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☆ Violent crime is down and the US murder rate is plunging, FBI statistics show
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Josh Campbell | Devan Cole | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Violent crime dropped by more than 15% in the United States during the first three months of 2024, according to statistics released Monday by the FBI. The new numbers show violent crime from January to March dropped 15.2% compared to the same period in 2023, while murders fell 26.4% and reported rapes decreased by 25.7%. In a statement Monday, Attorney General Merrick Garland stressed the new data “makes clear that last year’s historic decline in violent crime is continuing.”“This continued historic decline in homicides does not represent abstract statistics. US murder rate plungesThe new FBI figures validate a trend identified by some national crime experts: The US murder rate continues to drop at a high rate and could be headed for its largest annual decline ever. ‘Interrupting cycles of violence’The US murder rate has declined since 2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic brought with it a surge in homicides across the country.

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☆ What you need to know about the giant, 'flying' spiders spreading over the eastern US
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-08 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But some experts say invasive fruit flies can do more damage than the colorful Joro spider, AP News reported. AdvertisementGiant spiders migrating to the Northeast USScientists say Joro spiders are adapted to colder climates like in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Alex Sanz/AP PhotoThough the massive creatures are venomous, they aren't dangerous to humans beyond potentially causing a swollen, red bite, Sieb told BI. Beyond their size, there's another characteristic of Joro spiders that makes them a little creepy: They can fly. AdvertisementThough they do live close to each other, Joro spiders don't seem to interact much with other individuals, per UGA Cooperative Extension.

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☆ Biden makes his play for anti-Trump Republicans he hopes can give him a second term
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Edward-Isaac Dovere | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

Washington CNN —Donald Trump hasn’t shown much interest in reaching out to Republicans who hate him. Or, he argued, “they’re likely to stay home.”Hutchinson told CNN he won’t stay home himself, but he won’t vote for Biden or Trump. “This swath of Republican strategist types are literally begging the Biden campaign to give them a reason to support him,” a former House Republican leadership aide told CNN. “You can hold your nose and vote for Biden and not be in public screaming about it. But Purcell has also not yet heard from the Biden campaign this time.

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☆ When a Bank Rescinds a Job Offer Because It Canceled Your Credit Cards
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Ron Lieber | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Customers would get a call from the bank, or their A.T.M. cards would stop working and then their credit cards would freeze as well. One question that lingered was what the long-term ramifications would be for those whose accounts were closed. Thankfully, people who had experienced this usually weren’t blacklisted from opening accounts at other banks, even if their former bank told them that it would never take them back. But what if you tried to work at a bank that had kicked you out?

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☆ Opinion: I just don’t get watching organized sports
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( David G. Allan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

It’s usually these professional sport high holidays where I’m cornered into admitting I’m sports agnostic. The winning and losing of watching professional sports is a faux drama, a soap opera with injuries. The difference is, of course, that the wins and losses of politics don’t benignly reset at the start of the next season. It’s the watching, and caring about, professional sports as an adult that eludes my understanding. Forgetting who he was talking to, he began his explanation by comparing his home team to another professional underdog team.

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☆ Copa America stadiums and host cities guide: What to know, food, drinks, trivia and transportation
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Elias Burke | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +28 min

How to get there using public transportation: CapMetro, the public transportation provider in Austin, increases service on matchdays and the stadium is generally accessible from most parts of the city. How to get there using public transportation: MARTA, a city-wide rail and bus system, provides two stops on the stadium’s doorstep. @ArrowheadEats is a useful resource on X that tracks all the newest and tastiest options at the Kansas City stadium. How to get there using public transportation: There is no public transportation system to the stadium, so you will need to drive or take a taxi. How to get there using public transportation: Unfortunately, there is little infrastructure to service fans planning to visit the stadium on public transportation.

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☆ Live Updates: Hunter Biden’s Former Partners Describe the Toll of His Drug Abuse
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Eileen Sullivan | Glenn Thrush | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

forward — rose in a Delaware courtroom to declare that the Justice Department’s sweeping immunity deal with Hunter Biden was not nearly as sweeping as the defense believed. His transfer coincided with efforts by congressional Republicans to portray Mr. Weiss — a Trump appointee held over by President Biden’s aides — as offering “a sweetheart deal” to the Bidens. In early 2023, he published a memoir covering the police trial, describing himself as “the prosecutor who took down Baltimore’s most crooked cops.”Mr. But he was passed over because it was believed he might clash with prosecutors in the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington, they said. Ms. Monaco eventually chose another prosecutor from Maryland, Thomas P. Windom, to run the team.

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Over the past six years, Baltimore has endured one of America’s deadliest drug epidemics. Fatal overdoses have fallen surprisingly hard on one group: Black men currently in their mid-50s to early 70s. While just 7 percent of the city’s population, they account for nearly 30 percent of drug fatalities — a death rate 20 times that of the rest of the country. An examination by The New York Times and The Baltimore Banner — drawing on previously undisclosed autopsy records, more than 100 interviews and a novel data analysis — revealed the impact on these men, who make up part of a little-recognized lost generation.

