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☆ Stocks are losing steam heading into 2025, but investors are pouring money into these 4 sectors anyway
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-29 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Instead of riding a Santa rally, US stocks have been stuck in a slump. Here are the four sectors that investors are moving their money to now. Christmas has come and gone, but the so-called "Santa Claus rally" that US stocks enjoyed in past years is nowhere to be found. Money also flowed into six of the 11 market sectors, though four saw outsize attention: technology, communication services, industrials, and consumer staples. AdvertisementEven still, it's worth tracking where investors are placing their bets — and it's also helpful to note which sectors are most recommended by leading investment firms heading into 2025.

Persons: Claus, Russell, Donald Trump, Stocks, they've reflexively, Jill Carey Hall, Trump, BofA, What's, Staples, it's Organizations: Dow Jones Industrial, Bank of America, Bank of America's Locations: Bank

☆ I'm an American living in Germany. I didn't last in Berlin, but I'm way happier now that I moved 2 hours south of it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-29 | by ( Ashley Packard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

We moved south to Dresden and have been so happy with its greenery, architecture, and nightlife. Although the German city was beautiful, we had a tough time living there. In February, we left Berlin and moved about two hours south to Dresden. Plus, we're only about an hour from the gorgeous Saxon Switzerland (Saxony) National Park — a trip there could take about three hours from Berlin. It feels like home to us now, and we're happier living in such a beautiful city.

Persons: we'd, It's, we've, it's, We've, Allan Baxter, Robert Michael Organizations: Getty, Saxon State Opera Locations: Berlin, Dresden, Massachusetts, Boston, Germany, Paris, Amsterdam, Europe, Alexanderplatz, Brandenburg, Switzerland, Saxony, Old City

This year, at least 52 people were killed in tornado outbreaks through November, according to preliminary figures from NOAA. Another surprise was 2024’s considerable uptick in the occurrence of strong tropical tornadoes — tornadoes produced in hurricanes. Of all recorded tornadoes produced by tropical systems that have made landfall in the U.S., less than 1% have been EF-3 or stronger. This year, four of the five hurricanes that made landfall in the U.S. produced tornadoes of EF-3 intensity. Given those lingering unknowns, teasing out any direct links between climate change and specific tornado outbreaks remains tricky.

Persons: ”, Victor Gensini, Scott Olson, Harold Brooks, ” Brooks, “, —, Iowa —, Brandon Bell, Hurricane Milton, “ Milton, ” Gensini, Milton, Giorgio Viera Organizations: National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, Hurricane Milton, Northern Illinois University, NOAA, Iowa, Getty, Laboratory, Foreign, National Weather Service, San, Hurricane Locations: U.S, Hurricane, “, Illinois , Indiana , Minnesota, Pennsylvania, New York, Winchester, Ind, Iowa, Greenfield, Southern, Texas, Temple , Texas, Santa Cruz , California, San Francisco, Florida, Milton, Texas , Oklahoma , Nebraska, Lakewood Park, Fla, Gulf Coast, Louisiana

LOS ANGELES — A California appeals court has overturned the rape conviction of former San Francisco 49er Dana Stubblefield after determining prosecutors made racially discriminatory statements during the Black man’s trial. The appeals court said prosecutors used “racially discriminatory language” that required them to overturn Stubblefield’s conviction. The case was “infected with tremendous error from the minute we started the trial,” said Stubblefield’s lead attorney, Kenneth Rosenfeld. She later received a text from Stubblefield saying he wanted to pay her for her time that day, and she went back to the house. By saying Stubblefield’s race was a factor in law enforcement’s decision not to search his house, prosecutors implied the house would’ve been searched and a gun found had Stubblefield not been Black, the appeals court said.

