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☆ Apple is opening up its powerful App Store for the first time ever. It's not happy about it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewFor years, Apple has been insistent that it needs control over its App Store and other key parts of its iPhone ecosystem, even in the face of increasing complaints from regulators. AdvertisementSome of the big ones:Apple will allow developers to create and distribute apps without using the company's App Store. Apple's App Store now will now take a cut of up to 17%, plus another 3% fee, for payments made on apps distributed on its App Store. Those apps — along with apps distributed through Apple's App Store — will pay a fee of 0.50 euros for each download over a million. A version of the screen Apple App Store users will see if they want to pay for things without using Apple's App Store.

Persons: —, you've Organizations: Service, Apple, Business, Developers, Meta, Epic Locations: Europe

☆ South African police arrest suspect in connection with building fire that killed 77
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Mariya Knight | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

CNN —Police in Gauteng have arrested a suspect in connection with the fire that tore through a five-story building in central Johannesburg last year and killed 77 people, South African public broadcaster SABC reported Tuesday. Gauteng police spokesperson Dimakatso Nevhuhlwi said the suspect was arrested after he confessed before the Commission of Inquiry into the building fire, and that the 29-year-old man will appear in court soon on charges of arson, 76 counts of murder and 120 counts of attempted murder, according to SABC. This is a developing story and will be updated.

Persons: Dimakatso Nevhuhlwi Organizations: CNN — Police, SABC Locations: Gauteng, Johannesburg, African

☆ Dollar store chains would be prohibited from opening stores within one mile of each other if a proposed Chicago law passes
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewChicago is the latest city to consider limiting the number of dollar stores. AdvertisementSome have followed the path of the Chicago proposal, enacting laws limiting the opening of new dollar stores. One community in Southern Michigan pushed back on a proposed Dollar General store but ultimately approved the store after the company sued. Dollar Tree and Dollar General have responded by opening more stores with space for produce and refrigerated foods. AdvertisementDo you work at a Dollar General, Dollar Tree, or Family Dollar store and have a story idea to share?

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☆ Ryan Gosling says what everyone’s thinking about ‘Barbie’ Oscar nomination omissions
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Ryan Gosling is grateful for his Oscar nomination, but joined the chorus of people who question the omission of his costar Margot Robbie and director Greta Gerwig from their individual respective categories. Gosling was nominated on Tuesday in the supporting actor category for his portrayal of Mattel’s Ken doll in “Barbie,” last year’s biggest blockbuster, starring alongside Robbie’s titular Barbie. While Gerwig and Robbie were not recognized individually, they did each earn Oscar nominations this week. In his statement, Gosling also honored his costar America Ferrera, who earned a surprise supporting actress nod for her performance in the film. Having said that, I am so happy for America Ferrera and the other incredible artists who contributed their talents to making this such a groundbreaking film.”- Ryan Gosling, “Barbie”

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Myanmar sank into civil war after the army seized power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021. At least 107 religious buildings — including 67 churches and five Buddhist monasteries — have been destroyed by the military since the 2021 takeover in Chin state alone, the Chin Human Rights Organization said. Myanmar Witness cross-checks evidence such as photos, videos and witness accounts found on social media with satellite photo analysis and other methods to try to verify human rights abuses. Many human rights activists believe that the military aims for religious buildings. "I can think of 10 that I’ve already seen in ruins or big holes in them, direct airstrikes," Eubank said.

Persons: Chin, Aung, Suu Kyi, Matt Lawrence, ”, Benedict Rogers, Salai Mang, Lian, ” Lian, “, Ngun Thawng Lian, —, Karenni, Dave Eubank, I’ve, Eubank Organizations: Burman, United Nations, Assistance Association for Political, Information Resilience, Human Rights Organization, International Commission of Jurists, Myanmar Air Force’s, East Asia, Christian Solidarity Worldwide, “, Myanmar, Free Burma Rangers, U.S . Special Forces Locations: BANGKOK, Myanmar, Suu, United Kingdom, Chin, “, Rakhine, Bangladesh, Australia, Thantlang, Philippines, Philippine, Kayah, Demoso, Karenni

As he went under, Navy Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Christopher J. Blake Chaney, commander of Naval Special Warfare Group 1, which oversees SEAL Team 3. They loaded onto small special operations combat craft driven by naval special warfare crew to get to the boat. Chambers, 37, of Maryland, enlisted in the Navy in 2012, and graduated from SEAL training in 2014. Ingram, 27, of Texas, enlisted in 2019, and graduated from SEAL training in 2021.

