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DOHA, Qatar (AP) — With some of America's biggest stars deciding to stay home, Claire Curzan and Hunter Armstrong claimed the spotlight at the World Aquatics Championships on Tuesday. Curzan won gold in the women's 100-meter backstroke at the Aspire Dome, while Armstrong followed just a few minutes later with a victory in the men's 100 back. The 19-year-old Curzan, who competes at the University of Virginia, claimed the first individual world title of her burgeoning career. After settling for bronze in the 100 back at the last two world championships, the Ohio native now has a gold. Hobson, part of a scaled-back team for these world championships, gave himself a big boost with the Paris Olympics just five months away.

Persons: Claire Curzan, Hunter Armstrong, Curzan, Armstrong, Simona Quadarella, Italy romped, Hwang Sun, Kaylee McKeown, Regan Smith, Iona Anderson, Canada's Ingrid Wilm, ” Curzan, ” Armstrong, “, Spain’s Hugo Gonzalez, Gonzalez, Ryan Murphy, Quadarella, Katie Ledecky, Ledecky, Li Bingjie, Isabel Gose, Hwang, Luke Hobson, Danas Rapsys, Hobson, ”, Kim Woo Organizations: University of Virginia, Paris, Cal, Doha, Ledecky, Olympic, Paris Olympics, University of Texas Locations: DOHA, Qatar, U.S, Doha, Italy, South Korea, Fukuoka, Ohio, Paris, Quadarella, China, Germany, Nevada

[1/4] Jordan's King Abdullah II hosts an international conference attended by the main U.N. bodies and regional and international relief agencies to coordinate humanitarian aid to war-devastated Gaza, in Amman, Jordan November 30, 2023. With Israel refusing to allow any aid in through its borders, supplies have been flown and driven into Egypt's Sinai Peninsula for delivery to Gaza through the Rafah crossing. Israel has bombarded Gaza in response to an Oct. 7 rampage into southern Israel by Hamas militants who killed some 1,200 people and took more than 200 hostage. Israel had previously called for increasing the amount of aid taken into Gaza from Egypt, including shipments provided by Jordan, said the official, who requested anonymity. Bottlenecks and capacity limitations at the Rafah crossing mean it cannot handle more than 200 trucks a day.

Persons: King Abdullah II, King Abdullah, U.N, Israel, Gazans, confidentially, Christos Christou, Jordan, Martin Griffiths, Juliette Touma, Suleiman Al, Sarah El Safty, William Maclean, Grant McCool Organizations: Royal Hashemite, Reuters Acquire, Red Crescent, Reuters, Trucks, United Nations, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Amman, Jordan, Israel, AMMAN, RAFAH, Egypt, U.N, Rafah, Al Arish, Sinai, Nitzana, Awja, Gaza's, United, Khalidi

☆ West Bank’s Jenin: Medical workers ‘trapped’ in hospital, unable to reach wounded, MSF chief says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Kareem Khadder | David Shortell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Over the weekend, five Palestinians were killed in Jenin during another Israeli incursion, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. The man had been shot in the leg and while paramedics attempted to transport him to the Jenin Government Hospital, he was arrested by the Israeli military, Al-Saadi said. The PRCS’s emergency medical services team attending to the injured man were also held for about an hour in front of the hospital by the Israeli military, he said. “The Israeli military stopped the ambulance for around one hour in front of the hospital” before taking the injured man away in an Israeli military ambulance, Al-Saadi said. Israel’s war with Hamas has increasingly spilled over into the West Bank with settler attacks and clashes leaving hundreds of Palestinians dead.

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☆ The CEO of Pret was promoted 10 times from store manager to CEO — here are 3 his tips to get the promotion
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Kiera Fields | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Pano Christou started working at the British sandwich franchise Pret a Manger when he was 21. AdvertisementPano Christou was 21 when he started at Pret a Manger as a store manager in London. As Pret's CEO, Christou was paid more than £4 million in 2021, including a salary of £400,000, per The Guardian . CEO is the position he's held the longest, followed by general manager, which he held for four years. Maintain good relationships with managementThe CEO said that having great managers he gelled with helped his ascension at Pret.

