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☆ New 3D map reveals strange, glowing filaments surrounding a supernova
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

In this case, filaments radiate away from a “zombie star” the explosion created. Then, in 2023, astronomers spied weird filaments glowing with light from sulfur within the nebula. Scientists know the supernova created the filaments, but it’s unclear how or when the structures formed. The robust data that the instrument captured allowed the team to measure the motions of each filament and create a 3D map. The Keck Cosmic Web Imager enabled measurements of the velocity of any material within the nebula that emits light.

Persons: ”, Christopher Martin, “ KCWI, Dana Patchick, Patchick, NASA’s, Albert Zijlstra, Ilaria Caiazzo, Tim Cunningham, Zijlstra, Cunningham, ” Cunningham, James Webb, Takatoshi Ko, Ko Organizations: CNN, Keck, California Institute of Technology, Survey, University of Manchester, Pa, Institute of Science, Technology, NASA Hubble, Center, Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian, Southern, Research Center, University of Tokyo Locations: Hawaii, England, Technology Austria

☆ ‘There are no guardrails.’ This mom believes an AI chatbot is responsible for her son’s suicide
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Globally: The International Association for Suicide Prevention and Befrienders Worldwide have contact information for crisis centers around the world. Garcia believes Character.AI is responsible for the death of her 14-year-old son, Sewell Setzer III, who died by suicide in February, according to a lawsuit she filed against the company last week. When Garcia first heard he was interacting with an AI chatbot, she said she thought it was something like a video game. However, within months of starting to use the platform, Setzer became “noticeably withdrawn, spent more and more time alone in his bedroom, and began suffering from low self-esteem. “There were no suicide pop-up boxes that said, ‘If you need help, please call the suicide crisis hotline.’ None of that,” she said.

Persons: Megan Garcia, Garcia, Character.AI, Sewell Setzer III, Setzer, “, ” Garcia, ” –, Character.AI's chatbots, chatbot Setzer, she, ” “, ”, Gabby Jones, I’m, That’s, ” Setzer, Matthew Bergman, Bergman, Sewell, Noam Shazeer, Daniel De Freitas, weren’t Organizations: New, New York CNN, International Association for Suicide Prevention, Befrienders, CNN, Trust, Safety, Prevention, Junior Varsity, Bloomberg, Getty, Character.AI, Social Media, Law Center, Meta, Google, Apple Locations: New York, Florida, Brooklyn , New York

☆ Why Kamala Harris made her 'closing argument' in front of the White House
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Harris delivered a "closing argument" speech at the same spot Trump held his January 6 rally. AdvertisementOn Tuesday evening, exactly one week out from the end of the 2024 race, Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a speech in the heart of Washington, DC that her campaign described as their "closing argument." Her choice to hold the rally at the Ellipse, a 52-acre park sandwiched between the White House and the Washington Monument, was all-important. Harris talked about January 6 in her rally, noting that former President Donald Trump "stood at this very spot" when he delivered his speech that day. AdvertisementAs far as closing arguments go, it may work — particularly when her opponent's own "closing argument" speech at Madison Square Garden was drowned out by one comedian's offensive joke about Puerto Ricans.

Persons: Harris, Trump, —, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Victoria Leacock Hoffman, Taylor, Missy Elliot's, Mitzi Maxwell, Joe Biden, Eager, Biden, denigrate Trump, he's, Joe Biden's, who's Organizations: Service, White, Capitol, DC, Biden, Democratic, Israel, Trump, Puerto Ricans Locations: Washington, American, America, USA, Florida, Orlando, Gaza, Madison, Puerto

☆ Polymarket's pro-Trump election predictions aren't so surprising when you look at the rest of the site
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Katie Notopoulos | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The betting site Polymarket has emerged as a hot topic in the 2024 presidential race. Wagers in its pop culture section show the bro-y vibe of the site: Zyn, Andrew Tate, and Hawk Tuah. Let's look at some of the wagers:Will Trump say "skibidi" before the election? Will Donald Trump say "mog" in 2024? AdvertisementFor the record, I think the odds that Trump will say "skibidi" before the election are way too low.

