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☆ Why best-selling novelist James Patterson loves Substack — and hates AI
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Novelist James Patterson — along with a hardworking group of co-authors — generates multiple books a year. So I think that's kind of cool. I'm going to do a movie about cowboys and circuses! People don't think of them that way. So people ask — "What's the difference between James Patterson working with a group of people to make stuff in the voice of James Patterson and James Patterson using AI for the same thing?"

Persons: James Patterson —, that's, —, James Patterson, he's, Tina Brown, Patterson, Bill Clinton, Stephen King, you'd, We'll, Clinton, We're, nobody's, I've, we've, Hillary, don't, Let's, Eric Trump, Bush, John, Grisham, Don, Henley, Joe Walsh Organizations: Service, Hollywood, Clinton, The Eagles Locations: Hollywood

☆ The Panda Factories
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Mara Hvistendahl | Joy Dong | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +30 min

They show that, from the beginning, zoos saw panda cubs as a pathway to visitors, prestige and merchandise sales. Panda keepers with cubs at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, in China, in 2022. A Chinese giant panda at the Panda Park in Al Khor, in Qatar, in 2022. Smithsonian Institution Archives A panda wakes up from anesthesia in March 1999 during a seminal study by American and Chinese researchers into panda breeding. Smithsonian Institution Archives Giant panda Mei Xiang taken out of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Wolong, Sichuan Province, in 2000, for shipment to the National Zoo in Washington.

Persons: Ariana Drehsler, Kati Loeffler, “, ’, Loeffler, Kimberly Terrell, ”, Terrell, Soraya, Xin Bao, zookeepers, Richard M, Nixon, Pat Nixon, Annalisa Meyer, Melissa Songer, Heather Bacon, Bacon, Don Kohlbauer, JoGayle Howard, Darting, Howard, Ping Ping, Thomas Hildebrandt, Dr, Hildebrandt, Lei Lei, Meyer, Lung Yuan Chih, Lung, James Ayala, . Hildebrandt, Ayala, interjected, Mei Xiang, Ken Cedeno, Tian Tian, Xiang, David Wildt, Mei, Mei Xiang vomited, Qi Ji, Agnes Bun, scrawled, Pierre Comizzoli, Mads Frost Bertelsen, Meng Lan, Su Weizhong Organizations: Zoo Washington, Factories, Chengdu Research Base, Archives San Diego Zoo, The New York Times Chengdu Research Base, China, National Zoo, New York Times, Smithsonian Institution, Times, Pandas, Agence France, Memphis Zoo, Tulane University, Smithsonian, San Diego Zoo, The New York, Smithsonian . Pandas, Zoo, Associated Press, University of Central, Bear Care Group, China Conservation and Research Center, San Diego Union Tribune, Feature, Future Publishing, Getty, U.S . Fish, Wildlife Service, ”, Leibniz Institute for Zoo, Wildlife Research, National Zoo Washington, Institution Archives Chengdu Research Base, Breed, The New York Times, Beijing Zoo, Tsinghua University, Animal Studies, Visitors, New York Times China Conservation and Research Center, Smithsonian National, Associated, Smithsonian’s, and Wildlife Service, National, Fujifilm, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Reuters, Smithsonian Channel, “, Copenhagen Zoo Locations: China, Chengdu, Sichuan, Archives San Diego Zoo California, Washington, Louisiana, Japan, San Diego, San Francisco, Indonesia, Qatar, Al Khor, University of Central Lancashire, England, U.S, San, Fuzhou, United States, Feature China, Sichuan Province, Beijing, Berlin ., Wolong, Taiwan, American, estrus, New York Times China, Europe, Washington ,, Washington , DC, Beijing Zoo Beijing

☆ Singaporeans are used to paying less than $5 for a meal. This 30-year-old chef charges double, and diners keep coming.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Erin Liam | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

She went on to open a hawker stall selling prawn noodles, which later expanded into a casual eatery. When Dave Pynt, the chef-owner of Australian-inspired barbecue restaurant Burnt Ends, visited her school for a guest lecture on wood-fire cooking, she was intrigued. Shifting the focus to local cuisineA bowl of prawn noodles costs between SG$14 to SG$20 at Zhup Zhup. A hawker stall seemed like the perfect sandbox to test her ideas without spending a lot on overhead costs. The challenges of running a hawker businessThree years in, the hawker stall had just managed to earn back its capital.

