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(AP) — The federal government is handing out $2.4 billion in railroad grants to help pay for 122 projects nationwide with more than half of the money going to smaller railroads. The grants announced Tuesday by the Federal Railroad Administration will go to projects across 41 states and Washington, D.C. Last year, the administration handed out $1.4 billion in these rail grants. But the majority of the money — nearly $1.3 billion — will go to 81 projects at smaller short line railroads across the country. Chuck Baker, president of the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association trade group, said the grants will help those smaller railroads significantly.

Persons: Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Louis, Chuck Baker, Baker Organizations: Federal Railroad Administration, Regulators, CSX, Amtrak, Union Pacific, Regional Railroad Association, FRA, Associated Press Locations: OMAHA, Neb, Washington, Norfolk Southern, East Palestine , Ohio, Hudson, Albany, Rensselaer , New York, Illinois, Norfolk, Springfield, Chicago, St, California’s Orange County, Michigan, Milwaukee, America, U.S

A Palestinian inspects the damage after an overnight Israeli airstrike in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, on October 27. Here’s what to know from the weekend:In Gaza:• An Israeli strike killed several people at a school west of Gaza City on Sunday, according to Gaza’s Civil Defense. Israel’s military claimed it targeted Hamas operatives in the strike. At least 30 medical staff were detained by Israeli forces at the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, according to the enclave’s Ministry of Health. In Israel:• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel’s strikes on Iran had severely damaged Tehran’s defense capabilities, without providing further details on what was targeted.

Persons: Stringer, Kamal Adwan, Khalil Al, ”, António Guterres, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Yoav Gallant, • Organizations: Civil Defense, Kamal, enclave’s Ministry of Health, CNN, Al, Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, World Health Organization, United Nations ’, •, Gaza Locations: Beit Lahia, Gaza, AFP, Iran, Israeli, Gaza City, Beit Lahiya, Aqsa, Israel, Egypt

☆ 2 New Jersey restaurateurs turned a Cybertruck into a mobile pizza oven — and they want to cook for Elon Musk
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-27 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The owners say they're huge Tesla fans, and want to one day cook pizza for Elon Musk. AdvertisementA pizzeria in New Jersey has transformed two Cybertrucks into pizza trucks, using one of the Tesla vehicle's most futuristic features to cook pizzas on the go. They wanted new vehicles to relieve the strain on their gasoline pizza truck, which the two partners say was frequently booked months in advance. Now, they say they are facing a huge wave of demand for their Cybertruck pizza trucks, which they've modified to cook pizzas at parties and events. Like other electric vehicles, including the Ford F-150 Lightning, the Cybertruck has bidirectional charging, allowing it to become a mobile power source for appliances and even other electric vehicles.

Persons: Tesla, —, Fabio Antonio Arbelaez, Ryan McDermott, McDermott, Elon Musk, Hurricane Helene, Elon, Arbelaez, aren't, I've Organizations: Elon, Service, Columbia, Ford, EV, Tesla, Austin Locations: Jersey, New Jersey, Columbia, Florida, Hurricane, Colombia, Texas

☆ Steven Alderson was bullied at school for being autistic. Decades on, a historic win has made him an Australian national hero
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Instead, the tide of popular support swelled from the winner’s interview a watery-eyed Alderson gave in the wake of triumph at Real Club de Golf Sotogrande. Fighting back tears, the victor recalled the years of bullying he had endured at school, and even some golf clubs. “Normal people just think people with disabilities are different and they’re probably easier to be bullied and picked on,” Alderson told CNN Sport. “I’ve known Spud for a long time, so I know if he’s having a mini blow-up,” Blucher said. “If you’re being bullied, just do your best to ignore it and be the better person,” he said.

