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At 4.1%, the unemployment rate remains historically low. (For context: The unemployment rate never dropped below 5% in the 1970s or the 1980s.) Expectations were for the unemployment rate to have climbed from 4.1% to 4.2%, with 214,000 jobs added. “With the current jobs market cooling down quite a bit from the Great Resignation, and with inflation, people don’t feel secure making the leap” to new roles, Wigert said. Not all economists agree that the U.S. labor market is experiencing unusual tensions — and what frictions do exist have, in certain cases, immediately identifiable causes.

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☆ As Notre-Dame reopens, Macron stands in ashes of French political edifice
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-06 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The reopening of Notre-Dame cathedral, five years after being devastated by a fire, was supposed to be Emmanuel Macron's triumph. A tourist looks at Notre-Dame Cathedral of Paris on the eve of its reopening to the public on December 06, 2024 in Paris, France. French President Emmanuel Macron appears on screen as he makes a television address to the nation after Prime Minister Michel Barnier's government was toppled in a no confidence vote in parliament, in Paris, France, December 5, 2024. Macron expects to hold meetings with Trump and, perhaps, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who has been invited but not confirmed his attendance, diplomatic sources said. French President Emmanuel Macron and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy shake hands after signing an agreement, February 16, 2024 at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France.

Persons: Emmanuel Macron's, Notre, Dame, Donald Trump, Georgina Wright, Emmanuel Macron, Michel Barnier's, Christian Hartmann, Macron, Marine Le, Le Pen, Pieyre, Alexandre Anglade, Trump, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Thibault Camus Organizations: Notre, Dame, Dame Cathedral of, Chesnot, European Union's, Institut Montaigne, Reuters, Front, National, Brexit, Trump, Ukrainian Locations: Dame Cathedral of Paris, Paris, France, Russia, Ukraine, Europe, American, Germany

☆ Meta Platforms provides another reason to own oil-and-gas driller Coterra Energy
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-06 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Tech giants have increasingly set their long-term sights on nuclear power to fuel their artificial intelligence ambitions. Getting there will require more natural gas along the way — an incentive to stay invested in driller Coterra Energy . Indeed, the Facebook and Instagram parent on Tuesday released a request for proposals from nuclear energy developers. Meta said its goal is to add between 1 to 4 gigawatts of nuclear power in the U.S. beginning in the early 2030s. That will allow for more natural gas produced in the U.S. to be shipped around the world, particularly into Europe.

Persons: Entergy, Jim Cramer, Jim, Meta, Tom Jorden, There's, It's, …, Trump, Biden, Coterra, Instagram, Jim Cramer's, Meg Roussos Organizations: Tech, Coterra Energy, Meta, Microsoft, U.S, Facebook, Department of Energy, bottoming, CNBC, Bloomberg, Getty Locations: Louisiana, U.S, Pennsylvania, Department of Energy . Houston, Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Prineville , Oregon

☆ Austin Tice’s family says he is alive and well, but they are deeply frustrated after meeting with Biden administration
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-06 | by ( Michael Conte | Alex Marquardt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Washington CNN —The family of Austin Tice, a freelance journalist held in Syria since 2012, said they have new confirmation that he remains alive and well. A source familiar with what the Biden administration knows says there is no change in the administration’s assessment of Austin Tice, and they have no new information. Bill McCarren, director of the Press Freedom Center at the National Press Club, emphatically insisted the Biden administration is “lying” about what they know about Tice. “Our larger question was, how can we use this disruption to leverage something for Austin during this time?” she said. Austin’s father, Marc Tice, said that the family met with the State Department on Thursday, but that the meeting was not productive.

Persons: Austin Tice, Biden, Tice, “, ”, Debra Tice, Karine Jean, Pierre, Jean, Bill McCarren, Roger Carstens, Bashar Assad’s, Jacob Tice, Jake Sullivan, Assad, Sullivan, ” Jacob Tice, “ Sullivan, Harris, ” Debra Tice, Meagan Tice, Austin’s, Marc Tice, ” Marc Tice, Donald Trump, Austin, Naomi Tice, CNN’s Jennifer Hansler, Samantha Waldenberg Organizations: Washington CNN, National Press, White, Press, National Press Club, State Department, Austin, ”, State Department’s, White House, National Security, Biden, Harris Administration Locations: Syria, Damascus, Austin, Aleppo, ”

☆ John Mark Karr claimed he was with JonBenét Ramsey when she died. Here's where he is today.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-06 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementOnly one person has ever been arrested on suspicion of JonBenét Ramsey's murder: John Mark Karr. The unsolved murder of JonBenét Ramsey, a 6-year-old Colorado beauty queen, has transfixed the public since 1996. In the decades since the crime, there have been many theories about who killed JonBenét and even several false confessions. The suspect covered most widely in the media was John Mark Karr, who was arrested and cleared for the murder in 2006. John Mark Karr used the name "Daxis" to send emails to a JonBenét Ramsey documentarianJohn and Patsy Ramsey in May 1997.

