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☆ Angry mynah bird photobombs highway traffic camera
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Ellie Yuen | Ellie Yuen Is An Intern On Nbc News S Asia Desk. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

An angry-looking mynah bird has become a viral video star after landing directly in front of a highway traffic camera in New Zealand. The black-and-yellow tropical bird stares curiously into the camera overlooking a section of road near Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city, its beak open as it appears to squawk loudly. Mynah birds, which have the ability to mimic human speech and are often kept as pets, are native to Asia. “A mynah annoyance like this can make the roads a bit tricky to see,” the agency said. “Thankfully the mynah didn’t stick around long and our bird’s eye view of the road was soon restored.”

Persons: squawk, ”, “ Organizations: Facebook, New Zealand Transport Agency, New Zealand Locations: New Zealand, Auckland , New, Asia, New

In the vast majority of independent surveys in New Mexico, Virginia and New Hampshire in recent weeks, Trump has trailed by more than 5 points. A second Trump campaign official who was granted anonymity to speak freely said that if it is going to a state, it’s because the campaign sees movement there. Since 2020, states like Arizona have shown rightward movement that potentially bodes well for Trump, Blair said. Trump doesn't have time to waste at this stage of the race, the second campaign official said. Both spoke at Trump's New York rally, and Gabbard joined Trump days earlier in North Carolina, a swing state.

Persons: Donald Trump, Virginia —, haven't, —, Trump, Kamala Harris, Kamala, Harris, James Blair, Blair, it's, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Tulsi Gabbard, Joe Biden, Gabbard, ” Blair, ” Organizations: GOP, Trump, New, North Carolina —, Electoral College, Fox News, Republican Party, Trump's New Locations: New Mexico, Virginia, New Hampshire, Albuquerque , New Mexico, . New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Michigan , Wisconsin , Arizona , Nevada , Georgia, North Carolina, Georgia , Arizona, Wisconsin, York, Florida, Albuquerque, Salem , Virginia, Arizona, New England, Omaha , Nebraska, Trump's New York

This week, the state health department issued an advisory to doctors suggesting that recent ads about Nebraska’s abortion restrictions had created "confusion." She said the health department and Gov. Jeff Powell, communications director for the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, said the intent of the health alert was to "clarify the current law." In response to the health department alert, two doctors in the state said there is no confusion among physicians about how to treat ectopic pregnancies or miscarriages. The Florida Health Department sent cease-and-desist letters to multiple broadcast stations that aired an ad supporting an abortion-rights ballot measure.

Persons: Timothy Tesmer, Allie Berry, —, Berry, Jim Pillen —, Jeff Powell, women’s, Kimberly Paseka, Paseka, ”, ” Paseka, “, Abigail Drucker, Drucker, ” Drucker, ” Dr, Mary Kinyoun, ” Powell, DHHS, Joseph Ladapo Organizations: OB, Nebraska, Gov, Republican, Nebraska Department of Health, Human Services, NBC News, American College of Obstetricians, Florida Health Department Locations: Nebraska, Gynecologists ’ Nebraska, Omaha, Florida

Pennsylvania Voters Worry About the Toxicity of PoliticsIn a tight presidential race, Pennsylvania, with its 19 electoral votes, will very likely decide the winner. That’s clear in Berks County, which lies about 60 miles northwest of Philadelphia where flourishing Democratic suburbs melt into conservative, rural Pennsylvania. But nearly all of them worried that the growing toxicity of national politics had endangered that sense of community. She said many people she knew remembered Mr. Trump’s name on the stimulus checks that were sent out in 2020. “They’re pushing division.” Scroll to play video Muted Winston Reyes Winston Reyes Adam Nissley Adam Nissley Sara Torres Sara Torres Winston Reyes Winston Reyes Adam Nissley Adam Nissley Ivan Shibley Ivan Shibley Ruth Martelli Ruth Martelli Winston Reyes Winston Reyes Sara Torres Sara Torres Ruth Martelli Ruth Martelli “I was a Democrat before, I voted Democrat.” “I was a Democrat before, I voted Democrat.” “I voted for Obama to start with.

