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☆ Vegas Justice League nonprofit has helped solve over 100 cold murder cases
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Alaa Elassar | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

But a suspect was not identified until 2021 with the assistance of the Las Vegas-based nonprofit Vegas Justice League. Crowdfunded crime solvingFounded in 2020 by entrepreneur Justin Woo, the Vegas Justice League – and his nationwide initiative Project Justice – has helped solve 41 cold cases across the country, including nine murders in Las Vegas. Putting the puzzle togetherVegas Justice League has also funded the ongoing DNA testing for at least 82 other ongoing cases. Clark County Commissioner Michael Naft, alongside the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, honored the Vegas Justice League with a key to the Las Vegas Strip for their efforts in solving cold murder cases. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police DepartmentThe idea for Vegas Justice League started when Woo learned about Othram and saw that they were crowdfunding for cases.

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☆ Arizona teen allegedly killed mother and reported her kidnapped in cover-up attempt, police say
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Doha Madani | Doha Madani Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. Pronouns | She Her. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Arizona law enforcement alleges that an 18-year-old killed his mother and tried to report her as kidnapped to cover up her death. Less than 10 minutes later, the son of Mary Collier, 38, called 911 to report her supposed kidnapping. The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office said its deputies quickly confirmed that the body was Collier’s. Her son who made the call was identified as the suspect in her death, the sheriff’s office said. Lt. Ross Teeple of the sheriff’s office told KPNX that the cause of death appears to be “edge weapons” and blunt-force trauma.

Persons: Mary Collier, ”, Collier, James Richey, ’ ” Richey, “, Ross Teeple, KPNX, ” Teeple, Collier’s, Zel Harwell, Harwell, ” Harwell Organizations: Pinal County Sheriff’s, NBC News, NBC, KPNX Locations: Arizona, Sun Tan, Pinal County

☆ Secret audio, overturned convictions and a jail death: The legal saga of an art dealer’s murder
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Tim Stelloh | David Ketterling | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +15 min

But nearly 16 years after Lambert’s murder, the case remains unfinished. (Niroula was fatally assaulted in jail while awaiting a new trial; two defendants previously pleaded guilty, and their convictions weren’t overturned.) Then, he and Niroula began developing a plot to defraud and murder Lambert, the prosecutor said. Four of them, including Niroula and Garcia, were charged with murder, conspiracy, grand theft and other crimes, court records show. Less than a month later, a judge overturned the four murder convictions and set the cases for retrial.

Persons: Cliff Lambert, Lambert, ”, Kaushal Niroula, Daniel Garcia, hadn’t, Niroula, Garcia, Mark Evans, Eddie Mullikin, Steven Kilkullen, Cliff, Anthony Villalobos, David Replogle, “, Kilkullen, he’d, who’d, Tom Fitzmaurice Mullikin, Mullikin, Robert Hightower, —, Hightower, Thomas White, White, — David Replogle, Garcia hasn’t, Stuart Hanlon, Tyson Wrensch, San Francisco’s Castro, Dateline ”, Niroula “, ” Wrensch, ” Tyson Wrensch, Niroula texted Garcia, Niroula —, Lambert’s —, ” Hightower, Mercedes, David Downing, Downing, wasn’t, — “, ” Mullikin, Niroula’s, Replogle, ” Villalobos, “ There’s, hasn’t, ” Kilkullen, ” Tim Stelloh, David Ketterling Organizations: Dateline, NBC News, Riverside County, Midwest, “ Dateline, San, San Francisco Bay Area, Lincoln Town, Marines, Palm, Niroula Locations: INDIO, Calif, California, Palm Springs, Nepal, San Francisco, Riverside County, Riverside, Mexico, San Francisco Bay, San Francisco’s, Coachella, Bay, Los Angeles, Lambert’s, United States, Cliff, Alameda , California, Indio

☆ Trump's closing campaign message is hampered by distractions, disconnect
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump attends his campaign rally at Macomb Community College in Warren, Michigan, U.S., November 1, 2024. Throughout the week, Trump's campaign aired thousands of ads focused on his policy platform: universal tariffs, deeper tax cuts and sweeping immigrant deportations. "This joke does not reflect the views of President Trump or the campaign," Trump campaign senior advisor Danielle Alvarez said last Sunday night. The Harris campaign has spun Trump's comment into a contrast to back its bipartisan case for the Democratic presidential nominee. Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump attends a campaign rally, in Salem, Virginia, U.S. November 2, 2024.

