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☆ Weight loss drugs are still hard to find — but Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly are trying to change that
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-10 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Victoria Klesty | ReutersThe insatiable demand for weight loss drugs is trouncing supply, leaving many patients struggling to find the injectable treatments. The dominant weight loss drugmakers, Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly , have said supply woes likely won't go away anytime soon, as the popularity of those medicines continues to soar. Some Wall Street analysts project that the weight loss drug market could be worth $100 billion by the end of the decade. But both Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly gave updates on positive supply developments to investors over the last week. Other forms of weight loss drugs could helpAlternative forms of weight loss drugs could also help alleviate supply constraints in the future.

Persons: Victoria Klesty, Eli Lilly, Cantor Fitzgerald, Louise Chen, Nordisk's Wegovy, Eli Lilly's Zepbound, Goldman Sachs, Jeff Friedman, Novo, Mike Segar, Eli, Catalent, Yves Herman Yves Herman, TD Cowen, Michael Nedelcovych, Anat Ashkenazi, Cantor Fitzgerald's Chen, Morgan Stanley, Eli Lilly's, George Frey Organizations: Novo Nordisk, CNBC, Nordisk's, University of Florida, Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Roche, Food, Nordisk, Company, FDA, Novo Holdings, Wegovy, REUTERS, Reuters, U.S Locations: Oslo, Norway, Novo, U.S, Branchburg , New Jersey, Brussels, Belgium, Catalent, Concord , North Carolina, North, Germany, Indiana, Denmark, France

SOLDEU, Andorra (AP) — Marta Bassino edged out Federica Brignone for an Italian one-two finish in a tight opening run of a women’s World Cup giant slalom Saturday. Mikaela Shiffrin sits out this weekend’s races to nurse a left knee injury and the American star could lose her lead in the overall World Cup standings to Lara Gut-Behrami. The Swiss skier won the previous GS and trails Shiffrin by 95 points. In Saturday's race, Bassino showed glimpses of her best as the Italian skier looked for her first podium result of the season. She won the World Cup title in the discipline in 2021 but has won just one World Cup race over the last three years.

Persons: — Marta Bassino, Bassino, Alice Robinson, Norway’s Thea Louise Stjernesund, Mikaela Shiffrin, Lara, Shiffrin, Petra Vlhova, Canada's Valerie Grenier, ” Organizations: Swiss, Cortina d’Ampezzo Locations: SOLDEU, Andorra, Italy, France

☆ Messi’s ‘miracle’ return stirs Chinese anger and conspiracy theories
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Simone Mccarthy | Chris Lau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

“(He) played in five of the six preseason games and only missed the game in Hong Kong, China! Don’t come to China, China doesn’t welcome you,” another user wrote in a post liked by 20,000 others. “Why didn’t Messi play in Hong Kong or participate in the handshake with HK (the Hong Kong) chief executive? Messi's no-show sparks an outcry in Hong Kong on February 4, 2024. One social media user noted that it was not only Messi who played in Tokyo, but not Hong Kong.

Persons: Lionel Messi, Messi didn’t, Messi, “ Messi, Hong Kong, Kenneth Fok, Hu Xijin, didn’t Messi, ” Hu, ”, Louise Delmotte, “ Don’t, Hong, David Beckham, Beckham, Gerardo “ Tata ” Martino, Luis Suárez couldn’t, Philip Fong, “, nimbly, Regina Ip, ” “ Messi, Kenneth Chan, Taylor Swift, ’ Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Sunday, Major League Soccer, Inter Miami, Vissel, Hong, CNN, Weibo, HK, Global Times, Inter, National Basketball Association, Houston Rockets, Soccer, Ardent, Messi, Argentina national, Australia, Inter Miami's, Getty, The Inter Miami, Hong Kong Baptist University Locations: China, Hong Kong, Argentine, Japan, Vissel Kobe, Tokyo, Beijing, State, China’s Sichuan, Argentina, AFP, Asia

☆ There's another missing submersible: A $3.6 million vessel mysteriously disappeared near Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Ellyn Lapointe | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The submersible was exploring the Thwaites Glacier to study its potential effects on sea-level rise. Ran's disappearance is a tragic loss for climate change research as scientists were using the autonomous machine to study the melting activity of Thwaites Glacier, also known as the "Doomsday Glacier." AdvertisementThat's why Wåhlin and her team chose Ran to check out Thwaites Glacier because it's actively melting. The Thwaites Glacier is one of the largest in the world and could raise global sea levels significantly if it collapses entirely. AdvertisementA gigantic cavity nearly 1,000 feet tall growing at the bottom of Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica.

