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☆ A world-renowned chocolatier shares the 2 store-bought chocolate brands he buys for himself
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-21 | by ( Anneta Konstantinides | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Christophe Rull is a world-renowned chocolate master and executive pastry chef at the Hotel Bel-Air. Business Insider asked him to share his favorite store-bought chocolate brands. Christophe Rull is a world-renowned chocolate master, a cast member of Netflix's "Bake Squad," and the executive pastry chef at Los Angeles' iconic Hotel Bel-Air. Rull is developing a chocolate program at the hotel's new bakery, The Patisserie, but was happy to share the two store-bought chocolate brands he loves — just in time for holiday shopping — with Business Insider. Rull told BI that one of his favorite store-bought chocolate brands is Läderach, which is currently run by 2018 World Chocolate Masters champion Elias Läderach, who made history as the first Swiss person to win the title.

Persons: Christophe Rull, Rull, Läderach, —, He's, Elias Läderach, Jean, Marie Auboine's, Auboine, Marie Auboine Chocolatier Organizations: Bel, Air . Business, Business, Food Network, Netflix, Bellagio, Costco, Las Locations: Switzerland, Los Angeles, Swiss, Canada, Europe, Asia, Fontainebleau, Miami, Las Vegas

☆ 'Deliberate Indifference' Standard Halts Serious Prison Abuse Lawsuits
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-21 | by ( Nicole Einbinder | Hannah Beckler | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +41 min

The court unanimously ruled that prison officials were liable for Eighth Amendment violations only if they acted with "deliberate indifference" to a prisoner's suffering. "And when this is true of prison officials, no constitutional liability may lie, however 'soul-chilling' the conditions." As long as prison officials assert that they didn't know about the risk, he said, a federal court will rarely find an Eighth Amendment violation. Prison officials weren't aware of the altercation, according to an incident report, until Hodges' then-fiancée called the prison, concerned about his safety. She disagreed with how her colleagues assessed the question of mindset, writing that a committee finding alone should not release prison officials from liability.

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☆ Lawmakers take a big step toward avoiding a shutdown: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-20 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. Plus, senior White House reporter Pete Nicholas files a dispatch from a conference of conservative activists in Phoenix. The vote was 366-34, capping a tumultuous week in the House that foreshadowed how the new Congress in January might deal with Donald Trump back in the White House. “I’ve talked to President Trump, in detail, and he knows exactly what we’re doing,” the speaker said. “We don’t need partisanship now; we need hyperpartisanship now,” Steve Bannon, a former Trump White House senior adviser, told a raucous audience gathered at the Phoenix Convention Center for AmericaFest.

Persons: Pete Nicholas, Andrea Mitchell, Elon, Scott Wong, Sahil Kapur, Ali Vitali, Julie Tsirkin, Kyle Stewart The, Donald Trump, Trump, Elon Musk, Musk —, Mike Johnson, Johnson, Musk, “ I’ve, Johnson “, ”, MAGA, ‘, ’, Peter Nicholas PHOENIX —, Donald Trump’s, Steve Bannon, Donald Trump Jr, “ it’s, Andrea Mitchell Elon Musk, —, Emmanuel Macron, Giorgia Meloni, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Barack Obama’s, “, waded, Read Organizations: NBC, White House, Capitol, Capitol Hill, White, Kyle Stewart The Republican, Border Patrol, Senate, Trump, Republicans, Trump White House, Phoenix Convention, AmericaFest, Republican, Republican Party, America, Notre Dame Locations: Phoenix, tanked, Washington, Lago, Paris, Italian, New York, China

Elon Musk waded into Germany’s election on Friday, expressing his support for a far-right anti-immigrant and anti-Islam party that's being monitored by the country’s domestic intelligence agency. “Only the AfD can save Germany,” the tech billionaire wrote on X, referring to the Alternative for Germany party. In September, it became the first far-right party to win the most votes in a state election since the Nazi era, when it triumphed in Thuringia. Party leader Björne Höcke has twice been found guilty by a German court of purposefully employing Nazi rhetoric. Musk also voiced support for the AfD last year when he criticized the German government over its handling of illegal migration.

