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☆ Bond market 'yield curve' returns to normal from inverted state that had raised recession fears
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-04 | by ( Jeff Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

An inverted yield curve, in which the nearer-duration yield is higher, has signaled most recessions since World War II. However, a normalization of the curve does not necessary signal good times ahead. In fact, the curve usually does revert before a recession hits, meaning the U.S. could still be in for some rough economic waters ahead. Job openings had exceeded labor supply by more than 2 to 1 at one point, aggravating inflation that had been at its highest level in more than 40 years. That part of the curve is still steeply inverted, with the difference now at more than 1.3 percentage points.

Persons: Raphael Bostic, Quincy Krosby Organizations: CME Group, Atlanta Fed, LPL, Labor Department, Atlanta Federal Reserve Locations: Chicago, U.S

☆ Soaring sports team values create new pressure for owners on taxes, succession
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-03 | by ( Robert Frank | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Ric Tapia | Getty Images Sport | Getty ImagesSports team owners benefiting from soaring team values are also facing new pressure from two of the oldest certainties in American wealth: death and taxes. With the average age of team owners rising, and team values skyrocketing into the billions, owners and leagues are increasingly focused on how to ensure smooth ownership transitions to the next generation of buyers. Succession and taxes have become especially important in the National Football League, where the average age of team owners is now over 72 and team values are all surging. The average NFL team is now worth $6.49 billion, and no team is valued at less than $5.25 billion, according to CNBC's Official 2024 NFL Team Valuations. So owners have to be planning for the potential for more punitive estate taxes in the coming years.

Persons: Ric Tapia, Stephen Amdur, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, Robert Frank, Pat Bowlen, Rob Walton, Bud Adams, Grant Halverson, Amy Adams Strunk, Tom Benson, Gayle, Jonathan Bachman, Joe Robbie, George " Papa Bear, Halas, George Halas, Amdur, That's, Roger Goodell Organizations: NFL, Los Angeles Rams, Houston Texans, NRG, Getty, Sports, Pillsbury, National Football League, Former Denver Broncos, Tennessee Titans, Minnesota Vikings, Getty Images Tennessee Titans, Longtime New Orleans Saints, National Basketball, New Orleans Pelicans, New, New Orleans Saints, Mercedes, Benz, Miami Dolphins, NBA, Chicago Bears, Bettmann Locations: Houston, Nashville , Tennessee, New Orleans, New Orleans , Louisiana

☆ Why Malbon Golf welcomed the ‘sweatergate’ social media firestorm
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-30 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

The couple’s lifestyle brand, Malbon Golf, had been swept into a social media storm by an eye-catching Masters outfit donned by ambassador and former world No. Nicolas Malinauskas/Malbon GolfStarsThe duo launched Malbon Golf in 2017, with Stephen’s anthropomorphic ball character “Buckets” taking center stage as the brand’s logo. Ross Kinnaird / Getty Images Tom Holland: Part-time web-slinger, full-time golf swinger -- the "Spider-Man" lead is a self-confessed golf addict. Warren Little / Getty Images Stephen Curry: The three-point king of the NBA is also a highly-proficient par-three shooter. Jamie Squire/Getty ImagesFor Malbon Golf, it is simply the latest step in its aim to “condition” the golf world into accepting new styles in the game.

