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The Iran-backed Houthi militia claimed responsibility for a drone attack in central Tel Aviv that crashed into a building near the U.S. consulate early Friday, killing at least one person. No alarms were activated in the attack, the Israeli military said earlier in a statement. The Israeli military official said it was possible that the country’s defense systems had registered the drone but misidentified it. Ron Huldai, the mayor of Tel Aviv, said the city was on heightened alert. The man was found in his apartment and had shrapnel injuries, the Tel Aviv police said in a statement.

Persons: Yahya Sarea, Ron Huldai, ”, Zaki Heller, Roee Klein, Witnesses, Matthew Mpoke Bigg, Aaron Boxerman, Ronen Bergman Organizations: Tel, Hamas, Tel Aviv police Locations: Iran, Tel Aviv, U.S, Yemen, Israel, Red, Lebanon, Gaza

☆ What to Know About the Student Unrest in Bangladesh
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Anupreeta Das | Saif Hasnat | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

As of Thursday, 17 people, most of them students, had been killed and hundreds of others injured. Large areas of Dhaka, the capital, remained empty, and the city shut down its only metro rail service. Anisul Huq, the Bangladesh law minister, said on Thursday that the government was in favor of overhauling the quota system. Mr. Huq said the government would sit down with student leaders to find a resolution, although he added that the final decision would be made by the Supreme Court. On Thursday, they targeted the headquarters of the national television station, setting fire to the building.

Persons: Sheikh Hasina, Anisul Huq, Huq Organizations: Supreme Locations: Pakistan, Dhaka, Bangladesh

☆ Sheikha Mahra: Dubai princess’s Instagram account announces divorce with royal husband
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Nadeen Ebrahim | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

The Instagram account of Sheikha Mahra bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the daughter of UAE Prime Minister and Dubai ruler Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, announced her intention to leave her husband, a fellow royal. “I hereby declare our divorce,” 30-year-old Sheikha Mahra’s account posted on Instagram on Wednesday. There are no pictures of her on Sheikh Mana’s Instagram account either. CNN has reached out to the Dubai government’s Media Office for comment, which referred CNN to Sheikha Mahra’s media office. CNN has reached out to Sheikh Mana for comment through his Instagram account.

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☆ Futuristic designs unveiled for ‘world’s greenest highway’
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Rebecca Cairns | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Not content with Dubai having the tallest building, the deepest pool or the highest hotel, urban design firm URB hopes to add one more superlative feather to the city’s cap: the world’s “greenest” highway. The green highway, pictured in this render, would also include a network of footpaths and green community spaces. URB‘A unique set of challenges’Creating the world’s “greenest” highway in a desert city isn’t easy, though. Pictured in this rendering, designs for the Nexgen Sustainable City, which URB has designed for Cairo. URB A Dubai developer is creating green designs for the city Prev NextAn urban utopiaThis isn’t URB’s first foray into utopian future city design.

Persons: URB, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed, Baharash, ” Bagherian, ”, Baharash Bagherian, ’, Bagherian, — Organizations: CNN, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, European Union, “, Hub, Agri Locations: Dubai, ”, “ Dubai, URB “ Dubai, UAE, Hong Kong, URB, Yiti, Oman, Yas, Abu Dhabi, Cairo, City

☆ Israel-Hamas War and Gaza Fighting: Latest Updates
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Ephrat Livni | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

Settlers are governed by Israeli civil law while their Palestinian neighbors are subject to Israeli military law. “Settler soldiers are actually an armed militia.”Image Israeli army reservists near the settlement of Tekoa in the West Bank in October. From the perspective of some in the Israeli military, settler violence is a threat to Israel’s security. The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Israeli forces have killed more than 530 West Bank Palestinians since the war in Gaza began, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, which tracks West Bank violence on a weekly basis.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu’s, Hagit, ’, ” Ms, Ofran, Tamir Kalifa, Bezalel Smotrich, Smotrich, Yehuda Fox, “, ” Matthew Mpoke Bigg, Sheikh Ahmad Organizations: West Bank, The European Union, European Council, United, State Department, “, The New York Times, Mr, Israel’s, Command, Palestinian, United Nations Office, Humanitarian Affairs Locations: United States, Peace, Israel, Jordan, Gaza, West, Palestinian, ”, Tekoa, Al Bireh, Ramin, Deir Abu Mash’al, Ramallah

