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☆ What We Know About the Gaza Hospital Blast
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Andrew Ackerman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A blast at a hospital in Gaza killed at least 500 people on Tuesday, according to Gaza health officials. Israeli and Palestinian officials blame each other for it. Photo: Dawood Nemer/AFPA blast Tuesday at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza killed hundreds of people and overwhelmed medical facilities in the enclave already operating at maximum capacity. The explosion came hours before President Biden was expected to visit Israel in a show of support and had immediate reverberations throughout the Arab world. Here is a look at what transpired.

Persons: Dawood Nemer, Biden Organizations: Ahli Arab Hospital, Israel Locations: Gaza, AFP, Al, Ahli

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☆ This highly profitable industry is booming as the population ages
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Enteral nutrition is administered through a feeding tube or it can be taken orally. Fresenius owns 32% of Fresenius Medical Center, which saw shares drop on recent news that Ozempic's kidney disease treatment trial showed signs of success. Clinical nutrition is about 20% of group profits and an important subset of its larger specialized nutrition unit, Ackerman said. "Many investors only focus only on their infant formula unit and don't know how big or how profitable clinical nutrition is," he said. "Clinical nutrition is the jewel in Danone's crown and probably the most attractive part of Danone's portfolio, yet is hidden from investors."

Persons: Stefano Natella, — hasn't, Hassan Al, Wakeel, Warren Ackerman, Ackerman, Lindsay Clarke, Enteral, Danone's Nutrison, —, Baxter, Abbott, Sara Hennicken, Fresenius, Nestlé, Mark Schneider, Nestle, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Guggenheim, World Health Organization, WHO, Barclays, Danone, Fresenius, Al, Alliance for Aging Research, Aging, CNBC, Nestle, Companies, — Nestle, Nutrition, Fresenius Medical Locations: German, Paris, China, Swiss, United States, parenteral, Latin America

☆ Supreme Court Case Could Upend Rules for Mortgages, Credit Cards and More
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Andrew Ackerman | Jess Bravin | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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The United States had 3.5 million residents who identify as Middle Eastern or North African, Venezuelans were the fastest-growing Hispanic group last decade and Chinese and Asian Indians were the two largest Asian groups, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. MIDDLE EASTERN OR NORTH AFRICAN POPULATIONThe 2020 census was the first to allow respondents to identify themselves as coming from a Middle Eastern or North African country, otherwise known as MENA. ASIAN POPULATIONMore than 5.2 million people identified as Chinese, the largest group among respondents who were Asian alone or in combination with another group. The Nepalese population was the fastest growing Asian group, growing from almost 52,000 people in 2010 to almost 206,000 people in 2020. Some 1.9 million respondents who picked “some other race” identified as multiracial or multi-ethnic, and more than a half million said they were Brazilian.

Persons: Biden, ”, Maya Berry, it’s, Nicolás Maduro’s, Ernesto Ackerman, Mike Schneider Organizations: . Census, Bureau, Survey, Arab American Institute, Independent Venezuelan American Citizens, Puerto Ricans Locations: States, U.S, Jordanian, Moroccan, Washington, California, Michigan, New York, Venezuela, Miami, Puerto, American, U.S . New York, Texas

☆ Raymond Ackerman, founder of South African grocer Pick n Pay, dies at 92
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

JOHANNESBURG, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Raymond Ackerman, who founded Pick n Pay (PIKJ.J) from just four stores 56 years ago and turned them into one of South Africa's leading grocery retailers, has died aged 92, the company said on Thursday. "It is with profound sadness that we announce the death at the age of 92 of visionary South African, and founder of Pick n Pay, Raymond Ackerman," the company said. The Ackermans retail group was later sold to competitor Greatermans, which started the supermarket group Checkers, now part of bigger rival Shoprite (SHPJ.J). After leaving Greatermans, Ackerman bought four small stores in Cape Town trading under the name Pick 'n Pay. Today it generates 106 billion rand in annual turnover and owns more than 2,000 stores across South Africa and seven other African countries.

Persons: Raymond Ackerman, Gus, Ackerman, Gareth, Pick, Nqobile Dludla, Christina Fincher Organizations: Greatermans, Thomson Locations: JOHANNESBURG, Greatermans, Cape Town, South Africa

☆ How being a mom changes the game for elite tennis players
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( Eryn Mathewson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

If she’s successful, Wozniacki, 33, would join a short list of mothers who have reached the finals of a grand slam, or won. But the rule limits how many grand slams players can enter, something that tennis pro Taylor Townsend of Chicago would like to see changed. No matter what level of income a player earns, the training required to compete and win at the elite level in tennis is intense. “It’s certainly hard enough to win a grand slam without having a child going, ‘Mom, when are you coming back?’ ” Stubbs told CNN. “Serena … I think she wanted to win the grand slam as a mom more than anything,” she said.

