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CNN —Three Palestinians, including two children and a woman, were crushed to death on Friday while in line at a bakery in central Gaza amid a worsening food crisis in the enclave, according to Palestinian hospital officials. Al Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, said it received the three casualties. Bakery lines have become sites of desperation and overcrowding as Palestinians fight to find food for themselves and their family. Hunger has mounted in the Strip as the food crisis worsens during Israel’s ongoing intense military operation in the north. Four hours, and I still can’t bring bread home,” Gaza resident Karam Afali told CNN outside the same bakery where the three Palestinians died.

Persons: Osama Abu Al, Laban, ” Al, ”, I’ve, Karam Afali Organizations: CNN, Al, Food Programme, WFP, United Nation’s Office, Humanitarian Affairs Locations: Gaza, Al Aqsa, Deir al

Deir al-Balah, Gaza CNN —Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who have been displaced multiple times from Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip are now facing another threat – the arrival of harsh winter weather. On Sunday, the first strong storm to hit Gaza this winter was felt in all parts of the enclave. Winter in Gaza means more people will die shivering because of the cold, especially among the most vulnerable including older people + children,” Philippe Lazzarini said. Mohammed Alkhatib, deputy director of programs for Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) in Gaza said the suffering of displaced Palestinians in Gaza had “many faces” in a statement shared with CNN by MAP. Damaged temporary shelters for displaced Palestinians are seen after bad weather on a beach near Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, on Monday, November 25, 2024.

Persons: Deir, shoveled, “, ”, ” Philippe Lazzarini, Israel, ” Mohammad Younis, Younis, Um, “ We’re, ’, Israel’s, Mohammed Alkhatib, Ahmad Salem, ” Louise Wateridge, Sami Salehi, Salehi, he’d Organizations: Gaza CNN, Journalists, CNN, United Nations Relief, Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, UN, UNRWA, United Nations, Norwegian Refugee Council, UN Office, Humanitarian Affairs, Israel Defense Forces, Medical Aid, MAP, Bloomberg, Getty, United Nations Population Fund Locations: Gaza, Deir al, Israel, Al, Yarmouk, Gaza City, COGAT

☆ Period pain and depression: Study finds genetic connections
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

It uses genetic data … to see if having certain genes linked to depression also makes people more likely to have menstrual pain. The findings help expand the important, and often overlooked, discussion around mental health and period pain. Below, experts elaborate on newfound and known associations between period pain and depression, why a genetic cause can’t be inferred from a genetic connection, and ways you can manage depressive symptoms and painful periods. On the other hand, experts noted that the opposite relationship — period pain or reproductive shifts preceding depression — has occurred in both human and animal research and in clinical practice. Additionally, methods experts know to be effective in treating period pain can also improve depression, Amies Oelschlager said — such as exercise, yoga, stress-reduction techniques, dietary changes and good sleep quality and quantity.

Persons: —, ”, John Moraros, Moraros, ” Moraros, Anne, Marie Amies Oelschlager, wasn’t, Amies Oelschlager, Claudio Soares, Soares, dysmenorrhea, “, Hugh Taylor, Anita O’Keeffe Young, Taylor wasn’t, Taylor Organizations: CNN, School of Science, Jiaotong, Liverpool University, Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, University of Washington School of Medicine, Queen’s University School of Medicine, American College of Obstetricians, Yale School of Medicine Locations: China, Kingston , Ontario

☆ ‘Wildly disruptive’: What happened last time Trump moved a federal agency out of DC
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Curt Devine | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

That western relocation was “wildly disruptive” and should serve as a “cautionary tale” for the incoming Trump administration, said Tracy Stone-Manning, the Biden administration’s BLM director. Project 2025, a conservative blueprint written by dozens of former Trump administration officials, recommended returning the BLM headquarters to the West. Most BLM staffers already worked in states outside of DC, but a disproportionate level of senior staffers worked in the nation’s capital. But an inspector general report later found that Trump administration officials had misled Congress in statements about the relocation. Future efforts to move federal offices out of DC could lead more federal workers to unionize.

