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Xabi Alonso said Kylian Mbappé is “fine to play” for Real Madrid at Alavés on Sunday and insisted he isn’t surprised by growing speculation over his own future at the club.Alonso’s position as coach has faced further scrutiny after Madrid’s 2-1 home Champions League defeat to Manchester City on Wednesday — a game which Mbappé missed with a short-term injury.ESPN has reported that club executives met earlier this week to discuss Alonso’s future after a run of one win in five LaLiga matches, and the team were whistled by the Bernabéu crowd after the City loss, which came with eight…

Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has unveiled the final tally for her 2025 charitable donations, which totaled $7.17 billion in gifts to roughly 225 organizations, she wrote in a blog post published on Tuesday.”This dollar total will likely be reported in the news, but any dollar amount is a vanishingly tiny fraction of the personal expressions of care being shared into communities this year,” Scott wrote.Scott’s 2025 giving brings her total donation amount since 2019 to $26.3 billion, based on her past public announcements of her charitable giving. This year’s donations went to a wide range of nonprofits including several historically…

(This is the Warren Buffett Watch newsletter, news and analysis on all things Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway. You can sign up here to receive it every Friday evening in your inbox.)Todd Combs’ surprise departure from Berkshire Hathaway got most of the attention when it was announced this week.There were also, however, several additional personnel changes in Monday’s three-page news release that signal the company is moving toward a more conventional structure as Warren Buffett prepares to transfer his CEO title to Greg Abel in less than three weeks.Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwardsTodd Combs in 2014 CNBC interviewCombs is going to JPMorgan Chase next month to…

Hoda Kotb knows what it’s like to completely overhaul a career and start fresh in a brand-new industry.The longtime journalist left NBC’s “TODAY” in January after 26 years with the organization, and launched her own company — a wellness brand called Joy 101 — in May. Becoming a first-time CEO at age 60 felt somewhat impossible to her, which is exactly why she decided to do it, she said on a Dec. 8 episode of “The Mel Robbins Podcast.”Whether you’re “20 or 40 or 60 or 80,” you can determine whether such a drastic career change is right for you…

PARIS (AP) — A French supermarket’s humble Christmas advert is doing something most global brands can only dream of: connecting deeply with millions of people around the world, without a single frame of generative AI.The two-and-a-half-minute film, “Unloved” (Le mal aimé), made for Intermarché, tells a simple yet powerful story: A lonely wolf, feared and avoided by other forest animals, chooses to change. Instead of hunting, he learns to cook vegetables and brings a homemade dish to a Christmas feast, gradually earning friendship and acceptance. The narrative unfolds in a warm, painterly, animated world, bookended by live-action scenes of a…

Noah Schnapp, Caleb McLaughlin, Finn Wolfhard and Gaten Matarazzo star in Season 5 of Netflix’s “Stranger Things.”Courtesy: NetflixThe original concept for what would become “Stranger Things” was rejected by more than 15 studios before landing a spot on Netflix’s roster of original programming. A decade later, the show created, written and directed by Matt and Ross Duffer has become one of the biggest cultural touchstones of the streaming era and has solidified Netflix as not just a competitor, but a leader in the space.”People always talk about Netflix and [say] our big moment was when we’d put on ‘House of…

Today, Dick Van Dyke is officially 100 years old. Born on Dec. 13, 1925, the “Mary Poppins” actor took Hollywood by storm with his singing and dancing, and became an Emmy, Grammy and Tony award-winning legend. Now, Van Dyke has earned a new title: centenarian. Over the course of his life, the performer has shared the practices he follows to stay in the best of health.”When you reach 100, a lot of things don’t work too well,” Van Dyke told The New York Times last month. But “sometimes I feel like I’m 15 again.”In his recent book, “100 Rules for…

Ben Pearson and Sorba Thomas got the goals as Stoke ended their three-game winless run with a 2-1 victory at home to Swansea.Defender Pearson hit a sweetly-struck opener late in the first half and Thomas got the second after an hour as the Potters collected only their second win in seven. Stoke captain Ben Wilmot had a terrific chance to open the scoring after nine minutes. He was on hand to complete a precise passing move, but could not apply the finish to Million Manhoef’s pullback, sending the ball the wrong side of the post. Image: Sorba Thomas scored his…

Jovon Makama scored a second-half double as Norwich boosted their bid to pull out of the Championship relegation zone with a battling 2-1 victory over Southampton at Carrow Road.Leading the line in the absence of Josh Sargent, who was missing due to concussion protocols, Makama struck in the 48th minute and, contentiously, just past the hour to sink a Saints side who had won five out of six going into the lunchtime kick-off. Ryan Manning had swiftly equalised for the visitors with a fine long-range effort but summer signing Makama had the final say with his sixth goal of an…

Jordan Storey and Daniel Jebbison struck a goal in each half to give high-flying Preston a 2-1 victory at Oxford and a fourth win in their last eight away Championship games.Storey headed in Thierry Small’s cross from four yards out at the far post in the 26th minute following a corner. The ball appeared to deflect in off Ciaron Brown’s back but Storey was claiming it. Canada international Jebbison then notched his fifth goal of the season as he converted Alfie Devine’s cutback four minutes into the second half. Image: Daniel Jebbison scored Preston’s second Oxford halved the deficit four…