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Will Hegseth stay in fight for secretary of defense confirmation?
Pete Hegseth is saying President-elect Donald Trump told him to fight out the swirling backlash he is receiving over allegations of his misconduct. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy ...CBS News - Dec. 4 -
Why Another Stalker 2 Delay Was Never An Option For Its Ukrainian Developer
Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl --the long-awaited sequel to developer GSC Game World's 2007 classic --was delayed several times during development, with an initial announcement in 2010 and a launch ...GameSpot - Dec. 4 -
Amazon HyperPod Task Governance keeps GPUs running, cutting costs 40%
HyperPod Task Governance can increase GPU utilization, helping enterprises to optimize AI costs and producing potentially significant savings.VentureBeat - Dec. 4 -
Austrian court rules that Ukrainian businessman Firtash can't be extradited to the US
An Austrian court has ruled that Ukrainian businessman Dymitro Firtash can’t be extradited to the U.S. in a long-running legal saga that centers on a corruption case related to an alleged plan to ...ABC News - Dec. 4 -
Steph identifies Warriors change that could be here to stay
Steph Curry is open to the Golden State Warriors making a slight tweak to his usage on a nightly basis moving forward.Yahoo Sports - Dec. 4 -
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How to keep your credit card debt low during the holidays
Swiping that plastic can be tempting when shopping over the holidays. Here's how to avoid it.CBS News - Dec. 4 -
Biden’s corruption highlights the need to fix the pardon power — here's how to do it
President Biden has pardoned his son Hunter Biden for tax evasion and lying to the government to buy a gun, but the pardon covers any federal crime he may have committed over the last 11 years, ...The Hill - Dec. 4 -
'I was 19 when I first lost someone close; one reaction was of extreme anger at movies'
'A future without my parents was something I could not control, but in film, I could,' writer-director Azazel Jacobs writes of his Netflix film.Los Angeles Times - Dec. 4 -
How do you save a dying mobile game? Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp has the answer
The mortality rate for such games is high when developers stop updating them. But when Nintendo killed off Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, it found a novel way to extend its life – and now it’s even ...The Guardian - Dec. 4 -
Centrica Delays Nuclear Plants Closure, Boosts Output Forecasts
The British Gas owner said two of the power stations are now expected to generate electricity until March 2027, one year later than previously expected.The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 4 -
How Ukraine has faced its worst month on the battlefield in two years – visualised
November was Ukraine’s worst month since September 2022 for territory lost to Russian forces. These charts and maps show the latest developments in the war. Ukraine lost an area equivalent to the ...The Guardian - Dec. 4 -
Pope stays as wicketkeeper in unchanged England team
Ollie Pope will again keep wicket for England after the tourists named an unchanged team for the second Test against New Zealand in Wellington.BBC News - Dec. 4 -
Championship Weekend College Football Playoff Reaction & how to address flag planting
Heading into Conference Championship Weekend, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI's Pat Forde react to the latest College Football Playoff Rankings. They discuss the surprising move of Alabama ...Yahoo Sports - Dec. 4 -
Bluesky Now Has 24 Million Users. Jay Graber Is Still Vowing to Keep It From Enshittification
At WIRED's The Big Interview event, Bluesky CEO Jay Graber discussed the booming user numbers for the Twitter rival and why giving social media users more control is a recipe for success.Wired - Dec. 4 -
EDF to keep 4 UK nuclear power stations open longer than planned
Latest extensions to plants’ working lives could see some sites keep running into next decadeFinancial Times - Dec. 4 -
US proposes to end subminimum wage for disabled workers
The U.S. Department of Labor announced Tuesday that it has plans to phase out certificates that allow employers to give disabled workers subminimum wages. Under the current rule, certain employers ...The Hill - Dec. 3 -
Are flu and COVID high now? Here's how the season has started