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☆ Dwayne Johnson reveals he wears a bodysuit in live-action ‘Moana’: ‘We got caught’
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson may be brawny, but even he gets a little bit of help sometimes. After photos published of Johnson on set of the live-action version of “Moana,” he confirmed he wears a bodysuit in project. “That’s a suit that took a long time to put on,” the actor said. “We shot outside and when those pictures surfaced, I was like, ‘S**t, we got caught, ’cause we were putting up, like, walls so there was no paparazzi,” he said. So, but I’m happy you liked it.”The animated sequel, “Moana 2,” is currently burning up the box office and Johnson said the live-action version will hit theaters in 2026.

Persons: Dwayne “, ” Johnson, Johnson, “, ” Organizations: CNN Locations: Moana, ”, Maui

☆ The Container Store could be the next big chain to go bankrupt
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New York CNN —Even the power of Marie Kondo may not be enough to save the Container Store. In 2019 and 2020, the Container Store got a big boost from “Tidying Up,” the hit Netflix show from the home de-cluttering evangelist. Credit rating agencies rank the Container Store as one of the most financially distressed companies in the retail industry. The Container Store had been set to receive a much-needed $40 million financial lifeline from Beyond, the owner of Bed Bath & Beyond and Overstock.com, that would have put Bed Bath & Beyond products on Container Store shelves. “The rise of platforms like Temu have given consumers some much cheaper options for the type of products Container Store sells,” Saunders said.

Persons: Marie Kondo, Kondo, Marie, Melissa Reiff, Joann Fabric, Justin Sullivan, Tim Hynes, ” Neil Saunders, Satish Malhotra, “, ” Saunders, Christina Boni, ”, “ It’s Organizations: New, New York CNN, Netflix, Research, Bed, GlobalData, CNN, Target, Container, ModernRetail, Walmart, Moody’s Locations: New York, Amazon

☆ Timeline of Hawaiian woman Hannah Kobayashi’s disappearance
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Artemis Moshtaghian | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Hannah Kobayashi’s disappearance remains a mystery as her family and friends desperately search for answers piecing together what happened to her and what may have led to her radio silence. Described as an artistic and creative soul, Hannah Kobayashi was headed to New York where she planned to take pictures at a DJ’s mid-November show in Brooklyn. Below is a timeline of the series of events after Kobayashi’s disappearance:November 8: Hannah Kobayashi flies from Maui to Los Angeles International Airport with plans to fly to New York City. The Los Angeles County medical examiner’s office rules his death a suicide. “After tirelessly searching Los Angeles for 13 days for Hannah, Ryan Kobayashi tragically took his own life,” the Kobayashi family said in a statement.

Persons: Hannah Kobayashi’s, piecing, Sydni Kobayashi, Hannah Kobayashi, Kobayashi, John F, LeBron, hasn’t, “, Ryan Kobayashi, Hannah, Larie Pidgeon, Jim McDonnell, Kobayashi “ Organizations: CNN, Los Angeles International Airport, Kennedy International Airport, Taschen, Nike, Los Angeles Metro, Los Angeles Police Department, Police Locations: Hawaii, Maui, Los Angeles, New York City, New York, Brooklyn, Los, Grove, The Grove, Crypto.com, freckles, Los Angeles County, Angeles, L.A

☆ Clashes erupted outside a Hindu temple near Toronto. They’re the latest sign of Canada and India’s spiraling relations
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Lex Harvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends a press conference following Canada's expulsion of six Indian diplomats, in Ottawa on October 14, 2024. Members of the Hindu Sikh Global Forum protest the clashes between Hindu and Sikh communities in Canada in New Delhi, India, on November 9, 2024. However, the Canadian prime minister recently acknowledged that Khalistan separatists “do not represent the Sikh community” in Canada. A downward spiral of relationsWhile the Khalistan issue has persisted for decades, relations between Canada and India have plummeted under Modi and Trudeau. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) walks alongside Home Affairs Minister Amit Shah outside a polling station during India's general election, in Ahmedabad, India, on May 7, 2024.

