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☆ Tentoglou wins long jump gold after more late drama
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Mitch Phillips | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Tentoglou is no stranger to such things, having won Olympic gold with his final jump in Tokyo after being out of the medals after five rounds. Tentoglou got Thursday's final off to a flier as he produced a huge season’s best 8.50 with his opening jump, only for Pinnock to match it in the second round. That put Pinnock, who flew to a world-leading 8.54 metres on his opening jump in Wednesday's qualifying and a personal best by 17cm, in the lead on the back of having the best second jump by one centimetre. In the final round, though, Tentoglou hit the board perfectly to soar ahead and Pinnock was unable to improve on his final attempt. I had to test my legs to see that I was fine and then I went for it in the final jump after having felt no pain.

Persons: Miltiadis Tentoglou, Jamaica's Wayne Pinnock, Tentoglou, Wang Jianan, Pinnock, It's, Jamaica's Tajay Gayle, Carey McLeod, McLeod, Mitch Phillips, Ed Osmond, Ken Ferris Organizations: Thomson Locations: BUDAPEST, Greece, Tokyo, Eugene, China

☆ Pinnock flies to a world-leading distance in long jump qualifying
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Lori Ewing | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BUDAPEST, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Jamaica's Wayne Pinnock needed just one attempt to secure his spot in the men's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships, soaring to a world-leading 8.54 metres on his opening jump in Wednesday's qualifying. I came here, had the focus and just jumped," Pinnock said. "In the final (Thursday), I want to go out there and do the same thing and whatever comes will come," Pinnock said. Three Jamaicans clinched spots in final, with Carey McLeod (8.19) and Tajay Gayle (8.12) joining Pinnock in the final 12. India's Jeswin Aldrin, whose 8.42 was previously the best in the world this season, was the last qualifier, with a jump of 8.00.

Persons: Jamaica's Wayne Pinnock, Pinnock, " Pinnock, Carey McLeod, Tajay Gayle, China's Jianan Wang, Miltiadis, India's Jeswin Aldrin, Lori Ewing, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: Thomson Locations: BUDAPEST, Eugene, Greece

☆ A Piece of Work: The Week Without Bosses
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Dale Hrabi | Kagan Mcleod | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

WSJ COMICA Piece of Work: The Week Without BossesWhat happens when boomers vacation and leave the millennials in charge? A new Wall Street Journal comic strip about the modern workplace.

Organizations: Street

☆ A Piece of Work: The ‘Doll Movie’ Fiasco
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Dale Hrabi | Kagan Mcleod | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

WSJ COMICA Piece of Work: The ‘Doll Movie’ FiascoCreating a Hollywood tie-in product turns out to be…unexpectedly daunting. A new Wall Street Journal comic strip about the workplace today.

Organizations: Street

☆ How Silva McLeod became Tonga’s first female pilot
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Lilit Marcus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

In doing so, she became one of only a handful of Tongan people ever to get a pilot’s license – and the first Tongan woman. Chipping away year by year, course by course, McLeod slowly worked her way toward becoming a pilot. McLeod got her pilot’s license in 1992. “Delivering that (pilot address) in Tongan, flying in Tonga, I felt like my mission was accomplished,” she says. The other Tongan pilots she knows of were also trained abroad.

Persons: Silva McLeod wasn’t, Silva, I’m, “, McLeod, Ken, –, Tonga –, Silva McLeod, she’d, ”, Royal, McLeod hadn’t, they’d, It’s Organizations: CNN, Tongan, Chipping, Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Royal Tongan Airlines, “ Locations: Tongan, Vava’u, Australia, Tonga, Victoria, Nuku’alofa, Auckland , New Zealand, Melbourne

☆ Scorching summer temperatures could strain the economy even further
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( Alicia Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

“The recent heat waves and scorching summer temperatures demonstrate the economic cost of heat stress,” Chris Lafakis, Moody’s Analytics’ director of economic research, wrote in an emailed response to a CNN query. Moody’s Analytics estimates that chronic physical risk from heat stress could reduce worldwide GDP by up to 17.6% by 2100. The losses are steepest in sectors such as agriculture and construction, but no industry or business is immune, she said. “Every summer we have a stretch [of excessively hot weather], where it might last from four days up to a week,” he said. “We have to look at the potential of our business model shifting to a nine-month facility going forward,” she said.

