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Saydnaya, Syria CNN —As Syrians rejoiced across the country this week, many began the frantic search for missing loved ones who had been forcibly disappeared under Bashar al-Assad’s brutal dictatorship. Crowds have descended on the notorious Saydnaya prison, which had become synonymous with arbitrary detention, torture and murder. People gather at the Saydnaya prison near Damascus, Syria, on December 9, 2024. For the sake of Allah, help them.”A long traffic jam as people gathered at the Saydnaya prison in Syria on December 9, 2024. People wait as the volunteer group Syrian Civil Defense investigated the inside of Saydnaya Prison after the fall of the Assad regime in Syria on December 9, 2024.

Persons: Bashar al, Omar Haj Kadour, Assad, Saydnaya, “ Allahu Akbar ”, Maysoon Labut, Labut, ”, “, Allah, they’d, Mounir Al, Fakir, Anagha Subhash Nair, Suheil Hamawi, ” Hamawi, “ I’ve, ’ ” Hamawi Organizations: Syria CNN, Getty, Amnesty, CNN, Syrian Civil Defense, Anadolu, AFP Locations: Saydnaya, Syria, Damascus, AFP, Russia, Dara’a, Syrian, Lebanese, Chekka

☆ Meet the former Soho House exec who wants to bring old-school luxury back to private members' clubs
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Martin Kuczmarski was COO of Soho House before stepping down to open The Dover restaurant in London. The DoverKuczmarski worked in luxury hospitality at Michelin-starred restaurants and five-star hotels before being recruited by Soho House founder Nick Jones. By the time Kuczmarski left, Soho House had about 120,000 members across dozens of sites in 10 countries. Some Soho House members may agree, with some believing its origins as a meeting place for creative types is at odds with rapid expansion. Given his time at Soho House, Kuczmarski says it's only natural that people ask if opening his own club is on the agenda.

Persons: Martin Kuczmarski, Kuczmarski, he's, Cipriani, Martin, Dover Kuczmarski, Nick Jones, Dover, Bill Withers, Bob Marley, Sade, Paul Mescal, Jones Organizations: Soho House, Air Force Academy, Business, Michelin, The Ritz, Orient Express, Soho Locations: London, Aman, New York, Dover, London's ritzy Mayfair, The Dover, Paris, London , New York, Los Angeles, Soho, Italy

☆ I went back to college at 42 to finish my degree. My daughter is my classmate, and it's only brought us closer.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Shauna Reynolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

At the age of 42, I enrolled in community college, majoring in mass communications, thinking I could at least get a two-year degree. Related VideoI went back to school, and my daughter chose the same collegeThis time around, I was a better student. I graduated with my associate's degree the same month my daughter Siri graduated from high school, and my son Judah finished 5th grade. Siri is nothing like I was the first time I tried college. When Judah starts college, he won't have to worry about running into his mom in the library.

Persons: I'd, Siri, Judah, closeby, —, I'm, She's, Shauna, I've Organizations: Middle Tennessee State University

☆ Juan Soto might lift the the Mets. He won’t increase their ticket prices
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

No wonder ticket prices are so high,” one fan posted Monday on X. Ticket prices are driven by supply and demand — basic Economics 101 — not based on costs. “Ticket prices don’t go up when a team starts spending more money. Just like ticket prices don’t go down when teams are spending less,” he said. “Ticket prices don’t have anything to do with payroll.

Persons: New York CNN — Juan Soto’s, They’ve, Soto, ”, “ Soto, Victor Matheson, Neil deMause, DeMause, aren’t, That’s, ” deMause, “, Vince Gennaro, Bruce Johnson Organizations: New, New York CNN, New York Mets, Citi Field, Good, Mets, College of, “, Preston Robert Tisch Institute, Global Sport, New York University, Teams, Major League Baseball, Centre College Locations: New York, Massachusetts, Kentucky

☆ David Zaslav just quieted his Wall Street critics as Warner Bros. Discovery shows it's fine without the NBA
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The company just negotiated a better-than-anticipated deal with cable giant Comcast. Media analysts widely agreed that WBD underestimated NBC's bid and would see the value of its TV networks take a major hit without the NBA. The consensus wisdom in the media world was that pay-TV providers would play hardball and demand lower affiliate fees for WBD's networks, especially an NBA-less TNT. The Charter deal was heralded as a success, with Zaslav a "clear winner" in the eyes of veteran media analyst Rich Greenfield of LightShed. The terms WBD and Comcast agreed to are remarkably similar to WBD's deal with Charter, and each came together more than a year before key deadlines.

