• ☝️ A pair of iconic ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz (1939) – and later stolen from a museum by a mobster looking for "one last score" – sold for $32.5 million at auction; it’s the most expensive piece of entertainment memorabilia ever sold by a margin of ~$27 million.

BUSINESS & MARKETS

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• 📈 US markets were mixed last week (S&P: +1.0%; Dow: -0.6%; Nasdaq: +3.3%).
• 💼 The US economy added 227,000 nonfarm jobs in November, above analysts' expectations of ~220,000; the unemployment rate came in at 4.2%.
• 🩳 Lululemon reported quarterly results that beat expectations on top and bottom lines; US sales are starting to slow but the retailer is experiencing strong international growth.

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SPORTS, MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT

• 🍿 Moana 2 led the domestic box office with $103.5 million in its second weekend; the film has now earned $300 million domestically ($600 million globally).
• ⚽🏆 The LA Galaxy defeated the NY Red Bulls 2-1 to earn their record sixth MLS Cup title. | 🏎🏆 McLaren won its first F1 Constructors’ Championship since 1998. | 🏟️ Las Vegas officials approved several key agreements clearing the way for the MLB’s Athletics to build a $1.75 billion stadium on the Vegas Strip.
• ⚖️ Rapper Jay-Z was accused in a civil lawsuit of raping a 13-year-old girl in 2000 along with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs.

SCIENCE, SPACE & EMERGING TECH

in partnership with Quince

• 🤖 OpenAI announced ChatGPT Pro, a new $200/month subscription tier providing unlimited access to all of its models; the company is also rolling out the full version of its new o1 “reasoning” model. | 🤖📲 X’s Grok AI chatbot is now available for free to all users.
• 🦕 The Museum of Natural History in NYC unveiled its latest resident: "Apex," a 150-million-year-old Stegosaurus fossil widely considered the most complete and well-preserved specimen of its size ever discovered.
• 🖥️ Frontier, the world’s second-fastest supercomputer, has created the most complex computer simulation of the universe to date.

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MISCELLANEOUS

• 🚨 The NYPD released two new photos of the suspected shooter of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, who remains at large; police also said they recovered the suspect’s backpack, which contained a jacket and Monopoly money.
• 🥛 The USDA ordered nationwide testing for bird flu in America’s milk supply amid a rise in human cases. | 🔴🏛️ FDA officials said the agency will soon consider a petition to revoke authorization of artificial red food dye (called Red No. 3).
• 🇰🇷 South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who briefly declared martial law last week, avoided impeachment after lawmakers from his ruling party boycotted the vote; the ruling party’s leader said Yoon will no longer be involved in running the country as he seeks an “orderly early retreat” from office. | 🇷🇴 Romania’s top court ordered a redo of the first round of its presidential election over an alleged Russian influence campaign supporting populist candidate Calin Georgescu (who won the first round).

CLICKBAIT

• 🛣️ All 50 US states’ weirdest roadside attractions.