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☆ West Bank: Palestinians fear more evictions under Trump presidency
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Nic Robertson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Where the high hills of the occupied West Bank tumble into the Jordan valley, half a dozen heavy Israeli diggers pound the ancient rocks around the Palestinian village of Bardala. Such evictions are common in the West Bank, according to the United Nations. During a visit to Israel in 2017, the former governor of Arkansas told reporters: “There is no such thing as a West Bank. The eviction notice Israeli officials handed to a Palestinian farmer near the village of Bardala in the occupied West Bank, ordering him to leave his land. The hard reality in Bardala, as elsewhere in the occupied West Bank, is that even before Trump’s approaching inauguration, the Palestinian state had become a distant dream.

Persons: Khalid Sawafta, –, Benjamin Netanyahu’s, Donald Trump’s, Mike Huckabee, ”, Nic Robertson, CNN “, Yishai Fleisher, Huckabee, Mike, ” Fleisher, David Friedman, Friedman, Fleisher, “ David Friedman, He’s, Alon Pinkas –, Shimon Peres, Trump, ” Donald Trump’s, Pinkas, Biden, “ He’s, ” Pinkas, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Israel, Mohammad Shtayyeh, it’s, Huckabee who’ll, Shtayyeh, Belazel Smotrich, God’s, Ibrahim Sawafta, Wadi Salman, Ibrahim, they’d, Khalid, “ Organizations: CNN, Bank, Israel Defense Forces, West Bank, United Nations, Jewish, Gali Tibbon, Getty, Abraham Accords, United Arab, Saudi, Former Palestinian Authority Locations: Jordan, Bardala, Israel, Arkansas, Judea, Samaria, Palestinian, Jerusalem, Israeli, Beit El, Ramallah, Gali, AFP, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco, Gaza, Saudi Crown, Saudi Arabia, Wadi

☆ Marc Benioff thinks we've reached the 'upper limits' of LLMs — the future, he says, is AI agents
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementTech titan Marc Benioff says we're near the "upper limits" of LLM use in AI advancement. In a podcast, the Salesforce CEO said the future of AI lies in agents that work autonomously. Maybe we'll be there one day," Benioff said, referencing the 1984 film about a cyborg assassin. "I actually think we're hitting the upper limits of the LLMs right now," Benioff said. Salesforce offers prebuilt and customizable AI agents for clients seeking to automate customer service tasks.

Persons: Marc Benioff, Benioff, —, Jensen Huang, we'll, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Matthew Broderick, Salesforce Organizations: Bloomberg, Nvidia, Business Locations: LLMs

☆ Markets are relieved to see Bessent picked for Treasury Secretary, says Evercore's Sarah Bianchi
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailMarkets are relieved to see Bessent picked for Treasury Secretary, says Evercore's Sarah BianchiSarah Bianchi, Evercore ISI public policy chief strategist, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss President-elect Trump's nomination for Secretary of the Treasury, the market's stance toward tariffs, and the dynamics that would be concerning for markets.

Persons: Sarah Bianchi Sarah Bianchi Organizations: Markets, Treasury

☆ Opinion | The Defeat of Kamala Harris Is Not the End of the Story
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Gail Collins | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

I know, White House-wise, you’ve got a lot of more pressing things to worry about right now. But this is the holiday season — you deserve a chance to think about a happy tomorrow. When Hillary Clinton lost to Donald Trump, I consoled myself by pointing out, about 20 times a day, that she won the popular vote. No such luck this time around: Kamala Harris got creamed. Just before the election, I happily wrote a column celebrating “how relatively normal” the nomination of Kamala Harris seemed.

Persons: you’ve, Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, brags, Roe, Joe Biden’s dithering Organizations: Trump

☆ This CEO says there's 'not much value' to job interviews. He prefers testing candidates instead.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Jaures Yip | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementDatabricks CEO Ali Ghodsi isn't the biggest fan of interviews and "gotcha questions." Ghodsi prefers to analyze candidates by testing them with a real challenge within the company. "I don't believe in interviews because I think some people interview well, and they might not be good at all," he said. "And some people interview really poorly, but they might be excellent." AdvertisementGhodsi is not the only executive who finds standard interview questions to be a lacking litmus test for potential hires.