Persons: Nathan Gage Ingram, Christopher J, Chambers, Chris, Gage selflessly, ”, Blake Chaney, Joe Biden, “ Jill, USS Lewis B, Puller, Ingram, Chaney Organizations: WASHINGTON, —, Navy's, Navy, Special Warfare, NSW, White, — Navy, ”, USS, Central Command, U.S . Navy, Warfare, Marine Locations: Somalia, Yemen, Gulf of Aden, Gaza, East Africa, Iran, West Coast, Maryland, Texas

☆ Watchdog report is critical of former Fed officials in stock trading controversy
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Jeff Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A watchdog review into market trading from two former high-ranking Federal Reserve officials criticizes their actions but does not accuse either of doing anything illegal. Revelations showed that some Fed officials engaged in market trading at a time when they also were considering important and delicate policy matters in the early days of the Covid pandemic in 2020. The report concludes that their actions resulted in conflicts of interest that raised issues over impartiality and the proper conduct of central bank officials. On Kaplan, the report states that the OIG "did not find that his trading activities violated laws, rules, regulations, or policies related to trading activities as investigated by our office." Since the controversy, the Fed has revamped its trading rules and now prohibits officials from owning stocks, bonds and cryptocurrencies.

Persons: Robert Kaplan, Eric Rosengren, — Kaplan, Jerome Powell, Richard Clarida, Raphael Bostic, Clarida, Kaplan Organizations: Eccles Federal, Federal, Fed's, Dallas, Atlanta Fed, Fed, Kaplan, CNBC, Federal Reserve, Dallas Fed Locations: Washington , DC, Boston, U.S

☆ 2 Navy SEALs declared dead after going missing during night mission off the coast of Somalia
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Two Navy SEALs went missing off the coast of Somalia during a night mission on January 11. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementTwo Navy SEALs who went missing on January 11 during a night mission off the coast of Somalia were declared deceased on Sunday by military officials. The last known SEAL overboard incident was in 2013 when 33-year-old special warfare operator 1st class Matthew John Leathers went missing at sea following a training exercise off the coast of Hawaii.

Persons: —, CENTCOM, Michael Erik Kurilla, Matthew John Leathers, Leathers, Joe Buccino Organizations: Navy, Sunday, Service, Special Warfare, US Navy, USCENTCOM, AP, Department, Defense, Navy SEAL Foundation Locations: Somalia, Yemen, Gulf, Aden, Hawaii, CENTCOM

☆ New details emerge about SEC's X account hack, including SIM swap
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Monday that a SIM swap attack was to blame for the breach of its official account on X (formerly Twitter) earlier this month. With access to the phone number, the unidentified individual then reset the account password. "While multi-factor authentication (MFA) had previously been enabled on the @SECGov X account, it was disabled by X Support, at the staff's request, in July 2023 due to issues accessing the account," the SEC said in the statement. The agency had the ability to switch two-factor authentication back on for their X account and were not reliant on X to do so. X owner and CTO Elon Musk mocked the SEC, an agency he has clashed with for years, after the agency's account on X was breached.

Persons: Elon Musk, Department of Homeland Security's, — CNBC's Lora Kolodny Organizations: U.S . Securities, Exchange, SIM, SEC, X, Twitter, SEC's, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Homeland, Infrastructure Security Agency, Futures Trading Commission, Department of Justice, Enforcement

The Israeli war cabinet member and former military chief Gadi Eisenkot, as he attended the funeral of his son Gal Meir Eisenkot in December. General Eisenkot has also paid a devastating personal price in the war: His 25-year-old son, Master Sgt. In the televised interview, which was prerecorded, General Eisenkot said Mr. Netanyahu carries “sharp and clear” responsibility for the country’s failure to protect its citizens on Oct. 7. Early in the war, Israeli officials weighed whether to launch a pre-emptive strike against Hezbollah — risking a two-front war that deeply concerned U.S. and Israeli military planners. The Israeli public must head to the polls “within months,” General Eisenkot said.

