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☆ Max Verstappen wins fourth straight World Championship as George Russell takes victory in Las Vegas
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Max Verstappen claimed his fourth consecutive Formula One World Drivers’ Championship at a breathless Las Vegas Grand Prix that saw George Russell take victory for Mercedes. Verstappen came into the weekend knowing that all he needed to do to win the title was finish in front of his championship rival Lando Norris. The reigning champion snatched the advantage in qualifying, starting the race in fifth ahead of the McLaren driver in P6. Song Haiyuan/MB Media/Getty Images“Congrats to Max, I’m disappointed I’m out of it, but Max deserved to win it,” said Norris. “He drove a better season than I did, he deserved it more than anyone else, Max just doesn’t have a weakness.

Persons: Max Verstappen, George Russell, Mercedes, Verstappen, Lando Norris, Red, Norris, Michael Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton, Juan Manuel Fangio, Alain Prost, Sebastian Vettel, Mike Blake, Hamilton, “ It’s, ”, Max, I’m, “, he’s, Vegas Russell, Charles Leclerc, Russell, Rick Scuteri, “ I’m, we’ve, Lewis, ” Russell, Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, Red Bull Organizations: CNN, Las Vegas, McLaren, Red Bull, Reuters, Prix, Brit, Mercedes, Sky Sports, Constructors, Ferrari Locations: Vegas, Austria, Sin City, Qatar, UAE

☆ Senators bracing for confirmation battles over unorthodox Trump Cabinet picks
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Lauren Fox | Clare Foran | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Hegseth on Thursday huddled with a handful of Republican senators, many of them seen as close allies of Trump, for a series of meetings. But while some members of the party signal support for the nomination, other Republicans on the Hill warn that there are mounting concerns about Hegseth. With a 53-seat majority, Hegseth and other Trump nominees can afford to lose only three Republican votes, leaving little room for error. Trump’s transition team was in the middle of announcing new Cabinet picks when they were informed of the sexual assault allegation against Hegseth, CNN reported, stunning several members of the team. Mullin said that Hegseth voluntarily brought up the sexual assault allegation against him in a meeting on Capitol Hill.

Persons: Matt Gaetz, Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard, Trump, Hegseth, Marsha Blackburn of, Markwayne Mullin, “, —, Gaetz, Trump’s, GOP Sen, Kevin Cramer, ”, Cramer, Hegseth isn’t, she’s, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, I’m, Mullin, ” Mullin, Republican Sen, Bill Hagerty Organizations: CNN, Republicans, Capitol, Trump, Pentagon, of Defense, Lawmakers, Police, Fox News, Republican, GOP, Department of Health, Human Services, White, Hill, Senate, Hegseth Locations: Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, Oklahoma

☆ Taylor Swift or bust: As costs weigh on concertgoers, mid-sized shows just aren't worth it
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Rising tour costs and social media influence are reshaping concert ticket pricing dynamics. Taylor Swift or bustTaylor Swift's Eras Tour tickets had an average face-value price of $254 in 2023 and a resale market price of $3,801. "It's sort of like the extremes have spread out as well, where we're seeing concert tickets sell for the most we've ever seen them," Leyden said. "But on the flip side, we're certainly seeing plenty of concert tickets that are still selling for a relatively good deal." AdvertisementAfter all, with ticket prices getting driven up, "the experience expectations are being driven up," Finn said.

Persons: Jaylon Jackson, Hozier, Jackson, He's, Sabrina Carpenter, Taylor, Taylor Swift, Kacey, Justin Timberlake, Post Malone, Morgan Wallen, Chris Leyden, there's, Leyden, Jonathan Bricker, Mike Finn, It's, Finn, Sabrina Carpenter's, we've, Joseph Bocanegra, Omar Apollo, he's Organizations: Broadway, Post, BI, Berklee College of Music, Imagine, Berklee, Super, Sports Locations: Texas, Arkansas, U.S, amphitheaters

☆ Chinese EV makers are not doing quite as well as you might think
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Nio reported a widening net loss in its latest earnings, as the CEO of Xpeng warns many EV firms face a fight to survive. Xpeng delivered 24,000 vehicles last month, and Xiaomi sold over 100,000 of its SU7 EV this year alone. AdvertisementHowever, the booming sales come as many Chinese EV makers continue to report heavy losses, as they grapple with a brutal price war and intense pressure to quickly launch new affordable models amid a crowded field of battery-electric vehicles. The company reported a net loss of 5.06 billion yuan ($700 million), up 11% from the third quarter of 2023. Both companies narrowed their net losses year-over-year, but they remained sizable at 1.81 billion yuan ($250 million) for Xpeng and 1.14 billion yuan ($157 million) for Zeekr, respectively.

