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☆ Why immigration is a net positive for advanced economies: Nouriel Roubini
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Lindsey Jacobson | Mark Licea | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWhy immigration is a net positive for advanced economies: Nouriel RoubiniThe U.S. will continue to benefit from immigration, says New York University Professor Emeritus of Economics and International Business Nouriel Roubini. In this episode of "The Bottom Line," Roubini explains how strict but open immigration policy will increase growth and innovation, why economists think about the singularity and why net zero claims are inaccurate.

Persons: Roubini Organizations: New York University, Economics Locations: U.S

☆ Inside Poland Spring’s Hidden Attack on Water Rules It Didn’t Like
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Hiroko Tabuchi | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +14 min

The BlueTriton bottling plant in Poland Spring, Maine, this month. Water Clashes NationwideBlueTriton finds itself pitted against local water boards, environmentalists and other groups across the country. Aquifers Water bottling facility BlueTriton facility Aquifers Water bottling facility BlueTriton facility Aquifers Water bottling facility BlueTriton facility Water bottling facility Aquifers BlueTriton facility Water bottling facility Aquifers BlueTriton facility Water bottling facility Aquifers BlueTriton facility Sources: U.S. Geological Survey; Continental U.S. aquifer map data from GebreEgziabher, Jasechko and Perrone, Nature Communications (2022) Mira Rojanasakul/The New York TimesIn California, BlueTriton has publicly criticized and vowed to fight a cease-and-desist order issued by the state’s water board to stop diverting millions of gallons of water from a spring in San Bernardino County. Poland Spring water was first packaged as a local elixir in the mid-1800s. The original Poland Spring water source.

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☆ Immigration is a net positive for the U.S. economy, the singularity raises worker concerns and net zero claims are falling short: Nouriel Roubini
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Mark Licea | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

"Many people are against immigration because they fear that it's going to lead to job losses or income losses. Roubini explained that the future of technology and the singularity are concerning as artificial intelligence is integrated into the workplace. Another "megathreat" Roubini discussed is global warming and how companies claiming to reach net zero are behind. Unfortunately, many of the commitments to net zero done by many businesses or even financial institutions are more like corporate PR rather than real plans. Everybody says we're going to reach net zero, but there's a lot of greenwashing and green wishing rather than real specific plans.

Persons: Roubini Organizations: New York University, Economics, CNBC, Apple, Social Security Locations: America

Schedule C is a tax form for self-employed people to report business income. You do so on a tax form called Schedule C.See Insider's picks for the best tax software >>Here's what to know about Schedule C and its filing requirements. What is the Schedule C tax form? Schedule C is a form that self-employed people have to file alongside their tax return, or Form 1040. Schedule C frequently asked questionsDo I have to file a Schedule C?

Persons: It's, —, Kristine Stevenson Seale, Seale, Mark Luscombe Organizations: Service, CPA, Wolters Kluwer, Accounting, NEC, IRS, Insurance Locations: Austin , Texas

☆ Fight over Texas anti-abortion transport bans reaches biggest battlegrounds yet
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Julia Harte | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

A few hours north, the Amarillo City Council on Tuesday will weigh its own such law, which could lead to a future council or city-wide vote. He took that approach in Odessa's city elections in 2022 after the council initially blocked one of his "sanctuary city for the unborn" proposals. Not all backers of abortion restrictions support Dickson's transport bans, however. The debates over the transport bans are spurring new shows of support for abortion access. Abortion rights supporters, including four abortion funds in Texas, said they expected the transport bans to backfire on the anti-abortion movement by galvanizing political participation from abortion rights advocates in the lead-up to next year's presidential election.

