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☆ She fled Ukraine and found belonging with her Russian boxing coach in America
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( Azmi Haroun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

Akimova found her footing in a boxing gym run by a Russian trainer who became a grounding force. A Ukrainian refugee named Anzelika Akimova enters her fighting stance at the Eastern Block Boxing gym in Los Angeles. At the Eastern Block Boxing gym in Los Angeles, Russians and Ukrainians alike come to train. Before their paths aligned at Eastern Block Boxing, Poddubnov fought as an amateur boxer in Russia. Salman Poddubnov opened the boxing gym after a stint in prison, where he trained fellow inmates.

Persons: Anzelika Akimova, Arina, Akimova, Joe Biden's, Stella Kalinina, Salman Poddubnov, —, hadn't, ached, didn't, LIRS, Krish O'Mara Vignarajah, we've, Vignarajah, Poddubnov, Vladimir Putin's Organizations: Eastern, Karate, Lutheran Immigration, Refugee Service, Department of Homeland Security, TPS, Soviet Union Locations: Ukraine, Los Angeles, Russian, Ukrainian, California, Russians, Odesa, Kyiv, Akimova, Toluca Lake, North Hollywood, That's, Moldovan, Romania, Czech, Prague, Mexico, Tijuana, Mexicali, Calexico, Russia, Volzhsky, Stalingrad, Eastern, Poddubnov, Soviet, Soviet Union

☆ Scientists used a laser beam to bend a bolt of lightning for the first time
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

For the first time, scientists were able to show they can bend lightning from a storm with a laser. The project, 20 years in the making, required a super powerful laser to be shot into the sky. A powerful laser was able to deflect a lightning bolt almost 200 feet before it hit a lightning rod, greatly improving the rod's function. The Laser Lightning Rod is seen in place on top of a Swiss mountain. AdvertisementAdvertisementEventually, the scientists were able to record a natural lightning bolt that, for the first time, followed the laser beam before hitting the tower.

Persons: —, Aurélien Houard, Appliquée, they'd, Houard, Jean, Pierre Wolf, Benjamin Franklin, we've, Wolf, Houart Organizations: Service, EPFL, University of Geneva, Polytechnique, Street, Nat, CNN, Street Journal, Photonics Locations: Swiss, EPFL, Switzerland, France, Germany, Säntis

In the meantime, House Republicans have no clear leader heading into next year's election as they cling to a razor-thin majority. The leadership fund will shift its alignment to follow the new House speaker once one is elected. McCarthy visiting a district could often be a major draw, juicing fundraiser proceeds, though that’s a role any new House speaker can grow into. “That’s where McCarthy has crushed it,” said Cam Savage, a longtime Republican strategist who works on House races. “After this week’s chaotic episode, House Republicans have basically upgraded to a Disney fast-pass in their never-ending roller coaster ride to the radical right,” said Viet Shelton, a spokesman for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the party’s House campaign arm.

Persons: — Kevin McCarthy, he’s, McCarthy, ”, Kelly Armstrong, Kevin McCarthy, Paul Ryan, Republican John Boehner, Donald Trump, “, Dan Conston, “ That’s, Cam Savage, ” McCarthy, he’ll, Joe Biden, Viet Shelton, “ It’s, Marty Obst, aren't, Nancy Mace, Katie Arrington, Mace, ” Arrington, Trump, Kevin Freking, Meg Kinnard, James Pollard Organizations: WASHINGTON, Republican, Republicans, National Republican Congressional Committee, Congressional, Fund, GOP, House, Trump, House Democrats, House Republicans, Disney, Democratic Congressional, Committee, Washington, Associated Press Locations: Dallas, McCarthy’s, California, Viet, South Carolina, Washington, Columbia , South Carolina

The spacecraft would also make room for 200 kilograms (440 pounds) of foreign science payloads, the agency said on its website. This could allow overseas partners to conduct lunar research by “piggybacking” off the mission, Chinese state media said. China is not alone in elevating its space program and lunar ambitions as multiple countries eye the potential scientific benefit, national prestige and access to resources and further deep space exploration that successful moon missions could bring. That same week, Russia’s first lunar mission in decades ended in failure with its Luna 25 spacecraft crashing into the moon’s surface. Its last mission, Chang’e-5, landed on the moon in December 2020 and returned with samples of lunar rocks and soil.

