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☆ Two Ukrainian servicemen stabbed to death in Germany, Russian national arrested
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-28 | by ( Josh Pennington | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Two Ukrainian servicemen were stabbed to death at a shopping center in southern Germany Saturday evening, by a suspected Russian national, German and Ukrainian authorities say. Both Ukrainian men were residents of the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen and had been in Germany undergoing medical rehabilitation. A 57-year-old suspected Russian national was arrested at his home not far from the scene, according to German authorities. “On April 27, two Ukrainian citizens, men born in 1987 and 2001, were killed by stabbing in Murnau am Stafelsee, Bavaria, Germany, at a local shopping center. “According to preliminary information, the deceased citizens were military personnel undergoing medical rehabilitation in Germany,” the ministry said.

Persons: “, Murnau, ” Organizations: CNN, Partenkirchen, Russian, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Locations: Germany, Russian, Murnau, Garmisch, Stafelsee, Bavaria

☆ 2024 NFL Draft: 5 quarterbacks taken in the top 10 of the NFL Draft for the first time ever
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —The 2024 NFL Draft has kicked off with the Chicago Bears selecting USC quarterback Caleb Williams with the first overall pick on Thursday night. Earlier Thursday, NFL spokesperson Brian McCarthy said on X 150,000 fans are in attendance at the draft. Here’s everything you need to know about the 2024 NFL Draft. How to watchThe 2024 NFL Draft will be held in Detroit across three days in the downtown area surrounding the Campus Martius Park and Hart Plaza. Pass-catching game-changersAccording to the NFL’s draft expert Daniel Jeremiah and his rankings of the 2024 draft prospects, three of the four best players are wide receivers, and 12 of the top 50 play the position.

Persons: Caleb Williams, Williams, Roger Goodell, Brian McCarthy, USC’s Williams, Kyler Murray, Tom Pennington, Justin Fields, Jayden Daniels, Daniels, Carolina’s Drake Maye, Maye, Lance Zierlein, shouldn’t, ” Daniels, Jonathan Bachman, Michael Penix Jr, JJ McCarthy, Bo Nix, Daniel Jeremiah, Marvin Harrison Jr, Pro Football Hall of Famer Marvin Harrison, Harrison Jr, Pro Bowler, Carmen Mandato, Zierlein, Rome, LSU’s Malik Nabers, Odunze, Larry Fitzgerald, Nabers, Justin Jefferson, Brian Thomas Jr, Adonai Mitchell, Xavier Worthy, Georgia’s Ladd McConkey Organizations: CNN, Chicago Bears, Bears, Hart, NFL Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, NFL, Heisman, USC, The Bears, Washington, LSU, New England Patriots, UNC, LSU Tigers, Atlanta Falcons, University of Washington, Minnesota Vikings, New York Jets, Michigan, Denver Broncos, Oregon, Pro Football Hall of Famer, Arizona Cardinals, Ohio State, Indianapolis Colts, New York Giants, of Famer, Getty, Los Angeles Chargers, Tennessee Titans, Las Vegas Raiders, New, New Orleans Saints, Seattle Seahawks, Jacksonville Jaguars, Cincinnati Bengals, Los Angeles Rams, Pittsburgh Steelers, Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions, Baltimore Ravens, San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs Locations: Detroit, Baton Rouge, Texas, Carolina, New Orleans, Cleveland, Houston

“This is a clear violation of the basic principles for protecting Europe’s largest (nuclear power plant). No nuclear power plant in the world is designed to withstand full-fledged fire from the armed forces. Damage to infrastructure facilities may affect the safe operation of the NPP,” the statement added, using an acronym for the nuclear power plant. Petro Kotin, head of Ukraine’s nuclear power operator Energoatom, said they were initially forced to work at “gunpoint” by invading Russian troops. Grossi points on a map of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, March 2022 Joe Klamar/AFP/Getty Images/FileBut fighting continued to rage around the plant in the summer of 2022, to the grave alarm of the IAEA.

