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☆ Alternating custody over holidays was tough. My son now spends time with both me and his dad, and it works better for everyone.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-22 | by ( Ashley Archambault | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

When my son was little, his father and I went through a custody trial and agreed on a holiday-sharing schedule. It outlined that if my son spent a holiday with me, the following year, he would spend that same holiday with his dad. After a few years of splitting holidays up, I was compelled to work with his father on a better arrangement. While I love to have my son on Christmas Eve, it's nice when I have him on Christmas Day, too. After spending alternate years without him on either of those days, I think our way of dividing up the holidays works out so much better.

Persons: doesn't, I've, Ashley Archambault, we've, It's Locations: New England, Florida

☆ I made 6 of Ina Garten's favorite potato recipes. They're all great holiday dishes, but there's one I can't live without.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-22 | by ( Anneta Konstantinides | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Ina Garten has so many delicious potato recipes, and I've made six of them so far. Garten's elevated mashed potatoes are super easy, and my family loves her potato gratin. AdvertisementWhether you like your potatoes mashed, roasted, or elevated, Ina Garten has a recipe for every taste and preference. I've made Garten's most popular potato recipes and decided to rank my favorites. AdvertisementThese recipes are fantastic year-round, but if you're looking for a great holiday side dish, I've got you covered.

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☆ Violence by Prison Guards Rarely Punished by Federal Courts: BI Analysis
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-22 | by ( Hannah Beckler | Nicole Einbinder | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +37 min

That's how one California prisoner's case failed before the District Court for the Eastern District of California. Cases against corrections officers run into another set of challenges under the doctrine of "qualified immunity." In prisons, BI has found, qualified immunity has also protected corrections officers who have been accused of excessive force. After losing at the district court level, McCoy appealed and got a rare finding from the judges of the 5th Circuit. AdvertisementOver the same five years in BI's sample, no federal judge found for the plaintiff in a single excessive-force claim filed by a California prisoner.

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☆ Qatar vows to stop EU gas sales if fined under due diligence law, FT reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-22 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

"If the case is that I lose 5% of my generated revenue by going to Europe, I will not go to Europe. I'm not bluffing, Kaabi told the newspaper, adding that "5% of generated revenue of QatarEnergy means 5% of generated revenue of the Qatar state. This is the people's money, so I cannot lose that kind of money - and nobody would accept losing that kind of money." Kaabi, the chief executive of state-owned QatarEnergy, has said the EU should thoroughly review the due diligence law. It plans to expand its liquefaction capacity to 142 million tons per year by 2027 from 77 million.

Persons: Saad al, Kaabi, I'm, Donald Trump's Organizations: Energy, Financial Times, European Union Locations: Qatar, Europe, Asia

☆ How a student-loan borrower got $155,000 in debt wiped out through bankruptcy using new relief guidance
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-22 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Biden's new bankruptcy guidance, aimed at easing the process for borrowers, made that possible. Some attorneys told BI that the new guidance is a big help, but more outreach would be helpful. She's one of hundreds of borrowers who have received relief after new changes to the bankruptcy process. AdvertisementSome bankruptcy attorneys told BI that the new guidance has made student-loan bankruptcy much more achievable for borrowers, with some having seen quick success after decades of stagnancy. Advertisement'I would've had to work another job'The new bankruptcy process for student-loan borrowers still isn't perfect.

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☆ Liberal leaders say they have a plan for a new, more effective anti-Trump resistance in 2025
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-22 | by ( Gregory Krieg | Arit John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

The Democratic Party, post-2016, was arguably in a deeper funk and more contentious state of internecine battle. MoveOn, another older liberal activist group, and the Working Families Party have reported similarly estimable engagement stats. “Those kinds of fights, I think, will energize the Democratic Party and become the defining issues in the 2026 elections and beyond,” said Ben Wikler, the chair of the Wisconsin Democratic Party and a candidate to lead the national party. “We have been, for years, a party against Trump instead of a party for something,” Andrabi said. There should be less focus, these leaders said, on puncturing what has often been described by liberals as a personality campaign designed to sour Trump voters on Trump.

