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LOS ANGELES, July 12 (Reuters) - HBO drama "Succession," the story of a cutthroat fight for control of a family's media empire, led the nominees for television's Emmy awards on Wednesday with 27 nods for the show's final season. Others competing for best drama included HBO's "Game of Thrones" prequel "House of the Dragon," vacation-gone-wrong story "The White Lotus and "Star Wars" series "Andor." Sarah Snook, another Roy sibling, is considered the favorite to win best drama actress. [1/5]77th Golden Globe Awards - Photo Room - Beverly Hills, California, U.S., January 5, 2020 - The cast of "Succession" poses backstage with their Best Television Series - Drama award. First-time nominees Jeremy Allen White of "The Bear" and Jason Segel of "Shrinking" are also among those who will compete for best comedy actor.

Persons: Alan Ruck, Roy, Saul, Ted Lasso, Abbott, Maisel, Barry, Dahmer, Jeffrey Dahmer, Obi, Wan, Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, Kieran Culkin, Sarah Snook, Mike Blake, Jason Sudeikis, Jeremy Allen White, Jason Segel, Rachel Brosnahan, Quinta Brunson, Christina Applegate, Natasha Lyonne, Jenna Ortega, Brunson, Clayton Davis, Pedro Pascal, Jimmy Smits, Davis, Janelle James, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Jessica Williams, Harrison Ford, Frank Scherma, Lisa Richwine, Mark Porter, David Gregorio Our Organizations: Hollywood, HBO, Television Academy, Disney, Warner Bros Discovery, Netflix, Globe, Best, REUTERS, Apple, Twitter, Variety, Voters, Fox, Organizers, Thomson Locations: ANGELES, Beverly Hills , California, U.S

[1/3] Carlos Sandoval and other construction workers work in temperatures that were over 100 degrees F (37 degrees C) as they install new sidewalk infrastructure in downtown Palm Springs, California, U.S. July 11, 2022. In Phoenix, Arizona, the high was expected to reach above 110 F (43 C) for the 13th successive day on Wednesday. "Just stay inside man, just stay in side," Materniak said as his advice for dealing with the heat. Phoenix residents were under "extreme heat risk, (an) increase in heat related illnesses, including heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke," the service warned. That air blocks cooler air and storm systems from rolling through the area, so it's "just full sun and heat," he said.

Persons: Carlos Sandoval, Jay Calderon, Drew Materniak, Materniak, Ashton Robinson Cook, Cook, Brendan O'Brien, Rich McKay, Jonathan Oatis, Bill Berkrot Organizations: USA, Network, REUTERS, National Weather Service, Prediction, Twitter, Facebook, Thomson Locations: Palm Springs , California, U.S, Southern California, South Florida, Vermont, Las Vegas, Phoenix , Arizona, Phoenix, American, In Texas, Texas, Los Angeles County, VERMONT, Montpelier, Vermont's, Chicago, Atlanta

☆ Trump aide Walt Nauta pleads not guilty in classified documents case
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Walt Nauta, aide to former president Donald Trump, disembarks Trump's airplane, known as Trump Force One, in Bedminster, New Jersey, following a court appearance at Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. U.S. Walt Nauta, former President Donald Trump's valet and co-defendant in the classified documents case, pleaded not guilty to six criminal charges Thursday at his arraignment in federal court. When asked if he had read the charges against him and if he was able to speak with a lawyer, Nauta replied, "Yes, your honor," NBC News reported. Stanley Woodward, a lawyer for Nauta who is based in Washington, D.C., declined CNBC's request for comment before the hearing. Judge Aileen Cannon has given attorneys for Trump and Nauta until next Monday to respond to Smith's request.

Persons: Walt Nauta, Donald Trump, Wilkie D, Ferguson Jr, Donald Trump's, Nauta, Trump, Sasha Dadan, Dadan, Stanley Woodward, Jack Smith, Smith, Aileen Cannon Organizations: Trump Force, Courthouse, NBC, White House, Navy, CNBC, Washington , D.C, Trump Locations: Bedminster , New Jersey, Miami, Florida, Washington ,

☆ A millennial couple in Singapore spent $40,000 renovating a 4-room public housing apartment and turned it into a modern Scandinavian-style home. Take a look inside.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Amanda Goh/InsiderThe couple's apartment is part of the new Bidadari housing estate that was launched for sale in November 2016. Amanda Goh/InsiderThe couple designed their home in a modern Scandinavian style, with plenty of wood accents. It's also kind of expanded — we moved a wall inside just to open up the space," Teo said. Amanda Goh/InsiderThe couple collected the keys in June 2022 and started renovations a month later. Amanda Goh/InsiderThe couple also created a pie chart of the cost breakdown so they knew how much they spent on each room.

