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WorkLaphonza Butler Just Got to the Senate, but She’s Not Planning to Stay Long   And so seeking to find common solutions in which every American can see themselves is, I think, the greatest opportunity that we have. But it is grounded in the articulation of those frustrations and listening to them, listening to those frustrations and intentionally seeking those places of common ground. WorkWorld Junior Championship primer: Canada's Celebrini, USA's Gauthier among top players to watch  The 6-foot, 200-pound Brandsegg-Nygard is also eligible for this season\'s draft and carries first-round potential. It would surely benefit Brandsegg-Nygard -- and the Norwegians at large -- if he went on a heater at this tournament. It\'s not often skaters from Norway are selected to NHL squads -- defenseman Emil Martinsen Lilleberg was the most recent pick, No. 107 overall by the Lightning in 2021 -- and Mats Zuccarello remains the only active Norwegian-born skater currently in the league.
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WorkFact-Checking Trump’s Recent Immigration Claims  Still, it is unclear what that says about the terrorism threat, said Alex Nowrasteh, vice president for economic and social policy studies at the libertarian Cato Institute. There is no record of a terrorist attack being committed on American soil by an immigrant who crossed the southern border illegally. (In 2008, three brothers who had come to the United States illegally years earlier as children, from Yugoslavia, were convicted of conspiring to kill American soldiers at Fort Dix in New Jersey.) WorkBiden says it's fine to ban the fancy Apple Watches in America  The tech giant is asking a federal court to step in and overrule the ITC, so maybe there’s hope in the future. “We strongly disagree with the USITC decision and resulting exclusion order, and are taking all measures to return Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 to customers in the US as soon as possible,” Apple said in a statement released to the media.
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WorkImmigrants make up more of the US construction labor force than ever  But the tightened labor market is good news for worker pay and bargaining power. Average US construction workers’ wages rose 5% in 2022—about one percentage point more than for the overall workforce, according to the Association of General Contractors. Wages are expected to increase 4.4% in 2023 by year-end. WorkDaihatsu pauses production over safety scandal  Many analysts are suggesting that the pressure to grow has affected many carmakers, citing the example of Volkswagen whose diesel vehicles were found to emit more emissions than advertised. In 2015, the US said VW had violated its Environmental Protection Act. WorkA Natural Gas Project Is Biden’s Next Big Climate Test  He has made climate action central to his presidency and he needs young climate voters to turn out. But he is also trying to keep gas prices from rising, wants to supply European allies with a replacement for Russian gas and must fend off Republican accusations that he is hampering American energy development. WorkWorkWork5 Stocks You Can Confidently Invest $500 in Right Now  Bank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. American Express is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company. Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool\'s board of directors. Stefon Walters has positions in Apple and Microsoft. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Apple, Bank of America, Berkshire Hathaway, Microsoft, and Visa. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2024 $47.50 calls on Coca-Cola. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. WorkWorkBlizzard conditions hit US northern plains and upper midwest  Despite the reported blizzard conditions, much of the US did not have snow on Christmas. The National Weather Service even preliminarily suggested Minnesota and Wisconsin – which are both often frigid – had set new high temperature records for Christmas this year. WorkWorkWorkWorkWhy PayPal Stock Could Be Set to Have an Amazing 2024  Jose Najarro has positions in PayPal. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends PayPal. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: short December 2023 $67.50 puts on PayPal. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Jose Najarro is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through their link they will earn some extra money that supports their channel. Their opinions remain their own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool. WorkWorkWorkPlug Power Calls New Hydrogen Tax Rules 'Disappointing'  Andy Marsh, Plug Power Inc. president and CEO, calls the new US rules on how hydrogen projects can qualify for a lucrative tax credit \"disappointing.\" The regulations make it harder to claim the credit. Marsh speaks on \"Bloomberg Markets.\" Follow Bloomberg for business news & analysis, up-to-the-minute market data, features, profiles and more: http://www.bloomberg.com Connect with us on... Twitter: https://twitter.com/business Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bloombergbusiness/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quicktake/?hl=en WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkFrom 'LeBron James' to 'Here we go!' QB line calls and what they mean  \"I love the way he\'s playing,\" Rodgers said. \"I\'m not talking about making good throws. It seems more rare that guys are actually really playing the position where you\'re making adjustments, you\'re handling everything at the line of scrimmage, now you\'re doing this crazy cadence stuff. WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkChristian McCaffrey featured in over half of fantasy football finals  Now the fun begins: McCaffrey draws one of fantasy\'s most favorable matchups for a running back in the Washington Commanders in Week 17, but then he faces one of the toughest matchups -- in what could be an irrelevant game should the NFC\'s playoff seeding be locked in beforehand -- against the Rams in the final week. Meanwhile, the Lions, with St. Brown and their rookie standouts, face one of Week 17\'s biggest challenges in a road assignment against the Cowboys. WorkCan anyone compete with Naoya 'The Monster' Inoue?  