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☆ Earth is about to have a temporary ‘mini-moon’
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

But as a mini-moon, Asteroid 2024 PT5 isn’t in any danger of colliding with Earth now or over the next few decades, de la Fuente Marcos said. Asteroid 2020 CD3 is considered a long-capture mini-moon, while the newly detected Asteroid 2024 PT5 is a short-capture one. Short mini-moon events can occur several times per decade, but long mini-moon events are rare, and only occur every 10 or 20 years, de la Fuente Marcos said. “In order to become a mini-moon, an incoming body has to approach Earth slowly at close range,” de la Fuente Marcos said. After 56.6 days, the sun’s gravitational pull will bring Asteroid 2024 PT5 back into its normal orbit.

Persons: PT5, Carlos de la Fuente Marcos, la Fuente Marcos, orbiters, flybys, It’s, ”, Robert Jedicke, ” Jedicke, Jedicke, “ Organizations: CNN, American Astronomical Society, Astronomers, NASA, Complutense University of Madrid, University of Hawaii’s Institute for Astronomy, Gran, Canarias, Telescope Locations: South Africa, Chelyabinsk, Russia, Hiroshima, Japan, Mars, Canary, Earth

☆ Heavy metals may raise cardiovascular disease risk, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Coronary calcium buildup causes atherosclerosis, a chronic and inflammatory cardiovascular disease marked by narrowed arterial walls and thus reduced blood flow. Environmental contaminants have been increasingly recognized as risk factors for cardiovascular disease, but the association of metals with coronary artery calcification has been “largely unknown,” the study authors said. They hypothesized that higher urinary levels of nonessential metals — cadmium, tungsten and uranium — and essential metals — cobalt, copper and zinc — that have previously been associated with cardiovascular disease may be linked with calcification. The participants didn’t already have clinical cardiovascular disease and were recruited from Baltimore; Chicago; Los Angeles; New York City; St. Paul, Minnesota; and Winston Salem, North Carolina. The trouble with measuring urinary metal levelsThe study has a few other limitations.

Persons: Drs, Sadeer, Khurram Nasir, Sanjay Rajagopalan, weren’t, ”, Katlyn, McGraw, Winston, cardiologists, Andrew Freeman, wasn’t, they’re, ” Freeman, “ It’s, ‘, Kindi, Nasir, Rajagopalan, ” McGraw, —, Freeman Organizations: CNN, American College of Cardiology, Houston Methodist, University Hospitals Harrington, & Vascular Institute, Columbia University’s Mailman, of Public Health, Jewish Health Locations: Cleveland, Baltimore, Chicago, Los Angeles ; New York City, St, Paul , Minnesota, Winston Salem , North Carolina, Denver, Columbia

☆ Some movie theaters hope adding pickleball courts will save their struggling chains
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewThe struggling movie theater industry has a buzzy new idea for how to solve its financial woes: pickleball. The group said movie theater chains will also invest in adding more family entertainment options, like bowling and arcades, to their facilities. The group's president and CEO, Michael O'Leary, also told Variety that pickleball courts and ziplines will be coming to some theater complexes. Still, the renovations won't be the first time that pickleball joins forces with movie theaters. One B&B Theatres location in Texas — which is part of the National Association of Theater Owners — already has outdoor pickleball courts in its theater complex.

Persons: —, that's, Michael O'Leary, O'Leary, pickleball Organizations: Service, National Association of Theater, Business, AMC Entertainment Inc, Regal, Inc, Marcus Theatres Corp, B Theatres, Harkins Theatres, Santikos Locations: Canada, USA, Texas

☆ Diddy's 'attack the accuser' defense could easily backfire — but it may be all he has
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Laura Italiano | Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

AdvertisementBut as ugly as it is, going on the attack may be Combs' only defense, former federal prosecutors told Business Insider. Related storiesThose limits are set down in a section of the federal evidence statute known as "Rule 412." AdvertisementAgnifilo also mentioned a recorded conversation in which Ventura's lawyer asked Combs' lawyer for $30 million to keep the R&B star from publishing a tell-all book about the relationship. "That conversation, I guess, didn't go so well for her and the lawyer," Agnifilo said. Attacking the accuser can backfire at trialIf a judge does allow Combs to air his blame-the-accuser defense, it may backfire before a jury.