Persons: Evelyn Hockstein, Roe, Mark Lee Dickson, Dickson, Jason Corley, Corley, Amarillo Mayor Cole Stanley, Kimberleigh Gonzalez, Gonzalez, Rachel O'Leary Carmona, Julia Harte, Colleen Jenkins, Leslie Adler Organizations: Alamo Women's Clinic, REUTERS, Supreme, Amarillo City, federal, Constitutionalist, Amarillo, Thomson Locations: Albuquerque , New Mexico, U.S, Texas, Wade, Lubbock County, Amarillo, Lubbock, New Mexico, Odessa's, Odessa

☆ Putin's new nuclear-powered cruise missile, one of his so-called 'super weapons,' is unnecessary but not totally useless, nuclear weapons expert says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-22 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

If it works, the weapon's utility is debatable, and a nuclear weapons expert said it's likely for political show. The weapon isn't much of an addition beyond the nuclear strike options Russia already has in its arsenal, a nuclear weapons expert told Insider. Will it have "the ability to bypass interception lines" and be "invulnerable to all existing and future missile defense and air defense systems" as he has claimed? The missile, essentially a very-long range cruise missile, can't be intercepted by missile defense systems that are designed to counter ICBMs, meaning it could theoretically penetrate key enemy air defenses to strike its target. The agreement was designed to limit the use anti-ballistic missile systems intended to defend against nuclear attacks.

Persons: Putin, it's, —, Vladimir Putin, Pavel Podvig, Podvig, haven't, George W, Bush, Sergei Karpukhin Organizations: Service, RIA Novosti, Ministry of Defense, Russian, Russian Navy, US, Technology, Ballistic, National Missile Defense, Putin Locations: Russia, Moscow, Russian, Sochi, Ukraine, Avdiivka, Crimea

☆ There’s a Reason This Bull Market Feels So Weird
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( James Mackintosh | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

At the start of the past four bull markets, the rebound was led by banks and smaller companies. Photo: Mark Lennihan/Associated PressWe are now more than a year from the bear-market low of October 2022, and while the bull market isn’t exactly raging, stocks are still up more than 20%. The markets, though, aren’t behaving as they usually do at the start of long-lasting bull markets. In some respects, the past year looks more like the tail end of one than the beginning. This makes me worry it may not last.

Persons: Mark Lennihan

☆ Asian shares hit 11-month low on Middle East anxiety, surging yields
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Stella Qiu | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

On Friday, the Bank of Japan intervened in the Japanese government bond (JGB) market as the 10-year JGB yield touched a decade high. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS) skidded 0.8% to a fresh low since November last year, bringing the weekly loss to a sizeable 3%. "World leaders continue to trek to the Middle East to – if nothing else — delay the onset of any further hostility," said Kyle Rodda, senior financial market analyst at capital.com. Oil prices are headed for the second weekly gain on supply fears from an escalating regional conflict in the Middle East. "Now we’re talking about not just the Ukraine-Russia conflict, that front, but now you have another front, that’s in the Middle East that has to be satisfied...

Persons: Jerome Powell, Hong, HSI, Joe Biden, Israel, Kyle Rodda, Brent, Powell, Quincy Krosby, Stella Qiu, Shri Navaratnam Organizations: SYDNEY, Bank of Japan, Tokyo's Nikkei, Elon, U.S, LPL, Washington, Thomson Locations: East, Middle, Asia, Pacific, Japan, China, Iran, Yemen, Israel, Ukraine, Russia, U.S

☆ Fed's Powell to take the stage amid a suddenly choppy landscape
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell holds a press conference after the release of the Fed policy decision to leave interest rates unchanged, at the Federal Reserve in Washington, U.S, September 20, 2023. Powell's appearance comes less than 48 hours before the beginning of the traditional quiet period ahead of the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee's meeting on Oct. 31-Nov. 1. Many in the poll offered the caveat that if progress on inflation stalls out or reverses, the Fed would not hesitate to resume raising rates. Waller said as much on Wednesday: "If the real economy continues showing underlying strength and inflation appears to stabilize or reaccelerate, more policy tightening is likely needed despite the recent run-up in longer-term rates." Reporting by Dan Burns and Ann Saphir; Editing by Andrea RicciOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Jerome Powell, Evelyn Hockstein, Powell, Philip, Jefferson, Krishna Guha, Christopher Waller, Waller, Dan Burns, Ann Saphir, Andrea Ricci Organizations: Federal, Federal Reserve, REUTERS, U.S, Economic, of New, Fed, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, New York, of New York, U.S