Persons: 49er Dana Stubblefield, George Floyd, ”, Stubblefield’s, Kenneth Rosenfeld, Stubblefield, Floyd, “, ” Rosenfeld, ” Stubblefield Organizations: ANGELES, San, Appeals, California Racial, Morgan Hill Police Department, Prosecutors, Santa Clara, Attorney’s, NFL, 49ers, Washington, Area, Raiders Locations: California, Stubblefield

☆ Human remains found on Southern California shoreline on consecutive days
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-28 | by ( Antonio Planas | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Authorities are investigating after multiple body parts — including human legs — have turned up on a shoreline in Southern California. NBC Los Angeles reported the first finding, a human leg, which was discovered by a family on Christmas morning on the shoreline of Palos Verdes Estates. More human remains were found Thursday in the same area, near the 6800 block of Paseo del Mar, police told the outlet. After the leg was found on Christmas, police used dogs trained to detect human remains and scoured the area, NBC LA reported. Palos Verdes Estates is about 25 miles south of Santa Monica.

Persons: Aaron Belda Organizations: NBC, Palos Verdes Estates, NBC News, Palos, NBC LA, ” Police Locations: Southern California, NBC Los Angeles, Palos Verdes, Paseo del Mar, Santa Monica

☆ Coast-to-coast storms could bring more delays for holiday travelers this weekend
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-28 | by ( Robert Shackelford | Dalia Faheid | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Holiday travelers returning home this weekend could contend with more delays at airports as severe thunderstorms intensify in the South and a parade of atmospheric river-fueled storms slams the West. The threat shifts Sunday to the Southeast and the East Coast – where tornado-spawning storms are expected in Georgia, the Carolinas and Virginia. On Sunday, the severe storm threat weakens as it spreads to the Southeast, the East Coast and parts of the Mid-Atlantic. A lower severe storm threat spreads from the Florida Panhandle to southwestern Pennsylvania. An additional 4 inches of rainfall is possible through the weekend, which could bring storm totals to nearly 10 inches.

Persons: Tayfun, ” Organizations: CNN, National Weather Service, Pacific Northwest, Getty, Storm Prediction, Florida Panhandle, ” Tornadoes, Virginia, Travelers, Rockies, “, Utah Avalanche Center Locations: United States, Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Southern, Mississippi Valley, Gulf Coast, Georgia, Carolinas, Virginia, East Coast, West, Pacific, California, Mason, San Francisco , California, Anadolu, Florida, Cumberland, Houston, Memphis, Nashville, Atlanta , New Orleans, Birmingham, Charlotte, Raleigh , North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Atlanta, Jacksonville, Pittsburgh, Virginia Beach, Pacific Northwest, Malibu, Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura counties, Walker Lake, Sierra Nevada, Utah

☆ Why airline loyalty doesn't pay off like it used to
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-28 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Airline rewards programs have faced scrutiny over dynamic pricing and devaluation practices. But his loyalty is waning as dynamic pricing and devaluation practices have made their way to airline rewards programs and left some customers feeling burned. In September, the Department of Transportation announced it was investigating major airlines' reward devaluation and dynamic pricing practices. AdvertisementHow points changedConcern with how airlines calculate, redeem, and communicate about rewards points has reached Capitol Hill. AdvertisementEnter: Dynamic pricing.

Persons: Sean Brown, there's, Transportation Pete Buttigieg, Buttigieg, Brown, gouged, Rohit Chopra, Chopra, he's, He's, Biden, Brett House, cardholders, Gilbert Ott, Ott, IdeaWorks, Ott's point.me, Meir Statman, Statman Organizations: Department of Transportation, Transportation, Consumer Financial, Columbia Business School, Airlines, American Airlines, Street Journal, Delta, Sky Clubs, United, Santa Clara University Locations: Delta, Washington, U.S, EMARKETER

A toddler could have plummeted to his death on Christmas Day at Hawaii's Kilauea volcano if not for his mother's quick reaction, officials said. The National Park Service said in a statement that the toddler wandered off from his family at the Kilauea Overlook and snuck past the barrier blocking onlookers from the volcano before running toward the 400-foot cliff edge. The park service urged visitors to stay on trail and out of closed areas and to keep their kids close by, especially when watching the volcano from viewpoints along Crater Rim Trail. The volcano, in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island, has been erupting since 1983 and is one of the most active volcanoes in the world. Before this month, its most recent eruptions were in June and September, said Ken Hon, head scientist with the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.

