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☆ Ethiopia landslide death toll reaches 257 as UN warns it could surpass 500
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Sharon Braithwaite | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —The death toll from devastating landslides in southern Ethiopia has climbed to more than 250 and could rise as high as 500, the UN warned, citing local authorities. The landslides hit thousands of people in Gofa Zone on Sunday and Monday and are the deadliest ever reported in Ethiopia, Africa’s second most populous country. “These people are at high risk of further landslides and need to be evacuated to safe zones immediately. Amongst these are at least 1,320 children under 5 years of age and 5,293 pregnant and lactating women,” the UN’s humanitarian agency OCHA said. At least 43 people died from floods and landslides last year, OCHA said in November.

Persons: Africa’s, OCHA Organizations: CNN, UN, UN Office, Humanitarian Affairs Locations: Ethiopia, Gofa Zone, Kencho

☆ Bone Fide's Douglas Boneparth on protecting your portfolio while investing in volatility
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailBone Fide's Douglas Boneparth on protecting your portfolio while investing in volatilityCNBC’s Sharon Epperson with Bone Fide Wealth’s Douglas Boneparth, join 'Power Lunch' to discuss protecting your portfolio.

Persons: Douglas Boneparth, Sharon Epperson

☆ Geopolitical risks and trade tensions are inflationary, strategist says
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailGeopolitical risks and trade tensions are inflationary, strategist saysSharon Bell, senior equity strategist at Goldman Sachs, discusses how a potential second term for former President Donald Trump could impact markets and the U.S. economy.

Persons: Sharon Bell, Goldman Sachs, Donald Trump Locations: U.S

☆ Could This Van Help People Quit Fentanyl?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-21 | by ( Sharon Otterman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Before he started taking methadone, Vinny Parisi had overdosed 16 times from using street drugs, including fentanyl. Now, Mr. Parisi goes every weekday morning to an R.V.-size white van parked at a Days Inn in the South Bronx. “This definitely works, I’m living proof,” Mr. Parisi said on a recent Tuesday outside the van, where he was waiting with about a dozen other men from his residential drug treatment program. Mr. Parisi is one of an estimated 450,000 Americans who take methadone, a powerful weapon in the fight against the fentanyl overdose crisis hiding in plain sight. But it can also be hard to come by, because of government rules that have kept its distribution tightly controlled.

Persons: Vinny Parisi, Parisi, Mr, “, ” Locations: Harlem, South Bronx, Staten Island

Former President Donald J. Trump began his prime-time speech at the Republican National Convention on Thursday with a message of unity, presenting a softer image of himself that appeared aimed at courting undecided voters. But then he went on for an hour and a half, a long verbal walk through the kinds of exaggerations about his record and attacks on Democrats that have become familiar to voters from Mr. Trump’s previous two campaigns and presidency. For a group of undecided voters from around the country, who are sharing their thoughts on key moments in the race with The New York Times, the effect was not strong. Some found the speech off-putting. “I still don’t know what I’m going to do,” said Sharon Reed, 77, a retired teacher-turned-farmer in rural Pennsylvania who previously voted for Mr. Trump but is torn this year.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Trump’s, “, ”, Sharon Reed Organizations: Republican National Convention, New York Times, Mr Locations: Pennsylvania

☆ Just Stop Oil: UK court sentences climate activists to prison for 4-5 years over highway protest
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Sharon Braithwaite | Sophie Tanno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Five activists of the Just Stop Oil environmental campaign have been handed prison sentences for their involvement in organizing protests that blocked a major London highway in 2022, PA media reported, sparking a wave of criticism from climate advocates. Hallam was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment while the remaining four defendants were each handed four years in prison each. ‘Obscene perversion of justice’The sentences have drawn criticism from environmental agencies and scientists. The judge’s characterisation of climate breakdown as a matter of opinion and belief is completely nonsensical and demonstrates extraordinary ignorance. The judge’s characterisation of climate breakdown as a matter of opinion and belief is completely nonsensical and demonstrates extraordinary ignorance.