Persons: Ali Ghodsi, Ghodsi, JP Morgan, Carla Hassan, Ali Ghodsi doesn't, Logan Bartlett, Jensen Huang, Huang Organizations: Nvidia

☆ They had one of the luckiest wins earlier in the season — on Sunday, the opposite happened
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Rohan Nadkarni | Rohan Nadkarni Is A Sports Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Earlier this season, the Washington Commanders had one of the most improbable, lucky wins of the year. But instead of going down on the ball and ending the game, Juanyeh Thomas returned the kick for a touchdown. Quarterback Cooper Rush, however, had his best game of the season, completing 24 of 32 passes for 247 yards and two touchdowns — his first two-touchdown game of the season. "We didn’t play our best. We didn’t play complementary football,” McLaurin said postgame.

Persons: Jayden Daniels, Terry McLaurin, Washington, Mary, Daniels, Tress, Austin Seibert, Juanyeh Thomas, KaVontae Turpin, Quarterback Cooper Rush, ” McLaurin, … Organizations: Washington Commanders, Dallas Cowboys, Chicago Bears, Cowboys, Dallas

After Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration for attorney general, President-elect Donald Trump selected former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi for the role. Trump’s choice for second-in-command at the Justice Department is Todd Blanche, who served as his lead criminal defense lawyer in the Stormy Daniels hush money case. Jordan’s government communications minister, Mohamed Momani, described the shooting as a terror attack that targeted public security forces in the country. The one-two punch of witches and warriors delivered a strong box office weekend to kick off the holiday season. “Wicked,” the first of a two-film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, dominated with an estimated $114 million in North America alone.

Persons: Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump, Pam Bondi, Bondi, indicting Trump, Todd Blanche, Daniels, Blanche won’t, Blanche, he’s, Rabbi Zvi Kogan, Benjamin Netanyahu, Mohamed Momani, Urologist, Darius Paduch’s, Weill, Weill Cornell urologist, Maansi Srivastava, Darius Paduch, Paduch, Press Sen, Eric Schmitt, “, ” Schmitt, Kristen Welker, Trump, Schmitt, ”, Republican Sen, Markwayne Mullin, Sarah McBride, Caroline Choe, lar Organizations: FBI, Trump, Justice, Justice Department, UAE, United Arab Emirates, Chabad Lubavitch, Jewish, Weill Cornell, NBC News BR, BR, Press, Promotion, Republican, American Farm Bureau, NBC News, Paramount Pictures Locations: Florida, Trump, Moldovan, Abu Dhabi, New York, Gulf, Jordan, Afghanistan, Turkey, North America

☆ Government of Laos 'saddened' by deaths of foreign tourists
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

BANGKOK — The Lao government is “profoundly saddened” by the deaths of foreign tourists from drinking alcohol contaminated with methanol and pledged to prosecute those responsible. Two Danes, two Australians, a Briton and an American have died after visiting Vang Vieng, an idyllic town that is popular with foreign backpackers, and drinking contaminated alcohol. Lao state-run news agency KPL said on Friday that authorities were gathering evidence and witness accounts following the foreigners’ deaths due to suspected “consumption of tainted alcoholic beverages”. Counterfeits of well-known alcohol brands and home-made spirits are a problem in Laos. A general view of the Bangkok Hospital, where an Australian teenager was taken after drinking alcohol contaminated with methanol in Laos and passed away, in Bangkok, Thailand on Nov. 22, 2024.

