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| Work American-Israeli hostage urges Trump to free Gaza captives in new video  Separately, the New Jersey governor, Phil Murphy, said on X that he joined with the Alexander family “in urging both the Biden administration and incoming Trump administration to do everything possible to quickly facilitate an agreement that brings him home safe”. |
| Work Worried About Identity Theft? Locking your Social Security Number May Help - CNET You can choose lock your SSN after a data breach but it apos s a different process and offers different perks than freezing your credit. |
| Work This Tool Will Automatically Delete Your Bluesky Posts After a Set Amount of Time | Lifehacker  Most of the things we post on social media aren 039 t necessarily for the ages. While you can manually delete posts one-by-one, you could also try an automated script to do the job for you. |
| Work California's most neglected special needs students are the gifted ones - Los Angeles Times  L.A. Unified deserves credit for maintaining education for fast learners. But schools across the state and country have been eliminating programs for them. |
| Work Harvard prof who spent 10 years studying retirees: How to ensure a 'smooth transition into a satisfying retirement life'  Harvard Business School professor Teresa M. Amabile shares her best advice for what to do before leaving work behind so you can set yourself up for success. |
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| Work It''s Time to Talk About Your Advance Care Directive - The New York Times  Talking about your advance care directive with your loved ones will make life -- and death -- easier later on. |
| Work Protest or Principle: Withholding Sex from My Wife | The New Yorker  Shouts amp Murmurs by John Kenney I vow to go without sex to prove that I am in support of what my wife is in support of, politically, and also in terms of not wanting to have sex with me that much. |
| Work 5 quick, simple ways to calm your mind--including 1 that 'puts a brake on the stress response,' doctor says  These relaxation techniques offer some of the benefits of meditation -- and you can do them pretty much anywhere, says Dr. Esther Sternberg. |
| Work Jasmine Marie Wants to Use Breathwork to Help 1 Million Black Women Deal With Trauma The founder of Black Girls Breathing set a goal to hit by 2025, here x27 s how she x27 s going to do it. |
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| Work The 1-Minute Banana Bread Recipe I Make Every Day  My banana bread mug cake recipe has only five ingredients and hits the spot every time. |
| Work 13 Skills To Put On Your Resume For Remote Jobs In 2025  To improve your chances of landing a remote job, here are 13 skills you need to have--and how to include them in your resume in 2025. |
| Work No. 5 Broomfield dominates No. 1 Dakota Ridge, 45-7, advances to Class 4A championship game  “We talk about pressure as something that is earned,” O’Brien said. “Teams that don’t make the playoffs have no pressure. We have earned that pressure and earned the opportunity to play in big games. We want that target on our back. It is culture over everything that we do.” |
| Work Adams County deputies shoot man east of Westminster  The agency wrote in a social media post that deputies were conducting a welfare check in the 7600 block of Heather Place and were in contact with a man “for several minutes” prior to the shooting, which was reported to dispatchers at 5:20 p.m. |
| Work DU Pioneers knock out No. 14 Indiana with early punch in NCAA Tournament: "We're here to win a national championship"  “If I’m being totally honest, we’re here to win a national championship and we think we can win this tournament,” Franks said. “I think the seniors and the guys who have been here, they deserve this moment and to be able to host an Elite Eight game. |
| Work The True Cost of Black Friday | TIME  The metals contained in that sale-priced gizmo spawn huge environmental damage and fuel abuses, writes Vince Beiser. |
| Work CHSAA state football playoffs: How the semifinals in Class 5A, 4A and 3A played out  A look at how the semifinals of the CHSAA state football playoffs played out in Class 5A, 4A and 3A. |
| Work Keeler: CSU Rams' Jay Norvell doesn't need new offensive play-caller, ex-AD Jack Graham says. "He needs money and he needs talent."  For all the hand-wringing over Norvell’s X’s and O’s, it’s the about the Jimmies and Joes. The ones good enough to pull your bacon out of the fire in Boise or Pullman will write the next chapter in CSU history. And those scripts won’t come cheap. |
| Work Avalanche swaps potential for experience, hopes for more consistency from Scott Wedgewood  “Skill-wise, if you look at my career, there’s great numbers and bad numbers throughout seasons, but I’m going to give you everything I’ve got every night. There’s no question about that in my mind.” |
