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☆ Starring on 'The White Lotus' changed Fred Hechinger's life. Now, he's playing an unhinged emperor in 'Gladiator II.'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The actor said that starring on "The White Lotus" changed his life. Hechinger's Caracalla is sick and twisted — a 'dangerous concoction'Fred Hechinger, Pedro Pascal, and Joseph Quinn in "Gladiator II." "Gladiator II" is also a study of what unchecked power does to a civilization. Advertisement'The White Lotus' gave Hechinger his big breakFred Hechinger as Quinn on season one of "The White Lotus." Hechinger prides himself on playing varied roles, whether he's a menacing emperor in "Gladiator II," a concerned grandson in "Thelma," or a school staff member in "Nickel Boys."

Persons: Fred Hechinger, Emperor Caracalla, Ridley Scott's, He'll, Hunter, Fred Hechinger's, Joseph Quinn, Paul Mescal's, Ridley, Hechinger, Hechinger's Caracalla, Pedro Pascal, Aidan Monaghan, Maximus Decimus Meridius, Russell Crowe, Caracalla, Geta, Quinn, Mescal, Maximus, Connie Nielsen, They'll, HBO Hechinger, Quinn Mossbacher, he's, Nicolas Cage, Christian Bale, Thelma, he'll, Kraven Organizations: Business, Paramount Pictures, HBO, Hollywood, Marvel Comics Locations: Rome, Hawaii, Maui

☆ A judge compared OpenAI to a video game company in its court battle with The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The judge used an analogy to a video game company to explain her decision. The New York Times sued OpenAI in December, arguing that the company used its articles without permission to train ChatGPT. She then offered an analogy to explain her decision, comparing OpenAI to a video game manufacturer and the Times to a copyright holder. If a copyright holder sued a video game manufacturer for copyright infringement, the copyright holder might be required to produce documents relating to their interactions with that video game manufacturer, but the video game manufacturer would not be entitled to wide-ranging discovery concerning the copyright holder's employees' gaming history, statements about video games generally, or even their licensing of different content to other video game Manufacturers. The case is one among dozens of copyright cases filed against OpenAI, including by media organizations like the New York Daily News, the Denver Post, and The Intercept.

Persons: OpenAI, Ona T, Wang, Sarah Silverman, Silverman, Rob Lowe, that's, Axel Springer Organizations: Times, New York Times, OpenAI, New York Daily News, Denver Post, Raw, Business

☆ 33-year-old once worked 100-hour weeks to save $40,000 for his robotics startup—now it's worth $633 million
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Such a company would be a major longshot: Loosararian had very little work experience or seed money, and no tech industry connections. After graduating college in 2013, Loosararian co-founded Pittsburgh-based Gecko Robotics. He worked 100-hour weeks to save "$30,000 or $40,000" and fund his startup's first few years of existence, he says. Today, Gecko Robotics is a fast-growing robotics company with $220 million in funding, including a $100 million fundraising round last year that valued Gecko at $633 million. CNBC Make It: Did you immediately believe you had a major tech startup on your hands after building a successful robot in college?

Persons: Jake Loosararian's, might've, he'd, Loosararian, There's, I'm, Aw Organizations: CNBC, Pennsylvania's, Pennsylvania's Grove City College, Robotics Locations: Pennsylvania's Grove, Pittsburgh

☆ Chinese Marines are becoming more like US Marines, while the USMC returns to its roots
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementBack to their rootsUS Marine amphibious assault vehicles approach the USS Wasp during a 2020 ship-to-shore exercise. This is transforming the US Marine Corps into "an archipelagic maneuver force designed to conduct littoral, sea-denial operations," Tangredi said. Ironically, the US Marine Corps is returning to its historical roots. This is what the US Marine Corps did for most of its history since its founding in 1775. AdvertisementAs for Chinese marines, their historical purpose was to storm Taiwan, not garrison tiny atolls on behalf of the navy.

