DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

☆ Sick of the grind, he ditched the city to live in a tiny house in the woods. Now, he estimates he gets by on $750 a month.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-06 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Anders Boisen. Anders Boisen. AdvertisementDuring the pandemic, he quit his job in order to focus on building his tiny house. Anders Boisen. He had already been building a tiny house on the side, and he decided to focus on the project full-time.

Persons: —, Anders Boisen, he's, Boisen, It's, I'm, isn't, I've Organizations: Service, Business Communication, Business Locations: Denmark, Danish, English, Aarhus, There's, homeownership, Boisen

☆ Andrew Tate placed under house arrest as new human trafficking allegations emerge involving minors
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

BUCHAREST, Romania — A court in Romania’s capital Thursday placed the divisive internet influencer Andrew Tate under house arrest for 30 days, as prosecutors investigate a sprawling new case that involves allegations of human trafficking of minors and sex with a minor. Outside the court after the judge issued his house arrest measure, Andrew Tate told reporters that many of the alleged victims in the new case have statements in the Tate brother’s defense. After the Tate brothers’ arrest in December 2022, they were held for three months in police detention before being moved to house arrest. Last month, a court overturned an earlier decision that allowed the Tate brothers to leave Romania as they await trial. In March, the Tate brothers also appeared at the Bucharest Court of Appeal in a separate case, after British authorities issued arrest warrants over allegations of sexual aggression in a U.K. case dating back to 2012-2015.

Persons: Andrew Tate, Tate, Tristan Tate, Tristan, Mateea Petrescu, ’, “, DIICOT, Daniel Mihailescu, ”, ” DIICOT Organizations: Prosecutors, Tate, Getty, European Union Locations: BUCHAREST, Romania, Romania’s, Bucharest, Ilfov county, U.S, Romanian, AFP

☆ They survived rape, death threats: LGBTQ+ asylum-seekers seek a life of safety, peace
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Andrés González | Andrés González Is A Senior Producer With Msnbc. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Andres Gonzalez / NBC News“To live in Honduras and be part of the LGBT community is all about survival,” Gretta Mazariegos said. “I had to become a very resilient person for my brother,” Gretta Mazariegos said. Crawford said it is common for LGBTQ asylum-seekers to face barriers when collecting evidence and documentation, such as police reports and medical records. It might be that they had to flee so quickly, they couldn’t gather that type of evidence,” Crawford said. Gretta Mazariegos said there are "so many things I want to do," so many plans.

Persons: JERSEY CITY , New Jersey — Michelle Carranza, ” Carranza, Gretta Mazariegos, Isaac, Michelle Carranza, Andres Gonzalez, “, ” Isaac Mazariegos, Carranza, Gretta, ‘, ’ ” Carranza, Mazariegos, ” Gretta Mazariegos, ”, ‘ You’re, You’re, Joe Biden, Bridget Crawford, ’ ” Crawford, ” Crawford, Crawford, Michelle, Isaac Mazariegos Organizations: JERSEY CITY, NBC News, MSNBC, NBC, of American, Human Rights Watch, U.S . Customs, Carranza, U.S, Immigration Locations: JERSEY, JERSEY CITY , New Jersey, Honduras, of, Guatemala, Chiapas, Mexico, Tijuana, U.S, Latin America, Calexico , California, Villanueva, Trenton , New Jersey, “

☆ ‘The fire moved faster than the cars:’ Residents in Athens suburbs describe destruction wrought by deadly wildfires
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Eleni Giokos | Christian Edwards | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Athens, Greece CNN —Where just hours ago there were thick rows of trees, now stumps protrude and smoke still rises from scorched soil. “At some point, the fire went faster than the cars,” Vasilis Xypolitas, mayor of Kifisia municipality on the outskirts of Athens, told CNN. Her car, like scores of others lining the roads that climb out of Athens, was burned. More than 700 firefighters, nearly 200 vehicles and 35 water-bombing aircraft were deployed to battle the blaze, Greek public broadcaster ERT reported. Once the winds and the worst of the blaze abated, residents in Chalandri returned to inspect the damage.