Persons: “, Vang Vieng, ”, KPL, Athit Perawongmetha Organizations: Briton, Bangkok Hospital, U.S . Centers for Disease Control Locations: BANGKOK, Lao, Laos, Australia, Britain, Bangkok, Thailand, U.S

“Gladiator II,” the sequel to the 2000 historical epic, also pulled in an estimated $55.5 million from more than 3,500 locations. With “Gladiator II” and “Wicked,” similar excitement had built up online for months, with many fans gearing up for what they deemed “Glicked” (pronounced glick-id). Similarly, “Gladiator II” and “Wicked” offered moviegoers the opportunity to lean into the contrasting themes. By comparison, Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator II” is an action-packed film with swords, violent battles and ancient warfare. Still, “Glicked” didn’t quite replicate the magic of “Barbenheimer,” according to Shawn Robbins, founder of Box Office Theory and director of analytics at Fandango.

Persons: ”, “ Barbie ”, “ Oppenheimer ”, glick, “ Barbie, “ Oppenheimer, ” “, Paul Dergarabedian, “ Barbenheimer, Barbie ”, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Ridley Scott’s, David Joshua Taylor, “, Taylor, Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Shawn Robbins, ” Robbins, Grande, ” Mescal, Lucius, Robbins, that’s Organizations: Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Airbnb, NBC, Comcast, Variety Locations: Oz, North America, Rome

☆ 1995 murder of Illinois teen Shana Jaros haunts family 29 years later
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Kyani Reid | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

When Janelle Jaros looks at her daughter, she’s reminded of another person close to her heart. “There’s times you look at her and you see Shana,” Janelle told Dateline. Shana Jaros was Janelle’s older sister, the two were only a few years apart. That was the day that left a permanent hole in the Jaros family. Shana Jaros Janelle JarosJanelle says that after graduating, Shana started hanging around with people she didn’t think were good influences.

Persons: Janelle Jaros, she’s, “, Shana, ” Janelle, Shana Jaros, Janelle, Janelle’s, ”, I’d, ” Shana, “ Alanis Morissette, ” Duane Jaros, ” Duane, Duane, Shana’s, Duane Jaros, ’, ‘, ’ ” Shana Jaros Janelle Jaros It’s, ’ ” Janelle, ‘ Janelle, Duane’s, Debbie, Melissa Albert, Lopez, Shana Jaros Janelle Jaros Janelle, wasn’t, they’ve, Debbie’s, Jeffery, Stefan, she’d, “ We’re, Jahna Organizations: “, Nokomis Police, Illinois State Police, Sheriff’s, Illinois, Dateline Locations: Nokomis , Illinois, U.S.A, Nokomis, Montgomery

Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, D-Del., the first openly transgender person elected to serve in Congress, on Sunday called House Republicans’ moves to ban her from using women’s bathrooms in the Capitol “mean-spirited” and an “attempt to misdirect” from other policy priorities. Every single time, every single time we hear them say the word ‘trans,’ look what they’re doing with their right hand. Look at what they’re doing to pick the pocket of American workers, to fleece seniors by privatizing Social Security and Medicare,” McBride added. I’m here to fight for Delawareans and to bring down costs facing families.’ And we agree with her.”And on Tuesday, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries accused House Republicans of “bullying” McBride. “This incoming small House Republican Conference majority is beginning to transition to the new Congress by bullying a member of Congress,” Jeffries told reporters.

Persons: Sarah McBride, Republicans ’, ” McBride, ”, there’s, I’ve, MSNBC’s, Nancy Mace, Mace, McBride, Rep, Tom Williams, Mike Johnson, Sen, Tammy Duckworth, Karine Jean, Pierre, Joe Biden, ‘ I’m, Hakeem Jeffries, ” Jeffries Organizations: Republicans, Capitol, CBS, privatizing Social Security, Getty, Capitol and, Fox News, ”, CNN, Republican Conference

☆ Meet the Press – November 24, 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +57 min

[END TAPE]KRISTEN WELKER:According to the Washington Post, President-elect Trump plans to fire the team that worked with the special counsel. So, I think President Trump is picking reformers for these Cabinet positions. After the midterms Joe Biden said that there was no way President Trump would ever be back in the White House. He's going to sign some executive actions, but he's also going to then begin to roll out this plan. I also think he's going to face some skepticism by Republicans on using the military, for instance, going kind of into different states.

