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WASHINGTON — The conservative-majority Supreme Court on Wednesday dives into the culture war issue of transgender rights as it weighs whether states can restrict gender transition care for minors. Democrats, including the Biden administration in the case now at the court, have sought to increase protections for transgender people. The surgery ban is not at issue in the Supreme Court case after a lower court judge said the plaintiffs did not have legal standing to challenge it. The case being argued Wednesday reached the Supreme Court after the Cincinnati-based 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling last year rejecting challenges to the Tennessee law and a similar measure in Kentucky.

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President Joe Biden’s decision to pardon his son Hunter has earned plenty of criticism — and most of it, even the harsh partisan-tinged kind of criticism, has real merit. In hindsight, it turns out Joe Biden had a big vulnerability with his family when it came to serving as president. A word of warning to Democrats pulling a muscle trying to defend Biden’s decision here. I get the sense that many Democrats feel duty-bound to somehow defend Biden’s decision here even if they can’t defend it. This slope is very slippery, and it’s why it’s hard not to ask whether we are witnessing the Trumpification of Joe Biden.

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The Summary Kash Patel, Trump’s pick for FBI director, promoted a supplement company that claims to help people “detox” from Covid vaccines. President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for FBI director, Kash Patel, promoted a supplement line this year that purports without evidence to help people “detox” from Covid vaccines. “Mrna detox, reverse the vaxx n get healthy,” he wrote in one post, tagging the company Warrior Essentials and linking to its website. Warrior Essentials says that its “detox protocol” “promotes the body’s own internal cellular regeneration process” and can remove toxins from cells, repair circulatory health and restore DNA stability. A single bottle of the “detox” supplement containing 60 capsules (30 two-pill servings) is listed for $75 on the Warrior Essentials website.

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Antony Blinken, the U.S. secretary of state, welcomed Yoon’s order to rescind emergency martial law. Pentagon spokesperson Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said the martial law order had “essentially no impact” on U.S. forces. The Ministry of National Defense also deployed between 200 and 300 armed troops to the National Assembly grounds via helicopter, Kim Min-gi, secretary-general of the National Assembly, said Wednesday. Throngs of protesters also arrived at the building in opposition to the martial law declaration. The martial law order was lifted around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday local time (2:30 p.m. Tuesday ET).

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☆ Ed Sheeran will be first-ever Western artist to perform in Bhutan
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-04 | by ( Lilit Marcus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

THIMPHU, BHUTAN - JUNE14 : Bhutanese teens are seen hanging out using mobile phones as monks stroll by on June 14,2018, in Thimphu, Bhutan. Bhutan is no ordinary place, it is known an open democratic society. Bhutanese society is free of class or a caste system, the country has a very young population: more than half of the population is below the age of 25 years. The youth in Bhutan today live in a world very different from that known by their parents. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images for Lumix)Paula Bronstein/Getty Images

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Colegio Manquecura Ciudad del EsteStudents across Chile have been using recycled materials to add to their environments. Students at Colegio Pumahue Temuco were challenged to create a piece of “land art” inspired by ancestral history – art made directly in the natural landscape. While students at Colegio Pumahue Curauma came together to make sculptures reminiscent of the Moai heads of Easter Island for a school exhibition. Families from Colegio Pumahue Peñalolen worked together to build feeding troughs from recycled materials to help the local fauna. Colegio Pumahue Temuco

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☆ Hannah Kobayashi’s sister says family is unsatisfied with LAPD conclusion that she vanished voluntarily
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-04 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dennis-Romero-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Dennis Romero | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

The sister of missing 30-year-old Hannah Kobayashi said Tuesday the police conclusion that she is a "voluntary missing person" is not satisfactory. "They just reached this conclusion … without showing them any footage," the lawyer said, referring to family members. McDonnell said at Monday's news conference that family reported her missing Nov. 13 and the LAPD took over the case two days later. He also said she had luggage that went to New York City rerouted back to Los Angeles International Airport, where she picked it up the day before crossing into Mexico. Family members, including Kobayashi's father, Ryan, gathered in Los Angeles starting in mid-November to direct volunteer search efforts and sleuth on her whereabouts, they said.

