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"A New Earth" makes history as Oprah's first-ever repeat book club selection

Oprah Winfrey reveals her newest book club selection, "A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose" by Eckhart Tolle, only on "CBS Mornings." The book, focused on finding peace and living in the ...

CBS News - Jan. 7

Free excerpt of "A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose"

Oprah Winfrey selects Eckhart Tolle's "A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose" as her latest book club choice. The book encourages readers to find peace and purpose.

CBS News - Jan. 7

Why was Justin Trudeau forced out? With Trump on the horizon, his party wasn’t sure he could win | David Moscrop

Claims Canada’s prime minister was too leftwing have been overblown. Instead, he was brought down by his lack of popularity and being in charge too long. Justin Trudeau has announced he will step ...

The Guardian - Jan. 7

TGL’s success will ride on its players, not its technology

Technology will draw curious eyeballs, but there has to be a human component to keep viewers coming back.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 7

2025 playbook for enterprise AI success, from agents to evals

From scaling AI agents to evals, to inference reasoning, optimizing costs, and personalization, here are the five critical areas enterprises should prioritize for their AI strategy this year.

VentureBeat - Jan. 6

Fantasy Baseball Today: First look at 2025 rankings, futures of Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Matt Olson, more

Find out how Chris Towers ranks each position ahead of the 2025 season

CBS Sports - Jan. 6

‘Evolution not revolution’: Can the private sector help cut NHS waiting lists?

Keir Starmer has vowed to make better use of existing capacity to reduce massive backlog

Financial Times - Jan. 6

Austria's far-right gets chance to lead a government for first time since World War Two

Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen has asked the leader of the country's far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) to form a new ruling coalition in what could yield the first far-right-led government ...

NBC News - Jan. 6

FirstFT: Private equity to lobby Trump as industry seeks to tap retirement funds

Also in today’s newsletter, China’s equity markets extend poor start to the year and accountancy’s Gen Z problem

Financial Times - Jan. 6

Climate crisis ‘wreaking havoc’ on Earth’s water cycle, report finds

Global heating is supercharging storms, floods and droughts, affecting entire ecosystems and billions of people. The climate crisis is “wreaking havoc” on the planet’s water cycle, with ferocious ...

The Guardian - Jan. 6

Private equity to lobby Trump for access to savers’ retirement funds

Industry hopes incoming administration will open long-restricted private investments to individual investors

Financial Times - Jan. 6

Federal Agencies are too powerful. 2025 is Congress’ chance to bring them back down to Earth.

Congress has the power to legislate, but federal agencies have mistakenly assumed that power, resulting in an expansion of the administrative state and increased regulatory costs.

The Hill - Jan. 5

One million sign petition to ban private use of fireworks in Germany

Yahoo News - Jan. 5

Start January Strong by Turning Post-Holiday Energy Into Small-Business Success

After a well-deserved winter break, small-business leaders often return brimming with ideas. Here’s how to focus, prioritize, and build momentum for a productive year ahead.

Inc. - Jan. 5

US set for IPO comeback as private equity firms seek to offload holdings

Bankers hope strong 2024 gains for Wall Street equities and pro-business policies will drive listings rebound

Financial Times - Jan. 5

'Angriest I've ever been' - can Postecoglou be a success at Spurs?

Tottenham are enduring a results crisis and an injury crisis - and manager Ange Postecoglou finds himself at the centre of attention.

BBC News - Jan. 4

How to Overcome the Odds and Be a Successful Consultant

Here’s my best advice for this year’s newly-minted crop of consultants—and those who continue to persevere in this unsparing game.

Inc. - Jan. 4

This factor makes 11 stocks look like better bargains even after they soared in 2024

Some stocks’ price-to-earnings valuations declined even as they outpaced the S&P 500’s big gain.

MarketWatch - Jan. 4

‘A perfect storm’: Extremism online and political polarization are increasing risk of attacks, experts say

The New Orleans attack underscores how extremism online and political division have created a “perfect storm” for radicalization in America, experts say.

NBC News - Jan. 4

Why Japan is the perfect place to turn 50

A significant birthday feels less so in a country that has become a global pioneer of ageing — for better and for worse

Financial Times - Jan. 4

What Is the Most ‘Perfect’ Achievement in Sports?

From a hole-in-one to a soccer hat trick, every game has its own version of nirvana.

The New York Times - Jan. 3

Jeff Bezos says everything on Earth is better than it was 50 years ago—except for 1 thing

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says the "good old days" are a myth, and everything is getting better — except for the state of Earth's natural environment.

CNBC - Jan. 3

Apple to pay $95m to settle claims Siri listened to users’ private conversations

Settlement of proposed class-action lawsuit represent nine hours of profit for Apple, which has denied wrongdoing. Apple has agreed to pay $95m in cash to settle a proposed class-action lawsuit ...

The Guardian - Jan. 3

Visionary Realms’ Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen sees success in early access

Visionary Realms is an ambitious game studio that recently launched early access for Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen, a classic fantasy MMO.

VentureBeat - Jan. 3

Vivek Ramaswamy Leaves Something Out of His Story of South Asian Success

It’s a culture not of success but of survival.

The New York Times - Jan. 3

Here’s what Congress’s first day will look like

The 119th Congress kicks off Friday as lawmakers return to Washington with a long January to-do list and a packed first day. Confirmation hearings for President-elect Trump’s Cabinet nominees are ...

The Hill - Jan. 3

Magic monkey tale inspires China’s gaming industry to seek blockbuster success

As Beijing eases regulations, developers are tooling up to produce big-budget titles with international appeal

Financial Times - Jan. 3

Liverpool vs. Man United is a rivalry for the ages but looks like a mismatch now

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ABC News - Jan. 2

What does an America without democracy look like? We’re about to find out.

Whatever you think 2025 will bring, you’re most likely wrong.

The Hill - Jan. 2

‘The ungraspable phantom of life’: why puppetry is perfect for plumbing the deep mysteries of Moby-Dick

Yngvild Aspeli, whose staging of the Melville novel forms the centrepiece of this year’s MimeLondon festival, explains the eerie magic of her craft. It is unnerving to be taken backstage after a ...

The Guardian - Jan. 2

Will 2025 be the year for plain vanilla ETFs or private assets?

After healthy returns from US equities, investors are being warned the era could end, and unlisted securities could be the answer

Financial Times - Jan. 2

Marcotti's 2025 wishes: Club World Cup success, tough questions for MLS, more

As the new year begins, Gab Marcotti takes his annual look ahead to the next 12 months in soccer and lays out the things he would like to see in 2025.

ESPN - Jan. 2

Balatro's Secret Sauce Is Not Requiring Perfection

One of the best feelings in a roguelike is when the pieces all come together to create a perfect run. In Hades it's a powerful combination of powers, in Dead Cells it's a perfect set of weapons, ...

GameSpot - Jan. 1