Persons: Stephen, Erica Malbon, Jason Day, Erica, Frank151, —, ’ ”, “, ’ ” Stephen, Nicolas Malinauskas, it’s, ” Erica, “ We’re, — there’s, ” Stephen, ”, Jimmy Choo, Dre, Vince Sirico, Justin Timberlake, Travis Scott, Q, Justin Bieber, Bieber, …, ’, That’s, ” Adam Sandler, Sandler, Gilmore, Shooter McGavin, Christopher McDonald, Al Messerschmidt, Michael Jordan, Davis, Jordan, Isaac Brekken, JT strutting, Matt Sullivan, Catherine Zeta, Jones, Michael Douglas, Douglas, Ross Kinnaird, Tom Brady, Brady, Aaron Rodgers, Josh Allen, Patrick Mahomes, Carmen Mandato, Orlando Ramirez, Jessica Alba, tross, Xaume Olleros, Niall Horan, There's, Tom Holland, Warren Little, Stephen Curry, Isaiah Vazquez, Celine Dion, René Angélil, Dion, Sam Levi, Miles Teller, Alice Cooper, Cooper, Kathryn Newton, Newton, Ezra Shaw, Sandy Young, Little, Tiger Woods, Oscar Wilde’s, Woods, Jamie Squire, Allen Iverson Organizations: CNN, “ City of Angels, ”, Nike, Prince, NBA, University of North Carolina, PGA, Chicago, NFL, Mission, Getty, Management, BMW PGA, Golden State Warriors, Clarkson Creative, Club, American, Tahoe, LPGA, Ryder, Celtic, Team, April’s, Augusta National Locations: Augusta , Georgia, Los Angeles, New York, “ City, Florida, British, Alba, Hainan, AFP, Irish, Terrebonne , Quebec, American, Celtic Manor, Wales, Augusta

☆ Weekend sleep-ins may benefit heart health, research finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-30 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New research suggests doing so may even benefit your heart health, amounting to a 19% lower risk of developing heart disease, according to a research abstract published Thursday. Sleeping in on weekends may lower your risk of developing heart disease later in life, new research suggests. Other experts suggested people still address inconsistent sleep patterns since it can affect more than just heart health. “Sleep is restorative and a key component of heart health preservation.”There are still other unanswered questions, Gulati said: Is there a threshold of too much sleep on the weekend? “To promote heart health, it’s recommended to aim for at least 7 hours of sleep each night and maintain a consistent sleep pattern,” Goldberg said.

Persons: ”, Yanjun, Elena Noviello, Nieca Goldberg, University’s, Goldberg wasn’t, catchup, Dr, Nour Makarem, wasn’t, Martha Gulati, Barbra Streisand, Makarem, ” Makarem, sleep’s, “, ” Goldberg, Gulati, ” Gulati, it’s Organizations: CNN, European Society of, State Key Laboratory, Infectious, National Center for Cardiovascular, Fuwai Hospital, Getty, University’s Grossman School of Medicine, Columbia University’s Mailman, of Public Health, Sinai Medical Center Locations: Beijing, United Kingdom, York City, New, Cedars, Los Angeles

☆ DirecTV is on the warpath against Disney in a battle it says is existential for cable TV
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-27 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

They really just want to disintermediate all of pay TV and drive everyone to themselves. Fresh off a vicarious victory over Disney, Thun is still looking for revenge. For DirecTV, it's skinny bundles or bustDirecTV believes these strict bundling requirements are to blame for putting pay TV on life support. Disney is "completely responsible" for the fall of pay TV, Pachter said, "because they think the only direction that retransmission fees should go is up." Without skinny bundles, pay TV is 'going to die'If skinnier bundles can't solve pay TV's woes, it's unclear what could.

Persons: —, Venu Sports, Venu, Rob Thun, Thun, Venu didn't, DirecTV's, Geo, They've, Venu wouldn't, Margaret Garnett, I'm, Michael Pachter, he'd, Pachter, Brian Wieser, Puck's John Ourand, Rich Greenfield, Greenfield, — we're, Wieser Organizations: Service, Disney, Fox, Warner Bros ., DirecTV, Business, ESPN, balk, YouTube, Wedbush Securities, Madison, Cable, Paramount, LightShed Partners, Charter Locations: Thun, Wall

A tropical storm warning was issued Friday for Hawaii’s Big Island as the storm known as Hone approached with 50 mph winds, forecasters said. Tropical Storm Hone is forecast to pass near or south of the island Saturday night into early Sunday, the National Hurricane Center said. A tropical storm warning was issued for Hawaii County, and swells could cause life-threatening surf and rip currents across the island chain on Saturday, the agency said. Hawaii’s Big Island could see around 10 inches of rain, the hurricane center said in a 5 p.m. local time (11 p.m. There are no coastal watches or warnings in place because of that storm, named Hurricane Gilma.