Persons: Roger Hallam, Daniel Shaw, Louise Lancaster, Lucia Whittaker De Abreu, Cressida Gethin, Christopher Hehir, Hallam, “, ”, Jocelyn Ledward KC, Bill McGuire, Amy Cameron, Sir David King Organizations: CNN —, Prosecutors, Metropolitan Police, University College London, Greenpeace UK’s, Geophysical Locations: London

☆ David Duchovny says a director used a megaphone to tell him when to orgasm during his first sex scene in 1991
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewDavid Duchovny said a director used a megaphone to tell him when to orgasm as he filmed the first sex scene of his career for the 1991 movie, "The Rapture." Duchovny's experience filming his first sex scene for "The Rapture" sheds light on the haphazard way they often filmed. AdvertisementRecalling shooting the scene, Duchovny said in an interview for Business Insider's Role Play series: "Forget about intimacy coordinators. Fine Line FeaturesDuchovny did not clarify whether director Michael Tolkin or another crew member used the megaphone. How's everybody going to be safe?

Persons: —, David Duchovny, Sharon, Mimi Rogers, Randy, Duchovny, David Lynch's, Fox Mulder, I'm, Stéphanie, Michael Tolkin, Tolkin, Alicia Rodis, Hank Moody, we're Organizations: Service, Business, HBO Locations: Santa Monica

☆ A Fist Pump and a Flag: Trump Sneakers for Sale
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Sharon Lafraniere | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

His ear is still bandaged, the attempt on his life is still fresh in the nation’s mind, and the ardent supporter who was killed by a bullet meant for Donald J. Trump has yet to be laid to rest. But it is not too soon for a company linked to the former president to try to make money off his brush with death. High-top sneakers emblazoned with an image of Mr. Trump moments after he was shot, his face blood-streaked and his fist in the air, are now for sale for $299 on a website operated by 45Footwear. That company, about which little information is publicly available, uses the Trump name under a licensing agreement with CIC Ventures. Mr. Trump’s latest financial disclosure form, which he had to file as a candidate, lists him as the president, manager, secretary and treasurer of CIC Ventures.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, hawked Organizations: 45Footwear, Trump, CIC Ventures Locations: New York

☆ A Pioneering New York Rabbi Says Goodbye to Her L.G.B.T.Q. Congregation
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( James Estrin | Photographs | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A New York rabbi had asked permission for her congregation to march in the city’s annual Salute to Israel Parade up Fifth Avenue. But the rabbi was Sharon Kleinbaum, the new leader of a predominantly gay synagogue. Officials from various Orthodox Jewish organizations were threatening to boycott the event, and the rabbi was getting hate mail. It was not until 2012 that the congregation was allowed to march. “I never let it upset me,” Rabbi Kleinbaum said.

Persons: Sharon Kleinbaum, “, Rabbi Kleinbaum, ” Organizations: New, Israel Parade Locations: New York, Israel

☆ Retirement Reality Bites for Gen X
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Sharon Epperson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailRetirement Reality Bites for Gen XMore americans say they are on track with their retirement savings this year than in 2023, according to a new BlackRock survey. Senior personal finance correspondent Sharon Epperson explains that optimism is not shared across generations.

Persons: X, Sharon Epperson Locations: BlackRock

☆ Inflation is causing financial stress: Strategies to help you build a better budget
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Sharon Epperson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailInflation is causing financial stress: Strategies to help you build a better budgetHaving a budget can help reduce financial stress and help you reach your goals. CNBC senior personal finance correspondent Sharon Epperson explains different budgeting methods to help you discover what works best for you.

Persons: Sharon Epperson Organizations: CNBC

☆ Retirement readiness: 60% of Gen X feel on track with their retirement savings, survey finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Sharon Epperson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailRetirement readiness: 60% of Gen X feel on track with their retirement savings, survey findsMore Americans say they are on track with their retirement savings this year than last, according to a new survey by BlackRock. Yet, that optimism is not shared across generations. CNBC’s Sharon Epperson joins 'Squawk Box' with more.

