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UKRAINE DIVERSIONReuters spoke to around a half dozen Czech and Polish defence companies and government officials who described renewed efforts to carve out a bigger share of the African arms market as the Ukraine conflict diverts Russia's attention. Privately-held defence and civil manufacturing company Czechoslovak Group - the biggest Czech defence company - said its ability to maintain and modernize armoured vehicles using Soviet-era standards has helped it win business in Africa. ...in Poland where our stand was visited by numerous delegations from African countries that appeared here for the first time," WB Group spokesman Remigiusz Wilk said. The effort to supply Ukraine has pushed Czech companies to boost production and expand supply lines, something Czech-based independent defence analyst Lukas Visingr said has burnished the region's reputation. "The Czech arms industry is stepping up its efforts towards certain African countries still using Soviet-style equipment but who start to see Russia as a problematic supplier," Visingr said.

Persons: David W Cerny, Jiri Hynek, Filip Kulstrunk, Andrej Cirtek, Pieter Wezeman, Sebastian Chwalek, –, Remigiusz Wilk, Petr Fiala, Tomas Pojar, Tomas Kopecny, Kopecny, Lukas Visingr, Visingr, Michael Kahn, Anna Koper, Alex Richardson Organizations: Aero Vodochody, REUTERS, Western, Central, Russia Czech, Defence, Western NATO, Warsaw, Defence and Security Industry Association of, Reuters, Aero, Privately, Czechoslovak Group, CSG, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, WB Group, WB, Ivory, Thomson Locations: Odolena Voda, Czech Republic, Russia, Africa, PRAGUE, WARSAW, European, Western, Czechoslovakia, Czech, UKRAINE, Polish, Ukraine, Stockholm, China, Saharan Africa, Poland's, Poland, Ethiopia, Kenya, Ghana, Prague, Mozambique

☆ Suarez returns to Uruguay squad, Cavani out injured
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Marcelo Bielsa's 24-man list also included fellow striker Edinson Cavani but he has withdrawn after a muscle injury in Boca Juniors' 1-0 win over Newell's Old Boys on Sunday. Mexican club Leon's Federico Vinas has therefore been drafted in as a late replacement. The 36-year-old Suarez, who played his last game for Uruguay in the 2-0 win over Ghana in December at the World Cup, has made 137 international appearances, scoring 68 goals. The striker could return to the top of the all-time South American World Cup qualifying scoring charts, where he trails Argentina's Lionel Messi by two goals with a total of 31. Another record within reach is the number of games played for Uruguay in World Cup qualifiers, currently held by Diego Godin with 65 appearances, three more than the Gremio forward.

Persons: Uruguay's Luis Suarez, Edinson Cavani, Kai Pfaffenbach, Luis Suarez, Cavani, Marcelo Bielsa's, Leon's Federico Vinas, Suarez, Lionel Messi, Diego Godin, Sergio Rochet, Franco, Santiago Mele, Ronald Araujo, Jose Maria Gimenez, Bruno Mendez, Sebastian Caceres, Matias Vina, Sassuolo, Guillermo Varela, Mathias Olivera, Manuel Ugarte, Rodrigo Bentancur, Felipe Carballo, Nicolas de la, Federico Valverde, Giorgian de Arrascaeta, Agustin Canobbio, Maximiliano Araujo, Facundo Pellistri, Facundo Torres, Cristian Olivera, Darwin Nunez, Federico Vinas, Angelica Medina, Ken Ferris Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA World, Qatar, Lusail, Edinson Cavani REUTERS, Boca Juniors, Newell's, Sunday, South, Argentina, Ghana, Gremio, Sporting, Atletico Madrid, Flamengo, Paris St, Tottenham Hotspur, Athletico Paranaense, Manchester United, Strikers, Angeles FC, Thomson Locations: Portugal, Uruguay, Lusail, Qatar, Bolivia, Internacional, Franco Israel, Barcelona, America, Paris, Paris St Germain, Nicolas de la Cruz, Real Madrid, Athletico, Toluca, Manchester, Orlando City, Angeles, Liverpool, Leon, Mexico City

☆ A definitive ranking of the new theme colors on the godawful Slack update
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

It includes lots of new theme colors, including gradient mixes. AdvertisementAdvertisementAlthough some of the new theme colors aren't so bad — I, myself, am partial to the "Jade" scheme — unfortunately, a lot of them are. In what will arguably be the most pressing and influential story of the week, I created a definitive ranking of the worst Slack theme colors, listed from passably usable to downright criminal. Before the final boss, as it were, of bad Slack theme colors, my honorable mention for the worst theme. The worst Slack theme color is… (drumroll please…)Haberdashery is, ultimately, the resounding loser of this rankingInsiderType: Updated classicAdvertisementAdvertisementThe main sin of this theme is that it just seems like false advertising, frankly.

