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- Reuters
UnitedHealth Group CEO acknowledges 'flawed' US healthcare system
The killing has ignited an outpouring of anger from Americans struggling to receive and pay for medical care and has called fresh attention to deepening resentment over health coverage. Witty said he and his colleagues were "struggling to make sense of this unconscionable act and the vitriol that has been directed at our colleagues who have been barraged by threats."
- Reuters
Russian missiles batter Ukraine's embattled power grid
KYIV (Reuters) -Russia hammered Ukrainian energy facilities in a massive aerial attack on Friday that President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said was one of the largest yet on the ailing grid and evidence of why Kyiv needed more Western support before any peace with Russia. Russia's 12th major assault on the energy system this year damaged power facilities in several Ukrainian regions and forced authorities to impose even longer electricity cuts for millions of civilians, the national grid operator said. With winter temperatures currently around -6 degrees Celsius, the strikes increase pressure on Ukraine at an unpredictable moment with Donald Trump set to return to the White House next month, vowing to end the war quickly.
- Reuters
Geely, Baidu pledge to solve payroll issues facing EV venture
BEIJING (Reuters) -China's Geely and Baidu said on Friday they would help the management of their troubled electric vehicle venture Ji Yue Auto to solve disputes with employees including over social welfare and severance payments. The statement issued by both companies on their Weibo accounts came a day after videos and livestreams circulated on social media showing Ji Yue Auto's CEO Xia Yiping surrounded at the company's Shanghai headquarters by dozens of people, some wearing employee lanyards, demanding to know when they would be paid. Ji Yue said on Wednesday it would seek to raise new money and carry out some operational adjustments to cope with fierce market competition, becoming one of a number of smaller start-ups to admit to struggles amid a bruising price war in the world's largest auto market.
- Investor's Business Daily
Dow Jones Futures Rise; AI Chip Stock Broadcom Surges On Earnings
The stock market backed off highs Thursday as Adobe plunged and rising Treasury yields. Arm Holdings flashed a buy signal while Broadcom jumped late on earnings.
- Hello!
My 'luxury' work-life balance at 48
Fleur Sladen refocused her priorities when she reached midlife
- Hello!
Emily Ratajkowski’s cow print boots are the controversial shoe of the season
The model milked the opportunity to showcase her Fendi footwear
- HuffPost UK
Ruth Jones Claims She Once Confronted A Journalist Who Was 'Mean About' James Corden
Our final ever visit to Barry Island is less than a fortnight away.
- Reuters
Germany's VCI expects chemicals industry to stagnate in 2025
(Reuters) -Industry lobby VCI said on Friday it expects German chemicals industry orders and sales to stagnate in 2025 as high producer prices and low order backlogs weigh on revenues. The association, which represents around 1,900 companies, said revenues in the chemical-pharmaceutical industry decreased by 2% to 221 billion euros ($231 billion) in 2024, as prices decreased and sales in Germany were down by 4%.
- The Telegraph
The charts that show how Reeves killed off economic growth
One of Labour’s key pledges in the run-up to the election was to make the UK the fastest-growing economy in the G7.
- PA Media: UK News
One person in hospital after lorry crashes onto railway line
Train services have been disrupted.
- Evening Standard
Kensington and Chelsea Council extends ban on Grenfell contractors from future projects
The decision was finalised during a leadership meeting on December 11
- Evening Standard
Meet the new Karl Lagerfeld: Who is Mattieu Blazy, Chanel's new designer?
It was the £16 billion every designer wanted — and 40-year-old Mattieu Blazy has won the race
- The Independent
World Cup 2026 draw LIVE: England and Wales discover first qualifying opponents as groups drawn
The Three Lions will be hoping to go the distance under their new German boss after several near misses
- The Canadian Press
A nonprofit leader, a social worker: Here are the stories of the people on Biden's clemency list
A nonprofit leader who supports at-risk New Orleans youth. A social worker who fosters animals. A counselor and recovery coach who volunteers at organizations that fight sexual assault and domestic violence.
- The Canadian Press
Russia targets Ukrainian infrastructure with a massive attack by cruise missiles and drones
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a massive aerial attack against Ukraine on Friday, firing 93 cruise and ballistic missiles and almost 200 drones, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, describing it as one of the heaviest bombardments of the country's energy sector since Russia's full-scale invasion almost three years ago.
- WEWS-Cleveland Videos
Local children don't have beds. Here's how you can help
Having a bed to sleep in is something people often take for granted, but there are local families struggling to provide a good night of rest for their children.
- The Canadian Press
Danish court sentences British hedge fund trader to 12 years over massive tax fraud
A Danish court has sentenced a British hedge fund trader to 12 years in prison in connection with what authorities say was a 9 billion kroner ($1.3 billion) tax fraud, Danish justice officials confirmed.
- Reuters
ECB governors back more rate cuts if inflation settles at goal
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Four European Central Bank policymakers backed further interest rate cuts on Friday provided that inflation settles at the ECB's 2% goal as expected. The euro zone's central bank cut interest rates for the fourth time this year on Thursday and kept the door open to more easing, although some analysts felt President Christine Lagarde's signal in that direction was less clear than they had hoped for. French central bank governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau, his Spanish colleague Jose Luis Escriva, Austria's Robert Holzmann and Luxembourg's Gaston Reinesch appeared to sharpen the message on Friday.