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☆ Watch the last billion years of Earth's tectonic plate movement in just 40 seconds
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Aylin Woodward | Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

In 2021, geologists animated a video that shows how Earth's tectonic plates moved over the last billion years. But in 2021 a group of geologists offered up an easily digestible peek at 1 billion years of plate tectonic motion. Building a better model of Earth's platesThe Earth's plates move in a variety of ways and can cause earthquakes, mountains, and canyons. The top layer — between 5 and 50 miles thick — is the crust, which is fragmented into tectonic plates that fit together. The jigsaw puzzle of Earth's continents hasn't stopped shifting, of course.

Persons: Sabin Zahirovic, Pangea, Joshua Stevens, Dietmar Müller Organizations: Service, University of Sydney, U.S . Geological Survey, Geologists, NASA Locations: Antarctica, U.S, Sandwell, Africa, Europe

☆ How to find water when you're lost in the desert
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Containers can help collect moisture that forms overnight. That's why it's important to know, ahead of time, where the most likely water sources in a desert may be hiding. Prickly pear Opuntia basilaris in bloom in spring in the desert in Joshua Tree National Park California. Education Images/UIG via Getty ImagesThe University of Nevada, Reno, suggests wearing leather or rubber gloves and using tongs to harvest a prickly pear cactus. In reality, you're probably not in a situation where you're going to go through all that work, so if you find a prickly pear just be extra careful while harvesting and peeling the skin.

Organizations: Service, Phoenix, Getty, The, of Nevada, Independent Locations: Wall, Silicon, Joshua Tree, Park California, Reno

☆ England, the World Cup’s Great Survivor, Runs Out of Lifelines
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( Jenny Vrentas | More About Jenny Vrentas | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Until Sunday night, England met every tough situation it fell into during the Women’s World Cup the same way: It found a way out. So it was understandable when, in the 70th minute of the World Cup final against Spain on Sunday in Sydney, Australia, England Coach Sarina Wiegman thought her team had found an escape hatch yet again. Surely, Wiegman thought, it would find a new way out. “I thought, ‘Now we are going to score a goal,’” Wiegman said. “‘Now we are going to score a goal and get to 1-1.’ But we didn’t.”

Persons: Sam Kerr, Sarina Wiegman, Mary Earps, ’ ” Wiegman, “, ” Organizations: England, Colombia, Australia, Spain Locations: Sydney, Australia, Spain

Nobody was surprised that Megan Rapinoe took the Golden Ball, for the tournament’s best player, in 2019, or that Lionel Messi did the same in 2022. Some World Cups are, after all, very obviously dominated by one central character. This has not been one of those World Cups, though. Several Spain players might be contenders: Aitana Bonmati, Mariona Caldentey, Teresa Abelleira. Japan’s Hinata Miyazawa will likely win the tournament’s Golden Ball, the award handed out to the most prolific goal-scorer.

Persons: volubly, Nobody, Megan Rapinoe, Lionel Messi, Aitana, Mariona Caldentey, Teresa Abelleira, Millie Bright, Kosovare Asllani, Sam Kerr, Mary Fowler, Australia’s, Hinata, Lauren, Alessia Russo, Lauren James, Alba Redondo, Jenni Hermoso, Bonmatí, Mary Earps, Zecira, Salma Paralluelo, James, Fowler Organizations: FIFA, Spain —, Spain, Nigeria Locations: Sydney, Spain, Georgia, Sweden, England

☆ New England Storms May Bring Flash Floods and Tornadoes
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Jenny Gross | More About Jenny Gross | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Parts of Massachusetts, including Boston, were under flash flood warnings on Friday morning, the National Weather Service said, as thunderstorms swept across the eastern portion of the state. The Weather Service in Providence, R.I., said that a thunderstorm was possible until 1 p.m., and that some of the storms could bring heavy rain. Just after sunrise on Friday, a line of thunderstorms strengthened over parts of New England and probably caused tornadoes. A tornado warning was in effect for parts of Massachusetts until 10:45 a.m., the Weather Service said.

