According to Versan Aljarrah, founder of Black Swan Capitalist, fear has crept back into the XRP market as the token trades under pressure. Prices slipped below the $2 mark and recently hit about $1. 83 before a small rebound. Volatility has been sharp, and many traders are being pushed into quick exits. Volatility Tests Investors Based on reports, XRP’s slide accelerated after a broad market crash in early October tied to tariff tensions between the US and China. That turmoil forced billions of dollars of liquidations across exchanges. Different platforms briefly showed very different lows Kraken recorded $1. 40 while Binance charts on TradingView showed a flash low at $0. 76. Those swings left behind gaps in liquidity, including a zone around $1. 98 to $1. 99 that traders are watching closely. Price action has been messy but not one-directional. XRP was trading around $2. 22, up about 1. 8% in the last 24 hours, and in another snapshot it was reported changing hands close to $2. 24 amid a rebound. Over the most recent 72 hours, the token posted a rally of more than 18%, showing how fast sentiment can flip. According to Aljarrah, fear has returned, and “it always hits those who don’t understand what it means to hold XRP.” The analyst pointed out that a good number of people will fall before they could even make it and “survive the engineered volatility ahead.” The system, he said, “shakes out the weak” long before actual market valuation takes its course. History And Psychology At Work Analysts and market observers point to XRP’s stop-and-go history as part of the problem. In 2017, the coin lingered for months before surging roughly 70, 000% and then dropping by as much as 95% at certain stretches. In 2024, it traded quietly for much of the year before jumping over 600% near year end. That pattern makes holding the token psychologically hard for many. People sell too soon, often right before big moves. Support levels are being watched closely. Reports list key buffers at $1. 95, $1. 75, and $1. 60. On the upside, some analysts are projecting a rebound to $4 by 2026, with longer-range targets of $13 and $27. Those are forecasts, not promises, and they assume steady market conditions and continued interest. Whales Take Profit Amid Rally And ETF Flows Meanwhile, analyst Ali Martinez said larger holders have been taking profits during the rebound. Whales holding between 1 million and 10 million XRP reportedly sold over 180 million tokens, trimming their balances to about 4. 74 billion XRP. That kind of selling can add pressure even while the price is trying to recover. Institutional flows appear to be a counterweight. Based on reports, the Franklin Templeton and Grayscale XRP ETFs launched in the US yesterday and drew combined positive flows of $130 million on their first day. Net inflows into US XRP ETFs on Monday were placed at $164 million, a figure that helped absorb some of the selling and supported a more than 7% gain over 24 hours in some trading windows. Featured image from Pexels, chart from TradingView.
https://bitcoinethereumnews.com/tech/fear-surges-but-real-xrp-holders-arent-shaken-analyst/
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Pedestrian fatally injured by vehicle while crossing the street in Roseville
A pedestrian was killed Tuesday morning when was struck by a vehicle while trying to cross Little Mack Avenue in front of the Red Rood Inn in Roseville, police said. Police Chief Mitch Berlin said about 6: 15 a. m. the police department received a report of a pedestrian being struck by the motel on Little Mack near south of Masonic Boulevard. A preliminary investigation showed the man “was attempting to cross Little Mack and did not look both ways,” Berlin said in a news release. Police said the 46-year-old pedestrian was pronounced deceased at the scene. His name was not released. The driver of the vehicle was obeying traffic laws, according to the release. He remained on the scene and was cooperative with police conducting their investigation. Roseville’s Major Incident Team was conducted a complete investigation of the incident.
