DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

☆ How is 'Twisters' connected to the original 1996 movie? The cast calls it a 'stand-alone sequel'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewGlen Powell's hot streak in Hollywood continues with "Twisters," a new iteration of the 1996 disaster movie "Twister." Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, and Amblin EntertainmentIn a cover story for Entertainment Weekly, the cast referred to "Twisters" as a "stand-alone sequel." "It feels like a real next chapter, whilst also having so much love for the original," Edgar-Jones told Variety, echoing the director. 'Twisters' contains nods and homages to the original movieKate (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and Tyler (Glen Powell) in "Twisters." Universal PicturesThere are also moments and costumes in "Twisters" that are reminiscent of the original movie.

Persons: —, Lee Isaac Chung's, Powell, Tyler Owens, Daisy Edgar, Jones, Kate Carter, Javi, Anthony Ramos, Bill Paxton, Helen Hunt, Jo, Kate, Tyler, Glen Powell, Melinda Sue Gordon, Jo Harding, Paxton, Chung, I've, Edgar, Dorothy, Bill, Dorothy V, Patrick Sullivan, Brandon Perea, Lily, Sasha Lane, Dusty, Philip Seymour Hoffman's, James Paxton, Dad, James Organizations: Service, Business, Universal Pictures, Warner Bros . Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, Entertainment, YouTube, Muskogee State University, wranglers Boone Locations: Hollywood, Oklahoma

☆ Outbrain is closing in on a deal to merge with Altice-owned adtech company Teads
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewContent recommendation firm Outbrain is closing in on a deal to acquire or merge with Teads, the adtech company owned by European telecommunications giant Altice, according to four sources familiar with the matter. Spokespeople for Outbrain and Teads said it was company policy not to comment on M&A speculation. Teads parent company Altice International reported net debt of 9.2 billion euros, around $10 billion, at the end of the first quarter, while Altice France had some 24 billion euros, about $26 billion, in debt in the same period. AdvertisementTeads reported 601 million euros ($654 million) in revenue in 2023, down 5.5% from the prior year. Its adjusted earnings before income tax depreciation and amortization were 157 million euros ($170 million), an 8.7% decrease from 2022.

Persons: —, Outbrain, couldn't, Teads, it's, Taboola, Patrick Drahi, pare, Altice, Moody's, Morgan Stanley Organizations: Service, Business, Altice, chum, CNN, Fox News, Altice International, Drahi Locations: Altice France, USA, France

☆ 8 takeaways from Trump's RNC speech — the first since his attempted assassination
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

It was also Trump's first speech since he named Sen. JD Vance of Ohio as his running mate. As Trump's speech continued, the UAW fired back, calling him a "scab and a billionaire." — UAW (@UAW) July 19, 20247. Displaying it again roughly an hour into his speech, Trump described it as "the chart that saved my life." It was the longest presidential nomination acceptance speech in recorded historyAt 92 minutes, Trump's speech on Thursday night appeared to be the longest ever delivered by a major party's presidential nominee.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Trump, Sen, JD Vance, Ohio, Joe Biden, it's, — Donald Trump, Corey Comperatore, Kamil Krzaczynski, Cory —, Helen, jacker, he's, Aileen Cannon's, Vance —, Usha, Vance, he'll, Patrick T, Fallon, Biden, I'm, Shawn Fain, Fain, that's Organizations: Service, Republican, Republican National Convention, Business, Trump, Pennsylvania, RNC, Getty, Democrat Party, Yale Law School, Yale, United, United Auto Workers, UAW, — UAW, Border Patrol, — Media Research Center, American, University of California Locations: Milwaukee , Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Trump's, AFP, United States, Santa Barbara

☆ SEC sues Trump Media SPAC ex-CEO Patrick Orlando for alleged fraud
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) headquarters in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued the former CEO of the blank-check company that merged with Trump Media , accusing him of lying about his firm's plans to combine with Donald Trump's social media startup. "He had personally engaged in numerous lengthy discussions" with Trump Media's representatives, and he had targeted the company "for months," the SEC alleged. Orlando and Trump Media did not immediately respond to CNBC's requests for comment. Trump Media and Digital World completed their lengthy public merger in March, allowing the company behind the Truth Social platform to trade on the Nasdaq under the stock ticker DJT.

