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☆ Who Are the 19 Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom?
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-04 | by ( Zach Montague | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

President Biden is expected to recognize an expansive cast of public figures, celebrities and cultural luminaries on Saturday with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, covering a list of household names in his final ceremony as president. The 19 honorees include some of the Democratic Party’s best-known leaders and boosters: Hillary Clinton, the philanthropist and major Democratic donor George Soros, and Robert F. Kennedy, who will be given the recognition posthumously. The list Mr. Biden drew up also included famous figures in sports, entertainment, fashion and film. Here are each of the honorees. Last year, seven people working for World Central Kitchen were killed by Israeli airstrikes while working in Gaza, drawing attention to the risk of famine during the war and the dangers facing aid workers.

Persons: Biden, Hillary Clinton, George Soros, Robert F, Kennedy, José, Biden’s Organizations: Democratic Locations: Gaza

☆ After going on more than 50 cruises, there are 4 things I still hate about this type of vacation
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-04 | by ( Amanda Adler | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Trying to get poolside lounge chairs and seats at crowded events can feel like an Olympic sport. I've often seen people sitting on floors just so they could participate in popular onboard events, like trivia. On every cruise I've been on, you've got to get up pretty early in the morning if you want a deck chair by the pool. Passengers stake their claim on loungers with towels and personal items — often before sunrise — meaning that if you snooze, you lose your opportunity to soak up the sun. Finding a seat can also prove challenging at popular onboard events, like trivia, where I've often seen participants resort to sitting on the floor.

Persons: Amanda Adler, you've, I've

☆ Hamas Releases Video of Teenage Israeli Soldier Held Hostage in Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-04 | by ( Aaron Boxerman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Hamas’s military wing released a video on Saturday of Liri Albag, one of some 250 people taken hostage by the group in its attack on Israel, as Israeli and Hamas officials held further rounds of indirect cease-fire talks via mediators in Qatar. Roughly 100 hostages are still being held in Gaza nearly 15 months since the Hamas-led attacks on Oct. 7, 2023, prompted Israel’s war in Gaza. Ms. Albag, 19, served in a unit of lookouts charged with monitoring possible threats along the border with Gaza. The video released on Saturday was edited and featured Ms. Albag speaking for about three and a half minutes. Ms. Albag said she had been held for over 450 days, but that could not be definitively confirmed.

Persons: Liri, Albag, Ms Locations: Israel, Qatar, Gaza, Palestinian

☆ Hillary Clinton, George Soros and Denzel Washington will receive the highest U.S. civilian honor
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-04 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

US President Joe Biden and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton look on as former president Bill Clinton (not pictured) speaks during the Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting in New York on September 23, 2024. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Democratic philanthropist George Soros and actor-director Denzel Washington will be awarded the nation's highest civilian honor on Saturday in a White House ceremony. President Joe Biden will bestow the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 of the most famous names in politics, sports, entertainment, civil rights, LGBTQ+ advocacy and science. Kennedy is father to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for health and human services secretary. Romney is the father of former Utah Republican Sen. Mitt Romney, one of Trump's strongest conservative critics.

Persons: Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, George Soros, Denzel Washington, Fannie Lou Hamer, Robert F, Kennedy, George W, Romney, Ash Carter, Kennedy Jr, Donald Trump's, Utah Republican Sen, Mitt Romney, José Andrés, Bono, Lionel Messi, Earvin, Johnson, Michael J, Fox, William Sanford Nye, Bill Nye, Science Guy, Jane Goodall, Anna Wintour, Ralph Lauren, George Stevens Jr, Tim Gill, David Rubenstein, Biden, Medgar Evers, Nancy Pelosi, James Clyburn of, Michelle Yeoh Organizations: Global Initiative, Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, Michigan, Utah Republican, Sports, Los Angeles Lakers, Science, Vogue Magazine, American Film Institute, The Carlyle Group Locations: New York, Democratic, United States, Spanish, James Clyburn of South Carolina

