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☆ I asked ChatGPT to help me decide what to get my family for Christmas. It gave me suggestions I never would've thought of.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Caroline Brew | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

I asked ChatGPT to come up with gift ideas for my dad, mom, and sister. Determined to switch things up, I turned to ChatGPT to help me come up with some gift ideas for them. Here's the prompt I gave ChatGPT:Please give me unique gift recommendations for what to get my dad for Christmas based on his interests. AdvertisementUnder the personalized gift section, ChatGPT suggested a keto-friendly breakfast basket with treats like low-carb muffins and nut butters. Based on this success, I plan to return to the platform to ask for gift suggestions for upcoming holidays and birthdays.

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☆ Golden Globes nominees 2025: “Emilia Pérez” leads motion picture nominations
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —The nominees for the 82nd Golden Globe Awards included some former child superstars, along with some surprises. Actors Mindy Kaling and Morris Chestnut announced the 2025 slate of nominees which was led by the musical “Emilia Pérez” with 10 nominations. The 2025 Golden Globes will take place on January 5 and air live on CBS and stream on Paramount+. TELEVISIONBest performance by a male actor in a television series – musical or comedyJeremy Allen White as Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto in "The Bear." and Mrs. Smith”“Shōgun”“Slow Horses”“Squid Game”Best television series – musical or comedy“Abbott Elementary”“The Bear”“The Gentlemen”“Hacks”“Nobody Wants This”“Only Murders in the Building”Best television limited series, anthology series, or motion picture made for televisionJodie Foster, Kali Reis in "True Detective Night Country."

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☆ Read the full transcript: President-elect Donald Trump interviewed by "Meet the Press" moderator Kristen Welker
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +111 min

PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP:No, no —KRISTEN WELKER:And there’s no —PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP:He can’t deny it. KRISTEN WELKER:We’re going to —PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP:For what they did —KRISTEN WELKER:Yeah —PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP:– honestly, they should go to jail. PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP:For what they did —KRISTEN WELKER:Everyone on the committee you think —PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP:I think everybody —KRISTEN WELKER:– should go to jail? PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP:We’re talking about --KRISTEN WELKER:You won’t touch Medicare --PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP:– theft --KRISTEN WELKER:– Social Security? KRISTEN WELKER:But you --PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP:I want to stop--KRISTEN WELKER:– have talked about --PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP:Let me tell you what --KRISTEN WELKER:– the other world leaders.

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In an interview with Kristen Welker, moderator of NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” Trump also said he’ll work to extend the tax cuts passed in his first term. Trump said he would fulfill a campaign promise to levy tariffs on imports from America’s biggest trading partners. “Well, I don’t know that you’ll see it at all,” Trump said, adding that health care experts are studying possible alternatives. Foreign policyLater Friday after the interview, Trump flew to Paris for a ceremony marking the reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral, which had been devastated by a fire. On another foreign policy front, Trump expressed doubt that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will be able to remain in power.

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☆ ‘SNL’ reimagines ‘Gladiator II’ as a musical
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Mason Winterhalter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ President-elect Trump says Ukraine to 'possibly' receive less military aid
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

In an exclusive interview with Donald Trump on NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday, the president-elect told NBC News' Kristen Welker that Ukraine will "possibly" receive less military aid once he takes office. Trump told Welker of support that has gone to Ukraine since the war began in February 2022. All told, the U.S. has committed more than $62 billion in assistance to Ukraine since the conflict started nearly three years ago. The comments suggest that Zelenskyy's diplomatic skills were to credit for the tens of billions of dollars in U.S. military aid packages, rather than the country's actual needs. "Europe is in for a fraction, and war with Russia is more important for Europe than it is for us," Trump told Welker.

Persons: Donald Trump, Britain's Prince William, Kristen Welker, Trump, Welker, Lloyd Austin, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, that's, Putin Organizations: Notre, Dame de, Cathedral, NBC, . Defense, NATO, U.S Locations: British, France, Paris, Ukraine, Europe, U.S, Russia, Russian

☆ The culprit behind the increasing woes of Voyager 1
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-07 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Voyager 1, at 15.5 billion miles away (24.9 billion kilometers), is the farthest human-made object from Earth. But the Voyager team has become increasingly creative to keep both probes flying, and soon, the challenges may be too great to overcome. Across the universeAn illustration depicts NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft traveling through interstellar space, or the space between stars, which it entered in 2012. out of them,” said Kareem Badaruddin, Voyager mission manager at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.

