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☆ Hurricane Beryl nears Caribbean as life-threatening Category 3 storm — marking an unusually early start to hurricane season
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Elizabeth Wolfe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Hurricane Beryl, a powerful Category 3 storm, is expected to slam into the Caribbean on Monday, endangering several island communities with life-threatening storm surge, violent winds and flash flooding. Beryl’s arrival marks an exceptionally early – and likely devastating – start to the Atlantic hurricane season. • Widespread tropical storm advisories: Tropical storm warnings are in effect for Martinique and Trinidad, the National Hurricane Center said. Less severe tropical storm watches are also in place in parts of the Dominican Republic and the southern coast of Haiti. The storm’s rapid intensification is very atypical this early into hurricane season, according to National Hurricane Center Director Mike Brennan.

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☆ Hurricane Beryl intensifies into ‘very dangerous’ Category 3 storm as it approaches the Caribbean
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Dalia Faheid | Sara Tonks | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The National Hurricane Center says Beryl is expected to be an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 hurricane when it reaches the Windward Islands by late Sunday or early Monday. A tropical storm warning has been issued for Martinique, and a tropical storm watch is in effect for Dominica. The first hurricane of the season is unusually earlyBeryl’s rapid intensification is very unusual this early into hurricane season, according to Brennan. If Beryl reaches Category 4 intensity before Thursday, July 4, it would be the earliest recorded Category 4 hurricane in the Atlantic. Cars line up at a gas station Saturday in Bridgetown, Barbados, as hurricane Beryl approaches.

Persons: Beryl, ” Mike Brennan, CNN’s Fredricka Whitfield, Brennan, Vincent, “ Beryl, ” Brennan, “, Wilfred Abrahams, Chandan Khanna, Ralph Gonsalves, ” Gonsalves, Saint Lucia, Philip J, Pierre, Phil Klotzbach, that’s “, ” Organizations: CNN, National Hurricane Center, NHC, National Oceanic, Hurricane Center, NOAA, Home Affairs, Getty, National Disaster Management Agency, Colorado State University, Weather Service Locations: Barbados, Windward, Islands, Windward Islands, Caribbean, St, Lucia, Grenada, Tobago, Martinique, Dominica, Lesser, Atlantic, El, Bridgetown, Grenadines, “ Kingstown, ”, Saint, Pacific

☆ Beryl strengthens into a hurricane in the Atlantic, forecast to become a major storm
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-29 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

A major hurricane is considered Category 3 or higher, with winds of at least 111 mph (178 kph). Beryl also is the strongest June tropical storm on record that far east in the tropical Atlantic, according to Klotzbach. Beryl is the second named storm in what is predicted to be a busy hurricane season, from June 1 to November 30 in the Atlantic. He said one was the first hurricane of 1933, the most active hurricane season on record. An average Atlantic hurricane season produces 14 named storms, seven of them hurricanes and three major hurricanes.

Persons: Beryl, Philip Klotzbach, St, Vincent, Michael Lowry, Sabu Best, Tomer Burg, Brian McNoldy, Mia Mottley, Musku, Ralph Gonsalves, Storm Alberto, Lowry, Mark Spence, I'm Organizations: Barbados, Colorado State University, National Hurricane Center, University of Miami, South Africa, Grenadines, Cricket, Atmospheric Administration Locations: Caribbean, Barbados, Lucia, Grenada, St, Grenadines, Martinique, Dominica, Tobago, Florida, Jamaica, Mexico, Miami, India, South, Bridgetown, Pittsburgh, Trinidad and Tobago, Port, Spain, South Florida

☆ Beryl is first hurricane of 2024 Atlantic season
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Eric Zerkel | Sara Tonks | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Beryl is the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season, with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph with stronger gusts, according to a 5 p.m. EST update from the National Hurricane Center. That this formed so early in the season – and in this part of the Atlantic – is a sign of the hyperactive hurricane season to come, according to research from Phil Klotzbach, a hurricane expert and research scientist at Colorado State University. Normally, ocean temperatures aren’t warm enough in this region in June and July to help tropical systems thrive. That’s hardly the case this year, and one of the reasons behind record-high hurricane season forecasts over the past few months. Both have low odds of developing over the next week, but given the unusual early season action and favorable ocean temperatures, they will have to be watched closely.

