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☆ First Up and First Out at the Paris Games
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Rory Smith | The New York Times | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

It’s really a matter of math. There are 10,000 athletes at the Paris Games, spread across 32 sports. In the space of 19 days, that field has to be whittled down to just 329 gold medals. So, ultimately, someone has to go out first. And in some cases – in fencing, diving, judo, table tennis and rugby sevens, among others - that means the opening day of the Olympics is also the last.

Persons: It’s Organizations: Paris

“This will be the first Olympics, since Sydney, where the total costs are coming in under $10 billion,” said Victor Matheson, a College of the Holy Cross professor of economics who has researched the financial costs of the Olympics. Workmen adjust banners on the 3x3 basketball venue located at La Concorde, in Paris, ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games. Additionally, the Paris Olympic Village will be converted into offices and housing in a historically impoverished neighborhood. Still, economists say, it may take more drastic moves in the future for the Olympics to be truly sustainable and economically sound. “I love the Olympics, and I love sporting events, but I just really do not think that the way the Olympics works now is a viable business model,” Phalin said.

Persons: ”, Victor Matheson, “, “ It’s, David Gray, Andrew Zimbalist, ” Zimbalist, Michael Kappeler, it’ll, Fabrice Coffrini, Zimbalist, ‘, Amanda Phalin, Christian Petersen, I’m, ” Phalin, you’ve, it’s, Andrew Medichini, shuttlecocks, Matheson, Phalin Organizations: CNN, Olympic, Paralympic Games, Paris Games, of, IOC, La Concorde, Getty, Mexico City Games, Montreal Games, Smith College, Olympics, Oxford University, Audit Board, Tokyo, Eiffel, Paris, University of Florida’s Warrington College of Business, Games, of Investment, Development Authority, French, ” Workers, Palais, AP Paris Locations: Paris, Sydney, La, AFP, Mexico, Munich, ” Los Angeles, Tehran, Beijing, Sochi, France, “, Lake Placid , New York, Lake Placid, ”, Los Angeles, Oklahoma

☆ U.S. Olympian cheat sheet: Top athletes to watch in Paris beyond the best-known stars
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Alex Andrejev | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +20 min

He won gold at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, to qualify for the Paris Olympics. Judo — Maria LabordeLaborde, 33, is the highest-ranked U.S. judoka qualified for the Paris Games — at No. He won gold at the 2023 Pan American Games and qualified in speed climbing for the Paris Games, his first Olympics. Carissa Moore participates in a training session ahead of the Paris Olympics this week in Teahupo’o, French Polynesia. Knibb obtained quotas in both triathlon and road cycling for the Paris Games, which will make her a rare multi-sport Olympian.

