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☆ British lawmakers call for pause in live facial recognition surveillance
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Martin Coulter | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Reuters TV via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - A cross-party coalition of 65 British lawmakers called on Friday for a pause in use of live facial recognition surveillance on the country's streets. British police have previously deployed live facial recognition at a number of large-scale public events, including the recent coronation of King Charles II. In a joint statement published on Friday, lawmakers from across the political spectrum said: "We call on UK police and private companies to immediately stop using live facial recognition for public surveillance." Signatories included veteran Conservative MP David Davis, Labour politicians Diane Abbott and John McDonnell, and Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey. "There must be an urgent stop to live facial recognition, parliamentary scrutiny, and a much wider democratic debate before we introduce such privacy-altering technology to British life."

Persons: King Charles II, Chris Philp, David Davis, Diane Abbott, John McDonnell, Ed Davey, Silkie Carlo, Martin Coulter, Alex Richardson Organizations: Reuters, REUTERS, Amnesty International, European Union . British, Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Big Brother Watch, Runnymede Trust, Big Brother, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, Runnymede

An illuminated Google logo is seen inside an office building in Zurich, Switzerland December 5, 2018. The Justice Department has accused Google of manipulating online auctions - a multibillion dollar industry dominated by Google - with these formulas to favor its own bottom line. Dahlquist asked Juda if they had introduced changes to ad sales in a way that raised the cost-per-click by a consumer that advertisers pay. But Wendy Waszmer, a lawyer for Google, asked Juda on Wednesday afternoon on if there were ways that his ads quality team could raise prices unilaterally. Google's advertising business has been criticized by advertisers and website publishers for a lack of transparency, with both accusing Google of siphoning off too much revenue.

Persons: Arnd, Adam Juda, David Dahlquist, Juda, Dahlquist, Wendy Waszmer, Diane Bartz, Aurora Ellis Organizations: REUTERS, WASHINGTON, U.S . Justice Department, The, Google, Justice, European Union, LTV, Thomson Locations: Zurich, Switzerland, Washington, United States

The idea behind the Ryder Cup task force that was formed after the 2014 matches was to build some continuity among the U.S. teams. He had been an assistant four times in the Presidents Cup and Ryder Cup. The key is to see whom Furyk, the 2018 Ryder Cup captain and now the Presidents Cup captain for 2024 in Montreal, selects as his assistants for next year. Former PGA champion David Toms was overlooked as a Ryder Cup captain, just like another PGA champion, Larry Nelson, was before him. DIVOTSRickie Fowler is one of four Americans to have been on a losing Ryder Cup team in Europe at least four times.

Persons: GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Luke Donald, Bernard Gallacher, Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, LIV, Woods, Ben Hogan, Johnson, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, John Lindert, Don Rea, Seth Waugh, Steve Stricker, Davis Love, Fred Couples, Jim Furyk, Stewart Cink, Marco Simone, Matt Kuchar, David Duval, David Toms, Larry Nelson, Toms, he's, Max Homa, Brooks Koepka, ” Jordan Spieth, “, ” Spieth, Si Woo Kim, Kim, Yubin Jang, Wooyoung Cho, “ I've, Danny Oh, Rory McIlroy, McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Collin Morikawa, Xander Schauffele, Arthur Blank, Steve Cohen, DIVOTS Rickie Fowler, Danny Willett, ”, LIV Golf, Louis Oosthuizen, Ludvig Aberg, Swede, ’, ___ Organizations: — Team, Bethpage, Bethpage Black, U.S, Ryder, PGA, FedEx, BMW PGA, South Korea, Asian Games, South, Games, Asian, Sports, SoFi Technologies, ESPN, Atlanta Falcons, New York Mets, SoFi, Ryder Cup, Dunhill, Sanderson, Texas Tech, PGA Tour University, Indiana, Italian Golf Federation Locations: Italy, Saudi, Adare Manor, Ireland, U.S, Montreal, Paris, Europe, England, France, Wentworth, South, China, Thailand, South Florida, Los Angeles, Atlanta , New York, Boston, Saudi Arabia, Mississippi

CNN —Following Kevin McCarthy’s historic ouster as House speaker, names have started to emerge as possible successors to take over the gavel. Jordan replied “yes,” when asked if he is running for speaker and said he had just talked to House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, the No. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/FILELouisiana Rep. Steve Scalise, who serves as House majority leader, announced on Wednesday his intention to succeed McCarthy. As he exited a GOP meeting, he told reporters, “Steve Scalise has been a friend for a long time. Kevin HernRep. Kevin Hern leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference at the Capitol Hill Club on Wednesday, July 26, 2023.

