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☆ Pete Hegseth: What does Trump’s pick to run the Pentagon believe?
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-15 | by ( Peter Bergen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Hegseth’s book is an odd mix of slogans and unsupported assertions about the purportedly “Marxist” and “woke” US military. CNN asked the Trump transition for comment on the claims made in Hegseth’s book. In his book, Hegseth is very exercised about the role of women in combat because he says women are less effective fighters. There could also be a battle over the question of “Who lost Afghanistan?” — which Hegseth squarely blames the generals for. In his book, Hegseth is silent on the big issues that a future secretary of defense might have to face, such as the Chinese possibly invading Taiwan.

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☆ Israel closes embassy in Ireland, blaming ‘extreme anti-Israel policies’
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-15 | by ( Sophie Tanno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar announced the closure of the country’s embassy in Ireland on Sunday, accusing Ireland of “extreme anti-Israel policies.”“The actions and antisemitic rhetoric used by Ireland against Israel are rooted in the delegitimization and demonization of the Jewish state, along with double standards. Ireland has crossed every red line in its relations with Israel,” Sa’ar said, according to a foreign ministry statement. Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters“I utterly reject the assertion that Ireland is anti-Israel. Ireland is pro-peace, pro-human rights and pro-International law,” he wrote on X.Ireland announced in May that it would formally recognize the State of Palestine. In response, Israel ordered the immediate recall of its ambassador to Ireland.

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☆ Aamir Khan is ready for his next act
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-15 | by ( Thomas Page | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

London, UK CNN —In the depths of Covid, Aamir Khan tried walking away from it all. So, though you might not have missed him, Aamir Khan has returned – only this time he’s making sure he’s home for supper. Aamir Khan Productions/Kindling Pictures/Jio StudiosKhan brought the script to Rao, who set about injecting some laughs. Left-right: Actors Salman Khan, Ram Charan, Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan perform during the pre-wedding celebrations of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant in Jamnagar, Gujarat, India, March 2, 2024. Aamir Khan Productions/Album/Alamy Stock PhotoKhan is a great believer that what happens in the movie theater doesn’t stay in the movie theater.

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☆ Florence Pugh says it's 'exhausting' to be a young woman in Hollywood: 'There are fine lines women have to stay within'
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-15 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Florence Pugh has said it's "exhausting" to be a young woman in the acting industry. Pugh told The Times of London that female movie stars face being called divas if they don't follow stereotypes. Florence Pugh has opened up about what it's like to be a young woman in Hollywood, describing the experience as "exhausting." "It is really exhausting for a young woman to just be in this industry, and actually other industries." In 2019, the actor called out a publication for "singling out my 'chunky' thighs" in a review of one of her movies.

Persons: Florence Pugh, Pugh, Oppenheimer, Keira Knightley, Valentino, Couture, I'm Organizations: Times, The Times Locations: London, Hollywood

☆ What Universal's Epic Universe will mean for Disney — and Central Florida's economy
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-15 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Universal Orlando Resort's new theme park, Epic Universe, opens in May 2025. The competition is ratcheting up in Central Florida, where Universal Orlando Resort has upped the ante on Walt Disney World. AdvertisementUniversal will open Epic Universe, a major expansion first announced in 2019, this May. Walt Disney World vs. Universal Orlando ResortWalt Disney World Resort has reigned supreme in Central Florida for decades with four theme parks, two water parks, and related destinations like Disney Springs. Epic Universe could generate $11.5 billion in direct and indirect economic benefits to Florida's economy, according to a study conducted for Universal.

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☆ When my husband came out to me, our divorce was painful. In time, we became a different kind of family.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-15 | by ( Sarena Neyman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

My husband and I had been together for almost 14 years when he came out to me. It was painful, but we both love each other's new partners and spend time together frequently. My husband told me he had something he wanted to tell me after dinner. The house was so quiet when the kids were with him, and I was always happy when they came back. We've incorporated our new big loves into our big familyYears passed, and relationships came and went for both of us.