Persons: Donald Trump, Brian Snyder, Donald Trump's, Kamala Harris, Tony Hinchcliffe's, Tony Hinchcliffe, Andrew Kelly, Bad Bunny, Matt Tuerk, I've, Trump, Danielle Alvarez, Harris, Tim Walz, Liz Cheney, Let's, Tucker Carlson, Brendan Mcdermid, Ian Sams, Trump's, Cheney Organizations: Macomb Community College, Reuters, Republican, New, Madison, NBC, MSG, Minnesota Gov, Wyoming, Desert Diamond, Arizona, Democratic, MSNBC, Fox &, Trump Locations: Warren , Michigan, U.S, Puerto Rico, New York, Puerto Rican, Allentown , Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, New York City, Madison, Arizona, Glendale , Arizona, Virginia, Salem , Virginia

From 2008 through 2020, the winning candidate either swept or nearly swept the final six to eight battleground states. Are we still under-sampling Trump voters? Then again, is Trump’s improvement in the polls this cycle an indication the polling community finally got it right on the Trump vote? In 2020, the Trump campaign was the only one knocking on doors during Covid, as the Biden campaign feared scaring its supporters at the doors. The Harris campaign appears invested in doing traditional get-out-the-vote programs in all sorts of places.

Persons: There’s, Donald Trump's, George W, Kamala Harris, Trump, Harris, John Kerry, he’d, Barack Obama, ”, there’s, I’ll, Nikki Haley, you’re, I’ve, Hillary Clinton, “ We’ve, let’s, she’s, Biden, Elon Musk, Charlie Kirk’s, Roe, Wade, Toss, hasn’t Organizations: Trump, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Sun, Democrats, Republican Party, Democratic, North, NBC, GOP, Republican, White, Republicans, Madison Locations: Northern, Wisconsin , Michigan, Pennsylvania, North Carolina , Georgia, Arizona, Nevada, Omaha , Nebraska, Harris, U.S, New Mexico, Ohio, North, Michigan, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Las Vegas, Omaha, Trump, New York

☆ Saudi Arabia is pulling back on a global spending spree to focus on its own projects
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Now the Kingdom plans to cut its foreign investment to prioritize domestic spending. AI is the new focus of investment as Saudi Arabia looks to position itself as a global technology hub. AdvertisementSaudi Arabia is pulling back on its global spending spree to focus on domestic investments. In September, Saudi Arabia held the third Global AI Summit, attracting a host of high-profile leaders and dealmakers. The new focus on domestic investment comes as Saudi Arabia's spending on Neom, its futuristic megacity in the desert, hit $1 trillion.

Persons: —, Yasir Al Rumayyan, we've, Al Rumayyan, Yasir Al, Rumayyan, Hamad I Mohammed, Uber, Andreessen Horowitz Organizations: Service, Public Investment Fund, Future Investment, Economic, REUTERS, Investors, Saudi Press Agency, Financial Times, Saudi, AI, Bloomberg, Sindalah Locations: Saudi, Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Davos, Switzerland, Neom

☆ Up to 35 ISIS operatives killed in US strikes in Syria, US military says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Haley Britzky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Up to 35 ISIS operatives were killed in US strikes against multiple ISIS camps in Syria on Monday evening, the US military announced on Wednesday. “US Central Command forces conducted a series of strikes against several known ISIS camps in Syria, in the early evening of Oct. 28, resulting in up to 35 ISIS operatives killed,” the release, posted on X, said. “The strikes targeted multiple ISIS locations in the Syrian desert, targeting multiple ISIS senior leaders.”It is unclear if the targeted senior leaders were included in the 35 operatives killed. Monday’s strikes are the latest in what appears to be an uptick of operations against ISIS in the Middle East, which have now resulted in dozens of operatives being killed. Earlier this month, Iraqi Security Forces killed four ISIS members, including a senior leader.

