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In a touching tribute, the TODAY family remembered the infectious laugh and caring devotion of longtime senior stage manager Mark Traub following his death at 64 from leukemia on Dec. 6. Traub, who was diagnosed with cancer 18 months ago, was an integral presence on TODAY for 35 years. He received an emotional send-off and a champagne toast live on the show when he retired in 2019 after a 40-year career with NBC that began as a page. The anchors shared their memories of Traub as a montage of photos played on TODAY Dec. 7. He was often recognized for…

CNN  —  Thousands of customers looking to purchase an item on Amazon early Wednesday encountered an error message on the e-commerce site’s checkout page, a rare issue for a platform that has become even more of a central shopping hub for countless households during the pandemic. There were more than 9,000 user reports of issues with Amazon.com as of 9:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday, according to outage-tracking site DownDetector. The most commonly-reported issue by far was related to checking out on the site, per the DownDetector data. Some customers attempting to check out on the site saw the following the…

The European Parliament must “stand against” the reported death sentences given to protesters in Iran, according to activist and journalist Taghi Rahmani.Rahmani spoke last week in Brussels about the situation in his native country, where protests have been ongoing since September over the death of Mahsa Amini after she was taken into custody by the country’s “morality police”.Human rights organisations have said Iranian authorities are now seeking the death penalty against some protesters in an attempt to quell the movement.”Our people are protesting against despotism, monopoly and tyranny, and they are pointing their fingers at Mr Khamenei, the leader of the…

The decision to release him early is likely to anger Canberra, which lost the most of any of the 21 countries whose nationals were killed. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in August said he had nothing but “contempt” and disgust for Patek’s actions, saying his early release would only renew distress and trauma for the victims’ grieving families. The attacks on a nightclub and bar were the deadliest in Indonesian history and led to a crackdown on extremism in the country, which has the largest Muslim population in the world. Tied side-by-side to wooden posts on a small prison island,…

Type 2 diabetes is a chronic condition that can lead to long-term damage to the body. Certain factors will increase people’s risk of developing type two diabetes, including obesity and high lipid levels. Data from a recent study found that poor sleep can contribute to diabetes risk factors, thus also increasing the risk for people to develop type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes impacts an estimated 462 million individuals all over the world. While people can take steps to manage their diabetes and practice good health habits, some people can reduce their risk of developing type 2 diabetes in the…

Ernest Garcia III, CEO of Carvana, speaks to CNBC on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, March 7, 2019.Brendan McDermid | ReutersShares of Carvana plummeted by more than 40% in Wednesday morning trading after the embattled online used car retailer’s largest creditors signed a deal binding them to act together in negotiations with the company.The pact, as first reported by Bloomberg, includes creditors such as Apollo Global Management and Pacific Investment Management that hold around $4 billion of Carvana’s unsecured debt, or about 70% of the total outstanding. The agreement will last at least three months.Such creditor agreements…

Kyle Walker insists he will not “roll out the red carpet” for Kylian Mbappe when England face France in the World Cup quarter-finals on Saturday. The expected showdown between Walker and Mbappe on the flank at the Al Bayt Stadium has been widely billed as crucial to the game’s outcome, with the French star currently the tournament’s top scorer on five goals. Walker only returned from a groin injury in England’s final group game against Wales, having missed almost two months of action, but the team are yet to concede since his comeback.World CupEngland v France: The key battles that…

A threat by Facebook owner Meta to remove news content from its platforms appears to have been averted — for now — after US lawmakers omitted an antitrust bill it opposed from the text of an annual defense spending bill released late Tuesday evening. Meta had warned on Monday that if Congress passed the competition bill as part of the larger legislation — temporarily allowing digital news publishers to negotiate collectively against tech platforms for a larger share of ad revenues — then the social media giant “will be forced to consider removing news from our platform altogether.” The warning…

Researchers recently investigated the effects of peanuts, herbs, and spices— including cinnamon, ginger, cumin, and turmeric—on the gut microbiome in two separate studies. They found that peanuts, as well as herbs and spices, increased levels of certain gut bacteria after just 4 to 6 weeks of adding them to a typical American diet.They noted that further research is needed to understand their findings’ implications and the possible health benefits of having more gut bacteria. Diet influences the kinds of bacteria that live in the gut. These bacteria are linked to multiple health measures, including glycemic control, which is important for…

DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla. — Severe beach erosion from two late-season hurricanes has helped uncover what appears to be a wooden ship dating from the 1800s which had been buried under the sand on Florida’s East Coast for up to two centuries, impervious to cars that drove daily on the beach or sand castles built by generations of tourists.Beachgoers and lifeguards discovered the wooden structure, between 80 feet to 100 feet, poking out of the sand over Thanksgiving weekend in front of homes that collapsed into rubble on Daytona Beach Shores last month from Hurricane Nicole.“Whenever you find a shipwreck on the…