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☆ People can't believe an NYC studio with an open shower in the kitchen costs this much
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

People are aghast at a video of an NYC studio apartment with an open shower in the kitchen. The small apartment in downtown Manhattan had been on the market for two months at $3,495 a month. AdvertisementNew York City rents are no joke, but people are finding the monthly fees of a small Manhattan apartment with an open shower in the kitchen laughable. The camera pans over the shower, located steps from the door and the refrigerator of the open kitchen. In 2023, BI's Hana R. Alberts reported on a bidding war by prospective renters over a studio apartment without a bathroom listed for $2,350 a month because of its location in Manhattan's Greenwich Village.

Persons: isn't, —, Elizabeth, it's, Alexander Spatari, wasn't, BI's Hana, Alberts, David Brand Organizations: Service Locations: NYC, Manhattan, York City, Soho, NYC's, Nolita, Midwest, Little Italy, NYC New York, York, Greenwich, it's

It brings the U.S. closer to the European Union and California, which moved ahead earlier with corporate climate disclosure rules. The narrowed rule doesn’t include requirements that companies report some indirect emissions known as Scope 3. And small or emerging companies don’t have to report emissions at all. The SEC has said many companies already report such information, and the SEC’s rule would standardize such disclosures. More than 5,300 companies will be required to report their emissions under the California rule, according to Ceres, a nonprofit that works with investors and companies to address environmental challenges.

Persons: Caroline Crenshaw, “, ”, Hester Peirce, ” Peirce, —, Hana Vizcarra, Vizcarra, Gary Gensler, Gensler, ” Gensler, Coy Garrison, ” Suzanne Ashley, ” Ashley Organizations: WASHINGTON, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, U.S, European Union and, Publicly, SEC, Republican, Companies, Associated Press Locations: European Union and California, Earthjustice, U.S, overreach, California, Ceres, AP.org

☆ I tried Tripadvisor's free AI tool to plan trips to Maui and Montreal. It was useful in some ways, but I won't stop doing my own trip research.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

When my editor suggested having someone try out Tripadvisor's free AI trip builder, I immediately volunteered — yes, because I am a team player, but also because I thought I might personally find it useful. AdvertisementThe Maui itinerary had some good ideas, but, overall, the responses were lackingThe trip planner starts by asking some basic questions:Where do you want to go? Ultimately, the Maui itinerary gave me some good ideas but also some not-so-good ones, and missed many others. Tripadvisor's AI tool was useful for initial research on MontrealUsing the tool to plan a trip to a place I know next to nothing about made me appreciate it a bit more. The most useful aspect of Tripadvisor's AI tool was that the itinerary came with a map that marked all of the attractions and restaurants it recommended.

Persons: —, Tripadvisor, Hana, Hana —, Amir Eylon Organizations: Service, Business, Swiet, Maui Fish, Downtown, Longwoods International, Longwoods Locations: Maui, Montreal, Hawaii, Hana, Lahaina, Downtown Montreal, Canada

☆ The American Dream is under siege
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-02 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Parents of young children are making difficult choices to afford child care — or they’re opting to evade it by dropping out of the workforce altogether. Even as the inflation rate has cooled across the US economy, child care remains a sore spot for many families. The weekly price of day care for a toddler surged 9% in 2023, according to Care.com, a marketplace for child care. Of course, Allison is hardly alone in feeling like the American Dream has been more difficult — and expensive — to attain than imagined. “The American dream is being taken away from the younger generation by the housing affordability challenges,” said Lawrence Yun, chief economist at the National Association of Realtors.

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Lives Ended in Gaza Since the war started, more than 30,000 people have been killed during Israel’s bombardment and invasion. Hamas ruled Gaza and ran a covert military organization, the identity of its fighters unclear, even to other Gazans. She worked with people who had been wounded and displaced by Israeli attacks on Gaza as well as with first responders. She moved to Egypt after the 2014 Gaza war but returned a few months before the current war. He performed complicated operations on Gaza’s war wounded while running Abu Yousef Al-Najjar Hospital in Rafah until his retirement.