Persons: David Zaslav, Zaslav, WBD, Rich Greenfield, Greenfield, John Malone, Brian Roberts, LightShed's Brandon Ross, they'd, Max, they've Organizations: Warner Bros, NBA, Comcast, Disney's ESPN, Comcast's NBC, Media, Charter, Business, TNT, CNN, HGTV, Company, Amazon Locations: LightShed, Ireland

☆ Trump leaned into alternative media during the 2024 race. Here's some of the key players in his orbit.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( John L. Dorman | Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The Joe Rogan ExperienceThe podcast host Joe Rogan endorsed Trump shortly before the 2024 election. Sarah Stier/Getty ImagesThe UFC commentator and comedian Joe Rogan has become one of the biggest names in the podcast world. Rogan's reach is so substantial that Trump took a few hours off the campaign trail to travel to Austin, Texas, to sit in the studio with the podcast host. Rogan shortly before the election endorsed Trump's candidacy, calling him "the biggest there is." "My sincere wish is to just have a nice conversation and get to know her as a human being," Rogan expressed in October.

Persons: Joe Rogan, Trump, Sarah Stier, Rogan, Trump's, Kamala Harris Organizations: Spotify, YouTube Locations: Rogan's, Austin , Texas, Austin

☆ The Eras Tour’s greatest legacy may be the (possible) breakup of Ticketmaster
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The Senate hauled Live Nation’s president and CFO in for a public scolding. Live Nation has consistently called the charges “baseless.”Ticketmaster absolutely bungled the initial sales for the Eras Tour. Joe Raedle/Getty Images“It is also absurd to claim that Live Nation and Ticketmaster wield monopoly power,” the company states on its website. Once you’re inside, Live Nation isn’t done taking your money, as Sherwood Media’s Amrita Khalid reported last week. Certainly, Live Nation is hoping for that, too.

Persons: CNN Business ’, New York CNN —, Taylor, Swift, They’d, Bon, Democratic Sen, Richard Blumenthal, ”, Joe Raedle, it’s, Paul R, Monica, Taylor Swift, isn’t, Sherwood Media’s Amrita Khalid, ” Khalid, Joe Biden, Joe Berchtold, “, Donald Trump, Democrats —, JD Vance, Lina Khan, Adam Wolfson, Quinn Emanuel, Trump, Gail Slater, Vance, Wolfson Organizations: CNN Business, New York CNN, Ticketmaster, Justice Department, Senate, Democratic, Connecticut, Democrats, Live, DOJ, Republicans, Republican Party, Big Business, Trump, ” Locations: New York, “, Barron’s, Walnut, Raleigh , North Carolina, ”

☆ Some workers are warming up to AI and think it will help their career
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Some US workers are embracing AI, seeing it as a career booster. In a KPMG US survey, half of respondents said automation — including AI — has boosted their professional abilities. 1 thing they could do" to retain workers, Doel said. Using AI for work-life balanceIn some cases, Doel said, workers appear to be eyeing tech like generative AI as an avenue for achieving better work-life balance. "They think it's going to allow them to be more flexible in their work-model contract with employers," Doel said, referring to workers' views on GenAI.

