Trump to travel to Paris for reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral
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President-elect Donald Trump announces plans to travel to Paris, his first trip overseas since winning the election. And a judge rejects Elon Musk’s bid to restore his $56 billion pay package. These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates for Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024.
Trump to travel to Paris for reopening of Notre Dame cathedral
Donald Trump has announced his first trip overseas since becoming president-elect. He will be traveling to Paris, France this weekend to attend the reopening of the historic Notre Dame Cathedral after it was severely damaged in a fire five years ago.
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Trump posted his travel plans to his Truth Social platform Monday night, Dec. 2, saying in part, “President Emmanuel Macron has done a wonderful job ensuring that Notre Dame has been restored to its full level of glory, and even more so. It will be a very special day for all!”
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A massive fire broke out at the cathedral in April 2019 and although it is not yet fully restored, visitors will be allowed back beginning Dec. 7. According to Paris police, Saturday’s reopening is expected to draw some 50 heads of state. Sources told CNN Trump was invited to the event by the French government.
https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1yoJMyjEyQXJQMacron is slated to deliver remarks at the ceremony. The French president was the first foreign leader to congratulate Trump on his victory last month, posting on X that he was ready to work with Trump again for peace and prosperity.
The news of Trump’s trip to Paris comes just days after the president-elect selected real estate mogul Charles Kushner, his son-in-law’s father, to serve as the ambassador of France during his second administration.
In 2020, Trump pardoned Charles Kushner, who had pleaded guilty in 2005 to 18 counts of tax evasion, witness tampering and making illegal campaign donations. He served 14 months in prison.
Trump’s visit to Paris would be his first known trip outside of the U.S. since he visited his golf courses in Ireland and Scotland in May 2023.
Biden makes history as first US president to visit Angola
President Joe Biden is making history as the first American president to visit Angola. This also marks the only trip to sub-Saharan Africa of his presidency.
Biden’s visit is centered on the U.S.-backed Lobito corridor railway redevelopment project in Angola, Zambia and Congo. It’s meant to counter China’s influence on the continent.
This morning, I met with Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva of the Republic of Cabo Verde to discuss our growing relationship, the vibrant Cabo Verdean diaspora in the U.S., and ways we can work together to support democratic freedoms and climate resilience. pic.twitter.com/gMQQDKphsD
— President Biden (@POTUS) December 2, 2024
The goal is to increase the U.S.’ presence in the region which is rich in the critical minerals used to make things like electric vehicle batteries and other electronic devices, as well as clean energy technologies.
On his way to Angola, Biden stopped in the island nation of Cape Verde for a short, closed-door meeting with that country’s prime minister.
Raskin challenges Nadler for top Democratic House Judiciary Committee spot
In Washington, Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin is challenging New York’s Jerry Nadler for the top Democratic spot on the powerful House Judiciary Committee.
Raskin is a former constitutional law professor who served as the Democrats’ lead prosecutor in the Trump impeachment trial after the Jan. 6 attack. Nadler has held the top job on the committee since 2019 and is currently serving in his 17th term in Congress.
Raskin, who is the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, said in a statement Monday that come next year, the Judiciary under his leadership would become “the headquarters of congressional opposition to authoritarianism.”
Judge rules Elon Musk’s $56B Tesla pay package can’t be reinstated
Billionaire Elon Musk has lost his bid to get his $56 billion pay package from Tesla reinstated. The 2018 compensation is what helped him become the richest man in the world.
On Monday, a Delaware judge ruled Tesla failed to prove its fiscal plan for the CEO was fair, saying the board was under too much influence from Musk when it approved the massive payout in the form of stock options. The package was the largest compensation plan in U.S. history for a public company executive.
In a post on X, which Musk also owns, Tesla said it plans to appeal the decision.
A Delaware judge just overruled a supermajority of shareholders who own Tesla and who voted twice to pay @elonmusk what he’s worth.
— Tesla (@Tesla) December 2, 2024
The court’s decision is wrong, and we’re going to appeal.
This ruling, if not overturned, means that judges and plaintiffs’ lawyers run Delaware…
2,500 giant panda sculptures on display in Hong Kong
It was “panda-monium” at the Hong Kong International Airport on Monday as 2,500 giant panda sculptures were on display. It was all part of a launch ceremony for the panda-themed exhibition called “PANDA GO! FEST HK.”
Starting Saturday, the sculptures will be on the move throughout Hong Kong visiting various landmarks. The designs of six special editions were inspired by the half-dozen giant pandas currently living in Hong Kong.
