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Melania Plans to Skip Her Meeting With Jill Biden - The Cut

She’s just really busy right now.

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One City's Secret to Happiness: The Annual Burning of a 50-Foot Effigy
Every year, Santa Fe incinerates a giant puppet of Zozobra -- a ritual meant to purge anxiety and promote a reset.


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Spirit Airlines Shares Crater In After-Hours Trading As It Nears Bankruptcy Deal That Could Wipe Out Shareholders - Forbes
Spirit Airlines shares cratered sharply in after-market trading on Tuesday evening, as the company announced it was in talks with creditors to restructure its debts in a dealshortly after the Wall Street Journal reported the company is preparing to file for bankruptcy protection and its planned merger with rival low-cost carrier Frontier had broken down.






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Volodymyr Zelensky faces a power struggle in 2025 - The Economist
ALMOST EVERY day in Kyiv, there is a moment when the war makes a loud entrance in town. This is when the funeral processions appear, rolling down main arteries into Khreshchatyk, the capitals central thoroughfare. Traffic grinds to a halt. A tannoy broadcasts the fallen soldiers stories over rousing, patriotic music. The columns then make their way to Independence Square, site of Ukraines many past revolutions. Comrades light flares and say their goodbyes. They plant Ukrainian flags into flower beds that have long become fields of fabric, yellow and blue. In recent days, as Russias offensive in the Donbas ramps up, the ceremonies have become more frequent.


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How Pernod Ricard Is Integrating AI into Its Workforce - Harvard Business Review
With operations in 70 countries and 20,000 employees, Pernod Ricard is a leader in premium international spirits. The company had achieved its leadership position in the market largely through strategic acquisition and an ability to build and grow its brand over time. But pressure to continually expand its extensive brand portfolio in order to meet customer demand meant that its traditional analog processes were not allowing the company to effectively manage its huge portfolio of products.




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Binance Co-Founder Changpeng Zhao Is Being Sued for $1.8 Billion by Sam Bankman-Fried's Failed Crypto Exchange, FTX - Inc
Changpeng Zhao, the co-founder and former CEO of crypto exchange Binance, may have thought his legal troubles were over when he was recently released from prison. But on Monday, FTX, the collapsed crypto exchange founded by Sam Bankman-Fried, sued Zhao and Binance over a $1.76 billion stock repurchase.


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Trump is recruiting a team of China hawks. So why is Beijing relieved? - WSJ
With the expected appointments of Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Mike Waltz to cabinet positions, President-elect Donald Trump is putting together what some China hawks call a tough-on-China dream team."




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A drug gang stole 3 tons of gold in a scam so perfect its still going | Mint - WSJ
BURITIC, ColombiaSome 700 yards deep in Colombias richest gold mine, private security guards crouch behind sandbags, trapped in a failing battle with a drug-trafficking gang that has commandeered 30 miles of tunnels worth hundreds of millions of dollars.


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Trump picks Musk, Ramaswamy for government efficiency effort - WSJ
WASHINGTONPresident-elect Donald Trump picked Tesla CEO Elon Musk and biotech company founder Vivek Ramaswamy, a former Republican presidential candidate, to lead an effort to cut spending, eliminate regulations and restructure federal agencies.




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Israel sees no quick victory in Lebanon as Trump poised to inherit conflict
The Israeli military has said that its primary objective in the battle against the Lebanese Hezbollah movement has yet to be achieved despite notable successes and talks of ceasefire as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump prepares to inherit a volatile Middle East crisis.


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The election was a loss for Palestinians and not just because Trump won
Our mission could not be more clear and more necessary: We have a duty to explain what just happened, and why, and what it means for you. We need clear-eyed journalism that helps you understand what really matters. Reporting that brings clarity in increasingly chaotic times. Reporting that is driven by truth, not by what people in power want you to believe.




