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The Chicago-area mansion featured in the 1990 Christmas classic “Home Alone” may be expensive, but it’s a bargain compared to the New York City townhouse in the sequel. The holidays mean another social media debate about what the fictional McCallisters did for work to afford their massive house, but their extended relative’s Upper West Side “Home Alone 2” townhouse is worth a half million more, a new report by FloridaRentals claims. Uncle Rob McCallister’s townhome at 51 West 95th St.in “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York” is valued at $5.7 million — more than the $5.25 Winnetka, Illinois house in the first movie, the analysis said. The Big Apple brownstone placed No. 4 in the ranking of the most expensive holiday film homes of all time, also outpricing the houses or townhouses featured in “Trading Places” ($4.9 million), “The Family Stone” ($4.3 million), “Four Christmases” ($3.6 million), “The Santa Clause” ($3.38 million) and “Happiest Season” ($3.37 million). The Manhattan digs in “The Family Man” ranked No. 1 by far, with a value of $15.4 million, with the top three rounded out by the California home in “The Holiday” at $12 million and the London home in “Bridget Jones’s Diary” which was valued at $6.2 million, according to the analysis. But while the Upper West Side address gained notoriety on the silver screen, the real brownstone wasn’t actually featured in the “Home Alone” sequel – with the movie filmed on Brownstone Street on the Universal Studios lot in Los Angeles. The real-life, landmarked Renaissance Revival two-family home – built in the 19th century and originally listed for over $7.5 million in March 2023 – changed hands last month, with its new homeowner shelling out $5.7 million for the property, according to city records. The previous owner was a doctor whose authorization to treat injured workers through a state program was temporarily suspended in 2022 after he reportedly refused to show proof of a reimbursement, per state records first reported by Patch. Meanwhile, the cheapest Yuletide movie house is the Parker family’s house from “A Christmas Story” in Cleveland, Ohio, valued at just $246,915, according to the analysis. “While many are, unsurprisingly, fictional, a few of these iconic locations are actually within grasp for year-long fans,” a spokesperson from FloridaRentals said. “While those grand, opulent mansions might be out of reach, there are more modest yet charming homes that are attainable than you think.” Affordable homes featured in “Edward Scissorhands,” “While You Were Sleeping” and “Love Actually” followed at $363,622, $511,495 and $579,120, respectively. The least expensive Christmas-themed quarters in the Big Apple were featured as Frank’s brother’s Long Island City apartment in “Scrooged” – located at 21-29 45th Ave. – valued at a cool $959,500.President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Friday to pause the potential TikTok ban from going into effect until his administration can pursue a “political resolution” to the issue. The request came as TikTok and the Biden administration filed opposing briefs to the court, in which the company argued the court should strike down a law that could ban the platform by Jan. 19 while the government emphasized its position that the statute is needed to eliminate a national security risk. “President Trump takes no position on the underlying merits of this dispute. Instead, he respectfully requests that the Court consider staying the Act’s deadline for divestment of January 19, 2025, while it considers the merits of this case,” said Trump’s amicus brief, which supported neither party in the case and was written by D. John Sauer, Trump’s choice for solicitor general. The argument submitted to the court is the latest example of Trump inserting himself in national issues before he takes office. The Republican president-elect has already begun negotiating with other countries over his plans to impose tariffs, and he intervened earlier this month in a plan to fund the federal government, calling for a bipartisan plan to be rejected and sending Republicans back to the negotiating table. 