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☆ Olympic couples are mixing romance with competition in Paris. It's not necessarily a bad thing, says a psychologist.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-07 | by ( Hannah Abraham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewThere are 17 known couples participating in this year's Olympics in Paris, and they are having a moment. Chinese badminton stars Liu Yuchen and Huang Ya Qiong got engaged after Huang won gold in the mixed doubles. "Talk about a great opportunity for intense social bonding," said Morley, who provides individual and couples therapy in Boston. Christian Petersen/Getty ImagesMorley told Business Insider that being an Olympic couple is a unique experience—somewhat like being a celebrity. AdvertisementSome couples work around that by training together, like former British Olympic triathletes Stuart Hayes and Michelle Dillon.

Persons: —, Liu Yuchen, Huang Ya Qiong, Huang, Pablo Simonet, Maria Campoy, Olga Kharlan, Luigi Samele, Gregorio Paltrinieri, Rossella Fiamingo, Katerina Siniakova, Tomas Machac, Clive Brunskill, Isabelle Morley, Morley, Tara Davis, Hunter Woodhall, Christian Petersen, Alex de Minaur, Katie Boulter, Tim Clayton, Lea Schüller, Lara Vadlau, Vadlau, Schüller, Lee Kiefer, Gerek, Wally Skalij, they're, Stuart Hayes, Michelle Dillon, Jacopo Raule Organizations: Service, Business, Woodhall, Paralympic, Getty, Tennis, FC Bayern Munich's, Olympics, University of Kentucky Locations: Paris, Argentine, Czech, Boston, Australia, Great Britain, German, Austrian

☆ More confidence to return to UK housing market in next six months: Skipton Group CEO
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailMore confidence to return to UK housing market in next six months: Skipton Group CEOStuart Haire, Skipton Group CEO, discusses the company’s half-year results and the outlook for the U.K. housing market.

Persons: Stuart Haire Organizations: Skipton Group Locations: Skipton

The internet was spewing racist and sexist attacks long before Vice President Kamala Harris began her presidential campaign this month, including when Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton sought the job. Since the last major election, however, it has become even more noxious — and more central to American politics. In 2008, Mr. Obama faced an ecosystem in which Facebook had millions of users, not billions, and the iPhone was just a year old. In 2020, when Ms. Harris was Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s running mate, it was far harder to use artificial intelligence to produce the fake pornographic renderings and misleading videos that now claim to portray her. In the week since Ms. Harris — who is Black, of Indian descent and a woman — became the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, false narratives and conspiracy theories about her have ricocheted across the digital landscape.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Obama, Harris, Joseph R, Biden, Harris —, — Organizations: Facebook, Democratic

☆ 5 tips from the pros that every summer athlete needs to know
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Dana Santas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

“Whether you’re a professional athlete or a weekend warrior, you can’t prepare for game day on game day,” he said. This awareness helps you make better choices on game day. “For someone who has not participated in any sporting activity for quite some time, it’s crucial to start safely and effectively,” he noted, not waiting until game day to get going again. For instance, if you want to get back into playing golf, tennis or any other rotational sport, focus on mobility exercises that will improve rotation. Instead, focus on targeted strength and mobility exercises that promote control in end ranges of motion.

Persons: Dana Santas, you’re, Jason Glass, ”, Glass, Christophe Archambault, Bill Burgos, Paul Fournier, Ben White, Stuart MacFarlane, Fournier, Matt Nichol, Hendrik Organizations: Pain, CNN, PGA, Brazil, Getty, NBA, Los Angeles Dodgers, Major League Baseball, Arsenal, Los Angeles Rams, Arsenal FC, Olympic, German soccer, Borussia Dortmund, Nichol, CNN’s Locations: Nigerian, Bordeaux, France, AFP, Burgos, Thousand Oaks , California, German, Osaka, Japan

☆ Asia's governments seem to think declining birth rates have to do just with dating and sex. That's not the full story.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

AdvertisementDeclining birth rates have been a huge bugbear for Asian countries like Japan and South Korea. Vanessa LeeLee, who owns two dogs and a cat, said that governments may be overestimating the effectiveness of one-off interventions in bolstering birth rates. AdvertisementShe added that a shift in societal mindsets toward work and family needs to occur for her peers to consider having children. But it also doesn't guarantee that having sex brings children and that not having sex is the only reason why people are not having children," Gietel-Basten said. Low birth rates, according to HKUST's Gietel-Basten, are a "barometer of the challenges in society" and should thus be seen as "symptoms of problems in a society."

