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☆ A Myanmar Rebel Group Is Accused of Persecuting Rohingya
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Verena Hölzl | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

International courts are still investigating the Myanmar military’s slaughter of the country’s Rohingya Muslim minority in 2017 that the United States has called a genocide. Now a new threat to the group is looming, this time at the hands of a powerful rebel force. That force, the Arakan Army, has won control of large parts of Rakhine State in Myanmar over the past few months, most recently the northern section where many Rohingya still live. The Arakan Army has rejected these allegations. Formed roughly 15 years ago, the Arakan Army claims to be 40,000 people strong and has fought Myanmar’s military for years.

Persons: Rohingya Organizations: Arakan Army Locations: Myanmar, United States, Bangladesh, Arakan, Rakhine State, Rakhine

☆ Don’t drink before your nap on the plane. It could hurt you now and later
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Madeline Holcombe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —The “fasten seat belt” sign is off, and the time for a nap on your flight is on. On the nights with alcohol, researchers saw a lowered amount of oxygen and an increased heart rate, the study showed. Alcohol gets you sleep — but not good sleepThe study authors didn’t just collect data on heart strain. Alcohol may help you get to sleep, but the quality isn’t as good as sleep while sober, he said. “Many people have witnessed when people drink heavily, their snoring and the sleep apnea is much more severe,” Freeman said.

Persons: ”, Eva, Maria Elmenhorst, Andrew Freeman, didn’t, —, Freeman, ” Freeman, Shalini Paruthi, Paruthi, “ I’ve, “, Shalini Organizations: CNN, DLR Institute of Aerospace Medicine, Jewish Health, Alcohol, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, American Academy of Sleep, Foods Locations: Cologne, Germany, Denver

☆ I made $100,000 selling my backyard. Now a developer will use it to build more homes California so desperately needs.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) 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. I have a moderate front yard that wraps around because it's a corner lot, and then a large backyard. You don't do anything with your backyard and you're always complaining about affordable housing for people in Sacramento. It would become its own separate lot with its own separate address, and a developer would build a stacked duplex on it. I hate yard work, and now I'm going to have to do a lot less of it.

Persons: —, Jeremy Cullifer, I've, It's, BuildCasa, Bill, it's, I'm, Cullifer, you've, We've Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Sacramento, New York City, California, It's

☆ Kylian Mbappe’s Real Madrid transfer: The full inside story
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Mario Cortegana | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +12 min

Real Madrid have been trying to land Kylian Mbappe for years — and now they finally have their man. Several meetings were held on the matter, but some senior figures at Madrid were not convinced it was a good idea. First of all, there were concerns the club’s interests could be damaged again after Mbappe’s rejection two years ago. On February 13, a Tuesday, Real Madrid played away against RB Leipzig in the first leg of a Champions League last-16 tie. In his acceptance speech, he did acknowledge Al-Khelaifi, who in 2021, 2022 and 2023 repeated that his star player would not leave PSG for free.

Persons: Mbappe, Germain, —, Madrid, Florentino Perez, “, ” Mbappe, Nasser Al, Khelaifi, ”, –, Vinicius Junior, Jude Bellingham, Perez, Jose Angel Sanchez, Sanchez, Angel Martinez, Vinicius Jr, waiving, PSG’s, Franck Fife, Carlo Ancelotti, Mbappe’s, Fayza Lamari, Mustafa Yalcin, Luis Enrique, Le Parisien, Hala Organizations: Real, Paris Saint, Santiago Bernabeu, PSG, Toulouse, Trophee des, Ligue, Athletic, Supercopa de Espana, Madrid, France, Getty, Real Madrid, RB Leipzig, Champions League, Borussia Dortmund Locations: Real Madrid, Madrid, Santiago, England, Spanish, Paris, Saudi Arabia, France, AFP, Germany, Barcelona, Anadolu, Mbappe, Monaco, Hala Madrid

☆ How a peak boomer lives 'perfectly comfortably' on less than $30,000 a year after moving from Texas to tiny homes in New York and Florida
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewSam Mitchell, 64, has a yearly income of below $30,000 a year from Social Security. It's a very different way of life from the corporate real estate job he had 15 years ago in Austin making six figures and owning five homes. "I am making a fourth of the money I was making in 2008, but nobody is going to do it." AdvertisementMoving to New York and FloridaTo start life anew, he bought a farm in Peru and built a small house. AdvertisementOnce Social Security payments kicked in, he relied on the $900 a month to get by.