Persons: JonBenét, John Mark Karr, he's, JonBenét Ramsey, Karr's, Ramsey, John, Patsy Ramsey, Helen H, Richardson, Michael Tracey, Tracey, Boulder DA Mary Lacy, Daxis, hadn't, JonBenét's, who'd, Karr, SAEED KHAN, he'd, they'd, Alex Reich, John Ramsey's, Joe Berlinger, Berlinger Organizations: Denver Post, Boulder DA, Getty, Monroe, Business, Netflix Locations: Colorado, Boulder, Thailand, California, AFP, America, Charlevoix , Michigan

☆ Meet the industry insider who curates art for shows on Netflix and beyond
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-06 | by ( Lucy Handley | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Yvonne Force Villareal at the opening of the Bunker Art Space on Dec. 3, 2023, in West Palm Beach, Florida. Culture Corps creates precise replicas of artworks for shows. The firm's first foray into placing art in shows was on the reboot of "Gossip Girl," a deal initiated by Remen through her contacts in the entertainment industry. The firm approached sourcing artwork for the show as if it were for a private client's home, Force Villareal said. A piece by Lucien Smith in the Tribeca home of 'Gossip Girl' character Julien Calloway in season one of the series.

Persons: Yvonne Force Villareal, Sean Zanni, Patrick Mcmullan, Anna, Shonda Rhimes, Anna Delvey, Anna Sorokin, Delvey, Cecily Brown —, Brown, Julia Garner, Cecily Brown, Jean, Michel Basquiat, Gregory Crewdson, Carla Klein, Damian Lewis's, Bobby, Axelrod, Jane Holzer —, Andy Warhol's, Laurance Rockefeller, Doreen Remen, Remen, Villareal, Lucien Smith, Julien Calloway, HBO Max, …, Candida Hofer, Neo Rauch, liaising, they've, Cindy Sherman, Barbara Kruger, Ugo Rondinone, Yvonne Force, Griffin, gallerists Paul Kasmin, Danny Moynihan, Hein Koh, Sarah Peters, Dayssi, Kanavos, Paul Kasmin, Pearl, Masato Onoda Organizations: Bunker, Netflix, Showtime, Culture Corps, Corps, CNBC, Axe, Force, Rhode Island School of Design, Art, Fund, Tribeca, HBO, Artists Rights Society, Bauer, Getty, Women's Business Enterprise National Council, WWD, Penske Media Locations: West Palm Beach , Florida, York, British, New York City, Swiss, Las Vegas

☆ Jamie Foxx reveals details of ‘near-death experience’ in new Netflix special
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-06 | by ( Elizabeth Wagmeister | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Jamie Foxx told a packed audience at a taping for his Netflix special that he had a “near-death experience” and was in a weeks-long coma during his mystery health crisis that had him hospitalized in 2023. He said it was a near-death experience,” Demecos Chambers, a longtime fan of Foxx who attended the standup taping in October, told CNN, sharing what the Oscar and Grammy winner said onstage. Adding to the secretive nature of the standup special, Netflix is not sending members of the press advance screeners. Foxx is also not doing any interviews before the special premieres, according to the streamer. Chambers said that Foxx puts on an impressive show, during which he performs standup, dances, sings and plays the piano.

Persons: Jamie Foxx, Foxx, “, ” Demecos Chambers, Oscar, ” Chambers, Chambers, Cameron Diaz, ”, ” Foxx, Ray ”, Corinne Foxx, Jamie Organizations: CNN, Netflix, ” Locations: Atlanta

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.

