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☆ Apple just gave new demos for the Vision Pro. The technology is 'fun,' but some testers still don't see the point.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewAhead of the February 2 launch of Apple's Vision Pro, reporters were again given access to the virtual reality headset. "Talking to someone today while they were wearing Vision Pro the render of their eyes was deeply real," Josh Rubin at Cool Hunting said on Threads. It is still just a VR headset 'searching for a purpose'One overarching critique of the Vision Pro has been: What's the point? AdvertisementIn this most recent round of opinions, it seems testers can't see past the limited use cases for the Vision Pro. "I'm just still trying to see where it fits in the real world," Song wrote.

Persons: —, Rich DeMuro, Josh Rubin, Cool, Song, Rubin, Dana Wollman, Low, Mark Gurman, Joanna Stern, Stern, Gurman, Nilay Patel, I'm, it's, Wollman Organizations: Service, Apple's, Pro, Business, Apple, Engadget, Bloomberg, Vision

☆ Apple plans to drop blood oxygen feature on smartwatches to get around import ban
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Read previewApple has found a new workaround for the import ban on its latest Apple Watch models. The company will remove blood oxygen functionality from its Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 if its appeal of the import ban is unsuccessful, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reported. Related storiesMedical device maker Masimo has claimed certain Apple Watch models infringe on its blood oxygen monitoring technology patents. Apple told Business Insider the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 are still available with the blood oxygen tool. The import ban on Apple's latest smartwatches initially took effect on December 26.

Persons: —, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Masimo Organizations: Service, Apple Watch, Business, Apple, Customs, US International Trade, Bloomberg, US Customs, Appeals, Federal Circuit

☆ If You Can't Beat 'em, Impeach 'em
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-12 | by ( Susan Milligan | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +7 min

Republicans want President Joe Biden out of office. And they've taken the clashes to an unprecedented new level: If you can't beat 'em, impeach 'em. "Secretary Mayorkas has brazenly refused to enforce the laws passed by Congress that knowingly made our country less safe. But Justice did not prosecute three other Republicans – White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, former DOJ official Jeffrey Clark and former Trump Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino – whom the panel referred for legal action. "They're struggling to come up with the votes to impeach President Biden.

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☆ Everything you need to know about Republicans moving forward on impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-09 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

House Republicans are rallying around a push to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. On Wednesday, House Republicans are set to consider the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. As Homeland Security secretary, Mayorkas oversees a vast agency that includes U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The Homeland Security Department notes that for all these reasons apprehending a migrant on the watchlist is extremely rare. A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said in a statement that there is simply "no valid basis" to impeach Mayorkas.

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☆ Liz Cheney says she’ll ‘do whatever I have to do’ to stop Trump as she considers third-party bid
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Piper Hudspethblackburn | Piper Hudspeth Blackburn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney said Tuesday that she’s committed to doing what’s necessary to stop former President Donald Trump from returning to the White House, as she continues to mull a third-party presidential run in 2024. Throughout her book, Cheney detailed how she saw her Republican colleagues fall in line to support his claims of election fraud following the 2020 election. In one instance, Cheney recalls GOP members reluctantly signing their names on electoral vote objection sheets for the states Republicans were contesting. Cheney has split with the Republican Party during previous elections. She also crossed party lines to stump for two moderate Democrats in competitive House races last year.

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The world also said goodbye to former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who died Nov. 29. Political Cartoons View All 1277 ImagesAnother political figure who died this year was former U.S. first lady Rosalynn Carter, who died Nov. 19. Among the entertainers who left the world this year was singer Tina Turner, who died May 24. Here is a roll call of some influential figures who died in 2023 (cause of death cited for younger people, if available):___JANUARY___Fred White, 67. A Hall of Fame forward who helped the Chicago Blackhawks win the 1961 Stanley Cup Final.

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☆ ‘Bone biographies’ reveal what life was like for medieval commoners
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Ashley Strickland | Amy Woodyatt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“An osteobiography uses all available evidence to reconstruct an ancient person’s life,” said lead study author John Robb, a professor at Cambridge University, in a statement. “Our team used techniques familiar from studies such as Richard III’s skeleton, but this time to reveal details of unknown lives — people we would never learn about in any other way.”An illustration shows a typical marketplace in medieval Cambridge. Mark Gridley/After the PlagueThe bone biographies are available on Cambridge University’s After the Plague project website. Together, the bones tell a collective story about a cross section of people living in medieval Cambridge and the hardships they faced. “Everyday diseases, such as measles, whooping cough and gastrointestinal infections, ultimately took a far greater toll on medieval populations,” Robb said.

