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☆ Copa América 2024: Lionel Messi’s final ‘Last Dance’ with Argentina?
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —For just the second time in the tournament’s 108-year history, the Copa América will be played outside of South America. “Today, all I think about is to get well to the Copa América and play it. The squad for the 2024 Copa América is largely inexperienced, with 15 players on less than 10 caps for their country. UruguayPerennial overachiever Uruguay once again goes into a Copa América among the favorites to win the title. The nation of just 3.5 million people holds the joint record alongside Argentina for most Copa América titles won with 15.

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☆ Copa America 2024 predictions: Who will win it all, how far will the U.S. go? Our writers’ picks
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( The Athletic Soccer Staff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +15 min

Click here to follow Copa America on The Athletic and get relevant stories in your personalized feed. AdvertisementMelanie Anzidei: Winning a second Copa America in a row would solidify Argentina’s place as one of football’s greatest teams. With both nations tied on a record 15 Copa America titles each, I’ve got my fingers crossed for a meeting in the final. Cardenas: Luis Diaz scored four goals at the 2021 Copa America, leading Colombia to the semifinals. GO DEEPER The Radar – The Athletic’s Copa America 2024 scouting guideTell us one thing you really want to see happen…Cardenas: The Copa America is such an important tournament for South American countries.

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☆ An airline startup that hopes to fly Airbus A380s between New York and London is delaying its launch to 2025
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewUK-based startup Global Airlines, which planned to begin flying Airbus A380s between New York and London as early as summer 2024, is already delaying its launch to 2025. "[Operations] and maintenance timelines, like for any airline, have led us to reappraise when we'll be operational," the spokesperson said. Global Airlines' first Airbus A380 at Glasgow Prestwick Airport. The carrier recently announced a chauffeur service that it hopes will set it apart from the competition.

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☆ UK PM Sunak could cease to be a lawmaker in landslide election defeat, new poll shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Sam Meredith | In Samuelmeredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks to farmers as he campaigns on a farm near Barnstaple on June 18, 2024 in North Devon, United Kingdom. North Devon has been held by the Conservative Party since the 2015 general election. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak could become the country's first sitting prime minister to lose their seat at a general election, according to the findings of a shock new poll. If correct, the upcoming vote would deliver Labour a supermajority of 382, comfortably more than former Prime Minister Tony Blair's historic 1997 victory. The analysis showed that left-leaning Scottish National Party is set to win 8 seats, while Wales' pro-independence political party Plaid Cymru is expected to win 4.

Persons: Rishi Sunak, Tony Blair's, Savanta, James Cleverly's, Jeremy Hunt's Organizations: Conservative Party, British, Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrats, Scottish National Party, Wales, Plaid Cymru, Greens Locations: Barnstaple, North Devon, United Kingdom, Richmond, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, Braintree, Essex, Godalming, Ash, Surrey

☆ Oakley mogul sells $210 million Malibu mansion to a mystery buyer
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Dan Latu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Sunglasses mogul James Jannard broke a California record with the sale of his $210 Malibu home. Last year, Jay-Z and Beyoncé had set a record after selling their $200 million Malibu compound. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Jannard sold his Malibu mansion for $210 million, first reported by the Los Angeles Times. The new owner's name is shrouded behind an anonymous LLC, the Times reported.

Persons: James Jannard, Jay, Beyoncé, —, Oakley, Jannard Organizations: Malibu, Service, Los Angeles Times, Times Locations: California

I've tested more than 40 air fryers, including 11 compact units, and the best small air fryer you can buy is the Dreo Aircrisp Pro Air Fryer. Dreo Aircrisp Pro Air Fryer The Dreo Aircrisp Pro Air Fryer is the best compact air fryer we tested, making it perfect for single servings of wings and fries. Cooking performanceThe Dreo Aircrisp Pro Air Fryer produced fast food restaurant-quality fries from frozen in nine minutes. The bottom lineWhile it has its negatives, the Dreo Aircrisp Pro is the best small air fryer you can buy, according to my testing. James Brains/InsiderBased on my testing, the Dreo Aircrisp Pro is the best small air fryer you can buy.