Persons: Kevin McCarthy’s, McCarthy, Tuesday’s, Jim Jordan Rep, Jim Jordan, Anna Moneymaker, Jim Jordan of Ohio, Jordan, “, Steve Scalise, Fani Willis, Attorney Alvin Bragg, Trump, Hunter Biden, ” Scalise, Scalise, ”, David Duke, Tom Emmer, Tom Williams, Emmer, “ Steve Scalise, Kevin Hern, ”, I’ve, ” Hern, Hern Organizations: CNN, GOP, Republican, Committee, Manhattan, Attorney, Justice Department, Freedom Caucus, Building, Congress, Ku Klux, House Republican Conference, Capitol, Minnesota Republican, Louisiana Rep, Minnesota, Financial Services, Capitol Hill Club, Oklahoma Republican, Caucus, McDonalds, Small Business Locations: Washington , DC, Benghazi, Trump, Fulton County, Louisiana, Alexandria , Virginia, New Orleans ’, Minnesota, Texas

[1/2] The U.S. Supreme Court building is seen in Washington, U.S., August 31, 2023. The lower court rejected the argument made by the defendants that with the secret recording they were exercising their right to free speech under the U.S. Constitution. Various activist groups on the left and right conduct undercover operations often involving secret recording. Planned Parenthood has said the defendants are "ideological activists" - not journalists - whose videos were heavily edited as part of a smear campaign aimed at destroying the organization. Using a shell company and fake identification, the activists gained access to Planned Parenthood and National Abortion Federation conferences and other locations where they recorded staff using hidden cameras.

Persons: Kevin Wurm, David Daleiden, Daleiden, Andrew Chung, Will Dunham Organizations: U.S, Supreme, REUTERS, Rights, Center for Medical Progress, Planned, U.S . Constitution, Abortion Federation, Medical, Circuit, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, U.S ., California, San Francisco

☆ Biden’s Gulf allies want an ‘ironclad’ security pact with the US. Here’s what it might look like
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Nadeen Ebrahim | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

“They (the Americans) don’t want to see Saudi Arabia shifting their armament from America to another place,” Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) told Fox News’ Bret Baier in an interview last month. Gulf states have over the past few years faced attacks they have blamed on Iran and its proxies, and have found the US’ response to them inadequate. Among the Gulf states, Bahrain, which hosts the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet, was the first to be declared a MNNA in 2002. It is however unclear if the US would commit to a treaty that would require it to come to the Gulf states’ defense in case of attack. The president can offer some concessions without Senate ratification, he said, but that won’t meet Gulf states’ requirements.

Persons: Biden, don’t, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Bret Baier, Anwar Gargash, ”, ” Ali Shihabi, Saudi Arabia’s, Israel –, Joe Biden, Jean, Loup, David Des Roches, ” Des Roches, Washington’s, Gargash, Des Roches, Samaan, “ Organizations: UAE CNN, United, United States ’, United Arab Emirates, Fox News, US, Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Saudi, Washington, MBS, Gulf, NATO Allies, NATO, Fifth, US Central Command, Middle East Institute of, National University of Singapore, “, Autonomy, East South Asia Center for Security Studies, Pentagon, Senate, ”, CNN Locations: Abu Dhabi, UAE, United States, Washington, East, Saudi Arabia, America, Saudi, New York, Iran, U.S, Israel, Japan, South Korea, Tokyo, Seoul, Bahrain, Qatar, China, Russia, Gulf

☆ Players would pay to play in Ryder Cup, says Johnson
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Mitch Phillips | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"The Ryder Cup represents true sport. His U.S. counterpart Zach Johnson said: "When it comes to the dollar sign, I don't mean to sound cliched, but the Ryder Cup is about more than any of that. "I would say if there's anything that deals with money, there are guys that would pay to play in this. The PGA of America also diverts 20 percent of Ryder Cup media rights fees to their players’ deferred compensation plans. On the European side, DP World Tour said some of the Ryder Cup profits were put towards developing grassroots golf projects around the continent, with input from past and present players.