Persons: Simone Biles, Katie Ledecky, LeBron James, Barry, Kareem Maddox, Dylan Travis, Dearica Hamby, Rhyne Howard, Cierra Burdick, Hailey Van Lith, Casey Kaufhold, Kaufhold, she’s, Luann Ryon, Dean Alberga, Anita Alvarez Alvarez, Alvarez, Andrea Fuentes, Fuentes, Beiwen Zhang Zhang, She’s, Zhang, Kelly Cheng Cheng, nee Claes, Sarah Sponcil, Cheng, Sara Hughes, They’re, Brazil’s Ana Patricia Silva Ramos, Eduarda “ Duda ” Santos, United States ’ Taryn Kloth, Kristen Nuss, Jahmal Harvey Harvey, USA’s, Harvey, — Victor Montalvo Montalvo, Montalvo, Boy Victor, ”, Paris Victor Montalvo, He’ll, Kenzo Tribouillard, — Nevin Harrison Harrison, Casey Eichfeld, Jennifer Valente Valente, Valente, Andrew Capobianco Capobianco, Michael Hixon, Capobianco, Carson Tyler, Mike Ruiz, Delaney Schnell, Jessica Parratto, — McLain Ward Ward, Ward, Sapphire, — Lee Kiefer Kiefer, Gerek Meinhardt, Lee Kiefer, Matthias Hangst, Amanda Golini, Ashley Hoffman, Golini, Hoffman, — Maria Laborde Laborde, Laborde, Jess Davis Davis, Meghan Musnicki, Lisa Schlenker’s, Musnicki, Kevon Williams Williams, Williams —, Houston —, Kevon Williams, Yong Teck Lim, Daniela Moroz Moroz, Moroz —, —, — Vincent Hancock Hancock, he’s, Al Oerter, Carl Lewis, Michael Phelps, TeamUSA.com, Jagger Eaton Eaton, Tom Schaar, Eaton, Sam Watson Watson, Carissa Moore Moore, Moore, Carissa Moore, Jerome Brouilett, Lily Zhang It’s, China, — CJ Nickolas Nickolas, Jessica Stevens, — Taylor Knibb Knibb, Knibb, — Jordan Larson Larson, Toru Hanai, Maggie Steffens Steffens, Steffens, Flav, Olivia Reeves Reeves, Reeves, — Aaron Brooks, Brooks, David Taylor, Spencer Lee, Lee, Iran’s Hassan Yazdani, Aaron Brooks, Fabrice Coffrini Organizations: Paris Olympics, Olympic, Paris Games, BYU, Games, Tokyo Games, Getty, Badminton, USA, USC, Trojans, Eduarda “ Duda ” Santos Lisboa, United, U.S, Pan American, USA Boxing, Red Bull, Paris, Madison, U.S . Olympic, Tokyo, Athens Games, Beijing, University of Kentucky, FIH, Team USA, Pan American Games, NBC Sports, Rio, Rugby, rugby, Olympics, Fiji, New Zealand, HSBC SVNS Singapore, USA.com, Los Angeles Games, X, —, Tokyo Olympics, Nebraska, Sydney Games, Beijing Games, Brazil, Team USA’s Locations: Paris, Tokyo, U.S, women’s recurve, Berlin, Russia, Ukraine, Budapest, Barcelona, China, Indonesia, Mexico, United States, Santiago , Chile, Belgrade, Serbia, Florida, AFP, Rio, Japan, Athens, Ranchi, India, Germany, Lima , Peru, Cuba, London, Houston, Wujiang, Hawaii, Teahupo’o, French Polynesia, Beijing, Penn

☆ Two killed as walkway collapses at Italy’s notorious ‘Gomorrah’ slum
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Barbie Latza Nadeau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Rome CNN —Two people were killed and at least 13 injured Tuesday when an elevated walkway collapsed in a condemned Italian slum notorious for its links to organized criminal groups. The Italian Fire Brigade said a 29-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman were killed in the collapse at the Le Vele housing slum in the Neapolitan suburb of Scampia. More than 800 people were living as squatters in the apartment complex at the time, including 300 children, according to the fire brigade. The housing complex, built in the 1970s and 1980s, originally consisted of four apartment buildings shaped like sails (“vele”) joined by elevated walkways. After the order to clear the complex in 2020, the local municipality launched a redevelopment project to house those still living at La Vele.

Persons: Rome, Roberto Saviano’s “, Gaetano Manfredi, ” Manfredi, Giorgia Meloni, ” Organizations: Rome CNN, Italian Fire Brigade, Le, Camorra Locations: Neapolitan, Scampia, La, Italian