Persons: KRISTEN WELKER, MATT GAETZ, Donald Trump’s, Matt Gaetz, SEN, KEVIN CRAMER, RON JOHNSON, PETER WELCH, Will Mr, Donald Trump, STEPHEN MILLER, Vladimir Putin, Adam Schiff of, Eric Schmitt of Missouri, Kelly O’Donnell, Jeh Johnson, Anna Palmer, Stephen Hayes, it’s, Kristen Welker, reconsidering, DONALD TRUMP, Gaetz, MARKWAYNE MULLIN, Trump, Pam Bondi, Bondi, Eric Trump, they're, Jack Smith, Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard, Bashar Assad, Nikki Haley, NIKKI HALEY, DNI, TOM HOMAN, Trump's, Russell Vought, Russ, who's, That's Russ, Schmitt, Press . SEN, ERIC SCHMITT, he's, Pam, should've, You've, everybody's, it's, Joe Biden, Merrick Garland, Kristen, Alvin Bragg, General Merrick Garland, I've, Jane Doe, Hegseth, didn't, there's, It's, She's, maybe's, Tulsi, I'm, We've, There's, He's, they've, Adam Schiff, Adam Schiff of California, Schiff, ADAM SCHIFF, Bashar al, Assad, Marco Rubio, Rubio, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Gabbard, That's, —, Adam, Shifty, Donald Trump's, –, Harris's, Kamala Harris didn't, Joe Biden's, Biden's, Pelosi, Biden, Nancy Mace, Mace, Sarah McBride, McBride, Johnson, Kelly O'Donnell, KELLY O’DONNELL, Anna, we're, ANNA PALMER, JEH JOHNSON, we've, Lindsey Graham, I'd, Steve, STEPHEN HAYES, We're, Eric Schmitt, you've, Kelly, Scott Bessent, Newt Gingrich, Gingrich, NEWT GINGRICH, KELLY O'DONNELL, Let's, it's Trump, Obama, Tom Homan, Rand Paul, let's, Bob Gates, Leon Panetta, McConnell, They're, he'll, Mitch McConnell, Mitch McConnell's, Stephen, John Thune, Thune Organizations: Republicans, Biden Administration, Democratic, Adam Schiff of California, NBC, White, Homeland, Punchbowl News, The, Press, Justice Department, Pentagon, Republican Senators, BONDI, The Department of Justice, Washington Post, Trump, OMB, Press ., NBC News, Gaetz, DOJ, Patriot, White House, Department, Senators, Armed Services Committee, DNI, Democrat, intel, United States Senate, it's, Services, Judiciary, NATO, Capitol, Intelligence, Democratic Party, Homeland Security, Senate Republicans, Senate, Sears, Roebuck, FBI, Department of Defense, New, New York Cities, Biden, DOD, Republican Conference, Defense Locations: Ukraine, Washington, Florida, PRES, Pennsylvania, United States of America, New York, Atlanta, China, Russian, Hawaii, American, Europe, U.S, Russia, United States, America, Tulsi, –, Guantanamo

Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., said that he supports Pam Bondi, Trump's pick to lead the Justice Department. Trump repeatedly attacked the Justice Department while on the campaign trail this year and detailed what they would expect from the department if elected. On the campaign trail, the president-elect also indicated that he would use the Justice Department to target his political opponents, including Smith. He added, "I intend to to help Pam Bondi get the votes. I've come to respect Pam Bondi.

