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☆ What’s the history of the Panama Canal, and why is Trump threatening to retake control of it?
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-23 | by ( Michael Williams | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —President-elect Donald Trump over the weekend suggested the US should retake the Panama Canal, an idea that was immediately rejected by the government of Panama, which has controlled the passage for decades. The US-built canal was opened in 1914 and controlled by the United States until a 1977 agreement provided for its eventual handover to Panama. The canal was jointly operated by both countries until the Panamanian government retained full control after 1999. Speaking to a crowd of young conservatives in Phoenix on Sunday, Trump said if the spirit of that agreement is not followed, “then we will demand that the Panama Canal be returned to the United States. “As President, I want to express precisely that every square meter of the Panama Canal and its adjacent area belong to PANAMA, and will continue to be,” President José Raúl Mulino said in a statement Sunday.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, ” Trump, “, ”, José Raúl Mulino, Theodore Roosevelt, Jimmy Carter, ” Carter, Ronald Reagan, Manuel Noriega, ” Mulino, Justin Trudeau Organizations: CNN, Atlantic, United, Sunday, Communist Party, European, Canadian, National Security Locations: Panama, U.S, United States, Panamanian, Phoenix, PANAMA, Cape Horn, South America, Americas, Republic of Colombia, Colombia, Republic of Panama, China, Taiwan, Greenland, Denmark, America

☆ CNBC Daily Open: Inflation and dot plots
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-23 | by ( Yeo Boon Ping | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. But November's PCE came in cooler than expected. Would the Fed, then, have presented the world with a slightly different dot plot, if they'd had the chance to review the PCE data first? Even if November's PCE index did signal inflation returning to its downward trajectory, one month's data wouldn't have shifted the dots around.

Persons: They're, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Stocks, Jerome Powell, Chris Larkin, Trade Morgan Stanley, they'd, Austan Goolsbee, CNBC's Steve Liesman, Powell, Jesse Pound, Brian Evans, Sean Conlon Organizations: CNBC, Broadcom Nvidia, Broadcom, Boeing, Intel, Starbucks, PCE, U.S . Federal, U.S, November's PCE, Trade, Chicago Fed Locations: U.S .

☆ Wall Street's least favorite S&P 500 stocks for 2025 have analysts predicting declines
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-23 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The broad market S & P 500 and the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average , meanwhile, have risen 24% and 14%, respectively. Although the rally is widely expected to continue in 2025 , several prominent stocks may face declines. However, that rally could peter out in the new year, with analysts as a group believing that the stock could fall more than 43% in 2025. But analysts don't believe the stock will continue to gain next year, forecasting more than 7% downside potential. Other stocks on the list include Texas Pacific Land Corp ., which has advanced 116% year to date and entered the S & P 500 late last month.

Persons: Tesla, Donald Trump, Dan Levy, Levy –, –, Trump, Alan Gould, Gould Organizations: Nasdaq, Dow, CNBC, Barclays, Tesla Auto, Energy, Tesla, Tesla's, Netflix, Loop, Texas Pacific Land Corp, Analysts Locations: Tesla's U.S

Will You Have a White Christmas This Year? Three years ago, NOAA updated the average probabilities of a white Christmas across the United States. The song “White Christmas” was written during one of those long, snowless Christmas spells. But by the time Mr. Berlin wrote the song at the end of the 1930s, New York City had not seen a white Christmas since 1930. With flakes possibly late on Christmas Eve, New Yorkers have at least a chance of escaping the long white Christmas drought.

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☆ 4 lessons on faith and science Dr. Francis Collins learned during his career
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-23 | by ( Andrea Kane | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Editor’s note: The podcast Chasing Life With Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores the medical science behind some of life’s mysteries big and small. “That makes science kind of a form of worship, and it makes the lab almost like a cathedral. “She shared her faith with me every time she had a terrible episode of chest pain from her cardiac disease. Reclaiming that confidence and faith in science will have to be a deliberate process. “I think it also is a call to action for all of us to begin to reanchor ourselves in truth and science and faith and trust,” he said.

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☆ Biden administration withdraws student loan forgiveness plans. What borrowers should know
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-23 | by ( Annie Nova | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks during the Tribal Nations Summit at the Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 9, 2024. The Biden administration has withdrawn two major plans to deliver student loan forgiveness. The Education department posted notices in the Federal Register last week that it was withdrawing the plans, weeks before President-elect Donald Trump enters the White House. The Education department did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Trump is a vocal critic of student loan forgiveness, and on the campaign trail he called President Joe Biden's efforts "vile" and "not even legal."