Persons: —, John Doel, Doel, they're, they'd, Millennials, it's, Goldman Sachs —, That's Organizations: KPMG US, KPMG, Amazon, JPMorgan, Workers, Employees Locations: GenAI

☆ When I was 14, I helped my parents take care of foster kids. Now, I'm child-free by choice.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Leslie Vooris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

My parents kept our home open to foster kids, but their health deteriorated. AdvertisementWhen my classmates were dreaming of first kisses at 14, I was warming bottles at 3 a.m. and soothing colicky babies. I was a teenager in my neon green jumpsuit, thrust from foster child to foster mother in the span of a few years. My parents adopted me when I was 6 years old after fostering me and always kept our home open to four foster children, many with special needs. I'm child-free by choiceI'm not a mother in the traditional sense.

Persons: Benny Goodman, I'm, I've Organizations: Nestle

☆ Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos Are Trying to Kill PowerPoint. Good Luck.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Matt Alston | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Because you've seen hundreds of PowerPoint presentations since your sixth-grade science-fair days, you instinctively know this one's going to take the full hour. Nearly four decades after the launch of PowerPoint, the slide deck remains one of the most dominant forces shaping how we think — and don't think — about our work. Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Sundar Pichai, and military top brass have been bad-mouthing and even banning slide presentations from meetings, instead favoring memos or even old-fashioned, visual-aid-free, raw-dogged discussion. Microsoft estimated that 30 million PowerPoint presentations were being made every day. AdvertisementI hate the way people use slide presentations instead of thinking.

Persons: YYou've, It's, you've, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Sundar Pichai, Edward Norton —, —, Norton, Nick Cogan, Steve Jobs Christina Farr, it's, — it's, there's, Edward Tufte, PowerPoint's, Tufte, what's, Steve Ballmer, Steven Ferdman, Steve Jobs, I've, Gilboa, I'm, Zeck, Robert Wolfe, Jeffrey, Edward Norton, they'd, Wolfe, PATRICK T, FALLON, Floyd, Olive, Jennifer Egan's, Egan, Alison Blake's, we're Organizations: Microsoft, Space Shuttle Columbia, Amazon, Los Angeles Clippers, Google, Getty, Space Corporation, Bravo, Goon, NASA Locations: Zeck, OpenAI, BarkBox, storytime, Aviv, Gilboa, CrowdRise

☆ The Omnicom-IPG megamerger signals a new era for the ad industry
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Hallam Bullock | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Related Video How tech layoffs could affect the economyIn today's newsletter, the $13 billion Omnicom-IPG megamerger reflects a new era as Big Tech and AI upend the ad industry. OmnicomIt's already been a big week for the ad industry. For ad industry insiders, the proposed takeover reflects an ad sector under threat from Big Tech and AI , writes Business Insider's Lara O'Reilly. AdvertisementPrivate equity has been circling the ad industry, too. Industry insiders have speculated for months that WPP could be taken private — or at least some parts of it could be.

Persons: Luigi Mangione, Brian Thompson, Mangione, John Wren, IPG Philippe Krakowsky, Wren, Omnicom It's, Publicis, Snoop Dogg, it's, Insider's Lara O'Reilly, creatives, Simon Francis, Lara, William Ritchie, Blackstone, Chelsea Jia Feng, Jane Fraser, Aaron Neyer, Sylvia Duran, Camila Ferraz, Jenny Chang, Rodriguez, —, Jimmy Donaldson, Rupert Murdoch Getty, Rupert Murdoch, Rupert, Lachlan, Murdoch, they've, Elon Musk, Sundar Pichai, Benjamin Netanyahu, Janet Yellen, Hallam Bullock, Grace Lett, Ella Hopkins, Amanda Yen, Lisa Ryan, New York Milan Sehmbi Organizations: Business, Ivy League, Big Tech, Monday, Omnicom, Interpublic, Groupe, WPP, Flock Associates, WY Partners, Apollo, KKR, Industry, Getty, Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon, Citi, Google, PowerPoint, Elon, Wall Street, Summit Locations: Pennsylvania, Paris, China, bitcoin, MrBeast City, California, Jerusalem, Stockholm, Sweden, London, Chicago, New York

☆ I tried doing my own gel manicure at home with a $38 kit. Some people would love this, but I'd rather pay more for a professional set.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Gia Yetikyel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

I get my nails done every month and have tried everything from Gel-X to Russian manicures. I've never done my own gel manicure at home, though, so I was excited to try it. Le Mini Macaron's gel-manicure kit was only $38, but I felt using it required a lot of work. To shake off my hesitations, I spoke with Christina Kao, the cofounder of Le Mini Macaron, about best practices before using the company's at-home kit. Here's how my first gel manicure at home went.