Persons: Israel, Marah, Farah, Farah Alkhatib, Kinder, Selena al, Lubna Elian, Yousef Abu Moussa, Abdulhadi, Maram, Youmna Shaqalih, Abdulrahman Abuamara, Ghadeer Mohammed Mansour, Salah, Khaled Jadallah, Doaa Jadallah, Mahmoud Alnaouq, Jannat Iyad Abu Zbeada, Rami Abu Reyaleh, Alhelou, “, ”, —, Faida AlKrunz, Saud AlKrunz, tinker, Ahmed Abu Shaeera, Al Aqsa, Youssef Salama, Hedaya Hamad, Salah Abo Harbed, Jeries Sayegh, Inas, “ Sara ”, ” Sayel, Ai Wei Wei’s, Heba Zagout, Ali, Amneh, Belal Abu Samaan, Israel ”, Abu Yousef Al, Abdallah Shehada, Tarazi, Heba Jourany, Osama Al, Haddad, Riyad Alkhatib, ” Mahmoud Elian Organizations: UNICEF, Oxygen, Al, Awda, F.C, Barcelona, Facebook, Islamic, Palestinian Authority, Palestine Red Crescent Society, Free Gaza Circus, Christian, Officially, American International School, Palestine Athletics Federation, Najjar, United Nations, West Bank Locations: Gaza, Israel, Spain, Norway, Italian, Australia, Egypt, Turkey, Bolivia, Argentina, Panama, Mexico, Qatar, Al Aqsa, Jerusalem, “ Palestine, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Palestinian, Old City, Mazaj, Gaza City, Manhattan, Chicago, Mecca, Rafah, Libya, Uganda, Ireland

☆ Co-defendant in Sen. Bob Menendez corruption case pleads guilty
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Jose Uribe leaves the Federal Court, after a hearing on bribery charges, in New York City, U.S. September 27, 2023. A co-defendant in the criminal corruption case against Sen. Bob Menendez pleaded guilty in New York federal court on Friday and agreed to cooperate with the prosecution of the New Jersey Democrat. Menendez's co-defendant Joe Uribe pleaded guilty to seven counts, including conspiracy to commit bribery, honest services fraud, and obstruction of justice. The other defendants in the case — Menendez, the senator's wife Nadine, and two other New Jersey businessmen — are scheduled to stand trial beginning May 6 in Manhattan federal court. The Clifton, New Jersey, resident and other two businessmen men were accused of having a "corrupt relationship" with Menendez and Nadine Menendez.

Persons: Jose Uribe, Sen, Bob Menendez, Menendez's, Joe Uribe, — Menendez, Nadine, —, Uribe, Menendez, Nadine Menendez, Wael Hana Organizations: New, New Jersey Democrat, Mercedes, Benz, Agriculture Department, Senate Foreign Locations: New York City, U.S, New York, New Jersey, Jersey, Manhattan, Clifton , New Jersey, Egypt

But when the 91-year-old got his first virtual reality experience recently, he was stunned. “For the majority of our respondents, it was their first time using virtual reality. The Texas-based company is one of a handful that specializes in virtual reality for seniors. She said that with others who don't talk much perk up when given a VR experience putting them in nature. On a recent afternoon at John Knox, a handful of seniors who live independently took turns again using virtual reality.

Persons: Farrell Patrick, Patrick, John Knox, Terry Colli, ” Anne Selby, ”, Ryan Moore, Chris Brickler, Hana Salem, Salem, ” Brickler, Brickler, Moore, Pete Audet, Audet, “, Karen, Karen Audet, Farrell Organizations: —, Army, John Knox, Navy, VR, John, Stanford University, Canadian Embassy, Washington , D.C, John Knox Village, Google Locations: POMPANO BEACH, Fla, West, Fort Lauderdale , Florida, Florida, Paris, Egypt, Washington ,, Texas

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — “Are you feeling good today, Chiefs Kingdom?” Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas shouted to a sea of football fans fresh from their town’s third Super Bowl victory in five years. At its highest moment of community pride, Kansas City experienced one of 21st-century American culture’s most traumatic events — a public mass shooting. “How," she asked, “can something go from this happy to this?”Everyone seemed to know someone who was there; that's the kind of town Kansas City is. “This is not Kansas City,” said Graves, who had stationed around 600 of her officers along the route in addition to 200 more from other agencies.

