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A 26-year-old man was charged on Friday with kidnapping and murdering a nursing student whose body was found in a wooded area at the University of Georgia in Athens the previous day, the authorities announced. They called the homicide, the first in nearly 30 years on campus, “a crime of opportunity” and said that the two apparently had not known each other. The victim, Laken Riley, 22, was an undergraduate student at the school until the spring of 2023 and then enrolled at Augusta University’s nursing program, which has a campus in Athens, school officials said. University police identified the suspect as Jose Antonio Ibarra, 26, at an evening news conference. He said that while Mr. Ibarra lives in Athens, he is not a citizen of the United States.

Persons: ”, Laken Riley, Augusta University’s, Jose Antonio Ibarra, ” Jeffrey Clark, Ibarra, Clark Organizations: University of Georgia, Augusta, University police Locations: Athens, Augusta, United States

☆ Why the captain of a US Navy aircraft carrier fighting in the Red Sea is always posting about things like Taco Tuesday and cookies
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower is the flagship of the strike group handling the US Navy response to the Houthis. AdvertisementThe Wi-Fi aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower isn't exactly the best, but for Capt. AdvertisementThe efforts to keep morale up come as the Dwight D. Eisenhower carrier strike group confronts a variety of threats, including some no one has ever faced in combat before, in a kinetic weapons-engagement environment. Captaining a flagship carrier in this situation is no easy task, but Hill has a lot of Navy experience to lean on. Among other things, he has served as the executive and commanding officer of an airborne command & control squadron, a TOPGUN instructor, the executive officer of the aircraft carrier George H.W.

Persons: Dwight D, Eisenhower, Chris Hill, —, Hill, Ike, George H.W, George H.W . Bush, Joe Boggio, We’ve, “, San, John Bellino Hill Organizations: Service, Tuesday, Business, Navy, US European Command, US Navy, US, Eisenhower, Taco, Legion, Islamic Locations: Red, Iran, Yemen, Massachusetts, Suez, East, George H.W ., Gulf of Aden, @ChowdahHill, San Antonio, Arlington, Afghanistan, Islamic State

☆ A Century Later, 17 Wrongly Executed Black Soldiers Are Honored at Gravesites
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Michael Levenson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

More than a century ago, 110 Black soldiers were convicted of murder, mutiny and other crimes at three military trials held at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio. Nineteen were hanged, including 13 on a single day, Dec. 11, 1917, in the largest mass execution of American soldiers by the Army. The soldiers’ families spent decades fighting to show that the men had been betrayed by the military. In November, they won a measure of justice when the Army secretary, Christine E. Wormuth, overturned the convictions and acknowledged that the soldiers “were wrongly treated because of their race and were not given fair trials.”On Thursday, several descendants of the soldiers gathered at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery as the Department of Veterans Affairs dedicated new headstones for 17 of the executed servicemen.

Persons: Fort Sam Houston, Christine E, “ Organizations: Fort, Army, Fort Sam, National Cemetery, Department of Veterans Affairs Locations: Fort Sam, San Antonio

☆ Home Depot Is Ordered to Reinstate Worker Who Quit Over ‘BLM’ Logo
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Jesus Jiménez | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Home Depot must reinstate a worker who quit after they refused to remove a slogan supporting the Black Lives Matter movement from their apron, the National Labor Relations Board announced on Wednesday after it found that the worker’s actions were protected by federal law. The ruling by the National Labor Relations Board held that Home Depot violated federal law in 2021 when it told the worker that they must quit or remove the letters “BLM,” an acronym for Black Lives Matter, that they had drawn by hand onto their apron. The case is one of several that centered on the issue of civil rights apparel in the workplace after the police killing of George Floyd in May 2020, an episode that galvanized many workers across the country to back the Black Lives Matter movement by showing support on their work uniforms or face masks. The National Labor Relations Board said in its ruling that Antonio Morales Jr., who worked at a Home Depot store in the Minneapolis area, was protected by the National Labor Relations Act, which guarantees the legal right of workers to take part in “concerted activities” for “mutual aid or protection.”

