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☆ I celebrate Christmas 8 times in 4 days in my blended family. Here's how I make it happen.
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-23 | by ( Riana Ang-Canning | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Instead of choosing which side of the family to spend Christmas with, I go to all the family events. Growing up in a blended family, I'm used to shuffling from one house to another. But rather than choose which side of the family I spend Christmas with, I attend all of the Christmases. AdvertisementNext, I'm off to my step-aunt's house for an early Christmas dinner with my stepmom's immediate family. Dec 24: I double book Christmas Eve to see both sides of my familyChristmas Eve is where the holiday madness really ramps up.

Persons: —, that's, I'm, Po, stepmom, Canning, Benedict, we've, I've Organizations: Service

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jim Leyland left his living room in Thornburg, Pennsylvania, and had gone upstairs to lie down, convinced the call to Cooperstown wasn't coming. Hall chairman Jane Forbes Clark was on the line and Leyland had been voted in, two weeks shy of his 79th birthday. Leyland coached in the Tigers minor league system, then started managing with Bristol of the Appalachian Rookie League in 1971. The Pirates sank from there following the departures of Bonds and ace pitcher Doug Drabek as free agents, and Leyland left after Pittsburgh’s fourth straight losing season in 1996. But the Marlins sold off veterans and tumbled to 54-108 in 1998, and Leyland left for the Rockies.

Persons: Jim Leyland, “, ”, Pat, Jane Forbes Clark, ” Leyland, Leyland, Joe McCarthy, Clark Griffith, Barry Bonds, Gary Sheffield, Larry Walker, Miguel Cabrera, Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer, they're, Lou Piniella, Bill White, Cito Gaston, Davey Johnson, Joe West, Ed Montague, Hank Peters, Adrián Beltré, Joe Mauer, Chase Utley, David Wright, José Bautista, Matt Holliday, Holdovers, Todd Helton, Billy Wagner, Tony La Russa’s, Jim Who, I'm, Francisco Cabrera’s, Doug Drabek, ″ Leyland, Alan Trammell, Louis Organizations: Cooperstown, Leyland, Florida Marlins, Baseball Writers ’ Association of America, Jan, Tigers, Bristol, Appalachian Rookie League, Chicago White Sox, Pirates, Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh, Atlanta, The Pirates, Marlins, White Sox, Red Sox, Angels . Florida, Rockies, St, Louis Cardinals, American League Locations: Tenn, Thornburg , Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh , Florida , Colorado, Detroit, Toledo , Ohio, Perrysburg, San Francisco, Cooperstown

1977: The band releases “Love Gun” and a second live album, “Alive II.” The Gallup Poll names Kiss the most popular band in America. 1981: The band releases “Music From The Elder,” a concept album that evokes “Harry Potter” 20 years before that phenomenon began. 1984-1990: Kiss releases the albums “Animalize,” “Asylum,” “Crazy Nights” and “Hot In The Shade” as MTV embraces their new look. The band releases “Alive IV” with a symphony orchestra in 2003. 2009-2012: Kiss releases “Sonic Boom” and “Monster,” their final studio albums.

Persons: Yorkers, Gene Simmons, cabbie Paul Stanley, Elvis Presley, he'd, Wicked Lester, Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, Simmons, Stanley, Criss, Beth ”, “ Beth ”, ”, “, Kaskets, Eric Carr, Harry Potter ”, “ The, Vinnie Vincent, Mark St, John, Vincent, Bruce Kulick, Carr, Eric Singer, Alice Cooper, Lita Ford, Paul Stanley's, — Stanley, Kulick, Singer —, Frehley, telegraphing, Kiss, Tommy Thayer, Singer, Wayne Parry Organizations: Garden, Associated Press, Detroit, “, York, NBC, MTV, Kiss, Hall of Fame, Madison Locations: New York, Madison, Detroit Rock City, America

☆ How safe is tap water in the U.S.?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Lindsey Jacobson | Jason Reginato | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHow safe is tap water in the U.S.? The U.S. ranks only 23rd in the world for safe drinking water, which is near the bottom of comparable nations. There are issues with both what is in tap water and how it is transported. Toxins like PFAS, arsenic and lead pollute some drinking water. Watch the video to find out how safe tap water is in the U.S., how to protect yourself and how investments can clean up U.S. water.

