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Asset management titan BlackRock’s head of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) reportedly says that demand for Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) ETFs is only just beginning to scratch the surface.
According to senior Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas, BlackRock executive Jay Jacobs says the asset management titan is now focusing on its BTC and ETH ETFs due to the demand they’re receiving rather than launching altcoin ETFs.
“We’re really just at the tip of the iceberg with Bitcoin and especially Ethereum. Just a tiny fraction of our clients own (IBIT and ETHA) so that’s what we’re focused on (vs launching new altcoin ETFs).”
At time of writing, the data shows that BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) has $54.38 billion in net assets while the firm’s iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHA) has about $3.84 billion. Both ETFs launched earlier this year, with IBIT making its debut in January while ETHA rolled out in July.
IBIT is trading for $57.80 at time of writing while ETHA is moving for $29.71.
Balchunas also reports that Mike Venuto of the Tidal Financial Group – a leading financial services and ETF investment platform – says that Bitcoin is becoming increasingly intertwined with options strategies.
“We have people coming to us all the time trying to pitch ‘Bitcoin + something else’ ETFs… Every options strategy you can think of is going to be tied to Bitcoin, Nvidia, Tesla and MicroStrategy in ETFs. It’s coming.”
The top crypto asset by market is trading for $101,895 at time of writing, a fractional decrease on the day.
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Producer Walter Afanasieff built Hollywood’s hot new Kookaburra Lounge for his partner, comic Katie Cazorla.
By Seth Abramovitch
Senior Writer
Katie Cazorla and Walter Afanasieff met 24 years ago, introduced at Afanasieff’s birthday party by mutual friend Darren Hayes, frontman of the band Savage Garden. Cazorla, a bombshell comedian with a quick wit and apparently no self-censor mechanism, had moved to L.A. in 1998 and was hosting karaoke nights around town. Afanasieff is a Grammy-winning music producer and songwriter with a string of smash hits under his belt — including several early Mariah Carey No. 1s such as “Hero,” “One Sweet Day” and “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”

Cazorla was “the life of the party,” recalls Afanasieff, who was instantly smitten. He was married at the time — but love eventually found a way, and Cazorla and Afanasieff, who married in 2017, have been together ever since.

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Cazorla has spent the ensuing years launching various businesses, like a nail salon that became the setting of her own TV Guide Network reality show, Nail Files. That led to her participation in Second Wives Club, a short-lived reality series on E! Afanasieff — whose nickname for Cazorla is Trouble — put his foot down when she was approached by The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. “I’ve known people who have done it,” he says. “David Foster and Harry Hamlin are my friends. It really doesn’t help in your personal life.”
A couple of years ago, Cazorla confessed her one true dream was to own and manage her own comedy club — just like her hero, the late Mitzi Shore, had done with The Comedy Store. (Shore discovered Cazorla early on and booked her in the club’s Belly Room.) “Mitzi told me that I reminded her of Roseanne Barr, and I was like, ‘That’s the nicest thing anyone’s ever said to me,’ ” Cazorla recalls.
Afanasieff set about making Cazorla’s dream come true. Having co-written a song as successful as “All I Want for Christmas,” which has hit the peak position on the Billboard Hot 100 every Christmas since 2017, he had the means to do so. He and Cazorla found an abandoned steakhouse in the former Hollywood & Highland (now Ovation) shopping center and transformed it into the Kookaburra Lounge. A throwback to 1950s Havana, it’s the poshest comedy club in L.A. — not a high hurdle to clear, granted — replete with vintage bird wallpaper, velvet booths and tropical cocktails.