☆ US Olympic medalist Fred Kerley arrested and stun-gunned during confrontation with police in Miami
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-04 | by ( Issy Ronald | Thomas Schlachter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —US Olympic sprinter Fred Kerley was arrested and stun-gunned during a confrontation with police officers in Miami, Florida on Thursday night and is now facing charges of battery, resisting officers and disorderly conduct, according to authorities. It shows Kerley, who won a bronze medal in the men’s 100m at the 2024 Paris Olympics, approached by police officers. Several officers push Kerley to the ground in the struggle, and one appears to hit him multiple times. In the arrest record, police say two officers lost their footing and fell on their back and that Kerley fell on top of one of them. Kerley was taken to a local hospital before going to Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, the arrest record said.

Persons: Fred Kerley, Kerley, Yale Sanford, ”, “, Christopher Bess, Bess, Kerley “, Turner, Sanford Organizations: CNN, US, Police, Miami Beach Police Department, Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, Dade, Dade County Court, WPLG, Miami - Dade Police Department, USA Locations: Miami , Florida, Miami Beach, Miami, Dade County

☆ Washington Post cartoonist resigns over paper’s refusal to publish satirical cartoon of Bezos and Trump
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-04 | by ( Jon Passantino | Brian Stelter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Ann Telnaes announced Friday she had resigned from The Washington Post after the newspaper refused to publish a satirical cartoon depicting billionaire Post owner Jeff Bezos on bended knee in front of President-elect Donald Trump. Bezos’ controversial decision led to a tidal wave of reader backlash, with The Post reporting more than 250,000 readers canceling their subscriptions. Last month, Bezos dined with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida and Amazon announced it would donate $1 million to Trump’s inauguration. Disney, the parent company of ABC, settled a defamation suit brought by Trump for $15 million in a highly scrutinized decision. And Facebook and Instagram parent Meta said that it was donating $1 million to Trump’s inaugural fund after Zuckerberg met with Trump privately.

Persons: Ann Telnaes, Jeff Bezos, Donald Trump, Talnaes, “, I’ve, Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Trump, Patrick Soon, Mickey, ” David Shipley, Telnaes, ”, Bezos, Kamala Harris, Meta, Zuckerberg, Harris Organizations: New, New York CNN, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Amazon, Disney, ABC, Trump Locations: New York, Lago, Florida

☆ We can afford to go to high-end restaurants, but we swear by taking our family to steakhouse chains instead
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-04 | by ( Terri Peters | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

My family enjoys going to steakhouse chains. Even so, our recent visits to steakhouse chains have felt like the best value for our family of four. Here's why steakhouse chains have become some of my family's go-to places to dine out. Since our first time trying Outback Steakhouse, we've gone to its locations in different cities and on various occasions for consistently good meals. For now, we'll continue going to steakhouse chains when we have extra money to spend on a reliably tasty meal.

Persons: we've, Terri Peters, they've, Chris, I'd, Terri Peters I've, we'll Organizations: LongHorn, Mother's Locations: Orlando, California, Pennsylvania, Baltimore, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles

☆ LeBron James passes Michael Jordan’s NBA record for most 30-point games in Lakers win over Hawks
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-04 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —LeBron James set yet another record on Friday as he surpassed the legendary Michael Jordan’s mark for the most 30-point games in NBA history, breaking the milestone in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 119-102 victory over the Atlanta Hawks. James scored 30 points on 13-of-20 shooting, reaching the mark with an 18-foot jumper reminiscent of Jordan deep into the fourth quarter to record his 563rd 30-point game, passing the record the Chicago Bulls star set in 2003. LeBron James scoring on a jumper over De'Andre Hunter and Bogdan Bogdanovic of the Atlanta Hawks. According to NBA.com, just two other players have had 30-point games after turning 40 –Nowitzki had one and Jordan had four. James, meanwhile, has had two 30-point games in the five days after he turned 40 and seems on course to easily break this milestone too.