Persons: Gwyneth Ang, Ang, —, she's, Erin Liam, Dave Pynt, hawker, Erin Liam So, pao, Darren Ang, Pynt, Erin Liam Singapore's, Teo Kay Key, Cherry Tan, Shanice Lim, nasi, Lim Organizations: Michelin, Service, Business, Culinary Institute of America, hawker, Department of Statistics, Institute of Policy Studies, National University of Singapore, Singapore Airlines Locations: Singapore, New Bahru, hawker, Macpherson, Pynt

☆ Aryna Sabalenka defeats home favorite Zheng Qinwen to win third straight Wuhan Open title
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Aryna Sabalenka secured her third straight Wuhan Open title with a hard-fought victory over Zheng Qinwen on Sunday. In a rematch of this year’s Australian Open final, the world No. 2 defeated home favorite Zheng 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 to pick up her second WTA 1000 title of the season and the seventh of her career. Sabalenka, the first player to win the Wuhan Open three times, extends her unbeaten run at the tournament to 17-0 while improving to 4-0 in her head-to-head against Zheng. “I felt like I just lost a little bit of focus and I let her come back in the match,” Sabalenka said, per the WTA.

Persons: Aryna Sabalenka, Zheng Qinwen, Zheng, Sabalenka, “, ” Sabalenka, Wuhan “, ” Zheng, Li, Iga Organizations: CNN, Wuhan, Australian, WTA Locations: China, Wuhan, Paris, Cincinnati, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

☆ Canadian drink company tastes controversy after Simu Liu raises cultural appropriation questions
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-13 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Controversy bubbled for a Canadian drink company after its founders drew the ire of a Marvel superhero on an episode of a “Shark Tank”-style reality series. On a recent episode of CBC’s “Dragons’ Den,” actor Simu Liu appeared as a guest star and prospective investor. The owners of a Quebec-based bubble tea brand called Bobba were featured, seeking funding to grow their brand. Bubble tea is a Taiwanese tea-based drink with tapioca balls that has risen in popularity in recent years. The friction between Liu and Bobba owners Sebastien Fiset and Jess Frenette was visible early in their pitch.

Persons: CBC’s, Simu Liu, Liu, Sebastien Fiset, Jess Frenette, ” Liu, ”, Frenette, Fiset, “, boba, Den, Manjit Minhas, Bobba, Liu “, Frenette’s, Minhas Organizations: CNN, Marvel, Sunday Locations: Canadian, Quebec, Taiwan, Canada, “, Bobba

☆ Everything our editors bought for Amazon October Prime Day 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Aksha Mittapalli | Aksha Mittapalli Is An Editorial Intern For Select On Nbc News. She Is A Senior At Nyu | Double Majoring In Journalism | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +17 min

Whether we're stocking up on familiar favorites or taking advantage of big discounts, NBC Select editors made good use of Prime Day. Below are all the products we added to our carts this October Prime Day. I never don’t have extra bottles in my apartment and I always like to stock up on it during Prime Day. I always buy basics on Prime Day, so this was a no-brainer to throw in my cart last minute. To round up this list, I asked editors what they bought for Prime Day and why they bought each product.

Persons: – Lindsay Schneider, – Mili, La, I’ve, – Cory Fernandez, bobby pins, – Lauren Swanson, they’re, Mili, Zoe Malin, – Rebecca Rodriguez, – Aksha, – Bianca Alvarez, Ana Luisa, Anker, Aksha, – Ella Morrissey, – Nikki Brown, Rosalie Sparaco, It’s comfy, they’ve, – Ashley Morris, – Zoe Malin, – Jordan Bowman, I’m, TikTok Organizations: NBC, La Roche, Apple, Amazon, July’s, Prime, Facebook, Twitter Locations: Poppi

☆ The Contests, Clubs and Big Promises of Trump’s Fund-Raising Emails
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Karen Yourish | Lazaro Gamio | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +26 min