The club has drawn a wide array of A-list talent since its September opening — Tiffany Haddish, Craig Robinson and Nikki Glaser among them. (Glaser worked out her upcoming Golden Globes monologue there recently. “The jokes were really good,” says Cazorla. “Like, really good.”) In the meantime, Cazorla has been decorating the couple’s Sunset Plaza home for the holidays. “We have a warehouse filled with decorations,” she says. “It looks like a Michaels art supply store blew up in there.” Afanasieff, meanwhile, is winding his way through the awards circuit for Barbra Streisand’s “Love Will Survive,” the Grammy- and Emmy-nominated song he produced for the Peacock miniseries The Tattooist of Auschwitz. Says Cazorla: “This has been a good year.”
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🏐 Pitt, Louisville advance to semifinals
⚓️ Navy takes 125th Army-Navy game
🏈 Jackson St. wins Celebration Bowl
The 2024-25 college football bowl season begins today, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024 and continues through Monday, Jan. 20, 2025 with the College Football Playoff National Championship Game. It’s the first year of the 12-team College Football Playoff. Bowl games begin with the Celebration Bowl and the Salute to Veterans Bowl.
This article will be updated throughout the bowl season, including final scores, TV information and as matchups are announced. Check out the full bowl schedule below.
(all times ET)
Celebration Bowl
Jackson State 28, South Carolina State 7
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta, Georgia
Salute to Veterans Bowl
South Alabama 30, Western Michigan 23
9 p.m. | ESPN
Cramton Bowl
Montgomery, Alabama
Frisco Bowl
No. 25 Memphis vs. West Virginia
9 p.m. | ESPN
Toyota Stadium
Frisco, Texas
Boca Raton Bowl
James Madison vs. Western Kentucky
5:30 p.m. | ESPN
FAU Stadium
Boca Raton, Florida
LA Bowl
No. 24 UNLV vs. Cal
9 p.m. | ESPN
SoFi Stadium
Inglewood, California
New Orleans Bowl
Sam Houston vs. Georgia Southern
7 p.m. | ESPN2
Caesars Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana
Cure Bowl
Ohio vs. Jacksonville State
12 p.m. | ESPN
Camping World Stadium
Orlando, Florida
Gasparilla Bowl
Florida vs. Tulane
3:30 p.m. | ESPN
Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, Florida
College Football Playoff First Round Game
No. 8 Indiana at No. 5 Notre Dame
8 p.m. | ABC/ESPN
South Bend, Indiana
College Football Playoff First Round Game
No. 10 SMU at No. 4 Penn State
12 p.m. | TNT/MAX
University Park, Pennsylvania
College Football Playoff First Round Game
No. 16 Clemson at No. 3 Texas
4 p.m. | TNT/MAX
Austin, Texas
College Football Playoff First Round Game
No. 7 Tennessee at No. 6 Ohio State
8 p.m. | ABC/ESPN
Columbus, Ohio
Myrtle Beach Bowl
Coastal Carolina vs. UTSA
11 a.m. | ESPN
Brooks Stadium
Conway, South Carolina
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Northern Illinois vs. Fresno State
2:30 p.m. | ESPN
Albertsons Stadium
Boise, Idaho
Hawai’i Bowl
South Florida vs. San Jose State
8 p.m. | ESPN
Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex
Honolulu, Hawai’i
GameAbove Sports Bowl
Pitt vs. Toledo
2 p.m. | ESPN
Ford Field
Detroit, Michigan
Rate Bowl
Rutgers vs. Kansas State
5:30 p.m. | ESPN
Chase Field
Phoenix, Arizona
68 Ventures Bowl
Arkansas State vs. Bowling Green
9 p.m. | ESPN
Hancock Whitney Stadium
Mobile, Alabama
Armed Forces Bowl
Navy vs. Oklahoma
12 p.m. | ESPN
Amon G. Carter Stadium
Fort Worth, Texas
Birmingham Bowl
Georgia Tech vs. Vanderbilt
3:30 p.m. | ESPN
Protective Stadium
Birmingham, Alabama
Liberty Bowl
Arkansas vs. Texas Tech
7 p.m. | ESPN
Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium
Memphis, Tennessee
Holiday Bowl
No. 21 Syracuse vs. Washington State
8 p.m. | FOX
Snapdragon Stadium
San Diego, CA
Las Vegas Bowl
USC vs. Texas A&M
10:30 p.m. | ESPN
Allegiant Stadium
Las Vegas, Nevada
Fenway Bowl
UConn vs. North Carolina
11 a.m. | ESPN
Fenway Park
Boston, Massachusetts
Pinstripe Bowl
Boston College vs. Nebraska
12 p.m. | ABC
Yankee Stadium
Bronx, New York
New Mexico Bowl
TCU vs. Louisiana
2:15 p.m. | ESPN
University Stadium
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Pop-Tarts Bowl
No. 13 Miami (Fla.) vs. No. 18 Iowa State
3:30 p.m. | ABC
Camping World Stadium
Orlando, Florida
Arizona Bowl
Colorado State vs. Miami (Ohio)
4:30 p.m. | CW Network
Arizona Stadium
Tucson, Arizona
Military Bowl
NC State vs. East Carolina
5:45 p.m. | ESPN
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Annapolis, Maryland
Alamo Bowl
No. 17 BYU vs. No. 23 Colorado
7:30 p.m. | ABC
Alamodome
San Antonio, Texas
Independence Bowl
No. 22 Army vs. Louisiana Tech
9:15 p.m. | ESPN
Independence Stadium
Shreveport, Louisiana
Music City Bowl
No. 19 Missouri vs. Iowa
2:30 p.m. | ESPN
Nissan Stadium
Nashville, Tennessee
ReliaQuest Bowl
No. 11 Alabama vs. Michigan
12 p.m. | ESPN
Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, Florida
Sun Bowl
Louisville vs. Washington
2 p.m. | CBS
Sun Bowl
El Paso, Texas
Citrus Bowl
No. 15 South Carolina vs. No. 20 Illinois
3 p.m. | ABC
Camping World Stadium
Orlando, Florida
Texas Bowl
LSU vs. Baylor
3:30 p.m. | ESPN
NRG Stadium
Houston, Texas
College Football Playoff Quarterfinal Game (Fiesta Bowl)
No. 9 Boise State vs. TBD
7:30 p.m. | ESPN
State Farm Stadium
Glendale, Arizona
College Football Playoff Quarterfinal Game (Peach Bowl)
No. 12 Arizona State vs. TBD
1 p.m. | ESPN
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta, Georgia
College Football Playoff Quarterfinal Game (Rose Bowl)
No. 1 Oregon vs. TBD
5 p.m. | ESPN
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California
College Football Playoff Quarterfinal Game (Sugar Bowl)
No. 2 Georgia vs. TBD
8:45 p.m. | ESPN
Caesars Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana
Gator Bowl
No. 14 Ole Miss vs. Duke
7:30 p.m. | ESPN
EverBank Stadium
Jacksonville, Florida
First Responder Bowl
North Texas vs. Texas State
4 p.m. | ESPN
Gerald J. Ford Stadium
Dallas, Texas
Duke’s Mayo Bowl
Minnesota vs. Virginia Tech
7:30 p.m. | ESPN
Bank of America Stadium
Charlotte, North Carolina
Bahamas Bowl
Liberty vs. Buffalo
11 a.m. | ESPN2
Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium
Nassau, Bahamas
College Football Playoff Semifinal Game (Orange Bowl)
7:30 p.m. | ESPN
Hard Rock Stadium
Miami Gardens, Florida
College Football Playoff Semifinal Game (Cotton Bowl)
7:30 p.m. | ESPN
AT&T Stadium
Arlington, Texas
College Football Playoff National Championship Game
7:30 p.m. | ESPN
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta, Georgia
Here’s a complete list of scores from the College Football Playoff since its first season in 2014:
Here’s a look at some of the upcoming CFP title game locations and dates:

