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☆ What we know about the Americans arrested for bringing ammo to Turks and Caicos
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Alisha Ebrahimji | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

The father of two pleaded guilty to possession of 20 rounds of ammunition, according to the Turks and Caicos government. The Virginia resident was fined $9,000, said Kimo Tynes, director of communications for the Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands in a news statement Tuesday. Tyler Scott Wenrich The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police ForceThe Hon. Watson pleaded guilty at a hearing on Tuesday, Tynes, with the communications office of the Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands, confirmed to CNN. Sharitta Shinese GrierSharitta Shinese Grier The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police ForceGrier was arrested two weeks ago and is awaiting trial after making bail, according to Tynes.

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☆ La Huasteca Potosina: This hidden Eden in Mexico won’t stay undiscovered forever
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Tree Meinch | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

The remote landscapes of La Huasteca Potosina – part of the larger La Huasteca region spanning multiple states – include vast desert, lush mountains and rainforest nooks with turquoise rivers and waterfalls. Renting a car in the city of San Luis Potosí provides the most flexibility for visitors to chart their own paths through the state’s La Huasteca region. Corazón de Xoconostle and Auténtico San Luis both offer customized excursions from the city. Or maybe a night in the cozy town of Tamasopo on the western edge of La Huasteca Potosina. The city of San Luis Potosi is worth exploring and is a jumping-off point for a trip to La Huasteca to the east.

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☆ Russia can sustain war effort ‘for another two or three years,’ say analysts
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Christian Edwards | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

While this has meant trading “quality for quantity,” Russia has also been able to manufacture new vehicles. The authors concluded Russia could sustain its current rate of attrition for up to three years and maybe longer. Total military spending now represents one third of its national budget and will reach about 7.5% of GDP, signaling the focus on its war effort,” Giegerich said. Alexander Ermochenko/ReutersThe Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), another think tank, published its own report this week on Russia’s shifting military objectives and capacity. The report said Russia will seek to achieve its objective in three stages.

Persons: ” “, Mike Johnson, ” Bastian Giegerich, ”, Ukraine’s, ” Giegerich, Alexander Ermochenko, Kyiv “ Organizations: CNN, Ukraine “, Institute for Strategic Studies, West, United States Senate, NATO, European, Pentagon, “, Reuters, Royal United Services Institute, Russian, Services, Kyiv Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Ukraine’s, “ Russia, Olenivka, Donetsk region, Ukrainian, “

☆ Russia has lost more tanks than it had before the Ukraine war, says think tank
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Russia has lost over 3,000 tanks since it invaded Ukraine, says the IISS. The think tank said that Russia's battlefield tank losses have exceeded what it had before the war. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementRussia has lost more tanks than it had before it invaded Ukraine, the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) said on Tuesday. The London-based think tank offered its assessment when it launched its annual "The Military Balance" report on the same day.

Persons: —, Bastian Giegerich Organizations: Service, International Institute for Strategic Studies, Business Locations: Russia, Ukraine, North Korea, Iran, London

NEW YORK (AP) — Executive producer Ryan Murphy is known for creating vivid TV worlds where high drama feels completely normal. Costume designer and producer Lou Eyrich has helped him bring these worlds alive, and their latest collaboration, “Feud: Capote vs. Eyrich said Watts, who plays Babe Paley, “got hit the hardest” as the main character besides Capote. While the real Paley wore a designer dress with a fur coat to the ball, Posen made adjustments. “She took everybody’s notes really to heart and she really wanted it to be collaborative.

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☆ Silicon Valley engineers joked you'd go to LinkedIn to retire. Then came the PIPs and layoffs.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-12 | by ( Jyoti Mann | Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

"For years, there was a semi-joke that some people in Big Tech go to LinkedIn to retire," a current engineer told BI. Amid a transformative year for the social network, LinkedIn spokesperson Nicole Leverich said the company has continued to prioritize its employees. The golden days of growthSome LinkedIn workers like to reminisce about what one engineer called the "golden days." AdvertisementLinkedIn rates its workers on a scale of one to five, seven workers told BI. AdvertisementA current engineering manager added that the goalposts for performance reviews had shifted.

