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☆ How Austin, Texas Cut Home Prices, Built Houses, and Stopped a Crisis
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( James Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

But as other pandemic Zoomtowns continue to see increases in prices and rents, Austin stands alone in its change of fortune. Housing in Austin has been through so many extreme distortions that nobody really knows what "normal" even means anymore. All told, Austin's housing stock has ballooned by more than 76,000 units since 2020, an 8.34% increase that includes single-family homes, condos, and townhomes. Considering the size of the Austin market, moving the stock of homes by nearly 10% is a colossal feat. Related storiesNobody watching the Austin market should be having flashbacks to the Great Recession.

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CNN —Hurricane John struck Mexico’s southern coast on Monday night as a Category 3 storm after rapidly strengthening in the Pacific, triggering warnings of “life-threatening” floods and mudslides. John has since weakened to a tropical storm and is slowing as it moves northwest of the coastal city of Acapulco in Oaxaca state. Fishermen return to shore ahead of the arrival of Hurricane John in Salina Cruz, Oaxaca State, Mexico, on September 23, 2024. The Salina Cruz Port is seen closed ahead of the arrival of Hurricane John in Salina Cruz, Oaxaca State, Mexico, on September 23, 2024. The government of Mexico has as changed the hurricane warning from east of Acapulco to Lagunas de Chacahua to a tropical storm warning.

Persons: John, National Hurricane Center . John, Hurricane, Rusvel Rasgado, Ana Aldai, ”, Chacahua Organizations: CNN, National Hurricane Center ., National Hurricane Center, Getty, Associated Press, AP Locations: Mexico’s, Marquelia, Guerrero, Acapulco, Oaxaca, ”, Mexico, Salina Cruz, Oaxaca State, AFP, Puerto Escondido, Salina Cruz Port, Lagunas, Chiapas

☆ I paid $8 to take a ferry to a small coastal town near San Francisco. The cute shops and Mediterranean vibes make it the perfect day trip.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Sharon Mcdonnell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

I paid $8 to take a ferry to Sausalito, California, a cute town with a Mediterranean vibe. The ferry offered great views of the Golden Gate Bridge and the San Francisco skyline. I loved taking the Golden Gate Ferry and plan to continue traveling to the town. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! Lately, when I've needed a change of pace, I take a half-hour ferry ride to Sausalito, a town about 9 miles from San Francisco.

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☆ Hurricane John slams into Mexico’s southern coast after rapidly intensifying
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Chris Lau | Gene Norman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Hurricane John struck Mexico’s southern coast on Monday night after rapidly strengthening into a major Category 3 storm, triggering warnings of ‘life-threatening’ floods and mudslides. Oaxaca state is a popular tourist spot known for its beautiful landscapes and beaches. Fishermen return to shore ahead of the arrival of Hurricane John in Salina Cruz, Oaxaca State, Mexico, on September 23, 2024. The Salina Cruz Port is seen closed ahead of the arrival of Hurricane John in Salina Cruz, Oaxaca State, Mexico, on September 23, 2024. The rainfall could cause a life-threatening storm surge, producing significant coastal flooding near the landfall location, the National Hurricane Center said.

Persons: John, Hurricane, Rusvel Rasgado, Ana Aldai, ” Organizations: CNN, National Hurricane Center, Getty, Associated Press, AP Locations: Mexico’s, Marquelia, Guerrero, Mexican, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Salina Cruz, Oaxaca State, Mexico, AFP, Puerto Escondido, Salina Cruz Port

☆ Ukraine wants to fire Western long-range weapons into Russia. But the battlefield gain is not clear-cut
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Clare Sebastian | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Next week, an already very public debate over whether Ukraine should be allowed to use long-range Western-supplied missiles on Russian soil will come under an even brighter international spotlight. It was almost exactly a year ago, also during an in-person meeting with Zelensky in the United States, that Biden made the decision to supply the ATACMS to Ukraine. In both cases, Ukraine promised not to use them on Russian territory. Russia recently relocated planes from two bases near the border further east, according to one US official. To really bring mass (equipment), to get 10 to one artillery ratios on Ukraine at the frontline,” he told CNN.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelensky, Joe Biden, Biden, ”, Ben Wallace, Zelensky, “ Zelensky, Matthew Savill, “ He’s, Savill, it’s, George Barros, John Hamilton, “ You’ve, …, Barros ’, Barros, ATACMS, “, There’s, outlast Organizations: CNN, UN, Assembly, Franco, Shadow, Army Tactical Missile Systems, Zelensky, British Storm, NATO, Royal United Services Institute, Washington DC, Army Tactical Missile, White, Russia’s, Military, US ’ Ramstein Air Force Base Locations: Ukraine, New York, United States, Luhansk, Berdiansk, Russia, Poltava, “, Kharkiv, London, Russian, Ukrainian, Washington, New Mexico, Rostov, Iranian FATH, Kursk, Germany

