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☆ Miss USA Pageant Is Being Destroyed by Its Scandals
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Anneta Konstantinides | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +22 min

AdvertisementAccording to the longtime Miss USA official, the significant shift was ushered in by the former Miss Universe Organization president Paula Shugart, who produced the Miss USA, Miss Teen USA, and Miss Universe pageants from 2001 until 2020. Benjamin Askinas/The Miss Universe OrganizationCheslie Kryst, who won Miss USA in 2019, defended the #MeToo movement during her interview round. It was a remarkably different experience from those of past titleholders like Miss USA 2013 Erin Brady Colagiovanni and Miss Teen USA 2017 Sophia Dominguez-Heithoff. AdvertisementThough they were "brand ambassadors" of the organization, Voigt and Srivastava couldn't even post on the Miss USA and Miss Teen USA social-media pages. Advertisement"I don't know that Miss USA is relevant right now," the longtime Miss USA official said.

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☆ Venus atmosphere shows potential signs of life — again
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Jacopo Prisco | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

“We’re a long way from saying this, but if there is life on Venus producing phosphine, we have no idea why it’s producing it. So finding them in the atmosphere of Venus is interesting on that basis as well. But further analysis of that data by Clements’ team revealed weak traces of the molecule, reinforcing the theory. “To date, our analyses remain unchallenged in the literature,” said Mogul, who was not involved in the research of Clements’ team. While detecting phosphine and ammonia in Venus’ clouds is exciting, it is just the beginning of a longer journey to unravel the mysteries of that planet’s atmosphere, he said.

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Mr. Vance’s stumbles have come after a remarkable two weeks when Mr. Trump survived an assassination attempt, and then rallied the party — and even some skeptics — behind him. Then, in a sense, Mr. Trump and Mr. Vance were the victims of that success. Image Mr. Vance, center right, and Mr. Trump at the Republican National Convention earlier this month. Some of Mr. Vance’s comments on some conservative podcasts veered into serious policy critiques that trucked in antisemitic tropes and racial stereotypes. Still, the Harris campaign was happy with the bruises they had inflicted.

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☆ What to watch at Olympics today: Simone Biles is back, LeBron James and Team USA face Serbia
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Alex Andrejev | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

Later, the U.S. men’s basketball team, led by LeBron James, plays Serbia and Nikola Jokić in a matchup of top NBA talent. (Russia — the defending champion in both the men’s and women’s team all-around — is banned from participating in team sports at the Paris Olympics.) The women’s team final is set for 12:15 p.m. One more thing: Durant — a three-time Olympic gold medalist — might finally play after a calf injury sidelined him through the team’s summer exhibitions. The U.S. women’s team wraps up group play with Australia on Wednesday.

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Mr. Vance’s stumbles have come after a remarkable two weeks when Mr. Trump survived an assassination attempt and then rallied the party — and even some skeptics — behind him. Then, in a sense, Mr. Trump and Mr. Vance became the victims of that success. Some of Mr. Vance’s comments on some conservative podcasts veered into serious policy critiques that trucked in antisemitic tropes and racial stereotypes. The Harris campaign has been able to keep the spotlight on the momentum behind her fledgling presidential run — and away from Mr. Trump. Still, the Harris campaign was happy with the bruises they had inflicted.

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☆ Where inflation is the highest and lowest in America
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Bryan Mena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The Honolulu metro area in Hawaii, meanwhile, saw the nation’s highest annual inflation rate in May, at 5.2%. Housing costs have therefore eased over the past year, tugging inflation overall much lower. Tight housing-market conditions are also plaguing New York, which at one point boasted the lowest inflation rate in the country. Housing costs make up about a third of the Labor Department’s CPI, a closely watched inflation gauge. Inflation is down substantially from the 40-year highs of two years ago, but housing costs have remained stubbornly elevated.

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☆ RIMPAC: US Air Force B-2 bomber used in exercise to sink surface ship with low-cost bomb
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Earlier this month, the US and allies practiced taking out a large surface ship with long-range weapons, including, for the first time, a US Air Force B-2 bomber. It showed the US military can use one of its most survivable weapons platforms, the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, to sink a major surface ship with a low-cost guided bomb. The Air Force says its stealthy characteristics allow it to penetrate heavily defended areas and also fly with a small chance of being detected by radar at high altitudes. Mating it up with relatively cheap and demonstrably effective precision-guided bombs with warheads of up to 2,000 pounds could give the Air Force bombers the “anti-ship lethality” of a submarine-launched torpedo without the liabilities of a submarine, according to a US Air Force website. The Air Force first tested QUICKSINK in 2022, when an F-15 fighter jet released a GBU-31 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) that destroyed a full-scale surface target in the Gulf of Mexico, according to an Air Force statement.

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☆ The South's economic boom is masking a harsher reality. It still has several of the poorest states in the nation.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In June, the financial services company WalletHub ranked the 50 states and DC across three categories: economic activity, economic health, and innovation potential. The Economic Policy Institute pointed to low minimum wages and unionization rates in Southern states as two factors keeping pay down. Of course, workers in some Southern states earn less than others. Using US Bureau of Economic Analysis and Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the analysis highlighted the average annual wages across US states as of 2022. Only two Southern states — Louisiana and West Virginia — were among the eight US states that saw their populations decline between 2022 and 2023.

