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Inter Miami was eliminated from playoff contention earlier this month. He and Inter Miami co-owner David Beckham have enormous followings in Asia, along with several endorsement deals in the region. This is the first international tour for Inter Miami, which is about to end its fourth MLS season. The team won the Leagues Cup this season, doing so shortly after Messi began playing for Inter Miami in July. That suggests this trip could be another major financial win for Inter Miami.

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☆ Once homeless, Peter Mutabazi opens his home to kids as a single foster dad
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-14 | by ( Faith Karimi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Mutabazi is not married and belongs to a rare group – federal data shows that only about 3% of foster parents are single men. After playing outside, Peter Mutabazi serves his foster kids ice cream in their Charlotte, North Carolina, home. Sean Mcinnis/The Charlotte Observer/ZumaHe blurs the faces of his foster kids to maintain their privacy. Mutabazi says it’s not easy being a single dad and relies on a community of other foster parents to help. At the same time, foster kids also need space to process feelings that they’re not ready to share, Fleisher says.

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REUTERS/Ali Khara/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsKABUL, Oct 14 (Reuters) - The Taliban will attend China's Belt and Road Forum next week, a spokesman said on Saturday, underscoring Beijing's growing official ties with the administration, despite its lack of formal recognition by any government. Taliban officials and ministers have at times travelled to regional meetings, mostly those focussed on Afghanistan, but the Belt and Road Forum is among the highest-profile multilateral summits it has been invited to attend. China has been in talks with the Taliban over plans, begun under the previous foreign-backed government, over a possible huge copper mine in eastern Afghanistan. Officials from China, the Taliban and neighbouring Pakistan said in May they would like Belt and Road to include Afghanistan and for the flagship China Pakistan Economic Corridor to be extended across the border to Afghanistan. China has boosted engagement with the Taliban, becoming the first country to appoint an ambassador to Kabul since the Taliban took power, and invested in mining projects.

Persons: Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Wang Yu, Ali Khara, Xi, Haji Nooruddin Azizi, Akhundzada Abdul Salam Jawad, Azizi, Akhundzada, Mohammad Yunus Yawar, Charlotte, Joe Cash, William Mallard Organizations: Afghan, REUTERS, Rights, China Pakistan Economic, Taliban, Thomson Locations: China, Islamic Emirate, Afghanistan, Kabul, Rights KABUL, Beijing, Pakistan, China Pakistan, Charlotte Greenfield, Islamabad

☆ Teacher killed in knife attack in school in northern France - BFM TV
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] French police and fire fighters secure the area after a teacher was killed and several people injured in a knife attack at the Lycee Gambetta-Carnot high school in Arras, northern France, October 13, 2023. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol Acquire Licensing RightsPARIS, Oct 13 (Reuters) - A teacher was killed and several people injured in a knife attack in a school in the northern France city of Arras on Friday, BFM TV said. Local police confirmed there had been a knife attack. Citing a police source, BFM TV reported the attacker was about 20 years old and could have been a former pupil. BFM TV said the person killed was a French language teacher, while a sports teacher was stabbed and injured.

Persons: Lycee Gambetta, Carnot, Pascal Rossignol, BFM, Allahu Akbar, Gerald Darmanin, Michel Rose, Charlotte Van Campenhout, Tassilo Hummel, Ingrid Melander, Richard Lough Organizations: Lycee, REUTERS, Rights, Local, Police, Thomson Locations: Arras, France, French

Vasser Sullivan started the IMSA sports car season strong enough that it was quickly apparent a championship was finally in reach for the Lexus factory program. Team owners Jimmy Vasser and James “Sulli” Sullivan think it might have saved the season. However, Jimmy and I are really glad that it did happen because it was a wakeup call, to the two of us and to the team,” Sullivan said. Vasser Sullivan ran Busch in the Rolex 24 at Daytona in 2020. And, if the opportunity presented itself, Vasser Sullivan would like to compete in IMSA's top class.

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☆ Dutch prosecutor fines four companies that helped Russia build Crimea bridge
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A boat sails next to the Crimean bridge connecting the Russian mainland with the peninsula across the Kerch Strait, Crimea, July 17, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsAMSTERDAM, Oct 13 (Reuters) - The Dutch prosecutor has penalised four Dutch companies and eight people for breaching EU sanctions on Russia between 2014 and 2017 for helping Moscow build a bridge to Crimea, it said in a statement on Friday. The eight people were sentenced to community service ranging from 20 to 60 hours while the companies paid fines totalling 160,000 euros ($169,000). "The Crimean bridge was built partly due to the use of Dutch knowledge and expertise," it added. The prosecutors' office did not name the companies involved.

