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A lawsuit claims Rudy Giuliani was paid $300,000 while pitching investors on an anti-Biden film. Giuliani allegedly said it would be a "kill shot" that would sink Joe Biden's campaign. By then, Giuliani was hard at work trying to dig up election-year dirt on Joe Biden in his capacity as President Trump's personal attorney. Giuliani, the lawsuit alleges, asked for the farmers' help finance efforts to make sure Trump was elected to a second term. The aborted Giuliani film project also forms part of a whistleblower disclosure from Johnathan Buma, an FBI special agent whose allegations were first reported by Insider.

Persons: Rudy Giuliani, Biden, Giuliani, Joe Biden's, Joe Biden, Hunter, Baldev, Kewel Munger, Tim Yale, Trump, George Dickson III, Hunter Biden, Dickson, Michael Moore's, Noelle Dunphy, John Doe, Mother Jones, Munger, Johnathan Buma, Bob Hawk Organizations: Service, Republican, Yale, Republicans, FBI, Munger Bros Locations: Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, California, New York City, Munger, Georgia, Washington

☆ Pain after a heart attack linked with higher risk of death over next eight years, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Jen Christensen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Someone in the US has a heart attack about every 40 seconds, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Heart disease including heart attack is the leading cause of death in the US, but most people survive their first heart attack and go on to lead a normal life, according to the American Heart Association. Additionally, pain could be a deterrent to lifestyle changes that might lower someone’s risk of another heart attack, such as exercise. Dangas said the new study could remind doctors to pay particular attention to their heart attack patients who talk about pain. Cardiac rehabilitation cuts the risk of death in the five years after a heart attack by about 35%, according to a 2016 study.

Persons: CNN —, George Dangas, ”, Dangas, “, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, they’ll, They’ll, Linda Vixner Organizations: CNN, US Centers for Disease Control, American Heart Association, Sinai Hospital, CNN Health, School of Health, Welfare, Dalarna University, Falun Locations: Sweden, Mount Sinai Queens, New York City, Dalarna

☆ Rewild the Run: ‘Rewilding’ shoes can help restore nature as you run
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Jacopo Prisco | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —What if you could help nature by simply going out for a run? That’s the idea behind Rewild the Run, a 3D-printed shoe outsole that fits over regular sneakers. The hope is that by spreading seeds, shoes fitted with the outsole could help with rewilding, a form of nature restoration that enables the environment to take care of itself, with reduced human intervention. “How will these shoes distinguish between the seeds of native and non-native plant species?”Carver is skeptical about the principle of urban rewilding itself. She also shares the vision of rewilding taking place at scale and by giving nature space, and says that would be the ideal in cities such as London.

Persons: It’s, ”, Kiki Grammatopoulos, “, Tom Mannion, Grammatopoulos, George de Mestral, cockleburs, IVN, Thomas Heatherwick, ROSLAN RAHMAN, David Fielding, Shirley Rodrigues, Ralph Fyfe, Fyfe, ” Fyfe, Stephen Carver, ” Carver, Carver, wilder, ” Grammatopoulos Organizations: CNN, Central Saint Martins, Environmental Education, Heatherwick, Singapore, Getty, Force, Enfield, Geospatial, University of Plymouth, University of Leeds Locations: London, Velcro, Netherlands, Nottingham, England, AFP, London's, rewilding

☆ E-Bike Batteries Keep Exploding. What’s the Solution?
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Electric Aircraft Suffer From Short Ranges. Could Towing Be the Answer? Startup Magpie Aviation is testing whether electric passenger planes could be towed to extend their range. To find out what it might take for Magpie to tow single aisle jetliners like a Boeing 737 or an Airbus A320, WSJ’s George Downs takes flight on an aerotowed glider. Illustration: George Downs

Persons: George Downs Organizations: Aviation, Boeing, Airbus

☆ Fact Check-No proof of ‘deadly mosquitoes’ at AFRAM in Baltimore
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

AFRAM, an annual cultural festival celebrating Black excellence, was held over Juneteenth weekend at Druid Hill Park in Baltimore, Maryland (here), (aframbaltimore.com/about-afram). Weeks later, Instagram posts shared a clip from the festival that shows attendees swatting and fanning themselves and includes the text: “Helicopter released deadly mosquitoes in Baltimore, MD AFRAM 2023” (here). In other posts from the event, however, users say the flying bugs were gnats, not mosquitoes (here), (here). MALE MOSQUITOES SWARM, DON’T BITEMale mosquitoes swarm to mate but don’t bite, and the swarming flies in social media posts do not look like mosquitoes, said George Dimopoulos, a deputy director of the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute (here). Social media clips of a Baltimore festival do not show “deadly mosquitoes,” entomology and health experts said.