| Work Minnesota State eliminates CSU Pueblo in heartbreaking fashion  Junior quarterback Drew Nash ran for 144 yards and a pair of touchdowns, the last a 52-yard scamper that put the Mountaineers ahead 19-7 with 4:36 left in the third quarter. But Bemidji State quarterback Jayden Washington found Sam McGath for a 3-yard scoring pass on the Beavers’ next possession to pull within five, and Western Colorado didn’t score again. |
| Work Avalanche offense can't solve Stuart Skinner, Oilers in second straight loss  Wedgewood in: The Avs traded backup goalie Justus Annunen, along with a 2025 sixth-round pick, to the Nashville Predators for veteran netminder Scott Wedgewood. The 32-year-old Wedgewood, signed through next season with a cap hit of $1.5 million, played 32 games for the Dallas Stars last season. |
| Work Today in History: December 1, Rosa Parks refuses to give up bus seat  In 2017, retired general Michael Flynn, who served as President Donald Trump’s first national security adviser, pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about reaching out to the Russians on Trump’s behalf. (Trump would later pardon Flynn.) |
| Work Legendary St. John's coach Lou Carnesecca dead at 99  Beck posted a tribute to Carnesecca on social media: "With tears in my eyes - I say goodbye to Lou Carnesecca. What a run - 99 years of living life to its fullest. What a coach. What a man. What a friend. I was so honored to host his TV show for 7 years on @msgnetworks & so blessed to have him in my life for 46 years. RIP Louie. I have lost a second father - the world has lost a Saint. 💙💜@StJohnsBBall @StJohnsU @naismith_hall." |
| Work Tactile Controls: Why Buttons Are Making a Comeback - IEEE Spectrum  In an interview with Rachel Plotnick, delve into the past and present of tactile controls. As touchscreens dominate, we examine the current trend shifting back to physical buttons, and why users crave the familiar feel of buttons, knobs, and switches in their devices and interfaces. |
| Work Trump taps Kash Patel for FBI director, an ally who would aid in his effort to upend law enforcement  The FBI has aggressively investigated multiple assassination attempts against Trump this year and disrupted an Iranian murder-for-hire plot targeting the president-elect that resulted in recently unsealed criminal charges. |
| Work Hit-and-run crash leaves 1 dead, 6 injured, and vehicle overturned on edge of Chinatown  Six others involved in the crash were also taken to a hospital — two of them in critical condition, the other four with non-life-threatening injuries, said Los Angeles Fire Department spokesperson Margaret Stewart. Two had been trapped in a vehicle and were rescued by firefighters, she said. |
| Work The Nameless Dead and the Cold Case Unit That Tries to Identify Them  But in New York these advances cannot eradicate the problem. In a city of 8.2 million, even one that’s a panopticon of video cameras, some people come to get lost and, in death, they succeed. There are a dozen or two stubbornly unidentified bodies each year and a dozen equally stubborn investigators trying to find their names. |
| Work 'I Was in a Classic New York City Conflict I Had Seen in Movies'  I had been living in the city for about a year and was slowly shedding my pleasant, Midwestern manners in favor of some much-needed New York chutzpah. It was raining, and I was trying to hail a cab to the Lower East Side during rush hour. I knew it was a long shot. |
| Work Behind the Scenes With Our Thanksgiving Day Parade Reporter  Now, she writes an article beforehand that is published online when the parade begins, and she continues to file updates throughout the morning, which an editor on the Metro desk — Judy Tong this year — weaves in. |
| Work Opinion | Donald Trump''s Luck with the Economy May Be Turning - The New York Times  Large negative movements in the finances of the young and the working class are going to make his second term much tougher sledding than his first. |
| Work Sex advice: I can't go down on my girlfriend. I have a good reason. I swear!  Is there a way to move past this? |
| Work Opinion | Alzheimer''s Can Be a World of Endless Second Chances - The New York Times  When Dad first started forgetting things, I thought Id lost him. I didnt imagine |
| Work These are the Bengaluru startups bringing AI and farmers together  Bengaluru: By November, crates of produce start arriving at Fyllo's tiny office in Bengaluru's HSR Layout: sugarcane from Maharashtra, carrots from Karnataka, and guavas from Tamil Nadu. |
| Work Big Wind's Dirty Little Secret: Toxic Lakes and Radioactive Waste The wind industry promotes itself as better for the environment than traditional energy sources such as coal and natural gas. For example, the industry claims that wind energy reduces carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to global warming. But there are many ways to skin a cat. |
