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☆ Brits brace for higher mortgage payments despite Bank of England seen cutting rates
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Oversnap | E+ | Getty ImagesLONDON — Britons are facing the prospect of higher mortgage rates for longer after the government's tax-and-spend budget threw off expectations for a series of near-term interest rate cuts. Mortgage rates also took a hit from the uncertainty, with a number of smaller and mainstream lenders raising mortgage rates on the expectation that interest rates may stay higher for longer. watch nowVirgin Money became the first major lender to raise mortgage rates after the budget, lifting them by 0.15%. "This isn't the radical spike in rates that have blighted mortgage rates in the last couple of years. He added that interest rates could now remain 50-basis-points higher than previously expected at the end of the cutting cycle.

Persons: Rachel Reeves, Reeves, —, David Hollingworth, Hollingworth, Allan Monks, BOE Organizations: Bank of England, Wednesday, Virgin Money, Santander, Morgan's Locations: London's, Oversnap

☆ Oasis fans hit with a ‘landslide’ of ticket scams
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Anna Cooban | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

London CNN —Hundreds of Oasis fans are looking back in anger after falling victim to a “landslide” of ticket selling scams. The bank said Oasis fans made up around 70% of all reported ticket fraud between August 27 and September 25. Fans scrambling for tickets have fumed about eye-watering prices and long waits online. Lloyds said its customers buying Oasis tickets on a major UK ticket selling site splashed out more compared with any other music concert over the past three years, parting with an average of £563 ($731) per debit card transaction during the first day of ticket sales in August. That’s higher than the average £342 ($444) spent on tickets for Taylor Swift’s UK tour last year, it noted.

Persons: ”, Liz Ziegler, you’re, Noel, Liam Gallagher —, SJM, Taylor Organizations: London CNN, Oasis, Lloyds Banking Group, Lloyds, Facebook, Meta, “, CNN, Taylor Swift’s Locations: United Kingdom, Ireland, United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia

☆ Planet 9: Inside the search for a hidden planet in our solar system
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Jacopo Prisco | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

“It could completely reshape our understanding of the solar system and of other planetary systems, and how we fit into that context. Brown and his colleague, planetary scientist Konstantin Batygin, reported having strong evidence of a hidden planet on the fringes of our solar system. “If you look at these bodies, their lifetimes are tiny compared to the age of the solar system,” Batygin said. “By now, we expected to have found many more of these extreme trans-Neptunian objects,” Sheppard said in an email. Finding a smaller planet would also spark excitement, Rice added, because every solar system planet is immensely useful for extrapolating information about the thousands of comparable exoplanets that researchers are uncovering across the galaxy.

Persons: Mike Brown, Pluto, ”, Brown, Pluto’s, Malena Rice, ” Rice, Konstantin Batygin, Neptune, they’ve, Brown’s, “, we’re, Scott Sheppard, Chadwick Trujillo, Trujillo, ” Brown, Batygin, ” Batygin, Patryk Sofia Lykawka, ” Lykawka, Lykawka, Rice, Hur, Renu Malhotra, Malhotra, Sheppard, ” Sheppard, ” Malhotra, she’s, “ It’s, Sigurd Naess, ” Naess, Vera C, Rubin, That’s Organizations: CNN, Caltech, NASA, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Research, International Astronomical, ESA, Yale University, Getty, California Institute of Technology, Planet Nine, Carnegie Institution for Science, Northern Arizona University, Sheppard, Kindai University, Rice of Yale University, University of Arizona, Survey Telescope, Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Oslo, US National Science Foundation, Stanford University, Rubin, Rubin Observatory, Nine Locations: Pasadena , California, AFP, Washington ,, Japan, Neptune, Hawaii, Chile, Norway

☆ A lawsuit accuses Bain Capital's PowerSchool of trafficking in student data. The edtech giant says everything it does is legal.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

PowerSchool sells student data without parents' informed consent, a federal lawsuit alleges. Related storiesPowerSchool spokesman Austin Zerbach told BI that no PowerSchool product sells any form of student data. The public disclosures of PowerSchool say the edtech company "may" collect data such as "extracurricular program membership" and "student assessments." AdvertisementTechnology can easily re-identify anonymized student data, said Chad Marlow, senior policy counsel at the ACLU, where he focuses on privacy, surveillance, and technology issues. "No PowerSchool product, including Connected Intelligence P20W, sells any form of student data," the spokesman said.

