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☆ California DMV suspends Cruise's self-driving car permits, effective immediately
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Hayden Field | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

"When there is an unreasonable risk to public safety, the DMV can immediately suspend or revoke permits," the California DMV said in a statement. The California Department of Motor Vehicles on Tuesday suspended Cruise's deployment and testing permits for its autonomous vehicles, effective immediately. A Cruise self-driving car, which is owned by General Motors Corp, is seen outside the company's headquarters in San Francisco. "We learned today at 10:30 am PT of the California DMV's suspension of our driverless permits," Cruise spokesperson Hannah Lindow told CNBC in a statement. The probe, spearheaded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, was prompted by multiple reports involving pedestrian injuries and Cruise vehicles in recent months, and it concerns an estimated 594 self-driving Cruise vehicles, according to the filing.

Persons: Hannah Lindow, Cruise, Philip Koopman, that's, Koopman, Kyle Vogt, — CNBC's Lora Kolodny Organizations: DMV, California DMV, Cruise, General Motors, The California Department of Motor Vehicles, General Motors Corp, CNBC, National, Traffic Safety Administration, Carnegie Mellon University, California's Public Utilities Commission, Google, LinkedIn Locations: California, San Francisco, U.S

☆ Data centers are booming. Their need for power is causing utilities to retreat on green energy.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Daniel Geiger | Ellen Thomas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +18 min

Katie Hobbs at Google's September announcement of a a new $600 million data center in Mesa, Arizona. The amount of electricity needed to power data centers in the U.S. is expected to more than double by 2030, according to McKinsey. "With data centers, you're going to do all of the above to have capacity to meet those loads." Utilities struggle to meet data center loads while cutting carbonThe utility-level impact of the data center industry's energy demand reaches beyond Phoenix. In preliminary documents, it has identified data centers as "the major source of load growth during 2023-2038."

Persons: Karla Moran, Moran, Katie Hobbs, you've, Terry Boston, James Glynn, Glynn, Caryn Potter, it's, OPPD, that's, David Corbin, Corbin, Valerie Plesch, Aaron Ruby, Devon Smiley, Smiley, Lee Kestler, Ruby, George Frey, Wendy Bridges, Bridges, Jill Hanks, Hanks, Potter, Meghin Delaney, Reno, Kestler, EdgeCore, Hunter Holman, Delaney, Holman Organizations: Microsoft, Google, Digital Realty, Arizona Gov, McKinsey, PJM, Columbia University's Center, Global Energy Policy, Southwest Energy Efficiency, Utilities, Omaha Public Power, Sierra Club's, The Washington, Getty, Dominion Energy, Dominion, Blackstone, KKR, APS, Phoenix, Goodyear, NV Energy, Reno, Bay Area, Silver State, Western Resource Locations: Phoenix, Salt, Mesa , Arizona, City, Mesa, U.S, Arizona, Phoenix . Omaha , Nebraska, New York, Sierra Club's Nebraska, Woodbridge , Virginia, Virginia, Nebraska, OPPD, Eagle Mountain , Utah, Brookfield, Seattle, Goodyear, Bay, Nevada, Reno, Las Vegas, North

Gabriel Martinelli's late goal handed Arsenal a 1-0 win over defending champion Manchester City on Sunday, ending a 12-game losing streak in the league against Pep Guardiola's team in the process. City pipped Arsenal to the title by five points last term, in part by beating the Gunners 3-1 away and 4-1 at home. In fact, Arsenal had not taken a point against City in the league since 2017, its longest losing streak against a single opponent in club history. City as a team only had four shots in the game, its lowest total ever under Guardiola in a Premier League game. Newcastle was denied a fifth straight win in all competitions, including an 8-0 victory over Sheffield United in the league.