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☆ Here are the year's hottest real-estate markets — and what to expect in 2025
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-22 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Analysts predict a potential rise in home sales in 2025, driven by lower mortgage rates. Photo by Mike Kline (notkalvin)/Getty ImagesNeighboring Tennessee also had one of the nation's highest inbound rates at 62%. Jon Bilous/ShutterstockWhat to expect in 2025The US housing market has slowly thawed after it froze over as mortgage rates spiked. The veteran real-estate analyst said mortgage rates will likely stay above 6%, weighing on demand, plus supply is also limited. AdvertisementThis year's most popular markets will likely be among the winners next year, in Miller's view.

Persons: Durham —, Charlotte, Mike Kline, It's, Jonathan Miller, Miller Samuel, Miller, Jon Bilous, he's, Freddie Mac Miller Organizations: Knoxville, National Association of Realtors, Business, Charlotte, homebuyers, Getty, Neighboring, Yale University, eXp Locations: Charlotte, Arkansas, Rhode, ; North Carolina, Washington, Idaho, Maine, Connecticut, Washington , Alaska , Alabama, New Mexico, Mississippi, North Carolina , Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, Winston, Salem, Greensboro, Neighboring Tennessee, Knoxville, Memphis, Lexington, Louisville, New Haven , Connecticut, New York City . New Haven, Texas, Florida, California , Illinois, New York

☆ Top Wall Street analysts recommend these dividend stocks for higher returns
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-22 | by ( Tipranks.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times | Getty ImagesInvestors can benefit by creating a diversified portfolio of growth and dividend stocks, enhancing their overall returns through capital appreciation and regular income. To this end, investors can track the recommendations of top Wall Street analysts to select reliable dividend stocks with solid fundamentals. Here are three dividend-paying stocks, highlighted by Wall Street's top pros as tracked by TipRanks, a platform that ranks analysts based on their past performance. The analyst highlighted that the company continues to win market share in the U.S., with both groceries as well as general merchandise categories, especially among upper-income families. This marks the company's entry into the attractive tribal gaming space, with the possibility of additional acquisitions acting as a potential catalyst for GLPI stock.

Persons: Walmart's, Allen J, Wall, Ivan Feinseth, Feinseth, —, TipRanks, GLPI, Brad Heffern, Ares Organizations: Walmart, Los Angeles Times, Getty, Federal Reserve, Wall, Leisure, RBC Capital, Ione Locations: Burbank , California, U.S, Sacramento

☆ I felt pressure to make our first Christmas as newlyweds special. My wife helped me realize that just being together is enough.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-22 | by ( Kylie Sapphino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Leading up to the holiday season, I felt pressure to make our first Christmas together special. Speaking of wedding photos, there's no better Christmas gift for our family than a photo album to remember the special day. I realized I didn't have to put pressure on myself — or my wife — to do big things each day to have a special holiday season. Seeing Taryn open her gift will bring me irreplaceable joy, which I'm excited to share with her as a married couple. AdvertisementOur Christmas as newlyweds won't be the only one we spend together, no matter how special it feels.

Persons: I've, Taryn, — Locations: New York City, Texas

☆ America's home insurance problem is set to intensify
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-22 | by ( Catherine Boudreau | Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

While Florida has managed to reverse the trend somewhat, the risk to homeowners is set to intensify. The Senate Budget Committee found that the rate of homeowners losing their private insurance also rose in Hawaii, North Carolina, and Massachusetts. Mark Friedlander, a spokesperson for the Insurance Information Institute, said the drop reflects a series of changes in recent years to stabilize the state's private insurance market after more than a dozen companies left the state or stopped writing new policies. The commission is working to overhaul regulations to slow the trend, including requiring private insurers to sell in risky areas. As insurers of last resort try to shift more risk to the private market, home insurance premiums are expected to keep rising.

