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☆ NATO is planning for mass medical evacuations in case of a war with Russia: report
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-28 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

NATO is planning for the mass transport of wounded troops in case of a war with Russia. NATO could use hospital trains and buses to move injured troops in such an event, a German general told Reuters. The general's comments come amid increasing tension between NATO and Russia. AdvertisementNATO is developing plans to manage the evacuation of large numbers of wounded troops in case of a war with Russia, a senior military officer told Reuters. Germany's defense minister, Boris Pistorius, said in an interview published in January that Russia could attack NATO within the next decade.

Persons: —, General Alexander Sollfrank, Sollfrank, Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Putin, Vyacheslav Volodin, Volodin, Boris Pistorius, Pistorius, Der Tagesspiegel Organizations: NATO, Reuters, Service, Command, British Storm Shadow, New York Times, Russia's Duma, Business Locations: Russia, Western, warzones, Afghanistan, Iraq, Russian, Moscow, United States

☆ A Japanese warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait for the first time in decades, as tensions grow with China
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewA Japanese destroyer sailed through the Taiwan Strait for the first time in decades, Japan's Yomiuri newspaper reported, citing Japanese government officials. Japan's foreign affairs ministry and New Zealand's defense ministry didn't immediately respond to requests for comment. Related storiesIt's not the first time in recent weeks that international vessels have crossed the Taiwan Strait. During a press conference on Wednesday, China's foreign ministry said it was "highly vigilant on Japan's political intention behind this move." According to updates shared by Taiwan's defense ministry , China's aircraft, vessels, and ships now operate around Taiwan almost daily, sometimes crossing the median line in the strait and causing Taiwan to scramble its planes.

Persons: —, Fumio Kishida, Japan's, Yoshimasa Hayashi, didn't, Boris Pistorius, Lin Jian Organizations: Service, Yomiuri, Japan's, Defense Force, Business, - Defense Force, Kyoto, NHK, New, Australian Defense Force, German, Foreign Locations: Taiwan Strait, East, China, Taiwan, Japan, New Zealand, South China, Australian

☆ Starmer is selling Britain on gloom, and patience is wearing thin
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Rob Picheta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Protesters demonstrate outside the Labour Party conference venue in Liverpool against the withdrawal of the winter fuel allowance, on September 23, 2024. “It has felt a bit blunt,” a Labour Member of Parliament admitted after Starmer’s speech Tuesday, summing up the sentiment across much of conference. Unfortunately, the realities of governing are beginning to bite the Labour Party – and it is likely he will need to show some returns far sooner. Starmer’s speech was was light on fresh content but a heckler was calmly removed and the key messages were confidently delivered. But a premiership can only survive on doom and gloom for so long, and patience is already wearing thin among much of the wider party.

Persons: Keir Starmer, –, Ian Forsyth, Starmer, Taylor, “, Rachael Maskell, Sir Keir Starmer, Peter Byrne, Maskell, ”, Boris Johnson’s, ” –, Patience, Opinium, Sunak, ” James Crouch ,, Reeves, Rachel Reeves, heckler Organizations: Liverpool, England CNN —, Labour, Protesters, Labour Party, Labour Party –, Conservative, Public, Arsenal soccer, Wembley, CNN, ”, London, Tory, National Health Service, Organisation for Economic Co, Development, United Nations General Assembly Locations: England, Liverpool, Starmer’s, Opinium, Britain, New York, July’s

☆ Ohio Republicans distance themselves from Trump’s false claims about Haitian migrants
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Further, DeWine said the Haitians found Springfield because business owners there were having trouble finding workers after the Covid-19 pandemic. When he was asked if the comments from Trump and Vance were fueling the bomb threats, DeWine deflected. I didn’t create 20,000 illegal migrants coming into Springfield.”A man walks past city hall in Springfield, Ohio, after bomb threats were made against buildings earlier in the day on September 12. Like DeWine, Springfield Mayor Rob Rue has also tried very hard to correct the record on the role Haitians are playing in Springfield. At a press conference Tuesday, Rue and DeWine discouraged Trump from making a trip to the city.