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☆ Some electric vehicles can charge while they drive thanks to special coils installed under a street in Detroit
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A street in Detroit, Michigan has newly installed induction charging coils. The coils charge some electric vehicles when they're parked, driving, or idling. AdvertisementCrews have installed what's billed as the nation's first wireless-charging public roadway for electric vehicles beneath a street just west of downtown Detroit. Copper inductive charging coils allow vehicles equipped with receivers to charge up their batteries while driving, idling, or parking above the coils. The wireless-charging roadway helps puts Michigan and Detroit at the forefront of electric vehicle technology, officials said.

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☆ ‘Dirty Dancing,’ Religious Dramas and Opera Singers Are Saving the Movies
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( Erich Schwartzel | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Shiffrin wins slalom for 90th World Cup victory
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Nov 26, 2023; Killington, Vermont, USA; Mikaela Shiffrin of the USA leads after the first slalom run of the Stifel Killington Cup FIS World Cup slalom at Killington Resort. Erich Schlegel-USA TODAY Sports Acquire Licensing RightsNov 26 (Reuters) - American Mikaela Shiffrin secured a record-extending 90th World Cup win on Sunday with victory in the women's slalom at Killington in Vermont. Swiss Wendy Holdener finished third, 1.37 seconds behind home favourite Shiffrin, who has now won six of the seven World Cup slalom events held at Killington. "It's a pretty incredible hill and especially in slalom I feel like I have a good mentality," Shiffrin said after her 55th World Cup slalom victory. The win for Shiffrin, who finished third in Saturday's giant slalom, also gave the American her 141st World Cup podium, which trails only the 155 earned by Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark during the 1970s and 80s.

Persons: Mikaela, Erich Schlegel, Shiffrin, Petra Vlhova, Swiss Wendy Holdener, I've, Levi, Germany's Lena Duerr, Vlhova, Frank Pingue, Hugh Lawson Organizations: USA, Olympic, Shiffrin, American, 141st, Thomson Locations: Killington , Vermont, USA, Killington, Vermont, Slovakia, Swiss, Germany's, Toronto

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Escalating tensions between Colombia and Israel over the Gaza war could undo decades of close military ties between them and hamper Colombia’s ability to fight drug traffickers and rebels, security analysts say. Israel has been one of Colombia’s main suppliers of war planes, surveillance equipment and assault rifles since the 1990s. “It will be debilitating and extremely costly,” said Jorge Restrepo, the director of CERAC, a security think tank in Bogota. “Colombia continues to face a plethora of internal security challenges, and they need a strong military with various capabilities” Sánchez said. “If we must suspend relations with Israel, then that is what we will do,” Petro wrote on the social media platform X.

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☆ The Company That Defined Dieting Is Sorry It Told Us to Have More Willpower
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Erich Schwartzel | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

WeightWatchers Chief Executive Sima Sistani hears from them all of the time, those customers she thinks her company has failed. They fill her Instagram inbox with messages detailing their years on the WeightWatchers count-your-points program, a frustrating pattern of fluctuating weight that only made them feel like they weren’t trying hard enough.

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☆ How a Squiggly Line on a Map Got ‘Barbie’ Banned in Vietnam
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Erich Schwartzel | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Opinion: Here are the jobs AI will impact most
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Bethany Cianciolo | Jessica Chia | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +42 min

Dan’s research and teaching focus is on using AI for legal services and the regulation of AI in society. For instance, we can develop AI tools to help individuals understand their responsibilities and rights, and preserve and enforce those rights. People in businesses, large and small, are already using chatbots, AI assistants and other AI tools to help them comply with laws, regulations and internal policies. Additionally, new roles are emerging in the legal industry, such as legal engineers who build systems, legal data scientists and legal operations professionals. AI tools will then quickly re-optimize decisions associated with inventory shipments, staffing and promotions.