Persons: Sheldon Whitehouse, Mark Friedlander, Hurricane Milton, Sean Rayford, Friedlander, Michael Sollen, FAIR, Steve Koller, Koller, Redfin Organizations: Committee, Harvard University's, for Housing Studies, FAIR, Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, Insurance Information Institute, Citizens, Harvard, California Insurance Commission, National Flood Insurance, erelman Locations: Florida, California, Louisiana, While Florida, Hawaii , North Carolina, Massachusetts, Grove City , Florida, Hurricane, Florida , Louisiana

☆ The AI job market is set to snowball in 2025
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-22 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Demand for AI skills is expected to grow in 2025, driven by tech and non-tech firms. Tech industry hiring could rebound after several slow years, driven by demand for AI skills. One of the safer ones is that demand for workers with AI skills will continue to grow. AdvertisementIf that continues, she said, hiring will likely include roles involving AI. Related storiesVacancy rates for roles involving specialized AI skills, like developing natural-language processing models, are as high as 15%, Randstad found.

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☆ If you’ve been jobseeking for a while, ‘be really, really open to freelance and contract positions,’ says recruiter
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-22 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

It has not been an easy year for jobseekers. The hiring rate has significantly slowed since the pandemic, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and nearly a quarter, 23% of unemployed people have been looking for work for 27 weeks or longer. If you're one of the long-term unemployed and have been focused solely on applying for full-time work, Emily Levine, executive vice president at recruitment firm Career Group Companies, has a simple suggestion for 2025: "be really, really open to freelance and contract positions," she says. Here's why.

Persons: Emily Levine Organizations: jobseekers, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Group

☆ I've planned girls' trips with my friend group for decades. Now, we bring our daughters to pass down the tradition.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-22 | by ( Alesandra Dubin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

I've planned girls' trips with friends for years, but it's been harder to coordinate them over time. Our adults-only trips aren't going anywhere, but we now plan group trips with our daughters, too. AdvertisementI especially love strengthening our bonds during getaways, and in my group, I handle planning and coordinating the girls' trips. I'm determined to keep up the girls' trip tradition, especially as life looks different for all of us. AdvertisementStill, I'm hoping the two-generation girls' trip flourishes as one extension of a cherished tradition in our expanded circle as life goes on.

Persons: I've, it's, —, I'm, Dmitry Molchanov Organizations: PepsiCo, UEFA Champions League Locations: New Orleans, Vegas, Jamaica, Palm Springs

☆ After Oleksandr Usyk beats Tyson Fury again, what’s next for heavyweight boxing?
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-22 | by ( Sarah Shephard | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +11 min

GO DEEPER Wladimir Klitschko v Tyson Fury changed heavyweight historyMany will feel the nine years that have passed since then prove Haye right. Fury and Usyk are 36 and 37 years old respectively — not ancient in heavyweight terms, but certainly closer to the end of their careers than the start. Usyk and Daniel Dubois in the ring following his victory over Tyson Fury (Richard Pelham/Getty Images)In the moment, it felt like something of a comedown. A glum Fury reacts to Usyk’s unanimous points win in Riyadh (Mark Robinson/Getty Images)Beyond Fury and Usyk, it’s hard to see who the next dominant heavyweight will be. None of these names represent the kind of megafights to match Usyk v Fury or even Fury v Joshua, but maybe we have to accept that we are about to enter a less celebrated era in the heavyweight division.

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☆ Joe Manchin: West Virginia senator torches Democrats on the way out the door
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-22 | by ( Kaanita Iyer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

For more on Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, watch CNN’s “Inside Politics with Manu Raju” at 8 a.m. “They have basically expanded upon thinking, ‘Well, we want to protect you there, but we’re going to tell you how you should live your life from that far on,’” Manchin added. Let anybody have anything they want,’” Manchin added. He added that during the Army-Navy football game last weekend, he told the president-elect, “I want to help any way I can.”“I want you to succeed,” Manchin said he told Trump. The senator added the third party would be called the “American Party” and would serve as a space for moderate Democrats and Republicans.

