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☆ Nikola Jokić becomes only second NBA player ever – and first in 62 years – to record historic milestone and more from Tuesday in the NBA
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The only player previously to reach those totals in a game was Oscar Robertson, who did it twice in 1962. In total, four Nuggets players hit the 20-point mark and six scored in double figures. The Nuggets have now played in two straight OT games on back-to-back nights after Monday night’s win over the Toronto Raptors. The Slovenian finished with 24 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, while backcourt partner Kyrie Irving had 35 points, four rebounds and five assists. Warriors win without injured Steph CurryThe Golden State Warriors rallied from a 20-point deficit in the first half to earn a big 124-106 win over the New Orleans Pelicans without injured star Steph Curry.

Persons: Nikola, Jokić, Oscar Robertson, Aaron Gordon, Jamal Murray, Russell Westbrook, “ It’s, it’s, ” Jokić, Dennis Schröder, Cam Thomas, Cameron Johnson, Luka Dončić, Dončić, Irving, David Berding, “, ” Dončić, Karl, Anthony Towns, Julius Randle, Donte, Anthony Edwards, Randle, Steph Curry, Andrew Wiggins, Buddy Hield, Lindy Waters, Henderson, Steve Kerr, Waters, “ I’ve, ” Kerr, It’s, ” Curry, Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram Organizations: CNN, Denver Nuggets, Brooklyn Nets, Nuggets, night’s, Toronto Raptors, Nets, Seven Nets, Mavericks, Timberwolves Minnesota Timberwolves, Dallas Mavericks, Timberwolves, Western, ESPN, Warriors, Golden State Warriors, New Orleans Pelicans, The Warriors, Getty, Clippers, Pelicans, Golden State, Brooklyn Nets Dallas Mavericks, Minnesota Timberwolves New Orleans Pelicans, Golden State Warriors Sacramento Kings, Utah Jazz Locations: Brooklyn, Slovenian, absense

☆ The IDF says they killed Yahya Sinwar. CNN’s Nic Robertson explains what happens now
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Jia Doshi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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In yet another incident, crowds of angry drivers gather outside an apartment complex, demanding justice for a fellow delivery driver said to be bullied by security guards there. They’re among the many episodes of explosive confrontations across China involving delivery workers widely circulated on Chinese social media, showing people stretched to the breaking point. As China’s economy grapples with a raft of setbacks, from a protracted property crisis to a lack of consumer spending, delivery workers are taking a beating. That eats into delivery workers’ income as their pay is usually tied to a commission based on the price of the order. In 2019, a delivery driver died after he was hit by a tree knocked over by strong winds in Beijing, according to state media Global Times.

Persons: “, ”, Jenny Chan, Chan, they’ve, Greg Baker, Morningstar, Alibaba, ’, Lu Sihang, Lu, China’s, Gary Ng, ” Ng, Pedro Pardo, Workers.cn, Yang, Justin Robertson Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Polytechnic University of Hong, Getty, iiMedia Research, CNN, China New Employment Research Center, Research, China Labour Bulletin, Polytechnic University, Global Times, Chongqing Broadcasting Group Locations: Beijing, Hong Kong, China, Polytechnic University of Hong Kong, AFP, Chinese, Hunan

☆ I'm a boomer who was evicted from my apartment of 25 years. I was angry and embarrassed, but I have no choice but to keep renting.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Jen Glantz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Trina Kaye was evicted from her Los Angeles apartment in 2019 after 25 years. Her apartment was renovated and re-rented at a higher price after her eviction. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Trina Kaye, a 68-year-old who was evicted from her Los Angeles apartment in 2019. I lived in the same Los Angeles apartment for 25 years, and I loved it. They renovated my apartment and raised the rentI heard from my neighbors in the building that they renovated my unit when I moved out.

Persons: Trina Kaye, California's, —, It's, would've, I've, Robertson, they've Organizations: Service Locations: Los Angeles, Angeles, Fernando Valley, Mar Vista, California, It's, Pico

☆ Kentucky woman indicted in murder of mom, who was dismembered and put in a pot
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

MOUNT OLIVET, Ky. — A Kentucky woman who was arrested after police found her mother’s dismembered body in her yard was indicted on a murder charge Monday. After obtaining a warrant, they arrested Torilena Fields, 32, and charged her with abuse of a corpse, evidence tampering and obstruction. A view of a home in Robertson County, Ky., where a woman was arrested after parts of her mother's body were found outside the property. Trudy Fields was killed between Oct. 8 and 9, the indictment said. The indictment said they were Trudy Fields’ remains.