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A Chinese man living in the United States illegally was arrested Tuesday and accused of exporting guns and ammunition to North Korea and of planning to send other technology to the nuclear-armed pariah state. At least two shipments of firearms and ammunition were sent, hidden in shipping containers, from the port in Long Beach, California, and on to Hong Kong and then North Korea, according to court documents. In 2022, Wen said he was contacted by two North Korean officials in China who wanted him to send guns and ammunition to North Korea, the affidavit alleges. The North Korean officials had more than guns and ammunition on their mind, according to the affidavit. The North Korean officials also asked for military uniforms, which Wen said he believed would be use to help launch a surprise attack against South Korea, the document says.

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WASHINGTON — Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y., on Wednesday will become the new chairwoman of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, succeeding Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif., who has held the post for more than a dozen years, Chu told NBC News on Tuesday evening. Meng, who has served in Congress since 2013, is running unopposed to replace Chu as chair of the caucus, which is known as CAPAC. CAPAC is the smallest of the Tri-Caucus, the three minority caucuses that also include the Congressional Black Caucus and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. Chu — the former three-time mayor of Monterey Park and the first Chinese American woman to serve in Congress — had led the caucus since 2011. Chu noted the growing number of Asian American, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (AANHPI) in Congress since she came to Washington.

Persons: Grace Meng, Judy Chu, Chu, Meng, CAPAC, Chu —, —, Mark Takano, Ted Lieu, Hakeem Jeffries, Joe Biden, Biden, Meng’s COVID, Donald Trump's Organizations: WASHINGTON — Rep, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, NBC, Tri - Caucus, Congressional Black Caucus, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, House Veterans Affairs Committee, Democratic, Pacific Islanders, New York Democrat, Democratic National Committee, China Initiative, Department of Justice Locations: Monterey Park, American, Southern California, Hawaiians, Congress, Washington, China, United States

Telegram, which for years has had a reputation as a platform used to trade child sexual abuse material, has for the first time agreed to partner with a larger international watch group to combat such content. The U.K.-based Internet Watch Foundation, which maintains a database of known abuse imagery and provides tools for tech platforms to automatically flag and remove it, announced a partnership with Telegram on Tuesday. Telegram CEO Pavel Durov at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on Feb. 23, 2016. Chris Ratcliffe / Bloomberg via Getty Images fileWith the new partnership, the IWF can effectively scan Telegram for exact matches of child sexual abuse material in its databases and automatically block it, the IWF said in a news release. Similar tools will also block links to sites known to host such content and identify artificial intelligence-created abuse imagery.

Persons: Pavel Durov, Chris Ratcliffe, Durov, Canadian Centre for Child Protection —, Remi Vaughn, “, Derek Ray, Hill, ” Ray Organizations: Internet Watch Foundation, Mobile, Bloomberg, Getty, IWF, U.S . National Center for, Canadian Centre for Child Protection, NBC News Locations: France, Barcelona, Spain, Dubai, U.S

☆ 'Dynamic pricing' was a top contender for word of the year. Here's why it got consumers so worked up in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-04 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Also in an interview this fall, Robert Smith, the lead vocalist and guitarist for the Cure, said dynamic pricing is "driven by greed," calling the practice a "scam." However, with so many recent high-profile tours, "for sure, dynamic pricing has surged to the forefront of concert goers' attention," he said. Throughout the 21st century, revenue from recorded music has gone down while revenue from live music events has gone up. In 2011, Ticketmaster first introduced an early version of dynamic ticket pricing, which is now the standard for live music ticketing sales. "The live music industry is constantly leaving money on the table that fans would pay.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Gareth Cattermole, Jay Marciano, Robert Smith, Joe Bennett, Alan Krueger, Bennett, it's, Matt Schulz, LendingTree's, Schulz, Greg McBride Organizations: Istock, Ticketmaster, Oasis, North, Scottish Gas Murrayfield, Getty, AEG, Andrew Mall, Northeastern University —, Berklee College of Music, Bread Financial, Bankrate.com Locations: Edinburgh, Scotland, Wales, England, Statista, YOLO

