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☆ Video: CNN reporter shows how civilians in Beirut are faring
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Jomana Karadsheh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ SpaceX Crew-9 mission heads toward ISS to join Starliner astronauts
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Jackie Wattles | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Meanwhile, Crew-9’s SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule has spent about one day traveling through orbit as it prepares to dock with the International Space Station. SpaceX/NASATogether, Hague, Williams, Wilmore and Gorbunov will complete SpaceX’s Crew-9 team. The group will spend about five months on board the space station before returning home no earlier than February. Williams and Wilmore first traveled to the International Space Station in early June aboard a Boeing Starliner spacecraft for what was expected to be a weeklong test mission. The three arrived at the space station aboard a Russian Soyuz vehicle on September 11.

Persons: Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, Nick Hague, Aleksandr Gorbunov, Williams, Wilmore, Gorbunov, today’s, Stephanie Wilson, Cardman, Wilson, Zena Cardman, ”, Don Pettit, Aleksey Ovchinin, Ivan Vagner, Pettit Organizations: CNN, Station, Boeing, SpaceX, NASA, Hague, Cape Canaveral Space Force, International Space, International, Kennedy Space Center, International Space Station, Russian Soyuz Locations: Cape, Florida, Hague, Russian

☆ 2024 NFL Week 4: The best of Sunday’s games and the standout storylines
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Here are the three marquee matchups in Week 4’s Sunday games:Minnesota Vikings (3-0) @ Green Bay Packers (2-1) – 1 p.m. The Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers are two of the intriguing teams in the league and Sunday’s clash is must-watch TV. ETLos Angeles Rams (1-2) @ Chicago Bears (1-2) – 1:00 p.m. ETMinnesota Vikings (3-0) @ Green Bay Packers (2-1) – 1:00 p.m. ETPhiladelphia Eagles (2-1) @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-1) – 1:00 p.m.

Persons: Sam Darnold, Brian Flores ’, There’s, Aaron Jones, Jones, ”, ” Jones, Brad Rempel, Jordan Love, Love, Malik Willis, Matt LaFleur, Willis, Green, Flores, “, LaFleur, ” Willis, Andy Lyons, Justin Fields, Russell Wilson –, Chris Boswell, Anthony Richardson, Jonathan Taylor, Taylor, Marc Lebryk, “ We’re, Mike Tomlin, we’ve, Josh Allen, – Stefon Diggs, Gabe Davis –, Khalil Shakir, Dalton Kincaid, Keon Coleman, James Cook, Allen, it’s, Mike Macdonald, Dennard Wilson, Anthony Weaver, Megan Briggs, Kyle Van Noy, Van Noy, Joe, Brady, Lamar Jackson, ” Allen, …, “ He’s Organizations: CNN, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Minnesota Vikings, Green Bay Packers, Vikings, Packers, Lambeau, Reuters, Philadelphia Eagles, ” Packers, Getty Images Pittsburgh Steelers, Indianapolis Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers, NFL, Steelers, Atlanta Falcons, Pittsburgh, Colts, Indianapolis, Chicago Bears, Lucas Oil, ” Buffalo Bills, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Arizona Cardinals, Miami Dolphins, Jacksonville Jaguars, Super, Chiefs, Las Vegas Raiders, Seattle Seahawks, Bills, Getty, Ravens, New, New Orleans Saints, Cincinnati Bengals, Carolina Panthers, Los Angeles Rams, Houston Texans, Denver Broncos, New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington, New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, Cleveland Browns Locations: Green, Brazil, Pittsburgh, Maryland, Tennessee, Miami, New Orleans

☆ Rhyker Earl: Bodycam footage shows fatal encounter between epileptic Indiana man and first responders
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Chelsea Bailey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Rhyker Earl’s family says he had been living with seizures for more than seven years. But what began as a routine encounter with Jasper County Sheriff’s deputies and EMTs from nearby Keener Township that evening ended in tragedy. Less than 30 minutes after deputies arrived at his home, video shows Earl stopped breathing and had to be resuscitated. The footage shows first responders discussed whether Earl had taken illicit drugs because the sedatives were not working. For the Earl family, justice for Rhyker starts with ensuring an encounter like this doesn’t happen again.

