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☆ This couple built a travel company for Americans who want to leave the U.S.—then they did it themselves
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Jennifer Liu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Barnett says the amount of research she and Andrews poured into their relocation project prompted them to start their own travel company, Expatsi, to help other Americans explore their options to move abroad. Launching a travel company for American expatsBarnett and Andrews went back to basics to figure out what city to live in. In March 2024, Barnett and Andrews led a group of 30 Americans around Portugal for 10 days and Spain for 12 on their inaugural Expatsi scouting trip. Americans who dream of moving abroad are getting help from travel companies like Expatsi, which offers scouting trips to international cities. So far, Expatsi travelers have mostly been women ranging in age from 22 to 80 with a cluster around 40 to 65, Barnett says.

Persons: Brett Andrews, Jen Barnett, Barnett, Andrews, expats Barnett, We've, Roe, Wade, Expatsi, Expatsi's, Joe Biden, Donald Trump Organizations: U.S ., U.S, Portugal, CNBC, Google Locations: Alabama, Mexico, Birmingham , Alabama, Canada, Vancouver, U.S, Cigna, Portugal, Spain, France, Italy

☆ The Van Epps family left town for a youth baseball tournament Then tragedy struck
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Thomas Lake | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The Van Epps family left behind two dogs, a stunned and grieving community, and an untold number of priceless memories. The Van Epps family in an undated photo from several years ago. The Van Epps family took a different route. James Ryan Van Epps pitched in a baseball tournament the morning of the plane crash. Courtesy Ansley Van EppsMeanwhile, she and others who loved the Van Epps family took care of other priorities.

Persons: Georgia CNN —, Ansley Van Epps, ”, Ryan Van Epps, Laura, Harrison, James Ryan, Roger Beggs, Van Epps, Regan Burr, Burr, Ryan’s, Ansley, Ryan, Christine Clements, Christine Marie, “ Harrison, Stefanie Gammage, ” Harrison, Rich Dennis, “, ” James Ryan, Brent Bechard, James Ryan’s, They’d, Chase Timms, Roger, James Ryan Van Epps, Erik Rank, Timms, ” Timms, ‘, ’, Piper, It’s, Walker, Laura wouldn’t, D.J, Jason, who’d, “ James Ryan Organizations: Georgia CNN, Perimeter, Roswell United Methodist Church, Roswell High School, Ridge Christian School, North Atlanta Football Club, Blue Jays, Baseball Hall of Fame, Mirage, Cooperstown, Team Elite National, Elite, Oneonta Municipal, National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB, JFK, Delta Airlines Locations: Milton, Georgia, New York, Catskill, Alpharetta, ”, Cooperstown, Savannah, Oneonta, Charleston , West Virginia, Atlanta, Lake Cecil, Masonville , New York

☆ Heavy rain could put a dampener on the lavish Ambani wedding, with flight delays and flooded roads in Mumbai
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Nora Redmond | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

An orange alert for heavy rainfall has been issued in Mumbai for the coming days. The weather warning coincides with the Ambani wedding, featuring a star-studded guest list. Over half the flights arriving in Mumbai on Friday are delayed, and Air India is warning travelers to leave extra time. AdvertisementHeavy rain could put a dampener on the celebrations of Anant Ambani and his wife-to-be, Radhika Merchant at their lavish wedding in Mumbai this weekend. The India Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for the Maharashtra region, where Mumbai is situated, due to the possibility of heavy to very heavy rainfall over the next five days.

Persons: Ambani, —, Anant Ambani, Radhika Merchant, India's, Mukesh Ambani, Kim Kardashian, John Kerry Organizations: Air, Service, India Meteorological Department, CNBC, Business Locations: Mumbai, Air India, Maharashtra

“We look at this 1-year-old as our miracle baby, (because) he was still alive,” Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Stitch Guillory said this week. Detectives eventually learned the 4-year-old had last been seen on Saturday with his mother, Aaliyah Jack, 25, of Lake Charles, and his 1-year-old brother, the sheriff’s office said. The 1-year-old was found near mile marker 10 – about 9 miles from the rest stop where his brother had been found dead the day before, the sheriff’s office said. He was taken to a hospital and later released to the state Department of Children and Family Services, Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Kayla Vincent told CNN. In this still from a video, truck driver Reginald Walton speaks to CNN affiliate KADN.