Persons: I've, —, Christina Kao Organizations: Le Locations: Russian, TikTok

☆ Jamie Foxx jokes that he left Diddy's parties early in his new comedy special: 'It's slippery in here'
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Jamie Foxx pokes fun at Sean "Diddy" Combs in his new comedy special, "What Had Happened Was." In his new comedy special, Jamie Foxx makes time amid emotional revelations about his recent health scare and spot-on celebrity impressions to poke fun at Sean "Diddy" Combs, who's awaiting trial in jail on three felony charges including sex trafficking. In the special, Foxx reveals that he suffered a stroke while he was filming a Netflix movie in Atlanta. Sean "Diddy" Combs" and Jamie Foxx in 2004. AdvertisementLater in the comedy special, Foxx discusses his post-stroke recovery and brushes with death, telling the audience that he didn't walk toward the clichéd light — but he did see a tunnel.

Persons: Jamie Foxx, Sean, Diddy, Combs, Puffy, Foxx, who's, Elon Musk, Dave Chappelle's, Stephen Colbert, Puff, Jay, Jeff Kravitz, There's, Damian Williams, Johnson Organizations: Netflix, Atlanta, Bad Boy Records, Hamptons, FBI, Inc, Prosecutors, Business Locations: Atlanta, Manhattan, Combs ' Florida, California

CNN —Oscar-winning actor Jamie Foxx has opened up about the medical emergency he faced last year, revealing that he had a brain bleed that led to a stroke. “We still don’t know exactly what happened to me.”“April 11, I was having a bad headache and I asked my boy for an aspirin. And I realized quickly that when you’re in a medical emergency, your boys don’t know what the f**k to do,” he said. “Jamie Foxx don’t get strokes,” the actor remembered saying. The actor was hospitalized in April 2023 after having a then-undisclosed health crisis while filming a Netflix film in Atlanta.

Persons: CNN — Oscar, Jamie Foxx, ”, “, ” “, ” Foxx, Foxx, Foxx’s, he’d, Jamie Foxx don’t, Corinne Foxx, …, “ It’s, Ray ” Organizations: CNN, Netflix, Piedmont Hospital, ” Locations: Atlanta, Chicago

☆ Growing momentum for Cabinet picks who could define Trump’s second term
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

(Hegseth has denied any sexual misconduct and was not charged over a 2017 incident in California). “When voters select a president, they are selecting that president’s vision for a cabinet that will enact his agenda,” Bird wrote. She voted with Trump consistently during his first term and twice voted to acquit him in impeachment trials. Al Drago/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesEach of the picks is on record as vigorously criticizing the departments they were picked to lead. They’ve bought into Trump’s claims that he’s an innocent victim of persecution by the “Deep State” — intelligence agencies, bureaucrats, senior officials and Washington journalists.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Pete Hegseth, Kash Patel, Tulsi Gabbard, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Trump, MAGA, Sen, Joni Ernst, Hegseth, Matt Gaetz, Ernst, who’s, Pete, Donald Trump Jr, Joe Biden’s, Lloyd Austin, Steve Deace, ” Deace, “, ”, ” Bird, Trump’s, —, Patel, Gabbard, Kennedy, Al Drago, They’ve, James Mattis, State Rex Tillerson, John Kelly, Steve Bannon —, Kash, Bannon, Deace, Patel —, Bashar al, Assad, Donald Trump, Chip Somodevilla, CNN’s Manu Raju, Susan Collins of, Lisa Murkowski, it’s, Republican Sen, Lindsey Graham, Obama, Raju, Tennessee Sen, Bill Hagerty, CNN’s Jake Tapper, He’s, she’s, Edward Snowden, Julian Assange, ” Hagerty Organizations: CNN, Pentagon, Iowa, Fox, Iowa Republican, Blaze, Trump, NBC, GOP, FBI, Health, Human Services Department, Capitol, Bloomberg, Getty, State, White House, Trump Cabinet, Monday, Senate, The New York Times, Macomb Community College, Hegseth, Fox News, Republican, Democratic, South Carolina Republican, Tennessee, US Army Reserve, “, Biden Locations: Iraq, California, America, Washington, Trump, Warren , Michigan, Afghanistan, Susan Collins of Maine, Alaska, Hawaii, Iran, Japan, Russia

