By Brian Stelter, Liam Reilly, CNN

(CNN) — After months of speculation about his future on the radio, Howard Stern has signed a new contract with SiriusXM.

Stern announced his new deal with the satellite radio giant on his show Tuesday morning. “I’m happy to announce that I figured out a way to have it all, more free time, and continuing to be on the radio,” Stern said. “So, yes, we are coming back for three years.”

SiriusXM had no immediate comment on the terms of the new deal.

Stern, 71, had been the subject of rumor-mongering because his current five-year deal is due to expire in a couple of weeks.

In August, the US Sun claimed that “The Howard Stern Show” was “set to be canceled after a stunning 20-year run.” The story also suggested that Stern’s exit might be related to his outspoken criticism of President Trump.

The Sun story drew a lot of attention despite its thin sourcing. A SiriusXM executive then said of Stern and his crew, “We’d love them to stay,” but “it certainly has to make sense” financially.

When Stern returned to his mic after Labor Day, he punked his listeners by having Andy Cohen pretend to take over the show. Several news outlets fell for the prank, much to Stern’s delight. When he returned to the air, Stern said his deal talks have been “fantastic,” but didn’t address his future beyond that.

The contract talks continued out of public view. Stern said Tuesday that he feels “very loyal” to SiriusXM, which has paid him hundreds of millions of dollars for exclusive rights to his content over the years.

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By Frank Nunns O’Connell, CNN

(CNN) — The Pittsburgh Steelers eased past the Miami Dolphins 28-15 to extend their Monday Night Football home win streak to 23 and remain top of the AFC North with just three games remaining in the NFL regular season.

In freezing 17-degree conditions in Steel City’s Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh quarterback Aaron Rodgers put in a stellar performance, throwing 23-of-27 for 224 yards and two touchdowns.

Rodgers was supported by an array of offensive weapons with running backs Kenneth Gainwell and Jaylen Warren combining for 113 yards on the night. Wideouts DK Metcalf and Marquez Valdes-Scantling each had a receiving TD as the Steelers moved to 8-6 on the season.

The Dolphins have become renowned for below-par performances in cold weather, and that trend continued Monday night as Mike McDaniel’s squad registered just three points before the fourth quarter, courtesy of a Riley Patterson field goal, which opened the scoring with 5:11 left in the first half.

But from there it was all Pittsburgh, which racked up 28 straight points.

The Steelers gained the lead for good late in the first half as tight end Connor Heyward received a direct snap and ‘tush pushed’ his way into the end zone from the 1-yard line to give Pittsburgh a 7-3 lead going into halftime.

Valdes-Scantling scored the Steelers’ second touchdown of the night early in the second half, reeling in a 19-yard pass from Rodgers to cap off a six-play, 71-yard drive.

Metcalf – who had three catches for 55 yards on the night – extended Pittsburgh’s lead after wrestling off multiple tackles and impressively galloping into the end zone for a 28-yard touchdown with 5:06 left in the third quarter.

The former Seattle Seahawks receiver’s TD capped off a dismal quarter for the Dolphins, with Miami’s offense gaining -20 total yards. When the fourth quarter got underway, the Dolphins had just five total first downs on the night.

Things only got worse when Steelers tight end Jonnu Smith rushed 14 yards into the end zone, extending the lead to 28-3 and all but ending the contest with 13 minutes left in the fourth quarter.

The Dolphins added two consolation scores late on, courtesy of a pair of touchdown throws from Tua Tagovailoa – who finished the evening 22-of-28 for 253 yards, the two TDs and an interception – to Darren Waller. But it was too little, too late for a Dolphins team that fell to 6-8 and was officially eliminated from playoff contention.

“It’s disappointing we didn’t get the outcome we wanted to, and everything that goes on with the playoffs,” Tagovailoa said afterwards. “When you start the season the way we did, we made it hard on ourselves.”

The result strengthens the Steelers’ grip on the AFC North as they look to fend off the Baltimore Ravens in the division and keep the No. 4 seed in the conference. As inconsistent as Pittsburgh has looked throughout this season, it remains in a strong position with the po

By Jack Guy, CNN

(CNN) — “Slop,” a term used to describe low-quality digital content, has been named word of the year by the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

The dictionary defines slop as “digital content of low quality that is produced usually in quantity by means of artificial intelligence.” A statement from Merriam-Webster cites examples such as absurd videos, talking cats and AI-written books.

Merriam-Webster is the latest in a string of dictionaries to choose words of the year based on our relationship with technology and artificial intelligence. Collins’ word of the year “vibe coding,” Cambridge’s “parasocial” and Oxford’s “rage bait” all reflect contemporary concerns about the effects of tech on our lives.

First used in the 1700s to mean “soft mud,” “slop” then came to mean “food waste” in the 1800s before taking on a more general meaning of “rubbish” or “a product of little or no value,” according to the online Merriam-Webster dictionary.

Merriam-Webster’s statement acknowledges that slop in the modern day divides opinions.

“People found it annoying, and people ate it up,” reads the statement, which goes on to discuss the almost mocking tone behind the term.

“The word sends a little message to AI: when it comes to replacing human creativity, sometimes you don’t seem too superintelligent,” it reads.

Other candidates for word of the year included “gerrymander,” meaning “to divide a state, school district, etc. into political units or election districts that give one group or political party an unfair advantage,” which came to the fore in the United States this year as both Republican and Democrat politicians used redistricting to gain political advantage.

Editors also considered choosing the phrase “touch grass,” which means “to participate in normal activities in the real world especially as opposed to online experiences and interactions.”

While it was previously used as an insult against those perceived to be spending too much time online, the phrase became “something of an aspiration” this year as an increasing number of people took steps to reduce their screen time, said Merriam-Webster’s statement.

