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☆ I moved from the US to Spain, where life is more affordable and relaxed. I finally feel like I belong.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-08 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

I always say that that trip to Spain was my Goldilocks moment: I finally found where I belonged. It took years before I moved to SpainIn my 20s, I didn't see a clear path to living in Spain. AdvertisementAt 26, I moved to Spain to teach English for a year but then returned to Texas. AdvertisementBecoming a citizen felt like a major achievement because I had dreamed of living in Spain since I was 21. Courtesy of Cepee TabibianI would say I adapted pretty quickly to living in Spain since I had visited in the past.

Persons: —, Cepee Tabibian, I'm, I've, it's, It's Organizations: Service, Business, New, Facebook, Lake Como Locations: Houston, Spain, Europe, Texas, Netherlands, Madrid, America, Tabibian, Marbella, Austin, Malaga, New York City, Berlin, London, Paris, Barcelona, Valencia, €, Spanish, Canada, Lake, Italy

☆ This $49 million ranch for sale in Colorado is linked to the billionaire Walmart heirs and has a place in rock-n-roll history. Take a look.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-08 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

It's also linked to the Walton family — the billionaire heirs to Walmart. AdvertisementThe ranch once had a recording studio that hosted musicians like Stevie Nicks and Billy Joel. Hall and HallIn addition to its ties to the famous family of billionaires, the history of Caribou Ranch also involves some music legends. The Caribou Ranch Recording Studio was even inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame in 2017. Hall and HallThe ranch served as a basecamp for miners during the period, according to Hall and Hall.

Persons: —, Elton John, It's, Walton, Sam Walton, Rob, Jim, Alice, Lukas, Stevie Nicks, Billy Joel, Rod Stewart Organizations: Service, Walmart, Hall, Business, Denver Post, Walton Enterprises, Street Journal, Bloomberg, Boys, Colorado Music Hall of Fame, of, Colorado Locations: Colorado, Nederland , Colorado, Boulder, Denver, Hall Boulder, Arkansas, Caribou, American

☆ The next world’s tallest building could be a 3,000-feet-high battery
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-07 | by ( Amy Gunia | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

A combination of technologies — from various forms of batteries to other energy storage methods — will likely be necessary to increase capacity. As shown in this render, energy storage company Energy Vault, along with Skidmore, Owens & Merrill, the architecture and engineering firm behind some of the world's tallest buildings, is integrating gravity energy storage technology into building designs. A view of the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, in Dubai, in December 2022. Two energy storage experts contacted by CNN questioned if the economics of a skyscraper battery could work, given the space that would need to be used for energy storage and the structural changes that would be needed to support the extra weight. Energy Vault has already completed a project in China which it says is the world’s first commercial-scale, non-pumped hydro gravitational energy storage system.

Persons: Chicago’s Willis, Bill Baker, Abdelhadi Ramahi, Robert Piconi, Stefano Boeri, Daniel Safarik, ” Organizations: CNN, Skidmore, Owings, Merrill, Energy, Owens & Merrill, Trade Center, Sears, Burj, International Energy Association ., SOM, Reuters Locations: Burj Khalifa, Dubai, China, Milan, Italian

☆ Parents are split on whether it's OK to post back-to-school photos on social media. Experts are too.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-07 | by ( Jane Ridley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewWhen her 4-year-old starts pre-K this September, Alisha Gomez won't post back-to-school photos on her social media. Whether to post back-to-school photos has become a hot topic. The director of Let Grow, a nonprofit that promotes childhood independence and encourages parents not to hyper-focus on safety, said fears about back-to-school photos are overblown. Dad Mark Kaley told BI the controversy about posting back-to-school photos of kids on social media didn't worry him and his wife, Heather. Advertisement"I'll write a few words such as, 'Look, Autumn has Mrs. Smith this year.

Persons: —, Alisha Gomez, I've, Gomez, Carly Yoost, Lenore Skenazy, Let, Mark Kaley, Bruce Schneier, — that's, Skenaky, Dad Mark Kaley, Heather, Kaley, William, it's, Smith, It's Organizations: Service, Business, Yorker, Child Rescue Coalition, Facebook Locations: New York, Florida

☆ How you can capture the joy of watching the Olympics in your daily life: 'There is celebration everywhere'
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-07 | by ( Jade Thomas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

(Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)If you're watching the Paris Olympics and catch yourself smiling and cheering for athletes you don't know competing in events you've never heard of, you're definitely not alone. This interest in the Olympics — and the joy it brings — are felt globally, but especially in the country at the heart of the games, France. Here's why you might feel so happy watching the Olympics and how you can find that joy after the closing ceremony. The number of athlete backstories we learn are multiplied at the Olympics, which makes us that much more invested. That might look like watching the same show or reading a book together, or even more hands-on tasks like gardening, says Lyubomirsky.

