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☆ Bird Flu Is Infecting More Mammals. What Does That Mean for Us?
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Apoorva Mandavilli | Emily Anthes | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In her three decades of working with elephant seals, Dr. Marcela Uhart had never seen anything like the scene on the beaches of Argentina’s Valdés Peninsula last October. Instead, it was “just carcass upon carcass upon carcass,” recalled Dr. Uhart, who directs the Latin American wildlife health program at the University of California, Davis. H5N1, one of the many viruses that cause bird flu, had already killed at least 24,000 South American sea lions along the continent’s coasts in less than a year. Sick pups lay listless, foam oozing from their mouths and noses. Dr. Uhart called it “an image from hell.”In the weeks that followed, she and a colleague — protected head to toe with gloves, gowns and masks, and periodically dousing themselves with bleach — carefully documented the devastation.

Persons: Marcela Uhart, ”, Uhart, — Organizations: University of California, Team Locations: Argentina’s Valdés, Davis

☆ CNN’s Coverage of Man Who Set Himself on Fire Shows Challenges of Live News
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-20 | by ( Jim Rutenberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Until Friday, at least, the cable news coverage of the first criminal trial of a former president carried a hint of anticlimax. With the dry and slow-moving proceedings inside a Lower Manhattan courtroom closed to their cameras, the networks could only offer their usual interviews with experts and analysts, set to the sights and sounds of their outdoor, on-location camera positions. That all changed on Friday when a man from Florida, Max Azzarello, set himself on fire near the courthouse — immediately bringing home the promise and perils of live cable news, especially for the network that invented the genre, CNN. The network’s legal analyst and anchor, Laura Coates, was doing a live interview with a jury-selection expert when Mr. Azzarello began throwing a batch of conspiracy pamphlets into the air, then dousing himself with an accelerant and setting himself ablaze.

Persons: Max Azzarello, Laura Coates, Azzarello, dousing Organizations: CNN Locations: Manhattan, Florida

☆ A Life Overtaken by Conspiracy Theories Explodes in Flames as the Public Looks On
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Michael Wilson | Tracey Tully | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The journey that ended with a man setting himself on fire on Friday outside the Manhattan courthouse where Donald J. Trump was being tried seemed to have begun in Florida, with a series of increasingly bizarre outbursts. Standing in the afternoon chill, the man, Max Azzarello, 37, of St. Augustine, Fla., threw pamphlets into the air before dousing himself with an accelerant and setting his body ablaze. The police hurried to extinguish the flames, but officials said his injuries were grave, and he was being treated at a hospital burn unit. The fire just a block or two from the courthouse appeared calculated to draw widespread attention, horrifying bystanders and temporarily overshadowing the momentous trial of a former president. His social media postings and arrest records suggest the immolation stemmed instead from a place of conspiracy theories and paranoia.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Max Azzarello, dousing Locations: Manhattan, Florida, St, Augustine, Fla

☆ Conan O'Brien's unhinged 'Hot Ones' appearance is how he behaved in meetings, a former writer for his show says
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-13 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Conan O'Brien's outrageous antics on the interview show "Hot Ones" have gone viral. Former "Conan" show writer Laurie Kilmartin said the behavior was typical for O'Brien. AdvertisementConan O'Brien's absolutely unhinged behavior on "Hot Ones" — the YouTube show where guests eat increasingly spicy chicken wings while being interviewed — has delighted and shocked the internet. AdvertisementPeople on X quickly declared it one of the best episodes of "Hot Ones" they'd ever seen. O'Brien's new show, "Conan O'Brien Must Go," is set to premiere on Max, HBO's streaming service, on April 18.

Persons: Conan, Laurie Kilmartin, O'Brien, —, I've, X, she'd, Kilmartin, Conan O'Brien, Max Organizations: Service, Business

☆ Cambodia says YouTubers are tormenting monkeys for clicks, and it plans to punish them
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

YouTubers are abusing monkeys at the Angkor UNESCO World Heritage Site, authorities said. The group overseeing the archeological site is prepared to take legal action, a spokesperson added. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAuthorities in Cambodia say YouTubers are tormenting monkeys at the Angkor UNESCO World Heritage Site, and that they're prepared to take action against the worst offenders.

