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Black Friday is officially here, and retailers are offering notable budget-friendly deals under $50 during the event. I’ve been covering Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals as an editor at NBC Select for four years, and I spent weeks combing through discounts to find the best Black Friday deals under $50 actually worth shopping. SKIP AHEAD Best Black Friday deals under $50 | More Black Friday sales under $50 | How I picked the best Black Friday deals under $50 | Why trust NBC Select? Best Black Friday deals under $50I found, vetted and wrote about every deal I recommend below. Best Black Friday sales under $50Here are the best Black Friday sales under $50 to know about.

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☆ Starbucks opens a cafe with a view of North Korea
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Chris Lau | Yoonjung Seo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The 30-seat cafe is located at the Aegibong Peace Ecopark in Gimpo city, about 20 miles north of the capital Seoul. Reuters“I wish I could share this tasty coffee with the people living in North Korea right in front of us,” local resident Baek Hea-soon, 48, told Reuters. North and South Korea are technically still at war, as no treaty to end the 1950 to 1953 Korean War was ever signed. South Korean veterans drink coffee at an observation deck of the Starbucks Coffee in Gimpo. In January, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country would no longer seek reconciliation and reunification with South Korea.

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☆ Bug-bitten oolong? The secret behind Taiwan’s rare honey-flavored tea — and where to enjoy it
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Maggie Hiufu Wong | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Unlike Taiwan’s ubiquitous bubble tea, mixiang tea is still highly limited and largely off-the-radar. Mixiang tea goes globalNatalie Chiu and Charlie Winkworth-Smith, food scientists and founders of sparkling tea brand Saicho. The farmers couldn’t afford to lose their entire harvest, so they decided to go ahead and roast the bug-bitten tea leaves anyway. Lee says his Gui Fei tea is so popular it often sells out before it can even hit the retail market. Their two sons have joined the family business in recent years and help promote Gui Fei tea whenever they can.

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☆ Ether could be crypto’s biggest Trump 2.0 beneficiary, after investors nearly abandoned it this year. Here's why
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Tanaya Macheel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Ether , the digital silver to bitcoin's gold, has outperformed the rest of crypto since the U.S. election and brought ether ETFs to life at last. Plus, the absence of regulatory clarity has meant an inability for investors to " stake " their ether for yield. It's still up 59% for 2024, but it's trailing bitcoin at 126% and the rest of the crypto market, as measured by the CoinDesk 20 index, at 94%. "[The] Trump impact on bitcoin and crypto including ETH is not priced in yet," he said. To be sure, there's an awareness gap among average investors of bitcoin versus ether.

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☆ The social media world is splintering, and it'll pave the way for a new breed of influencer
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A splintered social media world is on the horizon — and it's paving the way for a new, more authentic breed of influencer. "People are just trying to find authentic communities," Eric Wittman, CEO of photo-editing app VSCO, told Business Insider. Smoothy said she sees things changing, with different "tiers" of content creators emerging from the industry's oversaturation. New social media horizonsLucy Edgerley, the head of influence at the global social media agency Born Social, told BI that Gen Zers, in particular, are craving creativity, entertainment, and inspiration. Young people who have grown up with social media are learning the lessons about the dark side of it — the mental health toll, the bullying, and the over-consumerism — the hard way, he said.

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☆ Ditch all the negativity: Here's what can go right to lift each of our 34 stocks
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +20 min

To counter that, Jim Cramer has said investors should not lose sight of what can go right for their stocks. Smooth chip updates: AMD needs to successfully carry out its annual release cycle for AI chips. That needs to be sustained to justify Meta's heavy spending on AI chips. Nevertheless, correcting this dynamic should translate into faster revenue growth rates. Palo Alto Networks Bigger deals: Cybersecurity is a secular growth market: As the number of bad actors grows, companies can't afford to not invest in defense.

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☆ The Container Store could be the next big chain to go bankrupt
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New York CNN —Even the power of Marie Kondo may not be enough to save the Container Store. In 2019 and 2020, the Container Store got a big boost from “Tidying Up,” the hit Netflix show from the home de-cluttering evangelist. Credit rating agencies rank the Container Store as one of the most financially distressed companies in the retail industry. The Container Store had been set to receive a much-needed $40 million financial lifeline from Beyond, the owner of Bed Bath & Beyond and Overstock.com, that would have put Bed Bath & Beyond products on Container Store shelves. “The rise of platforms like Temu have given consumers some much cheaper options for the type of products Container Store sells,” Saunders said.

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The Disney Plus and Hulu Black Friday deals are some of the best, with the Disney Bundle Duo Basic going for more than 70% off right now. The Disney Bundle Duo Basic gives subscribers access to the ad-supported tiers of both Disney Plus and Hulu. There are multiple Disney Plus and Hulu plans, and several bundles, although the ad-supported Hulu subscription and ad-supported Disney Duo Basic bundle are the only plans with Black Friday deals at the moment. For combo fans, there's also a Disney Bundle Duo Premium (ad-free Disney Plus and Hulu) for $20 per month. It's a live TV streaming cable alternative with Hulu, Disney Plus, and ESPN Plus bundled in.