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☆ Baltimore bridge: Attorneys reach deal that could allow some Dali crew members to fly home after months stuck onboard
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Holly Yan | Gabe Cohen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Crew members haven’t been able to get off the ship for a variety of reasons. Bennett’s email identifies the eight eligible crew members, which include a cook, a fitter and an oiler. As part of the deal, those crew members will not need to stay in Baltimore. But with the new agreement Wednesday night, the eight crew members would be able to leave the country before they’re deposed. But it’s still unclear exactly when the eight crew members – and the rest of their colleagues – will be able to leave.

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☆ James Chance, No Wave and Punk-Funk Pioneer, Dies at 71
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Jon Pareles | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

James Chance, the singer, saxophonist and composer who melded punk, funk and free jazz into bristling dance music as the leader of the Contortions, died on Tuesday in Manhattan. His brother, David Siegfried, said Mr. Chance had been in declining health for years and succumbed to complications of gastrointestinal disease at the Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center in East Harlem. Contortions songs like “I Can’t Stand Myself” and “Throw Me Away” filled the rhythmic structures of James Brown’s funk with angular, dissonant riffs, to be topped by Mr. Chance’s yelping, blurting, screaming vocals and his trilling, squawking alto saxophone. He was a live wire onstage, with his own twitchy versions of moves adapted from Brown, Mick Jagger and his punk contemporaries.

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☆ Opinion | Where the World Plans to Test Nuclear Weapons Next
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Kathleen Kingsbury | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A nuclear weapon doesn’t need to be used in war to have lasting impact. More than 2,000 such weapons were tested during the 20th century, leaving behind generational fallout that affects human beings, public health and the environment. Hennigan details in his latest for Times Opinion’s “At the Brink” series, the United States, Russia and China are all modernizing their testing facilities. None of the nations have conducted an underground nuclear test since they all signed the 1996 Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. But the United States and China never ratified the document into force, and Russia rescinded its ratification in November, a step backward for international arms control.

Persons: Times Opinion’s, James Martin Organizations: Times, Planet Labs PBC, James, James Martin Center, Nonproliferation Studies, Middlebury Institute of International Studies Locations: United States, Russia, China

☆ The Bank of England is still on track for an August interest rate cut, economist says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | 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 EmailThe Bank of England is still on track for an August interest rate cut, economist saysJames Smith, developed markets economist at ING, digests the Bank of England's decision to keep interest rates unchanged in June and discusses when it might finally cut.

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☆ Spain 1 Italy 0: Calafiori own goal settles ‘European Clasico’, Nico Williams shines
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( The Athletic Staff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +11 min

Meetings between Spain and Italy rarely disappoint and this one was no exception — even if it was an own goal that decided the contest. Victory sees Spain progress to the knockout stage as group winners, while for Italy it’s all to play for against Croatia on Monday. The one-way traffic continued after half-time, and Spain got to 11 efforts at goal without finding the net. Some will focus on Donnarumma pushing Morata’s header into a helpless Calafiori’s path for Spain’s goal. As the team in front of him were run ragged by Williams and Yamal, the 25-year-old Donnarumma kept things dignified.

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☆ Gen Z and millennial NEETS are on the rise — many say they'd rather do nothing than be unhappy at work
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Many NEETs are listless, struggling through tough economic times, living off loans, and losing hope of retirement or buying a house. Voluntarily idleSome Gen Zers struggle to find a job or stay in work or education, earning the nickname "disconnected youth." But some Zoomer and millennial NEETs are happy to wait out unemployment for the right career path. Advertisement"It reveals how much shame in guilt is built into our every day lives," Pitcher told BI of being a NEET. This gives him faith that things will be OK, he told BI.

Persons: —, Zers, Louis, Morgan Pitcher, Pitcher, Leonie, Lukas, James Watts, Gen Zers, Watts, Laurie Cure, Darrin Murriner, Murriner Organizations: Service, International Labour Organization, Business, Gallup, St, Louis Federal Reserve's Institute for Economic Equity Locations: Vancouver

On Thursday in Atlanta, the Argentine national soccer team will kick off the 2024 edition of Copa América, South America’s biggest soccer championship, with a game against Canada. Fans around the world, but especially in Argentina, have been eagerly awaiting this day ever since their beloved squad, led by perhaps the greatest soccer player of all time, won the 2022 World Cup. But when Lionel Messi, the Argentine captain and superstar, takes the field at Mercedes-Benz Stadium with his teammates as the favorites to defend their 2021 Copa América title, a simmering sadness will follow him. Will this be the last time Mr. Messi, who turns 37 next week and said two years ago that it was his final World Cup, wears the blue and white Argentine uniform in a major tournament? Will this be the last time one of the most famous humans on Earth, who brought joy to many during unstable times in his homeland, represents his soccer-obsessed country?