Persons: —, Vanessa Lee, Lee, Elon Musk, Paulin Straughan, Poh Lin Tan, Tan, Jonas Hue, Vanessa Lee Lee, It's, Emily Huang, Stuart Gietel, Basten, SMU's Straughan, Straughan, HKUST's, we're Organizations: Service, Business, Internal, Ministry, Asahi Shimbun, South, Singapore Management University, Singapore's Institute of Policy, Nordic, Hong Kong University of Science, Technology Locations: Singapore, Japan, South Korea, Korea, Tokyo, Seoul, Sweden, Finland, Hong Kong, Basten

☆ Tiger populations in Thailand are bouncing back
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Rebecca Cairns | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —As Global Tiger Day rolls around, there’s good news for the big cats in Thailand. Thailand Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation/WCS ThailandThe DNP began working with WCS to “build and strengthen site-based protection,” says Jornburom. Thailand Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation/WCS ThailandA ‘conservation-dependent species’While Thailand’s success story offers hope, the outlook across the region is not so optimistic. This has left small, isolated tiger populations in Myanmar, Indonesian Sumatra, and peninsular Malaysia — the latter of which is worrying conservationists after a recent spate of tiger deaths. WEFCOM currently boasts most of the country’s tiger population, and has the potential to support up to 2,000 tigers, according to WCS.

Persons: It’s, Pornkamol Jornburom, she’s, ”, Pornkamol, WEFCOM, WCS, Stuart Chapman, they’ve, Chapman, Thailand Chapman, ” Stuart Chapman Organizations: CNN, Initiative, Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife Conservation Society, Tigers, Thailand Department of National Parks , Wildlife, Plant, Patrol, GPS, WWF’s Tigers Locations: Thailand, Wildlife, Kha, Thung, Thung Yai, WEFCOM, Southeast Asia, Singapore, Java, Bali, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Indonesian Sumatra, Malaysia, “ Thailand

Trump, the Republican nominee for president, has raised more than $4 million from a mix of digital tokens, a campaign aide told CNBC. At least 19 donors contributed more than $2.15 million bitcoin to the committee, the filing shows. Brian Hughes, a Trump campaign aide, said that of the more than $4 million in crypto raised, most of it arrived in bitcoin. "While the Biden-Harris Administration stifles innovation with more regulation and higher taxes, President Trump is ready to encourage American leadership in this and other emerging technologies." Thus far, it appears the Trump campaign is mostly converting these contributions immediately to USDC and then liquidating the donations.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Bill Pugliano, Donald Trump, Tyler, Cameron Winklevoss, Mike Belshe, Tyler Winklevoss, Eva Marie Uzcategui, he's, Marc Andreessen, Ben Horowitz, Brian Hughes, Kamala Harris, Hughes, Harris, shiba inu, Jesse Powell, Stuart Alderoty, Alderoty, David Sacks, Ryan Selkis, Sen, Elizabeth Warren, Warren, Ohio Sen, JD Vance, Vance Organizations: Van, Getty, NASHVILLE, Republican, CNBC, U.S, Trump, Republican National Committee, State Department, Gemini Trust, Bloomberg, Solana, Bitcoin, Music City Center, Democratic, Biden, Harris Administration, IRS, Libertarian National Convention, Ohio, Biden White, SEC Locations: Grand Rapids , Michigan, Tennessee, bitcoin, Miami , Florida, U.S, Nashville, San Francisco, USDC, Washington, Lago, Florida

After the assassination attempt against former President Donald J. Trump, calmer voices on both sides of the political spectrum called for “lowering the temperature” of today’s toxic political discourse. By the time President Biden announced his withdrawal from the presidential race eight days later, the temperature was as scorching as ever. The emergence of Vice President Kamala Harris as the new Democratic front-runner touched off new paroxysms of disinformation and explicitly hateful comments. More than one in 10 posts mentioning her on X on Sunday included racist or sexist attacks, according to PeakMetrics, which tracks activity online. They included false claims about her race and whether she was ineligible to run for the presidency because she was not a citizen.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Biden, Kamala Harris Organizations: Democratic

☆ 2024 Paris Olympics viewer’s guide: NBC’s plans, Snoop Dogg, and the big ratings question
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Richard Deitsch | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +18 min

Follow our Olympics coverage in the lead-up to the Paris Games. The Paris Games will have more programming hours on the NBC broadcast network than any previous Olympics. NBC is upping its celebrity presence for its Olympic coverage in Paris, headlined by Snoop Dogg. “Research shows that it is a challenge to keep viewers after 10 p.m. ET,” NBC Olympics producer Rob Hyland said. NBCUniversal owns the U.S. media rights to the Olympic Games through 2032, so Paris (2024), Milan-Cortina (2026), Los Angeles (2028) and Brisbane (2032).

