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☆ European diplomats in DC scramble to gain access to Trump allies for insights
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Kylie Atwood | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

“We are not that nervous because we know that with Trump it is all about relationships,” said one veteran European diplomat who has been in DC since the Trump administration. “The logic of doing it at Heritage was not lost on us,” said Victoria Coates, a deputy national security advisor to former President Trump who is now a vice president at the think tank. The comments sent European diplomats into over-drive, eager to understand exactly what Trump meant. “If they are worried about how President Trump is going to react to them, they hold it in their hands to do something about it,” Coates said. But European diplomats are not only worried about NATO.

Persons: Donald Trump, jostle, Trump, of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe, Mike Pompeo, Robert O’Brien, Keith Kellogg, Mike Pence’s, Hillary Clinton, they’ve, ”, –, David Cameron, Antony Blinken, Cameron, Jens Stoltenberg, Jim Lo Scalzo, Stoltenberg’s, Victoria Coates, Stoltenberg, ” Coates, nodded, James Carafano, “, it’s, “ He’s, Mike Johnson, Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelensky Organizations: CNN, White, NATO, Ukraine, Trump, of National Intelligence, National, European Union, Republican, Russian Central Bank, EU, British, Heritage Foundation, Heritage, GOP, Putin Locations: Washington, Russia, European, Europe, Ukraine, Brussels, West, Russian, South Florida, Brexit, ”, Washington ,, “

☆ 7 times a total solar eclipse revolutionized science
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-06 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

In the middle of the afternoon, day will shift to night, as a total solar eclipse touches 15 states. We know now what causes a total solar eclipse. Here are seven times a total solar eclipse has helped advance human science. Culture Club/Bridgeman via Getty ImagesOn March 14, 189 BCE, a total solar eclipse swept over what is now northern Turkey. Corbis via Getty ImagesGemini 12 astronauts Jim Lovell and Buzz Aldrin were the first humans to see a total eclipse from space.

Persons: —, China's emporer, Edmond Halley, De, Anaxagoras, Hipparchus, Nicaea, Edmond, Halley, Isaac Newton's, Norman Lockyer, Pierre Jules César Janssen, Janssen, Lockyer, James Craig Watson, Vulcan, Albert Einstein, Einstein, Corbis, Jim Lovell, Buzz Aldrin Organizations: Service, Business, Getty, Alexandria . Culture Club, Bridgeman, Science, Society Picture Library, Sun, Mercury, Wallops, Smithsonian Magazine, NASA Locations: Ireland, China, Alexandria, Turkey, Egypt, England, India, French, Guntur, Brazil, Principe, Africa, Virginia, Peru

There are more heavily trafficked routes across the Baltimore Harbor than the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The Harbor Tunnel carries double the daily traffic of the Key Bridge and the Fort McHenry Tunnel much more than that. The six men who are missing were part of this tradition of working Baltimore: members of a construction crew, working overnight hours filling potholes on the bridge. One day in 1977, Mr. Metzger said, his father, a truck driver, was coming back home from his route and happened upon the bridge’s ribbon cutting. And the Key Bridge is gone.”

Persons: Francis Scott Key, “, ”, Kurt L, Mr, Schmoke, Rafael Alvarez, Dali, Jim Lo Scalzo, Curtis Bay, Alvarez, Baltimoreans, James Metzger, Metzger, Metzger’s Organizations: Fort, University of Baltimore, Chesapeake, Washington , D.C, Bethlehem Steel Plant, Amazon Locations: Baltimore, Fort McHenry, Baltimore’s, Maryland, Washington ,, New York City, Shutterstock

☆ Chevy Blazer Troubles Add to GM’s EV Growing Pains
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Mike Colias | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The Chevrolet Blazer’s turbulent rollout is the latest setback as GM seeks to establish itself as an EV player. Photo: jim lo scalzo/ShutterstockAs one of the nation’s first owners of General Motors ’ new electric Chevrolet Blazer, James Hattin was loving the SUV—before the problems began. On a trip from the mountains back to his home in Burbank, Calif., he and his wife heard weird clicking noises coming from the dashboard. A short time later, the cruise control went out. A few days after that, in his driveway, the car’s screens went blank and the car wouldn’t start.

