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US President- elect Donald Trump shared a parody video of National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation on Truth Social during Thanksgiving while humorously depicting US President Joe Biden and US Vice President Kamala Harris, reported Independent. According to Independent, the 35 second clip actually features Joe Biden with his head superimposed on Chevy Chase's character Clark Griswold while he carves a turkey surrounded by prominent Democrats, including Rep. Adam Schiff and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Schiff who is playing Cousin Eddie humorously asks for the turkey neck while Kamala Harris laughs in response. Also Read:Cyber Monday 2024: Target and Walmart unleash massive discounts | Top Deals

China which is claimed to be containing approximately 1,000 metric tons of gold eventually valued at around 600 billion yuan (US$83 billion), reported Science Alert. According to Science Alert, this find which is being reported by Chinese state media could actually be the largest gold reservoir ever uncovered while surpassing the 900 metric tons found in South Africa's South Deep mine. The Geological Bureau of Hunan Province identified 40 gold veins at a depth of 2 kilometers in Pingjiang County while initial estimates suggest that these veins alone hold 300 metric tons of gold. Also Read:Cyber Monday 2024: Target and Walmart unleash massive discounts | Top Deals

Gautam Adani responded by saying that this is not the first time the company has faced such challeneges and every attack made us stronger. «We had our successes, our challenges were even bigger. These challenges have not broken us. They made us tougher. We will rise stronger, said Adani while addressing the 51st Gem & Jewellery Awards, Jaipur. „Less than 2 weeks back, we faced allegations from the US. This is not the first time we faced such challenges. What I can tell you is that every attack makes us stronger,“ said Adani. U.S. authorities accused Adani, 62, his nephew and executive director Sagar Adani and managing director of Adani Green, Vneet S. Jaain, of being part of a scheme to pay bribes of $265 million to secure Indian solar power supply contracts, and misleading U.S. investors during fund raises there.

Houston Police Department released a dashcam video showing a 41-year-old woman being crushed to death by a police officer in front of her children. The incident took place on September 19 and the dashcam and body camera video were made public on Wednesday, ABC 13 reported.

8,000 global voters selected JPMorgan as the Ideal Employer in financial services. But it's men that make up a global majority of financial services professionals — and do women agree with their decision?

Are private equity firms sitting on massive writedowns that could destabilize the global financial system? It's a question for regulators like the Bank of England. It's also a question for analysts and associates at JPMorgan. 

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday said the Congress would work to establish a fair, balanced and strong judiciary that is not under pressure. Gandhi Vadra is in Wayanad, Kerala, on a two-day visit to thank voters for electing her with a huge margin. On the first day of her tour, she addressed voters at Thiruvambady assembly constituency in Kozhikode district and Nilambur, Wandoor and Ernad assembly constituencies in Malappuram district, pledging that she would not disappoint them. The 52-year-old AICC leader, who succeeded Rahul Gandhi as Wayanad MP, accused the BJP-led NDA of weakening the democratic institutions, and vowed to work to strengthen them. “We want to strengthen all the values of our Constitution.”

While retailers hope to go big this holiday season, customers may notice that the catalogs arriving in their mailboxes are smaller

weather forecasting. Republicans have the chance to make it better. One way Donald Trump may try to differentiate his second term from his first is by slashing the federal work force and budget and consolidating and restructuring a host of government agencies. For people who care about weather and climate, one of the most concerning proposals on the table is to dismantle the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The authors of Project 2025, a blueprint for the administration crafted by conservative organizations, claim erroneously that NOAA is «one of the main drivers of the climate change alarm industry» and should be «broken down and downsized.» An arm of Mr. Trump's team, the Department of Government Efficiency, to be led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, wants to eliminate $500 billion in spending by cutting programs whose funding has expired. That could include NOAA.

Black Friday sales experiencing significant growth. According to Salesforce, a software-as-a-service major tracking e-commerce activity in real-time, online shopping has seen a strong uptick in demand. As per Salesforce, the US holiday season which kicks off with Thanksgiving day generated $33.6 billion in sales online globally, increasing 6% on year. The US market alone was up 8% to $8.1 billion while Europe grew 10%. Adobe Analytics said US consumers had spent $7.9 billion online as of Friday afternoon, an increase of 8.2% over last year, with a projected final tally between $10.7 and $11 billion — an ecommerce record for Black Friday.

