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SummaryCompanies Markets await US PCE price index, Q3 GDP data this weekPalladium up 3%Oct 23 (Reuters) - Safe-haven gold eased on Monday, hitting pause after jumping to within striking distance of the key $2,000 level in the last session, as traders positioned for further developments on the Middle East conflict and U.S. economic data. Spot gold fell 0.3% to $1,976.19 per ounce by 1:41 p.m. Reuters Graphics"Safe-haven demand will continue to drive gold higher after a slight period of consolidation. Focus is also on the U.S. PCE price index on Friday— the Federal Reserve's favoured inflation gauge — and U.S. GDP figures for the third quarter on Thursday. Silver slipped 1.3% to $23.05 per ounce, platinum rose 0.3% to $897.58 and palladium gained 3% to $1,131.03.

Persons: David Meger, Bullion, Craig Erlam, Meger, Silver, BEV, Ashitha Shivaprasad, Sherin Elizabeth Varghese, Andrea Ricci, Aurora Ellis, Shailesh Organizations: Reuters, High, U.S, Thomson Locations: U.S, Israel, Bengaluru

☆ Rite Aid is planning to close about 150 locations. See if your local store is on the list.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Rite Aid filed plans to close 154 stores on Monday as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Rite Aid is the smallest of the three major drugstore chains, well behind CVS and Walgreens. Rite Aid was expected to close stores as part of its bankruptcy. Rite Aid told Insider that it considers a variety of factors when deciding to close a store, "including business strategy, lease and rent considerations, local business conditions and viability, and store performance." "We will also strive to transfer associates to other Rite Aid locations where possible," the company said.

Persons: —, Glen, Taylor, Daniel Webster, Merrick, William Penn, Redmond, Lacey Organizations: CVS, Walgreens, Service, Pennsylvania . Rite Aid, Wall Street Journal, Rite Aid, Rite, Crenshaw, Hollywood Way, San, Niguel, Yorba, Santa, Thompson Boulevard, Ventura, Atwater, Overland, Meridian, Main, Bel, Bel Air South, Park, Main Street, Lafayette, Garfield, Garden, Ford, Flint, Farmington, Whittemore Street, New Jersey :, Marshall, Bridgeton Pike, Whiting, Pike, Huntington, Jericho Turnpike, Jeff, North Street, Cesar, Chavez, Pennsylvania, Stevenson, Bethel, Union, Allentown, Fourth Street, Fifth, Washington Lane, Street, Central Avenue, Grady, Everett Locations: California, New York, Pennsylvania, Los Angeles, Rock, Centinela, Downey, Beach, Burbank, Hollywood Way Covina, Puente, Alhambra, Oceanside, San Diego, Yorba Linda, Santa Ana, Thompson, Thompson Boulevard Oxnard, Cupertino, Santa Clara, Cruz, Bellevue, Sacramento, Boulevard Ontario, Irvine, Monterey, Alvarado Street Connecticut, Bethel, Greenwood, Delaware, Newark, Hill, Wilmington, Idaho, Boise, Maryland, Elkton, Pulaski, Baltimore, Glen Burnie, Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard Massachusetts, Webster, Main Street Michigan, Fremont, Greenville, Clinton, Macomb, Sturgis, Centerville, Clinton Township, Gratiot, Shelby Township, Dyke, Jackson, Michigan, Manistee, Garden City, North, Detroit, Farmington Hills, St, Johns, Whittemore Street Lansing, Hampshire, Merrimack, New Jersey, New Jersey : West Milford, Mantua, Bridgeton, Irvington, Somerset, Williamstown, Pike New York, Brooklyn, Shore, Merrick, East Northport, Jericho, Jericho Turnpike Medford, Patchogue, West Patchogue, Kenmore, Rochester, Flushing, Levittown, Ohio, Massillon, East New Carlisle, Dayton, Youngstown, Springfield, North Street Bellefontaine, Oregon, Portland, Kensington, Brighton, Bethel Park, Pittsburgh, Greensburg, Bethlehem, Fourth Street Philadelphia, Venango, Washington, Conshohocken, Hanover, Mechanicsburg, Erie, Abington, York, Johnstown, Ardmore, Lancaster, Pittston, Wyoming, Yardley, Chester, Street Titusville, Central Avenue Virginia, Chesapeake, Pleasant, Seattle, Graham, Renton