Persons: Greece CNN —, bedsheets –, Vasilis Xypolitas, ”, Sophia, Alexandros Avramidis, Xypolitas Organizations: Greece CNN, CNN, “, ERT, Ministry, Protection Locations: Athens, Greece, Chalandri, Attica, “, Kifisia, Penteli, Varnavas, Grammatiko

☆ Lack of worker heat protections despite rising temperatures leave patchwork of guidelines, put workers in danger
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Robert Ilich | Nic F. Anderson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Esteban Wood still remembers the time a 74-year-old Mexican farmer in Homestead, Florida, collapsed on the job from extreme heat. Such outdoor workers include lifeguards, transportation employees, ironworkers, agricultural workers and letter carriers. States like California, Colorado, Minnesota and Washington, have some heat protections for workers but they are not uniform or sweeping. For example, Minnesota’s protections only apply to indoor workers while California’s heat protections include both indoor and outdoor workers. The government must implement wage protections alongside heat protections, said Dr. Kristina Dahl, a principal climate scientist at the Union of Concerned Scientists.

Persons: CNN — Esteban Wood, Wood, Jose Delgado, Delgado, Bill, Greg Abbott, Rob DeSantis, Ana Gonzalez, ’, ”, Mario Tama, El Paso, Collyn Peddie, Travis, Peddie, Brian Renfroe, Eugene Gates Jr, Biden, Renfroe, Kristina Dahl, Dahl, it’s, ” Dahl, ” Veronica Carrasco, Carrasco, ” Carrasco Organizations: CNN, Texas Gov, Florida Gov, AFL, El, Carriers, Union of Concerned, Department of Labor, US Postal Service, Occupational Safety, Health Administration Locations: Homestead , Florida, Florida, Texas, Coachella , California, California, Coachella, California , Colorado , Minnesota, Washington, Houston, San Antonio, Houston’s, United States, Phoenix , Arizona, U.S, Honduran, Dallas, Honduras

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Such escalation could also jeopardize efforts to reach a ceasefire in Gaza and release hostages, despite recent progress in negotiations. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin discussed comprehensive security strategies to protect Israel, according to a statement on Monday. Israel was considering its options to prepare for a regional attack over the weekend. The country braces for war in its own way and tends to pick up after itself.

Persons: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Ismail Haniyeh, ”, Israel, Israel hasn’t, “, Yoav Gallant, Defense Lloyd Austin, Michael Kurilla, Kurilla, Ayman Safadi, Badr Abdelatti, Ali Bagheri Kani, ‘, Masoud Pezeshkian, Safadi, Nasser Kanaani, Fu’ad Shukr, Majdal Shams, Hassan Nasrallah, Benjamin Netanyahu, ” “, ” Netanyahu, Ali Bagheri, Netanyahu, Gallant, Daniel Hagari, Lebanon scrambledto, floaties, Samer Othman, Jalaa Marey, Othman, Liz Nicholas, David Adom, Be’er, Ivana Reiser, Zeev Jabotinsky, Naama, ” Be’er, ” Baer, Reiser, Roy Dror, Ron Heckmann, they’re, Dror, ” Heckmann, Uri Shacham, Shacham Organizations: Jerusalem CNN —, Iran’s, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Saturday, US, Israeli, Defense, US Central Command, Jordanian, Egypt’s, Zionist, Israel, Iran, Sunday, Getty Images Israel, Hezbollah, CNN, Mount, Mount Herzl Military, Getty, MDA Locations: Beirut, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Israel, Iran, Tehran, Lebanon, Gaza, United States, Syria, Majdal, Golan, ”, AFP, Cairo, Lebanese, Beirut’s, Mount Herzl, London, Nahariyah

CNN —The US, UK and France are among several countries urging their citizens to leave Lebanon as heightened tensions in the region spark fears of a widening Middle East conflict. Haniyeh’s death came just hours after an Israeli strike on the Lebanese capital Beirut killed Hezbollah’s most senior military commander, Fu’ad Shukr. Many countries already had travel warnings in place but have issued fresh advice in the wake of the latest developments. AFP/Getty ImagesFrance told its citizens to make arrangements to leave Lebanon “as soon as possible” in a statement from the Ministry for Europe and Foreign affairs on Sunday. Israel says it is ready for “range of scenarios” following the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Iran.