Persons: jim lo, James Hattin Organizations: General Motors, Chevrolet Locations: Burbank , Calif

☆ Watch: Powerful Winter Storm Hits Large Parts of the U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Watch: Powerful Winter Storm Hits Large Parts of the U.S.A major winter storm battered large parts of the U.S. on Friday. Republican presidential candidates were forced to cancel some campaign events in Iowa due to the bad weather. Photo: Jim Lo Scalzo/Shutterstock

Persons: Jim Lo Scalzo Organizations: U.S, Republican Locations: U.S ., Iowa

☆ Tom Hanks brings love of space to new immersive London show
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Marie-Louise Gumuchian | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/3] Tom Hanks poses at "The Moonwalkers: A Journey With Tom Hanks" immersive show at the Lightroom venue in London, Britain in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters on December 5, 2023. Justin Sutcliffe/Lightroom/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Archive footage of space rockets taking off beam across giant walls in a new immersive show in London, as Hollywood actor Tom Hanks narrates the story of human voyages to the moon. "The Moonwalkers: A Journey With Tom Hanks" looks at the first moon landings of the Apollo missions from 1969 to 1972 and their successor, NASA's human spaceflight program, Artemis. Hanks played space commander Jim Lovell in the 1995 film "Apollo 13", about the troubled space mission which was forced to abort a planned moon landing after an oxygen-tank explosion. But I think I need a little bit more time up there to ponder the infinite universe.”"The Moonwalkers: A Journey With Tom Hanks" runs December 6 - April 21, 2024.

Persons: Tom Hanks, Justin Sutcliffe, Artemis, Oscar, Hanks, Victor Glover, Jeremy Hansen, Glover, Hansen, Christina Koch, Reid Wiseman, We've, Jim Lovell, I'd, Marie, Louise Gumuchian, Sharon Singleton Organizations: Reuters, REUTERS Acquire, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, Handout, London's King

LONDON (AP) — You won’t see Tom Hanks on one of those space tourism flights that whisk celebrities and millionaires on a suborbital jaunt for a few hours. “I think I’d need a little bit longer in paradise.”Going to the moon is another matter – and the subject of “The Moonwalkers,” an immersive documentary co-written and narrated by Hanks. Political Cartoons View All 1277 ImagesVisitors sit on benches surrounded by imagery as the 50-minute film brings NASA’s Apollo space missions to life. His performance as Jim Lovell, commander of a space mission in jeopardy, in “Apollo 13” helped revive popular interest in the Apollo program in the 1990s. What hooked Hanks on space was not so much the cutting-edge science as the human drama.

Persons: Tom Hanks, ” Hanks, “, Hanks, Artemis, ”, Christopher Riley, John F, Kennedy, Jim Lovell, he’d, John Wayne, Jason, humanity’s, Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, Jeremy Hansen, Glover, “ It’s, ” Koch Organizations: Associated Press, Argonauts, Artemis, Kennedy Space Center Locations: London, British, China, India

House Speaker Mike Johnson could set a vote on formalizing impeachment proceedings against President Biden in the coming week. Photo: Jim Lo Scalzo/ShutterstockWASHINGTON—House Republican leaders are moving toward a vote on formalizing an impeachment probe into President Biden, aiming to bolster an investigation that some in the party are still wary of pushing forward too quickly. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R., La.) and committee chairmen made a case to rank-and-file lawmakers on Friday, with a vote possible as soon as this week. House Republicans have already spent months trying to tie Biden to his family members’ overseas business dealings and gather support for their claims—which he denies—that he benefited from them.

Persons: Mike Johnson, Biden, Jim Lo Scalzo, — Organizations: WASHINGTON — House Republican, House Republicans

☆ These 11 startups are helping creators build communities and make money from memberships, courses, and private group chats
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Startups are testing ways to help creators connect with fans and make money. Business Insider is highlighting 11 community-focused startups, from Patreon to Discord. "If you want to become a sustainable creator, you can't just rely on AdSense anymore," Jim Louderback, creator-economy expert and former CEO of VidCon, told Business Insider. Luckily for them, there's an entire ecosystem of creator-economy and consumer-tech startups with the mission to do just that. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Jim Louderback, — Organizations: Business Locations: Patreon

☆ House Passes GOP Plan to Avert Government Shutdown
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Katy Stech Ferek | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

House lawmakers on Tuesday approved a Republican plan that would continue funding federal agencies until early next year. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R., La.) Photo: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA-EFE/ShutterstockWASHINGTON—House lawmakers approved a Republican plan Tuesday that would continue funding federal agencies until early next year, a critical step in averting a partial government shutdown, with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R., La.) The 336-95 vote exceeded a two-thirds threshold required under a special procedure employed by Johnson to sidestep internal GOP disagreements. The measure still requires approval from the Democratic-controlled Senate, where the leaders of both parties have signaled support but timing was uncertain.