| Work Trump is already pushing global markets around and he hasn't even been sworn in "On January 20th, as one of my many first Executive Orders, I will sign all necessary documents to charge Mexico and Canada a 25% Tariff on ALL products coming into the United States," Trump wrote. |
| Work Israeli tech entrepreneurs and engineers from major companies like Google and Microsoft are seeking refuge in Europe In the immediate aftermath of October 7 there was a staggering 285% increase in Israelis leaving the country permanently, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics. |
| Work Will Palantir Technologies' Move to the Nasdaq Help the Stock Climb Even Higher?  David Jagielski has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Palantir Technologies. The Motley Fool recommends Nasdaq. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. |
| Work Should You Forget Nvidia and Buy 2 Other Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks Right Now?  There's no denying that Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is the poster child of the artificial intelligence (AI) craze. The semiconductor business elevated to new heights thanks to sizable investments from multiple tech giants looking to build out their network infrastructure and processing capabilities, leading to monster gains for the company and its stock. In the past five years, shares of Nvidia have gone bonkers, skyrocketing 2,370% (as of Nov. 27). |
| Work These 3 Dividend-Focused Vanguard ETFs Are Up 14% to 31% in 2024. Here's the Best One to Buy Now.  JPMorgan Chase is an advertising partner of Motley Fool Money. Daniel Foelber has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Chevron, EOG Resources, Home Depot, JPMorgan Chase, NextEra Energy, Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF, Vanguard Index Funds - Vanguard Value ETF, Vanguard Whitehall Funds - Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF, and Walmart. The Motley Fool recommends Broadcom and Johnson & Johnson. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. |
| Work Where Will Block Be in 5 Years?  Neil Patel and his clients have no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Bitcoin, Block, Mastercard, and Visa. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2025 $370 calls on Mastercard and short January 2025 $380 calls on Mastercard. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. |
| Work 2 Top Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks to Buy Right Now  Wells Fargo is an advertising partner of Motley Fool Money. John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Bradley Guichard has positions in Amazon and Dell Technologies. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Microsoft, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2026 $395 calls on Microsoft and short January 2026 $405 calls on Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. |
| Work Prediction: This Unstoppable Vanguard ETF Will Beat the S&P 500 Again in 2025  This exchange-traded fund holds big positions in top-performing growth stocks like Nvidia. |
| Work The Stock Market Is Doing Something It's Never Done Before -- and Investors Could Be "Playing With Fire," According to Warren Buffett  Perhaps the best strategy for investors is the same one campers take with fires. First, be cautious. That could entail building your cash stockpile, trimming positions in stocks in which you don't have a high conviction, and being highly selective with the stocks you buy. Second, enjoy the heat while it lasts. |
| Work 3 Unstoppable Growth ETFs That Could Turn $2,000 Into $132,000 With Practically Zero Effort  Katie Brockman has positions in Vanguard Index Funds-Vanguard Growth ETF and Vanguard World Fund-Vanguard Information Technology ETF. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Vanguard Index Funds-Vanguard Growth ETF. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2026 $395 calls on Microsoft and short January 2026 $405 calls on Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. |
| Work Up 500% in the Past Year: Why Investors Are Falling in Love With This Hypergrowth SpaceX Competitor  Brett Schafer has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Nvidia. The Motley Fool recommends Rocket Lab USA. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. |
| Work Cheaper loans on table to urge UK motorists to EVs, plus cuts in fines for firms  Quinn said in addition to reviewing the current targets, there needed to be a detailed impact assessment of the cost to jobs of moving to EVs. He said most losses would be in the supply chain where components now being manufactured for petrol and diesel cars will no longer be required. “Car workers are going to be the new coal mining communities,” he said. “Thrown on an industrial scrap heap and left to get on with it.” |