“I have a plan and strategy,” Ivan Raiklin, a former Green Beret and political operative who has close ties to associates of Trump, told a group of Pennsylvania activists earlier this month. Four years ago, Trump’s unsuccessful efforts to overturn his loss to President Joe Biden didn’t truly materialize until after the election. Brian Snyder/ReutersBut this time around, MAGA activists have been planning to undermine a potential Harris victory well in advance of the election, with some even arguing that state legislators should simply ignore the election results and award electoral votes to Trump by default. “Those looking to overturn the election are way ahead of where they were in 2020,” said Harris. Trump himself has echoed some of the conspiracy theories pushed by his supporters, suggesting that election fraud is rampant in 2024.

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☆ Walter Payton and Matt Suhey, backfield mates turned brothers, and a bond that transcends time
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Dan Pompei | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +17 min

On the rare occasions when Payton acknowledged Suhey, he called him “short white boy.”Suhey and Payton were Chicago teammates for eight seasons. Payton seemed to know how Suhey would block, and Suhey seemed to understand where Payton would step. “Back-to-back!” Payton told Suhey, locking arms with him, their backs pressed against each other’s. When Payton teased Suhey for going to Penn State, Suhey asked him where Payton’s alma mater, Jackson State, was located. According to Jarrett, Suhey continues to lord over all things sold under the Walter Payton name — and has never asked for anything in return.

Persons: Matt Suhey, Walter Payton, St . Louis, Payton, Suhey, “ I’ve, ”, “, ” Payton, Billy Dee Williams, James Caan, Gale Sayers, Brian Piccolo, Piccolo, Roland Harper, ” Suhey, Harper, Dave Williams, freestyles, Jim McMahon audibled, Jim McMahon, Dennis Winston, Jim Brown, Mike Singletary, Walter, ” Singletary, Ivory, Stevie Wonder, Paul McCartney, Mark Bortz, Keith Van Horne, Randy White, Payton . Chaos, That’s, Donna, Payton didn’t, Ralph Kramden, Ed Norton, Calvin Thomas, Payton wasn’t, fumbling, Jarrett, couldn’t, Scott, he’d, ” Jarrett, Singletary, “ Matt, “ Walter, Connie, Matt, Mike Lanigan, Major Payne ”, — Payton, Damon Wayans, Payton’s meds, ” Connie, didn’t, —, Jarrett Payton’s, Trisha, Jarrett’s, Jaden, Meech Robinson Organizations: Board of Trade, Bears, NFL, Mayo Clinic, Chicago, Chicago Bears, Packers, 49ers, Halas, Saints, Cowboys, Penn State, Jackson State, Super, Mercedes, Walter Payton Liver, University of Illinois Hospital, Walter Payton College Preparatory High School, Fox, Wheat, Payton, Suhey Locations: Chicago, St ., Millrose, Barrington, Suhey’s, San Francisco, Edison, “, “ The, ”, Penn, alma, Jackson, Arizona

☆ Why Dodgers’ Game 5 win over Yankees was the craziest World Series clincher ever
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Jayson Stark | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +21 min

So let’s do our best to tell you about Game 5 of the 2024 World Series — the game that crowned the Los Angeles Dodgers the champions of baseball, but also very possibly the craziest World Series clincher ever. Was that upside-down enough to qualify as the craziest World Series clincher ever? That was Game 5 of the 2024 World Series, the only postseason game in history in which all that happened. On one hand, STATS tells us that the previous two teams to do it in a World Series game both won anyway. That would be the Cubs, in Game 7 in 2016, and the Cardinals, in The David Freese Game (Game 6) in 2011.