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, Donald Trump, Trump, Mark Kantrowitz, Joe Biden's, Biden's, Persis Yu Organizations: Tribal Nations, Department of, Washington , D.C, U.S . Department of Education, The, Finance, Consumer, Protection Locations: Washington ,

☆ I've worked for Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter, and Amazon. Here are 3 mistakes I made early in my career.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-23 | by ( Charissa Cheong | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Aaron Goldsmid, head of product at Deel, has previously worked for Facebook, Amazon, and Twitter. This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Aaron Goldsmid, a 44-year-old from San Francisco about mistakes he made early in his career. I tell early career techies to ask themselves how their next role will get them to the role after that. You can accelerate quickly into a senior role, but taking a less fancy role and diversifying your experience might mean your upside long-term is much higher. As a senior leader at Deel, I'm very conscious about how I present myself to early career folks.

Persons: Aaron Goldsmid, Goldsmid, I've, didn't, techies, I'm, I'd, they've Organizations: Facebook, Twitter, Business, Microsoft, Broadway, Columbia, Amazon, UN Locations: San Francisco, Seattle, New York

☆ Read the Full Matt Gaetz Report from the House Ethics Committee
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-23 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Representative Gaetz refused to answer questions about his relationships with the women involved. The woman asserted to Representative Gaetz that she was being “treated differently" than other women he was paying for sex. 53 Mr. Greenberg told the Committee that Representative Gaetz was aware that the women they had sex with and paid had met Mr. Greenberg through the “sugar dating” website. In 2017, using a pseudonymous account, Representative Gaetz made payments to women largely without a description of the purpose of the payment. I think maybe [Representative Gaetz] even didn't really understand at some points because maybe that's why he wasn't giving me what I wanted.

Persons: Gaetz, Greenberg, Gaetz's, Matt, ”, Greenberg's, Mr, Joel

☆ Oscar Jenkins: Australia investigates video purportedly showing national captured by Russian forces in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-23 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Brisbane, Australia CNN —Australia is working to verify the authenticity of a video that purportedly shows one of its nationals captured by Russian forces while fighting in Ukraine. The man, whose hands appear to be tightly bound with silver tape, identifies himself on camera as 32-year-old Oscar Jenkins and says he lives in Australia and Ukraine. When asked about the reports of a Melbourne man captured by Russia, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told reporters Monday the government was seeking information through the Australian embassy in Moscow. In the video, which CNN has been unable to geolocate, Jenkins appears to have trouble understanding questions put to him in Russian. Last month, Russian state media reported that a 22-year-old British man had been taken prisoner while fighting for Ukraine in Russia’s Kursk region.

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☆ Steve Ballmer is richer than Warren Buffett. But his portfolio depends mostly on one stock.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-23 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Steve Ballmer said his investment strategy is partly influenced by Warren Buffett. More than 80% of Ballmer's portfolio is held in Microsoft stock, per The Wall Street Journal. The Journal reported that Ballmer keeps more than 80% of his portfolio in Microsoft stock. Advertisement"The only stock I really study still is Microsoft, because that's still overwhelmingly, overwhelmingly, overwhelmingly the No. I had luck, essentially, in getting to listen to the right people," Ballmer told the Journal.

Persons: Steve Ballmer, Warren Buffett, Ballmer, Buffett, Microsoft's, Ballmer wasn't, that's, Balmer, Bill Gates, Sam Altman's OpenAI, France's, Satya Nadella Organizations: Microsoft, Street, Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, Business Locations: Seattle, Microsoft's

Ten people are dead after their small plane crashed in the southern Brazilian city of Gramado on Sunday morning, officials said. Eduardo Leite said at a news conference, according to a statement released by the Rio Grande do Sul State Government, the state where Gramado is located. A piece of the plane that crashed in the center of Gramado, Brazil, lies on the ground Sunday. The crash occurred between 9 and 10 a.m., shortly after the plane took off from Canela Airport, the governor's office statement said. The site of a plane crash in the center of Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, on Sunday.

Persons: Eduardo Leite, Edson Vara, Mauricio Tonetto, Leite, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Organizations: Rio Grande do Sul State Government, Canela Airport, Government, Reuters, Civil Police, Center, Investigation, Aeronautical, General Institute of Forensics, Air Force Locations: Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul

Shutdown averted’Twas the night before shutdown, and all through the House, a funding bill passed, assuaging all doubts. In a fiery speech Sunday, Trump laughed off the idea that he has “ceded the presidency” to the tech billionaire. Parts of the U.S. will be dashing through the snowParts of the United States might miss out on a white Christmas this year, but at least they might have a white Christmas Eve. There’s currently no forecast for a white Christmas, as many areas will see melted white blankets by Wednesday. In a statement Saturday, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred called Henderson the “gold standard of base stealing and leadoff hitting.” The Athletics called Henderson “undoubtedly the most legendary player in Oakland history.”Nicknamed the “Man of Steal,” Henderson ranks first all time in both stolen bases, with 1,406, and runs scored, with 2,295.