Persons: Quinton Lucas, Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, breathlessly, Chiefs ’, Clark Hunt, “, Mike Parson, you’re, hadn't, Patrick Mahomes, Kelce, Garth Brooks, ” Kelce, ”, Gene Hamilton, couldn't, Hana Lee, ” Sarah Fox, texted, Stacey Graves, Graves, “ I’m, Lisa Lopez, Galvan, Michelle Hubbard, Andy Reid, Hubbard, Ashley Coderre, Coderre, Allie Tipton, Louis, Tipton Organizations: KANSAS CITY, Chiefs, Kansas City, Police, San Francisco 49ers, Schools, Low, Shawnee Mission, Super Locations: KANSAS, Mo, Kansas, Kansas City, Melbourne, Australia, ”, Missouri, Kansas City , Missouri, Wichita , Kansas, Prairie Village, “, Shawnee, Overland Park , Kansas, St, Tipton

☆ Industrious merges subsidiary to create a new force in coworking
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( Daniel Geiger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

A spokesman for Industrious said it would own a 40% stake in the merged subsidiary. The vacancy rate for office space nationally hit 18.6% at the end of 2023, according to data from CBRE– the highest level since 1992. About 771 million square feet, about twice the size of Manhattan's entire office market, sits empty nationally. How Industrious won the coworking warHodari has been an astute and resilient player in the coworking business. At the time, most coworking companies sought to rent space from landlords then sublease that to their clientele at a hefty markup.

Persons: WeWork, Jamie Hodari, Hodari, Deskpass, Sam Rosen, Deskpass Stephanie Bassos, CBRE, Breather, Rosen, Adam Neumann, Shlomo Silber, Silber, lockdowns, You've Organizations: Business, Deskpass, Bond Locations: New York, Chicago, Breather

☆ Mother of Michigan Gunman Found Guilty of Manslaughter
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Jacey Fortin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Michigan jurors, after 11 hours of deliberations, found Jennifer Crumbley guilty of involuntary manslaughter on Tuesday for the gun rampage committed by her son, who carried out the state’s deadliest school shooting more than two years ago. Ms. Crumbley, 45, was convicted on four counts of involuntary manslaughter, one for each of the four students who were shot to death by her son at Oxford High School on Nov. 30, 2021. The son, Ethan Crumbley, who was 15 at the time, used a pistol to kill Madisyn Baldwin, 17; Tate Myre, 16; Justin Shilling, 17; and Hana St. Juliana, 14. She faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison after being convicted of all four counts. Ethan, who pleaded guilty to 24 charges including first-degree murder, was sentenced last year to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Persons: Jennifer Crumbley, Crumbley, Ethan Crumbley, Madisyn Baldwin, Tate Myre, Justin Shilling, Hana St, Juliana, Ethan, Crumbley’s, James Crumbley Organizations: Oxford High School Locations: Michigan

☆ Jennifer Crumbley, mother of school shooter, found guilty of manslaughter in test of who’s responsible for a mass shooting
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Eric Levenson | Lauren Del Valle | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Jennifer Crumbley looked down at her clasped hands as the verdict was read. Live updates: Jury reaches verdict in Jennifer Crumbley trialJennifer Crumbley exits from the courtroom in shackles on Tuesday after her guilty verdict. Over a week of testimony, law enforcement officials, school employees, shooting victims and those who knew Jennifer Crumbley testified for the prosecution. Jennifer Crumbley took the stand in her own defense and, in a remarkable moment, expressed no regret for her actions. Jennifer Crumbley testified the school meeting was “nonchalant” and “brief.”“We agreed that it might stress him out more to do his school remotely the rest of the day.