https://www.macombdaily.com/2025/11/25/pedestrian-fatally-injured-by-vehicle-while-crossing-the-street-in-roseville/
Doc Talk Podcast At IDFA: Isabel Arrate Fernandez On Leading World’s Biggest Documentary Fest And Petra Costa On Her “Apocalyptic” Oscar Contender
IDFA, the world’s largest documentary film festival, wrapped in Amsterdam over the weekend after presenting a program of more than 250 films, many of them world and international premieres. The 38th edition of IDFA marked the debut of Isabel Arrate Fernandez as artistic director, a position she assumed in July after the resignation of Orwa Nyrabia, who had led the festival for the previous seven years. This year’s festival attracted some of the greatest talents in documentary including Gianfranco Rosi, Raoul Peck, Laura Poitras, Tia Lessin, Carl Deal, Susana de Sousa Dias, Mstyslav Chernov, Victor Kossakovsky, Stanley Nelson, David France and many others. But the event didn’t pass without controversy. On the new edition of Deadline’s Doc Talk podcast, Arrate Fernandez addresses the festival’s decision to ban Israeli organizations that receive funding support from the Israeli government (she emphasized that individual Israeli filmmakers were not prohibited from attending). Some have attacked the ban as grossly unfair, but Arrate Fernandez tells us IDFA felt compelled to act in solidarity with Palestinians who have suffered under two years of Israeli bombardment and a ground campaign launched in retaliation for the October 7 terror attack. We also visit with Oscar-nominated filmmaker Petra Costa, who pitched a new project at IDFA and who finds herself in the thick of the Oscar race with her award-winning documentary Apocalypse in the Tropics. Her follow-up to The Edge of Democracy charts the rise of Christian nationalism in her native Brazil. Costa tells us the film’s launch on Netflix in July led to dramatic repercussions for her protagonist firebrand pastor Silas Malafaia, a Christian nationalist and key supporter of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who was convicted of trying to stage a coup after he lost reelection in 2022. Footage that Costa captured of Malafaia has made him a target of the same investigation that got Bolsonaro a 27-year prison sentence. She spotlights the specific scene in the film that’s creating legal jeopardy for the pastor. That’s on the latest edition of Doc Talk, hosted by Oscar winner John Ridley (12 Years a Slave, Shirley) and Matt Carey, Deadline’s senior documentary editor. Doc Talk is a production of Deadline and Ridley’s Nō Studios.
https://deadline.com/2025/11/idfa-isabel-arrate-fernandez-petra-costa-interview-doc-talk-1236628793/
Stories, sips and sweets await at Mey
This has been a stellar year for new bakery openings in the East Bay. To paraphrase Zuzu Bailey’s high-pitched exclamation at the end of It’s A Wonderful Life, “Every time a bell rings a bakery opens.” The list of newcomers includes Tarts de Feybesse, which got its brick-and-mortar up and running in Oakland, and Brian Wood’s second location of Starter Bakery on Solano Avenue. And after two years of cooking cakes and cookies out of her home kitchen for Bench, Sanaz Shariatzadeh has expanded her business into a second and much larger space. Mey recently opened in the former location of Crixa Cakes on Adeline. Shariatzadeh is slowly but surely filling up the shelves with her takes on quiches, cream puffs, cookies and cakes. An architect turned full-time baker, Shariatzadeh fulfilled her long-term dream of opening a cafe with Bench. But balancing her home life with daily bakes in a residential kitchen was a challenge. “I was baking until I passed out at night,” she said. “I couldn’t stop working because it’s my passion.” The upside of working from home was it gave her the flexibility to spend time with her kids. But she needed more room. “I wanted commercial ovens. My freezers, everything was small,” Shariatzadeh said. It was also difficult to separate the job from her personal life. “I enjoyed the past two years [at Bench] but at some point I was like, I want to move forward.” Bench, which actually has a bench that her husband Ali made and installed, embodies Shariatzadeh’s philosophical approach to hospitality. It’s a shared communal space where people can take the time to chill out with a cookie and a cup of tea. Mey, which means “wine” in Farsi, also has more permeable meanings when it’s used in more poetic contexts. Shariatzadeh has given the new cafe an evocative tagline: Stories, Sips, and Sweets. After we spoke on the phone, she emailed to further clarify the concept of mey. “Rooted in the spirit of Shirazi hospitality, mey reminds us to linger, to savor, and to share-to taste not only what’s on the table, but the beauty of connection itself.” Retaining some ceremonial aspects of traditional tea and coffee service has been an integral part of the experience at Bench. Shariatzadeh told me in 2023 that she wanted to introduce Persian tea culture to customers in addition to fulfilling everyone’s need for espresso, coffee and lattes. Mey will continue to serve both beverages. “We’re using Highwire Coffee and making cardamom and date lattes, two of the most popular drinks at Bench,” she said. My eyes got big as saucers when I stopped by Mey last week. Shariatzadeh’s quiche was the first thing I noticed. The bottom half of my slice was packed with butternut squash. It was similar to Fournée’s quiche, which also has a buttery, flaky crust and a nice filling that rises high. For dessert, I spied a cream puff and swallowed it whole. It was filled with a delightful amount of whipped cream. I hope Mey will add éclairs to the menu, or some version of a cream puff that’s dipped in dark chocolate, because her choux pastry is elegant and tender. Over the past couple of years, Shariatzadeh has continued to experiment with new recipes. “Now that I have a fridge, I can make cakes and other pastries that I wanted to make at Bench but couldn’t,” she said. Persian roulades were on display as well as spinach and feta hand pies, and pistachio cookies. “I started making cardamom syrups for lattes and in an apple cake,” she said. “But I’m trying to weigh what people like [at Mey]. It’s different here so I’m trying every day to have something new.” As she settles into Mey, Shariatzadeh will be adding items to the lunch menu. “I’m very into savory stuff,” she said. “At Bench, I started making different frittatas we call kuku in Farsi. We had a cauliflower kuku sabzi, which means herb frittata.” Shariatzadeh closed her note to me with her defining message of hospitality. “Every pastry and pour carries the warmth of welcome-a celebration of place, of presence, and of the simple joy of being together.”.