Persons: PowerSchool, —, It's, Emily Cherkin, Cherkin, Hardeep Gulati, PowerSchools, Austin Zerbach, Zerbach, it's, — they're, Julie Liddell, Chad Marlow, Marlow, Liddell, James Donato, PowerSchool's Bain, The Bain Organizations: Service, Bain Capital, PowerSchool, Technology, ACLU, Data Systems, US, Apple, Vista Equity Partners, Vista Equity, Onex Partners, NYSE, The, KKR, Co, Instructure Holdings, Inc Locations: San Francisco, Seattle, Folsom , California, Boston, Austin , Texas, Salt Lake City

☆ I tried dating a sugar daddy even though I didn't need the money. It helped me feel sexy and powerful.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I was tired of dating immature men who lived as if they were still in a fraternity. I decided to go on a date with a sugar daddy because I wanted to feel appreciated. Dating men my age wasn't what I thought it would beDating in Denver wasn't going so well. On this website, older men and younger women agree to relationship terms that suit both parties, typically exchanging some form of quality time for money. AdvertisementLong-term, I don't think sugar-daddy dating will be something I continue to explore, but that experience showed me what I really wanted from dating.

Persons: —, Denver wasn't, I'm Organizations: Service, Michelin Locations: Denver

☆ NFL Week 9 takeaways: Who is the Chiefs’ biggest challenger in AFC? Are the Cowboys done for?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Mike Jones | Ted Nguyen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

The Athletic NFL writers Mike Jones, Ted Nguyen and Michael Silver share their thoughts on all of these storylines and more. After Week 9 wins by the Ravens, Bills, Bengals and Chargers, who is the second-best team in the AFC? If you don’t have an elite quarterback, don’t even bother trying to insert yourself into the “Who Will Win the AFC?” conversation. Denver has an elite defense but the Ravens offense presents unique challenges that they won’t see every week. That score doesn’t indicate how good this Broncos team actually is.

Persons: Tyler Bass’s, Mike Jones, Ted Nguyen, Michael Silver, Jones, they’re, I’m, Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry, Josh Allen, Henry —, Henry, …, Tyler Bass, don’t, Will Win, “, ”, Dak Prescott, Jerry Jones ’, Ezekiel Elliott, Prescott, CeeDee Lamb, Micah Parsons, Parsons, they’ve, Dak, Mike McCarthy, Nguyen, Bo Nix, Russell Wilson, Vance Joseph’s, Sunday’s beatdown, —, Sean Payton, Nix, Greg Fiume Organizations: Kansas City Chiefs, Ravens, Bengals, Chargers, Bills, Miami, Dallas Cowboys, The Athletic NFL, AFC, Raiders, NFL, Dolphins, Cowboys, 49ers, Dallas, Falcons, Eagles, Giants, Atlanta, NFC, Denver Broncos, Broncos, Baltimore, Browns, AFC East, AFC South, Colts, Chiefs, Super, Getty Locations: Atlanta, Baltimore, Kansas City, Western New York, Cancun, Washington, CeeDee, Philadelphia, Denver

☆ A US invasion of Taiwan in WWII would have been a disaster. A Chinese operation faces similar dangers.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementThe US once planned an invasion and seizure of Taiwan that would have been as big as D-Day. The CMSI study makes clear that a US invasion of Taiwan in 1945 — or a Chinese invasion today — would be difficult and risky. The objective would be to occupy southern Taiwan and the mainland Chinese port of Xiamen across the Taiwan Strait. US troops suffered 50,000 casualties in two months of hard fighting in the Okinawa invasion. "Taiwanese military officers pay close attention to history, and especially the history of island warfare, urban warfare, and amphibious warfare," said Easton.