Persons: —, they're Organizations: Angkor UNESCO, Heritage, Associated Press, Service, Authorities, YouTube, Business Locations: Cambodia

☆ Costco sells emergency meal kits that cost up to $6,999 — and it freaked people out. Naturally, we had to try them.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

A TikTok about Costco's emergency food kits went viral, sparking some panicked speculations. But emergency meal kits are handy during emergencies and natural disasters, not just the apocalypse. AdvertisementWhen a TikTok showcasing some of the emergency food kits for sale at Costco went viral, people in the comments had questions — and some mild panic. Related storiesReadywise's emergency meal kits can last up to 25 years, while Mountain House says it has a 30-year taste guarantee. Mountain House Breakfast Skillet Kelsey VlamisThe breakfast option from Mountain House was also a winner.

Persons: —, Readywise, Norm Ramos, there's, Mount House, Kelsey Vlamis, Chili, Fettuccine Alfredo, Kelsey, Kraft, Skillet Kelsey, It's, Beef, Alfredo, Chicken Kelsey, I, Alfredo … Organizations: Service, Costco, Mount, House Locations: Readywise, Tabasco

☆ Middle East Crisis Israel’s Military Presents Civilian Evacuation Plan for Gaza’s Combat Areas
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Mike Ives | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

A man set himself on fire on Sunday afternoon outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. A U.S. Air Force spokeswoman, Ann Stefanek, confirmed on Sunday night that the man was an active-duty airman. The man was taken to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries and remains in critical condition. No embassy staff members were injured, and all were accounted for, according to Tal Naim, a spokeswoman for the embassy. The New York Times could not confirm who was behind the account that posted the video, but the video featured a man walking toward the Israeli Embassy in Washington.

Persons: Ann Stefanek, Vito Maggiolo, Tal Naim, “, ”, dousing, Sean Hickman Organizations: Embassy, Metropolitan Police Department, U.S . Air Force, U.S, Secret Service, New York Times, Air Force, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives, Israel, International Locations: Washington, U.S, Gaza, Texas, Israel, Atlanta

☆ Japan slipped into a technical recession. The Bank of Japan has to juggle supporting the yen and fragile growth
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Clement Tan | In Clemtan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda is under pressure to stem yen depreciation driven by the divergence between high U.S. interest rates and Japan's ultra easy policy. Yet, he is also constricted by high inflation that BOJ policymakers still deem unsustainable, even as it crimped domestic demand and tipped the economy into a technical recession. She previously served as a member of BOJ policy board from 2011 to 2016, helping to make monetary policy decisions. At its January meeting, the BOJ decided unanimously to keep short-term interest rates at -0.1%. BOJ policymakers have been cautious and fastidious with their primary task: reflating an economy that's been mired in decades of deflationary pressures.

Persons: Kazuo Ueda, Sayuri Shirai, CNBC's, dousing, BOJ, Shirai Organizations: Istock, Getty, Bank of Japan, Germany, Keio University Locations: Tokyo, Japan

☆ Former 'American Idol' star Jimmy Levy's backpack exploded into a 'ball of fire' just as his JetBlue flight was about to take off from JFK
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-04 | by ( Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Former 'American Idol' star Jimmy Levy's bag caught fire while his JetBlue flight sat at the gate. Levy said he was told a portable battery inside his bag had caused the fire. In an interview with NBC News, Levy said he was told by investigators his portable charger was to blame for the explosion. "It's a portable charger from a fancy mall, so it wasn't some random thing," he said. JetBlue didn't immediately respond to Insider's request for comment but told NBC News in a statement that its crew "immediately responded and addressed the situation, and there were no requests for medical assistance."

