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Advocates for comprehensive sex education say the restrictions in early education may prevent kids from getting age-appropriate foundational knowledge that they build on each year, said Alison Macklin, director of policy and advocacy at the progressive sex education organization SIECUS. To comply with the new law in Kentucky, for example, the state’s education agency advised schools eliminate fifth-grade lessons on puberty and reproductive body parts. Twenty-eight states require sex education, and 35 require HIV education, according to tracking by the Guttmacher Institute, a research group that supports abortion rights. Massachusetts, for example, recently announced new sexual health education guidelines, which were last updated in 1999. She remembers just one optional day of sex education in middle school.

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☆ Record number of migrants arrive at US-Mexico border
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

[19/24]Migrants stranded while traveling by train towards the U.S. border shelter from the sun while standing next to railroad cars, amid the ongoing suspension of dozens of northbound trains over fears around migrant safety, in the community of Miguel Hidalgo de Ojuelos, on the outskirts of Fresnillo, in Zacatecas state, Mexico September 29. REUTERS/Edgar ChavezFRESNILLO, MEXICO

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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Typhoon Koinu swept southern Taiwan on Thursday, injuring 190 people but causing no deaths as it brought pounding rain and record-breaking winds to the island, leading to school and office closures. The typhoon brought the fastest wind ever recorded in Taiwan as it approached on Wednesday night. On Thursday afternoon, Koinu's maximum sustained winds measured 155 kph (96 mph) with gusts of 191 kph (119 mph). Despite weakening, typhoon Koinu is expected to douse coastal areas of southern China over the weekend. Taiwan sits in an active region for tropical cyclones, but Koinu is only the second typhoon to make landfall in four years.

Persons: Koinu, Huang Chia, Huang, Haikui Organizations: Taiwan, Central News Agency Locations: TAIPEI, Taiwan, Cape Eluanbi, Guangdong, Fujian, China, Taitung, Hualien, Pingtung, Cities, Kaohsiung, Taipei, Taichung, Tainan, Guangzhou, Taiwan Strait

☆ Alstom cash crunch dents management credibility
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Oct 5 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Alstom (ALSO.PA) CEO Henri Poupart-Lafarge faces an uphill struggle to shore up his credibility. The French train maker lost 35% of its market value – amounting to 3 billion euros - on Thursday after announcing that it would book negative free cash flow of 500 to 750 million euros this year. Finally, weaker than expected orders in the first half of the year generated less cash in the form of down payments. Given the potential for the group’s net debt to be 3 billion euros by year-end, 1 billion euros more than expected, Deutsche Bank analysts reckon it may soon need a capital increase. They do not reflect the views of Reuters News, which, under the Trust Principles, is committed to integrity, independence, and freedom from bias.

Persons: Gonzalo Fuentes, Henri Poupart, Pierre Briancon, Aimee Donnellan, Streisand Neto Organizations: Alstom, REUTERS, Reuters, London Underground, Deutsche Bank, X, Sandoz, Brookfield, Temasek, Thomson Locations: Saint, Ouen, Paris, France

Bedbugs go where you go, and they have become a nightmare haunting France for weeks. Still, bedbugs have plagued France and other countries for decades. The French public began moving into panic mode about a month ago after reports of bedbugs at a Paris movie theater. “All human population movements are profitable for bedbugs because they go with us, to hotels, in transport," said Berenger. Beaune, the transport minister, is hopeful that steps can be taken to ease the public's fear.

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Some railroad unions want more scrutiny of the safety of remote control operations major railroads have used for years in and around railyards without significant problems. Remote control train operators might have only a month or two of training before taking the controls, although the length of training varies by railroad. Safety statistics on railroad crashes are unclear because Federal Railroad Administration reports don't break out those involving remote control trains from incidents involving trains operated by engineers and conductors. Grissom said his union has had three members die in incidents involving remote control trains since 2015. He said Anderson's death, combined with fiery derailments that have happened across the country this year, reinforce the need for stronger railroad safety regulations.

