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☆ Sea robins are fish that use their legs to ‘taste’ the seafloor
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Some types of sea robins, a peculiar bottom-dwelling ocean fish, use taste bud-covered legs to sense and dig up prey along the seafloor, according to new research. A species of sea robins called Prionotus carolinus studied by the researchers used their legs for walking, digging and sensing the seafloor. And the fish that lacked sensory capabilities and used their legs mainly for walking were striped sea robins, or Prionotus evolans. The digging sea robins had shovel-shaped legs that were covered in protrusions called papillae, which are similar to the taste buds on our tongues. Both researchers said they are keen to uncover the exact mechanisms behind the evolution of the sea robins’ sensory appendages.

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☆ UK finance chiefs are banging the drum for one major reform to boost economic growth
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Ian Forsyth | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesLiverpool, ENGLAND — U.K. finance chiefs are banging the drum for pension reforms to boost anaemic investment and growth in the country. William Vereker, chairman of Santander U.K., cited pension reform as one of three paths to economic growth, alongside skills and education, and regulation. "If we do not have domestic capital investing in domestic businesses, we will not see the growth that this government is so rightly focused on," he added. "For me, pension reform is the way to unlock growth in the U.K.," Lee told "Squawk Box Europe." UK pensions reviewU.K. Finance Minister Rachel Reeves in July announced a landmark pensions review as part of a "big bang" of reforms to unlock growth.

Persons: Ian Forsyth, —, William Vereker, Vereker, Muirinn O'Neill, we're, Tiina Lee, Lee, it's, Rachel Reeves, Tulip Siddiq Organizations: Labour Party Conference, ACC Liverpool, Getty, Labour, Santander U.K, Citi U.K, CNBC, Finance, Treasury Locations: Liverpool, England, ENGLAND, City, London

☆ Andrew Holmes’ hyperreal drawings of trucks look just like photographs
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Francesca Perry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Andrew Holmes’ images of trucks on Californian highways are sun-drenched, saturated and sharp. Now, Holmes’ works have been brought together in a book — “Gas Tank City” (Circa Press) — alongside a show of the same name at London’s Architectural Association (AA). The drawings that make up the "Gas Tank City" book and exhibition celebrate every inch of the classic American truck, particularly the iconic Kenworth model. While the words “hyperreal” and “photorealistic” are used to describe his work, Holmes points out that the drawings are “completely unlike” photographic images. Together, “Gas Tank City” creates a portrait of life on the road, detached from specificities of time and place.

Persons: Andrew Holmes, Holmes ’, Holmes, Richard Rogers, ”, ” Holmes, “ Organizations: CNN, Gas, Press, London’s Architectural Association, AA, Centre Pompidou, “, “ Gas Locations: Paris, Bromsgrove, New York City, Los Angeles, California, London, Andrew Holmes In California, England, “ Gas Tank, ”

☆ NFL Week 3 takeaways: Bills and Chiefs on collision course?
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

Matt Slocum/AP Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes runs the ball against Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Dax Hill during the Chiefs' 26-25 victory in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sunday, September 15. Ken Blaze/USA Today Sports/Reuters Washington Commanders running back Brian Robinson Jr. breaks a tackle from Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker K.J. Ed Zurga/AP Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes scrambles during the game against the Baltimore Ravens in Kansas City, Missouri, on September 5. Charlie Riedel/AP The best photos from the 2024 NFL season Prev NextAre the Bills and Chiefs on an AFC Championship collision course? Through three weeks, the Buffalo Bills and the Kansas City Chiefs look like the teams to beat in the NFL.

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☆ Australian, New Zealand dollars scale new highs on China boost
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

An Australian one-hundred dollar banknote, top, and a New Zealand one-hundred dollar banknote are arranged for a photograph in Hong Kong, China, on Thursday, March 13, 2014. The Australian and New Zealand dollars scaled multi-month peaks on Wednesday while sterling hit its highest in more than two years against a weaker dollar, as China's aggressive stimulus package provided the latest shot in the arm for risk appetite. Data on Tuesday showed U.S. consumer confidence unexpectedly fell in September, amid mounting worries over the health of the labor market. Against a basket of currencies, the dollar last stood at 100.28, languishing near a more than one-year low of 100.21. The dollar index had fallen more than 0.5% in the previous session, its largest one-day percentage fall in a month.

