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☆ 5 killed after floods engulf southern Germany
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Billy Stockwell | Inke Kappeler | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Five people have died and thousands were evacuated in southern Germany after heavy rainfall hit the region and caused vast floods, prompting warnings from senior officials that the climate crisis was set to worsen extreme weather in the country. After heavy rainfall, the German Armed Forces has sent 800 personnel to the region to help with rescue efforts. Record floods occur every few years … record rainfall every few years,” Habeck, of the Greens Party, told broadcaster n-tv. Deadly floods hit Western Europe in 2021, with at least 220 people killed between July 12 and 15, mostly in Germany. Other areas of Europe have also been affected by heavy rainfall in recent days.

Persons: Juergen Weiss, Thomas Niedermueller, Armin Weigel, Olaf Scholz, ” Scholz, Robert Habeck, ” Habeck, HINA, CNN’s Barbie Nadeau, Louis Mian Organizations: CNN, Bavarian firefighters, Authorities, German Armed Forces, Bavarian, Environmental Office, Economy, Greens Party, Firefighters, Sunday, RTV SLO Locations: Germany, Bavaria, Baden, Wuerttemberg, Regensburg, Rudersberg, Bavarian, Passau, Europe, Udine, Northeastern Italy, Slovenia, Gornja Radgona, Austrian, Zagorje county

☆ I've been to every national park in California. Skip crowded Yosemite and check out these hidden gems instead.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Ash Czarnota | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Channel Islands National Park is often called "the Galapagos of North America." Channel Islands National Park features hundreds of endemic plant and animal species. Ash CzarnotaLocated off the coast of Southern California near Los Angeles, Channel Islands National Park is often called "the Galapagos of North America" because of its natural diversity. The Channel Islands consist of five islands: Santa Cruz, Anacapa, Santa Rosa, San Miguel, and Santa Barbara. If you only have a day to kill, I'd recommend visiting Santa Cruz Island.

Persons: Czarnota, I'd Organizations: Channel Locations: North America, Southern California, Los Angeles, Santa Cruz, Anacapa, Santa Rosa, San Miguel, Santa Barbara

☆ Brexit figurehead and Trump ally Nigel Farage to run in UK election after U-turn
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, during a news conference in London, UK, on Monday, June 3, 2024. LONDON — British politician and media personality Nigel Farage, best known for leading the Brexit campaign, announced Monday he would run in the U.K.'s general election next month. Farage had said he would not stand as a parliamentary candidate for his Reform party in order to focus on supporting Donald Trump's U.S. presidential campaign. Farage previously led the UK Independence Party, which rose to prominence in the 2010s on a platform of quitting the European Union, reducing immigration and opposing multiculturalism. This later became the right-wing populist Reform Party under a new leader, while Farage stepped away from politics and focused on media commentary.

Persons: Nigel Farage, Farage, Donald Trump's, —, Rishi Sunak, Keir Starmer Organizations: Reform, LONDON, UK Independence Party, European Union, UKIP, Brexit Party, Party, Conservative Party, Labour Party, Labour Locations: London, British

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: GameStop, Paramount, Spotify, Krispy Kreme and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Waste Management , Stericycle — Waste Management is buying Stericycle for $7.2 billion , the companies announced on Monday. Stericycle shares jumped nearly 15%, while Waste Management slid 4%. Spotify — The music streaming company climbed 4% following its announcement of premium subscription price increases in the U.S. in July. Lattice Semiconductor , Coherent — Lattice shares dove 11% after CEO Jim Anderson left to take the helm at Coherent, whose stock price jumped 17%. Krispy Kreme — Shares of the company rose 2% after it was upgraded to overweight at JPMorgan.

