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☆ Horse’s head and pregnant cow used in ‘barbaric’ mafia threat in Sicily
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Barbie Latza Nadeau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The discovery of a severed horse head, and a cow quartered with its bloodied dead calf on top, have rattled a Sicilian town, with authorities treating the incident as a mafia threat. “I can’t comprehend such barbarity,” she told local media outlets. It is a tactic that has been used by the notorious Sicilian Cosa Nostra crime syndicate for decades. Organized crime in Sicily has been a problem since the 19th century when the Cosa Nostra was first identified. In 2023, Matteo Messina Denaro, a Sicilan Cosa Nostra mafia boss who had been on the run for 30 years was captured while seeking cancer treatment in Palermo, underscoring the level of complicity that continues to protect and enable criminal enterprises.

Persons: Mafia Directorate’s, Maurizio de Lucia, “, ”, Angela De Lucia, Paolo Borsellino, Giovanni Falcone, Tony Gentile, Ndrangheta, Matteo Messina Denaro Organizations: CNN, Mafia, Nostra, Cosa Nostra, Reuters Locations: Altofonte, Palermo, Sicily, Sicilian, Cosa

☆ Pam Bondi Is Trump’s New Choice as Attorney General. Here’s What to Know About Her.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Glenn Thrush | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

President-elect Donald J. Trump quickly swept aside Thursday’s bad headlines about Matt Gaetz by speedily substituting Pam Bondi, a fellow Florida Republican with a starkly different profile — but a similar reputation for fealty — to be his attorney general. Ms. Bondi, 59, is a lobbyist and Trump loyalist who served as Florida’s attorney general from 2011 to 2019. She has charted a more conventional and less clamorous course than Mr. Gaetz, with little of the ugly personal or political baggage that led some Republicans to oppose Mr. Gaetz’s nomination. Ms. Bondi, the daughter of the mayor of a small Tampa-area municipality, began working as an assistant state attorney in Hillsborough County in the 1990s. During 18 years as a prosecutor, she tried cases “ranging from domestic violence to capital murder,” according to the bio page at her lobbying firm.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Matt Gaetz, Pam Bondi, —, Gaetz, Gaetz’s, Dwight Gooden Organizations: Florida Republican, Trump, New York Mets Locations: Florida, Bondi, Tampa, Hillsborough County

☆ A tiny Italian village wants to fast-track Americans unhappy with the election into buying an entire home for 1 euro
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementA small town in Italy is offering homes for 1 euro to attract Americans amid the recent election cycle. Ollolai's initiative is part of Italy's broader "Case a 1 euro" program started in the 2010s. There is also an option for digital nomads to work there for a month for only 1 euro. Ollolai started offering 1-euro homes in 2018, but other towns, like Sicilian commune Gangi, started giving away vacant houses in 2015. But if you don't want to commit fully to moving across the ocean, a redirect from the Ollolai website luring potential buyers offers an option for digital nomads.

Persons: Ollolai, Francesco Columbu, Columbo, Donald Trump, Ollolai isn't Organizations: Italian National Institute of Statistics, Business, CNN Locations: Italy, Sardinia, Italian, Europe

☆ 36-year-old in Denmark quit his job and built himself a tiny home in the woods for under $13,000—take a look inside
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

For years, 36-year-old Anders Boisen lived in apartments all over the city of Aarhus, the second-largest in Denmark. The tiny house is six and a half meters long and two and a half meters wide, or 21.3 feet long by 6.6 feet wide. To finish building the tiny home, Boisen quit his job and focused on the project full-time. "I wanted to see how low you can go in terms of still living comfortably in a tiny house. Anders Boisen

Persons: Anders Boisen, Boisen, didn't, hadn't, he's, that's, Anders Boisen Boisen Organizations: CNBC, YouTube Locations: Aarhus, Denmark, Boisen

☆ 6.8 magnitude earthquake strikes off coast of eastern Cuba
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Michael Rios | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of eastern Cuba on Sunday, causing material damage in several regions as the island continues to recover from widespread blackouts and the impact of two hurricanes over the past few weeks. The municipality of Pilón has suffered “a lot of damage,” according to Enrique Diego Arango Arias, head of the National Seismological Service of Cuba. Residents in eastern Cuba told Reuters that the tremor was as powerful as any they’ve felt before. In other occasions, we’ve felt the earthquake but not as strong as now,” Griselda Fernandez said. The quake was also felt in the eastern provinces of Santiago de Cuba, Holguin and Guantánamo, where the deadly Hurricane Oscar struck last month.

