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While I had long believed in stashing cash in a pet emergency fund instead of paying for pet insurance, I was now sold. Pet insurance can pay for itselfAfter talking to a few fellow pet parents, I decided to get Embrace pet insurance. Now that I have pet insurance, I don't have to choose the cheapest pet insurance option because it's most affordable. I also have a pet emergency fundAs I said, before the constipation incident with my cat, I wasn't really keen on getting pet insurance. That's because pet insurance works a little differently than health insurance for humans.

Persons: —, It's Organizations: Service, Business, American Pet Health Insurance Association

☆ Here's who could be next to split their stock after Chipotle
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-20 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Investors are watching for which company could be next after Chipotle announced Tuesday it will split its stock 50-shares-for-1 in June. For example, after a 2-for-1 stock, a holder of one share of a $20 stock now holds two shares of a $10 stock. Using the CNBC Pro Stock Screener tool , CNBC screened for companies with lofty share prices that could be next to split their stock. "One of the things that I really like about stock splits is that it makes ... the stock purchase for our employees and others [easier]," Huang said. Other high-priced stocks on the list with a history of past stock splits include Eli Lilly and Lam Research .

Persons: Chipotle, Jensen Huang, Jim Cramer, Huang, Eli Lilly Organizations: CNBC, Stock, Nvidia, GTC Conference, Netflix, JPMorgan, Lam Research

☆ Malaysia Rises as Crucial Link in Chip Supply Chain
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Patricia Cohen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Construction cranes still surround the brand-spanking new plant in Kulim’s industrial park in Malaysia. But inside, legions of workers hired by the Austrian tech giant AT&S are already gearing up to produce at full capacity by year’s end. The American chip giant Intel and the German corporation Infineon are each investing $7 billion. Nvidia, the world’s leading maker of chips powering artificial intelligence, is teaming up with the country’s utilities conglomerate to develop a $4.3 billion artificial intelligence cloud and supercomputer center. Texas Instruments, Ericsson, Bosch and Lam Research are all expanding in Malaysia.

Organizations: Intel, Infineon, Nvidia, Texas, Ericsson, Bosch, Lam Research Locations: Malaysia, Austrian

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Nvidia, Coinbase, Oracle, Bally's and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Oracle — Shares added 1.6% ahead of the software giant's fiscal third-quarter earnings report due after the bell. Analysts polled by FactSet are expecting earnings per share of $1.38 and revenue of $13.29 billion. New York Community Bancorp — The regional bank stock dropped 4.8%, extending losses after Friday's more than 6% drop. Moderna — The stock jumped more than 8% in midday trading, putting it on track for its biggest one-day gain since December. Duolingo — Shares rose 3.6% after JPMorgan initiated coverage of the online learning platform with an overweight rating, forecasting "premium" revenue growth that could substantially drive up Duolingo's valuation.

Persons: FactSet, Lam, Coinbase, Microstrategy, Jefferies, Eli Lilly, — CNBC's Michelle Fox, Alex Harring, Yun Li, Tanaya Macheel, Pia Singh Organizations: Oracle, Nvidia, Semiconductor, Lam Research, New York Community Bancorp, Moderna, P Biotech, Xcel Energy, Barclays, JPMorgan, PDD Holdings

☆ What We Can Learn From Flaco, the Wild Owl in the Urban Unwild - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Margaret Renkl | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl who escaped the Central Park Zoo and spent a year on the lam in Manhattan, is dead. Few apex predators fare well in the built human environment, and Flaco was an apex predator who had never been taught to hunt. He learned to hunt anyway, as a wild owl in the urban unwild. I live in Tennessee, but I began to follow the wonderful urban wildlife photographer David Lei on Instagram just for the pure joy of seeing Flaco, day after day, in all his ill-fated magnificence. Flaco had spent his life among our kind and seemed to be as curious about us as we were about him.

