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The IRA includes a clause that automatically qualifies EV battery materials recycled in the U.S. as American-made for subsidies, regardless of their origin. That is important because it qualifies automakers using U.S.-recycled battery materials for EV production incentives. China handles virtually all EV battery recycling in a global market projected to grow from $11 billion in 2022 to $18 billion by 2028, according to research firm EMR. The volume of EV batteries available for recycling should grow over tenfold by 2030, said consultant Circular Energy Storage. In Europe, EV batteries are currently shredded into "black mass" that is shipped to China for recycling.

Persons: Marc Trent, Charles Trent, Nick Carey POOLE, Thomas Becker, Louie Diaz, Diaz, JB Straubel, Mike O'Kronley, Christian Marston, deconstruct, Bruno Thompson, Thea Soule, Soule, Kurt Vandeputte, Becker, We've, Nick Carey, Paul Lienert, Ben Klayman, Claudia Parsons Organizations: Charles Trent Ltd, REUTERS, Reuters, BMW, Redwood Materials, European Union, EV, Energy Department, Altilium Metals, recyclers, U.S, CES, Cambridge, Battery Recycling Company, EU, Nissan, Nio, Victoria Waldersee, Thomson Locations: Poole , Britain, England, U.S, North America, China, New York, Nevada, America, Georgia, Kentucky, EVs, Bulgaria, Europe, Poole, Dallas , Texas, Japan, HK, Poole , England, Detroit, Berlin

July 21 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris criticized Florida "extremists" on Friday for backing educational guidelines that taught "revisionist history" about slavery in the United States. Harris, the first Black and Asian-American woman to serve as vice president, flew to Florida, a political swing state whose governor, Ron DeSantis, is running for the Republican presidential nomination, to deliver a blistering speech condemning the new guidelines. The board of education approved the new teaching guidelines for kindergarten through high school on Wednesday. Florida's education commissioner, Manny Diaz Jr., said during the board meeting in Orlando that the guidelines go in to the "tougher subjects" of slavery and racist violence, as appropriate by age. President Joe Biden, with Harris as his vice president, is running for re-election in 2024.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Harris, Ron DeSantis, Manny Diaz Jr, William Allen, Frances Presley Rice, DeSantis, Donald Trump, Walt Disney, Joe Biden, Jeff Mason, Brad Brooks, Steve Holland, Andrea Shalal, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Republican, Thomson Locations: Florida, United States, Orlando, Washington, Texas

☆ MLB roundup: O's pass Rays for division lead with 10-inning win
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

Felix Bautista (5-1) pitched scoreless ball in the ninth and 10th innings for Baltimore, which won for the 10th time in 12 games. Yandy Diaz hit a two-run double that tied the game 3-3 for the Rays but he struck out three times. Abbott (5-2), the first Cincinnati pitcher to work eight innings this season, retired the final 12 batters he faced. Lorenzen's streak now stands at 23 2/3 scoreless innings dating to June 30. Kopech, who picked up his first win in eight starts, walked four and struck out five in 5 2/3 innings.

Persons: Colton Cowser, Tommy Gilligan, Colton Cowser's, Aaron Hicks, Rutschman, Ryan O'Hearn, Felix Bautista, Adam Frazier's, Hicks, Robert Stephenson, Luke Raley, Bautista, Randy Arozarena, Brandon Lowe, Yandy Diaz, Andrew Abbott, Abbott, Luke Maile, Will Benson, Wilmer Flores, Alex Cobb, Austin Riley, Matt Olson, Kirby Yates, Miguel Castro, Zac Gallen, Orlando Arcia, Gallen, Atlanta's Spencer Strider, George Kirby, Teoscar Hernandez, Mike Ford, Kirby, Pablo Lopez, Christian Yelich, Corbin Burnes, Yelich, Taijuan Walker, Michael Lorenzen, Nick Maton, Akil Baddoo, Zack Greinke, hasn't, Andy Ibanez, Eric Haase, Ibanez, Chris Bassitt, Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Alejandro Kirk, Bassitt, Jordan Romano, Xander Bogaerts, Blake Snell, Elvis Andrus, Michael Kopech, Omar Narvaez, Kopech, Jose Quintana Organizations: Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Dodgers, Oriole, Camden Yards, Tampa Bay Rays, Orioles, American League East, Baltimore, Rays, Reds, Giants, Cincinnati, San Francisco, Braves, Diamondbacks, Atlanta, Mariners, Seattle, Minnesota, Twins, Brewers, Phillies, Philadelphia, National League, Tigers, Royals, Kansas City, Blue Jays, Padres, Toronto, Diego, White Sox, Mets, Chicago, New York . White Sox, Thomson Locations: Baltimore , Maryland, USA, St . Petersburg, Fla, Tampa Bay, Cincinnati, San Francisco, Arizona, Milwaukee, Detroit, San Diego, New York

