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☆ Week 6’s top 10 college football games: Time to find out if Mizzou is a paper tiger?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Justin Williams | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +10 min

Arizona similarly responded to a blowout loss to Kansas State with a road win at Cam Rising-less Utah. UCF (3-1) at Florida (2-2), 7:45 p.m., SEC NetworkFlorida head coach Billy Napier survived a road win at Mississippi State and subsequent bye week, now the hot-seat watch resumes in Gainesville. Rutgers, however, has an easy schedule by Big Ten standards, avoiding Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, Michigan and Indiana. It’s also a potential trap game for Ohio State, with a road trip to Oregon next week and games against Nebraska and at Penn State on the horizon. Line: Ohio State -19.52.

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Furniture and other manufactured goods, especially machinery like farm equipment, vehicles and auto parts, could also be disrupted, the lobbying group said. “There’s no reason for people to go out and do like we did during Covid and hoard,” Ellen said. There’s no reason for people to go out and do like we did during Covid and hoard. “There’s no reason to panic,” he said, adding that many companies and freight operators have spent months preparing for the strike. Agresta advised consumers to consider similar products and local options if shortages arise for perishable goods, including produce.

Persons: feedstocks, ” Ellen, Andy Ellen, Joseph Agresta, tammytheblackprepper, Agresta, ”, Ron Vachris, “ Organizations: North Carolina Retail, Rutgers Business School, Walmart, Costco Locations: Canada, Mexico, West Coast

☆ Americans are able to bet on the US elections again after a legal fight
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Kelly Cloonan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Americans can bet on the outcome of US elections following a legal fight. Last month, Kalshi briefly listed bets on congressional election outcomes before the CFTC shut them down. On Wednesday, prediction market Kalshi got the go-ahead to take bets on congressional elections after a months-long legal battle with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. That makes it one of the only options for Americans to bet on election outcomes, and the only legal one for Americans to wager large amounts of money. The court's decision comes just five weeks before the elections, and follows years of legal battles between prediction markets and the CFTC.

Persons: Kalshi, —, CoinDesk, Harry Crane Organizations: CFTC, Service, Futures Trading Commission, Federal, Kalshi, Senate, Rutgers University Locations: New York, New Zealand

☆ Israel's clash with Hezbollah may be shaped by its past mistakes in Lebanon
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Israel launched a ground incursion that risks repeating its past mistakes in Lebanon. From 1985 to 2000, Israel occupied a 15-mile-wide "security zone" in southern Lebanon, ostensibly run by a Lebanese Christian faction backed by IDF troops. Israel returned in 2006, when 30,000 Israeli troops crossed the border in retaliation for a Hezbollah ambush of IDF troops in northern Israel. AdvertisementAs Israel's prime minister in 1998, Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to keep troops in southern Lebanon "whatever the cost." Currently two IDF divisions are operating in southern Lebanon, to dismantle Hezbollah infrastructure there.

Persons: Israel, —, Benjamin Netanyahu, EFFI, Boots, 2S0qw1pBaJ — Emanuel, Mannie, Fabian, Hassan Nasrallah, Michael Peck Organizations: Service, Lebanese Christian, IDF, Getty, Hezbollah, Hamas, Division, Egoz Commando, Defense, Foreign Policy, Rutgers Univ, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: Lebanon, Israel's, Lebanon's, Vietnam, Israel, Afghanistan, Soviet Union, —, Gaza, AFP, Forbes

☆ Armies will be able to maneuver on battlefields again, but it's going to be difficult and bloody
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The Ukraine war raises a difficult question: Can armies maneuver to win anymore? Advertisement"Firepower kills," warned the French General Philippe Pétain just prior to the First World War. By temporarily suppressing the defensive drone-artillery combo that has proven so devastating in the Russo-Ukraine War, armies can again maneuver to defeat their enemies. ISW sees three problems with trying to maneuver in Ukraine, lessons that broadly apply to modern battlefields. AdvertisementArtillery and machine guns were so deadly in World War I that armies fought from trenches.