It has offered adherents myriad “exclusive” opportunities to join clubs to give counsel to Mr. Trump, and it has repeatedly claimed that Mr. Trump is personally reviewing lists of small donors. The New York Times looked at some 7,400 emails sent by the Trump campaign since Mr. Trump entered the presidential race. Ms. Harris, and before her Mr. Biden, have far outpaced Mr. Trump in fund-raising this cycle, including from small-dollar donors. But both in sheer number (about 75 emails per week, on average, throughout this campaign cycle) and in syntax, the former president’s campaign emails stand out. Similar questions have arisen about contests Mr. Trump’s campaign and political action committee have run in years past.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Trump Tour “, MAGA, Vance, Melania, Blue, ”, Santa, ” MAGA, Red Trump, MAGA ”, Brandon, “ Trump, “, Biden, Joe, Patrick’s, White, Pink, Red MAGA, Black MAGA, Trump “ I’m, Gray, Kamala Harris, Harris, Mr, Biden’s, ’, Trump’s, missive, BIDEN, you’ll, President Trump, Email, William McGuffin, McGuffin, ” Kyle, Beth Hilfer, ” Email, ” “, Trump “, Trump ”, Harris’s, Biden ”, Joe ”, Let’s, Brandon ”, Brian Hughes, YOU Organizations: New York Times, Trump, Trump Tour, Trump Tour “ Trump Force, Bedminster, Florida, Trump International, Republican National Convention, Miami Grand Prix, Houston Meet Trump, Trump Jr, Trump Meet Trump, Trump Force, Trump American, Trump Patriot, Trump Georgia, Trump Campaign, Trump Defense Task Force, Trump Free, Trump Official Trump, President’s, Melania Trump, Board, Trump Life, Trump Gold Club, Trump Diamond Club, Club, Trump VIP, Trump VP, Blue Trump, Trump Trump, MAGA, Trump MAGA, Santa Trump, Red Trump MAGA, White Trump MAGA, MAGA ” Trump, Beijing Biden, TRUMP, TNN, ” Trump, Black, “ Trump, Trump “, Trump “ Trump, Democratic, Mr, Biden, Data & Society, CLUB, WIN, The Times, Times, Formula One’s Miami, Prix, Federal, Patriots, “ Trump Force, American Express, “, TOP, Stockings Locations: Nashville Trip, Lexington, Ky, Beverly Hills, Costa Mesa, Calif, Dallas, Houston, Hallandale Beach, Fla, Trip, Vegas, London, New Orleans, N.J, Trump, Park City, Utah, Red, Delaware, Las Vegas, New York, America

☆ Mega Millions is raising ticket prices from $2 to $5, but promises bigger payouts—here's what to know
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Mike Winters | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

You'll have to spend more to win big, as Mega Millions plans to raise its ticket price as part of a revamp that promises bigger prizes, the lottery announced Monday. There will be bigger prizes won more frequently, along with slightly improved odds of winning, according to the consortium that runs the lottery. Perhaps the most significant change affecting the most players is the automatic prize multiplier, which currently costs an additional $1 on top of a $2 ticket. Starting in April, this multiplier will be built into the ticket price, automatically boosting non-jackpot winnings. For example, if you match the numbers on three white balls and the Mega Ball, you currently win a $200 prize.

Persons: they'll Organizations: CNBC, U.S . Locations: Washington, U.S, U.S . Virgin

☆ When Harlem Was ‘as Gay as It Was Black’
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Derrick Bryson Taylor | Scott Reinhard | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +30 min

Two Black men, in tuxedos, clasp hands and dance in a smoky foreground in a scene from "Looking for Langston," the 1989 film that reevaluated gay and lesbian contributions to the Harlem Renaissance. When Harlem Was ‘as Gay as It Was Black’ Mapping the people, homes and hot spots that transformed the neighborhood during its Renaissance. A map of Harlem with a location labeled “Ma Rainey at the Lincoln Theater” near 135th Street and Lenox Avenue. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesMap with location labeled “Bessie Smith at Hotel Olga” in the northernmost part of Harlem. was often called the living room of the Harlem Renaissance, and over the years provided a safe and affordable space for Black artists, writers and thinkers.

