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CNN —Since September 1, the Ukrainian capital Kyiv has been spared from Russian drone attacks on just one night – October 14. On Saturday night, Ukrainian air defenses detected a record 145 incoming Shahed drones. “We have been doing this for over two years,” he said, but the intensity of drone attacks had peaked over the past two to three months. The drone attacks seem calculated to instil fear rather than cause mass casualties, but several people have been killed in recent weeks. Russian forces already occupy almost all of Luhansk and substantial parts of Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson – altogether some 20% of Ukraine.

Persons: Viktoria Kovalchuk, Teo, ” Kovalchuk, Victoria Kovalchuk, Kovalchuk, Maksym, ”, Bridges, Konstantin Usov, don’t, Usov, Yuriy Chumak, Chumak, “, Mariya Troyanivska, Oleksander Syrskyi, Genya Savilov, Konrad Muzyka, Muzyka, Syrskyi, ” Muzyka, Lloyd Austin, Stringer, Reuters Rym, Montaz, Richard Haass, ” Haas, Andrii Sybiha, Donald Trump’s, Trump, JD Vance, Volodymyr Zelensky, hasn’t Organizations: CNN, Ukraine’s, Kyiv International Institute of Sociology, 43 Artillery Brigade, Getty, Rochan Consulting, US, Reuters, Carnegie Endowment, International, Kyiv, Russian, Foreign Affairs, Kherson –, NATO Locations: Ukrainian, Kyiv, Ukraine, Europe, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Russian, Donetsk, Dnipro, Pokrovsk, AFP, Kursk, Russia, Toretsk, Washington, Luhansk, Kherson, “, Moscow

CNN is reaching out to the Israeli military on the target of the strike. The Israeli military campaign in Gaza since the October 7 Hamas-led attacks has demolished entire neighborhoods and rendered large swathes of the strip uninhabitable. A Palestinian man searches for missing family members, after Israeli bombing flattened a building in Beit Lahiya, in northern Gaza on November 7. Most of those Palestinians were killed by Israeli attacks in the Beit Lahiya area of northern Gaza. Additionally, they said, two people were killed in a strike launched from an Israeli military quadcopter.

Persons: Mahmoud, ’, Marwan Al, ”, Avichay Adraee, “, ” Adraee, Salim Mohammed Alaa Abu Najeh, Abu Najeh, Abd Elhkeem Khaled, Moiz, Crescent Organizations: CNN, Civil Defense, Ministry of Health, AFP, Getty, Hams, Israel Defense Forces, Awda, Journalists Locations: Gaza, Jabalya, Beit Lahiya, Beit, Israeli, Israel, Al, Nuseirat, Anadolu, Rafah, Palestine, Janina

☆ Moldova’s pro-Western president wins 2nd term in runoff overshadowed by Russian meddling claims
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldova’s pro-Western President Maia Sandu has won a second term in a pivotal presidential runoff against a Russia-friendly opponent, in a race that was overshadowed by claims of Russian interference, voter fraud, and intimidation in the European Union candidate country. Today, you have saved Moldova!” Sandu said after claiming victory after midnight. Moldova’s large diaspora, which cast ballots in record numbers of more than 325,000 voted, heavily in favor of Sandu in the runoff. The presidential role carries significant powers in areas such as foreign policy and national security and has a four-year term. But the results of the ballots including Sunday’s vote were overshadowed by allegations of a major vote-buying scheme and voter intimidation.