Persons: —, you've, Slack, There's, Harry Styles, I'm, We're, it's Organizations: Service, Toyota, Big Business, Business

☆ NHL roundup: Blues blitz Avs behind 2 hat tricks
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

Schenn, who also had an assist, now has four career hat tricks, while Buchnevich, who had two short-handed goals, has three career hat tricks. Torey Krug had a goal and an assist, Alexey Toropchenko also scored and Robert Thomas added four assists for the Blues. Guhle also added an assist as the Habs scored two goals in a rapid-fire span in the third period. Brad Marchand logged a goal and an assist to lead the Bruins, who had a two-game winning streak snapped. Cole Perfetti and Brenden Dillon scored goals for the Jets, who saw their three-game winning streak come to an end.

Persons: Louis, Robert Thomas, Ron Chenoy, Schenn, Pavel Buchnevich, Buchnevich, Torey Krug, Alexey Toropchenko, Jordan Binnington, Mikko Rantanen, Jack Johnson, Alexandar Georgiev, Ivan Prosvetov, Kaiden Guhle's, Nick Suzuki, Brendan Gallagher, Guhle, Sam Montembeault, Brad Marchand, Charlie McAvoy, Jeremy Swayman, Zach Hyman, Dylan Holloway, Stuart Skinner, Jaden Schwartz, Philipp Grubauer, Joey Daccord, Daniel Sprong, Lucas Raymond, Alex DeBrincat, Robby Fabbri, Jake Walman, Ville Husso, Columbus, Patrik Laine, Alexandre Texier, Adam Fantilli, Sean Kuraly, Spencer Martin, Wyatt Johnston, Thomas Harley, Matt Duchene, Scott Wedgewood, Cole Perfetti, Brenden Dillon, Connor Hellebuyck, Drake Batherson, Mathieu Joseph, Rourke Chartier, Travis Hamonic, Tim Stutzle, Joonas Korpisalo, Blake Coleman, Calgary's, Dustin Wolf, Jacob Markstrom, Pyotr Kochetkov, Sebastian Aho, Brent Burns, Kochetkov, Jonas Johansson, Noah Gregor, Matthew Knies, William Nylander, Nicholas Robertson, David Kampf, Tyler Bertuzzi, Max Domi, Bobby McMann, J.T . Miller, Pius Suter, Nic Dowd, Aliaksei, Alex Ovechkin, Wayne Gretzky, Ovechkin, Gretzky, Dowd, hadn't, Protas, Alexander Romanov, Erik Karlsson, Tristan Jarry, Ukko, Pekka Luukkonen, Michael Carcone, Sean Durzi, Troy Stecher, Alex Kerfoot, Clayton Keller, Connor Ingram, Filip Forsberg, Kiefer Sherwood, Dante Fabbro, Ryan O'Reilly, Morgan Frost, Cal Petersen, Owen Tippett, Cam Atkinson, Sean Walker, Adrian Kempe, Carl Grundstrom, Cam Talbot Organizations: Louis Blues, Colorado Avalanche, Ball, Blues, St, Avalanche, Canadiens, Bruins, Boston, NHL, Oilers, Seattle, San Jose, Wings, Blue Jackets, Detroit, Red Wings, Jets, Dallas, Winnipeg, Stars, Central Division, Senators, Flames, Ottawa, Calgary, AHL, Hurricanes, Tampa, Maple Leafs, Canucks, Toronto, Vancouver, Capitals, Islanders, New, Penguins, Sabres, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Coyotes, Predators, Nashville, Flyers, Philadelphia, Anaheim, Los, Thomson Locations: Denver , Colorado, USA, Denver, Montreal, Edmonton, Columbus, Carolina, Tampa Bay, Washington, New York, Elmont, Arizona, Los Angeles, Southern California, Philadelphia

☆ Klarna is 'pretty much ready' for an IPO, CEO says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | 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 EmailKlarna is 'pretty much ready' for an IPO, CEO saysSebastian Siemiatkowski, CEO of buy now, pay later firm Klarna, discusses the company's latest quarterly results.

