Barkema signs with Bradley: Roland-Story senior to play Division 1 women's basketball

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Elon Musk's net worth tops $400 billion, Forbes billionaires list shows
His net worth was also boosted by an insider share sale of SpaceX, which Musk heads. The rocket company and its investors agreed to purchase as much as $1.25 billion of its common shares, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday.
Associated Press
France's Macron and Poland's Tusk insist Ukraine must be at the heart of any potential peace talks
France’s President Emmanuel Macron and Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Ukraine must have a pivotal role in any potential negotiations over Russia’s war in the country, following a meeting Thursday in Warsaw. The meeting comes after Macron held key talks with President-elect Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday in Paris. It also comes as Poland will assume the European Union presidency just weeks before Trump takes office.
The Wall Street Journal
Inflation Is Stuck. Can Trump Unstick It?
Trump has promised to tame price increases. But even a president can only do so much.
Reuters
Trump criticizes Ukraine's use of US missiles for attacks deep into Russia-Time interview
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump criticized Ukraine's use of U.S.-supplied missiles for attacks deep into Russian territory in a Time magazine interview published on Thursday, comments that suggest he would alter U.S. policy toward Ukraine. President Joe Biden last month lifted the U.S. ban on Ukraine using U.S.-supplied longer-range missiles for strikes deep inside Russia, his latest attempt to boost Kyiv in its battle to repel a Russian invasion force from his country.
Yahoo Finance
Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq edge lower with rate cuts, inflation data in focus
Investors get the next piece of the inflation puzzle after the latest reading on consumer prices boosted bets on a December rate cut.
USA TODAY
Justin Trudeau renews a complicated relationship with Donald Trump
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau must deal with President-elect Donald Trump's tariff threats, posing a risk and an opportunity.
AFP
Trump 'vehemently' opposed to Ukraine firing missiles deep into Russia
President-elect Donald Trump said in an interview published Thursday that he disagrees "very vehemently" with Ukraine firing US-supplied missiles deep into Russia."I disagree very vehemently with sending missiles hundreds of miles into Russia.
Associated Press
Trump invites China's Xi to his inauguration even as he threatens massive tariffs on Beijing
President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend his inauguration next month — extending a diplomatic olive branch even as Trump threatens to levy massive tariffs on Chinese goods. Trump's incoming press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, confirmed on Thursday that Trump invited Xi, but said it was “to be determined” if the leader of the United States' most significant economic and military competitor would attend.
CBS News
FIFA faces backlash as Saudi Arabia chosen to host 2034 World Cup
There was controversy over the choice of Saudi Arabia as the host of the 2034 World Cup due to the country's human rights record.
Associated Press
Somaliland's new president is sworn in after elections that boosted region's drive for recognition
Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland on Thursday swore in its new president after last month's election that gave a boost for the region's push for international recognition. The ceremony came a day after Somalia and Ethiopia agreed in Turkey to hold “technical talks” over a dispute sparked by a deal Somaliland made with Ethiopia.
USA TODAY
He had no living family. He was not famous. Yet hundreds attended this WWII vet's funeral.
World War II Veteran Stephen Kolesnik old his hospice nurse "he feared no one would attend his funeral." More than 200 showed up.
Associated Press
US appeals court rejects Nasdaq's diversity rules for company boards
An appeals court in Louisiana has ruled that Nasdaq can't require diversity on the boards of companies that list on the exchange. The decision comes more than three years after the Securities and Exchange Commission approved Nasdaq’s proposal to boost the number of women, racial minorities and LGBTQ people on U.S. corporate boards. The proposed policy — which was to be the first of its kind for a U.S. securities exchange — would have required most of the nearly 3,000 companies listed on Nasdaq to have at least one woman on their board of directors, along with one person from a racial minority or who identifies as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or queer.
USA TODAY
Trump considers ex-intelligence chief Richard Grenell for Iran position, sources say
Grenell, former acting Director of National Intelligence, was earlier mentioned as a possible Ukraine war envoy.
NBC News
U.S. condemns reported Taliban move to suspend medical education for women and girls
The U.S. government condemned the Taliban on Wednesday for reportedly ordering the suspension of medical education for women and girls in Afghanistan.
AFP
UN investigators say 4,000 Syrian rights abusers identified
UN investigators say they have compiled secret lists of 4,000 perpetrators of serious crimes in Syria and hope the fall of Bashar al-Assad will help ensure accountability up to the highest level.The COI hopes for a national accountability process in Syria, and that steps would be taken to grant the International Criminal Court jurisdiction to prosecute crimes committed in the country.
NBC News
CEO 'wanted' posters and new dietary guidelines proposed: Morning Rundown
“Wanted” posters and harassment toward health insurance workers follow the UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing.
Reuters
Zimbabwe at risk of another dry season after El Nino drought, says WFP
Zimbabwe appears to be heading into another dry spell that could worsen hunger for millions of people already suffering from an El Nino-induced drought, the U.N. World Food Programme said on Thursday. The drought in Southern Africa that started early this year has been the worst in decades and prompted Zimbabwe and neighbouring countries to declare a state of disaster over food shortages. Rainfall was forecast to resume in October, which is normally the start of a six-month rainy season.
Politico
FAA administrator will resign on Trump's inauguration day
He told his staff about his departure plans at a meeting Thursday morning.
Politico
Trump’s DOJ civil rights pick built her name antagonizing California Democrats
A resident of liberal haven San Francisco, long-time Trump ally Harmeet Dhillon built her brand on culture-war battles over trans rights and pandemic restrictions.
Associated Press
Brazil's Lula undergoes a second procedure to address bleeding inside his head
Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva underwent a procedure Thursday morning to stop persistent bleeding on the surface of his brain, following an unplanned head surgery earlier this week, his doctors told reporters in Sao Paulo. The procedure was minimally invasive and successful, doctors at the Sirio-Libanes hospital said. Lula has no brain damage and is neurologically perfect, they said Thursday.

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