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☆ Taiwan is fast becoming a hub for outdoor adventure and wellness seekers
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Joe Yogerst | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

But rather than one of the more obvious outdoor wellness and adventure hubs, it’s actually Taiwan. “Several factors have contributed to the rapid growth of outdoor sports in Taiwan,” says Kate Chen of the Taiwan Tourism Administration. “There was a huge spike in young adults wanting to go hiking or cycling.”But it’s not just locals discovering the island’s outdoor opportunities. Floating in the South China Sea between Taiwan, Hong Kong and the Philippines, Dongsha Marine National Park offers an entirely different take on outdoor adventure. They also provide a venue for more than 100 nature trails that are part of a national trails network created in 2002.

Persons: CNN —, Topping, ”, Kate Chen of, Michael McCreesh, it’s, Krathon, Chen, Thao, Zhong, Nick Kembel, Taiwan's, “, There’s, Xiao Baiyue Organizations: CNN, Taiwan Tourism Administration, Taiwan, Wellness, Scenic Area, Recreation, Villa, Taiwan Music, Dongsha, Park, MTB, Taiwan Surf Travel, Amis Locations: Chile , New Zealand, California, it’s, Taiwan, Belgium, Massachusetts, Taroko, Te, lakeview, Taipei, Wulai, Neidong, Beitou, Kenting, Fuji, Canadian, South China, Hong Kong, Philippines, “, County, Hualien City

President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday he will nominate Todd Blanche, one of his criminal defense lawyers, to be deputy attorney general. The statement noted that Blanche has experience working for the Justice Department — something former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., Trump's choice for attorney general, does not have. Blanche was Trump's lead lawyer when he stood trial on charges of falsifying business records related to a hush money payment this year. If Blanche's nomination is confirmed before Gaetz's, he could serve as acting attorney general while Gaetz goes through the process. He will also nominate D. John Sauer, who argued Trump's successful immunity case before the Supreme Court, for solicitor general.

Persons: Donald Trump, Todd Blanche, Todd, Trump, Blanche, Justice Department —, Matt Gaetz, Trump's, Juan Merchan, Aileen Cannon, Jack Smith's, Smith ., Tanya Chutkan, Gaetz's, Gaetz, Emil Bove, Emil, John Sauer, John, Antonin Scalia, Sauer's Organizations: Justice Department, Justice, of New York United, of New York United States Attorney’s, Trump, State, Manhattan, White House, U.S, Smith . U.S, Senate, National Security Unit, United States Supreme, Supreme, MAGA Locations: Southern, of New York United States, ., Florida, Missouri

☆ World’s largest olive oil producer says ‘liquid gold’ prices on track to halve from record levels
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Sam Meredith | In Samuelmeredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Elvis Barukcic | Afp | Getty ImagesSpain's Deoleo, the world's largest olive oil producer, says one of the most challenging moments in the industry's history appears to be drawing to a close, with "liquid gold" prices expected to nearly halve from an all-time high over the coming months. Extra virgin olive oil prices in Spain's Andalusia stood at 6 euros ($6.33) per kilogram as of Nov. 6, according to Expana, an agricultural and food-focused market intelligence firm. Spain accounts for more than 40% of the world's olive oil production, making it a global reference for prices. A person holds a bottle of olive oil on June 21, 2024, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Deoleo said olive oil prices should fall to around 5 euros per liter, a steep drop from highs of 9 to 10 euros, which had become the norm in Spanish supermarkets this year.

Persons: Elvis Barukcic, Miguel Ángel Guzmán, Guzmán, Carbonell, Deoleo, Kyle Holland, Expana's Holland Organizations: Afp, Getty, CNBC, Europa Press, Anadolu Locations: Bosnian, Herzegovinian, Ljubuski, Capljina, Europe, Spain, Greece, Tunisia, Spain's Andalusia, Barcelona, Catalonia, Turkey, Menemen Plain, Izmir, Turkiye

☆ Lebanon ceasefire talks intensify as Hezbollah considers new US-Israeli proposal
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Tamara Qiblawi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Hezbollah is considering a US-Israeli ceasefire proposal, sources told CNN, as diplomatic efforts to end the conflict between Israel and the Lebanese militant group intensify. The US ambassador to Lebanon, Lisa Johnson, relayed the proposal to the Lebanese government on Thursday night, a Lebanese official familiar with the discussions told CNN. Those efforts were upended when Israel killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in a major bombing attack in Beirut’s southern suburbs. Another Lebanese official familiar with the discussions around the ceasefire told CNN that US President-elect Donald Trump has endorsed the ongoing negotiations, which have been spearheaded by the Biden administration’s special envoy to Lebanon, Amos Hochstein. The US embassy in Beirut declined CNN’s request for comment on the ceasefire negotiations.