☆ Trump dominates GOP money race, DeSantis spends heavily, George Santos goes negative: Takeaways from new campaign finance reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Fredreka Schouten David Wright Alex Leeds Matthews | Fredreka Schouten | David Wright | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Eyes on the SenateCalifornia hosts a high-profile 2024 Senate race, as a crowded field vies to succeed the late Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Porter’s report showed her campaign collected $3.4 million and had amassed nearly $12 million in cash on hand by September 30. One of Sinema’s top challengers, Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego, had a strong fundraising quarter by contrast. And in Pennsylvania, Democratic Sen. Bob Casey raised $3.2 million and had nearly $7.4 million on hand for another top race. Kim outraises MenendezFederal prosecutors last month lodged bribery-related charges against Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey, just days before the end of the fundraising quarter.

Persons: Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Mike Pence, South Carolina Sen, Tim Scott, Scott, DeSantis, meanwhile, Trump’s, Haley, Christie, Nikki Haley’s, Haley’s, Chris Christie, Democratic Sen, Dianne Feinstein, Adam Schiff, Schiff, Katie Porter, Barbara Lee, Porter’s, Lee, Sen, Laphonza Butler, Gavin Newsom, Kyrsten Sinema, Sinema, hasn’t, Ruben Gallego, Gallego, Kari Lake, Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb, West Virginia Sen, Joe Manchin, Jim Justice, Alex Mooney, Matt Dolan, Bernie Moreno –, Sherrod Brown, Dolan, Moreno, Brown, Tammy Baldwin, Jacky Rosen, Sam Brown, Debbie Stabenow’s, Elissa Slotkin, Slotkin, Hill Harper, Bob Casey, Republican Dave McCormick, McCormick, Kim outraises Menendez, Bob Menendez, Menendez, Andy Kim, Kim, George Santos, Santos, –, Amy Walter, Curtis Hertel, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Kennedy, Gavin de Becker, Trump Organizations: CNN, White, Florida Gov, White House, Trump, N2024D, GOP, PAC, South Carolina Gov, Former New Jersey Gov, Senate California, Democratic, Los, Democratic Gov, Democratic Party, Senate, Democratic Rep, Arizona Republicans, Pinal County Sheriff, West, Cleveland Guardians MLB, Republican, Bob Menendez of New, Republicans, Congressional District, RFK Jr, Associates Locations: Florida, Trump, South Carolina, Iowa, New Hampshire, Los Angeles, Arizona, Pinal County, Ohio, Cleveland, Wisconsin, Nevada, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Bob Menendez of, Bob Menendez of New Jersey, York, Long, Michigan’s, Democratic, California

☆ Once homeless, Peter Mutabazi opens his home to kids as a single foster dad
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-14 | by ( Faith Karimi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Mutabazi is not married and belongs to a rare group – federal data shows that only about 3% of foster parents are single men. After playing outside, Peter Mutabazi serves his foster kids ice cream in their Charlotte, North Carolina, home. Sean Mcinnis/The Charlotte Observer/ZumaHe blurs the faces of his foster kids to maintain their privacy. Mutabazi says it’s not easy being a single dad and relies on a community of other foster parents to help. At the same time, foster kids also need space to process feelings that they’re not ready to share, Fleisher says.

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☆ Kari Lake, previously a fire-breathing, hard-charging, far-right candidate for Arizona governor, may attempt to pivot to normie for her Senate bid
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-14 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Kari Lake on Tuesday launched her bid for the Republican Senate nomination in Arizona. But during her kickoff, Lake didn't focus on grievances and instead framed election integrity as a bipartisan issue. (The move likely dooms the prospects of Blake Masters, the unsuccessful 2022 Senate nominee who The Wall Street Journal previously reported had been set to jump into the 2024 Senate race.) AdvertisementAdvertisementLake defeated Karrin Taylor Robson in last year's Arizona Republican gubernatorial primary. In last year's gubernatorial election, Lake earned 49.6% of the vote, losing by about 17,000 votes out of nearly 2.6 million ballots cast.

