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☆ A Somber Mood Settles Over Israel’s Antigovernment Protesters
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Isabel Kershner | More About Isabel Kershner | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The roads around the Parliament and Supreme Court in Jerusalem were nearly deserted on Tuesday morning after chaotic late-night scenes of protesters facing off against police on horseback and armed with water cannons. Demonstrators who camped out for days in a park nearby had packed up quietly after the city served them with an eviction order, leaving no trace of their tent city. A small knot of people waved blue and white Israeli flags and a rainbow flag at a junction not far away, but the police wouldn’t allow them to approach the Parliament. One passing car blared its support. But the driver of another shouted “Only Bibi!” out the window in support of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Persons: “, ”, Benjamin Netanyahu Locations: Jerusalem

☆ Ukraine says situation 'complicated' in east, Russia reports advancing
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Russia and Ukraine differed in their accounts of the latest battles since Kyiv launched a counteroffensive early last month, but both sides signalled that fighting was fierce. "The situation is complicated but under control (in the east)," Syrskyi said on the Telegram messaging app. But Russia still holds vast swathes of territory following its full-scale invasion in February 2022, and Ukrainian troops have encountered heavily defended positions and minefields. Russian troops were also continuing to send reserves to the Bakhmut sector in eastern Ukraine to try to stop Ukrainian forces advancing, Syrskyi said. The spokesperson reported heavy fighting for the settlement of Staromayorske southwest of the city of Donetsk, and said Ukrainian troops had the advantage there.

Persons: Read, Oleksandr Syrskyi, Syrskyi, Lyman, Hanna Maliar, Vladimir Putin, Anna Pruchnicka, Timothy Heritage, Bernadette Baum Organizations: 420th Battalion, Kyiv, TASS, Reuters, Lyman, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Bakhmut, Donetsk Region, Ukrainian, KYIV, Moscow, Kupiansk, Russia, Kharkiv, Lyman, Staromayorske, Donetsk

☆ Russia carries out air strikes for second night on Ukraine's Odesa port -governor
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Summary All of eastern Ukraine under air raid alertsRussian strikes on ports follow grain export deal withdrawalJuly 19 (Reuters) - Ukrainian air defence systems were engaged in the early hours of Wednesday in repelling a Russian air attack on the southern port of Odesa for a second consecutive night, the region's governor said. "Do not approach the windows, do not shoot or show the work of air defence forces," Odesa governor Oleh Kiper said on the Telegram messaging app. But Ukrainian Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar said the initiative in the area had switched to Ukrainian forces. She said Ukrainian forces made new gains near Bakhmut in the east, a town that was captured by Russian forces in May after months of battles. "We have made advances through the streets," Shershen told the Espreso TV online outlet but said Ukrainian forces did not have complete control of the village.

Persons: Oleh Kiper, Hanna Maliar, Valery Shershen, Shershen, U.N, Stephane Dujarric, Russia's, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Moscow, Dmitry Peskov, Grant McCool, Lincoln Organizations: Kyiv, Russian Defence Ministry, Russian, Reuters, United Nations, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Odesa, Russia, Ukrainian, Africa, Asia, Moscow, Kharkiv, Bakhmut, Staromayorske, Turkey

Jerusalem CNN —An Israeli man was seriously wounded and two girls were hurt in a shooting in the West Bank, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Israeli emergency services said Sunday. The shooting took place in the Israeli-occupied southern West Bank, which is normally calmer than the north. Palestinian sources said Israeli troops were searching every car as they looked for the suspects, creating a traffic jam lasting at least two hours on a day when Israel and the West Bank are suffering a heatwave. Most of the recent violence in the West Bank has taken place in the region’s north, especially in Jenin and Nablus. Both those cities have seen Israel carry out deadly anti-terror raids and Palestinian militants attacking civilians, sometimes in response to the IDF operations.

