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☆ Snow in Hawaii? Cold air and moisture deliver snow to the state’s tallest mountain
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | 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: +1 min

HONOLULU — Snow fell on Hawaii’s tallest peak this week, briefly turning the mountaintop into a winter wonderland. The summit area of Mauna Kea on the Big Island got about 2 inches of white powder. But it’s not unusual for snow to fall at the higher elevations on Mauna Kea during the wetter, winter months. “Combination of cold temperatures and moisture equals snow when it’s below freezing,” Ballard said. Centuries-old stories say Mauna Kea is the first-born son of the sky father and earth mother.

Persons: Snow, Maureen Ballard, ” Ballard, Webcams Organizations: National Weather Service, “, Hawaii Telescope Locations: HONOLULU, Mauna Kea, Hawaii, Honolulu, Canada, France, Mauna Kea’s, Kea

☆ Sabae: The ‘eyeglasses capital’ of Japan
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Milly Chan | Karla Cripps | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Among them is the small city of Sabae, in Fukui prefecture, about a 3.5-hour train ride from Tokyo. An eyeglasses sculpture in Sabae, Japan. Fukui prefecture has four stations on the extended Shinkansen line – Awara Onsen Station, Fukui Station, Echizen-Takefu Station and Tsuruga Station. (Travelers can hop on a separate train from Fukui Station for the 15-minute ride to Sabae.) GI15702993/iStockphoto/Getty ImagesIn addition to being home to the eyeglasses capital of Japan, Fukui prefecture is filled with well-preserved ancient architecture, historic sites and temples, as well as newer attractions, including Nishiyama Zoo, famed for its red pandas.

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed Republican officials in Virginia to revive a plan aimed at removing noncitizen voters from the rolls ahead of next week’s election. Virginia has same-day voter registration, meaning that any eligible voter who was removed from the rolls should still be able to vote. The Justice Department said that while states can review its voter rolls, it cannot do so right before an election. States are barred from systematically removing people from voters rolls within 90 days of an election under the National Voter Registration Act. In court papers, the groups said that "the record makes clear that citizens are being removed from the voter rolls."

Persons: WASHINGTON —, commonsense, Glenn Youngkin, Biden, Ryan Snow, Virginia, Patricia Giles, Donald Trump, Trump, Kris Kobach Organizations: Republican, Justice Department, Department of Motor Vehicles, Virginia Coalition for Immigrant Rights, Lawyers, Committee, Civil Locations: Virginia, U.S, Kansas

☆ Millions of Movers Reveal American Polarization in Action
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Ronda Kaysen | Ethan Singer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +15 min

Mr. Troyer, the Republican, moved to a more Republican neighborhood. Mr. Biden won Georgia in 2020, the first time a Democrat won the state since 1992. Over the same span, at least 10,000 more Republicans than Democrats moved out of the state — a third of them to Florida. In Pennsylvania, this year’s key battleground, Democratic gains actually came amid population loss: For both parties, more voters moved out than in. He says he feels more comfortable in his home in southwest Charlotte, in a precinct Mr. Biden carried by 46 points.

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☆ Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji has yet to see snow this winter, breaking a 130-year record
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —November is just a few days away, but Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji remains snowless, marking the latest date without a snowcap since records began 130 years ago. The lack of snow as of October 29, beats the previous record of October 26, set in 1955 and 2016, he said. This aerial view shows climbers lining up to take a photo on the Kengamine summit of Mount Fuji on August 10, 2024. The unusual October heat Japan experienced was made three times more likely because of the climate crisis, Climate Central found. Straddling Japan’s Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures, the 3,776-meter Mount Fuji is a UNESCO World Heritage site and an icon of Japan.

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☆ Antarctica’s Pine Island Glacier appears to be smoking as seen from space
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Eric Zerkel | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

The warmer water injected warmer, moist air into the exceptionally dry, cold air whipping across it. Sea smoke rises from the the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of South Portland, Maine, in February 2023. But seeing it on satellite over Pine Island Glacier was rare because the area is usually shrouded in clouds, according to NASA. Strong winds blow snow into stark lines across Pine Island Glacier. NASA/USGSPine Island Glacier is a vital and highly monitored part of Antarctica that is threatened by a warming world.

