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☆ David Zaslav risked Warner Bros. Discovery's future by passing on the NBA — and the gamble might pay off
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-14 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

NBA rights proved to be a hotter commodity than many expected — seemingly including WBD CEO David Zaslav. The Charter deal is a coup for WBDWall Street has had little confidence in Zaslav and company lately. AdvertisementAfter the news that WBD had done just that with Charter, Greenfield heaped praise on WBD. As great as WBD's deal with Charter may be, Greenfield doesn't believe Zaslav is out of the woods. If Zaslav surprises the Street again with his Comcast deal, his company may have better days ahead.

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☆ Tiger Woods announces he underwent successful back surgery
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-14 | by ( Jacob Lev | Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Tiger Woods underwent successful back surgery, he announced on Friday, after repeated back spasms and pain contributed to his injury-marred season. The 48-year-old announced on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, that he had undergone microdecompression surgery of the lumbar spine for nerve impingement in the lower back. “The surgery went smoothly, and I’m hopeful this will help alleviate the back spasms and pain I was experiencing throughout most of the 2024 season,” Woods said. However, he missed the cut in the last three attempts at the sport’s four flagship events. Dr. Sheeraz Qureshi of the Hospital of Special Surgery in West Palm Beach, Florida performed the surgery and “deemed it to be successful,” Woods’ statement added.

Persons: Woods, ” Woods, Sheeraz Qureshi, Colin Montgomerie Organizations: CNN, Hospital of Special, US Locations: West Palm Beach , Florida

☆ ‘Have I Got News For You’ stars are here to help you laugh through the news
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-14 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Amber Ruffin has some thoughts about those who think that CNN isn’t necessarily the best home for comedy. “I’d say they’re right,” Ruffin told CNN in an interview this week. Based on a British series of the same name, entertainers, political figures and comedians will appear as guests for quick-witted conversation and games. “Anybody who has a sense of humor about the world and has a sense of humor about themselves, I think those are the only prerequisites,” he said about possible team members. “If you can laugh the world and laugh at yourself, I think you’re gonna fit in very well.”“Have I Got News For You” premieres Saturday, September 14 at 9 p.m.

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☆ Video: Man plays trombone during brain surgery
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-14 | by ( Ontaria Woods | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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Students at Perrin Woods and Snowhill Elementary Schools in Springfield "were evacuated from their buildings to an alternate district location," school district spokesperson Jenna Leinasars said. A second email threatened multiple locations that included Springfield City Hall, Cliff Park High School, Perrin Woods Elementary School, Roosevelt Middle School, the Bureau of MotorVehicles and the Ohio License Bureau Southside, Graves added. Authorities, with the support of explosive detection canines, have conducted thorough inspections and cleared the facilities listed in the threats," Graves said in a statement. “Overall, we have not seen a substantial increase in all reportable communicable diseases," Cook said. Alicia Victoria Lozano reported from Springfield, Ohio, and David K. Li reported from New York City.

Persons: Perrin Woods, Jenna Leinasars, Leinasars, Karen Graves, Graves, Donald Trump, JD Vance, Vance, there's, Chris Cook, Cook, ”, Alicia Victoria Lozano, David K, Li Organizations: Perrin, Snowhill Elementary, Roosevelt Middle School, Springfield Police Department, Springfield City Hall, Cliff Park High School, Perrin Woods Elementary School, MotorVehicles, Bureau, Authorities, Local, FBI, Clark County Combined Health Locations: SPRINGFIELD , Ohio, Snowhill, Springfield, Ohio, Dayton, Columbus, Clark County, Springfield , Ohio, New York City

☆ Strong case for 50 basis point Fed rate cut, says former NY Fed chief Dudley
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Former New York Federal Reserve President Bill Dudley said there was a strong case for a 50 basis point interest rate cut in the United States. Former New York Federal Reserve President Bill Dudley said there was a strong case for a 50 basis point interest rate cut in the United States. "I think there's a strong case for 50, whether they're going to do it or not," he said at the Bretton Woods Committee's annual Future of Finance Forum in Singapore. He said rates were currently 150-200 basis points above the so-called neutral rate for the U.S. economy, where policy is neither restrictive nor accommodative. Dudley had previously called for the Fed to begin cutting in July.

