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☆ NFL Power Rankings Week 15: Vikings, Seahawks move up, plus breakout player for every team
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Josh Kendall | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +22 min

Sando’s Pick SixLast week: 5Sunday: Beat Atlanta Falcons 42-21Breakout player: Running back Aaron Jones. He had five catches for 82 yards Sunday, and he’s third in receiving yards per game (104.6) since Week 9. Six times this season, he’s had double-digit tackles. He averaged 52.7 yards yards on six punts Sunday. Tennessee Titans (3-10)Last week: 28Sunday: Lost to Jacksonville Jaguars 10-6Breakout player: Wide receiver Nick Westbrook-IkhineThe fifth-year pro has 21 catches this season.

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☆ New Zealand plans to ban greyhound racing as practice grows increasingly rare worldwide
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Story Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Wellington, New Zealand AP —New Zealand plans to outlaw greyhound racing because too many dogs are hurt or killed, the government said Tuesday, spelling an end to the practice in one of the few countries where it still operates. Commercial greyhound racing continues in the United States, Australia, the UK and Ireland, with only two tracks remaining in the US after many states ended the practice. Unease over animal welfareNew Zealand’s greyhound racing industry has faced repeated reviews in recent years over its dog safety record, with multiple reports urging sweeping changes. A racing industry in global declineSome lawmakers in parliament on Tuesday described the racing industry’s end as inevitable following the steady decline of greyhound racing worldwide. Greyhound racing is also legal in Australia, where critics have decried the practice, and the rules governing it vary by state.

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☆ Argentina’s economy: What Milei’s chainsaw approach has delivered in a year
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Hanna Ziady | Stefano Pozzebon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

London/Bogota/Buenos Aires CNN —Javier Milei swept to power in Argentina a year ago on a ticket to tackle chronic hyperinflation and overhaul the long-suffering economy. In one regard — slashing the size of the state — he has proven so successful that Donald Trump’s government efficiency tsars want to replicate his approach. Homeless people at the gates of the closed Retiro train station during a general strike on May 9, 2024, in Buenos Aires. But the adjustment has proved painful in a country where roughly every 10th person is employed in the public sector. But capital controls, which limit the flow of foreign currency into and out of the country, are giving investors pause.

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☆ Man accused of duping Filipino churchgoers into investing in video Covid-test tech to plead guilty
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Kimmy Yam | Kimmy Yam Is A Reporter For Nbc Asian America. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

A man in the San Fernando Valley of California has agreed to plead guilty to wire fraud, after prosecutors accused him of running a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme targeting local Filipino community members, including senior churchgoers. It was all under the guise of investing in his two tech companies, prosecutors wrote in the plea deal, with D’Habsburg making several claims including that his technology could detect Covid-19 infection based on video. At one point in 2020, D’Habsburg convinced a victim to wire $224,378.43 to his bank account in the name of BAI intelligence, prosecutors wrote in the plea deal reached with the defendant. He then used the money to buy luxury cars like a vintage Rolls Royce and rare antiques, court documents said. D’Habsburg hired recruiters to identify potential investors from the community for his business Wild Rabbit Technologies, in addition to BAI Intelligence, and marketed alleged artificial intelligence technology, prosecutors wrote in the plea deal.

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☆ Red flag warning across Southern California as Santa Ana winds bring dangerous fire conditions
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Red flag warnings are in place for Southern California due to Santa Ana winds that will bring gusts up to 65 mph and “extremely rare and dangerous” fire weather conditions. Meanwhile, a "particularly dangerous situation" red flag warning is also in place from 10 p.m. Monday through 2 p.m. Tuesday in those same areas due to Santa Ana winds, low humidity and extremely dry vegetation. Under the PDS red flag warning, damaging wind gusts of 60 to 80 mph will be likely along with single digit humidities across windier mountains and foothills. Santa Ana winds are forecast to increase late Monday morning into the afternoon and peak Monday night into Tuesday, the NWS said. It’s expected be a long duration red flag event due to the “strong likelihood of widespread single digit humidities,” the Sunday evening advisory said.