Persons: Earl, Jasper County, “ Mr, White, Ben Crump, “, ” Crump, Connie Widner, Earl’s, ”, Rhyker Earl, ” Widner, Chuck, Widner, EMTs, “ we’re, Miracle Gawlinski, he’d, Gawlinski, ” Gawlinski, Earl “, Crump, Stephen Wagner, ” “, ” Wagner, Jeanne A, Allison Nichol, Nichol, ” Nichol Organizations: CNN, Gatorade, Indiana State Police, EMT, Sheriff’s, Mayo Clinic, Carpenter Epilepsy Legal Defense, Morehouse College of Medicine Locations: DeMotte , Indiana, Jasper, EMTs, Keener, Jasper County, Rhyker

☆ ‘SNL’ kicks off Season 50 with star-studded cold open about politics, of course
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Sandra Gonzalez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —“Saturday Night Live” kicked off Season 50 with a predictably star-studded cold open that put a focus on the upcoming presidential election, lampooning the rallies held by candidates Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. As Walz, Gaffigan played up the governor’s Minnesota-nice reputation, joking at one point in his ebullient Midwestern accent, “This suit is from Costco. James Austin Johnson as Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, right, and Bowen Yang as vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance during the cold open of 'Saturday Night Live' on September 28. NBCBefore introducing his running mate, Johnson as Trump quipped, “people are saying he’s a bad pick and in may ways he was.”Cast member Bowen Yang then appeared, playing Sen. JD Vance. “How much do we love Donald Trump?

Persons: CNN —, ”, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Maya Rudolph, Harris, Sabrina Carpenter’s, ” Rudolph, Jim Gaffigan, Tim Walz, Andy Samberg, Doug Emhoff, Dana Carvey, Joe Biden, Walz, Gaffigan, ” Samberg, James Austin Johnson, Trump, Bowen Yang, Sen, JD Vance, Johnson, “, ‘ JD, I’m, ’ ” Bowen, Vance, Jean Smart Organizations: CNN, Costco, It’s, ”, NBC Locations: Minnesota

☆ Track the CDC’s Covid-19 wastewater testing in your state
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Matt Stiles | Way Mullery | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Instead, US officials now focus on testing the contents of Americans’ wastewater to keep tabs on the virus. To identify virus levels and larger trends, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relies on a large network of sampling sites at wastewater treatment facilities across the country. Viral levels vary over time and by location. Samples are taken from sampling sites around the United States that meet criteria to sufficiently anonymize the data. Wastewater data also helps local public health agencies to track new Covid variants and other infectious diseases, such as RSV and mpox.

Organizations: CNN, US Centers for Disease Control, CDC Locations: United States

☆ Israel aims to upset the regional balance of power. History has a warning
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Ben Wedeman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Beirut CNN —Killing Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was a step toward changing “the balance of power in the region for years to come,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Saturday. In June 1982, Israel invaded Lebanon with the goal of crushing the Palestinian Liberation Organisation. This new group, with Iran’s help, proved to be far more lethal and effective than the Palestinian militants Israel had successfully driven out. People gather near the site of the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut's southern suburbs, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. Beyond Lebanon and Israel, there is the example of the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq, a lesson in the wages of unfettered hubris.

Persons: Hassan Nasrallah, Benjamin Netanyahu, Ibrahim Aqil, Nasrallah, —, Dominique Faget, Bashir Al, Gemayel, Amin, Sabra, didn’t, Rafiq Al, Hariri, Iran’s, Israel, Hassan Ammar, George W, Bush, Saddam Hussein, Saddam Hussain, State Condoleezza Rice Organizations: Beirut CNN —, Lebanon —, Palestinian Liberation Organisation, PLO, Palestinian, West Bank, Getty, Maronite Christian, Arab, AP, Hezbollah, US, State Locations: Beirut, Middle East, Israel, Iran, Lebanon, Palestinian, Tunisia, Yemen, Gaza, West Beirut, Galilee, AFP, Lebanon –, Beirut's, Iraq, Baghdad, Tehran, Damascus, Al, Afghanistan, State, Syria, Beirut’s

☆ Cole Palmer: Chelsea star makes Premier League history with four first-half goals
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Four other players have scored four goals in the same half of a Premier League match, but the 22-year-old Palmer is the first to achieve the feat in the opening 45 minutes. Later in the second half, Palmer almost got a fifth when he was one-on-one with Brighton goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen, though he put his shot wide. But any likelihood of the visiting side, unbeaten in the Premier League prior to the game, building on the early lead were quickly shut out by Palmer’s brilliance. With that, Palmer edged closer to another record for the most penalties scored in the Premier League without missing. Chelsea could have extended its lead in the second half.

