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BURLINGTON, Wash. (AP) — When Eddie Wicks and his wife went to bed in their house next to the Snoqualmie River on a Washington state farm known for its sunflower mazes and Christmas trees, they weren’t too worried about the flooding heading their way.After 30 years living in the city of Duvall northeast of Seattle, their family had plenty of experience with floods and always made it through largely unscathed. But as they moved their two donkeys to higher ground and their eight goats to their outdoor kitchen, the water began to rise much quicker than anything they’d experienced before.“It…

BALTIMORE (AP) — Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose mistaken deportation helped galvanize opposition to President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, was released from immigration detention on Thursday, and a judge has temporarily blocked any further efforts to detain him. Abrego Garcia currently can’t be deported to his home country of El Salvador thanks to a 2019 immigration court order that found he had a “well founded fear” of danger there. However, the Trump administration has said he cannot stay in the U.S. Over the past few months, government officials have said they would deport him to Uganda, Eswatini, Ghana and, most recently,…

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday reviewed the stock of luxury home goods retailer RH, saying the company could succeed if the housing market strengthens. “RH is high-risk, high-reward, but it really comes down to how you feel about housing,” Cramer said.The stock has been a “rollercoaster” over the last several years as CEO Gary Friedman attempted to expand the business in the face of an economic downturn and a tough housing market, Cramer said.RH started to decline about a year ago after the Federal Reserve stopped cutting rates and the Trump administration’s tariffs hit countries where RH does most of…

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday told investors what to look out for next week on Wall Street, including new economic data and earnings from FedEx and manufacturer Jabil.He also remarked on this week’s big decline in tech stocks. He said he still believes in the power of artificial intelligence and suggested some of these names might be worth buying once their valuations come down.”We need every piece of data to keep up on what’s really happening as the money rotates from the Magnificent Seven to all these other different other areas, kind of like a fire hose,” he said.Tuesday brings…

Beijing appears to be softening its stance on Nvidia’s H200 graphics processing units (GPUs), with Chinese policymakers and commentators shifting their focus from outright rejection to the practical question of how the chips would be governed in use. When Reuters reported on November 21 that the US Commerce Department was considering allowing exports of the H200 to China, Chinese commentators warned that the artificial intelligence (AI) chips could be “sugar-coated bullets” that would entrench Nvidia’s market dominance and slow the long-term development of China’s domestic chip-making sector. United States President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a phone…

Dec 12, 2025, 05:41 PM ETArsenal manager Mikel Arteta has told Viktor Gyökeres’ critics to “leave him alone” — despite admitting the £64 million ($86m) striker needs to start scoring.Gyokeres has found the back of the net in just four of his 17 appearances for Arsenal so far, and he was replaced on the hour mark by the returning Gabriel Jesus in the club’s 3-0 Champions League win over Club Brugge in midweek.Arsenal were wooed by Gyökeres scoring 97 times across 102 appearances for Lisbon’s Sporting CP.- Arteta rules out Gabriel Jesus exit in January- Laurens’ weekend preview: Liverpool’s Salah…

Dec 12, 2025, 05:27 PM ETBayern Munich’s transfer chief plans to speak personally with Crystal Palace defender Marc Guéhi while Mohamed Salah’s possible Liverpool exit could be offset by Harvey Elliott’s return to Anfield in January. Join us for the latest transfer news and rumors from around the globe.Transfers home page | Men’s grades | Women’s gradesTOP STORIES- Arteta rules out Gabriel Jesus exit in January- Slot says ‘no reason’ to want Salah to leave Liverpool- Miami in Suárez talks, ink permanent De Paul dealCould Marc Guéhi make the switch to Bayern Munich? (Photo By Ben McShane/Sportsfile via Getty Images)TRENDING RUMORS-…

Kevin Warsh, former governor of the US Federal Reserve, during the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Spring meetings at the IMF headquarters in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, April 25, 2025.Tierney L. Cross | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesPrediction markets swung sharply Friday after President Donald Trump said Kevin Warsh has risen to the top of his list to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve.On Kalshi, Warsh’s odds jumped to as high as 40% from about 15% after Trump told the Wall Street Journal that Warsh is a top contender. Meanwhile, the implied probability of National Economic…

Dec 12, 2025, 04:49 PM ETFIFA said Friday that it had received 5 million ticket requests in the first 24 hours of the third phase of ticket sales for the 2026 World Cup, despite widespread backlash from supporter groups to the latest prices.World soccer’s governing body said the figures showed that “demand from around the world reached extraordinary levels,” as fans were able to request tickets for specific matchups for the first time following last week’s draw for the tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico.Trumpeting the “excitement” of fans from over 200 countries to buy tickets for the…

FIFA is facing a backlash over ticket prices for the 2026 World Cup, with the cheapest for the final costing over £3,000.Ticket prices were revealed on Thursday with an increase of almost 500 per cent across the board compared to the World Cup in Qatar three years ago. The Football Supporters’ Association (FSA) has called on the FA to challenge FIFA on the pricing, which the FSA described as “scandalous” and a “laughable insult” to the average fan. The tournament takes place in the United States, Mexico and Canada next summer, with fans already facing significant travel and accommodation costs.How…