Persons: Patrick Cantlay, Luke Donald, Zach Johnson, Tiger Woods, David Duval, Jim Furyk, Duval, Mitch Phillips, Clare Fallon Organizations: U.S, Ryder, PGA, America, Thomson Locations: Rome

☆ How Ibram X. Kendi Broke Boston University
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( David Decosimo | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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Persons: Dow Jones Organizations: boston

LAS VEGAS (AP) — It started as a crude sketch — a circle with a stick person inside. He and MSG Ventures CEO David Dibble were trying to create a plan to give the entertainment venue industry a facelift in Las Vegas. “That’s cool,” said Glenn NP Nowak, an architecture professor at the nearby University of Nevada, Las Vegas. However, the Sphere is the most expensive entertainment venue built in Las Vegas, eclipsing the approximately $1.9 billion, 65,000-seat Allegiant Stadium sports facility that opened in 2020. The government here was welcoming and encouraging.”The project started as a partnership with casino company Las Vegas Sands, the then-owner of the Venetian and Palazzo resort towers on the Las Vegas Strip.

Persons: James Dolan, David Dibble, Dolan, ”, don’t, Dibble, Darren Aronofsky, Glenn NP Nowak, Nowak, Harry Reid, ” Dolan, it's, “, I'm Organizations: LAS VEGAS, Garden, New York Knicks, Rangers, MSG Ventures, University of Nevada, Walt Disney, Montreal Biosphere, Avicii Arena, Caesars Entertainment, Harry Reid International Airport, Sands, Las Locations: Vegas, Madison, Las Vegas, Florida, Montreal, Canada, Sweden, London, New York

☆ Remembering Namibia’s record-breaking 142-0 Rugby World Cup defeat
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Namibia has always been an underdog at the Rugby World Cup. Facing host Australia in Adelaide, Namibia was beaten 142-0, the largest winning margin in Rugby World Cup history. “But what an occasion just to be at a World Cup, no matter what the score was. David Davies/PA Images/Getty Images‘What chance did we have?’Expectations were realistic amongst the Namibian squad heading into the 2003 Rugby World Cup. Christophe Simon/AFP/Getty ImagesIn the end, the margin of the defeat of 142 points was a record for a Rugby World Cup match.

Persons: Eben Izaacs, England –, Chris Latham, Tuqiri, Matt Giteau, Mat Rogers, ” Izaacs, David Davies, Jurgens van Lill –, –, “, ”, team –, Webb Ellis, ” van Lill, Latham, Stirling Mortlock, Rogers, van Lill, Izaacs, Mat Rogers –, Christophe Simon, – Izaacs, Nathan Sharpe, Kees, hasn’t, Deon Mouton, Cliff Loubser, Gerswin, we’ve, Allister Coetzee, ” Van Lill’s Organizations: CNN, Rugby, CNN Sport, Australia –, England, Namibia, Adelaide Oval, Namibian, Australia, rugby, team, Argentina, Getty, Springboks Locations: Namibia, Qatar, Botswana, Gabon, South Africa, Australia, Adelaide, Argentina, Ireland, AFP, France, Italy, New Zealand, America, England, Uruguay

☆ 'Everyone is united' says embattled Ten Hag amid dressing room leaks
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Ten Hag was asked about a number of leaks coming out of the dressing room, including one report about players being unhappy with his treatment of former United goalkeeper David De Gea, but the Dutch manager was unfazed. "I don't know if it's a leak but I know opinion, so I know my players. At United, you have to win every game so it doesn't change anything," Ten Hag told reporters. That's what we are doing in the dressing room... Everyone is united and at United, you fight." United had confirmed earlier this month that the 23-year-old would train alone and Ten Hag said his return to action "depends on him".

