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☆ Giant Batteries Are Transforming the Way the U.S. Uses Electricity
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Brad Plumer | Nadja Popovich | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +17 min

Uses Electricity They’re delivering solar power after dark in California and helping to stabilize grids in other states. Peak demand average daily generation, by fuel type Peak demand 25k 25k megawatts megawatts Imports 20k 20k 15k 15k Gas Solar power Batteries Solar power 10k 10k Wind 5k 5k Hydro Nuclear 0 0 12a.m. Peak demand average daily generation, by fuel type Peak demand 25k 25k megawatts megawatts Imports 20k 20k 15k 15k Gas Solar power Batteries Solar power 10k 10k Wind 5k 5k Hydro Nuclear 0 0 12a.m. Ga. Ga. Texas Texas La. By The New York TimesMost grid batteries use lithium-ion technology, similar to batteries in smartphones or electric cars.

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☆ World Snooker Championship: The near-silent sport which has become the latest focus of Saudi Arabia’s imagination
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —No one dares speak louder than a whisper as nearly 1,000 people respectfully take their seats inside the dimly lit Crucible Theatre. They’ve come to witness the nerve-shredding, silently electric atmosphere of the World Snooker Championship. The World Snooker Tour (WST) – organizers of the World Snooker Championship – say the sport is watched by half-a-billion people around the world. The Crucible Theatre has been the home of the World Snooker Championships since 1977. Saudi Arabia’s pursuit of snooker should not be surprising, but moving the World Snooker Championship would be an emotional decision for many of its fans.

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☆ Georgia rocked by protests as government pushes Putin-style ‘foreign agent’ bill
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Christian Edwards | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —After spending his days making wine in the foothills of the Caucasus Mountains, Tsotne Jafaridze returns home to Tbilisi, Georgia’s capital, and begins his new routine. Jafaridze, who also owns a travel business and says he receives 95% of his income from foreign sources, says he would “immediately” be listed as a foreign agent under the broadly-written law. But the government reintroduced the same bill in March and appears determined to force it through, despite protests that grow fiercer every week. Despite recent Russian aggression against Georgia, Georgian Dream has long been accused of harboring pro-Russian sympathies and its billionaire founder, Bidzina Ivanishvili, made his fortune in the Soviet Union. Bidzina Ivanishvili addresses a rally in support of the "foreign agent" law in Tbilisi, April 29, 2024.

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☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Apple, Amgen, Cloudflare and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Hershey — Shares of the chocolate confectionary maker added about 1% after Hershey posted a first-quarter earnings beat. Hershey's $3.25 billion revenue also beat the $3.11 billion consensus. Amgen — Shares soared 13% after the biotech firm posted a first-quarter earnings and revenue beat. Cloudflare — The stock continued to sink, plunging 12% after reporting weak full-year guidance, although Cloudflare posted a first-quarter earnings and revenue beat. However, Coinbase's first-quarter revenue of $1.64 billion beat the $1.34 billion consensus, according to LSEG.

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☆ Here are Friday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Target, Coinbase, Berkshire Hathaway, Estee Lauder & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

JPMorgan upgrades Williams-Sonoma to neutral from underweight JPMorgan said in its upgrade of the stock that the home furnishings category is stabilizing. "We are downgrading shares of EXPE to Mkt Perform from OP with a target price of $145 vs. $165 previously." JPMorgan upgrades Joby to neutral from underweight JPMorgan said its bear thesis has largely played out for the aviation company. Guggenheim reiterates Target as buy Guggenheim said investors should buy the dip in shares of Target . Morgan Stanley downgrades Estee Lauder to equal weight from overweight Morgan Stanley said it sees a slower recovery for shares of Estee Lauder .

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☆ Where Protesters on U.S. Campuses Have Been Arrested or Detained
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( The New York Times | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Campuses Have Been Arrested or DetainedPolice officers and university administrators have clashed with pro-Palestinian protesters on a growing number of college campuses in recent weeks, arresting students, removing encampments and threatening academic consequences. More than 2,300 people have been arrested or detained on campuses across the country. Tenn. Texas Utah Vt. Va. Wash. W.Va. Wis. Wyo. Tenn. Texas Utah Vt. Va. Wash. W.Va. Wis. Wyo. Since then, tensions between protesters, universities and the police have risen, prompting law enforcement to take action in some of America’s largest cities.

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☆ Making the power grid 'smart' could save us all money and prevent blackouts. Chattanooga made the $280 million investment.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Chattanooga's utility built a $280 million smart grid, creating $2.7 billion in economic value. The local utility, called EPB of Chattanooga, spent $280 million to refurbish its power system with smart technologies to make a "smart grid." The traditional power grid carries electricity from a power plant to homes and commercial buildings. Smart grids can bring huge economic benefitsEven Congress knows the nation needs a smart grid. Though a smart grid requires a big up-front investment, it can save a lot of money down the line.