Oxford chooses ‘brain rot’ as word of the year
Oxford University Press, the publisher of the Oxford English Dictionary, has selected “brain rot” as the 2024 Word of the Year. (Dictionary.com chose its Word of the Year last week.)
What is “brain rot?” According to Oxford, the definition is the “supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state, especially viewed as a result of overconsumption of material — particularly online content — considered to be trivial or unchallenging.”
Oxford says it selected “brain rot” after a vote of 37,000 people, public discussion, and analysis. The publisher said “brain rot” has gained new prominence this year as a term used to reference the impact of consuming excessive amounts of low-quality online content.
While the first recorded usage of “brain rot” was in 1854 by Henry David Thoreau, Oxford said the term increased in usage frequency over the past year by 230%.
WE BEGIN THIS MORNING – WITH DONALD TRUMP’S FIRST TRIP OVERSEAS SINCE BECOMING PRESIDENT-ELECT.
TRUMP ANNOUNCING HE WILL BE TRAVELING TO PARIS, FRANCE THIS WEEKEND TO ATTEND THE RE-OPENING OF THE HISTORIC NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL – AFTER IT WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED IN A FIRE FIVE YEARS AGO.
TRUMP POSTING HIS TRAVEL PLANS TO HIS TRUTH SOCIAL PLATFORM LAST NIGHT SAYING IN PART QUOTE, “PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON HAS DONE A WONDERFUL JOB ENSURING THAT NOTRE DAME HAS BEEN RESTORED TO ITS FULL LEVEL OF GLORY, AND EVEN MORE SO. IT WILL BE A VERY SPECIAL DAY FOR ALL!”
A MASSIVE FIRE BROKE OUT AT THE CATHEDRAL IN APRIL OF 20-19 AND ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT YET FULLY RESTORED, VISITORS WILL BE ALLOWED BACK, BEGINNING DECEMBER 7TH.
ACCORDING TO PARIS POLICE, SATURDAY’S RE-OPENING IS EXPECTED TO DRAW SOME 50 HEADS OF STATE.
GOVERNMENT. SOURCES TELL CNN — DONALD TRUMP WAS INVITED TO THE EVENT BY THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT.
MACRON IS SLATED TO DELIVER REMARKS AT THE CEREMONY.
THE FRENCH PRESIDENT WAS THE FIRST FORE0IGN LEADER TO CONGRATULATE TRUMP ON HIS VICTORY LAST MONTH – POSTING ON X THAT HE WAS READY TO WORK TOGETHER WITH DONALD TRUMP AGAIN FOR PEACE AND PROSPERITY.”
THE NEWS OF TRUMP’S TRIP TO PARIS COMES JUST DAYS AFTER THE PRESIDENT-ELECT SELECTED REAL ESTATE MOGUL CHARLES KUSHNER, HIS SON-IN-LAW’S FATHER, TO SERVE AS THE AMBASSADOR OF FRANCE DURING HIS SECOND ADMINISTRATION.
IN 20-20, TRUMP PARDONED CHARLES KUSHNER – WHO HAD PLEADED GUILTY IN 20-05 TO 18 COUNTS OF TAX EVASION, WITNESS TAMPERING AND MAKING ILLEGAL CAMPAIGN DONATIONS. HE SERVED 14 MONTHS IN PRISON.
TRUMP’S VISIT TO PARIS WOULD BE HIS FIRST KNOWN TRIP OUTSIDE OF THE U.S. SINCE HE VISITED HIS GOLF PROPERTIES IN IRELAND AND SCOTLAND IN MAY 2023.
MEANWHILE — PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN IS MAKING HISTORY AS THE FIRST AMERICAN PRESIDENT TO VISIT ANGOLA.
THIS ALSO MARKS THE ONLY TRIP TO SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA OF HIS PRESIDENCY.
HE’S THERE TO FOCUS ON THE U-S-BACKED LOBITO (like libido) CORRIDOR RAILWAY REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN ANGOLA, ZAMBIA AND CONGO. IT’S MEANT TO COUNTER CHINA’S INFLUENCE ON THE CONTINENT.
THE GOAL IS TO INCREASE THE U-S’ PRESENCE IN THE REGION WHICH IS RICH IN THE CRITICAL MINERALS USED TO MAKE THINGS LIKE ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERIES AND OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES, AS WELL AS CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES.
ON HIS WAY TO ANGOLA — PRESIDENT BIDEN STOPPED IN THE ISLAND NATION OF CAPE VERDE FOR A SHORT, CLOSED-DOOR MEETING WITH THAT COUNTRY’S PRIME MINISTER.