Persons: Mike DeWine, He’s, Becky, “, ”, DeWine, ” DeWine, Donald Trump, Sen, JD Vance, Vance, Trump, ” Vance, CNN’s Dana Bash, Roberto Schmidt, Springfield Mayor Rob Rue, Springfield . Rue, CNN’s Boris Sanchez, It’s, ” Rue Organizations: CNN, Republican Gov, PBS, Trump, AFP, Getty, Republican, Springfield Mayor Locations: Haiti, Springfield, Haitian, Ohio, ”, Springfield , Ohio, DeWine, Springfield .

☆ Judge denies Mark Meadows' effort to move 2020 election case in Arizona to federal court
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Zoë Richards | Zoë Richards Is A Politics Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: 1 min

A federal judge Monday rejected an effort by former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows to move his Arizona indictment to federal court in a case focused on efforts to overturn Donald Trump's 2020 electoral defeat. U.S. District Judge John J. Tuchi said that Meadows missed a deadline to file his request and "has failed to show good cause that might permit the Court to excuse the untimeliness." An attorney for Meadows did not immediately respond to a request for comment Monday night. In April, a state grand jury in Arizona indicted Meadows and two other former Trump aides — Rudy Giuliani and Boris Epshteyn — and several so-called “fake electors” over efforts to overturn Trump's election loss in the state in 2020. Meadows previously lost an attempt to move his Georgia indictment to federal court in a similar case.

Persons: Mark Meadows, Donald Trump's, John J, Tuchi, Meadows, — Rudy Giuliani, Boris Epshteyn — Organizations: White House, U.S, District, Trump Locations: Arizona, Georgia

☆ Storm Boris: 10 killed as a month’s worth of rain pounds central Europe
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Niamh Kennedy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —At least 10 people have been killed in some of the worst floods to hit central Europe in decades as Storm Boris sweeps through the region, dumping well over a month’s worth of rain. Across the border in the Czech Republic, thousands of residents have been left without hot water and electricity after authorities shuttered heating plants. Authorities are also alarmed by the situation in the Czech town of Litovlje, where 80% of buildings are submerged. The town’s mayor, Viktor Kohout, told CNN Prima that the Morava river is expected to crest at 2 p.m. local time (8 a.m. Police have extensively “warned the public about the danger” of walking along the river, a Bratislava Police spokesperson told CNN on Monday.

Persons: Boris, “, Johanna Mikl, Leitner, Jaroslav Ozana, Kacper Pempel, Wladyslaw Kosiniak, Kamysz, Viktor Kohout, Sergei Gapon, Zdenek Kuzilek, Viktor Orban, Orban, ” Orban Organizations: CNN, Veolia, CNN Prima, ” Firefighters, Moravska Ostrava, Reuters, TVN24, Polish, PAP, Authorities, Getty, Danube . Police, Bratislava Police Locations: Europe, Austria, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Ostrava, Polish, Lower Austria, ” Lower Austria, Privoz, Nysa Klodzka, Nysa, Reuters Europe, Klodzko, Czech, Litovlje, Jesenik, Rudawa, AFP, Budapest, Slovakian, Bratislava

☆ German warships visit the Philippines amid its South China Sea clashes after angering Beijing by sailing through the Taiwan Strait
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Tensions are high in the South China Sea, as China continues its aggressive tactics against Philippine vessels. JAM STA ROSA/AFP via Getty ImagesClashes between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea have been escalating for months as China unjustly claims sovereignty over a majority of the South China Sea, defying international law while increasing efforts to assert its authority in the area. While traveling to Manila, the Baden-Württemberg and Frankfurt am Main transited the Taiwan Strait, sparking backlash from China. The German warships transited the Taiwan Strait last week for the first time in 20 years. "International waters are international waters," he said .

Persons: —, Per Andreas Pfaffernoschke, Pfaffernoschke, Mao Ning, German Defense Ministry Boris Pistorius, Mao Organizations: Service, Business, Baden, Philippine, ROSA, Getty, Ministry of Foreign, German Defense Ministry, Command Locations: Philippines, Taiwan Strait, Germany, China, South China, Berlin, Frankfurt, Manila, AFP, Beijing, Baden, Württemberg, Taiwan, Main

☆ Floods claim two more casualties as torrential rain batters central Europe
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-15 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

One person drowned in southwest Poland and thousands were evacuated across the border in the Czech Republic after heavy rain continued to batter central Europe on Sunday, causing flooding in several parts of the region. Rivers overflowed from Poland to Romania, where four people were found dead on Saturday, after days of torrential rain in a low-pressure system named Boris. Some parts of the Czech Republic and Poland faced the worst flooding in almost three decades as towns evacuated thousands. That surpassed a record seen in heavy flooding in 1997, which partly damaged the town and claimed 56 lives in Poland. In Romania, authorities said the rain was less intense than on Saturday, when flooding killed four and damaged 5,000 homes.