☆ Deer Are Everywhere, but We Barely Know Them
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Ashley Stimpson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

On June 4, 2013, Buck 8917 did something weird, for a deer: He took a long, purposeful walk. Researchers from Penn State had captured and put a GPS collar on the adult male that spring in Bald Eagle State Forest, about 15 miles northeast of State College, Pa. Put a tracker on most deer and you’ll find they stick pretty close to their home range, which was true for 8917. Then, in 2015, after two mating seasons, two hunting seasons and thousands of laps around his home range, Buck 8917 died — unsurprising given he was about 4 years old. Now in its 10th year, the study has tracked more than 1,200 white-tailed deer around 100 square miles of Pennsylvania forest.

Persons: Buck, sauntered, he’d Organizations: Penn State, Bald Eagle State Forest, State College , Pa, U.S . Geological Survey, of Forestry Locations: Bald, American, Pennsylvania

SummaryCompanies Gold gains 5.2% so far this weekIsraeli military says troops make first ground raids into GazaPalladium set for weekly lossOct 13 (Reuters) - Gold prices jumped more than 3% on Friday and were poised for their best week in seven months as the intensifying conflict in the Middle East sent investors scurrying for safe-haven assets. Reuters GraphicsInvestors kept a tab on developments in the Middle East conflict, which has unnerved markets since the start of the week. "Investors are fleeing to safe havens as the risks of Middle East tensions grow," said Edward Moya, senior market analyst at OANDA. "If the geopolitical situation gets gloomier, there is a good chance that gold prices could go to the $2,000 levels this year. Platinum rose 1.4% to $880.42, while palladium dropped 0.3% to $1,141.24 and was set for a weekly decline.

Persons: Israel, Edward Moya, David Meger, Ashitha, Alexander Smith, Sherry Jacob, Phillips Organizations: Gaza, East, Reuters Graphics, High, Futures, Traders, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Israel, Bengaluru

☆ An Oscar Winner Scouts Her New Location: an Uptown Pad for Less Than $500,000
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Debra Kamin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

When her son, Jack, was born 36 years ago, Ms. Leo, now 63, thought about putting down real roots. At the time, she was renting a place on 83rd Street, on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. I rent places for temporary housing when I do television work,” Ms. Leo said. Earlier this year, she decided to try again, focusing on Yorkville, a historic swath of the Upper East Side. Ms. McCormack showed Ms. Leo a handful of studios and one-bedroom apartments in the area.

Persons: Melissa Leo, Leo, Alice Eklund, Ward, homeownership, Jack, Carl Schurz, Oscar, ”, Louie ”, “ I’ve, ” Ms, Janina McCormack, Ms, McCormack, “ Organizations: Upper East Locations: Upper, “, Manhattan, Stone Ridge, N.Y, New Yorker, Washington Heights, ”, Yorkville, New York

☆ The first full deployment of the US Navy's newest supercarrier and its strike group just took an unexpected turn with the crisis in Israel
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The US announced the deployment of USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group to the eastern Mediterranean on Sunday amid a major crisis in Israel. The USS Gerald R. Ford is the US Navy's newest aircraft carrier and is on its first full deployment. Aircraft carriers have long been deployed to deter enemy forces, engage in air operations, and provide humanitarian support in emergencies. F-18 jet fighters are seen on the flight deck of USS Gerald R. Ford, on November 17, 2022 in Gosport, England. The deployment of the carrier strike group indicates US support for its ally during this serious crisis.

Persons: Gerald R, Ford, —, Lloyd Austin, Austin, Burke, Thomas Hudner, Ramage, USS Carney, Roosevelt, Kendall Warner, US Navy supercarrier, Maxwell, Trump, Nimitz, Theodore Roosevelt Carrier, Abraham Lincoln, John C, Marines —, George H.W, Bush, Harry S, Truman, Finnbarr Webster Organizations: US, Ford Carrier Strike Group, Aircraft, Service, carrier's, Ford Carrier Strike, Israel Defense Forces, Ticonderoga, Arleigh, Ford, Virginian, Tribune, Getty, US Navy, Nimitz, Whitney, ITS Cavour, U.S . Navy, Naval, Pentagon, Iranian, Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, Stennis, Marines Locations: Israel, Normandy, Gaza, Iran, South China, Taiwan, China, Russia, Damascus, Syria, Ukraine, Gosport, England, States