Persons: Mike Johnson, Jim Lo Scalzo, Johnson Organizations: Republican, Democratic, WASHINGTON —

☆ Former US astronaut Frank Borman dies at 95
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

NASA astronaut Frank Borman in an undated photo. Borman served as the commander of Apollo 8, the first mission to fly around the world. Born in Gary, Indiana, on March 14, 1928, he was the oldest American astronaut still living; that mantle now passes to Jim Lovell, who is also 95 but eleven days younger. Like most of his fellow generation of astronauts, he trained as a test pilot before being selected for NASA's second astronaut program in 1962. In 1970 Borman retired from NASA and the Air Force and became an adviser to Eastern Airlines.

Persons: Frank Borman, Borman, Jim Lovell, Borman's crewmate William Anders, Susan, Eric Beech, Dan Whitcomb, Bill Trott, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: NASA, Apollo, Handout, REUTERS, Former U.S, Eastern Airlines, American, Air Force, U.S . Military Academy, Gemini, Texas Air Corp, Politico, Thomson Locations: Former, Billings , Montana, Gary , Indiana, Arizona, Las Cruces , New Mexico, U.S

☆ Fed Takes Heart in a Supply-Side Boom
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Greg Ip | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Fed Chair Jerome Powell says wage increases are coming down as supply and demand are rebalanced in the labor market. Photo: jim lo scalzo/ShutterstockWhen spending and employment grow as quickly as they have lately, it normally means inflation pressure is building and the Federal Reserve might have to raise interest rates. But on Wednesday Fed Chair Jerome Powell suggested otherwise. Demand, he said, has indeed grown rapidly, but so has supply. A supply-side boom generates the best of all worlds: brisk growth and falling inflation.

Persons: Jerome Powell, jim lo Organizations: Federal Reserve

Rep. Jim Jordan failed a second attempt at being elected speaker on Wednesday after 22 Republicans voted against him. It has been more than two weeks since the ouster of the previous speaker, Rep. Kevin McCarthy. Photo: Jim Lo Scalzo/ShutterstockWASHINGTON—Republican speaker nominee Rep. Jim Jordan was set to fall short in a third round of voting to secure the gavel Friday morning, after struggling to win support from colleagues who have opposed his candidacy, likely leaving Republicans at a fresh impasse. While the Ohio conservative has campaigned as a speaker who can unite the party, he continues to face long odds, a full week after securing the GOP nomination and more than two weeks after former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) was ousted. Republicans have no current fallback plan after rejecting a proposal to vote on giving more powers to Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry (R., N.C.).

Persons: Jim Jordan, Kevin McCarthy, Jim Lo Scalzo, Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry Organizations: WASHINGTON, Republicans, GOP, Pro Tempore Locations: Ohio, Calif, N.C

Smithfield supplies hams and other fresh pork products to grocers. Photo: jim lo scalzo/EPA/ShutterstockThe Chinese parent of pork giant Smithfield Foods is working with banks to take the 87-year-old business public again in the U.S.Smithfield, the largest U.S. pork producer, could list its shares as early as next year, according to people familiar with the matter. Deliberations are ongoing and the timing could change, the people said.

Persons: jim lo scalzo Locations: Smithfield, U.S

Rep. Jim Jordan failed a second attempt at being elected speaker after 22 Republicans voted against him. Photo: Jim Lo Scalzo/ShutterstockWASHINGTON—GOP Rep. Jim Jordan failed again to win enough votes to be elected House speaker, as divisions hardened for House Republicans, with some lawmakers pursuing new paths to break the impasse that has paralyzed the chamber. More than two weeks after former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) was ousted, Republicans remained gripped in a fierce internal struggle over his successor. Jordan said he would keep up his campaign, but pushed off any further voting until Thursday at the earliest as mounting GOP defections on his second ballot left Republicans snarled into warring factions over what should happen next.

