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WASHINGTON — Tech billionaire Elon Musk and conservative activist Vivek Ramaswamy on Thursday began in-person discussions with congressional Republicans about ways they could slash federal spending and regulations once President-elect Donald Trump takes office. Musk and Ramaswamy traveled to Capitol Hill for a series of meetings with House and Senate members. Musk has repeatedly faced questions about potential conflicts of interest in advising on the federal budget. Musk and Ramaswamy are seeking individuals with business backgrounds with an interest in “gutting bureaucracy” to fill those roles. Musk has shown a willingness to consider cuts to some of the federal government’s most popular programs including Social Security.

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The Summary NASA's next Artemis mission, which will send four astronauts around the moon, is delayed until 2026, the agency announced. The delay also pushes back the expected timeline of a subsequent Artemis mission to land astronauts on the lunar surface. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said that under the new timeline, the U.S. will still be on track to put astronauts on the moon before China does. In January, NASA said it would launch the Artemis II mission in September 2025 instead of late 2024. Extensive testing revealed that the heat shield likely eroded because of the specific way that the Orion capsule returned to Earth.

Persons: Bill Nelson, Artemis, Nelson, ” Nelson, Pam Melroy, Orion, Melroy, “, Donald Trump's, ” Melroy Organizations: NASA, Artemis, Orion, Star, White Locations: U.S, China, United States

More than two dozen transgender people and their allies staged a sit-in at a U.S. Capitol bathroom Thursday to protest a proposed policy that would prohibit the country’s first openly trans member of Congress from using the women’s restrooms in the building. More than two dozen transgender people and their allies staged a sit-in at a U.S. Capitol bathroom on Thursday. This is about safety for anyone, for women or otherwise.”Following the protest, Mace shared a video on social media addressing the demonstrators by calling them an anti-trans slur. Standing outside of what appeared to be a Capitol police station, she then read the protesters their Miranda rights using a megaphone. We didn’t start this fight, but we are together now.”McBride did not immediately return a request for comment about the protest.

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“Then people wonder why a health insurance CEO was gunned down … because insurance companies pull this garbage,” one X user wrote. In an interview, he said he was not condoning the killing, but calling attention to populist anger about the private health insurance system. “My take is that there is a great deal of populist anger about the way corporations in private health insurance are able to just abuse people and ruin people’s lives and in the case of health insurance even potentially leave them to die with impunity and for profit,” Chow said. “The health care sector specifically has seen a pretty significant increase in violence, whether that be physical violence, threats, et cetera. “Two things can be true: The health insurance system is broken and must be fixed, and also gun violence and murder is wrong.”

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☆ Are the Lakers still a championship contender? All signs point to no
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Rohan Nadkarni | Rohan Nadkarni Is A Sports Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

After 22 games last season, Los Angeles was 13-9, with a -0.8 net rating, 21st in the NBA. After 22 games this season, the Lakers are 12-10, with a -4.7 net rating, 23rd in the NBA. Los Angeles does neither. For as flawed as the Los Angeles roster has been ever since winning a championship in 2020, LeBron and AD have often been the saving grace. But Los Angeles not being able to beat opponents with both of them on the floor is a massive red flag.

Persons: J.J, Redick, hasn’t, there’s, LeBron James, Anthony Davis, that’s, Davis, He’s, James, It’s, “ We’re, ” Redick, “ Organizations: Los Angeles Lakers, Lakers, Miami Heat, NBA, —, Los Angeles Locations: Los Angeles, Angeles, Miami

After nearly two years of friendship bracelets and sparkly bodysuits, Taylor Swift’s record-shattering Eras Tour is finally coming to a close. Her “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” movie, released in October, became the highest-grossing domestic concert film ever by the end of its opening weekend in North America. Starting in Arizona, the 2023 Eras Tour traversed a total of 20 cities across the United States over about five months. Tragedy briefly struck the Eras Tour when a 23-year-old fan died last year at her show in Rio de Janeiro amid extreme temperatures. The rumor mill has churned nonstop throughout the Eras Tour, and Swift’s final show is no exception.