Persons: —, Sam Mitchell, they're, Mitchell, It's, Keller Williams, Austin, Sancho Panza, he's Organizations: Service, Social Security, Business, Social, University of Florida, South, Southwest, Austin City, Austin Locations: New York, Florida, Austin, Ithaca , New York, Atlanta, Santa Cruz , California, Costa Rica, South Austin, Peru, Ecuador, California , Oregon, Washington, BestBuy

☆ Singapore Airlines turbulence incident offers a lesson to all in the business, says Emirates president
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Lee Ying Shan | In Ying-Shan-Lee | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The recent Singapore Airlines turbulence incident and how the aftermath was handled offers a lesson to all in the industry, Emirates President Timothy Clark said. A Singapore Airlines flight encountered severe turbulence on its way from London to Singapore last month, leaving one person dead and several injured. The flight was forced to land in Thailand and preliminary investigation showed that the plane dropped 54 meters (178 feet) in less than five seconds. "No airline could have done more to try and - one, address the issue, and two, deal with the consequences than Singapore did," he said. Pilots engaged controls in an attempt to stabilize the aircraft while gravitational forces were fluctuating, according to the investigation report, which also noted that seat belt-fastening signals were switched on as the incident unfolded.

Persons: Timothy Clark, Clark, CNBC's Dan Murphy Organizations: Emirates, Singapore Airlines, International Air Transport, Pilots Locations: Singapore, London, Thailand, Dubai

☆ A Chinese spacecraft lands on moon’s far side to collect rocks in growing space rivalry with U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A Chinese spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon Sunday to collect soil and rock samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near side. The landing module touched down at 6:23 a.m. Beijing time in a huge crater known as the South Pole-Aitken Basin, the China National Space Administration said. The mission is the sixth in the Chang'e moon exploration program, which is named after a Chinese moon goddess. It is the second designed to bring back samples, following the Chang'e 5, which did so from the near side in 2020. The moon program is part of a growing rivalry with the U.S. — still the leader in space exploration — and others, including Japan and India.

Persons: — Organizations: China National Space Administration, U.S, NASA Locations: Beijing, Aitken, China, Japan, India, United States, America

☆ 80th anniversary of D-Day: This year will likely be the last major D-Day anniversary with living veterans, so organizers are all-out
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Joshua Berlinger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Fifteen Canadian veterans, including three or four that fought on D-Day, are traveling with the Canadian delegation, according to John Desrosiers, the director of international operations for Veterans Affairs Canada. US D-Day veterans attend an event at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial as part of the 79th anniversary D-Day celebrations on June 6, 2023. American and Canadian organizers told CNN that they will seat veterans last at their respective national ceremonies to keep them comfortable. The general public at the American event, for example, may need to be seated about an hour in advance due to security precautions. American troops march up from Omaha Beach on June 18, 1944.

Persons: Jake Tapper, “, Jack Foy, Foy –, Foy, ” Foy, ”, Michel Delion, Mark, Katherine Sibilla, –, Charles Djou, John Desrosiers, Desrosiers, Christopher Furlong, Joe Biden, Rishi Sunak, Justin Trudeau, Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelensky, King Charles III, Queen Camilla, Prince William, Buckingham, Djou, Tom Schaffer, John Pinkerton, Schaffer, Gareth Fuller, Hitler, Ben, ” Brands, “ There’s Organizations: CNN, Chief Washington, Democracy, France CNN —, Mission, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Monuments Commission, Canadian, Veterans Affairs Canada, Cemetery, Memorial, British, French Interior Ministry, Defense, Underwood Archives, Ben Brands, ”, US Department of Veterans Affairs Locations: Caen, France, Ukraine, Europe, Normandy, US, United States, Belgium, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, British, Ver, Mer, Omaha, Sword, Utah, Omaha and Utah, Nazi Germany, Omaha Beach, Germany, Colleville, Canada, American

☆ What to do if you think you're underpaid
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Charlotte Morabito | In Charlottemorabito | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

"It never occurred to me until that conversation that I was severely underpaid." She said she didn't think to negotiate her salary when she received the job offer. "The term underpaid shouldn't be used to compare you to a colleague," said Sho Dewan, career expert and founder of Workhap. One option if you suspect you're being underpaid is to request a salary adjustment from your employer. This is where that market research comes in handy, along with highlights from your performance review.