Persons: Miguel Díaz, Canel, Enrique Diego Arango Arias, “, haven’t, ”, we’ve, ” Griselda Fernandez, Oscar, Rafael, shockwaves Organizations: CNN, United States Geological Survey, National Seismological Service, Facebook, Reuters, Santiago de Cuba, US, Tsunami Warning Locations: Cuba, Bartolomé, Granma Province, Pilón, Santiago de, Holguin, Guantánamo, Havana, Florida, Miami

☆ Soccer player killed by lightning strike during match in Peru
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Jimena De La Quintana | Marlon Sorto | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Lima, Peru CNN —A lighting strike during a local league soccer match in central Peru killed one player and injured four others on Sunday. Several players were seen falling face first to the ground as lightning struck the field. Almost 90% of all lightning strike victims survive, according to the CDC, but the effects can be serious and long-lasting. In 2020, a 16-year-old Russian goalkeeper survived a lightning strike during a training session. Though he suffered severe burns and doctors put him into an induced coma, the teenager made a remarkable recovery weeks later.

Persons: Hugo De La, “, Hugo De La Cruz, Andina Organizations: Peru CNN, soccer, Coto, Onda Deportiva Huancavelic, Juventud, CNN, US Centers for Disease Control, Prevention Locations: Lima, Peru, Coto Coto, Chilca, Hugo De La Cruz, Junín

☆ Argentina hotel collapse: People trapped beneath rubble of collapsed building in Villa Gessell
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Joaquin Caballero | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —A man has died and up to nine other people are missing after a 10-story hotel collapsed in Argentina. Firefighters, paramedics and police were working to remove debris in order to reach people who are thought to be buried. The victim is thought to have been an 80-year-old man who lived in the building next to the collapsed hotel, minister of security of the province of Buenos Aires Javier Alonso said on the TN news channel. The missing include workers from a construction site at the hotel that was apparently operating “clandestinely, without complying with municipal regulations,” according to the statement. Emergency workers are trying to free up to nine people believed to be trapped in the rubble.

Persons: Buenos Aires Javier Alonso, Alonso, Pablo Funes, CNN’s Michael Rios Organizations: CNN, Villa Gessell, Firefighters, Buenos Aires, Reuters CNN Locations: Argentina, Dubrovnik, Villa, Buenos Aires, Buenos

☆ The Philippines is prone to extreme weather. But few expected Tropical Storm Trami to be this devastating
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Kathleen Magramo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The Philippines is struck by multiple typhoons a year and Trami was not an especially strong storm when it made landfall, at least in terms of windspeed. Residents use a boat to recover items from their flooded homes as the storm inundated Libon town, Albay province, Philippines on Thursday October 24, 2024. A neighborhood in Talisay, Batangas province, Philippines was swept away by a landslide triggered by Tropical Storm Trami on October 26, 2024. Villagers gather to pay respects to family and friends who died after a landslide hit their homes triggered by Tropical Storm Trami, in Talisay, Batangas province on October 26, 2024. A man crosses a flooded rice field as Trami dumped heavy rains at Libon town, Albay province, Philippines on October 24, 2024.

