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The blasts that rocked Lebanon for a second day reached the doors of a walkie-talkie maker in Japan on Thursday, as Israel’s declaration of a “new phase” to the conflict raised fears of all-out war. As the world urged against further escalation after months of devastating war with Hamas in Gaza, Israel indicated its focus had shifted to its northern border with Lebanon. “We are at the start of a new phase in the war — it requires courage, determination and perseverance on our part,” he said. In northern Israel, at least eight people were injured by anti-tank fire from across the Lebanon border, health authorities said early Thursday. While Israel has not taken responsibility for the attacks, the militant group and Lebanese officials also pinned the blame on Israel.

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TOKYO — A 10-year-old student at a Japanese school in China died Thursday after being stabbed on the way to school the day before, Japanese officials said, as they demanded that Beijing do more to protect Japanese nationals in the country. Lin said the boy was a Japanese national whose parents are Japanese and Chinese citizens. “Effective measures will continue to be taken to ensure the safety of foreigners in China, including people from Japan,” he said. According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, the student was stabbed on Wednesday about 220 yards away from the Shenzhen Japanese School in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen. Flags at Japanese diplomatic missions in mainland China and Hong Kong were lowered on Thursday.

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☆ ‘Billions’ of golf balls could be lost every year. Where do they end up?
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

Found Golf Balls CEO Shaun Shienfield, whose company recovers and resells millions of lost balls across the US and Canada each year, told CNN that he gauged the average to be between three and four each round. Using Shienfield’s low estimate, that’s over 1.5 billion balls lost in the US every year since 2020. “While precise global estimates are challenging … the worldwide figure could easily exceed 3 to 5 billion golf balls lost each year,” Petersen told CNN. Mitchell Schols, founder of Canada-based Biodegradable Golf Balls, put a “very conservative” estimate for North America at one million balls lost to oceans annually. One UK-based man told CNN in 2015 that he could earn up to £100,000 (about $114,000) annually by diving to retrieve golf balls from lakes on golf courses.

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☆ North Korea says it tested new ballistic missiles with super-large warhead
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea tested new tactical ballistic missiles using super-large warheads and modified cruise missiles on Wednesday as leader Kim Jong Un called for stronger conventional weapons and nuclear capabilities, state news agency KCNA reported. The account followed the firing of multiple short-range ballistic missiles on Wednesday reported by the South Korean military, which was the second time the North test-launched missiles in a week. Last week, North Korea also unveiled a uranium enrichment facility, in its first such public report. Wednesday’s tests involved the new tactical ballistic Hwasongpho-11-Da-4.5 missile, KCNA said, indicating it was part of a series of short-range ballistic missiles it had been developing. The allies say the drills are defensive in nature and aimed at maintaining readiness against any North Korean aggression.

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A photo taken on September 18, 2024, in Beirut's southern suburbs shows the remains of exploded pagers on display at an undisclosed location. “The design and manufacturing of the products are solely the responsibility of BAC,” Gold Apollo said. The allegations raise further questions as to who manufactured the devices and just how they made their way into Hezbollah’s pockets. Hungarian authorities denied Gold Apollo’s suggestion, saying that the Budapest-registered company “is a trading intermediary” with no manufacturing sites in the country. CNN has attempted to reach BAC at the address listed for its office, located in a residential area of Budapest.

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☆ 'Monsters' season two tells the story of the Menendez brothers, who murdered their parents. Here's where Lyle and Erik are now.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewRyan Murphy's Emmy-winning Netflix series "Monster" is back, and this time it's about the case of Lyle and Erik Menendez. Lyle and Erik Menendez are serving life sentences in the same prisonLyle and Erik Menendez during their trial in 1994. Lyle and Erik Menendez are both marriedErik Menendez's wife, Tammi Menendez, in 1999. Related storiesThat included a letter Erik Menendez wrote and addressed to his cousin Andy Cano, who died in 2003. "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story" is available to stream on Netflix.