Persons: Sterling, Carol Kong, Wells Organizations: New, Bank of, Federal Reserve, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, greenback, Markets Locations: Australian, New Zealand, Hong Kong, China, Bank of England, U.S, Wells Fargo

☆ Starmer is selling Britain on gloom, and patience is wearing thin
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Rob Picheta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Protesters demonstrate outside the Labour Party conference venue in Liverpool against the withdrawal of the winter fuel allowance, on September 23, 2024. “It has felt a bit blunt,” a Labour Member of Parliament admitted after Starmer’s speech Tuesday, summing up the sentiment across much of conference. Unfortunately, the realities of governing are beginning to bite the Labour Party – and it is likely he will need to show some returns far sooner. Starmer’s speech was was light on fresh content but a heckler was calmly removed and the key messages were confidently delivered. But a premiership can only survive on doom and gloom for so long, and patience is already wearing thin among much of the wider party.

Persons: Keir Starmer, –, Ian Forsyth, Starmer, Taylor, “, Rachael Maskell, Sir Keir Starmer, Peter Byrne, Maskell, ”, Boris Johnson’s, ” –, Patience, Opinium, Sunak, ” James Crouch ,, Reeves, Rachel Reeves, heckler Organizations: Liverpool, England CNN —, Labour, Protesters, Labour Party, Labour Party –, Conservative, Public, Arsenal soccer, Wembley, CNN, ”, London, Tory, National Health Service, Organisation for Economic Co, Development, United Nations General Assembly Locations: England, Liverpool, Starmer’s, Opinium, Britain, New York, July’s

☆ ‘World’s coolest’ neighborhood for 2024 named by Time Out
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

That’s the premise behind global listing guide Time Out’s latest roundup of the “world’s coolest” neighborhoods. “Our bookshop is 19 years old and we have seen the neighborhood change a lot and that’s so great,” owner Nadia Champesme told CNN Travel. “This is the neighborhood where everything happens,” Dijon told CNN Travel, adding the cultural diversity of Notre-Dame Du Mont helps make it special. Interestingly, Principe Real, in Lisbon appears on Time Out’s list at number 8, six years after appearing in the list in 2018. “There’s no rule against a neighborhood appearing multiple times,” Grace Beard, travel editor at Time Out, told CNN Travel.

Persons: there’s, Axelle Poittevin, Thomas Benayoun, Dame Du Mont, Nadia Champesme, Notre, Mont, ” Marie Dijon, ” Dijon, Stokes, Alex Egge, Stokes Croft, Paul’s, St Paul’s, ” Egge, “, ” Grace Beard, Dame du, Kerns Organizations: CNN, Notre, Dame, CNN Travel, Bristol, Principe Real Locations: Marseille, France, Mers Sultan, Casablanca, Morocco, Pererenan, Bali, Indonesia, Kerns, Portland , Oregon, Paul’s, Bristol, England, Principe, Lisbon, Seoul, South Korea, Portland, USA, Chippendale, Sydney, Australia, Portugal, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Windsor, Melbourne

☆ I had $1 million in the bank at 36. When I turned 40, I vowed to pursue my passions instead of running a billion-dollar company.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. After graduation I was hired by McKinsey & Company, a management consulting firm, where I was a business analyst. I traveled the globe as an exec, but returned home for the Renaissance fair every yearI first went to a Renaissance faire on a middle school field trip. Courtesy of George ApplingFrom 2015 to 2018 I had a foot in both worlds: running the faire while also launching a tech company. But the most important thing to me is the joy that the faire and its summer camp bring to people.

Persons: —, George Appling, I'd, Sherwood, I've Organizations: Service, Texas, Business, McKinsey & Company, Harvard, Texas Renaissance, Mobile World Locations: Texas, Australia, England, Russia, Sherwood, Austin, Barcelona

☆ UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says tough times are needed to spark national renewal
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer during an 'In Conversation' event with Debbie Weinstein, managing Director Goole UK&I during the Labour Party Conference at the ACC Liverpool. Liverpool, ENGLAND — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer insisted on Tuesday that tough decisions taken now will spark a new era for Britain, as he sought to shake a fog of pessimism that has clouded his new premiership. "Change must mean nothing less than national renewal," he told a crowd of Labour Party delegates Tuesday. Wes Streeting, minister for health and social care, said that promised improvements to the U.K.'s National Health Service (NHS) would take time to implement. We need to rebuild the economy, rebuild public services and rebuild trust in politics," he said at the conference Monday.