Persons: Elon, Chancellor Olaf Scholz's, Scholz, Christian Lindner, Björne Höcke, Maximilian Krah, Donald Trump, Keir Starmer Organizations: “, Germany, Social Democratic Party, SDP, Free Democrats, environmentalist Green Party, Reuters, SS, ’, SpaceX, Department of Government, British Locations: Germany, East Germany, Thuringia, Italian, China, Russian, Britain

☆ Jefferies adds new members to its top picks for 2025
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-20 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Jefferies has outsized conviction that five new stocks in its "Franchise Picks" list could outperform in the new year, including industrial plays Caterpillar and Flowserve . In a Friday note, the investment firm released its updated "Franchise Picks" list, which represents its top ideas heading into 2025. "Jefferies' Franchise Picks are amongst our highest-conviction, Buy-rated stocks across US Research," the firm said. "We believe FLS is well-positioned to drive mid-teens earnings growth through '27, supported by favorable end markets and margin expansion," the analyst wrote. Other new names in Jefferies' list of picks include aerospace stock TransDigm Group and health-care real estate investment trust Ventas .

Persons: Jefferies, Stephen Volkmann's, Levered, Volkmann, Saree, Flowserve, Surinder, Thind, Ventas Organizations: Caterpillar, Dow Jones Industrial, US Research, Jefferies, Machinery, Flowserve, Systems, TransDigm, Microsoft Locations: Thursday's

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Novo Nordisk, Mission Produce, Occidental Petroleum and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-20 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Novo Nordisk — The stock slid 17% on the heels of the Danish pharmaceutical giant's experimental CagriSema weight loss drug posting weaker-than-expected late-stage trial results . Mission Produce — The avocado producer surged 20% after its fiscal fourth-quarter results topped Wall Street's estimates. U.S. Steel — The steel producer lost 3% after issuing fourth-quarter guidance that was weaker than expected. Occidental Petroleum , Sirius XM — Shares of the Houston-based energy producer jumped nearly 5%, while radio station operator Sirius XM popped 10%. Separately, fiscal second-quarter adjusted earnings of $4.05 per share topped LSEG consensus estimates of $3.90 a share.

Persons: Wells, Eli Lilly, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, Donald Trump, Trump, LSEG, — CNBC's Sean Conlon, Michelle Fox, Alex Harring, Yun Li Organizations: JPMorgan, Bank of America, Consumer Financial, Novo Nordisk, . Steel, Occidental Petroleum, Sirius XM, Trump Media & Technology Group, Republican, FedEx — Locations: Wells Fargo, U.S, FactSet, Houston, Berkshire

☆ Here are the 3 things behind the Friday stock market rally that almost wasn't
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-20 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The stock market bounce kicked into high gear after Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee was interviewed on CNBC. The stock market has a half-day on Tuesday, and it's closed Wednesday on Christmas Day . As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER . NO FIDUCIARY OBLIGATION OR DUTY EXISTS, OR IS CREATED, BY VIRTUE OF YOUR RECEIPT OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTING CLUB.

Persons: Jim Cramer, Stocks, Austan Goolsbee, He's, he's, Goolsbee, Jim Cramer's, Jim Organizations: CNBC, Chicago Fed, Dow, Nasdaq, Jim Cramer's Charitable Locations: Friday's

☆ A year-end countdown as Mega Millions Jackpot grows to nearly $1 billion
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-20 | by ( Artemis Moshtaghian | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —While shoppers rush to find the perfect holiday gift, the real treasure might just be hidden in one lucky lottery ticket. That’s because tonight’s Mega Millions drawing could yield a jackpot nearing $1 billion – the largest prize ever offered in the month of December. The Mega Millions jackpot surged to $862 million on Friday, Joshua Johnston, the lead director of the Mega Millions Consortium, told CNN, jumping up $37 million from a jackpot initially projected to be $825 million. SeptemberA Houston-area resident claimed September’s $800 million Mega Millions jackpot prize a month after purchasing the winning ticket at a gas station convenience store in Sugar Land. No one has ever won a jackpot on Christmas Day, according to the Mega Millions organization.