Persons: —, That's, Tiago Majuelos, Monika Skolimowska, Kevin Schneider, Schneider, Joshua Rhodes, David Wade, EPB, Wade, Taylor, David Swanson, We're Organizations: Infrastructure, Service, Chattanooga Smart, US Department of Energy, Wall Street, Getty, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, American Society of Civil Engineers, University of Texas, Department of Energy, C Electric Company, BI, Reuters, Nationwide Locations: Chattanooga , Tennessee, Chattanooga, Tennessee, EPB, California, Austin, Hamilton County, Palm Springs , California, Columbia, Southern California

☆ India election 2024: The indelible ink behind the world’s biggest election
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Dhruv Tikekar | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The Election Commission uses indelible ink, or “voter ink”, to prevent fraud or duplicate votes. Sujit Jaiswal/AFP/Getty ImagesMore than 960 million people are eligible to vote in India’s election, the world’s biggest. “Indelible ink serves no other purpose,” said Irfan. The company now supplies indelible ink to more than 35 countries, including to Ghana beginning in the late 1970s. However, Ghana’s election commission recently announced it would phase out the use of indelible ink, opting for biometric verification methods instead.

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☆ Rep. McMorris Rodgers on UnitedHealth hack hearings: Need to ensure this never happens again
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailRep. McMorris Rodgers on UnitedHealth hack hearings: Need to ensure this never happens againHouse Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) joins 'Squawk Box' to preview congressional hearings today in response to the UnitedHealth hack, what to expect from UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty, and more.

Persons: McMorris Rodgers, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Andrew Organizations: Energy, Commerce

☆ 4 Zebras Broke Free on a Highway. A Rodeo Clown Stepped In.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Michael Levenson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Four zebras escaped from a trailer on a highway exit in Washington State on Sunday, leading dozens of residents, police officers and volunteers to join in an effort to corral them. Among them was a person with particular expertise in wrangling loose animals: David Danton, of Mount Vernon, Wash., who worked for nearly 15 years as a rodeo clown and rodeo bullfighter. He and his wife, Julie Danton, had been driving home from a cattle drive in eastern Washington when they stopped to help the police and neighbors capture the zebras in North Bend, Wash., about 30 miles east of Seattle. “It was kind of divine intervention — we happened to be in the exact spot and had the knowledge,” Ms. Danton said.

Persons: David Danton, Mount, Julie Danton, Ms, Danton Locations: Washington State, Mount Vernon, Wash, Washington, North Bend, Seattle

☆ This critical skill gives emotionally intelligent people 'greater happiness and fulfillment,' says Stanford-trained psychologist
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Emma Seppälä | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

As a psychologist who researches emotional intelligence, I know people with high EQ tend to have a critical skill I like to call "emotional sovereignty." When you know how to handle your emotions, you can harness them for creativity, energy, deeper relationships, and greater happiness and fulfillment. Others may be surprised by the fact that you no longer suppress your emotions — they might even be a little uncomfortable with it at first. Others may be surprised by the fact that you no longer suppress your emotions — they might even be a little uncomfortable with it at first. A psychologist and research scientist by training, Seppälä's expertise is the science of happiness, emotional intelligence, and social connection.

Persons: you've, I'm, It's, Emma Seppälä Organizations: Yale School of Management, Stanford University's Center for Compassion, Education, CNBC Locations: Yale

☆ I'm a sniper in the US Army, and Hollywood doesn't show you the hardest part of my job
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-27 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Phillip Cho, a US Army sniper in the 11th Airborne Division based in Alaska. At sniper training, we focus on things like range estimation, target detection, and precision marksmanship, the last of which is the most heavily portrayed aspect in Hollywood movies. For me, the easiest part is probably shooting because I was already a good shot before I became a sniper. AdvertisementIn Week 3 of U.S. Army Sniper School, 35 students participate in the ghillie wash, which is designed to test the strength and durability of the suits as well as weather them. The MK-22 Precision Sniper Rifle sights view a target on the range at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Oct. 22, 2023.

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☆ Jeff Bezos says work-life balance is a 'debilitating phrase,' and that work and life are actually a circle
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Britney Nguyen | Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos thinks "work-life balance" is a "debilitating phrase." The billionaire and former Amazon CEO instead taught employees that work and life are a circle. AdvertisementJeff Bezos doesn't like the phrase "work-life balance," and has said in the past that he views work and life as actually a circle. "I get asked about work-life balance all the time," Bezos told Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner. "If you can get your work life to where you enjoy half of it, that is amazing.