Persons: Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, Donald Trump, Trump, Ramaswamy, Mike Johnson, Musk, Sen, Thom Tillis, ” Tillis, Tillis, I’d, ”, “, Mike Lee, John Thune, Eric Schmitt, Shelley Moore Capito, Elon, Vivek, Ro Khanna, Harry Truman, Brendan Boyle, … Trump, ” Boyle, Obama, DOGE, Zach Mallove, Patty Murray, Mallove Organizations: WASHINGTON — Tech, Ramaswamy, Capitol, Department of Government Efficiency, Social Security, SpaceX, Trump White House, Trump, PAC, America PAC, Federal, Commission, Republican, Defense Department, NASA, Rivian, Peterson Foundation, Capitol Hill, Management, NBC News, Republicans, Truman, GOP, “ Republicans, ”, “ Locations: Trump, Pennsylvania, U.S, Utah

☆ 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

☆ 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

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.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, David Bailey, Trump's, Paul Atkins, Atkins, ” Atkins, Gary Gensler, Jake Chervinsky, Crypto, Scott Bessent, “ Crypto, Bessent, ” Forbes, J.D, Vance, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Howard Lutnick, “, ” Trump Organizations: Bitcoin Magazine, Bitcoin Conference, Securities and Exchange Commission, Patomak Global Partners, Chamber of Digital Commerce, Alliance, SEC, Fox, Forbes, Health, Human Services, Commerce Locations: November's, America, Nashville

☆ Trump’s latest nominees are a gift to his wealthiest crypto boosters
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Atkins is a crypto advocate and a co-chairman of the Token Alliance at the Digital Chamber, a major blockchain trade association. “Little Tech is our term for tech startups, as contrasted to Big Tech incumbents,” they wrote. Those who subscribe to those “zombie ideas” are “suffering from ressentiment – a witches’ brew of resentment, bitterness, and rage that is causing them to hold mistaken values,” Andreessen wrote. Let unfettered markets create more technology, because technology can fix all of society’s ills, if only the short-sighted would get out of its way. “We believe that there is no material problem – whether created by nature or by technology – that cannot be solved with more technology,” Andreessen wrote.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Paul Atkins, Gail Slater, Atkins, Slater, JD Vance, Matt Gaetz, Pete Hegseth, ”, Gene Kimmelman, Joe Biden’s, Gary Gensler, ” Trump, Marc Andreessen, Ben Horowitz, Peter Thiel, Andreessen, Horowitz —, Andreessen Horowitz, “, ” Andreessen, Biden, LiveNation, —, William Kovacic, Kovacic, ” Kimmelman, Kimmelman, ” Atkins, George W, Bush, Chris Dixon, ” Dixon Organizations: CNN, Big Tech, Google, Securities and Exchange Commission, Alliance, Digital Chamber, Trump White House, Federal Trade Commission, Fox News, Joe Biden’s SEC, “ Big Tech, Truth, Little Tech, “ Little Tech, Trump, PayPal, “, Tech, Biden DOJ, Apple, Ticketmaster, Visa, DOJ, Justice Department, White, SEC Locations: Silicon Valley, Little, U.S

☆ These are the most mispronounced words of 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

The company published a list of the most mispronounced words of the year in the United States and the United Kingdom on Wednesday, including foreign words that have entered the English lexicon for one reason or another, as well as the names of various politicians and public figures. US Vice President Kamala Harris is one prominent entry, with her first name the source of plenty of confusion. “His name is pronounced (key-OH-gin), with a clear “g,” unlike many Irish variations where the “g” would be silent,” said Babbel. If you’re discussing potential purchases, or reports that the company plans to list on the London Stock Exchange, remember that the name should be pronounced (SHE-in) rather than (SHEEN). The Swedish language also contributes two words on the UK list: smokeless tobacco Snus, pronounced (SNOOZ), and flygskam, the name of a movement that aims to discourage people from flying that should be pronounced (FLEEG-skam).

Persons: CNN — Messing, Kamala Harris, Barry Keoghan, “, ”, It's Barry, Michael Tran, SHEEN, Ozempic, Chappell Roan, uhl, Zendaya, Sabrina Carpenter’s Organizations: CNN, US, Getty, London Stock Exchange Locations: United States, United Kingdom, AFP, China

When I adopted my daughter, I had 24 hours' notice to prepare for her arrival. I'm a freelance worker, so it was easy to stop taking on work, but it was a big shift in how I earn. This summer, my boyfriend and I adopted a newborn daughter — and we had only 24 hours' notice once we had confirmation that she had been placed with us. I want to work, and I'm very grateful that I can make that choice, rather than having it made for me. Because of that, I'm about to return to my part-time work-from-home copywriting job and have been taking on freelance writing assignments.