Persons: Hone, Storm Hone, Gilma Organizations: National Hurricane Center, Emergency Management Agency Locations: Hawaii County, Hilo, Hone

☆ 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

☆ A photo captures what Harris’ nomination could mean for young girls
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Arit John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

One image, however, has captured what the moment could mean for young girls. Amara Ajagu watches as Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, speaks on the fourth day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago, on Thursday, August 22, 2024. More so than most little girls, Ajagu can say that Harris could be the first president who looks like her. Harris’ potential to be the first has been an undercurrent of her presidential runs since her first campaign in 2020. Prior to the vice president’s speech, Amara and her younger sister, Leela, led the crowd in a lesson on how to pronounce their great-aunt’s first name: “Comma,” like the punctuation mark, then “La,” like the sing-song “la, la, la.”

Persons: Kamala Harris, Amara Ajagu, Todd Heisler, grandnieces, Harris, Ajagu, Shirley Chisholm —, —, Hillary Clinton, Harris ’, Amara, Leela, ” Organizations: CNN, Democratic, Democratic National Convention, United Center, New York Times, New York Rep Locations: American, Chicago

The next day, three minutes before shots were fired toward Trump, local police radioed that a man was on a nearby roof. That warning never made it to the Secret Service, whose snipers didn’t know the would-be assassin was on the roof until shots rang out. “I can confirm that the Butler County ESU team made radios available to the Secret Service and that they were not utilized by the Secret Service,” Goldinger said in a statement. But the issue of how to directly communicate with local law enforcement remains unresolved. Evan Vucci/AP Secret Service agents rush the stage immediately after the shooting.

Persons: Donald Trump, didn’t, “, bro, ‘, “ We’re, Clay Higgins, Higgins, ”, Richard Goldinger, ” Goldinger, Goldinger, ” Higgins, Butler, ’, Gene J, Ronald Rowe, Thomas Crooks, Crooks, Trump, ” Sen, Chuck Grassley, ” Grassley, “ It’s, Jonathan Wackrow, Wackrow, Evan Vucci, Brendan McDermid, Reuters Trump, Anna Moneymaker, Rebecca Wright, CNN Trump, Will Lanzoni, they’ve, Rowe Organizations: CNN, Secret Service, Trump, Louisiana Republican, Fairgrounds, Butler, ESU, Secret, White House Communications Agency, Department of Defense, Iowa, Republican, Service, NSA, Reuters, Milwaukee Brat House, Republican National Convention, Reuters Police, AP, AP Trump, Pennsylvania, Department of Homeland Security, State Police Locations: Louisiana, Butler, Butler , Pennsylvania, Pa, Pennsylvania, Milwaukee

☆ Tropical Storm Ernesto nears hurricane strength as it skirts Puerto Rico, bringing concerns of floods and power outages
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Elizabeth Wolfe | Robert Shackelford | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Its center was about 40 miles north of San Juan early Wednesday after passing over the Virgin Islands on Tuesday. Hurricane watches and tropical storm warnings are in effect for the Virgin Islands and the small Puerto Rican islands of Vieques and Culebra. And he entire island of Puerto Rico is also under a tropical storm warning. Tourists sit on La Pared beach as Tropical Storm Ernesto whips up surf near Luquillo, Puerto Rico, on Tuesday. “The people of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands are no strangers to storms,” Rothenburg said.

Persons: Ernesto, Puerto Rico –, Thomas, John, Pedro Pierluisi, Hurricane Maria, Alejandro Granadillo, Juan Saca, Saca, Jaclyn Rothenberg, ” Rothenburg, “, ” Rothenberg, Mary Gilbert, CNN’s Ella Nilsen Organizations: CNN, Atlantic, National Hurricane Center, San Juan, Virgin, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, US, National Weather Service, Puerto Rico Gov, National Guard, Puerto Ricans, AP LUMA Energy, Federal Emergency Management Agency Locations: Puerto Rico, San, Puerto, Caribbean, Puerto Rican, Vieques, Culebra, St . Croix, St, Luquillo , Puerto Rico, Virgin, Bermuda, It’s, Hispaniola, Bahamas, US East Coast

☆ Google's live demo of Gemini ramps up pressure on Apple as AI reaches smartphone users
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Kif Leswing | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

During Google's Pixel phone launch on Tuesday, a product director named David Citron took the stage to show off the mobile capabilities of the company's new AI assistant, Gemini. Rivals are preparing consumers for a future of AI, but Google's Gemini features are real and are shipping — at least for testing purposes — now. Google's kickoff on Tuesday could put renewed pressure on Apple, as the two smartphone market leaders race to integrate AI into their operating systems. Google's most important presentation on Tuesday was Gemini Live, its next-generation assistant. The company said Apple's approach is less private than Google's, because Gemini "doesn't require hand-off to a third-party AI provider you may not know or trust."