Persons: Joshua Johnston, ” Johnston, “ There’s, ”, there’s, jackpots, June, snagging Organizations: CNN, Mega Millions Consortium, Living Trust, Texas Lottery, Illinois Lottery, Illinois State, Jersey Mega, New Jersey Lottery Locations: Houston, Sugar Land, Illinois, Jersey, Monmouth County

☆ Apple faces calls to remove new AI notification feature on iPhones after it generated inaccurate news summaries
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-20 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The feature meant to summarize iPhone notifications inaccurately summarized some news alerts. Nonprofit Reporters Without Borders has called for Apple to remove the generative AI feature. Users, however, have pointed out at least two instances of it providing inaccurate information when attempting to summarize notifications from news organizations. The nonprofit Reporters Without Borders has called on Apple to remove the feature. Apple, the BBC, the NYT, and Reporters Without Borders did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.

Persons: Luigi Mangione, Brian Thompson, Mangione, Benjamin Netanyahu, Vincent Berthier, Apple Organizations: Apple, Apple Intelligence, Nonprofit, BBC, New York Times, Business Locations: New York

☆ Cramer highlights 3 stocks to watch in a deeply oversold market that's bouncing Friday
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-20 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a "Morning Meeting" livestream at 10:20 a.m. Jim Cramer noted Club name Broadcom as "a terrific place to be" after Jefferies named the stock a 2025 top pick. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER . NO FIDUCIARY OBLIGATION OR DUTY EXISTS, OR IS CREATED, BY VIRTUE OF YOUR RECEIPT OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTING CLUB.

Persons: Jim Cramer, Stocks, Goldman Sachs, Jefferies, Jim, Eli Lilly, Lilly, TD Cowen, Jim Cramer's, ABT Organizations: CNBC, Dow, Nasdaq, Broadcom, Novo Nordisk, Citi, Abbott Laboratories, Wall Street, FedEx, Nike, Darden Locations: LLY

☆ The digital laborforce promises unlimited productivity. But where will it work?
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-20 | by ( Sponsored Slack | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Employee-facing agents will liberate teams from the "work of work" that saps productivity. Companies need a work operating system, a single command center that connects all your teams, data, workflows, apps and now agents. To take advantage of the next wave of agentic productivity, every organization is going to need a work operating system. Slack is a work operating system where humans work with agents as part of the team. Slack: the Work Operating System for the Agentforce EraEven before the arrival of agents, innovative companies like Ford, IBM, Target, Capital One, Accenture, and Rocket Companies have been using Slack as their work operating system.

Persons: Agentforce, Slack, chatbots, that's, we've, we're, Aaron Levie, Rob Seaman Organizations: McKinsey, Ford, IBM, Target, Accenture, Rocket Companies, Insider Locations: Slack

☆ Friday, December 20, 2024: Cramer breaks down why The Club is buying these two stocks
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-20 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Friday, December 20, 2024: Cramer breaks down why The Club is buying these two stocksGo behind the scenes with Jim Cramer and Jeff Marks of the CNBC Investing Club as they talk candidly about the market's biggest headlines, analyst calls and holdings in the Charitable Trust—and see up close how they decide when, and if, to take action on stocks.

Persons: Cramer, Jim Cramer, Jeff Marks Organizations: CNBC, Trust

☆ As Congress works to avoid a shutdown, here's what's next for a bill to increase Social Security benefits for public pensioners
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-20 | by ( Lorie Konish | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

But the bill, the Social Security Fairness Act, may undergo changes if some Senators' efforts to add amendments are successful. Per the original proposal, the Social Security Fairness Act calls for eliminating Social Security provisions known as the Windfall Elimination Provision, or WEP, and Government Pension Offset, or GPO, that have been in place for decades. The WEP reduces Social Security benefits for individuals who receive pension or disability benefits from employment where they did not pay Social Security payroll taxes. The Social Security Fairness Act was passed by the House with a 327 majority in November. Social Security advocacy groups have pushed for larger comprehensive Social Security reform that would use tax increases to pay for making benefits more generous.

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☆ Woody Johnson’s Jets: ‘Madden’ ratings, a lost season and ‘the most dysfunctional place imaginable’
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-19 | by ( The Athletic Nfl Staff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +24 min

Woody Johnson, then serving as U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom in the Trump administration, was temporarily returning from London. That could be family, that could be media, that could be people in the building.”An heir to the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical fortune, Woody Johnson purchased the Jets for $635 million in January 2000. The Jets spokesperson disputed the idea that Brick and Jack’s observations impact the organization’s decision-making process. “It was a positive initiative that identified real gaps in process and communication and collaboration,” the Jets spokesperson said. “Chris was really, really laid back,” said a former Jets coach.