Persons: Justin Trudeau, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Dave Chang, “, Narendra Modi’s, –, Amit Shah –, Shah, Hardeep Singh, Cole Burston, Modi, Trudeau, ”, Michael Kugelman, Indira Gandhi, Stephanie Carvin, Sanchit Khanna, ” Carvin, Harsh Pant, Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, Adnan Abidi, ” Kugelman, Joe Biden, Biden, Eraldo Peres, ” Modi, Kugelman, Pant, Canada’s, ” Pant Organizations: CNN, Canadian, Sikh, Khalistan, Indian, Getty Images, Bharatiya Janata Party, New Zealand –, South Asia Institute, Wilson Center, Ottawa’s Carleton University ., Air India, Sikh Global Forum, Hindustan Times, Research Foundation, India's, Home, Reuters, Indian Army, CBC, Canadians, US, Observer Research Foundation Locations: Canadian, Brampton, Toronto, Canada, India, Indian, Ottawa, AFP, Delhi, New Delhi, United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Pacific, New York City, Washington , DC, Mumbai, Montreal, Carvin, Local, Ahmedabad, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Modi, Brampton’s

☆ UK lawmakers vote to allow assisted dying
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Rob Picheta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

London CNN —British members of parliament have voted to legalize assisted dying, approving a contentious proposal that would make the United Kingdom one of a small handful of nations to allow terminally ill people to end their lives. The bill must still clear the House of Lords and parliamentary committees, but Friday’s vote marked the most important hurdle. Canada, New Zealand, Spain and most of Australia allow assisted dying in some form, as do several US states including Oregon, Washington and California. MPs were given a free vote on the issue, meaning they can support either side according to their conscience, with no political ramifications. Polling indicates that a comfortable majority of the public supports assisted dying.

Persons: Esther Rantzen, ” Rantzen, ”, ” Rachael Maskell, Rantzen, Jordan Pettitt, Tristan Osborne, Maskell, “, we’ve Organizations: London CNN, BBC, Labour, CNN, Health Service Locations: United Kingdom, Britain, Canada , New Zealand, Spain, Australia, Oregon, Washington, California, Westminster, Switzerland, Netherlands, Canada, England, Wales

☆ How will Beijing respond to Trump’s cabinet of China hawks?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Nectar Gan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Hong Kong CNN —One called China an “existential threat.” Another called for a “whole-of-society effort” to confront China and was sanctioned – twice – by Beijing. “If you look at Trump’s team, most, if not all, are China hawks. His nominee for secretary of state, Sen. Marco Rubio, is known in China as the “anti-China vanguard” and currently sanctioned by Beijing. “Many of the hardliners indeed want a full confrontation and decoupling with China, but is that truly Trump’s objective for US-China relations? And in the eyes of Beijing, Rubio is not even the worst pick, according to Chinese experts.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Elon Musk, ”, Yun Sun, “, China –, Trump, –, Hal Brands, Brands, Mike Waltz, Sen, Marco Rubio, Pete Hegseth, Wu Xinbo, Aaron Schwartz, SIPPL, Tesla, ” Sun, Beijing’s, Musk, Lyle Morris, Trump’s, Scott Bessent, ” Jamieson Greer, who’s, Robert Lighthizer, Greer, Wu, Rubio, Mike, Pompeo, ” Wu, ” Pompeo, Biden, Leon Neal, Wang Yiwei, Lai Ching, Taiwan ”, JD Vance, Xi, he’s, Wang Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Observers, Trump, Stimson, National Security Council, Johns Hopkins School, International, Chinese Communist Party, Beijing, FOX News, Center for American Studies, Shanghai’s Fudan University, Elon, Asia Society Policy Institute, Fudan University, Getty Images Taiwan, Renmin University, Taiwan, Industry, Wall Street Locations: Hong Kong, China, –, Beijing, United States of America, Washington, America, Taiwan, crackdowns, Xinjiang, Taipei, Ukraine, Asia

☆ A nuclear fusion startup just reached a milestone in its bid to commercialize unlimited clean energy
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Instead of having plasma inside magnets, it has a magnet inside the plasma. An illustration of the inside of Openstar Technologies' "levitated dipole" nuclear fusion reactor. The fusion reactor looks like a steel donut on legs and is housed in a warehouse in Wellington, New Zealand. The billion dollar question is still: when will fusion power be ready? Commonwealth Fusion says it can deliver fusion power to the grid in the early 2030s.

