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☆ What Makes a Tiny Home Cool? Apartment Therapy Has Some Ideas.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Julie Lasky | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“Likely, when we close our eyes and think of a small space, it’s white walls, no lighting and bad storage,” said Nate Berkus. Mr. Berkus, the celebrity interior designer, was standing in a bright, cabinet-outfitted bathroom that he designed for Apartment Therapy’s “Small/Cool NYC,” a pop-up exhibition in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. The event, which is running on consecutive weekends this month and will conclude on Sunday, Oct. 29, is halfway between a showhouse and a showroom. More than a dozen 10-by-12-foot room schemes — imagined by creators as fresh as Maitri Mody, a fashion influencer who posts on Instagram under the name Honey I Dressed the Pug, and as seasoned as the talk-show host and domestic strategist Drew Barrymore — offer tips for loosening up tight quarters. Visitors can steal ideas like Ms. Mody’s choice of fruit-and-vegetable-shaped hardware on sherbet-colored kitchen cabinets or they can shop the settings using QR codes.

Persons: “, ”, Nate Berkus, Berkus, Drew Barrymore Locations: Sunset Park , Brooklyn

☆ America’s Debt Crisis Burns While Congress Fiddles
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Tim Smart | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +9 min

Last month, the Penn Wharton Budget Model from the University of Pennsylvania came out with an analysis of the debt crisis entitled “When Does Federal Debt Reach Unsustainable Levels?”Their answer? The concern is that punting the problem into the future, continuing to raise debt even as interest rates rise further or hold at higher levels for longer, the debt will grow even faster in a “snowball” scenario. Similar proposals have been offered over the years but at the same time they seem to lack political support – indeed, Republicans have recently voiced the idea of cutting Social Security. The debt crisis is rapidly worsening at a time when the bond market is having its own set of problems. A recent government auction of debt, an occurrence that is becoming more common as the U.S. borrows more, saw weak demand.

Persons: Dick Cheney, Richard Neal, Democrats –, Blu Putnam, Alan Greenspan, Ben Bernanke, Jerome Powell, ”, Gene Steuerle, Richard B, Fisher, probity, Kevin McCarthy, Kent Smetters, Boettner, Smetters, Richard Robis, Donald Trump Organizations: Capitol, Democratic, Massachusetts, The New York Times, Federal Reserve, Partisans, Democrats, Fed, CME Group, Social Security, Medicare, Urban Institute, California Rep, Penn Wharton Budget, University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, Wharton, Social, Republicans, Treasury, Hamas, BCA Research, White House Locations: U.S, United States, Washington, China, Japan, Israel

REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - U.S. oil refiners have cranked up output of diesel, heating oil and jet fuel for winter but are struggling to turn a profit because gasoline margins have fallen over 80% since the summer driving season ended. Refiners, which typically produce more distillates such as diesel and heating oil in autumn, are trying to rebuild inventories of these fuels that are near seasonal record lows. While fuel makers focus on maximizing distillate output, they inevitably produce gasoline as well. Meanwhile, Russia's short-lived diesel export ban, along with less refinery capacity and Western sanctions on Russian diesel, have hit diesel inventories and tightened supplies. Shortages have kept the U.S. heating oil crack at near $44 a barrel, nearly twice the seasonal average.

Persons: Bing Guan, fuelmakers, RIN, Laura Sanicola, Stephanie Kelly, David Gregorio Our Organizations: Phillips, Los, Los Angeles Refinery, Rights, Diesel, AAA, U.S ., U.S . Energy Information Administration, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles, Carson , California, U.S, Singapore, U.S . East

☆ Billionaires are driving South Florida home prices to new records
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Robert Frank | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

From Palm Beach to Miami Beach, luxury home prices in Florida's richest enclaves are reaching new records as billionaires and millionaires continue to buy up property. The average price per square foot of homes sold in Palm Beach reached $4,554, more than 2.5 times more expensive than Manhattan. "The prices are mind-blowing," said Chris Leavitt, a top Palm Beach broker with Douglas Elliman. Miami Beach has also seen a spike in prices from wealthy buyers — especially billionaires. "Both Palm Beach and Miami Beach are disconnected from the interest rate trend."

