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☆ Police believe the Birmingham, Alabama, mass shooters used ‘conversion devices.’ Here’s what that means
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Eric Levenson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Birmingham Police Chief Scott Thurmond called the devices “a huge problem,” adding they were still investigating whether the shooters used a switch or another type of weapon. “Machine gun conversion devices have no place in our community,” US Attorney Prim Escalona said. Woodfin, the Birmingham mayor, noted that conversion devices are illegal federally but not under state law, and he called on the state legislature to ban the devices. Last week he participated in a demonstration at a Montgomery shooting range in which trained firearm experts tried (and failed) to aim while using the conversion devices. This year, the city of Chicago filed a lawsuit against Glock, alleging the handgun company has failed to prevent the use of conversion devices on its weapons.

Persons: “ Glock, Glock, Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin, Scott Thurmond, “, ” Thurmond, Houston, William “ Bill ” Jeffrey, Prim Escalona, Woodfin, ”, Phillip Ensler, ” Ensler, “ That’s, he’s, “ I’m Organizations: CNN, Birmingham Mayor, . Birmingham Police, US, Office, Northern, Northern District of Alabama, Northern District of, ATF, Metro Alabama, US Attorney’s, Birmingham, Mayor, Police, Sheriff, District, Alabama, Glock, Chicago Locations: Birmingham , Alabama, State, Birmingham, United States of America, Northern District, ShotSpotter, Sacramento , California, Washington , DC, Alabama, Northern District of Alabama, Metro, Tuscaloosa, Montgomery, Chicago

☆ Astronomers spot the most massive black hole jets ever observed
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Astronomers have observed a massive pair of jets releasing from a supermassive black hole 7.5 billion light-years from Earth. The megastructure spans 23 million light-years in length, making these black hole jets the largest ever seen, according to new research. Black hole jets can accelerate radiation and particles close to the speed of light, causing them to glow in wavelengths visible to radio telescopes. The massive black hole jets could help answer both. Martijn Oei (pictured), lead author of the new study, and his colleagues will continue their search for massive black hole jets.

Persons: Martijn Oei, ” Oei, Europe’s, Oei, “, Aivin Gast, Gast, LOFAR, “ Aivin, Porphyrion, NASA's, Powell, Nelson, Martin Hardcastle, Sasha Tchekhovskoy, ”, Tchekhovskoy Organizations: CNN —, California Institute of Technology, Astrophysics, University of Oxford, NASA, JPL, Caltech, CNN, Keck, NASA's Goddard, University of Hertfordshire, Northwestern University Locations: India, Hawaii, England

☆ Woman accuses Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and bodyguard of drugging and assaulting her in 2001 and filming it
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Eric Levenson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A woman accused music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs and his bodyguard of drugging and assaulting her in 2001 and filming the attack, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in a federal court in New York. Thalia Graves alleged that she met Combs when she was 25 through her boyfriend, who worked at Combs’ record label Bad Boy. CNN has reached out to representatives of Combs and Sherman for comment. In addition, Diddy has been accused in 10 civil lawsuits alleging a range of sexual misconduct and other illegal activity. The suit accuses Combs, Sherman and businesses associated with Combs of violating New York’s Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Act, and it accuses Combs and Sherman of violating state civil rights law and city administrative code.

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☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Visa, Smartsheet, JD.com and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Smartsheet — Shares surged more than 6% after Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners agreed to buy the software maker for $56.50 a share in cash, or about $8.4 billion . Unless another offer is made, the deal is expected to close by January 2025, pending shareholder approval. China stocks — Shares of Chinese companies soared after China's central bank unveiled a host of stimulus measures . Thor earned $1.68 per share on $2.53 billion in revenue in its fiscal fourth quarter. Flowserve — The stock moved nearly 5% higher after Bank of America reiterated a buy rating, saying its exposure to nuclear power is "underappreciated."