Persons: Lyn Thomas, there’s, Thomas, she’s, “, it’s, Chris Lafakis, Liliana Salgado, ”, Kathy Baughman McLeod, Adrienne Arsht, Cesar Chavez, Damian Dovarganes, That’s, Jack Vessey wasn’t, He’s, “ It’s, Vessey, Zeyla Alcantara, Patrick Tiseth, Jobs, Ami Feller, I’ve, Los Cerrillos, Harrold Granthan, Bonnie Mendoza, David Wagner, bloodsicles, Mendoza, Zach Fowle, Kyle Ledeboer, ” Fowle, ” They’ve, Justus Swanick, Joshua Graff Zivin, ” Graff Zivin Organizations: Minneapolis CNN, Phoenix, CNN, Reuters Workers, Rockefeller Foundation Resilience, Atlantic Council, Rockefeller, IBEW, Company, Lone Star, Roofer, Saddle Riding Company, Phoenix Zoo, Arizona Wilderness, Arizona Wilderness Brewing, University of California San Locations: Minneapolis, Louisiana, United States, California, Los Angeles, Holtville , California, Imperial County, Texas, New Braunfels, Santa Fe , New Mexico, Los, “, Arizona, Phoenix, University of California San Diego

☆ A Piece of Work: The Freezing Air Conditioning
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Dale Hrabi | Kagan Mcleod | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

WSJ COMICA Piece of Work: The Freezing Air ConditioningWhen your office A/C goes haywire, people behave…bizarrely. A new Wall Street Journal comic about the workplace today.

Organizations: Street

☆ A Piece of Work: The Summer Fridays
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Dale Hrabi | Kagan Mcleod | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

WSJ COMICA Piece of Work: The Summer FridaysJust how early can you cut out of work? A new Wall Street Journal comic strip about the workplace today.

Organizations: Street

☆ A Piece of Work: The Disappearing Perks
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Dale Hrabi | Kagan Mcleod | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

WSJ COMICA Piece of Work: The Disappearing PerksIt’s budget-review time: Will every freebie get cut? A new Wall Street Journal comic about the workplace today.

Organizations: Street

☆ A Piece of Work: The Hot-Desking Experiment
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Dale Hrabi | Kagan Mcleod | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

WSJ COMICA Piece of Work: The Hot-Desking ExperimentIt saves money, but at what cost? A new Wall Street Journal comic strip about the workplace today.

Organizations: Street

☆ A Piece of Work: The Laptop Walk
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-24 | by ( Dale Hrabi | Kagan Mcleod | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

WSJ COMICA Piece of Work: The Laptop WalkEverybody’s doing it. Or, at least, trying. A new Wall Street Journal comic about the workplace today.

Organizations: Street

Climate change drove heat in the city to a record-breaking 48C (118F) in 2016. While traditional insurance can take months to pay, with so-called "parametric" insurance there is no need to prove losses. At annual climate talks in Egypt last year, nonprofits urged richer nations to help finance parametric insurance as a way of compensating victims of worsening weather extremes. At the moment, insurance schemes in the developing world are largely subsidized by nonprofit groups, national governments, or wealthy countries. Insurance payouts allow them to buy things like gloves to protect their hands from scorching hot metal tools, or fans to stay cool and avoid heat exhaustion.

☆ A Piece of Work: The Fire Alarm
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Dale Hrabi | Kagan Mcleod | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

WSJ COMICA Piece of Work: The Fire AlarmWhat’s more irritating than an emergency drill? A new Wall Street Journal comic strip about the workplace today.

☆ A Piece of Work: The Ozempic Alternative
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Dale Hrabi | Kagan Mcleod | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

WSJ COMICA Piece of Work: The Ozempic AlternativeMarketing a weight-loss drug turns out to be a big challenge. A weekly Wall Street Journal comic strip about the workplace today.

☆ Abortion Bans Fail in South Carolina and Nebraska
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( Adeel Hassan | Eliza Fawcett | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Currently, both South Carolina and Nebraska allow abortion up to around 22 weeks. Georgia and Florida also ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, but Florida’s ban is on hold pending a court challenge. South Carolina has become a destination for women seeking abortions as its Southern neighbors have shut down access to abortion. What’s NextWith a few weeks left in its session, South Carolina could still pass an abortion ban. And the state’s Supreme Court ruled earlier this year that its Constitution includes the right to abortion, but said the state still had an interest in regulating the procedure.

☆ A Piece of Work: The Expense Limit
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Dale Hrabi | Kagan Mcleod | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

WSJ COMICA Piece of Work: The Expense LimitHow much to spend on flowers for a coworker? A weekly Wall Street Journal comic strip about the workplace today

☆ It's not easy being a bicyclist in the US. Better infrastructure could help.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Eliza Relman | Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Advocates are asking for more funding for bike safety measures, in addition to e-bike tax credits. The best way to address biking safety concerns, advocates say, is to build better bike infrastructure, including a robust system of bike lanes. If passed, the law wouldn't directly address the most pressing safety and infrastructure concerns facing bicyclists, but advocates say it could help. At the same time, this growing community of new bicyclists would likely demand better bike lanes and other infrastructure. Ultimately, advocates say it's about return on investment: More bikes, and better bike infrastructure, could lead to big savings for commuters and a rethinking of how everyone navigates their landscape.

☆ Democrats want to make electric bikes much cheaper by giving you up to $1,500 to buy one
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-27 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A new bill would give Americans up to $1,500 off the purchase of an electric bicycle. The Senate cut this legislation out of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, but included subsidies for electric cars and SUVs. Biking advocates argue that electric bikes should be subsidized just as electric cars have been for years. Electric bikes have boomed in popularity in the US over the last several years. E-bike tax credits introduced by cities and states around the country have become hugely popular in recent years.