☆ Opinion | Barbara Kingsolver Thinks Urban Liberals Have It All Wrong on Appalachia
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( The Ezra Klein Show | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +58 min

It’s like there’s no point in asking who started this because it’s a really, really old antagonism. I think that’s probably what’s most critical right now is that all of our entertainment, our news media, it’s all made in cities. And he’s really pretty horrible, and he doesn’t feed them enough, and that’s really sad. You’re going to have a flat tire, and the guy that pulls up to help you is going to tell your dad within minutes. It’s not like most books you’re going to see.

Persons: Ezra Klein, ezra klein, —, Hernan Diaz, Barbara Kingsolver, “ David Copperfield ”, Dickens, It’s, barbara kingsolver, you’ve, ezra klein We’re, Nobody, I’d, I’ve, Bobby Ann Mason’s, “, — Wendell Berry, Robert Penn Warren, James Still, Harriette, Taylor Greer, you’re, George Washington, ” he’s, — he’s, he’s, I’ll, They’re, George W, Bush, they’re, barbara kingsolver You’re, we’ve, That’s, that’s, I’m, ” barbara kingsolver, barbara kingsolver Oh, barbara kingsolver ezra klein barbara kingsolver, ezra klein Yes, we’re, Charles Dickens, “ David Copperfield, ”, Tommy, ” It’s, ezra klein There’s, barbara kingsolver There’s, Tommy Traddles, Tommy Waddles, who’s, He’s, We’re, Tommy’s, she’s, it’s, Beth Macy, overdosed, ” ezra klein, There’s, grandkids, they’ve, Dori, doesn’t, Peggot, Frances Goldin, Arwen Donahue, She’s, Beth Macy’s, Lazarus, Laline Paull, ezra klein Barbara Kingsolver Organizations: New York, Fiction, Trump, Nicholas County High School, DePauw University, Walmart, The New York Times, . Times, New York Times, Farmers, “, Knoxville —, Purdue Pharma, Purdue, aha, Scots Locations: Appalachia, It’s, Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, U.S, exploitations, Congo, Caribbean, Indiana, Nicholas, Arizona, Europe, Tucson , Arizona, Tucson, Paris, Athens, France, “ Shiloh, MAGA, America, Brazil, Eastern Europe, There’s, California, New York, “, Tommy, Pennington, Knoxville, there’s, nove, Lee County, that’s Lee County, that’s, United States of America, who’s, New York City

☆ Florida introduces new guidelines on teaching Black history, critics give poor grade
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

July 20 (Reuters) - Florida's board of education has approved new guidelines for teachers on how Black American history should be taught despite sharp criticism from some educators and civil rights groups. The board of education approved the new teaching guidelines for kindergarten through high school on Wednesday. Earlier this year Florida rejected a proposed Advanced Placement course in African American studies, saying it was littered with leftist ideology. DeSantis has battled against Disney over its criticism of a Florida law banning classroom discussion of sexuality and gender. Reporting by Brad Brooks in Lubbock, Texas; Editing by Donna Bryson and Stephen CoatesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Manny Diaz Jr, Diaz, William Allen, Frances Presley Rice, Allen, Presley Rice, Derrick Johnson, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Brad Brooks, Donna Bryson, Stephen Coates Organizations: Florida's, National Association for, Advancement of Colored, Florida Education Association, Republican, Disney, Thomson Locations: Orlando, Florida, Lubbock , Texas

☆ Opinion: In tough times, Russia turns to a Cold War comrade
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Opinion Jeremi Suri | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —After decades of somewhat distant relations, Russia and Cuba are working closely together again — this time, as part of Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine. Cuba's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodriguez, and Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, meet in Havana on April 20, in a show of deepening ties between the countries. In addition to deepened connections with Russia, Cuba has allowed China to build a secret espionage facility on the island. Washington will respond to Russian military escalation in Cuba with its own escalating force, as it already has done with the recent deployment of a nuclear submarine. Military escalation around Cuba is a dangerous temptation for Russia and a difficult trap for the US.