Persons: Donald Trump's, Patrick Orlando, Orlando Organizations: US Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, Trump Media, Washington , D.C, Trump Media's, Orlando, Nasdaq Locations: Washington , DC, Washington ,

☆ Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle were once called 'the prom king and queen of MAGA land.' Here's a timeline of their relationship.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Talia Lakritz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

November 2007: Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle ran in the same circles before they started dating. Donald Trump Jr. and Vanessa Trump (left) with Kimberly Guilfoyle (second from right) at an event in New York City. NEIL RASMUS/Patrick McMullan via Getty ImagesGuilfoyle and Trump Jr. were photographed together at events in New York City in 2007 and 2008. Guilfoyle was married to Democratic politician Gavin Newsom from 2001 to 2006, and she was first lady of San Francisco during his time as mayor. Trump Jr. married model Vanessa Haydon in 2005.

Persons: Donald Trump Jr, Kimberly Guilfoyle, Vanessa Trump, NEIL RASMUS, Patrick McMullan, Guilfoyle, Gavin Newsom, Eric Villency, Trump Jr, Vanessa Haydon Organizations: Getty, Trump Jr, Democratic Locations: New York City, San Francisco

☆ Ex-CEO of company that helped Trump Media go public accused of securities fraud
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The SEC has sued the former chief executive of the SPAC that helped take Trump's media company public. Patrick Orlando "falsely represented" his SPAC's talks with Trump Media, the SEC said. AdvertisementThe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sued Patrick Orlando — the former chairman and CEO of the SPAC that helped take Donald Trump's media company public. The SEC says Orlando "falsely represented" that his blank check company, Digital World Acquisition Corp. (DWAC), wasn't planning to merge with a specific target. Orlando had actually been having "numerous lengthy discussions" with Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG).

Persons: Patrick Orlando, —, Patrick Orlando —, Donald Trump's, Orlando Organizations: SEC, Trump Media, Service, Securities, Exchange Commission, Corp, Trump Media & Technology, Business

We talked to several experts to help estimate the cost of creating a will and other estate planning documents. Average costsJack Hales, an estate and probate attorney at Hales and Sellers, said the cost of your estate plan can vary widely depending on what you need done. These frequently require notarization, which comes with a small fee, but other than that, they cost nothing but the cost of the paper on which they are written. Small changes using a lawyer may cost you a few hundred dollars, while updating your will through an online platform may only cost you $20. FAQsWhat is the average cost of creating a will?

Persons: Patrick Hicks, Hicks, Jack Hales, Hales, Sellers, Erin Bury, Rochelle Schultz, Weinstock Manion, it's, you'll, Notarization, Indrika Arnold, Will, Bury, who's, they're Organizations: Trust, Will, Bury, Financial, The Colony, National Council, Aging, Inc Locations: San Francisco, Topeka, Chevron

☆ These 10 U.S. states have America’s worst economies in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Scott Cohn | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

That is why CNBC looks at state economies in ranking America's Top States for Business. We consider economic growth and job growth. We measure the breadth of each state's economy by looking at how many major corporations are headquartered there. Some states are at the top of their economic game — home to America's 10 best state economies. JB Pritzker, and all the major rating agencies have the state in their "A" categories for the first time in years.

