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☆ Sick sea lions washing ashore in California due to algae bloom
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Omar Younis | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/5] A sick sea lion is marked with paint and left on a beach, unable to be rescued due to overcrowded facilities, as toxic algae is being blamed for causing sickness to sea lions and dolphins along the coast of Southern California, in Redondo Beach, California, U.S., June 23, 2023. Experts say a recent outbreak of algae bloom - commonly known as red tide - has sickened and killed an unknown number of sea lions and dolphins. Marine biologists are paying close attention because they consider sea lions a sentinel species - animals that can help identify environmental risks to humans. The Channel Islands Marine & Wildlife Institute reported 1,000 sightings of sick and dead marine mammals from June 8 through 14. Sea lions are a fixture on many California beaches, sunning on the shoreline, barking at each other, and sometimes looking for an easy meal from tourists.

Persons: Mike Blake, John Warner, Warner, Omar Younis, Daniel Trotta, Lincoln Organizations: REUTERS, Mammal Care, Channel Islands Marine & Wildlife Institute, Thomson Locations: Southern California, Redondo Beach , California, U.S, ANGELES, California, Los Angeles, San Pedro, Hermosa Beach

☆ Here are stocks to own to take the debt ceiling, bond market out of your investing equation
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +18 min

Are the travails of the bond market, like Macbeth expounds, a "tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing?" The billionaire class — so incorrectly sought after by the media — so often seems to use the bond market as a sort of intellectual cudgel. That's why I always start my discussion on bonds with the simple query of "where are the layoffs, not forget about stocks, think fixed income." Here the bond market polices only those companies that haven't pivoted to making a profit. They, among all sectors, could be pummeled by the bond market freeze and by the consumers' paralysis.

SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON, May 4 (Reuters) - A Miami-based digital marketing firm was behind a series of covert political influence operations in Latin America over the last year, Facebook-owner Meta (META.O) said this week, a rare exposé of an apparent U.S.-based misinformation-for-hire outfit. "It's a classic pattern that you tend to see with for-hire influence operations," said Ben Nimmo, Meta's Global Threat Intelligence Lead. Meta says it regularly takes down disinformation and misinformation operations in order to maintain the integrity of its platform. Twitter said in a September 2022 blog that it had shared datasets about influence operations with Cazadores. Former Twitter employees told Reuters in January that most of the staff involved in the TMRC had since left and Reuters could not determine if it was still operational.

☆ NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is so powerful it discovered sand storms on a planet 235 trillion miles away
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope found sand storms on a planet hundreds of trillions of miles away. From its vantage point in space, Webb can peer at a distant world and analyze the entire infrared spectrum of starlight passing through the planet's atmosphere. The James Webb Space Telescope fully deploys its primary mirror during development at Northrop Grumman Space Systems in Redondo Beach, California. The spectrum Webb found on the planet VHS 1256 b, showing signatures of silicate clouds, water, methane, and carbon monoxide. That means the stars' light doesn't drown out the light of the planet, making it an ideal target for the Webb telescope.

☆ Made a profit selling your home in 2022? Here's how to trim your tax bill
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-18 | by ( Kate Dore | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

SDI ProductionsDespite the cooling market, many homeowners made money selling their property in 2022 — and part of that windfall may be taxable. While most sellers fall under the thresholds for capital gains taxes, high-dollar home sales or long-term ownership can trigger an unexpected bill, experts say. Here's how it works: Home sales profits are considered capital gains, with federal tax rates of 0%, 15% or 20%, depending on your 2022 taxable income. As a single home seller, you can exclude up to $250,000 of your profit from capital gains taxes and you can shield up to $500,000 as a married couple filing together, assuming you meet certain IRS rules. However, you may owe capital gains taxes if your home profit exceeds those thresholds.

Bills in some states propose ranked-choice voting only for local elections, while others offer a temporary pilot system that would test the use of ranked-choice voting for a fixed number of years. The state GOP used a ranked-choice voting system at its state convention in 2021 to select a gubernatorial nominee. Discussions are also underway among policymakers in Arizona, who are looking at ranked-choice voting as a possible way of curbing extremism. The latest raft of proposed legislation follows a year of notable and growing enthusiasm for ranked-choice voting. In 2022, lawmakers in 25 states introduced legislation advancing or expanding ranked-choice voting, with bills enacted in six states, according to FairVote.

