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☆ Rare Risk of Tornadoes in New England on Sunday, Forecasters Say
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-23 | by ( Johnny Diaz | More About Johnny Diaz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Parts of New England and the Northeast were under an unusual risk for tornadoes on Sunday as severe thunderstorms were expected to strike the region, forecasters said. The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch early Sunday afternoon for Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, northeastern New York and western Maine. More than 8 million people were under the watch, which signals that conditions could lead to severe storms or tornadoes. The watch is in effect until 8 p.m. The National Weather Service office in Albany, N.Y., warned of an enhanced risk of severe thunderstorms on Sunday afternoon and evening, and said such a risk was “more rare” for that part of the country.

Organizations: National Weather Service Locations: New England, Massachusetts , Vermont , New Hampshire, New York, Maine, Albany, N.Y

☆ A list of the songs vying to be 2024’s summer anthem
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

It was easier even a decade ago to settle on the song of the summer. Now that summer has officially started, sample these musical confections and decide for yourself — what’s destined to become the song of summer 2024? Daniel Boczarski/Getty ImagesNot Like Us, Kendrick Lamar Credit: Kendrick Lamar, under exclusive license to Interscope RecordsHere’s a song of the summer that breaks all the rules. ‘A Bar Song (Tipsy),’ ShaboozeyShaboozey mashes up pop-country with the 2004 club classic "Tipsy" on his mournful yet singable hit, "A Bar Song (Tipsy)." Still, lyrics about dragging your increasingly drunk self from bar to bar in a desperate attempt to shed the stress of your 9-to-5 are not unrelatable.

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☆ Conan O’Brien Doesn’t Matter*
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Jason Zinoman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

After hosting talk shows for nearly three decades, Conan O’Brien has come to believe that longevity is overrated. “We don’t matter.”Since leaving late-night television in 2021, Conan O’Brien, 61, has become more reflective about life (and death), given to philosophical flights of fancy that he compulsively alternates with comic tangents. O’Brien famously champions the intersection between smart and stupid, but in conversation, what stands out is how quickly he moves between light and heavy. “Being contented comes in little moments, here and there.”The only thing trickier than being a late-night talk show host is being a former one. Since he started writing for “Saturday Night Live” in the 1980s, Conan O’Brien has built one of the most consequential careers in comedy.

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☆ Perplexity CEO explains why you need to understand your 'dopamine system' if you want to start your own company
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Jaures Yip | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. "If you're not a person who gets that and you're really only getting dopamine hits from making money, then it's hard to work on hard problems," he said. Srinivas said he and his Perplexity cofounders, Denis Yarats and Johnny Ho, were already "obsessed" with search and knowledge-based products even prior to starting Perplexity, including work at Quora. Having already cultivated a passion for improving search quality made it easier for them to work on Perplexity without any "immediate dopamine hits." Advertisement"It's important to know what your dopamine system is — where do you get your dopamine?"

Persons: —, Aravind Srinivas, Lex Fridman, Srinivas, cofounders, Denis Yarats, Johnny Ho Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Quora

☆ Reggie Jackson, on live TV from Rickwood Field, shares stark stories of racism
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( C. Trent Rosecrans | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

Reggie Jackson played in Birmingham when he was in the minor leagues back in 1967. In his return to Rickwood Field, he shared his experience with racism and discrimination. Jackson played there just four years after four girls were killed in a bombing at the 16th Street Baptist Church. The Giants wore the uniform of the San Francisco Sea Lions, a Negro Leagues team that folded after its only season in 1946. Giants manager Bob Melvin played at Rickwood Field in parts of three seasons in the early 1980s as a minor-leaguer.

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Northeast Braces for First Severe Heat of the Year , by Johnny DiazNetanyahu Says He Didn’t Know About Plans to Pause Fighting, but Analysts Say He Probably Approved Them, by Isabel Kershner

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☆ Northeast Braces for First Severe Heat of the Year
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Johnny Diaz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A record-breaking heat wave with a combination of humidity and temperatures well into the 90s will descend on cities in the Midwest and Northeast this week in what is expected to be a dangerous weather system days before summer officially begins, forecasters said. “The duration of this heat wave is notable and potentially the longest experienced in decades for some locations,” the National Weather Service said on social media on Sunday. In Pennsylvania, temperatures in Philadelphia, Allentown and Reading are expected to reach 95 degrees or higher for five consecutive days, a streak that has not occurred since July 2022, August 1953 and July 2011, respectively, according to the Weather Service office in Mount Holly, N.J. The severe heat was rapidly developing ahead of a low pressure system and spreading to the central Plains, Great Lakes region and Ohio Valley on Sunday, the Weather Service said.

