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☆ Putin is in no hurry to end the Ukraine war, no matter who wins the US election
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Russian President Vladimir Putin is engaging in a war of attrition in Ukraine. AdvertisementKamala Harris and Donald Trump have starkly different visions of how they'll seek to end one of the gravest security crises in recent decades: the Ukraine war. North Korea is also believed to have sent thousands of troops to aid Russia in its war against Ukraine, per officials from South Korea, Ukraine, and the US. It's a war Putin has staked Russia's economic future on, underlining the importance of victory for the Russian leader. China is observing the Ukraine conflict closely as it weighs whether to launch an invasion of US-ally Taiwan.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, —, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Harris, Joe Biden, Trump, Putin, Oleksandr Lytvynenko, Robert Dover, Mikhail Svetlov, he's, Biden, JD Vance, Paul Cormarie, it's, Alexander Mertens, Taiwan, Dover, Jonathan Ward, Peter Schroeder, Schroeder Organizations: Service, National Security Council, Ukraine, Intelligence, National Security, University of Hull, UK, Business, Trump, Russia, NATO, RAND, Anadolu, Getty, Allies, Hudson Institute, BI, National Intelligence Council, Foreign Relations Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Ukraine Russia, Korea, South Korea, Helsinki, Ukrainian, Europe, Washington, Moscow, It's, China, India, Dover, Taiwan, United States, Asia, Eurasia

☆ Russia hit Google with a fine so big it defies comprehension, exposing a legal system adrift
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | Kieran Corcoran | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The fine points to a Russian legal system focused more on symbolic punishment than enforcement. All the same, that is what a Russian court maintains the company owes, as punishment for suspending accounts from YouTube. Related storiesLegal experts told Business Insider what it symbolizes is a Russian legal and economic system estranged from much of the world. AdvertisementRussia has effectively annulled intellectual property rights, enabling its companies to freely use patents and designs from Western companies. The scholars BI spoke to did not expect any other nation's court to try to enforce the Google fine.

Persons: —, Dmitri Peskov, Tyler Kustra, Kustra, Heineken, Christine Abely, Abely, Nathanael Tilahun, hasn't, Oleksandra, Snellman Organizations: YouTube, Google, Service, UK's University of Nottingham, Deutsche Bank, Commerzbank, New England Law, University of Essex, Bloomberg Locations: Russian, Russia, Ukraine, Dutch, Hong Kong , South Africa, Netherlands

☆ Sugar in the first 1,000 days after conception linked to health issues later in life, study says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Sam Tupper | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The researchers found that reducing sugar consumption in this window decreased the type 2 diabetes risk by about 35% and the risk of high blood pressure by roughly 20%. The research team looked at data from before and after the end of the United Kingdom’s World War II-era sugar rationing in September 1953. When the rationing of sugar and sweets ended in September 1953, the average adult’s daily sugar consumption in the UK nearly doubled almost immediately, from about 40 grams to 80 grams. Corkins says one way for parents to reduce sugar consumption in young children is to change their own habits. The key is practicing moderation when consuming sugary foods.

Persons: ”, Tadeja Gracner, Mark Corkins, ” Corkins, “ We’re, Gracner, ” Gracner, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, Corkins, “ Organizations: CNN, Science, United, Center for Economics, Social Research, University of Southern, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, US Centers for Disease Control, CNN Health Locations: University of Southern California

☆ Australia announced a sweeping plan to forgive 20% of student debt
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Hannah Abraham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese said he would cut student debt by 20% next year. AdvertisementThe Australian government on Sunday announced a sweeping plan to forgive 20% of student debt for around 3 million Australians. The debt relief is designed to promote "intergenerational equity," Albanese told Australian Broadcasting Radio on Monday, according to Bloomberg. AdvertisementHowever, Biden's efforts to grant broad student loan relief have hit several stumbling blocks. Biden's Education Department is continuing to work on debt relief proposals; if finalized, the latest one would benefit 8 million borrowers facing hardship.