Persons: George Floyd, Antonio Morales Jr, ” Organizations: National Labor Relations, National Labor Relations Board, BLM, National Labor Relations Act Locations: Minneapolis

☆ Home Depot broke labor law by firing an employee with ‘BLM’ on apron, NLRB rules
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —The National Labor Relations Board on Wednesday ruled that Home Depot violated the law by firing an employee after he refused to remove “BLM” (which stand for “Black Lives Matter”) messaging from his work apron. The NLRB ruled that Morales’ refusal to remove the messaging was a “protected concerted activity” to protest the racial injustice that took place at the store from August 2020 to February 2021. The Board’s reasoning flips rulings from lower NLRB judges on BLM messaging on employee uniforms in Home Depot and Whole Foods. A change in messagingThe decision by the Labor Board overturned a ruling by an NLRB administrative law judge in 2022. A decision by an administrative law judge can be appealed to the Board, made up of five members.

Persons: George Floyd’s, Floyd –, Antonio Morales, Morales, ”, Paul Bogas, ” Bogas, Ariel Sotolongo, Risa Lieberwitz Organizations: New, New York CNN, National Labor Relations Board, BLM, NLRB, ” Workers, National Labor Relations, Foods, Depot, Labor, Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Appeals, First Circuit Locations: New York, United States, New Brighton , Minnesota, Minneapolis

☆ The Tesla chair was meant to rein in Elon Musk, but she's shunned the spotlight. A court ruling has dragged her into it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Not every CEO in charge of a publicly traded stock market giant gets to act like Elon Musk . But her tenure as chair came in for criticism last month after a Delaware judge voided Musk's $55.8 billion pay package approved by the Tesla board in March 2018. At trial, Denholm was not sure whether the Disclosure Committee was fulfilling its obligations under the SEC Settlement," McCormick's opinion noted. AdvertisementMcCormick also drew attention to how Musk changed his title to "Technoking of Tesla" in March 2021. Musk is also seeking to reincorporate Tesla in Texas from Delaware following the court decision in the state on his pay package.

Persons: Elon, Robyn Denholm, Denholm, She'd, Tesla, Musk, Judge Kathaleen McCormick, Judge McCormick, that's, McCormick, Musk's, “, Technoking ”, Elon Musk, Antonio Masiello, ”, …, reincorporate Tesla Organizations: Juniper Networks, Telstra, Blackbird Ventures, Business, Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, New York Times, Board Locations: Australian, Delaware, Tesla, Texas

☆ Why Jack Dorsey's failure led to Elon Musk's arrival at Twitter
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Elon Musk's chaotic takeover of Twitter was enabled by Jack Dorsey's hands-off leadership style. AdvertisementThe world has been able to watch the chaos that ensued after Elon Musk bought Twitter, more or less in real time. AdvertisementI talked to Wagner about Twitter under Jack Dorsey, and Twitter and Musk, and what happens next. Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey quiet quitsPeter Kafka: What was your sense of Jack Dorsey before you got into this project? I think Elliott forced his hand on that front and made the job really, really un-fun for him.

Persons: Elon, Jack Dorsey's, Kurt Wagner, Musk, —, Elon Musk, Jack Dorsey, Kurt Wagner's, Wagner, Dorsey, Peter Kafka, He's, That's, it's, Elliott, Covid, Jack, JOSH EDELSON, he'd, Twitter, Antonio Masiello, “, There's, they've, Esther Crawford, I'm Organizations: Twitter, Service, Elon, Bloomberg, Elliott Management, San, Getty, Journal Locations: San Francisco

☆ Ex-Honduras president Juan Orlando Hernández, former US ally, to stand trial in NY for alleged cocaine smuggling empire
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Noah Hurowitz | Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Ex-Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández will stand trial in New York on drug trafficking charges. Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández in 2020. Juan Orlando Hernández, center in chains, is shown to the press at the Police Headquarters in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. In this courtroom sketch, Juan Orlando Hernández, center, speaks into a microphone while pleading not guilty to drug trafficking and weapons charges in 2022. Juan Antonio "Tony" Hernández, the brother of Juan Orlando Hernández.

