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☆ Amsterdam soccer riots: How a toxic mix of antisemitism, racism and xenophobia culminated in violence
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Lauren Kent | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Last week, Israeli soccer fans were attacked in the streets, Palestinian flags ripped off walls and antisemitic slurs yelled during riots. But the timeline of how tensions ignited in Amsterdam is different depending on which community you ask. “It’s really so, so manipulative… It only makes everything worse,” Jaïr Stranders, a local theater director and a board member of the Liberal Jewish Community of Amsterdam told CNN. But in Amsterdam, many local Jewish officials as well as the mayor have urged against using that description. “They are Dutch youth,” he noted, adding that Amsterdam is a city of many nationalities and many values that can peacefully coexist.

Persons: Amsterdam CNN —, “ It’s, it’s, It’s, Sheher Khan, ” Khan, “, Itay Garmy, ” Garmy, Amsterdam Mayor Femke, they’re, David, Benjamin Netanyahu, Geert Wilders, Halsema, Mouneb, Khan, Wilders, Jaïr, Stranders, Netanyahu, ” Stranders, ”, Israel, Said Alawi, “ I’m, Abdelaziz Chandoudi, ” Chandoudi, Mohammed Rasool Organizations: Amsterdam CNN, CNN, Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer, Maccabi, Police, Amsterdam Mayor, Getty, Freedom Party, Union, Maccabi fans, Liberal Jewish, Amsterdam, Senior, Moroccan Locations: Amsterdam, Dutch, Gaza, Netherlands, Europe, Israel, Palestine, ”, Anadolu, Amsterdam’s, Morocco, Noord, Holland

☆ Panama Canal says shipping rebound is underway after record drought
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

watch nowAfter two years of record drought conditions amid a challenging El Nino weather system which decimated vessel transits, the Panama Canal is experiencing a trade rebound. The U.S. is the largest user of the Panama Canal, with total U.S. commodity export and import containers representing about 73% of Panama Canal traffic, and 40% of all U.S. container traffic traveling through the Panama Canal every year. Despite competition from the Suez Canal, Vásquez predicts that the Panama Canal will recover to pre-drought volumes, with a focus on larger vessels and energy-related trade. The Panama Canal drought began in late 2022 and was described as the worst in the canal's history by January 2024. The Panama Canal Authority reported a 29% drop in vessel transits during fiscal year 2024.

Persons: Ricaurte Vásquez, Vásquez Organizations: Panama Canal Authority, CNBC, Panama Canal, Maersk, Port, International Longshoremen's Association Locations: Nino, Panama, U.S, Gatun, Suez, Port of Panama, Asia, Gulf Coasts

☆ What the Panama Canal learned from record drought, and plans for a new dam project
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWhat the Panama Canal learned from record drought, and plans for a new dam projectThe Panama Canal has learned how to better manage record drought conditions which led to a drastic decline in cargo volumes and its new Indio River dam project could be key to the future.

Locations: Panama, Indio

☆ Dutch police detain 50 protesters at pro-Palestinian rally after soccer unrest
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Dutch police said they took away more than 300 pro-Palestinian protesters who ignored a ban on demonstrations in Amsterdam on Sunday and detained 50 more following clashes involving Israeli soccer fans last week. In the Netherlands, protest organizers said in a message on Instagram that they were outraged by the “framing” of unrest around the match as antisemitic and called the protest ban draconian. Video showed Maccabi fans chanting anti-Arab slogans and pulling down Palestinian flags in the lead-up to the game. A pro-Palestinian demonstration on the sideline of the UEFA Europa League football match between Ajax Amsterdam and Maccabi Tel Aviv, in Amsterdam on Nov. 7. Police said on Sunday that they would also investigate footage showing Maccabi fans using violence, though a police spokesperson could not immediately confirm which footage exactly would be part of the investigation.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, ”, Israel, Emmanuel Macron’s, Jeroen Jumelet, Olivier Dutilh Organizations: Sunday, Palestine, Palestinian, Hamas, Police, Maccabi Tel, Ajax Amsterdam, Israel’s, Maccabi, Stade de France, UEFA Europa League football, Getty Images Police, Local Locations: Amsterdam, capital’s, “, Gaza, Israel, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Netherlands, United Kingdom, France, Belgium, AFP

