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☆ Ian Happ: Chicago Cubs player throws beer money to fans in left field stands
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Jamie Barton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

To show his appreciation for the Cubs faithful, left fielder Ian Happ chucked a ball wrapped in $100 bills to the left stands on Sunday. The gesture marked the team’s final game of the season, in which the Cincinnati Reds claimed a 3-0 shutout win over Chicago. Dominant starts from Caleb Kilian and Hunter Greene on the mound eventually led to extra innings being required at Wrigley Field with the score tied at 0-0. De La Cruz also stole two bases during the game, meaning he ends the regular season with an MLB-high 67. You don’t take them for granted,” Cubs manager Craig Counsell said afterwards, according to MLB.com.

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☆ Biden administration fears Iranian attack and is working with Israel on defenses, US official says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Alex Marquardt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The Biden administration is worried that an attack from Iran is being planned in the wake of Israel’s killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and is working with Israel on defenses, a US official said Sunday night. Joint defenses are being prepared to ward off an attack with changes in US military posture, the official added. The Biden administration spearheaded a multi-national defense of Israel in mid-April when Iran launched over 300 drones and missiles at Israel in response to the Israeli bombing of senior Iranian Revolutionary Guard officers in Syria. The US official told CNN the US-led statement issued Wednesday had been greenlit by Israel after working on it together for several days. On a hastily-arranged call that night, senior Biden administration officials told reporters with confidence: “the ceasefire will be for 21 days” across the Lebanon-Israel border.

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☆ Clock ticks down towards a port strike with little hope it will be avoided
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Chris Isidore | Vanessa Yurkevich | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The maritime alliance represents the major shipping lines, all of which are foreign owned, as well as terminal operators and port authorities. Depending on the length of the strike, there could be shortages of consumer and industrial goods, which could then lead to price hikes. What could be in short supplyThe ports involved include the Port of New York and New Jersey, the nation’s third-largest port by volume of cargo handled. Port Wilmington in Delaware describes itself as the nation’s leading banana port, bringing in a large share of America’s favorite fruit. The union has pledged to continue to handling military cargo even during a strike and said passenger ships won’t be affected.

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☆ US-made 2,000-pound bombs likely used in strike that killed Hezbollah chief Nasrallah, CNN analysis shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Allegra Goodwin | Gianluca Mezzofiore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

One of the Israeli Air Force planes that the military said was used in the attack targeting Hassan Nasrallah. The munitions contain 535 pounds of explosives, significantly less than MK84s, another type of 2,000-pound bomb frequently used by the Israeli military. That makes it extremely difficult to reliably estimate the number of munitions used,” he said. The use of 2,000-pound bombs, which are mostly manufactured by the US, can cause high casualty events in part due to the enormous scale of their impact. The Israeli military said it was striking Hezbollah, including in attacks by fighter jets on about 45 targets near a village in southern Lebanon.

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☆ In razor-thin Georgia, Harris campaign eyeing Asian American voters
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Jeff Zeleny | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

A poll released last week from AAPI Data, a data analytics firm that focuses on Asian Americans, found that 66% of Asian American voters plan to support Harris and 28% intend to back Trump. The same survey found that 62% of Asian American voters say they have a favorable opinion of Harris, compared with 35% who hold an unfavorable view. Republican officials declined to elaborate on efforts to win over Asian American voters. The Harris campaign has three full-time staffers at the national headquarters dedicated to engaging Asian American voters, a spokeswoman said, with additional staff being deployed to Georgia and other battleground states. As she presided over a virtual phone bank from her kitchen one night last week, she said she believed Asian American voters could make the difference in her Southern battleground state.

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☆ JD Vance has broken through during the 2024 campaign in all the wrong ways
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Sen. JD Vance is one of the least-liked major vice presidential candidates in recent memory. Tim Walz in the first and only vice presidential debate. He'll get that chance on Tuesday night when the Republican vice presidential nominee debates Gov. Vice presidential candidates are traditionally near after-thoughts in the presidential race. After being anointed former President Donald Trump's MAGA heir apparent during a triumphant convention, Vance has become the least popular vice presidential nominee in recent memory.