Persons: Stringer, Charlotte Van Campenhout, David Evans Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Thomson Locations: Kerch, Crimea, Russia, Moscow

☆ Teacher killed in knife attack in school in northern France
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Pascal Rossignol | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] French police and fire fighters secure the area after a teacher was killed and several people injured in a knife attack at the Lycee Gambetta-Carnot high school in Arras, northern France, October 13, 2023. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol Acquire Licensing RightsARRAS, Oct 13 (Reuters) - A teacher was killed in a knife attack in a school in the northern France city of Arras on Friday and the investigation was handed to the anti-terrorism prosecutor's office. The regional Pas-de-Calais authority said the suspected assailant, who also wounded a second teacher and a school security guard in the attack, was arrested. The suspect was a Russian-born Chechen and former student of the Lycee Gambetta high school where the attack happened, a police source said. BFM TV also said the person killed was a French language teacher, while a sports teacher was stabbed and injured.

Persons: Lycee Gambetta, Carnot, Pascal Rossignol, Allahu Akbar, Martin Doussaut, Emmanuel Macron, Macron, Samuel Paty, Mohammad, Layli Foroudi, Michel Rose, Charlotte Van Campenhout, Tassilo Hummel, Benoit van Overstraeten, Ingrid Melander, Richard Lough, Deborah Kyvrikosaios Organizations: Lycee, REUTERS, Police, Reuters, du, Thomson Locations: Arras, France, ARRAS, Calais, Russian, French, Israel, Gaza, Paris, Chechen

Macron's interior minister had earlier banned pro-Palestinian protests, saying they were "likely to generate disturbances to public order". "This event is an earthquake for Israel, the Middle East and beyond," Macron said in a solemn TV address. BANNED RALLYDespite the ban, several hundred pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered in central Paris in separate groups that police forces sought to keep from merging. Macron has previously condemned the deadly attack by the Palestinian militant Hamas group and voiced solidarity with Israel. Two pro-Palestinian demonstrations in Paris had already been banned on Thursday for fear of outbursts when interior minister Gerald Darmanin told prefects to ban all pro-Palestinian demonstrations across the country.

Persons: Gerald Darmanin, Emmanuel Macron, Macron, Let's, Charlotte Vautier, Layli Foroudi, Antonoa, Noemie Olive, Michel Rose, Charlotte Van Campenhout, Benoit Van Overstraeten, Mark Heinrich, Howard Goller Organizations: Hamas, la Republique, French, Socialist, Green, Israel, Thomson Locations: Israel, Palestinian, la, Paris, PARIS, France, Gaza

☆ Maps of the 2023 ‘Ring of Fire’ Solar Eclipse
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Jonathan Corum | Katrina Miller | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +13 min

Maps of the 2023 ‘Ring of Fire’ Solar EclipseOn Saturday, Oct. 14, an annular or “ring of fire” solar eclipse will sweep across much of the Western Hemisphere. Viewers outside the path of annularity will see the crescent sun of a partial solar eclipse. The map below shows the path of the eclipse, and the approximate local time when the ring of fire will be visible. NEV. CALIF. Ely Los Angeles Las Vegas Salt Lake City San Diego WYO. Corpus Christi MEXICO 12:00 p.m. MISS.

