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☆ Battle of the billionaires: Harris deploys Mark Cuban as Elon Musk stumps for Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Alex-Seitz-Wald-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Alex Seitz-Wald | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

The Grinch is the one that's going to be putting these small business out of business." Unlike Musk, who has donated nearly $75 million and counting to Trump-aligned groups, Cuban is not a political donor. Ben Wikler, Wisconsin's Democratic Party Chair, praised Cuban's "talents" and said he has credibility to reach voters on business and economic issues. But I trust her.”None of this, however, is unfamiliar territory for Cuban, who played a similar role in 2016 for Clinton’s ultimately unsuccessful campaign against Trump. Before that campaign, Trump and Cuban had a hot-and-cold relationship.

Persons: Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Mark Cuban, Hillary Clinton, Cuban, Harris, Doug Emhoff, Harris —, —, He’s, Kamala, Trump, Zoe Lofgren, Ben Wikler, Cuban's, Wikler, Jim Watson, Musk, ” Cuban, Chuck Todd, “, Elon, ‘ There’s, ”, Theo Von’s, Diddy, knifed Trump, I’d, Von, Clinton’s, Clinton, Stephen Colbert’s, “ Donald, Gennifer, ” Trump, Bill Clinton, — Trump, Mandel Ngan, Jeff Hauser, Lina Khan, Alexandria Ocasio, “ Harris ’ Organizations: Elon, IGN, Cuban, Venture, SpaceX, Trump, Commission, Equis Research, Wisconsin's Democratic Party, Getty, NBC News, NBA, Dallas Mavericks, Democrats, “ Major League Baseball, Security and Exchange Commission, SEC, Fox News, Department of Health, Human Services, Federal Locations: Wisconsin, Phoenix, Michigan, La Crosse , Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, AFP, Cuban, United States, Harris, Alexandria, Cortez

☆ Teen tobacco use falls to 25-year low as fewer pick up e-cigarettes
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Kristian Burt | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Tobacco product use among middle and high school students has dropped to a 25-year low, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday. Female students reported the biggest decline in use across the board, and Hispanic students also reported a drop in use of any tobacco product. Evidence-based strategies, including price increases, media campaigns and smoke-free policies, are likely part of what caused tobacco product use to drop, according to the agencies. E-cigarettes continue to be the most used among students who reported tobacco product use, at 5.9%, but nicotine pouches are now the second-most commonly used tobacco product, at 1.8%, followed by cigarettes at 1.4%. Zyn was the most-popular nicotine pouch brand, at 68.7%, compared with the next most-popular brand On at 14.2%.

Persons: We're, Brian King, Deirdre Lawrence Kittner, Zyn, Philip Morris Organizations: Centers for Disease Control, U.S . Food, Drug Administration, CDC, FDA, National Youth Tobacco Survey, FDA's Center for Tobacco Products, Philip, Philip Morris International Locations: New York City, U.S, Colorado

☆ I'm 72 and still form new habits — and break others. Making promises to others doesn't work for me, but these 5 things do.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Louisa Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

I've learned that if I want to form a new habit, promising someone I will doesn't work for me. AdvertisementWhen I was a teenager, I developed a habit of repeatedly promising my mother I would go on a diet. When I'm struggling to change a habit or face a tough decision, I sometimes use art to depict my mental state. Ever since, I've been able to moderate my pace by watching the person I'm eating with — usually Barry, my husband, who tends to eat slower than I do. Many people use computer software or apps to track their habits, but I'm old-fashioned and prefer the mind-body approach of handwriting.

Persons: I've, —, I'm, Barry, Benjamin Franklin Organizations: Service, Moody Locations: Marlboro, checkmarks

☆ The curious hunt for the company behind Trump watches
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Steve Contorno | Scott Glover | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

Dozens of deals over the years have resulted in products ranging from Trump Vodka and Trump Steaks to giant skyscrapers emblazoned with his surname. “Would make a great Christmas Gift.”In this still photo from a promotional video, former President Donald Trump holds a watch branded with the Trump name. The Trump Watches website is, in fact, peppered with disclaimers. “We specialize in creating anonymous LLCs to shield your personal information from public eyes,” the website for Wyoming LLC Attorney says. Wyoming LLC Attorney can help launch a new LLC within 24 hours, it advertises.