Persons: It’s, irretrievably, Flaco, —, David Lei Organizations: Park Zoo, ahs Locations: Manhattan, York, Tennessee

☆ Cramer's Lightning Round: 'Not recommending' Global Net Lease
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

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Persons: I'm, It's, you've, I've Organizations: Lease, Lam Research

☆ It's not just Nvidia: The AI boom could create semiconductor jobs across the US and reduce reliance on risky Taiwan
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The demand for Nvidia's AI chips could bolster job growth across the semiconductor industry. It could also help bring more semiconductor chip manufacturing stateside and reduce the US's reliance on Taiwan — which remains vulnerable to Chinese invasion that would wreak havoc on the global economy. AdvertisementEven without the AI boom, the semiconductor industry was already poised for big job gains in the near future. Of the 115,000 US new semiconductor jobs the Semiconductor Industry Association is projecting by 2030, it said roughly 67,000 of these positions risk going unfilled given current college degree completion rates. In an effort to prevent a worker shortage, community colleges and universities across the country have partnered with semiconductor companies.

Persons: —, Pat Gelsinger, It's, who've, TSMC, Syed Alam, Ed Kaste, GlobalFoundries, Mark Muro, Muro, Jensen Huang, hasn't, Dylan Patel, SemiAnalysis, Patel, Accenture's Alam, Alam Organizations: Nvidia, TSMC, Service, Deloitte, Semiconductor Industry Association, Accenture, Meta, Intel, AMD, Brookings Institution, Samsung, Google, IBM, Lam Research, Materials, KLA Corporation Locations: Taiwan, Arizona

☆ Spending in Shenzhen: Chinese used to escape to this former British colony. Now Hongkongers are heading in the opposite direction
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-24 | by ( Chris Lau | Veronica Lin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Hong Kong CNN —With Hong Kong’s sky-high cost of living, residents like Andy Tsui have been looking for alternative ways to have more fun and spend less. Rather than spending his cash in his hometown of Hong Kong, he’s been crossing the border into mainland China to splurge instead. Such trips are noteworthy because, for much of Hong Kong’s modern history, the traffic has been largely — conspicuously, even — in the other direction. Hong Kong used to be the place where Chinese would escape to, not from. In 2023, just 26 million mainlanders — about half of the 2018 crowd — visited Hong Kong.

Persons: Andy Tsui, he’s, boba, ” Tsui, Justin Robertson, Noemi Cassanelli, CNN Hong Kong’s, Hong Kong —, misbehaving, —, ”, Steve Tsang, Hong, Shenzhen’s, Hongkongers, Gilles Sabrie, Hongkonger Eddy Lam, Lam, Cherrie Leung, Qilai Shen, Hugo Sin, “, Gary Ng, John Lee, Tsang Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, CNN, Shoppers, Yuen, Britain, Newspapers, Hong, Hong Kong Immigration Department, China Institute, SOAS University, Huawei, Tencent, Bloomberg, Getty, Sam’s Club, Costco, Sam’s, Walmart, Hong Kong, Shenzhen hasn’t, Xinhua, RTHK, SOAS University of London Locations: Hong Kong, China, splurge, Peking, Shenzhen, East, Hong, People’s Republic of China, British, Beijing, London, Bay Area, San Francisco , New York, Tokyo, Kowloon, Coco, Shanghai, “, Inner Mongolia, Taiwan, Japan, Mainland China, Hong Kong’s, Britain, Canada, Australia, Bay, ”

☆ DuPont is turning, plus the Nvidia halo and how to play Palo Alto's sell-off
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

In the Nvidia halo, Jim Cramer likes ServiceNow , and of the semiconductor capital equipment makers he says Lam Research is the best. Looking to pick up PANW: Jim Cramer says the Palo Alto Networks sell-off is still overdone by about 25 points. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER . NO FIDUCIARY OBLIGATION OR DUTY EXISTS, OR IS CREATED, BY VIRTUE OF YOUR RECEIPT OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTING CLUB.

Persons: Jim Cramer, Eaton, ServiceNow, Lam, Ed Breen's, Cramer, Breen, Jim Cramer's, Jim, David Paul Morris Organizations: CNBC, Nvidia, Nasdaq, Broadcom, Microsoft, Lam Research, Palo Alto Networks, DuPont, Barclays Industrials, Coterra Energy, Intuit, Warner Bros Discovery, Jim Cramer's Charitable, Bloomberg, Getty Locations: We're, DuPont, Santa Clara , California

☆ Major companies in China are setting up their own volunteer armies
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Laura He | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Hong Kong CNN —Chinese companies are doing something rarely seen since the 1970s: setting up their own volunteer armies. According to China’s Military Service Law, male militia members should be 18 to 35 years old. It was latest in a slew of militias established by major Chinese companies in the past year. After 1949, when the party took control of mainland China, the units were eventually embedded into governments, schools and companies. This can, in the long run, save the PLA resources by delegating some duties to militia forces to care for,” Heath said.