Persons: Rafael Grossi, ” Grossi, Dmitry Peskov, Andriy Yusov, ” Yusov, “, Petro Kotin, Joe Klamar, Grossi, Volodomyr Zelensky Organizations: CNN, United Nations, International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Europe’s, Zaporizhzhia NPP, NPP, Defense Intelligence, Ukrainska Pravda, Ukrayinska Pravda, Ukrainian Armed Forces, Russian, Getty, Kremlin Locations: Ukraine, Russian, Russia, ”, Ukrainian, Europe, Zaporizhzhia, AFP, Nova, ZNPP

CNN —The four men suspected of carrying out a brutal attack at a Moscow concert hall that killed at least 137 people have appeared in court on terror charges, as the Kremlin defended its security services criticized for failing to prevent the massacre. Shamil Zhumatov/ReutersOn Monday, three days after the attack, rescuers were still searching among the ruins of the collapsed concert hall and trying to clear rubble. CNN has geolocated the 90-second video to the concert hall, where bodies and blood can be seen on the floor as fire rages above. Despite ISIS appearing to provide evidence that its fighters had carried out the attack, Russian President Vladimir Putin has been keen to point the finger elsewhere. Firefighters respond to the burning Crocus City Hall on March 22.

Persons: Dalerdzhon, Saidakrami, Shamsidin, Faizov, Shamil Zhumatov, Reuters Rachabalizoda, Fariduni, ”, Dmitry Peskov, Mukhammadsobir, Vladimir Putin, – Putin, Maria Zakharova, Maxim Shemetov, Adrienna Watson, –, Peskov, Alexander Matveev, ” Matveev Organizations: CNN, Kremlin, Court, ISIS, Novosti, Crocus City Hall, Reuters, Ministry, Emergency, Saturday, Russian Foreign Ministry, ”, Firefighters, US National Security, US, Moscow Locations: Moscow, Soviet, Tajikistan, Russia, Crocus, Ukraine, Kyiv, Siberian, Novosibirsk, Basmanny, Podolsk, Krasnogorsk, Russian, ” Ukraine, Washington, United States, ”

CNN —Ukraine says it hit two Russian naval vessels, along with a communications center and several other facilities belonging to the Black Sea Fleet, in a huge overnight attack on the Crimean port of Sevastopol. Ukraine said the vessels hit were two amphibious landing ships, the Yamal and the Azov. More than 20 Russian naval vessels have now been disabled or destroyed, a third of the entire fleet. Though Ukraine has virtually no navy of its own, technological innovation, audacity and Russian incompetence have given it the upper hand in much of the Black Sea. In October last year, satellite imagery indicated that Russia relocated some of its naval ships away from Sevastopol after a series of Ukrainian attacks.

Persons: Mikhail Razvozhayev, Mykola Oleshchuk, Razvozhayev Organizations: CNN, Black, Telegram Locations: Ukraine, Sevastopol, Russian, Azov, Crimea, Crimea’s, Simferopol, Moscow, Russia, Ukrainian, Odesa, Bosphorus

CNN —A wave of Ukrainian drones has targeted Russia on the third and final day of voting in Russia’s presidential election. Ukraine launched a total of 36 drones overnight over Russia, aimed at various parts of the country, including the capital Moscow, Russia’s Ministry of Defense said on Sunday. In Belgorod, which borders Ukraine, a 16-year-old girl was killed due to shelling, the governor of Belgorod, Vyacheslav Gladkov, posted on Telegram. A polling station in the Russian-controlled part of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region was also attacked by two Ukrainian drones on Sunday, according to Vladimir Rogov, member of the Russian-installed Zaporizhzhia administration. Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces shot down 14 drones over the Odesa region on Sunday after they were launched by Russia overnight, according to the Ukrainian Air Force.