Persons: it's, —, Philippe Pétain, Pétain, ISW, That's, Michael Peck Organizations: Artillery, Service, Getty, Ukraine, Air Force, BAI, Defense, Foreign Policy, Rutgers Univ, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: Ukraine, Russo, Washington, Russia, Russian, Kursk, Ukrainian, Russians, Forbes

☆ The battle of Irpin narrowly saved Ukraine. Here's how it went down.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-28 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Ukraine narrowly won the battle of Irpin in the war's earliest days. That's the conclusion of American and British experts who examined the fighting along the Irpin River northwest of Kyiv. "The Battle of Irpin River was a close-run thing," wrote Richard Sladden, Liam Collins and Alfred Connable in an article in British Army Review, a British military magazine. An attack in the east and south of Ukraine was the most likely course of action, therefore Ukrainian forces were primarily arrayed against this." Russian forces weren't prepared to rapidly deploy pontoon bridges to replace those across the Irpin River that Ukrainian troops had blown up.

Persons: —, Richard Sladden, Liam Collins, Alfred Connable, Oleksandr Syrskyi, Collins, weren't, Oleksii Chumachenko, Carl von Clausewitz, Michael Peck Organizations: Service, British Army, Paratroopers, Hostomel Airport, Ukrainian 72nd Mechanized Brigade, Kyiv, Airport, 5th Company, 72nd Brigade, Hostomel, US Army Special Forces, Getty, 72nd Mechanized Brigade, Defense, Foreign Policy, Rutgers Univ, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: Ukraine, Irpin, Kyiv, Russia, Ukrainian, —, British, Russian, Belarus, Dnipro, Hostomel, city's, Holland, Germany, Forbes

The number of Republican women in the House has tripled to a record 36, including two nonvoting members. Others involved in the effort to boost GOP women are also hopeful they can reach a new milestone this year. The number of House candidates has dropped overall since 2022, a redistricting year that brought a surge of new candidates. The Center for Women and Politics found the steepest drop was among Republican women. For Stefanik, the effort to recruit more GOP women to run for the House has been a resounding success.

Persons: Elise Stefanik, Stefanik, “, Danielle Barrow, —, — Texas ’ Kay Granger, Washington’s Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Debbie Lesko —, Jenniffer, Julie Fedorchak, Carolina’s Sheri Biggs, Amy Walter, ” Stefanik, Young Kim, Michelle Steel, Lori Chavez, Yvette Herrell, Mayra Flores, York’s Alison Esposito, Alabama’s Caroleen Dobson, Tom Emmer, ”, Donald Trump’s, Barrow, Susan B, Anthony Pro, Nancy Dahlstrom, Republican Nick Begich, “ We’re, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, Leslie Lewallen, Joe Kent, Kent, Gluesenkamp Perez, “ Joe Kent, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Harris Organizations: GOP, Republican, Action, — Texas, Puerto, Republicans, National Republican Congressional, Center for Women, Rutgers Eagleton Institute of Politics, Women, RightNOW, America, Democratic, House, Gov, Trump, Fund, Camas City, Green Beret, Congress, Navy, NBC News, New Locations: Puerto Rico’s, Democratic, “, California, Oregon, New Mexico, Mayra Flores of Texas, Minnesota, Stefanik, Washington’s, Camas, Kent, New York, Syria

☆ Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system almost didn't get built
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Some of the IDF brass feared that missile defense would lead to a defensive mentality, rather than taking the war to the enemy. Ran Kochav, the former head of Israel's air and missile defense system. Indeed, there were similar criticisms in the US as to whether President Ronald Reagan's "Star Wars" missile defense would work. Israel's missile defense system faced its most difficult test in April, when Iran launched hundreds of missiles and drones at Israel. Ultimately, the virtue of missile defense may be that it is the least bad alternative.

Persons: Sidharth Kaushal, Ran Kochav, Israel Defense Forces —, Critics, Kochav, Ronald Reagan's, Yitzhak Rabin, Saddam Hussein, Israel, JALAA MAREY, RUSI, Michael Peck Organizations: Service, Israel Defense Forces, Royal United Services Institute, Business, Cricket, Israeli Air Force, General Staff, Getty, Arrow, Israel, Iron, IDF, Forces, Defense, Foreign Policy, Rutgers Univ, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: Israel, British, Iran, Brig, Lebanon, Israeli, AFP, Gaza, Hezbollah, Britain, Jordan, Ukraine, Russia, Forbes

☆ America sort of likes Kamala Harris – and that might just be enough
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The 2024 White House race remains too close to call, but Vice President Kamala Harris' momentum is evident when you look just a little past the horse race. Earlier this week, Harris' favorability emerged above water for the first time since shortly after President Joe Biden took office. Soltis Anderson discussed a poll that the interest group commissioned, which found Harris has expanded Biden's once-meager lead over women voters aged 50 and over. Unlike Clinton, Walsh pointed out Harris hasn't spent decades in the spotlight and isn't faced with assuaging voters' fears of a potential political dynasty. Harris' favorability was up slightly in both Pennsylvania and Michigan.

