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☆ How Elon Musk could use his new influence to nail his rivals
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Hadas Gold | Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —Elon Musk has long been known for his competitive spirit — and for his list of rivals. That could come in the form of starting or dropping government investigations, creating or weakening regulations, and awarding government contracts to the benefit of Musk’s companies. OpenAI called Musk’s claims “incoherent” and “frivolous.” And Musk dropped the suit after OpenAI published several of Musk’s emails from OpenAI’s early days. Musk and Ramaswamy’s DOGE effort has an expiration date in 2026, but some who know Musk wonder if his relationship with Trump will sour sooner than that. But until then, Musk said the best way for him to be lobbied is on X, his social media platform.

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☆ Trump says he has no plan to remove Fed chairman Jerome Powell
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Auzinea Bacon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —President-elect Donald Trump said in an interview that aired on Sunday that he has no plans to remove Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Trump responded, “No, I don’t.”The comments mark the first time since the presidential election that Trump has publicly backed Powell. In July, Trump said he would not fire Powell if he won the election and in November, a senior adviser to Trump reaffirmed that Trump would likely allow Powell would finish his term as chairman. Trump, however, has threatened to remove Powell from his post on several occasions after the central bank raised interest rates in 2018 and even called Powell “the enemy” in 2019. There are legal barriers for Trump, and any other president, to remove or fire a Fed chair.

Persons: Donald Trump, Jerome Powell, Kristen Welker, ” Trump, Powell, “, ” Welker, Trump, ”, Joe Biden, ’, he’d, ” Powell, Maria Bartiromo Organizations: CNN, Trump, Fed, Fox Business, Federal

☆ What Ultrawealthy Investors Who Want to Buy TikTok Would Do With It
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Related Video TikTok could be banned in US after House vote"Unfortunately, the TikTok ban was conceived and pushed through based upon inaccurate, flawed, and hypothetical information, resulting in outright censorship of the American people," TikTok's statement read. With the app's uncertain future in the United States, a slate of ultrawealthy investors has expressed interest in buying the social media platform. AdvertisementHere's what those who've said publicly that they want to buy TikTok would do with the platform if they acquired the app. Advertisement"Now that the Court has spoken, The People's Bid is prepared to move forward with our bid for TikTok," McCourt's statement reads. Walmart and the software company Oracle also assembled a bid to buy TikTok in 2020, but TikTok ultimately defeated Trump's orders in court and the acquisition plans did not materialize.

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☆ My Gen Alpha sister gave me her Christmas list. Here's what surprised me the most.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

My Gen Alpha sister sent me her Christmas list, and some of the items surprised me. Her wish list is a snapshot of what teens at her Texas high school are coveting this holiday season. Nike, Apple, and Lululemon remain popular among teens, according to her list and a recent survey. AdvertisementEvery holiday season, my family expects to receive an extensive Christmas list from my 14-year-old sister — in true youngest-sibling fashion. Here's what else my sister said she and her Gen Alpha friends are coveting this holiday season.

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☆ In Penny Trial, the Moment May Have Mattered as Much as the Evidence
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Ginia Bellafante | More About Ginia Bellafante | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

On Monday morning, after just a brief period of deliberation, jurors acquitted Mr. Penny on the charge of criminally negligent homicide. All but two of the 11 witnesses who testified at the trial said that Mr. Neely’s presence amounted to the scariest experience they’d had on a subway. From that moment through mid-October of the following year, 37 people were pushed off subway platforms, episodes that dominated coverage in the tabloids. Mr. Neely was a 30-year-old Black, homeless Michael Jackson impersonator who had been hearing voices and succumbing to bouts of public rage for about 10 years. Had Mr. Neely died during an encounter with a young white Marine several years earlier it would have been easy to imagine a broad movement forged in his name — a coalition of activists and bourgeois liberals like those who protested the murder of George Floyd.

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☆ I was pregnant and stressed about being a single mom. Then, a friend changed my perspective, and we ended up co-parenting together.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Cailey Griffin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A conversation with another pregnant single mom on a beach in Costa Rica changed her thinking. Before moving to Costa Rica in 2021, I was based in Los Angeles. I decided to take a quick trip to Costa Rica and ended up movingA friend of mine was already living in Costa Rica at the time. AdvertisementWhen we were in Costa Rica together, it was the first time we were single at the same time. We went to buy comfortable mattresses together, shopped for health insurance in Costa Rica, and even spent Mother's Day together.

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☆ The mind of Sam Altman
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Adam Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +21 min

And now, after years of stasis in Silicon Valley, we have Sam Altman . To answer that question, I've spent weeks taking a Talmudic dive into the Gospel According to Sam Altman. Unlike Jobs, who bestrode the stage at Apple events dropping one-more-things like a modern-day Prometheus, Altman doesn't spew ego everywhere. AdvertisementAnother contrast with the tech gurus of yore: Altman says he doesn't care much about money. Altman doesn't know what the future will bring, but he's in a hurry to get there.