Persons: Gabriel Martinelli's, Pep Guardiola's, Mikel Arteta's, Martinelli, hadn't, Erling Haaland, Guardiola, ” Guardiola, Bukayo Saka, Thomas Partey, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Kai Havertz, Martinelli —, Partey, Nathan Ake's, City's, Arteta, Virgil van Dijk, Alexis Mac Allister, Lewis Dunk, Mohamed Salah, Van Dijk, Mac Allister, Simon Adingra, Alisson Becker, ”, Klopp, Alexander Isak, Germain, Mohammed Kudus, Isak, Tomas Soucek, Wolverhampton . Pau Torres, Hwang, Hee Chan, ___ Organizations: Emirates, Premier League, Arsenal, Manchester City, Tottenham, City, City pipped Arsenal, Gunners, Wembley, Rodri, Wolves, Bukayo, LIVERPOOL, Liverpool, Brighton, NEWCASTLE, WEST HAM, Paris Saint, Champions League, Man, English League, Newcastle, West, Sheffield United, Aston Villa, Premier League’s, Wolverhampton . Pau, Villa Locations: City pipped, City, Liverpool, West Ham

REUTERS/Carlos Barriaof Acquire Licensing RightsOct 7 (Reuters) - California Governor Gavin Newsom on Saturday vetoed a bill passed recently by the state legislature to explicitly ban caste discrimination, citing exiting laws that already prohibit ancestry discrimination, which made the bill "unnecessary." Had Newsom signed the bill, officially called Senate Bill 403 or SB 403, California would have become the first ever U.S. state to explicitly ban caste discrimination. U.S. discrimination laws ban ancestry discrimination though they do not explicitly mention a prohibition on casteism. Activists opposing caste discrimination said it is no different from other forms of discrimination like racism and hence should be outlawed. In California itself, last month, Fresno became only the second U.S. city to ban caste discrimination after a unanimous city council vote.

Persons: Carlos Barriaof, Gavin Newsom, Newsom, Aisha Wahab, Sundar Pichai, Satya Nadella, Arvind Krishna, Kanishka Singh, Grant McCool Organizations: REUTERS, Democratic, Seattle, U.S, Microsoft, IBM, Thomson Locations: Francisco's, San Francisco , California, U.S, California, South, Afghan American, North America, Canada, Fresno, Silicon Valley, India, Washington

Newsom's veto marked a rare but consequential setback in the movement against caste discrimination that had picked up momentum this year in North America. Had the bill been signed into law, California would have become the first U.S. state to explicitly ban caste discrimination. Here are some examples of recent policy steps across North America to fight caste discrimination:SEATTLEIn February, Seattle became the first U.S. city to outlaw caste discrimination after its local council voted to add caste to the city's anti-discrimination laws. FRESNOIn September, Fresno, California, became only the second U.S. city to ban caste discrimination after a unanimous city council vote. CALIFORNIAA bill to ban caste discrimination in California was introduced and authored by Democratic state Senator Aisha Wahab, an Afghan American, in March.

Persons: Gavin Newsom, Aisha Wahab, Newsom, Kanishka Singh, Jamie Freed Organizations: California State University, Brown University, Ivy League, Harvard University, Democratic, Thomson Locations: California, North America, U.S, SEATTLE, Seattle, TORONTO, Canada, FRESNO, Fresno , California, CALIFORNIA, Afghan American, Washington

David Willard has been checking the grounds of Chicago's lakefront exhibition center for dead birds for 40 years. Researchers estimate hundreds of millions of birds die in window strikes in the United States each year. When they see plants or bushes through windows or reflected in them, they head for them, killing themselves in the process. Pre-dawn rain forced the birds to drop to lower altitudes, where they found the McCormick Center’s lights on, Willard said. The first buildings at McCormick Center were constructed in 1959.