Persons: ”, Ratu Mataira, it’s, there’s, Akira Hasegawa, ” Mataira, Mataira, ” It’s, Gerald Navratil, ” Navratil, There’s Organizations: CNN, OpenStar Technologies, Fusion Industry Association, Technologies, MIT, Columbia University, Openstar Technologies, Commonwealth Fusion Systems, Energy, Commonwealth Fusion, Zap, UK Atomic Energy Authority Locations: New Zealand’s, Wellington, Wellington , New Zealand, Seattle

☆ Lewis Hamilton talks to CNN on writing one of F1’s greatest chapters with Mercedes
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Aleks Klosok | Bijan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Doha, Qatar CNN —For 12 seasons, Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes penned one of the most fabled stories in the history of Formula One. Hamilton will embark on an intriguing chapter with Ferrari, while Mercedes will begin a new era spearheaded by George Russell. We’ve gone through so many highs and lows together,” Hamilton told CNN Sport in Qatar in a US and UK exclusive interview ahead of this weekend’s Grand Prix there, the penultimate race of his Mercedes career. A superb showing in Las Vegas helped lift the mood on a frustrating year for Hamilton and Mercedes. Hamilton was put through the same training used to prepare the Inspiration4 and Polaris Dawn crews for commercial spaceflight missions.

Persons: Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, –, Hamilton, George Russell, “, We’ve, ” Hamilton, there’s, ” Hamilton toasts, Bryn Lennon, Mercedes ’, Red Bull, Max Verstappen, “ We’ve, ”, “ It’s, Gary A, Vasquez, Verstappen, “ You’ve, It’s, there’ve, Peter Cziborra, I’d, I’ve Organizations: Qatar CNN —, Formula, Hamilton, Ferrari, CNN Sport, Red Bull, Spa, Las Vegas, Arrows, Reuters, triumphing, Hamilton Commission, IWC Schaffhausen, Polaris Locations: Doha, Qatar, Abu Dhabi, Istanbul, Las Vegas, Austria, Silverstone, Saudi Arabi, Texas

☆ This greenhouse keeps crops cool. It could prove valuable as our planet bakes
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Tom Page | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —In a world where the climate is increasingly hot and volatile, farmers are having trouble keeping their crops cool. A startup founded in the desert of Saudi Arabia thinks it might have a solution. Heat peaks can desiccate crops, killing them outright if unmitigated, or stressing crops, leaving them more vulnerable to pests and disease. A prototype farm in Bada, Saudi Arabia, uses SecondSky in polyethylene greenhouse covers manufactured by SABIC. Desertification is a pressing issue and will be the focus of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification’s COP16 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in December, as leaders seek to curtail an accelerating problem.

Persons: Derya Baran, John Keppler, ”, Mark Tester, Ryan Lefers, Iyris, Keppler, Armando Alvarez, Vincent Martin, SecondSky, Martin Organizations: CNN, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, United Arab, Innovation, UN Food and Agriculture Organization, National Food Production Initiative, Sea, SABIC, Sea Global, UN Convention, United Nations Locations: Saudi Arabia, Iyris, KAUST, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Latin America, Mexico, Europe, South Africa, Morocco, Spain, Bada, Bada , Saudi Arabia, Riyadh

☆ She moved to Portugal with her husband to start a new life. Then the unthinkable happened
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Tamara Hardingham-Gill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Now Kimberly is having to navigate her way through life without her beloved husband, while residing in the destination that they chose to start afresh in. Putting down rootsIn 2021, the couple visited Portugal and decided to settle there. “It’s hard to learn Portuguese, because Portuguese people want to practice their English,” she says. “I really don’t want to start over,” she says, adding that she’s not ready to move Mark’s stuff anywhere. But while Portugal may not be filled with decades of memories of Mark, her grief remains inescapable regardless.