Persons: CNN — Cole Palmer, Palmer, Bart Verbruggen, ” Palmer, “ I’m, ” Georginio Rutter, Frenchman, Robert Sánchez, Marc Cucurella, Chelsea's Nicolas Jackson, Cole Palmer, Noni, Hannah McKay, Nicolas Jackson, Sancho, Yaya Touré’s, Carlos Barlebo pouncing, Jackson, Adam Webster, Enzo Maresca, “, Cole Organizations: CNN, Brighton, Premier League, Chelsea, Sky Sports, Stamford Bridge, England, Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool Locations: Sánchez

☆ Operation Match: The dating service that changed our love lives
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Tacita Quinn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Although Tarr’s ambition may have been to meet women, the success of Operation Match ironically kept him too busy to date. In fact, while Operation Match was a hugely influential moment in dating history, it wasn’t the first known online dating service. That honor goes to Joan Ball, a woman from the UK who started the St. James Computer Dating Service, later Com-Pat (get it?). Her program made its first match in 1964, a year before Operation Match went online. Operation Match was an inspiration for Dateline in the seventies and eighties, before big business computer dating began in 1995 with the birth of Match.com.

Persons: Jeff Tarr, Vaughan Morrill, Patsy Tarr, Jason Tarr's, Patsy Tarr “, ”, Patsy, Jeff, Tarr, Morrill, scandalously, Joan Ball, James, “, Luke Brunning, Dr Natasha McKeever, “ There’s, ” McKeever, operandi, Douglas Ginsburg, Phillip Harrington, noughties, Ashley Madison, McKeever, Brunning Organizations: CNN, Harvard, Match, James Computer Dating Service, for Love, University of Leeds, IBM, Pew Research Centre Locations: Harvard

☆ Trump repeats insults about Harris’ mental state as some GOP allies urge him to stick to issues
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Jack Forrest | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Donald Trump on Sunday repeated his personal insults about Vice President Kamala Harris’ mental state as some GOP allies urged him to stay on message and avoid such attacks after he made similar remarks at a rally the night before. I’m saying your party, your policies, are batsh*t crazy,” Graham added of Harris after attacking her record on the border. Larry Hogan, an outspoken Trump critic who has rejected the former president’s endorsement in his Senate race, pushed back on Trump’s attacks on Harris. Asked about Trump’s recent line of attack on Harris, Steven Cheung, communications director for the Trump campaign, told CNN in a statement that “Kamala Harris is wholly unfit to serve as president” and went on to attack her record on immigration. CNN has reached out to Harris’ campaign about Trump’s most recent comments.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, “ Joe Biden, “ Kamala, Harris, Biden, Trump, could’ve, Republican Sen, Lindsey Graham, CNN’s Jake Tapper, ”, “ I’m, ” Graham, Tom Emmer, Tim Walz, Ohio Sen, JD Vance, ABC’s, Harris “, ABC’s Martha Raddatz, ” Emmer, “, Larry Hogan, ” “ I’ve, Hogan, who’s, Kevin McCarthy, CNN’s Manu Raju, Harris ’, Steven Cheung, “ Kamala Harris, Sarafina, “ Donald Trump, He’s, ’, ” CNN’s Sarah Davis, Aileen Graef, Kate Sullivan, Jeff Zeleny, Ali, Rashard Rose, Daniel Dale Organizations: CNN, GOP, Saturday, Republican, Trump, South Carolina Republican, Minnesota Gov, America, Maryland Gov, CBS, California Republican Locations: Erie , Pennsylvania, Prairie du Chien , Wisconsin, “ State, Ohio, Maryland, California