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Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, on Sunday compared tech mogul Elon Musk to a “prime minister,” praising Musk for speaking out against an early version of a stopgap funding bill last week. It feels like as if Elon Musk is our prime minister.”Gonzales added that he spoke with Musk “a couple of times” during a chaotic week for House Republicans as GOP leadership scrambled to pull together a package to fund the government that would garner support from a majority of the House GOP caucus. Shortly after Musk started speaking out against the bill, Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance released their own statement against the bill, tanking already wavering support for the bill among congressional Republicans. At a Turning Point USA event in Arizona, Trump downplayed concerns that Musk is usurping control from the president-elect. He wasn’t born in this country,” Trump added about Musk, who was born in South Africa.

Persons: Tony Gonzales, Elon Musk, Musk, “, ” Gonzales, Gonzales, Joe Biden, Margaret Brennan, Donald Trump’s, Mike Johnson, Chuck Schumer, ”, Trump, JD Vance, tanking, reshared, he’s, ” Trump Organizations: CBS, House Republicans, GOP, U.S ., Republicans Locations: Texas, U.S, Arizona, South Africa

“No, he’s not going to be president, that I can tell you,” Trump said. “We’re being ripped off at the Panama Canal like we’re being ripped off everywhere else,” Trump said. "Every square meter of the Panama Canal and the surrounding area belongs to Panama, and will continue to," he said in his video message. Mockingly, Democrats have taken to calling him “President Musk.” History shows that anyone who upstages Trump or diverts attention from him doesn’t last long in his orbit. As for Musk’s use of his social media platform, Mullin said, “He has a right to do it.

Persons: Donald Trump, he’s, Elon Musk, Musk, Trump, “, ” Trump, “ Trump, Vladimir Putin, Putin, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Jimmy Carter, Raúl Mulino, Mike Johnson’s, upstages Trump, Donald Trump Jr, They’re, Sen, Markwayne Mullin, ” Mullin, Mullin, He’s, Ted Cruz, Ted, Cruz, ” Organizations: PHOENIX, Trump, Atlantic, Washington , D.C, Republican, Musk, Elon, NBC News, ” Locations: South Africa, Phoenix, America, Russia, Ukraine, Panama, Washington ,, Trump’s, Texas

A manhunt is underway for a man who is believed to have set a woman sleeping in a subway car on fire, leading to her death. It was there that a man approached her, lit her on fire, and fled the subway, police said. Police are investigating it as a homicide, as the woman was declared dead at the scene by emergency medical services. Authorities are urging the public to submit tips to the Crime Stoppers hotline, offering up to $10,000 as a reward. New York City Councilman Justin Brannan, who represents south Brooklyn, posted on X that he was aware of the "horrific immolation" at the subway station.

Persons: Justin Brannan, I’m, Brannan Organizations: New York Police Department, Police, Pictures, New, NYPD Locations: Stillwell, Brooklyn, New York City

☆ Grandson taking on investigation into 1992 murder of Daytona Beach woman Hazelle Fenty
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-22 | by ( Kyani Reid | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

“I thought, ‘Hey, well, maybe that’s applicable to our case.’”In 1992, Jacob’s grandmother, Hazelle Fenty, was found dead in a Daytona Beach, Florida, church. Hazelle Fenty with her grandsons Jacob CockcroftHazelle was originally from Daytona Beach, Florida, where she raised her three children, Fleta, Paul, and David. And then she divorced him, married a guy named Walter Fenty,” Jacob said. Hazelle and Jacob Jacob CockcroftJacob has vague memories of visiting his grandmother. December 4, 1992December 4, 1992, was no ordinary day for Hazelle Fenty.

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Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was ruled out of his team's matchup against the Washington Commanders on Sunday after suffering a concussion. With 9:52 remaining in the first quarter, Hurts scrambled left for 13 yards before being tackled by Washington linebackers Frankie Luvu and Bobby Wagner. Hurts was replaced by quarterback Kenny Pickett, who subsequently threw a four-yard touchdown pass to receiver A.J. Late in the second quarter, the Eagles declared Hurts done for the day. Hurts, 26, has led the Eagles to a 10-game winning streak entering the matchup.

Persons: Jalen, Frankie Luvu, Bobby Wagner, Kenny Pickett, A.J, Brown . Organizations: Philadelphia Eagles, Washington, Eagles, Philadelphia, NFC East, NFC

The lead-up into the holidays will be heavy on precipitation for many Americans as another storm system moves in across the Great Lakes and Northeast regions, bringing rain and snow in the days before Christmas. Those in the Northeast were already treated to snow on Saturday, the first day of winter, and are expected to get another few inches between Monday and Tuesday. Showers are expected for Northern California and Washington later this week and potential for snow in the area's mountain ranges. But it will be the interior Northeast, Michigan, and Wisconsin that are expected to receive anywhere between two to six inches of snow before Christmas Eve. The warmth is expected to spread over the week until the entire contiguous U.S. is feeling high or above average temperatures by Friday.