Persons: Sen, Eric Schmitt, Donald Trump's, Schmitt, Trump, Pam Bondi, Tom Williams, Jack Smith, —, Smith, Tanya Chutkan, Chutkan, Kristen Welker, ” Schmitt, Matt Gaetz, I've Organizations: Justice Department, Trump, NBC, Press, Getty, U.S, Justice, WIN, Political, Illegal Voters, Bondi Locations: Florida

You may not know it by looking at sticker prices in grocery aisles, but Thanksgiving dinner is more affordable than it has been in years. “If your dollar had the same overall purchasing power as a consumer in 1984 … this would be the least expensive Thanksgiving meal in the 39-year history of the AFBF Thanksgiving survey, other than the outlier of 2020,” the authors wrote. Target is offering a $20 Thanksgiving meal for four, including a small turkey, canned vegetables and stovetop stuffing mix. Walmart is promoting an “inflation-free Thanksgiving” meal of 29 items that can serve eight people for $56. “Don’t be afraid to check out multiple retailers.”Some Thanksgiving meal packages offer more ingredients, but that could mean preparing more dishes from scratch.

Persons: TJ Maxx, ”, Robin Wenzel, “ Don’t, ” Wenzel Organizations: American Farm Bureau Federation, ”, Walmart, TJ, Target, Aldi, Food Institute, Wells Fargo’s, Consumer Locations: U.S, ” Turkey, Wells, West

☆ How the Trump administration and congressional Republicans may crack down on pro-Palestinian protesters
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Simone-Weichselbaum.Jpg | Simone Weichselbaum | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +14 min

Some of the nation’s leading civil rights groups told NBC News that they are gearing up for a flood of legal battles to protect the protesters. Under Rubinstein, America First Legal has in the past year filed four lawsuits that provide a glimpse into how the Trump administration could differ from its predecessor. America First Legal alleges in the suits that the State Department, the Justice Department, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Education have protected pro-Hamas extremists. Rubinstein in an interview brought up an additional law he expects a second Trump administration could enforce. The Knight Institute said although it expects the new Trump administration to aggressively police speech, it is prepared to fight back.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, they’re, Biden, he’s, ”, Ben Wizner, Sen, Joni Ernst, Ernst, CUAD, ” Ernst, Elisha Baker, Reed Rubinstein, Stephen Miller, Miller, Rubinstein, “, ” Rubinstein, aren’t, Department didn’t, Spokespeople, SJP, Edward Ahmed Mitchell, Mitchell, Joe Biden, ” Mitchell, Vince Warren, Esther, —, ” Warren, Knight, Jameel Jaffer, Wizner, isn’t, ” Wizner, Kenneth Marcus, George W, Bush, Louis D, Marcus, Marcus ’, ” Marcus, Trump’s, ” Trump Organizations: Republicans, Trump, NBC, Hamas, U.S . Justice Department, U.S, NBC News, American Civil, Technology, ’ Biden, Justice Department, . Immigration, Customs Enforcement, “, FBI, Columbia University, Columbia University Apartheid, Flyers, U.S . Education Department, America, Washington , D.C, State Department, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Education, Department, Foreign, Education Department, Chicago, Department of Justice, Chicago Police Department, Center for Constitutional Rights, ACLU, Islamic Relations, Muslim, ”, Republican, Trump Justice Department, Heritage Foundation, Knight, Biden Treasury Department, of Education’s, Civil Rights, Brandeis Center for Human, of Education, The, Education, Republican Party, Jewish Locations: Gaza, Washington, U.S, ’, Iowa, Washington ,, FARA, Chicago, Israel, Vietnam, York

☆ Chess’ next move: The future looms over the game's world championship, once again missing its biggest star
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Leon Watson | Leon Watson Is A Veteran Chess Journalist Based In London | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

“Normally, the world championship is very successful at finding and celebrating the best player in the world. It’s still got a lot of prestige, but this year it’s a bit of a strange one.”In some ways, this should be the biggest world championship yet. Howell noted that it’s not particularly rare for the world chess championship to be without the game’s top player. “There have been several cases of a player being world champion, but maybe not being the strongest on paper. The FIDE World Chess Championship is presented by Google, with online coverage and commentary provided by FIDE and Chess.com.