Persons: Werner Kogler, ”, Mirek Burianek, Donald Tusk, ” Tusk, Pavel Bily, “, Gergely Karacsony Organizations: Austrian, ” Police, Firefighters, Local Locations: Poland, Czech Republic, Europe, Lower Austria, Vienna, Glucholazy, Czech, Stronie Slaskie, Rivers, Romania, Lipova, Prague, Jesenik, Klodzko county, Klodzko, Poland’s Nysa, Nysa, Budapest, Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, Towns

CNN —At least seven people have died after some of the heaviest rain in years hit central and eastern Europe, causing flooding and widespread disruption. The heavy rainfall continued to pummel the region into Sunday. Rescuers have been working hard to rescue hundreds of people left stranded by heavy rainfall there. In neighboring Austria, heavy rainfall has caused water levels to rise in several rivers and rescue services have been called out to parts of the country. Red alerts, the highest level of warning, have been issued for portions of Poland, Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria and Slovakia.

Persons: Boris, Cătălin Predoiu, Predoiu, Manfred Fesl, Donald Tusk, Sergei Gapon, Gabriel Kuchta Organizations: CNN, Romanian Emergency, AP, AFP, Getty, Poland’s, Rescue Service Locations: Europe, Vienna, Bratislava, Prague, Klodzko county, Poland, Austria, Romania, Galati, Pechea, Braunau, Czech Republic, Klodzko, Klodzko County, Czech, Černou, Glucholazy, AFP, Mikulovice, Germany, Saxony, Lower Austria, Slovakia

CNN —At least eight people have died after some of the heaviest rain in years hit central and eastern Europe, causing flooding and widespread disruption. Rescuers have been working hard to rescue hundreds of people left stranded by heavy rainfall there. Garages and a house flooded in the town of Kłodzko, in Poland's southwest, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, after days of unusually heavy rain. Krzysztof Zatycki/APRising water along the Wien River during heavy rain on September 15, 2024, in Vienna, Austria. Many municipalities in Lower Austria have declared a state of emergency as heavy rainfall continued into Sunday.

Persons: Boris, Prudnicka, Cătălin Predoiu, Predoiu, Sofia Basalic, “, Gica Stan, Storm Boris, Krzysztof Zatycki, Christian Bruna, Donald Tusk, Tusk, Petr Pavel, Vlček, Miroslav Binar, Gabriel Kuchta, Tomas Benedikovic, Sergei Gapon, Ursula von der Leyen Organizations: CNN, Residents, AFP, Storm, Poland’s, ”, European Union, CNN Prima, Fire, Getty, European Commission Locations: Europe, Vienna, Bratislava, Prague, Poland, Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, Slovakia, Klodzko county, Moszczanka, Romania, Galati, Kłodzko, Poland's, Sunday, Wien, Klodzko, Klodzko County, Czech, ”, Krnov, Jesenik, AFP, Glucholazy, Benešově nad Černou, Saxony, Lower Austria

Rescue services have been launched in hard-hit counties as authorities warn that they have recorded the heaviest rainfall in 100 years over the past 24 hours. Sadly four people have been found dead in their houses or yards.”Rivers burst their banks in Poland and the Czech Republic. Firefighters fill sand bags in Glucholazy, southern Poland. Gabriel Kuchta/Getty ImagesThe swollen Biala River in Glucholazy, southern Poland. Red alerts, the highest level of warning, have been issued for portions of Poland, Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria and Slovakia.

