Best Buy Is Offering Up to 60% off Select Samsung Storage External Hard Drives for the Holidays

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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. When you’re working in big projects like editing photos and videos, or music production most laptops, even pro-level laptops, just don’t have enough storage space. Since media files are getting increasingly bigger and bigger, running out of storage for photos, videos, software, and documents can render your laptop virtually useless. But we’ve found a solution to all of your storage woes. Right now, Best Buy has all sorts of deals on top-of-the-line Samsung storage with savings up to a whopping 60% off list prices from the retailer. These external hard drives are premium, high quality, and durable, so you can keep everything important to you in your everyday carry backpack. These hard drives are tough and rugged, while they’re made from heavy-duty and premium materials. Storage capacity varies with space upwards of a massive 8TB, so there’s more than enough room for high-resolution HD photos, 4K Ultra HD videos, Hi-Fi music, and other files big and small alike. Ahead, you’ll find our picks for the best Samsung storage external hard drives at Best Buy. All Samsung external hard drives are compatible with Windows 11 and macOS laptops and desktops, as well as Apple iPhone and Apple iPad, and various Android smartphones and tablets. External hard drives have blazing fast with transfer speeds upwards of 2, 000 megabytes per second. This means you can transfer or watch a 4K video files with just about no lag or hiccups. And since these Samsung external hard drives are from Best Buy, you’ll get anyone of them shipped to you for free for My Best Buy members. If you’re not a member, you can sign up for free to take advantage of everything the retailer’s rewards program has to offer with perks such as free standard shipping. Learn more about My Best Buy here.
https://www.rollingstone.com/product-recommendations/tech/samsung-storage-external-drives-buy-online-1235467402/

Syria calls Netanyahu’s unannounced visit to Golan Heights ‘dangerous violation’ of sovereignty

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“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates affirms that this visit represents a new attempt to impose a de facto situation that contradicts relevant U. N. Security Council resolutions, and falls within the framework of the occupation’s expansionist policies, entrenched aggression, and its continued violations of Syrian territory,” the statement said. Netanyahu and other Israeli officials visited the Golan Heights to show support to troops based at an outpost in the buffer zone between Israel and Syria. “Today I visited the Golan Heights area in Syria, received an operational briefing and met with the fighters bravely defending Israel every day,” Netanyahu wrote on X. “Proud of our fighters.” The prime minister said Israel’s presence in the Golan Heights has “immense importance,” as the nation’s military keeps its borders safe from outside attackers. In response, Syria called on its southern neighbor to withdraw its troops from all Syrian land and emphasized that “all actions taken by the occupation in southern Syria are null and void.” Therefore, according to Syria, Israel’s actions in the Golan Heights have no legal backing under international law. “The Ministry calls on the international community to shoulder its responsibilities, curb the occupation’s practices, and compel it to fully withdraw from southern Syria in accordance with the 1974 Disengagement Agreement,” Syria’s Foreign Affairs Ministry said. “It also stresses that Syria will continue defending its sovereignty and its inalienable rights until the full restoration of its territory.” U. N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres similarly said the “very public visit is concerning” while calling on Israel to respect its end of the 1974 ceasefire agreement with Syria. Netanyahu went beyond the ceasefire line, which runs through the Golan Heights under the Israel-Syria ceasefire. UN APPROVES US-BACKED PEACE PLAN FOR GAZA, HAMAS SAYS PROPOSAL FAVORS ISRAELI OCCUPATION The agreement created a U. N.-patrolled buffer zone in the Golan Heights between the two countries. Israeli troops seized that area after the downfall of Bashar Assad last December. After fleeing to Russia, the former Syrian president was succeeded by Ahmed al Sharaa.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/world/3892515/syria-netanyahu-visit-golan-heights-dangerous-violation/

Curry out, other stars questionable at Heat as Warriors’ tough schedule marches on