Persons: Don Grissom, Brotherhood of Railway Carmen, ” Grissom, Grissom, hasn't, Fred Anderson, carmen, Anderson, Bryan Tucker, didn't, Eddie Hall Organizations: CSX, Brotherhood of Railway, National Transportation Safety, Federal Railroad Administration, NTSB, of Locomotive Engineers, Railroad Administration, Norfolk Southern Locations: OMAHA, Neb, railyards, Walbridge , Ohio, Jacksonville , Florida, Norfolk, East Palestine, Ohio

[1/2] A logo of Alstom is seen at the Alstom's plant in Semeac near Tarbes, France, February 15, 2019. The shares were heading for their worst one-day drop in over 20 years as of 1140 GMT, down 37%, which wiped some 3 billion euros ($3.16 billion) from Alstom's market value. The group said it now expects a cash outflow of 500-750 million euros over the full year, after a preliminary first-half outflow of 1.15 billion euros, well above the consensus for a 152 million euro outflow cited by Jefferies. The cost of insuring Alstom's debt against the risk of default shot to its highest since last November, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. Citi analysts were less concerned about liquidity, but said "the past track record on cash means cash improvement is now very much a 'show me' story".

Persons: Regis Duvignau, Jefferies, Angelo Meda, JP Morgan, Olivier Sorgho, Danilo Masoni, Chiara Elisei, Amanda Cooper, Alexander Smith Organizations: Alstom, REUTERS, Banor SIM, Deutsche Bank, P Global Market Intelligence, Traders, Citi, Thomson Locations: Semeac, Tarbes, France, Paris, Milan, Britain

☆ No college, no problem. Tiffany's wants Gen Zers to make luxury jewelry.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The company's owner, luxury goods giant LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, is expanding a program that trains people to become artisans who can make Tiffany's high-end jewelry. The company said Thursday it's begun a two-year bench jewelry apprenticeship program involving Tiffany and the Rhode Island School of Design. The move comes as Gen Zers rethink the idea of college as costs skyrocket and US student-loan payments are resuming following a pandemic hiatus. The programs work with colleges and universities to help conduct the training. LVMH has used apprenticeship programs to help develop the skilled artisans it needs for its brands.

Persons: Tiffany, —, Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, Gena Smith, it's, Smith, LVMH, Johnny Vacar, It's, they'd Organizations: Service, Tiffany, Rhode Island School of Design, Data Initiative, Tiffany's, Louis Vuitton Locations: Europe, North America, Island, York, LVMH's, Japan, San Francisco

☆ The arrival of migrants in big cities is forcing Democrats to change their immigration politics
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“The border wall – the money was appropriated for the border wall,” Biden told reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday. JB Pritzker sent a letter to the White House demanding federal coordination to deal with people crossing the border. Pritzker and Johnson both gave White House officials an earful in a hastily arranged conference call late Sunday, according to CNN’s report. CNN reported back in September on the breakdown in the relationship between the White House and New York’s mayor. Earlier this month, CNN spent the night in the Roosevelt Hotel, which closed as a commercial enterprise during the pandemic and now is used to temporarily house migrants.

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CNN —Turkish airstrikes killed at least 11 people in multiple Kurdish-controlled locations in northeastern Syria, the Kurdish Internal Security Force said Thursday, the latest response from Ankara’s forces following a bomb attack in Turkey’s capital claimed by Kurdish militants. “Eleven people were martyred, including five civilians and six members of the Internal Security Forces,” Asayish said. Eight civilians and two members of the Kurdish security forces were wounded, it added. Later Sunday, the Turkish Defense Ministry said its warplanes had destroyed 20 PKK targets in northern Iraq in response to the attack. According to Ankara, the PKK trains separatist fighters and launches attacks against Turkey from its bases in northern Iraq and Syria, where a PKK-affiliated Kurdish group controls large swaths of territory.