Persons: “, Vyacheslav Gladkov, Vladimir Rogov, Vladimir Putin, Putin, Joseph Stalin, CNN’s Christian Edwards Organizations: CNN, Russia’s Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Defense, district’s Dispatch Service, Ukrainian Air Force Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Moscow, Yaroslavl, Belgorod, Kursk, Kaluga, Rostov, Oryol, Bryansk, Krasnodar Krai, Slavyansk, Russian, Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia, Odesa, Alaska, Kaliningrad, Soviet

CNN —Large numbers of Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in a single airstrike, a Russian general has claimed. The deputy chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces told Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu during a meeting that up to 300 soldiers were killed “as a result of an accurate strike by an aerial munition,” Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Saturday. CNN cannot independently verify the numbers and there has been no immediate comment from Ukraine. Kim also told Shoigu during the meeting that Ukraine is “suffering significant losses in both equipment and manpower as a result of the use of high-precision weapons and strike drones,” the ministry said. This is a developing story and will be updated.

Persons: Sergei Shoigu, “, Alexei Kim, Shoigu, Kim Organizations: CNN, Staff, Russian Armed Forces, Russian Defense, Russia’s Defense, Ukrainian Defense Intelligence, Joint Group of Forces Locations: Russian, Ukraine

CNN —Russia says it killed large numbers of Ukrainian soldiers with a destructive so-called “vacuum bomb” in a claim Ukraine swiftly called nonsense. The deputy chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces told Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu during a meeting that up to 300 soldiers were killed “as a result of an accurate strike by an aerial munition,” Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Saturday. The spokesperson of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine, Andriy Yusov, told CNN the claims were “absolute nonsense and propaganda as well as Russian information about killing 1500 Ukrainian soldiers in Kursk and Belgorod regions yesterday”. The spokesperson of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine, Andriy Yusov, told CNN the claims were “absolute nonsense and propaganda.”CNN cannot independently verify the incident. Volumetric weapons are also known as vacuum bombs, thermobaric weapons or fuel-air explosives.

Persons: Sergei Shoigu, “, Andriy Yusov, Alexei Kim, Kim, Shoigu Organizations: CNN, Staff, Russian Armed Forces, Russian Defense, Russia’s Defense, Defense Intelligence, Ukrainian Defense Intelligence, RIA Novosti, Lieber Institute for Law & Warfare, US Military Academy, West, Center for Arms Control, Russian, Joint Group of Forces Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Kursk, Belgorod, West Point , New York

Russian Telegram channels have showed other mobile election teams across the occupied territories, including some which appear to clearly show Russian soldiers accompanying election officials as they go house to house. Ukrainian officials say intimidation tactics like that are commonplace and are aimed at forcing people to give their vote to Putin. For their part, Russian-installed officials in the occupied territories reported several explosions close to polling stations on Saturday, at least some of which Ukraine appeared to acknowledge. Russia’s election officials have been posting updates on what they say is turnout in the various regions. Ukraine says Moscow will fabricate the final results and insists that the majority of people living under Russian occupation are choosing not to take part in the poll.

Persons: CNN —, Vladimir Putin, Iryna Vereshchuk, ” Vereshchuk, “ We’ve, ”, fatigues, Putin, Vladimir Rogov, Vladimir Saldo, Saldo Organizations: CNN, RIA Novosti, Russian, Ukrainian, Saturday Locations: Russia, Crimea, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, Luhansk, Moscow, Avdiivka, Russian, Ukraine, Berdiansk, Kakhovka, Dnipro

☆ Putin says he’s ready to use nuclear weapons if Russian state at stake, but ‘there has never been such a need’
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Helen Regan | Josh Pennington | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Moscow is ready to use nuclear weapons if there is a threat to the existence of the Russian state but “there has never been such a need,” President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with state media published Wednesday. Putin said that from a military and technical standpoint, Russia is ready for a nuclear war, though he didn’t say one was imminent. He warned that if US troops were deployed to Ukraine, Russia would treat them as interventionists. So I don’t think that everything is going to go head-on here, but we are ready for it,” Putin said. In his interview with state media, Putin said Russia would be willing to negotiate on Ukraine, but only if based on reality.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Putin, Joe, Biden, ” Putin, Dmitry Medvedev, It’s, Volodymyr Zelensky, “, ” Zelensky, ” Organizations: CNN —, RIA Novosti, “, CNN, US, Russian, Russia’s, NATO, Kremlin Locations: CNN — Moscow, Ukraine, Russia, United States, Belarus, Europe