Persons: LeBron James, Michael Jordan’s, James, “, ” James, Anthony Davis, Austin Reaves, De'Andre Hunter, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Harry, ’, Jordan, Davis, ”, I’ve, I’m, Dirk Nowitzki, James ’, – Nowitzki Organizations: CNN, Los Angeles Lakers, Atlanta Hawks, Chicago Bulls, Lakers, NBA.com

☆ A successful VC predicts what the next 10 years in the venture capital industry will look like
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-04 | by ( Robin Madell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

He also says that five key technologies and the African market will see more investments. He believes technological opportunity combined with changing demographics will shape the VC experience over the next 10 years, creating more investment space for emerging managers, five key technologies, and Africa. "Emerging managers have been traditionally underfunded despite their success," Witt explained. He predicts that VCs will increasingly allocate capital to the Global South, particularly Africa, due to its "explosive" consumer and market growth potential. If you're a VC who would like to share your thoughts on the industry, please email Manseen Logan at mlogan@businessinsider.com.

Persons: Alex Witt, Witt, who've, we're, Nvidia —, Tesla, BYD, —, VCs, Manseen Logan Organizations: Verda Ventures, YouTube, Robotics, Nvidia, Uber, Facebook, Google Locations: Africa, blockchain, Kenya, Korea, mlogan

☆ From Georgia to Washington, Memorials Trace Jimmy Carter’s Life
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-04 | by ( Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon | Rick Rojas | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In a few days, Jimmy Carter will be celebrated in a towering cathedral in Washington by fellow American presidents, noted humanitarians and other world leaders. But before all of that, a hearse carrying the remains of Mr. Carter, the nation’s 39th president, paused on Saturday outside a farmhouse in Georgia. It was the first stop in a valedictory trek tracing the scope of a lengthy and varied life. The trek, like his life, began and will end in a patch of rural Georgia, where he was born and raised and where he died on Dec. 29 at 100. In the days ahead, the series of memorial events will incorporate a discussion of the impression that Mr. Carter made on the world, including the legacy he left after a single term in the White House and a post-presidential life that also came to define him.

Persons: Jimmy Carter, Carter Organizations: White Locations: Washington, Georgia, Plains , Ga

☆ Hate running, or even the idea of running? Me too, until I started hacking it
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-04 | by ( David Allan | David G. Allan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Madeline’s assessment mirrors how I felt when I started running 20 years ago, and how many others feel, too. Conversely, running alone means no pressure to keep up, combined with the joy of listening to whatever you want. I know running purists will make the case that listening to nothing keeps them in tune with their bodies, or that it’s a joy to be alone with your thoughts while running. Austin Steele/CNNAll respect to treadmill runners (who can actually watch their favorite movies while running), but another aspect of running that is often joy-inducing, is running outside. I highlighted them on a map and then combined segments to create the Greatest Prospect Park Run of All Time.

Persons: CNN —, I’m, “, Madeline Holcombe, she’s, Madeline, She’s, David, Austin Steele, you’ll, couldn’t, I’ll Organizations: CNN Locations: Piedmont Park, Bangkok, Brooklyn, Atlanta, Madison , Wisconsin, Beijing, London, Amsterdam, Sochi, Russia, Prospect

☆ Austrian Chancellor Nehammer says he will resign after talks on forming a new government fail
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-04 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Vienna Associated Press —Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said Saturday he will resign in the coming days after talks on forming a new government failed a second time. The announcement came after the People’s Party and the Social Democrats continued coalition talks a day after the liberal Neos party’s surprise withdrawal from discussions. “Unfortunately I have to tell you today that the negotiations have ended and will not be continued by the People’s Party,” Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer from the conservative People’s Party said in a statement on social media. “I have offered to Karl Nehammer and the People’s Party to continue negotiating and called on them not to get up,” he told reporters Saturday evening. The talks had dragged on since Austria’s president tasked the conservative chancellor in October with putting together a new government.

