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☆ Woolly rhino mummy found preserved in Russian permafrost after 32,000 years
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Scientists have uncovered a woolly rhino so well preserved in the Russian permafrost for more than 32,000 years that its skin and fur are still intact. This woolly rhino died when it was about four years old and that age, combined with its good state of preservation, has allowed scientists to learn more about the now-extinct species. This woolly rhino mummy has been well-preserved by the permafrost. Once this woolly rhino died, it lay frozen in permafrost until a team of Russian scientists from research institutions in Yakutsk and Moscow discovered it in August 2020 on the banks of the Tirekhtyakh River. As part of an agreement with local authorities in the region where the woolly rhino was found, tusk hunters have to contact paleontologists whenever they discover something of interest like this mummified woolly rhino, meaning that there is a steady stream of well-preserved specimens specifically from this area.

Persons: wasn’t, “ There’s, Dalén Organizations: CNN —, Stockholm University, CNN, Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences Locations: Siberia, Yakutsk, Moscow

We’ve had challenges getting the prime minister across the line. “We stay up nights trying to figure out a way to get across the line on this ceasefire and hostage deal. And we have spoken out directly about our concern when we’ve seen the prime minister not take steps that we think are necessary to get to that deal,” he said. Vice President Kamala Harris has frequently cited the importance of reaching a ceasefire and hostage deal but hasn’t detailed any new approach in reaching an agreement. “Ultimately the thing that is going to unlock everything else in that region is getting this deal done,” she said last week.

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☆ Things are looking up for the economy. So why are consumers still unhappy?
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In today's big story, the economy is heading in the right direction, but consumers aren't buying it . Things seem to be going really well for the economy, right? Consumers aren't feeling bullish about the economy these days. Last time around, pesky inflation was keeping things like groceries and housing costs high, even as the rest of the economy showed improvement. China's stimulus plan to boost its ailing economy sent emerging markets indexes to their highest level since April 2022 .

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☆ A US ally in the Pacific says it wants to keep a new American missile system that China got all 'dramatic' about 'forever'
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewA top Philippine general wants a new US missile system to remain in the country "forever" to boost its defenses and deterrence capabilities. The American weapon, the Mid-Range Capability missile system, has drawn China's ire. The MRC, also known as Typhon, is the US Army's new ground-based missile system capable of firing both the Standard Missile 6 and Tomahawk Land Attack missile. The Typhon system fills a gap in the US arsenal, offering a particularly versatile new land-based intermediate-range missile option as US rivals develop and field similar capabilities. Its ongoing deployment has angered China, which has repeatedly demanded the missile system be removed and accused the US of fueling an arms race.

Persons: —, Romeo Brawner Jr, he'd, Taylor, Enrique Manalo, Wang Yi, Manalo, Christine Wormuth Organizations: Service, MRC, Business, Armed Forces, Nuclear Forces Treaty, U.S . Navy, Associated Press, US, Association of Southeast, Nations, US Army, Force Locations: Philippine, Beijing, Philippines, China, Pacific, U.S, Washington, Manila, Laos, Japan

☆ I moved my family from the US to Switzerland 8 years ago. The difference in our quality of life is astounding.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Amy Aves Challenger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

We folded seamlessly into our interconnected Swiss communityMy family didn't feel unwelcome or different in our new community. Amy ChallengerBecause of my husband's job, we quickly obtained resident permits to live in Switzerland and acquired health insurance. It eases our days and helps us stay connected to the beautiful nature around us. As the US continues to deal with extreme political divides, we're staying abroadWe are much more connected to nature in Switzerland. Earlier this year — almost eight years after moving to Switzerland — I returned to the US to stay in Manhattan with my youngest daughter.

Persons: —, Amy Challenger, we're, Switzerland — Organizations: Service, Sandy Hook Elementary, Business, South, Trump Locations: Switzerland, Lake Zurich, Africa, Asia, Europe, South America, Connecticut, Manhattan, Central Park

☆ Hezbollah may copy tactics used by Russia in Ukraine to overwhelm Israel
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

According to Lebanese health officials, Israeli strikes have killed 558 people and led thousands to flee for safety. "It's not going to be a walk in the park," Assaf Orion, a retired brigadier general from the Israeli military told the Journal. Analysts say that Hezbollah has likely learned valuable lessons from working with the Russian military in Syria. The latest round of conflict between Israel and militias aligned with its arch-foe Iran began on October 7, when Hamas launched terror attacks in Israel and Israeli forces invaded Gaza. Hezbollah launched missile attacks on northern Israel in solidarity with Hamas, while the US pledged support for Israel if attacked and the Kremlin shored up support for its regional allies.