Persons: —, ”, John Robb, “, Richard III’s, Mark Gridley, Sarah Inskip, osteoarchaeologist, John the, ” Robb, Anne, Eudes, Edmund, John, Wat, Robb, Christiana, Dickon, Maria, infirmity Organizations: CNN —, Cambridge, Cambridge University, University of Leicester, Cambridge’s Hospital of St, St, John’s, Stourbridge Fair, University of Cambridge, “, Cambridge Archaeological, Hospital of St Locations: Cambridge, Cambridge’s, Wat, Christiana, Norway, Stourbridge, England, ”, Europe

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former Ambassador to Poland and longtime Tennessee Republican politician Victor Ashe sued state election officials on Wednesday over a law he claims is so vague that he could be prosecuted for voting in a Republican primary. They argue that Tennessee voters aren't registered by party, and the law does not define what it means to be a bona fide party member, to declare allegiance to a party or long that allegiance must last. The league also worries that volunteers could be subject to a separate law that punishes people who promulgate erroneous voting information. Tennessee voters often decide which primary to participate in based on campaign developments. The lawsuit names Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett, Coordinator of Elections Mark Goins and Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti as defendants.

Persons: Victor Ashe, ”, Ashe, “ Ashe, Phil Lawson, State Tre Hargett, Mark Goins, Jonathan Skrmetti, Goins, Skrmetti Organizations: Tennessee Republican, Republican, Knoxville News, Tennessee Republican Party, Democrat, The League of Women Voters, Democratic, Republicans, State Locations: Tenn, Poland, Nashville, Tennessee, Knoxville

Political Cartoons View All 1274 ImagesNew Jersey's law banning smoking in public businesses specifically exempts Atlantic City's casinos. “I feel extremely confident that people will lose their jobs” under a total smoking ban. Support for a casino smoking ban is widespread among New Jersey lawmakers, with a bipartisan majority in both chambers, and Democratic Gov. Shreveport, Louisiana ended a smoking ban in its casinos in June. The casino industry opposes a smoking ban, saying it would lose customers and revenue if smoking were banned while still being allowed in casinos in nearby states.

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Cheney writes most members knew “it was a farce” and “another public display of fealty to Donald Trump.”“Among them was Republican Congressman Mark Green of Tennessee,” Cheney writes. “Leader McConnell, who had made a career out of savvy political calculation and behind-the-scenes maneuvering, got this one wrong,” Cheney writes. In the book, Cheney also condemns right-wing media for amplifying the disinformation coming from Trump and his allies. “Several months later, I heard the show had been in the final stages of production when it was shut down,” Cheney writes. Cheney writes that Pelosi’s team “pulled together a list of the 10 worst things I had ever said about her.

Persons: Washington CNN —, Liz Cheney, “ enablers, ”, Donald Trump, Cheney, ” Cheney, Kevin McCarthy, Trump, he’d, Mike Johnson, “, Liz Cheney's, Brown, hypocrites –, Steven Cheung, ‘, Jesus, McCarthy, ” McCarthy, “ McCarthy, Jim Jordan, ” Jordan, Jordan, Russell Dye, Johnson, “ Johnson, ’ ”, Mark Green of, Green, sheepishly, ’, ’ Cheney, craven, fundraise, Kevin, “ They’re, Jerry Maguire, Tom Cruise, Renée Zellweger, it’s, Mike Pence, Pence, Paul Ryan, Ryan, Cheney’s, Dick Cheney, Liz Cheneys, cautioning, ’ ” Cheney, Roberto Schmidt, Hakeem Jeffries, George W . Bush, “ Liz, Courage, I’m, Nancy Pelosi, Liz ’, ruefully, Trump –, Mike Kelly, “ She’s, Mike Turner, Liz, Drew Angerer, Ronald Reagan, Reagan, George W, Bush, McConnell, Mitch McConnell, ” McConnell, Fox, Tucker Carlson, Pelosi, “ Trump, Jan, CNN’s Kristen Holmes, Annie Grayer, Oliver Darcy Organizations: Washington CNN, Republican Party, CNN, Wyoming Republican, Trump, White, GOP, Republican, California Republican, Fox News, “, Capitol, ”, Orange Jesus, Mar, Save America PAC, AFP, Getty, Democratic, Republicans, House Republican Conference, Caucus, U.S . Capitol, Jan, Senate Republicans, Fox Corp, Fox, Democrat, Independent Locations: Wyoming, California, Mark Green of Tennessee, Mar, Trump, Washington , DC, Ohio, WASHINGTON, DC, Washington ,, Trump’s, Congress, America