Persons: Ran, Thwaites, It's, Anna Wåhlin, Olof Lönnehed, University of Gothenburg Ran, Wåhlin, NASA Thwaites, Louise Newman, Jeremy Harbeck, Aaron, Newman Organizations: University of Gothenburg, Service, Titan, NASA, University's Department of Marine Sciences Locations: Antarctica, West Antarctica

☆ I walked away from a successful career because it was lonely. Here's how I pivoted and found my dream job.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Ella Hopkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Louise Dean wrote four novels but found writing lonely and needed to work in a team. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with prize-winning author Louise Dean about running a business instead of writing. Before I became an author, I thought you had to be funny and clever to write a novel. Working alone at my desk was isolatingOver the next two decades, I was in a cycle of writing novels and raising kids.

Persons: Louise Dean, Dean, she's, —, I'd, Simon & Schuster, Booker, Betty Trask, Le Prince Maurice, that's, weren't, I've Organizations: Service, Bookseller, Penguin Random, Costa Locations: New York, France, Northern Ireland, Nice, Belfast

McLEAN, Va. (AP) — A Virginia Senate committee on Tuesday rejected legislation that would have allowed a referendum on a casino in the wealthy suburbs of the nation’s capital. The committee rejected a motion to kill the bill outright, instead opting to carry the bill over to 2025 for future consideration. A study commissioned in 2019 by the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee found that a northern Virginia casino could generate $155 million annually in tax revenue, more than any of the other casinos built in Virginia. Virginia voted in 2020 to allow locations in five cities, subject to referendum. Bristol, Danville, Portsmouth and Norfolk all voted for a casino; Richmond voters twice rejected a proposed casino in that city.

Persons: Sen, Louise Lucas, Lucas, ” Sen, Jennifer Boysko, David Marsden, Marsden, ” Marsden, “, Scott Surovell, Connie Hartke, ”, “ We're Organizations: Senate Finance, Assembly, Fortune, Fairfax, Audit, MGM, Reston Citizens Association, Richmond Locations: McLEAN, Va, Virginia, Fairfax County, Tysons, ”, National Harbor, Potomac, Reston, Petersburg, Bristol, Danville, Portsmouth, Norfolk, Richmond

☆ Lionel Messi no-show ignites booing and calls for refunds at Inter Miami match in Hong Kong
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-04 | by ( Andrew Mcnicol | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Hong Kong CNN —Thousands of soccer fans in Hong Kong were left disappointed when Argentine superstar Lionel Messi failed to take to the field in a friendly match for Inter Miami on Sunday. What started with overwhelming cheers and rapture ended in boos and calls for refunds in the sold-out, 40,000-seat Hong Kong Stadium. Inter Miami — out to prove a point having gone winless during a worldwide pre-season tour — comfortably defeated a Hong Kong XI 4-1 in an event branded as Tatler XFEST Hong Kong. According to Reuters, tickets went on sale in December and cost between 880 and 4,880 Hong Kong dollars (about $113 and $624). “This whole Messi in Hong Kong thing has been building up for quite some time.