Persons: Beryl, St Lucia, Vincent, Philip Klotzbach, Phil Klotzbach, “ Beryl, ” Dr, Mike Brennan, CNN’s Fredricka Whitfield, ” Brennan, “, ”, El Niño, Wilfred Abrahams, Saint Vincent, Ralph Gonsalves, ” Gonsalves, Saint Lucia, Philip J, Pierre Organizations: CNN, National Hurricane Center, Lesser, St, Colorado State University, National Oceanic, Hurricane Center, NHC, Home Affairs, National Disaster Management Agency Locations: Barbados, Windward, Caribbean, Islands, St, Grenadines, Grenada, Martinique, Tobago, Mexico Gulf, Lesser, El, Mexico, “ Kingstown, ”, Saint

☆ Payal Kapadia: India celebrates historic win at Cannes Film Festival
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Rhea Mogul | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Filmmaker Payal Kapadia made history Saturday, as she became the first person from India to clinch the prestigious Grand Prix at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, the second highest prize after the Palme d’Or. It is the first Indian movie in three decades to compete in Cannes’ main competition. “Please don’t wait another 30 years to have an Indian film,” she said to the audience. “Indian stars shining bright… These women have scripted history, and inspired the entire Indian film fraternity,” he wrote on the platform. In 1947, filmmaker Chetan Anand took Cannes’ top prize for his film “Neecha Nagar,” becoming the only Indian to win the accolade.

Persons: Payal Kapadia, Palme, ” Kapadia, Greta Gerwig, Lily Gladstone, ”, Narendra Modi, ” Rahul Gandhi, India’s, Anasuya Sengupta, “, Chhaya, Divya Prabha, Stephane Cardinale, Corbis, Hridhu Haroon, Kartiki Gonsalves, Chetan Anand, Neecha, Kapadia Organizations: CNN, Prix, Cannes Film, Cannes, Indian National Congress, Grand, “ Salaam, Hollywood, Cannes ’ Locations: India, Mumbai, Cannes, “, “ Salaam Bombay, Kani, Indian

☆ A Yale professor is slamming Bill Ackman's campaign against Harvard, calling the billionaire investor an 'odious' oligarch
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-03 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewA Yale faculty member is engaging Bill Ackman in a public tiff on X, slamming the billionaire investor for his intense campaign against Harvard President Claudine Gay. Advertisement"What did I say about Harvard President Gay that has to do with money? What did I say about @Harvard President Gay that has to do with money? President Gay resigned because she lost the confidence of the University at large due to her actions and inactions and other failures of leadership. That's why people pay attention," Gonsalves replied.

Persons: —, Bill Ackman, Claudine Gay, Gregg Gonsalves, Gonsalves, Ackman, X, Gay, … — Bill Ackman, — Gregg Gonsalves, @gregggonsalves, Gonsalves wasn't, Bill, You’re, it’s, Gonsalves's, Sally Kornbluth Organizations: Service, Yale, Harvard, Business, University, MIT, Business Insider

☆ The next United Nations Secretary General? This Caribbean climate leader makes diplomats 'jump' with excitement
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Stephanie Fillion | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

United Nations CNN —Asked last week if she will run to become the United Nations’ next Secretary General, Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados gave a thumbs up, smiled, and walked away. Fighting for a woman at the helmThe UN’s next Secretary General would take office in January 2027. “There’s always lots of men that want to run,” said Ben Donaldson, head of campaigns at the United Nations Association of the United Kingdom. “It’s not so much about talking about a Julie or Anne, or Mary, it is more about talking about a Madame Secretary General as a general proposition, and then making sure that we pave the way to get there,” she said. “I believe that men should run next time around as I believe women should run in their numbers,” he said.