Persons: Kelly Harry, Harry, Maddie Machado, It's, Peter Cappelli, Sho Dewan, there's, Machado, Dewan, Henry, " Machado, you've, Cappelli, doesn't Organizations: CNBC, Finance, Workers, Research Center, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Human Resources, Pew Research Center Locations: New York City, U.S

☆ Croatian millennials can't afford to buy homes. The solution — build on top of their parents' place.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Joshua Zitser/Business InsiderWhen Dascalescu, originally from Romania, moved to Mokošica in 2017 with his Croatian wife, Diana, buying a home in Dubrovnik wasn't financially viable. Now, Dascalescu and Marlais live on their own floor, beneath her brother and his children, who live beneath their parents. Joshua Zitser/Business InsiderThe popularity of this set-up comes down to price, according to a Croatian real-estate expert. AdvertisementPerhaps as a result, many Croatian millennials are stuck living at home well into their mid-30s — the highest average age in Europe. Given the lucrative potential of short-term rentals, Croatian homeowners might also be building rooftop apartments for tourists, to generate extra income, he added.

Persons: —, Bogdan Dascalescu, Dascalescu, Joshua Zitser, Diana Marlais, Diana, Marlais, Bogdan Dascalescu's, Filip Brkan, Brkan, Ivan Vukovic, Nenad Lipovac, Lipovac, there's Organizations: Service, Business, Real Estate Business Association of, Croatian Chamber, Eurostat, UNESCO, University of Zagreb, BI Locations: Dubrovnik, Old Town, Mokošica, Independence, Romania, Croatian, Dubrovnik wasn't, Marlais, Croatia, Europe

☆ I took my teens to an all-inclusive resort. It was a better family experience than the Disney Cruise we are used to.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Jill Robbins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

For the past five years or so, we've been taking our kids on cruises, usually to the Caribbean and usually on Disney Cruise Line. We typically don't see a lot of our teens on a cruise, which we've never seen as a negative. My husband and I appreciate the opportunity to have a little time together on a family vacation. A more relaxed pace and less interest in screensThings at the resort moved at a more relaxed pace than on a cruise. No matter what we do on a family vacation, the goal is for everyone to come away from the experience and be glad they went.

Persons: —, we've, weren't, Rachel Goldberg, Goldberg, I've Organizations: Service, Disney Cruise, Disney Cruises, Business, Turks, Caicos Locations: Caribbean, Florida, Los Angeles

☆ Saudi Arabia is trying to build the largest linear city ever. It's a visionary but flawed concept, urban planners say.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Although recent reports suggest the plans have been scaled back, the 2.4km still due to be built will be the largest linear city in existence if it is completed. The Spanish architect Arturo Soria is widely credited with designing the first linear city, "La Ciudad Lineal," in 1882 on the outskirts of Madrid. "Linear cities are an extreme form of urban dispersal — community development and social cohesion still need centrality," Gold told BI. A linear city may not have this capability," explained Lovgreen. In my opinion, linear city schemes are best left as design exercises for third-year architectural students," Gold said.

Persons: —, Arturo Soria, Le Corbusier, Mikhail Okhitovich, Mona Lovgreen, Lovgreen, Adhya, Bland, I'm, John Gold Organizations: Service, Business, Lawrence Technological University, Ciudad, Oxford Brookes University Locations: Saudi Arabia, Spanish, Madrid, Swiss, French, Magnitogorsk, Neom, Paris, Portland, Saudi, NEOM, Tabuk Province

☆ Here’s what to expect as the Supreme Court enters the final stretch
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( John Fritze | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —The Supreme Court is turning toward the final, frenzied weeks of its term, readying potential blockbuster decisions on abortion, guns and former President Donald Trump’s claims of absolute immunity. Trump claims ‘absolute’ immunityTrump’s appeal for immunity from special counsel Jack Smith’s election subversion charges landed at the Supreme Court late in the term and instantly overshadowed most of the docket. The Supreme Court then put that ruling on hold last year, maintaining the status quo while it decided the case. Government regulation of FacebookThe Supreme Court is confronting a series of cases at the intersection of the First Amendment and social media. The Republican governors who signed the laws said they were needed to keep the social media platforms from discriminating against conservatives.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, –, Roe, Samuel Alito, Trump, Jack Smith’s, Biden, Wade, Matthew Kacsmaryk, Kacsmaryk, Joseph Fischer, ”, Joe Biden’s, Zackey Rahimi, Bruen, Moody, Washington, Raimondo Organizations: CNN, Wade, Conservative, Supreme, White, Trump ., Food and Drug Administration, FDA, Alliance for Hippocratic, US, Pennsylvania, Capitol, Trump, Prosecutors, New York, Rahimi, Facebook, Florida, Biden, Republican, Atlantic, of Commerce, Chevron, Natural Resources Defense, Conservatives, Bright Enterprises, . Department of Commerce Locations: Virginia, New Jersey, Washington, Idaho, Moyle v, Amarillo , Texas, ”, Texas, New, Louisiana, Florida, Atlanta, New Orleans, Paxton, – Missouri, . Missouri