Persons: Torilena, Trudy Fields, WLEX, Torilena Fields, Trudy Fields ’ Organizations: Police, Lexington Herald Locations: OLIVET, Ky, —, Kentucky, Mount Olivet, Robertson County

☆ Video shows injured bodies across hospital floor after strike on school
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Nic Robertson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

☆ Alums of $16 billion Tiger Cub Lone Pine have struggled to hack it on their own — with one notable exception
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Bradley Saacks | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In the past five years, four other alums have either shuttered or stopped trading hedge fund strategies. It's the latest spinoff from long-running Tiger Cub Lone Pine Capital to shutter. Lone Pine, the $16 billion firm led by co-chief investment officers Kelly Granat and David Craver, was founded in 1997 by billionaire Steve Mandel. Inside the Lone Pine family treeGaonkar's experience is far from the norm for Lone Pine alums though. Firms like Lone Pine, Tiger Global, Coatue, Viking Global, Maverick, Light Street, and others have lasted for decades and minted billionaires along the way.

Persons: Scott Coulter's, Mala Gaonkar, —, Coulter, Cowbird, Pine, Kelly Granat, David Craver, Steve Mandel, Mandel, Julian Robertson's, Lone, Coatue, redemptions, Gaonkar, David Byrne, SurgoCap, Abobe, David Stemerman's, Scott Phillips, Matt Iorio's, Li Ran's, Brian Eizenstat's, Paul Eisenstein's, Nikhil Trikha, Arthur Wit, that's, Andreas Halvorsen's, Dan Sundheim's, Ben Jacobs, Ning Jin, Marco Tablada, Robertson, Tom Purcell Organizations: Service, Business, Lone Pine, Julian Robertson's Tiger Management, Cubs, Roberston's Tiger Management, Tiger, CNBC, Nvidia, GE, Figma, Pine, Latimer, Elm, Sky Capital, CenterBook Partners, Ampersand Capital Group, Global, Fund Research, Tiger Cub, Tiger Management, Viking Global, Viking Locations: Lone, Lone Pine, Granat, Texas, Li Ran's London, California, Viking

☆ UK PM Starmer's chief of staff quits after talk of in-fighting
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer reacts as he meets with Defence Secretary John Healey and Member of the House of Lords George Robertson at 10 Downing Street on July 16, 2024 in London, England. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's chief of staff Sue Gray resigned on Sunday following rumors about tensions within his team of advisers that cast a shadow over his government little more than three months after a landslide election victory. Starmer led the Labour Party to a sweeping victory in July, promising discipline and change after 14 years of Conservative Party rule. But his time in office has already been dogged by criticism of free gifts from wealthy donors that he and other Labour politicians received. Gray will take up a new post as Starmer's envoy for the regions and nations, the prime minister's office said.

Persons: Keir Starmer, John Healey, George Robertson, Keir Starmer's, Sue Gray, Gray, Starmer Organizations: British, Defence, Downing, Labour Party, Conservative Party, Labour Locations: London, England, British, Downing

☆ A year on from October 7, the Middle East is facing its greatest upheaval in a half-century
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Nic Robertson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Propelled by US incentives, Saudi Arabia and Israel seemed closer than ever to a historic normalization of relations. It was October 10, and Major General Itai Veruv of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) was leading the first international press access to see the devastation of Hamas’ attacks. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is unwilling to be a partner in a deal that would resow Middle East relations. Nearly 42,000 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed, many by US bombs and bullets in Israel’s hands, authorities in Gaza say. Tehran’s Shia proxies in Iraq have also answered its calls and begun escalating drone attacks on Israel.

