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☆ The US accused China of offering Russia 'every support behind the scenes' for its war on Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewThe US has accused China of covertly supporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and suggested that further US and NATO sanctions would be leveled against it. "What we've seen from China to Russia is not a one-off or a couple of rogue firms involved in supporting Russia," Campbell said, according to Reuters. "This is a sustained, comprehensive effort that is backed up by the leadership in China that is designed to give Russia every support behind the scenes." While many Western countries have put sanctions on Russia, China has remained a close economic ally, which has helped Russia finance its war. AdvertisementWhile Ukraine has support from many allies, including the US, UK, and Germany, their support has come in waves that have been disrupted by politics.

Persons: —, Kurt Campbell, Campbell, he'd, Joe Biden, Xi Jinping Organizations: Service, NATO, Business, Reuters, North Atlantic Council, US Locations: China, Ukraine, Belgium, Russia, Europe, Beijing, Iran, North Korea, Germany

☆ Iceland volcano dramatically erupts again as streams of lava reach town’s defensive walls
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The Met Office had earlier warned that a volcanic eruption was likely following “intense seismic activity” at the crater and a build-up of magma in its underground reservoir. “Lava is flowing outside the defense walls at Grindavík in several places, and lava is also starting to flow outside the walls at Svartsengi,” Víðir Reynisson from Iceland’s Civil Defense told RUV. Another volcanic eruption is seen from a helicopter flight for the fifth time since December on the Reykjanes peninsula in southwestern Iceland on May 29, 2024. The site is part of southwest Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula — a thick finger of land pointing west into the North Atlantic Ocean from Reykjavik. Rather than having a central volcano, the Reykjanes Peninsula is dominated by a rift valley, with lava fields and cones.

Persons: RUV, ” Reynisson, Defense’s Reynisson, Benedikt Ófeigsson, ” Organizations: CNN, Iceland’s, Met Office, Iceland’s Civil Defense, Almannavarnadeild, Getty, Iceland’s Met, Iceland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Locations: Iceland, Grindavík, Hagafell, Svartsengi, Anadolu, Reykjavik

☆ Fintech targeted by climate skeptics banks $37 million from likes of UBS, Commerzbank
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

From left to right: Johan Pihl, Doconomy's chief creative officer and co-founder, and Mathias Wikstrom, chief executive officer and co-founder. DoconomySwedish climate-focused financial technology startup Doconomy told CNBC on Thursday that it's raised 34 million euros ($36.9 million) from leading European banks, including UBS and Commerzbank . Credit ratings agency S&P Global came on board as a new investor, while existing shareholders Motive Ventures, PostFinance and Tenity also participated. watch nowDoconomy plans to use the fresh cash to drive expansion into North America and roll out new products, CEO and co-founder Mathias Wikstrom told CNBC in an interview. Mathias Wikstrom CEO, Doconomy

Persons: Johan Pihl, Mathias Wikstrom, it's, Tenity, Wikstrom, Jordan Peterson, It's, Doconomy Organizations: CNBC, UBS, Commerzbank, UBS Next, P Global, Motive Ventures, PostFinance, Boston Consulting Group, Mastercard, United Nations, Dreams Technology, Citi Ventures, Ikea Locations: Sweden, North America

☆ Here are the portfolio's top 5 performing stocks since April's Monthly Meeting
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

The latter fact is on display in our list of top-five performing portfolio stocks since the April 24 close through Wednesday's close, the eve of our May meeting. The chipmaker jumped 44.1% since April's Monthly Meeting. 4, Eli Lilly stock jumped 10.8% since our April 24 meeting. A slew of promising AI announcements helped fuel the stock's strong performance since the April meeting. More broadly, Broadcom has been one of the portfolio's biggest beneficiaries of the AI trade.

Persons: Dow, Jim Cramer, we're, Jim, Costco, Eli Lilly's, Eli Lilly, Jim Cramer's, Spencer Platt Organizations: Nasdaq, Dow Jones Industrial, Nvidia, Apple, China Academy of Information, Communications Technology, iPhone, Bank of America, Costco, Costco Wholesale, Walmart, Club, Broadcom, CNBC, Traders, New York Stock Exchange, Getty Locations: Wednesday's, China, U.S, Google's, New York City

☆ Why the Swedish and Finnish Air Forces are a powerful add to NATO
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Finland's F/A-18 Hornets — which used to be the US Navy's standard fighter — are already compatible with NATO air forces. This puts several squadrons of stealth fighters on Russia's northern border, with the potential to penetrate and suppress Russian air defenses, and hit vital targets. "Both Finland's and Sweden's proximity allows NATO air forces to stage closer to the Baltics. Similarly, Sweden's Gotland island — located almost midway in the Baltic, about 60 miles from the Swedish mainland and 80 miles from the Baltic States — provides NATO with an advanced outpost. Their air forces are vital for this Nordic push, and will become very useful to further deter and defend the increasingly contested arctic space with Russia."