Persons: Nio, Xpeng, Tesla, they're, Xiaomi, William Li, Zeekr, Xpeng's, Jim Farley, Xiaopeng, BYD, outstripping Elon, JADE GAO, David Bailey Organizations: EV, Elon, Publishing, Getty, Zeekr, Ford, Singaporean, The Straits Times, outstripping Elon Musk's, University of Birmingham Locations: China

☆ Verstappen captures 4th F1 championship after Mercedes sweep of Las Vegas Grand Prix
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

2024 F1 World Drivers Champion Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing celebrates in parc ferme during the F1 Grand Prix of Las Vegas at Las Vegas Strip Circuit on November 23, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Max Verstappen cruised to a fourth consecutive Formula 1 championship on Saturday night by finishing fifth in the Las Vegas Grand Prix. The Dutchman started fifth but was already up to second by the 10th lap around the street circuit that includes the famed Las Vegas Strip. Verstappen asked at the Bellagio what time it was, noting he was in Las Vegas and "I'm very thirsty." The trio of races in Miami; Austin, Texas; and Las Vegas are more than any other country.

Persons: Max Verstappen, Verstappen, Lando Norris, McLaren, Red Bull, Norris, Christian Horner, George Russell, Lewis Hamilton, Hamilton, Sylvester Stallone, Carlos Sainz Jr, Charles Leclerc, Oscar Piastri, Max, he's, Verstappen's, Terry Crews, Russell, he'd, Crews, Verstappen wasn't, Sainz, Leclerc, Sebastian Vettel, Sainz's, Vegas, Michael Andretti, Andretti, Dan Towriss, Mark Walter Organizations: Oracle Red Bull, Las Vegas, Circuit, Red, Ferrari, McLaren, Bellagio, Sainz's Ferrari, General Motors, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cadillac F1, Liberty Media Locations: Netherlands, parc ferme, Las Vegas , Nevada, Brazil, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Las Vegas, United States, Miami, Austin , Texas, Vegas, American, Indiana

☆ Economists say Trump's immigration plans could deepen US demographic challenges
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Jennifer Sor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Donald Trump's plan for a sweeping immigration crackdown involving mass deportations has been described as potentially inflationary, but economists say it could exacerbate another problem America faces: an aging population. He will deliver," Karoline Leavitt, a spokesperson for Trump's camp, told BI in an email when asked about the potential impacts of Trump's immigration policy. AdvertisementBerube said immigration is thought of as a band-aid to demographic problems since immigrants tend to be younger, which offsets the aging population. AdvertisementSectors with a high proportion of undocumented immigrant workers, like construction and agriculture, could see the number of workers fall. Bush Administration, thinks Trump's immigration policies will have a mild economic impact, partly because he doubts immigration will fall over the long term.

Persons: Donald Trump's, Alan Berube, Trump, Berube, Karoline Leavitt, José Torres, Torres, Todd Buccholz, George H.W, Buccholz Organizations: Brookings Institution, Center for Migration Studies, Brookings Metro Berube, Brookings Metro, Republican, Centers for Disease Control, Immigrants, Pew Research, Interactive, White House, Bush Administration Locations: America, Brookings, Bush

☆ Trump Is Running His Transition Team on Secret Money
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Ken Bensinger | David A. Fahrenthold | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