Persons: Luis Gonzalez, Joe Carter, Mazeroski, Gerrit Cole, Cole, Jack Flaherty, Blake Treinen, Walker Buehler, Andrew Friedman, Friedman, ”, “, haven’t, Mookie Betts, Brad Penner, Heck, We’re, Giancarlo Stanton’s, Vincent Carchietta, … Cole, Dave Roberts, Max Muncy, Don Larsen, Max Scherzer, Dustin Pedroia, David Ortiz, Torii Hunter, Don’t, Freddie Freeman, Teoscar, James Lang, Katie Sharp, let’s, Aaron Judge clanking, Anthony Volpe, Anthony Rizzo —, ” Muncy, cramp, Dodger, Pedro Báez, You’ll, Luke Weaver, Jazz Chisholm, can’t, Anthony Volpe’s, Volpe, Wally Skalij, David Freese, Yankees —, Austin Wells …, Shohei Ohtani, Wells ’ mitt, Betts, Walker Buehler’s, Wendell Cruz, Buehler, trotted, Daniel Hudson, Walker, He’s, Madison, Mike Montgomery, ” Friedman, — Blake Treinen –, that’s, Rollie Fingers, Fingers, Rollie Fingers …, Blake Treinen …, Blake Treinen’s, huff, Aroldis Chapman, Mariano Rivera, we’ll, we’d, That’s, Aaron Judge’s, Daniel Shirey Organizations: Los Angeles Dodgers, Yankee, Dodgers, Yankees, Cubs, Wild Department, Red Sox, Tigers, Astros, Phillies, Braves, Blue Jays, . Yankees, — Brewers, Cardinals, Rays, Los Angeles Times, Triple, Oklahoma Dodgers, Round Rock, Madison Bumgarner, Madison Locations: Red, North America, “

☆ Perseverance rover captures video of ‘googly eye’ feature on Mars
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The Perseverance rover spotted a quick glimpse of a cosmic “googly eye” on Mars during a recent solar eclipse. The Perseverance rover, currently ascending the western wall of Jezero Crater, captured a video of the partial eclipse, which resembled a googly eye, on September 30. Previous images includes a video taken by the Curiosity rover in 2019 and photo that the Opportunity rover snapped in 2004. Astronomer Asaph Hall discovered Mars’ two moons, Phobos and Deimos, in 1877. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Martian Moons eXploration mission, or MMX, intends to solve some of those enduring riddles.

Persons: —, Asaph, Mars, MSSS, ”, Rick Welch, Perseverance’s, Hazel Hill Organizations: CNN, NASA, Opportunity, Japan Aerospace Exploration, JPL, Caltech, ASU, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Locations: Mars, Pasadena , California

Hello Kitty made her commercial debut the next year, appearing on a line of vinyl coin purses alongside several other new characters. There’s not much that doesn’t suit her… I think that when everyone talks to Hello Kitty, she probably answers them in some way.”Sales of Hello Kitty products flourished in Japan between the 1980s and mid-1990s. A North Korean child wears a Hello Kitty hairpin at a primary school in the country's capital, Pyongyang, in 2011. Hello Kitty superfan Asako Kanda shows CNN a room in her home that is dedicated to Hello Kitty. Daniel Campisi/CNNAfter more than 36 years of collecting, Kanda still buys around two Hello Kitty items every month.

Persons: Sanrio, Kitty White, Kitty, Pokémon, Mickey Mouse, Yuko Shimizu, ”, Bob Levey, Yuko Yamaguchi, Shimizu, Setsuko Yonekubo, Yamaguchi, Yoshikazu Tsuno, Kitty —, Tiny, “, Feng Li, Kanda, Daniel Campisi, Kitty’s, Beyblade —, Atsuo Nakayama, Astrid Stawiarz, —, ” Atsuo, Eduardo Verdugo Organizations: CNN, UNICEF, Japan’s Foreign Ministry, George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Sanrio’s, Getty, ”, New York Times, America, Wall Street, Netflix Locations: London’s, Kitty’s, Houston , Texas, Sanrio’s Tokyo, Tokyo, AFP, San Francisco, Japan, Korean, Pyongyang, San Jose, New York City, London, American, America, Mexico City

☆ Why rich Trump backers aren’t scared of his inflationary economic agenda
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —The last three years have upended everything about the way we expect the economy to work. But the pandemic-era inflationary period played out unlike any other in history, and wealthy people made out like bandits. And that may be because the only real inflation we’ve seen in decades was a multi-year profit bonanza for them. And that has provided a permission structure for some wealthy Trump supporters to shrug their shoulders at his inflationary economic agenda. But it won’t be the same flavor of profit-driven inflation we’ve seen over the past three years.