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☆ How will Beijing respond to Trump’s cabinet of China hawks?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Nectar Gan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Hong Kong CNN —One called China an “existential threat.” Another called for a “whole-of-society effort” to confront China and was sanctioned – twice – by Beijing. “If you look at Trump’s team, most, if not all, are China hawks. His nominee for secretary of state, Sen. Marco Rubio, is known in China as the “anti-China vanguard” and currently sanctioned by Beijing. “Many of the hardliners indeed want a full confrontation and decoupling with China, but is that truly Trump’s objective for US-China relations? And in the eyes of Beijing, Rubio is not even the worst pick, according to Chinese experts.

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☆ After a Cease-Fire in Lebanon, Gaza and Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions Await Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Steven Erlanger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Difficult as it was to achieve, the cease-fire in Lebanon was the easy part. But the obstacles to peace beyond Lebanon are formidable, and any regional realignment is likely to fall to Mr. Biden’s successor, Donald J. Trump. Both Israel and Iran, the regional power that backs Hezbollah, wanted an end to the fighting in Lebanon, each for its own reasons. Key regional powers like Saudi Arabia still insist on a Palestinian state, a prospect that looks ever more distant. And, not least, looming over any diplomatic effort is the prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran.

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☆ RFK Jr. attacked the CDC’s ‘fascism’ and likened vaccinating children to abuse by the Catholic Church
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Brandy-Zadrozny-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Brandy Zadrozny | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +13 min

It’s misinformation about autism and mass injury that doctors and public health officials have disproven over and over again. Less attention has focused on the CDC, a public health agency Kennedy has long vilified in speeches and writings. In his 2017 speech, Kennedy criticized ACIP as a group of self-interested actors who base decisions on financial gain instead of public health. “The people who are on ACIP are not public health advocates,” he said. “We would know the answer to that question if we were given access to the vaccine safety database, but they’ve hidden it,” Kennedy said.

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Specifically, Dyson is offering $100 off the super-popular Airwrap Multi-Styler and Dryer, as well as the Airstrait Straightener, the Corrale Styler Straightener, and the Supersonic Hair Dryer. What we love about Dyson AirwrapDyson Airwrap $499.99 $599.99 Save 17% The Dyson Airwrap is a little too much blow-dryer-brush for most people, but there are few systems that give you such versatility. In our Dyson Airwrap review, Business Insider writer Colleen Sullivan gushed about the many reasons she loves this game-changing, three-in-one hair tool. Black Friday Dyson Sale FAQsWhen does the sale start and end? Black Friday weekend is the perfect time to buy the original Dyson Airwrap — during this special savings event, you'll spend $100 less on this particular item.

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☆ Trump’s wealthy Cabinet picks will have to divest. But the rules make that a potentially lucrative prospect
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Federal ethics laws require those senior government jobs in the Cabinet and beyond to divest their individual stock holdings, lest anyone be tempted to abuse their position of power to juice their personal investments. “The rule of thumb is, recuse or divest,” said Jordan Libowitz, vice president for communications at Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, or CREW. “The more complex your assets are, the harder it can be to divest from them. Although the president isn’t subject to conflict of interest laws, most presidents have adhered to them anyway to avoid any appearance of impropriety. Given Trump’s own disregard for ethics rules, it’s not clear how, or even whether, his Justice Department would enforce the criminal conflict of interest laws that his Cabinet picks are subject to.

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☆ Opinion | The Inverted Morality of MAGA
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( David Brooks | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

He built a successful investment firm by supporting successful young businesses like Staples. But as Noah Millman writes on Substack, people in the MAGA movement take a different view of Romney. Millman’s underlying point is it’s not sufficient to say that Trump is leading a band of morally challenged people to power. The people I regard as upright and admirable MAGA regards as morally disgraceful, and the people I regard as corrupt and selfish MAGA regards as heroic. The crucial distinction is that some of us have an institutional mind-set while the MAGA mind-set is anti-institutional.

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☆ Leading Democrat who represents Silicon Valley encourages liberals to stay on X amid Bluesky exodus
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementA top Democrat urged fellow liberals to remain on Elon Musk's X platform. This month, millions of users have joined Bluesky, which bills itself as a liberal alternative to X.Khanna told Politico that his relationship with Elon Musk is an example of finding common ground. Rep. Ro Khanna, a leading progressive lawmaker representing the heart of Silicon Valley, said liberals shouldn't flee Elon Musk's X, instead urging his fellow Democrats to engage with those who share opposing beliefs. Khanna made the comments on an episode of Politico's Power Play podcast this week amid an exodus of liberal users from X to Bluesky. AdvertisementLast year, Khanna praised Musk as an entrepreneurial "genius" but criticized the Tesla CEO's controversial online behavior, including his posting of edgy memes.