Persons: Jim Jordan, Jim Lo Scalzo, Kevin McCarthy, Jordan, snarled Organizations: WASHINGTON, GOP, House Republicans, Republicans Locations: Calif

☆ Trinity Site, where first atomic blast was set off, opens for one day in October
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Kathleen Bangs | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Trinity Site is the national historic landmark that’s home to mankind’s first nuclear blast on July 16, 1945, where plutonium gamma rays lit up the night sky. A caution sign warns of radioactive materials at Trinity Site in New Mexico back in 2008. The open house event, hosted by the US Army, is free but limited to the first 5,000 guests, on a first-come, first-served basis. Trinity Site’s atmosphere during an open house is reminiscent of a small-town carnival from a bygone era. And on April 6, 2024, Trinity Site again opens for a single day.

Persons: CNN —, “ Oppenheimer, ”, Matt McClain, Jonathan Larsen, J, Robert Oppenheimer, McDonald, Sam Wasson, you’ll, Jim Lo Scalzo, Oppenheimer, “, John Dempsey, brightens, Jim Eckles, Trinity, we’ve, Bettymaya, Patricia Henning, Henning, Karl G, Jon G, Fuller Organizations: CNN, Jornada, Trinity, Washington Post, US Army, White, Manhattan Project, Sipa, AP, Albuquerque, Army, Venture, Jumbo, Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico Gov, National Security Research, Alamogordo Air Base, Radio Astronomy, Getty, “ SETI, Extraterrestrial Intelligence Locations: New Mexico, New York City, Nagasaki, Japan, Trinity, Hiroshima, Socorro, San Antonio . New Mexico, San Agustin, Mexico

☆ Treasury's Adeyemo calls for eliminating subsidies, including to energy companies
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsSept 11 (Reuters) - The United States should think about eliminating corporate subsidies, including to energy companies, U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo said in New York on Monday. Adeyemo defended President Joe Biden's budget proposal for fiscal 2024, noting that achieving fiscal sustainability would include modest tax increases, boosting tax revenue collections and finding other ways to cut costs. "None of us thinks it makes sense to subsidize energy companies in light of how they're doing in this country. But there are probably other subsidies and other things we can do to make the budget more efficient." Adeyemo said he hoped to engage with Republicans in the House of Representatives about the issue, without giving any further details.

Persons: Wally, Adeyemo, Jim Lo Scalzo, Wally Adeyemo, Joe Biden's, Donald Trump's, Republican Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, Andrea Shalal, Deepa Babington Organizations: Senate, Treasury, Washington , D.C, REUTERS Acquire, Economic, of New, Big Oil, Republican, Thomson Locations: Dirksen, Washington ,, United States, New York, of New York, Ukraine

☆ Marilyn Lovell, Astronaut’s Wife in the Spotlight, Dies at 93
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Alex Traub | More About Alex Traub | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Marilyn Lovell, who, as an object of fascination for the news media, the inspiration for movie and TV characters and a figure in history books, incarnated for many Americans the hardships and glamour of being an astronaut’s wife, died on Aug. 27 in Lake Forest, Ill. She was 93. Her death was announced by the Wenban Funeral Home of Lake Forest. Her husband, Jim Lovell, once the most experienced astronaut in the United States, was captain of perhaps the nation’s most dramatic spaceflight: Apollo 13. It was launched on April 11, 1970, with the goal of returning astronauts to the surface of the moon for the third time. Mr. Lovell and Fred Haise were the designated moon walkers; Jack Swigert was supposed to remain in orbit.

Persons: Marilyn Lovell, Jim Lovell, Lovell, Fred Haise, Jack Swigert, “, we’ve, Mr, Houston Locations: Lake Forest, United States, “ Houston

☆ This may be the most bullish note we've seen on Nvidia — signaling what's next for the stock
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Take Club stock Nvidia (NVDA) for example. You can't own Nvidia if that's the data you're using to generate your worldview of future demand, especially after the monstrous run shares have already had this year. After all, those buying Nvidia's chips will need to harvest profits on their investment at some point but 12 to 18 months is a lifetime in the stock market. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang,speaks at the Supermicro keynote presentation during the Computex conference in Taipei on June 1, 2023.