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The Warriors will be shorthanded Wednesday night when they face the Heat in Miami on the second night of a Florida back-to-back set. Steph Curry, who led Golden State with 34 points in Tuesday’s loss in Orlando, has been ruled out with an ankle injury that has been lingering since earlier in the Warriors’ road trip in San Antonio. Curry passed Vince Carter for No. 22 on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. Joining Curry in street clothes for the Miami game are Al Horford (toe injury management), Jonathan Kuminga (knee tendinitis) and De’Anthony Melton (ACL rehab). The Warriors have listed Jimmy Butler as questionable with a back strain, while Draymond Green and Buddy Hield are questionable to play due to illness. Horford played in Tuesday’s game and the Warriors have said he will not play both ends of a back-to-back this season as they aim to keep the 39-year-old healthy for the playoffs. Kuminga has not played since Nov. 12, when the Warriors beat the Spurs in San Antonio and he missed the second half with knee soreness. Butler left a Nov. 4 game against the Suns against Phoenix with back soreness and missed the next night’s game in Sacramento, but has played in each game since. That Nov. 5 game in Sacramento is the lone game this season in which the Warriors have sat all three of their veteran stars Curry, Green and Butler as they try to balance winning with rest for their players above age 35. Wednesday’s game will complete Golden State’s fifth back-to-back set of the season as the Warriors play their 17th game (12 on the road) in 30 days to open the season.
https://www.montereyherald.com/2025/11/19/steph-curry-injury-warriors-heat-schedule/

Larry Rhoden announces for Governor. Toby buys a hat.

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Now that Union Center’s own Governor Larry Rhoden has announced that he’s running for the job he currently has, it appears Toby Doeden now thinks he should change his image, bought a hat, and will start using AI in his videos to give the appearance that he can speak with a west river drawl. As he announces a “rocking western” event. Related.
https://dakotawarcollege.com/larry-rhoden-announces-for-governor-toby-buys-a-hat/

Our Most-Popular Recipes That EVERYONE (Even Your Vegan Cousin Or Keto Aunt) Can Enjoy This Thanksgiving

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Whether you’re hosting a big family Thanksgiving or are just hitting a few Friendsgivings this year, you know there’s going to be someone there who’s trying to avoid carbs, doesn’t eat meat, follows a gluten-free or vegan diet, or just wants to get some more veggies into their life. The traditional Thanksgiving menu doesn’t exactly work for many dietary restrictions, which is where these recipes come in. We’ve rounded up 18 festive, holiday-worthy meals that work for a variety of diets and preferences, so everyone at your Thanksgiving can enjoy the feast. From creative takes on the classics to side dishes, mocktails, desserts, and mains that will shake up the traditional Thanksgiving menu, these recipes ensure that no one will be missing out on the fun this year. Make or bring these for an extra-inclusive Thanksgiving-we know your keto aunt, vegan sister, sober friend, and everyone else at your table will be so thankful.
https://www.delish.com/holiday-recipes/thanksgiving/g69463562/special-diet-thanksgiving-recipes/

Larry Summers Asks Harvard Students For ‘Permission’ To Continue Teaching as Epstein Fallout Widens