Gunman Countersnipers Trump NHow the Trump Rally Gunman Had an Edge Over the Countersnipers The Times recreated, in 3-D, the lines of sight for the three countersniper teams and the would-be assassin. Roof view AGR warehouse Gunman positioned behind trees AGR warehouse Gunman positioned behind trees Close-up Gunman positioned behind trees Gunman positioned behind treesThe gunman was largely concealed by two trees and the slope of a warehouse building roof, which he used as his perch. Gunman may have been only partially visible to countersnipers Shaded area hidden by slope of roof View of countersnipers AGR warehouse Gunman may have been only partially visible to countersnipers View of countersnipers Shaded area hidden by slope of roof AGR warehouse Note: Diagram represents a conservative size of the gunman's prone body. Rally crowd Gunman out of view Rally crowd Gunman out of viewFrom this view inside the building, the gunman would have been out of the countersnipers’ lines of sight. Roof view Trump Trump Close-up Trump TrumpAs he crawled up toward the peak of the roof, its slight slope would have concealed him from the Secret Service countersnipers for a majority of the time.

Persons: Countersnipers Trump, Donald J, Thomas Matthew Crooks, countersnipers, Crooks, Trump, Kimberly A, ’, Crooks’s, It’s, Countersnipers, Donald Trump, Trump —, Investigators, Cheatle Organizations: Trump, Times, New York Times, Capitol, Secret Service, AGR International, The Times, Service, Trump Trump, AGR, Meridian, SWAT Locations: Butler, Pa, Meridian, ., Whitestown, AGR, Pennsylvania

☆ Paris 2024 venues: Where every sport is being held at the Olympic Games
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

The Olympic Games are coming to the French capital and homes have been found for all 32 sporting disciplines. Breaking, the newest Olympic sport, will take place at La Concorde and will share the area with 3x3 basketball, skateboarding and freestyle BMX. It will become the Olympic Stadium for the duration of the Games, welcoming track and field (athletics) and rugby sevens. Olympic tennis will naturally take place here, but its centerpiece – Court Philippe Chatrier – will also play host to boxing bouts. Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty ImagesSoccer will cover the most ground of any sport at the Games, with matches being held in seven different stadiums across the country.

Persons: CNN —, Catherine Steenkeste, de Mars, Sarah Meyssonnier, Napoleon Bonaparte, Stade Roland Garros, Philippe Chatrier –, Philippe, Chatrier, Emmanuel Dunand, Germain, Sean M, Blanc Marina, Pierre Mauroy, Pont Alexandre III, Anne, Christine Poujoulat, Yves du, de, Boris Horvat, Geoffroy, Guichard, Stade, Pascal Le Segretain Organizations: CNN, Olympic Games, Aquatics Center, Nations, Eiffel, Reuters, des, Concorde, La Concorde, Chesnot, Getty, Stade de France, UEFA Champions League, Games, Southwest, Stade, Parc des Princes, Paris Saint, Paris, Marseille, Stade Vélodrome, Princes, Aquatics, Chapelle, North Paris Arena, Stade Roland, Palais, Yves du Manoir, South Paris, de Mars, La Chapelle, Nautical, Rugby, Marseille Marina Sailors, Concorde Soccer, Bordeaux, Nice, Parc de Princes Sport, Le, La, Tennis, Garros, Pont Alexandre III Volleyball, Water, Paris La Défense, Wrestling Locations: Paris, France, – Paris, Seine, Versailles, des Invalides, ”, Light, AFP, Parc des, Tahiti, Polynesia, Marseille, Blanc, Bordeaux, Saint, Lyon, Nantes, Nice, Lille, Yvelines, de Versailles, Parc, Le Bourget

☆ The ‘first’ post-Covid Olympics are exciting sponsors. Fans? Not so much
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

In a first, Anheuser-Bush InBev is the beer sponsor for the Olympic games with a non-alcoholic brew taking the torch. “If you think about the Olympics … it’s about travel, dining, culture, excitement, community.”All of those things meet every four years at the Olympics, which brings together millions of fans and thousands of athletes. Paris, a city known for its opulence, plays host this year to the first post-Covid games without any crowd restrictions for the first time in six years. (Both the summer games in Tokyo 2021 and 2022 winter games in Beijing either barred or limited spectators or visitors.) Even the most recent summer games, held in 2021 Tokyo and that barred spectators at the events, registered a 20% increase.

