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☆ Joe Biden and I Have Our Age in Common - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Clark Hoyt | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

President Biden and I have something in common: We were born on Nov. 20, 1942 — he in Scranton, Pa., I in Providence, R.I. He and I once even joked about it, long before anyone could suggest we were too old for our jobs. The White House physician says it’s the result of “wear and tear” on his spine. The president and I share other health issues common for folks our age. (Thank goodness for Medicare for me, the White House Physician’s office for him.

Persons: Biden, Mr, I’ve, laughingly Organizations: White Locations: Scranton, Pa, Providence, R.I, United States

A CNN investigation found that Airbnb consistently fails to protect its guests despite knowing hidden cameras are a persistent concern within its industry. Video Ad Feedback A woman describes the moment she realized her Airbnb host had placed a hidden camera in her room. And, while hotels can be held legally responsible for guests harmed on their property, Airbnb frequently is not. In January, CNN began reaching out to former Airbnb employees to ask about hidden camera concerns within the industry. “Less than a month for every victim,” said Wyzynajtys, the guest who found Allee’s hidden camera.

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☆ South Korea: Flying aboard the AC-130J Ghostrider, carrying America’s biggest gun in the sky
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Brad Lendon | Mike Valerio | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

AC-130 gunners Joe Gipson (back) and Isaac Dowell tend the 105mm cannon aboard a US Air Force AC-130J during a live-fire exercise over South Korea. A 105mm howitzer is seen at the rear of a US Air Force AC-130J at Osan Air Base, South Korea, in early June 2024. ‘Spooky’ historyUS Air Force gunships trace their lineage back to the Vietnam War, when the service set up 7.62 mm guns to fire out one side of a C-47 transport aircraft. With the AC-130J model, introduced in 2017, the Air Force removed the machine guns in favor of the more precision-guided munitions. The AC-130’s crew acknowledges the dangers of ground fire to their aircraft, and some analysts question its usefulness in any potential conflict with North Korea.

Persons: Ghostrider, Joe Gipson, Isaac Dowell, Brad Lendon, John Ikenberry, Kim Jong Un, ” Ikenberry, Heath Curtis, Mike Valerio, Curtis, ”, Justin Burris, Peter Layton, Layton, Maj, Christopher Mesnard, CNN’s Yoonjung Seo, Gawon Bae Organizations: Korean Peninsula CNN, US Air Force AC, CNN, Air Force Special Operations Command, US Air Force, Osan Air Base, South, Air Force, National Museum of, Operation, US, Griffith Asia Institute, Royal Australian Air Force, Operations Command Locations: Hurlburt Field, Florida, South Korea, Seoul, North Korea, Washington, Korea, Maj, New Mexico, United States, Vietnam, Asia, Grenada, Panama, Somalia, Iraq, Afghanistan, Kunduz, Iraqi, Persian, Khafji, Saudi Arabia, Korean, Australia, Operations Command Korea

☆ Suspected carjacker shot outside home of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor speaks during a service for retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor in the Great Hall at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 18, 2023. Marshal tasked with protecting Supreme Court justices' homes shot an alleged armed carjacker near the Washington residence of Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor last week, authorities said Tuesday. The suspect, 18-year-old Kentrell Flowers of Southeast D.C., allegedly pulled a handgun on the marshal, who was in a parked car in the Northwest section of the city around 1:15 a.m. The marshal drew his own gun and "fired several shots at the suspect," the MPD said. Another marshal in a separate vehicle also fired at Flowers, who suffered non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

Persons: Sonia Sotomayor, Sandra Day O'Connor, Flowers Organizations: Washington , D.C, U.S, Southeast D.C, Metropolitan Police Department, Police Locations: Washington ,, Washington, Southeast

☆ New AI tools are helping workers bluff their way through interviews
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Jordan Parker Erb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

In today's big story, we're looking at how new AI tools are helping workers bluff their way through interviews . Some people have built homemade AI tools to help interviewees, releasing them online for free. A startup developing AI-powered tools for job seekers, Final Round AI offers an AI résumé builder, a cover letter writing service, and a mock interview tool. He's not the only one looking to AI to change the interview process. Others say banning AI chatbots in interviews is like prohibiting calculators during math tests — if workers can use the tech in their jobs, why not in the interview process, too?