Persons: Rick Osterloh, David Citron, Citron, Sabrina Carpenter, Apple, Siri's, Siri, haven't, we've, CNBC's Deirdre Bosa, Google's, that's, Osterloh, they're, Grace Harmon, Tim Cook Organizations: Devices, Google, YouTube, San, Rivals, Apple Intelligence . Apple Intelligence, Apple Intelligence, Apple, IDC, Nvidia Locations: Mountain View , California, San Francisco

☆ Opinion | The West Clearly Doesn’t Want to Defeat Putin
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Anastasia Edel | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

As the West watches on, seemingly impotent, Russia grows ever bolder, like a bully who realizes the teacher isn’t coming. Despite having the resources to end this war on Ukraine’s terms, the West clearly lacks the will to win. But the West is wedded to its too-little-too-late approach, justified by the risk of provoking nuclear escalation from Russia. Nor has the West managed to cut off the sources of Russia’s economic might, despite rounds of sanctions. The economy is growing healthily, and the assets of Russian oligarchs remain safe in the West, even if frozen.

Persons: Vasily Nebenzya, isn’t, Vladimir Putin, ”, can’t Organizations: United Nations Security, United Nations, NATO, West Locations: Kyiv, Russia, New York, ”, Russian, Ukraine, U.S

Dhaka, Bangladesh CNN —Using his sleeve to wipe tear gas from his burning eyes, 25-year-old Mugdho weaves through the crowd, handing out bottles of water to the protesters whose demands for reform would soon topple Bangladesh’s leader. Identical twins Mugdho and Snigdho were inseparable since birth – eating, sleeping and studying together, sharing clothes as well as secrets. “Because of him, people got the strength to do the protest,” Snigdho said. Cultural activists and members of civil society clashing with police at a march for victims killed during the recent nationwide student protests, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on July 30, 2024. Mohammad Ramzan Ali holds a photo of his 13-year-old son Mubarak, who was killed during anti-government protests in Bangladesh.

Persons: Bangladesh’s, Mugdho –, Mir Mahfuzur Rahman –, Mir Mahbubur Rahman –, “, Sheikh Hasina, Salman Saeed, ”, Farah Porshia, ” Hasina, Muhammad Yunus, “ I’m, ” Porshia, ” Snigdho, Snigdho, Mugdho, Dipto – Mir Mahmudur Rahman, –, Mugdho’s, ” Mugdho, Abu Sayed, Ahmed Salahuddin, Sayed, Porshia, Mubarak, Mubarak’s, Mohammad Ramzan Ali, ” Mubarak, he’d, Fareeda, Ali, ” “, ” CNN’s Esha Mitra Organizations: Bangladesh CNN, CNN, Police, Peace, Amnesty, ” CNN, UNICEF Locations: Dhaka, Bangladesh, India, Italy, Europe, Sayed

☆ Man arrested in fatal road rage incident is charged in murder of beloved Detroit neurosurgeon found dead in his home
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

A man arrested in May after he was accused of fatally punching a 67-year-old driver in a road rage incident has now been charged in the murder of a beloved Detroit neurosurgeon found dead in his home last year. Desmond Burks, 34, was charged this week with first-degree murder, felony murder, larceny and other crimes in the April 2023 shooting of Dr. Devon Hoover. The murder rocked the community, and many people including former patients, family members and friends expressed their shock and grief. A Facebook page titled “Justice for Dr. Devon Hoover” was inundated with memories of the doctor. When authorities charged Burks in Hoover’s death, he had already been in jail on a second-degree murder charge in the death of Reda Saleh.