Persons: Gadi Eisenkot, Gal Meir Eisenkot, Israel, Uvda, ”, Eisenkot, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Mr, Netanyahu —, —, “, Israel’s, General Eisenkot, Yahya Sinwar, Netanyahu’s Organizations: Mr, Hamas, ” Locations: Gaza, Israel, Entebbe, —, Uganda, Iran, Lebanon

☆ An American Airlines flight attendant was charged over claims he photographed minors in airplane bathrooms
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Pete Syme | Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementA 36-year-old American Airlines flight attendant was arrested Thursday on two charges related to claims he'd filmed a minor using an airplane bathroom, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts said. A press release from the Department of Justice released Thursday says the claims involve an American Airlines flight to Boston from Charlotte, North Carolina, in September. A family says their daughter discovered a cellphone taped inside a toilet on an American Airlines flight in September. American Airlines said in a statement that Thompson had not worked for the airline since the September incident. Paul Llewellyn, an attorney representing the girl's family in their civil lawsuit against American Airlines, said the family is happy that police arrested Thompson.

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☆ Sundance Kicks Off With Jodie Foster, Robert Downey Jr. and Kristen Stewart
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Alyson Krueger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On Thursday night, the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, which is celebrating its 40th edition this year, was bustling. The Sundance Institute brought together a crowd of people, which included film industry players like Christopher Nolan, who found early success through the festival. The dress code, listed as “upscale mountain chic,” led to ensembles ranging from boxy sweaters to velvet suits. Guests discussed the film lineups, ate dates wrapped with bacon and drank espresso martinis. Nearby, actors and actresses posed for photographers and dredged up old festival memories.

Persons: Leon Bridges, Christopher Nolan, ” Organizations: Sundance Film, Eccles Theatre, Sundance Institute Locations: Park City , Utah, Kamas , Utah

☆ American Airlines flight attendant faces child porn charge after allegedly filming minors in airplane bathrooms, DOJ says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Sarah Dewberry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

After the incident, Thompson was “immediately withheld from service” and hasn’t worked for American Airlines since, the company said in a statement. Estes Carter Thompson Lynchburg Adult Detention Center“We take these allegations very seriously,” American Airlines said in its statement. “It is alleged that, beneath the red stickers, Thompson had concealed his iPhone to record a video,” the release said. The girl took a picture of the concealed phone and returned to her seat to show her parents, it said. The parents notified other flight attendants, who then told the plane’s captain, who in turn alerted law enforcement on the ground, prosecutors said.

Persons: Estes Carter Thompson III, Thompson, ”, Jodi Cohen, “, hasn’t, Estes Carter Organizations: CNN, An American Airlines, US, American Airlines, Lynchburg Adult Detention, Airlines, Logan International Airport, of Locations: Lynchburg , Virginia, Massachusetts, Boston, Charlotte , North Carolina, Lynchburg, North Carolina, Western, of Virginia

☆ Sri Lanka to Continue Drug Crackdown Despite Rights Group Concerns - Minister
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Jan. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

By Uditha JayasingheCOLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka vowed to continue an anti-narcotics campaign that has seen more than 35,000 people detained over the last few weeks despite concerns raised by multiple rights groups, top officials said on Thursday. Sri Lankan police have detained 38,525 people since the operation - code-named "Yuktiya" or "Justice" - began in December. Thirty-three rights organisations including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and International Commission of Jurists, this week expressed concerns over what they call "drastic intensification" of anti-narcotics operations in Sri Lanka leading to significant human rights violations. There is no reasonable suspicion, the kind of people arrested have a lower marginalised economic status," said Thiyagi Ruwanpathirana, a researcher for Amnesty International Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka had over 97,000 drug-related arrests in 2020 with 53% of arrests for heroin and 42% for cannabis including possession offences, according to latest data from state-run National Dangerous Drugs Control Board.

