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☆ An ‘Israel Explainer’ Makes Her Country’s Case in America
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Katherine Rosman | More About Katherine Rosman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

“When a massacre occurs that is more barbaric than the world had seen in generations, people actually say, ‘Well, but Israel kind of deserves that,’” Ms. Tishby said. Ms. Tishby, who said she was fired by the Israeli government after criticizing the Netanyahu administration, says she welcomes the debate. “Israel is fighting the West’s war.”And in an Instagram video post that included footage of the plane that crashed into the World Trade Center, Ms. Tishby spoke to the camera. Ms. Tishby was born in Tel Aviv and raised in a politically active, progressive family. She served in the Israel Defense Forces, in what might be thought of as the Israeli U.S.O.

Persons: ’, Tishby, “, Noa, ”, Simone Zimmerman, Netanyahu, Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, Sean Hannity, Al, Israel influencer, Ritchie Torres, ‘, Noa Tishby’s, Gideon Raff, Dafna Organizations: Fox, Hamas, World Trade, Israel, Showtime, Israel Defense Forces Locations: Israel, Gaza, Mexico, United States, Iran, America, New York, Tel Aviv, Hebron, Ramat Aviv

☆ Family sues Google alleging its Maps app led father to drive off collapsed bridge to his death, attorneys say
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Jamiel Lynch | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The lawsuit claims neighbors had expressed concern Google Maps had led drivers over the bridge, which allegedly has not been repaired since its partial collapse in 2013. GPS sends people down here, which is especially dangerous for emergency vehicles,” reads the report sent to Google Maps. The suit claims negligence and willful and wanton conduct by the companies and seeks an unspecified amount in punitive damages. Google has “the deepest sympathies for the Paxson family,” it told CNN in a statement. “His trust in Google Maps, and the failure of the road and bridge-keepers to do their jobs, cost him his life.”

Persons: Philip Paxson, Paxson, “, Hickory, ” Paxson, Robert Zimmerman, “ We’ve, ”, codefendants, Hinckley Gauvain, Alicia, Alicia Paxson, Philip, Larry Bendesky Organizations: CNN, Google, GPS, ” CNN, Hinckley Locations: North Carolina, Hickory , North Carolina

☆ Family sues Google, saying it's responsible for a man's death after Maps told him to drive over a bridge that collapsed 9 years ago
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The family of a man who died driving over a collapsed bridge is suing Google for negligence. His family's lawyers said Google Maps directed him to drive along the doomed route. "Unfamiliar with local roads, he relied on Google Maps, expecting it would safely direct him home to his wife and daughters," he wrote. Jon Hopson, Paxson's friend, told local outlet the Hickory Daily Record that there were no nearby signs indicating that the bridge had collapsed. In a statement sent to Insider, Google spokesperson José Castañeda said: "We have the deepest sympathies for the Paxson family.

Persons: Philip Paxson, it's, John Paxson, Bob Zimmerman, unsuspectingly, Nobody, Alicia Paxson, Jon Hopson, Paxson's, Alicia, José Castañeda, Paxson Organizations: Google, Service, Daily, Charlotte Observer, Associated Press Locations: Wall, Silicon, North Carolina, Hickory, Charlotte, Nowhere, Snow

☆ Apple Watch review: New gesture control feature involves tapping the air
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Over the past few days, I’ve been taking phone calls, playing music and scrolling through widgets on the new Apple Watch Series 9 without ever touching the device. The feature isn’t entirely new; the previous generation of Apple Watch Ultra was capable of similar pinch-and-clench gestures via its Assistive Touch accessibility tool. The future of hands-free devicesThe new Apple Watch Series 9 can be controlled by tapping two fingers together. The Apple Watch Series 9 will start at $399 and the Ultra is priced at $799. Although they start shipping on Friday, September 22, the Double Tap feature will launch via a software update next month.

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☆ iPhone 15 Pro review: It comes with new Action button on the side, here's how to use it
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The new iPhone 15 Pro lineup offers the typical slate of new features designed to persuade customers to upgrade: They’re slimmer and thinner than last year’s crop. It’s certain the Action Button will become a viable resource for anyone who revisits an app time and time again throughout the day. Another selling point to splurge for the iPhone 15 Pro ($1,099) or iPhone 15 Pro Max ($1,199): The phones come with a titanium casing — the same alloy used to build the Mars Rover — making them what Apple calls the thinnest and lightest Pro models to date. Apple’s entry level iPhones, the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus, cost $799 and $899, respectively. For now, iPhone 15 Pro users will enjoy playing with the new Action Button.

