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☆ U.S. crude oil rises a fifth day, tops $77 per barrel, as Pentagon sends more forces to Middle East
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

U.S. crude oil topped $77 per barrel on Monday, rising for the fifth day as the Pentagon dispatched more forces to the Middle East in anticipation of an Iranian attack on Israel. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered a carrier strike group, including F-35 warplanes, to accelerate its deployment to the region. Austin also ordered a guided-missile submarine to the Middle East. Here are Monday's energy prices:Israel has been preparing for strikes by Iran and the Hezbollah militia for nearly two weeks, after the assassination of a Hamas leader in Tehran. U.S. crude oil is trading higher even as OPEC lowered its global demand growth forecast by 135,000 barrels per day, citing softening consumption in China.

Persons: Lloyd Austin, Austin, Phil Flynn Organizations: Pentagon, Israel . Defense, UBS, Price Futures Group, Bank of Japan Locations: Israel, Iran, Tehran, China

☆ Flying Is Awful, but New Ways to Fix Air Travel Are on the Way
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

The message to the airline industry: You've had a few too many screwups to be left to your own devices. Over the past couple of years, the Biden administration has introduced a slew of rules and services intended to make airline passengers' lives easier. The airline industry seems to be relatively on board with the refund idea. But there are plenty of other problems with the airline industry that need solving — some the government can take care of, and some the government is causing. Gallup polls suggest more Americans have a negative view of the airline industry than a positive one.

Persons: You've, Bob Mann, William McGee, Joe Biden's, Pete Buttigieg, Biden, pocketbooks, They've, Janet Bednarek, Buttigieg, —, it's, It's, Bednarek, McGee, Mann, George Ferguson, wasn't, Emily Stewart Organizations: Boeing, Delta, Department of Transportation, Airlines, American Economic Liberties, Southwest, University of Dayton, Federal Aviation Administration, Airlines for America, Biden, Bloomberg Intelligence, FAA, Gallup, Business

PARIS — The United States and China each won 40 gold medals, in the first Summer Games draw in Olympics history, with America pulling into a tie Sunday with victory in the last event, women’s basketball. But then San Diego native and decorated cyclist Jennifer Valente bailed out the United States by defending her gold in the women’s omnium. Gold medalist Noah Lyles of Team United States celebrates on the podium during the Men's 100m medal ceremony at the Olympics in Paris, on Aug. 5, 2024. The United States still came out with the most overall medals, taking home 126 from Paris 2024. The United States hasn’t failed at winning the most medals since 1992 when the “Unified Team,” athletes from the former Soviet Union republics, won 112 medals, 45 gold.

Persons: China’s Li Wenwen, could’ve, Yuka Kagami, Jennifer Valente, Noah Lyles, Cameron Spencer, United States hasn’t, Simone Biles, Jamie Squire, France's Anastasiia, Katie Ledecky, Germany's Isabel Gose, Jonathan Nackstrand, Frenchman Leon Marchand, Summer McIntosh, Lee Kiefer of, Lauren Scruggs, Eleanor Harvey, Patrick Smith, David K, Li, Sean Nevin Organizations: PARIS, America, France, Chicago, Kennedy Blades, Team United, States didn't, United, “ Unified, Soviet, Olympic Games, Bercy Arena, Getty, Paris La Defense, Lee Kiefer of Team United States, Team United States, Team Canada, Grand Palais Locations: United States, China, Japan, Italy, San Diego, Paris, U.S, States, Beijing, Norway, Germany, Soviet Union, Barcelona, Tokyo, Rio, London, Nanterre, AFP, Grand, France, Israel, Ecuador, Kyrgyzstan, Republic of Moldova, Soviet Republic

PARIS — Two-time WNBA champion A'ja Wilson scored 21 points as the United States survived an unexpectedly close contest from host France, winning 67-66 for their eighth straight Olympic gold medal in women's basketball on Sunday. The U.S. women last lost in Olympic play when they failed to bring home gold in 1992. But after France drew a foul and Cooper made both free throws, a last-minute shot by Williams was not enough. "The dynasty we've built here at USA Basketball has been incredible," Wilson said in a postgame interview. For the first time in Olympic history, the gold medal games in both the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments were between the same nations.