Persons: Juan Orlando Hernández, Hernández, —, Joaquín, Moises Castillo, Hernández's, James D, it's, Elmer Martinez, Hernández —, Juan Carlos Bonilla, Mauricio Hernandez Pineda, " Pineda, Bonilla, Pineda, Juan Antonio, Tony, Tony Hernández, Tony Hernández's, El Chapo, ledgers, Elizabeth Williams Hernández's, Pamela Ruíz, Rúiz, Cachiros, Hondurans, Devis Leonel Rivera Maradiaga, Alex Ardon, Fernando Antonio, Juan Orlando Organizations: Prosecutors, Service, AP, Embassy, of, Police, Honduran National Police, Central, International, Business, National Party, Sinaloa Cartel, Honduran Locations: Honduran, New York, Honduras, United States, America, Mexican, Manhattan, Tegucigalpa, Hernández, Southern, of New York, Washington, Brooklyn, Tigre, Miami, Colombia, El, Central America, El Paraiso, Guatemala, Sinaloa

☆ These are the best—and worst—U.S. metro areas for first-time homebuyers
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Creditnews ranked the10 best and 10 worst U.S. metro areas for first-time homebuyers in 2024. Creditnews Research analyzed America's 50 largest metro areas to find the best and worst housing markets for first-time buyers. The best metro area for first-time buyers: PittsburghPittsburgh is the No. 2 best metro area for first-time buyers, according to Creditnews. 10 worst metro areas for first-time homebuyers: San JoseThe San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara metro area was ranked the worst for first-time buyers in 2024.

Persons: Creditnews, Motley, Sir Francis Canker, Austin, Martin Vargas, Jose Organizations: Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Hoover, AL Jacksonville, FL New, Fort, West Palm Beach , FL Dallas, Austin, U.S . Austin, , Texas, Fortune, Jose, eBay, PayPal, Jose , CA San, San Bernardino -, CA San, Hillsboro , WA Salt Lake, UT, San Diego Locations: U.S, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Austin, , TX, Antonio, New Braunfels , TX Birmingham, AL, FL, FL New Orleans, Metairie , LA Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach ,, Fort Worth - Arlington , TX Cleveland, Elyria ,, Raleigh, NC, The Texas, ,, Texas, San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Jose , CA, Jose , CA San Diego, Carlsbad, CA Los Angeles, Long, Anaheim , CA Denver, Aurora, Lakewood, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Bernardino - Ontario, CA, CA San Francisco, Oakland, Hayward , CA, Warwick , RI Sacramento, Roseville, Arden, CA Portland, Vancouver, Hillsboro , WA Salt, Hillsboro , WA Salt Lake City, San Diego, Carlsbad , California, Los Angeles, San Diego , California

☆ The fastest-growing city in Texas is a tiny place no one's ever heard of
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-18 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Texas' fastest-growing city is a small spot outside Dallas called Josephine, census data shows. “It's a stressor being in that type of environment,” Moore told Business Insider. AdvertisementAccording to census data, Josephine is the fastest-growing city in Texas. AdvertisementAn aerial view of Josephine, Texas. “The majority of the homes in the city of Josephine are overwhelmingly priced at $300,000.

Persons: Josephine, —, Cassidy Moore, Moore —, McKinney , Texas —, “, ” Moore, Moore, she’d, Redfin, Dallas ’, Antonio —, ’, Let's, ’ ”, homebuilder, Horton, Robbie Hale, Burnet, Bonnie Hunt, Lisa Palomba “ Josephine, ” Hunt, “ It's, Lisa Palomba, ” Palomba, Josephine —, We're, Sherman Organizations: Texas, Service, Fort Worth metroplex, Google, US, Waverly Estates, Estates, Texan, Real Estate, McKinney Locations: Dallas, Fort Worth, McKinney , Texas, Josephine, Texas, Florida, San Antonio, New Braunfels, Austin, DFW, Josephine , Texas, D.R, Meadow, Horton, Sun, Florida , Georgia, Arizona, McKinney, Plano, “