Persons: I’ve, Max, Apple, Ramon, ”, It’s, Annette Zimmerman Organizations: CNN, Apple, Amazon, Apple's, Rover, Apple Watch, IDC, Gartner Locations: Cupertino , California

☆ High interest rates make it possible to earn 'real money' on cash now, expert says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( Lorie Konish | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Just 1 in 5 savers have competitive interest rates of 3% or better on their cash, a Bankrate survey from earlier this year found. Here are several mistakes with cash that financial advisors say investors should try to avoid. For savers who are keeping large balances in accounts providing low interest rates, Harrington said he tries to explain to them that they are losing spending power over time. If you have a financial advisor, you should be talking to them about all of your cash savings, according to Lane at Flourish. While financial advisors tend to believe they manage all of their clients' money, no financial advisor truly does, Lane said.

Persons: Xavier Lorenzo, —, Gary Zimmerman, Max Lane, Lane, Tim Harrington, Harrington, they'll, Cash Organizations: MaxMyInterest, Longview Financial Advisors Locations: Longview, San Rafael , California

CNN —Demolition of the Los Angeles area home where Marilyn Monroe spent her last months has been put on hold by Los Angeles City Council, following a last-minute motion aimed at designating the house a Historic-Cultural Monument. Baron/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Norma Jeane Mortenson, who later changed her name to Marilyn Monroe, was born in 1926 in Los Angeles. Hulton Archive/Getty Images She was in several movies in 1950, including "The Asphalt Jungle" and "All About Eve." Hulton Archive/Getty Images Monroe wins a trophy at the "Star Of Tomorrow" Awards in Los Angeles in 1952. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images Monroe and former Yankees baseball player Joe DiMaggio leave city hall after their wedding.

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Jay Alan Zimmerman, a deaf composer and musician, was used to positioning himself near the speakers at clubs, straining to feel the vibrations of songs he could not hear. So when he was invited to test a new technology, a backpack, known as a haptic suit, designed for him to experience music as vibrations on his skin — a kick drum to the ankles, a snare drum to the spine — he was excited. “With captioning and sign language interpretation, your brain is forced to be in more than one place at a time,” Mr. Zimmerman, who began losing his hearing in his early 20s, said in a recent video interview. “With a haptic system,” he continued, “it can go directly to your body at the exact same moment, and there’s real potential for you to actually feel music in your body.”

Persons: Jay Alan Zimmerman, ” Mr, Zimmerman, ”

☆ Hawaii's emergency siren warning system was silent during Maui wildfires
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-12 | by ( Ray Sanchez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

Hawaii residents have long been accustomed to the monthly tests of the outdoor siren warning system. “Maui County faced a challenging, rapidly changing situation, and I think they did everything possible to save lives. Period.’Video Ad Feedback Video shows family's terrifying escape from Maui wildfires 01:18 - Source: CNNThe fire spread with such speed that many people left their homes immediately with little notice from authorities, Maui County Fire Chief Brad Ventura said. Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources/AP Burnt boats sit in waters off of Lahaina, Hawaii, on Friday. Phonoxaylinkham, his wife, and their five children were caught in the Lahaina wildfires and survived by exiting their car and spending four hours in the ocean as the west Maui wildfires raged around them.

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☆ Lea Salonga on the groundbreaking representation of Broadway’s ‘Here Lies Love’
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Ann Bindot | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

“Here Lies Love” arrives onto Broadway, though, at a moment of greatly increased visibility, representation and empowered Filipino identity. Sonia Moskowitz/Getty Images“Here Lies Love” is an immersive experience that invites show-goers to the dancefloor, literally, imbuing the proceedings with a fun, nightclub-meets-karaoke vibe. That’s what I remember.”When the Marcoses fled to Hawaii in 1986, having been granted asylum by the United States, Salonga was celebrating her 15th birthday in Manila. The cast of "Here Lies Love" performing onstage. Watching “Here Lies Love” over two decades later, the emotion returned, packing an even stronger punch.