Persons: Chase, it’s, Sam Palmer, Chase Sapphire, Alexandre III, Olympia De Maismont, ”, Louis Vuitton, Yannick Allen, Taylor Swift, Vincent Koebel, ” Carolyn Addison, Maja Hitij, De Maismont, Paul Caine, ” Caine, “ It’s, Emmanuel Macron, Yoan, Roland Garros, Caine, there’s, “, Corona, Kenzo Tribouillard, Cero, Marcel Marcondes, ” Chase’s Palmer Organizations: New, New York CNN, Sapphire Reserve, Omega, Anheuser, Bush InBev, Getty, Sapphire, CNN, Paris, Paris Olympic Games, Raffles, Southern Hemisphere, Delta Air Lines, Team USA, Air, Hotel de Ville, Eiffel, Michelin, luxe, International Olympic Committee, Busch InBev, Corona, ” Anheuser, ” Locations: New York, Paris, AFP, Tokyo, Beijing, France, Tuileries, Provence, Nice, Rio de Janeiro, Accor, Rio, Air France, Hotel de, Tahiti, French, United States

☆ Do Olympians get paid? Everything you need to know about prize money – for some – at Paris Games
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

On the line are Olympic medals – gold, silver and bronze – as well as the recognition that comes with them. But, unlike many other professional sports, financial reward isn’t necessarily a prize awarded to Olympic athletes in the past. Here’s everything you need to know about Olympic athletes and the compensation they can receive. A Paris 2024 Olympic Games gold medal (top) is seen on display with Paralympic Games gold (right) and silver medals (left). “And they do so and then many of them reward the athletes with prize money for winning medals or diplomas or whatever.

Persons: James B, Connolly, Louis, Benoit Tessier, “, Mark Conrad, ” Conrad, Umar Kremlev, Thomas Bach, Bach, Gabriel Monnet, –, ” Bach, Conrad, Simone Biles, Sha’Carri Richardson, Biles, ” Organizations: CNN, Olympic, Olympic Games, Eiffel, Paralympic Games, International Olympic Committee, IOC, National Olympic Committees, International Federations, NOC, Fordham University Gabelli School of Business, Games, Olympics, Athletics, WA, Los, Association of, International Boxing Association, IBA, Getty, “, Paralympic, Forbes Locations: Massachusetts, St, Paris, AFP, Beijing, “

☆ Why a fair election in Venezuela could influence the fate of millions of migrants – and Joe Biden
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Stefano Pozzebon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

A 27-year-old single mother from Valencia, Alvarez left Venezuela in 2017 when her son Gabriel was only one. We are all abroad: uncles, aunts, cousins… only my mom and my dad, and one of my brothers remain in Venezuela,” Alvarez told CNN. Alvarez and many other migrants in Bogota, think similarly: “Maduro can only win the election if he steals it. Gaby Oraa/ReutersWhat it means for AmericaIt’s the fate of migrants like Alvarez and millions of others like her that are making this such a closely watched election. Dib estimates that up to two million more migrants could be on the move by next year.

Persons: Barrio Hugo Chavez, Maria Alvarez, Alvarez, Gabriel, haven’t, … I’ve, …, ” Alvarez, “, ”, Christian Monterrosa, Nicolas Maduro, Edmundo Gonzalez, Maduro, Maria Corina Machado, Gonzalez, Laura Dib, I’d, Endel Gonzalez, Gaby Oraa, Joe Biden, Jose Raul Mulino, Brandon Bell, Biden, Jorge Rodriguez, Washington, ” Dib, there’s Organizations: CNN, Barrio, United Nations, Venezuela –, Getty, US State Department, Venezuelan, Carter Center, UN, Washington Office, Latin America, US Customs, Border Patrol, Democratic, Migrants, State Department Locations: Venezuela, Bogota, Colombia, Municipal, Valencia, Brazil, Ecuador, Chile, El Paso , Texas, Ciudad Juarez , Chihuahua, Mexico, AFP, Washington, Caracas, Maduro, Maracaibo, Carabobo State, United States, Panama, Central America, Northern Mexico, Peru, Rio Grande, China, Russia, Iran, Trump

