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☆ Interior designers share 6 of the best and 4 of the worst ways to use extra space in your home
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Alyssa Towns Swantkoski | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Interior designers told Business Insider the best and worst ways to use extra space in your home. Business Insider asked interior designers for tips on the best and worst ways to take advantage of extra space in your home. "Having all that extra space means you should be able to space out your wardrobe." "Bookshelves can add extra storage space by incorporating lower cabinets, and we utilize baskets as hidden storage on a bookshelf," Brandolino said. On the other hand, defining extra space with permanent features can lower the resale valueBuilt-in cabinetry is not very versatile.

Persons: —, Mark Cutler, Cutler Schulze, Culter, Betty Brandolino, Brandolino, Amanda Oninski, Oninski, Brenna Morgan, Morgan, Charli, Hantman, Ying Reeves, Reeves, Renee Croome, I've, Andra DelMonico, Trendey, they're, DelMonico, Heather McKeown, McKeown Organizations: Service, Business, Re, Sky Designs Locations: cabinetry

☆ UK economy flatlines again in July, below expectations
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

LONDON — The U.K. economy continued to flatline in July on a month-on-month basis, flash figures published from the Office for National Statistics showed Wednesday. Britain's economic growth was up 0.5% in the three month to July, slightly below economist expectations and the 0.6% recorded in the second quarter ending in June. The U.K. economy had recorded modest but steady expansion almost every month so far this year, having emerged from a shallow recession at the start of the year. Finance Minister Rachel Reeves said the print left her "under no illusion" of the challenges faced by the U.K. economy. But she added that further movement in interest rates anticipated from the Bank of England could help ease wider growth pressures.

Persons: Liz McKeown, Keir Starmer's, Rachel Reeves, Reeves, Jeremy Hunt, Lindsay James, James Organizations: Office, National Statistics, Gross, Reuters, Labour, Conservative, Quilter Investors, Treasury, Bank of England Locations: flatline, U.K

☆ Social media keeps catching Wall Street off guard
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

In 2015, he created TickerTags, a social media data aggregator that tracks company mentions, and sold it to Jefferies' M Science. To be fair…Speculating and making decisions based on social media trends is a risky wager. Wall Street doesn't always respond to social media trends that could negatively drive fundamentals because there aren't tools to understand the impacts, McKeown noted. In the event a social media trend is mentioned, it's not factored into their valuation model, Ober added. How social media sentiment plays into a thesis should depend on an investor's time horizon.

Persons: It's, Bud Light's, influencer Dylan Mulvaney, BUD, Kirk McKeown, Chris Camillo, Jefferies, Camillo, Bud, didn't, Paul Johnson, Laxman Narasimhan, misperception, Sara Senatore, I've, Senatore, Chipotle, Keith Lee, dollies, Brian Niccol, Goldman Sachs, They're, Matt Ober, they're, I'd, McKeown, it's, Ober Organizations: Service, Business, Anheuser, Busch, Wall Street, Pew Research Center, Molson, TAP, Starbucks, Nicusa Investment, Columbia Business School, of America Locations: Palestine, Gaza, SBUX

☆ Olympics recap: What you missed in swimming, gymnastics, track and field, and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Rohan Nadkarni | Rohan Nadkarni Is A Sports Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

We saw legends in their sport add to their gold-medal counts, thrilling finishes on the track and much more. Track and FieldRacing in her first Olympics after being ruled ineligible for the Tokyo Games, USA’s Sha'Carri Richardson won silver in the women’s 100-meter finals Saturday. Richardson won gold in the same event at the World Athletic Championships in Budapest last year. And on the field, American Ryan Crouser won his third straight gold medal in the men’s shot put. He hurt the ulnar nerve in his throwing elbow before tearing his pectoral muscle leading up to the Olympics.