Persons: —, Lea Salonga, Kim, Salonga, Tony, ”, Imelda Marcos, Ferdinand Marcos, Aurora Aquino, Benigno “ Ninoy ” Aquino, Corazon Aquino, Marcoses, Corazon’s, Benigno “ Noynoy, Corazon III, Imelda, Andy Hernandez, Conrad Ricamora, Ninoy Aquino, she’s, “, ’, ’ ”, I’ve, ” Salonga, …, “ I’m, Willa Kim, Will Rogers, ” Lea Salonga, Jonathan Pryce, Sonia Moskowitz, Marcos, “ Laban, John Nacion, Jose Llana, ‘ We’ve, I’m, Ferdinand “ Bongbong ” Romualdez Marcos Jr, Ferdinand, Moses Villarama, Apl.de.Ap, H.E.R, Jo Koy, Jose Antonio Vargas, David Byrne —, Fatboy Slim, Moammar Gadhafi, Fidel Castro, Ronald Reagan, Castro, Gadhafi, Billy Bustamante, Matthew Murphy, Evan Zimmerman Organizations: CNN, New York, Broadway, San Francisco Bay Area, Manila International, Getty Locations: United States, Miss, ”, New, London, American, San Francisco Bay, Philippines, Manila, Mindoro, New York, ‘ Miss, New York City, Hawaii, “, Virginia

☆ For Younger Workers, Job Hopping Has Lost Its Stigma. Should It?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Eilene Zimmerman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Mr. Ravikumar became an e-commerce analyst, but he wanted the kind of faster-paced work found at consulting firms and start-ups. The job at Abbott also required him to move to Columbus, Ohio, far from family and friends in Washington, D.C. In October 2021, Mr. Ravikumar left Abbott for a remote job with Dragonfly, a start-up that acquires and develops small e-commerce businesses, and moved back to Washington. So a year later, Mr. Ravikumar began job hunting. For Mr. Ravikumar, this kind of rapid job hopping has been a positive experience.

Persons: Pranav Ravikumar, Abbott, Ravikumar, “ I’ve, ”, “, I’ve, — Organizations: Research Institute Locations: Columbus , Ohio, Washington ,, Washington, Alma

☆ Opinion: Why we should trust Trump’s judge in election-interference case
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Opinion Eric Klein | Jeremi Suri | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Fortunately, the judge assigned to the case, US District Judge Tanya Chutkan, has the necessary experience and background to oversee a public trial that is fair and respectful, especially for this defendant. She is, in fact, a judge with an ingrained commitment to defendants’ rights and one who recognizes the danger of overly aggressive prosecutors. At PDS, Chutkan rose to the top ranks and was tasked with providing the most zealous representation to her clients, regardless of the seriousness or heinous nature of the charges. Chutkan will not decide the verdict in Trump’s trial; that will be the role for a jury of his peers. Nonetheless, we believe that all Americans should accept — as we have in past instances — that this judge is pursuing fairness and justice in the courtroom.

Persons: Eric Klein, Jeremi Suri, Mack Brown, Donald Trump, Trump, Jack Smith, Tanya Chutkan, Barack Obama, Jeremi Suri Korey Howell, she’s, Chutkan, Nicola Sacco, Bartolomeo Vanzetti, Julius, Ethel Rosenberg, O.J, Simpson, George Zimmerman, Jefferson Davis, Emmett Till, Jim Crow South, Thurgood Marshall Organizations: Johnson & Klein Law, Public Defender Service, District of Columbia, Leadership, Global Affairs, University of Texas, History Department, LBJ School, CNN, Capitol, Trump, PDS, US, Office, Department of Justice, Twitter, African Locations: Boulder , Colorado, Austin, Washington , DC, Washington ,

☆ These health-care companies see opportunity ahead from Alzheimer's drug approval
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Christina Cheddar Berk | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

"On the size of the opportunity, I think, it's a little too early to say," said GE Healthcare CEO Peter Arduini. GEHC YTD mountain GE Healthcare shares are up 31% year to date. So what's the takeaway for GE Healthcare, Quest and others in the diagnostics space? Zimmerman reiterated a neutral rating on GE Healthcare on Wednesday, saying it was fairly valued relative to its peers. Both stocks have had a down week, but GE Healthcare shares are up 31% in 2023.