At first we thought he might be a lesbian and was afraid to come out, but he wouldn't tell us. He confided to his sister first and a year later he told us he was transgender", Aslan's mother Beatriz Moya says. The bill would allow people to change their gender on identification documents without the need for psychological or other medical appraisals from the age of 14. Anyone aged 14 to 16 would need the agreement of their parents or guardians to change their gender. No scientific evidence has emerged that proves that self-identification laws lead to a higher rate of people seeking medical treatment to alter their bodies.

☆ Fire breaks out at Chevron's El Segundo, California refinery
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Nov 8 (Reuters) - Chevron (CVX.N) said fire crews were responding to an isolated fire inside its 269,000-barrel-per-day El Segundo refinery in California on Tuesday, with no injuries due to the incident. The time of dispatch was 6:13 pm, with a response at the two-alarm level from El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach and La County Fire, El Segundo fire chief Deena Lee said, adding it was unclear whether the material involved is jet fuel or diesel. Local media reports said the fire had occurred in a particular section in the refinery. read moreCalifornian fuel markets are known for rapidly moving price increases, as they rely on production from West Coast refineries and imports from Asia. Reporting by Arpan Varghese and Ashitha Shivaprasad in Bengaluru; Editing by Jacqueline WongOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ These dads drove over 57 hours, livestreamed the cross-country trip on YouTube and raised $156,000 for their kids’ rare genetic disease
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-29 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

That's how long it took three dads to drive across the country to raise money for their sons' rare genetic disease. The three men drove from New York to California, starting at the Red Ball Garage in NYC and ending at The Portofino Hotel & Marina in Redondo Beach. Along the way, they were able to raise $156,000 in donations to help fund research for SYNGAP1-related non-syndromic intellectual disability, more commonly referred to as SYNGAP1. All donations go to the SynGAP Research Fund, a volunteer-based nonprofit organization that raises money for the illness. "Inviting other SYNGAP dads who are also fundraising for the kids just made the most sense," Stelmaszek adds.

☆ Is the Uber, Lyft and gig economy battle over workers nearing its end game?
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-16 | by ( Tim Mullaney | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

With federal regulators set to tighten Trump-era labor standards that let Uber and Lyft, as well as food-delivery services like Doordash, treat gig workers as independent contractors with few protections under labor law, shares dropped sharply last week. But while a shift, the Department of Labor proposal doesn't immediately transform gig workers into employees entitled to overtime pay, unemployment insurance and other benefits. "It seems like the start of a Game of Thrones battle between the Department of Labor and the gig economy,' Wedbush analyst Dan Ives said. Uber believes the Department of Labor is focused less on ridesharing and more on industries such as construction that also use gig workers, pointing out that the proposed rule doesn't single out rideshare drivers. Uber drivers also supply their own cars and gasoline, though the company in March added a per-trip fuel surcharge that goes directly to drivers.

☆ Uber exits five Pakistani cities, to continue services via unit Careem
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

An Uber office is shown in Redondo Beach, California, U.S., March 16, 2022. REUTERS/Mike BlakeOct 11 (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N) will discontinue its ride-hailing services app in five cities in Pakistan including Karachi and Islamabad, the company said on Tuesday, in a move that will reduce market overlap between the U.S. firm and its Middle East unit Careem. The change, effective immediately, also covers the cities of Multan, Faisalabad and Peshawar, but the Uber app will continue operations in Lahore, where the company plans to launch new products. read moreUber said in a statement it would prioritize minimizing the impact to its employees, drivers, riders, and partners who use the Uber app during this change in those cities. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Savyata Mishra in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh KuberOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Rideshare, retailers brace for tough U.S. independent contractor rule
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Nandita Bose | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Broadly defining independent contractors as employees would also force companies to pay benefits, such as overtime pay and health benefits, that would hurt their bottom line. Employers can save about 30 percent by skipping payroll taxes and unemployment and benefit costs, workers' groups estimate. The meetings at the White House were one-sided, with officials at OIRA letting groups speak and not participating or asking follow-up questions, several employer sources said. A White House official said that listening without comment is part of the standard rulemaking process at OIRA. WORKERS WARN OF GROWING PAINGig Workers Rising, RideShare Workers United, Mobile Workers Alliance, We Drive Progress also met White House officials to broaden the definition of employee further, according to records and sources.