☆ Record rains bring flooding and landslides to Japan’s quake-stricken region
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Lex Harvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Japan’s weather agency issued its highest emergency warning for Ishikawa prefecture Saturday, urging residents to take extreme precautions in what it said is the heaviest rainfall the region has ever experienced. At least six people are missing, Ishikawa authorities said, and tens of thousands of people have been forced to evacuate, according to NHK. According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, four workers who were doing earthquake restoration work in Wajima city have gone missing. People remove mud to dislodge a car following flooding in Wajima city, Ishikawa prefecture on September 22, 2024. Yuichi Yamazaki/AFP/Getty ImagesA collapsed bridge is seen following heavy rain in Wajima city, Ishikawa prefecture on September 22, 2024.

Persons: Ishikawa, Yuichi Yamazaki, JIJI Press Organizations: CNN, Ishikawa prefecture, NHK, Ministry of Land, Transport, Getty, JIJI Locations: Japan, Suzu, It’s, Noto, Ishikawa, Infrastructure, Tourism, Wajima, Earthquakes, Ishikawa prefecture, AFP

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☆ Doomsday Glacier: Scientists looked deep beneath Antarctic ice. What they found could spell disaster
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The scientists project Thwaites and the Antarctic Ice Sheet could collapse within 200 years, which would have devastating consequences. Photograph of the high cliffs of Thwaites Glacier taken from the British Antarctic Survey Twin Otter aircraft. There is a concern that if Thwaites’ ice shelves collapse, it will leave towering cliffs of ice exposed to the ocean. The Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica NASA/ReutersThat’s not to say Thwaites is safe. The scientists predict the whole of Thwaites and the Antarctic Ice Sheet behind it could be gone in the 23rd Century.

Persons: Thwaites —, Thwaites ’, Rob Larter, Thwaites, ”, Kiya Riverman, Rob Robbins, Julia Wellner, ” Wellner, Reuters That’s, Eric Rignot, “ Organizations: CNN, British Antarctic Survey, University of Portland, University of Houston, El, Antarctica NASA, Reuters, University of California Locations: Antarctica, Miami, London, Bangladesh, Florida, Icefin, Thwaites, Irvine, ITGC

☆ The freebie phase of the 2024 campaign: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

Among Black voters over 50, 89% said they back Harris, but for those under 50, that figure drops to 75%. Jim Pillen and about two dozen Republican legislators on behalf of the Trump campaign as part of an effort to change how Nebraska allocates its Electoral College votes. Jim Pillen and about two dozen Republican legislators on behalf of the Trump campaign as part of an effort to change how Nebraska allocates its Electoral College votes. Read more → 💻 Hacking fallout: Iranian hackers sent material they stole from Trump’s campaign to people associated with Biden’s campaign, according to the FBI. Read more →Iranian hackers sent material they stole from Trump’s campaign to people associated with Biden’s campaign, according to the FBI.

Persons: Jonathan Allen, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Mark Robinson, he’s, Trump, ransoming, Caroline Bruckner, ” Bruckner, Harris, She’s, “, ”, Charlie Dent, Read, Adam Edelman, Alexandra Marquez Mark Robinson, Robinson, Josh Stein, Kamala Harris ’, Stephanie Perry, Curtis Bunn, undecideds, Joe, Lin, Jim, teri, Ira Organizations: NBC, White House, Capitol, CNN, Trump, Social, Republican, NAZI, Democratic, Black, Howard University Initiative, Public, Biden Locations: Carolina, Washington, N.C, North Carolina, Black, Arizona , Georgia, Michigan, Nevada , North Carolina , Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, bou

WASHINGTON — As president, Donald Trump slashed a lucrative tax break enjoyed by coastal donors and suburban swing-state voters. What shifted more than the economy is Trump's needs, said Caroline Bruckner, managing director of American University's Kogod Tax Policy Center. The reversal is one of a flurry of freebies that Trump and his rival, Vice President Kamala Harris, are offering voters in the stretch run before Election Day. Trump’s proposal to repeal the SALT cap, which is set to expire next year if Congress takes no action, would reduce federal revenue by $1.2 trillion over a decade, according to CRFB’s estimate. But many voters in those counties would stand to benefit considerably from a repeal of the SALT cap.