Persons: CNBC’s Sharon Epperson Organizations: BlackRock

☆ Sharon Stone says she lost $18 million of savings when people took advantage of her after she suffered a stroke in 2001
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Sharon Stone, 66, says she lost $18 million in savings after her stroke when people took advantage of her. "My refrigerator, my phone — everything was in other people's names," Stone told The Hollywood Reporter. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, published on Tuesday, the actor spoke about how the health crisis changed her perspective on life. Things were stretched and I was seeing color patterns," Stone told The Hollywood Reporter.

Persons: Sharon Stone, Stone, — Organizations: Hollywood, Service

☆ N.Y.U. Settles Lawsuit by Students Who Claimed Antisemitic Harassment
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Sharon Otterman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

New York University will take a number of steps to respond to antisemitism as part of a legal settlement with three Jewish students who said they were verbally harassed because of their identities and support for Israel, the university and plaintiffs said in a joint statement on Tuesday. The university will pay some money as part of the agreement, and create a new administrative position to make sure all allegations of discrimination and harassment are responded to consistently and adequately, among other actions. Their lawsuit is part of a wave of litigation faced by schools around the country from Jewish, Muslim and Arab students who say they have experienced harassment and discrimination on campus since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel. Columbia, Harvard, U.C.L.A. and the University of Pennsylvania are among the schools that have faced similar suits from Jewish students.

Persons: Bella Ingber, Sabrina Maslavi, Saul Tawil Organizations: New York University, Israel, Columbia, Harvard, University of Pennsylvania Locations: Israel, Jewish

The Youngest Pandemic Children Are Now in School, and StrugglingThe pandemic’s babies, toddlers and preschoolers are now school-age, and the impact on them is becoming increasingly clear: Many are showing signs of being academically and developmentally behind. But the impact on the youngest children is in some ways surprising: They were not in formal school when the pandemic began, and at an age when children spend a lot of time at home anyway. Researchers said several aspects of the pandemic affected young children — parental stress, less exposure to people, lower preschool attendance, more time on screens and less time playing. The youngest students’ performance is “in stark contrast” to older elementary school children, who have caught up much more, the researchers said. Sarrah Hovis, a preschool teacher in Roseville, Mich., has seen plenty of the pandemic’s impact in her classroom.

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CNN —A major Supreme Court ruling Friday that shifted power from the executive branch to the judiciary stands to transform how the federal government works. By overturning a 1984 precedent, the court’s conservative majority has made countless regulations vulnerable to legal challenge. The Supreme Court ruling could boost efforts by conservatives who have taken aim at the Biden Environmental Protection Agency’s rules limiting planet-warming pollution from vehicles, oil and gas wells and pipelines, and power plants. The ruling has injected legal uncertainty into regulations of all types, including those on technology, labor, the environment and health care. But the Supreme Court has yet to decide a case heard this term that might gut that limitation.

Persons: ”, Kent Barnett, —, Thomas Berry, John Roberts, Roberts, Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor, Joe Biden, Shawn ThewPool, Adam Rust, ” Rust, Andrew Schwartzman, Alexander MacDonald, ” MacDonald, Sharon Block, ” Block, Biden, Andrew Twinamatsiko, ” Twinamatsiko, “, Paul Gallant, TD Cowen, David Vladeck, Chevron —, Ann Carlson, Carlson, David Doniger Organizations: CNN, Biden, University of Georgia School of Law, Chevron, Natural Resources Defense, Republican, Democratic, Cato Institute . Chief, State of, Consumer, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Federation of America, “, Supreme, Securities, Exchange Commission, Benton Institute for Broadband & Society, Department of Labor, National Labor Relations Board, Opportunity Commission, Harvard Law School, Center, Labor, American Cancer Society, US Food and Drug Administration, US Department of Health, Human Services, Medicare, Services, Medicaid, Human Services Department, HHS, O’Neill Institute for National, Global Health Law, Georgetown University, FDA, Federal Communications Commission, EPA, National, Traffic Safety Administration, University of California, Natural Resources Defense Council Locations: Obamacare, Chevron, State, Washington , DC, Texas, Littler, Los Angeles

☆ The rise of the "Silver Squatters"
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Sharon Epperson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThe rise of the "Silver Squatters"With their countdown to retirement just about a decade away, a new survey finds many Americans in their mid-50s are still "critically underprepared" to stop working. CNBC's Senior Personal Finance Correspondent Sharon Epperson explains.