Persons: Peter Arduini, it's, Gordon Haskett, Don Bilson, Bilson, Eli Lilly, Ryan Zimmerman, Zimmerman, FactSet Organizations: GE Healthcare, Quest Diagnostics, Drug Administration, Biogen, FDA, ARIA, Quest Locations: U.S

☆ A Crisis in America’s Theaters Leaves Prestigious Stages Dark
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( Michael Paulson | More About Michael Paulson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Fewer productions. Fewer performances. Cal Shakes, a Bay Area favorite that staged Shakespeare in an outdoor amphitheater, is producing no shows this year. The Williamstown Theater Festival, known for its star-studded summer shows, has no fully staged productions at its Western Massachusetts home this season. Philadelphia’s Arden Theater Company expects to give 363 performances next season, down from 503 performances the season before the pandemic.

Persons: Shakespeare, Chicago’s, Mary Zimmerman’s, ”, Philadelphia’s Organizations: Cal, Area, Broadway, Williamstown Theater, Geffen Playhouse, Philadelphia’s Arden Theater Locations: America, Western Massachusetts, New York City, Los Angeles

☆ Job interviews are getting longer — here’s why it could be a red flag
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Goh Chiew Tong | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Experts that CNBC Make It spoke to said they've observed a "significant increase" in the number of job seekers facing an extended interview process over the past year. That makes a total of 9 interviews, for a job that 32-year-old Ayomi Samaraweera said she did not eventually get. But the growing phenomenon of lengthy interviews reflects the highly competitive nature of the current job market, he added. "That's why recruiters are haphazardly adding steps to the interview process and it's a terrible candidate experience." "How a company presents itself during the interview process is very telling about the company culture as a whole," she added.

Persons: they've, That's, Samaraweera, Steven Leitch, Josh Bersin, Jim Sykes, Leitch, Richard Lambert, Amy Zimmerman, Monica Revuelta Organizations: CNBC, Josh Bersin Company, AMS, Jim Sykes Global

☆ A son died, his parents tried to sue. How U.S. courts protect Big Pharma
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +26 min

His parents soon started exploring a lawsuit against Merck, the developer of the blockbuster asthma and allergy drug, Singulair, along with the manufacturer of the generic version their son took. That meant Merck had written the warning label, with federal approval, on the generic version of Singulair that Nicholas England took. But his parents couldn’t sue Merck, either, because their son had never taken its name-brand version of Singulair. The generic drug manufacturer that made the pills England took, Teva Pharmaceuticals, did not respond to inquiries. Since Merck’s patent on Singulair expired in 2012, major generic drug manufacturers have sold millions of prescriptions under the drug’s scientific name, montelukast.

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NEW YORK, June 12 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase (JPM.N) agreed to pay about $290 million to settle a class action lawsuit by Jeffrey Epstein's victims, resolving a large part of litigation over the bank's relationship with the disgraced financier. Monday's settlement came 3-1/2 weeks after Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE), where Epstein was a client from 2013 to 2018, agreed to pay $75 million to end a similar lawsuit by Epstein victims. "A settlement with Epstein's victims frees JPMorgan to begin to turn the page and change the narrative." The $290 million settlement amount was confirmed by David Boies, a lawyer for Epstein's victims. Last month, Rakoff said JPMorgan could be liable to Epstein's victims if they could show Staley had firsthand knowledge that Epstein ran a sex-trafficking venture.

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☆ Tensions Flare Inside The Messenger, a Fledgling News Site
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( Benjamin Mullin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

In a statement, The Messenger said that the site is still in an early testing phase. “We have delivered hundreds of pieces of great journalism and have exceeded our traffic goals,” the statement said. On some occasions over the last week, The Messenger published two versions of the same story, with editors unaware of what their co-workers were working on. Those tensions reached a boiling point earlier in the week after one of The Messenger’s news teams assigned a story that had already been assigned by an editor on another team. Mr. Zimmerman admonished editors in a group chat on the messaging platform Slack that they needed to use an online form to coordinate their story assignments.

☆ Macy's top retail media exec reveals the company's plan to use The Trade Desk to propel its surging $144 million ad business
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( Lauren Johnson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Macy's has signed a deal with adtech firm The Trade Desk to sell targeted programmatic ads. Macy's data can also find people who are likely to be luxury shoppers and buy big-ticket products. Advertisers pay for those ads using their trade marketing budgets that brands spend in exchange for selling products at Macy's. That spend is typically handled by ad agencies that purchase ads using digital ad buying platforms like The Trade Desk. The Macy's deal is significant for The Trade Desk as well and shows how the adtech company is expanding its influence within retail media.