Persons: Douglas Elliman, Miller Samuel, Chris Leavitt, Jonathan Miller, Leavitt, James Tigani, Harvey Jones, Tommy Hilfiger, Michael Cantanucci, Corcoran, Eric Schmidt, Ken Griffin, Alex Rodriguez, Griffin, Jeff Bezos, Tom Brady Organizations: Palm, Tech, Brokers, National Football League, CNBC Locations: Palm Beach, Miami Beach, Manhattan, New York , New Jersey, California, Florida, Miami

☆ Russia's western sea port oil exports seen falling as refinery runs rise -sources
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Russia has pledged to preserve an oil export cut of 300,000 bpd until the end of the year. Most recently Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said that cut includes both oil and oil products. Russia banned oil product exports in the end of September resulting in higher oil exports in October. Still, the November refinery throughput plan could be adjusted, traders said, depending on the length of the oil product export ban and on domestic fuel prices. "Fundamentally we expect a decline in November Urals exports, though the oil product ban was something no one expected, so it is difficult to predict exports given such sudden government decisions," a source in Russian oil market said.

Persons: Alexey Malgavko, Alexander Novak, Jason Neely Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Siberian, Omsk, Russia, Primorsk, Ust

☆ US Targets Iran Missile, Drone Programs as UN Measures Lapse
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

Russia said on Tuesday that transfers of missile technology to Iran no longer needed Security Council approval as of Wednesday, when the U.N sanctions lapse, without saying whether it now planned to support Tehran's missile development. The U.S. effort to limit Iran's missile and drone programs comes amid renewed criticism of Tehran for backing Hamas, which carried out an Oct. 7 cross-border rampage against communities in southern Israel in which at least 1,300 people died. The expiration of the U.N. sanctions falls under a "sunset" clause of the defunct 2015 Iran nuclear deal, which gave Tehran relief from American, European Union and U.N. sanctions in exchange for limiting its nuclear program. Former U.S. President Donald Trump abandoned that deal in 2018 and restored U.S. on Iran sanctions. The United States said it would level new sanctions against entities and individuals involved in Iran's missile, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and conventional arms industries.

Persons: Simon Lewis, Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON, Donald Trump, Joe Biden's, George W, Bush's, Arshad Mohammed Organizations: United, Security, European Union, Former U.S, U.S, State Department, Iranian, Security Initiative Locations: Russia, Iran, U.S, Tehran, Israel, United States, Venezuela, Moscow, Ukraine, Washington, Saint Paul, Minn

☆ Asia markets little changed ahead of key China data
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets were little changed in early Wednesday trading as investors look to key economic data from China. China will release its third-quarter gross domestic product data. The world's second-largest economy will also release its industrial output and retail sales data for September, as well as its urban unemployment rate. The unemployment rate is one of the key metrics that the Reserve Bank of Australia considers when setting its monetary policy. Japan's markets are trading close to the flatline, with the Nikkei 225 down just 0.1% and the Topix gaining marginally.

Persons: Kospi Organizations: Visual China, Getty, Reserve Bank of Australia, Nikkei Locations: Beijing, China, Asia, Pacific, Australia

The Iranian and U.S. flags are seen printed on paper in this illustration taken January 27, 2022. Russia said on Tuesday that transfers of missile technology to Iran no longer needed Security Council approval as of Wednesday, when the U.N sanctions lapse, without saying whether it now planned to support Tehran's missile development. The U.S. effort to limit Iran's missile and drone programs comes amid renewed American criticism of Tehran for backing Hamas, which carried out an Oct. 7 rampage against communities in southern Israel in which at least 1,300 people died. Former U.S. President Donald Trump abandoned that deal in 2018 and restored U.S. on Iran sanctions. U.S. officials have said that the funds now in Qatar can be spent by Iran only on humanitarian goods.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Donald Trump, Joe Biden's, George W, Bush's, Biden, Simon Lewis, Arshad Mohammed, Will Dunham Organizations: Iranian, REUTERS, Rights, United, Security, European Union, Former U.S, U.S, U.S . Treasury Department, State Department, Security Initiative, Republicans, Hamas, Thomson Locations: U.S, Russia, Iran, Tehran, Israel, Hong Kong, China, Venezuela, United States, Moscow, Ukraine, South Korea, Qatar, Washington, Saint Paul , Minnesota

