It Might Be the Biggest Contract Ever in Team Sports (Newser Morning 8)

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December 9, 2024     "No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible." —Stanislaw Jerzy Lec   1 'Disappeared' Syrians Re-Emerge, Some for First Time in Years Bashar Barhoum woke in his dungeon prison cell in Damascus at dawn Sunday, thinking it would be the last day of his life. Keep reading   2 It Might Be the Biggest Contract Ever in Team Sports It is without question the biggest contract ever signed in baseball, even in an era of gargantuan contracts. Keep reading   From our sponsors Turn Your Old VHS Tapes, Films and Photos Into DVD & Digital Videos The easy and affordable way to preserve all your old memories. Over half a million american families trust iMemories to turn their homemade videos digital. KEEP READING   At a Glance Aurore Perez, a member of the feminist collective "Les Amazones Avignon," sticks a message of support for Gisele Pelicot reading "Justice for Gisele, justice for all" on a wall in a street near the courthouse where the rape trial is taking place, in Avignon, France, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly)   3 Swift Wraps Up 'the Most Beloved Chapter of My Life' Taylor Swift's Eras Tour, the first tour to exceed the $1 billion mark in gross revenue, came to a close Sunday night in the Canadian city of Vancouver, and the Washington Post says the event was "classic Taylor Swift," a performance in which Swift "made the show about the music and her fans." Keep reading   4 Trump: Maybe RFK Jr. Could Look Into Vaccine-Autism Link Assuming Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as President-elect Trump's Health and Human Services secretary, it appears he may be utilizing that role to delve into the idea—long-debunked—of a connection between vaccines and autism. Keep reading   5 Jay-Z Hit With Rape Allegation, Says It's Blackmail Jay-Z is now caught up in the Sean "Diddy" Combs scandal, but the rapper says the allegation is only being levied against him as blackmail. Keep reading   6 South Korea's President Now Under a Travel Ban South Korea's Justice Ministry on Monday imposed an overseas travel ban on President Yoon Suk Yeol as authorities investigate allegations of rebellion and other charges in connection with his short-lived declaration of martial law last week, the AP reports. Keep reading     7 As Assad Flees Syria, Israel Seizes a Buffer Zone Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israeli forces have seized a buffer zone in the Golan Heights established by a 1974 ceasefire agreement with Syria, the AP reports. Keep reading   8 Viewers Call Out 'Classless' SNL Segment on CEO's Murder Saturday Night Live took on the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson this weekend, and online uproar was quick to follow. Keep reading   Today From Newser.AI Plane Circles Stadium, Urges Giants Owner to Fix 'Dumpster Fire' See more stories from our human + machine experiment here.   This Day in History On Dec. 9, 1965, "A Charlie Brown Christmas," the first animated TV special featuring characters from the "Peanuts" comic strip by Charles M. Schulz, premiered on CBS. Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2014: Atheists Banned From Public Office in 7 States   Yesterday's Most-Read Stories   From Our Sponsors Manage your subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe from Newser emails  |  Privacy Policy We'd love to hear from you. Send us a note at feedback@newser.com. Read our stories on MSN. Newser, LLC  |  1395 Brickell Avenue  |  Suite 800  |  Miami, Florida  |  33131 © 2024 Newser, LLC. All rights reserved