Persons: A'ja Wilson, Kahleah Cooper, Wilson, Breanna Stewart, Kelsey Plum, Gabby Williams, Cooper, Williams, Williams —, —, Diana Taurasi, Sue Bird, David K, Li, Susan Baek Organizations: PARIS, France, Bercy Arena, U.S, Fauthoux, Chicago Sky, Seattle Storm, USA Basketball, WNBA, Team USA Locations: United States, U.S, France, Paris, New York

PARIS — Everywhere you looked at the 2024 Paris Games, Americans dominated. On the final day of the Games, China is leading Team USA in the medal table, with 39 golds to America’s 38. Its two golds here included the 4x100-meter medley, the first time in Olympic history that anyone had beaten the U.S. Though Russia, a longtime dominant force in the sport, was excluded from these Games, China still achieved a score that far outstripped any competitors. China has also been quick to embrace some of the newer Olympic sports including sport climbing, skateboarding, surfing and breaking.

Persons: Snoop, Lady Gaga, ”, Fang Zheng, “, it’s, ” Chen Yiwen, Oli Scarff, Zhanle, Hunter Armstrong, Caeleb Dressel, Zheng Qinwen, Jacklyn Luu, Deng Yawen, Zheng Haohao, Paris —, Ma Long, Wang Chuqin, Lintao Zhang, Erriyon Knighton, Xu Shixiao, Lindsey Wasson, Mao Zedong, Richard Nixon, Deng Xiaoping, Li Fabin, Miguel Medina, Xi Jinping, Li Xiang, ” Li Organizations: Games, . Team USA, USA, China, U.S, Doping Agency, WADA, New York Times, NBC, USA’s, Soviet Union, China’s, Association, Asian Studies, Asia, Helsinki Games, China wouldn’t, International Olympic Committee, IOC, Getty, Global Times Locations: United States, China, Paris, France, AFP, U.S, Spain, Russia, Beijing, India, USA, Soviet, Michigan, Western, Taiwan, Los Angeles, Taipei, ” Beijing

☆ Their homes burned in the Camp Fire. Then the Park Fire destroyed their new ones.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Evan Bush | Evan Bush Is A Science Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

Courtesy Ken BakerDisplaced in the Camp Fire, Ken Baker plans to return to Paradise after his second home burned, too. The Camp Fire burned for weeks in November 2018, killing 85 people and destroying more than 13,500 homes. Daneau, Baker and Pero were part of the settlement with Pacific Gas & Electric Co., whose utility lines started the Camp Fire. Sylvia Baker Courtesy Ken BakerBaker, 59, is an Iraq War veteran who works for the Department of Veterans Affairs in Chico. When the quote jumped to $12,000, “it became unobtainable.”Kristy and Michael Daneau’s home in Cohasset, which burned down in the Park fire.

Persons: Ken Baker, ” Baker, Ken Baker Baker, Sylvia, ”, Sisyphus, Baker, Ken Baker's, Ken Baker “, Michael Daneau, Kristy, “ It’s, Rick Pero, Lisa Stone, ” Pero, CatMandu, Rick Pero “, Pero, Stone, Rick Pero manicured, Michael, Michael frantically, Daneau, ” Daneau, “, we’re, ” Kristy, Kristy Daneau, Michael Daneau’s Cohasset, Kristy Daneau “, Sylvia Baker, Ken Baker “ You’ve, You’ve, Alex Wood, Wood, Michael Daneau’s, Daneau’s, don’t, can’t, he’s, humbling Organizations: NBC, Pacific Gas & Electric Co, Department of Veterans Affairs, GMC Sonoma Locations: Paradise , California, Cohasset, Paradise, California, Mexico, Chico , California, Chico, Daneau, Iraq, we’ll

☆ After Dobbs decision, more women are managing their own abortions
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Lauren Dunn | Lauren Dunn Is The Executive Editor Of The Nbc News Medical Unit. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Most commonly, women use the abortion pills mifepristone and misoprostol. Researchers surveyed 7,000 women ages 15 to 49 and found that in the year before the Dobbs decision, 2.4% reported self-managing abortions. Slightly fewer women used the abortion pills misoprostol and mifepristone. For nearly a decade, she has worked with organizations like SASS — Self-Managed Abortion; Safe & Supported, a global nonprofit that provides information and access to medication abortions. So it can be shared in any state.”Nearly two-thirds of abortions in the U.S. are now medication abortions, according to the Guttmacher Institute.