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The New York Mets and superstar outfielder Juan Soto have agreed on a 15-year, $765 million contract, according to multiple reports Sunday. Cohen had shelled out $130 million for Max Scherzer and $86.7 million for Justin Verlander before he shipped both of the big-name pitchers away in 2023. Soto's arrival should strengthen the Mets' offense or at least lessen the blow of possibly losing first baseman Pete Alonso to free agency. Soto's addition is the Mets' most aggressive move yet to wrest the Big Apple spotlight away from the Yankees. He belted a career-high 41 home runs this season (fourth most) to go along with 109 RBIs (sixth most).

Persons: Juan Soto, Soto, Steve Cohen —, Cohen, hasn't, Francisco Lindor, Max Scherzer, Justin Verlander, Pete Alonso, Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, they're Organizations: New York Mets, Yankees, Bronx Bombers, ESPN, Yankee, Citi Field, Mets, MLB, Los Angeles Dodgers, National League, NL East, AL, Dodgers, American League, Bombers, Miracle Mets, Big Apple, Baseball Locations: Queens

☆ Ant Group gets new CEO as billionaire founder Jack Ma talks up AI in rare appearance
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba Group, speaks during 2020 China Green Companies Summit on September 29, 2020 in Haikou, Hainan Province of China. Ant Group, which runs the massive payments app Alipay, is one of China's biggest technology firms. The management changes were announced as part of the company's twentieth anniversary celebrations which also featured a speech from Alibaba and Ant Group founder Jack Ma. It's a rare public appearance from Ma who was impacted by the Chinese government's regulatory tightening of the domestic tech sector. Since then, Ant Group has been overhauling its business to be compliant with regulators.

Persons: Jack Ma, Cyril Han, Han, Eric Jing, Jing, Ma, Ant Organizations: Alibaba, China Green Companies Summit, Ant Group, CNBC, Mar, Ant Locations: China, Haikou, Hainan Province

☆ Katie Holmes refutes story about daughter Suri Cruise’s fortune
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Katie Holmes has offered a rare comment regarding her teen daughter, Suri Cruise. “Daily mail you can stop making stuff up.”In the caption Holmes simply wrote, “Enough.”CNN has reached out to the Daily Mail for comment. Holmes and Tom Cruise were married from 2006 to 2012. The teen and Holmes have largely remained out of the spotlight, with the actress working to protect her daughter’s privacy. !,” Holmes wrote in the caption.

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☆ Taylor Swift's Eras Tour was a billion-dollar success that set a new bar for pop stars. Not even she can reach it again.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Taylor Swift's Eras Tour concluded on Sunday in Vancouver. AdvertisementThe Eras Tour has been widely celebrated as a cultural phenomenon and money-making marvel. Swift's tour boosted local economies across the globe, from the US to the UK to Singapore. Gareth Cattermole/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights ManagementAs a literal billionaire, Swift's Eras Tour set a standard that's impossible for most artists to meet. "I'll never forget the call when I explained my idea of the concept for the Eras Tour to my team.

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☆ How real is Chelsea’s title challenge? More questions for Man Utd over Ashworth exit? – The Briefing
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Nick Miller | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +11 min

Those are Chelsea’s next seven Premier League fixtures before they travel to face Manchester City on January 25. At a time when the other challengers are showing real fragility — Arsenal drawing with Fulham, Manchester City dropping points at Crystal Palace this weekend — Chelsea are pretty consistent. Wednesday is a bit juicier: big early 90s vibes with Milan vs Crvena zvezda, but for something a little more contemporary, there’s Borussia Dortmund vs Barcelona and Juventus vs Manchester City. That’s the men: the Women’s Champions League is also in town and it’s bringing Valerenga vs Arsenal, Manchester City vs St Polten, Bayern Munich vs Juventus and Chelsea vs Twente. The jumble of fixtures we’ve come to expect of this competition throws up Viktoria Plzen vs Manchester United, Rangers vs Tottenham and Ajax vs Lazio.

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☆ Bank of Japan could hike rates as early as next week: Capital Economics
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailBank of Japan could hike rates as early as next week: Capital EconomicsMarcel Thieliant, Asia-Pacific head at Capital Economics, says a rare interview by Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda saying that a rate hike is "approaching" should be taken as a strong signal that there there will be a rate hike soon.