Persons: Jennifer Crumbley, Bill Pugliano, it’s, we’ve, ” Craig Shilling, Justin Shilling, ”, James, Jennifer Crumbley’s, James Crumbley’s, Ethan, “, Karen McDonald, Ethan himself, Shannon Smith, ” Smith, “ I’ve, Hana St, Juliana, Madisyn Baldwin, Tate Myre, Prosecutors, Crumbley, Ethan “, ” McDonald, Tate, Madisyn, Justin Organizations: CNN, Oxford High School, WXYZ, Defense Locations: Oxford , Michigan, Detroit, Oakland

☆ Jennifer Crumbley is the first parent in America convicted in a mass school shooting carried out by their own child
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Jennifer Crumbley, along with her husband James Crumbley, were charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the massacre, making them the first parents in America to face charges for a mass school shooting carried out by their own child. AdvertisementProsecutors painted Jennifer Crumbley as an unaware and negligent mother who was consumed with an extramarital affair. Prosecutors told jurors that Jennifer Crumbley "abruptly" ended the meeting after just 11 minutes and the parents did not take their son home. Booking photos of James and Jennifer Crumbley. Please don't judge me for what my son did," Jennifer Crumbley said in a text message amid the shooting, said Andrew Smith, the COO of a real-estate company where Jennifer Crumbley worked.

Persons: —, Jennifer Crumbley, James Crumbley, Prosecutors, Karen McDonald, could've, McDonald, Hana, Juliana, Justin Shilling, Madisyn Baldwin, James, Jennifer Crumbley's, Shannon Smith, Smith, Andrew Smith, Jennifer Organizations: Service, Oxford High School, Business, Tate, Oakland County Sheriff's Department Locations: Michigan, America, Oakland, Hana St

☆ The conviction of Jennifer Crumbley, mom of Michigan school shooter, should put parents of kids with access to guns on alert
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewIn an unprecedented verdict on Tuesday, Jennifer Crumbley was found guilty for her son's 2021 rampage that left four of his Michigan classmates dead. And the verdict should put parents on alert that they, too, could be held criminally responsible for the heinous acts of their children who have easy access to guns. Prosecutors painted Jennifer Crumbley as an unaware and negligent mother who was consumed with an extramarital affair . Kris Brown, the president of Brady, a non-profit working to prevent gun violence, said that "irresponsible behavior" like that of Jennifer Crumbley "is why 76% of school shooters under the age of 18 get their firearms from home."

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☆ Jury begins deliberations in manslaughter trial of Michigan school shooter’s mother Jennifer Crumbley
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Eric Levenson | Lauren Del Valle | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Over a week of testimony, law enforcement officials, school employees, shooting victims and those who knew Jennifer Crumbley testified for the prosecution. Jennifer Crumbley took the stand in her own defense and, in a remarkable moment, expressed no regret for her actions. Their son Ethan pleaded guilty to one count of terrorism causing death, four counts of murder and 19 other charges related to the deadly rampage. But in her testimony, Crumbley testified that safely storing the gun was her husband’s responsibility. Jennifer Crumbley testified the school meeting was “nonchalant” and “brief.”“We agreed that it might stress him out more to do his school remotely the rest of the day.

Persons: Jennifer Crumbley, CNN —, Ethan, “, Karen McDonald, Ethan himself, Shannon Smith, it’s, ” Smith, “ I’ve, ”, Crumbley’s, James, Prosecutors, Hana St, Juliana, Justin Shilling, Madisyn Baldwin, Tate Myre, Crumbley, Ethan “, ” McDonald, Tate, Madisyn, Justin Organizations: CNN, Oxford High School, Defense, CNN First Locations: Michigan, Oakland

☆ I'm a travel expert and often travel with my family. These 5 romantic destinations are surprisingly great for families.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-04 | by ( Taryn White | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

In fact, the world is brimming with destinations that effortlessly cater to both lovebirds and jet-setting families, merging fine dining, lavish lodging, and kid-approved activities. Go adventuring in St. LuciaSt. Lucia holds a special place in my family's hearts, as one of our first international destinations. Taryn White says that while CrossKeys Vineyard is great for couples, families with kids can also enjoy the atmosphere. Courtesy The Trip Wish ListFor those seeking a luxurious family retreat, there are many options, like Salamander Middleburg in Loudoun County. It also has family suites complete with bunk beds or twin beds, ensuring that everyone has plenty of space to unwind after a day of sightseeing.

