?,” she said.

Persons: Kate Bedingfield, ”, “, ” Bedingfield, Biden Organizations: CNN, White House Locations: Madison , Wisconsin, United States, America

Eleven Indian nationals were among 12 people found dead at a ski resort in the Caucasus Mountains of Georgia, officials said, in what may be a case of carbon monoxide poisoning. All were employees at a restaurant in Gudauri, a popular ski resort near the Russian border, Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs said in a statement. “At the initial inspection, no signs of body injuries or signs of violence were detected,” the ministry said. The ministry said Georgian police were investigating the deaths as negligent manslaughter, adding that a forensic team was working to determine the exact cause of death. In the United States, portable generators are among the most deadly consumer products, killing an average of 70 people annually.

Organizations: Georgia’s Ministry, Internal Affairs Locations: Georgia, Gudauri, Russian, Georgian, Indian, Tbilisi, India, United States

Travelers with confirmed tickets to exit China within 10 days can enter the country in 60 places across 24 provinces, including the capital, Beijing, and China’s largest city, Shanghai. The expanded scheme also allows transit visitors to travel across regions during the 10 days, with some restrictions. Ju Huanzong / Xinhua News Agency via Getty ImaVisa waivers for transit passengers are popular among travelers, including Americans, who might otherwise be required to go through a tedious visa process for travel to China or elsewhere. Passport holders from 38 countries no longer need a visa at all, enabling them to stay in China for up to 30 days for business, tourism, family visits, exchange and transit purposes. The move was prompted by the Biden administration’s announcement that it had secured the release of three Americans who had been detained in China for years.

Persons: Huanzong, Wang Jianwei, Biden, Kai Li, Mark Swidan, David Lin Organizations: China’s National Immigration Agency, Xinhua News Agency, Getty, U.S, State Department, Hua Foundation Locations: China, China’s, Europe, Latin America, Asia, United States, Canada, Beijing, Shanghai, France, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Harbin

The U.S. Agriculture Department must take immediate action to secure the benefits cards from which low-income families are being robbed of grocery funds, six Democratic senators urged in a letter. But unlike consumer credit and debit cards, SNAP EBT cards lack security features such as microchips or tap-to-pay technology. “It’s unacceptable that hackers and scam artists are stealing food benefits that low-income families rely on to put food on the table,” Wyden said in a statement to NBC News. California, set to start rolling them out in early 2025, is the furthest along, an Agriculture Department spokesperson said. “We’re calling on the USDA to stop dragging their feet and modernize EBT cards with the same technology we’ve used for years on credit and debit cards.”

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