Persons: Sir Keir Starmer, Debbie Weinstein, Keir Starmer, Starmer, Jeremy Corbyn, Rachel Reeves, Reeves, Wes Streeting, Tulip Siddiq Organizations: Goole, Labour Party Conference, ACC Liverpool, Labour Party, Conservative, Wealth Fund, Finance, National Health Service, Treasury, Labour, CNBC, Conservative Party Locations: Liverpool, ENGLAND, Britain, England

☆ Aussie dollar near 2024 high before RBA; yen drifts as Ueda awaited
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The Australian dollar hovered close to its highest level of the year on Tuesday, with the central bank set to hold policy steady later and traders focused on any hints of potential near-term easing. The Australian dollar hovered close to its highest level of the year on Tuesday, with the central bank set to hold policy steady later and traders focused on any hints of potential near-term easing. The yen edged up to 143.45 per dollar, but remained close to the center of its September range of 147.20 to 139.58, a more than one-year peak reached on Sept. 16. The yen has retreated amid waning bets for aggressive tightening by the BOJ, particularly after governor Ueda struck a cautious tone of Friday, saying the central bank would spend some time monitoring global growth risks. The BoE kept rates unchanged last Thursday, with its governor saying the central bank had to be "careful not to cut too fast or by too much".

Persons: Kazuo Ueda, —, Pan Gongsheng, Ueda, Sterling, BoE Organizations: U.S, Bank of Japan, Bank of England, Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, Reuters, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, People's Bank of China, P Global Locations: China

☆ NFL Week 4 Power Rankings: Vikings, Seahawks among early-season surprises
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Josh Kendall | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +25 min

It’s only Week 4 in the NFL, and already the league has given us plenty of surprises. AdvertisementLast week: 2Monday: Beat Jacksonville Jaguars 47-10Surprise: That all of their offseason losses haven’t hurtIn fact, some of them might have helped. Seattle Seahawks (3-0)Last week: 10Sunday: Beat Miami Dolphins 24-3Surprise: This team leads the NFC West by two gamesIt’s not the 49ers. pic.twitter.com/5ZUE81lJQm — NFL (@NFL) September 20, 202416. For the season, NFL kickers have hit 76.5 percent of their field goals from beyond 50 yards.

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☆ Op-ed: The UK's budget problems date back to the 2008 financial crisis
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Kevin Klowden | Chief Global Strategist At The Milken Institute | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Over the past few weeks, economic news from the U.K. has heavily focused on the state of British national finances and how they might impact both the British public and the prospects for economic growth. Regardless of how the U.K. fiscal situation stands now, it is clear that the current shortfalls are both years in the making and run the risk of having consequences that could last for years to come. The ultimate dilemma facing Labour now is that the country cannot produce enough revenue to close systemic shortfalls without sustained economic growth, but it also cannot create economic growth without real investment, both from the public and private sectors. In many ways, the current fiscal situation dates back to the financial crisis of 2008 and the fact that the country's economy was unable to snap back readily to close the budget shortfalls that occurred then. Borrowing in the financial year to August stood at £64.1 billion ($85 billion), with the country's debt hitting 100% of GDP.

Persons: Keir Starmer, John Healey, George Robertson, Rachel Reeves, Jeremy Hunt Organizations: British, Defence, Downing, Labour, Conservative Locations: London, England, British, United States, China, Japan

☆ I tried to retire twice, once at 40 and again at 62. But I like working with people too much.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Gary Nunn | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Twice in my life, I've attempted to retire, and both times, I've been tempted back into full-time work. Both my husband and I had done very well in our jobs, so I was fortunate enough to be able to retire early. By the age of 40, I'd worked my way to the top as a financial planner. AdvertisementDuring my second attempt at retirement, I realized how much I loved working with clientsThen, I really lost my mojo for work. While this adventure was exhilarating, I ultimately realized I missed being at home near loved ones and, most of all, working with clients.