Persons: —, I've, Lucia St, Lucia, Bean, there's, Walsh, Taryn White, CrossKeys, Paris isn't, Gigi, Angelina Organizations: Service, des Pitons, Gros, Petit, Resorts, Aurora, Aurora Entertainment, Virginia Wine, Veritas, Keswick Hall, Michelin, Jardin du, Jardin des, Louvre Museum, Fish Locations: Maldives, French Polynesia, Caribbean, St, Sulphur Springs, New Jerusalem, Morne, des, Anguilla, Little Bay, Sandy Islands, Zemi, Aurora, Morais, Salamander Middleburg, Loudoun County, Albemarle County, Clifton, Paris, Jardin, Jardin du Luxembourg, Jardin des Tuileries, Hana, Makena

☆ The tallest building in the US could be in... Oklahoma
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Hana R. Alberts | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Read previewThings are looking up — way up — for Oklahoma City. A California real-estate development firm said it wants to build the tallest tower in the US on an L-shaped plot in the Sooner State capital that currently holds a mundane parking lot. In December, Matteson Capital filed plans for an already eye-popping 1,750-foot-tall building for the site, located in a downtown Oklahoma City neighborhood called Bricktown. The current tallest building in the US is New York City's One World Trade Center, which stands at a patriotic 1,776 feet. AdvertisementDon't get too excited: To build a structure this big in Oklahoma City — where the current tallest building is the 844-foot-tall Devon Tower, home to a regional oil and natural gas company — Matteson will need to get city approval.

Persons: — Organizations: Service, Oklahoma City, Sooner State, Business, Matteson, Trade Center, Oklahoma City —, Oklahoma City Free Press, Free Press Locations: —, California, Sooner, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, New York, Devon, Bricktown

☆ Asia markets mostly fall; South Korea economic growth beats expectations
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Currency dealers monitor exchange rates in a trading room at the KEB Hana Bank in Seoul on March 13, 2017. South Korean shares rose 0.97 percent on March 13 following the Constitutional Court's ruling to impeach ex-president Park Geun-Hye over a massive corruption scandal. The benchmark KOSPI was up 20.24 points to close at 2,117.59 points. / AFP PHOTO / JUNG Yeon-Je (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images)Asia-Pacific markets mostly fell as investors assessed South Korea's gross domestic product numbers and markets respond to China's central bank cutting reserve requirements for the country's lenders. South Korea's GDP grew 2.2% year on year in the fourth quarter and 0.6% compared with the previous quarter, beating expectations from a Reuters poll of 2.1% and 0.5%, respectively.

Persons: Park, JUNG Yeon, JUNG YEON, Pan Gongsheng Organizations: Hana Bank, South, Getty, People's Bank of China Locations: Seoul, Asia, Pacific

☆ After racist threats forced a Southeast Asian restaurant to close down, the owner reopened a new restaurant as an homage to his immigrant parents
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Yoonji Han | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A Southeast Asian restaurant closed down last year after facing false accusations of serving dog meat. Anna Le Nguyen and Minh Rasavong Oriyavong help out in the kitchen of Love & Thai. Rallying togetherIn November, Rasavong reopened his restaurant under a new name: Love & Thai. The mural by Hana Luna Her at Love & Thai pays homage to Rasavong's family's journey to America. Customers have flocked to Love & Thai and shown their support, and Rasavong wants to share that support with others in the community.

Persons: —, David Rasavong, Rasavong, Anna Le Nguyen, Minh Rasavong, Richard Vogel, Louis, Yelp, David Rasavong Rasavong, Hana Luna, Rasavong's Organizations: Service, Google, Facebook, Business, Thai, &, US, Philippine -, People, Local, Love &, Customers Locations: Fresno, Laos, Thailand, United States, St, Philippines, Oregon, America

William Cahill, 30William Cahill, an associate director at Aventuur. AventuurCahill was on a rowing trip on the Zambezi River in Zambia surrounded by crocodiles and hippos when he met his future boss. Cahill followed suit, leaving behind a job touching on mergers and acquisitions and data and analytics at the management-consulting firm L.E.K. Aventuur's parks allow paying customers to surf in wave pools with artificial beachfronts dotted by amenities such as restaurants and beach clubs. The systems Cahill creates make him indispensable to the growing recreational-real-estate sector.