Persons: CNSA, ”, “ piggybacking, Artemis, Hu Hao, Hu, can’t, Pakistan’s Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Space Administration, International Astronautical, United, NASA, Artemis, Aitken, European Space Agency Locations: Hong Kong, Beijing, Baku, Azerbaijan, China, Russia, Venezuela, South Africa, India, United States, Italian

☆ 125,000 student-loan borrowers are getting $9 billion in debt wiped out through a series of Biden's repayment reforms
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Education Department announced $9 billion in student-debt relief for 125,000 borrowers. It impacts borrowers in public service, on income-driven plans, and those with total and permanent disabilities. AdvertisementAdvertisementPresident Joe Biden's Education Department just announced its latest batch of student-debt relief for targeted groups of borrowers. On Wednesday, the department announced that it has approved $9 billion in debt cancellation for 125,000 borrowers. That included a one-time account adjustment for borrowers on income-driven repayment plans and PSLF — most recently, the department announced it had approved relief for 804,000 borrowers on income-driven repayment.

Persons: —, Joe Biden's, Biden, Miguel Cardona, Harris, It's, they're, Education James Kvaal, he's Organizations: Education Department, Service, Joe Biden's Education Department, Public, Social Security Administration, Biden, Education

Only the fifth woman to win a Nobel physics prize, French-born L'Huillier works at Lund University in Sweden, while Agostini, who was also born in France, is a emeritus professor at Ohio State University in the United States. Agostini and Krausz then demonstrated how this could be used to create shorter light pulses than previously possible. These experiments all showed that attosecond pulses could be observed and measured, and could be used in new experiments. While the award for peace can take the limelight, the physics prize has also often taken centre stage with winners such as Albert Einstein and awards for science that has fundamentally changed how we see the world. Announced on consecutive weekdays in early October, the physics prize announcement will be followed by ones for chemistry, literature, peace and economics, the latter a later addition to the original line-up.

Persons: Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz, Anne L'Huillier, Eva Olsson, Krausz, L'Huillier, Agostini, Emmanuel Macron, Hans Ellegren, Mats Larsson, Katalin Kariko, Drew Weissman, Alfred Nobel, Albert Einstein, Niklas Pollard, Simon Johnson, Johan Ahlander, Terje Solsvik, Elizabeth Pineau, Ayhan Uyanik, Christine Uyanik, Charlotte Van Campenhout, Michaela Cabrera, Alexandra Hudson, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: Reuters, Max Planck, Quantum Optics, Lund University, Ohio State University, Royal Academy of Sciences, Thomson Locations: STOCKHOLM, Hungarian, Garching, Germany, French, Sweden, France, United States, Stockholm, Austria, Paris, COVID, Oslo, Krisztina, Budapest, Amsterdam

“The electrons are very fast, and the electrons are really the workforce in everywhere,” Nobel Committee member Mats Larsson said. WHAT DISCOVERY WON THE NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSICS? “Let’s take one second, which is the time of a heartbeat,” Nobel Committee chair Eva Olsson said. “I was very concentrated, forgot about the Nobel Prize and tried to finish my lecture,” L'Huillier told the AP. The physics prize comes a day after two scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine for discoveries that enabled the creation of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.

Persons: Anne L’Huillier, Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz, Mats Larsson, “, ” L’Huillier, ” L'Huillier, Eva Olsson, Mark Pearce, “ It's, that's, ” Krausz, Krausz, L'Huillier, ANNE L'HUILLIER, FERENC KRAUSZ, PIERRE AGOSTINI, L’Huillier, ”, wasn't, Agostini, it's, Max, Ludwig Maximilian, I'd, Wolf, Paul Corkum, Corkum, Alfred Nobel, ___ Borenstein, Mike Corder, Nicolas Garriga, Jan M, Olsen, Geir Moulson Organizations: STOCKHOLM, Lund University, Associated Press, “, Lund, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Ohio State University, Max Planck, Quantum Optics, Ludwig, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, University of Ottawa, COVID Locations: French, Swedish, Hungarian, Sweden, Stockholm, “, Paris, Columbus, Washington, Leicester, The Hague, Netherlands, Copenhagen, Berlin