Persons: Wyoming CNN —, Donald Trump, ”, Trump, “, hasn’t, couldn’t, TheBestHoneyOnEarth, Vladimir Dmitriev, Dmitriev, “ We’ve, ” Andrew Pierce, Carol Mendelsohn, Pierce’s, Mark Pierce, Pierce, ” Trump, —, “ You’re, Oisín, Tim Mosso, “ It’s, ” Mosso, Trump’s, Donald J, TheBestWatchesOnEarth, it’s, ” Pierce Organizations: Wyoming CNN, CNN, Trump, TheBestWatchesOnEarth LLC, Republican, LLC, and Drug Administration, FDA, White, Trump Organization, TheBestWatchesOnEarth, Trump Vodka, NFT International, 45footwear, Mar, YouTube, The Trump Organization, Cloud, Law Locations: Sheridan, Wyoming, Montana, Washington, DC, Montenegro, “, Sheridan , Wyoming, Puerto Rico, Manhattan, Cheyenne , Wyoming, Philadelphia, TheBestWatchesonEarth, United States

☆ At a time of despair in Gaza, a newborn brings hope
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Ala'A Ibrahim | Ala'A Ibrahim Is An Emmy-Nominated Film Producer At Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

“Oh, Abdel Hadi, you came in a time of destruction and war,” she said. Abdel Hadi Al-Qanou lies in a makeshift crib made from a plastic crate, hanging on string. Delivered by cesarean section at Nasser Hospital a few days earlier on Aug. 15, Abdel Hadi Al-Qanou was almost 7lbs when he was born. Others were not so lucky, according to Dr. Shereen Allwai who worked for 10 years in Nasser Hospital as an OB-GYN. Islam Al-Qanou, 43, leaves the maternity ward at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza after giving birth to baby Abdel.

Persons: Islam Al, Qanou, Khan Younis, “, Abdel Hadi, ”, Abdel Hadi’s, Abdel Hadi Al, Mahmood Al, Shereen Allwai, Abdel, Iyad, Dagga Organizations: United Nations Children’s Fund, NBC, Nasser Hospital Locations: Gaza’s, Khan, Gaza, Israel

The “angels” of Victoria’s Secret descended on the runway Tuesday at the lingerie brand’s Fashion Show, marking the return of the once-famed event, which had gone on yearslong hiatus following controversy. Wearing variations of the brand’s signature wings, the models walked down the aisle to live performances by Cher, Tyla and Lisa. Cher headlines all-women lineup of performersCher performs at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. And Lima, one of the best-known Angels in Victoria’s Secret history, returned to the runway at 43 after having retired at the company’s last fashion show in 2018. Longtime model Carla Bruni, also a singer and the former first lady of France, walked her first VS Fashion Show this year at 56.

Persons: Tyra Banks, Kate Moss, Hadid, Adriana Lima, Cher, Tyla, Lisa, Janie Schaffer, “, Angela Weiss, ”, ” Tyla, —, Gigi Hadid, Gigi, Taylor Swift, Swift, Gigi’s, Bella Hadid, Jasmine Tookes, Behati Prinsloo, Barbara Palvin, Taylor Hill, Candice Swanepoel, Ashley Graham, ” Graham, Claudia Schiffer, Schiffer, Carla Bruni, Banks, Strutting Organizations: Amazon Prime, ”, Getty, Angels Locations: South African, Lima, France

Ukraine CNN —The spluttering roar of a propeller punctuates the perfect silence. Serge said he had personally overseen more than 500 long-range drone attacks into Russia since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. CNN spent two days traveling across the country with the drone unit as it prepared to launch more than 100 drones overnight into September 29 on a mission into Russia. Sources told CNN in September that Tehran had recently completed the delivery of short-range ballistic missiles to Russia. In September, the unit’s drones hit a Russian ammunition depot between Moscow and St. Petersburg, in Tver region.