Persons: Jeremi Suri, Mack Brown, America’s, Vladimir Putin’s, Jeremi Suri Korey Howell, Nikolai Patrushev, Igor Sechin, Rosneft, Sergey Lavrov, —, Manuel Marrero Cruz, Putin, Alvaro Lopéz Miera, Sergei Shoigu, Shoigu, ” Shoigu, ”, Gerardo Peñalver, Bruno Rodriguez, Ramon Espinosa, Miguel Diaz, Canel, Obama, White, Nikita Khrushchev, John F, Kennedy, Khrushchev, Biden, — Khrushchev Organizations: Leadership, Global Affairs, University of Texas, History Department, LBJ School, Democracy, CNN, Russian Security Council, Cuban, Russian, Cuba's, Foreign Affairs, Russian Foreign, Getty Images, year’s, Russian Navy, Caribbean Military, Trump, Biden, Soviets, Pentagon, US, USS, Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs, US Navy, West, Washington, Hulton, Getty, White, Republican, Russia, Ukraine, Twitter, Cuban Missile Locations: Austin, Russia, Cuba, Ukraine, Russian, Havana ., — Venezuela, Nicaragua, Moscow, Caribbean, Washington, Havana, Getty Images Cuba, America, China, Lourdes, USS Pasadena, Guantanamo, American, Soviet, West Berlin, Europe, Putin, Florida, Afghanistan, Turkey

☆ MLB roundup: D-backs best Braves in 29-run game
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +11 min

Emmanuel Rivera homered and Ketel Marte had three hits and three RBIs for Arizona, which snapped a four-game losing streak. The D-backs prevailed in the wild contest despite the efforts of Atlanta's Austin Riley, who homered twice and had a career-high seven RBIs. Arizona tied the game at 13-13 with two outs in the eighth when Dominic Canzone delivered an RBI single for his first career hit. Jonathan India homered and fell just a triple shy of the cycle for the Reds, who lost their fifth straight game. Rockies 4, Astros 3Kris Bryant and Ryan McMahon hit consecutive home runs in the first inning and Colorado beat Houston in Denver.

Persons: Christian Walker, Brett Davis, Geraldo Perdomo, Emmanuel Rivera, Ketel Marte, Miguel Castro, Kevin Ginkel, Atlanta's Austin Riley, Orlando Arcia, Sean Murphy, Dominic Canzone, Perdomo, Raisel Iglesias, Marte, Alex Kirilloff, Bailey Ober, Edouard Julien, Kyle Farmer, Carlos Correa, Eugenio Suarez, Bryan Woo, Wilmer Flores, Flores, Monday's, Barry Bonds, Joey Votto, Jake Fraley, Will Benson, Christian Encarnacion, Strand, Joc Pederson, Pederson, Brett, Michael Conforto, Ian Gibaut, Tyler Rogers, Camilo Doval, Jonathan India, Ryan Noda, JJ Bleday, Luis Medina, Sam Long, Shintaro Fujinami, Sam Moll, Trevor May, Joe Jacques, Noda, Aledmys Diaz, Bleday, Patrick Wisdom's tiebreaking, Seiya Suzuki, Suzuki, Miguel Amaya, Mike Tauchman, Nico Hoerner, Miles Mastrobuoni, Lane Thomas, Corey Dickerson's, Francisco Alvarez, Brett Baty, DJ Stewart, Jeff McNeil, Tommy Pham, Francisco Lindor, Pete Alonso, Yasmani Grandal, Jake Burger, Tim Anderson, Josh Naylor, Josh Bell, Logan Allen, Amed Rosario, Myles Straw, Allen, Connor Joe, Mitch Keller, Kyle Schwarber, Bryson Stott, Schwarber, Julio Teheran's, Aaron Nola, Andruw Monasterio, Brice Turang, Mickey Moniak, Patrick Sandoval, Shohei Ohtani, Domino, Gleyber Torres, Juan Soto, Joe Musgrove, Manny Machado, Gary Sanchez, Trent Grisham, Musgrove, Bo Bichette, Alek Manoah, Jason Heyward, Michael Grove, Will Smith, Freddie Freeman, Aaron Hicks, Tyler Wells, Baltimore's, Nolan Arenado, Brendan Donovan, Louis, Jordan Montgomery, JoJo Romero, Edward Cabrera, Jon Berti, Dairon Blanco, Maikel Garcia, Edward Olivares, Spencer Torkelson, Javier Baez, Marcus Semien, Corey Seager, Nathan Eovaldi, Taj Bradley, Travis Jankowski, Randy Arozarena, Brandon Lowe, Kris Bryant, Ryan McMahon, McMahon, Fernando Abad, Justin Lawrence, Alex Bregman Organizations: Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, USA, Arizona, Mariners, Minnesota, Seattle, Twins, Giants, Reds, Cincinnati, San Francisco, Athletics, Red Sox, Oakland, Boston, Cubs, Nationals, Chicago, Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington, Mets, White Sox, New, Pirates, Cleveland pummeled, Guardians, Phillies, Brewers, Philadelphia, Milwaukee, Yankees, Padres, Blue Jays, Diego, Toronto, Dodgers, Orioles, Los Angeles, Baltimore, Marlins, Cardinals, Royals, Tigers, Kansas City outslugged, Rangers, Rays, Texas, Tampa Bay, Astros, Colorado, Houston, Rockies, Thomson Locations: Atlanta , Georgia, USA, Truist, Arizona, Seattle, Francisco, San Francisco, Medina, Washington, New York, Cleveland pummeled Pittsburgh, Angeles, Anaheim , Calif, Sandoval, St, Miami, Kansas City outslugged Detroit, Arlington , Texas, Semien, Denver

