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☆ Dancing by Taylor Swift fans in Edinburgh registers as seismic activity
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

John Shearer/TAS23/Getty Images Swift performs in Glendale, Arizona, during the opening weekend of "The Eras Tour" in March 2023. John Shearer/TAS23/Getty Images Fans wait in line to buy tour merchandise outside Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, in April 2023. Hector Vivas/TAS23/Getty Images Swift performs "Midnight Rain" in Edinburgh, Scotland, in June 2024. John Shearer/TAS23/Getty Images Swift sings "I Can Do It With a Broken Heart" in Paris in May 2024. John Shearer/TAS23/Getty Images In pictures: Taylor Swift's 'Eras Tour' Prev NextMonitoring stations around the city registered the activity during all three performances.

Persons: London CNN — Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift, Kevin Mazur, Swift, Natasha, Ethan Miller, John Shearer, Kevin Winter, Benjamin B, Braun, Jutharat, Phoebe Bridgers, Bridgers, Raymond James, Zack Wittman, Hector Vivas, Gareth Cattermole, Don Arnold, TAS24, Rachel Wisniewski, Terence Rushin, Haim, Jeff Kravitz, Erin Clark, Sarah Yenesel, Sabrina Carpenter, William West, Christopher Polk, Bob Levey, TAS23, Allen J, Taylor, ‘, ”, Harry Styles, Callum Harrison, we’ve Organizations: London CNN, British Geological Survey, Murrayfield, Swift City, Pittsburgh, MetLife Stadium, New York Times, Department, Lincoln Financial, Washington Post, Ticketmaster, Boston Globe, Getty, Penske Media, Los Angeles Times, Scottish Rugby Locations: Edinburgh, Scottish, East Rutherford , New Jersey, Chicago, Las Vegas, Nashville , Tennessee, Glendale , Arizona, Glendale, Swift, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, East Rutherford, Paris, Nashville, Tampa , Florida, Mexico City, Scotland, Sydney, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Santa Clara , California, Foxborough , Massachusetts, Kansas City , Missouri, Coney, Melbourne, AFP, Lyon, France, Houston, Inglewood , California, Cincinnati, ”

☆ Clarence Thomas took more undisclosed trips paid for by GOP megadonor Harlan Crow, Senate committee chair says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has omitted at least three private jet trips gifted by Republican megadonor Harlan Crow from his annual financial disclosures, a top Senate Democrat alleged Thursday. Those trips included private flights in 2017, 2019 and 2021 that Thomas failed to disclose, according to Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin of Illinois. The Senate probe of the Supreme Court "makes it crystal clear that the highest court needs an enforceable code of conduct, because its members continue to choose not to meet the moment," Durbin said in a statement. Spokespeople for Thomas and the Supreme Court did not immediately respond to CNBC's requests for comment. Thomas said in his latest disclosure that those two trips were "inadvertently omitted" at the time.

Persons: Clarence Thomas, Harlan Crow, Thomas, Dick Durbin of, Crow, Durbin, Spokespeople, ProPublica, Elliot Berke Organizations: Republican, Dick Durbin of Illinois, CNBC, Washington , D.C, D.C, Senate Locations: St, Louis , Missouri, Kalispell , Montana, Dallas , Texas, Washington ,, Savannah , Georgia, San Jose , California, Bali, Indonesia, Monte Rio , California, Crow

☆ Copa America stadiums and host cities guide: What to know, food, drinks, trivia and transportation
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Elias Burke | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +28 min

How to get there using public transportation: CapMetro, the public transportation provider in Austin, increases service on matchdays and the stadium is generally accessible from most parts of the city. How to get there using public transportation: MARTA, a city-wide rail and bus system, provides two stops on the stadium’s doorstep. @ArrowheadEats is a useful resource on X that tracks all the newest and tastiest options at the Kansas City stadium. How to get there using public transportation: There is no public transportation system to the stadium, so you will need to drive or take a taxi. How to get there using public transportation: Unfortunately, there is little infrastructure to service fans planning to visit the stadium on public transportation.

