Top Uk Law Firms Raise Hourly Rates by 40 in Five Years

NFL Week 17 Power Rankings: Commanders' Jayden Daniels has his signature moment; Eagles drop out of top 5

Pete Prisco shares his Power Rankings heading into Week 17 of the 2024 season

CBS Sports - 7h

Holiday tips are topping out at pandemic-era levels

Many people are tipping their babysitters, housekeepers and teachers this holiday season, but often by the same amounts as three years ago.

NBC News - 7h

American imprisoned in Russia sentenced to new 15-year jail term for espionage

A Russian-born U.S. citizen already imprisoned in Russia on a bribery conviction has been handed a second 15-year jail term for espionage, Russian news agencies reported

ABC News - 8h

Have a bitcoin-obsessed brother-in-law? Here’s what to tell him this Christmas.

If you think booming bitcoin was the best investment of 2024, think again.

MarketWatch - 8h

Israeli parliament extends state of emergency for another year

Yahoo News - 8h

Ripley to The Rings of Power: your top TV of 2024

Who is a god of TV? Who has magical chemistry? And who deserves to be lightning-bolted for bad behaviour? Here are Guardian readers’ best shows of the year. (Netflix) My favourite show of 2024. It ...

The Guardian - 8h

Drug lord back in Colombia after 20 years in US jail

Fabio Ochoa Vasquez completed his prison sentence in the US and returned home a free man.

BBC News - 10h

UK political photographs of the year – in pictures

The Press Association’s political photographer, Stefan Rousseau, picks his best shots from the past 12 months Continue reading...

The Guardian - 10h

Victor Wembanyama, Dyson Daniels show again why they should be the top Defensive Player of the Year candidates

Wembanyama and Daniels are the NBA leaders in blocks and steals, respectively, by laughable margins

CBS Sports - 12h

Private equity investors trapped in China as top firms fail to find exit deals

Sales and listings of Chinese companies by world’s biggest buyout groups have ground to a halt, data shows

Financial Times - 12h

Year in a word: Slop

AI could build a better future — but not without proliferating spam-like, low-grade content first

Financial Times - 12h

UK mobile users had least reliable experience in G7 in 2024, data shows

Research highlights impact of poor network performance on consumers

Financial Times - 12h

Investors call for UK government to reform defined benefit pensions

Overhaul could free up billions for real estate and infrastructure, asset managers say

Financial Times - 12h

EU burns through gas storage at fastest rate since energy crisis

Colder weather and lower seaborne imports increase reliance on stored gas

Financial Times - 12h

UK launches review of targets for sales of electric vehicles

Carmakers say current plan could lead to job cuts as shift away from petrol and diesel engines stalls

Financial Times - 17h

Here Comes Santa Claus’s Approval Rating

Despite some debates in the news, Americans’ views on Santa haven’t really changed, polls show. Most parents still say he’ll visit on Christmas Eve.

The New York Times - 19h

Consumer protection board sues Walmart and fintech firm over gig-worker driver pay access

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is suing Walmart and a financial technology firm, alleging they illegally forced drivers into using costly deposit accounts to receive their pay.

NBC News - 19h

Indian fans fed up with paying top prices for stinking toilets and traffic jams at concerts

India is fast becoming a major live industry market but poor facilities at concerts have left fans unhappy.

BBC News - 19h

EPA Administrator Michael Regan to depart at year’s end

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan will leave the Biden administration at the end of this year — about a month before the presidency changes hands. While Regan could ...

The Hill - 20h

Vols, Auburn still atop SEC-heavy AP Top 25 poll

Tennessee and Auburn remained Nos. 1-2 atop The Associated Press men's college basketball poll. It's a fitting spot for a pair of Southeastern Conference teams considering the league put 10 teams ...

ESPN - 22h

Mozambique’s top court confirms election result after months of protest

Opposition claimed ruling Frelimo party rigged 9 October vote, leading to months of civil unrest. Mozambique’s top court has confirmed the ruling party’s victory in October’s presidential ...

The Guardian - 23h

Women's college basketball rankings: USC climbs to No. 4 after UConn win, LSU slips out of top five

Alabama is back in the AP Top 25, while Nebraska dropped out

CBS Sports - 23h

JuJu Watkins, USC move up to No. 4 in women’s AP Top 25 after win over UConn

The Trojans moved up three spots in the AP Top 25 after beating the then-No. 4 Huskies 72-70 on Saturday night in a rematch of last season’s Elite Eight game that UConn won.

Yahoo Sports - 23h

College basketball rankings: Kentucky slips in AP Top 25, No. 2 Auburn gains on top-ranked Tennessee

The Tigers received a few more first-place votes than last week and narrowed the gap behind the Volunteers

CBS Sports - 23h

Scientists unveil 50,000-year-old baby mammoth

Yahoo News - 23h

Preserved 50,000-year-old baby mammoth remains unveiled by scientists

"Yana" is the latest pre-historic discovery in a crater in a remote region of Russia.

BBC News - 23h

The coming global interest-rate collapse will force Fed to cut four times in 2025

Economic pain worldwide will trigger capital flight to U.S. Treasurys, driving down those yields, investment manager Louis Navellier says. The Fed will follow.

MarketWatch - 1d

Trump announces slate of top Pentagon appointments

President-elect Trump on Sunday night revealed several new nominees for senior Pentagon roles, including his pick for the Defense Department’s No. 2 civilian. In a Truth Social post, Trump said he ...

The Hill - 1d

Auburn lands Eric Singleton: Top WR in transfer portal gives Tigers another weapon for key 2025 campaign

Singleton posted more than 100 catches in two seasons at Georgia Tech

CBS Sports - 1d

Barbara Corcoran’s Brilliant Reply to Getting Fired From ‘Shark Tank’ (and More Top Stories From 2024)

A look back at 2024 and some powerful lessons from Barbara Corcoran, Caitlin Clark, and Simone Biles.

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BATMMAAN begins: These may be the dominant stocks for next year

A new acronym has been making the rounds since another potential tech kingmaker — Broadcom — began closing in on the $1 trillion market cap club last week.

MarketWatch - 1d

Stock market ‘Santa Claus rally’ might get a late start this year

The Santa Claus Rally could get off to a late start this year. But better late than never.

MarketWatch - 1d

Rasmus Højgaard among five golfers poised to break out during 2025 PGA Tour season

Another crop of stars is coming to push the best in the world, it's just a matter of who will step up

CBS Sports - 1d

Five things you may have missed from NFL Week 16: Running backs go wild, Joe Burrow defies gravity, more

A look at some of the best action and moments from Week 16

CBS Sports - 1d

Congress Delays Threatened DJI Drone Ban for a Year

The 2025 National Defense Authorization Act passed without an amendment effectively banning the China-made drones, but left a door open for a prohibition in 12 months.

Inc. - 1d

I asked a 105-year-old when middle age starts: Her answer delighted me—and made me feel better about turning 40

Before I turned 40, Shirley Hodes, who was then about to turn 105, gave me her take on when "middle age" begins, and it was not at all what I expected.

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