Persons: Donald Trump, he's, Trump, ransoming, Caroline Bruckner, Bruckner, Kamala Harris, Peter Zay, Harris, She’s, “, ”, Charlie Dent, ” Dent, ” Donald Trump, Jeff Kowalsky, Marc Goldwein, ” Goldwein, ” Harris, —, Donald Trump won’t, James Singer, Joe Biden’s, I’ve, it’s, Mark Cuban, Jackson, Biden —, Dent Organizations: WASHINGTON, Trump, Getty, Social, Foundation, Social Security, Democratic, CNBC, Tax Foundation, NBC News, Tax Locations: Washington, Anadolu, AFP, South Carolina, Mississippi, Harris, Manhattan, San Francisco, Silicon, Valley , Idaho, Aspen , Colorado, , Wyoming, Westchester County , New York, Fairfield County , Connecticut, Maricopa County, Arizona's, Philadelphia, Wilmington , Delaware, Montgomery, Chester, Delaware, Allegheny County

☆ ‘Billions’ of golf balls could be lost every year. Where do they end up?
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

Found Golf Balls CEO Shaun Shienfield, whose company recovers and resells millions of lost balls across the US and Canada each year, told CNN that he gauged the average to be between three and four each round. Using Shienfield’s low estimate, that’s over 1.5 billion balls lost in the US every year since 2020. “While precise global estimates are challenging … the worldwide figure could easily exceed 3 to 5 billion golf balls lost each year,” Petersen told CNN. Mitchell Schols, founder of Canada-based Biodegradable Golf Balls, put a “very conservative” estimate for North America at one million balls lost to oceans annually. One UK-based man told CNN in 2015 that he could earn up to £100,000 (about $114,000) annually by diving to retrieve golf balls from lakes on golf courses.

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☆ A Navy SEAL unit that killed Osama bin Laden may be training Taiwanese forces to defeat a possible Chinese invasion, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Read previewAn elite Navy SEAL unit may be preparing Taiwanese forces for reconnaissance operations and missions to repel a Chinese invasion, retired Navy officers said after a report said the unit had been training for such an eventuality for over a year. AdvertisementAccording to three retired Navy officers, the unit may be training Taiwanese soldiers to fight back against China should it invade Taiwan. One, he told BI, "is training Taiwanese forces in reconnaissance and perhaps direct attack, focusing on missions that might be required to defeat a Chinese invasion." "Naval reconnaissance forces would locate Chinese forces for long-range attacks," he said, adding: "They might also launch attacks against offshore ships or shipping in Chinese ports." Reports have already given clues as to how the US is preparing for a possible Chinese invasion of Taiwan.

Persons: —, Osama bin Laden, Mark Cancian, Bradley Martin, Sam Tangredi, Graeme Thompson, Joe Biden, Samuel Paparo, Martin, Cancian, Daniel Ceng, Phil Davidson, Davidson, Feng Hao, Paparo, Frank Kendall, Kendall Organizations: Service, Navy SEAL, Financial Times, Business, Navy, Marine, Center for Strategic, International Studies, US Navy, Getty, Eurasia Group, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, International Institute for Strategic Studies, Pacific Command, Washington Post, Congressional Research Service, Senate Armed Services Committee, Theater Command, PLA, China Military, Anadolu, American Enterprise Institute, Institute for, Japan's Nikkei, RAND Corp, US Air Force, Air & Space Forces Association Locations: Virginia, Taiwan, Afghanistan, Yemen, Syria, Somalia, Pakistan, China, People's Republic of China, Pingtung County, AFP, Washington ,, Australia, United States, Taichung, Anadolu, Pacific

