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☆ Florida man removes 20 Burmese pythons from Everglades, winning contest
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Gabriella Rudy | Gabriella Rudy Is A News Associate For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The annual Florida Python Challenge has slithered to its conclusion, with professionally-categorized python purger Ronald Kiger crowned its victor after removing 20 Burmese pythons from the Florida Everglades. The commission revealed 195 Burmese pythons were successfully removed from the wild during the challenge. The hunt is designed to bring awareness to the invasive threat of the Burmese python species in Florida. These snakes are found primarily in and around the Everglades ecosystem in South Florida, where they prey on birds, mammals and other reptiles. Burmese pythons can spread diseases amongst native animals, affect native snakes and have high mercury levels that are dangerous for human consumption.

Persons: Ronald Kiger, Kiger, Donna Kalil, ”, Ron ” Bergeron Organizations: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Water Management District, Kiger, Florida Water Management Locations: Florida, Duck, Canada, South Florida

Police in Ferguson, Missouri, on Tuesday released body camera and security videos of a man shown charging at a police officer and knocking him to the pavement, where he hit his head and was critically injured. Officer Brown suffered a severe head injury after he was knocked to the ground, police said. A still from security video shows a protester charging toward Officer Travis Brown in Ferguson, Mo. At an earlier news conference after the officer was injured, Doyle said the community has treated Ferguson police as a “punching bag” since 2014. Doyle said Travis Brown is the type of officer Ferguson needs.

Persons: Michael Brown, Troy Doyle, Elijah Gantt, Travis Brown, Brown, Gantt, Mo, Darren Wilson, ” Doyle, Doyle, Ferguson, Michael Brown’s, “, ” Gantt, Wesley Bell, Bell Organizations: Police, Ferguson MO, Department, YouTube Protesters Locations: Ferguson , Missouri, East St, Louis , Illinois, Ferguson, Louis

PARIS — Two-time WNBA champion A'ja Wilson scored 21 points as the United States survived an unexpectedly close contest from host France, winning 67-66 for their eighth straight Olympic gold medal in women's basketball on Sunday. The U.S. women last lost in Olympic play when they failed to bring home gold in 1992. But after France drew a foul and Cooper made both free throws, a last-minute shot by Williams was not enough. "The dynasty we've built here at USA Basketball has been incredible," Wilson said in a postgame interview. For the first time in Olympic history, the gold medal games in both the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments were between the same nations.

Persons: A'ja Wilson, Kahleah Cooper, Wilson, Breanna Stewart, Kelsey Plum, Gabby Williams, Cooper, Williams, Williams —, —, Diana Taurasi, Sue Bird, David K, Li, Susan Baek Organizations: PARIS, France, Bercy Arena, U.S, Fauthoux, Chicago Sky, Seattle Storm, USA Basketball, WNBA, Team USA Locations: United States, U.S, France, Paris, New York

Also Friday, amid mounting pressure, Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell announced he would retire by Aug. 31, saying it had become clear that he could not continue effectively in his role. The encounter ended with Grayson shooting Massey in the head. After shooting Massey, Grayson discouraged the other deputy from rendering aid, citing the severity of her injury, according to body camera video. The deputy still rendered aid and stayed with Massey until medical help arrived, prosecutors have said. On July 17, Grayson was fired from the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office, where he had been employed since May 2023.

Persons: —, Sonya Massey, Jack Campbell, Sean Grayson, Massey, Ryan M, Cadagin, Massey’s, Grayson, “, ”, Mark Wykoff, ” Wykoff, Mary Beth Rodgers, Wykoff, Campbell, ” Massey, Jesus, Illinois State Police “, ” Grayson, JB Pritzker, Pritzker Organizations: Services, Illinois State Police, Office, NBC Chicago, Sangamon, Gov, Republican, NBC News Locations: SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Illinois, Sangamon County, Springfield, Grayson, Menard County, Sangamon, Springfield , Ill, Menard, Logan, Logan County

☆ How supershoes are redefining the Olympic marathon
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Susan Baek | News Associate | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Previously, running shoes were “flats” designed with a less-is-more approach. Carbon-plated supershoes from various brands are now worn by your average runners chasing personal records at major marathons around the world. Since the Vaporfly’s debut in 2016, runners have shattered world records, including achieving a sub-two-hour marathon. Japanese marathon runner Yusuke Ogura wears Nike Zoom Vaporfly running shoes in Marugame City in 2020. But while supershoes have transformed the landscape of professional running, the sport requires much more than a sturdy pair of running shoes.