Persons: Vanessa Tan, Shannon Teo, —, It's, Tan, Teo —, they're, Teo, Amanda Goh, they'd, we're Organizations: Service, Board, Housing Locations: Singapore, Woodleigh, —, Instagram

☆ United gives 30,000 frequent flyer miles to travelers hit by flight delays, CEO says schedule cuts needed
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-01 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The carrier gave 30,000 frequent flyer miles to customers who were most affected by the chaos. He said that the airline needs more gates at Newark Liberty International Airport because of frequent aircraft backups there. He said that extensively delayed departures, which piled up at its hub at Newark since last weekend, hurt its operation. United sent the 30,000 miles to customers who were delayed overnight or didn't get to their destination at all, a spokeswoman said. United fared worse than competitors with about half of its mainline schedule arriving late and almost a fifth canceled over that period, FlightAware data show.

Persons: Scott Kirby, Kirby, United Organizations: Newark International Airport, Newark , New Jersey . United Airlines, CNBC, Newark Liberty International, Teterboro, East Coast, United, JetBlue Airways, " Airlines, Aircraft, FAA Locations: Newark, Newark , New Jersey, East, U.S

☆ Justice Department asks to delay criminal trial for Trump's handling of classified documents to December
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( Lloyd Lee | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The DOJ indicted Donald Trump for his handling of classified government documents. Prosecutors say they need more time to give Trump's lawyers security clearance to review documents. They said the delay was necessary because the case involves classified information and will require Trump's lawyers to obtain security clearances, a process that is underway. The Justice Department said this week that it has begun sharing evidence relevant to the case with the Trump legal team. The Justice Department said Trump's lawyers do not object to pushing the trial date back.

Persons: Donald Trump, —, Aileen Cannon, Jack Smith's, Cannon, Trump, Stormy Daniels Organizations: Prosecutors, Service, Justice Department, Trump, DOJ Locations: New York

☆ Zambia seals $6.3 billion debt restructuring deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Leigh Thomas | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"We have reached an agreement on the outline of a debt treatment, we've reached the end of the negotiation," the French official, who did not wish to be identified, told journalists. Zambia's public sector creditors agreed to reschedule $6.3 billion, including $1.3 billion in arrears, and private sector creditors are expected to do the same on the $6.8 billion owed to them, the official said. The restructuring agreement with official creditors paves the way for Zambia to receive another $188 million tranche of money from the International Monetary Fund, part of a $1.3 billion package approved in August 2022. The scale of the debt relief Zambia requires has been a concern for some of the country's main creditors. Of the $6.3 billion in debt owed to government bodies, $4.1 billion was owed specifically to Export-Import Bank of China, the French official said.

Persons: we've, Hakainde Hichilema, Emmanuel Macron's, Leigh Thomas, Susan Fenton Organizations: International Monetary Fund, Import Bank of China, Zambian, Group, Thomson Locations: Zambia, China, Beijing, France

☆ Blinken to fly to Beijing for high-stakes diplomacy after spy balloon saga
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken boards his plane for travel to Berlin at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, June 22, 2021. Andrew Harnik | Pool | ReutersBEIJING — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to travel to Beijing this weekend in his first trip to China under the Biden administration. watch now"And so I think that the administration's goals are, at this point unrealistic because of the way Beijing has framed its interest in its strategy." Its appearance had forced Blinken to indefinitely postpone his Beijing trip at the time. The U.S. recognizes Beijing as the sole government of China but maintains unofficial relations with Taiwan, a democratically self-governed island.