Persons: Boris, Manfred Fesl, Cătălin Predoiu, Rivers, Tomasz Siemoniak, TVN24, Sergei Gapon, Gabriel Kuchta Organizations: CNN, Romanian Emergency, AP, AFP, Getty, Rescue Service Locations: Europe, Vienna, Bratislava, Prague, Romania, Pechea, Galati, Braunau, Austria, Poland, Czech Republic, Glucholazy, Czech, Černou, AFP, Mikulovice, Germany, Saxony, Slovakia

☆ German warships ignored China's complaints and sailed through the Taiwan Strait for the first time in over 2 decades
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Two German navy ships sailed through the Taiwan Strait for the first time in over 20 years. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! AdvertisementTwo German navy ships have sailed through the Taiwan Strait, the first such move in over 20 years. Despite China's complaints and criticisms, Germany said that it had a right to transit the strait, which is international waters. The German first-in-class frigate Baden-Württemberg and the supply ship Berlin-class Frankfurt am Main sailed the Taiwan Strait on Friday.

Persons: —, Boris Pistorius Organizations: Service, Baden, Main, German, Business Locations: Taiwan Strait, China, Taiwan, Germany, Berlin, Frankfurt

☆ Video: Boris Sanchez presses Byron Donalds about Trump’s comments on Harris’ race. Hear his response
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( John Branch | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ The plot to topple Putin
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Paul Starobin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +32 min

But it was only when Putin launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine , in 2022, that Ammosov began to plot the overthrow of his homeland. As I found in months of wide-ranging interviews, everyone aspiring to a new Russian revolution grasps the seemingly impossible odds of their bid to topple Putin. Ponomarev — who was profiled last year in The Washington Post under the headline "Could this man bring down Putin?" Most applicants live in Russia, Sokolov tells me, but submissions have come from as far away as Uruguay. "I know a lot of good officers" in the CIA, Ponomarev told me, who "sympathize" with the anti-Putin insurgency.

Persons: Vladislav Ammosov, Ukraine —, Ammosov, wondrously, Vladimir Putin, Putin, Simona Supino, Alexey Navalny —, Ilya Ponomarev, Ponomarev —, —, Sean Guillory, Denis Sokolov, Sokolov, Galina Starovoytova, Anastasia Sergeeva, Sergeeva, Valter, Putin —, Tatiana Kosinova, Yelena Bonner, Itil, Boris Nemtsov, Nemtsov, Vladimir Lenin, specter, NurPhoto, Lenin, Leon Trotsky, Mao Zedong, Fidel Castro, Boris Akunin, Ponomarev, Trotsky, Mao, Castro, Alexei Sobchenko, Sergei Chuzavkov, Ilya Ponomarev Ponomarev, Michał Kamiński, Kosinova, Pavel Ivanovich Chichikov, Nikolai Gogol's, . Barnum, Bernie, Madoff, Donald, Leonid Nevzlin, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Navalny, King George III, Khodorkovsky, Garry Kasparov, Putin's, Andrey Volna, Brian Fitzpatrick, Charlie Wilson's, Tom Hanks, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Daniel Fried, William Burns, Fried, Biden, We're, Evgenia, it's Organizations: Putin, Ukrainian, Russian Federation, The Washington Post, University of Pittsburgh, Civic Council, Kennan, Wilson Center, GRU, Russia, BI, International Republican Institute, CIA, Kremlin, Russian, Memorial, Soviet Union, of America, Civic, Ukraine's Ministry of Defense, Russian Volunteer Corps, European, Human Rights, Siberian Battalion, Ammosov, Ukrainian Armed Forces, Putin's Defense Ministry, True, Bolsheviks, of Russia Legion, People's Deputies, State Department, Justice Department, Polish Senate, Trump University, Trump, Khodorkovsky, FBI, Intelligence, Senate, Ukrainian Security Services, Bolshevik Locations: Siberia, Russia, Warsaw, Poland, Ukraine, Sakha, India, Putin Russia, Russian, Kyiv, The, restive North Caucasus, Washington, Soviet Union, Moscow, WhatsApp, Ukrainian, Soviet, Crimean, USSR, Europe, Uruguay, Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, America, Canada, Great Britain, Germany, Australia, Belgorod, Kursk, Kremlin, China, Cuba, True Russia, Ponomarev, Northern Virginia, Polish, ., Lviv, Yukos, London, Pennsylvania, Texas, Afghanistan, Putin Russian, Tallinn, Estonia