Persons: Keith Gill, Gill, Stericycle, CNBC's David Faber, Skydance, Shari Redstone, Jim Anderson, Esam, Dickinson, Edwards, Narendra Modi, Claudia Sheinbaum, Cava, Blackwell, Krispy Kreme, Masimo, Piper, Piper Sandler, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, — CNBC's Sean Colon, Yun Li, Pia Singh, Michelle Fox, Christina Cheddar, Berk Organizations: GameStop, DeepF, AMC, New York Stock Exchange, Waste Management, Spotify, GSK, Court, Paramount Global, Lattice Semiconductor, Company, Bloomberg News, JPMorgan, Nvidia, AMD, Bank of America, Therapeutics, Autodesk Locations: U.S, Swedish, Delaware, Becton, India, Mexico

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: GameStop, Stericycle, MarineMax, Paramount and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Waste Management , SteriCycle — Shares of medical waste-disposal company Stericycle jumped 16% after Waste Management agreed to buy the company for $7.2 billion. Waste Management fell 1.5%. MarineMax — MarineMax, a recreational boat and yacht services company, popped 19% on a report that OneWater Marine is in talks to buy the company for $40 a share in cash. Boston Beer Company — Shares slid 11% after Bloomberg reported that Japanese brewer and distiller Suntory denied it's in talks to buy the Samuel Adams owner. Paramount Global — Shares added more than 6% after Skydance Media revised its buyout offer for Paramount and gave nonvoting shareholders an option to cash out Paramount Class B shares at a roughly 26% premium to Friday's close.

Persons: Keith Gill, Kitty, Stericycle, —, Cava, Rubin, Blackwell, it's, Samuel Adams, Alex Harring, Brian Evans, Michelle Fox Theobald Organizations: GameStop, AMC Entertainment, AMC, Waste Management, Bloomberg, JPMorgan, Nvidia, AMD, Monday, Sunday, Bank of America, Boston Beer, Suntory, Street, Citi, Spotify, GSK, Autodesk — Autodesk, Paramount, Skydance Media Locations: Cava, Taipei, U.S, Delaware

☆ The incredible oblivion of Judge Marvin Isgur
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Dakin Campbell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +45 min

On a mild Houston day in March 2021, Judge Marvin Isgur prepared to oversee the only case on his docket that morning. In October 2023, the Fifth Circuit Court rebuked Judge David Jones but said that his longtime colleague, Judge Marvin Isgur, had been "unaware" of Jones' inappropriate relationship. "But only Judge Isgur knows what he knew or didn't know about the relationship." Much of this work was in cases before either Judge Isgur or Judge Jones. Isgur can continue to hear the case, he ruled, writing in the December 2023 opinion that lawyers for the creditor "failed to demonstrate much other than that former Judge Jones and Judge Isgur are close friends."

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☆ A boomer couple lives on Social Security and receives $23 a month from SNAP for food: 'How are we to survive?'
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Allie Kelly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Dacus receives $854 a month, and her husband receives $1,286 a month, according to documents reviewed by Business Insider. Additionally, her household qualifies for $23 a month in SNAP benefits to buy food. "If we worked a 40-hour week from Monday through Friday with my income, it would come out to like $2 an hour," she said, comparing her Social Security income to a full-time work salary. And, if lawmakers don't intervene, the US Social Security fund is expected to dry out by the late 2030s. Sometimes, Dacus has to request an advance on her Social Security check to buy food because her SNAP benefits aren't enough.

Persons: —, Mary Dacus, Stephen, Dacus, ALICEs, — Dacus, we'll, Robinson Organizations: Service, Business, Income, Alliance for Lifetime, Survey, US Social Security, Medicare, SNAP, Social Security Locations: Robinson , Illinois, McDonald's, Blytheville , Arkansas, Dacus, Florida

☆ A millennial who retired at 32 explains the 'life happiness index' he used to decide to go back to work after 8 months
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

So he did just that, working slightly fewer hours but maintaining a strong balance between work, family, and hobbies. It's all part of his "life happiness index" that drives his financial and life decisions. Some wanted to resume their past jobs, while others looked to lower-stress roles like nonprofit or charity work. He keeps track of a "life happiness index," which he said is highest when he balances his work with family and hobbies. When considering his "final" retirement, he said he plans to work as long as he enjoys it.