Persons: Alibaba, Li, Thor, LSEG, Morgan Stanley, BioNTech, Guggenheim, Joseph, Alex Harring, Samantha Subin, Lisa Kailai Han, Jesse Pound, Sarah Min Organizations: Bloomberg, Justice Department, Blackstone, Vista Equity Partners, JD.com, PDD Holdings, Li Auto, Thor Industries, Arlo Technologies, Bank of America, GE, Joseph Osha Locations: —

☆ Marcellus Williams is executed despite prosecutors and the victim’s family asking that he be spared
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Cindy Von Quednow | Holly Yan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Around 100 demonstrators were present on the prison grounds protesting capital punishment and Williams’ execution, Pojmann said. Williams’ team filed a clemency petition to the US Supreme Court last week, noting Missouri’s previous governor had postponed Williams’ execution indefinitely amid questions about the integrity of Williams’ trial. Eric Greitens previously halted Williams’ execution and formed a board to investigate his case and determine whether he should be granted clemency. “The Board investigated Williams’ case for the next six years — until Governor Michael Parson abruptly terminated the process,” Williams’ attorneys wrote. “The Governor’s actions have violated Williams’ constitutional rights and created an exceptionally urgent need for the Court’s attention,” Williams’ attorneys said in court documents.

Persons: Marcellus Williams, Williams, Williiams, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Felicia Gayle, Gayle’s, Mike Parson, Trevor Foley, “, Larry Komp, ” Komp, Tricia Rojo Bushnell, CNN’s Jake Tapper, doesn’t, Governor Parson, Parson, Louis County, Williams ’, ” Williams, Karen Pojmann, Imam Jalahii Kacem, Pojmann, Andrew Bailey, Wesley Bell, Louis, ” Bailey, Jonathan Potts, Michael Spillane, ” Spillane, “ Mr, ” Parson, ”, – Williams, Alford, general’s, Eric Greitens, Michael Parson, ” CNN’s Dakin Andone, Lauren Mascarenhas, John Fritze, Jennifer Hauser Organizations: CNN, US, ”, Missouri Department of Corrections, NAACP, Williams, of Corrections, Attorney’s Office, Missouri Attorney General’s, Jail, Court, Missouri Supreme, Republican Gov, Supreme, Attorney’s, GOP Gov Locations: Missouri, Bonne Terre, St, Louis

☆ A millennial has been looking for a tech job for over a year after being laid off. He says AI and being Black have worked against him.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The ratio of job openings to unemployed people — an indicator of job availability — has declined considerably over the past two years. As a Black man, Jared said he thinks it's likely he's also faced some discrimination on his job hunt. AdvertisementJared said he also suspects that being a Black man has sometimes worked against him during job interviews. AdvertisementInterviewing can be a difficult skill to masterA competitive job market and discrimination during the hiring process aren't the only reasons Jared thinks he's struggled to land a job. While Jared feels he has a pretty good handle on the job market challenges he's facing, he said that sometimes, certain developments can perplex him.

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Former President Donald Trump accused the Justice Department of "downplaying" an alleged assassination plot against him earlier this month and suggested state officials in Florida should take over the investigation and prosecution. "The Kamala Harris/Joe Biden Department of Justice and FBI are mishandling and downplaying the second assassination attempt on my life since July. Trump has attacked the Justice Department for years, accusing the agency of targeting him after it brought charges against him in two separate cases. Florida charges would be much more serious than the ones the FBI has announced," he wrote. DeSantis issued an executive order last week ordering a state investigation into the incident.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Trump, Ryan Routh, DOJ hasn't, Routh, Harris, Biden, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis Organizations: Justice Department, Joe Biden Department of Justice, FBI, Trump International Golf, DOJ, ”, Trump, Department, Law Locations: Florida

☆ Octopuses seen hunting together with fish in rare video — and punching fish that don't cooperate
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Evan Bush | Evan Bush Is A Science Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

The Summary A new study found that some members of an octopus species hunt cooperatively in groups with fish. A new study shows that some members of the species Octopus cyanea maraud around the seafloor in hunting groups with fish, which sometimes include several fish species at once. It’s an indication that at least one octopus species has characteristics and markers of intelligence that scientists once considered common only in vertebrates. These hunting groups typically included several species of reef fish, such as grouper and goatfish. These are the ambush predators, the ones that don’t move, don’t look for prey,” Sampaio said.

Persons: aren’t, ”, Eduardo Sampaio, Simon Gingins, ” Sampaio, it’s, “, Martha, I’ve, ” It’s, Jonathan Birch, ” Birch, cyanea Organizations: Max Planck, Animal, London School of Economics Locations: Eilat, Israel

☆ Enterovirus D68: What to know about the virus that could lead to paralysis in kids
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Faye Chiu | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Rates of enterovirus D68 infections are on the rise across the United States, according to the nonprofit WastewaterSCAN network. This common virus can lead to a rare but serious polio-like complication known as acute flaccid myelitis. Dr. Leana Wen: Enterovirus D68 is part of a group of more than 100 non-polio enteroviruses. CNN: What can you tell us about acute flaccid myelitis, the rare but dangerous complication that can result from enterovirus D68 infection? CNN: How likely is it that enterovirus D68 infection will result in acute flaccid myelitis?

