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CNN —After the thrill of winning successive Women’s World Cup titles, the 2023 tournament – so far – has brought the US team very much down to earth with a bump. For a team that has been so historically dominant at the Women’s World Cup, performances throughout the 2023 edition so far have been underwhelming for women’s soccer’s most dynastic team. Fans of the US team get ready for the Women's World Cup group game against Portugal. 3 ranked in the world by FIFA, has plenty of World Cup history. Sweden drew with the US in 2015 and also beat them in 2011 – the last time any team defeated the USWNT inside regulation at a World Cup.

Persons: Ana Capeta’s, Vlatko Andonovski, “, Julie Foudy, Buda Mendes, Alex Morgan, ” Morgan, Thailand’s, –, Megan Rapinoe, Morgan, Andonovski, Mallory Swanson, Tobin Heath, Sam Mewis, Catarina Macario, Becky Sauerbrunn, Abby Dahlkemper, Andrew Cornaga, Trinity Rodman, Carli Lloyd, ” Lloyd, Crystal Dunn, Lloyd, ” Andonovksi, ”, Rebecca Welch, Rose Lavelle, Lavelle, Saeed Khan, Cristiano Ronaldo, Sophia Smith, we’ll, Lindsey Horan, ” Andonovski, “ We’re Organizations: CNN, TNT, US, National, Getty, Portugal, New Zealand, Canada, Tokyo, Christen Press, Vietnam, Professional, Chicago Bulls, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics, Montreal Canadiens, UEFA, Leagues, ”, Sweden, FIFA Locations: Portugal, Buda, Thailand, Netherlands, Vietnam, England, New, New Zealand, Sweden, Spain, Auckland, Wellington, AFP, Real Madrid

CNN —The US Women’s National Team was a post width away from exiting the Women’s World Cup at the group stage, but survived a late scare to earn a goalless draw against Portugal and reach the last 16. Defeat for the USWNT – a team aiming for a third consecutive world title – would have ended its participation in the tournament. The gap between the top-ranked teams and others has closed significantly in the four years since the last Women’s World Cup. “What this World Cup shows now is that the women’s game is growing a lot and because of that you have these kinds of results that before the World Cup nobody believed would happen,” Portugal coach Francisco Neto told reporters. “We had our World Cup on the line,” veteran Megan Rapinoe, who came on as a second-half substitute, admitted afterwards.

Persons: Ana Capeta, Alyssa Naeher, Robin Alam, Alex Morgan, “, didn’t, ” Morgan, Francisco Neto, Brad Smith, Jessica Silva, –, Morgan, Lynn Williams, Williams, Saeed Khan, Megan Rapinoe, “ We’re, ” Organizations: CNN, US Women’s National, Portugal, USSF, Getty, FIFA, ”, Saints Locations: Netherlands, Vietnam, Portugal, Australia, New Zealand, ” Portugal, Auckland , New Zealand, Eden, America, AFP

☆ Haiti's trailblazing new generation honors its soccer roots
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Tara Subramaniam | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Etienne joined Haiti’s youth set-up at age 14 and represented the team at the U-20 Women’s World Cup in 2018 – the first time a Caribbean nation has appeared in that tournament. And he always used to tell me the stories about how they were trying to qualify for the World Cup,” Pierre-Jerome said. The World Cup debutantes need a win to have any chance of making it to the Round of 16 – and for results elsewhere to go their way. Ahead of the World Cup, the team trained in Switzerland and South Korea, according to a representative of the Haitian Federation of Football. For Etienne, representing Haiti at the Women’s World Cup is also about cementing a legacy for generations to come.

Persons: Danielle Etienne, –, Derrick, “, ” Etienne, Etienne, ”, ” Etienne’s, Milan Pierre, Jerome, Reginald, I’ve, ” Pierre, Pierre, ” she’s, we’re, “ I’ve, Jerome said, they’ve, Jovenel Moise, “ It’s Organizations: New Zealand CNN, Denmark, men’s, CNN, Haiti’s, Haitian, Haiti, England, Haitian Federation of Football, CNN she’s Locations: Auckland, New Zealand, Haiti, Caribbean, China, Switzerland, South Korea

HONG KONG/NEW YORK, July 31 (Reuters) - For all the excitement whipped up in China's markets by the Politburo last week, foreign investors say policymakers' words will have to be matched by substantive action to clean up an ailing property sector before confidence recovers. "The question is what resources they will deploy, because China is still very focused on de-leveraging and preventing financial risks." Absolutely, and urgently," said Qi Wang, the chief investment officer (CIO) of MegaTrust Investment (HK), a boutique China fund manager specializing in domestic Chinese A-shares. Mark Dong, general manager of Minority Asset Management, based in Hong Kong, has reduced his exposure to the property sector. The safest bets in the sector, he said, had come down to state-owned companies such as China Resources Land (1109.HK) and Poly Property (0119.HK).