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☆ How Biden’s 2024 choice could reshape the Senate and Supreme Court for years
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Ronald Brownstein | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

But recent history raises deep questions about whether Democratic Senate candidates can continue to levitate as far above the presidential ticket as polls now show. “A Democratic Senate majority coalition relies on having both Senators from a state such as Michigan,” said Daniel Hopkins, a University of Pennsylvania political scientist. As recently as the 1980s, it was common for voters to split their tickets in Senate races. Still, even that alignment left room for some Senate candidates to swim against this general tide. This history, by itself, doesn’t answer whether Democratic Senate candidates would have better prospects with or without Biden as their presidential nominee.

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☆ Americans are suddenly finding it harder to land a job — and keep it
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Elisabeth Buchwald | Alicia Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Suddenly, the red-hot labor market is feeling closer to lukewarm for job seekers. The unemployment rate rose to a three-year high of 4.1% in June, with 6.8 million people unemployed. At that time a year ago, the unemployment rate was at 3.6% and 6 million people were unemployed. The rising unemployment rate — driven primarily by more people entering the workforce — means that it’s getting more competitive for job hunters to get hired. Since 2022, the temporary help sector has added jobs in only four months.

Persons: It’s, Luke Pardue, switchers, David Tinsley, Jack McIntyre Organizations: CNN, Aspen, Bank of America, Bank of America Institute, “, of Labor Statistics, Labor Department, Brandywine Global

☆ Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce: A timeline honoring the one year anniversary of him tackling her heart
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift’s love affair is “so high school” in the best way. Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes are besties as well as teammates. I’ve never dealt with it,” Kelce told the publication of Swift’s life in the spotlight. I especially love football because my boys have been doing it for so long,” Donna Kelce told CNN at the time. Taylor Swift is joined on stage by Travis Kelce during an Eras Tour performance at Wembley Stadium in London on June 23.

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☆ 'House of the Dragon' star Eve Best breaks down Rhaenys' sacrifice and unleashing dragon warfare on Westeros
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

At least, according to Eve Best, the actor who's played Rhaenys for a season and a half on "House of the Dragon." Best as Princess Rhaenys in season two, episode four of "House of the Dragon." Advertisement"She deliberately, at the end of episode nine, chose not to start a nuclear war, very rightly," Best told BI. "Then it becomes an instruction, and it's then the final piece of guidance to Rhaenyra," Best told BI. "It has to be a sacrifice, because I feel that for Rhaenys, she's done everything to not have this war," Best told BI.

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☆ Iga Świątek crashes out of Wimbledon in shock third round loss to Yulia Putintseva
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-07 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

1 Iga Świątek crashed out of Wimbledon on Saturday as she suffered a shock third round loss to Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva, ending her 21-match winning streak. I’m not going to make this mistake again.”Yulia Putintseva celebrates winning and reaching the fourth round. Clive Brunskill/Getty ImagesAnd though Świątek proved too powerful in the first set, Putintseva continued to break down the Pole’s game and stormed through the second to level the match. “At some point I was playing fearless,” Putintseva told reporters afterwards. Elsewhere, Novak Djokovic overcame a slow start to defeat Australia’s Alexei Popyrin 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-6 (7-3) and set up a clash against Holger Rune in the fourth round.