Persons: NASA's, ”, Kareem Badaruddin, orcas, Adrien Lesaffre, Claudio Sillero, Sillero, Artemis, Artemis II, Donald Trump, Jared Isaacman, Eric Carlson The, Clovis, James Webb, Ashley Strickland, Katie Hunt, Jackie Wattles Organizations: CNN, NASA, JPL, Caltech, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Puget Sound, Adrien Lesaffre Wolves, Oxford University, Orion, James Webb Space Telescope, Royal Society Publishing, CNN Space, Science Locations: Pasadena , California, North America, what’s, Montana, Wyoming, Maldives

However, authorities uncovered a backpack upon a second sweep of Central Park Friday evening, which awaits forensic lab testing in Queens, a law enforcement official told CNN. Investigators are also examining whether the shooter used a specialized weapon in the killing, Kenny told reporters Friday. The suspect traveled to New York City on a Greyhound bus that began its route in Atlanta, Kenny said Friday. The law enforcement source said most people on the list have been already been dismissed by using social media searches. The mandate is to continue to build a video timeline of every day the suspect was in the city, the source said.

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☆ China's special forces are untested. Success in a Taiwan invasion could depend on them.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-07 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

China's special forces have serious problems that would limit their effectiveness in a Taiwan war. AdvertisementIf China invades Taiwan, China's special forces would be key to its success, the first forces ashore to clear obstacles for inbound troops and then to scout for command centers and air defenses for airstrikes. China's SOF includes 15 army brigades, as well as special operations units in the People Liberation Army Marine Corps, Airborne Corps, and Rocket Force. AdvertisementBut China's special forces have serious problems that would limit their effectiveness in an assault on Taiwan. Still, despite their limitations, Chinese special forces could disrupt Taiwanese defenses enough to enable an amphibious assault to succeed.

Persons: esprit, John Chen, Joel Wuthnow, —, Chen, Wuthnow, it's, Michael Peck Organizations: China Maritime Studies, US Naval War College, Special, US Navy, Argentine, Royal Navy, U.S . Department of Defense, Operations Command, People Liberation Army Marine Corps, Airborne Corps, Rocket Force, People's Armed Police, Getty, PLA, Business, Brigade, Green Berets, SOF Forces, Delta Force, Defense, Foreign Policy, Rutgers Univ, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: Taiwan, China, U.S, Ukraine, Iran, South China, Forbes

☆ Only 16 survivors of the Pearl Harbor attack are still alive. On the 83rd anniversary, they still share their stories
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-07 | by ( Alaa Elassar | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

On Saturday, thousands will gather on the shores of Pearl Harbor for the 83rd anniversary of the bombing. “Several events are planned to honor our beloved Pearl Harbor survivors, our fathers, grandfathers and great-grandfathers who were there, and we know their stories,” Farley said. His family had raised more than $5,000 to help him travel to attend the Pearl Harbor Commemorations. Sailors walk amongst the wreckage of the American destroyers USS Cassin and USS Downes after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941. But it was extinguished during the West Coast blackout following the Pearl Harbor attack out of fear it may lead to an attack on California.

Persons: Earl “ Chuck ” Kohler, Franklin Roosevelt’s, ” Kohler, they’d, “ I’m, ” Earl “ Chuck ” Kohler, Don Downey, Kohler, “, Kathleen Farley, Lou Conter, Farley, ”, John Farley, ” Farley, Ken Stevens, Ira “ Ike ” Schab, –, Daniel K, Schab, ’ ”, Karl Schab, USS Downes, Dobbin, Allen, Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz Organizations: CNN, US Pacific Fleet, Ford, Library, Navy, Harbor, USS, Historic Parks, USS Arizona Memorial, Base, Hickam, Guard, Inouye, Airport, Joint Base, Hawaii, Hawaii News, Library of Congress, Mount, Fleet, Pacific Forces Locations: United States, Minnesota, Pearl, California, USS Arizona, Pearl Harbor, Oahu, USS California, Hawaii, Cassin, Pennsylvania, Honolulu, Diablo

☆ GoFundWar: How Ukraine Is Crowdfunding Its Battle Against Russia
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-07 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +19 min

On April 27, 2023, Diana Kulyk's father told her he was leaving the next day to start training to fight Russia. Diana had already raised about $30,000 over the previous year to buy protective gear for childhood friends fighting in Ukraine. Diana's efforts are part of an immense crowdfunding movement helping fuel Ukraine's fight against Russia's far larger and more advanced military. Benjamin Jensen, a war-strategy expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, describes this crowdfunding as a "game changer." Before the war, Ruslan Kulyk was a pastry chef who made wedding cakes in Spain, where the family immigrated when Diana was young.

