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Horse has bolted: John Longmire quits, resigns as Sydney Swans coachBEIRUT (AP) — Israel's military launched airstrikes across Lebanon on Monday, unleashing explosions throughout the country and killing at least 31 while Israeli leaders appeared to be closing in on a negotiated ceasefire with the Hezbollah militant group. Israeli strikes hit commercial and residential buildings in Beirut as well as in the port city of Tyre. Military officials said they targeted areas known as Hezbollah strongholds. They issued evacuation orders for Beirut's southern suburbs, and strikes landed across the city, including meters from a Lebanese police base and the city's largest public park. The barrage came as officials indicated they were nearing agreement on a ceasefire, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 's Security Cabinet prepared to discuss an offer on the table. Massive explosions lit up Lebanon's skies with flashes of orange, sending towering plumes of smoke into the air as Israeli airstrikes pounded Beirut’s southern suburbs Monday. The blasts damaged buildings and left shattered glass and debris scattered across nearby streets. No casualties were reported after many residents fled the targeted sites. Some of the strikes landed close to central Beirut and near Christian neighborhoods and other targets where Israel had issued evacuation warnings, including in Tyre and Nabatiyeh province. Israeli airstrikes also hit the northeast Baalbek-Hermel region without warning. Lebanon’s Health Ministry said Monday that 26 people were killed in southern Lebanon, four in the eastern Baalbek-Hermel province and one in Choueifat, a neighborhood in Beirut's southern suburbs that was not subjected to evacuation warnings on Monday. The deaths brought the total toll to 3,768 killed in Lebanon throughout 13 months of war between Israel and Hezbollah and nearly two months since Israel launched its ground invasion. Many of those killed since the start of the war between Israel and Hezbollah have been civilians , and health officials said some of the recovered bodies were so severely damaged that DNA testing would be required to confirm their identities. Israel says it has killed more than 2,000 Hezbollah members. Lebanon's Health Ministry says the war has displaced 1.2 million people. Israeli ground forces invaded southern Lebanon in early October, meeting heavy resistance in a narrow strip of land along the border. The military had previously exchanged attacks across the border with Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militant group that began firing rockets into Israel the day after the war in Gaza began last year. Lebanese politicians have decried the ongoing airstrikes and said they are impeding U.S.-led ceasefire negotiations. The country's deputy parliament speaker accused Israel of ramping up its bombardment in order to pressure Lebanon to make concessions in indirect ceasefire negotiations with Hezbollah. Elias Bousaab, an ally of the militant group, said Monday that the pressure has increased because “we are close to the hour that is decisive regarding reaching a ceasefire.” Israeli officials voiced similar optimism Monday about prospects for a ceasefire. Mike Herzog, the country's ambassador to Washington, earlier in the day told Israeli Army Radio that several points had yet to be finalized. Though any deal would require agreement from the government, Herzog said Israel and Hezbollah were “close to a deal." “It can happen within days,” he said. Israeli officials have said the sides are close to an agreement that would include withdrawal of Israeli forces from southern Lebanon and a pullback of Hezbollah fighters from the Israeli border. But several sticking points remain. Two Israeli officials told The Associated Press that Netanyahu’s security Cabinet had scheduled a meeting for Tuesday, but they said it remained unclear whether the Cabinet would vote to approve the deal. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were discussing internal deliberations. Danny Danon, Israel’s U.N. ambassador, told reporters Monday that he expected a ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah to have stages and to be discussed by leaders Monday or Tuesday. Still, he warned, “it’s not going to happen overnight.” After previous hopes for a ceasefire were dashed, U.S. officials cautioned that negotiations were not yet complete and noted that there could be last-minute hitches that either delay or destroy an agreement. "Nothing is done until everything is done," White House national security spokesman John Kirby said Monday. The proposal under discussion to end the fighting calls for an initial two-month ceasefire during which Israeli forces would withdraw from Lebanon and Hezbollah would end its armed presence along the southern border south of the Litani River. The withdrawals would be accompanied by an influx of thousands more Lebanese army troops, who have been largely sidelined in the war, to patrol the border area along with an existing U.N. peacekeeping force . Western diplomats and Israeli officials said Israel is