Persons: —, Vladimir Putin's, It's, Mesrob, Russian Wagner Organizations: Service, Military, Wall Street, Business, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Department of Politics, Studies, SOAS, University of London, France, Hezbollah, Israel, CNN, Washington Institute for Near, Hamas, Washington Institute Locations: playbook, Ukraine, Lebanon, Israel, Russia, Ukrainian, Syria, Russian, Iran, Gaza, Hezbollah

☆ A new US missile system that showed up in the Pacific this year keeps making China more and more unhappy
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The US military deployed its Mid-Range Capability, or Typhon, missile system to the Philippines in April, and US military officials have expressed interest in deploying it in Japan. The MRC is a versatile new ground-based missile system that is capable of firing the Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) and Tomahawk Land Attack Missile System. The US military deployed the missile system overseas for the first time in April, putting it in the Philippines amid a joint exercise between the two militaries. AdvertisementWhile the new weapon wasn't fired during the exercise, its presence in the region irked China, which demanded the system be removed. Russia is said to have violated the Cold War-era arms-control pact by developing and fielding the SSC-8/9M729 missile system.

Persons: —, wasn't, Zachary Anderson, Enrique Manalo, Wang Yi, Manalo, Lin Jian, Army Christine Warmouth, Lin, Robert S, Price, Trump, Vladimir Putin's Organizations: Service, Business, MRC, Missile, US Army, US Army Pacific, US Navy, Zachary Anderson Philippine Foreign, Association of Southeast, Nations, Defense, Army, ., Navy, US, Nuclear Forces Treaty, NATO Locations: China, Beijing, Philippines, Japan, Zachary Anderson Philippine, Laos, Pacific, Russia, Moscow, Europe, Ukraine

☆ Florida braces for potential heavy-hitting hurricane threatening damaging winds and storm surge
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Susannah Cullinane | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

With little time to prepare, Tampa General Hospital began erecting a 10-foot-high flood barrier around the facility Monday because of the chance for storm surge and shifts in the storm’s track. A tropical storm watch was raised Monday afternoon for Florida’s Dry Tortugas and part of the Keys and Monday evening for Bonita Beach to Flamingo, where a storm surge watch is also in effect. Strong, potentially damaging winds and storm surge are likely near where the system ultimately comes ashore. Hurricane and tropical storm watches are already in effect for parts of Mexico and Cuba. The “storm surge, wind, and rainfall impacts will extend well away from the center, particularly to the east of the system.

Persons: Helene, Ron DeSantis, –, Idalia, Mary Gilbert Organizations: CNN, United States ’, National Hurricane Center, Nine . Florida Gov, Tampa General Hospital, NHC, National Hurricane, Carolinas, Weather, Tennessee Locations: Florida, United, Caribbean, Tampa, Bend, Gulf, Mexico, Bonita Beach, Flamingo, Florida’s Big Bend, Louisiana, Central America, Cuba, Jamaica, United States, Florida , Georgia, Alabama, Georgia, Southern

☆ Mysterious magma in extinct volcanoes may be filled with elements needed to power the future
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Rare earth elements, such as lanthanum, neodymium and terbium, are critical for helping the world break its long, destructive relationship with planet-heating fossil fuels. These materials — so-called rare earths — are not actually that rare but can be challenging to extract as they are often found in low concentrations. They wanted to understand whether this was “a geological accident, or is there something inherent about those iron-rich volcanoes that makes them rich in rare earth elements?” Anenburg told CNN. Pilot Knob National Wildlife Refuge in Missouri, a former iron-ore mine, could also hold rare earth elements. Some experts have suggested there should be more of a focus on recycling rare earth elements rather than mining.