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Oklahoma, Memphis, San, Lubbock, Tucson Las Cruces, El Paso, El Paso Midland LA, Odessa San Angelo, Houston New Orleans San Antonio Chihuahua, Tampa Beeville FLA, Corpus, Corpus Christi Laredo, Miami Gulf, Mexico Monterrey, Havana MEXICO CUBA, Mérida Guadalajara, Campeche, Mexico, Puebla, BELIZE HONDURAS, GUATEMALA, Ocean Managua, NICARAGUA, NICARAGUA PANAMA COSTA RICA, Time Panama, Time Panama City San, Edmonton BRITISH, Spokane Missoula Portland MAINE, Spokane Missoula Portland MAINE Montreal MONT, N.D, Bismarck, Butte, Butte Eugene MINN, Boise Toronto Boston Medford, S.D, S.D . Minneapolis Rapid City N.Y, S.D . Minneapolis Rapid City N.Y . IDAHO Buffalo CONN . Milwaukee WYO, Salt Lake City NEB . OHIO, Omaha, Ely San Francisco, W.VA . Kansas, Time, Vegas, Durango KY, Wichita, Los, Santa Fe Los Angeles, Santa Fe Los Angeles TENN . Oklahoma, Flagstaff ARK, Phoenix, Atlanta, TEXAS, El Paso LA, Time Austin Hermosillo, Time Austin Hermosillo New Orleans Houston Chihuahua, Tampa FLA, Gulf of Mexico Monterrey, JAMAICA Guadalajara, Mexico City Campeche, BELIZE, HONDURAS, Tegucigalpa, Managua, NICARAGUA PANAMA, COSTA RICA, Pacific Time BRITISH, Pacific Time BRITISH COLUMBIA Vancouver Seattle Portland Eugene, Spokane, Calgary San Francisco Sacramento, Calgary San Francisco Sacramento Missoula Reno Boise IDAHO Butte Fresno, NEV . CALIF, Ely Los Angeles, Ely Los Angeles Las Vegas Salt Lake City San Diego WYO . UTAH, Rapid, Flagstaff Durango, COLO, Colorado Springs Tucson, Colorado Springs Tucson Pueblo Los Alamos, Santa Fe N.M, Hermosillo Las Cruces Omaha, El Paso Chihuahua Lubbock, Wichita Kansas City Midland Oklahoma City Odessa San Angelo, Torreón San, Houston MEXICO, New Orleans Tampico Mexico, New Orleans Tampico Mexico City Puebla, FLA, Miami, Havana GUATEMALA, CUBA, HONDURAS Managua, JAMAICA COSTA RICA, Panama, PANAMA, COLOMBIA, Pacific, Pacific Time Seattle Portland, San Francisco, San Francisco Sacramento Reno Boise, MONT . IDAHO, Ely Los Angeles Las Vegas Salt, WYO . UTAH, Flagstaff Durango Phoenix, Tucson Pueblo Los Alamos Albuquerque Santa Fe, Las Cruces, Midland Oklahoma City Odessa OKLA, Angelo, Central Time TEXAS Dallas Torreón San Antonio, Laredo Monterrey Beeville, Corpus Christi MEXICO, Tampico Mexico, GUATEMALA BELIZE, COSTA, San Francisco Sacramento Reno Boise CALIF, San Francisco Sacramento Reno Boise CALIF . 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☆ The fashion show that changed hip-hop forever
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Sowmya Krishnamurthy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Chanel’s 1991 Fall-Winter ready-to-wear show was set in Paris, but its soul was right off the streets of New York City. “He listens to everything, reads everything, sees everything, and then distills it into these potent fashion images.”Linda Evangelista and Karl Lagerfeld (center) walk the runway during the finale of Chanel's 1991 Fall-Winter fashion show in Paris, France. Victor Virgile/Gamma-Rapho/Getty ImagesWhat would become known colloquially as Chanel’s “hip-hop collection” was a watershed moment, the pinnacle of French prêt-à-porter (ready-to-wear) welcoming hip-hop into its sanctum. It’s unclear whether Mizrahi and the like appreciated hip-hop or saw it as a grab for cache and cash. Editor’s Note: This piece is excerpted from Sowmya Krishnamurthy’s “FASHION KILLA: How Hip-Hop Revolutionized High Fashion,” published by Gallery Books, a subsidiary of Simon & Schuster.

Persons: CNN —, Nancy Sinatra’s “, Rocky, Sylvester Stallone, Dolph Lundgren, gazed, Karen Mulder, Helena Christensen, Linda Evangelista, CHANEL, ”, glitz, “ Chanel ”, Jeans, risqué, “, Karl Lagerfeld, Lagerfeld, Tim Blanks, ” Linda Evangelista, Victor Virgile, Chanel, ” gushed Rose Marie Bravo, Isaac Mizrahi, Charlotte Neuville, Adrienne Vittadini, Randolph Duke, Norma Kamali, Arthur Hubbert, Katharine Hamnett, Rifat Ozbek, Queen Latifah, Donna Karan, Mizrahi, ” Mizrahi, Freddy, Chuck D, Flav, Al Pereira, Michael Ochs, Denise Burrows, Pat Cleveland, Dorothy “ Terri ” Springer, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Simon, Schuster, Sowmya, Simon & Schuster Organizations: CNN, Co, Magazine, Newsweek, Penske Media, Getty, Women’s, Michael Ochs Archives, Fashion, New York Times, Gallery Books, Simon & Locations: Paris, New York City, Harlem, France, Chanel

