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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes got back to climbing on Wednesday after the latest update on inflation appeared to clear the way for more help for the economy from the Federal Reserve . The S&P 500 rose 0.8% to break its first two-day losing streak in nearly a month and finished just short of its all-time high. Big Tech stocks led the way, which drove the Nasdaq composite up 1.8% to top the 20,000 level for the first time. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, meanwhile, lagged the market with a dip of 99 points, or 0.2%. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. Get any of our free email newsletters — news headlines, obituaries, sports, and more.Tugler has 17 off the bench in No. 7 Houston's 80-44 win over Hofstra
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Pentagon responds to theory about mysterious drones over USThe chairs of an annual science and technology conference say Nobel Prize recipient Geoffrey Hinton is donating some of his winnings to create a new award. They say of the Neural Information Processing Systems conference say the US$10,000 award will be handed out at the event each year. It will be given to teams of two or more researchers under the age of 40 who write a paper proposing a novel theory of how the brain works. The award will be named the Sejnowski-Hinton Prize after computational neurobiologist Terry Sejnowski and AI pioneer Hinton. Hinton received the Nobel for physics along with computer scientist John Hopfield earlier this week in Stockholm. Hinton has said he will also donate a portion of the 11 million Swedish kronor — about $1.4 million Canadian dollars — prize money he and Hopfield will split to Water First, an organization working to boost Indigenous access to water. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 13, 2024. Tara Deschamps, The Canadian PressThe standard Lorem Ipsum passage, used since the 1500s "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum." Section 1.10.32 of "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum", written by Cicero in 45 BC "Sed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem accusantium doloremque laudantium, totam rem aperiam, eaque ipsa quae ab illo inventore veritatis et quasi architecto beatae vitae dicta sunt explicabo. Nemo enim ipsam voluptatem quia voluptas sit aspernatur aut odit aut fugit, sed quia consequuntur magni dolores eos qui ratione voluptatem sequi nesciunt. Neque porro quisquam est, qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit, sed quia non numquam eius modi tempora incidunt ut labore et dolore magnam aliquam quaerat voluptatem. Ut enim ad minima veniam, quis nostrum exercitationem ullam corporis suscipit laboriosam, nisi ut aliquid ex ea commodi consequatur? Quis autem vel eum iure reprehenderit qui in ea voluptate velit esse quam nihil molestiae consequatur, vel illum qui dolorem eum fugiat quo voluptas nulla pariatur?" To keep reading, please log in to your account, create a free account, or simply fill out the form below.
If Tar Heels fans needed further proof a deal for Bill Belichick might be imminent ... look no further than his girlfriend's Instagram page -- she just followed two UNC cheer accounts. Jordon Hudson -- a former college cheerleader who still competes on the mats -- added @carolinacheerleading and @unc_allgirlcheer to her following list on Wednesday ... a clue that Belichick could be inching toward officially being named the next head coach of the Tar Heels football team. The first account Jordon subscribed to describes itself as the "official Instagram for the University of North Carolina cheerleading program," while the second touts itself to be the landing page for UNC's competitive club cheerleading squad. It, of course, doesn't mean Belichick's a lock for Chapel Hill -- but it's now the second time this week Hudson has offered up some clues on her social media page that a signed contract could be close. You'll recall, on Monday, she told a North Carolina fan she'd let Bill know they wanted him at UNC -- all while including a winky face and a blue heart. Belichick -- whose father actually helped coach UNC in the 1950s -- confirmed late Monday morning he has been in talks with UNC officials about the open job ... and reportedly, the two sides have mutual interest in one another. Still, no pen has reached paper yet ... but if it does -- it's clear Jordon, and maybe a bunch more in Carolina blue, wouldn't mind hitting a few flips over it.