Persons: Ding Liren, Norway’s Magnus Carlsen, David Howell, Carlsen’s, it’s, ” Howell, It’s, That’s, “, Magnus Carlsen Carlsen, Ding, Carlsen, Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi, ” Carlsen, Hans Niemann, Howell, ”, Max Euwe, Vasily, Smyslov, Tigran, Petrosian, Vladimir, Kramnik, Viswanathan Anand, India’s, Ding’s, Gukesh, Arkady Dvorkovich, Bobby Fischer, Anand, They’re Organizations: NBC News, International Chess Federation, Nepomniachtchi, Norway Chess, FIDE, Russian, Google Locations: India, China, Norway, Singapore, Norwegian, Budapest, Russian, Ukraine, Moscow, Russia, Asia

☆ Philippine VP’s death threat against president a security matter, official says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The Philippines’ security council will verify an alleged assassination threat by Vice President Sara Duterte against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., a top official said on Sunday, describing it as a “matter of national security”. National Security Adviser Eduardo Ano said the government considers all threats to the president as “serious”, vowing to closely work with law enforcement and intelligence communities to investigate the threat and possible perpetrators. “Any and all threats against the life of the president shall be validated and considered a matter of national security,” Ano said in a statement. The Presidential Communications Office, citing the justice ministry, said Duterte’s threats are now under investigation and may lead to charges. In response to Duterte’s threat, Marcos’ presidential security command said it had tightened its protocols in guarding the Philippine leader and the national police chief had ordered an investigation.

Persons: Sara Duterte, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, Marcos, Eduardo Ano, ” Ano, ” Marcos ’, Rodrigo Duterte, Marcos ’, Rodrigo Duterte’s, Sara Duterte’s, Duterte Organizations: National, ”, Presidential Communications, Philippine, police Locations: Philippines, Philippine

WASHINGTON — When Matt Gaetz abruptly withdrew as President-elect Donald Trump’s candidate for attorney general on Thursday, many career attorneys in the Justice Department breathed a sigh of relief. 2 position at the department — Todd Blanche, the president-elect’s defense lawyer — can help protect the department’s career civil servants from Trump’s wrath. Greg Nash / Pool via Getty ImagesHow Trump’s first deputy attorney general faredWhen Trump first took office in 2017, he didn’t know his deputy attorney general well, and their relationship immediately became vital and volatile. But that immunity does not extend to the attorney general, deputy attorney general or other DOJ prosecutors. “If I were he, I would have stayed as far away from the Justice Department as I could.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump’s, Trump, Pam Bondi, “, Donald Trump, Todd Blanche, —, Blanche, ”, Gaetz, ” Donald Trump, Emil Bove, Mark Peterson, Trump Blanche, Daniels, Attorney Alvin Bragg, Taft, Karoline Leavitt, Vance, Blanche won’t, Blanche —, he’s, ” Mimi Rocah, she’d, ” Rocah, Michael Bromwich, we’ve, ” Bromwich, Rod Rosenstein, Greg Nash, Trump’s, didn’t, Robert Mueller, James Comey, Jeff Sessions, Sessions, Rosenstein, Mueller, ” Rosenstein, ” “, ’ ” Rosenstein, ” Blanche Organizations: Justice Department, ”, Department, of, Trump, Manhattan Criminal, Manhattan, Attorney, NBC News, White House, DOJ, Justice, MSNBC, Department of Justice, Russia, White, “ Locations: Florida, Southern, York, New York City, Cadwalader, Wickersham, Washington, Westchester County , New York, New York, ”, U.S, Moscow, Bromwich

PARIS — Most have on jeans, some wear rough work boots, and one sings with a white construction helmet tucked under his arm. The 80-strong choir has come together to do more than sing, though — the crew of architects, stonemasons, archaeologists, art historians, art conservators and others have helped rebuild Paris’ Notre-Dame cathedral after a fire ripped through the iconic French Gothic masterpiece nearly five years ago. Much like the building and rebuilding of a cathedral, a small army of individuals needs to work in unison to create extraordinary music. Just weeks before, she and her husband had taken their children to visit the cathedral — and now it was at risk of being reduced to rubble and ashes, she remembers. “Everyone was very sad and very anxious about the potential collapse of the cathedral overnight,” she said.