Persons: USA’s Sha'Carri Richardson, Lucia’s Julien Alfred, Melissa Jefferson, Jamaica’s Shelly, Ann Fraser, Price, didn’t, Richardson, Femke Bol, Bol, Ryan Crouser, John Kovacs, Rajindra Campbell, Crouser, ”, Denis, Ben Stansall, Simone Biles, It’s, ” It’s, she’ll, “, ” Biles, USA's Jade Carey, Carey, “ We’ve, ” Carey, Stephen Nedorosick, Guy, Clark Kent, Glen Powell, Nedoroscik, ” Nedoroscik, Katie Ledecky, Ledecky, Titmus, Paige Madden, Alex Walsh, Walsh, Canadian Summer McIntosh, Kate Douglass, Australia’s Kaylee McKeown, ” Douglass, Trinity Rodman, Crystal Dunn, ” Rodman, Emma Hayes, What’s, Noah Lyles, Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson, Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic Organizations: Racing, Tokyo Games, St, World Athletic, Paris Games, Getty, Tokyo, Canadian, U.S Locations: Lucia, Budapest, Tokyo, Netherlands, Paris, America, Belgium, Rio, Saint, AFP, Los Angeles, Germany

NANTERRE, France — Léon Marchand won a fourth gold medal and set his fourth Olympic record of these games on Friday, taking the 200-meter individual medley to the delight of a delirious French crowd. Fans chanted, "Léon, Léon, Léon" as he stepped onto the medal podium before delivering a full-throated rendition of "La Marseillaise." French President Emmanuel Macron celebrates in the stands after Leon Marchand won gold Friday. Earlier in the evening, Australia’s Kaylee McKeown won gold in the 200 backstroke in Olympic-record time, edging American rival Regan Smith, who picked up her third silver medal. McKeown bested the previous Olympic record of American Missy Franklin, who had set the mark of 2:04.06 in London.

Persons: France — Léon Marchand, Michael Phelps, Marchand, Emmanuel Macron, Leon Marchand, Pascal Le Segretain, Duncan Scott of Great, Wang Shun, Carson Foster, Australia’s Kaylee McKeown, Regan Smith, McKeown, Smith, Missy Franklin, Leon Marchand of France, Adam Pretty, Australia’s Cameron McEvoy, Caeleb Dressel, Dressel, McEvoy, Florent Manaudou, Benjamin Proud of Organizations: Paris La, Arizona State, Duncan Scott of Great Britain Locations: NANTERRE, France, Beijing, Arizona, China, London, Benjamin Proud of Great Britain

☆ What to watch at Olympics today: Track and field picks up, while Léon Marchand returns to the pool
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Lukas Weese | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

Team events continue, with men’s soccer beginning its quarterfinals. Canada is one of a handful of countries that could challenge the U.S., the reigning Olympic gold medalist in men’s basketball. GO DEEPER Argentina to play France in Olympic men's football quarter-finalsThursday highlightStop what you’re doing right NOW and watch Simone Biles on floor! It marked Biles’ sixth Olympic gold — the most of any U.S. gymnast. Brazil’s Rebecca Andrade claimed silver and the United States’ Suni Lee, who won Olympic gold in the event at the Tokyo Games, took bronze.

Persons: Celine Dion, —, Brian Pintado, Yang Jiayu, Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei, Cheptegei, Jacob Kiplimo, Gudaf, Nia Akins, Allie Wilson, Juliette Whittaker, Athing Mu, Marchand, Smith, Regan Smith, Kaylee McKeown, Léon Marchand, RJ Barrett, it’s, Lionel Messi, Thierry Henry, Alexandre Lacazette, Jean, Philippe Mateta, Julian Alvarez, Nicolás, Simone Biles Organizations: Olympics, Stade de France, NBC, La Defense, Frenchman, Spain, Getty, Toronto Raptors, Olympic, Australia, Games, Saint, Argentina –, Telemundo, Argentina, France Locations: Paris, Tokyo, Ethiopia, France, Canada, men’s, Sydney, basketball, Spain, Montigny, Morocco, Argentina, Argentina – France, United States, The U.S, Olympic