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Opinion TheKillings ofYoungMothersIt’s an hour before sunrise in New Orleans, and Markitha Sinegal is fighting with her boyfriend again. In Louisiana, where Markitha Sinegal lived, homicide is the second leading cause of death for pregnant and postpartum women. Homicide deaths are usually omitted from maternal mortality statistics because they aren’t considered sufficiently related to the pregnancy itself. But homicide isn’t a rare anomaly for pregnant and postpartum women — it’s one of their leading causes of death. Domestic violence is rooted in power and control, and pregnancy is a tether that can shift a relationship’s dynamic.

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☆ China wants to send the US a message with its rare earths export ban, says advisor
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailChina wants to send the US a message with its rare earths export ban, says advisorPeter Alexander of Z-Ben Advisors says that Beijing retaliating in 'very short order' to America's chip export restrictions was to send a message that things are different compared to the trade war during Trump's first term.

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☆ Juan Soto agrees to 15-year, $765 million contract with New York Mets: Reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( David K. Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The New York Mets and superstar outfielder Juan Soto have agreed on a 15-year, $765 million contract, according to multiple reports Sunday. Cohen had shelled out $130 million for Max Scherzer and $86.7 million for Justin Verlander before he shipped both of the big-name pitchers away in 2023. The Mets have won two World Series (1969 and 1986) since their history began in 1962. Soto's addition is the Mets' most aggressive move yet to wrest the Big Apple spotlight away from the Yankees. He belted a career-high 41 home runs this season (fourth most) to go along with 109 RBIs (sixth most).

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☆ Jack Ma says AI will 'go beyond everyone's imagination' in a rare public appearance
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Jack Ma, the cofounder of Alibaba Group, discussed AI's future in a rare public appearance. The speech marks his first public appearance since March 2023. AdvertisementJack Ma, the cofounder of Alibaba Group, made a rare public appearance on Sunday to give a speech about how AI will bring changes over the next two decades that "go beyond everyone's imagination." Representatives for Ant Group did not respond to a request for comment from Business Insider, made outside normal working hours. Ma's speech is his first public appearance that has been reported on since March 2023, when he resurfaced at a school in Hangzhou.

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☆ 7 cocktails award-winning bartenders are ordering this holiday season
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Shayna Conde | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

There's nothing better than warm whiskey with honey and lemon on a cold night. Her wintertime staple is a hot toddy. Along with her personal connection to this drink, the history of the hot toddy also resonates with her work in connecting cocktails with Black American culture. Daddy Long Legs, another successful bartender who recently placed third in Tales of the Cocktail's Most Imaginative Bartender awards, has similar praise for the hot drink. "Personally, I'm brewing an idea for a chicken-noodle-soup hot toddy," they told BI.

Persons: haven't, Daddy Long Locations: Los Angeles, American

☆ The mind of Sam Altman
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Adam Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +21 min

And now, after years of stasis in Silicon Valley, we have Sam Altman . To answer that question, I've spent weeks taking a Talmudic dive into the Gospel According to Sam Altman. Unlike Jobs, who bestrode the stage at Apple events dropping one-more-things like a modern-day Prometheus, Altman doesn't spew ego everywhere. AdvertisementAnother contrast with the tech gurus of yore: Altman says he doesn't care much about money. Altman doesn't know what the future will bring, but he's in a hurry to get there.

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A high-profile violent crime typically sets social media abuzz with tips and theories from amateur internet sleuths, hunting for the alleged perpetrator. Thompson’s targeted killing has sparked online praise from people angry over the state of U.S. health care. A Gallup poll released Friday found that Americans believe health care quality is at a 24-year low. Those polled said health care coverage is even worse, with 54% saying it’s fair or poor. At least one person who did try to help find Thompson’s killer was criticized on X, formerly known as Twitter, for doing so.

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☆ Travel news: A new $120,000 way to sail the world by living on a cruise ship for a year
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-07 | by ( Maureen O'Hare | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Virgin Voyages is the latest cruise line to offer the chance to turn your relocation into a sea-location, with its new all-you-can-sail annual pass. The report by Euromonitor International named Bangkok the world’s busiest city this year for international arrivals. The world’s most-visited city in 2023 was the Turkish city of Istanbul. It’s the SS United States and after rusting on a Philadelphia pier for three decades, it’s now making its final journey – right to the bottom of the ocean. Travelers in the United States lose millions of suitcases every year.

