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Such recruitment-based adoptions are the most difficult to carry out, social workers say. Gonzaga, who worked with his wife Heather Setrakian at eharmony and then on the Family-Match algorithm, referred questions to Ramirez. Social workers say Family-Match works like this: Adults seeking to adopt submit survey responses via the algorithm’s online platform, and foster parents or social workers input each child’s information. Adoption-Share is part of a small cadre of organizations that say their algorithms can help social workers place children with foster or adoptive families. “It’s wasted time for social workers and wasted emotional experiences for children.”___Contact AP’s global investigative team at Investigative@ap.org or https://www.ap.org/tips/

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☆ The bosses of rival chip giants Nvidia and AMD are cousins, researcher says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and AMD CEO Lisa Su are first cousins once removed. It has recently emerged that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and AMD CEO Lisa Su are first cousins once removed, with 60-year-old Huang being the older cousin. Nvidia and AMD did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Insider sent outside regular business hours. The genealogist — a person who traces lines of family descent — published a condensed family tree on her Facebook account in June. Wu also interviewed a close family member of the two while putting together the family tree, per CNN.

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☆ Nvidia and AMD CEOs: Two of the world’s most powerful tech execs come from the same Taiwanese family
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Michelle Toh | Wayne Chang | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The chief executives of Nvidia (NVDA) and AMD (AMD) aren’t just two of the most powerful people in the global AI chip industry, they’re also family. “For almost half a century now, Taiwan’s economy has been centered on electronics production, chip assembly, chip manufacturing, chip design, everything semiconductors. According to Nvidia, Huang was born in 1963 in Taipei before moving to the southern city of Tainan. “I would say anyone who logs on the internet is likely touching not just one, but dozens and hundreds of Nvidia and AMD chips,” said Miller. I would say anyone who logs on the internet is likely touching not just one, but dozens and hundreds of Nvidia and AMD chips.

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CNN —Dozens were killed and many more injured in a blast at the Al-Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip late Saturday night, according to an official at a nearby hospital and eyewitnesses who spoke with CNN. One resident of the camp told CNN: “We were sitting in our homes, suddenly we heard a very, very powerful sound of an explosion. People check the damage at the Al-Maghazi refugee camp on Sunday. Alaloul, who is a freelance photojournalist with the Turkish news agency Anadolu, said his home was destroyed in an Israeli airstrike that targeted the Al-Maghazi refugee camp. The Al-Maghazi refugee camp is located in the central part of the coastal enclave south of Wadi Gaza, the waterway that divides north from south Gaza.

Persons: Mohammad al Hajj, Dr Eyad Abu Zaher, ”, Khalil Al, “, Mahmud Hams, Muhammed Alaloul, Alaloul, Kenan, Rahaf, Ahmad, …, Qais, ” Alaloul, Jamal Al Aloul, Samah Shaqoura, CNN “, Sundos Shaqura, Israel, Antony Blinken, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Blinken, Mohammed Shia, ” “ Israel, We’ve Organizations: CNN, Hamas, of Health, Al, Israel Defense Forces, Aqsa Martyr’s Hospital, IDF, Getty, Israel, Palestinian Ministry of Health, Sunday, Anadolu, United Nations Relief, Works Agency, Iraqi Locations: Gaza, Aqsa, AFP, Wadi Gaza, Ramallah, Turkish, Jordan, Iraq, Sudani, Baghdad

About a year ago, I wanted to talk to my mom about her estate planning and financial needs. Get your estate planning in order firstBefore you even broach the topic of estate planning with your parents, get your own estate-planning ducks in a row. Approach estate planning with sensitivityRemember that estate planning is a delicate topic. In talking to your parents, Rivera suggests framing estate planning as the ultimate form of control and selflessness. Create an Estate Plan Online Trust & Will can help create an estate plan for you or your loved ones.