☆ Trump’s crushing fraud trial defeat is a microcosm of a life defined by breaking all the rules
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Practically, Engoron’s decision will impose severe financial and personal strain on Trump as he’s emerging as the almost certain Republican presidential nominee. “He’s already said he’s going to spend most of this year in a courtroom, not on a campaign trail. Flouted rules, new realities and a busted legal strategyTrump’s belief that the rules are for others defines his business and political life. Yet this refusal to ever admit defeat also appears to be leading Trump into dangerous legal territory. His flawed philosophy that in business and life, it’s all about closing one more deal, means that even crushing defeats like the 2020 election and his fraud trial cannot change him.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Trump, Arthur Engoron’s, —, Joe Biden, “, Biden, ” Trump, Jean Carroll, Engoron, It’s, Elise Stefanik, Nikki Haley, ” Haley, “ He’s, ” Friday’s, Tom Suozzi’s, marveled, ”, Donald Trump, Letitia James, wouldn’t, Michael D’Antonio, “ Trump, Neama Rahmani, I’ve Organizations: CNN, Trump, DOJ, Trump Organization, Republican, East Coast, South, GOP House, New York, West Locations: New York, Manhattan, Florida, York, United States, he’s, South Carolina, Washington, Georgia, American

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — In Adam Silver’s eyes, the NBA’s new 65-game policy is working. “I can tell you that the number of games that players have participated in is up this season,” Silver said. “I just don’t like it, how it forces players to play if they’re injured to achieve something,” Denver center Nikola Jokic said. And as such, the gap in the system that the NBA felt Team Ignite would fill isn’t really a gap anymore. “We are in the process of reassessing Team Ignite,” Silver said.

Persons: —, Adam Silver’s, ” Silver, Joel Embiid won’t, Tyrese Haliburton’s, he’d, Jimmy Butler, “, Nikola Jokic, NBA Players Association —, Silver, Jaylen Brown, “ We’ve, I’m, France’s Victor Wembanyama —, Silver wouldn’t, Victor Wembanyama … it’s, aren’t, it’s Organizations: INDIANAPOLIS, NBA Players Association, NBA, San Antonio Spurs, Spurs Locations: Philadelphia, Indiana, Denver, Boston, …, Paris, France

☆ This college professor turned out to be an economic oracle last year. Here's her outlook for 2024.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( George Glover | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewAt the start of 2023, most US economists were bracing for a recession. An economics professor at St Mary’s University, a tiny Roman Catholic college in San Antonio, Texas, bucked the trend. Last January, Belinda Román told surveyors from The Wall Street Journal that she was expecting the economy to have a strong 2023. No recession, low unemploymentIn January 2023, Román locked in her forecast for the year, telling the WSJ that she was expecting the US’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to expand by 2.8%. 2024 predictionsMany forecasters are now bullish on the US economy off the back of a stellar 2023 — and Román is no exception.

Persons: —, Belinda Román, Román, That's, Taylor Swift, “, ”, who’s, St Mary’s, we’ve, ” Román, Goldman Sachs ’ Jan Hatzius, London —, I’d, there’s Organizations: Service, St Mary’s University, Roman Catholic, Wall Street Journal, Business, Bank of America, JPMorgan, The Commerce Department, St, American Chamber of Commerce Locations: San Antonio , Texas, London

FALLS CITY, Texas (AP) — An earthquake of 4.7 magnitude that struck early Saturday morning near a small Texas city, one of several that have occurred in the area in recent days, could be felt dozens of miles away, including in San Antonio. There were no immediate reports of major damage or injuries from the earthquake at 12:32 a.m. that was centered about 2 miles (3 kilometers) southeast of Falls City, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Falls City, which has a population of about 500 people, is about 45 miles (72 kilometers) southeast of San Antonio. About 10 minutes earlier, the area had a 4.4 magnitude earthquake, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There have been several earthquakes in the area in recent days and about 30 in the area over the past three weeks.

Organizations: . Geological Survey, U.S . Geological Survey, Associated Press Locations: CITY, Texas, San Antonio, Falls City, U.S

☆ Small Croatian Town Builds Stone Mercedes Monument for Migrant Workers
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Feb. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

IMOTSKI, Croatia (Reuters) - Local Croatian sculptor Roko Drzislav Rebic is carving a life-sized stone replica of a Mercedes Benz Minika car as a monument to the thousands of workers who left their homeland in search of a better fortune abroad. The monument will be revealed on June 8 in Imotski, a small town situated on the slopes of the Dinara mountain, 30 km (48 miles) from the famed Adriatic coast. Another was in 2018 after Croatia joined the European Union and thousands of young people left the country to work in Western Europe. Rebic told Reuters that the stone was brought from areas near Imotski and once the monument is finished it will weigh 50 tonnes. Topic said that according to his estimates there are up to 8,000 Mercedes cars in Imotski which has the population of 25,000.