Persons: Jace Mattinson, Mattinson, —, wasn't, He's, I've, he's Organizations: Service, Business, Dallas, Brigham Young University Locations: PwC, Dallas, Austin, Texas, Oklahoma

☆ India’s heat wave kills at least 33 poll workers as election wraps up in searing temperatures
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Esha Mitra | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New Delhi CNN —India’s relentless heat wave killed 33 poll workers as the country concluded its final day of voting in the world’s largest general election, officials said, underscoring the impact of searing temperatures in recent days. Voters and election workers have endured an extended period of unusually high temperatures across much of the country’s north as India voted in a seven-phase election that began on April 19. Of that number, at least 43 were election workers, authorities said. The capital territory of Delhi sweltered to its highest-ever temperature of 49.9 degrees Celsius (121.8 degrees Fahrenheit) last week, as the oppressive heat wave forced authorities to impose water rationing. “Heat wave conditions over Northwest, Central & East India are likely to continue with reduced intensity during next 3 days,” the Indian Meteorological Department said on Sunday.

Persons: New Delhi CNN —, Navdeep Rinwa, They’re, Indranil Aditya Organizations: New, New Delhi CNN, European Union, Indian Meteorological Department, India, Central & East Locations: New Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, India, heatstroke, Varanasi, North America, Northwest, Delhi sweltered, Central, Central & East India

☆ Rescue worker dies, several thousand evacuated in southern Germany floods
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —A firefighter died while trying to rescue trapped residents and several thousand people were forced to leave their homes as heavy rain caused flooding in southern Germany. The 42-year-old man who died was in a rescue boat carrying four firefighters that capsized late on Saturday. Municipalities had days to prepare for the flooding but around 3,000 people had to be evacuated in southern Germany as the water cut off some areas, authorities said. Record floods occur every few years … record rainfall every few years,” Habeck, of the Greens Party, told broadcaster n-tv. Parts of Europe were hit by major flooding in 2021 that killed nearly 200, with Germany bearing the brunt.

Persons: “, ”, Olaf Scholz, X, Scholz, Nancy Faeser, Armin Weigel, Robert Habeck, ” Habeck Organizations: CNN, Ilm, AP Economy, Greens Party Locations: Germany, Bavarian, Pfaffenbach, Munich, Municipalities, Bavaria, Europe

☆ Italy is bracing for a record wave of tourists, but is having trouble handling them
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Tourists line a street in Venice, Italy, on Saturday, March 16, 2024. Italy is caught in an envious trap: it can't live without tourists, but it's having trouble handling the influx, particularly after Covid. He considers himself fortunate he's a boat driver: he pities the poor tourists who rent cars or try to find an elusive taxi. A general picture shows the main facade of the Pantheon in Piazza della Rotonda on March 30, 2024 in Rome, Italy. The famous Villa La Cassinella on the lake can be yours, for 100,000 euros a week.

Persons: Covid, Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, there's, Croissants, it's, George Clooney's, Villa D'Este, Clooney, Villa, Uber, Rick Steves, Uber Van, Steves Organizations: Villa, Italian Association of Employment, Milanese, risotto Milanese, La Scala, Villa Oleandra Locations: Venice, Italy, Bellagio, Lake Como, Tremezzo, Paris, Piazza della, Rome, Milan, Marche, Sardinia, New York, Camparino, Villa, North America

☆ A Thai-American millennial went to Bangkok to find 'real Thai food.' Now, his private supper club has a monthslong waitlist.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Parisa Pichitmarn | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

That made me think: If this is 'real' Chinese food, then is there 'real' Thai food too?" Eitharong told Business Insider. His goal was to continue learning more about Thai food. Parisa PichitmarnDespite Eitharong's culturally mixed upbringing, he sticks to authentic Thai food and never fusion. A few people have claimed he's not cooking Thai food because he's American.

Persons: —, Dylan Eitharong, Eitharong, he'd, voraciously, Haawm, Hanuman Aspler, Chiang Mai, Covid, Curry, wouldn't, jee, Randy Travis, Prince, Beyoncé, juan, Dylan, I'm, grandmas, Siradej Donavanik, Vincent Vichit, Vadakan, He's, Parisa Pichitmarn Organizations: Service, Business, Michelin, BI, Food Locations: Florida, Thai, Orlando, Thailand, Bangkok, Onnut, America

☆ Loyalty at work no longer pays — and it's employers who are to blame
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Steven Piluso | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

I got an early impression of what company loyalty was supposed to beAfter college graduation at age 22, I got my first job at an advertising agency. And you didn't worry about jumping around for money; if you took care of the company, they'd take care of you and your family." AdvertisementHe gave them 40+ years of his life, and in return they took great care of him. The broken loyalty contract between employers and workers can be repairedIs loyalty a dated and dead concept? In fact, the shift in values from Gen-X to millennials and Gen-Z creates a great opportunity to ignite loyalty.

