US child poverty jumped by the most on record to *12.4%* last year, showcasing a worrisome trend for American families as prices continue to rise, stimulus payments fade and enhanced food and child-care programs expire Our Bloomberg Economics story 👇 bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Follow updates on Evan Gershkovich, including the latest news of his imprisonment on.wsj.com/3sPJtpw

The new after-work trend: "It's like, 'You know what, we hung out for 90 minutes. We're good and I'll see you tomorrow'. I think there's something awesome about that." wsj.com/lifestyle/care…

Mitt to retire from US Senate in January 2025

Mark Avila did five combat tours and lost a leg in Afghanistan. When he sang at a Pentagon event, Trump asked, “Why do you bring people like that here? No one wants to see that, the wounded.” Never let Avila appear in public again, Trump told Milley. theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…

BREAK: Rupert Murdoch is retiring from the Fox & News Corporation boards, making Lachlan Murdoch the sole executive in charge of the global media empire he built from a small local newspaper concern in Australia starting some 70 years ago. MORE to come @ nytimes.com

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NEWS: Congressman Mike Lawler says he will sign discharge petition to force vote on stopgap if CR not brought up next week

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Packed some jambalaya ingredients on table 13 with fellow @bloomberg employees for City Harvest #bloombergmillionmeals #bloombergservice

Some quick thoughts on why large parts of the mainstream media keep slipping up on Gaza/Israel (and why it was the same at times with Covid): The main reason is a failure to keep pace with modern news gathering techniques, but there’s more.

Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.) switched his vote away from Jordan on the second ballot. Follow live: trib.al/nb5l3bJ

🚨🚨BREAKING -- Rep. MIKE JOHNSON has won the House speakership. Every House Republican voted for the Louisiana Republican, vaulting him from the vice chairmanship of the House Republican Conference to the chamber's top position. The 51-year old will be the 56th speaker of the

Evan Gershkovich turned 32 in a Russian jail, The Wall Street Journal’s Paul Beckett tells us at the International Center for Journalists awards dinner. #IStandWithEvan #PressFreedom

It’s Sunday, December 3. Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained by the Russian FSB on March 29, 2023. 249 days ago. His crime was practicing journalism in Russia. He deserves to be freed TODAY. #IStandWithEvan

It’s Thursday, January 18, 2024. WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained by the Russian FSB on March 29, 2023. 295 days ago. His “crime” was practicing journalism in Russia. FREE EVAN TODAY! #IStandWithEvan

Now that’s a headline any tabloid would be proud of #Eclipse #Eclipse2024

Wow! Embarrassing moments for TV anchors #Eclipse #Eclipse2024

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