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☆ Ranking Week 4’s top 10 college football games: From NC State-Clemson to Tennessee-Oklahoma
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Justin Williams | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +10 min

The sport dips its toes this weekend with ranked matchups in the Big Ten, Big 12 and SEC featuring College Football Playoff favorites and some remaining question marks. Let’s rank the top 10 games of Week 4, starting with a few honorable mentions and counting down. San Jose State (3-0) at Washington State (3-0), Friday, 10 p.m., The CWWhat a win for Wazzu last week. Line: Auburn -3GO DEEPER College football Week 4 oddly specific predictions: Rolling with road favoritesHow about Kenny Dillingham and the Sun Devils? 6 Tennessee (3-0) at No.

Persons: John Mateer, Jake Dickert, Ken Niumatalolo, Grayson McCall, CJ Bailey, Cade Klubnik, Alex Hicks Jr, Sam Pittman, Hank Brown, Kenny Dillingham, ASU —, Sam Leavitt, Skattebo, Tyler Shough, ESPN Mario Cristobal’s, Cam Ward, Byrum Brown, Sam Navarro, Fox, Dylan Raiola, Patrick Mahomes, Raiola, haven’t, Alex Orji, Davis Warren, D’Anton Lynn, Cam, Doak Walker, Ollie Gordon, Alan Bowman, Bowman, Collin Oliver, Josh Heupel, Joe Rexrode, Joe, ”, Nico Iamaleava’s, Jackson Arnold, Nic Anderson, Andrel Anthony, Brent Venables ’, Norman, Aaron M Organizations: College, Big, SEC, College Football, Rutgers, Virginia Tech, Navy, TCU, SMU, San, San Jose State, Washington State, Wazzu, Apple, Cougars, WSU, Spartans, Air Force, North Carolina State, Clemson, ABC, NC, Wolfpack, Louisiana Tech, Lousiana Tech, App, Tigers, ACC, App State, USA, Auburn, ESPN, CBS, Arkansas, Arkansas ’, New, College football, Sun Devils, ASU, Texas State, Texas Tech, Abilene Christian, Georgia Tech, ESPN2 Georgia Tech, VMI, Syracuse, Jackets, Cardinals, Austin Peay, Jacksonville State, Notre Dame, Louisville, Miami, Hurricanes, FBS, USF, Alabama, Bulls, Tide, Nebraska, Illini, Cornhuskers, Illinois, USC, Michigan, Wolverines, LSU, Ohio State, Penn State, Oklahoma State, Fox, Baylor, Utes, Kansas State, Sooners, ESPN’s, GameDay Locations: North Carolina, Memphis, SMU , Iowa, Minnesota, San Jose, Washington, Tennessee, Georgia, Arkansas, New Mexico, Auburn, Texas, North Texas, Louisville, South Florida, Tampa, Miami, Illinois, Nebraska, Lincoln, Michigan, Ohio, Oregon, Penn State , Nebraska, Utah, Fox Utah, Stillwater, Kansas, Arizona, Oklahoma

☆ TikTok says it's not spreading Chinese propaganda. The U.S. says there's a real risk. What's the truth?
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dilanianmug.Jpg | Ken Dilanian | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

Is TikTok trying to secretly influence Americans at the behest of the Chinese government? And an analysis of the ownership structure of TikTok parent company ByteDance, obtained by NBC News, argues that the company is deeply entangled with some of China’s major government propaganda organs. The most recent one, published last month, found that TikTok suppresses anti-China content compared to YouTube and other social media platforms. In recent years, according to media reports, Chinese government entities have increasingly taken golden shares in technology companies. “This report establishes that TikTok algorithms actively suppress content critical of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) while simultaneously boosting pro-China propaganda and promoting distracting, irrelevant content,” the researchers wrote.