☆ US and Philippines launch military drills with partners as China tensions mount
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

“In Tagalog ‘Sama Sama’ is a phrase that means ‘together’ and there could not be a better phrase to capture the spirit of this exercise,” said Capt. The US Navy, US Marine Corps, and Armed Forces of the Philippines joined partners to commence the seventh iteration of exercise Sama Sama in Manila on October 2. Earlier this year, the Philippine coast guard accused a Chinese coast guard ship of pointing a “military grade” laser at some of its crew, temporarily blinding them. Sama Sama features more than 1,800 personnel from the participating countries, many aboard warships from the Philippines, the US, the UK, Japan and Canada. Sama Sama will run through October 13.

Persons: ”, Sean Lewis, ‘, Adm, Toribio Adaci, Gilberto Teodoro Jr, ” Teodoro, “ It’s, it’s Organizations: CNN, United States, US Navy, US Navy’s Destroyer Squadron, Philippine Navy, Philippine News Agency, US Marine Corps, Armed Forces, Philippine Defense, Foreign Ministry, Philippine Naval Forces Southern Locations: Philippine, Manila, Beijing, South China, Australia, Canada, France, Japan, United Kingdom, Malaysia, Philippines, CNN Beijing, China, Spratly, Vietnam, Brunei, Taiwan, Philippine Naval Forces Southern Luzon

CNN —The 2023 Nobel Prize in physics has been awarded to a team of scientists who created a ground-breaking technique using lasers to understand the extremely rapid movements of electrons, which were previously thought impossible to follow. “An attosecond is to one second as one second is to the age of the universe,” the committee explained. Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L'Huillier shared this year's physics prize. Rapid movements blur together, making extremely short events impossible to observe. Electrons’ movements in atoms and molecules are so rapid that they are measured in attoseconds.

Persons: Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz, Anne L’Huillier “, “, Bob Rosner, ”, Rosner, Anne L'Huillier, Max Planck, ” L’Huillier, Hans Ellegren, L’Huillier, Olle Eriksson, —, Michael Moloney, ” Moloney Organizations: CNN, American Physical Society, University of Chicago, Ohio State University, Max, Quantum Optics, National Academy of Sciences, Lund University, Max Planck, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Uppsala University, American Institute of Physics Locations: Stockholm, Sweden, Germany

☆ Kyiv official urges more cost effective weapons for countering Russia drones
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Roman Petushkov/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 2 (Reuters) - A senior Ukrainian official called on Monday for a reassessment of Western anti-aircraft systems being supplied to Ukraine, saying simpler and cheaper weapons could be more cost-efficient in countering Russia's Iranian-made Shahed drones. "Thus, it leads to depletion of allied stockpiles and long-term weakening," Podolyak wrote. "The solution is obvious: in addition to mobile large-caliber machine guns, there are plenty of simpler and cheaper anti-aircraft systems available today that have proven themselves to be effective against Shaheds. Such scaling-down, Podolyak wrote, "will minimise the effect of Russian 'raids' and ensure long-term stability of Ukrainian skies and our neighbouring NATO countries". Zelenskiy and other officials have stressed in recent weeks the importance of developing Ukraine's own arms industry and in jointly developing weapons with Western companies.

Persons: Mykhailo Podolyak, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Shaheds, Podolyak, Gepard, Ron Popeski, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: REUTERS, Shaheds, NATO, Thomson Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukrainian, Germany, The U.S

☆ My life as a startup founder is way better because I didn't take VC money. Here are 8 upsides.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Melissa Kwan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Here are 8 unconventional ways I get to live my life because I didn't take VC money:AdvertisementAdvertisement1. I'm able to make my own scheduleI start my day at noon, go out for dinner, and work until midnight. I'm able to grow slowly – the way that I want to growIt took us 36 months to hit $1 million annual recurring revenue. I can raise capital on my own termsA common misconception with bootstrapped companies is that they raise zero capital. That kind of sacrifice is not for everyone, and sometimes I do wonder whether it'd just be easier to raise capital.

