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☆ TGL: Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy’s high-tech indoor golf league to tee off in January
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —TGL, the high-tech indoor golf league spearheaded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, is set to tee off at last on January 7, 2025, after a schedule was released Monday. The January 7 curtain-raiser sees New York Golf Club, headlined by two-time major champion Xander Schauffele, take on The Bay Golf Club. 3 McIlroy will first be in action on matchday four when his Boston Common Golf side competes against Woods’ team. Norway’s Viktor Hovland and American LIV Golf star Bryson DeChambeau are the other two members of the top-10 not present in the league. Spain’s Jon Rahm had been slated to compete but withdrew last November, and the following month joined LIV Golf – none of whom’s players feature in TGL.

Persons: CNN — TGL, Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, –, Woods, McIlroy –, McIlroy, Mike Ehrmann, Serena, Venus Williams, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Steph Curry, Xander Schauffele, Rickie Fowler, Cameron Young, Matt Fitzpatrick, Sweden’s Ludvig Åberg, Min Woo Lee, Ireland’s Shane Lowry, Wyndham Clark, Justin Thomas, Patrick Cantlay, Billy Horschel, Lucas Glover, “, ” Woods, Paul Ellis, TMRW, Scottie Scheffler, Norway’s Viktor Hovland, LIV, Bryson DeChambeau, Spain’s Jon Rahm, Hideki Matsuyama, Keegan Bradley, Adam Scott, Max Homa, Tom Kim, Kevin Kisner, Los Angeles Golf Club Collin Morikawa, Sahith Theegala, Justin Rose, Tommy Fleetwood, Ludvig Åberg, Shane Lowry Organizations: CNN, PGA, ESPN, TMRW Sports –, Getty, NBA, Liverpool, Fenway Sports Group, Golf Club, Golf, Schauffele, Atlanta, Boston, Tiger, Los Angeles Golf Club, New York Golf, New York GC, Los Angeles GC, Jupiter, Los Angeles, GC, New York, Boston Common Locations: Florida, Palm Beach, New, Scotland, AFP, TGL, USA, Northern Ireland, Japan, Australia, South Korea, England, Sweden, Ireland

☆ New Boeing CEO to give clues on company's future, while striking workers vote on new contract
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

When he takes the mic for his first earnings call as Boeing's CEO on Wednesday, more than 32,000 striking machinists will start voting on a new, sweetened contract proposal. Narrowing businessesOrtberg, a longtime aerospace veteran who previously ran Rockwell Collins, took the reins at Boeing in early August. Boeing's new CEO Kelly Ortberg visits the company's 767 and 777/777X programs' plant in Everett, Washington, U.S. August 16, 2024. watch nowMending ties with workers, stabilizing supply chainThe results of the union vote will come out hours after the earnings call. Meanwhile, the strike is costing Boeing $1 billion a month, according to S&P Global Ratings estimates.

Persons: Ryan Bergh, Jason Redmond, JASON REDMOND, Kelly Ortberg, Rockwell Collins, Ortberg, Marian Lockhart, Ken Herbert, Leslie Josephs Organizations: International Association of Machinists, Aerospace Workers, Seattle Union Hall, Getty, AFP, Boeing, Reuters, Air Force One, Workers, CNBC Locations: Everett , Washington, Seattle , Washington, AFP, underperformance, Everett , Washington , U.S, Seattle, Renton , Washington

☆ The vulnerable GOP congressman convinced that economic interest voters will save him from the Trump and abortion backlash
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +19 min

He sat down with BI to talk about the race, the national debt, abortion, and the state of his party. In an era where college-educated voters have been bleeding out of the GOP, Schweikert is increasingly an outlier, and he knows it. In order to keep looking like his district, Schweikert — a one-time conservative rabble-rouser who rode his way into Congress during the 2010 Tea Party wave — has had to make some changes. But now that Schweikert's sharing the ballot with Trump, he's not sweating that either. But while Democrats are hoping the state-level vote will boost turnout on their side and remind voters of Republicans' opposition to abortion, Schweikert sees it differently.

