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☆ Opinion | Overcoming Obesity, With Diet and Physical Education
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Sadly, many individuals resort to easy-to-prepare and tasty ultra-processed foods that are loaded with salt, sugar and fats and that lack essential nutrients. Consumption of ultra-processed foods is associated with obesity, as the article points out. We know what constitutes a healthy diet that helps to enable those who consume it from becoming overweight. But the only way to match such a diet is to prepare healthy, accessible and affordable meals at home. Without more emphasis on home cooking, obesity rates will continue to soar.

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☆ Germany’s Thyssenkrupp Steel to lay off thousands of workers
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Hanna Ziady | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

London CNN —Thyssenkrupp Steel has announced plans to eliminate 11,000 jobs by the end of this decade — about 40% of its workforce — becoming the latest German industrial giant to opt for drastic action to prop up its fortunes. “Increasingly, (global) overcapacity and the resulting rise in cheap imports, particularly from Asia, are placing a considerable strain on competitiveness,” Thyssenkrupp Steel said in a statement. Thyssenkrupp, Germany’s largest steel producer, joins the country’s biggest manufacturer Volkswagen in setting out a major overhaul to cut costs and bolster competitiveness. The German automaker also plans to close at least three factories in its home country and lay off tens of thousands of staff. “Locational weaknesses” include high energy costs, onerous red tape, and outdated physical and digital infrastructure.

Persons: Steel, carmaker Ford Organizations: London CNN, Thyssenkrupp, European, European Commission, Volkswagen, Federation of German Industries, Boston Consulting Group, German Economic Institute Locations: Asia, Ukraine, German, Europe, Germany, United Kingdom, Thyssenkrupp

☆ Opinion | The Defeat of Kamala Harris Is Not the End of the Story
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Gail Collins | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

I know, White House-wise, you’ve got a lot of more pressing things to worry about right now. But this is the holiday season — you deserve a chance to think about a happy tomorrow. When Hillary Clinton lost to Donald Trump, I consoled myself by pointing out, about 20 times a day, that she won the popular vote. No such luck this time around: Kamala Harris got creamed. Just before the election, I happily wrote a column celebrating “how relatively normal” the nomination of Kamala Harris seemed.

Persons: you’ve, Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, brags, Roe, Joe Biden’s dithering Organizations: Trump

☆ AP Top 25 poll: Alabama, Ole Miss fall out of top 10
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Jacob Lev | George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Following upset losses to unranked opponents, Alabama and Mississippi both fell out of the top 10 in the AP Top 25 poll when the latest rankings were released on Sunday. In a dramatic week of college football, Arizona State moved up seven places to No. 14 following an upset win over Brigham Young on Saturday, making the Sun Devils the top-ranked Big 12 team in the poll. Ohio State, Texas and Penn State, all of whom won on Saturday, occupy the next three spots behind the Ducks, who are now the only undefeated team in the AP Top 25 poll. Alabama Crimson Tide (8-3)14.

Persons: –, Ole Miss Organizations: CNN, SMU, Oregon, Arizona State, Brigham Young, Sun Devils, Ohio, Penn State, Ducks, Ohio State, ESPN, AP’s, Oregon Ducks, Ohio State Buckeyes, Texas Longhorns, Penn State Nittany Lions, Notre Dame Fighting, Georgia Bulldogs, . Tennessee Volunteers, Miami Hurricanes, . Indiana Hoosiers, Boise State Broncos, Clemson Tigers, . Alabama Crimson Tide, Arizona State Sun Devils, Ole Miss Rebels, South Carolina Gamecocks, Iowa State Cyclones, Tulane Green Wave, BYU Cougars, Texas, UNLV Rebels, Illinois Fighting Illini, . Colorado Buffaloes, Missouri Tigers, Army Black Knights Locations: Alabama, Mississippi, Miami, Ohio State , Texas, Oklahoma, Florida

☆ A South Korean man binge-eating to become too fat to serve is the latest creative attempt to dodge the country's draft
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementA South Korean man was given a one-year suspended sentence for evading military service. This is just the latest example of South Korean men going to extreme lengths to try to avoid serving. A South Korean man was found guilty of evading military service by deliberately putting on weight. While most South Korean men are expected to serve for at least a year and a half, shortly after finishing high school, the conscription law has a number of exceptions. This was the most common method in attempting to evade military service, with the second most common being faking a mental illness, with others falsely registering as disabled, and one internationally breaking a bone.

