Apple (AAPL) is undergoing a major shake-up among some of its highest-ranking executives. The exodus includes Jeff Williams, the now-former COO and previous frontrunner to succeed Tim Cook as CEO; AI chief John Giannandrea; governmental affairs head Lisa Jackson; design vice president Alan Dye, who is moving to Meta (META), and general counsel Kate Adams. In a vacuum, each move would seem like the kind of thing that happens during the normal course of business at a massive company like Apple.

And then he shares a story that shocked me, about what he calls the “lost boys.” A Nova Scotia mayor told him, “Thomas, we have a problem with Albertans,” because many Nova Scotians go to Alberta for work and then come back radicalized, or at least angry. Most of the people protesting a federal gun “buyback” program in Cape Breton worked on the rigs in Alberta, he said.

The London-based Arab Bankers’ Association (ABA), a professional organisation whose members work in banks and related sectors in the UK and the Arab world, has presented Ms. Randa Sadik, Chief Executive Officer of Arab Bank, with its prestigious Award for Distinguished Services To Arab Banking in recognition of her outstanding efforts and contributions to Arab banking industry. The award was presented at the Association’s annual gala dinner in London’s iconic Park Lane.

Myron MedcalfDec 5, 2025, 07:26 PM ET Close Myron Medcalf covers college basketball for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2011. Darryn Peterson, ESPN's projected No. 1 pick in the 2026 NBA draft, "should" be available for Kansas' matchup against rival Missouri on Sunday in Kansas City, coach Bill Self said Friday. But he also cautioned that a pregame hitch could change that status.

Thompson, chairman of the Chief Executive Alliance and previously ranked as the world’s top CEO coach, and Loflin, Nasdaq’s Global Head of Board Advisory, joined forces to provide a 360-view of this loaded moment for leadership, from the C-suite and board perspectives, respectively. In a wide-ranging conversation with Fortune, they talked about the Shakespearean themes of leadership and turmoil and the feeling that “heavy is the head that wears the crown.”

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka central bank’s local swaps are a ‘hot money operation’, members of the parliament’s Committee on Public Finance have warned, amid concerns over its inability to build reserves in 2025. The COPF has also made a discovery that domestic inflationary swaps are not considered a reserve related liability that is deducted by the central bank when arriving at its own Net International Reserve (NIR) number.

This story was originally published by Wired and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In recent months, the Trump administration has opened a deregulatory floodgate in the name of building more data centers. Among other things, this has involved ordering rollbacks of clean water regulations and opening up public lands to coal mining. Now, it’s turning its eye to chemical regulation with a new policy that could, experts say, potentially fast-track the approval of new chemicals for use in the U.S.

Back to Article List Today in the history of astronomy, the final Apollo mission sets off for the Moon. Geologist Harrison Schmitt, Apollo 17's lunar module pilot, collects a sample from the Moon. Credit: NASA Apollo 17, launched in December 1972, served as NASA's final Apollo mission, strategically designed to reassert the program's scientific and public value amid declining interest and in anticipation of future initiatives, including a joint USSR mission, Skylab, and the space shuttle.

WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON (AP) — Sylvester Stallone, Kiss and Gloria Gaynor are among the luminaries being celebrated Sunday at the annual Kennedy Center Honors, with Donald Trump hosting the show, the first time a president will command the stage instead of sitting in an Opera House box. Since returning to office in January, Trump has made the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts…

As we mark this Pearl Harbor anniversary, let us honor all who served — and ensure we honor the truth. Source link

Imagine a robot that could tie your shoelaces to the perfect degree of tightness, or a robotic hand capable of performing abdominal surgery and then suturing the wound with impeccable precision. You might assume these feats would rely on complex electronic sensors, and yet a breakthrough by Chinese scientists has made it possible for robots to rival the skill of experienced surgeons – even with their “eyes closed” – using just a simple knot.

A protective shield covering the Chernobyl nuclear reactor in Ukraine can no longer provide its main containment function following a drone strike earlier this year, according to a UN watchdog. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors found that the massive structure, built over the site of the 1986 nuclear disaster, had lost its "primary safety functions including the confinement capability".