Persons: Melissa Kwan, bootstrapped, Kwan, —, we're Organizations: Service Locations: –, New York

☆ An Australian 'drone killer' air defense system could make it much cheaper for Ukraine to shoot Russian drones out of the sky
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

At around $1,000 a shot, it is meant to make shooting down Russian drones vastly cheaper. AdvertisementAdvertisementAn Australian defense company has developed a new weapon dubbed the "drone killer" that could help Ukraine face Russia's suicide drone barrages at a low cost. The weapon can be mounted on a truck and operated with a joystick and a screen, Australia's ABC News reported. The US-supplied NASAM missile system, sent to Ukraine last winter, costs around $500,000 to fire. According to ABC, the cost of shooting down a drone with it is estimated to be between $100 and $1,000.

Persons: —, Charlotte Capper, Jake Epstein, That's, Australia Vasyl Myroshnychenko Organizations: Service, Optic Systems, ABC News, ABC, EOS, Australian Defense Magazine Locations: Australian, Ukraine, Russia, Australia

☆ A Ukrainian sniper called the Ghost of Bakhmut says he's personally killed 113 Russians. He explains how his elite unit hunts the enemy.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

An elite Ukrainian sniper unit called the Ghosts of Bakhmut is hunting high-value Russian targets. AdvertisementAdvertisementOn the outskirts of Bakhmut, a deadly team of snipers move stealthily through the forests and fields to take out Russian targets. The Ukrainian sniper's primary weapon is the US-made Barrett M107A1The team of elite snipers take out high-value Russian targets. Insider made contact with Ghost via the Separate Presidential Brigade, which his sniper unit is a part of. AdvertisementAdvertisementHe used to be known as Casper, and said he got the call sign Ghost when Russia invaded the country in February 2022.

Persons: Ghost, —, he's, Bakhmut —, Barrett M107A1, American Barrett M107A1, Barrett, Wagner, Lola, Casper, Casper — Organizations: Service, BBC, Presidential Brigade, Wagner Group Locations: Ukrainian, Bakhmut, US, Burj Khalifa, Dubai, American, Ukraine, Russia, Ukraine's Crimean, Canada, Lithuania

☆ Top Wall Street analysts pick these five stocks for compelling returns
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Tipranks.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

However, the current scenario also offers an opportunity to pick stocks that could generate attractive returns despite short-term pressures. To that end, here are five stocks favored by Wall Street's top analysts, according to TipRanks, a platform that ranks analysts based on their past performance. The analyst said the results reinforce his view of Adobe as a winner in an emerging generative artificial intelligence world. "This strategy should enable creatives to better appreciate the productivity benefits of generative AI more quickly, and make Firefly-powered generative AI offerings a critical part of their workflows, creating competitive differentiation as well as increasing the overall value of Creative Cloud," said Zelnick. Rangan holds the 509th position among more than 8,500 analysts on TipRanks.

Persons: Shantanu Narayen, Mark Neuling, Wall, Brad Zelnick, Zelnick, TipRanks, Baird, Colin Sebastian, Sebastian, Bing, Goldman Sachs, Kash Rangan, Rangan Organizations: Adobe, CNBC, Adobe Software, Deutsche Bank, Microsoft Tech, Microsoft, Windows, Bing, TipRanks, FedEx

☆ Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour: Best looks
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —It’s not the diamonds or the pearls that make Beyoncé that girl, but fashion is a critical part of what’s made her Renaissance World Tour unforgettable. In celebration of her seventh album of the same name, Beyoncé’s first solo tour in seven years featured a wardrobe fit for a queen. For me, during her Renaissance tour she is Queen B Beyond, a timeless queen that moves in a dazzling constellation.”“This ethereal and futurist femininity complements and extends her other looks in the tour that beautifully highlight other aspects of feminine empowerment,” van Herpen added. Here are some of the best looks from the Renaissance tour. Kevin Mazur/WireImage/Getty ImagesThis custom Balmain look by Olivier Rousteing was one of multiple silver ensembles Beyoncé wore on tour.

