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Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> General Motors to join Formula 1 as its 11th team beginning in 2026 under GM's Cadillac brand (More)

> Rapper Drake accuses Universal Music Group and Spotify of conspiring to artificially inflate the streaming numbers for Kendrick Lamar's diss track song "Not Like Us" (More)

> Elton John loses eyesight in his right eye for last four months due to an infection (More) | Barbara Taylor Bradford, romance novelist best known for "A Woman of Substance," dies at age 91 (More)


Science & Technology
> Chipmaker Nvidia debuts Fugatto, an AI model that creates audio from text prompts and can modify existing songs (More) | How generative AI works in simple terms (More, w/video)

> Neuroscientists pinpoint brain circuit responsible for the rejection of mating partners by female mammals (More) | Elon Musk's Neuralink to launch feasibility study of brain implant that can control robotic arms (More)

> Researchers unearth the oldest firearm in the US, a bronze cannon used during a 16th-century Spanish expedition into the southwest (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +0.3%, Dow +1.0%, Nasdaq +0.3%) following news President-elect Donald Trump selects hedge fund manager Scott Bessent to lead the Treasury Department (More)

> Macy's delays reporting Q3 earnings after discovering an employee hid as much as $154M in delivery expenses over the past three years; figures expected Dec. 11 (More) | Kohl's CEO to be replaced by Michaels CEO in January; transition marks company's third leadership change since 2018 (More)

> Blackstone invests $3.5B in US natural gas company EQT, gaining minority stakes in Mid-Atlantic pipelines expected to see a surge in demand amid expected growth of data centers powering AI (More)


Politics & World Affairs
> Charlotte airport workers strike, calling for higher wages ahead of record holiday travel season; airport is a hub for American Airlines (More)

> Los Angeles judge delays hearing on Menendez brothers resentencing to January 2025, allowing for incoming district attorney to weigh in on the case (More) | See previous write-up (More)

> Uruguay's presidential election won by center-left opposition candidate Yamandú Orsi, continuing global trend of incumbents being voted from office 

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