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Larnell Robinson sat at a desk in his cluttered office last September, between a bookshelf full of Bibles and a table stacked with the overdose antidote Narcan. Richard, 61, discovered in an apartment with multiple drugs in his system two and a half weeks later. And then 59-year-old Glenn, who had lived on Mr. Robinson’s floor for years. Known for his willingness to run errands for others, he often biked to the store to get Mr. Robinson cigarettes. But after not seeing Glenn for a day, Mr. Robinson stuck a flier in his door.

Persons: Larnell Robinson, —, Richard, David, Glenn, Robinson Organizations: West Baltimore

☆ How a Retirement Withdrawal Can Lead to a Perjury Conviction
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Ron Lieber | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Sometimes, it’s illegal to spend money that you set aside for yourself. When you save money in many types of workplace retirement accounts, the Internal Revenue Service doesn’t collect income taxes on that money until it’s time to take it out, when you’re older. But you must have a very good reason, and you definitely can’t lie about it. Last week, a sentencing hearing took place after a rare case involving this sort of legal violation. Ms. Mosby will spend up to 12 months in home confinement, absent a successful appeal or a presidential pardon, which she has requested.

Persons: Marilyn Mosby, Freddie Gray, Mosby Organizations: Internal Revenue Locations: Baltimore, Florida

☆ Mortgage payments have grown the most in this U.S. city over the past 2 years—it's not New York or San Francisco
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Mike Winters | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Since May 2022, homeownership costs have grown twice as fast as incomes, putting the dream of owning property out of reach for many Americans. During that time, median mortgage payments rose from $2,319 to $2,835, per data provided by Redfin. To get a better sense of how rising prices have affected different markets, Redfin compared mortgage payments for 50 of the largest U.S. cities in May 2022 with May 2024. The city has a rich cultural history and is near Boston and New York, making it a popular market for second homes. Monthly payments increased in places like Ohio and Wisconsin, but are still well below the 2024 national median of $2,835.

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☆ How a Self-Published Book Broke ‘All the Rules’ and Became a Best Seller
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Alexandra Alter | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Last summer, a book changed Kohn Glay’s life. He ordered a copy, and soon was back on TikTok, fervently recommending it to his followers. “If you’re on your spiritual journey, you absolutely need to go and get you one of these,” he says in the video, urging viewers to buy the book in the TikTok store. Glay, who is 43 and lives in Baltimore, began holding online classes to guide people through the journal. Over the next few months, people who watched his videos bought more than 40,000 copies of the book on TikTok, and Glay earned more than $150,000 in commissions.

Persons: Kohn, ”, Glay Organizations: Home Depot Locations: Baltimore

☆ Prisoners are using VR to prepare them for life after release
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Jessup, Maryland CNN —In her first week of job training, Tiffany Joseph Busch learned how to do an oil change. Instead, she learned in a virtual garage, using a Meta Quest virtual reality headset. In addition to MCIW, the nonprofit is also piloting the VR auto technician training program in correctional facilities in Texas and Virginia. Mackenzie Happe/CNNBut is it really possible to learn how to fix a car in virtual reality without ever interacting with a real vehicle? Carpenter said she feels “100% confident in my abilities.”And Schwartz said he’s certain about the potential for VR training, too.

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☆ I helped my aging dad get a job in the kitchen of the hospital I work at. It's hard to see him in such a thankless job, but I'm so proud and love being his coworker.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Grace Ryu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

My dad owned a wide variety of businesses. My dad worked the grill and made the hot dishes while my mom took customer orders and packed the food. AdvertisementI vouched for my dad at my jobMy dad told me that he still wanted to work after he sold the lease. That's when I thought he could get a job working in the kitchen at the hospital where I worked. I talked to the manager of food services at my hospital and asked if they'd give my dad a job in the kitchen.

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☆ Baltimore bridge collapse: Why the loss is 'manageable' for the insurance industry
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailBaltimore bridge collapse: Why the loss is 'manageable' for the insurance industryBruce Carnegie-Brown, chair of insurance giant Lloyd's of London, joins CNBC's 'Squawk Box' to discuss the far-reaching effects of the Baltimore bridge collapse on the insurance world, the state of the insurance industry, and more.

Persons: Bruce Carnegie, Brown Locations: Baltimore, London

☆ Wayne Brady and Nichelle Lewis on Striving for Excellence in ‘The Wiz’
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Salamishah Tillet | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

“That show was so Black,” my 8-year-old whispered after we saw “The Wiz” on Broadway. He hadn’t made this observation last fall after seeing a performance of the show in Baltimore, during the national tour that preceded this revival. So I was curious: What had changed, and why was this iteration more culturally resonant for him than even the 1978 movie starring Diana Ross and Michael Jackson or NBC’s 2015 “The Wiz Live!” special that I’d screened for him. I suspected my son was drawn to this version’s colloquial expressions (“All I got to do is stay Black and die,” Evillene tells Dorothy), choreography (ranging from Atlanta street dancing to South African amapiano) and its casting of Wayne Brady as the Wiz, who greets the Scarecrow and the Tinman with a dap. (Brady will depart the production on June 12.)