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☆ Gigi Hadid walks the runway in a DHL packing tape mini dress
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —First Rihanna’s bathrobe, now Gigi Hadid’s DHL tape dress — it seems that luxury fashion is looking right under our noses (or at least inside our houses) for inspiration. On Friday, Hadid walked in the Vetements show during Paris Fashion Week wrapped tightly in a roll of yellow and red DHL-branded packing tape. The adhesive tool was styled into a strapless mini dress, while two heeled pumps were wrapped in the same tape to match. The tape dress was paired with two heeled pumps similarly covered in the branded adhesive. In 2011, Iowa State University staged its first annual duct tape fashion show — covered by the New York Times — only permitting designs that were made entirely from the hardware store staple.

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☆ Jimmy Carter is setting a new record for American presidents. It’s important for everyone
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +25 min

Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images Carter works at a construction site sponsored by the Jimmy Carter Work Project in Asan, South Korea, in 2001. Alex Wong/Getty Images Carter meets with Obama and other former presidents at the White House in January 2009. Richard Lewis/The Elders/Getty Images Carter was interviewed for "The Presidents' Gatekeepers" project at the Carter Center in Atlanta in September 2011. Chris McKay/Getty Images Carter talks about his cancer diagnosis during a news conference at the Carter Center in Atlanta in August 2015. The 1983 tweaks to Social Security included, for instance, the counting of some Social Security benefits as taxable income and a gradual increase of the retirement age from 65 to 67.

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☆ Bill Gates shares his 3 biggest concerns about AI
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementBill Gates is a self-described optimist about the future of AI, but the tech still raises a few key concerns for him. Experts have warned AI models can be abused for purposes like carrying out scams or cyberattacks or spreading misinformation , among other things. Besides Gates, other business leaders have also expressed concerns about AI and an interest in more regulation and guardrails on the technology. Many share some of Gates' concerns. Looking more at the present, Gates has said he uses AI in his own life to summarize meetings he attends.

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☆ Oasis announce US tour dates
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —To borrow from one of their song titles, Oasis has decided to “Acquiesce” to their North American fans who want to get in on their reunion tour. The British rock band has announced an expansion of their 2025 tour, which now includes dates in the US. “Ticketmaster’s dynamic pricing model will not be applied to the forthcoming sale of tickets to Oasis concerts in North America,” a statement from the band’s management shared on Instgagram reads. Presale registration for the North American tour is currently available on Oasis’ website until Tuesday at 8 a.m ET, while the general ticket sale will begin at noon Friday local time. The band plans to also tour outside of Europe and North America.

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☆ Biden approved Taiwan's biggest security package yet. China says the military aid won't deter it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Hannah Abraham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

President Joe Biden on Sunday approved $567 million in defense aid for Taiwan. It is the largest aid package that US has ever sent to Taiwan. AdvertisementPresident Joe Biden on Sunday said the US will send Taiwan its largest-ever security package amid rising tensions with China. Spotting Chinese attackThe scale of Chinese military activity around Taiwan is believed to be getting larger, as previously reported by Business Insider. Rather than Biden has repeatedly suggested the US would respond militarily if China declared war on Taiwan.

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Elsewhere, TD Cowen raised its price target on Costco to $975. 7:04 a.m.: TD Cowen raises Costco price target TD Cowen is even more bullish on Costco after hosting the company's leadership for a post-earnings meeting. Analyst Brian Bedell reiterated his buy rating and lifted his price target by $3 to $27, implying about 13% upside. With that, analyst Stephen Scouten upgraded Amerant to overweight from neutral and raised his price target by 50 cents to $25.60. — Pia Singh 5:50 a.m.: TD Cowen upgrades Accenture Investors should buy shares of Accenture as the company's recovery gains steam, according to TD Cowen.

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☆ It will be impossible to eradicate Hezbollah, professor says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailIt will be impossible to eradicate Hezbollah, professor saysHilal Khashan, professor of political science at the American University of Beirut, discusses the assassination of Hassan Nasrallah.