Persons: CNN Business ’, That’s, Donald Trump’s, “ It’s, ”, Kent Smetters, “, we’ve, ” It’s, He’s, Harris, Josh Bivens, Bivens, ” Bivens Organizations: CNN Business, New York CNN, Wall, University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, Trump, Wall Street Journal Locations: New York, Ukraine

☆ America’s oldest tombstone has new origin story, according to study
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Historical evidence then pointed the study authors to a Belgian tombstone export business thriving at the time, where they theorize the tombstone began its journey. Burial within a church was typically saved for high-status individuals and clergy, and Yeardley was one of two knights to die while the Jamestown church was in use, according to Jamestown Rediscovery. Colonial period cemeteries have suffered neglect and vandalism, with the Knight’s Tombstone likely surviving for as long as it did because vegetation concealed it, she added. It seems to be pretty inherent there in nature, but most (colonists) didn’t have the resources to import a nice carved stone,” Key said. “There were a lot of people being buried in the church, but only one of them had a big old black (limestone) tombstone from Belgium.”

Persons: ”, Marcus Key, Joseph Priestley, Sir George Yeardley, England, Marcus, Mary Anna Hartley, Hartley, Yeardley, Weeks, —, ” Hartley, “, Queen Elizabeth II’s, King George VI, George’s, didn’t Organizations: CNN, Tombstone, International, Philosophy, Dickinson College, Key, Dickinson College Geosciences, General Assembly, First Peoples Locations: United States, Jamestown , Virginia, North America, Europe, Belgian, Carlisle , Pennsylvania, Belgium, London, Jamestown, Ireland, Virginia, England, Tombstone, America, British, St, Windsor

☆ Fifty years after ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre,’ is the classic slasher film dead, or just waiting in the shadows?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Sydney Bishop | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

When “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” hit theaters in October 1974, audiences were horrified – and enthralled. Yet the elevated carnage of “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” was a new world. Gunnar Hansen as Leatherface in "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre." Now that “Texas Chainsaw” is turning fifty, there are screenings in theaters all across the US, limited-time merchandise and cast and crew reunions. Here lies the classic slasher film … or so it seemsMichael Myers (played by Tony Moran) waits to strike in "Halloween."

Persons: Tobe Hooper, Kim Henkel, “, –, ” Henkel, ”, Marion Crane, baddie, Leatherface ”, – you’ll, Hooper, Henkel, ” “, Gunnar Hansen, Leatherface, Everett, Roger Ebert, Joshua Dysart, Dysart, ” Dysart, Kirk, Heather Langenkamp, Wes Craven, Craven, Lagenkamp, slashers, ’, Jourdain Searles, Searles, ” Searles, “ It’s, Casey, Drew Barrymore, Ghostface, Carmen Electra, Michael Myers, Tony Moran, Shutterstock Dysart, there’s, Alex Svensson, Svensson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ryan Green, “ Svensson, Wes Craven’s, Casey Becker, Jason Vorhees Organizations: CNN, The, Texas, Cannes Film, “, Hollywood, ITV, Emerson College, ” Locations: Texas, The Texas, Austin, Los Angeles, Corpus Christi, Nancy

☆ Tim Burton’s macabre world and its enduring allure
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Tacita Quinn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Despite making films for over 40 years, Tim Burton’s visual style — a signature blend of light and dark — continues to defy neat description. Burton devoured everything from horror films to Ray Harryhausen animations, science fiction B movies and Japanese Kaiju monster films. Beyond Hollywood, Burton’s work has been inspiring the world of fashion for decades. The late Alexander McQueen’s Fall-Winter 2002 show, ‘Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious,’ featured a now-iconic Batman-esque parachute cape inspired by Burton’s work. Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams in Tim Burton's 2022 series Wednesday.