demanding the right to strike in Lebanon if it believes Hezbollah is violating the terms. The Lebanese government has said that such an arrangement would authorize violations of the country's sovereignty. A ceasefire could mark a step toward ending the regionwide war that ballooned after Hamas-led militants stormed into southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducting another 250 . The lack of a ceasefire has emerged as a political liability for Israeli leaders including Netanyahu, particularly while 60,000 Israelis remain away from their homes in the country's north after more than a year of cross-border violence. Hezbollah rockets have reached as far south into Israel as Tel Aviv. At least 75 people have been killed, more than half of them civilians. More than 50 Israeli soldiers died fighting in the ground offensive in Lebanon. The Israeli military said about 250 projectiles were fired Sunday, with some intercepted. A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, the strongest of Iran’s armed proxies , is expected to significantly calm regional tensions that have led to fears of a direct, all-out war between Israel and Iran. It’s not clear how the ceasefire will affect the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Hezbollah had long insisted that it would not agree to a ceasefire until the war in Gaza ends, but it dropped that condition. A top Hamas official in Lebanon said the Palestinian militant group would support a ceasefire between its Lebanese ally Hezbollah and Israel, despite Hezbollah’s previous promises to stop the fighting in Lebanon only if the war in Gaza ends. “Any announcement of a ceasefire is welcome. Hezbollah has stood by our people and made significant sacrifices,” Osama Hamdan of Hamas' political wing told the Lebanese broadcaster Al-Mayadeen, which is seen as politically allied with Hezbollah. While the ceasefire proposal is expected to be approved if Netanyahu brings it to a vote in his security Cabinet, one hard-line member, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, said he would oppose it. He said on X that a deal with Lebanon would be a “big mistake” and a “missed historic opportunity to eradicate Hezbollah.” If the ceasefire talks fail, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said, “it will mean more destruction and more and more animosity and more dehumanization and more hatred and more bitterness.” Speaking at a G7 meeting in Fiuggi, Italy, the last summit of its kind before U.S. President Joe Biden leaves office, Safadi said such a failure "will doom the future of the region to more conflict and more killing and more destruction.” Federman reported from Jerusalem and Metz from Rabat, Morocco. Associated Press writers Edith M. Lederer at the United Nations, Nicole Winfield in Fiuggi, Italy, and Aamer Madhani in Washington contributed to this report. Find more of AP’s war coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/israel-hamas-warTrump's federal cases are FINISHED: Jack Smith moves to drop January 6 and classified documents charges in brutal blow for Special Counsel READ MORE: Sign up for DailyMail.com's daily political email By GEOFF EARLE, DEPUTY U.S. POLITICAL EDITOR Published: 13:32 EST, 25 November 2024 | Updated: 14:37 EST, 25 November 2024 e-mail 41 shares 393 View comments Special counsel Jack Smith has moved to have the federal election subversion charges against Donald Trump dropped. The president-elect was facing four charges in connection with efforts to overturn the 2020 election that led to the January 6 attack on the Capitol . Smith asked U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan to dismiss the case without prejudice because of policy prohibiting prosecuting a sitting president. The case has been seen is likely to fall away since Trump’s stunning win in the November elections. A grand jury indicted Trump August 1 last year in the case, but it stalled for months while the Supreme Court considered ‘immunity’ arguments raised by Trump’s lawyers. The court eventually ruled in a 6-3 decision by its conservative majority that Trump did enjoy broad immunity from prosecution for official acts as president. That prompted Smith, who Trump regularly calls ‘deranged’ and has vowed to fire, to file a superseding indictment that narrowed the charges. Trump was facing charges of conspiracy to defraud the U.S., conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction and attempted obstruction of an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights. It comes days after a New York judge moved to dismiss Trump's hush money case following his conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records. An existing Justice Department policy disallows prosecution of a sitting president. It ends a lengthy investigation that cost taxpayers $50 million and never made it to trial, in a case that prosecutors didn't charge until halfway through President Joe Biden 's term. Special counsel Jack Smith has moved to have the federal election subversion charges against Donald Trump dropped The start of Biden's term featured prosecutions of hundreds of people who enterted the