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☆ I'm from the UK and moved to the US 19 years ago. Time zones still confuse me, and I don't get why people love long road trips.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Jane Ridley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewIt's not very often that you're offered a job in an exciting new country — at least in my case. AdvertisementAmericans love road tripsI can't quite understand the appeal of "The Great American Road Trip," in which you drive 700 miles in one day while singing along to rock ballads. Thanks to a fun game in the car, I actually enjoyed my road trip to Maine last week. AdvertisementMeanwhile, there are six in the US, which encompasses 3,532,316 square miles, including Alaska Standard Time and Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time. "Some things you get used to, some things you don't," goes the old saying about making a big change.

Persons: —, I've, I'm, Jane Ridley, reckons it's Organizations: Service, Business, ZZ Locations: England, Manhattan, America, London, Edinburgh, Florida, New York, Maine, American, Alabama, Scotland, Wales, Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon, Los Angeles and New York City, California, York, Britain

☆ 10 states with America's worst infrastructure, and most to gain from billions in federal dollars
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Scott Cohn | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +16 min

To evaluate each state's infrastructure, our Top States study considers not just roads, bridges, ports and airports. The state broadband office notes that it is the nation's ninth-largest allocation per capita. The state's power grid is among America's least reliable, according to U.S. Department of Energy data. The severe weather means power outages are frequent as well. Since then, the power outages have persisted, making Maine's grid among the worst in the nation.

Persons: Pete Buttigieg, Seth Martindale, Rusty, Dan Koeck, Doug Burgum, Biden, Mark Miller, Suzanne Kreiter, Jim Justice, Senators Joe Manchin, Shelley Moore Capito, Mississippi Brenda Gavin, Elnora Ross, Michael Democker, Robert Gauthier, We're, Lauren Owens Lambert, Logan —, stoplights, Brianna Soukup, Lance King Organizations: Companies, Business, CNBC, Infrastructure Law, Arkansas Turrell, Arkansas Broadband Office, Law, Arkansas Economic Development Corporation, North Dakota, Washington Post, Peace Garden State, U.S . Department of Energy, Power Company, Dakota Utilities, Montana Bison, Getty, Industrial, Rte, Boston Globe, Census, U.S . Department of Transportation, West Virginia, Gov, U.S, Senators, West Virginia Coal Association, Justice, Manchin, Virginia Economic, First Street Foundation, Hawaii, Los Angeles Times, Afp, Boston Regional Airport, Spirit Airlines, Orlando, Logan, JetBlue, White Mountain Cable, Portland Press, Portland Press Herald, Central Maine Power, Power, Energy Department, Maine Locations: States, Arkansas, Arkansas Turrell Arkansas, Turrell Arkansas, Underwood, Peace, North Dakota, Minnesota, Dakota, Buffalo, Yellowstone, Montana, Massachusetts, Canton, Bay State, Boston, Kanawha, Poca, West Virginia, Winfield, Putnam County, Mountain State, Virginia, Mississippi, Louin , Mississippi, Gulf, BroadbandNow, Lahaina , Hawaii, Maui, Lahaina, Western Maui, Hampshire, Hampton , New Hampshire, Manchester, New Hampshire, New England, Maine, Epsom , New Hampshire, Brighton, Woodford Street, Portland, Alaska, Dalton, Coldfoot , Alaska

☆ I grew up in Australia and worked in tourism for years. First-time visitors always make these 5 mistakes.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Ash Jurberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewI'm a born-and-bred Aussie who's been fortunate enough to work in travel and tourism, promoting Australia to international visitors. Unfortunately, though, while working in the industry, I've seen visitors believe the same misconceptions about Australia and make similar mistakes over and over again. AdvertisementNot experiencing the local cuisineI always recommend visitors sample local foods like Vegemite on toast. Being overly paranoid about deadly animalsWhen I worked in tourism, a lot of prospective travelers asked me how I survived all the deadly animals in Australia. Although it's true that Australia is known for having deadly snakes, sharks, and spiders, I've never seen one outside a zoo.

Persons: —, it's, africanpix, you'll, she's, I've Organizations: Service, Tourism, Business, Australia Australia, Sydney, Getty Locations: Australia, Sydney, Melbourne, parma

☆ Las Vegas Heat Breaks Records and Stuns Even the Forecasters
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Alan Blinder | Isabelle Taft | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

For their anniversary road trip through the West, an escape from the humid misery of a Louisiana summer, Tyson and Adeline Maddox rented a glimmering convertible. “Reminds me of the engine room,” Mr. Maddox grumbled of the weather as he left the “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign on Wednesday evening, when temperatures were still well into triple digits. “The heat, it’s just constantly coming,” Ms. Maddox added later. “It’s like being in front of an exhaust pipe.”So it has been around the Las Vegas area this week. Merely walking through a parking lot meant squinting — not at the sunlight blanketing the region, but at a heat so punishing that eyes hurt without ever actually watering.