Persons: Leana Wen, Wen, myelitis Organizations: CNN, George Washington University, US Centers for Disease Control, CDC Locations: United States

☆ Hunting for a Private College Scholarship Can Be a Total Waste of Time
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( James S. Murphy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

So she and Maggie had focused their hopes on getting a private scholarship. She considered paying $700 for an online class, heavily promoted on Facebook, that promised to show parents how to find college scholarships. Every year, hundreds of thousands of students like Maggie devote countless hours to the hunt for private scholarships to pay for college. AdvertisementWith the combination of institutional aid and private scholarship she received, Maggie managed to cut her original college bill from $15,000 to $8,000. The illness is treatable, but it's likely to cost the family $5,000 out of pocket — effectively wiping out the financial value of the private scholarship Maggie received.

Persons: Maggie Beam, Siobhan, Maggie, Siobhan —, —, Mark Kantrowitz, Kantrowitz, it's, Fastweb, Jeff Levy, you'd, Ed McMahon, Peter Thiel, Ron Lieber, Dawn Brady, Chris Reeves, Aisosa, Levy, Charlain Bailey, she'd, Maggie's Organizations: Winthrop University, Rotary, Facebook, Thiel Foundation, Silicon, Niche, Community Foundation, Lehigh University ., Education's, Winthrop, Schug Foundation, Equitable Foundation, Equitable Locations: Charlotte , North Carolina, Winthrop, Carolina, California, San Diego, Aisosa Ede, Osifo, Dallas, North Carolina

☆ Even millennials are getting too old to land a tech job
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Amanda Hoover | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Newly released federal data shows the US tech workforce is younger than the workforce at large and getting younger still. Tech workers under 25 are becoming more common, while the proportion of workers older than 40 shrinks. There's an age-old perception that tech workers should be young so they can move fast and break things. One of the top qualifications to land a tech job, it seems, is to possess a birth certificate dated after 1990. Women make up just 22% of tech workers — the same proportion of jobs they held in 2005.

Persons: Z, Mark Zuckerberg, Maureen Clough, antiaging serums, Joanna Lahey, Lahey, ageism, John Zeman, Elon Musk, Zeman, John Rizzo, Rizzo, X, Daniel Jolles, Jolles, they're, Amanda Hoover Organizations: Tech, Commission, Texas, M University, Twitter, IBM, The London School of Economics, Business Locations: Silicon Valley, China

☆ California sues ExxonMobil for alleged decades of deception around plastic recycling
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Angela Dewan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit against ExxonMobil on Monday for what the state calls a “decades-long campaign of deception” in which the oil and gas giant allegedly misled the public on the merits of plastic recycling. Bonta is also asking the court to rule ExxonMobil must pay civil penalties, among other payments, for the harm inflicted by plastic pollution in California. “For decades, ExxonMobil has been deceiving the public to convince us that plastic recycling could solve the plastic waste and pollution crisis when they clearly knew this wasn’t possible. Recent reports have shown only around 9% of the world’s plastic is recycled, a figure that’s even lower in the US, around 5 to 6%. Recycling has not kept pace with plastic production, which has doubled over the past 20 years.

Persons: Rob Bonta, ExxonMobil “, Bonta, ” Bonta, “, Judith Enck, ”, Laura Paddison Organizations: CNN, ExxonMobil, San, Court, “, of Justice, ”, Environmental Protection Agency, Beyond Plastics, Bennington College in Locations: California, San Francisco County, Bennington College in Vermont

☆ An OpenAI investor just published more than 10,300 words about the future of AI. We asked ChatGPT if it agreed.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read preview69-year-old Vinod Khosla shared some bold predictions about the future of AI in a more than 10,300-word essay on Friday. The venture capitalist, whose firm Khosla Ventures invested $50 million into OpenAI in 2019, holds highly optimistic views about the future of AI. OpenAI's GPT O1 wasn't fully convincedInterestingly enough, OpenAI's most advanced AI yet didn't echo all of Khosla's predictions. It agreed with some, like AI's transformative potential in providing economic and societal benefits, democratizing access to healthcare and education, and enhancing creativity. AdvertisementBut it labeled some of Khosla's predictions about AI "overly optimistic," like AI performing 80% of tasks in 80% of jobs in the next 25 years.