Persons: Lisa Johnson, Johnson, Nabih Berri –, –, Israel, Hassan Nasrallah, Donald Trump, Biden, Amos Hochstein, “, CNN’s Organizations: CNN, Lebanese, UN, Lebanese Armed Forces Locations: Israel, Lebanese, Lebanon, Beirut’s, Lebanon’s, Beirut

☆ Scientists discovered the strangest sea slug in the ocean
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementIn 2000, scientists spotted a bioluminescent mollusk in the deep sea. It turned out to be a new species of sea slug that's perfectly adapted to the deep ocean. Researchers from the MBARI dubbed it Bathydevius caudactylus and recently published their findings in the peer-reviewed journal Deep Sea Research Part I.Bathydevius is unlike any sea slug the scientists had ever seen. At first, no one knew how to classify the strange sea slug. A sea slug in the midnight zoneA low-light camera system captured the bioluminescence display of the Bathydevius caudactylus sea slug.

Persons: It's, Bruce Robison, Robison, MBARI, it's Organizations: Aquarium Research Institute, CNN Locations: Monterey Bay , California, Monterey, what's, Oregon, Southern California

☆ Here are the 4 posts Ben and Jerry's said its parent company ordered it not to publish
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ben & Jerry's filed a lawsuit against its parent company, Unilever, on Thursday. It claims Unilever stopped it from making 4 public statements supporting Palestinians. Unilever rejected the claims, saying it would defend its case "very strongly." AdvertisementBen & Jerry's is taking legal action against its parent company, Unilever, saying it was prevented from speaking out in support of Palestinians. Ben & Jerry's said that in doing so, Unilever repeatedly prevented the company from fulfilling its social mission and breached a settlement agreement.

Persons: Jerry's, —, Benjamin Netanyahu, Ben, Bernie Sanders, Jerry, Sen, Sanders Organizations: Unilever, Service, US Southern District of, Business, Palestine, Israel, Senate Locations: US Southern District of New York, Gaza, Israel, Europe

☆ I grew up in Nashville. Here are 7 things I wish tourists knew before they visited.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Shaan Merchant | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

If you're going to try the city's famous hot chicken, do it right — and learn some of the history first. Not all Nashville hot chicken is the same. bhofack2/Getty ImagesIf there's one thing that's more synonymous with Nashville than music, it's hot chicken. Today, hot chicken pops up on menus across the city with all sorts of variations, but the dish has a long history in the Black community of Nashville. And I definitely think it's worth making the trip to Prince's to get the original hot chicken.

Persons: It's, Prince, casanova Thorton Prince, Prince Jeffries , Organizations: Nashville Locations: Nashville, Black, Southern foodways, Prince's

☆ A Ukrainian brigade armed with French tanks, artillery, and heavy weaponry is about to enter the fight
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

"Now they are able to fight, they are able to maneuver," a French colonel said. AdvertisementA Ukrainian brigade made up of thousands of soldiers trained in France and armed with French-supplied tanks, artillery, and heavy weaponry is about to enter the fight against Russia. It will also have 18 AMX 10 light tanks, 18 truck-mounted Caesar artillery pieces, 128 armored troop carriers, as well as anti-tank and antiaircraft missile systems, the French military said. The Ukrainian military is also training other troops for the brigade back in Ukraine, according to French authorities. The new Ukrainian brigade will enter the war at a critical time.

Persons: —, Anne, France —, Caesar, Ukraine's, Donald Trump Organizations: Service, Russia, Associated Press, Western, White, Trump Locations: France, Russia, French, Champagne, Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukrainian, Kursk, Europe

☆ Long-lost marine worm species photobombs seahorses, scientists say
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Mindy Weisberger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The long-lost worm is Haplosyllis anthogorgicola, a species of bristle worm, or polychaete. But as Forreau was sorting her underwater photos of seahorses and corals, she made another unexpected discovery: The worms’ coral burrows were visible in the images. Perhaps, she thought, that might also be the case in other photos of pygmy seahorses. Images of pygmy seahorses taken by scuba divers were crawling with worm photobombs. Worms’ limbs, heads and tails poked out of coral burrows in the hundreds; the scientists even counted seven examples of worms crawling on seahorses’ bodies.