Persons: Paul Cormarie, John Hoehn, Sweden's JAS, Finland's, Ian Valley, Hoehn, Cormarie, Michael Peck Organizations: Service, NATO, RAND, Corp, Modern, Institute, Business, Nordic, Gripen, UK's Royal Air Force, Finnish Air Force, US Army, —, Defense, Foreign Policy, Rutgers Univ, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: Ukraine, Finland, Sweden, West, Russia, Finnish, Swedish, France, Germany, Warsaw, Poland, Europe, Rovaniemi, US Army Sweden, Baltic States, Baltic, Norway, Norwegian, North, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Gotland, —, Pacific, United States, Taiwan, China, Forbes

☆ Mount Everest climber sets record for fastest ascent by a woman
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Lilit Marcus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Twenty-four hours and 26 minutes, without stopping to sleep: Nepal’s Phunjo Lama has just broken the world record for the fastest ascent of Mount Everest by a woman. Her journey from Everest Base Camp to the top took 14 hours and 31 minutes, then the descent from Everest was another nine hours and 18 minutes. Due to the limited climbing season and challenging conditions on Mount Everest, the window to reach the top of the mountain is small. That record was broken in 2021 by Hong Kong native Ada Tsang in 25 hours and 50 minutes. Currently, the record for fastest ascent by a male climber is 10 hours and 56 minutes, set by Nepali Lhakpa Gelu Sherpa in 2003.

Persons: CNN —, Lama, Samantha McMahon, Ada Tsang, she’s, “, Kim Lal Gautam, Niranjan Shrestha Organizations: CNN, Everest Base, Base, Guinness World Records, Lhakpa, Guinness Locations: Everest, Base, Hong Kong, Kathmandu, “, North America, Pakistan

☆ Placebos can improve mental health symptoms, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —When you’re trying to address mental health symptoms, simply the belief that you can be helped may be an important factor. Symptoms of nine mental health disorders substantially improved under placebo treatment, according to a new review of 90 randomized controlled trials — known as a meta-analysis — totaling 9,985 adult participants largely in their 30s and 40s. “This is the most comprehensive study of placebo effects in psychiatry.”The results are also important for patient treatment, Bschor said. But for disorders that didn’t see as much improvement with placebos — such as OCD or schizophrenia, which is a psychotic disorder — medication may be more necessary. Improvement in absence of medicationThat mental health symptoms improved with placebo treatment may be due to a few potential influences, experts said.

Persons: Tom Bschor, Jonathan Alpert, Dorothy, Marty Silverman, Alpert, wasn’t, Bschor, ” Bschor, ”, Richard Keefe, Keefe, Felipe Barreto Schuch, ” Schuch wasn’t, “, ” Alpert, you’ve Organizations: CNN, Psychiatry, University Hospital Dresden, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Brazil’s Federal University of Santa Locations: Germany, New York City, North Carolina, Brazil’s Federal University of Santa Maria

☆ An 81-Year-Old ‘Serial Slingshot Shooter’ Is Arrested After Decade of Mischief
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Victor Mather | More About Victor Mather | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Residents of North Enid Avenue in Azusa, Calif., would find a broken window in their house or car and a telltale ball bearing nearby. Sometimes, more alarmingly, a pellet would whiz by someone outside, nearly striking them. It was, to say the least, “a quality-of-life issue,” as the police put it. It turns out the mayhem was the work of a “serial slingshot shooter,” according to the police. A slingshot and ball bearings were found on his property, which is on the block where the crimes were carried out, the police said.

