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☆ I've spent 50 years in one of the 'best places to live.' I love it, but that doesn't mean moving here is a good idea.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-03 | by ( Helen Wolkowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Montreal is a gem of a city: It's safe and walkable, with a vibrant nightlife and a cultural calendar packed with events. It's also one of the fastest-growing cities in Canada, so why wouldn't you want to get in on the action? AdvertisementIt has become harder for Montreal renters to check everything off their wish lists without raising budgets. AdvertisementGiven the condition of Montreal's housing market, our "starter" is now just our forever home. Christopher O'Donnell/ShutterstockBusinesses also have to compete against the city's carousel of construction projects, which can reduce foot traffic, among other issues.

Persons: —, It's, I've, Lisette Jemmott, Anatoli Igolkin, Jemmott, she's, Michael Falduto, isn't, Catherine Zibo, Falduto, it's, Glenn Castanheira, Marc Bruxelle, Yönder, Christopher O'Donnell, Castanheira, Helen Wolkowicz Organizations: Service, Business, The Coalition, Housing Committees, Associations of Quebec, McGill, Concordia, Concordia University, City, Montreal —, Montreal Locations: Finland, Montreal, Canada, Canadian, Toronto, Quebec, City of Montreal

☆ China detains artist for scathing Mao works created more than a decade ago, family says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-03 | by ( Nectar Gan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

At the height of their careers, the Gao Brothers created provocative sculptures of Mao in a country notoriously sensitive about its former ruler’s legacy. Due to the “deteriorating environment” in China, Gao Zhen relocated to New York two years ago when his son, an American citizen born in the US, reached school age, Gao Qiang said. “Before he set off, his friends and family — myself included — had all reminded him to consider whether it was safe to go,” Gao Qiang said. “Our father’s death was a devastating disaster for our family.” Gao Zhen told the Southern People Weekly, a once-outspoken news outlet, in 2010. Gao Zhen’s detention shows that freedom of expression in China has shrunk significantly compared to a decade ago, Gao Qiang said.

Persons: Mao Zedong, Gao Zhen, China’s, ”, Gao Qiang, Gao Brothers, Mao, Xi Jinping, “ Miss Mao, ’, Du Yinghong, —, “, ” Gao Qiang, Gao Zhen’s, ‘ Miss Mao, Gao, David Gray, Yue Minjun, “ uglifying, Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, CNN Sunday, Chinese Communist Party, CNN, ”, Police, Reuters, Communist Party, Southern People, Ukraine, Centre Pompidou, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Locations: Hong Kong, China, Beijing, New York, Hebei province’s Sanhe, American, Yanjiao, Hebei, Sanhe, India, “, Paris , New York, Moscow, Berlin, Paris

☆ Israelis are fed up. After a night of protests, the country is going on strike, demanding a Gaza deal.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-02 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. "It's a mix of grief and anger," Niv Keidar, who helped to block a major intercity highway in Tel Aviv on Sunday night, told Business Insider. AdvertisementSunday night saw the largest protests in Israel since the Hamas terror attacks, with many Israelis expressing anger at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government for failing to secure a hostage-ceasefire deal. AdvertisementA group representing the hostages' families criticized Netanyahu's government, claiming the hostages could still be alive if a deal had been reached. He told Business Insider he feels angry and concerned.

Persons: —, Benjamin Netanyahu's, Netanyahu, Arnon Bar, Carmel Gat, they're Organizations: Service, Gaza, Business, The, Israel Defense Forces, Histadrut, Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion International Airport Locations: Israel, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Ra'anana, Gaza

☆ American demand for international trips drives 'travel momentum' and overall spending
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-02 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Travel spending among American households continues to outpace its pre-pandemic levels, a trend underpinned by a zeal for international trips, according to new Bank of America research. "A key part of travel momentum lies within vacationing abroad," Taylor Bowley and Joe Wadford, economists at the Bank of America Institute, wrote in a note Wednesday. Overall, travel spending is down slightly from 2023, yet it remains "much higher" than 2019 — up by 10.6% per household, they wrote, citing Bank of America credit and debit card data from January to mid-August. About 17% of Americans said in June that they intended to vacation abroad during the next six months, up from roughly 14% in 2018 and 2019, according to a recent Conference Board survey. "I do expect the demand to continue," said Hayley Berg, lead economist at travel site Hopper.