Persons: Butchery, Yahya Sinwar, Itai Veruv, General Eisenhower, Benjamin Netanyahu, Jack Guez, haven’t, Israel’s, Netanyahu, Joe Biden’s, Hassan Nasrallah, Israel –, Biden, Mohammed Bin Salman, Anwar Gargash, cleaver Organizations: CNN, Hamas, Aza, Israel Defense Forces, Israel's, Getty, West Bank, Saudi, Saudi’s Crown, MBS Locations: Israel, Saudi Arabia, Gaza, AFP, Lebanon, Iran, United States, Tehran, Tel Aviv, Iraq, Saudi, Palestinian, UAE

☆ Watch: CNN’s Nic Robertson answers your questions on the conflict in the Middle East
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Eden Getachew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

Israelis take cover as projectiles launched from Iran are being intercepted in the skies over in Rosh HaAyin, Israel, on October 1, 2024. The Pentagon said the attack on Tuesday was twice as large as Iran’s last barrage against Israel in April. Tehran said the barrage was a response to the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and others. It opted for a limited response back in April following pleas by the US and other allies to exercise restraint. But the words used by Israeli officials on Tuesday suggests the reaction might be more forceful this time.

Persons: Maya Alleruzzo, Benjamin Netanyahu, ”, Yemen —, Hassan Nasrallah, Israel, Daniel Hagari, ” Hagari, Israel didn’t, —, CNN’s Nic Robertson Organizations: Israel, Pentagon, Israel Defense Forces Locations: Iran, Rosh HaAyin, Israel, Tehran, Gaza, Hezbollah, Lebanon, Yemen, Syria

☆ CNN aboard Israeli tanker for strike on Houthi-controlled port in Yemen
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Nic Robertson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Israeli Air Force security regulations are so tight neither I nor Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani, the IDF spokesman accompanying me, are allowed to bring our cellphones aboard. In its new guise as an Israeli tanker, signs remain of the aircraft’s past life, a reminder of its age. The seats are stripped out, its long body fitted with huge, pressurized fuel tanks, essential for Israel to project its firepower. He jockeys the two long levers beside his seat and steers the nozzle toward the gas-hungry fighter jet’s fuel port. Airstrikes in Hodeidah, Yemen.

Persons: –, Israel, Nadav Shoshani, Benjamin Netanyahu’s, ” Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Ras Issa, Hodeidah, Herzi Halevi, ” Halevi, Shoshani Organizations: Sea CNN, Boeing, Israel Defense Forces, Israeli Air Force, United Nations General Assembly, UN, CNN, Ben Gurion International, Air Force Locations: Saudi, Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Yemen, Tunis, Iran, Hodeidah Port, Tel Aviv, Red, New York, Hodeidah

☆ Video: Nic Robertson on possible successor to Hezbollah chief
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-28 | by ( John Branch | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

☆ Video: CNN reporter explains difference in IDF strategy against Hamas and Hezbollah
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-28 | by ( Nic Robertson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

☆ ‘Nowhere near a truce’: Nic Robertson on possible Hezbollah, Israel ceasefire
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Josephine Hitchings | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

☆ Op-ed: The UK's budget problems date back to the 2008 financial crisis
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Kevin Klowden | Chief Global Strategist At The Milken Institute | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Over the past few weeks, economic news from the U.K. has heavily focused on the state of British national finances and how they might impact both the British public and the prospects for economic growth. Regardless of how the U.K. fiscal situation stands now, it is clear that the current shortfalls are both years in the making and run the risk of having consequences that could last for years to come. The ultimate dilemma facing Labour now is that the country cannot produce enough revenue to close systemic shortfalls without sustained economic growth, but it also cannot create economic growth without real investment, both from the public and private sectors. In many ways, the current fiscal situation dates back to the financial crisis of 2008 and the fact that the country's economy was unable to snap back readily to close the budget shortfalls that occurred then. Borrowing in the financial year to August stood at £64.1 billion ($85 billion), with the country's debt hitting 100% of GDP.

Persons: Keir Starmer, John Healey, George Robertson, Rachel Reeves, Jeremy Hunt Organizations: British, Defence, Downing, Labour, Conservative Locations: London, England, British, United States, China, Japan

The Noticias Telemundo channel on WhatsApp gained more than 30,000 followers in just the first two weeks and now has more than 820,000 followers, Ms. Planells said. Meta, which owns the app, says about 1.9 billion of its two billion users live outside the United States. WhatsApp Channels exist in a separate tab from the main messaging section of the app. People, businesses or organizations can create a channel to send video, text or links to anyone who follows them. The traffic created by WhatsApp still pales in comparison with what Google and Facebook send to publications.