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Here Are the New Members of Trumps Administration So Far
Trumps new administration is expected to look different from his firsthe said in an October interview that the biggest mistake of his first term was choosing bad, disloyal people to join his administration. Many of the roles will need to be confirmed by the Senatethough Trump has demanded that Republican leadership bypass the typical confirmation process.


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Giorgia Melonis vendetta against Italys judges
While the Italian leader, at the head of Romes most right-wing government since Benito Mussolinis fascist regime, has gained international credibility with her moderate rhetoric and support for Ukraine in its war against Russia, at home she has pursued a harsher agenda, moving to tighten her grip on the countrys institutions.




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65-year-old cold case of dead child found on side of Wisconsin road is solved with DNA
At the same time Mequon police officers were following leads about the skull, deputies in nearby Houghton County, Michigan, were looking into the disappearance of an adopted child, Markku Jutila, whose parents fled to Chicago.


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Ukraine-Russia War Live: Boris Johnson Says British Troops May Have to Go to Ukraine If Trump Cuts Kyiv's Aid
UK may have to deploy troops to defend Europe if Putin gains upper hand, says ex-PM.




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Can Trump Reduce the Trade Deficit?: Paul Krugman
In this post, Stone Center Senior Scholar Paul Krugman discusses how tariffs might affect international capital flows and the U.S. economy. Well, we've had our election, and everything is about to change. It's an understatement to say that I'm not happy about the results.




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For Farms and Rural Businesses, a Fresh and Funded Harvest Includes the Sun
A federal initiative helps rural business owners and farmers slash expenses by funding solar and other energy innovations.


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8 Things You Should Do for Your Bones Every Day, According to Orthopedic Doctors
It's never too early to start thinking about preserving your bones.


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John Mulaney on Growing Up, Getting Sober, and Entering His Dad Era
After immortalizing the whirlwind of the last four years--relapse, intervention, recovery--in his award-winning stand-up special, John Mulaney has emerged as one of the most popular comedians on earth. For his next trick, he's embracing his surprising new role as a Southern California family man.


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Navigating the New Geopolitics of Tech
Right now, two major trends are reshaping the world. First, breakthroughs in critical and emerging technologies -- think artificial intelligence, advanced telecommunications, synthetic biology, and quantum computing -- are redefining global power dynamics, economics, and security frameworks.


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'Crimea is gone': Trump adviser says focus must be on peace over regaining territory in Ukraine
Bryan Lanza, a Republican party strategist, told the BBC the Trump administration would ask Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for his version of a "realistic vision for peace". Russia annexed the Crimea peninsula in 2014.


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Goldman Sachs stock jumps 6% after receiving order worth ?1625 Cr from BSNL
One of the Goldman Sachs stocks specializing in end-to-end data network solutions has jumped by 5.73 percent after receiving an order from Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) for the development of the middle mile network worth Rs. 1,625.36 crore


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What can Trump and RFK Jr. actually do on health care?
WASHINGTON -- Republicans are set to take control in Washington, giving the party a big opportunity to turn their health care goals into reality. The meteoric rise of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.


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How France Uncovered the Mystery of the Forbidden Photos of Nazi-Occupied Paris
The search for the unknown photographer began in the summer of 2022, with the discovery of an old photo album at a flea market in southern France.


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Save Your Relationship and Your Sleep With the Scandinavian Sleep Method
If your sleep quality is declining downward due to your partner, try using the Scandinavian sleep method tonight.


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Wait, Should I Have Been Washing My Bananas This Entire Time?
Even though you don't eat the peel, you should be aware of what could be hatching on it.


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How to Delegate Effectively as Your Responsibility Grows
I'm gearing up, like some kind of power washer, to spray new productized services into our operations group so they can SOP those services at scale.


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'A full orbit every 90 minutes': Sunita Williams is seeing 16 Sunrises and Sunsets each day at the ISS
Sunita Williams experiences 16 sunrises and sunsets daily on the ISS, orbiting Earth every 90 minutes at 28,000 km/h. Her extended mission highlights the surreal ISS day-night cycle.


