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☆ Inside the fateful 12 hours of an apparent assassination attempt outside the Trump International Golf Club
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Jeremy Herb | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Trump was whisked away to safety, unharmed, while the gunman, who officials believe remained near the tree-line perimeter of the golf course for 12 hours, fled the scene by car. Phone records from T-Mobile that indicated Routh’s phone was “in the vicinity of the golf course” for roughly 12 hours before he was first spotted by US Secret Service, according to charging documents. It’s still not clear why Routh went to the golf course that day. But Secret Service knew immediately it was bullets, and they grabbed me, and I think probably the other one, Steve is one of the people. One patrol deputy saw the suspect vehicle at about mile marker 110 and alerted others, following it but not trying to immediately stop the vehicle, Snyder said.

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Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, was pulled over and taken into custody without incident by a Martin County Sheriff’s traffic unit on Interstate 95, authorities said. Ryan Wesley Routh following his arrest in Martin County, Fla., on Sunday. Martin County Sheriff's Office via AFP - Getty ImagesWhat kind of weapons were involved? A representative of the International Legion told NBC News on Monday that Routh never served in that fighting force. Routh said in 2020 he had backed candidate Trump in the past, but expressed his disappointment with the Trump presidency.

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☆ Suspect in apparent Trump assassination attempt makes first court appearance
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

An undated selfie shows Ryan W. Routh, a suspect identified by news organizations, as the FBI investigates what they said was an apparent assassination attempt in Florida on Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump, in this image obtained from social media. The suspect in an apparent assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump is making his first appearance Monday in federal court in Florida. Routh was arrested Sunday after U.S. Secret Service agents opened fire near Trump's golf course in West Palm Beach while the Republican nominee was playing a round. The incident could mark the second assassination attempt against him in two months. Trump's ear was grazed by a bullet during a prior assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania in July.

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☆ Four Olympic medals stolen from Australian rower’s car
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Isaac Yee | Kathleen Magramo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Police have arrested and charged a man for allegedly stealing four Olympic medals belonging to Australian rower Drew Ginn. Authorities said Ginn’s medals were believed to have been stolen from the back of a Land Rover parked in the Victorian capital about a week ago. A GoPro camera, headphones and a wetsuit were also stolen, with police saying Ginn had left them along with the medals inside his car during a speaking engagement at a school. “They were hidden away in the car but the car was ransacked completely so lots of stuff was broken and destroyed,” he added. The 49-year-old voiced hope that, rather than being sold, the medals might find their way back to their rightful owner.

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☆ A beloved whale long suspected of being a Russian 'spy' was shot dead, animal-rights groups say
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-04 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Go to newsletter preferencesSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewA white beluga whale nicknamed Hvaldimir, beloved in Norway and believed to have been trained to spy for Russia, was found dead in Norwegian waters over the weekend. The animal-rights groups provided Business Insider with images of the whale's body, which appeared to show bullet holes. The lifeless body of Hvaldimir was discovered by a teenage fisherman and his father near the town of Risavika on Saturday morning. A spokesperson for the Norwegian Veterinary Institute said it couldn't comment on any results as Hvladimir's autopsy was still ongoing.

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☆ Best Buy stock soars on a beat and raise. We think that's just the beginning
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-29 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Best Buy 's quarterly beat and guidance raise on Thursday was good for a 15% pop in the stock as investors rewarded better execution and the promise of wider adoption of AI devices and lower interest rates. BBY YTD mountain Best Buy YTD Thursday's advance sent Club stock Best Buy back above $100 and above our price target of $95. On the call, Best Buy CEO Corie Barry, said that growth in tablets, computing, and services, was more than offset by declines in appliances, home theater, and gaming. Best Buy Why we own : We took a position in Best Buy because we believe it will prove to be a go-to destination for consumers looking to upgrade hardware, much of which was purchased during Covid, to new AI-powered devices. Microsoft PCs on display at a Best Buy store in Secaucus, N.J. Melissa Repko | CNBC

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☆ Meet Manu Solidaire, the TikTok star cooking and delivering meals to people living on the streets of Paris
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Gabriel Kinder | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Yet the cooking livestreams that he broadcasts from his tiny Paris apartment have attracted a huge audience on TikTok. The 33-year-old spends hours preparing dozens of meals before hopping on his bike and distributing the food to people living on the streets of Paris. Manu Solidaire — CNNWhen Solidaire first began delivering his meals in 2022, he said that he wore a GoPro camera on his bike helmet for his own security. “It’s good for me and good for them.”Solidaire found a new mission and started up his TikTok livestreams hoping to share recipes and sharpen his cooking skills. Solidaire has his camera mounted on his helmet when he distributes meals around Paris.

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☆ Inside Best Buy's push to get back to sales growth, cash in on AI craze
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Melissa Repko | In Melissa-Repko | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

One of Best Buy's major hopes to drive sales comes from artificial intelligence-enabled laptops and smartphones. Best Buy expects revenue to range from $41.3 billion to $42.6 billion, a decline from $46.3 billion last year. (Best Buy is among the retailers that have participated in the Amazon-created retail holiday by offering up its own deals.) The collection, which includes roughly 40 different items with about 40% exclusive to Best Buy, began to get delivered in mid-June. A Best Buy store in Woodbridge, Virginia, US, on Tuesday, May 21, 2024.