Persons: Kaniya, “, ”, Dobbs, epidemiologist Lauren Ralph, Dr, Nisha Verma, Verma, Susan Yanow, SASS —, Donald Trump, Roe, Wade, misoprostol, mifepristone, Monica Dragoman, ” Yanow, She’s, aren’t, ” Kaniya Organizations: Guttmacher Institute, NBC News, Reproductive, University of California, JAMA, Society of Family, OB, UCSF, Georgia OB, American College of Obstetricians, Sinai Health, World, Organization Locations: Kentucky, Maryland, San Francisco, Georgia, Atlanta, U.S, New York

☆ Recession Fears Are Fueling Stock Market Crash, Wall Street Chaos
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Linette Lopez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

While there was some demand for protection against the prospect of volatility reemerging, overall sentiment across Wall Street had gotten more bullish. Until Wall Street can be sure that the consumer will hold on (or not), conviction is easily shaken. After years of weird times and outsize gains, Wall Street is dancing on a knife's edge. After years of weird times and outsize gains, Wall Street is dancing on a knife's edge. What happened on Monday was a sudden realization that the new structure may assert itself before Wall Street imagined it would.

Persons: —, Jerome Powell, we've, they'd, corporates, Dow, Mandy Xu, Cboe's, Wall, Torsten Slok, Slok, Shake, Kevin Gordon, Charles Schwab, they've Organizations: Dow Jones, Bank of Japan, Big Tech, Federal Reserve, Nasdaq, Wall, Apollo Global Management, Corporations, Companies Locations: Asia, Japan, Mexico

For Love & Money is a column from Business Insider answering your relationship and money questions. This week, a reader's dad died and left all his money to one sibling. Dear For Love & Money,My dad died almost two years ago and left my younger brother and me here. I know my dad caused this situation, but my brother doesn't have to handle it like that. Maybe your dad felt bad for your brother because he always secretly felt you had more promise.

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☆ Opinion | Katie Couric: Network Newscasts Need to Better Reflect America
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Katie Couric | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Norah O’Donnell recently announced that she will be stepping down as anchor of “CBS Evening News” after the election, after five years at the helm. I knew viewers were seeing these stories because Norah was the driving force behind telling them. Like so many watching, I marveled at the incredible athleticism of these young women, as well as at their diversity. Equally exciting was the fact that this was the first Olympics in history where there were as many women as men competing. We’re also in the midst of a campaign that could result in the election of the first woman president, and first woman of color as president.

Persons: Norah O’Donnell, Walter Cronkite, Ms, O’Donnell, Norah, We’ve, We’re, It’s Organizations: CBS, Pentagon, Women’s, Paris Olympic Locations: U.S, America

☆ Restaurant CEOs’ new favorite word is value as they aim to bring back customers
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

"The word 'value' has received a lot of airtime in the past few months," Josh Kobza, the CEO of Burger King parent company Restaurant Brands International , said on Thursday. Value for shareholdersA drive-through area of a Burger King restaurant in Peoria, Ill. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesCompanies aren't just thinking about offering value for customers — they're also thinking about shareholder value. For example, Burger King was one of the first chains to unveil a $5 value meal this summer. When its rivals followed suit with their own $5 discount deals, the Restaurant Brands chain didn't see any clear impact to its business. "There are actually some positives to the focus on value across the industry," Restaurant Brands' Kobza told CNBC.

Persons: Mario Tama, McDonald's, Josh Kobza, Burger, There's, Taco Bell, Papa, Ravi Thanawala, Chris Kempczinski, Richa Naidu, Kempczinski, it's, Brian Niccol, Adam Jeffery, Niccol, John Peyton, IHOP, It's, Peyton, Daniel Acker, — they're, They're, Burger King, Kobza Organizations: Getty, Taco Bell, Yum Brands, Restaurant Brands, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Burger King, Reuters, Grill, CNBC, Brands, Peoria , Ill, Bloomberg, Starbucks, U.S Locations: Burbank , California, Burger King, Oak Brook , Illinois, Peoria ,

☆ Fly like Iron Man. Join a battle in Wakanda. Here are the major theme park projects Disney has announced
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Natasha Chen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Artist concept for an attraction at a new “Cars”-themed area coming to Frontierland at Disney’s Magic Kingdom. To mark the occasion, the company will create the first-ever audio-animatronic version of Walt Disney, with a level of complexity of technology that has yet to be seen in a Disney park. Across the esplanade at Disney California Adventure park, Avenger’s Campus will more than double in size, with construction beginning in 2025. Artist concept of Disney’s first theme park ride based on “Coco,” which breaks ground in 2026. In Paris, Disney’s first-ever theme park attraction based on “The Lion King” will be built at the renamed Disney Adventure World park.