Persons: Taylor Bowley, Joe Wadford, Taylor, Wadford, Hayley Berg, Hopper Organizations: Bank of America, Bank of America Institute, Finance, Board

☆ Defense stocks in an ESG portfolio? A profound — and controversial — shift seems to be underway
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-02 | by ( Sam Meredith | In Samuelmeredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Jessica Gow | Afp | Getty ImagesRussia's ongoing war in Ukraine has resulted in a profound shift in the way defense stocks are viewed by mission-driven fund managers, according to two European defense giants. Defense stocks have typically been excluded from portfolios based on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors due to ethical concerns over their association with warfare. Nonetheless, the inclusion of defense stocks in sustainably-minded portfolios remains controversial. It's really important that we see the role that defense companies play in protecting a free society. It's really important that we see the role that defense companies play in protecting a free society," he said.

Persons: Micael Johansson, Jessica Gow, Johansson, CNBC's Silvia Amaro, It's, Brad Greve, BAE Systems Johansson, hasn't, Ida Kassa Johannesen, Johannesen, Justin Tallis, Saab's Johansson, ESG, John Keeble, Greve Organizations: Saab, Afp, Getty, BAE Systems, Ukraine —, Saxo Bank, CNBC, Democratic, U.S, Republican, Democrats, Malloy Aeronautics, British Aerospace BAE Systems, Farnborough, Exhibition, Conference Centre Locations: Stockholm, Ukraine, Africa, Democratic Republic, Congo, Palestine, London, Farnborough, England

☆ How Elon Musk’s endorsement of Trump may have backfired
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-01 | by ( David Ingram | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk listens to President Donald Trump during a meeting with business leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Feb. 3, 2017. "They want to make Trump, Elon and people like them look like plutocrats," he said. "Elon Musk created the opportunity that Donald Trump took to unmask himself as rabidly anti-union, and he did that by praising Elon Musk's anti-union, union-busting perspective and endorsing the idea of illegally firing striking workers," he said. Harris, who is not related to Kamala Harris, said he views Musk's endorsement as a net negative. "No one views Elon Musk as a voice of the middle class," he said.

Persons: Tesla, Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Evan Vucci, Brendan Steinhauser, Mitt Romney, Steinhauser, Musk, Trump, Chip Somodevilla, Seth Harris, Joe Biden, Elon Musk's, Harris, Kamala Harris, David Nasaw, William Randolph Hearst, Andrew Carnegie, Nasaw, Franklin D, Roosevelt, Biden, Hearst Organizations: SpaceX, White, AP, Trump, Elon, Republicans, National Labor Relations Board, Labor, NLRB, Teamsters, Republican, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Getty, Burnes Center, Social, Northeastern University, Hearst Locations: Washington, Texas, Michigan, Washington ,

☆ Where are low-cost airlines cutting back now? New planes
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-30 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

In this article SAVEULCCJBLU Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTJetBlue Airways, Spirit Airlines and United Airlines airplanes proceed to gates after landing at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey on May 30, 2024. Airlines flooded the U.S. with flights this year, driving down fares particularly in the domestic market, where low-cost carriers concentrate, and weighing on carriers' revenue while costs have gone up. Spirit Airlines , JetBlue Airways and Frontier Airlines last posted annual profits in 2019, while larger carriers have returned to profitability. Now, some of those same airlines are dialing back their growth plans and deferring deliveries of new aircraft. Some airlines, like Frontier, have been active in sale-leasebacks, in which they sell planes to generate cash and lease them back.

Persons: Gary Hershorn, Cash, Barry Biffle, Biffle, Joanna Geraghty, —, AerCap, Gus Kelly, Eddy Pieniazek, Pieniazek, Alwyn Scott Organizations: JetBlue Airways, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines, Newark Liberty International Airport, Corbis, Getty Images Airlines, Frontier Airlines, roundtrip U.S, Airbus, New York, Pratt & Whitney, JetBlue, Airlines, Aircraft, Boeing, Max, Air Lease Locations: Newark , New Jersey, U.S, Mobile , Alabama

Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and vice presidential nominee Tim Walz walk down the steps from Air Force Two at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport in Savannah, Georgia, U.S., August 28, 2024. Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in a new interview Thursday defended her vice presidential record on immigration and blamed her Republican rival Donald Trump for killing a bipartisan bill aimed to address the U.S.-Mexico border. "He killed the bill, a border security bill that would have put 1500 more agents on the border," she said. Harris vowed to sign that bill into law if she beats Trump in the Nov. 5 election. The vice president picked two hot-button issues to illustrate her point.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, Donald Trump, Harris, Dana Bash, Joe Biden, Trump, Walz, Sen, JD Vance, Thursday's, Bash, you've Organizations: Democratic, U.S, Air Force, Savannah, Hilton Head International, Republican, CNN, Minnesota Gov, Trump, Kim's, National Association of Black Journalists Locations: Savannah , Georgia, U.S, Mexico, Ohio

☆ Elon Musk hits out at judge threatening to suspend X in Brazil
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-29 | by ( Duarte Mendonca | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Elon Musk has stepped up online attacks on a Supreme Court judge threatening to suspend social media platform X in Brazil, calling him “an evil dictator” in an ongoing feud between the two men. Justice Alexandre de Moraes had threatened to suspend X if Musk did not appoint a new legal representative of the company in Brazil and settle any outstanding daily fines within 24 hours. X announced earlier this month that it would close its operations and fire its staff in Brazil due to what it called “censorship orders” from the judge. The statement from the Supreme Court was posted at around 8.30 p.m. local time on Wednesday, giving Musk until Thursday evening local time to respond. The responsibility lies solely with Alexandre de Moraes.”Later that day, Musk reiterated the official X statement, saying his company had “no choice” but to close Brazilian operations.

Persons: CNN — Elon Musk, ”, Alexandre de Moraes, “ Alexandre de Moraes, cosplaying, Moraes, Darth Vader, de Moraes, De Moraes, ’, de Moraes ’, Musk, ’ Alexandre, X Organizations: CNN, X’s Global Government Affairs, Associated Press, ‘ Locations: Brazil

☆ Uber takes stake in SoftBank-backed self-driving tech startup Wayve
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-29 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON — Uber and British artificial intelligence startup Wayve announced a partnership Thursday that will see the two firms collaborate on autonomous driving technology. As part of the deal, Uber is also investing an undisclosed amount into Wayve for a minority stake, the companies said in a statement. He said that, together with Uber, Wayve is "excited to work with Automotive OEMs [original equipment makers] to bring autonomous driving technologies to consumers sooner." In the future, Uber intends to launch self-driving vehicles on its app equipped with Wayve's tech, the companies said. Uber has also offered rides in vehicles operated by Waymo, the Google self-driving spinoff, as part of a commercial tie-up.

Persons: Uber, Alex Kendall, Wayve's, Dara Khosrowshahi, Khosrowshahi, Cruise, Waymo Organizations: Uber, Nvidia, Microsoft, Automotive, SAE International, Aurora Technologies, General Motors, Waymo, Google, Lyft Locations: British, ., Aurora

☆ UN nuclear watchdog chief pushes back on Moscow’s calls for objectivity after Kursk plant visit
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-29 | by ( Ruxandra Iordache | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog has pushed back against Moscow's calls for further objectivity, following an inspection at the nuclear facility in the embattled Russian region of Kursk. Last week, Russia accused Ukraine of attempting a drone strike at the Kursk nuclear plant during a lightning cross-border incursion that has been under way since early August and which Moscow is still trying to repel. "The spokesperson of the Russian ministry of foreign affairs rightly says, be objective. We are saying here that this nuclear power plant ... is within range of a potential artillery strike, which means that the danger exists. On Thursday, Grossi explained that the Kursk nuclear plant contains reactors of the Soviet RBMK-type, similar to the ones present in the Chernobyl facility, which suffered one of the worst nuclear disasters in history in 1986.

Persons: Rafael Grossi, Moscow's, CNBC's, Maria Zakharova, Grossi Organizations: International Atomic Energy Agency, of Governors, CNBC, Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Wednesday, IAEA, Sputnik, Ria Novosti Locations: Vienna, Austria, Russian, Kursk, Russia, Ukraine, Moscow, Kiev, Soviet

☆ Woman Was Scammed Out of Over $300K, Had to Lie to Family
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-29 | by ( Jane Zhang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

After I told him I didn't know any of them, he said they'd investigate and help me clear my name. But because I was a suspect, I needed to send daily updates about my whereabouts and activities to ensure I didn't flee. He agreed the next day but said I needed to send money for collateral to ensure I didn't escape while he was representing me. I feel like I'm the scammer because I scammed my family, in a sense, by lying to them. But it said sometimes clients neglect warnings, lie about the purposes of withdrawals, and proceed with the transactions anyway.