Persons: Erik ten Hag, David De Gea, Jadon Sancho, United, Hag, Sancho, Vincent Kompany's, Harry Maguire, Raphael Varane, Sofyan Amrabat, Mason, Rohith Nair, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Manchester United, Burnley, United, Premier League, Bayern Munich, Champions League, Thomson Locations: Bengaluru

“The idea of the hysterical woman trope really does persist today,” the soprano said ahead of Thursday night’s premiere of Rene Orth’s musical adaptation at Opera Philadelphia. An all-woman creative team was commissioned to develop the work by Opera Philadelphia and Toronto’s Tapestry Opera. “I have a lot to say about women’s rights being taken away and how women are treated,” director Joanna Settle explained. Bryce-Davis views Roosevelt Island quite differently following her immersion in the traumatic story. “My sister lives on Roosevelt Island and so whenever I’m in New York, that’s where I am,” she said.

Persons: — Kiera Duffy, Nellie Bly, Rene Orth’s, “, you’re, ” Siobhan Duffy Gaffney’s, Bly, Joanna Settle, Britney Spears, Orth, ‘ ” Orth, Hannah Moscovitch, Moscovitch, David Devan, Harold Pinter’s, ”, ” Moscovitch, ” Duffy, Bess, Missy Mazzoli’s, Lars von Trier, “ I’m, Susannas, Mozart, Donizetti, Judith Blegen, Kathleen, I’m, Will Liverman, Josiah Blackwell, Raehann Bryce, Davis, Lizzie, Anthony Davis ’, Malcolm X, ” Soprano Laurel Pearl, Ratched, Daniela Candillari, Jeanine Tesori’s, Liverman, ” Liverman, ” Candillari, Andrew Leiberman, Bryce, Roosevelt Organizations: PHILADELPHIA, Opera Philadelphia, New York, Toronto’s, Philadelphia, Metropolitan Opera, Opera, Washington National Opera, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Wilma Theater Locations: New York, Vegas, Roosevelt, that’s

☆ Why former Goldman Sachs partners say they left the firm
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Dakin Campbell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +23 min

Goldman Sachs partners are leaving — some 202 during David Solomon's five years as CEO by Insider's calculation. In particular, before Solomon, Goldman nurtured many fiefs and then spread the wealth from the most successful ones across the firm. Of the former Goldman executives that Insider interviewed, here are the most cited reasons they gave for leaving Goldman. When both men struggled, senior partners left, and Goldman stumbled in its efforts to wind down its balance-sheet investments. Goldman Sachs partners are paid well by any standard: $950,000 in base salary and often multiples of that in annual bonuses.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, David Solomon's, Solomon, Goldman, David Solomon, John Waldron, Goldman's, Adebayo Ogunlesi, Mike Mayo, Andrew Toth, Devin Ryan, Ryan, Waldron, Tony Fratto, Mike Blake, Eric Lane, Julian Salisbury, Lane, Luke Sarsfield, Sarsfield, Marc Nachmann, he's, Fratto, Stephanie Cohen, Cohen, Kathy Ruemmler, Charles Dharapak, Barack Obama's, Kenneth Lay, Jeffrey Skilling, Ruemmler, Unbeknown, Jeffrey Epstein, dealmaking, David S, Holloway, Mayo, David doesn't, GreenSky, Brendan McDermid, It's, Alison Mass, Hank Paulson, Russell Horwitz, David, it's, Emmalyse Brownstein Organizations: Wall, JPMorgan, Wells, Wells Fargo Securities, Investors, Goldman, AWM, Sarsfield, BAE Systems, Justice Department, Street Journal, Bloomberg, Employees, Partners, Federal Reserve, United Capital Financial Partners, Reuters, GreenSky Locations: New York, Wells Fargo, Salisbury, Manhattan, Texas, Plano, London, Paris, Chicago

☆ YouTube halts Russell Brand channel revenues after sexual assault allegations
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Russell Brand leaves the Troubabour Wembley Park theatre in north-west London after performing a comedy set on Saturday September 16, 2023. YouTube said Tuesday it had suspended monetization on the channel of actor and comedian Russell Brand, who faces multiple allegations of sexual assault. Brand, who has predominantly exited mainstream media to become an internet commentator in recent years, has 6.61 million subscribers on his main YouTube channel. His other smaller channels include Football is Nice, Awakening With Russell and Stay Free With Russell Brand. "If a creator's off-platform behaviour harms our users, employees or ecosystem, we take action," the YouTube spokesperson said.