Persons: David Adom, Shaare, “, hasn’t, Shlomo Ne’eman, Benjamin Netanyahu Organizations: Jerusalem CNN —, West Bank, Israel Defense Forces, MDA, Palestinian, IDF, ”, CNN Locations: Jerusalem, Israeli, West, Bethlehem, Israel, Jenin, Nablus

☆ Netanyahu ejects party activist over Holocaust mockery at judicial protest
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( Dan Williams | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

JERUSALEM, July 16 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the ejection on Sunday of an activist from his Likud party who mocked the Holocaust while heckling anti-government protesters, in remarks that suggested ethnic tensions beneath a constitutional crisis. "We will not tolerate such disgraceful behaviour in the Likud movement," Netanyahu said in a statement on the ouster of Zarka, for years a towering figure at party campaign events. Denying the Holocaust, questioning its scale or celebrating it is punishable by five years' in jail under Israeli law. The historical catastrophe is an issue that generally unites Jews, and Zarka's remarks were condemned across the political spectrum. Critics of the proposed judicial reforms argue that Netanyahu seeks to curb court independence even as he argues his innocence in a long-running corruption trial.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Beit Shean, Netanyahu, Zarka, Zarka's, Dan Williams, Frances Kerry Organizations: Likud, Thomson Locations: Beit, Germany

☆ G.O.P.’s Far Right Seeks to Use Defense Bill to Defund Ukraine War Effort
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Karoun Demirjian | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

They are seeking votes on a series of proposals that would hamstring U.S. support for Ukraine, including one to curtail all funding for Kyiv until there is a diplomatic solution to the conflict and another that would end a $300 million program to train and equip Ukrainian soldiers that has been in place for nearly a decade. “Congress should not authorize another penny for Ukraine and push the Biden administration to pursue peace,” Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican of Georgia, argued to lawmakers on the House Rules Committee this week, appealing to them to allow votes on several proposals she has written on the topic. “Ukraine is not the 51st state of the United States of America.”Representative Scott Perry, Republican of Pennsylvania and the chairman of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, said votes to curtail support for Ukraine were every bit as important to the members of his group as votes to restrict abortion access and services for transgender soldiers. But if he bows to the demands for votes on Ukraine, it would put divisions in Congress over the war on display at a critical junction in Ukraine’s counteroffensive, and just after Mr. Biden has appealed to allies this week during a NATO summit to remain united in support. “It will be absolutely the worst thing to do to have a show of division — that’s playing right into Putin’s hands.”

Persons: Biden, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Scott Perry, “, Kevin McCarthy, Gregory W, Meeks, — that’s, ” Organizations: Republican, ”, Freedom Caucus, Ukraine, NATO, Foreign Affairs Locations: Ukraine, Georgia, United States of America, Pennsylvania, New York

☆ See How Much Rain Fell in the Northeast
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Judson Jones | Lazaro Gamio | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

See How Much Rain Fell in the NortheastA slow-moving, unnamed weather system meandered through the Northeast, releasing astounding amounts of water that led to the worst flooding in New England since Tropical Storm Irene. Bridges were washed away and streets in downtown Montpelier, Vt., looked like a Venice canal. River levels over the past four days Winooski River at Montpelier, Vt. 0 ft. 5 ft. 10 ft. 15 ft. 20 ft. Flood stage Winooski River near Essex Junction, Vt. 0 ft. 5 ft. 10 ft. 15 ft. 20 ft. Flood stage Lamoille River at Johnson, Vt. 0 ft. 5 ft. 10 ft. 15 ft. 20 ft.

Persons: Irene, Bea Malsky, “, Phil Scott, Vermont’s, Brian Snyder, Mr, Scott Organizations: Tropical, Weather, United State Military Academy, ”, Weather Service, Reuters Locations: New England, Bridges, Montpelier, Vt, Venice, New York, West, Vermont, Plymouth, Montpelier , Vt, Essex, Johnson, Vermont’s

☆ Exclusive: Wagner fighters neared Russian nuclear base during revolt
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +20 min

Reuters GraphicsOnce the Wagner fighters reach more rural regions, the surveillance trail goes cold – about 100 km from the nuclear base, Voronezh-45. But in an exclusive interview, Ukraine's head of military intelligence, Kyrylo Budanov, said that the Wagner fighters went far further. The only barrier between the Wagner fighters and nuclear weapons, Budanov said, were the doors to the nuclear storage facility. It is one of Russia's 12 "national-level storage facilities" for nuclear weapons, according to a report by U.N. scientists. Another female resident also said Wagner had widespread support in the town, and that many Wagner fighters are from Boguchar.

