Day: December 7, 2024
An archbishop’s knock formally restores Notre Dame to life as winds howl and heads of state look on
This photograph shows video mapping on the facade of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral a few days before its reopening after reconstruction following the fire on April 15, 2019 when it was devastated, in Paris on December 5, 2024. Ludovic Marin | Afp | Getty Images Howling winds couldn’t stop Notre Dame Cathedral ‘s heart from […]
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U.S. unveils $988 million aid package for Ukraine including rockets and drones
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testifies before a U.S. House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee hearing on President Biden’s proposed budget request for the Department of Defense, on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 23, 2023. Michael A. McCoy | Reuters The United States unveiled a $988 million aid package of new arms and equipment to Ukraine for […]
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Syrian rebels battle for Homs and advance on Damascus, Assad’s rule at stake
Rebel fighters sit on a vehicle in Homs countryside, after Syrian rebels pressed their lightning advance on Saturday, saying they had seized most of the south, as government forces dug in to defend the key central city of Homs to try to save President Bashar al-Assad’s 24-year rule, in Syria December 7, 2024. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hasano […]
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Trump receives a Paris welcome full of presidential pomp from France’s Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Donald Trump to Paris on Saturday with a full a dose of presidential pomp as the two men resumed the relationship they established during Trump’s first term after a four-year hiatus. Trump, the once and future American president, said the two would be discussing a world that’s gone “a little […]
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I bought one of Sicily’s famous $1 homes and spent $446K renovating it—take a look inside
Meredith Tabbone lives in Chicago, but for the last five years, she’s spent countless hours and nearly half a million dollars to build her dream home in Italy. It all started in early 2019 when Tabbone learned about a town in Italy, Sambuca di Sicilia, that was auctioning off abandoned properties starting at 1 euro, […]
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AI’s growth is just getting started, BlackRock’s thematic ETF head says
ETF Edge AI’s growth is just getting started, BlackRock’s thematic ETF head says Published Sat, Dec 7 202411:00 AM EST Krysta Escobar WATCH LIVE Source
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Judge OKs landmark class action settlement in LGBTQ fertility lawsuit
A Pride flag is seen held up in a crowd during preparation for a Queer March to the Texas State Capitol on April 15, 2023 in Austin, Texas. People from across Texas rallied together in protest against a slew of anti-LGBTQIA+ and drag bills being proposed among legislators. Brandon Bell | Getty Images A federal […]
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How much holiday cheer is too much? Investor enthusiasm on stocks running high into year-end
Is it possible to be too merry and bright heading into the holiday season? The question is timely, given the unmistakable upwelling of investor enthusiasm toward equities in recent weeks and a reignited impulse by traders to grab for the raciest assets. The trick, though, comes in trying to distinguish between a bull market feeding […]
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Nicole Kidman says this is the No. 1 reason she works so hard: ‘I can create jobs for people’
Nicole Kidman is everywhere these days. In 2024 alone, the Academy Award-winning actress will appear in three films and three TV series. The 57-year-old hasn’t gone a year without a film or series releasing since 2000, a span over which she has accumulated nearly 60 IMDb credits. For Kidman, working steadily is about much more […]
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What’s next for Meta’s metaverse
In October 2021, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg sent his trillion-dollar social media company into a new direction. Facebook changed its name to Meta and Zuckerberg set his sights on a new horizon, the metaverse. “There was genuinely a need and a desire at the time for Facebook, the company, to rebrand into something else,” said […]
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