Persons: Trump, Andrew Tate, Hawk, —, Will Trump, Will Kamala Harris, Joe Rogan's, Will Donald Trump, Roaring Kitty, Logan Paul, Max Read, Joe Rogan, Gen Z'ers, MAGA, Theo Von, Adin Ross, Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, Shayne Coplan, There's, Polymarket, haven't, I'm, who's, John Herrman, McDonald's Organizations: Service, Trump, New, New York Magazine, Harris, Dodgers, Yankees Locations: MrBeast

☆ A 14th-century church that has been abandoned for 50 years is now filled with 'ghosts.' Look inside.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Gabbi Shaw | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

In the tiny Czech town of Lukova, there is a church that has stood for hundreds of years. People avoided the church because it was haunted, so it now houses dozens of life-size "ghosts." Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementIn the town of Luková in the Czech Republic sits St. George's Church, but it's not your typical place of worship. If you can't make your way to the Czech Republic, here's what it looks like inside St. George.

Persons: —, it's, Jakub Hadrava, George Organizations: Service Locations: Czech, Lukova, Luková, Czech Republic, St, George's

Ambassador Nikki Haley was critical of Trump world on Tuesday for being “overly masculine with this bromance thing” following the former president's rally at Madison Square Garden on Sunday. On Fox News Tuesday, Haley addressed a comedian’s racist jokes about Puerto Rico and Latinos, a moment that has roiled the Trump campaign and was condemned by multiple Republicans, including members of Congress. “This is not a time to have anyone criticize Puerto Rico or Latinos,” Haley said, instead calling for discipline around the campaign. The Trump campaign did not immediately return a request for comment. “This bromance and masculinity stuff, it borders on edgy to the point that it’s going to make women uncomfortable,” Haley said.

Persons: Nikki Haley, Haley, ” Haley, Trump, “, Kamala, Elon, Harris, Sen, JD Vance, Ohio, She's Organizations: Trump, Madison, New York City, Fox News, Elon Musk's, Communist, Republican, GOP, Republican National Convention, NBC Locations: New York, Puerto Rico, America

☆ Owner of Bronx day care where toddler died after ingesting fentanyl pleads guilty to federal charges
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

NEW YORK — A woman who owned a New York City day care center where a toddler died after ingesting fentanyl pleaded guilty to federal drug charges Tuesday. More than a year after the September 2023 death of 22-month-old Nicholas Dominici, Grei Mendez entered the guilty plea in Manhattan to charges including conspiracy to distribute narcotics resulting in death. Earlier this month, her husband, Felix Herrera-Garcia, was sentenced to 45 years in prison after pleading guilty to drug charges and causing bodily harm. Mendez said her husband encouraged her to open the day care center, and she believed he was doing it to help her. Three other children exposed to the fentanyl at the day care survived after medics administered the overdose-reversing drug Narcan.

Persons: Nicholas Dominici, Grei Mendez, Felix Herrera, Garcia, NBC New York Mendez, ”, Mendez, ” Mendez, Damian Williams, “ Grei Mendez, “, didn’t Organizations: New, NYPD, NBC New York, Police, Prosecutors Locations: New York City, Manhattan, New York, Bronx

Kelley was originally freed pending trial on his Jan. 6 charges but was then re-arrested in an alleged murder plot in December 2022. His defense team did not put forth any witnesses during his trial, and Kelley himself declined to testify. Online, Kelley used an encrypted email with the handle "chaos_continues" to make some of his purchases, Mann testified. Kelley, in a gas mask, at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, according to the FBI. More than 1,500 people have been charged in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, and prosecutors have secured more than 1,100 convictions.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Donald Trump, Edward Kelley, Kelley, Austin Carter, “, Carter, Trump, —, Trump rioter, John Emanuel Banuelos, Jessi Mann, Kelley's sweatshirt, Mann, Colleen Kollar, Eugene Goodman, Goodman, Mike Pence, Patrick C, Holvey Organizations: U.S . Capitol, Federal Bureau of, Planned, Capitol, FBI, Prosecutors, Conservative, ., NBC, USDCDC Prosecutors, U.S, Capitol Police, Electoral Locations: Tennessee, Washington, Kelley's, British

A police officer and a suspected shooter were injured Tuesday after gunfire erupted at a Midtown Atlanta building occupied by a Four Seasons hotel and residences, authorities said. The officer was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said at a news conference. Police responded to the high rise after 10 a.m. following a dispute between a Four Seasons worker and the man on the 33rd floor, which is occupied by residences, Schierbaum said. The Four Seasons hotel takes up 19 of 53 stories of the high rise and occupies 244 rooms, 23 of which are designated suites. Brian Carr, spokesperson for the Midtown Alliance in Atlanta, said the high rise also includes 96 residences and 97,000 square feet of office space.