None looked to have a reasonable birdie chance until List poured in his putt and slammed his fist in celebration. Still with a one-shot lead, he was in the left rough when he pulled his approach to the 18th hole near the grandstands. Mark Hubbard stood over a 12-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole to take the lead. He three-putted for bogey, took bogey on the final hole and shot 67 to miss the playoff by one shot. But he came up well short of the 18th hole, made bogey and shot 72 to miss the playoff by one shot.

Persons: JACKSON, Luke, Ben Griffin, Griffin, Ludvig Aberg, Henrik Norlander, Scott Stallings, “ It's, “, It's, ” Griffin, ”, Norlander, Stallings, ” Aberg, Mark Hubbard, Carl Yuan, ___ Organizations: Sanderson, Country Club of Jackson, PGA, Torrey Pines, The Locations: Miss, Swedish, Kapalua

☆ Fat Bear Week 2023: Check out the contestants now, start voting Wednesday
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Forrest Brown | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Now it’s time to meet the contenders:• 32 Chunk: A large adult male with narrowly set eyes, a prominent brow ridge and a distinctive scar across his muzzle. Her claim to fame: Eight known litters, the most of any bear currently at Brooks River. • 480 Otis: He’s a medium-large adult male with a blocky muzzle and a floppy right ear. • 747 bear: The 2022 winner is a large adult male with a blocky muzzle and floppy ears. Live camThe live cam from the Brooks River at Katmai is a popular online feature.

Persons: Jimenez, Otis, Grazer, Walker, he’s, Brooks, Bucky Dent, she’s, She’s, • Organizations: CNN, &, National Park Service, Service, “ Rangers, Grazer, Otis Locations: Alaska, Washington, www.fatbearweek.org, Brooks, Brooks Falls, Katmai

☆ Scientists finally finished mapping Earth's 8th continent Zealandia, helping them solve the lost continent's mysterious history
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementAdvertisementAfter decades of work, a team of scientists has finally completed a map of Zealandia. But that didn't deter scientist Nick Mortimer, who led the team that's been studying Zealandia for over 20 years. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn a new study, the team finished mapping the final piece of the continent, the northeast corner. As a result, the scientists believe they've mapped Zealandia more thoroughly than any other continent on Earth. AdvertisementAdvertisementDecades of work establish Zealandia as a continentSome have argued Zealandia isn't a continent because so much of it lies below the water.

Persons: Zealandia, they've, —, It's, Nick Mortimer, that's, it's, Mortimer, quartzites, Simone Giovanardi Organizations: Service, GNS Science, Massey University Locations: Australia, New Zealand, South Zealandia, Fairway, Zealandia, New Caledonia, North Zealandia, Antarctica, South America, Africa, India, West Antarctica

☆ He's been at the same company for 50 years. Here's why he stayed so long and what he tells workers who want to jump from job to job.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Look a little closer and you see how long he's been with the telecom giant: 50 years and two months. Turner, who goes by Kip, has far outlasted most of us in how long he's stayed with the same company. Government figures from 2022 show that the median time US workers have been with their current employer is 4.1 years. And I think people may be afraid to do that — that they think you're unhappy. For example, he's traveled around the country to complete technical training, which has helped him keep pace with the technology.

Persons: Paul, Kip, Turner, —, Paul Turner, I've, they're, that's, It's, it'll, kiddos —, Clinton's, Kip Turner, He's, I'm, he's Organizations: Service, Bell Telephone Locations: Conway , Arkansas, Faulkner County , Arkansas, Little Rock , Arkansas, Hickory Ridge , Arkansas

☆ Switzerland's glaciers lose a 'mindblowing' volume of ice in just two years
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Glaciers in Switzerland are shrinking at a “mind-blowing” rate. In 2023, the country’s glaciers lost 4% of their total volume, according to data from the Swiss Commission for Cryosphere Observation of the Swiss Academy of Sciences. To put this into perspective, Swiss glaciers have lost as much ice over this two-year period as was lost over the three decades between 1960 and 1990. Matthias Huss/GLAMOSThe two extreme years have led to glacier tongues collapsing and many small glaciers in the country disappearing altogether. Several meters of ice disappeared in southern Valais and the Engadin valley at altitudes of more than 3,200 meters (10,500 feet), according to GLAMOS.