Persons: I'm, —, I'd, it's, who's, I've, that's Organizations: Service

☆ Analysis: As France sinks into the political mire, Macron must be kicking himself
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Joseph Ataman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Macron ignored the left’s previous nomination for prime minister, and no far-right candidate appeared to be in the running. And now Emmanuel Macron plans to name a Macronist (prime minister) again. However the current political impasse is resolved, it surely provides only a poisoned chalice for the next prime minister. French Prime Minister Michel Barnier delivers a speech at the National Assembly in Paris on Wednesday. The far-right don’t seem willing to sully their political polling with genuine cooperation with Macron.

Persons: Emmanuel Macron, Michel Barnier, ”, Macron’s, Macron, Jordan Bardella, Marine Le Pen, –, There’s, ” Manuel Bompard, Le, Le Pen, Barnier sidled, appeasing Le Pen’s, Barnier, Pen, Sarah Meyssonnier, sully Organizations: Paris CNN, French, National Assembly, Macron Locations: France, –, Paris, Elysee, Belgium

☆ Family bought an abandoned train car from 1909 for $3,000 and turned it into an Airbnb that brings in over $90,000 a year—take a look inside
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Celia Fernandez Mickey Todiwala | Celia Fernandez | Mickey Todiwala | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Train car number 306 originally ran on the Washington Idaho & Montana Railway from 1909 until the 1950s. It took several years, but in 2020 the family purchased the train car for just $3,000. French and his family found a photo from the day the train car was completed in 1906. Finding success on AirbnbDespite being in the middle of nowhere, the train car was an instant hit on Airbnb. Staying at the train car includes access to a mirrored sauna, hot tub and firepit.

Persons: Isaac French's, Isaac French, French's, Mickey Todiwala Organizations: CNBC, Washington, Washington Idaho & Montana Railway, Fast Company Locations: Deary, Idaho, Washington Idaho, It's

☆ The man behind one of the buzziest raw milk farms explains why they are going pasteurized — for now
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Hilary Brueck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

One of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s favorite raw milk producers is temporarily going pasteurized, as bird flu sweeps across California's dairyland. Raw Farms is California's largest producer of raw milk products, and a huge name in West Coast wellness circles. Dr. Paul Saladino's $19 Raw Animal-Based Smoothie includes Raw Farm's kefir milk, plus beef organ powder, blueberries, honey, bananas, and other ingredients. Unlike pasteurized milk, raw milk is not heated to kill pathogens. So far, there have been no reports of raw milk drinkers catching bird flu, but there have been several cases of cats drinking raw milk from cows sick with bird flu, and then dropping dead afterwards.

Persons: Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Paul Saladino, Mark McAfee, McAfee, Paul Saladino's, Dania Maxwell, Trump's, Kennedy, he's Organizations: Raw, Los Angeles Times, Getty, Food and Drug Administration, Public Health Department, Raw Farms, Human Services, Disease Control Locations: West Coast, LA, Fresno, Santa Clara, Farms, Central, California

☆ CNBC Sport: Broadcast TV counting on Trump to accelerate regional sports rights land grab
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Alex Sherman | In Alex-Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +17 min

Gray Media , owner of local TV stations and digital assets serving 113 TV markets? The bearish sentiment on the industry has been pretty straightforward: as more people cancel traditional pay TV, fewer households watch broadcast TV, opting instead for streaming services like Netflix and Disney+. Additionally, the Federal Communications Commission mandates the total number of TV stations owned by any company can cover a maximum of 39% of the U.S. Tegna now owns local rights for the WNBA's Indiana Fever and the NHL's Seattle Kraken. Gray Media , owner of local TV stations and digital assets serving 113 TV markets?