Persons: —, conservators, Stephanie Duchêne, Dame Compagnons, ”, Duchêne, Robbie Lee, Gabriel Fauré’s “ Cantique de Jean Racine, Jean Racine, ” Duchêne, “, ” Agnes Poirier, Notre Organizations: PARIS, Paris, Notre, Dame, Laboratory of Research, Historical Monuments, NBC News, NBC, Séverin, Left Locations: ”, Saint, Paris, French, France

☆ Fred Harris, former U.S. senator from Oklahoma and presidential hopeful, dies at 94
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

Fred Harris, a former U.S. senator from Oklahoma, presidential hopeful and populist who championed Democratic Party reforms in the turbulent 1960s, died Saturday. “Fred Harris passed peacefully early this morning of natural causes. “I think it’s worked wonderfully,” Harris recalled in 2004, when he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Boston. Sen. Fred Harris of Oklahoma at a Democratic party commission meeting in 1969, in Washington. “Fred Harris had a real ability to articulate those concerns, particularly of the downtrodden.”In 1968, Harris served as co-chairman of the presidential campaign of then-Vice President Hubert Humphrey.

Persons: Fred Harris, Harris ’, Margaret Elliston, “ Fred Harris, ” Elliston, Harris, it’s, ” Harris, “ It’s, “, ”, Sen, Fred Harris of, Jimmy Carter, Fred, “ I’ve, Michelle Lujan Grisham, “ Sen, Lyndon Johnson, Lynn A, Curtis, Milton S, Norman Ornstein, ” Ornstein, Hubert Humphrey, Humphrey, Johnson, Republican Richard Nixon, Martin Luther King, Robert Kennedy, Robert S, Kerr, Howard Edmondson, — Charles “ Bud ” Wilkinson, LaDonna Vita Crawford, Byron, Laura Organizations: Democratic Party, Associated Press, Senate, Democratic National Committee, Democratic National Convention, African, Democratic, University of New, Democratic Party of New, Comanche, ” New, ” New Mexico Gov, National Advisory Commission, Civil Disorders, Kerner Commission, Eisenhower Foundation, American Enterprise Institute, Republican, University of Oklahoma, J, OU Locations: U.S, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Corrales, Chicago, Boston, Fred Harris of Oklahoma, Washington, New Hampshire, University of New Mexico, Democratic Party of New Mexico, ”, ” New Mexico, Vietnam, Walters, Texas, Lawton

☆ Chuck Woolery, game show host of ‘Love Connection’ and ‘Scrabble,’ dies at 83
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Chuck Woolery, the affable, smooth-talking game show host of “Wheel of Fortune,” “Love Connection” and “Scrabble” who later became a right-wing podcaster, skewering liberals and accusing the government of lying about Covid-19, has died. Mark Young, Woolery’s podcast co-host and friend, said in an email early Sunday that Woolery died at his home in Texas with his wife, Kristen, present. “Chuck was a dear friend and brother and a tremendous man of faith, life will not be the same without him,” Young wrote. The audience would vote on the three contestants, and if the audience agreed with the guest’s choice, “Love Connection” would offer to pay for a second date. Woolery told The Philadelphia Inquirer in 2003 that his favorite set of lovebirds was a man aged 91 and a woman aged 87.