Persons: —, Sean Combs, Cassandra, Cassie, Ventura, Marc Agnifilo, Combs, Agnifilo, he'd, Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, Depp, Ephraim Savitt, Savitt, Agniflo, Diddy, — Combs, Andrew Carter, Jennifer Beidel, Sean, Jane Rosenberg, didn't, Jeff Kravitz, FilmMagic, Elizabeth Geddes, Kelly, Geddes Organizations: Service, Business, Prosecutors, Combs, FBI, Shihata, Geddes LLP Locations: Manhattan, besmirching, Dykema, Ventura, Brooklyn, Geddes

☆ Boeing's defense unit chief Colbert is departing, CEO says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Former CEO for Boeing's defense, space and security subdivision Ted Colbert speaks during a press conference in Dubai on Nov. 16, 2019. The head of Boeing 's defense unit Ted Colbert is leaving the company effective immediately, said CEO Kelly Ortberg, marking his first major executive change since he took the top job in early August. Ortberg thanked Colbert for his 15 years of service at Boeing and said the unit's Chief Operating Officer Steve Parker would take over until the company names Colbert's replacement. Boeing's defense, space and security unit generated nearly 40% of Boeing's revenue in the first half of this year, but it has struggled with production problems and cost overruns, including on the new 747s that will serve as Air Force One aircraft. In the space sector, Boeing's Starliner is returning without the NASA astronauts who took it to the International Space Station in June.

Persons: Ted Colbert, Kelly Ortberg, Ortberg, Colbert, Steve Parker, Starliner Organizations: Boeing, Air Force One, NASA, International Space Station Locations: Dubai

☆ U.S. keeps missile system in Philippines as China tensions rise, tests wartime deployment
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The Typhon system, which can be equipped with cruise missiles capable of striking Chinese targets, was brought in for joint exercises earlier this year, both countries said at the time, but has remained there. China and Russia have condemned the first deployment of the system to the Indo-Pacific, accusing Washington of fueling an arms race. The deployment, some details of which have not been previously reported, comes as China and U.S. defense treaty ally the Philippines clash over parts of the hotly contested South China Sea. Philippine officials said Filipino and U.S. forces continued to train with the missile system, which is on the northern island of Luzon, facing the South China Sea and is close to the Taiwan Strait. A Philippine army spokesman, Colonel Louie Dema-ala, on Wednesday said training was ongoing and it was up to Philippine authorities and the United States Army Pacific to decide how long the missile system would stay.

Persons: Ezra Acayan, Lin Jian, Louie Dema, USARPAC, Ferdinand Marcos Jr Organizations: High Mobility Artillery, Getty, United States Army Pacific, Reuters, Philippine Locations: Philippines, Laur, Nueva Ecija, States, U.S, Asia, Taipei, China, Russia, Washington, Luzon, Taiwan Strait, Philippine

☆ The West's restrictions on Ukraine's weapons are making its F-16s less effective, military experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewWestern restrictions on how Ukraine can hit targets in Russia make its F-16 fighter jets less effective, military experts told Business Insider. This, in turn, leaves Russia's weaponry more free to hit Ukrainian jets, making them more vulnerable and less able to fly close to the front lines. A still from footage by Ukraine's air force that shows a Storm Shadow missile being launched. A limited number of F-16sThe effectiveness of Ukraine's F-16s faces other challenges, too. Ukraine and its allies, as well as warfare experts, also describe Ukraine's F-16 program as being in its infancy.