Persons: Rhonda Loh, Ken Hon Organizations: National Park Service, NPS Locations: Hawaii

☆ Extreme athletes who pushed limits in 2024 – and why they might not be crazy after all
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-27 | by ( Amy Woodyatt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Endurance athletes often seem like they have “a whole different wiring system,” Outside magazine columnist and ultrarunner Brendan Leonard tells CNN Sport. But the reason we’re writing stories about them now is because they didn’t miss – they actually did it,” he adds. The desire to push our limits, no matter the size of the challenge, is one most people can relate to. For her around-the-world record attempt, Wilcox began in the Windy City before cycling to New York. I still rode 139 miles, but it was a tough one,” she told her sponsor, SRAM, according to Cycling Weekly.

Persons: Brendan Leonard, ” Leonard, ”, Russ Cook, Africa Russ Cook, Hasan Mrad, Cook, ’, ” “, Jasmin Paris, Andrew Matthews, –, “ I’ve, “ I’m, I’ve, ” Lachlan Morton, Australia Lachlan Morton, Bas, Lachlan Morton, Lael Wilcox, Sam Wasson, – Wilcox, Jenny Graham, “, ” Wilcox, Wilcox, Kilian Jornet, Jornet, Gari Garaialde, ” Purnima Shrestha, Purnima Shrestha, Sunil Pradhan, Pasang, Akita, Sebastian Steudtner, Biniam Girmay, Hugo Pfeiffer, Girmay, It’s, it’s Organizations: CNN, Everest, CNN Sport, France, Barkley, Windsor Castle, Moliere, Bas Czerwinski, AP, Chicago –, Cycling, Getty, Anadolu, summiting, Paris Olympic, de France, Eritrean, Giro, Eurosport Locations: Africa, Cape Angela, Tunis, South Africa, Algeria, Mauritania, British, Windsor, Paris, Everest, Australia, Roche, France, Port Macquarie, Santa Fe , New Mexico, Chicago, Scottish, Windy City, New York, Portugal, Netherlands, Germany, Balkans, Turkey, Georgia, Perth, Brisbane, New Zealand, North America, Anchorage, Wilcox, Los Angeles, Dhaulagiri, Nazaré, Eritrea, “

☆ 7 real-estate investors share their plans for 2025 and where they're planning to put their money
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-27 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Real estate investors share the strategies they're using in 2025. AdvertisementBusiness Insider asked top real estate investors who have achieved financial independence or are on their way to doing so about their plans for 2025. AdvertisementMike Zuber is looking for motivated sellersReal estate investor Mike Zuber and his wife Olivia. Peter Keane Rivera is leaning into his rent-by-the-room strategySeattle-based real estate investor Peter Keane-Rivera. "My strategy will be to accelerate my purchasing of real estate while learning how to scale my room rental operations."

Persons: Ludomir, Ludomir Wanot, Mike Zuber, Olivia, Mike Zuber Mike Zuber, He's, Dion McNeeley, Dion McNeeley Dion McNeeley, McNeeley, Nyasia Casey, Casey, Nyasia Casey Nyasia Casey, Dana Bull, Dana Bull Massachusetts, it's, Bull, Karina Mejia, Karina Mejia Karina Mejia, Mejia, Peter Keane Rivera, Peter Keane, Rivera, Keane Organizations: Washington State, IRS, Facebook Locations: Seattle, Ludomir Wanot Seattle, New York, Fresno, Washington, —, NYC, Baltimore, New York City, Boston, Augusta , Georgia, Roomster

☆ A 'Cosby Show' star says he's still struggling to make ends meet 6 years after photos of him working at Trader Joe's went viral
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-27 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Photos of Owens working at Trader Joe's went viral in 2018 and briefly led to more opportunities. But six years after going viral for working at Trader Joe's, he's still struggling to make a living as a middle-class actor. In August 2018, photos of Owens working at a Trader Joe's in New Jersey went viral, sparking conversations about the financial hardships of the average working actor. AdvertisementOwens said that Trader Joe's was a "wonderful" place to be employed, and he's since gone back to work some hours. "So that's what drove me to work at Trader Joe's to begin with.