Persons: ”, Michael Anenburg, Anenburg, Jamie Kidston, Lingli Zhou Organizations: CNN, Australian National University, University of, Chinese Academy of Sciences, ANU, Companies, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Wildlife Locations: China, Kiruna, Arctic Sweden, United States, Chile, Australia, Vrije, “, Missouri

☆ The unspoken rules of celebrating Oktoberfest in Munich
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey | Chris Dwyer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Oktoberfest is a worldwide phenomenon, a Bavarian beer festival celebrated in countries around the globe. Revelers, dressed in leather lederhosen, celebrate Oktoberfest in Munich on Sept. 21, 2024. A waiter brings beer to a table during Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany on Sept. 22, 2024. The world's biggest beer festival ends on Oct. 6, 2024. A waitress carries a tray of food at the start of the Munich Oktoberfest celebration.

Persons: Johannes Simon, Beer, Kirill Kudryavtsev, Revelers, Ein, driel, Crown Prince Ludwig, Princess Therese von Sachsen, Felix Hörhager, Alexander Hassenstein, Marco Polo, Jeff Dean Organizations: Munich's Department of Labor, Getty, Afp, Oktoberfest Museum, Oktoberfest Locations: Bavarian, Munich, steins, Germany, Hildburghausen, Munich's Beer, Salzburg, Austria, Rothenburg, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Harbour, Cincinnati , Ohio

☆ Is Ozempic to blame for the slowdown in salty snack sales? Here’s the verdict
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Sluggish salty snack sales have prompted questions about whether Ozempic and obesity treatments like Wegovy and Zepbound ae to blame. GLP-1 drugs have been cheered as an effective method to help patients with diabetes and obesity to manage their blood sugar levels, hunger and weight. Lieberman found that the temporary price reduction at Wal-Mart stores drove an increase in both the product's volume and sales, leading to the conclusion that snack sales were hurt by price pressures for consumers. "All said, the data suggests to us that the primary challenge facing the salty snack category is affordability and arguably not GLP-1s and evolving health & wellness trends as some people might opine," she wrote in the report. "The salty snack category raises prices faster than the rest of the grocery store, so we probably have more work to do to right-size the prices," he told CNBC in an interview.

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☆ What happened in Lebanon and why is Israel attacking Hezbollah?
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

On Monday, Israel intensified its air campaign on Hezbollah, launching “extensive strikes” targeting the Iran-backed militant group in Lebanon. It is unclear how many of the casualties were civilians or Hezbollah militants, but many of the locations described by Israel as Hezbollah targets are also residential neighborhoods and villages. The nearly 500 killed on Monday alone is roughly half the number of Lebanese killed throughout the entire 34-day war between Israel and Hezbollah in 2006. Why is Israel attacking Lebanon? The US believes that neither Israel nor Hezbollah are interested in a full-scale war, but a major concern is that Iran, a key backer of Hezbollah, will get involved, US officials told CNN.

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☆ Trump's mass deportation plans could wreak havoc on the fight against inflation
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Alice Tecotzky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

But think-tank economists warned Business Insider that former President Donald Trump's proposed mass deportation could open that door right back up. Beyond posing significant humanitarian concerns, economists worry Trump's proposed mass deportation would be hugely inflationary, partly due to the basic calculations of supply and demand. Both he and Edelberg said a sudden mass deportation would upend the labor supply and, in turn, the ability to make goods. McKibbin has researched the impact of mass deportation and said it would lead to a combination of lower production and higher costs, particularly in the agriculture and construction sectors. Add on the uncertainty that mass deportation would bring, and a chilling effect among investors seems plausible.

Persons: —, Donald Trump's, Kamala Harris, Trump, Harris, Trump's, Wendy Edelberg, Warwick McKibbin, Edelberg, Adam Posen, Posen, McKibbin, Josh Bivens Organizations: Service, Federal Reserve, Trump, Business, Brookings Institution, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Peterson Institute, Bloomberg TV, Economic Policy Institute, Democratic

☆ Police believe the Birmingham, Alabama, mass shooters used ‘conversion devices.’ Here’s what that means
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Eric Levenson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Birmingham Police Chief Scott Thurmond called the devices “a huge problem,” adding they were still investigating whether the shooters used a switch or another type of weapon. “Machine gun conversion devices have no place in our community,” US Attorney Prim Escalona said. Woodfin, the Birmingham mayor, noted that conversion devices are illegal federally but not under state law, and he called on the state legislature to ban the devices. Last week he participated in a demonstration at a Montgomery shooting range in which trained firearm experts tried (and failed) to aim while using the conversion devices. This year, the city of Chicago filed a lawsuit against Glock, alleging the handgun company has failed to prevent the use of conversion devices on its weapons.