Persons: Prince Raymond King Organizations: North Enid Locations: North, Azusa , Calif

☆ Opinion | Less Marriage, Less Sex, Less Agreement
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Nicholas Kristof | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

I wrote a column recently lamenting the decline in marriage rates, noting that a record half of American adults are now unmarried. As a long-married romantic myself, steeped in statistics suggesting that marriage correlates with happiness, I found that sad. My readers, not so much. Many women readers in particular dismissed heterosexual marriage as an outdated institution that pampers men while turning women into unpaid servants. “Marriage is generally GREAT for men,” declared a woman reader from North Carolina whose comment on the column was the single most liked, with more than 2,000 people recommending it.

Persons: ”, doesn’t, “, ‘ Locations: North Carolina

☆ Cadillac's new entry-level Optiq EV to start at $54,000
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

DETROIT – General Motors' new entry-level 2025 Cadillac Optiq electric vehicle will start at $54,000, the company said Wednesday. The compact-sized crossover is set to be Cadillac's fourth electric vehicle when it goes on sale later this year. It follows the $59,000 Lyriq midsize crossover, the $300,000-plus bespoke Celestiq sedan and the upcoming $130,000 Escalade IQ SUV. The Optiq will be sold in 10 regions, including North America, China and Europe, where it debuted Wednesday at a new Cadillac showroom in Paris. It comes as automakers attempt to expand the appeal of EVs with less-expensive models following slower-than-expected sales for the emerging vehicles.

Persons: Cadillac, John Roth Organizations: DETROIT, Motors, EV, Cadillac Locations: North America, China, Europe, Paris

☆ Opinion | America’s Military Is Not Prepared for War — or Peace
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Roger Wicker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

“To be prepared for war,” George Washington said, “is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.” President Ronald Reagan agreed with his forebear’s words, and peace through strength became a theme of his administration. It is far past time to rebuild America’s military. President Vladimir Putin of Russia has thrown Europe into war and mobilized his society for long-term conflict. Iran and its proxy groups have escalated their shadow war against Israel and increased attacks on U.S. ships and soldiers. Iran has provided Russia with battlefield drones, and China is sending technical and logistical help to aid Mr. Putin’s war.

Persons: ” George Washington, “, Ronald Reagan, America’s, Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin Organizations: U.S . Senate Armed Services Committee, U.S . Navy Locations: American, China, Russia, Europe, Iran, Israel, Korea

☆ ConocoPhillips to buy Marathon Oil in $17 billion all-stock deal that bolsters shale assets
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

ConocoPhillips agreed on Wednesday to buy Marathon Oil in an all-stock transaction worth $17 billion that would bolster the company's shale assets as the broader oil and gas industry undergoes a major wave of consolidation. The deal will add 2 billion barrels of resources to ConocoPhillips' inventory in the U.S., extending the company's reach across shale fields in Texas, New Mexico and North Dakota. ConocoPhillips expects share buybacks worth $7 billion in the first year after the deal is completed and $20 billion in the first three years. ConocoPhillips' stock was down 3.3% in early trading following the announcement as Marathon Oil shares surged 7.3%. ConocoPhillips is the third-largest U.S. oil company with a market capitalization of $137 billion, while Marathon Oil has a market cap of $14.4 billion.

Persons: Ryan Lance, Lance Organizations: ConocoPhillips, Oil, Marathon, Marathon Oil, Exxon Mobil, Natural Resources, Federal Trade Commission, Hess Corporation, Chevron Locations: U.S, Texas , New Mexico, North Dakota

☆ ‘My face took a lot of hits down the hill’: American Abby Lampe explains how to win cheese-rolling competition
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Amy Woodyatt | Don Riddell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Every year in western England, a group of enthusiasts chase a wheel of Double Gloucester cheese down Cooper’s Hill for the chance to be crowned champion. “It’s a very steep hill,” Lampe, the winner of this year’s first women’s race told CNN Sport’s Don Riddell, adding she estimates it is about “45 degrees.”Chaotic scenes as competitors come tumbling down the hill during the annual Cooper's Hill cheese-rolling competition. But I wanted to renew that win and bring the title back to the US,” added Lampe, who is from North Carolina. Once a local event, the competition at Cooper’s Hill, in Brockworth, Gloucestershire, attracts entrants and spectators from all over the world. “My face took a lot of hits down the hill – so did my body – but that’s the cost that it takes to win the cheese rolling,” she added.