Capitol on January 6, when Trump supporters stormed the building on the day Congress met to count electoral votes certified by the states. Then in another historic decision, AG Merrick Garland announced that he had apointed Smith, a former war crimes prosecutor, to probe 'whether any person or entity unlawfully interfered with the transfer of power following the 2020 presidential election or the certification of the Electoral College vote held on or about January 6, 2021.' Read More BREAKING NEWS Donald Trump's hush money sentencing is canceled as judge opens the door for case to be dismissed Smith also oversaw the classified documents case against Trump, who was accused of taking national security documents to Mar-a-Lago after he left the White House. Smith has already made it known that he plans to leave before Trump takes office. Incoming White House communications director Steven Cheung called the move a 'major victory for the rule of law.' 'The American People re-elected President Trump with an overwhelming mandate to Make America Great Again. Today’s decision by the DOJ ends the unconstitutional federal cases against President Trump and is a major victory for the rule of law,' Cheung said in a statement. 'The American People and President Trump want an immediate end to the political weaponization of our justice system and we look forward to uniting our country,' he said. Smith also moved to end the classified documents case against Trump, where Trump-appointed Judge Aileen Cannon has already dismissed. Prosecutors were appealing her decision that Smith's appointment was unconstitutional. However the DOJ continues to prosecute two Trump aides, former White House valet and aide Walt Nauta and Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos De Oliveira. They are charged with conspiring to help Trump obstruct the FBI and retain classified material. Both have pleaded not guilty. More than 500 people have been sentenced to jail in connection with January 6, according to the Justice Department. Trump, by virtue of DOJ policy on sitting presidents not being charged, is having his case dismissed Smith wrote in the January 6 filing to Judge Chutkan, 'It has long been the position of the Department of Justice that the United States Constitution forbids the federal indictment and subsequent criminal prosecution of a sitting President. But the Department and the country have never faced the circumstance here, where a federal indictment against a private citizen has been returned by a grand jury and a criminal prosecution is already underway when the defendant is elected President.' Judge Tanya Chutkan is still sorting through the Supreme Court's union After consulting with DOJ's Office of Legal Counsel, 'after careful consideration' DOJ decided that the OLC's prior opinions and the Constitution's ' prohibition on federal indictment and prosecution of a sitting President apply to this situation and that as a result this prosecution must be dismissed before the defendant is inaugurated.' 'That prohibition is categorical and does not turn on the gravity of the crimes charged, the strength of the Government’s proof, or the merits of the prosecution, which the Government stands fully behind,' Smith wrote in a parting shot. Smith sought dismissial 'without prejudice' and wrote about the 'temporary nature' of Trump's presidential immunity, in theory suggesting he could be charged after he leaves office, if Trump doesn't entertain a controversial self-pardon. 'Accordingly, the Department’s position is that the Constitution requires that this case be dismissed before the defendant is inaugurated. And although the Constitution requires dismissal in this context, consistent with the temporary nature of the immunity afforded a sitting President, it does not require dismissal with prejudice. Cf. id. at 255 (“immunity from prosecution for a sitting President would not preclude such prosecution once the President’s term is over or he is otherwise removed from office by resignation or impeachment”)' he wrote. 'This outcome is not based on the merits or strength of the case against the defendant,' he added. 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MIAMI — The Miami Dolphins began their attempt to turn their season around following a 2-6 start three weeks ago. They once again held serve on Sunday against an opponent they were favored to beat. And they did so emphatically by routing the rebuilding New England Patriots 34-15 at Hard Rock Stadium. It was the Dolphins’ most lopsided win over the Patriots since a 38-13 victory at Foxborough, Mass., on Sept. 21, 2008 — the game in which Miami implemented the Wildcat formation and Ronnie Brown accounted for six touchdowns. It could have been even more lopsided with Miami leading 31-0 early in the fourth quarter before giving up a pair of fourth quarter touchdowns including Christian Gonzalez’s 63-yard return for a touchdown of a Jaylen Wright fumble, which forced the Dolphins to put several starters including Tua Tagovailoa back in the game after they had been pulled to rest them for Thursday’s game. Tyrel Dodson’s interception of a pass by New England