Persons: Uditha Jayasinghe, Tiran, Thiyagi Ruwanpathirana, Ruwanpathirana, Deshabandu Tennekoon, Sri, Toby Chopra Organizations: Reuters, Sri, Public, Amnesty, Human Rights Watch, International Commission of Jurists, Drugs, Board Locations: Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka's

☆ The EU has to improve engagement with citizens: European Commission official
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | 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 EmailThe EU has to improve engagement with citizens: European Commission officialMaroš Šefčovič, European Commission executive vice president for European green deal, discusses how the bloc should tackle the geopolitical and economic challenges of 2024.

Persons: Maroš Organizations: European

☆ 3M earplug lawsuit: Payments to veterans begin in $6 billion settlement
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Earlier this week, the company announced that it has begun sending out approximately $250 million in payments to service members and veterans, with payouts being completed by the end of January. 3M said in a statement that it has received “strong and widespread support from claimants and the broader military community” for the settlement. 3M is prepared to continue to defend itself in the litigation if certain agreed terms of the settlement agreement are not fulfilled,” the company said. Veterans accused 3M of selling defective earplugs that caused hearing loss and tinnitus, according to a 2021 Wall Street Journal report. The earplugs were made by Aearo Technologies, a company 3M bought in 2008.

Persons: Aearo, ” Organizations: New, New York CNN, 3M, Veterans, Aearo Technologies Locations: New York

☆ Pro-DeSantis super PAC lays off staff after second-place finish in Iowa
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Florida Governor and Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis looks on at his Iowa caucus watch party in West Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., January 15, 2024. A super PAC supporting Ron DeSantis in the Republican presidential primary is laying off staff as it shifts its operation out of Iowa following the Florida governor's second-place finish in the cycle's first nominating contest. An official with the PAC, Never Back Down, told CNBC on Wednesday that it has transferred some of its Iowa political staff to other early primary states and will pay the rest of them through January. In a post on LinkedIn, Andrews said he was "now a free agent due to budget cuts beyond my control." A spokesperson for Never Back Down did not immediately respond to CNBC's requests for additional information about the layoffs.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, George Andrews, Andrews, Scott Wagner, We've Organizations: Republican, Florida, PAC, CNBC, Iowa, The New York Times, LinkedIn, Gov, DeSantis Locations: Florida, Iowa, West Des Moines , Iowa, U.S, California, America, South Carolina , New Hampshire

☆ Opinion: The Mideast conflict on campus is too simplistic
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Peter Rutland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Many college students are taught that American society is the product of “settler colonialism” — a history of conquest and exploitation. In this simplistic framing, the plight of the Palestinians is just one more example of the familiar evils of settler colonialism. The Gaza war is better understood as a conflict between two competing nationalist projects than as a case of settler colonialism. There are a number of inconvenient historical truths that complicate the “settler colonialism” narrative. Another problem with the settler colonialism narrative is that it treats each side as a monolithic actor, playing the role of colonizer and victim, respectively.

Persons: Peter Rutland, Olivia Drake, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel ”, ”, —, Israel, Raphael Lemkin, colonizer, Netanyahu, Abraham Organizations: Wesleyan University, Association for, Nationalities, CNN, Harvard, University of Pennsylvania, United, Palestine, Palestinian, Austrian, West Bank, Abraham Accords, United Arab, Arab League Locations: Russia, Europe, Eurasia, Israel, United States, Gaza, Israel’s, Americas, Palestine, Vienna, Vilnius, Lviv, Russian, Galicia, Egypt, Jordan, Bosnia, Northern Ireland, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco, Sudan, Palestinian, Iran, Turkey, Qatar, Cairo

☆ ECB's de Galhau says monetary tightening has been more successful than expected
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | 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 EmailECB's de Galhau says monetary tightening has been more successful than expectedGovernor of the Bank of France, François Villeroy de Galhau, discusses the potential for interest rate cuts and the transmission of monetary policy.