Persons: Geoffrey Owens, he's, Owens, Joe's, Elvin Tibideaux, Tyler Perry, Nicki Minaj, Sabrina Le Beauf, Sondra Huxtable Tibideaux, Al Levine, who's, haven't, I'm, Owens didn't Organizations: Atlanta, NBCU, Getty, CBS Locations: New Jersey, Owens

☆ Dana Stubblefield: California appeals court overturns ex-NFL star’s rape conviction
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-27 | by ( Jamie Barton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A California appellate court has overturned the rape conviction of former San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle Dana Stubblefield – finding it “legally invalid” – on the grounds of racial bias. During the trial, the prosecution had alleged that Stubblefield had threatened the woman with a handgun. Following the conviction in 2020, Allen Sawyer, one of Stubblefield’s trial attorneys, told CNN he “firmly believe(d)” his client is innocent. “Unfortunately for Mr. Stubblefield, the racial undertones in the case were just one of many problems with his conviction. There was also a tremendous amount of evidence that was excluded at Mr. Stubblefield’s trial that would have fundamentally altered the prosecution’s narrative.

Persons: Dana Stubblefield –, ”, Stubblefield, George Floyd, Derek Chauvin, Allen Sawyer, “, George Floyd’s, Joseph Doyle, Sawyer, ” Sawyer, Dana Organizations: CNN, San Francisco 49ers, Santa Clara County, Appeal, NFL, California Racial, California Attorney, Mr, Bay Area, 49ers, Washington Redskins, Oakland Raiders, New England Patriots, Pro Bowl Locations: California, Santa Clara, Minneapolis

Thirteen million people are under risk of severe storms Thursday across eastern Texas, western Louisiana and southern Arkansas. Weather-related travel delays will likely unfold in the southern Plains and the Pacific Northwest due to severe storms, affecting hubs in Dallas, Houston, Seattle, Portland and San Francisco. The Storm Prediction Center has issued a slight risk of severe storms for portions of the Arkansas-Louisiana-Texas region Thursday, warning of heavy rainfall with a slight risk of flash flooding. More strong storms will be possible Friday across Louisiana and Mississippi, and more organized severe storms will be possible on Saturday. However, road travel will be difficult in the Northwest mountain passes, and Dallas and Houston could face delays at airports and road slowdowns due to the storms.

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☆ Dow futures fall more than 100 points the day after Christmas: Live updates
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-26 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 150 points. S&P 500 futures dipped 0.3% and Nasdaq 100 futures declined 0.3%. So far, the S&P 500 is up 1.8% this week, while the Dow has gained about 1%. Since 1950, the S&P 500 has generated an average return of 1.3% during this period, widely outpacing the market's average seven-day return of 0.3%, according to LPL Research. Thursday marks the second day of the Santa rally.

Persons: Dow, Santa Claus, Michael Zinn, Dow Jones Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Stock, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Research, Santa, UBS Wealth Management's, Dow, Apple Locations: Santa

☆ Larry Ellison wraps up banner year as Oracle's stock rallies most since dot-com boom
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-26 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

ChatGPT creator OpenAI said in June that it will use Oracle's cloud infrastructure. Genmo now relies on the Oracle cloud to produce videos based on the prompts that users type in on its website. He said Oracle worked with Genmo to ensure that developers could launch the startup's Mochi open-source video generator on Oracle's cloud hardware with a single click. In 2019, Amazon published a blog post titled, "Migration Complete – Amazon's Consumer Business Just Turned off its Final Oracle Database." He said a friend at a major New York bank had asked him to make sure the Oracle database works on AWS.