☆ Zimmer Biomet raises annual forecasts on knees and hips unit strength
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] The logo of medical implants maker Zimmer Biomet is seen at a plant in Winterthur, Switzerland, November 16, 2018. REUTERS/Moritz HagerMay 2 (Reuters) - Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc (ZBH.N) raised its annual sales and profit forecasts on Tuesday, banking on strong demand for its knees and hips products amid a sustained recovery in surgical procedures in the United States. Shares of the Indiana-based medical device maker rose 3.72% to $144 before the bell, also buoyed by better-than-expected first-quarter results. Zimmer Biomet's upbeat outlook comes after several medical device makers, including Stryker Corp (SYK.N) and larger rival Abbott Laboratories (ABT.N), raised their forecasts as easing staffing shortages at hospitals aid a recovery in medical procedures. The medical device maker's revenue rose 10% to $1.83 billion in the first quarter, beating analysts' average estimates of $1.70 billion.

☆ Intuitive Surgical beats first-quarter sales on higher procedure volumes
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-18 | by ( Sriparna Roy | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

April 18 (Reuters) - Intuitive Surgical Inc (ISRG.O) beat estimates for first-quarter sales on Tuesday as the surgical robot maker recorded a rise in total procedure volumes. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.70 billion, beating analysts' estimates of $1.60 billion, according to IBES Refinitiv data. The medical device maker posted a 26% growth in procedure volumes of its surgical robot da Vinci in the first quarter through March from a year earlier. Investors are eyeing the launch of company's new multiport surgical robot, which could be a potential near-term catalyst, analysts said after Intuitive in January told its next generation system is not expected to be launched this year. Excluding items, Intuitive earned $1.23 per share in the first quarter, above analysts' average estimate of $1.20 per share, according to IBES data from Refinitiv.

☆ Opinion: Top secrets come spilling out
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-16 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

We’re looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. Writing for CNN Opinion, Rep. Justin Pearson noted, “This should be a chastening moment for revanchist forces in Tennessee’s legislature and across the country. Over the long haul, the undemocratic machinations employed to oust us from office are destined to fail. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once famously said that the moral arc of the universe bends toward justice. “As a Jewish historian,” Perry wrote, “I worry about the tension between preserving the memory of past hardships while not locking our entire history into a tale of oppression.

☆ George Santos has a possible challenger, as ex-Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi considers a run for his old seat
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., left, and George Santos, (R-NY) conducts a news conference to advocate for inclusion of the state and local tax (SALT) deduction in the Build Back Better Act reconciliation bill, outside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, December 8, 2021. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)Former Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi of New York is telling political leaders and wealthy donors that he is considering running for his old seat held by embattled Republican Rep. George Santos, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter. Suozzi defeated Santos during his last run for Congress in 2020. He has name recognition and is a prolific fundraiser, which could make him a frontrunner in a Democratic primary for Santos' seat. Democratic businessman Robert Zimmerman, who lost to Santos in 2022, has not ruled out running again for the seat.

☆ The beef supply is shrinking. That means meat isn't going to get much cheaper
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-05 | by ( Danielle Wiener-Bronner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

A contraction in beef supplies “has been coming for a while,” said David Anderson, a professor in Texas A&M University’s agricultural economics department. Beef supplies are shrinking after farmers sold off cattle in response to drought and high costs. The “big unknown is going to be consumer demand.”The beef supply tends to grow and shrink in roughly 10-year cycles, said Lance Zimmerman, senior beef analyst for the North American market with Rabobank. “If that’s the case, beef prices may be steadier.”And with food inflation stubbornly high, consumers are already cutting back on certain items, including beef. If demand remains strong, “we may see some higher beef prices,” towards the fall and later, Bernt said.

☆ How Ryan Reynolds, Rihanna and Other Celebrities Made Fortunes From Side Hustles
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-15 | by ( Joseph Pisani | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Jessica AlbaThe Honest Co., the diaper and detergent company co-founded by the actress, went public in 2021, with the company valued at $1.4 billion. The stock has since slumped, and the company was valued at about $254 million as of March 15, 2023. Paul Zimmerman/Getty

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