Persons: —, Valerie Rivera, Rivera, they're, You'll, you've Organizations: Service, FirstGen, Will Locations: America

Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani, Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing, Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green and Courteney Cox as Monica Geller on NBC's "Friends." A spokesperson for Warner Bros., which owns the show's distribution rights, declined to verify or comment on the residual payments. What may happen to Perry's 'Friends' residualsWhen an actor passes away, residual payments are considered the actor's personal property. The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists has contracts in which its members can list beneficiaries for residual payments upon death. Charity may have figured into Perry's estate

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☆ Israel-Hamas War Blinken’s Mission in Israel: Conveying Support While Pushing to Reduce Harm to Civilians
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Adam Entous | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

On Tuesday, after the first strike in Jabaliya, the hospital received about 40 people who did not survive, and 250 others who were wounded, he said. Image A wounded girl received treatment on Thursday at Kamal Adwan Hospital after an Israeli strike on a United Nations school being used as a shelter. “We wish for death,” said Dr. Abu Safyia. “The children’s screams during surgeries can be heard from outside,” Dr. Abu Safyia said. Dr. Abu Safyia is among them, and barely sleeping.

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☆ New TV show '007: Road To A Million' brings Bond-like tasks to screens
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Hanna Rantala | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, Nov 2 (Reuters) - From scaling mountains and cranes to coming face-to-face with crocodiles and snakes, contestants travel the world tackling James Bond-inspired challenges in new TV adventure series "007: Road To A Million" in the hope of winning 1 million pounds ($1.2 million). "The idea is really to put ordinary people into a James Bond adventure and we didn't quite know how that would work out," executive producer David Glover told Reuters. "It's thrilling because... they're really not James Bond but they have heart and they're lovely and... they're heroic in their own way." [1/3]An assistant poses with the James Bond 007 Special Issue 2020 UK Seven-Kilo Gold Proof Coin, the largest coin ever made by The Royal Mint, in London, Britain, March 2, 2020. I thought 'well maybe if I do this, it's probably the nearest I'll ever get to (being a Bond villain),'" Cox said.

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Her 9-year-old and 7-year-old had been killed in their home, he said, along with several of her siblings and relatives. “We wish for death,” said Dr. Abu Safyia. With no anesthesia, doctors were operating on people with severe injuries using over-the-counter painkillers like paracetamol to help ease the pain. They had a limited supply of antibiotics and were using vinegar and chlorine to disinfect wounds, the doctor added. “The children’s screams during surgeries can be heard from outside,” Dr. Abu Safyia said.

Persons: Abu Safyia, Jabaliya, “, ”, Dr Organizations: Hamas Locations: Jabaliya, Beit Lahia, Gaza

Presley said state government “is bought and sold to the highest bidder,” with Reeves demanding campaign contributions before meeting with people. Presley said Reeves likes to talk about California and New York instead of small towns in Mississippi. Trump released a 30-second video on Tuesday, endorsing Reeves, and Reeves told Presley: “Donald Trump only supports the only conservative in this race." Reeves served two terms as state treasurer and two as lieutenant governor before winning the governor's race in 2019. If neither Reeves nor Presley receives a majority in next Tuesday's election, the race would go to a Nov. 28 runoff.

Persons: JACKSON, Tate Reeves, Brandon Presley, Presley, Reeves, “, ” Reeves, ” Presley, “ I’m, Jesus, “ Brandon, Reeves doesn't, “ You've, Brandon, You’re, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Trump, “ Donald Trump, he's, Elvis Presley, Gwendolyn Gray, Presley — Organizations: — Mississippi Republican Gov, Democratic, Republicans, ABC, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, pompoms, Republican, Mississippi Public Service Commission Locations: Miss, America, Jackson, California, New York, Mississippi, Caledonia, New Hebron, . Mississippi

Rodriguez and her four siblings grew up working on the farm and selling its products at farmers markets back in the city. Farm to operating tableThough she's close with her family, it was difficult breaking the news to her parents that she didn't want to continue working on the farm beyond high school, Rodriguez says. Her parents helped some, and she applied for scholarships, allowing Rodriguez to earn her bachelor's without taking on student debt. In fact, working with patients is one of the highlights of her work. How she spends her moneyEven after paying off her debt, Rodriguez has continued to save around 50% of her income.