Persons: —, George Barros, Barros, DIMITAR DILKOFF, Michael Bohnert, Gordon B, Skip, Davis, Jr, Volodymyr Zelenskyi, Vitalii, it's, Czarek, Michael Clarke, Volodymyr Zelensky, Keir Giles, Oleksiy, Zelenskyy, Ukraine's Organizations: Service, Business, Getty, RAND Corporation, Shadow, YouTube, Ukrainian Air Force, AP, Chatham House's, Air, Libkos, Ukraine US Locations: Ukraine, Russia, AFP, Kursk, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, Netherlands, Poland, Chatham House's Russia, Eurasia, Russian, Ukrainian, Shepetivka, Britain

☆ Slain Israeli hostage held by Hamas in ‘inhuman’ conditions underneath Gaza, sisters tell CNN
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Rob Picheta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Her sisters Shani and May told CNN’s Anderson Cooper they had received proof that she was alive on three occasions, including just three weeks before her death. We feel like we’re in a nightmare,” Shani Yerushalmi said. The IDF told the family her sister was “shot in the head from very close range,” and had marks on her hands from defending herself, May told CNN. I don’t know if I could be in there a day,” Shani told CNN. Her last words were: “They’ve caught me.”May, who chose to see Yerushalmi’s body after its return to Israel, told CNN: “We gave her a last hug to say goodbye to her.

Persons: Eden Yerushalmi, Shani, CNN’s Anderson Cooper, “, ” Shani Yerushalmi, Eden, ”, May, Benjamin Netanyahu’s, Netanyahu, ” Shani, Hersh Goldberg, Carmel Gat, Yerushalmi, “ They’ve Organizations: CNN, Nova, Hamas, Israel Defense Forces, IDF, Yerushalmi, Hostages Locations: Gaza, Israel, Rafah, “, Tel Aviv

☆ Jets vs. Patriots: Aaron Rodgers enjoys ‘really special night’ in big New York win
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Rodgers defied his age in the win, moving around with ease and effectiveness as he evaded Patriots defenders and dissected New England’s defense with his throwing. Rodgers was serenaded throughout the game by the Jets faithful with chants of his name, and afterwards, the quarterback labeled Thursday a “really special night.”“I was feeling real good out there,” Rodgers told reporters. I felt like I was myself quite a few years ago.”Rodgers missed the majority of last season with a torn Achilles. Adam Hunger/APRodgers added when asked about returning to the field at MetLife Stadium: “I felt a really good calm about it, honestly, I didn’t think a whole lot about it. But in its third game of the season with the Super Bowl XLV champion at the helm, things appeared to click for New York.

Persons: Aaron Rodgers, Achilles, Rodgers, Allen Lazard, Garrett Wilson –, Wilson, ”, ” Rodgers, “, I’ve, Adam Hunger, Braelon Allen, Drake Maye, Maye –, Jacoby Brissett, Brissett, Maye Organizations: CNN, NFL, MetLife, New York Jet, New England Patriots, Patriots, Jets, AFC East Locations: New York, England

☆ Apple's showdown with its Chinese rival Huawei is here as both companies launch new smartphones on the same day
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Hours after Apple unveiled its iPhone 16 models earlier this month, Huawei announced the Mate XT would drop on the same day. Huawei's Mate XT trifold smartphone secured millions of preorders. John Ricky/Anadolu via GettyThe disparity could be partly due to how Huawei distributed the first batch of Mate XT sales. Apple's iPhone 16 line starts at $800. The iPhone 16 offers a new "camera control" button and brings the "action" button previously found only on the iPhone 15 Pro models to the entry-level iPhone 16 as well.