With polls indicating a PP/Vox coalition government as the most likely outcome of next Sunday's national election, the reversal signals what could be a broader shift in Spain's climate change policy. "We are going to continue building bike lanes," he told Reuters. Vox has also pledged to repeal Spain's climate law, which establishes an obligation to create LEZs in cities. "Bike lanes have to be useful and not generate social alarm, so each municipality has to analyse the most appropriate location," a PP official told Reuters. Valladolid has been awarded 10.6 million euros to create an LEZ and about 4 million for bike lanes.

Persons: Teresa Ribera, Vox, Alberto Gutierrez, Miguel Diaz, Santiago Abascal, Pedro Sanchez, Sanchez, Cristina Monge, LEZs, Carmen Moriyon, Frans Timmermans, Belén Carreño, Pietro Lombardi, Andrei Khalip, Charlie Devereux, Angus MacSwan Organizations: People's Party, Elche, Vox, Reuters, United Nations, Socialist, University of Zaragoza, EU, Brussels, Cars, European Environment Agency, Thomson Locations: MADRID, VALLADOLID, Valladolid, Gijon, Castello, Europe, Spain

Mr. Couverthier’s old boss told him the previous super at a building on West 72nd Street was retiring after almost 30 years. The previous super didn’t live in the building full-time, but Mr. Couverthier knew he didn’t only want a full-time job, he wanted to build a home. Since then, his job has been a to-do list that never ends, filled with routine maintenance and the unexpected: A call is a crack on the fifth floor. He usually sends voice notes of incomplete tasks to Ms. Diaz as a way to save them in his phone. Sometimes he writes them on a whiteboard calendar, but mostly, he writes his daily to-do list on his left hand, as he drinks his morning coffee and watches ESPN.

Persons: Ismael Bonilla, Mr, Diaz, Couverthier, didn’t Organizations: New, Riverside Park, ESPN Locations: New York City, Central

☆ UK's Domino's Pizza Group names new CEO
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

July 13 (Reuters) - Domino's Pizza Group (DOM.L) said on Thursday Andrew Rennie, who has served as the Europe chief for a major franchise operator of the pizza chain, will join the UK firm in August as its chief executive. Rennie will take over from Elias Diaz Sese, who has been serving as Domino's Pizza Group's (DPG) interim CEO since October 2022. The group owns, operates and franchises Domino's stores in the UK and Ireland. Rennie has held several roles at Domino's Pizza Enterprises in over two decades, including being CEO of its European business from 2014 to 2020. The Sydney-listed company holds exclusive master franchise rights for the Domino's brand across 12 markets including Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, France, The Netherlands, Germany and Luxembourg.

Persons: Andrew Rennie, Rennie, Elias Diaz Sese, Sese, DPG, Chandini, Nivedita Organizations: Ireland, Pizza Enterprises, Thomson Locations: Europe, Sydney, Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, France, The Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, Bengaluru

☆ Flash Floods Soak Parts of Mississippi
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Johnny Diaz | More About Johnny Diaz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Heavy rains led to road closures and several flash-flood warnings in Mississippi on Thursday, a day after warnings were issued for parts of Arkansas and Louisiana. About 13 inches of rain had fallen in Winston County by Thursday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service office in Jackson, Miss. A flash-flood emergency alert, indicating life-threatening danger, was in effect for cities including Louisville, Miss., which is in that county. Flash-flood warnings were issued for other parts of the state. Winston County is about 100 miles northeast of Jackson.

Persons: “, ” Sarah Sickles, ” Organizations: National Weather Service, Miss Locations: Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Winston County, Jackson, Louisville, Miss

☆ Cuba: A Russian navy ship docks in Havana as tough times bring the old friends together
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Patrick Oppmann | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Havana, Cuba CNN —As a series of welcoming cannon blasts rang out from a nearby colonial fort, the Russian navy’s training class ship Perekop sailed into Havana on Tuesday. “We are condemning, we are rejecting, the expansion of NATO towards Russia’s borders,” Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel told Russian-controlled network, RT, in a rare interview in May. He also blasted US economic sanctions on Russia, while heralding Russian “projects of cooperation and collaboration” under development in Cuba. But following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Cuba lost its main trading partner and entered a deep economic depression. Despite the high cost of the war in Ukraine and economic sanctions, Russian officials say they are committed to Cuba.