Persons: Peacock, Molly Solomon, NBC’s, “, ” Solomon, Solomon, Snoop, Snoop Dogg, Christian Petersen, Kelly Clarkson, Peyton Manning, Mike Tirico, Alex Cooper, Leslie Jones, Kevin Hart, Kenan Thompson, Colin Jost, Cooper, Simone Biles, Manning, Ryan Crouser, Jones, Katie Ledecky, Sha’Carri Richardson, Lily Collins, Anna Hall, Ledecky, LeBron James, Sydney McLaughlin, Kelly Campbell, Peacock’s, Scott Hanson, Andrew Siciliano, Jac Collinsworth, Matt Iseman, Akbar Gbajabiamila, ”, Al Michaels, Mark Lazarus, Sanya Richards, Ross, Rowdy Gaines, Tim Daggett, Laurie Hernandez, Samantha Peszek, Misty, Julie Foudy, Dwyane Wade, LaChina Robinson, Michael Phelps, Dan Hicks, Gaines, Maddie Meyer, they’ll, Rob Hyland, Andres Cantor, Rebecca Lowe, Craig Melvin, Ahmed Fareed, Damon Hack, Maria Taylor, Cara Banks, Laura Britt, Trenni Casey, Lindsay Czarniak, Carolyn Manno, Kathryn Tappen, John Roethlisberger, “ John, He’s, …, breaststroker Lilly King wagged, Ryan Murphy, Sunny Choi, Victor Montalvo, Joe Gesue, Ron Vaccaro, NBCU, it’s, NBCUniversal, Rick Cordella, Dan Goldfarb, Stuart Franklin Organizations: Paris, NBC, Paris Games, U.S, Tokyo Olympics, Olympics, NBC Olympics, NBC’s, Getty, NBC Sports, Tokyo Games, Beijing, Games, USA, CNBC, Golf Channel, Telemundo, Universo, NBCOlympics.com, “, ”, NFL, NBCUniversal Media, Paris La Défense, Research, Olympic, Grand Palais, Concorde, NBC Sports ’, Olympic Games, Cortina Locations: Paris, Beijing, Pyeongchang, South Korea, Central, Pacific, U.S, Paris ”, Teahupo’o, Tahiti, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, China, Rio, Tokyo, Peacock, United States, Versailles, Grand, London, Russian, Norway, South Carolina, Milan, Los Angeles, Brisbane, French

☆ Surfer’s leg washes up on shore after shark attack
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A surfer’s leg that was severed by a shark attack on Tuesday later washed up on an Australian beach, where a police officer retrieved it and put on ice. CNN affiliate 7News reported that Kai McKenzie, a 23-year-old surfer, was mauled by a shark in the water off North Shore Beach in Port Macquarie – a small town about 400 kilometers (249 miles) north of Sydney. The severed leg was also taken to the hospital in case doctors were able to reattach it, 7News reported. He is an inspiring person.”A long stretch of the beaches in Port Macquarie was closed for 24 hours after the shark attack, according to the town’s lifeguards, before they reopened on Wednesday afternoon. There are several shark monitoring devices on the coastline at Port Macquarie.

Persons: Kai McKenzie, McKenzie, . NSW Police McKenzie, 7News, ”, Kirran Mowbray, ” McKenzie, surfwear, “, Stuart Campbell Organizations: CNN, 7News, North Shore, . NSW Police, NSW Ambulance Service Hastings, The New South Wales Police, John Hunter Hospital, Authorities, NSW Police, Port Macquarie Locations: North, Port Macquarie, Sydney, The New, Newcastle, Port

☆ The global tech outage showed how we’re just one mistake away from chaos
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

“So this is going to be incredibly painful for CrowdStrike customers.”And even if your business had nothing to do with CrowdStrike, the outage still might have ruined your day. You didn’t have to be a CrowdStrike customer to get screwed by the company’s mistake, and that’s what made Friday’s outage so frustrating. But the scale of the CrowdStrike outage is once again underscoring just how interconnected the world has become through a network almost none of us understands and which is largely self-regulating. Microsoft estimated the CrowdStrike outage affected some 8.5 million Windows devices. “Our tech platforms have a mix of legacy systems coupled with modern systems, which means that the weakest link determines the overall system performance.