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☆ Congressmen demand answers after CNN report contradicts Pentagon investigations into deadly Kabul airport attack
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Nick Paton Walsh | Mick Krever | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The reporting included a video obtained by CNN captured by a Marine’s GoPro camera that had not been seen publicly in full before. Much of the controversy about the Pentagon’s two investigations into the attack has focused on gunfire in the aftermath of the blast. “Lastly, why do journalists have this video footage and the Department does not? The recent discovery of new video released by CNN directly contradicts and exposes outright lies from our recent briefing last month from CENTCOM officials,” the Gold Star families said in a statement they sent to CNN. Haroon Sabawoon/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images/FileThe evidence also suggests the Pentagon may have more video footage than it has acknowledged in public.

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☆ I work from a cruise ship for 3 months a year. Here's how I stay productive at sea.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Elle Hardy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

We live in an Orlando rental, but I run the travel-planning business from a cruise ship for three months out of the year. Video calls can be dicey, but voice calls over WiFi work wellMost of my work is using emails, social media apps, and a web browser, so I don't tend to have problems. The upload speed is the most difficult thing about working on a cruise ship. Cruise ships are comparable to remote working spaces, but they offer so much more. Meeting places are usually free on a cruise ship.

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☆ Kabul airport attack exclusive: New evidence challenges the Pentagon’s official account of a horrific incident as the US withdrew from Afghanistan
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Nick Paton Walsh | Mick Krever | Mark Baron | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +22 min

One told CNN he heard the first large burst of shooting come from where US Marines were standing, near the blast site. This is significantly more than the three “near simultaneous” bursts of gunfire that the Pentagon investigations have claimed occurred. The Supplemental Review found no new evidence of a complex attack, and uncovered no new assertions of outgoing fire post-blast. “They were targeting people,” another, Nazir, 16, told CNN. CNN spoke with about ten Marines anonymously, many of whom described hearing gunfire and feeling under attack from it.

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☆ BeReal weighs an uncertain Series C or acquisition as growth stalls and funding is set to run out later this year, insiders say
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Kali Hays | Callum Burroughs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The company is considering raising a Series C before what's left of its $90 million in funding runs out. BeReal closed a $60 million Series B funding round at an around $600 million valuation in late 2022, following a $30 million Series A earlier the same year. Sooner than later, BeReal leadership will be forced to choose between raising another round and maintaining its independence or selling itself outright, running the risk of disappearing. Company leadership holds an all-hands every quarter after they meet with the company's board, which includes investors. As for the possibility of an acquisition, BeReal leadership has told employees there are "offers" that have been made, without giving any specifics.

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☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Disney, Tesla, Apple, Walmart, Roblox, American Express & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Thursday: Jefferies reiterates Walmart as buy Jefferies sees a $20 billion AI and automation opportunity for Walmart. Goldman Sachs upgrades Roblox to neutral from sell Goldman upgraded the stock following its earnings report and sees "margin momentum." Needham upgrades Disney to buy from hold Needham upgraded the theme park operator after its earnings report, seeing "strong" earnings per share growth. Morgan Stanley downgrades American Express to equal weight from overweight Morgan Stanley downgraded the credit card stock mainly citing valuation. Wells Fargo reiterates Disney as overweight Wells says it's standing by its overweight rating on the stock following earnings on Wednesday. "

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☆ The Whale Who Went AWOL
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Ferris Jabr | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

News of the friendly white whale spread quickly. In early May, a video of the beluga went viral, eventually earning a spot on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.” In it, several young women stand on a dock in Hammerfest, speaking excitedly with their hands outstretched just above the water. “Oh, my God!” one woman exclaims as the whale returns a smartphone her friend dropped in the sea. The women cheer and caress the whale, whose mouth continues to hang open. Later viral videos would show him stealing (and returning) a kayaker’s GoPro and playing fetch with a rugby ball.

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☆ Close-up Photographer of the Year: Images show the hidden wonders of nature
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-12 | by ( Nell Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Mesmerizing photos of ants firing acid, a shrimp floating over a rainbow-colored mosaic sea star, and a butterfly peering in at a wedding party are among the winning images of the Close-up Photographer of the Year 2023 competition. The contest, in its fifth year, celebrates micro and macro photography, striving to show the hidden wonders of the natural world, from microscopic fungi to majestic animals. Micro is the term used for taking photos of tiny subjects that require magnification, while macro involves capturing close-up images of larger subjects. The title of young close-up photographer of the year went to 17-year-old Spaniard Carlos Pérez Naval for his image of a Moorish gecko on a wall covered with pyrolusite crystals. While many other photo awards feature close-up categories, they believed there was a need for an entire competition dedicated to macro and micro photography.