Persons: “, Serge, GUR, Abbas Araghchi, Vladimir Putin, Vector, it’s, “ We’re, Putin, ” Serge, Sebastian Shukla, Daria Tarasova, CNN “, …, ” Organizations: Ukraine CNN, CNN CNN, UAV Unit, CNN, Iran’s, Maxar Technologies, Maxar, Ukraine, Vector, Pilots, Russian Telegram, Russia –, Technologies Locations: Ukraine, GUR, Russia, Tehran, Iran, Kotluban, Volgograd, Russian, Moscow, St, Petersburg, Tver region, Toropets, United, Ukrainian, Ukraine’s, Donetsk, Luhansk, Kyiv, Russia – Voronezh, Yesk, Rostov, Voronezh

Having failed to secure a cease-fire, President Joe Biden’s administration is signaling that it supports Israel’s operations against Iran-backed Hezbollah and the group’s eventual withdrawal from southern Lebanon. Adopted by the United Nations in 2006 after the last major war between Israel and Hezbollah, 1701 was designed to pave the way for a lasting peace. With Hezbollah excluded, the Lebanese army and thousands of peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) would have maintained an armed presence south of Lebanon’s Litani River. Smoke billows during Israeli shelling on the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila in southern Lebanon. More than 2,000 people have been killed in Lebanon since the Oct. 7, 2023 attack and an estimated 1.2 million have been displaced, according to Lebanese officials.

Persons: Joe Biden’s, Matthew Miller, Rabih Daher, Benjamin Netayahu’s Organizations: ”, United, United Nations, United Nations Interim Force, Getty, Hamas, Palestinian, Israel, Biden Administration, UNIFIL Locations: Iran, Lebanon, Israel, United Nations, UNIFIL, Lebanon’s Litani, Lebanese, Kfar Kila, AFP, Gaza

☆ North Korea blows up parts of inter-Korean road on its side of border, Seoul says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Smoke rises after North Korea blows up sections of inter-Korean roads on its side of the border between the two Koreas, according to South Korea's military, as seen from the South Korean side, October 15, 2024, in this screen grab from a handout video. South Korean Defense MinistryNorth Korea has blown up sections of inter-Korean roads and rail lines on its side of the heavily fortified border between the two Koreas, South Korea's military said on Tuesday, ratcheting up tensions on the Korean peninsula. The explosions came after Pyongyang pledged last week to completely cut off the inter-Korean roads and railways and further fortify the areas on its side of the border. Around 180 billion won ($132 million) in taxpayers' money was spent by South Korea to rebuild the inter-Korean road, according to the Yonhap news agency. North Korea on Friday said the drones had scattered a "huge number" of anti-North leaflets, in what it called political and military provocation that could lead to armed conflict.

Organizations: South Korean Defense Ministry, Joint Chiefs, Staff Locations: Korea, South, Pyongyang, Seoul, South Korea, North Korea

☆ Elon Musk’s empire of misinformation
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New York CNN —At any Tesla event, you have to go in expecting a good amount of smoke and mirrors. This is the company run by Elon Musk, after all — its self-anointed Technoking who’s made overpromising and underdelivering a theme of his career. ICYMI: The robotaxis, Tesla’s fully driverless vehicles that it hopes to put into service next year, were the main event. But Musk’s reality distortion field is something else entirely — hardly limited to overly optimistic timetables or pie-in-the-sky projections for Tesla’s delivery schedule. In a twist, though, X dropped Unilever from the lawsuit on Friday.

Persons: CNN Business ’, Elon Musk, Technoking who’s, Tesla, ” Gordon Johnson, ” Morgan Stanley, Adam Jonas, they’re, Steve Jobs, Donald Trump, ”, Craig Fugate, X Organizations: CNN Business, New York CNN, Elon, Bloomberg, “, Apple, National Guard, FEMA, Washington Post, CNN, NBC, ” Unilever, ”, Unilever Locations: New York, Carolina

☆ Here's an earnings homework checklist so you can be ready when your companies report
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

Wells Fargo on Friday was the first portfolio name to report third-quarter results, which have been greeted enthusiastically on Wall Street. Morgan Stanley and Abbott Laboratories — both Club names as well — report earnings before Wednesday's opening bell. Revenue and earnings estimates can be found on stock ticker pages on any number of free financial websites and through brokerage account providers. Portfolio management is a must. After considering these factors, be sure to then take a higher-level portfolio management view of your investments.