Persons: Huzio Utinomo, Chloé Fourreau, “, ”, Karen Osborn, Osborn, Ai Takahata, ” Forreau, coauthors, Chloé, Forreau, ” Osborn, Mindy Weisberger Organizations: CNN, Kyoto University, Royal Society, Biological Sciences, University of, Smithsonian National Museum of, Royal Society B, Scientific Locations: Japan, Australia, Okinawa, Washington ,, Sukumo, Kochi, Worms, East Timor, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Taiwan

☆ Leonids Meteor Shower: When and How to Watch Its Peak
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Katrina Miller | More About Katrina Miller | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Meteor showers, natural fireworks that streak brightly across the night sky, are one of them. The latest observable meteor shower will be the Leonids, which have been active since at least Nov. 6 and are forecast to continue through Nov. 30. They reach their peak Nov. 16 to 17, or Saturday night into Sunday morning. Meteors from the Leonids can be spotted in the constellation Leo, and they will be visible from both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. The Leonids produce some of the fastest meteors each year, at 44 miles per second, with bright, long tails.

Organizations: Northern, Global, Network Locations: Southern

☆ Germany’s Scholz calls Putin, ending Western isolation over Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The conversation on Friday was the first time Scholz had spoken with Putin in two years. It comes as the German leader gears up for a snap election and Europe waits to hear US President-elect Donald Trump’s plan for ending the war in Ukraine. “He stressed Germany’s unbroken determination to back Ukraine in its defense against Russian aggression for as long as necessary,” the spokesperson added. Ukraine said however that phone conversations with Putin brought no added value on the path to achieving a “just peace” in Ukraine. But of course, (it is a) question about how Russia spins it.”Scholz to brief alliesThe Kremlin said Putin had told Scholz Russia was willing to look at energy deals if Germany was interested.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelensky, Vladimir Putin, Putin, ” Zelensky, Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s, Scholz, Donald Trump’s, Zelensky, “, ”, Trump, ” Scholz, Scholz Russia Organizations: Berlin Reuters, Kremlin, Reuters, Scholz’s Social, Ukraine, Kyiv, European Union, NATO, Ukrainian Locations: Ukraine, Kyiv, Russia, Berlin, Germany, Baltic, North Korea, Russia’s, Kursk, United States

☆ Inside the Quest to Make Fusion Energy a Reality
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Raymond Zhong | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +15 min

The Quest to Build a Star on Earth Start-ups say we’re closer than ever to near-limitless, zero-carbon energy from fusion. Today’s fusion start-ups aren’t just preparing for this moment in the lab. Such advances helped the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory produce more fusion energy than the energy in the incoming laser beams, for the briefest of moments, in 2022. They also helped European researchers generate record amounts of fusion energy at a facility in Britain last year. What worries researchers is how much some fusion start-ups are promising, and how soon.

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At the time, Hochul said congestion pricing at that rate would be a hardship on New Yorkers struggling to make ends meet in the post-pandemic economy. Now the race is on to get congestion pricing approved before President-elect Donald Trump, who opposes it, takes office in January. The revised congestion pricing plan is expected to go before the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board for approval next week. After the expected MTA approval, the state and city will then ink an agreement with transportation officials in the Biden administration, who have been supportive of congestion pricing. They also predicted that congestion pricing would generate $15 billion that could be used to modernize subways and buses.

Persons: Kathy Hochul, Hochul, ” Hochul, “, Donald Trump, Phil Murphy, Murphy, Biden Organizations: New York Gov, Yorkers, New, New Jersey Gov, America, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, MTA, NBC News, Manhattan's Central Business District, Financial Locations: New York City, Manhattan, New York, New Jersey, Hudson

NEW YORK CITY — The FBI seized a cellphone and other electronic devices of betting site Polymarket’s CEO Shayne Coplan in a raid on his New York City apartment early Wednesday, according to a source familiar with the matter. The search comes shortly after the company’s markets wagered correctly and controversially in Donald Trump’s favor in bets for who would win the presidential election, despite opinion polls showing a tight race. The source said it’s not clear if Coplan or Polymarket are targets of an investigation. Polymarket, which Coplan founded in 2020, has recently been the subject of intense debate and scrutiny over its creation of election betting markets. The company brought in more than $3.6 billion from bets placed on the presidential election, including $1.5 billion on Trump and $1 billion on Vice President Kamala Harris, according to an NBC News analysis.