Persons: Steven Alderson, Alderson, Spud ”, Alderson –, ” Alderson, “, Andrew Redington, ”, Callum Ferguson, Alex Ross, LIV, Greg Norman, It’s, caddie Trent Blucher, “ Trent, Blucher, Spud, ” Blucher, ‘, Jon Rahm, Rahm, Isaiah Vazquez, Qatar’s dizzying, it’s, you’re Organizations: CNN, KFC, Estrella Damm NA, Real Club, “, CNN Sport, Golf, LIV Golf Adelaide, The Grange, United Arab Emirates, McLaren, Qatar’s dizzying Hamad International Locations: Australia, Spain, South Australia, Willunga, The, caddie, Sotogrande, Dubai, McLaren Vale, Adelaide, Qatar’s, Qatar’s dizzying Hamad

☆ VW's Scout Reveals Its First Rugged EVs to Take on Rivian
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Nora Naughton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Scout unveiled pre-production models of the Terra pickup truck and Traveler SUV at an event in Nashville this week. The electric Scout Terra pickup truck and Traveler SUV. AdvertisementA pre-production model of the Scout Terra pickup truck. Scout MotorsScout's rugged trucks are likely to compete directly with outdoorsy EV brand Rivian, which also offers electric pickup trucks and SUVs. The front seat of the electric Scout Terra pickup truck.

Persons: Rivian's R1T, —, Scout, Rivian, R1T, Scout's Organizations: VW, Scout, Service, Scout Motors, Terra, Scouts, outdoorsy, Volkswagen, EV Locations: Nashville

☆ Alphabet's self-driving unit Waymo closes $5.6 billion funding round as robotaxi race heats up in the U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Waymo has closed a $5.6 billion funding round to expand its robotaxi service in and beyond Los Angeles, San Francisco and Phoenix, where it operates today. In a statement to CNBC, Waymo co-CEOs Tekedra Mawakana and Dmitri Dolgov said the funding would go toward expansion and advancing the Waymo Driver for business applications. The series C funding brings Waymo's total capital raised to $11.1 billion after it raised $3.2 billion and $2.5 billion in two earlier rounds. Waymo now conducts more than 100,000 weekly trips for passengers in Los Angeles, Phoenix and San Francisco, who can hail their robotaxis via the Waymo One app. More recently, Waymo partnered with Uber to launch its robotaxi service in Austin, Texas — home of would-be rival Tesla's headquarters.

Persons: Waymo, Andreessen Horowitz, Perry, Rowe Price, Tekedra Mawakana, Dmitri Dolgov, Uber, Ruth Porat, Elon Musk, Tesla, Timothy B, Lee . Organizations: Google, Fidelity, Tiger Global, CNBC, Tesla's, GM, Cruise, Pew Research Center, Hyundai Locations: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Phoenix, Waymo, Silver, Austin, Atlanta, U.S, Austin , Texas, Texas, California, Korean, New York, Michigan

☆ Industrial AI play Dover falls on a noisy quarter. Here's why we'd buy the dip
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Dover on Thursday reported weaker-than-expected third-quarter results, pressuring shares of the industrial conglomerate with ties to AI data centers. Dover Why we own it : We own Dover as an industrial turnaround story with exposure to mega-themes, most notably the data center buildout to support artificial intelligence computing. That created headlines that implied Dover cut its full-year guidance, but in reality executives warned in advance that sales growth and earnings projections would be altered. To be sure, we are restricted from trading Dover's stock for the next 72 hours because Jim Cramer on Thursday mentioned the company on CNBC TV. Dover considers those areas its "growth platforms," and their increasing share of the portfolio carries positive implications for Dover's margins.

Persons: We're, Ingersoll Rand, Dover, Richard Tobin, Tobin, Jim Cramer, DOV, Dover's, —, Danaher, Jim Cramer's, Jim, Jason Marz Organizations: IDEX Corp, Management, CNBC, Dover, Mizuho Securities, Club Locations: Dover, Veralto, Europe

☆ Volkswagen's Scout Motors reveals first EVs as it shifts to include plug-in hybrids
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

However, slower-than-expected adoption of EVs and higher costs have led it to change course and include extended-range electric vehicles, or EREVs. Scout Terra pickup truck conceptKeogh said Scout added EREVs to better protect the brand from any market volatility amid less-than-expected consumer demand for EVs. Interior of Scout Traveler SUV concept ScoutBoth the Traveler and Terra are expected to start between $50,000 and $60,000 with available incentives, according to Scout. It's larger than Jeep's well-known Wrangler, which is currently available as a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. Scout Traveler SUV concept