Persons: CNBC's, Sharon Epperson Organizations: Finance

☆ They Came to See Trump. First They Heard a Pitch to Buy Gold and Silver.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Sharon Lafraniere | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

At a conference this month put on by Turning Point Action, a rising conservative activist group, 8,000 people packed into a Detroit convention hall to hear directly from Republicans’ presumptive nominee for president, Donald J. Trump. But first, there was a word from a sponsor: Alexander Spellane. Mr. Spellane, who federal regulators say is also known as Alexander Fisher and Alexander Overlie, sells investments in precious metals. Cash, stocks and 401(k)s could plummet in value, he warned from the stage, but he told the throng of Trump supporters that they could protect their money by buying gold and silver from his company, Fisher Capital. Mr. Spellane also claims to be the largest corporate sponsor of a sister group, Turning Point USA.

Persons: ’, Donald J, Alexander Spellane, Spellane, Alexander Fisher, Alexander Overlie, Trump, ” Fisher Organizations: Trump, Fisher Capital, Futures, Commission, Fisher, ”, ” Fisher Capital Locations: Detroit

☆ Grocery Store Shooting That Killed 3 Leaves an Arkansas Town in Disbelief
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-22 | by ( Erica Sweeney | David W. Chen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Thomas and Sharon Brazil were sitting in their car late Friday morning in front of the only grocery store in Fordyce, Ark., discussing what they wanted to buy to put on the grill that night. He looked at them, Mr. Brazil said, “and he shot.” Mr. Brazil, a 65-year-old minister, was shot in the forehead above his right eye. All told, the police said that the gunman killed three people and injured 10 after he opened fire at the Mad Butcher grocery store. “I just don’t have the words,” said Kasey Langley, whose daughter owns a flower shop a few doors down from the Mad Butcher. “I woke up this morning thinking it was all a dream.

Persons: Thomas, Sharon Brazil, “, Mr, Mad Butcher, ”, Kasey Langley Organizations: Mad Locations: Fordyce, Ark, Brazil, Little

☆ Taylor Swift used a truly Royal moment to go Instagram official with Travis Kelce
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-22 | by ( Dan Heching | Sharon Braithwaite | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —It was a special Friday evening in London at Taylor Swift’s Eras tour concert, for a number of reasons. But another very significant moment came out of the evening, when Swift shared a photo the next morning to her verified Instagram showing her and the royal family along with Swift’s boyfriend, American football star Travis Kelce. Prince Williams shared a photo of himself, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Taylor Swift backstage at Swift’s concert in London on June 21. Prince and Princess of Wales/InstagramThe snap is the first photo of Kelce that Swift has ever shared to her main Instagram feed, which makes this their “Instagram official” post. And when Kelce along with this football team the Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl earlier this year, Swift was in attendance and embraced Kelce on the field.

Persons: Prince William’s, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Swift, Swift’s, Travis Kelce, Prince Williams, Prince George , Princess Charlotte, Taylor Swift, Princess of, ” Swift, ”, Jason, Jason Kelce –, “, Prince, Princess Organizations: CNN, Kansas City Chiefs, Wembley Locations: London, Princess of Wales, Wales, Dublin, Ireland

☆ Chad: Explosion at military arms depot kills nine, injures 46
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Paul Murphy | Sharon Braithwaite | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —A massive explosion on Tuesday evening near Chad’s capital city of N’Djamena killed at least nine and injured 46 others, according to a statement from its foreign minister. Video authenticated and geolocated to the international airport in N’Djamena shows a massive fireball and sparks rising in the night sky. Satellite imagery from Maxar Technologies shows that 17 structures at the ammo depot were destroyed. In the satellite image, the structures destroyed in the explosion were spread out, and in two groups that were at opposite ends of the complex. Chad’s president Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno said that an investigation will be conducted into the cause of the fire at the ammunition depot.