Persons: ”, David Lammy, “, Ismail Haniyeh, Hezbollah’s, Fu’ad, Jordan Organizations: CNN, Saturday Hezbollah, AFP, Getty, France, Ministry for, Foreign, ” Airlines, Air France, Lufthansa, Kuwaiti Airlines, Saturday, Pentagon Locations: France, Lebanon, ” Britain’s, Iran, Israel, Tehran, Beirut, Gaza, Metullah, Ministry for Europe, Jerusalem

☆ Italy’s famous ‘Path of Love’ reopens after more than 12 years
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Sharon Braithwaite | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The 900-meter (2,950-foot) panoramic route overlooking the sea is located in the Municipality of Riomaggiore. The overall investment was almost €24 million (about $26 million) split among several ministries in Italy. The "Path of Love" runs from here to Manarola. Marco Bertorello/AFP/Getty ImagesThe path will be managed by the Municipality of Riomaggiore as an open-air museum. On Friday evening the “Path of Love” was officially inaugurated by government officials and local authorities.

Persons: –, Marco Bertorello, ”, Giacomo Giampedrone, Giampedrone, ” Giampedrone, “ Organizations: CNN, Italian Tourism Ministry, Terre, UNESCO, Tourism Ministry, Cinque Terre, Getty, La Spezia Locations: Riomaggiore, That’s, Liguria, Italy, Cinque, AFP, Manarola, Ligurians

☆ Exhausted at work, she spent four months in France and Spain on a $6,800 budget
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Marylou Costa | Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

In 2023, Rowena Hennigan came to a difficult but necessary conclusion — she needed an extended break from work. That didn't leave much left for her travel budget, but Hennigan had a plan, she said. Hennigan spent the first few days on her own, before her husband and daughter joined her. The family plans to do another house sit in France during their summer holidays this year, she said. Total costs: around $300 (excluding Trusted Housesitters' annual membership fee of $240)The outcome of her four-month break

Persons: Rowena Hennigan, Hennigan, Spain —, France Hennigan Organizations: Gran Canaria Locations: Dublin, Hennigan, Zaragoza, Spain, Gran, Canary Islands, Spanish, Canfranc, France, Valencia, Formigal, Villembits, Tarbes

☆ Two killed as walkway collapses at Italy’s notorious ‘Gomorrah’ slum
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Barbie Latza Nadeau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Rome CNN —Two people were killed and at least 13 injured Tuesday when an elevated walkway collapsed in a condemned Italian slum notorious for its links to organized criminal groups. The Italian Fire Brigade said a 29-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman were killed in the collapse at the Le Vele housing slum in the Neapolitan suburb of Scampia. More than 800 people were living as squatters in the apartment complex at the time, including 300 children, according to the fire brigade. The housing complex, built in the 1970s and 1980s, originally consisted of four apartment buildings shaped like sails (“vele”) joined by elevated walkways. After the order to clear the complex in 2020, the local municipality launched a redevelopment project to house those still living at La Vele.

Persons: Rome, Roberto Saviano’s “, Gaetano Manfredi, ” Manfredi, Giorgia Meloni, ” Organizations: Rome CNN, Italian Fire Brigade, Le, Camorra Locations: Neapolitan, Scampia, La, Italian

☆ Croatia: Assailant kills five people at care home for the elderly, media reports say
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Story Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Zagreb, Croatia AP —An assailant entered an elderly care home on Monday in central Croatia, killing and wounding several people, Croatian police said. Media reports said five people were killed. The Index news portal said five people died immediately, while others were still receiving medical assistance. The suspect fled the scene, but the police soon caught him in a cafe near the facility in the town of Daruvar, the report said. Police said they were informed after 10 a.m. Monday that a man using firearms killed and wounded several people at the nursing home.

