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☆ Blast kills dozens of coal miners in Kazakhstan
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Akanksha Sharma | Heather Chen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —At least 45 coal miners were killed in a fire sparked by a methane gas explosion at a mine in Kazakhstan, authorities in the country said on Sunday. In a statement, the Ministry for Emergency Situations said the blast sparked a blaze early on Saturday at the Kostenko mine in the Karaganda region, state-owned Kazinform news agency reported. More than 200 people were evacuated from the mine to safety and search efforts are ongoing for one missing miner, the ministry said. The mine is owned by Luxembourg-based ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest producer of steel, and run by its local representative ArcelorMittal Temirtau, which operates multiple coal and iron ore mines across Kazakhstan. The multi-billion dollar mining sector accounted for an estimated 17% of GDP in mineral-rich Kazakhstan in 2021, according to the US International Trade Administration.

Persons: ArcelorMittal, “, Kassym, Jomart Tokayev Organizations: CNN, Ministry, Emergency, General, Office, Kazakh, US International Trade Administration Locations: Kazakhstan, Karaganda, Luxembourg, Kazakh, Temirtau

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Tesla, Apple, AbbVie, Chevron, Krispy Kreme, Roku and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Monday: JPMorgan upgrades Eastman Chemical to overweight from neutral JPMorgan said it sees an earnings rebound for Eastman Chemical. Bank of America reiterates Roku Bank of America said it's standing by its buy rating heading into earnings later this week. JPMorgan downgrades Olin to neutral from overweight JPMorgan downgraded the chemical company citing concerns about reduced product demand. " JPMorgan downgrades Valley National to neutral from overweight JPMorgan downgraded the regional bank mainly on valuation. Bank of America initiates Cooper Companies as buy Bank of America said the contact lens company is well positioned. "

Persons: Bernstein, Tesla, underperform Bernstein, Morgan Stanley, Apple, it's, Pinterest, Raymond James downgrades, Raymond James, TD Cowen, Decker, Baird downgrades Datadog, Baird, JPMorgan downgrades Newell, JPMorgan downgrades Olin, Olin, Harris, Hess, Truist, Piper Sandler, Piper, Oppenheimer, Goldman Sachs, Okta, Goldman, Wolfe Organizations: JPMorgan, Eastman Chemical, Barclays, Bank of America, Roku Bank of America, Apple, Citi, Raymond James downgrades Cisco, Cisco, Stanley Black, JPMorgan downgrades, JPMorgan downgrades Newell Brands, Newell Brands, UBS, East West Bancorp, Chevron, of America, Cooper Companies, Microsoft, MSFT, Deutsche Bank, Nvidia, Deutsche, Broadcom Locations: China, Okta

☆ Japan's farmers are getting too old to work the land. 5G-powered smart tech is doing the heavy lifting for them.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Bella Sayegh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

In remote locations, 5G-powered tech is helping farmers produce crops with the support of experts. Smart farming was introduced into Japanese agriculture in 2020 by NTT AgriTechnology in Chōfu City, Tokyo, for a three-year project. This helps farmers monitor crops for disease and create a harvesting timeline while navigating conditions that can change daily. The next steps for 5G farming involve broadening the scale of these projects so that farmers can monitor more fields at a time, Ahmed and Masakuza said. To do that, companies and local governments will need to continue investing in private, local 5G networks, they added.

Persons: —, Abe Masakuza, Masakuza, Shahid Ahmed, Ahmed, NTT Ahmed Organizations: Private 5G, Service, Agriculture, Forestry, Smart, NTT AgriTechnology, Nippon Telegraph, Telephone, NTT, Hokkaido University, 5G, Farmers, Chōfu, Private Locations: Japan, Chōfu City, Tokyo, Tachikawa , Tokyo, Iwamizawa, Northern Japan

☆ US Supreme Court turns away challenge to steel import tariffs
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( John Kruzel | Companies Need To Integrate Climate Reporting Across Functions To Comply With California S New Law | Henry Engler | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

People visit the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S., August 31, 2023. Biden's administration had urged the Supreme Court not to take up the appeal. PrimeSource appealed to the Supreme Court in July. The Supreme Court in March turned away a challenge to the 2018 tariffs by a group of U.S.-based steel importers. The justices in 2022 refused to hear a separate challenge by steel companies to Trump's 2018 decision to double tariffs on steel imports from Turkey, also on national security grounds.