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CNN —Eleven people were killed in an Israeli air strike in central Gaza on Saturday night, including several members of one family, according to hospital authorities. CNN has provided the Israeli military with the reported location of the strike and has asked for comment. Elsewhere, the Israeli military said that it had conducted a strike on Hamas operatives who were operating “inside a command and control center in the area of Daraj Tuffah” that it said was once a school in northern Gaza City. Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan, said Sunday that artillery shells had targeted the buildings near the hospital, and bombs were dropped in its courtyards by drones. A producer for CNN witnessed long queues for food at an NGO facility in central Gaza on Saturday.

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☆ Why some parents buy guns for their children
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-22 | by ( Eric Levenson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“Call it, I guess, a rite of passage.”That purchase reflects a relatively common American experience: Parents buying and gifting guns to their children for their birthday or around the holiday season. For example, the teenage school shooting suspects in Oxford, Michigan, and Winder, Georgia, allegedly used firearms they had received as Christmas gifts from their parents, and those parents have faced criminal charges. Jason Kelvie (right) and his family went target shooting last August at the Modern Sportsman in Burnsville, Minnesota. The Michigan and Georgia cases have pushed the limits of who is responsible for a mass school shooting to include, potentially, the parent. “The vast majority of people who buy guns for their kids or teach their children to shoot are not going to end up in a negative outcome like that,” Gutowski, the CNN contributor, said.

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Lara Trump, President-elect Donald Trump's daughter-in-law, said on Saturday that she decided to remove her name from consideration to be a senator in Florida. The announcement quashed speculation that she was interested in replacing Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., whom Trump wants to serve as secretary of state. "After an incredible amount of thought, contemplation, and encouragement from so many, I have decided to remove my name from consideration for the United States Senate," Lara Trump said in a post to X. If Rubio is confirmed by the Senate to serve as secretary of state, his seat will become vacant. Even while at the RNC, Lara Trump had previously expressed openness to working in another position, fueling speculation that the Senate slot could become hers.

Persons: Lara Trump, Donald Trump's, Sen, Marco Rubio, Trump, DeSantis, Eric, Rubio, Ron DeSantis Organizations: United States Senate, Republican National Convention, RNC, Senate, Florida Gov, Fox News Locations: Florida

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday announced his intent to appoint his former producer from "The Apprentice" to serve as special envoy to the United Kingdom. Trump has previously praised Burnett during campaign trail appearances. Besides "The Apprentice," Burnett has worked as a top producer on "Shark Tank," "The Voice" and "Survivor." Trump became a reality-TV star during his time hosting "The Apprentice" from 2004 to 2015, and Burnett launched the show with Trump. Trump previously announced he was picking his two daughters' fathers-in-law, Charles Kushner and Massad Boulos, to serve as ambassador to France and senior adviser on Arab and Middle East issues, respectively.

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Cold Weather Advisories are also in place in isolated parts of New York, western Massachusetts and northeast Pennsylvania for Saturday night. Higher elevations should expect a couple of fresh inches of snow, while rainfall totals through Sunday range from 0.5-3 inches. By Sunday, this warmer air will spread over the Plains, with highs as much as 30 degrees warmer than average. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day will be warm, with highs throughout the country at or above average. In some places through the Plains and the Mississippi Valley, temperatures will be as much as 20 degrees above average.

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☆ Suspect in Germany auto attack that killed 5, injured 200 self-identified as Islamophobic and anti-immigrationist
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-21 | by ( Freddie Clayton | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Jonathan_Dienst_Byline.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Two senior U.S. officials familiar with the matter identified al-Abdulmohsen as the suspect. He has aligned himself with far-right movements such as Germany’s anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, while praising figures like Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders. Police have not released a motive in the Christmas market attack, but two senior U.S. officials told NBC News authorities are investigating whether the incident is terrorism-related. In 2019, al-Abdulmohsen told the newspaper FAZ that he left Islam in his early 20s after pretending he was still a Muslim. He had previously reposted the tech billionaire, who expressed his support for AfD last week, writing on X: “Only the AfD can save Germany.”