Persons: Planells, ”, WhatsApp Organizations: Noticias Telemundo, WhatsApp, Meta, Google, Facebook Locations: United States

☆ China-Mexico freight traffic surges in Trump, Biden tariff era, as companies find ways to evade U.S. trade war
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +16 min

Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty ImagesNew data shows a surge in trade between China and Mexico at a time of tough tariff talk during the presidential campaign. This nearshoring of manufacturing enables companies to change a product's origin of goods, also referred to as the "economic nationality" of a product. Data from freight analytics firm Xeneta shows China to Mexico container trade up by 26.2% from January to July 2024, after growing by 33% in 2023. Mexico is also a member of the Pacific Alliance, a trade bloc formed by Mexico, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. "Bilateral tariffs should be expected to lead to trade diversion, and that's exactly what happened in the aftermath of the trade war.

Persons: Patrick T, Fallon, Jordan Dethwart, Mary Lovely, Anthony Solomon, Simon Cohen, Peter Sand, Donald Trump, Trump, John Piatek, Biden, Piatek, Lovely, Moody's, Elon Musk, Musk, Tesla, Sand, Charles Van der Steene, Van der, Mexico —, Freightos, Erica York, York, Tim Robertson, Ian Arroyo, Arroyo, Saul Loeb Organizations: El, El Paso Sector, AFP, Getty, U.S, Companies, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Henco Logistics, European Union, European Free Trade Area, Pacific Partnership, Pacific Alliance, GEP, Motive, BMW, Ford, GM, Kia, gigafactory, Volvo, Pirelli, Michelin North America, Hyundai, SFK USA, Maersk, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, CNBC, United, Pacific, Port, U.S ., ITS Logistics, Tax, DHL Global, Dana, Afp Locations: El Paso, Mexico, New Mexico, Chihuahua, Sunland Park , New Mexico, China, Redwood Mexico, United States, Canada, U.S, Japan, Israel, Latin America, Chile, Colombia, Peru, USA, propping, Laredo , Texas, El Paso , Houston, San Diego, Monterrey, Fremont , California, Austin , Texas, Americas, Mexican, Monterrey . Mexico, East, lading, Maersk North America, Tijuana, El Paso , Texas, Pacific Coast Port, Lazaro, Laredo, Monterrey , California, U.S . West, U.S . East, Gulf, West Coast, Asia, Mexico City, Warren , Michigan

The cultural shift has spawned a booming business in divorce photography not only for Tan, but also for other photographers hoping to profit. Photos shared on Chinese social media Xiaohongshu show some couples signing their divorce papers, while others pose with their divorce certificate. Happy divorce,” one user wrote alongside a photo of her marriage and divorce certificates side by side. “It is not shameful to be brave enough to divorce,” Tan said. Faces on old wedding photos are spray-painted, to ensure privacy is respected, before being tossed into a crusher along with other tokens of memories.

Persons: Tan, ” Tan, “, Peng Xiujian, ‘, Peng, it’s, Liu Wei, Liu, Justin Robertson, ” Liu, he’s, Gary Ng, “ I’ll, ” Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, China’s National Bureau of Statistics, Companies, Victoria University, CNN Locations: Beijing, Hong Kong, Henan, China, Australia

Beijing/Hong Kong CNN —Married for seven years, Hansen and his wife Momo care for six little ones at their apartment in downtown Beijing. By 2030, the number of pets in urban China alone will almost double the number of young children across the country, according to its projection. The country’s pet ownership rate would be even higher if the number of dogs and cats in rural areas were included. Its birth rate also dipped to 6.39 births per 1,000 people, the lowest rate since the founding of Communist China in 1949. I think it’s just that we love dogs,” Hansen said.