Organizations: National Weather Service, Weather Service Locations: Midwest, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Allentown, Reading, Mount Holly, N.J, Great Lakes, Ohio

☆ U.S. Open analysis: 10 things to know on Bryson DeChambeau’s win
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( Justin Ray | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

Bryson DeChambeau’s brilliant bunker shot at 18 and winning putt that followed capped off a remarkable week at Pinehurst No. His second U.S. Open win comes at age 30, another rare accomplishment. Bryson must get up and down from the bunker to win the U.S. Open. This is arguably the most painful in the disappointing decade-long run of major championship Sundays for Rory McIlroy. DeChambeau will try to become the first player since Woods in 2000 to win The Open and U.S. Open in the same season.

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☆ Johnny Canales, Tejano Music Singer and TV Host, Dies
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Jesus Jiménez | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Johnny Canales, the Mexican television host whose program introduced new musical acts to wide audiences, including a young Selena Quintanilla in the 1980s, has died. His death was announced on Thursday by his show’s Facebook account. His wife, Nora Canales, said in a video update on May 20 that he had been ill. Mr. Canales was believed to be in his late 70s or early 80s, though his year of birth was unclear. Some acts that performed on his show went on to become household names. He also became a popular TV host, known for introducing performances with his catchphrase: “You got it.

Persons: Johnny Canales, Selena Quintanilla, Nora Canales, Canales, ” Organizations: Facebook

☆ Johnny Depp says he beat out Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, and Michael Jackson for the starring role in 'Edward Scissorhands'
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking "unsubscribe" at the bottom of the email. download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewJohnny Depp had some stiff competition to land his now-iconic role in Tim Burton's "Edward Scissorhands." Related storiesDepp said in the docuseries even Tom Cruise "was not far away from actually playing Edward Scissorhands — true story," according to People. Barry King/WireImage/Getty"He's never going to cast me when everyone in Hollywood is after the part," Depp recalled in the docuseries.

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☆ I'm a woman, and my name is Tommie Christopher. People have always assumed I was lying about my name.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Tommie Brown | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking "unsubscribe" at the bottom of the email. Being a girl with "Tommie" as a first name is one thing — but having "Christopher" as a middle name turned quirky into confusing. My name is a hand-me-down that came from my dad, Thomas/Tommy, and his late best friend, Christopher. The best names come with history, and my history was of two rowdy fighters who made the streets and concert halls their home. I am grateful to my parents for not only giving me no choice but to challenge social constructs and everyone I encounter.

Persons: Tommie, Christopher, Thomas, Tommy, Tammy, Johnny Cash's, Sue, Mr, Brown Organizations: Service, Social Security Locations: France

☆ 'The Traitors' season 3 cast includes Queen Elizabeth's cousin, Zac Efron's brother, Britney Spears' ex-husband, and more — see the full cast
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

It became the most-watched reality series in the streamer's history and spawned some instantly classic memes, largely courtesy of "Real Housewives" star Phaedra Parks. Britney HaynesBritney Haynes was a houseguest on "Big Brother" season 12, "Big Brother" season 14, and "Big Brother: Reindeer Games." Chanel AyanChanel Ayan stars on "The Real Housewives of Dubai." Bravo/Getty ImagesKnown for: "The Real Housewives of Dubai"Follow her on Instagram here. Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty ImagesKnown for: "Down to Earth with Zac Efron" (and being Zac Efron's brother)Follow him on Instagram here.

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☆ Rock Climber Gets Life in Prison for Sexual Assaults at Yosemite
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Johnny Diaz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A professional rock climber who repeatedly sexually assaulted a woman during a weekend trip to Yosemite National Park in 2016 was sentenced on Tuesday to life in prison, prosecutors said. Mr. Barrett “used his status as a prominent climber to assault women in the rock-climbing community,” Mr. Talbert said. Three other women testified that he had sexually assaulted them, though their cases were not federally charged because they fell out of the prosecutors’ jurisdiction. “Barrett’s long history of sexual violence supports the imposition of a life sentence,” Mr. Talbert said. Timothy Patrick Hennessy and David A. Torres, the lawyers for Mr. Barrett, said in a joint statement on Tuesday: “We believe that imposition of a life sentence was excessive.