Levels of both the flu and COVID viruses are still low across much of the country, the CDC says.CBS News - Dec. 3 -
U.S. looks to end subminimum wage for workers with disabilities
A Biden administration proposal would phase out a program that lets employers pay some workers less than $7.25 an hour.CBS News - Dec. 3 -
Bulgarian spy ring targeted Ukrainian soldiers on behalf of Russia, court told
Old Bailey hears that some members of group planned operation at a US military base near StuttgartFinancial Times - Dec. 3 -
Russian spies surveilled Ukrainian troops at US base, trial hears
Bulgarian nationals Katrin Ivanova, Vanya Gaberova, and Tihomir Ivanchev, deny a conspiracy to spy.BBC News - Dec. 3 -
German company caught smuggling chemical plant to Iran
Aiotec GmbH agrees $14.5mn settlement with US after disguising shipment of dismantled polypropylene facilityFinancial Times - Dec. 3 -
Job openings bounced in October on need for IT workers
The number of job openings and people quitting their jobs ticked upward in October while layoffs edged down, signaling a modest improvement in hiring conditions amid a broader tightening in the ...The Hill - Dec. 3 -
Agricultural Giant Cargill to Lay Off Thousands of Workers
The company faces pressure on the beef industry and weak grain prices.The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 3 -
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Striking Volkswagen Workers Numbered 'Nearly 100,000' on Monday
Employees staged warning strikes in protest against the German carmaker’s plans for potential factory closures and sweeping cuts to jobs and pay.The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 3 -
Neil Wagner: ‘That Test, just one run in it, will stay with me for ever’
New Zealand fast bowler recalls the feelings before and after he took England’s final wicket in 2023. The Basin Reserve was built on land thrown up by an earthquake in 1855 and England’s return to ...The Guardian - Dec. 3 -
Pakistan's Reliance on Chinese-Built Power Plants Is Strangling Its Economy
Pakistan turned to Beijing to solve a crippling energy shortage. Now, the country is crushed by debt and sky-high energy prices—and its economy is spiraling.The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 3 -
Watch: How Jaguar has shifted gears with its concept car
The company has been at the centre of a media storm as a result of its radical revamp.BBC News - Dec. 3 -
How has the French far right managed to cancel a Black anti-racism scholar for ‘racism’? | Rokhaya Diallo
An event at the European parliament featuring the French academic Maboula Soumahoro was axed after French MEPs objected. Maboula Soumahoro is a renowned French scholar and public intellectual. The ...The Guardian - Dec. 3 -
You can feel how game has grown since Euros win - Earps
Goalkeeper Mary Earps says she can "feel how much the game has grown" since England won Euro 2022 and discusses how women's football can improve in the future.BBC News - Dec. 3 -
G.M. Will Sell Stake in EV Battery Plant to LG
LG Energy Solution will now solely own a factory in Michigan that it had planned to operate through a joint venture with General Motors.The New York Times - Dec. 2 -
What is a presidential pardon and how has it been used in the US?
The US is somewhat unique in letting its chief executive pardon without having to get signoff – here’s what to know. Joe Biden’s decision to pardon his son Hunter on Sunday for any federal crimes ...The Guardian - Dec. 2 -
Kids worked overnight shifts at pork processing plant, feds find
Feds find 11 kids illegally employed for at least 4 years at Seaboard Triumph Foods facility in Sioux Falls, Iowa.CBS News - Dec. 2 -
Russian Propaganda Claims Stalker 2 Is Drafting Players Into The Ukrainian Military
Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl may have arrived with more issues than the developers would have liked, but it's almost a miracle it came out at all considering the ongoing war in Ukraine. Now, ...GameSpot - Dec. 2 -
Keeping the Peace: Talking Politics in the Workplace
A leader’s how-to guide for navigating and managing political conversations in the office.Inc. - Dec. 2 -
AC/DC's Power Up tour, its first U.S. run in nine years, will stop at the Rose Bowl
AC/DC's Power Up tour will hit 13 stadiums in North America in the spring, including the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on April 18.Los Angeles Times - Dec. 2 -