☆ What to watch at Olympics today: Biles and U.S. go for gold, surfers chase waves — and medals — in Tahiti
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Lukas Weese | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

A gold medal in the team event would be the fifth of Biles’ career. Sign UpSurf’s up for goldAmerican Carissa Moore is looking to defend her gold medal. And don’t forget about Canadian Kylie Masse, a two-time world champion seeking her first Olympic gold. The U.S. will play New Zealand, the reigning gold medal team, in the first semifinal. The winner moves on to the gold medal match against the winner of Canada versus Australia, who play in the other semifinal.

Persons: Simone Biles, —, Jordan Chiles, Sunisa Lee —, Jade Carey, Biles, Kelsey Plum, Jackie Young, Rhyne Howard, Cierra Burdick, Hailey Van Lith, Jimmer, Barry, Kareem Maddox, Dylan Travis, Carissa Moore, Ed Sloane, Getty, Brazil’s Ítalo Ferreira, Tahiti Smith, McKeown, Australia’s Kaylee McKeown, United States ’ Regan Smith, Kylie Masse, Summer McIntosh, Jason Kelce, Ilona Maher, @ilonamaher, Stephen Nedoroscik Organizations: NBC, Biles, —, Tokyo Olympics, United States, Germany, Serbia, BYU —, United, U.S, USA, rugby, New Zealand, Canada, Rugby, Former Philadelphia Eagles, Team USA Locations: U.S, Italy, China, Brazil, Tahiti, Paris, Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro, Biles, United States, Rio, Great, Tuesday’s, Australia

☆ Team USA has owned the Olympic swimming pool — is that about to change in Paris?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Nicole Auerbach | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

Its anthem played, over and over again, as the Americans received their gold medals atop the podium. AdvertisementU.S. swimmers have won the overall medal count and the gold medal count so often over the years that it almost has been taken for granted. Heading into the Paris Games, the Australians will be favored to win the most gold medals in the pool. Of the nine swimmers who won multiple individual gold medals, Katie Ledecky was the only American swimmer to do so. Still, USA Swimming president and CEO Tim Hinchey III has said the organization’s goal is to win the total medal count and the gold medal count.

Persons: Michael Phelps, wasn’t, Todd DeSorbo, we’ve, —, ”, Cate Campbell, ” Campbell, Katie Ledecky, Bob Bowman, Caeleb Dressel, Simone Manuel, Sarah Stier, Campbell, Phelps, he’d, we’ll, ” Phelps, Mollie O’Callaghan, Dressel, he’s, Bobby Finke, Ryan Murphy, Gretchen Walsh, Regan Smith, Kate Douglass, Walsh, Smith, Kaylee McKeown, Maggie Mac Neil, Summer McIntosh, Zhang Yufei, Douglass, McIntosh, McKeown, Alex Walsh, breaststroker Lilly King, Katie Grimes, breaststrokers Nic Fink, Matt Fallon, Carson Foster, Frenchman, Léon Marchand, Ryan Lochte, Ledecky, Lochte, Tim Hinchey, ” DeSorbo, “ We’re, Dan Goldfarb, Tom Pennington, Al Bello Organizations: Paris Games, Team USA, ” Count, “, Australia’s, NBC, Ledecky, Games Locations: Barcelona, Tokyo, United States, East Germany, Fukuoka, Japan, Paris, U.S, “ Australia, China, Britain, Rio de Janeiro, Ledecky, USA, Croatia

☆ 'The Umbrella Academy' showrunner accused by 12 staff members of 'toxic' behavior. He called the allegations 'false and outrageous.'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewA showrunner on "The Umbrella Academy" has been accused by 12 staff members of "toxic" behavior, including bullying and sexism, while working on the cult Netflix show. "The Umbrella Academy," which was released on the streamer in 2019 and has run for three seasons, follows a group of superheroes who were around the world at the same time before being raised by a mysterious billionaire. AdvertisementRolling Stone spoke to 12 writers and support staff who worked on "The Umbrella Academy" who shared their concerns about showrunner Steve Blackman. Jesse McKeown, the co-showrunner of "The Umbrella Academy" season four, claimed that he butted heads with Blackman over another writer's pay. Representatives for Blackman and Netflix did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment.