Persons: “, CENTCOM, Sabrina Singh Organizations: CNN, ISIS, Central Command, Pentagon, Walter Reed Medical Center, Iraqi Security Forces, Iraq Locations: Syria, Iraq, Anbar, Iraqi

☆ Trump’s plan to radically remake government with RFK Jr. and Elon Musk
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

‘Go wild’ with RFK Jr.Trump has promised to give Kennedy leeway to remake the way the government health apparatus protects Americans. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and former President Donald Trump shake hands during a campaign rally at Desert Diamond Arena on August 23, 2024, in Glendale, Arizona. Both Trump and Kennedy have expressed vaccine skepticism, and Kennedy has been a longtime activist pushing debunked theories about vaccines. In a potential new Trump administration, Musk promises a reinvention of the federal bureaucracy. “Let’s start from scratch,” Musk said at an event in October in Pittsburgh, suggesting a drastic remaking of the federal bureacracy.

Persons: Donald Trump, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, “, Trump, Kennedy, “ I’m, ” Trump, Anne Frank, Rebecca Noble, we’ve, ” Kennedy, Aaron Pellish, Trump’s, “ Trump’s, CNN’s Meg Tirell, Musk, It’s, Musk’s, ” Musk, Elon Musk, Dave McCormick, Michael Swensen, CNN’s David Goldman, “ Musk, ” Goldman, Larry Summer, ” Summers, Summers, Mike Johnson, ”, ” Johnson, Kamala Harris, Johnson Organizations: CNN, Trump, Elon, RFK Jr, Madison, PAC, New York Times, Desert Diamond Arena, HHS, Department of Health, Human Services, CDC, Centers, Disease Control, FDA, Food, Drug Administration, National Institutes of Health, USDA, Department of Agriculture, SpaceX, Tesla, “ Department, Government, Fox News, Congressional, Social Security, Republicans, Health Locations: Nazi Germany, Glendale , Arizona, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, White

MANZANAR, Calif. — Swinging at the first pitch on a hallowed baseball field was 23-year-old Logan Morita. Players from the Japanese American League, along with friends and family of former incarcerees, played in a tribute to the baseball teams formed at prison camps across the country during the era. “It says that they’re resilient,” he said, pointing out the baseball field, garden and school that Japanese Americans built behind barbed wire. As it was during WWII, baseball at Manzanar isn’t just about the score or a winning record. Back when barbed wire restricted freedom, Manzanar players found solace on a field that organizers and volunteers have now rebirthed and made their own.

Persons: Logan Morita, Jimmy Masatoshi Morita, Davis, “ It’s, ” Organizations: U.S, Japanese American League, University of California, Manzanar Locations: Calif, Manzanar, Lodi

A hiker was found dead Monday along a trail in Big Bend National Park in Texas after rangers noticed a vehicle that had been parked for several days and launched a search, staff members said. The National Park Service did not name the 24-year-old hiker in a statement. The Marufo Vega Trail is one of the most rugged locations at Big Bend National Park in Texas. "Big Bend National Park staff and partners are saddened by this loss,” Deputy Superintendent Rick Gupman said in the statement. “Our entire park family extends condolences to the hiker’s family and friends.”Even though it is late October, temperatures in the desert parts of Big Bend National Park have been reaching almost 100 degrees each afternoon, the park service said.

Persons: Vega, Rick Gupman Organizations: National Park Service, National Park, Lajitas International, Weather Locations: Big Bend, Texas, Big, Odessa

☆ Steve Schwarzman says Trump would be an 'efficient and effective' president this time — and Ken Griffin thinks he'll win
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Blackstone CEO Steve Schwarzman said he thinks Trump would make a better president the second time around. He's uncertain about the election result, though Citadel's Ken Griffin said he expects Trump to win. AdvertisementSteve Schwarzman said he thinks Donald Trump would be more "efficient and effective" if he wins next week's election. Citadel founder and CEO Ken Griffin, who was also on the panel, was more assured of the election's outcome. Citadel founder Ken Griffin expects Donald Trump to win the 2024 election.