Persons: David Willard, ”, Willard, we've, Matt Igleski, it's, Stan Temple, They’ve, Temple, they’ve, “, McCormick, Anna Pidgeon, ” Willard Organizations: Chicago Field Museum, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, U.S . Fish, Wildlife Service, Chicago Audubon Society, University of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin -, University of Wisconsin - Madison ., World Trade Center, National Audubon Society, McCormick Center Locations: McCormick, United States, U.S, Galveston , Texas, Chicago, Madison, Michigan, University of Wisconsin - Madison, New York City, Toronto , New York, Boston, San Diego, Dallas, Miami

☆ Spanish nightclub hit by deadly fire was ordered to close in 2022, officials say
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Al Goodman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Officials issued a closure order for the nightclub in the city of Murcia in January 2022, a top official in charge of licenses, told reporters on Monday. Antonio Navarro said the city reissued the decree in October 2022, after the owner’s unsuccessful appeal of the closure. Firefighters can be seen working at the site of a deadly blaze in the Teatre nightclub in Murcia, in southeastern Spain, on October 1. Bomberos/Ayuntamiento de Murcia/APThe nightclub Teatre opened with a license in 2008. But by 2022, city officials determined the alterations to create the two separate nightclubs required additional scrutiny and a new, separate license for La Fonda.

Persons: Antonio Navarro, ” Navarro, Javi, La Fonda, Navarro, “ La Fonda, Andres Francisco Guerrero, . Navarro, Guerrero, Francisco Jimenez, Jose Ballesta, Ballesta Organizations: CNN, Fonda, Europa Press, La Fonda, Firefighters, TVE Locations: Spanish, Murcia, Spain, Ayuntamiento, Telecinco

☆ The Supreme Court just rejected an effort to get rid of rent stabilization in New York
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Supreme Court refused to hear a case challenging New York's rent stabilization law. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe US Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a case challenging New York State's rent stabilization laws covering one million households in New York City. The plaintiffs — the Rent Stabilization Association, the Community Housing Improvement Program, and individual landlords — filed their suit in 2019 after New York reformed its 1969 law, adding new limits to how much landlords can raise rent. This is the second time since 2012 that the Supreme Court has refused to hear a case challenging New York's rent stabilization laws. And there's also Supreme Court precedent in support of tenants — specifically the 1992 case Yee v. City of Escondido in which the court upheld a California eviction restriction.

Persons: —, they've, there's, Yee Organizations: Service, New York, Rent Stabilization, Housing, Circuit, City of Locations: York, New, New York City, City, City of Escondido, California

REUTERS/ Ann Saphir/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 29 (Reuters) - Fresno, California, became only the second U.S. city to ban caste discrimination after a unanimous city council vote that added caste and indigeneity as two new protected categories into its municipal code. THE TAKEA movement against caste discrimination has picked up some momentum in recent months in North America. Earlier this year, Seattle became the first U.S. city to outlaw caste discrimination after a city council vote and Toronto's school board became the first in Canada to recognize that caste discrimination existed in the city's schools. If signed into law, it would make California the first U.S. state to ban caste discrimination. Activists opposing caste discrimination say it is no different from other forms of discrimination like racism and hence should be outlawed.

Persons: Ann Saphir, Gavin Newsom, Kanishka Singh, Michael Perry Organizations: California Central, REUTERS, Seattle, NEXT, Thomson Locations: California, California Central Valley, Fresno , California, U.S, North America, Canada, United States, India, South, Washington

[1/7] An abandoned vehicle sits in floodwaters during a heavy rain storm in the New York City suburb of Mamaroneck in Westchester County, New York, U.S., September 29, 2023. The extreme rainfall prompted New York Governor Kathy to declare a state of emergency for New York City, Long Island, and the Hudson Valley. Systems producing intense rainfalls have become more commonplace in many parts of the United States, including the New York City area, in recent years. That storm soaked New York City and caused widespread power outages in North Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. In New York, intermittent rain this week further saturated the ground, setting up conditions conducive to flash flooding.