☆ Honeywell to realign business segments to boost growth
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A logo of Honeywell is pictured on their booth during the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, Switzerland, May 22, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 10 (Reuters) - Honeywell International (HON.O) is restructuring its business operations to three segments down from four to boost sales growth and reallocate capital, the industrial conglomerate said on Tuesday. "This simplified structure will enable Honeywell to realize synergies that will accelerate our innovation playbook," Chief Executive Officer Vimal Kapur said. Honeywell said its results for the third quarter would be in line with previously issued guidance ranges on its aviation business performance. Honeywell said its new segmentation would take effect from the first quarter of 2024.

Persons: Denis Balibouse, Vimal Kapur, Pratyush Thakur, Pooja Desai Organizations: Honeywell, European Business Aviation Convention, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Geneva, Switzerland, Charlotte, North Carolina, Bengaluru

He said in the short-term resources could be diverted if the conflict expands, such as staff at tech companies being called up as military reservists. "They will probably increase the investment in AI," Krosby said. "It could bolster support for more financial resources for tech for the military, which then ultimately transitions to the private sector tech companies," Krosby added. The tech sector has shown resilience in the past, overcoming a number of conflicts with Hamas in Gaza. Apjit Walia the Managing Director at DVN Capital said the Israeli tech sector "has historically bounced back from geopolitical tragedies."

Persons: Amir Cohen, Israel, Jack Ablin, Quincy Krosby, Jensen Huang, Benjamin Netanyahu, LPL's Krosby, Krosby, DVN Capital, Max A, Cherney, Mica Rosenberg, Steven Scheer, Kenneth Li, Megan Davies, Jamie Freed Organizations: Intel, REUTERS, FRANCISCO, Tech, Hamas, Cresset Wealth, Financial, Intel Corp, Sunday, Nvidia, Tel, Semiconductor, Meta, Apple, Microsoft, IBM, Google, Facebook, DVN, Thomson Locations: Petah Tikva, Tel Aviv, Israel, JERUSALEM, Gaza, Charlotte , North Carolina, United States, Silicon Valley, Kiryat Gat, Apjit, Francisco, New York, Jerusalem

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert joked Sunday she'll have to get new shoes now that the league has added one expansion team, with another most likely on the way soon. Engelbert has a pair of high heels with all of the WNBA team logos on them. The shoes will become a collectors' item in 2025 when the expansion team owned by the Golden State Warriors starts playing. “The goal is to add a second one, or 14th team, by 2025,” Engelbert said before Game 1 of the WNBA Finals. Portland had a WNBA team from 2000-02, playing its games at the Rose Garden before the franchise folded.

Persons: Cathy Engelbert, Engelbert, “, ” Engelbert, I've, Charlotte ,, Dearica Hamby, Becky Hammon, “ wasn't, ” Organizations: WNBA, Golden State Warriors, Oregon State, Los Angeles Sparks, Las Vegas Aces, Commission Locations: Denver, Philadelphia, Charlotte, Charlotte , North Carolina, Nashville , Tennessee, Portland , Oregon, Portland, Oregon

CNN —The German states of Bavaria and Hesse vote in regional elections on Sunday, in what is widely being seen as a test-case for Germany’s shifting political landscape. In Hesse – home to Frankfurt, Germany’s financial hub – dissatisfaction with Germany’s federal government threatens to deliver a blow to Scholz’s coalition. German flags are carried at an AfD election campaign event. Bavarian Premier Söder chose not to dismiss Aiwanger following the allegations, amid calls from across Germany’s political spectrum for the economy minister’s resignation. Hesse, which was formerly a stronghold for the SPD, is currently governed by the CDU in coalition with the Greens.