Persons: Darin Schierbaum, Schierbaum, Andre Dickens, Brian Carr Organizations: Atlanta Police, Police, Georgia Bureau, Investigation, Midtown Alliance Locations: Midtown Atlanta, Georgia, Atlanta

☆ Where Trump's standing with Puerto Rican voters will be put to the test: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

In today’s edition, national political correspondent Steve Kornacki breaks down the key areas where Donald Trump's standing with Puerto Rican voters will be tested. Where Trump’s support among Puerto Rican voters will be put to the testSteve KornackiDonald Trump’s campaign appearance in Allentown, Pa., this evening comes amid questions over whether the fallout from his Madison Square Garden rally will cost him support among Puerto Rican voters. Allentown is a majority-Hispanic city of 125,000, and about one-quarter of its overall population is of Puerto Rican descent — one of the highest concentrations of Puerto Ricans anywhere in the U.S. Pennsylvania’s polls will close at 8 p.m. EST on Election Night, but we may get a big clue about Trump’s Puerto Rican support before that. Majority-Hispanic Osceola County in Florida, just south of Orlando, is a large county (population about 450,000 — and growing) that’s about one-third Puerto Rican.

Persons: Steve Kornacki, Donald Trump's, Mat Dixon, Steve Kornacki Donald Trump’s, Trump, Kamala Harris, it’s, suburbanites, Matt Dixon “, Donald Trump, Harris, —, Arnold Palmer, Read, Matt → Organizations: NBC, White House, Capitol, Puerto Rican, Trump, Puerto Ricans, U.S, Democratic, Keystone State, Osceola, United Locations: Allentown, Pa, Madison, Puerto, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rican, Reading, Bethlehem, Lebanon, Hazleton, Easton, Puerto Ricans, Keystone, Osceola County, Florida, Orlando, Osceola, what’s, Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, United States

☆ Texans WR Stefon Diggs out for season with torn ACL in blow to their hopes to contend for title
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Rohan Nadkarni | Rohan Nadkarni Is A Sports Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Houston Texans wide receiver Stefon Diggs will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL, head coach DeMeco Ryans said Tuesday. Diggs, 30, suffered the injury during the Texans’ 23-20 win over the Indianapolis Colts in Week 8. Houston traded a second-round and fifth-round pick to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for Diggs and a sixth-rounder in April. A fifth-round pick in 2015, Diggs had recorded at least 1,000 yards receiving every year since 2018. Houston is already without receiver Nico Collins, who was placed on injured reserve with a hamstring injury after Week 5.

Persons: Stefon Diggs, DeMeco Ryans, Diggs, Houston, Nico Collins, Collins, Texans ’ Organizations: Houston Texans, Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Buffalo Bills, Minnesota Vikings, NFL, New York Jets, AFC Locations: Buffalo, Houston

☆ White ex-officer testifies in fatal shooting of Black man: 'I thought I was going to die'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Deon J. Hampton | Deon J. Hampton Is A National Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Moments later, Coy said Hill walked up a driveway and loudly banged on the home’s front door, but nobody answered and no lights were visible. “My intention was to go toward the back of the house,” Coy testified, but he changed his mind when he saw a light flicker in the garage. Hill walked out, holding a lit cellphone in his left hand, but his body was turned and Coy couldn’t see his right side. Thinking the phone was a distraction, Coy thought he saw Hill holding a revolver with his left hand and fired four shots. “I said, ‘f---,’ I knew at that point that I had made a mistake,” Coy testified.

Persons: “, ”, ” Adam Coy, Andre Hill, Coy, Adam Coy, Hill, Mark Collins, ” Coy, banged, What’s, Stephen Zenner, Amy Detweiler, Coy couldn’t, ’, Anthony Pierson, ” Pierson, Monday, Stephen McIntosh Organizations: Columbus Police Department, Coy, Protesters, Getty Locations: Columbus , Ohio, AFP, Columbus

MANZANAR, Calif. — Swinging at the first pitch on a hallowed baseball field was 23-year-old Logan Morita. Players from the Japanese American League, along with friends and family of former incarcerees, played in a tribute to the baseball teams formed at prison camps across the country during the era. “It says that they’re resilient,” he said, pointing out the baseball field, garden and school that Japanese Americans built behind barbed wire. As it was during WWII, baseball at Manzanar isn’t just about the score or a winning record. Back when barbed wire restricted freedom, Manzanar players found solace on a field that organizers and volunteers have now rebirthed and made their own.

