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Bake Off fans divided as very first Welsh winner is crowned despite thinking it was 'game over'Brittany Mahomes is her husband’s biggest fan. Brittany, 29, took to Instagram on Sunday, December 8, to gush over Patrick Mahomes ’ game day look. Ahead of the Kansas City Chiefs vs. Los Angeles Chargers game, Patrick, 29, looked handsome in a light brown jacket featuring a coffee collar and four large pockets on the body. Patrick paired the top with matching tan pants and a lighter T-shirt. The quarterback added even more drip to his ensemble with back sunglasses featuring white rims, a dark backpack and ivory sneakers. His brunette hair was shaved at the sides with the rest of his mane neatly curled. “I take pride in styling my husband, but I mean damn he looks good in everything 😊,” Brittany, who is currently expecting her third baby with Patrick, captioned a post of Patrick that showed him entering Arrowhead Stadium. A post shared by Kansas City Chiefs (@chiefs) Fans agreed with Brittany in the Chiefs’ official account’s comments section. “Best game fit thus farrrr 🔥🔥,” one social media user wrote. A second added, “Looks fabulous!” A third fan complimented his hairdo, writing, “QB1 with a fresh cut (I see those lines 🔥) Let’s go, Chiefs! ❤️💛💪🏼.” (The Chiefs ended up defeating the Charges with a final score of 19 to 17.) You have successfully subscribed. By signing up, I agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy and to receive emails from Us Weekly Check our latest news in Google News Check our latest news in Apple News Brittany looked just as showstopping at the Sunday Chiefs game, wearing a patent leather Dolce & Gabbana trench coat (4,695), a ribbed white sweater from L’Academie ($168) and straight Re/done jeans ($325). Brittany further glammed up her look with white Fendi booties featuring an artistic gold heel ($750) and a checkered purse from Bottega Veneta ($2,600). In true Brittany fashion , her platinum blonde hair was styled in a voluminous coif with her crown pulled into a pony. The rest of her mane was curled and worn down. The Mahomes could easily win a Super Bowl for their killer fashion sense alone.
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International Institute of St. Louis' CEO is outSIMON Harris has said he is moving on after his meeting with a care worker in Cork on Friday went viral. The Taoiseach caused controversy after he spoke to Charlotte Fallon, a disability worker with St Joseph’s Foundation. RTE footage posted to X showed Mr Harris on a canvass in Kanturk when Ms Fallon told the Taoiseach carers “were ignored” and the Government has “done nothing for us”. Mr Harris responded by saying: “No, not at all”, and “that’s not true” several times before shaking her hand. When asked whether he thought the clip would overshadow the Fine Gael campaign, Mr Harris said people would vote for the best plan on offer. He said: “I hope people like to see humility in politics and if you get something wrong, you come out and you own it. “I’m human, I make mistakes. But you know what I do when I make a mistake? I own it. “There’s been far too many occasions during General Elections in this country and abroad where something goes wrong on the campaign trail and people dilly dally and debate for days. "You know what? I put my hands up. I got it completely wrong. I was wrong, simple as.” Mr Harris has since spoken to Ms Fallon to apologise and said he was committed to improving disability services. Asked about the encounter, Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald said Ms Fallon had spoken “truth to power”. She added: “The unfortunate thing is, in this case, power didn’t want to hear the truth, and that’s hugely, hugely problematic. “You hear all sorts of things out on the campaign trail. I think a wise leader, a person who would wish to be Taoiseach, listens and accepts that when somebody is telling you that your policies are hurting, hurting them, hurting the people that they represent and work for — you should hear that lesson. “If you’re not hearing that lesson, you’re not going to change your approach and in that meeting that happened in Kanturk, I think people just got a glimpse of actually what it would mean for Fine Gael to be back in government with Fianna Fail , because it is their approach. “They don’t listen, don’t respond, and seem to think, astonishingly, that people ought to be grateful for their efforts, rather than hearing, reflecting and changing.” SIMON Harris is the current leader of the Fine Gael political party in Ireland. Wicklow TD Harris took over the position after former party leader and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar announced he was stepping down in March of 2024. Taking over the helm as