President-elect Donald J. Trump is keeping secret the names of the donors who are funding his transition effort, a break from tradition that could make it impossible to see what interest groups, businesses or wealthy people are helping launch his second term. Mr. Trump has so far declined to sign an agreement with the Biden administration that imposes strict limits on that fund-raising in exchange for up to $7.2 million in federal funds earmarked for the transition. By dodging the agreement, Mr. Trump can raise unlimited amounts of money from unknown donors to pay for the staff, travel and office space involved in preparing to take over the government. Mr. Trump is the first president-elect to sidestep the restrictions, provoking alarm among ethics experts. And unlike with campaign contributions, foreign nationals are allowed to donate to the transition.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Biden Organizations: Trump

☆ Max Verstappen clinches fourth F1 championship as George Russell wins Las Vegas GP
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Madeline Coleman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

LAS VEGAS — George Russell may have won the Las Vegas Grand Prix, with Lewis Hamilton beside him on the podium for a Mercedes 1-2 finish. In previous years, he won races by a significant margin, like a 33-second gap when he won the 2023 Hungarian Grand Prix. Verstappen’s resilience pays offVerstappen had to battle more later in the year, failing to win a grand prix in 10-race weekends. The U.S. Grand Prix saw Verstappen and Norris battle once again, going wheel-to-wheel and avoiding contact but not a penalty. Max Verstappen during the F1 Grand Prix of Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada (Clive Mason/Getty Images)A championship decider under the lightsComing into the Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend, Norris seemed to accept his first F1 title fight may end in defeat would happen Saturday evening.

Persons: George Russell, Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, Verstappen, Mercedes ’ Toto Wolff, Max, ”, Wolff, that’s, Mercedes, McLaren’s Lando Norris, Norris, McLaren, “, ” McLaren, São Paulo, Bull, Clive Mason, Oscar Piastri, Charles Leclerc, Pierre Gasly, Carlos Sainz, Leclerc, Sainz, Ferrari wasn’t, Gianpiero, Ferrari, Lando Norris, Nico Hulkenberg, Haas, Yuki Tsunoda, Sergio Perez, Red, Mark Thompson Organizations: Tire, LAS VEGAS, Las Vegas, Ferrari, Briton, Miami, McLaren, U.S, Verstappen, Las, Getty, “ Locations: Brazil, Austria, Singapore, Mexico, Las Vegas, Las Vegas , Nevada, Piastri

☆ Junk food lover Warren Buffett's new pizza investment fits perfectly in Berkshire's portfolio
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Warren Buffett, a celebrated lover of junk food, just bought into a national pizza chain whose shares are trading near their cheapest level of the year. Whosever original idea, Domino's Pizza is in keeping with other, long-standing investments by the sprawling Omaha-based conglomerate. DPZ YTD mountain Domino's Pizza shares have trailed the S & P 500 this year. Value bet Domino's fits into Berkshire's value investment philosophy, focused on cash flow and price-to-earnings and price-to-book-value yardsticks. Pizza wars The pizza chain has struggled with comparable sales growth in the U.S. as competition for cost-conscious customers mounts.

Persons: Warren Buffett, Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, Ted Weschler, Todd Combs, Oscar Meyer, Kraft Heinz, Burger King, Tim Hortons, Jeffrey Bernstein, it's, Warren, Bernstein Organizations: Kraft, Berkshire, Restaurant Brands, Tim Hortons amd, Barclays Capital, Barclays, CNBC Locations: Berkshire, Omaha, McDonald's, Domino's, U.S

☆ 7-Eleven is at the center of a multibillion-dollar bidding war
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementSeven & i Holdings, owner of 7-Eleven stores, is at the center of a three-way bidding war. Japan-based Seven & i Holdings, owner of the iconic global chain of 7-Eleven convenience stores, is at the center of an intensifying bidding war, multiple outlets reported. The 7-Eleven chain was founded in 1927 in Dallas, per The Journal. It was originally called the Southland Ice Company but was rebranded in 1946 to be called 7-Eleven based on its hours of operation. Representatives for Alimentation Couche-Tard and 7-Eleven did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.