Persons: —, Ian Easton, Taiwan —, Adm, Ernest King, Douglas MacArthur, MacArthur's, Easton, Michael Peck Organizations: Service, China Maritime Studies Institute, Getty, US Navy, Army, Orange, Marine, US Marine Corps, Japan, Imperial, Defense, Foreign Policy, Rutgers Univ, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: Taiwan, Pacific, China, Beijing, Battleship, Tennessee, Okinawa, Japan, Philippines, Normandy, Xiamen, AFP, Forbes

☆ Georgia resilient vs. Florida, but how concerning was close call after DJ Lagway injury?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Seth Emerson | Matt Baker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

Of course not, especially when its comeback came after Florida had to turn to its third-string quarterback. That said, clearly this kind of uneven game — especially from Beck — is unlikely to suffice the next two weeks. The only good news for Beck and Georgia: As much as he’s struggling, they’re still 7-1. Florida QB situation looks grimAny optimism about the Gators’ short-term and long-term future starts with Lagway, a five-star recruit ranked No. MISSILE TO MIZELL‼️ 📺 ABC pic.twitter.com/jDHCIrxGNo — Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) November 2, 2024Lagway’s status is uncertain after the hamstring injury sustained while rushing in the first half.

Persons: DJ Lagway, Carson Beck, Dominic Lovett, Aidan Warner, Dwight Phillips Jr, Beck, Lagway, Billy Napier, Cash Jones, Graham Mertz, Ole, it’s, Beck —, — Emerson, Brock Bowers, Ladd McConkey, Beck didn’t, Bowers, McConkey, Arian Smith, Lawson Luckie, Lovett, they’re, Tim Tebow, ators, Conn, hough, ike, ade, ohnson J r., ames Organizations: Georgia, Bulldogs, SEC, Gators, Warner, Yale, Ole Miss, Arkansas, Tennessee, Saturday, Kentucky, Auburn, Mississippi State, Clemson, Alabama, Beck and, ust, aker Locations: JACKSONVILLE, Fla, —, Georgia, Florida, Yale . Georgia, Texas, Beck and Georgia, tring

☆ How a free meal cost an investor his retirement savings
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

George Wilson learned the hard way that there's no such thing as a free lunch — or, in his case, a free dinner that cost him a chunk of his retirement savings. He also met David Escarcega, one of the hosts and a broker who would eventually advise him to invest in so-called non-correlated, fixed-income alternative products from the now-bankrupt firm GWG. AdvertisementBut those meals aren't really free, Murray said. They're referred to as "free lunch seminars," said Adam Gana, a securities attorney who worked on Wilson's case. In 2017, he decided to renew his investment, according to documents viewed by Insider.

Persons: George Wilson, Wilson, Chris Steak, David Escarcega, Michael Murray, Murray, Adam Gana, Gana, I've, Jean, Escarcega, we're, Wilson wasn't, FINRA, Craig McCann, McCann, he's, Outsized Organizations: GWG, GWG Holdings, Financial, SEC, ADV, CPA, Treasury Locations: GWG

☆ Lebanon: Israeli military dropped bombs in ‘lethal proximity’ of at least 19 hospitals, CNN analysis finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Allegra Goodwin | Tamara Qiblawi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

The Lebanese health ministry data and CNN’s analysis of airstrikes show that the Israeli military has dropped bombs within dangerous proximity of hospitals, which are protected under international law. Israel has regularly dropped 1,000-pound and 2,000-pound bombs on Lebanon, according to analysis of aftermath imagery by weapons experts, inflicting catastrophic damage to neighborhoods and towns. The Israeli military has argued that it has deployed these bombs as bunker busters to destroy Hezbollah’s underground infrastructure. The lethal fragmentation radius of these bombs puts nearby people and civilian structures, such as hospitals, at serious risk. That day, an Israeli airstrike hit the premises of Marjayoun governmental hospital in a southern Christian town of the same name.

Persons: ”, Mohammad Fouani, ” Fouani, ” Israel, Yara Nardi, Firass Abiad, Abiad, Israel, “, Firas Abiad, ” Trevor Ball, ” Abiad, what’s, Thaer Ahmad, Al Nasser, Khan Younis, CNN Ahmad, ” Ahmad, Bint Jbeil, Salah, Mones Kalakish, Beirut’s, Jihad Saadeh, Foany, ” CNN’s Rachel Wilson, Abeer Salman, Mohammad Tawfeeq Organizations: CNN, Rafik Hariri University Hospital, Hariri University Hospital, Reuters, Israel Defense Forces, “, CNN CNN, IDF, Hezbollah, UN, Lebanese Civil Defense, Red Cross, Rights, Al Sahel General Hospital, General Hospital, Lebanese, Zahra University Hospital, Zahra University, Beirut’s Rafik Hariri, Hospital Locations: Israeli, “, Iran, Beirut, Israel, Lebanon, Lebanese, Gaza, Al Sahel, American, Dahiyeh, al, Bint, Christian