☆ Brian Williams is set to anchor election night coverage on Prime Video. Is Amazon getting into live news?
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Brian Stelter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Amazon’s election coverage plan engendered lots of TV industry chatter when it was first reported by Puck and Variety over the weekend. The notion of a Big Tech heavyweight distributing its own election night TV show would have been hard to imagine a decade ago. Williams, 65, is a product of broadcast TV who led NBC’s election night coverage in 2008 and 2012. The Amazon election event – which has yet to be named – will be his first major project since signing off MSNBC three years ago. If election night morphs into something like election week, as it did in 2020, it remains to be determined whether Amazon’s live coverage would continue.

Persons: Brian Williams, Williams, Puck, Jeff Bezos, ‘, Amazon, Jonathan Wald Organizations: New, New York CNN, Amazon, Thursday Night, NBC News, MSNBC, Amazon’s, CNN, ABC, CBS, Variety, Netflix, Warner Bros Discovery, Hulu, Disney, Academy of Country, NBA, Big Tech, NBC, Amazon MGM Studios, Networks Locations: New York, Los Angeles, Washington

☆ Trump threatened John Deere. It’s just his latest attempt to bully a legendary American company
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Trump, more so than any American president in modern history, has directly targeted individual US businesses, threatening them with everything from boycotts and canceled federal contracts to unthinkably high tariffs. Deere, the farm equipment maker founded nearly 200 years ago, became just the latest storied brand to get singled out by Trump. Bigger picture, the attack on Deere fits a broader pattern of Trump bullying companies when it suits him. “John Deere is an outstanding company. “Ultimately, it would lead to fewer sales, less revenue, less growth and fewer employees for John Deere,” said McDaniel, now a senior research fellow at George Mason University’s Mercatus Center.

Persons: New York CNN —, John Deere, they’ve, Donald Trump, Trump, “ Trump, Bill George, “, Nordstrom, Ken Frazier, Donald J, Trump’s, Julian Zelizer, Harry Truman, John F, Kennedy, Teddy Roosevelt, ”, Zelizer, ” Zelizer, ’ Trump, “ I’m, we’ll, ” Trump, George, “ John Deere, ” Christine McDaniel, George W, Bush, Deere, McDaniel, George Mason University’s, Billionaire Mark Cuban, Kamala Harris, Washington, Mary Lovely, ” Lovely Organizations: New, New York CNN, New York CNN — Apple, General Motors, Facebook, Trump, Deere, CNN, White, Apple, San Bernardino, FBI, US Postal Service, Boeing, Air Force, Motors, Merck, Meta, CNBC, Google, Princeton University, Harvard University, Center, Billionaire, Fox News, Street Journal, Peterson Institute for International Economics Locations: New York, Midwest, Mexico, San, Charlottesville , Virginia, United States, Pennsylvania, American, North America, Canada

☆ ‘LibraryTok’ can be a comfort during challenging times for librarians and their fans
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Sydney Bishop | Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

She’ll broadcast that process for her more than 450,000 followers once students leave the library and the school day is done. Miller’s account, “Meet Me in the Media Center,” is a fixture on “LibraryTok,” a community of creators who also happen to be librarians. “I think that bit of nostalgia wrapped into the sentiment of the library and hopefully a kind face all come together to make an inviting space to land on Library TikTok,” Miller said. Though her popularity was unexpected, it’s welcome, especially when she hears from commenters that she’s changing their impression of school libraries. Books, Miller said, are “windows and mirrors,” a concept introduced by famed children’s literature professor Rudine Sims Bishop.