Persons: CNN —, ”, Matthias Huss, GLAMOS, ” Huss, Huss, “ Organizations: CNN, Swiss Commission, Swiss Academy of Sciences, Glacier Monitoring Locations: Switzerland, Uri, Valais, Grisons, Switzerland’s

☆ Geologist Marie Tharp mapped the ocean floor and helped solve one of science's biggest controversies
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Back then, no one knew what the ocean floor looked like — until one woman used her many talents to find out. When she reflected on her life, geologist Marie Tharp recollected being able to fill in the blanks of the ocean floor, which she saw as a fascinating jigsaw puzzle. Their final project together was the World Ocean Floor Map. The Heezen-Tharp “World Ocean Floor” map painted by Heinrich Berann. Marie Tharp Maps, LLCAfter Heezen's death, organizations that had hired him and Tharp to work on projects reassigned them.

Persons: didn't, Marie Tharp, Marie Tharp recollected, Tharp, Columbia University's, Lamont, Alfred Wegener's, Wegener, he'd, Bailey Willis, Willis, Bettie Higgs, Maurice Ewing, Roberta Eike, Tharp didn't, they'd, Bruce Heezen, Frank Albert Charles Burke, Heezen, Howard Foster, she'd, Ewing, Jacques Cousteau, Cousteau, Marie Tharp's, Heinrich Berann, you'd, It's, Hali Felt, Higgs, Society's Hubbard, Mary, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Edison, George Washington Organizations: Service, Columbia, Columbia University's Lamont Geological Laboratory, University of Michigan, Columbia University, Lamont, Fairfax Media, Getty, US Navy, Oceanographic Conference, ABC, Disney, Entertainment, National Geographic, Mary Sears Woman, Oceanography Locations: Wall, Silicon, German, American, Lamont, Massachusetts, Nova Scotia , Massachusetts, France, Gibraltar, United States

☆ Michael Jordan’s ultra-private, ultra-exclusive personal golf course: The Grove XXIII
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Even as he was staking his claim in the 1990s as the greatest player the NBA has ever seen, the Bulls icon was a regular guest on the golf course. Bobby Weed Golf Design“Slaughterhouse 23”Weed had his two pillars for a great golf course — an engaged owner and a good piece of property, though the latter would require some polishing. Bobby Weed Golf DesignThe course didn’t just need to suit the playstyle of its owner, though, it needed to enhance it. Bobby Weed Golf DesignTaking a swingCompared to Bobby Weed Golf Design, Nichols Architects had considerably less experience in golf courses, but it did have one key advantage in its efforts to beat other bids to build The Grove XXIII’s clubhouse. “That’s like the ultimate compliment … to have his own golf course and to shape and mold that golf course for him and his friends, it’s just where he wants to be.

Persons: CNN —, Michael Jordan cherishes, it’s, Nichols, Mike Butler, Bobby Weed, Pete Dye, Hobe, Tiger Woods, Cliff Hawkins, Jordan, “, ” Weed, Weed, Jacob Kupferman, didn’t, Championships Jordan, ” “, Rickie Fowler, ”, Yvette Prieto, “ You’re, Igor Reyes, “ You’ve, ” Reyes, Nichols Architects Reyes, Jordan’s, ’ ” Nichols, Jimmy Walker, Reyes, it’s ‘, ‘, Grove, …, He’s Organizations: CNN, NBA, Bulls, Nichols Architects, PGA, Tiger, PGA Tour, Forbes, Augusta National, Championships, Nike, Adidas, Woods, ’ ” Nichols Architects, Air Locations: Chicago, Hobe Sound, Florida, Grove, Stillwater , Minnesota, Mito, Japan, Jordan, Ridge, Ponte Vedra, Pine Valley, ” Jordan, Miami, Weed

☆ F-35 stealth fighter jets are only capable of flying missions a little over half the time, watchdog finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A new government watchdog report reveals that the F-35 program is plagued by maintenance issues. "Maintenance challenges negatively affect F-35 aircraft readiness," the GAO report said. AdvertisementAdvertisementAn F-35 taxis from the runway onto the flightline after successfully completing a sortie, Dec. 14, 2015, at Luke Air Force Base. A US Air Force F-35 Lightning II flies over the US Central Command area of responsibility, July 17, 2020. US Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Duncan C. BevanThere are three variants of the Lockheed Martin F-35.