Persons: William Cahill, Aventuur Cahill, Nicholas Edelman regaled, Cahill, Aventuur, — Zoe Rosenberg Organizations: Deutsche Bank, L.E.K, Consulting Locations: Zambia, London, Australia, New Zealand, North America, Dallas, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Jacksonville , Florida, Los Angeles, South Africa

☆ Donations to Hamas-linked charities spike 70% since Oct. 7 attack, Israeli officials say
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Jason Gewirtz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

"We saw a 70% increase in money given to Hamas-linked charities," said Uzi Shaya, a former high-ranking officer in Mossad, Israel's intelligence service. Charities suspected of funneling money to Hamas often change their names, too, making them all the more difficult to monitor. Israel's National Bureau of Counter Terror Financing maintains a list of charitable organizations that it accuses of directly aiding Hamas' military. Hard lessonsEnsuring that individual Gazans have economic opportunity without simultaneously funding Hamas militants has proven to be a difficult challenge for Israel. Beyond direct funding, Israel also allowed 18,000 Gazans to enter Israel to work, again hoping that a stable economy would pacify Hamas.

Persons: John Macdougall, Uzi Shaya, Shaya, Din, Akin, Hawala, Israel, Karim Jaafar, Israel haven't, Binance, —, Al, Adel Hana, Fadel Senna Organizations: Hamas, West Bank, AFP, Getty, Israeli Defense and Foreign Ministry, CNBC, Foreign Ministry, Islamic, Bureau of, Qatari Red Crescent, Gaza, Qatar Emiri Air Force, International Airport, Palestinian, Treasury Department Locations: Ramallah, Israel, Gaza, Islamic Jihad, Lebanon, Iran, Hawala, North Sinai, Egypt, U.S, Gaza City, Adel Hana An Israeli, Sderot

OSAKA, Japan (AP) — Ava Marie Ziegler performed a near-flawless free skate Saturday to win the NHK Trophy and lead a U.S. 1-2 finish on the podium. Nina Pinzarrone of Belgium was third with 194.66, a result that allowed her to secure a place in the Dec. 7-10 Grand Prix Final at Beijing. The NHK Trophy is the sixth and last event of the International Skating Union’s Grand Prix series, which leads in the Grand Prix Final. The competition concludes later Saturday with the free skate in both men’s and pairs. Japan's Yuma Kagiyama upstaged two-time world champion and compatriot Shoma Uno on Friday to finish first in the men’s short program.

Persons: — Ava Marie Ziegler, Ziegler, Lindsay Thorngren, Nina Pinzarrone, South Korea's Lee Hae, Christina Aguilera, axel, lutz, “, I’m, I’ve, ”, Thorngren, Kaori Sakamoto, Isabeau, Loena, Hana Yoshida, Rion Sumiyoshi, Lewis Gibson, Charlene Guignard, Marco Fabbri, Allison Reed, Saulius, Gibson, Guignard, Fabbri, Shoma Uno, ___ Organizations: NHK, Liberation, Britain, Yuma Locations: OSAKA, Japan, U.S, Belgium, Beijing, South, New Jersey, United States, Italy, Lithuania

All but one were abducted from the Nir Oz kibbutz, according to spokespeople for the kibbutz and the Hostages and Missing Families Forum. Eleven foreign nationals were also released alongside the Israeli hostages: 10 Thai citizens and one Filipino citizen, according to a Qatar Foreign Ministry spokesperson. Here’s what you need to know about the released hostages:Yafa Adar, 85Adar is a founder of the Nir Oz kibbutz and is the oldest person to be taken hostage on October 7. Now Daniel and Emilia are on their way to Israel,” the Hostages and Missing Families Forum said in a statement. “She has diabetes, and suffers severe vision loss in one of her eyes,” said the Hostages and Missing Families Forum in a statement.