Persons: bodysuits, Taylor, Swift, Taylor Swift, snagged Swift, Swift’s, Concertgoers, ”, Sebastien St, Jean, Chris May, “ Taylor Swift, there’s Organizations: Federal Reserve, Poets Department, ”, showtime, Canada, Canada Border Services Agency, NBC News, Agency, Getty, Canadian Press Locations: Vancouver , British Columbia, North America, Arizona, United States, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Japan, Australia, Singapore, Europe, France, Sweden, Portugal, Spain, Ireland, Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Poland, England, Scotland, Wales, United Kingdom, Vienna, Florida , Louisiana, Indiana, Toronto, Vancouver, Canada

☆ Healthy soup recipes that are cozy and comforting
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Food Network Kitchen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Nothing chases away the chill like a cozy bowl of soup, especially one that’s made with plenty of good-for-you ingredients. Whether you’re craving chicken noodle, minestrone or creamy broccoli Cheddar, you’ll find all the recipes you need right here. ), it’s somewhere between a soup and a pasta, bringing the best qualities of both to one bowl. Matt Armendariz/Food NetworkGet the RecipeGrated Pasta Chicken SoupCozy up to a bowl of this easy chicken soup filled with fresh homemade egg noodles. The key is to make a quick 5-ingredient pasta dough and then simply grate it directly into store-bought chicken broth using a box grater.

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Instead, Casar said Democrats should change course by redirecting such attacks and accusing the GOP of fueling culture wars to district voters from their agenda of helping the rich get richer. We need to re-emphasize core economic issues every time some of these cultural war issues are brought up,” Casar said. “The Democratic Party, at its best, can hold people or can have inside of its tent people across geography, across race and across ideology. “I think we should lead the country, but we should never be more than an arm’s length ahead,” Casar said. “It’s less of a left-right fight and more of a getting back to a Democratic Party that’s for everyday people, no longer being seen as preachy or disconnected,” Casar said.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Greg Casar of, Casar, Donald Trump, Trump, Kamala Harris, ” Casar, ’, “, Pramila Jayapal, Harris ’, Harris, ”, Joe Biden, Biden Organizations: Democratic Party, Congressional Progressive Caucus, NBC News, Republican, Republicans, Republican Party, Rep, Austin City, Democratic Locations: Greg Casar of Texas, Wall, Austin, Mexico, Texas

The National Tsunami Warning Center issued a warning after a powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Northern California on Thursday. Nearly 5 million people are under that warning from Davenport, California, up to Douglas/Lane Line, Oregon, the agency said. Long said the reason for that delay — between the earthquake and potential tsunami impacts — is because earthquake waves travel faster. A tsunami wave “in the open ocean tends to travel about as fast as a jet plane flies, whereas earthquake waves travel much faster,” she said. That delay means it is easier for experts to issue tsunami warnings, Long said.

Persons: ” Maureen Long, ” Long, Long Organizations: Yale University, Tsunami Warning Locations: California, Oregon, Northern California, Davenport , California, Douglas, Lane, , Oregon, San Francisco Bay, Eureka, Fort Bragg, Crescent City , California

☆ Why has it been even hotter than expected recently? Research points to diminishing cloud cover
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Evan Bush | Evan Bush Is A Science Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

The Summary Global temperatures in the last two years have been even higher than climate scientists expected. A new study offers a possible reason why: Cloud cover has decreased. If the reductions in low cloud cover aren’t a result of chance, it likely means Earth is warming even faster than scientists thought. One option is that a natural process is temporarily diverging from normal, causing a reduction in cloud cover. Still, many questions remain, said Zeke Hausfather, the climate research lead at the finance company Stripe and a research scientist at Berkeley Earth.

Persons: Niño, ”, Helge Goessling, Alfred Wegener, “ It’s, ” Goessling, —, Zeke Hausfather Organizations: Alfred, Alfred Wegener Institute, NASA, International Maritime Organization, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration Locations: Germany, Berkeley, Paris

Illinois deputies helped avert disaster early Monday morning, preventing a pregnant woman whose brakes failed from plunging into a bitingly cold lake. Jaelyn Mocaby, the pregnant driver, called 911 around 2 a.m. Monday to report that her brakes were failing. Mocaby told the 911 dispatcher that she couldn't slow down or turn off the car, according to a recording of the call. But the car was still moving downhill, Mocaby told the dispatcher. Coffey told NBC Chicago that he was just glad the woman was safe.

