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An Israeli airstrike on a residential building in central Beirut killed at least 11 people on Saturday, the Lebanese Health Ministry said, part of an intensifying Israeli military campaign that appears aimed at pressuring Hezbollah into a cease-fire deal. The strike was an attempt to assassinate a top Hezbollah military commander, Mohammad Haidar, according to three Israeli defense officials who requested anonymity to discuss sensitive military operations. Hezbollah officials on Saturday afternoon said that none of the group’s leaders were at the site of the airstrike, and later in the day, one of the Israeli officials said Mr. Haidar was not killed. The strike came just after 4 a.m., jolting Beirut residents awake with thundering explosions that left much of the city enveloped in acrid smoke. It was the third strike this week in central Beirut, an area that had largely been spared since the war between Hezbollah and Israel escalated.
Persons: Mohammad Haidar, Mr, Haidar, Firass Abiad Organizations: Lebanese Health Ministry, Health Ministry Locations: Beirut, Lebanon, Israel, Basta
AdvertisementUltra-processed foods such as artificially sweetened diet sodas are linked to health problems. AdvertisementThough diet drinks are marketed as a healthier alternative, she said, "they are far from being a health drink (water is always best!)" AdvertisementI craved sweet treats lessI'd always suspected that diet sodas might lead me to crave sugary foods, but had never been sure. Artificial sweeteners in diet sodas, like aspartame or sucralose, are thought to make some people crave more sweet-tasting foods Ludlam-Raine said. AdvertisementLudlam-Raine also warned against trying to suppress hunger with diet sodas, which can lead to binge eating later in the day.
Persons: Coke, Ludlam, Raine, Pepsi Max, It's, Barry Smith, Rachel Hosie, Coke cravings Organizations: Pepsi, University of London's, Coke, Cawston Press
AdvertisementCher came back from owing $270,000 in back taxes only to wind up broke again years later. We owe the IRS $270,000 in back taxes and we don't have the money," Bono said to Cher in the late 1960s, in her telling. Cher's divorce from Sonny Bono was finalized in 1975. Cher writes in her memoir that "the contracts he'd had me sign were secretly designed to strip me of my income and the rights to my own career." Advertisement"Mom's store attracted a lot of press attention, but it was never solvent and soon began to lose money," Cher writes.
Persons: Cher, overspent, Sonny Bono, I'd, We're, Bono, Getty Images Cher, she'd, you've, Ed Sullivan, who'd, David Geffen, Barry King, Geffen, Sonny, he'd, overextending, John Marshall Organizations: CBS, Getty Images, Geffen Locations: Los Angeles, Brentwood , California
It’s a system that works for the idols who make it big, but it has also drawn criticism for its grueling methods, which some call exploitative. One of the biggest stars to come out of that system is Rosé. Born Roseanne Park, she trained for four years with one of K-pop’s largest agencies, YG Entertainment, eventually breaking through as part of the girl group Blackpink. Now at age 27, she is striking out on her own with her first full-length solo album, “Rosie,” which comes out on Dec. 6 from Atlantic Records. She is still a member of Blackpink, and the group re-signed with YG in 2023.
Persons: Roseanne Park, “ Rosie, , Bruno Mars Organizations: YG Entertainment, Atlantic Records, APT, YG
Your next step is to "flip the script on that overwhelm," Weiss says, and up the joy in your life. Start a joy journalKeeping a joy journal is an easy way to start feeling better fast. "But the surprise gratitude moments are really the moments that pump up the joy," she says. By surprise gratitude, she means moments in which you give thanks to someone long after the event you're thankful for. She recommends expressing surprise gratitude every quarter.
Persons: Jessica Weiss, Weiss
Trump vs. the FBI, explained
  + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +8 min
But there’s a growing expectation that he will quickly make at least one new vacancy by firing FBI Director Christopher Wray. “There certainly was the question, can any president fire an FBI director when there’s a legislated 10-year term,” Charles said. Robert S. Mueller III, who happened to be the former FBI director. In this 2017 photo, then-President Donald Trump sits with FBI Director Christopher Wray in Quantico, Virginia. Trump wants to go in the opposite direction today and bring the FBI more under the control of the president.
