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Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Disney settles $43M class-action lawsuit with 9,000 female workers alleging they were paid less than their male counterparts in comparable roles (More)

> Jim Abrahams, film director and writer best known for "Airplane!" and "Naked Gun" series, dies at age 80 (More) | French-Japanese TV series "Les Gouttes de Dieu (Drops of God)" wins best drama at 2024 International Emmy Awards (More)

> Former show host Wendy Williams reportedly "permanently disabled and legally incapacitated" amid dementia battle; Williams revealed her dementia diagnosis earlier this year (More)


Science & Technology
> Chipmaker Intel awarded close to $7.9B to support building and expansion of semiconductor manufacturing facilities in Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon, and Ohio; funds come from the 2022 CHIPS Act (More)

> Cancer researchers discover how low glucose environments around tumors help cancer cells evade chemotherapy drugs; findings may lead to more effective treatments (More)

> Scientists transplant pig heart valve into a rodent with the assistance of human skin cells reprogrammed into heart valve cells; the procedure paves the way for similar organ transplants to humans, with roughly 30,000 Americans dying each year from aortic heart valve failure (More)


Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +0.6%, Dow +0.3%, Nasdaq +0.6%) following news of Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire deal (More) | Learn about the history of the US stock markets (More)

> Walmart rolls back diversity programs; changes include closing $100M equity racial center launched in 2020, phasing out the term "DEI," ending preference for suppliers majority owned by women, LGBTQ+ members, veterans, and others; ends sale of some transgender-linked products on Walmart.com (More)

> Federal Reserve minutes from meeting earlier this month suggest slower pace of interest rate cuts than previously indicated; next meeting is Dec. 17-18 (More) | Heard about the Fed, but don't know how it works? Sign up for 1440 Business & Finance, where we cover this topic and many more (Join here)


Politics & World Affairs
> Israel and Hezbollah agree to US- and France-led ceasefire, ending 14 months of rocket, missile exchanges; Israeli soldiers to withdraw, Lebanese army to repopulate country's south in the coming 60 days (More) | See previous write-up (More)

> President-elect Donald Trump signs memorandum of understanding with the Biden White House, clearing the stage for the next phase of the presidential transition (More) | How does a presidential transition work? (More)

> Thirty-three survivors rescued after Red Sea tourist boat with Egyptian crew sinks; seven people remain unaccounted for (More)

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