Persons: Jimmy Levy's, Levy, —, Jimmy Levy, John F, JetBlue didn't Organizations: American Idol, JetBlue, Service, Kennedy International Airport, NBC News, Hollywood International Airport, Federal Aviation Administration Locations: New, South Florida, New York, Israel, JFK, Fort Lauderdale

☆ Russia Sends Biggest Drone Barrage in Weeks, Ukrainian Officials Say
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Constant Méheut | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Russian forces targeted Ukraine overnight with their biggest drone attack in weeks, part of what Ukrainian officials and military analysts say appears to be a campaign to wear down and probe Ukrainian air defenses ahead of winter. Ukraine’s air forces said that Russia had used some 40 kamikaze drones and a cruise missile, adding that they had shot down the missile and more than half of the drones. No casualties were reported, but local officials said that infrastructure facilities as well as residential and administrative buildings were hit by falling debris that caused large fires. “As winter approaches, Russian terrorists will try to cause more harm,” President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said in a post on social media. Data from the Ukrainian military shows that Russia has recently increased its drone assaults against Ukraine, targeting it with nearly 650 Iranian-made Shahed drones in the past two months, compared with about 450 in July and August.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelensky, Zelensky Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Lviv, Ivano, Frankivsk

☆ How Baltimore PD's tactics in handling convicted sex offender Jason Billingsley may have enabled him to kill a tech CEO
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Glynis Kazanjian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

At a press conference on Thursday, Sept. 28, Worley defended the department's decision to not alert the public about Billingsley on Sept. 19. "We should have been informed," said Eric Chapman, 31, who lives in the same block where the Sept. 19 attack occurred. "Unfortunately, at a very young age, Jason started to get in trouble with the law," Jasmine Billingsley added. "I think he's a magnet for women," Jasmine Billingsley said. While Jasmine Billingsley was trying to encourage him to improve his life, their mother did not.

Persons: Jason Billingsley, Pava LaPere, Billingsley, ”, —, Jason Dean Billingsley, Louis Schlesinger, Schlesinger, Sigmund Freud, Glynis, Mosby, Jason Rodriguez, Richard Worley, Frank LaPere, Nico LaPere, Caroline Frank, LaPere, Stephanie Scarbrough Stephanie Scarbrough Pava LaPere, Pava, Worley, Marilyn Mosby, Eric Chapman, Chapman, Woody Whitaker, Duvon Bailey, Jasmine Billingsley, Jason, Jasmine, Billingsley's, Natalie Musumeci Organizations: Service, Baltimore City Police Department, John Jay College of Criminal, Baltimore Banner, Police, Baltimore City, Department of Public Safety, Correctional Services, Division, Maryland Office, Public, Baltimore Police, Baltimore, Edmondson Avenue . Police, Baltimore Police Department, Technologies, AP, EcoMap Technologies, West, Tuesday, Baltimore City Council, Associated Press, Spotify Locations: West Baltimore, Maryland, Baltimore, Edmondson, West Franklin, Bowie, Prince George's County , Maryland, Brooklyn

☆ Haze hits Singapore as hot spots in Sumatra increase
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Chen Lin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Transborder haze is a perennial problem in Southeast Asia as regulatory loopholes make it hard for authorities to eliminate Indonesia's slash-and-burn land clearing practices. Singapore's National Environment Agency said 212 hot spots were detected on Indonesia's nearby Sumatra island on Friday, up from 65 on Thursday and 15 the day before. A brief shift in the wind direction on Friday afternoon blew some of the lighter haze toward Singapore, worsening the island nation's in air quality, it said. Earlier in the week Malaysia urged Indonesia to take action on the fires within Indonesia's borders as the air quality in Malaysia hit unhealthy levels. The most severe haze conditions recorded in Singapore were in September 2015, when the 24-hour index exceeded 300 to the hazardous level, prompting school closures.

Persons: Antara, Chen Lin, William Mallard Organizations: Rights, National Environment Agency, Thomson Locations: Ogan Ilir, South Sumatra, Indonesia, Rights SINGAPORE, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Sumatra, Malaysia, Indonesia's

☆ Indonesia defends haze-fighting effort after Malaysia urges action
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Ananda Teresia | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

No haze has been detected heading for Malaysia, however, Environment Minister Siti Nurbaya said, a day after it urged Indonesia and fellow Southeast Asian nations to take action against worsening air quality. "We are already working to prevent and extinguish fires, but not based on Malaysia's request," the minister told Reuters. Indonesia is using helicopters to quench the fires with water bombing while inducing rain with cloud seeding methods, Siti Nurbaya said. In 2015 and 2019, such fires burned millions of hectares of land in Indonesia and sent haze billowing across several Southeast Asian countries, generating record-breaking emissions, scientists have said. Southeast Asian agriculture and forestry officials agreed on Friday to take action to minimise, and eventually stamp out, crop burning.