Persons: Lionel Messi, Messi Organizations: Argentine national soccer, Copa, South America’s, Canada, Mercedes, Benz Locations: Atlanta, South, Argentina, Argentine

☆ New York governor signs bill regulating social media algorithms, in a US first
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Big changes are coming for New York’s youngest social media users after Gov. The unprecedented move makes New York the first state to pass a law regulating social media algorithms amid nationwide allegations that apps such as Instagram or TikTok have hooked users with addictive features. New York officials hailed the legislation as a critical check on social media platforms’ influence over teens. “Algorithmic curation makes teenagers’ feeds healthier, and banning algorithms is going to make social media worse for teens.”The legislation’s signing sets the stage for another in a long string of court battles over state social media laws. States such as Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana and many others have passed laws clamping down on social media companies’ approach to teens.

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☆ Putin and Kim Jong Un's relationship is a marriage of convenience: Here's how it works
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Pyongyang, early on June 19, 2024. What can North Korea get from Putin? In return, Russia is likely providing North Korea with food, fuel and military technology for its satellites and submarines, analysts say. Russian President Vladimir Putin is arriving to North Korea with a two-day visit. As such, North Korea offers Russia another source of military hardware.

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☆ Novak Djokovic confirmed to compete at Paris Olympics following knee surgery
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Novak Djokovic will represent Serbia at the upcoming Paris Olympics, the country’s Olympic Committee announced on Tuesday. The injury meant Djokovic had to pull out of his quarterfinal clash against Casper Ruud and he subsequently underwent successful knee surgery. In his four previous Olympic appearances, Djokovic picked up the bronze medal at Beijing 2008 after beating American James Blake. “Of course, winning a gold medal or winning any medal for my country is a great wish and desire. It is one of the greatest priorities and goals for [this] season, there is no secret about that.”Djokovic will be joined on Team Serbia by world No.

Persons: CNN — Novak, Francisco Cerundolo, Djokovic, Casper Ruud, James Blake . Tennis, Roland Garros, ”, “ Organizations: CNN, Olympics, Olympic, Beijing, Paris Games, Serbian, Olympic Games, ITF, Team Serbia Locations: Serbia

☆ Goldman Sachs: 37 non-tech stocks destined to be long-term winners of the AI boom
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Investors still have an insatiable appetite for AI, as Nvidia is now the world's most valuable firm. Goldman Sachs shared 37 stocks outside of the tech sector that can be AI winners. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, —, what's Organizations: Nvidia, Service, Business Locations: Santa Clara

☆ Wikipedia editors label the ADL as an unreliable source on the Israel-Palestine conflict
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( David Goldman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Wikipedia’s editors declared that the Anti-Defamation League cannot be trusted to give reliable information on the Israel-Palestine conflict, and they overwhelmingly said the ADL is an unreliable source on antisemitism. The editors, a group of volunteer moderators for one of the world’s most popular information websites, voted last week to label the ADL as a “generally unreliable” source on the Israel-Palestine conflict. Other generally unreliable sources, according to Wikipedia editors, include Russian state media, Fox News’ political coverage and Amazon reviews. The ADL also faces a vote from Wikipedia editors to potentially label the organization as unreliable on the topic of antisemitism. “Antizionism is a negation of Jewish history, a denial of Jewish humanity.”That didn’t sit well with Wikipedia’s editors.

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☆ The cliffhanger House primary that reveals everything about Trump’s GOP
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Trump is angry at Good, the chair of the hard-line House Freedom Caucus, because he initially endorsed Florida Gov. But he authored his own demise by getting crosswise with two key forces in the riotous Republican House majority — the ex-president and McCarthy, whose still potent financial machine is on a revenge tour. While he was estranged from Trump, Good campaigned as though he and the former president were on the same side. This is a time to rally behind President Trump,” Good said. We’re all behind President Trump.