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The report alleged Republicans found evidence showing Cheney "tampered with at least one witness, Cassidy Hutchinson, by secretly communicating with Hutchinson without her attorney's knowledge." The select committee's 10 public hearings and final report featured numerous Republican witnesses, including many senior officials from the Trump White House, campaign and administration, Cheney noted in the statement. Hutchinson’s lawyer, William H. Jordan, said in a statement that the allegations that Hutchinson colluded with Cheney “are preposterous.”“Ms. Hutchinson, a close aide to Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, testified both privately and publicly to the committee about her knowledge of the lead-up Jan. 6 and what unfolded that day. While Republicans say there have been witnesses who have disputed Hutchinson’s account, it has also been corroborated by others.

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☆ Mary Jane Veloso: Filipina spared from execution in Indonesia returns home after 14 years on death row
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-18 | by ( Story Associated Press | Story The Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

“Welcome home Mary Jane,” read a huge banner carried by relatives and supporters who were clasping flowers. Mary Jane Veloso is kissed by her sons after being reunited at the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong, Philippines, on December 18. Aaron Favila/AP“Hopefully the president can grant clemency to Mary Jane,” Veloso’s mother told reporters. A crowd of about 100 supporters chanted “Clemency for Mary Jane” and “Free, free Mary Jane” as the van carrying Veloso arrived at the penal facility. “Thank you, Indonesia, I love Indonesia,” Veloso said, forming a heart with her fingers.

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President Joe Biden said in an interview published in part on Tuesday that he is in favor of a ban on stock trading by members of Congress, taking a position on an issue that has been the subject of discussion and proposed legislation in recent years. Shakir noted during the interview that Biden did not own stock during his decades as a senator. Congressional stock trading has become a political flashpoint on Capitol Hill and beyond, as ethics watchdogs and some lawmakers allege that members of Congress who trade stocks are profiting from insider knowledge. Legislation banning congressional stock trading has been introduced repeatedly in recent years, but has never been passed by Congress. Former President Barack Obama signed a bill aimed at preventing insider trading by members of Congress and aides and increasing reporting requirements in 2012.

Persons: Joe Biden, Faiz Shakir, Sen, Bernie Sanders, Biden, ” Biden, Shakir, Biden’s, Gary Peters, Barack Obama Organizations: Union, Capitol, Congress Locations: “

Grubhub will pay $25 million to settle charges it misled customers about the cost of their delivery and drivers about how much they could earn on the food-delivery platform. Grubhub also allegedly engaged in false advertising to attract drivers, citing hourly pay rates "well above what drivers could realistically expect to earn," according to a release accompanying the civil complaint. Finally, Grubhub falsely advertised restaurants on its platform that had not signed up with it. “Today’s action holds Grubhub to account, putting an end to these illegal practices and securing nearly $25 million for the people cheated by Grubhub’s tactics. The agencies had sought a $140 million judgment against the company, but reduced it to what Grubhub is able to pay, the agencies said.

Persons: Grubhub, Lina M, Khan, “, Grubhub’s, Marc Lore Organizations: Federal Trade Commission, FTC, Wonder Group Locations: Illinois, Chicago

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

☆ CNBC Pro Talks: Will AI stocks push higher in 2025? Nvidia investor shares his outlook
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

While some are cautious and flag risk ahead, fund manager Stephen Yiu and his Blue Whale Growth Fund remain invested in many of the stocks behind the rally, including Nvidia . On CNBC's Pro Talks, Silvia Amaro will ask the outperforming investor where he sees opportunities and risks in the current market. Watch Pro Talks live on Wednesday, December 18, at 12 p.m. London / 8 p.m. Singapore / 7 a.m. Yiu is a portfolio manager at the U.K.-based Blue Whale Growth Fund and manages $1.4 billion in assets. To watch Stephen Yiu's top investment ideas, click here to join CNBC Pro Talks on Wednesday, December 18, at 12 p.m. London / 8 p.m. Singapore / 7 a.m.