Persons: Walt Disney, Josh D’Amaro, Shaboozey, Billy Crystal, Mike Wazowski, Madrigal, Antonio, Indiana Jones, Indiana Jones ”, Disney’s Encanto, Disney Oscar, Ke Huy Quan, “ Indiana Jones, ”, D’Amaro, “ We’re, Lincoln ”, ” D’Amaro, “, Disney’s, King Thanos, “ Coco, What’s, King ”, Simba, Epic Games Disney, Doom, Megan Thomas Organizations: CA CNN, Disney, Honda Center, CNN, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, Walt Disney, Magic, Disney Magic, Walt Disney World, Hollywood Studios, Inc, Monsters Inc, Tokyo Disney, Pueblo Esperanza, Indiana Jones, EPCOT, Disneyland, Opera House, Infinity Defense, Stark, Pandora, Disney Cruise, Disney Destiny, Disney Parks Shanghai, Hong Kong Disney, Marvel, Epic Games, Epic, Star Locations: Anaheim, CA, Anaheim , California, Florida, California, Star, Tokyo, Disney’s, “, Pueblo Esperanza, Disney, Imagineering, New York City, Disney California, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tomorrowland, Paris, Fortnite, livestream

How Close Are the Planet’s Climate Tipping Points? How close today’s ice is to suffering the same fate is something scientists are still trying to figure out. Sudden Shift in the West African Monsoon0 +3 +6 +9 +12 +16 +18˚F WE ARE HERE Degrees of warming 0 +3 +6 +9 +12 +16 +18˚F WE ARE HERE Degrees of warming 0 +3 +6 +9 +12 +16 +18˚F WE ARE HERE Degrees of warmingAround 15,000 years ago, the Sahara started turning green. When it might happen: Hard to predict. “With every gram of additional CO2 in the atmosphere, we are increasing the likelihood of tipping events,” he said.

Persons: ”, Tapio Schneider, “ It’s, David Holland, Niklas Boers, “ Organizations: California Institute of Technology, West Antarctic, New York University, Animals, Amazon, Technical University of Munich, Potsdam Institute, Climate Impact Locations: Western Canada, Alaska, Siberia, Greenland, Antarctica, Sahara, North Africa, East Africa, Africa, Caribbean, Europe

☆ More than 80 years after he went missing, WWII airman honored
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Ashley R. Williams | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A World War II airman who died in 1943 after his aircraft went down over Romania was recently honored at an American cemetery abroad, according to the American Battle Monuments Commission. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced last month Samoski was accounted for, according to a news release from the agency. American Graves Registration Command, which tracked down fallen American personnel, disinterred all American remains from the cemetery after the war, according to the agency. The remains of more than 80 unknowns who could not be identified were recovered and interred at two cemeteries in Belgium. Those remains were then sent from Belgium to an agency laboratory to be examined and identified, the agency said.

Persons: Stanley J, Samoski, Joey R, Hood, Samoski’s, “ Organizations: CNN, Monuments Commission, United States Army Air Forces, North Africa American, Defense POW, Agency, Arlington National, 334th Bombardment Squadron, 98th Bombardment Group, Air Force, Liberator, Civilian, Military, Command, The Defense POW, Armed Forces Medical Locations: Romania, Carthage, Tunisia, Republic of Tunisia, New Hampshire, Arlington, Bucharest, Bolovan, Ploiești, Prahova, Belgium

☆ Lack of worker heat protections despite rising temperatures leave patchwork of guidelines, put workers in danger
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Robert Ilich | Nic F. Anderson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Esteban Wood still remembers the time a 74-year-old Mexican farmer in Homestead, Florida, collapsed on the job from extreme heat. Such outdoor workers include lifeguards, transportation employees, ironworkers, agricultural workers and letter carriers. States like California, Colorado, Minnesota and Washington, have some heat protections for workers but they are not uniform or sweeping. For example, Minnesota’s protections only apply to indoor workers while California’s heat protections include both indoor and outdoor workers. The government must implement wage protections alongside heat protections, said Dr. Kristina Dahl, a principal climate scientist at the Union of Concerned Scientists.