Persons: Tim Burton’s, Van, ”, Maria McLintock, Tim Burton, Jenna Ortega, Winona Ryder, Johnny Depp, Edward Scissorhands, Shutterstock, Tim, ” McLintock, Burton, Ray Harryhausen, Dr Seuss, “ Vincent ”, Vincent Price, Vincent, Jack Skellington’s, Edward Scissorhands’s, Sparky, Monica Bellucci’s, Jenny He, Jenny, Tim …, ” Brand Burton, Colleen Atwood’s, Atwood, Sweeney Todd ”, Christina Ricci’s, Michelle Pfieffer, Eva Green, Alexander McQueen’s, ‘, ’, Tim Walker, Sophia Webster’s, Lydia Deetz, ” Tish Weinstock, Sabrina Carpenter’s, Weinstock, Wednesday Addams, Tim Burton's, —, he’s Organizations: CNN, Design, Netflix, Century Fox, California Institute of Arts, Disney, Warner Bros, Warner Bros ., Dc, MoMA, British Vogue Locations: Burbank , California, British

☆ How well is Apple’s AI iPhone really selling? We’ll get the first signs soon
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company’s Apple Intelligence AI tools would “supercharge” the iPhone 16 when he introduced the new device last month. Now the world is about to get its first glimpse of whether the promise of Apple’s artificial intelligence technology is also supercharging deflated iPhone sales. That means people who bought the iPhone 16 in the first month it was on sale didn’t have access to those AI features until just recently. That figure will include sales of earlier iPhone models that happened during the quarter, too, but could indicate that the iPhone 16 helped raise sales slightly. In the year-ago quarter, when the iPhone 15 launched, iPhone sales grew about 2.8% year-over-year.

Persons: Tim Cook, supercharge, Wall, ”, Angelo Zino, Dan Ives Organizations: New, New York CNN, Apple, Apple Intelligence, Wall, CFRA Locations: New York, China

☆ What we learned from the 2024 World Series
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Grant Brisbee | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

You’re the winner, friend, because you’ve learned something about baseball during the World Series. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees in the 2024 World Series, four games to one. They might have played the sloppiest inning in World Series history, if not the sloppiest game in World Series history. It was certainly the sloppiest game from a World Series team facing elimination, and I’m not fact-checking that. The World Series was promoted like “Godzilla vs. Kong,” except one of the monsters got hurt before he could do anything.

Persons: you’ve, we’ve, Tom Emanski, • Aaron Judge, he’s, Aaron Judge Game, flub, • Anthony Volpe, Jazz Chisholm, isn’t, Chisholm, Heck, it’s, • Gerrit Cole, Mookie Betts, Anthony Rizzo didn’t, Cole, Cole didn’t, Elsa, Getty, Ohtani, Austin Wells, Kong ”, Don’t, That’s, It’s, Freddie Freeman, Rizzo, Will Smith, Max Muncy didn’t, Barry Zito, John Smoltz, Tommy Edman, Ben Zobrist, Marco Scutaro, Freeman, Teoscar Hernández, Alex Vesia, don’t, Tyler Glasnow, wasn’t, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Walker Buehler, Gerrit Cole, Cole’s, Tommy Kahnle, Wells, Alex Slitz Organizations: Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Yankees, Jazz, Dodgers, The Dodgers, Dodger, OHTANI

☆ Trump, with a vest and props, turns his attention to trashing Biden over ‘garbage’ gaffe
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Gregory Krieg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Biden has personally denied calling Trump supporters “garbage,” saying his comment on a video call Tuesday night been misinterpreted. “One of my people came in and said, ‘Sir, you know the word ‘garbage’ is the hottest thing right now. Sir, would you like to drive a garbage truck?” Trump said. “They pulled up this garbage truck. “And just the other day, a speaker at his rally called Puerto Rico ‘a floating island of garbage,’” Biden said.

Persons: Donald Trump, Joe Biden, ” Trump, Biden, Trump, Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton, “, Harris, I’ll, ”, ‘, Cary Grant, –, ” Harris, ” – Biden, ’ ” Biden, I’m, ” Biden, Brett Favre, ” Favre, Favre Organizations: CNN, Trump, TRUMP, New, New York City, Joint Base Andrews, ” Star, NFL Hall of Fame, Green Bay Packers Locations: Green Bay , Wisconsin, Puerto Rico, Madison, New York, ”, Wisconsin, Maryland, United States, Washington, Puerto Rican, Delaware, Washington ,

☆ Hunkering in a car. Belongings washed away. Natural disasters leave people experiencing homelessness with few options
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Taylor Galgano | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Ahead of Hurricane Milton, many families in Florida were hunkering down in their homes or packing up their belongings to evacuate. She said she tried to get into multiple hurricane shelters, but the ones nearby were all full, and others were five hours away. “You can’t get to any of the hurricane shelters if you have a car that barely drives and you have no gas money to put in it,” said Jessica. “So, it’s just like you’re stuck with your fingers crossed with two children.”Unfortunately, Jessica’s experience during Hurricane Milton was not unique. Angels of Hope Outreach Ministries captures an encampment a few days after Hurricane Milton in St. Lucie County.