Persons: Phil Scott, Jobs, J.B . Pritzker, Erin Hooley, JB Pritzker, Asplundh, Michael G, Janet Mills, Mills, Gina Raimondo, Joe Biden, Anna Moneymaker, Gina Raimondo —, —, Rhode Island's, Luke Sharrett, Ed Zurga, Bryan Tarnowski, Hurricane Katrina, New Hampshire Jada, Patrick T, Fallon, Hawaii's, Nature, Spencer Platt Organizations: CNBC, Business, Republican Gov, Direct Investment, Illinois, Illinois Illinois Gov, Thompson Center, Tribune, Service, Democratic Gov, Major Corporations, GE Healthcare Technologies, Mondelez, Seamans, Portland Press Herald, Getty, National Association of State, Officers, Pew, Major Corporation, IDEXX, Rhode, Semiconductors, America, White, U.S . Commerce, Major, CVS Health, Hasbro, Kentucky, Bloomberg, Bluegrass State, Federal Housing Finance Agency, Kansas Carpenters, Glenn Eagles, Louisiana Homes, Treme, Louisiana State University, Hurricane, Pool Corporation, Granite State, U.S . Chamber, Commerce, New Hampshire Department, Labor, The New Hampshire Tech Alliance, Afp, Aloha State Locations: U.S, States, Vermont, Illinois Illinois, Chicago, Lincoln, Illinois, Maine, Rhode Island WASHINGTON, DC, Washington , DC, Louisville , Kentucky, Bluegrass, Kentucky, Kansas, Kansas City , Kansas, Sunflower, Claiborne, New Orleans , Louisiana, New Orleans, New Hampshire, Granite, The, Hawaii, Maui, Lahaina , Hawaii, Mississippi, Biloxi , Mississippi

☆ Steve Bannon filmed Jeffrey Epstein for 15 hours. His 'documentary' has never surfaced.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

Read previewBefore his 2019 death in jail, Jeffrey Epstein spent hours being interviewed on camera by Steve Bannon. AdvertisementAlexandra Preate, a spokesperson for Bannon, told BI in December 2021 that the documentary about Epstein would be screened "probably around Labor Day." In the 2000s, Trump and Jeffrey Epstein fought over Trump's purchase of a Palm Beach mansion that Epstein coveted. Mark Epstein said Jeffrey Epstein told him he wasn't subpoenaed for any depositions at that time. "You were the only person I was afraid of during the campaign," Bannon told Epstein, according to Wolff's book.

Persons: —, Jeffrey Epstein, Steve Bannon, Bannon, Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein —, Donald Trump's, He's, Kevin McCarthy, Alexandra Preate, Preate, Trump Bannon, Mark Epstein, Jeffrey Epstein's, Donald Trump, Melania Knauss, Jeffrey, Trump, Bannon's, Steve Bannon's, Jacob Shamsian, wasn't, would've, Brett Kavanaugh, Kavanaugh, he's, Mike Lindell, I've, It's, Guo Wengui, Guo —, Ho Wan Kwok, Miles Guo —, Guo, Leon Black, Black, Epstein's, David Bossie, Bobbi Sternheim, Gloria Allred, Arick Fudali, didn't, David Schoen, Brad Edwards, Emma, Jo Morris, Hunter, Morris, Michael Wolff, Wolff, Julie K, Brown, Alexander Acosta, Acosta, Ehud Barak, Reid Weingarten, Rachel Maddow, Gayle King, King, Patrick Semansky, he'd, Diana, Jean Carroll, Bergdorf Goodman, Carroll Organizations: Service, New York, Business, Global, Victory Films, Trump, Capitol, Labor, Daily, Miami Herald, Davidoff, BI, Voting Systems, Apollo Global Management, White, Citizens United, Office, Southern, of, New, Trump White Locations: Manhattan, Paris, Palm Beach , Florida, Mexico, Danbury , Connecticut, Palm Beach, New York, jshamsian@businessinsider.com, JacobShamsian, York, Miami, Florida, Trump

☆ When a cruise liner-size asteroid zips by Earth, two spacecraft may follow it
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —When a cruise liner-size asteroid comes within 19,883 miles (32,000 kilometers) of Earth on April 13, 2029, it won’t be alone. The European Space Agency has announced that its new Ramses spacecraft may accompany the asteroid Apophis before and after its safe, albeit rather close, pass of Earth. Astronomers think that an asteroid this large comes within such proximity to Earth only once every 5,000 to 10,000 years. In September 2022, NASA’s DART mission intentionally slammed a spacecraft into Dimorphos, a moonlet asteroid that orbits a larger parent asteroid known as Didymos. “The Ramses mission concept reuses much of the technology, expertise and industrial and science communities developed for the Hera mission,” said Paolo Martino, spacecraft manager for Hera who will also work on the Ramses mission, in a statement.

