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☆ Road tripping through Russia: American woman shares challenges of solo trip from Georgia to Mongolia
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Essay Breanna Wilson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

And I’d be doing it solo, an American female, in a vintage Land Cruiser that was anything but inconspicuous. Planning a 7,000-kilometer road tripRussian visa in hand, it was time to start route planning, make my final vehicle preparations, and pack. With a car my size, bearing Georgian plates, driven by an American who doesn’t speak any Russian, I was increasingly nervous. An American girl, traveling alone, saying she’s moving to Mongolia, driving a car with Georgian plates. I had a summer of overlanding and adventuring across Mongolia, and a new life in Ulaanbaatar, to get underway.

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CNN —Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva said she’s “finally being treated as a human being” following her release from Russian detention in a historic prisoner exchange between Washington and the Kremlin last week. “I’ve been waking up from that nightmare,” Kurmasheva told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “The Lead” in her first television interview since her release. Kurmasheva rushed into the arms of her husband and daughters on the tarmac after greeting Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden. The US-backed Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist had been detained in October 2023 and found guilty of spreading false information about the Russian army – charges her family and employer deny. Kurmasheva and her husband, Pavel Butorin, have two daughters, including one who turned 13 just minutes after reuniting with her mother.

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But after winning her 10th Olympic medal in Saturday's vault final, Biles said for the first time that the Los Angeles Games in 2028 could be in her future. Her appearance in Paris makes her the oldest U.S. Olympic gymnast in 72 years. Before Paris, Biles was already the most decorated gymnast in history from any country including world medals in the tally, with 37 world and Olympic medals combined. While she kept the door open for a return to the Olympics, Biles also acknowledged the physical and emotional toll of the Games. Biles has the chance to win two more gold medals in Paris.

Persons: Simone Biles, Biles, “, ” Biles, Larisa Latynina, Věra, Shannon Miller's, she's, she’s, ”, haven’t, She'll Organizations: Los Angeles Games, Olympic Games Locations: Paris, L.A, Tokyo, Minneapolis, U.S, American, Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia

☆ Léon Marchand is carrying on a long tradition of athletes from host nations becoming Olympic greats
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Tokyo Olympics – skateboarders shineJapanese athletes claimed 27 gold medals in Tokyo three years ago, the third-most of any nation behind the USA and China. Neymar celebrates Brazil's Olympic gold in 2016. Still the Olympic record holder following his gold medal in Rio, Braz went on to win bronze at the Tokyo Games. Lluis Gene/AFP/Getty ImagesGymnast Yang Wei won gold in the all-around and team events as China almost completed a clean sweep in the men’s events. Atlanta Olympics – Michael Johnson dominatesThe USA won 44 gold medals at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

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☆ The Best Conversations
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Melissa Kirsch | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

I considered the headway I could make in the audiobook of “Demon Copperhead,” but quickly abandoned that option for several episodes of the podcast “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend.” I wanted company. Conan and his sidekicks shoot the breeze for a while, before he brings on a celebrity guest for an interview. The shows I love aren’t the ones where a host tees up questions and a dutiful guest answers. Conan O’Brien has been having conversations professionally for most of his career. I didn’t care how long I had to go; I just wanted to keep listening and laughing along.

Persons: O’Brien, ”, Conan, I’m, Conan O’Brien, Woody Harrelson, Ted Danson, you’ll Locations: Maine, New York, Worcester, Hartford

☆ USWNT 1 Japan 0: Trinity Rodman’s extra-time goal lifts a tired U.S. team to the Olympic semifinals
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Steph Yang | Jeff Rueter | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +10 min

The trio who had been so dominant in the group stage slowed in the knockout round opener. Sure, but Japan is also a very clinical team, able to cede possession and attack when they can create chances. Rodman’s extra-time goal keeps USWNT Olympic hopes aliveComing into the Olympics, Rodman’s role with the USWNT had largely been one of a creator. Throughout the group stage, few teams had as well-rounded a line anywhere on a field as the United States’ attack. AdvertisementThroughout the group stage, three teams stood out in underlying metrics: the United States, Japan, and Spain.