One out of 4 of the 31,000 homeowners in the coastal parish live there without homeowners insurance — one of the highest percentages in the United States. Across the country, 13.4% of homeowners — about 1 in 8 — are unprotected by homeowners insurance, according to an NBC News analysis of new Census Bureau data. It’s a double-edged sword.”The Census Bureau data shows how many homeowners pay less than $100 — or nothing at all — for homeowners insurance. According to the Census Bureau survey, which was taken in 2023, 20.8% of homeowners without mortgages also lack meaningful homeowners insurance. Among mortgage-holders, 8.5% don’t have meaningful homeowners insurance — and while banks require owners with mortgages to have homeowners insurance, gaps in coverage do happen.

Persons: Hurricane Francine, “, ”, Shannon Martin, you’re, Martin, ” Martin, Mark Friedlander, ” Friedlander, There’s, Daryl Fairweather, Redfin’s, ” Fairweather Organizations: NBC, Bankrate, Insurance Information Institute, “ Insurance Locations: Louisiana’s Terrebonne Parish, United States

☆ Pink, peacock-populated, possibly possessed Pakistani palace
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

AP —Stained glass windows, a sweeping staircase and embellished interiors make Mohatta Palace a gem in Karachi, a Pakistani megacity of 20 million people. The palace sits on prime real estate in the desirable neighborhood of Old Clifton, among mansions, businesses and upmarket restaurants. The land under buildings like the Mohatta Palace is widely coveted, said palace lawyer Faisal Siddiqi. Mohatta Palace is a symbol of that diversity. “I’m from Bahawalpur (in Punjab, India) where we have the Noor Mahal palace, so I wanted to look at this one.

Persons: there’s, Faisal Siddiqi, Heba Hashmi, Shivratan Mohatta, Fatima Jinnah, Pakistan’s, Shirin, Nasreen Askari, ”, “, don’t, Ahmed Tariq, “ I’m, It’s, Askari, ” Hashmi Organizations: Foreign Ministry Locations: Karachi, Pakistani, Rajasthan, Old Clifton, Lahore, Mughal, ”, Mohatta, Jodhpur, India, Pakistan, Bahawalpur, Punjab, It’s

☆ Unnamed storm brings a foot of rain to parts of North Carolina, heads north
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dennis-Romero-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Dennis Romero | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

The National Hurricane Center calls it Potential Tropical Cyclone 8 and said in forecast updates that the front will weaken as it travels over terrain overnight. Similar volunteer weather stations at other coastal locations, including at Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point in Southport, reported more than 14 inches of rain, the weather service said. A National Weather Service forecaster said that it was too soon to say whether the amounts were record breakers but that the weather service office in Wilmington is likely to have that answer late Tuesday morning. A flash flood event was confirmed in the community of Kelly, about 38 miles inland from Wilmington, the weather service said. The disturbance was 45 miles west of Cape Fear and traveling north-northwest at 7 mph, the National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory.

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☆ Jet: The forgotten gemstone that reigned during the Victorian era comes back into focus
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Emili Vesilind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

And these designers aren’t using just any old jet — they’re purposefully picking Whitby jet, which is widely considered the gold standard of jewelry-ready jet. And “Whitby jet is definitely in the running for the best jet in the world,” explained Steele, who also co-owns Ebor Jetworks, an historic jet workshop and retail shop in the town. Whitby jet is renowned for being pitch-black in color and tough in temperament. Generally speaking, Whitby jet won’t crack or fade over time, like less hearty, no-name jets are wont to do. “There’s not enough jet out there and you can’t buy big pieces of jet” said Steele.

Persons: Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, Victoria's, ”, Sarah Steele, “, ” Steele, “ We’re, Steele, Natasha Wightman's, Tessa Trager Sussex, Natasha Wightman, Rei Kawakubo, Adrian Joffe, Graham Heeley, Ian Fowler, Wightman, Great Britain …, ” Jacqueline Cullen, wasn’t, Jacqueline Cullen, Cullen, he’s, who’ve, John Galliano, Schiaparelli’s Daniel Roseberry, Mary , Queen of, Holly Mazour, it’s, “ There’s Organizations: CNN, Vikings, Deutsch, ”, Whitby, “ Ravens, Central Saint Martins, Blend, Derbyshire Locations: Venezuela, Spain, France, American, Whitby, North Yorkshire, England, Dover, Great Britain, ateliers, London, hunks