https://eastbayexpress.com/stories-sips-and-sweets-await-at-mey/
Nvidia: The Cycle That Never Ends
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https://seekingalpha.com/article/4847672-nvidia-the-cycle-that-never-ends?source=feed_all_articles
Travel chaos as ground stops, delays hit major airports days before Thanksgiving…
Multiple ground stops and delays at America’s busiest airports are beginning to upend the chaotic Thanksgiving travel week. Due to thunderstorms from a coast-to-coast weather system moving across the US, all flights departing from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport have been delayed by an average of 30 minutes. The air traffic control tower was evacuated due to the storm, prompting a ground stop during the busy Thanksgiving rush at America’s busiest travel hub. As of 11. 30am ET, more than 260 flights were delayed there. Meanwhile, a potential ground stop was forecast at San Francisco International Airport lasting until midnight, but no official announcement or delays are in place at the moment. Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Philadelphia International Airport, and Chicago O’Hare may see ground stops starting between 1pm and 5pm ET on Tuesday, according to the agency. Approximately 82 million people are expected to travel at least 50 miles for Thanksgiving, with Tuesday among the busiest days for Americans visiting family and friends this week. The list of potential disruptions or delays at these airports is based on FAA forecasts for problematic traffic, weather, staffing, or other operational factors. The warnings are proactive alerts to help airlines, pilots, and travelers prepare for delays, but they are not guaranteed to occur. The FAA issued a temporary ground stop at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston Tuesday morning due to both equipment outages and poor weather conditions. Chicago Midway International Airport briefly halted flights because of ‘low ceilings,’ meaning low clouds have made it harder for pilots to take off and land safely. Delays averaging around 30 minutes have been reported at nearby Chicago O’Hare International Airport for the same reason. The travel chaos is expected to get even worse, with the FAA already warning of potential ground stops into the evening, including at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta. Meteorologists have noted that Tuesday will be the storm’s busiest day, as it spreads heavy rain, gusty winds, and some thunderstorms across a huge stretch of the US, from the Gulf Coast and Southeast to the Midwest. AccuWeather added that the worst headaches will likely cause hundreds of flight delays at major hubs like Chicago O’Hare, St Louis Lambert and Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport. As of 11. 30am, more than 1, 700 flights entering or departing from the US have been delayed, according to FlightAware. Conditions for travelers in the Northeast and Great Lakes region are expected to deteriorate on Tuesday, with some areas seeing an ‘all-out blizzard’ by Thanksgiving. AccuWeather meteorologist Brandon Buckingham said: ‘As the storm in the north-central tier continues into the middle of the week, substantial blowing and drifting snow is forecast in portions of Minnesota and northern Michigan, with an all-out blizzard developing in the vicinity of Lake Superior. ‘Wind gusts over 40 mph could cause airline delays in cities including Minneapolis, Chicago, Detroit and Cleveland.’ By Wednesday, parts of the Dakotas, Wisconsin, and Michigan are predicted to see up to 12 inches of snow. Meanwhile, dangerous wind gusts and continuous downpours on Tuesday night into Wednesday could impact flights in New York, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-15325021
Thanksgiving food for students and a focus on their future
Nicholas Academic Centers employees multitasked on Tuesday, Nov. 25. They worked the drive-up distribution line at Valley High School, providing several hundred Santa Ana students and their families with Thanksgiving groceries and gift cards. Then, the employees rotated into their tutoring roles, helping students complete college applications in time for the upcoming deadline. Usually, the NAC provides a sit-down Thanksgiving meal for students, but this year, there is greater economic need, Rodolfo Duarte, its executive director, said. They decided instead on a drive-up distribution line, a concept borrowed from the pandemic. “Groceries go a longer way,” he said. “Instead of one or two plates of food, we are feeding a family of six.” The NAC was started in 2008 by the Henry T. Nicholas Education Foundation with a mission of providing academic support, mentoring and college success services in an after-school setting. Henry T. Nicholas III is a co-founder of the technology company Broadcom.