Persons: Sebastian Siemiatkowski, Klarna

☆ Student Housing to Be 3D-Printed in Europe in 2024: Photos
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Brittany Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Construction on a cluster of 36 3D-printed student homes is set to begin in 2024 in Denmark. In 2024, 3DCP Group and design firm SAGA Space Architects say they will build a non-profit student housing community with help from a 3D printer. SAGA Space Architects, 3DCP GroupThe construction lot, presently an unused patch of old trees, is located near VIA University College's Holstebro campus. AdvertisementAdvertisementSAGA Space Architects, 3DCP GroupMost mass-market construction 3D printers only extrude concrete. SAGA Space Architects, 3DCP GroupThe project's developer, housing non-profit NordvestBo, will select future tenants from a pool of applications "assuming there will be a 'first come, first served' aspect," Sebastian Aristotelis, cofounder of SAGA Space Architects, told Insider in an email.

Persons: —, Sebastian Aristotelis, Aristotelis, Philip Lund Organizations: Service, 3DCP, VIA University College's, SAGA, Architects, Nielsen Locations: Denmark, Holstebro

☆ How Danica Roem overcame a massive anti-trans campaign to win her fourth election
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Danica Roem is now the first-ever transgender state senator in Virginia. AdvertisementAdvertisementRoem, 39, already had two comfortable reelection victories in her northern Virginia House of Delegates district. After coming into the election with a Democratic State Senate and a Republican House of Delegates, Virginia has a Democratic majority in both chambers. In her own election, Roem "faced an unprecedented deluge of anti-trans hate on the campaign trail, but she was not fazed nor distracted," Parker said. AdvertisementAdvertisementHer Inner MayorAs a trailblazer for trans politicians, Roem is celebrated in Democratic and cultural circles.

Persons: Danica Roem, Roem, —, toting kabobs, Glenn Youngkin, Youngkin's, Youngkin, Annise Parker, Parker, Bob Marshall, Virginia's, she's, Marshall, Bill Woolf III, I'm, Prince William County Organizations: Republican, Service, Shadow, Democratic, Delegates, Republican Gov, Associated Press, ABC, Houston, Democratic State Senate, of, Ohio, Democrat, Capitol, Mayor, Dodge, Airport Locations: Virginia, state's, Arlington , Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Richmond, United States, Centreville, Manassas, Virginia's, Prince William

☆ We watched 1,000 TikToks in one sitting. The algorithm served up a shocking number of ads, rivaling network TV.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

On TikTok, about a third of the content we watched were ads — but it didn't always feel that way. Other users have complained on the site that they are receiving ads "all over their FYP" or ads "every 6 videos." We focused solely on TikTok videos and slideshows and excluded TikTok stories and TikTok livestreams — even streams that were explicitly there to sell products, like QVC. The key difference is that you scroll past a TikTok ad. Kristen Schiele, a USC Marshall School of Business professor, told Insider we could see an increased ad volume since advertisers push more ad content around the holiday season.

Persons: TikTok, didn't, —, Hannah, Sebastian, TikTok livestreams, I'm, Trevor, I've, Kristen Schiele, Schiele, Soo Slick, Elizabeth Adeoye, Adeoye, she's, They've Organizations: Service, Intelligence, QVC, TikTok, Disney, USC Marshall School of Business, Amazon Locations: Southern California, Northern California, Bay, Nigerian

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — When New England takes on Indianapolis in Germany on Sunday, it may feel like a home game for the Patriots. The Patriots are competing with the Kansas City Chiefs to be the most popular team in Germany, thanks in part to Vollmer's legacy. The offensive tackle from Duesseldorf, became a figurehead in the 2010s for a growing German audience keen to see a German player succeed in the NFL. Vollmer spent all of his eight-year NFL career with the Patriots, winning the Super Bowl after the 2014 season. Seabass we drafted, he had a great career with us, and Jakob came as an international player and developed into a solid NFL player.