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday handed a loss to Republicans by allowing Pennsylvania voters who sent mail-in ballots that were flagged as being potentially defective to submit a separate provisional in-person ballot. The justices rejected, with no noted dissents, a Republican request to put on hold a Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling from last week. The Supreme Court action does not definitively resolve the legal issue, which could yet return to the justices. Many of Pennsylvania's counties, which administer elections, already allowed for voters to cast provisional ballots if their mail-in ballots lacked a secrecy envelope even before the recent state Supreme Court ruling. Genser and Matis lost in a trial court, but an intermediate appeals court and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled in their favor, prompting Republicans to appeal again to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Persons: WASHINGTON —, Ben Geffen, Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, Alito, Geffen, Rick Hasen, Harris, Walz, Donald Trump, encroaches, Donald Trump’s, Faith Genser, Frank Matis, Genser, Matis, Joe Biden Organizations: Republicans, Pennsylvania, Republican, Supreme, Democratic, Pennsylvania Supreme, UCLA School of Law, NBC, Democratic National Committee, Republican National, U.S, U.S . Constitution, Trump, Butler, Republican National Committee Locations: Pennsylvania, Butler County, Pennsylvania's, U.S .

☆ The closing note of the 2024 campaign: How dare you?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Hinchliffe's Puerto Rico joke spawned the initial news cycle (and within 24 hours, a new digital ad from Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign). Related storiesThe Harris campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment. That leaves it to each campaign to try to generate their own moments, like when Trump did a photo-op at McDonald's. In both cases, they were upstaged by secondary moments that their opponents successfully latched onto, with Hinchcliffe drowning out Trump's rally and Biden spoiling Harris' rally. AdvertisementIt's why Trump donned a bright orange vest and climbed into a garbage truck, and it's why his supporters are responding to Cuban's comments with a social media campaign.

Persons: —, Sen, JD Vance, I'm, Vance, frontiersmen, Tony Hinchliffe's, Joe Biden, Donald Trump's, Kamala Harris, Trump, Harris, Mark Cuban, Cuban, Trump hadn't, Nikki Haley, he'd, Anna Kelly, Kelly, aren't, gaffes, Mitt Romney's, Hillary Clinton's Organizations: Service, Trump, White, Madison, Biden, Democratic, Republican Locations: Puerto Rico, Wausau , Wisconsin, Ohio, United States of America, Hinchliffe's Puerto Rico, Wisconsin, America, Madison

☆ How AI and skills-first hiring are rewriting the rules of recruitment
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Shifting to a skills-first hiring approach diversifies talent pools and improves job matching, helping find the best candidates for the job. AI tools like Indeed Smart Sourcing can help put the focus on candidates' skills to streamline sourcing and reduce hiring time. Amid rapid technological advancement across industries, employers' hiring needs are changing, requiring them to bring the right talent on board quickly. The skills-first hiring approach can also ultimately help employers reduce both the time and costs associated with hiring, especially when supported by AI. As hiring needs continue to evolve, making the hiring process easier with AI helps companies better plan and staff for the future.

Persons: Donal McMahon, Chris Hyams Organizations: Employers, Harvard, Insider Studios

☆ A "Game of Thrones" movie is reportedly in the works. It comes after a year of box office hits and misses for Warner Bros. Discovery.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Multiple outlets reported, citing unnamed sources, that a "Game of Thrones" movie is in the works. Warner Bros. Martin first suggested a "Game of Thrones" movie to tie up the franchise in a 2014 interview with The Hollywood Reporter. They grossed $1.8 million at the box office, according to Box Office Mojo. Warner Bros. PicturesA "Harry Potter" TV series reboot was announced last year after the box office failure of the "Fantastic Beasts" spin-off series.