Persons: Sam Tangredi, Tangredi, Lance Cpl, Jacqueline Parsons, Rudyard Kipling, Michael Peck Organizations: US Marine Corps, US, China's, Corps, Chinese Communist Party, CCP, China Maritime Studies, US Naval, PLA, People's, Army, PLAN, People's Liberation Army Navy, People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps, Nationalist, War College's Institute for Future Warfare, Marine, USS, US Navy, senior Marine, USMC, US Army, 3rd Littoral Regiment, South China, Marines, Navy, Defense, Foreign Policy, Rutgers Univ, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: China, Taiwan, United States, South China, of Africa, East, South, Roman, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pacific, America, Forbes

☆ A Lesson for America? Reversing Populist Policies Is Tough, Poland Finds.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Andrew Higgins | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

He promised salvation for a country “in ruins” — an end to immigration, a civil service stripped of entrenched left-wing opponents, a judiciary purged of meddlesome judges and a news media giving voice to the people instead of elites. Those campaign pledges — similar to ones made by Donald J. Trump during his successful bid for a second term as U.S. president — helped bring Jaroslaw Kaczynski and his nationalist Law and Justice party to power in Poland in 2015. More than a year after an election that ended that party’s eight-year rule, its liberal successors are still struggling to undo the “new state apparatus” that Mr. Kaczynski helped put in place and that legal experts say seriously damaged Poland’s legal system. Unwinding the legacy of populist conservative rule “takes longer than you expect,” said Adam Bodnar, the justice minister at the forefront of the new government’s efforts to reverse Poland’s retreat from liberal democracy under Law and Justice.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, —, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, Kaczynski, “, ”, Adam Bodnar Organizations: Justice, Law Locations: Poland

☆ Can the Gilgo Beach Suspect’s House Become a ‘Nice Starter Home’?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Corey Kilgannon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Neighbors breathed a sigh of relief this week when an empty shipping container appeared outside the dilapidated red house in Massapequa Park that has become known as the home of the accused Long Island serial killer. “The best thing that could happen is they knock that house down and build a brand-new one so that the memory of all this is obliterated,” said a neighbor, Albert Cella, 80. “All this” referred to the sensation caused by the arrest last year of Rex Heuermann, 61, who prosecutors say presented himself as a family man in the little red house all while committing the Gilgo Beach murders. With Mr. Heuermann in jail awaiting trial after pleading not guilty, and his wife, Asa Ellerup, being paid to participate in a documentary series, the family is moving out. Ms. Ellerup and the couple’s two adult children are relocating to a South Carolina property purchased years ago as a retirement home, and she will put the Long Island home up for sale after her divorce from Mr. Heuermann becomes final in about six months, their lawyers said.

Persons: Long, ”, Rex Heuermann, Heuermann, Asa Ellerup, Ellerup Locations: Massapequa, Albert, South Carolina

Mexico gained tens of thousands of jobs when U.S. and foreign automakers moved their plants to Mexico under the free trade pact to take advantage of much lower wages. But the idea that Chinese parts — or even whole cars — could be piggybacking on that arrangement to further hollow out the U.S. auto industry has enraged some people north of the border. Mexico hopes the rules of the agreement would prevent the U.S. or Canada from simply walking away when the trade pact comes up for review in 2026. Mexican officials say they have fewer imports of Chinese parts and products than the United States does. In the end, Mexico may be forced to crack down on Chinese imports, but it won't be easy.

Persons: Donald Trump, Justin Trudeau, Claudia Sheinbaum, ” Sheinbaum, Sheinbaum, Marcelo Ebrard, ” Ebrard, Gabriela Siller, ” Siller, “, . Mahoney, ” Mahoney, Sen, Sherrod Brown, José María Ramos Organizations: MEXICO CITY, —, Canadian, Banco Base, Baker Institute, Ohio Democrat, Colegio, Associated Press Locations: MEXICO, — Mexico, North America, U.S, Mexico, Canada, Morena, China, Asia, United States, Mexican, Trump's, Texas, Ohio, Frontera Norte, Tijuana

☆ Opinion | Flattery as Trump Management Strategy
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Katherine Miller | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