Persons: —, Chris Childs, I've, I'd, We'd, wasn't, I'm, David, He'd Organizations: Service, Business, mojo Locations: Australia, Italy, France, England

☆ NFL Week 3 Monday review: Rookie QB makes history in Washington’s shock win over Bengals, Bills dominate Jaguars
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Matt Slocum/AP Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes runs the ball against Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Dax Hill during the Chiefs' 26-25 victory in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sunday, September 15. Ken Blaze/USA Today Sports/Reuters Washington Commanders running back Brian Robinson Jr. breaks a tackle from Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker K.J. David Banks/USA Today Sports/Reuters Rhamondre Stevenson of the New England Patriots runs the ball against Cincinnati Bengals defenders in Cincinnati on September 8. Ed Zurga/AP Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes scrambles during the game against the Baltimore Ravens in Kansas City, Missouri, on September 5. Jay Biggerstaff/USA Today Sports/Reuters Fans enter Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, ahead of the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Baltimore Ravens on September 5.

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☆ 'Childless cat lady' is a more common lifestyle choice. Here's what being child-free means for your money
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The stigma of the "childless cat lady" persists, but these days, more young adults are embracing that label and opting out of parenthood — and benefitting, at least monetarily. Nearly a quarter, or 23%, of millennials and Generation Zers without children do not plan on having children, primarily due to financial reasons, according to a recent consumer spending and saving index by MassMutual. A preference for financial freedom and the inability to afford children are equally cited by 43% of younger generations, MassMutual found. Since the 1970s, the overall share of married adults has declined and fewer couples are having children, according to a 2023 report from Pew Research Center. Although there is a financial benefit, "it's not like you are child-free and checks fall out of the sky," said Jay Zigmont, author of "The Childfree Guide to Life and Money."

Persons: Taylor Swift, Kamala Harris, MassMutual, Pew, Jay Zigmont Organizations: Democratic, Finance, Pew Research Center Locations: Bath, England, U.S

☆ Astronomers spot the most massive black hole jets ever observed
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Astronomers have observed a massive pair of jets releasing from a supermassive black hole 7.5 billion light-years from Earth. The megastructure spans 23 million light-years in length, making these black hole jets the largest ever seen, according to new research. Black hole jets can accelerate radiation and particles close to the speed of light, causing them to glow in wavelengths visible to radio telescopes. The massive black hole jets could help answer both. Martijn Oei (pictured), lead author of the new study, and his colleagues will continue their search for massive black hole jets.

Persons: Martijn Oei, ” Oei, Europe’s, Oei, “, Aivin Gast, Gast, LOFAR, “ Aivin, Porphyrion, NASA's, Powell, Nelson, Martin Hardcastle, Sasha Tchekhovskoy, ”, Tchekhovskoy Organizations: CNN —, California Institute of Technology, Astrophysics, University of Oxford, NASA, JPL, Caltech, CNN, Keck, NASA's Goddard, University of Hertfordshire, Northwestern University Locations: India, Hawaii, England

Officials were searching for a runaway bull in southern Massachusets early Monday after a herd of the animals jumped a fence at a rodeo event a day earlier. “Community members should exercise extreme caution and not approach the bull if found. The animals escaped their pens, ran through the parking lot and jumped over the fence, before fleeing south towards nearby woods, according to Coleman. One bull was caught just after fleeing, and six were corralled some three miles away by local police and firefighters, along with environmental police, workers from the rodeo and staff from the New England Rodeo in nearby Norton, Coleman said. No injuries were reported but the rodeo, which was being held at a mall, was under investigation, he added.

Persons: Christopher Coleman, Coleman, Chris Mooney, ” Organizations: Attleboro Fire, New England, Attleboro, NBC Boston Locations: ”, Attleboro, Emerald, North Attleboro, Norton

☆ A stunning sterling rally is about to collide with Britain's political realities
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Sterling breached $1.33 against the greenback for the first time since March 2022 on Thursday, and was trading at $1.3315 early London time Monday. The pound's rally was tied to the BOE communication and "looks fully justified," Chris Turner, global head of markets at ING, said in a Friday note. Higher rates are traditionally a positive for a domestic currency as the higher yield can attract more foreign capital. watch nowGabriella Dickens, G7 economist at AXA Investment Managers, also cautioned on the pound's outlook in a note Thursday. If the government is more stringent on fiscal policy, we think the Bank will be forced to increase the pace of the cutting cycle to offset the hit on both households' and businesses' finances."