Persons: David Schweikert, —, Republican who's, Donald Trump, Schweikert, Arizona's, Joe Biden, Katie Hobbs, Sen, Mark Kelly, Jevin Hodge, Jon Sutton, It's, I've, who's, he's, Shah, rouser, There's, Schweikert's, Tim Scott of, He's, Bryan Metzger Schweikert, Kari Lake, David Schweikert Decries, Trump, mailer, Sutton, JD Vance, Ohio, Matthew, Tom Williams, that's, Shah eked, Krysten, they're, Shah outraised, Bryan Metzger There's, Roe, Wade, Frederic J . Brown, Kamala Harris, Nikki Haley, Arizona's Haley, Harris Organizations: GOP, Service, Republican, Republicans, Democratic, Caucus, Trump, Capitol, YouTube, Forbes, Social Security, Medicare, Committee, Insurance Trust Fund, Federal, Commission, Electoral, FBI, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization, COVID, Mayo Clinic, Getty, United Nations Locations: Arizona, Scottsdale, Congress, America ., Phoenix, an Arizona, It's, Schweikert, Tim Scott of South Carolina, Springfield, America, AFP, Maricopa County, Schweikert's district, North Scottsdale

☆ Kamala Harris: A jittery campaign makes big plans to clinch a narrow win
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Edward-Isaac Dovere | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

To get there, the campaign is finalizing marquee, attention-grabbing events showcasing Harris, with symbolic backdrops aimed at driving home the message. JB Pritzker, a Harris campaign co-chair. Harris supporters wear custom “Kamala is brat” shirts at a rally in Milwaukee on August 20, 2024. The Harris aides CNN spoke to expressed a jittery self-confidence, but they also kept using phrases such as“jump ball” and “down to the wire” and the occasional emoji with nauseous green cheeks. But some Harris voters and even some on-the-ground operatives and volunteers are.

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Karnal, India CNN —The sun blisters the arid ground in Karnal, a district in India’s northern Haryana state, where empty houses stand testament to an acute problem that’s driving some residents to take unimaginable risks. Ankit Chaudhary says he paid an agent to help him take the 'donkey route' into the US but lost his money. His account matched that of another smuggling agent CNN spoke to in Haryana. But even if Trump wins the November election, smugglers CNN spoke to in India predict an eventual revival of the “donkey” route. “In my opinion the donkey route will never completely stop,” said the first agent.

Persons: ”, Ankit Chaudhary, ” Chaudhary, Narendra Modi, “ Viskit, ” Modi, “, Bharat, Chaudhary, Rajeev Kumar, Malkeet, ” Kumar, Young, Muzaffar Chishti, ” Chishti, ” Ankush Malik, Malik, They’ve, Chishti, ‘, ’, Frederic J . Brown, CNN's Ivan Watson he's, Trump, we’re, ” Trump, Kamala Harris, Gary Coronado, ’ Kumar, Kumar Organizations: India CNN, USA, CNN, US, Pew, India’s Ministry of Labour, Employment, Panama City, International Labour Organization, Migration, Institute, Biden, YouTube, Customs, Border Protection, Justice Department, Biden Administration, Border Patrol, Migrants, Getty, White, Democratic, Trump, Immigrants, Border, Los Angeles Times, El Locations: Karnal, India, India’s, Haryana, United States, Latin America, Mexico, El Salvador, Mator, Kaithal, New Delhi, Dubai, Almaty, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Istanbul, Panama, San Salvador, Guatemala, New York, Qatar, Amsterdam, Springs , California, AFP, San Diego, South Asia, September’s

☆ Moldova leader decries vote meddling after slim majority backs joining the E.U.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Stoianoglo has said that, if elected, he would build a “balanced” foreign policy involving ties with the EU, the United States, Russia and China. In the run-up to Sunday’s referendum, polls had shown clear majority support for joining the EU. A “yes” result means a clause will be added to the constitution defining EU accession as a goal. The EU leapt to Sandu’s defence, saying Moldova had faced “really unprecedented intimidation and foreign interference by Russia and its proxies ahead of this vote”. The tight referendum result could put Sandu in a weaker position going into the second round since she has championed EU integration.