Persons: Richard Heathcote, you've, Jason Kelce's Ilona Maher, Daniel Wann, Sonja Lyubomirsky, Wann, backstories, Guy, Yusuf Dikeç, Ilona Maher, Lyubomirsky, Jonathan Haidt Organizations: Olympic Games, Stade de France, Getty, Paris Olympics, Olympics, Murray State University, UC Riverside, Team U.S.A Locations: Paris, France, Tokyo

☆ Arizona grand jury was interested in indicting Trump in fake electors criminal case, attorney general says
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-07 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump participates in a question-and-answer session at the National Association of Black Journalists convention in Chicago, July 31, 2024. An Arizona grand jury that indicted 18 allies of former President Donald Trump on criminal charges related to trying to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state was interested in indicting Trump as well, but was asked not to do so by the state attorney general's office, according to a new court filing. Attorney General Kristin Mayes' office disclosed the grand jury's interest in charging Trump in a filing that disputed a claim by many of the defendants that the office was politically biased in prosecuting them in the so-called fake electors case. "The State Grand Jury was told by the Attorney General's Office on multiple occasions that it had the discretion to indict no one," the office wrote. He also was charged last year in state court in Atlanta with trying to overturn Biden's victory that year in Georgia.

Persons: Donald Trump, indicting Trump, Kristin Mayes, Trump, Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, Mayes, Joe Biden Organizations: National Association of Black Journalists, Trump, White, Court, Republican, The New York Times, Attorney, Arizona Legislature, Legislature, Arizona Republican Party, . Justice Department, Washington , D.C Locations: Chicago, An Arizona, Maricopa County, State, Arizona, Washington ,, Atlanta, Georgia

☆ ‘We shoot first, ask questions later’: Why some Israeli reservists refuse to go back to Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Zeena Saifi | Jeremy Diamond | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Every day for two months, Michael Ofer Ziv spent hours watching grainy, black-and-white footage of the Gaza Strip from a tiny room across the border. CNN has reached out to the Israeli military for comment on his claims. Green said he felt his role was to protect the civilians who had been attacked on October 7 and thought the Israeli military would go in and target Hamas. Yuval Green‘Losing so much’Reservists who refuse to serve again, like Ofer Ziv and Green, could face serious consequences. Yuval GreenDespite the risks, both Green and Ofer Ziv are committed to their decision.

Persons: Michael Ofer Ziv, ”, Ofer Ziv’s, ” Michael Ofer Ziv, Ofer Ziv, ” Ofer Ziv, “, Hatem Khaled, ‘, Yuval Green, Green, … we’ve, Khan Younis, Yuval Green ‘, Michael Sfard, Sfard, ” Sfard, refuser, ” Yuval Green, he’s, …, … we’re Organizations: CNN, Israel Defense Forces, IDF, Reuters, West Bank Locations: Gaza, Tel Aviv, Israel, Rafah, Khan, …

☆ What to watch at the Olympics today: Elimination games for U.S. women’s soccer and men’s basketball
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Lauren Merola | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

There are six days of Olympic competition left and only four women’s soccer teams remain vying for gold. It’s also win or go home for the U.S. men’s basketball team, which went undefeated in pool play to emerge as the No. Trinity Rodman celebrates with Emily Fox after scoring the winning goal against Japan during the women’s quarterfinals of the Paris Games. Durant needs just four more points to become USA Basketball’s all-time leading scorer at the Olympics for both the men’s and women’s programs. The men’s long jump final, men’s 1,500-meter final, women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase and women’s 200-meter final close out a five-medal day in athletics.