Persons: — Moldova’s, Maia Sandu, Sandu, Alexandr Stoianoglo, ” Sandu, Stoianoglo, ”, “, Ursula von der Leyen, you’ve, Stanislav Secrieru, Secrieru, Dorin Recean, Vladislav Culiomza, Silviana Zestrea, Ilan Shor, oligarch, Shor, Father Vasilii, it’s, Cristian Cantir, ” Savlina, Stringer Organizations: Western, European Union, Central Electoral Commission, CEC, Russia Party of Socialists, “, Sunday, Moldovan, Northampton, Reuters, ”, EU, Police, Associated Press, Oakland University, AP, ” Moldovan Locations: CHISINAU, Moldova, Russia, “ Moldova, Sandu, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Frankfurt, Germany, Liverpool, Soviet, Chisinau, Bucharest, Comrat, Gagauzia, EU, European, Ukraine, Brussels, Moscow

☆ Eyeing U.S. election, China considers over $1.4 trillion in extra debt over next few years, Reuters reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The 6-trillion-yuan worth of debt would be raised over three years including 2024, said the sources, adding the proceeds would primarily be used to help local governments address off-the-books debt risks. Local governments would be allowed to raise that amount on top of their usual annual issuance quota, which mainly funds infrastructure spending. The quota stood at 3.9 trillion yuan this year and 3.8 trillion in 2023. The latest move is aimed at enhancing local governments' ability to manage land supply, and alleviate liquidity and debt pressures on both local governments and property developers, they added. Special-purpose bonds are a tool for off-budget debt financing used by Chinese local governments, with the proceeds raised typically earmarked for specific policy objectives, such as infrastructure expenditures.

Persons: Stringer, Donald Trump, it's, Tommy Xie, Trump, Kamala Harris Organizations: Afp, Getty, National People's Congress, Reuters, Information, NPC, Greater, Greater China Research, OCBC Bank, U.S, Trump, Republican, Democratic Locations: Chongqing, China, Beijing, Greater China

☆ Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji has yet to see snow this winter, breaking a 130-year record
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —November is just a few days away, but Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji remains snowless, marking the latest date without a snowcap since records began 130 years ago. The lack of snow as of October 29, beats the previous record of October 26, set in 1955 and 2016, he said. This aerial view shows climbers lining up to take a photo on the Kengamine summit of Mount Fuji on August 10, 2024. The unusual October heat Japan experienced was made three times more likely because of the climate crisis, Climate Central found. Straddling Japan’s Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures, the 3,776-meter Mount Fuji is a UNESCO World Heritage site and an icon of Japan.

Persons: Snowcaps, Shinichi Yanagi, Stringer Organizations: CNN, Mount, Fuji, NHK, Meteorological Office, Meteorological Agency, Mount Fuji, Kyodo, Climate, Northern, UNESCO Locations: Kofu, Japan, Mount, Central, Yamanashi, Shizuoka, overtourism

A Palestinian inspects the damage after an overnight Israeli airstrike in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, on October 27. Here’s what to know from the weekend:In Gaza:• An Israeli strike killed several people at a school west of Gaza City on Sunday, according to Gaza’s Civil Defense. Israel’s military claimed it targeted Hamas operatives in the strike. At least 30 medical staff were detained by Israeli forces at the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, according to the enclave’s Ministry of Health. In Israel:• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel’s strikes on Iran had severely damaged Tehran’s defense capabilities, without providing further details on what was targeted.

Persons: Stringer, Kamal Adwan, Khalil Al, ”, António Guterres, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Yoav Gallant, • Organizations: Civil Defense, Kamal, enclave’s Ministry of Health, CNN, Al, Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, World Health Organization, United Nations ’, •, Gaza Locations: Beit Lahia, Gaza, AFP, Iran, Israeli, Gaza City, Beit Lahiya, Aqsa, Israel, Egypt

☆ Breakfast with Ohtani: In Japan, watching this World Series may be the national pastime
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Rustin Dodd | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +14 min

At World Series Media Day on Thursday, no one was a bigger draw than Ohtani. Ninomiya, 59, grew up in the city of Oita, obsessing over books about Japanese baseball history. The comings and goings of Mamiko Tanaka and Ohtani are regular fodder for Japanese morning shows. In Japan, Ohtani is the face of countless advertising campaigns. Ohtani’s presence — along with starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto — could help the Japanese World Series audience approach those heights.

