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☆ How to Handle Crowded Airports and Roads This Fourth of July
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Sara Ruberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Whether they’re driving or flying, people traveling for the upcoming holiday weekend are expected to break records in what is already one of the busiest years yet for travel. The Fourth of July holiday usually marks the peak for summer travel, and this summer is already showing signs of surpassing the past two record-setting summers. Travel records keep getting broken. With people itching to get away in the wake of coronavirus shutdowns, air travel in recent years has taken off. Travel volumes are still growing, despite higher costs and a more volatile industry, according to Paula Twidale, the senior vice president of travel at AAA.

Persons: coronavirus, Paula Twidale Organizations: Transportation, Administration, AAA

☆ Record numbers of people are flying. So why are airlines’ profits plunging?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Airlines face numerous problems, including higher costs, such as fuel, wages and interest rates. And problems at Boeing mean airlines have too few planes to expand routes to support a record numbers of flyers. Labor costs and jet fuel prices, the airlines’ two largest costs, are both sharply higher this year. Jet fuel prices are climbing because of higher demand in the summer. Southwest announced in April that it would stop serving four airports to trim costs — Bellingham International Airport in Washington state, Cozumel International Airport in Mexico, Syracuse Hancock International Airport in New York and Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport.

Persons: that’s, Houston’s George Organizations: New, New York CNN, Boeing, Labor, Airline, Jet, International Air Transport, Airbus, Alaska Airlines Boeing, Max, Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest, Bellingham International Airport, Cozumel International, Syracuse Hancock International, Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Locations: New York, Southwest, United, Washington state, Cozumel, Mexico, Syracuse

☆ 'They want out': This company helps Americans experiment with expat living
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Jennifer Liu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

She recently went on a 10-day scouting trip in Portugal with the travel group Expatsi. McGowan was part of the inaugural trip from Expatsi, a company that helps Americans move abroad through community groups and weeks-long guided scouting tours. The choose-your-own-stay model can help foster a stronger sense of community among the travel group. Expatsi hosted 30 Americans for a 10-day trip to Portugal and 12-day trip to Spain in May. She says she's still friends with some of the people she met while on the scouting trip while exploring on her own and thrift shopping — her hobby and side hustle.

Persons: Ikiah McGowan, McGowan, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, It's, Jen Barnett, Expatsi, Masha Sutherlin, she's, I've, She'd, that's, Barnett, Austin Organizations: CNBC, Google, Black Locations: Austin, Portugal, Expatsi, Spain, U.S, Malta, Guatemala, Colombia, Tiktok, Deel, Lisbon

Southwest Airlines said Wednesday that it has adopted a shareholder rights plan, more commonly known as a "poison pill," in response to activist Elliott Management's investment in the airline and push to oust CEO Bob Jordan and Chairman Gary Kelly. The poison pill will only activate if Elliott — or another investor — acquires at least 12.5% of the company. "Southwest Airlines has made a good faith effort to engage constructively with Elliott Investment Management since its initial investment and remains open to any ideas for lasting value creation," Kelly said in a statement. Elliott and Southwest management met in person just two weeks ago, according to people familiar with the matter. Companies often adopt shareholder rights plans in response to an activist threat; rental car company Hertz adopted a poison pill in 2013 in response to "unusual" trading activity that management thought presaged an activist.

Persons: Elliott, Bob Jordan, Gary Kelly, Elliott —, —, Kelly, Hertz, Jordan, Morgan Stanley, Ellis Organizations: Southwest Airlines, Elliott Investment Management, Companies, Boeing, Southwest, Texas, Bank of America, & Locations: Southwest, Dallas, New York, West Palm Beach , Florida, Kirkland

☆ Here's how much it cost this Swiftie to chase his idol across 4 countries and 10 shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-02 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

He added that he lived vicariously through Swift's music in his formative years. $230 on Eras Tour merchHe spent about $230 on official Eras Tour souvenirs, which included two t-shirts, one hoodie, and one crewneck sweater. Swifties are shelling out big time for the Eras TourJailani is not the only one willing to spend big bucks for the Eras Tour. A report by research company QuestionPro found that Swifties were spending $1,300 on average to attend the Eras Tour. According to Rolling Stone, a 27-year-old fan visited the Eras Tour 20 times across North America.