Persons: Charles Barrett, Phillip A, Talbert, Barrett “, ” Mr, “, Mr, Timothy Patrick Hennessy, David A, Torres, Barrett, ” Organizations: Yosemite National, Eastern, Eastern District of Locations: Yosemite, U.S, Eastern District, Eastern District of California

☆ Muhammad Ali’s Childhood Home Goes on the Market
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Johnny Diaz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The childhood home where Muhammad Ali, the three-time world heavyweight boxing champion and activist, learned to box and that was along the route of his funeral procession in Louisville, Ky., is for sale. On Tuesday, the pink one-story home, which for several years was a museum of sorts, focusing on Ali’s early life and humanitarian pursuits, and two of its neighboring properties were listed for sale through Christie’s International Real Estate Bluegrass for $1.5 million, according to the company’s listing. “Home to ‘The Greatest,’” the listing states, noting that the ranch style, one-story house at 3302 Grand Avenue in the Parkland neighborhood of the city features two bedrooms. The living area of the three homes combined is 3,363 square feet.

Persons: Muhammad Ali, ’ Organizations: Christie’s Locations: Louisville, Ky, Parkland

☆ Stolen Remains Found in Plastic Bag Traced to Woman Born 160 Years Ago
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Johnny Diaz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In October 1985, partial skeletal remains were found in a plastic bag in the Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard, Calif., northwest of Los Angeles. She was Gertrude Elliott-Littlehale, a musician who was born in 1864, lived in San Francisco and died in 1915. And at one point decades ago, her grave was robbed and her skull was taken, according to Othram, the forensic laboratory that announced the identification of her remains last week. The break in the case came after scientists were able to build a DNA profile from the remains. Investigators tracked down living potential relatives and collected a reference sample from one of them, leading to the identification.

Persons: Gertrude Elliott, Littlehale, David Mittelman Locations: Oxnard , Calif, Los Angeles, San Francisco

☆ Medline Recalls 1.5 Million Adult Bed Rails After 2 Deaths
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Johnny Diaz | More About Johnny Diaz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Medline Industries, a medical supply company, is recalling about 1.5 million portable adult bed rails in the United States and Canada after two reported deaths involving the product, federal safety regulators said. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday that users of the Medline Bed Assist Bar can become entrapped within the bed rail or between the product and the side of a mattress. “This poses a serious entrapment hazard and risk of death by asphyxiation,” the agency said in a statement. “Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled bed rails and contact Medline for a refund.”The commission said that Medline received two reports of deaths associated with the Bed Assist Bars. The deaths took place in July 2019 and November 2023 and involved the entrapment of a 76-year-old woman at a senior nursing facility in Iowa and an 87-year-old woman at a residential care facility in South Carolina, according to the agency.

Organizations: Industries, U.S . Consumer Product Safety Locations: United States, Canada, Iowa, South Carolina

☆ Why the Negro League stats belong in the MLB record books
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Harry Enten | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Fortunately, we got to see other NLB players join an integrated MLB a short time into their careers. Bettmann Archive/Getty ImagesFormer NLB players who joined the integrated MLB got on base more frequently (.361) than the average (.324). Hulton Archive/Getty Images Robinson was a formidable athlete in college, lettering in four sports at UCLA. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images Robinson poses in the dugout with Dodgers teammates as he makes his historic debut on April 15, 1947. Rogers Photo Archive/Getty Images Robinson leaps into the air to try to turn a double play in 1952.

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☆ What is a catalytic converter and why do people keep stealing them?
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Peter Valdes-Dapena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Johnny Wactor, an actor who formerly starred in “General Hospital,” caught people in the act of stealing the catalytic converter from his car Saturday. But, up to last year, catalytic converter thefts had been rising sharply, up by a factor of four, since 2020. A catalytic converter cleans a car’s exhaust, making the air safer to breathe for all of us. On its website, the US Environmental Protection Agency has called the catalytic converter “one of the great environmental inventions of all time.” But it’s not what the catalytic converter does that attracts desperate criminals. For the most part, the catalytic converters end up getting sold to recycling companies that strip out the materials to make new catalytic converters.

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More than half a million customers across nine states from Texas to Pennsylvania had no power early Monday morning, after powerful storms and tornadoes over the weekend left at least 18 people dead. There were nearly 200,000 outages in Kentucky as of 4 a.m., and more than 200,000 customers were without power across Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Virginia and West Virginia, according to the tracking site poweroutage.us. Andy Beshear of Kentucky said early Monday that he had declared a state of emergency. As thunderstorms continued overnight, more than 12 million people in the Southeast and Midwest were at one point under tornado watches, indicating that tornadoes were possible, according to the National Weather Service. Most of those warnings were set to expire by 6 a.m. Eastern time Monday.