Persons: Wagner, Ukraine's, Kyrylo Budanov, Budanov, Alexander Lukashenko, Adam Hodge, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Matt Korda, Vladimir Putin's, Hans Kristensen, David Jonas, Amy Woolf, Jonas, Prigozhin, Dmitry Utkin, Putin, Sergei Shoigu, Staff Valery Gerasimov, Shoigu, Oleksiy Danilov, Don, Anna Sandrakova, Maxim Yantsov, Mikhail Vedernikov, Talovaya, Alexei Yablokov, Kristensen, Alexsandr Lukashenko, Dmitry Peskov, Lukashenko, he's, Mari Saito, Tom Balmforth, John Shiffman, Phil Stewart, Polina, Maria Tsvetkova, Anton Zverev, Christian Lowe, David Gauthier, Stephen Grey, Reade Levinson, Eleanor Whalley, Milan Pavicic, Daria Shamonova, Janet McBride Organizations: Reuters, Kremlin, Belarusian, U.S, White, National Security, Nuclear, Federation of American, Federation of American Scientists, U.S . National Nuclear Security Administration, Library, Congress, Wagner, State, Staff, Russian, Defence Ministry, Defence Council, Main, Russian Defence, U.S . Congress, Telegram, Thomson Locations: Moscow, Russian, Voronezh, United States, Ukraine, Russia, Rostov, Talovaya, Soviet, Washington, dabble, Syria, Libya, Mali, ., Pavlovsk, Elizavetovka, Vorontsovka, Buturlinovka, Talovaya district, Pskov, Soviet Union, Belarus, Minsk, he's, St Petersburg, Kyiv, London, New York, Paris, Villars, Istanbul, Gdansk

☆ An earthquake destroyed their California home days before Christmas. They still have to pay the mortgage
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( Nouran Salahieh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake had just struck Rio Dell, California, upending homes and lives for the community of 3,400 people near Oregon. “It’s a gamble to not have it,” Rio Dell City Manager Kyle Knopp said. A whopping 90% of homes in California aren’t covered by earthquake insurance, according to Glenn Pomeroy, CEO of the California Earthquake Authority, a nonprofit quake insurer established by the state. Gavin Newsom proclaimed an emergency for Humboldt County, where Rio Dell is located, in part to help local governments access services. Despite seeing how costly earthquake damage can be, she doubts she’ll buy earthquake insurance for her next home.

Persons: CNN —, Jacqui McIntosh, Rio, McIntosh, ”, unlivable, “ It’s, Fred Greaves, “, Kyle Knopp, Glenn Pomeroy, ” Brian Ferguson, Knopp, ” Knopp, Randy Jensen, ” Jensen, Jensen, Jane Tyska, ” Pomeroy, that’s, Pomeroy, Gavin Newsom, Michelle Bushnell, Bushnell, it’s, Keith Porter, Kent Porter, Bolt, Porter, ” Porter, ‘, Alyssa Jorgensen, Jorgensen, didn’t, ” McIntosh Organizations: CNN, Dell, California Earthquake Authority, California Governor’s, Emergency Services, Mendocino Triple Junction, FEMA, Rio Dell, Reuters, Rio Dell Water, Media, East Bay Times, San, Small Business Administration, Institute, The Press Democrat, Mitigation, retrofits, Earthquake, California Earthquake Locations: Rio Dell , California, Oregon, Rio Dell, California, It’s, Mendocino, Cape Mendocino, Northern California, Montecito, Beverly Hills, Malibu, Rio, Humboldt County