☆ Migrant’s drowning in Mediterranean prompts criticism of Malta's rescue policies
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Reade Levinson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +13 min

Details of the incident, described to Reuters by humanitarian groups MSF, Sea-Watch and Alarm Phone, haven’t previously been reported. By the next morning, June 23, survivors told MSF, they had run out of food and water. [1/5]Handout image obtained by Reuters, October 12, 2023 shows a Medicins Sans Frontiers (MSF) rescue boat near a rubber boat carrying migrants from the Middle East and Africa, in the Mediterranean Sea, June 24, 2023. At 12:46 p.m., Alarm Phone called the Malta Search and Rescue Coordination Centre to report that one person was in the water. The passengers told the men they were scared and didn’t want to remain on the boat, survivors told MSF.

Persons: Africa –, ’, Ainhoa Campàs Velasco, Sabrina Borg, “, ”, Tommaso Foti, Foti, Oliver Kulikowski, Neil Azzopardi Ferriggi, Skye McKee, Handout, Kulikowski, Byron Camilleri, Camilleri, Jean, Pierre Gauci, Reade Levinson, Janet Roberts Organizations: Reuters, Sea, MSF, Geo, University of Southampton, “, EU, REUTERS Acquire, Passengers, Coordination, Watch, Reuters ., Maltese, Armed Forces of, Armed Forces, -, United Nations, Refugees, Amnesty International, European, of Human Rights, Home Affairs, European Union, British Institute of International, Comparative, La Spezia, Thomson Locations: East, Africa, Malta, Maltese, Italy, Europe, Italian, “ Malta, Sirte, Libya, Syria, South Sudan, Sea, Armed Forces of Malta, Malta's, Laconia, Gabon, ”, London

☆ Blast at Rafah Border Crossing Causes Damage
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Just before sunset, a parking lot near the Rafah border crossing on the Gaza Strip’s southern border was hit by a blast. Hundreds of civilians had gathered in the vicinity of the border crossing into Egypt hours earlier. An Israeli military spokesman said he didn’t immediately have any information about the attack. Egyptian and Gaza officials said the blast hit an empty area, hurting no one but causing damage that could prevent its usage.

Persons: didn’t Locations: Rafah, Gaza, Egypt, Israeli

☆ Annular solar eclipse transfixes crowds across the Americas
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-14 | by ( Alberto Fajardo | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

CAMPECHE, Mexico, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Thousands of people across the Americas gazed at the heavens on Saturday to witness a rare phenomenon known as an annular solar eclipse, when the moon passes in front of the sun, momentarily producing the appearance of a "ring of fire" in the sky. "It's one of those things you can't miss," said Oscar Lopez, 26, who travelled from Mexico City to the southern Mexican city of Campeche to see the eclipse. [1/14]A solar eclipse is observed in Neiva, Colombia, October 14. REUTERS/Vannessa Jimenez Acquire Licensing RightsAn annular solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between Earth and the sun at a time when the moon is at or close to its farthest point from our planet. It does not completely obscure the face of the sun, unlike in a total solar eclipse.

Persons: Oscar Lopez, We're, Lopez, Vannessa Jimenez, Isaac Solis, Alondra de Jesus Aguilar, " Aguilar, Alberto Fajardo, Will Dunham, Dave Graham, Diane Craft Organizations: NASA, U.S ., REUTERS, Thomson Locations: CAMPECHE, Mexico, Mexico City, Mexican, Campeche, U.S . Pacific Northwest, California , Nevada , Utah , Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Brazil, Yucatan, Neiva

☆ Jamie Foxx plays attorney Willie Gary in new movie "The Burial." Ex-clients say the real lawyer is a creep who screwed them out of millions.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-14 | by ( Jack Newsham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

"The Burial" stars Jamie Foxx as real-life lawyer Willie Gary, who won a $500 million case in 1995. Elliott isn't the only ex-client of Willie Gary and his firm, Gary Williams Parenti Watson & Gary, to be angry about how she was treated. Lawyer Willie Gary poses for a selfie with a guest at a screening of "The Burial." Attorney Willie Gary and his client Don King speaking to the press in 2005. She has so far managed to seize $102,000 from an account the Gary firm had with Truist.