Persons: Jessica, I’m, ”, Billie Eilish, “, Hurricane Milton, David, Kelly Long, David Long, Milton, Hurricane Helene, Mike DeSerio, Helene –, Helene, Donald Whitehead, ” Whitehead, ” Mary Frances Kenion, Lucie County, Christina Haney Reagan’s, Reagan, Reagan’s, ” Reagan, haven’t, Linda King, King, she’s, ” King, don’t Organizations: CNN, Facebook, Hope Outreach Ministries, National Coalition for, Training, National Alliance, Homelessness, Hope Outreach, Asheville Locations: Hurricane Milton, Florida, Hurricane, North Carolina, Buncombe County, County, Asheville , North Carolina, Asheville, St, Lucie, Helene

☆ Inside the Yankees’ grisly fifth inning that proved one of the most costly in World Series history
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Tyler Kepner | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

Never before had a team rallied to win the World Series after losing the first three games. These Yankees made history, but not the way they wanted – they are the only team to blow a five-run lead while facing elimination from the World Series. Then came something that’s always trouble: a little roller along first by a guy named Mookie in a World Series game in New York. AdvertisementIt was only the seventh game in World Series history in which a team lost after leading by five or more runs. And that no team in 54 years had won even once after losing the first three games of a World Series.

Persons: Aaron Boone, ”, Tommy Kahnle, “, Gerrit Cole, Aaron Judge, Anthony Volpe, Cole, that’s, Mookie Wilson’s dribbler, Bill Buckner, We’ll, Buckner, Bob Stanley, Wilson, – Betts, I’ve, Garry Maddox, Judge, Freddie Freeman, hadn’t, Judge couldn’t, Will Smith, Volpe, Jazz Chisholm, Freeman, ” Freeman, Kiké, ” Cole, Anthony Rizzo, ” Rizzo, Balls, You’ve, Betts, Chisholm, Rizzo, Mickey Owen’s, Fred Snodgrass ’, Don Denkinger’s, Mariano Rivera’s, Wally Skalij Organizations: York Yankees, Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, Dodgers, Mets, Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, Jazz, Brooklyn Dodgers, Los Angeles Times, Getty Locations: New York, Los Angeles

The seas were calm when the Bayesian, the $40 million superyacht of the British tech mogul Michael Lynch, dropped anchor off Sicily. The Bayesian was a one-of-a-kind sailboat, built by Perini Navi, a famous Italian yacht maker. How the Bayesian could have sunk The Bayesian was pushed onto its side in strong winds. How the Bayesian could have sunk The Bayesian was pushed onto its side in strong winds. Rescue workers bringing the body of the final Bayesian victim to shore, in Porticello, Italy, on Aug. 23.