Persons: Trinity Rodman, Emma Hayes ’, Rodman, Mallory Swanson, Sophia Smith, ” Hayes, Lynn Williams, Jeff Rueter, Steph Yang, Swanson, Smith, TRINITY RODMAN, w., S. Organizations: women’s, Swanson, Paris Games, U.S, Japan, EADS Locations: Japan, U.S, United States

☆ 3 reasons to worry about July’s weak jobs report — and 1 reason not to panic
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Bryan Mena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The Federal Reserve now has egg on its face after it kept interest rates near a quarter-century high earlier this week. By now, there’s ample evidence that the job market, a key driver of the US economy, has lost steam. Here are three reasons to be worried about July’s shockingly weak jobs report — and one silver lining. Consumer demand itself also hasn’t weakened just yet, despite the highest interest rates in more than two decades. Generally, the Fed makes its decision congruent with what’s going on with inflation or the job market.

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The Republican nominee for governor of North Carolina is out with a new TV ad where he and his wife reveal that she had an abortion 30 years ago. Mark Robinson and his wife talk directly to the camera, revealing few details about the procedure beyond his telling viewers, "Thirty years ago, my wife and I made a very difficult decision. Robinson’s promise in his TV ad to keep the state’s abortion ban at 12 weeks appears to mark a shift from his previous remarks. "As governor, Mark Robinson will work to make North Carolina a destination for life by building a culture that does more to support women and families, including bolstering adoption, as well as foster and childcare." Robinson isn't the first GOP candidate this year to publicly say his wife had an abortion.

Persons: Mark Robinson, Robinson, Josh Stein, Roy Cooper, We’ve, Robinson’s, Mark Lonergan, Lonergan, Sam Brown, Amy, Sen, Kelly Ayotte, Dave Reichert Organizations: Republican, Gov, Democratic, GOP, Fox News, NBC News Locations: North Carolina, Nevada, Washington and New Hampshire, New Hampshire, Washington

Some of them were alums of Project Veritas, the conservative group known for elaborate sting operations targeting liberal organizations, journalists and unions. The man at the center of the fracas was Michael Spadone, a former Project Veritas field director. In that role he oversaw staffers who used hidden cameras to embarrass people Project Veritas targeted. James O’Keefe, the Project Veritas founder, was ousted from the nonprofit last year. Before Spadone left Project Veritas, he was the subject of a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a former administrative assistant.

Persons: Michael Spadone, Spadone, “, ” Spadone, they’d, ”, It’s, James O’Keefe, Jeffrey Lichtman, didn’t, Zachary Glaza, Antonietta Zappier, Amer Zahr, Zahr shrugged, surveil, profanities, you’re, —, You’re, “ You’re, Uber, I’m, ’ ”, they’re Organizations: Veritas, NBC News, Project Veritas, Dearborn Police Department, Local, People’s Conference, Palestine, Henry, NBC Locations: Michigan, Dearborn, America, Palestinian American, American, we’re, Detroit

Hospitals have identified at least 30 newborns with what has been identified as “fetal fentanyl syndrome,” NBC News has learned. The infants had specific physical birth defects: cleft palate, unusually small heads, drooping eyelids, webbed toes and joints that weren’t fully developed. Birth defects linked to fentanyl by geneticists at Nemours Children’s Health in Wilmington, Del. But despite a rise in fentanyl misuse, even during pregnancy, there is no indication of a concurrent rise in birth defects. And most babies exposed to fentanyl in utero aren’t born with the defects that are hallmarks of the fetal fentanyl syndrome.

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☆ Champagne, Soft Piano and No Lines: Luxe Life at the Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Sarah Lyall | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It’s called the Golden Garden Hospitality Experience, and it begins with door-to-door taxi service and a queue-free entrance. Go to any big sports event and you will find people having more rarefied experiences than you. The Summer Games in particular have long been known for the extravagant perks they dole out to dignitaries, corporate sponsors and other constituents of the Olympic-industrial complex. Such benefits used to be out of reach for most Olympics ticket holders. While third-party vendors have always offered luxury ticket packages, the deals came with some uncertainty because the sellers weren’t sanctioned by the Olympics.

Persons: It’s Organizations: Games, Paris Games Locations: Versailles, Champagne

☆ Iceland’s New President Is a Feminist, and a Friend of Björk
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Sarah Hurtes | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Seven-year-old Halla Tómasdóttir was confused on her mother’s birthday in 1975. Her mother and aunts weren’t in the kitchen as usual, instead directing their husbands and brothers to do the work. That was because women were taking the day off to demonstrate their value to society amid Iceland’s first national women’s strike. More than four decades later, Ms. Tómasdóttir is the country’s new president, nurtured by the message she absorbed on that day. “They told me they wanted to show the world that they matter,” Ms. Tómasdóttir said this week.