☆ Some Walmart stores are limiting self-checkout lanes just for Spark drivers and Walmart+ customers
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Dominick Reuter | Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewYou might need an app on your phone to use self-checkout during your next trip to Walmart — the lanes might be one reserved for the retailer's Spark delivery drivers or Walmart+ subscribers. Drivers with the company's Spark delivery platform told Business Insider they've seen the limited kiosks at their stores, and photos showing cordoned-off lanes have been cropping up on social media over the past few weeks. At these stores, shoppers need to use the full-service lanes unless they're buying for themselves using the Walmart app's scan-and-go feature or for someone else using the Spark app. A Spark driver in California told BI that designated lanes for Spark drivers showed up at a store there at the end of February. Requiring shoppers to log in to an account before using self-checkout could help stem some of those losses.

Persons: —, they've, Joe Pennington, Pennington, they're, abitter@businessinsider.com Organizations: Service, Walmart, Business Locations: California

CNN —The wildfire in Texas has already killed two people, demolished hundreds of structures and obliterated thousands of cattle as it became the biggest blaze in the state’s history. Some 8 million people across the Central Plains are under “red flag” warnings and temperatures are above normal in the Texas Panhandle. So far, the Smokehouse Creek Fire has spread across more than 1 million acres and has become the biggest Texas wildfire on record. And the fire is just one of five blazes currently scorching the Texas Panhandle, destroying as many as 500 structures. Sunday’s fire weather threat will be greatest for the Texas Panhandle and western Texas, according to the Storm Prediction Center.

Persons: Cindy Owen, Jennifer Mitchell, Owen’s, Joyce Blankenship, “, ”, Nathan Blankenship, could’ve, Sid Miller, GoFundMe, Greg Abbott, he’d, Sammy Schafer, Leah Millis, ” Abbott, it’s, there’s, Miller, Shane Pennington, Pennington, “ It’s, they’re, ” Pennington, he’s, “ We’ve, ” Miller, We’ve, ” CNN’s Gene Norman, Rebekah Riess, Sara Tonks, Eric Zerkel, Sarah Davis Organizations: CNN, Texas Panhandle, Storm Prediction Center, Storm Prediction, Texas, M, Service, Texans, Connect, Services, Texas Panhandle Gov, Reuters Locations: Texas, Plains, South Dakota, Denver, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Lubbock, Amarillo, Oklahoma, Central, Amarillo , Midland, Odessa, Moore County, Gray County, Oldham County, Hutchinson County, Pampa , Texas, Hemphill County, Fritch, Canadian , Texas

TORONTO (AP) — The hostility brewing between Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis finally hit its boiling point at UFC 297 on Saturday night. “This is history!” Du Plessis (21-2) screamed in honor of his homeland. That country is amazing.”It was December when Du Plessis referenced Strickland’s abusive relationship with his father. Despite the tension leading up to fight night, Du Plessis gave Strickland (28-6) his just due afterward. You are one heck of a man, thank you for bringing out the best of me tonight,” Du Plessis said.

Persons: Sean Strickland, Dricus Du Plessis, Du Plessis, Derek Cleary, Eric Colon, Sal D’Amato, Strickland, ” Du Plessis, “, Raquel Pennington, Mayra Bueno Silva, Pennington, Neil Magny, Mike Malott, Chris Curtis, Marc, Andre Barriault, Curtis, Barriault, Movsar Evloev, Arnold Allen, Evloev Organizations: TORONTO, UFC Locations: “ South Africa, FanDuel

We'll also guide you step-by-step on how to use a VPN to watch UFC 297, no matter where you are. ET / 3 a.m. GMT (Sun) / 11 a.m. AWST (Sun)How to watch UFC 297 in the USUS viewers can watch the main event of UFC 297 on ESPN Plus tonight at 10 p.m. UFC PPV + Annual ESPN+ Membership (Bundle) ESPN+ is the home of UFC PPV events, meaning that fans need to purchase a subscription in addition to buying the one-off cards. Where to watch UFC 297 everywhere elseIf you're not in the US, you still have a few options to watch UFC 297. In Canada, UFC 297 will be available as a pay-per-view through most TV providers and directly via UFC Fight Pass.