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☆ Some millennials are moving into neighborhoods with built-in golf and yoga that let them live like carefree retirees
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The 13th hole on the Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course at Juniper Preserve. The golf course and clubhouse at Hualalai Resort in Hawaii. For Chelsea, a golf course community's "selling point" was simply the ability to enjoy nature. "I could go either way on living on a golf course — it didn't really matter to me," she added. "But the idea that when the golf course is closed, then you have this great big space between you and your neighbors.

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☆ It’s Shark Season. How Worried Should You Be?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Erik Vance | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +19 min

California has very few shark attacks — just two recorded in 2023, fewer than New York and the Carolinas. The eastern coast from Virginia to New York doesn’t see many shark attacks, despite having many popular beach towns. Long Island in New York is, roughly speaking, the northern border of the bull and tiger shark ranges. Tiger Shark A 3D illustration of a Tiger Shark. Kentucky managed to rack up 12 shark attacks in 2006 after the aquarium in Newport opened a shark petting exhibit.

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☆ A Southwest flight came 150 feet from crashing in the sea. Experts suspect 'pure human error.'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewA Southwest Airlines flight that was diverted after a dangerously low descent was likely down to "pure human error," aviation experts said. A Southwest flight came dangerously close to the Courtney Campbell Causeway in Tampa. A dangerous patternIt's not the first time a Southwest flight has descended to a dangerously low altitude. In June the FAA said it was investigating a Southwest flight that dropped to 525 feet when it was 9 miles from landing in Oklahoma City. The FAA is also looking into another Southwest flight that descended to 400 feet above the ocean off the coast of Kauai, Hawaii, in April.

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☆ A US Air Force B-2 stealth bomber helped sink an old warship in the Pacific with new anti-ship QUICKSINK bombs
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewA US Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bomber used a new anti-ship munition to sink a decommissioned warship during a series of recent live-fire drills with partner forces in the Pacific Ocean, the US Navy said this week. US Air Force photo / 1st Lt Lindsey Heflin"This capability is an answer to an urgent need to quickly neutralize maritime threats over massive expanses of ocean around the world at minimal costs," it added. Over the years, the various elements of the US armed forces have been pursuing more and more anti-ship capabilities. AdvertisementIn addition to B-2s dropping QUICKSINK bombs, a US Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet used a Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile, or LRASM, to help sink the Tarawa.

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☆ U.S. Olympian cheat sheet: Top athletes to watch in Paris beyond the best-known stars
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Alex Andrejev | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +20 min

He won gold at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, to qualify for the Paris Olympics. Judo — Maria LabordeLaborde, 33, is the highest-ranked U.S. judoka qualified for the Paris Games — at No. He won gold at the 2023 Pan American Games and qualified in speed climbing for the Paris Games, his first Olympics. Carissa Moore participates in a training session ahead of the Paris Olympics this week in Teahupo’o, French Polynesia. Knibb obtained quotas in both triathlon and road cycling for the Paris Games, which will make her a rare multi-sport Olympian.

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☆ A Southwest Boeing 737 Max was just 150 feet above the ocean before being told to pull up, reports say
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewThe FAA is investigating after a Southwest Airlines plane flew dangerously close to the ocean. The FAA told BI it had opened an investigation. It's the third report of a Southwest flight descending to a dangerously low altitude this year. In June, the FAA said it was investigating a Southwest flight that descended to 525 feet nine miles out from Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City. AdvertisementThe FAA is also investigating another Southwest flight that was just 400 feet above the ocean off the coast of Kauai, Hawaii, in April, Bloomberg first reported.

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☆ Graceland questions authenticity of Elvis memorabilia sold by auction house with ties to Priscilla Presley
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Chloe_Melas.Jpg | Chloe Melas | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +13 min

Its owner, Brigitte Kruse, formed a relationship with Elvis' ex-wife, Priscilla Presley, and has even acted as her power of attorney. The questions over some of Kruse’s Elvis items reflect the murky world of celebrity memorabilia. The problem, these collectors say, is that there are dishonest people with Elvis ties providing bogus items to auction houses. In her suit, Priscilla said they were introduced by a mutual connection who said Kruse wanted to discuss her business selling Elvis memorabilia. In the days before the auction, Priscilla did media interviews explaining why she was endorsing it.

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Read previewMemes and celebrity endorsements have already set the tone for Kamala Harris' presidential campaign. Kamala HQ instead posted a Venn diagram, with the two outer circles, "Biden HQ" and "Kamala HQ" merging to form "holding Trump accountable." Across the social media landscape, the energy is palpable, said David Karpf, a professor of media and public affairs at George Washington University. "When you've got a good social media team that has arrived at a cultural moment and pent-up enthusiasm, they get to play with it." While Harris' team is focusing on younger voters and voters of color, the appeal of social media transcends age, North said.

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☆ Scientists discover ‘dark’ oxygen being produced more than 13,000 feet below the ocean surface
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

It’s also possible, these scientists warn, that deep-sea mining could disrupt the way carbon is stored in the ocean, contributing to the climate crisis. A documentary about deep-sea mining that Sweetman watched in a hotel bar in São Paulo, Brazil, unleashed a breakthrough. However, several countries, including the United Kingdom and France, have expressed caution, supporting a moratorium or ban on deep-sea mining to safeguard marine ecosystems and conserve biodiversity. Earlier this month, Hawaii banned deep-sea mining in its state waters. Many unanswered questions remain about how dark oxygen is produced and what role it plays in the deep-sea ecosystem.

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