Persons: We've, It's, I've, there's Organizations: Miami's Little Locations: Miami's, Miami's Little Havana, Spain

☆ My family of four doesn't travel for the holidays. We love our small, drama-free Christmas celebrations.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-15 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Traveling for Christmas became an expensive obligation instead of a joyful celebration for my husband and I. When our first child was born, we decided to put an end to the hectic travel and stay home for the holidays. AdvertisementEven once I was a real adult, my husband and I felt obligated to continue the pattern of bouncing from family to family during the holiday season. We didn't even have a Christmas tree since we'd never spent a Christmas at our own home. Traveling with an eight-month-old didn't seem fun, but we'd also have to pick which set of grandparents would get to experience our daughter's first Christmas morning.

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☆ Food prices are on the rise again. What’s behind the increase
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-15 | by ( Alicia Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

And more increases appear to be coming down the pike for the pulped-paper-packed protein: Wholesale prices for chicken eggs soared by nearly 55% last month, and wholesale food prices rose by 3.1% (their highest monthly increase in two years). “Overall grocery price inflation is relatively tame; it’s essentially in line with where it was before the pandemic … nothing alarming,” said Gregory Daco, EY Parthenon’s chief economist. Through November, grocery prices were up 1.6% from the year before, according to the latest CPI report. That breakneck pace resulted in grocery prices being 27% higher now than they were in February 2020, before the onset of the pandemic in the US. “That’s the difficult part — you’re unlikely to see food prices fall significantly and revert to 2019 levels,” Daco said.

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☆ The case for a 3rd-year bull market and why you should stay invested in US stocks
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-15 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A five-year bull market is predicted, with 2025 marking its third year. History tells us we might be heading into the third year of a five-year bull market. AdvertisementThe average span of a bull market since 1949 has been 67 months or just over five years. Carson Investment Research, Ryan DetrickHowever, Janasiewicz isn't just banking on historical market behavior to make the call. Advertisement"We expect growth to slow, but I don't think we're going to see it slow precipitously.

Persons: Jack Janasiewicz, Ryan Detrick, Janasiewicz, Donald Trump, We're, underperform Organizations: Bloomberg, Solutions, Carson Investment Research Locations: Canada, Mexico, China, FactSet

☆ Palantir, Applovin fuel a 'can't-lose' market. That's dangerous for all stocks
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-15 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

Real company, real stock, real profits to be taken, except they won't be because that's not the way "these people" do it. These buyers know that Palantir stock is going higher. It's a $173 billion stock that won't stop until it hits, I don't know $200 billion, $300 billion in market cap? The stock market crash of '87. APP YTD mountain Applovin YTD Applovin is so similar that it might as well be in some sort of Hall of Mirrors.

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☆ Harris debates her future: A run for California governor that would take 2028 off the table
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-15 | by ( Edward-Isaac Dovere | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Getting into the governor’s race, top Harris advisers believe, would require making her intentions clear at the latest by the summer of 2025. “Running for governor would be a step down, and it would interfere with her ability to run for president again,” the person said. More than one person has noticed she has not shut down the conversation when the topic of running for governor has come up. To run for governor now would be to go for a job Newsom is done with – and likely while watching him make an expected run for president of his own. If she decided to run for governor, I’m sure we would have a conversation first,” Kounalakis said.

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☆ Miami Dolphins wide receiver Grant DuBose taken to hospital after hard hit to head
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-15 | by ( Wayne Sterling | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Miami Dolphins wide receiver Grant DuBose was carted off the field Sunday after taking a hit to the head during the team’s 20-12 road loss to the Houston Texans. DuBose was taken to the hospital and is in “stable condition,” the team said, and will be evaluated further. DuBose is brought down by Houston Texans safety Calen Bullock, right, on a play that left DuBose injured. After the game, Dolphins’ head coach Mike McDaniel gave a status update on the injured wide receiver. The Dolphins just activated the 23-year-old DuBose for Sunday’s game after being on the injured list with a shoulder injury.