Persons: —, preorders, John Ricky, Vivo Organizations: Service, Apple, Huawei, Business, Anadolu, Getty, CNBC, Reuters, Apple Intelligence, Publishing, Samsung, Bloomberg, Research, Wall, Counterpoint Research, Wedbush Securities Locations: China, Beijing, Hefei, Shenzhen, Guangzhou

☆ Iran is helping the Houthi rebels in Yemen target and down U.S. Reaper drones, U.S. officials say
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Courtney-Kube-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Courtney Kube | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Iran is helping the Houthi rebels in Yemen target U.S. Reaper drones, which has enabled the Houthis to shoot down or damage several of the massive, unmanned aircraft, say two U.S. officials. The interference severely inhibits the U.S. ability to gather intelligence and increases the chance that the drones could drift into unfriendly airspace. The U.S. military has struggled to stop some Houthi air defense systems because rather than radars, the Houthis often use electro-optical systems to find targets. Iran sent a spy ship to the waters near Yemen to help the Houthis target ships in the Red Sea. It appears the U.S. plan to interdict shipments of Iranian weapons and destroy stockpiles of weapons and drones has failed to roll back Houthi attacks on cargo ships, Knights said.

Persons: Michael Knights, ”, Knights, “ Organizations: U.S, Pentagon, NBC, Defense Intelligence Agency, White House National Security Council, Washington Institute for Near, Policy, NBC News, ” Knights, U.S . Navy, “ Locations: Iran, Yemen, Tehran, Israel, U.S, Eastern Europe, Syria, Red

☆ Woman suffers third-degree burns while walking in thermal area in Yellowstone National Park
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Antonio Planas | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A 60-year-old woman received third-degree burns while walking in a thermal area in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming this week, according to park officials. Visitors are urged to practice “extreme caution” in hydrothermal areas by staying on boardwalks and trails. Pets are prohibited on boardwalk and hiking trails in the backcountry and in thermal areas, according to the park service. And in March, actor Pierce Brosnan, best known for playing James Bond, was fined after he posted photos of himself standing on off-limits thermal areas of Yellowstone in the previous year. In August 2023, a Michigan man was charged with two federal misdemeanors after he burned himself in one of Yellowstone’s thermal areas, federal prosecutors said.

Persons: Pierce Brosnan, James Bond, “, ” Organizations: National Park Service, Eastern, Eastern Idaho Regional Medical, Visitors Locations: Yellowstone, Wyoming, Windsor , New Hampshire, Mallard, Eastern Idaho, Michigan

☆ Biden makes history with 12th Senate-confirmed LGBTQ judge
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

That surpassed the record of Democratic former President Barack Obama, who had secured the confirmation of 11 openly LGBTQ judges during his eight years in office. Only in the last three decades have presidents nominated openly gay people to the federal bench. Circuit Judge Alison Nathan joined the bench as a trial judge in Manhattan following her nomination by Obama. Circuit Judges Beth Robinson of the 2nd Circuit and Nicole Berner of the 4th U.S. The bulk of openly LGBTQ nominees have come from Democratic presidents, though Republican former President Donald Trump appointed two openly gay judges.

Persons: Joe Biden, Mary Kay Costello, Biden, Barack Obama, Lena Zwarensteyn, ” Zwarensteyn, Costello, Saul Ewing, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer, Feld, Judge Vaughn Walker, George H.W, George H.W . Bush, Deborah Batts, Bill Clinton, Alison Nathan, Obama, Nathan, Beth Robinson, Nicole Berner, Donald Trump Organizations: Democratic, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Conference, Civil, Human, U.S . Air Force, Temple University, Attorney’s, Eastern, Former U.S, Republican, Gay, U.S, Circuit, Appeals, 2nd, NBC Locations: Philadelphia, Eastern District, San Francisco, George H.W ., Manhattan, New York City

The blasts that rocked Lebanon for a second day reached the doors of a walkie-talkie maker in Japan on Thursday, as Israel’s declaration of a “new phase” to the conflict raised fears of all-out war. As the world urged against further escalation after months of devastating war with Hamas in Gaza, Israel indicated its focus had shifted to its northern border with Lebanon. “We are at the start of a new phase in the war — it requires courage, determination and perseverance on our part,” he said. In northern Israel, at least eight people were injured by anti-tank fire from across the Lebanon border, health authorities said early Thursday. While Israel has not taken responsibility for the attacks, the militant group and Lebanese officials also pinned the blame on Israel.

