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☆ 4 party entrepreneurs bought 'Beer Can Island' in Florida's Tampa Bay for $63,000. They're now selling it for $14 million.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-23 | by ( Cameron Manley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

'Beer Can Island' in Florida's Tampa Bay has been listed for sale at $14.2 million. AdvertisementA party venue with a difference in Florida's Tampa Bay is up for sale for $14.2 million. Pine Key is an island in the middle of Tampa Bay, created by a state dredging project. Others weren't so keen on the friends' business planWhile many enjoyed the friends' decision to pimp out the island, some were less sure. Last year, it was submerged under five feet of water during Hurricane Idalia, the Tampa Bay Times reported.

Persons: —, Russell Loomis, We've, we're, Loomis, It's, Cole Weaver, James Wester, John Gadd, They've, Weaver, Hurricane Idalia Organizations: Service, The Times, Times, Fox, Tampa Bay Times Locations: Florida's Tampa, London, Tampa Bay, Weaver, Hurricane

NEW YORK (AP) — Even as Catholic dogma continues to repudiate same-sex marriage and gender transition, one of the most prominent religious orders in the United States — the Jesuits — is strengthening a unique outreach program for LGBTQ+ Catholics. James Martin, a Jesuit who is one of the country's most prominent advocates for greater LGBTQ+ inclusion in the Catholic Church. On Tuesday, there was another milestone for Outreach — the appointment of journalist and author Michael O'Loughlin as its first executive director. The latest expansion of Outreach occurs amid a time of division within the global Catholic Church as it grapples with LGBTQ+ issues. “It’s a special grace for LGBTQ Catholics to know that the pope is praying for them," Martin said.

Persons: James Martin, Michael O'Loughlin, O'Loughlin, “, they’re, ” O'Loughlin, Pope Francis, Martin, ” Martin, “ Pope Francis, Brian Paulson, Jesus, ” Paulson, Martin's, ”, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Tania Tetlow, Archbishop John Wester Organizations: Jesuit, Catholic Church . Outreach, America, Associated Press, Vatican, Outreach, Jesuit Conference of Canada, Fordham University, Church, Lilly Endowment Inc, AP Locations: United States, New York City, America, U.S, Africa, Europe, Ireland, New York, Santa Fe , New Mexico

☆ Deadly Iranian Strike in Northern Iraq Inflames Tensions in the Region
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Alissa J. Rubin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A deadly Iranian ballistic missile strike in northern Iraq on Tuesday drove a wedge — at least temporarily — between Baghdad and Tehran, adding to the already volatile and tense situation in the Middle East. The Iraqi government recalled its ambassador to Tehran and summoned Iran’s chargé d’affaires in Baghdad to the Foreign Ministry after at least eight ballistic missiles launched by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps struck overnight in Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s Kurdistan region, killing four civilians, including an 11-month-old girl. The strike came amid widespread fears that the devastating war in Israel could spiral into a more deadly confrontation. The war has already sparked a low-level regional conflict between Iranian proxy forces in Iraq, Syria and Yemen and the United States and other Wester powers. The United States, France and Britain denounced the latest Iranian attack, which shook Erbil and set off sirens at the United States Consulate and at the airport, which was forced to suspend flights.

Persons: Iran’s chargé Organizations: Tuesday, Foreign, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, United States Consulate Locations: Iraq, Baghdad, Tehran, Iran’s chargé d’affaires, Erbil, Iraq’s Kurdistan, Israel, Syria, Yemen, United States, France, Britain

The sheriff who oversees Bernalillo County and the police chief in Albuquerque said they won’t enforce the governor's order because it violates constitutional rights. Lujan Grisham defended her order as necessary, and rebuffed any calls for impeachment. Some critics have said it’s concerning that only those who want to curb gun rights have the Democratic governor’s ear. Top law enforcement officials and prosecutors have said they weren’t consulted before Lujan Grisham sprung on them an order that even she admits will be ignored by criminals. The Catholic Church was among the few who joined longtime gun-control advocates on Monday in support of the order.

Persons: Mark Abramson's, Abramson, ”, “ It's, Michelle Lujan Grisham, Amber Archuleta, Ray Wilson, Mike Leathers, Lujan Grisham, “, weren’t, Bernalillo County Sheriff John Allen, ” Allen, Archuleta's, Lujan Grisham's, ” Joshua Archuleta, John C, Terry Tang, Scott Sonner, Morgan Lee Organizations: —, State Police, New, Twitter, Bernalillo County Sheriff, Catholic Church, Associated Press Locations: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M, Albuquerque, Taos County, U.S, Bernalillo County, Albuquerque's Old, Wester, Santa Fe, Phoenix, Reno , Nevada, Santa Fe , New Mexico

☆ Tesla under investigation by California attorney general over Autopilot safety, marketing
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Lora Kolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Elon Musk, Tesla boss, runs to a Tesla at the Tesla Gigafactory construction site. The California attorney general's office is investigating Tesla , seeking information from customers and former employees about Autopilot safety issues and false advertising complaints, CNBC has learned. Wester isn't the only Tesla customer to be contacted by analysts with the attorney general's office after voicing safety and related concerns. The person had previously voiced concerns about Autopilot and FSD safety issues at Tesla and publicly. While the company has previously identified "requests from the DOJ for documents related to Tesla's Autopilot and FSD features," Tesla has not disclosed that the California attorney general was investigating the company.

