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The US is set to drop a $10 million bounty on Syrian rebel leader Mohammed al-Jolani.
 
  • The US plans to remove a $10 million bounty on HTS leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani.
  • It follows a meeting between US diplomats and the Syrian rebel leader earlier this week.
  • Jolani has worked to portray himself as a more moderate leader to the West.

The US is set to remove a $10 million bounty on Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the opposition group


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Richard Marcus was a casino cheat in Las Vegas for 25 years. He says he used a mixture of chip scams and social engineering to con casinos such as Caesars Palace, the MGM Grand, and the Riviera out of millions of dollars. Though he was tailed by private investigators, he was never caught.

Marcus discusses the influence of the Italian Mafia in Las Vegas and his early years of being recruited while


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Boeing has faced a near-constant string of hurdles in 2024.
  • Boeing is having a rough year.
  • The company has faced mechanical problems, lawsuits, a leadership shake-up, and layoffs.
  • Here's a breakdown of how Boeing's year has gone from bad to worse.

Boeing has been going through it this year.

From losing a door plug on an Alaska Airlines flight, causing a side panel to blow


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Asus has announced the Asus NUC 14 Pro AI, the first Copilot Plus-capable AI mini PC that crams an Intel Core Ultra 9 processor into a form factor resembling a black M4 Mac Mini. First introduced at IFA in September, Asus is providing a little more detail about the mini PC’s specs than it did before, but still isn’t saying it will become available or how much it



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Zelle, the payments app you likely use primarily to send rent to your landlord, is at the center of a lawsuit announced Friday by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).

The CFPB is suing the fintech firm Early Warning Services — the bank-owned company that runs Zelle — as well as JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo, claiming that customers of the banks lost more than $870


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House Speaker Mike Johnson's vow that the federal government won't shutdown is holding true.
  • House lawmakers voted to avoid a federal government shutdown on Friday.
  • The Senate passed the stopgap funding bill minutes after the midnight deadline passed.
  • The vote caps a week full of drama on Capitol Hill.

President Joe Biden signed a stopgap funding bill on Saturday that


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There are three different Christmas trees: one from Riggs, Washington, DC, another from Hotel de Russie in Rome, and the last one from The Charles Hotel in Munich.
Several luxury hotels across the world collaborated with luxury brands — from Dolce & Gabbana to Jenny Packham — and artists to elevate their festive tree displays.
  • Hotels around the world collaborate with luxury brands for their Christmas decorations.
  • Some trees, like the one at Mandarin Oriental Jumeira in Dubai, have been designed by jewelers