Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Politics

Israel and Hezbollah agreed Tuesday to a permanent ceasefire, brokered by France and the U.S., set to take effect today at 4 a.m. local time. (See Details)  

➤ President-elect Donald Trump secured another legal victory Tuesday, as the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals dropped his Florida documents case, ending the effort to charge him over retaining classified records. (More)

➤ Incoming border czar Tom Homan joined Greg Abbott in Eagle Pass Tuesday, praising the Texas governor for his border security efforts and serving Thanksgiving meals to troops. (More)  

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration in January, White House officials confirmed. (More)  

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Sports

The Week 4 College Football Playoff rankings showed no change in the top four of Oregon, Ohio State, Texas and Penn State, but Indiana dropped to 10 and Notre Dame moved to No. 5. (See Rankings)

Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh improved to 3-0 in matchups against his brother, Jim Harbaugh, following a 30-23 win over the Los Angeles Chargers on Monday Night Football. (More)

The University of North Carolina fired head coach Mack Brown just one day after he publicly stated his intention to return for the 2025 season. Brown, a College Football Hall of Famer, was one of only three active coaches with a National Championship victory. (More)

➤ Yesterday’s Results: NCAAF | NBA | NHL | NCAAM | NCAAW 

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The U.S. Postal Service says it’s ready for the holiday surge, with plans to deliver 800 million packages between Thanksgiving and New Year’s, using 7,500 new seasonal workers and 506 sorting machines. (More)

Looking beyond traditional Thanksgiving pies? From no-bake pumpkin cheesecake to chocolate mousse cake, these 17 alternative desserts promise to shake up your holiday dessert table. (See Recipes)

Design experts revealed 2024’s top Christmas tree trends: multiple trees per home, realistic evergreens, space-saving styles, and natural decorations featuring earth tones. (See Designs)

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Finance

Trend Line Daily Market Report   11/26/2024

NASDAQ
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations
19,174.30
0.63%
SPX
S&P 500
6,021.63
0.57%
DJI
Dow Jones Industrial Average
44,860.31
0.28%
BTC
Bitcoin
$92,031.55
-1.15%
GOLD
Per Ounce
$2,633.80
0.65%
KSS
Kohl’s Corporation
$15.22
-15.22%
*Gold and Bitcoin are traded 24 hours a day.

Big Stock Move: Kohl’s shares tumbled 15% Tuesday after the retailer missed earnings expectations and announced CEO Tom Kingsbury would step down in January. (More)

Consumer confidence rose in November to its highest level since July 2023, according to the Conference Board’s report on Tuesday. (See Details)

The Biden administration proposed a new rule Tuesday to expand Medicare and Medicaid coverage for weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound. The policy could cost taxpayers up to $35 billion over the next decade. (See Details)

A Senate report released Tuesday revealed that U.S. airlines collected $12.4 billion in seat selection fees since 2018, with United alone making $1.3 billion last year. Airline executives face questioning in Congress next week. (More)         
 
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Science & Technology

➤ The Biden administration has finalized an agreement with Intel worth nearly $8 billion to build semiconductor manufacturing facilities in four states under the CHIPS and Science Act. (More)  

➤ A NASA scientist doing an Arctic flyover captured images of Camp Century, a defunct Cold War base buried 100 feet beneath Greenland’s ice. (See Image)  

➤ A camera aboard the ISS captured SpaceX’s Starship launch last week, potentially providing the first real-time footage of a rocket launch from space. (See Launch

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Wisdom Wednesday

Cognitive shuffling is a doctor-backed technique designed to help you drift into sleep by refocusing your mind and making it easier to quiet racing thoughts. (See Technique)

If you’ve been wanting to tackle clutter, the chaos method could help. Confronting everything at once clarifies what to keep and how to organize effectively. (See Method)

The secret to magnetic conversations isn’t charm or wit, according to a renowned psychologist. Her research reveals an unexpected mental habit that changes everything. (See Habit)

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Et Cetera

To watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade, tune in Thursday at 8:30 a.m. local time on NBC or stream it live on Peacock. This year features floats, balloons, and stars like Jennifer Hudson, Kylie Minogue, and Billy Porter. (See Details)

“Demure” is Dictionary.com’s 2024 Word of the Year, meaning modest or reserved. The term went viral after a social media influencer’s playful phrase captivated fans. (More)

A tiny pudu fawn, weighing just 2.7 pounds, was born at Argentina’s biopark, offering hope for the near-threatened deer species. (See Photos

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Poll Position

Do you call it “stuffing” or “dressing”?

  1. Stuffing
  2. Dressing
 

Yesterday’s Results:

Which restaurant seating do you prefer?

  1. Booth: 64.2%
  2. Table: 27.3%
  3. Bar: 8.5%

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“But look, me and the Denver mayor, we agree on one thing—he’s willing to go to jail, I’m willing to put him in jail.” 

 — Incoming border czar Tom Homan on throwing Denver Mayor Mike Johnston in jail over his protests about mass deportation. 

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