Persons: Jamie Foxx, Willie Gary, Gary —, —, Gary, Ernestine Elliott, Ford —, Elliott, Elliott isn't, Gary Williams Parenti Watson, Tommy Lee Jones, Luisa Esposito, Grant Halverson, Willie Gary's, Willie, couldn't, Jeremiah O'Keefe, O'Keefe, Loewen couldn't, Loewen, Gary Parenti, Don King, Jim McIsaac, Ford, schemed, he'd, Gary's cocounsels, Lawrence Fox, Fox, Bruce Green, Green, Gary didn't, Sharron Mangum, Mr, Mangum, Marietta Goodman, Coke, Jillian Nedd, Nedd, Ardria Clark, Tamesha Marshall, Pharr, Clark, Marshall, Ray Rogers, He's, leafleted, Rogers, Willie Lewis, Troy Fulks Jr, Fulks, Lewis, Esposito, she'd, didn't, Justice II, hasn't, Gary's, Debra Sweeting, it's, Sweeting, we're, Variety Organizations: Service, Disney, Nissan, Hollywood, reneging, Gary Parenti Facebook, Anheuser, Busch, Yorker, Group, New Yorker, Fordham, Cola, Coke, FBI, Gary, Florida Bar Association, Palm Beach Post, Florida Power, dimes, Finance Group, Wings, Justice, Boeing, Gary Foundation Locations: Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, New York City, New York, Palm Beach, Flint , Michigan, disbursements

☆ What to know about Saturday's 'ring of fire' solar eclipse
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Will Dunham | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

People take photos with their smartphones as they monitor the annular solar eclipse on Jabal Arba (Four Mountains) in Hofuf, in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, December 26, 2019. WHAT IS AN ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE? The one that will occur on Saturday is a type called an "annular solar eclipse." It does not completely obscure the face of the sun, unlike in a total solar eclipse. They advise using safe solar viewing glasses or a safe handheld solar viewer at all times during an annular solar eclipse, noting that regular sunglasses are not safe for viewing the sun.

Persons: Hamad I Mohammed, Will Dunham, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, NASA, Thomson Locations: Arba, Hofuf, Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, Americas, United States, Mexico, Central America, South America, Canada, Oregon, California , Nevada , Utah , Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Brazil, North America

We are used to the bombing, we know what is sounds like: ‘tat - tat - tat.’ But this was different. Tat - tat - tat - tat - tat - tat - tat,” Michal Pinyan, Lotan’s wife, told CNN. “And then some 45 minutes later, we started getting messages that there are terrorists in the kibbutz,” Lotan added. So death was a blessing,” he told CNN, his voice broken, tears streaming down his tired, ashen face. She told CNN that she knows her parents have died, because their bodies were identified by people who knew them personally.

Persons: Lotan Pinyan, Lotan, Michal Pinyan, It’s, ”, ” Michal Pinyan, ” Lotan, Amir, Mati Weiss, limor, Michal, Eddie, Mati, Michal’s, “, Baz Ratner, Tom Hand, Emily –, Hand, Emily’s, Emily, they’d, ’, ” Michal, wasn’t, –, Be’eri Organizations: Israel CNN —, CNN, Israel Defense Forces, IDF Locations: Israel, Be’eri, Gaza, Be'eri, Mati

☆ Japan firms to issue digital currency for clear energy transaction
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