Persons: Scott Keogh, Keogh, Scout, Ford, Stellantis Organizations: Scout, NASHVILLE, — Volkswagen, Scout Motors, CNBC, EV, Lucid, VW, International, American, Ford Bronco, Toyota Land, Ford, General Motors Locations: Tenn, American, U.S, South Carolina, Scout's South Carolina, Canada, U.S ., Nashville , Tennessee

☆ Tropical Storm Trami brings severe flooding and landslides to the Philippines, at least two dozen dead
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Story The Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Manila, Philippines AP —Widespread flooding and landslides set off by a tropical storm in the northeastern Philippines on Thursday left at least 24 people dead, swept away cars and prompted authorities to scramble for motorboats to rescue trapped villagers, some on roofs. The government shut down schools and offices – except those urgently needed for disaster response – for the second day on the entire main island of Luzon to protect millions of people after Tropical Storm Trami slammed into the country’s northeastern province of Isabela after midnight. A resident swims despite the strong waves caused by Tropical Storm Trami in Manila, Philippines, on October 23, 2024. Aaron Favila/APTrucks are stranded along a flooded highway in Nabua town, Camarines Sur province, south of Manila, Philippines, on October 23, 2024. In 2013, Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest recorded tropical cyclones in the world, left more than 7,300 people dead or missing and flattened entire villages.

Persons: Storm Trami, Kristine, Aaron Favila, Charism Sayat, Trami, Andre Dizon, Dizon, ” Dizon, Haiyan Organizations: Philippines AP, China, Getty, Tropical, Associated Press Locations: Manila, Philippines, Luzon, Isabela, Aguinaldo, Ifugao, Bicol, Quezon province, Nabua, Camarines Sur province, AFP, Guinobatan, Albay, Naga, mudflows, Mayon

☆ UPS beats quarterly profit estimates, raises operating margin forecast
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

(Photo by: Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)United Parcel Service surpassed Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit and raised its full-year adjusted operating margin forecast on Thursday after it hived off its volatile truckload brokerage business, Coyote Logistics. The company had slashed its full-year adjusted operating margin target to 9.4% in July, despite an uptick in U.S. volumes because of the shift. It now expects a full-year operating margin of 9.6%. UPS saw a 6.5% growth in average daily volumes in its domestic segment in the third quarter. Its adjusted operating margin of 8.9% was above last year's 7.7%, on cost cuts.

Persons: Lindsey Nicholson Organizations: UPS, Getty Images, United Parcel Service, Wall, Coyote Logistics, U.S . Postal Service, Consolidated, United States Postal Service, FedEx Locations: Queens , New York, U.S, China

☆ Sudan: ‘The world doesn’t see us’, said a militia chief while holding Clarissa Ward captive in Darfur
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-23 | by ( Clarissa Ward | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

North Darfur, Sudan CNN —“La tasweer! During our journey in and out of North Darfur, we spent many hours traversing the remote region on sandy tracks. During our time in North Darfur, we passed at least six cell phone towers but none of them were operational. “The world doesn’t see us, the help doesn’t come,” the security chief mused to me one afternoon. The security chief poses with Scott McWhinnie and Clarissa Ward after announcing the team would be released.

Persons: Sudan CNN —, hemming, Scott McWhinnie, “, we’re, ”, Brent Swails, “ What’s, Clarissa Ward, Abdul Wahid al, Tawila, Abu Gamra, Don’t, don’t, Scott’s, Ward, ” Michel Lacharité, mused Organizations: Sudan CNN, CNN, Sudan Liberation Movement, Sudanese Armed Forces, SAF, Rapid Support Forces, UN, Toyota Land Cruiser, US, Emergency Operations, Yale Humanitarian Research Locations: Darfur, Sudan, North Darfur, El Fasher, Tawila, El, Ukraine, Gaza, New York City, Abu, Port Sudan, Geneva, Adre, Chad, Zamzam