Persons: Xi, ”, Neil Thomas, Nuo Nuo, Huang Zhiqiang, Qilai Shen, Liu Jie, Mao Zedong, Mao, Timothy Heath, homebuyers, Heath, ” Heath, Willy Lam, Sam Yeh, ” Lam, China’s Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, CNN, People’s Armed Forces Departments, America’s National Guard, Communist, Asia Society, Center for, Communist Party, China Labour Bulletin, Foxconn, Yili, Armed Forces Department, China’s Military Service Law, People’s Liberation Army, PLA, government’s Communist Party, Inner Mongolia Autonomous, Bloomberg, Getty, Shanghai Municipal Investment Group, Construction Investment, Development, Defense Ministry, People’s Armed Police, Armed, Rand Corporation, Jamestown Foundation, Party, Taiwan Locations: China, Hong Kong, Center for China, Beijing, Zhengzhou, Henan, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, Yili, Shanghai, Mengniu, Nantong city, Jiangsu, Huizhou city, Guangdong, Wuhan, Hubei province, People’s Republic, United States, Taiwan, Fangchenggang City, Guangxi, ”, PLA, Taiwan's, AFP

☆ Let's accept it: The Fed's rate hikes did little to slow this roaring economy
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

OK, you will never confuse me for a rapper, but those are the four words that describe this economy right now. I have not been a fan of this company because of its losses and its inability to pivot to profit. You have to add the DoorDash numbers to the Toast numbers to see the strength of the go-out and go-in parts of the economy. I am just saying that the Federal Reserve does not have a handle on how overheated this economy has become. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

Persons: Todd Schneider, Kevin Hourican, Ralph Lauren, Ralph, That's, Lam, Barry Sternlicht, Otis, There's, Eaton, Parker, Uber, it's, Morgan Stanley, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Justin Sullivan Organizations: Walmart, Home, Philadelphia Eagles, Applied Materials, Federal Reserve, Simon Property Group, Costco, Property, Reuters, Saudi, Mastercard, American Express, Lam Research, Nvidia's, Waste Management, Starwood Capital, U.S, Fed, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC Locations: DraftKings, China, Emerson, Dover, Cummins, —, Wells Fargo, San Francisco

☆ David Tepper's Appaloosa cut exposure to several semiconductor stocks, but bought into one well-known ETF
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

David Tepper's Appaloosa Management trimmed positions in multiple semiconductor stocks during the fourth quarter, while buying into a closely-watched technology exchange-traded fund. Tepper cut back exposure to Advanced Micro Devices , Intel , Lam Research , Micron , Nvidia and Taiwan Semiconductor in the latest quarter, regulatory fillings show. Taiwan Semiconductor saw the largest sale on a percentage basis, with the Carolina Panthers football team owner approximately halving his stake. Elsewhere in technology, Tepper built an initial stake in Oracle , while adding to Microsoft and Amazon . Microsoft and Amazon are now the second and third largest positions.

Persons: David Tepper's, Tepper, ARKK, Cathy Wood's Organizations: Devices, Intel, Lam Research, Micron, Nvidia, Taiwan Semiconductor, VanEck Semiconductor, Carolina Panthers football, Qualcomm, AMD, Pittsburgh, Innovation, Oracle, Microsoft, Amazon . Holdings, Meta, United Parcel Service, HCA Healthcare, General Motors, FMC, Pitt, Carnegie Mellon, Arista Networks, PDD Holdings, Uber Locations: Lam, Caesars, Alibaba

☆ Trade Tracker: Stephanie Link trims Lam Research and Broadcom
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailTrade Tracker: Stephanie Link trims Lam Research and BroadcomStephanie Link, CIO at Hightower, joins CNBC's "Halftime Report" to explain why she's trimming Lam Research and Broadcom.

Persons: Stephanie Link, Broadcom Stephanie Link, Hightower Organizations: Lam Research, Broadcom

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Pinterest, Cloudflare, PepsiCo, Expedia and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Late Thursday, Pinterest posted fourth-quarter revenue that disappointed Wall Street, but beat on earnings, per LSEG. The company reported earnings of 14 cents per share, while analysts had expected a loss of 26 cents per share, according to FactSet. On Thursday, Expedia reported $21.7 billion in bookings, while analysts surveyed by LSEG were expecting $22 billion. PepsiCo — Shares fell nearly 3% after the beverage and snacks giant's fourth-quarter revenue missed expectations. Enphase Energy , First Solar and more – Solar stocks leapt on Friday, boosting the Invesco Solar ETF (TAN) by 3%.