☆ Tractor Supply warned climate change and a lack of diversity would hurt business. Now it’s ignoring those risks
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Hal Lawton, the chief executive of the Brentwood, Tennessee-based company, had said these initiatives “make great business sense for Tractor Supply.”But Tractor Supply has decided that all of those risks are now worth ignoring. By walking away from diversity and climate goals, Tractor Supply has become the latest corporate giant to retreat from progressive initiatives it once promoted, joining Bud Light, Target and others. Tractor Supply declined to comment on these statements. Tractor Supply’s customer base has historically been primarily older men, who lean Republican, but Tractor Supply has increasingly tried to draw Millennials and women, who tend to favor Democrats. Tractor Supply’s reversal could hurt it with these customers, who could be crucial as the company’s historic base ages out of the market.

Persons: Hal Lawton, Bud, ”, Nooshin Warren, “ They’re, ” John Boyd, Steve Helber, Robby Starbuck, “, It’s, ” Boyd, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, ” Lawton, ” Eric Bloem, George Floyd, Bill Ackman, Elon Musk, They’ve, Chick, Bud Light, Jeff Chiu, Bud Light’s, influencer Dylan Mulvaney, CNN’s Eva Rothenberg Organizations: New, New York CNN, Tractor Supply, Supply, Human Rights, Bud Light, University of Arizona, National Black Farmers Association, AP Tractor Supply, Human, Tennessee’s, Congressional District, ”, Black Farmers Association, CNN, “, Tractor, Republican, Pew, Democratic, Disney, Nike, Anheuser, Busch InBev, Target Locations: New York, Brentwood , Tennessee, United States, America, Minneapolis

☆ I'm an Olympic athlete heading to Paris this summer, but I'm also a medical student. Here's how I pursue both dreams.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-06 | by ( Kristina Puga | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Now, I'm 30, and I've fenced on a world championship-winning team and been to the Olympics twice. So, my parents eventually said, "Of course, you're going to take time off to try to go to the Olympics." When I'm on the train, I'm constantly focused on schoolwork. AdvertisementOn Saturdays, I always try doing fun cross-training like pickleball, rock climbing, or running. I guess all of this isn't impossible because I'm doing it — even though it sometimes feels impossible.

Persons: —, Kat Holmes, I'm, Tamora Pierce, Eric Liddel, I've, I'd Organizations: Service, Olympics, Paris Olympics, Icahn School of Medicine, Business, Olympic Locations: Mount Sinai, New York City, Tokyo, Princeton

☆ How this three-time Olympian and med school student avoids burnout: 'I recognize the signs'
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-29 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Kat Holmes uses a decidedly old school method to track her busy schedule while she simultaneously trains for Paris 2024 and studies in medical school. "I sit down and I write every single due date as far into the future as I can," she recently told CNBC Make It. But despite her best organizational efforts, Holmes says it's impossible to avoid burnout while having such a highly demanding schedule. I was going 100% all the time," Holmes, who spoke with CNBC Make It while promoting her partnership with the fitness coaching app Future, said. "Now that I've been competing at this high level for 15 years, I recognize the signs."

Persons: Kat Holmes, Holmes, I've Organizations: Paris, CNBC

☆ Why Do India and China Keep Fighting Over This Desolate Terrain?
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Yudhijit Bhattacharjee | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

That is why India and China have their armies deployed on these heights along an unmarked and, in many places, contested boundary between the two countries. “One is the Indian perception of the Line of Actual Control. Another is the Chinese perception of the Line of Actual Control. Third is the Indian perception of the Chinese perception of the Line of Actual Control — because we have a perception based on their line of patrolling. And the fourth is, of course, the Chinese perception of the Indian perception of the Line of Actual Control.”

