articleA new report from Booking.com provides insight into the top travel trends for next year, with many travelers going beyond sightseeing. The annual travel predictions report for 2025 highlights the "passport to longevity" trend. "Vacations in 2025 will go beyond relaxation, evolving into life-enhancing journeys focused on health and well-being," Booking.com's website says. ANGLER LANDS MASSIVE FISH IN MINNESOTA, REVEALS FAVORITE US SPOTS WHERE YOU CAN REEL IN MONSTERSBooking.com's report revealed destinations that could fit into the "passport longevity" trend. The online travel agency suggests Tromsø, Norway , and San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, as top spots to seek experiences that might boost longevity.

The Justice Department also requested that Google be prevented from giving preferential access to its search engine on devices that use its Android mobile operating system. Google would also be forbidden from paying to be the default search engine on any browser, including Chrome under its new owner. The Justice Department and the dozens of states that joined the lawsuit went back and forth on potential remedies in recent days. As the world’s most popular search engine, Google would likely still get many queries through Chrome, Safari and other browsers if the Justice Department gets its way. The Justice Department’s proposal asks for Google to have to share its search data with competitors.

bymuratdeniz via Getty ImagesFinancial scams have exploded in recent years, and it’s not just banks and corporations getting screwed out of big bucks. So how do we protect ourselves from bad actors who want to steal our money and our identities? Advertisement AdvertisementListen to the full episode by pressing play:Baker told us the biggest red flag that we might be getting scammed is someone asking for personal information, especially if they’re doing so with a heightened level of emotion or urgency. “Your bank’s never going to call you and... ask you for your username and password, or any kind of identifiable information,” he said. Advertisement AdvertisementNeed some help with something you’ve been doing wrong?

Woodrow Wilson, the first thoroughly progressive president and (hence) the first president to criticize the Founding, did so resoundingly. Hence today’s drama surrounding the Senate’s unshirkable duty to consent to, or reject, presidential nominees to high offices. The Senate’s power to reject presidential nominees is as plenary as is the president’s power to nominate. The interest of the man must be connected with the constitutional rights of the place.” A senator’s interest is braided with the Senate’s powers. The one voters chose has inadvertently brought us a Madisonian moment he should be made to regret.

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3287515/chinas-first-cryptocurrency-corruption-case-captures-former-central-bank-official?utm_source=rss_feedChina surpasses Germany and Japan in industrial robotics adoption density: reportSouth China Morning PostChina has overtaken Germany and Japan in the adoption of industrial robotics, according to a report by the International Federation of Robotics. The Hong Kong government is supportive of developing this sector, as highlighted by Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu's recent policy address. Meituan plans to pilot its services at Cyberport and the Hong Kong Science Park, pending government approval. Charles Li, ex-CEO of Hong Kong Exchanges, noted that Hong Kong must leverage its position to attract global investment and suggested linking IPOs in the connect program to enhance growth. The offering reflects ongoing support from Beijing to strengthen Hong Kong as an offshore yuan hub amidst rising market demand for these bonds.

Major League Baseball is charting a new course for its media rights, with plans to offer national streaming packages to major tech companies starting in 2028. This strategic move comes as the league …

WorldPolice catch sneaky weasel stealing shoes at kindergartenVideo provided by Kasuya police station in Fukuoka prefecture showed a weasel stealing shoes from Gosho Kodomo-en kindergarten in Fukuoka on Nov. 11.

Major League Baseball is charting a new course for its media rights, with plans to offer national streaming packages to major tech companies starting in 2028. This strategic move comes as the league navigates a turbulent media landscape marked by …

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Students from CNN Academy Abu Dhabi and several local universities gained invaluable insights and a deeper understanding of artificial intelligence (AI) as they participated in a special masterclass led by one of the world’s leading technologists, philanthropists and Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates. Becky Anderson, Managing Editor of CNN Abu Dhabi and anchor of Connect the World with Becky Anderson, moderated the conversation that addressed how emerging technologies today, especially AI, can tackle global challenges such as disease eradication, climate change, and food security in underserved regions. Students were also interested to learn how the Gates Foundation identifies challenges and mobilises innovative solutions to bring about meaningful change. In addition to the foundation’s work, Bill Gates has also taken on projects to address issues such as delivering clean energy and scaling critical solutions to reach net-zero emissions. Launched in Abu Dhabi in 2020, CNN Academy is a pioneering training experience led by CNN’s anchors, correspondents and technical specialists from around the world.

A large explosion has killed two workers and injured 11 more at US a food ingredients plant operated by Swiss firm Givaudan on 12 November. The Givaudan Sense Colour plant in Louisville produces natural food colourings. Internal surveillance video suggests that the explosion originated from a cooking vessel, according to CNN news reporting. The violent explosion sent debris, including large chunks of a metal pressure vessel, across to the far side of the road outside the plant. Search and rescue operations were restarted, and the two victims’ bodies were recovered.

MLB to test robot umpires as part of challenge system at next Spring training, plans use in 2026 regular seasonMajor League Baseball (MLB) will test the use of robot umpires as part of a challenge system during Spring training next year, with the aim of implementing the system in the 2026 regular season. “I think we will have a Spring training ABS test that will provide a meaningful opportunity for all Major League players to see what the challenge system will look like,” Manfred said on Wednesday at the league’s owners meetings. Although Manfred admitted that he “would be interested” in bringing in the ABS challenge system for the 2026 regular season, the commissioner added that the players’ experience with it will go a long way in deciding when it will be implemented. The ABS technology has been trialed in minor league baseball for years now. The ABS technology uses Hawk-Eye cameras to track the location of each pitch in relation to the strike zone.

Ezekiel J Emanuel , professor , Merjan Lijerón Ozisik , researcher Healthcare Transformation Institute, Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA Correspondence to: E J Emanuel zemanuel{at}upenn.eduDistrust in science underpins the new administrationThe second term of office of US president elect Donald Trump looks set to be characterised by loss of influence of scientific and medical expertise. Scepticism and hostility to expertise portend poorly for policies on vaccines, health insurance coverage, Medicaid, and female reproductive rights. Trump’s choices of staff for the new administration is a case in point. Robert F Kennedy Jr, nominated as health secretary,1 has displayed ignorance of how science and medicine work, hostility to vaccination, a penchant for spreading misinformation, ignorance of how Medicare and Medicaid—the government’s main health programmes— operate, and has no management experience or knowledge to lead a department with a $1.8tn (£1.4tn; €1.7tn) budget and 80 000 employees.23 These deficiencies are …

WorldWorld’s tallest and shortest women meet for afternoon teaThe world’s tallest and world's shortest woman met for the first time at London’s Savoy Hotel on Nov. 19 to mark the 20th annual Guinness World Records Day.

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