☆ Dubai crown prince appointed UAE defense minister
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Modern architecture, Dubai central business district and car traffic are seen from Sky Views Observatory on Dec. 13, 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The crown prince of Dubai has been appointed as minister of defense for the United Arab Emirates as part of a broader cabinet shuffle, Dubai ruler and UAE Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum posted on X. The 41-year-old Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, who has served as Dubai's crown prince since 2008, was also named as one of the UAE's deputy prime ministers. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE foreign minister, was also appointed as a deputy prime minister in the reshuffle. Other new appointments include Alia Abdulla AlMazrouei as minister of state for entrepreneurship, Sarah Al Amiri as minister of education, Abdulrahman Al Awar as acting minister of higher education and scientific research, Sheikh Mohammed's post said.

Persons: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al, Maktoum, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid al, Sheikh Hamdan, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Alia Abdulla AlMazrouei, Sarah Al Amiri, Abdulrahman Al Awar, Sheikh Mohammed's Organizations: Views, United Arab Emirates, United, Dubai Locations: Dubai, United Arab, UAE, Instagram

The Israeli military said this week that it had concluded its operation there. Palestinians returning to Shajaiye, after heeding a call by Israel to evacuate, said the neighborhood was so devastated it was uninhabitable. “The current situation in Shajaiye today is tragic,” said Ahmed Sidu, a photographer, who went back to his home as soon as he heard that Israeli forces had pulled out. Palestinian Civil Defense said on Friday that their crews began recovering bodies from Tal Al-Hawa and the Al-Sinaa neighborhoods, as they said the Israeli forces appeared to be leaving those areas as well. The Israeli military did not confirm its forces were also pulling out of those areas.

Persons: ”, Ahmed Sidu, Hamas’s, Ayman Showadeh, Showadeh, Karam Hassan, ” Mr, Hassan, Mr, Sidu, Tal, Tal Al, “, Juliette Touma, Rawan Sheikh Ahmad Organizations: Hamas, Palestinian Civil Defense, Credit, Agence France, United Nations, UNRWA, Troops Locations: Shajaiye, Gaza City, Israel, Gaza, Al, Rimal

☆ Ramesh Shukla: How an Indian migrant became the UAE’s ‘royal photographer’ and captured the birth of modern Dubai
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Rebecca Cairns | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Photographer Ramesh Shukla moved to Dubai in 1965. Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid watching a camel race in Sharjah, 1968. The next day, he returned to the racetrack and presented the photo to Sheikh Zayed, asking for his blessing — and it changed everything. Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the late emir of Abu Dhabi, signing the agreement to form the UAE’ on December 2, 1971. Ramesh ShuklaShukla's photos of the UAE's founding fathers (top) and Sheikh Zayed signing (bottom) are featured on the 50 dirham note.

Persons: CNN — “, ” Ramesh Shukla, Shukla, Ramesh Shukla, —, ”, Sheikh Zayed, Sheikh Rashid, Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Neel Shukla, Ramesh’s, “, Tara, Neel, Ramesh, Ajman —, Ras, Khaimah, Neel —, ‘ Papa, ’ ” Organizations: CNN, United Arab Emirates, Ramesh, Emirates, United, UAE ’, Dubai Culture Locations: India, Dubai, Bombay, Mumbai, UAE, Sharjah, States, British, Arabian, Abu Dhabi, “, Umm Al, United Arab, Ras Al, Emirates

☆ Incumbents pay the price in year of global elections
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

And elections in Taiwan and South Korea proved the dynamism of the idea that free elections can promote stable governance. The two round French election system once again kept the far-right out of power on Sunday but Macron’s gamble didn’t exactly pay off. An era of political turmoil now looms with a hung parliament, a likely shaky coalition and instability ahead of the next presidential election in 2027. Kevin Coombs/ReutersIndonesiaPrabowo Subianto, a former army general, won the presidential election in the world’s fourth most populous nation, which is home to its largest Muslim population. IranIran wasn’t supposed to have a presidential election this year.

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☆ Israel-Hamas War in Gaza: Latest News and Updates
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Aaron Boxerman | Adam Rasgon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

Image Israel’s finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, center, has threatened not to renew the provision, which makes it easier for Israeli banks to work with Palestinian banks. But many called the West Bank’s current economic predicament the most difficult yet. Before the war, Mahmoud Abu Issa, 53, was earning over $2,000 a month — an enviable salary in the impoverished West Bank — as a construction worker in Israel. If Palestinian banks want to offer shekel accounts, they must maintain links with Israeli banks and rely on them to process shekel transactions. Since 2017, Israel’s Finance Ministry has issued the waiver indemnifying the Israeli banks, according to Lilach Weissman, a spokeswoman for the ministry.