Inoue indicated the first defense of his undisputed junior featherweight championship is planned for May, and it\'s likely to come against Mexico\'s Luis Nery. Perhaps Inoue will meet Australia\'s Sam Goodman after that. There\'s a rotation system for unified champion, and that\'s how the schedule plays out at the moment. WorkNFL Week 17 games lines: Fresh off MNF upset, 49ers biggest favorite of the week  Week 17 of the NFL season features 13 games on Sunday with an additional game scheduled on Thursday, Saturday and Monday night, the final time this regular season that games will be played on a weeknight. The Thursday game will have the Cleveland Browns attempting to become the AFC\'s third 11-win team as they take on the visiting New York Jets. On Saturday, the Dallas Cowboys will be at home and attempting to halt their losing skid at 2 against the NFC North champion Detroit Lions. Sunday\'s prime-time game will have the Cincinnati Bengals and Kansas City Chiefs reprising their rivalry at Arrowhead. On Monday Night Football, the Minnesota Vikings will host the Green Bay Packers as both teams fight for their playoff lives in a quest for a Wild Card. WorkWorkDr. A's weekly risers and fallers: Bogdan Bogdanovic, Franz Wagner make the list  O.G. Anunoby, SF, Raptors (76.5%): Anunoby is a shell of the player we saw last season who returned third-round fantasy value and he\'s been a 14th-round player, not only for the last couple of weeks, but for most of the season. I don\'t know where the steals, blocks, boards and everything else that we loved about him went, but he clearly misses playing alongside Fred VanVleet and doesn\'t seem to have a connection with point guard Dennis Schroder in Toronto. And he\'s not the only one. Pascal Siakam is also a bit of a mess and we haven\'t even heard Jakob Poeltl\'s name this season. Anunoby is someone you might be able to trade given his big name, and I don\'t see him turning it around anytime soon. The Raptors could blow up this team at the trade deadline, with both Anunoby and Siakam changing addresses. WorkWorkAppeals Court Reverses Conviction of Former Nebraska Congressman  Mr. Fortenberry, who was first elected to Congress in 2004, resigned days after his conviction. He had been urged to do so by Nebraska’s Republican governor and by colleagues from both parties, including Representative Kevin McCarthy, who was the minority leader, and Representative Nancy Pelosi, who was the House speaker. WorkWorkWorkWorkBoxing Day sales: Spending predicted to fall  \"The changes in consumer behaviour over the Christmas shopping period that we\'ve seen for the last decade will continue this year, with demand from shoppers steadily shifting away from Boxing Day to the three days between 27th and 29th December,\" said Diane Wehrle, chief executive at Rendle Intelligence and Insights. WorkDownturn or Not? At Year’s End, Wall St. Is Split on What’s Ahead.  “2023 was a year that people were so convinced we would have a recession and they looked at everything through that lens,” said Mr. Lee, head of research for Fundstrat. “Then there were folks like us that said we don’t know the future but there is little evidence a recession is coming.” WorkWorkSerious Medical Errors Rose After Private Equity Firms Bought Hospitals  Although the researchers found a significant rise in medical errors, they also saw a slight decrease (of nearly 5 percent) in the rate of patients who died during their hospital stay. The researchers believe other changes, like a shift toward healthier patients admitted to the hospitals, could explain that decline. And by 30 days after patients were discharged, there was no significant difference in the death rates between hospitals. WorkA Look Back at the Top Business Stories of 2023  Ephrat Livni reports from Washington on the intersection of business and policy for DealBook. Previously, she was a senior reporter at Quartz, covering law and politics, and has practiced law in the public and private sectors. More about Ephrat Livni WorkWorkWorkWorkOctober home prices post biggest gain of 2023, despite higher mortgage rates, says S&P Case-Shiller  \"Home price gains in the CoreLogic S&P Case-Shiller Index have increased by 7% since the beginning of the year and are 1% higher than at the peak in 2022, recovering all losses recorded in the second half of 2022,\" said Selma Hepp, chief economist at CoreLogic. \"Given the stronger seasonal gains seen in early 2023, annual home price appreciation should accelerate this winter before slowing again next year.\" WorkUkraine Hits Major Russian Warship, but Loses Ground in the East  Hours earlier, the Ukrainian Air Force said that it had destroyed the Novocherkassk, a large landing ship, in the Crimean port of Feodosia overnight. Russia’s Defense Ministry told the Tass state news agency that the ship had been damaged in an attack using “aircraft-guided missiles,” but did not say whether the vessel had been permanently disabled. WorkWorkIsrael Will Not Soon End Its War With Hamas, Officials Say  His comments came after a defiant statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, who visited the front line on Monday, and they preceded a meeting on Tuesday in Washington between a close adviser of the prime minister and members of the Biden administration. WorkOpinion | A Trump Conviction Could Cost Him Enough Voters to Tip the Election  Still likely to be completed before Election Day remains the special counsel Jack Smith’s federal prosecution of Mr. Trump for allegedly scheming to overturn the 2020 election. That trial had been set to start on March 4, 2024, but that date has been put on hold, pending appellate review of the trial court’s rejection of Mr. Trump‘s presidential immunity. On Friday the Supreme Court declined Mr. Smith’s request for immediate review of the question, but the appeal is still headed to the high court on a rocket docket. That is because the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia will hear oral argument on Jan. 9 and will probably issue a decision within days of that, setting up a prompt return to the Supreme Court. Moreover, with three other criminal cases also set for trial in 2024, it is entirely possible that Mr. Trump will have at least one criminal conviction before November 2024. WorkWorkWorkWorkThe Evening: A Success and a Setback for Ukraine  During a news conference today, Gen. Valery Zaluzhny, Ukraine’s top military commander, compared the failed fight to defend Marinka to the battle for Bakhmut, which fell to Russia last May. Every inch of Ukrainian land is vital, he said, but “the lives of our fighters are more important to us.” WorkOver 50 French Figures Defend Depardieu After Sexual Misconduct Allegations  In the documentary, Mr. Depardieu uses explicit sexual language about a girl, who the documentary says is about 10 years old, riding a horse. Mr. Depardieu’s family had accused the documentary of misleadingly editing that specific scene, but France Télévisions said last week that there was “no doubt and no ambiguity” about the images and that they were authenticated by an expert review of the raw footage. |
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