Persons: Langston, Henry Louis Gates Jr, Nicholas Park, Clare Corbould, ”, Ma Rainey’s, Ma Rainey, ” Ma Rainey, “, ” Donaldson, Gladys Bentley, Gladys Bentley West, Gladys Bentley West 133rd Street Gladys Bentley, Bentley, Michael Ochs, Bessie Smith, Hotel Olga ”, Bessie Smith Lenox, Lillian Simpson, Emma Chen, ” Smith, Porter Grainger, Everett Robbins, Ain’t, Jimmie Daniels ”, Jimmie Daniels, Daniels, Ethel Waters, Nicholas Avenue, Nicholas, Ethel Williams, Waters, ” Everett, Edna Thomas ”, Edna Thomas, Lloyd Thomas, Olivia Wyndham, Thomas, Wyndham, Georgette Harvey ”, Georgette Harvey, Maria, Porgy ”, Porgy, Bess, Musa Williams, Billy Rose, Hunter ”, Alberta Hunter, Lottie Tyler, Bert Williams, ’, ” Michael Ochs, Lindy Hop, Shane Vogel, Vogel, Jerome Robbins, James F, Wilson, Duke Ellington, Josephine Baker, Heather Nickels, Harry, Nickels, “ SAVOY, George Karger, Alain Locke, Countee Cullen, Richard Wright, Ralph Ellison, Langston Hughes, Olga ”, Olga Lenox, Edward H, Olga, Victor Hugo Green’s “, Bill “ BoJangles ” Robinson, Robert W Kelley, Alain Locke Washington, ” Alain Locke, Locke —, —, Nella Larsen ”, Nella Larsen, Street Nella Larsen, Larsen, Octavio González, Audre Lorde, Hughes, ” Arnold Rampersad, Countee Cullen ”, Harold Jackman, Cullen, Richard Bruce Nugent ”, Richard Bruce Nugent, Thurman, Jade ”, González, Nugent, ” Carl Van Vechten, Carl Van Vechten, Street Carl Van Vechten, Harold Jackman ”, ” Harold Jackman, Jackman, Maurice Hunter ”, Maurice Hunter, Corbould, Claude McKay ”, Claude McKay, West 142nd Street Claude McKay, Alexander Gumby, A’Leila Walker, A’Lelia Walker, Madame C.J, Walker, “ Wallace Thurman ”, Wallace Thurman, Zora Neale Hurston, Gwendolyn Bennett, Sydney ”, Sydney, Iolanthe Sydney, Du Bois, Thurgood Marshall, Robert “ Bobby ” Winchester, Horace Hicks, Isaac Julien, Mr, Julien Organizations: Harlem Renaissance, Harlem, The New, Black, Greenwich, Harvard, Central, Deakin University, Ma Rainey’s Georgia Jazz, Jazz, Lincoln, Lenox, Lincoln Theater, Street, Gladys Bentley West 133rd Street, New York Times, Michael Ochs Archives, Hotel Olga, Blues, Hotel, Lesbian, Blues Women, Communities, West, of Congress, Music Division, Federal, St, Library of Congress, Guild Theatre, Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public, 138th Street, Alberta Hunter, West 138th, ” Michael Ochs Archives, Getty, Savoy, African American Studies, Yale University, Cabaret, 155th Street, Jerome Robbins Dance Division, 131st, CUNY, Hulton, West 133rd, 133rd, Avenues, Cotton, 142nd, Cotton Club 142nd Street, U.S, Swing, 141st, Ballroom, Blacks, 125th, 135th, Harlem Y.M.C.A, Harlem Branch, Columbia University, Lafayette Theater, Lafayette Players, Washington D.C, Wellesley College, 127th, Mount Morris Park, East 127th, 136th, The New York Public Library, Bettmann, Everett, 134th Street, Eighth, West 142nd, West 142nd Street, Cabaret School, Yale, American, Library, 136th Street, “ Infants, Columbia, Harlem’s Locations: tuxedos, Manhattan, Harlem, Central, Rockland, New York, St, Australia, Ma Rainey’s Georgia, Philadelphia, Colonial, British, Alberta, ”, —, Hamilton Lodge, Lenox, Seventh, Morris, Lafayette, Washington, Eighth, Mount Morris, Lenox Avenue, United States, Midtown, Black, Sugar

44 health care workers saw multiple cases of preteen children who had been shot in the head or chest in Gaza. 2 did not Merril Tydings Flight, emergency and critical care nurse, 44 years old, Santa Fe, N.M. “ These people were starving. ” Abeerah Muhammad Emergency and critical care nurse, 33 years old, Dallas, Texas “ Everyone we met showed us pictures of themselves before October. ” Merril Tydings Flight, emergency and critical care nurse, 44 years old, Santa Fe, N.M. “ It is very simple. ” 53 health care workers saw many children suffering from easily preventable infections, some of whom died from them.