Persons: Russell Brand, Brand, Russell, David Dobrik, James Charles, X Organizations: YouTube, Brand, Twitter, U.K, Sunday Times, CNBC, London's Metropolitan Police, Metropolitan Police Locations: London, Los Angeles, Soho

☆ In EV battle, Toyota bets on new technology and old-school thinking
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( David Dolan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

He pointed to engineering and technology expertise anchored in "TPS", shorthand for the Toyota Production System. Toyota revolutionised modern manufacturing with its system of lean production, just-in-time delivery and "kanban" workflow organisation. ASSEMBLY LINE, GIGACASTINGOne innovation being emphasised by Toyota is its self-propelled production lines, where EVs are guided by sensors through the assembly line. Toyota also showed off a prototype of the die-casting technology known as "gigacasting" pioneered by Tesla that produces aluminium parts far bigger than anything used before in auto manufacturing. Like Tesla, Toyota says it will produce EVs in modular sections, reducing parts.

Persons: EVs, Goldman Sachs, Kazuaki Shingo, Tesla, Koji Sato, David Dolan, Jamie Freed Organizations: Toyota, TOYOTA CITY, TPS, System, United Auto Workers, Tesla, Thomson Locations: Japan, gigacasting, Toyota City, Motomachi

NEW YORK (AP) — The National Book Award longlist for young people's literature features a range of grownup topics, from the deadly famine in Ukraine in the 1930s to the 1963 March on Washington to the underpinnings of the Internet. The list of 10 was announced Wednesday by the National Book Foundation, which also released 10 nominees in literature in translation, with original languages including Korean, Arabic and French. The lists, along with those for fiction, nonfiction and poetry to be announced later this week, will be narrowed next month to five in each category. The winners will be revealed during a Manhattan ceremony Nov. 15. Drew Barrymore had been scheduled to host but was dropped this week by the foundation after she resumed taping her talk show in the midst of the Hollywood writers' strike.

Persons: Drew Barrymore, Katherine Marsh's “, Dan Nott's, Yohuru Williams, Michael G, Long's, Huda, Dan Santat's, ” Kenneth M, Cadow's, ” Alyson Derrick's, Betty C, Tang's, Juan Cárdenas, Lizzie Davis, Bora Chung, ”, Anton Hur, David Diop, Sam Taylor, Jenny Erpenbeck, “, Michael Hofmann, Stênio Gardel, Bruna Dantas Lobato, Khaled Khalifa, Leri Price, Fernanda Melchor, Sophie Hughes, Pilar Quintana's, Lisa Dillman, Astrid Roemer's “, Lucy Scott, Mohamed Mbougar Sarr's, Lara Vergnaud Organizations: National Book Foundation, Hollywood, Jobs, “ Locations: Ukraine, Washington, Manhattan, Ukrainian, Provinces, “, Miami

☆ Feeling the heat: 44% of Japan firms see earnings hit from extreme weather - Reuters poll
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( David Dolan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Satoshi Sugiyama/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsTOKYO, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Some 44% of Japanese companies see extreme weather events around the globe hitting earnings, a Reuters survey showed, highlighting the impact of scorching heat waves and torrential rains on firms in the world's third-largest economy. Disaster-prone Japan is no stranger to extreme weather events, including typhoons, floods and blistering heat. "Infrastructure is likely to be disrupted due to extreme weather conditions, which could result in emergency spending and lower productivity," wrote a manager at a company in the transport sector. The monthly Reuters Corporate Survey of 502 large and medium-sized non-financial Japanese firms, in which 248 responded, showed a majority of non-manufacturers had already felt or expected to feel the effects of extreme weather on their earnings. Flooding has been a particular headache for Japanese companies.