☆ 50 years after a hitchhiker was killed in Wisconsin, an 84-year-old man is arrested in her death
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Antonio Planas | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

An 84-year-old man was arrested this week in connection with the slaying of a female hitchhiker 50 years ago in Wisconsin. Dunn County Sheriff's officeThe Minneapolis, woman was killed while hitchhiking to an art show in Chicago, Sheriff Kevin Bygd said Friday. But through forensic genetic genealogy, Bygd said investigators tracked down Jon Miller, 84, at his apartment in Owatonna, Minnesota. Miller was awaiting extradition to Wisconsin, Bygd said. Last month, authorities in Arizona announced they used genetic genealogy to identify a John Doe whose remains were found near the Hoover Dam more than a decade ago.

Persons: Mary K, Schlais, Kevin Bygd, ”, “, Bygd, Jon Miller, Miller, I’ve, John Doe, Don Schlais, “ I’m Organizations: Sheriff’s, Ramapo College, University of Minnesota Locations: Wisconsin, Spring Brook , Wisconsin, Dunn, Dunn County, Minneapolis, Chicago, Owatonna , Minnesota, Mahwah , New Jersey, Arizona

☆ Hoover Dam John Doe: Missing man identified after 15 years
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Jordan Brown | Jordan D. Brown | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

After noticing the first bone, the workers continued searching the area – and found bone after bone, according to the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office. The recovered items were submitted to the Mohave County Medical Examiner’s Office for further investigation, but the detectives hit a dead end. Othram Inc.’s specialty in forensic genetic genealogy was the missing piece to this 15-year-old puzzle. In October, Mohave County investigators received a groundbreaking report concluding the John Doe was a descendant of Michigan-based ancestors born in the mid-1800s. The compilation of interviews and reference testing with the siblings confirmed the unidentified remains were Hietamaki, according to law enforcement.

Persons: John Doe, William Herman Hietamaki, Hietamaki, Herman Organizations: CNN, Nevada and, Office, Othram Inc, US Department of Justice, University of New Locations: Hoover, Nevada, Nevada and Arizona, Mohave County, Mohave, Arizona, Texas, Michigan, , Michigan, New Mexico

☆ 'Until I Kill You' tells the story of a woman who survived the so-called 'Scalp Hunter' killer. Here's what happened to them.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

"Until I Kill You" is about Delia Balmer's relationship with the so-called Scalp Hunter killer, John Sweeney. Advertisement"Until I Kill You" tells the story of a nurse who survived being attacked by her ex-boyfriend, a serial killer known as the "Scalp Hunter." ITVXAs seen in the series, which is based on Balmer's book, Sweeney and Balmer started dating in the early 1990s. Sweeney went on the run and remained at large for six years until February 2001. Police arrested him in London and he was given four life sentences for attempting to kill Balmer.

Persons: Delia Balmer's, John Sweeney, Balmer, Sweeney, —, Netflix's, Shaun Evans, Delia Balmer, Anna Maxwell Martin, It's, Melissa Halstead, Paula Fields, Halstead, Justice Saunders, ITVX Balmer, I've, I'm Organizations: Service, ITV, Police, Advertisement Police, Guardian, BBC Locations: British, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, London, Leicestershire, Regent's Canal, Camden, Switzerland, Fields

☆ Remains found near Hoover Dam ID'd as man missing since 1995
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Antonio Planas | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

William Herman Hietamaki was identified this month using genetic genealogy after construction workers initially found human bones near the Hoover Dam in 2009, according to a statement this week from the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office. Mohave County Sheriff's Office via FacebookThe items were turned over to the Mohave County Medical Examiner’s Office, but no leads developed despite years of investigating. This month, the sheriff’s office learned that the John Doe in the case had ancestors with roots in Michigan dating back to the 1800s. The sheriff’s office said Hietamaki, a known hitchhiker who lived a nomadic lifestyle, had been traveling in the southwest United States. He was last seen when he visited his sister in New Mexico in 1995, according to the sheriff’s office.