Persons: CNN Business ’, — didn’t, you’ve, CrowdStrike, Brian Fung, ”, Kevin Beaumont, underscoring, Stuart Madnick, Anil Khurana, ” Khurana, Khurana, Madnick, it’s Organizations: CNN Business, New York CNN, Blue, Microsoft, MIT Sloan School of Management, Airlines, Baratta Center, Global Business, Georgetown’s McDonough Business School, Boeing, JPMorgan Locations: New York

☆ Far Right Spreads Baseless Claims About Biden’s Whereabouts
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Stuart A. Thompson | More About Stuart A. Thompson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Many conspiracy theorists and far-right commentators are spreading doubts that President Biden is alive after he posted a letter on Sunday resigning from his presidential campaign. As the room echoed with applause, Mr. Biden responded, “I’m watching. I’m watching it.”Mr. Biden has also said he would address the nation later this week. Despite all that, the conspiracy theories have nevertheless gained traction among the far-right, earning support from some mainstream commentators. A hashtag on the topic became a Top 10 trending topic in the United States on X.

Persons: Biden, Kamala Harris, “ Joe, Ms, Harris, Mr, “ Locations: United States

☆ Open Championship: American Billy Horschel edges ahead after Shane Lowry sunk by ‘coffin’ bunker nightmare
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-20 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Billy Horschel will carry the slenderest of leads into the final 18 holes of the Open Championship in Scotland, as the American capitalized on Shane Lowry’s grisly slide to edge clear in a rain-soaked third round. I’m embracing it,” Horschel, whose career best major performance was a tied-fourth finish at the 2013 US Open, told reporters. Lowry's round went downhill after trouble at the 'coffin' bunker on the eighth hole. Stuart Franklin/R&A/Getty ImagesHaving taken a three shot advantage to the eighth tee, the 37-year-old will start the final round three strokes adrift of leader Horschel, and one back from world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, who shot even-par 71 to stay in contention for a second major title of the season.

Persons: Billy Horschel, Shane Lowry’s, “ I’ve, I’m, ” Horschel, “, I’ll, ”, Kevin C, Cox, Thriston Lawrence, Sam Burns, Russell Henley, Xander Schauffele, Justin Rose, Daniel Brown, Brown, I’ve, ” Brown, you’d, Andrew Redington, Coffin ’, Lowry’s, Lowry, Stuart Franklin, Horschel, Scottie Scheffler, ” Lowry, Adam Scott, Lawrence Organizations: CNN, Troon, European, Irish Locations: Scotland, Horschel, American, Troon

☆ Mediterranean diet found to improve children’s heart health, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —The Mediterranean diet has been linked to many health benefits for adults. Now, a new study suggests it could be beneficial to children’s heart health as well. Here’s how parents and guardians could help their children benefit from the Mediterranean eating plan, according to experts. The Mediterranean diet is a way of eating that includes plant-based cooking with an emphasis on healthy fats. “The growing research shows the value (in the Mediterranean diet) to be the same for children and adolescents (as in adults),” Muth said.

Persons: ”, José Francisco López, Gil, Stuart Berger, Robert H, Lurie, Berger, Natalie Muth, Muth, Tamara Hannon, Hannon, “, ” Berger, ” Muth Organizations: CNN, JAMA, Health Research, University of, Ann, Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, American Academy of Pediatrics, Care Medical Group, Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, Riley Hospital for Children, Indiana University Health, Indiana University School of Medicine Locations: Americas, Quito, Ecuador, San Diego, Chicago, Indianapolis

☆ Ruth Westheimer, sex therapist known as ‘Dr. Ruth,’ dead at 96
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Aj Willingham | Artemis Moshtaghian | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the iconic sex therapist whose cheerful and disarming advice helped educate millions of Americans about sexual desires and practices, has died, her publicist Pierre Lehu told CNN on Saturday. Dr. Ruth Westheimer poses for a portrait in Pasadena, California, in January 2016. Becoming Dr. Ruth Westheimer speaks during an American Society of Newspaper Editors convention in April 1986. Bob D'Amico/ABC/Getty Images Westheimer on the set of "Quantum Leap" with actor Dean Stockwell and director Stuart Margolin in 1993. Ron Galella Collection/WireImage/Getty Images Westheimer rides on the back of a motorcycle during New York's Salute to Israel Parade in May 1996.