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☆ Lithuania is the world's happiest place for under 30s, but it's also Europe's suicide capital
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewDomantas Katelė, an official in Lithuania's Ministry of Social Security and Labour, is widely known as his country's "Gen Z" minister. AdvertisementThe World Happiness Report backs up his claim, ranking Lithuania as the happiest place in the world for those under 30 earlier this year. AdvertisementIt seems paradoxical: How can a country be great for young people while also being Europe's suicide capital? Užupis, a small district alongside the Vilnia River, is popular with Vilnius' young, bohemian crowd. AdvertisementDomantas Katelė is often referred to as the "Gen Z" minister.

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☆ I tried Alex Guarnaschelli, Rachael Ray, and Paula Deen's recipes for deviled eggs. The best one was also the cheapest to make.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Paige Bennett | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Alex Guarnaschelli's deviled-egg recipe called for basic ingredients. Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for NYCWFFGuarnaschelli's recipe is similar to the classic eggs I grew up eating. I had most of the ingredients needed in my kitchen already, so I knew I could whip these up in no time. The ingredients included eggs, mayonnaise, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, white-wine vinegar, paprika, lemon juice, hot sauce, and salt. Since the ingredients are simple, these are also the cheapest eggs I made.

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☆ Over half of the Air Force's Osprey fleet has been cleared to fly after a deadly crash prompted a military-wide grounding
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Thomas Novelly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The news comes less than a year after a deadly November CV-22 Osprey crash in Japan that claimed the lives of eight airmen. AdvertisementJapan Ground Self-Defense Forces soldiers disembark from a V-22 Osprey aircraft. Debris believed to be from a US military Osprey aircraft is seen in waters off the coast of Yakushima Island. The cause of the Japan crash was determined to be the fracturing of a high-speed planetary pinion gear in the aircraft's prop rotor gearbox. US Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher CallawayThe Gundam 22 crew did press on after the chip burn lights and did not violate their training.

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☆ Champions League Wednesday takeaways: PSG gets lucky, Manchester City and Inter misfire
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —The first round of Champions League matches continued on Wednesday with two of the competition’s biggest names – Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain – in action. It was only thanks to an error from Girona goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga that PSG, beginning its latest quest for a maiden Champions League title, claimed the narrow victory in the 90th minute. City and Inter play out goalless draw in rematch of 2023 finalThe rematch of the 2023 Champions League final was expected to be the most exciting game of the night, seeing the English and Italian champions go head-to-head. Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images“We have the advantage to play at home, but I admire teams (like Inter) who defend well,” said City manager Pep Guardiola. Shakhtar, which will play its Champions League home games in Germany this season, had the best scoring chance early in the match, but Georgiy Sudakov’s penalty was saved by Bologna goalkeeper Łukasz Skorupski.

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☆ 15 little-known facts about Phoebe that even die-hard 'Friends' fans may not know
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Amory Rose | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Even long-time "Friends" fans may not know some of the most intriguing facts about Phoebe, played by Lisa Kudrow. Phoebe once paused her vegetarian dietLisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay on "Friends." When she was younger, Phoebe mugged RossAfter Ross and Phoebe are mugged in season nine, Ross says the same thing happened to him as a teenager. AdvertisementRoss was the first of the friends that Phoebe metLisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay and David Schwimmer as Ross Geller. However, Phoebe mugged Ross 18 years before season nine, so she actually met Ross before meeting any of the other friends.

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Amelia is the latest generative AI tool that Amazon has brought to market in the past year as it seeks to capitalize on the hype sparked by OpenAI's ChatGPT. The company has introduced an AI-powered shopping assistant named Rufus, a chatbot for businesses dubbed Q and Bedrock, a generative AI service for cloud customers. More than 400,000 of Amazon's millions of third-party sellers have used its AI listing tool, up from 200,000 in June, he said. With Amelia, Amazon is counting on generative AI to help with a key issue for third-party merchants — account troubleshooting. Amazon said the tool uses retrieval-augmented generation, or RAG, a popular AI industry framework that combines generative AI with long-established methods of information retrieval.