Persons: Tyson, Adeline Maddox, Mr, Maddox grumbled, it’s, ” Ms, Maddox, “ Organizations: Vegas Locations: Louisiana, Vegas

☆ Americans Are Angry Because Prices Are Constantly Changing
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

A "good" price for something today may have seemed outlandish five years ago. A "good" price for something today may have seemed outlandish five years ago, and it's understandable to wonder whether today's price is just as fleeting. The whole idea of what's a good price for a 12-pack of carbonated soft drinks has changed dramatically over the past few years." Plenty of companies can move their prices, whether by using dynamic prices or downright raising prices, because they're the only game in town. The answer to getting accustomed to high prices is basically to forget what those numbers were in 2019.

Persons: Wendy's, they're, There's, Carly Fink, —, Fink, they'd, Jon Hauptman, Hauptman, Timothy Webb, University of Delaware who's, it's, Ravi Dhar, Taylor Swift, John Zhang, Webb, Dhar, Emily Stewart Organizations: Walmart, Price, University of Delaware, Center, Yale School of Management, Starbucks, Wharton, Business

☆ I chose a smaller city over London when I moved to the UK. Here's why it was the right decision.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Tanushree Srivastava | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewI moved to Nottingham in 2021 from India to pursue my master's degree at Nottingham Trent University. Tanushree Srivastava/BIBeginning life in the UKI arrived in the UK for the first time in 2021 as an international student. I had pre-booked a studio apartment in Nottingham city center with my friend, another international student at Nottingham Trent University. Even universities like Nottingham Trent and the University of Nottingham have huge gardens and greenery for students. One of the best parts of living in Nottingham was the commitment to its status as a "student city."

Persons: —, I'd, Tanushree Srivastava, Srivastava, White Rose, Nero, Nottingham Organizations: Service, Nottingham Trent University, Business, Nottingham Trent, University of Nottingham, Nottingham canalside, Nottingham, Nottingham Bowl, BI Nottingham Locations: Nottingham, India, London, City, England, Trent, British, Rock City

☆ TikTok's music AI chatbot could help it take on Spotify — if it can smarten up
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Dan Whateley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

TikTok is the latest to experiment with the technology, adding in October an AI assistant called Tonik to its music-streaming app, TikTok Music. TikTok's main video app, which is exploring its own, separate AI chatbot, has become an important platform for music discovery. TikTok Music. TikTok Music. If TikTok Music gets there first, it may have a shot at breaking through in a very crowded category.

Persons: —, hasn't, OpenAI's ChatGPT, Tonik, TikTok, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, We're Organizations: Service, TikTok, Business, Spotify, Apple, Bloomberg, Capitol Locations: Singapore, Brazil, Australia, Mexico, Indonesia

☆ Why we are hard-wired to feel 'sunshine guilt' — and what you can do to manage it
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Nandini Maharaj | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewEven if you don't live somewhere known for breaking rainfall records, you've probably seen the effects of "sunshine guilt," as it's called on TikTok. Sunshine guilt is when you feel anxious or guilty about staying inside and not enjoying a sunny day to the fullest. Since you don't know when you'll have another opportunity to enjoy the weather, sunshine guilt is considered a form of FOMO (fear of missing out), she added. Unlike summer-pattern SAD, sunshine guilt is "not a medical condition and does not typically cause severe mood disturbances or functional impairments," Hafeez said. AdvertisementWhat can you do to manage sunshine guilt?

Persons: —, you've, Patrice Le Goy, Sanam, Le Goy, Hafeez, Nandini Maharaj Organizations: Service, Business, Mental Health America

☆ Persistent heat wave in the US shatters new records, causes deaths in the West and grips the East
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Many areas in Northern California surpassed 110 degrees, with the city of Redding topping out at a record 119 degrees. Due to the high temperatures, emergency medical helicopters were unable to respond, as the aircraft cannot generally fly safely over 120 degrees, officials said. Death Valley has reached or exceeded 125 degrees every day since July 4. “Death Valley during the summer has always been a bucket list thing for me. Well, high temperatures across (western Nevada and northeastern California) won’t get below 100 degrees until next weekend,” the service posted online.