Persons: Desmond Burks, Dr, Devon Hoover, Hoover, Devon Hoover ”, Kym Worthy, ”, Burks, ” Worthy, Worthy, James E, White, “, Reda Saleh, Saleh Organizations: Authorities, Rover, Police Locations: Detroit, Indiana, Wayne, Hoover’s

☆ Debby's floodwaters trigger emergency and disaster declarations in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Patrick-Smith-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Patrick Smith | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Debby's influence remained strong on Friday, when the National Weather Service warned that rainfall could reach 15 to 25 inches in the Northeast and New England. Major flooding hit Tioga County, Pennsylvania, and neighboring Steuben County, New York. Binghamton, New York, measured 1.94 inches of rain and Avoca, Pennsylvania, saw 1.43 inches, according to the service. More than 362,000 utility customers in Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Vermont were without power early Friday evening, according to utility tracker PowerOutage.us. Authorities in Berkeley County, South Carolina, said early Friday that 2 to 3 feet of fast-moving water was rushing through streets of Moncks Corner, north of Charleston, prompting multiple rescues.

Persons: Debby, Kathy Hochul, Josh Shapiro, Hochul, Way, Marc Rice, Shane Nickerson, John F, Roy Cooper Organizations: National Weather Service, . New York Gov, Tahesha, Pennsylvania, Hershey, LaGuardia Airport, John, Kennedy International, Amtrak, Penn, York Yankees, Texas Rangers, Station, Washington , D.C, Richmond Staples, Gov, Emergency Management Locations: New England, East, Carolinas, Vermont, Canada, Northeast, South Carolina, New Jersey, Tioga County , Pennsylvania, Steuben County , New York, Tioga County, Steuben, Addison, Jasper, Steuben County, Johnson City , New York, Pennsylvania, Syracuse , New York, Binghamton , New York, Avoca , Pennsylvania, Ohio , New York , Pennsylvania, United States, New York, New, Stamford , Connecticut, Friday's, Washington ,, Richmond, Virginia, Berkeley County , South Carolina, Charleston, , South Carolina, Great, Mississippi, Minnesota

☆ I tried a 'kid-safe' smartphone with no social media. I loved it but would change one thing.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Julia Pugachevsky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Gen Alpha is poised to be the most online generation, with AI and other inevitable advancements in technology and social media. I loved the phone, but using it for a week also made me realize how complicated excessive social media use is to solve. AdvertisementIt all reminded me of a conversation I had earlier this year with an ex-digital brand strategist about reducing social media use. I'd see memes from friends who forgot to text my Gabb phone and would get sucked right back into social media. Plus, the only reason I have social media boundaries at all is because I grew up being encouraged to have hobbies.

Persons: —, I've, Alpha, Julia Pugachevsky, it'd, Sabrina Carpenter's, GabbMessenger, It's, they'll Organizations: Service, Business, Apps, Spotify

☆ A software consultant who had an 805% gain trading stocks in 2023 shares his clearest and easiest pattern to identify a breakout
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The third pattern he looks for, which he picked up from Minervini, is the volatility contraction pattern (VCP). AdvertisementIntraday VCPThe VCP pattern can be spotted over multiple days or weeks. The spike in green volume bars parallel to the first price spike demonstrates this in the chart below. AdvertisementFor Gajjala, it's an easier pattern to trade because the contraction period is longer than other patterns he watches for. Below is an example of a trade Gajjala took on Syntec Optics Holdings (OPTX) on November 17.

Persons: aren't, Gajjala, Mark Minervini, Norman Zadeh Organizations: Service, US, Business, Syntec Optics Holdings Locations: Dallas, Minervini

☆ Target workers say they're walking as much as 20 miles a day. It's a sign of just how physical retail work has become.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. AdvertisementOver on Reddit, Target workers have posted some big numbers, often topping the 10 miles that caught the attention of Walmart's CFO. one user said on a subreddit for Target workers in July. Healthcare workers topped the list: It said some hospital staffers could reach 60,000 steps, or 30 miles, during a 12-hour shift. A Target spokesperson told Business Insider that while the company did estimate time and distance as part of assigning work, it did not individually track employees' movements throughout the day.