☆ Ogier leads Kenya's Safari Rally as Neuville retires
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] Rallying - World Rally Championship - Safari Rally Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya - June 23, 2022 - A helicopter follows French Toyota driver Sebastien Ogier and co-driver Benjamin Veillas in action during side-by-side super special racing stage at Kasarani. REUTERS/Monicah MwangiJune 23 (Reuters) - Toyota's Sebastien Ogier led after the first leg of Kenya's Safari Rally on Friday while Hyundai's title contender Thierry Neuville smashed his car's suspension and retired from the day's action. Eight times world champion Ogier, who is competing part-time this season, was 22.8 seconds clear of team mate and 2022 winner Kalle Rovanpera after the day's six stages over rutted, rocky and sandy tracks. Except for the hybrid issue this morning we had a perfect day, so we can be happy," said the Frenchman, who had been only 2.5 seconds clear of Rovanpera at midday service in Naivasha. The rally, celebrating its 70th anniversary, started with a stage in Nairobi on Thursday.

Persons: Sebastien Ogier, Benjamin Veillas, Monicah, Toyota's Sebastien Ogier, Thierry Neuville, Ogier, Kalle Rovanpera, It's, Frenchman, Elfyn Evans, Neuville, Hyundai's Dani Sordo, Alan Baldwin, Toby Davis Organizations: Safari, Toyota, REUTERS, Belgian, Rovanpera, Thomson Locations: Kenya, Nairobi, Kasarani, Naivasha, Belgian Neuville, Sardinia, Neuville, Lake Naivasha, London

☆ Square where Julius Caesar was killed opens to the public in Rome
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Rome CNN —History buffs will be able to stroll close to the spot where legend says Julius Caesar met his bloody end, when Rome authorities open a new walkway on the ancient site on Tuesday. According to tradition, he died in the capital’s central Largo Argentina square - home to the remains of four temples. They are all currently below street level and up until recently could only be viewed from behind barriers close to a busy road junction. From Tuesday, visitors will be able to move through the site at ground level on the walkway and see the structures up close. Italian fashion house Bulgari funded the work at a site that was first discovered and excavated during building work in Rome in the 1920s.

Persons: Rome, Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare, Caesar, Brutus Organizations: Rome CNN Locations: Rome, Largo Argentina, Italian

☆ Rome to open ancient square where Julius Caesar was killed
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/5] General view shows the archaeological area of Largo Argentina a day before it reopens to the public after restoration, in Rome, Italy June 19, 2023. REUTERS/Remo CasilliROME, June 19 (Reuters) - History buffs will be able to stroll close to the spot where legend says Julius Caesar met his bloody end, when Rome authorities open a new walkway on the ancient site on Tuesday. According to tradition, he died in the capital's central Largo Argentina square - home to the remains of four temples. Italian fashion house Bulgari funded the work at a site that was first discovered and excavated during building work in Rome in the 1920s. The area - close to where Caesar is supposed to have exclaimed "Et tu, Brute?"

Persons: Remo Casilli ROME, Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare, Caesar, Brutus, Keith Weir, Andrew Heavens Organizations: REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Largo Argentina, Rome, Italy, Italian

☆ Huwara: The settler attack on this West Bank town was called a 'pogrom' by Israel's military. Videos show soldiers did little to stop it
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Gianluca Mezzofiore Celine Alkhaldi Abeer Salman Nima Elbagir | Gianluca Mezzofiore | Celine Alkhaldi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +22 min

Smoke rises over Huwara after Israeli settlers rampaged through the town, setting fire to homes, businesses and cars. Videos chronolocated at 8:25 p.m. show fire trucks and ambulances being stopped by Israeli soldiers at the roundabout leading to Huwara’s main street. Soon after, they returned with a group of Israeli soldiers in tow, Abdalmenem said. Israeli soldiers are now on permanent patrol of the town, periodically closing roads and forcing shops to shutter, according to residents, who said it is impacting their livelihoods. A man inspects the damage to a restaurant following a reported attack by Israeli settlers in Huwara on March 28.