Persons: —, TikTok’s, China —, ’, TikTok, ” Democratic Sen, Mark Warner, — Casey Blackburn, National Intelligence —, ”, ByteDance, Blackburn, Strider, ” Strider, Wu Shugang, “ Organizations: Congress, D.C, Justice Department, NBC News, Network, Research, Rutgers University, YouTube, Department, U.S ., Appeals, District of Columbia, Supreme, Strider Technologies, Communist Party of China, ” Democratic, U.S, of Economic Security, Emerging Technology, National Intelligence, TikTok, Chinese Communist Party, CCP, Net Investment, Technology, Communist Party, China Central Radio, Television Station, Beijing State, Administration, Investment, China’s Ministry of Education Locations: United States, Washington, U.S, China, Tibet, TikTok, People’s Republic of China, Tiananmen, Hong Kong, ”, Xinjiang, Beijing

☆ Microplastics found in nose tissue at base of brain, study says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Tiny plastic shards and fibers were found in the nose tissue of human cadavers, according to a small new study. The threads and microplastic pieces were discovered in the olfactory bulb, the part of the nose responsible for detecting odors that sits at the base of the brain. Microplastics are polymer fragments that can range from less than 0.2 inch (5 millimeters) down to 1/25,000th of an inch (1 micrometer). However, an April 2023 study found that microplastics made of polypropylene appeared to exacerbate the advance of breast cancer. The nose is one of many ways through which microplastics can enter the body, experts say.

Persons: ”, Luís Fernando Amato, Lourenço, Amato, Lourenço, Phoebe Stapleton, “ I’m, ” Stapleton, “, Betsy Bowers, ” Bowers, ” Sherri “ Sam ” Mason, ” Amato, microplastics, Julian Ward, Leonardo Trasande, don’t, Trasande Organizations: CNN, Free University of Berlin, Rutgers University, Industry Alliance, Penn State, JAMA, US Environmental Protection Agency, Getty, American Academy of Pediatrics, NYU Langone Health, Natural Resources Defense Council, Invest Locations: Piscataway , New Jersey, Erie , Pennsylvania

☆ Multiple myeloma gets new attention after Patti Scialfa, Bruce Springsteen's wife and bandmate, reveals diagnosis
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Aria-Bendix-Byline-Jm.Jpg | Aria Bendix | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

The news that Patti Scialfa, Bruce Springsteen’s wife and bandmate, has multiple myeloma is bringing attention to the rare blood cancer. Multiple myeloma affects plasma cells, a type of white blood cell produced in the bone marrow. “Myeloma treatment is a marathon,” said Dr. Manni Mohyuddin, a multiple myeloma specialist at the University of Utah’s Huntsman Cancer Institute. Multiple myeloma is twice as common among Black people than white people in the U.S., and mortality rates among Black Americans are twice as high. In many cases, people with multiple myeloma are still able to pursue normal activities.

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☆ Regular exercise may lead to healthier belly fat, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Kaitlin Sullivan | Kaitlin Sullivan Is A Contributor For Nbcnews.Com Who Has Worked With Nbc News Investigations. She Reports On Health | Science | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Belly fat tends to get a bad rap, but new research shows that one kind of belly fat can be healthier than others — provided you’re willing to get moving. The fat, the study found, essentially behaved differently in people with the same percentage of body fat, based on their long-term exercise habits. Regular exercisers had less rigid or fibrous fat tissue, which allows fat cells beneath the skin to expand to store fat, one of the body’s primary sources of energy. While expanding fat cells may sound like a bad thing, it’s actually better for health than having inflexible fat tissue. Another indication of this was that they had more proteins involved with fat metabolism in their fat tissue, the study found.

Persons: —, ”, Jeffrey Horowitz, Horowitz, exercisers, Jaime Almandoz, Aayush, Rutgers Robert Wood, ” Visaria Organizations: University of Michigan School of Kinesiology, BMI, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Rutgers, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Locations: exercisers, nonexercisers, Dallas

☆ The battle of Kursk hinges on the Russian railroad
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-08 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Related storiesExactly how overloaded the Russian rail network may be isn't clear. Despite the humiliation of foreign troops occupying Russian soil, Russian forces continue to grind forward in bloody attacks at places such as Pokrovsk, in the Donetsk region. Relying on trucks would require an extraordinary number of vehicles, so it seems likely that Russian forces at Kursk will require multiple railheads that depend on a limited number of railroad bridges. However, Ukraine has captured data about the Russian railway system, which will make it easier to disrupt operations, Fraser noted. Barros believes that Ukraine could seriously disrupt Russian rail traffic and logistics if the US would lift those restrictions.