Persons: Robert F, ” Thwaites Organizations: CNN, NASA Locations: Antarctica, South Portland , Maine

☆ Millennial couple who left the U.S. for an island in Japan where they run a honeybee farm: 'Our lives here are so rewarding'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Dani Benton | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

We spent the next year and a half traveling through Mexico, before arriving in the fall of 2023 on Ōmishima Island in Japan's Ehime Prefecture. Today, we own a guesthouse, a primary residence that used to be an inn, and have a small, growing honeybee farm. Photo: Dani BentonOur work on the honeybee farm includes hive health inspections, monitoring colony growth, building hive boxes and, of course, harvesting and processing honey. The community has made us feel so at homeWe found Bosco living under another abandoned house next to our property. Photo: Dani BentonI love animals, and thanks to ours, I got involved with One No Wa, the dog rescue on the island.

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A federal judge on Friday granted a Department of Justice request to block Virginia from systematically removing alleged noncitizens from the voter rolls this close to an election. "All of the eligible voters who were wrongfully purged from the voter rolls will now be able to cast their ballots," Snow said. The Justice Department said in a previous filing that 43 people removed from rolls in Prince William County were likely U.S. citizens. States are barred from systematically removing people from voters rolls within 90 days of an election under the National Voter Registration Act. A lawyer for the state of Virginia, Charles Cooper, defended the program in court Thursday, arguing, “There are going to be hundreds of noncitizens back on these rolls.

Persons: Patricia Giles, “, ” Giles, Ryan Snow, Snow, Prince William County, Judge Giles, Glenn Youngkin, ”, Charles Cooper Organizations: Justice, U.S, ’, Civil, Justice Department, Gov, Appeals, Supreme, Republican, Department of Motor Vehicles Locations: Virginia, Prince William

☆ Saudi Arabia will reportedly give a select group of visitors a first glimpse of Neom, showing them Sindalah — a luxury island retreat in the Red Sea
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Nora Redmond | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Some guests at Saudi Arabia's annual investment conference will have the chance to visit part of Neom. A group of visitors will be taken to Sindalah, an island retreat in the Red Sea, Bloomberg reports. AdvertisementAs guests descend upon Saudi Arabia for a major annual investment conference, some will have the opportunity to see the country's futuristic megacity, Neom, firsthand. Days before the conference begins, a select group of guests has been invited to visit Sindalah Island, per Bloomberg. Sindalah is a luxury island complex in the Red Sea off Saudi Arabia's west coast designed as a "unique escape" for visitors to Neom.

Persons: Neom, —, BlackRock's Larry Fink, Goldman Sachs, David Solomon, Citigroup's Jane Fraser, Julia Hoggett, Ken Griffin, Sindalah, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Malcolm Aw Organizations: Saudi, Bloomberg, Service, Investment Initiative, London Stock, Solar, Business Locations: Neom, Red, Saudi, Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Sindalah

Clarkston, Georgia CNN —Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Barack Obama used their first joint campaign appearance, on Thursday night in this Atlanta suburb, to issue parallel warnings about the dangers facing the country if Donald Trump is elected again to lead it. Battleground Georgia is the latest stop in a late-campaign sprint by Obama, who has leveled at Trump increasingly passionate attacks and rounds of mocking. After Obama’s speech, Harris came onstage, where they embraced before the vice president delivered a nearly identical message. “What I can’t understand is why anyone would think that Donald Trump will shake things up in a way that is good for you. On Saturday, Harris is also set to appear with former first lady Michelle Obama in Michigan.