Persons: Shohei Ohtani, Tatsuo Shinke, Ohtani, Shinke, Emiko, ” Shinke, “, She’s, Katharine Lotze, Michael Jordan, David Beckham, doesn’t, ”, Robert Whiting, —, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago ”, Jordan, ” Emanuel, Whiting, Hideo Nomo, Ichiro Suzuki, Hideki Matsui, Nomo, Japan — Whiting, Suzuki, Yu Darvish, Tomoki Negishi, I’ve, ” Negishi, Masanori, Negishi, I’m, Chen Liang, Ninomiya, ” Ninomiya, ” Ohtani, Ippei Mizuhara, Mizuhara, It’s, Mamiko Tanaka, Stringer, Hiroshi Kitamura, William & Mary, Aaron, Judge, Fernando, Tatis, Ronald, Acuna, Foster Griffin, Griffin, ” Griffin, Ryan Yamazaki, Bobby Valentine, Yoshinobu Yamamoto —, Rob Manfred, “ Smart, ” Yamazaki, Shigeru Ishiba, Machiko Kondo, Kondo, Ichiro, ” Whiting, she’s, Andy McCullough, Sam Blum, Dan Goldfarb, Jayne Kamin Organizations: Mint, Major League Baseball, Los Angeles Dodgers, Ohtani’s Dodgers, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Angels, Dodgers, Padres, National League, Nikkei, Yankees, Asahi Shimbun, Japan’s Pacific League, Ninomiya, UCLA, NHK, Hokkaido, Ham Fighters, Angels, MLB, Pacific, William &, Kansas City Royals, Yomiuri Giants, Mets, Chiba Lotte Marines, Baseball, WBC, Chicago Cubs, San Diego Padres, Athletic, Fuji, United Nations Locations: Japan, Tokyo, Ohtani, United States, America, American, U.S, Chicago, —, Ōta, Oita, ”, Hokkaido Nippon, Osaka, Fukuoka, Sapporo, South Korea

☆ The CIA, a Navy Seal and a $15m bounty. This alleged plot on Venezuela’s Maduro reads like a Hollywood script, for a reason
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-12 | by ( Stefano Pozzebon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

So, is there anything to Venezuela’s claims? Hollywood script and a convenient bogeymanThe details of the alleged plot read like the script of a Hollywood thriller. Given the nature of the allegations, Venezuela’s claims are almost impossible to independently verify. In October last year, before the release of “Fat Leonard” and Co, Maduro had promised the US that Venezuela’s election would be free and fair. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro celebrates with supporters following the election results in Caracas on July 29, 2024.

Persons: –, Nicolas Maduro, Leonard ”, Maduro, Venezuela’s, United States “, Diosdado Cabello, Cabello, John Kirby, – Wilbert Castañeda –, Kirby, Castañeda, Stringer, Donald Trump, Juan Manuel Santos, Matthew Heath, Heath, Hugo Chavez, d’etat, Cabello’s, “, ”, Yuri Cortez, Joe Biden, Vladimir Putin, Brittney Griner, Evan Gershkovich, Biden, Kamala Harris, Alex Saab Organizations: CNN, CIA, US State Department, United, State Department, US Justice Department, US Navy, Navy, Security, Anadolu, Getty, of Justice, Venezuelan, Wall Street, Chevron Locations: United, Venezuela, Caracas, Spanish, United States, Czech, Venezuelan, Colombian, Washington, Falcon, AFP, –

☆ Typhoon Krathon: Two killed as slow moving storm slams into southern Taiwan
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Chris Lau | Eric Cheung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

With winds of up to 135 kilometers per hour (85 miles per hour), Typhoon Krathon made landfall along southern Taiwan shortly after noon on Thursday, the equivalent of a Category 1 Atlantic hurricane. The other was a 70-year-old man who fell while trimming a tree during the typhoon, according to the center. A man runs amid heavy rain and powerful winds, as Typhoon Krathon makes landfall in the port city of Kaohsiung, Southern Taiwan, on October 3, 2024. Daniel Ceng/Anadolu/Getty ImagesFor several hours before making landfall, Krathon moved slowly along the southern coast. Strong winds knock down trees during Typhoon Krathon in Kaohsiung.