Persons: Lionel Messi, —, Messi, Ballon, Hong, “ Messi, Luis Suárez, Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets, Louise Delmotte, David Beckham, Messi ”, ”, XFEST, Suárez, “, Gerardo “ Tata ” Martino, Leo, Luis, ” Martino, apologetically, Hong Kong, “ Leo, Suarez, ” Suárez, Martino, Yapp Hung, Yapp, Messi superfan Christer Leung, ” Leung, Lionel, Lam Yik, Reuters “ Messi Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Argentine, Inter Miami, Hong Kong Stadium, Inter Miami —, Hong, Reuters, CNN, Miami, Al, MLS, Major League Soccer, Hong Kong XI, fai, Messi, Argentina, ’, Inter, USA, Sports, Ardent, Argentina national, Australia, Nigeria, Vissel Kobe Locations: Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia, America, China, Beijing, Argentina, Ivory Coast, Hangzhou, Japan

☆ US Plans More Strikes in Middle East Against Iran-Backed Groups
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-04 | by ( Feb. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States plans to undertake further strikes after the killing of three U.S. troops by Iranian-backed militias last weekend, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday. "We intend to take additional strikes, and additional action, to continue to send a clear message that the United States will respond when our forces are attacked, when our people are killed," he told NBC’s "Meet the Press" program. The United States and Britain launched strikes against 36 Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday, in the second day of major U.S. operations against Iran-linked groups following a deadly attack that killed three American troops in Jordan last weekend. War in Israel and Gaza View All 194 Images"What happened on Friday was the beginning, not the end, of our response, and there will be more steps - some seen, some perhaps unseen," Sullivan told CBS' "Face the Nation" program. (Reporting by Doina Chiacu and Arshad Mohammed; Editing by Louise Heavens and Lisa Shumaker)

Persons: Jake Sullivan, NBC’s, Sullivan, Doina Chiacu, Arshad Mohammed, Louise Heavens, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: WASHINGTON, United, White, National, Press, Britain, Pentagon, U.S, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Hamas, CBS Locations: United States, Iranian, Yemen, Iran, Jordan, Iraq, Syria, Palestinian, Israel, Gaza, Tehran

☆ Gaza Humanitarian Issues Will Be a Top Blinken Priority, White House's Sullivan Says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-04 | by ( Feb. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Humanitarian issues in Gaza will be a top priority for U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on his current trip to the region, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday. Blinken was en route to the Middle East in a trip that will include stops in Israel, Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the West Bank this week. A top priority for Blinken on this trip will be to get humanitarian help for Gaza Palestinians who are in dire straits after months of military response from Israel to the deadly Oct. 7 attacks in Israel by Hamas. The United States believes it is vital to secure a deal to release the remaining hostages Hamas took during its attack, including American hostages, and an accompanying humanitarian pause, Sullivan said. War in Israel and Gaza View All 194 Images"This is in the national security interest of the United States.

Persons: Antony Blinken, Jake Sullivan, Blinken, Sullivan, Doina Chiacu, Louise Heavens, Will Dunham Organizations: WASHINGTON, U.S, House, West Bank, CBS Locations: Gaza, Israel, Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, States, United States

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A second defendant has pleaded guilty to federal charges in connection with a series of drive-by shootings at the homes of state and local lawmakers in Albuquerque after the 2022 election, the FBI and U.S. Attorney's Office announced Friday. Demetrio Trujillo pleaded guilty to criminal conspiracy, election interference and firearms-related charges, officials said. Raul Bujanda, special agent in charge of the FBI Albuquerque field office, announced the developments in a news release. Demetrio's son Jose Louise Trujillo previously pleaded guilty to illegal use of a firearm in connection with the shootings, as well as fentanyl possession with the intent to distribute. No one was injured, but in one case bullets passed through the bedroom of a state senator’s 10-year-old daughter.

Persons: —, Demetrio Trujillo, Raul Bujanda, Solomon Peña, Peña, Donald Trump, Demetrio's, Jose Louise Trujillo, Alexander Uballez Organizations: SANTA FE, FBI, Attorney's, Federal, Republican, Democratic Locations: SANTA, Albuquerque, FBI Albuquerque, U.S, New Mexico

Virginia is not the only state grappling with skill games, but the efforts there reflect points in a larger debate nationwide as they have exploded in popularity. It is also backed by skill games producer Pace-O-Matic, which has given hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign donations to legislators in recent years. It would tax skill games revenue at 15% and would not explicitly limit the total number of machines that could exist. The skill games debate is a rare issue that doesn't split along partisan lines, and lawmakers have gone around and around on it for years. The General Assembly voted in 2020 to ban skill games, taking on the issue at the same time they were clearing the way for casinos for the first time.