Persons: Kim Jong, — Organizations: The Korea Herald, country's, Korea Herald, BMI, Military Manpower Administration, South Locations: Seoul, South Korean

☆ 9 scientific breakthroughs that resulted from Napoleon's invasion of Egypt
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Astronomers, mathematicians, and naturalists spent three years studying the country. Napoleon's invasion failed, but it led to some groundbreaking scientific work. Related VideoWhen Napoleon invaded Egypt in July 1798, he brought more than just tens of thousands of soldiers. The scientists' tasks were made more difficult because the ship carrying much of their surveying and scientific equipment had sunk . Then, after a series of defeats in Egypt, Napoleon returned to France in 1799 and left many of the scientists stranded.

Persons: Napoleon, It's, Ridley Scott's, Joaquin Phoenix, Napoleon Bonaparte's, Egypt that's Organizations: Institut Locations: Egypt, Cairo, France

☆ Kohl’s Picks C.E.O. of Michaels to Help It Turn Around
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Jordyn Holman | More About Jordyn Holman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Kohl’s has hired Ashley Buchanan, chief executive of the crafts retailer Michaels, to be its next chief executive, the department store chain said on Monday. Mr. Buchanan, who has run Michaels since 2020, will start on Jan. 15. Mr. Buchanan will be the third chief executive at Kohl’s since 2018. Tom Kingsbury has served as interim chief executive since Michelle Gass left in December 2022 to run Levi Strauss & Company. Previously, Mr. Buchanan spent 13 years at Walmart, holding several senior roles, including chief merchandising officer and chief operating officer for Walmart’s U.S. e-commerce.

Persons: Kohl’s, Ashley Buchanan, Michaels, Buchanan, Tom Kingsbury, Michelle Gass, Levi Strauss, Kingsbury Organizations: Kohl’s, Levi Strauss & Company, Mr, Walmart, Walmart’s Locations: Kohl’s

☆ Surge of Gang Violence in Haiti Leads U.N. Workers to Flee
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Frances Robles | David C. Adams | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

A United Nations helicopter has been buzzing nonstop for days over Haiti, as the U.N. starts to draw down its personnel in Port-au-Prince, evacuating 14 people at a time in chopper rides. Many embassies and international aid organizations — including Doctors Without Borders, which runs some of the few functioning hospitals in Port-au-Prince — are suspending operations in Haiti, where gangs have stormed into more parts of the capital, sowing panic among humanitarian groups. Port-au-Prince’s international airport remains closed to commercial traffic after gangs shot at U.S. airliners this month. Many Haitians are particularly alarmed and dismayed by the departure of personnel from the United Nations, the international agency people are relying on to help resolve a crippling gang crisis that has forced many civilians to flee their homes.

Persons: Prince — Organizations: United Nations Locations: Haiti, Port

☆ I run a group for individuals worth at least $100 million. Our members want their kids to have purpose — and prenups.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

R360 is a peer-to-peer networking group for people who have a net-worth of at least $100 million. There's a lot of concern about making sure children don't become spoiled or entitled. They don't want to hand over their wealth to their kids and have money go toward causes they don't support. AdvertisementThe adult children want to fill their parents shoesWe host a group for the adult children of our members. Families are transferring money over a lifetimeOur members aren't afraid to leave their children money.

Persons: Barbara Goodstein, didn't, They've, I've, they're Organizations: New Locations: New York City

☆ CNBC Daily Open: Small- and mid-caps stole the limelight last week
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Yeo Boon Ping | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

NYSEThis report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. What you need to know todayWinning week for marketsMajor U.S. indexes rose on Friday to end the week in the green, despite mega-cap stocks Nvidia and Alphabet shares dropping. [PRO] Interest rates back in focusThis week, the October personal consumption expenditures price index, out Wednesday, will dominate attention. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was 2% higher for the week and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite both climbed around 1.7%.

Persons: GOOG, Donald Trump, Scott Bessent, Bessent, Kevin Warsh, Marc Rowan, Sir Richard Branson, Russell, Sam Stovall, Sundeep Gantori, — CNBC's Pia Singh, Alex Harring, Jesse Pound Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, NYSE, CNBC, U.S, Trump, Treasury, Fed, Anthropic Amazon, COP29, Virgin, U.S . Federal Reserve, Federal, Market, Nvidia, U.S . Department of Justice, Big Tech, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Super Micro Company, CFRA Research, NVIDIA, UBS Locations: New York City, Anthropic, Azerbaijan

☆ Expect a Santa rally and new highs into year-end, says Stock Trader's Almanac
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A Santa Claus rally, and a strong seasonal month for stocks, can push stocks to new all-time highs by year-end, according to the Stock Trader's Almanac. That helped the S & P 500 notch a more than 25% yearly advance, with the Nasdaq rising more than 27%. "We expect more new all-time highs before yearend," he wrote. .SPX 1D mountain S & P 500 Seasonally speaking, December is already the third-best month of any year for the major averages, according to the Almanac. Typically, the S & P 500 gains 1.3% on average during this period, in data going back to 1969.