Persons: William Herman Hietamaki, Hietamaki, John Doe, “, John, Jane, ” Organizations: Office, state’s Department of Public Safety, University of North, Othram Inc, Othram Locations: Arizona, Mohave County, University of North Texas, Texas, Michigan, United States, New Mexico, Las Vegas, , Michigan, Mohave

☆ Spain hit by deadliest floods in decades. Here’s what we know
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Sophie Tanno | Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Oscar Del Pozo/AFP/Getty ImagesAt least 40 people, six of whom were in a retirement home, died in the town of Paiporta in Valencia, Spanish state news agency EFE reported, citing its mayor. Extreme rain warnings were put in place for some areas including around Valencia, according to Spain’s Meteorological Agency, AEMET. “This suggests the system for alerting people to the dangers of floods in Valencia has failed, with fatal consequences. Extreme weather warnings continue for portions of eastern and southern Spain, according to AEMET, with more rain expected. This week’s floods are the most deadly Spain has suffered in decades.

Persons: Oscar Del Pozo, EFE, Margarita Robles, Carlos Mazon, Hannah Cloke, ” Cloke, ”, Pedro Sanchez, Sanchez, don’t, Eva Manez, Ernesto Rodríguez Camino, Vega Organizations: CNN, Vehicles, Getty, Spain’s, Spain’s Meteorological Agency, UK’s University of Reading, Valencia, Spanish, Spanish Securities, Emergencies, Spanish Meteorological Association Locations: Spain, Valencia, Spanish, Letur, AFP, Paiporta, Murcia, Malaga, Andalusia, Spain’s, Europe, Orange, Castellon, Ribadelago, Biescas, Germany, Belgium

☆ Kherson: Russia is deliberately attacking civilians with drones, residents say
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Lauren Kent | Kosta Gak | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Kyiv, Ukraine CNN —In the city of Kherson, southern Ukraine, civilians have started to hope for heavy rain – the only weather conditions that prevent Russian drones from flying overhead, they say. Today, the threat of occupation still looms just across the river, where Russian military positions are literally within sight. Difficult to combatThe frequency of the attacks and the drones’ small size make them difficult for Ukrainian forces to thwart. Russia has been repeatedly accused of targeting Ukrainian civilians by Kyiv, its Western allies, the International Criminal Court and the United Nations. On Monday, an ambulance was hit in a Russian drone strike on an urban area of Kherson, injuring two paramedics.

Persons: “, ”, Tetyana Yakovleva, Yakovleva, Tetyana, ” Yakovleva, ” “, “ It’s, Oleksandr Prokudin, Kateryna Stepanenko, ISW, Stepanenko, ” Stepanenko, Disturbingly, geolocated, can’t, Natalya, ” Natalya, Katy Ling Organizations: Ukraine CNN —, Authorities, CNN, Ukrainian Armed Forces, couldn’t, Institute for, Ukrainian, Kherson Regional Military Administration, Anadolu, Getty, Russian Telegram, Russian, Criminal Court, United Nations Locations: Kyiv, Ukraine, Kherson, Antonivka, Russian, Dnipro, Russia, Washington, DC, Krynky, Ukrainian

☆ A clearer picture of Helene's fury begins to emerge as cut-off communities take stock of what remains
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Deon J. Hampton | Deon J. Hampton Is A National Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Damage from Hurricane Helene in Mitchell County, N.C., on Friday. Deon Hampton / NBC NewsThousands of trees were toppled in Helene’s fury, mangled train tracks were left discarded on river beds and school buses were blown away. Damage from Hurricane Helene in Black Mountain, N.C., on Friday. “It’s just too much.”Damage from Hurricane Helene in Mitchell County, N.C., on Friday. Ignacio Espino, left, surveys the damage from Hurricane Helene in Black Mountain, N.C., on Friday with his family.