Persons: CNN — Esteban Wood, Wood, Jose Delgado, Delgado, Bill, Greg Abbott, Rob DeSantis, Ana Gonzalez, ’, ”, Mario Tama, El Paso, Collyn Peddie, Travis, Peddie, Brian Renfroe, Eugene Gates Jr, Biden, Renfroe, Kristina Dahl, Dahl, it’s, ” Dahl, ” Veronica Carrasco, Carrasco, ” Carrasco Organizations: CNN, Texas Gov, Florida Gov, AFL, El, Carriers, Union of Concerned, Department of Labor, US Postal Service, Occupational Safety, Health Administration Locations: Homestead , Florida, Florida, Texas, Coachella , California, California, Coachella, California , Colorado , Minnesota, Washington, Houston, San Antonio, Houston’s, United States, Phoenix , Arizona, U.S, Honduran, Dallas, Honduras

☆ How to increase your attention span amid digital overload
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Riane Lumer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

While a dwindling attention span is not due to a personal failing (despite individual variability) a majority of the time, experts say there are changes you can make to regain control over your mind. “Tech companies and ad marketing companies use this information to construct profiles about us, and then they design algorithms that are targeted to capture our attention,” Mark said. “We have a tank of attentional resources (that) gets drained when we keep switching our attention,” Mark said. Additionally, he suggested using an app that places time limits on social media or websites you find yourself addicted to using. “The way I feel at the moment is like somebody is pouring itching powder over us all day,” Hari said.

Persons: I’m, it’s, Gloria Mark, Mark, Graham Burnett, ”, Burnett, Henry Charles Lea, ” Mark, Shoshana Zuboff, “ I’m, Johann Hari, ” Hari, Hari, ’, There’s Organizations: CNN, University of California, Computing Systems, Institute, Strother School, Princeton University, “ Tech, Harvard Business School, Facebook, New York Times, Association of Computing Locations: Irvine, Brooklyn , New York, New Jersey, Boston, Silicon Valley

☆ Man Is Charged With Hate Crime in Stabbing Near Brooklyn Synagogue
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Patrick Mcgeehan | More About Patrick Mcgeehan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A 22-year-old Brooklyn man was charged with assault as a hate crime after the police said he yelled “Free Palestine” and “Do you want to die?” before stabbing a young man near a synagogue in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn early Saturday morning. The 22-year-old man, Vincent Sumpter, was charged with second-degree assault as a hate crime in the attack, which occurred around 2 a.m. Saturday on Kingston Avenue, around the corner from the headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement on Eastern Parkway. Rabbi Behrman said that Mr. Dabrowskin, who is Jewish and about 30 years old, was taken to Maimonides Medical Center and was expected to recover from his wounds. “This is obviously a very serious incident, and there has been a lot of antisemitic rhetoric,” Rabbi Behrman said. “I’m concerned that unless this rhetoric stops, it’s going to become more common, sadly.”

Persons: “, Vincent Sumpter, Yaacov, Sumpter, Yechiel Michel Dabrowskin, Rabbi Behrman, Dabrowskin, “ I’m, ” Organizations: Palestine, Kingston, Lubavitch, Maimonides Medical Locations: Brooklyn, Crown

☆ Nights in Las Vegas Are Becoming Dangerously Hot
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Ronda Kaysen | Aatish Bhatia | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +12 min

This June and July, nights in Las Vegas stayed above 79 degrees for all but seven days. And hot nights are something more people are experiencing: No American major metro area has grown as much as Las Vegas has over the last three decades. Even after the sun set in Las Vegas in June and July, temperatures routinely remained in the 80s and 90s. Populations have doubled or more over a generation, with the number of abnormally hot nights rising at similar rates. A growing dangerLas Vegas metro 1984 Urban Core This was the Las Vegas metro in 1984.