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☆ Undersea cable cuts in the Baltic Sea are stoking geopolitical tensions — here's what's going on
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Mikkel Berg Pedersen | Ritzau Scanpix | Afp via Getty ImagesGeopolitical tensions are brewing globally over the cutting of subsea cables — critical infrastructure powering cross-border internet connectivity — in the Baltic Sea. Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards A data visualization map showing the C-Lion1 undersea cable which connected Finland and Germany. Arelion, the company which owns it, told CNBC data traffic was rerouted to alternative links as it worked to repair the cable. Repairing subsea cables is no mean feat, according to Andy Champagne, senior vice president and chief technology officer of Akamai Labs. And, when there is an issue with a subsea cable, repairing it is a non-trivial job."

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☆ Amazon is hedging its big bet on Anthropic with its own AI video model, report says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementAmazon is developing a new AI model called Olympus for video analysis, The Information reported. Amazon-backed Anthropic has already launched its own multimodal model for images and videos. Amazon may have doubled down on its investment in Anthropic, but it also appears to be hedging its AI bets by developing its own model that can process images and video in addition to text. The tech giant's new model, code-named Olympus, could help customers search video archives for specific scenes, The Information reported. The development and launch of Olympus could reduce Amazon's dependency on Anthropic for multimodal AI, especially if the new video model becomes as a cheaper alternative.

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☆ My solo trip to Greece helped me reset, but there are 5 things that would've made it even better
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Katka Lapelosova | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementIn September, Katka Lapelosova took a solo trip to Greece. If she could do it over, she'd travel there with friends and rent a car. In September, I decided it was time for a solo trip to a Greek island to live out my "Mamma Mia" dreams. The author came across a lot of gap year travelers during her trip to Zakynthos. Understand the difference between beachfront and beach accessOne of the biggest things I'd change about my Greek island trip is booking a hotel that had beach access.

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☆ Tariffs and sanctions could disrupt the tech supply chain. Here's how to derisk it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Monica Melton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

China's dominance in rare earth minerals poses risks to tech supply chains. AdvertisementFriend shoring to alliesFriend shoring, or moving supply chain, manufacturing, and operations to non-adversarial countries to have continuity, is one step to derisking tech's supply chain. Related storiesCreate redundancy in manufacturingTo derisk the supply chain, create redundancy. Regulation of the supply chain may increase, but tech companies and their suppliers could find solutions in data. "Technology cannot do it unto itself, because you can only rely on the data you can get to understand the whole length of the supply chain.

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☆ Reflexive control: How Russia is forcing its enemies to make decisions against their own interests
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Christian Edwards | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Each time, when the West finally accepted Ukraine’s requests, Russia’s most catastrophic threats did not materialize. Although Putin said the attack was “a response from our side” to the Biden administration’s decision on longer-range weapons, Russia has not needed a pretext for such strikes in the past. By providing Ukraine with ATACMS but only allowing it to strike parts of Ukraine occupied by Russia, “we sent Russia the message: ‘You know what? The decision to fire slightly longer-range Western weapons is a difference of degree, not of kind. By law, Russia considers these territories its own, and warned of dire consequences if Ukraine targeted them with Western weaponry.

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☆ This personal finance educator says budgeting is ‘toxic’ — try ‘intuitive’ spending instead
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

You're going to feel that shame because you're not reaching those sorts of arbitrary goals that are being set." Try 'intuitive' spending insteadAccording to Miranda, the toxicity of budgeting stems from a capitalistic culture geared toward making more money and accumulating assets, rather than focusing on the quality of life of individuals. Instead of scrimping and saving your money, Miranda recommended "conscious spending," as an alternative. "It's like an intuitive or mindful approach to spending and using their money." "As long as we understand how our debt products work and the consequences of different decisions that we make around debt."

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☆ China Has a New Playbook to Counter Trump: ‘Supply Chain Warfare’
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Alexandra Stevenson | Paul Mozur | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

In the world of cheap drones, Skydio was the great American hope. Its autonomous flying machines gave the U.S. defense and police agencies an alternative to Chinese manufacturers, free from the security concerns tied to dependence on Chinese supply chains. But Skydio’s vulnerabilities came into sharp focus days before the U.S. presidential election, when the Chinese authorities imposed sanctions and severed the company’s access to essential battery supplies. Overnight, the San Mateo, Calif.-based Skydio, the largest American maker of drones, scrambled to find new suppliers. “This is an attack on Skydio, but it’s also an attack on you,” Adam Bry, the chief executive, told customers.

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Learn moreIt's good news for streaming fans: the 2024 Disney Plus and Hulu Black Friday deals have arrived, and customers can save more than 70% on the Disney Bundle Duo. The Disney Plus and Hulu deal offers the Disney Bundle Duo Basic, which is the ad-supported Hulu and Disney Plus combo, for $2.99 per month for an entire year. Disney Plus and Hulu Black Friday deals 2024Disney Plus & Hulu Duo Bundle Basic $2.99 $19.98 Save 85% There's a huge double-saving on these two bundled popular ad-supported streaming platforms as this price lasts for 12 months. For combo fans, there's also a Disney Bundle Duo Premium (ad-free Disney Plus and Hulu) for $20 per month. It's a live TV streaming cable alternative with Hulu, Disney Plus, and ESPN Plus bundled in.

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