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☆ From mortgages to auto loans, experts weigh in on when — or if — to refinance as interest rates fall
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

So, home loan rates may continue to fluctuate. Don't wait to reassess credit card debtWhen it comes to credit card debt, the math is a little more cut-and-dried. In the wake of the rate hike cycle, the average credit card rate rose from 16.34% in March 2022 to more than 20% today — nearing an all-time high. watch nowAlternatively, borrowers can call their card issuer and ask for a lower interest rate on their current card. Auto loan refinancing options depend on equityAlthough auto loans are fixed, the rates on new-car loans will come down with the Fed's moves.

Persons: Jacob Channel, Matt Schulz, Schulz, you've, Ivan Drury, Edmunds Organizations: Treasury, LendingTree, Auto

☆ Florence Pugh says her body ‘went into a bit of trauma’ after shaving her head for movie role
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The movie follows the couple over a decade of their relationship, which changes forever after a medical diagnosis. In an interview with British Vogue published Wednesday, Pugh revealed that the dramatic haircut triggered both a physical and emotional response. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images“In many religions, hair is the most precious thing on the body – it’s where you store your memories and your dreams and your history. My body went into a bit of trauma from it. Co-star Garfield was the one to shave her head for the movie.

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☆ Why investors should dismiss Wall Street concerns about demand for Apple's new iPhone 16
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The leader of one of the largest U.S. carriers said there have been more iPhone 16 sales in the first week of preordering compared to the same period last year for the iPhone 15. The iPhone 16 was announced on Sept. 9 , when the company held this year's fall new product event. So, they're buying up the food chain, and they're buying at a greater rate," Sievert said, dismissing any softer iPhone 16 sales data as "nonsense." This is important because mobile carriers — including Verizon and AT & T — are the single-largest iPhone sales channel for Apple. Apple CEO Tim Cook inspects the new iPhone 16 during an Apple special event at Apple headquarters on September 09, 2024 in Cupertino, California.

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☆ China's Alibaba launches over 100 new open-source AI models, releases text-to-video generation tool
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The newly-released models, known as Qwen 2.5, are designed for use in applications and sectors ranging from automobiles to gaming and science research, Alibaba said. AI models are trained on huge amounts of data. By open sourcing the models, Alibaba hopes more users will use its AI. Alibaba also launched a new text-to-video tool based on its AI models. "Alibaba Cloud is investing, with unprecedented intensity, in the research and development of AI technology and the building of its global infrastructure," Eddie Wu, CEO of Alibaba, said in a statement.

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☆ China would love a domestic Nvidia rival — but that's proving quite the challenge
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The U.S. government has restricted the export of Nvidia's most advanced chips to China since 2022, with restrictions tightening last year. "These companies have made notable progress in developing AI chips tailored to specific applications (ASICs)," Wei Sun, a senior analyst at Counterpoint Research, told CNBC. China's key challengesThe flags of China and the USA are being displayed on a smartphone, with an NVIDIA chip visible in the background. Huawei leading the packTriolo identified Huawei as one of the leaders in China with its Ascend series of data center processors. In its annual report earlier this year, Nvidia explicitly identified Huawei, among other companies, as a competitor in areas such as chips, software for AI and networking products.

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☆ I moved from the US to Scotland. My social life looks much different here.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Sophia Mitrokostas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

I've noticed that the British "stiff upper lip" is a real thing. The British "stiff upper lip" often refers to stoicism. Pawal Libera/Getty ImagesI feel like most people in the UK are employed in a collective national campaign against making a scene. It's become a bit of a cliché, but the stoic "stiff upper lip" that is often used to describe Brits seems to hold some truth. When I'm emotional, I like to talk about it.

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☆ Child-free spaces, dirty looks on planes and ‘breeders’: Why people seem so annoyed by kids in public
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Harmeet Kaur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —In some corners of society, there appears to be a shift in the way people talk about kids. Every so often, a provocative social media post sets off predictably polarizing discourse about the presence of children in daily life. The implication (joking or otherwise) is that children are a nuisance and adults shouldn’t have to endure them if they don’t want to. The people behind them aren’t part of some organized movement nor are they actually lobbying for the exclusion of children from public spaces. Rather, Berg understands online disdain for kids partly as a performative response to rhetoric from political and religious conservatives.