Persons: Trami, Kristine, ” Garlan, Garland, “ We’re, ”, John Michael Magdasoc, Ferdinand Marcos, we’ll, ” Marcos, Aaron Favila, Hermilando Mandanas, Raynaldo Dejucos, –, “ I’m, ” Dejucos, Heinrich Sandrino, Sandrino, Marcos, Kong Rey, Gaemi, Typhoon Yagi Organizations: CNN, Trami, Residents, Typhoon Kong, PTV, AP, Kong Locations: Philippines, Bicol, Sorsogon, Bulan, Sorsogon –, Manila, Libon, Albay, Philippine, Batangas province, Trami, Talisay, Batangas, Typhoon, Leon, Bicol’s, Camarines Sur, China, Vietnam, Thua Thien Hue, Taiwan, Luzon, Southeast Asia

☆ What the rising popularity of Yemeni coffee shops say about third places
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | Monica Haider | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Times Square will be home to two other chains, MOKAFÉ and Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Co. But Yemeni coffee houses have taken up both those trends and boomed. Where did Yemeni coffee shops come from? We own the coffee farms in Yemen, we grew up with the coffee, we loved coffee,” Alhasbani said. “Several Yemeni entrepreneurs are opening coffee houses of their own, each with its own sort of style and atmosphere.”The coffee chains have big ambitions beyond Dearborn.

Persons: Ahmed, Ahmed Moustafa, Bhavishya, ”, Sally Howell, Howell, ” Ibrahim Alhasbani, “, Ibrahim Alhasbani, Carlos Osorio, ” Alhasbani, Alhasbani, “ There’s, Hovig Tchalian, don’t, ” Howell, Haraz, Yemen it’s, ‘, ” Moustafa Organizations: New, New York CNN, Carmine, Times, Yemeni, Co, University of Michigan – Dearborn, Qahwah, CNN, Entrepreneurship, USC Marshall School of Business, New York City Locations: New York, Detroit, SoHo, Manhattan, Qahwah, Ethiopia, Yemen, Dearborn, Yemen's, Mich, Michigan, Dallas, Dearborn , Michigan, United States, Downtown Dearborn, Canada, Qahwah House’s, Soho, Brooklyn, Queens

☆ Venice vows to increase its daytripper tax and plans a two-tier entry system
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Venice, Italy CNN —It caused ripples of confusion among tourists and anger among locals, but the Venice entry fee for day-trippers is here to stay. The fee structure will be changed, as well – from a flat 5 euro ($5.40) in 2024 to a two-tier system. Visitors who pay the fee more than four days ahead of their visit will pay the 5 euro fee. The council has not said how it plans to enforce tourists using the bags assigned to them, however. Landlords have 120 days to register their properties after the date on which the city council approves the plans, assuming that it does.

Persons: ”, Luigi Brugnaro, Andrea Merola, Brugnaro Organizations: Italy CNN, Visitors, Piazzale Roma, Bloomberg, Getty Locations: Venice, Italy, Murano, Mestre, “ Venice, Europe, Airbnb, New York, Paris, Barcelona, Berlin

And if the worst were to happen and Bridger defaulted on the debt, Gallatin County wouldn’t be on the hook. The second item that wasn’t publicly discussed involved collateral damage to Gallatin County if Bridger’s bonds, known as conduits, went bad. Neither did former commissioner Skinner, whom NBC News called to talk about his vote on the Bridger bond. “Gallatin County should expect that Bridger will not cover any of the costs to unwind this transaction,” he said. At the 2020 meeting about the bond issue, Sean Bowen, a deputy county attorney, was asked whether the county was comfortable approving it.

Persons: Tim Sheehy, Bridger, Gallatin, ”, Joe Skinner, Sheehy vies, Sheehy, Donald Trump, Democratic Sen, Jon Tester, Blackstone, Louise Johns, Justin Marlowe, ” Marlowe, ” Sheehy, didn’t, Sam Davis, Bridger’s, Nathan Bilyeu, wasn’t, Marlowe, ‘, ’ ”, “, Zach Brown, ” Brown, Bilyeu, Skinner, Brown, it’s, Sean Bowen, Bowen, hadn’t Organizations: Bridger Aerospace Group, Navy SEAL, U.S . Senate, Democratic, New, Blackstone Group, Republican, Bridger Aerospace, Bloomberg, Getty, University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, Municipal Finance, National Interagency Fire Center, Pilatus, Bridger, wasn’t, University of Chicago, Poor’s, NBC Locations: Montana, it’s, Gallatin County, Bozeman, U.S, Washington, Gallatin, New York City, Bridger, Mont, Helena, Chicago, Bolingbrook, ”