Persons: Kimberly Walker, Mark, “, ” Kimberly, There’s, Kimberly, they’d, ”, we’d, Mark jetted, ’ ” Kimberly, she’s, It’s, it’s, I’ve, She’d, she’d, Honey, I’m, she’ll, hadn’t, “ There’s Organizations: CNN, Golden State, CNN Travel, San, downer Locations: San Diego , California, Poland, Montenegro, Australia, Portugal, United States, Europe, Southern California, San Diego, Amsterdam, Denmark, Brussels, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, United Kingdom, New Zealand, ”, Vilamoura, Algarve, America, Ireland, Kimberly, Norway, California, Oxfordshire, London, Portuguese

☆ Danjiri matsuri: Inside the wild world of Osaka’s float festivals
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Milly Chan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

This chaotic spectacle is one of the Japanese prefecture’s “danjiri matsuri,” or float festivals. CNNA tradition rooted in craftsmanshipFor centuries, danjiri festivals have also celebrated woodworking. “Daikugata” directly translates as carpenter; the festival’s prized role was once reserved for the people who made the floats. Kazuma Nakao, who has participated in Otori’s danjiri festival for over 40 years, says there aren’t enough physically-able people required to pull their float. Ogura hopes that increasing the global profile of danjiri festivals will help their traditions survive into future generations.

Persons: they’re, “, I’ve, ”, Shinya Ogura, Daikugata, Akihiko Maeda, “ I’ve, ” Maeda, “ I’m, CNN Maeda, it’s, Kazuma Nakao, Ogura, ” Ogura Organizations: CNN, Osaka — Locations: Osaka, Osaka’s Otori, Japan

☆ Four Democratic lawmakers targeted with threats while home for Thanksgiving
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Zachary Cohen | Holmes Lybrand | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —At least four Democratic representatives from Connecticut said Thursday they were targeted with bomb threats while home celebrating Thanksgiving with their families. Reps. Joe Courtney, Jim Himes, John Larson and Jahana Hayes each issued statements revealing they were targeted with bomb threats, prompting law enforcement to respond. In each case, law enforcement ultimately found no evidence of a bomb and all four lawmakers have reported their families are safe. In a statement to CNN, US Capitol Police said they are investigating the latest round of threats against Democratic lawmakers. Andrew McCabe, a former FBI deputy director and CNN contributor, said he was not surprised by yesterday’s threats.

Persons: Sen, Chris Murphy’s, Joe Courtney, Jim Himes, John Larson, Jahana Hayes, Donald Trump’s, ” USCP, Himes, Courtney, Hayes, ”, Andrew McCabe, It’s, ” McCabe, “, Jack Smith, Tanya Chutkan Organizations: CNN, Democratic, Hartford, US Capitol Police, House Intelligence, Connecticut Congressional, FBI, Trump Locations: Connecticut

☆ DOGE: How far could Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy go to cut federal regulations?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Tami Luhby | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy intend to lean on two recent Supreme Court rulings that they argue will make it easier to tear up a multitude of federal regulations. However, multiple legal and regulatory experts told CNN that Musk and Ramaswamy are misinterpreting the decisions, which could actually make it harder to overturn existing rules. Slashing needed workersWhat’s more, the endeavor would require a lot of assistance from agency staffers – the very workers that Musk and Ramaswamy have promised to cut. For instance, in a town hall on X last month, Musk repeatedly criticized government regulations, citing their interference with his companies. “It’s quite arduous getting regulatory approval,” Musk said while discussing his Neuralink startup that develops implantable brain-computer interfaces.