Persons: Rodriguez, Chabely Rodriguez, Liam Mays, hasn't, CAAs, Andrea Desky, they're, undergrad, hustled, Donald Trump, I've, Gene Kim, HBO Max, she's Organizations: CNBC, CAA, Brooklyn College, District of Columbia, Nova Southeastern University, Housing, HBO, Toyota Corolla, YouTube Locations: Tampa , Florida, New York, Mexico, Brooklyn, Florida, Fort Lauderdale , Florida, anesthesiology, Costa Rica

☆ Lana Del Rey costume wearer runs into the real Lana Del Rey at a Halloween party
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Lisa France | Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —It was wild when Lana Del Rey ran into Lana Del Rey. Makeup artist Sandy Ganzer posted on Instagram Monday that she had dressed as the singer for a Halloween party, when, just like the most magical of Hollywood stories, the real Lana Del Rey showed up. Waffle House “Lana” name tag sticker: $5.59, Ganzer wrote in the caption, showing photos of her and Del Rey. Del Rey explained in an interview last month how the photos of her at Waffle House came to be. “I wish my album had gone as viral,” Del Rey said, jokingly.

Persons: Lana Del Rey, Sandy Ganzer, Ganzer, Lana ”, Del Rey, “, ”, ” Del Rey, ‘ Organizations: CNN, waitressing, Alabama Waffle House, Ebay, Pepsi, CVS, “, Waffle, Hollywood Locations: Alabama

Spouses, children, friends, siblings, neighbors, and colleagues ran for someone they knew who either was killed, taken captive or injured during Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine. Amid the lively backdrop of Ukrainian songs, joy and sorrow intermingled in the air as life carried on despite the war. Those competing remotely could run any distance they wanted and were encouraged to post about it on social media. Nova Post has delivered starter kits to 65 countries across all continents, said Inna Popereshniuk, co-founder of Nova Post. She dedicated her race to six colleagues who were killed and 17 injured in a Russian attack on the Nova Post depot in the Kharkiv region on Oct. 21.

Persons: ”, Inna Popereshniuk, Volodymyr Rutkovskyi, “, won’t, Rutkovskyi, Boiko, Volodymyr Semanyshyn Organizations: Nova Post, Nova Locations: KYIV, Ukraine, Kyiv, Nova, Kharkiv, Russian, Zaporizhzhia, Panama, Ternopil, russia, ukraine

☆ A Less Polarized Poland? Not Yet, Election Results Suggest.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Andrew Higgins | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Three years apart in age, the brother and sister grew up in a tiny village in eastern Poland, helping out on the family farm and going to church each Sunday under pressure from their parents. Today, the siblings, Monika Zochowska, 38, and her brother, Szymon, 41, are separated by a wide gulf opened by politics and outlook — examples of the many chasms cleaving Poland as it wrestles with the results of a recent general election that handed a narrow majority in Parliament to opponents of the nationalist governing party. Monika and Szymon stand on opposite sides of perhaps the deepest of those divides: the gap between villages and small towns, which voted heavily for nationalist forces, and urban centers, which gave overwhelming support to their more centrist and liberal opponents, notably Civic Coalition, the main opposition party.

Persons: Monika Zochowska, Szymon, Monika Organizations: Civic Coalition Locations: Poland

☆ Norway’s Ingebrigtsen family is ripped apart by allegations of ‘aggression and physical punishment’
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Such was the case for Gjert Ingebrigtsen, who was the coach to three of his seven children: Henrik, Filip and Jakob, the one who raced to Olympic gold in Tokyo two years ago. Because he’s anxious and he has nerves and he responds by getting irritated and angry about the little stuff.”CNN has contacted representatives for the Ingebrigtsen brothers for further comment. Team Ingebrigtsen, a documentary series first aired in 2016, has shed light on the family dynamic, particularly the father-coach relationship between Gjert and his sons. “I would say that after the royal family, I think they are the most famous family in Norway,” said Folvik. In two separate statements, the federation said that it wants to create a “safe environment” for athletes and made reference to comments made by the Ingebrigtsen brothers in the media.

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An illuminated Google logo is seen inside an office building in Zurich, Switzerland December 5, 2018. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 27 (Reuters) - Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google has agreed to invest up to $2 billion in the artificial intelligence company Anthropic, a spokesperson for the startup said on Friday. The company has invested $500 million upfront into the OpenAI rival and agreed to add $1.5 billion more over time, the spokesperson said. Amazon.com (AMZN.O) also said last month it would invest up to $4 billion in Anthropic to compete with growing cloud rivals on AI. Anthropic, which was co-founded by former OpenAI executives and siblings Dario and Daniela Amodei, has shown efforts to secure the resources and deep-pocketed backers needed to compete with OpenAI and be leaders in the technology sector.