Persons: ”, Elliott Heath, Heath, Fiona O’Keeffe, James Gilbert, ” O’Keeffe, “, LZR, Yusuke Ogura, Kota, Vaporflys, ” Heath, Tigst Assefa Organizations: Nike, Paris Olympics, Team USA, Puma, U.S, NASA, Kota Kawasaki, The New York Times, Athletics, Tokyo, Marathon, Adidas, Olympics, World Athletics Locations: Rio, Paris, Orlando, Fla, Marugame City, Vienna, Tokyo

☆ Kesha says she unknowingly waved around a real butcher knife during Lollapalooza set
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Susan Baek | News Associate | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

During a performance of "Backstabber" at the Lollapalooza festival on Thursday, popstar Kesha dramatically waved a knife around while dancing, thrusting it in the air toward one of her dancers. Little did she know, the knife was a real butcher's blade. "sooooo apparently the prop knife went missing and they replaced it with a real butcher knife stolen from the kitchen," the singer wrote on X the night of her show. so watch that again..."Shock followed in the comments, with users calling the move “unprofessional.”Kesha did not reveal who was responsible for the swap-out of the prop knife. A few days later, Kesha posted a photo of her holding the knife mid-performance, with the caption "new dating app profile pic."

Persons: popstar Kesha, Little, sooooo, Kesha, Britney Spears, Alec, Halyna Hutchins, Megan Thee, Kesha's Locations: Chicago

☆ Serena Williams says she was 'denied access' to Paris hotel eatery, hotel says it was fully booked
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Susan Baek | News Associate | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

A luxury hotel in Paris has responded after Serena Williams publicly criticized it for refusing service to her and her kids during the 2024 Olympics. On Monday, the tennis star shared a photo of The Peninsula Hotel with a caption describing her experience. "Yikes @peninsulaparis I've been denied access to rooftop to eat in an empty restaurant of nicer places but never with my kids," Williams wrote. "Dear Mrs. Williams, Please accept our deepest apologies for the disappointment you encountered tonight," the hotel said in a reply to Williams' post. One comment pointed out that the rooftop restaurant did not even take reservations, according to the Peninsula's website.

Persons: Serena Williams, I've, Williams, L'Oiseau, Simone Biles Organizations: Paris Olympics, USA Locations: Paris, L'Oiseau Blanc

Stocks sold off Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbling nearly 500 points, as investors’ fears over a recession surfaced. The 10-year Treasury yield broke below 4% for the first time since February in a sign that more investors were seeking safe-haven assets. That weak data comes a day after the Fed chose to keep rates at the highest levels in two decades. “The economic data keep rolling on in the direction of a downturn, if not recession, this morning,” said Chris Rupkey, chief economist at FWDBONDS, a financial market research company. The S&P 500 is still up about 14% for the year, coming off its eighth-positive month in the last nine in July.

Persons: Stocks, ’, Dow, Russell, Jerome Powell, ”, Chris Rupkey, JPMorgan Chase, Meta Organizations: Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Federal, Treasury, JPMorgan, Boeing, Meta, Nvidia Locations: U.S

☆ Trouble brews at The Wall Street Journal, where EIC Emma Tucker faces falling morale and the union edges toward a strike
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Read previewEmma Tucker's arrival at The Wall Street Journal a little over a year ago was met with enthusiasm. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Business Insider talked to a dozen insiders for this story; many of them said they had felt a shift from optimism to angst regarding Tucker and the newsroom generally. A Journal spokesperson said Tucker wasn't available to comment but offered an interview with Taneth Evans, Tucker's associate editor. Evans told Business Insider that the changes were drawn out to give the new leadership time to understand how the newsroom works.