Persons: Perekop, “, Miguel Diaz, Canel, Patrick Oppmann, Jorge R, –, Russia –, Yamil Lage, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Biden, ”, Ric Herrero, ” Herrero, “ There’s, ” Benjamin Ziff, Chargé d’Affaires, Sergey Shoigu, Alvaro Lopez Miera, ” Shoigu Organizations: Cuba CNN, Prensa Latina, Cuban, Soviet, NATO, CNN, University of Texas, Austin Energy Institute, Russian, Getty, Trump, Cuba Study, US Naval, Russian Defense Locations: Havana, Cuba, Russian, Soviet Union, Ukraine, Cuban, Moscow, Russia’s, Russia, USSR, AFP, Trump, Spanish, Guantánamo, East, West, “ Cuba

☆ Cuba condemns EU Parliament resolution calling for sanctions against president
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

HAVANA, July 12 (Reuters) - Cuba's National Assembly said on Wednesday it "strongly condemns" a resolution by the European Parliament, which criticized the country's human rights record and called for EU sanctions against Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel and other top officials. "The European Parliament lacks the moral, political and legal authority to judge Cuba," Cuba's parliament said in a statement. The European Parliament resolution proposes "autocratic regimes should not participate in such summits" and strongly condemns Cuba's human rights record, saying this could jeopardize a 2016 cooperation deal between Cuba and the EU, its top trade partner. The European Parliament resolution said it "deeply deplores" this comment. In May, Borrell said the EU Special Representative for Human Rights, Eamon Gilmore, will visit the island in November to evaluate the consequences of the 2021 protests.

Persons: Miguel Diaz, Fidel Castro's, Josep Borrell, Borrell, Eamon Gilmore, Nelson Acosta, Sarah Morland, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: National, Cuban, EU, of, Caribbean, Communist, Cuba's National Assembly, Human Rights, Thomson Locations: HAVANA, Cuba, America, Caribbean, Brussels, Caribbean States, United States

CNN —The student newspaper for Northwestern University said at least three former students of its football program detailed what it described as a pattern of racism from coaches and players. “I didn’t feel like I could be anything other than White,” former player Ramon Diaz Jr. said, according to the paper. Northwestern University announced Monday it had fired longtime head football coach Pat Fitzgerald. The move came after allegations of hazing within the Wildcats football program. One teammate asked him why he didn’t play soccer instead of football,” The Daily Northwestern’s reporting said.

Persons: “, Ramon Diaz Jr, White, Pat Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald, ”, ” Fitzgerald, didn’t, Schill “, Bryan Harlan, Dan Webb, Strawn, ’ Diaz, –, “ Diaz, ‘, Mayo ’, Jon Yates, Coach Fitzgerald, ” Yates Organizations: CNN, Northwestern University, The Daily, Wildcats, Winston, Strawn LLP, The, The Daily Northwestern, ‘ Cinco, Mayo, ” CNN, University Locations: The Daily Northwestern, Illinois, The Daily

☆ Insight: Catholic clergy report surveillance, beatings amid Nicaragua's crackdown
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( David Alire Garcia | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's five-year campaign against the Catholic church has intensified since February, according to interviews with five priests inside and outside the country. This week's brief release of Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Alvarez raised hopes for a turning point. The priests describe heavy surveillance of church services by police or civilian members of government-sponsored community councils, especially since Easter. His latest restrictions seem aimed at silencing priests, Erick Diaz, 33, a Nicaraguan priest in exile in Chicago, said. Nine church leaders inside and outside Nicaragua did not respond to interview requests for this story.

Persons: Daniel Ortega's, Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Alvarez, Mexican Bishop Ramon Castro, Pope Francis, Nicaragua's, Ortega, Rosario Murillo, Bishop Alvarez, Alvarez, Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes, Brenes, Martha Patricia Molina, Molina, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Erick Diaz, David Alire Garcia, Philip Pullella, Ismael Lopez, Suzanne Goldenberg Organizations: MEXICO CITY, Sunday, Nicaraguan, Catholic, Vatican, Reuters, Organization of American, Thomson Locations: MEXICO, Nicaraguan, Managua, Nicaragua, Mexican, Eastern Europe, Matagalpa, Texas, Leon, Vatican, Chicago, Rome, San Jose

A recently discovered letter written by President Abraham Lincoln that offers a glimpse into his thinking during the early part of the Civil War sold this week in Pennsylvania for $85,000, according to an autograph dealer. “Discovering unpublished, unknown letters of Abraham Lincoln is increasingly rare,” Mr. Raab said in a statement about the document on the Pennsylvania collection’s website. The letter, which measures 5 by 8 inches, was sold to a private collector in the southeastern United States on Wednesday, Mr. Raab said. Dated Aug. 19, 1861, the short letter is addressed to Charles Ellet Jr., an American civil engineer and Union Army colonel, who had met the president and lobbied him for the creation of a civil engineering corps. Colonel Ellet had insisted that immediate action be taken to understand the South’s infrastructure because he felt that Washington was vulnerable.