Persons: —, I've, I'd, He'd, who'd, Gen X, Steven Piluso Organizations: Service, Business, Fortune Locations: Nantucket, Vermont

☆ 42-year-old yacht captain's side hustle brings in $124,000 a year: ‘It's the easiest, simplest thing to do’
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Kelly Gordon used to avoid social media. How much does it cost to start a side hustle on social media? That means I only have so much time for this side hustle when I'm not on the water. Gordon filming social media content. Courtesy of Kelly Gordon

Persons: they've, Kelly Gordon, —, Captain Kelly J, Gordon, DON'T, she's, I'm, Bahamas Kelly Gordon Organizations: CNBC, Facebook, Traction Locations: AskMakeIt@cnbc.com, Indiana, Palm Beach , Florida, Compass Cay, Bahamas

☆ Do this once a month and extend your life by 10 years. No gym required
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Jessica Dulong | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

“Art is one of our oldest creations (humans invented paint long before the wheel), one of the earliest means of communication (we drew long, long, long, long before we could write), and one of our most universal urges,” she wrote. But when you watch artists making art, it is a physical experience. Different art forms affect the brain and body in different ways. Just as when we are prescribed medications, (it’s true that) types, doses and durations of art work differently for different people. And just one art experience per month can extend your life by 10 years.

Persons: Susan Magsamen, ”, Ivy Ross, Bianca Bosker, “, Marco Brambilla’s, Leon Neal, Rothko, —, Cy, Benjamin Krantz, Bianca, Jessica DuLong Organizations: CNN, Research, Getty, Physicians, Viking CNN Locations: London, Houston, Brooklyn , New York

☆ Want a low mortgage rate? Take someone else’s
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

This means that a buyer keeps the seller’s repayment period, mortgage balance and, notably, the seller’s lower mortgage rate. Securing that ultra-low mortgage rate means that Harper will save thousands of dollars in monthly payments. “I just decided I wanted to see how low I could pay on the interest rate,” Harper said. And while the mortgage rate on the second loan may be high, the total monthly payment could still be lower — if the assumed mortgage rate is low enough. Snagging a low mortgage rate like Harper’s in today’s high interest rate environment may seem like a dream come true to some prospective homebuyers, but the process is not always smooth sailing.

Persons: ”, Ted Tozer, Ginnie Mae —, Tozer, Ellen Harper, Harper, “, ” Harper, ” Tozer, homebuyers, he’d, Raunaq Singh Organizations: CNN, of Housing, Urban, Urban Institute, Intercontinental Exchange, Federal Housing Administration, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Realtors Locations: Georgia, Georgia , Arizona , Colorado , Texas, Florida

☆ Ignore Nvidia's '2000-like valuation' and ride the market's AI-driven momentum by making these 8 hot investments, according to a rally-calling professional trader
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Ironically, Salama sympathizes with Nvidia skeptics about the company's valuation, which he said is in "nosebleed territory." Stocks will shatter expectations — and recordsLike AI-focused companies, US stocks aren't cheap but can continue to charge higher. Other investments to consider are companies tied to AI champion Nvidia, including server builder Super Micro Computer (SMCI) and venerable computer company Dell (DELL). AdvertisementOutside AI, Salama is incredibly bullish about bitcoin (BTC) during its mammoth rally and companies tied to cryptocurrencies, including Coinbase (COIN) and Robinhood (HOOD).

Persons: —, Leon Cooperman, Cooperman, that's, John Salama, Salama, Salama's, doesn't, OpenAI Organizations: Service, Nvidia, Business, Trading, Microsoft, Apple, Micro, Dell, Coinbase Locations: bitcoin

☆ Haley’s Pennsylvania voters aren’t all ready to fall in line behind Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( John King | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

“When I was 18, I registered as a Republican,” London said. Haley garnered nearly 17% of the primary vote statewide this year — approaching 25% in the suburban collar counties around Philadelphia. “It’s a principled position I need to take.”Irma Fralic, too, cast her primary vote for Haley as a protest. CNNOur visit to Pennsylvania coincided with Haley announcing she will vote for Trump in November despite significant differences with the presumptive GOP nominee. Eyeing Trump, but holding her noseLinda Rooney cast her Haley vote in the primary as a question as much as a protest.