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SEOUL, South Korea — When South Koreans came out to defend democracy this week in the face of a surprise martial law declaration by their president, history was weighing heavily on their minds. South Korea, a key U.S. ally, is the world’s 10th-largest economy and a vibrant Asian democracy in a region where authoritarianism is on the rise. But the country of 50 million people spent decades under military-authoritarian rule, with martial law frequently declared and those who resisted it sometimes killed. But then they ended up at the National Assembly.”Their job was to prevent lawmakers from entering, since the legislature’s operations had been banned under the martial law proclamation. Historically, “whenever South Korean authoritarian leaders wanted to declare martial law, they typically sought at least some kind of tacit approval from Washington,” Jo said.

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☆ Former Nazi camp guard, now 100, can face trial, German court rules
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-06 | by ( Hannah Peart | Hannah Peart Is An Intern In The Nbc News London Bureau. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A 100-year-old former guard at a Nazi concentration camp, accused of “aiding and abetting” the murder of over 3,300 prisoners during World War II, may face trial 80 years after the end of the war, a German court has ruled. The defendant worked at Sachsenhausen camp, which is around 25 miles north of Berlin, from July 1943 to February 1945, the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt said Tuesday in a news release. More than 200,000 people were detained at Sachsenhausen after it became one of the first concentration camps to open in 1936. The camp was also used to train members of the SS, the paramilitary organization of Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich that ran other concentration camps such as Auschwitz and Treblinka in Poland. Time is running out to bring justice to the last surviving perpetrators of Nazi war crimes with many cases dropped in recent years due to the death or physical inability of the accused to stand trial.

Persons: ”, “, Adolf Hitler’s, Josef S, Oskar Gröning, Gröning Organizations: Higher, Frankfurt, SS, Nazi Locations: Sachsenhausen, Berlin, Frankfurt, Hanau, Auschwitz, Treblinka, Poland

☆ I tried 2 viral products meant to make long-haul flights more comfortable. I'd only pack one again.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-06 | by ( Monica Humphries | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementI've taken a handful of economy long-haul flights but never loved the traditional travel pillow. I tried a foot hammock and an inflatable travel pillow. I've said it before, and I'm sure I'll say it again: Long-haul flights suck. I tested two viral products this year: a foot hammock and an inflatable pillow. I thought I'd prefer this sleeping position over craning my neck, so I went to Amazon and purchased the $21 Kimiandy inflatable travel pillow.

Persons: I've, Monica Humphries, TikTok Organizations: Amazon Locations: Switzerland

☆ Here are Friday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Broadcom, Shopify, Molson Coors, Tesla, Amazon, Robinhood & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-06 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Friday: Goldman Sachs upgrades Robinhood to buy from neutral Goldman says Robinhood has "best in class earnings growth." UBS upgrades Kingsoft Cloud to buy from neutral UBS says growth is poised to accelerate from the cloud computing solutions company. UBS initiates Glaukos as buy UBS says the opthalmic disease company has upside potential. UBS upgrades Peloton to neutral from sell UBS said in its upgrade of the stock that it likes the company's new CEO. Bank of America upgrades Altria to buy from neutral Bank of America says the tobacco company is a Trump beneficiary.

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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.

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

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

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.

Persons: ”, Neil Saunders, ” Saunders, Adam Gray, there’s, Vivek Pandya, “, Pandya, Jessica Moulton, GlobalData, Hayley Berg, Hopper Organizations: Adobe Analytics, MasterCard, Getty, Adobe Digital, National Retail Federation, McKinsey, CNBC Locations: AFP, U.S

☆ NASA announces further delays Artemis moon missions
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

NASA chief Bill Nelson announced on Thursday new delays in the U.S. space agency's Artemis program to return astronauts to the moon for the first time since 1972, pushing back the next two planned missions including the planned lunar landing. Nelson told a news conference that the next Artemis mission, sending astronauts around the moon and back, has slipped to April 2026, with the subsequent moon landing mission pushed to 2027. The Artemis program has made noteworthy progress but also has experienced various delays and rising costs. NASA is using SpaceX, Lockheed Martin, Boeing and other contractors in the Artemis program. Trump's first NASA chief, former U.S. congressman Jim Bridenstine, launched the Artemis program and persuaded Congress to increase the agency's budget to fund it.