Persons: Alimentation, Tard, Ryuichi Isaka, Junro Ito, Ito, Masatoshi Ito, Junro, —, Yokado Organizations: Holdings, Street Journal, i's, Seven, Bloomberg, Southland Ice Company, Business Locations: Canadian, Japan, Quebec, Dallas

☆ 'We were willing to risk everything': Gen-Z duo started a pasta sauce brand that brings in $1 million a month
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

That kind of energy, they thought, was missing from the pasta sauce aisle. "We probably took $150,000 — everything we made from that business, honestly, bottom line — and put it into Sauz," Bonde says. The pasta sauce aisle was crammed with basil marinaras, vodkas and creamy alfredos. Maybe shoppers would enjoy the flavor in their pasta sauce. "If I went and surveyed 1,000 pasta sauce shoppers, I don't think any of them would have said hot honey marinara.

Persons: Troy Bonde, Winston Alfieri, Sauz, they'd, Gen, —, Bonde, Alfieri, Covid, I'd, Ally Kroeckel, They'd Organizations: USC, CNBC, NextPace Ventures, Foods, Ford, Mazda Locations: China, WhatsApp, Angeles, California

☆ Adani CFO says U.S. charges linked to only one business contract
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Chairperson of Indian conglomerate Adani Group, Gautam Adani, speaking at the World Congress of Accountants in Mumbai on November 19, 2022. A U.S. bribery indictment of Indian billionaire Gautam Adani is linked to one contract of Adani Green Energy that makes up some 10% of its business, and no other firms in the conglomerate are accused of wrongdoing, the group's CFO said on Saturday. The allegations in the U.S. indictment relates to "one contract of Adani Green, which is roughly 10% of overall business of Adani Green", Singh said on X. Adani, which has several other global projects, is also charged with misleading U.S. investors about Adani Green's compliance with antibribery principles and laws. The charges also put the spotlight on Sagar Adani, a director at Adani Green and millennial scion of the company who kept track of hundreds of millions of dollars of alleged bribes to Indian officials on his mobile phone.

Persons: Gautam Adani, Adani, Jugeshinder Singh, Singh, Hindenburg, Sagar Organizations: Adani, World, Accountants, Energy, U.S, Indian Energy Locations: Mumbai, U.S, Adani, Kenya, United States

☆ Chuck Woolery, original host of 'Wheel of Fortune,' dead at 83
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementChuck Woolery died on Saturday, November 23, at the age of 83. The legendary game show star was best known as the original host of "Wheel of Fortune." Woolery became a conservative commentator and Trump supporter later in his life. Chuck Woolery, the media personality best known for hosting the game shows "Wheel of Fortune" and "Love Connection," died on Saturday at the age of 83. However, it was through his role as the original host of the hugely popular game show "Wheel of Fortune" that he really made his name.

Persons: Chuck Woolery, Woolery, Trump, Mark Young, Young, Carlo Allegri, Donald Trump Organizations: Associated Press, US Navy, NBC, American, of Fame Locations: Texas, Ashland , Kentucky

☆ I bought a $3.25 million home as a single woman. Homeownership is an investment in my future.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

In 2022, she bought a three-bedroom home in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, for $3.25 million, entirely on her own. AdvertisementOne of the bedrooms in Chestler's Williamsburg condo. Courtesy of Jessica ChestlerWhen you're buying a home with someone else, there's obviously a lot more to consider, especially if you're not married. AdvertisementThere's always that uncertainty: What if the person you're buying with doesn't like it or wants a different lifestyle? There's a certain trepidation — whether you're a woman or a man — when you're single and unsure about your future, which can make people hesitant to buy a home.

Persons: Jessica Chestler, Chestler, Douglas Elliman, I've, It's, Ben Jacobs Organizations: National Association of Realtors, Michelin, bodega Locations: Williamsburg , Brooklyn, New York, Florida, Jessica Chestler New York, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Manhattan, London

☆ Opinion | Taiwan Is Ready to Defend Democracy. Is Trump With Us?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Vickie Wang | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

So spare a thought for one of these faraway places affected by your vote: my island home, Taiwan. He grew up in an era when, with the United States as a beacon, Taiwan transformed from dictatorship to democracy. He dreamed that I’d someday make a life in America, where he felt that his opinionated only daughter would thrive. He has made clear that, unlike previous presidents, he couldn’t care less about Taiwan and our hard-won democracy. He says — falsely — that Taiwan “stole” America’s chip business, has dismissed us as a geopolitical trifle and expressed doubt about the U.S. being able to defend Taiwan against China.

