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Big Business This Week is a guided tour through the biggest market stories of the week, from winning stocks to brutal dips to the facts and forecasts generating buzz on Wall Street. 

Big Business This Week: Google's Gemini, CVS Prescription Pricing Clarity and More

The U.S. Census Bureau wants to change how it asks people about disabilities, and some advocates are complaining that they were not consulted enough on what amounts to a major overhaul in how disabilities would be defined by the federal government.

The Census Bureau Wants to Change How it Asks About Disabilities. Some Advocates Don't Like It

Amazon offers free AI skills training for 2 million interested people.

Stretching Your Dollar: Amazon's A.I. Training Scholarship

An extremely rare white leucistic alligator has been born at a Florida reptile park.

Extremely Rare White Leucistic Alligator Is Born at a Florida Reptile Park

Featured Stories

Wondering what to watch this weekend? This week we watch real-life spiritualism that has gone too far, fictional witchcraft that has gone too far, and two Christmas classics to bring our happiness back. 

What to Stream: 'Mother God,' 'The Changeling' and Two Very Different Christmas Classics

Days may be getting shorter and colder, but your furry friend still needs to get that daily exercise. Dr. Danielle Bernal, global veterinarian with Wellness Pet Co., joined Cheddar News to discuss the health benefits of walking for humans and dogs.

The Health Benefits of Walking Your Dog

Tips for shipping during the holiday season.

Stretching Your Dollar: Top Tips for Shipping This Holiday Season

Highlights

Property Brothers Talk 25 Years of Real Estate, Tolerating Each Other & An Evolving Business

Be Well: Property Brothers Talk 25 Years of Real Estate, Tolerating Each Other & An Evolving Business

Famed chef Lidia Bastianich shows us how to make simple, yet, delicious Shrimp with Garlic & Olive Oil Over Fusilli.

Be Well: Famed Chef Lidia Bastianich Teaches You How to Make a Special Pasta Dish

Senior Reporter Michelle Castillo gives a glimpse of her trip to South Africa and its many wonders as she shares videos and pictures with Cheddar News.

Adventures in South Africa With Cheddar News Senior Reporter Michelle Castillo

After over 50 years of record-breaking global tours, it is the end of the road for one of rock and roll's most influential bands, Kiss. The legendary Gene Simmons spoke with Cheddar News to reflect on his career and how Kiss became a staple of American culture.

Gene Simmons on End of the Road World Tour

Good News

The ultimate proposal at the ultimate fitness competition.

On A Positive Note: Man Proposes at Ironman Half-Marathon Finish Line

On A Positive Note: 68-Year-Old Finds Joy in Performing at Nursing Homes

The story started as an accidental 911 call, but then it ended up in a hug. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's office in Florida responded to a 911 call from a young boy who wasn't facing any emergency. Instead, he was asking to give police a hug. 

One Good Thing: Accidental 911 Call Ends in A Hug

One Good Thing: Dolphin Finally Recovers After Trapped in Garbage

Business

NJ Company Employs People With Special Needs

OAPN: NJ Company Employs People With Special Needs 

Stretching Your Dollar: Decorating On A Dime: Centerpieces

Staying healthy and saving money in the process during the holidays. 

Stretching Your Dollar: How to Stay Healthy & Save During the Holidays

Culture

Many parents are currently shopping for presents for their young children as the holiday season is underway. Parenting and lifestyle expert Amanda Mushro joined Cheddar News to give some ideas on what to purchase for your kids.

Cheddar News' Holiday Gift Guide: Children

An 8-week-old arrival from Alaska chirps loudly before devouring ice chips in the nursery at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium.

Sea Otter Pup Found Alone in Alaska Has New Home at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium

Technology

English Wikipedia raked in more than 84 billion views this year, according to numbers released Tuesday by the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit behind the free, publicly edited online encyclopedia. And the most popular article was about ChatGPT (yes, the AI chatbot that’s seemingly everywhere today).

Wikipedia, Wrapped. Here Are 2023's Most-Viewed Articles on the Internet's Encyclopedia

The network of nearly 4,800 fake accounts was attempting to build an audience when it was identified and eliminated by the tech company, which owns Facebook and Instagram.

Meta's Efforts to Prevent Election Fraud for 2024

Someone in China created thousands of fake social media accounts designed to appear to be from Americans and used them to spread polarizing political content in an apparent effort to divide the U.S. ahead of next year's elections, Meta said Thursday.

Thousands of Fake Facebook Accounts Shut Down by Meta Were Primed to Polarize Voters Ahead of 2024

Politics

The president of Harvard University has apologized for her remarks at a congressional hearing on antisemitism, saying she got caught up in a heated exchange and failed to properly denounce threats of violence against Jewish students.

Harvard President Apologizes for Remarks on Campus Antisemitism

Hunter Biden has been indicted on nine tax charges in California as a special counsel investigation into the business dealings of President Joe Biden’s son intensifies against the backdrop of the looming 2024 election.

Hunter Biden Indicted on Nine Tax Charges, Adding to Gun Charges in Special Counsel Probe

The police department in the remote north woods Minnesota town of Ely faces the same challenges of recruiting and keeping new officers as countless other law enforcement agencies across the country. So it's offering a unique incentive: canoes.

Small Police Department in Minnesota's North Woods Offers Free Canoes to Help Recruit New Officers

The aging pool of Pearl Harbor survivors has been rapidly shrinking. 

Centenarian Survivors of Pearl Harbor Attack Return to Honor Those Who Perished 82 Years Ago

Science

Be Well: Weightless Full Body Workout Routine

Rescuers searching the hazardous slopes of Indonesia’s Mount Marapi volcano found more bodies among the climbers caught by a surprise eruption two days ago, raising the number of confirmed and presumed dead to 23. 

Surprise Eruption of Indonesia's Mount Marapi Volcano Kills Climbers

Flu is picking up steam while RSV lung infections that can hit kids and older people hard may be peaking, U.S. health officials said.

Flu Is on the Rise While RSV Infections May Be Peaking, U.S. Health Officials Say

Sports

Bronx Highschool Student and Basketball Player in Wheelchair Makes History

OAPN: Bronx High School Student and Basketball Player in Wheelchair Makes History

President Joe Biden told a gathering of Native American nations that he would support the bid by the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, which invented lacrosse, to compete in the sport under its own flag in the 2028  Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

At Tribal Summit, Biden Supports Indigenous Lacrosse Team's Bid for 2028 Olympics  

NCAA President Charlie Baker announced Tuesday that he wants the organization to create a new tier of Division I athletics where schools with the most resources can offer unlimited educational benefits, enter into name, image and likeness partnerships with athletes and directly pay them through a trust fund.