Persons: Abby Lampe, “, ” Lampe, CNN Sport’s Don Riddell, Henry Nicholls, it’s, ”, Lampe, – it’s, Jacob King, Tom Kopke, Australian Dylan Twist, Josh Shepherd Organizations: CNN, Getty Locations: England, Gloucester, AFP, North Carolina, Brockworth , Gloucestershire, Germany, Australian

☆ North Korea launches an annoying tactic over the border: trash and manure balloons
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

North Korea floated hundreds of balloons filled with garbage and feces across the border south. North Korea had vowed retaliation after South Korean activists sent anti-Pyongyang leaflets. AdvertisementNorth Korea floated balloons carrying garbage and feces into South Korea last week, officials in Seoul said. The obnoxious floating orbs were an apparent retaliation against South Korean activists who'd previously flown anti-Pyongyang leaflets and USB drives containing K-pop music over the border. Days before the balloons landed in South Korea, a North Korean official vowed retaliation via "paper and filth," The Wall Street Journal reported.

Persons: —, who'd Organizations: South, NBC, Service, North Korean, Street Journal, Business Locations: Korea, North Korea, Pyongyang, South Korea, Seoul

☆ ConocoPhillips to Acquire Marathon Oil in $22.5 Billion Deal
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Bernhard Warner | More About Bernhard Warner | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

ConocoPhillips agreed on Wednesday to acquire its smaller rival, Marathon Oil, the latest deal in a wave of consolidation sweeping the oil industry. The all-stock deal values Marathon at $22.5 billion, including debt. Marathon’s operations are in some of the most sought-after oil fields in New Mexico, North Dakota and Texas; it also drills offshore of Equatorial Guinea. Major oil companies have pulled off some of the biggest acquisitions of the past year despite regulatory scrutiny from the Biden administration and volatility in the oil market. The U.S. giants have been harnessing record profits, giving them the firepower to acquire smaller players with operations in oil-rich regions like the Permian Basin, Bakken Shale and in the Gulf of Mexico.

Persons: ” Ryan Lance, Biden Organizations: ConocoPhillips, Marathon Oil Locations: New Mexico, North Dakota, Texas, Equatorial Guinea, U.S, Gulf of Mexico

☆ The Ancient Art of Calligraphy Is Having a Revival
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Jenny Gross | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“Go more slowly,” Laura Edralin, a calligraphy teacher in London, told me, as she walked around a table of beginners on a recent Wednesday night, explaining how to achieve even, flowing strokes. As a breaking news reporter for The New York Times, I am not used to being told to slow down, nor am I accustomed to writing by hand. Calligraphy, a centuries-old art form, is seeing a surge of interest, including among young people more familiar with coding than cursive. An increase in calligraphy-related posts on social media and the popularity of online classes may have helped drive the trend. On TikTok, where users can find how-to videos or watch clips of experienced calligraphers at work, 63 percent more posts used #calligraphy in April 2024 than in April 2023, according to TikTok.

Persons: ” Laura Edralin, —, calligraphers, Paola Gallegos, Gallegos Organizations: The New York Times Locations: London, Michael’s, North America, Ha Noi, Vietnam, Cusco, Peru, TikTok

☆ The 15 U.S. cities where rent has declined the most—none are in the Northeast
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Mike Winters | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Rent prices have been a lone bright spot amid high inflation, as one-bedroom homes in many cities are cheaper than they were a year ago. While one-bedroom rental prices ticked up 1.2% on a monthly basis in May, they've been mostly flat in 2024. The decline in rental prices in southern cities is largely due to increased construction of rental units, but also population loss in some cities, especially in California, Zumper's study says. The city has encouraged new construction through property annexation and zoning reform, adding thousands of rental units in 2023. Here's a look at the 15 U.S. cities with the largest drops in one-bedroom rental prices for the year ending May 24, according to Zumper's data.

Persons: Zumper, —, they've, Zumper's Locations: U.S, California, Greensboro , North Carolina