☆ World Triathlon Championships: Two athletes die at competition in Spain
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Two athletes died while participating at the World Triathlon Championships in Spain on Thursday, the sport’s governing body has confirmed. “It is with deep sadness that we can inform that two participants (one from Mexico; one from Great Britain) have died at the World Triathlon Torremolinos-Andalucía AG Sprint Distance World Championships, taking place today, October 17,” World Triathlon said in a statement. “Our deepest condolences go to their respective family, friends, National Federations and all the triathlon family. “British Triathlon can confirm that one of our Age-Group Team has sadly passed away whilst competing at the World Championships in Torremolinos, Spain,” it said in a statement. The World Triathlon Championships are being hosted in the municipality of Torremolinos in southern Spain.

Persons: Great Britain –, ”, Roger Mas Colomber, Roger Mas Colomer, “, triathletes Organizations: CNN, Andalucia, Andalucía, National Federations, Spanish Federation, ” CNN, Mexican Triathlon Federation, British, Team, Elite Locations: Spain, Mexico, Great Britain, Torremolinos, ”

☆ ‘We are fed up’: Ballot drop boxes are dividing neighbors in Wisconsin
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Casey Tolan | Sara Murray | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Still, that’s far lower than the 528 drop boxes that the commission was aware of in 2020. PoolNick Ramos, the executive director of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, a voting rights group that has pushed for more drop boxes, said he was discouraged by the number of municipalities that had decided not to use drop boxes this election. “Drop boxes are safe, they are reliable and secure.”Changing legal statusFor years, ballot drop boxes were legal in Wisconsin with little controversy or attention, and in 2020, they became a key tactic for municipalities to encourage safe voting during the coronavirus pandemic. A conservative group filed a lawsuit to ban drop boxes in Wisconsin, and the state Supreme Court’s conservative majority sided with them in 2022, banning drop boxes except ones inside clerks’ offices. In Milwaukee, most drop boxes are in front of libraries, and in Madison, the state capital and a Democratic stronghold, officials decided to locate almost all of their drop boxes in front of fire stations.

Persons: Donald Trump, Dale Schmidt, Trump, Nick Ramos, “ We’re, ” Ramos, “ It’s, Joe Biden, Doug Diny, Diny, ”, “, I’ve, Jeff Mandell, Nancy Stenzel, Robin Vos, Scott Fitzgerald, Vos –, Janet Protasiewicz, Protasiewicz, Dylan Brogan, Schmidt, ” Schmidt, Eric Hovde, “ We’ve, ” Hovde, Catherine Engelbrecht, ” Engelbrecht, Mandell Organizations: CNN, Wisconsin county, “, Trump, Commission, Madison, Wisconsin Democracy, Wausau, Republican, City Hall, Department of Justice, Council, State Assembly, GOP, Democratic, USA, Conservative, US, Washington Post, WIRED Locations: Wisconsin, Dodge County, Milwaukee, Dodge County , Wisconsin, Juneau , Wisconsin, Wausau, ”, Hall, Madison, Kenosha

☆ Álvaro Morata: Soccer star forced to move house immediately after mayor’s social media blunder
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Spanish soccer star Álvaro Morata’s dreams of living a peaceful life on the outskirts of Milan have been shattered after a local municipality’s mayor made a social media blunder. Seemingly excited by the 31-year-old’s arrival, Corbetta’s mayor Marco Ballarini welcomed Morata in a post on Instagram. The champion Álvaro Morata is our new Corbetta resident,” Ballarini wrote Thursday, admitting he was a fan of Milan’s bitter crosstown rival Internazionale. My only treasure is my children, whose safety you have endangered,” Morata wrote, per Reuters. Morata has played for a host of top teams during his career, such as Real Madrid, Juventus and Chelsea.