Persons: Bill Dudley, Dudley Organizations: New York Federal, Former New York Federal, Bretton Woods, of Finance Forum, Fed Locations: United States, Singapore, U.S, Asia

☆ Stonehenge’s Altar Stone: Research rules out Scottish site as source
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

That research, published in the journal Nature, overturned a century-old idea that the stone came from current-day Wales. The Altar Stone, the largest of the bluestones used to build Stonehenge, lies at the heart of the ancient monument in southern England. “The Altar Stone is anomalous in many ways to both the bluestones and the sarsens at Stonehenge,” Bevins said. But discovering that Wales was unlikely to be the origin site for the Altar Stone was a game changer, Bevins said. The researchers compared their findings with samples from the Altar Stone and found no mineralogical connection between the rocks.

Persons: Nick Pearce, ”, Richard Bevins, ” Piecing, ” Bevins, Bevins, Paul Williams, Stenness, T Schaeffer, “ Organizations: CNN, Archaeological Science, Aberystwyth University “, UK’s Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth University Locations: Scotland, Wales, Orkney, England, Orkney’s, Aberystwyth, Wiltshire, Salisbury, Woods, Marlborough, Preseli, British, Orkney's, Shetland, Caithness, Sutherland, Inverness, Aberdeenshire, Britain

A grueling manhunt for the suspect wanted in a highway shooting spree stretched into its fifth day as authorities said they believe he retreated deep into a forested swath of southeastern Kentucky with no indication he has fled elsewhere. “There’s so many people that have eyes on this investigation around the world that now we should have gotten a pretty good tip that he exited the woods,” Pennington told reporters 72 hours into the operation. Amid the search, authorities went to his home in Woodbine, about 23 miles from the shooting site, to collect evidence. The search by foot remains daunting, Pennington said, as temperatures have stayed above 80 degrees during the day. “I hope he doesn’t have water, and I hope he doesn’t have food," Pennington said at a news conference Tuesday.

Persons: Joseph A ., Couch, Scottie Pennington, “, ”, “ I’m, ” Couch, Gilbert Acciardo, ” Acciardo, Daniel Boone, ” Pennington, London Mayor Randall Weddle, Pennington Organizations: Army, Kentucky State Police, Toyota, . Forest Service, Daniel Boone National, Target Firearms, NBC, Army Reserve, London Mayor, NBC News Locations: Kentucky, Laurel County, London, Laurel, Daniel Boone National Forest, Woodbine

☆ Wednesday's comeback shows why stocks may be volatile the rest of September
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Fred Imbert | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The S & P 500 and Nasdaq Composite shed as much as 1.6% and 1.4%, respectively. The S & P 500 and Nasdaq, meanwhile, posted gains of 1.1% and 2.2%, respectively. The comeback came as Wall Street struggles to find its footing in September, with seasonal headwinds and worries over the economy putting pressure on stocks. The S & P 500 has already posted four 1% moves in September. Correction: The Dow on Wednesday closed 124.75 higher, while the S & P 500 and Nasdaq gained 1.1% and 2.2%, respectively.

Persons: whiplash, Dow, Adam Crisafulli, Marco Iachini, Iachini, Steve Sosnick Organizations: Dow Jones Industrial, Nasdaq, Federal, Vital, Vanda Research, Interactive Brokers, Dow

☆ ‘Incredibly alarming’: What Trump’s answer about Ukraine tells ex-Pence adviser
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Ontaria Woods | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

☆ Princess Kate cancer news: Video features different style of royal communication
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Yuliya-Talmazan-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Yuliya Talmazan | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Kate, Princess of Wales, smiling with her family in Norfolk, England in images released on Monday. “In more than a decade of covering the royal family, I’ve never seen a video like this,” said NBC News royal contributor Emily Nash. “It’s the most intimate we have ever seen the Wales family,” she added. Will WarrWhile the royal family has always sought to present itself as a champion of family values, it hasn’t done so in quite this way, she said. “This was a really stylish and beautiful way of doing this.”Princess Kate reflects on her cancer journey in an emotional video released on Monday.

Persons: Kate, Princess, Wales, Princess of Wales, Will Warr, Prince William, George, Charlotte, Louis, It’s, —, “, I’ve, ”, Emily Nash, William, Sarah Gristwood, it’s, ” Gristwood, Queen Elizabeth II, Gristwood, King Charles, ” Nash, Marine Hyde, Prince William’s Organizations: Getty, NBC News, The Guardian Locations: Norfolk, England, AFP, Wales

WASHINGTON — Allies of Donald Trump see Tuesday's debate as a pivotal moment for the Republican presidential nominee — a chance to shore up support and turn the corner from Kamala Harris' post-nomination "honeymoon." Trump allies are hopeful that the debate will cap a turnaround from the recent weeks of tumult and help him enter the fall on a competitive footing. “Everyone on Team Trump firmly believes that we’re better-positioned to win,” said a source close to Trump. Harris poses a different set of challenges for Trump on the debate stage. “The Democrats and the Harris campaign have done an amazing job at messaging and hitting at the right time.

