From disaster to hope: A Vermont family thankful for community support after flood destroyed home

From disaster to hope: A Vermont family thankful for community support after flood destroyed home

PEACHAM, Vt. — The last thing John and Jenny Mackenzie saw as they fled their Vermont home with their daughters, dog and two guinea pigs last summer was their cars upended and propelled away by rushing flood waters. Minutes earlier they had abandoned their 19th-century wood-frame house as the remnants of Hurricane Beryl turned it … Read more

Tom Brady takes in primetime NBA matchup before calling first Thanksgiving game in Dallas

Tom Brady takes in primetime NBA matchup before calling first Thanksgiving game in Dallas

Before Tom Brady took on his first Thanksgiving Day game in the broadcast booth, he decided to spend his Thanksgiving Eve taking in another sport.  Brady was spotted mingling at American Airlines Center for the Dallas Mavericks and New York Knicks primetime matchup on Wednesday night. Brady was spotted shaking hands with Mavericks head coach … Read more

Germany’s top court rejects renewable energy producers’ case against use of windfall profits

Germany’s top court rejects renewable energy producers’ case against use of windfall profits

BERLIN — Germany’s highest court on Thursday rejected complaints by renewable energy producers against a government decision in 2022 to use their “excess profits” to help finance a cap on electricity prices. A submission to the Federal Constitutional Court by 22 generators of wind, solar and biomass energy argued that dealing with the energy crisis … Read more

Five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek accepts a one-month suspension in doping case

Five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek accepts a one-month suspension in doping case

Poland’s Iga Swiatek returns the ball against Italy’s Jasmine Paolini during the Billie Jean King Cup semi-final tennis match at Martin Carpena Sports Hall in Malaga, southern Spain, on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) Poland’s Iga Swiatek returns the ball against Italy’s Jasmine Paolini during the Billie Jean King Cup semi-final tennis match … Read more

Baltic Sea undersea cable cuts stoke geopolitical tensions

Baltic Sea undersea cable cuts stoke geopolitical tensions

Denmark’s navy said on Nov. 20, 2024 it was shadowing a Chinese cargo vessel in the Baltic Sea, a day after Finland and Sweden opened investigations into suspected sabotage of two severed undersea telecoms cables. Mikkel Berg Pedersen | Ritzau Scanpix | Afp via Getty Images Geopolitical tensions are brewing globally over the cutting of … Read more

Jim Cramer warns of market ‘excess’ as stocks surge

Jim Cramer warns of market ‘excess’ as stocks surge

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Monday described signs of “excess” he sees across market sectors, saying these widespread dramatic gains make him somewhat apprehensive, warning investors not to get too greedy. “If you had the good fortune to participate in some of these seemingly excessive moves, I think you should give thanks to your gains,” he said. “And … Read more

Hikers in the Italian Alpes discovered what scientists believe to be a prehistoric ecosystem that existed before the age of dinosaurs

Hikers in the Italian Alpes discovered what scientists believe to be a prehistoric ecosystem that existed before the age of dinosaurs

A normal hiking trip turned into a day of archaeological discovery for a couple who found prehistoric footprints dating back millions of years.  Claudia Steffensen was hiking with her husband through the Italian Alps last summer when she noticed what she described as “strange designs” on a rock.  “It was a very hot day last … Read more

Cramer’s Lightning Round: Symbotic is a buy

Cramer’s Lightning Round: Symbotic is a buy

Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Symbotic’s year-to-date stock performance. Symbotic: “This is a very hot sector. The good news here, this company does make money. And so, therefore, I am going to bless it as a buy.” Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Tetra Tech’s year-to-date stock performance. Tetra Tech: “…I didn’t think the quarter was … Read more