| Work 16th-century graffiti of Tower of London prisoners decoded for first time  But he expressed dismay that today’s visitors are adding their own: “If they’re doing it with a pen or pencil, there’s no evidence that it’s being done until it’s too late. Where we can, we clean it off [but] it gets into the stone and damages it. It’s horrifying that they’re doing it on a monument so significant to us.” |
| Work Gregg Wallace says complaints came from a??middle-class women of a certain agea??  The company said last week "it is appropriate to conduct an immediate external review to fully and impartially investigate" and that anyone with issues or concerns could contact [email protected] in confidence. |
| Work a??Youa??re a slut!a??: Judi Dench reveals parrota??s pet name for her  Dench told the Sunday Times she was not going to dwell on her impending birthday on 9 December. "It's just that you get a bit nervous when everybody says 90. I don't want to think of 90 much, I'm going to think about [turning] 29," she said. |
| Work a??Child poverty has got a lot worsea??: outgoing charity boss lambasts Tory failures and social media giants  Wanless added that while he was hopeful that improvements under the new government, he was "also quite cynical". After Labour was elected, there was a "big reception at Downing Street, which was a kind of love-in", he said. "But if the indicators still go in the wrong direction ⦠we've got a problem. So the jury's out." |
| Work a??She is an eyewitnessa??- how Merkela??s a??office managera?? played key role in memoir  Described as funny, charming and quick-witted, she is said to have been annoyed over the years by various fictional versions of Merkel. One particularly pernicious rumour was that the "office manager" poured the coffee, when in fact, she said, that's what Merkel has always done herself. |
| Work Romania votes in parliamentary election amid claims of Russian interference  Romanians are voting to elect lawmakers in both the senate, which has 133 seats, and parliament, which has 323. Polling stations opened on Sunday at 7am and will close at 9pm local time, with exit polls due soon afterwards. |
| Work Russia-Ukraine war live: EUa??s new foreign policy chief visits Kyiv after overnight strikes  Ukraine has asked Latin American parliamentarians and diplomats to assist in its defence in the war with Russia. Representatives of Argentina, Belize, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, El Salvador, Ecuador, Peru and Costa Rica came to Kyiv for a meeting with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy. |
| Work Anthony Albanese insists environment laws still on agenda despite killing deal with Greens  The Western Australian premier said he had met with Plibersek months earlier with a “unity Western Australian ticket” comprising of Rebecca Tomkinson, the chief executive of the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s top boss. |
| Work Man charged with murdering his parents after bodies found at Sydney shop  The bodies of a 69-year-old man and a 68-year-old woman were discovered by another family member on Saturday morning, who then called New South Wales police, Det Acting Supt Michael Cantrell told reporters. |
| Work Australia restricting number of domestic workers foreign diplomats can bring into the country, UN official says  “All temporary migrant workers must have the ability to change their employer, this includes workers on the Palm programme, who are effectively bonded to their employer sponsor, meaning the employer essentially controls their paycheque and their passport – a huge modern slavery risk.” |
| Work a??Women are suffering unnecessarilya??: Australians to get subsidised endometriosis treatment  Without a subsidy, patients could pay $750 a year to treat the condition which has no cure and can last decades |
| Work Woolworths to reopen distribution centre to get essential items on shelves amid ongoing strike  “Woolworths is to blame for any shortages,” she said. “Workers want a safe workplace and that means the company has to withdraw the systems they’ve put in place that basically treat workers like robots.” |
| Work Taiwan president stops in Hawaii during Pacific tour, drawing ire from China  The US has only unofficial relations with Taiwan and follows a “one-China” policy under which it recognises Beijing diplomatically, but the US government is obliged by law to supply the island with the means to defend itself. |
| Work Feminist hit movie Her Story touted as Chinaa??s answer to Barbie  "This leads to more opportunities for female directors in a traditionally male-dominated industry ⦠the recognition of female purchasing power gives women more voices on how their stories are told, which will have a long-lasting impact on the Chinese film industry." |