Persons: ” Organizations: Croatia AP, Media, Police, Authorities Locations: Zagreb, Croatia, Daruvar, Slavonia

Though many Americans believe the housing market is at risk of crashing, the economists who study housing market conditions overwhelmingly do not expect a crash in 2024 or beyond. How low demand can cause a housing market crashA sudden drop in homebuying demand can lead to a housing market crash. What a housing market crash would mean for homebuyersAnything is possible, and nobody has a crystal ball to see for certain what will happen in the housing market in the coming months and years. Preparing for a potential housing market crashRight now, you probably don't need to be preparing for the housing market to crash. Housing market crash FAQsWhat are the key signs of an impending housing market crash?

Persons: homebuyers, Fannie Mae's, Lawrence Yun, Yun, isn't Organizations: Housing Survey, National Association of Realtors, Housing Locations: exurbs, Chevron

☆ Fossil of an ancient shark that swam in the age of dinosaurs solves centuries-long mystery
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Ancient relative of the great white sharkMost species of Ptychodus lived between 100 and 80 million years ago during the late Cretaceous period. Because shark skeletons are made of cartilage, they do not fossilize well, typically leaving archaeologists only teeth and few skeletal remains to find. Lamniformes also includes the modern species of megamouth, sand, goblin and basking sharks, among others. “The crushing teeth together with the gigantic size make Ptychodus a very unique shark,” Amadori said. … Modern durophagous sharks (that consume hard-shelled organisms) are demersal, feeding on or near the bottom.

Persons: ”, Eduardo Villalobos Segura, Villalobos Segura, Lamniformes, Manuel Amadori, Amadori, Michael Everhart, Louis Agassiz, Everhart, mortoni, —, ” Amadori, “, Jürgen, Bretton Kent, ” Kent Organizations: CNN, Royal Society, Biological Sciences, University of Vienna, Sternberg, Nuevo León, University of Maryland Locations: Mexico, Austria, Nuevo León, Vallecillo, Nuevo, Hays , Kansas, Ptychodus

Emergency crews recovered 50 to 60 bodies in the Tal al-Hawa neighborhood in the west of Gaza City, according to Gaza’s Civil Defense. “There is unprecedented destruction of infrastructure and vital facilities in the Shujaya… and Tal al-Hawa areas,” Al-Nabih told CNN. Israeli strikes in Gaza have since killed 38,345 Palestinians and injured another 88,295 people, according to the Ministry of Health there. “I don’t know what crime civilians did to deserve this,” one resident, Tareq Ghanem, told CNN on Friday. The mother told CNN she was desperate to return home for the wellbeing of her children.

Persons: Tal, Mahmoud Basal, Asem, ” Al, Nabih, Omar Al, Tareq Ghanem, “, ”, Umm Ihab Arafat, Tal Al Organizations: CNN, Civil Defense, Getty, UN, Hamas, Ministry of Health, Al, Sina’a, Israel Defense Forces Locations: Gaza, Gaza City, Shujaya, Tal al, Al, AFP, Israel, ”, Beit Hanoun, Rafah

☆ Composting could be set for U.S. boom, and it needs one, decades behind recycling
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-29 | by ( Cheryl Winokur Munk | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Some states, municipalities and private-sector companies are pushing to make composting as commonplace as recycling. Yet data from the Environmental Protection Agency shows little residential food waste is composted in the U.S. — 3.7% as of an April 2023 report. These include at-home options, curbside bins, drop-off locations and private valet services that pick up food waste from multi-family homes. Thousands of composting facilities neededFranciosi said his organization has been fielding more calls from municipalities that are interested in composting, but funding challenges remain. Another challenge is the dearth of composting facilities.