Persons: Świątek, Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva, Putintseva, “, Roland Garros, I’m, ” Yulia Putintseva, Susan Mullane, Reuters Świątek, Clive Brunskill, ” Putintseva, Jelena Ostapenko, Novak Djokovic, Australia’s Alexei Popyrin, Holger Rune Organizations: CNN, Wimbledon, Reuters, USA, Sports, “ Locations: Birmingham

☆ She invited a stranger to join her on vacation in Italy. ‘It went from zero to 100, really, really quick’
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +25 min

“I was like, ‘Okay, let’s see what the guys look like in Vienna,’” Carter recalls. “If I’m going to meet up with this guy, I should FaceTime him to make sure he’s real,” she thought. “I was thinking, ‘This is either going to go really good or really bad,’” Carter recalls. “It went from zero to 100, really, really quick, in terms of comfort. And either I’m going to have to move here, or he’s going to have to move to America.

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☆ Portugal 0 France 0: Penalties decide cagey quarter-final as Mbappe progresses and Ronaldo goes out – The Briefing
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Tim Spiers | Liam Tharme | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +12 min

Anyone tuning into the first half after the pulsating Germany vs Spain quarter-final was rapidly brought down to earth as Portugal and France played out a largely underwhelming opening 45 minutes. A penalty shootout was the inevitable conclusion and France scored all five of theirs, while Joao Felix missed for Portugal. This was actually a pivotal moment in the contest; a preciously rare France counter, something Portugal had rallied against all game. every one bar their final group game) Ronaldo played every second. Tim SpiersAnd Kylian Mbappe was quiet too…This was billed as Mbappe versus Ronaldo, but the Frenchman had a quiet game too.

Persons: Mike Maignan, Bruno Fernandes, Vitinha, Nuno Mendes, Joao Felix, Tim Spiers, Liam Tharme, Amy Lawrence, Randal Kolo Muani, alf, ortugal, ake, rance, ince, radley, ong, ike, ross, ota, amos, orth, hird, haring, inger, uros, ike M, ogba, lear Organizations: Portugal, Spain, France, ust Locations: France, Germany, Portugal, Hamburg, ely

☆ A NATO sub hunter captured these shots of a Russian submarine in waters newly surrounded by the alliance
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Ella Sherman | Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

These images of a Russian submarine were taken last week by 🇵🇹 P3 Maritime Patrol Aircraft while under #NATO in the #BalticSea. While it's unclear what Russian sub was documented in these photos, Russia recently conducted a submarine exercise in the Baltic Sea. The Russian nuclear-powered submarine Kazan, part of the Russian naval detachment visiting Cuba, arrives at Havana's harbor. Russian submarines are active far beyond the Baltic Sea and remain an important element of the Russian navy. For instance, the submarine Kazan was spotted in Cuba recently during a Russian navy flotilla visit and prior to exercises in the Caribbean.

Persons: —, Lockheed Martin Organizations: Service, NATO, Business, NATO Maritime Command, Orion, Lockheed, 🇵🇹 P Locations: Russian, Baltic, Portuguese

☆ The first vaccine for malaria received major regulatory approval in 2015.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Stephanie Nolen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

The first vaccine for malaria received major regulatory approval in 2015. That means that the next desperately needed vaccine stands every chance of running into those same problems. The people who desperately needed a malaria vaccine were in villages in sub-Saharan Africa. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation put up more than $200 million to test it. “If you go from very enthusiastic to very unenthusiastic and you’re the Gates Foundation, people pay attention.”— Dr. Robert Newman, former director, Global Malaria Program, W.H.O.

Persons: it’s, It’s, We’ll, ”, Joe Cohen, Melinda Gates, Dr, Robert Newman, — Organizations: U.S . Army, GlaxoSmithKline, GSK, PATH, Melinda Gates Foundation, Gates Foundation, Global Malaria Locations: Africa, Sierra Leone, Cameroon, Saharan Africa

☆ Who is Jordan Bardella and what might his far-right party do in power?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-04 | by ( Christian Edwards | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Handpicked as leader by National Rally (RN) doyenne Marine Le Pen in an effort to purge the far-right party of its racist and antisemitic roots, Bardella has taken it closer to the gates of power than ever before. Whether the RN forms a government and Bardella becomes prime minister after the July 7 runoff is not clear. So, who is Bardella, and what might his party do in power? Le Pen and Bardella address a crowd of RN supporters in Paris, after Macron called a snap election, June 9, 2024. When the prime minister and president belong to different parties – in a rare arrangement known as “cohabitation” – things can grind to a halt.