Persons: Vinod Bhatia, “, ” Organizations: Indian Army, Control Locations: India, China, Delhi

San Miguel Gate, Tohono O’odham Nation CNN —The thermometer hit 111 Fahrenheit as we rolled up to a battered tent deep in the Tohono O’odham Nation reservation in Arizona. Chairman Verlon Jose, leader of the Tohono O’odham Nation, considered addressing them, and then turned away. CNNPeople wait to be taken in by Border Patrol after crossing the US-Mexico border near the San Miguel gate on the Tohono O'odham reservation, Arizona in June 2024. Evelio Contreras/CNNYou could drive for miles on the sprawling Tohono O’odham reservation without encountering anyone beside the free-ranging cattle. Some Tohono O’odham Nation members put out water or food for the migrants, others are afraid to.

Persons: Verlon Jose, ”, Evelio Contreras, Jose, ” Jose, Katie Hobbs, we’re, Annette Mattia, “ We’re, you’ll, ” Annette Mattia, “, Ariel Mattia, Raymond Mattia's, who’ve, CNN –, ” Norma, You’ve, ain’t, Mike Wilson, ” Wilson, Raymond Mattia, ” “, Mattia, Biden, That’s, Trump, CNN’s Rachel Clarke Organizations: CNN, Patrol, Border Patrol, US Border Patrol, US Customs, Border Protection, CNN CNN, Customs and Border Protection, CBP, San, CNN Migrants, CNN Border Patrol, CNN Security, US, Plymouth Rock Locations: Miguel Gate, Arizona, Pima County , Arizona, Mexico’s, Cortez, Mexico, United States, San Miguel, Arizona’s Tucson, Menagers, , Arizona, Pima County, America, Tucson, Arizona's, illegals, American, Atlanta

☆ I'm an interior decorator. Here are 8 things I would never have in my backyard.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Kelly Kruger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

As an interior decorator , there are a few things I'd never have in my backyard. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . As an interior decorator, I encourage my clients to create a comfortable backyard space with a no-frills approach that enhances the natural environment. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: — Organizations: Service, Business

☆ Katy Perry reinvigorates the naked dress trend at Vogue World in Paris
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —On Sunday, at Place Vendôme in Paris, Anna Wintour and her team launched the third installment of Vogue World — this time a theatrical celebration of French fashion and sport, in honor of the upcoming Olympics Games. One of the most surprising ensembles came from Katy Perry, in an archival Noir Kei Ninomiya cut-out gown for the show’s section on 1980s martial arts. Katy Perry walks in an archival Noir Kei Ninomiya naked dress. Jared Leto was seen in a translucent tunic at the same event. Jared Leto, too, arrived at Vogue World in a transparent sleeveless tunic and a pair of black briefs.

Persons: Anna Wintour, Katy Perry, Kei Ninomiya, Kei, Marc Piasecki, “, I’ve, ”, Elle Fanning, Kim Kardashian, Charlize Theron, Jennifer Lawrence, Florence Pugh, Jared Leto, Pascal Le Segretain, Perry, lister Organizations: CNN, Vendôme, Vogue, Haute Couture, Olympic Games, Sporting Locations: Paris

☆ This three-time Olympian juggled medical school with training for Paris 2024: 'I would not recommend it to anybody'
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Kat Holmes is used to being asked how she pulled off the near-impossible feat of qualifying for the Olympics while simultaneously attending medical school. Al Bello | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images"I was really taking it day by day, moment by moment," she says. I never take a week off of training, but maybe I need to take a week off of fencing, specifically. I remember in high school they gave us these school planners and made us write down all of our homework and stuff. [In school] I would sit down at the beginning of every week, write it all down, highlight the stuff, and then I would just go.