Organizations: National Weather Service, Weather Service Locations: Massachusetts, Boston, Providence, R.I, New England

☆ Human-caused fires may have contributed to the extinction of saber-toothed cats, dire wolves, and other animals 13,000 years ago
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The La Brea tar pits captured dire wolves, sabertooth cats, and other megafaunal for millennia. Statues of megafaunal mammals give La Brea Tar Pit visitors a sense of what animals roamed the area thousands of years ago. The loss of herbivores at La Brea could've contributed to a feedback loop, making fires — however, they started — more intense, the paper's authors say. Paelongotolist MacPhee cautions that there could be other explanations for why these animals in the 61/67 tar pits stopped appearing. Excavation of the La Brea tar pits has yielded hundreds of thousands of fossils.

Persons: —, Robin O'Keefe, O'Keefe, it's, Regan Dunn, Dunn, Jae C, Ross MacPhee, wasn't, MacPhee, Guy Robinson, Robinson, Sharon Levy, Amelia Villaseñor, C, Villaseñor Organizations: Service, Arlington Springs Man Locations: Brea, Wall, Silicon, Los Angeles, Southern California, Rancho La, Elsinore, Lake Elsinore, Northern Canada, La Brea, Rancho La Brea, Yukon, Orange County , New York, North America, Arlington Springs, Southern

☆ Thermo Fisher Scientific and more: CNBC's 'Halftime Report' traders answer your questions
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Joshua Natoli | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

On Thursday's "Ask Halftime," traders answered questions from CNBC Pro subscribers about which stocks to buy, hold or sell right now. Jenny Harrington of Gilman Hill Asset Management discussed why she sees Thermo Fisher Scientific as a stock worth holding for the long term. Capital Wealth Planning's Kevin Simpson shared his thesis on investing in Lockheed Martin and why now is a good entry point to buy shares.

Persons: Jenny Harrington, Kevin Simpson, Lockheed Martin Organizations: CNBC Pro, Management, Lockheed

☆ Big tech gains are needed for the market to move higher: Capital Wealth Planning's Kevin Simpson
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | 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 EmailBig tech gains are needed for the market to move higher: Capital Wealth Planning's Kevin SimpsonJosh Brown, Jenny Harrington and Kevin Simpson join 'Halftime Report' to discuss the market impact of Apple's downward trend, searching for stability in equities outside of the Magnificent 7, and the importance of hedging with portfolio diversification.

Persons: Kevin Simpson Josh Brown, Jenny Harrington, Kevin Simpson

☆ Watch CNBC's investment committee discuss Apple's downtrend
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | 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 EmailWatch CNBC's investment committee discuss Apple's downtrendJosh Brown, Jenny Harrington, and Capital Wealth Planning CIO Kevin Simpson, join 'Halftime Report' to discuss the market impact of Apple's downward trend, searching for stability in equities outside of the magnificent 7, and the importance of hedging with portfolio diversification.

Persons: Josh Brown, Jenny Harrington, Kevin Simpson Organizations: Watch, Capital Wealth

☆ Australia Loved the Matildas. Will It Continue to Love Women’s Sports?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Jenny Vrentas | More About Jenny Vrentas | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The morning after Australia’s dream run at the Women’s World Cup ended one win short of the final, Denisse Lopez, 34, found a quiet spot to sit in Darling Harbour. She was still wearing the Sam Kerr jersey she had put on for Australia’s semifinal loss to England the night before. So strong was her belief in the team that she had secured tickets to the final but not the third-place match in Brisbane, where Australia will play Sweden on Saturday. “It just came out this morning,” Lopez, who lives in Melbourne, said of her tears. “The players started posting about the loss, and I was like, ‘Oh, I’m sad.’ Mostly, I feel flat and disappointed for the girls.

Persons: Denisse Lopez, Sam Kerr, puffy, Lopez, ” Lopez Organizations: Sweden, ” Locations: Darling Harbour, England, France, Brisbane, Australia, Melbourne, New Zealand

☆ Dolphins are dying in droves in the Black Sea, and Ukraine says it's evidence that Russia is committing a new kind of war crime
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Sonam Sheth | Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ukrainian officials have documented an uptick in dolphin and porpoise deaths near the Black Sea. They may use the data to build a case accusing Russia of environmental war crimes, NYT reported. That's according to The New York Times, which reported that there's been a significant increase in dead dolphins and porpoises washing ashore in the Black Sea. In a peace plan he laid out last November, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed the environmental damage Russia's war was causing. Currently, there are four acts that are considered international crimes that the International Criminal Court (ICC) oversees: genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and crimes of aggression.