Persons: —, Bryan Jackson, ”, Mike Reynolds, Chris Kinsel, Kinsel, it’s, I’ve, Natasha Ivory, “, ” Ivory, Fox5 Vegas, “ I’m, ” Jill Workman Anderson, “ Young, won’t, Tracy Housley, let’s, ” Housley, “ Let’s, Copernicus, Carlo Buontempo, Robert Shackelford, Rachel Ramirez, Angela Dewan Organizations: Los Angeles, Weather, West and, West and Pacific Northwest, Death, National Weather Service, Vegas, Atlantic Locations: Los, U.S, Death, West, West and Pacific, Northern California, Redding, California, Las Vegas, Nevada, Mount Charleston, Vegas, Oregon, Salem, East Coast, Baltimore, Lake Tahoe, Reno , Nevada, , California, Death Valley, Manchester, England, Maricopa County, Phoenix, Paris

☆ I'm a single mom who rents out my yard as a private dog park. I earned an extra $7,400 in 21 months to pay my bills.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-07 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Taking on a second job that required me to be physically somewhere other than my home wasn't really an option. I'm a single mom with a full-time job and two little kids that I can't really leave them alone for more time than I spend at work. Although I still live paycheck to paycheck, the money I've earned is helping me cover my bills, including offsetting my car payment. Related storiesI have a ranch-style farmhouse home with a pool and a backyard that sits on half an acre of land. But I usually block off plenty of time on the calendar for personal yard time with my kids.

Persons: —, Samantha Bosley, I've, It's, it's Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Scottsdale , Arizona, Sniffspot, Scottsdale

☆ Hurricane Beryl: Damaging winds and storm surge could hit South Texas this weekend
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-06 | by ( Dalia Faheid | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Tropical Storm Beryl will strengthen as it tracks toward the Texas-Mexico border this weekend, bringing a risk of damaging winds, life-threatening storm surge and dangerous flooding to Texas beginning late Sunday. • Hurricane and storm surge watches issued: Hurricane and storm surge watches were extended eastward along the Texas coast Friday night. • Beryl expected to slam South Texas: Beryl is forecast to make landfall over South Padre Island, Texas, close to the Texas-Mexico border, as a Category 1 hurricane late Sunday night, according to the National Hurricane Center. • At least nine dead due to Beryl: Beryl became the earliest Category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic on record earlier this week. Randy Brooks/AFP/Getty Images Brad Reinhart, senior hurricane specialist at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, tracks Hurricane Beryl on Monday.

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☆ Mt. Everest may be the tallest mountain to climb, but it's not the most difficult. Factors like technique and commercialization contribute, according to 3 professional mountaineers.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Ellyn Lapointe | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Everest is the world's tallest peak, that doesn't mean it's the most difficult to climb, according to three professional mountaineers. Jenn DrummondDon't let the name fool you — when it comes to difficulty, there's nothing secondary about the Seven Second Summits. Unlike the seven highest summits, some of the Seven Second Summits involve skiing and rock climbing in addition to hiking. AdvertisementOut of all the Seven Second summits, Mt. Climbing Mt.

Persons: —, Jenn Drummond, Drummond, there's, Jake Meyer, Garrett Madison, it's, crevasses —, Alan Arnette, Arnette, Jason Maehl, Madison Organizations: Service, Mountaineers, Business, Everest Locations: Everest, Kilimanjaro, . Logan, Nepal, Kathmandu, Logan, Tyree, Mt . Logan, Mt, Lhotse, Nuptse

☆ A family of 4 learned to sail and now call a 35-foot boat home as they travel the world with their dog
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( George Fallon | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewThe Sailing Pickle Family lives a life that many dream of: They sail around the world and explore new countries on a regular basis. Nicky, Chris, their youngest children, 15-year-old Beau and 10-year-old Bear, plus their Doberman, Buddy, began doing just that in 2019. The Pickle family has weathered some storms and explored many places alreadyThe Pickle family has sailed around England. AdvertisementThe Sailing Pickle Family travels with their dog. Even if you're sick and dying, you have to check the weather," Nicky told BI.