Persons: Santa Claus, Stocks, Donald Trump, Scott Bessent, Dow, Jeffrey A, Hirsch Organizations: Dow Jones Industrial, Key Square, Nasdaq, Stock, Dow Locations: Santa

Chief among them is Bonobos, and the Bonobos Black Friday sale offers some serious bang for your buck. The brand is best known for its iconic, great-fitting chinos in a wide range of colors and sizes, and our Bonobos chinos review dives into why we love the brand so much. The best Black Friday Bonobos dealsBonobos its start making pants and became best known for its well-made chinos. Bonobos Fireside Flannel Lined Chinos $90.30 $129.00 Save 30% Bonobos took the stellar fit of its iconic chinos and then upgraded them with a cozy lining. View at BonobosBonobos Gramercy Premium Jeans $104.30 $149.00 Save 30% Yes, Bonobos does jeans as well as they do chinos.

Persons: suiting, we've, Bonobos, Washable Organizations: Business, Black, Bonobos, Chino, Oxford Locations: chino, Cashmere, Cardigan

☆ Chess World Championship: Inside the grueling world of the tournament
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Ding Liren slumped over the board with fallen chess pieces scattered in front of him in the moments after he won the Chess World Championship last year. The Chess World Championship is an extraordinary, singular event. Zhang Shuo/China News Service/VCG/Getty Images“You lose weight during a chess tournament of this intensity. Several questions are running through a chess player’s head when an opponent makes a move, says Pein, rattling them off. Qualifying is so difficult that one appearance at a world championship might be all that a chess player can hope for.

Persons: CNN — Ding Liren, Ian Nepomniachtchi, “, Bobby Fischer, ” Viswanathan “ Vishy ” Anand, China’s Ding, India’s Gukesh, Ding Liren, Russia's Ian Nepomniachtchi, Zhang Shuo, ” Malcolm Pein, Magnus Carlsen –, Ding, ”, Gukesh, Garry Kasparov, Anatoly Karpov, Karpov, Kasparov, Danny Rensch, it’s, Rensch, Vishy, Dipayan Bose, What’s, Carlsen, Nepomniachtchi, They’re, ” Rensch, ” Pein Organizations: CNN, Olympus, CNN Sport, China News Service, English, Daily Telegraph, YouTube Locations: Singapore

☆ This CEO says there's 'not much value' to job interviews. He prefers testing candidates instead.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Jaures Yip | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementDatabricks CEO Ali Ghodsi isn't the biggest fan of interviews and "gotcha questions." Ghodsi prefers to analyze candidates by testing them with a real challenge within the company. "I don't believe in interviews because I think some people interview well, and they might not be good at all," he said. "And some people interview really poorly, but they might be excellent." AdvertisementGhodsi is not the only executive who finds standard interview questions to be a lacking litmus test for potential hires.

Persons: Ali Ghodsi, Ghodsi, JP Morgan, Carla Hassan, Ali Ghodsi doesn't, Logan Bartlett, Jensen Huang, Huang Organizations: Nvidia

☆ Israeli prime minister approves Lebanon ceasefire deal ‘in principle,’ source says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Jeremy Diamond | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved the emerging ceasefire deal with Hezbollah “in principle” during a security consultation with Israeli officials Sunday night, a source familiar with the matter said. Israel still has reservations over some details of the agreement, which were expected to be transmitted to the Lebanese government on Monday, the source said. Those and other details are still being negotiated and multiple sources stressed that the agreement will not be final until all issues are resolved. A ceasefire agreement will also need to be approved by the Israeli cabinet, which has not yet occurred. Israel launched a major military offensive in Lebanon in mid-September following months of tit-for-tat border attacks which started on October 8 last year when Hezbollah attacked Israeli controlled territory in solidarity with Hamas and Palestinians in Gaza.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Amos Hochstein, ”, Najib Mikati, Nabih Berri, Barak Ravid, Hochstein, Israel, “, Mikati, Hassan Nasrallah – Organizations: CNN, Israeli, United, Lebanese, Washington Locations: Israel, United States, Beirut, Lebanon, Gaza

☆ Progressive news outlet NowThis made deep cuts to its staff for the second time this year
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementNowThis laid off about half its unionized newsroom, marking the second deep round of cuts this year. A softness in digital advertising has led to widespread media layoffs in recent years. NowThis recently laid off about half its unionized newsroom, the second round of deep cuts this year at the progressive digital news outlet. The layoffs impacted 13 of NowThis' 21 members of WGA East, which represents the newsroom, a union representative told Business Insider. It joined Vox Media through Vox's 2021 acquisition of Group Nine Media.