The Kansas City Chiefs are patiently waiting to get back star running back Isiah Pacheco and defensive end Charles Omenihu. Both have been out for multiple weeks, with Omenihu not having made his 2024 NFL season debut. More news: Chiefs' Andy Reid Offers Injury Update on Isiah Pacheco, Charles Omenihu, Hollywood Brown Both Pacheco and Omenihu returned to practice last week, and Chiefs head coach Andy Reid stated then that the following week would determine their Week 12 playing status. So far, the week leading up to Week 12 has led to Pacheco and Omenihu remaining limited. The #Chiefs say that, just like Wednesday, everybody will work in some capacity. Reserve players Isiah Pacehco and Charles Omenihu were limited on Wednesday. Though every Chiefs player practiced in some capacity, Pacheco and Omenihu remain limited. Being limited in practice does not mean that both can't play on Sunday, but both are coming back from severe injuries. On Wednesday, Reid stated, "We'll see on both those two. Go through practice and see where we're at. Day-by-day type thing." With Pacheco and Omenihu still on a "day-to-day," designation and being limited, they are likely to have to go through significant strides to suit up on Sunday. The Chiefs would be a far more dangerous team with both back on the field, but there is no sense to rush their recovery either. The Chiefs are currently 9-1 on the season, and remain in the driver's seat for the AFC West, along with the entire AFC. They are getting healthy but it would be best not to rush their stars. Pacheco has been out since Week 2 when he fractured his fibula. The fracture was not season-ending, hence his ability to suit up again so soon. Still, he has been working his way back in practice since last week and his limited status might be a precaution for him not to reaggravate his injury. Omenihu has been recovering from a torn ACL that he suffered in the AFC Championship game in 2023. A torn ACL can typically take up to a year to recover from, and his being able to also make it back to the field sooner than a year is fantastic. However, the Chiefs are also taking things slow with their star pass rusher. More news: Chiefs' Hollywood Brown Indicates Return in Cryptic Social Media Post The good news is that if Pacheco and Omenihu do not suit up for Week 12, they are all but guaranteed to be ready for Week 13. The Chiefs will face off against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, followed by the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 13. Both are very winnable games and ones that the Chiefs might consider in terms of allowing both Pacheco and Omenihu to get back on the field too early. For more on the Chiefs, head to Newsweek Sports .Mariah Carey cancels 2 New York, New Jersey Christmas concerts
, owned by , have suffered worldwide outages. "We are aware of some issues accessing . and are starting to see most people return to normal," the company said via social network X. The incidents in the messaging service and the social networks and started at around , according to the specialized portal , which records this type of international outage. "We hope things will be back to normal soon," said those responsible for at . In , companies have also suffered two other major outages: on March 5 and April 3. In all cases, the incident was resolved quickly. In the third outage, on , both and recorded their peak number of incidents at around 19:15 hours and then the curve went down, according to the specialized website . In the case of , the peak of incidents, despite dropping significantly after , has again reached a new high at . From then on, the graph on problems in the messaging service began to decline gradually. WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook crash memes As is almost a tradition in these outages, was quick to flood with to portray the company's technical problems. On own platform, X, formerly Twitter, many people were ironic about the need for to report its technical problems on this social network.
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Mariah Carey cancels 2 New York, New Jersey Christmas concertsKayla Oaddams/FilmMagic have made their red carpet debut! After seven years together, the couple finally walked the carpet side-by-side at the Los Angeles premiere of Hoult's new film, Hoult, 35, channeled the trend in a chocolate brown suit, including a brown shirt and brown tie. Bryana, 31, opted for a black satin gown with a square neckline. She added a subtle pop of color with red nail polish and wore her blonde hair in loose curls. Hoult stars in the Robert Eggers-directed horror film along with Aaron Taylor-Johnson, , and . Kayla Oaddams/FilmMagic Related: Hoult seemingly confirmed that he and Holly were married at the 2024 Governors Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, Nov. 17, when While chatting with about Holly's scared reaction to the horror flick, the actor said, "Afterwards, I remember I had my wife's nails imprinted on my hand. I was like, 'Oh my gosh, this was tense.'" Jon Kopaloff/Getty In an interview with PEOPLE, the actor said of speculation around the couple's marital status, "I think it's fairly clear." "I feel like it's fairly from my comments," he added. Hoult and Holly, a model, have been together for nearly eight years and share two kids: son , 6, and a second child born in 2022, whose name and sex have yet to be announced. In March, Hoult and son