Persons: Krathon, Daniel Ceng, Lai Ching, Chen Chi, “, Liao Shian, ”, Julien Organizations: Taiwan CNN, Emergency Operations Center, Getty, Taiwan, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan . Schools, AFP, CNA, Getty Images University, Reuters, Philippine News Agency Locations: Taipei, Taiwan, Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung , Southern Taiwan, Anadolu, Philippines, Krathon, Tainan, Stringer

☆ Domino's Pizza is not growing as much as it claims, investor says in new lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewAn investor has filed a class action lawsuit against Domino's Pizza, claiming the restaurant chain "overstated" its business and financial prospects. AdvertisementSpecifically, the company's annual global net store growth. The complaint says Domino's hosted its 2023 Investor Day that December, during which it discussed the long-term guidance for the annual global net store growth between 2024 and 2028. The class action lawsuit against Domino's Pizza Inc. is about its annual global net store growth. Despite investor concerns over its global net store growth, revenues at Domino's has grown.

Persons: —, Pizza, Bernstein Lierbhard, Russel J, Weiner, Sandeep Reddy, Justin Sullivan, Domino's, Matt Cardy, Stringer Organizations: Service, Pizza Enterprises, Business, Domino's, BI, Domino's Pizza Enterprises, Domino's Pizza, U.S, Company Locations: Michigan, Domino's

☆ Eric Adams faces pressure to resign as New York Democrats plot next moves
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Gregory Krieg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

CNN —New York City Mayor Eric Adams, the rank-and-file transit cop who rose to the city’s most powerful office, is no longer the master of his political destiny. President Joe Biden, asked at the White House on Thursday if Adams should resign, said, “I don’t know.”What will Jeffries do? “We need Eric Adams to be successful as mayor because he is the mayor at this moment in time,” Jeffries said. “No one is above the law, including the Mayor of New York City,” Schumer said in a statement. “This is squarely about Mayor Adams’ ability to govern New York City, and for the New York City governance to be fully staffed to serve the people of New York City,” Ocasio-Cortez told reporters Wednesday afternoon on Capitol Hill before news of the indictment broke.

Persons: Eric Adams, Adams, brazenly, –, “, Damian Williams, ” Williams, ”, ” Adams, Adams ’, Ingrid Lewis, Martin, Frank Carone, Carone, Jumaane Williams, ” Carone, “ It’s Eric Adams, Kathy Hochul, Hochul, Joe Biden, Jeffries, Hakeem Jeffries, ” Jeffries, Hakeem, Laura Gillen, Anthony D’Esposito, you’re, you’ve, ” Gillen, Chuck Schumer, ” Schumer, Scott Stringer, Brad Lander, Sen, Zellnor Myrie, ” Myrie, ” Stringer, ” Lander, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Mayor Adams, ” Ocasio, Bob Holden, Adams ’ White, ” Holden, Chris Banks, ” Banks, Julia Salazar, Gustavo Rivera, Jabari, Phara Souffrant Forrest, Emily Gallagher, Brooklyn, Tiffany Caban, Alexa Aviles, Sandy Nurse, Chi Osse, ” Councilwoman Vickie Paladino, Andrew Cuomo, Cuomo, “ Cuomo, “ He’s, ” Cuomo, Rich Azzopardi, hasn’t, CNN’s Gloria Pazmino Organizations: CNN, New, New York City, Democratic, New York Times, Southern, of, Gracie, White, Brooklyn Democrat, Republicans, New York Democratic, New York, Republican, Washington D.C, Yorkers, Rep, Queens, State Locations: New York, New, of New York, ”, Brooklyn, Washington, South Shore, New York City, Alexandria, City, Queens, Holden’s, Brownsville, East New York, Sens

☆ What happened in Lebanon and why is Israel attacking Hezbollah?
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