Persons: It’s, Trinity Rodman, Emily Fox, Brad Smith, Rodman, Mallory Swanson, Sophia Smith —, Kevin Durant, Anthony Edwards, LeBron James, Durant, Lisa Leslie, Jayson Tatum, Steve Kerr, Holiday, Long, DeAnna Price, Annette Echikunwoke, Echikunwoke, Price, Poland’s Anita Wlodarczyk, Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred —, Gabby Thomas, Wally Skalij, Sara Hughes, Kelly Cheng, Tanja Hüberli, Nina Brunner, Hughes, Cheng, Italy’s Valentina Gottardi, Marta Menegatti, Alexandra Klineman, Ross, Kerri Walsh Jennings, Jennings, Misty, Treanor, elly C heng!, E, mpics & Organizations: U.S, Japan, Paris Games, Getty, USA Network, Telemundo, United, Canada, Tokyo, Lyon, Germany, Trinity, USA, Bercy Arena, Team USA, NBA, Puerto Rico, Olympics, thwarts, Brazil, NBC, Stade de France, Olympic, Rio Games, Don’t, Eiffel, Los Angeles Times, Swiss, ris Locations: United States, Germany, Paris, U.S . Japan, Japan, Lille, Serbia, South Sudan, Puerto Rico, Brazil, France, USA, thwarts Puerto Rico, U.S, Tokyo, Canada, Rio

☆ Justice Dept. Charges Pakistani Man in Alleged Plot to Kill U.S. Leaders
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Glenn Thrush | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Officials said they had no evidence indicating the plot was connected to the shooting in Pennsylvania. Merchant allowed them to disrupt what they characterized as a far-ranging plot that also included stealing computer files from U.S. officials. It also included staging protests against American treatment of Muslim countries. U.S. intelligence agencies were tracking a potential Iranian assassination plot against Mr. Trump in the weeks before the assassination attempt that prompted the Secret Service to enhance security for the former president before his outdoor campaign rally in Butler, Pa. It is not clear if the scheme made public on Tuesday precipitated those moves.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Asif Raza Merchant, Matthew Crooks, Merchant Organizations: U.S . Investigators, Service Locations: Iran, New York, Pennsylvania, Brooklyn, Butler, Pa

Young people, especially women, are increasingly talking on social media about gastrointestinal distress, such as irritable bowel syndrome or chronic bloating. Some experts say that’s mostly a good thing, because it may help others seek help for a topic that has been taboo. Here’s what else medical professionals suggest you do if you’re experiencing digestive discomfort. Why are more young people talking about digestive problems so much? Food sensitivities can trigger IBS symptoms, so adjusting your diet and exercising more also may make a difference.

Persons: Nina Gupta, Uma Naidoo, didn’t, ”, Naidoo Locations: Chicago, Massachusetts

☆ If You Can Do It, You Can Do It at Night
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Amy Thomas | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

But under a full moon, those activities can be transcendent. Looking up at the night sky, on the other hand, feels as though deep mysteries may be revealed. Astrotourism, travel devoted to stargazing and other celestial activities, is booming, spurred on, in part, by DarkSky International, which aims to protect the night skies from light pollution. “Viewing our starry night sky has connected humanity throughout the ages and allowed us to form a deep connection with the cosmos,” said Susan Serven, DarkSky’s communications director. “Now it’s seen as a growing potential economic driver, as well.”It could be the breathtaking photos captured by the Hubble telescope, the Northern Lights that dazzled farther south this spring, or our growing awareness of light pollution and its impact on migratory birds, nocturnal pollinators and other wildlife that has helped catalyze interest, but the night skies are sparking invitations to explore in new ways.

Persons: ”, Susan Serven, “ Organizations: DarkSky International, Hubble Locations: Tucson, Ariz

☆ 'House of the Dragon' director says she 'couldn't sleep' thinking about how to film Daemon's game-changing finale vision
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

By the season finale, Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke) knows that she has no allies left in King's Landing. "Every time I'm in a scene like Rhaenyra and Alicent, I'm thinking about the war zone," she said. Matt Smith and Emma D'Arcy as Daemon and Rhaenyra Targaryen in the season two finale of "House of the Dragon." AdvertisementDaenerys Targaryen briefly appears in Daemon's vision in the season two finale of "House of the Dragon." What I love about the way Sara particularly wrote the season finale is that she grounded it in relationships.