Taoiseach in April, Harris became the youngest person ever to hold the job - at 37. Harris was first elected as a TD in 2011 and went on to act as a Junior Minister in the Department of Finance from 2014 before being thrust into the role of Minister for Health when Fine Gael came into power in 2016. Unlike his predecessors and the other leaders in the Dail , Simon grew up in a non-political family. He went to a public school, and admitted that he was an "accidental politician" after being inspired into public life by a desire to help his younger brother, who was diagnosed with autism when they were children. He said: "In many ways, I’m an accidental politician. I ended up in politics when my brother was born with autism and I stood as a moody teenager, and started campaigning in Wicklow , saying there has to be a better way of providing educational supports for people with autism." Behind the politics, Simon is also a husband and a father, sharing two children with his wife Caoimhe. Harris got down and one knee at their home in Co Wicklow and proposed in July 2016 after the couple had been together for seven years. The couple welcomed their first child, Saoirse, in January 2019, when he was Minister for Health, followed by their son, Cillian, in 2021. Simon previously opened up on how being a dad influenced his beliefs. He said: "I would have been very aware of the challenges and difficulties that people could face and the huge journeys people go through in relation to IVF, surrogacy, miscarriage. Thankfully we were blessed and we didn’t experience any of those things.”
U.S. stocks closed at more records after Donald Trump’s latest talk about tariffs created only some ripples on Wall Street. The S&P 500 rose 0.6% to reach another all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.3% to its own record set the day before, while the Nasdaq composite rose 0.6% as Big Tech stocks helped lead the way. Stock markets abroad saw mostly modest losses, after President-elect Trump said he plans to impose sweeping tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China as soon as he takes office. U.S. automakers and other companies that could be hurt particularly by such tariffs fell. On Tuesday: The S&P 500 rose 34.26 points, or 0.6%, to 6,021.63. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 123.74 points, or 0.3%, to 44,860.31. The Nasdaq composite rose 119.46 points, or 0.6%, to 19,174.30. The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies fell 17.72 points, or 0.7%, to 2,424.31. For the week: The S&P 500 is up 52.29 points, or 0.9%. The Dow is up 563.80 points, or 1.3%. The Nasdaq is up 170.65 points, or 0.9%. The Russell 2000 is up 17.64 points, or 0.7%. For the year: The S&P 500 is up 1,251.80 points, or 26.2%. The Dow is up 7,170.77 points, or 19%. The Nasdaq is up 4,162.95 points, or 27.7%. The Russell 2000 is up 397.23 points, or 19.6%.Eagles seek 7th straight win while Rams try to keep pace in crowded NFC West raceSoccer-Keeping fans happy is Chelsea's aim, says Maresca
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose to records Tuesday after Donald Trump’s latest talk about tariffs created only some ripples on Wall Street, even if they could roil the global economy were they to take effect. The S&P 500 climbed 0.6% to top the all-time high it set a couple weeks ago. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 123 points, or 0.3%, to its own record set the day before, while the Nasdaq composite gained 0.6% as Microsoft and Big Tech led the way. Stock markets abroad mostly fell after President-elect Trump said he plans to impose sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China once he takes office. But the movements were mostly modest. Stock indexes were down 0.1% in Shanghai and nearly flat in Hong Kong, while Canada’s main index edged down by less than 0.1%. Trump has often praised the use of tariffs , but investors are weighing whether his latest threat will actually become policy or is just an opening point for negotiations. For now, the market seems to be taking it more as the latter. The consequences otherwise for markets and the global economy could be painful. Unless the United States can prepare alternatives for the autos, energy products and other goods that come from Mexico, Canada and China, such tariffs would raise the price of imported items all at once and make households poorer, according to Carl Weinberg and Rubeela Farooqi, economists at High Frequency Economics. They would also hurt profit margins for U.S. companies, while raising the threat of retaliatory tariffs by other countries. And unlike tariffs in Trump’s first term, his latest proposal would affect products across the board. General Motors sank 9%, and Ford Motor fell 2.6% because both import automobiles from