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Trump Picks Russell Vought, Key Figure in Project 2025, to Lead OMB

Russell Vought, who would lead the Office of Management and Budget, has spent years building plans to rework the American structure of government in ways that would enhance presidential power.

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Shams Charania

Sources: Zion (hamstring) not close to returning

Pelicans star Zion Williamson is not close to returning to the court despite undergoing multiple treatments for his left hamstring injury, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania.

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Reuters

Trump to tap investor and hedge fund manager Scott Bessent to lead Treasury department, say sources

Prominent investor Scott Bessent has reportedly been selected by President-elect Donald Trump to take on the role of U.S. Treasury Secretary.

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to pick prominent investor Scott Bessent to take on the role of U.S. Treasury secretary, sources told Reuters on Friday, putting him at the helm of a cabinet position with vast influence over economic, regulatory and international affairs.

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39 Beauty Products With Results So Magical You’ll Feel Like Elphaba

Because when someone needs a makeover I simply have to take over.

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Jack Milko

Ludvig Åberg turns it around, shows why he’s a top 5 player in the world at RSM Classic

Ludvig Åberg during the second round of the 2024 RSM Classic. | Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images

After a self-described rusty start, Ludvig Åberg turned it around and now has an outside chance to win back-to-back RSM Classic titles.

Oh, what a difference a day can make.

On Thursday, Ludvig Åberg posted a 3-over 73 on day one of the RSM Classic, which included a few pulls and pushes off the tee. He even made a triple-bogey seven on the 10th hole. Then, on Friday, a chilly and...

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Lauren Feiner

The Supreme Court will decide the fate of America’s low-income broadband fund

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The Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments on a case involving funding for a major broadband subsidy program, the Universal Service Fund (USF).

SCOTUS granted cert in a pair of cases called Federal Communications Commission v. Consumers’ Research, and Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition v. Consumers’ Research, which were consolidated for oral arguments. They center around whether Congress...

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Jay Peters

Elon Musk is directing harassment toward individual federal workers

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Elon Musk is, in addition to many other things, now the co-lead of the currently nonexistent Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) advisory group. Now, before it even gets rolling, he has begun singling out individual government employees he says are emblematic of the government’s bloat and posting about them to his hundreds of millions of followers on X.

Earlier this week, as first reported by The Wall Street Journal, the X user...

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Gina Kolata

Can RFK Jr. Limit Ozempic Access as HHS Chief? Here’s What to Know

President-elect Donald J. Trump is set to nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Health and Human Services Department, where he would have limited power over drugs.

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Eve Upton-Clark

‘PDF to brainrot’ tools are bringing TikTok visuals to Gen Alpha’s academics

Companies such as Coconote and StudyRot are now letting users turn their study guides into brainrot videos.

If you’ve never heard the term “skibidi” or “sigma,” congratulations, your brain is not yet rotted. Brainrot is a term used to describe low-quality internet content and the effects of spending too much time consuming it. Otherwise known as, being terminally online. However, several AI-based study tools are putting it to good use. 

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Shalene Gupta

Most Americans don’t expect to ever get rich, but they think the next generation will

A new survey from Fidelity finds Americans at all income levels worry about losing their money, and most don’t see themselves as wealthy.

While inflation has slowed to 2%, prices are still 20% higher than they were four years ago. Fidelity released the findings of its 2024 State of Wealth Mobility study, which consisted of 1,900 American adults over the age of 18, and set out to identify their thoughts on managing their money and meeting their financial goals. Here are some of the key...

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If You Feel Like The Clutter In Your Home Is Out To Get You, These 27 Things Will Help Contain It

We can't keep dealing with everything falling on us every time we open the pantry.

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Emma Roth

DirecTV and Dish’s on-and-off merger saga switches back to off

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DirecTV has dropped its plans to acquire Dish, the company announced Thursday. The deal would’ve created a TV service megamerger, but it fell through after Dish bondholders rejected the takeover.

In September, DirecTV reached an agreement to acquire Dish, Sling TV, and EchoStar’s TV business for just one dollar, while also taking on Dish’s $9.75 billion in debt. However, Dish bondholders — or the investors who lend money to a company...

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Eve Upton-Clark

Kai Cenat has broken records with his latest subathon. What does this mean for live streaming?

The 22-year-old is among this year’s top-earning creators.

Kai Cenat reclaimed the title of most subscribed to Twitch streamer less than halfway through his planned month-long streaming marathon. Cenat launched his “Mafiathon 2” stream on Nov. 1, a “subathon” in which he continually streams a live video of himself, sometimes joined by guest stars including Lil Uzi Vert, Snoop Dogg and Serena Williams, to name a few. 

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Jennifer Mattson

‘As expected, it has attracted attention’: Jaguar says ad that prompted anti-woke backlash did its job

The car maker’s boundary-pushing commercial has been controversial, but the company says that’s hardly surprising.

Tens of thousands of people on social media are criticizing luxury automaker Jaguar’s new controversial rebranding, calling it confusing and out of touch with today’s consumers. The new ad campaign leaves out the main attraction, its new electric cars, and also ditches its iconic big cat logo.

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The Bahamas to refinance debt to protect its waters

It is the fifth such debt-for-nature swap in the world, with the Bahamian government signing the deal with The Nature Conservancy, the Inter-American Development Bank and other financial partners.

The Bahamas announced Friday that it will refinance $300 million of its external debt to free up more than $120 million for marine conservation projects and climate change mitigation.

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Reuters

Northvolt files for bankruptcy—putting the breaks on Europe’s EV dreams

Northvolt transformed in a matter of months from Europe’s best shot at a homegrown electric-vehicle battery champion to a struggling company.

Northvolt, the Swedish maker of battery cells for electric vehicles, said on Thursday it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S., dealing a blow to Europe’s hopes that its most developed battery player would reduce Western car makers’ reliance on Chinese rivals.

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Phillips 66 accused of violating the Clean Water Act in California

The company allegedly dumped wastewater from its Carson oil refinery into the Los Angeles County sewer system in 2020 and 2021 and did not report the violations, DOJ prosecutors said.

Oil company Phillips 66 has been federally indicted in connection with alleged violations of the Clean Water Act in California, authorities said Thursday.

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Sarah Bregel

$4 billion more: Amazon deepens its bet on generative AI with Anthropic

Anthropic’s safety-first approach to AI development aligns with Amazon’s strategy to lead in both innovation and ethical AI.

Competition among generative AI companies is heating up. On Friday, Amazon announced it would invest another $4 billion in the generative AI company, Anthropic. In little more than a year, the tech giant has now dumped at least $8 billion into the brand.

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Pavithra Mohan

Study: This is how much money you need to earn to be financially successful

A study by the financial services company Empower found that this is the annual income that indicates financial success. But respondents also said success was about more than just wealth.

For years, researchers have tried to pinpoint the amount of money Americans need to earn in order to feel happy. One oft-cited study from 2010 put that number at just $75,000, but subsequent research has found that happiness can actually keep increasing until your income crosses $100,000.

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Shannon Cudd

Why celebrity look-alike contests are all the rage right now

Organic, powered by word of mouth, and so far uncorrupted by corporate sponsors, a new wave of doppelgänger competitions might just be too good to last.

Idolizing celebrities is so pervasive in pop culture that it is considered a high compliment for a friend or stranger to tell you that you resemble a famous athlete, singer, or actor.

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