Persons: Bill Nelson, James E, Nelson, Artemis, Donald Trump's, Orion, Lockheed Martin, SpaceX's, Jim Bridenstine, Trump, Jared Isaacman, Elon Musk Organizations: NASA, Orion, Lockheed, SpaceX, Boeing, Artemis, SpaceX's Locations: Washington ,, U.S, United States, Nelson, China

☆ NASA once again delays astronaut moon landing, pushing to 2027
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Jackie Wattles | Kristin Fisher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —NASA’s Artemis program, which aims to return astronauts to the moon this decade amid a renewed international push for lunar exploration, is facing more delays. The issue relates to how the Orion capsule reenters Earth’s atmosphere upon returning from deep space, said NASA deputy administrator Pam Melroy. Prior to Trump taking office, NASA had targeted 2028 for the first moon landing. But in 2019, then-Vice President Mike Pence made the stunning declaration that the administration would direct NASA to drastically accelerate that timeline, aiming to conduct a crewed moon landing by 2024. Pence in part announced the decision to try to accelerate a US moon landing as part of a space race against China.

Persons: Artemis, Bill Nelson, Pam Melroy, Melroy, Artemis I’s, Artemis II, Artemis I, Artemis III, Donald Trump’s, Mike Pence, Pence, Nelson, ” Nelson Organizations: CNN, pathfinder, Orion, NASA, Artemis Program, Trump, China, Officials, Capitol Locations: China

☆ Creighton defeats No. 1 Kansas in huge night of upsets in college basketball
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Jamie Barton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

1 Kansas was upset 76-63 by unranked Creighton on Wednesday night, the Bluejays’ second win over top-ranked opposition in less than a year. 1 teams, Creighton has now won two in a row against top-ranked teams having downed the UConn Huskies last season. Wednesday’s victory was coach Greg McDermott’s 15th win over a top-10 team in his tenure with the Bluejays. “They’re a great team,” Flagg said of Auburn afterwards. More upsets across WednesdayElsewhere, 17 points, eight rebounds and three blocks from Liam McNeeley helped No.

Persons: Pop Isaacs, Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton, Greg McDermott’s, I’m, ” McDermott, ” Creighton, Isaacs, Steven Ashworth, Creighton's Pop Isaacs, KJ Adams, Zeke Mayo, Rebecca S, Gratz, ” Isaacs, haven’t, I’ve, ” Cooper Flagg, Auburn Cooper Flagg, Duke, “ They’re, ” Flagg, “, ” Duke's Cooper Flagg, Tahaad Pettiford, Ben McKeown, Isaiah Evans, Tyrese Proctor, Caleb Foster, Johni Broome, Liam McNeeley, Ball, David Butler II, Alex Karaban, Samson Johnson, ”, McNeeley, Alex, Keshon Gilbert, Joshua Jefferson Organizations: CNN, Creighton, UConn Huskies, Fox Sports, Jayhawks, CHI, Associated Press, Duke, NBA, Auburn, SEC, ACC, Cameron, Wednesday, Tigers, Devils, UConn, Baylor, Maui Invitational, Maryland Eastern Shore, Huskies, Baylor Bears, USA, Sports, Reuters, Dayton, Iowa State, Marquette, Cyclones Locations: Kansas, Auburn

☆ Former Green Beret rates 11 military explosion scenes
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Ian Phillips | David Ibekwe | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Retired Green Beret David Harris rates portrayals of explosions in movies and TV shows. He talks about the effects of stun grenades in "The Town," starring Ben Affleck, Jeremy Renner, and Jon Hamm. David Harris served in the US Army for 20 years, including as a Special Forces weapons sergeant. He is the CEO of Harris Strategic Solutions, which provides tactical training to military and law enforcement members. Find out more about David Harris and Harris Strategic Solutions here:https://www.harrisstrategicsolutionsllc.com/about