☆ Lawrence Hecker: Ex-New Orleans priest pleads guilty to rape and kidnapping in sexual abuse case ahead of trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-04 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New Orleans AP —A disgraced 93-year-old New Orleans priest pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges involving the sexual assault of a teenage boy in 1975. Lawrence Hecker, who left the ministry in 2002, had been scheduled to stand trial Tuesday. The case was reassigned to Campbell, who ordered Hecker to undergo routine physical and psychological evaluations before the trial. The alleged survivor in the criminal case against Hecker is among those who have filed abuse claims against the archdiocese in its long-running bankruptcy case. To date, more than 600 alleged abuse survivors have filed claims against the archdiocese.

Persons: Lawrence Hecker, Nandi, Hecker, Campbell, Ben Willard, Bobby Hjortsberg, “, ” Organizations: New, New Orleans AP, Times, New Orleans Advocate, Archdiocese Locations: New Orleans, Orleans, Orleans Parish, “

☆ Inside the chaos in Seoul after South Korea's president sprang 6 hours of martial law on his people
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-04 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

South Korea's president, Yoon Suk-yeol, shocked the nation on Tuesday evening by declaring martial law. AdvertisementThe last time martial law was declared in South Korea was in 1980, when a military dictatorship took over. 12 a.m. — Martial law forces reach the complexAs the National Assembly started to meet its quorum requirement, the first of the martial law forces arrived outside. Related stories12:48 a.m. — Lawmakers vote to lift martial lawLed by Woo, the National Assembly officially began the vote on reversing martial law. 4:40 a.m. — Martial law is lifted and troops withdrawYoon's martial law was officially rescinded by an emergency Cabinet meeting, and dispatched forces returned to their bases.

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☆ Pete Buttigieg on Airlines, Passenger Protections and Travel Advice
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-04 | by ( Christine Chung | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg has been at the helm of the nation’s transportation infrastructure — including its aviation system — during a tumultuous four years. Then, as air travel dramatically rebounded, airline policies, including cancellations and the perks included in a ticket, changed. Yet passengers got new rights, with Mr. Buttigieg carving out a stance of aggressively holding the airlines accountable. As Mr. Buttigieg leaves office, there are rules that haven’t gone into effect. And the next transportation secretary may decline to pursue ongoing investigations into frequent flier programs and Delta’s handling of the CrowdStrike outage.

Persons: Transportation Pete Buttigieg, Buttigieg Organizations: Transportation, Spirit Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Transportation Security Administration Locations: United States

☆ Hegseth vows to ‘fight like hell’ to win confirmation in the face of some GOP doubts
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-04 | by ( Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Hegseth vowed to “fight like hell” to win confirmation — and told at least one GOP senator he would quit drinking alcohol if he gets the job. Hegseth said he spoke to Trump on Wednesday and still has the president-elect’s support. In an interview with conservative radio host Megyn Kelly, Hegseth said that Trump told him, “Hey Pete, I got your back. It’s our turn, it’s our time, to stand up and tell the truth, and our side,” Hegseth said. Hegseth told Kelly that Trump told him to “clean house of the woke crap” at the Pentagon.

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☆ Bill Gates' top 5 books of the year include a Roger Federer biography and a book by the head of Microsoft AI
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-04 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementOn Tuesday, Bill Gates published his annual list of his favorite books of the year. His top reads of 2024 include an autobiography and a book by the head of Microsoft AI. Bill Gates has released his yearly roster of book recommendations as 2024 comes to a close. AdvertisementGates said of the book: "If you want to understand the rise of AI, this is the best book to read." "Federer" by Doris HenkelGates' bonus book pick is a visual biography of tennis player Roger Federer by sports writer Doris Henkel.