Persons: Abraham Lincoln, Nathan Raab, Raab, Mr, Charles Ellet Jr, Ellet Organizations: Pennsylvania, Union Army Locations: Pennsylvania, United States, American, Washington

☆ Opinion | Why I Still Love the New York Mets
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( David Brooks | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Chip … chip … chip. I can feel the New York Mets chiseling out a piece of my soul every week. This is far from the first time the Mets have ripped out my vitals. In 2007, the team blew a seven-game divisional lead with 17 games to play. The Mets were in the middle of blowing another divisional lead, but needed only one win to make the playoffs.

Persons: Chip, Prometheus, Steve Cohen, Edwin Díaz Organizations: New York Mets, Mets, Washington Nationals

☆ As the world gets hotter, millions of workers face up to the challenge of heat stress and productivity losses
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Anmar Frangoul | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

According to those involved in the report's production, warmer working environments can create some very challenging scenarios indeed. Issues relating to productivity also apply to equipment, facilities and buildings, Fox said. "The economic losses due to heat stress at work were estimated at US$280 billion in 1995," the U.N. agency said. "This clothing can be quite cumbersome … and quite hot to wear, even under cold conditions," Fox said. Fox noted that buildings of this type haven't particularly been designed with heat ingress — especially extreme heat ingress — in mind.

Persons: Tim Fox, Fox, Marco Bertorello, that's, Laura Kent, Jorge Guerrero, Yolanda Díaz, Díaz, It's Organizations: World Meteorological Organization, of Mechanical Engineers, CNBC, International Labour Organization, Workers, AFP, Getty, ILO, Fox, Factories, Health, Safety, Spain's, Labour, Social, State Meteorological Agency, Spain's Labour Ministry, Reuters, heatstroke . Trade, Union Locations: Europe, Italy, Ronda, Spain, Madrid, heatstroke, Britain, Ireland

☆ Experienced Kvitova beats Paolini in three sets
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The duo also met at the last year's championships when the Czech ninth seed came on top in another three-setter. Paolini found some momentum and made Kvitova work in the second set but the experienced Czech comfortably took the third, firing eight aces and 36 winners throughout the match. "I was trying hard in the second set to break her but this didn't happen. In the third I got an opportunity and I made it, and I think that since then I just kept going," Kvitova said. The 33-year-old will face the winner of unseeded pair Aliaksandra Sasnovich v Nuria Parrizas Diaz in the second round.

Persons: Petra Kvitova, Italy's Jasmine Paolini REUTERS, Dylan Martinez, Italy's Jasmine Paolini, Kvitova, I've, it's, Paolini, Nuria Parrizas Diaz, Anita Kobylinska, Toby Davis Organizations: Lawn Tennis, Croquet Club, Dylan Martinez LONDON, Wimbledon, Centre Court, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, Czech, Gdansk

☆ MLB roundup: Astros blow big lead, still top Rangers 12-11
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/5] Jul 3, 2023; Arlington, Texas, USA; Houston Astros first baseman Jose Abreu (79) bats against the Texas Rangers during the sixth inning at Globe Life Field. Astros closer Ryan Pressly ended the game by striking out Jonah Heim for his 18th save. Adolis Garcia's solo homer tied the game at 10-10 in the seventh, and Corey Seager's sacrifice fly gave Texas an 11-10 lead in the eighth. Milwaukee trailed 6-3 before tying the game with two outs in the seventh inning on Jahmai Jones' bases-clearing, pinch-hit double. The Cubs threatened with two runners on and two outs in the ninth inning before Devin Williams struck out Dansby Swanson to secure Milwaukee's largest comeback victory of the season.