Persons: NowThis, Michael Vito Valentino, Vox, George Soros Organizations: WGA, Business, Fallen Media, MTV, Vox Media, Group Nine Media, Open Society, Democratic, Noticias Para Inmigrantes Locations: NowThis

☆ In the near-term, Bitcoin will not see the volatility of the past years: Fred Thiel
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | 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 EmailIn the near-term, Bitcoin will not see the volatility of the past years: Fred ThielFred Thiel of Mara says that the days of Bitcoin experiencing "20 to 30% drawdowns" after hitting peaks are gone due to strong institutional demand, and that for the foreseeable future, the price should trend upwards.

Persons: Fred Thiel Fred Thiel, Mara

☆ Kohl’s CEO will step down. He’ll be replaced by the head of Michaels
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

New York CNN —Kohl’s announced its CEO Tom Kingsbury will step down on January 15, 2025, and will be replaced by the CEO of arts and crafts retailer Michaels. Ashley Buchanan, the next Kohl’s CEO, has been CEO of Michaels since 2020 and was a senior executive at Walmart and Walmart-owned Sam’s Club for 13 years. He took over after former Kohl’s chief executive Michelle Gass announced she was leaving the company to become the CEO at Levi’s (LEVI). Kingsbury will stay on as an advisor to Buchanan and on the Kohl’s Board of Directors until he retires in May 2025. Shares of Kohl’s dropped 5% in after-hours trading Monday.

Persons: New York CNN — Kohl’s, Tom Kingsbury, Michaels, Ashley Buchanan, Kingsbury, Michael Bender, Michelle Gass, LEVI, Buchanan, Kohl’s Organizations: New, New York CNN, Walmart, Sam’s Club, Kohl’s Locations: New York

☆ Microsoft’s massive Outlook and Teams outage has gone on for hours
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

New York CNN —Microsoft said Monday that it has identified the cause of a major Outlook and Teams outage, and is deploying a fix to the problem. As of noon ET Monday, outage-tracking site Downdetector showed more than 5,000 user-reported problems, though this data doesn’t fully reflect the scale of the outage. Around noon, the company said the fix had reached “approximately 98% of the affected environments,” though reports on Downdetector kept increasing. The outage has hindered many office workers – though some US users on X celebrated the small break ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Tech outages have had dire effects around the world this year, though Microsoft’s case isn’t as widespread in comparison.

Persons: We’ve, Downdetector, what’s Organizations: New, New York CNN, Microsoft, Tech, Fortune Locations: New York

☆ Inside the Trump-Fueled Lobbying Frenzy From Mar-a-Lago to Washington
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Dave Levinthal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Never before, lobbyists say, has the geographic center of power shifted so dramatically with the arrival of a new administration. By leveraging his access to Trump, Ballard Partners was able to compete with the old white-shoe lobbying firms that have been the industry's dominant players for decades. Corporate clients need lobbyists who appreciate that Trump is "disrupting the status quo in Washington," Sayfie, the Ballard lobbyist, says. Some major companies, lobbyists say, have been caught off guard by the rapid pace of Trump's transition moves. Those who bankroll his staff and travel before he takes office, lobbyists say, stand to build connections and curry favor with the once and future commander in chief.

Persons: Donald Trump, Bill Helmich, Trump, Evan Power, who's, MAGA, Justin Sayfie, we've, Andrew Jackson, Trump's, Brian Ballard, Ballard, Jeffrey Brooks, Adams, Reese, Susie Wiles, Pam Bondi, Alex Brandon, Matt Slocum, Colin Roskey, Dave Wenhold, Miller, There's, Scott Mason, Knight, John Deere, Mason, Dave Levinthal Organizations: White House, Business, Florida GOP, Mar, Trump, Republicans, America, Washington, Ballard Partners, Google, American Airlines, Honda, Reynolds American, Geo Group, American Health Care Association, White, Facebook, Washington D.C Locations: Washington, —, Florida, Palm Beach, Doral, Mar, Holland

☆ Trump has been tough on EVs. Now Elon Musk is his best friend and nobody knows how it'll play out.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Nora Naughton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementTrump has been hard on EVs, but a new friendship with Elon Musk could change things. So far, Musk supports Trump's plans to dismantle EV tax credits. Automakers had hoped that Musk would support EV regulations and tax credits, but it appears the CEO is siding with Trump for now. An industry group representing many automakers (but not Tesla) pleaded with Trump to preserve EV tax credits but reconsider some of the more stringent emissions regulations. This was an about-face from Musk's stance a few months earlier when he advocated for trade barriers and warned that Chinese EV companies would "demolish" competition without guardrails.