☆ A K-pop star was photographed kissing a woman. Fans decided he should be fired for it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Larissa Gao | Larissa Gao Is An Associate Social Newsgathering Reporter Based In Hong Kong. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Within two days of his return, SM Entertainment said Seunghan was out again, leading fans to post triumphant videos showing them dancing in front of the funeral wreaths. “Many fans, mostly international fans, want him back in the group.”SM Entertainment did not respond to an emailed request for comment. “He made those teenage mistakes.”This is far from the first time that K-pop idols have fallen afoul of fans for having personal relationships. In March, Karina from Aespa, another SM Entertainment group, apologized for letting fans down after Korean media revealed her relationship with actor Lee Jae-wook. International fans are less invested in K-pop stars both emotionally and financially, said Stephanie Choi, a faculty expert on K-pop music at the University at Buffalo.

Persons: Seunghan, ” Seunghan, Shotaro, Anton, ” Tarryn McMurray, Arianna, ”, Jung, Yeon, “, RIIZE, sunbae, Yuki Shu, ” Hye Jin Lee, ” Lee, “ We’re, Karina, Aespa, Lee Jae, EXO’s Chen, HyunA, Dawn, ’, ” McMurray, Stephanie Choi Organizations: SM Entertainment, Getty, NBC News, Annenberg School for Communication, Journalism, University of Southern, Pentagon, Cube Entertainment, University at Buffalo, USC Locations: Korean, Seoul, Japan, United States, South Korea, British, Wisconsin, Seunghan, University of Southern California

But Widodo appointed Subianto as defense chief after his reelection, paving the way for an alliance despite their rival political parties. Backed by Widodo, Subianto swept to a landslide victory in February’s direct presidential election on promises of policy continuity. Subianto was sworn in with his new vice president, 37-year-old Surakarta ex-Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka. Leaders and senior officials from more than 30 countries flew in to attend the ceremony, including Chinese Vice President Han Zheng and leaders of Southeast Asia countries. Indonesia is a bastion of democracy in Southeast Asia, a diverse and economically bustling region of authoritarian governments, police states and nascent democracies.

Persons: Prabowo Subianto, Subianto, Prabowo, Gibran, ”, Atalaric Eka, “, Joko Widodo, Widodo, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, Raka, don’t, Jordanian King Abdullah II bin Al, Hussein, Nancy Namrouqa, Abdullah, Han Zheng, Joe Biden, Linda Thomas, Greenfield, Adm, Samuel Paparo, ” Subianto, Suharto Organizations: Widodo, Southeast Asia —, Foreign, U.S, United Nations, Pacific Command, American, Army Locations: JAKARTA, Indonesia, Jakarta, Surakarta, Southeast Asia, Jordan, Jordanian, Amman, Gaza, Subianto, Asia, United States, China, U.S, Australia, Indonesian, Borneo

But when you delve deeper into our database of 1.7 million car listings, all sorts of geographic quirks emerge. Yet in and around the state capital of Jackson, where per capita income exceeds the national average, five of the 10 most popular cars are Mercedes-Benzes. In Rutherford County, Tennessee, where the nearby Nissan plant cranks out 2,500 vehicles a day, four of the 10 most popular cars are Nissans. Nine of the 10 most popular cars in Spartanburg, South Carolina, are foreign — yet not a single one of them is a BMW, whose nearby plant employs 100,000 people. And in Alameda County, California, whose Fremont plant turns out most of the country's Teslas, not a single one of the 10 favorite vehicles is a Tesla.

Persons: Marin, Fremont, Elon Musk Organizations: Montana ., Jeep, Toyota, Nissan, Ford, Cadillac, BMW, Elon, Toyota Prius, VW Locations: Vermont, Montana, Arizona, California, Los Angeles, Orange, Mississippi, Jackson, San Diego, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, Santa Clara, Alameda, Rutherford County , Tennessee, Dearborn , Michigan, Michigan, Wexford, Cadillac, Spartanburg , South Carolina, Alameda County , California

☆ Here are the 5 things that could move the stock market in the week ahead
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Earnings drove the stock market higher — can they do it again in the week ahead? But he acknowledged that timing is key because our portfolio discipline mandates that we consider lightening up our stock exposure in an overbought market. In fact, AMD was our worst-performing stock for the entire week, losing more than 7% following the prior week's 1.8% slide. Energy was the worst sector of the week for the market as oil prices sank. In the week ahead, housing numbers are the main draw on the economic front.