Persons: Maia Sandu, Sandu, Alexandr Stoianoglo, Stoianoglo, Daniel Mihailescu, ”, “, Ilan Shor, Sandu’s, Shor, Valeriu Pasha, — Organizations: EU, Getty, Kremlin, Sandu, Moldovan, ”, Facebook Locations: Soviet, Russia, United States, China, Moldovan, Chisinau, AFP, Ukraine, Transdniestria, Moldova, Moscow, Sunday’s

Obama focuses his campaign outreach on young Black men. Jeff Swensen / Getty ImagesWill Obama’s outreach to young Black men help Harris?Former President Barack Obama has been on the campaign trail for Kamala Harris, aiming to shore up her support among young Black men. Democrats have been unnerved by recent polls that show Harris’ numbers sagging among Black voters, particularly young men. One of Obama’s tasks leading up to Election Day is to persuade Black men that voting for Donald Trump would be a grievous mistake. 🙌 Russell Wilson made his Steelers debut on “Sunday Night Football” and led Pittsburgh to a 35-17 win against the New York Jets.

Persons: Obama, Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, Jeff Swensen, Harris, Barack Obama, Kamala Harris, It’s, Donald Trump, ”, hasn’t, “ They’re, He’s, podcasters, Read, Trump, ➡️ Harris, Al Sharpton, Mark Cuban, ➡️ Trump, Israel Aaron Schwartz, Michael M, Daniel Penny, Jordan Neely, Penny, Neely, Michael Jackson, Sean, Diddy, Combs, Lucas Jackson, Tony Buzbee, NFL Cary Edmondson, Russell Wilson, ’, Jayden Daniels, Greg Rosenstein, 🙌, aron, odgers,, alo, bea u, lea Organizations: Black, of Arizona, NBC, Trump, MSNBC, Getty, U.S, New York City, NBC News, NFL, Steelers, Jets, Pittsburgh, ards Locations: New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, peppering, Iran, Lebanon, New York City, Texas, hol

☆ Daniel Penny to stand trial as jury selection begins in NYC subway chokehold death
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Nbc New York | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Jury selection begins Monday in the trial of Daniel Penny, a retired Marine charged in the deadly subway chokehold of Jordan Neely. A conviction for criminally negligent homicide would require the jury to find that Penny unjustifiably put Neely at risk of death, but failed to perceive that risk. Prosecutors have said the chokehold, which Penny held for several minutes, killed Neely, a 30-year-old homeless man and former Michael Jackson impersonator. Officers could be seen saying he had a faint pulse, and then shown giving him CPR about four minutes after they arrived. Officers could be seen saying he had a faint pulse, and then shown giving him CPR about four minutes after they arrived.

Persons: Daniel Penny, Jordan Neely, Penny, Neely, Michael Jackson, Penny unjustifiably, Black, Andrew Savulich, “ I’m, “, ” Daniel Penny, Yuki Iwamura, ”, Miranda Organizations: Tribune, Service, Getty, Marine, Prosecutors, Manhattan, Marine Corps Locations: Manhattan, New York City, Long, AFP

☆ Australian lawmaker Lidia Thorpe confronts King Charles: ‘You are not my king’
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The interjection came as King Charles and Queen Camilla visited the Australian capital Canberra to meet the nation’s leaders, including Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Australian Senator Lidia Thorpe stages a protest as Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla attend a Parliamentary reception in Canberra, Australia on October 21, 2024. “Throughout my life, Australia’s First Nations people have done me the great honor of sharing so generously their stories and cultures,” King Charles said. Before she yelled at the King, Thorpe turned her back during a recital of “God Save the King,” Australian media reported. King Charles III and Queen Camilla take part in a tree planting at Government House in Yarralumla on October 21, 2024 in Canberra, Australia.