Persons: CNN — Jordan, –, Bardella, Emmanuel Macron’s, France’s, Denis, Le Pen, Le Pen’s, Louis Aliot, Le, Macron, Julien De Rosa, Freed, Jean, Marie Le Pen, Franco, Paris Anne Hidalgo, Luc Mélenchon, ” Bardella, Julien de Rosa, Gabriel Attal, ” Mujtaba Rahman, Mario Draghi, Giorgia Meloni, Benito Mussolini, Matteo Salvini, Vladimir Putin, Antonio Masiello, Hungary’s Viktor Orban –, Macron – Organizations: CNN, National Rally, National Assembly, Front, Sorbonne university, Getty, Macron’s Ensemble, Immigrants, Ministry of, Armed Forces, New Popular Front, EU, Eurasia Group, European Union Locations: Paris, France, Europe, Seine, Macron, AFP, Vichy, Spanish, Brussels, Italy, Ukraine, Kyiv, Russia

Hong Kong CNN —There are a lot of princesses at Hong Kong Disneyland, but not the ones you think. Hair carefully coiffed, and in full makeup Liang Xiaoyu, 18, is dressed for a day out at Hong Kong Disneyland. Noemi Cassanelli/CNNAnd at Hong Kong Disneyland, Disney characters aren’t the sole fashion inspiration for dedicated fans. Li Mengru, 27, poses for a picture during an interview with CNN, at the entrance of Hong Kong Disneyland on June 7, 2024. Yang Yushen, who also goes by Kris, and his partner Jimmy Redinger like the romantic side of Hong Kong Disneyland.

Persons: “ Duffy, ”, Liang Xiaoyu, Noemi Cassanelli, CNN Liang, Mary Janes, Duffy, Qin Wuxiao, Jessie, it’s, Charmy Chan, Yanni Chung, Judy, Nick Wilde, “, Chan, CNN Oscar Yim, Captain America, Marvel, CNN Jing Hongche, Li Sitan, CNN Charmy Chan, Chung, Li Mengru, Chen Xinyu, Li, Chen, Linda Lee, CNN Li, Cassanelli, Yang Yushen, Kris, Jimmy Redinger, Ankh Wong, Kris Yang, Yang, Zootopia, Hercules ”, Redinger, Disney, Mariko Otomo, Nozomi Yasuda, Yuka Izawa, CNN Otomo, China’s “ meng ”, Mariko Otomo kitted, Deng Chundan, CNN Deng Chundan, Le, Godiva, Chow Tai, Gen, ” Shen Jing, CNN Linda Lee, CNN Chen Xinyu, CNN Lee, CNN Chen, lacy Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Disney, CNN, Hong Kong Baptist University, USA, Captain, Hong Kong Disneyland, Marvel, “, Hong, Hong Kong Tourism, Hong Kong Locations: Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Hong, China’s Fujian, Guangdong, Japan, Arendelle, Tomorrowland, Tsim Sha Tsui, China, Southeast Asia, Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, South Korea, Grizzly Gulch, United States, Chinese, Hebei, Asia, Hangzhou

☆ Why the 'Beverly Hills Cop" director chose to film an actual car falling off a building over using CGI: 'The stakes are real, and the danger is real.'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-04 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. (Though doing this stunt for real was fun, Molloy pointed out Paige was not in the car when that stunt was filmed. That was a real helicopter going through the streets of LA. The sequence concludes with the chopper landing not so gracefully in front of the Beverly Hills Town Hall. "Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F" is now available on Netflix.