Persons: America, I’d, Donald Trump’s, —, Taiwan “ Organizations: “ Air Force, China Locations: Taiwan, China, United States, Indiana, Taipei, America

☆ Lewis Randolph ‘Randy’ Williamson named as suspected killer in 1979 murder of Esther Gonzalez
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Jordan Brown | Jordan D. Brown | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —After 45 years, authorities in California were finally able to tell the Gonzalez family who they believe killed their loved one. The next day, her body was found in a snowpack off a highway near Banning, the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release. Lewis Randolph “Randy” Williamson Riverside County District Attorney’s OfficeConducting another polygraph was not an option, as Williamson died in Florida in 2014. The latest development in the cold case does bring peace and closure to the Gonzalez family, Esther’s older sister Elizabeth said. Esther’s oldest brother, Eddie, wrote on Facebook, “The Gonzalez family would like to thank the Riverside County sheriff’s department on a job well done after 40 years the Gonzalez family has closure.”

Persons: Gonzalez, Esther Gonzalez’s, bludgeoned, Lewis Randolph “ Randy ” Williamson, Williamson, Jason Corey, ” Corey, Lewis Randolph “ Randy ”, Corey, “, ”, it’s, Elizabeth, ” Elizabeth Gonzalez, ” Esther, Elizabeth Gonzalez, Esther, Eddie Organizations: CNN, Sheriff’s, Attorney’s, Riverside, California Department of Justice, Facebook Locations: California, Riverside, Banning , California, Los Angeles, Banning, Riverside County, Texas, Lewis Randolph “ Randy ” Williamson Riverside County, Florida

☆ The FTC is investigating Microsoft for anticompetitive practices, some of which may have been directed at the government itself
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Lina Khan, chair of the Federal Trade Commission, said her agency plans to investigate Microsoft for anticompetitive practices in the cloud market. A recent report from ProPublica found that the government itself might also have been a target of those anticompetitive practices. Microsoft offered the government access to its G5 security capabilities free for the first year as well as consultants to help install the products, ProPublica reported. The goal was to "spin the meter" for Azure and help it gain market dominance over its competitor, Amazon, a sales representative for Microsoft told ProPublica. However, legal expert James Nagle, who specializes in the federal contracting process, told ProPublica, "This is not truly gratuitous.

Persons: ProPublica, Lina Khan, James Nagle, Peter Cohan, Steve Faehl Organizations: Microsoft, Federal Trade Commission, Babson College, Business, Administration

☆ 5 ways to make Thanksgiving more affordable
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( John Towfighi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Thanksgiving means football, food and, for some, crazy family reunions. Almost half of people hosting Thanksgiving dinner are concerned about cost, according to a survey by Deloitte published on November 19. Here are five ways to make Thanksgiving dinner more affordable. People shop for frozen turkeys for Thanksgiving dinner in Mount Prospect, Illinois, on November 17, 2021. Consider a bundle dealRetailers across the country are offering deals for Thanksgiving dinner, competing to be a part of your holiday meal.

Persons: CNN Max, Billy Roberts, ” CoBank’s Roberts, Nam, they’ll, Josh Koebert, ” Koebert, Koebert, CoBank’s Roberts, Wells, Robin Wenzel, Wenzel, ” Wenzel, “, William Masters, ”, ” Masters Organizations: CNN, America ’, American Farm Bureau Federation, Deloitte, CoBank, Food Institute, Walmart, Wells Fargo’s, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Friedman, of Nutrition Science, Tufts University, Shoppers Locations: New York, Chicago, Houston, America, Turkey, Mount Prospect , Illinois, Wells, Wells Fargo, Midwest

☆ Rich nations raise COP29 climate finance offer in bid to break deadlock
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

The agreement was criticized by developing nations, who called it insufficient, but United Nations climate chief Simon Steill hailed it as an insurance policy for humanity. It also laid bare divisions between wealthy governments constrained by tight domestic budgets and developing nations reeling from costs of storms, floods and droughts. Delegates applaud during a closing plenary meeting at the COP29 United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Baku, Azerbaijan on Nov. 24, 2024. Donald Trump’s victory this month has raised doubts among some negotiators that the world’s largest economy would pay into any climate finance goal agreed in Baku. The showdown over financing for developing countries comes in a year that scientists say is destined to be the hottest on record.