Persons: —, Susan Allen Wroblewski, “, It’s, Mitchell, Austin Duncan, “ We’ve, ”, Hurricane Helene, Deon, Duncan, Diane Douglas, ” Douglas, “ It’s, Douglas, Ignacio Espino, Dylan Shook, Espino Organizations: Deon Hampton, NBC, Bowman Middle School, Black Mountain Academy Locations: N.C, Mitchell County, North Carolina, Hurricane, Sarasota , Florida, Mitchell, Florida, Asheville, Buncombe, Black

Near Perry, Florida, power flashes were seen as Hurricane Helene downed power lines on September 26, 2024. WACHIn South Carolina, Helene brought vicious winds and dumped “staggering” amounts of rain: up to 12 to 14 inches. Andy TomsThe western North Carolina city of Asheville was especially hard-hit. Tariq Bokhari/Daniel WhittakerFloods from Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc on the western North Carolina village of Chimney Rock and the region surrounding Lake Lure. Heavy rainfall washed away a part of Interstate 40, a major highway connecting North Carolina and Tennessee.

Persons: Helene, SVC, Simon Brewer Juston Drake, Brandon Clement Further, Brandon Clement, Jules Carl, CNN’s John Berman, she’s, “ I’ve, ”, Aaron Rigsby, Helene –, Andy Toms, Avery Dull, Avril Pinder, “, Tariq Bokhari, Daniel Whittaker, Hurricane Helene, Daniel Shrader, floodwater, Michael Baker, Police Helene Organizations: CNN, National Weather Service, South Pasadena Fire Department, Daylight, Fire, Services Rescue, Atlanta Fire, Carolinas, Charlotte City, WCYB, North Carolina . North Carolina Division of Aviation, Tennessee Valley Authority, Virginia State Police, Virginia, Police Locations: United States, Florida, Southern, Gulf, Bend, Perry, Perry , Florida, Tampa, FHP, Tampa Bay, Pinellas County , Florida, Pinellas County, City of South Pasadena, Sunset Beach, Cedar Key , Florida, Cedar, Steinhatchee, ”, Steinhatchee , Florida, Georgia, Atlanta, Augusta, Cobb County, Mableton, Cobb, Columbia, Greenville, WACH, South Carolina, Saluda County, Asheville , North Carolina, North Carolina, Asheville, Rock, Hurricane, Lure, Charlotte, Tennessee, Roan Mountain , Tennessee, North Carolina ., Afton , Tennessee, TN, Erwin, Unicoi, Virginia

☆ Hurricane Helene: Local broadcasters become lifeline for hard-hit N.C. communities
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Brian Stelter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

With some ground-based communications in tatters from the storm, Starling said the stations had resorted to using SpaceX’s satellite internet service Starlink to remain online. In the wake of the storm, WWNC and other local news outlets region produced indispensable service journalism as communities reeled from the disaster. During WWNC’s marathon live broadcast, listeners were urged to keep the faith and have patience, since the recovery effort will take weeks. Wilson told CNN, “We’ve had people calling all day long trying to locate other people.”Starling said the radio network’s live coverage began on Thursday as Helene approached Florida’s Gulf Coast. We’re all neighbors.”Starling laughed on air about looking forward to seeing his local Amazon delivery driver once again.