Persons: Anthony Albanese, —, Albanese, it's, Andrew Norton, Richard Holden, Ayelet Sheffey, Biden's, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris Organizations: Service, Sunday, Labor, Australian Broadcasting Radio, Bloomberg, Australian National University, University of New, ABC News, Biden's, Department Locations: University of New South Wales

☆ Jacksonville deputies under review after videos of violent fracas with fans at Florida-Georgia football game go viral
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Colin Sheeley | Doha Madani | Colin Sheeley Is A Senior Reporter For Nbc News' Social Newsgathering Team Based In New York. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office has opened an administrative review as videos circulating online show violent interactions between deputies and fans at this weekend's University of Florida and University of Georgia rivalry football game. One video went viral after being posted by Tate Moore, a Barstool Sports employee, where two game spectators appeared to be repeatedly punched by deputies. As they speak, the camera pans to a deputy appearing to hold a stun gun a few feet away. It then sounds as if the stun gun was deployed and the man pulls the cords to the gun off him and stands up yelling. "I’m aware of several disturbing videos circulating from yesterday’s game," Deegan said.

Persons: Tate Moore, John Phillips, Phillips, Donna Deegan, Deegan, Sheriff Waters, Everbank Organizations: Jacksonville Sheriff's, weekend's University of Florida, University of Georgia, Jacksonville's, Sports, Florida Gators, Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, NBC, Jacksonville, Sheriff, Florida -, NBC News, University of Florida Locations: Jacksonville, Georgia, Florida, Florida - Georgia, Atlanta, Tampa

The Summary FEMA and NOAA have become politicized as the frequency and severity of natural disasters have increased. With the neck-and-neck 2024 election just days away, the futures of the federal agencies responsible for weather forecasting, climate change research and disaster recovery hang in the balance. And with it, they’ve become a target for some conservatives who are skeptical of climate change and want to slash government budgets. “Climate change is a very unique problem in that, like most environmental problems, it doesn’t respect our political boundaries and it doesn’t respect our state boundaries,” he said. “We need centralized federal agencies to respond to climate change, agencies that can handle big, significant, multistate disasters at the appropriate scale.”

Persons: they’ve, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Trump, ”, Craig Fugate, Obama, It’s, “, Helene, Milton . Trump, Jared Moskowitz, Ron DeSantis, Hurricane Michael, ” Moskowitz, Rick Scott, Milton, Hurricane Milton, Pete Beach, Tristan Wheelock, Fugate, ” Matthew Sanders, ” Sanders, Matthew Burgess, ” Burgess, DeNa Carlis, Sanders Organizations: FEMA, NOAA, Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Heritage Foundation, Trump, NBC, National Weather Service, Emergency Management, Gov, North, Hurricane, Bloomberg, Getty, Environmental, Stanford University, College of Business, University of Wyoming, ”, NWS Locations: United States, Milton, U.S, Florida, ”, North Carolina, St, Pete Beach , FL

In October, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that high-risk adults get a second updated Covid vaccine to bolster their protection against the virus. No other vaccines are given at such a high frequency, but experts say there’s no reason to believe that the vaccines — and in particular, the mRNA vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna — aren’t effective. Pfizer’s and Moderna’s vaccines were the first to use mRNA technology to induce immunity to a virus, an approach that proved critical in the early days of the pandemic because mRNA vaccines can be developed much faster than traditional vaccines. Despite the CDC recommending an additional shot, there’s no evidence that the mRNA vaccines aren’t working as expected, said Akiko Iwasaki, a professor of immunology at the Yale School of Medicine. In a perfect world, the Covid vaccines would be able to be updated much faster to match the strains in circulation.

Persons: Akiko Iwasaki, Iwasaki, —, ”, Ashish Jha, ” Jha, “, Jha, I’ve, “ Topping, John Wherry, ” Wherry, Anna Durbin, ” Durkin, we’ll Organizations: Centers for Disease Control, Pfizer, Moderna, CDC, Yale School of Medicine, Emory University, Brown University School of Public Health, White, University of Pennsylvania, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

☆ Kamala Harris' new lead in top Iowa poll could bode well for her in some key swing states
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Lloyd Lee | John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa poll shows Harris leading Trump by 3 points in the state. Political experts told Business Insider that the Iowa poll is significant for the Harris campaign given that the demographic makeup of Iowa — rural, older, and largely white voters — is similar to some key swing states. AdvertisementThe Iowa Poll has scrambled the conventional wisdom that former President Donald Trump will easily win the state. And notably, 69% of female respondents in the Selzer poll opposed the law, while only 27% of Iowa women backed the new restrictions. In the Selzer poll taken in September, Reynolds' job approval rating sat at 45%, while 50% of Iowans disapproved of her performance.

