➤ Sens. Joe Manchin and Peter Welch introduced a bill calling for a constitutional amendment to limit Supreme Court justices to one 18-year term, with a new term starting every two years. (More)  

➤ Lara Trump, President-elect Donald Trump's daughter-in-law, announced Sunday that she would resign as RNC co-chair and expressed interest in the Florida Senate seat to be vacated by Sen. Marco Rubio. (More) 

➤ Alina Habba, President-elect Donald Trump’s former defense attorney and legal spokesperson, was selected to serve as counselor to the president, Trump announced Sunday. (More)  

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➤ The New York Jets were officially eliminated from the playoffs on Sunday, marking the 14th consecutive season for the team without a playoff berth. It is the longest active streak in American professional sports. (More)

➤ The NBA is reportedly in serious conversations with FIBA (the international governing body for the sport of basketball) about starting an NBA-owned league in Europe. (More)

➤ Tennessee is the new No. 1 ranked men’s basketball team in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, replacing Kansas, which dropped to No. 10 after losses to Creighton and Missouri. (See Poll)  

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Taste of Home has compiled a list of the most popular holiday cocktails in every state, revealing that Christmas punch and eggnog are the nation’s top drinks. (See Map)  

Volunteers have decorated the historic S.S. City of Milwaukee, a steel-hulled car ferry with 2,000 feet of twinkling lights, creating a festive display visible from U.S. 31 and Arthur Street in Manistee Township, Michigan. (See Ship)  

A list of the 39 best Christmas movies on Netflix features a mix of nontraditional films like Hot Frosty and The Merry Gentlemen to more traditional family films like Klaus and The Christmas Chronicles. (See List) 

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Daily Market Report   12/09/2024

➤ Big Stock Move: Hershey's stock jumped 11% Monday on reports that Oreo maker Mondelez is attempting another takeover of the chocolate company. (More) 

➤ Comcast stock tumbled nearly 10% after Comcast Cable CEO Dave Watson said he expected to lose over 100,000 broadband customers during the fourth quarter in an “intensely competitive” environment. (More) 

➤ The percentage of households expecting their financial situation to be better a year from now jumped to 37.6%, the highest since before the Covid pandemic, according to a New York Fed survey. (More) 

➤ American Airlines halted its plans to resume flights to Haiti in February as violence worsened in the country. American stopped flying to Port-au-Prince after Spirit and JetBlue aircraft were hit by gunfire last month. (More) 

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➤ The Pentagon has temporarily grounded its V-22 Osprey fleet, citing weakened metal components as a potential factor in a near crash. (More)  

➤ A NASA exoplanet-searching satellite has discovered only the fourth known "hot Neptune," a planet roughly the size of Neptune but orbiting extremely close to its host star. (More)  

➤ Mysterious, unidentified drones, some believed to be car-sized, continue to be reported flying over New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania since November, with at least one incident delaying a medevac helicopter. (See Video)  

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➤ Frontier Airlines announced it will add first-class seating starting in 2025, replacing the first two rows with roomier seats as the budget carrier attempts to upgrade its customer experience. (More)

➤ Underground cities offered unique advantages in ancient civilizations. Discover Magazine's list of five of them highlights centuries-old sites you can visit in Turkey, France, Italy, Poland, and even the U.S. (See Photos)

➤ Grímsey, a tiny island off Iceland, is home to approximately 1 million seabirds, 20 human residents, and visiting nature lovers from around the world. (See Photos)

➤ The oldest known marble Ten Commandments tablet, dating from 300-800 AD, is expected to fetch up to $2 million at a Dec. 18 Sotheby’s auction. (More)  

➤ Pop superstar Taylor Swift’s two-year, 149-show Eras Tour grossed an estimated $2.2 billion, setting a record as the highest-grossing tour in history. (More)  

➤ Authorities arrested a 31-year-old man Sunday for allegedly attempting to hijack a Mexican flight to the U.S., attacking a flight attendant, and trying to storm the cockpit. (More)  

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Yesterday's Results:

Are you interested in the college football playoffs?

1. Yes, totally: 35.9%
2. Not at all: 31.9%
3. Meh: 18.7%
4. Just my team: 13.5%

Today's Trivia

What is the most-watched Christmas movie in the U.S.?

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