Persons: Tara Hariharan, Qi Wang, Wang, Mark Dong, Bo Zhuang, Loomis, Weng, Rob Hinchliffe, Hinchliffe, Mei Leong, Xie Yu, Georgina Lee, Shen Yiming, Jason Xue, Ankur Banerjee, Tom Westbrook, Vidya Ranganathan, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: HONG KONG, MegaTrust Investment, Asset Management, Loomis Sayles Investments, Eastspring Investments, PineBridge Investments, China Evergrande Group, HK, China Resources, Poly Property, Thomson Locations: HONG, China, Hong Kong, Loomis Sayles Investments Asia, Shanghai, New York, Singapore

Women’s World Cup 2023: Live scores, fixtures, results, tables and top scorersCNN —New Zealand picked up an unwanted record by becoming the first host nation knocked out at the Women’s World Cup group stages, after its 0-0 draw against Switzerland on Sunday. The tournament had started so well for the cohost when it shocked Norway 1-0 in the opening game, securing its first ever World Cup win. New Zealand players applaud fans after crashing out of the Women's World Cup. “I’m just happy that we made it to the World Cup and happy that we were able to get a result, get a win,” she told CNN Sport. “It felt like a home game, which doesn’t happen often especially in the World Cup,” she added.

Persons: Lars Baron, Victoria Esson, Ali Riley, Norway’s Sophie Román Haug, Caroline Graham Hansen, Guro Reiten, Alicia Barker, Rafaela Pontes, Philippines ’ Sarina Bolden, “ I’m, ”, it’s, Bolden Organizations: CNN —, Zealand, Switzerland, Norway, Football Ferns, Swiss, Dunedin, New Zealand, The Football Ferns, New, CNN Sport, Filipinas Locations: Philippines, New Zealand, Switzerland, Norway, New, Zealand, Norwegian, Eden

☆ Companies Get Creative When Employees Go on Parental Leave
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Tara Weiss | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Netanyahu warns against overturning controversial new law in CNN interview
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Tara John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

“What you’re talking about is a situation, or potential situation, where in American terms, the United States’ Supreme Court would take a constitutional amendment and say that it’s unconstitutional. The law, which would limit the power of Israel’s Supreme Court, is an amendment to one of Israel’s Basic Laws, which exist in place of a formal constitution. The Supreme Court has said that it will hear appeals against the law in September. Israel’s new law strips the Supreme Court of the ability to reject some government decisions on the basis of the “reasonableness” standard. Amir Cohen/ReutersThe country has no upper chamber of the parliament, but it has a relatively strong Supreme Court.

Persons: Wolf, Benjamin Netanyahu, CNN —, ” Netanyahu, CNN’s Wolf, Ariel Schalit, Joe Biden, Netanyahu, we’re, We’re, ”, Amir Cohen, Blitzer, they’re, unfazed Organizations: CNN, CNN — Israel’s, United States ’, Biden White House, AP Locations: United, Tel Aviv, Israel, United States, Iran, American

☆ USA and Netherlands tie in closely-matched Women's World Cup match
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Tara Subramaniam | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Wellington, New Zealand CNN —In a closely-fought battle and rematch of the 2019 World Cup final, the United States Women’s National Team (USWNT) and the Netherlands – two of the world’s top teams – came to a 1-1 draw on Thursday at the 2023 Women’s World Cup. It was the first time the USWNT trailed in a Women’s World Cup match since 2011 in the quarterfinal against Brazil. The Netherlands, meanwhile, was hungry for revenge after their 2-0 loss to the US in the 2019 World Cup. US captain Lindsey Horan scores the equalizer against the Netherlands at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup at Wellington Regional Stadium in New Zealand on July 27. Very competitive team and one that we saw last World Cup do such good things.