Persons: Harris, Trump, bode, —, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, they're, John Conway, Christian Grose, J, Ann Selzer —, Selzer, FiveThirtyEight, Patricia Crouse, it's, Joe Biden, Chip Somodevilla, Crouse, Al Gore, George W, Bush, Barack Obama's, Obama, Hillary Clinton, Joni Ernst, Kim Reynolds, Reynolds, Iowans Organizations: Des Moines Register, Trump, Service, Republicans Voters Against Trump, University of Southern, Harris, Selzer, University of New, Hawkeye State, Getty, Democratic, Texas Gov, GOP, Republicans, Republican Gov Locations: Iowa, It's, Pennsylvania, Michigan , Wisconsin, University of Southern California, Wisconsin , Michigan, Kansas, University of New Haven

CNN —Tornadoes and flooding spawned by severe thunderstorms tore through parts of Oklahoma overnight, leaving at least six people injured and shredding homes and other properties. The National Weather Service issued warnings for parts of both states Sunday afternoon. The severe weather is expected to move from west to east Sunday, the weather service said. Tornadoes were reported just east of Oklahoma City, and tornado and thunderstorm warnings were in place through early morning in the Oklahoma City area, the weather service said. Cue’s father, who moved to Oklahoma City from Kansas about two years ago, was also injured when the roof collapsed on him.

Persons: Valerie Littlejohn, we’re, Scott Douglas, Bryan Terry, Justin Cue, Cue’s, “ Organizations: CNN — Tornadoes, National Weather Service, Oklahoma City Police Department, CNN, Tornadoes, Oklahoma City, The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management, Police, Oklahoma City Fire Department, Midwest City, Tinker Air Force Base, USA, Cue, University of Oklahoma Locations: Oklahoma, Texas, Crowell , Texas, Valley Brook, Harrah, Newcastle, PowerOutage.us, Oklahoma City, Moore, Midwest City, Del City, Kansas, Gulf of Mexico

☆ What Americans heard about Trump heading into the campaign’s final week: fascism and french fries
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Ariel Edwards-Levy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Conversations around Vice President Kamala Harris, by contrast, continued to focus largely around broader and more conventional stories about her campaign. The poll, conducted by SSRS and Verasight on behalf of a research team from CNN, Georgetown University and the University of Michigan, was fielded from October 25-28. Georgetown University, University of Michigan and s3mc.org“Numerous former officers in the 2016-2020 Trump administration are sounding alarms that Trump will dismantle democracy if he’s elected,” wrote one Democratic-leaning independent. Georgetown University, University of Michigan and s3mc.orgWhen the survey asked respondents what they’d been hearing about Harris, the words “campaign,” “rally,” “interview,” “polls” and “ad” all cracked the top 10. Overall, the sentiment behind the words Americans used in describing what they’d heard about both Trump and Harris remained more negative than positive, with the sentiment around Harris continuing to dip from the earliest days of her campaign.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, SSRS, Trump’s, Trump, –, “, Arnold, ”, Joe Rogan, “ Trump, ‘, Hitler, ’, they’d, Harris, Jennifer Agiesta, Edward Wu Organizations: CNN, Georgetown University, University of Michigan, Madison, Fame, ”, Trump, Beyoncé Locations: Puerto Rico, Houston

The clock will strike 1 a.m. twice Sunday morning as daylight saving time once again comes to an end. Here’s what you need to know about daylight saving time and why the U.S. changes clocks twice a year. Daylight saving time began March 10 and ends Nov. 3. In 2025, daylight saving time starts on Sunday, March 9, and ends on Sunday, Nov. 2, when it’s time to repeat the process. In the Northern Hemisphere, most of the countries that observe daylight saving time are in Europe and North America.