Persons: ”, Herzi Halevi, “, Bezalel Smotrich, Nawal Dumeidi, Eyal Warshavsky, Hillel Menachem Yaniv, Ya’acov, Hillel, Yagel, Ilia Yefimovich, Kfar Tapuach, FakeReporter, Limor Son, —, Itamar Ben Gvir’s Otzma, Zvi Sukkot, Gil Cohen, Achiya Schatz, Huwara, Ronen Zvulun, ” Schatz, Hisham K, Abu Shaqra, Ziad Dumaidi, Dumaidi, Hana Abu Saris, Ronaldo Schemidt, ” Dumeidi, Sameh, Abdalmenem, Aqtash, Benjamin Netanyahu, Jaafar Ashtiyeh, won’t, Tzvi, Sukkot’s, Gabòr Friesen, Chris Osieck, ” Dumaidi, What’s Organizations: CNN, West Bank, Israel Defense Forces, IDF, Israel Border Police, Zionism, Magen, Getty, Reuters, Anadolu Agency, Palestine, Palestinian Civil Defense, Red Crescent Society, Israeli, United Nations, Twitter, “ Locations: Huwara, ”, Har Bracha, Nablus, Palestinian, Yitzhar, Samaria, ” Israel, Judea, Tapuach, Jerusalem, AFP, Israel, WhatsApp, “, Dubai, Za’tara, Kfar Tapuach, West

OTTAWA, June 15 (Reuters) - At least 15 people were killed in the Canadian prairie province of Manitoba on Thursday after a semi-trailer truck hit a small bus that was carrying a group of mainly elderly people, police said. The crash occurred at the junction of two major roads near the town of Carberry in southwestern Manitoba, 170 km (105 miles) west of Winnipeg. The bus passengers had been on their way to a casino in Carberry, CBC News reported, citing a casino spokesperson. THIS IMAGE MAY OFFEND OR DISTURB Police secures the area at the crash scene near Carberry, Manitoba, Canada June 15, 2023 in this still image obtained from a social media video. "My heart breaks hearing the news of the tragic accident near Carberry," Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson said on Twitter.

Persons: We've, Rob Hill, Hill, Mike Blume, Justin Trudeau, Heather Stefanson, David Ljunggren, Ismail Shakil, Nia Williams, Sandra Maler, Matthew Lewis, Grant McCool Organizations: OTTAWA, CBC News, Manitoba Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Police, REUTERS Media, Handi, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Winnipeg Free Press, Twitter, Thomson Locations: Manitoba, Carberry, Winnipeg, Canada, Carberry , Manitoba, tarpaulins, Saskatchewan, Quebec, Ottawa, British Columbia

☆ Clandestine Ukrainian unit claims successes against Russian forces in Bakhmut
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Sam Kiley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Because Kyiv region, Chernihiv region, Sumy region are forested areas. An aerial view of a battle field with damaged Russian tanks near Bakhmut in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Saturday, May 27, 2023. Brabus and his group, all former soldiers with specialist skills, coalesced around an ex-officer from the Ukrainian forces after Russia's invasion. He said that signals intelligence suggested that Russian units were being swapped over. Ukrainian Armed Forces/ReutersSince Brabus and his group were in Bakhmut, there appears to have been growing anarchy among Russian commanders.

Persons: Brabus, Vladimir Putin, ”, –, “, wasn’t, Yevgeny Prighozhin’s Wagner, He’s, Wagner Organizations: Eastern, Eastern Ukraine CNN, Russian Volunteer Force, Russia Legion, “, NATO, CNN, intel, Ukrainian Armed Forces, Reuters, Russian 72nd Brigade Locations: Eastern Ukraine, Russia, Ukraine, Kyiv, Chernihiv region, Sumy, balaclava, Bakhmut, Donetsk, Russian, “, Zaporizhzhia

☆ Total solar eclipse 2024: Start planning your trips now
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Marnie Hunter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

That’s where you’ll want to be on April 8, 2024, to take advantage of the last opportunity for decades to see a total solar eclipse over the contiguous United States. Just under seven years after the American eclipse in August 2017, next year’s total solar eclipse will provide the last easy access to such an event for most US residents until August 23, 2044. People watch the solar eclipse on the lawn of Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles on August 21, 2017. The longer people wait, the harder it will be to find accommodations inside the eclipse path. People watch the solar eclipse from Clingmans Dome in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee on August 21, 2017.