Persons: Mocaby, ” Mocaby, Tyler Coffey, Coffey, Jeff Diederich, Carol Mocaby Organizations: NBC News, NBC Chicago Locations: Orchard, Williamson County

PARIS — The reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral should have been a victory lap for French President Emmanuel Macron. The vote against Barnier came just three months after Macron appointed him to the role, making him the shortest-serving French prime minister. Former French Prime Minister Michel Barnier. While Macron’s position is not technically affected by Barnier’s resignation, his political future has become uncertain as pressure grows for him to step down. “For the moment Macron’s position is not imperiled,” political expert Douglas Webber told NBC News on Thursday.

Persons: Emmanuel Macron, Michel Barnier, Barnier, Macron, Nathan Laine, ” Macron, “, ”, Donald Trump —, Barnier’s, Douglas Webber Organizations: PARIS, Notre Dame, European Union, Macron, French, Bloomberg, Getty, Notre Dame Cathedral, Notre, Dame, National Assembly, Popular Front coalition, NBC Locations: France, Paris

☆ 'Deus in machina': Swiss church installs AI Jesus to connect the digital and the divine
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Brian Cheng | Brian Cheng Is An Intern On Nbc News'S Asia Desk. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Three centuries on, at Switzerland's oldest church in the city of Lucerne, worshippers can now talk to a computer generated avatar of the Son of God. “Deus in machina” was developed by a team at the Immersive Realities Research Lab at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, as well the chapel's theologian Marco Schmid. An AI Jesus has been installed in St. Peter's Chapel in the old town of Lucerne, Switzerland. The Catholic Church's position on homosexuality and issues like the sexual abuse cases it has faced were also brought up. Instructions for "Deus in Machina" in Lucerne, Switzerland.

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☆ What Fed chief Powell said about crypto that may have aided bitcoin’s rally to $100,000
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Jeff Cox | Jeff Cox Is A Finance Editor With Cnbc.Com Where He Covers All Aspects Of The Markets | Monitors Coverage Of The Financial Markets | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Bitcoin’s meteoric run may have gotten a little extra push from an unlikely source: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. In comments Wednesday about the cryptocurrency, the central bank leader noted that he does not and cannot own any himself. However, he also maintained that bitcoin is not a challenge for traditional currencies such as the U.S. dollar but rather for gold. “People use bitcoin as a speculative asset,” Powell told CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin during the New York Times’ DealBook Summit. It’s not a competitor for the dollar, it’s really a competitor for gold.”For those who watch the crypto markets, the Powell comments, whether unwittingly, provided a sense of legitimacy for bitcoin and helped drive it another leg higher.

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In a post early Thursday on his Truth Social platform, Trump wrote: "CONGRATULATIONS BITCOINERS!!! Cryptocurrency advocates are not pushing back on the idea that Trump deserves some credit for the latest price rally. Up only," wrote David Bailey, CEO of Bitcoin Magazine and the Bitcoin Conference, in a post on X. "It’s impossible to express the magnitude of the shift we’re likely to see at an SEC run by Paul Atkins," wrote Jake Chervinsky, chief legal officer for financial technology group Variant. “We will have regulations, but from now on the rules will be written by people who love your industry, not hate your industry,” Trump said at the time.

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Those include Temu, Shein, AliExpress and TikTok, which offer super-low prices that U.S. rivals have raced to compete with. For customers chasing cheaper alternatives to name-brand products, the cost savings can entail tradeoffs in quality. But when NBC News tried out several Temu items alongside their name-brand counterparts, the results were uneven. Other Temu products worked pretty well, at least for a while. Overall, NBC News determined three of the six Temu products performed as expected.

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Another year, another sales record: Retailers again saw purchases hit new heights over Thanksgiving weekend, even as shoppers remain cautious about where and when to spend. In-store and digital retail sales tracked by MasterCard rose 3.4% on Black Friday since last year, with e-commerce purchases surging 14.6%. In fact, online prices were 3% lower during the Thanksgiving sales period than last year, he said. That indicates many consumers are shelling out beyond what it takes just to keep up with price increases. Black Friday is all about deals, but consumers have been more receptive to deals all year.

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☆ Airline passengers would get paid for major delays under rules considered by Biden administration
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Jay Blackman | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

The Biden administration is considering new rules that would require airlines to pay passengers for significant delays within a carrier’s control. Other proposals include requiring airlines to rebook passengers at no additional cost on the next available flight, covering meals, overnight lodging and related transportation expenses for stranded passengers. It comes as over 60% of three-hour or longer domestic flight delays were “airline-caused” in 2022 and 2023, according to airline data submitted to DOT. The news release noted that the U.K., E.U., Canada and Brazil have consumer protections to compensate passengers and provide services of significant delays in place. “One study found that the European Union’s compensation and service requirements reduced the likelihood and duration of flight delays,” the DOT said in a news release said.