Persons: —, John David Rainey, they've Organizations: Service, Business, Apple, US Postal Service, CNBC, Target, Walmart Locations: Reddit, Tennessee

☆ India's ultra-wealthy club is booming — here's where the country's rich are investing
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Lee Ying Shan | In Ying-Shan-Lee | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

High-end real estateAbout 30% of India's UHNWI investments go into luxury real estate, including overseas projects, said Alok Saigal, president of wealth management firm Nuvama Private. People have moved away from investing in land as it is less liquid, and more wealth has been allocated to residential real estate since the pandemic, he added. Around 20% of Dubai's offshore real estate pie is owned by Indian investors. Startups' lureInvesting in startups is becoming increasingly popular, especially with the younger generation of rich Indians, wealth managers told CNBC. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAbout 17% of India's UHNWIs' wealth goes into luxury goods, with jewelry, art and watches as top preferences, findings from Knight Frank revealed.

Persons: Knight Frank, Alok Saigal, Alok, Chethan Shenoy, Anand, Saigal, Nitin Chengappa, India's, Chengappa, Anand Rathi Wealth's, LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Organizations: Getty, India, Nuvama Private, Offshore, Nuvama, CNBC, Standard Chartered Bank, Shoppers, DLF, BMI, Bloomberg, Fitch Solutions, LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA Locations: Mumbai, Beijing, New York, London, UHNWIs, Dubai, Delhi, New Delhi, India

Officials are relying on multiple streams of intelligence, and there are divisions among national security officials on how and when Iran’s response might unfold. The relative uncertainty has left the Biden administration in a defensive crouch as it tries to rally allies and pressure Iran not to escalate tensions. The extent of the United States’ further involvement in the war largely depends on how exactly Iran responds to Haniyeh’s death. US destroyers helped shoot down ballistic missiles and drones launched by Iran at Israel in April. Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris also met with the administration’s national security team in the White House Situation Room later Monday afternoon.

Persons: Ismail Haniyeh’s, crouch, Haniyeh –, Fu’ad Shukr, Israel, Majdal Shams, United States ’, Cole, Biden, “, Kamala Harris, Matthew Miller, Miller, Jomana Karadsheh, Michael Conte, Alex Marquardt, Zahid Mahmood Organizations: Washington CNN, Washington, CNN, Biden, United, US Central Command, State Department, US, Command Locations: Tehran, Iran, Washington, Israel, Lebanon, Gaza, Hezbollah, United States, Majdal, Golan, Gulf, Oman, Jordanian, Syria

☆ Flavor Flav Wants You to Watch More Water Polo
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Emmanuel Morgan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

As the robed members of the U.S. women’s water polo team stood single file at the pool’s edge before their match against Italy at the Paris Olympics, the rapper Flavor Flav stood directly across from them, clapping while the announcer at the Aquatics Centre in St.-Denis, France, listed the American players’ names one by one. Wearing a personalized water polo cap and jersey and a dessert-plate-size clock on a chain around his neck — all of them red, white and blue — America’s newest (and perhaps most unlikely) water polo fan leaned nervously against a glass barrier and shouted encouragement. Whenever the United States scored, he raised his wrists — both were adorned with big-faced watches — and shouted gleefully. He does not care if the players cannot hear him, he said; he prefers that they focus on their assignments anyway. “They know deep down in their hearts and they know way in the back of their mind that Flav is right there for us,” he said in an interview at a hospitality venue in Paris after the game.

Persons: Flav, Denis, —, ” Organizations: Italy, Paris Olympics, Aquatics, United States Locations: St, France, United, Paris

☆ New heat wave to hit West, Plains and South, adding to an already blistering summer
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dennis-Romero-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Dennis Romero | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Summer 2024 could be remembered not just for its historic temperatures, but for its successive heat waves with unusual geographic reach. More than 36 million Americans were under advisories, watches or warnings for dangerous and excessive heat Saturday night, according to National Weather Service data. The Gulf Coast and the South were also in for triple-digit highs for much of the week, the weather service said. "The prolonged nature of the heat will increase the risk of heat-related illness," it said in warning that much of the West would experience dangerous heat next week. "The combination of high temperatures increasing into the lower 100s along with high humidity will result in major to extreme" risk for heat-related illness, the weather service said.