Persons: Gaza Daniel Benneworth, Gray, I’ve, ”, Mimi Syed, Khan Younis, “, ” Dr, Mohamad Rassoul Abu, bariatric, Nina Ng, Dr, Mark Perlmutter, Mount, Irfan Galaria, Khawaja Ikram, Israel, Ahlia Kattan, Ndal Farah Anesthesiologist, ” Asma Taha, Nahreen Ahmed, Aman Odeh, Mike Mallah, Deborah Weidner, Tanya Haj, Hassan, ’, Laura Swoboda, Feroze, couldn’t, Mohammed Al, Adam Hamawy, Talal Ali Khan Nephrologist, Arham Ali, Loma, Newborn, ” Monica Johnston Burn, ” Brenda Maldonado, Ayman Abdul, Ghani, Ammar Ghanem, Mohamad Abdelfattah, ventilators, ” Laura Swoboda, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s, Harris, ProPublica, Peter Beinart, Kamala Harris, Ms, it’s Organizations: Nurses, Gaza’s Ministry of Health, West Bank, Mark Perlmutter Orthopedic, “, United, Rights, Oxfam, United States, Israeli Defense Ministry, Committee, UNICEF, Gaza, Hamas, Biden, U.S Locations: Gaza, Ukraine, Haiti, Flint, Mich, Israel, Pittsburgh, Pa, New York City, N.Y, N.C, Chantilly, Va, “, Savannah, Ga, Dallas , Texas, Costa Mesa, Calif, Toledo , Ohio, Santa Fe, Portland, Philadelphia, Austin , Texas, Charleston, S.C, Hartford, Conn, Olympia, Wash, Mequon, Wis, Lathrop, Ohio, South Brunswick, N.J, Oklahoma City, Okla, Loma Linda, Vancouver, Honolulu, Hawaii, Detroit, Tustin, United States, U.S, Al, Lebanese

☆ I was a 'cart girl' on a golf course for 2 years. These are the 3 biggest mistakes I saw customers make.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Alex Klaus | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Don't drink so much that you can't properly drive a golf cart or respect staff members. AdvertisementNot long ago, I started working as a "cart girl" at my local golf course. This was my second summer working at the course, and golf balls had never come close to hitting me before. Unfortunately, I regularly dealt with golfers making uncomfortable comments about my body or trying to touch me. Also, if you're too drunk to treat employees with respect, you're also probably too inebriated to check your surroundings and safely drive your golf cart.

Persons: —, I'm, Ruwan Walpola, there's Organizations: Service

☆ 7 red flags to watch out for when getting Botox or filler, especially if you found a great 'deal'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Julia Pugachevsky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Dr. Morgan Robach, a dermatologist, and Dr. Vivian Chin, a cosmetic physician, both administer Botox and filler treatments. Your injector doesn't have the right credentialsTreatments from unlicensed or unqualified injectors are always dangerous, whether you're getting Botox or "vampire facials," because they can neglect basic safety protocols. If you're getting filler, the office should be stocked with hyaluronidase, an enzyme that breaks down filler, in case you get a filler occlusion. You don't like your injector's styleIf your injector's own Botox and filler looks too dramatic to you, it's worth being cautious, according to Rabach. "I tend to be a conservative injector," Chin said.

Persons: —, they're, Dr, Morgan Robach, Vivian Chin, Chin, Rabach, she's, it's Organizations: Service, CDC Locations: Los Angeles, New York City

☆ Padres-Dodgers NLDS Game 2 delayed after fans throw objects onto field
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Andrew Greif | Andrew Greif Is A Freelance Sports Journalist. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Objects thrown onto the field by fans at Dodger Stadium led to a roughly 12-minute delay Sunday during a heated playoff game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres. With San Diego leading 4-1 entering the seventh inning of Game 2 of the National League Division Series, two baseballs were thrown from the grandstands toward San Diego left fielder Jurickson Profar. After the balls were thrown near Profar, he quickly approached umpires along with San Diego’s manager, Mike Shildt, to complain. Security officers lined the field as trash was thrown toward the San Diego bullpen, near Padres outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr. San Diego walked away with a series-tying 10-2 win to even the series 1-1.

Persons: Jurickson Profar, Profar, Mookie Betts, Mike Shildt, Fernando Tatis Jr, Diego Organizations: Dodger, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, Diego, National League Division, San Diego, San Diego bullpen, Padres Locations: San, Los Angeles, Profar

Flames and smoke rise in an area targeted by an Israeli air strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, on October 6. Fadel Itani/AFP/Getty ImagesWe were preparing to go live on air when the first airstrike hit the southern suburbs of Beirut shortly after 11 p.m. Saturday – kicking off a night of intense and constant Israeli strikes. About 30 minutes earlier, I had been sat with a young woman who lives in the southern suburbs, when our phones flashed with a post on X. Like many residents of one of the most densely populated parts of the country, she had fled her home as Israeli strikes intensified in recent days, leaving with very little. Saturday night’s strikes were among the most sustained and intense I have witnessed hitting the southern suburbs since this war began.