☆ Cincinnati Bengals offense cuts to the Chase as Dallas Cowboys are doomed by their own blocked punt
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Kevin Dotson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

With both teams’ hopes of making the playoffs all but evaporated, the Dallas Cowboys and Cincinnati Bengals played like a couple teams with nothing left to lose. In the end, it was a Dallas blocked punt that actually doomed the Cowboys, who lost the game 27-20 in stunning fashion at home. The Cowboys fans at AT&T Stadium erupted as Nick Vigil blocked the Bengals’ punt, but delight turned to despair when the Cowboys’ Amani Oruwariye mishandled the blocked ball. Cincinnati Bengals running back Chase Brown jumped into the Salvation Army kettle after a touchdown catch against the Dallas Cowboys. York, who was just signed by Cincinnati on Wednesday, got to make his Bengals’ debut in front of his girlfriend, Dallas Cowboys cheerleader Zoë Dale.

Persons: ’, Nick Vigil, Amani Oruwariye, Oruwariye, Njongmeta, Chase Brown, Chase, Joe Burrow, ”, Burrow, Brown, Julio Cortez, Brandon Aubrey, Cade York’s, Zoë Dale, Jerry Jones, “, Ja’Marr Chase Organizations: CNN, Dallas Cowboys, Cincinnati Bengals, Cowboys, Dallas, Bengals, The Cowboys, T, Cincinnati, ” Bengals, Chase, Army, Cooper, York, ” Cowboys Locations: Dallas, Big

☆ I asked ChatGPT to help me decide what to get my family for Christmas. It gave me suggestions I never would've thought of.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Caroline Brew | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

I asked ChatGPT to come up with gift ideas for my dad, mom, and sister. Determined to switch things up, I turned to ChatGPT to help me come up with some gift ideas for them. Here's the prompt I gave ChatGPT:Please give me unique gift recommendations for what to get my dad for Christmas based on his interests. AdvertisementUnder the personalized gift section, ChatGPT suggested a keto-friendly breakfast basket with treats like low-carb muffins and nut butters. Based on this success, I plan to return to the platform to ask for gift suggestions for upcoming holidays and birthdays.

Persons: ChatGPT, he's, isn't, She's Organizations: Los, Hermanos, & Allies, Apple Watch Locations: Duolingo, Iceland, San Diego, Bali, Spanish

☆ 5 Citi lifers who made managing director on getting ahead at work and navigating the bank's massive 'transformation'
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Emmalyse Brownstein | Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

What would you say is the biggest change at the bank/your field since you joined? What is the biggest impact the bank's transformation has had on your approach to your job? What is the biggest impact the bank's transformation has had on your approach to your job? What would you say is the biggest change at the bank/your field since you joined? What is the biggest impact the bank's transformation has had on your approach to your job?