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WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump tapped Harmeet Dhillon, a Republican lawyer known for championing conservative causes and the Republican national committeewoman for California, to lead the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division. Wiley added, “Dhillon has focused her career on diminishing civil rights, rather than enforcing or protecting them. Conservative allies have spent the week cheering Dhillon’s nomination, expressing optimism that she will lead the division away from the priorities of the Biden administration. “The civil rights division is going to be better off for having her there. Warrington has also represented Trump in civil lawsuits stemming from the January 6 riot.

Persons: Donald Trump, Harmeet Dhillon, “, ” Trump, Trump, Dhillon, ’, ” Dhillon, ”, Maya Wiley, Gavin Newsom’s, Tucker Carlson, Kaiser, Wiley, “ Dhillon, Ronna McDaniel, Kristen Clarke, Pam Bondi, Todd Blanche, Emil Bove, John Sauer, Biden, institutionalize, Roger Severino, Mark Geragos, California’s, David Warrington Organizations: WASHINGTON, Republican, U.S . Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, Trump, Calif, Conference, Civil, Human, California Gov, Fox News, Kaiser Permanente, Sikh Coalition, Justice Department, Conservative, DOJ, Heritage Foundation, NBC, Dhillon Law, White, Warrington, Colorado Supreme, U.S, Supreme Locations: California, San Francisco, San Jose, Arizona, India, American, Angeles, Warrington

“I have made some mistakes” in recollections of that night, the woman, identified as Jane Doe in the lawsuit filed against Jay-Z and Diddy, told NBC News. “Jane Doe’s case was referred to our firm by another, who vetted it prior to sending it to us,” he told NBC News in an email. “I’m trying to get in to try to stay back and get to an after-party and get invited in and meet some celebrities,” she told NBC News. I told him I messed up and I needed a ride home,” she told NBC News. We are talking about a time frame more than twenty years ago.”The woman also told NBC News she spoke with musician Benji Madden at the after-party.

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☆ Klarna CEO says the company stopped hiring a year ago because AI 'can already do all of the jobs'
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-14 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski spoke about AI and the workforce. He said Klarna stopped hiring a year ago despite the company advertising jobs online. Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski is all-in on artificial intelligence at the fintech company. During the interview, Siemiatkowski said Klarna stopped hiring last year. Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski stopped hiring a year ago.

Persons: Sebastian Siemiatkowski, Siemiatkowski, Klarna, Nikos Pekiaridis Organizations: Bloomberg, McKinsey & Company

☆ In your 40s, work out smarter not harder with some simple swaps, according to a Pilates instructor
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-14 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A 41-year-old Pilates instructor said she's prioritizing longevity workouts as she gets older. AdvertisementFor Lia Bartha, a mom-of-two who founded the fitness app B The Method, that means low-impact exercise. Bartha told Business Insider she spent her 20s and early 30s pushing her body to the limit doing high-intensity cardio and teaching Pilates. AdvertisementLow-impact workouts like Pilates tend to emphasize slow, controlled movements instead of fast, explosive techniques. "We want to think of the body in the long term, and I think that's where low-impact is just so important," Bartha said.

Persons: Lia Bartha, Bartha, Aubrey Plaza, Cynthia Erivo, Nwodim, Martha Hunt

I'm building my credit score, saving money for my down payment, and planning my housing budget. While you can't control interest rates or housing prices, you can take steps to improve your chances of becoming a homeowner. Build my credit scoreA strong credit score can significantly increase your chances of mortgage approval and help you qualify for better interest rates. Monitor my credit score quarterly through the three credit bureaus: Experian, TransUnion, and Equifax. Your credit score plays a pivotal role in determining mortgage approval and the interest rates you're offered.