Persons: ”, Sen, Aaron Rouse, Louise Lucas, Pace, Rouse, Chris Cylke, Ahmed Makhani, —, ” Cylke, Mark Peake, “, ” Peake, Democratic Sen, Jeremy McPike, Prince William County, McPike, Matt Hortenstine, Hortenstine, Lucas, Glenn Youngkin's, Christian Martinez, Ralph Northam Organizations: Senate Finance Committee, ABC, American Gaming Association, Republican, Democratic, Virginia Lottery Board, J Ventures, Accel Entertainment, Republican Gov, General, Virginia Supreme Locations: RICHMOND, Va, Virginia, Virginia Beach, Commonwealth, Lynchburg, Georgia, Illinois

☆ An America Where Guns Do the Talking
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Rachel Louise Snyder | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

ONE NATION UNDER GUNS: How Gun Culture Distorts Our History and Threatens Our Democracy, by Dominic ErdozainWHAT WE’VE BECOME: Living and Dying in a Country of Arms, by Jonathan M. MetzlLast year, a friend from Brunei visited me in the United States. She is American but was raised in Sudan and has lived in Cambodia and Scotland, among other places. We were talking about the rise in anxiety among teenagers in America when another friend texted me; her daughter had just arrived home from school, where she’d spent the afternoon in lockdown. Are mass shootings, record suicides and endless homicides the new norm even for those of us who aren’t interested in accumulating arsenals? deliveryman knocks on Erdozain’s door, he dives for cover like a “shot fox.” As with the lockdown at my friend’s daughter’s school, the threat abates, but the emotional tremors linger.

Persons: Dominic Erdozain, Jonathan M, Metzl, texted, she’d, “ They’re, Carol Anderson, Michael Waldman, Akhil Reed Amar, we’ve, You’re, deliveryman Locations: Brunei, United States, Sudan, Cambodia, Scotland, America

☆ Martha Stewart could function on 3 hours of sleep as she built her business empire
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Anneta Konstantinides | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Martha Stewart started her catering business in 1973 from her basement in Westport, Connecticut. Her former catering staff said Stewart could function on three hours of sleep. AdvertisementBefore she became a cookbook author , a business mogul, and the first self-made female billionaire in America , Martha Stewart was a caterer. Stewart in her kitchen in 1976, where she launched her catering business. AdvertisementStewart, now 82, said at a recent MasterClass event that she still wakes up "really, really early" — as soon as the sun rises.

Persons: Martha Stewart, Stewart, —, Alexis, Susan Wood, Martha, Carla Hall, Louise Felix, Felix, Dolly Parton, Parton, I've, it's Organizations: Service, CNN, Wall Street, Westport News, Revlon, Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art Locations: Westport , Connecticut, America, Connecticut, Westport, Turkey, Fairfield County, New York City, Bedford , New York

☆ Marie-Louise Eta makes history by becoming first woman to take charge of a men’s team in Bundesliga game
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Marie-Louise Eta made history on Sunday after becoming the first woman to take charge of a men’s team in a Bundesliga fixture. The 32-year-old was named Union Berlin’s assistant coach earlier in the season but filled in for usual head coach Nenad Bjelica, who is currently serving a three-game ban. Eta’s first match in charge ended with a 1-0 victory against Darmstadt, with Benedict Hollerbach’s first-half strike the difference between the two sides. According to Bundesliga.com, Eta retired at just 26 before stepping into coaching – she took charge of Germany’s youth teams before joining Union Berlin in 2023. Bjelica will be missing for Union Berlin’s next two matches against RB Leipzig and Mainz.