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☆ Mark Withers, actor of ‘Dynasty’ and ‘Stranger Things’ fame, dead at 77
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-07 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Mark Withers, an actor known for several high-profile television roles, including gay character Ted Dinard on 1980s-era primetime soap “Dynasty,” has died. The news of his November 22 death was confirmed to Variety on Friday by Withers’ daughter, Jessie Withers, who identified the cause as pancreatic cancer. The elder Withers enjoyed a prolific career in television throughout the ’80s – with appearances in shows including “Matlock,” “Magnum, P.I.,” “The Dukes of Hazzard,” “Dallas” and “L.A. Mark Withers in 1981 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. Mark’s enduring talent and commitment to the industry will be fondly remembered by colleagues, friends, and fans alike.”

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☆ Pair of Judy Garland’s ruby slippers from ‘The Wizard of Oz’ sold at auction for $28 million
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-07 | by ( Mariasole Campinoti | Maria Sole Campinoti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A pair of Judy Garland’s ruby slippers from “The Wizard of Oz,” which were stolen from a Minnesota museum almost 20 years ago, sold at auction for $28 million Saturday. Only two bidders remained toward the end, and the slippers were sold to a bidder participating over the phone. With auction house commissions, the slippers sold for a staggering $32.5 million, nearly 11 times its estimate of $3 million. The ruby slippers are one of the most beloved artifacts from the iconic 1939 movie. Collector Michael Shaw had lent the slippers to the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota when they were stolen in 2005.

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☆ Meet Kevin Weil, the Man Turning Sam Altman's Visions Into Reality
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-07 | by ( Melia Russell | Rob Price | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

The event, the AI infrastructure conference Ray Summit, had originally booked OpenAI's chief technology officer, Mira Murati, to speak. If Sam Altman is the starry-eyed visionary of OpenAI, Weil is its executor. That includes Weil, a relative OpenAI newcomer who joined in June and rapidly became one of its most notable ambassadors. Former colleagues say Kevin Weil was key to turning Twitter into a crucial arena for advertisers. That's far from the only struggle the product chief faces.

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☆ Hegseth and Collins’ push for cutting veterans health benefits alarms servicemembers and veterans groups
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-07 | by ( Natasha Bertrand | Haley Britzky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

He’s also lobbied for policies that would restrict VA care and believes veterans should ask for fewer government benefits. “We want to have full choice where veterans can go wherever they want for care,” Hegseth told Trump on speakerphone as Shulkin listened, according to Shulkin’s 2019 memoir. For Shulkin, a rare “holdover” from President Barack Obama’s administration to Trump’s, this was “the worst-case scenario” for veteran health care, and one he had repeatedly warned Hegseth against. As secretary of defense, Hegseth would oversee the Military Health System, which is separate from the Veterans Health Administration. “If this continues, the Defense Department will eventually be a health care and pension provider that also happens to fight wars,” he wrote.

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☆ An archbishop's knock formally restores Notre Dame to life as winds howl and heads of state look on
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-07 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Ludovic Marin | Afp | Getty ImagesHowling winds couldn't stop Notre Dame Cathedral 's heart from beating again. "Brothers and sisters, let us enter now into Notre Dame," he declared. "Not many of us could say the same after such tragedy, but Notre Dame can." Notre Dame echoed to the sound of a sustained standing ovation after the showing of a short movie that documented the gargantuan rebuilding effort. But that was followed by images of all types of artisans, many using traditional handicraft techniques, who collectively restored Notre Dame to look better now than ever.

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☆ Don't try to be cool: 12 tips that'll make you better at small talk than most
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-07 | by ( Aditi Shrikant | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Small talk can help you bond with an evasive CEO or hard-to-please in-law. Use 'support responses'People who are good at small talk use "support responses," Matt Abrahams, a Stanford University lecturer and communications expert, wrote last year. Nod moreBeing good at small talk usually means having a high emotional intelligence. When it happens, she has a "secret" for making small talk that anyone can use. Ask for adviceAn easy way to flatter someone while making small talk without offering up an outright compliment is to ask them for advice.

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