Persons: Wannapa Suprasert, I'd, Wannapa, they'd, scammers, —, didn't, I'm, they're, haven't, Suprasert Organizations: Thai Embassy, police, Thai Consulate, Central Investigation Bureau, Thai, Hong Kong, Bank of, FBI, San Francisco police, Bank of America, Business, Bank, Royal Thai Embassy Locations: Thailand, San Francisco, Washington , DC, Bangkok, Washington ,, American, LA, Hong, Hong Kong

☆ What’s in Our Queue? ‘Godzilla Minus One’ and More
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-28 | by ( Thomas Gibbons-Neff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

What’s in Our Queue? ‘Godzilla Minus One’ and MoreI’m a national correspondent covering guns and culture in the United States. I used to cover the war in Ukraine for the international desk. My tastes are a mix of mope-rock, video games that don’t stress me out and movies that you wake up thinking about. Here are five things I’ve watched, read or played recently →

Locations: United States, Ukraine

☆ It's a terrible time to be an international student. Australia is the latest country to limit visas.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-28 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Australia plans to cut new international student enrollment by a third next year. The cap follows a surge in international students post-pandemic, straining the rental market. AdvertisementAustralia is capping new international students next year, in an effort to curb record migration. The country plans to limit international student enrollments to 270,000 in 2025, Australian education minister announced on Tuesday. In 2023, there were just over 400,000 new international students.

Persons: —, Jason Clare Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Australia, Canada

☆ AI will reshape the global labor force. Employers will need to help their workers keep up.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-28 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

AdvertisementMissy Scalise has begun using AI to cut down on the amount of work she has to do after hours. In 2023, the World Economic Forum reported that employers expected 44% of workers' skills to be "disrupted" within five years. Another challenge with inserting AI into an organization is that it's often difficult to tell which skills workers possess and where they might need training. Charlotte Relyea, a senior partner at McKinsey & Co., believes that leaders need to plan now so they can better forecast the abilities workers will need. Leaders need to think about this as a transformation — what she described as "painting the picture of the future."

Persons: Missy Scalise, Ascension Saint, Suki, Scalise, Chesley Summar, Ravin, Mercer, Jesuthasan, It's, Jon Lester, Lester, it's, Julia Grace Samoylenko, Samoylenko, Gallup, Johnson, Elise Smith, Smith, They're, haven't, you've, Nathalie Scardino, Scardino, Charlotte Relyea, Relyea, she's Organizations: Ascension, International Monetary Fund, Economic, IBM, Johnson, Praxis Labs, Labs, McKinsey & Co, McKinsey Locations: Nashville, upskilling

☆ U.S. men’s gymnastics medalist Fred Richard on how his sport can avoid falling back into post-Olympics obscurity
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-28 | by ( Kaya Ginsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

"I'm really passionate about changing the support around the sport," Richard told CNBC in an interview after the Olympics ended. That content hopefully is not only driving more eyeballs to the men's gymnastics, but participants as well. Men's gymnastics consistently lags in popularity behind women's at the collegiate level, where meets are regularly televised, and at the international level. There are only 12 Division I NCAA Men's Gymnastics programs, and more are at risk of cuts. "I don't think it's ever been a situation where that many people are watching men's gymnastics … and left feeling like it was worth it."

Persons: Frederick Richard, medaling, Richard, Kevin Harts, Dwayne, Simone Biles, women's Organizations: Paris Olympics, CNBC, University of Michigan, NBC, Paris Games, USA, AP, NCAA, NBC Olympics Locations: TikTok

☆ I grew up in Connecticut and moved to Europe for college. I never intended for the move to be permanent.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-27 | by ( Erin Liam | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Liza Jean MiezejeskiBefore moving to Europe, I didn't realize how much of my thinking about the world was from a US-centric perspective. Liza Jean MiezejeskiI had originally intended to complete the three-year college program in Prague and then return to the US. In January, I founded Skola, a startup that supports US students planning to relocate to Europe for college. I also started a TikTok account where I create content about moving abroad and international studies. When I started my bachelor's in Prague, tuition fees cost around $6,500 a year, although the fees have increased since.