REUTERS/Edgar Su/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 12 (Reuters) - A group of Japanese firms will issue a digital currency by July 2024 for the transaction and settlement of clean energy certificates, cryptocurrency exchange DeCurret said on Thursday. GMO Aozora Net Bank will issue the yen-based digital currency, called "DCJPY", which will then be used by telecommunication firm Internet Initiative Japan (IIJ) for settlement of clean energy certificates, DeCurret said. Transaction of DCJPY will be made using a network launched by DeCurret which, unlike stablecoin, is backed by bank deposits through block-chain technology, DeCurret added. DeCurret has been spearheading the launch of a digital currency by anchoring discussions at a consortium of Japanese firms keen to tap the technology. The consortium, which includes megabanks Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc (8306.T), Mizuho Financial Group Inc (8411.T) and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc (8316.T), has been meeting regularly to study ways to build a common settlement infrastructure for digital payments.

Persons: Edgar Su, DeCurret, Leika Kihara, Krishna Chandra Organizations: REUTERS, Aozora, Internet Initiative Japan, Japan, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial, Inc, Mizuho Financial Group Inc, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc, Thomson Locations: Tokyo, Japan

☆ In pictures: Israeli forces mass on Gaza border
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

[3/18]An Israeli soldier looks out from a tank at sunset as an artillery unit gathers near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, October 12. REUTERS/Ronen ZvulunISRAEL-GAZA BORDER, ISRAEL

Persons: Zvulun Organizations: REUTERS Locations: Israeli, Israel's, Gaza, Israel, Zvulun ISRAEL, GAZA, ISRAEL

☆ Germany is not the 'sick man of Europe' – but this year isn’t looking good, central bank president says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Hannah Ward-Glenton | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

(Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP) (Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images) Kirill Kudryavtsev | Afp | Getty ImagesGermany is not the sick man of Europe, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel told CNBC on Wednesday, while acknowledging that growth is "not good for this year." Speaking from the IMF World Bank annual meeting in Marrakech, Nagel said we shouldn't compare Germany's current economic situation with the period when it was last described as "the sick man." "It's a completely different, different situation," Nagel said. "I believe there is that understanding that we need to do something, but we are not the sick man of Europe," he added. Debate has sparked over whether Germany should once more be described as the "sick man," after Europe's largest economy was predicted to be the only major European economy to contract in 2023.

Persons: Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV, KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV, Kirill Kudryavtsev, Joachim Nagel, Nagel, " Nagel Organizations: Getty, Afp, CNBC, IMF, Bank, Analysts, Monetary Fund Locations: Frankfurt, Germany, AFP, Europe, Marrakech

But “The Eras Tour” heralds something new and potentially game-changing in the movie industry. BTS earlier this year released a concert film, with higher ticket prices and limited showtimes. But “The Eras Tour” could be the start of an expansion of what, exactly, a movie theater can be. The movie, directed by Sam Wrench, would be a way for millions more to experience the Eras Tour. “The industry needs it and, frankly, so do consumers.”Meanwhile, “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” is poised to become the biggest concert film ever in about two days of release.

Persons: — Greg Marcus, they’ve, “ Taylor Swift, ”, Marcus, “, — Swift, Beyoncé, that’s, Swift, Sam Wrench, It's, Scott Swift, Travis Kelce, Adam Aron, Paul Dergarabedian, ” Dergarabedian, Makan Delrahim, Delrahim, ” Delrahim, Justin Bieber, Marcus ’, “ I’m, Jake Coyle Organizations: Marcus, Southern, Advance, AMC Theaters, Hollywood, Netflix, Metropolitan Opera, AMC, Kansas City Chiefs, NFL, Swift, American, Paramount, Department of Justice, “, Justice Department, Woodstock, Twitter Locations: Milwaukee , Wisconsin, Los Angeles, ”

☆ Fact Check: Paratroopers filmed skydiving in Egypt falsely linked to Hamas attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A video of paratroopers skydiving at sunset over the Egyptian Military Academy in Cairo has been falsely claimed online to show fighters with the Islamist militant group Hamas launching its surprise attack on Israel. “Palestinian freedom fighters seen parachuting down into Israel territory. #Israel #Hamas #IronDome #Gaza #TelAviv #Palestine,” wrote a Facebook user who miscaptioned the paratrooper video. The video was filmed in front of the Military Academy in Cairo, Egypt. The video was filmed in Cairo, Egypt, not Israel.