Persons: Larry Ellison, Monica Seles, Bill Gates, Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev of, Clive Brunskill, It's, Oracle's, Forbes, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Ellison, Mark Zuckerberg, Musk, Donald Trump, Tesla, OpenAI, Paras Jain, Genmo, Jain, bullish, Oracle, Doug Kehring, Kehring, Safra Catz, —, Eric Lynch, Scharf, Lynch, Justin Sullivan, Gartner, Siti Panigrahi, Panigrahi, There's, Yoshiki Hayashi, Marc Benioff, Joshua Blanchard, Evercore, Benioff, Larry, Jim Cramer Organizations: BNP, Getty, Oracle, Amazon, Republican, Amazon Web Services, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Scharf Investments, CNBC, Microsoft, Google, Gartner, Aurora, Oracle Health, USC, Rebels, KLAS Research, Trump's Department, Government Locations: Spain, Alexander Zverev of Germany, Indian Wells , California, Las Vegas, Meta, San Francisco , California, Redmond Washington, New York, Mizuho, Santa Monica , California

☆ Stock futures are little changed as investors look to close out holiday-shortened week higher: Live updates
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-26 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Stock futures hovered near the flatline Thursday night as investors look to end the holiday-shortened week on a strong note. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures each dipped less than 0.1%. The S&P 500 is up 1.8% so far this week. The Dow has gained 1.1% this week, and a run-up in megacap tech stocks has pushed the Nasdaq Composite 2.3% higher. The S&P 500 is toting a nearly 0.1% gain on the month.

Persons: Donald Trump, Dow, Claus, Todd Ahlsten, Apple that's Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, NYSE, Stock, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Dow, Parnassus Investments, Apple Locations: New York City , New York, U.S

☆ We took our kids on an overseas trip when they were little. We should've waited until they were older.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-26 | by ( Melissa Noble | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

My husband and I lived in Canada in our 20s, and we brought our young kids there a decade later. Our children were 4 years old and 8 months old, so they don't remember any of the overseas trip. With two young kids, we had to skip or adjust a lot of the activities we'd planned or hoped to do. AdvertisementI realized pretty quickly that having young children hindered us from doing some of the things we used to love in the area. All in all, having young kids meant we had a very different kind of travel experience.

Persons: Santiago Urquijo, I'd, would've, he'll Organizations: Rockies, Banff wasn't Locations: Canada, Banff, Vancouver, British Columbia, Alberta, Melbourne, Australia, Hope

☆ How disasters and extreme weather events can make housing even more unaffordable
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-26 | by ( Alicia Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

Boulder County, Colorado CNN —Grass fires aren’t out of the ordinary here in the high desert foothills, so Allison Bequette wasn’t terribly surprised when one forced her and other drivers on a detour. On Bequette’s former property in Louisville now sits a house twice the size of her comparatively modest tri-level: a six-bedroom, five-bathroom, 4,123-square-foot home that sold for $1.45 million earlier this year, Boulder County property records show. “Not only does that change the nature of a community, it also changes the nature of the housing stock and affordability. Additionally, the financial positions of renters — who already are typically some of the most economically vulnerable — are negatively impacted because housing disaster assistance generally favors homeowners, she added. Sarah Jane Romano poses on November 19, 2024, with a drawing of her former home, which was destroyed in the 2013 flood event in Boulder County, Colorado.

