Outside The Box: North Korea Launch Calculated To Create Political Mischief

An old PETA video showing mistreatment of Butterball turkeys under a previous owner went viral on social media ahead of Thanksgiving, leading to returns and calls for a boycott. On Thursday, millions of families will sit down for a dinner that, in general, centers around turkey. And in a sizable portion of those homes, Butterball will be the turkey they devour.

Since 2021, the auto industry has spent at least $160 billion on planning, designing, and building EVs. If President-elect Donald Trump makes good on his threat to kill federal tax credits for electric vehicle purchases, it’s likely that fewer buyers will choose EVs.

State oil and gas regulators are investigating reports that environmental consultants falsified results of tests on soil, groundwater and contamination at about 350 locations in Weld County between 2021 and this summer. The information was submitted on behalf of some of Colorado’s largest oil and gas producers and was intended to determine whether work to clean up spills or close oil and gas sites met the state’s cleanup standards. The Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission, which regulates the oil and gas industry, said Tuesday that based on its preliminary investigation, the agency is confident that there’s no new risk to public health beyond the original conditions that prompted the work. “ECMC has also put in place additional safeguards to prevent falsified data from being submitted in the future, including requiring  additional documentation and examining metadata,” the agency said in a statement. The ECMC began looking into the lab results during the summer when operators notified the state of the potential falsification of information.

Music streamers are eagerly awaiting the release of Spotify’s annual year-in-review feature. If history is any guide, it could drop any time now. As we barrel toward the end of the year, one thing on the minds of many music lovers right now is Spotify Wrapped, the audio streaming service’s annual recap of the music they listened to in 2024.

Pepper Pong, a portable game that combines elements of ping pong and pickleball, had done roughly $350,000 in sales as of last Friday afternoon, according to founder Tom Filippini. Twenty-four hours later, that figure had more than doubled — thanks to the company’s appearance that evening on ABC’s “Shark Tank.” “They were buying the connection more than the game,” he said.

Former NFL tight end Rob Gronkowski celebrates the IPO of Flutter EntertainmentSpencer Platt// Getty ImageFormer NFL star Rob Gronkowski's said his best investment ever was buying shares of Apple. In 2014, Gronkowski invested $69,000 in Apple. He said the investment is worth more than $600,000. Apple stock has surged 972% since the iPhone 6 was launched in 2014.