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The filings Friday come ahead of oral arguments scheduled for Jan. 10 on whether the law, which requires TikTok to divest from its China-based parent company or face a ban, unlawfully restricts speech in violation of the First Amendment. The law was was signed by President Joe Biden in April after it passed Congress with broad bipartisan support. TikTok and ByteDance filed a legal challenge afterwards. Earlier this month, a panel of three federal judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit unanimously upheld the statute , leading TikTok to appeal the case to the Supreme Court. The brief from Trump said he opposes banning TikTok at this junction and “seeks the ability to resolve the issues at hand through political means once he takes office.” In their brief to the Supreme Court on Friday, attorneys for TikTok and its parent company ByteDance argued the federal appeals court erred in its ruling and based its decision on “alleged ‘risks’ that China could exercise control” over TikTok’s U.S. platform by pressuring its foreign affiliates. The Biden administration has argued in court that TikTok poses a national security risk due to its connections to China. Officials say Chinese authorities can compel ByteDance to hand over information on TikTok’s U.S. patrons or use the platform to spread or suppress information. But the government “concedes that it has no evidence China has ever attempted to do so,” TikTok’s legal filing said, adding that the U.S. fears are predicated on future risks. 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Soren, 49, has become a formidable advocate for tribal rights and has carved out a prominent place in the state’s political landscape. Soren’s journey to the top has not been easy. From taking charge as CM at a young age to becoming a strong voice for tribal communities, his political career has been shaped by numerous challenges. Hemant Soren, who returned at the helm for a third term days after his release from jail on bail, has had a chequered career. In this elections, Soren, along with his wife Kalpana, together addressed around 200 election rallies over the past two months. Soren has consistently accused the BJP-led Centre of attempting to destabilise his administration, calling it a “poaching master” that “could not digest a tribal CM completing a full five-year term.” Born on August 10, 1975, in Nemra village near Hazaribag, Soren’s early life was influenced by the political legacy of his father, Shibu Soren, the leader of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM). However, Hemant was not initially seen as his father’s successor. His elder brother, Durga, was the designated heir, but after his untimely death in 2009, Hemant was thrust into the political spotlight and took over the leadership of the state. He did his intermediate studies at Patna High School and later enrolled in Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, though he dropped out. Soren began his political career in 2009 as a Rajya Sabha member, but his tenure there was short-lived. He resigned in 2010 to become Deputy Chief Minister in the BJP-led Arjun Munda government. However, the alliance collapsed in 2012, leading to President’s Rule in the state. Despite this setback, Soren’s resolve to lead Jharkhand never faltered. In 2013, Soren became the state’s youngest Chief Minister at the age of 38 with the support of Congress and RJD. However, his first term was short-lived, as the BJP took power in 2014, and Soren became Leader of the Opposition. A pivotal moment in his career came in 2016 when the BJP-led government attempted to amend laws protecting tribal land, such as the Chotanagpur Tenancy Act and the Santhal Pargana Tenancy Act. Soren led a massive movement to protect tribal rights, which not only earned him widespread support but also set the stage for his return to power. In 2019, Soren, with the backing of his allies Congress and RJD, reclaimed the Chief Minister’s office. His JMM party won 30 seats, its highest ever in the 81-member Jharkhand Assembly, signalling the growing popularity of his leadership. Soren’s tenure, however, hasn’t been free of controversy. In early 2023, he found himself embroiled in a money laundering case linked to a land scam. He was arrested shortly after resigning as Chief Minister on January 31. Following nearly five months in jail, Soren was granted bail by the Jharkhand High Court in June, which observed that there was no likelihood of him committing the offence. Soren has consistently maintained that his arrest was politically motivated, and he has referred to himself as a victim of a conspiracy aimed at undermining his government. Despite these challenges, his strong voice for the state’s tribal population has been central to his political identity. He has been at the forefront of initiatives that aim to empower tribals, ensuring they receive the benefits of the state’s economic growth. Under his leadership, the state government launched the ‘Apke Adhikar, Apki Sarkar, Apke Dwar’ scheme, which brought government services to the doorstep of the people. Furthermore, the expansion of the state’s pension scheme and the ‘Mukhyamantri Maiyan Samman Yojana,’ which provides Rs 1,000 financial aid to women in the age