Persons: Jim Cramer, ASML, Morgan Stanley, WTI, industrials, We're, Sartorius, Danaher, we're, Stanley Black, Lockheed Martin, Philip Morris, Clark, Baker Hughes, Lam, DOV, CARR, Davidson, Northrop, Edwards Lifesciences, Jim Cramer's, Jim, Stocks, Tuesday's, Spencer Platt Organizations: Dow, Nasdaq, Netflix, Modelo, Corona, Constellation Brands, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Nvidia, AMD, Broadcom, Club, Abbott Laboratories, Energy, Texas, Honeywell, Danaher, Federal Reserve, Treasury, SAP, Logitech, Verizon, General Motors, GE Aerospace, GE, Lockheed, Quest Diagnostics, Norfolk Southern, Polaris, Seagate Technology, Texas Instruments, Canadian National Railway Company, Boeing, GE Vernova, Fisher, Boston, General Dynamics, Hilton, Lam Research, Business Machines, IBM, Newmont, Viking Therapeutics, Vista Energy, Mattel, O'Reilly Automotive, Whirlpool, American Airlines, United Parcel Service, Southwest Airlines, Tractor Supply Company, Carrier Global, Dow Chemical, DOW, Harley, Union Pacific, Valero Energy, Hasbro, Northrop Grumman, Ryder, Boyd Gaming, Western, Boston Beer Company, York Community Bancorp, Colgate, Palmolive, Newell Brands, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC, NEW, Traders, New York Stock Exchange, Getty Locations: BlackRock, CrowdStrike, U.S, Dover, Freeport, McMoRan, Kimberly, Norfolk, Las, ORLY, VALE, New York City

“It is so visibly dehumanizing to actually criminalize such an act of humanity and dignity,” she said. Demonstrators at Saturday’s voting rights rally at Morehouse College. So, in this moment, we want to say that we are not going back.”The gathering also focused on the rights of disabled voters. “Black voters would be suppressed on the back of disabled voters. “The Voting Rights Act has been so attacked,” she said.

Persons: —, ”, Nicole Carty, ” Carty, Jim Crow, Martin Luther King, Senate runoffs, Brian Kemp, Matthew Johnson, Kamala Harris, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Curtis Bunn, Gerald Griggs, Dom Kelly, Kemp “, ” Kelly, “, squirrelly Organizations: ATLANTA, Morehouse College, Get, Democratic, Senate, Gov, Morehouse, Atlanta NAACP, Renaissance Guild, New Disabled, NBC, Civil Rights Movement, NAACP Locations: Georgia, Atlanta, Randolph County , Georgia

In Michigan, Trade Policies and the Water Crisis Loom Large for VotersGenesee County, Mich., home to Flint and the birthplace of General Motors, has been loyal to the Democratic Party for decades. In and around Flint, voters from both parties described feeling let down by corporations, especially auto companies, and by their political leaders. But interviews with more than 20 people across Genesee County also showed that voters still had doubts about Ms. Harris. I think that she is more so focused I think that she is more so focused on being a personality. Scroll to play video Muted Charles H. Knox Sr. Charles H. Knox Sr.

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☆ Olympic snowboarder wanted for running murderous drug trafficking operation, FBI says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Patrick-Smith-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Patrick Smith | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

A former Olympic snowboarder has been charged with running a drug smuggling operation that allegedly shipped huge amounts of narcotics across borders and killed four people, the FBI said Thursday. He was previously charged with running a continuing criminal enterprise, murder, and conspiring to possess, distribute, and export cocaine. "The cocaine trafficking organization’s operatives would store the cocaine in stash houses, before delivering it to the transportation network couriers for transportation to Canada using long-haul semi-trucks," prosecutors said. Wedding, top left, is pictured alongside 15 other defendants during a press conference at the FBI offices in Los Angeles on Thursday. "As alleged in the indictment, an Olympic athlete-turned-drug lord is now charged with leading a transnational organized crime group that engaged in cocaine trafficking and murder, including of innocent civilians," Estrada said.

