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☆ Asteroid Bennu has a surprisingly watery past, researchers say
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —An early analysis of a sample collected from the asteroid Bennu suggests that the space rock had an unexpectedly water-rich past — and it may have even splintered off from an ancient ocean world. But the compound from the Bennu sample is purer and has larger grains. Rocks and dust were collected from asteroid Bennu and returned to Earth by the OSIRIS-REx mission. Erika Blumenfeld/Joseph Aebersold/NASA“The sample we returned is the largest reservoir of unaltered asteroid material on Earth right now,” Lauretta said. “Each week, analysis by the OSIRIS-REx Sample Analysis Team provides new and sometimes surprising findings that are helping place important constraints on the origin and evolution of Earth-like planets.”

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☆ Netanyahu aide says Israel agreed to Biden's cease-fire plan for Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Freddie Clayton | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

An aide to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview with Britain's Sunday Times that Israel had agreed to the framework for President Joe Biden's plan to bring an end to the war in Gaza, though he said it was "not a good deal." He added that Israel's conditions "have not changed" — the release of the hostages and the destruction of Hamas. "Indefinite war in pursuit of an unidentified notion of total victory will only bog down Israel in Gaza," Biden said. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made calls to Arab leaders on Saturday affirming their commitment to the cease-fire. Tens of thousands of Israelis gathered in Tel Aviv on Saturday night to urge the government to accept a cease-fire.

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☆ Read the Judge’s Decision on Disqualification in the Trump Case
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

889, 891 (1992) (citing State v. Rizzo, 69 N.J. 28, 30 (1975) to disqualify criminal defense counsel). Unlike an actual conflict, the finding of an appearance of impropriety does not automatically demand disqualification. As discussed above, this generally has been found insufficient to outweigh the client's interest in counsel of choice. Blumenfeld v. Borenstein, 247 Ga. 406, 409-10 (1981); Stinson v. State, 210 Ga. App. The Supreme Court further noted that disqualification due to an appearance of impropriety should rarely occur where there is no danger that the actual trial of the case will be tainted.

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“This thing is not appropriate in the community we live in,” said Aya Sbeih, a Palestinian member of the group that was meeting in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Combatants for Peace. “So I keep it a secret.”Many peace groups have been struggling since Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack and Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, which have hardened the positions of many Israelis and Palestinians. But some activists, including those in Combatants for Peace, have quietly started to resume their work. Ms. Sbeih, a member of the group for seven years, said she had come to several recent meetings with newfound doubts about peace activism, at least in the current climate. Some said they were fed up with despair and wanted to latch onto a glimmer of hope.

Persons: ”, Aya Sbeih, Sbeih, “ Organizations: West Bank, Peace Locations: Bethlehem, Gaza

There’s a lot of anxiety.”The Israeli government and Hamas announced Wednesday morning that they would uphold a brief cease-fire in Gaza to allow for the release of the hostages. “I’m trying to take care not to be happy too quickly,” Ms. Zailer said on Tuesday. His family in Israel still does not know where he and his brother are being held, whether they are with their parents — or even if they are still alive, Ms. Zailer said. “We are being torn apart,” Ms. Zailer said, calling it an impossible situation. At Kibbutz Nir Oz, 76 people were taken hostage on Oct. 7, according to Irit Lahav, a kibbutz spokeswoman.

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☆ Unlocking the future of the web
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Sponsor Post | Created Insider Studios With Pwc | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Web3 technologies, like extended reality and crypto, allow Chipotle to offer more rewarding and innovative loyalty programs. The current bear market in crypto and web3 has been a good thing for customer experiences. Once the goal is clear, this will guide which web3 technologies and strategies can form the right solution. It's a promising new technology that has the potential to revolutionize the way businesses interact with customers. Crucially, web3 isn't a "nice-to-have": It's something all businesses need to adopt to thrive in the future.

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☆ Israel's Holocaust survivors struggle with Gaza war as trauma deepens
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Jonathan Saul | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/4] People look up at the damage caused when a rocket, fired from Gaza towards Israel, at a Holocaust museum at a Kibbutz near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel, October 24, 2023. Blumenfeld, 89, is one of tens of thousands of elderly survivors of the Nazi Holocaust who live in Israel and are once again facing up to the reality of war, with more than 220 Israelis taken hostage in Gaza. "I went through the Holocaust and all the wars, but it is not like before, the noise is deafening. According to the latest study published in April by the government's Holocaust Survivors' Rights Authority, there were 147,199 survivors in Israel, with an average age of 85, including 462 who were over 100. "To say that it's worse than the Nazis, I think that's the worst trigger for a Holocaust survivor."