Persons: ”, Matt Woods, —, Bridget Bennett, Ariel Choinard, “ You’re, Ms, Choinard, Anita Swogger, Tristan, Chima Cyril Hampo, Mr, Swogger, Tollis, Yanci, Yanci Hill, Steffen Lehmann, Blanca Solis, Solis, Richard Kettler, Solis’s, “ Organizations: Vegas, Las Vegas, National Weather Service, The New York Times, Southern, Resilience, Desert Research Institute, Southern Nevada Health, Duke University, U.S ., Atlanta, National Weather, Major metros, Las, Regional Transportation Commission, Drexel University, Weather Service, University of Nevada Locations: United States, Las Vegas, Vegas, Southern Nevada, Clark County, Austin , Texas, Raleigh, N.C, Orlando, Fla, Austin, Phoenix, … Las Vegas Austin , Texas Raleigh, Phoenix Atlanta, Nevada, Arizona, East Las Vegas, Asia, Henderson, Stewart, Las

☆ Cairns, Australia: Helicopter crashes onto roof of DoubleTree Hilton Hotel, killing pilot
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | Jessie Yeung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Brisbane, Australia CNN —A helicopter crashed onto the roof of a seaside hotel in Cairns, Australia, in the early hours of Monday, killing the pilot, authorities said, as video showed flames and smoke billowing into the night sky. Police tape around an area in Cairns, Australia, after a helicopter crash on August 12, 2024. As she pulled out her phone to film it, the helicopter veered and headed straight towards the nearby well-lit buildings. Witness Veronica Knight heard two explosions when the helicopter hit the hotel – the first on impact followed by a smaller explosion a short time later. Knight said the helicopter had passed over trees and another taller building before hitting the roof of the seven-story hotel.

Persons: Australia CNN —, Veronica Knight, Knight, “, ”, –, Hilton Cairns Organizations: Australia CNN, Hilton Hotel, Police, Nautilus Aviation, CNN, . Police, DoubleTree, Australian Transport Safety Bureau Locations: Brisbane, Australia, Cairns , Australia, Cairns Esplanade, Queensland, Cairns, Sydney

☆ These cities will be too hot for the Olympics by 2050
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Lou Robinson | Angela Dewan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The only certainty about Summer Olympics weather is that there’s really no certainty at all. In other words, holding the Summer Games in these cities would be a huge health risk for the athletes. The Games held in 1996 in Atlanta simply wouldn’t be possible in 2050. They may not againSome of the cities that have already hosted the Summer Games will be way beyond safe temperatures by 2050. Beijing, which hosted in 2008, would be much too hot and humid, with heat stress forecast to soar past 90 degrees.

Persons: CarbonPlan, Spain’s, Oriana Chegwidden, ”, It’s, —, exertional, Yuri Hosokawa, Exertional heatstroke, they’re, ” Hosokawa, Hosokawa, “ Organizations: CNN, Olympics, Brisbane, Doha, Southern, Waseda University Locations: CarbonPlan, Gulf of Mexico, Florida, Texas, Atlanta, China, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Southeast Asia, Sydney, di Janeiro, Europe —, London, Oslo, Stockholm, Palermo, Sicily, Spain’s Seville, Los Angeles, Australian, Queensland, Brisbane, India, Ahmedabad, Indonesia, Nusantara, Qatar, Turkey, Istanbul, Poland, Chile, Warsaw, Santiago, Doha, Athens, Rome, Tokyo, Seoul, Barcelona, Australia, Rio de Janeiro, Sapporo, Japan

☆ A retired boomer who visited all 50 states ranks his top picks and least favorites
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

AdvertisementHatfield ranked his top five favorite and least favorite states and national parks. They also have a cruise scheduled to American Samoa, home of the National Park of American Samoa, their last national park. Favorite and least favorite statesHatfield acknowledged his favorite states were also the ones with the most diverse national parks. Favorite and least favorite national parksHatfield said he enjoyed every national park, though some have more to offer than others. One of his earliest and most memorable national parks was Yosemite, which he visited 15 years ago.