Persons: United Nations CNN —, Mia Mottley, Mottley, Juan Manuel Santos –, –, Santos, Rafael Grossi, António Guterres, Alicia Bárcena, Rebeca, Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, “, Ralph Gonsalves, Saint Vincent, ”, Guterres, Obama, Richard Gowan, ” Elina Valtonen, ” Valtonen, it’s, Ben Donaldson, “ I’m, Susana Malcorra, It’s, Julie, Anne, Mary, Dennis Francis, doesn’t, ” Julia Maciel Organizations: United Nations CNN, United Nations ’, UN, United Nations, International Atomic Energy Agency, Assembly, CNN, International Monetary Fund, General, Chevron, European Union, Bridgetown Initiative, IMF, World Bank, Crisis, UN Security Council, Security Council, Security, United Nations Association of, Global, Madame Locations: Barbados, America, Caribbean, New York, Colombian, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Grenadines, Venezuela, Bridgetown, COP28, New York City, UN, Portuguese, United Kingdom, Trinidad and Tobago, Ukraine, Paraguay

July 18 (Reuters) - The European Union (EU) said on Tuesday that Europe's slave-trading past inflicted "untold suffering" on millions of people and hinted at the need for reparations for what it described as a "crime against humanity". The idea of paying reparations or making other amends for slavery has a long history but the movement is gaining momentum worldwide. EU and CELAC agreed on one paragraph that acknowledged and "profoundly" regretted the "untold suffering inflicted on millions of men, women and children as a result of the transatlantic slave trade". It said slavery and the transatlantic slave trade were "appalling tragedies ... not only because of their abhorrent barbarism but also in terms of their magnitude". The CARICOM reparations commission "sees the persistent racial victimisation of the descendants of slavery and genocide as the root cause of their suffering today", the plan said.

Persons: Ralph Gonsalves, Saint Vincent, CELAC's, CELAC, Dutch King Willem, Alexander, King Charles, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Catarina Demony, Belen Carreno, Andrew Gray, Grant McCool Organizations: European Union, EU, of, Caribbean, Caribbean Community, Thomson Locations: Portugal, Brazil, Caribbean States, Brussels, Grenadines, Dutch, Netherlands

Hundreds of experiments are in progress worldwide, examining psychedelics' potential as medicines. Insider identified 22 key trials that could make or break the psychedelics industry's future. If they succeed, these trials could pave the way for psychedelics to be used as medical treatments. Hundreds of clinical trials are underway worldwide, examining the potential of psychedelics as treatments for health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder, severe depression, and anorexia. The total market for psychedelics-related medicines could eventually reach $100 billion, according to a 2020 report from Tania Gonsalves at Canaccord Genuity.

☆ Luminary's founder offered employees 3 options when her company was in financial ruin. Here's why they all chose to take a pay cut.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Jennifer Ortakales Dawkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

InsiderCate Luzio is the founder and CEO of Luminary, a women's coworking space and professional network. Between March and April, the company lost about 80% of its revenue, Luzio told Insider. During the Zoom meeting in April, the founder told her full-time staff members that she had to make some cuts. Luzio told her team to take time to think, but the workers decided unanimously within minutes: Everyone chose the pay cut and told their boss they weren't going anywhere. Luzio and her team spoke with Insider about the pivotal moment in Luminary's business.

☆ Sorry, millennials, you're never getting a good home
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( James Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Like a lot of millennials, Enrique Gonsalves is a victim of poor timing. For most millennials, born between 1981 and 1996, the path to homeownership has been fraught with pitfalls and false starts. Add it all up, and the homeownership rate among millennials is lagging that of previous generations. Compared with these generations, millennials have more debt, a lower net worth, and a worse chance of making more than their parents. Those factors, particularly the rise in student debt, have prevented millennials from getting a home.

☆ Biden's comments about pandemic widen public health split over how US should respond to Covid-19
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Brenda Goodman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Some public health experts worry that political motives are driving the President's desire to declare the pandemic over, rather than protection of the public's health. It's a 9/11, week after week after week," said Gregg Gonsalves, an epidemiologist at the Yale School of Public Health. The World Health Organization recognizes a global health threat as something different: a public health emergency of international concern, or PHEIC. The US also recognizes a public health emergency. Covid-19 is still considered to be a public health emergency both domestically and around the world.