Persons: —, aren't, George R.R, Martin, David Benioff, Weiss, Arya Stark, Maisie Williams, Bran Stark, Isaac Hempstead Wright, Sansa Stark, Sophie Turner, HBO Matthias Frey, Shawn Robbins, Robbins, Max, Frey, David Zaslav, Harry Potter, Denis Villeneuve's, Matt Reeves, " Frey Organizations: HBO, Warner Bros, Service, Hollywood, Discovery, Business, Wall Street, Department of Media, Creative Industries, City , University of London, Thrones, Office, Warner Bros ., HBO Warner Bros, Variety

☆ 'The Diplomat' season 2 finale completely shakes up Kate's bid for the vice presidency
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

A major character death at the end of "The Diplomat" season two throws a wrench into the series. Keri Russell's titular diplomat, Kate Wyler, now faces a more challenging path to the vice presidency. AdvertisementNetflix's "The Diplomat" is a blisteringly fun political drama that leans into the melodrama of international politics — and like in its first season, season two concludes with yet another cliffhanger season finale. As she unravels the conspiracy behind the aircraft attack, she also has to contend with Vice President Grace Penn (an excellent Allison Janney) showing up in London. "The Diplomat" season two is streaming in full on Netflix.

Persons: Keri Russell's, Kate Wyler, —, Debora Cahn, It's, Grace Penn, Allison Janney, Kate, Grace, Keri Russell, Margaret Roylin, Nicolas Trowbridge, Trowbridge —, Trowbridge, Hal, Roylin, Rufus Sewell, she's, William Rayburn, Janney, that's, Russell, Rolling, Grace aren't, Hal ., Joe Biden's, Rayburn, Biden, Kamala Harris, Cahn Organizations: Service, British, Golden Globe, Netflix, United, State Department, United States Locations: United States, United Kingdom, Persian, States, London, Russian, Scotland, Europe, Russia, New York

Census data released on October 17 indicates that New York recorded the highest rate of people moving out of all 50 states. Business Insider calculated each state's net moving rate by comparing the number of people who moved into and out of each state per 1,000 people. The states people move out of the mostOf all 50 states, New York ranks last with a net moving rate of -9.23. But because of its larger population and the greater number of movers into the Golden State, California's net migration rate lands right after Louisiana's. North Dakota — which has about 780,000 residents to New York's 20 million — had the highest net migration rate at 17.55.

Persons: —, Jackie Nguyen, hadn't, Nguyen, Dan Latu, Sarah Dickerson, we've, Dickerson, We've, Davrick Hayes, " Hayes, Everett Atlas Organizations: Service, Kansas, American Community Survey, , New York, Washington DC, Golden State, Kenan, of Private Enterprise, University of North, Dakota, Carolinas, Getty Images Vermont Locations: New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Kansas City , Missouri, York, , New, Alaska, Louisiana, California, University of North Carolina, New York City, Los Angeles, New, North Dakota, Bismarck , North Dakota, LA, South Carolina . North Carolina, Raleigh , North Carolina, East, South Carolina, Delaware, Boston, Vermont

☆ Over 200 unqualified Texas educators had someone else take their exam in cheating scandal
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

Five people have been charged in Texas, accused of organizing and participating in an illegal cheating scheme that certified more than 200 unqualified teachers and saw the plot’s “kingpin” rake in more than $1 million, prosecutors announced. Investigators noticed a pattern: Numerous teacher certification candidates who previously failed certification exams would drive from faraway Texas cities to the Houston area to take an exam. Then a tip came in that exposed the cheating scheme. He'd pay her about 20% of the $2,500 to allow the cheating, Levine said. “They are going to go over every teacher, I’m sure, and take whatever action they see fit if they believe someone fraudulently obtained a certification,” Levine said.

Persons: proctor, Kim Ogg, Vincent Grayson, Booker T, Tywana Gilford Mason, Nicholas Newton, Nikole, LaShonda Roberts, Ken Paxton, Mike Levine, Texas “, ”, Ogg, —, Levine, proctors, ” Levine, Grayson, Gilford Mason, He'd, Nicolas Newton, Newton, “, Roberts, HTEC, It's, Brandon G, Leonard, I’m, — Grayson, Alexandra Elizondo Organizations: Washington High School, Houston Independent School District, Texas Education Agency, Training, Education Center, DA, Public, Houston Training, Booker, Yates High School, NBC News, TEA, Houston ISD, HISD, Public Affairs, Communications Locations: Texas, Houston, Harris County, Newton, Houston ISD, TACTIX

It is clear what Russia stands to gain from an influx of some 10,000 North Korean troops to aid its war in Ukraine. North Korean troops are expected to help with that. North Korea, for its part, needs a partner that will shield it from the United Nations Security Council as it pursues its nuclear ambitions. “North Korea is trying to get as many benefits as it can from this relationship,” said Edward Howell, an expert on North Korea at the Chatham House think tank. “If thousands of North Korean troops learn how to survive on a battlefield full of drones,” Gabuev said, “that is a lesser problem than North Korea having quieter nuclear-capable submarines.