Persons: Australia CNN — Britain’s King Charles III, “, ”, Lidia Thorpe, King Charles, Queen Camilla, Anthony Albanese, Victoria Jones, Australia’s, ” King Charles said, King Charles III, Ngunnawal Elder, Serena Williams, Saeed Khan, Thorpe, Queen Elizabeth II, Dorinda Cox, Thorpe’s, Hephner, Brook Mitchell, Chloe Pailthorpe, Albanese, King, CNN’s Angus Watson Organizations: Australia CNN, Reuters, Nations, House, Defence, Fairbairn, Canberra Airport, British Crown, State, CNN, Greens, “, Australian Monarchist League, Getty, Agence France, Presse, Botanic, Sydney, Opera, Government Locations: Brisbane, Australia, Canberra, British, Commonwealth, Sydney, Yarralumla, AFP, Samoa

☆ Major shakeup at Disney: Board chair is out. New CEO is coming soon
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( David Goldman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Disney is about to have its fourth board chair in just over three years, as the company continues to navigate ongoing tumult in the media industry. Chairman Mark Parker will step down at the end of the year, the company announced Monday. Arnold had served on Disney’s board for a decade and a half. Gorman currently serves as the chair of Disney’s succession planning committee, which is responsible for the CEO search. The company said Gorman will prove a valuable leader to help navigate Disney through it all.

Persons: Mark Parker, Morgan Stanley, James Gorman, Parker, “, ” Gorman, Peter Parks, Susan Arnold, Arnold, Gorman, Bob Iger, Iger, “ James Gorman, ”, James Organizations: CNN, Disney, Getty, Iger, ESPN, ABC Locations: AFP

☆ Manchester City’s Premier League victory over Wolves hit by VAR controversy, Barça cruises and more in the European soccer weekend round-up
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

City had to come from behind against a struggling Wolves side at Molineux Stadium after Jørgen Strand Larsen gave the host a surprise lead after only seven minutes. However, Pep Guardiola’s side was level soon after the 30-minute mark when defender Joško Gvardiol curled home a stunning effort into the top corner. But after a lengthy VAR review, the goal was eventually awarded as replays showed Silva was out of Sá’s line of sight by the time Stones headed the ball. David Davies/PA“I would rather not discuss it because it will still sound like I am making excuses. Ajax, however, eventually earned the three points thanks to Wout Weghorst’s winning penalty eight minutes from time.

Persons: City, Jørgen Strand Larsen, Pep, Joško Gvardiol, John Stones, Phil Foden’s, Bernardo Silva, José Sá, Silva, ”, Guardiola “, Gary O’Neil, “, ” O’Neil, David Davies, Arne Slot’s, Mo Salah, Levi Colwill, clumsily, Curtis Jones, John Brooks, Jones, Robert Sánchez, Nicolas Jackson, Caoimhín Kelleher, Anfield, Salah, Paul Ellis, Robert Lewandowski, Pablo Torre, Williot Swedberg, Heracles, Mario Engels, Remko Pasveer, Wout Weghorst’s Organizations: CNN, Liverpool, Manchester City, Premier League, Wolves, Molineux, West, Sky Sports, City’s, Chelsea, Reds, Getty, Ajax Barcelona, Real Madrid, La Liga, Sevilla, Celta Vigo, Ajax, lobbed Ajax Locations: Manchester, West Ham, Anfield, Senegal, AFP, Sevilla, Pedri

☆ Emirates has placed a fresh order for Boeing freight planes, just days after its chairman criticized ongoing delivery delays
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Nora Redmond | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Emirates has ordered five Boeing 777 freighters, eventually expanding its fleet to 21 of the planes. The order comes days after Emirates' boss criticized a fresh delay to Boeing's new passenger jet, the 777X. AdvertisementEmirates has announced a fresh order for Boeing 777 freight planes, just days after its chairman publicly criticized the embattled planemaker. Emirates is one of Boeing's biggest customers, so a fresh order of Boeing planes is not unusual. Emirates' Sir Tim Clark criticized the latest delays to the Boeing 777X last week.