Persons: —, Mark Molloy, Axel F, Molloy, Jerry Bruckheimer, Jerry, Andrew Cooper, Eddie Murphy, Bruckheimer, Murphy, Axel Foley's, Jane, Taylour Paige, Zola, Paige, it's, Foley, Detective Abbott, Joseph Gordon, Levitt, Grant, Kevin Bacon, Gordon Organizations: Service, Business, Netflix, Beverly, Safety, Town Locations: Australia, Detroit, Los Angeles, LA

☆ My brother drowned trying to save someone else on the Fourth of July. I dread the holiday every year.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Janet Funk | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

While the rest of America is celebrating, I'm reliving the day my brother drowned, the day my family went from eight kids to seven. My brother Dave and I drove up together on July 3. Janet Funk and her oldest brother, Paul. Paul, Dave, and Tom jumped up and followed him. They were halfway there when Robbie went under.

Persons: I'm, Paul, Sue, Tom, Carol, Ellen, Robbie, Dave, Janet Funk, Janet Funk Robbie, Robbie waded, — Organizations: Service, Business, Irish Catholic Locations: America, Lake Erie

☆ Cristiano Ronaldo is focus of penalty drama as Portugal reaches Euro 2024 quarterfinals after beating Slovenia
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Portugal advanced to the quarterfinals of Euro 2024 after beating Slovenia in a penalty shootout on Monday in a game where Cristiano Ronaldo was reduced to tears after missing a spot-kick in extra-time. Ronaldo had his penalty superbly saved by Jan Oblak after a frustrating evening for the striker. Ronaldo takes his penalty during extra-time which was saved by Jan Oblak of Slovenia. Having entered Monday’s game without a goal at Euro 2024, it was more of the same at the Frankfurt Arena for Ronaldo. He has had also the most shots of any player in his four games at Euro 2024 – 20 – with no goals to his name.

Persons: Cristiano Ronaldo, Ronaldo, Jan Oblak, Diogo Costa, Costa, Bernardo Silva slotting, Benjamin Šeško, Pepe, Robbie Jay Barratt, Ronaldo’s, Diogo Jota, Oblak, Šeško, he’s, Kirill Kudryavtsev, Peter Shilton Organizations: CNN, Slovenia, Portugal, Frankfurt Arena, Ronaldo, Slovenian, Saudi, European, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus, Portugal’s, Getty, France Locations: Portugal, France, Slovenia, Oblak, Saudi Arabian, Greece, AFP

On the final night of Copa America Group C play, the U.S. men’s national team had to match or better Panama’s result against Bolivia. The challenge was that the U.S. would have to do it against unbeaten group leaders Uruguay. AdvertisementPanama beat Bolivia 3-1 and the U.S. lost 1-0 to Uruguay, ending their Copa America after one win and two losses in a disappointing group stage. Then, when giving Chris Richards a yellow card in the 32nd minute, Uruguay looked to play a quick free kick. Greg O’KeeffeWhat was the deal with the camera angle?

Persons: Gregg Berhalter’s, Paul Tenorio, Greg O’Keeffe, Jeff Rueter, Gregg Berhalter, Tim Weah’s, John Dorton, Kevin Ortega, Ortega, Tyler Adams, Chris Richards, Richards, —, Tim Ream, Christian Pulisic, Shaun Clark, Mathias Olivera, Darwin Nuñez, Matt Turner, Olivera, Paul Tenorio Joy, Pulisic, Bruno Miranda’s, Michael Reaves, tim, lev Organizations: Copa America Group, men’s, Uruguay, U.S, Copa America, Copa, Getty, USSF, Soccer, Peruvian, Ecuador, Iran, Napoli, Panama, Fox, CONMEBOL, Inter Miami, Sporting Kansas City, pla, eac Locations: U.S, Bolivia, The U.S, Uruguay, Panama, United States, Mexico, Canada, Qatar, Orlando, Kansas City, Bruno Miranda’s Bolivia, uHolden sh

☆ China’s ‘military readiness’ questioned with dramatic downfall of two defense ministers
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Nectar Gan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

At the height of their careers, former defense ministers Li and Wei often struck a tough tone before the world’s top military officials. Former Defense Ministers Li Shangfu and his predecessor Wei Fenghe have both been expelled from the Communist Party over corruption allegations. Most of the generals dismissed or disappeared without explanation last year were linked to the Rocket Force or military equipment, including Li and Wei. An engineer by training, the 66-year-old spent decades launching rockets and satellites in southwest China before being promoted to the PLA headquarters to deal with military equipment procurement. “The gun barrel must always be held in the hands of those who are loyal and reliable to the party,” Xi told the PLA elites.