Persons: Galhau, François Organizations: Bank of France

☆ Paul Mackenzie: Alleged Kenyan cult leader and suspects to face charges, prosecutor says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Bethlehem Feleke | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Nairobi, Kenya CNN —Alleged Kenyan Christian cult leader Paul Mackenzie and 94 other suspects will face 10 charges for their involvement in a deadly cult, according to a statement from the office of the director of public prosecutions on Tuesday. The suspects will be charged with murder, manslaughter, and assault causing bodily harm, the statement listed. At least 429 bodies were recovered from the forest in eastern Kenya where Mackenzie and his followers were living. The suspects will face charges of subjecting a child to torture, cruelty to a child, and infringing a child’s right to education. All 95 suspects will be formally charged in court in the town of Malindi on Wednesday.

Persons: Kenya CNN —, Paul Mackenzie, Mackenzie Organizations: Kenya CNN, Kenyan Christian Locations: Nairobi, Kenya, Malindi

☆ An academic analyzed everything Mark Zuckerberg said publicly for 20 years — but still doesn't feel like he knows him
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The academic launched the project after the Meta boss discussed privacy issues in interviews. AdvertisementA lot has changed for Mark Zuckerberg since the drunken night at Harvard in 2003 when he decided to release Facemash. Mark Zuckerberg is CEO of Facebook owner Meta. "The Zuckerberg Files came out of a project where I was thinking about how Zuckerberg talks about privacy," Zimmer explained in the documentary. Zimmer thinks the exhaustive project has been "really insightful" in helping track the maturity of both Zuckerberg and his company.

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☆ As diversity, equity and inclusion comes under legal attack, companies quietly alter their programs
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

But others have targeted decades-old diversity programs that anti-affirmative action advocates have long tried to dismantle. said Danner-Okotie, who received $10,000 from a separate Fearless Fund grant. The Fearless Fund, Danner-Okotie said, grasped her mission of designing clothes for American women looking to celebrate their African heritage. The outcome of the case could be a bellwether for similar diversity programs. But some have made changes to diversity programs to try to protect them from legal scrutiny.

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☆ 2 US Navy SEALs are missing off the coast of Somalia after rescue bid ends tragically, reports say
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

2 Navy SEALs fell into the water while on a mission off the coast of Somalia on Thursday. The pair were boarding a vessel when one fell into the water, and the other jumped in to help. AdvertisementTwo Navy SEALs are missing off the coast of Somalia after falling into the water during a nighttime boarding mission on Thursday, US officials told the Associated Press. The details of the Navy SEALs' mission and which vessel they were trying to board are still unclear, though it is known that pirates roam the coast of Somalia hunting for cargo ships to hijack. AdvertisementThe US Navy has often conducted such interdiction missions to intercept weapons on ships heading for Houthi-controlled Yemen, per AP.

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☆ New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu dismisses Rand Paul's website blasting Nikki Haley: 'I'm sorry, but nobody cares what Rand Paul thinks'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Chris Sununu on Friday blasted Rand Paul for launching a "Never Nikki" website to oppose former UN ambassador Nikki Haley's White House bid, arguing that "nobody cares" about the Kentucky senator's thoughts on the race. When the interviewer asked Sununu what Paul's opposition would mean for Haley's campaign, the governor said there wouldn't be any impact. Related stories"What does Rand Paul mean? "I'm sorry, but nobody cares what Rand Paul thinks in this race. "But until then, sorry, Rand Paul.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Two U.S. Navy SEALs are missing after conducting a nighttime boarding mission Thursday off the coast of Somalia, according to three U.S. officials. The SEALs were on an interdiction mission, climbing up a vessel when one got knocked off by high waves. A search and rescue mission is underway and the waters in the Gulf of Aden, where they were operating, are warm, two of the U.S. officials said. In a statement Saturday, U.S. Central Command said that search and rescue operations are currently ongoing to locate the two sailors. The command said it would not release additional information on the Thursday night incident until the personnel recovery mission is complete.

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