Persons: —, Gerard Way, Gabriel Ba, Steve Blackman, Blackman, wasn't, Jesse McKeown Organizations: Service, Netflix, Umbrella Academy, Business, Nielsen, Academy, Universal Content Productions, Writers Guild of America, Stone

☆ A glut of cheap Chinese goods is flooding the world and stoking trade tensions
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Hanna Ziady | Laura He | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The oversupply of Chinese goods in key industries is stoking tensions between the world’s biggest manufacturer and its major trading partners, including the United States and the European Union. From clothes to carsChina’s exports of low-priced goods got a boost after it joined the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001. “What China exports is advanced production capacity that meets the needs of foreign customers,” Xinhua News Agency wrote. US President Joe Biden recently pledged to investigate whether imports of Chinese vehicles pose a national security threat. “But perhaps more importantly, persistent oversupply and low prices of Chinese goods will add to geopolitical tensions and keep the threat of tariffs and counter-tariffs alive,” she wrote in a recent note.

Persons: Hong Kong CNN —, ” Jens Eskelund, Xi Jinping, Huang Jingwen, ” Eskelund, Brad W, ” Markus W, Voigt, China’s BYD, Warren Buffett, Setser, Li Qiang, “, ”, Joe Biden, Jennifer McKeown, Shawn Deng Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, European Union, European Union Chamber of Commerce, Zero, of, People, China’s National Bureau of Statistics, Council, Foreign Relations, World Trade Organization, Aream Group, Tesla, Getty, China Development Forum, Xinhua, Agency, ., EV, European Commission, WTO, Capital Economics Locations: Hong Kong, United States, China, Europe, Beijing, Xinhua, China's Shandong, . Washington, Brussels

☆ For Trump and Biden, attention on North Carolina will linger well past Super Tuesday
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-02 | by ( Steve Contorno | Jeff Zeleny | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

North Carolina, which Trump narrowly won in 2020, is emerging as a critical piece of Biden’s reelection strategy. It has been 16 years since Barack Obama delivered a North Carolina surprise in 2008. Former President Donald Trump gestures after speaking at the North Carolina Republican Party convention in Greensboro on June 10, 2023. She isn’t sure how much longer Republicans can hold the line in North Carolina. “Yes, we have had more growth in our urban communities, and it’s going to make North Carolina trend bluer in the future,” Anderson said.

Persons: North Carolina CNN — Donald Trump, Nikki Haley, Joe Biden, ”, Paul Shumaker, “ It’s, Haley, Kamala Harris, ” Harris, Barack Obama, Biden, Donald Trump, Chuck Burton, Sarah Reidy, Jones, Charlotte ” –, “, Trump, ” Haley, Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins of, Will Trump, Haley’s, Harris, Peter Zay, scoff, Billy Ward, ” Trump, Susie Wiles didn’t, battlegrounds “, ” Wiles, Michael Whatley, Ronna McDaniel, Whatley, MAGA, Thom Tillis, Mark Robinson, Robinson, Roy Cooper, Ben McKeown, Anderson Clayton, ” Clayton, we’ve, ” Anderson, CNN’s Alayna Treene Organizations: North Carolina CNN, Republican, Trump, Democratic, North Carolina Republican Party, GOP, South, Biden, White, College, Duke University, University of North, Getty, Wake County Republican Party, CNN, North, North Carolina GOP, Republican National Committee, Republicans, Gov, state’s Democratic Party, Conservative, “ Locations: Raleigh, North Carolina, Michigan, “ North Carolina, Durham, Wake County, Mecklenburg County, Charlotte, Wake, Mecklenburg, –, Greensboro, Seattle, South Carolina, Alaska, Susan Collins of Maine, Carolina, University of North Carolina, Durham , North Carolina, Anadolu, GOP’s, Raleigh , North Carolina, Russia, Ukraine, Southern