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☆ How South Korea's Impeachment of President Yoon Could Happen
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-04 | by ( Pablo Robles | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

Members of South Korea’s opposition submitted a motion on Wednesday to impeach Mr. Yoon. Moon Hyungbae Appointed by Moon Jae-in Lee Mison Appointed by Moon Jae-in Kim Hyungdu Appointed by Mr. Yoon Kim Bok-hyeong Appointed by Mr. Yoon Jung Jungmi Appointed by Mr. Yoon Cheong Hyungsik Appointed by Mr. Yoon Vacant Vacant Vacant The constitutional Court has three vacancies. Moon Hyungbae Appointed by Moon Jae-in Lee Mison Appointed by Moon Jae-in Kim Hyungdu Appointed by Mr. Yoon Kim Bok-hyeong Appointed by Mr. Yoon Jung Jungmi Appointed by Mr. Yoon Cheong Hyungsik Appointed by Mr. Yoon Vacant Vacant Vacant The constitutional Court has three vacancies. Moon Hyungbae Appointed by Moon Jae-in Lee Mison Appointed by Moon Jae-in Kim Hyungdu Appointed by Mr. Yoon Kim Bok-hyeong Appointed by Mr. Yoon Jung Jungmi Appointed by Mr. Yoon Cheong Hyungsik Appointed by Mr. Yoon Vacant Vacant Vacant The constitutional Court has three vacancies. Moon Hyungbae Appointed by Moon Jae-in Lee Mison Appointed by Moon Jae-in Kim Hyungdu Appointed by Mr. Yoon Kim Bok-hyeong Appointed by Mr. Yoon Jung Jungmi Appointed by Mr. Yoon Cheong Hyungsik Appointed by Mr. Yoon Vacant Vacant Vacant The constitutional Court has three vacancies.

Persons: Yoon Suk, Mr, Yoon, Yoo, Han Duck, Moon Hyungbae, Moon Jae, Lee Mison, Kim Hyungdu, Yoon Kim Bok, hyeong, Yoon Jung Jungmi, Yoon Cheong, Roh Moo, hyun Organizations: Power Party, Constitutional, National Assembly, SIX Locations: South Korea

☆ Democrats are urging Biden to cancel student debt for thousands of borrowers before Trump takes office
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-04 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementDemocratic lawmakers urged Biden to cancel student debt for defrauded borrowers before Trump takes office. Miguel Cardona urging him to discharge unprocessed borrower defense applications, which are applications student-loan borrowers can submit if they believe they were defrauded by the school they attended. AdvertisementWith President-elect Donald Trump taking office in under two months, the lawmakers said debt relief would become a lot more uncertain under his leadership. However, thousands of borrowers are still waiting for their borrower defense applications to be processed, and time is running out. AdvertisementThe Education Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider regarding where it stands with processing borrower defense claims.

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☆ Contentious budget plans are wreaking political havoc across Europe
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-04 | by ( Leonie Kidd | Head Of Tv News | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

France's Prime Minister Michel Barnier ponders during a session of questions to the government at the National Assembly in Paris, on December 3, 2024. Meanwhile, the German government is already on track for a snap election early next year, with its own no-confidence vote set to take place in the next few weeks. Even in the U.K., Prime Minister Kier Starmer and Finance Minister Rachel Reeves are under pressure just five months into the job, with disputes mainly centered around — you guessed it — the budget. watch nowIn the euro zone, post-pandemic fiscal rules are putting pressure on even the most hawkish EU members. However, now Germany, Austria and the Netherlands are also falling foul of the EU's deficit rules that nations need to keep a 3% deficit ratio and a 60% debt ratio relative to their GDP.

Persons: Michel Barnier, Julien De Rosa, Kier Starmer, Rachel Reeves, Barnier's Organizations: France's, National Assembly, Afp, Getty, EU, European Commission Locations: Paris, France, Italy, Greece, Germany, Austria, Netherlands

☆ Trump Considers DeSantis for Defense Secretary as His Support for Hegseth Falters
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-04 | by ( Maggie Haberman | Jonathan Swan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

How Mr. Hegseth fares through a series of tests on Wednesday will be critical for his chances. Mr. Trump has made clear to people close to him that he believes Mr. Hegseth should have been more forthcoming about the problems he would face getting confirmed, according to two people with knowledge of his thinking. The combination of events could determine whether he hangs on as the expected nominee. Mr. Trump is openly discussing other people for the job, including Gov. Mr. Trump likes the story of bringing on someone he dominated publicly, and he talked about it with Mr. DeSantis on Tuesday at a service honoring three Florida sheriff’s deputies who were killed in a car crash.