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☆ A Vegas investor says he was invited to go on OceanGate's submersible but made up an excuse to get out of the trip because he didn't trust Stockton Rush's safety claims
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewJay Bloom, a Las Vegas investor, says he was offered seats on OceanGate's Titan submersible but got nervous about safety and lied about a scheduling conflict to get out of it. "And he's telling me that it's safer than flying helicopters, it's safer than scuba diving, and safer than crossing the street." AdvertisementBloom told Newsweek that he and his son then made up a scheduling conflict and bowed out of the June 2023 dive. The Titan submersible set off to explore the Titanic wreck on June 18 but lost contact with its support ship within two hours. AdvertisementStill, Bloom told Newsweek that he might be willing to venture to the wreck of the Titanic if it were a Navy expedition or one guided by James Cameron.

Persons: —, Jay Bloom, Bloom, Sean, Stockton Rush, Rush, OceanGate, Hamish Harding, Shahzada Dawood, Suleman, Paul, Henri Nargeolet, James Cameron, Elon Musk, let's, I'd, he's, Let's Organizations: Service, Newsweek, Business, Facebook, Stockton, US Coast Guard, Navy, Stockton Rush Locations: Las Vegas, British, British Pakistani

☆ Bank of England set to hold interest rates despite inflation hitting 2% target
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

But the print only served to further convince traders that an interest rate cut is not imminent. Money market pricing by 11 a.m. in London implied just a 5% probability of a trim of the Bank Rate during Thursday's BOE meeting — after recording stronger odds of such a step earlier in the week. Policymakers are equally focused on services inflation, key to understanding domestic price pressures in the country's services-oriented economy, which came in at 5.7% — higher than the 5.5% forecast by economists in a Reuters poll. "I think the most disturbing thing lots of economists like myself are looking at right now is what's happening in services inflation. And those numbers have been proving a good deal stickier than we would like," Sproule said, with the BOE targeting services inflation of around 3%.

Persons: BOE, —, We've, James Sproule, CNBC's, Sproule Organizations: Bank of England's, Bank of Locations: London, Bank of England

☆ Caitlin Clark Is a Rorschach Test for Sports Fans
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Lindsay Gibbs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

But nothing that Clark does — or that is done to Clark — is treated as normal. That was just the latest bulletin in a months-long news cycle trailing everything Clark does. ESPN's Stephen A. Smith said WNBA players should go easier on Clark in games if they want to keep up record viewership: "Protect the golden goose." Related storiesThese days, watching Caitlin Clark play basketball has become a Rorschach test for a deeply divided country. Four years ago, WNBA players actually helped flip a Senate seat in Georgia.

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☆ South Africa Runs Out of Insulin Pens as Global Supply Shifts to Weight-Loss Drugs
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Stephanie Nolen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

South Africa’s public health care system has run out of the human insulin pens that it provides to people with diabetes, as the pharmaceutical industry shifts production priorities to blockbuster weight-loss drugs that use a similar device for delivery. Novo Nordisk, the company that has supplied South Africa with human insulin in pens for a decade, opted not to renew its contract, which expired last month. No other company has bid on the contract — to supply 14 million pens for the next three years, at about $2 per pen. Novo Nordisk’s drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, which are widely prescribed in the U.S. for weight loss, are sold in single-use pens produced by many of the same contracted manufacturers who make the multidose insulin pens. A month’s supply of Ozempic in the United States costs about $1,000, far more than insulin.

Persons: ”, Ambre James, Brown Organizations: Novo Nordisk Locations: South Africa, U.S, Ozempic, United States

☆ Buy these 8 stocks before a robust rebound for the 'abnormally weak' healthcare sector
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The healthcare sector's 7% return this year is less than half of the S&P 500's 14.9% gain. At first glance, the lack of interest in healthcare stocks seems justified, given the group's subpar earnings growth. However, the upcoming earnings rebound for healthcare stocks isn't accounted for in valuations. Fortunately for investors, BMO has done that legwork by highlighting a slew of top healthcare stocks in its US model portfolios. Below are the eight outperform-rated healthcare stocks in BMO's model portfolios, along with the ticker, market capitalization, and group or groups that each is in.

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☆ Australia China Business Council: There is consumer demand for imported Chinese EVs in Australia
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | 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 EmailAustralia China Business Council: There is consumer demand for imported Chinese EVs in AustraliaJames Clarke of Australia China Business Council discusses the importance of China as Australia's largest trading partner, and expectations for further easing of restrictions on Australian exports.

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