☆ Person in custody after Trump golf club incident was once convicted of possessing a machine gun
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dennis-Romero-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Dennis Romero | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, was taken into custody after shots were fired at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach on Sunday, three senior law enforcement sources said. In 2002, court records show, he was convicted of possessing a weapon of mass destruction — the machine gun. Most recently, a Ryan Routh lived in the small coastal community of Kaawa on Oahu’s eastern shore in Hawaii. Ryan Routh Ryan Routh FacebookAfter the 2002 arrest, authorities allegedly found the suspect in possession of a fully automatic machine gun, according to the Greensboro News & Record report. On Sunday, Palm Beach State’s Attorney Dave Aronberg said on MSNBC’s “Ayman,” with Ayman Mohyeldin and Ali Velshi, that the federal government is taking over prosecution in the West Palm Beach case, with the U.S. Justice Department expected to file any charges.

Persons: Donald Trump, Ryan Wesley Routh, Ryan Routh, Routh, Ryan Routh Ryan Routh, There’s, Dave Aronberg, MSNBC’s “ Ayman, ”, Ayman Mohyeldin, Ali Velshi, Aronberg, “, ” Aronberg Organizations: Trump International Golf Club, Greensboro News, Authorities, Trump International, U.S . Justice, Trump, Secret Service Locations: West Palm Beach, Greensboro , North Carolina, North Carolina, Kaawa, Hawaii, Carolina, Guilford County, Greensboro, Fla, Stephany, Beach, Palm, Martin County

☆ Tropical storm-like system floods North Carolina with historic rain
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Mary Gilbert | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Brunswick County Sheriff's OfficeThe Carolina Beach Elementary School was closed and students were dismissed early after classrooms started to flood, Oakley confirmed. Sunny Point, North Carolina, picked up more than a month’s worth of rain when over 9 inches fell in just three hours. CNN WeatherAreas near the North Carolina-South Carolina border – including Wilmington, North Carolina – are under a level 3 of 4 risk of flooding rainfall Monday, according to the Weather Prediction Center. A much larger level 2 of 4 risk area encapsulates most of North Carolina and northern South Carolina. In addition to heavy rain, this system could also produce a few tornadoes in eastern North Carolina Monday.

Persons: CNN — Floodwater, “ It’s, Bruce Oakley, “ We’ve, Oakley, Ashely MacBride, Lynn Barbee, hasn’t, that’s, Debby, it’ll, Ian, Elisa Raffa, Brandon Miller Organizations: CNN, Emergency, National Weather Service, Sheriff's Office, Brunswick County Sheriff's, Carolina Beach Elementary, Police, Facebook, Carolinas, Wilmington , North Carolina –, Weather, South Carolina Locations: North Carolina, Carolina Beach, ”, Carolina, Wilmington , North Carolina, Brunswick, Brunswick County, Point , North Carolina, floodwater, Wilmington , NC, Oakley, Charleston , South Carolina, South Carolina, Charleston, Myrtle Beach, North, South

☆ Future Proof gathering in California surf town is trying to reinvent the investment conference
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

More than 4,000 people have descended here for the Future Proof conference , a vast social gathering designed to give younger registered investment advisors and other investment professionals access to what they want. What they want, apparently, is an intense desire to network with other RIAs and investment professionals and find ways to grow their business. Reimagining the financial conference Future Proof is the brainchild of Barry Ritholtz, co-founder, chairman, and chief investment officer of Ritholtz Wealth Management, and CEO Josh Brown. This is the third year for the conference, but Ritholtz and company have been doing conferences for 15 years. Ritholtz describes it as an ongoing project to reinvent the financial conference concept, which he says is "moribund."