Persons: Roko Drzislav, Mercedes, Ivan, Rebic, Antonio Bronic, Ivana Sekularac, Sharon Singleton Organizations: Mercedes Benz, Mercedes, Reuters, Croatia, European Union Locations: IMOTSKI, Croatia, Croatian, Imotski, Western Germany, Germany, Western Europe

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders backup quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo was suspended by the NFL on Friday for the first two games of next season for violating the performance-enhancing drugs policy of the league and NFL Players Association. ESPN also reported the Raiders are expected to release Garoppolo next month before an $11.25 million roster bonus kicks in. Garoppolo's days in Las Vegas appeared over at midseason when then-interim coach Antonio Pierce replaced him with rookie Aidan O'Connell for the rest of the season. Pierce became the Raiders' full-time coach last month, and the Raiders also hired Tom Telesco as their general manager. The Raiders signed Garoppolo last offseason to a three-year, $72.75 million contract when coach Josh McDaniels and GM Dave Ziegler were in charge.

Persons: HENDERSON, Jimmy Garoppolo, Garoppolo, Antonio Pierce, Aidan O'Connell, Pierce, Tom Telesco, Josh McDaniels, Dave Ziegler, O'Connell, ” Garoppolo, I’ve, you’ve, You’ve, hasn’t, ” O’Connell, “, ” Organizations: Las Vegas Raiders, NFL, NFL Players Association, ESPN, Raiders, The Raiders, San Francisco 49ers, Super Bowl, NFC Locations: Nev, Garoppolo's, Las Vegas

☆ Kansas City Grappled With Shootings Long Before the Super Bowl
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Kevin Draper | Julie Bosman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Across the country, Americans were shocked and horrified by the images on Wednesday from Kansas City, Mo., after shots were fired into a crowd of jubilant parade-goers celebrating the city’s Super Bowl win. To people intimately aware of the entrenched violence in Kansas City, the shooting was painfully familiar. There were 182 people killed in Kansas City last year, according to police data, surpassing a previous high in 2020. With a population of just over 500,000, Kansas City has one of the highest murder rates in the nation. Rosilyn Temple, who founded the Kansas City chapter of Mothers in Charge after her son, Antonio, was killed in 2011, was at the scene of two separate shootings on Tuesday, the night before the Super Bowl celebration.

Persons: Antonio Organizations: Kansas, Bowl, Kansas City Locations: Kansas City, Mo, Rosilyn, Kansas

☆ Water molecules found on asteroids thought to be ‘completely dry’
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Water molecules have been detected on the surface of asteroids for the first time, proving that these remnants from the formation of our solar system aren’t just dried-up space rocks. Searching for water across the solar systemThe researchers attempted to look for water on two other asteroids using SOFIA, but the detection was too faint. Now, the team is using the James Webb Space Telescope to zero in on different asteroids and search for water signatures. “We really weren’t expecting to find water on these silicate-rich asteroids,” Arredondo said. I want to know if the carbon-rich asteroids have significantly more water than silicate-rich asteroids, or if they have similar amounts.”

Persons: Iris, Massalia, SOFIA, Anicia, Maggie McAdam, Arredondo, ” Arredondo, McAdam’s, James Webb, Webb, “, ” Webb, REx Organizations: CNN, Astronomy, Boeing, SOFIA, Science, Southwest Research Institute, NASA’s Ames Research Locations: SOFIA, San Antonio, Mountain View , California, Iris

Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, Harris offered a broad defense of the Biden administration’s approach to global challenges, especially in leading international support for Ukraine in its war with Russia. Her comments came as the Ukraine risks losing U.S. support due to congressional dysfunction and positions taken by Trump and many of his supporters. Harris sounded many of the same concerns and her comments were peppered with blunt criticism of Trump and his allies. Earlier this month, Trump sent shivers through Europe when he said he would not come to the defense of NATO allies that do not meet defense spending commitments. Harris said the Biden administration’s “sacred commitment to NATO remains ironclad.”“Imagine if America turned our back on Ukraine and abandoned our NATO allies and abandoned our treaty commitments.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump’s, Harris, Biden, Alexei Navalny, “, ”, ” Harris, U.N, Antonio Guterres, ” Guterres, Trump, shivers, Vladimir, Putin Organizations: —, NATO, Munich Security, Ukraine, Trump, Hamas, America Locations: MUNICH, Russia, Ukraine, United States, America, Gaza, Israel, Rafah, Europe

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin wanted his family to have something to cheer about after traveling to Indianapolis for All-Star weekend. Instead, two second-year players — Mathurin and Oklahoma City guard Jalen Williams — led Team Jalen past Team Detlef 26-13 in the Rising Stars championship game. GAME 1Mathurin rallied Team Jalen from an early 9-0 deficit by fueling a 21-8 run that swung the game. “I think a lot of it starts by his character to do this game and be in the All-Star game," McClung said. "I don’t think there’s any limit on Paolo Banchero.”QUOTE OF THE DAY“I told my team I’m trying to win, especially in Indy.

Persons: Bennedict Mathurin, Antonio, Victor Wembanyama, Wembanyama, — Mathurin, Jalen Williams —, Detlef, “, Mathurin, it’s, Myles Turner, Tyrese, ”, Jalen Rose, Detlef Schrempf, Oscar Tshiebwe, Scott Henderson, Catchings, Jaden Ivey, Mac McClung, Alondes Williams, Schrempf, McClung, Williams, Paolo Banchero, Banchero, Hall of Famer Tamika Catchings, Max McClung, ” Mathurin, ___ Organizations: INDIANAPOLIS, — Pacers, Oklahoma City, Jalen, Rising, Pacers, Indiana, Mathurin, Portland, League, NBA, Hall of Famer, Indy Locations: Indianapolis, Tyrese Haliburton

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Victor Wembanyama’s first NBA All-Star experience will be hectic, just like everything else has seemed so far in his rookie season with the San Antonio Spurs. He’s going to the Tech Summit, the league’s thinktank that kicks off the All-Star festivities on Friday morning. “Honestly, my mind has been so focused on our season that I haven’t thought about it too much,” Wembanyama said. He may play more down the stretch of the season, if the Spurs determine that’s best. “Of course, being selected as an All-Star would have been a great achievement especially in my rookie year,” Wembanyama said.

Persons: — Victor Wembanyama’s, He’s, He’ll, ” Wembanyama, “ It’s, Shaquille O’Neal, Wembanyama, he’d, Hakeem Olajuwon, David Robinson, Kareem Abdul, Jabbar, Alonzo Mourning, Patrick Ewing, Bob McAdoo, Elvin Hayes, Bob Lanier, Wemby, Erik Spoelstra, Bam, “, Gregg Popovich —, what’ll, ” Popovich, ”, Tim Duncan, Duncan, minding, Chet Holmgren, deservedly, ” O’Neal, won’t, — Organizations: INDIANAPOLIS, San Antonio Spurs, Tech, NBA, Star, of Fame, San, Spurs, Western Conference Locations: Miami, San Antonio, rebuilder, France, Oklahoma

☆ Ozempic, Mounjaro and hundreds of other drugs become even more expensive in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Tami Luhby | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Novo Nordisk boosted the list price of Ozempic by 3.5% to $969 for a four-week supply. Eli Lilly last month raised the list price of Mounjaro by 4.5% to $1,069 for a four-week supply. However, they may have to pay the list price if they are uninsured or have not yet hit their annual deductible. Former President Donald Trump, who is running for election again, also unveiled several proposals and issued executive orders aimed at lowering drug costs during his administration. Another factor is the recent policies that penalize pharmaceutical manufacturers for raising list prices faster than inflation.