These interviews have been edited for length:HOUSTON — A longtime resident of Houston, Monica Fulton, 51, prioritizes giving to organizations serving the city’s residents. That changed in 2018 when she helped organize a group of donors who pool their funds to support small organizations serving women and girls on Chicago’s South Side. The giving circle makes relatively small grants to organizations that have budgets of less than $500,000, where those grants can make a big difference. During the height of the pandemic, they took an online training through the organization Philanthropy Together about how to run a giving circle. “They trust that the group is doing the vetting and that their money’s going to a good cause.

Persons: Monica Fulton, She’s, ”, Fulton, “, Alicia Bailey, Bailey, ” Bailey, she's, I’ve, Ruben Brooks, Brooks, Ezekiel Taylor, ” Brooks, it's, ___, — Lynne Garfinkel, Pam Lowy, ” Lowy, Garfinkel, GivingTuesday Organizations: Associated Press, Houston Food Bank, Fulton, ”, Chicago Foundation for Women, ATLANTA, American, Atlanta Beltline, Big Brothers, Sisters, America, of Georgia, Ezekiel Taylor Foundation, Lilly Endowment Inc, AP Locations: Houston, Panama, Chicagoland, Atlanta, ___ LAFAYETTE, Lafayette, Boulder , Colorado

☆ Vietnam's plan for spending $15.5 billion for its clean energy transition to be announced at COP28
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A plan for how Vietnam will spend $15.5 billion to transition to cleaner energy has been finalized and will be announced at the COP28 climate conference, which begins in Dubai next week. George gave no details of the plan. The United Kingdom is co-chair of a group of nine, rich industrialized nations that have agreed to provide the $15.5 billion to help Vietnam end its reliance on dirty coal power and more quickly switch to renewable energy as a part of a Just Energy Transition Partnership, or JETP. Earlier this year, Vietnam released a national energy plan that aimed to more than double the maximum power Vietnam can generate to some 150 gigawatts by 2030. It called for a drastic shift away from heavily polluting coal and pledges that no new coal-fired plants will be built after 2030.

Persons: Mark George, George, Tang Organizations: British, Economic, Trade, Britain, Energy, Sustainable Development Locations: Vietnam, Dubai, Hanoi, United Kingdom, Asia, Pacific, Japan

☆ Stengs grabs hat-trick as Dutch thrash Gibraltar 6-0
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

FARO, Portugal, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Netherlands' Calvin Stengs netted a hat-trick as they easily disposed of Gibraltar 6-0 in their Euro 2024 qualifier on Tuesday although the Dutch did not come anywhere near to France’s record score at the weekend. Mats Wieffer, Teun Koopmeiners and substitute Cody Gakpo added the other goals for an experimental Dutch side completing their qualifying campaign, having already secured their place at next year’s finals in Germany. Stengs had the Dutch ahead in the 10th minute and added two more after the break, completing his treble with a strong left- foot effort inside the penalty box. The Dutch goal haul, however, was nothing near the 14 that France scored against Gibraltar in Nice on Saturday to set a record in the European Championship qualifiers. They finished second behind France in Group B while Gibraltar ended bottom after losing all eight games, conceding 41 and failing to score.

Persons: Calvin Stengs, Mats Wieffer, Teun Koopmeiners, Cody Gakpo, Stengs, Ronald Koeman, Jorrel Hato, Virgil van Dijk, Dayle Coleling, Mark Gleeson, Ken Ferris Organizations: France, Gibraltar, Ireland, Thomson Locations: FARO, Portugal, Netherlands, Gibraltar, Dutch, Germany, Nice, Cape Town

☆ Morocco win but other heavyweights humbled in World Cup qualifiers
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Mark Gleeson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

CAPE TOWN, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Ghana and South Africa both suffered embarrassing defeats in World Cup qualification on Tuesday while top contenders Cameroon, Guinea, Senegal and Zambia also found it tough on the road as they all dropped points. On a busy day of 15 matches across the continent, there were also wins for Burkina Faso, the Cape Verde Islands, Morocco, Namibia, Tunisia and Uganda. But it was the Comoros, with a population of around a million, and Rwanda, ranked 140 in world football, who tore up the form book in beating Ghana and South Africa respectively. It was Rwanda’s first victory in their last 11 home matches and took them top of Group C, where they lead not only South Africa but also Nigeria and Zimbabwe. The next round of African qualifiers will be played in June, with the continent now turning its focus to January’s Cup of Nations finals in the Ivory Coast.