Persons: CNN — Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, Donald Trump, Raimondo, Ramaswamy, won’t, ”, James Broughel, hasn’t, ” Musk, Trump, Nicholas Bagley, “, Richard Pierce Jr, ” Broughel, ” Trump, Broughel, Biden, Joe Biden’s, Musk, ” CNN’s Tierney Sneed Organizations: CNN, Government, Environmental Protection Agency, Loper Bright Enterprises, Competitive Enterprise Institute, ’, Street, Congress, University of Michigan Law School, George Washington University, of Economic, Public Citizen, SpaceX Locations: West Virginia

CNN —Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum denied proposing to US President-elect Donald Trump that Mexico will close its border with the United States as he claimed in a post on Truth Social. She has agreed to stop Migration through Mexico, and into the United States, effectively closing our Southern Border. We also talked about what can be done to stop the massive drug inflow into the United States, and also, U.S. consumption of these drugs. It was a very productive conversation!” Trump posted on Truth Social. In his comments Wednesday, Trump did not say whether he would stand by the pledge or anything Sheinbaum had said addressed his concerns.

Persons: Claudia Sheinbaum, Donald Trump, ” Sheinbaum, ” Sheinbaum’s, Trump, “, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, ” Trump, Sheinbaum, Biden, Joe Biden, “ rethinks, ” Biden, Justin Trudeau, Trudeau, Liu Pengyu, ” Liu, CNN’s Sol Amaya, David Goldman, Betsy Klein, Paula Newton Organizations: CNN, Trump, Mexico, Canadian, Embassy, United States Locations: Mexico, United States, Canada, China, America, Canadian, United

☆ A US soldier thought he’d never see his K-9 partner again. This holiday, both got a surprise to be thankful for
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Dawn Sawyer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Payton May and his military dog Yyacob spent their first Thanksgiving together in the throes of a mission in Iraq. And May, back in the fall of 2021, was a new K-9 handler deployed overseas for the first time. Instead, he ended up applying to be a K-9 handler. The 2016 National Defense Authorization Act requires K-9 handlers to be given first rights of adoption after their military working dogs retire. He knew exactly who that was.”May reunites Monday with his retiring military working dog, Yyacob, thanks in part to the charity, American Humane.

Persons: Payton May, Yyacob, ”, “, ” May, He’d, couldn’t, I’m, ’, he’s, Chris Saucedo, May, – who’d, Towzer –, Lisa Schoch, Yyacob’s, Smith, –, ” Smith, ‘, …, it’s, Towzer, meds Organizations: CNN, US Army Staff, Base San, Lackland, US Army, Army, Department of Defense, American, Humane, American Humane, Drum, American Airlines Locations: Iraq, Base San Antonio, Texas, Fort Drum , New York, Belgian, San Antonio, New York, Italy

☆ Reflexive control: How Russia is forcing its enemies to make decisions against their own interests
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Christian Edwards | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Each time, when the West finally accepted Ukraine’s requests, Russia’s most catastrophic threats did not materialize. Although Putin said the attack was “a response from our side” to the Biden administration’s decision on longer-range weapons, Russia has not needed a pretext for such strikes in the past. By providing Ukraine with ATACMS but only allowing it to strike parts of Ukraine occupied by Russia, “we sent Russia the message: ‘You know what? The decision to fire slightly longer-range Western weapons is a difference of degree, not of kind. By law, Russia considers these territories its own, and warned of dire consequences if Ukraine targeted them with Western weaponry.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Kyiv’s, Biden, Putin, Kateryna, ” Stepanenko, Alina Smutko, –, “, ”, William Alberque, ” Alberque, “ I’m, couldn’t, Ukraine can’t, Radek Sikorski, Roman Pilipey, ATACMS, Joe Biden, Alberque, Donald Trump, they’re Organizations: CNN, Institute for, Russia, Korean, Kremlin, Army Tactical Missile Systems, NATO’s, Disarmament, Proliferation, Poland’s, Russia –, Kyiv, NATO Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Russia, Kyiv, Russia's, “ Russia, AFP, Crimea, Washington, Ukraine’s, Kharkiv, Albuquerque, United States

☆ Discovery of fossilized footprints reveals the moment two ancient human species crossed paths
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —More than 1.5 million years ago, two different species of ancient human crossed paths on a lakeshore, perhaps locking eyes with each other. The researchers found 12 hominin tracks in a line, suggesting they were made by the same individual. “There’s one long trackway with 12 (hominin) footprints in it. We hypothesize that those more humanlike footprints are more likely Homo erectus just because the rest of their anatomy is so human,” Hatala said. Shown here is a fossil footprint hypothesized to have been created by Homo erectus, a species of ancient human.