Persons: CNN — Marie, Louise Eta, Nenad Bjelica, Eta’s, Benedict Hollerbach’s, “ We’re, Eta, –, ”, Bjelica, Bayern’s Leroy Sané, “, ” Bjelica Organizations: CNN, Union, Darmstadt, UEFA Women’s, Turbine Potsdam, Union Berlin, Union Berlin’s, Bayern Munich, German Football Association, RB Leipzig Locations: Mainz

NEW YORK (AP) — N. Scott Momaday, a Pulitzer Prize-winning storyteller, poet, educator and folklorist whose debut novel "House Made of Dawn" is widely credited as the starting point for contemporary Native American literature, has died. “His Kiowa heritage was deeply meaningful to him and he devoted much of his life to celebrating and preserving Native American culture, especially the oral tradition." Like Joseph Heller’s “Catch-22,” Momaday’s novel was a World War II story that resonated with a generation protesting the Vietnam War. Addressing a gathering of American Indian scholars in 1970, Momaday said, “Our very existence consists in our imagination of ourselves.” He championed Natives' reverence for nature, writing that "the American Indian has a unique investment in the American landscape." Audio guides to tours of the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of the American Indian featured Momaday's avuncular baritone.

Persons: Scott Momaday, Momaday, “ Scott, ”, Jennifer Civiletto, “, Kiowa, John Joseph Mathews, Marshall Sprague, Scott Momaday's, Joseph Heller’s “, Leslie Marmon Silko, James Welch, Louise Erdrich, Joy Harjo, Robert Redford, Jeff Bridges, George W, Bush, Regina Heitzer, Cael, Navarre Scott Mammedaty, Momaday's, Fran McCullough, Billy the Kid, ” Redford, Scott, “ I’m, ” Momaday, Russell Contreras Organizations: HarperCollins, PBS, American Indians, New York Times, Stanford, Princeton, NPR, of, Academy of American Poets, Kiowa Nation, Smithsonian Institution's Museum, Indian, University of Mexico, Associated Press Locations: Santa Fe , New Mexico, New Mexico, Jemez Pueblo, Vietnam, American, Columbia, Dayton, Lawton , Oklahoma, Arizona , New Mexico, North Dakota, Wyoming

☆ Novak Djokovic laments ‘one of the worst’ performances at a grand slam as Jannik Sinner makes Australian Open final
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The 22-year-old Sinner will now contest the first grand slam final of his career having ended Djokovic’s bid for an 11th title in Melbourne. It also means that Djokovic’s pursuit of an outright record 25th grand slam title is put on hold after he was outplayed by the Italian across their three hour, 22-minute contest. “It was a very, very tough match,” Sinner said in his on-court interview. “I guess this is one of the worst grand slam matches I’ve ever played – at least that I remember. Indeed, this was the first time in his career that Djokovic failed to produce a break-point chance in a completed grand slam match, according to Opta.

Persons: CNN — Novak Djokovic, Jannik, Djokovic, Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev, ” Sinner, “, Chung Hyeon, Nole ’, ” Djokovic, I’ve, Sinner, Louise Delmotte, it’s Organizations: CNN, Melbourne –, Wimbledon Locations: Melbourne, Italian, Friday’s, Wimbledon

☆ I'm a funeral director and embalmer. These are the 8 things everyone gets wrong about what happens after we die.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Louise Pachella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

When I tell people I worked as a funeral director and embalmer for 11 years, I'm met with two responses: disgusted fear and excited curiosity. A lot of things happen to our bodies after death, but sitting up is not one of themIt's possible for a dead body to have a tampon inside. AdvertisementYou've probably heard someone retell the urban legend, but you should know that dead bodies don't sit up. AdvertisementA good funeral director won't discourage you from exploring green options like natural burial, water cremation, or composting. We accommodate people who want embalming, cremation, or traditional burial, but it's equally important to respect environmentally conscious alternatives.

Persons: I'm, it's, You've, It's, else's Organizations: Service, FDA Locations: United States

☆ China is in 'a bit of a policy pivot,' economist says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailChina is in 'a bit of a policy pivot,' economist saysLouise Loo, lead China economist at Oxford Economics, says "the easing bias is still there, but we're likely to see different kinds of easing."