Persons: Hong Kong CNN —, Xi, Li Shangfu, Wei Fenghe, Xi Jinping, Li, Wei, “, James Char, ”, Former Defense Ministers Li Shangfu, Wei’s, Joel Wuthnow, ” Wuthnow, ” Char, Weidong, Char, Jason Lee, Xu Caihou, Guo Boxiong, Xu, Guo, Wuthnow, Jiang Zemin, haven’t, ” Wei, Li “, Bill Bishop, ” Xi Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Communist Party, People’s Liberation Army, PLA, Rajaratnam, of International Studies, Former Defense Ministers, AP, Reuters, Rocket Force, Development Department, Second Artillery Corps, Pentagon, National Defense University, CCP, China’s Naval University of Engineering, Central Military Commission, Military, People's, CMC, Communist Locations: China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, United States, Singapore, People's Republic of China, Beijing, Yan’an

☆ Turkish officials call for calm as social media hysteria fuels anti-Syrian riots in Turkey
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Scott Mclean | Isil Sariyuce | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Istanbul CNN —Allegations of sexual abuse against a child by a Syrian man in Kayseri, Turkey, have sparked overnight riots that targeted Syrian businesses and cars in the city. Protesters in al-Bab, Aleppo, Syria, attack a Turkish truck during demonstrations against Turkey on July 1, 2024. Bakr Alkasem/AFP/Getty ImagesIn another town, Ghazawiah, also in northwest Syria, protesters were seen pulling the Turkish flag town from a military site. At the “Bab al-Salama” border crossing with Turkey, the Turkish flag was removed, burned and replaced with a Free Syrian Army flag, according to a local resident and images circulating on social media. Turkey hosts more Syrian refugees than any other country, but Turkey has often struggled to integrate Syrian refugees fully into society.

Persons: Ali Yerlikaya, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, ” Erdogan, ”, Bakr, Bab, Salama, Forces ”, Yerlikaya, “, Erdogan, Bashar al, Assad Organizations: Istanbul CNN, Anadolu, CNN, Getty, Free Syrian Army, “ National Coalition for Syrian Revolution, Forces Locations: Istanbul, Syrian, Kayseri, Turkey, Turkish, Anatolian, “, Syria, Atareb, Bab, Aleppo, AFP, Ghazawiah

☆ Inside Starbucks' plans to improve stores for customers and baristas
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Kate Rogers | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

At the heart of the plan is Starbucks' "Siren Craft System," a series of processes that aim to make baristas' jobs easier and speed up service times for customers. Starbucks said more than 10% of its 10,000 stores have already implemented the system, which includes changing the production order for hot and cold drinks. Starbucks reported rates of incomplete mobile app orders in the mid-teens and said occasional customers came in less. Losing customers because of slow orders and other store frustrations could cost Starbucks at a particularly vulnerable time. The company plans to train existing workers for the role or potentially add new baristas, if needed.

Persons: Beata Zawrzel, Laxman Narasimhan, Katie Young, Peter Saleh, Young, Howard Schultz, Narasimhan, Schultz, Macoy McGlaughlin, Walker, we're, McGlaughlin, Baristas Organizations: Starbucks, Nurphoto, Getty, CNBC, Workers Locations: Krakow, Poland, North America

☆ Why Wimbledon is the Grand Slam title that every player craves
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Matthew Futterman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +15 min

After she’d won her fourth Grand Slam title and her third French Open, while still just 22 years old. GO DEEPER The trick to winning on Wimbledon grass? Gilbert had never watched one of his players win Wimbledon from the coaches’ box. Barty won Wimbledon in 2021 for the first and only time, then won the Australian Open the following January. “Every year it’s easier for me to adapt to grass,” Swiatek said.