Persons: Karl Nehammer, Neos party’s, Andreas Babler, ”, Babler, “ Organizations: Press, People’s Party, Social Democrats, Social Democratic Party, Social, EU, Gross, Party Locations: Vienna, Austrian, Austria

☆ At 19, Tom Holland beat 1,500 actors for 'Spider-Man' role: He had 'the charisma, the confidence, the energy,' director says
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-04 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Tom Holland had the odds stacked up against him to land the coveted role of Spider-Man back in 2015. Holland reportedly beat out more than 1,500 competitors for the role, including current Hollywood superstar Timothée Chalamet. To get the part, Holland went above and beyond just learning a New York accent and memorizing his lines. His audition tape opens with a 19-year-old Holland acrobatically flipping into the frame before delivering his lines. Holland's Spider-Man would be a massive success, with his character playing a prominent role in three of the 10 highest-grossing films ever made.

Persons: Tom Holland, Holland, Timothée Chalamet, Billy Elliot, Jon Watts, Peter Parker, Anthony Russo, Russo, didn't Organizations: Marvel Studios, Hollywood, Men's Health, Brit, CNBC Locations: New York

☆ Washington Post cartoonist quits after drawing of Bezos, other billionaires with Trump rejected
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-04 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Ann Telnaes, a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist, said in a blog post Friday that she quit the paper after a drawing was rejected. A Washington Post cartoonist has quit her role at the paper, saying that her bosses blocked publication of a satirical cartoon that depicted billionaires, including one resembling Post owner Jeff Bezos, kneeling before President-elect Donald Trump . The drawing was rejected by the paper outright, with no suggestions for potential changes, Telnaes told CNBC in an email. David Shipley, Washington Post editorial page editor, said in a statement that the cartoon was rejected because of its similarity to columns at the paper, not because of who it targeted. The Washington Post reported that Bezos spiked a planned endorsement of Trump opponent Kamala Harris by the paper ahead of the presidential election.

Persons: Telnaes, Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Patrick, Mickey Mouse, Ann Telnaes, Jeff Bezos, Donald Trump, David Shipley, Trump, Bezos, Kamala Harris, Shiong, Zuckerberg, OpenAI's Altman, Sen, Elizabeth Warren, it's, Will Lewis, Lewis Organizations: Trump, Meta, Los Angeles Times, Walt Disney, ABC, Washington Post, CNBC, Wall Street, Big Tech, NPR Locations: David Shipley , Washington, Meta, Mar

☆ They took a video at 3:13am celebrating NYE with daiquiris. Minutes later, they barely survived being run over in New Orleans
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-04 | by ( Taylor Galgano | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Before the night took a tragic turn, Alexis described a hopeful New Year’s celebration with new friends and old. She drove from Mobile, Alabama, with seven friends, including Brandon, to New Orleans on New Year’s Eve. The area surrounding Bourbon Street was packed, Alexis said, making it difficult to even find a parking spot. At midnight, she remembers being in the middle of Bourbon Street with her new Chicago friends and taking a selfie while laughing. After the ball dropped, her group stayed mostly outside on Bourbon Street rather than in the bars, because they could still hear the music.

Persons: Alexis Scott, Windham, ” Alexis, Alexis ’, Alexis, Brandon Whitsett, Brandon, ”, “, ” Alexis Scott, he’s, “ I’m, “ Lex, hadn’t, ’ ” Alexis, I’m, ’ ”, Alexis doesn’t Organizations: CNN, Bourbon, FBI, Alabama, Windham, ”, Waffle Locations: Orleans, Texas, Bourbon, Mobile , Alabama, New Orleans, Chicago

☆ Sweden allows nearly 10% of wolf population to be killed. The government wants an even more drastic cull
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-04 | by ( Kathy Rose Obrien | Kathy Rose O'Brien | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Sweden began its annual wolf hunt this week, allowing nearly 10% of the endangered species population to be killed, as conservationists raise concerns about the controversial policy. The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) responded to the decision, calling the EU’s move to weaken wolf protections “a serious misstep, devoid of any solid scientific foundation.”Hunters attend a wolf hunt in January 2010 near Kristinehamn, Sweden. Licenses to cull 486 of the country’s brown bears were issued in 2024, CNN reported, representing about 20% of their population. A pony belonging to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s was killed by a wolf in 2022. He believes the licensed wolf hunt is a necessary additional measure in the protection of livestock, adding that it is expensive for smaller farmers to install special, predator-proof fencing.