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☆ Jamie Dimon says 'the worst outcome is stagflation,' a scenario he's not taking off the table
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Jamie Dimon, Chairman and Chief Executive officer (CEO) of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) speaks to the Economic Club of New York in Manhattan in New York City, U.S., April 23, 2024. JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said Tuesday he wouldn't rule out stagflation, even with greater confidence recently that inflation is coming off its highs. "I would say the worst outcome is stagflation — recession, higher inflation," Dimon said at a fall conference from the Council of Institutional Investors in Brooklyn, New York. "And by the way, I wouldn't take it off the table." In August, he said the odds of a "soft landing" were around 35% to 40%, implying a recession is the more likely outcome.

Persons: Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase, Dimon Organizations: JPMorgan Chase & Co, Economic, of New, JPMorgan, of Institutional Investors Locations: of New York, Manhattan, New York City, U.S, Brooklyn , New York

☆ Fugitive accused of opening fire near Kentucky highway had sent text saying 'I'm going to kill a lot of people,' authorities say
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dennis-Romero-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

They Laurel County Sheriff’s Office identified them Monday as Rebecca Puyear, Norma Liberia, Renee Walker, Janet Booth and Erick Tavin. Couch has been charged with five counts of attempted murder and five counts of first-degree assault, according to an arrest warrant. Couch had served in the Army Reserve and suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, Weddle told NBC News on Monday. An AR-15, believed to have been used in the shooting, was found near Couch’s vehicle, which was found near the scene Saturday night. Investigators interviewed the woman Sunday, and she showed a screenshot of that text that read, in part, “I’m going to kill a lot of people.

Persons: Joseph A ., ”, Rebecca Puyear, Norma Liberia, Renee Walker, Janet Booth, Erick Tavin, Couch, “, Jackie Steele, London Mayor Randall Weddle, Weddle, Timothy D, Laurel, “ I’m, …, didn't, Sheriff’s Capt, Richard Dalrymple, Sheriff John Root, Joseph, Steele, ” Weddle Organizations: Sheriff’s Office, Judicial, NBC News, London Mayor, Army Reserve, NBC, Dispatch, Easley, Sheriff, Kentucky State Police, Army, Reserve, Laurel County Public Schools, White Locations: Kentucky, London, Laurel, Livingston, Ky, Laurel County

LONDON — Kate, the Princess of Wales, announced Monday that she has completed her chemotherapy treatment and will undertake a light schedule of engagements until the end of the year. The princess attended the men’s final at Wimbledon with her daughter in July. Kate, Princess of Wales, at the men's singles final at Wimbledon earlier this year. While Charlotte attended Wimbledon, the princess and her brothers have largely been out of the public eye since their mother's surgery. Charles' and Kate's illnesses have highlighted the challenges faced by a slimmed-down royal family as the king pledges to cut costs.

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☆ Video: Governor uses Heimlich maneuver on man at lobster roll eating competition
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Ontaria Woods | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

☆ Sick of the grind, he ditched the city to live in a tiny house in the woods. Now, he estimates he gets by on $750 a month.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-06 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Anders Boisen. Anders Boisen. AdvertisementDuring the pandemic, he quit his job in order to focus on building his tiny house. Anders Boisen. He had already been building a tiny house on the side, and he decided to focus on the project full-time.

Persons: —, Anders Boisen, he's, Boisen, It's, I'm, isn't, I've Organizations: Service, Business Communication, Business Locations: Denmark, Danish, English, Aarhus, There's, homeownership, Boisen

☆ It’s not just you. More weird spam is popping up on Facebook
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-03 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Posts with obviously AI-generated images and confusing captions sometimes receive thousands of likes and hundreds of comments and shares. “The Facebook Feed … at times shows users AI-generated images even when they do not follow the Pages posting those images. Experts who track this kind of online behavior say there are likely several different kinds of actors behind the Facebook spam, with varying motives. Meta also automatically labels AI-generated images created with its own tools. However, there are still ways for users to strip out that metadata (or create AI images without it) to evade detection.