Persons: Caroline Wozniacki’s, Tatiana Prozorova, Petra Kvitová, Jennifer Brady, Coco Gauff, —, Wozniacki, “, ”, ‘, she’s, Serena Williams, Olympia, Kim Clijsters, Caroline Wozniacki, Jada, Australia’s Margaret Court, Naomi Osaka, Terry Holladay, Taylor Townsend, Townsend, Rennae Stubbs, “ It’s, ’ ” Stubbs, Karolina Pliskova, “ Serena …, Christine Stromberg, She’s, Kate Ackerman, Wu Tsai, ” Ackerman Organizations: New, New York CNN, Vogue Magazine, Queens, Women’s Tennis Association, WTA, ESPN, CNN, Professional Tennis Operations, Services, Harvard University Medical School, Boston Children’s Hospital Locations: New York, Russian, Czech, Florida, Belgian, Chicago

☆ Big Banks Are Supposed to Fail Without Causing Panics. Is That Even Possible?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Andrew Ackerman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ A 143-Year-Old Portrait Fuels a Government Turf War
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Andrew Ackerman | Richard Rubin | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ An author is suing Apple and Tetris, accusing them of adapting his book about the game into a film without permission, listing 22 similarities
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Dan Ackerman wrote the 2016 book "The Tetris Effect: The Game That Hypnotized the World." And he's accusing The Tetris Company of adapting his work into this year's film about the video game. His lawsuit lists 22 similarities between the book and film, as well as the underlying plot. The editor-in-chief of tech publication Gizmodo is accusing Apple and The Tetris Company of adapting his book about the video game into a movie without his permission. Apple and The Tetris Company did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment, sent outside US working hours.

Persons: Dan Ackerman, Taron Egerton —, Maya Rogers, Ackerman, Tetris, Alexey Pajitnov Organizations: Tetris Company, Apple Locations: New York, USSR

☆ A 143-Year-Old Portrait Fuels an Absurd Government Turf War
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Andrew Ackerman | Richard Rubin | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Why Is It So Darn Hot?
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It’s been hard to escape the feeling this summer that, after years of warnings, climate change is starting to make itself felt in everyday life: Floods, wildfires and deadly heat waves have all made headlines for months, and it looks as if July will be the hottest month ever recorded. In that sense Jeff Goodell’s book “The Heat Will Kill You First” — about the real-world costs and consequences of a warming planet — feels particularly urgent at the moment. On this week’s podcast, Goodell talks with Gilbert Cruz about air conditioning, urban heat traps and the effects of extreme heat on the human body, among other things. “I’ve been working on this book for four years,” Goodell says, “and for it to be out now. It sometimes feels like I’m living in my own Stephen King novel.

Persons: It’s, Jeff Goodell’s, Goodell, Gilbert Cruz, “ I’ve, ” Goodell, Stephen King, ”, Jennifer Szalai, Jeff Goodell “, Jennifer Ackerman “, Emily Monosson

☆ New Bank Capital Plan Targets Wealth-Management, Other Fees
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Andrew Ackerman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Bank Capital Rules Could Hit Wealth Managers Such as Morgan Stanley
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Andrew Ackerman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Fed Wants Paychecks to Hit Bank Accounts in a Flash
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Andrew Ackerman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Opinion | A Look Back at Our Coming War With China
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Carlos Lozada | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

For instance, what if China seeks to take the island by force and Washington opts to not respond? Published in 2021, “2034,” is basically a beach read about how we get to nuclear war. In “The Avoidable War,” Rudd cautions that the incentives for Beijing and Washington to escalate hostilities, whether to save lives or save face, “could prove irresistible.” Ackerman and Stavridis follow that script. Both the United States and China view themselves in exceptional terms, Allison explains, as nations of destiny. “China will be a falling power far sooner than most people think,” Brands and Beckley declare.