Persons: —, Liza Jean Miezejeski, Miezejeski, Europe Miezejeski, It's Organizations: Service, Business, American University, Europe, Society, Digital Media, Communication, Free University of Brussels, Miezejeski, University of Connecticut Locations: Europe, Connecticut, Germany, Prague, Boston , New York, New England, Czech Republic, Malaysia, Brussels, Belgian, Belgium, Brussels longterm

With a plum position atop many "Best Places to Travel" lists, Japan is on track to welcome a record-breaking number of travelers in 2024. Summer trips are up too, with inbound bookings doubling since last summer, a representative from the travel website Trip.com told CNBC Travel. In 2019, China welcomed some 49.1 million travelers — as of July this year, around 17.25 million foreigners had arrived, according to Chinese state media. "The USD/JPY exchange rate [moved] from approximately 140 in January 2024 to over 160 by July 2024, making Japan more affordable," said Chakraborty. But a Pew Research Center report shows that, among 35 surveyed countries, more than half have unfavorable views of China.

Persons: Trip.com, Joydeep Chakraborty, Chakraborty, Jasmine Leung Organizations: National Immigration Administration, CNBC Travel, Japan, Japan Federation of Service & Tourism Industries Workers ' Unions, East Asia, Pew Research Center, France — Locations: Japan, China, Kiyomizu, dera, Kyoto, United States, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Saharan Africa, Asia, Malaysia, Thailand, Australia, South Korea

☆ Denmark: First set of coins from L.E. Bruun fetches $16.5M
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-26 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

On Tuesday, just under a year since the 100-year-old order expired, the first set of coins from Bruun’s personal 20,000-piece collection went up for auction in Copenhagen. Bruun Collection was insured for 500 million Danish kroner, or around $72.5 million. An exceptionally rare gold coin from 1496 smashed estimates to fetch a record 1.2 million euros ($1.34 million) at auction on Tuesday. Stack’s Bowers GalleriesThe auction house described it as the most valuable collection of world coins to ever come to market. The star lot was one of Scandinavia’s oldest gold coins, according to the catalog a noble of King Hans dated from 1496.

Persons: Lars Emil Bruun, Stack’s Bowers, Bruun, Brian Kendrella, few.But Bruun, King Frederik, ”, King Hans, “, Matt Orsini Organizations: CNN, Stack’s Bowers Galleries, Royal Danish, Danish Numismatic Society, “, Kalmar Union, Galleries Locations: Copenhagen, Akershus Castle, Oslo, Danish, Denmark, Norway, Sweden

☆ In photos: Arabian oryx populations rebound
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-26 | by ( Katie Guenthner | For Cnn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Editor’s Note: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiative has partnered with CNN to drive awareness and education around key sustainability issues and to inspire positive action. The slender horns of the Arabian oryx, also known as the “white oryx” because of its luminous white coat, are said to be an inspiration for tales of the mythical unicorn. This kickstarted conservation efforts, which involved breeding the species in captivity and reintroducing it into the wild. Today, there are an estimated 1,220 Arabian oryxes in the wild and 6,000 to 7,000 in captivity, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Organizations: CNN, Initiative, International Union for Conservation of Nature Locations: Egypt, Yemen

☆ I've been a student in the UK for 6 years. But my family in the US is getting older, and I'm torn about moving back to be with them.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-26 | by ( Erin Liam | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Scarlett Kiaras-AttariI wanted to pursue a master's in medieval history. Although there are so many great departments in the US for religious studies and medieval history, my mentors at school had all studied at Oxbridge — colleges across Oxford and Cambridge. So, in 2022, I followed their advice and pursued a master's in Medieval History at the University of Oxford. That's the difficulty of expat life — there's the US in the UK version of myself, and I'm always teetering between two places. Although I used to think that I'd stay in the UK, I've recently started to think about how my family members are getting old.