Persons: ” Asayish, Hakan Fidan, Fidan, ” Fidan Organizations: CNN, Turkish, Kurdish Internal Security Force, Kurdish, Internal Security Forces, Turkey’s Defense Ministry, Kurdistan Workers ’ Party, United Nations Charter, European Union, Ministry, Turkish Defense Ministry, Turkish Armed Forces, Group, Kurdistan Regional Government Locations: Syria, Kurdish, Turkey, Kurdistan, Ankara, United States, Turkey’s, Iraq, “, Turkish, Iran, Kordestan, Iraqi Kurdistan, Istanbul

☆ A climate researcher risks losing university post for refusing to fly home
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Climate researcher Dr. Gianluca Grimalda says that he risks losing his post at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy in Germany for refusing to use a plane as a means of transport back from Papua New Guinea. However, he said the institute gave him three days notice to return by October 2 which would have forced him to fly, according to a statement issued by climate group Scientist Rebellion. The Kiel Institute told CNN that it “doesn’t comment on internal personnel matters in public. As an alternative, climate activists such as Greta Thunberg have modeled greener ways to travel such as by ship or train. “I am prepared to face all the legal and economic consequences of this decision,” Grimalda said in a statement.

Persons: Gianluca Grimalda, Grimalda, ”, Greta Thunberg, ” Grimalda, it’s Organizations: CNN, Kiel Institute, Institute Locations: Germany, Papua New Guinea, Kiel, Bougainville, “, Singapore

The strike cost at GM reflects 16 days in which production was stopped at one GM assembly plant, a mid-size pickup truck and van factory in Wentzville, Missouri. The UAW ordered a strike at a GM SUV assembly plant in Lansing, Michigan, on Sept. 29. Against that backdrop, GM said in a securities filing that it has locked in a new, $6-billion line of credit through October 2024. The additional liquidity will require GM to maintain at least $4 billion in global liquidity and $2 billion in U.S. liquidity. Rival Ford Motor (F.N) secured a new $4 billion line of credit in August.

Persons: Rebecca Cook, JP Morgan, Ford, Joe White, David Shepardson, Mark Porter, Nick Zieminski Organizations: General Motors, REUTERS, Rights, Wednesday, United Auto Workers, Detroit Three, GM, UAW, Citibank, Chevrolet, GMC, GMC Yukon, Cadillac, Ford, Thomson Locations: Detroit , Michigan, U.S, Wentzville , Missouri, Lansing , Michigan, Fairfax , Kansas, Kansas, Ohio, Indiana

☆ Simone Biles going for team gold at World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Smiley N. Pool/Houston Chronicle/Getty Images Biles competes on the balance beam during the US National Gymnastics Championships in August 2013. Tim Clayton/Corbis/Getty Images Biles poses after winning a gold medal at the 2013 World Championships. Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images Biles dodges a bee flying near her during the medal ceremony at the 2014 World Championships. Daniel Dunn/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Biles competes on the uneven bars during the 2018 World Championships. And by competing in Antwerp, Biles became the first woman to represent the US at six artistic world championships.

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☆ U.S. women's team claim seventh consecutive title at world championships
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Gymnastics - 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships - Sportpaleis, Antwerp, Belgium - October 4, 2023 Simone Biles of the U.S. in action on the floor during the women's team final REUTERS/Yves Herman Acquire Licensing RightsOct 4 (Reuters) - Simone Biles led the U.S. women's team to a seventh straight title at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp on Wednesday. With a total of 33 world and Olympic medals, Biles equalled the record of Vitaly Scherbo, who competed for the Soviet Union, the Unified Team and Belarus. Brazil took second place with 165.530, led by 24-year-old Rebeca Andrade , to become the first South American country to win an Olympic or world team medal. The French team took bronze with 164.064 following excellent routines on the balance beam and vault, highlighted by the performance of Melanie De Jesus Dos Santos, who trains at the gym owned by Biles's family in Texas. Reporting by Angelica Medina in Mexico City; editing by Clare Fallon and Toby DavisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Simone Biles, Yves Herman Acquire, Biles, Vitaly Scherbo, Joscelyn Roberson, Rebeca Andrade, Melanie De Jesus Dos Santos, Angelica Medina, Clare Fallon, Toby Davis Organizations: U.S, Unified Team, French, Thomson Locations: Antwerp, Belgium, Soviet Union, Belarus, Brazil, American, Texas, Mexico City