Persons: won’t, Ramses, Apophis, Apophis doesn’t, ”, Patrick Michel, ” Michel, Richard Moissl, NASA’s, OSIRIS, REx, “ Apophis, Hera, Paolo Martino, “ Hera Organizations: CNN, European Space Agency, NASA’s Center, Studies, ESA, NASA, System, National Centre for Scientific Research, NSF, JPL, Caltech, ESA’s Planetary Defence Office, APEX Locations: Europe, Africa, Asia, Apophis, France

☆ Tiger Woods rebuts Colin Montgomerie’s call for him to retire: ‘As a past champion, I’m exempt until I’m 60. Colin’s not’
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Ben Morse | Patrick Snell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Tiger Woods rebutted calls for him to retire from former world No. “I hope people remember Tiger as Tiger was, the passion and the charismatic aura around him,” said Montgomerie. There is a time for all sportsmen to say goodbye, but it’s very difficult to tell Tiger it’s time to go. “Well, as a past champion, I’m exempt until I’m 60. “He’s not a past champion, so he’s not exempt.

Persons: Tiger Woods, Colin Montgomerie, Montgomerie, Woods, ”, Tiger, Colin’s, “ He’s, ” Woods, CNN Sport’s Patrick Snell, Augusta, “, Mike Ehrmann, Andrew’s, “ I’ve, We’ve, Body’s Organizations: CNN, Royal Troon Golf, Times, Troon, Team Europe, St, PGA Locations: Pinehurst, Augusta

CNN —Weapons experts have identified the remnants of two US-made munitions used in an Israeli missile strike Sunday on a school in central Gaza that according to local authorities killed at least 22 people. Hundreds were taking refuge at the former school in Nuseirat when it was struck by two missiles. CNN video from the scene Sunday showed an ambulance at the school, as people frantically searched through the rubble and destroyed makeshift shelters in the schoolyard. Then another missile hit. Ball told CNN there were also fragments of a US-made Hellfire missile at the site, including the top of the guidance system.

Persons: ” Abdul Kareem Al Assas, ” Tayseer Al Kilani, Netanyahu, UNRWA’s Abu, Patrick Senft, Trevor Ball, Ball, “ It’s, ” Organizations: CNN —, CNN, ”, Israeli Air Force, Hamas, Armament Research Services, Boeing, US Army Locations: Gaza, Nuseirat, Al Aqsa, UNRWA’s

☆ James B. Sikking, ‘Hill Street Blues’ and ‘Doogie Howser, M.D.’ star, dead at 90
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Actor James B. Sikking, best known for roles in the TV shows “Hill Street Blues” and “Doogie Howser, M.D.” has died at the age of 90. Sikking (center) as Howard Hunter in "Hill Street Blues." It featured diverse, colorful and three-dimensional characters – the policemen and policewomen of the rundown Hill Street Station. Sikking played Howard Hunter, head of the SWAT-like Emergency Action Team, over 144 episodes of the show, from 1981 to 1987. He played Dr. David Howser, father of teenage genius Doogie, played by Neil Patrick Harris.

Persons: James B, “ Doogie Howser, M.D, ”, Sikking, Cynthia Snyder, Howard Hunter, Steven Bochco, Hunter, “, ” Sikking, didn’t, Bochco, David Howser, Doogie, Neil Patrick Harris Organizations: CNN, Blues, Variety, NBC

While President Biden enjoys strong support from Black voters, Donald Trump has chipped away at that crucial Democratic base: He won 12 percent of Black voters in the 2020 election and did especially well with Black men, winning 19 percent. Some pollsters think Mr. Trump may do even better in November. This focus group was held last week, before the assassination attempt on Mr. Trump. But they also said that some of their friends and relatives sharply disagreed with them about Mr. Trump. For these men, Mr. Trump is not just the more appealing choice but also the sole realistic option, given “how off track the president is mentally,” as one participant said.