Persons: Hesse –, Martin Schutt, shockwaves, of Bavaria, Markus Söder, Angela Merkel, Kirill Kudryavtsev, Charlotte Knoblauch, Katrin, Ebner Steiner, AfD’s, ” Steiner, ”, Hubert Aiwanger, Aiwanger, ” Hubert Aiwanger, Sven Hoppe, Söder, Thomas Kreuzer, Chancellor Scholz’s, Nancy Faeser, Kreuzer, “, ” Kreuzer, Faese, Faeser, Der Organizations: CNN, Social Democratic Party, SPD, Free Democratic Party, Greens, Scholz’s SPD, Bavaria, Christian Social Union, CSU, Christian Democratic Union, CDU, Free Voters, Getty, INSA, New, Central Council of, Germany’s Süddeutesche Zeitung, Zeitung, FW, Bavarian, Greens . Center, ”, Der Spiegel, Interior Ministry Locations: Bavaria, Hesse, Germany, –, Frankfurt, Germany’s, AFP, Saxony, Bavarian, Munich, “, Germany’s Süddeutesche

The message is one more indication of the political and security challenges the U.S.-Mexico border has presented for President Joe Biden. The Biden administration this week took two actions seen by many as moving to the right on immigration. The White House counters that migration has surged across the Western Hemisphere due to regional challenges out of the administration's control. So they are on the streets.”Despite his 2020 promises on the border, Biden has long been more moderate on the issue than some in his party. It hasn’t worked for them before and it won’t work for them this cycle either,” said Pili Tobar, a former senior Biden White House official and Democratic strategist.

Persons: Donald Trump, ” It’s, Sherrod Brown, “ Ohioans, ”, Joe Biden, Biden, Donald Trump’s, Veronica Escobar, ” Biden, Trump, “ MAGA, Donald Trump’s playbook, Kevin Munoz, Trump’s, Eric Adams, implore, “, Escobar, Auri Lugo, Lugo, she's, Barack Obama, hasn’t, Pili Tobar, ___ Weissert, Linley Sanders Organizations: MIAMI, Border Patrol, Sen, Ohio Democrat, Democrat, PAC, White, of Homeland Security, Biden, Congress, “ MAGA Republicans, Trump, Conservative, Democratic, Republican, O’Hare, New York, Marquette Law School, Republicans, Senate, AP VoteCast, Biden White House, Associated Press Locations: U.S, Ohio, Mexico, South Texas, Venezuela, Veronica Escobar of Texas, El Paso, Chicago, New, New York City, VoteCast, Charlotte , North Carolina, Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Colombia, Washington

We'll show you exactly how and where to watch Fastlane live streams once the fireworks go off. How to watch WWE Fastlane live streams from anywhereYou can use a VPN to watch Fastlane live if you don't live in a country with cable access or streaming plans that include WWE Network events. How to watch WWE Fastlane in CanadaFastlane will stream over the WWE Network via Sportsnet in Canada. How to watch WWE Fastlane in AustraliaBinge is the primary destination for Fastlane in Australia. WWE Fastlane match cardAhead, we list a schedule of all the matches taking place at Fastlane.

Persons: John Cena, Uso, Rey Mysterio, Bobby Lashley, Charlotte Flair, Seth, Freakin, Rollins, Shinsuke Nakamura, Cody Rhodes, Peacock, Canada's, It's, ExpressVPN, NBC Peacock, Jimmy Uso, Finn Bálor, Damian Priest Organizations: WWE, LA, Uso, WWE Network, Canada's Sportsnet, NBC, TNT, Sky, Virgin Media, BT, TNT Sports, Sportsnet, LA Knight Locations: Indianapolis, United States, Australia, Canada, Fastlane

SummaryCompanies Women's rights campaigner serving 12 years' jailPrize likely to anger Iranian governmentNorwegian Nobel committee lauds Iranian protestersIranian news agency notes 'prize from westerners'OSLO, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Iran's imprisoned women's rights advocate Narges Mohammadi won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in a rebuke to Tehran's theocratic leaders and boost for anti-government protesters. "We want to give the prize to encourage Narges Mohammadi and the hundreds of thousands of people who have been crying for exactly 'Woman, Life, Freedom' in Iran," she added, referring to the protest movement's main slogan. She is the deputy head of the Defenders of Human Rights Center, a non-governmental organisation led by Shirin Ebadi, the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize laureate. [1/5]Iranian human rights activist and the vice president of the Defenders of Human Rights Center (DHRC) Narges Mohammadi poses in this undated handout picture. Among a stream of tributes from major global bodies, the U.N. human rights office said the Nobel award highlighted the bravery of Iranian women.