Another candidate was “performative,” which the dictionary defines as “made or done for show (as to bolster one’s own image or make a positive impression on others).”

While many things have been described as performative, the most common uses include the idea of a “performative male,” or a man who tries to attract women by doing things that he believes they will like, such as “carrying feminist literature in a tote bag,” said Merriam-Webster.

Last year, the dictionary chose “polarization” as its word of the year, meaning “division into two sharply distinct opposites,” which was heavily used to describe the fraught state of American politics and society.

In 2023, the dictionary chose “authentic” as its word of the year, following a “substantial increase” in online searches for the word thanks to “stories and conversations about AI, celebrity culture, identity, and social media.”

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Por Alicia Wallace, CNN

El desempleo alcanzó su máximo en cuatro años, el 4,6 % en noviembre, y la economía creó 64.000 empleos, según mostraron nuevos datos de la Oficina de Estadísticas Laborales de EE.UU., este martes.

El total de empleos del mes pasado se produjo tras una pérdida de 105.000 puestos de trabajo en octubre. Los datos de ese mes se incluyeron en el informe de empleo del martes, después de que el cierre del Gobierno complicara la recopilación de datos.

La pérdida de empleos en octubre se debió en parte a las renuncias diferidas del Departamento de Eficiencia Gubernamental, implementadas a principios de este año, pero que entraron en vigor el 30 de septiembre.

Por primera vez en casi 80 años, no se publicó la tasa de desempleo de octubre debido a la falta de recopilación de datos durante el cierre del Gobierno.

Los economistas esperaban una ganancia neta de 40.000 empleos para noviembre y que la tasa de desempleo se mantuviera sin cambios respecto a la tasa de septiembre del 4,4 %, según FactSet.

Esta historia está en desarrollo y será actualizada.

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Por Laura Sharman y Jessie Yeung, CNN

El transeúnte que le arrebató el arma a uno de los presuntos atacantes durante el tiroteo masivo en Bondi Beach fue identificado como Ahmed al Ahmed, cuyos padres, refugiados, acababan de llegar de Siria, según funcionarios y medios de comunicación australianos.

Ahmed, de 43 años y padre de dos niñas, arriesgó su vida al enfrentarse a un presunto tirador y arrebatarle el arma durante el ataque del domingo, lo que provocó una ola de donaciones del público para apoyarlo a él y a su familia.

Posteriormente, fue herido de bala por uno de los dos atacantes, un padre e hijo que protagonizaron un tiroteo en la playa contra una reunión de la comunidad judía y bañistas, que dejó al menos 15 muertos y decenas de heridos.

Un dramático video del enfrentamiento, que ha sido visto millones de veces en las redes sociales, muestra a Ahmed agachado detrás de un coche, para luego abalanzarse sobre el tirador que acababa de disparar. Las sirenas sonaban y se oían disparos mientras los dos hombres forcejeaban durante varios segundos, antes de que Ahmed le arrebatara el arma al atacante.

Luego, Ahmed apuntó con el arma al atacante, quien retrocedió.

El primer ministro australiano, Anthony Albanese, publicó una foto en X dándole la mano a Ahmed mientras el padre de dos hijas yacía en una cama de hospital, con el brazo izquierdo fuertemente vendado.

“Ahmed, eres un héroe australiano”, escribió Albanese.

“Te pusiste en riesgo para salvar a otros, corriendo hacia el peligro en Bondi Beach y desarmando a un terrorista. En los peores momentos, vemos lo mejor de los australianos. Y eso es exactamente lo que vimos el domingo por la noche”.

Miles de personas han donado hasta el momento más de 1,4 millones de dólares australianos (alrededor de US$ 930.000) a una página de GoFundMe creada para apoyar a Ahmed “durante su recuperación” y para “honrar a este héroe absoluto”, según la plataforma de financiación colectiva.

GoFundMe confirmó a CNN el lunes que estaba trabajando “directamente con los organizadores de la recaudación de fondos para garantizar que los fondos recaudados lleguen de forma segura a Ahmed y su familia”.

El lunes, el primer ministro de Nueva Gales del Sur, Chris Minns, también publicó una foto de Ahmed recuperándose de sus heridas en el hospital. “Ahmed es un héroe de la vida real. Anoche, su increíble valentía sin duda salvó innumerables vidas al desarmar a un terrorista con un enorme riesgo personal”, escribió Minns en Facebook. “Fue un honor pasar tiempo con él hace un momento y transmitirle el agradecimiento de la gente de todo Nueva Gales del Sur. No cabe duda de que se habrían perdido más vidas de no ser por el valiente acto de Ahmed. Gracias, Ahmed”.

Los padres de Ahmed dijeron que recibió varios disparos en el hombro, y que algunas balas aún permanecen alojadas en su cuerpo, según la cadena nacional australiana ABC. Se habían mudado de Siria a Sydney hacía solo unos meses, aunque su hijo había llegado a Australia en 2006, según declararon a la ABC. No está claro si la familia de Ahmed es siria o de otra nacionalidad.

Añadieron que Ahmed tenía dos hijas, de tres y seis años, y que habría hecho cualquier cosa por proteger a cualquiera.

“Cuando hizo lo que hizo, no pensó en la procedencia de las personas a las que estaba salvando, las personas que morían en la calle”, dijo el padre de Ahmed. “No discrimina entre una nacionalidad y otra. Especialmente aquí en Australia, no hay diferencia entre un ciudadano y otro”.

Hablando a las afueras del Hospital St George, el primo de Ahmed, Mustafa, declaró a 7News que se encontraba bien, pero que aún no había sido operado.

“Sin duda es un héroe. Sin duda, porque quizás arriesgó su vida para salvar a otras personas”, dijo