Dean Stockwell death: Quantum Leap and Dune star dies aged 85

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PNC Financial's profit rises on interest income growth, lower rainy-day funds
Wall Street CEOs are confident that the incoming U.S. administration would be business-friendly and good for banks. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based PNC's net interest income (NII) rose to $3.52 billion in the fourth quarter from $3.40 billion a year earlier, driven by lower funding costs and the continued repricing of fixed-rate assets. PNC's provisions for credit losses fell to $156 million in the reported quarter, reflecting an improvement in the broader macroeconomic outlook, compared with $232 million a year earlier.
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Austrian far right, conservatives plan cuts to climate measures
Austria's far-right Freedom Party (FPO) and conservative People's Party (OVP) plan to improve the state's finances by scrapping climate-change-related measures and collecting more in dividends from state-owned companies, they said on Thursday. The parties said they would save 65 million euros by scrapping an exemption for electric cars to a tax on car insurance.
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Abbott sued over its marketing of potentially harmful toddler milk
Formulas marketed for toddlers are a burgeoning business, but pediatricians have long recommended against their use.
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EU's migration commissioner in Athens for talks on migration pact, returns policy
The European Union’s new commissioner for migration and internal affairs, Magnus Brunner, was in Athens on Thursday for policy talks with Greece, which has long been one of the major entry points into the bloc for migrants. Brunner, an Austrian conservative who took up the post late last year, has previously spoken about a need to bolster EU policy on deportations, a controversial issue within the bloc’s 27 member nations. EU lawmakers last year approved a major overhaul of migration laws collectively known as the Pact on Migration and Asylum.
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Crowds attend Paris memorial for far-right French leader Jean-Marie Le Pen under tight security
Over 1,000 people attended a memorial ceremony Thursday in central Paris for the founder of France’s main far-right party, Jean-Marie Le Pen, who died last week at the age of 96. The “mass for the repose of the soul” at Notre-Dame du Val-de-Grâce church took place under tight security, as Le Pen was a polarizing figure, convicted multiple times of antisemitism, discrimination and inciting racial violence. A private funeral took place last week in Le Pen's hometown of La Trinité-sur-Mer in Brittany.
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A British lawmaker pleads guilty to assaulting a man in the street
A British lawmaker pleaded guilty Thursday to beating a man in a street during an incident captured on video. Mike Amesbury, 55, a member of Parliament who was suspended by the ruling center-left Labour Party after the Oct. 26 incident, pleaded guilty in Chester Magistrates’ Court to assaulting a 45-year-old man. Amesbury punched his constituent Paul Fellows in the head on a sidewalk in the town of Frodsham, in the northwest of England, and knocked him to the ground after Fellows complained to him about a bridge closure in town, prosecutor Alison Storey said.
AFP
Pope Francis bruises arm in fall at Vatican
Pope Francis has suffered his second fall in as many months and bruised his forearm, the Vatican said Thursday, adding that he was wearing a sling."This morning, due to a fall at the Santa Marta house, Pope Francis suffered a contusion on his right forearm, without fractures.
Reuters
Morgan Stanley profit jumps on rise in dealmaking, stock sales
Investment banking fees gained from a surge in mergers and acquisitions as sentiment was boosted by a strong U.S. economy, interest-rate cuts and expectations of lighter regulation under incoming U.S. President Donald Trump. "We are executing against four pillars – strategy, culture, financial strength and growth – that support our integrated firm, creating long-term value for our shareholders," CEO Ted Pick said, citing growth in investment banking and wealth management. Morgan Stanley garnered record net revenue of $61.8 billion for 2024.
CNN
Bundle up, it’s going to feel like minus 40 once the coldest temperatures in a year arrive
Winter’s most potent Arctic blast yet is about to unleash dangerously low temperatures that will be the coldest to hit the United States in a year.
Time
Locals in Sudan Are Saving Lives Aid Agencies Can’t Reach
More than 600 pop-up community centers, known as Emergency Response Rooms (ERRs), are now in operation
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California’s evacuees agonized over when to leave and what to take. These are the items they grabbed – and left behind
As Santa Ana winds propelled a series of raging wildfires that wiped out homes and businesses across once-picturesque swaths of Southern California – killing at least 11 people – tens of thousands have been forced from their homes this week in a haze of uncertainty.
CNN
Pope Francis falls and injures arm, Vatican says
Pope Francis has fallen over and injured his right arm but did not suffer any fractures, the Vatican says.
Time
Nvidia's Rev Lebaredian Talks Training AI-Powered Robots
The VP details the Omniverse, possible AI robotics uses and restrictions on advanced chip exports to China
Time
How Regenerative Technologies Help Businesses and the Planet
Rose Marcario offers how organizations can enrich lives and their bottom lines by investing in a regenerative future.
Reuters
Telcos Advanced Info, Thaicom want investors to reject offers under parent merger
In July 2024, power producer Gulf Energy Development, the largest shareholder of Thaicom, and Intouch Holdings, which controls Advanced, announced their intent to merge to create a new company for maximizing benefits for both the firms and improving operations and investments. A merger of Gulf and Intouch, already approved by shareholders of Thai billionaire Sarath Ratanavadi's power company, would create a new entity valued at 1.037 trillion baht ($30 billion).
Reuters
German far-right leader to attend Trump inauguration
A co-leader of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) will attend the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Jan. 20 just a month before a federal election in Germany, the party said on Thursday. The invitation to Tino Chrupalla follows an endorsement of the AfD by Trump ally Elon Musk and a discussion with co-leader Alice Weidel on social media platform X which fed concern about the U.S. billionaire's ambition to influence European politics.
Time
What 2025 Holds for the World
This special issue partnered with the World Economic Forum highlights the themes and ideas that we think will truly matter this year.
Time
Rene Haas on What Makes Arm's Chips Indispensable
The CEO talks about Arm’s role in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the speed of AI advancement and sustainability efforts
Time
Solving Real-World Problems Is Key to Building Trust in AI
Google DeepMind’s Lila Ibrahim writes how organizations can improve innovation and get people more likely to embrace AI
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‘New generation’ Starship set to push boundaries in highly anticipated launch
SpaceX readies its seventh test flight of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever designed. The trial will test upgrades to the spacecraft and deploy mock satellites.

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