One of the things that has been clear with Donald Trump’s win this time is how different it is: no shock wave jolting society. This is, according to polling, one of the presidential election outcomes most widely accepted as legitimate of the past 25 years. On the public level, we’re back in business in some way, back to an earlier pre-Trump era of normal relations, strategic silence, public deference and an antiseptic corporate friendliness — a bit of flattery, at times, for Mr. Trump. Tim Cook, the Apple C.E.O., wrote on X on Nov. 6: “Congratulations President Trump on your victory! “We didn’t see eye-to-eye on a lot of issues and we told him so,” Joe Scarborough said.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Trump, Biden, Tim Cook, ” Phil Murphy, he’ll, Joe ”, “, Joe Scarborough, ” Mika Brzezinski Organizations: Mr, Apple, Democratic New Locations: United States, Democratic New Jersey

☆ Opinion | No Grandchildren in Their Lives
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

To the Editor:Re “Sunset Years in Silent Houses: The Despair of No Grandchildren” (front page, Nov. 12):I appreciated Catherine Pearson’s reporting on people’s feelings about not becoming grandparents, but I have an important contrasting perspective. I am a 68-year-old woman whose two children plan not to have children. As a geologist, I know that climate change is real, human-caused and accelerating. As an animal lover, I can’t look at a squirrel, bird or butterfly without knowing that all species, including ours, carry forever chemicals and nanoplastics in their bodies. Rather than helping to raise grandchildren, I am spending my time volunteering in efforts to keep the planet habitable for future generations — other elders’ future generations.

Persons: ”, Catherine Pearson’s

☆ Colorado plane crash: 2 killed, 1 injured when Civil Air Patrol plane crashes during training exercise
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Michelle Watson | Taylor Galgano | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A Civil Air Patrol plane crashed during a training exercise in northern Colorado on Saturday, killing two people and injuring another person, authorities said. The Cessna 182 aircraft crashed in Larimer County, Colorado, while participating in a search and rescue training exercise, according to a Civil Air Patrol news release. Civil Air Patrol said it will cooperate with the NTSB’s investigation to learn more about what contributed to the incident. Major General Laura Clellan, who oversees the Colorado Wing of the Civil Air Patrol, said she was devastated by the loss Saturday. The Civil Air Patrol is an auxiliary of the US Air Force and nonprofit organization.

Persons: “ I’m, Susan Wolber, Jay Rhoten, Jared Polis, “, it’s, Laura Clellan, ” Clellan, ”, Regena Organizations: CNN, Civil Air Patrol, Cessna, Colorado Army National Guard, Sheriff’s, National Transportation Safety, Federal Aviation Administration, Colorado Wing, US Air Force Locations: Colorado, Larimer County , Colorado, The State, Storm, Larimer

☆ Former Elphaba and Glinda actresses remember the magic of ‘Wicked’
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

Eden Espinosa, an original “Wicked” cast member who played Elphaba on Broadway over seven years and inspired some of the score’s famous riffs. Becoming Elphaba and GlindaKristin Chenoweth (left) and Idina Menzel originated the roles of Glinda and Elphaba on Broadway. It was Dearman's second time performing in the show — she played Glinda before returning as Elphaba. Some “Wicked” journeys are more winding: Espinosa played Elphaba on and off for seven years. No matter how long they spent with their characters, the actresses agreed — they’d grown with Elphaba and Glinda.

Persons: ” Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Glinda, Gregory Maguire’s, Frank Baum’s “, Oz, ”, —, Elphaba, who’ve, Nicky J Sims, Jessica Vosk, Eden Espinosa, McKenzie Kurtz, Louise Dearman, Saycon Sengbloh, Willemijn Verkaik, Teal Wicks, Stephanie J, Idina Menzel, Glinda Kristin Chenoweth, Elphabas, Menzel, Tony, Stephen Schwartz, Winnie Holzman, “, I’ve, Kristin Chenoweth, Bruce Glikas, Saycon, I’d, Gina Beck, Dan Wooller, ” Espinosa, Shoshanna Bean, Everybody’s, Jamie McCarthy, Espinosa, Glindas, you’re, who’s, Kurtz, Sebastian Arcelus, Fiyero, “ Idina, Sebastian, ” Sebastian Arcelus, Nicholas Hunt, Ben Vereen, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Madame Morrible, Lindsay Mendez, Brandi Chavonne Massey, Alyssa Fox, Alexia Khadime, Brittney Johnson, Dearman, Block, Wicked’s, Lawrence, I’ll, that’s, Wicks, Cynthia Erivo, Kevin Mazur, they’re Organizations: CNN, Getty, Broadway, ITV, Social, New York City Hall, Los Angeles Times, Erivo Locations: London, New, Grande