Persons: Ruth Westheimer, Pierre Lehu, grandmotherly Westheimer, Dr, Ruth ” –, –, Lehu, Maarten de Boer, Westheimer, Ruth, Stewart, AP Westheimer, Cyndi Lauper, Nancy Kaye, Ron Galella, Bob D'Amico, Dean Stockwell, Stuart Margolin, Alice S, David Karp, Bill Clinton, King Mohammed VI of, Susan Walsh, Keith Bedford, Sir Paul McCartney, McCartney, Bob Child, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Chip Somodevilla, Andy Kropa, John Lamparski, Michael Kovac, Gabby Jones, ”, Ruth Show, ” Westheimer, Columbia University . Westheimer, Love Organizations: CNN, Haganah, Zionist, Israel Defense Forces, American Society of Newspaper, ABC, Getty, Israel Parade, White House, Westheimer, Yale, Communications, Broadway, of Fame, Gotham, New York, New York Times, Lifetime, Teachers College, Columbia University ., Museum of Jewish Heritage Locations: Pasadena , California, Switzerland, Jerusalem, New York, Beverly Hills , California, Los Angeles, King Mohammed VI of Morocco, New Haven , Connecticut, Washington ,, New, Germany, Paris, New York City

☆ After Homelessness Ruling, Cities Weigh Whether to Clear Encampments
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Shawn Hubler | Mike Baker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Alvey treads carefully when she and her dog, Stuart, walk the dappled trail behind their apartment in Folsom, Calif. Since the pandemic, her neighbors have included homeless campers along a brook known as Humbug Creek. There’s the man who periodically emerges from the brush, yelling in fear and tearing at tree limbs. Until recently, federal appellate courts limited how far cities could go to clear encampments. But late last month, the Supreme Court ruled that they could remove homeless residents sleeping outdoors, a decision that has already begun to reshape how they deal with homelessness.

Persons: Stuart, campfires Locations: Folsom, Calif

☆ How Biden’s Stumbles Collided With a Right-Wing Conspiracy Theory
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Stuart A. Thompson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

For years, far-right commentators have floated a conspiracy theory that Democratic Party elites were secretly plotting to replace President Biden on the ticket — a switcheroo that could give the party an advantage in November. Suddenly, Mr. Biden being replaced by another Democrat as the party’s presidential nominee seems like a distinct possibility. There is no evidence that the chaotic events following June’s debate were planned or that Mr. Biden’s halting performance was intentional. But the crisis over his candidacy has right-wing influencers heralding the moment as a conspiracy theory turned true. “It was their final opportunity to toss the old man to one side, as I’ve been saying for the entire last year and a half,” said Vivek Ramaswamy, the former Republican presidential candidate, in a podcast interview after the debate.

Persons: Biden, Mr, I’ve, ”, Vivek Ramaswamy Organizations: Democratic Party, Republican

☆ Even Disinformation Experts Don’t Know How to Stop It
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Tiffany Hsu | Stuart A. Thompson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

To fight disinformation in a chaotic election year, Ruth Quint, a volunteer for a nonpartisan civic group in Pennsylvania, is relying on tactics both extensively studied and frequently deployed. Many of them, however, may also be futile. The problem: “I don’t have any idea if it’s working or not working,” said Ms. Quint, the co-president and webmaster of the League of Women Voters of Greater Pittsburgh, her home of five decades. “I just know this is what I feel like I should be doing.”Holding the line against misinformation and disinformation is demoralizing and sometimes dangerous work, requiring an unusual degree of optimism and doggedness. Increasingly, however, even the most committed warriors are feeling overwhelmed by the onslaught of false and misleading content online.

