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☆ Behind McKenzie Long’s Olympic debut, a mother’s love and a profound grief
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Marcus Thompson Ii | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +14 min

Then she was one of the darlings of the Olympic trials. It pushes me through.”Gabby Thomas and McKenzie Long embrace after the 200-meter at U.S. Olympic trials. Running for Ole Miss, McKenzie Long was 2024 NCAA outdoor champion in the 100- and 200-meter. I got us.”An open book like her mother, she’s talked of her bouts with anxiety, and how overwhelming the transition to professional has been. GO DEEPER Gabby Thomas, Olympic 200-meter favorite, is firmly in the spotlight — and ready for it(Top photo of McKenzie Long during U.S. Olympic trials: Charlie Neibergall / AP)

Persons: ” McKenzie Long, Long, Tara Elizabeth Jones, neé Murphy, Jones, “, ” Long, mascara, pouncing, it’s, she’d, Dang, Patrick Smith, could’ve, Sha’Carri Richardson, what’s, ”, Mom, “ You’re McKenzie Long, She’s, she’s, that’s, ” Gabby Thomas, McKenzie Long, Jake, Isaiah, McKenzie, Karmen — Jones, “ Tara, Lizzo, Jake Long, Kenzie, It’s, Ole, Morgan Engel, —, Bowerman, Michael, would’ve, Gabby Thomas, Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson, Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred, Great, of Long, Charlie Neibergall Organizations: Adidas, U.S, Hayward, University of Oregon, Olympic, USA, Ole Miss, NCAA, Paris, Jones, West, North Carolina State’s, Carolina State’s, State, WSAZ News Locations: Hawaii, Eugene ,, Paris, Ironton , Ohio, West Virginia, Ironton, Columbus, North Carolina, N.C, State, N.C . State, America, Instagram

☆ Banks Hit With Service Glitches
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Michael J. De La Merced | More About Michael J. De La Merced | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Financial transactions around the world were affected by a tech outage on Friday, hampering operations as workers at several firms struggled to log into their corporate systems. Employees at companies including JPMorgan Chase and Instinet, a brokerage firm owned by the Japanese bank Nomura, have had trouble gaining access to their work stations, according to people with knowledge of the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity. That has led to delays in some trades, though the companies have been working on workarounds, the people said. The London Stock Exchange said that its RNS corporate news service was unable to publish, citing a “third-party global technical issue” that it was investigating. The exchange operator added that the matter was not affecting securities trading and other services.

Organizations: Employees, JPMorgan Chase, Nomura, London Stock Exchange

An update by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike led to a major outage on Friday, the company told NBC, which impacted businesses globally. CrowdStrike said it is now in the process of rolling back the update that caused the issue. The confirmation came after widespread reports of technical issues across the world. Australian telecom firm Telstra said global issues affecting CrowdStrike and Microsoft were disrupting some of its systems. NBC Universal is also being affected by the CrowdStrike outage.

Persons: CrowdStrike Organizations: NBC, Microsoft, Windows, Airlines, London Stock Exchange, Sky News, CNBC, Comcast, Ryanair, Telstra, NBC Universal Locations: U.S

☆ Mass IT outage: here's a list of companies and operations affected
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewA mass IT outage has hit flights, banks, retailers, and media outlets around the world. Here are some of the companies and operations affected. AdvertisementAirlinesAirlines, including United, Delta, American, and Allegiant, have all grounded flights due to the mass outage. Related stories"KLM and other airlines and airports have been affected by a global computer outage, making flight handling impossible. AdvertisementGrocery store chain Woolworths told BI that some stores had "been impacted as a result of the global IT issue."

Persons: —, We're Organizations: Service, Microsoft, Business, Advertisement Airlines Airlines, American Airlines, BBC, Frontier Airlines, Ryanair, KLM, Alaska State Troopers, Airports Major, Gatwick, NHS, Reuters, Media, News Sky, London, Exchange, London Stock, London Stock Exchange, Retailers, Bloomberg, McDonald's, Woolworths Locations: United, Delta, State, Alaska, Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton, Northern, McDonald's Japan

☆ My son had seizures every day, and we worried about his future. A brain implant changed his life.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-12 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Teddy was the youngest person in the country to get a brain implant to help. Teddy didn't smile at us or reach for objects, but at first, his doctors weren't concerned that he wasn't meeting milestones. Teddy has seen a reduction in his seizures since receiving the brain implant. Courtesy Children's NebraskaI knew if we didn't do something, I worried Teddy would dieI knew the doctor was right. Yet the treatment we were considering, a brain implant called responsive neurostimulation (RNS), was only approved for adults.