Persons: –, Jill Roord, Alyssa Naeher, Lindsey Horan, Catherine Ivill, Alex Morgan, Horan, “, ” Horan, ”, Stefanie van der, Marty Melville, it’s, Daphne van Domselaar Organizations: New Zealand CNN, United States Women’s National, Wellington, Brazil, FIFA, Wellington Regional, Getty, Portugal, USA Locations: Wellington, New Zealand, United, Netherlands, AFP, Dutch, Vietnam, Hamilton, Portugal

☆ Casey Phair: US-born South Korea forward becomes youngest player in World Cup history
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Tara Subramaniam | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —South Korea forward Casey Phair on Tuesday became the youngest ever player to appear at the World Cup – just 26 days after celebrating her 16th birthday. Phair is the first player of mixed heritage to be selected for a Korean World Cup squad, according to Reuters. After announcing her selection, South Korea coach Colin Bell said it was his duty to protect the teenager from the glare of publicity. South Korea next face Morocco in Adelaide on Sunday. Norman Whiteside is the youngest player to appear at the men’s World Cup, representing Northern Ireland in 1982 at age 17 and 41 days.

Persons: Casey Phair, Chiejine, Phair, Kim Jung, Colin Bell, Norman Whiteside Organizations: CNN, Tuesday, South, FIFA, Reuters, Northern Ireland Locations: South Korea, South, Colombia, Sydney, Korea, Morocco, Adelaide, Northern

☆ Parents Hire $4,000 Sorority Consultants to Help Daughters Dress and Impress During Rush
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Tara Weiss | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Live updates: USA vs Vietnam, Women's World Cup 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Tara Subramaniam | Adam Renton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

From left: Livia, Randy, Laurenne and Lisette Moreland are back at a World Cup for the first time since 2016. Tara Subramaniam/CNNAmericans from coast to coast have made the trek to Auckland to support the reigning Women's World Cup champions as they seek a record third title. Now, the family is at their second Women's World Cup. Tara Subramaniam/CNNElanor Espey and her mom Katrina from Sacramento, were also in France during the 2019 Women's World Cup and watched games from the fan zone in Paris. Elanor Espey told CNN she's looking forward to seeing "how the teams have developed in the past four years since the last World Cup."

Persons: Livia, Randy, Laurenne, Lisette Moreland, Tara Subramaniam, Moreland, Laurenne Moreland, Adam, Cate, she's, Stephanie, Alex Morgan, CNN Elanor Espey, Elanor Espey Organizations: CNN, USA, FIFA, US, Thailand, National Locations: Auckland, Bethesda , Maryland, Austin , Texas, Reims, France, Australia, New, Sacramento, Paris

“The INM rescued 148 migrants who were traveling overcrowded in the box of a trailer and were abandoned in life-threatening conditions on the side of the Minatitlán, Cordova highway,” the institute said in a statement. The truck was abandoned by the driver who is still at large, INM added. Of the 148 people rescued there were women and men traveling solo, 23 unaccompanied minors and 44 families – which consisted of 115 people. The faces of rescued migrants were obscured by INM in this picture. That same year, at least 55 people were killed and more than 100 injured when a truck overturned in southern Mexico.

Persons: INM Organizations: CNN, Central, Mexico’s National Institute of Migration, System, Integral, Defense, Minors, National Institute of Migration Immigrants Locations: Veracruz, Cordova, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, United States, Mexico, Central

☆ A superfan descends on Auckland, alongside Americans from coast to coast
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Tara Subramaniam | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New Zealand is now the 19th country Philadelphia resident, geologist and Women’s World Cup superfan Malone has visited for a soccer game. Tara Subramaniam/CNNMalone says she loves attending women’s soccer tournaments because it isn’t seen as “weird” for her to go. She also attended the 2018 men’s World Cup in Russia and the 2019 Women’s World Cup in France. Her love of the “beautiful game” started with the 1998 men’s World Cup, which she recalls watching with her family as a kid. From left: Livia, Randy, Laurenne and Lisette Moreland are back at a World Cup for the first time since 2016.