Persons: Barry Ritholtz, Josh Brown, Ritholtz, Van Eck, Matt Middleton, Adarsh, Brett Rodgriguez, Delon Mansour, Mansour, Shyamsundar, Harris, Consulting's Brett Rodgriguez, Akash Shah, Shannon Saccocia, Raj Dhanda, Ares Management, John Christmas, RIAs, They'll, Mike Novogratz, Anna Paglia, Bryan Whalen, Saira Malik, Lauren Goodwin, Scott Wapner, DoubleLine Capital's Jeff Gundlach, CNBC's, Jan van Eck, Matt Hougan, DJ Mick, There's, Bob Pisani, Jon Maier, JP Morgan, Pisani, Jan Van Eck, Marlena Lee, That's Organizations: Ritholtz Wealth Management, JPMorgan Chase, Capital Group, Street Global Advisors, Funds, Polaris Capital Management, Graystone Consulting, Investments, Investment, Ares, HPS Investment Partners, Global, Life Investments, Bitwise, Management, Dimensional Fund Advisors Locations: HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif, Los Angeles, Iowa, California, Huntington Beach, San Diego, Michigan, ETFEdge.cnbc.com

☆ India can achieve sustainable growth of up to 8% in the coming years, central bank chief says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Sam Meredith | In Samuelmeredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Punit Paranjpe | Afp | Getty ImagesIndia can achieve sustainable economic growth of up to 8% over the medium term, according to the country's central bank governor. The figures have ratcheted up pressure on the central bank to launch its own rate-cutting cycle sooner rather than later. Shaktikanta Das, governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), speaks during the Global Fintech Fest 2024 in Mumbai, India, on August 28, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesIt comes as major central banks have started to ease monetary policy in recent months, including the European Central Bank, the Bank of England and the Swiss National Bank. Women (silhouetted) walk past Reserve Bank of India (RBI) logo displayed at Global Fintech Fest exhibition in Mumbai.

Persons: Punit Paranjpe, CNBC's Tanvir Gill, Shaktikanta Das, Das, Goldman Sachs Organizations: Afp, Getty, Reserve Bank of India, International Monetary Fund, Nurphoto, European Central Bank, Bank of England, Swiss National Bank, The U.S . Federal Reserve, ECB, Bank of India, Global Locations: Mumbai, India, Japan, Germany, U.S, China

☆ Meet the Enigmatic Man Who Oversees Larry Page's Google Fortune
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Hugh Langley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +22 min

His success has also helped fuel a boom in family offices, a financial structure pioneered by J.P. Morgan and popularized by the Rockefellers. Today there are thousands of family offices globally, with the total number tripling between 2019 and 2023, according to the data provider Preqin. To protect Page, Osborne has long remained hidden, the man behind the megabillionaire's curtain. AdvertisementThe small staff at Koop, Page's family office in Palo Alto, are fiercely committed to Page's privacy. Through his investment in Way2B1, Page is seeking to make money by monetizing the techniques he uses to make money.

Persons: Thomas, Larry Page, Wayne Osborne, Osborne, Koop, —, Wayne, Jeffrey Epstein, Gmail, Page, he's, Larry, Morgan, Morgan Stanley, hasn't, Justin Sullivan, hawking, Sergey Brin, George Pavlov, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Melinda Lewison, Natasha Pearl, Aston Pearl, James Estrin, Helen Frankenthaler, Minerva, Joseph E, Brooks, Taylor, Mortimer Zuckerman, Zuckerman, he'd, who'd, Koop's, Ken Goldman, Eric Schmidt, Hugh Langley, Michael Floyd, Floyd, Page's, Lucy Southworth, Southworth, It's, Way2B1, it's, Gilles Martin, Hal Bailey Organizations: QS, Osborne, J.P, Google, Harvard Business School, Princeton Theological Seminary, Presbyterian Church, New York Times, Minerva, U.S . News, Boston Properties, Shell, CIA, Energy Technologies, Oceankind, Forbes, Business, Fiji Locations: New York, Caribbean, St, Palo Alto , California, Wayne, Mississippi, Connecticut, Silicon Valley, U.S, Silicon, Palo Alto, Koop, Nola, margarita, Way2B1, Fijian, superyachts, New Zealand, Fiji

☆ Why are killer whale attacks on the rise? These scientists set sail to find out.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-15 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Josh-Lederman-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Josh Lederman | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Over the last five years, roughly 700 orca run-ins have been recorded, according to the Atlantic Orca Working Group-GTOA, a partnership of Spanish and Portuguese scientists that monitors the Iberian killer whale population. Why Iberian orcas are attacking ships in the Strait of Gibraltar, one of the world’s busiest waterways, has quickly become one of the terrifying mysteries of the sea. An Iberian orca is captured tracking a vessel in the Strait of Gibraltar in footage obtained by rights group WeWhale. “They need to ram, they need to hit, they need to bite, to isolate this large tuna. The subspecies striking boats is called the Iberian orca, and its future is anything but certain.