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☆ TikTok Shop was going to be the next big thing. A potential ban could change that
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-14 | by ( Erika Tulfo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Aakaanksh Autade was iffy on TikTok Shop, TikTok’s in-app shopping feature, when it launched last year. Aakaanksh Autade (left) promoted gadgets like the Nintendo Switch via TikTok Live on Cyber Monday. TikTok Shop raked in $100 million in single-day sales this Black Friday — that’s triple the number from 2023, according to the company. “It’s hard to ignore how much it means to its users.”What makes TikTok Shop tick? “TikTok shop just seemed like a natural place for those dollars to be spent.”What would a TikTok ban mean for other social media retail platforms?

Persons: Aakaanksh Autade, ”, ” Autade, “, TikTok, hashtags, Keenya Kelly, “ You’ve, Carrie Berk, Keenya Kelly “, Autade, SOCi, Gen, Jen Jones, Commercetools, Jones, Ezra Acayan, ” Kelly, Kelly, ” Berk, she’s, it’s, “ I’m, I’m Organizations: CNN, Nintendo, Facebook, YouTube Locations: TikTok, Manila, Philippines

☆ I always thought we'd retire in Europe. We spend our time in Mexico and California instead.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-14 | by ( Louisa Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In 1999, my husband took a sabbatical, and we traveled to Guanajuato in Mexico. AdvertisementWe traveled to various parts of the world, but we started and ended our sabbatical in the beautiful UNESCO World Heritage city of Guanajuato, Mexico. I thought we would retire and spend time in Europe, but fast-forward to now: At 73 years old, I spend part of my time in Mexico instead. I, because my family lived in Europe during some of my childhood, had always wanted to live there as an adult. The author and her husband split their time between California and Mexico.

Persons: Barry, we'd, who'd, Pieter, thrall, —, we've, it's Organizations: UNESCO, Heritage Locations: Guanajuato, Mexico, Europe, Amsterdam, Palo Alto , CA, England, Palo Alto, California, Danish, Netherlands, Eureka, Humboldt Bay, Northern California, Oregon

☆ Influencers are putting together their post-TikTok plans as a potential ban looms
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-14 | by ( Amanda Perelli | Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

"We're already preparing to diversify by focusing heavily on Instagram, YouTube, and even LinkedIn for short-form video content," Struck added. I think for content creators that make short-form content, they will be less affected." Sam Saideman'We are acting as if it may actually be gone in January'Jones said she's gotten "a lot of calls of concerns and worry" about a potential TikTok ban. Many creators and managers are putting together post-TikTok plans, even if they think there's a chance it could stick around. "Ever since the first threat of a TikTok ban, I decided I'm not going to rely on just this," Arujo said.

Persons: ByteDance, Estella, We're, Jasmine Enberg, Barbara Jones, Jones, Sam Saideman, she's, Innovo, doesn't, Saideman, Joseph Arujo, it'll, Arujo, Justine, TikTok, isn't, Lauren Schiller, Enberg, Megan, Angela Ruis, Instagram, Nya, Gabriella, Snapchat, I'm, Axel Springer Organizations: YouTube, Viviene, Outshine, TikTok, Digital Brand Architects, Business Locations: Viviene New York, New York

☆ A chef shares the 3 most important lessons he learned while working at 3-star Michelin restaurant The French Laundry
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-14 | by ( Anneta Konstantinides | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The French Laundry is one of only 14 restaurants in the US to hold three Michelin stars. Chef Joe Garcia of Hotel Bel-Air spent six years working at The French Laundry in Napa Valley. AdvertisementWriting a new menu every day was the ultimate culinary educationChef Joe Garcia on his first day at The French Laundry in 2013. Nothing beats freshly-picked ingredients"You get spoiled at The French Laundry because right across the street, we have a garden," Garcia said. Advertisement"That is what truly makes The French Laundry and all other restaurants that operate at that same level," he added.