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☆ Who is Stephen Nedoroscik? The quirky stories of Team USA’s Olympic pommel horse hero
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Audrey Snyder | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +14 min

The kids that like doing that boring part are just not your typical kid.”Memes of Nedoroscik sitting and waiting 2-plus hours to compete went viral this week, while phrases like Pommel Horse Guy, America’s Pommel Horse Hero and the Clark Kent of Pommel Horse spread across the Internet. But when it was time to hop on the pommel horse, he delivered an #Olympics moment. This week, The Athletic spoke with some of Nedoroscik’s former teammates, coaches and supporters to hear their best stories of America’s Mr. Pommel Horse. “That’s Stephen. (Matt Marton / USA Today)Taking away the Rubik’s CubeNedoroscik was obsessive and passionate about learning pommel horse.

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The complaint, filed in San Francisco County Superior Court, alleges fraud, breach of contract and misappropriation of Lemon’s name and likeness. Musk and X enticed Lemon with “false promises and representations,” the complaint alleges. In May 2023, shortly after CNN terminated Lemon, Musk posted on X: “Have you considered doing your show on this platform? Within a day of the interview, Musk sent Lemon’s agent a text message saying the partnership and contract were canceled. “To this day, Defendants have not compensated Lemon pursuant to the exclusive partnership deal that Defendants induced Lemon to enter into,” the filing says.

Persons: Don Lemon, Elon Musk, Musk, Lemon, Elon, ”, ” Lemon, Linda Yaccarino, Brett Weitz, he’d, “, Donald Trump, Weitz, Jeff Zucker, Carney Shegerian, Don, Shegerian, who’s Organizations: CNN, Court, X, NBC Locations: San Francisco County, New York City

☆ How to survive Phoenix heat: Icy body bags and mobile coolers
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Bill Weir | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

“Buy the bigger ice machines,” Phoenix Fire Captain Robert McDade tells emergency managers who call for advice from around the world. “Be willing to change what you’ve done.”An unhoused man finds little respite from the heat in the shade of a bus stop in Phoenix. Phoenix first responders are stocking body bags filled with ice to treat victims of heat stroke, bringing their core body temperature down on the way to the hospital. Julian Quinones/CNNFirst responders at Fire Station 61 are treating more victims of heat illness as temperatures soar in Phoenix. Every summer we learn, and we improve.”A heat respite center at Burton Barr Central Library just north of downtown Phoenix.

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☆ Opinion | The Far Right Doesn’t Own ‘The Lord of the Rings’
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( David French | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Tolkien and “The Lord of the Rings.”These days, however, Tolkien isn’t just relevant to nerd world. Critical factions of the new right at home and the far right in Europe have latched on to Tolkien’s work. By “new right” I mean the post-Reagan right, a movement that embraces state power as a means of fighting and winning the culture war. But they’re getting Tolkien wrong, and the way in which they are getting Tolkien wrong matters for all of us. Last month, Politico’s Adam Wren wrote an extended analysis of the way that the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy shaped JD Vance.

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CNN —In an Olympic competition where participants generally use all the available equipment at their disposal to get ahead, Turkey’s Yusuf Dikeç offered a masterclass in nonchalance during the air pistol mixed team competition Tuesday – and went viral for it. I’ve done a lot of research on it, so I didn’t need the equipment,” Dikeç told Turkish radio station Radyo Gol. Kim won silver at the 10-meter air pistol event on Sunday, with her 19-year-old teammate Oh Ye Jin taking the gold. 🇰🇷 Kim Yeji 🤝 Yusuf Dikeç 🇹🇷 pic.twitter.com/gfkyGjFg4I — The Olympic Games (@Olympics) August 1, 2024One social media user said of Dikeç, “Top confidence. It’s safe to say that these Games are creating plenty of sporting heroes and legends, both on and off the competitive field.

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☆ Palestinian homes were destroyed ‘for revenge,’ says Israeli soldier who served in Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Ami Kaufman | Bianna Golodryga | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

At least 1,200 people were killed, and more than 250 others abducted in the assault, according to Israeli authorities. Israeli military action in the strip has killed nearly 40,000 Palestinians and injured over 90,000, according to Gaza’s Ministry of Health. A view of destruction in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, on December 17, 2023, after weeks of Israeli bombardment. Mahmud Hams/AFP/Getty Images/File‘We don’t care enough’ about Palestinian livesThe war in Gaza has caused widespread material destruction to homes, infrastructure, hospitals and schools. “We’ve seen a lot of destruction that was not necessarily related to military reasons.

