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Judge to hear arguments on whether Google's advertising tech constitutes a monopoly ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The Justice Department and Google are set to make closing arguments in a trial alleging Google’s online advertising technology constitutes an illegal monopoly. The arguments in federal court Monday in northern Virginia come as Google is already facing a possible breakup of the company over its ubiquitous search engine. The Justice Department says it will seek the breakup of Google to remedy its search engine monopoly. The case focuses not on the search engine but on technology that matches online advertisers to consumers on the internet. A judge is expected to rule by the end of the year. ‘Busiest Thanksgiving ever’: How the TSA plans to handle record air travel DALLAS (AP) — The Thanksgiving travel rush is expected to be bigger than ever this year. AAA predicts that nearly 80 million people in the U.S. will venture at least 50 miles from home between Tuesday and next Monday — most of them by car. Thanksgiving Day falling so late this year has altered traditional travel patterns. At airports, the Transportation Security Administration says it could screen a record number of U.S. air travelers on Sunday. Meanwhile, the head of the Federal Aviation Administration says a shortage of air traffic controllers could cause flight delays. Transportation analytics company INRIX says roads could be congested on Monday with both commuters and returning holiday travelers. Macy’s says employee hid up to $154 million in expenses, delaying Q3 earnings Macy’s says it’s delaying the release of its fiscal third-quarter earnings results after it discovered an up to $154 million accounting-related issue. The company did provide some preliminary results for its third quarter, including that net sales fell 2.4% to $4.74 billion. It anticipates reporting its full third-quarter financial results by Dec. 11. 'Buy now, pay later' is more popular than ever. Experts warn shoppers not to overdo it NEW YORK (AP) — More shoppers are using ‘buy now, pay later’ plans heading into Black Friday and the holiday season, as the ability to spread out payments looks attractive at a time when Americans still feel the lingering effect of inflation and already have record-high credit card debt. Experts say the short-term loans can lead consumers to overextend themselves and warn that those who use credit cards for the service face higher interest expenses. The data firm Adobe Analytics predicts shoppers will spend 11.4% more this holiday season using buy now, pay later than they did a year ago. Warren Buffett gives away another $1.1B and plans for distributing his $147B fortune after his death OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Investor Warren Buffett renewed his Thanksgiving tradition of giving by announcing plans Monday to hand more than $1.1 billion of Berkshire Hathaway stock to four of his family's foundations, and he offered new details about who will be handing out the rest of his fortune after his death. Buffett has said previously that his three kids will distribute his remaining $147.4 billion fortune in the 10 years after his death, but now he has also designated successors for them because it’s possible that Buffett’s children could die before giving it all away. Buffett said he has no regrets about his decision to start giving away his fortune in 2006. Workers at Charlotte airport, an American Airlines hub, go on strike during Thanksgiving travel week CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Service workers at Charlotte Douglas International Airport have gone on strike during a busy week of Thanksgiving travel to protest what they say are unlivable wages. Employees of ABM and Prospect Airport Services authorized the work stoppage in North Carolina that started Monday morning. Union spokesperson Sean Keady says the strike is expected to last 24 hours. The companies contract with American Airlines to provide services such as cleaning airplane interiors, removing trash and escorting passengers in wheelchairs. Airport officials say this holiday travel season is expected to be the busiest on record. The companies have acknowledged the seriousness of a strike during the holiday travel season. At the crossroads of news and opinion, 'Morning Joe' hosts grapple with aftermath of Trump meeting The reaction of those who defended “Morning Joe” hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski for meeting with President-elect Trump sounds almost quaint in the days of opinionated journalism. Doesn't it makes sense, they said, for hosts of a political news show to meet with such an important figure? 