Persons: Kat Holmes, Holmes, she'd, I'd, Al Bello, I've, I'm, Elsa Organizations: Olympics, Olympic, CNBC, Princeton, Getty, Tokyo Locations: Qatar, Paris

☆ Here's where Biden and Trump stand on immigration in the 2024 race
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

And under the presidencies of both Donald Trump and Joe Biden, divisions over the issue have only sharpened further. Once in office, Trump sought to execute his broad vision. AdvertisementRepublicans across the country have routinely excoriated Biden over border security since taking office, pointing their fingers at him over record levels of apprehensions at the border. Where Donald Trump stands on immigrationTrump has staked much of his 2024 campaign on Biden's vulnerabilities on immigration among voters. AdvertisementTrump has made it clear that he intends to crack down on illegal immigration should he retake the White House.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Trump, Biden, New York —, excoriated Biden, Alejandro Mayorkas, Greg Abbott, it's, Eric Adams Organizations: Service, Business, Biden, Immigration, Trump, GOP, Democratic, Senate, Mayorkas, Texas GOP Gov, New York City, Republicans, New York Times, Siena, Wall Street Locations: Mexico, Democratic, Chicago, New York, Las Vegas

☆ A boomer who struggled to afford retirement in the US moved to Costa Rica and said money is much less of a concern
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-07 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

She looked to Costa Rica as an option, having visited a few times prior, and she knew the cost of living was cheaper and life was calmer. Between her Social Security and pension, she earned $30,000 a year, not nearly enough to enter an assisted living or retirement community. Moving to Costa RicaShe remembered a trip to Costa Rica in 1995 and visited in 2022 and 2023 to see if escaping retirement in the US by living there was viable. She moved to a condo in the Guanacaste region in northwest Costa Rica earlier this year. While the cost of living is much lower in Costa Rica, the exchange rate between the US dollar and Costa Rican colón has worsened, meaning prices in Costa Rica have recently shot up.

Persons: —, Cheryl Sands, it's, Sands, Cheryl Sands Sands, she's, hasn't, She's Organizations: Service, Illinois —, Social Security, Business, Illinois -, Forest, Walmart, Costa Locations: Illinois, Costa Rica, America, Latin America, Aurora, Chicago, Illinois - Kentucky, Shawnee, Guanacaste, Junquillal, Santa Cruz, Southern Illinois, Costa Rican

☆ From the I.R.A. to the Principal’s Office, a Life’s Evolution Echoes Belfast’s
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-07 | by ( Megan Specia | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

He cheerfully greeted each child by name as he passed them. Then he stuck his head into a classroom, where the students addressed him in unison, “Good afternoon, Mr. McCann!”The school is in the largely Catholic Falls Road area of west Belfast, which was engulfed for decades by the bloody sectarian struggle in Northern Ireland known as the Troubles. Outside, where multicolored fencing provides a bright backdrop to children playing soccer in the yard, gunfire once ricocheted, with army snipers perched on rooftops and armored vehicles rolling by.

Persons: McCann Locations: Falls, Belfast, Northern Ireland

☆ Americans who moved to Latin America for cheaper retirement, starting a new life, and better work options explain the pros and cons
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Business Insider spoke to five Americans who moved to Latin America, many for their retirements. All agreed that life is in many ways better in Latin America than in the US. She said she feels more welcome in Costa Rica than in Illinois, even with a language barrier. Gary Keenan, 71, disagrees that Costa Rica is cheaper than the US, though he's fine paying the upcharge. Living and working in natureMoving to Latin America has allowed some Americans to advance their careers and retirement goals while living a more serene life.