Persons: Pinterest, Wall, CleanSpark, Expedia, LSEG, Cloudflare, Bill Holdings, Bill, SolarEdge, —, Macheel, Pia Singh, Jesse Pound, Michelle Fox, Lisa Kailai Han, Darla Mercado Organizations: Revenue, Bank of America, PepsiCo —, LSEG, Pepsi, Wall, Bill, Bill Holdings, Lam Research, Semiconductor, Materials, Nvidia, Enphase Energy Locations: FactSet

☆ A fugitive who robbed a bank was on the run for 52 years. He told his family the truth, including his real name, shortly before he died.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Jane Ridley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

In 1969, Ted Conrad stole the equivalent of $1.7 million from the bank where he worked. "We were watching TV and he said, 'You know, ladies, when I moved here, I changed my name,'" Randele told Business Insider. Ashley Randele found out her dad, Ted Conrad, was a fugitive when he confessed on his deathbed. Advertisement"When you Google Thomas Randele or Ted Conrad, all you see is a vault teller who stole money and a fugitive who was caught after dying," she said. They don't know the tipster's identity, but someone approached a crime reporter in Ohio with an interested in the case.

Persons: Ted Conrad, —, Thomas Randele, Kathy, Ashley, he'd, Randele, Conrad, Ashley Randele, didn't, they'd Organizations: Service, Business, Society National Bank, US Locations: Cleveland, Boston, Ohio

☆ I'm a 'zillennial' who left the city. I don't like living in the suburbs as a young person, but I plan to stay.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Charissa Cheong | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewThis as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Kelsey Lam, a 27-year-old who left Philadelphia to live in the suburbs in 2021. I've lived in the suburbs for three years and would say they don't really cater to my age group. AdvertisementEven going for coffee in the suburbs and in the city are completely different experiences. In the suburbs, I'm getting coffee from chains and the coffee just doesn't feel as unique. AdvertisementIn 2019, I was living in a 550-square-foot studio apartment in the city for around $1,165 a month.

Persons: —, Kelsey Lam, I've, King of Prussia, Kelsey, I'd, Lam, Covid Organizations: Service, Business, Facebook Locations: Philadelphia, Malvern , Pennsylvania, Malvern, Plymouth, Cities, Kelsey Lam, French, Chinatown, King

☆ Booming semiconductor companies just earned one more market leadership honor
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Ian Thomas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Chip stocks have been on a stock market tear for the last year, outpacing FAANG and other tech sector leaders in a rapid rise boosted by market enthusiasm for advanced AI chips. That success has now migrated over to another corporate performance measure. Semiconductor companies overtook FAANG stocks in Just Capital's annual ranking of public companies on issues of importance to the American public, with Intel , Advanced Micro Devices , and Micron Technology all finishing within the top 10. Semiconductor firms ranked highly on this year's JUST 100 list, Whittaker said, not only due to the number of jobs that they created relative to other industries, "but the adoption and expansion of policies that support workers and communities." AMD also disclosed its minimum yearly salary for the first time as well as providing more information around career development and benefits, leading to a higher worker score.

Persons: outpacing FAANG, Martin Whittaker, Paul Tudor Jones, Whittaker, Russell Organizations: Semiconductor, Intel, Devices, Micron Technology, Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, Qualcomm, Lam Research, Materials, Cirrus, Just, " Semiconductor, AMD, Capital

☆ A millennial couple moved from the UK to Thailand to build a $94,000 farmstead in the middle of nowhere. They love it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Moving to Thailand amid pandemic restrictionsBefore the move, the couple had considered buying property in the UK but realized they had limited options due to their budget. Ben/Life in ThailandUltimately, it made more sense for them to move to Thailand for the kind of lifestyle they wanted. Ben/Life in ThailandInstead of destroying his crop, the couple decided to give the farmer a couple of months to harvest. AdvertisementA lower cost of living than in the UKBen says that the cost of living in Thailand is much lower than in the UK. "It really documents not just the house build, but everything that we went through, including the horrendous flooding," Ben said.