Persons: Logan Morita, Jimmy Masatoshi Morita, Davis, “ It’s, ” Organizations: U.S, Japanese American League, University of California, Manzanar Locations: Calif, Manzanar, Lodi

19-year-old Italian skier Matilde Lorenzi died after a crash during a training session in northern Italy, the country's defense ministry announced on Tuesday. The "promising Italian skier" fell while skiing on the Grawand G1 slope in Val Senales, a valley in northern Italy’s South Tyrol province, the International Ski and Snowboard Federation said in a statement. "The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) extends its deepest condolences following the tragic loss of Matilde Lorenzi," they said. Many former Olympic skiers, like Italian Olympic skier Luca De Aliprandini, Spanish Olympic skier Juan del Campo and Swiss Olympic skier Michelle Gisin took to the comments of the FIS Instagram post to pay their own respects to Lorenzi. Lorenzi, who was part of the Italian Army’s sports section, was last season's Italian junior champion, according to Olympics.com.

Persons: Matilde Lorenzi, Val Senales, Matilde, Luca De Aliprandini, Juan del Campo, Michelle Gisin, Mikaela Shiffrin, Lindsey Vonn, Lorenzi Organizations: Federation, Snowboard Federation, Olympic, Spanish Olympic, FIS, FIS Europa Locations: Italian, Italy, Val, Italy’s South Tyrol, Swiss, U.S

Vance, who is expected to hold a campaign event in Pennsylvania later Wednesday, will meet with Rogan at his podcast studio in Austin, Texas. Though this will be his first appearance on Rogan’s show, Vance has appeared on dozens of podcasts since joining the Republican presidential ticket. Last week, the senator sat for two separate podcast tapings — Theo Von and Tim Dillon — for a combined nearly four hours of content. The Trump interview episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience” has already garnered over 37.5 million views on YouTube alone in less than a week. The Harris campaign did not immediately respond to Rogan’s post.

Persons: Sen, JD Vance, Joe Rogan, Donald Trump, Vance, Rogan, Theo Von, Tim Dillon —, Bernie Sanders, Harris, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, I’m, Trump, ”, It's, Kamala Harris, Alex Cooper, Chris Hayes, Ian Sams, “, ” Sams, ” Rogan Organizations: Republican, CNN, Democratic, Trump, YouTube, MSNBC Locations: Pennsylvania, Austin , Texas, Ukraine

☆ Shawn Mendes opens up about his sexuality
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Daysia Tolentino | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Shawn Mendes said that he is “figuring out” his sexuality during his concert in Denver on Monday, according to video footage shared by fans on social media. “I think it’s kind of silly because I think sexuality is such a beautifully complex thing and its so hard to just put into boxes,” he said during his show, which took place at Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Mendes made the remarks before performing his unreleased song “The Mountain,” which features lyrics referencing the speculation over his sexuality. Many fans online said they feel that the public is not entitled to know about the private lives of celebrities. During Monday’s show, Mendes said that it feels scary to open up about his journey because of how people talk about others’ sexuality.

Persons: Shawn Mendes, “, ”, Mendes, ’, Camila Cabello, I’m, Dax Shepard’s Organizations: ” Locations: Denver

Legal experts say an attempt to overturn the 2024 election results would be more difficult than in 2020. And a lost Chopin waltz is discovered after 200 years. Legal experts say those changes would make another attempt to overturn the result of the election much more difficult and unlikely. If Trump attempted to overturn the election result in Congress, he’d be up against the bipartisan Electoral Count Reform Act. This election season, voters said they are disillusioned by both major parties, especially over the handling of the war in Gaza.