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A former president of Harvard University, Larry Summers, continues to suffer fallout from his relationship with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, with the prominent economist resigning from yet another corporate board position following the release of email correspondence between the two men. Mr. Summers, who served as Treasury Secretary under the Clinton administration and was President Obama’s director of the National Economic Council, announced on Wednesday his departure from the board of directors at the San Francisco-based artificial intelligence company, OpenAI. “In line with my announcement to step away from my public commitments, I have also decided to resign from the board of OpenAI,” Mr. Summers stated. “I am grateful for the opportunity to have served, excited about the potential of the company and look forward to following their progress.” His position at OpenAI is just one of many roles that Mr. Summers has stepped back from in the weeks since the federal government made public more than 20, 000 emails from Epstein’s estate that shed new light on Mr. Summers’ intimate relationship with the convicted sex offender. That includes his role as chairman of the board at the Center for Global Development and his board positions at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, Yale’s Budget Lab, and the Brookings Institution’s Hamilton Project. Mr. Summers was also dropped from the New York Times Opinion section, where he was hired in January 2025 to serve as a contributing writer. The Times’ executive director for media relations stated on Tuesday that the outlet does not intend to renew his contract when it concludes at year-end. The released correspondence showed that Mr. Summers maintained regular contact with Epstein from 2013 through July 2019 years after the financier’s 2008 conviction on charges involving solicitation of prostitution from a minor exchanging messages on topics ranging from personal matters to professional advice. On several occasions Mr. Summers sought romantic counsel from Epstein, including regarding a woman he described as a mentee. “Think for now I’m going nowhere with her except economics mentor,” Mr. Summers wrote in November 2018. “I think I’m right now in the seen very warmly in rear view mirror category.” In one 2018 exchange, Epstein went as far as to refer to himself as Mr. Summers’ “wing man.” Mr. Summers’ was married at the time. The final email between the two was sent just one day before federal authorities arrested Epstein on new sex-trafficking charges in July 2019. Although Mr. Summers shared his plans to retreat from all public commitments, he will continue to teach at Harvard and serve as the director of the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at the Harvard Kennedy School. This semester Mr. Summers is currently teaching five courses, including two large undergraduate economics classes. Mr. Summers, however, opened a Tuesday economics class by apologizing to his students for his association with Mr. Epstein and asking for the class’s “permission” to “go forward and talk about the material” for the course. “Some of you will have seen my statement of regret expressing my shame with respect to what I did in communication with Mr. Epstein and I’ve said I’m going to step back from public activities for a while,” Mr. Summers said in a video taken by a Harvard student and posted to social media. “But I think it’s very important that I fulfill my teaching obligations.” Also on Tuesday the chairman of Harvard’s economics department, Elie Tamer, sent an email to students expressing his regret for “the recent items that you have read about our faculty members.” Mr. Tamer, who refrained from directly naming Mr. Summers, apologized to students who “are hurt, angry or simply exhausted by the news” and emphasized the school’s commitment to creating a community where “students can learn, research, and work without fear of favoritism, coercion, or retaliation.” “We have been through a lot this past year and again, to you our students I say: you belong here,” he added. “You deserve advisors who champion your work and a community that chooses integrity. If you need anything-clarity, or simply a human conversation ask. I will show up.” Harvard, meanwhile, announced its decision to open a new investigation into Mr. Summers, who served as president from 2001 to 2006, and his relationship with Epstein. A Harvard spokesman told the Crimson on Tuesday that “the University is conducting a review of information concerning individuals at Harvard included in the newly released Jeffrey Epstein documents to evaluate what actions may be warranted.” Several other Harvard figures were also featured in the files, including Harvard Law School professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz, who served on Epstein’s legal team in a 2008 criminal case, and Mr. Summers’ wife, professor Elisa New.
https://www.nysun.com/article/larry-summers-asks-harvard-students-for-permission-to-continue-teaching-as-epstein-fallout-widens

Angels GM Perry Minasian: Grayson Rodriguez is ‘a gamble worth taking’

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Right-hander Grayson Rodriguez offered too tantalizing of a package for Perry Minasian to turn down, despite the risk. A day after the Angels acquired a pitcher who has been hurt for nearly a season and a half, Minasian said the current reports of his Rodriguez’s and the potential he offers were sufficient to be worth sending the Baltimore Orioles one of their best power hitters, Taylor Ward. “Is there risk? Yes, there’s risk,” the Angels’ general manager said Wednesday. “It’s eyes wide open on the risk. That being said, it’s four years of control. It’s somebody that, when he pitches, can beat anybody on any given night. The weapons he has and the ability to throw strikes, it’s a combination that some of the best in the game have. We’ve got high expectations. He’s somebody we’re really excited to have.” Rodriguez, 26, is a former first-round pick with a 100-mph fastball. He had a 3. 25 ERA over a 31-start stretch from July 2023 to July 2024. He struck out 193 and walked 53 over 182⅔ innings in that span. His walk rate is slightly better than the major-league average. However, he hasn’t thrown a pitch in a regular season game since July 31, 2024. Rodriguez suffered a lat strain that cost him the last two months of the 2024 season, and he missed all of 2025 with a similar strain and then elbow problems. He had surgery to have a bone spur removed in August. “We need him to be healthy,” Minasian said. “We like where he’s at. Obviously, we felt like the medical (report) was in a good enough place to where this was a chance, a gamble worth taking. We expect him to be healthy in spring. He’s throwing bullpens in January. We’ve talked to him. He’s very motivated, very excited. Somebody that can really give us a jolt in the rotation.” Rodriguez is scheduled to talk to the media Wednesday afternoon. For now, any report of his health has to be taken with caution. No team would give up an established starting pitcher with four years of control for a hitter with one year of control under normal circumstances. Mike Elias, the Orioles president of baseball operations, told the Baltimore media recently that Rodriguez was a “wild card.” “There’s nothing going on right now that would hold him back,” Elias said. “He’s not injured right now and he’s preparing for spring training, but the poor guy’s missed a year and two months basically, and we’ve got to be mindful of that, and I think he’s a really nice wild card talent for us, and I’m really optimistic and bullish about it. But the fact that he’s missed so much time recently, we just have to be prudent about that. “We don’t want to plan around him too heavily, but I really like where he’s at.” If Rodriguez is healthy, he would join a rotation that includes right-hander José Soriano and left-handers Yusei Kikuchi and Reid Detmers. Soriano is 27 and Detmers and Rodriguez are 26. The Angels control Detmers and Soriano for the next three years, and Rodriguez for the next four. The Angels still need another starter, and to that end the deal helps by freeing up some money. Ward was set to make around $14 million in arbitration, and Rodriguez will make just over the major-league minimum of $780,000. “The more flexibility, the better,” Minasian said. “That was discussed too. It’s not only acquiring somebody we feel like can impact the rotation, but freeing up some money to maybe get into areas where we wouldn’t have been able to before.” The Angels will need to replace Ward’s production at the plate. Last season, he hit 36 homers and drove in 103 runs with a . 792 OPS. The Angels still have Mike Trout, Jo Adell and Jorge Soler to play the corner outfield spots. Trout and Soler likely can’t handle full-time outfield duty, so the Angels would probably look to have them split time in the outfield and at designated hitter. Adell could also play center, but perhaps now the Angels are more likely to get a true center field and keep Adell in one of the corners. “It’s a long offseason,” Minasian said. “We’ll continue to look.” More to come on this story.
https://www.sgvtribune.com/2025/11/19/angels-gm-perry-minasian-grayson-rodriguez-is-a-gamble-worth-taking/