Persons: Nir, “, Daniel Hagari, Hagari, Yafa, Kibbutz Nir Oz, Tamir Adar, Nir Oz, Margalit Moses, ”, Hana Katzir, Rami Katzir, Elad, Nir Oz’s, Adina Moshe, David, Sa’id, Moshe, Ruth Munder, Keren, Ohad, Roee, Avraham, Ruth, Keren Munder, Ohad Munder, Munder “, Daniel Aloni, Emilia Aloni, Emilia, Sharon Aloni, “ Daniel, Daniel, Doron Katz Asher, Raz Asher, Aviv Asher, Doron, Efrat Katz, Ganot Hadar, Dori Roberts, Efrat, Roberts, Channa Peri, Peri Organizations: CNN, Gaza, Qatar Foreign Ministry, Israel Defense Forces, Hamas, Raz Locations: Israel, Hatzarim Airbase, Gaza, Hatzerim Airbase, Mozambique, Aviv, Ganot, Kibbutz Nirim, South Africa

☆ In a Cairo hospital: Guilt, pain and a desperate wait
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Eleni Giokos | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Today Wadea’s 9-year-old son, Abdelrahman, shares a hospital room at Nasser Medical Institute with his 14-year-old sister. Injured children board an ambulance to be transferred from Al-Aqsa Hospital to Egypt for medical treatment through Rafah on November 17, 2023. On Monday, 28 babies arrived in Egypt from Gaza at the Rafah crossing, according to an Egyptian government official. One baby was discharged in Gaza and went home with his parents to their temporary shelter, while two others stayed in the ICU unit of the Emirati hospital in Rafah, Gaza. Conditions in Gaza have grown desperate as fuel supplies dwindle, forcing the closure of 26 of the enclave’s 35 hospitals.

Persons: Rami Mahmoud, Elham Maged, Mahmoud, Cairo's, Cairo’s, “, ‘, ” Elham, ”, ’, Adel Hana, God, Rami, Elham, Muhammed Wadea, CNN Muhammed Wadea, Khan Younis, Abdelrahman, Wadea, Riham, Dr, Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Mustafa Hassona, CNN's Eleni Giokos, CNN Ghaffar Organizations: CNN, Cairo's Nasser Medical Institute, Cairo’s Nasser Medical Institute, Nasser Medical Institute, Aqsa, Getty, United Nations Locations: Gaza City, Egypt, Gaza, Salah, Israel, Khan, Rafah, Qatar, United States, Al, Anadolu, Gazan

Fourteen months between a deadly high school shooting and another at MSU. Ossege was severely wounded during the Nov. 30, 2021, attack on Oxford High School, about 40 miles (60 kilometers) north of Detroit. On the day of the Oxford shooting, a bullet traveled through Ossege’s clavicle and ribs and exited her back, causing a concussion of the spinal cord that left her briefly paralyzed. An Oakland County sheriff’s deputy who befriended Ossege during the Oxford shooting drove to MSU, picked her up and took her home. When Ossege is home from school, she makes the 30-minute drive north from Oxford to Mayfield Township, where Blaze is boarded.

Persons: Kylie Ossege, Blaze, ” Ossege, “, ”, Ossege, Hana St, Juliana, Justin Shilling, Madisyn Baldwin, Tate, Ethan Crumbley, Marita, Uber, Daniel Sciubba, Sciubba, ” Sciubba, “ I’m, “ He’s, Robert Bumsted Organizations: Oxford High School, Michigan State University, MSU, Oxford, Oxford Elementary School, East, Northwell Health, Lenox Hill, Oakland County sheriff’s Locations: MAYFIELD, Mich, Michigan, Detroit, Pontiac, Oxford, East Lansing, New York City, U.S, Oakland County, Mayfield Township, New York

☆ Defacto provides short-term loans to SMEs. It just raised $10 million with this 20-slide pitch deck.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Callum Burroughs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

French fintech startup Defacto has raised a $10 million Series A extension from Citi Ventures. The Paris-based business, founded in 2021, provides short-term loans to small and medium-sized businesses. However, through integrations with businesses like fellow fintechs Pennylane and Qonto, Defacto wants to lower the cost and administration for smaller businesses. The new funding will go towards the continued growth of Defacto's platform as it pushes towards more personalized debt financing for small businesses. Check out Defacto's 20-slide Series A extension pitch deck below:

Persons: Pennylane, Morgan O'Hana, O'Hana, Northzone Organizations: Citi Ventures, Open Banking, Global Founders Capital Locations: Paris, integrations

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