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☆ Bob Barker, Longtime ‘Price Is Right’ Host, Dies at 99
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( Erich Schwartzel | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ These millennials gave up traveling full-time and bought a 1970s cabin for $83,000. They spent a year renovating it into their light-filled, colorful dream home — see inside.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-12 | by ( Kelsey Neubauer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

They drove through all of the US and parts of Canada for nearly three years, including through the pandemic. La Push Beach, Washington. Erich Schultz/500px/Getty ImagesLa Push Beach on the Washington coast is Ginther's favorite place the couple visited. They wanted to buy a home in the Pacific Northwest, but couldn't find one in their price range.

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☆ Not Even Tom Cruise Can Charm China’s Moviegoers Into Seeing Hollywood Films
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Erich Schwartzel | Rachel Liang | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Harry and Meghan Produce a Hollywood Flop: Themselves
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( Erich Schwartzel | Sarah Krouse | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Princess Leia’s Dress Could Be Yours, if You Have $1 Million Lying Around
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Erich Schwartzel | Photographs Alisha Jucevic For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Westfield Gives Up San Francisco Mall, Signaling More Pain Ahead
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Jordyn Holman | Thomas Fuller | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

In San Francisco, Nordstrom said it would close its longtime store at San Francisco Centre in August, which will leave the mall 45 percent empty. Westfield isn’t the first mall owner to decide to leave a longtime downtown shopping center. Last year, Brookfield Property Partners relinquished Chicago’s Water Tower Place, the mall that anchors the Magnificent Mile, an upscale commercial district. More than half of the space in Water Tower Place is vacant, including an anchor store location that was a Macy until 2021, according to Cushman & Wakefield. Indeed, Westfield’s decision in San Francisco is part of a broader strategy by its parent company, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, to greatly reduce the number of malls it operates in the country.

Persons: Yasukochi, ” Banks, ” Mr, Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, REI, Macerich Organizations: San Francisco Centre, Hudson, Nike, Brookfield Property Partners, Macy, Cushman & Locations: San Francisco, New York, Manhattan —, Seattle, Portland, downtowns, Westfield, Cushman & Wakefield, United States

☆ Man accused of stealing a backhoe to make a 10-mile drive to an airport to catch his flight
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( Isobel Van Hagen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Police believe a man stole a backhoe and drove it to an airport in Illinois to catch a flight. Footage appears to show the man arriving with the equipment and leaving it outside the airport. Timothy J. Baggott was later charged with theft, authorities said. A man from southern Illinois has been charged with theft accused of stealing a backhoe and driving it 10 miles to an airport to catch a flight to the West Coast, authorities said earlier this week. Baggott flew to the West Coast and was later arrested in Nevada.

☆ Unbowed, Proud Boys are planning now for their biggest Pride Month disruptions ever, extremism watchdogs warn
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

But this year, the Proud Boys are redoubling their anti-LGBTQ+ efforts, and are laser focused on Pride month. "It's a dangerous thing, because the Proud Boys are all about violence, and so are the Patriot Front, she said. A banner shared to a Proud Boys Telegram channel by someone calling himself a member of the Middle Tennessee Proud Boys chapter. A banner posted on several Proud Boys Telegram channels by an individual identifying themselves as a member of the Proud Boys Michiana (Michigan/Indiana) chapter. The Proud Boys' planned propaganda promoting anti-LGBTQ+ "Proud Day" celebrations timed for Juneteenth, an annual commemoration of the end of slavery in the US.

☆ Paramount Can’t Say No to the Man Behind ‘Yellowstone’: $50,000 a Week for His Ranch, $25 Per Cow
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Erich Schwartzel | Joe Flint | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

No one on the set of “Yellowstone” could figure out why the show was paying a horse wrangler who was more than 1,600 miles away. It was May 2022, and the Paramount Network blockbuster western was gearing up for a fifth season that was, by all accounts, expected to be another hit—both for its all-powerful creator, Taylor Sheridan, and Paramount Global , the media conglomerate bankrolling his operation.

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