Persons: Mike Segar, John F, Zack Taylor, Taylor, Kathy, Carlos Ogando, Ophelia, Jonathan Allen, Brendan O'Brien, Rich McKay, Frank McGurty, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: New, REUTERS, Kennedy International Airport, National Weather Service, Center, Metro North, Metropolitan Transportation Agency, Systems, Thomson Locations: New York City, Mamaroneck, Westchester County , New York, U.S, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, College Park , Maryland, Long, Hudson, United States, New York, East, Bronxville, New York's Westchester County, Hoboken, New Jersey, North Carolina , Virginia, Pennsylvania, In New York, Chicago, Atlanta

☆ Erling Haaland sits on bench as Manchester City knocked out of Carabao Cup with 1-0 defeat against Newcastle
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Manchester City suffered a first defeat of the season against Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup as star striker Erling Haaland was left on the bench. It remained 1-0, however, condemning Guardiola to a third consecutive early exit in the Carabao Cup after defeats against Southampton last year and West Ham the year before. Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty ImagesAfter winning the Premier League, Champions League, and FA Cup last year, Wednesday’s loss means that Man City will be unable to go one better and win an unprecedented quadruple this season. “There are guys who have played a lot of minutes … I decided with this lineup, I always have done that in the Carabao Cup since day one when I arrived. In the Carabao Cup I always play the players who never regularly play.”Prior to the game, Guardiola had lamented not being able to travel by plane between Manchester and Newcastle.

Persons: Erling Haaland, Alexander Isak’s, St James ’, Julián Álvarez, Anthony Gordon, Bruno Guimarães, Isak, Pep Guardiola, Rico Lewis, Oscar Bobb, Haaland, Jeremy Doku, Matheus Nunes, Phil Foden, Guardiola, Oli Scarff, ” Guardiola, ”, “, Alexander Isak, Serena Taylor, “ I’m, Eddie Howe Organizations: CNN, Manchester City, Newcastle United, Newcastle, St James, Premier League, Southampton, Getty, Champions League, Wolves, Saturday, RB Leipzig, Arsenal, ”, Manchester United, ” Newcastle, Burnley Locations: City, Norwegian, West Ham, AFP, Manchester, Newcastle

Houses at the Redhill Peninsula, a luxurious residential estate in the Tai Tam area of Hong Kong, on September 13. She was referring to the Hong Kong International School, one of the most prestigious in town. Flooded roads after heavy rains in Hong Kong on September 8. Typhoon Saola, which barreled through Hong Kong on September 1, was the strongest to hit the city in five years. Scientists say climate change will make such weather events only more frequent and some are urging Hong Kong to rethink its rain mitigation strategy.

Persons: Hong Kong CNN —, Feng Shui, –, Benny Chan, Chris Lau, ”, Tyrone Siu, Saola, Haikui, Hong Kong, Leung, ” Leung, Mai, Ray Su, Su, wouldn’t, John Lee, Chan, ” Chan, “, Chan Kim Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, South China, Hong Kong Institute of Architects, CNN, Redhill, Porsche, Rover, Ferrari, Hong Kong International School, RTHK, University of Hong, Hong Kong’s Buildings Department, Liber Research Locations: Hong Kong, South, tycoons, Redhill, Tai Tam, Malibu, Los Angeles, “, Hong, University of Hong Kong

☆ Russian attack kills one, causes fire in west Ukrainian city of Lviv - officials
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] Firefighters work at a site of an industrial warehouse damaged by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Lviv, Ukraine September 19, 2023. Lviv governor Maxim Kozitsky said firefighters were tackling the blaze and that a 26-year-old man had been taken to hospital. "I want to emphasise that these are ordinary industrial warehouses. He said Russian forces had launched 18 drones in the attack and that 15 had been shot down, including seven that were directly over the Lviv region. At least seven people were killed in July when a Russian missile slammed into a residential building in Lviv, which is far from front lines.

