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The FBI is investigating several bomb threats targeted at several Connecticut Congress members and a pint-size pup wins the National Dog Show. Getty ImagesFive of Connecticut’s lawmakers say they were targeted with bomb threats on Thanksgiving day, though no bombs were ultimately found. Pug love at the National Dog ShowPug at The National Dog Show. National Dog Show contestants are judged based on overall appearance, temperament and structure according to their breeds’ official standards. Staff Pick: Why the 1978 Village People song “YMCA” is topping the chartsThen-President Donald Trump dances to the song "YMCA" following a campaign rally at Erie International Airport in Erie, Pa, on Oct. 20, 2020.

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☆ Discovery of fossilized footprints reveals the moment two ancient human species crossed paths
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —More than 1.5 million years ago, two different species of ancient human crossed paths on a lakeshore, perhaps locking eyes with each other. The researchers found 12 hominin tracks in a line, suggesting they were made by the same individual. “There’s one long trackway with 12 (hominin) footprints in it. We hypothesize that those more humanlike footprints are more likely Homo erectus just because the rest of their anatomy is so human,” Hatala said. Shown here is a fossil footprint hypothesized to have been created by Homo erectus, a species of ancient human.

Persons: CNN —, sapiens, ”, Kevin Hatala, “, Neil T, Roach, Hatala, ” Hatala, you’ve, Harvard University Pristinely, couldn’t, Lucy, Louise N, boisei, bosei, Homo erectus, wasn’t, “ Paranthropus, Kevin G, erectus, Briana, Pobiner Organizations: CNN, Chatham University, Harvard University, Turkana Basin, Stony Brook University, Chatham University Hatala, Smithsonian National Museum Locations: Pittsburgh, Koobi Fora, Lake Turkana, Kenya, Ethiopia, Leakey, Turkana, Siberia

☆ I stayed in a 110-year-old ship that's been converted into a beachfront hotel. It was a great retreat from living in a concrete jungle.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementI stayed in Doulos Phos The Ship Hotel, a short ferry ride from Singapore. AdvertisementFrom the get-go, I was blown away by the vastnessThe front of the ship hotel, with its two anchors preserved. Aditi BharadeAs my taxi turned the corner from the ferry terminal, I took in the sheer size of the 430-foot-long ship hotel. The bathroom, too, was huge — much larger than some hotel rooms I've stayed in. AdvertisementThe bathroom was larger than hotel rooms I've stayed in, in the past.

Persons: Eric Saw, Aditi Bharade, Aditi Organizations: Life, Southeast Asia that's, Titanic, Business Locations: Doulos, Singapore, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, New York City, Indonesian, Bintan's, Texas, Rome, Kenya, Bintan

☆ Can U.S. and other countries reach a deal on curbing plastic pollution?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Instead, talks will be focused on chemicals of concern and other measures after petrochemical-producing nations such as Saudi Arabia and China strongly opposed efforts to target plastic production over the protests of countries that bear the brunt of plastic pollution. The U.S. delegation did not answer questions on whether it would reverse its new position to support plastic production caps. Climate Change Conference this month that despite not producing any plastic, Fiji is bearing the brunt of its downstream pollution. While supporting an international treaty, the petrochemical industry has been vocal in urging governments to avoid setting mandatory plastic production caps, and focus on solutions on reducing plastic waste, such as recycling. “We would see a treaty successful if it would really put ... emphasis on ending plastic pollution.

Persons: Luis Vayas Valdivieso, ”, Donald Trump, Inger Andersen, Sivendra Michael, Martin Jung Organizations: Intergovernmental, European Union, High Ambition Coalition, U.S, White, Council, Environmental, Environment, Reuters, BASF, Industry Locations: Busan, South Korea, Ottawa, Saudi Arabia, China, COP29, ”, States, Kenya, Peru, Fiji, France, Barbados

☆ Adani CFO says U.S. charges linked to only one business contract
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Chairperson of Indian conglomerate Adani Group, Gautam Adani, speaking at the World Congress of Accountants in Mumbai on November 19, 2022. A U.S. bribery indictment of Indian billionaire Gautam Adani is linked to one contract of Adani Green Energy that makes up some 10% of its business, and no other firms in the conglomerate are accused of wrongdoing, the group's CFO said on Saturday. The allegations in the U.S. indictment relates to "one contract of Adani Green, which is roughly 10% of overall business of Adani Green", Singh said on X. Adani, which has several other global projects, is also charged with misleading U.S. investors about Adani Green's compliance with antibribery principles and laws. The charges also put the spotlight on Sagar Adani, a director at Adani Green and millennial scion of the company who kept track of hundreds of millions of dollars of alleged bribes to Indian officials on his mobile phone.