Persons: Jane Fraser, Fraser, Bridget Griffin Bridget Griffin, CAO, Supriya Ramamurthy, John Hogue John Hogue, It's, I've, Juan Francisco Orrego Echeverri Juan Francisco Orrego Echeverri, Darwin Yoanna Darwin Organizations: Citigroup, Citi, Business, Global, York, Supriya Ramamurthy Citi, Banking, New York, Citi Head, Citi Wealth, Juan Francisco Orrego Echeverri Juan Francisco Orrego Echeverri Citi, Costa Rica, Darwin Yoanna Darwin Citi Asia South Treasury, Trade Solutions, Corporate, Public Sector Locations: Hong Kong, Asia, New, Sydney, Australia, Singapore, Costa, Costa Rica, Spanish, Indonesia

☆ After the Omnicom-IPG merger, these are the ad M&A deals industry insiders think could be next
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Lucia Moses | Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Ad industry insiders say the Omnicom takeover of Interpublic Group could kick off more M&A. The US ad industry has barely grown over the past few years. AdvertisementSome industry insiders think the Omnicom-IPG tie-up is just the start of a massive reordering of the $70 billion ad agency industry and that it's only a matter of time before other holding companies are forced to acquire or be acquired as they look to bulk up. Private equity has been circlingThe big holding companies could also be a target for private-equity giants. Industry insiders have speculated for months that WPP, which once ranked as No.

Persons: William Ritchie, Ritchie, Andreas Roell, Mark Read, Arthur, Sadoun, Tom Triscari, WPP's, Publicis, Omnicom, Havas, Mark Penn's Stagwell, Bill Koenigsberg, Martin Sorrell, David Morgan, Kepler, Blackstone, who's, Tata, Jay Friedman, They're Organizations: Interpublic, Insiders, WPP, Private, Accenture, Google, WY Partners, FGS, Evros, Publicis Groupe, Lemonade Projects, Vivendi, Horizon Media, Capital, Horizon, Temasek, Apollo, KKR, Industry, IBM, Tata Consultancy Services, Droga5, Goodway Locations: US, London

☆ This is one of the most attractive places to earn income in 2025, according to Schwab
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Attractive yields and solid fundamentals make investment-grade corporate bonds one of the best investments for income investors in 2025, according to Schwab. However, company profits and balance sheets remain strong , Collin Martin, fixed income strategist at Schwab Center for Financial Research, said in an interview with CNBC. "You can earn higher yields with intermediate-term investment-grade corporates than what you can get with money market funds or Treasury bills." Total money market fund assets are sitting at $6.77 trillion, as of the week ended Dec. 4, according to the Investment Company Institute . However, short-term yields, like those in money market funds, are expected to decrease as the Federal Reserve lowers interest rates .

Persons: Schwab, Collin Martin, Martin, Trump, Kathy Jones Organizations: Schwab Center, Financial Research, CNBC, Corporate, SEC, Investment Company Institute, Federal Reserve, Bloomberg U.S, Federal, Washington D.C, Aggregate Bond Locations: Washington

☆ Jim Cramer suggests Oracle can be bought on weakness and C3.ai sold into strength
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

CNBC's Jim Cramer on Tuesday compared Oracle and C3.ai , enterprise software companies in the spotlight as Wall Street continues to flock to many stocks involved with artificial intelligence. He advised buying Oracle on weakness and selling C3.ai into strength. C3.ai stock jumped during the day's session as the company beat expectations — it declined somewhat by close, but still managed to finish up 0.12%. But Cramer noted there are a large number of companies running hot just because they're related to AI, and C3.ai could be among them. To Cramer, Oracle's pullback may be a unique chance to get in on a solid company.

Persons: CNBC's Jim Cramer, it's, Tuesday's, Cramer chalked, Cramer Organizations: Oracle, Nvidia, Meta, C3, Microsoft

☆ Vandals attack Jewish area in Sydney in latest antisemitic attack
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Brisbane, Australia CNN —Vandals attacked a Jewish area of Sydney overnight, torching a stolen car and scrawling antisemitic words on walls, prompting a swift response from authorities who say antisemitism has no place in multicultural Australia. The attack comes as police search for three suspects over an arson attack on the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne on Friday and follows other antisemitic attacks by vandals in Sydney. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the attack had no place in Australia. “Australians want to live peacefully side by side and Australians reject this abhorrent criminal behavior,” he told ABC Radio National. This is an attack against their fellow Australians.”The Jewish community has reported thousands of antisemitic incidents in the past year, as tensions rise over Israel’s unrelenting offensive in Gaza following Hamas’ October 7 attack.