Persons: —, Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Tim Clark, Sir Tim Clark, BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI, Clark Organizations: Emirates, Boeing, Service, Emirates Airline and Group, Getty, Al, Al Maktoum International, Business Insider Locations: Dubai, Emirates, AFP, Al Maktoum

☆ Lionel Messi, Saquon Barkley and more: Five athletes who stood out this weekend
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Johannes Sasay-Wada | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Chris Arjoon/AFP/Getty ImagesIt was Messi’s second hat-trick in four days, after scoring a treble and registering two assists for world champion Argentina against Bolivia on Wednesday. The Bahamian-born center was awarded the WNBA Finals MVP after averaging 17.8 points, 7.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists across the closely contested series. This year, the 2021 MVP managed to break both ducks and finally claim that elusive WNBA ring alongside the Finals MVP trophy. Jones now joins Australian Lauren Jackson and Belgian Emma Meesseman as the only non-American players to win a Finals MVP. Jones hoists the Finals MVP trophy postgame.

Persons: Lionel Messi, Harry Kane, Bayern Munich’s ‘, Jonquel Jones, Saquon Barkley, Lionel Messi Lionel Messi, Ballon d’Or, Messi, Luis Suárez, Xavier Arreaga, Suárez, Messi volleyed, Jordi Alba, Chris Arjoon, Jonquel Jones Jonquel Jones, Sabrina Ionescu, Jones, Lauren Jackson, Belgian Emma Meesseman, Wendell Cruz, Reuters Saquon Barkley Saquon Barkley, Barkley acrimoniously, Barkley, Al Bello, Bayern hadn’t, Vincent Kompany, Kane, Angelika Warmuth, Reuters Kane, Daria Kasatkina, Mirra, Kasatkina, Andreeva Organizations: CNN, Bayern Munich’s, WNBA, Giants, MetLife, Inter Miami, England, New, Barcelona, Messi, MLS, Argentina, Bolivia, New York Liberty, Liberty, Reuters, New York Giants, NFC East, Philadelphia Eagles, Bayern Munich, Stuttgart, Bundesliga, Leipzig, Bayern, Tottenham, Premier League, Ningbo, Kasatkina, Andreeva, Getty Locations: AFP, Brooklyn, New York, Belgian, Germany

☆ Israeli soldiers returning from Gaza war struggle with trauma and suicide
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Nadeen Ebrahim | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

The Israeli military reservist returned a different person, traumatized by what he had witnessed in the war against Hamas in the strip, his family told CNN. The Israeli military has said it is providing care for thousands of soldiers who are suffering from PTSD or mental illnesses caused by trauma during the war. Israeli soldiers who fought in the enclave told CNN they witnessed horrors the outside world can never truly comprehend. For many soldiers, the war in Gaza is a fight for Israel’s survival and must be won by any means. There was a “very strong collective attitude” of distrust among Israeli soldiers toward the Palestinians in Gaza, especially at the outset of the war, the medic said.

Persons: Ma’ale, Eliran Mizrahi, “, ”, Jenny Mizrahi, Eliran, Benjamin Netanyahu’s “, Mizrahi, Bulldozing, ’ Mizrahi, Jenny, ” Jenny, Shir, Omar Al, ” Guy Zaken, ” Zaken, Zaken, Bregman, Abdel Kareem Hana, Uzi Bechor, ” Bechor, didn’t, ” Bregman, Beit, Amir Levy, Netanyahu, Joe Biden Organizations: Tel, CNN, Hamas, Israel Defense Forces, United Nations, IDF, West Bank, Getty, UN, Israel’s, King’s College London, Haaretz, International Association for Suicide Prevention, Befrienders, Israel Democracy Institute Locations: Tel Aviv, Gaza, Israel, Jerusalem, Lebanon, Shejaiya, Gaza City, AFP, Deir al, Balah, Beit Jann