Persons: ”, Read Organizations: Egyptian Military Academy, Hamas, Twitter, Military Academy, Google, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Cairo, Israel, Iran, Gaza, Palestinian, Palestine, Egypt

LONDON (AP) — British filmmaker Terence Davies, best known for a pair of powerful, lyrical movies inspired by his childhood in postwar Liverpool, has died at the age of 77. Davies’ manager John Taylor said the director died “peacefully at home in his sleep” on Saturday after a short illness. After making several short films, Davies made his feature debut as writer-director in 1988 with “Distant Voices, Still Lives,” a dreamlike — sometimes nightmarish — collage of a film that evoked a childhood of poverty and violence leavened by music and movie magic. The film won the Cannes International Critics Prize in 1988, and in 2002 was voted the ninth-best film of the past 25 years by British film critics. The autobiographical films opened the door to bigger budgets and more mainstream films, still showcasing Davies' distinctive lyricism and often set in the 19th or early 20th centuries.

Persons: Terence Davies, Davies, John Taylor, “, Michael Koresky, ” Koresky, John Kennedy Toole, ”, Gillian Anderson, Edith Wharton’s, Terence Rattigan, Rachel Weisz, Agyness Deyn, Emily Dickinson —, Cynthia Nixon —, ” Davies, Siegfried Sassoon, Jack Lowden, Peter Capaldi, Julian Sands Organizations: National Film School, Cannes International, ”, Liverpool, City, British Film Institute Locations: British, Liverpool, Coventry, U.S, Mirth, Scotland

☆ ‘Ring of fire’ annular eclipse: Here’s where to see it
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Terry Ward | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Path of the ‘ring of fire’ eclipseBehold the beauty of an annular solar eclipse. For many, the event is being seen as a sort of warm-up for the 2024 total solar eclipse, which professor Mark Littmann calls “the gold standard” of eclipse viewing. It gives you a kind of an omen of what a total eclipse would look like.”Viewing an annular eclipse is far from routine: The next one won’t happen over the contiguous United States until 2046. Corpus Christi, TexasCorpus Christi residents and visitors will among the last to witness the annular eclipse on the US mainland. Santa Fe National Park, PanamaSanta Fe National Park in Panama will also enjoy the spectacular event.

Persons: Mark Littmann, ”, ” Littman, Debra Ross, ” Ross, Richard Tresch Fienberg, Bryce, ” Clark, Dave Clark, Del, Campspot, Yogi Bear’s, Clark, Christi, Chichén, Matthias Kestel Organizations: CNN, University of Tennessee, North, Eclipse, Task Force, “, CNN Travel, Utah, Capitol, Navajo Tribal, Boulder Mail, NASA, NOAA, Roswell Public Library, Grande Recreation, Alamo Beer Company, Omni, Corpus Christi, Christi, UNESCO, Santa Fe, Panama Santa Fe Locations: United States, Oregon , New Mexico, Texas, Antonio , Texas, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, Oregon, Central, South America, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Brazil, Arizona, New Mexico , Utah, Colorado, Boulder, Bryce, annularity, Albuquerque, Roswell , New Mexico, New Mexico, Roswell, Grande, Antonio, San Antonio, Jose, Del Rio, Kerrville, Guadalupe, Bandera, Garner, Corpus Christi , Texas, Christi, Corpus Christi, Mexico, Corpus, North Padre, Uzmal, Mérida, Edzná, Campeche, of Mexico, Santa, Panama Santa, Santa Fe

☆ Ukraine is using $100,000 octocopter drones to destroy Russian tanks and artillery worth millions, even in the dead of night, operator says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine has been using homemade $100,000 octocopter drones to destroy Russian tanks on the battlefield, an operator said. The R18 octocopters destroyed 10 Russian tanks in recent months, a drone pilot told CBS News. In the last month, a Ukrainian military unit "destroyed $40 million worth of Russian hardware," a commander said. One homemade octocopter runs for $100,000, but this weapon appears to be proving its worth, taking out far more expensive Russian tanks and artillery pieces, even in the dead of night, an operator said. In recent months, the Ukrainian military has also been using much cheaper, low-budget drones rigged with explosive devices, such as anti-tank rocket-propelled grenades, against Russian forces.

