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☆ ‘We have your location’: The Taliban death threats hounding this Afghan woman
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-13 | by ( Joseph Ataman | Li-Lian Ahlskog Hou | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

“They do not exist.”Her countrywoman Manizha Talash was disqualified from this year’s Paris Olympics after unveiling a cape with the message “Free Afghan Women” during the breakdancing events. She was removed from the competition for making a “political protest.”Hamidi has been bombarded with death threats since criticizing Afghanistan's men's cricket team. Li-Lian Ahlskog Hou/CNN“With these three words I spoke with all the world and asked them, please, let’s do some practical action for Afghan women. “They are the Taliban team for me, not the Afghan team,” she said, a similar accusation she has leveled against the Afghan cricket team, calling for Afghan sports teams to be banned from the Olympics, following bans on South Africa during the apartheid era. The term gender apartheid was first used by Afghan women in the late 1990s during the first Taliban regime.

Persons: Paris CNN —, ”, “, It’s, Talash, ” Hamidi, Afghanistan's, Li, Lian Ahlskog Hou, ” Manizha, Kimia, Hamidi, Robert Cianflone, Richard Bennett, Bennett, Afghanistan’s, Marzieh Hamidi, ” Hamidi’s, Ines Davau, UN’s Bennett, she’s, ” Davua, ” Davau Organizations: Paris CNN, didn’t, CNN, “, Tokyo Games, Our, Afghan, Taekwondo, Taliban, Afghanistan Cricket Board, country’s Taekwondo, UN, Cricket, country’s, Afghan men’s, Tokyo Locations: Afghan, Paris, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, South Africa, France, Europe, Kabul

☆ China's real estate stimulus could boost this stock, analysts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-13 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

While China's property development giants find their footing amid the ongoing real estate slump, several analysts have their sights on housing transaction and services platform KE Holdings . The stock also trades in Hong Kong. In contrast, an index of Chinese property stocks in Hong Kong has gained just under 3% for the year after a volatile three weeks. But China's giant property developers now face a market that's very different from the one they saw in their heyday. Goldman has a price target of 54 Hong Kong dollars ($6.95) and $21 for the company's U.S.-listed shares.

Persons: Jefferies, Xi Jinping, Richard Tang, Hong Kong, Julius Baer, Tang, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: KE, KE Holdings, Jefferies, CNBC, People's Bank of, Bank of America Securities, Bank of America, BofA Securities, Goldman, Hong Locations: U.S, Hong Kong, Friday's, China, People's Bank of China, Beijing, Hong

☆ China threatens Taiwan with more trade measures after denouncing president's speech
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-12 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

China is studying further trade measures against Taiwan, the Ministry of Commerce said on Saturday, two days after Beijing slammed a speech by Taiwan President Lai Ching-Te. The Democratic Progressive Party, Taiwan's ruling party, has not taken any practical measures to lift "trade restrictions" on mainland China, the commerce ministry said in a statement on its official website. "At present, relevant departments are studying further measures based on the conclusions of the investigation into trade barriers from Taiwan (against mainland China)," it added. The Saturday announcement from China's commerce ministry could portend tariffs or other forms of economic pressure against the island in the near future. In May, China reinstated tariffs on 134 items it imports from Taiwan, after Beijing's finance ministry said it would suspend concessions on the items under a trade deal because Taiwan had not reciprocated.

Persons: Lai Ching, detests Lai, Lai Organizations: Taiwan, Ministry of Commerce, Democratic Progressive Party, Taiwan Affairs Office, Reuters Locations: China, Beijing, Taiwan, People's Republic of China

☆ How abortion rights and immigration are shaping the race for Arizona’s 11 electoral votes
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-12 | by ( Jeff Zeleny | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Chandler, Arizona CNN —David Tapia has watched one election after another from the sidelines, unfazed and largely uninterested in politics. Abortion and immigration are driving factors in the election in all corners of the country, but the issues are colliding in Arizona like few other battlegrounds. A proposed constitutional amendment to protect abortion rights is widely expected to prevail, strategists in both parties told CNN. CNNYet not all Trump supporters agree. Nearly 1 of every 4 Arizona voters is expected to be Latino.

Persons: Chandler, Arizona CNN — David Tapia, Donald Trump’s, Kamala Harris, “, I’m, ”, Tapia, Tucson Mayor Regina Romero, Trump, Harris, Joe Biden, Bill Clinton, Harry Truman, Vance, ” Vance, Ross D, Roe, Wade, ” Harris, Donna Ross, Harris ’, Laura Dent, Dent, ” Mayra Rodriguez, ” Rodriguez, Jesus, it’s Trump, Candy Purdue, Donald Trump, Go Nakamura, of Jesus Christ, Mesa Mayor John Giles, ” Giles, Doug Emhoff, Veronica Stracqualursi, David Wright Organizations: Arizona CNN, Trump, Tucson Mayor, Democrat, Republican, Tucson Speedway, Franklin, AP, CNN, ” Purdue, Republicans, Democrats outspending Republicans, National Association of Latino, of Jesus, Pew Research Center, Mesa Mayor, Arizona Republicans Locations: Arizona, unfazed, “ Arizona, Prescott, Phoenix, Tucson, Chandler , Arizona, Mexico, Glendale , Arizona

For the first time, the Democratic National Committee will invest in an advertising campaign dedicated entirely to LGBTQ publications in large metropolitan areas and several key battleground states. The DNC will roll out the ad campaign, worth at least $100,000, on Friday morning in 16 publications across eight states, and it is estimated to reach more than 1 million voters in the first week. The DNC is rolling out an ad campaign on Friday in 16 LGBTQ publications across eight states. The DNC worked on the ads with Rivendell, the oldest LGBTQ marketing and media company in the country. Magni said LGBTQ voters have historically been taken for granted by the Democratic Party because the majority of them vote Democratic, often because Republicans have supported anti-LGBTQ policies and voters feel like they don’t have another option.