Persons: —, Duncan C, Bevan, Lockheed Martin Organizations: Service, Government, Office, Fighter, US Marines Corps, GAO, Luke Air Force Base, US Air Force, Pentagon, US Central Command, Lockheed, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, Marines Locations: Wall, Silicon, South Carolina

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Newly acquitted of impeachment charges, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is back on the job and getting back to the usual. Political Cartoons View All 1163 ImagesEven the very act of impeachment in Texas could get a second look after Republican Lt. Gov. On the other side are Republicans in the Texas House, where Paxton was overwhelmingly impeached and suspended from office in May. “The Ken Paxton Victory is sooo BIG. ___Find AP’s full coverage of the impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton at: https://apnews.com/hub/ken-paxton

Persons: —, Ken Paxton, Biden, Donald Trump, Tucker Carlson, Paxton, Gov, Dan Patrick, “, Dade Phelan, ”, Carlson, “ I've, ” Paxton, George P, Bush, George W, Trump, Ken Paxton Victory, ” Trump, Sen, Angela Paxton, Nate Paul, Nathan Johnson, Johnson, ” Johnson, Paul, Dan Cogdell, we’ll, Jake Bleiberg, paxton Organizations: Fox News, Sunday, Republican, GOP, Texas Capitol, Trump, Texas House, Senate, FBI, Republicans, Democratic, Associated Locations: AUSTIN, Texas, U.S, San Antonio, Glen Ridge , New Jersey

☆ Danelo Cavalcante: Residents asked to stay indoors after escaped Pennsylvania killer is spotted again, and police say he's armed
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Nouran Salahieh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Despite the shifting search areas, all reported sightings of Cavalcante so far have happened in Chester County. He spoke with the acquaintance on a Ring doorbell camera, which captured his new clean-shaven look, but the person wasn’t home and did not respond to meet Cavalcante, Bivens said. • September 2: Cavalcante was spotted on surveillance video about 1.5 miles from the prison, authorities said. • September 4: A security camera recorded the fugitive at Longwood Gardens, about 3 miles from the prison, authorities said. • Friday: Authorities reported two sightings of Cavalcante within the search area.

Persons: CNN —, ” Cavalcante, Deborah Brandão, Cavalcante, George Bivens, Bivens, ” Bivens, he’ll, “, they’ve, John Miller, Police didn’t, Robert Clark, ” Clark, Clark, Danelo, Matt Rourke, Brandão –, – Cavalcante, Howard Holland, Holland, •, Ryan Drummond, van Organizations: CNN, Chester, Residents, Pennsylvania State Police, Facebook, South Coventry Township, Police, Pennsylvania, . Pennsylvania, US, Service, US Marshals Service, WPVI, Longwood Gardens, Authorities Locations: Pennsylvania, Chester County’s, Coventry Township, Daisy, South Coventry, Chester, Philadelphia, Nantmeal Township, Chester County, Pikeland, ., Longwood, Glenmoore, Brazil, Phoenixville, East Nantmeal Township, “

Depleted uranium is a dense by-product left over when uranium is enriched for use in nuclear reactors or nuclear weapons. The depleted uranium is still radioactive, but has a much lower level of the isotopes U-235 and U-234 - way less than the levels in natural uranium ore - reducing its radioactivity. The United States, Britain, Russia, China, France and Pakistan produce depleted uranium weapons, which are not classified as nuclear weapons, according to the International Coalition to Ban Uranium Weapons. Ingesting or inhaling quantities of uranium - even depleted uranium - is dangerous: it can depress renal function and raises the risk of developing a range of cancers. A United Nations Environment Programme report on the impact of depleted uranium on Serbia and Montenegro found "no significant, widespread contamination".