Persons: Karin Johnson, Kin Yuen Organizations: U.S, Astronomical, Department, Pew Research Center, U.S . Senate, Protection, National Conference of State Legislatures, UMass Chan Medical, NBC News, University of California, American Academy of Sleep Locations: U.S, Hawaii, Arizona, Europe, North America, Southern, San Francisco

With Pennsylvania expected to be a close and crucial state in the 2024 race for the presidency, it's unusual election laws are again under the microscope. Election experts say Pennsylvania's laws make it fertile ground for rigged election claims to flourish. “The Pennsylvania legislature had multiple opportunities to clarify and improve the state’s election law,” said Nate Persily, an NBC News election law expert and professor at Stanford Law School. Vance, was "voter fraud" perpetrated by Democrats. Trump supporters on county boards across the country have sought to block the certification of election results by delaying or voting against the certification in the past.

Persons: it's, —, ”, Nate Persily, Donald Trump, J.D, Vance, Al Schmidt, “ They’ve, they’ve, ‘, ” Trump, Wendy Weiser, Weiser, isn’t, “, Michael Morse, Morse, Trump Organizations: Pennsylvania, NBC, Stanford Law School, Brennan Center for Justice, NYU Law School, NBC News, Trump, University of Pennsylvania Law, Court of, Electoral Locations: Pennsylvania, Bucks County, Lancaster, Lancaster County , Pennsylvania, ”, Court of Pennsylvania

But that hasn’t stopped abortion rights supporters from pushing for votes up and down the ballot. Across the South, supporters of abortion rights are using the issue to motivate voters. Although Texas does not have a statewide referendum on abortion, Rep. Colin Allred's Senate campaign has galvanized abortion rights supporters. It’s easier for Democrats to campaign on the issue, she said, because their party is more united in favor of abortion rights than Republicans are in opposition. That switch proved pivotal in passing the state’s abortion ban.

Persons: Roe, Wade, hasn’t, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, “ Nobody’s, Emma Horst, Martz, Travis Dove, Harris, Colin Allred, Sen, Ted Cruz, Colin Allred's, JerSean Goldblatt, Diana Mutz, ”, “, Lauren Gonzalez, Josh Stein, Mark Robinson, he’s, fairgoers, Brett Dearing, he’d, Bill Pincus, “ I'm, ” Pincus, Bracey Harris, Trump, Cruz, it’s, Allred, Gina Ortiz Jones, Rachel O'Leary Carmona, Joe Biden, — Candi Miller, Amber Nicole Thurman —, Amber Nicole Thurman, Candi Miller, Elijah Nouvelage, Mimi Zieman, GYN, “ They’re, Horst, ” Horst, Matthew Morman, Stein, Morman, we’ve, they’re, ” Matthew Morman, NBC News Safiyah Jackson Organizations: ”, NBC, Colin Allred's Senate, NBC News Abortion, Institute for, Citizens, University of Pennsylvania, North Carolina voters, Elon University, Democratic, Republican, Gov, North Carolina, Fair, Lexington, NBC News, Carolina State Fair, Senate, OB, Trump, Planned Locations: RALEIGH, N.C, —, Wake County, North Carolina, ”, Carolinians, Georgia, Texas, ” North Carolina, Raleigh, Carolina, U.S, Amarillo, Atlanta, Raleigh , North Carolina, Fuquay, Varina

☆ A house divided: How two generations of Black men with opposing political views live under the same roof
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Marquisef_Headshot.Jpg | Marquise Francis | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

SAVANNAH, Ga. — David Shockley doesn’t understand his son Darius’ political ideology. “It makes no sense,” said David, who is Black and plans to vote for former President Donald Trump for a second time. The latest NBC News Stay Tuned Gen Z poll, powered by SurveyMonkey, found that more than half of Gen Z respondents ages 18 to 29 say they have different political views than at least one of their parents. Both David and Darius — two Black men in a battleground state — are emblematic of a voter base that Democrats and Republicans see as integral to success. “Despite the chasm between the political views, we still come together on our—” said David as he searched for the right word.