Persons: Paul, ” Paul, iHeart, Mark Starling, ”, Starling, Eddie Foxx, Ashley Wilson, Wilson, couldn’t, Helene, ” Foxx, Foxx, “, “ We’ve, ” Starling, hadn’t, We’re, Mark, Apple Crisp, ” Wilson Organizations: CNN, Radio, iHeartMedia, Sunday, Asheville Citizen, Times, Public Radio, Apple Locations: North Carolina, tatters, Asheville, Charlotte, New Orleans, “, Florida’s Gulf Coast, Georgia

☆ The battle of Irpin narrowly saved Ukraine. Here's how it went down.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-28 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Ukraine narrowly won the battle of Irpin in the war's earliest days. That's the conclusion of American and British experts who examined the fighting along the Irpin River northwest of Kyiv. "The Battle of Irpin River was a close-run thing," wrote Richard Sladden, Liam Collins and Alfred Connable in an article in British Army Review, a British military magazine. An attack in the east and south of Ukraine was the most likely course of action, therefore Ukrainian forces were primarily arrayed against this." Russian forces weren't prepared to rapidly deploy pontoon bridges to replace those across the Irpin River that Ukrainian troops had blown up.

Persons: —, Richard Sladden, Liam Collins, Alfred Connable, Oleksandr Syrskyi, Collins, weren't, Oleksii Chumachenko, Carl von Clausewitz, Michael Peck Organizations: Service, British Army, Paratroopers, Hostomel Airport, Ukrainian 72nd Mechanized Brigade, Kyiv, Airport, 5th Company, 72nd Brigade, Hostomel, US Army Special Forces, Getty, 72nd Mechanized Brigade, Defense, Foreign Policy, Rutgers Univ, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: Ukraine, Irpin, Kyiv, Russia, Ukrainian, —, British, Russian, Belarus, Dnipro, Hostomel, city's, Holland, Germany, Forbes

☆ Helene: Dozens dead as hurricane unleashes life-threatening flooding and knocks out power to millions across Southeast
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-28 | by ( Dalia Faheid | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Here’s the latest:• Deaths across 5 states: Storm-related deaths have been reported in South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and Virginia. North Carolina has activated 358 guardsmen, while Georgia has more than 300 and Alabama has 43, said Sabrina Singh, Pentagon deputy press secretary. • Severe flooding in North Carolina: Helene “is one of the worst storms in modern history for parts of North Carolina,” Gov. Delivery services were also impacted, with UPS announcing it has suspended service to Florida, North Carolina and Georgia because of the storm. In North Carolina, 290 roads were closed throughout the state, and Gov.

Persons: CNN — Helene, Brian Kemp, Glenn Youngkin, •, Sabrina Singh, Biden, Helene, Kamala Harris, Helene “, Roy Cooper, • Helene, Helene –, Keith Turi, “, ” Turi, ” Organizations: CNN, Gov, Tampa ., National Guardsmen, Defense Department, Pentagon, ”, National Weather Service, Amtrak, UPS, FedEx, Health, National Hurricane Center, Federal Emergency Management Agency Locations: Florida’s Big Bend, South Carolina , Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina, Saluda County, Anderson County, Georgia, Alamo, Pinellas County, Tampa, Claremont, Charlotte, Craig County , Virginia, Carolina, Alabama, Asheville, Southern, Western North Carolina, Tennessee, Ohio, North Carolina , Florida, Florida , North Carolina, Unicoi, Erwin , Tennessee, Bend

☆ Two failing dams in North Carolina force urgent evacuations after days of heavy rain
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Evan Bush | Evan Bush Is A Science Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

At least two major dams in North Carolina were at risk or in the process of failing on Friday, forcing evacuations after Hurricane Helene inundated the region. Officials in South Carolina have been warned that a failure could even impact towns there, according to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality. “RESIDENTS BELOW THE LAKE LURE DAM NEED TO EVACUATE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY! Lake Lure in North Carolina as seen from Chimney Rock National Park. It also received $16.5 million for the project in 2022 from the state of North Carolina.