Persons: —, Emma Tucker's, Tucker, She's, effused, Liz Harris, Dow Jones, IAPE, Tucker wasn't, Taneth Evans, Tucker's, Evans, I've, Harris, Emma Tucker, Joy Malone, Rupert Murdoch, Matt Murray, Murray, Elon, Taylor, I'm, OpenAI's Sam Altman, Michael Bloomberg's, Lachlan Murdoch, Adrian Edwards, Axel Springer Organizations: Service, Wall, Business, Dow, Independent Association of Publishers ' Employees, CWA, Associates, Sunday Times, The New York Times, Times, Boeing, News Corp Locations: New York, London, Tesla, Gaza, New York City

☆ 'Do the jobs that nobody else wants to do': CNBC's Becky Quick shares her best career advice
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

CNBC's Becky Quick has reached what she considers the pinnacle of her career, now at the top her her game in a job that she loves. Though these are typically considered "the jobs nobody wants to do," Quick says that she still did them to the best of her ability. "You do those jobs, and if you do them really, really well, people are grateful and they will give you opportunities to try other things. Quick also says that the best career advice she ever received was to simply show up. In terms of her best practices, Quick lives by a centuries-old mantra: the early bird gets the worm.

☆ FTX has recovered $5 billion worth of ‘liquid’ assets, lawyers say
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Rohan Goswami | Rohan Goswami Is A News Associate At Cnbc. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

FTX has recovered over $5 billion worth of liquid assets, including cash and digital assets, attorneys in Delaware bankruptcy court said during an FTX bankruptcy hearing Wednesday. The news comes after federal prosecutors announced plans to seize at least $500 million worth of FTX-connected assets as part of their ongoing prosecution of FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried. FTX’s new CEO, John J. Ray, previously attested that at least $8 billion of customer assets were unaccounted for in the “worst” case of corporate control he’d ever seen. FTX CEO John Ray testifies before the House Financial Services Committee on Dec. 13, 2022. Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP fileThe $5 billion figure doesn’t include any illiquid cryptocurrency assets, FTX attorney Adam Landis told the court.

Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty in New York federal court Tuesday to eight charges related to the collapse of his former crypto exchange FTX and hedge fund Alameda Research. The onetime crypto billionaire was indicted on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and securities fraud, individual charges of securities fraud and wire fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy to avoid campaign finance regulations. Federal prosecutors also announced the launch of a new task force to recover victim assets as part of an ongoing investigation into Bankman-Fried and the collapse of FTX. Federal prosecutors built the indictment against Bankman-Fried with unusual speed, packaging together the criminal charges against the 30-year-old in a matter of weeks. The federal charges came alongside complaints from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The S&P 500 shed 0.25% to end at 3,839.50. The S&P 500 sank 19.4%, and is more than 20% below its record high, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq tumbled 33.1%. Despite the yearly losses, the Dow and S&P 500 did break three-quarter losing streaks. The tech-heavy Nasdaq, however, muddled through its fourth consecutive negative quarter for the first time since 2001. Communication services was the worst performing sector in the S&P 500 this year, falling more than 40%, followed by consumer discretionary.

FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried, who is accused of misappropriating billions of dollars deposited in the crypto currency exchange, will be released on $250 million personal recognizance bond, a federal judge in New York ruled Thursday. Bankman-Fried, wearing a dark blue suit and tan shoes, walked into court with shackles around his ankles. A recognizance bond is a written commitment from the accused to appear in court when ordered. Bankman-Fried’s parents, both Stanford Law professors, were in the courtroom. Sam Bankman-Fried, center, arrives at the Magistrate Court building for a hearing in Nassau, Bahamas, on Dec. 21, 2022.

☆ A coal mine is on fire in Utah leaving a small town at risk
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( Sara Ruberg | Sara Ruberg Is A News Associate With Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

The Trump administration gave several towns relying on oil, gas and coal a boost by cutting royalty payments and expanding projects. East Carbon is a coal town, one of only a few hundred still hanging on. Emery County Coal Resources, which is a subsidiary of American Consolidated Natural Resources, owns Lila Canyon Mine and did not reply to several requests for comment. Utah relies heavily on coal for energy: 61% of the state’s electricity net generation came from coal-fired plants. But Porter said Emery County Coal Resources, the company that runs the mine, has a solid plan to extinguish it.

Days before FTX’s bankruptcy filing last month, co-CEO Ryan Salame told Bahamian authorities that founder Sam Bankman-Fried may have committed fraud by sending customer money from the crypto exchange to his other firm, Alameda Research. According to a filing on Wednesday tied to FTX’s bankruptcy proceedings, Salame disclosed “possible mishandling of clients’ assets” by Bankman-Fried. FTX declared bankruptcy on Nov. 11. The indictment, unsealed on Tuesday, charged Bankman-Fried with eight criminal counts related to fraud, money laundering and improper use of customer funds. Like Bankman-Fried, Salame was a significant political donor, donating $20 million to Republican causes.