Persons: Jessica Malone, superfan Malone, It’s, Malone, “ I’ve, she’s, ”, ” Jessica Malone, Tara Subramaniam, CNN Malone, “ It’s, “, ” Malone, Zinedine Zidane, I’ve, ‘, Moreland, Laurenne Moreland, Livia, Randy, Laurenne, Lisette Moreland, Adam, CNN he’s, Cate, Stephanie, ” Stephanie, Elanor Espey Organizations: New Zealand CNN, National Women’s, Philadelphia, ”, CNN, “, USA, FIFA, US, Thailand Locations: Auckland, New Zealand, American, Australia, Russia, France, Vietnam, Eden, Bethesda , Maryland, Canada, Austin , Texas, Reims, New, Sacramento, Paris

It's half time at the Eden Park Stadium in Auckland, where underdogs New Zealand have held firm for the first 45 minutes against former World Cup winners Norway. The Scandinavians are among the tournament favorites this year, but despite dominating much of the play have been unable to break through the home side's defense and create a clear-cut chance. But it hasn't been all defending from New Zealand. The home side have enjoyed several threatening moments of their own going forward, much to the delight of the sold-out home crowd. In the final moments of the half, New Zealand kept the pressure on, with several opportunities in the box.

Persons: Norway's Ada Hegerberg, Julie Blakstad, Frida Maanum Organizations: New Zealand, Norway Locations: Eden, Auckland, Norway's, New Zealand

☆ The Philippines women's soccer team is making history at this year's Women's World Cup.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Tara Subramaniam | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Led by coach Alen Stajcic, who formerly coached the Australian Women’s National Team, the squad will make history no matter the result of Friday’s game. ‘The word is spreading’Before joining the national team, California born Sarina Bolden – whose penalty kick clinched the island nation’s spot at the tournament – had never been to the Philippines. The 27-year-old is hopeful her country’s presence in the World Cup will promote soccer both in the Philippines – where other sports such as basketball and boxing remain more popular – and among the Filipino diaspora. In 2022, she was a key part of the Philippine National team that progressed to the knockout stages of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup for the first time. Bolden said she’s already seen awareness and interest grow in the Philippines following the team’s on field successes and historic qualification for the World Cup.

Persons: they’ll, Alen Stajcic, Stajcic, “, ”, ” Stajcic, Sarina Bolden –, –, “ Everyone’s, Bolden, ” Bolden, she’s Organizations: New Zealand CNN, Philippines ’, Women’s National Team, CNN, Filipina, Western Sydney Wanderers, Loyola Marymount University, LMU Lions, Philippines, Philippine National, AFC, women’s Locations: Auckland, New Zealand, Philippines, Switzerland, United States, California, Los Angeles, Europe, US, Asia, Taiwan, Japan

☆ How Chile's progressive new plan to mine lithium faces Indigenous hurdles
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Alexander Villegas | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

In interviews with Reuters, some community leaders said they would demand more profits be channeled their way, while others said they would resist any new lithium mining at all. Boric's plan envisions expanding mining with public-private partnerships controlled by a new state lithium company. Both Espindola and Mondaca said a majority of community members oppose expanded lithium mining in the region. It said it takes relationships with Indigenous communities seriously and that is why Boric met with them in person. Yermin Basques, president of Toconao, said he was pushing for the community to receive a greater share of the profits and be a "strategic partner" in the state lithium company.

Persons: Alexander Villegas, Ivan Alvarado, Gabriel Boric, Boric, Francisco Mondaca, SQM, it's, Mondaca, Cristian Espindola, Espindola, Toconao, Albemarle, Alonso Barros, Rolando Humire, Humire, Mauricio Lorca, Adam Jourdan, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: Reuters, National Reserve, REUTERS, Atacama Indigenous Council, BMW, NASA, National, University of Atacama, Thomson Locations: Antofagasta region, Chile, Santiago, Atacama, Albemarle, Los, Chilean, Basques

Auckland, New Zealand CNN —A shooting that erupted inside a building in central Auckland killed at least two people and injured six others, say New Zealand officials, casting a cloud over the Women’s World Cup that was set to start later in the day. The shooting is “an isolated incident,” and “not a national security risk,” New Zealand police said on Twitter, adding that the male shooter was also dead. During a press conference in Wellington, New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said the Women’s World Cup, which is due to kick off later in the city on Thursday, will “proceed as planned.”“Clearly, with the FIFA World Cup kicking off this evening, there are a lot of eyes on Auckland. “Auckland Transport says passengers coming in to the city should delay travel. New Zealand’s parliament voted to ban military-style semi-automatic weapons in 2019, weeks after the Christchurch massacre left 50 people dead.