Persons: Gautam Adani, Adani, Jugeshinder Singh, Singh, Hindenburg, Sagar Organizations: Adani, World, Accountants, Energy, U.S, Indian Energy Locations: Mumbai, U.S, Adani, Kenya, United States

☆ See some of the best photos from National Geographic's 'Pictures of the Year'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Marylou Costa | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

National Geographic released its annual "Pictures of the Year" issue this week, showcasing 20 photographs — out of some 2.3 million in contention — that depict striking scenes of nature, wildlife and human connection to the world. Emperor penguins have been increasingly moving from low-lying ice to higher, more permanent ice shelves as climate change changes their environment, according to National Geographic. Source: Ami Vitale by National GeographicIn January, scientists at the BioRescue project transferred a southern white rhino embryo into a southern white rhino female. Only two are left, according to National Geographic. The cover of National Geographic's "Pictures of the Year" issue, dated December 2024, shows researchers in Gabon's Bongolo Cave.

Persons: Bertie Gregory, penguins, Ingo Arndt, Arndt, Ami Vitale, Concan, Babak Tafreshi, Jason Gulley, Gulley, I've, Davide Monteleone, Synhelion, Peter Fisher, he's, Fisher, Robbie Organizations: Geographic, Pictures, National, National Geographic, Germany's University of Konstanz, Taurus, CNBC Travel, Fanning, CNBC Locations: Antarctica, Konstanz, Germany, Kenya, Texas Texas, Texas, Fanning Springs, Park, Florida, Suwannee, Swiss, Antigua, Guatemala

☆ ‘A lot of fear:’ Trump’s deportation proposals are already rattling workers
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Alicia Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

“People are afraid of walking the streets right now; there’s a lot of fear … a lot of fear,” Sanchez said. “Shrinking worker (supply) in a period in which those sectors need more workers and are having a hard time finding workers will clearly generate a slowdown,” Peri said. Although temporary farm visas — known as H-2A — do exist, there is no legal way to have year-round foreign workers. “We know [undocumented immigrants] are working, they’re not sitting at home,” he said. “The slowing in immigration that’s broadly anticipated will probably show up in tighter labor markets for lower-skilled workers,” he said in an interview.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Sam Sanchez, ”, Sanchez, ” Sanchez, Giovanni Peri, Peri, Ron Estrada, “, ” Estrada, farmworkers, Joe Sohm, Farmworker Justice’s Estrada, Carolinians, they’re, “ They’ve, Biden, Trump, Michael Feroli, Julia Pollak, Scott Olson, it’s, Joe Brusuelas, ” Karoline Leavitt, Vance, Joanne Eriaku, Eriaku, she’s Organizations: CNN, Chicago, Coast Hospitality Group, “, Global Migration, University of California, Davis, UCDavis, Migration Center . Business, Biden, Farmworker, North Carolina Growers Association, Congressional, CBO, JPMorgan, Republican National Convention, RSM, Trump, United Nations, UN, Social Locations: America, Mexico, Little, San Francisco, Chicago, ”, Milwaukee, Chicago’s Little, Springfield , Ohio, New York City, Uganda, Eriaku, Kenya, United States

☆ Kenya drops over $2.5 billion of Adani deals after U.S. indictment
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Gautam Adani, billionaire and chairman of Adani Group, during an event at the Port of Haifa in Haifa, Israel, on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. Under the proposed deal worth nearly $2 billion, the Adani Group was to add a second runway at the Jomo Kenyatta international airport and upgrade the passenger terminal in exchange for a 30-year lease. Representatives from Adani Group did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The Adani Group denied the allegations and said in a statement that it would seek "all possible legal recourse". Senior government officials, including Ruto, had repeatedly defended the deals despite allegations made in 2023 by U.S. short-seller Hindenburg Research - denied by the Adani Group - of improper governance practices at the company.