Persons: ” Kevin Rudd, ” Rudd, Rudd, ”, Elliot Ackerman, James Stavridis, “, Allison, Thucydides, ” Ackerman, —, Xi Jinping, China’s Organizations: Marine, NATO, Harvard, U.S, . Security, Brands, Beckley, ” Brands Locations: Xi, China, Australia, Taiwan, Washington, Munich, United States, Iraq, Afghanistan, South China, U.S, Beijing, San Diego, Shanghai, India, New York, New Delhi, America, China’s, Beckley

☆ America’s Biggest Banks Are Going to Need More Capital
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( Andrew Ackerman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Help Wanted: Retired Bank Examiners to Unravel Bond Mess
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Ben Foldy | Andrew Ackerman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Greta Thunberg has accused Russia of ‘ecocide’ in Ukraine. But what does that mean?
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( Radina Gigova | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The Deep-Water Horizon oil spill, severe pollution in the Niger Delta and Amazon deforestation, could be examples of ecocide, said Jojo Mehta, co-founder and executive director of Stop Ecocide International. A number of others have debated doing the same, including Brazil, Canada, Kenya, the Maldives and the UK, according to Stop Ecocide International. “It is not a question of whether ecocide will become part of international criminal law, it’s only a question of when,” Sands said. A working group, including Thunberg, has also been established to draw attention to the environmental impact of war. If ecocide were an international crime, it could give the process more authority, some experts say.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelensky, Greta Thunberg, “, Sergei Supinsky, ”, Doug Weir, Polly Higgins, ” Weir, Jojo Mehta, Michael Dantas, Jair Bolsonaro, ” Philippe Sands, Mehta, wasn’t, it’s, ” Sands, Weir, Anna Ackerman, Matthew Hatcher, Ackerman, can’t Organizations: CNN, Getty, Criminal Court, ICC, Observatory, Criminal, International Institute for Sustainable Development, Ukraine’s Locations: Ukraine, Europe, Swedish, Kyiv, Russia, AFP, British, Niger Delta, Humaita, Amazonas, Brazil, ecocide, Rome, Canada, Kenya, Maldives, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Kherson

☆ Pay Could Be Seized From Failed Banks’ Executives Under Senate Bill
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Andrew Ackerman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ A Book About Owls, in Which Each Species Is a Marvel
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Jennifer Szalai | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Owls can also carry more negative connotations, depending on the context. In “What an Owl Knows,” Ackerman explains that the “new science” she refers to in her subtitle has required technological innovations: cameras, drones, DNA analysis, satellite transmitters. “Finding owls is hard,” a naturalist and photographer tells Ackerman, stating a simple truth from which many complications follow. Another researcher, who has encountered hundreds of owls, says, “It was still magic to me every time we found one, because they’re so well camouflaged and so shy.” There are some 260 species of owls spread across every continent except Antarctica. But it turns out that the owl’s closest relatives are a group of birds that are active in the daytime, including toucans and woodpeckers.

Persons: Jennifer Ackerman, Athena, Ackerman, ” Ackerman Locations: Serbian, Kikinda, Great

☆ Robert Gottlieb, Eminent Editor From le Carré to Clinton, Dies at 92
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Robert D. Mcfadden | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Unlike his revered and formal predecessor, who wore jackets and ties, saw people by appointment and was addressed as “Mr. Easing the apprehensions of many New Yorker aficionados, he made few and mostly minor changes over five years. New critics were hired, and Talk of the Town commentaries were opened to more writers and were no longer written anonymously. In 1992, Tina Brown, the British editor of Vanity Fair, replaced Mr. Gottlieb in an amicable transition and introduced splashy changes. “I can write perfectly well — anybody who’s educated can write perfectly well.

Persons: Mr, Shawn, ” Mr, Gottlieb, “, ”, Raymond Bonner, Judith Thurman, Diane Ackerman, Robert Stone, Richard Ford, Tina Brown, Eustace Tilley Organizations: Yorker, Knopf, The New York Observer Locations: Central, British

☆ How to See an Owl Like Flaco - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Jennifer Ackerman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The ear tufts of some species disrupt the round identifiable shape of an owl head, so it blends better with its woody surroundings. The quiet flight of owls is an act of biomechanical stealth that still challenges science. I once experienced the stealth of a great gray owl up close. I could barely make him out against the tree bark, and even in this enclosed space, his partner was invisible. Google “owl silent flight,” and you’ll find a dramatic video of an experiment by BBC Earth some years ago comparing the flight noise of a pigeon, a peregrine falcon and a barn owl.

Persons: Percy, soundlessly Organizations: grays, Google, BBC Locations: Skansen, Stockholm

☆ Big Banks Could Face 20% Boost to Capital Requirements
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Andrew Ackerman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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