Persons: Weeks, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, Michael Raupp, gnats, Raup, Brian Federici, midge, ”, George Dimopoulos, Johns, Laura Harrington, “, Arinze Ifekauche, Dimopoulos, Read Organizations: Baltimore, Helicopter, Baltimore Mayor, University of Maryland, University of California, Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute, Cornell University, Health Department, Maryland Department of Agriculture, Reuters Locations: Maryland, Baltimore City, Druid, Baltimore , Maryland, Baltimore, Riverside

WILMINGTON, Delaware, June 29 (Reuters) - A legal case making its way through the courts could remove the abortion pill mifepristone from the market or restrict access to the drug. George Delgado - A California palliative care specialist, Delgado helped pioneer "abortion reversal" treatments for women who change their mind after taking mifepristone. Circuit Court of Appeals as an example of the harm caused by the approval of the abortion pill. The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists has said abortion reversal is not supported by science and does not meet clinical standards. Foley said in his abortion pill testimony he also treats women for abortion pill reversal.

Persons: George Delgado, Delgado, mifepristone, Gynecologists, Ingrid Skop, Skop, Donna Harrison, Harrison, Tyler Johnson, Johnson, AAPLOG, Steven Foley, Foley, CMDA, Tom Hals, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: U.S, Circuit, Appeals, American, of Obstetrics, American Association of Pro, Christian Medical, Dental, Charlotte Lozier Institute, Reuters, Indiana, Alliance, Hippocratic, Republican, FDA, Thomson Locations: WILMINGTON , Delaware, California, Texas, Florida, North Dakota, An Indiana, Indiana, Wilmington , Delaware

☆ Lukashenko Says Wagner’s Prigozhin Is in Belarus After Aborted Mutiny
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

What Boeing and Airbus Orders Can Teach Us About the Future of FlyingU.S. plane maker Boeing and European rival Airbus collectively secured over 1,000 firm orders at this year’s Paris Air Show. WSJ’s George Downs explains what these orders can tell us about the state of the duopoly, and the health of the aviation industry. Photo: George Downs

Persons: George Downs Organizations: Boeing, Airbus, Flying, Air Locations: Flying U.S

☆ Putin Praises Russian Security Forces: 'You Stopped a Civil War'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Persons: George Downs Organizations: Boeing, Airbus, Flying, Air Locations: Flying U.S

☆ Shares of famous artwork are going public for the first time with a top painting's IPO expected to draw $55 million
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Filip De Mott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

It will allow retail investors to join the high-value art market, purchasing fractional ownership. The IPO is led by Artex, with shares only available on a specially made art stock exchange. Shares will be valued at around $100 each and will trade on a newly formed art stock exchange in Liechtenstein. By splitting a work's cost into more-affordable shares, retail investors can join the market without having to pay millions of dollars. While other companies have offered fractionalized ownership for artwork before, Artex is the first to take a piece public, allowing shares to be traded more easily.

Persons: Francis Bacon, Artex, —, George Dyer Organizations: Street Journal, Service, Wall Street Locations: Liechtenstein

☆ This Flying Taxi at the Paris Air Show Is Quiet. Too Quiet.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Andrew Tangel | George Downs | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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Persons: Dow Jones Locations: paris

☆ UK economy in growth 'doom loop' as business investment slumps versus G7 peers, think tank says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Decades of underinvestment by government and business have left Britain's economy in a growth "doom loop," according to center-left think tank IPPR. Decades of underinvestment by the government and businesses have left Britain's economy in a growth "doom loop," according to the U.K.'s Institute for Public Policy Research. New research from center-left think tank estimates that the U.K. has contributed $500 billion ($638 billion) less to business investments than did other comparable wealthy countries. The IPPR said that U.K. underinvestment in infrastructure, research and development, skills and training had spanned several decades and successive governments, dating back to 2005. "The U.K. is in an investment and growth doom loop.

Persons: Luke Murphy, —, IPPR, George Dibb, pare Organizations: for Public Policy Research, OECD, IMD, CNBC, Conservative Party, International Monetary, Biden, Labour Party —, Tories Locations: Poland, Luxembourg, Greece, IPPR

☆ Boeing, Airbus and the Battle for the Perfect Plane
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( George Downs | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

E55Electric Aircraft Suffer From Short Ranges. Could Towing Be the Answer? Startup Magpie Aviation is testing whether electric passenger planes could be towed to extend their range. To find out what it might take for Magpie to tow single aisle jetliners like a Boeing 737 or an Airbus A320, WSJ’s George Downs takes flight on an aerotowed glider. Illustration: George Downs