Joaquin made , sitting courtside at an Atlanta Hawks' home game against the Milwaukee Bucks. Allen Berezovsky/Getty The family keeps their private life out of the spotlight, but in December 2023, Holly made a rare post on social media about her longtime love, sharing a featuring the couple in honor of their seventh anniversary. For the upcoming holidays, Hoult looks forward to enjoying some family traditions. "I play this really silly game where you have to roll dice," the actor told E! News, "and when someone gets a six, they have to put on oven gloves, a hat, a scarf, and then grab a knife and fork and try and eat the chocolate bar, and eat as much as they can of the chocolate bar before the next person in the circle rolls a six. It's [a] fun game." is in theaters Dec. 25. Read the original article onNEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes got back to climbing on Wednesday after the latest update on inflation appeared to clear the way for more help for the economy from the Federal Reserve . The S&P 500 rose 0.8% to break its first two-day losing streak in nearly a month and finished just short of its all-time high. Big Tech stocks led the way, which drove the Nasdaq composite up 1.8% to top the 20,000 level for the first time. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, meanwhile, lagged the market with a dip of 99 points, or 0.2%. Stocks got a boost as expectations built that Wednesday’s inflation data will allow the Fed to deliver another cut to interest rates at its meeting next week. Traders are betting on a nearly 99% probability of that, according to data from CME Group, up from 89% a day before. If they’re correct, it would be a third straight cut by the Fed after it began lowering rates in September from a two-decade high. It’s hoping to support a slowing job market after getting inflation nearly all the way down to its 2% target. Lower rates would give a boost to the economy and to prices for investments, but they could also provide more fuel for inflation. “The data have given the Fed the ‘all clear’ for next week, and today’s inflation data keep a January cut in active discussion,” according to Ellen Zentner, chief economic strategist for Morgan Stanley Wealth Management. Expectations for a series of cuts to rates by the Fed have been one of the main reasons the S&P 500 has set an all-time high 57 times this year , with the latest coming last week. The biggest boosts for the index on Wednesday came from Nvidia and other Big Tech stocks. Their massive growth has made them Wall Street’s biggest stars for years, though other kinds of stocks have recently been catching up somewhat amid hopes for the broader U.S. economy. Tesla jumped 5.9% to finish above $420 at $424.77. It’s a level that Elon Musk made famous in a 2018 tweet when he said he had secured funding to take Tesla private at $420 per share . Stitch Fix soared 44.3% after the company that sends clothes to your door reported a smaller loss for the latest quarter than analysts expected. It also gave financial forecasts for the current quarter that were better than expected, including for revenue. GE Vernova rallied 5% for one of the biggest gains in the S&P 500. The energy company that spun out of General Electric said it would pay a 25 cent dividend every three months, and it approved a plan to send up to another $6 billion to its shareholders by buying back its own stock. On the losing end of Wall Street, Dave & Buster’s Entertainment tumbled 20.1% after reporting a worse loss for the latest quarter than expected. It also said CEO Chris Morris has resigned, and the board has been working with an executive-search firm for the last few months to find its next permanent leader. Albertsons fell 1.5% after filing a lawsuit against Kroger, saying it didn’t do enough for their proposed $24.6 billion merger agreement to win regulatory clearance. Albertsons said it’s seeking billions of dollars in damages from Kroger, whose stock rose 1%. A day earlier, judges in separate cases in Oregon and Washington nixed the supermarket giants’ merger. The grocers contended a combination could have helped them compete with big retailers like Walmart, Costco and Amazon, but critics said it would hurt competition. After terminating the merger agreement with Kroger, Albertsons said it plans to boost its dividend 25% and increased the size of its program to buy back its own stock. Macy’s slipped 0.8% after cutting some of its financial forecasts for the full year of 2024, including for how much profit it expects to make off each $1 of revenue. All told, the S&P 500 rose 49.28 points to 6,084.19. The Dow dipped 99.27 to 44,148.56, and the Nasdaq composite rallied 347.65 to 20,034.89. In the bond market, the yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 4.27% from 4.23% late Tuesday. The two-year Treasury yield, which more closely tracks expectations for the Fed, edged up to 4.15% from 4.14%. In stock markets abroad, indexes rose across much of Europe and Asia. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was an outlier and slipped 0.8% as Chinese leaders convened an annual planning meeting in Beijing that is expected to set economic policies and growth targets for the coming year. South Korea’s Kospi rose 1%, up for a second straight day as it climbs back following last week’s political turmoil where its president briefly declared martial law. AP Writers Matt Ott and Zimo Zhong contributed.