Persons: Donald Trump, Christopher Wray, Trump, Wray, J, Edgar Hoover’s, he’d, James Comey, Comey, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, William Sessions, Jimmy Carter, Clarence Kelley, Carter, Kelley, Douglas Charles, there’s, ” Charles, Hillary Clinton, Clinton, Andrew Harnik, cascaded, Rod Rosenstein, Rosenstein, Jeff Sessions, Robert S, Mueller III, Mueller, Obama, Trump’s, Paul Manafort, Michael Cohen, Bill Barr, didn’t, Steele, Robert Mueller, Chip Somodevilla, Peter Strzok, Lisa Page, Strzok, Andrew McCabe, McCabe, Wray Wray, John Durham –, Barr, Sessions, Evan Vucci, Douglas Organizations: CNN —, Republican, FBI, Trump, Democratic, GOP, Penn State University, Department, Trump’s Justice Department, NBC News, Senate Intelligence, Justice, Trump’s, Justice Department, Images Trump, CNN, Department of Justice, Teapot Locations: Russia, Washington ,, Washington, New York, Quantico , Virginia
The sweeping tariffs that President-elect Donald J. Trump imposed in his first term on foreign metals, machinery, clothing and other products were intended to have maximum impact around the world. They sought to shutter foreign factories, rework international supply chains and force companies to make big investments in the United States. But for many businesses, the most important consequences of the tariffs, enacted in 2018 and 2019, unfolded just a few blocks from the White House. In the face of pushback from companies reliant on foreign products, the Trump administration set up a process that allowed them to apply for special exemptions. The stakes were high: An exemption could relieve a company of tariffs as high as 25 percent, potentially giving it a big advantage over competitors.
Persons: Donald J, Trump Organizations: United States Trade Representative, Commerce Department Locations: United States, China
Russia has fired about 60 North Korean KN-23 missiles at Ukraine this year, according to a Ukrainian defense official. These less-sophisticated missiles are part of North Korea’s growing support to Moscow, which also includes about 11,000 North Korean soldiers deployed to Russia’s Kursk region. Strikes using North Korean missiles have killed at least 28 people and injured 213 this year, the Ukrainian prosecutor general told CNN. Ukrainian investigators found evidence that crucial components used in the North Korean missiles are produced by at least nine Western manufacturers. There are more than 250 companies whose components have been identified in North Korean missiles, according to CAR.
Persons: , Yuriy Ignat, Russia – “, , Andriy Kulchytskyi, Damien Spleeters, Victoria Vyshnivska, Vyshnivska, Danylo, Vladyslav Vlasiuk, Trump, Richard Blumenthal Organizations: Ukraine CNN —, CNN, Ukrainian Air Force, Korean, North Korean, Scientific Research, Forensic, Ukraine’s, Corruption, Military Research, Kyiv’s Scientific Research, Ukrainian Defense Intelligence, Research, Getty, US Commerce Department, , US, Investigations, Defense Intelligence Locations: Kyiv, Ukraine, Ukraine CNN — Ukraine, Russia, North, Moscow, Russia’s Kursk, United States, Netherlands, United Kingdom, North Korea, Germany, Switzerland, Korean, US, China, Anadolu, Canada, Belarus, Western, Ukrainian, Russian, Iran
CNN —Max Verstappen has the chance to add to one of the most entertaining Formula One seasons in recent memory by becoming a four-time World Drivers’ Champion at the Las Vegas Grand Prix. How to watch the Las Vegas Grand PrixThe 22nd race of the 2024 season gets underway at 10 p.m. PT on Saturday/1 a.m. Norris needs to outscore Verstappen by at least three points to extend his challenge to next week’s penultimate race in Qatar. If both fail to score points, Verstappen will be crowned champion. “I just want to focus on the weekend and try to have a good performance,” the 27-year-old said ahead of the race weekend.
