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Massive annual defense policy bill passes in House

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The Hill - 8h

Making Danish Holiday Crafts

In the land of hygge, handmade paper decorations have long brought holiday cheer — and a chance to share the simple joys of crafting.

The New York Times - 11h

Annual inflation rate accelerates to 2.7% in November, as expected

The consumer price index was expected to rise 0.3% in November and 2.7% from a year ago.

CNBC - 17h

Exxon Mobil Targets 10% Annual Earnings Growth Through 2030

The biggest U.S. oil company laid out a six-year strategic plan in which it it plans to grow earnings at a compound annual growth rate of 10% and boost spending on capital projects through 2030.

The Wall Street Journal - 18h

Tax Cuts Were Top of Mind at the Tax Foundation’s Annual ‘Prom’

Republican control of Washington and a tax bill next year have corporate America excited — and on edge.

The New York Times - 1d

House approves mammoth annual defense policy bill

The House on Wednesday passed the annual defense policy bill, sending the mammoth measure to the Senate for consideration ahead of Congress’s end-of-month deadline. The legislation — known as the ...

The Hill - 10h

Purdue's Caleb Furst reprises role as 'Elf' for Boilermakers' annual Food Drive game

Furst, who has dressed up as Buddy the Elf the last three seasons, has now helped provide more than 50,000 meals

CBS Sports - 14h

Apple releases ChatGPT integration with Siri

Apple began integrating OpenAI's ChatGPT onto its devices in a long-awaited software rollout on Wednesday. ChatGPT — OpenAI's popular generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot — will be ...

The Hill - 16h

UK spy agency releases annual Christmas card puzzle to uncover future codebreakers

Britain's spy agency is celebrating the festive season with a riddle wrapped in an enigma inside a mystery

ABC News - 16h

Christmas train travel could be hit by staff shortages

Lord Hendy says the transport department is going to "keep a close watch on staffing" over the festive period.

BBC News - 16h

Qantas is celebrating Christmas with these special touches

Yahoo News - 17h

First minister's Christmas card to go to auction

Jane Barlow's photograph of Loch Faskally has been unveiled as the first minister's Christmas card.

BBC News - 21h

Heathrow predicts Christmas travel boom

UK airport forecasts record December as United Airlines expects festive surge

Financial Times - 21h

Can you solve the GCHQ Christmas challenge?

The spy agency has released its notoriously tricky annual Christmas puzzle.

BBC News - 22h

Heathrow preparing for busiest Christmas

The airport expects the number of passengers travelling through its terminals on December 25 to be 21% higher than on the same day last year.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Avanti West Coast workers to strike over Christmas

Train managers have voted for walkouts on 22, 23 and 29 December in a row over rest days.

BBC News - 1d

House advances annual defense policy bill, teeing up final vote

The House advanced the annual defense policy bill on Tuesday, teeing up the mammoth measure for a final vote later this week. The chamber voted 211-207 along party lines to adopt the rule — which ...

The Hill - 1d

OpenAI releases video creation tool

ChatGPT producer OpenAI rolled out a video creation tool this week that lets paying customers create short-length video clips through text prompts. OpenAI introduced Sora, a video generation ...

The Hill - 1d

82nd annual Golden Globe nominees announced

Morris Chestnut and Mindy Kaling announced the nominations for the 82nd annual Golden Globes Monday morning. Fandango managing director Erik Davis has a look at the nominees.

CBS News - 2d

How I Aged Into the Bad Christmas Movie

One December morning, a millennial critic awoke to discover that she had been begrudgingly charmed by an onslaught of Hallmark and Netflix holiday films.

The New York Times - 3d

The best books to give as gifts this Christmas

From a radical retelling of Huckleberry Finn to Al Pacino’s autobiography, novelists and nonfiction writers reveal the books they will be giving as gifts – and the volumes they would love to find ...

The Guardian - 4d

Celebrating the Christmas season on Arthur Avenue in the Bronx: ‘It’s amazing!’

Yahoo News - 4d

King and Queen reveal this year's Christmas card

This is their third Christmas card selection since Charles became King.

BBC News - 4d

The house with the 24,000 light Christmas display

A couple in Scotland have turned their home into a high-tech Christmas light show which runs throughout December.

BBC News - 4d

Big penguin adorns village phone box for Christmas

It has become an annual tradition to decorate an old phone box in the Fenland village.

Yahoo Sports - 5d

Christmas events cancelled as NI braced for Storm Darragh

Belfast Christmas Market is among festive events being affected by incoming Storm Darragh.

BBC News - 5d

MLB’s Winter Meetings begin Sunday: What should fans expect from the annual baseball gathering?

Consensus around baseball is that the meetings won’t end with Juan Soto still on the open market.

Yahoo Sports - 6d

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Yahoo News - 6d

Disney raises its annual dividend by 33% following ‘highly successful year’

The Walt Disney Co. on Wednesday raised its annual dividend by 33%, to $1 a share, after a year marked by increased streaming profits and blockbuster movies.

MarketWatch - Dec. 5

Disney Boosts Annual Dividend By 33%

Chief Executive Bob Iger said the dividend raise comes after a successful year for the media company. It added that it is looking at a fresh batch of candidates to succeed Iger.

The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 4

NYPD releases photos of possible gunman

Live updates and developments on the manhunt for the suspect in the shooting death of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, who was killed outside a New York City hotel.

NBC News - Dec. 4

2024 Spotify Wrapped released: Details

Spotify Wrapped dropped its yearly recap on Wednesday, revealing the most listened to music of the last year.

ABC News - Dec. 4

Justin Welby to miss Christmas services before quitting

The leader of the Church of England announced in November that he would resign over the Church's handling of an abuse scandal.

BBC News - Dec. 4

Spotify unveils its annual 2024 wrapped music roundups

Spotify just dropped its annual wrapped roundups giving users all the data about their most-streamed music of the year. The three top songs around the world in 2024 were Sabrina Carpenter's ...