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☆ Egypt’s first pyramid constructed using a hydraulic lift, study says
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Now, a team of engineers and geologists brings a new theory to the table — a hydraulic lift device that would have floated the heavy stones up through the middle of Egypt’s oldest pyramid using stored water. Water from ancient streams flowed into a system of trenches and tunnels that surrounded the Step Pyramid, according to the study team. The shaft within the Step Pyramid is connected to a 200-meter-long (656-foot-long) underground tunnel that connects to another vertical shaft outside the pyramid. Conversely, a moderate-sized hydraulic lift can raise 50 to 100 tons. “It doesn’t mean (the hydraulic lift device) wasn’t used,” she added.

Persons: Pharaoh Djoser, ”, Dr, Xavier Landreau, aren’t, David Jeffreys, Paleotechnic, Guillaume Piton, Judith Bunbury, rainier, Jeffreys, Fabian Welc, Stefan Wyszynski, Welc, ” Welc, King Djoser, Landreau, University of Cambridge geoarchaeologist, ” Bunbury Organizations: CNN, University College London, France’s National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food, Institute of Environmental Geosciences, University Grenoble Alpes, University of Cambridge, of Archaeology, Stefan Wyszynski University Locations: Egypt, Paris, London, Old, Old Kingdom, Kingdom, Moat, Warsaw, Poland, Saqqāra, Giza, University of Cambridge geoarchaeologist Bunbury

☆ Here's Jim Cramer's market sell-off playbook
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Ece Yildirim | In Ecedyildirim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

watch nowCNBC's Jim Cramer shared his playbook for the brutal global market sell-off on Monday. Identify what's actually wrongAlthough the global sell-off hit U.S. markets hard, "the epicenter of the damage" was Japan, Cramer said. The sell-off started when Japan's stock market posted its worst drop since the stock market crash of 1987 known as Black Monday. The sell-off is sparked by money managers who think the Federal Reserve should have cut rates last week. Investors can also take advantage of the decline in interest rates and buy stocks that yield more than 4%, Cramer said.

Persons: Jim Cramer, Cramer, Blackwell, Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, you'd, Banks, Morgan Stanley, haven't, Harris, Biden Organizations: Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Berkshire, Apple Locations: U.S, Japan

☆ Ford turns 'dirty' business into a profit driver. GM and Stellantis are taking notice
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Many fleet sales, especially daily rentals, have historically been viewed as a negative for auto companies. But Ford has proven that's not always the case by breaking out financial results for its "Ford Pro" fleet business. Ram, GM retoolAs Ford touts its fleet business, its closest rivals have amped up their operations. It launched "GM Envolve" last year, its overhauled fleet and commercial business focused on fleet sales, digital telematics and logistics for commercial customers. EV goalsGM Envolve includes the company's EV commercial business BrightDrop, which was folded back into the automaker last year instead of it acting as a subsidiary.

Persons: Mark Hazel, It's, Ford, Ferrari, Jim Farley, Wolfe, Joe White, Farley, BofA's John Murphy, Ram, Christine Feuell, Stellantis, Ram Ram, Ken Kayser, Sandor Piszar, Motors, Piszar, EV600 Organizations: Ford DETROIT, U.S, automakers, Ford Motor, General Motors, Chrysler, P Global Mobility, Ford, Ford Pro, Wolfe Research, North, GM, Ford Super Duty, Reuters, GM retool, CNBC, Software, Stellantis, GM Envolve, Sierra, GM Fleet, EV Locations: Dearborn , Michigan, U.S, North America, Europe, Kentucky, Louisville , Kentucky, Stellantis, Detroit

☆ S&P 500 futures bounce after index posts worst day in nearly two years: Live updates
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

S&P 500 futures bounced in overnight trading after the broad index notched its worst day in nearly two years as global markets sold off. Futures tied to the S&P 500 rose 0.9%, while Nasdaq 100 futures rallied 1.2%. The 30-stock Dow dropped 1,033.99 points, or 2.6%, while the S&P 500 slid 3%. These fears spilled over into global markets, with Japan's Nikkei 225 index registering its worst daily decline since Black Monday in 1987. The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq are down 5%, 6% and 8% respectively in three days, their worst 3-day performance in more than two years.