Persons: Wells, Morgan Stanley, Abbott Laboratories —, Jim Cramer's, —, Eli Lilly, writeups, Stanley Black, Decker, Jim, Jim Cramer, Andrew Kelly Organizations: Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Labs, Microsoft, TJX, Palo Alto Networks, Club, Nvidia, Devices, Taiwan Semiconductor Management Company, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC, Flag, New York Stock Exchange Locations: Wells Fargo, U.S

Black men have historically voted overwhelmingly for Democratic candidates, with turnout typically lagging that of Black women but consistent nonetheless. Even a relatively small drop in support from Black men for Harris could be significant given the razor-thin margins in battleground states. “Black men prioritize being the primary breadwinners of the household and care about real wages and permanent jobs. The Harris campaign also plans to ramp up its programming specifically designed to engage Black men. This week, it is set to partner with Black male celebrities, influencers and activists to hold “Black Men Huddle Up” events in battleground states, NFL and NCAA watch parties that will double as an avenue for Black men to discuss the stakes of the election.

Persons: Kamala Harris ’, ”, Michael Tyler, Harris, Walz, ” Harris, Cedric Richmond, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Barack Obama, “, ” Obama, “ I’ve, Black Republicans pounced, chastising, ” Sen, Tim Scott, Obama, They’ve, Obama’s, ” “, ’, Trump, “ Obama, Kamala, Black, Lil Wayne, ” Janiyah Thomas, Byron Donalds of, Wesley Hunt, Scott, That’s, Leo Smith, She’s, ” Smith, Harris ’, Brian Kemp, Stacey Abrams, Omar Ali, surrogates, Dilawar Syed, ” Ali, Ali, Roland Martin, Justin Carter, Stephen Jackson, Matt Barnes, Jermaine Dupri, John Legend, Magic Johnson, we’ve, ” Johnson Organizations: Republicans, Democratic, Black, Trump, New York Times, Siena, Howard University, Black Republicans, Democratic Party, Democrat Party, NBC News, Biden, and, Georgia Republican Gov, Small Business Administration, NBA, “, NFL, NCAA Locations: Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Byron Donalds of Florida, Wesley Hunt of Texas, Cognac, Charlotte , North Carolina, Georgia, campaign’s Georgia, Greenville , North Carolina, Milwaukee, Flint , Michigan

☆ Why Honeywell CEO Vimal Kapur doesn't think the AI payoff will come from productivity
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Eric Rosenbaum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

As CEO of one of the world's largest industrial conglomerates, Honeywell 's Vimal Kapur doesn't think about AI like most individuals. "There is always a trend which makes your skills obsolete, every five years," Kapur said at the recent CNBC Evolve: AI Opportunity Summit in New York City. The AI opportunity for Honeywell is creating a new labor pool that can learn and work alongside AI and accumulate and deploy institutional knowledge much faster. "The future belongs to companies with 'first-order' data sets," he told CNBC "Closing Bell Overtime" anchor Jon Fortt at the Evolve: AI Opportunity event. "Data and data sets are the next frontier for AI," Delangue said.

Persons: Kapur, It's, it's, Jake Loosararian, Jon Fortt, Clément Delangue, Delangue, Katherine Forrest, Paul, Weiss, Garrison, Honeywell's Kapur Organizations: Honeywell, Labor, Nvidia, Gecko Robotics, CNBC, Amazon, Google Locations: New York City, industrials, Rifkind, Wharton

☆ When Harlem Was ‘as Gay as It Was Black’
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Derrick Bryson Taylor | Scott Reinhard | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +30 min

Two Black men, in tuxedos, clasp hands and dance in a smoky foreground in a scene from "Looking for Langston," the 1989 film that reevaluated gay and lesbian contributions to the Harlem Renaissance. When Harlem Was ‘as Gay as It Was Black’ Mapping the people, homes and hot spots that transformed the neighborhood during its Renaissance. A map of Harlem with a location labeled “Ma Rainey at the Lincoln Theater” near 135th Street and Lenox Avenue. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesMap with location labeled “Bessie Smith at Hotel Olga” in the northernmost part of Harlem. was often called the living room of the Harlem Renaissance, and over the years provided a safe and affordable space for Black artists, writers and thinkers.