☆ Climate Change Forces French Vineyards to Alter the Way They Make Wine
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( Nick Kostov | Photographs Markel Redondo For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

BORDEAUX, France—The wildfire began on an usually dry summer day in a forest bordering the Liber Pater vineyard. Winemaker Loïc Pasquet saw the flames rise and spread toward his precious vines, which produce Bordeaux that sells for $30,000 a bottle. Hours before evacuating Mr. Pasquet and his staff destroyed the grass around the vineyard to prevent it from catching fire and dug trenches to block the blaze’s path. He also sprayed local trees with water drawn from the vineyard’s ponds. The vineyard was spared.

☆ Uber investigating 'cybersecurity incident' after report of breach
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Mike BlakeSept 16 (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N) said it was investigating a cybersecurity incident after a report of a network breach that forced the company to shut several internal communications and engineering systems. Uber began investigating the cybersecurity incident on Thursday. Uber employees were instructed to not use Salesforce Inc -owned office messaging app Slack, according to the NYT report. "I announce I am a hacker and Uber has suffered a data breach," the message read, and went on to list several internal databases that were allegedly compromised, the report added. The worker was persuaded to hand over a password that allowed the hacker to gain access to Uber's systems, the report said.

☆ Românul Gheorghe Hagi, nominalizat de France Football pentru echipa ideală din istoria fotbalului
▼ + stars: | 2020-10-13 | by ( ) tvrmoldova.md time to read: +2 min

Gheorghe Hagi, considerat cel mai bun fotbalist român din toate timpurile, a fost nominalizat de reputata publicaţie France Football la categoria mijlocaşi ofensivi într-un sondaj pentru stabilirea echipei ideale din istoria fotbalului, informează Agerpres. Alături de Hagi au fost nominalizaţi Bobby Charlton, Roberto Baggio, Andres Iniesta, Diego Maradona, Enzo Francescoli, Ruud Gullit, Alfredo di Stefano, Raymond Kopa, Laszlo Kubala, Alessandro Mazzolo, Socrates, Pele, Michel Platini, Zico, Zidane, Ferenc Puskas, Gianni Rivera, Francesco Totti şi Juan Alberto Schiaffino. La sondaj participă un juriu format din 170 de specialişti, precum şi suporterii din întreaga lume, care pot vota pe site-ul revistei. Echipa ideală va fi una într-un sistem 3-4-3. Propunerile pentru atacanţi vor fi anunţate săptămâna viitoare.

Persons: Hagi, reputata, Bobby Charlton, Roberto Baggio, Andres Iniesta, Diego Maradona, Enzo Francescoli, Ruud Gullit, Alfredo, Alfredo di Stefano, Raymond Kopa, Laszlo Kubala, Alessandro, Pele, Michel Platini, Zidane, Ferenc Puskas, Gianni Rivera, Francesco Totti, Juan Alberto Schiaffino, Banks, Gianluigi Buffon, Iker, Sepp Maier, Thomas Nkono, Peter Schmeichel, Edwin van der Sar, Lev Iaşin, Dino, Giuseppe Bergomi, Carlos Alberto, Djalma Santos, Claudio Gentile, Manfred Kaltz, Philipp Lahm, Suurbier, Lilian Thuram, Franco, Franz Beckenbauer, Fabio Cannavaro, Marcel Desailly, Ronald Koeman, Bobby Moore, Daniel Passarella, Mathias Sammer, Gaetano Scirea, Sergio Ramos, Andreas Brehme, Paul Breitner, Antonio Cabrini, Ruud Krol, Paolo Maldini, Marcelo, Nilton Santos, Roberto Carlos, Jozsef Bozsik, Sergio Busquets, Paulo Roberto Falcao, Steven Gerrard, Guardiola, Josef Masopust, Lothar Matthaeus, Johan Neeskens, Andrea Pirlo, Fernando Redondo, Frank Rijkaard, Bernd Schuster, Clarence Seedorf, Luis Suarez, Marco, Jean Tigana, Alonso, Xavi Organizations: France, Agerpres Locations: Alfredo di, Zico, Gerson

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