Persons: Antara, Haze, Siti Nurbaya, Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, Lax, Rozanna Latiff, Danial, Kanupriya Kapoor, Clarence Fernandez Organizations: ASEAN, Reuters, Malaysian, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Thomson Locations: Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia, ASEAN Indonesia, JAKARTA, cloudseeding, Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, Singapore, Malaysian, Danial Azhar, Kuala Lumpur

"We're in uncharted waters," Republican Representative Byron Donalds told reporters after supporting McCarthy in a vote the speaker lost 216-210. "I don't envy anyone this job," Republican Representative Mike Garcia said. The names being mentioned as replacements for McCarthy include House Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Republican Whip Tom Emmer. 2 House Republican, is viewed by many in the party rank-and-file as a more rock-solid conservative than some House Republicans viewed McCarthy. The entire House - Republicans and Democrats - vote for the chamber's speaker who normally holds the position for two years or until the end of the current Congress in early January 2025.

Persons: Kevin McCarthy, Jonathan, McCarthy, Byron Donalds, Paul Ryan, John Boehner, Matt Gaetz, Mike Garcia, Dusty Johnson, I'VE, I've, Jim McGovern, Hakeem Jeffries, Donald Trump's, Steve Scalise, Tom Emmer, Patrick McHenry, Scalise, Jeffries, McCarthy's, Joe Biden, Richard Cowan, David Morgan, Moira Warburton, Scott Malone, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: Representatives, Capitol, REUTERS, U.S . House, Republicans, Republican, Democratic, Reuters, House Democratic, Democrats, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, WASHINGTON, Mexico

☆ What We Know About the Deadly Floods in Libya
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Raja Abdulrahim | More About Raja Abdulrahim | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Thousands more were missing in Derna and other flooded areas, and the death toll is likely to rise, local officials said. The devastating floods have blocked roads and effectively cut off access to Derna, city officials said. Complicating the rescue effort in Libya is its division between an internationally recognized government based in Tripoli and a separately administered region in the east. Here’s what we know about the flooding in Libya. A powerful storm moved through the Mediterranean Sea last week, swamping Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria before making its way to Libya, where it battered the coast over the weekend.

Persons: dousing Shahhat, Bayda, Marj Organizations: Facebook Locations: Libya, Derna, Tripoli, Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria, Al, Benghazi

☆ Morning Bid: Global business splutters, dollar surges
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

But the U.S. jobs picture underscores the "soft-landing" consensus - something Tuesday's updates on global business surveys from last month suggest may not be the case elsewhere. Even though messy workouts of China's ongoing property bust were some relief - as real estate giant Country Garden made some last minute dollar bond payments - the funk in the wider economy clearly persists. That saw the euro fall back against the dollar to levels not seen since mid-June. But that provided little solace to sterling , which was also pummelled by the dollar to its lowest since June. The sour business polls took some heat out of the recent oil price rebound , but did little to calm the long end of the bond market.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Mike Dolan, disinflation, Philip Lowe, Glazer, Luis de Guindos, Isabel Schnabel, Hugh Lawson Organizations: REUTERS, U.S, Reserve Bank of Australia, Stock, Wall, English football, Manchester United, Sunday, Central Bank, ECB, Treasury, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Reuters, Thomson Locations: U.S, Europe, China

☆ Greece wildfires: A losing battle to save the lungs of Athens
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Eleni Giokos | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The national park, known as the "lungs of Athens" is now home to a battle to repel wildfires. Now it is the home to a raging battle, as the emergency services try to repel more than 200 wildfires in Greece since Monday alone. Firefighters look at a wildfire burning on Mount Parnitha, in Athens, Greece, August 24, 2023. Burning cars destroyed by the fire on Mount Parnitha in Athens, Greece, on August 23, 2023. It was a welcome glimmer of hope, but it will take more than a little water to protect Greece from these wildfires and those that will surely come again.