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It’s that time of year. You saw family for Thanksgiving and now you have to see them again for Christmas. You bought something for yourself on Cyber Monday, but still have to buy something for the people in your life, whether they deserve it or not. Money is going out the door. All you really want to do is walk down a snowy sidewalk, all relaxed and wearing a scarf like they do in Netflix or Hallmark rom-coms, but you’re too harried. No doubt about it, the lead up to the holidays stressful. Well, we’re here to help. This is a short, curated list of things that we like and find cool — and we think that you will, too. And if it gives you some ideas and makes your life easier, even better. was the movie of the summer here at , and the movie dropped on Blu-ray, DVD, etc on Dec. 3, with all the usual bonus fixins. But in a nod to the franchise’s roots and heyday, also put out a fully functioning VHS tape version of the movie exclusively from Walmart. The packaging has a “limited edition” note as one of those round little stickers from the era and features artwork by poster artist . The bad news is that the VHS version, which was priced around $60, is already out of stock. The good news is that it’s already on eBay (where it’s now an instant collector’s item and selling for around $100). With phones in everyone’s hands, many feel like the need for watches is obsolete. Wrong. This just makes watches more of a statement and more of a personal expression than ever before. Enter Citizen. Citizen’s collaborations with Disney includes watches with an eye for the geek collector, like the Wolverine and Deadpool offerings, and more subtle items that let your nerd out in more stylish ways. The popular has glow-in-the dark detailing highlighting the hand, eyes and markers, which is a very popular element in the Citizen line. We like (on sale for $337.50), which also takes good advantage of luminous opportunities (check out the hands as lightsabers and the little X-Wing at the bottom of the face). At the top of our list, however, is the (on sale for $262.50), which features the iconic “With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility” phrase on the back of the case, and the ($318.75) with a blue dial with web designs and red accents. Whether you play them or display them, records are back like it’s the 20th century. And they are great gifts. If you want to be current, there’s the vinyl (one red and black, the other blue and yellow) that features pop songs from the movie. But Disney also re-issued music from the 1960s era of the Merry Marvel Marching Society and the animated series , the latter with its fun Jack Urbont-composed theme songs for Captain America, Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, and Namor. The vinyls sell on for $14.98. For those looking for something more expansive (and more expensive), check out the . It features John Williams’ score from and , each as two-LP sets. There is also a poster from each film and a map, all packaged in a neat satchel-looking box. We hate snakes, but we love this one. $299.98. Yes, this year we’re recommending actual postage stamps. But what stamps these are. Timed to the 50 anniversary of the role-playing game, the USPS put out a set of . You can get a sheet of 20 for $14.60. (If you’re feeling fancy, there are also options for such items as a pressing sheet, first day of issue envelopes, framed stamps and more.) It all comes after D&D saw a massive resurgence in the last few years, partially thanks to , which featured the game. , written by Frank Miller and drawn by David Mazzucchelli, is one of the seminal Batman stories. It’s been reprinted many times, but never like this: through Mazzucchelli’s original art. from IDW’s line that showcases the original art of key comics and creators, is the art book of the year, whether you’re a Bat-fanatic or an aficionado of the sequential artform. The book is a massive 14 x 21 inches, reproducing the artist’s pages in their original size, and uncolored form. The museum gallery-worthy art would cost a few million to own in its entirety, but this is only $150. Have someone that needs an exclamation point of an art piece for their place? And wants to show their love of Star Wars? And want to immerse themselves in the hyperfocus of building? Then look no further than Jabba’s Sail Barge set ($499.99) from Lego’s Ultimate Collector Series. The 3,942-piece set is in the top 10 biggest Star Wars Lego sets of all time, and it’s a beauty. The sides fold down, the sails lift and the interior brings to life with a cockpit, prison cell, armory, kitchen and entertainment room equipped with Jabba’s bed. It also comes with 11 minifigs – Jabba the Hutt, Princess Leia, Bib Fortuna, C-3PO, Max Rebo, Kithaba, Vizam, Wooof, Gamorrean Guard, Salacious Crumb and R2-D2 with a bar table accessory. And there’s a display stand along with an information plaque. Alternate idea: A different sail ship hit Lego stores last week and is aimed at a different collector, this one less galactically-minded. It’s a 3,011-piece set replica model of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s The Endurance ($269.99). The majestic ship features three towering masts, 10 full sails, a flying red ensign flag and intricate rigging. A detailed multi-level deck, connected by stairs, has