Persons: Kim Jong, Kim, Vladimir Putin, ” Alexander Gabuev, Russia —, Mark Rutte, NBC’s Keir Simmons, Putin, ” Putin, didn’t, ” Gabuev, Kim Jong Un, Mikhail Metzel, ”, Edward Howell, —, Gabuev Organizations: West, Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, NBC News, Pentagon, Ukraine, NATO, Vostochny, Getty, Yonhap News Agency, United Nations Security Council, Chatham House, . Security Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Europe, Asia, United States, North Korea, Berlin, “, West, Russia’s Kursk, Moscow, Ukrainian, Kursk, Washington, Kazan, Pyongyang, Korea, North Korean, AFP, South Korea, Seoul

Thousands of Oasis tickets on the secondary market will reportedly be relisted on Ticketmaster at face value, according to the BBC. Oasis, Ticketmaster and SJM Concerts did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Oasis had announced that tickets for the Oasis '25 Live tour could only be resold at face value using Ticketmaster or the ticket resale marketplace Twickets. The demand for Oasis tickets has been high since the band, which features brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher, has not performed together in 15 years following a lengthy feud between the Gallaghers. Since then, Oasis has been taking steps to get tickets in the hands of loyal fans and away from scalpers.

Persons: Oasis, Noel, Liam Gallagher Organizations: Ticketmaster, BBC, Oasis, U.S Locations: scalpers, Melbourne, Ireland, North America, Toronto, Chicago, Los Angeles, Mexico City, East Rutherford , New Jersey

Tickets for the 2024 World Series between the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers are among the most expensive in Major League Baseball history – and fans are willing to pay up. Leading up to Game 1 in Los Angeles, the average price for a World Series ticket in the secondary market was $3,887, according to ticket reseller TicketIQ. This year's tournament is on track to be the best-selling World Series in history, StubHub reports. 'Whatever the going rate for my kidney, it's going on the table'LA resident Lisa Altuve, 27, said she's been excitedly waiting to see the Dodgers play in the World Series. "The last time these two teams played in the World Series was the year that I was born, 1981," Posadas added.

Persons: Freddie Freeman, Lisa Altuve, she's, Fernando Valenzuela, Josh Trujillo, Calvin Stovall, Stovall, Riley Reese, Chris Garcia, Del, Garcia, Posadas Organizations: Los Angeles Dodgers, Capital, New York Yankees, Dodger, Major League Baseball, CNBC, Dodgers, Yankees Locations: Los Angeles , California, Los Angeles, New York, Mexican, LA, Florida, Del Posadas

☆ Oasis is canceling reunion tour tickets sold by resellers
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( John Towfighi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Oasis is canceling around 50,000 tickets for its British tour dates that were resold on secondary websites like StubHub and Viagogo. The band’s tour promoters are canceling tickets resold through unofficial secondary sites to stop price gouging, a spokesperson for Live Nation and SJM, the Oasis tour promoters, told CNN. CNN saw ticket prices as high as $7,294 for the Oasis tour on Viagogo, a secondary market for ticket sales. Canceled tickets will be made available for face value on Ticketmaster, which is owned by Live Nation and considered the designated site for Oasis tickets. The North American leg of the Oasis tour begins on August 24, 2025, at Rogers Stadium in Toronto, Ontario.

Persons: scalpers, —, Taylor Swift, hasn’t, Liam, Noel Gallagher, SJM, Twickets, Viagogo Organizations: Live, Oasis, CNN, Coldplay, Oasis’s, Ireland, Ticketmaster, Live Nation, Rogers Locations: Washington, Cardiff , Manchester, London, Edinburgh, Dublin, Toronto , Ontario, Chicago, East Rutherford , New Jersey, Los Angeles, Mexico City

☆ Vista's Robert Smith: How to prevent AI from further widening the racial wealth gap
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Robert Smith | Ceo Of Vista Equity Partners | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