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☆ I'm still working at 79. I've never felt burned out and have no plans to retire.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Perri Ormont Blumberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. I'm the founder, chairman, and CEO of Ink Inc. Public Relations, and I'm 79 years old. AdvertisementI'm still working because I still love my careerOne of the things that keeps me going is having a competitive nature. I'm not planning on retiring in the classic sense to some golf courseMost people experience fatigue, but I've never felt burned out. I'm not typically asked how old I am, but on the rare occasion I'm asked, my response usually surprises the inquirer, which isn't a bad feeling.

Persons: —, Richard Grove, It's, Burson, I've, I'm Organizations: Service, Ink Inc, Public Relations, Business, Inc, Street, The New York Times, USA, Kansas Jayhawks Locations: Kansas City , Missouri, Kansas, New York City, California, Vietnam, Cuba, Mexico

☆ Travis Kelce is speechless as Jason Sudeikis pops awkward question about Taylor Swift
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Amarachi Orie | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Fans of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce curious about where the couple’s relationship is headed can thank Jason Sudeikis for trying to get them closer to some answers. (L-R) Jason Sudeikis, Robert Smigel, Patrick Mahomes, George Wendt, and Travis Kelce perform onstage during 2024 Big Slick Celebrity Weekend on Saturday. That’s what four tickets cost to her concert anyway.”“She just got to Kansas City, boys. Kelce responded to Sudeikis’ interrogation with an embarrassed smile and an awkward chuckle, as he seemingly waited for it all to be over. Swift and Kelce began dating last summer and the singer is often spotted cheering on the athlete at his games.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, Jason Sudeikis, Kelce, Sudeikis, Robert Smigel, George Wendt, Big, Patrick Mahomes, Kyle Rivas, Smigel, Wendt, “, Taylor, Jesus, ” Kelce, “ Travis, Ted Lasso ”, ” Sudeikis, “ Taylor, Harrison Butker, Swift Organizations: CNN —, NFL, Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City Locations: Kansas City , Missouri, Kansas

☆ Davy and Natalie Lloyd: US brokered gang talks to secure American missionaries’ bodies in Haiti
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Caitlin Stephen Hu | David Culver | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

The Toussaint Louverture International Airport, which has reopened after being closed for nearly three months due to gang violence, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on May 20. Montis and the Lloyds barricaded themselves inside their residence on the compound, but it was not enough, Lloyd told CNN. US Ambassador to Haiti Dennis Hankins walks after Haiti’s transitional council ceremony, on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, Haiti on April 25, 2024. The situation on the ground in Port-au-Prince remains anarchic,” he warned. But Thursday morning, the bodies of Davy and Natalie Lloyd finally began their long journey home.

Persons: Davy, Natalie Lloyd, Haiti Dennis Hankins, ”, Toussaint, Ralph Tedy Erol, Jude Montis –, Davy Lloyd’s, David Lloyd, Lloyd, Eric Burlison, Sen, Josh Hawley, ” Burlison, we’ve, ” Natalie Lloyd’s, Naomi Baker, Ben Baker, Stacy Librandi Bourne, Vitel’homme, –, Baryé, ” Innocent, Judes Montis, Odelyn Joseph, Gary Desrosiers, Eunide Majeur Montis, Jude Montis, Cassidy Anderson, “, Natalie, Champ de Mars, Hawley, Biden, “ Natalie, CNN’s AnneClaire Stapleton, Hande Atay Alam, Natalie Barr, Nikki Carvajal Organizations: CNN, Prince, US, Kansas City, US State Department, Reuters, Local carrier Sunrise, Lloyds, White, Missions, Missouri US, US National Security, State Department, US Embassy, “, AP, HERO, Haiti’s National Police, Baker’s, General Hospital, Champ Locations: Haiti, American, Port, Miami, Kansas, United States, Prince, Haiti’s, Caribbean, Eric Burlison , Missouri, Missouri

☆ Graceland’s self-described scammer takes credit for attempted foreclosure sale of Elvis’ home
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Isabel Rosales | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

As with all scammers, it’s unclear whether the person who emailed CNN is actually behind the scheme. The foreclosure sale was ultimately blocked, and Naussany Investments dropped its foreclosure efforts. A self-proclaimed scam artistCNN reached out to the email address listed as the company representative in Keough’s lawsuit for comment. “We use innocents and we steal identity,” said the scammer in an email to CNN. Sunderman believes that quick payoff may have been the scammer’s goal, not a successful foreclosure on Graceland.