bracket of 18-51 years, have become key pillars of his administration. He claims his government’s commitment to social welfare is also evident in the farmer loan waivers he announced in 2023, which were intended to benefit over 1.75 lakh farmers. Additionally, his government has waived outstanding electricity bills and introduced a scheme providing free electricity for up to 200 units. Throughout his political career, Soren has faced fierce opposition from the BJP, and he has repeatedly accused the central government of exploiting Jharkhand’s resources. Soren has repeatedly accused the central government of exploiting Jharkhand’s resources without fair compensation, notably raising the issue of the Rs 1.36 lakh crore in unpaid coal mining dues with PM Narendra Modi. In a recent interview, said the Centre had “squeezed the state like a lemon” for over two decades, enriching itself at the expense of Jharkhand’s poor. Soren’s political journey has also been fraught with internal party struggles. In 2022, he narrowly avoided disqualification as an MLA due to allegations surrounding a mining lease but managed to retain his position as CM. Despite such challenges, his leadership has remained resilient, and his ability to navigate political turbulence has strengthened his position. His leadership, which has combined a strong stance on tribal rights with social welfare initiatives, has earned him both loyal supporters and vocal critics. Regardless of the result, Hemant Soren’s career stands as a testament to his determination to fight for the rights and dignity of Jharkhand’s tribal population. (with inputs from PTI)mnl168 free 100 no deposit 2021 。

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A ninth American telecommunications firm has fallen victim to a significant Chinese espionage operation, according to White House reports. The breach, part of the scheme named 'Salt Typhoon,' provided Beijing officials access to private US texts and calls. This revelation comes after the Biden administration revealed the extent of the hacking campaign earlier this month, already implicating eight other telecom companies and numerous other nations. Deputy National Security Adviser Anne Neuberger announced the latest victim after providing guidance for companies on identifying intruders. The hacking operation undermined telecom networks to retrieve call records and access private communications. While the FBI hasn't named any victims, officials believe high-level US government members and political figures were targeted. Neuberger stressed the urgency for compulsory cybersecurity measures, a topic for the Federal Communications Commission's agenda next month. (With inputs from agencies.)

Since it was formed in 2000, the mineral-rich state of Jharkhand has been riven by multiple fault lines. But none were as prominent as the social one between the tribal communities, which form a little over a fourth of the state’s population, and non-tribal communities. The tension between these two large umbrella groups created an instability that ensured that no government could complete a five-year term and return to power. They were also spatially segregated — the tribespeople largely in the Santhal Parganas and Kolhan regions, and the non-tribal communities in the North Chhotanagpur region, also home to the coal mining and industrial corridor spread across the Dhanbad-Bokaro-Hazaribag belt. Going into the Jharkhand polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had a simple plan — limit the JMM-led alliance to the tribal-dominated regions, arrest Soren’s appeal among non-Santhal tribes (the chief minister belongs to the largest tribal community, the Santhals), and maximise its catchment among the non-tribal regions of the state. In a state where the mandate has been historically fragmented, the party had reason to believe this was a winning strategy, especially after the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) won all eight non-reserved Lok Sabha constituencies in this summer’s general elections. It had a reasonable belief that the tribal-non-tribal fault line could lend itself to communal polarisation. It did not work. Not only did the JMM-led alliance win the elections with a mandate higher than its tally in 2019, it also made Hemant Soren the first chief minister of the state to complete a full term (he was out of the saddle for about five months due to his imprisonment over corruption charges) and then retain power. More importantly, the JMM-led alliance’s commanding performance erased some of the historic differences between tribal and non-tribal seats, helping the INDIA bloc post victories across the board. How did it happen? The BJP ran an aggressive campaign focussed on alleged infiltration