Friday, December 27
60 million households watched Tyson-Paul fight, Netflix says
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60 million households watched Tyson-Paul fight, Netflix says

More than 60 million households watched the much-hyped boxing match between 58-year-old retired boxing legend Mike Tyson and the far-younger Jake Paul on Friday night, Netflix said. The match between Tyson, former heavyweight champion of the world, and Paul, a 27-year-old social media star-turned-boxer, ended with no knockdowns and a win by unanimous decision for Paul. The event was plagued by reports of problems with the video quality or interruptions during the undercard matches, but reports of issues tracked by website downdetector.com had dropped by the time of the main event at around 11 p.m. local time in Texas. Netflix on social media acknowledged the problems, which were lampooned by X users who posted heavily pixelated videos purported to be the match. "T...
Every uncalled congressional race left in the 2024 election
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Every uncalled congressional race left in the 2024 election

Former President Donald Trump has clinched a second term in the White House, and his Republican Party has won control of the Senate and the House. But several races remain uncalled. While Republicans will control both chambers, with five House races and one Senate race still uncalled, it remains to be seen how large their majorities will be — and therefore how easily they can move to implement Trump's agenda. With votes still being counted, here's a look at the key races that remain uncalled by the NBC News Decision Desk (read more about how those races are called ). The lone Senate race left to call Pennsylvania: Although Trump won Pennsylvania, the Senate race there is headed to a recount . Democratic Sen. Bob Casey is running for a third term against Repub...
3 more arrested for alleged beating near Salisbury University of man targeted for his sexual orientation
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3 more arrested for alleged beating near Salisbury University of man targeted for his sexual orientation

Three more people were arrested and charged with hate crimes in a targeted attack on a man who was allegedly kicked, spit on and called derogatory names because of his sexual orientation, police in Maryland said. Sean Antone, 19, Benjamin Brandenburg, 18, and Logan Clark, 19, were taken into custody a little over a week after the Salisbury Police Department announced the arrests of 12 Salisbury University students in the Oct. 15 assault . Antone was arrested by the Howard County Police Department on Nov. 7, authorities said in a news release . Brandenburg was arrested by Salisbury police on Wednesday, and Clark turned himself in to Salisbury police on Thursday. Their charges mirror those received by the others including first-degree assault, reckless endangerment, false...
‘SNL’ skewers Trump’s picks for Cabinet positions
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‘SNL’ skewers Trump’s picks for Cabinet positions

“Saturday Night Live” cast members returned to biting satire after hedging their bets last week by asserting allegiance to President-e l ect Donald Trump . The sketch comedy showcase presented its version of the meeting between outgoing President Joe Biden and Trump at the White House on Wednesday, portraying Trump’s Cabinet picks as unconventional. Reporters were shooed from the meeting as the two presidents, with Trump portrayed by James Austin Johnson and Biden played by former cast member Dana Carvey, embarked on a serious discussion. Journalists shouted questions in the background: “What’s going on?” one said. “Should I move to Canada?” another asked. Carvey’s Biden complained that his dog had been attacking foreign leaders who visi...
‘Bitcoin summer’ blows in following Trump, GOP victories
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‘Bitcoin summer’ blows in following Trump, GOP victories

For Brandon Mintz, it was the text messages and calls that started rolling in from friends and colleagues asking how high bitcoin prices could go. For Lee Bratcher, it was the surge in ticket sales for his annual North American Blockchain Summit. They were signs, the two bitcoin industry executives said, that the next era of cryptocurrency could soon be dawning. President-elect Donald Trump’s win on the heels of his campaign’s embrace of cryptocurrency technology, along with Senate and House victories by a Republican Party seen as friendlier to crypto interests, have sparked a fresh wave of optimism in the crypto world. It’s a sharp turn in sentiment for an industry that, 24 months ago, was reeling from a precipitous crash in prices, multibillion-dollar scandals and deep questions...
Trump names oil industry CEO Chris Wright as energy secretary pick
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Trump names oil industry CEO Chris Wright as energy secretary pick