Persons: Steve Schwarzman, Trump, Ken Griffin, —, Donald Trump, Schwarzman, Mike Blake, Griffin, Alan Murray Organizations: Saudi Arabia's Future Investment, Service, Blackstone, Future Investment Initiative, Saudi, Republican, Bloomberg, Citadel, White Locations: Davos

☆ Small number of North Korean troops are already inside Ukraine, officials say
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Natasha Bertrand | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —A small number of North Korean troops are already inside Ukraine, according to two western intelligence officials, and officials expect that number to grow as the North Koreans complete training in eastern Russia and move toward the front lines of the war. The North Korean troops’ presence inside Ukraine goes a step beyond what NATO and the Pentagon confirmed on Monday, which is that roughly 10,000 North Korean troops are training in eastern Russia with some en route to Russia’s Kursk region. A US official said the US can not yet corroborate reports that North Koreans troops are already inside Ukraine. The Russians have been teaching North Korean soldiers basic Russian commands in training, like “fire” and “in position,” South Korean lawmakers told reporters on Tuesday. ‘The number may rise’South Korean intelligence has put the number of North Korean troops inside Russia right now at about 13,000, higher than the US and the UK.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelensky, catchup, Matthew Miller, Andriy Yermak, Jake Sullivan, Antony Blinken, Yermak, Sullivan, ”, Sullivan “, ” Miller, CNN’s Haley Britzky, Jennifer Hansler Organizations: CNN, North Koreans, North, NATO, Pentagon, South Korea, Korean, State, National, North Korean, South, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence, White House, “ Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Russia’s Kursk, Kursk, “, Koreans, Ukrainian, Washington ,, ”, North Korea, Moscow, China, Pyongyang

☆ Ukraine's surrender hotline is tempting North Koreans to desert, promising they'll be well fed
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine is offering comfortable beds and warm meals to North Korea troops who surrender to them. AdvertisementUkraine is enticing Russia-bound North Korean troops with comfortable beds and warm meals in exchange for their surrender. AdvertisementOn Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an evening address on Telegram that North Korean troops "may appear on the battlefield" any day now. Related storiesRussia's use of North Korean troops is another indicator that it's relying more on allies to sustain its wartime efforts. But Ukraine's attempt to encourage North Korean troops to surrender faces distinct hurdles.

Persons: —, Putin, chatbot, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy, Joseph S, Bermudez Jr, Kim, Bermudez, Bruce W, Bennett Organizations: Service, Korean People's Army, YouTube, North, Business Insider, Ukraine, Pyongyang that'll, Center for International, Strategic Studies, Workers ' Party of, RAND Locations: Ukraine, Korea, North Korea, Russia, South Korea, Europe, Pyongyang, Workers ' Party of Korea

☆ 2 New Jersey restaurateurs turned a Cybertruck into a mobile pizza oven — and they want to cook for Elon Musk
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-27 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The owners say they're huge Tesla fans, and want to one day cook pizza for Elon Musk. AdvertisementA pizzeria in New Jersey has transformed two Cybertrucks into pizza trucks, using one of the Tesla vehicle's most futuristic features to cook pizzas on the go. They wanted new vehicles to relieve the strain on their gasoline pizza truck, which the two partners say was frequently booked months in advance. Now, they say they are facing a huge wave of demand for their Cybertruck pizza trucks, which they've modified to cook pizzas at parties and events. Like other electric vehicles, including the Ford F-150 Lightning, the Cybertruck has bidirectional charging, allowing it to become a mobile power source for appliances and even other electric vehicles.

Persons: Tesla, —, Fabio Antonio Arbelaez, Ryan McDermott, McDermott, Elon Musk, Hurricane Helene, Elon, Arbelaez, aren't, I've Organizations: Elon, Service, Columbia, Ford, EV, Tesla, Austin Locations: Jersey, New Jersey, Columbia, Florida, Hurricane, Colombia, Texas

☆ I've been to over 200 high-end golf courses around the globe. Here are 8 of my all-time favorites.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-27 | by ( David Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

I'll never forget Cypress Point Club in Pebble Beach, CaliforniaCypress Point Club is right on the water. Forest Dunes Golf Club in northern Michigan is one of the Mitten State's best-kept secretsForest Dunes Golf Club has trees, water, and greenery. Evan SchillerTo create Forest Dunes Golf Club, golf pro Tom Weiskopf routed 18 holes through aromatic, pine-studded sand dunes in the middle of Michigan farm country. Chris Coduto/Getty ImagesScottsdale, Arizona, is home to over 200 golf courses and is a choice winter getaway for snowbirds from all over. AdvertisementOmni Golf's Grove Park Inn is still popular after 100 yearsThe Omni Grove Park Inn has been around for quite some time.

