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☆ Aghast at Hamas killings, Israelis buy up guns with government's blessing
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Joseph Campbell | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"I have six children, and after the incident of the 7th of October, I understood that I must protect myself. Aghast at the Hamas killing spree in their southern towns and villages, and worried by the military's slow response, Israelis are arming themselves in record numbers with the blessing of their government. Israel has been bombarding the Gaza Strip since Hamas's attack on Israeli communities on Oct. 7, which it says killed some 1,400 people. Before Oct. 7, the Kfar Saba Shooting Range was holding just one training course per day, now they’re holding three to four daily. Gun control advocates say making firearms too freely available raises the risk of accidental shootings, murder and suicide.

Persons: Ronen, KFAR, Shimrit Ben Arosh, Aghast, Benjamin Netanyahu, Itamar Ben, Netanyahu, Israel, Gil Shemesh, Dan Williams, Deborah Kyvrikosaios Organizations: West Bank, REUTERS, Hamas, Thomson Locations: Gush Etzion, KFAR SABA, Israel, Hamas, Kfar Saba, Gaza, Israeli

☆ Fountains of diamonds erupt from the ground when continents break up, say scientists — and it could help uncover new deposits
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

These eruptions have baffled scientists as they happen more often after continents break up. "The pattern of diamond eruptions is cyclical, mimicking the rhythm of the supercontinents, which assemble and break up in a repeated pattern over time," Gernon said. In fact, scientists found that most kimberlite volcanoes occurred 20 to 30 million years after the tectonic breakup of Earth's continents. But instead, it tends to appear in "a sweet spot in the interior of continents where diamonds form," Gernon said. Sergei Karpukhin/ReutersThe scientists say having uncovered this chain reaction could help discover diamond deposits in the future.

Persons: Tom Ger, Gernon, Stephen Jones, Jones, Sergei Karpukhin, he'll Organizations: Service, University of Southampton, Guardian, Reuters, University of Birmingham, Nature Locations: Wall, Silicon, kimberlite, Russia

☆ Apple expected to post third consecutive down quarter, but its forecast is more important
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Kif Leswing | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

David A. Grogan | CNBCEmerging markets and ChinaSome analysts are eager to see Apple give data points on India sales. India became one of Apple's top five iPhone markets during the quarter, according to analyst estimates. If Apple stockpiled parts and has enough to make what it needs to produce, it could help margins, analysts say. Wall Street likes to see Apple's services business grow regularly and smoothly, because the margins on services are so much higher than when Apple sells hardware. Apple suggested a 5% year-over-year increase in services, and FactSet's estimates more than $20.7 billion in revenue.

Persons: Tim Cook, Valley's Allen, David A, Cook, D.A, Davidson, Tom Forte, Piper Sandler, Harsh Kumar, Kumar, Apple, Sidney Ho, Wells, Aaron Rakers Organizations: Company, Grogan, CNBC, Apple, Google, Apple Pay, Services, Deutsche Bank, Bloomberg Locations: Sun Valley , Idaho, China, India, Hong Kong, Taiwan

☆ 32-year-old turned Airbnb rental into a $205,000-a-year side hustle—here's a 'large part' of what made it successful
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Jamie Inlow started out with an idea, no business or real estate experience, and a $2,000 gift from her neighbor. By 2021, Inlow and one full-time staffer managed 30 listings, bringing in $205,000 in revenue. Much of that money went toward maintenance, repairs and adding properties to Be Still Getaways' portfolio. It brought in $2.28 million in revenue last year on Airbnb and rental platform Eviivo, according to documents reviewed by CNBC Make It. There's a huge need for short-term rental property managers, so if you want to do it, do it.

Persons: they've, Jamie Inlow, Inlow, Getaways, —, she'd, it's, I'm, What's, Warren Buffett Organizations: CNBC, University of Virginia, Revenue Locations: Scottsville , Virginia, Airbnb, Virginia

☆ Israel set to approve thousands of building permits in West Bank
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

JERUSALEM, June 18 (Reuters) - Israel's nationalist-religious government on Sunday tabled plans to approve thousands of building permits in the occupied West Bank, despite U.S. pressure to halt settlement expansion that Washington sees as an obstacle to peace with Palestinians. "We will continue to develop the settlement of and strengthen the Israeli hold on the territory," said Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who also holds a defence portfolio that gives him a leading role in West Bank administration. Palestinians seek to establish an independent state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip with East Jerusalem as their capital. Since entering office in January, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition has approved the promotion of more than 7,000 new housing units, most deep in the West Bank. In response to Sunday's Israeli decision, the Palestinian Authority - which exercises limited self-rule in parts of the West Bank - said it would boycott a meeting of the Joint Economic Committee with Israel scheduled for Monday.

Persons: Bezalel Smotrich, Benjamin Netanyahu's, Shlomo Ne'eman, Emily Rose, Nidal, Mark Heinrich Our Organizations: West Bank, Washington, Planning, West, United, Palestinian Authority, Israel, Hamas, Gush, Gush Etzion Regional Council, Yesha, Thomson Locations: West Bank, Israel, Gaza, East Jerusalem, United States, Palestinian, Judea, Samaria, Jordan, Gush Etzion, Jerusalem

☆ The Truth About ‘Nature’s Ozempic’
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Dani Blum | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

As the demand for Ozempic — the injectable diabetes medication that has become coveted for inducing weight loss — continues to intensify, people across TikTok are posting about alternatives. Some gush about other diabetes drugs, like Mounjaro; some tout so-called “generic” Ozempic from compounding pharmacies. And some are trumpeting what they claim is a cheaper option, readily available in pharmacies and online: “nature’s Ozempic,” better known as berberine. Experts say that while berberine has proven metabolic effects on the body, whether it can actually induce weight loss remains murky. “Generally, it’s a really good compound that has some good evidence behind it,” said Dr. Melinda Ring, an integrative medicine specialist at Northwestern Medicine.