Persons: there's, Volodymyr Zelenskyy Organizations: Service, Ukraine, The New York Times, The Times, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, Criminal Court, ICC Locations: Russia, Wall, Silicon, ecocide, Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine, Russian

☆ Sook: How a UK startup hopes to save the high street
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Jenny Marc | Mark Tutton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

They’re struggling against the shift to online shopping, rising operating and supply-chain costs, and shoppers having their spending money chipped away by inflation. Sook was founded in 2019 by John Hoyle, who was once a captain in the British army and then worked in real estate before launching the company. “People love engaging in real life and we just need to facilitate a model that allows that,” he says. Wanting to reach customers in the real world, Stark has held pop-up sales with Sook in Edinburgh, and on London’s Oxford Street. “Creativity and flexibility will be absolutely essential to ensuring that high streets continue to be diverse and vibrant,” he adds.

Persons: Sook, John Hoyle, Hoyle, ”, “, Nicole Stark, Stark, “ We’ve, we’ve, Andrew Goodacre Organizations: CNN, Newcastle, Adobe, Mastercard, Oxford, British Independent Retailers Association Locations: Britain, London, Leeds, Johannesburg, South Africa, Edinburgh, Scotland, Italy, France

☆ Kerr Scored. The Crowd Roared. But England Wasn’t Done.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Jenny Vrentas | More About Jenny Vrentas | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“I don’t think anything fazes us,” said midfielder Ella Toone, who scored England’s first goal before halftime. In their early matches, the Lionesses relied on strong defense and Earps’s steady goalkeeping as they struggled to score. Bronze referred back to England’s 2-1 quarterfinal win against Colombia, when the Lionesses fell into an early deficit in front of another crowd that also heavily favored their opponent. The carnal release inside the stadium after Kerr’s goal was at a different level. The only way through, England knew, was to stick to the game plan, and hold its nerve.

Persons: ”, Ella Toone, England’s, “ We’ve, we’ve, Kerr —, Jess Carter, Wiegman, Kerr, Earps Organizations: Colombia Locations: England

☆ Two American Tourists Caught Sleeping in the Eiffel Tower
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Jenny Gross | More About Jenny Gross | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The opening of the Eiffel Tower was delayed on Monday morning after security officials found two American tourists sleeping in the monument overnight, officials said. “They were detected in the early morning by the Sete security service, during daily rounds of checks carried out before the monument was opened to the public,” according to the Eiffel Tower’s operator, Sociéte d’Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel, also known as Sete. The Paris prosecutor’s office was informed on Monday morning that two American men had been found sleeping on the site of the Eiffel Tower after entering with tickets on Sunday night, according to a spokeswoman for the office, who said that alcohol was involved. She did not know where in the Eiffel Tower the men were discovered. One of the world’s most recognizable landmarks, the Eiffel Tower was built from 1887 to 1889 to celebrate the centennial of the French Revolution and stands at 1,083 feet.

Persons: “ Organizations: Eiffel Locations: Sete, Paris

☆ A psychotherapist shares 3 exercises she uses to stop 'obsessing' over what other people think
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Jenny Maenpaa | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

These are some of the most common signs of general social anxiety:As a psychotherapist, I help many people tackle social stress. If you're overly consumed about how you're perceived, it could be a sign of social anxiety disorder or social phobia. We all care about what other people think of us to an extent, but it's possible to care too much. If you listen to yourself, you're going to start operating from that assumption. You're going to start avoiding her, and then she might start having ill feelings towards you.

Persons: isn't, weren't, I've, what's, Jenny Maenpaa

☆ Middle class Americans are moving straight into fire and drought because they can't afford to live in the cities that are safer from climate change
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Rising housing costs have helped push Americans into parts of the country more vulnerable to climate change. The trend shows how the burden of climate change is falling disproportionately on less affluent people. Rather than leaving areas at high risk of natural disasters and other climate issues, more Americans are moving into them. But if lower-risk cities continue to price people out, the burden of climate change will fall even more disproportionately on less affluent communities. A recent Brookings Institution report recommended several ways that policymakers can encourage Americans to seek climate safety.