President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday that oil and gas industry executive Chris Wright, a staunch defender of fossil fuel use, would be his pick to lead the Department of Energy. Wright is the founder and CEO of Liberty Energy, an oilfield services firm based in Denver. He is expected to support Trump’s plan to maximize production of oil and gas and to seek ways to boost generation of electricity, demand for which is rising for the first time in decades. He is also likely to share Trump’s opposition to global cooperation on fighting climate change. Wright has called climate change activists alarmist and has likened efforts by Democrats to combat global warming to Soviet-style communism. “There is no climate crisis, and we’re not in the midst of an energy tran...
Steve Kornacki: The key voter shifts that led to Trump’s battleground state sweep
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Steve Kornacki: The key voter shifts that led to Trump’s battleground state sweep

For President-elect Donald Trump , there’s a clear story that runs through each of the seven battleground states that he swept on his way to recapturing the White House. He managed to drive up even further what were already sky-high margins with his white, blue-collar base while harnessing historically broad nonwhite voter support to erode the Democratic base in cities and diversifying suburbs. And for Vice President Kamala Harris , the battleground picture is one of regression — a widespread failure to match Joe Biden’s 2020 performance, with her gains largely isolated to areas centered on the wealthier, college-educated white voters who increasingly make up her party’s backbone. With the final votes now largely tallied , we dug into the county-level, demogra...
Sundance Head, winner of ‘The Voice,’ hit by bullet at his Texas ranch
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Sundance Head, winner of ‘The Voice,’ hit by bullet at his Texas ranch

Country singer Sundance Head, who won Season 11 of "The Voice," was injured by a bullet at his ranch in Texas on Friday, his agent said. Head, 46, was taken by helicopter to a hospital in Tyler, agent Trey Newman said in a statement. He was released late Friday and was back home, according to a post on his verified Facebook page Saturday. The round lodged in a fatty area of Head’s stomach, Newman said. Head’s wife, Misty, said on the Facebook page that surgery would be unnecessary. The bullet, described by the page as a round from his .22 firearm, could have caused serious damage if it struck the area of his body just outside the wound profile, according to Saturday’s statement. “I’m posting a pic of his shirt just so y’all can see how lucky he was,” the state...
Ford agrees to $165 million NHTSA penalty over faulty recall accusations
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Ford agrees to $165 million NHTSA penalty over faulty recall accusations

Ford Motor Company has agreed to pay $165 million, the second-largest auto penalty ever issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, to settle charges it failed to comply with federal recall requirements. In a release , the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Ford had agreed to pay the massive fine, including an up-front payment of $65 million, over allegations the auto maker failed to file recall reports on time, and that some of its reports contained inaccuracies. “The total civil penalty amount of $165 million is second only to the Takata airbag consent order in the agency’s 54-year history,” the NHTSA said in a statement. The Ford penalty stems from a multi-year investigation into the automaker's handling of defective rollover safety camer...
Jake Paul admits he ‘didn’t want to hurt’ Mike Tyson during Netflix bout
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Jake Paul admits he ‘didn’t want to hurt’ Mike Tyson during Netflix bout

Jake Paul unanimously defeated Mike Tyson Friday night in Arlington, Texas, after fighting a marquee bout on Netflix. But at a press conference following the match, the 27-year-old social media star admitted he literally pulled some punches to avoid hurting the 58-year-old former heavyweight champion. “Yeah, definitely a bit,” Paul said during the post-fight press conference after being asked if he went easy on Tyson. “I wanted to give the fans a show, but I didn’t want to hurt someone that didn’t need to be hurt.” Tyson, who hadn't fought in a formal match in 19 years, entered the ring wearing a knee brace. Despite an initial volley of punches, the Brooklyn-born slugger showed signs of waning stamina throughout the eight-round contest. “I tried to give the best figh...