https://www.ocregister.com/2025/11/25/thanksgiving-food-for-students-and-a-focus-on-their-future/
Silver Peso owner provides update on Larkspur bar
The Wednesday before Thanksgiving is the busiest night of the year for the Silver Peso, when lines snake down the block and locals pack the Larkspur dive bar for late-night reunion revelry. But this year, the 64-year-old watering hole remains closed. In May, a car crashed into the back of the two-story building, one of downtown Larkspur’s oldest commercial properties, causing structural damage that forced the extended shutdown. Owner Rebel Lee, who worked as a bartender at the Peso for more than a decade before buying it in 2015, shared in a Facebook update this month that 450 Magnolia Avenue is in the process of being sold, and he is working with attorneys to preserve the bar’s lease. “My understanding is the new landlords will repair the damage and get us open as soon as possible,” wrote Lee, mentioning the hardship on his staff. “If you see them working somewhere else, buying groceries, coffee, etc., maybe offer to help them if you can, even if it’s not monetary. None of this is any of their faults.” Lee told me in a phone conversation this week that the sale may close as soon as this week, though the bar’s future remains uncertain. “I don’t know the new owners well, but it’s my understanding that they have no interest in purchasing the business,” he said. “The Silver Peso is a historical landmark, and I don’t believe it can be anything other than a bar.” Lee says he’ll update the Silver Peso Facebook page when there’s news to share. “I’m not quite sure what to expect, but I know it’s not going to be a wine bar,” said Lee, referring to a prevailing rumor. “Since I got the business, my motto has always been the longevity of the Peso and that it will remain in effect long after my ownership. I’ve been there 24 years, and it’s been good to me, so I would like to do it justice.”.
https://www.marinij.com/2025/11/25/silver-peso-owner-provides-update-on-larkspur-bar/
Convicted child molester gets 25 years to life for attacking wife in La Palma
A 65-year-old convicted child molester and three-striker who spent decades behind bars has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for seriously injuring his wife. An Orange County Superior Court jury earlier this year found Gary Blane Bentley guilty of two felony counts of corporal battery on a spouse resulting in a traumatic condition, according to a statement by the Orange County District Attorney’s Office. It was the latest in a long string of convictions for acts of violence that included slitting a girlfriend’s throat and stabbing a 5-year-old girl’s eye, the statement added. On June 24, 2022, Bentley punched his wife repeatedly in the face and then dragged her back into the bedroom of their La Palma apartment before his wife was able to break free, prosecutors said. Covered in blood and nearly nude, the woman escaped by banging on her neighbor’s door and begging for help, according to the statement. La Palma police officers tracked Bentley to Long Beach and took him into custody. Prosecutors say the attack was a culmination of years of unreported domestic violence against the woman. In 1982, Bentley was convicted of attempting to murder his then-girlfriend and maiming her 5-year-old daughter, who was left permanently blind in one eye. He was sentenced to 11 years in prison. In 1990, he was convicted of continuously sexually assaulting a child under age 14 in Los Angeles County and ordered to spend 17 years behind bars. He was convicted of another sex-related offense in 2007, but his 25 years-to-life sentence for that crime was overturned several years later. In 2011, Bentley was convicted of indecent exposure in Los Angeles County and received a six-year prison sentence. He was still on probation for that crime when he attacked his wife. A third strike means he automatically received a far heavier sentence. “Gary Bentley and the reign of terror he has inflicted on women and children throughout his entire life is exactly why California’s Three Strikes Law exists,” Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer said in a statement. ”There are certain individuals who have inflicted so much pain and violence on other human beings that they cannot continue to live among civilized society.“For decades, Gary Bentley has committed crime after crime with callousness, without remorse, and there has not been a single period of time when he has lived a law-abiding life,” Spitzer added. “Society is safer as a result of the incredible advocacy of the La Palma Police Department and Deputy District Attorney Sharlene Mandella to ensure justice for the victim in this case and to prevent future women and children from becoming victimized.”.