Persons: Bezalel Smotrich, Smotrich, Israel, Biden, Mr, Smotrich —, —, Menahem Kahana, Mahmoud Abu Issa, “, Abu Issa, Mohammad Rabee, Shadi Abu Afifa, ”, Abu Afifa, Jake Sullivan, Lilach Weissman, Akram Jerab, Eytan Fuld, Azzam, Shawwa, Rawan Sheikh Ahmad Organizations: West Bank, Palestinian Authority, Palestinian, Agence France, Mr, Palestinian Authority’s Finance Ministry, Israel’s Finance, Quds Bank Locations: Gaza, Bank, U.S, Israel, Hebron, ”, Palestinian, Palestine

☆ Israel warns of 'devastating consequences' as spike in fire with Lebanon risks wider conflict
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Ruxandra Iordache | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Smoke and flame rise after Hezbollah carried out a missile attack on Safed city, northern Israel on June 12, 2024. Over the past week, Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has ramped up hostilities and cross-border missile attacks against targets in northern Israel, according to Israel Defense Forces and the Hezbollah-aligned al-Manar news outlet. It comes amid a ramp-up in attacks by Hezbollah in recent weeks following repeat offensives against its neighbor since October. "Hezbollah's increasing aggression is bringing us to the brink of what could be a wider escalation, one that could have devastating consequences for Lebanon and the entire region," Hagari added. "Israel will take the necessary measures to protect its civilians, until security along our border with Lebanon is restored.

Persons: Sami Taleb Abdullah, Taleb Abdullah, Israel, Daniel Hagari, Hagari, HoweveHezbollah, Sheikh Naim Qassem, Amos Hochstein, Joe Biden, Biden, Houthi —, Iran —, Yahya Sare'e Organizations: Hezbollah, Israel Defense Forces, Hamas, IDF, CNBC, Lebanese, Washington, U.S, NBC News Locations: Safed, Israel, Lebanon, Iran, Tehran, Gaza, Lebanese, Jouaiyya, Red

☆ 80 countries at Swiss conference agree territorial integrity of Ukraine must be basis of any peace
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Eighty countries jointly called Sunday for the "territorial integrity" of Ukraine to be the basis for any peace agreement to end Russia's two-year war, though some key developing nations at a Swiss conference did not join in. Brazil, an "observer" country, did not sign on but Turkey — which has sought to an intermediary between Russia and Ukraine — did. The final document said the U.N. Charter and "respect for territorial integrity and sovereignty … can and will serve as a basis for achieving a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine." Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hailed the "first steps toward peace" at the meeting, and said the joint communique remains "open for accession by everyone who respects the U.N. "We all at this table need to do more so that children of Ukraine are back in Ukraine," he added.

Persons: Jake Sullivan, Kamala Harris, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, —, Ukraine —, Viola Amherd, Ursula von der Leyen, Putin, Giorgia Meloni, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, it's, Maria Lvova, Belova, Milojko Spajic, I'm Organizations: United, United Arab Emirates, Union's, Analysts, White House, Children's Locations: States, United States, Ukraine, Stansstad, Lucerne, Switzerland, Swiss, Russia, India, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, United Arab, Brazil, Turkey, ., China, Gaza, Kyiv, Moscow, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al, Qatar, Europe, Montenegro

After eight devastating months of war, Muslims in Gaza on Sunday will mark a somber Eid al-Adha, a major religious holiday usually celebrated by sharing meat among friends, family and the needy. Adha means sacrifice, and the ritual killing of a sheep, goat or cow on the day is meant as a symbol of the prophet Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son. Hunger has gripped the Palestinian territory as Israel has unleashed an eight-month military offensive on the enclave and severely restricted what is allowed to enter, including humanitarian aid. “There won’t be any Eid, nor any Eid atmosphere,” said Zaina Kamuni, who was living with her family in a tent on a sandy expanse of land in southern Gaza called Al-Mawasi. “I haven’t eaten any meat in five months.”“It will be a day like any other day, just like Eid al-Fitr,” she added, referring to the other major Muslim holiday, which Gazans observed more than two months ago under the same conditions.