Persons: Taleb, ”, Geert Wilders, “, —, Alice Weidel, Angela Merkel, Abdulmohsen, Wilders, Adolf Hitler’s “ Mein, Islam, Elon Musk Organizations: Police, U.S, NBC, NBC News, ”, Party for Freedom, Twitter, Secular Refugees, Secular Refugee Locations: Saudi Arabia, Magdeburg, Berlin, Germany, “ Germany, Europe, Dutch, Bernburg, Saudi

☆ Blake Lively accuses 'It Ends With Us' co-star Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment and retaliation
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-21 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Blake Lively accused her co-star Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment on the set of “It Ends With Us,” and then trying to ruin her reputation after she expressed her concerns, according to a complaint she filed. During one alleged incident, Baldoni improvised numerous kisses during a scene, the complaint says. Another incident alleges that Baldoni did not act in character while they filmed a slow dance scene that did not require sound. Baldoni was caressing Ms. Lively with his mouth in a way that had nothing to do with their roles. According to the complaint, Baldoni hired a crisis communications team to launch a “retaliatory social manipulation campaign” against Lively during the film’s promotion to destroy her reputation.

Persons: Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni, ”, ” Lively, Baldoni, Ryan Reynolds, Bryan Freedman, Freedman, “ Mr, Ms, Lively, ‘ I’m, Jamey Heath, Wayfarer, Heath, Jenny Slate, Colleen Hoover’s, Lily Bloom, Ryle Kincaid, Allysa Kincaid, Ryle’s Organizations: California Civil Rights Department, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Wayfarer Studios, NBC News, TMZ, Sony, Baldoni, Wayfarer Locations: Baldoni

The US Senate passed a bipartisan bill early Saturday to increase Social Security benefits for close to 3 million federal, state and local public sector workers, which includes firefighters, police officers and teachers. If the legislation is signed into law by President Joe Biden, it would apply to all benefits payable after December 2023. The Social Security Fairness Act — which already passed the House with overwhelming bipartisan support in November — eliminates two policies that have reduced Social Security benefits for public service employees. “The GPO reduces the spousal or surviving spousal benefits of people who receive pensions on the basis of noncovered employment,” CBO noted. Read more about the Social Security act.

Persons: Joe Biden, Read Organizations: Senate, Social Security, Congressional, Office, CBO, Social

The Summary NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is expected to dive extremely close to the solar surface on Dec. 24. The mission was designed to study the sun’s outer atmosphere and help researchers learn about how solar storms erupt into space. The agency’s Parker Solar Probe is days away from making its closest-ever approach to the sun on Tuesday, swooping nearer to our star than any other human-made object in history. As the Parker Solar Probe swoops close to the sun, it will likely fly through plumes of solar plasma and could even dive into active regions of the star, Korreck said. This busy phase, which is typically characterized by a flurry of solar storms and high magnetic activity, is known as the solar maximum.

Persons: Parker, ”, Kelly Korreck, Korreck, “, we’ll, Eugene Parker Organizations: NASA, Probe, University of Chicago, Venus Locations: heliophysics

☆ After Hurricane Helene, North Carolina's holiday tourist season grinds to a halt
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-21 | by ( Deon J. Hampton | Deon J. Hampton Is A National Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

The hurricane killed at least 223 people across the Southeast, about half of them in North Carolina, authorities said. Empty apartment complexes and waterlogged vehicles rot in the faint winter sun. Tree stumps and branches, trash and household appliances waste away on roadsides and in rivers. Asheville resident Jeff Davis, 62, said he has tuned out the noise and adapted to living amid the chaos. Typically, the winter months draw millions of visitors to the alluring blue mountains, inviting hiking trails and live music venues.

Persons: Jeff Davis, ” Davis, “ Organizations: Asheville Locations: North Carolina

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