Persons: —, Michael Lynch, Karsten Borner, Lynch’s, Borner, “, Mr, Hannah Lynch, Mike Lynch, Judy Bloomer, Jonathan Bloomer, Christopher Morvillo, Neda, Recaldo Thomas, Patrick McMullan, Lynch, Hannah, Giovanni Costantino, ”, Costantino, Tad Roberts, Abbie VanSickle, Jonathan Baum, VanSickle, Angela Bacares, Chris Morvillo, Neda Nassiri, Judy, James Cutfield, Sir David Davis, Sir David, Sir Robert Baden Powell, Fabio La Bianca, Matthew Griffiths, Borner’s, Sir Robert, Nobody, ’ ’ Capt, Guglielmo Mangiapane, Bacares, Domenico Cipolla, Cipolla, Charlotte Golunski, James Emslie, Golunski, Emslie, Perini, Ron Holland, Roberts, Stephen Edwards, John Groenewoud, Edwards, Philipp Luke, Guillermo Gefaell, Juan Manuel López, Gefaell, Igor Petyx, Cutfield, Cutfield hasn’t, Turgay, Ciner, Adam Hauck, there’s, It’s, Hauck, can’t Organizations: The Times, New York Times, Agence France, Reuters, Getty, Times, —, Italian Sea Group, American Bureau of Shipping, British Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Hewlett, Packard, New Zealand, Baia Santa Nicolicchia, Italian Coast Guard, Gale Force, Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Britain’s Department for Transport, Perini, “ Technology, Naval, Italian, Group, Spanish, Association of Naval, Ocean Engineers of Spain, British Marine Accident Investigation, Rescue Locations: British, Sicily, East Germany, Italian, Dutch, Canadian, Washington, London, Oxford, New, Naples, Porticello, Baia Santa, Palermo, Sicily’s, Palermo’s, Ireland, Tuzla, Turkey, Italy, Turkish, Istanbul, Capri, American

☆ Five things to watch out for in Week 9 of the NFL season
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Andy Scholes | Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +25 min

CNN —It’s hard to believe, but after this week, the 2024 NFL regular season will have reached its halfway point. The Texans themselves are dealing with their own issues, with star wide receiver Stefon Diggs ruled out for the season with a knee injury. Jed Jacobsohn/AP Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Alec Pierce is tackled by Miami Dolphins linebacker Jordyn Brooks on October 20 in Indianapolis. Samuel became the first wide receiver in NFL history with 20 touchdown receptions and 20 touchdown runs after scoring on a 76-yard touchdown catch. Ken Blaze/USA Today Sports/Reuters Washington Commanders running back Brian Robinson Jr. breaks a tackle from Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker K.J.

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☆ More anti-Trump statues are popping up across US. Anonymous artist attached to the project says there could be more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Gabe Cohen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Now, anti-Trump statues are popping up in more US cities. The latest appeared in Philadelphia’s Maja Park Wednesday morning, where someone positioned a roughly eight-foot statue of Donald Trump directly behind a sculpture of a nude woman. Pedestrians look at a statue of Donald Trump behind Gerhard Marcks' sculpture Maja, in Maja Park in Philadelphia. A seemingly identical Trump statue popped up in downtown Portland, Oregon, last weekend. The anonymous artist says Jimenez-Pyzik only helped the group apply for permits – and she’s now being hounded with inquiries as more statues mysteriously appear.

Persons: Nancy Pelosi’s, Donald Trump, –, Trump, Gerhard Marcks, Maja, Caroline Gutman, Laura Griffith, chiseling, “ It’s, ”, “, Donald J, Trump’s, Julia Jimenez, Pyzik, Jimenez, she’s, it’s Organizations: CNN, Trump, Washington Post, United States Park Police, National Park Service, Civic Locations: Washington ,, Maja, Maja Park, Philadelphia, Portland , Oregon, Portland, White, Charlottesville , Virginia

☆ Sausage-maker thinks he’s found the answer to Germany’s raccoon problem
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

After receiving the green light, Reiss started making his “raccoon balls,” meatballs made from raccoon meat, which he said turned out to be a hit at the fair and with customers at his shop, which is called Wildererhütte. Annegret Hilse/ReutersSoon Reiss was selling online, and he now makes a total of seven raccoon meat products, including salami. “We’re the only place in Europe selling raccoon meat,” Reiss told CNN. But if you didn’t know, you wouldn’t realize that anything is too different.”Reiss pictured making a salami containing raccoon meat. Annegret Hilse/ReutersWhile Reiss’ raccoon products have become a novelty attraction for visitors to Kade, they are also a response to a serious problem, he says.