Persons: Elvis Presley’s, I’ve, ”, Graceland, Lisa Marie Presley, she’d, Riley Keough, Elvis ’, gregoryenaussanyniplflorida@hotmail.com, Gregory Naussany, scammer, Elvis Presley, Mark Sunderman, “, Presley, Sunderman, Jonathan Skrmetti Organizations: CNN, United Nations, Naussany Investments, Graceland, New York Times, Investments, Private, Shelby County, Times, University of Memphis, Civil Rights Museum, ” Locations: Memphis, Uganda, Kimberling City , Missouri, Shelby, Nigeria, Florida, California, Graceland, Tennessee, Shelby County

More than half a million customers across nine states from Texas to Pennsylvania had no power early Monday morning, after powerful storms and tornadoes over the weekend left at least 18 people dead. There were nearly 200,000 outages in Kentucky as of 4 a.m., and more than 200,000 customers were without power across Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Virginia and West Virginia, according to the tracking site poweroutage.us. Andy Beshear of Kentucky said early Monday that he had declared a state of emergency. As thunderstorms continued overnight, more than 12 million people in the Southeast and Midwest were at one point under tornado watches, indicating that tornadoes were possible, according to the National Weather Service. Most of those warnings were set to expire by 6 a.m. Eastern time Monday.

Persons: Andy Beshear Organizations: National Weather Service Locations: Texas, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Arkansas , Kentucky , Missouri, Virginia, West Virginia, Midwest

Since the constitutional right to abortion was taken away in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization in 2022, Democratic spending on abortion-related ads has jumped. Line chart showing the percentage of television ad spending devoted to abortion from 2018 to 2024. Democratic spending jumped up to around one-third in 2022 after the Dobbs ruling and has stayed high. In the first four months of this year alone, 48 percent of Democratic ad spending on broadcast networks in Pennsylvania centered on abortion. Democrats are seizing the moment, devoting two-thirds of their ad spending to abortion there.

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CNN —A married couple from the US who were serving as missionaries in Haiti were killed there on Thursday, family members said. Davy and Natalie Lloyd “were attacked by gangs this evening and were both killed,” Natalie Lloyd’s father, Missouri state Rep. Ben Baker, said in a Facebook post. The gang then took our trucks and loaded everything up they wanted and left.”American missionaries Davy and Natalie Lloyd were killed in Haiti on Thursday, May 23, family members said. Missions in HaitiThree hours later, Missions in Haiti posted that Davy and Natalie “were shot and killed by the gang about 9 o’clock this evening. The Facebook feed of Missions in Haiti has told the story of the increasing dire conditions in the country this year.

Persons: CNN —, Davy, Natalie Lloyd “, ” Natalie Lloyd’s, Ben Baker, “, Davy Lloyd’s, Natalie, “ Davy, Natalie Lloyd, Natalie “, ”, Lloyd, ” Baker, Mike Parson, Biden, William Ruto Thursday, we’re, CNN’s Donald Judd Organizations: CNN, Lloyds, Missions, Inc, ” Missouri Republican Gov, ” CNN, Haitian, US State Department, UN Security, Multinational Security, Kenyan, Facebook Locations: Haiti, Missouri, ”, U.S, Haitian, United States

☆ Abortion rights advocates fight waiting periods and other limits amid political fallout of Roe reversal
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Tierney Sneed | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Longstanding abortion restrictions like waiting periods and provider regulations are now under legal attack in states where Roe v. Wade’s reversal prompted voters to amend their state constitutions to protect abortion rights. But the success abortion rights advocates have had in passing such measures in purple states and even Ohio – where Republicans have dominated recent elections – is notable. Anti-abortion activists say that abortion rights advocates are stretching the constitutional amendments beyond their meaning, suggesting that voters in other states should be wary. Abortion rights advocates say that the legal landscape differs state by state, so it’s difficult to predict the litigation that could come out of the proposed amendments if adopted. There are campaigns for initiatives to expand abortion rights in several other states, but only in a few states so far have abortion rights advocates cleared the required hurdles to guarantee the proposals will be on the ballot.