Persons: —, Daniel Jailani, Taylor Swift, Jailani, Swift, Daniel Jailani Jailani, QuestionPro, Rolling Organizations: Service, Business, Wembley, —, Singapore Coldplay, Singapore Airlines, Swift's, Tourist Italy, BMI, Fitch Solutions Locations: Singapore, Australia, France, United Kingdom, He's, London, Melbourne, Lyon, Paris, Here's, North America, Europe, Milan, Italian, Portugal, Spain, Swiftonomics, Canada

☆ Video appears to show a passenger on a plane hit by severe turbulence laying in an overhead bin, with a fellow traveler saying he 'got stuck in the roof'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-02 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

An Air Europa flight from Spain to Uruguay was diverted after encountering severe turbulence. "He flew and got stuck in the roof, in the bin," a passenger sat close to him told Uruguayan TV. AdvertisementAn Air Europa passenger appeared to get stuck in an overhead bin when their flight experienced severe turbulence. In a statement shared with Business Insider, Air Europa said seven people were injured, while an "undetermined number" had minor bruises. The New York Times reported that 36 people were injuredThis story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: — Organizations: Air Europa, Uruguayan, Service, Boeing, Business, New York Times Locations: Spain, Uruguay, Madrid, Montevideo

☆ ‘Kinds of Kindness:’ Playing a sex cult leader, Willem Dafoe dons a pair of bright orange Speedos
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-02 | by ( Caitlin Chatterton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

In the first, “The Death of R.M.F.,” Jesse Plemons plays Robert, the hapless puppet of his boss Raymond (Willem Dafoe). Eats a Sandwich,” Stone and a now-shaven headed Plemons are the disciples of a purity cult led by Dafoe, tasked with locating someone able to revive the dead. Emma Stone plays three characters across three stories in Yorgos Lanthimos's "Kinds of Kindness," and her wardrobe journey reflects that. “Willem is such a great example: you are a CEO, and then you’re (Stone’s) father, and now you’re a leader of a sex cult. Yorgos Lanthimos/Searchlight PicturesIn the third chapter Dafoe plays a cult leader, freed from Raymond’s designer suits and instead sporting little else besides eyeliner and orange Speedos.

Persons: darlings, He’s, —, ” Jesse Plemons, Robert, Raymond, Willem Dafoe, “, Emma Stone, Plemons, ”, Dafoe, Yorgos Stefanakos, Yorgos, ” Jennifer Johnson, ” Johnson, Gianni Agnelli, Italy’s, Agnelli, ” Dafoe, Emma Stone’s, Johnson, Atsushi Nishijima, “ Anna Karenina ”, — Plemons, Tom Ford turtleneck Robert’s, “ Willem, Jesse Plemmons, Margaret Qualley, Rebecca, Ruth, she’s, lambasting Robert, “ There’s, it’s, ‘ yup, Ken, Barbie, “ They’re, groans Organizations: CNN, Searchlight, Fiat Locations: Hong, Venice, New Orleans

☆ A phobia specialist shares his 3 top tips to overcome any fear from spiders to public speaking
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Phobias come in many forms: Some people fear spiders while others fear flying on a plane. But the one thing they all have in common is that they're irrational, according to one phobia specialist. This trigger is handy when we were fighting saber-toothed tigers or if we were in actual danger, Jones said. "Human beings do the same thing," Jones explained. He shared his three top tips to overcome any fear with CNBC Make It.

Persons: Christopher Paul Jones, Jones, Ivan Pavlov Organizations: CNBC Locations: London, Russian

☆ North Korean failed missile test may have fallen near capital Pyongyang, South Korea says
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Gawon Bae | Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Seoul, South Korea CNN —A ballistic missile launched by North Korea on Monday might have had an “abnormal” flight trajectory and could have fallen inland, possibly near the capital of Pyongyang, the South Korean military said. North Korea launched two ballistic missiles on Monday morning, according to reports from the South Korean, American and Japanese governments. South Korea later said the North Korean claim was false. Meanwhile, both nations are drawing closer to their respective partners – with North Korea recently signing a defense agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin and South Korea stepping up cooperation with Japan and the United States. “Pyongyang is also determined not to appear weak while South Korea conducts defense exercises with Japan and the United States.”

