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Gen Z is carrying more credit card debt than any other generation

A new report shows debt burdens are high, but Gen Z remains optimistic about their financial future.

It may not feel like it to some, but generational mobility is still alive and well in the United States, according to a new report from H&R Block.

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Associated Press

Global luxury goods market expected to shrink in 2025

The outlook could worsen if the sector is hit by tariffs promised by Donald Trump.

Global sales of personal luxury goods are forecast to shrink in 2025 for the first time since the Great Recession, according to a Bain consultancy study released Wednesday. The outlook could worsen if the sector is hit by tariffs promised by Donald Trump.

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Jessica Bursztynsky

Amazon is shutting down Freevee, its ad-supported streaming service

Freevee’s library has migrated to Prime Video, where much is expected to stay in front of its paywall.

Amazon is shutting down its free, ad-supported video streaming service Freevee, a spokesperson confirmed on Wednesday.

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Jessica Bursztynsky

Please listen to Mark Zuckerberg performing ‘Get Low’ with T-Pain

The Meta CEO recorded a version of the hit song as an ode to his wife, Priscilla Chan.

If I know anything, it’s that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is a certified Wife Guy. Like, that man really loves his wife, pediatrician and philanthropist Priscilla Chan.

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Dotun Akintoye

What it's like to fight (and lose) against UFC star Jon Jones

Ahead of his final fight, Jones' former opponents reveal what makes the UFC star so dominant.

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Andrew J. Hawkins

GM offers free nighttime charging to Chevy EV owners in Texas

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General Motors is teaming up with Reliant Energy to offer free nighttime charging to some Chevy electric vehicle owners in Texas.

Chevy owners who enroll in Reliant’s EV charging plan will receive free nighttime charging through monthly bill credits that offset charges incurred between 11PM. and 6AM, the companies said. Customers must also designate an EV to receive the charging credit through GM Energy’s Smart Charging Portal. (GM Energy is the automaker’s home...

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Ash Parrish

GOG’s new preservation program intends to keep classic games playable ‘forever’

PC game platform GOG has launched a new preservation program dedicated to keeping beloved older games playable, “now and in the future.”

“If a game is part of the Preservation Program, it means that we commit our own resources to maintaining its compatibility with modern and future systems,” the announcement blog reads.

The program is launching with 100 games including Diablo, System Shock 2, and Resident Evil 1-3, with GOG planning to add emore titles in the coming months....

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Emma Roth

Mark Zuckerberg just dropped a single with T-Pain

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If you want to preserve the existing version of Lil Jon’s “Get Low” in your brain, maybe don’t listen to this cover T-Pain made with Mark Zuckerberg — excuse me, Z-Pain. Their version transforms the “Get Low” I got down to at all my school dances into a song with a much slower tempo complete with an acoustic guitar.

Trust me, I may be scarred for life after hearing Zuckerberg’s autotuned voice serenade me with “‘Til the...

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Jay Peters

The Wall Street Journal is testing AI article summaries

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The Wall Street Journal is experimenting with AI-generated article summaries that appear at the top of its news stories. The summaries appear as a “Key Points” box with bullets summarizing the piece. The Verge spotted the test on a story about Trump’s plans for the Department of Education, and the Journal confirmed it’s trialing the feature to see how readers respond.

The “Key Points” box has a message explaining that an “artificial intelligence tool...

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Michael Crowley

Blinken Visits NATO Headquarters

The U.S. secretary of state met with European allies rattled by the American election results at a critical moment for Ukraine and the alliance.

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Andrew E. Kramer and Marc Santora

Russia Launches Missiles Against Ukraine’s Capital

The attack ended a two-month pause in missile strikes on Kyiv, which had only been hit by Russian drones during that period.

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Andrew E. Kramer

Trump’s Input in Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks May Put Kyiv on New Timetable

President-elect Donald J. Trump may accelerate the timetable for a truce. Kyiv views guarantees against renewed aggression as crucial to any settlement.

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Nicholas Fandos and Lisa Friedman

Lee Zeldin Knows How to Defend Trump. Will He Defend the Environment?

The choice of Mr. Zeldin, a former Republican congressman of New York, to be the next E.P.A. administrator caught even some of his closest allies by surprise.

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Michael Gold

Marco Rubio Is Trump’s Pick for Secretary of State

The president-elect said Senator Rubio would be “a strong advocate for our nation, a true friend to our allies and a fearless warrior who will never back down to our adversaries.”

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Julian E. Barnes

Trump Picks Tulsi Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence

Ms. Gabbard, a former congresswoman who left the Democratic Party, would hold a top job in the administration, overseeing 18 spy agencies.

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Fake art network of Banksys, Warhols and more dismantled in Italy

Italian authorities say the network could have done 200 million euros ($212 million) in economic damage by flooding the art market with fake works.

Italian authorities say a network of European art forgers who painted fake Warhols, Banksys and Picassos and then tried to sell them to unsuspecting buyers with the help of complicit auction houses has been dismantled.

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Why eliminating fossil fuel subsidies is so challenging

As nations continue to subsidize fossil fuels, their prices stay low, undermining efforts to address climate change.

Fossil fuels are the leading driver of climate change, yet they are still heavily subsidized by governments around the world.

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Eric Holthaus

Washington voters upheld a landmark climate bill. It’s a hopeful sign—no matter where you live

The election result bodes well for state and local action on climate—even during a second Trump term.

It’s no secret that this year’s election results don’t bode well for the climate, as Donald Trump has promised to gut federal regulations and roll back recent progress at the national level. But there was a glimmer of hope in state and local elections, particularly out west.

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How Elon Musk’s government efficiency panel could work

Trump and Musk have suggested the panel will be able to make dramatic cuts, but generally speaking large budgetary actions are the remit of Congress.

Donald Trump has tasked Elon Musk with setting up a panel to streamline the U.S. government. Although the president-elect has said little about how this group would operate, Musk has previously set an ambitious goal of cutting $2 trillion of spending.

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