Mexico. Constellation Brands, which sells Modelo and other Mexican beer brands in the United States, dropped 3.3%. The value of the Mexican peso fell 1.8% against the U.S. dollar. Beyond the pain such tariffs would cause U.S. households and businesses, they could also push the Federal Reserve to slow or even halt its cuts to interest rates. The Fed had just begun easing its main interest rate from a two-decade high a couple months ago to offer support for the job market . While lower interest rates can boost the economy, they can also offer more fuel for inflation. “Many” officials at the Fed’s last meeting earlier this month said they should lower rates gradually, according to minutes of the meeting released Tuesday afternoon. The talk about tariffs overshadowed another mixed set of profit reports from U.S. retailers that answered few questions about how much more shoppers can keep spending. They’ll need to stay resilient after helping the economy avoid a recession, despite the high interest rates imposed by the Fed to get inflation under control. A report on Tuesday from the Conference Board said confidence among U.S. consumers improved in November, but not by as much as economists expected. Kohl’s tumbled 17% after its results for the latest quarter fell short of analysts’ expectations. CEO Tom Kingsbury said sales remain soft for apparel and footwear. A day earlier, Kingsbury said he plans to step down as CEO in January. Ashley Buchanan, CEO of Michaels and a retail veteran, will replace him. Best Buy fell 4.9% after likewise falling short of analysts’ expectations. Dick’s Sporting Goods topped forecasts for the latest quarter thanks to a strong back-to-school season, but its stock lost an early gain to fall 1.4%. Still, more stocks rose in the S&P 500 than fell. J.M. Smucker had one of the biggest gains and climbed 5.7% after topping analysts’ expectations for the latest quarter. CEO Mark Smucker credited strength for its Uncrustables, Meow Mix, Café Bustelo and Jif brands. Big Tech stocks also helped prop up U.S. indexes. Gains of 3.2% for Amazon and 2.2% for Microsoft were the two strongest forces lifting the S&P 500. All told, the S&P 500 rose 34.26 points to 6,021.63. The Dow gained 123.74 to 44,860.31, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 119.46 to 19,174.30. In the bond market, Treasury yields held relatively steady following their big drop from a day before driven by relief following Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary. The yield on the 10-year Treasury inched up to 4.29% from 4.28% late Monday, but it’s still well below the 4.41% level where it ended last week. In the crypto market, bitcoin continued to pull back after topping $99,000 for the first time late last week. It’s since dipped back toward $91,000, according to CoinDesk. It’s a sharp turnaround from the bonanza that initially took over the crypto market following Trump’s election. That boom had also appeared to have spilled into some corners of the stock market. Strategists at Barclays Capital pointed to stocks of unprofitable companies, along with other areas that can be caught up in bursts of optimism by smaller-pocketed “retail” investors. AP Business Writer Elaine Kurtenbach contributed.San Francisco wins 85-64 over Fordham
After announcing he would not return to Congress, Matt Gaetz appears to be trying out a new career option: creating personalized videos for his fans on Cameo. Gaetz, a former Florida representative, joined the platform Friday, a day after he withdrew his name from consideration to serve as President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general amid sexual misconduct allegations. Watch NBC Bay Area News 📺 Streaming free 24/7 There, he’s been doling out paid holiday wishes, marriage congratulations and career pep talks. As of Sunday night, Gaetz is charging a minimum of $550 per video, which so far have averaged about a minute and a half in length. “I served in Congress,” his Cameo page reads, alluding to his recent resignation and subsequent announcement that he does not plan to retake his House seat. “Trump nominated me to be US Attorney General (that didn’t work out). Once I fired the House Speaker.” The speaker he "fired" hints at his feud with Kevin McCarthy, whom he played a pivotal role in ousting last year when Gaetz forced a House vote that led to McCarthy's removal from office. A representative for Gaetz did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Gaetz announced Thursday his decision to take himself out of the running for attorney general, writing on X , “While the momentum was strong, it is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work of the Trump/Vance Transition.” His potential appointment was overshadowed by several allegations of sexual misconduct, including