Persons: George Downs Organizations: Aviation, Boeing, Airbus

☆ Electric Aircraft Suffer From Short Ranges. Could Towing Be the Answer?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( George Downs | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

E54Fires, Short Sellers and an EV Recall: Inside Lordstown Motors’ Decline Lordstown Motors was once in the race to build America’s first EV pickup truck. But now – after vehicle fires, short seller reports and recalls – the company has turned to a reverse stock split to try and avoid filing for bankruptcy protection. Illustration: David Fang

Persons: Short Sellers, –, David Fang Organizations: EV

June 14 (Reuters) - The former morgue manager at Harvard Medical School was among five people indicted by a grand jury on Wednesday over allegations they stole and sold body parts from cadavers donated to the school, federal prosecutors said. The buyers mostly resold the body parts, prosecutors said. A sixth person was previously charged in Arkansas in the same investigation on suspicion of stealing body parts from a mortuary she worked for, prosecutors said. People whose body parts were sold had volunteered their remains to be used to educate medical professionals, Karam said. The Harvard Medical School cooperated with the investigation, he said.

Persons: Cedric Lodge, Gerard Karam, Karam, George Daley, Daley, Lodge, Brad Brooks, Donna Bryson, Grant McCool Organizations: Harvard Medical, Attorney's, Middle, Prosecutors, Harvard, Reuters, FBI, ABC News, U.S, Harvard Faculty of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Thomson Locations: U.S, Middle District, Pennsylvania, Scranton , Pennsylvania, Boston , Massachusetts, Arkansas, Lubbock , Texas

☆ Former Harvard morgue manager is accused of stealing, selling and shipping human body parts, indictment says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Laura Ly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —A former morgue manager at Harvard Medical School is facing federal charges for allegedly stealing, selling and shipping human body parts, according to an indictment. “The theft and trafficking of human remains strikes at the very essence of what makes us human. Cedric Lodge was fired by Harvard Medical School on May 6, according to a letter from the university. Human remains are voluntarily donated to Harvard’s medical school for educational purposes. Maclean allegedly paid Cedric Lodge $600 for two dissected faces in October 2020, the indictment said.

Persons: CNN —, Cedric Lodge, “, Lodge, Denise, Katrina Maclean, Joshua Taylor, Maclean, Taylor, Christopher Opiel, Pennsylvania Gerard M, Karam, ”, Cedric, Denise Lodge, ” Both Maclean, ’, ” “, altruistically, George Daley, Edward Hundert Organizations: CNN, Harvard Medical, Court, Middle, Middle District of, Harvard Medical School, University, Harvard, US Postal, Lodges, US Locations: Boston, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Middle District, Middle District of Pennsylvania, Peabody , Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Arkansas, Tewksbury , Massachusetts

☆ Remote jobs are moving overseas and to smaller U.S. cities: ‘The same skills for 60% of the cost'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Remote jobs aren't disappearing — they're just moving out of expensive coastal metros like New York and San Francisco. Faced with labor shortages and rising wages, companies are hiring for more remote jobs overseas and in smaller U.S. cities. Where remote jobs are goingRemote hiring is expanding beyond its traditional strongholds, like India, creating new "Zoomtowns" overseas and in pockets of the U.S. Midwest. The number of North American companies with remote workers in Central America and the Caribbean, for example, has grown 300% between 2020 and 2023, according to new research from Lightcast. How to stand out in a more competitive remote job market

Persons: Nicholas Bloom, Kim Rutledge, Rutledge, George Denlinger, Robert Half, Layla O'Kane, Bloom Organizations: Companies, U.S . Midwest, Stanford, U.S, U.S ., Lightcast Locations: New York, San Francisco, Phoenix, Asheville, Boise, India, U.S, Mexico, Philippines, Central America, Caribbean, Lightcast, Austin, Monterrey, Bengaluru, California, Robert Half . Illinois , Ohio, Nebraska, Denlinger

☆ Fires, Short Sellers and an EV Recall: Inside Lordstown Motors’ Decline
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-25 | by ( George Downs | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Persons: George Downs Organizations: Aviation, Boeing, Airbus

☆ Amazon Overhauls Delivery Network to Dispatch Packages Faster, More Cheaply
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( Sebastian Herrera | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

WSJ’s George Downs breaks down how much of a lifeline fleet-electrification contracts can be for automakers. Illustration: George DownsAmazon.com has upended its vast logistics network to reduce how far packages travel across the U.S. in an effort to get products to customers faster and improve profitability. The company’s overhaul has cut delivery times, transformed inventory management and altered the search results customers see on its flagship e-commerce website, according to executives, analysts and sellers who list their items on Amazon. The move also appears to be improving the company’s bottom line.