Persons: Langston, Henry Louis Gates Jr, Nicholas Park, Clare Corbould, ”, Ma Rainey’s, Ma Rainey, ” Ma Rainey, “, ” Donaldson, Gladys Bentley, Gladys Bentley West, Gladys Bentley West 133rd Street Gladys Bentley, Bentley, Michael Ochs, Bessie Smith, Hotel Olga ”, Bessie Smith Lenox, Lillian Simpson, Emma Chen, ” Smith, Porter Grainger, Everett Robbins, Ain’t, Jimmie Daniels ”, Jimmie Daniels, Daniels, Ethel Waters, Nicholas Avenue, Nicholas, Ethel Williams, Waters, ” Everett, Edna Thomas ”, Edna Thomas, Lloyd Thomas, Olivia Wyndham, Thomas, Wyndham, Georgette Harvey ”, Georgette Harvey, Maria, Porgy ”, Porgy, Bess, Musa Williams, Billy Rose, Hunter ”, Alberta Hunter, Lottie Tyler, Bert Williams, ’, ” Michael Ochs, Lindy Hop, Shane Vogel, Vogel, Jerome Robbins, James F, Wilson, Duke Ellington, Josephine Baker, Heather Nickels, Harry, Nickels, “ SAVOY, George Karger, Alain Locke, Countee Cullen, Richard Wright, Ralph Ellison, Langston Hughes, Olga ”, Olga Lenox, Edward H, Olga, Victor Hugo Green’s “, Bill “ BoJangles ” Robinson, Robert W Kelley, Alain Locke Washington, ” Alain Locke, Locke —, —, Nella Larsen ”, Nella Larsen, Street Nella Larsen, Larsen, Octavio González, Audre Lorde, Hughes, ” Arnold Rampersad, Countee Cullen ”, Harold Jackman, Cullen, Richard Bruce Nugent ”, Richard Bruce Nugent, Thurman, Jade ”, González, Nugent, ” Carl Van Vechten, Carl Van Vechten, Street Carl Van Vechten, Harold Jackman ”, ” Harold Jackman, Jackman, Maurice Hunter ”, Maurice Hunter, Corbould, Claude McKay ”, Claude McKay, West 142nd Street Claude McKay, Alexander Gumby, A’Leila Walker, A’Lelia Walker, Madame C.J, Walker, “ Wallace Thurman ”, Wallace Thurman, Zora Neale Hurston, Gwendolyn Bennett, Sydney ”, Sydney, Iolanthe Sydney, Du Bois, Thurgood Marshall, Robert “ Bobby ” Winchester, Horace Hicks, Isaac Julien, Mr, Julien Organizations: Harlem Renaissance, Harlem, The New, Black, Greenwich, Harvard, Central, Deakin University, Ma Rainey’s Georgia Jazz, Jazz, Lincoln, Lenox, Lincoln Theater, Street, Gladys Bentley West 133rd Street, New York Times, Michael Ochs Archives, Hotel Olga, Blues, Hotel, Lesbian, Blues Women, Communities, West, of Congress, Music Division, Federal, St, Library of Congress, Guild Theatre, Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public, 138th Street, Alberta Hunter, West 138th, ” Michael Ochs Archives, Getty, Savoy, African American Studies, Yale University, Cabaret, 155th Street, Jerome Robbins Dance Division, 131st, CUNY, Hulton, West 133rd, 133rd, Avenues, Cotton, 142nd, Cotton Club 142nd Street, U.S, Swing, 141st, Ballroom, Blacks, 125th, 135th, Harlem Y.M.C.A, Harlem Branch, Columbia University, Lafayette Theater, Lafayette Players, Washington D.C, Wellesley College, 127th, Mount Morris Park, East 127th, 136th, The New York Public Library, Bettmann, Everett, 134th Street, Eighth, West 142nd, West 142nd Street, Cabaret School, Yale, American, Library, 136th Street, “ Infants, Columbia, Harlem’s Locations: tuxedos, Manhattan, Harlem, Central, Rockland, New York, St, Australia, Ma Rainey’s Georgia, Philadelphia, Colonial, British, Alberta, ”, —, Hamilton Lodge, Lenox, Seventh, Morris, Lafayette, Washington, Eighth, Mount Morris, Lenox Avenue, United States, Midtown, Black, Sugar