Persons: Biden, Donald Trump, Trump, ”, Rashad, Mr Organizations: Black, Democratic, Democratic Party Locations: Pennsylvania

☆ Vivek Ramaswamy told BuzzFeed to change. It hasn't. Now what?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Read previewHere's an update from Vivek Ramaswamy's attempt to take over, or at least influence, BuzzFeed: Nothing's happening. There's a reason the non-news is worth noting today, though: It's July 15, the deadline Ramaswamy set for BuzzFeed to expand its board of directors by adding three new members he proposed. AdvertisementLast month, Ramaswamy and two of his proposed directors met with BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti via conference call, which people on both sides of the table described as cordial. And if Ramaswamy has any plans to ratchet up pressure on BuzzFeed, he has yet to disclose them. That is: We're still wondering if Ramaswamy has spent millions on BuzzFeed because he wants attention, or wants to make money, or maybe both.

Persons: —, Vivek Ramaswamy's, Ramaswamy, There's, Jonah Peretti, there's, Chris Balfe, podcaster Patrick Bet, Clay Travis, Vivek, Tricia McLaughlin, Ramaswamy's, he's Organizations: Service, Republican, Business

Israel and Egypt have privately discussed a possible withdrawal of Israeli soldiers from Gaza’s border with Egypt, according to two Israeli officials and a senior Western diplomat, a shift that could remove one of the main obstacles to a cease-fire deal with Hamas. After more than nine months of war in the Gaza Strip, the discussions between Israel and Egypt are among a flurry of diplomatic actions on multiple continents aimed at achieving a truce and putting the enclave on a path toward postwar governance. Officials from both Hamas, which ruled Gaza before the war, and Fatah, the political faction that controls the Palestinian Authority, said Monday that China will host meetings with them next week in an effort to bridge gaps between the rival Palestinian groups. And Israel is dispatching its national security adviser, Tzachi Hanegbi, to Washington this week for meetings at the White House, according to a statement from the Israeli prime minister’s office.

Persons: Fatah, Tzachi Organizations: Hamas, Palestinian Authority, White Locations: Israel, Egypt, Gaza’s, Western, Gaza, China, Washington

Patrick Healy: Frank, Michelle, David, the Republican convention is opening on Monday night just 48 hours after the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. How do you think the shooting will shape or change the convention, and Trump? The key player here will be Trump, of course, and his nomination speech may well be the most-watched address in a generation. Patrick: How far do you think Republicans will take it, Frank? I’m watching to see how much further Republican politicians themselves push that kind of thinking and accusation.

Persons: Patrick Healy, Frank, Michelle, David, Donald Trump, Trump, David French, Joe Biden, Frank Bruni, Patrick, — Elon, — Organizations: Republican, Trump Locations: Milwaukee

Patrick Healy, the deputy Opinion editor, hosted an online conversation with the Times Opinion columnists Ross Douthat, David French, Michelle Goldberg and Bret Stephens to discuss Donald Trump’s choice of J.D. Vance as his running mate — why Mr. Trump picked him, how Mr. Vance could help the ticket, what’s surprising and unusual about the vice-presidential nominee, and what if anything worries our columnists about Mr. Vance. Patrick Healy: The answer to one of the biggest questions of the presidential election has now been revealed: Donald Trump has chosen J.D. Vance as his running mate. What was the first thing that popped into your minds when you heard Trump had picked the first-term senator from Ohio and why?