Persons: Ryan James Wedding, Martin Estrada, Estrada, El, Andrew Clark, Damian Dovarganes, Clark, Matthew Allen Organizations: Olympic, FBI, U.S, Prosecutors, Drug, Administration, LAPD Locations: Canada, Salt Lake City, Mexico, California, Americas, Los Angeles , Michigan, Miami, Ontario, Los Angeles, cryptocurrency

☆ I drove 3 hours at the crack of dawn on a workday to see Charli XCX for the third time in 4 months. It was worth it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Zoe Woolrich | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

I've been a Charli XCX superfan for years and saw her when I was 14. I even signed into work from an outdoor art museum in upstate New York to see her last-minute Storm King set. AdvertisementIn 2017, Charli XCX opened for Halsey on her Hopeless Fountain Kingdom tour. But the Storm King show was my best experience yet, and well worth missing some work. A view of the crowd at Charli XCX's Storm King set.

Persons: I've, superfan, —, Charli XCX, Halsey, Charli, Iggy Azalea's, hadn't, King, Zoe Woolrich, tomorrow's, who'd, Julia Fox, Lorde, Troye Sivan's, Wells, Sivan, Storm King, Henry Redcliffe Charli XCX's, who's, I'm Organizations: Service, Storm King Art Center, Brooklyn Paramount, Wells, Arena, Madison, Storm, Storm King Locations: New York, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Philly, Wells Fargo, Denver

☆ One of Russia's biggest automakers said it's struggling under Western sanctions after frontline complaints that its vehicles are falling apart
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Russian automaker Sollers is under fire over reports that its cars are breaking down along the war front. In response on Thursday, Sollers blamed Western sanctions for forcing it to switch suppliers quickly. AdvertisementA Russian contractor providing SUVs and pick-up trucks to Moscow's troops blamed Western sanctions on Thursday amid criticism that its vehicles were arriving in poor condition. The Russian automaker's recent blaming of Western sanctions is a reversal of its statements in September 2023, when it dismissed being blacklisted by the US Treasury Department. Sollers had told Russian media it did not foresee a significant impact as it already restructured its supply chain to prepare for the restrictions.

Persons: Sollers, —, UAZ, Dmitry Rogozin, Rogozin, he's, He's, Gazeta.RU Organizations: Service, Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant, NATO, Telegram, Business, Ford Motor Company, Mazda, US Treasury Department, European Union Locations: Russian, Ulyanovsk, Moscow, Ukraine, Roscosmos, Michigan, Russia, Vladivostok, Sollers

☆ Ryan James Wedding: Former Olympic snowboarder wanted in US drug trafficking case
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Los Angeles AP —A former Olympic snowboarder for Canada has been charged with running a drug trafficking ring that shipped vast amounts of cocaine across the Americas and killed four people, authorities said Thursday. Wedding competed for Canada in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, authorities said. Wedding faces separate drug trafficking charges in Canada that date back to 2015, said Chris Leather, chief superintendent with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Wedding previously was convicted in the US of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and was sentenced to prison in 2010, federal records show. Estrada said US authorities believe that after Wedding’s release, he resumed drug trafficking and has been protected by the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico.

Persons: Ryan James, Martin Estrada, “, ” Estrada, Ryan, Adam Pretty, Krysti Hawkins, Chris Leather, ” Leather, Estrada Organizations: Los Angeles AP, FBI, Authorities, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Locations: Canada, Americas, Canadian, Mexico, United States, Colombia, California, Los Angeles, Salt Lake, Park City , Utah, Florida , Michigan, Salt Lake City, Sinaloa