Persons: Andrea Mitchell, Antony Blinken’s, Chopin, Donald Trump, Trump, he’d, Matthew Sanderson, Kamala Harris, JD Vance, hadn’t, Tony Hinchcliffe, ”, Hinchcliffe —, ➡️ Elon Musk, Harris, ➡️ Jeff Bezos, “, WaPo, ➡️, Democratic Sen, Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, Isaac Herzog, Antony Blinken, Nathan Howard, Benjamin Netanyahu, Yahya Sinwar’s, Blinken, Brittany Randall, Kamberlyn Bowler, ” Randall, Freddie Freeman, Jay Johnston, Bob’s, Helene, Milton, Matthew Perry’s, Suzaenne Perry, Mustafa Hussain, Vanessa Leroy, — Zara Katz, Brooks, Jolie, Elizabeth Robinson Organizations: NBC, Trump, Count, Washington , D.C, Trump’s New, PAC, The Washington Post, Democratic, ➡️ Authorities, Getty, U.S, United Nations, West Bank ., CDC, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, JPMorgan, Cuban, NBC News, American, RNC, Ninja Locations: Washington ,, Georgia, Trump’s New York City, Puerto Rico, Michigan, Portland , Oregon, Vancouver , Washington, Iran, Tel Aviv, AFP, Israel, Washington, Gaza, Lebanon, Beirut, U.S, Junction , Colorado, “, Dearborn , Michigan, Dearborn, Detroit

Here’s how exit polling works, where they are conducted and how NBC News will be using the exit poll results on election night and the days after. Since 2003, Edison Research, a firm that specializes in collecting election data, has conducted exit polls on behalf of the National Election Pool. NBC News independently analyzes and reports on the exit poll results. This year, NBC News will have coverage of state exit polls in Arizona, Georgia, Florida, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin. The NBC News Decision Desk uses some exit poll data to help project election results.

Organizations: NBC, Edison Research, ABC, CBS, CNN Locations: Arizona , Georgia, Florida , Michigan, Nevada , North Carolina , Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Wisconsin, Georgia , North Carolina , Nevada, Ohio

☆ Why it would be difficult for Trump to reverse the 2024 election results
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Dan De Luce | Dan De Luce Is A Reporter For The Nbc News Investigative Unit. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

But state officials resisted his pressure, judges tossed out his team’s lawsuits, and Pence defied Trump and carried out his constitutional duty to affirm the result of the vote. If Trump sought to challenge the election results, he would have two potential paths to try to overturn the results, and both routes are “long shots,” said Hasen, director of the Safeguarding Democracy Project at UCLA Law School. Given the heightened security risk, some state officials have made plans to scrap public, high-profile ceremonies to certify election results in state capitols. Election officials across the country also have bolstered security at polling places, including expanding police presence and issuing bulletproof vests to election workers. State officials resisted.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, ”, Richard Hasen, Trump, Joe Biden, Mike Pence, Pence, Hasen, Gowri Ramachandran, Wisconsin —, Al Schmidt, Matthew Sanderson, “, Sanderson, Frank Figliuzzi, ” Figliuzzi, —, didn’t, that’s Organizations: U.S . Capitol, UCLA, Count, Trump, Georgia’s, Trump Republicans, UCLA Law School, Elections, Brennan Center for Justice, New York University School of Law, Senate, Electoral, Republican, Electoral College, Washington , D.C, GOP Senators, Capitol, FBI, NBC News, The Department of Homeland Security, United Nations, Assembly Locations: Pennsylvania, Arizona, Wisconsin, Michigan’s Legislature, Washington ,, capitols, Maricopa County , Arizona, Washington

HONG KONG — A key piece of a little-told chapter of World War II history almost ended up in a landfill. That diary is now believed to be the only known primary source documenting the involvement of Chinese naval officers in the D-Day landings at Normandy. The 24 British-trained Chinese naval officers were forced to choose between the two sides, with many of them going on to have distinguished careers in the Chinese or Taiwanese militaries. Instead he settled down in Hong Kong, a British colony at the time, where he worked as a merchant seaman until the late 1960s. A page from Lam’s journal on display at the Fringe Club in Hong Kong last month.