starting quarterback Drake Maye with 5:13 left in the fourth led to a Jason Sanders 51-yard field goal to seal the outcome. Tagovailoa remained sharp and delivered one of the best performances of his career, throwing four touchdown passes. Jaylen Waddle put together his best game of the season, catching a season-high eight passes for a season-high 144 yards and a touchdown. The score was his first since Week 1 against the Jaguars and only his second of the season. Miami’s defense was dominant as well, recording four sacks of New England starter Drake Maye. Rookie Chop Robinson had one of those sacks, and had what appeared to be a strip sack in the second quarter that was later ruled an incomplete pass. Zach Sieler had a strip sack in the third quarter, which Jordyn Brooks recovered. And so, the Dolphins (5-6) won their third consecutive game over a team at or under .500. The victory, on a short week, set up a crucial showdown Thanksgiving Night at Green Bay, which figures to be Miami’s toughest opponent since this winning streak began. And the Dolphins will likely play that night game, which is set for an 8:20 p.m. kickoff, in cold temperatures with the expected low being 20 degrees as of Sunday according to the Weather Channel. But Tagovailoa, who has struggled in cold weather games during his career, will enter Thursday’s contest with plenty of momentum after completing 29-of-40 passes for 317 yards, the aforementioned four touchdown passes and no interceptions. Tagovailoa’s four touchdown passes matched his second-highest total for his career and the first time he has thrown that many since Sept. 24, 2023 against the Broncos in the game the Dolphins set a franchise scoring record in a 70-20 rout. It was the fourth game of his career with four or more touchdown passes. Tagovailoa now has 11 touchdowns and only one interception in 20 quarters since returning from the concussion he suffered in week 2 against Buffalo. His 128.9 passer rating was his best over that span and the third game he has posted one of 124.9 or higher. Tagovailoa has posted a passer rating of 89.4 or higher in each of those five games. Tight end Jonnu Smith continued to be a focal point of the Dolphins’ offense with nine catches for 87 yards and a touchdown.Herbert tosses 3 TD passes and Chargers secure a playoff spot with a 40-7 rout of Patriots
Keller: Why "brain rot" is Oxford's word of the yearPittsburgh’s purple zone short-term parking program to continuePeople watch a news report on President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law in Seoul, on Dec 4. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s surprise decision to impose martial law in South Korea for the first time in more than 40 years – and then just as swiftly reverse course – sparked whiplash in the country’s foreign-traded assets and caught global markets off guard, at one point sending US Treasury yields lower as traders sought a haven from potential instability. In an emergency address delivered live to the nation, Mr Yoon stunned voters, lawmakers and investors alike by declaring martial law on Dec 3 after accusing the opposition of trying to paralyse his administration. The decision, Mr Yoon said, was made to protect freedom and constitutional order, but the market’s early verdict was swift: South Korean-related ETFs, its currency and most actively traded stocks all sharply weakened, while US government bonds and even Bitcoin were also briefly caught up in a risk-off flight to quality. Korean shares and the won then regained some lost ground after South Korean authorities vowed to provide “unlimited liquidity” to markets as needed and lawmakers voted to request lifting the shock measure, which Mr Yoon ultimately agreed to do. Even so, the move, however brief, created fresh uncertainties within a major economy and pillar of global trade, keeping investors on edge. “This is clearly going to raise longer term concerns about investing in Korea,” said Mr Mark Ledger-Evans, an investment analyst at Ninety One UK. “There will need to be a higher risk premium.” The iShares MSCI South Korea exchange-traded fund (ticker EWY) sank as much as 7.1 per cent in US trading, while London-listed shares of Samsung Electronics lost as much as 7.5 per cent. The onshore Korean won weakened as much as 2.9 per cent to 1444.65 per dollar, leading losses among currency markets amid thin trading during the New York session. “The domestic uncertainty adds to the external pressures in recent weeks as the market is starting to price in the rise of higher US tariffs under the new Trump administration,” said strategist Aroop Chatterjee at Wells Fargo in New York. Trading volume for the US$3.9 billion iShares MSCI South Korea ETF reached a record for any full day in the fund’s more than 20-year lifespan. About 32 million shares traded as of 1:45 p.m. in New York, about 17 times the 20-day average for this time of day. Other South Korean ADRs also declined. E-commerce company Coupang fell as much as 9.8 per cent in US trading, alongside losses in steel processor Posco Holdings and KB Financial Group. The Korea Exchange, the nation’s main stock bourse, said