Persons: CNN — Jen Miller doesn’t, Miller, she’s, “, ” Miller, Millennials, Cindy Hohl, ” Jen Miller, Jennifer Miller, cheerily, unboxes, There’s, “ Percy Jackson, ”, Miller’s, ‘, Heather, ” Grace, Grace, Tim Walz, Miller didn’t, Rudine Sims Bishop Organizations: CNN, Media Center, Pew Research, American Library Association, ALA, “, TikTok, PEN America, Lone Star, Democratic, Minnesota Gov Locations: ”, North Carolina, Texas, Florida, LibraryTok

☆ What might come next as Hezbollah reels from Nasrallah’s killing and Israel mulls the possibility of a Lebanon ground incursion?
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Simone Mccarthy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Israel has warned that a “new era” of war was beginning with its “center of gravity” moving north, in a reference to the Lebanon border. Israel has raised the possibility of a ground incursion into Lebanon, which, if undertaken, would be the fourth Israeli invasion of the country in the past 50 years. Men rest on mattresses near the sea in Beirut, Lebanon, after being displaced by Israeli airstrikes on September 28, 2024. The US sees the possibility of a limited ground incursion into Lebanon as Israel moves forces to its northern border, CNN reported earlier, citing a senior administration official and a US official. But the officials stressed that Israel does not appear to have made a decision on whether to carry out a ground incursion.

Persons: Israel, Hassan Nasrallah, Nasrallah, Carl Court, Benjamin Netanyahu, Joe Biden, Peter Lerner, Hezbollah –, –, ”, Hanin Ghaddar, “, Baz Ratner, Jonathan Panikoff, Aaron David Miller, CNN’s Abbas Al Lawati, Mostafa Salem, Irene Nasser, Alex Stambaugh, Dana Karni Organizations: CNN, US, Israel Defense Forces, Hezbollah, Washington Institute, Israeli, United Nations, Saturday, Security Council, US State Department Middle Locations: Iran, Lebanon, Beirut, Israel, Gaza, ”, Beirut’s, United States, France, Safed

☆ Justice Department sues Alabama over its effort to remove more than 3,000 names from voter rolls too close to election
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Devan Cole | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The Justice Department sued Alabama on Friday over the state’s recent effort to remove more than 3,000 names from its voter rolls, arguing the move violated federal law prohibiting such action from taking place too close to an election. But in an 18-page lawsuit filed in federal court in Alabama, the Justice Department argued that the so-called voter roll purge ran afoul of the National Voter Registration Act, which governs how and when most states can execute large-scale changes to their lists of registered voters. Nonpartisan election law experts say it’s almost always caught when it does happen, and that it isn’t a widespread problem plaguing US elections. The new lawsuit expands the legal fight against Alabama’s actions, which had been challenged earlier this month by voters in the state, including several impacted by the purge. “I was elected Secretary of State by the people of Alabama, and it is my Constitutional duty to ensure that only American citizens vote in our elections,” Allen said.

Persons: Wes Allen, ”, –, Kristen Clarke, ” Allen, “, ” CNN’s Marshall Cohen, Ethan Cohen Organizations: CNN, The Justice Department, Alabama, GOP, Justice Department, Justice, Department, State, Department of Locations: Alabama

☆ Hurricane Helene: Southeast grapples with loss and destruction as Helene leaves over 60 dead, traps families and knocks out power
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Dalia Faheid | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

Here’s the latest:• Over 60 dead across 5 states: Deaths have been reported in South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and Virginia. • Dozens unaccounted amid communications outage: More than 200 people have been rescued from floodwaters in North Carolina after Helene wrought “biblical devastation,” Gov. Marco Bello/Reuters The Laurel Fork Road bridge is destroyed by floodwaters in Vilas, North Carolina, on Friday, September 27. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Hurricane Helene is seen in a satellite photo Thursday afternoon. A van sits in floodwaters near the Biltmore Village in Asheville, North Carolina, in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on September 28, 2024.

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In a statement, the company said it was no longer operating, extended its condolences to relatives of the victims, and noted it has cooperated with the Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board investigations. Neubauer said the testimony gave important insight into the potential motivation in Rush and his company. Peter Girguis, a Harvard University professor and oceanographer who monitored the hearing, told CNN evidence of Rush’s ego-driven approach and heedlessness to repeated safety concerns appears to loom large in the disaster. Specifically, the letter alleged the language on OceanGate’s website was “confusing and misleading” and implied the Titan was “classed,” meaning certified to industry standards. The letter took issue with OceanGate’s decision not to try to get the Titan classified.