Persons: Sean Strickland, Dricus Du Plessis, Raquel Pennington, Mayra Bueno Silva, There's, We'll, ExpressVPN, Strickland, Plessis, Dricus du Plessis, Neil Magny, Mike Malott, Chris Curtis, Marc, Andre Barriault, Arnold Allen, Movsar Evloev, Brad Katona, Garrett Armfield, Charles Jourdain, Sean Woodson, Serhiy Sidey, Ramon Taveras, Gillian Robertson, Polyana Viana, Sam Patterson, Jasmine Jasudavicius, Priscila Cachoeira, Malcolm Gordon, Jimmy Flick Organizations: UFC, Scotiabank Arena, ESPN Plus, ESPN, TNT Sports, Amazon, Apple, PlayStation, Samsung, BT, BT Sport, League, LG Locations: Toronto, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland, Switzerland, Asia, Africa, Brazil

☆ Opinion: Bill Belichick and Nick Saban were the kind of coaches I tell my therapist about
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-12 | by ( Opinion Jeff Pearlman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Under his leadership, Belichick took an organization that never sniffed a Super Bowl title and made it a regular occurrence. Jeff Haynes/AFP/Getty Images Belichick, right, coaches alongside New York Giants head coach Bill Parcells during a playoff game in 1984. Jim Rogash/Getty Images Belichick watches from the sideline as his team plays the Seattle Seahawks in the 2015 Super Bowl. Tom Pennington/Getty Images Belichick presents President Donald Trump with an official Super Bowl helmet at the White House in 2017. Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Belichick leaves the field after losing to the Kansas City Chiefs in December 2023.

Persons: Jeff Pearlman, Jim Fregosi, Paul Olkowski, Fregosi, “ Skip, “ John, ”, “, ” Fregosi, Bill Belichick, Nick Saban, Alabama’s, Belichick, Saban, Tom, Randy Moss, Bear Bryant, Vince Lombardi, Jeff Haynes, Bill Parcells, Parcells, Arthur Anderson, Ralph Waclawicz, George Gojkovich, Anthony Pleasant, Wayne Scarberry, Al Pereira, Robert Kraft, Kraft, Al Messerschmidt, Kevin Terrell, Tom Brady, Damian Strohmeyer, Karen Warren, Steve, David J, Phillip, Jay Leno, Paul Drinkwater, videotaping, Roger Goodell, Matthew West, Peyton Manning, Reed, Jim Rogash, Christian Petersen, Brady, Tom Pennington, Donald Trump, Samuel Corum, Kevin C, Cox, Maddie Meyer, Steven Senne, —, Deion Sanders, Dan Campbell, he’s, Mike Ditka, George Allen, Steve Rushin, Doug Rader, Lou Piniella, it’s Organizations: CNN, Sports, Toronto Blue Jays, Sports Illustrated, Super, New England Patriots, Tide, Bama, Super Bowl, Getty, New York Giants, Parcells, ESPN, Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos, Buffalo Bills, New York Jets, Jets, NFL Hall of Fame, Patriots, St, Louis Rams, Jacksonville Jaguars, Houston Chronicle, Philadelphia Eagles, NBCU, Bank, NFL, MediaNews, Boston Herald, Indianapolis Colts, Reed Saxon, Giants, Belichick, AFC, Seattle Seahawks, White House, Atlanta Falcons, Anadolu Agency, Los Angeles Rams, Kansas City Chiefs, The Patriots, Twitter, University of Colorado, Detroit Lions, Schlitz, Chicago Bears, Washington Redskins, California Angels, Seattle Mariners Locations: Tuscaloosa , Alabama, AFP, Baltimore, Hawaii, Boulder, California, Swiss, ”