Persons: Manuel Merianda, Merianda, Angela Neil, ”, Janek Andre, WeWhale, Andre, ” Bruno Diaz Lopez, Michael Fiorentino, orcas, ” Andre Organizations: Ocean, Orca, NBC News, NBC, orcas, WeWhale, Dolphin Research Institute, Coastal Management, Hoyo, International Union for Conservation Locations: GIBRALTAR, Africa, Spanish, Gibraltar, Barbate, Spain, Strait, Atlantic

☆ Typhoon Bebinca: Shanghai slammed by what China says is the city’s strongest storm in seven decades
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-15 | by ( Nectar Gan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) said it packed top wind speeds of 130 kilometers per hour (80 mph), the equivalent of a Category 1 Atlantic hurricane. The administration on Monday issued a red typhoon warning, its most severe alert, warning of gale force winds, heavy rainfall and coastal floods in large swathes of eastern China. The typhoon is expected to quickly weaken into a tropical storm as it moves inland toward the west. Bebinca is the second major storm to hit China this month, following deadly Super Typhoon Yagi, the world’s second most powerful tropical cyclone so far this year. Shanghai is generally not in the direct path of strong typhoons, which typically make landfall further south in China.

Persons: Hong Kong CNN —, Bebinca, Yagi Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Hong Kong CNN — Shanghai, Typhoon Warning, China Meteorological Administration, Shanghai, Shanghai Disney Resort, Disney, CCTV Locations: Hong Kong, China, Shanghai, Zhoushan, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Bebinca, Hainan, Southeast Asia

“We have war, no schools… Yet the children are eager to learn,” Al Ghoul told CNN. Oula Al Ghoul, a Palestinian teacher, has established a makeshift classroom for displaced children in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza. Israel’s bombing campaign has destroyed 123 schools and universities in Gaza, according to the Government Media Office (GMO) there. Several Palestinian children told CNN that days spent learning have been replaced by a struggle for survival. She told CNN on Friday that she had registered for her university course last fall – just before the hostilities erupted.

Persons: Oula Al Ghoul, ” Al Ghoul, Al Ghoul, “, ”, Raghad Ezzat, –, ” Israel, jerry, clamoring, Sajid, ” Maryam Shtawi, Antonio Guterres, Mohammad Masoud, ‘, Khan Younis, Liz Allcock, ” Allcock, “ I’ve, Ramadan Abed Organizations: CNN, United Nations ’, UNICEF, Government Media Office, UN, IDF, Hamas, Ministry of Health, Schools, UNRWA, Gaza Civil Defense, Aid, MAP, Reuters Locations: Deir al, Gaza, Palestinian, Beit Lahia, Israel, Al, Deir Al

☆ American activist killed by Israeli fire in West Bank is buried in Turkey
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-14 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a 26-year-old woman from Seattle, was shot dead Sept. 6 by an Israeli soldier during a demonstration against Israeli West Bank settlements, according to an Israeli protester who witnessed the shooting. The Israeli military said Tuesday that Eygi was likely shot “indirectly and unintentionally” by Israeli forces. The war began when Hamas-led fighters killed some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, in an Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel. The military said the six were killed shortly before Israeli forces were to rescue them. Israeli airstrikes hit GazaIsraeli airstrikes pounded central and southern Gaza overnight into Saturday, killing at least 14 people.

Persons: Ezgi, Eygi, “, ” Numan, Kurtulmus, Antony Blinken, Benjamin Netanyahu, Anat Angrest, Matan Angrest, Netanyahu, ”, Angrest, Khan Younis, Beit Lahia, Sheikh Zayed, ” Richard Peeperkorn Organizations: West Bank, Israeli West Bank, Izmir Forensic Medicine Institute, U.S, Hamas, Gaza’s Civil Defense, United Nations, Saturday, World Health Organization, WHO, Gaza’s Health Ministry Locations: ISTANBUL, Turkey, American, Seattle, Turkish, Didim, Mosque, Izmir, United States, Egypt, Qatar, Israel, Tel Aviv, Gaza, Rafah, Gaza City, Manshiyeh

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