☆ Luong Cuong: Vietnam appoints army general as new president after months of turmoil
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Hanoi, Vietnam AP —Vietnam elected Luong Cuong, a military general, as its new president on Monday, the fourth official to fill the largely ceremonial role in 18 months. The role of the general secretary is the most powerful position in Vietnam while the presidency is mostly ceremonial and involves meeting foreign dignitaries. Vietnam's Luong Cuong takes his oath as Vietnam's President during the autumn opening session at the National Assembly in Hanoi on October 21, 2024. When he became the new general secretary, he promised to maintain the anti-corruption fight. “The installation of Luong Cuong as president is yet another example of the expansion of Vietnam’s police state,” he said.

Persons: Luong Cuong, Lam, ” Cuong, Nguyen Phu Trong, Trong, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Thuong, Vuong Dinh, Dang Anh, Cuong, Nguyen Khac Giang, – Yusof, Luong, ”, Critics, Ben Swanton Organizations: Vietnam AP, National Assembly, Communist Party, Getty, Vietnam Studies, Institute, Communist Party Congress Locations: Hanoi, Vietnam, Vuong, AFP, Lam

☆ U.S. investigating apparent leak of 'top secret' U.S. documents regarding Israel
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Courtney-Kube-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Courtney Kube | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

U.S. officials are investigating the apparent leak of two top-secret U.S. documents that show American spy agencies tracking possible Israeli preparations for conducting an attack on Iran, three U.S. officials said. Two U.S. officials said that the leaked documents appear to be authentic. U.S. intelligence agencies declined to comment on the documents, which were posted on the social media app Telegram on Friday. “We have not observed indications that Israel intends to use a nuclear weapon.”The apparent leak of two documents comes after Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira pleaded guilty in March to posting a trove of top-secret documents on the social media app Discord. That leak was seen as a deeply damaging lapse in security and resulted in calls for the intelligence community to do far more to prevent leaks.

Persons: ’ Ismail Haniyeh, Hassan Nasrallah, “, ”, Aaron Schwartz, Israel, Jack Teixeira Organizations: U.S, “ Israel : Air Force, Force, Geospatial - Intelligence Agency, Israeli Defense Forces, Getty, Massachusetts Air National Guard Locations: Iran, Lebanon, Tehran, Beirut . Two, “ Israel, Israel

ACCRA, Ghana — Illegal small-scale gold mining in Ghana has been linked with the destruction of the environment and illness. A protest in Accra, Ghana, demanding government action on illegal gold mining. Yaw Amoafo, who owns several small gold mines employing 20 to 30 people each, said public anger at galamsey mining has forced him to cease operations. He added that he feared the government would introduce a short-term ban on small-scale mining, like the one it implemented in 2017. Earlier this year it opened the government-backed Royal Ghana Gold Refinery, with the intent of getting it accredited by the LBMA.

Persons: galamsey, Nana Akufo, Nipah Dennis, Cristina Aldehuela, Addo, Yaw Amoafo, “, ”, Amoafo, Eddie James Richmond, Neil Harby, Harby, Francis Kokoroko, Swissaid Organizations: West, Water Resources Commission, Getty, Ghana’s Ministry of Land, Resources, Ghana Water Ltd, International Institute for Strategic Studies, Watch, Ghana’s Minerals, International Monetary Fund, Sahara Royal Gold Refinery, London Bullion Market Association, Reuters, State Department, Royal, Royal Ghana Gold Refinery Locations: ACCRA, Ghana, Accra, ”, AFP, Cape Coast, Pra, Kibi, London, U.K, South Africa, Africa, Switzerland, Mali, Zimbabwe, Royal Ghana

☆ Elon Musk offers $1 million a day to entice swing state voters to sign petition
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Speaking at an America PAC event in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Musk said, "I have a surprise for you," adding that the prize money is available "every day from now until the election." "How Pennsylvania goes I think is how the election goes," Musk said. The deadline to sign the petition is Monday night, which is the day Pennsylvania's voter registration closes. "We get crazy things," Musk said, "like SpaceX got fined $140,000 for dumping potable drinking water on the ground at Starbase." Musk only mentioned Trump sparingly throughout the evening, and didn't discuss his policies or record as president in any detail.