Persons: Andy Beshear Organizations: National Weather Service Locations: Texas, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Arkansas , Kentucky , Missouri, Virginia, West Virginia, Midwest

☆ ‘General Hospital’ Actor Reported Killed in Shooting in Los Angeles
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Aimee Ortiz | More About Aimee Ortiz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Johnny Wactor, an actor best known for his role in “General Hospital,” was shot and killed on Saturday, reports said, amid what his family described as an attempted theft of a catalytic converter in Los Angeles. The fatal shooting took place around 3 a.m. on Saturday, when Mr. Wactor approached three men in downtown Los Angeles, The Associated Press reported, citing the Los Angeles Police Department. His mother, Scarlett Wactor, told the local news station ABC7 that Mr. Wactor left the rooftop bar where he worked late in the evening and was walking with a co-worker toward his vehicle when he interrupted someone who was in the process of stealing the vehicle’s catalytic converter. Ms. Wactor said her son thought his car was being towed at first, and when he approached the person to ask, the person “looked up, he was wearing a mask, and opened fire.”

Persons: Johnny Wactor, ”, Wactor, Scarlett Wactor Organizations: “, Associated Press, Los Angeles Police Department, ABC7 Locations: Los Angeles

☆ A ‘rebrand’ for Lilly Pulitzer takes the classic resort label back to its roots
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Diana Pearl | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

A new logo (and merchandising) for the resort brand Lilly Pulitzer aims to be both timely, and timeless. Pictured above, a Lilly Pulitzer store in Sarasota, Florida. But it maintains firm roots in Palm Beach. “Nothing is more rooted in a resort Americana aesthetic than Lilly Pulitzer,” said Robert Burke, chief executive of retail consultancy Robert Burke Associates. This year, in addition to the Badgley Mischka collaboration, it rolled out a team-up with Natalie’s Juice, selling bottles of orange juice featuring a custom Lilly Pulitzer sticker.

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☆ 'General Hospital' actor Johnny Wactor killed over catalytic converter, reports say
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Johnny Wactor, who played Brando Corbin on "General Hospital," was shot and killed in LA. "General Hospital" said it was "heartbroken" about Wactor, who left the show in 2022. AdvertisementJohnny Wactor, best known for his role as Brando Corbin on "General Hospital," was shot and killed in Los Angeles, family members of the actor told media outlets. Wactor's brother confirmed to local station KTLA that the 37-year-old actor was shot and killed early Saturday morning in a theft that turned deadly. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Johnny Wactor, Brando Corbin, —, Wactor's Organizations: General, Service, KTLA, Los Angeles Police Department, Business Locations: LA, Los Angeles

Powerful storms and possible tornadoes pummeled parts of Texas, Kentucky, Oklahoma and Arkansas on Saturday night, killing at least 18 people, damaging homes and leaving hundreds of thousands without power. The severe weather, including the threat of tornadoes, was moving east on Sunday. More than six million people were under a tornado watch through Sunday afternoon, including parts of Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee. More than 18 million people were in a wider area with an “enhanced” risk of severe weather. In northern Texas on Saturday, a tornado left at least seven dead — including two children ages 2 and 5 — and close to 100 people injured, Gov.

Persons: Greg Abbott Organizations: Gov Locations: Texas , Kentucky , Oklahoma, Arkansas, Indiana , Kentucky, Tennessee, Texas

☆ Johnny Wactor: Former ‘General Hospital’ actor fatally shot in Los Angeles
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-26 | by ( Cindy Von Quednow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Former “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor was fatally shot in downtown Los Angeles while interrupting thieves Saturday, according to his agent and CNN affiliate KABC. Her son initially thought his car was being towed, and he approached the person to ask, Scarlett Wactor told KABC. The shooting occurred around 3:25 a.m. PT Saturday, Los Angeles Police Department Officer Tony Im told CNN. One of the suspects pulled out a gun and shot the victim before the men drove off in a vehicle. Wactor starred in “General Hospital” as Brandon Corbin from 2020 to 2022, according to IMDB.

Persons: Johnny Wactor, Brando Corbin, David Shaul, “, ” Wactor, Shaul, Johnny, ”, Scarlett Wactor, Tony Im, Wactor, Brandon Corbin Organizations: CNN, “, KABC, Los Angeles Police, LAPD Locations: Los Angeles, Siberia

☆ Some iPhone Customers Could Get Up to $349 in an Apple Settlement
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Johnny Diaz | More About Johnny Diaz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Some Apple customers who owned an iPhone 7 or 7 Plus and experienced audio issues may be entitled to up to $349 as part of a proposed $35 million settlement on a class-action lawsuit. The lawsuit, which was filed in 2019 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, claimed that the iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus had audio issues related to the “audio IC” chip in those devices, according to a settlement administrator’s website. The settlement received preliminary approval last year. Apple has denied the allegations of audio problems and has denied any wrongdoing, according to the website. The company did not immediately respond on Thursday to a request for comment about the settlement.

Persons: Andrea Gold, Greg Coleman, ” Organizations: Apple, Northern, Northern District of Locations: U.S, Northern District, Northern District of California

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