Organizations: U.S, EPA Locations: U.S

☆ Argentina's new president Javier Milei thinks adopting the US dollar can rescue its screwed economy
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

He thinks replacing the peso with the dollar can tame hyperinflation and revive the battered economy. Prominent economist Steve Hanke — a champion of Milei's dollarization drive — posted on X after the results were announced that the candidate's proposal was "clearly a vote-getter." REBUILDING ARG'S ECONOMY = DOLLARIZATION. AdvertisementDespite its economic woes, Argentina's economy was worth $633 billion in 2022, making it the world's 23rd-largest economy. Critics of Milei's dollarization plans cite major challenges for Argentina against its backdrop of hyperinflation, economic crises, and political instability.

Persons: Javier Milei, —, Javier Milei's, Milei, Milei's, dollarize, Steve Hanke —, Milei’s, Steve Hanke, Milei's dollarization, There's, Markus Jaeger, Jaeger Organizations: Service, Johns Hopkins University, Argentine, Argentina, International Monetary Fund, Business Locations: Argentina, Argentine

The top-ranked Djokovic won a record-breaking seventh ATP Finals title on Sunday with a straight-set victory over home favorite Jannik Sinner. Djokovic took 1 hour, 43 minutes to win 6-3, 6-3 as the Serbian continues to reach new heights at the age of 36. 1 ranking for a record-extending eighth time by winning his opening match at the ATP Finals. After this tournament, Djokovic will become the first player to hold the No. It was also only the second time in the last 15 years that a player has made the finals of all four Grand Slam tournaments and the ATP Finals.

Persons: — Novak Djokovic, Djokovic, Rafael Nadal's, Carlos Alcaraz, I’ve, ” Djokovic, “, Roger Federer, Alcaraz, Medvedev, Sinner, ___ Organizations: Wimbledon, U.S ., Sunday's, Djokovic, ATP Locations: TURIN, Italy, Serbian, Jannik, Turin

☆ Palo Alto's pullback on confusion around a key quarterly metric is a buying opportunity
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Bottom line What should we make of this Palo Alto Networks quarter? Palo Alto has two types of customers: ones that pay annually and others that pay upfront over three years. At the close of regular trading Wednesday, Palo Alto shares were up nearly 84% this year. Total revenue of $1.96 billion to $1.97 billion, with the midpoint of $1.97 billion in line with estimates. Arora Nikesh, Palo Alto Networks CEO & Chairman at the WEF in Davos, Switzerland on May 23rd, 2022.

Persons: cybersecurity, we're, billings, Billings, there's, Nikesh Arora, haven't, We've, Arora, Jim Cramer, Jim Cramer's, Jim, Arora Nikesh, Adam Galica Organizations: Palo Alto Networks, Management, LSEG, billings, Alto, Billings, Palo Alto, Palo, Networks, CNBC Locations: billings, Palo, Alto, Palo Alto, Davos, Switzerland

☆ Erling Haaland reluctantly gives jersey to Young Boys’ captain at halftime of Man City’s Champions League rout
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Everyone wants a piece of Erling Haaland at the moment and that sentiment seems to extend to Manchester City’s opposition. At halftime of City’s 3-0 win against Young Boys in the Champions League group stage on Tuesday, Haaland was asked for his shirt by opposition captain Mohamed Ali Camara. When asked about the incident during his post-match press conference, Young Boys manager Raphael Wicky said he was “surprised.”“I didn’t see that. Haaland, 23, has now scored 39 goals in just 34 Champions League appearances and already sits 20th in the all-time scoring list. He is also on the verge of breaking the record for fewest appearances to reach 40 goals in the Champions League.

Persons: Erling Haaland, Haaland, Mohamed Ali Camara, City, Phil Foden, Raphael Wicky, ”, I’m, “, Camara, Pep Guardiola, It’s, ” Guardiola, Carl Recine, Ballon d’Or, I’d, Ally McCoist, Ruud van Nistelrooy Organizations: CNN, Young Boys, Champions League, Manchester City, Reuters Young Boys, Bournemouth, Scotland, TNT Sports, League, RB Leipzig Locations: Manchester, Camara, Swiss, Norwegian

☆ Galveston shooting: 5 people injured in a shooting during the Lone Star motorcycle rally
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Paradise Afshar | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Five people were injured in a shooting during a motorcycle rally in Galveston, Texas, Saturday night, police said. Shots were fired as crowds were gathered for the Lone Star Rally in a historic district known as The Strand around 11 p.m. local time, Galveston Police Department spokesperson Kurt Koopmann told CNN. All five people who were shot were taken to an area trauma center for treatment, Koopmann said. The rally had already drawn a heavy law enforcement presence to the area, which allowed first responders to react quickly, Koopmann said. The Lone Star Rally is billed as the largest four-day motorcycle rally in North America, according to its Facebook page.

