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The U.S. Treasury Department announced Friday that it is sanctioning Colombian President Gustavo Petro for “contributing to the global illegal drug trade.” Petro’s wife and son, as well as Colombia’s interior minister, were also sanctioned. “Since President Gustavo Petro took power, cocaine production in Colombia has surged to the highest levels in decades, flooding the United States and addicting Americans,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a statement. Petro, who has previously denied such accusations, immediately reacted to the announcement, telling X that he has hired an American lawyer and intends to fight the sanctions. “This action comes from a…
How do they choose castaways?Tens of thousands of people apply to appear on the show, and casting producers end up hiring a combination of many Survivor enthusiasts and people who often end up as models or actors. Still, recruited players must go through a complete casting process. “Believe it or not, we get a lot of applications from the same people every year,” former casting director Lynn Spielman, who worked on the show from its inception until 2018, told Reality Wanted. Presenter Jeff Probst is currently in charge of casting. “Typically, it goes something like this,” he outlined to Entertainment…
Jim Cramer’s CNBC Investment Club hosts a “Morning Meeting” livestream weekdays at 10:20 a.m. ET. A recap of Friday’s key moments. 1. Stock markets rose on Friday, with all three major indexes hitting new intraday highs. Weaker-than-expected inflation data increased investor optimism that the Federal Reserve will continue lowering interest rates to support the economy. “We’ve got better days ahead,” Jim Cramer said, noting that the 10-year Treasury yield was relatively unchanged. Nevertheless, Jim says, “What doesn’t seem strange to me is that the (S&P) oscillator is at 2.4.” Ten club names are expected to report next week: Squibb, Boeing,…
OpenAI recently launched a new app integration with ChatGPT. This allows you to connect your account directly to ChatGPT and ask your assistant to take action. For example, with Spotify integration, you can tell it to create personalized playlists that appear in the Spotify app. To get started, make sure you’re logged in to ChatGPT. Then, enter the name of the app you want to use at the beginning of the prompt, and ChatGPT will guide you through signing in and connecting your account. If you want to configure everything at once, go to the (Settings) menu and click (Apps…
It’s been a minute since the Desperate Housewives star lived on Wisteria Lane, but then she found a new address IRL.”I’ve spent my entire adult life here,” Eva told Marie Claire in November 2024 about leaving Los Angeles. “But even before[the pandemic]happened, things were changing. The atmosphere was different. Then COVID-19 happened and things reached breaking point. Whether it’s homelessness or taxes, I don’t want to blame California. I feel like this chapter of my life is over now.”Therefore, in recent years, the actress, her husband José Bastón, and their son Santiago have been splitting their time between Mexico and…
Goldman Sachs warns that investors’ once-strong risk appetite is beginning to wane, increasing the risk of a stock market downturn. The bank’s strategists said the risk appetite index had fallen to a more neutral level of around 0.2, marking a clear deterioration from the “Goldilocks” conditions that supported the market throughout the summer. Economists at Goldman expect U.S. growth to accelerate again in 2026, but the Wall Street investment bank said the odds of a sharp market decline outweigh the odds of a big rally. .SPX YTD Mountain S&P 500 Year-to-date “The increase in drawdown risk is driven by higher…
Meta is facing new pressure from OpenAI, the giant company behind ChatGPT. OpenAI is currently making waves in short-form videos with its viral hit “Sora 2.” The new app combines AI-powered video generation with a social feed that mimics TikTok and Instagram Reels. Less than five days after its September 30 launch, Sora 2 has racked up more than 1 million iOS downloads for Apple devices, despite being invite-only. This pace surpassed downloads for the ChatGPT app, which launched in May 2023, six months after the AI chatbot debuted on web browsers, marking the beginning of a historic rise in…
Paris — There were no surveillance cameras monitoring the second-floor balcony where thieves entered the Louvre to steal historic jewelry worth more than $100 million, the Louvre’s director told a French Senate committee hearing. Laurence de Caer told senators on Wednesday that the east balcony of the Apollo Gallery, where robbers used an angle grinder to enter the building on Sunday, was not covered by the museum’s aging camera system. “Unfortunately, on the Apollo Gallery side, the only camera installed is facing west, so the balcony affected by the break-in is not covered,” De Cars told the hearing, as French…
(For practical recommendations and nightly live videos, check out Mr. Carter’s worthycharting.com.) Zoom Communications (ZM), the darling of the coronavirus bull market, has since fallen back to earth and has been dead money ever since. The stock is currently showing signs of activity, and we believe this is a great opportunity on the long side at the moment. Zoom, the “tenbagger,” went from $63 in October 2019 to $589 by October 2020…and with just a little pull back, it was down 90% from its summer 2024 high to a low of $55. Still, the stock has been creeping higher since…
3 days left until the launch of TechCrunch Disrupt 2025. The Space Stage is ready to explore the future of space technology (and all other frontiers of innovation). Space leaders Adam Maher (Ursa), Dr. Lucy Hogue (Violet Institute), and Dr. Debra L. Emmons (Aerospace Corporation) reveal how AI is changing life in orbit. If you’re looking for insight, inspiration, and a front row seat to the next event, you’ve come to the right place. Save up to $444 with your pass before the doors open on October 27th. Plus, get 60% off guest passes or 15% to 30% off group…