Persons: — David Shockley doesn’t, Darius ’, Shockley, ”, David, Donald Trump, “, Gen, Gen Zers, Harris, it’s, Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, doesn’t, Darius, Kamala Harris, Obama, ’, Trump, Ben Waterhouse, Zs, Margaret Talev, ” Daniel Potter, ” Darius, ” David, Will, Darius —, Matt Barnes, Stephen Jackson, It’s Organizations: NBC, Trump, NBC News, Harris, University of North, Syracuse University’s Institute for Democracy, Washington , D.C, Kinder Institute, Urban Research’s, Population Research, “, Georgia Southern University Locations: SAVANNAH, Ga, Savannah, America, University of North Carolina, U.S, Washington ,, Atlanta, Bronx , New York

☆ Russia's defense sector is running on overdrive — but firms are warning of bankruptcy
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Defense firms are busy — but high inflation and interest rates past 20% have left them struggling. AdvertisementIn Russia's defense sector, demand is surging — but its companies are struggling all the same. Rising interest rates and export bans were eroding Russian defense companies' profits across the board, they said, making the Russian state the only guarantor of revenues. Sheremeta described the situation as a "death spiral," where war spending begets more inflation, which requires more war spending. "If some defense companies cannot fulfill their obligations, the Kremlin can simply nationalize them," Sheremeta said.

Persons: —, Sergei Chemezov, Roman Sheremeta, Sheremeta, Daniel Treisman, Korhonen, Julian Cooper, Konstantin Sonin, Sonin Organizations: Service, Rostec, Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University, Bloomberg, University of California, National Bureau of Economic Research, Central Bank, Bank of Finland Institute, Emerging, Centre for Russian, East European Studies, University of Birmingham, University of Chicago Harris School of Public, Project Syndicate Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Russian, Los Angeles

☆ Downtown Orlando Halloween shootings: Police search for a motive after gunfire left 2 dead in crowded nightlife district. Here’s what we know
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Paradise Afshar | Andy Rose | Ashley R. Williams | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

This was the 27th mass shooting in Florida this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive, with more than 400 nationwide. About 100 officers were working a detail in the area, which allowed for a quick response but did not appear to deter the shooter, Smith said. and Orange Ave., where a shooting occurred during Halloween festivities on November 01, 2024, in Orlando, Florida. “Shortly after reported shots fired, a shooting suspect was located and taken into custody at Washington and Orange,” Smith said. Bloodstains were seen on the sidewalk along Orange Ave., where a shooting occurred during Halloween festivities on November 01, 2024, in Orlando, Florida.

Persons: Marlei Martinez, Eric Smith, Smith, ” Smith, “, Andrew Bain, ” Bain, Gerardo Mora, Sofia Alcala, WKMG, ”, Buddy Dyer, ” Dyer, Shan Rose, ” Rose, Bloodstains, I’m, Florida –, Anthony Berry, could’ve, Joseph Ibrahim, Berry Organizations: CNN, Orlando, Police, Orlando Regional Medical, Authorities, Central Blvd, Getty, University of Central Florida, Health Locations: Florida, Orange, Orlando , Florida, Washington, Orlando

☆ Ashton Jeanty has record-breaking performance in dominant Boise State win to reaffirm status as Heisman contender
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Standout running back Ashton Jeanty produced yet another dominant display in Boise State’s 56-24 win over San Diego State on Friday night. This also ties him with Donnel Pumphrey – who achieved the same feat for San Diego State in 2015 – for the second-longest streak in Mountain West history. San Diego State seemed to base its defensive game plan around shutting down Jeanty, loading the box to contain Boise State’s run game. Loren Orr/Getty ImagesThe win moves Boise State to 7-1 overall on the season, 4-0 in Mountain West play. Meanwhile, San Diego State drops to 3-4 after the loss.

Persons: Ashton Jeanty, Jeanty, Donnel Pumphrey –, Maddux Madsen, Dalesean Staley, Loren Orr, Pro Bowler Derrick Henry, Travis Hunter, Cam Ward, Dillon Gabriel Organizations: CNN, Boise State’s, San Diego State, Broncos, Getty, Boise State, Oregon, Albertsons, University of Alabama, Pro Locations: Boise, –, West, San Diego State, San, Miami and Oregon

More than 750 job seekers shared their frustrations trying to find work recently. AdvertisementMore than 750 Americans between the ages of 18 and 76 who have recently struggled to find work shared their experiences with Business Insider. Through emails and an online form, readers shared stories of fierce competition for white-collar roles and lower-paying gigs alike. Over three dozen respondents said they pulled from their 401(k) or IRAs to stay afloat. Meanwhile, some executives with 30 years of experience said their credentials may have prevented them from getting interviews for lower-paying white-collar roles.