Persons: Tom Brady, Bill Belichick, Sebastian Vollmer, Vollmer, “, ”, “ I’m, — Belichick, Jakob Johnson, Markus Kuhn, Belichick, It’s, Markus, Seabass, Jakob, He’s, ” Vollmer, Kuhn, Björn Werner, Werner, Ezekiel Elliott, Leon Huff, Bernhard Raimann, Adrian Peterson Organizations: Patriots, NFL, Kansas City Chiefs, The Patriots, Super Bowl, Associated Press, “, Las Vegas Raiders, Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Finnish national team, Vikings, Steelers Locations: FRANKFURT, Germany, England, Indianapolis, Duesseldorf, Europe, Finland, Austria, London

☆ A shark pup that can 'walk' and was asexually conceived was just born at a Chicago-area zoo
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Chicago-area zoo recently welcomed a new epaulette shark pup. AdvertisementAdvertisementA new shark pup is always cause for celebration at the Brookfield Zoo, but the birth of an epaulette shark has zookeepers especially excited due to its unusual conception. Epaulette sharks, which can reach up to 3 feet long at maturity, are easily identified by the large spots behind their pectoral fins. The birth of the pup in Brookfield marks the second known asexual birth of an epaulette shark in an accredited zoo or aquarium, per the release. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe pup at the zoo, housed in the Living Coast habitat, continues to thrive, per the release.

Persons: —, they're, Kevin Feldheim, Feldheim, Mike Masellis Organizations: Service, Brookfield Zoo, New, Deutsche Welle, Aquarium Locations: Chicago, Brookfield, German

☆ How lice evolved alongside humans to become the perfect pests — and trackers of human migration
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Head lice have plagued communities for centuries across the world. Now, a new study suggests lice DNA can help track human migration from continent to continent. AdvertisementAdvertisementTo complete the study, the researchers looked at 175 head lice from 18 sampling locations and nine geographic regions. More recently, around the 16th century, European colonizers brought their own head lice to the Americas when they arrived, according to NPR. AdvertisementAdvertisement"These lice are mirroring the colonization of the Americas," Ascunce told NPR.

Persons: —, we've, Marina Ascunce, Ascunce, Alejandra Perotti, shouldn't, Perotti, — Ascunce Organizations: Service, US Department of Agriculture, NPR Locations: Americas, Bering Strait, Asia, North America, Africa

☆ Here's how to tell if your old $2 bills are worth anything
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Now, the United States Currency Auction, which allows people to sell rare US currency, lists some $2 bills as worth upwards of $4,500. But how can you tell if you have a valuable bill or a common one that isn't worth much? Bills that have red, brown, or blue seals printed between 1862 and 1917 could be worth up to $1,000, per IndyStar. Other serial numbers that would interest collectors are "solid" or "ladder" serial numbers. Solid serial numbers are all the same digit, and ladders have digits in ascending order, per MarketWatch.

Persons: —, you've, Thomas Jefferson, Dustin Johnston, Johnston, they've Organizations: Service, US, of Engraving, United States Currency, Bills, Heritage Auctions Locations: Monticello, Independence

☆ ATP roundup: Alexander Shevchenko advances to Metz semifinals
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Shevchenko overcame a 10-3 disadvantage in aces by converting two of three break points, to 0-for-3 for Khachanov. Shevchenko advanced to the semifinals Friday against wild card Pierre-Hugues Herbert, who outlasted fellow Frenchman Luca Van Assche 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 on Thursday. Sofia OpenSecond seed Adrian Mannarino and third seed Jan-Lennard Struff avoided upsets with three-set victories Thursday in the quarterfinals in Bulgaria. Mannarino of France eliminated seventh seed Sebastian Ofner of Austria 6-7 (7), 6-4, 6-3. Mannarino advanced to the semifinals Friday against Russia's Pavel Kotov, who defeated eighth seed Marton Fucsovics of Hungary 6-3, 7-6 (3).