Persons: Kari Lake, Trump's, —, Donald Trump, Katie Hobbs, Lake, Trump, Blake Masters, Mario Tama, It's, Doug Ducey, Sen, Jon Kyl, John McCain, Karrin Taylor Robson, Justin Sullivan, John Barrasso of, John Cornyn of, Steve Daines, Mitch McConnell, Kyrsten Sinema —, Ruben Gallego, Gallego, Sinema, she'll, Kyrsten Sinema, Chip Somodevilla, Republican Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb, who's Organizations: Republican, Service, Democratic, Lake, Trump, Street, Democrat, GOP, Arizona, Regents, Arizona Republican, Washington Republicans, Politico, Capitol, Senate Republican Conference, National Republican Senatorial, Democratic Party, Democratic Rep, Emerson College, Republican Pinal County Sheriff, Republicans, Democrats Locations: Arizona, Mexico, Washington, John Barrasso of Wyoming, John Cornyn of Texas, Montana, Kentucky, Republican Pinal County

☆ CHART OF THE DAY: The Fed hits milestone after knocking $1 trillion in bonds off of its balance sheet
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The Federal Reserve's campaign to reduce its balance sheet hit the $1 trillion mark last week. The Fed has been rolling off $100 billion in Treasury and mortgage bonds each month since last year. The Fed now has total assets of $7.96 trillion, below its peak of $8.97 trillion reached in early 2022. In its bid to tame inflation, the Fed launched a balance sheet reduction program in tandem with its ongoing interest rate hikes. It's balance sheet is still $3.78 trillion above its pre-pandemic levels of about $4.2 trillion.

Persons: —, Roberto Perli Organizations: Federal, Service, Fed, Treasury

☆ Trump ally Kari Lake to launch US Senate bid in Arizona
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Richard Cowan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Arizona Republican Kari Lake, a far-right ally of Donald Trump, on Tuesday is expected to announce her candidacy for her party's U.S. Senate nomination, in what could be a highly competitive three-way general election race in November 2024. Arizona is one of eight competitive seats Democrats will be defending in 2024 as they try to protect their narrow 51-49 Senate majority. Lake is closely aligned with Trump, who so far leads the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. Arizona shares around 370 miles (600 km) of its border with Mexico and immigration is sure to be one of the main topics in the Senate race. "There is an invasion at the Arizona border RIGHT NOW.

Persons: Kari Lake, Evelyn Hockstein, Arizona Republican Kari Lake, Donald Trump, Kyrsten Sinema, Sinema, Representative Ruben Gallego, Katie Hobbs, Trump's, Trump, Ruben Gallego, Mark Lamb, Brian Wright, Richard Cowan, Scott Malone, Grant McCool Organizations: Conservative Political, Gaylord National Convention Center, REUTERS, Rights, Arizona Republican, Senate, Democratic, Democratic U.S, Representative, Iraq, Fox, Republican, Thomson Locations: Arizona, National Harbor , Maryland, U.S, . Arizona, Scottsdale . Lake, Phoenix, Mexico, Pinal County, Tucson

I really do,” Lake told an adoring crowd of Michigan Republicans gathering last month on Mackinac Island. Lake will launch a U.S. Senate campaign for an Arizona seat in a splashy Scottsdale rally on Tuesday, having never conceded that she lost last year's race for Arizona governor. She is trying out new messages and courting the support of national Republicans she’s insulted in the past. That worries some Republicans who fear she will cost them a race that could decide control of the Senate. But Lake became a national figure on the far right with her television appearances and her defense of Trump's election falsehoods.

