For Democrats, Spending Package Marked One Final Opportunity

By BY EMILY COCHRANE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/nuy9rI1

The police in Pennsylvania have arrested a 28-year-old man in the killings of 4 young people in Moscow, Idaho.

By BY NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/zdT46MG

Andrew Tate: Romanian police to hold influencer for 30 days

The controversial influencer is detained in an investigation into rape and human trafficking.

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Crypto has built a toy financial system and had a toy financial crisis; in order to work in the long run it has to prove its real usefulness outside of finance (Matt Levine/Bloomberg)

Matt Levine / Bloomberg:
Crypto has built a toy financial system and had a toy financial crisis; in order to work in the long run it has to prove its real usefulness outside of finance  —  On Oct. 25, Bloomberg Businessweek published “The Crypto Story,” a cover-to-cover issue of the magazine that I wrote about what crypto is and what it all might mean.

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Mastermind of Varsity Blues Scandal, Rick Singer, to Be Sentenced

By BY STEPHANIE SAUL from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/XCw1h6L

Afrochella: Shock at end of Ghana music festival

The festival is extremely popular with African Americans who like to see in the New Year in Africa.

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What Can the House Do to Address George Santos’s Falsehoods?

By BY CATIE EDMONDSON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/a5glNPt

Learning From the Southwest Airlines Fiasco

By BY PAUL KRUGMAN from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/ziy1kwr

Pele: A sporting icon who made football beautiful

The life of the man regarded by many as the finest ever player of the "beautiful game".

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India says it will prioritize the development of global regulation of unbacked crypto assets, including their possible prohibition, under its G20 presidency (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)

Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
India says it will prioritize the development of global regulation of unbacked crypto assets, including their possible prohibition, under its G20 presidency  —  India said on Thursday that under its G20 presidency, it will prioritize the development of a framework for global regulation …

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Recount Confirms Democrat’s Victory in Arizona’s Attorney General Race

By BY NEIL VIGDOR from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/ucC9NwV

Ex-Pope Benedict's failing health presents difficult decisions for Vatican

For the first time in modern history a living Pope will help bury a dead Pope.

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Amazon starts Prime Air drone deliveries in Lockeford, California, and College Station, Texas, delivering small packages with a maximum payload of 5 lbs (Eric Bangeman/Ars Technica)

Eric Bangeman / Ars Technica:
Amazon starts Prime Air drone deliveries in Lockeford, California, and College Station, Texas, delivering small packages with a maximum payload of 5 lbs  —  Amazon Prime Air wants to deliver packages within 60 minutes.  —  Amazon has begun delivering orders by drone.

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U.S. Announces New Covid Test Requirements for Travelers From China

By BY SHERYL GAY STOLBERG AND BENJAMIN MUELLER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/ZNOVp1r

You’re Stranded at the Airport. Now What?

By BY JESUS JIMÉNEZ from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/Y74HL6W

CCS Insight: global shipments of VR and AR devices fell 12%+ YoY to 9.6M in 2022; NPD Group: US sales of VR headsets fell 2% YoY to $1.1B as of early December (Jonathan Vanian/CNBC)

Jonathan Vanian / CNBC:
CCS Insight: global shipments of VR and AR devices fell 12%+ YoY to 9.6M in 2022; NPD Group: US sales of VR headsets fell 2% YoY to $1.1B as of early December  —  - Sales of virtual reality headsets in the U.S. declined 2% year over year to $1.1 billion as of early December, according to NPD Group.

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Lawmakers Signal Inquiries Into U.S. Government’s Use of Foreign Spyware

By BY MARK MAZZETTI AND RONEN BERGMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/H1widgn

Ethiopia's Tigray conflict: Flights resume between Addis Ababa and Mekelle

Passenger flights resume between Addis Ababa and war-devastated Tigray, following a peace deal.

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J.J. Watt, Quarterbacks’ Nightmare, Is Retiring From the N.F.L.

By BY KRIS RHIM from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/zMBR03b

Did the Tesla Story Ever Make Sense?

By BY PAUL KRUGMAN from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/OwQoDA1

Source: the DOJ launches a criminal investigation into $370M+ in assets stolen from FTX as the exchange collapsed, separate from its fraud case against SBF (Ava Benny-Morrison/Bloomberg)

Ava Benny-Morrison / Bloomberg:
Source: the DOJ launches a criminal investigation into $370M+ in assets stolen from FTX as the exchange collapsed, separate from its fraud case against SBF  —  Federal prosecutors are investigating an alleged cybercrime that drained more than $370 million out of FTX just hours …

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Well’s Favorite Health Tips of the Year

By BY THE WELL DESK from NYT Well https://ift.tt/SEQhRcH

Spain announces €10bn help to fight rising prices

PM Pedro Sánchez backs aid for households amid an energy crisis prompted by Russia's war in Ukraine.

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Pandemic Woes Lead Met Opera to Tap Endowment and Embrace New Work

By BY JAVIER C. HERNÁNDEZ from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/jqJDYpX

Iran protests: Family of football legend Ali Daei stopped from leaving

The wife and daughter of Ali Daei, who has backed protesters, are taken off a flight out of Iran.