Persons: Keir Starmer, BOE, Chris Turner, Turner, Jane Foley, Gabriella Dickens, Dickens Organizations: Bank of England, Labour, Sterling, greenback, London, ING, Fed, U.K, European Union, Rabobank London, CNBC, AXA Investment, Bank, quicken Locations: Britain, –

☆ Bitcoin jumps while Japan holiday dulls most currencies
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The Bank of Japan left interest rates unchanged last week and indicated it was not in a hurry to hike them again. That decision, coming just days after the Fed's 50 basis points rate cut, put a pause to the yen's sharp gains this month. With Japan closed for Autumnal Equinox Day, the main driver of trade was expectations around further Fed rate cuts and the gains those have spurred in equities, commodity currencies and other risk assets. The Fed's rate cut "appears to have calmed market fears of a U.S. recession", Goldman Sachs said in a note. Meanwhile, the majority of economists polled by Reuters anticipate two more 25 bps rate cuts at the Fed's final two meetings this year.

Persons: Bitcoin, Goldman Sachs, Christopher Waller, Fumio Kishida, Takaichi —, —, Shigeru Ishiba, Shinjiro Koizumi, Junichiro Koizumi, Takaichi, pare Organizations: Federal, Bank of Japan, Japan, U.S, U.S ., FedWatch, Treasury, Reuters, House Republicans, Liberal Democratic Party, Barclays, The Bank of Locations: United States, Japan, U.S, The Bank of England

☆ Britain's finance minister calls for spending discipline but no return to austerity
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves speaks on the second day of the annual Labour Party conference in Liverpool, north-west England, on September 23, 2024. Liverpool, ENGLAND — U.K. Finance Minister Rachel Reeves vowed on Monday that Britain will not return to austerity, but said she would make hard choices as she lays out budget proposals next month. "It will be a budget with real ambition ... a budget to deliver the change we promised. A budget to rebuild Britain," she told a crowd of Labour party delegates Monday. Reeves has suggested that taxes are likely to rise at her upcoming Oct. 30 Autumn budget after discovering a £22 billion ($29 billion) "black hole" in the public finances.

Persons: Rachel Reeves, heckles, Keir Starmer, Reeves, Jeremy Hunt Organizations: Labour Party, Finance, Labour, Conservative Party, Conservatives Locations: Liverpool, England, ENGLAND, Britain

☆ U.S. billionaire Dan Friedkin agrees to buy EPL soccer club Everton
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Matt Clinch | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Seamus Coleman of Everton gives the team instructions during the Premier League match between Everton FC and Burnley FC at Goodison Park on April 06, 2024 in Liverpool, England. LONDON — The investment group run by U.S. billionaire Dan Friedkin on Monday agreed to buy Everton F.C., potentially ending years of uncertainty for the struggling English Premier League soccer club. A spokesperson for The Friedkin Group, a privately held consortium of businesses with Chairman and CEO Dan Friedkin at the helm, said it was "pleased to have reached an agreement to become custodians of this iconic football club." Last season, it was docked points for breaching Premier League financial rules. Earlier this year, The Friedkin Group agreed a deal in principle to buy Everton but pulled out of talks when it failed to reach an agreement.

Persons: Seamus Coleman, Dan Friedkin, Friedkin, Farhad Moshiri ., Moshiri, —, John Textor Organizations: Everton, Premier League, Everton FC, Burnley FC, Goodison Park, Everton F.C, English Premier League soccer, Football Association, Authority, Bramley, Partners, Friedkin, Italian Serie, Roma, Forbes Locations: Liverpool, England, American, Italian

☆ European soccer roundup: Erling Haaland scores 100th Manchester City goal in controversial game against title rival Arsenal
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The two sides met at City’s Etihad Stadium on Sunday with both teams eager to strike first in this year’s title race. Just before half-time, Arsenal attacker Leandro Trossard committed a foul before kicking the ball across the pitch, earning a controversial second yellow card. Matt West/ShutterstockAfter being reduced to 10 players, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta adopted a highly defensive shape to try and protect the lead. “I think the win belongs to the players and for our fans,” Fonseca said after the game. A chaotic first half saw visiting Wolfsburg take a 3-2 lead before Piero Hincapié leveled things up shortly after half-time.

