Keeping up with America

Clearwater plane crash - 3 victims killed identified, NTSB continues to investigate cause: The Clearwater Police Department are releasing the names of the three victims killed in the Clearwater, Florida plane crash earlier this week.

Mississippi coroner who buried men without telling their families - ‘I don’t know how to find people’: The Hinds County coroner told Gretchen Hankins that she had to leave the pauper’s field where her son’s body was being exhumed Friday. Hankins has demanded answers on why she wasn’t notified of her son’s death.

Controversial podcast host Joe Rogan signs a new deal with Spotify for up to a reported $250 million: Spotify has penned a new multi-year partnership deal with controversial podcast host Joe Rogan, whose enormously popular show will soon also be available on competing platforms, including YouTube and Apple Podcasts.

US House to vote next week on standalone $17.6bn bill for aid to Israel: Speaker Mike Johnson is pushing for the package without addressing aid to Ukraine or security for the US-Mexico border

California braces for life-threatening storm expected to bring flooding, mudslide threat: Flash flooding and mudslides are possible from San Francisco to Los Angeles.

Around the World

UN top court can rule on Ukraine case against Russia: The UN's top court has said it has jurisdiction to hear a case brought against Russia by Ukraine.

India begins to flex its naval power as competition with China grows: For decades, India has focused its defense policy on its land borders with rivals Pakistan and China

Lets Talk Business and Tech

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How Cultural Understanding and Adaptation Drives Business Success

Tech's longtime highfliers are growing up by getting smaller

Richer, Wiser, Happier

Six of the Best Budgeting Apps: The popular budgeting app Mint is shutting down, leaving about 3.6 million customers in search of another way to track their spending.

New year, new financial leaf? Experts share ways to make it happen | The Canadian Press, Comox Valley Record. The champagne is gone, the ball has been dropped, and the holiday bills are starting to roll in. That means there’s no time like the present to make a New Year’s resolution — especially one that might help take some of the sting out of those bills. Experts say it really is possible to use Jan. 1 as an opportunity to turn over a new financial leaf.

Sports and Showbiz Shenanigans

2024 NFL Honors ballot: CBS Sports experts cast final votes for MVP, Coach of the Year and more top awards | Stephen Curry becomes 3rd player in 2 weeks to score 60 and lose

Buh-Bye, Leo! Local Production on Paul Thomas Anderson's New DiCaprio Movie Has Wrapped | Billions in media value generated for Jamaica from Bob Marley movie premiere

Jelly Roll on Grammy nomination, Congressional testimony | Jamie Lee Curtis Celebrates 25 Years of Sobriety: “One Day at a Time”

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Could the Average Person Be Talked Through Disarming A Nuclear Bomb?

Blueberries: 9 Health Benefits to Know

Does the 12-3-30 Workout Live up to the Hype?

The Pros and Cons of Owning a Business