☆ Hezbollah endorses Lebanon ceasefire efforts for the first time as Israel ramps up offensive
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Abbas Al Lawati | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Lebanon’s Hezbollah began firing at Israel on October 8 last year to show solidarity with Hamas, which had launched an attack on Israel from Gaza a day earlier. Hezbollah had previously stated that it would only cease its attacks on Israel once a ceasefire was reached with Hamas in Gaza. Israel, however, insisted that Hezbollah separate its conflict with Israel from the ongoing war with Hamas. It was Qassem’s second speech since Israel assassinated Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah late last month. Israel has since been conducting limited ground incursions into southern Lebanon targeting Hezbollah, which has continued to fire rockets into northern Israel.

Persons: Nabih, Naim Qassem, Lebanon’s, Qassem, Hassan Nasrallah, Nabih Berri, Abdallah Bou Habib, Nasrallah, Joe Biden, Emmanuel Macron, Biden, isn’t, Mohamed Azakir, Reuters Tzipi, Nasrallah hadn’t, Bou, Kiryat Motzkin Organizations: CNN, Hamas, Hezbollah, Amal, Lebanese, US, UN, Assembly, Reuters, Sky News, Israel, Israel Defense Forces Locations: Lebanon, Gaza, Berri, Israel, Gaza . Israel, Iran, Beirut's, Hadath, Haifa, Kiryat, Kiryat Yam

CNN —Palestinians fleeing sites of Israel’s renewed military operation in northern Gaza are being shot at as they evacuate, according to residents there and footage shared with CNN documenting their journey. “Drones were firing at everyone passing by on the road,” Sultan told CNN. Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza City later identified her as 9-year-old Dana Nasser, and told CNN she must be admitted to surgery. The Israeli military on Monday issued fresh evacuation orders in both northern and southern Gaza, where tens of thousands of Palestinians have been sheltering. Flyers were dropped by the Israeli military over Jabalya Tuesday morning, “urgently” warning residents to “evacuate immediately,” residents told CNN.

Persons: Mohammad Sultan, ” Sultan, Sultan, Dana Nasser, Al Mawasi, “, ’ Hassan Hamad, Itaf, Hamad, Mahmoud, ”, Mohammad Ibrahim, ” Ibrahim, Ibrahim, Jabalya Organizations: CNN, Israel Defense Forces, Flyers, Mahmoud ssa, Anadolu, Getty, Residents Locations: Gaza, Jabalya, Abu, Ahli, Gaza City, Hassan

☆ New Zealand Navy ship sinks off Samoa
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

WELLINGTON — A Royal New Zealand Navy vessel ran aground and sank off Samoa but all 75 crew and passengers on board were safe, the New Zealand Defense Force said in a statement on Sunday. Several vessels responded and assisted in rescuing the crew and passengers who had left the ship in lifeboats, Arndell said. The cause of the grounding was unknown and would need further investigation, New Zealand Defense Force said. The vessel later capsized and was below the surface by 9 a.m. local time, New Zealand Defense Force said. New Zealand’s Navy is already working at reduced capacity with three of its nine ships idle due to personnel shortages.