Persons: Joan London, —, Reagan, Bush, Obama, “, ”, “ I’ve, Nikki Haley, Pennsylvania’s, Haley, Donald Trump’s, Ronald, I’ve, …, Trump, Joe Biden, London’s, Biden, ” Irma Fralic, ” Fralic, I’m, I’d, ’, ’ ” John King, Irma Fralic, Fralic, Eyeing Trump, Linda Rooney, ” Rooney, Rooney, ” John King, “ Haley, ” Rooney texted, “ She’s, Trump Michael Pesce, ” Pesce, Ronald Reagan, ‘, We’re, Pesce, “ I’m Organizations: Pennsylvania CNN, Republican, Pennsylvania, Tea, Independent, South, Republican Party, CNN, Donald Trump’s GOP, Trump, Reagan Republican, Media, Army, “, Coast Guard, Republicans Locations: Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, London, Washington ,, South Carolina, Philadelphia, Berks County, Philly, Israel, Wyndmoor , Pennsylvania, Delaware County, Afghanistan, Media , Pennsylvania, Bucks County

☆ Safaris aren't the only tourist attraction in Africa. From cruises to wine tasting, here's what else you can do
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Harriet Akinyi | Penny Sadler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Bungy jumping at Soweto Towers, a decommissioned power station in Johannesburg, South Africa. Explore the beachAfrican beach towns combine beauty and culture, in places like Seychelles, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Mozambique, Mauritius, Zanzibar, Ghana, Namibia and Egypt. In addition to being a popular stop for world cruises, East and South Africa have their own ocean cruise routes which follow the coastlines and visit offshore islands. But South Africa is the continent's crown jewel. The wine country of Franschhoek, outside of Cape Town, South Africa.

Persons: Toubkal, there's, Thomas Janisch, Zina Bencheikh, Madagascar's Tsingy, Carlo Morucchio, Kenya's Masai Mara, King Charles III, Queen Camilla, Mombasa's, Samir Hussein, Luciemarie Swanepoel, Jeremy Villasis, Peter Unger, Kate Powell, Intrepid's Bencheikh, Kevin Bubolz, Wrenelle Stander, Michele Westmorland Organizations: bungie, Getty, Intrepid Travel, UNESCO, Heritage, Wireimage, Diamonds, Sainte, Cruises, Stone, Queen, Cruise Line, MSC, Continental, Penguin Locations: Africa, Morocco's, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, Nyangani, Zimbabwe, Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa, Europe, East, Namibia, Victoria Falls, Zambia, Jinja, Uganda, Morocco, Seychelles, Kenya, Mozambique, Mauritius, Zanzibar, Ghana, Egypt, Mombasa, Mombasa's Fort Jesus, Fort Jesus, Kaya, Zanzibar's Stone, Madagascar, Swanepoel, Durban, Cape, Kivu, Silversea, Continental Europe, Middle East, Port, Ethiopia, Wesgro, Stellenbosch, Franschhoek, Cape Town , South Africa

☆ US soldiers were stranded on beached Army boats after a storm broke apart the US-built aid pier in Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Konstantin Toropin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewThe Pentagon said Tuesday that US soldiers had been stuck on three Army boats beached in Gaza over the weekend after high seas and a storm broke apart an aid pier the service built to deliver food to starving Palestinians. Along with the beachings of the Army boats, the storm also battered and broke apart the aid pier — a Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore, or JLOTS, operation by the Army — leaving the future of the key US humanitarian effort uncertain. A truck carries humanitarian aid across Trident Pier, a temporary pier to deliver aid, off the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, near the Gaza coast, May 19, 2024. AdvertisementHowever, this is also not the first hurdle that the aid mission has encountered since it was announced by President Joe Biden during his State of the Union speech months ago. US Army soldiers and US Navy sailors assemble the floating pier in the Mediterranean Sea to assist in the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza.