Persons: Jim Cramer, That's, Bernstein, we're, Jim loves NVDA, It's, —, ByteDance, NVDA, Jim Cramer's, Jim, Jensen Huang, Walid Berrazeg Organizations: Nvidia, Semiconductor Manufacturing, Apple, Microsoft, Oracle, CNBC, Getty Locations: China, Taipei

☆ A new type of creator is taking over Snapchat: Giving fans constant access to their lives, posting hundreds of times a day, and raking in cash
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Marta Biino | Dan Whateley | Amanda Perelli | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

"Even if it's a day where I'm super tired and I'm not doing anything, I'll be like, 'Guys, I am doing nothing all day. Compared to YouTube videos, or even content for short-video platforms like TikTok, Snapchat stories require less effort to produce. "The privacy thing is kind of something you take with being a content creator," Leilani Green, a beauty and makeup creator with 845,000 subscribers on Snapchat, told Insider. Rick Lox, a food creator with around 215,000 Snapchat subscribers, said he sets dedicated times in the morning, afternoon, and evening to upload stories. TikTok and YouTube's attempts at sharing in-stream ad revenue with creators for short videos has produced measly payouts thus far.

Persons: Snapchat, Influencer Alyssa McKay, I'm, McKay, she's, Truman, Eloise Head, —, Alyssa McKay, Jacques Slade, Dave Roter, Noam Galai, Rick, Francis Roberts, " Roberts, YouTuber David Dobrik, Brandom Baum, monetization, Matthew, that's, it's, Jim Louderback Organizations: Inc, Snap's, YouTube Locations: Snapchat, New York

"Even if it's a day where I'm super tired and I'm not doing anything, I'll be like, 'Guys, I am doing nothing all day. Compared to YouTube videos, or even content for short-video platforms like TikTok, Snapchat stories require less effort to produce. "The privacy thing is kind of something you take with being a content creator," Leilani Green, a beauty and makeup creator with 845,000 subscribers on Snapchat, told Insider. Snapchat may be incentivizing creators to broadcast every minute of their lives, which isn't for everyone. TikTok and YouTube's attempts at sharing in-stream ad revenue with creators for short videos has produced measly payouts thus far.

☆ China's pig farms battle new surge in African swine fever
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-15 | by ( Dominique Patton | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"Data from swine fever virus testing companies show that the number of positive detections exploded after the new year holiday. "We guess that the current swine fever infection area in northern production areas may be reaching 50%," it added. We feel it hasn't ended yet, that's the problem," he said, declining to be identified due to the sensitivity of disease outbreaks in China. HARD TO ASSESSChinese farms typically do not report disease outbreaks to the government, making it challenging to get an accurate picture of the extent of the infections. Though not as serious as in 2019, the disease could reduce production by more than 10%, Huachuang analyst Xiao Lin told Reuters.

☆ More Than 1,000 Detained Following Brazil Government Protests
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

All 14 Times the House Failed to Elect a New Speaker The House of Representatives failed to elect a new speaker after a historic 14 rounds of voting this week. Rep. Kevin McCarthy was elected Speaker of the House on the 15th ballot. Photo: Jim Lo Scalzo/Shutterstock

☆ Creator economy experts say 2023 will be a buyer's market for M&A. Here are 5 themes to watch, from tech buyers like Shopify to startup consolidation
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-30 | by ( Marta Biino | Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

"As a result, institutional acquirers, like PE firms who still have dry powder to spend, will start snatching up mid-to-large sized creator startups at much more advantageous prices." Insider spoke with creator-economy and market experts about what deals and the broader M&A landscape in 2023 may look like. "They're going to see that the creator economy exists as a direct failure of them to support creators," Gestetner said. "But if an opportunity arises for us to significantly enhance our capabilities to make us a better business powering the creator economy, we'll consider it." Startups can expect consolidation in saturated marketsThe crowded niches within the creator economy startup sphere could also face a wave of consolidation.

At least two children were killed and multiple others were injured in a house fire Friday morning in New York City's Staten Island borough, officials said. Firefighters received a call about a blaze in the Stapleton neighborhood of Staten Island at about 10:18 a.m. A 5-year-old girl was pronounced dead on the scene, while a 6-year-old died at the hospital, according to the New York Police Department. At least two other children were injured in the fire, authorities said. It was unclear what the relationship was between the victims, but Long said authorities believe they were all from one family.

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