Persons: Allison Bequette wasn’t, ”, Marshall, Allison Bequette, Austin Steele, Jon Hatch, “, Deserai Anderson, Bequette, would’ve, “ You’ve, Crow, Melina Mara, Nicole Pechet, ” Crow, Christina Eisert, Eisert, Kelsea, ” Best, —, Milton, Miguel J, Rodriguez Carrillo, Shannon Van Zandt, It’s, Sarah Jane Romano’s, Romano, it’s, Sarah Jane Romano, CNN “ Organizations: Boulder County , Colorado CNN, Marshall Fire, CNN, Compass, MLS, University of Colorado Denver, Residents, Colorado Division, Insurance, Technologies, Housing, Washington Post, CBS Colorado, University of Colorado, The Ohio State University, AFP, Getty, Colorado Resiliency Office Locations: Boulder County , Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, Louisville, Boulder County, Superior, Louisville , Colorado, California, Santa Rosa , California, Colorado , Florida, Texas, Florida, Louisiana, Superior’s Sagamore, Port St Lucie , Florida, Marshall Fire , Colorado, Boulder Canyon

☆ Asia-Pacific stocks set to open higher; several markets closed for Boxing Day holiday
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-26 | by ( Lee Ying Shan | In Ying-Shan-Lee | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

People standing outside astore at Pitt Street Mall in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, on Boxing Day. Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong markets were closed for the Boxing Day holiday. Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher Thursday, with several markets remaining closed for Boxing Day. Overnight in the U.S., markets were closed for Christmas. Stocks jumped Tuesday on Christmas Eve as the market pulled off back-to-back gains in the holiday week.

Persons: Stocks, —, Yun Li, Sean Conlon Organizations: Pitt, Mall, Boxing, Nikkei, Boxing Day, Traders, Dow Jones Industrial, Nasdaq Locations: astore, Sydney , New South Wales, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Chicago, Osaka, Asia, Pacific, Singapore, U.S, Santa

☆ 'One of the best experiences I've had as a parent.' The benefits of father-daughter trips
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-26 | by ( Thomas Board | Harriet Akinyi | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Landing in Bergen, Norway, after traveling from Manchester. Source: Thomas BoardI tactically booked an airport hotel to take the edge off our first night in Bergen. Source: Thomas Board"Children come first in Norwegian culture," a mother told me in the VilVite, a children's science museum in Bergen. Source: Thomas BoardRaising children in Norway is different from raising them in England. Source: Thomas Board

Persons: we've, cuteness, There's Organizations: Manchester Airport Locations: Europe, Japan, Porto, Portugal, Bergen, Norway, Bergen , Norway, Manchester, Norwegian, England, Fløyen

The Queen of Christmas brought the holiday spirit to Netflix's NFL doubleheader Wednesday. Mariah Carey opened the streaming giant's Christmas game day broadcasts with a recorded performance of "All I Want for Christmas Is You." The streaming giant also shared the performance in a post on X, writing "ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS A MARIAH CAREY KICKOFF." Ahead of the Christmas games, Netflix heavily promoted both Carey's and Beyoncé's performances. “The NFL is live on Netflix, and I’ll be there too,” Carey said in a teaser video posted ahead of the game.

Persons: Christmas, Mariah Carey, she's, MARIAH CAREY, Carey, Netflix's, Beyoncé, “, ” Carey Organizations: NFL, Netflix, CBS Sports, Kansas City Chiefs, Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Ravens, Houston Texans, Wrestling, FIFA Locations: Santa Claus, United States

☆ Brazil’s iconic Christ the Redeemer statue is caught in a battle between church and state
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-25 | by ( Julia Vargas Jones | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

“This park is far more than just a backdrop to the Redeemer,” says Mauro Pires, president of Brazil’s national parks and conservation units agency, ICMBio. Rio de Janeiro's Archbishop Orani Tempesta leads a Catholic Mass at the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro on May 30. Under the administration of former President Jair Bolsonaro, national parks budgets were slashed and only now are funds coming back, Pires said. Many of the necessary renovations, at Tijuca and other national parks, could not be carried out for that simple reason. Though that area would be less than 0.02% of the park’s total area, the national parks agency warns that the proposal could set a dangerous precedent.