allegations that he had sex with a 17-year-old at a party in 2017 . He was also investigated by the Justice Department — which he would have led had he been confirmed — related to allegations of sex trafficking and sex with a minor. Gaetz has vehemently denied allegations of sexual misconduct, and the investigation ended with no charges against him. Gaetz’s resignation last week also effectively ended a House Ethics Committee investigation into the allegations against him, which had been ongoing intermittently since 2021. From Capitol Hill to Cameo Cameo, the celebrity video message app, which launched in 2017, allows users to purchase custom shoutouts from famous figures who join the app. Fans on Cameo commonly request these videos, priced by the celebrities themselves, for special occasions such as birthdays, anniversaries and graduations. Despite facing some financial trouble in recent years, Cameo has remained a fixture for some public figures seeking an extra source of income. It’s become a notorious marketplace for fan-requested videos from pop culture’s most dramatic and villainized personalities, which often go viral when posted to social media platforms like TikTok and X. In one video, Gaetz, a Republican, filmed himself congratulating a recipient for making partner at their law firm while acknowledging their political differences. “Look, I know your politics and mine may not align specifically, but you know, our career trajectories might not be either. I mean, here you are making partner, and my legal career took a little bit of a different turn this last week,” Gaetz said. “But you know what? Work hard, get paid a lot of money, do a lot of great things as a practitioner and counselor at law, and you know, you never know. You could be an attorney general nominee, too.” Other videos feature Gaetz thanking his recipients for “backing President Trump and all of our efforts to save the country” and being “there for MAGA.” He also roasted one recipient for “betting on things like... Kamala Harris to be the President of the United States. You got to get better habits for that — bet on Trump.” Gaetz is following in the footsteps of other embattled politicians such as former Rep. George Santos , who turned to the platform after he was ousted from the House late last year amid allegations of wire fraud and identity theft. Earlier this year, Santos made his drag queen persona available on the app as well. He has since pleaded guilty to a pair of felony fraud charges. Also on Cameo are Rod Blagojevich, the former Illinois governor who was removed from office and incarcerated on charges of public corruption, and Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor who was indicted on charges related to alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia. Giuliani has pleaded not guilty to the charges in the Georgia election interference case. He was also found liable for defaming two Georgia election workers . Michael Cohen, Trump’s former attorney who pleaded guilty to and served time in prison for federal crimes, is also active on the app. Other political figures on Cameo include former Alaska governor Sarah Palin, former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski and Fox News commentator Tomi Lahren. This article first appeared on NBCNews.com . Read more from NBC News here:Gvardiol, Ederson shambolic in latest Manchester City exposé as giddy Liverpool, Salah await
Stocks closed higher on Wall Street, giving the market its fifth gain in a row and notching another record high for the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% Friday. The Dow added 1%, and the Nasdaq composite tacked on 0.2%. Retailers had some of the biggest gains. Gap soared after reporting quarterly results that easily beat analysts’ estimates. EchoStar fell after DirecTV called off its purchase of that company’s Dish Network unit. European markets closed mostly higher and Asian markets ended mixed. Treasury yields held relatively steady in the bond market. Crude oil prices gained ground. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below. Stocks rose on Wall Street in afternoon trading Friday, keeping the market on track for its fifth straight gain. The S&P 500 was up 0.2% and was solidly on track for a weekly gain that will erase most of last week's loss. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 333 points, or 0.8%, and the Nasdaq composite was essentially flat with a gain of less than 0.1% as of 3:07 p.m. Eastern. Markets have been volatile over the last few weeks, losing ground in the runup to elections in November, then surging following Donald Trump's victory, before falling again. The S&P 500 has been steadily rising throughout this week to within close range of its record. “Overall, market behavior has normalized following an intense few weeks,” said Mark Hackett, chief of investment research at Nationwide, in a statement. Several retailers jumped after giving Wall Street encouraging financial updates. Gap soared 10.8% after handily beating analysts' third-quarter earnings and revenue expectations, while raising its own revenue forecast for the year. Discount retailer Ross Stores rose 1.5% after raising its earnings forecast for the year. EchoStar fell 2.4% after DirecTV called off its purchase of that company's Dish Network unit. Smaller company stocks had some of the biggest gains. The Russell 2000 index rose 1.8%. A majority of stocks in the S&P 500 were gaining ground, but those gains were kept in check by slumps for several big technology companies. Nvidia fell 3.3%. Its pricey valuation makes it among the heaviest influences on whether the broader market gains or loses ground. The company has grown into a nearly $3.6 trillion behemoth because of demand for its chips used in artificial-intelligence technology. Intuit, which makes TurboTax and other accounting software, fell 5.6%. It gave investors a quarterly earnings forecast that fell short of analysts’ expectations. Facebook owner Meta Platforms fell 0.8% following a decision by the Supreme Court to allow a multibillion-dollar class action investors’ lawsuit to proceed against the company. It stems from the privacy scandal involving the Cambridge Analytica political consulting firm. European markets closed mostly higher and Asian markets ended mixed. Crude oil prices rose. Treasury yields held relatively steady in the bond market. The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 4.41% from 4.42% late Thursday. In the crypto market, Bitcoin hovered around $99,000, according to CoinDesk. It has more than doubled this year and first surpassed the $99,000 level on Thursday. Retailers remained a big focus for investors this week amid close scrutiny on consumer spending habits headed into the holiday shopping season. Walmart, the nation's largest retailer, reported a quarter of strong sales and gave investors an encouraging financial forecast. Target, though, reported weaker earnings than analysts' expected and its forecast disappointed Wall Street. Consumer spending has fueled economic growth, despite a persistent squeeze from inflation and high borrowing costs. Inflation has been easing and the Federal Reserve has started trimming its benchmark interest rates. That is likely to help relieve pressure on consumers, but any major shift in spending could prompt the Fed to reassess its path ahead on interest rates. Also, any big reversals on the rate of inflation could curtail spending. Consumer sentiment remains strong, according to the University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index. It revised its latest figure for November to 71.8 from an initial reading of 73 earlier this month, though economists expected a slight increase. It's still up from 70.5 in October. The survey also showed that consumers' inflation expectations for the year ahead fell slightly to 2.6%, which is the lowest reading since December of 2020. Wall Street will get another update on how consumers feel when the business group The Conference Board releases its monthly consumer confidence survey on Tuesday. A key inflation update will come on Wednesday when the U.S. releases its October personal consumption expenditures index. The PCE is the Fed's preferred measure of inflation and this will be the last PCE reading prior to the central bank's meeting in December.This Week in Web3: A Crypto-Friendly SEC, Stablecoins, and PaymentsDusty May, No. 14 Michigan try to continue strong start vs. Arkansas
Cryptocurrency may have started as a rebel yell against traditional finance, but its future is increasingly converging with it. And with the news Wednesday (Dec. 4) that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump plans to nominate Paul Atkins as chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), observers are hopeful that the crypto-friendly move could turn the industry from a volatile gamble into a stable powerhouse. Atkins, if confirmed by lawmakers, would succeed the current SEC chair Gary Gensler, who for years was considered by industry insiders to be the crypto sector’s public enemy number one. If the SEC under his leadership adopts a more cooperative crypto tone, it could unlock new opportunities for Web3 innovation. The shift comes at a critical moment, with several high-profile lawsuits — like those involving Coinbase and Ripple — reshaping how crypto companies operate in the U.S. A regulatory framework that balances investor protection with the sector’s need for experimentation could establish the U.S. as a global hub for crypto — something the industry has been clamoring