Persons: —, it's, I've, David Madison, Alister MacKenzie, Robert Trent Jones, Evan Schiller, Tom Weiskopf, Tom Doak, David McLay Kidd, Gamble, Kidd, Chris Coduto, Jack Nicklaus, Donald Ross, Barack Obama, Scott Fitzgerald, Tom Weiskopf's Cabo Organizations: Point, Spyglass, Omni, Service, California Cypress Point, Getty, University of Michigan, Getty Images, North, Cabo del Sol Locations: California, Cabo, Sol, Pebble Beach, California Cypress, Cypress, Pebble Beach , California, Spyglass, Cypress Point, Carmel, Michigan, Roscommon , Michigan, Bandon, Oregon, Brewster , Washington, Columbia, Scottsdale, Arizona, Getty Images Scottsdale , Arizona, Omni Grove, Grove, Carolinas, North Carolina, Pinehurst, Asheville, Mexico, Tom Weiskopf's Cabo del Sol, Cabos, Cortez

☆ Saudi Arabia will reportedly give a select group of visitors a first glimpse of Neom, showing them Sindalah — a luxury island retreat in the Red Sea
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Nora Redmond | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Some guests at Saudi Arabia's annual investment conference will have the chance to visit part of Neom. A group of visitors will be taken to Sindalah, an island retreat in the Red Sea, Bloomberg reports. AdvertisementAs guests descend upon Saudi Arabia for a major annual investment conference, some will have the opportunity to see the country's futuristic megacity, Neom, firsthand. Days before the conference begins, a select group of guests has been invited to visit Sindalah Island, per Bloomberg. Sindalah is a luxury island complex in the Red Sea off Saudi Arabia's west coast designed as a "unique escape" for visitors to Neom.

Persons: Neom, —, BlackRock's Larry Fink, Goldman Sachs, David Solomon, Citigroup's Jane Fraser, Julia Hoggett, Ken Griffin, Sindalah, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Malcolm Aw Organizations: Saudi, Bloomberg, Service, Investment Initiative, London Stock, Solar, Business Locations: Neom, Red, Saudi, Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Sindalah

☆ North Korea knows its troops could desert in Ukraine. It has chilling ways to keep them in line.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The US says North Korean troops are in Russia, possibly bound for the war in Ukraine. AdvertisementAny North Korean troops sent to fight in Ukraine would be subject to harsh measures to ensure they don't desert, observers have told Business Insider. On Wednesday, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said "there is evidence" that North Korean troops were training in Russia. Scattered reports have claimed that smaller numbers of North Korean troops are already in Ukraine. Bennett said that the presence of North Korean troops in Ukraine could offer a rare opportunity to reach high-placed North Korean citizens.

Persons: —, Lloyd Austin, Hromadske, Kim Jong Un, Joseph S, Bermudez Jr, Kim Jong, It's, Mark Collins, Kim, Bermudez, They're, Bruce W, Bennett, they've, Kim's, Kim Yo Jong, we've Organizations: North, Service, US, Business, Center for International, Strategic Studies, National Intelligence Service, South, Workers ' Party of Korea, RAND Locations: Russia, Ukraine, North Korea, South Korea North Korea, North Koreans, Pyongyang, Korea, Nazi, Soviet, South Korea

☆ How 2 key characters in 'Woman of the Hour' are based on people who had brushes with Dating Game killer Rodney Alcala
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

"Woman of the Hour" is based on the true story of serial killer Rodney Alcala appearing on a dating show. AdvertisementNetflix's new movie "Woman of the Hour" takes inspiration from the wild story of serial killer Rodney Alcala competing on a dating show, but recenters the narrative on a woman who narrowly evaded becoming one of his victims. Here's how two key secondary characters in "Woman of the Hour," Amy and Laura, are inspired by real-life people. Related storiesIn 'Woman of the Hour,' teen runaway Amy outsmarts Rodney and is instrumental in him getting arrestedAutumn Best as Amy in "Woman of the Hour." Laura's experience reflects the way the real Alcala was reported to law enforcement multiple times but didn't face consequences until much later in life.