Persons: Helene, Rob Mathis, “, ” Mathis, Kristin Coulter, Mathis, ” Coulter, Olivia Stewman, ” Stewman, Hurricane Helene, Jared Klein, ” Klein Organizations: Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, Duke Energy, Tennessee Emergency Management, “, ” United States Geological, North Carolina Department of Environmental, Emergency Management, Facebook, National Weather Service, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Association of, Officials, NBC News Locations: North Carolina, Tennessee, Cocke County, Waterville, Newport , Tennessee, Newport, ”, South Carolina, Rutherford, Asheville, Lake Lure, Lure, Southern Appalachia, Hurricane, Lake, U.S, Nebraska

☆ Voters in Dalton, Georgia, stick with Trump despite Biden’s clean energy law that revived growth there
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Phil Mattingly | Andrew Seger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Dalton, Georgia CNN —The face of a new era in American manufacturing is here, just off Interstate 75, tucked into this northwest corner of Georgia. That’s where you’ll find the Qcells plant that pumps out 32,000 solar panels a day and has a total panel production capacity of 5.1 gigawatts. They’re contributing back into the local community, paying taxes,” Nash said. The Qcells solar panel plant in Dalton, Georgia CNNTrump strikes a chordLocated in the congressional district represented by GOP firebrand Marjorie Taylor Greene, Dalton is Trump country. “You want to ask me that after November?” Nash, the Qcells plant manager, responded when asked about the future for the industry.

Persons: Dalton, ”, Lisa Nash, “, didn’t, it’s, ” Nash, Biden, “ We’ve, Scott Moskowitz, Kamala Harris, Andi Rice, she’s, Kimberly Richardson, Harris, Richardson, Qcells, ” Richardson, Donald Trump, ” Kasey Carpenter, Dalton , Georgia CNN Trump, Marjorie Taylor Greene, ” Carpenter, Trump, George, Kasey Carpenter CNN, Brian Kemp –, can’t, Matt Santini, CNN's Phil Mattingly, “ It’s, ” Santini, Carpenter, –, there’s, Mattingly, It’s, ‘ Don’t Organizations: Georgia CNN, CNN, Bloomberg, Getty, Republican, Dalton , Georgia CNN, GOP, Republican Gov, Biden, Trump, Oakwood Locations: Georgia, That’s, Dalton, Qcells, Dalton , Georgia, United States, Trump, Cartersville , Georgia, Atlanta

☆ Shirtless caddies, a karaoke machine and Barack Obama: Team USA’s keys to Solheim Cup glory
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Patrick Snell | Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

1 guided her squad to a cathartic triumph in Gainesville, Virginia last Sunday, the host winning 15½ - 12½ over Europe at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club to end a seven-year wait to hoist the Solheim Cup. They saw how much it means to me.”Lewis and her daughter pose with the trophy. Squad chemistry grew even more courtesy of the most illustrious of cheerleaders, former President Barack Obama. “You could tell that he had watched a little bit before and that was definitely a special day for us.”Team USA celebrate triumph. 1 Korda, the host held its nerve to claim the trophy, which quickly became a de facto goblet for champagne.

Persons: CNN — Stacy Lewis, dozing, Team USA’s, rumination, “, ” Lewis, CNN’s Patrick Snell, Lewis, Robert Trent Jones, Lilia Vu, Chesnee, “ They’d, Gregory Shamus, Sarah Schmelzel, Lauren Coughlin, Alison Lee – Lewis, Barack Obama, Obama, Jack Fulghum, Taylor Takada, sheepishly, –, ”, ‘, Scott Taetsch, Nelly Korda, Charley Hull, Korda Organizations: CNN, Team, Robert Trent Jones Golf, Solheim, USA, ”, Walmart Locations: Spain, Europe, American, Gainesville , Virginia, Virginia, Washington , DC, Arkansas, Netherlands

A unit of Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island nuclear plant will be restarted as part of a new energy-sharing agreement with Microsoft, which plans to use it to power the data centers it operates as part of its push into artificial intelligence. Today, energy has become the new coin of the realm for companies investing in artificial intelligence. That's because the data centers tasked with running the complex calculations needed to power artificial intelligence applications require enormous amounts of power. Restarting Unit 1 will mean bringing 800 megawatts back onto the grid, greater than the amount of hydroelectric power supplied by the Hoover Dam. Microsoft's vice president of energy touted the clean-energy benefits of reviving the facility in a statement.