☆ His power secure at home, China’s Xi Jinping goes on a charm offensive abroad
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | Evelyn Cheng Is A News Associate With Cnbc. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

BEIJING — Now that he has consolidated power at home, Chinese President Xi Jinping is stepping out onto the world stage to strengthen relations with the U.S. and other countries. Most recently, Xi hosted European Council President Charles Michel in Beijing on Thursday. In a speech at the party congress, Xi said the party has “safeguarded China’s dignity” in the face of international changes and warned of “dangerous storms” ahead. The following week, the countries’ military leaders met for the first time since Pelosi’s controversial Taiwan visit in August. Heads of Japan, South Korea, Australia, Indonesia and Italy met with both Xi and Biden in the last several weeks, based on government announcements.

☆ Jeff Bezos says he plans to give away most of his $124 billion fortune
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Rohan Goswami | Rohan Goswami Is A News Associate At Cnbc. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos recently said he plans to give away the “majority” of his fortune. Bezos’ comments were made in an interview with CNN on Saturday, when he said he plans to use his wealth to fight climate change and to support societal “unifiers.” Bezos is worth about $124 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. “The hard part is figuring out how to do it in a levered way,” Bezos told CNN. The Giving Pledge was started by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett. Bezos committed $10 billion dollars to the Bezos Earth Fund in 2020, and by October 2021 had given away $947 million through the same.

☆ More Americans are living and working in Mexico. Where does that leave the locals?
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( Jaylinn Herrera | Jaylinn Herrera Is A Nbc News Associate With The Nbc National News Desk. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Mexico City has seen an influx of people migrating to the historic metropolis, especially during the pandemic when remote work made it possible to work from different places. Currently, 1.6 million Americans live in Mexico, according to the State Department, and Mexico City is the fifth rated destination for digital nomads globally, according to nomadlist.com. He emphasized Mexico City isn’t cheap, but in comparison to other countries digital nomads are migrating from, it’s considerably more affordable. “If you’re making your salary in U.S. dollars, pounds, Canadian dollars, you’re better off living in Mexico City.” Romero said. He believes those areas with higher numbers of digital nomads are already economically out of reach for most of the locals.

☆ Dow tumbles 700 points into bear market territory, sets new low
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Samantha Subin | Samantha Subin Is A Digital News Associate With Cnbc. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 713 points, or 2.4%, falling below 30,000 to a new low for the year. The 30-stock index is now down 20% from its high, known as bear market territory on Wall Street. The S&P 500 fell 2.5% and headed of a new 2022 closing low, while the Nasdaq Composite slid about 2.5%. Goldman Sachs cut its year-end S&P 500 target because of rising rates, predicting at least 4% downside from here. The Dow has given up about 4.5% this week, while both the S&P and Nasdaq have fallen 5.2% and 5.5%, respectively.

Stocks tumbled on Tuesday as the sell-off on Wall Street mounted and investors braced for another large rate hike due out Wednesday from the Federal Reserve. The Federal Open Markets Committee began its two-day policy meeting on Tuesday, where central bankers are expected to announce a 0.75 percentage point rate hike on Wednesday. Stocks have tumbled in recent weeks as comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell and an unexpectedly hot August consumer price index report caused traders to prepare for even higher rates until inflation cools. Rates marched higher as equities fell, with the yield on the 2-year Treasury note notching a fresh high dating back to late 2007. Tuesday’s move followed a choppy trading session that saw stocks rise in the afternoon and snap a two-day losing streak.

☆ СМИ объявили о победе Джо Байдена на выборах президента США
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-07 | by ( ) newsmaker.md time to read: +1 min

Кандидат от Демократической партии Джо Байден победил на выборах президента США. Об этом 7 ноября сообщили CNN, ABC News, Fox News Associated Press, передает meduza.io. xБайден, считает CNN, победил в Пенсильвании и набрал в общей сложности 273 голоса выборщиков при необходимых 270 голосах. The work ahead of us will be hard, but I promise you this: I will be a President for all Americans — whether you voted for me or not. I will keep the faith that you have placed in me.

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