Persons: Kevin Wurm, Donald Trump, Irving, Joe Biden's, Wilbur Ross, Trump, Judge Richard Taranto, PrimeSource, John Kruzel, Will Dunham Organizations: U.S, Supreme, REUTERS, Rights, Trump, Commerce, Congress, Court of International Trade, White, Appeals, Federal Circuit, Trade, European Union, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Irving , Texas, United States, St, Louis, Oman, Manhattan, Washington, China, Turkey

☆ Marathoners in Beijing go maskless, unfazed by smog
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Liz Lee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] Participants take part in the Beijing Marathon, at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China October 29, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang Acquire Licensing RightsBEIJING, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Runners undeterred by thick smog engulfing the Chinese capital ran the Beijing Marathon maskless on Sunday, many wearing shorts in one of the warmest Octobers on record. Beijing was the fourth most-polluted major city in the world on Sunday, according to Swiss air-quality technology firm IQAir. Beijing's high on Sunday was 19 C (66 F), according to the national weather bureau. The weather bureau forecast weak cold air currents to last the rest of the month before beginning to cool in early November.

Persons: Tingshu Wang, Fang Chong, Liz Lee, Ryan Woo, Han Xiao, Bernard Orr, William Mallard Organizations: Beijing, REUTERS, Rights, Beijing Marathon, Meteorological Centre, Thomson Locations: Beijing, China, Rights BEIJING, Tiananmen, Haidian, Beijing's, Tangshan, Handan, Hebei

☆ They went hunting for fossil fuels. What they found could help save the world
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“This was not a real surprise for us,” Pironon told CNN; it’s common to find small amounts near the surface of a borehole. Arguably, the catalyst for the current interest in white hydrogen can be traced to this West African country. White hydrogen deposits have been found throughout the world, including in the US, eastern Europe, Russia, Australia, Oman, as well as France and Mali. “Natural hydrogen is a solution which will allow us to get get to speed” on climate action, he said. Natural Hydrogen Energy LLCFrom hype to realityThe challenge for these businesses and for scientists will be translating hypothetical promise into a commercial reality.

Persons: Jacques Pironon, Phillipe De Donato, ” Pironon, Pironon, “ Gray, ’ ”, Geoffrey Ellis, “, ”, Ellis, Isabelle Moretti, Neil McDonald, Bill Gates, geochemist Viacheslav, ” Zgonnik, ” Ellis, that’s, De Donato’s, – Organizations: CNN, National, of Scientific Research, US Geological Survey, University of Pau, University of Sorbonne, Geologists, Energy Ventures, Natural Hydrogen Energy, Hydrogen Energy Locations: France, Lorraine, Mali, Bourakébougou, University of Pau et, l’Adour, Europe, Russia, Australia, Oman, Yorke, South Australia, Denver, Nebraska, Kansas

☆ Opinion | Joe Biden Knows What It Actually Means to Be President
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( David French | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

There’s a gathering sense that President Biden’s response to the war in Gaza may cost him the 2024 election. On Friday my colleagues in the newsroom reported on a growing backlash against Biden coming from young and left-leaning voters. I don’t think so, and to understand why, it’s important to understand the core responsibilities of an American president. It was delivered most memorably by then-Vice President Biden, of all people, at the 2012 Democratic National Convention. Now fast-forward to August 2024, when Biden will speak on his own behalf in Chicago at the next Democratic convention.

Persons: Biden’s, Biden, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama’s, Obama, Osama, Romney, Laden, Will, Donald Trump Organizations: Gallup, Convention, General Motors, Democratic Locations: Gaza, Israel, Chicago, Europe, China, Taiwan

☆ A Gaza Pediatrician’s Desperate Plea for Fuel for Hospitals - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Hussam Abu Safyia | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

At Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, we are no strangers to treating victims of airstrikes over the years. The people who flocked to Kamal Adwan to sleep in our hallways or even the parking lot, believing it safer than their homes, were no doubt as frightened as we were. Kamal Adwan is far from the only hospital reaching its breaking point, as doctors like myself desperately cry out for more aid to Gaza. As Kamal Adwan Hospital and Gaza itself run out of everything — food, water, fuel, medicine — the one thing we have not yet run out of is hope. In order for hospitals like Kamal Adwan to continue functioning, we desperately need more resources — especially fuel for our generators.