Persons: Maxim Kozitsky, Andriy Sadovyi, Kozitsky, Lidia Kelly, Anna Pruchnicka, Christopher Cushing, Michael Perry, Timothy Organizations: Press, State Emergency Service of Ukraine, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Lviv, Russian, Timothy Heritage, Thomson Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Lviv, Russia, Ukrainian, Moscow, Melbourne

☆ New York City Cracked Down on Airbnb. What Happens Next?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Mihir Zaveri | More About Mihir Zaveri | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Since 2018, Tricia Toliver, a freelance stage manager, has rented out the bottom floor of her Brooklyn townhouse through Airbnb, earning more than $3,000 a month by hosting visitors to New York City for a few days at a time. But after city officials last week started enforcing rules prohibiting short-term rentals in apartments like hers, Ms. Toliver, 64, had to figure out what she would do with the South Slope apartment. The new rules, which went into effect on Sept. 5, mean as many as 10,800 listings for short-term rentals will likely no longer be available, according to a city estimate from the end of March. City officials say the shift will force property owners to rent those homes to residents instead of visitors, helping to ease the city’s housing shortage. And some, like Ms. Toliver, are waiting, hoping that backlash to the enforcement scheme will change things so she can rent the apartment out again.

Persons: Tricia Toliver, Toliver, “, ” Locations: Brooklyn, Airbnb, New York City

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson gained national attention this summer when he proposed buying one-way airfare out of Alaska's largest city for anyone without housing who wanted to leave before winter. The Anchorage Assembly just approved $4 million in funds and will vote on additional elements of an emergency plan next week. Anchorage last winter had a record 24 deaths outdoors among the homeless population, with 11 fatalities occurring in the winter months between October 2022 and April 2023, said Alexis Johnson, the city's homeless director. The city recently brought four more housing facilities, which could create space for another 310 people, but is still seeking winter housing for an estimated 400 to 450 people. By renting hotel rooms, Johnson hopes to limit the capacity of a mass winter homeless shelter to no more than 150 people — one of the Assembly's stipulations when releasing the emergency funds.

Persons: Dave Bronson, —, ”, Scott Gibson, Alexis Johnson, Johnson, Felix Rivera, Rivera, Bronson, “ I’m, ” Bronson, Greg Smith, Smith Organizations: — Anchorage, Alaska's, Land Trust, Sullivan Locations: ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Alaska's, Anchorage, Cook, California, Hawaii, Anchorage’s

☆ New York City Ballet Was in Peril. Then Came a Revival.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Javier C. Hernández | More About Javier C. Hernández | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

City Ballet also expanded its presence on Facebook, Instagram and other platforms, taking users behind the scenes of productions like “The Nutcracker” and posting interviews with dancers about their lives outside of ballet. Taylor, a finance leader and the partner of former New York City mayor Michael R. Bloomberg who, in 2021, became the first woman to serve as board chair in City Ballet’s history, worked to galvanize donors. When a potential board member expressed concern about joining “my grandmother’s dance company,” Taylor assured her that City Ballet was not beholden to the past, noting premieres by Peck and others. Donations rose significantly; the spring gala this year, which was attended by Bloomberg, took in $3.5 million, breaking records. As the financial picture improved, City Ballet worked to make its culture more collaborative and inclusive.

Persons: Taylor, Michael R, ” Taylor, Peck, “ Balanchine Organizations: Koch, City Ballet, Facebook, New, New York City, Bloomberg, Ballet Locations: New York

☆ Santa Barbara is the most expensive city to be happy in the U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

1 most expensive city to be happy in the U.S.: Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California is the most expensive U.S. city to be happy. Santa Barbara is also within the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara region, which was named one of the happiest places in the world based on The Blue Zones Index. Honolulu, Hawaii is the second most expensive city to be happy in the U.S. M Swiet Productions | Getty Images10 most expensive cities to be happy in the U.S.Santa Barbara, Calif. Honolulu, Hawaii New York, N.Y. San Francisco, Calif. Seattle, Wash. Oakland, Calif. Anchorage, Alas. Irvine, Calif. Honolulu, Hawaii, ranks as the second most expensive city in the U.S. to be happy in. 3 most expensive city to be happy in the U.S. Bamsgirl411 / 500Px | 500Px | Getty Images