Persons: Simon Steill, we’ve, ” Steill, Murad Sezer, Donald Trump’s Organizations: Nations, COP29 United, Change, Republican Locations: BAKU, Baku, Azerbaijan, Paris, U.S, Canada, China, Baku . Trump, Ukraine, Africa, Asia, South America, Valencia, Spain

☆ General's promotion blocked in first sign of Trump retaliation for Afghanistan pullout
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Dan De Luce | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Frank-Thorp-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A Republican senator has blocked the promotion of a general who oversaw troops in Kabul during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, according to a Senate aide. The move by Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin follows threats from President-elect Donald Trump to fire senior officers and officials who oversaw the chaotic pullout from Afghanistan in 2021. His nomination was among more than 900 proposed nominations sent to the Senate but Donahue’s was put on hold by Sen. Mullin, according to the Senate aide. Donahue was the last American service member to board the final U.S. military plane out of Afghanistan in 2021. “Unless there are facts I don’t know, holding up military promotions bc of our disgraceful Afghanistan withdrawal is wrong,” she wrote.

Persons: Oklahoma Sen, Markwayne Mullin, Donald Trump, Christopher Donahue, Donahue’s, Sen . Mullin, Donahue, Mattie Neretin, Donahue —, —, Tony Thomas, ”, ” Heather Nauert, Sen, Mullin Organizations: Republican, Oklahoma, NBC, U.S, Army, Washington D.C, Reuters, 82nd Airborne, American, Special Operations Command, State Department, Trump, XVIII Airborne, Fort Liberty Locations: Kabul, Afghanistan, Europe, Washington, U.S, American, Trump’s, North Carolina

☆ Hyundai announces recall of over 42,000 vehicles due to wiring issue that can cause them to roll away
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Mirna-Alsharif-Byline-Jm.Jpg | Mirna Alsharif | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Hyundai Motor North America announced it will recall over 42,000 vehicles due to a wiring issue that can cause the automobiles to roll away, according to a notice issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Wednesday. The 2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz and Hyundai Tucson vehicles subject to the recall have transmissions that can shift out of “park” without the brake pedal having to be applied, increasing the risk of a crash or an injury, per the administration. All 2025 Santa Cruz and Tucson vehicles in the U.S. are subject to the recall, including over 35,500 Tucson and 6,900 Santa Cruz vehicles. In early November, it was discovered that the wiring issue that caused the issue with the Tucson vehicle may also have impacted Santa Cruz vehicles. This prompted a review from the North America Safety Decision Authority on Nov. 13 and a recall of the vehicles.

Organizations: Hyundai, North America, National, Traffic Safety Administration, Santa Cruz, NHTSA, Tucson, American Safety Office, North America Safety Locations: Santa, Hyundai Tucson, Santa Cruz, Tucson, U.S

Here’s what to know about the differences between the “Wicked” film and musical. Trying to fit all of the “Wicked” musical into one film would have been a “burden,” Schwartz says. “There are things that go past in lightning speed, like the two sisters,” Holzman says of the “Wicked” musical. In the musical, Elphaba arrives at Shiz as an enrolled student under strict orders to look after her sister. More details on the GrimmerieWhile most of the songs of the “Wicked” movie soundtrack are the same as the musical, “One Short Day” has a notable addition.

