Good Morning! On this date in 1958, Alvin and the Chipmunks’ novelty Christmas song topped the Billboard charts, the only holiday song to hit No. 1 until 2019. Here’s Alvin and the boys with “Christmas, Don’t Be Late.”
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Czech Gunman Kills 14 in Prague
A 24-year-old university student killed 14 people and injured 25 more at Charles University in Prague Thursday, the worst mass shooting in Czech Republic history. The gunman was “eliminated,” police said.
The shooting took place near a busy tourist zone in Prague. Dramatic video shows people leaping from a ledge at the university to escape and others racing down the street to get away.
Police gave no motive for the shooting but said they didn’t consider it an act of terrorism. They believe the gunman was responsible for several murders before Thursday’s shooting, including killing his father.
Giuliani Files for Bankruptcy
Rudy Giuliani filed for bankruptcy Thursday after being hit with a $148 million defamation judgment last week for defaming two Georgia election workers. Giuliani listed his net worth as up to $10 million and his current debt at $151 million.
Giuliani will get protection from some creditors, but not all. Damages stemming from a defamation ruling can’t be eliminated in bankruptcy, and the judge ordered Giuliani to start paying the $148 million immediately.
According to the filing, in addition to the jury penalty, Giuliani owes nearly $1 million in taxes and at least $3.4 million in potential liabilities from other lawsuits.
Survey: A Sports Fan’s Political Primer
LIV Golf attracts fans who are more politically liberal, while the PGA Tour leans right, with 56% of PGA fans self-identifying as “more conservative,” according to a survey by The Harris Poll and Sportico.
The survey includes a chart showing the political skew of various sports. College football is the most conservative-leaning, while tennis is the most liberal.
The poll also notes that how fans perceive the political tilt of a sport is sometimes at odds with the actual politics of the fan base. For example, 63% thought women’s basketball was “more liberal,” but in fact, 55% of its fans identify as conservative.
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➤ Colorado’s GOP threatened to switch to a caucus system if Donald Trump’s disqualification by the Colorado Supreme Court is upheld. “We will withdraw from the primary as a party,” officials said. (More)
➤A record number of migrants, 12,600, were apprehended at the southern border on Monday, the most ever in a single day. That doesn’t include thousands more waiting for processing. (More)
➤A federal judge blocked a California law that would have banned carrying firearms in most public places, saying the law was “repugnant to the Second Amendment.” The law was set to take effect on Jan. 1. (More)
➤ Rep. Jim Jordan asked Special Counsel Jack Smith to turn over all records related to his Washington D.C. prosecution of Donald Trump, threatening a subpoena if Smith doesn’t comply. (More)
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➤ The Buffalo Bills vs. Los Angeles Chargers game Saturday night will be the first to stream exclusively on the Peacock Network. It will also be the first to have no commercials during the 4th quarter. (More)
➤ Officials at the 2024 Olympics, set for Paris in July, are rethinking security over fears of terrorist attacks. The opening ceremony, which features athletes in boats on the Seine, has layers of secret backup plans. (More)
➤ College football’s National Signing Day on Wednesday saw top prospects committing to big schools. Here’s an analysis of who won and who lost. (See Analysis)
Market Report 12/21/23
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NASDAQ Natl. Assoc. of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations
14,963.87
+1.26%
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SPX S&P 500
4,746.75
+0.97%
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DJI Dow Jones Industrial Average
37,404.35
+0.87%
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BTC Bitcoin
$44,036.0
+0.86%
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MULN Mullen Automotive, Inc.
$14.25
+78.12%
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➤ Warner Bros. Discovery had preliminary talks with Paramount this week over a potential merger. Sources say the discussion could lure another suitor, Comcast’s NBC Universal, to the table. (More)
➤ The New York legislature is considering a bill that would force Chick-fil-A to stay open on Sundays at its restaurants on the New York State Throughway. Chick-fil-A’s policy has always been to close on Sundays. (More)
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➤ A robot set a new speed record for guiding a marble through the popular Labyrinth maze game, beating the human record after six hours of practice. (See Video)
➤ NASA released a photo of a green, glowing cluster of stars that resemble a Christmas tree. “It’s beginning to look a lot like cosmos,” the space agency tweeted with the photo. (See Image)
➤ Speaking of NASA, the agency says its next moon mission, set for the end of the decade, will include a non-American astronaut for the first time. It’s seen as a diplomatic move to counter space initiatives by China. (More)
➤ Champion golfer Annika Sorenstam and her 12-year-old son gave a teary mother-son interview to the press after competing together at a tournament. (See Interview)
➤ Fourteen-year-old Natalie Lauren has won the BBC “Young Chorister of the Year” award. She sang “All Things Bright and Beautiful” to get to the finals. (See Her Sing)
➤ A young deaf girl was able to share her Christmas list with Santa Claus thanks to the help of Santa’s elf, who knew sign language and translated for the young girl. (See Video)
➤ TSA officials arrested a passenger at LaGuardia Airport who tried to hide 17 bullets in an unused diaper. He told TSA his girlfriend hid the 9mm ammunition there. (See Photo)
➤ The 2023 International Landscape Photographer of the Year winners are out, honoring stunning photos of Earth’s natural beauty. (See Winners)
➤ Google released a map of the U.S. showing the most-searched Christmas cookies in every state, ranging from Missouri’s green Grinch cookies to Alabama’s fruit cake cookies. (See Cookie Map)
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