Persons: Barbara Santa, Santa Barbara Organizations: Purdue University, Economic Research Institute, Santa Barbara, Swiet, Getty Locations: U.S, Australian, Barbara Santa Barbara , California, Santa Barbara, Santa, Santa Maria, Honolulu, Hawaii, Calif, Hawaii New York, N.Y, San Francisco, Seattle, Wash . Oakland, Anchorage, Alas . Sacramento, Boston, Mass, Irvine, The Hawaii, Oahu, Pearl Harbor . New York City

☆ This health-care stock is set to complete another spin-off. Here's what it means for our position in the stock
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | In Kevinstankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Veralto will consist of two primary divisions – water quality and product quality & innovation – which generated nearly $5 billion in combined sales in 2022 under the Danaher roof. The water quality unit contributed about 60% of that figure. Bottom line We expect to stay invested in both Danaher and Veralto once the spin-off is completed and the tax-free share distribution occurs on Sept. 30. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio. If Jim has talked about a stock on CNBC TV, he waits 72 hours after issuing the trade alert before executing the trade.

Persons: we're, Jennifer Honeycutt, Melissa Aquino, –, Sameer Ralhan, Ralhan, Danaher, Veralto, they're, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Joe Raedle Organizations: Wall Street, Veralto's, CNBC, Miami, Getty Locations: Danaher, Veralto, New York, U.S, . New York City

☆ Hong Kong's heaviest rain in at least 140 years floods city streets, metro
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

watch nowTorrential rain deluged Hong Kong on Friday leading to widespread flooding across the densely packed city, submerging streets, shopping malls and metro stations, as authorities shut schools and asked workers to stay at home. The Chinese special administrative region saw the highest hourly rainfall since records began 140 years ago. The city's cross harbour tunnel, one of main arteries connecting Hong Kong island to Kowloon, was also inundated with water, while photos showed a waterlogged shopping centre in the Chai Wan district. Police officers clear a storm drain as a taxi stands stranded in floodwaters during heavy rain in Hong Kong, China, early on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. Hong Kong, which was battered by a super typhoon last week, faces the prospect of another day of disruptions caused by intense rain from a different storm.

Persons: Justin Chin, Haikui, John Lee Organizations: Police, Bloomberg, Getty, Hong Kong Observatory Locations: Hong Kong, Kowloon, Chai Wan, China, Territories, China's Guangdong, City

State and federal laws already ban discrimination based on sex, race and religion. India has banned caste discrimination since 1948, the year after it won independence from Great Britain. Many major U.S. colleges and universities have added caste to their non-discrimination policies, including the University of California and California State University systems. In February, Seattle became the first U.S. city to ban discrimination based on caste. California lawmakers are in the final two weeks of the legislative session.

Persons: —, Gavin Newsom, It's, Sen, Aisha Wahab, ”, Shannon Grove, Newsom Organizations: Democratic Gov, University of California, California State University, Hindu American Foundation, Republican Locations: SACRAMENTO, Calif, California, South, U.S, India, State, American, Great Britain, Seattle, Bakersfield

WASHINGTON, Aug 29 (Reuters) - California moved closer to becoming the first U.S. state to ban caste discrimination after a bill to outlaw the practise passed the California Assembly late on Monday. California's legislation targets the caste system in South Asian immigrant communities by adding caste to the list of categories protected under the state's anti-discrimination laws. Activists opposing caste discrimination say it is no different from other forms of discrimination like racism and hence should be outlawed. Earlier this year, Seattle became the first U.S. city to outlaw caste discrimination after a city council vote and Toronto's school board became the first in Canada to recognize that caste discrimination existed in the city's schools. The Dalit community is on the lowest rung of the Hindu caste system; members have been treated as "untouchables."