Persons: Antony Blinken, Andrew Harnik, Biden, Joe Biden, Xi Jinping, Scott Kennedy, Blinken, Matthew Miller, Drew Thompson, Lee, Thompson, they're, there's, TikTok, Kennedy, Jia Qingguo, Jia Organizations: Joint Base Andrews, Reuters, Reuters BEIJING —, U.S, Center for Strategic, International Studies, CNBC, U.S . Department of State, People's, U.S ., China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, U.S . Defense Department, Lee Kuan Yew, of Public Policy, Congress, chipmaker Micron, Washington , D.C, Pacific Command, Peking University, Asia Vision Locations: Berlin, Joint Base Andrews , Maryland, Reuters BEIJING, Reuters BEIJING — U.S, Beijing, China, People's Republic of China, U.S, Singapore, Washington ,, Taiwan, South China, Taiwan Strait, Asia, Russian, Ukraine

☆ Opinion: How I talk to my kids about climate change
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Opinion Laura Schifter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Editor’s Note: Laura Schifter is a senior fellow with the Aspen Institute and leads This Is Planet Ed, the institute’s initiative on climate change information. We won’t know for sure what it will be or where, but we can predict that these extreme weather events are becoming more common. Katharine Hayhoe, a leading climate scientist suggests one of the most important things we can do about climate change: talk about it. My second grader added, “And we can get power from the sun, compost and walk instead of drive!” We haven’t thought about this as a singular “climate change talk,” but rather as part of how we talk — how we try to help them make sense of the world. For all our kids, it’s time we prioritize their future and help ensure they can thrive in a changing climate.

Persons: Laura Schifter, Ed, There’s, Alexa, I’ve, Katharine Hayhoe, Taylor Organizations: Aspen Institute, Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education, CNN, Environmental Protection Agency, Twitter, Facebook, Infrastructure Investment, Jobs, America, National Parent, Association Locations: Arlington , Virginia, Washington , DC, Canada, Pacific, Kentucky, California, Europe, Pakistan

☆ I applied to McDonald's and 4 other fast food jobs, but the chatbots and automated process made it impossible for me to get hired
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Amanda Claypool | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Over the past few months, I've applied to five fast food jobs: Crumbl Cookies, McDonald's, Wendy's, Hardee's, and Waffle House. Unfortunately, the jobs that made me apply with AI chatbots left me annoyed and uncertain. The automated application process at Crumbl Cookies seems short, but it wasn't easyI applied to be a baker at Crumbl Cookies. McDonald's uses AI chatbots to automate its hiring process, but it made things more complicatedI applied to McDonald's and answered the questions the chatbot named Olivia asked me. To be fair, AI chatbots can make it easier to screen applicants and schedule interviews.

Persons: Amanda Claypool, —, I've, Claypool, chatbots, McDonald's, Olivia, they're, chatbot, wouldn't, didn't Organizations: Waffle, Service, Waffle House, House Locations: United States, McDonald's

The judge asked for weekly updates, and said he would reschedule the trial if an agreement is not reached within 21 days. 3M spokesperson Sean Lynch said in a statement the parties are "making material and significant progress toward a resolution of this matter." [1/2] The 3M Global Headquarters in Maplewood, Minnesota, U.S. is photographed on March 4, 2020. It has said in court documents that PFAS have not been linked with health problems at the levels being discovered in drinking water. Bloomberg News reported last Friday that 3M had struck a tentative $10 billion deal with U.S. cities and towns to resolve the PFAS water pollution lawsuits it is facing.

Persons: Stuart, Richard Gergel, Paul Napoli, Sean Lynch, Nicholas Pfosi, Maria Ponnezhath, Clark Mindock, Juby Babu, Akanksha Khushi, Aishwarya Nair, Kim Coghill, Sonali Paul, Sriraj, Devika Syamnath, Alexia Garamfalvi, Marguerita Choy Organizations: 3M, District, Napoli, 3M Global, REUTERS, Bloomberg News, Environmental Protection Agency, DuPont de Nemours Inc, Corteva Inc, Thomson Locations: U.S, Florida, Charleston , South Carolina, South Carolina, Stuart , Florida, Maplewood , Minnesota, Bengaluru, New York

I'm prone to kidney stones, and I'm very conscious of the ongoing risk of COVID-19. There are also a few other reasons why I'm investing in travel insurance this summer. Some travel insurance plans cover travel delays, which will guarantee the funds from my canceled flights will go back into my bank account. Not all countries accept US health insurance, so travel insurance will give me the flexibility to get the health support I need without additional costs. Travel insurance gives me the confidence to book a trip, even if I might have to cancel it at the last minute.