Persons: Kurt Koopmann, Koopmann, ” Koopmann Organizations: CNN, Lone Star, Galveston Police, Facebook Locations: Galveston , Texas, North America, Galveston, Gulf Coast of Texas, Houston

☆ Starbursts, smuggled coffee and Martin Shkreli: How CNBC reported the Sam Bankman-Fried trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-04 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +13 min

Artist: Elizabeth WilliamsJust before 8 p.m. on Thursday, 12 jurors found Sam Bankman-Fried guilty of all seven counts against him. (CNBC put out a note requesting access ahead of the trial — an email which was ultimately ignored.) Every exit to file a report included another breakneck trip through security, in a sort of run, rinse, repeat cycle — security, courtroom, exit, photographer's car to file, back up through security, over and over again. CNBC correspondent MacKenzie Sigalos reporting on the Sam Bankman-Fried trial from outside the SDNY courthouse at 500 Pearl Street in downtown Manhattan. Around 8:02 p.m., Bankman-Fried, speechless, began to walk to a room just adjacent to the main court.

Persons: Sam Bankman, Elizabeth Williams, Fried, MacKenzie Sigalos, Dan Mangan, Martin Shkreli, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Michael Lewis, Lewis, Indiana Jones, Ben McKenzie, McKenzie, Damian Williams, They'd, Danielle Sassoon, Jane Rosenberg, Joe Bankman, Barbara Fried, Joseph Bankman, Brendan Mcdermid, gaunt, Kaplan, Bankman, Mark Cohen, Judge Kaplan, blankly, Christian Everdell, Cohen Organizations: Alameda Research, Southern, of, CNBC, Auburn University totebag, Capitalism, U.S, Federal Court Locations: of New York, San Francisco, Vegas, Georgia, Manhattan, Indiana, New York City, U.S

As Harvick readied to return to Phoenix Raceway — a track where he was once practically unbeatable — it finally hit him that he's done as a NASCAR Cup Series driver. Political Cartoons View All 1234 ImagesHarvick isn't going very far and can't really fathom a life away from the racetrack. Now he's 47 and a former Cup champion with 60 career victories, good for 10th on NASCAR's all-time wins list. "And then you have kids and you look around and you realize, ‘Man, this is really what my life is all about. I love racing.’ That really came from watching Keelan race and watching him grow to love this sport and watching the other parents and the other kids.

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In January 2017, just days before taking office, President-elect Donald J. Trump announced a couple of promotions. “My two sons — who are right here, Don and Eric — are going to be running the company,” he told a group of reporters. “They are going to be running it in a very professional manner.”Nearly seven years later, Mr. Trump’s sons are alongside him as defendants in a civil case that accuses them of a decades-long fraud. Eric Trump is expected to follow, and the former president and Ivanka Trump are likely to testify next week. The presence of Mr. Trump’s children at the trial underscores how, along with wealth and positions of influence, they inherited the legal troubles that have trailed their father for years.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, “, —, Don, Eric —, ”, Trump’s, Donald Trump Jr, Eric Trump, Ivanka Trump, Letitia James Organizations: New

☆ At New York’s ‘Friends’ Museum, Mourning Matthew Perry
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Julia Jacobs | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Every night, Marnie Stein, an elementary school principal from Montreal, falls asleep to the lullaby of “Friends” streaming on her TV. At school, the decorations in the teachers’ lounge reference Central Perk, the Manhattan coffee shop where the show’s main characters held court. “All we do is quote ‘Friends,’” Stein said of her and her colleagues. After the news on Saturday night that Matthew Perry, one of the show’s lead actors, had died suddenly at his home in Los Angeles, the trip to the “Friends” Experience turned into a moment to pay tribute to the 54-year-old star, who had been open about his long battle with drug and alcohol addiction. No official cause of death has been released yet.