Persons: —, Ben, Anna, we'd, Thailand There's, We've, It's Organizations: Service, Business, YouTube Locations: Thailand, Cumbria, Nong Bua, Laos, Ben

☆ A telecommunications rep who's sold $25,000 in digital printables since 2022 on Etsy explains how she started and grew her storefront
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-04 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

She gave Etsy another look because it had become a place where she could sell digital printables, meaning there was no need for inventory. Lam found an online Etsy course from a platform called Gold City Ventures and decided to sign up for it. Since 2022, she has sold over $34,000 Canadian dollars ($25,000) in digital printables, according to screenshots of her account viewed by Business Insider. In January 2022, Lam only made a net profit of CA$3.45. However, she began to design Valentine's Day printables that included religious scripture on them, and those sold, she said.

Persons: Claudine Lam, Etsy, Lam, It's, it's, you'll, Patrick's Organizations: Service, Gold City Ventures, Business Locations: Australia, British Columbia, Canada

☆ Wealthy Silicon Valley county becomes first to declare loneliness a public health emergency
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-04 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A Silicon Valley county declared loneliness to be a public health emergency. San Mateo County found that 45% of its residents said they were suffering from loneliness. AdvertisementA wealthy Silicon Valley county in California has become the first in the US to declare loneliness a public health emergency. Stephen Lam/Getty ImagesIn San Mateo County, Canepa has proposed several ideas to combat the problem, including making neighborhoods more walkable. San Mateo County, with over 700,000 residents, in the San Francisco Bay Area, includes part of Silicon Valley.

Persons: —, David Canepa, Vivek Murthy, Murthy, Stephen Lam, Canepa, Jennifer Steele Organizations: Facebook, YouTube, Electronic Arts, Service, Supervisors, NBC News, San Mateo, NBC, San Locations: San Mateo County, Silicon, California, California's San Mateo County, Japan, New York, San Mateo's, San Francisco Bay, Francisco, Silicon Valley

☆ Lionel Messi no-show ignites booing and calls for refunds at Inter Miami match in Hong Kong
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-04 | by ( Andrew Mcnicol | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Hong Kong CNN —Thousands of soccer fans in Hong Kong were left disappointed when Argentine superstar Lionel Messi failed to take to the field in a friendly match for Inter Miami on Sunday. What started with overwhelming cheers and rapture ended in boos and calls for refunds in the sold-out, 40,000-seat Hong Kong Stadium. Inter Miami — out to prove a point having gone winless during a worldwide pre-season tour — comfortably defeated a Hong Kong XI 4-1 in an event branded as Tatler XFEST Hong Kong. According to Reuters, tickets went on sale in December and cost between 880 and 4,880 Hong Kong dollars (about $113 and $624). “This whole Messi in Hong Kong thing has been building up for quite some time.

Persons: Lionel Messi, —, Messi, Ballon, Hong, “ Messi, Luis Suárez, Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets, Louise Delmotte, David Beckham, Messi ”, ”, XFEST, Suárez, “, Gerardo “ Tata ” Martino, Leo, Luis, ” Martino, apologetically, Hong Kong, “ Leo, Suarez, ” Suárez, Martino, Yapp Hung, Yapp, Messi superfan Christer Leung, ” Leung, Lionel, Lam Yik, Reuters “ Messi Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Argentine, Inter Miami, Hong Kong Stadium, Inter Miami —, Hong, Reuters, CNN, Miami, Al, MLS, Major League Soccer, Hong Kong XI, fai, Messi, Argentina, ’, Inter, USA, Sports, Ardent, Argentina national, Australia, Nigeria, Vissel Kobe Locations: Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia, America, China, Beijing, Argentina, Ivory Coast, Hangzhou, Japan

☆ The world’s best beaches, according to Lonely Planet
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-03 | by ( Maureen O'Hare | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The dim sum capital of the worldLegacy House: Legacy House's fantastic dim sum set includes steamed spotted garoupa dumplings with salted lemon. Courtesy Legacy House Forum: This three-Michelin-star restaurant, which serves classic Cantonese dim sum dishes, is famed for its impeccable attention to detail. Tai Wai Dining Room Veggie Kingdom: Veggie Kingdom serves high-quality meat-free versions of classic dim sum dishes. Maggie Wong/CNN Spring Moon: In addition to serving delicious, classic dim sum dishes, Spring Moon's cinematic interior is an attraction in its own right. Courtesy Peninsula Hong Kong Hong Kong’s best dim sum Prev NextThis is our essential guide to Hong Kong’s best dim sum: Where to find it and how to eat it, from classic no-frills joints to Michelin-starred adventures.