Persons: ”, Gregory Maguire, Glinda —, Oz, Jon M, Chu, “, Glinda, ” Chu, Stephen Schwartz, Winnie Holzman, ” Schwartz, we’ve, Winnie, ’ ” Schwartz, “ We’ve, ” Holzman, — ” Holzman, ‘, ’ ”, Schwartz, Holzman, Nessarose, Elphaba, Elphaba’s, Marissa Bode, Bode, ” Bode, Elphaba isn’t, Madame Morrible, Michelle Yeoh, —, — Idina Menzel, Kristin Chenoweth, Menzel, Chenoweth, Frank Baum’s, Ariana Grande’s Glinda, Dorothy, Dillamond, Jonathan Bailey’s Fiyero, Oz ” Organizations: Gershwin, Broadway, Shiz University, Emerald City, Lion Locations: San Francisco, Shiz, Emerald, Oz, Emerald City, Munchkinland

☆ Kanye West accused of sexually assaulting and strangling model on music video set, new lawsuit says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

The model, Jenifer An, was a background actor for another musician’s video that Ye was guest-starring in, the suit says. A few hours into the video shoot, Ye arrived and “took control of the production and the production team,” the suit states. “Defendant West then ordered the production team to start the playback music. However, Defendant West did not know his assigned lyrics and instead rambled, ‘Rawr, rawr, rawr,’” the suit says. “Next, Defendant West smothered Plaintiff’s face with both of his hands, which smeared her makeup.

Persons: Ye, Jenifer An, “, ”, Defendant West, West, ‘, ’, Plaintiff, Picasso, Jesse S, Weinstein, ” Weinstein Organizations: Chelsea, Southern, of, NBC, New York City Police Department, Plaintiff, Universal Locations: New York City, U.S, of New York, West

☆ Alice Brock, who helped inspire Arlo Guthrie’s classic ‘Alice’s Restaurant,’ dies at 83
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

NEW YORK — Alice Brock, whose Massachusetts-based eatery helped inspire Arlo Guthrie’s deadpan Thanksgiving standard, “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree,” has died at age 83. Guthrie wrote that she died in Provincetown, Massachusetts, her residence for some 40 years, and referred to her being in failing health. The chorus was a tribute to Alice — whose restaurant, Guthrie pointed out, was not actually called Alice’s Restaurant — that countless fans have since memorized:You can get anything you want at Alice’s Restaurant / You can get anything you want at Alice’s Restaurant / Walk right in it’s around the back / Just a half a mile from the railroad track / You can get anything you want at Alice’s Restaurant. “Alice’s Restaurant” was the title of his million-selling debut album, and the basis of a movie and cookbook of the same name. Her honor was immortalized by Guthrie, who late in “Alice’s Restaurant” advised: “You can get anything you want” at Alice’s Restaurant, “excepting Alice.”

Persons: Alice Brock, Arlo, ”, Guthrie, ” Guthrie, “ Alice, we’d, Alice May Pelkey, Brock, Sarah, Ray Brock, Arlo Guthrie, Angela Weiss, Woody Guthrie, Richard Robbins, Alice — Organizations: Records, Democratic Society, Sarah Lawrence College, Greenwich Village, Getty, Stockbridge School, Police, Guthrie Center Locations: Massachusetts, Provincetown , Massachusetts, New York City, Greenwich, New York, US, Bethel , N.Y, Stockbridge, Vietnam, it’s, Stockton

☆ Israeli-Moldovan rabbi living in UAE is missing; Israeli officials fear he may have been kidnapped
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An Israeli-Moldovan rabbi living in the United Arab Emirates has gone missing, with Israeli authorities raising the suspicion Saturday he may have been kidnapped as tensions remain high with Iran. Israeli media citing unnamed security sources reported that Zvi Kogan, who has been missing since noon Thursday, may have been kidnapped. Western officials believe Iran runs intelligence operations in the UAE and keeps tabs on the hundreds of thousands of Iranians living across the country. Iran also kidnapped Iranian-German Jamshid Sharmahd in 2020 from Dubai, taking him back to Tehran where he was executed in October. However, the Mideast wars have sparked deep anger among Emiratis, Arabs and others living in the UAE.

Persons: Zvi Kogan, Kogan, ”, Abbas Yazdi, Jamshid Sharmahd, Emiratis Organizations: United Arab Emirates —, United Arab, Local, UAE, Ben Gurion International Locations: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Israeli, Iran, Israel, Tehran, Gaza, Lebanon, UAE, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, British, Iranian, Tel Aviv, Jewish

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