Persons: Elon, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Trump, he's, Trump's, Musk, Tesla Organizations: Trump, Biden, Government, Trump's, EV, Tesla, Twitter, US, Alliance, Automotive Innovation, Biden Administration Locations: Lago, China, Europe

☆ Travis Kalanick, Marc Andreessen, and other Silicon Valley leaders are reportedly getting involved with Elon Musk's DOGE
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementElon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are making plans for The Department of Government Efficiency. Several notable Silicon Valley figures are involved in plans for the department, per the Journal. Musk has said he wants to cut $2 trillion from the federal budget to make it more efficient. Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are starting to shape the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, and they appear to be turning to Silicon Valley leaders for support. DOGE, headed by Musk and Ramaswamy, is set to be an advisory group outside the government.

Persons: Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, Musk, Steve Davis, Antonio Gracias, Joe Lonsdale, Marc Andreessen, Bill Ackman, Travis Kalanick —, Shiba, Vivek Organizations: The Department, Government, of Government, Boring Company, Street Journal, Twitter, Elon, Ramaswamy, Business Locations: Silicon

☆ Ukraine-Russia conflict: British man captured by Russian forces, state media says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Rob Picheta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

London CNN —A British man has been taken prisoner while fighting for Ukraine in Russia’s Kursk region, Russian state media has reported. Russian state media outlet TASS said the man was 22-year-old James Scott Rhys Andersen, a former British soldier, citing a military source. The British Foreign Office confirmed it was “supporting the family of a British man following reports of his detention.”In a video circulating on Russian media, a man identifies himself as James Scott Rhys Anderson and said had previously fought in the British Army before flying to Poland and taking a bus to the Ukrainian border. People of various nationalities, often former soldiers, have fought against Russian forces in Ukraine’s International Legion, bolstering Kyiv’s armed forces in the conflict. Kyiv launched an incursion into Russia’s Kursk region in August, taking Moscow and even its own allies by surprise.

Persons: London CNN —, James Scott Rhys Andersen, James Scott Rhys Anderson, Volodymyr Zelensky Organizations: London CNN, Ukraine, British Foreign Office, British Army, Russian, Ukraine’s International Legion, CNN, Russia Locations: Russia’s Kursk, British, Poland, Ukrainian, Kyiv, Moscow, Russia, Ukraine, Kursk

☆ Banana auction billionaire's $30 million investment in Trump's crypto token highlights new ways to enrich president-elect
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Justin Sun, founder of blockchain platform Tron, poses for a photograph in Hong Kong, China, on Friday, May 8, 2020. Tron blockchain founder Justin Sun has invested $30 million into Donald Trump's crypto project, World Liberty Financial, he announced Monday. "We are thrilled to invest $30 million in World Liberty Financial @worldlibertyfi as its largest investor," Sun wrote in a post on X. In exchange, Trump's LLC received billions of tokens and the right to 75% of revenues above a $30 million threshold. Sales now appear to have crossed the $30 million threshold to trigger revenue distribution to Trump's LLC.

Persons: Justin Sun, Tron blockchain, Donald Trump's, Sun, Trump, Bitcoin, TRON, WLFI, Zachary Folkman, Folkman Organizations: Liberty Financial, Liberty, Trump, Trump's, America, Etherscan Locations: Hong Kong, China

☆ ‘GNX’ Review: Kendrick Lamar Heads Back to His Comfort Zone on Surprise Album
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Jon Caramanica | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Every so often, Kendrick Lamar steps into the present. That’s part of what made his feud with Drake, which began in March and stretched through the spring and summer, so bracing. It was Lamar using Drake’s typical weapons against him — an acknowledgment that even if Lamar prefers not to pay attention to prevailing winds, he can ride them if need be. From a distance, “GNX,” his sixth album, which was released with no announcement on Friday, has some of that same immediacy. On the two opening tracks, “Wacced Out Murals” and “Squabble Up,” Lamar is rapping with the seething indignation he weaponized so effectively during the beef: “I’ll kill ’em all before I let ’em kill my joy”; “Before I take a truce, I’ll take him to hell with me.”

Persons: Kendrick Lamar, He’s, Drake, Lamar, “, ”, ” Lamar, ’, I’ll Organizations: eventual

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