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KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — A flurry of Israeli airstrikes Tuesday on a refugee camp near Gaza City leveled apartment buildings, leaving craters where they once stood, as ground troops battled Hamas militants across northern Gaza and attacked underground compounds. Larger ground operations have been launched north and east of Gaza City. Jonathan Conricus, an Israeli military spokesman, called Gaza City the “center of gravity of Hamas" but said strikes continue in other parts of the territory. Hamas released its own video showing what it said was a battle in northern Gaza on Sunday. Zaki Abdel-Hay, a Palestinian living a few minutes' walk from the road south of Gaza City, said people are afraid to use it.

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☆ Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian: If you want more success than most people, trick your brain into the 'surfer mindset'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The most successful people in life can recognize a window of opportunity, and know when and how to seize it. It's not unlike surfing, according to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. A "surfer's mindset" can help you succeed in both life and business, Ohanian told students in a keynote address at his alma mater, the University of Virginia, last week. Afterward, you might "paddle back out ... and wait five hours for another good wave," he continued. "That mindset is the right mindset for a life well-lived," he said.

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CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — An inquiry that began Tuesday into New Zealand’s worst mass-shooting will examine — among other issues — the response times of police and medics and whether any of the 51 people who were killed could have been saved. The inquiry represents the first time authorities will outline the details of how they responded to the March 2019 shooting. One of the issues under examination is whether an emergency door in the Al Noor mosque was functioning at the time of the shooting — and if not, why not. Farrant gave evidence that the shooting began at 1:40 p.m. at the Al Noor mosque, where 44 people were killed, and the first emergency calls began about a minute later. Ambulance staff entered the Al Noor mosque at 2:15 p.m., Farrant said, and began removing victims eight minutes later.

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☆ The Best Astronomer-Recommended Gear to Safely Enjoy the Solar Eclipse
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Bellamy Richardson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +7 min

With an annular solar eclipse coming up on Oct. 14, 2023 and a total solar eclipse gracing the sky on April 8, 2024, there are opportunities to see some awesome astronomical beauty. If you’re planning on capturing the moment in a photo or want an even better view, check out the best cameras, solar filters, binoculars and telescopes recommended by seasoned eclipse-goers. Eclipse glassesRainbow Symphony Solar Eclipse Glasses, 5 Pack $7 at AmazonThe Eclipser American Paper Optics Eclipse Glasses, 5 Pack $11 at AmazonThousand Oaks Optical Solar Eclipse Glasses, 10 Pack $15 at AmazonNathaniel Paust, a former professor at Whitman College whose research focuses on the evolution of stars in globular clusters, says there’s really only one thing you need to view a solar eclipse: a pair of glasses with solar eclipse filters. Espenak recommends eclipse glasses from American Paper Optics, Rainbow Symphony and Thousand Oaks Optical. Get more specific information based on where you are when you input your location to the Time and Date Annular Solar Eclipse Countdown.

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☆ How to buy one of those cheap, abandoned houses in Japan, according to a Canadian dad of 2 who did it
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Eric McAskill, bought an abandoned house, or akiya, in rural Japan through an akiya bank for $23,600. Foreigners can obtain Japanese real estateOne of the best parts of Japan is that foreigners can own property, McAskill said. AdvertisementAdvertisementBut navigating akiya banks can be confusing because every community in Japan manages its own directory of abandoned houses, McAskill said. "The real-estate agents worked with the notary here to prepare the documents and sent me a copy in Bali," McAskill said. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe transaction was finalized without a hitch, and McAskill's currently in the midst of restoring the abandoned property.

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☆ Ukraine is now flying so many low-budget drones on the front lines with Russia it is coordinating them using air traffic control
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ukrainian forces are using plastic drones typically sold to hobbyists. These low-budget drones are able to evade Russian air defense systems, operators said. They've proven successful, helping Ukrainian forces destroy two major electronic warfare systems. Drone operators are also switching between radio frequencies and forgoing GPS navigation to fly under Russia' radar. Ukrainian forces then ordered a strike that destroyed both.

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☆ A millennial dad of 2 bought an abandoned home in Japan for $23,600. He says restoring it is easier than expected.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Eric McAskill bought an abandoned house, or akiya, in the rural Japanese countryside for $23,600. Eric McAskill and his wife, together with their two children. Over the next decade, he would find himself visiting Japan again and again, each time visiting a different prefecture. McAskill bought his akiya through an akiya bank, which is a database maintained by the local municipalities for abandoned or vacant houses. "The first person to bid starts to enter into negotiations with the owner," McAskill said of the bidding process in Japan.

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☆ Cramer warns Wall Street's AI craze may be peaking
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

CNBC's Jim Cramer on Monday suggested that Wall Street's artificial intelligence craze may be reaching its peak. Cramer wondered if AI is having a GoPro moment as he compared companies touting AI offerings to the action camera fad years ago. But he questioned companies advertising AI directly to the consumer, cautioning investors that many may be hyping AI to raise their stock's valuation. According to Cramer, AI is intended to save businesses money, not serve individual consumers. "Unless there's a return on investment that's tangible and visible, generative AI may not be all that valuable," he said.

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