Persons: —, Tom Hatfield, Hatfield, Lake Charles, — Gates, Louisiana didn't, Bryce, El Capitan Organizations: Service, Business, Hatfield, Louisiana State University, Redwood, of, Salt Lake City . California, Alaska, El, Indiana Dunes Locations: Louisiana, New Orleans, Lake, North Dakota, New Hampshire, Canada, Bavarian, Dubai, Antarctica, Ireland, Basel, Amsterdam, Egypt, Alaska, California, Isle Royale, Michigan, Kobuk, Nevada, American Samoa, of American Samoa, . Utah, Salt, Salt Lake City ., Colorado, Montana, Yellowstone, Mississippi, Las Vegas, Nebraska, Indiana, Hatfield, Zion, Utah, Yosemite, North, Pacific Northwest, South Carolina, Springs, Arkansas, Guadalupe, Texas

☆ ‘It Ends With Us,’ a Romance Based on a Best Seller, Soars at the Box Office
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Nicole Sperling | More About Nicole Sperling | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Colleen Hoover’s book “It Ends With Us” has been a fixture on the best-seller list for years. And now, the movie adaptation has become a smash at the box office. The $25 million film from Sony Pictures is on track to earn at least $45 million in the United States and Canada, box office analysts say. Starring Blake Lively, the romance is based on Ms. Hoover’s most popular book — one that was initially released in 2016 but reappeared on the best-seller list in the midst of the pandemic in 2021 and has since spent some 140 weeks there. Buoyed by TikTok, the book, about a complicated love triangle with undertones of domestic violence, has sold 8 million copies and found fans worldwide.

Persons: Colleen Hoover’s, Blake Lively, TikTok, “ Barbie ”, Lively, Ryan Reynolds, Taylor Swift, ”, Justin Baldoni Organizations: Sony Pictures, Sony Locations: United States, Canada

☆ Real estate investors are using a 2-part strategy to build equity and avoid capital gains tax
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

"There are so many ways to get started in real estate," said Elkins-Hutten, who is a financial educator and the author of "Money for Tomorrow." AdvertisementHere's how the Jensens and Elkins-Hutten have built equity and sidestepped capital gains taxes in two steps. Elkins-Hutten used real estate investing as a vehicle to achieve financial freedom and gain back time. Advertisement"Because we lived in it and owned it for two of the past five years, we paid no taxes on the capital gains," explained Mindy. While their gains were around $100,000, they could have excluded up to $500,000 since they were both on the title.

Persons: —, Whitney Ekins, Hutten, Elkins, rehabbing, Carl Jensen, Mindy, they've, There's, Carl, Whitney Elkins Organizations: Service, Business, YouTube Locations: Elkins

☆ A Massachusetts man wanted for rapes 35 years ago arrested in LA
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Alaa Elassar | Amanda Musa | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —A man wanted in the 1989 rapes of two Massachusetts women is in custody following an hourlong police chase in Los Angeles Thursday. Stephen Paul Gale, 71, was arrested after leading police on the chase, US Marshals Service spokesperson Brady McCarron told CNN. Massachusetts officials charged Gale in May with four counts of aggravated rape, two counts of kidnapping and one count of armed robbery, according to the news release. “None of this has ever left our lives,” one of the victims told CNN affiliate WFXT. A 1995 photo of Stephen Paul Gale is seen from a US Marshals wanted poster.

Persons: Stephen Paul Gale, Brady McCarron, Gale, Marian Ryan, “, ‘, ’, ’ ”, WCVB, McCarron, Stephen Pisarcik, John Rossi, Paul Costa, Lester Baker, “ It’s, ” Baker Organizations: CNN, US, KABC, Boston –, Middlesex, WFXT, WCVB, of Massachusetts, Framingham Police Department, Massachusetts State Police, Middlesex District Attorney’s Office, US Marshals Service, Framingham Police Locations: Massachusetts, Los Angeles, Framingham , Massachusetts, Boston, ”, khakis, Framingham

☆ Here's why the creator of Gmail thinks Google fell behind in the AI arms race
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

But Google's AI rollouts have been anything but groundbreaking. Its new AI search feature, AI Overviews, promised to deliver neat, AI-generated summaries with Google search results. That's when its focus shifted to preserving its monopoly over search, Buchheit said. AdvertisementThat's not just Buchheit's analysis; it's something Page and Brin noted in their seminal 1998 paper introducing Google. With Google, however, their goal was to "provide high-quality search results over a rapidly growing World Wide Web."

Persons: —, Google's cofounders, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Paul Buchheit, Bard, Buchheit, Sundar Pichai, there's, That's, Brin Organizations: Service, Gmail, Business, Google

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