Persons: ”, Zaina Kamuni, Gazans Locations: Gaza, Israel, Al

☆ Gaza war: Flies, mosquitoes, raw sewage and mountains of garbage threaten to worsen health crisis
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( Tim Lister | Ibrahim Dahman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Raw sewage, swarms of flies and mosquitoes, garbage piled high in the streets. As the heat of summer gathers, hundreds of thousands of people in Gaza are contending with a crisis in sanitation. Ismail Zayda, who lives in Gaza City in the north, told CNN that water supplies had been cut off for nine months. Roads ‘full of sewage’Zayda, the Gaza City resident, told how an out-of-service swimming pool in his had become a magnet for insects. The treatment of sewage amid damage to infrastructure and a lack of fuel has become an enduring problem in Gaza.

Persons: Ismail Zayda, ”, Gaza –, –, Abed Rahim Khatib, Benjamin Netanyahu, Mahmoud Issa, Reuters OCHA, ” OCHA, ” Zayda, Carl Skau, Assem, Khan Younis, Deir Al Balah Organizations: CNN, Anadolu, United Nations Security Council, UN Office, Humanitarian Affairs, Reuters, AFP, Getty, UN, International Committee Locations: Gaza, Gaza City, Deir al, Deir al Balah, Rafah, ”, Gaza City Municipality, Khan

☆ Modi is sworn in for a rare third term as India’s prime minister
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-09 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures as he arrives at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in New Delhi, India, June 4, 2024. NEW DELHI — Narendra Modi was sworn in Sunday for a rare third consecutive term as India's prime minister, relying on his coalition partners after his party failed to win a parliamentary majority in a surprise outcome. The 73-year-old popular but polarizing leader is only the second Indian prime minister after Jawaharlal Nehru to retain power for a third five-year term. An avowed Hindu nationalist, the prime minister is considered a champion of the country's Hindu majority, who make up 80% of India's 1.4 billion population. Several South Asian leaders attended the swearing-in ceremony Sunday, including Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu.

Persons: Narendra Modi, Modi, Droupadi Murmu, Jawaharlal Nehru, he's, Sheikh Hasina, Ranil Wickremesinghe, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Mohamed Muizzu, Muizzu Organizations: Indian, Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP, NEW, Modi's National Democratic Alliance, Modi's BJP, Telugu Desam Party, Janata Dal, INDIA, Bangladesh Locations: New Delhi, India, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Sri, Maldives, China

☆ Manchester City is taking legal action against the English Premier League over commercial rules, per The Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Sammy Mncwabe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Manchester City has initiated legal action against the English Premier League (EPL) over commercial rules, the UK’s Times reported on Tuesday. City, which won a fourth successive Premier League title last month, is looking to end the league’s Associated Party Transaction (APT) rules, according to The Times, which reported on specific excerpts of the lawsuit. The APT rules came into effect in December 2021 after the Saudi-led takeover of Newcastle United. According to The Times, City claims the APT rules are unlawful and are seeking damages from the league. In February 2023, the Premier League accused City of breaching more than 100 financial rules, and allegations included failing to provide accurate financial information, failing to comply with UEFA’s financial fair play (FFP) regulations and failing to follow Premier League rules on profit and sustainability.

Persons: Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Newton, Sheikh Mansour, CNN hasn’t, Pep Guardiola, Khaldoon Al Mubarak, ” Al Mubarak, “, “ It’s, I’ve Organizations: CNN, Manchester City, English Premier League, UK’s Times, Premier League, Transaction, The Times, Abu, Abu Dhabi United Group, City Football Group, Newton Investment, Development, UAE, APT, Newcastle United, The, Times, City, Champions League, City TV Locations: City, Abu Dhabi, Saudi

☆ Managers at Boeing's largest factory 'hound mechanics' to keep quiet about safety concerns, employee says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewManagers at Boeing's largest factory in Everett, Washington, "will hound mechanics" to keep quiet about safety and quality assurance concerns, a mechanic who has worked for the company for more than three decades told The Guardian. Boeing's Everett site, one of the world's largest manufacturing buildings, produces the 747, 767, 777, and 787 airplanes. The factory is also responsible for fixing the 787 Dreamliner, and the unnamed mechanic told the Guardian that it was "full of" faulty 787 jets waiting to be mended. Many of the planes arriving at Everett come from Boeing's 787 Dreamliner Final Assembly building in South Carolina, which it opened in 2011. AdvertisementFollowing the Alaska blowout incident, the FAA ordered Boeing to produce an action plan to address its safety issues.