About 100 experiments are in progress worldwide, examining psychedelics' potential as medicines. Insider identified 19 key trials that could make or break the psychedelics industry's future. About 100 clinical trials are underway worldwide, examining the potential of psychedelics as treatments for health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder, severe depression, and anorexia. Phase III trials test the compounds in larger numbers of people with the condition. Companies use information from their Phase II studies to design Phase III trials and persuade the regulator to OK the design.

☆ O insulă va deveni prima comunitate în care totul se va cumpără cu Bitcoin
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-27 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Dar mica insulă, un complex rezidențial în care sunt construite 39 de vile de lux, va deveni prima comunitate din lume unde totul se poate plăti cu Bitcoin, relatează Euronews, citează digi24.ro. Moneda virtuală este, de asemenea, acceptată pe insulă ca plată pentru produsele esențiale, precum și restaurante, cinematografe și cafenele. Pentru economiile bazate pe turism, acest lucru va fi devastator”, a mai spus Gonsalves. „Acest lucru a împins multe națiuni insulare din Caraibe să adopte criptomonedele mult mai repede decât alte țări mai dezvoltate. „Nu toată lumea înțelege avantajul criptomonedelor”, a spus Gonsalves.

Persons: Vincent Organizations: Bermude Locations: Caraibe, Bahamas, Barbados, St

☆ O insulă din Caraibe va deveni prima comunitate în care totul se cumpără cu Bitcoin, de la case la produse esențiale
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-27 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

O insulă din Caraibe va deveni prima comunitate în care totul se cumpără cu Bitcoin, de la case la produse esențialeCu o suprafață de numai 18 kilometri pătrați, insula Bequia nu este pe radarul turiștilor care merg în Caraibe, cu excepția vedetelor și a câte unui membru al familiei regale britanice. Dar mica insulă va deveni prima comunitate din lume unde totul se poate plăti cu Bitcoin, relatează Euronews., citat de Digi24. Un complex rezidențial în care sunt construite 39 de vile de lux va fi primul de acest fel din Caraibe care acceptă Bitcoin ca plată pentru proprietăți. Moneda virtuală este, de asemenea, acceptată pe insulă ca plată pentru produsele esențiale, precum și la restaurante, cinematografe și cafenele. Dezvoltatorii proiectului rezidențial spun că au decis să accepte plata în Bitcoin mai mult din necesitate decât pentru a atrage cumpărători.

Locations: Caraibe

☆ Erupţie a vulcanului La Soufriere de pe insula Saint Vincent din Caraibe: Mii de oameni au fost evacuați (VIDEO)
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-10 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +4 min

Căderile de cenuşă au fost observate până în sudul insulei, iar Aeroportul Internaţional Argyle a fost închis după declanşarea fazei eruptive. Cea mai importantă şi totodată cea mai devastatoare erupţie a avut loc în 1902 şi a provocat peste o mie de victime. Ameninţarea unei erupţii vulcanice iminente a vulcanului La Soufriere a determinat, cu o zi înainte, emiterea unui ordin de evacuare de urgenţă pentru mii de rezidenţi. "Noaptea trecută a fost o panică nebună, dar astăzi pare mai linişte. Fostă colonie britanică, Arhipelagul Saint Vincent şi Grenadine este alcătuit din o insulă principală, Saint Vincent, flancată la sud de cele 31 de insuliţe din Grenadine.

Persons: Saint Vincent, Grenadine, Ralph Gonsalves, Santa Lucia, Arhipelagul Saint Vincent Organizations: Aeroportul, Universitatea din, Royal Caribbean Locations: Saint Vincent, Caraibe, Antilele Mici, Soufriere, Argyle, Universitatea din Indiile de Vest, Trinidad şi Tobago, Antile, Guadelupa, Saint, Barbados, Santa, Antigua şi Barbuda, Martinica, Pelée, Antilele Franceze, erupţia, St - Pierre, Paris, Antilelor, Arhipelagul Saint, Grenadine

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