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JAYUYA, Puerto Rico — When Hurricane Fiona completely knocked out power and water to the mountain town of Jayuya, in the heart of Puerto Rico, it quickly became a life-or-death matter for Luis De Jesús Ramos, who has throat cancer and a tracheostomy. Luis De Jesús Ramos, 63, and his daughter Ashly Pérez, 26, in their home in Jayuya, Puerto Rico. Members of the company LUMA work restoring energy on Sept. 20, 2022 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The Direct Relief Puerto Rico team came to the neighborhood to bring 10 portable oxygen concentrators and other supplies to partners in the area. Edwin Quiles Martínez, 66, and his wife Graciela Pérez Alvarado, 73, in their home in Ponce, Puerto Rico.

☆ Amazon 'Thursday Night Football' Audience Hit 13M; What It Means for Ads
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Amazon said it averaged 13M viewers for its first "Thursday Night Football" broadcast, beating projections. Amazon said Thursday it averaged 13 million viewers for its first "Thursday Night Football" stream, citing Nielsen, whose numbers slightly beat the streamer's own projection of 12.5 million. "While just one game, I think it validates that streaming exclusive NFL games can compete with the traditional linear networks. Amazon started exclusively streaming the games last week as it makes a play to be a mainstream sports player. "We could see viewership continue to go up in the coming weeks as well, as more fans become more accustomed to the Prime TNF stream.

☆ U.S. women skip jersey number 15 at World Cup to honour Griner
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Basketball - Women - Gold medal match - United States v Japan - Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan - August 8, 2021. Griner, who wore the number 15 in international competition, helped the United States collect two of their 10 gold medals in the quadrennial tournament, which takes place in Sydney this year. "USA Basketball continues to keep BG in our thoughts as we take the court in Sydney. U.S. President Joe Biden met with the WNBA star's wife, Cherelle Griner, last week and has called the judgment against Griner "unacceptable". The United States said in July it put forth a "substantial offer" for the release of Griner and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan.

☆ Amazon memo says 'Thursday Night Football' drew record number of Prime signups for a 3-hour period
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Annie Palmer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Amazon's first broadcast of "Thursday Night Football" attracted a record number of new Prime signups over a three-hour period, more than during similar periods on Prime Day or other big shopping days such as Black Friday and Cyber Monday, an executive said in a memo viewed by CNBC. Amazon is spending about $1 billion per year to exclusively stream Thursday Night Football through 2023, CNBC previously reported. "By every measure, Thursday Night Football on Prime Video was a resounding success," Jay Marine, global head of Amazon's sports division, wrote late Monday in the memo to staff. Amazon has said there are 80 million active Prime Video households in the U.S. It's beefed up its Prime Video content in other ways to hook viewers and new subscribers.

Biden sat down in the Oval Office with Cherelle Griner, wife of women's basketball star Brittney Griner, and Elizabeth Whelan, sister of former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan. Biden conducted the separate meetings to assure the families that the detainees "are at front of mind," said White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. The United States in late July said it has put forward a "substantial offer" to secure the release of the two Americans. Last month, Russia's foreign ministry said it was engaged in "quiet diplomacy" with the United States about a potential prisoner swap that could include Griner and Whelan. Washington has offered to exchange Russian arms trafficker Viktor Bout for Griner and Whelan, sources familiar with the situation have told Reuters.

☆ Alegerile regionale din Franța testează forța extremei drepte înainte de finala Le Pen-Macron de anul viitor
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-20 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +6 min

Francezii merg la urne, duminică, în prima rundă a alegerilor regionale, într-un moment în care extrema dreaptă speră să obțină un rezultat cât mai bun, pentru a pregăti terenul în vederea scrutinului prezidențial din 2022. Pașii lui Le PenLe Pen și partidul ei ar putea beneficia de această polarizare. Sondajele preelectorale au sugerat că partidul intră cu un mic avantaj în prima rundă a alegerilor regionale în șase din cele 13 regiuni. Le Pen speră că alegerile de luna aceasta vor oferi noi victorii și vor reprezenta o trambulină în vederea scrutinului crucial de anul viitor. Pentru Macron, alegerile înseamnă în mare parte o tentativă de a limita eșecul așteptat.

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