Here’s a look back at the most significant objects that defined the culture this year, from Tesla robots to an expensive piece of fruit.
Day: December 20, 2024
A 7-year-old girl has died and 6 other people were wounded in a knife attack at a school in the Croatian capital, Zagreb, police said https://t.co/PODj7c8UWw
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 20, 2024
🔊 Today on the Reuters World News daily podcast:
– Trump-backed spending deal fails in House, shutdown looms
– Putin says Russia ready to compromise with Trump on Ukraine
– Seeing low-income consumers squeezed, retailers target $10 giftshttps://t.co/ry9aMCqkrv pic.twitter.com/k3SmXDcOqk— Reuters (@Reuters) December 20, 2024
The imminent arrival of Donald Trump in the White House was already shaping global economic policy-making this week as the Federal Reserve flagged fewer rate cuts and other leading central banks signaled caution over their rate paths https://t.co/l6QGPD3py4 pic.twitter.com/DiGAFwaBcS
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 20, 2024
(Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Friday that the European Union may face tariffs if the bloc does not cut its growing deficit with the United States by making large oil and gas trades with the world’s largest economy. The EU is already buying the lion’s share of U.S. oil and gas exports, according to U.S. government data, and no additional volumes are currently available
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Several GOP senators push to see FBI’s Pete Hegseth background report https://t.co/BPVJ5qXJ0f
— The Hill (@thehill) December 20, 2024