Persons: Jose Abreu, Jerome Miron, Chas McCormick, Abreu, McCormick, Will Smith, Ryan Pressly, Jonah Heim, Bryan Abreu, Travis Jankowski, Adolis, Corey Seager's, Willy Adames, Jahmai Jones, Adames, Mark Leiter Jr, Owen Miller's, Devin Williams, Dansby Swanson, Nick Madrigal, Tucker Barnhart, Michael Harris II, Marcell Ozuna, Bryce Elder, Raisel Iglesias, Gavin Williams, Steven Kwan, Joey Votto, Tyler Stephenson, Luke Weaver, Ian Gibaut, Buck Farmer, Derek Law, Alexis Diaz, Jeimer Candelario, Dickerson, Lane Thomas, Jake Irvin, Yuli Gurriel, Louis, Gurriel, Nick Fortes, Huascar Brazoban, Puk, Willson Contreras, Harrison Bader, York's Giancarlo Stanton, Yennier Cano, Anthony Rizzo, Danny Coulombe, Bader, Domingo, Tommy Kahnle, Clay Holmes Organizations: Houston Astros, Texas Rangers, Life, Astros, Rangers, Brewers, Cubs, Milwaukee, Chicago, Braves, Atlanta, Cleveland, Guardians, Reds, Cincinnati, Washington, Nationals, Marlins, Cardinals, Miami, The Marlins, Yankees, Orioles, New York, Baltimore ., Thomson Locations: Arlington , Texas, USA, Houston, Texas, Baltimore

☆ Putin has an invitation to visit Cuba, says Russian ambassador
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MOSCOW, July 3 (Reuters) - Russia's ambassador to Cuba said President Vladimir Putin had an invitation to visit the Communist-run island but that it was too early to talk about preparations for such a trip, the state RIA news agency said. "Vladimir Vladimirovich (Putin) has an invitation, but I don't know how his plans will be lined up," Ambassador Viktor Koronelli told RIA. "The president of Cuba was in Moscow not long ago, in November of last year, so no real time has passed." Cuba had welcomed 66,000 tourists from Russia so far this year and Aeroflot's resumption of regular flights would probably mean a total of 100,000 Russian tourists visit the islands in 2023, Koronelli said. "I would like to say again that Russia can always rely on Cuba, all our aspirations and will," he told Putin, according to a Kremlin transcript.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, Putin, Viktor Koronelli, Koronelli, Miguel Diaz, Canel, Raul Castro, Guy Faulconbridge, Andrew Osborn Organizations: Communist, Kremlin, Thomson Locations: MOSCOW, Cuba, Moscow, Russia, Cuban

☆ Kidnapped Mexican security staff freed after three-day search
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MEXICO CITY, June 30 (Reuters) - Sixteen Mexican state security ministry employees were freed on Friday after being kidnapped earlier this week in the southern state of Chiapas, authorities said, following a three-day search. The employees, all men, were kidnapped Tuesday by an armed group on a highway near the state capital of Tuxtla Gutierrez after leaving work, authorities said. More than 1,000 federal and state agents joined the search, and two people were detained earlier this week. On Tuesday, a spokesperson for Chiapas' security ministry told Reuters that the employees were not police officers but administration workers, adding, "Nothing like this has ever happened." Reporting by Lizbeth Diaz; Writing by Isabel Woodford; Editing by Sarah Morland and Leslie AdlerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Tuxtla Gutierrez, Lizbeth Diaz, Isabel Woodford, Sarah Morland, Leslie Adler Organizations: MEXICO CITY, Reuters, Thomson Locations: MEXICO, Chiapas, Tuxtla

☆ MLB roundup: Shohei Ohtani belts 30th homer in Angels' loss
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

Major league home run leader Shohei Ohtani hit his 30th of the season for the Angels, a 493-foot blast to right. Reds 7, Padres 5 (11 innings)Spencer Steer drilled a game-winning, two-out, two-run homer off the upper deck in left to lead Cincinnati past visiting San Diego for its their third straight win and 15th in 18 games. The Reds were down to their final out when Matt McLain drilled a two-run homer in the 10th to extend the see-saw contest. Pirates 8, Brewers 7Carlos Santana's two-out, two-run homer in the ninth inning lifted Pittsburgh past visiting Milwaukee for its fourth win in a row. Nationals 2, Phillies 1Stone Garrett hit a two-run homer to lift Washington past host Philadelphia for its third straight win.