Persons: pagers, Hassan Nasrallah, Yoav Gallant, ”, Gallant, Defense Lloyd Austin, Israel, Abdallah Rashid Bouhabib, NNA, Icom, Kazuhiro Nogi, ” Yoshiki Enomoto, Enomoto, didn't, ” Icom, Cristiana, Gold, Arcidiacono Organizations: ”, Defense, NBC News, . Security, Lebanese Telecommunications Ministry, Getty, Reuters, Icom, NBC, Consulting, Taiwanese Ministry of Economic Affairs Locations: Lebanon, Japan, Iran, Gaza, Israel, U.S, New York, Taiwan, Bulgaria, Beirut, Osaka, Tokyo, AFP, East

☆ Walkie-talkie firm probes link to 2nd wave of Lebanon blasts as Israel declares ‘new phase’ of war
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Mithil Aggarwal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The Israeli military said it had struck Hezbollah infrastructure and a weapons storage facility in southern Lebanon in overnight airstrikes. Israeli artillery also struck several areas in southern Lebanon, the IDF said in a statement. In northern Israel, at least eight people were injured by anti-tank fire from across the Lebanon border, health authorities said early Thursday. While Israel has not taken responsibility for the attacks, the militant group and Lebanese officials also pinned the blame on Israel. Whether original Gold Apollo products were tampered with, or entirely fake ones manufactured, was still being investigated, a spokesperson for the Taiwanese Economic Affairs Ministry told NBC News.

Persons: Hassan Nasrallah, Yoav Gallant, Gallant, Lloyd Austin, Israel, Abdallah Rashid Bouhabib, NNA, Icom, Yoshiki Enomoto, Enomoto, didn't, Cristiana, Gold, Arcidiacono Organizations: Hamas, Israeli, NBC News, United Nations Security Council, Lebanese Telecommunications Ministry, Reuters, Icom, NBC, Consulting, Taiwanese Economic Affairs Ministry Locations: Beirut's, Lebanon, Japan, Iran, Gaza, Israel, U.S, New York, Taiwan, Bulgaria, Beirut, Osaka, East

☆ Turbulent skies of Vincent Van Gogh’s ‘The Starry Night’ may align with a scientific theory
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —The dappled starlight and swirling clouds of Vincent van Gogh’s “The Starry Night” are thought to reflect the artist’s tumultuous state of mind when he painted the work in 1889. Now, a new analysis by physicists based in China and France suggests the artist had a deep, intuitive understanding of the mathematical structure of turbulent flow. Batchelor’s scaling mathematically represents how small particles, such as drifting algae in the ocean or pieces of dust in the wind, are passively mixed around by turbulent flow. “I think this physical relationship must be embedded in his mind so that’s why when he made this famous ‘Starry Night’ painting, it mimics the real flow,” Huang said. “What I take away from studies like this is that (van Gogh) captured some of this universality in the beautiful (‘Starry Night’),” Beattie added.

Persons: Vincent van Gogh’s, ”, Yongxiang Huang, Van Gogh, mutilating, van Gogh's, Huang, Andrey Kolmogorov, John Constable, De Agostini, James Beattie, Beattie wasn’t, van Gogh, ” Huang, Beattie, “, Van Gogh’s, Yinxiang, Gogh, ” Beattie Organizations: CNN, State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science & College of Ocean, Sciences, Xiamen University, Princeton University, NASA's, NASA Goddard Space, NASA’s, Museum of Modern Art Locations: China, France, Saint, Provence, Soviet, Brighton, British, New Jersey, New York

☆ Lebanon attacks: What we know about the pager and walkie-talkie explosions
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Jessie Yeung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Lebanon is reeling after facing deadly back-to-back attacks targeting Hezbollah members – with pagers simultaneously exploding across the country on Tuesday, then walkie-talkies detonating in a similar fashion on Wednesday. At least 22 people, including children, have died so far from the two attacks, which Lebanese officials have blamed on Israel. Firefighters put out flames and a crowd gathers after a reported explosion in Saida, Lebanon, on September 18, 2024. How have Hezbollah, Israel and the world responded? It appears US officials were largely in the dark until reports emerged of the explosions, according to three sources familiar with the matter.