Facing increasing U.S. pressure to ramp up aid into Gaza and warning that Washington would be “watching,” as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held an emergency meeting to discuss the matter on Wednesday. Ambassador to the United Nations issued a stern rebuke to Israel at a meeting of the U.N. Security Council. Palestinian children at a camp for the internally displaced in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza on Oct. 17, 2024. “Given the abject conditions and intolerable suffering in north Gaza, the fact that humanitarian access is nearly non-existent is unconscionable,” Msuya said. According to a version published by Axios on Tuesday, the letter suggested that the U.S. would restrict weapons sales if the Israeli government did not allow more humanitarian aid into Gaza.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Linda Thomas, Greenfield, “, ”, Eyad Baba, Joyce Msuya, ” Msuya, State Anthony Blinken, Lloyd Austin, Yoav Gallant, Ron Dermer, Axios Organizations: NBC, United Nations, . Security, Washington, Getty, U.S, State, Israeli, Strategic Affairs, NBC News, Pentagon Locations: Gaza, Washington, U.S, Israel, ”, Deir al, AFP

☆ A full economic recovery in Asheville and Tampa ravaged by Milton and Helene may happen faster than you think
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Elisabeth Buchwald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —The economic successes of Asheville, North Carolina and Tampa, Florida, have been the envy of many cities across the United States. Will the economies in hard-hit areas like Asheville and Tampa ever fully recover from the hurricanes? Economic activity plunged in the immediate months following Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Hurricane Harvey in Houston and Hurricane Irma in Columbia, South Carolina. But within one year after those hurricanes, among the costliest in the US in the last 20 years, economic activity rebounded to levels similar to or greater than before the hurricanes. People could similarly leave parts of Florida if home and flood insurance rates, which have gone up significantly in recent years, continue to jump post Helene and Milton, Kamins told CNN.

Persons: Hurricanes Helene, Milton, Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma, Harvey, Irma, Eric Gay, Helene, Adam Kamins, ” Kamins, Kamins, he’s Organizations: New, New York CNN, Labor Department, Hurricanes, Office, National Guard, Hurricane, ” Local, Moody’s, CNN Locations: New York, Asheville , North Carolina, Tampa , Florida, United States, Will, Asheville, Tampa, New Orleans, Hurricane, Houston, Columbia , South Carolina, Sandy, New Orleans , Louisiana, Texas, ”, ” Local Louisiana, Orleans, Florida, North Carolina

Israeli officials were Wednesday scrutinizing an unusually stern letter from the U.S. government threatening to review military assistance to the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if it continued to block essential aid from entering the Gaza Strip. People involved in aid distribution in Gaza told NBC News that several trucks had entered Gaza City in the north of the enclave, but that aid had not been distributed elsewhere. Since Sept. 30, he said, “only 12 trucks of food have actually made it to the population” through the Erez border crossing in northern Gaza. While the U.N. only counts its own trucks, Israel includes commercial vehicles in its tallies. The State Department says U.S. pressure placed on Israel in April did work and humanitarian assistance increased.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, haven’t, Andrew Miller, State Anthony Blinken, Lloyd Austin, Axios, COGAT, Scott Anderson, John Kirby, Blinken “, ”, it’s, we’ve, ” Charles Hollis, “, It’s, Biden, Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant, Ron Dermer Organizations: U.S, State, Defense, State Department, NBC News, Israeli Defense Ministry, United Nations Relief, Works Agency, House, Gaza, The State Department, Israeli, Strategic Affairs, Reuters Locations: Gaza, United States, U.S, Israel, Gaza City, New York, British, Austin, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Hezbollah, Lebanon, Nabatieh

☆ US officials expect Israel’s counterattack on Iran will come before US Election Day
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Mj Lee | Kevin Liptak | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The timeline and parameters of Israel’s retaliation against Iran have been subject to intense debate inside Israel’s government and are not directly related to the timing of the US election, the sources said. President Joe Biden, and by extension Vice President Kamala Harris, have faced pressure from progressives for their handling of the situation. In a telephone conversation last week, Biden and Netanyahu held a “direct” conversation about the plans for responding to Iran, according to the White House. American officials were extraordinarily tight-tipped about the two leaders’ conversation. Some American officials have privately speculated the Israeli leader is looking to boost Trump in the weeks ahead of November’s election.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu —, —, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Antony Blinken, Lloyd Austin, Israel, Harris, Netanyahu, Biden, John Kirby, “, ” Kirby, Austin, wasn’t, ” Organizations: Washington CNN —, CNN, Michigan, Biden, White, US, Trump Locations: Israel, Iran, Gaza, United States

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