Persons: Gautam Adani, William Ruto, Ruto, Opiyo Wandayi, George Kamau Organizations: Adani, Port, Kenyan, Jomo Kenyatta, Adani Group, Hindenburg Research, Energy Locations: Port of Haifa, Haifa, Israel, United States, Kenyan

☆ Kizza Besigye: Ugandan opposition politician kidnapped in Kenya, his wife says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Reuters —A prominent Ugandan opposition politician was kidnapped during a book launch in Kenya over the weekend, transferred to Uganda and is being held at a military jail in Kampala, his wife said on Wednesday. “I request the (government) of Uganda to release my husband Dr Kizza Besigye from where he is being held immediately,” said his wife Winnie Byanyima. A spokesman for the Ugandan military could not be immediately reached for comment. “As police, we don’t have him, so we can’t make any comment,” Ugandan police spokesman Kituuma Rusoke told Reuters. Besigye, who was Museveni’s physician during the guerrilla war but later became an outspoken critic, was kidnapped on Saturday during the launch of a book by veteran Kenyan opposition politician Martha Karua, Byanyima wrote on the social media platform X.

Persons: Kizza Besigye, Yoweri Museveni, “, ”, Winnie Byanyima, Kituuma Rusoke, Martha Karua, Byanyima Organizations: Reuters, Besigye’s Forum, Democratic, UNAIDS, United Nations Locations: Kenya, Uganda, Kampala

☆ The most common mistakes people make during their first safari vacation
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Monica Humphries | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementTwo safari travel agents shared common mistakes travelers make on their first visit to Africa. The average vacationer spends between $5,500 and $6,500 on a safari, according to travel company Go2Africa's 2023 safari report. AdvertisementWhile Meg van Niekerk, a safari planner for Go2Africa, said that's not always the case, she added that it's impossible not to fall in love with the vacation style. Van Niekerk and Shaun Stanley, the owner and founder of the luxury safari planning company Stanley Safaris, shared with Business Insider some common mistakes travelers can avoid on their first safari vacation. Van Niekerk connects with her clients via WhatsApp, so if I flight is delayed or something goes wrong, she's just a message away.

Persons: Meg van Niekerk, that's, Van Niekerk, Shaun Stanley, Stanley Safaris, Monica Humphries, Stanley, we've, overtourism, it's, van Niekerk Organizations: Business, Mara, Reserve Locations: Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Botswana, Central Serengeti, Republic of Congo

☆ I moved to a remote island with only 236 inhabitants. I love raising my kids here.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Erin Liam | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementKelly Green, 34, went to visit her parents in Tristan Da Cunha and fell in love. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kelly Green, the head of tourism at Tristan Da Cunha. But I misunderstood, as Edinburgh of the Seven Seas is a settlement in Tristan Da Cunha, one of the world's most isolated settlements with only around 236 inhabitants. I wanted to live in Tristan Da Cunha. Just because I decided to live on Tristan Da Cunha doesn't mean they have to live here forever.

Persons: Kelly Green, Tristan Da Cunha, Green, Shane, I've, Kelly Green Tristan Da Cunha, There's, they're Organizations: British Overseas, Cape Town, Gatwick Airport, England Locations: British, British Overseas Territory, England, Antigua, Bangladesh, Mozambique, Kenya, easyJet, Edinburgh, Scotland, Cape, South Africa

☆ United States’ first known case of more severe strain of mpox confirmed in California
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Jamie Gumbrecht | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The United States’ first known case of a more severe strain of mpox was confirmed in California, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Saturday. The person diagnosed with clade I mpox had recently traveled from Eastern Africa, where an mpox outbreak is ongoing. Clade II mpox has been circulating in the United States since a large outbreak in 2022 and 2023. A more recent outbreak in Africa is driven by clade I, which is known to cause more severe disease. Travel-related cases of mpox clade Ib have been reported in Germany, India, Kenya, Sweden, Thailand, Zimbabwe, and the United Kingdom.

