ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 decreased 304.43 points or -0.77% to 39,091.17 • Shanghai increased 35.22 points or 1.05% to 3,404.08 • Hang Seng increased 305.41 points or 1.56% to 19,865.85 • ASX 200 decreased 54.00 points or -0.64% to 8,420.90 • SENSEX decreased 117.63 points or -0.14% to 81,648.23 • Nifty50 decreased 30.60 points or -0.12% to 24,677.80 The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today: • AUDUSD decreased 0.00671 or -1.04% to 0.63854 • NZDUSD decreased 0.00404 or -0.69% to 0.58316 • USDJPY decreased 0.096 or -0.06%…
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Credit: Screenshot via MSNBC Former President Barack Obama turned up the chutzpah to 11, warning guests at the Obama Foundation’s Democracy Forum that “one side” might try to weaponize the federal government to maintain power. The fact that the Democrat party blatantly did exactly that, most likely at his direction, right before our very eyes over the past four years, seemingly escaped him. “What happens when the other side has repeatedly and abundantly made clear they’re not interested in playing by the rules?” he asked. “It’s a problem. And when that happens, we fight for what we believe in,” added…
Angelina Jolie made a surprising fashion statement during her appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” to promote her new film, “Maria.”In her first talk-show interview in a decade, the actress arrived at Studio 6B in Rockefeller Center wearing a flowing black gown—but notably skipped the footwear, walking barefoot across the stage.Seated in the guest chair beside Fallon’s desk, Angelina Jolie showcased her bare feet, which were adorned with dark-painted toenails, adding a bold touch to her unconventional look.Article continues below advertisementAngelina Jolie Shows Up On ‘The Tonight Show’ BarefootMEGAIn the interview, Jolie, a mother of six, revealed she…
The testing plan, which will involve monthly or weekly sample collection from bulk milk tanks and dairy processors, will be rolled out first in California, Colorado, Michigan, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, and Oregon, Vilsack said. The latter three states have not reported bird flu infections in dairy cattle. “It gives us the opportunity to get potentially a heads up about potentially new virus in areas of a state that currently has the virus, or new states,” Vilsack said of the testing. The agency will begin the testing on Dec. 16, Vilsack said. The pace of testing will depend on whether virus is…
Decision could tee up another battle over considerations of race in university admissions before US Supreme Court.A federal judge has rejected a challenge to the United States Naval Academy’s practice of considering race in admissions applications, ruling that a diverse military is in the national interest. In a decision on Friday, US District Court Judge Richard Bennett in Maryland ruled against Students for Fair Admissions, an anti-affirmative action group that has frequently turned to the courts to challenge the use of race in university admissions. “Specifically, the Academy has tied its use of race to the realization of an officer…
According to Arthur Staple of The Athletic, the New York Rangers are working on a trade that would send Jacob Trouba to the Anaheim Ducks. Staple’s report comes shortly after TSN’s Pierre LeBrun indicated that Anaheim had quickly become the front-runner in acquiring Trouba’s services. ESPN reporter Emily Kaplan shares that Anaheim will send depth defenseman Urho Vaakanainen and a draft pick to the Rangers, completing the trade.This brings an end to a tumultuous saga for Trouba in New York. The oft-mentioned trade candidate had been in the rumor mill for a year as he was reportedly nearly dealt to the Detroit Red Wings…
There’s a new level of ChatGPT available, but its $200-a-month price tag has the company pitching it to researchers and heavy users who are trying to push boundaries with the AI chatbot.OpenAI introduced the new plan, ChatGPT Pro, on Thursday. It’s 10 times more expensive than ChatGPT Plus, which costs $20 per month. Other plans available include the $60 per month per user ChatGPT Enterprise and the $25 per month per user ChatGPT Teams.Related: Can ChatGPT Help Start a Business? I Tried GPT-4o to Find Out. For the added cost, a user gets unlimited access to o1, a new AI…
Scientists swab the cloaca of a wild leopard shark at North Stradbroke Island off Brisbane, Australia, in order to examine its recent dietMVErdman A team of scientists, conservationists and vets will soon set out to achieve a world first in conservation by collecting semen from sharks in the wild. From 7 to 14 December, around 15 experts will attempt to collect semen from Indo-Pacific leopard shark (Stegostoma tigrinum) males gathering off North Stradbroke Island near Brisbane, Australia. They hope to use the semen for artificial inseminations of female leopard sharks in aquariums across Australia and in Singapore. Source link
Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign continued to swamp President-elect Donald Trump’s in fundraising and spending in the final stretch of the election before losing the 2024 vote — and her operation raised millions more from small-dollar donors after her defeat. Harris broke fundraising records this year, and new campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission show her billion-dollar campaign raised and spent roughly twice as much as Trump in the final days of the race and the weeks that followed. The Harris campaign raised $160 million and spent $277 million from Oct. 25 through Nov. 25, the period…
TikTok’s bid to overturn a law which would see it banned or sold in the US from early 2025 has been rejected.The social media company had hoped a federal appeals court would agree with its argument that the law was unconstitutional because it represented a “staggering” impact on the free speech of its 170 million US users.But the court upheld the law, which it said “was the culmination of extensive, bipartisan action by the Congress and by successive presidents”.TikTok says it will now take its fight to the US Supreme Court, the country’s highest legal authority.The US wants TikTok sold…