Persons: Liz Bronson's, Teddy, Lennox, Gastaut, —, Liz Bronson, Teddy didn't, weren't, Doctors, I'd, they're, he's, It's Organizations: Service, Children's Nebraska Locations: Children's Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska, Children's, Los Angeles

☆ Evangelical Christian voters say supporting Trump is all about abortion. It's more complicated than that.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Evangelical Christian voters often cite abortion as a key reaosn for supporting Trump. Experts say evangelical Christians appear to be motivated by their declining influence in the US. But increasingly, for those who identify as evangelical Christians, abortion is not at the top of the priority list, experts said. Even though, according to Burge, "immigration is as important as abortion for evangelical voters." AdvertisementWhen it comes to abortion, Trump did deliver on one of his biggest campaign promises: overturning Roe v. Wade.

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☆ Biden seeks minimum staff levels at US nursing homes
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris hold an event about lowering healthcare costs in the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., August 29, 2023. BY THE NUMBERS: The nursing home industry takes in nearly $100 billion a year from U.S. taxpayers, yet many understaff their facilities, the White House said. The new rule proposes that facilities have a registered nurse (RN) on site around the clock. A nursing home would need two registered nurses for each eight hour shift and 10 nurse aids per eight-hour shift, the White House said. To meet the requirements, 68% of nursing homes would have to hire nurse aides and 36% of nursing homes would have to hire RNs, it said.

Persons: Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Leah Millis, Joe Biden's, Biden, RNs, Doina Chiacu, Daniel Wallis Organizations: White, REUTERS, Rights, Democrat, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S

“Mission Hospital used to be where everyone would go if they wanted good care,” Jaquins said, reflecting on her previous experiences with the health care system. Sue Fischer is a longtime HCA employee who’s concerned about patient care in her facility. “We were a great system as Mission Health and we’re an even better system as HCA Mission Health,” she said. “Delays in care is the biggest patient care issue I see because of staffing,” Hernandez said. According to the CMS ranking system, Mission Hospital currently holds an above-average overall quality rating — four stars out of a possible five.

☆ Staff shortages make patient surges harder for children’s hospitals – and the situation won’t get better soon
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Jen Christensen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

“We’re extremely overwhelmed,” said Dr. Rishi Lulla, director of pediatric hematology/oncology at Hasbro Children’s Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island. Seasonal respiratory viruses fill children’s hospitals every year, but the number of beds that are full now is well above the average. Driving much of the current need for beds at children’s hospitals is a spike in cases of RSV, which are 60% higher than at 2021’s peak. Nurse turnover is up 50% across the country since 2019, according to Mark Wietecha, CEO of the Children’s Hospital Association. Get CNN Health's weekly newsletter Sign up here to get The Results Are In with Dr. Sanjay Gupta every Tuesday from the CNN Health team.

☆ German lawmakers break Europe's silence on suspected Nord Stream pipeline saboteur to point the finger at Russia
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Two senior German lawmakers have pointed the finger at Russia over suspected sabotage of Nord Stream. European lawmakers had previously left open the question about who the suspected Nord Stream saboteur could be. On Monday, Danish and Swedish authorities detected three severe leaks affecting the four Nord Stream pipelines, which run from Russia to Germany through the Baltic Sea. Before Russia invaded Ukraine, Nord Stream was intended as the main artery for natural-gas exports from Russia to Europe. The US Central Intelligence Agency warned Germany weeks ago about potential attacks on Nord Stream, German magazine Der Spiegel reported Tuesday.

☆ My meal-delivery business made $1.2 million in revenue in 9 months. Quitting my job at Google to pursue my side hustle full-time was the best decision I've ever made.
▼ + stars: | 2021-10-26 | by ( Kiera Fields | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Dhillon was still growing his business in 2020 when he began a sought-after job at Google. He quit in January to become a full-time CEO and has made $1.2 million in the past nine months. I was accepted into a summer internship at Google at the timeI returned to the UK to start the internship in June 2019. Working for Google was an amazing opportunity, but it also meant that I was jeopardizing my dream career as an entrepreneur. I'd been working on RNS full time throughout the past five years while also having 100 other things on my mind.

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