Persons: United States ’, mpox, Dr, Sanjay Gupta Organizations: CNN, United, US Centers for Disease Control, Prevention, CDC, World Health Organization, Democratic, WHO, CNN Health Locations: United States, California, Eastern Africa, Africa, Germany, India, Kenya, Sweden, Thailand, Zimbabwe, United Kingdom, Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Uganda

☆ I have 5 Gen Z children in the workforce, and they don't prioritize their careers. It made me rethink my life.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Kimanzi Constable | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

My Gen Z children helped me understand that work doesn't have to be a priority. AdvertisementMy Gen Z children entering the workforce shifted my beliefsI'm a father of five Gen Z kids. AdvertisementMy Gen Z children have told me they see work for what it is: They work to live, not live to work. Related storiesMy Gen Z children have shifted my beliefs about work, and as a result, I've gotten therapy to help me learn who I am outside my career. AdvertisementMy Gen Z children in the workforce have taught me lessons about work that my generation didn't.

Persons: I've, I'm, They've, Constable Organizations: Kenyan, LinkedIn Locations: Kenya

☆ Miss Universe 2024: See all the best national costumes
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

At Miss Universe 2024, it was all those things — and much more — as the annual pageant kicked off with its flamboyant national costume competition Thursday evening. Raquel Cunha/ReutersThe first person of First Nations heritage to represent Canada at Miss Universe, Ashley Callingbull wore a multi-tiered gown equipped with flashing lights. Hector Vivas/Getty ImagesMiss Jamaica, Rachel Silvera, paid homage to the female pioneers of dancehall music. Hector Vivas/Getty ImagesMiss Malta, Beatrice Njoya, became the first ever Miss Universe contestant to reach the finale in their 40s, after the pageant lifted a longstanding age limit of 28. Hector Vivas/Getty ImagesMiss Ukraine, Alina Ponomarenko, came in an armored outfit symbolizing "the courage of Ukrainian defenders," the pageant host said.

Persons: Geyssell García, Irene Mukii’s, Chile, Emilia Dides, Sábado Gigante, ”, Miss Ivory Coast Marie, Emmanuelle Diamala’s, Thet San Andersen, Christina Chalk, Sheynnis Palacios, Faith Landman, Hector Vivas, Miss Argentina, Magalí Benejam, Selvinique Wright, Elena Hidalgo, Ky Duyen Nguyen, Fernando Llano, ” Hector Vivas, Juliana Barrientos, Images Miss Kenya, Irene Mukii, Raquel Cunha, Ashley Callingbull, Miss Italy, Glenany Cavalcante, Jamaica, Rachel Silvera, Davin Prasath, Malta, Beatrice Njoya, Sakhile Dube, Alma Cooper, Sam, Alina Ponomarenko Organizations: CNN, Miss, Miss Bangladesh, Anouk, United, Images Miss, Reuters, Nations, Images, Cambodia, San, Santo Locations: Mexico City, Miss Nicaragua, León Cathedral, Kenyan, Miss Ivory Coast, Miss Myanmar, United Kingdom, Sheynnis Palacios of Nicaragua, Delft, Miss Bahamas, Costa Rica, Miss Aruba, Miss Vietnam, Miss Great Britain, Chile, Bolivia, Canada, Ecuador, Tema, San Francisco, Santo Domingo, Colombia, Mexico, Miss Zimbabwe, Miss United States, Images Miss Nicaragua, León

☆ Man convicted of conspiring to commit 9/11 style attack on behalf of terror group
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A jury has found a man guilty of conspiring to steal a passenger jet and commit a 9/11-inspired attack under the direction of Somalian terrorist organization “al Shabaab.”Cholo Abdi Abdullah, 34, was found guilty Monday on six counts including conspiring to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization and conspiring to murder U.S. nationals. Abdullah had sworn allegiance to Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mijahideen, the militant Islamist group commonly known as “al Shabaab,” based in Somalia, prosecutors said. He took part in a plot to hijack a commercial plane and crash it into a building in the U.S., reminiscent of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, prosecutors said. He also sent encrypted messages to his al Shabaab handler which included details on post-9/11 hijackings. On Monday, he was further convicted on counts of providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization, conspiring to commit aircraft piracy, conspiring to destroy aircraft, and conspiring to commit acts of terrorism transcending national boundaries.