Persons: Scott Smithline, Jenny Grant, Frank Franciosi, Stacy Savage, Franciosi, Grant, Lauren Organizations: PepsiCo, Environmental Protection Agency, California Department of Resources Recycling, Zero, Local Locations: U.S, Vermont, California, Europe, REA, New York City, Bronx, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten

☆ This Swedish town is selling land for the price of a cup of coffee
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —You’ve heard of houses on sale in southern Europe for the price of a cup of coffee. It’s located on the shores of Lake Vänern, not only Sweden’s largest lake but also the biggest in Scandinavia and the entire EU, at around 10 times the size of Lake Constance. It’s also home to two UNESCO-rated sites: the Platåbergens Geopark and Lake Vänern Archipelago and Mount Kinnekulle Biosphere. Cheap houses on the horizonHällekis, on Lake Vänern, is a village of just 800 inhabitants near the main town. Götene kommunThe Götene fire sale doesn’t end with these 30 plots.

Persons: CNN — You’ve, It’s, Götene, Johan Månsson, ”, ” We’re, ” Månsson, it’s, Månsson, we’ve, We’re, it’s ”, we’d, “, “ We’ve, ” There’s Organizations: CNN, UNESCO, UNESCO geopark, Visa Locations: Europe, Stockholm, Sweden, Lake Vänern, Scandinavia, EU, Lake Constance, Russia, Vänern Archipelago, Kinnekulle, Archipelago, ”, Götene, Italy

☆ Mixed martial arts fighter, relatives of regional official among Dagestan attackers, Russian authorities say
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Radina Gigova | Darya Tarasova | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A mixed martial arts fighter and relatives of a regional official were among the gunmen who carried out attacks on places of worship in Russia’s Dagestan on Sunday, according to local authorities. Russian state news agency TASS, quoting law enforcement agencies, reported Monday that five of the attackers who targeted the cities of Derbent and Makhachkala on Sunday had been identified. Some of the attackers were from the Sergokalinsky district, which lies between the two cities, and were related to the head of the district, TASS reported. Former mixed martial arts fighter Gadzhimurad Kagirov – a cousin of the head of the Sergokalinsky district Magomed Omarov – was among those who attacked sites in Derbent, according to TASS. A son and a nephew of Omarov were also among the attackers, TASS reported.

Persons: Gadzhimurad, –, Omarov, Sergei Melikov, Melikov, ” Organizations: CNN, Gunmen, TASS, United Locations: Russia’s Dagestan, Derbent, Makhachkala, Sergokalinsky, Dagestan, Russian, United Russia

☆ If you’re grabbing tax-free income from this asset, you may be sacrificing yield
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Darla Mercado | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Though municipal bonds generally offer income that's free of federal income taxes – and state taxes if the investor resides in the issuing state – they also come with lower yields compared to other bonds. When it comes to muni bonds, the higher your tax bracket, the more valuable the tax-free income is. A tax-conscious approach to fixed income You don't have to bulk up on municipal bonds to get the best yield for your tax scenario. Municipal bonds are good contenders in taxable brokerage accounts, where investors can benefit from their tax-free income. Some fund families offer "tax-aware strategies" either in mutual funds or ETFs, which can include some exposure to municipal bonds, as well as equities.

Persons: Wells Fargo, aren't, Nisha Patel, That's, Collin Martin, Michael Carbone, it's, Beth Foos Organizations: Wells, Wells Fargo Investment Institute, Federal Reserve, SEC, Bond, Corporate Bond, York Life Investments, Schwab Center, Financial Research, Morningstar Locations: Wells Fargo, Chelmsford , Massachusetts

☆ Tropical Storm Alberto makes landfall in Mexico; Texas faces flooding and heavy rain
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Chantal Da Silva | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Storm Alberto, the first named tropical storm of the hurricane season, was located approximately 305 miles south-southeast of Brownsville, Texas and formed earlier today in the Southwestern Gulf of Mexico. The first named storm of the hurricane season made landfall in Mexico on Thursday, bringing heavy rain and flooding to the country's Gulf Coast and Texas. Tropical Storm Alberto is moving inland over Mexico with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph, the National Hurricane Center said in an update at 7 a.m. local time. A Tropical Storm Warning that was in effect for the Texas coast from San Luis Pass southward to the mouth of the Rio Grande was lifted early Thursday. Alberto's center was forecast to move west into Mexico before weakening and most likely dissipating by Thursday night, the National Hurricane Center said.