Persons: Bobby Hollis, Satya Nadella Organizations: Microsoft, Constellation Energy, Constellation, BlackRock Locations: Michigan, Iowa, United States

☆ October is becoming the new Black Friday
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Earth doesn't turn towards autumn until the equinox on Sunday, but that's not stopping America's retailers from kicking off the holiday season while the leaves are still green. Recent announcements from Amazon, Walmart, Target, and Best Buy have the second week of October shaping up to look like Black Friday. Related storiesAs just alluded to, the holiday shopping season should be shorter this year as Thanksgiving falls late (the fourth Thursday in November), pushing Black Friday all the way out to November 29. AdvertisementOf course, the Black Friday dam has been broken for years, with deals starting as soon as Halloween. AdvertisementEither way, this year's holiday shopping season is shaping up to be a marathon.

Persons: —, it's, what's Organizations: Service, Walmart, Target, Business, Amazon's Locations: Amazon

☆ A Navy SEAL unit that killed Osama bin Laden may be training Taiwanese forces to defeat a possible Chinese invasion, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Read previewAn elite Navy SEAL unit may be preparing Taiwanese forces for reconnaissance operations and missions to repel a Chinese invasion, retired Navy officers said after a report said the unit had been training for such an eventuality for over a year. AdvertisementAccording to three retired Navy officers, the unit may be training Taiwanese soldiers to fight back against China should it invade Taiwan. One, he told BI, "is training Taiwanese forces in reconnaissance and perhaps direct attack, focusing on missions that might be required to defeat a Chinese invasion." "Naval reconnaissance forces would locate Chinese forces for long-range attacks," he said, adding: "They might also launch attacks against offshore ships or shipping in Chinese ports." Reports have already given clues as to how the US is preparing for a possible Chinese invasion of Taiwan.

Persons: —, Osama bin Laden, Mark Cancian, Bradley Martin, Sam Tangredi, Graeme Thompson, Joe Biden, Samuel Paparo, Martin, Cancian, Daniel Ceng, Phil Davidson, Davidson, Feng Hao, Paparo, Frank Kendall, Kendall Organizations: Service, Navy SEAL, Financial Times, Business, Navy, Marine, Center for Strategic, International Studies, US Navy, Getty, Eurasia Group, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, International Institute for Strategic Studies, Pacific Command, Washington Post, Congressional Research Service, Senate Armed Services Committee, Theater Command, PLA, China Military, Anadolu, American Enterprise Institute, Institute for, Japan's Nikkei, RAND Corp, US Air Force, Air & Space Forces Association Locations: Virginia, Taiwan, Afghanistan, Yemen, Syria, Somalia, Pakistan, China, People's Republic of China, Pingtung County, AFP, Washington ,, Australia, United States, Taichung, Anadolu, Pacific

☆ Floods claim two more casualties as torrential rain batters central Europe
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-15 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

One person drowned in southwest Poland and thousands were evacuated across the border in the Czech Republic after heavy rain continued to batter central Europe on Sunday, causing flooding in several parts of the region. Rivers overflowed from Poland to Romania, where four people were found dead on Saturday, after days of torrential rain in a low-pressure system named Boris. Some parts of the Czech Republic and Poland faced the worst flooding in almost three decades as towns evacuated thousands. That surpassed a record seen in heavy flooding in 1997, which partly damaged the town and claimed 56 lives in Poland. In Romania, authorities said the rain was less intense than on Saturday, when flooding killed four and damaged 5,000 homes.