Persons: —, Zers, millennials, Scott Fite, he'll, Fritz Boyle, he's, hasn't, Boyle, haven't, Aaron Terrazas, they're, Chris Jorgensen, it's, Stephanie Allen, they've, Sean Tetpon, Tetpon, I'm Organizations: Service, Business, SNAP, of Labor Statistics, BLS, Bureau of Labor Statistics, didn't, IBM, University of Idaho Locations: Americas, Pennsylvania, Portland , Oregon, Utah, Maryland

A flurry of remarkably good economic news over the past week could create a daunting mandate for whoever is elected the next U.S. president: Don't mess it up. The whole damn world," President Joe Biden said Tuesday during an event announcing new infrastructure grants at the Port of Baltimore. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are both pitching themselves as the best steward of the future health of the U.S. economy. Trump has pledged universal tariffs on all imports from all countries, a sweeping immigrant deportation program, deepening corporate tax cuts and more. Economists and even some of Trump's own allies note that his proposed universal tariffs, mass deportations and tax cuts could, at least temporarily, send major shockwaves through the economy, triggering potential market crashes.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Harris, Trump, Trump's, Justin Wolfers, Barack Obama, Biden, Wolfers, you've Organizations: Macomb Community College, Democratic, U.S, Port, Trump, University of Michigan, Republican Locations: Warren , Michigan, U.S, Atlanta , Georgia, Port of Baltimore, America

☆ A 14-year-old took home $10,000 for his award-winning investigation into train derailments. Here's what he found.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Gary Allen Montelongo won $10,000 for a science project on train derailment. Montelongo built and coded an experiment on railroad suspension, then won a national competition. AdvertisementThe internship ended, but Montelongo couldn't get the derailment off his mind, so he went down to the train tracks near his house. Then he built three sets of model railroad tracks out of foam and fitted them with three different types of springs: fresh new springs, midlife springs, and old, worn-out springs. This mimicked the different suspension systems he'd seen at the train tracks near his home.

Persons: Gary Allen Montelongo, Montelongo, —, Lisa Fryklund, Ajmera, Montelongo couldn't Organizations: Service, Fisher Scientific, Junior, Society for Science, Broadcom, Federal Railroad Administration, University of Texas, NASA, SpaceX Locations: Ohio, East Palestine , Ohio, University of Texas Rio Grande

☆ Bones from a Tudor shipwreck could help modern medical research
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —The Mary Rose was a royal favorite when it first set sail as the flagship of King Henry VIII’s fleet in 1512. After the Mary Rose came to rest at the bottom of a strait in the English Channel, a layer of silt cloaked the ship and the hundreds of crew who died on board. Now, researchers are studying the objects and bones from the wreck to better understand who the men were and how they lived. Ocean secretsThe wreckage of the Mary Rose is on display at The Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth, England. The Mary Rose TrustScientists now see how the tasks of life on a ship shaped the bone chemistry of 12 crew members from the Mary Rose by analyzing their collarbones.

Persons: Mary Rose, King Henry VIII’s, ”, Luke Parry, Parry, Ne’Kiya Jackson, Calcea Johnson, Ashley Strickland, Katie Hunt, Jackie Wattles Organizations: CNN, Mary Rose Museum, Mary Rose Trust, paleobiology, University of Oxford, Caltech, Tombstone, NASA, CNN Space, Science Locations: French, Tudor England, Portsmouth, England, New York, United States, Jamestown , Virginia, Belgium, North America, Tanzania, Louisiana, Mexico, Valeriana

☆ Lost Maya city discovered in Mexico
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Mindy Weisberger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Scientists called Campeche an archaeological “blank spot” in the Maya Lowlands, an area spanning what is now Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala and southeastern Mexico, and which the Maya inhabited from about 1000 BC to AD 1500. Like other large capital cities from Maya sites, Valeriana had a reservoir, a ball court, temple pyramids and a broad road connecting enclosed plazas. In total, the researchers identified 6,764 structures in Valeriana and in other rural and urban settlements of varying sizes. In the north, Maya sites such as Chichén Itzá are highly visible. Morales-Aguilar’s work on Maya settlements in Guatemala aligns closely with the new findings, he told CNN in an email.