Persons: “, Chris Hipkins, ” Hipkins, Nathan Frandino, Reuters Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown, I’m, ” Brown, RNZ, Brown, ”, Nisha, ” Nisha, Jacinda Ardern, Ardern Organizations: New Zealand CNN, Auckland, New, Twitter, CNN, Newshub, Police, Wellington , New Zealand, FIFA, Reuters Auckland Mayor, New Zealand, ”, Auckland Transport Locations: Auckland, New Zealand, Wellington , New, New, Zealand, Norway, American, there’s, Christchurch

☆ Angelo Mozilo, Whose Mortgage Giant Fell in Housing Bust, Dies at 84
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Tara Siegel Bernard | More About Tara Siegel Bernard | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Angelo Mozilo, a founder of Countrywide Financial who presided over that lending giant’s rapid ascent and then its collapse during the financial crisis of 2008, died on Sunday. His death, in the Santa Barbara, Calif., area, was announced in a statement by the Mozilo Family Foundation, the family’s philanthropic organization. Countrywide was a major player in the run-up to the housing crisis, when looser financial regulations enabled lenders to aggressively sell risky mortgage products to prospective homeowners, contributing to a bubble in housing prices. Mr. Mozilo, the son of a Bronx butcher and who worked his way through Fordham University, became one of the most recognized executives associated with the crisis. Motivated by his modest beginnings, he had built Countrywide into one of the nation’s largest mortgage lenders by the early 2000s.

Persons: Angelo Mozilo, Mozilo Organizations: Countrywide Financial, Foundation, Countrywide, Fordham University Locations: Santa Barbara, Calif, U.S, Bronx

☆ Do You Qualify for Biden’s $39 Billion Student Debt Cancellation?
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Tara Siegel Bernard | More About Tara Siegel Bernard | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Tens of thousands of borrowers with federal student loans are probably wondering: Is my debt load about to get a little lighter? In the coming days and months, thousands of borrowers will learn whether they received an account adjustment resulting in enough qualifying payments to eliminate their loans — a process that will continue until the end of the year. After that, borrowers who don’t yet have enough qualifying payments for cancellation will receive their updated payment counts. Here’s what we know about who’s eligible:Who qualifies? Borrowers with direct loans or those made through the Federal Family Education Loan, or F.F.E.L., program and held by the Education Department may qualify, including borrowers with Parent PLUS loans.

Persons: servicers Organizations: Biden, Federal Family Education, Education Department, Parent

☆ Break Out the S’mores: This Star Is Cooler Than a Campfire
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Kate Golembiewski | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When you sit at a campfire and look up at the stars, even the tiniest pinpricks of light that you see are massive furnaces, producing intense heat. But hidden among these infernal embers are celestial bodies so dim that they’re invisible to the naked eye. One such star, a brown dwarf smaller than Jupiter, recently became the coldest star ever to be detected with a radio telescope. At a paltry 797 degrees Fahrenheit, it’s cooler than the average campfire: an ideal star for roasting marshmallows. The existence of brown dwarfs was hypothesized 60 years ago, but “they were very hard to find, because they’re not very bright,” Dr. Murphy said.

Persons: Don’t, graham, Kovi Rose, ”, Tara Murphy, Rose, “, they’re, Dr, Murphy Organizations: University of Sydney

Members of the Writers Guild of America walk a picket line outside of Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, Calif., in May. Like the striking writers, leaders of SAG-AFTRA, the actors’ union, have described their labor dispute in stark terms, calling the present moment “existential” for their members. But the core issues have been about compensation, as well as the use of artificial intelligence. The actors also have grave concerns about artificial intelligence, and how the technology could be used to replicate their performances using their previous work without their being compensated or consulted. Tara Kole, a lawyer with the entertainment law firm Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole, which represents actors like Emma Watson and Ashley Judd, said in an interview that the potential use of artificial intelligence was “terrifying” to actors.