Persons: it’s, Jay Anderson, Michael Zeiler, Anderson, ”, ” Anderson, Mario Anzuoni, Dave Clark, ” Clark, Jonathan Ernst, haven’t, they’ve, Carla Pendergraft, that’s, Scott Keyes, we’re, “, Keyes, Grand Teton, George Frey, Pendergraft, Clark, “ ‘ Organizations: CNN, Griffith Observatory, LA, Reuters, CNN Travel, McLane, Baylor University, Lowell Observatory, Center, Visitors Bureau, ” Locations: United States, Mexico, Canada, Mazatlán, Coast, Texas, Oklahoma , Arkansas , Missouri , Illinois , Kentucky , Indiana , Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York , Vermont , New Hampshire, Maine, , Texas, San Antonio, Los Angeles, Europe, Smoky, Tennessee, Russellville , Arkansas, Waco , Texas, Arizona, Waco, You’ll, Grand Teton, Jackson , Wyoming, Grand, “ ‘ Worth

☆ Israeli army mounts rare raid into Palestinian city of Ramallah, clashes ensue
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Ali Sawafta | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] A Palestinians throws stones as the Israeli army raids Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, June 8, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammed TorokmanRAMALLAH, West Bank, June 8 (Reuters) - Clashes erupted after Israeli forces mounted a rare raid into the Palestinian city of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank early on Thursday, in what the military said was an operation to demolish the house of an assailant. Some Palestinian youth hurled stones at the Israeli forces, who fired live bullets, stun grenades and tear gas at the crowd, the witness said. Violence in the West Bank, among territories where Palestinians seek statehood, has risen during the past year. Israel's foreign ministry said 20 Israelis and two foreign nationals have been killed in Palestinian attacks in the same period.

Persons: Mohammed Torokman, Abdel Fattah Dola, Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah, Hady Amr, Hussein Al, Ali Sawafta, Henriette Chacar, Grant McCool Organizations: West Bank, REUTERS, Reuters, Palestinian, Thomson Locations: Ramallah, Mohammed Torokman RAMALLAH, West, Palestinian, Jerusalem, Israel, U.S

Summary Ukraine says Russia has stepped up air attacksOne person wounded in central district - mayorAll inbound missiles shot down - city officialsKYIV, May 29 (Reuters) - Explosions rang out across Kyiv on Monday as Russia launched its 16th air attack on the Ukrainian capital this month, hours after unleashing dozens of missiles and drones overnight. All the Russian missiles were shot down, but one person in the central Podil district was taken to hospital, authorities said. Ukraine shot down 11 cruise and ballistic missiles fired in the second of Monday's attacks on Kyiv, said Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, commander-in-chief of the armed forces. Firefighters work at a site of a private building damaged during a massive Russian air strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv region, Ukraine May 29, 2023. Russia has increased the frequency of air attacks as Ukraine prepares to launch a counteroffensive.

☆ I sold my pricier home in Arizona and bought a $70,000 house in Kansas for peace of mind in my twilight years
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( Dan Latu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

There was a settlement outside of Scottsdale, Arizona, that's been in the news. My neighbors in Sun City, Arizona, were also aware of the situation but for whatever reason, they weren't as alarmed by it as I was. Junction City, Kansas. Kansas City Star/Getty ImagesThe realtor met me there, but it turned out to be in not very good condition. And that's that's the way it's been the whole time.

☆ A Bill Gates-based photovoltaic technology that may be solar energy's future
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( Tim Hornyak | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Solar panels accounted for nearly 5% of U.S. energy production last year, up almost 11-fold from 10 years ago and enough to power about 25 million households. Backers of perovskite-based solar cells say they can outperform silicon in at least two ways and accelerate efforts in the race to fight climate change. Perovskite cells are very thin — less than 1 micrometer — and can be painted or sprayed on surfaces, making them relatively cheap to produce. Backing next-generation climate technologyCompanies around the world are starting to commercialize perovskite panels. CubicPV, based in Massachusetts and Texas, has been developing tandem modules since 2019, and its backers include Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy Ventures.