Persons: Rodney Alcala, Amy, Monique Hoyt, Laura, —, Anna Kendrick, Sheryl, Daniel Zovatto, Rodney, Cheryl Bradshaw's, Rodney's, Alcala, Tali Shapiro, Morgan Rowan, Amy outsmarts Rodney, Netflix Amy, she'd, Hoyt, Nicolette Robinson, Leah Gallo, Alison, Ken, Max Lloyd, Jones, Kendrick, Tudum Organizations: Service, ABC, Alcala, Netflix Locations: Alcala, Here's, San Gabriel , California, Corcoran

☆ Lonely Planet’s top places to go in 2025
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-23 | by ( Maureen O'Hare | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Grab your passport and your sunscreen, Lonely Planet has just revealed its 30 must-visit destinations for 2025 as well as a brand-new rundown of top 10 travel trends. Cameroon, Lithuania and Fiji got nods as country destinations and Chiriqui in Panama and Valais in Switzerland were classed as regions with rizz. For cities, “number one on the list this year is Toulouse, France,” Nitya Chambers, Lonely Planet’s SVP, content and executive editor, tells CNN. Train-hopping is the top travel trend identified by Lonely Planet in this 15th edition of its best-selling “Best in Travel” book. Christopher Horsley/Getty ImagesLocal flavors and outdoor adventureThe northern Thai city of Chiang Mai weaves into Lonely Planet’s local flavors travel trend.

Persons: ” Nitya Chambers, It’s, Chambers, ”, Christopher Horsley, Chiang Mai, “, rawness, it’s, –, Justin Foulkes, Bulgaria Chiang Mai Organizations: CNN, Lonely Planet’s, Lonely, Getty, Sustainable Development, ”, Regions, Cities, Brazil Palma de Mallorca, Cameroon Lithuania Fiji Laos Kazakhstan Paraguay Trinidad & Tobago Vanuatu Slovakia Armenia Regions Low, Coastal Locations: Bansko, Bulgaria, Osaka, Japan, Edmonton, Canada, Cameroon, Lithuania, Fiji, Chiriqui, Panama, Valais, Switzerland, Toulouse, France, Puducherry, Pondicherry, Chennai, Vanuatu, Ambrym, Christopher, Thai, Pacific Islands, England, East Anglia, Turkey, Giresun, Coastal Georgia, Cities Toulouse, France Pondicherry, India Bansko, Thailand Genoa, Italy Pittsburgh, USA Osaka, Japan Curitiba, Brazil, Spain Edmonton, Cameroon Lithuania Fiji Laos Kazakhstan Paraguay Trinidad & Tobago Vanuatu Slovakia, Nepal Chiriqui, Panama Launceston, Valley, Australia Valais, Turkiye Bavaria, Germany, Anglia, Hood, Columbia, Oregon

☆ 'Swicy' items take over restaurant menus as Gen Z seeks heat
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Nearly 10% of restaurant menus have "sweet and spicy" items, up 1.8% over the last 12 months, according to market research firm Datassential. Common menu items have paired fruity flavors and chili powder, or used sauces like hot honey and gochujang, a red chili paste that's a popular Korean condiment. Courtesy: StarbucksAlthough the menu items were largely only available for a limited time, culinary experts think that the swicy trend has staying power. Buzzy, trendy menu items are more important now to restaurants, which are leaning on both discounts and innovation to attract diners and reverse declining sales. Limited-time menu items are particularly attractive to Gen Z customers, a key demographic because they account for roughly a fifth of Americans.

Persons: Randy Shropshire, trendologist Kara Nielsen, Nielsen, Jeffrey Saad, Hadar Cohen Aviram, McCormick, Cohen Aviram, Gen Zwicy Organizations: Coca, Getty, Food Institute, Box Intelligence, Sweet, Food Network, Istock, Nielsen, McCormick Locations: Chico, Thermal , California, U.S, San Francisco, Korean, Cholula

☆ On 'SNL,' Maya Rudolph's Kamala Harris shines despite hostile interviewer played by Alec Baldwin
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dennis-Romero-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Dennis Romero | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Kamala Harris may have had to talk over a combative Fox News interviewer last week, but on "Saturday Night Live" she was seen. Harris in an interview that aired Wednesday faced Fox News anchor Bret Baier in an appearance in which both talked over each other. In the comedic reality of "Saturday Night Live," Harris, portrayed by Maya Rudolph, used her time to reach out to younger voters on TikTok. “He can dance all he wants to YMCA or to any other song he doesn’t realize is a gay anthem,” Rudolph’s Harris said. Michael Keaton, who returned to dark comedy in the "Beetlejuice" sequel, "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice," hosted.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Harris, Bret Baier, Baier, Alec Baldwin, Maya Rudolph, James Austin Johnson, Johnson's Trump, Trump, Dana Carvey, Biden, Juh, ” Rudolph’s Harris, Michael Keaton, Billy Eilish Organizations: Fox, Fox News, Wednesday, SNL, Trump, America, YMCA, NBC, NBC News Locations: TikTok, Broad, Coachella , California, Oaks, Pennsylvania, NBCUniversal