Persons: Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Rachel Wisniewski, Reuters Elon Musk, Musk, John Dreher, Rick Hasen, Hasen, NBC's, Josh Shapiro, Biden, Kamala Harris, Kamala, I'm, Trump, he's, Chandan Khanna, Tesla, It's, didn't Organizations: PAC Town Hall, Reuters, Trump, America PAC, SpaceX, Republican, NBC, CNBC, Pennsylvania Democratic Gov, Federal Communications Commission, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Aviation Administration, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration Fisheries, SpaceX Falcon, Clipper, Kennedy Space Center, Afp, Getty, NOAA Fisheries, White Locations: Folsom , Pennsylvania, U.S, Harrisburg , Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Arizona , Georgia, Michigan, Nevada , North Carolina , Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Harrisburg, Starbase, Boca Chica , Texas, Florida

☆ The West is trying to starve the wrong part of Russia's war machine, defense experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Russian artillery depends on a complex supply chain vulnerable to sanctions, defense experts say. Each company has its own supply chain of subcontractors, such as factories that make special steel. Current Western sanctions tend to be too broad and sporadic to cripple Russian defense production. A better approach would be a mixture of economic sanctions and diplomatic pressure focused on Russia's artillery supply chain, concluded the report. AdvertisementNonetheless, sanctions might ultimately prove to be a more effective approach than trying to destroy Russian artillery in combat.

Persons: —, Charly TRIBALLEAU, RUSI, NIMI Bakhirev, Reich, Michael Peck Organizations: Service, Royal United Services Institute, Scranton Army, Plant, Getty, Burevestnik Research, NATO, Allied, Germany, Central, Defense, Foreign Policy, Rutgers Univ, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Donetsk, British, Soviet, Scranton, Pennsylvania, AFP, China, Germany, South Korea, Italy, Japan, Taiwan, Yekaterinburg, Volgograd, Perm, Nizhny Novgorod, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kazakh, Turkey, Forbes

☆ Israel and Hamas are fighting a battle of narratives over Sinwar’s death
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Or perhaps it shows a defiant hero who is staring the enemy in the eye while fighting till the bitter end. When the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced the killing of Yahya Sinwar last week, they released several photos and a video showing the Hamas leader during his last moments alive and after his death. Internationally, it is under pressure over the mounting Palestinian death toll and horrific humanitarian situation in the strip. Avichay Adraee, the IDF’s Arabic spokesperson, said the IDF found huge sums of money, food and water in Sinwar’s hideouts. But Siegal said that there was likely another reason for the IDF releasing the video showing Sinwar all alone at the end.

Persons: Yahya Sinwar, Gershon Baskin, Baskin, Gilad Shalit, Netanyahu –, ” Baskin, Benjamin Netanyahu, Saladin, ”, Sinwar, “, Netanyahu, ” Mustafa Barghouti, Shin Bet, –, Mohammed Huwais, ’ Gil Siegal, ” Siegal, Mohammed Deif, Hassan Nasrallah, Avichay Adraee, ” Adraee, Adraee, Shira Efron, he’s, Siegal, CNN’s Nadeen Ebrahim, Abeer Salman, Dana Karni Organizations: Tel, Tel Aviv CNN, Israel Defense Forces, IDF, CNN, Palestinian National Initiative, CIA, Getty, Center for Medical Law, Bioethics, Ono Academic College, ’, Israel Policy, Hamas Locations: Tel Aviv, Israel, backchannels, Gaza, Palestine, Jerusalem, Yemen's, Sanaa, AFP, Sinwar’s hideouts, “

☆ Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi calls Elon Musk's vision for Tesla robotaxis 'pretty compelling'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi appeared on Friday's episode of the Hard Fork podcast. Khosrowshahi recently appeared on Hard Fork, a tech podcast, to discuss Uber's position in the autonomous vehicle industry. On the Hard Fork podcast, Khosrowshahi championed Waymo, saying he believed Waymo could best Tesla. Khosrowshahi spoke about Waymo's hardware during the Hard Fork podcast, saying, "I think that hardware costs scale down over a period of time. AdvertisementUber originally tried to walk the autonomous vehicle path alone, creating a self-driving car unit called Advanced Technologies Group.