Persons: Patrick Healy, Ross Douthat, David French, Michelle Goldberg, Bret Stephens, Donald Trump’s, Vance, —, Trump, Donald Trump, Fareed Zakaria’s, Trumper Organizations: Fareed Zakaria’s CNN, Republican Party, Trump Locations: Ohio, United States

☆ Is Cutting Off Your Family Good Therapy?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Ellen Barry | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

As she struggled through her sophomore year in college, Zhenzhen spent hours in therapy, but it hadn’t addressed the central strain in her life: her parents. When she pushed back, her father screamed, she said, and her mother wept. The pressure made it hard to function, and Zhenzhen fended off thoughts of suicide. Mr. Teahan’s videos introduced her to a new idea — that to heal from childhood trauma, it may be necessary to “go no contact” from abusive parents. Around half of Mr. Teahan’s clients restrict or sever ties with their families, which he describes as “brutally hard” but, when it is appropriate, deeply rewarding.

Persons: Zhenzhen, hadn’t, badgering, “, Patrick Teahan Locations: China, Massachusetts

☆ Assassination Attempt on a Hamas Leader Followed Surveillance of His Deputy
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Ronen Bergman | Patrick Kingsley | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Israeli airstrike targeting Hamas’s military leader, Muhammad Deif, in southern Gaza on Saturday followed weeks of surveillance of a compound used by one of his key lieutenants, Rafa Salameh, according to three senior Israeli defense officials. The Israeli military and the Shin Bet, Israel’s domestic intelligence agency, said on Sunday afternoon that the strike killed Mr. Salameh, but Mr. Deif’s fate remained unclear. The strike was authorized after prolonged observation of one of Mr. Salameh’s secret command posts located west of Khan Younis, a city in southern Gaza, according to the three senior Israeli officials. The villa surrounded by palm trees near the Mediterranean Sea belonged to Mr. Salameh’s family, two of the officials said. All officials spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the operation’s details.

Persons: Muhammad Deif, Rafa Salameh, Shin, Salameh, Khan Younis, Salameh’s Locations: Gaza, Israel, Khan

☆ Buying into Charlie Scharf's 5-year turnaround plan for Wells Fargo just got a bit cheaper
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

In Friday's earnings commentary , the Club upgraded Wells Fargo back to our buy-equivalent 1 rating — viewing Friday's drop as an opportunity to add shares. Taken together, it shows just how far the CEO has gone to rehabilitate Wells Fargo. That same year, Wells Fargo admitted to improperly charging home lending customers for mortgage-rate-lock extensions as well. WFC YTD mountain Wells Fargo (WFC) year-to-date performance The Federal Reserve ordered Wells Fargo to freeze its balance sheet in 2018, keeping its assets below $1.95 trillion until senior management cleaned up its act. Wells Fargo parted with most of its senior management from its pre-2019 era and remade its board of directors.

Persons: Charlie Scharf, Wells, Scharf, That's, Jeff Marks, Wells Fargo, Ebrahim Poonawala, Charlie, " Scharf, we're, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, There's, Wells Fargo's, Poonawala, he's, Doug Braunstein, Raymond James, David Long, Marks, He's, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Patrick T, Fallon Organizations: Wells Fargo, Club, Investors, KBW Nasdaq, Wells, CNBC, Federal Reserve, Currency, Bank of America, Consumer Financial Protection, JPMorgan, Wall, JPMorgan Chase, Fed, Milken Institute Global Conference, Afp, Getty Locations: Wells, Wells Fargo, U.S, delinquencies, Beverly Hills , California

Israel conducted a major airstrike in southern Gaza on Saturday morning that it said had targeted a top Hamas military commander who is considered one of the architects of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, according to six senior Israeli officials. The Gaza Health Ministry said that 90 people had been killed in the assault, half of them women and children, and 300 wounded. The commander targeted in the attack, Muhammad Deif, is the leader of the Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s military wing. He is the second most senior Hamas figure in Gaza, after its leader in the territory, Yahya Sinwar. As of Saturday night, the status of Mr. Deif and Rafah Salameh, the leader of Hamas forces in Khan Younis, who Israeli officials say was also targeted in the attack, was unclear.