Persons: —, Boeing's Everett, Max, Sam Salehpour, shim, Michael Whitaker, Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum Organizations: Service, Boeing's, Guardian, Business, Boeing, Everett, Alaska Airlines, Federal Aviation Authority, FAA, CNBC Locations: Everett , Washington, Everett, South Carolina, Alaska, Emirates

☆ Dubai Old Town: Dubai’s ‘soul’ is about more than historic buildings
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Rebecca Cairns | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

So in 2016, Badran set up her own tour company, Wander with Nada, to “show a different side of Dubai” to travelers. Her bespoke private tours are designed to suit the interests of each visitor, but her favorite itinerary is Dubai’s “old town,” a group of small neighborhoods around Dubai Creek where the city began and Badran spent her childhood. Badran leads me through the narrow alleys around the Dubai Old Souk, home to stores run by Indian-origin families. Stores in Old Dubai Souk. “Dubai is about opening your mind,” Badran says, “and embracing this diversity that makes it unique.”

Persons: Nada Badran, Badran, “, ”, Nada, Rebecca Cairns, Al Maktoum, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Al Talli, There’s, —, it’s, ” Badran, Al Shindagha, Al, Djamel Boussaa, ” Boussaa, hasn’t, Rashid Haghaght, Al Karama, ” “ Organizations: CNN, “, United Arab Emirates, Dubai, Heritage, UNESCO, Al Shindagha, Trading Locations: Florence, Dubai, The, Arabian, “ Dubai, ”, Rome, Athens, Edinburgh, UAE, Oman, today’s Iraq, Bani Yas, Al Shindagha, Suadna, South, West Asia, Al, Saudi Arabia, Al Fahidi, Jordan, Deira, Isfahan, Old Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Al Rigga, Souk, Old Dubai Souk, Jebel Ali, Iran, India, China

☆ Saudi king to be treated for lung inflammation, state news agency says
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Photo: Oliver Weiken/dpa (Photo by Oliver Weiken/picture alliance via Getty Images)Saudi King Salman will undergo treatment at Al Salam Palace in Jeddah for a lung inflammation, the state news agency said on Sunday, hours after he underwent medical tests. Citing the royal court, the state news agency said the 88-year-old king would be treated with antibiotics until the inflammation subsides. Earlier on Sunday, King Salman underwent medical tests at the royal clinics at Al Salam Palace due to "high temperature and joint pain", the Saudi state news agency said. King Salman, the custodian of Islam's holiest sites, became ruler of the world's top oil exporter in 2015 after spending more than 2-1/2 years as the crown prince and deputy premier. Saudi Arabia's embassy in Japan did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the crown prince's cancelled trip.

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☆ Middle East Crisis Temporary Pier Is Anchored in Gaza to Deliver Aid, U.S. Military Says
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Victoria Kim | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

U.S. officials had said last week that the floating pier and causeway had been completed, but that weather conditions had delayed their installation. An American ship loaded with humanitarian aid, the Sagamore, set off for Gaza from Cyprus last week, and the aid was loaded onto a smaller vessel that had been waiting for the pier to be installed. Aid groups say the devastation in Gaza after seven months of Israeli bombardment, strict Israeli inspections and restrictions on crossing points are limiting the amount of aid that can enter Gaza. The Pentagon has said that the pier could help deliver as many as two million meals a day. An aid group, World Central Kitchen, built a makeshift jetty in mid-March to deliver aid by sea to Gaza for the first time in nearly two decades.

Persons: Charles Q, Brown, “ It’ll, ”, “, that’s, Nadav Shoshani, Dan Dieckhaus, Rawan Sheikh Ahmad, Helene Cooper Organizations: U.S, Israel, U.S . Central Command, United Nations, Central Command, U.S ., Pentagon, Joint Chiefs, Staff, NATO, Israeli Navy, Division, Food, U.S . Agency for International Development Locations: Rafah, Israel, Gaza, An American, Cyprus, Brussels, Kerem

☆ Diabetes, Heart Problems and Kidney Disease Are Closely Linked
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Knvul Sheikh | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Heart disease, diabetes and kidney disease are among the most common chronic illnesses in the United States — and they’re all closely connected. Adults with diabetes are twice as likely to have heart disease or a stroke compared with those who don’t have diabetes. People with diabetes — Type 1 and Type 2 — are also at risk of developing kidney disease. And when the kidneys don’t work well, a person’s heart has to work even harder to pump blood to them, which can then lead to heart disease. syndrome, meaning they have been diagnosed with diabetes, heart disease or kidney disease or are at high risk of developing them, the numbers are still “astronomically higher than expected” said Dr. Rahul Aggarwal, a cardiology fellow at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston and co-author of the study.