Persons: Russia's Alexander Shevchenko, Canada's Felix Auger Aliassime, Pierre Albouy, Alexander Shevchenko, Karen Khachanov, Shevchenko, Pierre, Hugues Herbert, Frenchman Luca Van Assche, Ugo Humbert, Frenchman Harold Mayot, Lorenzo Sonego, Fabio Fognini, Adrian Mannarino, Lennard Struff, France, Sebastian Ofner, Germany's Struff, Hungary's Fabian Marozsan, Struff, Great, Jack Draper, Lorenzo Musetti, Cem Ilkel, Mannarino, Russia's Pavel Kotov, Marton Organizations: Swiss, Basel, Canada's Felix Auger Aliassime REUTERS, Khachanov, Sofia, Thomson Locations: Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland, Metz, France, Italy, Bulgaria, Mannarino, Austria, Turkey, Marton Fucsovics, Hungary

☆ Laura Enever: Australian surfer officially breaks world record after taming giant wave
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Australian surfer Laura Enever can finally celebrate officially breaking a world record for the largest wave ever paddled into by a woman. Guinness World Records and the World Surf League (WSL) have now verified the size of the 13.3-meter (about 43.6-foot) wave that she successfully surfed in Hawaii on January 22. “Andrea Moller held this record before me and it’s an honor to hold that record and keep pushing big wave surfing. Video Ad Feedback He loves giant waves, hates being underwater 01:30 - Source: CNNShe has since entered into WSL Big Wave events where she continues to push herself to the limits. Germany’s Sebastian Steudtner owns the record for the biggest wave ever surfed, riding a 26.21-meter (about 86-foot) whopper in 2020.

Persons: Laura Enever, “, ” Enever, Andrea Moller –, ”, I’m, Enever, “ Andrea Moller, Laura, Jessi Miley, Dyer, “ Laura, Aaron Gold, Germany’s Sebastian Steudtner Organizations: CNN, Guinness World Records, Surf League, Junior, Big Locations: Australian, Hawaii, Enever

☆ Profitable Klarna poses IPO valuation conundrum
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Karen Kwok | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Last year, Siemiatkowski raised money at a $6.7 billion equity value, or 85% below its 2021 price tag of $45.6 billion. The implied Klarna valuation, before netting out the company’s cash or debt, would be roughly $14 billion. It’s hard to see Klarna getting close to those multiples, if it’s valued like a bank, since the Swedish company is nowhere near as profitable. For Siemiatkowski, then, the key to gaining an IPO valuation uplift will be to convince investors that Klarna is a lender but not a bank. Klarna raised $800 million at a $6.7 billion valuation in July 2022.

Persons: Sebastian Siemiatkowski, Klarna, That’s, Breakingviews, Siemiatkowski, Liam Proud, Streisand Neto Organizations: Reuters, Bank, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Revenue, Thomson Locations: U.S, Swedish, United Kingdom

☆ ATP roundup: Jack Draper pulls off massive upset at Sofia Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Mandatory Credit: Danielle Parhizkaran-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNovember 9 - Great Britain's Jack Draper pulled off a 7-5, 6-2 upset of No. 1 seed Lorenzo Musetti of Italy on Wednesday in the second round of the Sofia Open in Sofia, Bulgaria. Fognini, a wild card, rallied for a 4-6, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (5) victory against fifth-seeded Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan, while No. 6 Sonego swept Jordanian qualifier Abdullah Shelbayh 6-3, 7-5. Other winners included Frenchmen Luca Van Assche and wild card Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Russia's Alexander Shevchenko.

Persons: Jack Draper of, Andrey Rublev, USTA Billie Jean King, Danielle Parhizkaran, Jack Draper, Lorenzo Musetti, Draper, Russian Pavel Kotov, Cem Ilkel, Kotov, Sebastian Baez, Ilkel, Max Purcell, Frenchman Adrian Mannarino, Spain's Albert Ramos, Lennard Struff, Billy Harris, Austria's Sebastian Ofner, Hungary's Marton Fucsovics, Hungarian Fabian Marozsan, Fabio Fognini, Lorenzo Sonego, Alexander Bublik, Sonego, Abdullah Shelbayh, Fognini, Luca Van Assche, Pierre, Hugues Herbert, Russia's Alexander Shevchenko Organizations: USTA Billie, USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Sofia, Turkish, Argentine, British, Bublik, Thomson Locations: Flushing , NY, USA, Jack Draper of Great Britain, Italy, Sofia, Bulgaria, Russian, Hungarian, Moselle, Metz, France, Kazakhstan

☆ Amazon to Offer Lower-Cost Primary Care to Prime Members in Latest Healthcare Push
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Sebastian Herrera | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

One Medical offers virtual primary-care services and has dozens of medical offices throughout the U.S. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesAmazon.com is turning to Prime members to bolster its healthcare business, an industry the company has sought to crack for years without significant success. The tech giant on Wednesday revealed plans to offer its millions of Amazon Prime subscribers a low-cost annual membership to One Medical, the primary-care business Amazon purchased for $3.9 billion earlier this year. Amazon says Prime subscribers can now become One Medical members for $9 a month, or $99 a year. The typical cost to become a One Medical member is $199 annually.