for. Still, that’s not to say that crypto’s wild west days are far behind it. Regulators still need to keep an eye out for bad actors and fraud. News also broke this Wednesday that the United Kingdom’s national crime agency had uncovered a multibillion-dollar money laundering scheme run out of London, Moscow and Dubai that enabled bad actors such as Russian spies and European drug traffickers to evade sanctions using cryptocurrency. That’s part of why the next phase of the sector’s maturation will be so crucial. The Ongoing Evolution of the Crypto Landscape The convergence of Web3 and payments continues to pick up steam. Nuvei on Wednesday launched a blockchain-based payment solution for merchants across Latin America, saying it enables these businesses to make faster cross-border B2B payments and settlements. The new solution allows businesses to use a Visa -supported physical or virtual card to make payments using stablecoins from a digital asset wallet anywhere Visa is accepted. And with one of President-elect Donald Trump’s businesses, Trump Media & Technology (TMTG), reportedly eyeing getting into the crypto payments game, shopping with crypto is increasingly for more consumers than digital asset diehards and technophiles. Thanks to expanding merchant acceptance and dedicated payment processors, crypto holders can use their assets to purchase a variety of goods and services, ranging from food, airline tickets, jewelry, cars and houses . But trading and investing the digital assets remains their top use case, and one that crypto companies are innovating to cater to. On Wednesday (Dec. 4), cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase upgraded its Coinbase One subscription program and launched a new tier called Coinbase One Premium. Two days earlier, on Monday (Dec. 2), digital assets solutions provider BitGo debuted a dedicated retail platform , designed to offer retail customers access to BitGo’s digital asset trading, staking, wallets and qualified custody services. Still, it was reported Friday (Nov. 29) that retail investors may not be embracing the ongoing crypto boom the same way they did during the pandemic, perhaps because they’re recalling how quickly that 2021 bubble popped. Stablecoins and the Future of Finance Stablecoins have surged north of a $190 billion market capitalization, jumping 46% year over year. For example, Tether , issuer of USDT — the world’s largest stablecoin — has seen its stablecoin token’s circulation rise to almost $133 billion, accounting for nearly three-quarters of the stablecoin market. But, as a result of the European Union’s landmark Markets in Crypto-Assets Act (MiCA), Tether, which has faced controversy throughout its history, is pulling issuance and operational support for its euro-pegged stablecoin, EURT, in the region. Still, rather than pursuing EU’s MiCA compliance directly, Tether is reportedly pivoting its European strategy toward its Hadron platform , which will support MiCA-compliant stablecoins issued by other entities. Elsewhere, on Monday (Dec. 2), the blockchain-based payments solutions company Orbital announced the launch of its Stablecoin Payments Dashboard . “Stablecoins are transforming global commerce, but businesses lack clarity on how to leverage them effectively,” Orbital said in a news release . Still, with the news Monday (Dec. 2) that the Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) reportedly aims to prevent centralized exchanges from allowing their users to withdraw stablecoins to self-custodial wallets, it’s worth reiterating that a lot of the economics behind stablecoins and their monetization comes from interest income and is predicated on users holding, not using, their stablecoins. That’s why PYMNTS unpacked how , while the promise of stablecoins is immense, their adoption comes with nuanced considerations. For finance professionals , an understanding the operational benefits, regulatory landscape and strategic implications is critical for integrating stablecoins into modern treasury operations. After all, FinTech and crypto investor Marc Andreessen kicked off a firestorm over the weekend by alleging , on Joe Rogan’s podcast, that those two sectors — and dozens of companies backed by his namesake firm, Andreessen Horowitz — were being fundamentally “debanked” by U.S. financial institutions (FIs). But while the tech investor’s remarks may resonate with the frustrations of many in the cryptocurrency and FinTech sectors, the reality could be far more nuanced than an SEC or political assault on crypto and FinTech — and could be one that requires a particular eye toward compliance as a growth engine, rather than cost center.They were all exceptional – Mikel Arteta loved seeing Arsenal run riot in Lisbon
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