☆ NHL roundup: Connor McDavid's historic multi-goal streak hits 5
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

McDavid has scored two goals in each of the past five games and has an NHL-leading 52 for the season. Klim Kostin and former Maple Leaf Zach Hyman added a goal and an assist for the Oilers, who had lost their previous two games. Mitchell Marner logged a goal and an assist for the Maple Leafs, who had a three-game winning streak end. Owen Tippett and Scott Laughton scored one goal apiece for the slumping Flyers, who have dropped four in a row. Jordan Staal and Martin Necas scored goals for Carolina, which took its second straight loss.

☆ Sudoku Tips for Beginners: How to Solve Efficiently
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( Isaac Aronow | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Thomas Snyder, a three-time World Sudoku Championship winner, says that his advice for beginners is to think about how to look at the information a grid is giving you in a way that makes sense. First, look between the bold lines that separate groups of three rows or columns. Mr. Snyder says, “When looking this way, you don’t have to care about 1, 2, 3. You’ll begin recognizing patterns that will help you solve more efficiently. Nearly everyone we spoke to for this article said that having a good strategy with how you annotate your puzzle can jump-start your Sudoku solving.

☆ NHL roundup: Sharks end Lightning's record home win streak
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

The Sharks controlled play for most of the three-on-three session, and Karlsson helped the visitors post their second straight win with a slick diagonal pass that Meier easily netted at 2:19. Meier finished with two goals and an assist while Karlsson notched a goal and two helpers. The Penguins killed off a penalty in overtime, then scored during a delayed penalty call. Adin Hill didn't work too hard in stopping 16 shots to record his career-high 11th win. Vatrano scored with a backhand off a feed from Isac Lundestrom to end Anaheim's eight-game losing streak against the Blackhawks.

☆ Bed Bath & Beyond just missed another debt payment. See the full list of stores it will close, including Harmon and Buybuy Baby locations.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Avery Hartmans | Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +20 min

In addition to 87 more Bed Bath & Beyond stores, the company now says it will close all of its remaining Harmon health and beauty stores, and five Buybuy Baby stores. San Leandro: 15555 East 14th St., Suite 24015555 East 14th St., Suite 240 Burbank: 201 East Magnolia Blvd. Marina: 117 General Stilwell Drive117 General Stilwell Drive Vallejo: 105 Plaza Drive, Suite 107105 Plaza Drive, Suite 107 * Palm Desert: 72459 Highway 11172459 Highway 111 * Visalia: 3125 South Mooney Blvd. Arterial * Coralville: 2515 Corridor Way Suite 5Kansas:Lawrence: 3106 S. Iowa St., Suite 2153106 S. Iowa St., Suite 215 Manhattan: 425 3rd Place425 3rd Place * Olathe: 15335 W. 119th St.Kentucky:Elizabethtown: 1998 N. Dixie Ave.1998 N. Dixie Ave. New Hartford: 4805 Commercial Drive4805 Commercial Drive Kingston: 1187 Ulster Ave.1187 Ulster Ave. Plattsburgh: 73 Centre Drive, Suite 10073 Centre Drive, Suite 100 Farmingdale: 251 Airport Plaza Blvd.

☆ NHL roundup: Panthers rally late, nip Bruins in OT
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

Barkov also assisted on Brandon Montour's goal, and Sam Bennett scored for the Panthers. Anders Lee also scored for New York, which won its second straight game and prevailed for just the third time in 13 games (3-7-3). Carrier scored the only goal for Vegas, which lost its fourth straight game (0-2-2) and fell for the seventh time in eight games (1-5-2). Jaret Anderson-Dolan and Phillip Danault scored goals for the Kings, whose three-game winning streak ended. Colorado forward Valeri Nichushkin sat out for the second straight game with an upper-body injury.

☆ NHL roundup: Connor McDavid lifts Oilers over Lightning
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

The Lightning received a goal and an assist from Brayden Point, and Brandon Hagel and Steven Stamkos scored. Victor Hedman posted two assists while Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 28 shots but lost for the first time in five games. Kyle Connor scored for the Jets, who lost for the third time in their past 11 games. Matthew Tkachuk, who leads Florida with 24 goals, scored twice with the man advantage. Colton Sissons and Mattias Ekholm scored for the Predators, whose two-game win streak came to an end.

☆ NHL roundup: Connor McDavid leads streaking Oilers past Kraken
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

[1/4] Jan 17, 2023; Edmonton, Alberta, CAN; Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid (97) carries the puck up ice during the first period against the Seattle Kraken at Rogers Place. Mandatory Credit: Perry Nelson-USA TODAY SportsJanuary 18 - Connor McDavid scored his NHL-leading 38th goal of the season as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the visiting Seattle Kraken 5-2 on Tuesday night. Derek Ryan, Warren Foegele, Ryan McLeod and Zach Hyman also tallied for the Oilers, who extended their winning streak to four games. Kyle Connor scored for the Jets, who had a three-game win streak come to an end. Carter Verhaeghe, Anton Lundell and Josh Mahura also scored goals for Florida.

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