Persons: “, ” Cholo Abdi Abdullah, Abdullah, Harakat, al, Prosecutors, He’s Organizations: AK, Department of Justice, U.S, World Trade Center, FBI, NBC Locations: “ al Shabaab, Shabaab, al Shabaab, Somalia, U.S, Philippines, American, ”, Al Shabaab, al Qaeda, Jerusalem, Nairobi, Kenya, New York

☆ HPE CEO tells BI why he's redoubling DEI initiatives as some companies waver
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Emma Cosgrove | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Hewlett Packard Enterprise CEO Antonio Neri prioritizes diversity, equity, and inclusion. AdvertisementHewlett Packard Enterprise CEO Antonio Neri started his career at the company as a "Customer Service Engineer" in a call center nearly 30 years ago. Neri said he addresses DEI initiatives at the company in internal quarterly leadership discussions and company surveys multiple times a year. The CEO role has changedThe 57-year-old CEO wants a diverse workforce that stays with the company and moves up the ranks. If you're sitting on the sideline, that means you're you're not contributing your best," he said.

Persons: Antonio Neri prioritizes, John Deere, —, Antonio Neri, " Neri, HPE, Harley Davidson, Neri, He's, it's, Meg Whitman, he's Organizations: Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Microsoft, Service, Hewlett, Enterprise, Business, HP, Partners, eBay Locations: Kenya

☆ More wealthy travelers are going on luxury safaris — some for more than $2,500 a day
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Brittany Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Some luxury travel agencies and tour operators say they've seen an uptick in travelers booking luxury safaris. She's not alone — as of late, a growing number of travelers have been itching to go on a luxurious African safari, too. Micato SafarisLuxury tour operator Abercrombie and Kent's African safaris have always been among its best-selling vacations, the company told BI in an email. AdvertisementSome luxury travel agencies are noticing it, tooLuxury travel agency Indagare told BI in an email that safari bookings are "trending upward. AdvertisementWith such prices, some travelers might consider luxury safaris a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Persons: —, Sophie Serrano, Serrano, " Serrano, She's, Abercrombie, buffalos —, Dennis Pinto, Safaris, Micato, Pinto, Richard Waite, Oprah, Ellen DeGeneres, — Singita, Singita, Melissa Krueger, Indagare, Scott Dunn, Julie Durso, Jackie Roth, Sophie Serrano Misty Belles, Take Serrano, Isabella John Organizations: Service, Micato's, Scott Dunn Private, Nomad, Kruger Locations: Zanzibar, Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Tanzania's, Botswana, South, Umlani's

☆ Quincy Jones, musical titan and entertainment icon, dead at 91
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“Tonight, with full but broken hearts, we must share the news of our father and brother Quincy Jones’ passing,” the Jones family said in the statement. American jazz musician, arranger, and composer Quincy Jones (left) works with singer and actor Frank Sinatra on a soundstage, 1964. His family eventually moved to Seattle, Washington, and Jones began taking lessons from famed horn player Clark Terry. Musician, composer and producer Quincy Jones poses for a portrait in 1981 in Los Angeles. In 1967 he married Swedish model Ulla Andersson, and they had two children, Martina and Quincy Jones III, before divorcing in 1974.