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☆ Employers are increasingly tracking staff in the return-to-office world. One academic says surveillance at work has its good, bad, and ugly.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Nora Redmond | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Go to newsletter preferencesSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. There was a brief period during the pandemic and the years after it when hybrid work, four-day workweeks, and flexible hours gave employees more power than ever before. And now, employee surveillance is on the rise. "That might create high staff turnover rates," he said, "and there are all sorts of costs associated with recruiting staff." Overall, Kayas held that whether staff surveillance is good or bad, or right or wrong, comes down to whether you're asking the employee or the employer.

Persons: —, JPMorgan Chase, Leo Lukenas III, BofA, Oliver Kayas, Kayas Organizations: Service, Business, Street Journal, Bank of America, JPMorgan, of America, Army, Liverpool John Moores University, Citigroup

☆ Over 400 economists and ex-officials endorse Kamala Harris
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —More than 400 economists and former high-ranking US policymakers are endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris and her vision for the American economy, according to a document announcing the endorsement seen by CNN. “The choice in this election is clear: between failed trickle-down economic policies that benefit the few and economic policies that provide opportunity for all,” the endorsement document reads. Harris plans to roll out new policies on what she calls the “opportunity economy” during a speech in Pennsylvania, another key battleground state, on Wednesday. Several notable economists threw their weight behind Harris, including University of Michigan economist Justin Wolfers and Claudia Goldin, who won the Nobel Prize last year for tracking women’s labor participation and the evolving wage gap. The endorsement argued that Harris has a “proven track record of economic leadership,” crediting her with efforts as vice president to lower costs, cut taxes and raise wages.

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☆ Trump plays the fear card on the economy – and it seems to be working
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

In another twist of his extreme rhetoric, Trump also seems to be seeking scapegoats should he lose the election in just over 40 days. Last week, at an event on antisemitism, the former president warned that “the Jewish people” would be partly to blame if he loses in November. As president, I have to be your protector.”Former President Donald Trump holds a fighting antisemitism event at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster on August 15, 2024, in Bedminster, New Jersey. On Monday, the former president warned that if Congress tried to block him from imposing new tariffs on China, he’d just ignore lawmakers. Like Trump, Harris argues that US Steel should remain American owned in opposing a sale to Nippon Steel — Japan’s biggest steelmaker.

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☆ Adoption fraud was widespread for many South Koreans adopted into Western countries, AP finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +22 min

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — As the plane descended into Seoul, Robert Calabretta swaddled himself in a blanket, his knees tucked into his chest like a baby in the womb. The South Korean government has accepted a fact-finding commission under pressure from adoptees, and hundreds have submitted their cases for review. Western governments turned a blind eye, sometimes even pressuring South Korea for children, while promoting the narrative that they were saving orphans with no other options. Robert Calabretta, right, and his biological father, Lee Sung-soo, during a visit in Daegu, South Korea, in August 2020. Laurie Bender was approached by a strange woman while playing in the front yard in South Korea in 1975.

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Some of the four people killed in a deadly Alabama shooting had "extensive criminal" histories and might have been killed in a "cowardly" murder-for-hire hit, authorities said Monday. Multiple shooters pulled up in a vehicle, got out and opened fire before they got back inside the vehicle and fled, authorities said. "Some of the individuals that were killed have extensive criminal histories," Birmingham Police Chief Scott Thurmond told reporters. And so that’s that’s part of it." Holloman was from Bessemer and the other three were from Birmingham, officials said.

Persons: ”, There's, Scott Thurmond, there’s, Thurmond, Randall Woodfin, Tahj Booker, Carlos McCain, Roderick Lynn Patterson Jr Organizations: Birmingham Police, Authorities, FBI, Birmingham, Anitra Holloman, Holloman Locations: Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama’s, Bessemer

☆ Israel issues rare warning to Lebanese civilians and Johnson's new strategy to avert a shutdown: Morning Rundown
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Elizabeth Both | Elizabeth Both Is An Associate Platforms Editor For Nbc News | Based In New York. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

House Speaker Mike Johnson makes a deal with Democrats in an attempt to avert a shutdown. Israel launches ‘’extensive’’ strikes across Lebanon. Johnson’s CR should sail through the House — with backing from a large number of Republicans and Democrats. Donald Trump said he doesn’t believe he would run for office again in four years if he loses the November election. Aziz Taher / ReutersThe Israeli military warned civilians in southern Lebanon to move away from Hezbollah positions this morning as it intensified attacks on its neighbor.