Persons: — Kari Lake, Who's, ” Lake, Republicans she’s, Donald Trump, Kari Lake, ”, Chris Baker, Kentucky Sen, Mitch McConnell, Lake, she's, Sen, Kyrsten Sinema, Sinema, Ruben Gallego, Steve Daines, Daines, Trump, Steve Bannon, John McCain, Katie Hobbs, Stephen Richer, Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb, Lake demurred, “, McConnell, Chuck Schumer, Schumer, It’s, Ted Cruz, ’, Steve Peoples, Linley Sanders Organizations: PHOENIX, Michigan Republicans, U.S, Senate, Arizona, Republicans, Kentucky, National Republican, GOP, U.S . Rep, Democratic, National Republican Senatorial Committee, “, Associated Press, AP VoteCast, Trump, Arizona Supreme, Republican, Arizona Republicans, Pinal County Sheriff, September's Republican, Democrats, AP, McConnell Locations: Michigan, Mackinac, Arizona, Scottsdale, an Arizona, Montana, Washington, California, America, ”, Phoenix, Iowa, Maricopa County, Pinal County, Ted Cruz of Texas, New York

☆ Reaction in NYC: 'Everybody Knows Somebody Who Was Killed or Is Missing'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine said so many ties bind Israel and New York City—which for decades has had a large Jewish population—that he and many other New Yorkers have been reeling since hearing of the surprise attack by Hamas. “The last two days, we’ve spent calling and messaging to find out if people are alive,” he said. “Everybody knows somebody who was killed or is missing, even if their immediate relations are OK.”

Persons: Mark Levine, “, we’ve, ” Organizations: Manhattan Locations: Israel, New York

☆ Errol Morris Did Not Like This Q&A About His le Carré Film
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( David Marchese | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +12 min

Talk Errol Morris Did Not Like This Q&A About His le Carré FilmJohn le Carré’s spy novels traffic in the philosophical, emotional and practical ambiguities complicating concepts like truth, deceit and self-awareness. “The reason that I made ‘The Pigeon Tunnel,’” he said about le Carré, “is that he is interested in philosophical questions. I say to le Carré that for him the world divides into two groups: string-pullers and dupes. Mark Lipson, via Fourth Floor ProductionsWhat does John le Carré say about your position as an interviewer at the beginning of the film? I have a question about this idea that le Carré has: that the world divides into string-pullers and dupes.

Persons: Errol Morris, John le Carré’s, David Cornwell, Morris, ”, le, John le Carré, Igor Martinovic, le Carré, I’m, —, “, Rudolf Hess’s, Robert McNamara, You’ve, ” —, Louise, Geez Louise, someone’s, Satan, Mark Lipson, Barack Obama’s, you’re, you’ve, David Cornwell’s, coy, Godard, It’s, David, Cornwell, Errol, David Marchese, Alok Vaid, Menon, ordinariness, Joyce Carol Oates, Robert Downey Jr Organizations: Apple, Sony Pictures, Everett, Whitney Biennial, Marvel Locations: British

☆ ‘Ring of fire’ annular eclipse: Here’s where to see it
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Terry Ward | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Path of the ‘ring of fire’ eclipseBehold the beauty of an annular solar eclipse. For many, the event is being seen as a sort of warm-up for the 2024 total solar eclipse, which professor Mark Littmann calls “the gold standard” of eclipse viewing. It gives you a kind of an omen of what a total eclipse would look like.”Viewing an annular eclipse is far from routine: The next one won’t happen over the contiguous United States until 2046. Corpus Christi, TexasCorpus Christi residents and visitors will among the last to witness the annular eclipse on the US mainland. Santa Fe National Park, PanamaSanta Fe National Park in Panama will also enjoy the spectacular event.

Persons: Mark Littmann, ”, ” Littman, Debra Ross, ” Ross, Richard Tresch Fienberg, Bryce, ” Clark, Dave Clark, Del, Campspot, Yogi Bear’s, Clark, Christi, Chichén, Matthias Kestel Organizations: CNN, University of Tennessee, North, Eclipse, Task Force, “, CNN Travel, Utah, Capitol, Navajo Tribal, Boulder Mail, NASA, NOAA, Roswell Public Library, Grande Recreation, Alamo Beer Company, Omni, Corpus Christi, Christi, UNESCO, Santa Fe, Panama Santa Fe Locations: United States, Oregon , New Mexico, Texas, Antonio , Texas, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, Oregon, Central, South America, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Brazil, Arizona, New Mexico , Utah, Colorado, Boulder, Bryce, annularity, Albuquerque, Roswell , New Mexico, New Mexico, Roswell, Grande, Antonio, San Antonio, Jose, Del Rio, Kerrville, Guadalupe, Bandera, Garner, Corpus Christi , Texas, Christi, Corpus Christi, Mexico, Corpus, North Padre, Uzmal, Mérida, Edzná, Campeche, of Mexico, Santa, Panama Santa, Santa Fe