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☆ Lost Silk Road cities mapped using LiDAR remote sensing
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-23 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Lost for centuries, two cities lay buried, nearly 5 kilometers (3 miles) apart, underneath grassy pastures in the mountains of Uzbekistan. “It’s a really different environment up there,” Frachetti said of the newly discovered Silk Road settlements. However, the newfound highland cities were too big to simply be trading posts or Silk Road stopovers, Frachetti and his colleagues believe. The research marked the first time that light detection and ranging (LiDAR) equipment had been used in the region for archaeological purposes. Using drone-borne light detection and ranging equipment, archaeologists have mapped two abandoned cities in the mountains of Uzbekistan.

Persons: Michael Frachetti, Tugunbulak, ”, Frachetti, “, ” Frachetti, Michael Frachetti “, Farhod Maksudov, Zachary Silvia, ” Silvia, Tashbulak, It’s Organizations: CNN, Washington University, —, National, of Archeology, Academy of Sciences of, Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology, Brown University Locations: Uzbekistan, —, It’s, St . Louis, Machu Picchu, Peru, Republic of Uzbekistan, ”, Tugunbulak, Tashbulak, Central America, Rhode Island, Samarkand, Kashgar, China

An Italian surfer died last week after being impaled by a swordfish while surfing in Indonesia, local media reported. Fabio Giulivi, the mayor of Manfrini’s hometown, Venaria, said the surfer was “tragically” taken from her loved ones in the prime of her life. “The news of her death has left us shocked and makes us feel powerless in the face of the tragedy that took her life so prematurely,” Giulivi wrote in an Instagram post. In August, an Australian man died after he hit his head on a reef while surfing in North Sumatra, Indonesia. Last year, American professional surfer Mikala Jones died after the fin of his surfboard severed an artery in his leg while surfing in Indonesia.

Persons: Giulia Manfrini, “, Lahmudin Siregar, Antara, ”, James Colston, Giulia couldn’t, ” “ Giulia, Fabio Giulivi, ” Giulivi, Mikala Jones Organizations: Disaster Management Agency Locations: Italian, Indonesia, Italy, Islands, Manfrini, London, Venaria, Australian, North Sumatra, American

☆ Navajo code talker, who played crucial role in WWII, dies at 107
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

One of the last Navajo Code Talkers, who helped secure an Allied victory in World War II by sending crucial messages in a code based on the Navajo language, has died. “On behalf of the entire Navajo Nation, our Navajo veterans and service men and women, First Lady Jasmine Blackwater-Nygren and me, we extend our sincerest condolences and prayers to the family of Mr. Kinsel,” Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren said announced on social media. From right, Navajo Code Talkers John Pinto , John Kinsel, Sr. and William T. Brown during the Navajo Nation Code Talkers Day ceremony in Window Rock, Ariz., on Aug. 14, 2018. Kinsel received a Purple Heart in 1989 and a Congressional Silver Medal for his service as a Navajo code talker in 2001. Following Kinsel's death, there are now only two surviving Navajo Code Talkers: Former Navajo Chairman Peter MacDonald and Thomas H. Begay, The Associated Press reported.

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☆ Elections, hurricane damage and more: Here are four factors that will shape holiday shoppers' purchases
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-19 | by ( Melissa Repko | In Melissa-Repko | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Several hard-to-predict factors will influence consumers' spending, as they deck the halls and look for the perfect gifts. That's a more modest increase than the 3.9% year-over-year jump from the 2022 to 2023 holiday season, when spending totaled $955.6 billion. Shoppers expect to spend an average of $1,778 on the holidays this year, 8% more than last holiday season, according to consulting firm Deloitte's survey. SharkNinja CEO Mark Barrocas described the election as the "biggest unknown" that will shape the holiday season. A shorter holiday season

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☆ Airport introduces time limit on hugs
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-19 | by ( Maureen O'Hare | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Editor’s Note: Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. CNN —In travel news this week: the Chinese pets earning “snack money” in cafés, a European capital that’s had enough of “drunk” tourists, and the New Zealand airport that’s curtailing caresses. Dunedin Airport CEO Daniel De Bono weighed in on the topic in an interview with New Zealand’s RNZ radio. Tradition is also important in this century-old “masterpiece café” cafe in Tokyo which discourages socializing and forbids mobile phones. In case you missed itThis airport landing is so difficult only 50 pilots can do it.