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☆ Bird flu particles were found in pasteurized milk. A former surgeon general says he isn't changing what he eats.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

So far, though, many public health experts don't think this rings alarm bells about the safety of the food supply. Nathan Frandino/ReutersThe FDA oversees the nation's milk supply, and the US Department of Agriculture oversees dairy cows. Both say they believe the commercial milk supply is safe, due to the pasteurization process and the practice of disposing of milk from sick cows. Some states allow the sale of unpasteurized, aka "raw," milk or cheese, which the CDC recommends avoiding. "To date, we have seen nothing that would change our assessment that the commercial milk supply is safe.

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☆ Key Solar Panel Ingredient Is Made in the U.S.A. Again
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Ivan Penn | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A factory in Moses Lake, Wash., that shut down in 2019 will soon resume shipping a critical ingredient used in most solar panels that for years has been made almost exclusively in China. REC Silicon reopened the factory, which makes polysilicon, the building block for the large majority of solar panels, in November in partnership with Hanwha Qcells, a South Korean company that is investing billions of dollars in U.S. solar panel production. As part of the deal, Hanwha this month said it has become the largest shareholder in REC Silicon, which is based in Norway. Executives at the companies say they reopened the factory in part because of incentives for domestic manufacturing in the Inflation Reduction Act, President Biden’s signature climate law. They expressed hope that their decision would also encourage other companies to revive production of a technology that was created in the United States about 70 years ago.

Persons: Hanwha Qcells Organizations: REC, South Locations: Moses Lake, China, Southeast Asia, South Korean, Norway, United States

☆ Losing a Foot Never Held Her Back, Until She Tried to Join the Military
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Dave Philipps | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Hanna Cvancara’s dream is to become a nurse in the military, and she has been trying to achieve that dream for more than a decade. But every time she applies, she gets rejected. She can do double the number of push-ups required, and has finished the timed 1.5-mile run with minutes to spare. The issue is that Ms. Cvancara has only one foot and gets around on a prosthetic. So the military will not let her join.

Persons: Hanna Cvancara’s, It’s, Cvancara Locations: Spokane

☆ Oracle met with Senate aides about TikTok data storage after House ban passed
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The House legislation would require TikTok's China-based parent company ByteDance to divest the social media app, or face an eventual ban in the United States. Glueck said Oracle did not lobby for or against the TikTok bill, and only disclosed the meetings on mandatory filings in order to be transparent. "In a TikTok ban or shut-down scenario, Oracle would lose what is likely its largest OCI [Oracle Cloud Infrastructure] customer. Though the initial House bill briefly stalled in the Senate, a similar piece of legislation passed the House on Saturday and already has key support in the Senate. The services included providing congressional offices "technical assistance" in regards to the TikTok legislation, according to the disclosures.

Persons: Ken Glueck, Oracle, Glueck, Sen, Maria Cantwell, Mark Warner, Both Cantwell, Warner, Joe Biden, TikTok Organizations: Oracle, CNBC, Fierce Government Relations, Polaris Government Relations, Senate, Intelligence Committee, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, UBS, TikTok, Intelligence, Records, Polaris, Internal Revenue Service Locations: Washington, United States, China

☆ Disney mailed out creepy kids drawings to promote its horror flick 'First Omen.' A Democratic candidate thought anti-abortion extremists were after her.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-21 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. AdvertisementOne of the drawings Amanda Taylor received in the mail with no identifying details from the sender. Courtesy of Amanda Taylor"Right away, I was thinking, 'Ah, this has something to do with abortion," Taylor told Business Insider. The letter, it turned out, was just an elaborate publicity stunt to promote "The First Omen," the latest installment in the long-running horror franchise.

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☆ Top 10 U.S. cities for eco-conscious living—they're almost all on the West Coast
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-21 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

In honor of Earth Month, realtyhop ranked the greenest U.S. cities for homebuyers. The report evaluated each city based on the following criteria: SustainabilityPolicy and infrastructureEnergyEnvironmentAffordability Overall, the study found that the majority of the greenest cities are on the West Coast — five are in California alone. Portland, Oregon is the greenest city in AmericaWith a total score of 62.34, Portland, Oregon took the No. The city uses green streets, eco-roofs, trees and more to manage the stormwater. Top 10 greenest cities in AmericaPortland, Ore. Washington, D.C. San Francisco, Calif. Seattle, Wash. Oakland, Calif. Spokane, Wash. New York, N.Y. Sacramento, Calif. San Diego, Calif. San Jose, Calif.