Persons: —, Sabrina Singh, Military.com, Singh, Joe Biden, you'll Organizations: Service, Pentagon, Army, US Central Command, Business, Hamas, Trident, U.S . Army, REUTERS, US Army, US Navy, US Army Central, Reuters Locations: Gaza, Israel, Palestinian, Ashdod, Tenerife, Africa

☆ North Korea said its new liquid oxygen engine caused the downfall of its latest spy satellite and blew it up in midair
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewNorth Korea said on Monday that its latest spy satellite launch failed, with its rocket exploding during the first stage of flight that evening. The attempted space launch has been blasted by South Korea, which they said North Korea warned them about. It further warned that North Korea appeared to have launched the satellite using technology from its international ballistics missile programs. But South Korea has been warning that Pyongyang is still able to pull off satellite launches with Russia's help. North Korea has denied its participation in any arms exchange with Moscow.

Persons: —, Minoru Kihara Organizations: Service, Korean Central News Agency, National Aerospace Technology Administration, Business, KCNA Watch, North, KBS, Seoul, Pacific Command, UN, US Locations: Korea, Seoul, Pyongyang, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Beijing, Ukraine, Russia, Moscow

☆ Scientists explain why orcas keep ramming yachts
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

But scientists now believe the orcas actually don't have malicious intent — they're just being silly. AdvertisementDespite the damage the orcas have done, scientists believe the orcas are not trying to be aggressive or destructive. But in the sea there's not much for the orcas to interact with, so they play with the rudders." Scientists believe young juvenile orcas, who tend to be more curious and exploratory, started the trend, which then spread through the population, according to the report. Scientists believe it's likely because the tuna population, the Iberian killer whales' primary food source, has dramatically increased in recent years, giving the orcas more time away from hunting, according to the report.

Persons: —, who've, Renaud de Stephanis, CIRCE Organizations: Service, International Whaling Commission, Business, USA Locations: Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Spanish

☆ Why Bolivia is Latin America’s next dining destination
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Joe Yogerst | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Capital city La Paz boasts three eateries — Gustu, Ancestral and Phayawi — currently ranked among the top 100 restaurants in Latin America. Bolivia’s food revolution has also spread to major cities such as Sucre as well as the Uyuni Salt Flats. Rather than fine dining, the ambience is decidedly casual, the tables spread across three floors of an old wooden townhouse in the boho Sopocachi neighborhood of central La Paz. Courtesy PhayawiZero-kilometer goes widerSucre, the nation’s judicial capital in south-central Bolivia, isn’t as cosmopolitan as La Paz when it comes to food. Courtesy Joe YogerstBut that’s not to say that Bolivia’s food revolution has reached every nook and cranny.

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☆ A man ordered to hide his boat painted his new fence with the offending boat. The act of rebellion is changing his city.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-25 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewA fence in California is catching eyes not for its extravagance or scale, but for its playful defiance against a city ordinance. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Panni told Business Insider. According to Constable, Borges also mentioned that he was in favor of the city getting rid of some ordinances, including Title 17.

Persons: —, Etienne Constable, Hanif Panni, Panni, Hanif, @hanifwondir Constable, Constable, I've, I'm, Nick Borges, Borges, We're, KSBW Organizations: Service, Business, Seaside, The Washington Post, Police Locations: California, Seaside, Coast, San Francisco

☆ Zhongnanhai: The scenic garden that became China’s secretive seat of power
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-25 | by ( Jonathan Chatwin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

As the seat of power, Zhongnanhai is often thought of as China’s equivalent to the White House, or the Kremlin. Architectural changesThere have been serious revisions to the architecture of Zhongnanhai since the end of imperial rule in 1912. Having re-established Zhongnanhai as a center of political power in the new China, Mao set about rebuilding the compound according to his tastes. “It was here,” noted Aldrich, “with the background trappings of a scholar, that he met Nixon and Kissinger in 1972.”Most subsequent leaders have preferred to keep a house outside the Zhongnanhai compound. However, the compound hasn’t always been so forbidden for the masses following the collapse of China’s imperial dynasty.

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