Persons: Roe, ’ pushback, Dobbs, ’ ”, Rabia Muqaddam, ”, Meagan Burrows, Katie Daniel, Susan B, Anthony Pro, Dana Nessel, Eric Restuccia, “, ” Genevieve Marnon, Casey –, Dave Yost, ” Yost, Casey, Yost, Jessica Arons, “ We’re, ” Arons Organizations: CNN, ACLU, Jackson, Health, Center for Reproductive Rights, Republicans, Democrat, Democratic, Republican, “ Voters Locations: Ohio, Michigan, In Ohio, Michigan and Ohio, California, Florida , Arizona , Missouri, Dobbs, Roe, Arizona

☆ It looks like someone tried to steal Graceland, possibly one of the dumbest crimes ever
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN Business’ Nightcap newsletter. New York CNN —We can’t be 100% sure that an obscure lending company just tried to steal Graceland. Her lawsuit says that the documents Naussany presented, including a 2018 notarized promissory note signed by Lisa Marie Presley, were forged. Even the notary public whose name appeared on the disputed document, told the court in an affidavit that no, they’d never notarized Lisa Marie Presley’s signature. (“Not acquire to proceed?”)It added: “There was no harm meant on Ms. Keough for her mothers LMP mis habits and mis managing of money.”(LMP, presumably, is Lisa Marie Presley.

Persons: CNN Business ’, Elvis Presley’s, —, Lisa Marie Presley, she’d, Naussany, Graceland, Riley Keough, Elvis’s, Keough, Mad Max Fury, Daisy Jones, ”, Naussany’s, Lisa Marie Presley’s, JoeDae Jenkins, Jenkins, ” Jenkins, Keough’s Organizations: CNN Business, New York CNN, Naussany, CNN, Naussany Investments Locations: New York, Tennessee, Graceland, Memphis, America, Shelby County, Naussany, Kimberling City , Missouri, Missouri

☆ Attorney General looking into attempted foreclosure of Elvis Presley’s Graceland home
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Isabel Rosales | Chris Youd | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti is looking into the attempted foreclosure auction of Elvis Presley’s iconic Memphis home, known as Graceland, by an alleged private investment company. On Wednesday, Naussany Investments and Private Lending LLC dropped its foreclosure efforts against Graceland. Danielle Riley Keough, Presley’s granddaughter and heir, filed a lawsuit earlier this month to halt the foreclosure sale claiming Naussany Investment’s paperwork was bogus and an attempt to defraud the family. Naussany Investments produced paperwork that Lisa Marie Presley defaulted on a $3.8 million loan, prior to her 2023 passing, and used Graceland as collateral, according to court documents. Even the notary public whose name appeared on the disputed document, told the court in an affidavit that they had never notarized Lisa Marie Presley’s signature.

Persons: Jonathan Skrmetti, Elvis Presley’s, Danielle Riley Keough, Presley’s, ”, Lisa Marie Presley, “ Lisa Marie Presley, Lisa Marie Presley’s, Presley, Elvis, Alicia Owens Organizations: CNN, Tennessee, Naussany Investments, State of, Graceland, Tennessee Department, Financial, Investments, Private, Department Locations: Memphis, Graceland, Shelby County , Tennessee, State, State of Tennessee, Tennessee, Kimberling City , Missouri

☆ The future of Elvis Presley’s Graceland could be decided in court Wednesday
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( David Goldman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The future of Graceland, Elvis Presley’s historic Memphis home, could be determined in court Wednesday after a bizarre set of events set the late singer’s granddaughter against a mysterious company that claimed Elvis’ daughter gave it Graceland’s deed. In a signed affidavit, the notary public denied ever notarizing anything that Lisa Marie Presley had signed. An estate in disputeFollowing Lisa Marie Presley’s death, Keogh and her grandmother, Priscilla Presley, fought over the rights to her estate – including Graceland. In 2004, Lisa Marie Presley sold 85% of Elvis Presley Enterprises’ assets in a deal reportedly worth more than $100 million. Lisa Marie Presley annually earned seven figures from it, based on a court filing in her 2022 divorce.