Persons: Lourdes Gurriel Jr, Evan Longoria, Shohei Ohtani, Mike Trout, Arizona's Tommy Henry, Griffin Canning, Spencer Steer, Matt McLain, Elly De La Cruz, Gary Sanchez, Juan Soto, Carlos Santana's, Matt Bush, Ji Hwan Bae, Andrew McCutchen's, Santana, Carmen Mlodzinski, Brice Turang, Christian Yelich, Owen Miller, Rowdy Tellez, Freddy Peralta, Randy Arozarena, Josh Lowe, Jose Siri, Shane McClanahan, Tom Murphy, Shawn Armstrong, Jake Diekman, Kevin Kelly, Jason Adam, Colin Poche, McClanahan, James Paxton, Jarren Duran, Justin Turner, Masataka Yoshida, Jose Berrios, Stone Garrett, Dominic Smith, Lane Thomas, Josiah Gray, Hunter Harvey, Cristopher Sanchez, Alec Bohm, Justin Steele, Nico Hoerner, Nick Madrigal, Christopher Morel, Cleveland's Cal Quantrill, Will Brennan, Amed Rosario, Patrick Bailey, Joc Pederson, David Robertson, Pete Alonso, J.D, Davis, Bailey, Jeff McNeil, Tommy Pham, Omar Narvaez, Matt Olson, Michael Soroka, Olson, Eddie Rosario, Austin Riley, Sean Murphy, Ronald Acuna Jr, Soroka, Jose Altuve, Mauricio Dubon, Yainer Diaz, Dubon, Jake Meyers, Ronel Blanco, Ryan Pressly, Pablo Lopez, Byron Buxton, Joey Gallo, Max Kepler, Royce Lewis, Buxton, Lopez, Adley Rutschman, Dean Kremer, Mookie Betts, Betts, Alec Marsh, Ezquiel Tovar, Nolan Jones, Jurickson Profar, Ryan McMahon, Austin Gomber, Pierce Johnson, Andy Ibanez, Tony Kemp, Luis Medina, Eloy Jimenez, Tanner Banks, JJ Bleday, Aledmys Diaz, Shea Langeliers, Jace Peterson's, Kemp, Jordan Diaz Organizations: Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Angels, Diamondbacks, Angels, Reds, Padres, Cincinnati, The Reds, Pirates, Brewers, Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, Rays, Mariners, Tampa Bay, Seattle, Tampa, Sox, Blue Jays, Boston, Toronto, Red Sox, Nationals, Phillies, Cubs, Chicago, Guardians, Giants, Mets, San Francisco, New, Braves, Marlins, Miami, National League, Astros, Rangers, Texas, Orioles, Minnesota, Baltimore, Twins, Dodgers, Royals, Kansas City, Rockies, Tigers, Colorado, Detroit, Austin, Athletics, White Sox, Oakland, A's, Thomson Locations: Anaheim, Calif, Los Angeles, San Diego, Milwaukee, Paxton, Washington, Philadelphia, Chicago, Cleveland, New York, Houston, Arlington , Texas, Kansas, Denver, Medina

☆ Prominent Mexican vigilante leader slain in violent attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Lizbeth Diaz | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MEXICO CITY, June 29 (Reuters) - The prominent leader of a vigilante group in the western Mexican state of Michoacan was slain on Thursday, the local government said, in a brutal attack that left his body so badly burned that it was almost unrecognizable. The state attorney general's office said at around midday it received word of an attack on Hipolito Mora in the town of Felipe Carrillo Puerto in western Michoacan. Mora founded a so-called self-defense group that rose to prominence a decade ago with a declared aim of protecting the area from a predatory drug gang in the violent state. Prosecutors said they believed Mora had been traveling with a security detail when he came under attack by assailants who then fled. On Twitter he called the attack on Mora and local police officers a "cowardly killing," and promised to bring those responsible to justice.

Persons: general's, Hipolito Mora, Felipe Carrillo, Mora, Prosecutors, Michoacan's, Alfredo Ramirez Bedolla, Lizbeth Diaz, Dave Graham, Leslie Adler Organizations: MEXICO CITY, Twitter, Reuters, Thomson Locations: MEXICO, Mexican, Michoacan, Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Mora

☆ Flight disruptions continue on peak July Fourth travel day, with United faring the worst
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Flight delays and cancellations continued to mar thousands of Fourth of July travelers on Friday, with United Airlines passengers bearing the brunt of the problems. United Airlines has fared the worst with disruptions, with half of its mainline flights arriving late during that six-day period amounting to average delays of 106 minutes, according to FlightAware data. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg called United out for the flight disruptions, saying the airline's disruptions were "elevated but moving in the right direction." United said late Thursday that it expected cancellations and delays to continue to improve into the holiday weekend. "It led to massive delays, cancellations, diversions, as well as crews and aircraft out of position," Kirby wrote in a staff note, which was seen by CNBC.

Persons: Pete Buttigieg, United, schedulers, Ken Diaz, Garth Thompson, Scott Kirby, Monday, Kirby, Joanna Geraghty Organizations: JFK International, Airlines, Transportation Security Administration, Federal Aviation, United Airlines, O'Hare, U.S, JetBlue Airways, Transportation, Association of Flight, Air Line Pilots Association, United, FAA, Newark Liberty International, New, CNBC, JetBlue Locations: New York City, Canada, East, Chicago , Illinois, U.S, New York, United, New Jersey

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