Persons: Lee Sung, ” Lee, Lee, Kim ramped, Vladimir Putin, Leif, Eric Easley, Kim, ” Organizations: South Korea CNN, North, South Korean, South Korea’s, Chiefs of Staff, Korean Central News Agency, Nations, Ewha Womans University, Central Committee, Worker’s Party, South Locations: Seoul, South Korea, North Korea, Pyongyang, South, South Hwanghae, Changyon, North Korea’s, Japan, United States

☆ France scores late winner against Belgium in gritty victory to reach Euro 2024 quarterfinals
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —France scored a late winner to book its spot in the Euro 2024 quarterfinals thanks to a hard-fought 1-0 victory against Belgium on Monday. Franck Fife/AFP/Getty ImagesA tight affairFrance started more confidently in Düsseldorf, dominating possession early on, though Les Bleus was unable to meaningfully trouble Koen Casteels in the Belgium goal. Eventually Domenico Tedesco’s Belgium team was able to get a foothold in the game, with captain Kevin De Bruyne’s freekick almost sneaking in. France players celebrate with their fans after scoring the only goal of the game to beat Belgium and advance to the quarterfinals of Euro 2024. Nothing but respect for how that Slovakia team played tonight.”This story has been updated with additional information.

Persons: Randal Kolo, Jan Vertonghen, Kylian Mbappé –, Vertonghen, Kolo Muani’s, Kolo Muani's, Franck Fife, Les Bleus, Koen Casteels, Domenico Tedesco’s, Kevin De Bruyne’s, Marcus Thuram, Jules Koundé, Aurélien, Kenzo Tribouillard, Tchouaméni, Casteels, Thuram, Didier Deschamps’s, Belgium’s Yannick Carrasco, Mike Maignan, Theo Hernández, Romelu Lukaku, Maignan, Clive Mason, Jude Bellingham Organizations: CNN — France, Belgium, France’s, Getty, France, UEFA, Slovakia, Sunday, European, Slovakian Locations: Belgium, France, Portugal, Slovenia, Frankfurt, Vertonghen, AFP, Düsseldorf, Domenico Tedesco’s Belgium, England, Bellingham

☆ How a group of butterflies flew 2,600 miles across the Atlantic Ocean without stopping
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Scientists have now found evidence that a group of the winged travelers flew over 2,600 miles (about 4,200 kilometers) across the Atlantic Ocean without stopping, according to a new study published June 25 in the journal Nature Communications. The insects, which are not usually found in South America, were worn out with holes and tears in their wings. Tracking a butterflyResearchers took a few crucial steps to confirm these out-of-place butterflies really did travel across the ocean. By this method, the scientists concluded the butterflies’ birthplace to be in either Western Europe, North Africa or West Africa, she added. The researchers hope to use the same techniques to investigate the migration patterns of other species of butterflies, she added.

Persons: Dr, Gerard Talavera, Vanessa cardui, ”, Talavera, ” Talavera, “, Floyd Shockley, Shockley, Megan Reich, ” Reich, ” Shockley Organizations: CNN, Nature Communications, Spanish National Research Council, Botanical Institute of Barcelona, Migration, Smithsonian National Museum of, University of Ottawa Locations: Guiana, South America, Europe, Saharan Africa, Washington , DC, North America, Ontario, Western Europe, North Africa, West Africa, Africa

☆ Boeing agrees to buy spinoff Spirit Aerosystems as part of its plan to shore up safety
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( David Goldman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Boeing has agreed to buy Spirit Aerosystems, one of its major suppliers and manufacturing partners, as part of its plan to overhaul the aircraft maker’s badly damaged safety reputation. Boeing in March announced its intention to buy Spirit, saying recombining the companies would boost safety. Spirit AeroSystems makes major parts of several Boeing models, including the fuselages for the 737 Max. The company also makes parts for Boeing’s rival Airbus, although Boeing is Spirit’s largest customer. The first group of employees removed the door plug to address problems with rivets that were made by Spirit AeroSystems.

Persons: Spirit’s, ”, Dave Calhoun, AeroSystems, Max, Sprit, Spirit Aerosystems, CNN’s Chris Isidore Organizations: New, New York CNN, Boeing, Spirit, Airbus, Alaska Airways, US Justice Department Locations: New York

☆ Boeing rival Airbus is set to launch its game-changing A321XLR plane this year. Here's where it's expected to fly.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

With nothing commercial to show from Boeing, which usually has its 777X and Max test jets on display, all eyes will be on European rival Airbus. AdvertisementThe XLR plane is the longest-ranged option in the A321neo family, which has outsold Boeing's 737 since 2019, when two fatal crashes grounded the plane's Max variants. According to Airbus, the XLR is uniquely equipped for long-haul flying, thanks to an extra rear center fuel tank that helps the narrowbody fly up to 5,400 miles (11 hours) nonstop. AdvertisementThe premium seating offers lie-flat beds typical to what customers find on long-haul widebody flights, and is likely to be the norm on long-haul XLRs. "Even well-established city pairs such as London-Miami or Sydney-Kuala Lumpur will benefit from the year-round sweet spot the XLR offers airlines," Airbus marketing specialist Ludek Jando said in September 2023.