Persons: Hilal Khashan, Hassan Nasrallah Organizations: American University of Beirut

Glenview Capital, a major CVS Health shareholder, is expected to meet with company leadership on Monday to lay out proposed fixes for the struggling business, according to people familiar with the matter, a potential precursor to an activist push. A CVS spokesperson said the company "maintains a regular dialogue with the investment community as part of our robust shareholder and analyst engagement program." Jeff Smith's Starboard Value also built a stake in the company in 2019, and engaged in discussion with the company's leadership as well. The company's insurance unit includes plans by Aetna for the Affordable Care Act, Medicare Advantage and Medicaid, along with dental and vision. In its second-quarter results in August, CVS announced a leadership shakeup based on the performance and outlook of its insurance unit.

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☆ The 10 college majors that pay off when searching for a job
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Bankrate found the "most valuable" majors among 152 fields of study. Valuable majors were based on unemployment, salary, and people with advanced degrees. AdvertisementA new analysis of 152 majors found engineering degrees are valuable financially and in the labor market. Bankrate analyzed 2022 American Community Survey data to determine the "most valuable college majors." AdvertisementBelow are the majors that made the top 10 in Bankrate's ranking:The top nine most valuable majors had median salaries of at least $100,000.

Persons: Bankrate, —, Alex Gailey, Gailey, grads Organizations: Service, Survey, Petroleum, Pew Research Center, Federal Reserve Bank of New Locations: Bankrate's, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

☆ Why America is looking increasingly powerless as Israel’s war expands
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

And the US has incessantly pushed for a Gaza ceasefire that neither Netanyahu nor Hamas seems to want. For instance, the US and its allies helped repel a massive Iranian missile and drone attack against Israel in April. It has also killed other senior members of the two groups in strikes in Syria, Lebanon, Iran and in Gaza. And pro-Trump Republicans are goading him to go further — at least partly to weaken Biden and his chosen successor, Harris. This is just one of many reasons why Netanyahu is incentivized to expand his war no matter how powerless it makes America look.

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☆ Morningstar strategist turns bearish on Big Tech — but reveals a few stocks he still likes
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Amala Balakrishner | In Amala-Balakrishner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Investors have been watching tech stocks keenly in the past year, amid a significant bout of volatility in the sector. Morningstar's top strategist, however, has an underweight on the sector and is staying clear of several Big Tech names. On Oracle, Sekera believes the market is "overestimating the long-term growth for their cloud business." Morningstar has a one star rating on the the stock. 'Hitting on all cylinders' There is one Big Tech stock that Sekera still likes: Microsoft .

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☆ The US military is bracing for a fight with warships and more aircraft as further violence grips the Middle East
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Israel's killing of the Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has put the Middle East even more on edge. AdvertisementThe US military has a substantial force of warships and fighter aircraft stationed across the Middle East and is moving even more firepower into the region as it braces for an increase in conflict. The US has publicly said that it's ready to defend Israel and protect its forces in the Middle East from any attack by Iran or its regional proxies. As part of these efforts, Ryder said Austin directed the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group to remain in the Middle East region, where it has been operating for several weeks. Beyond the carrier strike group and amphibious ready group, the US Navy has destroyers operating in the Middle East and the Eastern Mediterranean.

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☆ UK's Rightmove rejects sweetened $8.3 billion bid from Murdoch's REA Group
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Rupert Murdoch looks on as he walks on the day of the hearing on the contentious matter of succession of Rupert Murdoch's global television and publishing empire, in Reno, Nevada, U.S. September 23, 2024. British real estate portal Rightmove rejected a sweetened $8.29 billion takeover bid from Rupert Murdoch's Australian property listing firm REA Group on Monday, saying the fourth bid still undervalued the company. That gave Rightmove an implied value of 781 pence per share, about a 3% increase over the previous bid. Rightmove said that during the discussions, REA had requested to extend the deadline to allow it to consider a potential fifth proposal. The U.K. company looks primed for a steady recovery from a property market downturn as the potential for more rate cuts boosts sentiment in the U.K. housing sector.