☆ Fox hosts, cable news regulars and entertainment pros: Trump is casting a made-for-TV Cabinet
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Steve Contorno | Kristen Holmes | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

He has plucked two Fox News stars from their airwaves – Sean Duffy for Treasury secretary and Pete Hegseth to lead the Pentagon. Trump’s choice for ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, had a six-year run hosting a Fox News show. As a former reality TV star, Trump is deeply attuned to the power of the small screen. Among the flurry of names for non-Cabinet roles that Trump announced Friday evening were also several former and current Fox News contributors. And Sebastian Gorka, whom Trump named senior director of counterterrorism, was a Fox contributor in 2018 and 2019.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Sean Duffy, Pete Hegseth, Trump, Mehmet Oz, Linda McMahon, Mike Huckabee, Tulsi Gabbard, Tucker Carlson, Donald Trump, Eva Marie Uzcategui, Duffy, Rachel Campos, ”, “, Oz, Mike Waltz, Kristi Noem, Sen, Marco Rubio, Howard Luntick, Rebecca Quick, I’ve, Doug Burgum, Tom Homan, Homan, ” Trump, Matt Gaetz, Gaetz –, –, JD Vance, Scott Applewhite, Pam Bondi, Hegseth, headwinds, Chris Coons, CNN’s Manu Raju, Dr, Janette Nesheiwat, Marty Makary, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Sebastian Gorka, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, Larry Kudlow, Christina Bobb, Rupert Murdoch’s, Bret Baier, Kamala Harris, Vance, Rubio, Burgum, ” CNN’s Kate Sullivan, Manu Raju, Alayna Treene, Brian Stelter Organizations: CNN, Fox, Pentagon, Department of Education, Fox News, Trump, TV Cabinet, Fox Business, Medicare, Republicans, South Dakota Gov, Department of Homeland Security, Wall Street, CNBC, Commerce, North Dakota Gov, of, Interior, Republican, Capitol, Florida, and Drug Administration, “ Fox, Department of Health, Human Services, Salem Radio Network, National Economic Council, America News Network Locations: Israel, Mar, Palm Beach , Florida, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Florida, America, Spanish, Washington ,, Gaetz, Delaware, Ohio

☆ What’s Behind Ukraine and Russia’s Missile Brinkmanship?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Andrew E. Kramer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The low-lying clouds over the city lit up for a split second, video footage showed, then streaks of dozens of glowing warheads plummeted out of the sky. The main contours of the attack on Thursday morning soon came to light: President Vladimir V. Putin said Russia had test fired an intermediate-range missile from its arsenal designed to deliver nuclear weapons, though without the nuclear warheads aboard. The Russian strike caused little damage, but it capped a dizzying week of tit-for-tat moves in the war in Ukraine, shifting focus from the ground assaults on the battlefield to a Cold War-style missile brinkmanship. In the previous two days, Ukraine had fired longer-range missiles provided by the U.S. and Britain at military targets inside Russia. Mr. Putin made clear that the Russian missile test was a response to those strikes — a warning to the West to reconsider military aid for Kyiv.