☆ Check out the pitch deck identity management startup Lockr used to raise $2.5 million in pre-seed funding
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Identity and email management company Lockr raised $2.5 million in pre-seed funding this week. Check out the pitch deck that convinced investors like Mozilla Ventures to join the funding round. Lockr, a digital identity management startup, said this week it had raised $2.5 million in pre-seed funding, investment it plans to use to grow its team, scale its userbase, and add more features to its consumer product. For publishers and marketers, the company provides Lockr Identity. Investors in Lockr's pre-seed funding round included Mozilla Ventures, Junction Venture Partners, and Grit Capital Partners, as well as individual investors.

☆ Mysterious glowing 'SpaceX spirals' in the night sky seem to be linked to rocket launches
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Rebecca Cohen | Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

It's likely a cloud of excess fuel from a SpaceX rocket launched earlier that day. "SpaceX spirals" are rare, but they may be getting more common. These spirals are appearing shortly after SpaceX rocket launches, and are probably residual fuel the rockets released during flight, space physicist Don Hampton told the Associated Press. SpaceX spirals, jellyfish, and smoke rings may happen more oftenThis is the third time in the past year that a Falcon 9 rocket has appeared to produce a SpaceX spiral. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft launches at Cape Canaveral, Florida.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Southwest Airlines, Goldman Sachs, Bellus Health and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-18 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

PowerSchool Holdings – The educational technology stock added 3.5% after Goldman Sachs upgraded shares to buy from neutral. Bank of America – The bank stock was about flat even after the firm reported first-quarter earnings and revenue that topped expectations. Goldman Sachs – Shares slid 1.3% after Goldman Sachs reported first-quarter revenue of $12.22 billion, lower than the $12.79 billion forecasted by analysts polled by Refinitiv. The company reported adjusted earnings of $2.68 per share and revenue of $24.75 billion. Bellus Health, GSK – Bellus shares roughly doubled after GSK said it would acquire Canada-based biopharmaceutical company Bellus.

☆ Oregon police find stolen two-story tiny house while investigating man's property on unrelated charges
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-15 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

An Oregon man is accused of stealing a two-story tiny house, according to officials. The tiny house is a converted 1979 Corsair Trailer Coach travel trailer, officials said. The tiny house is a 1979 Corsair Trailer Coach travel trailer that had been converted into a two-story living space, and its owners reported it was stolen in January. After confirming it was, in fact, the stolen tiny house with the Junction City Police Department, officials returned Thursday morning with a search warrant to recover the structure and arrest Monroe. It's unclear how Monroe came in possession of the tiny house, or if he was living in the house, but travel trailers are often used as tiny living spaces for those interested in more nomadic living.

☆ Thousands of Israelis march to illegal West Bank outpost as tensions mount
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Summary Israelis push for outpost recognition as tensions mount in occupied West BankNetanyahu's Likud party sinks in recent pollsIsraeli-British citizen succumbs to wounds after West Bank shooting attackPalestinian teen killed by Israeli forces in West Bank raidJERUSALEM, April 10 (Reuters) - Thousands of Israelis, including government ministers, marched towards the evacuated outpost of Evyatar in the occupied West Bank on Monday to support settlement expansion, as tensions mounted between Israelis and Palestinians. [1/5] Israeli settlers hold a protest march from Tapuach Junction to the Israeli settler outpost of Evyatar, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, April 10, 2023. REUTERS/Nir Elias 1 2 3 4 5"Tragic news that Leah Dee has also died following the abhorrent attacks in the West Bank," UK foreign minister James Cleverly on Twitter. In February, Israel granted retroactive recognition to eight illegal West Bank outposts, also condemned by international organizations. Palestinians want an independent state in the West Bank and Gaza with East Jerusalem as its capital - territories Israel captured in a 1967 war.

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