☆ Maker of Wegovy, Ozempic showers money on U.S. obesity doctors
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +23 min

Novo spent at least $25.8 million over the past decade on U.S. medical professionals to promote its two obesity drugs, Wegovy and Saxenda, the analysis found. Jastreboff has also worked on clinical trials of obesity drugs for Eli Lilly, which markets a Wegovy competitor. Some doctors said Novo’s payments exemplify how the flood of industry money can dominate decision-making about care and coverage. Government pharmacy officer Solaru said her agency concluded that the new obesity drugs could be cost-effective by preventing other weight-related diseases and boosting workplace productivity. In January, the personnel office told its health plans they must cover at least one GLP-1 obesity drug for 8 million workers, retirees and family members.

Persons: Lee Kaplan, Kaplan, ”, gastroenterologist, He’s, Novo, Donna Ryan, Ryan, “, ” Kaplan, ” Novo, Robert Lustig, “ I’m, Lustig, They’re, Ania, ” Jastreboff, Jastreboff, Eli Lilly, Lilly’s Zepbound, Lilly, ” Lilly, Novo’s, Ayana, Sanders, Arthur Kellermann, ” Kellermann, mouthpieces, ’ ”, “ I'm, Jamy Ard, Ard, Dele, ” Solaru, ” Ryan, Scott Kahan, Kahan, Solaru, Christine Gallagher, Wegovy, Rebekah Carl, Carl, Jen Wexler, gaunt, Wexler Organizations: Novo Nordisk, Dartmouth, Nutrition Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Reuters, Cambridge, Obesity Society, U.S ., Management, Reuters . Pharmaceutical, ”, U.S, United, National Health Service, University of California, U.S . Food, Drug Administration, Doctors, Wegovy’s, BMI, Yale University’s Center, Weight Management, Wall Street, American Medical Association, Rutgers University’s School of Public Health, Affordable, . Pharmaceutical, Companies, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Wake Forest University, Wake Forest Baptist Health Weight Management, Obesity, Pennington Biomedical Research, U.S . National Institutes of Health, Personnel Management, Coalition, STOP, George Washington University, Novo Locations: CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Boston, U.S, Novo, Danish, United States, Louisiana, San Francisco, Wegovy, Pennington, Baton Rouge , Louisiana, Government, New Columbia , Pennsylvania, Florida

CNN —After more than three years of going missing from world soccer, North Korean striker Han Kwang Song has reappeared, playing for his country in two recent World Cup qualifiers and scoring in the 6-1 win over Myanmar on Tuesday. Attempting to qualify for the World Cup for a third time, North Korea lost 1-0. The North Korea football federation, the Asian Football Confederation and world soccer governing body FIFA didn’t respond to CNN’s request for comment on Han’s return to international football. The return of the North Korean wunderkind has surprised soccer pundits and fans, who worried about his safety and promising career being cut short. The Covid-19 pandemic led to North Korea fully sealing its borders, making it impossible for Han and fellow repatriated North Korean nationals to return home.

Persons: Han Kwang, Han, Duhail, –, Korean wunderkind, Max Canzi, ” Canzi, Han’s, Nicholas Pennington, Kwang, Choe, Pölten, Alberto Mier, Qatar’s, ”, Kim Jong, Kim, Tullio M Organizations: CNN, North, Myanmar, North Korean, Qatar, Al, Asian Football Confederation, FIFA, Korean, Serie, CNN Sport, Syria, Cagliari, Austria’s SKN, Italy’s, UN, Juventus, United Nations Security Council, Qatar Stars, Qatar Stars League, UNSC, Qatar Airways, Perugia, Getty, Tokyo, Beijing Winter Games, International Olympic Committee Locations: North Korean, Syria, Saudi Arabian, Jeddah, North Korea, Yangon, Rome, Qatar, Korean, Pyongyang, Myanmar, Austria’s SKN St, Arezzo, Qatari, Korea, Ahli, Doha, Puglia, Beijing, Asia

A crowds gathers at the Makhachkala Uytash Airport (MCX) in Dagestan, southern Russia, on October 29. Crowds stormed the runway at Makhachkala Uytash Airport (MCX) on October 29. “Israeli Ambassador to Russia Alex Ben Zvi is working with the Russian authorities to secure the well-being of Jews and Israelis at the site,” it added. “The United States vigorously condemns the antisemitic protests in Dagestan, Russia,” National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson wrote on social media. We call on Russian authorities to ensure their safety,” Lipstadt said.