Persons: Max Verstappen, McLaren’s Lando Norris, George Russell, Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, Pierre Gasly, Charles Leclerc, Verstappen, Norris, Lewis Hamilton, Rick Scuteri, McLaren, Oscar Piastri, Ferrari’s Sainz, Leclerc, Russell, Hamilton, , Red Bull, , you’re, , Brit, ” Verstappen, Mark Sutton, Max Organizations: CNN, Las Vegas, Brit, ESPN, International, Red Bull, Austrian, , McLaren, Getty, we’ve, Constructors, Ferrari Locations: British, Sin City, Qatar, Spain, Vegas, Miami –, “ Brazil
AdvertisementSheri Atwood was proud that she managed to divorce amicably for just $500. However, navigating co-parenting expenses with her ex eventually led to animosity. I felt we had dodged a bullet by having a cheap, amicable divorce despite having significant assets, including multiple homes and a boat. After the divorce, we started fighting about moneyAfter the divorce, I felt like we were constantly discussing — or arguing over — money. I realized everyone talks about an amicable divorce, but no one talks about what comes after that.
Persons: Sheri Atwood, Atwood, I'd, nannies, I've, It's Locations: Tijuana
AdvertisementWhen we started dating eight years ago, my now-wife said she didn't want kids. I wanted to have kids, but I chose to put my focus on our relationship and it paid off. When starting a relationship, the topic of kids will come up at some point. I wanted to have a child, but she didn't. It was then up to me to decide if I wanted a child more than I wanted to continue loving her.
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In a field next to a church in Compton, a farm has taken root. It provides fresh food for the neighborhood, and jobs for the formerly incarcerated. And a couple times a month, it’s transformed into a kitchen serving chilaquiles made from scratch. How Brunch Came to a Backyard Farm in Compton
Persons: it’s, chilaquiles Locations: Compton
I found that I was clashing with the culture of Silicon Valley. I attributed that attitude to the Silicon Valley atmosphere. In Silicon Valley, you have a lot of Google people, a lot of Meta people, and, at the time I was there, a lot of Tesla people. An aerial view of Silicon Valley. The sustainability hub is in Silicon Valley, and moving to the other side of the country felt like I was separating myself from that.
Persons: Adam Fletcher, Fletcher, NerdWallet, unravels ChatGPT, I've, They're, we're, It's, There's, Philadelphia Jon Lovette, Philly Organizations: San, Philadelphia, Stanford, Applied Materials, East, Carbon, Carbon Reform, Eagles, Phillies, University of Pennsylvania, Drexel University Locations: San Francisco, East, San Francisco , California, Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, Philly, Philadelphia, Bay, Santa Clara, California, Silicon Valley, Silicon, East Coast, Rittenhouse, New York, DC
Microsoft on Friday started letting people test Recall, its so-called photographic memory search feature for the latest Copilot+ PCs. Microsoft first touted Recall in May as a prominent feature that would only be available for cutting-edge Copilot+ PCs running the Windows 11 operating system, like the latest Surface Pro. A backlash from cybersecurity experts about the potential risks of Recall, however, led Microsoft to revamp it. Copilot+ PCs with AMD or Intel chips are out of luck for now. WATCH: Microsoft to release controversial Windows Recall AI search feature to testers in October
Persons: It's, you've Organizations: Microsoft, Pro, Qualcomm, Windows, AMD, Intel Locations: New York
AdvertisementBill Nighy's career surged after starring in the 2003 film "Love Actually." Acclaimed actor Bill Nighy says that his moderately successful career blew up — in a good way — after he starred in the 2003 Christmas film "Love Actually." Nighy starred in the Richard Curtis film as Billy Mack, a legendary rock and roll artist trying to get a No. "Love Actually" was a smash hit, and though Nighy was over 30 years into his acting career, the film revitalized it. And while the success of "Love Actually" changed his working prospects, Nighy says that it hasn't drastically disrupted his day-to-day life.
Persons: Bill Nighy's, Nighy, Bill Nighy, Richard Curtis, Billy Mack, Louise Brown, Patrick Steptoe, I'm, Hugh Grant, Tom Cruise Organizations: Netflix, British, Centre
CNN —The McRib is returning to menus this holiday season – but don’t get used to it. Essentially, consumers don’t know when it will show up next — and that element of surprise also drives demand. “It creates this sense of urgency that you have to get it now because you don’t know when it’s coming back. You don’t know if it’s coming back,” Henkes said. It’s so popular that the McDonald’s website listed “Why isn’t the McRib sold year-round?” as a frequently asked question.