For example, according to a recent McKinsey study, Black Americans are 10% more likely to be working jobs slated for AI automation. If current trends hold, the new wealth created by GenAI alone will increase the racial wealth gap by $43 billion annually, according to McKinsey. That begins with infrastructure that supports AI enablement for all, including education on AI tools, access to the internet and power to compute. SFI has been working hard to close the digital divide in Black communities, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), 82% of which reside in broadband deserts. This work is bridging access gaps and ensuring that underrepresented talent thrives in the rapidly growing and in-demand field of AI.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, GenAI, Robert Solow, SFI Organizations: Istock, McKinsey, Initiative, Black Colleges, Universities, Vista Equity Partners, Morehouse College Locations: U.S, Black

☆ China's muted response to the Russia-North Korea alliance could come at a cost
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Hannah Abraham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementWith North Korean forces believed to be moving toward Russia's front lines, fears are growing that the Ukraine war is about to enter a new phase. Around 3,000 North Korean soldiers arrived in Russia last week, according to US, South Korean, and Ukrainian intelligence. The reports signaled a deepening military alliance between Russia and North Korea — an alliance that has been met with a muted response from China. AdvertisementThe bland statement may have been aimed at balancing its influence over North Korea and Russia with its relationship with Ukraine's Western allies. For North Korea, China has long been its most important ally, providing trade, diplomatic support, and military aid to Kim Jong Un.

Persons: —, Ukraine's, Bruce Klingner, Kim Jong Un, Ali Wyne, Sari Arho Havrén, Trump, Ann Marie Dailey Organizations: Service, Council, Foreign Relations, European Union, EU, Bank, China, Heritage Foundation, North, Royal United Services Institute, RAND Locations: China, Russia, Ukraine, South, North Korea, EU, Beijing, North, Eurasia, Korea

☆ What These Founders Learned From Trying to Take on Elon Musk's Twitter
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Amanda Hoover | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

About three weeks after Elon Musk bought Twitter in October 2022, #RIPTwitter started trending. As the bird app's outlook grew more bleak, several alternative conversation platforms hatched: Narwhal, Spoutible, Spill, Post, and Cohost among them. I talked to several founders about what they learned trying to compete with Musk, and the state of civil discussion online. "There's a ton of power in whoever controls" a big social media platform, Thompson says. Spill, a Black-owned social platform, has been downloaded more than half a million times.

Persons: Elon Musk, RIPTwitter, shitposting, Gabor Cselle, Cselle, Meta, Jack Dorsey, Twitter, Musk, Twitters, he's, imminently, Fortune, Noam Bardin, Andreessen Horowitz, Bardin, Laurene Powell Jobs, Nicholas Thompson, Thompson, Narwhal, Trump, Hitler, Alphonzo Terrell, Kerry Washington, Terrell, there's, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Harris, I've, I'm Organizations: Elon, Google, Twitter, Anti Software Software, Politico, Boston Globe, The, Amplica Labs, Democratic, Spill, Phillies

The Eagles are healthier at receiver, have a terrific ground game and they’re improving on defense. AdvertisementNguyen: Getting two new coordinators takes some getting used to, but the Eagles look more comfortable both offensively and defensively. Defensively, Vic Fangio’s system is a hard one to learn but the Eagles now look like they’re playing a lot faster. Since the third week of the season, opponents are averaging just 12.8 points per game against Fangio’s defense. Nguyen: Before this week, the Titans were playing like an elite defense but their offense was letting them down.

Persons: Jameis Winston, Jacoby Brissett, outdueling Aaron Rodgers, Jeff Howe, Ted Nguyen, Dan Pompei, Howe, Saquon Barkley, Vic Fangio’s, they’ve, Fangio, Barkley, Nguyen, Winston, Kyle Hamilton, Rashod Bateman, Lamar Jackson, it’s, Derrick Henry, haven’t, Mason Rudolph, Will Levis, Will Levis ’, they’re, Robert Saleh, Aaron Rodgers hasn’t, Ernest Jones, Deandre Hopkins, Will, England’s Jacoby Brissett, Cleveland’s Jameis Winston, Green Bay’s Malik Willis, —, Jayden Reed, Willis, Jordan, Reed, Jordan Love, Matt LaFleur’s playcalling, Brissett, Boutte, Andy Lyons Organizations: Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens, New England Patriots ’, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, Athletic NFL, Eagles, Browns, New York Giants, Cincinnati Bengals, Bengals, NFC, NFL, Ravens, Las Vegas Raiders, Cleveland, Dolphins, Tennessee Titans, Titans, Jets, Lions, Jaguars, Packers, Indianapolis Colts, Jordan, Getty Locations: Baltimore, Will Levis, Tennessee

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