☆ Trump's lawyers say an accuser's sexual-assault testimony should have been tossed because the incident was aboard an airplane
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-06 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Leeds' allegations weren't part of Carroll's accusations, but the trial judge allowed her testimony because they demonstrated what Carroll's lawyers argued was a pattern of behavior by Trump. "It's very hard to overturn a jury verdict for evidentiary grounds," he said. Sauer argued that Trump's case was "a textbook example" of a case wrongly propped up by propensity evidence rather than Trump's actual conduct. LEONARDO MUNOZ/AFP via Getty ImagesShe also jabbed at Habba's earlier claims that she might have some kind of conflict of interest with the trial judge, US District Judge Lewis Kaplan. Presidential immunity played a role in earlier court fights in the Carroll case.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Jean Carroll, John Sauer, Jessica Leeds, Trump, Sauer, Denny Chin, Roberta Kaplan, Leeds, defaming Carroll, Alina Habba, Kaplan, Carroll, Todd Blanche, Emil Bove, Boris Epshteyn, Joshua Katz, CHARLY TRIBALLEAU, Getty Images Carroll, Bergdorf Goodman, Blanche, Bove —, Harvey Weinstein's, Susan Carney mused, Marci Hamilton, LEONARDO MUNOZ, Lewis Kaplan, Kamala Harris, Bove, Juan Merchan, she'd Organizations: Service, Republican, Business, Leeds, Circuit, Trump, Getty Images, US, University of Pennsylvania, Getty, Democratic Locations: Manhattan, Leeds, AFP, New York, Washington, DC, New, United States

☆ Ukraine’s march into Russia exposes Putin’s crisis management problem
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Clare Sebastian | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

But his track record of handling recent crises in Russia reveals a different side of his presidential persona: one of paralysis and indecision. Despite a claim of responsibility from ISIS-K, he continued to insist that Ukraine, and the West had played a role. Dmytro Kholod, commander of Ukraine’s “Nightingale” battalion, currently in Kursk, told CNN by phone on Wednesday that he has noticed a shift in the behavior of Russian troops. It is just a strategy for perpetuating war and allowing Russia to wait us all out,” said Ryan. “Now we see that when he’s really presented with a crisis, he’s not a cornered rat, he’s just like an imposter.

Persons: CNN —, Vladimir Putin, Putin, Evgeny Prigozhin, Wagner, ” Putin, Prigozhin, Yan Dobronosov, ”, Boris Bondarev, “, Mick Ryan, Ramzan Kadyrov, don’t, Andrei Belousov, Dmytro Kholod, Ukraine’s “ Nightingale, ” Ryan, he’s, Volodymyr Zelensky, Efrem, Ryan, Bondarev Organizations: CNN, Crocus, Russia’s, ISIS, US, Kyiv, Getty, of Human Rights, ”, Kremlin, Naval, Black, Institute for, Russian MoD, Russia, AP, NATO, Putin Locations: Russia, Russian, Kursk, Ukraine, Crocus City, Moscow, Ukrainian, Sudzha, AFP, Beslan, Kharkiv, Crimea, Kursk Oblast, ”

Lacrosse, cricket, baseball and softball — by way of Oklahoma City — are set to make their Olympic returns to L.A. 2028. Breaking, the New York-rooted, 1980s dance form, appeared to be well-received here in Paris but wasn't invited to the L.A. party. The fledgling World Boxing hopes to be that new international body that can gain enough support from national boxing federations to fill the IBA void. Spain's Enmanuel Reyes Pla is punched by Belgium's Victor Schelstraete in the men's 92kg quarter-final boxing match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The mayor pointed out that predictions of traffic armageddon in 1984, when the Olympics were last in L.A., never materialized.