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CNN —For the victims of the mass shooting Wednesday night in Lewiston, Maine, it was an ordinary night out. Even on her night off on Wednesday, Asselin was at Just-in-Time, her brother told CNN. He was one the victims lost in the shooting in Maine,” the organization wrote in a Facebook post Thursday. Arthur “Artie” StroutArthur "Artie" Strout Strout family/WBZArthur “Artie” Strout, 42, was at Schemengees during the shooting, his father, Arthur Bernard, told CNN affiliate WBZ. His death has left his family in “shock and profound grief,” his family member Cecile Francoeur Martin told CNN.

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☆ Judge orders Ivanka Trump to testify in her father's New York civil fraud trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Dareh Gregorian | Erica Byfield | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

President Trump announced that tax day will be delayed from April 15 to July 15. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)The judge overseeing the $250 million civil trial against Donald Trump and his company ordered the former president's daughter Ivanka Trump to testify in the case. The AG's office contended that Ivanka Trump, a former White House official, still has information important to their case. Ivanka Trump's siblings Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump and their father are all expected to testify in the case and have been listed as witnesses by both the AG and the defense. The AG is suing Trump for allegedly inflating his assets in financial statements to secure more cost-effective loans and insurance policies.

Persons: Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump, James Brady, Trump, Alex Wong, Judge Arthur Engoron, Letitia James, Trump's, Ivanka, Donald Trump Jr, Eric Trump Organizations: James, New York, New, White House, Trump Organization Locations: WASHINGTON, DC, U.S, Washington ,, New York, Washington

☆ Who is Mike Johnson, the new Republican US House Speaker?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

WASHINGTON, Oct 25 (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Mike Johnson has been elected by his fellow Republicans to serve as speaker of the House of Representatives, after three weeks of turmoil and three failed candidates. Prior to Congress, Johnson was a lawyer who mainly worked on religious freedom issues, successfully defending Louisiana's same sex marriage ban in 2004. U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA), the latest House Republican nominee for House Speaker, reacts to former Speaker nominee and current House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) voting for Johnson during another round of voting to pick a new Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., October... Acquire Licensing Rights Read moreHe opposes same sex marriage and introduced a bill in 2022 that would have banned schools from promoting or discussing gender identity. LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCEJohnson served as chair of the conservative Republican Study Committee and was elected vice-chair of the conference, but otherwise has no leadership experience - a potential hindrance as he enters into negotiations with the Democratic-controlled Senate and the White House. RELATIONSHIP WITH TRUMPJohnson is an avowed supporter of Trump, as evidenced by his support for Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 election.

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SEATTLE (AP) — An Idaho woman is suing her one-time fertility doctor, saying he secretly used his own sperm to inseminate her 34 years ago — the latest in a string of such cases brought as at-home DNA sampling enables people to learn more about their ancestry. He charged $100 cash for each of several treatments, saying the money was for the college or medical students who were donating the sperm, the lawsuit said. But the newspaper reported that Claypool claimed he had no knowledge of the allegations and didn't know Sharon Hayes. “But this is the first I’ve heard of anything in 40 years.”A number of cases of “fertility fraud” have arisen as online DNA services have proliferated. A Colorado jury awarded nearly $9 million to three families who accused a fertility doctor of using his own sperm to inseminate mothers who requested anonymous donors.

Persons: Sharon Hayes, David R, Claypool, Brianna Hayes, 23andMe, “ It's, ”, Hayes, Drew Dalton, Dalton, didn't, “, ” Claypool, RJ Ermola Organizations: SEATTLE, Spokane County Superior Court, Associated Press, AP, Claypool, Seattle Times, New York Times, Netflix Locations: An Idaho, Hauser , Idaho, Spokane , Washington, Spokane County, U.S, Indiana, Colorado

☆ Opinion: I’m an American stranded in Gaza. Why isn’t the US doing more to bring us home?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Stephanie Griffith | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

We were at my wife’s parents house a couple of days into the war when there was an airstrike about 100 feet from my parents’ house. We all huddled together until we had to leave northern Gaza and head south. And my wife’s parents are between northern Gaza and Gaza City itself. And all they would say is, “We don’t have any information.”Listen, we live in northern Gaza. We’ve been told by the State Department transit will be allowed for Americans and their immediate relatives, meaning spouse and children if they’re not American.