Persons: Dara Khosrowshahi, Khosrowshahi, Tesla, Musk, —, Tesla's, Uber, Waymo, PATRICK T, FALLON, John Krafcik, Elon Musk, Elon, Andrej Karpathy, Karpathy Organizations: Service, Waymo, Getty, Financial Times, Technologies, Aurora, Business Locations: Phoenix, Atlanta, Austin

CNN —At least 87 people were killed in an Israeli airstrike that hit several multi-story buildings overnight Saturday on Beit Lahia in northern Gaza, the enclave’s health ministry said. The number killed includes 27 bodies retrieved so far and 60 people under the rubble. More than 40 people had been injured, including a number of very critical cases, the ministry said. CNN has approached the Israeli military for fresh comment on the strike. Sinwar’s death is the latest blow to the Palestinian militant group in Gaza, where the enclave’s health ministry says more than 42,000 people have been killed since October 7.

Persons: Kamal Adwan, ”, “, Israel “, Beit, Islam Ahmed, Hussam Abu Safiya, Dr, Maher Shamiya, Yahya Sinwar Organizations: CNN, Israel Defense Forces, Office, Getty, Kamal Adwan Locations: Lahia, Gaza, ”, Beit Lahia, AFP, Israel, Lebanon

☆ Europe’s centrists are flocking to the right on migration, as a far right surge and a border crisis spooks the continent
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Rob Picheta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Increasingly, Europe’s centrist figureheads are dropping their once-high-minded rhetoric on irregular migration, reaching instead for positions that were previously the preserve of the continent’s populist rabble-rousers. In Poland, like in much of Europe, “voters across the board expect that border security and migration controls are the priority,” Kucharczyk said. But Thursday’s victory for Tusk in Brussels underscores a broader, rightward shift across Europe on the issue of irregular migration. “It’s an existential issue for this coalition, and they don’t want to take chances on issues like migration,” Kucharczyk said. The wider question is whether the longstanding principles of the border-free Schengen Area can survive an enduring era of rising migration and populist subversion.

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☆ Liam Payne fans gather in great crowds to pay tribute in London’s Hyde Park
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Sara Smart | Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Crowds gathered near the park’s Peter Pan statue, where they placed handwritten letters, teddy bears, balloons, photos and flowers, according to photos shared from the memorial. The scene created what looked like a scrapbook of both the singer’s life and the fans whose lives he touched. The Hyde Park memorial is one of many fan-organized vigils held throughout the weekend, with Payne’s supporters paying tribute to the singer in London, Japan, Australia and US, among others. Tributes placed at a memorial for former One Direction singer Liam Payne at London's Hyde Park on Sunday. Then he remembered thousands of people still followed @1DAlert and “I knew this was the best place for me to be.”Fans comforting each other while paying tribute to Liam Payne at a memorial held on Sunday in London's Hyde Park.

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☆ Why I paid $95 to recycle a mattress — and you might, too
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

The author paid a company, Renewable Recycling, to pick up and recycle his queen-size mattress in New York City. Greg IacurciI paid $95 to recycle a mattress. Why mattress recycling can be expensiveShredded old mattress materials. Guillaume Souvant | Afp | Getty ImagesThe $95 fee I ultimately paid to Renewable Recycling is "pretty standard" among mattress recyclers, Conway said. For example, cotton remnants must be picked off steel mattress springs before it can be shredded or baled for sale to scrap markets, according to the Mattress Recycling Council.

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