Persons: Elvis, Elvis ’, –, Danielle Riley Keough, Keough, Lisa Marie Presley, Naussany, Presley, Naussany isn’t, ”, “ Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis Presley, “ Elvis Presley, Lisa Marie Presley’s, Keogh, Priscilla Presley, Graceland, Mad Max Fury Organizations: CNN, Chancery, Naussany Investments, Elvis Presley Enterprises, Graceland’s, Graceland Locations: Memphis, Shelby County , Tennessee, Graceland, Kimberling City , Missouri, Missouri, “

☆ Elvis’ granddaughter fights Graceland foreclosure sale and alleges fraud
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Raja Razek | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Lisa Marie Presley was the sole heir to Graceland and her father’s estate when he died in 1977, and its overall worth has now reportedly reached into the hundreds of millions of dollars. The lawsuit alleges Naussany Investments & Private Lending LLC “appears to be a false entity created for the purpose of defrauding.”CNN emailed Naussany Investments & Private Lending LLC and received an automated reply, “We are currently out of the office; we will resume normal business hours on Tuesday May 28, 2024.”Riley Keough, Elvis Presley's granddaughter. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) Dia Dipasupil/Getty ImagesWhen CNN attempted to reach Naussany Investments & Private Lending LLC by phone, the number was no longer in service. “Naussany Investments has now scheduled a non-judicial sale of Graceland based on the fraudulent deed of trust,” the lawsuit reads. Lisa Marie Presley annually earned seven figures from it, based on a court filing in her 2022 divorce.

Persons: Elvis Presley’s, Danielle Riley Keough, Elvis, Keough, “, Lisa Marie Presley, ” Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis ’, ”, “ Lisa Marie Presley, Naussany, ” Riley Keough, Elvis Presley's, Dia Dipasupil, Graceland, Rolling, CNN’s Joe Sutton, Luciana Lopez, Alli Rosenbloom Organizations: CNN, Investments, Naussany Investments, ” CNN, Naussany, Lending, “ Naussany Investments Locations: Memphis, Graceland, Florida, Kimberling City , Missouri, Missouri, Shelby County , Tennessee

☆ A half-million school buses across US could become an EV battery powerhouse feeding the grid
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Eric Rosenbaum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The company's goal is to add 10,000 bidirectional EV school buses across the U.S. with 300 gigawatt hours of energy available to power grids each year. In effect, instead of the one-way charge into the vehicle, the school buses will be able to send their battery power back to the grid through Zum charging infrastructure. The roughly 500,000 school buses are mostly diesel, contributing to emissions. Ram Ambatipudi, senior vice president of business development at EV Connect, which provides EV charging solutions, said the school bus model is one of the most promising in the area of using EV battery storage in a bidirectional nature. "The low-hanging fruit from what I've seen is the school bus model," Ambatipudi said.

Persons: Ritu Narayan, Ram Ambatipudi, Ambatipudi, It's Organizations: San, San Francisco Unified, Los Angeles Unified, Oakland Unified, EV Connect, Ford Locations: California, San Francisco, Oakland, California , Colorado , Connecticut , Illinois, Maryland , Massachusetts , Missouri , Nebraska , Pennsylvania, Tennessee , Texas, Washington , Utah, Virginia, U.S

☆ Why are hundreds of Teslas parked outside a dying shopping mall? A local news station solved the mystery.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewChesterfield Mall, set to shut down in October, has become an unexpected parking lot for hundreds of Tesla vehicles over the last few months. The Teslas, including Cybertrucks, parked outside of the Chesterfield, Missouri, shopping spot puzzled people passing by, especially as the number of EVs seemed to increase over time. According to the report, Tesla is storing unsold vehicles at the mall until it shuts down. Staenberg said Tesla has occupied the space for about six or seven months and can stay until the mall closes in October. Inventory lots aren't uncommonTesla isn't the only car brand to store its unsold vehicles outside a dealership.