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By comparison, what appears to be a short agenda awaits the next meeting of the School of the Osage Board of Education.
Old business appearing on the published agenda includes discussion on an update about the Lake Career and Technical Center in Camdenton while new business items include discussion on the Learn Life Savers program, the 2025-2026 staff calendar, new contracts and change orders, and an executive session to cover personnel and SOTO board policies.
The Osage Board of Education meeting, Tuesday night in the high school field house, begins at 6:00.
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Monday’s (December 16) Powerball jackpot will be worth an estimated $55 million after zero players matched all six numbers during the $48 million drawing Saturday (December 14) night.
Results from Saturday’s Powerball game are listed below:
NUMBERS: 12-17-23-52-67
POWERBALL: 1
POWER PLAY: 2x
The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are reported to be 1 in 292.2 million, according to Powerball.com. The Powerball jackpot previously reset after one player in New York won the $256 million drawing on December 7. The Powerball jackpot reset after one player in California won the $44 million drawing on August 19.
One player in Pennsylvania won the $214 million Powerball drawing on August 12, exactly one week prior to another jackpot. The Powerball jackpot had previously reset after one player won the $139 million Powerball drawing on July 3.
One player in California matched all six numbers to win the $2.04 billion ($997.6 million) jackpot on November 7, 2022, the largest jackpot offered in U.S. lottery history, according to the official Powerball website. Powerball has had jackpots exceeding $1 billion five times.
Mega Millions games have also exceeded $1 billion six times, which includes its largest offering, a $1.603 billion jackpot that was one by a player in Florida on August 8. Both jackpots increase during each following game until there’s a jackpot winning ticket matching all six numbers drawn, which includes the additional Mega Millions Gold Ball or Powerball in each respective game.

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