Persons: Stephen Yiu, Silvia Amaro, Yiu, outsized, Hargreaves, Peter Hargreaves, Hargreaves Lansdown, Stephen Yiu's, Dan Clifton, Carter Worth Organizations: Growth Fund, Nvidia, CNBC Pro, Microsoft, Growth, CNBC, Trump Locations: London, Singapore, Washington

☆ Frontier's all-you-can-fly pass is on sale again. I tested it out and found the spontaneity isn't for everyone.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Frontier Airlines' annual all-you-can-fly flight pass called "GoWild!" The "unlimited" flight pass has its limitationsOne of the biggest concerns about GoWild is actually getting anywhere at all. Finding GoWild seats is a lot of tedious guess-and-checkThe process of searching and booking GoWild seats is a cumbersome task. While I had a good experience, there are still a lot of limitations to the "unlimited" flight pass, and the costs can add up. Taylor Rains/Business InsiderSpontaneous digital nomads or freelancers would likely get the most out of the pass.

Persons: Frontier Miles, hadn't, Taylor Rains, it's, GoWild, There's Organizations: Frontier Airlines, Frontier, Amtrak, LaGuardia . Frontier, Wall Street, Austin, Vegas, Stewart International Locations: Mexico, Caribbean, Austin, Las Vegas, Orlando, Miami, Philadelphia, Connecticut, Vegas, Texas, Hartford, LaGuardia, Cancun, Nebraska, Florida, New York, New York City, GoWild

Opinion The Editorial Board ThePresident’sArsenalIn the United States, only the president can decide whether to use nuclear weapons. On the campaign trail, Mr. Trump commented on the peril posed by the rest of the world’s growing nuclear arsenals. This article is part of the Opinion series At the Brink,about the threat of nuclear weapons in an unstable world. Now it will be the job of President Trump to pull the world back from the brink. Referring to Mr. Putin, Mr. Trump said in 2023, “He goes, ‘You know, we’re a great nuclear power.’ He says that publicly now.” Mr. Trump added, falsely: “He never said that when I was here.

Persons: Donald Trump, It’s, Trump’s, Trump, ” Mr, “, ”, Vladimir Putin of, isn’t, Yoon Suk, Volodymyr Zelensky, Barack Obama, Kim Jong, Masoud Pezeshkian, Putin, Mr, we’re, Xi Jinping, hasn’t, James Martin, Robert O’Brien, —, O’Brien’s, O’Brien, benignly, they’ve, Ronald Reagan’s, Christopher Miller, Edward Markey of, Ted Lieu, He’d, Dwight Eisenhower, Nikita Khrushchev, John F, Kennedy, swaggering, Ronald Reagan, Mikhail Gorbachev Organizations: . Air Force, Arsenal, White House, U.S . Air Force, Service, . Service, Vandenberg Space Force Base, Vandenberg Space Force, United, Biden administration’s, South, NATO, America, Soviet Union, Cuban Missile Crisis, International Physicians, Prevention, Hiroshima, Air Force, Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Forces Treaty, Politico, Planet Labs PBC, James, James Martin Center, Nonproliferation Studies, Middlebury Institute of International Studies, Heritage Foundation, Vandenberg, Foreign Affairs, Russian, Air, can’t, Pentagon, U.S . Army Special Forces, Trump White House, Edward Markey of Massachusetts, Republican, Congress, Minuteman, ., Marshall, Nazis Locations: California, United States, America, China, Russia, Great, Vladimir Putin of Russia, Ukraine, India, Pakistan, Korea, Gaza, Israel, Iran, Japan, Germany, Poland, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, New York, North Korea, Nevada, Washington, States, U.S, Ted Lieu of California

☆ Guido Burgstaller: Austrian national team soccer player suffers skull fracture during ‘assault’
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Austrian international soccer player Guido Burgstaller has been hospitalized with a fractured skull after being assaulted in Vienna, his club Rapid Vienna said in a statement. It added: “Guido was immediately examined and taken to hospital in the Austrian capital. We would ask you to respect the privacy of Guido and his family at this time. Burgstaller previously played for Schalke in the Bundesliga, Germany’s top division, and had a brief spell with Cardiff City in the English Championship. Burgstaller has scored two goals for Austria and last played for the national team in October 2023.

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