Persons: —, Michael Staenberg, Tesla, Staenberg, Tim Lowe, KTVI, General Motors, ramping Organizations: Service, Business, Chesterfield Mall, Ford's, Plant, General, oversupply, Cox Automotive, EV Locations: Chesterfield , Missouri, Chesterfield, Ford's Michigan, Wayne, Grand Blanc , Michigan, Berlin

☆ Missed the dazzling northern lights show? You might get another chance Saturday night
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-11 | by ( Ramon Sanchez | Ray Sanchez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Carlos Avila Gonzalez/San Francisco Chronicle/Getty Images The northern lights shine in the night sky above the Molenviergang in Aarlanderveen, the Netherlands, early May 11. Alexey Malgavko/Reuters The northern lights are seen in a rural area west of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Friday, May 10. Courtesy Luke Culver People photograph the northern lights from Whitley Bay, England, on May 10. Courtesy Jan Reed The northern lights glow in the night sky in Brandenburg, Germany, on May 10. Increased solar activity causes auroras that dance around Earth’s poles, known as the northern lights, or aurora borealis, and southern lights, or aurora australis.

Persons: Chad Myers, it’ll, Alastair Johnstone, Andrew Chin, Sanka Vidanagama, Carlos Avila Gonzalez, Josh Walet, Robert Nemeti, Jean, Christophe Bott, Max Slovencik, Alexey Malgavko, Luke Culver, Ian Forsyth, Robert F, Geoff Robins, Rich, Jan Reed, Patrick Pleul, Jenny Kane, Adam Vaughan, Jacob Anderson, Peter Byrne, Biden, it’s, Dr, Hakeem Oluseyi, Bill Nye, Guy, ”, “ Organizations: CNN, National Oceanic, Prediction, Midwest, Getty, San Francisco Chronicle, Keystone, AFP, Luke Culver People, Rockies, National Weather Service Locations: Alabama, Ohio, Pacific Northwest, North America, Gulf, ”, Sheffield, England, Manning, British Columbia, Christchurch , New Zealand, AFP, Berryessa , California, Aarlanderveen, Netherlands, Debrad, Slovakia, Anadolu, Le, Dessous, Switzerland, Vienna, Siberian, Tara, Russia's Omsk, Fort Lauderdale , Florida, Whitley Bay, Brunswick , Maine, London , Ontario, Ontario, Tennessee, Washington, Memphis , Tennessee, Rich Hill , Missouri, Brandenburg, Germany, Estacada , Oregon, Cumming , Georgia, Crosby , England, Edinburgh, Scotland, Crosby Beach, Liverpool, Texas, Coast, Sweden, South Africa, United States

Orleck and Tamari are among at least 50 professors arrested at campus protests across the country, according to a CNN review of police records, court filings, and news reports. (Since April 18, more than 2,400 students have been arrested amid protests on more than 50 campuses.) Officials from several universities where professors were arrested in connection with recent protests declined to comment on individual cases. All the professors, Blair said, were “expecting to get arrested.” Though Blair himself was not arrested, at least four other UCLA professors were that day. “I want to say some of my colleagues, particularly at Emory and Washington University, were treated much more brutally.

Persons: Orleck, whiplash, Steve Tamari, Louis, Tamari, “, Caroline Fohlin’s, Fohlin, Gregory Pflugfelder, Isaac Kamola, Alex Kent, ”, Kamola, “ There’s, Gregory Fenves, Fenves, Emory, Carol Folt, Andrew Guzman, Minouche Shafik, Joseph Howley, Graeme Blair, Blair, ‘, ” Orleck, she’d “, they’re, Sian Leah Beilock, WMUR, ” Tamari, Mo, Christine Tannous, Andrew Martin, hasn’t, ‘ Don’t, “ Don’t, ” Michael Allen, ” Allen, Allen, I’m, St . Louis, Michael Allen “, Chancellor Martin, Bikrum Gill, Gill, ” Gill, it’s Organizations: CNN, Dartmouth College, Washington University, Palestinian, Emory University, Columbia University, New York Times, American Association of University, ’ Center, Defense, Faculty of Columbia University, Getty, Emory, University of Southern, USC, Columbia, UCLA, Justice, Green, Hanover Police Department, Police, Louis Post, AP Protesters, Boeing Company, Israel Defense Forces, University, Desirée, Virginia Tech Locations: New Hampshire, St, Palestinian American, Atlanta, New York, Columbia’s, Palestine, Gaza, Los, Los Angeles, Dartmouth, Emory, Palestinian, American, Louis , Missouri, Missouri, Illinois, Louis, Washington, Israel, St .