☆ Bedbug fears grip Paris as French minister pledges action
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

This photograph taken on October 3, 2023 shows a product used to eradicate bedbugs at the Hygiene Premium, pest control shop in Paris. France's transport minister on Wednesday urged for calm amid widespread reports of bedbug infestations in the capital and other cities, as he said more could be done to tackle the scourge. "There is no [bedbug] resurgence, we must not fall into madness," he also said, according to French broadcaster BFM TV via a CNBC translation. The French environment ministry says bedbugs have made a resurgence since disappearing in the 1950s due to international travel and increased resistance to pesticides. They cannot jump or fly but spread on clothes and other items such as bags and suitcases.

Persons: bedbugs, Beaune, Charles de Gaulle Organizations: Hygiene, BFM, CNBC, Paris Metro Locations: Paris

☆ Every single one of Amtrak's shiny new Acela trains has a manufacturing defect, audit says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Hannah Towey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

All of Amtrak's new Acela trains produced so far have manufacturing defects. AdvertisementAdvertisementAmtrak's new Acela trains could be delayed yet again, according to a new government audit of the $2.1 billion project. Amtrak's Inspector General found manufacturing defects in all 12 of the trainsets and 22 café cars produced so far. Scott Olson/Getty ImagesAmtrak's new high-speed Acela trains, which will have nearly 25% more seats than their predecessor and operate at top speeds of 160 mph, were originally scheduled to launch service in Spring 2021. Amtrak says data provided by Alstom shows the trains are on track for initial revenue launch in 2024.

Persons: General's, —, it's, Scott Olson, General, Laura Mason Organizations: Service, Alstom, Amtrak, Liberty, FRA Locations: Hornell , New York

Its cost was estimated at 33 billion pounds in 2011, but has soared to more than 100 billion pounds ($122 billion) by some estimates. Sunak said Conservative lawmakers would be given a free vote in Parliament on the smoking ban. He used the speech to give party members and voters a glimpse of the man behind his technocratic exterior. Home Secretary Suella Braverman used her conference speech to appeal to the party’s authoritarian, law-and-order wing, advocating tougher curbs on migration and a war on human rights protections and “woke” social values. “I am confident we can win,” said Balwinder Dhillon, deputy mayor of the town of Slough, west of London.

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Beijing CNN —A decade ago, Zhang Weili was handing out flyers to rushing commuters in front of her local subway station. Zhang, born in China’s northern Hebei province, is her country’s first and only champion in US-based promotion the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Our preparations and tactics were spot on,” Zhang told CNN from Black Tiger Fight Club in Beijing. The Black Tiger Fight Club MMA gym in Beijing is where China's first and only UFC champion, Zhang Weili, trains. The Black Tiger Fight Club training area in Beijing, China.

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UAW President Shawn Fain has transformed the rituals of contract talks with General Motors(GM.N), Ford(F.N) and Chrysler parent Stellantis (STLAM.MI) into a high-stakes, made-for-media game. GM and Ford said Monday they were indefinitely laying off another 500 workers at four Midwestern plants, citing the impact of the walkouts. Analysts looking ahead to third-quarter financial results this month are starting to reckon the costs of what the UAW calls "Stand up strikes." Ford plans four EV battery plants in the U.S. - three under joint ventures with South Korean battery maker SK On(096770.KS). GM's joint venture battery plants also have separate status and GM has declined to include them in negotiations.