Persons: McDonald’s, Nacho Fries, hasn’t, , Michael Della Penna, Stephen Zagor, David Henkes, Technomic, it’s, ” Henkes, Henkes, Brian Niccol, Zagor Organizations: CNN, Columbia Business School, Starbucks, Facebook, Locations: Kansas City
The low-lying clouds over the city lit up for a split second, video footage showed, then streaks of dozens of glowing warheads plummeted out of the sky. The main contours of the attack on Thursday morning soon came to light: President Vladimir V. Putin said Russia had test fired an intermediate-range missile from its arsenal designed to deliver nuclear weapons, though without the nuclear warheads aboard. The Russian strike caused little damage, but it capped a dizzying week of tit-for-tat moves in the war in Ukraine, shifting focus from the ground assaults on the battlefield to a Cold War-style missile brinkmanship. In the previous two days, Ukraine had fired longer-range missiles provided by the U.S. and Britain at military targets inside Russia. Mr. Putin made clear that the Russian missile test was a response to those strikes — a warning to the West to reconsider military aid for Kyiv.
Persons: Vladimir V, Putin Organizations: U.S, Russian, Kyiv Locations: Dnipro, Ukrainian, Russia, Russian, Ukraine, Britain
AdvertisementBluesky's user base surged to 21 million, prompting the company to race to get more servers. Its growth follows users leaving X, with over 280,000 closing their accounts on Election Day. Bluesky has "blown past" its user growth projections so much that it's racing to get more servers to keep the site running smoothly, the social media platform's chief operating officer has said. AdvertisementThe social media network has surpassed 21 million users, up from 13 million in October, as X users have left in droves and flocked to the platform. The US election appears to have triggered a migration of X users to Bluesky, which has been praised because of its similarity to the "old Twitter."
Persons: Rose Wang, Bluesky, Wang, Gordon MacMillan, X's, Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Jack Dorsey, Jay Gruber, Dorsey, Musk, Elon Organizations: Twitter, Wired
AdvertisementVictoria Goyet, now 76, saw a post about an adult women's camp in France on Instagram. In August 2024, at 75, I attended a six-day summer camp for women in South West France. Related Video INSIDE QUANTICO — how Marine Corps officers survive the 7-month Basic SchoolTravel was a key aspect of my life long before I attended Camp Chateau. AdvertisementI ran across Camp Chateau on Instagram and was interestedIn the fall of 2023, I came across a women's camp in France called Camp Chateau that looked interesting, and decided to go. AdvertisementI had a life-changing realization while journalingOn the last day of camp, I attended a meditative journaling class.
Persons: Victoria Goyet, journaling, you've, Camp, I'm Organizations: Victoria, QUANTICO, Marine Corps, Chateau Locations: France, Instagram, South West France, I'm, Witchita , Kansas, England, Italy, Camp Chateau
CNN —Armed and hooded members of the Venezuelan security forces have surrounded Argentina’s embassy in Caracas, according to leaders of the country’s opposition. Six members of the opposition are currently taking refuge in the embassy, having fled there to escape a crackdown by Venezuelan authorities in the run-up to July’s presidential elections. Omar Gonzalez, another opposition member living in the embassy, posted a video on X showing Venezuelan police outside the diplomatic building. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro claimed victory in the July election, despite widespread skepticism in the country and overseas about the result. Similar scenes took place in September, when Venezuelan security forces surrounded the Argentine embassy.
Persons: Pedro Urruchurtu, Maria Corina Machado, Omar Gonzalez, Nicolás Maduro, Edmundo Gonzalez –, , , ” Gonzalez Organizations: CNN, National Police, Venezuelan, Argentine Locations: Venezuelan, Argentina’s, Caracas
President-elect Donald J. Trump repeatedly promised voters that he would cut energy and electricity prices in half within 18 months of taking office. The emerging plan is a repackaging of Mr. Trump’s energy policy. Advisers think Mr. Trump can lower prices by boosting oil and gas production, which is already at record levels in the United States. But energy industry experts noted that a president has limited tools to influence how much Americans pay at the pump, and even less leverage when it comes to electricity prices. More than a dozen experts said Mr. Trump’s strategy might succeed in lowering prices, but not enough to meet his goal.