Persons: Elon, Tesla, Greg Wester, Wester, Rob Bonta's, Musk, It's Organizations: CNBC, Tesla, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, California, FSD, Consumer Sentinel Network, National, Traffic Safety Administration, National Transportation Safety Board, SEC, Department of Justice, The California Department of Motor Vehicles Locations: Grünheide, Berlin, California, U.S, Fremont, Austin , Texas, Palo Alto , California

The Hindu Kush Himalaya stretches 3,500 km (2,175 miles) across Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan. At 1.5 degrees Celsius or 2C of warming above preindustrial temperatures, glaciers across the entire region will lose 30% to 50% of their volume by 2100, the report said. At 3C of warming — what the world is roughly on track for under current climate policies — glaciers in the Eastern Himalaya, which includes Nepal and Bhutan, will lose up to 75% of their ice. THE FULL PICTUREScientists have struggled to assess how climate change is affecting the Hindu Kush Himalaya. “We have a better sense of what the loss will be through to 2100 at different levels of global warming.”LIVELIHOODS AT RISKWith this newfound understanding comes grave concern for the people living in the Hindu Kush Himalaya.

Persons: Tika Gurung, “ We’re, we’re, ”, Philippus Wester, Wester, Tobias Bolch, “, “ We’ve, Amina Maharjan, Gloria Dickie, Frances Kerry Organizations: Integrated Mountain Development, United, “, Graz University of Technology, Thomson Locations: Langtang, Nepal, 1.5C, Asia’s, Kathmandu, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, North, Rocky, United States, it’s, Austria, Wester, ”, London

☆ A robotic 'Ironhand' could protect factory workers from injuries
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-12 | by ( Stephanie Bailey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

(CNN) Working in a factory or warehouse can mean doing the same task over and over, and that repetition can lead to chronic injury. Now, a battery-powered glove could help workers by taking some of the strain. The "Ironhand" glove strengthens the wearer's grip, meaning they don't have to use as much force to perform repetitive manual tasks. Most have a rigid structure, but the Ironhand is soft, like a regular glove. The Ironhand system was developed with General Motors as a partner.

☆ Naționala de handbal feminin a României a pierdut meciul cu Ungaria de la Campionatul European din Danemarca
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-15 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: 1 min

Elevele lui Bogdan Burcea conduceau cu 14-13 la pauză. În repriza a doua româncele au avut mai multe ratări, chiar și în superioritate numerică, iar maghiarele au jucat mai concentrat pe final.Într-o altă partidă a grupei, Olanda s-a impus cu 28-27 în fața Germaniei.În ultimul minut, nemțoaicele a avut două situații de unul la unul cu portarul, dar nu au putut să o învingă pe Tess Wester. Înaintea ultimei etape, cele două echipe împart locurile 3 și 4.În semifinale se califică primele două clasate din fiecare dintre cele două grupe principale.

Persons: Bogdan Burcea, nemțoaicele, Tess Wester Locations: Olanda

☆ Naționala de handbal feminin a României a pierdut în fața Ungariei la Campionatul European din Danemarca
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-15 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: 1 min

Naționala de handbal feminin a României a pierdut cu 24-26 meciul cu Ungaria de la Campionatul European din Danemarca. "Tricolorele" au suferit al patrulea eșec în grupa principală a turneului final și sunt pe ultima poziție, fără niciun punct acumulat.Elevele lui Bogdan Burcea conduceau cu 14-13 la pauză. În repriza a doua româncele au avut mai multe ratări, chiar și în superioritate numerică, iar maghiarele au jucat mai concentrat pe final. RomniÎntr-o altă partidă a grupei, Olanda s-a impus cu 28-27 în fața Germaniei.În ultimul minut, nemțoaicele a avut două situații de unul la unul cu portarul, dar nu au putut să o învingă pe Tess Wester. Înaintea ultimei etape, cele două echipe împart locurile 3 și 4.În semifinale se califică primele două clasate din fiecare dintre cele două grupe principale.

Persons: Bogdan Burcea, nemțoaicele, Tess Wester Locations: României, Ungaria, Danemarca, Olanda

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