Persons: Dow, Quincy Krosby, LPL, Tesla, It's, Keith Lerner, Truist's Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Futures, Nasdaq, Dow Jones Industrial, Federal Reserve, Japan's Nikkei, Treasury, Bank of Japan, Nvidia, Apple, VanEck Semiconductor, Traders, Palantir Technologies, Lucid Group Locations: New York City

☆ How Olympic host cities have recycled 5G infrastructure to improve locals' internet speeds and connectivity
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Chris Stokel-Walker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Behind the scenes, 5G infrastructure is powering live broadcasts worldwide and the moments spectators and athletes capture and post on social media. After the event, it became a hub for YouTubers and other content creators because of its gigabit-speed internet connectivity. In the lead-up to the Games, connectivity infrastructure was embedded in the London Underground light-rail network and the Westfield shopping center in Stratford. 5G technology wasn't adopted at a consumer level until 2019, and Japan's 5G-infrastructure rollout was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, the 5G technology was fast enough that train riders could watch the opening ceremony on their personal devices.

Persons: —, Rolf Werner, Werner, Sandeep Raithatha, Raithatha, That's Organizations: Service, Nokia, Virgin Media O2, 5G, Stratford Halo Virgin Media O2, Games, Stratford, Stratford . Communities, Tokyo, Olympics Locations: Paris, Europe, London, Tokyo, Westfield, Stratford ., Japan, Beijing, China

☆ When I was a kid, I moved every few months. Now that I'm a parent, I focus on creating stability for my family.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Tiffany Nieslanik | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

There weren't any specific reasons for most of the moves; we weren't a military family or moving due to work. As a parent, I focus on creating routines and stabilityWhen I became a parent, I read about the benefits of routines for children and the security that familiarity provides. As they have grown, we have built family rituals such as Friday Family Night, where we take turns deciding what to do as a group. These all add another layer of predictability to their lives and give our kids a sense of family identity and belonging. But I hope that the scaffolding of predictable routines and rituals as a foundation in their lives will give them the support they need to handle big changes when they arise.

Organizations: Service Locations: Illinois, Tennessee, Georgia, Southern, friendless, Amsterdam

☆ Why female friendships can be so fragile
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Terry Ward | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN: What makes women feel close, platonically, and why can our relationships feel so fragile? The three things that make women feel very close and connected are support, symmetry and secrecy, which I call the three affinities of female friendship. These are also the things that can make our friendships feel fragile. 1 thing women look for in their same-sex friendships is emotional support. And because of that courage, I’ve noticed my own friendships feel a lot more satisfying.

Persons: Danielle Bayard Jackson, Jackson, ” Jackson, sociolinguistics, Shaniya Clarke, We’re, it’s, “, I’ve, ”, I’m, you’re, that’s, Terry Ward Organizations: CNN, Research, Hachette Locations: Florida, Tampa

The same Chinese brokers who were laundering fentanyl proceeds were now heavily involved in marijuana trafficking across the U.S. as well. Over the past decade, Chinese organized crime groups in the U.S. quietly became the dominant money launderers for Mexican cartels. Since 2023, federal prosecutors have charged at least 31 people linked to Chinese groups accused of laundering cartel drug money. In the ensuing months, the team began to understand for the first time how the Chinese became the Mexican cartels’ go-to money launderers. The Chinese money brokers then arrange for the cartels to receive the equivalent amount in pesos or cryptocurrency in Mexico.

Persons: Ray Donovan, Joaquin “ El Chapo ” Guzman, Guzman, Donovan, ”, Michael Mezner, ‘, I’ve, El Chapo, ” Donovan, “, Christopher Urben, “ They’ve, Dennis Wilder, ” Wilder, Urben, ” Urben, Bill Bodner, Vanda Felbab, Brown, ’, They’re, Xi Jinping Organizations: Attorney’s, Central, Central District of, U.S, Division, CIA, Ministry of State Security, U.S ., National Intelligence, National Security Council, Los, Singapore —, Brookings Institution, Operations Division, DEA, Citibank Locations: U.S, East, China, El, Sinaloa, Pasadena, Calif, Central District, Central District of California, Virginia, United States, CJNG, propping, Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York, Asia, Australia, Singapore, New York, Chicago, Miami, Mexico, Los Angeles County . U.S, Guangzhou, America

☆ Vince Vaughn Turned This Interview Into Self-Help
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( David Marchese | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

But as good as Vaughn can be with darker characters, I never connected those parts to the man who played them. Ahead of our interview, I made the perhaps-common journalist’s mistake of expecting to talk with someone akin to the playfully glib guy from those comedies I love. (That’s in no small part thanks to how Vaughn’s role as a world-weary, wiseass former detective in the new Apple TV+ series “Bad Monkey” scans as a mature update of his comedic persona.) But what I was expecting from Vaughn wasn’t what I got. Instead, I found someone more provocative and earnest, who came most alive when he put me under the conversational microscope.