Persons: Cabo San Juan del Guía, “, ”, Heen, King Heen, Nicholas Wong, Maggie Wong, Emperor, Fook Lam, Hong Kong Hong, Hong, they’ve, Amelia Earhart’s Organizations: CNN, d’Argent, JetBlue, Japan, Port, Royal, Carnival Corporation, MSC Cruise, Cunard Cruise, CDC, Hong Kong, Hong, Golden Valley, Son Locations: Rio, Sarakiniko, Greece, Baltic, Danish, Bornholm, Cabo San Juan, Seychelles, Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshima prefecture, Tomonoura, Port of Miami, Hong, Hong Kong, Veggie, Golden, Spain

☆ The Ballad of Flaco, the Outlaw Who Learned to Fly
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Michiko Kakutani | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The Times’s longtime literary critic says that like all great outlaw-heroes, the escaped Eurasian eagle-owl tapped into our desire to see an underdog claim his freedom. “The Ballad of Flaco” began with a tear in the fence of a small Central Park Zoo enclosure the size of a bathroom, and then, after nearly 13 years in captivity, in the memorable words of the late-night host Seth Meyers, “Flaco shawshanked out of that cage.”As Flaco embraced his new freedom, New Yorkers marveled at the ability of this bird — whose entire existence had been scripted since he hatched at an avian breeding center in 2010 — to achieve that very American feat of writing a second act to his life. Flaco’s jailbreak and new life on the lam cast him in the role of outlaw — a beloved figure in American movies from “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” to “The Fugitive” and “The Shawshank Redemption.”

Persons: Flaco ”, Seth Meyers, “ Flaco, Flaco, —, Flaco’s, Butch Cassidy, ” Organizations: Sundance

☆ After a Taste of Freedom in the Scottish Highlands, Runaway Monkey Is Captured
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Isabella Kwai | More About Isabella Kwai | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It was the denouement to a whirlwind that had engulfed — or at least amused — the communities of Kingussie and Kincraig in the Scottish highlands, where about 1,500 humans live. Since the macaque went on the lam, his fate had drawn reporters who waited nearby for updates on the monkey’s location. “Everybody is rooting for this monkey,” said Carl Nagle, a Kincraig resident who spotted the monkey on Sunday in his backyard, apparently snacking on even more birdfeed. “He must be having a ball living his best life.”For his part, Mr. Nagle said he was “hugely relieved,” that the monkey was caught, saying that he needed to return to his troop. “This is ridiculous — and yet it is somehow perfect,” Mr. Nagle said.

Persons: ”, Keith Gilchrist, Carl Nagle, Nagle, “ It’s, Mr Organizations: Wildlife Locations: Honshu, Kingussie, Scottish

☆ Hong Kong Court Convicts Four for Rioting After 2019 Legislature Storming
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Jan. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

Hundreds of protesters stormed Hong Kong's Legislative Council building on July 1, 2019, after a protest march against a proposed extradition bill that would have allowed authorities to send individuals to mainland China for trial. District Court Judge Li Chi-ho found four people including Ho Chun-yin, actor Gregory Wong, Ng Chi-yung and Lam Kam-kwan guilty of rioting. During the trial, Gregory Wong told the court he entered the legislative council solely to deliver two chargers to reporters who were covering the break-in by protesters. Three Hong Kong police officers met him in Shenzhen and said he had to cooperate or else he would not be able to return to Hong Kong. Hong Kong's district court sets a maximum of seven years in prison for rioting.

Persons: Jessie Pang, Edward Cho HONG, Li Chi, Ho Chun, Gregory Wong, Ng Chi, Lam Kam, kwan, Lam, Wong Ka, Ma Kai, Wong, Althea Suen, Ventus Lau, Owen Chow, Edward Cho, Farah Master, Lincoln Organizations: Reuters, Hong, Legislative, Hong Kong, Hong Kong . Police, University of Hong Locations: Edward Cho HONG KONG, Hong Kong, China, Legco, Shenzhen, Hong Kong's

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