☆ China’s Chang’e-6 probe successfully lands on far side of the moon
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Simone Mccarthy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Hong Kong CNN —China’s Chang’e-6 lunar lander successfully touched down on the far side of the moon Sunday morning Beijing time, in a significant step for the ambitious mission that could advance the country’s aspirations of putting astronauts on the moon. China’s most complex robotic lunar endeavor to date, the uncrewed mission aims to return samples to Earth from the moon’s far side for the first time. The landing marks the second time a mission has successfully reached the far side of the moon. The probe will spend two days on the far side of the moon, and 14 hours to collect moon soil samples, Xinhua reported. Last year, India landed a spacecraft on the moon for the first time, while Russia’s first lunar landing mission in decades ended in failure when its Luna 25 probe crashed into the moon’s surface.

Persons: China’s Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, China National Space Administration, Xinhua, Luna, NASA Locations: Hong Kong, Beijing, Aitken, China, United States, Mongolia, India, Japan, Texas

☆ US vs. Chinese aircraft carriers: How the world's top flattops stack up
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Benjamin Brimelow | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

Liaoning and ShandongAircraft carrier Liaoning set out for sea trials at Dalian shipyard with the help of tugboats. A J-15 fighter takes off from aircraft carrier Shandong during the combat readiness patrol and military exercises around Taiwan. Aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford sails in the Adriatic Sea. China has no experience operating carrier catapults on its warships (though it did study carrier catapults when it purchased the decommissioned Australian carrier HMAS Melbourn from Canberra in 1985 under the guise of scrapping). AdvertisementChina's third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, docks in Shanghai with a Chinese flag seen in the foreground.

Persons: —, Kuznetsov, Pu, Gerald R, Ford, George H.W, George H.W . Bush, Smith, Jackson Adkins, John F, Kennedy, Doris Miller, Dwight D, Eisenhower, Jacob Mattingly, Li Gang, Timothy Heath, Heath, China's, Benjamin Brimelow Organizations: Service, US Navy, Business, Shandong Aircraft, Getty, People's Liberation Army Navy, Getty Images Fujian, EA, Jiangnan Shipyard, Getty Images, PLAN, Xinhua News Agency, Nimitz, Ford, Aircraft, Greyhound, Navy, Carrier, USS Enterprise, Pacific Fleet, Shandong, RAND Corporation, US, Global Affairs, Fletcher School of Law, Diplomacy, Modern, Institute Locations: Shanghai, Fujian, China, China's, Liaoning, Dalian, Shandong, Soviet, Ukraine, Taiwan, Xinhua, Getty Images China, George H.W ., Adriatic, Melbourn, Canberra, Sanya, Hainan Province, West

☆ Boeing Starliner launch: How to watch NASA-crewed mission lift off
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Ashley Strickland | Jackie Wattles | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Boeing’s Starliner is aiming to launch its crewed maiden voyage Saturday, a mission that has been a decade in the making. Boeing Crew Flight Test mission goalsAfter reaching orbit, the Starliner crew capsule carrying Wilmore and Williams will separate from the Atlas V rocket and fire its own engines. Starliner is expected to spend more than 24 hours traveling to the International Space Station, with docking anticipated to occur at 1:50 p.m. A series of delaysYears of development hang-ups, test flight problems and other costly setbacks have slowed Starliner’s path to the launchpad. And that’s why we determined that we could go fly with what we have.”During the launch countdown, mission teams will monitor the leak to see whether it increases.