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has affirmed support for the creation of a Palestinian state, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has again rejected such a move, during the German leader’s inaugural visit to the country. At a joint press conference on Sunday following a meeting in Jerusalem, the two leaders spoke of their respective priorities for Gaza and the occupied West Bank.

CALGARY – Back home after a heavy road schedule to begin the season, the wins were starting to come for the Calgary Flames as they try to climb back into the NHL’s playoff race. Calgary made it two straight wins and 4-0-1 in their last five games at the Scotiabank Saddledome with a 2-0 victory over the Utah Mammoth on Saturday.

Baqaei in his remarks slammed what he called US 'racist actions against foreign nationals, particularly citizens of our region, and especially Iranians' Fifty-five Iranians deported from the United States will return to their home country in the coming days, Iran's foreign ministry said on Sunday, in the second such deportation under President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. In September, officials said the US had identified about 400 Iranians to be deported, with a first flight carrying 120 people making its way to Tehran via Qatar's capital.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- It literally wasn't easy to reach this point. In what will be a 5,564 mile round-trip, the Vancouver Whitecaps crossed three time zones, an international border, and essentially the continent of North America itself to face global superstar Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami roster at Saturday's MLS Cup match. Considering the additional travel they've done this year in separate competitions like the Canadian Championship, and the international Concacaf Champions Cup, there may be no team in CONCACAF -- or perhaps world soccer -- that has covered the same amount of miles as the Whitecaps.

With yields between 3.4% and 6.8%, you'll need to think carefully about the highest yields in the Dow before you buy them. Just because a stock offers a high yield does not mean it is a good investment. You need to understand the business that backs the yield. And, perhaps even more importantly, ensure that the investment aligns with your needs and portfolio.

Russia has escalated its winter offensive, claiming it killed thousands of Ukrainian troops in a wave of large-scale missile attacks targeting energy infrastructure, military command posts, drone hubs, and transport networks. The Russian Ministry of Defense says 1,450 Ukrainian soldiers were killed in just 24 hours, including hypersonic KINZHAL missile strikes near Kupyansk. Moscow reports drones, artillery systems, helicopters, and logistics centers destroyed across multiple fronts.

What can you do if you get your period in space? Scientists are making that question a little easier to answer by testing how well a menstrual cup, a popular reusable period product, holds up against the pressures of space flight. In 2022, a research group called AstroCup placed two menstrual cups on an uncrewed rocket flight that lasted about 9 minutes after launch and hit an altitude of 1.9 miles (3 kilometers).

From her confinement in a remote detention center in Louisiana, Bruna Ferreira recounted all the ways she said she has tried to maintain a friendly relationship with the family of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. After all, Ferreira shares a child with Leavitt’s brother. Source link

The Liaoning, China's first aircraft carrier, sails into Hong Kong. File | Photo Credit: AP Japan and Australia urged calm on Sunday (December 7, 2025) after Chinese military aircraft locked radar on Japanese fighter jets, a month after the Japanese leader's recent remarks on Taiwan that stirred tensions between Tokyo and Beijing. Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Japan formally protested the incident, calling it “an extremely regrettable” act and “a dangerous" one that "exceeded the scope necessary for safe aircraft operations.” …

Hungarian politicians from the country's ruling right-wing populist Fidesz party accuse national conservative opposition leader Peter Magyar of all sorts of things. They say that the 44-year-old leader of the Tisza party and favorite for the parliamentary elections in spring 2026 is a Brussels mercenary. They call him a Ukrainian agent and a warmonger who wants to forcibly recruit Hungarian men.

The American Embassy in Benin said on Sunday that it was monitoring “unconfirmed reports of a coup by members of the military” and added that gunshots had been reported in Cotonou, the capital of the West African country. Benin’s interior minister, Alassane Seidou, said on national television that the situation was under control after “small group of soldiers launched a mutiny with the goal of destabilizing the state and its institutions.” He said government soldiers had stayed “loyal.”

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Bethlehem lights Christmas tree again after two years | The Jerusalem Post Jerusalem Post/Middle East As Christmas returns to the city where it began, Bethlehem moves to reconstruct its tourism industry. A Christmas tree lighting ceremony in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, December 6, 2025. (photo credit: JAMAL AWAD/FLASH90) BySETH J. FRANTZMAN DECEMBER 7, 2025 13:32