Organizations: Federal, National Weather Service, Northern Rockies Locations: Pacific Northwest, Montana , North Dakota , Wyoming, South Dakota , Nebraska , Colorado , Kansas, New Mexico , Oklahoma, Texas, Gulf, Louisiana, Mississippi, West, Great Basin, Southeastern California, Northern Plains, Northern, Rocky, Southern California, Las Vegas , Nevada, Imperial, Arizona, El Centro, United States

☆ Tropical Storm Debby: Storm making its way towards Florida coast is expected to strengthen
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Nouran Salahieh | Mary Gilbert | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —A tropical depression making its way towards the Florida coast is expected to strengthen into Tropical Storm Debby Saturday before delivering heavy, flooding rainfall and dangerous storm surge to the state starting this weekend. The storm is expected to enter the eastern Gulf of Mexico on Saturday and become Tropical Storm Debby, according to the hurricane center. Tropical storm conditions could begin Saturday night in parts of southwest Florida. Tropical storm warnings are in effect for the Dry Tortugas and the west coast of the Florida peninsula from East Cape Sable to Boca Grande. Parts of the Florida Keys and parts of the Central Florida coast are also under a tropical storm watch, with officials urging residents there to prepare for tropical storm conditions within the next 48 hours.

Persons: Storm Debby, Ron DeSantis, “ Floridians, Santa Rosa –, “, Michael Brennan, It’s Organizations: CNN, Storm, Hurricane, Tropical, Florida, Fort, Sunshine State, Tampa metros, ” Hurricane, Weather, WPC, Carolinas, Florida Gulf Locations: Florida, Key, Cuba, Mexico, Bend, Gulf, East, Sable, Boca Grande, Suwannee, Central Florida, Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Tampa Bay, South Florida, Orlando, state’s, Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa, Miami, Georgia, Florida –, Florida Gulf Coast, Florida’s Big, Carolinas

☆ An Olympian couldn’t pay her rent. Flavor Flav and Alexis Ohanian stepped in to help
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

“I compete in the Olympic Games TOMORROW and can’t even pay my rent,” she wrote on X, punctuating with an emoji wearing an incredulous expression. Enter Flavor Flav, the “hype man” of the US water polo teams, and Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian. The men, who’ve been cheering on Team USA at the Paris Olympics all week, banded together to not only pay Fraley’s rent for the month but cover her rent for the rest of 2024. Karwai Tang/WireImage/Getty ImagesFlav has been one of the most consistent and vocal supporters of women athletes at the Paris Olympics. Now, he sponsors both the US men’s and women’s water polo teams.

Persons: doesn’t, Veronica Fraley, “, ”, Flav, Alexis Ohanian, who’ve, “ I’m, ” Flav, “ haven’t, Vanderbilt doesn’t, —, Deepbluemedia, Ohanian, Fraley, Serena Williams, Olympia, Karwai Tang, aren’t, ” Ohanian, He’s, he’d Organizations: CNN, Team USA, USA, Paris Olympics, Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt Commodores, CBS, Italy, Mondadori, Public, WORLD, NCAA, Olympic Games, US, Olympic, Angel City FC, Los Angeles, Olympics Locations: Paris, Los

☆ Tropical Storm Debby forecast to hit Florida this weekend with torrential rain and wind
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Mary Gilbert | Taylor Ward | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Track the Storm: Spaghetti models and more maps hereIt’s forecast to become a tropical depression by Saturday morning, once it emerges out over the water between Cuba and Florida, and strengthen into Tropical Storm Debby by Saturday evening. Tropical storm watches and warnings have been extended northward in Florida, according to the 5 p.m. The tropical storm warning has been extended along the west coast of the Florida peninsula from Bonita Beach to Boca Grande. Meanwhile, the tropical storm watch has been extended northward from Aripeka to the mouth of the Suwannee River. Parts of the Florida Keys and parts of the Central Florida coast are also under a tropical storm watch, with officials urging residents there to prepare for tropical storm conditions within the next 48 hours.

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