Persons: CNN —, sapiens, ”, Kevin Hatala, “, Neil T, Roach, Hatala, ” Hatala, you’ve, Harvard University Pristinely, couldn’t, Lucy, Louise N, boisei, bosei, Homo erectus, wasn’t, “ Paranthropus, Kevin G, erectus, Briana, Pobiner Organizations: CNN, Chatham University, Harvard University, Turkana Basin, Stony Brook University, Chatham University Hatala, Smithsonian National Museum Locations: Pittsburgh, Koobi Fora, Lake Turkana, Kenya, Ethiopia, Leakey, Turkana, Siberia

☆ Irregular sleep patterns may raise risk of heart attack and stroke, study suggests
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

They calculated each person’s Sleep Regularity Index (SRI) score, with higher scores denoting more regular sleepers. The team then tracked incidents of cardiovascular death, heart attack, heart failure and stroke over eight years and found that irregular sleepers were 26% more likely to suffer one of these events than those with a regular sleep cycle. Irregular sleep means the variations in the time someone goes to sleep and wakes up. However, it was an observational study and, as such, can only establish a link rather than cause and effect: we can’t know for sure if irregular sleep patterns caused the increased risk. But even those irregular sleepers who got the recommended amount of sleep had a higher risk of suffering a major cardiovascular event.

Persons: Jean Pierre Chaput, ”, “, Chaput, Naveed Sattar, Attar Organizations: CNN, University of Ottawa, World Health Organization, University of Glasgow, Epidemiology & Community Health Locations: Canada, Scotland

☆ China’s EV price war is so brutal that BYD is trying to pinch its suppliers
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Juliana Liu | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

“In 2025, while there will be great opportunities in the EV market, market competition will also become more intense, entering a decisive battle and knockout rounds,” he wrote. “Annual price negotiations with suppliers are a common practice in the car industry,” he wrote. It is not mandatory, and everyone can negotiate.”For 15 years, China’s car market has been the world’s biggest. “This means the price war … is really stressing the system,” he said. BYD is China’s top carmaker, commanding 16.2% of the overall vehicle market in the first 10 months of the year, according to the China Passenger Car Association.

Persons: Hong Kong CNN —, Zhiqi, ”, “, Li Yunfei, Tesla, It’s, Bill Russo, “ BYD, Tu, Le Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, “, CNN, Weibo, ”, SAIC Motor, European Union, Trump, Tu Le, Ford, General Motors, China Passenger Car Association, EV Locations: China, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, BYD, Shanghai, Weibo, Chongqing

☆ Syria’s rebels exploit weaknesses in Iran’s proxies to launch surprise offensive
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Mostafa Salem | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

On Friday, the armed rebel groups claimed to have entered the city, which has been under government control since 2016. The Syrian military said it’s “confronting terrorist organizations” and claimed to have inflicted “heavy losses” on the groups since Wednesday. Wednesday’s surprise operation marks the first significant conflagration between Syrian rebels and the regime since March 2020, when Russia and Turkey mediated a ceasefire in the north of the country. The militant group, which was credited for helping save the Assad regime from Syrian rebels, is now significantly weakened, with most of its leaders assassinated. Iran’s proxy Hezbollah has been instrumental in assisting Assad regain territory lost to militias and rebel groups.

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☆ DK Metcalf: The journey of the ‘eclectic’ Seattle Seahawks receiver
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Coy Wire | Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

The then-21-year-old was ruled out for the remainder of the season, and a doctor told him at the time that he’d never play football again. But remarkably, Metcalf made a full recovery, declaring for the 2019 NFL Draft in which he was selected by the Seattle Seahawks with the final pick of the second round. But despite his impressive showing, Metcalf fell to the second round of the NFL Draft where the Seahawks selected him with the 64th overall pick – the ninth receiver taken overall. Metcalf was selected with the 64th pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. “Because there was a time where I was sitting in college with a broken neck not knowing if I was going to play football again.

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