Persons: Ruth Quint, ”, Quint, “ Organizations: League of Women Voters, ” Locations: Pennsylvania, Greater Pittsburgh

☆ How Uruguay vs Colombia descended into chaos – and the questions raised by the ugly scenes
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Stuart James | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

Smith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)There was a mixture of anger and frustration in the voices of the Uruguay players afterwards. As for the actions of Nunez, Gimenez and others, Alonso maintained what they did was only to be expected in the circumstances. Some Colombia and Uruguay players embraced one another while others — Uruguay’s Luis Suarez and Colombia’s Miguel Borja among them — became involved in an altercation. Moments later, though, some of the Uruguay players started to sprint towards the touchline, in an area just to the right of their dugout. Prior to that, it had threatened to turn into a free-for-all as other Uruguay players and staff got involved, clambering over seats.

Persons: Darwin Nunez, Jose Maria Gimenez, Nunez, Nick Tre . Smith, “, ” Gimenez, ”, ” Ignacio Alonso, Gimenez, Alonso, Daniel Munoz, Uruguay’s Luis Suarez, Colombia’s Miguel Borja, —, Ronald Araujo, …, ” Suarez, You’re, oyDQM0d9Ik — Lloyd sam, Rodrigo Bentancur, Suarez, Luis Diaz, Matias Vina, Nicolas de la Cruz, — Sebastián Amaya, Sergio Rochet, Marcelo Bielsa Organizations: Copa America, Bank of America, Canada, Getty, Uruguayan Football Association, Colombian, Liverpool, Uruguay, Uruguayan, CONMEBOL Locations: Charlotte, Uruguay, Colombia, Barcelona, brazos, Los jugadores, el

☆ Uruguay 0-1 Colombia takeaways: Argentina await Colombia in the final, Munoz sent off
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Jack Lang | Stuart James | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

After an absorbing encounter in Charlotte, North Carolina, it was Colombia who emerged to earn a meeting against defending champions Argentina in the Copa America final in Miami on Sunday. The spotlight was on Lionel Messi before this Copa America but Rodriguez, who turns 33 on Friday, has stolen the show. Stuart JamesA quintessential Copa America game? This was Copa America football — South American football — at its bewitching best, witnessed and enhanced by a crowd so fervently Colombian that we may as well have been in Medellin. Ugarte had ‘played’ Munoz, and Colombia knew that the balance of the game had totally shifted.

Persons: Jefferson Lerma, Daniel Munoz, elbowing Manuel Ugarte, Nestor Lorenzo’s, Uruguay’s Darwin Nunez, Jack Lang, Stuart James, Colombia’s, Nestor Lorenzo, James Rodriguez, Rodriguez, Lionel Messi, Timothy A, Clary, Messi, Stuart James A, Luis Diaz, dervish, Rodrigo Bentancur, Munoz, Luis Suarez, Tim Nwachukwu, Richard Rios, Rios, Mateus Uribe, Jack Lang Daniel Munoz’s, Manuel Ugarte, Darwin Nunez, Ugarte, gesturing, ‘, ’ Munoz, Stuart James Oh, Marcelo Bielsa’s, Edinson Cavani, you’ve, Nunez, Nicolas de la Cruz, Fede Valverde, Nunez’s, Chandan Khanna, shanking —, Davinson Sanchez, clobbered, La Celeste, Omar Vega, Jack Lang What’s Organizations: Argentina, Copa America, Colombia …, …, America, Getty Images, Copa America football — South, Football, Getty, La, Liverpool, Canada, Bank of America Locations: Charlotte , North Carolina, Colombia, Miami, Uruguay, Colombia … Argentina, … Argentina, Argentina, Copa America, Colombian, Medellin, Miami Gardens , Florida, Charlotte, North Carolina

☆ Jesse Owens’ achievements at 1936 Olympics were ‘thumb in the eye’ to Adolf Hitler, says US athlete’s grandson
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-04 | by ( Ben Morse | Don Riddell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Owens’ grandson Stuart Owen Rankin describes the track and field great’s actions as a “thumb in the eye” to Hitler. Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images‘A bond, a brotherhood, a connection’Another enduring memory from the 1936 Games was Owens’ connection with the German long-jumper Luz Long. Owens and Long were seen as the two favorites to compete for the gold medal in the long jump at the Berlin Games. According to Rankin, Owens said Long offered him advice on how to not overstep, which was an issue the US athlete was having in the long jump qualifying competition. DHM/ullstein bild/Getty Images)StridesAfter the Berlin Games, widespread, institutionalized racism and segregation in the US meant Owens’ achievements weren’t fully appreciated when he returned home.