Persons: ”, Mauro Pires, “, Rio de, Orani Tempesta, Bruna Prado, Claudine Milione Dutra, Dutra, Carlos Portinho, ” Pires, Jair Bolsonaro, Pires, Pilar Olivares, We’ve, —, Flavio Bolsonaro Organizations: CNN, Catholic, Catholic Church, Atlantic Forest, UNESCO, ICMBio, Rio de Janeiro's, Archdiocese, Silva Jardim, Brazil’s Locations: Rio de Janeiro, Guanabara Bay, Church, Rio, Tijuca, Brazil, Forest, Silva

☆ Spain Has Some of the Oldest Moms, With 11% of Babies Born to Women 40+
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-25 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Spain has some of the oldest moms, with 11% of women having kids post-40, compared to 4% in the US. AdvertisementWhile pregnancies after 35 are considered "advanced maternal age," Cruz-Lemini's experience is far from unusual in Spain, where more than 10% of all births involve mothers 40 or older. Spain also ranked second for the share of births to women aged 40 or older; 11% of live births in the country were to mothers in their fifth decade or beyond. García-Velasco said this may be why it may feel less risky for some women in Spain to leave trying for kids until later in life. In Spain, García-Velasco said that many single mothers pursuing fertility treatment cite a "lack of adequate partner" as their primary motivation for going solo.

Persons: Monica Cruz, Cruz, —, Lemini, Juan García, Velasco, Sarah Richards, Richards, Pauline Bronkurst, Bronkurst, Bronkhurst, Stephanie Galavodas Organizations: Business, US National Center for Health Statistics, Dimes, IVIRMA, EU, Fertility, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Cruz Locations: Spain, Europe, Barcelona, García

☆ I invest a day's salary for my children every Christmas instead of giving them gifts. I make it as interactive as possible, and they've never complained.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-25 | by ( Elle Hardy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Lel Smits and her husband invest in stocks for their children as Christmas gifts to build wealth. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Lel Smits, an entrepreneur, director, and mother of two in Sydney. AdvertisementI advocate for financial literacy, am the managing director of The Stock Network, and am a director of the Australian Shareholder's Association. I've been investing for my children at Christmas every year since they were 1. AdvertisementI have some key fundamentals that are important to me when selecting stocksI was not raised with financial literacy.

Persons: Lel Smits, Smits, I've, I'm, didn't Organizations: The Stock Network, Australian Shareholder's Association, ABC Locations: Sydney

☆ Beyoncé turns NFL Christmas Halftime Show into a ‘Cowboy Carter’ party with Post Malone cameo
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-25 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Hope your Santa hat was fastened, because Beyoncé gave us the ultimate “Cowboy Carter” gift this Christmas. The superstar spread holiday cheer during Wednesday’s Halftime Show at the Christmas Day Texans-Ravens NFL game in her hometown of Houston, Texas, marking the first time Beyoncé performed songs from her hit 2024 album “Cowboy Carter” in front of a live audience. Beyoncé's NFL Halftime Show performance at the Texans-Ravens game in Houston in Christmas Day. A representative for Netflix previously told CNN that they made additional optimizations of their systems to improve the viewing quality and better handle the large-scale viewership that they anticipate the Christmas Day NFL games to draw. Netflix was the streaming host of both the Chiefs-Steelers game – which was played earlier in the day – and the Texans-Ravens game on Christmas Day.

Persons: Beyoncé, Carter, Carter ”, ”, Tanner Adell, Brittney Spencer, Tiera Kennedy, Reyna Roberts, Post Malone, Levii’s, Shaboozey, Blue Ivy, “, ” Beyoncé, Bruno Mars, Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé's, Maria Lysaker, Queen Bey, Mike Tyson, Jake Paul, Mariah Carey, Carey Organizations: CNN, Christmas, Texans, Ravens NFL, NFL, Coldplay, Beyoncé's NFL, Ravens, Netflix, Chiefs, Steelers Locations: Houston , Texas, New Orleans, Houston, Los Angeles

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