Persons: Storm Alberto, Alberto, Greg Abbott Organizations: Storm, Tropical, National Hurricane Center, Gov, Texans, Texas, M Forest Service, Texas National Guard, Chinook, National Weather Service, Atmospheric Administration Locations: floodwater, Surfside Beach , Texas, Brownsville , Texas, Southwestern Gulf of Mexico, Mexico, Coast and Texas, Texas, San Luis, Rio Grande, Rio, Tecolutla, Surfside Beach, Brazoria County, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, Nuevo, Monterrey, Allende

☆ Gaza war: Flies, mosquitoes, raw sewage and mountains of garbage threaten to worsen health crisis
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( Tim Lister | Ibrahim Dahman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Raw sewage, swarms of flies and mosquitoes, garbage piled high in the streets. As the heat of summer gathers, hundreds of thousands of people in Gaza are contending with a crisis in sanitation. Ismail Zayda, who lives in Gaza City in the north, told CNN that water supplies had been cut off for nine months. Roads ‘full of sewage’Zayda, the Gaza City resident, told how an out-of-service swimming pool in his had become a magnet for insects. The treatment of sewage amid damage to infrastructure and a lack of fuel has become an enduring problem in Gaza.

Persons: Ismail Zayda, ”, Gaza –, –, Abed Rahim Khatib, Benjamin Netanyahu, Mahmoud Issa, Reuters OCHA, ” OCHA, ” Zayda, Carl Skau, Assem, Khan Younis, Deir Al Balah Organizations: CNN, Anadolu, United Nations Security Council, UN Office, Humanitarian Affairs, Reuters, AFP, Getty, UN, International Committee Locations: Gaza, Gaza City, Deir al, Deir al Balah, Rafah, ”, Gaza City Municipality, Khan

CNN —Two tourists, one from the United States and one from the Netherlands, have disappeared while hiking separately in Greece, authorities in the Mediterranean country have revealed. Popi Despotidi, Amorgos’ deputy mayor of tourism, told CNN on Thursday that Calibet has been coming “to Amorgos almost every year” for about a decade. US tourist Albert Calibet has been missing since Tuesday. Municipality of AmorgosAnd on the island of Samos, a 74-year-old Dutch tourist has been missing since Sunday, with a large search and rescue operation underway, authorities said. Konstantia Dimoglidou, a spokesperson for the Greek police, told CNN on Thursday that “police, fire brigade and volunteers are involved in the search, including by air,” for both men.

Persons: Michael Mosley, Albert Calibet, Popi, Amorgos, Calibet, Samos, Konstantia, Marco Simoni, Shutterstock Mosley Organizations: CNN, Hellenic Rescue Team, Facebook, Hellenic National Meteorological Service Locations: United States, Netherlands, Greece, Symi, Amorgos, Katapola, Samos, Marathokampou

☆ Bird flu is rampant in animals. Humans ignore it at our own peril
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Brenda Goodman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Then, three healthy ferrets were placed in the same enclosures with three of the sick animals. These animals could touch, nose and lick the sick animals, and all of them became ill.Next, the CDC tested airborne transmission by putting three healthy ferrets into an enclosure where they could breathe the same air as sick animals but couldn’t touch them. In her lab, ferrets with previous exposures to seasonal flu strains didn’t get as sick when exposed to new flu viruses compared to those with no prior exposure to seasonal strains. How much help we might get from past exposures to flu viruses is difficult to predict, however, which is why vaccination would still be important to tune up our immunity. They never spread the virus to any of the other animals in the facility — including themselves.

Persons: Mark Naniot, Naniot, “, ”, It’s, Jeremy Farrar, Jesse Bloom, Fred Hutch, ” Naniot, Naniot hadn’t, Scott Weese, Weese, there’s, Covid, Rick Bright, Sanjay Gupta, Bright, Erin Sorrell, Zahl, Seema Lakdawala, hasn’t, ” Bright, Dr, Richard Webby, Jude Children’s, “ It’s, Ducks, Michael Osterholm, “ I’ve, he’s Organizations: CNN, Swiss Army, World Health Organization, Fred Hutch Cancer Center, University of Guelph, US Centers for Disease Control, CDC, Research, Development Authority, CNN Chief, Bright Global Health, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, Getty, Emory University, STAT, Administration, Strategic Preparedness, USDA, Jude Children’s Research, Infectious Disease, University of Minnesota, CNN Health Locations: Wisconsin’s, United States, Seattle, Canada, Texas, Vadso, Finnmark, Norway, AFP, Finland, St, Wisconsin