removable sections for access to port and starboard cabins and the ship’s steam engine. There’s also four detachable lifeboats, a chained bower anchor and a ship’s wheel that operates the rudder. It too, comes with a display stand. A great stocking stuffer idea: Star Trek coffee mugs from . Even better, a gift set that pairs the mugs with Star Trek-themed coffee. The company run by founder Ethan Terra, producer Kyle Newman and publisher Lukas Kendall, has a “black sunshine”-glazed Klingon mug, the “denim-dipped” Starfleet Command mug, a “midnight with plum” glazed Enterprise mug, a Vulcan sky-colored Vulcan salute mug, and a teal and rose white colored Voyager mug, which go for $42.99 each. Paired with Star Trek blends — Vulcan Vanilla, Captain’s Choice, Klingon Raktajino, Borg Blend, Federation Roast, and Janeway Coffee Black – the gift sets are $55.99. (The company also has Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles coffee and mugs as well.) THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day More from The Hollywood ReporterWhy Crypto Enthusiasts Are Scrambling to Grab These Top Five Digital Gems: Discover the Best Coins to Join This Month and Secure Your Slice of the Blockchain Revolution Before It’s Too Late!While you’re popping champagne and toasting the new year, hundreds of recently enacted bills will go into effect. Here are a few you should know about. The minimum wage for all employers in California will increase to $16.50. We currently have the second highest unemployment rate of any state behind only Nevada. This increase will only make it worse, particularly for California’s youth and others just starting to join the workforce. Paychecks will be hit by a tax increase. The State Disability Insurance rate is increasing from 1.1 to 1.2 percent. As KCRA in Sacramento noted, “That means a couple or individual with $100,000 in taxable annual wages will have $100 more total withheld from their pay this upcoming year, or about $8 a month because of the tax increase, for example.” For property owners, several attempts to destroy your rights to protest new and higher water rates go into effect. Under Proposition 218, water agencies must send notices to customers ahead of time with information on how to protest the rate hike. If a majority protest, the rate increase can’t go into effect. But Assembly Bill 2257 creates a protest procedure separate from the notice required by Prop. 218 and appears merely to layer on added – and superfluous – requirements for the sole purpose of hindering taxpayers’ constitutional ability to approve or reject taxes. Another assault on property owner rights is Senate Bill 1072 because it could leave taxpayers without proper compensation for overcharges on their water bills by offering only future credits instead of actual refunds. There is a huge difference between a “credit” for future charges and an actual refund. If a taxpayer moves, how will he or she be compensated for the violation of constitutional rights if the agency merely applies the overcharge to reduce rates paid by others in the future? AB 1827 is another concern because it tries to add potentially unconstitutional charges to your water bill based on speculative factors like “maximum potential water use” and “peaking” factors. This is in direct contravention of Prop. 218 which provides that, “No fee or charge may be imposed for a service unless that service is actually used by, or immediately available to, the owner of the property in question. Fees or charges based on potential or future use of a service are not permitted.” Basing a charge on “maximum potential water use” clearly then is not permitted under Prop. 218. Further, in the absence of time-of-use technology, peaking factors are generally make-believe. Legal challenges to AB 1827 are a near certainty. Related Articles Opinion Columnists | Trump’s claim that we need ‘extreme vetting’ is extremely baseless Opinion Columnists | Year in review: From a republic to a ‘kakistocracy’ Opinion Columnists | Will Democrats fix their brand problem ahead of California’s gubernatorial election? Opinion Columnists | Susan Shelley: Too many so-called emergencies in the Golden State Opinion Columnists | Larry Wilson: The lost art of college students talking to each other Regarding your rights as a voter, there were attacks this year on direct democracy. Fortunately, many of those got left on the cutting room floor, but one that did pass and goes into effect this year, Senate Bill 1441, is very concerning. If a citizen-initiated recall, initiative or referendum is determined to have an insufficient number of valid signatures, the proponents have the right to review rejected signatures and the reason for the rejection. But SB 1441 sets an unreasonable 60-day time limit on the review process and adds a new requirement for proponents to pay the costs of the review, which could be hundreds of thousands of dollars. Nothing in the bill prevents a county from running out the clock by providing inadequate access. But that’s probably the intent. Was it all bad news from your California government this year? No, of course not. For everyone who has been waiting for Sacramento to finally address the pressing concerns of state residents, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation giving the state three new official state symbols: the banana slug (state slug), Dungeness crab (state crustacean), and black abalone (state seashell). Don’t say they never did anything for you. Happy New Year! Jon Coupal is president of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association.