Persons: pagers, Mahmoud Zayat, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Mohamed Azakir, ICOM, “, Abdallah Bou Habib, Yoav Gallant, ” Gallant, ” Organizations: CNN, pagers, Firefighters, Getty, Hamas, American University of, American University of Beirut Medical Center, The New York Times, NBC News, Lebanon’s, United Nations Security Council, Israeli, UN, ”, Human Rights Watch Locations: Lebanon, Israel, Beirut, Iran, Saida, AFP, Gaza, Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Israeli, American University of Beirut, Asia, Europe, Hungarian, Budapest, United States

☆ The Boeing strike has already cost the company and its workers $572 million – and the pace of losses is climbing
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Chris Isidore | Vanessa Yurkevich | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —The strike at Boeing by 33,000 members of the International Association of Machinists union, which reaches its seventh day today, has already cost the company and workers $572 million, according to an estimate from Anderson Economic Group. “The first week of losses for Boeing are substantial, but they’ll pale in comparison to what comes in the following weeks,” Anderson told CNN. The strike at Boeing (BA), on the other hand, has yet to have a measurable economic impact on airlines so far, Anderson said. The losses for workers, primarily the 33,000 union members who have gone on strike, as well as for suppliers come to about $117 million in the first week. The strike will also cost about $10 million in local losses, including at businesses near the plants, according to Anderson.

Persons: Patrick Anderson, “, ” Anderson, Anderson, Kelly Ortberg, Boeing’s, Max Organizations: New, New York CNN, Boeing, International Association of Machinists, Anderson Economic, CNN, General Motors, Max, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, Airbus Locations: New York, Michigan, South Carolina

☆ Ukraine’s energy supply faces ‘sternest test yet’ as war grinds toward third winter
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Hanna Ziady | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Ukraine’s electricity supply risks “severe disruptions” this winter, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has warned, urging Kyiv’s allies to help address the country’s energy security. Russia has repeatedly attacked Ukraine’s energy infrastructure with missiles and drones since its full-scale invasion in February 2022, but its bombardments have intensified recently, leaving the country in a precarious position as colder weather approaches. Ukraine has also attacked Russia’s energy infrastructure. In its report, the agency outlines 10 measures that Ukraine and its allies should implement to tackle risks to the country’s energy supply. She also noted that the EU had contributed at least €2 billion ($2.2 billion) toward Ukraine’s energy system since Russia’s full-scale invasion began.

Persons: Kyiv’s, Fatih Birol, Ukraine’s, Ursula von der Leyen Organizations: CNN, International Energy Agency, European Union, Work, EU Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Moscow, Denmark, Europe, Lithuania

☆ FedEx quarterly profit disappoints as demand for speedy delivery wanes
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

FedEx reported a steep quarterly profit drop and lowered its full-year revenue forecast on Thursday after its customers continued to trade down from speedy, pricey delivery to cheaper, slower options. Shares in the Memphis-based delivery giant tumbled almost 11% to $267.74 in after-hours trading, dragging shares in rival United Parcel Service down 2.5%. The shift to less-profitable packages is squeezing profits at FedEx and UPS. Subramaniam is leading a complex restructuring at FedEx that involves slashing billions of dollars in overheads and merging its separate Ground and Express delivery units. On an adjusted basis, profit fell to $3.60 per share from $4.55 per share a year ago.

Persons: Raj Subramaniam, Subramaniam Organizations: FedEx, United Parcel Service, UPS, Reuters, Federal, United States Postal Service, FedEx Freight Locations: Memphis, China, Shein, U.S

☆ Hillary Clinton says Vance’s child care comments are ‘not in touch’ with most Americans’ lives
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

But “families need support,” and relatives aren’t always nearby and available, Clinton said. “Nobody really knows what happens in a marriage except the two people in it, and every marriage I’m aware of has ups and downs – not public,” she said. Clinton said she would never tell anyone else to stay in a marriage or leave it. We have a good time sharing this life that we’ve lived together for now nearly 50 years of marriage,” Clinton said. You feel like it’s the entire world, but in my case, it was the world,” she said.