Persons: —, Vladimir Putin's, Sunset, Hasan, Mykhailo Fedorov, Fedorov Organizations: CBS News, Service, Eastern, Mechanized Brigade, Ukrainian, Russian, Ukraine's, Digital Locations: Ukraine, Ukrainian, Soviet

☆ Brooklyn subway shooter who wounded 10 faces sentencing on terrorism charges
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Frank James, the suspect in the Brooklyn subway shooting walks outside a police precinct in New York City, New York, U.S., April 13, 2022. "I got on the subway train that was carrying people," James told the courtroom. James opened fire during the morning rush hour as the train headed to an underground station in Brooklyn's Sunset Park neighborhood. Prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney's office in Brooklyn are seeking what amounts to a life sentence: 10 concurrent life sentences plus 10 years. James' attorneys are seeking an 18-year sentence, according to court documents.

Persons: Frank James, Andrew Kelly, James, Gabriella Borter, Rami Ayyub Organizations: Brooklyn, REUTERS, New, New York Police Department, Thomson Locations: New York City , New York, U.S, New York, Brooklyn, New York City, East Village, Manhattan, Sunset, Bronx, Philadelphia, Milwaukee, New Jersey

☆ Kaiser Permanente strike: How patients say the strike is impacting their health care
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Jennifer Korn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New York CNN —Over 75,000 Kaiser Permanente unionized employees walked off the job Wednesday in the largest health care worker strike in US history. One of the largest health care organizations in the country, Kaiser has 12.7 million members, according to the company. As a bus driver for the Orange County Transportation Authority, “I need those legs to drive,” Signorio told CNN Tuesday, citing the long wait for care. Michael Signorio, a Kaiser Permanente member, talked about the effects of the ongoing strike with CNN's Natasha Chen on October 4. During the last few months most of his doctors appointments have been rescheduled and overall everything has been very slow,” Fidel Vasquez told CNN over email.

Persons: —, Kaiser, Michael Signorio, ” Signorio, “ I’ve, ”, CNN's Natasha Chen, “ We’re, “ I’m, I’m, Christina Campbell’s, “, ” Campbell, Jennifer Fry, ” Fry, haven’t, ” Fidel Vasquez, Vasquez, Julie Zuchowski, Zuchowski, ” Zuchowski, ” Larriesha, ’ Organizations: New, New York CNN, Kaiser Permanente, DC, CNN, Orange, Orange County Transportation Authority, Kaiser Locations: New York, California , Colorado, Washington , Virginia , Oregon, Maryland, Washington, Colorado , Oregon, California, Los Angeles, Sunset, Orange County, Kaiser

☆ Moody's downgrades Egypt deeper into junk territory
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A general view of Cairo skyline during sunset, with foggy cold weather around the country, Cairo, Egypt February 2, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 5 (Reuters) - Moody's on Thursday downgraded Egypt's credit rating by a notch to 'Caa1' from 'B3', citing the country's worsening debt affordability. Egypt has been facing an economic crisis with record inflation and a chronic foreign currency shortage, and a borrowing spree over the last eight years has made external debt repayments increasingly onerous. "Moody's expects the materialization of asset sale proceeds at the central bank to help restore the economy's foreign currency liquidity buffer," the credit rating agency said, placing Egypt's outlook at 'stable'. Egypt has imposed import restrictions to remedy the shortage of foreign currency, while at least two national banks have suspended the use of Egyptian pound debit cards outside the country to stop a drain on foreign currency.

Persons: Amr Abdallah Dalsh, Moody's, Sri Hari, Shinjini Organizations: REUTERS, International Monetary Fund, Sri, Thomson Locations: Cairo, Egypt, Bengaluru

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