On Monday, Israel intensified its air campaign on Hezbollah, launching “extensive strikes” targeting the Iran-backed militant group in Lebanon. It is unclear how many of the casualties were civilians or Hezbollah militants, but many of the locations described by Israel as Hezbollah targets are also residential neighborhoods and villages. The nearly 500 killed on Monday alone is roughly half the number of Lebanese killed throughout the entire 34-day war between Israel and Hezbollah in 2006. Why is Israel attacking Lebanon? The US believes that neither Israel nor Hezbollah are interested in a full-scale war, but a major concern is that Iran, a key backer of Hezbollah, will get involved, US officials told CNN.

Persons: CNN — Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Isarel, Daniel Hagari, Mahmoud Zayyat, Amos, Stringer, Mohamed Hamayda, Firass Abiad, ” Hagari, Netanyahu, Fadel Itani, ”, Halevi, Leon Panetta Organizations: CNN, Hezbollah, Getty, Ramat, United Nations General Assembly, Reuters, Agence France, Presse, Lebanon’s, Hamas, UN Security Council, Former US Defense, CIA, UN, Assembly, State Department Locations: Lebanon, Israel, Iran, Lebanon’s, Syria, Lebanese, Sidon, AFP, Tyre, Beirut, Meggido, Afula, Deir, Gaza, Palestinian, Tehran, Yemen, Iraq, Beirut's, ”, Qatar, France, New York, United States

☆ NFL Week 4 Power Rankings: Vikings, Seahawks among early-season surprises
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Josh Kendall | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +25 min

It’s only Week 4 in the NFL, and already the league has given us plenty of surprises. AdvertisementLast week: 2Monday: Beat Jacksonville Jaguars 47-10Surprise: That all of their offseason losses haven’t hurtIn fact, some of them might have helped. Seattle Seahawks (3-0)Last week: 10Sunday: Beat Miami Dolphins 24-3Surprise: This team leads the NFC West by two gamesIt’s not the 49ers. pic.twitter.com/5ZUE81lJQm — NFL (@NFL) September 20, 202416. For the season, NFL kickers have hit 76.5 percent of their field goals from beyond 50 yards.

Persons: Trevor Lawrence, we’ve, Josh Allen, Allen, Damar Hamlin, Travis, isn’t, Kelce, Patrick Mahomes, Amon, Ra St, Brown, Jahmyr Gibbs, Gibbs, J., m., abel, m. E Organizations: NFL, Seattle Seahawks, Beat Jacksonville Jaguars, Bills, Baltimore Ravens, Beat Atlanta Falcons, Chiefs, ”, Los Angeles Chargers, Beat Arizona Cardinals Locations: 7 y, 9 y, 1 y, 4 y, 2 y, 5 y

☆ China's worsening relationship with US businesses could put AI's chip supply on shaky ground
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

In today's big story, China isn't proving to be the economic promised land US companies once hoped for . US-China relations have been on shaky ground for a while, to put it mildly. But despite the growing animosity, US corporations' push to sell things to Chinese consumers has been a middle ground everyone can agree on. AdvertisementTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company makes vital hardware components for most the world's chip companies, including industry giant Nvidia. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang recently said his company has a backup plan if things were to kick off in Taiwan .

Persons: —, Jamie Dimon, Tyler Le, Insider's Linette Lopez, It's, that's, Kiran Ridley, Stringer, Getty, Jensen Huang, Huang, Alyssa Powell, Trump, Harris, isn't, Howard Marks, Marks, Rebecca Noble, Vance, Tom Brady, Jeff Bezos, it's, Ryan Routh, Donald Trump, Dan DeFrancesco, Jordan Parker Erb, Jack Sommers, Amanda Yen, Grace Lett, Milan Sehmbi Organizations: Service, Business, China Xinhua News Agency, Getty, Apple, Nike, Huawei, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Nvidia, Billionaire, Economic Forum Locations: Washington ,, China, China . US, Washington, Beijing, Taiwan, USA, Florida, New York, London, Chicago