Persons: Aisha Wahab, Gavin Newsom, Kanishka Singh, Marguerita Choy Organizations: California Assembly, Afghan, Afghan American Democrat, Seattle, Thomson Locations: California, U.S, ., South, Afghan American, North America, Canada, India, Washington

☆ Idalia is expected to rapidly intensify in the extremely warm Gulf of Mexico. Here’s what that means
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Rachel Ramirez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

Mike Lang/USA Today Network Workers and residents clear debris from a destroyed bar in Fort Myers on Saturday, October 1. Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post/USA Today Network This aerial photo shows damaged homes and debris in Fort Myers Beach on Thursday. Wilfredo Lee/AP Jake Moses and Heather Jones explore a section of destroyed businesses in Fort Myers Beach, Florida, on Thursday. Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters Frederic and Mary Herodet board up their Gulf Bistro restaurant in St. Pete Beach, Florida, on Tuesday. Martha Asencio-Rhine/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire Sarah Peterson fills sandbags in Fort Myers Beach on September 24.

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☆ Nordstrom closes its San Francisco store after 35 years
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Nordstrom closed the doors of its five-story department store in San Francisco on Sunday, ending a 35-year run as the city suffers a retail exodus. After Nordstrom announced it was closing, shopping mall operator Westfield said it would give up control of its San Francisco mall, citing “challenging operating conditions in downtown San Francisco, which have led to declines in sales, occupancy and foot traffic.”Once a bustling retail center in the heart of the city, the San Francisco Centre has taken a significant hit in the past few years. Three years later, corporate America has yet to return in the same numbers: Office vacancies in San Francisco have reached a 30-year high. In total, more than 39 retail stores have shuttered in San Francisco’s Union Square area since 2020, according to a tally from Coresight, a market research firm. City leaders are hopeful that the home furniture store will draw shoppers to downtown San Francisco and support other businesses in the area at a time of store closures and rising public safety concerns.

Persons: New York CNN — Nordstrom, Nordstrom, ” Organizations: New, New York CNN, Sunday, ” Shoppers, CNN, KGO, Nordstrom, Westfield, San Francisco, San, Anthropologie, Ikea Locations: New York, San Francisco, Westfield, Westfield’s, America, San Francisco’s Union

☆ Evacuation order lifted for wildfire near Salem, Oregon
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/3] The Liberty Fire, which prompted immediate evacuations, burns near Jory Hill Road and Liberty Road South in Salem, Oregon, U.S. August 23, 2023. Abigail Dollins/USA Today Network via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsAug 24 (Reuters) - The evacuation order for people living on the outskirts of the U.S. city of Salem due to the threat from a wildfire was lifted on Thursday. Deputies were going door to door to warn people of the fire and the Oregon State Fire Marshall was helping fight the fire by mobilizing fixed-wing tankers, an air attack platform and a helicopter. Salem is a city 180,000 people about 50 miles (80 km) south of Portland in the northwestern U.S. state of Oregon. The fire was south of the city limits, near the interface between densely populated areas and green space.

Persons: Abigail Dollins, Oregon State Fire Marshall, Salem, Daniel Trotta, Simon Cameron, Moore, Mark Potter Organizations: Liberty, USA, Network, REUTERS Acquire, Salem Fire Department, Marion County Sheriff, Oregon State Fire, Statesman, Thomson Locations: Jory, Salem , Oregon, U.S, Salem, Marion County, Oregon, Portland

☆ Hidden investors took over Corizon Health, a leading prison healthcare company. Then they deployed the Texas Two-Step.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Nicole Einbinder | Dakin Campbell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +63 min

The nurse practitioner on duty that day was employed by Corizon Health, Inc., one of the nation's largest private prison healthcare providers. Under federal law, a bankruptcy judge may respond to evidence of self-dealing or perjury by appointing a trustee to take control of the bankrupt company, bankruptcy experts told Insider. Just six months before the Garcia family was scheduled to have their day in court, Corizon filed for bankruptcy. "The Corizon bankruptcy is presently in a court ordered mediation, and we are seeking a global resolution for all the parties involved." Goldberger's attorney, Joseph Haspel, responded to queries with a statement saying that "Mr. Goldberger is a passive investor" in Corizon, Tehum, YesCare, Perigrove, and Perigrove 1018.

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