Persons: Vladimir V, Putin Organizations: U.S, Russian, Kyiv Locations: Dnipro, Ukrainian, Russia, Russian, Ukraine, Britain

☆ Airbus' A321 jets are reshaping transatlantic travel. I've toured 3 airlines' business classes — here's how they compare.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

AdvertisementAirlines are increasingly using Airbus A321neo family planes for transatlantic flights. JetBlue, La Compagnie, and Iberia offer lie-flat business class on these narrow-body planes. More airlines are flying single-aisle Airbus A321neo family planes across the Atlantic. I've seen three examples of these transatlantic premium Airbus cabins: JetBlue Airways, French boutique airline La Compagnie, and Spanish flag carrier Iberia. Iberia is nice, but it and La Compagnie lack a flyer-favorite perk, while JetBlue offers the most amenity-heavy business experience.

Persons: I've Organizations: Airlines, Airbus, JetBlue, La Compagnie, JetBlue Airways, Compagnie Locations: Europe, Iberia, Spanish

☆ Women are arming themselves with technology to protect against violence. Is it working?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Lauren Mascarenhas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

She used her cell phone to share her location with trusted friends. Investigators were able to use location data from both Riley’s and her attacker’s phones to trace their movements the day of Riley’s death. The other side of the coinAdvocates for victims and survivors of gender-based violence say technology can be a powerful safety tool. The National Network to End Domestic Violence created the Safety Net Project to educate survivors and advocates about tech safety and privacy. Surveillance video corroborated the student’s account, and cell phone location data linked Riley’s killer to the incident.

Persons: Laken Riley, Laken’s, Lauren Phillips, Jose Ibarra, ”, Riley, Arvin Temkar, smartwatch, Jane Anderson, AEquitas, Anderson, “, ” Anderson, Alex Murdaugh, Maggie Murdaugh, Paul Murdaugh, Bryan Kohberger, Richard Allen, –, it’s, Stephanie Love, Patterson, ” Jose Ibarra, Hyosub Organizations: CNN, University of Georgia, University, Georgia, GPS, University of Idaho, National Network, “, UGA Locations: Delphi , Indiana, Georgia

☆ On Blood-Soaked Ground, a ‘Prayer for the Future’ of a Divided Land
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Dan Barry | Todd Heisler | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The bugler’s call to assemble had sounded, wreaths had been laid, a choral society had sung and dignitaries had spoken, all on a blood-consecrated hill in the Pennsylvania town of Gettysburg. All to commemorate the 161st anniversary of the speech that came to epitomize what it meant to be presidential. On Nov. 19, 1863, on this very hill, President Abraham Lincoln unfolded his six-foot-four frame to stand and dedicate a national soldiers’ cemetery made necessary by the horrific Battle of Gettysburg just four months earlier. His 272 words became a civic prayer of unity and purpose for a nation riven by civil war: the Gettysburg Address. He, too, is bearded, but he grew up in the borough of Queens, not the woods of Kentucky, and he stands five-foot-nine, maybe.

Persons: Abraham Lincoln, Harold Holzer Organizations: Gettysburg Locations: Pennsylvania, Gettysburg, Queens, Kentucky

☆ First-of-its-kind saber-toothed kitten mummy find is covered in soft fur
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Woolly mammoths, giant sloths and saber-toothed cats were a fact of life for early humans. Fantastic creaturesScientists compared the mummified saber-toothed baby cat (top) with a modern lion cub (bottom). courtesy Prof. Alexey V. LopatinPaleontologists excavating in Russia’s Yakutia region uncovered the first known mummy of a saber-toothed cat. The well-preserved remains, uncovered in Siberian permafrost, are nearly intact, including surprisingly soft fur and even the “toe beans” — as cat lovers call feline footpads — on its front paws. The red supergiant star, called WOH G64, is about 160,000 light-years from Earth in the Large Magellanic Cloud, which orbits the Milky Way.