Persons: ”, Israel, Russia Alex Ben Zvi, Adrienne Watson, Amb, Deborah E, Lipstadt, ” Lipstadt, Sergey Melikov, ” Melikov Organizations: CNN, Dagestan Health Ministry, TASS, Makhachkala Uytash, Russian Federal Air Transport Agency, Red Wing Airlines, Sunday, Jewish, Palestinian Ministry of Health, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ” National Security, US Locations: Russia’s, Dagestan, Israel, Makhachkala, Tel Aviv, Russia, ”, Gaza, Ramallah, United States, Dagestan Republic

☆ Why Adelaide Might Secretly Be Australia’s Coolest City, According to Insiders
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Emily Pennington | Photographs Sia Duff For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

THE CAPITAL of South Australia, Adelaide offers an almost utopian alternative to the typical urban sprawl. A moat of lush parklands surrounds a one-square-mile city center full of shops and restaurants. Beyond that, leafy suburbs give way to the Adelaide Hills, where koalas roam, and to the sea. Recently, transplant chefs from China and Vietnam have infused the petite city of just over a million people with diverse flavors. Best of all, it’s supremely easy to wander Adelaide by foot, stumbling upon discoveries while enjoying long, post-food-coma strolls.

Organizations: Adelaide Hills Locations: South Australia, Adelaide, Barossa, China, Vietnam

☆ Walmart shoppers say they are fed up with the store's self-checkout system
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Workers told Insider the tech has led to confrontations with customers who trigger the alert. AdvertisementAdvertisementEven in cases where theft is suspected, the employees told Insider they are not allowed to accuse customers of stealing. "We're continuously working on our security processes, and we encourage customers with concerns to let us know," Walmart spokesperson Joe Pennington told Insider. Shopper Daniel Jones told Insider he was "appalled" when his kiosk lit up and began playing security video footage of an alleged missed scan. Waiting for an employee to come over, question him, and reactivate his system made Jones feel like he was being "punished" for using the available hand scanner to ring up his order.

Persons: —, Charles Bisbee, Bisbee, Joe Pennington, Karen Baker, Daniel Jones, Jones, Bisbee's Organizations: Walmart, Workers, Service, US Marine Locations: Alamogordo , New Mexico

CNN —At least six people were killed and 16 others injured after a Russian missile strike on a postal terminal in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine, officials have said. Russian forces fired two missiles from the Belgorod region, near the Ukrainian border, at “a building belonging to a logistics company located in the Kharkiv region” on Saturday, according to Dmytro Chubenko, the spokesperson for the Kharkiv region prosecutor’s office. SERGEY BOBOK/AFP/Getty ImagesThe United States Ambassador to Ukraine, Bridget Brink, called the deadly attack on the postal office in Kharkiv “horrific.”“Again, overnight horrific images of Russian violence against civilians in Ukraine – a missile attack on a postal office in Kharkiv killed 6 people and seriously injured more. Kharkiv, in northeastern Ukraine, was liberated from Russian occupation by Kyiv’s troops last year, but has been the target of frequent aerial assaults by Moscow. Russian troops are battling to push westwards towards Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine, while also hitting several regions with missile attacks.