Persons: Sergei Ryabkov, Ryabkov, Guy Faulconbridge, Frank Jack Daniel, Tomasz Janowski, Kevin Liffey Organizations: Pentagon, International Atomic Energy Agency, Associated Universities, of, DU, WHO, International Coalition, Uranium, NATO, Royal Society, IAEA, United Nations Environment, TASS, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Russian, Tennessee, United States, Britain, Russia, China, France, Pakistan, Yugoslavia, Balkans, London, Serbia, Montenegro, RUSSIA, Washington

A new accounting shows that at least 523 institutions were part of the sprawling network of boarding schools for Native American children. ‘War Against the Children’ The Native American boarding school system — a decades-long effort to assimilate Indigenous people before they ever reached adulthood — robbed children of their culture, family bonds and sometimes their lives. “The government was not done with war, so the next phase involved war against the children,” said Mr. Sherman, 83, a former aerospace engineer. Now 76, his voice grows shaky when he recounts the punishments children received — and how children were turned into punishers. Library of Congress, Chronicling AmericaA precise accounting of how many children died at Native American boarding schools remains elusive.

☆ McDonald's partnered with Marvel to give one NYC location an 80s-style makeover—take a look inside
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The fast food giant has given one of its Bay Ridge outposts a retro makeover as a promotional stunt for Marvel's latest TV show. From Aug. 20 until Sept. 1, customers who visit the location at 6620 Bay Parkway will be greeted by the McDonald's of yesteryear. The burger restaurant has received a top-to-bottom makeover that makes it look like it did in 1982. McDonald'sFrom the ferns that were once ubiquitous in McDonald's restaurants to the vintage artwork on the walls featuring mascots including Grimace and Mayor McCheese, there's no trace of the chain's modern, minimalist current look. Even the menu got a retro makeover.

Persons: McCheese, Mike Bullington, McDonald's Organizations: Brooklyn, McDonald's, Marvel, CNBC

☆ Russian ships return from joint Pacific patrolling with Chinese ships
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] A still image from a video, released by Russia's Defence Ministry, shows what it said to be Russian and Chinese navy ships jointly patrolling the Pacific Ocean and holding naval exercises in the East China Sea, in this image taken from footage released August 18, 2023. Russian Defence Acquire Licensing Rights Read moreAug 27 (Reuters) - A detachment of Russia's navy warships returned from more than three weeks of joint-patrolling of the Pacific Ocean with Chinese navy ships, the Russian Interfax news agency reported on Sunday. Warships of Russia's Pacific Fleet, together with a detachment of Chinese navy ships travelled more than 7,000 nautical miles through the Sea of Japan, the Sea of Okhotsk, the Bering Sea and the Pacific Ocean, Interfax reported citing the Fleet's press service. The Wall Street Journal reported in early August that 11 Russian and Chinese ships steamed close to the Aleutian Islands, in what appeared to be appeared to be the largest such flotilla to approach American shores. Interfax on Sunday reported that some of the Pacific Fleet's largest warships participated in the patrol.

Persons: Lidia Kelly, Christopher Cushing Organizations: Russia's Defence Ministry, Russian, Fleet, Northern, Street, U.S, Sunday, Pacific, Thomson Locations: East China, Russian, Japan, Okhotsk, Hokkaido, Russia, Northern Territories, ., Alaska, U.S, Warsaw

☆ Bitcoin's most faithful are staying put despite the crypto market's recent weakness
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Tanaya Macheel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Coin Metrics measures a week in crypto, which trades 24 hours a day, from the 4:00 p.m. "The part that could upset the crypto market is if interest rates stay higher for longer, which disappoints the expectation that the rate could be lowered in the first half of 2024. Trading data also shows long-term investors haven't been easily shaken by the recent weakness. This tells us that despite the price volatility and recent downdraft in prices, long-term holders are unwavering. He added that while it's unclear what exactly accounts for traders' resilience, maturing crypto investors are becoming more "aware of the cycles associated with bitcoin's halving and are expecting it to repeat, leading to price appreciation."