Persons: Luke Hales, wasn't, Ami, Elsa, Eric Quinlan, Alison Palaia, “, ” Palaia, “ We’ve, ”, Palaia, Roland, Spain's Enmanuel Reyes Pla, Belgium's Victor Schelstraete, Mohd Rasfan, Paris, Boris Van Der Vorst, Karen Bass, Bass, “ Angelinos, ” Bass, Vivianne Robinson, Sebastian Kahnert, I'm Organizations: PARIS, Lacrosse, Flag, Team Japan, India, Team Netherlands, Olympics, Boxing Association, Boxing, Garros, Getty, NFL, Associated Press, Santa Monica Locations: Los Angeles, Oklahoma, L.A, New York, Paris, U.S, New York City, Brisbane, Russian, AFP, Inglewood, COVID, Southern California

☆ Convict in Kremlin critic murder released from jail to fight in Ukraine — agencies
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A man convicted in the killing of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov has been discharged from jail after signing a contract to join the military operation in Ukraine, state-run news agencies TASS and RIA Novosti reported on Saturday. In 2017, a Russian court sentenced five men to prison terms ranging from 11 and 20 years for his murder. Among them was Tamerlan Eskerkhanov, who was convicted as an accomplice and jailed for 14 years. “Eskerkhanov signed a contract with the defense ministry in March 2024, was pardoned, and then released from his penal colony,” TASS cited a source in law enforcement agencies as saying. Russia’s defense ministry has since adopted the tactic, forming its Storm-Z units partly out of convict volunteers recruited directly from prisons.

Persons: Boris Nemtsov, Vladimir Putin, Boris Yeltsin, Tamerlan Eskerkhanov, “ Eskerkhanov, “, Ilya Yashin, ”, Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin Organizations: RIA Novosti Locations: Ukraine, Kremlin, Russia, Belarus, United States, Russian

A federal U.S. judge ruled Monday that Google has illegally held a monopoly in two market areas: search and text advertising. The landmark case from the government, filed in 2020, alleged that Google has kept its share of the general search market by creating strong barriers to entry and a feedback loop that sustained its dominance. General search services, according to the court, applies to Google’s core search engine, where it traditionally competed with Yahoo. General search text advertising refers to the text ads that run alongside search results. However, the ruling found that general search advertising is not a market so there can be no monopoly control.

Persons: Sherman, Amit Mehta, Sundar Pichai, Boris Streubel, General Merrick Garland, ”, ” Garland, Kent Walker, ” Walker Organizations: Google, U.S, District of Columbia, DFB The Department of Justice, Colorado and, Department, Yahoo Locations: U.S, Colorado, Colorado and Nebraska

☆ Kayak cross: What is the sport taking over social media and making its Olympic debut?
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —With its breakneck competition, exhilarating starts and whitewater waves, the kayak cross has proven to be one of the most unique and exciting spectacles at these Olympic Games, already going viral on social media. His rival Boris Neveu also won his heat as he seeks to bring home gold medal for France. Alex Davidson/Getty ImagesIn the women’s competition, France’s Camille Prigent set the fastest time in qualifying before winning her heat and qualifying for the quarterfinals too. The Australian was competing in the same heat as her sister, Noemie, who took first place and qualified for the next round. Meanwhile, reigning world champion Kimberley Woods of Great Britain won her heat to qualify for the quarterfinals.

Persons: Kirsty Wigglesworth, Joe Clark, Boris Neveu, Alex Davidson, France’s Camille Prigent, Australia’s Jessica Fox, Noemie, Kimberley Woods Organizations: CNN, Olympic Games, Kart, France, Great Britain Locations: Paris

Jenna Ellis, right, and Sydney Powell, attorneys for President Donald Trump, conduct a news conference at the Republican National Committee on lawsuits regarding the outcome of the 2020 presidential election on Thursday, November 19, 2020. Former Trump campaign attorney Jenna Ellis has agreed to cooperate with prosecutors in Arizona in their criminal cases against so-called fake electors and others who tried to reverse the 2020 election loss of former President Donald Trump, state Attorney General Kris Mayes said Monday. "I am grateful to Ms. Ellis for her cooperation with our investigation and prosecution." "Her insights are invaluable and will greatly aid the State in proving its case in court," the attorney general said. The remaining defendants are Kelli Ward, Tyler Bowyer, Nancy Cottle, Jacob Hoffman, Anthony Kern, James Lamon, Robert Montgomery, Samuel Moorhead, Lorraine Pellegrino, Gregory Safsten, and Michael Ward.