Persons: Justin Sullivan Organizations: Medical, Amazon Locations: U.S

☆ An Airbnb 'tenant from hell' who stayed at a California rental for 570 days without paying has finally left the property
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

An Airbnb landlord said a tenant stopped paying rent and battled to make her leave. It took 570 days of legal back-and-forth, roughly $60,000 in unpaid rent, and a police escort before Elizabeth Hirschhorn finally left the property on Friday, Sebastian Rucci, an attorney for Jovanovic, told Insider. Within an hour of watching Hirschhorn drive away, per Rucci's motion to dismiss the eviction suit against Hirschhorn, Jovanovic changed the locks. The Times reported Jovanovic offered to pay for Hirschhorn to stay in a hotel while the repairs were completed, but she declined. Hirschhorn had refused to relocate unless Jovanovic paid her $100,000, the Times reported, citing a settlement offer the outlet reviewed.

Persons: —, Aleksandar Jovanovic, Elizabeth Hirschhorn, Sebastian Rucci, Jovanovic, Hirschhorn, Amanda, Seward, Pedro Gonzalez, Hirschhorn wouldn't, he's, Allen J, Hirschhorn's, Sascha, Rucci Organizations: Service, Hirschhorn, Los Angeles Times, The Times, Times, Los Angeles Department of Building Locations: California, Brentwood, Oakland , California

Nov 8 (Reuters) - Australian Laura Enever has surfed her way into the record books after stroking into a giant four-story wave in Hawaii earlier this year, the World Surf League and Guinness World Records said on Wednesday. Enever, 31, was surfing at an outer reef on Oahu's North Shore in January when she caught a huge blue wall measured at 43.6 feet (13.3m), breaking the world record for the biggest wave ever paddled into by a woman. "I came up from that wave, and there was a huge, huge wave behind that took out the whole lineup, and I just saw boards flying everywhere. When I got to the inside, I was almost laughing - I just couldn't believe I'd caught that wave but also escaped that crazy, huge wave behind mine." The biggest wave ever ridden was a 26.2m monster at Nazare, towed into by Germany's Sebastian Steudtner in 2020.

Persons: Laura Enever, Enever, I'd, Aaron Gold, Gabeira, Germany's Sebastian Steudtner, Lincoln, James Redmayne, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Surf League, Guinness World Records, Thomson Locations: Hawaii, Enever, Shore, Waimea, Maui, Nazare, Portugal, Sydney

☆ Aliens are back in Mexico's congress chambers once again. This time, a presenter said he found a 'new species.'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Journalist José Jaime Maussan again testified extraterrestrials were real to Mexico's congress. The trial is the second concerning UFOs or extraterrestrials to happen in Mexico's congress. The bodies were not publicly unveiled at the time, so it is unclear if they are the same as those presented to Mexico's congress. One anthropologist, Roger Zuniga, told Reuters he didn't know the origin of the beings. "They're real," Zuniga told the outlet.

Persons: José Jaime Maussan, —, Hurricane Otis, Maussan, Roger Zuniga, Zuniga, Sergio Gutiérrez Luna, Andrés Manuel López Obrador Organizations: Service, Hurricane, Reuters Locations: MEXICO, Peru, Acapulco, Mexico's, Argentina

☆ Mayan Toledano’s vibrant photographs of queer life in Mexico City
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Toledano, who is primarily based in New York, found a welcoming second home in Mexico City in 2018 through a circle of queer and trans creatives that expanded with each visit. Jovana, Sheila, Karla and Andrea, 2019 Mayan Toledano“The getting-ready part is sometimes the party,” Toledano explained in a phone interview. In Mexico City, Toledano’s images became a mix of both candid and staged moments. Greta, Aine, Mar and Zury on the Wall at Magia Ilegal, Ixtapaluca Mayan Toledano“That was a moment of stillness. Havi at Home, 2019 Mayan ToledanoAn American friend of Havi’s had helped organize crowdfunding for the surgery, according to Toledano.