CNN —At least 22 people, mostly women and children, have been killed in an Israeli strike on a school compound Saturday, Palestinian officials said, with Israel saying it targeted Hamas fighters sheltering there. A spokesman for the Gaza Civil Defense, Mahmoud Basal, said the missile hit the Al-Zaytoun School, near Gaza City, where thousands were sheltering. The Government Media Office in Gaza said 13 children, including a 3-month-old infant were killed. The Israeli military said that the compound was being used as a Hamas command center and precautions had been taken to avoid civilian casualties. Aircraft “conducted a precise strike on terrorists who were operating inside a Hamas command and control center in Gaza City” the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said.

Persons: Mahmoud Basal, Aircraft “, “, Omar Al, Amal, ” Organizations: CNN, Gaza Civil Defense, Zaytoun, Government Media Office, Aircraft, Israel Defense Forces, Al Falah, IDF, Getty, Civil Defense, Hezbollah, IAF Locations: Israel, Gaza City, Gaza, AFP, Lebanese, Rafah

☆ Photos: Asia’s most powerful storm Typhoon Yagi wreaked havoc in Vietnam, Thailand
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Kathleen Magramo | Noemi Cassanelli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

After hitting the Philippines, where it killed more than a dozen people, it churned westwards towards southern China and shortly after parts of Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar and Laos. Rescue teams pick up schoolchildren and residents in Chiang Rai, Thailand on September 12, 2024. Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP/Getty ImagesFlood waters surround an entire neighborhood in the northern Thai city of Chiang Rai on September 12, 2024. Nhac Nguyen/AFP/Getty ImagesRescue officials clean up debris from a landslide in a remote mountainous village in Vietnam's northwestern Lao Cai province on September 12, 2024. Stringer/AFP/Getty ImagesVillagers wade through waist-deep floodwaters in Taungoo in Myanmar's Bago region on September 12, 2024.

Persons: Yagi, Chiang Rai, Lillian Suwanrumpha, Nhac Nguyen, Stringer, Sai Aung, Huang Yun, Lei Wenzhen, Eloisa Lopez Organizations: CNN, Reuters, Getty, Getty Images, Tropical Locations: China, Southeast Asia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam’s Phu Tho, Chiang, Chiang Rai, AFP, Thai, Hanoi, Vietnam's, Lao Cai province, Taungoo, Myanmar's Bago, Bago, Sai, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Pampanga

☆ Cave discovery may explain why Neanderthals disappeared, scientists say
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Grotte Mandrin is the only known site to have been home to alternating groups of both Homo sapiens and Homo neanderthalensis. “The Thorin population spent 50,000 years without exchanging genes with other Neanderthal populations,” Slimak said in a news release. DNA from Homo sapiens fossils from that time show that these early arrivals interbred with Neanderthals — traces of those encounters remain in present-day human populations. Archaeologists have excavated more of Thorin’s remains: 31 teeth, part of the jaw and five finger bones, so far. It’s the only known site to have been home to alternating groups of both Homo sapiens and Neanderthals, plus the earliest evidence of bow and arrow use outside Africa.

Persons: Ludovic Slimak, Thorin, ”, Slimak, “, Mandrin, ” Slimak, Ludovic, sapiens, Chris Stringer, wasn’t, ” Stringer, ” It’s, Grotte Mandrin Organizations: CNN, France’s National, for Scientific Research, Paul Sabatier University, Genomics Locations: Rhône, Toulouse, Western Europe, Europe, Grotte, Malataverne, France, Thorin’s, Africa

☆ Dak Prescott is the highest-paid player in NFL history. Here are the 10 highest-paid players in the league this season.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Mykenna Maniece | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Dallas Cowboys quarterback and 2023 NFL MVP runner-up Dak Prescott has the highest-paying contract in the NFL, with an AAV of $60 million. Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is the highest-paid player in NFL history. Nick Cammett/Stringer/Getty ImagesAnd finally, just hours before the first football Sunday of the 2024 season, the Dallas Cowboys announced that they were extending Prescott's contract in a four-year, $240 million deal, making him the highest-paid player in NFL history. Per the Cowboys, he told reporters after the game, "I hope after today we're done talking about it and my pockets. Prior to his history-making deal, Prescott told reporters on Thursday, September 5, that what motivates him is winning, not the money.

