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World News Live: Get real-time updates on international politics, economic changes, conflicts and environmental issues. Access in-depth stories of the latest breaking news and events to stay informed about events shaping the world.Latest news for December 12, 2024: Former U.S. president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at an election night event at the West Palm Beach Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, in early November. Kimberly Guilfoyle and her partner Donald Trump Jr. listen. 6th, 2024. World News Live: Welcome to the World News Live Blog. The go-to source for instant updates on major events around the…

New York CNN  —  The richest person in the world just hit an even higher milestone. Elon Musk’s net worth has reached $400 billion, according to Bloomberg, making him the first person ever to cross that mark. Behind his nearly $20 billion jump in wealth was a deal that shot up Musk’s rocket company SpaceX’s valuation to roughly $350 billion, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. SpaceX and its investors agreed to purchase as much as $1.25 billion of insider shares. CNN has reached out to SpaceX for comment, but the company typically does not respond to media requests. Since the aftermath of…

WASHINGTON – FBI Director Christopher Wray told agency officials Wednesday that he plans to resign in January, when President Joe Biden’s term ends. The announcement came a week and a half after President-elect Donald Trump announced that he would nominate loyalist Kash Patel to be the next president. work. What you need to know FBI Director Christopher Wray has said he plans to resign in January, when President Joe Biden’s term ends. Wednesday’s announcement came a week and a half after President-elect Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate ally Kash Patel to the post. Ray said in a town…

The news came to me via Slack message. Cruise CEO Mark Whitten, who took the top post in June, posted a press release on the company’s announcement channel Tuesday afternoon titled “GM Refocuses on Developing Autonomous Driving in Private Cars.” posted a message with a link. GM, which acquired the self-driving car startup in 2016, will now cut funding to the company, ending a mission that hundreds of cruise engineers have worked on for years. Minutes later, during an all-hands meeting, Cruise employees learned a few more details. The self-driving car company will be absorbed by parent company GM and…

NEW YORK (AP) – Two high-end real estate brokers and their brothers have been charged with sex trafficking, according to a federal indictment unsealed Wednesday in Manhattan. Federal prosecutors say in the indictment that Oren Alexander and Tal Alexander, known for brokering high-end real estate deals in New York City and Miami, and their brother Aron Alexander conspired to “repeatedly harass dozens of victims. He violently drugged her, sexually assaulted her, and raped her.” ” “This act was heinous,” Damian Williams, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, said at a news conference from his Manhattan office.…

December 11, 2024 2024 was a remarkable year for elections as voters in more than 60 countries went to the polls. It also turned out to be a difficult year for incumbents and traditional political parties. Rattled by rising prices, divided over cultural issues and angry at the political status quo, voters in many countries sent a message of frustration. This analysis of the 2024 election year is based on global public opinion data from surveys conducted by Pew Research Center and independent research. Links to original sources of data – including the methodologies of individual surveys and the specific…

Kari Gibb/MDN Minot High School senior Tate Haugenow, 24, and his teammates departed for Tuesday’s WDA game at Bismarck Century with a win. BISMARCK — In a battle of undefeated teams in the Western Dakota Association (WDA) standings, Minot High School defeated the Bismarck Century host team 2-1 and the Travelers defeated the home team. Minot High School scored two goals in the third period, while the Sabers scored one goal in the same period. The Magicians had 33 shots on goal compared to 19 for the Century. Carter Coleman found the back of the net for the Magicians’ first…

After more than 14 months of Israeli aggression, shelling intensifies across the besieged territory, deepening the humanitarian crisis.Dozens of people have been killed in Israeli attacks on the besieged northern and central Gaza Strip, medical officials said. Israeli forces bombed a residential building in Beit Rahiya, near Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza early Wednesday morning, which has been under an even tighter siege for more than two months. The attack killed at least 20 people, including women and children, but there were fears the death toll could rise further. Local media reported that at least 30 refugees were living…

Written by Henry SmuldoEditor’s note: This story is part of a series of profiles of distinguished Fall 2024 alumni.Kendall Flynn’s father was a high school football coach while she was growing up in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Although she was always surrounded by sports, sports journalism was not her focus when she enrolled at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. She enrolled as a major in journalism and mass communication.But during her freshman year’s welcome week, a student tour guide told her about the opportunities available to sports journalists at the Cronkite School. Then, the day before classes…

NEW YORK — Real estate brokers Oren Alexander and Tal Alexander and their brother Aron have been indicted on sex trafficking charges in New York.Officials from the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York held a press conference on Wednesday To announce charges. The brothers are accused of running a sex trafficking scheme, assaulting dozens of women from 2010 to 2021, in some cases dating back to when the men were in high school.”The defendants used their wealth and position to create and facilitate the sexual assault of women,” Damian Williams, U.S. Attorney for…