Here's a rundown of some of the largest strikes taking place in the U.S. today. 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers walk off the jobPolitical Cartoons View All 1199 ImagesIn the health care sector, a major strike kicked off this week — with some 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers walking off the job Wednesday in multiple states. Doctors are also not participating in the strike, and Kaiser said it was bringing in thousands of temporary workers. After five months on the picket lines, the writers strike was declared over after their union approved a contract agreement with studios last week. During the staggered strikes, workers have also called for solidarity and a boycott of hotels in the Los Angeles area.

Persons: — It's, isn't, Johnnie Kallas, Michelle Gaskill, Hames, Kaiser —, Kaiser, Ford, Shawn Fain, Fain, —, Hilton —, walkouts Organizations: Cornell University’s Labor, Kaiser Permanente, Strikers, The Coalition, Kaiser Permanente Unions, Kaiser, UAW, United Auto Workers, General Motors, Stellantis, Associated Press, Ford, U.S, Hollywood, American Federation of Television, Radio Artists, Alliance, Television Producers, Marriott, United, Biltmore, —, Westin Bonaventure Hotel Locations: U.S, Hollywood, California , Colorado , Oregon, Washington, Virginia, The Oakland , California, Southern California, Los Angeles, Orange, Biltmore Los Angeles

☆ NASA caught a 1.2 mile-high Martian dust devil on camera and scientists say it's way bigger than whirlwinds on Earth
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

NASA's Perseverance rover captured a 1.2-mile-high dust devil on Mars on camera. Scientists say dust devils on Mars are much stronger than those on Earth. AdvertisementAdvertisementNASA's Perseverance rover caught a 1.2-mile-high Martian dust devil on camera that scientists say is way bigger than whirlwinds on Earth. If this dust devil were configured that way, its shadow would indicate it is about 1.2 miles (2 kilometers) in height." Dust devils on Mars are much stronger than Earth'sNASA said that Martian dust devils, while not as intense as Earth's tornadoes, are much stronger and larger than dust devils on Earth.

Persons: —, Mark Lemmon Organizations: Service, NASA, Trade Center, Perseverance, National Weather Service, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Locations: York

SEATTLE (AP) — The city of Seattle will pay $1.86 million to the family of a man who died of a heart attack after a caution note attached to his address delayed medics' response. William Yurek, 48, died in his town house in 2021 after his son called 911 and arriving Seattle Fire Department medics initially waited outside for law enforcement before entering, The Seattle Times reported. The family alleged Yurek was wrongly included on a blacklist of people known to be hostile to police and fire crews. As Yurek’s condition worsened, his then 13-year-old son called 911 again and was told help was on the way, even though medics had already arrived. “From the beginning, the family wanted the city to take responsibility,” Lindquist said.

Persons: William Yurek, Yurek, Mark Lindquist, Tim Robinson, Robinson, Lindquist, “, ” Lindquist, “ That’s, ” Organizations: SEATTLE, Seattle Fire Department, Seattle Times, Seattle Police Department Locations: Seattle

The lawsuit by X Social Media claims that X Corp, which owner Elon Musk began rebranding to X from Twitter in July, was likely to cause consumer confusion. X Social Media declined to comment. Windermere, Florida-based X Social Media is an ad agency focused on mass-tort litigation. The lawsuit said the agency has used the "X Social Media" name since 2016 and owns a federal trademark covering it. X Social Media asked the court to force Musk's company to stop using the "X" name and requested an unspecified amount of money damages.