Persons: Fadel Itani, gasped Organizations: Israel Defense Forces, IDF Locations: AFP, Beirut, Gaza

☆ NFL Power Rankings Week 5: Believing in the Vikings and rookie check-in
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Josh Kendall | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +24 min

In honor of Jayden Daniels’ historic start to his NFL career, the Power Rankings are checking in on rookies this week. Last week: 4Sunday: Beat Green Bay Packers 31-29The Vikings are having the NFL’s most surprising season without much help from their rookie class. Veteran wide receiver Rashee Rice is expected to miss the rest of the season after suffering a knee injury against the Chargers. Second-round wide receiver Ladd McConkey had a career-high 67 yards Sunday and leads the team with 173 receiving yards. Fourth-round tight end Erick All has been a surprise with 12 catches, but third-round wide receiver Jermaine Burton has been a disappointment.

Persons: Jayden Daniels, Daniels, Caleb Williams, they’ve, we’ve, J.J, McCarthy, Sam Darnold, Dallas Turner, Xavier Worthy, Rashee Rice, Worthy, Kingsley Suamataia, Roger Rosengarten, Derrick Henry, Henry, Keon Coleman, it’s, Coleman, James Cook, Terrion Arnold, Ennis Rakestraw, Arnold, Rakestraw, Jared Goff, Patrick Breen, Kamari Lassiter, Nico Collins, Byron Murphy, Geno Smith, Smith, Graham Barton, Bucky Irving, Irving, Mike Evans, Mason McCormick, Troy Fautanu, Zach Frazier, Justin Fields, Dominick Puni, Darren Yamashita, Puni, that’s, Ricky Pearsall, Jim Harbaugh, Joe Alt, Ladd McConkey, Javon Bullard, Bullard, Jordan Morgan, Edgerrin Cooper —, — Luke Musgrave, Tucker Kraft, Jayden Reed, Dontayvion Wicks, Love, mettle, DeMarcus Lawrence, Kneeland, Tyler Guyton, Cooper Beebe, Michael Penix Jr, hasn’t, Kirk Cousins, Ruke Orhorhoro, Brandon Dorlus, Bralen Trice, JD Bertrand, he’s, Taliese Fuaga, Aid McKinstry, Khristian Boyd, Weeks, Laiatu Latu hasn’t, Adonai Mitchell, Joe Flacco, Anthony Richardson, Anthony Richardson's, gam, Ang, e nt, No, Wil l iams: He, lea, dou, Tre, Ben, Lo, Bea, Caro, tigh, carr, rs does, ron, Nix, Eli M ann i, Fran, abou, Dalt, Andy Dalt, ake, Will Levi, Gian, Smit, Garr, Thom, Pede, arn Organizations: NFL, Washington, Green Bay Packers, Vikings, New York Jets, Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, Chargers, Veteran, New, New Orleans Saints, Beat Buffalo Bills, Bills, Ravens, 33rd, Cincinnati Bengals, Buffalo Bills, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo, Houston Texans, Beat Seattle Seahawks, Lions, Ennis, The, USA, Beat Arizona Cardinals, Cleveland Browns, Beat Jacksonville Jaguars, Texans, Jaguars, Seattle Seahawks, Detroit Lions, Seahawks, New York Giants, Beat Philadelphia Eagles, Bucs, Tampa Bay’s, Atlanta Falcons, mojo, Indianapolis Colts, Steelers, South Dakota State, Colts, Dallas Cowboys, 49ers, New England Patriots, Central, Patriots, 33rd Team, Arizona Cardinals, Kansas City Chiefs, Minnesota Vikings, Packers, Los Angeles Rams, Beat New York Giants, Dallas, Pittsburgh Steelers, Beat New Orleans Saints, The Falcons, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Aid, Beat Pittsburgh Steelers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Cal, Wil, pla, ims, unt, Sund, Jets, erc, ork Jets, acc, ard, lse Locations: Kansas, New Orleans, The Republic, Tampa, Central Missouri, Atlanta, Indianapolis

☆ The Briefing: Manchester United’s latest crisis is on INEOS – and has Palmer outgrown Chelsea?
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Nick Miller | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +10 min

They didn’t take it, and now they’re left with another season of mopping up and making do. Extraordinarily, saying that Palmer ‘scored four goals before half-time’ (which nobody has ever done before in the Premier League) undersells what he did against Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday. GO DEEPER Is 'amazing' Palmer the best attacking player in the Premier League? Over the years, some brilliant Italian players have appeared in the Premier League. Tottenham are off to Budapest to play Ferencvaros, while the travelling Manchester United circus rolls into Porto.