IN WASHINGTON, MARYLAND CONGRESSMAN JAMIE RASKIN IS CHALLENGING NEW YORK’S JERRY NADLER FOR THE TOP DEMOCRATIC SPOT ON THE POWERFUL HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
RASKIN IS A FORMER CONSTITUTIONAL LAW PROFESSOR WHO SERVED AS THE DEMOCRATS’ LEAD PROSECUTOR IN THE TRUMP IMPEACHMENT TRIAL AFTER THE JANUARY 6-TH ATTACK.
NADLER HAS HELD THE TOP JOB ON THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE SINCE 20-19 AND IS CURRENTLY SERVING HIS 17-TH TERM IN CONGRESS.
RASKIN — WHO IS THE TOP DEMOCRAT ON THE HOUSE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE — SAID IN A STATEMENT MONDAY THAT COME NEXT YEAR, THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP, WOULD BECOME QUOTE “THE HEADQUARTERS OF CONGRESSIONAL OPPOSITION TO AUTHORITARIANISM.”
BILLIONAIRE ELON MUSK HAS LOST HIS BID TO GET HIS 56 **BILLION** DOLLAR PAY PACKAGE FROM TESLA REINSTATED.
THE 20-18 COMPENSATION IS WHAT HELPED HIM BECOME THE RICHEST MAN IN THE WORLD.
ON MONDAY — A DELAWARE JUDGE RULED TESLA FAILED TO PROVE ITS FISCAL PLAN FOR THE C-E-O WAS FAIR, SAYING THE BOARD WAS UNDER **TOO MUCH INFLUENCE BY MUSK** WHEN IT APPROVED THE MASSIVE PAYOUT IN THE FORM OF STOCK OPTIONS.
THE PACKAGE WAS THE LARGEST COMPENSATION PLAN IN U-S HISTORY FOR A PUBLIC COMPANY EXECUTIVE.
IN A POST ON X — WHICH MUSK ALSO OWNS — TESLA SAID IT PLANS TO APPEAL THE DECISION.
IT WAS PANDA-MONIUM AT THE HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON MONDAY – AS TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED (2,500) GIANT PANDA SCULPTURES WERE ON DISPLAY.
IT WAS ALL PART OF A LAUNCH CEREMONY FOR THE PANDA-THEMED EXHIBITION CALLED “PANDA GO! FEST H-K”
STARTING SATURDAY — THE SCULPTURES WILL BE ON THE MOVE THROUGHOUT HONG KONG – VISITING VARIOUS LANDMARKS.
THE DESIGNS OF SIX SPECIAL EDITIONS WERE INSPIRED BY THE half-dozen GIANT PANDAS CURRENTLY LIVING IN HONG KONG.
FINALLY THIS MORNING – LAST WEEK WE TOLD YOU THE WORD “DEMURE” WAS DICTIONARY DOT COM’S WORD OF THE YEAR. IF YOU WEREN’T THRILLED WITH THAT CHOICE – DON’T WORRY – WE HAVE ANOTHER OPTION FOR YOU.
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, THE PUBLISHER OF THE OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY, HAS SELECTED “BRAIN ROT” AS THE 20-24 WORD OF THE YEAR.
WHAT IS “BRAIN ROT?” ACCORDING TO OXFORD – THE DEFINITION IS THE “SUPPOSED DETERIORATION OF A PERSON’S MENTAL OR INTELLECTUAL STATE, ESPECIALLY VIEWED AS A RESULT OF OVERCONSUMPTION OF MATERIAL — PARTICULARLY ONLINE CONTENT –CONSIDERED TO BE TRIVIAL OR UNCHALLENGING.”
OXFORD SAYS IT SELECTED “BRAIN ROT” AFTER A VOTE OF 37 THOUSAND PEOPLE, PUBLIC DISCUSSION, AND ANALYSIS.
THE PUBLISHER SAYS “BRAIN ROT” HAS GAINED NEW PROMINENCE THIS YEAR AS A TERM USED TO REFERENCE THE IMPACT OF CONSUMING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF LOW-QUALITY ONLINE CONTENT.
WHILE THE FIRST RECORDED USAGE OF “BRAIN ROT” WAS IN 1854 BY HENRY DAVID THOREAU – OXFORD SAYS THE TERM INCREASED IN USAGE FREQUENCY OVER THE PAST YEAR BY 230 PERCENT.
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Trump to travel to Paris for reopening of Notre Dame cathedral