Persons: Donald J, Trump Locations: United States
Germany's Merkel laments influence of big business on Trump
  + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +1 min
Former German chancellor Angela Merkel has called the influence of tech billionaires such as Elon Musk over U.S. President-elect Donald Trump a "huge concern". In an interview with the news magazine Der Spiegel published on Friday ahead of the release of her memoir, Merkel said the job of politics was ultimately to balance the interests of ordinary and powerful citizens. "If this ultimate recourse is influenced too strongly by companies, whether through capital power or technological capabilities, then that is an unprecedented challenge for all of us," she said. She cited the example of Musk, chief executive of Tesla and SpaceX, who was tapped by Trump to co-lead a new Department of Government Efficiency that the incoming president has indicated will operate outside the confines of government. "If a person like him [Musk] owns 60% of all satellites orbiting in space, then that has to be a huge concern for us in addition to the political issues," Merkel said.
Persons: Angela Merkel, Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Der Spiegel, Merkel, Musk, Tesla, Trump Organizations: Elon, SpaceX, of Government Efficiency
Opinion | Flattery as Trump Management Strategy
  + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Katherine Miller | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
One of the things that has been clear with Donald Trump’s win this time is how different it is: no shock wave jolting society. This is, according to polling, one of the presidential election outcomes most widely accepted as legitimate of the past 25 years. On the public level, we’re back in business in some way, back to an earlier pre-Trump era of normal relations, strategic silence, public deference and an antiseptic corporate friendliness — a bit of flattery, at times, for Mr. Trump. Tim Cook, the Apple C.E.O., wrote on X on Nov. 6: “Congratulations President Trump on your victory! “We didn’t see eye-to-eye on a lot of issues and we told him so,” Joe Scarborough said.
Persons: Donald Trump’s, Trump, Biden, Tim Cook, ” Phil Murphy, he’ll, Joe ”, , Joe Scarborough, ” Mika Brzezinski Organizations: Mr, Apple, Democratic New Locations: United States, Democratic New Jersey
Baku, Azerbaijan AP —As nerves frayed and the clock ticked, negotiators from rich and poor nations were huddled in one room Saturday during overtime United Nations climate talks to try to hash out an elusive deal on money for developing countries to curb and adapt to climate change. We need to speak to other developing countries and decide what to do,” Evans Njewa, the chair of the LDC group, said. The rough draft discussed on Saturday was for $300 billion in climate finance, sources told AP. Until we’re tired, until we’re delusional from not eating, from not sleeping.”Activists protested for climate finance grants for poor countries at the United Nations talks. Sean Gallup/Getty ImagesWith developing nations’ ministers and delegation chiefs having to catch flights home, desperation sets in, said Power Shift Africa’s Mohamed Adow.
Persons: ” Evans Njewa, Susana Mohamed, John Podesta, Juan Carlos Monterrey Gomez, ” Gomez, Sean Gallup, Mohamed Adow, , Teresa Anderson, Luis Acosta, “ We’re, Eamon Ryan, it’s, ” Ryan, Alden Meyer, ” Jiwoh Emmanuel Abdulai, , Nabeel Munir, Monterrey Gomez Organizations: Azerbaijan AP, Nations, Alliance of Small, Associated Press, European Union, , United Nations, Action, Colombia's, Unit for, Risk Management, Getty Locations: Baku, Azerbaijan, Colombia, United States, Panama, Paris, AFP, Sierra Leone, Pakistan
The Latest FAFSA Form is Available. It Works Fine.
  + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Ron Lieber | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
Last year, in a fit of masochism, I tried to become the first person in the United States to fill out a FAFSA (short for Free Application for Federal Student Aid) form at the precise moment the Department of Education unveiled a long-delayed overhaul. I failed in my New Year’s Eve quest because the site wasn’t working, and the experience was a harbinger for millions of others. The rollout of the new FAFSA was one of the most epic digital fiascos of our time, right up there with the Obamacare website’s disastrous debut and the Equifax breach. At one school’s FAFSA completion event, only 20 percent of students finished. This week, the department tried again, opening the gates to the FAFSA website after months of additional revisions and multiple rounds of beta testing.
Persons: didn’t Organizations: Federal, of Education Locations: United States
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