Persons: ”, Rahul Aggarwal Organizations: American Heart Association, Brigham, Women’s Hospital Locations: United States, Boston

☆ Jury Selection in Menendez Trial Stretches Into a Third Day
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Nicholas Fandos | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Jury selection in the corruption trial of Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey stretched into a third day on Wednesday, as a judge prepared to seat a dozen citizens who will soon weigh one of the most serious sets of charges ever brought against a sitting senator. The judge, Sidney H. Stein, spent much of Tuesday questioning dozens of potential jurors from New York City and Westchester County, quizzing them on their professions, experiences with the criminal justice system and preferred news sources. After hours in the Manhattan federal courtroom, he indicated a final panel was imminent. “We will be picking a jury by the end of the morning,” Judge Stein said late Tuesday, adding that he expected to begin opening statements quickly thereafter. Prosecutors will go first, offering jurors and the public a preliminary outline of a sprawling corruption and bribery case that involves $100,000 in gold bars, an Egyptian halal meat monopoly and a Qatari sheikh.

Persons: Robert Menendez, Sidney H, Stein, ” Judge Stein Organizations: Prosecutors Locations: Robert Menendez of New Jersey, New York City, Westchester County, Manhattan, Qatari

☆ Lufthansa's boss called delays to Boeing deliveries 'extremely annoying,' and it further highlights a growing dilemma for the aviation giant
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The CEO of Europe's biggest airline called Boeing's delivery delays "extremely annoying." AdvertisementThe CEO of Lufthansa has become the second airline boss in recent days to voice his frustration with Boeing over delivery delays. In an interview with Swiss newspaper Neue Zuercher Zeitung published Saturday, Carsten Spohr was asked about the planemaker's delivery delays. In an interview with CNBC, Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum told Boeing to "get your act together." AdvertisementAfter announcing his resignation, Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun said the company needed to slow down production in order to focus on safety.

Persons: —, Carsten Spohr, Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Dave Calhoun, Al Maktoum's, Brendan Nelson, Spohr Organizations: Alaska Airlines, Boeing, Service, Lufthansa, Swiss, Neue Zuercher, Europe's, Emirates, CNBC, Boeing Global, Sky Arabia, Ryanair, United Airlines, Max, Airbus, Zuercher Zeitung, Business

☆ Robert Menendez’s Trial Is Set to Begin, With a Sprawling Web of Charges
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Tracey Tully | Benjamin Weiser | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Jury selection for Senator Robert Menendez’s corruption trial starts on Monday in a federal courthouse in Manhattan, a 20-mile drive from Mr. Menendez’s home in northern New Jersey, where for decades he has been a well-known Democratic political leader. His efforts to move the trial to his home turf failed. Jurors picked to decide the case will be from Manhattan, the Bronx or one of several New York counties north of the city. Mr. Menendez, 70, will be tried with two New Jersey businessmen, Fred Daibes and Wael Hana. His wife, Nadine Menendez, 57, was also charged in the bribery scheme but will be tried separately, in July.

Persons: Robert Menendez’s, Menendez’s, Menendez, Fred Daibes, Wael Hana, Nadine Menendez Organizations: Democratic, Prosecutors, U.S, Southern, of Locations: Manhattan, New Jersey, Bronx, New York, of New York, Qatari, Jersey

☆ The boss of one of Boeing's biggest customers highlighted the tug-of-war between the planemaker's 2 top priorities: speed and safety
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Emirates CEO Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum criticized Boeing in a CNBC interview. AdvertisementBoeing is facing criticism from one of its biggest customers, as the CEO of Emirates told the planemaker to "get your act together," in an interview with CNBC. AdvertisementAl Maktoum told CNBC that his message for Boeing is: "Get your act together and just do it. An Emirates Boeing 777. Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesWith 250 planes on order, Emirates is Boeing's biggest customer for widebody jets.

Persons: Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, —, We're, it's, Al Maktoum, Max, Dave Calhoun, Al Maktoum's, It's, didn't, Scott Kirby Organizations: Boeing, CNBC, Service, Emirates, Business, Alaska Airlines, National Transportation Safety, Emirates Boeing, Getty, Airbus, United Airlines Locations: Emirates, Dubai

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