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — With some of America's biggest stars deciding to stay home, Claire Curzan and Hunter Armstrong claimed the spotlight at the World Aquatics Championships on Tuesday. Curzan won gold in the women's 100-meter backstroke at the Aspire Dome, while Armstrong followed just a few minutes later with a victory in the men's 100 back. The 19-year-old Curzan, who competes at the University of Virginia, claimed the first individual world title of her burgeoning career. After settling for bronze in the 100 back at the last two world championships, the Ohio native now has a gold. Hobson, part of a scaled-back team for these world championships, gave himself a big boost with the Paris Olympics just five months away.

Persons: Claire Curzan, Hunter Armstrong, Curzan, Armstrong, Simona Quadarella, Italy romped, Hwang Sun, Kaylee McKeown, Regan Smith, Iona Anderson, Canada's Ingrid Wilm, ” Curzan, ” Armstrong, “, Spain’s Hugo Gonzalez, Gonzalez, Ryan Murphy, Quadarella, Katie Ledecky, Ledecky, Li Bingjie, Isabel Gose, Hwang, Luke Hobson, Danas Rapsys, Hobson, ”, Kim Woo Organizations: University of Virginia, Paris, Cal, Doha, Ledecky, Olympic, Paris Olympics, University of Texas Locations: DOHA, Qatar, U.S, Doha, Italy, South Korea, Fukuoka, Ohio, Paris, Quadarella, China, Germany, Nevada

☆ Level up your next walk by focusing on this one thing
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Terry Ward | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Breath work can help initiate the body’s parasympathetic response, which helps us to relax by calming down awareness during stressful situations. Incorporating breath work with a walking routine can increase the function of your breathing muscles so they won’t get tired as quickly. There’s no definitive statement of why (nasal breathing) is good,” he said. And don’t forget that other types of breath work beyond walking have health benefits, too. “There are no real side effects or downsides to breath work.

Persons: Michael Fredericson, ” Fredericson, Fredericson, ”, “, Patrick McKeown, ” McKeown, McKeown, Daniel H, Craighead, it’s, ” Craighead, you’re, ” Terry Ward Organizations: CNN’s, CNN, Stanford University, codirector, Stanford Center, Longevity, “, Oxygen, Aging Laboratory, University of Colorado Locations: —, Japan, University of Colorado Boulder, Florida, Tampa

☆ Australia’s Kaylee McKeown makes swimming history as she breaks 50m backstroke world record
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Australia’s Kaylee McKeown broke the women’s 50m backstroke world record on Friday to become the first person to simultaneously hold the 50m, 100m and 200m backstroke world records. The world record is the 22-year-old’s third of the year and completes a hat trick of backstroke records for McKeown. David Balogh/Getty ImagesMcKeown is the first Australian to hold the 50m backstroke world record since Sophie Edington set it in 2008. It makes up for some disappointment for McKeown after she missed out on the 50m backstroke world record by just 0.04 seconds last week in Athens. World Aquatics first started keeping track of 50m world records in 1997.