Persons: Olivier Morin, Staffan Widstrand, Peter Kullgren, Widstrand, ”, Magnus Orrebrant, Ursula von der Leyen’s, ” Von der Leyen, Kullgren, Jonathan Nackstrand, Beatrice Rindevall, hadn’t, ” Magnus Rydholm, Rindevall Organizations: CNN — Sweden, European Union, EU Commission, EU, Environmental Protection Agency, Swedish, of Europe, Fund, Nature, Getty, Wild Wonders, CNN, Association, Wolves, WWF, Swedish Society for Nature Conservation, Bern Convention, Ukraine, NATO, Swedish Association for Hunting, Wildlife Management Locations: Sweden, Nordic, Europe’s Bern, Kristinehamn, AFP, “, Swedish, Europe, Bern, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Stockholm, EU, Spain, Norway

☆ Ski patrol strike in Park City shuts down most of the biggest US ski area
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-04 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —A strike by the ski patrol at Park City Resort, North America’s largest ski area by acreage, has shut a majority of the Utah resort for more than a week at its busiest time of the year. Management said that it has raised ski patrol wages 50% over the past four years and that it now pays an average of $25 an hour. Ski patrol members must have at least certificates as outdoor emergency care technicians, and many of them are EMTs, paramedics or nurses. But this is one of the weeks that a lower-cost season pass sold to local residents cannot be used at the ski area due to high demand. Shares of Vail Resorts (MTN) have lost 6 percent since the start of the strike, although they did rebound slightly to gain 2% in trading Friday.

Persons: “, ”, Sarah Huey, Huey, Quinn Graves, ” Graves, Graves Organizations: New, New York CNN, Vail Resorts, Park City, Park, Ski Patrol Association, Management, Sundance Film, MTN Locations: New York, Park, North, Utah, North America, Europe, Australia, Park City

☆ How Trump is banking on 18th Century laws for his border and citizenship promises
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-04 | by ( John Fritze | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“Think of that: We had to go back to 1798,” Trump told a conservative gathering in Georgia days before the November election. Truman had sought to remove a German national and the appeal arrived at the Supreme Court three years after the end of World War II. Trump told CBS News in August that he would — “generally speaking” — not use the act to ban the mailing of abortion drugs. The Supreme Court dodged the issue in a related opinion in June that dealt with the Food and Drug Administration’s decades-old approval of the abortion pill mifepristone. The Supreme Court has generally deferred to the president’s judgment to invoke the law.

Persons: Donald Trump, JD Vance, Trump, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, ” Trump, “, Don’t, ’ ”, William Banks, Banks, ” Banks, ‘, ”, Katherine Yon Ebright, Brennan, it’s, Harry Truman, Truman, —, ” Vance, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito —, ” Alito, “ It’s, George H.W, George H.W . Bush, Rodney King, “ We’ll, Dwight Eisenhower federalized, George Washington, Andrew Harnik, Rogers Smith Organizations: CNN, Supreme, Syracuse University, Trump, Liberty, National Security Program, Supreme Court, US, CBS News, Justice Department, Biden, DOJ, NBC, Republican, The Washington Post, Food, CNN Military, Time, National Guard, White, Arkansas National Guard, 101st Airborne Division, of Education, State Department, University of Pennsylvania Locations: ”, Georgia, United States, Ohio, George H.W ., Angeles, Brown, Washington

☆ A Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist said she quit The Washington Post after her Jeff Bezos cartoon was killed
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-04 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ann Telnaes, a longtime Washington Post cartoonist, has announced she is quitting her position. She said the move came after a cartoon featuring the Post's owner, Jeff Bezos, was rejected. ADThe cartoon in question depicted Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos and other billionaires kneeling in front of a statue of President-elect Donald Trump. Jeff Stein, a White House economics reporter at the Post, reshared the cartoon and a link to Telnaes' Substack post on X. ADJeff Bezos has owned The Washington Post since 2013, when his holding company, Nash Holdings, bought the newspaper for $250 million.