Persons: Shayne Coplan, Donald Trump’s, Coplan, “, Kamala Harris, Polymarket, Biden, ” Coplan, ” Shayne Coplan, Matthew Reeves, ” Nicholas Biase Organizations: FBI, New, Trump, NBC, Futures Trading Commission, NBC News, Polymarket, U.S Attorney’s Office, of Locations: New York City, cryptocurrency, Polymarket, Chicago, Southern, of New York

The Onion, the satirical news company that repeatedly spoofed conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, has won the bankruptcy auction for control over his media empire — most notably Infowars, the far-right, conspiracy-minded website that served as Jones’ primary online platform. The Onion plans to shutter Jones’ Infowars and rebuild the website featuring well-known internet humor writers and content creators, according to a person with knowledge of the sale. About an hour and a half after the announcement of the sale, Infowars' website was shut down. Details of Wednesday’s auction, including how much was offered for Free Speech Systems, the parent company of Infowars, and related assets, were not immediately known. “All you leftists celebrating the end of Alex Jones and Infowars, you’re fools,” he said.

Persons: Alex Jones, Jones, “, ” Jones, Infowars, Sandy, Sandy Hook, Chris Mattei, divesting Jones, John Feinblatt, Ben Collins, Collins, Christopher Murray, ”, Jeff Lawson, InfoWars Organizations: U.S, First United American Companies, Free Speech Systems, Sandy Hook Elementary, Gun Safety, NBC News, Onion News, ThreeSixty, Bankruptcy, Southern, Southern District of, Global, Onion staff, O Media, Speech Systems Locations: Connecticut, Texas, Winnebago, Austin , Texas, Southern District, Southern District of Texas, Sandy Hook, Newtown , Connecticut, “

Owens, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and City Council member Aaron Banks were indicted last month on conspiracy and bribery charges. Barbara Gauntt / Clarion Ledger / USA Today via ImagnA City Council member, Angelique Lee, resigned in August and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery. “People are tired; they just want some good stuff done,” said Vernon Hartley, a City Council member for one of the city’s poorest wards. Aaron Banks is the second Jackson City Council member to be charged in the federal bribery case. Angelique Lee, a former City Council member, resigned and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery.

Persons: JACKSON, —, Virgi Lindsay, ” Lindsay, Jody Owens, Lauren Witte, “, ”, Owens, Chokwe Antar Lumumba, Aaron Banks, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, Barbara Gauntt, Angelique Lee, Sherik Marve Smith, Smith, Jackson, Vernon Hartley, ” Owens, Banks, Lumumba, They’re, Lee, Rogelio V . Solis, The United States ”, Hartley, Lindsay, Ashby Foote, Hannah Mattix, Foote, ” Foote, ” Hartley Organizations: Miss, Council, Clarion Ledger, FBI, Southern District of, City Council, City, “, Department of Housing, Urban Development, U.S, Southern, Southern District of Mississippi Owens, Jackson City Council, ”, Attorney’s Office, The United, NBC News, Republican, Capital Club, USA, Solutions Locations: Jackson, Hinds, Hinds County, Southern District, Southern District of Mississippi, Imagn, Nashville, Florida, Owens, Africa, The United States, generalities, City

☆ November’s full beaver moon will peak Friday night followed by the Leonid meteor shower
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —November’s full moon, otherwise known as the beaver moon, will shine bright in the sky on Friday as the last supermoon of the year. In addition to observations from Earth, current space missions such as NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, which has been collecting data on the moon since 2009, help enhance our understanding of the moon, Petro said. For patient sky-gazers looking to spy a meteor, Lunsford recommends facing east with the moon out of your field of view. The Leonids will be seen blazing in the night sky until the shower’s finality on December 2, according to the American Meteor Society. If you are eager to see more, two upcoming meteor showers peak next month:Geminids: December 12-13Ursids: December 21-22

Persons: CNN —, Noah Petro, ” Petro, don’t, it’s, Petro, “, ”, Robert Lunsford, Lunsford, Dogukan, ” Lunsford Organizations: CNN, American Meteor Society, NASA, Anadolu Agency, Getty, International Meteor Organization, “, Farmers Locations: Northern, Southern, Ankara, Turkey

☆ Ukrainian mother and three children killed in a Russian strike on Zelensky’s hometown
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | Svitlana Vlasova | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

She was just two months old when a Russian missile hit her home in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih on Monday morning. The city lies some 70 kilometers (40 miles) from the southern Ukrainian front line. The local authorities in Kryvyi Rih declared Wednesday an official day of mourning. Two, each killing two people and injuring more than a dozen, struck Kryvyi Rih within one week earlier this month. Zelensky and his wife Olena Zelenska are from Kryvyi Rih, a city that lies some 70 kilometers (40 miles) from the southern Ukrainian front line.