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In the Bahamas, a Lingering Sympathy for Sam Bankman-Fried

By BY ROB COPELAND from NYT Business https://ift.tt/ux0nKzq

Paris Shooting Suspect Indicted on Charges of MurderWith Racist Motive

By BY CONSTANT MÉHEUT from NYT World https://ift.tt/xplNs2r

Is the Inflation Storm Letting Up?

By BY PAUL KRUGMAN from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/vgdF8xL

Source: Magic Leap raised $450M in 2022, across $150M in equity and $300M in debt, giving Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund a majority stake in the company (Matthew Field/Telegraph)

Matthew Field / Telegraph:
Source: Magic Leap raised $450M in 2022, across $150M in equity and $300M in debt, giving Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund a majority stake in the company  —  Saudi Arabia has taken control of US augmented reality company Magic Leap, The Telegraph can reveal, as the company taps up investors for a further $450m.

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A look at Flipper Zero, a $200 portable security penetration testing tool for hackers of all levels to intercept and replay signals from IoT sensors and more (Dhruv Mehrotra/Wired)

Dhruv Mehrotra / Wired:
A look at Flipper Zero, a $200 portable security penetration testing tool for hackers of all levels to intercept and replay signals from IoT sensors and more  —  Don't be fooled by its fun name and Tamagotchi-like interface—this do-everything gadget is trouble waiting to happen and a whole lot more.

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Kathy Whitworth, Record-Holder for U.S. Golf Wins, Dies at 83

By BY RICHARD GOLDSTEIN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/DaisuJT

Terry Hall, a Face of Britain’s Ska Revival, Is Dead at 63

By BY ALEX WILLIAMS from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/K4zhNrs

US winter storm: Severe weather continues to cause disruption

Strong winds and freezing temperatures cause power cuts and travel chaos across North America.

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Maya Ruiz-Picasso, Artist’s Daughter and Inspiration, Dies at 87

By BY NEIL GENZLINGER from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/ivDoTjJ

Austria avalanche buries at least 10 people at ski resort

Helicopters and rescue teams with dogs are searching for survivors at a ski resort in western Austria.

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Even for Buffalo, this storm is colossal.

By BY MICHAEL D. REGAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/fvnwx4m

Even for Buffalo, this storm is colossal.

By BY MICHAEL D. REGAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/fvnwx4m

Mastodon's decentralized nature raises concerns about the liability of users running their own instances, under copyright and privacy laws around the world (Amanda Hoover/Wired)

Amanda Hoover / Wired:
Mastodon's decentralized nature raises concerns about the liability of users running their own instances, under copyright and privacy laws around the world  —  As the niche, decentralized social networking platform rises in popularity, it faces rising costs, culture shifts—and potential legal risks.

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West Point to Remove Confederate Monuments From Its Campus

By BY AMANDA HOLPUCH from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/OUik79B

A powerful winter bomb cyclone continues to pummel North America

Nick Miller has the latest forecast.

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Arizona Judge Rejects Kari Lake’s Effort to Overturn Her Election Loss

By BY ALEXANDRA BERZON AND CHARLES HOMANS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/aVvIcpb

Drivers were stranded overnight in a jam on a snowy Kentucky highway.

By BY MICHAEL LEVENSON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/4Hh7NDk

An interview with Mastodon CEO Eugen Rochko on scaling the network, plans for a Mozilla-like split revenue model, shunning ads, talking to investors, and more (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
An interview with Mastodon CEO Eugen Rochko on scaling the network, plans for a Mozilla-like split revenue model, shunning ads, talking to investors, and more  —  Is federated really the future?  —  Twitter is in crisis these days.  Under new owner Elon Musk, the service has lost …

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Charlene Mitchell, 92, Dies; First Black Woman to Run for President

By BY CLAY RISEN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/rZQz2Ph

‘I’ve never felt my facial hair freeze before.’

By BY JAMIE MCGEE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/1908Y2l

AT&T will launch broadband service in states it doesn't currently serve via a joint venture with BlackRock, initially reaching 1.5M customer locations in the US (Will Feuer/Wall Street Journal)

Will Feuer / Wall Street Journal:
AT&T will launch broadband service in states it doesn't currently serve via a joint venture with BlackRock, initially reaching 1.5M customer locations in the US  —  Telecom company forms joint venture with BlackRock to fund project  —  AT&T Inc. said it would launch broadband services …

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Russian shelling hits Ukraine’s south and east as Zelensky returns to Kyiv.

By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT World https://ift.tt/GSWlcYo

Suspected Russian spy held by German intelligence

The man, named only as Carsten L, is arrested in Berlin in a possible case of treason.

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Investigation: Eric Schmidt helps fund the salaries of over 24 Biden administration officials through the Federation of American Scientists and Schmidt Futures (Alex Thompson/Politico)

Alex Thompson / Politico:
Investigation: Eric Schmidt helps fund the salaries of over 24 Biden administration officials through the Federation of American Scientists and Schmidt Futures  —  Eric Schmidt, the former CEO of Google who has long sought influence over White House science policy, is helping to fund …

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What Was the Best Advice You Received in 2022?

By BY JANCEE DUNN from NYT Well https://ift.tt/93IB7O6