Persons: Hurricane Harvey, Freddie Mac, Rich, homebuyers, Jenny Schuetz, Julia Gill Organizations: Service, Brookings, Federal Housing Finance Agency Locations: New York, San Francisco, Southern, Florida, Houston, West, Bend , Oregon

The rights of Indigenous peoples was one of the social causes FIFA chose to highlight at this year’s World Cup. He and the other members of Indigenous Football Australia, a council that supports his initiative, John Moriarty Football, have called for meaningful support of Indigenous-led grass-roots programs from soccer’s Australian and global governing bodies. John Moriarty Football says it has received less than 20,000 Australian dollars, or about $13,000, from its country’s soccer governing body, Football Australia, since Moriarty launched the program in 2012. “If it wasn’t for programs like JMF, the pathways for children in Tennant Creek to get to elite football, let alone a World Cup tournament, would be nonexistent — an impossible dream,” Moriarty wrote in an email. Courtney Fewquandie, a Butchulla and Gubbi Gubbi woman who serves as Football Australia’s general manager of First Nations, said the advisory group has agreed to a meeting with Indigenous Football Australia after the World Cup that she hopes will be “the first step to moving forward together.”

Persons: Moriarty, John Moriarty, John Moriarty Football, ” Moriarty, Kyah Simon, Courtney Fewquandie, Gubbi, ” Organizations: FIFA, Australian, Indigenous Football Australia, John Moriarty Football, soccer’s, Football Australia, ” Football Australia, Indigenous Advisory Group, Australia, Nations, Football Australia’s, First Locations: Australia, New Zealand, Tennant, New South Wales

The Russian military’s decision to fire warning shots and board a freighter in the Black Sea this weekend has added a new level of uncertainty to the increasingly intense maritime theater of war, as Moscow, apparently for the first time, made good on its threat to treat Ukraine-bound civilian shipping as potentially hostile. The Russian Ministry of Defense on Sunday announced the action, which was confirmed by Ukrainian officials, and video verified by The New York Times shows a military helicopter hovering above the cargo ship Sukru Okan. A group of people in military gear can be seen walking on the deck and climbing into the helicopter, while eight men in civilian clothes — apparently the ship’s crew — sit nearby. But it reflects the rising tensions on the Black Sea, which Western analysts have warned could escalate into violence involving countries not directly involved in the war. Russia’s warning last month about treating third-country shipping as hostile raised fears of armed clashes, and since then, Ukraine’s increasingly robust naval drone force has launched several attacks on Russian warships.

Persons: —, Ukraine’s Organizations: Russian Ministry of Defense, Sunday, Ukrainian, The New York Times Locations: Russian, Moscow, Ukraine

☆ Texas Sues Shell Over Massive Fire at Houston Chemical Plant
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-13 | by ( Jenny Strasburg | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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Persons: Dow Jones Locations: texas, houston

A utility pole on Friday that had been damaged in the high winds this week in Lahaina, Hawaii. But Hawaiian Electric, the state’s largest utility and the parent company of the power provider on Maui, made wildfire prevention its lowest priority in a state regulatory filing in April. In fact, the utility had no plan to cut power to prevent further ignitions even after flames began consuming the island. The recent devastation on Maui served as a reminder that climate-driven disaster can strike anywhere. “From what we’ve learned, we believe the Lahaina fires could have been prevented had proper safety precautions been taken,” said Gerald Singleton, one lawyer who issued a release about potential lawsuits.