Persons: Quincy Jones, Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson, Jones, ”, John Dominis, Michael Jackson’s, Clark Terry, Lionel Hampton, Gladys, “, ” Jones, ‘, We’ll, ’ ” Jones, Schillinger, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Sarah Vaughan, Dizzy Gillespie, Bobby Holland, Michael Ochs, Leslie Gore’s, Peggy Lee, Jackson, Steven Spielberg, Jim Henson, Kevin Mazur, Bel, Will Smith, Jeri Caldwell, Jolie, Ulla Andersson, Quincy Jones III, Peggy Lipton, Rashida Jones, Kidada Jones, Rachel, Carol Reynolds, Kenya Kinski, Nastassja Kinski, Rolling Stone, Louie Armstrong, Mr, Sinatra Organizations: CNN, Hampton, National Endowment, Arts, Berklee College of Music, Michael Ochs Archives, Mercury Records, Party, M Records, Qwest, Jim Henson Studios Locations: Bel Air , California, American, Chicago, Seattle , Washington, Boston, Los Angeles, Haiti, Hollywood , California, Swedish, Kenya

☆ Abdi Nageeye of the Netherlands and Sheila Chepkirui of Kenya win the New York City Marathon
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

NEW YORK — Abdi Nageeye of the Netherlands won the men’s race at the New York City Marathon on Sunday and Sheila Chepkirui of Kenya took the women’s event. Chepkirui was running New York for the first time and pulled away from defending champion Hellen Obiri in the women’s race. Kenya's Sheila Chepkirui crosses the finish line to win the women's elite race in the New York City Marathon on Sunday. The weather was perfect to run in with temperatures in the lower 40s when the race started. Last year, it was 61 degrees when the race started.

Persons: Abdi Nageeye, Sheila Chepkirui, Nageeye, Evans Chebet, Chebet, Chepkirui, Hellen Obiri, Obiri, Kenya's Sheila Chepkirui, Andrew Kelly, Reuters Obiri, Mary Keitany, Vivian Cheruiyot, Tamirat Tola, Albert Korir, Conner Mantz, Sara Vaughn, Vaughn, Marcel Hug, Daniel Romanchuk, Susannah Scaroni Organizations: New York City Marathon, Reuters, Kenya, Paris Olympic, Chicago Locations: Netherlands, Kenya, Central, New York, COVID, Staten Island, Central Park

☆ NYC Marathon: The Netherlands’ Abdi Nageeye wins thrilling men’s race
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The Netherlands’ Abdi Nageeye won a thrilling men’s race at the New York City marathon on Sunday, while Kenya’s Sheila Chepkirui marked her debut with a victory in the women’s race. Similarly, there was a thrilling finish in the women’s race as Chepkirui accelerated just before the finish to drop her compatriot Hellen Obiri, the defending champion. Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/APIn the men’s wheelchair race, the USA’s Daniel Romanchuk took his first win at this marathon since 2019, ending Swiss star Marcel Hug’s domination of this event in recent years. Britain’s David Weir finished second, five seconds behind Romanchuk, while Japan’s Tomoki Suzuki finished another seven seconds back in third after a thrilling sprint finish. Meanwhile, Romanchuk’s compatriot Susannah Scaroni won the women’s wheelchair race by more than 10 minutes, marking the first time in the race’s history that Americans had won both wheelchair races.

Persons: Netherlands ’ Abdi Nageeye, Kenya’s Sheila Chepkirui, Nageeye, Evans Chebet, Tamarit Tola, Kenya’s Albert Korir, Hellen Obiri, Chepkirui, Obiri, Vivian Cheruiyot, Eduardo Munoz Alvarez, Daniel Romanchuk, Marcel Hug’s, Hug, Britain’s David Weir, Japan’s Tomoki Suzuki, Susannah Scaroni, ” Scaroni, “ Organizations: CNN, New York City, Runners, AP Locations: Netherlands, Kenya, New York City

☆ They ran an Olympic marathon 12 weeks ago. Now they’re back at it in New York
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Matthew Futterman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +10 min

Only one runner has won the Olympic marathon in the summer and New York in the fall — Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir in 2021. A pack of runners, including eventual winner Hellen Obiri, race in the Olympic women’s marathon on Aug. 11. She was physically ready to start training again in early September, but even when perfectly healthy, marathon training can be a long and lonely process. (Christian Petersen / Getty Images)Popehn said she found herself replaying the Paris race in her head once she got back home. “It’s on my mind.”GO DEEPER The ex-head of the New York marathon cleared himself in his sport.