Persons: Louise Loo Organizations: China, Oxford Economics Locations: China

☆ Icelandic Volcano Calms Down but Risk Remains
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Jan. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

Live video footage on Tuesday morning no longer showed signs of molten rock erupting from the ground, even as experts warned that new fissures could emerge at short notice. Grindavik resident Hrannar Jon Emilsson watched his almost-finished house burn down on live TV after the volcano erupted on Sunday. "You sit and watch the news showing everything go up in smoke," Emilsson told Icelandic independent broadcaster Channel 2. It was the second eruption on the peninsula of Reykjanes in four weeks, and the fifth since 2021. The Icelandic Civil Defence, the IMO and other experts are due to meet later on Tuesday to discuss the situation.

Persons: Hrannar Jon Emilsson, Emilsson, Gerhard Mey, Louise Breusch Rasmussen, Tom Little, Terje Solsvik, Bernadette Baum Organizations: Channel, Icelandic Meteorological, Icelandic Civil Defence Locations: REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Grindavik, Reykjanes, Reykjavik, Copenhagen

☆ Who is Lai Ching-te, Taiwan’s new leader and why does China dislike him?
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Nectar Gan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

On Saturday, Lai, 64, the current vice president from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), won a widely watched election to become Taiwan’s next president. Confetti flies over crowds as Lai Ching-te speaks to supporters at a rally at the DPP's headquarters on January 13, 2024 in Taipei, Taiwan. It was 1994, less than a decade after the DPP first emerged from Taiwan’s democracy movement against the authoritarian rule of the Kuomintang (KMT). Louise Delmotte/AP‘Chill out’In the lead-up to the election, China made no secret of its desire to prevent a Lai victory. Hours after Lai declared victory, China dismissed the outcome of Taiwan’s elections, saying the DPP “does not represent mainstream public opinion” on the island.

Persons: CNN — Lai Ching, Lai, Taiwan’s, “, ” Lai, we’re, ”, Xi Jinping, ” “, –, Tsai Ing, Lai Ching, Annice Lyn, I’ve, Louise Delmotte, Hou Yu, Beijing’s, Tsai, Xi, Beijing, Hsiao Bi, Hsiao, ” Lai Ching, Ann Wang, ’ Lai, ” Yang Wei Organizations: CNN, Communist Party, Democratic Progressive Party, “, DPP, Kuomintang, KMT, Communist, ih, National Taiwan University, Reuters, Taiwan People’s Party, Taiwan Affairs Office Locations: Taiwan, China, Taiwan Strait, Beijing, Tainan, Taipei, United States, ”

☆ U.S. Political Support for Deep-Sea Mining Is Growing Despite Pushback From Allies
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Yusuf Khan | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +3 min

Photo: The Metals CompanyU.S. political support for deep-sea mining has taken on a new urgency as Norway this week became the first country to legalize extraction of minerals from the ocean bottom despite strong opposition from western allies. On Tuesday, Norway became the first country in the world to approve deep-sea mining within its waters despite pushback from environmental groups and some nations. Despite the opposition, deep-sea mining in international waters could become legal this year. The International Seabed Authority—the United Nations-backed organization that regulates all mineral activities in international waters—has been drafting a mining code to govern the practice. “Promising to protect the oceans one day and proposing deep-sea mining the next, is next-level hypocrisy [for Norway],” said Amanda Louise Helle, Greenpeace Norway activist.

Persons: Sen, Lisa Murkowski, ”, Amanda Louise Helle, “, Yusuf Khan Organizations: Metals Company, Pentagon, Department of Defense, United Nations, ISA, U.S . Senate, United Nations Convention, Clarion, Greenpeace Locations: Norway, China, United States, France, Germany, Canada, U.S, isn’t, Alaska, Hawaii, Greenpeace Norway

☆ Williams Syndrome: the Joy and Sadness of Loving Strangers
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-20 | by ( Hayley Cuccinello | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +23 min

She's been greeted with hugs from strangers at the biannual convention for people with Williams syndrome, which make her "feel like a rockstar." That's common for those with Williams syndrome, said Mary Van Haneghan, the executive director of the WSA. Online environments can be difficult for people with Williams syndrome to navigate, says Joel Liestman, the director of family support at the WSA. She sees Williams syndrome as a gift and believes everyone could learn more empathy from those with the condition. He has had two relationships with women with Williams syndrome, but in both cases they didn't work out.