Persons: CNN —, Mark Burger, SpaceX’s, Bill Nelson, Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams, —, ” Nelson, Williams, Joe Skipper, Steve Stich, Wilmore, Stich, SpaceX —, ”, Mark Nappi, Starliner, ” Nappi, Nappi, ” Stich, Dana Weigel, ” Weigel, “, Weigel, Mike Fincke, Butch, Suni, CNN’s Deblina Chakraborty Organizations: CNN, Atlas, Cape Canaveral Space Force, 45th Weather Squadron, NASA, Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Boeing, Atlas V, International, SpaceX, United Launch Alliance, NASA’s, Space Station, Wilmore Locations: Florida, United States

Even though it was operational for only about a week, the pier helped deliver some 1,000 metric tons of aid into Gaza before breaking apart. That’s well short of the military’s goal of moving 500 tons of aid per day over the pier. The risks however were deemed too great at the time, with unpredictable winter weather and heavy fighting in Gaza. “We assumed a lot of risk in using a military operation for this purpose,” a second senior administration official added. Deputy Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh emphasized that the solution to aid to Gaza remains the land crossings.

Persons: Joe Biden, ”, Biden, It’s, “, they’re, Christine Wormuth, JLOTS, Nikos Christodoulides, Benjamin Netanyahu, Weeks, ‘, Vedant Patel, Sabrina Singh, Max, ’, don’t Organizations: CNN, White House, US Central Command, Army, “ Army, US, Pentagon, Technologies, Maxar, Trident, US Army Central, Reuters, State Locations: Gaza, West, Israel, Rafah, Australia, Virginia, Haiti, Cyprus, France, “, Ashdod

☆ Gen Z is finding career advice, dream jobs and even getting hired on TikTok: It's 'the most accessible resource'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

CNBC Make It explores how Gen Zers are really putting their mark on career advice, office culture and more. But it's also become a popular destination for young jobseekers seeking career advice and opportunities. Much of the career advice on TikTok echoes the tips shared in podcasts, YouTube videos and LinkedIn thought pieces. The career confidante for Gen ZTikTok is often the first place Grace Dunlavy will go for career advice. The drawbacks of getting career advice on TikTok

Persons: Jade Walters, Gen, Zers, Baron Leung didn't, Leung, Weeks, TikTok, Baron Leung, it's, jobseekers, Z, Joe Biden, It's, Walters, I've, Gen Z, Grace Dunlavy, Dunlavy, New York — Organizations: TikTok, CNBC, LinkedIn, Zenith, Pew Research Center, Howard University, Saint Louis University Locations: Toronto, U.S, Chicago, New York

The World Food Programme (WFP) is currently serving only 27,000 people in Rafah, according to Matthew Hollingworth, the organization’s country director in Gaza. Rafah had previously been the central artery for aid to flow into Gaza, as the only border crossing not controlled by Israel. Israel’s military has continued to push further into Rafah, defying international concern and anger over its operations in the city. “IDF troops in central Rafah located Hamas rocket launchers, terror tunnel shafts, and weapons. Hollingworth added that the WFP’s warehouse in Rafah, which was once capable of storing 2,700 tons of food, is no longer operational.

Persons: Matthew Hollingworth, ” Hollingworth, ”, Hollingsworth, Jack Guez, Israel, Erez, Hollingworth, – Organizations: CNN, United, Food Programme, Getty, WFP, Israel Defense Forces, “, UN, IDF Locations: United Nations, Rafah, Gaza, Israel, AFP, Egypt, ”, May, Kerem, Erez

☆ Indian airline IndiGo gives female travelers option to choose seats next to other women
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Karla Cripps | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —One of India’s biggest airlines has just launched a new feature that allows female travelers to see where other women are sitting when selecting seats for their flights. According to a statement sent to CNN, low-cost carrier IndiGo Airlines is offering the feature on a pilot basis to female passengers checking in for their flights online. The carrier, founded in 2006, operates more than 2,000 domestic and international flights per day in India. Though the airline didn’t specify a reason for giving women the option of seeing where other females are seated, assaults against women and children during commercial flights are reported regularly all over the world. “Typically, men are the perpetrators, and women and unaccompanied minors are the victims.”

Persons: IndiGo, ” Organizations: CNN, India’s, IndiGo Airlines, ” CNN Locations: India

☆ CNBC's Inside India newsletter: Could markets sink even if Modi wins?
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

This report is from this week's CNBC's "Inside India" newsletter which brings you timely, insightful news and market commentary on the emerging powerhouse and the big businesses behind its meteoric rise. Separately, the stock market will also deliver its verdict when markets open on Monday. Nervousness among investors over the results has meant that the India VIX index, the market's so-called fear gauge, has shot up by more than 135% since its April lows. However, some equity strategists point out that even a landslide victory for Modi's BJP could potentially sour the stock market. Meanwhile, Gautam Chhaochharia, head of global markets for India at UBS, said foreign investors are in a "wait and watch mode" ahead of India's election results despite economic fundamentals looking "very, very strong."