Trump nominates new CFPB director, but White House says agency is still closing

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By KEN SWEET, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) President Trump nominated Stuart Levenbach as the next director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, using a legal maneuver to keep his budget director Russell Vought as acting director of the bureau while the Trump administration continues on its plan to shut down the consumer financial protection agency. Levenbach is currently an associate director inside the Office of Management and Budget, handling issues related to natural resources, energy, science and water issues. Levenbach’s resume shows significant experience dealing with science and natural resources issues, acting as chief of staff of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration during Trump’s first term. Levenbach’s nomination is not meant to go through to confirmation, an administration official said, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss personnel matters. Under the Vacancies Act, Vought can only act as acting director for 210 days, but now that Trump has nominated someone to the position, that clock has been suspended until the Senate approves or denies Levenbach’s confirmation as director. Vought is Levenbach’s boss. The CFPB has been nonfunctional much of the year. Many of its employees have been ordered not to work, and the only major work the bureau is doing is unwinding the regulations and rules it put into place during Trump’s first term and during the Biden administration. While in the acting director role, Vought has signaled that he wishes to dismantle, or vastly diminish, the bureau. The latest blow to the bureau came earlier this month, when the White House said it does not plan to withdraw any funds from the Federal Reserve, which is where the bureau gets its funding, to fund the bureau past Dec. 31. The White House and the Justice Department used a legal interpretation of the law that created the bureau, the Dodd-Frank Act, that the Fed must be profitable in order to fund the CFPB’s operations. Several judges have rejected this argument when it was brought up by companies, but it’s never been the position of the government until this year that the CFPB requires the Fed to be profitable to have operating funds. “Donald Trump’s sending the Senate a new nominee to lead the CFPB looks like nothing more than a front for Russ Vought to stay on as Acting Director indefinitely as he tries to illegally close down the agency,” said Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee, in a statement. The bureau was created after the 2008 financial crisis as part of the Dodd-Frank Act, a law passed to overhaul the financial system and require banks to hold more capital to avoid another financial crisis. The CFPB was created to be a independent advocate for consumers to help them avoid bad actors in the financial system.
https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/2025/11/19/trump-cfpb-nomination/

Woman killed by car on 51N

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A Como man was charged with murder after a pedestrian was struck and killed on Saturday, Nov. 15, on Hwy. 51, just north of the Como town limits. Initial reports said the incident happened near the convenience store that supervisors have received complaints about in recent months. Willie B. Hill, 34, of Abe Hill Road […]
https://panolian.com/2025/11/19/woman-killed-by-car-on-51n/