Persons: Narges Mohammadi, Berit Reiss, Andersen, Narges, Fars, Mohammadi, Shirin Ebadi, Maria Ressa, Russia's Dmitry Muratov, embolden Narges, Taghi Rahmani, Alfred Nobel, Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, Mohammadi's, Mahsa, We've, Elizabeth Throssell, They've, Hamidreza Mohammed, Dan Smith, Gwladys Fouche, Nerijus Adomaitis, Terje Solsvik, Tom Little, John Davison, Anthony Paone, Charlotte Van Campenhout, Gabrielle Tetrault, Farber, Cecile Mantovani, Andrew Cawthorne, William Maclean Organizations: Norwegian Nobel, Reuters, Defenders, of Human Rights, Philippines, REUTERS, New York Times, NRK, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Thomson Locations: Norwegian, OSLO, Iran, Tehran, Evin, Paris, Oslo, Iranian, Stockholm, Parisa, Dubai, Baghdad, Brussels, Geneva

☆ Drake releases music video for New Song '8AM in Charlotte'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

“I need to focus on my health, and I need to get right, and I’m going to do that,” Drake said. Adonis, tell me about your beautiful piece of artwork that you sold me,” Drake tells him at the start of the video. Drake asks about the letters on the drawing, saying, “And what is SBW?” “So it’s not a word, but I just wanted to write SBW,” Adonis says. Does that mean that Daddy’s the goat?” Drake asks. So it’s Daddy Goat,” Adonis says.

Persons: Drake, “, ” Drake, ”, Adonis, ” Adonis, it’s, Sophie Brussaux, SZA, J, Cole, Lil Yachty, Savage Organizations: CNN Locations: Charlotte

However, there are some key differences between the mechanics of credit cards and Helocs. Still, Helocs have far lower rates than credit cards, even for borrowers with strong credit scores. If interest rates climbed to 7% a year later, your payment would rise to $58 a month until the end of the draw period—unless interest rates move again or you draw more from the line. (Secured credit cards are an option for people with limited credit history; they require a cash down payment.) Consolidating credit card debt is another common use, since rates on credit cards can be as much as double what they are on home-equity loans.

Persons: Tanza Loudenback, Aly J, Helocs, you’ve, Robert Heck, won’t, Knight, Freddie Mac, You’re, Scott Fligel, ”, Eric Alexander, Heck, “, ” Heck, Alexander Organizations: Yale, Federal, Federal Reserve, Northwestern Mutual, Income Locations: homeownership, Morty, Charlotte, N.C, Dallas

☆ 2023 on track to become another record-breaking year as temperature hits new high
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Charlotte Van Campenhout | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The global temperature for January-September is also 1.4C higher than the preindustrial average (from the years 1850 to 1900), the institute added, as climate change pushes global temperatures to new records and short-term weather patterns also drive temperature movements. This extreme month has pushed 2023 into the dubious honour of first place - on track to be the warmest year and around 1.4C above preindustrial average temperatures”, Samantha Burgess, Deputy Director of Copernicus, said in a statement. “Two months out from COP28, the sense of urgency for ambitious climate action has never been more critical,” she said referring to the United Nations Climate Change Conference. The previous record belonged to 2016 and 2020 when temperatures were an average of 1.25 degrees C higher. The average sea surface temperature for September over 60°S–60°N reached 20.92C, which is the highest on record for September and the second highest across all months, behind August 2023, Copernicus said.

Persons: Gabriel Flores, Isabel Apaza, Claudia Morales, Samantha Burgess, Copernicus, ”, Charlotte Van Campenhout, Aurora Ellis Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, El, United Nations, Change, Thomson Locations: Lake Titicaca, Huarina, Bolivia, Rights BRUSSELS, 1.4C, COP28

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two days into Habitat for Humanity's annual Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Week Project, hosted by Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood, and the country legends were feeling the burn. Political Cartoons View All 1199 ImagesBrooks and Yearwood first became involved with Habitat for Humanity following Hurricane Katrina and were named Habitat Humanitarians in 2016. Yearwood says they’ve built alongside the former president and first lady on every annual work project they’ve participated in, with the exception of this one. Yearwood also told The Associated Press she's working on new music, writing when the songs come to her, but there's no rush. Inclusion, inclusion, inclusion.