Persons: Kryvyi Rih, Ulyana, “, Olena, Kyrylo, Maksym, ” Maksym Kulyk, wife’s, Kulyk, ” Kulyk, ”, Adm, “ Demyd, ” Dmytro Lubinets, Volodymyr Zelensky, Olena Zelenska, Zelenska, Donald Trump’s, Trump Organizations: CNN, UN, UNICEF, Steel Service, ” Firefighters, Getty, 103rd School, Facebook, Emergency Service of, REUTERS Locations: Russian, Ukrainian, Kryvyi, Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, Dnipropetrovsk, Anadolu, Russia, Kursk, Emergency Service of Ukraine

☆ Tropical Storm Sara forms in the Caribbean and heads toward ‘life-threatening’ impact with Central America
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Mary Gilbert | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Tropical Storm Sara is here and closing in on Central America where it will unleash disastrous flooding rain in the region. The storm will bring “life-threatening” flooding rainfall up to 30 inches to Honduras and double-digit rainfall totals to other parts of Central America, the NHC warned. This scenario would bring strong winds and torrential rain to Central America, but could keep the storm away from the US entirely or have it approach as a very weak storm. It would still unleash life-threatening flooding rainfall in Central America and head for dangerous strike on Belize and Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. This would bring more substantial impacts to Central America, the Yucatán and Belize and a much more troubling forecast for the US.

Persons: Sara, that’s, hasn’t Organizations: CNN, National Hurricane Center, Florida Keys, NHC Locations: Central America, of Mexico, Honduras, Nicaragua, It’s, Mexico, Florida, Cuba, Belize, Caribbean, Gulf Coast

☆ Craig Melvin named the next co-anchor of NBC’s ‘Today’
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

New York CNN —Craig Melvin will become the co-anchor of NBC’s “Today” show beginning early next year, following the departure of Hoda Kotb. Melvin is a familiar face to “Today” viewers, having been with the program in various roles for nearly 14 years. He is an “integral and beloved part of our family,” Libby Leist, senior vice president of Today, said in a statement. She also co-hosted the 10 am hour with Jenna Bush Hager. NBC announced said that the fourth hour will be renamed “Jenna & Friends” following Kotb’s departure until a permanent co-host is named.

Persons: Craig Melvin, Hoda, Savannah Guthrie, Melvin, Kotb, Al Roker, Dylan Dreyer, Sheinelle Jones, Guthrie, “, ” Melvin, ”, ” Libby Leist, Craig’s, ” Kotb, Jenna Bush Hager, Jenna Organizations: New, New York CNN, Savannah, Guthrie, NBC News, NBC Locations: New York

☆ ‘Only in Australia’: Couple comes home to find koala in bed
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Isaac Yee | Chris Lau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Koalas are normally found in eucalyptus trees, but one couple came home in Australia on Wednesday and were shocked to find one in their bedroom. “I was scared, happy and excited at the same time,” Fran Dias Rufino told CNN from Adelaide in South Australia. Francielle Dias RufinoVideo showed the koala sitting on the floor beside their bed, staring at Rufino and her husband, Brunno, before climbing onto a bedside table. In South Australia, where the Rufinos live, koala numbers are stable, and in some areas, populations are so healthy they’re being managed to protect the habitat. Video showed the koala scurrying around the house, presumably looking for a way out, as Rufino screamed frantically in the background.

Persons: CNN —, ” Fran Dias Rufino, Rufino, “, ”, Francielle Dias Rufino Video, Brunno Organizations: CNN, Australian Capital Territory Locations: Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Brazil, New South Wales, Queensland

☆ What is the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 that Trump says he will invoke
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Catherine E. Shoichet | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

“I think a very strong argument could be made that in those situations, the Alien Enemies Act can be employed,” he says. French nationals were the original target lawmakers had in mind when they passed the Alien Enemies Act. Buyenlarge/Archive Photos/Getty ImagesWhen has the Alien Enemies Act been used before? The Alien Enemies Act does allow individuals to bring lawsuits challenging their detention, Reisz says. Some Democratic lawmakers have tried to repeal the Alien Enemies Act in recent years.