Persons: Alexey V, Homotherium latidens, Amelia Earhart’s, Earhart, ”, Tony Romeo, “, Ohnaka, Jacco van, Kelly, Zach Weinersmith, Elon, Blain, we’ve, Aviv, —, Ashley Strickland, Katie Hunt, Jackie Wattles Organizations: CNN, Lockheed, ESO, Keele Observatory, UK’s Keele University, Institut, la Vision, HCL, Human Cell, SpaceX, CNN Space, Science Locations: Russia’s Yakutia, Asia, Homotherium, Howland Island, Jacco van Loon, Mars, Paris, Lyon, England

☆ I'm a wedding planner. Here are 8 trends I think will be huge in 2025 — and 3 that are going out of style.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Elisabeth Kramer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

More couples are having their first dance kick off the reception. Some couples are having their first dance before the first course is served at the wedding. Yauheni Rak/Getty ImagesSeveral of my recent clients chose to do their first dance as soon as guests sat down for a main meal. It's a good choice for a couple who's put some time into practicing a first dance or really just want people to pay attention to it. (An announcement works great as does a particularly beloved song.)

Persons: Yauheni

☆ How tech bros bought 'America's most pro-crypto Congress ever'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

Bernie Moreno, Republican U.S. Senate candidate from Ohio, attends a campaign event in Holland, Ohio, on Saturday, October 26, 2024. In total, crypto-related PACs and other groups tied to the industry reeled in over $245 million, according to Federal Election Commission data. Crypto accounted for nearly half of all corporate dollars that flowed into the election, according to nonprofit watchdog Public Citizen. It was one of the top spending committees of any industry this cycle and exclusively gave to pro-crypto candidates running for Congress. "Welcome to America's most pro-crypto Congress ever," Armstrong wrote on X on Nov. 5.

Persons: Bernie Moreno, Moreno, Sen, Sherrod Brown, Tom Williams, Donald Trump, Coinbase, Crypto, Marc Andreessen, Ben Horowitz, David Sacks, " Moreno, Brian Armstrong, Fred Ehrsam, Faryar Shirzad, Armstrong, Ehrsam, Coinbase's Armstrong, Gary Gensler, Brown, Elizabeth Warren, FTX, Fairshake, gunning, Republican Jim Justice, Democratic Sen, Joe Manchin, Katie Porter, Porter, he'd, Horowitz, Sacks, Coinbase's Shirzad, Moreno wasn't, Shirzad, David McIntosh, McIntosh, hasn't, JD Vance's, Sam Bankman, Gensler, Andreessen Horowitz, Cameron, Tyler Winklevoss, Ripple, Chris Larsen, JD Vance, Paul Grewal, Jesse Powell, Trump, Phil Potter, Multicoin Capital's Kyle Samani, Fred Wilson, Charles Cascarilla, Mike Belshe, Solana, Anatoly Yakovenko, Wences Casares Organizations: Republican U.S, Cq, Inc, Getty, Democratic, Banking Committee, Public Citizen, Crypto, House, Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, Senate, Committee, Republicans, Protect, Fairshake, Defend, Jobs, Republican, New, CNBC, Andreessen, Craft Ventures, Club for Growth, Growth, Politico, PAC, Labs, Senate Inc, Trump, Union Square Ventures, Xapo Bank Locations: Republican, Ohio, Holland , Ohio, Cleveland, Coinbase, U.S, Arizona, Michigan, West Virginia, California, Washington, FTX, Nashville , Tennessee

AdvertisementPresident-elect Donald Trump has started making picks for key cabinet positions and other White House jobs. He started by naming Susie Wiles his chief of staff, making her the first woman to hold the role. Here's a running list of those Trump has tapped for his administration. Now that President-elect Donald Trump has secured another four years in the White House, he's beginning to staff his administration. AdvertisementHere's a running list of Trump's staff picks, who will determine everything from his daily schedule to the ins and outs of finance, defense, and education.

Persons: Donald Trump, Susie Wiles, Here's, Trump, Trump's, Matt Gaetz Organizations: White Locations: Florida

☆ A 95-year-old who plays golf and volunteers shares her tips for health and happiness
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Serafina Kenny | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sally Froelich has been talking about aging for a long time. Froelich presented "The Sally Froelich Show" on television for 21 years. Do some exercise every dayFroelich started playing golf when she was 24 and now plays three times a week. Experts agree that exercising regularly is one of the best things you can do for healthy aging, especially strength training. She plays canasta and bridge, talks with friends on the phone, and volunteers.