Persons: Theodore Parisienne, It's, There's, Allan Jung Organizations: New York Daily News, TNS, Getty, Massachusetts Turnpike, Worcester Telegram, Gazette, USA Locations: Lakes, Minnesota, Michigan, Rosedale , Queens, N.Y, New, West Coast, Northern California, Washington, , Michigan, Wisconsin, New York City, Boston, Massachusetts, Maine, Florida, Plains, West

☆ Key warning signs about bird flu are all going in the wrong direction
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-22 | by ( Evan Bush | Evan Bush Is A Science Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

The Summary The bird flu outbreak took several concerning turns this year, with the number of human cases up to at least 64. Experts outlined several indicators that the virus’ spread is going in the wrong direction. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the country’s first severe bird flu infection on Wednesday, a critically ill patient in Louisiana. “So many signs are going in the wrong direction.”No bird flu transmission between humans has been documented, and the CDC maintains that the immediate risk to public health is low. If someone gets co-infected with a seasonal flu virus and bird flu, the two can exchange chunks of genetic code.

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Current and former University of Michigan students have filed a lawsuit against the school alleging that it targeted and disproportionately disciplined pro-Palestinian students involved in campus protests. The University of Michigan did not immediately respond to a request for comment from NBC News. One such protest action included in the University of Michigan suit was a sit-in in the lobby of the president’s office in November 2023. Though the sit-in was a peaceful protest, the suit says, several students were injured as a result of police intervention. Students who were at the protest were alerted in May, months later, that a complaint was filed against them for alleged violations of the students rights and responsibilities code.

Persons: “, Zaynab Elkolaly, It’s Organizations: University of Michigan, Eastern, Eastern District of Michigan, Regents, University, NBC, Justice Locations: U.S, Eastern District, Israel, Palestine

☆ Meet the Press – December 22, 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-22 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +54 min

I don't think I'm in a minority that want to figure it out. The latest poll I saw was over 70% of the country – people in the country don't like the direction of the country. And so this was really, really tough. I'm going to worry about my job and my salary, and I don't think I'm going to participate. I'm really, really for that.

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☆ How much money does Mariah Carey make from ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’? ‘It’s a lot,’ music expert says
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-22 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Why Carey is likely getting paid ‘six ways to Sunday’The ecosystem of music royalties is notoriously convoluted. Music royalties are different from those of other works like books or photography. Carey and Afanasieff split their writing credits with publishers including Universal Music, Sony Music and Kobalt Songs Music Publishing, according to ASCAP. Afanasieff, Sony Music and Kobalt Songs Music Publishing didn’t return requests for comment. She made about $1.9 million of the master recording revenue, Billboard estimated, while her label, Sony, kept the other $3.4 million.

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☆ Elon Musk courts Europe's surging far right
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-22 | by ( Freddie Clayton | Freddie Clayton Is A Freelance Journalist Based In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Last week, Farage told the BBC that his Reform UK party was in “ongoing negotiations” with Musk after the pair met at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. He’s not opposed to the idea of giving us money, provided we can do it legally through U.K. companies,” Farage said. Such reforms could limit the amount a foreign national can donate via U.K.-based companies. His encounter with Farage is not the first time the U.K. has had to reckon with the billionaire’s politics. Across the English Channel, in mainland Europe, Musk last week openly endorsed Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD), a far-right party under surveillance by the country’s domestic intelligence agency for suspected extremism.

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Now, she’s teaching her half-million TikTok followers that the holidays really can be priceless, or at least closer to it. Through sharing her own experience thrifting festive decor and budgeting gifts for her and her fiancé’s five children, Maze offers an alternative to an otherwise spend-heavy holiday season. “I think my goal is just to help people understand that things in life are only temporary,” Maze said. Holidays like Christmas and Hanukkah are often synonymous with elaborate meals, aesthetic decor and over-the-top gifts. This holiday season, she documented how she is thrifting Christmas gifts for her three children on a $150 budget.

Persons: Amanda Maze, Maze, ”, Sara Rathner, “, Kluemper, overspending, that’s, Sarah Falls, it’s, you’re Locations: Kentucky, Darwin, Australia, NerdWallet

Nearly half of Gen Z (47%) and millennial (43%) consumers plan to buy gifts for themselves this holiday season, according to researchers at the consulting firm Deloitte. At this age, I can just buy things for myself, so I’m going to. “At this age, I can just buy things for myself, so I’m going to,” she said. “Gen Z is a big bright spot,” says Lupine Skelly, a retail research leader at Deloitte. Gen Z is a big bright spot.

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