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delivery kits include instructions on reducing the risk of infection for pregnant women who may have to deliver their own babies in a crisis. And as their deliveries approach, many of the pregnant women “don’t know where they’re going to be in the next minute or the next day,” Mr. Allen said. The group said in a statement that women in Gaza have been losing their pregnancies from the stress and shock of the war. Itimad Abu Ward, a midwife and nurse who works as a public health officer for the W.H.O., was among those forced to flee northern Gaza. She said trying to care for pregnant women during the chaotic journey south was near impossible.

Persons: Israel, Dominic Allen, “, ” Mr, Allen, Itimad Abu Ward, Khan Younis, Abu Ward, Khan, ” Organizations: United Nations, United Nations Population Fund, Planning, Protection Association, International Planned Parenthood Federation, Nasser Hospital, Times, Training Center, Medicines Locations: Gaza, Egypt, Israel, Jabaliya

My children are missing. And there is a huge gap right now between what the government can and do to support and what the civilians are doing on support. Using techniques of sound and using techniques of A.I., by identifying the specific fabric of their underwear, we were able to find another video where you don’t see his face. Those are kinds of information that is tragic information, but it’s very important for the families to know that. People are coming day after day, making sure that we find another person, another person.

Persons: “ We’re Organizations: Facebook Locations: Israel, Gaza

We knew we had to go to the safe room, but we weren’t worried because it happened all the time. They were whispering, “Mom, I’m afraid.” “Mom, I’m hungry.” “Mom, what are the bad guys doing here? We took a shirt and put it on my kids’ faces because I didn’t know. I didn’t want them to see bodies lying, and the kibbutz burned, and people they know lying in the streets. I live in Nir Oz my whole life and it was my worst nightmare that terrorist people will go in the kibbutz.

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☆ Middle East analysts dispute accusations that Netanyahu 'propped Hamas up'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Middle East analysts have disputed suggestions that Netanyahu helped "prop up" Hamas. Netanyahu's policy toward Hamas was "a seasonal mowing of the grass rather than scorched earth." AdvertisementAdvertisementMiddle East analysts have disputed charges that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "propped up" Palestinian militant group Hamas. A Times of Israel opinion column by political correspondent Tal Schneider argued that Netanyahu "propped up" Hamas for years. "Most of the time, Israeli policy was to treat the Palestinian Authority as a burden and Hamas as an asset."

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☆ The celestial phenomenon of October’s solar eclipse
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-14 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

A "ring of fire" can be seen around the moon during an annular eclipse visible from Chiayi in southern Taiwan on June 21, 2020. Alberto Buzzola/LightRocket/Getty ImagesSaturday’s annular solar eclipse will create a dazzling “ring of fire” across the Americas. Make sure you have certified eclipse glasses or solar viewers, and check out our tips to safely take in every aspect of the annular or partial eclipse, depending on where you are. Clouds may spoil the view for some, and the eclipse may even affect the weather, but never fear: NASA will share live streams from multiple locations within the path of the annular eclipse. They find wonder in planets beyond our solar system and discoveries from the ancient world.

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☆ ‘Bear Proof’ and ‘Rivers in Our Veins’ Review: An Enriching Jazz Exchange
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Larry Blumenfeld | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ NASA reveals a pristine sample collected from a near-Earth asteroid
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A pristine asteroid sample that could serve as a time capsule from the early days of our solar system has finally been revealed. “Far exceeding our goal of 60 grams, this is the biggest carbon-rich asteroid sample ever return to Earth. It’s the largest asteroid sample returned to Earth. The burst of gas lifted rocks and dust all the way from 19 inches (50 centimeters) beneath the space rock’s surface. About 70% of the sample will remain pristine in storage so future generations with better technology can learn even more than what’s now possible.

Persons: Bill Nelson, ” Nelson, Erika Blumenfeld, Joseph Aebersold, NASA’s OSIRIS, REx, Bennu, REx mission’s, Dante Lauretta, OSIRIS Organizations: CNN, NASA, agency’s, Space Center, Canadian Space Agency, Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency Locations: Utah, Houston

The city of Sderot, a mile from Gaza, was hit on Saturday by a brutal terrorist attack by Palestinian gunmen. An analysis of available footage shows an estimated 20 civilians were killed across multiple locations, though the toll could climb. Officials said that about a dozen soldiers, firefighters and police had also been killed. The footage shows the indiscriminate ways gunmen killed civilians and how Israeli police and military responded. Two more were killed in a van and a car around the corner and 100 yards from there.