Persons: Alex Sherman, Donald Trump, Trump, Brendan Carr, Carr, Chris Ripley, Sinclair, Gray, Tegna, Kerry Bubolz, he's, Bubolz, We're, Adam Symson, Symson, We've, Lazard, Stephen Finkel, Finkel, He'll, – Manoel Carvalho, Bryan Tannenbaum, Carvalho, Tannenbaum, Don Garber, Lionel Messi's, Garber, Mark Clouse, Russell Wilson, Wilson, Bo Nix, It's, Jimmy Pitaro, CNBC's Lillian Rizzo, Al Michaels, CNBC's, Andrew Luck, Randall Stephenson, Stephenson, Brandon Bell Organizations: CNBC, Sinclair, Gray Media, Scripps, Netflix, Disney, Warner Bros, Discovery, Paramount Global, Comcast, NBC, ABC, CBS, Fox, Federal Communications Commission, FCC, National Association of Broadcasters, Big Tech, NAB, Vegas Golden Knights, Vegas Golden Knights , Utah Hockey Club, Florida Panthers, NBA's Phoenix Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers, New Orleans Pelicans, Oklahoma City Thunder, Milwaukee Bucks, Las Vegas Aces, Phoenix Mercury, Atlanta, Indiana Fever, Utah Jazz, Portland Trailblazers, Golden Knights President, Knights, MLB, NBA, NHL, WNBA, Lazard, Credit Suisse, Rothschild, Guggenheim Securities, Guggenheim, MLS, League Soccer's, LA Galaxy, New York Red Bulls, Apple, NFL, Washington Commanders, Denver Broncos, Pittsburgh Steelers, AFC, Broncos, CNBC Sport, ESPN, Football, Sports, FIFA Club, Javits, Golden State, Stanford football, Stanford, AT, University of Oklahoma, OU, SpaceX, Reuters Locations: U.S, Vegas Golden Knights ,, Seattle, Pacific, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Arizona, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Reno, New York, Campbell's, New York City, Brownsville , Texas

Arseny Turbin is recognized by several human rights groups as one of Russia’s youngest political prisoners. Arseny Turbin, 16, was sentenced in June to serve five years in prison for terror offenses. “But I know it’s not enough, and that I can’t change the system.”Excerpt from a letter written by Arseny Turbin to his mother and shared with CNN. Video Ad Feedback Arseny Turbin, then 15, stages a solo protest in June last year in his hometown of Livny. ‘Not just statistics’Kevin Lick, a 19-year-old dual Russian-German citizen, knows the price of dissent in modern Russia all too well.

Persons: Irina, Turbin, Turbina, Arseny Turbin, Irina Turbina “, ”, “, Arseny, ” Arseny, couldn’t, Leah Abucayan, ‘, ’ ”, Irina Turbina, Irina Turbina ‘, ’ Turbina, Vladimir Putin, Putin ”, CNN “, I’m, ’ ” Irina, “ I’m, CNN Arseny’s, Sergei Davidis, Dmitry Anisimov, Kevin Lick, Lick, Christoph Reichwein, Yulia Navalnaya, Alexey Navalny, “ They’re, Davidis, ” Davidis, Nina Khrushcheva, Nikita Khrushchev, Khrushcheva, Putin, Alexey Moskalyov's, it’s, Alexey Moskalyov, Masha, Moskalyov, gaunt, Alexey Navalny’s, It’s Organizations: CNN, of Russia Legion, Ukraine, Russian Federal Security Service, Human Rights, Federal, Service, Foundation, Corruption, Memorial, New School Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Livny, Oryol, Moscow, Bonn, Germany, United States, Berlin . Lick, Russian, ”

☆ I worked my way up to a $500k AI job at Google without a Ph.D. Here are 2 methods I've used to stay competitive in my industry.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Charissa Cheong | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In my experience, it's more common to have a master's or Ph.D. than just a bachelor's in the AI and machine learning field. AdvertisementHere's how I got an AI job at Google without a Ph.D. and how I stay up-to-date in this rapidly developing industry. The following summer, I did a different internship, also in machine learning. I wanted to go into machine learning because it was a rapidly developing field being used to solve hard problems like spam reduction. He put me on a team working on an AI model for auto-capitalization in Google Docs.

Persons: He's, Singh doesn't, Pushkar Singh, I've, I'm, they'll, they're, They've, they've Organizations: Google, Indian Institute of Technology, Tech Locations: Pushkar, California, India, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, I'd, Japan, Bengaluru, Silicon, PMax, America

☆ OpenWeb's ousted CEO who refused to quit speaks exclusively with BI about his battle with the board
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Shoval's messy battle with the board goes publicTensions boiled over in mid-2024 when OpenWeb's board changed Shoval's reporting line, a move he felt breached his contract. Then the company announced to staffers that Shoval would be replaced with an interim CEO, OpenWeb's former chairman Tim Harvey. AdvertisementShoval made his dispute with the OpenWeb board public by posting on LinkedIn in October. His complaint argued that he should be reinstated as CEO and able to appoint two new board directors of his choosing. Kimberly White/Getty Images for TechCrunchShoval maintains that OpenWeb board meetings and decisions were conducted improperly and that he still has the right to appoint two new board directors of his choosing.