Persons: Tobi Akbas, he'd, Tobi, Williams, I've, Jackie Molloy, Terri, he's, Robert Boddie Jr, Boddie, Karen Levine, She's, There's, Haley Gallinger, Daren Bjerke, who's, Devin, John Martinez, Mary Van Haneghan, it's, doesn't, You've, neurotypical, Allie, Joel Liestman, That's, Callie Truelove, I'm, Jocelyn Krebs, Truelove, we're, he'll, we've, Levine, Josh Duffy, He's, Duffy, vlogs, We're, Hayley Cuccinello, Louise Ridley, Kevin Kaplan Organizations: Williams Syndrome Association, Business, Continental Village Fire Department, Tobi, Go, WSA, New York, Louise Ridley Design, Trenton Almgren Locations: Garrison , New York, Santa, Garrison, Peekskill , NY, recliners, Maine, Brunswick , Maine, labrador, New, New York City, Trenton

☆ The Bombshell Rumor Gripping Professional Golf
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Andrew Beaton | Louise Radnofsky | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Jordan Spieth is a three-time major champion, a newly minted member of the PGA Tour’s board and just spent his weekend on the course with many of the world’s top players. But even he seemed to be totally in the dark about the potential bombshell gripping the world of golf. Is Jon Rahm about to bolt from the PGA Tour for the Saudi-backed LIV Golf?

Persons: Jordan Spieth, Jon Rahm, LIV Organizations: PGA, PGA Tour Locations: Saudi

☆ China's Nov services activity accelerates on boost from new orders - Caixin PMI
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The findings present a mixed picture of the vast services sector as an official survey last week showed the sector unexpectedly contracted for the first time since December last year, prompting calls for more stimulus measures. "Both services supply and demand expanded, as the market continued to heal," said Wang Zhe, economist at Caixin Insight Group. Analysts say the different survey sizes and composition of surveyed companies might explain the discrepancy between the Caixin and official PMI readings. Caixin/S&P's composite PMI, which includes both manufacturing and services activity, grew to 51.6 from 50.0 in October, marking the strongest reading since August. According to the Caixin services survey, employment fell for the first time since the start of 2023 as some firms maintained a cautious approach to hiring.

Persons: Wang Zhe, Wang, Louise Loo, spender, Loo, Ellen Zhang, Ryan Woo, Shri Navaratnam Organizations: P Global, Caixin Insight, PMI, Oxford, Thomson Locations: BEIJING, October's, China

☆ Tom Hanks brings love of space to new immersive London show
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Marie-Louise Gumuchian | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/3] Tom Hanks poses at "The Moonwalkers: A Journey With Tom Hanks" immersive show at the Lightroom venue in London, Britain in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters on December 5, 2023. Justin Sutcliffe/Lightroom/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Archive footage of space rockets taking off beam across giant walls in a new immersive show in London, as Hollywood actor Tom Hanks narrates the story of human voyages to the moon. "The Moonwalkers: A Journey With Tom Hanks" looks at the first moon landings of the Apollo missions from 1969 to 1972 and their successor, NASA's human spaceflight program, Artemis. Hanks played space commander Jim Lovell in the 1995 film "Apollo 13", about the troubled space mission which was forced to abort a planned moon landing after an oxygen-tank explosion. But I think I need a little bit more time up there to ponder the infinite universe.”"The Moonwalkers: A Journey With Tom Hanks" runs December 6 - April 21, 2024.

Persons: Tom Hanks, Justin Sutcliffe, Artemis, Oscar, Hanks, Victor Glover, Jeremy Hansen, Glover, Hansen, Christina Koch, Reid Wiseman, We've, Jim Lovell, I'd, Marie, Louise Gumuchian, Sharon Singleton Organizations: Reuters, REUTERS Acquire, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, Handout, London's King

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