Stock futures rise slightly to begin 2025 after S&P 500 notches back-to-back annual 20%-plus gains – CNBC

  1. Stock futures rise slightly to begin 2025 after S&P 500 notches back-to-back annual 20%-plus gains  CNBC
  2. Here’s where Wall Street sees stocks heading after the best 2-year stretch since ’97-’98  Yahoo Finance
  3. Here’s (Almost) Everything Wall Street Expects in 2025  Bloomberg
  4. Barron’s Forecasting Quiz: Predict What’s Ahead for 2025  Barron’s
  5. 10 Stock Market Predictions for 2025  The Motley Fool

Gallant resigns from Knesset, denounces imminent bill to exempt Haredim from IDF – The Times of Israel

  1. Gallant resigns from Knesset, denounces imminent bill to exempt Haredim from IDF  The Times of Israel
  2. Israel’s former defence chief Gallant quits parliament  Reuters
  3. Ex-Israel Defense Chief Gallant Says He’s Leaving Parliament  Bloomberg
  4. West Bank Rescue Services: Three Palestinians Wounded by Gunfire in Clashes With IDF  Haaretz
  5. ‘Likud’s path is my path’: Yoav Gallant resigns from Knesset  The Jerusalem Post

Justin Baldoni Drags ‘Aggressive’ Vengeful Ryan Reynolds Into Blake Lively Feud – The Daily Beast

  1. Justin Baldoni Drags ‘Aggressive’ Vengeful Ryan Reynolds Into Blake Lively Feud  The Daily Beast
  2. Justin Baldoni Sues New York Times Over Blake Lively Allegations Story  Variety
  3. Ryan Reynolds Allegedly Berated Justin Baldoni for ‘Fat-Shaming’ Blake Lively, Lawsuit Claims  Us Weekly
  4. ‘It Ends With Us’ Actor and Director and His Publicists Sue The Times for Libel  The New York Times

New York employers must now offer paid medical leave during pregnancy – The Associated Press

  1. New York employers must now offer paid medical leave during pregnancy  The Associated Press
  2. Five Laws Going Into Effect for New York in 2025  The New York Times
  3. Workers’ comp, family leave benefits to increase in New York in new year  Yahoo! Voices
  4. What you need to know about new laws across the Tri-State Area in 2025  CBS News
  5. These are new traffic laws in New York slated for 2025  amNY

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni file lawsuits over It Ends With Us – The Guardian

  1. Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni file lawsuits over It Ends With Us  The Guardian
  2. Justin Baldoni Sues New York Times Over Blake Lively Allegations Story  Variety
  3. Justin Baldoni Accuses Ryan Reynolds of “Aggressively Berating” Him in Lawsuit  Yahoo Entertainment
  4. ‘It Ends With Us’ Actor and Director and His Publicists Sue The Times for Libel  The New York Times

2024 gaming report card: How did PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo fare? – Digital Trends

  1. 2024 gaming report card: How did PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo fare?  Digital Trends
  2. The Biggest Disappointments of 2024  IGN
  3. After 2024, it feels like the games industry is poised for a vibe shift—or maybe a reckoning  PC Gamer
  4. 2024 in Review: Winners and Losers  VGChartz
  5. Mobile Mavens’ highlights and lowlights of 2024 part two: “The competitive UA landscape has been particularly intense”  Pocket Gamer.Biz

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un attends New Year’s celebrations, receives card from China’s Xi, KCNA says – Reuters

  1. North Korea’s Kim Jong Un attends New Year’s celebrations, receives card from China’s Xi, KCNA says  Reuters
  2. Still images show North Korea leader and his daughter celebrating arrival of new year in Pyongyang  Yahoo! Voices
  3. Kim Jong-un’s First Message To U.S & Allies In 2025; Surprise Appearance With Daughter In Pyongyang  The Times of India
  4. Pyongyang Celebrates 2025 With Public Performance In Kim Il Sung Square  Barron’s
  5. North Korea’s Kim Jong Un attends New Year’s celebrations with daughter, KCNA reports  The Jerusalem Post