Dec 4 trading is under review. The onshore won pared some of its losses, ending the session at 1428.50 per dollar. Still the currency remains the worst performer in Asia this year, weakening by more than 9 per cent. “Martial law feels like a bit of overkill,” said Mark McCormick, global head of FX and EM strategy at TD Securities in Toronto. “Seems like the goal is deflection, reflecting low approval ratings and a fair amount of scandals. Policymakers like to keep a grip on KRW, so I would expect some of the volatility to settle down after today’s big move.” Dec 3’s is the first overnight shock for the won, which began trading extended hours in July amid authorities’ broad push to get its stocks and bonds included in more global indexes. Previously, trading in the currency was halted at 3:30 p.m. local time. Investors should go long the US dollar as the uncertainty persists, said Mr Win Thin, global head of markets strategy at Brown Brothers Harriman. “President Yoon may have overplayed his hand but the situation remains fluid,” he said. “Coups in South Korea were a real thing when I was growing up but I think most (including me) believe the country had moved beyond that.” The declaration of martial law will likely compound an already protectionist zeitgeist, according to Mr Joe Gilbert, a portfolio manager at Integrity Asset Management, adding that he believes “a viable off ramp exists to ameliorate the situation with the Korean parliament.” In the meantime, Mr Gilbert said he’s watching semiconductor stocks, which he says may be winners in the short term if there is any disruption to chip production with the South Korean behemoth Samsung. South Korean financial authorities said they will use all possible measures to stabilise markets, according to a statement from the authorities. The finance ministry pledged “unlimited liquidity” to the market and the Bank of Korea said its monetary policy board will hold an extraordinary meeting on Dec 4 morning. A decision on whether the local stock exchange will open is expected at 7:30 a.m. in Seoul. BLOOMBERG Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you. Read 3 articles and stand to win rewards Spin the wheel now
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Vici Properties ( VICI -0.65% ) , a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns casinos and entertainment properties across the U.S. and Canada, is often considered a reliable stock for income investors. Its stock price stayed nearly flat over the past three years, but it delivered a total return of nearly 20% after including its reinvested dividends. Vici, like many other REITs, struggled to attract new investors as interest rates rose. But will its stagnant stock head higher over the next three years as interest rates finally decline? What happened to Vici over the past few years? As an experiential REIT, Vici buys up properties; leases them to gaming, hospitality, and entertainment companies; and splits its rental income with its investors. Like other REITs , it must pay out at least 90% of its pre-tax income as dividends to maintain a favorable tax rate. Its top tenants include Caesar's Entertainment , MGM Resorts , Penn Entertainment , and Century Casinos . Three of the Las Vegas Strip's biggest casino resorts -- Caesars Palace, MGM Grand, and the Venetian -- are locked into its leases. Vici's heavy exposure to the gaming sector might seem risky, but it locks its tenants into multi-decade leases that are mostly linked to the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Vici's tenants can't abruptly break those contracts, since the complex real estate regulations for the gaming industry make it hard to quickly relocate entire casinos, and its CPI-linked leases guarantee that its rental income keeps pace with inflation. Moreover, it's a triple net lease REIT, which means its tenants are responsible for covering all of a property's real estate taxes, insurance, and maintenance fees. That's why Vici has maintained a perfect occupancy rate of 100% ever since its IPO in 2018 -- even as the COVID-19 pandemic, inflation, and other macro headwinds rattled the gaming and hospitality industries. It's also consistently grown its adjusted funds from operations (AFFO) per share, even as it acquired more properties. Metric 2021 2022 2023 9M 2024 Total properties 28 49 93 93 Occupancy rate 100% 100% 100% 100% AFFO per share $1.82 $1.93 $2.15 $1.69 Data source: Vici Properties. For the full year, Vici expects its AFFO per share to rise 5% to $2.25-$2.26. At $29 per share, its stock looks like a bargain at 13 times the midpoint of that estimate. Vici currently pays an attractive forward dividend yield of 6% on a quarterly basis. It's raised its dividend ever since its public debut. That high yield and low valuation should limit its downside potential over the next few years. What will happen to Vici over the next three years? However, Vici's upside potential might be limited by elevated interest rates and unpredictable macro headwinds over the next three years. The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rates three times in 2024, but it expects just two rate