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☆ 5 housing market predictions for 2025, according to economists
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Ana Teresa Solá | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

If fewer homes are built in a supply-constrained market, prices might grow much higher, said Channel. A stable rental market will also give renters more strength to negotiate with landlords. For instance: Austin, Texas was the "epicenter of multi-family construction," she said, meaning a lot of new supply was added into the city's rental market, bringing rental costs down. In contrast, supply-constrained metropolitan areas like Seattle, Washington, D.C., and New York City, are experiencing high rent growth of 5% annually. Mortgage rates declined this fall in anticipation of the first interest rate cut since March 2020.

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☆ DNA evidence helps identify woman’s killer 36 years after her death
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Maria Aguilar Prieto | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

In 2005, the sheriff’s office renewed efforts to solve the crime by uploading the DNA sample to the FBI’s national genetic database, CODIS. The first breakthrough came in 2022, after the sheriff’s office received a grant from the state attorney general’s office. With this funding, they sent the DNA sample to Parabons NanoLab in Virginia for genetic genealogy testing. Twenty-six years after Tracy’s death, the sheriff’s office used lab data to identify John Guillot Jr. as her killer. Parabon NanoLabs tested the DNA sample and traced the suspect’s family lines to the 1700s.

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For Love & Money is a column from Business Insider answering your relationship and money questions. This week, a reader's ex cheated on them with their roommate. Write to For Love & Money using this Google form. Dear For Love & Money,My roommate used to be my best friend until she cheated with my now ex-boyfriend. Getting your landlord involved may help defuse the financial tension your roommate might feel about breaking a lease.

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☆ College Football Playoff bracket revealed: Oregon No. 1 overall, SMU gets in over Alabama
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Ralph D. Russo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

The first 12-team College Football Playoff will include SMU but not Alabama. Their losses were to ranked teams. GO DEEPER In defense of the College Football Playoff's funky seeding formatUnbeaten Oregon of the Big Ten will be the No. AdvertisementAfter conference championship games were played Friday and Saturday, the only drama that remained for selection Sunday was between Alabama and SMU. Alabama (9-3) touted its strength of schedule that included three victories against teams the committee ranked, including SEC champion Georgia.

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☆ I bought a storage-unit business with my husband. The customers can be difficult, but it makes financial sense for our family.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Nancy Brier | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

My husband and I bought a storage unit business because we couldn't afford my daughter's college. We found a fixer-upper mini storage business for sale and used Lauren's college savings as seed money to make the down payment. Related storiesOwning a storage unit business is nothing like I expectedBefore we bought the business, I assumed people would store their stuff, pay their rental fees, and eventually move on. One potential customer had just split up with her boyfriend, and as I explained the cost of renting storage space, I sensed her reluctance. AdvertisementThough it's difficult, the business works for usOwning a mini storage business has been more interesting and challenging than I thought it would be.

Persons: Lauren, It's, I'd, I've, we've Locations: Eastern Europe, California

☆ My husband likes to keep everything, and I prefer minimalism. A home remodel helped us learn to declutter together.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Camilla Richardson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A home remodel forced us to face the clutter, and now, we communicate much better. Now imagine the opposite of my personality in the clutter department, and you have my husband. My attempts to purge items didn't go well. I didn't know how to be kind in my panic, and he didn't want things to change. He had emotional attachments to things that I didn't understand, but it didn't mean I was right in demanding that they go.

Persons: Michelle Porter, Mary Poffenroth, it's, we'll, we've Organizations: Health

☆ Elon Musk says DOGE's work will be public — legally, it has to be
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Legal experts say it is obvious that Elon Musk's DOGE falls under a federal transparency law. Musk and Ramaswamy wrote in a Wall Street Journal op-ed that they would not officially join the Trump administration. Musk has already said that DOGE is looking for staffers willing to work 80-plus hours a week for no money. Musk wrote on X. Musk is already getting to work on DOGE.

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☆ We had an unconventional engagement and wedding. I proposed to him, my engagement ring came after the wedding, and we walked each other down the aisle.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Maria Polansky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

My husband and I had an unconventional engagement and wedding. I proposed to him, and we got my engagement ring after we got married. AdvertisementMy husband and I did pretty much every wedding tradition in reverse when we got married three years ago. Though the low-key proposal came first, I got my engagement ring and had my bachelorette party after the wedding. Related storiesMy ring and bachelorette party came after the weddingWe also chose my engagement ring later because we were focused on securing a wedding date during the pandemic, which was no small feat.

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Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Mass., said Saturday that she and her family had been targeted by a bomb threat and that local police are working with the U.S. Capitol Police to investigate the incident. “This morning, I was made aware of a bomb threat targeting my family and me. Breault said the state police's bomb squad did not find a device and cleared the residence for safety. The Capitol Police and the Massachusetts State Police did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The threat against Trahan comes a week after several members of Congress and some of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks were targeted with bomb threats and swatting incidents.