Persons: Kamal Adwan, I’m, we’re, I’ve, we’ve Organizations: Ahli Arab Hospital Locations: Gaza, Israel, Al, Ahli, Gaza City

☆ Boston Dynamics' talking robot dogs have different personalities now, from '1920's Archaeologist' to 'Shakespearean Time Traveler'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Kylie Kirschner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Boston Dynamics made its robot dogs speak using ChatGPT, and they all have different personalities. Thanks to the integration of OpenAI's ChatGPT, Boston Dynamics' robot dogs can now speak in full sentences, Fast Company reported back in May. And then there's the sarcastic, nihilistic personality that questions the "unfathomable void" of its existence, which Boston Dynamics has simply named "Josh." The New York Police Department announced earlier this year that it would begin using the Boston Dynamics robot dogs again. Boston Dynamics did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

Persons: —, Matt Klingensmith, Matt, Butler, Klingensmith, Josh, Levatas, Chris Nielsen, Bill de Blasio, Eric Adams Organizations: Boston Dynamics, Service, YouTube, Company, Fast Company, Dynamics, New York Police Department Locations: ChatGPT, Boston, New Zealand

☆ At least 28 dead, 18 missing after ArcelorMittal mine fire in Kazakhstan
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] An ambulance drives out of the Kostenko coal mine operated by ArcelorMittal Temirtau as rescue operation continues following a mine fire, in Karaganda, Kazakhstan October 28, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer Acquire Licensing RightsSummaryCompanies Suspected methane blast, company saysSome 206 of 252 people evacuatedPresident declares Oct 29 national day of mourningGovernment, company say working to nationalise the firmALMATY, Oct 28 (Reuters) - At least 28 people have died and 18 remain missing after a mine fire in Kazakhstan, the Ministry for Emergency Situations said on Saturday. Operator ArcelorMittal Temirtau (MT.LU), the local unit of the Luxembourg-based steelmaker, said 206 of 252 people at the Kostenko mine had been evacuated after what appeared to be a methane blast. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, who expressed condolences to the victims' families and declared a national day of mourning on Oct. 29, ordered his cabinet to stop investment cooperation with ArcelorMittal Temirtau. "ArcelorMittal is committed to completing this transaction as soon as possible in order to minimise disruption to the greatest extent possible."

Persons: ArcelorMittal Temirtau, Stringer, ArcelorMittal, Kassym, Tokayev, Roman Sklyar, Olzhas, William Mallard, Jason Neely Organizations: REUTERS, Ministry, Emergency, Kazakh, Thomson Locations: Karaganda, Kazakhstan, ALMATY, Luxembourg, Republic of Kazakhstan

☆ At least 21 dead, more missing after ArcelorMittal mine fire in Kazakhstan
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

ALMATY, Oct 28 (Reuters) - At least 21 people have died in a mine fire in Kazakhstan, ArcelorMittal Temirtau (MT.LU), the local unit of the Luxembourg-based steelmaker which operates the mine, said on Saturday. Of the 252 people at the Kostenko mine, 208 had been evacuated, with 18 seeking medical help, the company said in a statement. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, who expressed condolences to victims' families, ordered his cabinet to stop investment cooperation with ArcelorMittal Temirtau. The government said in a statement that it was finalising a deal to nationalise the company, which operates the country's biggest steel mill. Last month First Deputy Prime Minister Roman Sklyar told reporters that Kazakhstan was in talks with potential investors who could take over the mill.

Persons: ArcelorMittal, Kassym, Tokayev, ArcelorMittal Temirtau, Roman Sklyar, Olzhas, William Mallard, Jason Neely Organizations: Thomson Locations: ALMATY, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg

The Gaza Strip itself is only some 360 square kilometers (140 square miles), roughly twice the size of Washington, D.C.“They started saying that they destroyed 100 kilometers (62 miles) of Hamas tunnels. I am telling you that the tunnels we have in the Gaza Strip exceed 500 kilometers,” Sinwar said following a bloody 11-day war with Israel. But fully dislodging Hamas will require clearing those tunnels, where militants can pop up behind advancing Israeli troops. During a 2014 war, Hamas militants killed at least 11 Israeli soldiers after infiltrating into Israel through tunnels. AN ADDITIONAL LAYER OF COMPLEXITYYet in all those cases, advancing militaries did not face the challenge that Israel does now with Hamas’ tunnel system.