https://www.ocregister.com/2025/11/25/convicted-child-molester-gets-25-years-to-life-for-attacking-wife-in-la-palma/
401(k) limit increases to $24,500 for 2026, IRA limit increases to $7,500
WASHINGTON The Internal Revenue Service announced today that the amount individuals can contribute to their 401(k) plans in 2026 has increased to $24,500, up from $23,500 for 2025. The IRS today also issued technical guidance regarding all cost‑of‑living adjustments affecting dollar limitations for pension plans and other retirement-related items for tax year 2026 in Notice 2025-67, posted today on IRS. gov. Highlights of changes for 2026 The annual contribution limit for employees who participate in 401(k), 403(b), governmental 457 plans, and the federal government’s Thrift Savings Plan is increased to $24,500, up from $23,500 for 2025. The limit on annual contributions to an IRA is increased to $7,500 from $7,000. The IRA catch‑up contribution limit for individuals aged 50 and over was amended under the SECURE 2. 0 Act of 2022 (SECURE 2. 0) to include an annual cost‑of‑living adjustment is increased to $1,100, up from $1,000 for 2025. The catch-up contribution limit that generally applies for employees aged 50 and over who participate in most 401(k), 403(b), governmental 457 plans, and the federal government’s Thrift Savings Plan is increased to $8,000, up from $7,500 for 2025. Therefore, participants in most 401(k), 403(b), governmental 457 plans and the federal government’s Thrift Savings Plan who are 50 and older generally can contribute up to $32,500 each year, starting in 2026. Under a change made in SECURE 2. 0, a higher catch-up contribution limit applies for employees aged 60, 61, 62 and 63 who participate in these plans. For 2026, this higher catch-up contribution limit remains $11,250 instead of the $8,000 noted above. The income ranges for determining eligibility to make deductible contributions to traditional Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs), to contribute to Roth IRAs and to claim the Saver’s Credit all increased for 2026. Taxpayers can deduct contributions to a traditional IRA if they meet certain conditions. If during the year either the taxpayer or the taxpayer’s spouse was covered by a retirement plan at work, the deduction may be reduced, or phased out, until it is eliminated, depending on filing status and income. (If neither the taxpayer nor the spouse is covered by a retirement plan at work, the phase-outs of the deduction do not apply.) Here are the phase‑out ranges for 2026: For single taxpayers covered by a workplace retirement plan, the phase-out range is increased to between $81,000 and $91,000, up from between $79,000 and $89,000 for 2025. For married couples filing jointly, if the spouse making the IRA contribution is covered by a workplace retirement plan, the phase-out range is increased to between $129,000 and $149,000, up from between $126,000 and $146,000 for 2025. For an IRA contributor who is not covered by a workplace retirement plan and is married to someone who is covered, the phase-out range is increased to between $242,000 and $252,000, up from between $236,000 and $246,000 for 2025. For a married individual filing a separate return who is covered by a workplace retirement plan, the phase-out range is not subject to an annual cost-of-living adjustment and remains between $0 and $10,000. Other phase-out ranges and limitations The notice also provides limitations for 2026 for Roth IRAs, the Saver’s Credit and SIMPLE retirement accounts. -The income phase-out range for taxpayers making contributions to a Roth IRA is increased to between $153,000 and $168,000 for singles and heads of household, up from between $150,000 and $165,000 for 2025. For married couples filing jointly, the income phase-out range is increased to between $242,000 and $252,000, up from between $236,000 and $246,000 for 2025. The phase-out range for a married individual filing a separate return who makes contributions to a Roth IRA is not subject to an annual cost-of-living adjustment and remains between $0 and $10,000. -The income limit for the Saver’s Credit (also known as the Retirement Savings Contributions Credit) for low- and moderate-income workers is $80,500 for married couples filing jointly, up from $79,000 for 2025; $60,375 for heads of household, up from $59,250 for 2025; and $40,250 for singles and married individuals filing separately, up from $39,500 for 2025. -The amount individuals can generally contribute to their SIMPLE retirement accounts is increased to $17,000, up from $16,500 for 2025. Pursuant to a change made in SECURE 2. 0, individuals can contribute a higher amount to certain applicable SIMPLE retirement accounts. For 2026, this higher amount is increased to $18,100, up from $17,600 for 2025. -The catch-up contribution limit that generally applies for employees aged 50 and over who participate in most SIMPLE plans is increased to $4,000, up from $3,500 for 2025. Under a change made in SECURE 2. 0, a different catch-up limit applies for employees aged 50 and over who participate in certain applicable SIMPLE plans, which remains $3,850. Under a change made in SECURE 2. 0, a higher catch-up contribution limit applies for employees aged 60, 61, 62 and 63 who participate in SIMPLE plans, which remains $5,250. Details on these and other retirement-related cost-of-living adjustments for 2026 are in Notice 2025-67, available on IRS. gov. -30.
https://claiborneprogress.net/2025/11/25/401k-limit-increases-to-24500-for-2026-ira-limit-increases-to-7500/