Persons: Chef Joe Garcia, Garcia, Thomas Keller, Grant Achatz, Tim Hollingsworth, Joe Garcia, Garcia —, Wolfgang Puck, It's, Lance Iversen, Garcia doesn't, Gabrielle Lurie Organizations: Michelin, Bel, Air, Business, —, French Laundry, Hearst Newspapers, Getty Images, San Francisco, Getty Locations: Napa Valley, Napa, Los Angeles, Santa Monica

You may be missing out on money-earning opportunities despite the stock market bull run. Here are five signs you're missing out on money during the current stock market bull run, according to financial advisors. You're hoarding cashHolding onto large sums of cash while the market is experiencing rapid growth is a major sign you're missing out on money-earning opportunities, like capital gains and compound interest. "When you add a stock or bond to your portfolio, you're either keeping the risk the same for potentially better returns, or you're decreasing risk while maintaining the same potential for return." You're trying to time the marketAttempting to time the market is not only time-consuming, but it's also a significant barrier to long-term financial growth.

Persons: Cash, Corbin Blackwell, Tom Graff, Gradd, Blackwell, Graff, Bonds, it's, doesn't Organizations: Business, Service, Social Security Locations: U.S

☆ I moved to Bengaluru, India. It used to be like a dream city, but it feels like it's bursting at the seams.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-14 | by ( Charissa Cheong | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Batool Fatima moved to Bengaluru, "India's Silicon Valley," nearly 25 years ago. Like Bengaluru, it's one of India's tech hubs. I moved to Bengaluru in 2000 after I got married because my husband lives there. But Bengaluru is dealing with water scarcity issues and some people seem to be leaving the city because of problems with infrastructure. AdvertisementPeople who've moved to Bengaluru help to sustain the cityI've been working in the nonprofit sector since 2011.

Persons: Batool Fatima, Fatima, who've, I've, We're, I'm, haven't, we've, there'll, that's, It's Organizations: Sheya Foundation, IT Locations: Bengaluru, Silicon, Hyderabad, it's, It's, India

☆ Why Israel captured Syria’s tallest mountain just hours after Assad fell
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-14 | by ( Mick Krever | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

But it is Israel’s capture of Syria’s highest peak, the Mount Hermon summit, that may prove among the most lasting prizes – though officials have insisted that its occupation is temporary. “This is the highest place in the region, looking upon Lebanon, upon Syria, Israel,” said Efraim Inbar, director of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security (JISS). An Israeli military spokesperson this week denied that forces were “advancing toward” Damascus. Alain Dejean/Sygma/Getty ImagesIsrael captured the Golan Heights, a strategic plateau in southwestern Syria that abuts Mount Hermon, in the 1967 war and has occupied it since. In an academic paper published in 2011, he wrote of the many advantages presented by Mount Hermon.

Persons: Israel, Bashar al, Mount, ”, Efraim Inbar, “, Matias Delacroix, Israel Katz, Alain Dejean, Getty Images Israel, Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu, ” Inbar, Mount Hermon, –, General Israel Ziv, ” Netanyahu, ” Mike Schwartz, Tim Lister Organizations: CNN, Syrian, Jerusalem Institute for Strategy, Security, UN, Israel Defense Forces, Mount Hermon, Getty Images, ”, . Social Locations: Mount Hermon, Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Golan, Syrian, Israeli, Damascus, Mount, United States, Hermon’s, “

☆ Want to vacation on a private Caribbean island? Just go on a cruise.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-14 | by ( Brittany Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

You can vacation on a private Caribbean island for as cheap as $80 a day, so long as you go by cruise. These companies have been racing to expand their private island and resort portfolio. Winter blues got you daydreaming about a private Caribbean island vacation? AdvertisementMany of the largest cruise companies own and operate private Caribbean islands just a day's sail from Florida's main terminals. Royal Caribbean's private island, Perfect Day at CocoCay, accommodates cruisers virtually every day.

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