Good Morning! On this date in 1877, Thomas Edison made the first phonograph recording by reciting “Mary Had a Little Lamb.” Edison re-recorded the historic event on film for the 50th anniversary in 1927. (See Video)
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Teenagers’ math and reading skills are in an unprecedented decline across dozens of countries, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. More than 40 nations saw declines.
In the U.S., math scores dropped 13 points to one of the lowest marks ever recorded. However, U.S. students scored above the global average in reading and science. Here’s a chart comparing them.
The OECD said the global performance drops were the steepest since 2000 when it first started testing 15-year-olds in reading, math, and science every three years.
The group said the decline couldn’t be blamed entirely on COVID school closures, pointing also to the need for extra teacher support and rising mobile phone use in classes.
Tuberville Drops Hold on Military Promotions
GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville dropped his hold on more than 400 military promotions Tuesday, and the Senate unanimously confirmed 425 of those nominees. Tuberville is still blocking 11 4-star generals.
Despite heavy criticism, the Alabama senator has been blocking promotions for ten months in protest of a policy that allows service members to be reimbursed for abortion-related travel costs.
That policy is still in place, and Tuberville says he hasn’t given up his fight. But he agreed to let almost all pending promotions go through while still blocking advancement for top generals.
Fourth GOP Debate Tonight on NewsNation
The fourth GOP presidential debate, now down to four candidates with Donald Trump abstaining again, takes place tonight on the fledgling NewsNation cable network.
On stage will be Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, and Chris Christie. Trump held a Town Hall on Fox News last night instead.
NewsNation, and its sister CW Network, will telecast the debate starting at 8 p.m. ET. NewsNation averaged only 99,000 viewers in primetime in November, compared to Fox News’ 1.73 million.
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➤ Republican Rep. Patrick McHenry says he’s retiring at the end of this Congress. McHenry served as Speaker pro tempore after Kevin McCarthy was ousted from the position in October. (More)
➤During a House hearing on campus antisemitism, Rep. Elise Stefanik told Harvard President Claudine Gay she should resign for not protecting Jewish students. (See Video)
➤Rep. Liz Cheney says she’s weighing a third-party run for the presidency as a conservative candidate with a Democrat as her running-mate. (More)
➤ Two years ago, Congresstwo years ago agreed to spend $7.5 billion on a nationwide network of electric vehicle chargers, yet not a single charger has been installed. The industry blames a maze of regulations. (More)
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➤ The finalists for this year’s Heisman Trophy, to be awarded on Saturday, are Ohio State’s Marvin Harrison Jr., Oregon’s Bo Nix, Washington’s Michael Penix Jr., and LSU’s Jayden Daniels. (More)
➤ Jacksonville Jaguar quarterback Trevor Lawrence, who hasn’t missed a game in three years, hurt his ankle during an upset loss to Cincinnati Monday night. It’s unclear when he’ll return. (See Video)
➤ NCAA President Charlie Baker proposed a rule change that would allow Division 1 schools to pay athletes directly through Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) deals. (More)
➤ Lionel Messi, who set American soccer on fire when he joined Inter Miami this summer, has been named TIME’s “Athlete of the Year.” (More)
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Market Report 12/5/23
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NASDAQ Natl. Assoc. of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations
14,229.91
+0.31%
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SPX S&P 500
4,567.18
–0.06%
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DJI Dow Jones Industrial Average
36,124.56
–0.22%
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BTC Bitcoin
$44,095.0
+5.13%
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IXHL Incannex Healthcare Inc.
$8.73
+22.10%
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GTLB Gitlab Inc
$58.99
–11.45%
➤ Big Stock Move: GitLab stock rose 11% Tuesday after the software tools company reported better-than-expected third quarter results. (More)
➤ Genetic testing company 23andMe said hackers had accessed personal data, including DNA information, for nearly 7 million customers, about half its customer base. (More)
➤ Moody’s downgraded China’s credit outlook to “negative” on Tuesday, citing a slowing economy and a crisis in property development. China said it was “disappointed” with the decision. (More)
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➤ Stratolaunch’s Roc plane, the biggest airplane in the world, flew with a supersonic test drone attached to measure how it behaved while being carried. (See Photos)
➤ Wikipedia got more than 84 billion views this year, and the most popular article was about ChatGPT. The second most popular was Wikipedia’s annual list of deaths. (See Top 25 Articles)
➤ Amazon has hired SpaceX to deliver satellites for its new Project Kuiper orbital internet service, despite SpaceX being a competitor with Amazon’s Blue Origin aerospace company. (More)
➤ Warren Buffett’s longtime business partner, Charlie Munger, who died recently, had three basic rules that he felt would help anyone make good career decisions. (See Rules)
➤ Research shows that practicing gratitude 15 minutes a day for at least six weeks can promote a lasting change in perspective. UCLA Health offers tips on how to do it. (See Tips)
➤ A life coach who writes an inspirational blog offers what she calls “17 excellent words of advice,” starting with: “Focus on the things you can control.” (See Advice)
➤ Virginia police are investigating a home explosion that shook a suburb as police tried to serve a warrant. Earlier, the suspect had fired a flare gun 30-40 times in the neighborhood. (See Video)
➤ A pilot who deliberately crashed a small plane in order to get YouTube views has been sentenced to six months in prison. The pilot equipped the plane with cameras and then ejected before the crash. (See Video)
➤ A longtime celebrity photographer has taken photos of every actor who’s ever played a villain in a James Bond movie. The stark black-and-white images are on exhibition in London. (See Photos)
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