Persons: —, Vinod Khosla, Khosla, OpenAI, ChatGPT, Vinod Khosla's Organizations: Service, Khosla Ventures, Business, O1 Locations: OpenAI

☆ Remote work could become a secret weapon in the battle for top talent
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Nora Redmond | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewThe list of companies abandoning remote work is growing. But for some experts, remote work won't die either. "There's a big race for talent out there," she told Business Insider, adding that "attracting talent into a business is hard these days." For others, flexible work has become a game changer and one they can't see themselves looking back on. In contrast, other companies will continue to embrace the advantages of flexible work.

Persons: —, Andy Jassy, PwC, Goldman Sachs, Kate Palmer, Palmer, Daniel Wheatley, Wheatley, Jassy Organizations: Service, Amazon, Big, Business, Citigroup, HSBC, Barclays, JPMorgan, Peninsula, University of Birmingham

☆ Five Tufts University lacrosse players remain hospitalized after Navy SEAL-style workout
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Michelle Watson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Three men’s lacrosse players at Tufts University remain hospitalized after a voluntary, supervised 45-minute workout with a Navy SEAL graduate left them with a dangerous condition called rhabdomyolysis, the university said. A spokesperson for the university previously said five remained hospitalized. All have been evaluated by medical professionals, with a total of nine requiring hospitalization for rhabdomyolysis (rhabdo),” Collins said in an updated statement Monday. “The university continues to closely monitor the condition of the team, and some individual team members have been medically cleared to resume training,” Collins said. “A typical time of year when we see it in athletes is in the off-season, or getting ramped back up,” Sikka, who also serves as a team physician for the New York Yankees, told CNN.

Persons: BUD, Patrick Collins, ” Collins, ”, Dr, Shruti Gupta, “, Robby Sikka, ” Sikka, Sikka, it’s, CNN’s Meg Tirrell Organizations: CNN, Tufts University, SEAL, Tufts, Navy SEAL, Media Relations, Cleveland Clinic, Brigham, Women’s, WCVB, Professional Tennis Players, New York Yankees

☆ Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton are apparently distant relatives
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Dolly Parton has learned her special connection with goddaughter Miley Cyrus is even deeper than she originally thought. Their common ancestor is a man named John Brickey, who was born in Virginia in 1740, according to Ancestry. Brickey is Parton’s sixth great-grandfather and Cyrus’ seventh great-grandfather. “We’re so close, Miley and I. I’d have thought we’d have been at least third cousins,” Parton said on Monday’s episode of Access Hollywood, reacting to the revelation. “Dolly is not only my idol because of her incomparable career—she’s also my role model because of her steadfast morals and values,” Cyrus wrote.

Persons: Dolly Parton, goddaughter Miley Cyrus, they’ve, John Brickey, Cyrus ’, “, Miley, ” Parton, Hannah Montana ”, Cyrus, Parton, Dolly, — she’s, ” Cyrus Organizations: CNN, Disney Channel Locations: Virginia, East Tennessee

☆ Storm That Could Threaten Gulf Coast Takes Shape in the Caribbean
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Judson Jones | More About Judson Jones | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The next storm that could threaten the United States was beginning to take shape Monday afternoon among a swirl of thunderstorms off the shores of Honduras in the western Caribbean Sea, with forecasters saying there is a strong likelihood that it becomes Helene, the next name in the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season storm list. Many of the forecast models that meteorologists use show the storm strengthening rapidly over the next few days before hitting somewhere along the central to eastern Gulf of Mexico coastline Thursday. This storm follows Francine, which spun across the western Gulf of Mexico this month. That storm struggled to organize and only slowly intensified into a weak Category 2 in the final few hours before making landfall in Louisiana and dropping a deluge of rainfall across New Orleans. If this storm system forms more quickly into a named storm across the Caribbean, it is more likely to become a hurricane or even a major hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico before it hits land.

Persons: Helene, Francine Organizations: National Hurricane Center, Nine Locations: United States, Honduras, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf, Mexico, Louisiana, New Orleans

☆ 7 signs you were raised by an eggshell parent — and how that can impact your adult relationships
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Julia Pugachevsky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

But if you were generally tense, anxious, or fearful around your parent or caretaker, there's a chance you were raised by an eggshell parent. An eggshell parent is "often highly unpredictable, and unsafe in some way," she added. Sage shared a few signs you grew up with at least one eggshell parent, and what the long-term impacts of such a relationship can be. She added that eggshell parents often lack self-awareness of how their intense mood swings impact other people, especially their kids. Without that acknowledgment, children of eggshell parents might continue to believe that they "caused" their parents' outbursts, and that they're responsible for managing other people's emotions.