Persons: ”, berberine, Melinda Ring Organizations: Ozempic, Northwestern Medicine Locations: Asia

☆ Opinion: What happened to Elon Musk?
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Opinion Frida Ghitis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Appalled, Enes Kanter Freedom, the Turkish-born former NBA player, a fierce critic of Erdogan, told CNN, “I don’t want to hear about Elon Musk talking about free speech ever again. It turns out Musk’s free speech absolutism is less than absolute. Absurdly, he now says, “By ‘free speech,’ I simply mean that which matches the law.” So, if a tyrant makes a law banning criticism, will Musk believe that muzzling its critics conforms with free speech? Beyond his free speech hypocrisy, there’s the vanishing aura of Musk as the thoughtful futurist concerned about humanity’s fate. Soros, Musk wrote – to almost 140 million Twitter followers – “wants to erode the very fabric of civilization.

☆ Israel demolishes Palestinian West Bank school
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-07 | by ( Emily Rose | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/6] Israeli troops take position during clashes between Palestinians and Israeli troops after Israeli machinery demolish a school near Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank May 7, 2023. REUTERS/Mussa QawasmaJERUSALEM, May 7 (Reuters) - Israeli authorities demolished a Palestinian school in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, drawing harsh condemnation from the European Union. "We got ready to come to school and when we arrived we didn't find the school," student Mohammed Ibrahim told Reuters. Israel has often cited a lack of building permits, which Palestinians and rights groups say are nearly impossible to obtain, in destroying Palestinian structures in the West Bank, an area it captured in the 1967 Middle East war. The Gush Etzion Regional Council, which represents a nearby block of Jewish settlers in the West Bank, welcomed the demolition.

☆ Hollywood writers: Tell us what you earn and how you budget as the WGA prepares to strike for more pay
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The shift to streaming media has resulted in a gush of new TV shows and movies, and content budgets at companies like Netflix and Disney have ballooned — but writers' pay hasn't kept up. Insider is asking film and TV writers to share what they make and show the challenges at the root of a potential WGA strike. Fully half of TV series writers were paid the basic minimum rate under the WGA contract, up from 33% in 2013-14, according to a WGA survey. With the WGA preparing to go on strike in May over pay and other issues regarding the structure of Hollywood writers' work, we want to hear from guild members about the challenges they face in making ends meet. For an idea of what this project will look like, see our earlier post on Hollywood salary diaries.

☆ The Amateur With an Attitude Vying to Win the Masters
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-08 | by ( Andrew Beaton | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

AUGUSTA, Ga.—Amateurs at the Masters are supposed to gush about the famous country club that hosts the event, giddily sleep in a room called the Crow’s Nest and revere Bobby Jones. Then they usually get out of the way to let the pros battle it out. Sam Bennett isn’t one of those amateurs.

☆ Here's what Niagara Falls looked like when it was turned off for the first time in 12,000 years
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-07 | by ( James Pasley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

In 1969, the US Army Corps of Engineers dumped 27,000 tons of rock to dam the Niagara River and stop the American Falls. They were assessing a growing pile of boulders at the bottom out of concern the falls could become rapids. But in the end, engineers found the boulders were necessary to prop up the face of the falls. Engineers had blocked it off so they could examine the boulders at the base of the falls and see whether they could be removed. Here's why, after 12,000 years, the famous falls were "turned off."

☆ Tiger Woods's NDA battle with Erica Herman is dragging his obsession with privacy into the spotlight
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-14 | by ( Jack Newsham | Katherine Long | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Tiger Woods's ex-girlfriend Erica Herman claims he evicted and abused her, but she has an NDA. Davis wasn't the first person asked to keep Tiger Woods's name out of his mouth, and according to a $30 million lawsuit filed earlier this month by Woods's ex-girlfriend Erica Herman, he wasn't the last. The battle over Herman's NDA is a window into Woods's longtime obsession with privacy. In October 2021, exhibits and transcripts were sealed in an unsuccessful case brought by the family of an employee at Tiger Woods's restaurant who died in a drunk driving incident. When Woods's image imploded in 2009, he used nondisclosure agreements to stanch the gush of details about his personal life into the media.

☆ Their children went viral. Now they wish they could wipe them from the internet.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Morgan Sung | Morgan Sung Is A Trends Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +15 min

Kodye Elyse, a cosmetic tattoo artist, said she "really wasn’t on social media" before then so she barely had any followers. As social media usership increases — especially on video platforms like TikTok — the potential viewership of each video is limitless. Some allege that being so prominently featured on their parents’ social media accounts negatively impacted them. It’s taken a toll on their mental health and shaped how they navigate their own social media presence. They also use their account to advocate for better protections for children online.

☆ Rivian owners can’t help but gush about their trucks, flaws and all
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Matt Mcfarland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“The Rivian is probably my favorite vehicle.”A Rivian R1T leaves the assembly line at its manufacturing plant in Normal, Illinois. Rivian owners have generally praised the R1T's features, including the gear tunnel for extra storage. Barnhart was one of several Rivian owners who said they were pleased with how accurately Rivian estimates its vehicles range. Feehley and other Rivian owners say it’s common to get questions from curious onlookers in parking lots, or to have people in cars driving alongside them taking pictures. Rivian owners describe being unwilling to ever sell their trucks.

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