Persons: Lam Ping, Chiang Kai, Lam, “, ”, ” Lam, John Mak, Chiang, Mao Zedong’s, Peter Parks, Mak, Angus Hui, crackdowns, Lau Suk Yin, ” Hui, ” Mak Organizations: Pacific, U.S, Royal Naval College, Allied, Fringe Club, Getty Locations: HONG KONG, Hong Kong, Normandy, Indonesia, China, United States, Britain, France, Norwegian, Germany, Japan, Mao Zedong’s Communist, Republic of China, Taiwan, British, Brazil, AFP, Greater China

☆ Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji has yet to see snow this winter, breaking a 130-year record
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —November is just a few days away, but Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji remains snowless, marking the latest date without a snowcap since records began 130 years ago. The lack of snow as of October 29, beats the previous record of October 26, set in 1955 and 2016, he said. This aerial view shows climbers lining up to take a photo on the Kengamine summit of Mount Fuji on August 10, 2024. The unusual October heat Japan experienced was made three times more likely because of the climate crisis, Climate Central found. Straddling Japan’s Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures, the 3,776-meter Mount Fuji is a UNESCO World Heritage site and an icon of Japan.

Persons: Snowcaps, Shinichi Yanagi, Stringer Organizations: CNN, Mount, Fuji, NHK, Meteorological Office, Meteorological Agency, Mount Fuji, Kyodo, Climate, Northern, UNESCO Locations: Kofu, Japan, Mount, Central, Yamanashi, Shizuoka, overtourism

☆ As a child, he was kicked out of Macao’s grand Hotel Central. Now he’s the owner
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Maggie Hiufu Wong | Jane Sit | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Fast forward to 2024 and Sio could recently be found cutting the ribbon to officially reopen the 96-year-old Hotel Central as its new owner. Hotel Central, formerly named the President Hotel, opened a few years later and became a key feature of the neighborhood. Simon Sio, pictured, grew up across from Macao's Hotel Central. Hotel Central was the first hotel in Macao to install an elevator. Courtesy Lek Hang GroupThe newly renovated Hotel Central has 114 rooms with a retro interior design inspired by the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s.

Persons: “, I’d, Ribeiro, Ma Lo, ”, San Ma Lo, Simon, hasn’t Organizations: CNN, Hang, Avenida, Hotel Central, Macao's Hotel, Central, UNESCO, Hotel, MGM Locations: Macao, –, Portuguese, Central, Ma, Hotel, San Ma, China, Barra

☆ A Train Ride Deep Into a Forest, and Into the Past
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Lam Yik Fei | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

All logging ended there in 1992; Alishan is now a national forest and one of the most scenic spots in Taiwan. For those who grew up in the area and recall the train, riding it up the mountains and into the trees is part of what makes the place special. “This railway is one of the reasons that brings me home,” said Peng Hsiao-chi, 68, a factory worker who spent her youth in the countryside near Chiayi. She and her husband awoke at 4 a.m. and drove two hours to be among the first to ride the restored railway. They were lucky, clinching last-minute tickets released on the departure day.

Persons: ”, Peng Hsiao Locations: Taiwan, Chiayi

☆ ‘The dynamics are different’: Singapore and Malaysia aim to finally crack economic integration with Johor special zone
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Kevin Lim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The Johor BahruSingapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link under construction near the JB Sentral building in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, as of Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. Sharon Kuok started studying in Singapore when she was seven, commuting daily to and from her home in the southern Malaysian state capital of Johor Bahru. We picked JB [Johor Bahru] because that's where I am from and for its proximity to Singapore," she said. Already, many people from Singapore have started visiting the Malaysian state regularly to shop and to enjoy services from car repair to massages and haircuts. The number of Singaporeans visiting or relocating to Johor could increase in coming years when a rail link between Singapore and Johor Bahru is completed and the planned Johor-Singapore special economic zone (JS-SEZ) takes effect.

Persons: Sharon Kuok, She's, Kuok, Syuhada Organizations: Johor, Rapid, System, National University of Singapore, JB, Messe Berlin Asia, Singapore Locations: Johor Bahru, Malaysia, Singapore, Malaysian, Johor, Messe Berlin Asia Pacific

☆ Data startup Matia just emerged from stealth with a $10.5 million seed round — check out its 11-slide pitch deck
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Miami-based data operations startup Matia has secured $10.5 million in seed funding. BI got an exclusive look at the 11-slide pitch deck Matia used to secure the fresh funding. AdvertisementMiami-based data management startup Matia has just come out of stealth with $10.5 million in seed funding. The startup's pitch deck, shared exclusively with BI, states that it has four early customers and 10 companies who are showing "strong interest." Check out the 11-slide pitch deck used to secure the fresh funding.

Persons: —, Benjamin Segal, Segal, Matia, Benjamin, Geva Organizations: BI, Service, Leaders Fund, Cerca Partners, Caffeinated Locations: Miami

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