Persons: Green Beret David Harris, Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Eric Bana, Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr, Jack Black, Jamie Foxx, Channing Tatum, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Chris Hemsworth, Idris Elba, Ram Charan, Rama Rao Jr, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bob Odenkirk, Christopher Lloyd, RZA, Chadwick Boseman, Delroy Lindo, Isiah Whitlock Jr, Ben Affleck, Jeremy Renner, Jon Hamm, Mel Gibson, Sam Elliot, Greg Kinnear, David Harris Organizations: Green Beret, Valor, US Army, Special Forces, Harris Strategic Solutions

☆ Ukraine's front-line fighters and dronemakers are trying to crowdfund their way to Russia's defeat through cheap strikes
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

Another prototype, a modified Soviet ZU-23-2 antiaircraft gun, needs $70,000 worth of parts to be fully automated to strike down Russian drones. Advertisement"For drones, most funding is from volunteer help, by donors," Chernyavskiy told Business Insider. Throughout the war, Ukraine has repeatedly struggled with insufficient amounts of ammunition, such as much-need 155mm artillery shells. In Ukraine, Chernyavskiy is frustrated, too. This is the nature of war," Chernyavskiy said.

Persons: it's, Oleksandr Chernyavskiy, Oleksandr Chernyavskiy Chernyavskiy, Chernyavskiy, Oleksandr Chernyavskiy Crowdfunding, Dmytro Smolienko, Federico Borsari, Borsari, Oleksandr Skarlat, Serhii Sternenko, Skarlat, Mark J, Lindquist, he's, Mark Lindquist, Oleksandr Chernyavskiy It's, Daniel Viksund, Viksund, Daniel Viksund He's, Chasiv, Jennifer Kavanagh, Kavanagh, Andriy Andriyenko, haven't, Sofiia Meleshenko Organizations: Ukraine's 241st Territorial Defense Brigade, Business, Publishing, Getty, Civilian, Center for, Telegram, US Air Force, Ukraine, 241st Territorial Brigade, Army, Veteran Aid Ukraine, Aid Ukraine, Defense, Savannah, BI Locations: Russia, Soviet, Ukraine, Moscow, Ukrainian, Kyiv, crowdfund, Norwegian, Afghanistan, Scandinavia, Chasiv Yar, Europe

Exposure to lead in gasoline during childhood resulted in many millions of excess cases of psychiatric disorders over the last 75 years, a new study estimates. According to the findings, the national population experienced an estimated 151 million excess mental health disorders attributable to exposure to lead from car exhaust during children’s early development. Lead-associated mental health and personality differences were most pronounced for people born between 1966 and 1986, according to the study. The groups born around 1940 and 2015 had the lowest lead exposure and lead-associated mental illness, the study reported. Blood lead levels have gone way down, but they could go down further,” he said.

Persons: Medical University of South Carolina —, “ can’t, ”, Aaron Reuben, ” Reuben, Reuben, “ We’re, Lisa Fortuna, Fortuna, “ It’s, ‘, “ Organizations: Child Psychology, Psychiatry, Duke University, Florida State University, Medical University of South, Duke, Centers for Disease Control, Psychiatric Association’s Council, Children Locations: U.S, Medical University of South Carolina, Zealand

☆ Mareterra: This $2 billion luxury ‘eco-district’ has grown Monaco in size by 3%
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-04 | by ( Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New “eco-district” Mareterra, which has been built into the Mediterranean Sea, expands the microstate’s land mass by almost 15 acres. Inaugurated by Monaco’s Prince Albert II on Wednesday, the €2 billion ($2.1 billion) luxury development features a marina, seaside promenade and swathes of new high-end housing. The new development features more than 100 new luxury apartments in one of the world's most densely populated places. Land is notoriously scarce in Monaco, which has a long history of building into the sea. MareterraEarlier land reclamation efforts attracted the ire of environmentalists worried about the impact on Monaco’s marine life, which today includes 60 species of coral.

Persons: Knight Frank —, Monaco’s Prince Albert II, Le Renzo, Renzo Piano, Mareterra, Norman Foster, Tadao Ando, Knight Frank, Grimaldi, Prince Albert II Organizations: CNN, Pompidou Locations: Monaco, Tuscany, Italy, Mareterra .

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