Persons: Australia’s Kaylee McKeown, McKeown, China’s Liu Xiang, “, ” McKeown, David Balogh, Sophie Edington Organizations: CNN, Olympic, Olympics Locations: Budapest, Hungary, Athens, Fukuoka, Japan, Paris

The logo of Meta Platforms' business group is seen in Brussels, Belgium December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Meta Platforms Inc FollowOct 18 (Reuters) - A shareholders' proposed class action accusing Meta Platforms Inc (META.O) of concealing sweeping misuse of Facebook users' data in 2017 and 2018 was revived by a U.S. appeals court on Wednesday. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco restored shareholders' claim that the company, then known as Facebook, falsely said that user data "could" be compromised. At the time, the company was already aware that the UK-based consulting firm Cambridge Analytica had violated its privacy policies, shareholders allege. Circuit Judge Patrick Bumatay dissented, saying that Facebook's disclosures concerned the type of risks involved in its business, not whether or not a data breach had occurred.

Persons: Yves Herman, Cambridge Analytica, Margaret McKeown, Darren Robbins, Donald Trump's, Patrick Bumatay, Jody Godoy, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: REUTERS, Meta, Inc, Facebook, U.S, Circuit, Cambridge, Shareholders, Thomson Locations: Brussels, Belgium, San Francisco

☆ Central bank interest rates: Is the global fight to tame inflation nearly over?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Anna Cooban | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

London CNN —Central bankers have had to climb a metaphoric mountain over the past two years in the battle to control runaway inflation. The announcement came just hours after Switzerland’s central bank kept rates unchanged and a day after the US Federal Reserve did the same, holding its key lending rate in the range of 5.25% to 5.5%. “Central banks think they have raised interest rates enough to bring inflation down to their 2% targets in a couple of years’ time,” Paul Dales, chief UK economist at Capital Economics, told CNN. Key interest rates are now at levels that, if “maintained for a sufficiently long duration, will make a substantial contribution” to reducing inflation to its 2% target, the central bank said. “By this time next year, we anticipate that 21 out of the world’s 30 major central banks will be cutting interest rates.”

Persons: ” Paul Dales, “, Jerome Powell, Sarah Silbiger, Brent, Andrew Bailey, ” Seema Shah, ”, J.P, Morgan, Jennifer McKeown Organizations: London CNN —, Bank of England, US Federal Reserve, Capital Economics, CNN, European Central Bank, ECB, Federal, Washington DC, Bloomberg, Getty, European Union, EU, European Commission, Asset Management, “ Locations: United Kingdom, United States, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Russia

☆ UNC-Chapel Hill shooting: Police working to determine motive and find the gun used in killing of University of North Carolina faculty member
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Steve Almasy Sara Smart | Steve Almasy | Sara Smart | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A suspect is in custody but police still are looking for the weapon and the motive behind the fatal shooting of a faculty member at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Monday afternoon. We will work to rebuild that sense of trust and safety within our community,” UNC Chapel Hill Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz said. A witness on campus told CNN they were locked down in their building and saw armed officers searching campus. Emergency responders gather on South Street near the Bell Tower on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus on Monday. The university has a student body of about 32,000, along with more than 4,000 faculty and 9,000 staff members.

Persons: Brian James, won’t, James, Kevin Guskiewicz, ”, Kaitlin McKeown, WRAL, James said, Guskiewicz Organizations: CNN, University of North, Laboratories, ” UNC Police, UNC, Hill, Police, FBI Locations: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

☆ Cirque du Soleil wants audiences to relive Messi's World Cup party
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Lucila Sigal | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Cirque du Soleil/Handout via REUTERSBUENOS AIRES, Aug 4 (Reuters) - A Cirque du Soleil production inspired by the life and career of Argentine soccer legend Lionel Messi, will be staged in Buenos Aires in October, where Argentina's World Cup glory in Qatar still lives strong. The performance titled 'Messi10', after his favored jersey number, showcases the rise of the striker from his early childhood in Rosario to his iconic moment as world champion. "The incredible thing with this show is that the legend is alive, so he had to approve it," Sean McKeown, artistic director of Cirque du Soleil told Reuters at the preview show in Buenos Aires. Cirque du Soleil first premiered the show in 2019 in Barcelona, where Messi was playing at the time. Plans to tour Latin American in 2024 are underway with a date confirmed in the Dominican Republic in April, the company said.