Persons: Marnie Stein, ’ ” Stein, Stein, Matthew Perry Organizations: Lexington Locations: Montreal, Manhattan, New York City, Los Angeles

☆ Q&A: White House AI advisor says US is 'catching up' to the tech, as Biden's new executive order demands transparency for the world's biggest AI models
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Kali Hays | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

President Biden just signed an executive order regarding the development and use of AI technology. The broad executive order touches on more than a dozen possible uses of AI and generative AI that already are, or could in the future, directly impact people's lives. The size threshold is so high that currently most available models do not meet the criteria for further transparency called for in Biden's executive order. Although all of the major tech companies earlier this year agreed to adhere to standards of responsibility and training in their AI work. Do you think AI is in a hype cycle, and everybody's overreacting to what it's going to mean?

Persons: Biden, Ben Buchanan, —, Buchanan, Andrew Bosworth, We're, everybody's, Ben, Kali Hays Organizations: Service, White, Office of Science, Technology, Monday, Meta, Google, Microsoft, National Institute of Standards, Biden White House, Department of Commerce . Technology, Atomic Energy, Defense, EO Locations: United States, khays@insider.com

☆ Taylor Swift has made Kansas City her new stomping ground — and local shops say business is booming
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Kansas City has been gripped by Taylor Swift mania amidst her relationship with Travis Kelce. Taylor Swift. They're not alone: Swiftmania has seized Kansas City, and the next great American dynasty — of a blockbuster football team and pop music superstar — is invigorating the Midwestern city. Indeed, Lonely Planet included Kansas City on its list of top destinations to visit in 2024 released on Thursday. While Swift is not single-handedly responsible for the Kansas City renaissance, her presence is currently being felt in the wallets and streets of Kansas City.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, —, Megan Folmsbee, Who's Travis, Swift, Westside Storey, Folmsbee, They're, Swiftmania, Ericka Hamilton, Misha Wilson, Randi Mahomes, Patrick Mahomes, Hamilton, Wilson, Randi, Travis Kelce's, ❤️, RsE3P5HKAd —, Sarah Fretwell, Erimish, Fretwell, Travis, Jason Kelce, hasn't, Taylor, We've, Xavier Ross, RAYGUN, It's, Ross, it's, Abby Meyer, Meyer, Dolce, Erin Brown, they've, Katlyn Howard, That's, Brown, Jack Stack, Kelce, Patrick Joyce, Joyce, could've Organizations: Kansas City, Swifties, Service, Westside Storey, Kansas City Chiefs, Westside, Chiefs, Kansas, RsE3P5HKAd — ESPN, Philadelphia Eagles, Arrowhead, University of Toronto, KC, . Kansas City's Union, Union, Bakery, Kansas City's, Lonely Planet Locations: Kansas, Arrowhead, Kansas City, Arkansas, . Kansas, Argentine

☆ NYC's famous Flatiron Building will be converted into luxury residences after sitting empty for years
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The iconic Flatiron Building will be converted from empty offices into luxury residences. The iconic Flatiron Building will be converted from empty offices into luxury residences, the owners announced this week. The Brodsky Organization, a residential real estate developer, bought a stake in the Flatiron building this month and will lead the conversion process, which will include moving the staircases and elevators. The Flatiron Building's redevelopment will be one of New York's most high-profile commercial-to-residential building conversion projects, something that's become a central part of the city's efforts to build more housing. The area — between 23rd and 40th streets and Fifth and Eighth Avenues — is just north of the Flatiron building.

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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Allen threw two touchdown passes and ran for another — shrugging off aggravating an injury to his throwing shoulder — and the Buffalo Bills hung on to beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24-18 on Thursday night. After a week of questions about his “low-energy” approach and Buffalo's slow-starting offense, Allen came through for the Bills (5-3), throwing for 324 yards on 31-of-40 passing. Buffalo’s defense limited the Buccaneers' Baker Mayfield-led attack to less than 200 yards of offense through three quarters and 302 overall. But it took Tampa Bay 17 plays and 7:21 to march 92 yards for that score. Allen took advantage, topping 300 yards for the 23rd time in his career.