Persons: Israel, Muhammad Deif, Yahya Sinwar, Khan Younis Organizations: Gaza Health Ministry, Qassam Locations: Gaza, Israel, Deif, Rafah

The Israeli military said this week that it had concluded its operation there. Palestinians returning to Shajaiye, after heeding a call by Israel to evacuate, said the neighborhood was so devastated it was uninhabitable. “The current situation in Shajaiye today is tragic,” said Ahmed Sidu, a photographer, who went back to his home as soon as he heard that Israeli forces had pulled out. Palestinian Civil Defense said on Friday that their crews began recovering bodies from Tal Al-Hawa and the Al-Sinaa neighborhoods, as they said the Israeli forces appeared to be leaving those areas as well. The Israeli military did not confirm its forces were also pulling out of those areas.

Persons: ”, Ahmed Sidu, Hamas’s, Ayman Showadeh, Showadeh, Karam Hassan, ” Mr, Hassan, Mr, Sidu, Tal, Tal Al, “, Juliette Touma, Rawan Sheikh Ahmad Organizations: Hamas, Palestinian Civil Defense, Credit, Agence France, United Nations, UNRWA, Troops Locations: Shajaiye, Gaza City, Israel, Gaza, Al, Rimal

☆ Hurricane Beryl: Houston area residents frustrated as they enter 6th day without power and air conditioning in punishing heat
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Dalia Faheid | Taylor Galgano | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

We should not have had nine fire stations without power,” Patrick said. Combined with power outages, alarmingly dangerous consequences have ensued. CenterPoint foreign assistance crews work to restore power lines on Thursday in Houston, Texas. Danielle Villasana/Getty ImagesFrustration mounts with Houston utility providerThe crisis comes more than three years after massive power outages hit the state. Greg Abbott has requested an investigation into CenterPoint Energy and other electric companies in the wake of the outages, Patrick said in a news conference Thursday.

Persons: Hurricane Beryl, Energy –, Jordyn Rush, “ It’s, ” Rush, “ I’m, Gov, Dan Patrick, ”, ” Patrick, Beryl, KP George, Dawn O’Connell, Nim Kidd, Patrick, Kidd, Rush, it’s, Hurricane, Brian Maxwell, Danielle Villasana, Greg Abbott, CenterPoint, Jason Wells, “, ” Wells, Larry, Brandon Bell, Destinee Rideaux, she’s, she’s “, “, Rideaux, Laura, she’ll Organizations: CNN, Energy, Houston, Jordyn, CenterPoint Energy, Sunday, “, US Department of Health, Human Services, Preparedness, Texas Emergency Management, Gov, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Texas Gov, CenterPoint, Houston Chronicle, Ward Locations: Texas, Vermont, Louisiana, Houston, Fort Bend County, Harris County, Crystal Beach, City, Galveston, Houston , Texas, Iowa , Louisiana, Hurricane

☆ See the $10M New Orleans mansion with a grisly past that lured a potential new buyer in less than a day
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

History, however, is why some say they wouldn't dream of living in one particular house in the heart of New Orleans' French Quarter. Later that day, the Zillow listing said the property, wnown as the LaLaurie Mansion, was already "pending sale," which broker Patrick Knudsen confirmed to Business Insider. Regions Bank scooped up the mansion for $2.3 million at auction before selling it to Whalen a year later. AdvertisementThe property has a dark history of torture and slaveryAs the Journal reported, the home was built to replace the original LaLaurie Mansion, which burned down in 1834. AdvertisementThe original LaLaurie Mansion was ransacked and destroyed when people found out the owner was torturing people inside.

Persons: —, Michael Whalen, Patrick Knudsen, Whalen, Nicolas Cage, Cage, Delphine LaLaurie Organizations: Service, Street, Business, Blum, Regions Bank, British, Post, New, University of New Locations: New Orleans, Houston, University of New Orleans

Search resuls for: "patrick"

25 mentions found