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☆ How to keep healthy and well over Memorial Day, according to a doctor
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Katia Hetter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Memorial Day is here, and soon summer will arrive. With Memorial Day gatherings getting underway in the US, how worried should people be about the coronavirus and bird flu? In addition, raw milk is not safe to drink. Moreover, one hypothesis for how avian flu is being transmitted is through raw milk. People should not consume unpasteurized milk or products made from raw milk.

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☆ Royal Caribbean and Carnival Cruise ships leave from Baltimore for the first time since the collapse of the Key Bridge
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Lauren Johnson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The port's terminal was blocked after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed and killed six workers. AdvertisementTwo months after Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed, cruise ships are now taking off from the Port of Baltimore. The two trips are notable as the first cruise ships to leave Baltimore since the port was blocked by the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26. The Francis Scott Key Bridge services about 30,000 people a day. AdvertisementOne week ago, the port's terminal was the headquarters for the recovery operations for the Francis Scott Key Bridge, Daniels added.

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Signs of loss are scattered across Baltimore. Sprays of flowers in front of a boarded rowhouse. Makeshift memorials in the lobby of an apartment building or the therapy room of an addiction treatment program. People in Baltimore have been dying of overdoses at a rate never before seen in a major American city, a New York Times and Baltimore Banner examination has found. The epidemic has claimed almost 6,000 lives in the past six years.

Organizations: New York Times Locations: Baltimore, American

The synthetic opioid fentanyl, up to 50 times more potent than heroin, has taken over Baltimore’s illegal drug supply, contributing to more and more deaths. Credit... Jessica Gallagher/The Baltimore Banner, for The New York Times

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☆ What you need to know about the new ‘FliRT’ coronavirus variant, according to a doctor
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Katia Hetter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —There is a new coronavirus variant in town. Home tests will likely still detect KP.2, the new coronavirus variant. Grace Cary/Moment RF/Getty ImagesCNN: What should people know about this new variant, KP.2? Wen: Most people who contract the coronavirus will never know what variant is causing their symptoms. CNN: Who should take antiviral treatments if they contract Covid-19?

Persons: Leana Wen, Wen, Grace Cary, Covid Organizations: CNN, US Centers for Disease Control, KP, George Washington University, Getty, Alpha, Beta, CDC Locations: KP, United States, Delta, Covid

This is the first part in a series exploring Baltimore’s overdose crisis. People in Baltimore have been dying of overdoses at a rate never before seen in a major American city. In the past six years, nearly 6,000 lives have been lost. The city set ambitious goals, distributed Narcan widely, experimented with ways to steer people into treatment and ratcheted up campaigns to alert the public. Many of those efforts to fight overdoses stalled, an examination by The New York Times and The Baltimore Banner has found.

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☆ I upgraded to first class on Amtrak. Here are 12 things that surprised me about the trip.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Joey Hadden | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

I took a first-class train trip on an Amtrak Acela for the first time in 2022. Some things surprised me about the cabin, like the abundance of drink options yet limited food. AdvertisementIn 2022, I booked a first-class ticket on an Amtrak Acela train traveling from New York City to Baltimore. It was my first time in first class on an Amtrak train. From booking my ticket to taking the journey, several things surprised me about the two-and-a-half-hour trip, and I ultimately thought the perks weren't worth the higher price tag.

Persons: — Organizations: Amtrak Acela, Service, Amtrak, Metropolitan, Penn Locations: New York City, Baltimore

☆ Work to Move Cargo Ship That Crashed Into Baltimore Bridge Starts Slowly
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Campbell Robertson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Nearly eight weeks after the container ship Dali rammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, efforts were underway on Monday to move it back to a berth in the Port of Baltimore. The operation appeared to be off to a slow start, with five tugboats surrounding the giant ship but no official word that the move was underway an hour after its anticipated 5:30 a.m. start. The bridge collapsed on impact, killing six workers doing repairs on the bridge roadway, clogging the waterway with around 50,000 tons of metal and debris, and disrupting the commerce of one of the nation’s key shipping hubs. The salvage and recovery operation has involved more than a thousand workers and scores of barges, cranes, helicopters and Coast Guard cutters. Authorities set a goal of reopening that channel by the end of May.

Persons: Dali, Francis Scott Key Organizations: Coast Guard, Authorities Locations: Port of Baltimore

☆ After a gunman tried to shoot him, this Pennsylvania pastor wants to make his church safer
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-19 | by ( Christina Maxouris | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Germany, a full-time bus driver and full-time pastor, knows how important this church is to its community. And now, it seems there’s another critical expense, though one this small church hardly could afford: security. Now, Germany wants to hire security experts to assess his church’s vulnerability and see how they can secure it. Pastor Glenn Germany in an undated image in his church in Pennsylvania. And it’s really dangerous.”In Tennessee, Lori Morrison has long been talking about the importance of church security, on both her website and her podcast.

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