Persons: Israel, ”, John Spencer, “, Sinwar, ” Sinwar, Hadar Goldin, Ariel Bernstein, Yoav Gallant, Gallant, Lifshitz, spiriting, Daphné Richemond, Barak, Richemond, ″ Organizations: JERUSALEM, U.S . Army, Urban Warfare, Modern, Institute, Urban, Steel Works, Hamas, “ Metro, Washington , D.C, Israeli, Ministry, Islamic, U.S ., Soufan, Israel’s Reichman, Associated Press Locations: Gaza, Israel, U.S, West, Ambracia, “, Egypt, Washington ,, Israeli, Vietnam, Saigon, South Vietnam, Russian, Ukrainian, America, Islamic State, Afghanistan, Hamas, New York, firefights

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Bryce Harper wants big leaguers to play in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says pausing the regular season to make that happen would be difficult. “Everyone appreciates the challenges associated with major league players playing in a tournament that is in the middle of our season,” Manfred said before Fridays' World Series opener. The 31-year-old has long been an advocate of MLB taking a break during the season to let major leaguers play in the Olympics. “Casey Wasserman has been supportive of getting baseball back in the Olympics, which we appreciate,” Manfred said.

Persons: — Bryce Harper, Rob Manfred, ” Manfred, “, Harper, ” Harper, they’ll, ” Casey Wasserman, “ Casey Wasserman, — I’m, ” Organizations: Angeles Olympics, Major League Baseball, Baseball, Olympics, MLB, Nippon Professional Baseball, U.S, Philadelphia Phillies, Team USA, NHL, USA, Los Angeles Games Locations: ARLINGTON , Texas, Japan

Shawn Levy knew he had to direct the Netflix limited series “All the Light We Cannot See,” when he read a scene between the main character Marie and her father. He spoke to The Associated Press about the series, and his pals Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds. I don’t know how to be great. AP: Speaking of “Deadpool,” we already know Hugh Jackman will reprise his Wolverine character for the movie. Why does the public love the friendship between Jackman and Ryan Reynolds?

Persons: Shawn Levy, Marie, “, ”, Levy, it's, Aria Mia Loberti, Werner, Louis Hoffman, Loberti, Hugh Jackman, Ryan Reynolds, Marie . LEVY, Nelle Sutton, LEVY, I’ve, Aria, It’s, Uber, Deadpool, Jackman, Reynolds, Guy ”, They're, don’t, it’s Organizations: Netflix, Associated Press, “ Locations: France, Nazi

☆ What China's slow-motion real estate crisis means for the global economy
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Christian Nunley | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

China's real estate industry is collapsing in slow motion. And now the International Monetary Fund just cut its global growth forecasts for 2024 and called out China's real estate crisis as a big reason why. Youth unemployment is at record levels, gross domestic product forecasts have been lowered and the ongoing real estate crisis has been hitting consumer confidence and foreign investment in the country. "China's shrinking real estate sector over the coming years will really have a huge impact on heavy industry, on the commodity markets globally," he said. There’s going to be less cement being used — less glass, for example.

Persons: Frederic Neumann, Neumann Organizations: International Monetary Fund, HSBC, CNBC Locations: China, Asia, Beijing

☆ One dead, eight injured as car carrying migrants crashes in Hungary
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A crashed car carrying migrants is seen near Asotthalom, Hungary, near the Serbian border, October 27, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer Acquire Licensing RightsBUDAPEST, Oct 27 (Reuters) - One person died and eight people including four children were injured in Hungary near the Serbian border on Friday when a car carrying migrants crashed with a truck, authorities said. Renata Papp, mayor of Asotthalom village where the accident occurred, said on Facebook the car driver, a smuggler, was lifted from the wreckage by another smuggler and whisked away in another car. The migrants, predominantly from the Middle East and Afghanistan, enter Hungary from Serbia despite a steel fence that Prime Minister Viktor Orban had built after the 2015 migration crisis that rocked Europe. Reporting by Krisztina Than and Krisztina Fenyo; Editing by Andrew CawthorneOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Stringer, Renata Papp, Jozsef Hanga, Viktor Orban, Krisztina, Andrew Cawthorne Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Facebook, Thomson Locations: Asotthalom, Hungary, Serbian, Serbia, Balkans, Slovakia, Austria, East, Afghanistan, Europe

☆ An Irish Artisan Finds Joy in Forging Knives
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Sandra Jordan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

He placed the block into the heated forge and waited about 35 minutes, removing the block when it was molten. “It goes from 800 degrees Celsius to room temperature in a minute,” Mr. Brennan said. “This is when the hard work begins,” Mr. Brennan said. But, in a process he described as magical, Mr. Brennan dropped the blade into an acid bath and left it there for two minutes. “The steel goes from a piece of shiny metal to a beautifully pattered piece,” he said.