Persons: Satoshi Sugiyama, Japan Inc's, Fumio, David Dolan, Jacqueline Wong Organizations: Mitsubishi Motor, Rights, Reuters Corporate Survey, Reuters, Nikkei Research, Investment, Thomson Locations: Kurashiki, Japan

☆ Science Shows the Particular Brilliance of Rosh Hashana - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( David Desteno | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Celebrating a new year — as Jews the world over will do this week, when Rosh Hashana begins on Friday at sunset — is all about making changes. It’s a time for new beginnings, for wiping the slate clean and starting over from scratch. In that spirit, on Rosh Hashana Jews say prayers and listen to readings that celebrate the creation of the world and of human life. But Rosh Hashana also strikes a different, seemingly discordant note. This is an insight about human nature that the rites of Rosh Hashana capture especially well, but it’s one that people of any faith (or no faith at all) can benefit from.

Persons: Rosh Hashana, “, Rosh Locations: Rosh

When Mark Capps, 54, fell asleep several hours later, and Acuff and her mother Tara Capps, Mark Capps' wife, were able to leave the house and file a police report. Police later shot and killed Mark Capps when he pointed a gun at an officer after they tried to arrest him at his home. In a video call with Jeff Capps three weeks earlier, Mark Capps had put a gun to his own head. Meanwhile, Colleen Walters, who was a family friend, spoke with Mark Capps the day before his death. In the hours before Mark Capps began threatening his family, he had been drinking and taking pills, Tara Capps and Acuff told investigators.

Persons: Mark Capps, Zachery Silva, McKenzie Acuff, Silva, Acuff, Tara Capps, Jan, Jeff Capps, Juanita Copeland, Tracey West, Colleen Walters, Walters, Josh Swift, ” Swift, Swift, “, David Dyer, ‘, Dyer, Capps, Glenn Funk, Josh DeVine Organizations: Tennessee Bureau of, Police, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Associated Press, Partners, Mental Health Cooperative, Metro Nashville Police, Tennessee Bureau, Investigation, AP Locations: Tenn, Tennessee, Nashville

☆ In a US showdown with China, there are some missions with no special-operations 'easy button'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Stavros Atlamazoglou | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Special-operations forces have been a centerpiece of US military operations for two decades. US leaders should remember that special operators aren't suited for some tasks, one expert says. But in an era of strategic competition with China, there are some missions with no special-ops "easy button," according to David Ucko, a professor and expert on irregular warfare. First, the US special-operations community should consolidate its core strengths, particularly irregular warfare, which is "highly relevant" to strategic competition with China. US Navy SEALs train with Philippine Navy special-operations and Australian army special-operations troops in Palawan in April 2022.

Persons: David Ucko, David Devich, Ucko, US Army John F, Mario A, Ramirez, Jared N, Stavros Atlamazoglou Organizations: Service, US Special Forces, US Army, Royal United Services Institute, China, Air Force, RAF Mildenhall, US Air Force, Tech, Westin Warburton, Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, State, Justice, Treasury, US Navy, Philippine Navy, US Marine Corps, Army Green Beret, Philippine National Police, Coast Guard, British SAS, Commonwealth, Group, SAS, Allies, Army Delta Force, Delta Force, US Army Rangers, US Army Green Berets, Psychological Operations, Boat Service, Hellenic Army, 575th Marine Battalion, Army, Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins, School, International Locations: China, Wall, Silicon, SOF, Afghanistan's Ghazni, British, Russia, North Carolina, Palawan, Ukraine, Taiwan, North Africa, Iraq, Afghanistan, Johns

Nicknamed "Pirola" on social media, the BA.2.86 Omicron subvariant is being tracked by both the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). As of Aug. 30, CDC said the BA.2.86 variant was detected in at least four U.S. states in people or wastewater. Delaware on Tuesday said it had detected a BA.2.86 infection at a hospital. Moderna on Wednesday said clinical data showed that its retooled COVID vaccine generated a nearly 9-fold increase in human antibodies that can neutralize BA.2.86. Pfizer said on Wednesday that its updated COVID shot showed neutralizing activity against BA.2.86 and EG.5 in studies conducted on mice.