Persons: realtyhop, Gavin Newsom, Jordan Organizations: Earth, Energy, Coast, CNBC, Portland, Jordan Siemens, Getty, Environmental Services, Calif, D.C, Washington D.C, Istock Locations: U.S, homebuyers, California, Portland , Oregon, America, realtyhop, Portland, America Portland, Ore . Washington ,, San Francisco, Calif, Seattle, Wash . Oakland, Calif . Spokane, Wash . New York, N.Y, Sacramento, San Diego, San Jose, Washington

☆ China’s youth are staging a rebellion with ‘gross’ work outfits in new video trend
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-21 | by ( Christy Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —There’s a new kind of “get ready with me” video trending in mainland China — one of “gross” work outfits. The hashtag “grossoutfitforwork” has attracted more than 140 million views and tens of thousands of discussions on Chinese social media platform Weibo alone. In late February, a post by Douyin (China’s version of TikTok) user Kendou S, claiming she was chastised by her boss about her “gross” outfits which said she wore to battle the cold weather, went viral. DouyinWhile the examples that have gone viral on social media are more extreme, Qiu said he believes casual dressing for work has always been popular in China and will continue. And as temperatures rise, some have started to share their gross outfits for the spring.

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☆ In photos: ‘Wash Day’ honors a classic Black hair ritual
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Brooklyn White-Grier | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

I wanted to show the inherent beauty of Black natural hair.”For Black women and children, wash day is equal parts essential maintenance and self-renewal. Tomesha FaxioIn the series of portraits that make up “Wash Day,” Faxio sat with 26 families and took photos as they went through their distinct routines. We talk often, after all, about the obsession with hair being “done” and the intra-communal shame that sometimes comes with natural hair. For us too, wash day is a high energy sport — and it’s also a bonding exercise that neither of us will forget. Tomesha Faxio

Persons: CNN — “, Tomesha Faxio, “, Nadia, Faxio, Tonya, Briana, Grace —, ” Faxio, that’s, ”, Tomesha, —, Latroya, washings, Mom, it’s, EuLisa, Zoe, Tomesha Faxio “, ” she’d, Kameron, detangling Organizations: CNN Locations: —, Black, Brooklyn

They used to call this waterlogged city the Most Serene Republic, but there is nothing serenissima about the opening days of the Venice Biennale. The world’s longest-running and most extravagant festival of contemporary art opens to the public on Saturday after a preview biathlon of fine art and financial profligacy that has grown more hectic than ever. You exchange tips on shows not to miss. You judge, you gossip, you wash it all down with Prosecco. Have you seen the Uzbekistan pavilion?

Organizations: Venice Biennale, Prosecco Locations: Serene, Venice, Uzbekistan

☆ I worked on cruises for 3 years. Here are 6 things I'd never do on board.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Tammy Barr | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Here are six things I'd never do on a cruise after working on them for three years. So, even though I enjoy lobster, I stick with the items without the upcharges. Related storyI prefer to buy as I go and take advantage of happy hour and other drink specials that are available on certain cruise lines. AdvertisementSome cruise lines are better than others at wiping down commonly touched surfaces, but I don't take any chances. Wear my room key around my neckI never walk around the ship with my room key around my neck, and I especially never do this when on land.

Persons: —, it's, I've, norovirus, I'd, Tammy Barr Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Manhattan

☆ Cramer explains what could cause the market to keep going down
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

After the major indexes pulled back on Wednesday, CNBC's Jim Cramer explained what might cause the market to continue to decline. He also advised investors not to buy or sell all at once"If you want to get out, go ahead. But I would say that the time to sell was when the market was going parabolic," he said. But he said it may not be time to buy aggressively because the market is "not yet oversold given where we're coming from." He suggested that the market can tell you when a huge wave of selling is finally coming to an end.

Persons: CNBC's Jim Cramer, Wednesday's, Stocks, Cramer, they've Organizations: Big Tech, Nvidia, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Federal Reserve

☆ Opinion: Skimpy Olympic uniforms for women are an outrage
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Opinion Danielle Campoamor | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Nike’s new Olympic outfit designs for the US women and men were revealed last week, and the track and field uniforms have rightly been met with intense criticism. Just look at what Caitlin Clark, Dawn Staley and this year’s women collegiate basketball players did for the NCAA. For the uninitiated, prior to the settlement the women were earning as little as 40% of what the men were paid, despite winning four World Cup championships. A woman, Simone Biles, is the most decorated gymnast of all time, winning an astounding 37 World and Olympic medals… and she’s not done competing. Instead, while male athletes are simply referred to as “athletes,” we are “women athletes” who must shave and trim, wax and pluck our way into the hearts and minds of… men.

Persons: Danielle Campoamor, CNN —, Danielle Campoamor Ashley Batz, Leslie Jones, Katie Moon, ” Katelyn Hutchison, ” Jaleen Roberts, ” Lauren Fleshman, “, Fleshman, Caitlin Clark, Dawn Staley, Simone Biles, —, I’m, ” Organizations: NBC, CNN, Olympics, Paris Games, NPR, Nike, Air, University of Kentucky, NCAA, US Soccer, Team USA, Go Locations: Paris

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