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☆ Lizzo dismissed from harassment suit filed by wardrobe sylist
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-07 | by ( Deon J. Hampton | Deon J. Hampton Is A National Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A federal judge has dismissed Grammy award-winning singer Lizzo from a harassment lawsuit filed by a wardrobe stylist but her production company remains a defendant. Lizzo’s production company, Big Grrrl Big Touring Inc., remains a defendant in the suit. Martin D. Singer, Lizzo’s attorney, praised the court ruling earlier this week and threatened to take legal action against Daniels. “We are very pleased that the court dismissed every claim against Lizzo and the overtime wages claim against all of our clients including Big Grrrl Touring in this specious lawsuit,” he told Rolling Stone. The singer’s team called the suit a bogus and absurd publicity stunt.

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☆ Is Red No. 3, the artificial food dye, safe? FDA may finally move to ban it
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-07 | by ( Kaitlin Sullivan | Kaitlin Sullivan Is A Contributor For Nbcnews.Com Who Has Worked With Nbc News Investigations. She Reports On Health | Science | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +12 min

The Food and Drug Administration may finally move to ban artificial red food dye, the coloring found in beverages, snacks, cereals and candies. This means that thousands of products that contain this chemical can remain on the market.”Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for health secretary, has claimed food dyes cause cancer, but has not said what he would do if confirmed to the Cabinet post — if anything — about artificial food dyes in American food. The European Union requires a warning label on products that contain three artificial food dyes approved in the U.S.:Yellow No. “All the colors listed have recently undergone assessments for safety in food by the JECFA and were found to be safe for use in food under current use conditions.”States already banning the artificial food dyesStates are already putting pressure on manufacturers to remove artificial dyes from food and beverages. The law will ban six of the nine FDA-approved artificial food dyes –– Red No.

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So on Friday, Grillo was sentenced to a year in prison on the remaining misdemeanor counts. We stormed the Capitol,” Grillo said in a video he took of himself in the Capitol, according to the Justice Department. We did it!”Lamberth, who sentenced Grillo to 12 months behind bars, had rejected Grillo's argument to delay his sentencing due to the possibility that Trump might pardon some of all of the Jan. 6 rioters. "That is what is means to have an independent judiciary, that is what it means to have law and order," he said. As of Nov. 6, approximately 1,561 defendants have been federally charged with crimes associated with the Jan. 6 attack, according to the Department of Justice.

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☆ My husband was unemployed for 7 months. I had to step up to be his support system when his morale slipped.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-07 | by ( Krisann Valdez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

When my husband was unemployed for seven months, his morale and confidence slipped. I remember one time a hiring manager told my husband, "We'll let you know by Wednesday. I also reminded him the struggle to find a new job wasn't a reflection on him but on the current system. I helped my husband lean into routine and other support systemsAnother way I helped my husband remain grounded during unemployment was to establish a daily routine. Our support system was family and friends, who joked at our extra frugality and shared in our victories and disappointments.

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☆ 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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☆ Executive security gets a closer look after UnitedHealthcare CEO's fatal shooting
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-07 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Executive security is getting a closer look after the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare's CEO. Private security companies say they've gotten an influx of calls. Executive security spending at S&P 500 companies has been on the rise — doubling from 2021 to 2023. AdvertisementFollowing the fatal shooting of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson this week, some high-level executives are ramping up their own security. "If these incidents become more frequent, the atmosphere surrounding the purchase of security services will change drastically," he cautioned.

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☆ I thought I hated everything about all-inclusive resorts until staying at one completely changed my mind
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-07 | by ( Jacqueline Dole | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

I overplan every trip I go on, so I didn't think I'd enjoy vacationing at an all-inclusive resort. However, after staying at one in Aruba last year, it's become one of my favorite ways to travel. So, when I took my first trip to an all-inclusive resort last year, I wasn't expecting it to be for me. AdvertisementHowever, I was shocked when my stay at the Divi Aruba all-inclusive resort became one of the best vacations I'd ever been on. Here's why I'm now a fan of all-inclusive vacations.

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☆ Don't try to be cool: 12 tips that'll make you better at small talk than most
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-07 | by ( Aditi Shrikant | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Small talk can help you bond with an evasive CEO or hard-to-please in-law. Use 'support responses'People who are good at small talk use "support responses," Matt Abrahams, a Stanford University lecturer and communications expert, wrote last year. Nod moreBeing good at small talk usually means having a high emotional intelligence. When it happens, she has a "secret" for making small talk that anyone can use. Ask for adviceAn easy way to flatter someone while making small talk without offering up an outright compliment is to ask them for advice.

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☆ I always ran back to the same ex, calling her my backup plan. She's now engaged to someone else, and I learned how toxic I am.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-07 | by ( Santiago Barraza Lopez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

She's now engaged, and I've learned how awful and toxic I was to her. That's why I wasn't too surprised when I recently learned she is now engaged, and she's had enough of me and my toxic traits. But it was also a textbook example of a toxic relationship. She's now engagedUnderstandably, after every episode of our toxic love story, she grew further away from me. Losing contact with her gave me the space I needed to reflect on my love life and the true meaning of loneliness.

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