Persons: Jason Neubauer, ”, OceanGate, Stockton, Rush, Shahzada Dawood, Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding, Paul, Henri Nargeolet, Neubauer, …, Peter Girguis, “ Stockton, ” Girguis, ” Neubauer, Karl Stanley, Stanley, ” Stanley, “, ” Donald Kramer, Stockton Rush, He’s, Amber Bay, Phil Brooks, OceanGate’s, Brooks, couldn’t, –, William Kohnen, Kohnen, ” Kohnen, ” Rush, CNN’s Dakin Andone, Eric Levenson Organizations: CNN, Coast Guard, Titan, Marine Board, Stockton Rush, Authorities, Atlantic, Marine Board of Investigation, National Transportation Safety, Harvard University, “ Stockton Rush, US Justice Department, National Transportation Safety Board, Justice Department, Stockton, Marine Technology Society, OceanGate Locations: Everett, Washington, English, Honduras, Stockton, Amber, paychecks, OceanGate, ‘, “ Stockton, North Charleston , South Carolina

☆ Why the public cares so much about Oprah Winfrey’s body
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Madeline Holcombe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Such scrutiny is the product of diet culture, the influences and messages that affect how we eat, based on cultural pressure to attain an ideal body type, experts say. And with increasing changes in access to food, exercise and health care, people’s weight is becoming more out of their individual control, she added. A 2019 meta-analysis showed that more than 80% of weight loss is regained after five years. One idea is that diet culture keeps a check on power. Comments and criticisms you make about other people’s bodies also influence the way you feel about your own body, Conason said.

Persons: Oprah Winfrey, Whitney Trotter, Trotter —, —, Winfrey, Alexis Conason, ” Conason, Charles Bennet, Kimmie Singh, “, ” Singh, Trotter, Conason, ”, Chika, Anekwe, ” Anekwe, ’ ” Trotter, Bri Campos, Lizzo, Kelly Clarkson, Winfrey –, Singh, it’s, Campos, Oprah, ” Campos Organizations: CNN, Weight Center, Harvard Medical School Locations: New York City, New York, Austin , Texas, Massachusetts, Boston, Paramus , New Jersey

☆ Here’s what might be tough to find if there’s a long port strike
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Chris Isidore | Vanessa Yurkevich | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

It doesn’t make economic – or logistical – sense to ship many of the goods that come into East Coast ports by alternative ports of entry – or by plane. That means America could see some shortages of chocolate, alcohol, popular fruit, including bananas and cherries, and even certain cars if the strike lasts a long time. A potential strike at this and other ports on the Gulf and East costs could start early Tuesday. And the federation and its members are concerned with how long it will take to recover from even a short strike. And many of those imports come in through East and Gulf coast ports.

Persons: ” Jonathan Gold, Brandon Bell, Gold, ”, “, That’s, Danny Munch, Munch, ” Chris Swonger, Swonger, Erin Keating, Mark Gillies, Loren Elliott, Chris Frey, Cox Organizations: New, New York CNN, National Retail Federation, CNN, Port, Houston Authority, ILA, American Farm Bureau, Consumers, Cox Automotive, “, Cox, Volkswagen, ” Audi, Auto, Bloomberg, Getty Locations: New York, East, Gulf Coast, East Coast, America, West Coast, United States, Port Wilmington, Delaware, Michigan, Europe, South America, Port of New York, New Jersey, Port of Houston, Gulf, Asia, Midwest

☆ Travel news: US airport made a ‘confusing’ name change – here’s how it’s going
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-28 | by ( Lilit Marcus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The name gameIn May, California’s “Metropolitan Oakland International” changed its name to “San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport” – despite the fact that San Francisco International Airport is just 30 miles (48 kilometers) away. Some travelers have shown up at the wrong airport, according to San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu. Maureen O'Hare/CNNMixing up similar-sounding airport names is just one of the things that can go wrong for travelers. Meanwhile, belonging to a frequent flyer program can give you access to airport lounges or help you score an upgrade. Patricia Mahan and Dan Matarazzo left Arizona for Mexico in 2006.

