Friday, November 22, 2024

Politics

➤ The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, ex-minister Yoav Gallant, and Hamas chief Mohammed Deif, citing war crimes in Gaza. Israel denied the court had any jurisdiction. (More)

➤ President-elect Donald Trump plans to sign a flurry of executive actions on his first day in office, focusing on more conservative healthcare policies and initiating large-scale deportations of illegal immigrants, sources say. (More)  

FBI and DHS officials on Thursday declined to testify publicly at a Senate committee hearing on national security threats, breaking a tradition of open testimony at the annual committee hearing. (More)

 Texas authorities have offered 1,400 acres of land along the US-Mexico border to President-elect Donald Trump for constructing detention facilities to process and deport undocumented migrants, particularly violent criminals. (More

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Somalia is facing a devastating combination of natural disasters, global conflicts, widespread poverty, and disease outbreaks. East Africa has just endured its worst drought in 40 years, leaving tens of millions without access to clean water, wiping out millions of livestock, and destroying crops. With domestic food production crippled, Somalia has relied heavily on imports—90% of its wheat coming from Russia and Ukraine—until those shipments stopped.

Now, two in five children in Somalia suffer from acute malnutrition, and cholera is spreading in some regions. The food crisis, compounded by global humanitarian aid being redirected to Europe and the Middle East, has created a perfect storm, leading to a sharp rise in child malnutrition.

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Sports

Chris Sale and Tarik Skubal were awarded the National and American League Cy Young Awards on Wednesday. Skubal won the award unanimously, while Sale gathered 26 of 30 first-place votes. (More)

UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma became the NCAA’s winningest coach on Wednesday, earning the “Greatest of All Time” title—and a literal goat to celebrate the achievement. (See Goat)  

Bryce Underwood, the No. 1 recruit in the country, flipped his commitment from LSU to Michigan on Thursday. Also, five-star quarterback Julian Lewis, the No. 2 recruit, committed to the Colorado Buffaloes that same day, shortly after de-committing from the University of Southern California on Sunday. (More)  

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The Holiday Section

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The cost of a traditional Thanksgiving dinner for 10 people fell 5% to $58.08 this year, though prices remain elevated compared to pre-2022 levels, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual survey. (See Prices)

America has more than one major Thanksgiving parade. A list of the top six includes Philadelphia’s (the oldest, since 1920), Chicago’s (90th year), Detroit’s (98th year),  and Houston’s (75th year)—all featuring marching bands, balloons, and festive floats. (See Parades)

Want to avoid awkward silences at Thanksgiving dinner without diving into politics? This list of 80 conversation starters might save your turkey day. (See Starters)

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Finance

Trend Line Daily Market Report   11/21/2024

NASDAQ
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations
18,972.42
0.03%
SPX
S&P 500
5,948.70
0.53%
DJI
Dow Jones Industrial Average
43,870.35
1.06%
BTC
Bitcoin
$98,163.99
4.05%
GOLD
Per Ounce
$2,672.80
0.93%
SNOW
Snowflake Inc.
$171.37
 +32.71%
*Gold and Bitcoin are traded 24 hours a day, five days a week.

Big Stock Move: Shares of Montana-based Snowflake surged 33% Thursday after the data analytics company raised its revenue forecast and announced a partnership with AI firm Anthropic. (More)

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler will resign on Jan. 20, making way for President-elect Donald Trump’s replacement. (More)

Bitcoin surged to a record $98,349 Thursday, nearing the $100,000 milestone as cryptocurrency markets rally following Trump’s election victory. The price has jumped 40% in two weeks. (See Details)

A Detroit meat company, Wolverine Packing Co., recalled 167,277 pounds of ground beef nationwide after 15 people in Minnesota fell ill with E. coli. (See Products)

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Science & Technology

NASA’s SWIM program has developed a prototype swimming robot to explore the subsurface of icy moons and planets for signs of life. (See Video)  

Astronomers have captured, for the first time, a zoomed-in image of a red supergiant star outside the Milky Way, revealing a circle around the star that may signal material ejection before a supernova. (See Images)  

Neuralink, Elon Musk’s neural implant company, received approval from Health Canada to begin its first clinical trials outside the U.S., with Toronto Western Hospital selected as the exclusive surgical site. (More)

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Entertainment

Movie theaters are pushing the idea of a “Glicked” double feature as Wicked and Gladiator II open this weekend, with theaters offering themed tie-ins like photo ops, singalongs, and creative drinks. (More)  

The Kansas City Chiefs partnered with Hallmark for Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story, the first NFL-themed holiday movie, featuring a superfan falling in love with the team’s fan engagement director. (More)  

Comedian Jay Leno was injured after tumbling 50 feet down a steep hillside in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, while walking to a restaurant near his hotel before a stand-up show. Despite a broken wrist and eyepatch, the show still went on. (See Photo)  

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Et Cetera

A London-based startup developed a “pressure cage” that can levitate small objects using sound waves. (See Video)

The world’s tallest woman (7’0.7″) and shortest woman (24.7″) met for afternoon tea in London during Guinness World Record Day 2024. (Watch Video)

Minnesota wildlife officials launched a new live eagle camera, featuring a different nesting pair after their previous monitored nest collapsed in 2023. (See Eagles)

Poll Position

Which is the best way to park a car? 

  1. Front end first
  2. Back into the space
  3. Whatever fits


Yesterday’s Results:

Do you like holiday parades?

  1. Yes: 64.2%
  2. No: 35.8%

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“I just called David McCormick to congratulate him on his election to represent Pennsylvania in the United States Senate.” 

Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) on Thursday finally conceded the US Senate race in Pennsylvania to Republican David McCormick. 

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