Persons: Erling Haaland, Pep Guardiola’s, Rodri, Riccardo Calafiori, Gabriel Magalhães, Leandro Trossard, Trossard, Michael Oliver, Matt West, Mikel Arteta, John Stones, Kyle Walker, ”, Robert Lewandowski, Ayoze Pérez, Pablo Torre, David Ramos, –, Marc, André ter Stegen, Blancos, Thibaut Courtois, Dani Carvajal, Rodrygo, Vinícius Jr, Mbappé, Carlo Ancelotti’s, Atlético, Matteo Gabbia, Christian Pulisic, Yann Sommer, Milan's Tijjani Reijnders, Alessandro Bastoni, Marco Luzzani, Federico Dimarco, Gabbia, Paulo Fonseca, ” Fonseca, we’ve, Serie A’s, Michael Olise, Jamal Musiala, Harry Kane, Serge Gnabry, Christina Pahnke, ” Kane, Kane’s, Xabi, Piero Hincapié, Victor Boniface Organizations: CNN, England’s Premier League Arsenal, Manchester, Premier League, City’s Etihad, Arsenal, Gunners, Londoners, City, BBC Radio, BBC Sport, La Liga Barcelona, Villarreal, La Liga, Torre, Catalans, Real Madrid, Espanyol, Madrid hasn’t, Barcelona, Serie, Italy’s, Milan, Internazionale, Derby, San, US, Inter, Torino, Hellas Verona, Germany’s Bundesliga, Bayern, Bundesliga, Dinamo Zagreb, Champions League, Werder Bremen, Getty, Bayer Leverkusen, Wolfsburg, Leverkusen Locations: Villareal, Raphinha, Milan, Bayern Munich, lederhosen, AFP

☆ 2024 NFL Week 3: The best of Sunday’s games and the standout storylines
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

Ken Blaze/USA Today Sports/Reuters Washington Commanders running back Brian Robinson Jr. breaks a tackle from Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker K.J. David Banks/USA Today Sports/Reuters Rhamondre Stevenson of the New England Patriots runs the ball against Cincinnati Bengals defenders in Cincinnati on September 8. Ed Zurga/AP Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes scrambles during the game against the Baltimore Ravens in Kansas City, Missouri, on September 5. Charlie Riedel/AP The best photos from the 2024 NFL season Prev NextHouston Texans (2-0) @ Minnesota Vikings (2-0) – 1 p.m. ETHouston Texans (2-0) @ Minnesota Vikings (2-0) – 1 p.m.