Persons: Mayan Toledano, Karla, Toledano, glammed, Karla’s, Jose Cuervo, Sheila, Andrea, ” Toledano, Maria Mariposa, Uma, Ada, Maria Isas, it’s, “, ”, Bella Hadid, Paris Hilton, Maria, Aine, Toledano’s, Havi, Havi’s, ‘, “ Protagonism, ” Havi, ” Seb, Sebastian Organizations: CNN, Nike, Damiani Locations: Mexico City, New York, Mexico, Polanco, Paris, Greta, Zury, ”, “

☆ China Deal Slump Sends Bankers’ Fees to Decade Low
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Dave Sebastian | Rebecca Feng | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

China has become a losing proposition for Wall Street firms, forcing a reassessment of their investment-banking prospects in Hong Kong. American and European investment banks prospered in the Asian financial hub over the past decade by helping hundreds of Chinese companies raise money from international stock and bond sales. They also profited from advising on cross-border acquisitions and investments during China’s prepandemic economic boom. The money train made Wall Street an advocate of engagement with China, even as political tensions grew between Washington and Beijing.

Organizations: Wall Street Locations: China, Hong Kong ., Washington, Beijing

☆ Klarna, Europe's $6.7 billion buy now, pay later firm, sets wheels in motion for eventual IPO
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Buy now, pay later firm Klarna has established a holding company in the U.K. that will sit at the top of its corporate structure, in a symbolic move that paves the path for an eventual listing. A Klarna spokesperson confirmed to CNBC that the Stockholm-based business, which lets shoppers defer payments over a period of instalments, has begun a legal entity restructuring to set up the holding company. "Klarna Holding will continue to be the regulated financial holding company under the direct supervision of the SFSA and we will continue to hold a Swedish banking license." It differs from these competitors in its flexible payment plans, known as buy now, pay later. WATCH: Klarna's buy now pay later losses are 30% below industry standard, says CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski

Persons: Klarna, hasn't, Sebastian Siemiatkowski Organizations: CNBC, Heartland, PayPal, Sequoia Locations: Stockholm, Sequoia, Swedish, Silver, Britain, Sweden

☆ Verstappen now officially the most dominant in a single season
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Alan Baldwin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

I mean, it's not something that when I joined Formula One, I need to have a 75% win record over a season you know," he told reporters. He has led 922 laps, another record for a season, and counting. Verstappen has led the championship since the Spanish Grand Prix of May 2022 and is guaranteed to end the season with a record run of 39 races in a row as leader. He has won more times (11) from pole position in a season than any other driver, after last year setting a record for most wins in a season not from pole (nine). Red Bull's 19th win of the campaign equalled Mercedes' 2016 record and broke their rivals' record from that same season of most laps led (1,055).

Persons: Jose Carlos Pace, Amanda Perobelli, Max Verstappen's, Alberto Ascari, Verstappen, Sergio Perez, Sebastian Vettel, Mercedes, McLaren's Lando Norris, Alan Baldwin, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Prix, Jose Carlos Pace Circuit, Grand Prix REUTERS, Sunday's Sao Paulo, Sunday's Sao Paulo Grand Prix, Interlagos, Ferrari, Formula, Bull's, Formula One, Thomson Locations: Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday's, Sunday's Sao Paulo Grand, Italian, Las Vegas, Abu Dhabi, Spanish

In July this year, Semenya won an appeal which she had submitted to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to end the testosterone limits. Cameron Spencer/Getty ImagesIn a statement to CNN, World Athletics said it stood by its rules and research. “World Athletics has over a decade of research, directly from DSD athletes in our own sport, that show high testosterone levels do provide an unfair advantage in the female category,” World Athletics said. Semenya acknowledged the differences in her body but insisted DSD athletes did not have an unfair advantage in the sport. In the book, she said she was 18 when she first faced scrutiny from World Athletics, then known as the IAAF.

Persons: Semenya, ” Semenya, CNN’s Bianna, Martina Navratilova, Lynsey Sharp, Sharp, “, Cameron Spencer, “ I’m, ”, ADRIAN DENNIS, Athletics –, Sebastian Coe –, Peter Sonksen Organizations: CNN, Semenya, Rio, –, IAAF, European, of Human Rights, World Athletics, AFP, Getty, Athletics Locations: Tokyo, AFP

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