Persons: Werner Kogler, ”, Mirek Burianek, Donald Tusk, ” Tusk, Pavel Bily, “, Gergely Karacsony Organizations: Austrian, ” Police, Firefighters, Local Locations: Poland, Czech Republic, Europe, Lower Austria, Vienna, Glucholazy, Czech, Stronie Slaskie, Rivers, Romania, Lipova, Prague, Jesenik, Klodzko county, Klodzko, Poland’s Nysa, Nysa, Budapest, Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, Towns

CNN —At least eight people have died after some of the heaviest rain in years hit central and eastern Europe, causing flooding and widespread disruption. Rescuers have been working hard to rescue hundreds of people left stranded by heavy rainfall there. Garages and a house flooded in the town of Kłodzko, in Poland's southwest, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, after days of unusually heavy rain. Krzysztof Zatycki/APRising water along the Wien River during heavy rain on September 15, 2024, in Vienna, Austria. Many municipalities in Lower Austria have declared a state of emergency as heavy rainfall continued into Sunday.

Persons: Boris, Prudnicka, Cătălin Predoiu, Predoiu, Sofia Basalic, “, Gica Stan, Storm Boris, Krzysztof Zatycki, Christian Bruna, Donald Tusk, Tusk, Petr Pavel, Vlček, Miroslav Binar, Gabriel Kuchta, Tomas Benedikovic, Sergei Gapon, Ursula von der Leyen Organizations: CNN, Residents, AFP, Storm, Poland’s, ”, European Union, CNN Prima, Fire, Getty, European Commission Locations: Europe, Vienna, Bratislava, Prague, Poland, Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, Slovakia, Klodzko county, Moszczanka, Romania, Galati, Kłodzko, Poland's, Sunday, Wien, Klodzko, Klodzko County, Czech, ”, Krnov, Jesenik, AFP, Glucholazy, Benešově nad Černou, Saxony, Lower Austria

☆ A Navy SEAL unit that killed Osama bin Laden is busy preparing for a possible Chinese invasion of Taiwan: report
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewA Navy SEAL unit that killed Osama bin Laden is busy preparing for a possible Chinese invasion of Taiwan, the Financial Times reported, citing people familiar with the preparations. SEAL Team 6, an elite military special missions unit, has spent more than a year planning and training for a potential Chinese invasion of the island at its Dam Neck base in Virginia Beach, per the FT. People familiar with its planning did not provide details to the FT about what specific missions it is preparing for. These include the rapid modernization of its armed forces over the past two decades, and drills around Taiwan. According to a June report from the American think tank RAND Corp, the US — if it decided to defend Taiwan from a Chinese invasion — may have to do it alone as several of its biggest allies are unlikely to commit troops.

Persons: —, Osama bin Laden, Osama bin, Phil Davidson, Adm, Samuel Paparo Organizations: Service, Navy SEAL, Financial Times, Business, Operations Command, Pentagon, Department of Defense, American Enterprise Institute, Institute for, Pacific, Japan's Nikkei, RAND Corp Locations: Taiwan, Virginia Beach, Afghanistan, Yemen, Syria, Somalia, Pakistan, China

☆ California wildfires: Bridge Fire explodes in size, man arrested in connection with Line Fire
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

The blaze expanded from Los Angeles County into San Bernardino County, and as of Tuesday evening was 0% contained. “Tragically, homes have been lost,” San Bernardino County’s government said on Facebook late Tuesday, as the county proclaimed an emergency due to the blaze. Video by the San Bernardino County Fire Department showed firefighters and deputies performing rescue evacuations in Wrightwood on Tuesday evening as flames consumed brush and trees. Justin Wayne Halstenberg, 34, from Norco, allegedly started the fire in the area of Baseline Road and Alpin Street in the city of Highland on Sept. 5, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office said. The Line fire burns through in San Bernardino National Forest, Calif., on Sept. 10, 2024.

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