Musk exercises more options, sells Tesla shares worth $1.01 billion

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Trump’s mass deportations could split 4 million mixed-status families. How one is getting ready.
Migrant families and immigration advocacy groups are preparing for millions of families to potentially be separated from each other during the mass deportations planned by President-elect Donald Trump.
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Orchestra conductor mourns childhood home's destruction in Israel's southern Lebanon offensive
The destruction of his childhood home in October came during Israel's offensive in Lebanon. The aim, Israel says, is to debilitate the Hezbollah militant group, push it away from the border and end more than a year of Hezbollah fire into northern Israel.
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Hydrate. Make lists. Leave yourself time. And other tips for reducing holiday travel stress
“This can include essential packing items, as well as simple tasks like cleaning out old food from the fridge or watering the plants,” says Jess Feldman, special projects editor at Travel and Leisure magazine. Noise-canceling headphones can go a long way toward blocking out annoyances during travel, although if you use them you should keep an eye on display boards or your phone for any flight or gate changes. Spotify, YouTube and other sites offer music playlists with names like “Relaxing Chill Out Calming Music for Airports” and “Perfect — Music Travel Relax."
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An influx of outsiders and money turns Montana Republican, culminating in a Senate triumph
Democrats' crushing loss in Montana's nationally important U.S. Senate race settled a fierce political debate over whether a surge of newcomers in the past decade favored Republicans — and if one of the new arrivals could even take high office. Voters answered both questions with an emphatic “yes” with Tim Sheehy's defeat of three-term Democratic Sen. Jon Tester, helping deliver a GOP Senate majority and laying bare a drastic cultural shift in a state that long prided itself on electing home-grown candidates based on personal qualifications, not party affiliation. It’s the first time in almost a century that one party totally dominates in Montana.
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Voters rejected historic election reforms across the US, despite more than $100M push
Two weeks before Election Day, activists from across the country gathered for an online rally heralding the historic number of state ballot initiatives seeking to change the way people vote. Hopes were high that voters would ditch traditional partisan primaries and embrace ballots with more candidate choices. Instead, the election reform movement lost almost everywhere it appeared on a statewide ballot.
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Trump raced to pick many Cabinet posts. He took more time to settle on a treasury secretary
President-elect Donald Trump launched a blitz of picks for his Cabinet, but he took his time before settling on billionaire investor Scott Bessent as his treasury secretary nominee. With his Yale University education and pedigree trading for Soros Fund Management before establishing his own funds, Bessent will be tasked with a delicate balancing act. Trump expects him to help reset the global trade order, enable trillions of dollars in tax cuts, ensure inflation stays in check, manage a ballooning national debt and still keep the financial markets confident.
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People on breathing machines struggle without power after weather disasters
Kimberly Rubit had one priority in mind as Hurricane Beryl ripped through Houston this summer: her severely disabled daughter. The 63-year-old worked nonstop to prevent Mary, 42, from overheating without air conditioning, water or lights after Beryl knocked out power to their home for 10 days. Electric grids have buckled more frequently and outages have become longer across the U.S. as the warming atmosphere carries more water and stirs up more destructive storms, according to an AP analysis of government data.
USA TODAY
Trump picks Johns Hopkins' Martin Makary as FDA commissioner
The FDA is responsible for protecting the public health by ensuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs.
CNN
Trump chooses Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer as his pick for Labor secretary
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday threw a curveball to business-friendly conservatives by announcing Republican Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer of Oregon as his pick to serve as the next secretary of the Department of Labor.
CNN
Trump fills out his key public health roles
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday announced his picks for critical remaining public health roles in his incoming administration.
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Negotiators work through the night at UN climate talks to try to reach a cash deal for poor nations
The United Nations' annual climate talks pushed into overtime Saturday under a cloud of anger and disappointment as negotiators were well short of a deal on money for developing nations to curb and adapt to climate change. Through the early hours of Saturday morning, The Associated Press saw lead negotiators from the European Union, the United States and other nations going through the empty halls from meeting to meeting as delegates tried to hash out a new version of the deal. “We're still working hard,” U.S. climate envoy John Podesta told the AP past 4 a.m. local time.
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Trump picks Scott Bessent to serve as treasury secretary
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday announced he had asked Scott Bessent, a hedge fund executive and top fundraiser to his campaign, to serve as secretary of the Treasury Department.
USA TODAY
Trump taps Russell Vought, key Project 2025 architect, to lead budget office
President-elect Donald Trump has picked Russell Vought, a key architect of Project 2025 and defender of strong presidential powers, as OMB director.
USA TODAY
Former Florida congressman Dave Weldon picked as CDC director
While in Congress, Weldon introduced a bill that would give responsibility for the nation's vaccine safety to an independent agency within the HHS.
TODAY
Teacher, 34, who revealed Stage 4 colon cancer on ‘Jeopardy!’ recalls his first symptoms
Christopher Burge was on 'Jeopardy!' on Nov. 19 and shared he has Stage 4 colon cancer at 34. He spoke with TODAY.com about his symptoms and treatment.
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What to know about Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Trump's pick for labor secretary
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday named Oregon Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer to lead the Department of Labor in his second administration, elevating a Republican congresswoman who has strong support from unions in her district but lost reelection in November. Chavez-DeRemer will have to be confirmed by the Senate, which will be under Republican control when Trump takes office on Jan. 20, 2025, and can formally send nominations to Capitol Hill. Here are things to know about the labor secretary-designate, the agency she would lead if she wins Senate approval and how she could matter to Trump's encore presidency.
TODAY
22 cool-down stretches that will help prevent soreness after a workout
The best cool down exercises after workout with pictures for a full-body stretcg. Stretch your neck, back, shoulders, triceps, glutes, hamstrings and calves.
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Trump picks Dr. Marty Makary, a Johns Hopkins surgeon, for FDA chief
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday nominated Dr. Marty Makary, a pancreatic surgeon at Johns Hopkins University, as commissioner of the FDA.
CNN
72,000 pounds of ready-to-eat meat, poultry recalled amid deadly listeria outbreak
A listeria outbreak linked with ready-to-eat meat and poultry products from Yu Shang Food Inc. has caused 11 illnesses in four states, with nine hospitalizations and one death, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
CNN
Trump names former NFL player Scott Turner as his pick for HUD secretary
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday named former NFL player and White House official Scott Turner to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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