Persons: —, there's, Kim Sage, Sage, you've, you'll Organizations: Service, Business Locations: California

Former President Donald Trump said he doesn’t believe he would run for office again in four years if he loses the November election. “I think that hopefully we’re going to be successful,” Trump added in the interview, which aired Sunday. The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment. And she will be, she will be terrific.”Trump noted that Musk endorsed him “very powerfully” and agreed that the tech billionaire could help with “government waste” when Attkisson suggested the possibility. But he’s indicating he might be willing to,” Trump said.

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☆ How rich Americans use life insurance to save on taxes and protect their kids' inheritance with this neat trick
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Hayley Cuccinello | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

But there is an alternative to a fire sale: They can use life insurance to foot the bill with a neat trick. Instead of owning a life insurance policy directly, they take out a policy and put it inside a trust. The irrevocable life insurance trust (ILIT) collects the death benefit, pays the tax bill, and distributes whatever is left according to the insured individual's wishes. For an ultra-rich taxpayer with a $10 million life insurance policy, using an ILIT could save $4 million in taxes. Make sure you're getting a life insurance policy that makes financial sense.

Persons: —, Sam, Robert Strauss, Weinstock Manion, Dan Griffith, Griffith, Strauss, it's, ILITs, Kate Maier Organizations: Service, Business, Huntington Bank, IRS

☆ My children are having a better, more fun childhood than I did. I think I'm jealous.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Joe Harless | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewA recent sleepover made me consider how different my childhood was compared to my children's. While my sleepovers were better than theirs, their experiences in other areas of their childhood seem much better. And while I'm happy they get to have those experiences, I'm also starting to get a little jealous. They don't have to spend hours at church like I didOf all the shared life experiences, church activity makes me the most envious. And it's nice to think that someday in the future, my oldest will be hesitant to let his kid mow the lawn, too.

Persons: —, Sleepovers, I'm, Trunchbull, I'd, they've, Zelda, That's Organizations: Service, Business, Disney, Methodist Locations: West Virginia, Orlando, Chattanooga, Asheville, North Carolina, Breckenridge

☆ A California Gen Xer who retired early to Colombia on a $3,423 monthly pension explains how much he pays for housing and other bills
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Allie Kelly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewTo Jeremy Teitelbaum, the weather in Pereira, Colombia, feels like "eternal spring." According to documents reviewed by Business Insider, he lives on his $3,423 monthly teaching pension. According to the Social Security Administration, over 700,000 US workers retired abroad in 2022, the latest available data. This trend comes as millions of baby boomers are living on fixed Social Security or pension incomes with limited savings. Once he begins collecting Social Security, Teitelbaum said his teaching pension will be reduced.

Persons: —, Jeremy Teitelbaum, Teitelbaum, Teitelbaum hasn't, Pereira — Organizations: Service, Business, International, Social Security Administration, Security Locations: Pereira, Colombia, San Luis Obispo , California, America, Texas, Panama , California, Italy, Minnesota, Mexico, California, Machu Picchu, Buenos Aires, Los Angeles

☆ If you think you're doing your laundry right, you're wrong. Here are 5 mistakes to avoid.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Lauren Crosmedlicott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementWater temperature is too hotA lot of people think hot water should be the default go-to temperature. While hot water is going to give you the best clean, using it often isn't necessary or good for your laundry. I like to think of hot water washes as calling in the power washer — it's for when something is really stained, dirty, or smelly. But there are ways to get an extra good clean without always using hot water. Plus, you reduce your energy usage by 90% when you stop using hot water to clean clothes.

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☆ Why that blackmailer claiming to have your search history probably doesn't
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Federal and state police across the country warned about a rise in the number of email "sextortion" scams this month. The Maryland State Police said in a statement on Thursday that reports of one sextortion scam targeting Gmail users surged in August and September. In these scams, someone tells a victim they have access to embarrassing search history or compromising photos. This means the scammers may have access to your email and even some of your current or former passwords, but they do not have access to your computer or search history. The Maryland State Police say to be cautious of any "unsolicited" emails you receive to your Gmail account to avoid being the victim of a scam.

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