Persons: Hong Kong CNN —, Hansen, Momo, ”, Beijing hasn’t, they’ve, Justin Robertson, Goldman Sachs, Mao Zedong’s, Goldman, It’s, “, Tao, CNN Tao, CNN Stuart Gietel, aren’t, Basten, “ We’re, ” Hansen, Xi Jinping Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Research, CNN, Publishing, Authorities, Communist, Hong Kong University of Science, Technology Locations: China, Beijing, Hong Kong, Australia, France, India, Japan, East China's Jiangsu, Communist China, Basten

☆ Gaza faces ongoing devastation despite peace talks
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Nic Robertson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

It all left Democrats on the convention floor feeling euphoric and focused, confident that her speech would spur the Democratic base to turn out in November. But outside the arena, and outside the bubble of ride-or-die Democratic voters, some voters, particularly Republicans, said they did not even bother to watch the speech. And among some still on the fence — those who could make a difference in a tight contest — Ms. Harris’s words did not make immediate converts. Bob and Sharon Reed watched Ms. Harris’s speech on their farm in the hills of central Pennsylvania. They came away from Ms. Harris’s speech feeling a little conflicted.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Harris, Donald J, Trump, ”, Bob, Sharon Reed Organizations: Democratic National Convention, Democratic, Mr Locations: Pennsylvania

CNN —Mediators in talks for a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel are making a last-ditch effort to revive stalled negotiations as the Middle East braces for an Iranian attack on Israel. President Joe Biden announces a proposed ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza while delivering remarks in the State Dining Room at the White House on May 31 in Washington, DC. The militant group replaced Haniyeh with Yahya Sinwar, the hardline Hamas leader in Gaza who is one of Israel’s most wanted men. He is not interested in either a ceasefire or the full withdrawal of troops.”Why are Thursday’s talks so important? There have been some indications that Iran may abandon plans to attack Israel if a ceasefire deal is reached.

Persons: Joe Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, Biden, ”, who’ve, Netanyahu, Chip Somodevilla, Ismail Haniyeh, Israel hasn’t, Yahya Sinwar, “ Haniyeh, “, Israel, Zahra, Omar Al, Thursday’s Organizations: CNN, Israeli, White, Thursday’s, Hamas, Getty, Israel, United Nations Locations: Israel, Qatar, Egypt, United States, Gaza, Rome, Washington ,, Rafah, Tehran, Iran, Palestinian, Shujaiya, Gaza City, AFP

The New York Times editorial board will no longer make endorsements in New York elections, including in races for governor and mayor of New York City, The Times’s Opinion editor said. The change will be immediate: The paper does not plan to take a stance in Senate, congressional or state legislative races in New York this fall, or in next year’s New York City elections, when Mayor Eric Adams is seeking a second term against a growing field of challengers. Kathleen Kingsbury, The Times’s Opinion editor, said in a statement that The Times remained a journalistic institution “rooted in New York City.” She did not give a reason for the shift but said that “Opinion will continue to offer perspective on the races, candidates and issues at stake.”The Times’s editorial board, the part of the Opinion section that makes the endorsements, operates separately from The Times’s newsroom. The board will continue to endorse in presidential elections, as it has since 1860.

Persons: Eric Adams, Kathleen Kingsbury Organizations: New York Times, Times Locations: New York, New York City, year’s, York City

☆ Smartmatic Executives Charged With Bribery of Philippine Official
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Katie Robertson | More About Katie Robertson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Justice Department on Thursday charged three current and former executives at Smartmatic, the voting technology company, with taking part in a bribery scheme in the Philippines. In the indictment, which was released publicly on Friday, prosecutors said that from 2015 to 2018, Smartmatic’s president and co-founder, Roger Piñate, and other executives funneled “at least $1 million in bribes” to Juan Andres Bautista, the former chairman of the Philippine elections commission, so that their company could obtain and keep a contract providing voting machines and election services for the 2016 Philippine elections. A Smartmatic spokesman said in a statement that two of the people charged remain at the company, including Mr. Piñate, and each has been placed on a leave of absence, though he noted that “our accused employees remain innocent until proven guilty.”“No voter fraud has been alleged, and Smartmatic is not indicted,” the spokesman said. “Still, voters worldwide must be assured that the elections they participate in are conducted with the utmost integrity and transparency.”

Persons: Roger Piñate, ”, Juan Andres Bautista, Piñate, “ Organizations: Department, Smartmatic Locations: Philippines, Philippine

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