Persons: —, We've, George Barros, ZwsdIWSBwg, — Rob Lee, Ben Hodges, Kyiv's, Barrow, Oleg Palchyk, Callum Fraser, Fraser, Biden, Barros, Michael Peck Organizations: Service, Business, Belarusian, Moscow Railway, Moscow Railways, Russian Railways, Study, UR, 101st Airborne Division, US Army, Interior Ministry, FSB, Kremlin, Getty, Britain's Royal United Services Institute, Ukraine, Defense, Foreign Policy, Rutgers Univ, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: Los Angeles, Russia, railheads, Kursk, Russian, Orel, Belarus, Smolensk, Moscow, Ukrainian, Washington, Belgorod, Europe, Ukraine, Donetsk, Bryansk, Russia's Kursk, Kharkiv, Leningrad, Oryol, Voronezh, Forbes

☆ Iran wants Israelis to worry that Hezbollah has a rare and powerful EMP weapon
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-08 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Nuclear EMP pulses can travel hundreds of miles depending on their altitude of detonation, while NNEMP devices only have ranges of about 5 miles. AP Photo/Mohammed ZaatariIran does have a nuclear program, and probably could build a nuclear EMP weapon if it wanted to. But a non-nuclear EMP weapon might enable Iran to sidestep any red lines. But this raises another question: would Iran give EMP weapons to Hezbollah, its most important proxy? Giving EMP weapons to Hezbollah would risk the possibility that Israel and other nations would hold Iran responsible.

Persons: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps —, Mohammed Zaatari, Trump, Israel, Joseph Votel, Votel, Israel —, It's, Michael Peck Organizations: Service, Hezbollah, Lebanese, Quds Force, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Kuwaiti, Al, Force, National and Homeland Security, AP, Iranian, American, US Central Command, Middle East Institute, Defense, Foreign Policy, Rutgers Univ, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: Israel, Lebanon, Iran, The, Tehran, Russia, Europe, Mohammed Zaatari Iran, Iranian, Jerusalem, China, North Korea, Washington, New Jersey, Northern Israel, Beirut, Forbes

☆ Hedge fund turned to a wargame to plan for a Chinese invasion of Taiwan
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-07 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Related storiesIn the second phase of the game, soon after the Chinese invasion began, US forces were said to have engaged and stopped the Chinese amphibious assault, though China continued to bombard Taiwan. Daniel Ceng/Anadolu via Getty ImagesThis caught the hedge fund players by surprise: they had assumed EU sanctions were unlikely because of the depth of China-Europe trade, which reached $815 billion annually in 2023. The hedge fund "agreed that any room for avoiding a total divestment from China and the South China Sea was now completely lost, and market re-entry was probably many years away." The hedge fund responded by choosing to invest heavily in semiconductors manufactured in regions not affected by the war. "This would provide potential opportunities for new players to emerge in the Global South, particularly if loans can be collateralized," Knightsbridge noted.

Persons: Finley Grimble, liquidating, KSG, Daniel Ceng, Knightsbridge, Grimble, Michael Peck Organizations: Service, Business, Knightsbridge Strategic, Getty, Treasury, Defense, Foreign Policy, Rutgers Univ, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: British, China, Taiwan, South China, Europe, South America, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Anadolu, South, Ukraine, Africa, East, Southeast Asia, Zimbabwe, Forbes

☆ The battle of Kursk has unchained Ukraine from a failing war strategy
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

At the start of August, Ukraine seemed doomed to remain on the defensive, slowly but relentlessly being ground into retreat by Russian onslaughts. But its successful new Kursk offensive has done more than seize 480 square miles of Russian territory and humiliate Putin. After nearly a year of a grim defensive battle, the Kursk operation has also allowed Ukraine to seize the initiative and force Moscow to dance to Kyiv's tune. The Russians no longer hold the initiative across the entirety of the theater, like they have for most of last year." Which means Ukraine has to find some economical way of keeping up the pressure on Russia, without losing more territory of its own.