But consciously or unconsciously, no consumer choice says "us vs. them" more than what car we choose to drive. The most Republican vehicle in America? The Jeep Wrangler. It began with the Jeep Wrangler, the brand's most iconic model. How purple is your car brand?

Persons: Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Trump, Biden, MAGA, Ivan Drury, Edmunds, Jeep, Dave Kelleher, Kelleher, they've, Lincoln, Mark Healy, Nora Naughton, BI's, Andrew Thompson Organizations: Republican, Democratic, Toyota, VW, Republicans, Army, Stellantis, Jeep, Wrangler, Toledo Jeep Fest, Flipturn Creative Studios Locations: America, Hoofddorp , Netherlands, Pennsylvania, Moab, Appalachia

☆ This is OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's favorite question about AGI
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-19 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Earlier this year, Sam Altman discussed the future of artificial general intelligence at Harvard. Altman said he envisions AGI as a tool to enhance productivity and create shared intelligence. OpenAI's mission is to develop AGI, a form of intelligence that mimics human reasoning. AdvertisementSam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, is always in the media spotlight, fielding many questions. It showed him one part of "what the post-AGI world can look like," Altman said on the Life in Seven Songs podcast.

Persons: Sam Altman, Altman, —, Patrick Chung, OpenAI, AGI, — Altman, we're, it'll, Rob Price Organizations: Harvard, Service, Harvard Business School

☆ A historically Black community grapples with lasting impacts after Baltimore bridge collapse
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +12 min

For their working-class, historically Black neighborhood, it was a lifeline to the outside world, a source of both pride and convenience. She doesn’t want to leave Turner Station, where her grandparents put down roots many decades ago. The federal government provided nearby housing only for white workers, so Black families started their own community in nearby Turner Station. He said Turner Station residents have expressed concern about potential damage to buildings from the seismic impact of the collapse. Meanwhile, Turner Station residents will be doing what they’ve done for generations: coming together and fighting for their community.

Persons: Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key, Minor, she’s, ruefully, ”, Courtney Speed, shouldn’t, “ We’ve, Turner, Speed’s Barber, “, ” Henrietta, Johns Hopkins, Robert Curbeam, Kweisi Mfume, Calvin Hill, “ It’s, Mfume, he’s, ” Mfume, Marquis Neal, Linwood Jackson, Jackson, ” Vernon Banks, There’s Gloria Nelson, there’s, Rashad Singletary, ” Singletary, God, He’s, nodded Organizations: Turner, Black steelworkers Turner, Black steelworkers, Bethlehem Steel, Turner Station, NASA, . Rep, NAACP, NFL, Democrat, ” Residents, football, Mount, Mount Olive Baptist Church Locations: Black, Turner, Baltimore’s, Baltimore, Southern, Congress, Baltimore County, Vietnam, Bethlehem, Avondale, Mount Olive

☆ A deadly detour: Migrant deaths spike outside El Paso
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( David Noriega | David Noriega Is An Nbc News Correspondent Based In Los Angeles. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

SUNLAND PARK, N.M. — In each of the last two summers, Laura Mae Williams, who recovers bodies for the New Mexico Medical Investigator’s Office, has had to visit the U.S.-Mexico borderlands multiple times a week. The Medical Investigator’s Office, part of the University of New Mexico Health System, used to recover only a handful of bodies a year. First responders, elected officials and advocates in New Mexico attribute the spike in deaths largely to Texas Gov. Officials, including the New Mexico Medical Investigator’s Office, also blame smugglers for the deaths, noting that in many cases they abandon people who fall behind — but only after they take their phones. “It raises an important question,” said Dr. Heather Jarrell, the chief medical examiner at the Medical Investigator’s Office, whose office marks the deaths as accidental.

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