Persons: , Lionel Messi, Sean McKeown, Cirque, Cirque du Soleil, Messi, McKeown, La Mosca, Leo, Matias Loizaga, Lucinda Elliott, David Gregorio Our Organizations: du, Argentine, Reuters, REUTERS, Cirque du, du Soleil, Lucila, Thomson Locations: Buenos Aires, Argentina, REUTERS BUENOS AIRES, Qatar, Rosario, Barcelona, Dominican Republic

☆ Sjoestroem wins fifth straight butterfly title at world championships
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The 29-year-old Sjoestroem touched the wall in 24.77 seconds to deny Zhang, who was 0.28 seconds behind, while Gretchen Walsh of the United States took bronze. Australia's Cameron McEvoy then won the men's 50m freestyle gold in a superb time of 21.06 seconds, beating silver medallist Jack Alexy of the U.S. by 0.51 seconds. The absence of 2022 men's 100m butterfly champion Kristof Milak and Olympic gold medallist Caeleb Dressel, who also has the world record, will add a dash of uncertainty to the final later in the evening. But she can expect a tough test from American Regan Smith, who was second in the semis, and Australia's Olympic and world champion Kaylee McKeown who also holds the world record of 2:03.14 in the event having set that time in March. The Australian mixed 4x100m freestyle relay team have a shot at lowering their world record of 3:19.38 in the last race after cruising through the heats and going nearly two seconds faster than the United States.

Persons: Sarah Sjoestroem, Stefan Wermuth FUKUOKA, Swede, China's Zhang Yufei, Zhang, Gretchen Walsh, Australia's Cameron McEvoy, Jack Alexy, Briton Benjamin Proud, Kristof Milak, Caeleb Dressel, Dara Rose, Frenchman Maxime Grousset, Josh Liendo, Peng Xuwei, Regan Smith, Kaylee McKeown, Victory, McKeown, Katie Ledecky, China's Li Bingjie, Erika Hairweather, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Marine Messe Fukuoka, REUTERS, United, Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall, Thomson Locations: Fukuoka, Japan, United States, U.S, China, China's, Australian, Bengaluru

☆ Chalmers, McIntosh power to gold at world championships
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Chalmers won in 47.15 seconds and Jack Alexy of the United States surprised a stacked field to take silver, 0.16 seconds behind the winner. Frenchman Maxime Grousset grabbed bronze ahead of China's Pan Zhanle. McIntosh earlier cruised to the women's 200m butterfly title, capturing gold in a time of 2:04.06 ahead of Australian Elizabeth Dekkers. Australia's triple Olympic gold medallist Kaylee McKeown then won the women's 50m backstroke crown after claiming the title over 100m earlier this week. The 22-year-old came home in 27.08 seconds ahead of American Smith who went 27.11 while Briton Lauren Cox had to settle for bronze, finishing 0.12 seconds behind the champion.

Persons: Kyle Chalmers, Summer McIntosh, Chalmers, Jack Alexy, Frenchman Maxime Grousset, Romania's David Popovici, Matthew Richards, Popovici, McIntosh, Elizabeth Dekkers, Regan Smith, Australia's, Kaylee McKeown, American Smith, Briton Lauren Cox, Frenchman Leon Marchand, Ryan Lochte's, Carson Foster, Daiya, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Ken Ferris Organizations: Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall, United States, Thomson Locations: FUKUOKA, Japan, United States, China's, Budapest, Shanghai, U.S, Australia, Britain, Bengaluru

☆ Ledecky dominates, Richards leads British one-two at world championships
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

It was the perfect response for Ledecky, who was dethroned and left disappointed by the record-breaking Ariarne Titmus in Sunday's 400m freestyle event. Earlier, Richards finished strongly to bag the gold ahead of compatriot Tom Dean in his freestyle event with a solid time of one minute, 44.30 seconds. "I knew going into the race it was one of the most stacked 200 freestyle fields for a long time. Olympic champion Dean finished 0.02 seconds behind to take silver and Hwang Sun-woo of South Korea took the bronze, while 2022 world champion David Popovici of Romania missed out on a podium spot. She charged to victory in the event in 57.53 seconds to edge out 2022 world champion Regan Smith of the United States by 0.25 seconds and Katharine Berkoff by 0.72 seconds.

