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The federal government released two major economic reports this week, easing a backlog of data pent up by the 43-day government shutdown.The data flashed some warning signs, showing the unemployment rate had ticked up to its highest level in four years and retail sales had stalled at the outset of the holiday season, some analysts told ABC News. Even so, the reports offered bright spots and elicited a dose of skepticism about numbers released after a weeks-long delay, analysts added.The latest snapshot of the economy arrives at a wobbly period, landing amid a slowdown of hiring alongside an uptick of…

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos renewed and deepened his commitment to theatrical windows if the global streaming giant’s $82.7 billion deal for Warner Bros. Discovery‘s Warner Bros. studios and streaming businesses goes through. “Our intentions when we buy Warner Bros. will be to continue to release Warner Bros. studio movies in theaters with the traditional windows,” he said during a surprise appearance at a Tuesday night event in Paris, organized by Canal+ Group to shine a spotlight on Canal+ and its StudioCanal studio’s 2026 content lineup. “We never got into it before because we never owned a theatrical distribution mechanism.” Concluded…

Dec 17, 2025, 03:29 AM ETManchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes has hit the headlines recently and is now on the radar of Bayern Munich, while Liverpool are looking at Gremio winger Gabriel Mec. Join us for the latest transfer news and rumors from around the globe.Transfers home page | Men’s summer grades | Women’s gradesTOP STORIES- Sources: Neymar in talks to stay at Santos until World Cup- Sources: Barcelona follow Villa defender Pau Torres- PSG ordered to pay $70m to Mbappé in unpaid wagesManchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes could be set to depart in the summer. Michael Regan – UEFA/UEFA via…

As AI creeps into nearly every realm of our world, it feels like you need to be in investigation mode all the time to sniff it out. The tension between the literary world and AI is especially present these days. ChatGPT is now a tool for creation, with writers being encouraged to use the large language model to write stories — but consumers aren’t asking for it. In fact, they’re asking how to avoid. Libby users have been especially keen to spot the presence of AI, which has infiltrated audiobooks in a big way.As pointed out by user @ems.book.shelf_ on TikTok,…

(L-R) Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, co-founders of Ben & Jerry’s, partnered with MoveOn to hand out free ice cream at Franklin Square in Philadelphia during their Scoop The Vote tour to get-out-the-vote for Vice President Kamala Harris and Democrats down the ballot on September 16, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Lisa Lake | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesBen & Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen has slammed parent Magnum Ice Cream Company, saying it is “destroying” the brand, in an interview with CNBC.The world’s largest standalone ice cream business, Magnum, is only a week old but has already had a lifetime…

ATLANTA — After more than a year of legal maneuvering, Fani Willis will face questions Wednesday from a Georgia state Senate committee over her prosecution of Donald Trump.The question is whether Fulton County’s Democratic district attorney will answer any of them.The Republican-dominated state Senate in January 2024 created the Special Committee on Investigation to examine allegations of misconduct against Willis concerning her case seeking criminal convictions for efforts to overturn Trump’s 2020 election loss in Georgia. Even before Trump embarked on a retribution campaign against his enemies, Republicans on the Georgia committee were eager to bring Willis in for questioning.When…

PARIS — Employees at the Louvre Museum were set to vote Wednesday morning on whether to extend a strike that shut the world’s most visited museum, as unions protest chronic understaffing, building deterioration and recent management decisions; pressures intensified by a brazen crown jewels heist in October.Workers were expected to gather for a general assembly to decide whether to continue the walkout, which was adopted unanimously earlier this week. The museum was closed Tuesday for its regular weekly shutdown.Unions say frustration has mounted over staff shortages, aging infrastructure and a planned increase in ticket prices for non-European visitors. Tensions have…

President Donald Trump speaks during a Mexican Border Defense Medal presentation in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, in Washington. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced Tuesday it was expanding travel restrictions to an additional 20 countries and the Palestinian Authority, doubling the number of nations affected by sweeping limits announced earlier this year on who can travel and emigrate to the U.S. The Trump administration included five more countries as well as people traveling on documents issued by the Palestinian Authority to the list of countries…

Hong Kong romantic comedy “My Indian Boyfriend” is being remade for British audiences, with the production set in Leicester in the U.K. The remake will be executive produced by Sri Kishore, who directed the original Hong Kong film, and U.K.-based Hong Kong creative Hiu Man Chan. Leicester filmmaker Vijay Chauhan will make his feature directorial debut with the project. The announcement holds particular significance for the region, as the Hong Kong original opened the inaugural edition of Leicester’s Chinese film festival, Electric Shadows. The remake, which will carry the working subtitle “Golden Mile,” a reference to a section of the…

Tesla’s sales in California should be suspended for 30 days because its marketing around Autopilot and Full Self-Driving misled consumers, a California administrative law judge has ruled. Back in 2022, the California DMV accused the automaker of using deceptive language to advertise those products and making it seem like its vehicles are capable of level 5 autonomous driving. Tesla has since added the word “Supervised” to the name of its Full Self-Driving assistance technology.As Bloomberg notes, the DMV asked the administrative law judge if a suspension is warranted based on the evidence it presented. Even though the judge has agreed…