Persons: Nikos, Eleni Giokos, CNN Nikos, ”, Nicolas Economou, Kostas, Michalis Diakakis, Parnitha, Giorgos Arapekos, Dr Diakakis, Nikos ’ Organizations: Greece CNN, CNN, Reuters, of Geology, Kapodistrian University of Athens, AP, Police Locations: Athens, Greece, Paraskevi, Panitha, Greece’s, ”, Parnitha, Dadia, Alexandroupoli, Evros

Firefighters spent hours dousing the blaze with water and carving boundaries around the burning fields with heavy machinery. They managed to keep the fire away from nearby homes, containing it to some empty plots of land. Then came what could prove to be one of the key turning points in a disaster that became the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century. With hurricane-force gusts still blowing over the fire site and the surrounding arid shrubbery, crews left the neighborhood. The death toll has reached at least 115, and more than 2,000 structures were destroyed.

Organizations: Firefighters Locations: Lahaina, Maui

☆ Tropical Storm Harold, packing heavy downpours, makes landfall in Texas
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Tropical Storm Harold moving northwest in the Gulf of Mexico, August 22, 2023. via NOAA Acquire Licensing RightsAug 22 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Harold on Tuesday thrashed the southern tip of Texas with damaging winds and heavy downpours as forecasters warned of possible flash flooding, minor damage and power outages throughout the day. Some 1.3 million people in the Deep South Texas and Rio Grande Valley area were under a tropical storm warning as Harold, packing 50 mile (80 km) per hour winds, made landfall at about 10 a.m. local time on Padre Island, Texas, the National Weather Service said. The storm could produce coastal flooding and flooding along rivers, roadways and in poor drainage areas. Some 7,500 homes and businesses in southern Texas were without power as the storm arrived in the area, according to Poweroutage.us. In anticipation of the storm, Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered the deployment of state emergency response resources and an increase in the readiness level of the state's emergency operations center.

Persons: Harold, Greg Abbott, Brendan O'Brien, Chizu Nomiyama, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: NOAA Acquire, Tuesday, National Weather Service, Texans, Nuevo, Thomson Locations: Gulf of Mexico, Texas, South Texas, Rio Grande, Padre Island , Texas, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, Chicago

☆ Golden Egg Foo Young, Classic and Versatile
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-13 | by ( Sam Sifton | More About Sam Sifton | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

One of my favorite meals at La Caridad 78 on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, before it closed in 2020, was pork egg foo young, alongside yellow rice, black beans and a platter of maduros. Once, afterward, I paused on my way back to the newsroom to sit on a park bench. Kay Chun has a terrific new recipe for egg foo young (above) that I’ll dress up with roast pork from the takeout shop and serve with rice augmented with Sazón seasoning, along with Cuban black beans and these lovely fried sweet plantains. This meal approximates my old lunchtime joy with no need to sleep in public. I just clean up the kitchen and pitch into bed.

Persons: Michael, Kay Chun Organizations: La Locations: Manhattan

☆ Dollar firms, yen wobbles as Japan inflation holds above BOJ target
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Ankur Banerjee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The data bolsters the chances the BOJ will revise up this year's inflation forecast in fresh projections due next week. Carol Kong, a currency strategist at Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), said the market expectations for a BOJ policy tightening have ebbed and flowed over the past year. More than three-quarters of economists polled by Reuters expect the BOJ to hold policy steady including its yield control scheme. The yen has slipped about 1% against the dollar this week and is on course to snap its two-week winning run. The onshore yuan firmed against the dollar and was last at 7.1693 per dollar after the central bank set a much stronger guidance than expected.

Persons: Carol Kong, Kong, Kazuo Ueda, Scherrmann, Ankur Banerjee, Sam Holmes Organizations: Federal Reserve, Bank of Japan's, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Reuters, Sterling, Fed, European Central Bank, Thomson Locations: SINGAPORE, Central, Europe, Japan, United State, U.S, Singapore

☆ Dollar firms, yen steady after Japan inflation holds above BOJ target
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Ankur Banerjee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The data bolsters the chances the BOJ will revise up this year's inflation forecast in fresh projections due next week. Carol Kong, a currency strategist at Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), said the market expectations for a BOJ policy tightening have ebbed and flowed over the past year. "The window for the BOJ to tighten policy is narrowing," Kong said, adding that CBA's base case is for the BOJ to keep monetary policy unchanged this year. The yen has slipped about 1% against the dollar this week and is on course to snap its two-week winning run. Against a basket of currencies, the dollar rose 0.03% at 100.78, after gaining 0.5%.