Persons: ”, Brennan, “, Mr, ” Mr Organizations: ”

☆ Green Steel Is Coming. Europe Is Leading the Charge Thanks to New Carbon Taxes.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Yusuf Khan | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +7 min

The need for conversion to low-carbon steel production is greater in Europe, where 57% of steel is produced in coal-fired blast furnaces. Swedish-based startup H2 Green Steel has signed deals to supply low-carbon steel to IKEA, Mercedes-Benz , BMW and Scania. Customers of H2 Green Steel have been willing to support the project based on their own green targets and their end-customers’ willingness to pay a green premium, he said. H2 Green Steel said it would charge a €150 premium, while Swedish steelmaker SSAB expects to charge double that. Research from the Rocky Mountain Institute suggests the IRA will encourage green steel investments that would, by 2030, produce about eight million tons of low-carbon steel, or nearly 10% of U.S. steel demand.

Persons: fabian strauch, ”, Colin Richardson, incentivizing, CBAM, Nicola Davidson, Davidson, Henrik Henriksson, Mikael Sjoberg, ” Henriksson, Gunnar Güthenke, SSAB, Europe ”, Simone Tagliapietra, Paul Lim, ” Lim, Yusuf Khan Organizations: Leadership Group, Industry, Argus Media, Rocky Mountain Institute, U.S ., Business, International Energy Agency, Investments, Steel, IKEA, Mercedes, Benz, BMW, Scania, H2, Bloomberg, Research, Europe, Bruegel, U.S Locations: Europe, U.S, Brussels, London, European, Lakes , Texas, Pacific, China, Asia

That fell to 21-22 million tonnes by 2021, and after Russia invaded last year, output hit 6.3 million in 2022. But even with consumption nearly doubling to 2.6 million tonnes between January and September, that is not enough to sustain a sector that used to export four fifths of its output. Zaporizhstal expects to export two thirds of its 2.4-2.5 million tonnes of iron ore and rolled steel production in 2023. Before the invasion, output was 4.2 million tonnes a year. "We can say that blackouts last winter (reduced) steel production by two to three times," Zinchenko said, citing production data for the months when blackouts were most regular.

Persons: Oleksandr Ratushniak, ZAPORIZHZHIA, Roman Slobodianiuk, Ukraine's, Oleksandr Kalenkov, Slobodianiuk, Stanislav Zinchenko, Medkov, Oleksandr Yasunas, Zinchenko, Mike Collett, White, Barbara Lewis Organizations: Steel, REUTERS, Staff, Reuters, GMK, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Zaporizhzhia, Russia, Soviet, Ukrainian, Mariupol, Europe, Odesa, Kyiv, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Russian

The strike has shut down 13 locks between Lake Erie and Montreal, bottling up ships in the Great Lakes and preventing more ships from coming in. It’s the first time that a strike has shut down the vital shipping artery since 1968. A U.S. Navy warship, the littoral combat ship USS Marinette, was supposed to leave Cleveland on Lake Erie on Monday, but remains stuck. Shipments within the four Great Lakes from Superior to Erie such as iron ore and coal can still go through. MarineTraffic.com showed that it was headed into Lake Erie, but it can go no farther without a resolution.

Persons: ”, Jason Card, “, Unifor, It's, MarineTraffic.com, —, John Jamian, ” Jamian, Isadora, There’s, Jason Hron, ” Hron Organizations: Lawrence Seaway, Lawrence Seaway Management Corp, Ships, “ lakers, Canadian, Seaway, binational Chamber of Marine Commerce, Officials, Management, seaway, — salties, lakers, U.S . Navy, Port, Duluth Seaway Port Authority Locations: MINNEAPOLIS, St, Lawrence, Canada, United States, Ontario, Quebec, Unifor, Lake Erie, Montreal, Great, The St, Lake Superior, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Ottawa, Welland, U.S, Marinette, Cleveland, Thunder Bay , Ontario, Superior, Detroit, Lakes Huron, Erie, Port of Detroit, Europe, She’s, Twin Ports, Duluth , Minnesota, Superior , Wisconsin, Cyprus, Algeria, Duluth Seaway, Lakes