☆ Solar storms could create rare aurora displays, impact communications on Earth this weekend
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

When the energized particles from coronal mass ejections reach Earth’s magnetic field, they interact with gases in the atmosphere to create different colored light in the sky. The Space Weather Prediction Center tracked multiple strong flares emitting from a large cluster of sunspots on the solar surface since Wednesday. Alex Kormann/Star Tribune/Getty ImagesThe effects of geomagnetic stormsWhen directed at Earth, these ejections can cause geomagnetic storms, or major disturbances of Earth’s magnetic field. So far, researchers have obseverd only three severe geomagnetic storms during the current solar cycle, which began in December 2019, according to the center. The storms also affect flight patterns of commercial airlines, which are instructed to stay away from Earth’s poles during geomagnetic storms due to loss of communication or navigation capabilities.

Persons: Wolf, Alex Kormann Organizations: CNN, National Oceanic, Prediction, National Weather Service, Star Tribune, Getty Locations: Alabama, Northern California, New Mexico , Missouri, North Carolina, California, United States, England, United Kingdom, Cloquet, Minnesota, Sweden, South Africa, Quebec

James Lemons was carrying daughter Kensley on his shoulders at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade when he felt a bullet enter the back of his right thigh. In the chaos of being shot at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade, then hospitalized, Sarai Holguin lost her purse and cellphone. In the chaos of being shot at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade, then hospitalized, Sarai Holguin lost her purse and cellphone. A bullet went through the jaw of Mireya Nelson during the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade on Feb. 14, 2024. Erika NelsonMireya Nelson, who was shot during the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade on Feb. 14, 2024, undergoes her first physical therapy session while still in the hospital.

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☆ Former students say a California school district 'ignored and concealed' sexual abuse
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Matt Drange | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Three former students have filed suit, saying a SoCal school district failed to protect them from "rampant" sexual abuse. AdvertisementA group of sexual abuse survivors have filed suit in Los Angeles Superior Court, saying their high school district failed to protect them from predatory teachers for years. Administrators failed to properly supervise employees, the lawsuit claims, and repeatedly "ignored and concealed the sexual abuse of minor students." "It's about protecting the interests of the school district over protecting children." After leaving a job as PE teacher in the Lake Washington School District outside of Seattle, Scott Nelson was coaching basketball in the Issaquah school district.

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☆ I was laid off from my job at a fancy convenience store chain when it suddenly shuttered. My final shift felt like 'The Purge.'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Foxtrot, an upscale convenience-store chain, shuttered its 33 locations on April 23. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Declan Rhodes, a 25-year-old former employee of Foxtrot, an upscale convenience store chain that was based in Chicago. This will be a nice little survival job while I'm auditioning." It was just: "Kick everyone out of the store, take out the trash, lock doors, and close the store officially." My next move after FoxtrotIt's back to square one in terms of finding a survival job.

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☆ A man charged with killing his hospitalized wife told police he couldn't afford her medical bills
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A man said he killed his wife because he couldn't pay her medical bills, per a police statement. AdvertisementA man charged with strangling and killing his wife at the hospital said he did it because he couldn't pay her medical bills, according to a detective's probable cause statement. AdvertisementHe admitted to killing his wife by choking her and covering her mouth and nose to keep her from screaming, before leaving the hospital, according to the statement. Medical debt has surged over the last decade, becoming the largest source of debt in collections, per the National Institutes of Health. AdvertisementAs Business Insider previously reported, about a quarter of Gen Z and millennials are skipping rent and mortgage bills to pay off medical debt.

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☆ Biden's new student-loan forgiveness plan has already received over 24,000 comments. There are 2 weeks left to give the administration input.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

There are two weeks left for the public to comment on Biden's new student-debt relief plan. Once the public comment period ends, the administration will move toward final implementation. AdvertisementThe American people have just two weeks left to give President Joe Biden's administration input on its new student-loan forgiveness plan. Related storiesThe plan is now in the public comment period, and there are two weeks left for anyone who wishes to provide input on the administration's proposals. AdvertisementThe comments are available to be viewed publicly, and some of them were supportive of Biden's plan.

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