Persons: —, Nicky Piccalilli, Chris, Nicky, Beau, Buddy, Prout, they'd, Nicky Piccalilli Nicky, Who, They've, Chris homeschool, Bear, Nicky Piccalilli Chris, It's Organizations: Service, Business, YouTube Locations: England, France, Biscay, Spain, Italy, Tunisia, Turkish, Europe, South America

☆ Summer heat: how to keep your food safe, stay hydrated and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-04 | by ( Katia Hetter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

California is likely to be especially hard hit, with highs passing 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43 degrees Celsius) in many areas. For instance, chicken should be cooked to an internal temperature of at least 165 degrees Fahrenheit, and ground beef should be cooked to at least 160 degrees Fahrenheit. That applies to cooked meat like hamburgers as well as perishable salads like potato salad and cole slaw. Not only can raw milk harbor bacteria, but it is also possible that raw milk can transmit the bird flu. It wasn’t advisable for people to drink raw milk or consume products made from raw milk prior to the bird flu outbreak, and it certainly is not advisable now.

Persons: Leana Wen, Wen, cole slaw, We’ve Organizations: CNN, George Washington University, CNN CNN, US Centers for Disease Control, US Department of Agriculture Locations: Southwest . California

☆ Heat waves: Here’s why your AC can’t save you anymore
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-04 | by ( Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Then came the heat wave. But it is also a lifeline against increasingly brutal heat, the deadliest type of extreme weather. It allows people to live in places where temperatures push close to the limits of survivability and where extreme heat persists even at night. And many electrical grids are being pushed to a breaking point due to increasingly frequent extreme weather and soaring demand for cooling. Heat can affect vital organs and cause heat exhaustion, heat stroke and even death.

Persons: Ida, ”, Jen Brady, Michael Webber, Webber, Brian Stone Jr, Hurricane Ida, Leah Millis, ” Webber, ” Stone, Stone, Kate Gallego, ” Gallego, it’s, Mario Tama, Central’s Brady, —, Ian, “ Organizations: CNN, Climate Central, Climate, University of Texas, Georgia Institute of Technology, “, Service, Authorities, Arizona Public Service, Babcock Locations: Louisiana, New Orleans, Austin, California, Pacific Northwest, Europe, Albania, Bosnia, Croatia, Montenegro, New Orleans , Louisiana, Hurricane, Atlanta, Detroit, Phoenix, Phoenix , Arizona, Florida

☆ My brother drowned trying to save someone else on the Fourth of July. I dread the holiday every year.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Janet Funk | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

While the rest of America is celebrating, I'm reliving the day my brother drowned, the day my family went from eight kids to seven. My brother Dave and I drove up together on July 3. Janet Funk and her oldest brother, Paul. Paul, Dave, and Tom jumped up and followed him. They were halfway there when Robbie went under.

Persons: I'm, Paul, Sue, Tom, Carol, Ellen, Robbie, Dave, Janet Funk, Janet Funk Robbie, Robbie waded, — Organizations: Service, Business, Irish Catholic Locations: America, Lake Erie

☆ Navajo Nation: As it gets hotter, 13,000 families in this pocket of America live without electricity
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Ashley Killough | Ed Lavandera | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

But Benally – like 13,000 families in roughly a third of Navajo Nation households – is still off the electrical grid. But while private companies tapped those resources in the 20th century to help electrify areas around the Southwest, the Navajo Nation reaped few benefits. Linemen work to install power lines to bring electricity to the Navajo Nation. Today, it costs the Navajo Nation $40,000 per family, largely due to the remote, desert land. William Lee Tom Jr. screws in a lightbulb at his Navajo Nation home.

Persons: New Mexico CNN — Katherine Benally, Benally, “, ”, Bryan English, Dave Lock, Franklin Roosevelt’s, Ashley Killough, Bennett, Deenise Becenti, who’ve, Arlene Henry, Arlene Henry doesn't, Arlene Henry's, CNN “, ” Henry, Henry, ” Henry clutched, William Lee Tom Jr, He’s, Tom, it’s, Joel De La Rosa Organizations: New Mexico CNN, Navajo, Navajo Nation, Trico Electric Cooperative, ”, Canyon, Electric Cooperative Association, US Energy Department, CNN, Navajo Tribal Utility Authority, American Public Power Association, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Workers Locations: New Mexico, United States, American, America, Arizona, Benally’s, West Virginia, Navajo, Crystal , New Mexico, Rock , Arizona

☆ Marina Abramović and her ‘peace’ dress silenced Glastonbury for seven minutes
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —On Friday, Marina Abramović staged a collective seven minute silence at the UK’s biggest music festival. In case her messaging was unclear, the Serbian artist wore a white sculptural column dress that, when her arms were outstretched, opened out into a peace sign. Standing tall, her shoulders sloped to create the top of the peace sign — her hands lost in the round of the giant white sleeves. The dress, designed by her friend and former Burberry creative director Riccardo Tisci, was inspired by the Japanese kimono. Joel C Ryan/Invision/APWhile we’re more familiar seeing peace signs printed on crop tops or canvas tote bags, Abramović and Tisci’s IRL-rendering is closer to the symbol’s creation story.