Persons: Michael Reiss, Reiss, meatballs, Raccoon, Annegret Hilse, ” Reiss, I’ve, ”, Hilse Organizations: CNN, Green, Reuters, “, Conservation Union, Goethe, Research Society Locations: Germany, Kade, Berlin, Europe, Frankfurt, North America

☆ A Gen Z pop star kicked off Harris’ campaign. Puerto Rican musicians may bring her to the finish line
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Elizabeth Wagmeister | Priscilla Alvarez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Harris campaign officials had always planned for star-studded events in the homestretch of the presidential election. Harris pollster Matt Barreto, who focuses on Latino voters, argued that endorsements can help mobilize voters. Annie Mulligan/APBoth campaigns utilize the power of celebrityEver since Harris’ campaign kicked off with Charli XCX’s lime green stamp of approval, Hollywood’s influence has been in the spotlight. Both Harris and Trump swiftly pounced on the “Swiftie” fanbase, showcasing the pop superstar’s immense reach: The Harris campaign created Harris-Walz friendship bracelets inspired by the singer, while the Trump campaign released Eras Tour-inspired T-shirts. As Election Day nears, the Harris campaign is bringing in more A-listers to mobilize people to vote, including a long-anticipated appearance by Beyoncé last week.

Persons: CNN —, Nicky Jam, Donald Trump, ” Nicky Jam, Harris, Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin, Marc Anthony, Don Omar, “ Despacito, Luis Fonsi, Bunny, Lopez, Trump, –, Danielle Alvarez, Bunny –, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio –, Harris ’, “, ”, Bad Bunny, Harris pollster Matt Barreto, ” Barreto, Barreto, ” Beyoncé, Kamala Harris, Annie Mulligan, kamala, Charli, Chappell Roan, Taylor Swift’s, Walz, Beyoncé, Brett Favre, Phil McGraw, Elon Musk, Angela Weiss, Leonardo DiCaprio, Arnold Schwarzenegger, I’m, ” Schwarzenegger, Schwarzenegger, Jon Voight, Kelsey Grammer, Roseanne Barr, Jason Aldean, John Rich, Dennis Quaid, Zachary Levi, Mel Gibson, Mike Tyson, Harrison Butker, Buzz Aldrin, podcasters, Adin Ross, podcaster Joe Rogan Organizations: CNN, Las, Puerto Ricans, Trump’s New, Trump’s New York City, Puerto, Bad, Hollywood, Packers, Trump’s, Television, Madison, Getty, Republican, ”, Trump, Kansas City Chiefs Locations: Las Vegas, Trump’s New York, “ Puerto Rico, Puerto, Puerto Rican, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Houston, Gen, Green Bay , Wisconsin, Trump’s, New York City, California, American, Hollywood

☆ FTX’s Nishad Singh gets no jail time for role in crypto fraud
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | Mackenzie Sigalos Is A Technology Reporter For Cnbc With A Focus On Cryptocurrency | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Former FTX executive Nishad Singh was sentenced to time served and three years of supervised release on Wednesday, becoming the fourth ex-employee of the collapsed crypto exchange to be punished. Just before the hearing began, Singh was alone, pacing the elevator bank, as he rehearsed his statement from a single printed page. In March, Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison and ordered to pay $11 billion. Ray said Singh made substantial productions of documents, and he voluntarily returned Bahamian real estate purchased with FTX funds. Ryan Salame, another former top lieutenant of Bankman-Fried, was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison in May.

Persons: Nishad Singh, Singh, Judge Lewis Kaplan, FTX, Sam Bankman, Caroline Ellison, Ellison, spiraled, Fried, Andrew Goldstein, ” Nicolas Roos, Singh “, Roos, Judge Kaplan, “, Gabe, ”, ” John Ray, Ray, Ryan Salame, Gary Wang Organizations: New, Alameda Research, Southern, of, Prosecutors Locations: Alameda, Bankman, of New York, Manhattan, Bahamian

☆ Semaglutide linked to reduced arthritis knee pain in people with obesity, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Kaitlin Sullivan | Kaitlin Sullivan Is A Contributor For Nbcnews.Com Who Has Worked With Nbc News Investigations. She Reports On Health | Science | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

People who lost a significant amount of weight with semaglutide saw major improvements in osteoarthritis knee pain, research published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine finds. “Any sort of dramatic weight loss will relieve pain,” Bliddal said. In another study led by Bliddal, people with knee osteoarthritis were given an older weight loss drug, liraglutide. The average BMI in that study was about 32, lower than the average in the new study. Most of the people in the study had a BMI over 35, and nearly half had a BMI of over 40.

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