☆ Trump has touted potential VP picks for months. He may end up picking someone off the public’s radar
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Kristen Holmes | Steve Contorno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —In recent weeks, an increasingly familiar list of Republicans has dominated the not-very-subtle competition to become Donald Trump’s running mate. Trump himself has added to the air of inevitability by floating these names in interviews and appearances over and over. Many around the campaign believe the lack of secrecy surrounding the open audition raises the possibility Trump ultimately picks someone off the public’s radar. A source confirmed Trump floated Cotton’s name during a recent private dinner, surprising some of his guests. Earlier this year, Hagerty was spotted at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach with the former president.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Trump, “, Ben Carson, Florida Sen, Marco Rubio, Marco Rubio , Ohio Sen, J.D, Vance, Elise Stefanik, Doug Burgum, South Carolina Sen, Tim Scott, Maria Elvira Salazar, Sens, Tom Cotton of, Bill Hagerty of, Tulsi Gabbard, Nikki Haley, Rubio, Salazar, ” Salazar, Trump’s, Lester Woerner, Cotton, –, Gabbard, Howard Lutnick, Hagerty, Doug Kaplan, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Ron DeSantis, Kristi Noem, Kaplan, ” Kaplan, ”, Haley, Ralph Norman of, ” Norman Organizations: CNN, Republicans, Urban, Republican National Convention, Florida Rep, Hawaii Rep, South Carolina Gov, Trump, Univision, Mar, New York Times, Democratic, Kaplan, Florida Gov, South Dakota Gov, Trump International Golf Club, West Palm Beach, Republican, GOP Locations: Manhattan, Trump, Florida, Marco Rubio , Ohio, North Dakota, South Carolina, Milwaukee, Tom Cotton of Arkansas, Bill Hagerty of Tennessee, English, New York, Cuban, Miami, Palm Beach, Washington, –, Cotton, Congress, South, Carson, Hagerty, Japan, West Palm, Pennsylvania, Ralph Norman of South Carolina, Indiana, Trump’s

☆ North Korean trash balloons are dumping ‘filth’ on South Korea
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Jessie Yeung | Yoonjung Seo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Seoul, South Korea CNN —North Korea has adopted a new strategy to contend with its southern neighbor: sending floating bags of trash containing “filth” across the border, carried by massive balloons. South Korean authorities said the balloons, which landed in several locations, were filled with "filth and garbage." “All responsibility arising from the North Korean balloons lies entirely with North Korea, and we sternly warn North Korea to immediately stop its inhumane and low-level actions.”Local governments also sent messages to residents in the northern Gyeonggi and Gangwon provinces to warn of the “unidentified objects,” and advised against outdoor activities. Earlier this year a South Korean research group has released rare footage that it claimed showed North Korean teenagers sentenced to hard labor for watching and distributing K-dramas. But the situation in North Korea deteriorated in the following years and diplomatic talks fell apart – prompting strict rules to snap back into place in the North.

Persons: ”, Kim Kang Il, KCNA, Staff “, ” Kim, Kim Jong Un, Kim Jong Organizations: South Korea CNN, South Korean, country’s, Chiefs of Staff, United Nations Command, Korea’s, Chiefs, Staff, North Korea’s, National Defense, South, South Korea’s, Reuters, North, Fighters Locations: Seoul, South Korea, Korea, North Korea, Gyeonggi, Gangwon, Korean, South, China

☆ ‘It’s putting patients’ lives in danger’: Nurses say ransomware attack is stressing hospital operations
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Sean Lyngaas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“It’s putting patients’ lives in danger,” said a nurse who works at Ascension Providence Rochester Hospital, a 290-bed facility about 25 miles north of downtown Detroit. The health care sector reported 249 ransomware attacks to the FBI last year, more than any other sector, with some cases affecting patient records. And, perhaps more than any other sector, health care firms hold an enormous volume of sensitive data that is ripe for targeting and extortion schemes. The hack cut off health care providers from billions of dollars of revenue and snarled service at pharmacies across the US. (She said her firm had no specific insights into the Change Healthcare or Ascension ransomware attacks.)

Persons: cyberattack, “, ”, cybercriminals, Mac Walker, Walker, ” Walker, Ascension’s, Ascension, Dina Carlisle, “ There’s, Andrew, ” Sezaneh Seymour, ” Bryan Vorndran, Vorndran Organizations: CNN, Ascension Providence Rochester Hospital, “, FBI, Biden, White House, Department of Health, Services, OPEIU, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Change Healthcare, UnitedHealth, Healthcare Locations: Detroit, Birmingham , Alabama, St, Louis, Rochester , Michigan, ” OPEIU

☆ 22,000-year-old artifacts could rewrite ancient human history in North America
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

"It really changed everything about what we understood about when and how people arrived to the Americas," Braje said of the Chile site. Dating ancient artifacts like this is tricky and is often the source of contention around these sites that question our understanding and timeline of ancient human history. That's why only a handful of Lowery's artifacts could be tested. If these artifacts are as old as the lab analysis suggests, then Lowery's discovery could rewrite our understanding of ancient American human history. For Braje, Lowery's research is reminiscent of past debates when new discoveries pushed back the timeline for the first American arrivals.