Persons: Australia CNN —, Chris Minns, Amir Maimon, “, ” Minns, Maimon, ”, Anthony Albanese, ’ Organizations: Australia CNN, Australia CNN — Vandals, New South Wales Police, Israel, Australian, “, ABC Radio Locations: Brisbane, Australia, Sydney, Adass, Melbourne, Sydney’s, ”, New South Wales, Gaza

Luigi Mangione has been charged with murder in UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's killing. Nick Mangione Sr. had 10 children, including Louis Mangione, Luigi Mangione's father. Representatives for Nino Mangione's office, in a statement to BI, declined to comment on the news of Luigi Mangione's arrest. A public filing from 2022 for the nonprofit Mangione Family Foundation lists Louis Mangione as vice president. Do you know Luigi Mangione?

Persons: Luigi Mangione, Brian Thompson's, Mangione, Brian Thompson, He's, Gilman didn't, Ted Kaczynski's, —, AppRoar, Stephen Lane, Penn, that's, hadn't, R.J, Martin, he'd, Josiah Ryan, Tim Urban, Jonathan Haidt, Michael Pollan, Nick Mangione, Louis Mangione, Luigi Mangione's, Nino Mangione, Nino Mangione's, Mark Rosario Organizations: Ivy League, University of Pennsylvania, Gilman School, BI, Model United Nations, CNN, Industrial Society, AppRoar, University of Pennsylvania's, Twitter, Pain Industry, Honolulu Civil, Wall Street, YouTube, Baltimore Banner, Hayfields Country, Republican, Associated Press, Greater, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Foundation, New Jersey driver's Locations: Pennsylvania, New York, York, Baltimore, Hawaii, Honolulu, Ellicott City , Maryland, Hunt Valley , Maryland, Republican Maryland, Greater Baltimore, Altoona , Pennsylvania, New Jersey

☆ Jay-Z's response to sexual assault allegations was missing one key thing, according to PR pros
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Olivia Singh | Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Jay-Z was named in an amended complaint to a lawsuit against Sean "Diddy" Combs, filed in October. Jay-Z's response to the rape accusations against him is missing something, according to one crisis-PR expert. The stars were only identified in the civil lawsuit as "Celebrity A" and "Celebrity B." He's "too big to cancel, and his brand is too strong to be destroyed by a civil lawsuit," Nierman said. "Jay-Z is not going to be defined by these allegations," Nierman said.

Persons: Jay, Sean, Diddy, Combs, drugging, —, Shawn Carter —, Carter, Tony Buzzbee, Evan Nierman, Nierman, would've, Jane Doe, Alex Spiro, Kevin Mazur, Camron, Mills Sadat Dowlat, Dowlatshahi, it's, Damian Williams, VALERIE MACON, who's, he's, Carter's, Spiro didn't Organizations: MTV, Business, The Recording Academy, Buzzbee, Getty, Beyoncé Locations: Brooklyn, New York City, Los Angeles, Manhattan, AFP

☆ I was born in the 'Silicon Valley' of India and watched it change from a quiet, green city to an international tech hub
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Charissa Cheong | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

There are too many people and a limited water supply due to a decreasing number of lakes. I've never struggled with water supply in the past: I have access to a well, rainwater harvesting, and facilities to store water from the public supply. But this year, I noticed the public water supply was running out more frequently, so even I had to buy water a few times. There are opportunities in tech and other industries serving that community, such as schools, public transport, and cooking. It's going to take a long while for anything to change, so I still think Bengaluru will continue to be "India's Silicon Valley."

Persons: Vikram Chandrashekar, Chandrashekar, It's, I've, I'm, they're, that's Organizations: Indian Institute of Science, Raman Research, Infosys, Wipro, Texas Instruments, Oracle, Jobs Locations: Bengaluru, India, Valley, J.P, Nagar, Silicon Valley, there's, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Mysore, Mangalore, Silicon

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