☆ Even Before the Israel-Hamas War, Being Palestinian Was Controversial - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Hala Alyan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

I’d had the privilege of a youth — adolescence and young adulthood — in countries where being Palestinian was fairly common. The task of the Palestinian, we’ve seen in the past two weeks, is to audition for empathy and compassion. In the past couple of weeks, I’ve watched Palestinian activists, lawyers, professors get baited and interrupted on air, if not silenced altogether. What is the word of a Palestinian against a machinery that investigates itself, that absolves itself of accused crimes? Diasporically or not, being Palestinian is the quintessential disrupter: It messes with a curated, modified tape.

Persons: I’ve, I’d, hadn’t, we’ve, they’ve, dehumanized, You’ve, I’d humanized, Al Jazeera, “ It’s, it’s, infographics, I’m Organizations: NBC Locations: United States, Kuwait, Palestine, Manhattan, Gaza, Philadelphia, Las Vegas, I’m, Palestinian

NEW YORK (AP) — A man was trapped inside a steel-reinforced concrete jewelry vault in New York City overnight after firefighters had to abandon an attempt to rescue him for safety reasons. Fortunately, the vault was on a timer and opened on its own Wednesday morning, officials said. Sarrocco did not explain how the man became trapped. Fire and police department personnel were in communication with the man inside the vault and could watch him on a security camera. “The process was started to breach the wall at the vault,” he said in a news conference at the scene.

Persons: John Sarrocco, Sarrocco, ” Locations: New York City, midtown Manhattan

A year has passed since Hyundai Motor Group broke ground on the $7.6 billion vehicle and battery plant, the South Korean automaker's first U.S. factory dedicated to producing EVs. The plant is being built parallel to Interstate 16 on a site that covers more than 2,900 acres (1,170 hectares). Tollison said suppliers opening shop in nine Georgia counties near the Hyundai plant will create another 6,000 jobs. It’s the largest economic development project in Georgia’s history. Pat Wilson, Georgia’s economic development commissioner, has said Hyundai is projected to have a direct payroll of $4.7 billion over the next 10 years.

Persons: ”, Oscar Kwon, Jose Munoz, ” Munoz, Tollison, Pat Wilson Organizations: Hyundai Motor Group, Korean, Hyundai, Metaplant, Economic Development Authority, LG Energy Locations: Georgia, U.S, Savannah

☆ $400,000 Homes in Oklahoma, South Carolina and Louisiana
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Angela Serratore | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Oklahoma City | $385,000A 1925 Craftsman house with three bedrooms and two bathrooms, on a 0.2-acre lotThis house is on a tree-lined street near downtown, less than a 10-minute drive from the Oklahoma City Museum of Art and the bustling Oklahoma River waterfront. A public elementary school is less than a mile away, and a public high school is five minutes away by car. Driving to the University of Oklahoma, in Norman, takes about half an hour. The front door opens into a living area with wide-plank hardwood floors and windows overlooking the porch and front yard. The living room, to the right, has two built-in workstations with desks and open shelving.

Organizations: Oklahoma City Museum of Art, Lyric Theatre, University of Oklahoma Locations: Oklahoma, Norman, Dallas

☆ Married billionaire Eric Schmidt reportedly invested $100 million in a company run by a 29-year-old entrepreneur said to be his girlfriend
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Eric Schmidt invested $100 million in Steel Perlot, a company led by Michelle Ritter, Forbes reported. He is a "very, very active chairman," Ritter, the company's CEO, told Forbes of Schmidt. Screenshots of SteelPerlot.com; Wikipedia.comHe is a "very, very active chairman," Ritter, the company's 29-year-old CEO, told Forbes of Schmidt. As of today, Steel Perlot has invested at least $20 million, Forbes reported. Steel Perlot, Schmidt Futures, and The Schmidt Family Foundation, did not respond to Insider's requests for comment before publication.

Persons: Eric Schmidt, Michelle Ritter, Forbes, Schmidt, Ritter, " Ritter, —, Eric Schmidt — who's, Steel, Eric Schmidt's, Perlot, Steel Perlot, Wendy Organizations: Google, Schmidt, Service, Columbia Law School, New York Post, Galactic, Steel, Forbes, New York Times, Schmidt Futures, Family Foundation Locations: Forbes, New Mexico

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