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☆ 'Is everyone alive?' Our family WhatsApp is where 17 relatives confirm they're OK
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Abeer Ayyoub | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

A week into the bombardment of Gaza, I set up a WhatsApp group for my Palestinian family to confirm each morning they're all still alive. Fatin, a Hebrew/Arabic translator, lives in the Al-Burij camp, very close to the Israeli border, and she's the only one outside of Gaza City. From Istanbul, Abdullah and I watched on Al Jazeera as places with cherished memories in Gaza City were destroyed live on air. AdvertisementAdvertisementMy parents live in a five-story building in the middle of Gaza City that my father had built 40 years ago. She told me that Israel had announced that 1 million civilians in northern Gaza, including Gaza City, should evacuate within 24 hours.

Persons: Ne'ama, I've, Abdullah, Siham, Yazmina, squinting, Maria, Ascia, Fatin, Tal Al, it's, Muhammad Ghanem, — Hussam, Hatem —, Hazem, we'd, Israel, —, Hazam's, Farah, Yasmeen, Sophia, Hammoud, he'd, Hanadi, Waleed Organizations: Hamas, Al, Israel Defense Forces Locations: Gaza, Gaza City, Europe, Jordan, Turkey, Istanbul, Israel, Jazeera, Al Jazeera, Al, Hawa, Gaza's, Siham

BAREFOOT AND WRAPPED in a robe in a hushed Paris hotel suite, 26-year-old entrepreneur and reality star Kylie Jenner is seated at her altar: a vanity. Her longtime hair and makeup artists—who are also her confidantes—hover around her like discreet, black-garbed hummingbirds, making imperceptible tweaks to her long dark hair and flawless skin. It’s several hours before she has to be at the Acne fashion show, but for Jenner, getting ready is half, if not the whole, point. But it’s bigger than that: Do glam, be glam, and you’re ready to conquer the world. No one has profited more from the concept of glam than Kylie Jenner, the youngest of the siblings and the creator of a cosmetics empire that has been valued at over $1 billion.

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☆ As Bombs Fall in Gaza, History Hangs Over a Family Fighting to Survive
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Declan Walsh | More About Declan Walsh | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

An Israeli airstrike had crushed an apartment block in the Jabaliya refugee camp, in northern Gaza, killing 45 members of his extended family. Mr. Abujayyab and his siblings argued about her next move: Stay at her grandmother’s apartment? Mr. Azmi, the Crisis Group researcher, had moved his family to a friend’s house in southern Gaza. It fractured his skull and crushed his chest, Mr. Azmi said by phone. They had no power, limited internet and more bombs were falling, his sister said in a voice message to her family.

Persons: Nathan Thrall, “, Abed Salama, ”, —, Abujayyab, Mr, welling, Azmi, Azmi Keshawi, Abujayyab’s, Nurit Cooper, Yocheved Lifshitz, Nir Oz Organizations: Crisis Group, Ministry Locations: Israel, Gaza, Gaza . Credit, Egypt

☆ Victor Wembanyama: How to watch French star make highly anticipated NBA debut for San Antonio Spurs
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —It’s the moment basketball fans – in particular San Antonio Spurs supporters – have been waiting for. On Wednesday night, French sensation Victor Wembanyama will play in his first NBA game when the Spurs welcome the Dallas Mavericks. Widely regarded as the most exciting NBA prospect since LeBron James, the No. One moment during the Spurs’ preseason game against the Golden State Warriors showcased this movement perfectly. 'Wemby' is the hottest NBA prospect since LeBron James.

Persons: CNN —, –, Victor Wembanyama, LeBron James, Frenchman, Steph Curry, Andrew Wiggins, Wembanyama, Wiggins, Kyle Terada, Oscar –, Michel De Fautereau, he’d, Michaël Allard, Timothy A, Clary, Allard Organizations: CNN, San Antonio Spurs, NBA, Spurs, Dallas Mavericks, Golden State Warriors, Warriors, Reuters, Paris University Club, Nanterre, Getty, Mavericks, ESPN Locations: France, AFP

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