Persons: Riccardo Calafiori, League’s, Cole Palmer, “ I’ve, Erik ten, Brennan Johnson, Dominic Solanke, Timo Werner, Bruno Fernandes “, Sir Dave Brailsford, Omar Berrada, Michael Regan, Getty, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, — Mauricio Pochettino, Roberto De Zerbi, Antonio Conte, Thiago Motta —, They’ve, United, Palmer, Morgan Rogers, Liam Delap, Jadon Sancho, sparky, there’s Cole Palmer, Palmer ‘, Nicolas Jackson —, you’re, Cole Palmer’s, Mike Hewitt, he’s, Chelsea, they’re, Chelsea don’t, Cole, Calafiori, Gianfranco Zola, Paolo Di Canio, Gianluca Vialli, Jorginho, Roberto Di Matteo, Mario Balotelli, Carlo Cudicini, Guglielmo Vicario, Gianluca Festa, Alessandro Pistone, Marco Materazzi, Angelo Ogbonna, Destiny Udogie, Facundo Buonanotte, Adrian Dennis, Gabriel Martinelli, Martinelli, Germain Organizations: weekend’s Premier League football, Newcastle United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Arsenal, Leicester City, Everton, Manchester United, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur didn’t, United, Sky Sports, FA, Fulham, Southampton, Ten, Tottenham, Spurs, Aston Villa, Ipswich Town, Premier League, Brighton & Hove Albion, Champions League, Getty, Leicester, Bournemouth, League, Paris Saint, Slovan Bratislava, Borussia Dortmund, Celtic, Bayer Leverkusen, Milan, Bayern Munich, Bologna, RB Leipzig, Juventus, Conference League, UEFA, Gent, Fiorentina, Welsh, New Saints, Europa League, Ferencvaros, Newcastle, AFC Wimbledon Locations: Chelsea, Italy, England, AFP, Manchester, Copenhagen, Bialystok, Budapest, Porto, Newcastle

☆ I moved to Germany from the US with 4 kids. Here, I have a lot more time for myself.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Erin Liam | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Celia Robbins relocated with her family to Berlin after her husband got a job in Germany. Last year, the kids and I moved to Berlin so they could attend international school. AdvertisementBack in the US, I had been helicopter-parenting my kids, having a lot of control over every aspect of their lives. I was beholden to my kids' schedule in the USI spent about two hours every day in the car, driving my kids to school or to a long list of extracurriculars. But here in Berlin, kids are expected to manage their own things and get themselves to places.

Persons: Celia Robbins, Robbins, she's, —, would've, he'd, Let's, I've, it's Organizations: Service, Embassy of, Cornell University, Rostock —, UN Locations: Berlin, Germany, American, United States, America, Ithaca , New York, Rostock, I'm, New York

☆ What Walz’s and Vance’s past debates may reveal about Tuesday’s high-stakes matchup
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Daniel Strauss | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

Past debate footage reveals that both generally veer away from personal attacks and prefer loftier rhetoric to digging deeply into specific facts to establish policy credibility. Their past debate opponents said they didn’t always provide direct answers to questions. In both the primary and general election debates, Vance often stuck to policy areas he felt most comfortable with: immigration, the economy and drug control. According to those interviews and evidence from his past debates, Vance, a Yale Law School graduate, seems to enjoy getting into verbal volleys. Tim Walz debates for governor on August 17, 2018, at Grand View Lodge, in Nisswa, Minnesota.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Tim Walz, Ohio Sen, JD Vance, Walz, Harris, Vance, The Walz, ’, We’re, ”, Rebecca Pearcey, Trump, Tim Ryan, Ryan, I’ve, ” Vance, “, he’s, ” Ryan, —, ” JD Vance, Bret Baier, Martha MacCallum, Andrew Spear, Ohio Republican Michael Gibbons, “ JD, it’s, –, George Floyd, Walz’s, Walz didn’t, Jeff Johnson, ” Walz, Johnson, Allen Quist, Quist, Sen, John McCain’s, Glen, Republican Scott Jensen, Derek Chauvin’s, Daunte Wright, doesn’t, Tim Kaine, Mike Pence, let’s Organizations: CNN, Minnesota Gov, Ohio, Democratic, Trump, Republican National Convention, New York Times, Rep, Ohio Republican, Fox News, Yale Law School, Republican, Minnesota’s, Congressional, Republicans, Minnesota Star Tribune, Getty, National Guard, Pence Democratic Locations: Atlanta, New York, Ohio, Columbus , Ohio, United States, “, Youngstown, Minnesota, Nisswa , Minnesota, Glen Stubbe

☆ I've always been curious to go skydiving and finally tried it at 60. I enjoyed it, but I won't go again.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Jackie Fishman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementThe day of the jump arrived, and I was excited but nervousWe arrived at the West Point Skydiving facility near West Point, Maryland, in the early fall morning as instructed. We were scheduled on the last flight since we were the only tandem jumpers. We were strapped to the front of the bodies of our tandem jump partners, experienced jumpers who would wear the parachutes and oversee our adventure. Courtesy of West Point SkydivingThe rushing air prevented me from looking down at the approaching ground. AdvertisementShortly after we landed, I saw one of the solo jumpers land.