by outsiders and Bangladeshis into Jharkhand. The party released a television ad and told rally after rally that these outsiders were aimed at making indigenous communities homeless in Jharkhand, and that the JMM-led government was helping these outsiders to corner reservation benefits. The strategy was aimed at driving a wedge between the tribal and Muslim vote banks — two crucial bases of the JMM-led alliance. In response, the JMM didn’t engage directly with the allegation but only said that the protection of borders was the prerogative of the central government. Every time a senior BJP leader spoke about infiltration, the JMM sought to switch the conversation to Hemant Soren’s imprisonment and the treatment of a tribal man at the hands of the central government — a pitch it was relatively more confident about. In the battle between aggression and sympathy, the latter eventually won. Throughout the campaign, Soren was careful to keep the focus on himself and asked the BJP repeatedly who its chief ministerial candidate was. The BJP dithered on its answer even as many people expected Babulal Marandi, a former chief minister and the state unit chief, to step up if the party performed well. For some time, it appeared that Champai Soren, Hemant’s former lieutenant who became CM in his stead and then left the JMM after feeling sidelined, could fill the void. But the Kolhan Tiger didn’t have a pan-state appeal, and his influence was largely limited to his seat of Saraikela. A final blow to the BJP’s campaign came from an unexpected quarter — via a 29-year-old man with short-cropped hair and an aggressive tone. Whenever Jairam Mahto would go on the campaign trail, standing atop a car as two underlings grasped hold of a leg each, frenzied crowds would follow with loudspeakers blaring the slogans: “Dekho Dekho Kaun Aaya, Tiger Aaya, Tiger Aaya” (See, the Tiger has arrived) and “Jairam Mahto Zindabad” (Long Live Jairam Mahto). Mahto’s youthful pitch to the Kudmi community, focussing on self-respect, jobs, and economic security struck a chord in the impoverished mining belt. On Saturday, Mahto posted an emphatic victory from the JMM stronghold of Dumri, defeating sitting minister Bebi Devi. More importantly, candidates put up by his Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha played spoiler on 14 seats, ensuring the defeat of candidates from the BJP and its ally All Jharkhand Students Union in at least 11 seats. Mahto’s appeal damaged the BJP’s plans among its erstwhile loyal Kudmi-Mahto base and hurt the BJP’s chances among non-tribals. The tribal-non-tribal fault line had been bridged to an extent, but not in the way the BJP had intended.Japan's Nikkei index closed up 1.1 percent, boosted by comments from the Bank of Japan governor and share price gains for top-selling automaker Toyota. China's plans for massive bond issuances in 2025 also bolstered investor sentiment. "Even though many in the region are still shaking off a bit of a holiday hangover, with several markets closed for Boxing Day, Asian stocks opened higher, riding a favorable wave from China's financial bond juggernaut," said Stephen Innes from SPI Asset Management. In New York, major indices veered in and out of positive territory in a sleepy post-Christmas session. The broad-based S&P 500 finished down less than 0.1 percent. Large technology companies that have led the market in much of 2024 mostly took a breather. These included Netflix, Tesla and Amazon, all of which declined. "What's interesting today is that we're seeing small stocks bounce back a little bit," said Steve Sosnick of Interactive Brokers, noting that the Russell 2000 index put on 0.9 percent. Holiday consumer data showed a 3.8-percent increase in US retail spending from November 1 to December 24, according to a Mastercard SpendingPulse review of a key period for retailers. London Stockton, an analyst at Ned Davis Research, noted that the "Santa Claus rally could still be alive, with strong seasonality into the end of the year." Stock markets have traditionally fared well in the last five trading days of the year and the first two in the new year, a trend known as the "Santa Claus rally." Among a number of possible reasons advanced by experts include the festive holiday mood and purchasing ahead of the end of the tax year. Innes said remarks from Bank of Japan governor Kazuo Ueda in which he refrained from signaling a potential interest rate hike next month also "influenced bullish regional sentiments." Japanese market heavyweight Toyota ended nearly six percent higher after reports in the Nikkei business daily said it aimed to double its return on equity -- a key measure of a company's financial performance. 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