Persons: — Josh Allen, Allen, Gabriel Davis, Dalton Kincaid, Baker Mayfield, Sam Martin, Mayfield, Mike Evans, Cade Otton, Mary, Chris Godwin, White, Vita Vea, Logan, Steve Young, Hall, Hall of Famer Dan Marino, Antoine Winfield Jr, William Gholston, Godwin, Kincaid, Damar Hamlin, Hamlin, ___ Organizations: Buffalo Bills, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Bills, Buccaneers, Tampa Bay’s, Tampa, Tampa Bay, Buffalo, Bucs, Hall of Famer, NEXT Buccaneers, Houston, Cincinnati, Bengals Locations: ORCHARD, Tampa, Buffalo

☆ Formula One statistics for the Mexican Grand Prix
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/3] Formula One F1 - United States Grand Prix - Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas, U.S. - October 22, 2023 Red Bull's Sergio Perez in action during the race REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 25 (Reuters) - Formula One statistics for Sunday's Mexican Grand Prix at Mexico City's Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, round 19 of the 22-race season. CHAMPIONSHIPRed Bull and Verstappen have won both championships already, Verstappen his third and Red Bull their sixth. Red Bull have won 17 of 18 races, with Ferrari's Carlos Sainz winning in Singapore. Red Bull have also had a team record six one-two finishes in 2023. PODIUMSix teams and 11 drivers have made a podium appearance this season: Red Bull, Alpine, Aston Martin, McLaren, Mercedes and Ferrari.

Persons: Sergio Perez, Brian Snyder, Mexico City's Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Max Verstappen, Red, MEXICO Red Bull's Sergio Perez, Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg, Hamilton, Bull, Verstappen, Red Bull, Alain Prost, Ferrari's Carlos Sainz, Singapore . Red Bull, Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso, Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, Sainz, Aston Martin, McLaren, Mercedes, Michael Schumacher, Alonso, Alfa Romeo's, Zhou, Perez, Mercedes's George Russell, McLaren's Oscar Piastri, AlphaTauri's Yuki Tsunoda, Satoru Nakajima, Kamui Kobayashi, McLaren's Lando Norris, Nick Heidfeld's, Alan Baldwin, Ed Osmond Organizations: United, Prix, Mexico City's Autodromo Hermanos, MEXICO Red, Mercedes, Red, WINS Verstappen, Ferrari, Aston, Thomson Locations: United States, Americas, Austin , Texas, U.S, Netherlands, MEXICO, Mexico, Singapore, Singapore . Red, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Austin, Hamilton, Hungary, Italy, Verstappen, Brazil, Australia, China, London

"There is not a lot of trust," Republican Representative Dusty Johnson, a moderate, told reporters. "It's in the best interest of the country – and House Republicans themselves – to get their act together." PRIOR FAILURESA small band of party hardliners led by Republican Representative Matt Gaetz engineered McCarthy's ouster on Oct. 3. 3 House Republican Tom Emmer withdrew his bid on Tuesday amid opposition from party hardliners. He has a more moderate record than many other House Republicans.

Persons: Mike Johnson, Kevin McCarthy, Dusty Johnson, Johnson, hardliner Jim Jordan, Donald Trump, Jordan, McCarthy, Joe Biden, Jonathan Ernst, Andrew Bates, –, Matt Gaetz, Republican Tom Emmer, Joe Biden's, Trump, Emmer, Steve Scalise's, David Morgan, Moira Warburton, Richard Cowan, Makini Brice, Susan Heavey, Scott Malone, Stephen Coates, Jane Merriman Organizations: U.S . House, Republicans, Republican, Lawmakers, Former U.S, Wednesday, Democratic, Senate, U.S, Capitol, REUTERS, GOP, House Republicans, Trump, Emmer, Thomson Locations: East, Ukraine, Louisiana, Washington, Washington , U.S, Israel, U.S

☆ These 10 states are home to the most stressed out people in America—New York and California didn't make the list
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Earlier this year, WalletHub released a ranking of the "most and least stressed" states in America. Some of the most expensive states to live in, New York and California, didn't even make the top 10 list. New York landed in the 20th spot while California came in 23rd. Folks in South Dakota get the most amount of hours of sleep per night, while Pennsylvanians get the least. California and Nevada are the top two states for job security and Ohio offers the most affordable housing.

Persons: WalletHub, didn't Organizations: U.S . Census Bureau, of Labor Statistics, for Disease Control, Ohio Locations: America, U.S, New York, California, Texas , Alaska, North Dakota , Wyoming, Alaska, South Dakota, Nevada

☆ Trump fraud judge cracks 'what's sauce for the goose...' joke in response to complaint about Michael Cohen's anti-Trump tweets
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Michael Cohen canceled this week's Trump fraud trial testimony due to a brief illness. A Trump lawyer complained in court that sick or not, Cohen continues to attack Trump online. "Well, talk about sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander," the judge quipped in response. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . "Well, we don't have a medical excuse," Trump attorney Christopher Kise responded, irritation in his voice.