Persons: Marina Abramović, Abramović, ”, Riccardo Tisci, Joel C Ryan, Gerald Holtom, Holtom, “, Dior knitwear Organizations: CNN, Glastonbury, Burberry, Campaign, Nuclear Disarmament, Chanel, Holtom Locations: Serbian, Abramović, British, London, Moschino

☆ Carlos Alcaraz: ‘I want to sit at the same table as the big three.’ Spaniard charts path to greatness ahead of Wimbledon
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Aleks Klossok | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The youngest male player to win three grand slams on three different surfaces – the 2022 US Open, Wimbledon in 2023 and the French Open in 2024 – at 21. Take, for example, the French Open. Let’s see if I’m going to be in this position.”Alcaraz celebrates winning match point against Alexander Zverev in the men's French Open final. “As a Real Madrid fan, I was watching in Paris [during the French Open]. “I’m really, really happy with everything that I’m living right now.

Persons: Carlos Alcaraz, “, ” Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, you’d, I’ve, ”, Juan Carlos Ferrero, ” –, Juanjo Moreno, –, Ferrero, Albert Costa, Carlos Moyá, Sergi Bruguera, Garbiñe, “ I’m, Lisi Niesner, Alcaraz, Estonia’s Mark Lajal, Clive Brunskill, Djokovic, Francisco Cerúndolo, Roger Federer’s, Novak, Alexander Zverev, what’s, Roland Garros, I’m Organizations: Wimbledon, London CNN, CNN Sport, CNN, Nadal, “, Reuters, Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Olympic, Real, Spanish national Locations: London, Spanish, –, Alcaraz, Spain, SW19, Berlin, Paris, Real Madrid, Wimbledon

☆ Hurricane Beryl intensifies into ‘very dangerous’ Category 3 storm as it approaches the Caribbean
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Dalia Faheid | Sara Tonks | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The National Hurricane Center says Beryl is expected to be an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 hurricane when it reaches the Windward Islands by late Sunday or early Monday. A tropical storm warning has been issued for Martinique, and a tropical storm watch is in effect for Dominica. The first hurricane of the season is unusually earlyBeryl’s rapid intensification is very unusual this early into hurricane season, according to Brennan. If Beryl reaches Category 4 intensity before Thursday, July 4, it would be the earliest recorded Category 4 hurricane in the Atlantic. Cars line up at a gas station Saturday in Bridgetown, Barbados, as hurricane Beryl approaches.

Persons: Beryl, ” Mike Brennan, CNN’s Fredricka Whitfield, Brennan, Vincent, “ Beryl, ” Brennan, “, Wilfred Abrahams, Chandan Khanna, Ralph Gonsalves, ” Gonsalves, Saint Lucia, Philip J, Pierre, Phil Klotzbach, that’s “, ” Organizations: CNN, National Hurricane Center, NHC, National Oceanic, Hurricane Center, NOAA, Home Affairs, Getty, National Disaster Management Agency, Colorado State University, Weather Service Locations: Barbados, Windward, Islands, Windward Islands, Caribbean, St, Lucia, Grenada, Tobago, Martinique, Dominica, Lesser, Atlantic, El, Bridgetown, Grenadines, “ Kingstown, ”, Saint, Pacific

☆ Euro 2024 day 16 – Lightning stops play, Italy’s coach goes backwards, five cruel minutes
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-29 | by ( The Athletic Uk Staff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

Lightning stops playAfter several days of hot weather, the skies above Dortmund’s Signal Iduna Park had been gathering throughout the evening. Thunder and lightning could be heard from afar, with the rain arriving after 32 minutes of Germany’s last-16 game against Denmark. Soon after, lightning flashes could be seen from inside the stadium, with two to three ear-splitting cracks of thunder. The suspension lasted for around 24 minutes — with preparations to restart occurring as soon as the lighting had moved out of the area. Players reemerged from their changing rooms five minutes before the resumption, and waited momentarily for groundstaff to test the pitch.

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