Persons: Donald J, Pete Hegseth, Hegseth’s, Joni Ernst of Iowa, Trump, Hegseth, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis Organizations: Fox News, Gov, Republican Locations: Florida

☆ Police are offering $10k reward for leads to the arrest of the shooter of UnitedHealthcare's CEO
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-04 | 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 EmailPolice are offering $10k reward for leads to the arrest of the shooter of UnitedHealthcare's CEOCNBC's Bertha Coombs, joins 'Power Lunch' to report on the latest with the shooting of UnitedHealthcare's CEO.

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☆ Dollar Tree may stop selling some products because of Trump’s tariffs
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-04 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Dollar Tree may also raise prices from their current level of $1.25. Dollar Tree, which also owns Family Dollar, did not say which products it may axe or hike prices on. Dollar Tree said it will negotiate with vendors and shift where it gets its items from to alternate countries if tariffs take effect, a similar response to how it handled Trump’s tariffs during his first administration. In 2021, Dollar Tree raised base prices to $1.25 after 30 years of selling items for just a dollar. Tariffs may be another hit to Dollar Tree, adding to its struggles.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Michael Creedon, Creedon, Michael Lasser Organizations: New, New York CNN, Trump, Companies, KeyBanc, Walmart, UBS Locations: New York, Mexico, Canada, China

☆ Lily Yohannes: The making of USWNT’s emerging teenage star
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-04 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Considered one of most exciting talents in the women’s game, she is already a regular in Ajax’s first-team and is making waves on the international scene. But her rise to the top of the women’s game has been no accident, and it’s only just getting started. Speaking to CNN Sport, her father recalls Yohannes playing soccer with her brothers in the basement of the house, which he had converted into a small pitch with goals at either side. After joining the club’s academy, she worked up the ranks and earned her first contract with the senior women’s team in 2023. Emerging at AjaxDuring her first season with the senior team, Yohannes struck up a close bond with teammate Ashleigh Weerden – who has since signed for English side Crystal Palace.

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☆ Hiccups in ETFs tracking MicroStrategy occurring as bull market fuels trading boom in single-stock funds
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-04 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

That could be an ominous sign for the market, and for the funds themselves as glitches emerge. Leveraged single stock ETFs hit a record of $17 billion of trading volume on Nov. 21, according Strategas ETF strategist Todd Sohn. Several issuers have launched these funds in recent years, typically tracking stocks with high volatility like Nvidia , Tesla and MicroStrategy . The volume would seem more likely to spike during downturns in the market, when general volatility rises, not well into a bull market, Sohn said. Similarly, Morningstar senior analyst Daniel Sotiroff told CNBC the rise of these types of leveraged funds funds is indicative of a "gambling mentality" in the market and that investors would be better off avoiding them altogether.

Persons: Todd Sohn, Sohn, Daniel Sotiroff Organizations: Tesla, Morningstar, CNBC Locations: U.S

☆ Trump nominates Jared Isaacman, private astronaut and Shift4 CEO, for NASA chief
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-04 | by ( Michael Sheetz | In Michaeljsheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Inspiration4 mission commander Jared Isaacman, founder and chief executive officer of Shift4 Payments, stands for a portrait in front of the recovered first stage of a Falcon 9 rocket at Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) on February 2, 2021 in Hawthorne, California. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated Jared Isaacman, the billionaire CEO of Shift4 who has led two private spaceflights, to be the next head of NASA. "Jared will drive NASA's mission of discovery and inspiration, paving the way for groundbreaking achievements in Space science, technology, and exploration," Trump wrote in a post on social media. Isaacman said he plans to leave Shift4 once he's confirmed as NASA administrator. In a letter to Shift4 employees, Isaacman wrote he intends "to remain CEO until my confirmation" and "retain the majority of my equity interest," but will reduce his shareholder voting power.

Persons: Jared Isaacman, Donald Trump, Shift4, Jared, Trump, Isaacman, NASA's Organizations: Space Exploration Technologies Corp, SpaceX, NASA, America Locations: Hawthorne , California

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