Persons: Morata, Corbetta’s, Marco Ballarini, Álvaro Morata, ” Ballarini, “, ” Morata Organizations: CNN, Milan, Internazionale, Reuters, Real Madrid, Juventus, Chelsea Locations: Spanish, Milan, Spain, Italian, Corbetta –, Corbetta

ZOUK MOSBEH, Lebanon — Israeli airstrikes and its burgeoning ground invasion have forced dozens of Lebanese Christians to take shelter in a monastery close to the border with Israel. Milad Louis, head of the municipality of Ain Ebel, a largely Christian town, said Israeli airstrikes forced the community to evacuate in just 45 minutes. Lebanese military personnel direct civilians Tuesday in the town of Rmeish along the border with Israel. Some 70 villagers were given shelter in the nearby monastery and school, with residents also opening up their homes to 30 fleeing the violence nearby, according to monastery officials. Lebanese civilians in the town of Rmeish along the border with Israel on Tuesday.

Persons: ZOUK, Milad Louis, ”, Israel, Louis, —, Jihan Kaisi Organizations: NBC News, Maronite, NBC, Union of Relief, Development Associations Locations: ZOUK MOSBEH, Lebanon, Israel, Ain, Ain Ebel, U.S, Rmeish, Ein, “, Lebanon's, Beirut, Lebanese

☆ Universal basic income pros and cons —according to experts
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Allie Kelly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

BI broke down the pros, cons, and frequently asked questions about basic income. Universal basic income and guaranteed basic income could fill gaps in the existing US social safety net, experts said. A benefit of basic income is the element of choice, according to Shafeka Hashash, associate director of guaranteed income at the Economic Security Project. Private donors often fully or partially fund basic income programs, lessening the cost burden on local governments. US states with active basic income programs include California, Illinois, Colorado, New York, Georgia, Louisiana, and more.

Persons: —, Melvin Carter, Paul, Shafeka Hashash, Hashash, It's, John Gillette, Oscar Wong, UBI, Andrew Yang, Howlette, hasn't, Michael Tubbs, Allan Baxter, What's, Sam Altman, Elon Musk Organizations: Service, Business, St, SDI, SNAP, Economic Security, Arizona, Rep, American, Orleans Mayor's, Youth, University of British Columbia, Alaska Permanent Fund, Tech Locations: Valley, America, Los Angeles and Illinois, Texas, Missouri, Arizona , Iowa, South Dakota, Orleans, Denver, Atlanta, Alaska, California , Illinois, Colorado , New York , Georgia, Louisiana, Canada, Brazil, China, Germany, India, Iran, Ireland, California, New Mexico, Oregon

☆ A Haitian-rights group wants Trump and Vance arrested over false claims of pet-eating in Springfield
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewA Haitian-rights group is seeking the arrest of former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance, over them repeating unfounded claims about Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, eating pets. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. "The direct impact on Springfield, Ohio of Trump and Vance's unrelenting lies cannot be overstated," it said. AdvertisementLocals told Business Insider earlier this month that the claims had created a tense and, some said, dangerous atmosphere in the Ohio town. Trump and Vance's offices did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Sen, JD Vance, Trump, Vance, Guerline Jozef, Kamala Harris, Mike DeWine —, Jozef, Rob Rue's Organizations: Service, Business, Haitian Bridge Alliance, Court, Trump, Springfield Locations: Springfield , Ohio, Clark County, Ohio, Springfield

☆ Sarco suicide pod: Arrests after American woman dies in Switzerland in controversial machine
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Zurich, Switzerland Reuters —Swiss police have arrested several people after a controversial futuristic-looking capsule designed to allow its occupant to commit suicide was used for the first time, authorities said on Tuesday. Police in the northern canton of Schaffhausen bordering Germany said the so-called “Sarco” capsule had been deployed in a wood in the municipality of Merishausen on Monday. Willet was the only other person present when the woman ended her life, the spokesperson said. In a statement issued by The Last Resort, Willet had described the death as “peaceful, fast and dignified.”The Last Resort spokesperson said the woman had passed psychiatric evaluations prior to ending her life. It is the brainchild of Philip Nitschke, an Australian physician famous for his work on assisted suicide since the 1990s.