Persons: Vaughn, ”, Craig Zahler, ” “, Vaughn wasn’t Organizations: Spotify, YouTube, Amazon, Apple

At age 12, Bella Lin spent an hour every week "scraping, scrubbing and power washing" excrement off her two guinea pig cages. This year, GuineaLoft has brought in roughly $71,000 a month in revenue so far, according to documents reviewed by CNBC Make It. GuineaLoft's Amazon storefront sells hay feeders and no-drip water bottles for guinea pigs, but also acrylic cages and accessories for hamsters, rabbits and birds. While Lin considers herself to be a "veteran guinea pig owner," she's had to gain experience designing cages and products for the smaller pets. 'I'm kind of just the guinea pig girl'Outside of BizWorld, Lin's friend circle is void of other entrepreneurs: "To them, I'm kind of just the guinea pig girl," she says.

Persons: Bella Lin, Lin, GuineaLoft, Kevin Heinz Lin, isn't, TLeggings, …, Kevin Heinz, she's Organizations: CNBC, The University of Chicago Locations: Sunnyvale , California, Hangzhou, China

☆ Olympic moment of the day: Philippines’ Carlos Edriel Yulo gets his nation a historic gold – and himself a new house
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Kyle Feldscher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

With his victory in the men’s floor exercise final, Yulo on Saturday became the first Filipino man ever to win an Olympic gold medal, the first Filipino to win any medal in gymnastics and the second Filipino to ever win a gold medal. Just before the 2023 World Championships, Yulo and his longtime coach Munehiro Kugiyama decided to part ways. That didn’t change when he took to the podium to receive the first gold medal ever put around a Filipino man’s neck. But this (pointing at his gold medal) is what really matters to me. I am happy that I won a gold medal and also a house.”

Persons: Paris CNN — Carlos Edriel Yulo, who’d, Yulo, ”, “, I’m, Munehiro Kugiyama, he’s, – it’s, he’ll, “ I’m Organizations: Paris CNN, Bercy, Eiffel Locations: Manila, Paris

☆ She hit it off with the guy she met at the bar on vacation. Then he sent her an unexpected text message
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

And then, on her second night in Rome, Skyler crossed paths with Giuseppe Morisani in a busy bar. As soon as he met Skyler, Giuseppe started daydreaming about showing her around his home region and – most importantly – introducing her to his mother. He just had one complaint: the lack of Calabrian olive oil. In time, this first spark of an idea became EXAU Olive Oil – a successful olive oil company operated by Giuseppe and Skyler. “I wouldn’t have started EXAU, our olive oil company, if we hadn’t met just that day… I just feel happy.

Persons: Giuseppe Morisani, Skyler Mapes, She’d, Giuseppe, “, ” Skyler, Skyler couldn’t, ”, Skyler, she’d, ‘, Giuseppe didn’t, Skyler didn’t, Giuseppe –, –, Giuseppe gushed, who’d, he’d, Calabria Skyler, Giuseppe’s, we’d, didn’t, Giuseppe Morisani Skyler, ” “, ” Giuseppe, Skyler hadn’t, Giuseppe couldn’t, Oprah Winfrey, Olive, we’re, Skyler’s, they’ve, hadn’t, “ I’m Organizations: CNN, Google, CNN Travel, Familia, Fine Arts, Forbes, Olive Oil, US Locations: Rome, Calabria, Barcelona, Spain, Europe, Italy, Calabria –, California, Amsterdam, Netherlands, United States, San Francisco, ”, Southern Italy, Texas

☆ Some Jewish Democrats wonder if America is ready for a Jewish vice president
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Edward-Isaac Dovere | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

After all, the last time a guy named Shapiro had been elected governor of Pennsylvania, he had years earlier anglicized his name to Shapp. “I’m not aware of how his position on Israel differs from the other potential vice presidents,” Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz, who is both Jewish and a proud progressive, told CNN. Of the VP’s choices, Shapiro is the one who stands out as the most divisive and could put a stop in everyone being on the same page,” said one Jewish Democratic operative. But I will say his attacks, this might surprise you, don’t bother me personally,” Shapiro said at the time. But calling what’s coming at Shapiro “pure antisemitism,” Rep. Dan Goldman, a New York Democrat, warned against that defensive way of thinking.

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