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When Are You Most Likely to Catch Other People's Emotions?
Researchers discovered an important factor that influences how contagious emotions are.


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How Does WhatsApp Make Money? It's Free - With Some Tricks
We all use messaging apps such as Whatsapp for free, but what's in it for them?


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How to Put Your Phone Down and Get Back Into Habit of Reading Books
After an English academic at Oxford complained about students' attention spans, we get experts' tips on enjoying the written word.


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Cold Weather: What Does an Unheated Room Do to Your Body?
The BBC's health and science correspondent undergoes an experiment to find out how a cold home affects him.


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What Benefits Do Presidents Get After They Leave Office?
Former presidents have pursued a range of careers after departing the Oval Office.


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A Foolproof Way to Respond to Awkward Personal Questions
After my second divorce, I needed to deflect busybodies.


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The Multi-Trillion-Dollar Wellness Industry Is Making Us Sick
Alternative medicine has become a scrutiny-free wonderland for anything and everything.


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'Adding 0.06 microseconds to each day': How Chinese dams are slowing Earth's spin
Human-made megastructures like China's Three Gorges Dam subtly impact Earth's rotation, adding 0.06 microseconds to each day. This small shift highlights our influence on planetary dynamics.


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Ever Felt so Stressed You Didn't Know What to Do Next? Try Talking to Your 'Parts'
'Parts work' or Internal Family Systems is a type of talk therapy that's surged in popularity. Here's how it works and how it can help with stress.


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Qualcomm SVP: We're Just at the Beginning of Our Smart Glasses Future
At its Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii last week, I tried Qualcomm-made smart glasses with a fighter pilot-meets-cyberpunk-chic design, created to answer questions about whatever I looked at.


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You Too Can Write a Book!?
Thanks to Neeldhara Misra for pushing me to write this post, based on a thread on Twitter. Let's say you're not using someone else's textbook, or using it only loosely. That means you're going to spend a lot of time organizing your thoughts.


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World record holder Jan Zelezny to coach Neeraj Chopra
Neeraj Chopra announced on Saturday that men's javelin world record holder Jan Zelezny would be his new coach, with the collaboration between the two set to begin at a winter training camp in Potchefstroom, South Africa.


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Canada detects its first presumptive human H5 bird flu case
OTTAWA - Canada has detected its first presumptive case of H5 bird flu in a person, a teenager in the western province of British Columbia, health officials said on Saturday.


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A man who paid $200.57 for a night at a famous NYC hotel and then lived there rent-free for years is unfit to stand trial, court says
Doctors say a man who had lived inside the iconic New Yorker Hotel for free for more than half a decade is unfit to stand trial. Mickey Barreto lived in the New Yorker Hotel for years without paying a single cent in rent.


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China's renaming of its regional jet is another clear sign its homegrown planemaker is coming for Boeing and Airbus
Chinese planemaker COMAC on Tuesday rebranded its regional jet to fit a unified naming style among all of its aircraft, playing into its ambition to eventually earn a share in the international market.


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Samantha Harvey's 'Beautiful and Ambitious' Orbital Wins Booker Prize
The British author's novel about astronauts on the International Space Station was chosen unanimously as the winner, says judging chair Edmund de Waal.


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Canada passes new right to repair rules with the same old problem
Digital software locks have just become flimsier in Canada with the passage of a pair of laws allowing for their bypass for repair and interoperability purposes.


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Spanish police arrest ex-fraud chief after EUR20m found in walls of his house
Spain has arrested one of its top police officers after EUR20m (?17m) was found hidden in the walls of his house, as part of an investigation into the country's largest-ever cocaine bust.


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'It should not taste marine-like': Would you eat a burger made from processed sea squirts?
At a seaside restaurant near the docks in Fredrikstad, Norway, there's a selection of delicious looking entrees sitting in front of me. There is a cheesy lasagne, a savoury Mexican casserole, and a spicy chilli con carne. Biting in to each one in turn, I savour the familiar taste of ground beef.


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How oil and gas companies disguise their methane emissions
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