Persons: Narendra Modi's, Modi, Bradley Saunders, Saunders, Venugopal Garre, —, Garre, Fitch, SRH, Mark Mobius, Gautam Chhaochharia Organizations: Bloomberg, Getty, BJP, Traders, " Bank of America, Capital Economics, Modi's BJP, —, Reuters, Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL, Sunrisers, Knight Riders, CNBC, UBS Locations: Delhi, India, Kolkata, Sunrisers Hyderabad

☆ Stegosaurus fossil goes on sale - but not everyone is happy
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The “exceptional” and “virtually complete” dinosaur fossil, which is 11 feet tall and 20 feet long, will be sold as part of Sotheby’s annual Geek Week. Paleontologists have questioned the sale of such specimens to private bidders, arguing that these finds should be preserved in museums or other public spaces. Nevertheless, that will not stop the auction of the 150-million-year-old fossil from going ahead in New York on July 17. Apex, as it has been nicknamed, is the “finest Stegosaurus specimen to come to market,” Sotheby’s said in a press release Wednesday. It is expected to fetch between $4 million and $6 million, making it one of the most valuable dinosaur fossils ever offered up for sale, the auction house added.

Persons: ” Sotheby’s, Jason Cooper, Sotheby’s, Cooper, “, Steve Brusatte, ”, Sotheby’s Brusatte, “ Sophie, Cassandra Hatton, Maximus ”, Stan Organizations: CNN, Apex, Scotland’s University of Edinburgh, Geek, Abu Dhabi Department of Culture Locations: New York, Apex, Colorado, Morrison, Moffat County , Colorado, Dinosaur, Sotheby’s, Sotheby’s New York, Abu Dhabi, Tourism

☆ Big oil shareholders could get a lot richer
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

New York CNN —Big oil just got bigger, and shareholders could soon be getting richer. Dollar Tree will reopen these stores with its own products under its brand beginning in the fall, reports my colleague Nathaniel Meyersohn. Dollar Tree, a national company with mostly suburban locations, primarily offers discretionary merchandise like party supplies and home goods. Dollar Tree also owns Family Dollar, based mostly in cities. Family Dollar has underperformed Dollar Tree and other discount chains in recent years, and it’s closing 975 stores.

Persons: Stewart Glickman, ”, “ it’s, Stewart, Hess, McDonald’s, Joe Erlinger, “, Danielle Wiener, Bronner, they’re, Chris Kempczinski, ” Read, Nathaniel Meyersohn Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, New York CNN, ConocoPhillips, Marathon, Diamondback, Endeavor Energy Partners, “, McDonald’s, America, Mac, ” Locations: New York, multibillion, McDonald’s USA, U.S, Arizona , California , Nevada, Texas, Virginia, West Coast

☆ The US Navy botched the design of its new $1 billion frigates: report
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Ella Sherman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

"The Navy had good reason to be optimistic that the frigate program was positioned to deliver capabilities on the schedule it promised," the report said. Advertisement"To reduce technical risk, the Navy and its shipbuilder modified an existing design to incorporate Navy specifications and weapon systems," the report said. "However, the Navy's decision to begin construction before the design was complete is inconsistent with leading ship design practices and jeopardized this approach." In addition to scheduling delays and the halting of ship construction, the Navy has yet to demonstrate frigate propulsion and machinery control systems. However, the report suggests that scheduling delays coupled with changes made to the frigate testing process may allow the Navy to test these two unproven systems on land.

Persons: — Organizations: Service, Navy, Business, US Navy, Office, Marinette Locations: Wisconsin

☆ What Is the Philadelphi Corridor, and Why Does It Matter?
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Matthew Mpoke Bigg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Here’s a look at the importance of the border strip to Israel, to Palestinians and to Egypt:What is the border strip? It is land around 100 yards wide that runs roughly eight miles from Israel’s border to the Mediterranean. The Israelis used the code name Philadelphi for the strip, while Egyptian officials call it Salah Al Din. Why does it matter to Israel? Senior Israeli officials had set control of the strip, which in Israel is called the Philadelphi Corridor, as a military objective.

Persons: Israel, Salah Al Din Organizations: Hamas, Senior Locations: Gaza, Israel, Egypt, Israel’s, Rafah

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