Persons: —, Janet Sussman, Sussman, " Sussman, Cheryl Sands, didn't, she'd, it's, Sands, she's, Gary Keenan, Keenan, Jose Rodriguez, He's, Andy Wiesmann, Medellín, he's, Wiesmann Organizations: Service, Business, Illinois -, Social Security, Costa Rica, US Locations: Florida, New York, Panama, Airbnbs, Latin America, America, Illinois, Illinois - Kentucky, Costa, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, New Mexico, Central, San Jose, Chicago, São Paulo, Brazil, Medellín, Colombia, Inland, Mexico, California, United States, South America

That apartment complex is Stadium Lofts, a former baseball stadium that was converted into 138 apartments by Core Redevelopment, a Midwest developer group. The Stadium Lofts has 138 units and Stadium Flats, the four-building complex next door, has 144. The Stadium Lofts renovation took the partners just under two years to complete. The Stadium Flats addition was completed about a year after the Stadium Lofts opened and cost around $13 million. Cox, Watson, and his sons had a budget of $14 million for the Stadium Lofts conversion and, in the end, spent roughly $13.8 million.

Persons: Michael Cox, John Watson, Cox, Michael Potter, Watson Organizations: Core, CNBC, Indianapolis Indians, Indiana Landmarks, Bush, Cox, of Fame Locations: Indianapolis , Indiana, Midwest, Indiana, Indianapolis, Marion County , Indiana, Marion ,

☆ China is asking its tech giants to ditch Nvidia chips and buy local instead: report
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewChinese officials are asking domestic tech giants to buy locally-made AI chips instead of Nvidia's, The Information reported on Monday. Chinese tech giants, The Information's sources said, are now expected to purchase equal numbers of locally and foreign-made AI chips for their new data centers. China is a very important market for the technology industry," Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told the Financial Times in May 2023. Cupertino-based tech giant Apple, for instance, has been working to diversify its supply chains away from China.

Persons: —, Tencent, pare, hasn't, Colette Kress, Jensen Huang, Huang, walling, Jay Pelosky, BI's Yuheng Zhan, Tencent didn't Organizations: Service, Baidu, Business, China's National, Ministry of Industry, Information Technology, Nvidia, downer, Reuters, Financial Times, BI, Apple, Bloomberg, China's Ministry of Industry, Alibaba Locations: China, United States, Cupertino, India

☆ The US-China rivalry will reshape the landscape for Big Tech earnings
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-12 | by ( Yuheng Zhan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The growth of US tech earnings is vulnerable to ongoing tensions with China. As Beijing exerts influence in the region, US tech firms will compete for a smaller market share. S&P Global data shows that for US chip firms, China is even more important for business than their home turf. AdvertisementGeopolitical tensionsAbishur Prakash, the founder of advisory firm The Geopolitical Business, told Business Insider that US tech companies ignoring the geopolitical tensions with China are risking serious setbacks to their portfolios. Experts believe that China will gradually contribute less to the revenue of mega-cap US tech firms.

Persons: —, Tesla, Apple, Prakash, Elon, Kelvin Wong, walling, Jay Pelosky, Pelosky, Wong Organizations: Service, TPW, American, Nvidia, AMD Locations: China, Beijing, India, Europe, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Southeast Asia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia

☆ Fencing Rattled by Suspensions and Accusations Ahead of Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Jeré Longman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Fencing is a niche but fundamental sport in the Olympics, contested at every Summer Games since 1896. Yet despite its genteel reputation and simple objective — touch an opponent with your blade before being touched — the sport has long been rife with drama and suspicion. Two months before the Paris Olympics, international saber fencing is engulfed by questions about the integrity of refereeing, accusations of preferential treatment and concerns among top athletes and coaches that their sport’s tangled connections may be helping decide who gets to compete at the Games. The federation that governs fencing in the United States, USA Fencing, recently suspended two international referees after they acknowledged communicating with each other during an Olympic qualifying tournament in California. And just last week, more than a half-dozen elite fencers demanded harsher punishments and urgent action to protect a sport that they say is “vulnerable to unfair refereeing and match-fixing.”

Organizations: Games, Paris Olympics Locations: United States, USA, California

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