cuts in 2025 -- which indicates inflation hasn't been tamed yet. President-elect Donald Trump's plans to implement higher tariffs on products from China, Canada, and Mexico have also stoked fears of fresh inflationary headwinds over the next few years. High interest rates will make it more expensive for Vici to buy new properties, and they'll make safer fixed-income investments like CDs, bonds, and T-bills more appealing than riskier dividend-paying stocks. All of those headwinds weighed down Vici and other REITs over the past year, and they'll likely cap its near-term gains. That said, Vici's business model has been well-insulated from the macro headwinds over the past few years. From 2020 to 2023, its AFFO per share grew at a stable compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.4%. Assuming Vici can grow its AFFO per share at a CAGR of 9% from 2023 to 2027 and that it maintains the same multiple, its stock could rise 34% from its current price to about $39 by the final year. It will also likely maintain its current streak of annual dividend hikes. That stable growth trajectory makes it a solid stock to buy and hold for long-term dividend investors.Ruben Amorim issues storm warning after smooth start with Manchester United
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(All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Sunday, Dec. 29 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) Noon BTN — Indiana St. at Ohio St. 1 p.m. PEACOCK — Penn at Penn St. 1:30 p.m. PEACOCK — Northeastern at Northwestern 2 p.m. BTN — Chicago St. at Illinois PEACOCK — Morgan St. at Minnesota 3 p.m. ESPNU — Buffalo at Temple PEACOCK — NJIT at Washington 4 p.m. BTN — Winthrop at Indiana 6 p.m. BTN — Toledo at Purdue 8 p.m. ACCN — Campbell at North Carolina BTN — W. Kentucky at Michigan COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S) Noon ACCN — Virginia at Notre Dame, Noon SECN — Alabama A&M at Vanderbitl 1 p.m. ESPN2 — South Florida at Rice 2 p.m. ACCN — Louisville at Boston College SECN — Wofford at South Carolina 4 p.m. ACCN — North Carolina at Miami SECN — Texas Rio Grande Valley at Texas 6 p.m. ACCN — Clemson at NC State 10 p.m. BTN — Michigan at Southern Cal HORSE RACING 3 p.m. FS1 — NYRA: America’s Day at the Races IIHF HOCKEY (MEN’S) Noon NHLN — World Junior Championship Group Stage: Switzerland vs. Sweden, Group B, Toronto 2:30 p.m. NHLN — World Junior Championship Group Stage: U.S. vs. Finland, Group A, Ottawa, Ontario 5 p.m. NHLN — World Junior Championship Group Stage: Czechia vs. Slovakia, Group B, Toronto 7:30 p.m. NHLN — World Junior Championship Group Stage: Canada vs. Germany, Group A, Ottawa, Ontario NBA G-LEAGUE BASKETBALL 2 p.m. NBATV — Osceola at Raptors 905 NFL FOOTBALL 1 p.m. CBS — Regional Coverage: N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, Carolina at Tampa Bay, Tennessee at Jacksonville FOX — Regional Coverage: Las Vegas at New Orleans, Indianapolis at N.Y. Giants, Dallas at Philadelphia 4:05 p.m. CBS — Miami at Cleveland 4:25 p.m. FOX — Green Bay at Minnesota 8:20 p.m. NBC — Atlanta at Washington PEACOCK — Atlanta at Washington NHL HOCKEY 8:30 p.m. ESPN — Dallas at Chicago SOCCER (MEN’S) 10 a.m. USA — Premier League: Nottingham Forest at Everton 12:15 p.m. USA — Premier League: Liverpool at West Ham United 12:40 p.m. CBSSN — English League Championship: Leeds United at Derby Country TENNIS 6 a.m. TENNIS — Brisbane-ATP/WTA Early Rounds 6:30 p.m. TENNIS — United Cup: Britain v. Argentina; Brisbane-ATP/WTA Early Rounds; Hong Kong-ATP, Auckland-WTA Early Rounds 6 a.m. (Monday) TENNIS — Brisbane-ATP/WTA Early Rounds The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive TV listings provided by LiveSportsOnTV .Controversial billionaire Elon Musk responded to , asking on Friday how much the cable news network would set him back. The Comcast media conglomerate announced Wednesday it planned to spin some of its NBCUniversal properties — including MSNBC, CNBC, USA, Oxygen and E! — into The announcement prompted some social media users, including Donald Trump Jr., to suggest the world’s richest man . Many of the left-leaning network’s hosts, including Joe Scarborough, Rachel Maddow and Mika Brzezinski, have been critical of Musk and the . “Hey @elonmusk I have the funniest idea ever!!!” Trump Jr. posted on Friday alongside a graphic joking that MSNBC would sell for the “best offer.” replied Musk, whose was estimated to have reached a record high of $321.7 billion on Friday. Musk’s response was very similar to the one he gave in 2017 when some social media users suggested he buy Twitter. Five years later, , which he renamed X and has since used to promote his right-wing ideology and . Trump Jr. wrote back. “Look at the ratings.” Related Articles MSNBC 38% after Election Day, according to The Wrap. Musk’s banter with Trump Jr. continued, with the entrepreneur writing, While , the big-spending tech wiz has proven he can take over companies from their board of directors, just as he did with Twitter. Speculation about Musk buying a progressive cable news network comes a week after satirical site in a bankruptcy auction. Jones was forced to sell the disgraced brand to satisfy a judgment against him in connection with the lies and conspiracy theories he pushed about the . A Texas judge has while a court reviews details of the bidding process.WASHINGTON — 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. She was born in Santa Clara, California, and her family later moved to Hanford. Chavez-DeRemer graduated from Hanford High School in 1986 and went on to earn a degree in business administration at Fresno State in 1990. 