Persons: ”, Jennifer Potter, Potter, Jim Kelly, we’ve, Gerald Singleton, Nicole Lowen, Ms, ” Ms, “ Organizations: Hawaii Public Utilities Commission, Pacific Gas & Electric, San Diego Gas &, Hawaiian Electric, Energy, Hawaii State Legislature Locations: Lahaina , Hawaii, Maui, California, Lahaina, “, Hawaii

☆ England, Bruised but Unbowed, Reaches World Cup Semifinals
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-12 | by ( Jenny Vrentas | More About Jenny Vrentas | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

England entered the World Cup knockout stages still waiting to look like the dominant team it had hoped it could be. England had arrived in Australia last month without three of the country’s best players, all ruled out because of serious knee injuries. Another star was hurt in the group stage and missed a game and a half. Then the Lionesses lost their best player at this World Cup, the young midfielder Lauren James, to a suspension after she was sent off for stamping on a Nigerian player in the round of 16. Overcoming an early goal with one of their own just before halftime, the Lionesses delivered the kind of performance they had been saying was just around the corner, beating Colombia, 2-1, to advance to the semifinals for the second straight World Cup.

Persons: Lauren James, nation’s Organizations: England Locations: England, Australia, Nigerian, Colombia

The Perseid meteor shower lights up the sky this weekend. Dark sky parks and IDA-certified locations are the best places to view this show and many others. From Alaska to Wyoming, here's a list of some of the darkest skies in each of the 50 US states. These are often officially zoned "dark sky parks", which have clear views of the night sky when the weather permits. Only the clearest of night skies, unimpeded by light pollution, are allowed the honorable IDA-certified title.

Persons: We've Organizations: IDA, Service, Sky Association Locations: Alaska, Wyoming, Wall, Silicon, Utah, Michigan

☆ As Gen Z gains major spending power, brands like Sephora and The Knot are rethinking their marketing strategies beyond millennials
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Ryan Joe | Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

In 2021, 64.3 million millennials made online purchases, compared to a projected 64.4 million in 2023, according to Insider Intelligence. By contrast, 37.2 million Gen Zers made online purchases in 2021 compared to a projected 45.5 million in 2023. "But in terms of bringing new customers into a brand, I'm not hearing conversations every week about getting more millennials — it's 'Gen Z, Gen Z, Gen Z.'" While Watford's mandate also includes non-Gen Z millennials, some in the advertising industry have shifted focus onto Gen Z, which is more open to brand messaging, particularly in environments like video games. So if you're targeting Gen Z, you're not just targeting Gen Z."

Persons: Gen Z, Gen, Zers, Sarah Engel, it's, Z, Zena Arnold, Jenny Lewis, Lewis, Comscore, Magna, Pandora, SiriusXM, Suzi, Ann Hand, they're, Barbie's Dreamhouse, Hand, Digital's Engel Organizations: Companies, Intelligence, Nielsen, Edison Research, Spotify, YouTube, Super League Gaming, Mattel, League Gaming Locations: Roblox

☆ Sun smacks Earth with 2 powerful, back-to-back X-class solar flares, knocking out radio signals across the US
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The sun struck Earth with two powerful X-class solar flares in the past few days. So when high-energy solar radiation strikes, it can cause those radio signals to degrade. But a strong solar maximum can cause extreme space weather events, including back-to-back X-class solar flares like what recently occurred. This year's X-class solar flares have been on the lower end of the intensity spectrum, with the biggest, an X2.2, occurring in February. While this year's flares have routinely affected radio signals, a solar flare of X28 — like the one detected in 2003 — would be incredibly destructive for Earth's technology.

Persons: We've, Gizmodo, Keith Strong, Strong, it's, Space.com Organizations: Service, NASA Locations: Canada, Wall, Silicon

☆ Disney shares rise after streaming losses, price hikes. How the pros are playing it
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Joshua Natoli | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailDisney shares rise after streaming losses, price hikes. How the pros are playing itJim Cramer, Ken Leon of CFRA Research, Michael Nathanson of MoffettNathanson, Jenny Harrington of Gilman Hill Asset Management, Josh Brown of Ritholtz Wealth Management and Jim Lebenthal of Cerity Partners discussed Disney after the company's third-quarter earnings call laid out plans to hike prices on their streaming platforms.

Persons: Jim Cramer, Ken Leon, Michael Nathanson, MoffettNathanson, Jenny Harrington, Josh Brown, Jim Lebenthal Organizations: Disney, CFRA Research, Asset Management, Ritholtz Wealth Management, Cerity Partners

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