Persons: Putin, George Barros, Barros, Vladimir Putin, " Barros, Michael Peck Organizations: Service, Defense, Foreign Policy, Rutgers Univ, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: Ukraine, Russian, Kursk, Moscow, Donetsk, Russia, Kyiv, Kharkiv, Polohy, Zaporizhia, Zabrama, Bryansk, Belgorod, Forbes

☆ Human brains contain surprising levels of plastic, study says
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Human brain samples collected at autopsy in early 2024 contained more tiny shards of plastic than samples collected eight years prior, according to a preprint posted online in May. “Compared to autopsy brain samples from 2016, that’s about 50% higher,” Campen said. Nanoplastics are the most worrisome plastics for human health, experts say, because the minuscule pieces can take up residence inside individual cells. In that report, the consortium determined plastics are associated with harms to human health at every single stage of the plastic lifecycle. A March 2024 study found 1 liter of bottled water — the equivalent of two standard-size bottled waters typically purchased by consumers — contained an average of 240,000 plastic particles from seven types of plastics.

Persons: ”, Matthew Campen, ” Campen, Phoebe Stapleton, Philip Landrigan, “, Landrigan, You’re, Nanoplastics ‘, Campen, ” Landrigan, Svetlozar, — Organizations: CNN, University of New, Rutgers University, Program, Global Public Health, Global, Planetary Health, Boston College, American Chemistry Council, US Environmental Protection Agency, “, – Monaco, Plastics, Human, ”, Toxicity Program, International Agency for Research, Cancer, EPA, Endocrine Society, Invest, Natural Resources Defense Council Locations: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, that’s, Piscataway , New Jersey, United States

☆ These Latino athletes took home the gold at the Paris Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Isabel Yip | Isabel Yip Is An Intern For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

At this year’s Olympic games, Latino fans cheered on athletes from their home countries as well as those representing Team USA. As the Paris Games come to an end, thirteen Latinos are returning home with gold medals. Beatriz Sousa brought Brazil, Latin America's gold medal leader, its first Paris gold medal in the 78kg+ judo final. Latino medal countdown, by country:Brazil took home the most medals of any Latin American country at the Olympic Games, including three gold medals. Latino athletes on Team USA were part of team events that earned the U.S. two gold medals and one silver medal at the Games.

Persons: Rebeca Andrade, Simone Biles, Andrade, Beatriz Sousa, Marileidy Paulino, Diana Taurasi, Sue Bird, Mijain López Núñez, López Núñez, Adriana Ruano, Cuba’s Erislandy Alvarez, Brazil’s Ana Patrícia, Duda Lisboa, Francisca Crovetto Chadid, Chile’s, Paris Games —, Jose Torres Gil, “, ” Torres Gil, Brian Pintado, Hezly Rivera, Rivera, Ángel, Shinnosuke Oka, Oka, Daniella Ramirez, Anita Alvarez, Sebastian Rivera Organizations: Team USA, Paris Games, Paris, USA’s, Olympic, Cuba, Canada, American, Argentina, Associated Press, Ecuador —, Dominican, U.S, Games, Paris Olympics, Ángel Barajas, Barajas, USA, Olympics, Puerto Rico, Rutgers, NBC Locations: Brazil, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Paris, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Venezuelan American, New Jersey, Puerto

☆ When my son died from an overdose, my husband and I grieved differently. But we were determined to keep our marriage intact.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Patricia A. Roos | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewMy husband Chip and I were sociology professors at Rutgers University, enjoying life in our small town in busy central Jersey. We were a typical suburban family, but we were not immune to the hurricane forces of misery that addiction brings. My husband and I were determined not to let Alex's death destroy us. Alex's anxieties led to addiction, and our family was in chaosThrough high school, Alex self-medicated with alcohol and marijuana. My husband and I grieved differentlyChip and I went through all that together.

Persons: —, Chip, Alex, Dunkin, Suboxone, Alex —, Chip's, We'll, Patricia A, Roos Organizations: Service, Rutgers University, Business, Rutgers University Press Locations: Jersey, New Jersey, Washington ,

☆ Why fewer women are running for Congress this year
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Simone Pathe | Hien An Ngo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The number of Republican women running for the House this cycle dropped about 36% from 2022, while the number running for Senate dropped by about 45%, according to data from the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers. “With fewer competitive seats up for grabs, fewer candidates in both parties are running overall, but there is still very strong interest and enthusiasm from Republican women recruits,” Danielle Barrow, executive director of Winning for Women, which works to elect GOP women, said in a statement. That began to change after the 2018 midterms – the huge success enjoyed by Democratic women that year inspired more Republican women to run in 2020. Another possible reason why there may be fewer women running is what Dittmar calls toxicity. Quality over quantityThe decline in the number of candidates running, however, doesn’t necessarily mean there will be fewer women coming to Congress next year.