Persons: Ann Telnaes, Jeff Bezos, Donald Trump, Telnaes, Mark Zuckerberg, Patrick Soon, Walt Disney, Mickey Mouse, I've, David Shipley, Jeff Stein Organizations: Washington Post, The Washington Post, Trump, Disney, LA Times, Geneva, Cartoonists Foundation, Cartoonists Rights, Nash Holdings Locations: Shipley

☆ We asked 7 people how they knew they didn't want children
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-04 | by ( Samantha Grindell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Jessica HawkAge: 55Job: Retired high-school teacher and content creatorWhen she knew she didn't want to have kids: Hawk said she never felt the urge to be a mother, even as a child. Watching her friends become parents made it clear to Hawk that having kids wasn't for her. "I knew from my friends who started having kids in their 20s just how much time, effort, and energy, mentally and physically, kids took." How people have responded to her choice: Hawk didn't have pressure from her family to have children, which made her decision easier. Still, when she married her ex-husband — who also didn't want children — Hawk said people asked them within hours of the moment they said "I do" when kids were coming.

Persons: Jessica Hawk Jessica Hawk, Jessica Hawk, Hawk, I'm, —, — Hawk

☆ Elon Musk's next venture set to launch this year: a private preschool
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-04 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Elon Musk is funding a new private preschool in Texas called Ad Astra. ADLocated in Bastrop, Texas, Ad Astra is a private preschool that is accepting applications for children aged three to nine. The school's website said that Ad Astra will subsidize tuition for its opening year, after which costs will be set in line with local private schools. Trump and Musk's DOGE partner Vivek Ramaswamy have also proposed shutting down the Education Department altogether. ADAre you a parent interested in enrolling your child at Ad Astra?

Persons: Elon Musk, It's, Twitter, Musk, Donald Trump, Trump, Linda McMahon, Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, Ramaswamy, McMahon Organizations: Ad Astra, Elon, Texas Health, Human Services Department, Bloomberg, SpaceX, Department of Government, Education Department, Trump, Department of Education, Astra, Business, Montessori, GOP, Republican, Florida Gov Locations: Texas, Bastrop , Texas, America

☆ Ruben Gallego hopes his unusual path to the Senate will ‘nudge’ Democrats — and the chamber
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-04 | by ( Edward-Isaac Dovere | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

So there’s like nothing really shocks or surprises me anymore when things happen,” Gallego told CNN as he walked back from his ceremonial swearing-in in the old Senate chamber on Friday. “I’m just very lucky to experience a lot of good stuff, at least.”Intense ambition and drive are what make Gallego like any other member of the Senate. He recorded an ad for Gallego in the Senate campaign. Gallego will be different from many in the Senate, but Kelly said that it comes down to being able to “nudge the thing in a certain direction. “So I think the future of this country is more in the line of what Ruben represents.