Persons: Michael Cohen, Trump, Cohen, —, Donald Trump's, Arthur Engoron, Christopher Kise, levity, Letitia James, Banks, Allen Weisselberg, Kise, Donald, 1713709490925670484 Cohen, general's, podcaster Drew Grimaldi Organizations: Trump, gander, Service, New York, Trump Organization Locations: Manhattan, New York

☆ South Africa thump Australia to stay unbeaten at World Cup
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Saurabh Sharma | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LUCKNOW, India, Oct 12 (Reuters) - South Africa crushed Australia by 134 runs to cruise to their second victory at the World Cup, as Quinton de Kock struck back-to-back tons and Aiden Markram made a half-century before the bowlers ripped through the five-times champions on Thursday. South Africa's win was built on a platform provided by De Kock, who made 109 while Markram hit 56 to help the Proteas post 311-7 in 50 overs. South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma (35) gained two reprieves as Australia failed to hold onto difficult chances before Glenn Maxwell (2-34) snared him, but the Proteas marched on as De Kock twice hit Josh Hazlewood into the stands in the 23rd over. Cummins could have had two more wickets but Marcus Stoinis and Mitchell Starc put down chances on a sloppy day in the field but a double strike by Starc (2-53) in the last over kept South Africa from swelling the score. Reporting by Saurabh Sharma in Lucknow; Writing by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by Ken Ferris and Toby DavisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Quinton de Kock, Aiden Markram, Kagiso Rabada, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Marnus Labuschagne, De Kock, Markram, Pat Cummins, Temba Bavuma, Glenn Maxwell, snared, Proteas, Josh Hazlewood, Spinner Adam Zampa, der, Cummins, Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Starc, Saurabh Sharma, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Ken Ferris, Toby Davis Organizations: Australia, Sri, South, Thomson Locations: LUCKNOW, India, South Africa, Australia, Africa, Sri Lanka, Lucknow, Bengaluru

☆ GOP tells Republicans not to support RFK Jr. because he's denied the validity of presidential elections
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

RFK Jr. is now running for president as an independent, and Republicans view him as a threat. The RNC issued a memo listing 23 different reasons why Republicans shouldn't support him. The 23rd point: he denied the validity of two presidential elections. "He called the 2000 presidential election stolen 'under a cloud of dirty tricks' and said Republicans 'fix[ed]' the 2004 presidential election," reads a memo released by the RNC on Monday. Other reasons include Kennedy's support for basic aspects of the Democratic Party's agenda, including combatting climate change and supporting abortion rights.

Persons: shouldn't, —, Robert F, Kennedy, Donald Trump —, Ronna McDaniel, Joe Biden, Biden Organizations: RFK Jr, RNC, Service, Republican National Committee, Democratic, GOP, Trump, Electoral Locations: United States, Ukraine

☆ Home Sweet Times Square: How New York City can save Midtown Manhattan from the 'urban doom loop'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

And New York City has had success transforming single-use office districts, most notably Lower Manhattan's financial district, into more vibrant mixed-use places. Times Square is one of those, according to Tom Harris, president of the Times Square Alliance, which represents the district's businesses. AdvertisementAdvertisement"I'm not negating it, but certainly the opportunities south of Times Square, to the west of Times Square, are a little bit better for development of the housing stock," he said. The mix of businesses around Times Square has changed in a way that could be appealing to potential residents. Times Square lost 179 businesses during the pandemic, but has since welcomed more than 180 new businesses into the neighborhood, according to the Times Square Alliance.

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☆ Simone Biles wins fourth gold of world championships as she completes first international competition since two-year break
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Simone Biles won her fourth gold medal of the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships on Sunday, finishing first in the floor exercise, as she completes her first international competition since her two-year break from gymnastics. The gold in floor is Biles’ 23rd world championship gold medal and was her second of the day, having won the beam competition in Antwerp, Belgium. Simone Biles competes in the women's beam final at the world championships. Biles in action during the floor final at the 2023 world championships. Biles has now earned 30 career medals – 23 gold, four silver, three bronze – at the world championships, as well as a record 37 total medals across both the Olympics and the world championships.

Persons: CNN — Simone Biles, Rebeca Andrade, China’s Zhou Yaqin, Biles, Simone Biles, Lionel Bonaventure, It’s, Zhou, Yves Herman, Reuters Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade Organizations: CNN, Getty, Olympic, Reuters, Olympics Locations: Antwerp, Belgium, China’s, Europe, AFP

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