Persons: Hillary Clinton, Vance, ” “, CNN’s Fareed Zakaria, ” Clinton, Charlie Kirk, “, ’ ”, aren’t, Clinton, I’m, ”, Bill Clinton, Zakaria, Bill, we’ve, that’s Organizations: CNN, Republicans, US Locations: Ohio, United States, Washington

☆ Hong Kong investigators say Cathay Pacific’s A350 engine defect could cause ‘extensive’ damage
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Chris Lau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Hong Kong CNN —Hong Kong aviation investigators say an engine problem that caused Cathay Pacific to ground its entire fleet of Airbus A350 jets for inspection earlier this month could have escalated into “extensive damage.”Cathay canceled dozens of flights in early September, citing the need to inspect its A350 planes after the engine issue forced a Zurich-bound flight to return to Hong Kong shortly after takeoff on September 2. The airline had previously identified an engine component failure on the affected aircraft, though it stopped short of revealing what the problem was. The AAIA recommended the European Union Aviation Safety Agency to require Rolls-Royce, the engine maker behind the popular A350 long-haul jets, to “develop continuing airworthiness information” on the problem. Following the incident, Cathay conducted a thorough inspection of its 48-strong A350 fleet and replaced components on 15 of the planes. CNN has reached out to Cathay and Rolls-Royce for comment.

Persons: Royce Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Hong, Cathay, Airbus, Accident Investigation, European Union Aviation Safety Agency, Royce, Trent, CNN Locations: Hong Kong, Cathay Pacific, Zurich

☆ I dated a woman while she was engaged to someone else for 2 years. Here's what I learned about being the lover.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Santiago Barraza Lopez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

But for two years, I dated a woman who was engaged to another man. I swore I would never find myself in that type of relationship, but it felt like it "just happened." I felt powerless to the draw of the toxic relationship. Over two years, I became a toxic version of myself that I didn't recognize. I became a toxic version of myself.

Persons: I'd Organizations: Service, Business Locations: —, New York

☆ See the first video showing the US Air Force's B-21 Raider in flight
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The US Air Force released a video showing the B-21 Raider stealth bomber taking off and landing. The force's newest bomber took its first flight last fall and is in production. AdvertisementThe US Air Force released the first footage of its new stealth bomber taking off and landing during flight testing. The testing marks a monumental moment for the B-21 Raider, which is shaping up to replace the branch's older bombers and become "the backbone" of its "flexible global strike capability," the Air Force said. The video was released Wednesday alongside the B-21 Update panel at the 2024 Air, Space and Cyber Conference by the Air and Space Forces Association.

Persons: — Organizations: US Air Force, Raider, Pentagon, Service, Air Force, Conference, Air and Space Forces Association, Business

☆ Analysis: Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah’s speech shows signs of a group driven deeper underground
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Tamara Qiblawi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The second sign was that Nasrallah’s address – his first since two waves of attacks detonated thousands of Hezbollah wireless devices earlier this week – was very possibly pre-recorded. The leader of the powerful militant group has not delivered a speech in person since the start of Lebanon’s last all-out war with Israel in 2006. In his speech last month, for example, Nasrallah referenced two sonic booms caused by Israeli jets that had broken the sound barrier over Beirut. The roar reverberated throughout the city yet the Beirut-based militant leader neither flinched nor referenced the incident during his speech. Israel’s fighter jets seemed intent to underscore the gains of Tuesday and Wednesday’s attacks on Hezbollah’s wireless devices: the group had been driven deeper underground.

Persons: –, Hassan Nasrallah, Nasrallah, ”, Mohamed Azakir, Reuters Nasrallah, “ We’ve, “, group’s Organizations: Beirut CNN, ”, American University of, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Reuters, of Locations: Beirut, Israel, Lebanon, American University of Beirut, Gaza

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