☆ Family stands to lose nearly $6,000 in airfare and hotel costs after they were bumped from an overbooked cruise ship
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-26 | by ( Hannah Towey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises have overbooked multiple ships in recent months. One customer said she may lose nearly $6,000 after being bumped from an overbooked cruise. Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises have seen a spate of overbooked ships in recent months, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. 68-year-old Diane Gainey, a frequent cruise-goer, could lose nearly $6,000 in airfare and hotel costs after Celebrity Cruises overbooked her September voyage from Japan. Courtesy of Diane FoleyA Celebrity Cruises spokesperson said the company continuously monitors their sailings to prevent disruptions to guests' travel plans.

☆ Spirit Airlines 'sincerely apologizes' after refusing to let a Puerto Rican family on a domestic US flight without a passport
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Isobel Van Hagen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Spirit Airlines apologized to a Puerto Rican family after refusing to let them fly, CBS News reported. A Puerto Rican family traveling from Los Angeles to Puerto Rico was stopped from boarding a Spirit Airlines flight because the parents' child did not have a US passport. You learn that Puerto Rico is a commonwealth of the U.S.A. in the 3rd Grade," one Twitter user wrote. Those born in Puerto Rico are US citizens, although Puerto Ricans cannot vote in US presidential elections. Rights groups have urged for more equal protections for residents of Puerto Rico under the US Constitution.

☆ Springsteen draws criticism for not cancelling Italy gig after deadly floods
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] American rock star Bruce Springsteen gestures during a concert of the European tour at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys in Barcelona, Spain, April 28, 2023. REUTERS/Albert GeaROME, May 18 (Reuters) - U.S. rock legend Bruce Springsteen came under criticism in Italy for going ahead with a concert in Ferrara on Thursday evening after the northern Emilia-Romagna region was battered by floods that left at least nine people dead. "@springsteen please consider to reschedule your concert today. Representatives for Springsteen did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. Reporting by Francesca Piscioneri; editing by Alvise Armellini and Mark HeinrichOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Afterward, he was to have been the first sitting U.S. president to visit Papua New Guinea. In Sydney, Biden had planned to attend a meeting of the four so-called Quad nations - the United States, Japan, Australia and India. White House spokesperson John Kirby said Biden would be able to meet Albanese and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi while in Hiroshima. Albanese said in a statement that Biden had apologized for not being able to visit Australia and that they would work to reschedule his visit at the earliest opportunity. “I'm sure the White House will find ways to make this up to partners in the short term.

☆ Australia says Quad meeting could still proceed without Biden
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Renju Jose | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SYDNEY, May 17 (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Wednesday a Quad summit could still go ahead as scheduled in Sydney next week without U.S. President Joe Biden, who postponed his trip to Australia due to debt ceiling negotiations in Washington. The leaders had agreed to work to reschedule Biden's visit to Australia "at the earliest opportunity", he added. Albanese said he hoped the Quad summit could go ahead as planned on May 24 with the United States sending a "senior representative" to attend. It was also possible they would meet together with Biden on the sidelines of the G-7 summit in Japan this week, he said. Albanese said he was certain Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi would travel to Australia next week as planned for a bilateral meeting and an event on Tuesday with the Indian diaspora in Sydney.

I avoided letting clients know that I was pregnant, forcing me to cancel some opportunities. I didn't have a team to rely on, and I found myself working 60 to 75 hours a week. Here are the five things I wish I did before getting pregnant, and while I was pregnant, that would have helped me make money as a solopreneur. However, this is something you have to sign up for before getting pregnant, and since I didn't do that, I missed my opportunity at having any type of paid leave. Before getting pregnant, I had planned to do this.

☆ Washington says Chinese airlines can increase flights to America
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Michelle Toh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The US Department of Transportation confirmed to CNN that it had issued an order permitting Chinese airlines to increase their number of weekly round-trip flights to 12. That’s up from the eight weekly round-trip flights currently allowed for Chinese carriers. Currently, three US airlines American Airlines (AAL), Delta Air Lines (DAL) and United Airlines (UAL) fly routes between the two countries. Chinese operators Air China, China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines and Xiamen Airlines also serve the two markets. Chinese carriers have not been subject to the restrictions, as the relationship between Moscow and Beijing remains intact, leading to calls in the United States and Britain for bans on Chinese flights that use Russian airspace.