Persons: Dmytro Chubenko, Chubenko, Volodymyr Zelensky, SERGEY BOBOK, Bridget Brink, ” Brink, Oleksandr Prokudin, ” Organizations: CNN, ”, prosecutor’s, Twitter, Getty, United, Kharkiv, Kremlin Locations: Russian, Kharkiv, Ukraine, Belgorod, Ukrainian, “, Russia, AFP, United States, Moscow, Beryslav, Kherson, Dnipro

☆ Walmart shoppers say they feel 'treated like thieves' when self-checkout mistakes happen
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-22 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

But shoppers say they've felt "treated like thieves" due to honest mistakes and technical glitches. AdvertisementAdvertisementEven in cases where theft is suspected, the employees told Insider they are not allowed to accuse customers of stealing. Shopper Daniel Jones told Insider he was "appalled" when his kiosk lit up and began playing security video footage of an alleged missed scan. Waiting for an employee to come over, question him, and reactivate his system made Jones feel like he was being "punished" for using the available hand scanner to ring up his order. AdvertisementAdvertisement"It does make the honest shopper feel unwelcome, and feel like they are being treated like thieves," he said.

Persons: —, Charles Bisbee, Bisbee, Joe Pennington, Karen Baker, Daniel Jones, Jones, Bisbee's Organizations: Walmart, Workers, Service, US Marine Locations: Alamogordo , New Mexico

AdvertisementAdvertisementWalmart employees say working with anti-theft technology at self-checkouts has led to some tense confrontations with customers. The seven former and current Walmart employees Insider interviewed had direct experience with the company's anti-theft self-checkout technology. Athenia Camacho, a former Walmart employee, detailed the process in a recent TikTok video. Walmart prohibits employees from accusing customers of stealing, even if theft is suspected, the seven people who spoke with Insider said. Another Walmart employee in Missouri said she was told to approach customer confrontations with the mindset: "Don't blame the customer.

Persons: —, they're, we're, Joe Pennington, Athenia Camacho, Camacho, Jeffrey Greenberg, SAMUEL CORUM, Dominick Haar, Patti Leroy, Leroy, Dominick Organizations: Walmart, Service, Employees, Universal, Getty, SCO Locations: Arkansas, Florida, Miami , Florida, Doral, Illinois, Missouri, AFP, Southern Illinois, Kentucky

CNN —Kosovo police said Sunday that they have killed three armed attackers and arrested another amid an ongoing shootout in the village of Banjska in northern Kosovo. Kosovo is majority Albanian, but like other villages in the north, Banjska is predominantly Serbian. Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008 but Serbia sees Kosovo as a breakaway state. Kosovo Police and a group of armed, masked men stand in front of the Banjska Monastery in North Kosovo. Tensions between Kosovo and Serbia have escalated in recent months with violent protests erupting in May over controversial local elections.

Persons: “, ”, Veton Eljsani, Albin Kurti, Josep Borrell, ” “, Borrell Organizations: CNN, Kosovo police, Police, ”, Facebook, “ Kosovo Police, Kosovo Police, . Police, AP, Kosovo, Serbia’s Foreign, EU, KFOR, NATO Locations: Banjska, Kosovo, ” Kosovo, Serbian, Serbia, Belgrade, Pristina, “, North Kosovo, Banjska Monastery, EULEX

CNN —A Red Cross convoy of humanitarian aid entered Nagorno-Karabakh on Saturday, officials said, the first since a Russian-brokered ceasefire ended Azerbaijan’s offensive this week. The aid had been transported along the Lachin corridor, the only road connecting Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, the ICRC said. The ICRC added that it carried out the medical evacuation of 17 people who were wounded during fighting and had delivered medical supplies and body bags as aid. ICRC vehicles transport humanitarian aid for residents of Nagorno-Karabakh towards the Armenia-Azerbaijan border on September 23. “They know they have been suffering as a result of the blockade over many months, shortages of food, medical supplies, basic gasoline and petrol,” he added.

Persons: Cross, “, Irkali Gedenidze, Gary Peters, Armenia Kristina Kvien, Robert Ghukasyan, “ I’ve, ” Peters, ” Organizations: CNN, International Committee, Twitter, ICRC, Reuters, RIA Novosti, US Congressional Locations: Nagorno, Karabakh, Russian, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Reuters Nagorno, Artsakh, Azerbaijan’s, Russia, Stepanakert, Armenia’s Syunik

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