Persons: —, Taylor Rains, Max, American's, Jason Reisinger, Andrew Nocella, Willy Boulte, Barry Biffle, Ludek Jando Organizations: Service, Alaska Airlines, Max, Farnborough, Business, Boeing, Airbus, American Airlines , Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways, United Airlines, Qantas, AirAsia X, Sky Airline, Czech Airlines, Air Canada, Airlines, JetBlue, Spanish, Washington Dulles, American Airlines, Frontier Locations: Alaska, Iberia, Malaysian, Chile, East Coast, Europe, Madrid, Boston, Washington, Dulles, Raleigh , North Carolina, London, Charlotte, New York, Asia, Beijing, Seoul, Amsterdam, South America, Hawaii, Miami, Sydney, Kuala Lumpur

☆ Racing to Retake a Beloved Trip, Before Dementia Takes Everything
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Francesca Mari | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

He lives near Half Moon Bay, Calif., and now that he is retired, he usually rests in bed until 10:30 or 11. I suspected he no longer remembered how to set an alarm, and I couldn’t stop myself from asking him. “I don’t need an alarm!” he bellowed. And so I set mine for 10:30 a.m. my time, 7:30 a.m. his, to allow him a fat hour and a half to get ready. When the bells startled the silence of my office the next day, I called him, and he sent me to voice mail.

Persons: “, ” Locations: Providence, R.I, Calif

☆ The Euro 2024 Adidas ball: Microchipped, slippery – and very quick
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Matt Slater | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

But it is slightly unusual for people to talk as much about the ball as they have about the Adidas Fussballliebe Pro EURO 2024 match ball, to give it its full name, as they have in Germany of late. “I’ve not heard any goalkeeper complain about the ball, other than saying it’s a really, really quick ball, which is something you just deal with,” said the former Denmark and Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel, whose son Kasper is the current Danish No 1. “Normally, when you have a new ball, the opinions are divided but (goalkeepers) don’t think it’s a bad ball. But while this is all great fun — and even better advertising — “combined ball technology” is not actually new. Kylian Mbappe practises with the Euro 2024 match ball at France’s pre-tournament training camp (Franck Fife/AFP via Getty Images)In terms of the ball’s aesthetics, it’s fine.

Persons: “ It’s, Harry Kane, “, Kose, “ I’ve, ”, Peter Schmeichel, Kasper, don’t, it’s, Roberto Rosetti, Denmark’s Joachim Andersen, Lukaku’s, Lois Openda, ” Marc Makowski, Erik Janza’s, David Jurasek, Denmark’s Morten Hjulmand, Schmeichel, Gianluigi, ” Gianluigi Donnarumma, Dean Mouhtaropoulos, Kylian, Franck Fife, Thierry Henry, Marc, Charlotte Harpur Organizations: Adidas Fussballliebe, Adidas, European Football, Getty, Manchester United, UEFA’s, RB Leipzig, “, Turkey, England, Spain, New Zealand, France’s, UEFA, FIFA, Telstar Locations: Germany, AFP, Denmark, South Africa, Belgium, Slovakia, Slovenia, Czech, Spain, Italy, Qatar, Australia, New

☆ I compared a $41 coach bus to a $195 luxury bus. The pricier option was better than flying first-class.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Elizabeth Blasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

I rode on a $195 luxury bus and a $41 standard coach bus between New York City and the Hamptons. The Hamptons Streamliner had incredibly comfortable seats, fun snacks, and great WiFi. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . I recently explored two contrasting bus journeys: the luxurious Hamptons Streamliner (a new partnership between Blade Helicopters and The Jet luxury bus service) and the budget-friendly Jitney coach bus. The Streamliner cost $195 one-way, and the Jitney cost $41.