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NoneInvestor Warren Buffett renewed his Thanksgiving tradition of giving by announcing plans Monday to hand more than US$1.1 billion of Berkshire Hathaway stock to four of his family's foundations, and he offered new details about who will be handing out the rest of his fortune after his death. Buffett has said previously that his three kids will distribute his remaining US$147.4 billion fortune in the 10 years after his death, but now he has also designated successors for them because it's possible that Buffett's children could die before giving it all away. He didn't identify the successors, but said his kids all know them and agree they would be good choices. "Father time always wins. But he can be fickle -- indeed unfair and even cruel -- sometimes ending life at birth or soon thereafter while, at other times, waiting a century or so before paying a visit," the 94-year-old Buffett said in a letter to his fellow shareholders. "To date, I've been very lucky, but, before long, he will get around to me. There is, however, a downside to my good fortune in avoiding his notice. The expected life span of my children has materially diminished since the 2006 pledge. They are now 71, 69 and 66." Buffett said he still has no interest in creating dynastic wealth in his family -- a view shared by his first and current wives. He acknowledged giving Howard, Peter and Susie millions over the years, but he has long said he believes "hugely wealthy parents should leave their children enough so they can do anything but not enough that they can do nothing." The secret to building up such massive wealth over time has been the power of compounding interest and the steady growth of the Berkshire conglomerate Buffett leads through acquisitions and smart investments like buying billions of dollars of Apple shares as iPhone sales continued to drive growth in that company. Buffett never sold any of his Berkshire stock over the years and also resisted the trappings of wealth and never indulged in much -- preferring instead to continue living in the same Omaha home he'd bought decades earlier and drive sensible luxury sedans about 20 blocks to work each day. "As a family, we have had everything we needed or simply liked, but we have not sought enjoyment from the fact that others craved what we had," he said. If Buffett and his first wife had never given away any of their Berkshire shares, the family's fortune would be worth nearly US$364 billion -- easily making him the world's richest man -- but Buffett said he had no regrets about his giving over the years. The family's giving began in earnest with the distribution of Susan Buffett's US$3 billion estate after her death in 2004, but really took off when Warren Buffett announced plans in 2006 to make annual gifts to the foundations run by his kids along with the one he and his wife started, as well as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Warren Buffett's giving to date has favored the Gates Foundation with US$55 billion in stock because his friend Bill Gates already had his foundation set up and could handle huge gifts when Buffett started giving away his fortune. But Buffett has said his kids now have enough experience in philanthropy to handle the task and he plans to cut off his Gates Foundation donations after his death. Buffett always makes his main annual gifts to all five foundations every summer, but for several years now he has been giving additional Berkshire shares to his family's foundations at Thanksgiving. Buffett reiterated Monday his advice to every parent to allow their families to read their will while they are still alive -- like he has done -- to make sure they have a chance to explain their decisions about how to distribute their belongings and answer their children's questions. Buffett said he and his longtime investing partner Charlie Munger, who died a year ago, "saw many families driven apart after the posthumous dictates of the will left beneficiaries confused and sometimes angry." Today, Buffett continues to lead Berkshire Hathaway as chairman and CEO and has no plans to retire although he has handed over most of the day-to-day managing duties for the conglomerates dozens of companies to others. That allows him to focus on his favorite activity of deciding where to invest Berkshire's billions. One of Buffett's deputies who oversees all the noninsurance companies now, Greg Abel, is set to take over as CEO after Buffett's death.