Persons: Biden Organizations: U.S . Department of Transportation, Office, DOT, Airlines, America, American Airlines, United, Federal Aviation Administration Locations: Congress, Canada, Brazil, U.S, Delta

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is expected to meet with President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming border czar Tom Homan next week to discuss the next administration’s immigration plans, Adams told MSNBC Thursday. Adams, who has fiercely criticized the Biden administration over his city’s migrant crisis, previously said he planned to meet with Homan and had reached out to set up a meeting. I want to hear the actual plan, how we’re going to actually operationalize this plan,” Adams said on MSNBC. Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar, who represents communities along the Texas-Mexico border, told CNN Wednesday that he spoke with Homan this week. I live on the border,” Cuellar said, citing his history with Homan, who also served in the Obama administration.

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☆ UnitedHealthcare CEO killing and Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting: Morning Rundown
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Elizabeth Robinson | Elizabeth Robinson Is A Newsletter Editor For Nbc News | Based In Los Angeles. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

The manhunt for the gunman who fatally shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City goes on. A study suggests there are millions of psychiatric disorders linked to exposure to lead in gasoline. And Rockefeller Center gets in the holiday spirit with its annual Christmas tree lighting. Manhunt continues for shooter in UnitedHealthcare CEO killingThe manhunt for the person who fatally shot the CEO of UnitedHealthcare is still going on. Rockefeller Center tree lights up the holiday seasonIt’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Rockefeller Center, which celebrated its tree lighting with a star-studded show last night.

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The incoming Trump administration is preparing a list of countries to which it may deport migrants when their home countries refuse to accept them, according to three sources familiar with the plans. The American Civil Liberties Union and other pro-immigrant rights groups sued the Trump administration over the policy. As a result, many migrants from those countries end up released into the United States, even if a judge has ordered them deported. The sources also told NBC News the incoming administration has a goal of deporting migrants within a week of their arrest and believes this policy will help expedite deportations. He will deliver,” Karoline Leavitt, a Trump-Vance transition spokeswoman, told NBC News when asked for a comment about the plans.

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The Summary Southern giant hornets, sometimes referred to as "murder hornets," have been found in Europe for the first time. Scientists are hunting for the hornets' nest. Researchers in Spain are scrambling to find the nest belonging to the first southern giant hornets found in Europe. Neither northern nor southern giant hornets have been found in Europe beyond the four documented in Spain. Sanchez said that the detection of southern giant hornets in Spain indicates that more are likely on the way.

Persons: Asia —, Omar Sanchez, ”, Sanchez, Molly Keck, Keck Organizations: Southern, hornets, Northern, University of Oviedo, M University Locations: Europe, Spain, Asia, India, China, Thailand, Vietnam, Siero, Asturias province, United States, Washington, U.S, Texas

Choi Byung-hyuk, a retired four-star army general who is currently the South Korean ambassador to Saudi Arabia, was named as Kim’s successor. Kim Yong-hyun, who has resigned as South Korean defense minister, in Washington in October. He did not directly address whether the emergency martial law was his idea, as opposition lawmakers and South Korean media have alleged. Choi Byung-hyuk, a retired army general who is the South Korean ambassador to Saudi Arabia, has been named as Kim’s successor. Though PPP leaders repudiated Yoon’s martial law declaration and have asked him to leave the party, they said the party opposed the impeachment motion.

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☆ Giant cyborg cockroaches could be the search and rescue workers of the future
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Amy Gunia | Hazel Pfeifer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

He hopes to create an army of insect-machine search and rescue workers. Researchers in Australia are fusing control backpacks onto beetles and cockroaches to direct their movements. Fitzgerald says cyborg search and rescue beetles or cockroaches might be able to help in disaster situations by finding and reporting the location of survivors and delivering lifesaving drugs to them before human rescuers can get there. Fitzgerald says that although the work might seem futuristic now, in a few decades, cyborg insects could be saving lives. University of Queensland student Lachlan Fitzgerald hopes to one day use the insect-machine hybrids as search and rescue workers.

Persons: Lachlan Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald, ”, Dan Soekov, “, He’s, bioethicists Organizations: CNN, University of Queensland, California Institute of Technology, Caltech, Cornell University Locations: Australia

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