Persons: —, Todd Braje, Darrin Lowery, he's, Lowery, hasn't, Braje, Lowery doesn't Organizations: Service, University of Oregon Museum of Natural, Business, Parsons, NOAA, Washington Post Locations: South America, Americas, Island , Maryland, North America, Maryland, Chesapeake, Canada, Asia, Siberia, Alaska, Chile, Monte Verde, Coast, Parsons

☆ Latest North Korean Offensive: Dumping Trash on South Korea From the Sky
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Choe Sang-Hun | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

North Korea has resumed an unusual operation to show anger at South Korea: dumping trash from the sky across the world’s most heavily armed border. Between Tuesday night and Wednesday, the South Korean military said that it found 260 balloons drifting across the Demilitarized Zone, the buffer between the two Koreas. Soon, residents across South Korea, including some in Seoul, the capital, reported seeing plastic bags falling from the sky. The South Korean military said the garbage was released by timers when the balloons reached its airspace. Its unusual offensive this week prompted South Korea to send a cellphone alert to residents living near the inter-Korean border to refrain from outdoor activities and watch out for unidentified objects falling from the sky.

Organizations: South Korean, South Locations: Korea, South Korea, Seoul, North Korea

☆ Perhaps Lost in the Polling: The Race Is Still Close
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Nate Cohn | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

But the news is not all bad for Mr. Biden — or, at least, it’s not all that bad. It’s close enough that he would have a very serious chance to win if the election were held tomorrow. And of course, the race won’t be held tomorrow: There are five-plus months to go for a possible Biden comeback. The electoral mapHow is the race close? If Mr. Biden won those battleground states, he’d probably be re-elected as president.

Persons: Biden hasn’t, He’s, Biden —, it’s, It’s, Biden, there’s, Biden’s, he’d Locations: Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona , Georgia, Nevada , North Carolina , Florida , Ohio

☆ North Korea sends balloons filled with waste into the South
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Stella Kim | Michael Fiorentino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

South Korea sent out a government emergency disaster alert urging citizens to refrain from touching the objects and to report any more incidents to the military. South Korea's defense ministry told NBC News that no human waste was found, but said that North Korea did send human waste via balloon in 2016. According to the Yonhap news agency, this is the largest number of balloons from North Korea since similar incidents between 2016 and 2018. "These acts by North Korea violate international law and threaten our people's safety," said South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff, urging North Korea to cease its "inhumane and vulgar behaviors" immediately. In early May, North Korean defector-turned-human rights activist Park Sang-hak sent 20 balloons carrying 300,000 leaflets condemning North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Persons: Park, hak, Kim Jong Un, Kim Jong, — Stella Kim, Michael Fiorentino Organizations: NBC News, South Korean, Chiefs of Staff, South, North Locations: North Korea, Cheorwon, South Korea, SEOUL, It's, Gyeonggi, Gangwon, South Gyeongsang, Korea, Pyongyang, North Korean, Seoul, London

☆ Dakhla Atlantic Port: How a small, windy city could become a gateway for trade
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Nell Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Spanning 1,650 hectares, the complex will include a trade port with an oil terminal, a fishing port and a shipyard. “We’re constructing an ecosystem,” Nisrine Iouzzi, the director of construction for the Dakhla Atlantic Port, tells CNN. Gateway to AfricaThe project is part of Morocco’s national port strategy, which aims to modernize and strengthen port infrastructure by 2030, in order to enhance its role in global supply chains. Video Ad Feedback Dakhla Atlantic Port aims to boost trade across West Africa 02:26 - Source: CNNWith the implementation of Africa’s continental free trade agreement, which aims to create a single market for goods and services, the port could encourage the processing of raw materials within the continent. “Local disputes can make developing port infrastructure and reliable logistics much more challenging,” says Mooney.

Persons: CNN —, Nisrine Iouzzi, “, ”, Mounir Houari, Houari, ” Turloch Mooney, Mooney Organizations: CNN, United, United Arab Emirates, Dakhla’s Regional Investment Center, Port, P Global Market Intelligence Locations: Western Sahara, Morocco, Tangier, Mauritania, West Africa, East, Europe, North America, South America, United Arab, Gateway, Africa, Casablanca, Tanger, Med, Agadir, West, Mali, Chad, Niger, Burkina Faso, Sahara, ”, “

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