Persons: it’s, Bryce Young, Tua Tagovailoa, Tagovailoa, Jasen, Patrick Mahomes, Dax Hill, Jay Biggerstaff, Deebo Samuel Sr, Camryn Bynum, Ivan Pace Jr, Abbie Parr, Alvin Kamara, Kamara, Tim Heitman, Aaron Rodgers, Rodgers, Caroline Brehman, Shutterstock, Dak Prescott, Prescott, Ken Blaze, Brian Robinson Jr, K.J, Britt, Nathan Ray Seebeck, Jaylen Waddle, Hill, Stephanie V, Daniels, Al Diaz, Justin Fields, Danny Karnik, Okonkwo, Tyrique Stevenson, David Banks, Reuters Rhamondre Stevenson, Jason Mowry, Andrew Van Ginkel, Vincent Carchietta, Rebecca Blackwell, Khalil Shakir, Justin Jones, Matt Slocum, Jordan Love, Brooke Sutton, São Paulo, South America Kirby Lee, Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, Reed Hoffmann, Isaiah, Ed Zurga, Patrick Mahomes scrambles, Charlie Riedel, CJ Stroud, JJ McCarthy, Sam Darnold, Darnold, Justin Jefferson, “, “ You’re, Jalen, Saquon Barkley, Barkley, Derek Carr, Klint, Carr, Kevin Jairaj, Dennis Allen, Allen, ” “, ”, John Harbaugh, Nick Wass, Micah Parsons, I’m, – Organizations: CNN, Carolina Panthers, Miami Dolphins, Buffalo Bills, USA, Sports, Reuters Kansas City Chiefs, Cincinnati Bengals, Chiefs, Super Bowl, Reuters San Francisco 49ers, Minnesota Vikings, Vikings, AP New Orleans Saints, Dallas Cowboys, Reuters New York Jets, San Francisco 49ers, AP Los Angeles Chargers, Las Vegas Raiders, Shutterstock Dallas Cowboys, Cowboys, Cleveland Browns, NFL, Reuters Washington, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Buccaneers, Reuters Miami Dolphins, Jacksonville Jaguars, Dade Police, Miami Herald, Tribune, Service, Getty Images Pittsburgh Steelers, Atlanta Falcons, Steelers, Falcons, AP Tennessee Titans, Chicago Bears, Titans, Bears, Reuters, New England Patriots, Patriots, Bengals, Getty Images Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants, AP Buffalo Bills, Arizona Cardinals, Bills, Green Bay Packers, Philadelphia Eagles, São Paulo, The Eagles, Getty, Neo, Kansas City Chiefs, Baltimore Ravens, AP Baltimore Ravens, AP Kansas City Chiefs, Arrowhead, Houston Texans, Texans, AFC Wild, New York Jets, Panthers, New Orleans Saints, New, Eagles, Saints, New Orleans, Super, Ravens, Baltimore, Wednesday, ” Ravens, Raiders, Indianapolis Colts, Los Angeles Chargers, Pittsburgh Steelers, Denver Broncos, Tennessee Titans, Seattle Seahawks, Detroit Lions, Los Angeles Rams Locations: Miami Gardens , Florida, Kansas City , Missouri, Minneapolis, Arlington , Texas, Santa Clara , California, Inglewood , California, Cleveland, Tampa , Florida, Miami, Atlanta, Chicago, Cincinnati, East Rutherford , New Jersey, Orchard Park , New York, São, South America, Minnesota, –, New Orleans, Philadelphia, New, Dallas

☆ JD Vance says he's worried about a 'death spiral' in the US bond market. Here's what he's talking about.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

JD Vance warned recently of a "death spiral" in the US bond market. "Do they try to take down the Trump presidency by spiking bond rates?" AdvertisementVice Presidential candidate JD Vance worries about soaring interest rates sparking a "death spiral" in the US bond market that could ultimately "take down the finances of this country." And the only thing that really makes that serviceable is the interest rates are still pretty low. As to where US interest rates seem to be going in the near future, the answer is lower.

Persons: Vance, Trump, JD Vance, —, Tucker Carlson, Liz Truss, Steve Sosnick, Sosnick Organizations: Service, Trump, Federal, Medicare, Social Security, Bank of England, Interactive Brokers, Business Locations: China, Japan

☆ Kathryn Crosby, actor and widow of Bing Crosby, dies at 90
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Variety-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Kathryn Crosby, the actress, singer and widow of Bing Crosby, died Friday evening of natural causes at her home in Hillsborough, Calif. She was 90. Crosby appeared frequently on Bing Crosby’s “Merrie Olde Christmas” specials and hosted “The Kathryn Crosby Show,” a 30-minute talk show based in San Francisco. Following the death of her husband in 1977, she performed in several stage productions such as the 1996 Broadway revival of “State Fair.”Bing Crosby and Kathryn Crosby in 1975 in Sunningdale, England. Anwar Hussein / Getty Images fileCrosby also hosted the charitable Crosby National Golf Tournament in Bermuda Run, North Carolina for many years. She met Bing Crosby while conducting interviews for her column on the set of the film “White Christmas.” The two married in 1957.

Persons: Kathryn Crosby, Bing Crosby, Crosby, ”, Ball, Kathryn Grant, Kathryn Grandstaff, Bing Crosby’s, ” Bing Crosby, Anwar Hussein, William Holden, Harry, Mary, Nathaniel, Sarah, Cyrano de Bergerac, ” “ Ben Casey ”, Bob Hope, “, George Sanders, ” “ Mister Cory, Joe Aladdin, ” “ Hanrahan Organizations: Wild Party, University of Texas, Austin, Hollywood, Chrysler Theatre, George Sanders Mystery, Ford Television Theatre Locations: Hillsborough, Calif, San Francisco, Sunningdale, England, Bermuda, , North Carolina, Rico, Petticoat

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