BERLIN, May 3 (Reuters) - U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said on Wednesday China has invited him to visit "in the near term" for talks on averting a global climate change crisis even as diplomatic relations between the world's two biggest greenhouse gas emitters remain tense. The United States and China must work together to address climate change, Kerry said in an interview with Reuters on the sidelines of a conference on global warming in Berlin. China, for example, first must issue its plan to reduce methane emissions and advance in the transition away from coal, Kerry added. "We're not pointing fingers and we're not out there trying to, you know, make this part of the other issues that are out there" between the United States and China, Kerry added. "This (climate change) is a free-standing issue which affects China as it affects the United States."

☆ Chile's president Boric speaks out against violence in stadiums
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

May 1 (Reuters) - Chile's president Gabriel Boric criticised violence in stadiums after the derby between Universidad de Chile and Universidad Catolica was suspended on Sunday due to disorder, fireworks and noise bombs in the stands of the Estadio Municipal Ester Roa Rebolledo in Concepcion. The National Professional Football Association (ANFP) said they will reschedule the match without spectators, as they will also request a meeting with the President to work against violence. The governing body will also call an urgent meeting of Chilean football to speed up the work of security in order to toughen the penalties and punishments for violence in stadiums. Boric has condemned violence in stadiums before. He addressed the issue in relation to the serious incidents involving Colo Colo and Universidad Catolica supporters at last year's Copa Libertadores matches.

☆ Opinion | Talking With Patients About Death
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-23 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

To the Editor:Re “As a Doctor, I Know Being Ready to Die Is an Illusion,” by Dr. Sunita Puri (Opinion guest essay, April 2):Many doctors, including me, have faced Dr. Puri’s dilemma about how to talk to dying patients. My early years as a specialist were besmirched by my failure to inform patients, in a timely fashion, that they were dying. Used to playing the role of a problem solver, I had no skills in consoling an explosion of grief. Indeed, several courts have found doctors at fault for nondisclosure of proximate death. Research has shown that the vast majority of people surveyed would want their doctor to inform them, without prompting, if they were dying.

☆ Britain's Cleverly leaves New Zealand early to focus on Sudan response
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( Lucy Craymer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] People look for water during clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the army in Khartoum North, Sudan April 20, 2023. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin AbdallahWELLINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) - British Foreign Minister James Cleverly will leave New Zealand Friday and cut his Pacific tour short, his office said, as he focuses on coordinating Britain's response to the Sudan crisis. Cleverly had been scheduled to meet with Samoan officials and New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta in Samoa on Friday before undertaking a bilateral meeting and press briefing Saturday in New Zealand. "It’s with real regret that due to the ongoing situation in Sudan I’ve had to cut the visit short. The Foreign Office said on Thursday that Cleverly was skipping his Samoa stop and heading straight to New Zealand where he could better coordinate London's response to events in Africa.

☆ A JetBlue flight to Fort Lauderdale landed in the Bahamas after the Florida airport closed due to extreme flooding
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Bianca Giacobone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A JetBlue flight from Newark, New Jersey to Fort Lauderdale, Florida was diverted to the Bahamas on April 12. After three hours in Nassau, the plane went back to Newark, some nine hours after it first left the airport. Fort Lauderdale airport had shut down because of heavy rain and flooding. JetBlue flight 205 connecting Newark with Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport was diverted to Nassau Lynden Pindling International Airport on April 12 due to the Florida airport's closure. JetBlue flight 205 was canceled on Thursday but operated normally on Friday.

☆ Britain braces for 'unparalleled' disruption from doctors' strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] Junior doctors hold placards during a strike, amid a dispute with the government over pay, outside St Thomas' Hospital, in London, Britain April 11, 2023. REUTERS/Maja SmiejkowskaLONDON, April 11 (Reuters) - Junior doctors in Britain began a four-day strike on Tuesday over pay that is likely to cause unprecedented disruption to the health service, prompting the government to warn of a risk to patient safety. Tuesday's walkout followed a three-day doctors' strike last month. The BMA has said the strikes by junior doctors, some of whom are very experienced, could be stopped if health minister Steve Barclay put a credible pay offer forward. He says the BMA's demands are unreasonable and would mean an increase of more then 20,000 pounds ($24,840) for some doctors.

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