Persons: —, Jonothan Yarton Organizations: Hamptons, Service, Blade Helicopters, Jet, Business Locations: New York City, Manhattan

☆ Airlines got too confident, and now they are paying the price despite record-breaking travel
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-29 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Expensive fuel, maintenance, and labor don't help, nor do unpredictable setbacks outside the airline's control, like pandemic travel bans and production slowdowns at planemaker Boeing. But across the industry, many airlines are struggling to turn profits thanks to issues like overcapacity, unrelenting competition, and unexpectedly high costs, according to experts. Boeing delivery delays have eaten into profitsHarteveldt said Boeing's ongoing delivery delays have cost airlines like American, Southwest, and United millions of dollars. Airlines are plagued by high costs in an extremely competitive industryNearly everything is more expensive than it was before the pandemic, and airlines are no exception. For low-cost carriers like Frontier and Spirit, these high costs make it challenging to make money, Kraemer said.

Persons: —, Henry Harteveldt, Scott Olson, Robert Isom, Bob Jordan, Harry Kraemer, Kraemer, You've, you've, Harteveldt, Joe Raedle, they've, Stephen Brashear, Eric Glenn, Shutterstock Harteveldt Organizations: Service, planemaker Boeing, Business, International Air Transport Association, —, Airlines, Getty, Reuters, Southwest, Elliott Investment Management, Baxter International, Corporations, Google, Spirit, Frontier, Boeing, JetBlue Airways, Airbus, Bureau of Labor Statistics Locations: Delta, United

☆ My partner gifted me a dog that became like a child to us. When we broke up, custody of the dog got complicated.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-29 | by ( Rashi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But Mucho quickly became a loved and cherished member of our little family. AdvertisementMucho had ample room to play and relax inside the house, and he received abundant attention from my partner's family, who absolutely adored him. We started spending weekends at my partner's family home, blurring the lines between our live-in relationship and marriage. My partner argued that the dog wouldn't have come into our lives without his decision to get Mucho. He was more than just a pet; he was my dog child, whom I loved so deeply.

Persons: —, Mucho, Saint, Mucho's Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Saint Bernard

☆ I was the first Black female pilot in the US Air Force, and captained a commercial jet for 30 years. Some people still questioned if I was qualified to fly.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-29 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Captain Theresa Claiborne, the first Black female pilot in the US Air Force and a captain at United. The hardest period of my lifeIn 1980, the Air Force only had 10 slots for women per graduating class, and they had already been filled for the year. I flew out to Laughlin Air Force base in Texas to start pilot training. Captain Theresa ClaiborneEntering active duty in the Air Force, I did feel the pressure. AdvertisementI tell the young ladies I mentor the same thing I told myself: be so good that they can't say you're not good.

Persons: —, Captain Theresa Claiborne, Theresa Claiborne Captain Theresa Claiborne, I've, Theresa Claiborne, Theresa Claiborne I'm Organizations: Service, US Air Force, United, Business, Reserve Office Training Corps, Cessna, Air Force, Laughlin Air Force, Boeing, Companies, Women, Aviation Locations: Berkeley, Texas, Newark, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Tel Aviv, Delhi, Lisbon

☆ She Needed an Emergency Abortion. Doctors in Idaho Put Her on a Plane.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Kate Zernike | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Nicole Miller had gone to the emergency room in Boise, Idaho, after waking up with heavy bleeding in her 20th week of pregnancy. By afternoon, she was still leaking amniotic fluid and hemorrhaging and, now in a panic, struggling to understand why the doctor was telling her that she needed to leave the state to be treated. “If I need saving, you’re not going to help me?” she recalls asking. “I just need to stay alive so I can be around for my two other kids,” nurses reported her saying as she arrived at the hospital in Salt Lake City, 14 hours after she had arrived in the emergency room back home. Only when she woke up the next morning did she understand, because a nurse told her, that she was airlifted so she could have an abortion.

Persons: Nicole Miller, you’re, ”, Miller, “ Organizations: Boise Medical Locations: Boise , Idaho, St, Boise, Utah, Salt Lake City

☆ Boeing, NASA consider extending astronauts’ Starliner mission up to 3 months
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Jackie Wattles | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Setbacks in orbitSeveral more helium leaks were identified while the craft was en route to the International Space Station along with the thruster issues. That’s why Boeing and NASA teams then chose to leave the Starliner spacecraft safely docked with the space station while they worked to learn as much as possible about those issues. The first Starliner test mission took place without a crew in December 2019. That’s at the core of the mysteries Boeing and NASA are seeking to unravel during the Starliner spacecraft’s extended mission. Extended stays in spaceIt’s not uncommon for astronauts to unexpectedly extend their stay aboard the space station — for days, weeks or even months.