Persons: Dak Prescott, Nick Cammett, Stringer, Prescott, he's, —, hasn't Organizations: Dallas Cowboys, NFL, The Cowboys, Cleveland Browns, Cowboys Locations: Dallas

☆ The new ballistic missiles Russia just got from its pariah partner Iran will give it more flexibility with its own missiles, US warns
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

He said that this development would be deadly for the Ukrainian people because Moscow uses ballistic missiles to target civilian infrastructure. AdvertisementThe Fath-360 is an Iranian short-range ballistic missile with satellite guidance and a maximum range of 75 miles. France, Germany, and the UK said they will target individuals and entities involved in Iran's ballistic missile program. Photo by Stringer/Anadolu via Getty ImagesBlinken noted that the Iranian missiles will give Russia additional capabilities and flexibility, fueling its overall war efforts in Ukraine. Pyongyang has sent Moscow ballistic missiles, as well as artillery.

Persons: —, John Kirby, Fath, Kirby, AP Kirby, Antony Blinken, Blinken Organizations: Service, Business, White House National Security Council, Ukraine, Missiles, Iranian Revolutionary Guard, AP, Moscow, West, Iran, Stringer, Anadolu, Getty, Institute for Locations: Russia, Iran, North Korea, Ukraine, Moscow, Iranian, Tehran, France, Germany, Europe, London, Russian, Ukrainian, Pyongyang

☆ China economy: Young people in China aren’t spending on romance. That’s a problem
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Chris Lau | Hassan Tayir | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“The Qixi Festival is not as robust as previous years. Couples attend a kissing contest during the traditional Qixi festival in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning province, on August 13, 2013. “The only part of the world where consumer confidence remains very low is China,” L’Oreal CEO Nicolas Hieronimus told analysts on an earnings call late last month. Lower-than-expected growth in the global beauty sector this year is largely a consequence of low consumer confidence in China, he added. People take photos at a bus stop decorated with flowers during Qixi Festival, or Chinese Valentine's Day, on August 22, 2023 in Chongqing, China.

Persons: China’s, Louis Vuitton, ”, forlornly, Huang Jinkun, Alfred Wu, Lee, “, Yeap Jun Rong, Xi Jinping, Peng Liyuan, Stringer, De Beers, That’s, Niulang, Nicolas Hieronimus, Joanne Wilson, didn’t, ” Mercedes, Ola Kaellenius Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Weibo, CNN, Qixi, Lee Kuan Yew, of Public, National University of Singapore, Volkswagen, Ministry of Civil Affairs, Getty, Diamond, State Administration of Foreign Exchange, Global, WPP, China News Service, Mercedes, ” Mercedes Benz Locations: China, Hong Kong, Shenyang, Liaoning province, Beijing, China's Liaoning province, AFP, Chongqing

☆ 18 of the biggest scandals in Olympic history
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Erin Mcdowell | Mykenna Maniece | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif's sex became the subject of intense scrutiny at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Algerian boxer Imane Khelif's sex was the subject of intense scrutiny throughout the Games. Richard Pelham/Stringer/Getty ImagesAlgerian boxer Imane Khelif faced scrutiny throughout the Olympics due to the spread of misinformation about her sex. However, International Olympic Committee spokesman Mark Adams repeatedly defended Khalif and Yu-ting against the unspecified tests and the scrutiny facing the athletes. Khelif and Yu-ting went on to win gold medals in their respective weight classes.