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☆ What to watch at the Olympics today: U.S. men’s gymnasts back in action, while Katie Ledecky goes for gold
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Lauren Merola | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

The U.S. men’s gymnastics team took America for a ride Monday, capturing their first team medal in 16 years with a thrilling finish on the pommel horse. AdvertisementElsewhere, Canada women’s soccer will try to overcome the six-point deduction levied by FIFA for flying a drone over New Zealand’s training sessions. Tatum, a three-time first-team All-NBA star and second-leading scorer on the Tokyo Olympic team that won gold, was the odd player out with Kevin Durant’s return from a calf strain. ET, 2:44 p.m. in Paris (men)TV: USA Network and PeacockWhat to watch: The women’s and men’s cycling BMX freestyle finals take place at La Concorde Urban Park. But they face stiff competition from Tokyo gold medalist Logan Martin (Australia) and Great Britain’s Kieran Reilly, who led in qualifying.

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☆ Olympic swimming: Four takeaways from a thrilling night
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Kyle Feldscher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Ledecky broke her own Olympic record set three years ago in Tokyo by more than five seconds and finished 10 seconds ahead of France’s Anastasiia Kirpichnikova, whose finish had the home nation fans in full voice. Marchand set an Olympic record in the 200m breaststroke. Maddie Meyer/Getty ImagesHe never looked bothered in the 200-meter breaststroke, setting yet another Olympic record as he cruised to victory. First world record set in the Paris poolThe pool at La Défense Arena has been described as slow by some of the swimmers in Paris. Pan of China reacts after setting a new world record - first swimming world mark of the Paris Games.

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☆ DNA analysis sheds light on how Neanderthals disappeared
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The analysis, published July 12 in the journal Science, showed that the two groups exchanged DNA at multiple points over the past 250,000 years, shedding light on how Neanderthals disappeared and potentially rewriting the story of how and when our Homo sapiens ancestors left Africa. Genetic detective workDuring the two earlier waves of interbreeding, the Neanderthal population absorbed human genes and the offspring stayed within Neanderthal groups, according to the new study. Russian archeologists digging inside Denisova cave located in the the Altai mountains that's been home to Neanderthals, early modern humans and the Denisovans. A skull found in Qafzeh Israel is believed to have belonged to an early modern human. The researchers’ analysis suggests that the Neanderthal population size at the time was 20% smaller than previously thought.

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☆ Kamala Harris’ coalition takes shape with ‘new energy’ from fraying Biden alliance
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Jeff Zeleny | Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

There’s a new energy that we didn’t have previously,” said Dean, who owns a coffee shop in northwest Detroit. “It’s not just we have an opportunity to make history,” said Dean, who also leads the Michigan Black Business Alliance. “This is America’s border czar – and she’s failed us,” a narrator says over video of Harris dancing at an event. The narrator describes the vice president as “Failed. “How are you feeling about the switch from Biden to Harris?” Stevens asked.

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☆ We’ve been wrong about a key contributor to human happiness
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

But it can really, really help. To do that, I collect large-scale data in the course of people’s everyday lives … That’s kind of the 100,000-foot view. And I think that’s the kind of thing that doesn’t really stop at any magic threshold. I think people need to think about this more of kind of like a happiness portfolio. And oh, by the way, getting some daily exercise, not living in an environment that’s really polluted, that would be good.

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☆ Francine Pascal, creator of beloved ‘Sweet Valley High’ books, dies at 92
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

NEW YORK AP —Francine Pascal, a onetime soap opera writer whose “Sweet Valley High” novels and the ongoing adventures of twins Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield and other teens captivated millions of young readers, has died at age 92. Pascal died Sunday, her publisher, Penguin Random House, said. Starting in 1983, Francine Pascal oversaw the completion of more than 150 “Sweet Valley High” stories with the help of others. “Sweet Valley is the essence of high school,” Pascal told People magazine in 1988. John Pascal died in 1981.

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☆ Venezuelans have seen this movie before, but Maduro should beware. This time, the ending could be different
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Rafael Romo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The month before, President Nicolás Maduro had declared a “constitutional state of emergency.”Julio Borges, in a photograph taken by CNN's Rafael Romo on June 9, 2016. Maduro, now 61, is a former bus driver who became a Caracas metro system union leader and rose through the ranks. In January of that year, Juan Guaidó, then president of the National Assembly, had proclaimed himself interim president of Venezuela. Supporters of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido scuffle with members of the Bolivarian National Police during a protest against the government of President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas on November 18, 2019. The Venezuelan opposition political party Voluntad Popular said Tuesday that its leader Freddy Superlano has been kidnapped.

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