☆ Live updates: Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, UN school strike, Lebanon border tensions
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Jessie Yeung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

An Israeli soldier carries an injured comrade after projectiles were fired from Lebanon towards Israel, in Hurfeish, Israel, on Wednesday, June 5. In one clip, a paramedic can be seen carrying a uniformed Israeli soldier on his back toward an ambulance. According to the Israeli military, Wednesday saw approximately 30 rockets and drones launched from Lebanon towards Israel. "The [Israeli] strikes included terrorist infrastructure in Naqoura and Matmoura, Hezbollah military structures in Ayta ash Shab, and a Hezbollah observation post in Khiam," the military added. Tensions ramp up: Iran-backed-Hezbollah has increased attacks on Israel's border in recent months, saying they are in protest at Israel's war in Gaza.

Persons: Avi Ohayon, Israel’s, “, ” Anwar Maer, Tamar Michaelis Organizations: Reuters, Galilee Medical, Hezbollah Locations: Israeli, Lebanon, Israel, Hurfeish, Galilee, Nahariya, Naqoura, Matmoura, Khiam, Iran, Gaza

☆ An icon of Detroit’s ruin is now a symbol of Motor City’s economic resurgence
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Alicia Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —For more than 35 years, Michigan Central Station has lain dormant, towering above Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood as a harsh and stoic reminder of the city’s economic pain. Now, Michigan Central Station, the neighboring old Book Depository and Butler himself are all symbols of hope for Detroit’s future and its ongoing economic resurgence. An aerial view of Michigan Central Station and the surrounding property, including the former Book Depository (left), under construction in 2020. Stephen McGee/Michigan Central Michigan Central Station's Grand Hall before and after the six-year renovation project funded by the Ford Motor Company. And with Michigan Central Station coming online, that’s only expected to grow.

Persons: Ronald Butler, “ We’ve, ” Butler, Timothy Fadek, ”, Henry Ford’s, Butler, James Haefner, Mary Culler, Ford, ‘, Kevin Johnson, Stephen McGee, ” Johnson, “, Johnson, Charles Dougherty, I’m, Geoff Robins, ’ ” Dan Austin, Eminen’s, Rebecca Cook, Bill Ford, CNN’s Poppy Harlow, Michigan Central Stephen McGee, tradespeople, Carlos Osorio, ” Austin, Josh Sirefman Organizations: CNN, Michigan Central, Detroit Fire Department, ”, Train Station, Motor, Detroit, Michigan Central Station, Storage Safety, Michigan, Ford Motor Company, Depository, Ford, Detroit Economic Growth Corporation, of Labor Statistics, Getty, Honda Accord, Reuters, Denver’s, Michigan Central Michigan Central Station's Locations: ” Michigan, Motor City, Michigan, Detroit, “, Wells Fargo, AFP, ”, ’ ” Dan Austin , Michigan, America, Indiana

☆ Can South Africa’s Opposition Parties Break Through?
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( John Eligon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Papi Mazibuko, a 50-year-old library assistant, decided it was time to switch teams and vote for the Democratic Alliance, the leading opposition party in the national elections in South Africa on Wednesday. The neighboring municipality, run by the Democratic Alliance, had a good record of delivering basic utilities. South Africa’s opposition has long failed to inspire voters, political analysts say. will fall below 50 percent of the national vote. A record 51 opposition parties on the national ballot are trying to sell South Africans on the idea that the country would be better off without the A.N.C.

Persons: Papi Mazibuko, Mazibuko, John Steenhuisen, ”, Andile Organizations: Democratic Alliance, African National Congress, Fighters Locations: South Africa, Evaton, Johannesburg

Search resuls for: "Municipality"

25 mentions found