Persons: CNN — It’s, what’s, Beyoncé’s, ” Beyoncé, “ Beyoncé, ”, Iris van Herpen, Beyoncé, “, ” van Herpen, David Koma, ” Koma, Kevin Mazur, Alexander McQueen bodysuit, Courrèges, ” Kevin Mazur, Roksanda Ilincic, Loewe, Shiona Turini, Jonathan Anderson, Gucci, Frank Micelotta, Casey Cadwallader, Turini, ” Coperni, Bob Mackie, Iris, Herpen, David Koma “, Sylvia Earle, — “, Daniel Roseberry, Richard Quinn bodysuit, Gaurav Gupta’s, ” Gupta, Elie, Karen Langley, Tara Greville, Olivier Rousteing, Peter Dundas, Ibrahim Kamara Organizations: CNN, Chrome, Beyoncé, Paris Haute Couture, Elie Saab Locations: Stockholm, London, Amsterdam, Chicago, Atlanta, Warsaw, Minneapolis

☆ 55-year-old whose backyard side hustle brought in nearly $20,000 in a month: ‘Anyone can do this’
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

It took Rodney Melton just over a year to build a six-figure side hustle. In March 2021, Melton started molding, engraving and selling headstones for pet memorials on Etsy. He'd long worked with concrete and stone as a hobby, while working 60 hours per week as a maintenance lead at Mars Pet Care. In May 2022, his Etsy shop brought in nearly $20,000, and Melton left his full-time job. Last year, the four-person operation brought in more than $207,000 on Etsy, according to documents reviewed by CNBC Make It.

Persons: they've, Rodney Melton, Melton, Carlos, Molly, Kristen, We've Organizations: CNBC, Mars, Melton Locations: AskMakeIt@cnbc.com, Alma , Arkansas, Ozark, —, Melton

☆ Ryder Cup: Patrick Cantlay’s final flourish gives Team USA a lifeline after afternoon fightback
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Team USA’s Patrick Cantlay finished with a flourish to complete a much-needed Saturday fightback for his side at the Ryder Cup. “Hopefully we have a ray of light, can build on this session and try and pull off a big victory tomorrow,” Cantlay told reporters. Team USA celebrate Cantlay's winning putt. We just kept fighting,” Burns, who taunted fans with an ear-cupping gesture after a birdie putt at the sixth hole, told reporters. You’re not going to be able to take this partner away from me.”Homa and Harman have struck up a winning partnership in Rome.

Persons: Patrick Cantlay, Marco Simone Golf, Zach Johnson, Wyndham Clark, Rory McIlroy, Matt Fitzpatrick, Luke Donald’s, ” Cantlay, Cantlay's, Andrew Redington, Sam Burns, Collin Morikawa, Viktor Hovland, Ludvig Aberg, Scottie Scheffler’s, Scheffler, Burns, Morikawa, “, ” Burns, Mike Ehrmann, Max Homa, USA’s, Brian Harman, Tommy Fleetwood, Nicolai Hojgaard, Harman, Shane Lowry, Sepp Straka, ” Homa, Brian, ” Harman, You’re, Ross Kinnaird, Justin Rose, Robert MacIntyre, Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth, Jon Rahm Organizations: CNN, Ryder, Marco Simone Golf Club, Whistling, Team USA, American Locations: Europe, Rome, American, Whistling Straits, ”

The husband-and-wife duo started with an ice cream push cart before opening their first Ample Hills shop in Brooklyn, New York, in 2011. At its height, Ample Hills was valued at $40 million, with 13 scoop shops and an online store that shipped ice cream nationwide. But a year later, they opened a new Brooklyn ice cream shop called The Social. Here's how Smith and Cuscuna built a $40 million ice cream company, slowly lost it all and quickly started rebuilding again. 'The real impetus was just that joy'Opening an ice cream shop was risky.