Persons: Nadav Shoval, Shoval, podcaster Scott Galloway, Tim Harvey, OpenWeb, Ariel Zimmerman, he's, Kimberly White, TechCrunch Shoval, Omer Cygler, — Galloway, Cygler —, Scott Galloway, cohost Kara Swisher, Andrew Harnik, it's Organizations: BI, BlackRock, Insight Partners, Georgian Partners, New York Times, NYU Stern, LinkedIn, Tel, New, Israel Defense Forces, Maglan, TechCrunch, Big Tech, Fox News, CNN, Yahoo, Lion Investments Locations: Shoval, OpenWeb, BlackRock, Tel Aviv, New York, New York City, San Francisco

The fire in April 2019, which burned the roof and spire of Notre-Dame, caused the world to hold its breath. David Bordes/Rebâtir Notre-Dame de ParisI made it to the roof, where workers were securing the rebuilt spire and new rafters. A 3-D rendering showing a contemporary view of a portion of the city of Paris, filled with grey buildings. The map is replaced by a more recent map of Paris, widening our view and showing much more development. The map transitions into a 3-D rendering returning us again to the contemporary city, with Notre-Dame at its heart.

Persons: Benoist de Sinety, Mary Queen of Scots, Joan of Arc, Napoleon crowned, Veronique de Viguerie, Emmanuel Macron, Mary, Sarah Meyssonnier, Nicolas Coustou, Patrick Zachmann, David Bordes, Notre, Dame de Paris, Jean, Louis Bidet, Ateliers Perrault, ” Philippe Jost, Dame, Eugène Emmanuel Viollet, Duc, Baptiste Lassus, Victor Hugo’s, Hugo, Germain, Pont, Palais, Maurice de Sully, Denis, — hewers, Louis XIV, Jean Nouvel, Macron, Georges Darboy, Claude Bellanger, Cédric Trentesaux, Andrew Tallon, conservators, Carnavalet, Roger Viollet, Proust, Sigmund Freud, Le Corbusier, Olivier Latry, Ken Follett Organizations: Left Bank, Notre, Dame, of Saint, Right Bank, Sorbonne, Père, Palais Garnier, Eiffel, Pompidou Center, Silverado, Viollet, Vassar, Paris, Getty, Church, Roman Catholic Church Locations: Paris, Pont, France, Peter’s, Rome, picnicked, French, Lutetia, Tuileries, Reims, Chartres, Colorado, Coventry, America, Belgian, Notre

☆ I'm a dietitian on the Mediterranean diet who loves Costco. Here are 10 of the best things I bought there this year.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Lauren Manaker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementI'm a dietitian who follows the Mediterranean diet, and I shop for pantry staples at Costco. Costco is my go-to spot for pistachios, salad kits, riced cauliflower, and olive oil. I buy Purely Frozen organic riced cauliflower for my smoothiesThe riced cauliflower blends smoothly. Elizabeth BlasiThe huge bags of Purely Frozen organic riced cauliflower at Costco are a good value for me. Wonderful Pistachios are my go-to snackI like the salt-and-pepper flavor from Wonderful Pistachios.

Persons: I'm, Veronica Thatcher, Lauren Manaker, it'll, Elizabeth Blasi, Pistachios, Lauren Manaker Honey Organizations: Costco, Taylor, Savannah Bee, Savannah Bee Company, Kirkland Locations: Kirkland

☆ Former Olympic champion Charlotte Dujardin suspended from equestrian for a year over whipping scandal
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Colin Millar | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementDujardin’s sanction comes after a video emerged in July 2024 of the double Olympic dressage champion whipping a horse repeatedly four years previously, which saw her withdraw from the Paris Olympic Games. After the video emerged in the summer, Dujardin withdrew from the Paris Games and said she had made “an error of judgement” during a coaching session. The FEI added that since the video emerged, it has not received any further complaints about Dujardin’s conduct. Charlotte Dujardin, Britain's joint-most decorated female Olympian, has been provisionally suspended & will not compete at Paris 2024. Dujardin had been due to compete in the team and individual dressage in Paris.

Persons: Charlotte Dujardin, —, Dujardin, “, ”, Britain's, Sabrina Ibanez, ” Dujardin, Laura Kenny, Kenny, Bradley Collyer Organizations: GB’s, Federation Equestre Internationale, Paris Olympic Games, FEI, National Federation, Paris Games, British Equestrian Federation, British Dressage, Olympic, Royal Society for, Animals, Rio, Tokyo Locations: Paris

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