Persons: Katie Ledecky, Marko Djurica, Matthew Richards, Ledecky, Simona Quadarella, Li Bingjie, I'm, Richards, Tom Dean, Dean, Hwang Sun, David Popovici, Kaylee McKeown, Australia's, Regan Smith, Katharine Berkoff, McKeown, Smith, Italy's Thomas Ceccon, Ryan Murphy, Murphy, Hunter Armstrong, Lilly King, Lithuania's Meilutyte, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Toby Davis Organizations: Marine Messe Fukuoka, Britain, London Games, Thomson Locations: Fukuoka, Japan, Marko Djurica FUKUOKA, United States, British, South Korea, Romania, Barcelona, Bengaluru

☆ Listening to vulgar music that others can hear at work? You might be harassing your coworkers, a federal judge ruled
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Aaron Mcdade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A US appeals court ruled that offensive music played loudly in the workplace may violate sex discrimination laws. A 2020 lawsuit against a Nevada company alleged that complaints about offensive music were ignored. That's the opinion of M. Margaret McKeown, an appeals court judge in the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Employees' complaints to management about the music being played loudly throughout the Nevada warehouse were allegedly ignored, according to the suit. Therefore, music with that language being played loud enough for dozens of employees to hear could qualify as grounds for claim of workplace harassment.

Persons: —, Margaret McKeown, McKeown, Eminem, Lil Wayne, Stan, Judge McKeown, wasn't, Activewear Organizations: Service, Appeals, Ninth Circuit, Civil, Employment, Commission, Wall Street Locations: Nevada

☆ Quantitative tightening: What happens when $2 trillion is sucked out of the global economy
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Julia Horowitz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“Quantitative tightening,” or QT, by top central banks will suck $2 trillion in liquidity out of the financial system over the next two years, according to a recent analysis by Fitch Ratings. Investors and banks calibrate their strategies to the amount of money in the financial system, he noted. Then, central banks started withdrawing liquidity from the financial system. Even worse, many banks have large holes on their balance sheets because central banks have simultaneously jacked up interest rates. While government debt levels have skyrocketed in recent years, the cost of servicing that debt has been tamped down by the willingness of central banks to buy large chunks of it.

☆ Sydney swelters through autumn heatwave, bushfire threat looms
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-05 | by ( Renju Jose | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/David Gray/File PhotoSYDNEY, March 6 (Reuters) - Parts of Australia's east including Sydney recorded their hottest day in more than two years on Monday with temperatures hitting more than 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit), raising the risk of bushfires. Firefighters are working to contain nearly 40 bushfires across New South Wales, the home state of one-third of Australians, with crews on the ground supported by aircraft. Penrith, a suburb in western Sydney, recorded 40.1 degrees Celsius on Monday afternoon - the hottest day since Jan. 26, 2021 - while some inland towns reached nearly 41 degrees. Australia's east coast has been dominated by the La Nina weather phenomenon - typically associated with increased rainfall - over the last two years, which brought record rains and widespread flooding. In 2022, Sydney recorded its highest annual rainfall since records began in 1858.

☆ Dozens of varieties of chatbot will launch in coming months, Intel SVP says
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-28 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailDozens of varieties of chatbot will launch in coming months, Intel SVP saysNick McKeown, senior vice president at Intel's Network and Edge Group, discusses artificial intelligence and chatbots, cloud computing developments and 5G.

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