Persons: Pano Christou, Christou, —, Pret, they're, he's, Andrew Walker, Walker, didn't, gunning, I've, Zers Organizations: Service, Blockbuster, Guardian, Pret, Pret's Locations: Pret, London, New York, McDonald's, Pret's

The Health Ministry in Hamas-ruled Gaza disputed that, and said the fuel would have provided less than an hour of electricity. Political Cartoons View All 1240 ImagesFor Palestinians, Shifa evokes the suffering of civilians. Thousands of people displaced by airstrikes that have destroyed entire city blocks have sought shelter in its darkened corridors. A U.N. health official said many displaced families and patients with moderate injuries fled Shifa as Israeli forces encircled the hospital over the weekend. Palestinian militants are holding nearly 240 hostages seized in the raid, including men, women, children and older adults.

Persons: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Shifa, Mohammed Zaqout, Melanie Ward, Christos Christou, ___ Magdy Organizations: Hamas, Health Ministry, Health Organization, Aid, CBS, Health Locations: DEIR, Gaza, Gaza's, Palestinian, Israel, Shifa, U.K, U.S, Lebanon, Cairo, ___, israel

☆ Pret a Manger's CEO started out making $3 an hour at McDonald's when he was 16
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Pret a Manger's CEO Pano Christou started his career at McDonald's when he was 16. He was paid $3 an hour as a "crew member" but gradually rose up the ranks. Other successful people have started out at McDonald's, including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. AdvertisementAdvertisementPret a Manger's CEO started as a crew member at McDonald's making just over $3 an hour. AdvertisementAdvertisementLike Christou, other successful execs and celebrities started out their careers at McDonald's including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

Persons: Pano Christou, Jeff Bezos, —, Christou, Fortune, I've, – I've Organizations: McDonald's, Amazon, Service, Pret Locations: McDonald's, Cypriot

☆ Gaza: Israel calls on 1.1 million people to evacuate south in order UN warns is 'impossible'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Helen Regan Caitlin Hu Mohammed Tawfeeq Akanksha Sharma Nadeen Ebrahim | Helen Regan | Caitlin Hu | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Gaza City is part of the coastal strip and is particularly crowded. A man reacts outside a burning collapsed building following Israeli bombardment in Gaza City on October 11. Atrocities committed by Hamas in Israel last weekend sparked international revulsion and escalated the decades-old conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. Hamas militants breached the heavily-fortified border in a coordinated assault, indiscriminately killing men, women and children, and taking as many as 150 hostages back to Gaza. An IDF Artillery solider covers his ears as a shell is fired toward Gaza on October 11, near Netivot, Israel.

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☆ Insider Today: The hottest job markets
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Diamond Naga Siu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Speaking of change and mobility, if you're looking for a new job, we have an inside look at how competitive job hunting currently is. Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesBad news for job hunters: You're competing with more people for a job now, compared with the same time period one or two years ago. AdvertisementAdvertisementHowever, data from LinkedIn shared with Insider comparing job vacancies with active applicants paints a more complex image. Rankings were based on job market and work conditions, affordability, crime and safety, workplace diversity, and health and leisure. The Insider Today team: Dan DeFrancesco, senior editor and anchor, in New York City.

Persons: Justin Sullivan, there's, Rand, Mike Steinitz, Robert Half, Steinitz, you've, Hoshino, Craig F, Walker, Pano Christou, Arantza Pena Popo, Gen Alpha, Brittany Chang, Dan DeFrancesco, Naga Siu, Hallam Bullock, Lisa Ryan Organizations: Service, Companies, LinkedIn, Ministry of Justice, Hoshino Resorts, Brussels Airlines, Cambridge, Harvard University, Boston Globe, Getty Images, Getty Locations: Wall, Silicon, New York City, San Diego, United States, Japan, Pomfret , Vermont, Brussels, England, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, situationships, Salem, Kansas, London, New York

☆ The Pret a Manager CEO's resume is going viral on X, and it's a masterclass in climbing the corporate ladder
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A screenshot showing the LinkedIn resume of Pret a Manger's CEO is going viral on X. A 2018 LinkedIn study of over 12,000 CEO profiles found that 80% were sourced from other companies. The company also said in a 2019 announcement that Christou joined Pret in 2000. Good for them," commented one X user in a post seen over 100,000 times on the platform. AdvertisementAdvertisementChristou and Pret a Manger did not immediately respond to requests for comment, sent outside regular business hours.

Persons: Christou, Dan Barker, Doug McMillon, Clive Schlee, Jardine Matheson, — Organizations: Service, Twitter, Pret, Blockbuster, McDonald's, Walmart, Times, Holdings, Financial Times Locations: Wall, Silicon, McDonald's, Pret, Hong Kong

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