Persons: Imane, Richard Pelham, Stringer, Imane Khelif, Italy's Angela Carini, Khelif, —, Lin Yu, Mark Adams, Khalif, Adams Organizations: Getty, Khelif, International Boxing Association, IBA, Associated Press, Olympic, AP

☆ Ukraine is striking targets hundreds of miles inside Russia for 3 key reasons, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Cameron Manley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

While the news grabbed headlines, it was not the first time that Ukraine has reportedly targeted sites deep within Russia. AdvertisementUkraine does not currently have permission to use long-range guided weapons such as the ATACMS to hit such targets inside Russia. While striking targets so far from the frontline may be seen as Ukraine spreading itself rather thinly, such attacks have three key benefits, experts told BI. "Russia has already adapted its air defense posture following previous drone strikes and reportedly has stood up mobile counter-UAS [unmanned aircraft system] teams. Russia's S-400 is one of its most advanced air defense systems.

Persons: —, Mark Cancian, Cancian, Justin Bronk, Moscow's pocketbook, John Hardie, Hardie, hasn't, Bronk Organizations: Service, Business, Ukraine's Security Service, International Security, Centre, Strategic, International Studies, Stringer, Anadolu Agency, Getty, Ukraine, Royal United Services Institute, Russia, Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Bloomberg, Reuters Locations: Ukraine, Russian, Murmansk, Russia, Astrakhan, Bashkortostan, Moscow

☆ Ukraine's audacious invasion of Russian territory is a massive blow to Putin's power
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

But as the scale of the attack became clearer, with thousands of Ukrainian troops advancing up to 6 miles into Russia, Russian President Vladimir Putin hurried to contain the fallout. Ukraine's attack catches Russia off guardA Russian military video showing a Ukrainian tank during an attack on the Kursk region in Russia in August. It's led to fierce criticism of the Kremlin from ultranationalist bloggers, who've questioned why the Russian military was so unprepared and criticized chaotic attempts to evacuate civilians. Putin has so far been able to avoid major domestic unrest from the two-year war — despite the vast casualties it's inflicted on the Russian military. But the 2023 rebellion by the Russian mercenary group Wagner exposed Putin's vulnerability to blowback from events in Ukraine.

Persons: —, Vladimir Putin, Alexei Smirnov, Putin, Vladimir Putin's, It's, who've, Bryden Spurling, Callum Fraser, Russia aren't, Wagner, Russia's, Fraser, Spurling, STRINGER, Ukraine's, Maxim Alyukov, it'll, Alyukov Organizations: Service, Kremlin, Business, Anadolu, Russian MOD, RAND Corp, Royal United Services Institute, Wagner, Don, Getty, King's College London Locations: Ukraine, Russia's Kursk, Russia, Russian, Kursk, US, Kharkiv, London, Rostov, Moscow

☆ UK riots: Rotherham residents despair after riot at hotel housing asylum seekers
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Christian Edwards | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Ninzr said he had lived in the Rotherham hotel since he arrived, but was at another processing center when the riot broke out. Several passers-by referenced unfounded rumors that hotel residents have abused local women. CNN asked South Yorkshire police if they have received complaints about the behavior of the hotel residents, but have not yet received a response. With more demonstrations planned for this week, do the residents near the Rotherham hotel fear more violence? “After seeing our community come out today, no,” said the man who lived through the London riots.

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☆ Rioters target hotel used to house asylum seekers amid worst UK disorder in years
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Radina Gigova | Sophie Tanno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Rioters attacked a hotel used to house asylum seekers in the UK town of Rotherham on Sunday, as the country faces the worst social unrest it has seen in years. In the latest violence, the Holiday Inn Express Hotel in Rotherham was targeted by protesters who stormed the building, with reports of it being set on fire, according to PA Media. “The criminal, violent attack on a hotel housing asylum seekers in Rotherham is utterly appalling. Deliberately setting fire to a building with people known to be inside,” she wrote on X.Protestors throw a blazing garbage bin outside the Holiday Inn Express in Rotherham on Sunday. Riot police stand in front of windows broken by rioters outside of the Holiday Inn Express Hotel.

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