Persons: Kamala Harris, ”, Kelly Dittmar, “, they’re, –, ” Danielle Barrow, wasn’t, Dittmar, there’s, Lauren Zelt, ” Zelt, hasn’t, haven’t, Donald Trump, Elise Stefanik, Joe Kent, Leslie Lewallen, Kent, Lewallen, ” Dittmar, it’s, we’re, Women’s Barrow, York’s Alison Esposito, Carolina’s Laurie Buckhout, Nancy Dahlstrom, Julie Conway Organizations: CNN, Center for American Women, Rutgers, Republican, GOP, Democratic, Senate, Republicans, 118th, National Republican Congressional, PAC, Republican House, Congressional, House GOP, “ Locations: Washington’s

☆ Israel's urban warfare tactics in Gaza offer lessons for NATO armies
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Urban warfare in Gaza has revealed a painful truth for NATO: Many of its armies are ill-prepared for fighting in crowded cities. There is good reason for concern: urban warfare has become a fixture of warfare on a rapidly urbanizing planet, from Fallujah in 2003 to Bakhmut in 2023. Israeli troops and their vehicles have faced challenges operating in sections of Gaza that the Israeli Air Force shattered. The biggest lesson of Gaza is the importance of firepower in urban warfare, according to RUSI. Related storiesFirepower played a decisive role "in determining initiative during the fighting in Gaza," RUSI said.

Persons: RUSI, Jack Watling, Nick Reynolds, Watling, Reynolds, Michael Peck Organizations: Service, NATO, Israel Defense Forces, British Army, Business, Royal United Services Institute, US Army, IDF, Israeli Air Force, Anadolu, Getty, Fighters, Hamas, Defense, Foreign Policy, Rutgers Univ, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: Gaza, British, Fallujah, Bakhmut, Israel, Ukraine, Russia, Forbes

☆ Jill Stein recruiting Palestinian Americans for her running mate position
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Alex-Seitz-Wald-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Alex Seitz-Wald | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Green Party nominee Jill Stein has been recruiting Palestinian Americans to be her vice presidential running mate as the left-wing presidential candidate looks to exploit the community’s frustrations with Democrats' support for Israel during its war in Gaza. Stein is planning to announce her running mate next Friday. Arab and Muslim voters have typically voted Democratic. But President Joe Biden’s steadfast support for Israel turned off many Arab and Muslim voters, who comprise sizable portions of several battleground states, especially Michigan. Tim Walz, who has a good relationship with Muslim and Arab voters in his state, as the Democratic vice presidential nominee.

Persons: Jill Stein, Stein, Abdullah Hammoud, Hammoud, Noura, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden’s, Israel, Erakat, Harris, Rashida Tlaib, Abed Ayoub, “, ”, “ It’s, She’s, Ayoub, Biden, Tim Walz, Amer Zahr, ” Zahr, ‘, Donald Trump, Trump, Cornel West Organizations: Green, Israel, NBC, Democratic, Rutgers University, Muslim, Democrats, Detroit, Rep, Palestinian, Minnesota Gov, Trump, American Locations: Gaza, Dearborn , Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, Palestinian American, Washington, American, U.S, Israel, Arab, Dearborn

☆ Three Rings, Two College Students and One Big Risk
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Kaitlin Menza | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Meeting someone from a dating app no longer seems like the perilous concept it once did — for most people. The risk assessment was different for Arya Channeng Singh, who was born with spinal muscular atrophy, or SMA, a neuromuscular disorder that affects motor neurons and, in her case, requires the use of a wheelchair. Ms. Singh, 24, connected with Logan Alexander Mundy, 25, on Hinge right before Christmas in 2020, when both were on winter break from their undergraduate studies. She was then a junior at Yale pursuing a degree in the history of science, medicine and public health, while he was a sophomore at Princeton studying politics. With pandemic safety in mind, Mr. Mundy suggested they meet for an outdoor date in the botanical gardens of Rutgers University, a midpoint between Ms. Singh’s family home in New York City and his in Howell, N.J.

Persons: Arya Channeng Singh, Singh, Logan Alexander Mundy, Mundy, Singh’s Organizations: Yale, Princeton, Rutgers University Locations: New York City, Howell , N.J

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