Persons: Iga Swiatek, she’d, Swiatek, Iga, Zac Goodwin, “, ” Swiatek, ”, —, Joe Toth, Grass, Serena Williams, Julian Finney, haven’t, Greg Norman, Casper Ruud, Ivan Lendl, Andy Murray, Roger Federer, Carlos Alcaraz, Roland Garros, Brad Gilbert, Coco Gauff, Zendaya, Gilbert, Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick, ” Gilbert, Gauff, Sofia Kenin, Daniel Leal, Rod Laver, ” Laver, it’s, Cliff Drysdale, ” Drysdale, Drysdale, Mark McCormack, Ash Barty, Barty, Matthias Hangst, Nick Kyrgios, Novak Djokovic, Marketa Vondrousova, ” Djokovic, He’s, Paris, Djokovic, ” Sinner, Sinner, Jason Bourne, volleying, Gavin MacMillan, Aryna Sabalenka, they’ve, ” MacMillan, Shi Tang, Eamonn Dalton Organizations: Tennis, Wimbledon’s, England Club, French, of Fame, Wimbledon, Getty, Augusta, dodger, Roland, Slams, ESPN, All England, U.S, Broadway, La Scala, Bolshoi Theater, Court, Central Press, Hulton, National, West, IMG, Olympic Games, U.S ., Players, “, Deutsch, The Athletic Locations: SW19, London, Paris, Italy, Halle, Augusta, Wimbledon, California, New Jersey, Basel, Australia, New York City, Bentleys, Australian, Serbia

☆ Euro 2024 day 17 – England escape, Spain impress and what’s it like inside Mbappe’s mask?
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( The Athletic Uk Staff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +14 min

This was, for the most part, a dismal England performance, regardless of the supernatural deliverance at the end. Everything that was bad about today in Gelsenkirchen had been signposted by England over the course of the last few weeks. The red flags had all been there since England opened their campaign in this same city two weeks ago. And yes, England are desperately flawed, still unbalanced, still uncertain on the ball, still struggling to create chances even when they dominate possession. None of the lingering questions over this England team have been solved.

Persons: Jude Bellingham, Harry Kane, Gareth Southgate’s, Lamine Yamal, Nico Williams, Southgate, Luke Shaw’s, Bellingham, Marc Guehi’s, shrugging, Kane, Ivan Schranz, Jordan Pickford, Gazball, Richard Pelham, Jack Pitt, Brooke Spain’s, Fabian Ruiz, Yamal, Giorgi Mamardashvili, Williams, Rico Brouwer, Fabian, Germain, Dani Carvajal’s, —, Georgia fatiguing, Fabian’s, Luis Enrique, La, De La Fuente, Dermot Corrigan, Liam Tharme Spalletti, Luciano Spalletti, Remo Freuler, Ruben Vargas, Roberto Mancini, Spalletti, “ That’s, I’ll, Gabriele Gravina, “, ” Gravina, Claudio Villa, ” James Horncastle ‘, Mbappe, Kylian Mbappe, Kevin Danso, ”, ” Mbappe, I, France’s, “ It’s, I’d, it’s, Joris Verwijst, ” Charlotte Harpur What’s, Cristiano Ronaldo, Romelu Lukaku, Adam Davy Organizations: England, Slovakia, Getty, Saturday’s, Barcelona, Paris Saint, Croatia, UEFA European, Spain’s, League, La Liga, Italian Football Federation, Napoli, ”, Belgium, Monday, European, Real, Netherlands, Poland, Real Madrid, “, BSR Agency, Slovenia Locations: Switzerland, Spain, Georgia, Cologne, Germany, Iceland, Southgate, Dusseldorf, England, Denmark, Slovenia, Gelsenkirchen, Slovakia, Kobbie, Spain’s, Barcelona, Paris, Italy, European, ” Italy, France, Real Madrid, Austria, Belgium, Frankfurt, Portugal

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