Persons: Bitcoin, Oppenheimer's Owen Lau, Jerome Powell's, Gustavo Schwenkler, It's, haven't, Greg Cipolaro, Michael Bloom, Nick Wells Organizations: Metrics, Fed, Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University, Indicia Labs, SEC, JPMorgan, Management, CNBC Locations: Jackson Hole , Wyoming, U.S, China, NYDIG, Stone

☆ The Atlantic Ocean is getting wider every year. Researchers have finally figured out why.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Aylin Woodward | Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Tectonic plates under the Americas, Europe, and Africa are separating as the Atlantic Ocean grows wider. The tectonic plates undergirding the Americas are separating from those beneath Europe and Africa. Fragmented into tectonic plates, the Earth's crust fits together like a puzzle. Seafloor spreading, which occurs at divergent tectonic plates that are pulling apart like the MAR, is another. AdvertisementAdvertisementSolving a geological mysteryOne of the remote seismometers deployed by University of Southampton scientists in the Atlantic Ocean.

Persons: Joshua Stevens, Matthew Aguis, Agius, Catherine Rychert, Rychert Organizations: Service, NASA, University of Southampton, Roma Tre University, Ocean . University of Southampton Locations: Americas, Europe, Africa, Wall, Silicon, Sandwell, Iceland, Hawaii, Yellowstone

☆ I was at Goldman Sachs when I came out as a trans woman. I wondered if my colleagues thought I was a freak the first time they saw me with makeup on.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-13 | by ( Maeve Duvally | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Maeve Duvally is a former Goldman Sachs executive who came out as transgender in 2019. For most of my career at Goldman Sachs, I commuted from Pound Ridge into the City, got off the train and jogged to work. Rushing toward the exit, I nearly bumped into a Goldman Sachs hospitality person who I didn't really recognize though I probably passed him several times a week. I crept out of the auditorium and willed myself to the last obstacle, the turnstiles, after which I was free of Goldman Sachs and worry. Maeve DuVally is a former Goldman Sachs executive and author of "Maeve Rising: Coming Out Trans in Corporate America."

Persons: Maeve Duvally, Goldman Sachs, Maeve, Hugo Boss, Clark Kent, Maeve DuVally Organizations: Goldman, Corporate, City, AA, Wonder, Bloomberg Locations: Atacama, Asia

☆ How atomic bombs work and why Manhattan Project scientists designed two types of bombs during WWII
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Adam Barnes | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Atomic bombs work via a process called nuclear fission that involves atom splitting. Albert Einstein didn't make the first atomic bombs, but his famous equation explains how they work. Scene from the film "Oppenheimer," where Cillian Murphy stands next to the first ever atomic bomb to detonate. The scientists designed and completed two different types of atomic bombs because they weren't sure which method would work. Since scientists working on the Manhattan Project weren't quite sure if the plutonium bomb's implosion method would work, they decided to test one before it was used in the war.

Persons: Albert Einstein didn't, Oppenheimer, Cillian Murphy, J, Robert Oppenheimer —, they'd, Albert Einstein, Oppenheimer —, Amanda Macias, Sun, Robert Oppenheimer Organizations: Service, University of Nevada, Trinity, TNT, National Security Research, Los, Manhattan, Hiroshima . Little, Los Alamos National Laboratory Nuclear, Nagasaki . Locations: Wall, Silicon, University of Nevada Las Vegas, New Mexico, Hiroshima, Germany, Los Alamos, United States, Manhattan, Oak Ridge , Tennessee, Los, Hanford , Washington, Nagasaki

☆ Ancient reptile was riddled with parasites, fossilized poop reveals
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Mindy Weisberger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Researchers didn’t find the parasites in phytosaur bones or teeth; rather, they retrieved them from a nugget of fossilized feces, known as a coprolite. For example, certain fish with spiraling intestines poop out what eventually become spiral-shaped coprolites, according to Nonsrirach. “Studying the remains of parasites in coprolites is important since it provides us with rare insights into ancient parasite-host relationships,” Qvarnström said. “This event raises interesting questions about how prey animals and parasites interact with each other. It suggests that parasites may have been inside the bodies of prey before they were eaten,” Nonsrirach said.

Persons: didn’t, ”, Thanit Nonsrirach, “, Nonsrirach, Coprolites, Martin Qvarnström, Qvarnström, ” Qvarnström, ” Nonsrirach, ” Mindy Weisberger Organizations: CNN, Mahasarakham, Uppsala University, University of California Museum of Paleontology, Scientific Locations: Thailand, Asia, Kham Riang, Sweden, Berkeley, coprolites

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