Persons: Carol Kong, Kong, Kazuo Ueda, Ryan Brandham, Ankur Banerjee, Sam Holmes Organizations: Federal Reserve, Bank of Japan's, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Validus Risk Management, Fed, European Central Bank, Thomson Locations: SINGAPORE, Central, Europe, Japan, United State, North America, U.S, Singapore

☆ Dollar firms, yen steady after Japan inflation holds above Bank of Japan's target
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Dollar bills and Japanese currency Yen lying on a table on August 03, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. The data bolsters the chances the BOJ will revise up this year's inflation forecast in fresh projections due next week. Carol Kong, a currency strategist at Commonwealth Bank of Australia, or CBA, said the market expectations for a BOJ policy tightening have ebbed and flowed over the past year. The yen has slipped about 1% against the dollar this week and is on course to snap its two-week winning run. Against a basket of currencies, the dollar rose 0.03% at 100.78, after gaining 0.5%.

Persons: Carol Kong, Kong, Kazuo Ueda, Ryan Brandham Organizations: Federal Reserve, Bank of Japan's, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Validus Risk Management, Fed, European Central Bank Locations: Berlin, Germany, Central, Europe, Japan, United State, North America, U.S

☆ Asia stocks gain; US futures slip after Netflix, Tesla earnings
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Ankur Banerjee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

SINGAPORE, July 20 (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose and sterling stumbled on Thursday as cooling UK inflation lifted risk appetite ahead of central bank meetings next week, while disappointing earnings results from Netflix and Tesla pushed U.S. futures lower. The Bank of England is due to meet in the first week of August but before that central bank meetings in Japan, Europe and the United States will likely grab investors' attention. Overnight, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 index rose modestly, with the blue-chip Dow registering its eighth straight day of gains. But futures fell in Asian trade, with E-mini futures for the S&P 500 0.15% lower and Nasdaq futures down 0.44%after earnings from streaming giant Netflix and EV maker Tesla. In commodities, Chicago wheat futures rose 1.4% to hit a three-week high on growing expectations that an attack on Ukrainian ports after Russia's withdrawal from a Black Sea export deal would have a longer-term impact on global supply.

Persons: Tesla, Hong, HSI, Sterling, Kazuo Ueda, Saira Malik, Malik, Elon Musk, TSMC, Brent, Ankur Banerjee, Sam Holmes Organizations: Netflix, Japan's Nikkei, Bank of England, Traders, European Central Bank, Bank of Japan, Federal, U.S, U.S . Federal, Dow Jones Industrial, Dow, Nasdaq, Tesla, Wall, Thomson Locations: SINGAPORE, Asia, Pacific, Japan, China, Shanghai, Europe, United States, U.S ., Singapore

☆ Blaze aboard ship docked at New Jersey port kills two firefighters
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Mike Segar | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] A New York City Fire Department (FDNY) fire boat sprays water on a cargo ship where two New Jersey firefighters were killed after they became trapped while battling a blaze, at Port Newark, New Jersey, U.S., July 6, 2023. REUTERS/Mike SegarNEWARK, NEW JERSEY, July 6 (Reuters) - Two New Jersey firefighters were killed and five injured while battling an intense blaze overnight on a cargo ship packed with hundreds of vehicles docked at Port Newark, officials said on Thursday. The firefighters killed in the blaze were identified as Wayne Brooks Jr., 49, and Augusto Acabou, 45. "This is not a common fire for the city of Newark and the Newark firefighters," Jackson said. Port Newark, near New York City, is under jurisdiction of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

Persons: Mike Segar NEWARK, Rufus Jackson, Jackson, Wayne Brooks Jr, Augusto Acabou, they're, Grimaldi, Brendan O'Brien, Rami Ayyub, Hugh Lawson, Mark Porter, David Gregorio Our Organizations: York City Fire Department, FDNY, REUTERS, Newark Fire Department, Firefighters, Newark firefighters, Port Authority of New, Thomson Locations: York City, Jersey, Port Newark , New Jersey, U.S, NEW JERSEY, Port Newark, Newark, New York City, Port Authority of New York, New Jersey

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