Persons: Drugmakers, Eli Lilly, Eli Lilly’s Zepbound, Ozempic, Eli Lily, Marlene Foss, Foss, “, ”, Mark Rapp, Rapp, ’ ”, Mark Rapp's, grandkids, ” Rapp, Joe Biden’s, Donald Trump, We’ve, Antonio Ciaccia, we’ve Organizations: New, New York CNN, Ozempic, Novo Nordisk, CNN, Food and Drug Administration, Nordisk’s, Mounjaro, Medicare, ”, White House Locations: New York, Portugal, Doylestown , Pennsylvania, Italy, Mansfield , Ohio, Ohio, Idaho

☆ Israeli strikes deepen panic in Rafah as UN aid chief warns a ground offensive could result in ‘slaughter’
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

It remains unclear how or when a ground offensive would unfold, and that uncertainty is adding to anxiety among Palestinians in Rafah about where to go and what to do. Israeli military action in Rafah “has already led to and will result in further large scale killing, harm and destruction,” the government said in its request to the World Court. “We cannot afford an Israeli attack on Rafah… We cannot stand by and let this continue,” he said. Palestinians inspect damaged buildings after Israeli airstrikes on Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on February 12, 2024. They told us this area was safe… they told us Rafah was safe.

Persons: Leo Varadkar, Peter Lerner, ”, “ We’re, … We’re, We’ve, Mo’men, Martin Griffiths, Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, “, Lerner, Gaza ”, UN’s Griffiths, Ashraf Amra, Antonio Tajani, King Abdullah II, Israel “, Varadkar, Karim Khan, Daniel Hagari, Abed Rahim Khatib, Khan Younis, We’re, Jarwan, ” Nahla, Netanyahu, ” Netanyahu Organizations: CNN, United Nations, International Court, Reuters, ” United, Israel Defense Forces, Residents, Getty, Criminal, European Union, Foreign Ministry, Criminal Court, ICC, Palestine Red Crescent Society, Israeli Air Force, World Health Organization Locations: Rafah, Gaza, Israel, Gazan, ” Israel, Palestinian, ” United Nations, Hamas’s, South Africa, Rafah “, Deir, Balah, Deir al, Anadolu, European, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, China, Italian, ”, Palestine, Al

☆ Brahim Díaz scores ‘incredible’ goal to hand Real Madrid advantage in Champions League round of 16 tie
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Brahim Díaz scored a sensational goal on Tuesday to earn an injury-plagued Real Madrid a 1-0 win and the advantage in its Champions League last-16 tie against RB Leipzig. After the host had kept the 14-time European champion at bay in the first half, Díaz broke the deadlock in the 48th minute. He scored a spectacular goal, it was incredible,” Carlo Ancelotti told reporters, speaking about Díaz’s performance. Madrid goalkeeper steps upIn truth, a depleted Los Blancos looked far short of their fluent best and can thank its third-choice goalkeeper Andriy Lunin for helping win the match. Elsewhere in the Champions League, reigning champion Manchester City beat FC Copenhagen 3-1 in the first leg of its last-16 tie.

Persons: Brahim Díaz, Díaz, Jude Bellingham, ” Carlo Ancelotti, Alexander Hassenstein, Bellingham, Antonio Rüdiger, ” Bellingham, Andriy Lunin, Amadou Haidara’s, Andriy, Lunin, Benjamin Šeško’s, Šeško, Benjamin Henrichs, –, Santiago Bernabéu, Kevin De Bruyne Organizations: CNN, Real Madrid, Champions League, RB Leipzig, Santiago, Italian, AC Milan, Twitter, Madrid, Reuters, ”, League, Manchester City, FC Copenhagen, English Premier League Locations: Madrid, Leipzig, Ukrainian, ” Leipzig, Belgian

We've got you covered when looking for how to buy tickets for Blink 182's 2024 tour. Blink 182 2024 tour scheduleThe One More Time Tour, a North American extension of the 2023/2024 World Tour, begins on June 20. How much are Blink 182 tickets? Ticket prices to Blink 182's 2024 concert series vary by date, location, and demand for each show. On StubHub, the least expensive Blink 182 2024 tour tickets begin between $36 (Lexington, Kentucky on August 1) and $212 (Salt Lake City, Utah on July 11).

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