Persons: CNN —, —, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, Steve Stich, “, ” Stich, what’s, ” “ We’re, Stich, Mark Nappi, Nappi, whittle, ” Nappi, ‘, ’ —, Williams, “ We’ve, ”, That’s, Frank Rubio Organizations: CNN, International Space Station, Boeing, NASA, Space, Atlas, International Space, SpaceX, Cargo, Space Station, Astronauts Locations: New Mexico, Russian

☆ Boeing delays Starliner return by 'weeks' for testing, NASA says astronauts aren't stranded
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Michael Sheetz | In Michaeljsheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Boeing's crew flight test represents the first time Starliner is carrying people, flying NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams. Before launching on June 5, Boeing and NASA planned for Starliner to be in space for nine days. As of Friday, the Starliner flight has tallied 24 days and counting. NASA and Boeing say the delay for testing is solely to gather more data about the spacecraft's performance, in particular its thruster system. The Starliner crew flight test represents a final major step before NASA certifies Boeing to fly crew on operational, six-month missions.

Persons: Boeing's, Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams, Starliner, Steve Stich, Suni, Stich Organizations: International Space, NASA, Boeing Locations: White Sands , New Mexico

☆ Six Takeaways From the First Presidential Debate
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Shane Goldmacher | Jonathan Swan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

President Biden struggled through his first debate of the 2024 campaign against Donald J. Trump, meandering and mumbling through answers as the former president pressed his case for a second term with limited resistance from his rival. Mr. Trump was confident and forceful, even as he let loose a stream of misleading attacks and falsehoods. Mr. Biden spoke with a hoarse and halting voice, closing his eyes occasionally to gather thoughts that sometimes couldn’t be corralled. About halfway through, people close to Mr. Biden put out word that he had a cold. Mr. Trump relentlessly hammered Mr. Biden on areas of vulnerability, sending exaggerations and embellishments — he was the “greatest” and his opponent the “worst” — flying unchecked through the audience-free CNN studio in Atlanta.

Persons: Biden, Donald J, Trump, Mr Organizations: Trump, CNN Locations: Atlanta

☆ I'm pulling out my old hedge fund playbook to see which stocks are working — and which ones are not
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

I found this levered concept incredibly valuable when I ran other peoples' money at my hedge fund years ago. My first question to them, usually interjected, rudely, if I were bored or confused was: "What the heck is this business levered to?" Palo Alto Networks To understand this kind of leverage that I am talking about — as opposed to the kind that involves debt —let's start with something easy, let's start with the stock of Palo Alto Networks . We own Palo Alto because its fortunes are levered to something that has the most explosive growth of an industry I know: cybercrime. If we didn't own Palo Alto we would own CrowdStrike.

Persons: —, Nikesh Arora, Estee Lauder, Wynn, Fabrizio Freda, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Virginia Sherwood Organizations: Palo Alto, Palo Alto Networks, Wynn, GE Healthcare, Danaher, Wynn Resorts, Costco TJX Companies, Costco, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC, NYSE Locations: Palo, China, Las Vegas, Macao, Maxx

☆ SXSW decision to end US Army sponsorship spotlights political tightrope for festival organizers amid Israel-Hamas war
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Elizabeth Wagmeister | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“After careful consideration, we are revising our sponsorship model,” read an official statement shared on the SXSW website. In 2023, The Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) announced that their “Irish Artists Pledge to Boycott Israel” had passed 1,500 signatories, including Kneecap. SXSW isn’t the only music festival that has seen artists pull out over sponsorships since the Israel-Hamas war began. Obviously, we pulled out of SXSW because it was literally sponsored by the American army, but we’re not f–kin’ ridiculous either.”The SXSW festival began in 1987. Greg Abbott took to social media to comment on the SXSW protesters, prompting the festival to publicly disagree with the governor.

Persons: Jamie Dobson, “, Selena Gomez, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Mark Cuban, Israel, Kneecap, Rich Peppiatt, Liam Óg Ó, Ó Cairealláin, Jj Ó, Justin Bettman, Boycott Israel ”, Dan Lambert, Lambert, Robert MacPherson, Greg Abbott, Don’t, ” Abbott, don’t, ”, Governor Abbott Organizations: CNN, Southwest, Hamas, SXSW, US Army, U.S, Army Futures Command, US Army Futures Command, Army, Hollywood, Irish, Palestine Solidarity, Barclays Bank, Barclays, Live, Reuters, Texas Gov Locations: Israel, Austin, The Texas, Palestine, Ireland, The Ireland, Gaza, Texas

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