Persons: Donald Trump, John Adams, ” Trump, “, Trump, John Moore, ”, haven’t, Woodrow Wilson, Katherine Yon Ebright, Brennan, Ebright, ” Ebright, Rebecca Noble, Jean Lantz Reisz, isn’t, ” Reisz, …, ” George Fishman, Fishman, couldn’t, ” Fishman, Mae Ngai, Brennan Center’s Ebright, Ngai, —, ” Ngai, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, it’s, ‘, ’ ” Ebright, Reisz, you’re, Frederic J . Brown, Biden, He’s, ” Sen, Mazie Hirono Organizations: CNN, ”, Republican Party, New York University, Border Patrol, University of Southern California’s Gould School of Law, Department of Homeland Security, Center for Immigration Studies, Columbia University, German, Department of Justice, National Archives, Customs, Getty, Trump, Democratic Locations: France, United States, Mexico, Springs , California, New Mexico, “, Prescott Valley , Arizona, Fort Douglas , Utah, AFP, China, Hawaii

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Tapestry, Capri, Disney and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Disney — The media stock popped 6% on stronger-than-expected earnings and guidance, aided by growth in its streaming business. Capri , Tapestry — Both luxury apparel stocks rose after the companies called off their planned merger , citing regulatory hurdles. Cisco Systems — The cybersecurity stock fell 2.1%. Ibotta said it expects fourth-quarter revenue to range between $100 million and $106 million, versus a FactSet estimate of $110.3 million. CNH Industrial — Shares rose more than 6% after Greenlight Capital's David Einhorn revealed at CNBC's Delivering Alpha conference that he took a medium-sized position in the agricultural equipment company.

Persons: Charles Schwab —, Charles Schwab, Ancora, Campbell, Piper Sandler, Ibotta, Greenlight Capital's David Einhorn, —, Jesse Pound, Pia Singh, Alex Harring, Hakyung Kim, Sean Conlon Organizations: Disney, Amazon, ASML, Cisco Systems, Wall, Revenue, Norfolk Southern, American Airlines —, Barclays, Alpha, Advance Locations: Capri

☆ Adidas signs first NIL deal with girls' high school basketball player
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Jessica Golden | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Adidas has signed Kaleena Smith as the bradn's first NIL high school basketball player. The German sports apparel brand on Thursday announced the signing of Kaleena Smith as its first high school girl's basketball partner under a name, image and likeness, or NIL, deal. The young basketball phenomenon represents Candace Parker's first signing since she took over as president of Adidas women's basketball in May. Parker, a former first-round WNBA draft pick, played 16 seasons in the WNBA and is a three-time WNBA champion and seven-time WNBA All-Star. Adidas tapped her to help evolve the company's women's basketball business.

Persons: Kaleena Smith, Smith, Candace Parker's, Parker Organizations: Adidas, University of Southern, University of Louisville, University of Connecticut, University of California, Los Angeles , Louisiana State University, University of South, WNBA Locations: Ontario , California, University of Southern California, Los Angeles ,, University of South Carolina

House Republicans’ razor-thin victory was propelled by Trump’s decisive win over Vice President Kamala Harris in both the Electoral College and the popular vote. So far, Republicans have captured the 218 seats needed to secure the majority to Democrats’ 208 seats. Last week, Republicans flipped three Democratic Senate seats to win control of the upper chamber. They were among the 18 GOP House districts that President Joe Biden carried in 2020. Democratic challenger George Whitesides also ousted vulnerable GOP Rep. Mike Garcia in Southern California.

Persons: Donald Trump, House Republicans ’, Trump’s, Kamala Harris, Hakeem Jeffries, Mike Johnson, Brandon Williams, Anthony D’Esposito, Marc Molinaro, Joe Biden, George Whitesides, Mike Garcia, Rob Bresnahan, Matt Cartwright, Trump, Ryan Mackenzie, Susan Wild, Scott Perry, Janelle Stelson, Perry, Elissa Slotkin, Gabe Evans, Yadira Caraveo, Sen, Lindsey Graham, It’s, Johnson, Elise Stefanik, Mike Waltz, Kevin McCarthy of, —, Steve Scalise, Tom Emmer, ” Johnson, “, ” Organizations: WASHINGTON, NBC News, Republican, Trump, House Republicans, Electoral College, Democrats, Republicans, ’, Democratic, GOP, Keystone State, Freedom, Democratic Rep, Affordable, New, New York Republican, White Locations: Washington, America, New York, Syracuse, Long, Hudson, Southern California, battlegrounds, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Keystone, Allentown, Harrisburg, Denver, Florida, Kevin McCarthy of California, Louisiana, Minnesota

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