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☆ Netherlands looking for both practice and goals against Gibraltar
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The Dutch are up against a Gibraltar side reeling after a record 14-0 loss to France in Nice on Saturday and Koeman said his side would be looking for lots of goals, too. Against this opponent you want to see intensity and many goals," Koeman added. I want to feel afterwards that we have done everything we can to score goals. Wout Weghorst scored early in Saturday's game against the Irish but despite plenty of possession and chances, the Dutch were unable to add more goals. Writing by Mark Gleeson in Cape Town; Editing by Christian RadnedgeOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Ronald Koeman, Koeman, I'm, Wout Weghorst, Mark Gleeson, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Ireland, France, European, Germany, Thomson Locations: FARO, Portugal, Netherlands, Gibraltar, Germany, Amsterdam, Faro , Portugal, Nice, Dutch, Hamburg, Cape Town

☆ NASA scientists think some planets are shrinking because powerful radiation from their cores is pushing away their atmospheres
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Planets beyond our solar system have a size gap, where worlds seem to shrink past a certain range. Scientists think this is because some sub-Neptunes shrink — losing their atmospheres and speeding through the size gap until they are as small as a super-Earth. AdvertisementThe planets themselves may be pushing their atmospheres awayShrinking exoplanets may lack the mass (and therefore the gravity) to hold their atmospheres close. AdvertisementThe other hypothesis, called photoevaporation, says that a planet's atmosphere is dissipated by the radiation of its host star. AdvertisementThe scientists found that most of the planets there retained their atmosphere, making the core-powered mass loss a more likely cause of eventual atmosphere loss.

Persons: —, Jessie Christiansen, Mark Garlick, NASA's, Christiansen Organizations: NASA, Service, JPL, Caltech, Kepler Space, Harvard

☆ Four goals for Egypt's Salah but shock setback for Nigeria
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Mark Gleeson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

CAPE TOWN, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Mohamed Salah scored four times and took his goal tally for Egypt past 50 as they began their World Cup qualifying campaign with an expected victory over tiny Djibouti while Nigeria were held to a shock home draw by Lesotho on Thursday. Nigeria, without injured Napoli striker Victor Osimhen, were held to a 1-1 draw at a rainy Uyo by the small mountain kingdom of Lesotho, who are 113 places below them in the FIFA rankings. Burundi also won in Group F, edging the Gambia 3-2 in their match played in Tanzania because of Burundi’s lack of a suitable stadium. The first two rounds of African qualifiers are played from Wednesday to next Tuesday, and will resume next June. Editing by xxOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Mohamed Salah, Victor Osimhen, Motlomelo Mkhwanazi, Jose Peserio, Jonathan Muiomo, Riyad, Djamel Belmadi, Denis Bouanga, Kevin Denkey Organizations: Egypt, Lesotho, Qatar, Napoli, FIFA, Africa, Nations, football, Kenya, Major League Soccer, Belgian, U.S, Thomson Locations: CAPE, Djibouti, Nigeria, Cairo, Egypt, Lesotho, London, Kelechi, Mozambique, Botswana, Algeria, Somalia, Algiers, Gabon, Franceville, Burundi, Gambia, Tanzania, Sudan, Togo, Benghazi, Libya, Canada, Mexico

☆ Republican senators raise 'significant concerns' on US firearms export pause
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Nov 16 (Reuters) - A group of 46 Republican U.S. senators asked the Commerce Department on Thursday to answer questions about its Oct. 27 decision to temporarily stop issuing export licenses for most civilian firearms and ammunition for non-governmental users. The Commerce Department's 90-day pause has some exemptions including export licenses for Ukraine and Israel, as well as some other close allies. Earlier this month, Republican Representative Mark Green, who chairs the Homeland Security Committee, led a separate letter from more than 80 lawmakers seeking answers on the pause. The Republican party has consistently defended gun ownership rights under the U.S. Constitution, while many Democrats have called for new restrictions after a series of mass shootings. Exporters can continue to submit license requests during the pause, but they will be "held without action" until the pause is lifted.