Persons: Jesse Owens, Adolf Hitler, White, Owens, Owens ’, Stuart Owen Rankin, Hitler, “, ” Rankin, CNN’s Don Riddell, ” Jesse Owens, Luz Long, Long, Rankin, ” Owens, Juergen, Shutterstock Rankin, ” Long, scrolled, Julia Long, Long’s, ”, Julia, weren’t, AP Owens, Gerald Ford, George H.W, Bush Organizations: CNN, Olympics, Nazi, Fox, Berlin Games, American, Games, AP, White Locations: Berlin –, Nazi Germany, Berlin, White, American, Munich, York, United States, America

☆ ARFID: the eating disorder you haven’t heard of
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-02 | by ( Madeline Holcombe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Now 8 years old, Hannah is being treated for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, or ARFID. Unlike eating disorders like anorexia or bulimia nervosa, this diagnosis isn’t concerned with body shape or size, said Kate Dansie, clinical director of the Eating Disorder Center in Rockville, Maryland. Instead, people with ARFID are very limited in the foods they feel safe and comfortable eating, Dansie said. While an estimated 9% of the US population will have an eating disorder at some point, studies suggest that somewhere between 0.5% and 5% of the population has ARFID, according to the National Eating Disorders Association. One way to spot the difference is the level of impairment and anxiety that comes with facing a new food, Murray said.

Persons: Hannah, didn’t, Michelle, Kate Dansie, Dansie, “, ”, Stuart Murray, Murray, ARFID, nutritively, ” Hannah, ” Dansie, ” Murray, –, Nicole Stettler, “ It’s, ” Michelle Organizations: CNN, Girl Scouts, Disorders, Eating Disorders, University of Southern, “, Rogers Behavioral Health Locations: Rockville , Maryland, University of Southern California

☆ Peloton staved off the cash crunch that threatened its business. Where does it go now?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-02 | by ( Gabrielle Fonrouge | In Gabrielle-Fonrouge | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Before the refinancing, Peloton would have needed to pay around $800 million toward its debt by November 2025. Now that it has refinanced, Peloton has eased investor concerns about liquidity and has the breathing room it needs to try to turn around its business. Peloton faces risks aheadWhile the refinance may have bought Peloton some time, it's far from a panacea. Under the terms, Peloton will now be spending about $133 million annually in interest, up from around $89 million previously. As of the end of March, Peloton had about 6.6 million members — woefully behind that long-term target.

Persons: Michael Nagle, JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, hasn't, Liz Coddington, Coddington, Evan DuFaux, Soros didn't, Neil Saunders, Barry McCarthy's, Karen Boone, Chris Bruzzo, Scott Stuart, Simeon Siegel, Siegel, John Foley, McCarthy, —, McCarthy – Organizations: Interactive, Bloomberg, Getty, CNBC, Soros Fund Management, Silver Point, GlobalData, Netflix, Turnaround Management Association, BMO Capital Markets, Spotify Locations: New York

Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump looks on during his campaign event, in Racine, Wisconsin, U.S. June 18, 2024. In 2020, before Biden took office, the SEC accused Ripple and its founders of violating securities laws by acting as unregistered brokers of digital currency tokens, which the SEC regulates as securities. In 2023, the SEC filed a similar complaint against Coinbase, the largest U.S. crypto exchange platform. Trump has seized on this frustration in recent months, recasting himself from a crypto skeptic into a crypto supporter. Some in the crypto industry who are siding with Trump are going farther than just complaining about Gensler.

Persons: Donald Trump, David Sacks, Trump, Stuart Alderoty, Gary Gensler, Alderoty, Paul Grewal, Biden, Coinbase, Christopher Giancarlo, Heath Tarbert Organizations: U.S, Republican, CNBC, Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, Trump, —, Futures, Commission Locations: Racine , Wisconsin, U.S, San Francisco, Washington

☆ French voters boost far right
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailFrench voters boost far rightMax Bergmann, director of the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program and the Stuart Center on Northern European Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the French election and how the vote suggested a real rejection of Emmanuel Macron.

Persons: Max Bergmann, Emmanuel Macron Organizations: Eurasia Program, Stuart Center, Northern European Studies, Center for Strategic, International Studies Locations: Europe, Russia

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