Persons: “, ” Duncan Crabtree, —, We’re, Mr, Tara Kole, Johnson Shapiro, Emma Watson, Ashley Judd, that’s, ” Ms, Kole, ” Mr, A.I, we’re, ” “, AFTRA Organizations: Writers Guild of America, Warner Bros ., SAG, Alliance, Television Producers Locations: Burbank , Calif, Ireland, Crabtree

UK Secretary of Defense Ben Wallace said NATO countries "are struggling to find ways" to keep ammunition supplied to Ukraine as Russia's full-scale invasion continues past 500 days. "Huge amounts of munitions are being fired and used," he said at a panel during the NATO summit In Vilnius, Lithuania. Wallace told CNN on Wednesday that because of the shortages, he understands why the US opted to provide controversial cluster munitions to Ukraine in an attempt to fill the gap. But, he added, “we've signed the treaty, we feel that we can't champion the use of (cluster munitions). Wallace also said a big specific challenge they see with Ukraine is its ability to shut down runways being used by Russian planes.

Persons: Ben Wallace, Wallace, ”, ” Wallace, “ we've, Joe Biden, Biden, Jake Sullivan Organizations: NATO, CNN Locations: Ukraine, Vilnius, Lithuania, United States

New Delhi CNN —From butter chicken to paneer makhani, Indian cuisine is unthinkable without the ubiquitous tomato. Asha, a homemaker in the capital who asked to be referred to only by her first name, told CNN the increase has hit her seven-member family hard. Some of McDonald’s (MCD) restaurants across the country have temporarily stopped serving tomatoes on their burgers, citing quality issues and shortages of supply. Of the tomatoes that were harvested, over 90% were infected by seed-born viruses, Gadve told CNN, which further exacerbated the supply shortage. Devinder Sharma, an India-based agriculture policy expert, told CNN the current shortage was also caused in part by farmers throwing away their tomatoes because no one was buying them.

Persons: Asha, “, Raghav Chadha, ” Chadha, Jocelyn Boiteau, Boiteau, Sriram Gadve, ”, Gadve, Devinder Sharma, Sharma, ” Gadve Organizations: New, New Delhi CNN, Department of Consumer Affairs, CNN, Connaught, Restaurants, Aam Aadmi Party, Twitter, Tata, Cornell Institute for Agriculture, Nutrition, University of Cambridge, Vegetable Growers Association Locations: New Delhi, India, Asia, heatwaves, India’s

CNN —Flash floods and landslides caused by heavy rain in northern India have killed at least 41 people since the weekend, according to local authorities. Thirty-one people have died in Himachal Pradesh, the state’s Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu told reporters Tuesday, while a further 10 have died in neighboring Punjab, Revenue Minister Brahm Shankar Jimpa told Indian news agency ANI. The Dalai Lama, who lives in Himachal Pradesh, said in a statement Tuesday that his trust will be also be donating to the rescue and relief efforts, but did not specify an amount. Further rain is forecast in both Himachal Pradesh and Punjab, though the Indian Meteorological Department says it is expected to ease. Money Sharma/AFP/Getty Images“Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall” is forecast for the northern regions of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh until the end of the week, the department said Sunday.

Persons: Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, Brahm Shankar Jimpa, Sukhu, Dalai Lama, Money Sharma Organizations: CNN, Revenue, Twitter, Indian Meteorological Department, Getty Locations: India, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, New Delhi, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh

☆ Encountering the Infuriating, Overwhelming and Unwanted Smart Tech in My Hotel Room
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Amy Tara Koch | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

“Smart TV QR codes get me what I need on my phone, from hotel gym classes to valet parking,” she said, adding that she wishes that rooms had QR codes to leave staff tips. These “guest enhancements,” touted as in-demand by hoteliers and the tech companies that make them, are not in demand by me. Holocaust Memorial Museum, and like me, a frustrated hotel guest. “Here is an entirely new system to waste mental energy upon every single time I travel.”Another quibble with “personalized” hotel rooms? I could care less if a room “knows” that I like Pilates and the thermostat set to a nippy 69 degrees.

Persons: ”, Kara Heermans, Juliana Colangelo, “, Jill Weinberg Organizations: Inc, Hyatt, Marriott, ESPN, Colangelo, Partners, “ Smart, hoteliers, U.S . Holocaust Memorial Museum Locations: Miami

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