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☆ Kmart shoppers bid a wistful farewell to the last outpost of a once-beloved ‘mainstay’
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-19 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

The demise of a former trendsetterThe Bridgehampton store opened in 1999, taking the place of a former regional discount store, Caldor. When the retailer emerged from bankruptcy it still had 231 Sears and 191 Kmart stores, but those were also almost all doomed. A worker pushes a cart through the empty section in the Bridgehampton Kmart the size of a football field. Laura Oliverio/CNNSeth and Victoria Black say they will miss the Bridgehampton KMart when it closes for good this weekend. The demise of the chain, and the Bridgehampton store, brought back memories for the shoppers this week.

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☆ At 95, I'm a gym rat. I stopped drinking wine a decade ago and eat homegrown food.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Jane Ridley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

David Scott, 95, spends 45 minutes at the gym every other day of the week. He also credited his longevity to eating homegrown produce and said it was half his food intake. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementI'm the oldest person at my gymAround a decade ago, I joined Planet Fitness, my local gym. I'm the oldest person in the gym, but I enjoy the company of younger people who encourage and inspire me.

Persons: David Scott, —, I've, didn't, Scott, Lydia Organizations: Service, Health, Fitness, Business Locations: New Hampshire, New England, Colorado, Italy, Kenya

☆ The winner of ‘America’s Best Restroom’ contest for 2024 is …
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Forrest Brown | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The winner of 2024’s “America’s Best Restroom” online contest is a Maverik service station, purveyor of gasoline and food, located near Salt Lake City International Airport. In its 23rd year, the contest highlights some of America’s cleanest, most innovative and most decorative places to take care of personal business. Sponsored by national cleaning company Cintas, the contest allows people to suggest bathrooms across the country. Voting on the top 10 nominations was held this past summer, and the winner was announced Tuesday afternoon. This company provides “innovative, high-tech portable restrooms designed to provide a modern and hygienic experience.”The 2023 winner of the contest was Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.

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☆ A Beloved Maple Tree Had to Come Down, But It Lives On
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Daryln Brewer Hoffstot | Kristian Thacker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

So it pained me to take down the old sugar maple, my arboreal cathedral, one rafter at a time, her demise not from flames but an underground blaze of fungus. The tree was old when we moved to the farm 36 years ago, about the age of this farmhouse we figured, 160 years. And she’s not the only tree stressed on the farm. We watched the old maple die slowly. I saw no Baltimore oriole nest high in her branches as I had the year before, nor did I find on the ground the glossy white and elliptical egg of a mourning dove.

Persons: rafter, ”, She’s, Anthills Organizations: oriole

☆ Global water cycle off balance for ‘first time in human history’
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Humanity has thrown the global water cycle off balance “for the first time in human history,” fueling a growing water disaster that will wreak havoc on economies, food production and lives, according to a landmark new report. The water cycle refers to the complex system by which water moves around the Earth. “For the first time in human history, we are pushing the global water cycle out of balance,” said Johan Rockström, co-chair of the Global Commission on the Economics of Water and a report author. “Precipitation, the source of all freshwater, can no longer be relied upon.”Graphic showing the movement of "green water" and "blue water" in the global water cycle. The report’s authors say world governments must recognize the water cycle as a “common good” and address it collectively.

Persons: ”, Johan Rockström, Bruno Kelly, Richard Allan, Allan, Robyn Beck, Ngozi Organizations: CNN, Global Commission, Water, Nations, Rio, Reading University ,, Getty, World Trade Organization Locations: Manaus, Brazil, Reading University , England, kilter, Huron , California, AFP

☆ A La Niña winter is coming. Here’s what that could mean for the US
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Mary Gilbert | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

La Niña isn’t here yet, but has a 60% chance of emerging through November, according to the Climate Prediction Center. While it’s still unclear just how strong La Niña will get, current forecasts favor a weaker one. That outlook could be change when the center releases its latest forecast on Thursday based on trends toward a weaker La Niña. CNN WeatherThis is due to the behavior of the jet stream — essentially a river of air that storms flow through — which often shifts north during a La Niña winter. La Niña had a hand in the extremely wet winter much of the state endured from December 2022 to February 2023 and during the wet winter before that.