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Among the best business credit cards, the American Express® Business Gold Card stands out as a top pick for big spenders. American Express® Business Gold Card Apply now lock icon An icon in the shape of lock. New American Express Business Gold card bonus categoriesThe American Express® Business Gold Card is adding the following categories to its list of eligible purchases for earning 4x points. Now, when you're approved for the American Express® Business Gold Card, you can choose between the classic gold design and a rose gold version. New Amex Business Gold benefits come with a higher annual feeUnsurprisingly, Amex is introducing these additional perks at a cost: Starting February 1, 2024, the American Express® Business Gold Card will have an annual fee of $375.

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☆ Jay Leno towed 30 tons with a Tesla Semi and said it felt like nothing
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Jay Leno got to drive the Tesla Semi, Elon Musk's electric big rig. AdvertisementAdvertisementJay Leno had a field day with Tesla's new Semi truck on the latest episode of his car show, "Jay Leno's Garage." The comedian and car connoisseur got a tour of Elon Musk's electric big rig and even got to take it for a spin that culminated in hauling another Tesla Semi. Leno took the Semi out on the road and remarked that it felt easy and familiar to drive. Then Leno and the Tesla team hooked up a trailer carrying another Semi and kept going.

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☆ US passenger railroad Amtrak high-speed Acela program facing new delays
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

An Amtrak Acela train arrives at New York's Penn Station, the nation's busiest train hub, in New York City, U.S., May 25, 2017. The Amtrak inspector general in a report on Tuesday said the program faces further delays because the new Amtrak trains have not met Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) requirements and all of the trainsets produced so far have defects. The report added the likeliest cause of more delays would be a lack of a validated trainset model, followed by certain trainset defects. Alstom said it is working with the FRA to meet requirements "through their first-ever safety certification for high-speed trains." Congress approved $66 billion for rail as part of the 2021 infrastructure bill, with Amtrak receiving $22 billion.

Persons: Mike Segar, David Shepardson, Mark Porter, Josie Kao Organizations: Amtrak, Station, REUTERS, Rights, Alstom, Federal Railroad Administration, FRA, Thomson Locations: New, New York City, U.S, Boston, Washington

☆ China Dominates the Global Lithium Industry. Can the U.S. Ever Catch Up?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

China Far Outranks the U.S in High-Speed Rail. China has some of the fastest – and busiest – trains in the world. But despite having some of the same technology, the U.S. has struggled to develop its own high-speed rail. WSJ explores the barriers hindering its development. Photo Illustration: Mike Janson

Persons: Mike Janson Organizations: U.S, Speed Locations: China, U.S

☆ China Dominates the Global Lithium Industry. The U.S. is Trying to Catch Up.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Persons: Mike Janson Organizations: U.S, Speed Locations: China, U.S

Istanbul CNN —Turkey’s military carried out airstrikes targeting Kurdish militants in northern Iraq on Sunday, just hours after the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) claimed responsibility for a deadly bombing in the capital in the latest attack of its nearly four-decade long insurgency. The ministry said in a statement that two attackers murdered a civilian and stole his vehicle ahead of the opening of parliament in Ankara. According to Ankara, the PKK trains separatist fighters and launches attacks against Turkey from its bases in northern Iraq and Syria, where a PKK-affiliated Kurdish group controls large swaths of territory. And in November last year, Ankara blamed the PKK for a bomb attack on a central pedestrian boulevard in Istanbul that killed six and injured dozens. In recent years, Turkey has carried out a steady stream of operations against the PKK domestically as well as cross-border operations into Syria.

Persons: Istanbul CNN —, ”, Ali Unal, Recep Tayyip Erdogan Organizations: Istanbul CNN, Kurdistan Workers ’ Party, Turkish Defense Ministry, United Nations Charter, European Union, Turkey’s, Ministry, Firat News Agency, Sunday, Group, Kurdistan Regional Government Locations: Istanbul, Iraq, Kurdistan, Metina, Gara, “, Turkey, United States, Ankara, Turkish, Iran, Kordestan, Iraqi Kurdistan, Syria, Kurdish

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