Persons: Rupert Murdoch, Rupert Murdoch's, REA, Rightmove, Andrew Fisher, Hamish McLennan, Rightmove's Organizations: REA Group, Murdoch's News Corp, REA, OnTheMarket Locations: Reno , Nevada, U.S, British, U.K

☆ Presidents Cup: Team USA powers to 10th straight victory after swearing accusation controversy
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The 38-year-old now hopes to take the lessons of this week’s victory into next year’s surprise appointment at the helm for the 45th Ryder Cup in New York. “The last time I played in one of these, I was the clinching point for the Europeans in the Ryder Cup. Bradley celebrates with his wife after clinching victory for Team USA. ‘Feisty’Kim was at the center of the drama again Saturday after he accused the American team of swearing at him. “I have a lot of respect for everyone on that team, but the Koreans definitely bring the heat, no doubt.”

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☆ New Zealand reclaims record for world’s largest Haka on home turf, dethroning France
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Chris Lau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —New Zealand has reclaimed the world record for the largest mass Haka, with thousands packing a major stadium on Sunday for a resounding performance of the traditional Māori routine. New Zealand band Six60 perform for participants gathered in a world record attempt for the largest mass Haka at Eden Park in Auckland on September 29, 2024. They huffed out their chests, stomped on the floors, and stuck their tongues out to make intimating facial expressions, according to a video posted on Haka Record’s official Instagram. CNN has reached out to Guinness World Records for comment. New Zealand filmmaker-actor Taika Waititi, second from right, and US TV host Conan O'Brien, second from left, at Eden Park in Auckland on September 29, 2024.

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☆ Dodge-maker Stellantis issues profit warning; shares drop 12%
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Ruxandra Iordache | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The Stellantis sign is seen outside the FCA Headquarters and Technology Center in Auburn Hills, Michigan, on Jan. 19, 2021. Stellantis on Monday trimmed its 2024 annual guidance on the back of deteriorating "global industry dynamics" and bolstered competition from China, sending Milan-listed shares lower on open. It now pencils in an adjusted operating income (AOI) margin between 5.5% to 7.0% for the full-year 2024 period, down from a "double digit" outlook. The automaker further attributed the revisions to its guidance to "decisions to significantly enlarge remediation actions on North American performance issues," but supplied no additional details. Earlier this year, Stellantis was sued by shareholders in the U.S. who claimed the automaker defrauded them by concealing rising inventories and other items, Reuters reported.

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☆ Video: This Asian-American voter got into politics over 2020 candidate’s mispronunciation of ‘Kamala’
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Jeff Zeleny | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ What Walz’s and Vance’s past debates may reveal about Tuesday’s high-stakes matchup
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Daniel Strauss | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

Past debate footage reveals that both generally veer away from personal attacks and prefer loftier rhetoric to digging deeply into specific facts to establish policy credibility. Their past debate opponents said they didn’t always provide direct answers to questions. In both the primary and general election debates, Vance often stuck to policy areas he felt most comfortable with: immigration, the economy and drug control. According to those interviews and evidence from his past debates, Vance, a Yale Law School graduate, seems to enjoy getting into verbal volleys. Tim Walz debates for governor on August 17, 2018, at Grand View Lodge, in Nisswa, Minnesota.

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☆ Analysis: China is celebrating National Day but with the economic downturn not everyone is in the party spirit
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Nectar Gan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Tourists visit an ancient city gate in Beijing, China ahead of National Day. The stock market may be in the midst of one of its most remarkable turnarounds, but economists say reversing China’s economic downturn will require much more work. “Stimulating the stock market doesn’t really do much for the real economy in China. Very few people invest in the stock market compared to other major markets,” said Logan Wright, director of China markets research at Rhodium Group. Property woesThe outlook for the real estate industry, which makes up about a quarter of the Chinese economy and 70% of household wealth, remains dim.

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