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☆ Why Malbon Golf welcomed the ‘sweatergate’ social media firestorm
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-30 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

The couple’s lifestyle brand, Malbon Golf, had been swept into a social media storm by an eye-catching Masters outfit donned by ambassador and former world No. Nicolas Malinauskas/Malbon GolfStarsThe duo launched Malbon Golf in 2017, with Stephen’s anthropomorphic ball character “Buckets” taking center stage as the brand’s logo. Ross Kinnaird / Getty Images Tom Holland: Part-time web-slinger, full-time golf swinger -- the "Spider-Man" lead is a self-confessed golf addict. Warren Little / Getty Images Stephen Curry: The three-point king of the NBA is also a highly-proficient par-three shooter. Jamie Squire/Getty ImagesFor Malbon Golf, it is simply the latest step in its aim to “condition” the golf world into accepting new styles in the game.

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☆ I broke away from my traditional Amish community. Here's what grabbed me most in the modern world — and what I miss.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-26 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Daniel Beiler, 33, an emergency medical technician and aid volunteer who grew up in a traditional Amish community in Pennsylvania. An Amish family walks through a field. He taught me that there were other Amish people questioning things — and eventually the Amish system couldn't hold us anymore. When a storm comes through and the electric goes out, life kind of slows down, and I don't like that feeling. My family don't have any technological restrictions now, but we haven't embraced too much trash culture.

Persons: —, Daniel Beiler, Ted Shaffrey, I'd, Beiler, Posnov, William Thomas Cain, excommunicating, wouldn't, it's, Jessica Melanson, We've, Tom, Jerry, I'm Organizations: Service, Business, Getty, ISIS Locations: Pennsylvania, Lancaster County , Pennsylvania, America, Iraq, Dnipro, Ukraine, Philadelphia, Syria, Bolivia, Idaho

☆ Video: NASA administrator describes call with Boeing CEO regarding stranded astronauts
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( Ontaria Woods | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

☆ Video: See Bangladesh flooding from the ground
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( Ontaria Woods | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

☆ What to know about the twisted ending of Zoë Kravitz's new thriller 'Blink Twice,' starring Channing Tatum
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Read previewWarning: Major spoilers ahead for "Blink Twice." "Blink Twice," a new psychological thriller cowritten and directed by Zoë Kravitz, is stuffed with twists and turns. Naomi Ackie as Frida and Adria Arjona as Sarah in "Blink Twice." Just as Stan is about to shoot Frida, Sarah hits him in the head with a massive rock and kills him. "Blink Twice" is in theaters now.

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☆ North Carolina inmate guilty of 1-year-old's murder escapes during medical appointment
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dennis-Romero-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Dennis Romero | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Officials in North Carolina are searching for an inmate convicted of killing a 1-year-old girl after he escaped while being taken to a medical facility Tuesday in Hillsborough, North Carolina. Alston was convicted of first-degree murder in 2018 and sentenced to life behind bars, according to the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction. The department said in a statement that Alston arrived about 7 a.m. Tuesday in a prison transport van to the University of North Carolina Medical Center's gastroenterology unit, where he had a medical appointment. Keith Acree, communications director for the Department of Adult Correction, told NBC affiliate WRAL of Raleigh that Alston was wearing a waist chain and handcuffs when he fled. Authorities established a perimeter covering at least a one-mile radius around the location of the escape, the Department of Adult Correction said.

Persons: Ramone Alston, Maleah Williams, Alston, Keith Acree, Acree, WRAL Organizations: North Carolina Department of Adult, Bertie Correctional, University of North Carolina Medical Center's gastroenterology, Department, Adult, NBC, Sheriff's Office, Authorities Locations: North Carolina, Hillsborough , North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Windsor, Raleigh, The Orange, Hillsborough

☆ Bull headed for slaughterhouse escapes, goes on rampage before being fatally shot in Massachusetts
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A bull bound for a Massachusetts slaughterhouse briefly escaped its fate Monday after it crashed through electrified fences, jumped a berm, ran across on an interstate and swam through a lake, authorities said. However, police officers in Raynham, south of Boston, fatally shot the 1,300-pound animal when it charged at them, police said in a news release. A 1,300-pound bull runs before being fatally shot in Raynham, Mass., on Monday. via VimeoThe bull leaped over a 6-foot berm and ran onto Interstate 495, where it caused a three-vehicle crash, the department said. When the bull began “aggressively” swimming toward the group, the department said, an officer fired at the animal with a department-issued rifle.

Persons: “, David LaPlante Organizations: Workers, Monday . Raynham Police, Police Locations: Massachusetts, Raynham, Boston, Raynham , Mass, Lake Nippenicket

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