Persons: Carlos Barria, Elon Musk, Jacob, Roseanna Malherbe, Blake Brittain, Dietrich Knauth, David Bario, Angus MacSwan Organizations: REUTERS, X Corp, Twitter, X Social Media, Microsoft, Social Media, Thomson Locations: San Francisco , California, U.S, Florida, Windermere , Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Washington, New York

☆ Ronald Acuna Jr. steals No. 70 as Braves steal win over Cubs
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/56] Sep 27, 2023; Cumberland, Georgia, USA; Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Darius Vines (64) pitches against the Chicago Cubs during the first inning at Truist Park. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports Acquire Licensing RightsSeptember 28 - Ronald Acuna Jr. made more history on Wednesday and helped the Atlanta Braves secure home-field advantage throughout the National League playoffs. With one out in the bottom of the 10th inning, Acuna singled home the tying run, stole second and scored on Ozzie Albies' single to give the Atlanta Braves a 6-5 win over the visiting Chicago Cubs. Acuna became the first player in major league history to have 70 stolen bases and 40 home runs in the same season. The Braves scored a run in the first when Albies hit his 33rd homer.

Persons: Darius Vines, Dale Zanine, Ronald Acuna Jr, Acuna, Ozzie Albies, Jesse Chavez, Daniel Palencia, Ian Happ, Yan Gomes, Marcell Ozuna, Mark Leiter, Chicago's Jameson Taillon, Albies, Cody Bellinger, Brian Snitker, Mike Tauchman, Happ, Austin Riley, Matt Olson's, Nico Hoerner Organizations: Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, National League, Braves, Cubs, Arizona, NL, Diamondbacks, Chicago White Sox, Atlanta, Chicago, Thomson Locations: Cumberland , Georgia, USA, Truist

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sean Doolittle has decided to retire from baseball after more than a decade pitching in the majors that included helping the Washington Nationals win the World Series in 2019. The left-handed reliever spent the bulk of his career with Washington and the Oakland Athletics, earning All-Star honors in 2018. “I am forever grateful to them for helping me turn a second chance into a career,” Doolittle said. Elbow surgery and a knee injury limited Doolittle to just six appearances with the Nationals in 2022 and 11 in the minors this season. He said the World Series will always be the highlight of his career and Washington home for him and his wife, Eireann.

Persons: — Sean Doolittle, Doolittle, Mike Rizzo, Sean, ” Rizzo, “, ” Doolittle, you’ll, Mark Lerner, “ Sean, ” Organizations: WASHINGTON, Washington Nationals, Nationals, Atlanta Braves, Washington, Oakland Athletics, Cincinnati Reds, Seattle Mariners, Immaculate Grid, Athletics, University of Virginia, ” Nationals

☆ Klaviyo, Arm, Instacart wobble, raising doubts over IPO revival
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Caroline Valetkevitch | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Among other companies that have been gearing up for U.S. stock market listings are German premium footwear maker Birkenstock Holding and Vietnam internet company VNG Corp (VNZ.HNO). Chip designer Arm's stock on Wednesday hit a low of $51.52, coming close to its $51 IPO price in this year's biggest IPO last Thursday. Shares of grocery delivery app Instacart, which debuted Tuesday, fell to a low of $29.96, below their $30 IPO price. Klaviyo also surrendered most of its initial gains, hitting a low for the day of $30.26, just above its $30 IPO price. Arm and Instacart were "pumped up to do the IPO," said Peter Tuz, president of Chase Investment Counsel in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Robert Pavlik, Klaviyo, Jerome Powell, haven't, ”, Jake Dollarhide, Ortex, Peter Tuz, Mark Luschini, Janney Montgomery Scott, Caroline Valetkevitch, Savyata Mishra, Niket, Lewis Krauskopf, Noel Randewich, Marguerita Choy, Stephen Coates Organizations: REUTERS, Arm Holdings, Investment, Dakota Wealth, Birkenstock, VNG Corp, Federal, Nasdaq, Longbow, Management, Chase Investment, People, Thomson Locations: Fairfield , Connecticut, Vietnam, Tulsa , Oklahoma, Charlottesville , Virginia, Bengaluru, New York, San Francisco

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