Persons: “, ”, Hellen Obiri, Hellen, Lindwurm, —, Conner Mantz, Clayton Young, Tamirat Tola, Belgium’s Bashir Abdi, ” Young, Mantz, they’ve, Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir, Tola, Ulrik Pedersen, Dathan Ritzenhein, ” Obiri, It’s, Ritzenhein, Obiri, Joe Klecker, Klecker, Brigham Young, Young, She’ll, Christian Petersen, Popehn, She’s, ” Popehn, hasn’t Organizations: York City Marathon, Athletics Club, Team, Tokyo Olympics, Brigham, Getty, Boston Marathon, Grandma’s, New Locations: York, New York, Paris, Kenyan, Staten, Ethiopia, Manhattan, Boulder, Col, Central, Versailles, France, Minnesota

☆ Roam electric motorcycle completes solar-powered 6,000-kilometer journey through Africa
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Nell Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —An electric motorcycle, made by Swedish-Kenyan manufacturer Roam completed a 6,000-kilometer (3,700-mile) journey from Nairobi, Kenya, to Stellenbosch, South Africa, in 17 days, using only solar power. “(We wanted) to break a lot of boundaries on how traversing through sub-Saharan Africa is possible without pre-installed charging infrastructure,” Masa Kituyi, Roam product owner and one of the riders on the expedition, tells CNN. However, he insists that this mammoth journey would still be possible for people without a solar support car. Lewis SeymourAccelerating marketThe journey was a collaborative effort between Roam and Stellenbosch University, which launched an Electric Mobility Lab this month, dedicated to advancing sustainable transport solutions. Low operating costs are a key driver, analysts from Mordor told CNN in an email: “Electricity is generally cheaper than gasoline, and electric motorcycles have fewer mechanical parts.

Persons: Masa, Masa Kituyi, Lewis Seymour Kituyi, Stephan Lacock, ”, he’s, Lewis Seymour, Rwanda’s Ampersand, Spiro Organizations: CNN, Stellenbosch University, Electric Mobility, Intelligence Locations: Swedish, Kenyan, Nairobi, Kenya, Stellenbosch, South Africa, Africa, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Botswana, Victoria Falls, Chobe, China, Rwanda, Benin, Togo, Uganda, Nigeria, EVs

☆ Britain identifies its first case of new mpox variant
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Britain has detected its first case of new mpox variant clade Ib, the country's health security agency (UKHSA) said on Wednesday, adding that the risk to the population remained low. Close contacts of the case are being followed up by UKHSA and partner organisations, the UKHSA added. There have been cases of mpox clade Ib reported in Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Sweden, India and Germany, as well as Congo. Mpox is a viral infection that typically causes flu-like symptoms and pus-filled lesions, and while usually mild it can kill. Clade Ib is thought to cause more severe disease than clade II.

Persons: UKHSA Organizations: World Health Organization, Democratic, WHO Locations: Britain, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa, London, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Sweden, India, Germany, Congo, Mpox, mpox

☆ Kenya is launching a digital nomad visa: Find out if you qualify and how to apply
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

If you're a digital nomad or can work from just about anywhere, and have been wanting to add the continent of Africa to your list of destinations, you might want to consider Kenya. President William Ruto announced Kenya's Digital Nomad Work Permit on October 2 at the opening of the Magical Kenya Travel Expo. The president said the visa is "specifically designed to welcome global digital professionals, allowing them to live and work in Kenya while enjoying the country's natural beauty and high-quality lifestyle," according to Nation.

Persons: William Ruto Locations: Africa, Kenya

☆ How this blind soccer league is changing lives in the world’s newest country: ‘A disability is not inability’
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Jimmy Just Augustin, who captains the competition’s Kator Blind Football Club, had never even heard of blind soccer before he was introduced to it. He told CNN about what it means to him to set an example for other people with disabilities in South Sudan. The International Blind Sports Association (IBSA) made blind soccer one of its official sports in 1996 and it has been a men’s Paralympic event since 2004. Finding the lightAfter decades of civil war, South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in 2011 following a referendum, making it the world’s newest widely-recognized state. Success at this tournament could potentially give the country a route into the World Blind Football Championships.

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