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I’m going to skip Dispatch today and take a little break, so let’s get straight to this week’s reading. A year of Elon Musk’s private jet travel The world’s richest man’s private jet flew for the most part in 2024. BI used jet tracking data to chart the 335 flights Musk’s private jet has flown so far this year. The results help show just how far Musk has penetrated into Trumpworld, and, along with his upcoming advisory role and multimillion-dollar donations to the new White House, are likely to increase Musk’s political involvement. This provides a new window into the…

TGerman Interior Minister Nancy Feser said Alev al-Abdelmohsen, the alleged perpetrator of the horror attack on the Magdeburg Christmas market, “does not fit the mold”. He was acting in an “incredibly cruel and cruel manner, like that of an Islamist terrorist, even though he was clearly ideologically hostile to Islam.”Fazer is not alone in his confusion about how to understand Abdul Mohsen.Abdulmohsen, who was born in Saudi Arabia, came to Germany in 2006 to train in psychiatry before applying for asylum. He has described himself as “the most aggressive critic of Islam in history”, accused Germany’s immigration policy of not…

Donald Trump on Saturday sided with his main supporter, billionaire tech CEO Elon Musk, in a public dispute over the use of H-1B visas, while some supporters opposed him. He said he fully supports the program for foreign high-tech workers.President Trump’s remarks followed a series of social media posts late Friday from Tesla and SpaceX CEO Musk, who vowed to go to “war” to protect visa programs for foreign tech workers. It is what I received.Trump, who moved to restrict visa use as president, told the New York Post on Saturday that he supports a similar visa system.”I have a…

Needing her hunger sated and her heels saved, Diane Jasper landed on the correct corner.Frenchmen and Foy streets’ capital “A”-shaped convergence with Gentilly Boulevard will never appear in New Orleans marketing materials. The intersection is a strip mall mishmash of function, sans form. Paint, pawn, hair, nails, uniforms, income tax, medical — all are represented. McKenzie’s Chicken-in-a-Box photographed on Frenchmen and Foy streets in New Orleans, La., Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune) STAFF PHOTO BY SOPHIA GERMER One corner is dominated by McKenzie’s Chicken-in-a-Box, in business since 1952 and showing every one of its 72 years.Tucked…

S&P500 (^GSPC -1.11%) The index has remained strong since Donald Trump won the presidential election on November 5, 2024. The widely-watched index tumbled after the Federal Reserve signaled it may cut interest rates less than expected, but has now rebounded to just around 1. % below the all-time high. How long will the stock market’s “Trump bump” last? Here’s what history shows: Image source: Official White House photo by D. Miles Cullen. President’s ups and downs How do stock markets typically react after a new president is elected? And how long will this positive momentum continue into the new president’s…

ben babycloseben babyESPN Staff WriterBen Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to joining ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently covering college sports for the Dallas Morning News. He provides daily Bengals coverage on ESPN.com, while also appearing on SportsCenter, ESPN’s NFL program and ESPN Radio. A native of Grapevine, Texas, he graduated from the University of North Texas with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. He is an adjunct professor of journalism at Southern Methodist University and a member of the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA).Jeff LegwaldcloseJeff LegwaldESPN…

CNN traffic analysts said video footage of Sunday’s accident shows that the plane’s landing gear appeared not to have been lowered when it made a forced landing on the runway. Mary Schiavo, a former U.S. Department of Transportation inspector general, said one of the engines may have failed or the plane’s indicators may have been damaged. Another possibility is that the pilot may have been attempting a “go-around,” meaning he was attempting to abort the landing and circle in the air to see if the gear was engaged. It’s sexual, she said. “Maybe there was a problem with the lights…

CNN — The Poptarts Bowl offered fans a little bit of everything. Wild mascots, scoring and college football history were all on the menu. The Pop-Tarts mascot may be the talk of the town on social media, but the game itself was also worthy of attention. No. 18 Iowa State beat No. 13 Miami 42-41 after Cyclones quarterback Rocco Becht rushed for a 1-yard touchdown and goal on fourth down with less than a minute left. Ta. The redshirt sophomore had three passing touchdowns and rushed for 270 yards and a score. But the end result wasn’t even the main…

washington CNN — Frequent adversaries in the courtroom of Donald Trump’s first administration look back on the early days of his presidency and find that, as outgoing Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson put it, “As we are maneuvering… I remember assembling an airplane. That was especially true of the intense and swift legal battle over the so-called travel ban, a seminal 2017 case that set the course for another four years of legal standoff. None of the Democratic state attorneys general who first took Trump to court over the controversial policy will still be in office when the president…

California gas station owners who sold the fifth-biggest Mega Millions ticket in history on Friday said their store had a $1.22 billion jackpot as it rebuilds after a devastating fire three years ago. I was overjoyed to find out that I had made a small contribution to winning the pot. Jaspal Singh’s family, who have owned Circle K (Sunshine Food and Gas) in Cottonwood, Calif., for 20 years, received the store’s lucky news just an hour after the drawing. According to KRCR, Mr. Singh’s son Ishar Gil, who is in charge of operating the store, was told by a lottery…