Persons: Jenna Ellis, Sydney Powell, Donald Trump, Kris Mayes, Ellis, Mayes, Rudy Giuliani, Joe Biden, Mark Meadows, John Eastman, Boris Epshteyn, Christina Bobb, Mike Roman, Trump, Kelli Ward, Tyler Bowyer, Nancy Cottle, Jacob Hoffman, Anthony Kern, James Lamon, Robert Montgomery, Samuel Moorhead, Lorraine Pellegrino, Gregory Safsten, Michael Ward Organizations: Republican National Committee, Trump, Prosecutors, New, New York City, Trump White House Locations: Arizona, American, New York

☆ 3-Stock Lunch: Nvidia, Kellanova and Palantir
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via Email3-Stock Lunch: Nvidia, Kellanova and PalantirBoris Schlossberg, BK Asset Management managing director, joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss stock plays for three stocks.

Persons: Boris Schlossberg Organizations: Nvidia, BK Asset Management

☆ Russian submarine sunk in Crimean port, Ukraine claims
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Radina Gigova | Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Ukraine’s military has claimed it sank a Russian submarine in a port in Crimea, in what would be another major setback for Moscow in the occupied peninsula. The submarine Rostov-on-Don was hit in the port of Sevastopol on Friday, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces said in a statement Saturday. “The boat sank on the spot,” the General Staff said, without providing further evidence. The submarine was “severely damaged” in a Ukrainian missile attack in September 2023, according to Ukraine’s General Staff. In addition to striking the submarine, Ukrainian forces also severely damaged four S-400 anti-aircraft missile launchers on Friday, the Ukrainian General Staff said.

Persons: CNN —, Don, Don “, Mikhail Razvozhayev, Boris Rozhin, Kilo, Cedric Leighton, ” Leighton, Leighton Organizations: CNN, Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, Staff, Fleet, Russian Defense Ministry, Ukrainian Defense Ministry, Rostov, General Staff, Ukraine’s, Ukrainian Locations: Russian, Crimea, Moscow, Rostov, Sevastopol, Russia, Ukraine, ”, Ukrainian

☆ European stocks to extend declines after Bank of England rate cut as global sentiment sours
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Boris Roessler | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesLONDON — European stocks were set to open lower Friday, extending losses amid a global downturn as a busy week of market action draws to a close. Germany's DAX was on course to open 104 points lower at 17,984, according to IG data, with France's CAC 40 down 40 points at 7,325. The regional Stoxx 600 index on Thursday suffered its worst session since mid-June, pulled down by financials as French bank Societe Generale downgraded its outlook and the Bank of England cut interest rates for the first time since 2020. The central bank decision took its key interest rate to 5% from 5.25%, in a move that markets had not been fully convinced it would carry out. Asia-Pacific markets saw steep losses Friday, with Japan's benchmark indexes tanking as much as 5%.

Persons: Boris Roessler, Germany's DAX, BOE Governor Andrew Bailey, BOE, Joe Tuckey Organizations: Getty, France's CAC, Societe Generale, Bank of England, CNBC, Argentex, U.S . Federal Reserve, Bank of, Apple, Intel, U.S . Bureau of Labor Statistics Locations: Frankfurt, Bank of Japan, Europe, Asia, Pacific

☆ Here's what American air-to-air missiles can do for Ukraine's new F-16s against the Russians
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewThe US is sending Ukraine air-to-air missiles to go with the new F-16 fighter jets coming this summer from European partners, per a new report on armaments. AdvertisementPowerful air-to-air missilesThe AIM-120 is an all-weather, beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile with active radar for decreased dependence on the aircraft for intercepts. On the other missile Ukraine is receiving, the AIM-9X is a short-range air-to-air missile with an infrared seeker and is the newest variant in the Sidewinder family. The Russians are operating Su-35 and MiG-31 fighter jets that carry long-range air-to-air missiles like the R-37. With F-16s, Ukraine can potentially better use these weapons to degrade Russia's vaunted air-defense capabilities.

Persons: —, Boris Roessler, it's, Gen, Oleksandr Syrskyi, George Calin, Netherlands —, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, James Hecker, Hecker Organizations: Service, AIM, Air Missile, 9X, Street, Business, Danish Air Force, Getty, Ukrainian Air Force, Eglin Air Force Base, US Air Force, Guardian, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Ukrainian Air, REUTERS Kyiv, Soviet, Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, NATO Locations: Ukraine, Kyiv, Germany, Fla, Ukrainian, Soviet, Fetesti, Romania, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, Netherlands

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