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. Related Story: Chavez-DeRemer’s Pro-Labor Record Chavez-DeRemer is a one-term congresswoman, having lost reelection in her competitive Oregon district earlier this month. But in her short stint on Capitol Hill she has established a clear record on workers’ rights and organized labor issues that belie the Republican Party’s usual alliances with business interests. She was an enthusiastic back of the PRO Act, legislation that would make it easier to unionize on a federal level. The bill, one of Democratic President Joe Biden’s top legislative priorities, passed the House during Biden’s first two years in office, when Democrats controlled the chamber. But it never had a chance of attracting enough Republican senators to reach the 60 votes required to avoid a filibuster in the Senate. Chavez-DeRemer also co-sponsored another piece of legislation that would protect public-sector workers from having their Social Security benefits docked because of government pension benefits. That proposal also has lingered for a lack of GOP support. Related Story: Labor Leaders Remain Cautious Chavez-DeRemer may give labor plenty to like, but union leaders are not necessarily cheering yet. Many of them still do not trust Trump. The president-elect certainly has styled himself as a friend of the working class. His bond with blue-collar, non-college educated Americans is a core part of his political identity and helped him chip away at Democrats’ historical electoral advantage in households with unionized workers. But he was also the president who chose business-friendly appointees to the National Labor Relations Board during his 2017-21 term and generally has backed policies that would make it harder for workers to unionize. He criticized union bosses on the campaign trail, and at one point suggested members of the United Auto Workers should not pay their dues. His administration did expand overtime eligibility rules, but not nearly as much as Democrats wanted, and a Trump-appointed judge has since struck down the Biden administration’s more generous overtime rules. And though Trump distanced himself from the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 during the campaign, he has since his victory warmed to some of the people involved in that conservative blueprint that, broadly speaking, would tilt power in the workplace even more toward employers and corporations. Among other ideas, the plan also would curb enforcement of workplace safety regulations. After Trump’s announcement Friday, National Education Association President Becky Pringle lauded Chavez-DeRemer’s House record but sounded a note of caution. “Educators and working families across the nation will be watching ... as she moves through the confirmation process,” Pringle said in a statement, “and hope to hear a pledge from her to continue to stand up for workers and students as her record suggests, not blind loyalty to the Project 2025 agenda.” AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler praised Chavez-DeRemer’s “pro-labor record in Congress,” but said “it remains to be seen what she will be permitted to do as Secretary of Labor in an administration with a dramatically anti-worker agenda.” Labor Department’s Potential Spotlight Labor is another executive department that often operates away from the spotlight. But Trump’s emphasis on the working class could intensify attention on the department, especially in an administration replete with tremendously wealthy leaders, including the president-elect. Trump took implicit aim at the department’s historically uncontroversial role of maintaining labor statistics, arguing that Biden’s administration manipulated calculations of unemployment and the workforce. Related Story: If she is confirmed, Chavez-DeRemer could find herself standing between the nonpartisan bureaucrats at the Bureau of Labor Statistics and a president with strong opinions about government stats and what they say about the state of the economy — and the White House’s stewardship. Her handling of overtime rules also would be scrutinized, and she could find herself pulled into whatever becomes of Trump’s promise to launch the largest deportation force in U.S. history, potentially pitting Trump’s administration against economic sectors and companies that depend heavily on immigrant labor. Adding Diversity to the Cabinet Chavez-DeRemer was the first Republican woman elected to Congress from Oregon. She joins Secretary of State-designate Marco Rubio, the Florida senator, as the second Latino pick for Trump’s second Cabinet. Trump’s first labor secretary, Alexander Acosta, also was Latino.