Persons: Brian Smith, Jackie Cuscuna, Smith, Cuscuna, Zachary Green, Brian, Steven Spielberg, Oprah Winfrey, Bob Iger, —, They've, Lisa Teach Organizations: Schmitt Industries, CNBC, Syfy, Disney, Walt Disney Locations: Brooklyn , New York, Brooklyn, Orlando , Florida, New York, California, Florida

☆ Intel hails 'landmark' as high-volume EUV production begins at Irish plant
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Padraic Halpin | Max A. Cherney | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A smartphone with a displayed Intel logo is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken March 6, 2023. The effort in Ireland is Intel’s first attempt at high-volume manufacturing using EUV technology. Beyond its existing facilities in Ireland, Intel plans to build a big chip complex in Germany and semiconductor assembly and test facility in Poland. The three facilities will help create a first-of-its-kind end-to-end advanced semiconductor manufacturing value chain in Europe, Intel said. The new factory will double Intel’s manufacturing space in Ireland, where it is one of the country’s largest multinational employers with 4,900 people, around half its European workforce.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Intel’s, ” Ann Kelleher Organizations: DUBLIN, Reuters, Intel, REUTERS, U.S ., Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, PCs, U.S Locations: Ireland, U.S, Europe, Leixlip, Dublin, Portland, Hillsboro , Oregon, Arizona, Germany, Poland

☆ A PhD student in the UK has been found guilty of 3D-printing a chemical weapon drone in his bedroom for a terrorist attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A PhD engineering student in the UK built a bomb-capable drone for ISIS, authorities said. The drone was designed to mimic the Tomahawk missile, and was built in his bedroom, police said. Al-Bared manufactured the drone "specifically to transport an explosive or chemical weapon into enemy territory for ISIS," the statement added. AdvertisementAdvertisementBut the police said they found records of al-Bared researching how to get his drone sent to a war zone. "He had researched chemical weapons including ricin, sarin, and mustard gas," said Detective Chief Superintendent Mark Payne, who leads the counter-terrorism police department in the West Midlands.

Persons: Mohamad al, Bared, —, Al Bared's, Alistair Webster, Webster, Mark Payne, Payne, Michelle Heeley, Heeley Organizations: ISIS, Service, Islamic, BBC, Birmingham University, Birmingham, UK, Sky Locations: Islamic State, Coventry, West Midlands

☆ South China Sea tensions are flaring between the Philippines and China. Here's why it matters for the world
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Kathleen Magramo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Over the past two decades, China has occupied a number of obscure reefs and atolls far from its shoreline across the South China Sea, building up military installations, including runways and ports. Video Ad Feedback Why it matters who owns the seas (April 2021) 03:48 - Source: CNNWhy does the South China Sea matter? The South China Sea is home to hundreds of largely uninhabited islands and coral atolls and diverse wildlife at risk from climate change and marine pollution. The US is not a claimant to the South China Sea, but says the waters are crucial to its national interest of guaranteeing freedom of the seas worldwide. Marcos has strengthened US relations that had frayed under his predecessor, with the two allies touting potential future joint patrols in the South China Sea.

Persons: It’s, China’s, Defense Lindsey Ford, ”, Stringer, Ferdinand “ Bongbong ” Marcos Jr, Jay Batongbacal, “, Marcos Jr, Rodrigo Duterte, Marcos, Gregory Poling Organizations: Hong Kong CNN —, Navy, CNN, US Energy Information Agency, Communist Party, United, US Navy, Defense, Asia, Washington -, Strategic, International Studies, Ford, Spratly Islands, University of the, Philippine Coast Guard, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Transparency, Philippines Mutual Defense Locations: Hong Kong, South China, China, Beijing, Philippines, United States, South, The Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam, Brunei, Taiwan, The Hague, Manila, Scarborough, Spratly, People’s Republic of China, Washington, Philippine, University of the Philippines, Asia

☆ 55-year-old spent $15,000 on his side hustle, quit his 60-hour workweek job—now he brings in up to $23,000 a month
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Rodney Melton's grandchildren holding one of the pet memorials that he makes and sells on Etsy. It was a good living, says Melton, 55, but it doesn't measure up his earnings today making and selling pet memorials. A few initial orders turned into a handful of positive reviews, which turned into more orders. The store brought in $207,000 in 2022 revenue, according to documents reviewed by CNBC Make It. At first, he only could only fulfill 16 Etsy orders per month.