Persons: Manawanui, Shane Arndell, Arndell, Garin Golding, Judith Collins, Collins Organizations: WELLINGTON, New Zealand Navy, New Zealand Defense Force, Royal New Zealand Air Force, New Zealand, NZ, Samoa, Australian Defense, Samoa Police, Corrections, Facebook, South West, South West Pacific . New Zealand’s Navy Locations: Samoa, Upolu, Auckland, New Zealand, Zealand, South West Pacific .

☆ Russia may have lost a rare drone over Ukraine — and it could be an intelligence win for the West
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The suspected drone crashed in eastern Ukraine, but the cause is still unknown. Losing one is not only a blow for Russia; it could be a big intelligence win for the West. AdvertisementUkrainian service members inspect parts of a Russian S-70 drone in eastern Ukraine on October 5. AdvertisementRussia's S-70 drone is seen taking off at an unidentified location in August 2019. AdvertisementUkrainian scene investigators examine the suspected S-70 wreckage in eastern Ukraine on October 5.

Persons: —, Russia hasn't, Nuzhnenko, Russia's, AP Samuel Bendett, Bendett, ROMAN PILIPEY, Hunter, Lockheed Martin Organizations: Service, Kyiv, NATO, Radio Free, Radio Liberty, Institute for, Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, AP, Center for Naval Analyses, Business, Getty, Lockheed Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Moscow, Kostyantynivka, Ukraine's Donetsk, Russian, Radio Free Europe, AFP

☆ Russia's apparent loss of one of its new heavy Hunter drones over Ukraine could be an intelligence win for Kyiv and the West
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The suspected drone crashed in eastern Ukraine, but the cause is still unknown. Russia hasn't built very many of the S-70 Okhotnik-B (Hunter) drones, which made their combat debut during the ongoing Ukraine war. AdvertisementUkrainian service members inspect parts of a Russian S-70 drone in eastern Ukraine on October 5. AdvertisementRussia's S-70 drone is seen taking off at an unidentified location in August 2019. AdvertisementUkrainian scene investigators examine the suspected S-70 wreckage in eastern Ukraine on October 5.

☆ HMNZS Manawanui: New Zealand loses first naval ship since WW2 threatening oil spill off Samoan coast
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Isaac Yee | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Acting Samoan Prime Minister Tuala Tevaga Iosefo Ponifasio said in a press statement Sunday that an oil spill was highly probable. “The HMNZS Manawanui is not recoverable and has sunk into the ocean,” he said. Numerous vessels and aircraft were sent to help, including a Royal New Zealand Air Force P-8A Poseidon and C-130J aircraft, the New Zealand navy said. Rescue teams responded to a call for help from New Zealand navy research ship HMNZS Manawanui. The HMNZS Manawanui was a relatively new addition to the New Zealand navy, having been purchased in 2018 for around $100 million NZD ($61 million), though it was built in the early 2000s.

Persons: Brian Rose, Judith Collins, “ It’s, It’s, ”, Divers, “ They’ll, Tuala Tevaga Iosefo Ponifasio, Dave Poole, ” Poole, Chris Luxon Organizations: CNN, New, RNZ, RNZ . New Zealand Defense, Newstalk ZB, Emergency Services, Royal New Zealand Air Force, New Zealand, Sunday, Rescue, Emergency Services Authority New Zealand Locations: Samoa, Upolo, New Zealand, Maninoa, RNZ ., Tafitaola, New

☆ Israel marks the anniversary of October 7 Hamas attacks with tears and anger
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

To mark the anniversary of his death, his family huddled around the memorial on Monday, hugging each other and David’s picture. War rages onMonday marked the first anniversary of the Hamas terror attacks, and a year since Israel began its war against the militant group in Gaza. Throughout the morning, loud booms of outgoing fire reverberated throughout southern Israel as the IDF hit targets in the Gaza strip. Indeed, as the anniversary events got under way, several rockets were fired from Gaza towards Israel, injuring two people. Time stopped here,” Amat Moshe, whose grandparents were residents of the kibbutz, told CNN at the Nir Oz cemetery.