Persons: Jimmy, Rosalynn Carter, Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Yearwood, It’s, Jimmy Carter's, “, Carter, you’ve, Brooks, they’ve, ” Brooks, ” Organizations: ANGELES, Habitat, Associated Press, Las Locations: Charlotte , North Carolina, Las Vegas, Vegas

☆ Michael Jordan becomes first athlete to rank among America’s 400 wealthiest people, according to Forbes
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —NBA legend Michael Jordan has reached a new milestone in his entrepreneurial career as the first professional athlete to be ranked among America’s 400 wealthiest people, according to Forbes. Jordan enters the Forbes 400 list at number 379 having sold his majority stake in the Charlotte Hornets earlier this year. During his 15 seasons in the NBA, Jordan won five MVP awards and six titles with the Chicago Bulls. Elon Musk’s estimated worth of $251 billion sees the Tesla and SpaceX CEO top the Forbes 400 ahead of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, whose wealth is estimated to be $161 billion. Forbes estimated that America’s 400 richest people are now worth a collective $4.5 trillion, which equals the record set in 2021 and is slightly higher than the 2022 GDP of Japan ($4.23 trillion), according to the World Bank.

Persons: Michael Jordan, Jordan, Gabe Plotkin, Rick Schnall –, Elon Musk’s, Jeff Bezos Organizations: CNN, NBA, Forbes, Charlotte Hornets, Nike, Hanes, Gatorade, Chicago Bulls, Washington Wizards, Hornets, SpaceX, Amazon, World Bank Locations: Deck, Japan

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR added Atlanta Motor Speedway and the road course at Watkins Glen International in upstate New York to the playoffs as part of the 2024 Cup Series schedule released Wednesday. Many of the celebrated changes to the schedule had already been announced: Bristol Motor Speedway is removing the dirt for its spring race, Indianapolis Motor Speedway is returning NASCAR to his historic oval and Iowa Speedway will finally host a Cup race. Political Cartoons View All 1199 ImagesTexas Motor Speedway lost the playoff race it has hosted since 2004 and its lone Cup race will be in the spring. One surprise is the return of the hybrid oval/road course at Charlotte Motor Speedway, which hosts this Sunday's playoff elimination race in the round of 12. NASCAR, like IndyCar, will have a two-week break during the Paris Olympics to accommodate broadcast partner NBC Sports.

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Only the fifth woman to win a Nobel physics prize, French-born L'Huillier works at Lund University in Sweden, while Agostini, who was also born in France, is a emeritus professor at Ohio State University in the United States. Agostini and Krausz then demonstrated how this could be used to create shorter light pulses than previously possible. These experiments all showed that attosecond pulses could be observed and measured, and could be used in new experiments. While the award for peace can take the limelight, the physics prize has also often taken centre stage with winners such as Albert Einstein and awards for science that has fundamentally changed how we see the world. Announced on consecutive weekdays in early October, the physics prize announcement will be followed by ones for chemistry, literature, peace and economics, the latter a later addition to the original line-up.

Persons: Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz, Anne L'Huillier, Eva Olsson, Krausz, L'Huillier, Agostini, Emmanuel Macron, Hans Ellegren, Mats Larsson, Katalin Kariko, Drew Weissman, Alfred Nobel, Albert Einstein, Niklas Pollard, Simon Johnson, Johan Ahlander, Terje Solsvik, Elizabeth Pineau, Ayhan Uyanik, Christine Uyanik, Charlotte Van Campenhout, Michaela Cabrera, Alexandra Hudson, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: Reuters, Max Planck, Quantum Optics, Lund University, Ohio State University, Royal Academy of Sciences, Thomson Locations: STOCKHOLM, Hungarian, Garching, Germany, French, Sweden, France, United States, Stockholm, Austria, Paris, COVID, Oslo, Krisztina, Budapest, Amsterdam

☆ US job openings jump in August; quits rate unchanged
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Lucia Mutikani | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The jump reported by the Labor Department in its Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, or JOLTS report, on Tuesday snapped three straight monthly declines in job openings. There were 1.5 job openings for every unemployed person in August and the quits rate was unchanged. Data for July was revised higher to show 8.920 million job openings instead of the previously reported 8.827 million. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 8.800 million job openings in August. The job openings rate increased to 5.8% from 5.4% in July.

Persons: Elizabeth Frantz, Jeffrey Roach, Lucia Mutikani, Andrea Ricci, Paul Simao Organizations: REUTERS, Federal Reserve, Labor Department, Labor, Survey, Fed, LPL Financial, Reuters, Treasury, Thomson Locations: Arlington , Virginia, U.S, WASHINGTON, Charlotte , North Carolina, State, Hollywood

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