Persons: I've, —, we'd, Jackie Fishman Organizations: Service Locations: Buffalo , New York, West Point , Maryland, Chesapeake Bay

☆ White Sox lose 121st game of season, most by any team in modern baseball history
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Sam Blum | Cody Stavenhagen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

This was, perhaps, the closest thing the White Sox have had to a prideful moment all season. As The Athletic’s Jayson Stark noted, the White Sox have used 29 position players this season. After their most recent downturn — a 12-game skid — the White Sox besting the Mets for worst ever became a matter of when, not if. Getz insisted the White Sox are on the right trajectory and even said ownership will “potentially” invest more in the organizational infrastructure. Now members of this White Sox team will shoulder the burden of 121 losses and counting into an uncertain future.

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☆ Naomi Osaka starts working with Serena Williams’ former coach after initial hesitancy
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Naomi Osaka has never hidden her admiration for Serena Williams and now she’s following in the 23-time grand slam champion’s footsteps. And while Osaka is excited about a new chapter in her career, the four-time grand slam champion says she was initially hesitant to start working with the well-known coach. “This isn’t rude because I found out it’s not true, but I didn’t know if he was a good coach or he coached Serena. I’m really glad that he’s taking this project on, as well.”“I would say I’m still a little nervous around him. I’m getting a little more comfortable day by day.”Patrick Mouratoglou talks to Osaka before her first-round match at the China Open.

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☆ I tried 43 of Trader Joe's fall foods, and would buy at least 31 of them again
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Savanna Swain-Wilson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +52 min

Trader Joe's Fall Harvest salsa had an unusual sweetness that I didn't care forThe Fall Harvest salsa isn't the only seasonal dip Trader Joe's has for fall. Trader Joe's pumpkin-spice granola bark was thicker than I expectedTrader Joe's pumpkin-spice granola bark was thick. I used Trader Joe's pumpkin brioche to make a lovely French toastTrader Joe's pumpkin brioche is a unique fall take. Trader Joe's pumpkin 4-cheese Greek-yogurt dip had way too many competing flavorsI was not a fan of this Trader Joe's dip. Trader Joe's pumpkin pancake and waffle mix can elevate your fall breakfast gameTrader Joe's pumpkin pancake and waffle mix was incredible.

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Donald Trump narrowly captured each on his way to collapsing the Democrats’ vaunted “blue wall” in 2016. Wages going up. Wages going up. I talk to my friends, ‘Your wages going up?’ No. The pandemic-era stimulus checks, which Trump made a point of putting his name on, also come up regularly.

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☆ Arch Manning’s first career start: Two TDs, two INTs and several lessons as Texas routs ULM
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( The Athletic College Football | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

Manning started on Saturday night in place of injured starter Quinn Ewers, who is recovering from a strained oblique suffered last week in a win against UTSA. ARCH MANNING RESPONDS AFTER HIS INT 🔥 A 56-yard DIME right to the hands of Isaiah Bond 😤 pic.twitter.com/mZ1aDgpLzT — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) September 22, 2024The 6-4, 225-pound Manning didn’t seem to get rattled at any point, even when taking big hits. More experience should build more comfort and clean up most of the current hiccups in Manning’s game. pic.twitter.com/2wXd8q4HcK — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) September 22, 2024Should Quinn Ewers be looking over his shoulder? Quinn Ewers led Texas to the College Football Playoff last season, coming within an end-zone deflection against Washington from advancing to the national championship game.

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☆ It started with an informal pick-up game. Now, this organized soccer club is a lifeline for many asylum-seekers
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Zoe Sottile | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

But the Newcomers Football Club, an impromptu team made up of asylum-seekers, has helped provide him with a joy that erases his stress. And they were looking for a place to play soccer – an almost universal cornerstone of their daily routines back home. Leonard had never worked with refugees or asylum-seekers before, and he had never played soccer. In the months since, the ad-hoc project has ballooned from an informal pick-up game to an organized club that competes with other New York teams, joining forces with another similar project started by co-organizer Avram Kline. The mixed practices help Newcomers FC members meet new people and practice their English, Leonard says.

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