Persons: revelers, Amit Itzhak David, Inbar Parnassa, “, ”, Parnassa, Anat Magnezi, Amit Magnezi, Amit, Gabriel Barel’s, Yeoda, Jim Urquhart, Nir Oz, Dolev Yehud, Daniel Lifshitz, Yehud, Yehud’s, Sigal, Arbel, Ariel Cunio, David, David’s, Sharon Alony Cunio, Alony Cunio, Lifshitz, Oded, Yocheved, Yocheved Lifshitz, Nurit Cooper, Amiram Cooper, ” Amat Moshe, Nir, Moshe’s, Adina Moshe, Adina, Maya Shoshani Moshe, Moshe, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Amir Cohen, Jonathan Shimriz, Alon Shimriz Organizations: Israel CNN, Nova Music, CNN, Nova, Israel Defense Forces, Hamas, United Nations, Israel, Israel’s, Reuters Locations: Tel Aviv, Israel, Gaza, South America, Jerusalem, Kibbutz Mefalsim

Flames and smoke rise in an area targeted by an Israeli air strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, on October 6. Fadel Itani/AFP/Getty ImagesWe were preparing to go live on air when the first airstrike hit the southern suburbs of Beirut shortly after 11 p.m. Saturday – kicking off a night of intense and constant Israeli strikes. About 30 minutes earlier, I had been sat with a young woman who lives in the southern suburbs, when our phones flashed with a post on X. Like many residents of one of the most densely populated parts of the country, she had fled her home as Israeli strikes intensified in recent days, leaving with very little. Saturday night’s strikes were among the most sustained and intense I have witnessed hitting the southern suburbs since this war began.

Persons: Fadel Itani, gasped Organizations: Israel Defense Forces, IDF Locations: AFP, Beirut, Gaza

Video showed flames coming from underneath a Frontier flight that made a hard landing in Las Vegas after reports of smoke in the cockpit Saturday, officials said. Flight 1326 was on its way from San Diego to Las Vegas when "the pilots detected smoke and declared an emergency," Frontier said in a statement. There were reports of smoke in the cockpit before the Airbus 321 was able to make an emergency landing at Harry Reid International Airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. A Frontier flight with flames visible underneath the aircraft at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas on Saturday. Tyler HerrickThe flight "experienced a hard landing" and the Clark County Fire Department responded immediately, said Amanda Mazzagatti, airport program administrator at Harry Reid.

Persons: Harry Reid, Tyler Herrick, Amanda Mazzagatti Organizations: Airbus, Harry Reid International Airport, Federal Aviation Administration, Harry, Harry Reid International, Fire Department, FAA Locations: Las Vegas, San Diego, Clark

☆ Flames seen under Frontier Airlines flight as it makes hard landing in Las Vegas
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-06 | by ( Sarah Dewberry | Cindy Von Quednow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —A Frontier Airlines flight seemed to catch fire as it made what officials described as a “hard landing” at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas on Saturday. The plane “experienced a hard landing where basically tires blew,” airport officials told CNN. Video obtained by CNN shows flames underneath the plane and a trail of smoke after it landed. The Clark County Fire Department responded immediately, and all the passengers and crew were safely transported to the gate area, airport officials added. The National Transportation Safety Board will also investigate the incident, according to a Saturday statement from the agency posted on X.

Persons: Harry Reid Organizations: CNN, Frontier Airlines, Harry Reid International, Federal Aviation Administration, Fire Department, Frontier, FAA, National Transportation Locations: Las Vegas, San Diego, Clark

☆ A massive blast outside Karachi Airport in Pakistan kills 2 and injures at least 8
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-06 | by ( Story The Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Karachi, Pakistan AP —A massive blast outside Karachi Airport in Pakistan on Sunday killed two people and injured at least eight, officials said. Police and the provincial government said a tanker exploded outside the airport, which is Pakistan’s biggest. A vehicle is seen on fire at the site of an explosion that caused injures and destroyed vehicles at outside the Karachi airport, Pakistan, Sunday, Oct. 6. Security officials examine the site of an explosion that caused injures and destroyed vehicles at outside the Karachi airport, Pakistan, Monday, Oct. 7. The home minister and inspector general also visited the blast site, but they did not talk to the press.

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