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Read previewNew details about Sean "Diddy" Combs' Miami mansion were uncovered as part of his bond hearing this week. The legal team also noted that Combs satisfied the $18.8 million mortgage on the Star Island home in August, anticipating criminal charges. AdvertisementOther homes on the island go for even more than the $48.5 million Combs' home was appraised at. Comparable sales listed in the appraisal report for Combs' Miami mansion. Besides the Star Island home, he owns a mansion in Los Angeles that he recently put on the market for $61.5 million.

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☆ 'We can’t allow the cultural infrastructure to literally crumble': One of London's most popular arts attractions needs a $200 million fix
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Lucy Handley | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

The exterior of the Hayward Gallery, part of the Southbank Centre. "We can't allow the cultural infrastructure to literally crumble in our hands, because ... without investment, it won't be here," Ball told CNBC. (The neighboring National Theatre and British Film Institute Southbank are not part of the Southbank Centre.) During his first year at the Southbank Centre, he oversaw more than 5,400 events and shows. "Thinking Fountains," an installation by German artist Klaus Weber, outside the Hayward Gallery at the Southbank Centre.

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☆ Rihanna’s fluffy Jacquemus bathrobe
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

At the UK launch of her latest beauty endeavor, Fenty Hair, the global megastar posed for photos outside Selfridges, London’s historic department store, not in satin, silk or sequins — but a fluffy bathrobe worn off-the-shoulder. The cream-colored fuzzy gown was designed by Jacquemus and styled by Jaheel Weaver with gold point-toe pumps and long crystal earrings. The bathrobe went from cosy staple to red carpet appropriate. Ora even kept the gag going when she changed into a shorter bathrobe for her live performance. Andreas Rentz/Getty ImagesMore recently, Isabelle Huppert has been making the case for bathrobe-style textiles to receive the red carpet treatment.

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☆ How Springfield, Ohio, became home for thousands of Haitian immigrants
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Catherine E. Shoichet | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Mayor Rob Rue told CNN the city’s population has grown about 25% over the past three years, in part due to the arrival of Haitian immigrants. Volunteer teacher Hope Kaufman leads Haitian students during an English language class at the Haitian Community Help and Support Center in Springfield, Ohio, on September 13, 2024. They’re very happy to have them there, and frankly, that’s helped the economy.”Has something changed with Haitian immigration to the US? Members of the Haitian community in Springfield, Ohio — from left, Lindsay Aime, James Fleurijean, Viles Dorsainvil and Rose-Thamar Joseph — stand for worship at Central Christian Church on September 15, 2024. But in an interview with ABC’s “This Week,” the Republican governor stressed the economic benefit the Haitian immigrants are bringing to the city.

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☆ JPMorgan's junior bankers just gained an ally in their fight against overwork. Here's what we know about the longtime exec tapped to advocate for them.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Emmalyse Brownstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Read previewLast week, JPMorgan Chase announced that it would be seeking to limit junior bankers' work hours to 80 per week to tackle concerns over unhealthy working conditions. "So a lot of investment bankers — they've been traveling all week. Jamie Dimon on Tuesday addressed Ryland McClendon's new job ScreenshotThe investment banker's daughterMcClendon grew up near Atlanta, Georgia with her parents and three siblings. AdvertisementIn a 2023 episode of JPMorgan's "Women on the Move" podcast, McClendon said her career path has been heavily influenced by her parents. AdvertisementIn the 2023 podcast, McClendon said she likes to use storytelling as a tool to educate because it can be more effective than numbers alone.

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☆ Why Trump’s election fraud falsehoods might cost the GOP the House
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Donald Trump’s obsession with election fraud that doesn’t exist in any significant form could drive the country into a government shutdown — and may even put the Republican House majority at risk. But given the tiny House GOP majority and Trump’s looming presence, every step the speaker takes will be perilous – especially if he hopes to cling to his job if Republicans succeed in holding the House in November. Trump seems to be setting the GOP up for an intra-party fight that could turn into a disaster in November. Win McNamee/Getty ImagesA potential self-inflicted wound for the GOP in Trump’s birth stateIronically, Trump was on Wednesday in the state where his stand could wreak the most political damage for House Republicans. Johnson has been happy to indulge Trump’s voter fraud claims – both after the 2020 election and this cycle.

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