Persons: it’s, El Niño, El, Niño, Emily Becker, ” Becker, Niña, It’s Organizations: CNN, El, Northern, La, University of Miami, Dakotas, Niña Locations: United States, Northeast, Midwest, Pacific Northwest, East Coast, Plains, Northern California, Southern California

☆ 'Free Solo' climber Alex Honnold often sees melted glaciers on his climbs. It's changed the course of his career.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Julia Pugachevsky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

'Free Solo' climber Alex Honnold witnessed the effects of climate change throughout his career. It inspired him to start the Honnold Foundation in 2012, a non-profit that builds renewable energy resources around the world. He's seen 'dramatic' landscape changes on his climbsHonnold and Caldwell previously planned an ice climb in Patagonia, Argentina. Related storiesHis foundation focuses on communitiesIn 2023, the Honnold Foundation helped launch the first community-led microgrid project in Puerto Rico. "The Devil's Climb" premieres October 17 at 9pm EST on National Geographic and streams the next day on Disney+ and Hulu.

Persons: Alex Honnold, He's, Tommy Caldwell, Caldwell, Renan Ozturk Honnold, Honnold, Matt Pycroft, Hurricane Maria, Adam Skolnick, Skolnick Organizations: Honnold Foundation, Service, Geographic, Hurricane, Disney Locations: Patagonia, Alaska, Argentina, Puerto Rico, Detroit, Memphis, Hulu

☆ ‘Game of Thrones’ dragon-forged Iron Throne fetches nearly $1.5 million at auction
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-13 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The top-dollar item was the very thing the characters in the series vied for throughout its eight-season run: the Iron Throne. After a six-minute bidding war, the throne sold for $1.49 million. “People wanted a piece of that ‘Game of Thrones’ magic.”Beyond the coveted Iron Throne, over 30 other lots commanded six-figure price tags. Starting bids ranged from $500 to $20,000, but several items went for thousands of dollars more. Jaime Lannister’s black-leather armor ensemble fetched $275,000 and his Kingsguard armor — including his iconic Oathkeeper longsword — went for $212,500.

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☆ I'm the Kardashians' private chef of nearly a decade. I like to stay out of the spotlight.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Jamie Killin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Khristianne Uy, known as Chef K, a 42-year-old private chef for celebrities based in Los Angeles. I was introduced to working as a private chef through someone I met at work. Related storiesIn 2003, I did a one-year unpaid internship with a seasoned private chef to advance my career. Being a private chef is different because there's no egoYou have to get curious about what your clients want and ask them how you can improve. There's so much on the horizon, I'm working on a cookbook and some docuseries — maybe even my own reality show.

Persons: Khristianne, K, Kardashian, —, Khristianne Uy, It's, I'd, Simon Fuller, James Cameron's, Susan Cameron, There's, I've, Charlie Sheen, Jonas Brothers, Ryan Seacrest, there's, Ryan, Kris Jenner, it's, I'm, James Charles, Lauryn Haas Organizations: Service, lhaas Locations: Philippines, LA, Los Angeles, New York, California, Hulu, Japan

☆ I went to a longevity conference for the ultra-rich. Here's how they're planning to cheat death.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Hilary Brueck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementThe small Swiss town of Gstaad, nestled in the Bernese Alps, looks like a setting ripe for a Sound of Music-inspired fairytale. Longevity Investors Conference/David BiedertThis is where longevity seekers come each fall for an intimate conference connecting investors to entrepreneurs and scientists. AdvertisementYes, there is still some Swiss cheese, wine, and desserts on offer at the Longevity Investor's Conference for those who wish to indulge. Longevity Investors Conference/David BiedertInvestment is flowing into early-stage longevity companies that are bringing tests and products to market. Longevity Investors Conference/David BiedertEquipped with Starlink satellite internet, the boat is designed for "floating coworking."

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