Persons: Chuck Woolery, ”, Mark Young, Woolery, Kristen, “ Chuck, ” Young, Alberto E, Rodriguez, We’ll, lovebirds, “, ‘, Lingo, TV’s Organizations: American, of Fame, Philadelphia Inquirer Locations: Covid, Texas, Beverly Hills, Calif, Melrose

Despite receiving complaints of exploitation from students, Bondi and then-California Attorney General Kamala Harris both declined to join the investigation. Harris attacked Trump in the 2020 and 2024 elections and painted him as a business fraud and threat to democracy. Now, if confirmed by the Senate, Bondi is set to become President-elect Trump’s attorney general. Some Florida attorneys have defended Bondi and said she followed norms as state attorney general. And, if she declines to prosecute prosecutors for political reasons, will be forced out by Trump like her predecessors.

Persons: Pam Bondi’s, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Harris, Trump, Bondi, Matt Gaetz, Jack Smith’s, Smith, Trump’s, William Barr, Barr, Jeffrey Clark, We’ve, Ballard, Dave Aronberg, Aronberg Organizations: Trump University, Trump, Senate, FBI, Department of Justice, Fox News, Justice Department, DOJ, Department, Washington, U.S, Capitol, Ballard Partners, Palm, Democrat Locations: Florida, California, Bondi, Georgia, Philadelphia, Palm Beach County , Florida

☆ Soggy Thanksgiving possible, with rain and snow in forecast for busy travel week
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dennis-Romero-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Dennis Romero | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Forecasters are increasingly calling for a cold, soggy Thanksgiving week as west-to-east winter-pattern storms continued to roll across the continental landscape. The possibly wet, snowy and cold weather could meet what's anticipated to be the busiest Thanksgiving travel week to-date, the Transportation Security Administration said. A diagonal, low-pressure front accompanied by rain, snow and dipping temperatures was possible for the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Thanksgiving, the federal Weather Prediction Center said. The National Weather Service office for Minneapolis said in a forecast discussion that ice-cold air was likely to arrive midweek. Santa Rosa, California, recorded nearly 12.5 inches of rain in three days, which the weather service office in Monterey said was a 1,000-year event.

Persons: what's, We'll, Michael Dwyer Organizations: Transportation Security Administration, NBC, Prediction, National Weather Service, Minneapolis, Boston Logan International Airport, AP, TSA, AAA, Corridor Transportation Association Locations: Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Chicago, Kansas City , Missouri, Cleveland, Pacific, Oregon, Northern California, Portland , Oregon, Washington , Oregon, California, Santa Rosa , California, Monterey, Pittsburgh

Two people are dead and one is injured after a Civil Air Patrol plane crashed in Colorado on Saturday, Gov. The plane, out of the Thompson Valley Composite Squadron, crashed in Larimer County, Polis said. The Larimer County Sheriff's Office said in a post on X Saturday afternoon that it, along with Larimer County Emergency Services and local partners, were responding to a plane crash near Storm Mountain, about 48 miles north of Boulder. It was conducting a search and rescue training exercise, according to the Civil Air Patrol. Two people died after a Civil Air Patrol plane crashed in Larimer County, Colo., on Saturday.

Persons: Jared Polis, Polis, Susan Wolber, Jay Rhoten, ” Polis, Laura Clellan Organizations: Civil Air Patrol, Saturday, Squadron, Sheriff's, Emergency Services, National Transportation Safety Board, Cessna, The Colorado Army National Guard, NBC News, Air Patrol, Colorado Department of Military, Veterans Affairs, NTSB Locations: Colorado, Thompson, Larimer County, Larimer, Storm, Boulder, Colo, Polis, Denver, The State, Maj

☆ Manila fire: Inferno destroys thousands of shanties in Isla Puting Bato
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Kathleen Magramo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Isla Puting Bato sits in the district of Tondo, which is Manila’s largest slum area home to roughly 654,220 people. Jam Sta Rosa/AFP/Getty ImagesThere have been no immediate reports of casualties. Manila Mayor Maria Sheilah “Honey” Lacuna-Pangan visited Isla Puting Bato on Monday and spoke with survivors who spent the night in makeshift tents. Jam Sta Rosa/AFP/Getty ImagesA firefighter carries a dog rescued from a fire in a slum area in Manila. Jam Sta Rosa/AFP/Getty Images

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