☆ Turkey's Erdogan faces toughest test yet in landmark election — with high stakes for the world
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-12 | by ( Natasha Turak | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

He came to prominence as mayor of Istanbul in the 1990s, and was celebrated in the first decade of the new millennium for transforming Turkey's economy into an emerging market powerhouse. But recent years have been far less rosy for the religiously conservative leader, whose own economic policies have triggered a cost-of-living crisis. Now, given a recent downturn in support for Erdogan, some fear he may play dirty to ensure his hold on power. The stakes are high for the entire country and, more broadly, global geopolitics – and the mood on the ground is tense. Mustafa Kamaci | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images"I'm very concerned that [Erdogan] may deploy underhanded tactics, cheating and even violence," Ibish said.

☆ Toyota Accelerates Its EV Changes With Extra $7 Billion Investment
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( River Davis | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Converting gas cars into electric vehicles is becoming more common, with several companies offering ways to ‘upcycle’ classic cars and fleet vehicles. WSJ’s George Downs explores why retrofitting isn’t more widespread. Illustration: George DownsTOKYO— Toyota Motor’s new management, looking to make up lost ground in electric vehicles, said it would add billions of dollars in spending to reach EV targets. Toyota said Wednesday it would invest an additional ¥1 trillion, equivalent to $7.4 billion, in EVs through 2030, bringing Toyota’s total planned outlays for the period to around $37 billion.

☆ Toyota Accelerates EV Revamp With Extra $7 Billion Investment
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( River Davis | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Converting gas cars into electric vehicles is becoming more common, with several companies offering ways to “upcycle” classic cars and fleet vehicles. WSJ’s George Downs explores why retrofitting isn’t more widespread. Illustration: George DownsTOKYO— Toyota Motor ’s new management, looking to make up lost ground in electric vehicles, said it would add billions of dollars in spending to reach EV targets. Toyota said Wednesday it would invest an additional ¥1 trillion, equivalent to $7.4 billion, in EVs through 2030, bringing Toyota’s total planned outlays for the period to around $37 billion.

☆ How Clean Are Electric Cars? It Depends Where You Live
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( William Boston | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Converting gas cars into electric vehicles is becoming more common, with several companies offering ways to “upcycle” classic cars and fleet vehicles. WSJ’s George Downs explores why retrofitting isn’t more widespread. Illustration: George DownsBERLIN—Electric cars are only as clean as the power they use to charge their batteries, and how clean that is varies greatly from country to country, according to an analysis of data on power-sector emissions in 2022. Car sales around the world show more people buying electric vehicles that emit no climate-warming CO2 when they are driven around. But the impact of an electric vehicle replacing a traditional, combustion-engine car on overall emissions depends on how the power used to charge the car’s battery is produced.

☆ Driving an EV Is Getting Greener, Especially in the U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( William Boston | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Converting gas cars into electric vehicles is becoming more common, with several companies offering ways to “upcycle” classic cars and fleet vehicles. WSJ’s George Downs explores why retrofitting isn’t more widespread. Illustration: George DownsBERLIN—Electric cars are only as clean as the power they use to charge their batteries, and how clean that is varies greatly from country to country, according to an analysis of data on power-sector emissions in 2022. Car sales around the world show more people buying electric vehicles that emit no climate-warming CO2 when they are driven around. But the impact of an electric vehicle replacing a traditional, combustion-engine car on overall emissions depends on how the power used to charge the car’s battery is produced.

☆ GM Hires Former Apple Cloud Executive to Oversee Software
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Mike Colias | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Automakers and tech companies are locked in a battle over who gets control of the dashboard console. Photo illustration: George DownsGeneral Motors has hired a former Apple executive to lead a newly formed software unit, the latest in the auto maker’s efforts to reduce its reliance on Silicon Valley for in-car tech. Mike Abbott , vice president of Apple’s cloud services, will join GM later this month as executive vice president of software, in charge of developing both in-vehicle features and enterprise solutions, the automaker said Tuesday. He will report directly to GM Chief Executive Mary Barra .

☆ Apple Finds Strength in India as Overall Sales Fall for Second Straight Quarter
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Aaron Tilley | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Automakers and tech giants are locked in a battle over who gets control of the dashboard console, which is set to be a storefront for selling over-the-air updates and upgrades to connected vehicles features. Photo illustration: George DownsApple reported its second straight quarter of declining revenue but said iPhone sales surged due to strong demand in emerging markets, a sign of resilience as the tech giant continues to face economic uncertainty. The tech giant’s revenue for the three months ended April 1 was $94.8 billion, down 3% from the year-earlier period. Net income dropped 3% year-over-year to $24.2 billion. Apple exceeded analyst expectations, according to FactSet, of $92.9 billion in sales and $22.6 billion in net income for its fiscal second quarter.

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