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Tracking Hurricane John Leer en españolJohn was a Category 3 hurricane over Mexico Monday evening Mexico Central Time, the National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory. The hurricane had sustained wind speeds of 120 miles per hour. Storms that form in the Atlantic or the Pacific generally move west, meaning Atlantic storms pose a greater threat to North America. Occasionally, a storm can move farther north, as Hurricane Hilary did last year, bringing damaging winds and intense rain to Southern California. Hurricane season in the Eastern Pacific began on May 15, two weeks before the Atlantic season started.

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☆ Arrowheads shed light on who fought in Europe’s oldest known battle
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Inselmann collected literature, data and examples of more than 4,700 Bronze Age arrowheads from Central Europe and mapped out where they came from to compare them with the Tollense Valley arrowheads. Otherwise, they would expect to find evidence of arrowheads within ceremonial burials in the region that were practiced during the Bronze Age. “This new information has considerably changed the image of the Bronze Age, which was not as peaceful as believed before,” Terberger said. I consider the conflict as a sign that this major transformation process of Bronze Age society was accompanied by violent conflicts. Ute BrinkerThe scale of conflictThe large scale of battle has researchers rethinking what social organization and warfare were like during the Bronze Age.

Persons: ’ ”, Leif Inselmann, “, Inselmann, ” Inselmann, Thomas Terberger, haven’t, Barry Molloy, Molloy, ” Molloy, ” Terberger, ”, Ute Brinker, —, ’ Organizations: CNN, Berlin Graduate School of Ancient Studies, Free University of Berlin, Germany’s University of Göttingen, University College Dublin, ” Locations: Germany, Europe, Central Europe, Mecklenburg, Pomerania, Bavaria, Moravia, Tollense

☆ Retail stocks typically beat the market after Fed cuts rates. Telsey gives top ways to play
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Pia Singh | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Fed rates not only set short-term borrowing costs for banks, but they also help determine mortgage, auto loan and credit card rates. According to the firm, shares of a few major discount retailers should outperform if middle-income consumers see higher levels of disposable income. Shares of Home Depot and Lowe's are up roughly 12.9% and 17.2% this year, respectively, as the prospect of lower interest rates boosts consumer sentiment. Tech products seller Best Buy could also get a boost from improved middle-income consumer sentiment, Telsey forecasts. If the rate-cutting cycle boosts sentiment among higher-end consumers, Telsey expects consumer retail names such as Williams-Sonoma and German sandal company Birkenstock to outperform.

Persons: Dana Telsey, Telsey Organizations: Federal Reserve, Fed, Walmart, Dollar, Holdings, Tech, Williams, LSEG Locations: U.S, Sonoma, German

☆ Harris campaign weighs trip to the US southern border amid polling concerns
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Priscilla Alvarez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Harris previously visited the border while vice president and has cited her work as a border state senator and attorney general. CNN reached out to the Harris campaign for comment. Republicans have falsely claimed that Harris is the “border czar,” casting her as solely responsible for the management of the US-Mexico border. Harris campaign officials think she has a case on immigration: Using the failed bipartisan border measure to cast Trump as unserious on the border and citing her time as California attorney general tackling transnational criminal gangs. Last week, Harris slammed Trump over his immigration proposals, citing his controversial policies to draw a stark contrast with her Republican rival.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Harris, Trump, Joe Biden, ” Organizations: CNN — Campaign, GOP, CNN, Biden, Republicans, Republican Locations: Mexico, Arizona, It’s, California

CNN —Multiple people opened fire Saturday night in a bustling area of Birmingham, Alabama, killing four people and injuring 17 others. Seventeen other people were injured, according to Birmingham Police Chief Scott Thurmond. Authorities believe the deadly shooting was a targeted “hit.”Here’s what we know about the mass shooting. “Someone was willing to pay money to have that person killed,” Birmingham Police Chief Scott Thurmond said Sunday. “All of a sudden it was just gunshots, gunshots, gunshots,” Eslami told CNN.

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