Persons: Ruben Gallego, Donald Trump, ” Gallego, “ I’m, Gallego, sullenly, Kamala Harris, hadn’t, “, we’re, ” –, Dave McCormick, Sen, Bob Casey, Kari Lake, Trump, elect’s, selfies, ”, Steve Zerlentes, ‘, ” Zerlentes, Zerlentes, Linda Connor, Gallego’s, John Bailon, John Kerry, George W, Bush, Gallego wasn’t, Joe, snoring, yank, isn’t, Bailon, Andrew Taylor, X, Taylor, ” Taylor, . Utah Sen, Mike Lee –, –, they’ve, Mark Kelly, he’s, Kyrsten Sinema, Kelly, ” Kelly, Ruben Organizations: CNN, Senate, Capitol, Republican, Marines, Capitol Visitor Center, of Congress, Delta Company 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, Harvard, White, Trump White House, Democratic Party Locations: Iraq, Arizona, Chicago, Washington, Albuquerque, Ohio, . Utah

☆ Ralph Lauren Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-04 | by ( Jacob Gallagher | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On Saturday, the United States of America’s clothier in chief met its commander in chief, as Ralph Lauren became the first fashion designer to receive the Presidential Medal of FreedomDressed in a tweed blazer, a knit necktie and squishy dark sneakers, Mr. Lauren, 85, was described in an introduction as “classic yet creative, timeless yet innovative.” He was praised for reminding “us of our distinct style as a nation of dreamers and doers.”Established by John F. Kennedy, the Presidential Medal of Freedom is the nation’s highest civilian honor. It has been bestowed upon a host of cultural, corporate and political figures, including Babe Ruth, Mother Teresa, Julia Child, Warren Buffett, John McCain and Rush Limbaugh. If ever there was a fashion designer worthy of this award, it is Mr. Lauren. A son of the Bronx, Mr. Lauren marketed a preppy image to the upwardly mobile masses, building his eponymous company into a multimillion dollar corporation — one he remains executive chairman and chief creative officer of nearly a half-century after he founded it.

Persons: clothier, Ralph Lauren, Lauren, “, John F, Kennedy, Babe Ruth, Mother Teresa, Julia Child, Warren Buffett, John McCain, Rush Limbaugh Locations: United States, ”, Bronx

☆ I let my kids choose trips for their 13th birthdays instead of traditional gifts. They get independence and I enjoy time with them.
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-04 | by ( Kristina Wright | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

During the pandemic, when we couldn't travel, I told my sons they could pick a trip for their birthdays. I made them a promise: when they each turned 13, we'd take a trip anywhere they wanted to go in the United States. It felt different than a regular vacationI was charmed by the things my son found interesting and the details he noticed. I'm grateful for the time I get with themNow, I'm gearing up for my younger son's birthday trip. What I hope they someday realize is that sharing these birthday trips with them is a gift for me, too.

Persons: We're, I'm, we'd, —, he's, We'll, it's, I've Organizations: Seattle, Disney, Orlando, Pike, EPCOT, Magic Kingdom Locations: United States, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Seattle, Emerald City, Florida, Australia, Paris

☆ Jimmy Carter's funeral begins by tracing 100 years from rural Georgia to the world stage
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-04 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The procession stopped at the farm where the future president toiled alongside the Black sharecroppers who worked for his father. The motorcade continued to Atlanta, stopping in front of the Georgia Capitol where Carter served as a state senator and reformist governor. Grandson Jason Carter, who now chairs the center's governing board, said, "It's amazing what you can cram into a hundred years." Jimmy Carter will lie in repose at the Carter Presidential Center from 7 p.m. Saturday through 6 a.m. Tuesday, with the public able to pay respects around the clock. Indeed, Carter helped plan his own funeral to emphasize that his remarkable rise to the world stage was because of — not despite — his deep rural roots.

Persons: Jason Carter, Carter, toiled, Grandson Jason Carter, James Earl, Chip, Carter III, Rosalynn Carter, Jimmy Carter, Pallbearers, servicemembers, Tony Lowden, Chip Carter, Will Porter Shelbrock, Porter Shelbrock, Susan Cone, Willie Browner, Browner, isn't, — Organizations: Carter Presidential Center, Carter, Georgia Capitol, Carter Center, U.S, Capitol, Service, . Naval Academy, Baptist, National Cathedral, White House Locations: Plains, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S, Washington , U.S, Washington, Gainesville , Florida, Parrott, Southern

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