Persons: Rodney, Rodney Melton Rodney Melton, Molly, Melton, there's Organizations: CNBC, Melton, Facebook Locations: Melton, Alma, Arkansas, Ozark

☆ As Ukraine and Russia burn through artillery shells, the US Army is looking for new highly precise rounds to fire from its extra-long-range cannons
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Artillery has been one of the most heavily used weapons by both Russia and Ukraine. As part of that work, the US Army is investing in precision shells and long-range cannons. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe war in Ukraine has highlighted both the value of precision-guided artillery rounds and how such munitions can be foiled by jamming navigational technologies such as GPS. AdvertisementAdvertisementA developmental test of the Extended Range Cannon Artillery project at US Army Yuma Proving Ground in November 2018. The Biden administration has supplied Ukraine with DPICM, justifying it as a stopgap measure until industry can ramp up production of regular 155-mm rounds, but the decision still drew criticism.

Persons: —, Christopher Brumbelow, DAEM, Biden, Michael Peck Organizations: Artillery, US Army, Service, Army, Munitions, Cannon Artillery, US Army Yuma, US Army Reserve, GPS, US Navy, Raytheon, YouTube, DPICM, Defense, Foreign Policy, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Yuma, McCoy, Wisconsin, Soviet, Kyiv, Washington, Forbes

☆ Novak Djokovic drives from tee to green in Ryder Cup All-Star match
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

1 Kipp Popert against Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz and recent G4D winner Tomasso Perrino, it saw Djokovic swap racket for club – eventually. Sainz could not match the feat, the Spaniard wincing as his opening effort skewed towards the rough. That trend followed over the contest’s course, the highlight coming at the par four 16th when Djokovic boomed a laser-like drive 260 yards from tee to green. “I’m really happy they did because I wanted to go safe.”Djokovic reacts as spectators cheer his tee shot on the 16th hole during the All-Star Match on September 27. Jamie Squire/Getty ImagesAfter sailing to a 3-1 victory, Djokovic was full of praise for Poppert, who clinched his third consecutive G4D victory – and eighth overall – at the BMW PGA Championship earlier this month.

Persons: Novak Djokovic, Colin Montgomerie’s, Corey Pavin’s, Marco Simone Golf, Carlos Sainz, Tomasso Perrino, Sainz, wincing, Cristiano, Siu, ” Djokovic, “ I’m, Jamie Squire, Djokovic, Poppert, –, It’s, ” Poppert, “, Novak, I’ve, ” Sainz, Brendan Moran, Sportsfile, Bale, Scotland’s Montgomerie, Gareth Bale, Andriy Shevchenko, Monty’s Garret Hilbert –, Leonardo Fioravanti, Kathryn Newton, Victor Cruz, Montgomerie, Team Monty, ” Organizations: CNN, Formula, Ryder, Marco Simone Golf Club, Ferrari, –, BMW PGA, Pavin, Europe, Tottenham Hotspur, Real, Ukrainian, Hollywood, Super Bowl, Team Locations: Rome, Serbian, Wales, Real Madrid

☆ Iranian forces dangerously flashed a laser at a US Marine Corps attack helicopter
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Iranian naval ships repeatedly shined a laser at a US Marine Corps helicopter on Wednesday. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementAdvertisementIranian naval forces repeatedly flashed a laser at a US Marine Corps attack helicopter flying above Middle Eastern waters, the US Navy said on Thursday, as tensions between the two countries remain high across the region. This unsafe, unprofessional, and irresponsible behavior by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy risks US and partner nation lives and needs to cease immediately," Cmdr. "US naval forces remain vigilant and will continue to fly, sail and operate anywhere international law allows while promoting regional maritime security."

Persons: —, NAVCENT, It's, Cmdr, Rick Chernitzer, Trump, Michael Kurilla, Washington's, John Kirby, there's, Kirby Organizations: US Marine Corps, US Navy, Service, US Naval Forces Central Command, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Iran's Guard Corps, Pentagon, US Central Command, Bataan, Ready, Guard Corps, National Security Locations: Iran, Arabian, Bataan, Iraq, Syria, Tehran

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