Persons: Helene, California’s, There’s, David Chiu, “, Mary Richardson, Maureen O'Hare, Patricia Mahan, Dan Matarazzo, Patricia, Dan Fresh, ”, Mahan, “ Kritsa, ” Patricia, Dan, Sofia, Dan New, They've, Tommy Cahill, iStock, ” Mahan, Alexander Spatari, Caesar, Giorgio Franchetti, grouses Organizations: CNN, California’s “ Metropolitan Oakland International, “ San Francisco Bay, International, San Francisco International, San, Oakland, Department of Transportation, CNN Travel, Getty, Cathay Locations: Mexico, San Francisco Bay, California’s “, “ San Francisco, Port, Oakland, San Francisco City, San Francisco, Bucharest, Budapest, Tucson , Arizona, Greece, Kritsa, Agios Nikolaos, Crete, Arizona, North America, Europe, Rome, Cathay Pacific

Displaced people gather at Beirut's central Martyrs' Square, as Israel strikes Beirut's southern suburbs on September 28, 2024. Timour Azhari/ReutersIt was 3 a.m. and southern Beirut was under the most intense bombardment it had seen in nearly 20 years. These were the displaced from neighborhoods being pummelled by Israeli warplanes. As we crisscrossed the city in our car, the Israeli military issued fresh evacuation orders for the residents of not yet struck parts of southern Beirut. Meanwhile the people of Beirut wait to see what has become of their homes, their city and its civilians.

Persons: Timour Azhari, cradled, el Organizations: CNN Locations: Beirut's, Israel, Beirut

Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson "is currently being treated for burns," his communications director confirmed to NBC News on Friday night. Mark Robinson is currently being treated for burns following an incident at a campaign event in Mt. Lonergan was responding to an NBC News question about a NewsNation report saying that the North Carolina candidate was hospitalized. Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc in parts of North Carolina, especially the western region of the state, where the event was going to be held. In the days after the story broke, four top staff members of the embattled Republican’s campaign stepped down, though the campaign did not link the departures to the report.

Persons: Mark Robinson, Mike Lonergan, Robinson, Lonergan, Harris, Donald Trump Organizations: NBC, Gov, Carolina Faith, CNN, Trump, North, White Locations: Mt . Airy, North Carolina, Carolina, Hurricane

☆ Koalas are up power poles, on roads, in schools. Why the outlook for Australia’s listed icons remains ‘poor’
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-28 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

In 2022, a 10-year national recovery plan was launched to stop the decline in numbers and improve the size, quality and connectivity of koala habitat in the listed areas. “I often think, ‘Am I sitting here, seeing the last of Queensland koalas filtering through, as I work with them?’”One of three subspecies, Queensland koalas are smaller and grayer than their southern cousins, and are the kind often seen in photos with celebrities and foreign dignitaries. “Aussies would be horrified to know that we are bulldozing koala habitat at the rate that we are,” she said. Koala habitat squeezed in citiesWith a human population of 2.5 million, Brisbane is one of Australia’s fastest-growing capital cities. Declining numbersMost of the ambition for vast tracts of new koala habitat in Queensland lies outside Brisbane’s established inner-city suburbs.

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☆ Manhunt underway after 17 people killed in South Africa mass shooting
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-28 | by ( Nimi Princewill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —A manhunt is underway after 17 people living on the same street in a South African village were killed in a mass shooting, police said Saturday. “In the first homestead, four people were shot and killed, with no survivors,” the police statement said. Mass shootings are common in South Africa where murder is at a 20-year high. According to recent police data, more than 6,000 people were murdered across the country between April and June this year. The police ministry said that more than 53,000 suspects who are wanted for violent crimes including murder had been arrested in the last month and over 400 illegal and unregistered firearms seized.

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☆ Iran weighs its next move as its closest ally takes a hit in Lebanon
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-28 | by ( Abbas Al Lawati | Mostafa Salem | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

As Tehran watches its most prized non-state ally take a beating, questions are mounting about how it may respond. Israel then began an air assault that killed several Hezbollah commanders and led to the highest number of casualties in Lebanon in almost two decades. The Israeli military has claimed that Nasrallah has been killed, but Hezbollah is yet to comment on the matter. But it’s not an easy option as they will (become) targets, and they don’t understand Lebanon.”Under what circumstances would Iran intervene? This week however, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned that his country would not remain “indifferent” if a full-scale war between Israel and Hezbollah erupted in Lebanon.

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