Persons: Sally Froelich, Froelich, there's, Rose Anne Kenny, she's, Sally Froelich Nathan K, LeBrasseur, Robert, Arlene Kogod Organizations: New Yorker, Trinity College Dublin, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Aging, Mayo Clinic, American Cancer Society, Hope, Neuroscience Locations: New, New York City

☆ Hezbollah Said to Be Using Copy of Israeli Missile Against Israel
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Lara Jakes | Ronen Bergman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has been using an advanced missile against Israel that was reverse-engineered from an Israeli weapon it captured in a past war, according to Israeli defense officials. Hezbollah fighters are believed to have seized the original Israeli Spike anti-tank missiles during the 2006 Israeli-Hezbollah war in Lebanon and shipped them to their main state backer, Iran, for cloning, Israeli and Western defense officials and weapons experts say. Eighteen years later, Hezbollah is firing the rebranded Almas missiles at Israeli military bases, communication systems and air-defense launchers with enough precision and power to pose a significant challenge for Israeli military forces. The missiles have a range of up to 10 miles and carry advanced guidance seekers to track and lock onto targets. That Iran and its proxy forces have cloned weapons systems to use against the very adversaries who designed them is not new.

Organizations: Hezbollah Locations: Lebanese, Israel, Lebanon, Iran

☆ Bluesky is growing so fast it's racing to get hold of more servers, its chief operating officer says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementBluesky's user base surged to 21 million, prompting the company to race to get more servers. Its growth follows users leaving X, with over 280,000 closing their accounts on Election Day. Bluesky has "blown past" its user growth projections so much that it's racing to get more servers to keep the site running smoothly, the social media platform's chief operating officer has said. AdvertisementThe social media network has surpassed 21 million users, up from 13 million in October, as X users have left in droves and flocked to the platform. The US election appears to have triggered a migration of X users to Bluesky, which has been praised because of its similarity to the "old Twitter."

Persons: Rose Wang, Bluesky, Wang, Gordon MacMillan, X's, Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Jack Dorsey, Jay Gruber, Dorsey, Musk, Elon Organizations: Twitter, Wired

☆ DOGE aims to cut the number of federal workers. Here are the 20 highest-paying federal jobs.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Madison Hoff | Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementTrump's new Department of Government Efficiency aims to reduce the number of federal workers. Business Insider looked at the highest average salaries of federal civilian employees by occupation. The top 20 had average salaries over $160,000, with medical officers ranking No. Three of the five jobs with the highest average salaries were health-related. Financial analysis workers rounded out the top 20 highest-paying jobs on average; their largest employer, with about 300 analysts, was the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Persons: Donald Trump's, Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, Ramaswamy, Trump, Karoline Leavitt, Vance Organizations: of, Efficiency, Business, Trump's Department, Government, Tesla, GOP, Street Journal, Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Department of Education, Department of Energy, Trump, mhoff

☆ Horse’s head and pregnant cow used in ‘barbaric’ mafia threat in Sicily
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Barbie Latza Nadeau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The discovery of a severed horse head, and a cow quartered with its bloodied dead calf on top, have rattled a Sicilian town, with authorities treating the incident as a mafia threat. “I can’t comprehend such barbarity,” she told local media outlets. It is a tactic that has been used by the notorious Sicilian Cosa Nostra crime syndicate for decades. Organized crime in Sicily has been a problem since the 19th century when the Cosa Nostra was first identified. In 2023, Matteo Messina Denaro, a Sicilan Cosa Nostra mafia boss who had been on the run for 30 years was captured while seeking cancer treatment in Palermo, underscoring the level of complicity that continues to protect and enable criminal enterprises.

Persons: Mafia Directorate’s, Maurizio de Lucia, “, ”, Angela De Lucia, Paolo Borsellino, Giovanni Falcone, Tony Gentile, Ndrangheta, Matteo Messina Denaro Organizations: CNN, Mafia, Nostra, Cosa Nostra, Reuters Locations: Altofonte, Palermo, Sicily, Sicilian, Cosa

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