US Navy is transforming a costly flub into a potent weapon with the first shipborne hypersonic weapon, which is being retrofitted aboard the first of its three stealthy destroyers. The USS Zumwalt is at a Mississippi shipyard where workers have installed missile tubes that replace twin turrets from a gun system that was never activated because it was too expensive. Once the system is complete, the Zumwalt will provide a platform for conducting fast, precision strikes from greater distances, adding to the usefulness of the warship. «It was a costly blunder but the Navy could take victory from the jaws of defeat here, and get some utility out of them by making them into a hypersonic platform,» said Bryan Clark, a defense analyst at the Hudson Institute. The US has had several types of hypersonic weapons in development for the past two decades, but recent tests by both Russia and China have added pressure to the US military to hasten their production.

Crisil Ratings has reaffirmed its credit ratings for Adani Group entities, citing sufficient liquidity and robust operational cash flows despite ongoing legal challenges. It pointed out that lenders and investors haven't taken any negative actions against the group.

Vance, who captioned the image without hesitation, became the subject of widespread discussion, with many interpreting the meme as a symbol of his loyalty to Trump. The image triggered heated reactions across the political spectrum.

The United States and South Korea have accused the nuclear-armed North of sending more than 10,000 soldiers to help Russia fight Ukraine, with experts saying Kim is eager to gain advanced technology, and battle experience for his troops, in return. Kim, who met Belousov on Friday, blasted the recent decision by Western powers to permit Kyiv to strike inside Russia with their weapons, saying it constituted a «direct military intervention in the conflict», according to KCNA.

Diwali sales season, companies selling cosmetics, shoes, apparel, electronics and premium packaged foods are trying to liquidate stock by leveraging the Black Friday frenzy that is slowly making its way into India. Brands and retailers are offering discounts up to 50% at physical stores and on ecommerce platforms to push demand. Black Friday this year also coincides with salary payouts, which is prompting companies to sweeten deals to encourage consumers to spend. “Consumer demand during the year was not wow. But we believe Black Friday will create another occasion for consumption aided by good weather in the North,” said Pushpa Bector, senior executive director and business head at DLF Retail that owns several malls in North India. Nykaa, Myntra, Blinkit, Amazon, Tata Cliq, Samsung, LG, Xiaomi, Puma, H&M, Adidas, Levi’s and Skechers are among brands and platforms pushing Black Friday sales

«This is a question at hand,» Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told TASS news agency when asked whether Moscow was considering a resumption of tests. «And without anticipating anything, let me simply say that the situation is quite difficult. It is constantly being considered in all its components and in all its aspects.»

Jyotiraditya Scindia lashed out at the Opposition for raising doubts about Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), asserting that those unwilling to acknowledge their shortcomings cannot be helped. He further said that it's become a habit for the opposition to blame someone else for their losses. «It is good if you win but if you lose, you blame it on someone else. How long will this go on? Who can help those who do not want to recognise themselves, those who do not want to see their own shortcomings?» the Union Minister said on Friday. The Union Minister's remarks come amid a row sparked by Congress leader Bhai Jagtap's derogatory comments about the Election Commission of India (ECI) and its use of EVMs. Jagtap refused to apologise for his objectionable «kutta» remark directed at the ECI, accusing it of undermining democracy through «sycophancy.»

As markets and consumers eye possible turbulence during the transition from President Joe Biden to Donald Trump, there are hopes that the year's biggest shopping season — stretching from Thanksgiving to Christmas — will be a bonanza. The National Retail Federation (NRF) said a record 183.4 million people are planning to shop over the weekend, ticking up from 182 million last year and 18.1 million higher than 2019, before the Covid pandemic derailed the global economy.

Kim Jong Un told Russian defence minister Ukraine's use of long-range weapons is the result of direct military intervention by the United States and Moscow is entitled to take action in self-defence, state media said on Saturday. Kim met Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov on Friday and said «the U.S. and the West made Kyiv authorities attack Russia's territory with their own long-range strike weapons» and Russia should take action to make «hostile forces pay the price,» KCNA news agency said. Kim pledged to expand ties with Russia in all areas including military affairs under the comprehensive strategic partnership he signed with Russian President Vladimir Putin in June, which includes a mutual defence agreement, KCNA said.

Flight trackers first spotted a jet broadcasting the prime minister's callsign en route to the southern US state, in a visit that comes days after Trump threatened the United States' northern neighbor with import tariffs once he takes office. According to the website Flightradar, the Canadian leader's plane landed at Palm Beach International Airport late in the afternoon.