Persons: —, Scarlett Kiaras, Attari, I'm, William Shakespeare's, Richard III, I've Organizations: Service, Business, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, University of Chicago, University of Oxford, Oxbridge, Oxford, King's College London Locations: London, Iranian, British, American, Louisville , Kentucky, New England, Scotland, Cambridge

☆ China slams U.S. for adding firms to export control list over alleged support for Russian military
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-26 | by ( Sheila Chiang | In Sheilachiang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping before a meeting during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders' week in Woodside, California, Nov. 15, 2023. China on Sunday said it "resolutely opposes" the U.S. decision to add multiple Chinese entities to its export control list in a bid to further curb Russia's access to advanced U.S. technology required for its weapons. The U.S. on Friday said it is tightening export controls to "further restrict the supply of both U.S.-origin and 'U.S. A total of 123 entities were added to the list, including 42 located in China, 63 from Russia and 14 in Türkiye, Iran, and Cyprus. Firms on the "Entity List" are subjected to export restrictions and licensing requirements for certain technologies and goods.

Persons: Joe Biden, Xi Jinping, Alan Estevez Organizations: Economic Cooperation, Xinhua, China's Ministry of Commerce, Firms, Commerce, Industry Locations: Asia, Woodside , California, China, Beijing, U.S, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Türkiye, Iran, Cyprus

☆ NASA says astronauts stuck in space will not return on Boeing capsule, will wait for SpaceX craft
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Denise-Chow-Byline-Jm.Jpg | Denise Chow | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

NASA will call on SpaceX to bring home two astronauts who have been stuck on the International Space Station since early June after their Boeing spacecraft ran into several problems midflight, the agency said Saturday. While the agency has finally settled on how to bring the astronauts back, their return trip will not be immediate. Instead, Wilmore and Williams will remain at the space station for about six more months before flying home in February. NASA said it will free up two seats on an upcoming SpaceX launch, known as Crew-9, that will be taking a new rotation of space station crew members to the orbiting outpost. The beleaguered Starliner capsule, meanwhile, will journey back to Earth without a crew, likely sometime in early September, according to NASA.

Persons: Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams, Butch, Suni, Bill Nelson, Williams, Nelson, NASA’s Organizations: NASA, SpaceX, Space Station, Boeing, Spaceflight, Space, Wilmore, Space Center, NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Locations: Houston, Florida

TERMINI IMERSE, Italy — Prosecutors said there "could be a question of manslaughter" as they opened an investigation into the deaths of seven people after a superyacht sank while anchored off the Sicilian coast Monday. Speaking at a press conference, prosecutor Ambrogio Cartosio said the investigation is not currently directed at any individuals, and is looking into “the crime of culpable shipwreck and multiple manslaughter." New Zealander James Cutfield has already been questioned for more than two hours, and prosecutors said he had been "extremely cooperative." Bad weather was forecast ahead of the sinking, and questions about the weather were also raised by journalists. The body of Recaldo Thomas, a Canadian Antiguan national who was the ship’s cook, was recovered shortly after the accident.

Persons: Italy —, Ambrogio Cartosio, Cartosio, Divers, ”, Prosecutors, New Zealander James Cutfield, Mike Lynch —, Bill Gates ” —, Hannah, Jonathan Bloomer, Morgan Stanley, Judy, Christopher Morvillo, Neda, Recaldo Thomas Organizations: Italy — Prosecutors, New Zealander, Sky News, Morgan, Morgan Stanley International, Prosecutors Locations: Italy, New York City, Canadian

☆ Ukraine’s president signs law banning Russia-linked religious groups
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( Daria Tarasova Markina | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

President Volodymr Zelensky signed into law a bill banning religious groups with ties to Russia Saturday, Ukraine’s Independence Day. The bill’s main target is the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) which has historically been linked to the Russian Orthodox Church, also known as the Moscow Patriarchate. The law passed Ukraine’s parliament on August 20, with 265 lawmakers voting for and 29 voting against. But with Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, Ukraine’s Orthodox churches split. In particular, 63% believe that Ukrainian Orthodox Church should be completely banned in Ukraine.

Persons: Volodymr Zelensky, Mykyta, ” Poturaiev, Bartholomew I of Constantinople, Ukraine’s, Epiphanius, ”, Metropolitan Clement, –, ” Kosta Gak Organizations: CNN, Russia, Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Orthodox Church, Russian, Church, Ukraine’s, Service, Ethnic, Ukraine’s Security Service of Ukraine, of Ukraine, Moscow Patriarchate, Ukraine, Kyiv International Institute of Sociology, Facebook, God Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Ukrainian, Moscow, Crimea, Kyiv, Ukraine’s Kyiv, Russian

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