Persons: It’s, ”, Adoum Mahamat, Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno Organizations: CNN, Maxar Technologies, Reuters Locations: Chad’s, N’Djamena

☆ Death of Indian farm worker in Italy sparks outrage
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Sharon Braithwaite | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Satnam Singh, a 31-year-old farm worker, was left on the street Monday after losing his right arm while working at a farm near Latina, which is southeast of Rome, CNN’s affiliate SkyTG24 reported. His arm was reportedly severed by a plastic wrapping machine on the farm. Singh was then loaded into a van and abandoned near his home, while his severed arm was left in a vegetable collection box, RAI reported. CNN has reached out to De Falco and to Lovato’s lawyers for comment, as well as to the Indian government. Italy Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni expressed her condolences and strongly condemned Singh’s death at Thursday’s cabinet meeting.

Persons: Satnam Singh, Singh, Antonello Lovato –, Giuseppe De Falco, De Falco, Lovato’s, Renzo Lovato, “, Valerio Righi, Antonello Lovato “, Righi, Giorgia Meloni, ”, Marina Elvira Calderone, Francesco Lollobrigida, ” Calderone, Italy’s, Maria Grazia Gabrielli, Gabrielli, Maurizio Falco Organizations: CNN, SkyTG24, RAI, Reuters, Italian Labor, FLAI Locations: Italy, Latina, Lazio, Rome, San Camillo

☆ Cruise ship rescues 68 migrants drifting off Spain’s Canary Islands
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Sharon Braithwaite | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A luxury cruise ship rescued 68 migrants drifting off the Spanish Canary Islands on Wednesday, Spain’s maritime rescue agency said in a statement on X. On Thursday, Insignia’s crew reported that one of the rescued migrants was in critical condition and needed to be evacuated. “We can confirm that Insignia rescued 68 people from a vessel in distress between Cape Verde and Tenerife and bought them onboard for medical assistance and provided food, drinks, clothing and a safe place to rest. Data from Spain’s Interior ministry show a drastic increase of the number of migrants arriving by sea, especially to the Canary Islands. Of those, 18,977 have arrived to the Canary Islands by sea — an increase of 220.9% compared to the same period last year.

Persons: Philipp Oldendorff, Insignia’s, Caminando Fronteras Organizations: CNN, Maritimo, Oceania Cruises, “, ” Locations: Islands, Tenerife, Sahara Africa, Cape Verde, Canary, Spain, Spanish

Chang emphasized the need to strengthen the extended deterrence power of the South Korea-US alliance and the South Korea-US-Japan security cooperation system to address North Korea’s nuclear weapons and missiles. Currently, South Korea’s policy is not to provide lethal weapons to Ukraine. Nikoletta Stoyanova/Getty ImagesReports from earlier in the war say South Korea may have provided 155mm artillery shells to the United States to replace 155mm rounds sent to Ukraine. “Public reports suggest South Korea has around 3.4 million 105mm artillery shells,” the CSIS report said. Earlier on Thursday, Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi also expressed strong concern about the agreement signed by Russia and North Korea.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un, “, ” Putin, Kim, Chang Ho, ”, ” Chang, Chang, Putin, Nikoletta Stoyanova, Yoshimasa Hayashi, Putin “, ” Hayashi Organizations: CNN, Democratic People’s, DPRK, UN Security Council, CNN South, National Security, Korean, 57th Motorized Brigade, Getty, Center for Strategic, International Studies, “, CSIS, UN, Japan’s Locations: Korea, Ukraine, Seoul, Russia, North Korea, DPRK, Democratic People’s Republic, Republic of Korea, South, South Korea, Japan, Vovchansk, Kharkiv Region, United States, Kyiv, Vietnam, Ukrainian

☆ Reggie Jackson, on live TV from Rickwood Field, shares stark stories of racism
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( C. Trent Rosecrans | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

Reggie Jackson played in Birmingham when he was in the minor leagues back in 1967. In his return to Rickwood Field, he shared his experience with racism and discrimination. Jackson played there just four years after four girls were killed in a bombing at the 16th Street Baptist Church. The Giants wore the uniform of the San Francisco Sea Lions, a Negro Leagues team that folded after its only season in 1946. Giants manager Bob Melvin played at Rickwood Field in parts of three seasons in the early 1980s as a minor-leaguer.

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