Persons: Emily Elconin, David Dowdy, Dowdy, Dan Barouch, David Ho, Deena Beasley, Julie Steenhuysen, Bill Berkrot Organizations: REUTERS, Moderna, Pfizer, World Health Organization, WHO, U.S . Centers for Disease Control, Prevention, CDC, EG, Omicron, East, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center, Virology, Vaccine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical, Columbia University, U.S . Food, Drug Administration, Thomson Locations: Waterford , Michigan, U.S, Europe, Asia, Delaware, East Coast, Boston, Sweden, China

☆ Disney's wildest ride: Iger, Chapek and the making of an epic succession mess
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +88 min

Iger told Chapek that he lived for those "two-shower days," according to people familiar with the conversation. In January 2020, Iger told Chapek the plan was back on. During his 27 years at the company, Chapek had only attended one annual meeting — as a guest in the audience. Bob Iger, Disney CEO, during a CNBC interview, Feb. 9, 2023. WATCH: Disney CEO Bob Iger's exclusive July 2023 CNBC interviewTake the 'A'During Chapek's tenure as CEO, Disney lost more than a quarter of its market value.

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☆ Japan's 'moon sniper' to test precision landing - and Tokyo's space ambitions
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

TOKYO, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Japan aims to become the fifth country to land a spacecraft on the lunar surface with the launch of a low-cost "moon sniper" on Thursday that will test precision landing technology designed to further Tokyo’s space goals. Japan's efforts to build a homegrown space industry are also on display: The lander was assembled by Mitsubishi Electric (6503.T), using its landing radars, computers and transponder. That made India the fourth country to land a spacecraft on the moon after the United States, Russia and China. "Precise landing technology gives the ability and confidence for future human space exploration missions. In return, Washington has promised Japan seats on future crewed Artemis missions to the moon.

Persons: Smart Lander, Kenji Kushiki, SLIM, Sreeram Ananthasayanam, Tim Kelly, Nivedita, David Dolan, Kevin Krolicki, Gerry Doyle Organizations: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA, Tanegashima Space, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nectaris, Mitsubishi Electric, Sharp Corp, Electric, Deloitte India, NASA, U.S, Thomson Locations: TOKYO, Japan, India, Delhi, United States, Russia, China, Luna, Washington

☆ Barcelona's 16-year-old Yamal gets first senior Spain call-up
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Fernando Kallas | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MADRID, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Barcelona's 16-year-old forward Lamine Yamal received a first senior call-up for Spain, as manager Luis de la Fuente named his squad on Friday for next week's Euro 2024 Group A matches against Georgia and Cyprus. Yamal, who has a Moroccan father, was born and raised in Spain. He is a Spain youth international and his call-up for the senior side will end the hopes of Moroccan fans that he could be persuaded to switch allegiance. He was a stalwart of Spain's youth teams and is a footballer with exceptional power. Reporting by Fernando Kallas Editing by Toby DavisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Lamine Yamal, Luis de la Fuente, Yamal, De la Fuente, Kepa Arrizabalaga, David de Gea, Unai Simon, Kepa, David Raya, Dani Carvajal, Aymeric Laporte, Cesar Azpilicueta, Robin Le Normand, David Garcia, Pau Torres, Alejandro Balde, Rodri, Martin Zubimendi, Fabian Ruiz, Mikel Merino, Alex Baena, Dani Olmo, Alvaro Morata, Marco Asensio, Lamine, Nico Williams, Abel Ruiz, Fernando Kallas, Toby Davis Organizations: Georgia, Villarreal, Manchester United, Athletic, Arsenal, Thomson Locations: MADRID, Spain, Cyprus, LaLiga, Moroccan, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Gaya

A Toyota logo is seen during the New York International Auto Show, in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., April 5, 2023. Toyota, which restarted operations at its Japanese assembly plants on Wednesday, has seen production recovering this year. The company said its global sales had risen 8% in July from the same month a year earlier to a record 859,506 vehicles. It also reported a 15% increase in global production in that month. Toyota's global production is likely to reach around 10.2 million vehicles this year, topping 10 million for the first time, Nikkei reported late on Wednesday.

Persons: David, Dee, Delgado, Maki Shiraki, Daniel Leussink, David Dolan, Christopher Cushing, David Holmes Organizations: New York, REUTERS, Rights, Toyota Motor Corp, Toyota, Lexus, Nikkei, Thomson Locations: Manhattan , New York City, U.S, Japan, China, United States, Europe

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