Persons: Valeriana, “, you’re, ”, Luke Auld, Thomas, ” Auld, Marcello Canuto, ” Canuto, Carlos Morales, Aguilar, Morales, ” Morales, Tomás Gallareta Cervera, ” Gallareta Cervera, ” Mindy Weisberger Organizations: CNN, Nature Conservancy, Tulane University, University of Texas, Kenyon College, “, Scientific Locations: Mexican, Campeche, Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Valeriana, Thomas Campeche, Tulane’s, Austin, Ohio

☆ Worries about the election could be cutting into some workers' productivity
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Anxiety over the US election could be hurting some workers' productivity. One boss is considering letting his employees work remotely in the weeks after the election. She said some workers will be busy hitting refresh on news and social sites, looking for insight into how the election might swing. Yet that doesn't mean being overly indulgent or letting workers focus too long on issues that aren't germane to the business. Despite the widespread election worries, not every indicator signals that the vexing political climate is throwing off most workers.

Persons: —, AJ Gareffa, they've, Gareffa, Macey, Felix Kim, he's, Kim, Gabriella Kellerman, Kellerman, Dorie Clark, That's, Clark, Christine Porath, Chapel Hill's, Porath, Discourtesy, it's, Gartner, hadn't, doesn't, It's Organizations: Service, Business, American Psychological Association, APA, Columbia Business School, University of North, Chapel, Flagler Business School, Human Resource Management Locations: Livonia , Michigan, Detroit, ResumeBuilder.com, New York City, University of North Carolina, Michigan

The only approved treatments for Alzheimer’s disease are medications with limited effectiveness and a risk of severe, sometimes deadly, side effects. Researchers found that when the device was aimed at the right spot in the brain, it could slow the development of symptoms, such as memory loss, compared to an inactive treatment. In Alzheimer’s, nerve cells in the brain at some point start to dysfunction, leading to the debilitating symptoms of memory loss. What’s more, during the yearlong TMS trial, participants receiving the experimental treatment showed little decline in their abilities to perform the activities of daily living. Sinaptica’s weekly brain stimulation therapy is intended to strengthen connections in areas of the brain that control memory.

Persons: Giacomo Koch, ” Koch, Koch, Irina Skylar, Scott, “, ”, Lawrence Honig, Honig, Ryan Darby, Darby Organizations: University of Ferrara, Sinaptica, NBC News, TMS, Alzheimer’s Association, Food and Drug Administration, Stanford University’s Center, Memory Disorders, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Locations: Madrid, Cambridge , Massachusetts, U.S

Election bets were approved legally just weeks ago, as the 2024 race headed into its home sprint. The ongoing legal wrangling could still lead to a shutdown of U.S. election betting markets, but not until after the 2024 vote. The CFTC permits only U.S. residents to use the newly opened election betting markets, meaning many bettors on the platforms are also potential voters. Nonetheless, Adam Cochran, founder of venture capital fund Cinneamhain Ventures, says he worries about how voters perceive election betting odds. Mansour acknowledged it’s a “fair concern” that the general public might mistakenly see betting odds as the size of a candidate’s lead.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, ” Robinhood, Rostin Behnam, Kalshi, John Aristotle Phillips, Phillips, ”, multibillionaire Trump, Elon Musk, “, ” Harris, Polymarket, bettors, Trump, Harris, Musk, Tarek Mansour, ” Mansour, Adam Cochran, ” Cochran, Mansour, it’s, There’s Organizations: Interactive, Futures Trading Commission, Republican, Democratic, Overseas, Victoria University of Wellington, NBC, Trump, Street Journal, Cinneamhain Ventures Locations: U.S, New Zealand, America

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