Persons: Menachem Begin Organizations: The Times, Motorists, Workers Locations: Sderot, Gaza

We were corresponding until she wrote that they’re inside the house. And she was hiding in her safe room. She — about the stuff she should have had in the safe room, like a toilet or a knife. I just – I love you.” And I wrote her, “I love you.” And that’s it. I’m in touch with so many friends of hers and colleagues, and they’re working with me because she was so meaningful for them, and she’s meaningful for me also.

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☆ Israel may target Iranian officials more directly: American Enterprise Institute's Michael Rubin
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | 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 EmailIsrael may target Iranian officials more directly: American Enterprise Institute's Michael RubinMichael Rubin, senior fellow at American Enterprise Institute, and Laura Blumenfeld, senior fellow at the Philip Merrill Center for Strategic Studies at Johns Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies, join 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss the United States' involvement in Israel and Gaza, how to eject Hamas from Gaza, and more.

Persons: American Enterprise Institute's Michael Rubin Michael Rubin, Laura Blumenfeld, Philip Merrill Organizations: Israel, American Enterprise, American Enterprise Institute, Philip, Philip Merrill Center, Strategic Studies, Johns Hopkins School, International Studies Locations: United States, Israel, Gaza

Military promotions, including for the chief of naval operations, have been held up by a single senator because of abortion policy. "It could make our response significantly less effective" and imperil aid to both Israel and Ukraine. That followed the sending of a U.S. aircraft carrier strike group and military aircraft closer to Israel as a show of support. The United States is also supplying Israel with munitions and other military supplies, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said. "This kind of situation is what many were worrying about, with all the holds on nominations and military promotions.

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There is no security in the whole region as long as Palestinians are left outside of the equation." The Hamas attack launched from Gaza follows months of rising violence in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, with stepped-up Israeli raids, Palestinian street attacks and assaults by Jewish settlers on Palestinian villages. "Some (Arab states) unfortunately started imagining that Israel could be the gateway for America to defend their security." "I would say for certain Hamas, terrorist groups like Hamas, will not derail any such outcome. Tehran called Saturday's attack an act of self-defence by Palestinians.

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☆ Residents alarmed as shoplifting incidents trigger store departures: ‘As a community we can’t allow this to continue’
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Parija Kavilanz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

“Having Target here helped revitalize East Harlem with hundreds of new jobs, customers and more services to our area. Courtesy Lou MartinsThe retail industry said it is grappling with a particular type of store theft that is more dangerous than petty shoplifting, called “organized retail crime” or ORC. The East River Plaza shopping center in New York City's East Harlem neighborhood. “The East Harlem store could have been doing very high volume in sales but still losing money because of theft,” Cohen said. The Target store in NYC's East Harlem is set to close in October.

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☆ ‘The Parsonage: True Tales of Love and Anarchy at 64 East 7th Street’ Review: Music for a Townhouse’s Many Lives
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-10 | by ( Larry Blumenfeld | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ ‘Prime’ by Christian McBride’s New Jawn and ‘Corridors’ by Jazz Master Kendrick Scott Reviews: No Piano, No Problem
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-27 | by ( Larry Blumenfeld | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ How Kobe Bryant became one of the NBA's all-time greatest players and an almost mythical figure in the process
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Scott Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Kobe Bryant died three years ago today, on January 26, 2020, leaving behind a legacy as an all-time great NBA player and sports icon. From the moment he entered the NBA, Bryant had a platform to become a transcendent star. An impressive resumeOver 20 years in the NBA, Bryant built one of the more impressive resumés. Like many legendary athletes, Bryant's career didn't end in grand fashion. The Lakers won 21 and 17 games in 2014-15 and 2015-16, Bryant's last season in the league.

☆ The Hamas Big Fish Who Got Away
▼ + stars: | 2003-09-06 | by ( Laura Blumenfeld | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Wonder Land: Hamas knew that after Oct. 7 the narrative would shift to the isolation of Israel. Images: Zuma Press/AFP/Getty Images Composite: Mark KellyPresident Biden warned Israel not to be “consumed by rage,” even as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised “mighty vengeance” against Hamas. “We blew it,” Maj. Gen. Yoav Gallant , now Israel’s defense minister, told me following a Sept. 6, 2003, airstrike on Hamas leadership. Eight senior Hamas commanders, including bomb makers and developers of Qassam rockets, had met for lunch on the ground floor of a Gaza home. It was a rare daylight appearance of Mohammed Deif , Hamas’s shadowy military leader.

Persons: Mark Kelly President Biden, Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, ”, “, Maj, Yoav Gallant, Mohammed Deif Organizations: Zuma Press, Getty, Washington Post Locations: Israel, Washington, Gaza

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