Persons: ”, Florian Willet, Willet, Philip Nitschke, Elisabeth Baume, Schneider Organizations: Switzerland Reuters — Swiss, . Police, Prosecutors Locations: Zurich, Switzerland, Schaffhausen, Germany, Merishausen, Dutch, Swiss

☆ Inside the island fortress of America's mega-billionaires
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Guthrie Scrimgeour | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +21 min

An Israeli-designed radar system encircling the island can detect passersby, in low visibility, from half a mile away. Often described as "butlers with badges," the Indian Creek police force is unlike most of its counterparts. The Indian Creek radar can detect objects on the water and use artificial intelligence to classify them according to the risk they pose. With the new security system, the Indian Creek police appear to have turbocharged their enforcement of regulations in the surrounding waters. Properties in the neighborhood are also being bought up by opaquely named LLCs tied to Indian Creek residents.

Persons: —, I've, I'm, — they're, Norman Braman's, Tom Brady, Carl Icahn, Jeff Bezos, we've, Tiffany, William Henry Hoover, Frank Woolworth, Saratta, Gerardo Vildostegui, Vildostegui, it's, Irma Braman, Bernard Klepach —, Mike Bullman, Chandan Khanna, Justin Ross, who's, Ross, Gail Golden, Javier Holtz, Marko Gojanovic, Gojanovic, he's, Dina Goldentayer, Don Shula, opaquely, LLCs, Julio Iglesias, Surfside, Tim Will, Will, America's, Elon Musk, you'd, there's, Brian Daniel, Low, John Bernardo, Klepach, Guthrie Organizations: Public Space Research, City University of New, Indian, Jewish, Indian Creek Country, Security Solutions, Police, Getty, Biscayne, Indian Creek Police, Marquis Bank, Miami Dolphins, BI, CUNY Locations: Indian, Biscayne Bay, America, Miami, Qatar, Israeli, City University of New York, Florida, Surfside, Surfside's, York City, United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, India, stoke, Washington , DC

☆ Vilnius is cheap, safe, and fun — no wonder it's the world's happiness capital for Gen Z
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Joshua Nelken-Zitser/Business InsiderThe city's 90-or-so lakes, ideal for kayaking, and some of the largest forests in the country are also nearby. Joshua Nelken-Zitser/Business InsiderAccording to an affordability index by the personal finance website Finasvalp, Vilnius is the fourth most affordable capital in Europe. Joshua Nelken-Zitser/Business InsiderShe also said she appreciates how inexpensive and convenient it is to travel from Vilnius. Joshua Nelken-Zitser/Business InsiderOutside a food hall beside the Baltasis Tiltas, or White Bridge, 22-year-old Goda Ponomariovaitė looks for a place to sit. Joshua Nelken-Zitser/Business InsiderAccording to Ponomariovaitė, Vilnius has plenty of free or affordable hangout spots.

Persons: —, Valdas Benkuskas, Angel Villalba, Ignas, Kazlauskas, Ignas Kazlauskas, Joshua Nelken, Pranculis, Elizabeth Avgusta, Adriana Doroškevičiūtė, Avgusta, Doroškevičiūtė, It's, Ponomariovaitė Organizations: Service, Business, Getty, Gallup, US, Eurostat, Finasvalp, Michelin Locations: Lithuania, Vilnius, Baltic, Small, Lithuania's, Denver, London, Newcastle, Ukraine, Belarus, Berlin, Europe, Indonesia, LA's Venice, Ponomariovaitė, Amsterdam

Rescue services have been launched in hard-hit counties as authorities warn that they have recorded the heaviest rainfall in 100 years over the past 24 hours. Sadly four people have been found dead in their houses or yards.”Rivers burst their banks in Poland and the Czech Republic. Firefighters fill sand bags in Glucholazy, southern Poland. Gabriel Kuchta/Getty ImagesThe swollen Biala River in Glucholazy, southern Poland. Red alerts, the highest level of warning, have been issued for portions of Poland, Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria and Slovakia.