Persons: Mitch McConnell, Elizabeth Frantz, Ted Budd, John Thune, Mark Green, David Shepardson, David Gregorio Our Organizations: U.S ., REUTERS, Rights, Republican U.S, Commerce Department, Republican, Homeland Security Committee, U.S, Constitution, Overseas, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Ukraine, Israel, U.S

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., (AP) — A fire broke out under the wooden Atlantic City Boardwalk on Wednesday right in front of the entrance to Resorts casino, melting part of its facade and burning the doors. But no one was injured and the facility was able to remain open, authorities said. Two restaurants near the fire were temporarily closed and hoped to reopen later Wednesday, Fire Chief Scott Evans and Resorts President Mark Giannantonio said. Black smoke boiled into the air as orange flames leapt beneath the Resorts sign. The casino was accessible through a secondary Boardwalk entrance as well as side entrances near parking areas, Giannantonio said.

Persons: Scott Evans, Mark Giannantonio, Evans, Giannantonio, Aris Matos, Michelle of, Matos, Wayne Parry Organizations: CITY, Atlantic, Boardwalk, Resorts, Fire Locations: N.J, Michelle of Shrewsbury , Pennsylvania, Atlantic City, www.twitter.com

☆ Late Israel equaliser puts Swiss Euro 2024 qualification on ice
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The unbeaten Swiss moved top of Group I, with 16 points from eight matches, but only ahead of Romania on goal difference. Israel are third on 12 points with all three countries having two games left. Vargas came within inches of doubling his tally five minutes after his goal when he thundered a shot off the crossbar. As a result, Israel play four games in the space of nine days to complete their qualifying campaign. The Swiss face Kosovo in Basel on Saturday and then complete their campaign away in Romania on Tuesday.

Persons: Israel, Shon Weissman's, Ruben Vargas, Edimilson Fernandes, Weisman’s, Fernandes, Noah Okafor, Vargas, Sean Goldberg, Dor Turgeman’s, Turgeman, Yann Sommer, Mark Gleeson, Toby Davis Organizations: European Championship, Kosovo, Swiss, Palestinian, Hamas, Romania, Puskas Academy Arena, Thomson Locations: FELCSUT, Hungary, Switzerland, Germany, Swiss, Romania, Israel, Kosovo, Budapest, Andorra, Basel, Cape Town

☆ Koeman picks Verbruggen as goalkeeper for qualifier against Ireland
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

“Bart Verbruggen will keep goal this week. I think that’s logical on the basis of the last two matches that we played,” Koeman told a press conference on Tuesday. Verbruggen won his first caps in the 2-1 home loss to France and 1-0 victory in Greece in Euro 2024 qualifying last month. “He has developed nicely at his young age,” Koeman said of the 21-year-old Verbruggen. Since Koeman took over this year, he has used Jasper Cillessen, who is now out of favour, Bijlow, Flekken and Verbruggen.

Persons: Bart Verbruggen, Ed Sykes, Ronald Koeman, Verbruggen, Justin Bijlow, Mark Flekken, “ Bart Verbruggen, ” Koeman, Bart, uncapped Andries Noppert, Louis van Gaal, Koeman, Jasper Cillessen, “, Nathan Ake, Steven Bergwijn, Brian Brobbey, Uncapped, Thijs Dallinga, Mark Gleeson Organizations: Soccer Football, Premier League, Everton, Brighton & Hove Albion, Goodison, Hove, Republic of Ireland, Anderlecht, Hato, Ajax Amsterdam, Uncapped Toulouse, Thomson Locations: Liverpool, Britain, Brighton, AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Republic of, Amsterdam, Germany, Brentford, France, Greece, Gibraltar, Faro, Portugal, Qatar, Cape Town

☆ Gruelling African World Cup qualifying gets under way
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Mark Gleeson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The New York/New Jersey's FIFA World Cup 2026 logo is revealed during the kickoff event in Times Square in New York City, U.S., May 18, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCAPE TOWN, Nov 14 (Reuters) - More places for Africa at the next World Cup finals has not lessened the intensity of the qualifying process, often described as the toughest in world football, and which kicks off this week. Carlos Queiroz, who coached Colombia, Egypt, Iran, Portugal, South Africa and now Qatar, once described the African preliminaries as "a nightmare". For the 2026 World Cup, the 54 African entrants were divided into nine groups with only the winners assured of a place at the finals. A total of 13 African countries, starting with Egypt in 1934, have played at the World Cup finals.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Carlos Queiroz, Ed Osmond Organizations: New, FIFA, REUTERS, U.S, Mauritius, D, Eritrea, January’s Africa, Nations, Rwanda, Wednesday’s, Central African, Thomson Locations: York, New York City, U.S, Africa, Asia, South America, Canada, Mexico, Colombia, Egypt, Iran, Portugal, South Africa, Qatar, Cameroon, Douala, Libya, Morocco, Tanzania, January’s, Ivory Coast . Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Djibouti, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Lesotho, Namibia, Niger, Sao Tome e Principe, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan

A rebound in Asia is especially important for airlines where long-haul travel makes up a bigger mix of revenue. Travel spending in Asia Pacific is set to grow 41% this year to $567 billion, and rise to $800 billion by 2027, according to data from the Global Business Travel Association. The planned capacity, which has not been previously reported, is a strong rebound from 2022, when the carrier's Asia-Pacific traffic was 33% of 2019 levels. Travel to Asia is also a source of high-margin revenue at a time when soaring labor and fuel costs are pressuring profit and domestic fares are declining. Across the border, Air Canada said the increase in Asia Pacific capacity would more than double its overall system growth.

Persons: Toby Melville, Andrew Nocella, Mark Galardo, Galardo, Raymond James, Savanthi Syth, Allison Lampert, Rajesh Kumar Singh, Ben Klayman, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Heathrow Airport, REUTERS, Rights, Carriers, Business, Global Business Travel Association, Air, Reuters, United Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Asia Pacific, United, Delta, Tourism Economics, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, Rights MONTREAL, CHICAGO, Asia, Pacific, Europe, Asia Pacific, U.S, United States, Atlanta, Manila, Philippines, San Francisco, New Zealand, Chicago, Air Canada, Air Canada's Vancouver, Canada, North America, Ukraine, Hong Kong, East Coast, Newark , New Jersey, Toronto, China, Montreal

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Steve Norton, who ran the first U.S. gambling facility outside Nevada — Resorts casino in Atlantic City — and gave advice around the world on how to set up and operate casinos, has died. His son, Rob, president of Cordish Gaming, said Norton died Sunday following an accident in his Oceanside, California, home. “Steve was an early and influential gaming executive in Atlantic City and at Resorts,” said the casino's current president, Mark Giannantonio. “He was an important leader in the Atlantic City market dating back to the 1970s. Norton used his experience as an Atlantic City casino pioneer to advise state governments — including in Louisiana, Illinois and Indiana — on how to adopt riverboat gambling, and in 1998 founded his own gambling consultancy company based in Indiana.

Persons: Steve Norton, Rob, Norton, Steve, ”, Mark Giannantonio, ” Norton, “, Sheldon Adelson’s, ___, Wayne Parry Organizations: CITY, Nevada — Resorts, Atlantic City —, Cordish, Resorts, Boardwalk, Associated Press, ” Resorts, Atlantic, Vegas Sands Corp, Gold River Gaming, Argosy Gaming, Indiana —, American Gaming Association Locations: N.J, Nevada, Atlantic City, Oceanside , California, Atlantic, New Jersey, Bahamas, Las Vegas, Louisiana , Illinois, Indiana, Singapore, South Korea, Kazakhstan, Andorra, Netherlands, www.twitter.com

☆ McIlroy finishes top of money list without hitting a shot
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Northern Irishman McIlroy, with 5,164.5 points going into the DP World Tour Championship at Dubai this week, has now finished top of the formerly named European Tour money list five times, first in 2012 and again in 2014, 2015 and last year. McIlroy, who made more than seven million euros ($7.48 million) in prize money in nine tour events this year, is 2,083 points ahead of second-placed Jon Rahm, the Masters champion, with Adrian Meronk third. Poland’s Meronk played in this weekend’s Nedbank Challenge at Sun City where he added 94.5 points after finishing 15th. The tournament in South Africa was won by American Max Homa, who finished four shots ahead of Denmark’s Nicolai HojgaardThe top 50 finishers in the Race to Dubai rankings will compete for a $10-million purse at Jumeirah Golf Estate from Thursday. ($1 = 0.9362 euros)Writing by Mark Gleeson in Cape Town; Editing by Clare FallonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Rory McIlroy, Brian Snyder, Sun City . Northern Irishman McIlroy, McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Adrian Meronk, Poland’s Meronk, Max Homa, Denmark’s Nicolai Hojgaard, Mark Gleeson, Clare Fallon Organizations: United, Prix, CITY, Sun, Sun City . Northern, Dubai, European, Thomson Locations: United States, Americas, Austin , Texas, U.S, South Africa, Sun City ., Sun City, Dubai, Cape Town

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