Persons: Boris, Manfred Fesl, Cătălin Predoiu, Rivers, Tomasz Siemoniak, TVN24, Sergei Gapon, Gabriel Kuchta Organizations: CNN, Romanian Emergency, AP, AFP, Getty, Rescue Service Locations: Europe, Vienna, Bratislava, Prague, Romania, Pechea, Galati, Braunau, Austria, Poland, Czech Republic, Glucholazy, Czech, Černou, AFP, Mikulovice, Germany, Saxony, Slovakia

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

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

CNN —At least seven people have died after some of the heaviest rain in years hit central and eastern Europe, causing flooding and widespread disruption. The heavy rainfall continued to pummel the region into Sunday. Rescuers have been working hard to rescue hundreds of people left stranded by heavy rainfall there. In neighboring Austria, heavy rainfall has caused water levels to rise in several rivers and rescue services have been called out to parts of the country. Red alerts, the highest level of warning, have been issued for portions of Poland, Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria and Slovakia.

Persons: Boris, Cătălin Predoiu, Predoiu, Manfred Fesl, Donald Tusk, Sergei Gapon, Gabriel Kuchta Organizations: CNN, Romanian Emergency, AP, AFP, Getty, Poland’s, Rescue Service Locations: Europe, Vienna, Bratislava, Prague, Klodzko county, Poland, Austria, Romania, Galati, Pechea, Braunau, Czech Republic, Klodzko, Klodzko County, Czech, Černou, Glucholazy, AFP, Mikulovice, Germany, Saxony, Lower Austria, Slovakia

☆ Madrid bans rental e-scooters, saying operators didn’t meet requirements
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Authorities in Madrid have announced that they will revoke the operating licenses of e-scooter rental companies Lime, Dott and Tier – a move that will see rented e-scooters banished from the streets of the Spanish capital. Lime, Dott and Tier were the companies selected to offer e-scooter rental in Madrid, with permits granted for 2,000 scooters each. The council’s decision means “rental scooters will disappear from the city from October,” it said. A spokesman for Dott told CNN on Monday that the company had received an official notification from Madrid city hall on Thursday. Madrid is not the first city to take action against e-scooter rentals, which have become increasingly divisive.

Persons: José Luis Martínez, Almeida, ”, Dott, “, Lime, Mayor Martínez, Nicholas Reece, CNN’s Maggie Hiufu Wong, Pierre Bairin, Joseph Ataman Organizations: CNN, City, Council, Mayor, Melbourne Locations: Madrid, Australian, Melbourne, Paris

☆ A Swiss city cut red tape and ended up with many more homes. It's a model for the US.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-07 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewAs part of her housing policy agenda, Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris has promised to "cut red tape and needless bureaucracy" to build millions of additional homes and bring down costs. Zurich, Switzerland offers the latest model. AdvertisementApartment buildings behind farm houses in Affoltern, just outside Zurich, Switzerland. One of the study's key findings is, "if you upzone, upzone a lot," said Simon Büchler, coauthor of the study and an assistant professor of finance at Miami University. A whopping 64% of Swiss residents live in apartments, compared to just 28% of US residents, and the country also has an especially comprehensive and well-connected public transportation network.

Persons: —, Kamala Harris, Michael Buholzer, Simon Büchler, upzoning, Büchler, Christian Hartmann, Matthew Maltman, who's, There's, Maltman Organizations: Service, Democratic, Business, Miami University, Reuters Locations: Zurich, Switzerland, Swiss, Canton of Zurich, Affoltern, New Zealand, Küsnacht, Lake Zurich, Canada, Europe, Australian

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