Persons: ” Jaime Harrison, ” Harrison, Harris, Walz, Trump, Pattie Gonia, —, Kamala Harris ’, “ Kamala, Bob Witeck, Howard Dean, Witeck, “, Dean, ”, ” Witeck, Gabriele Magni, Magni, ” Magni, they’re Organizations: Democratic National, Washington Blade, Metro, D.C, Las Vegas, Georgia, Dallas Voice, Philadelphia Gay, Magazine, SWERV, Atlanta’s, Philadelphia Gay News, DNC, Iwillvote.com, Human Rights, Trump, NFL, “, Witeck Communications, Vermont Gov, Democrat, Republican, Loyola Marymount University, Research Initiative, Gallup, Democratic Party, Democratic, Republican Party Locations: Washington, South Florida, Qnotes, Charlotte , North Carolina, Iowa, New Orleans, ION Arizona, Pennsylvania, Vermont, U.S, Los Angeles

☆ OpenAI's AI-adjusted earnings numbers have echoes of Groupon and WeWork
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Alistair Barr | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Is it OK for an AI company to exclude the cost of training its AI models when it reports earnings? Related storiesFor an AI company like OpenAI, training models will be an ongoing process. The world is constantly evolving, and new data is being generated, which will have to be incorporated into AI models' understanding. Let's call it "AI adjusted earnings" for an AI company. They are a private company," McKenna said.

Persons: we've, Francine McKenna, McKenna, OpenAI, It's, Groupon, WeWork Organizations: Google, Facebook, MarketWatch, Revenue, Big Tech, KPMG Consulting, SAP, Oracle, Securities, Exchange Commission, SEC Locations: It's

☆ These stocks are best-positioned to gain in the next wave of AI investment, Goldman Sachs says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Kelly Cloonan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In the next wave of investment, Goldman Sachs analysts recommend "platform" stocks like Microsoft and Datadog. In the next round of AI investment, Goldman Sachs analysts say investors should look past the obvious picks—Nvidia and AI infrastructure companies—and toward a select set of platforms set to build out a direct application of AI. "Our equity analysts believe 'platform' stocks, including databases and development tools, are set to be the primary beneficiaries of the next wave of generative AI investments. AdvertisementThe analysts name Microsoft, DataDog, MongoDB, Elastic, and Snowflake as the best-positioned platform stocks as they roll out AI-integrated applications. AdvertisementThe analysts' comments come after flows into AI stocks dwindled over the summer as traders expressed worries over returns on big AI spending.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, — Organizations: Microsoft, Service, Nvidia, Federal Reserve Locations: Snowflake

☆ Monster storms Milton and Helene prove climate change is a national security issue
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Peter Bergen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

This comes two weeks after Hurricane Helene significantly damaged communities like Asheville, North Carolina, hundreds of miles inland, that were seemingly immunized from the worst effects of climate change. Treating climate change as a national security problem is not a liberal position but a hardheaded realist one. This framing of national security also endured after the 9/11 attacks. After Hurricane Milton, Americans should ask themselves: Are they safer now from threats like climate change and pandemics? And if not, isn’t it time for a real discussion of what truly constitutes national security to begin?

Persons: Milton, Helene, Defense Lloyd Austin, It’s, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Peter Roady, ” Roosevelt, Roosevelt, —, George W, Bush, “, … Organizations: CNN, Pentagon, Defense, Key US Navy, Security, Welfare, Social Security, Federal Government, Hurricane Milton Locations: Florida, Asheville , North Carolina, Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Virginia, Sudan, Europe, Soviet Union

☆ FCC chair denounces Trump’s calls for CBS to ‘lose its license’ over Harris’ ‘60 Minutes’ interview
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Liam Reilly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Federal Communications Commission chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel denounced former President Donald Trump’s “threats against free speech” Thursday after he attacked CBS and called for the network to “lose its license” over a recent “60 Minutes” interview with Vice President Kamala Harris. In recent days, the former president has lambasted the Harris interview, accusing CBS News of editing the sit-down with correspondent Bill Whitaker. “As I’ve said before, the First Amendment is a cornerstone of our democracy.”Trump’s attacks on CBS comes after he backed out of his own “60 Minutes” interview last week and has repeatedly fended off invitations from television networks, including CNN and Fox News, for additional debates, instead opting for sit-downs with right-wing media outlets. Following ABC’s Trump-Harris debate in September, Trump dialed into “Fox & Friends,” where he called for the Disney-owned network to have its license “take[n] away.”Rosenworcel’s statement is the second time this week she has spoken out in support of broadcasters. On Tuesday, the FCC chairwoman issued a statement calling threats from Florida’s Health Department to prosecute local TV stations over an abortion rights ad “dangerous,” and emphasizing that pressure from the state government “undermines the fundamental principle of free speech.”

Persons: Jessica Rosenworcel, Donald Trump’s, Kamala Harris, Harris, Bill Whitaker, Trump, “, Harris ’, ” Trump, Rosenworcel, ” Rosenworcel, I’ve, ”, ABC’s Trump Organizations: New, New York CNN — Federal Communications, CBS, News Organization of CBS, “ CBS, CNN, Fox News, “ Fox & Friends, Disney, FCC, Florida’s Health Department Locations: New York

☆ The Nobel committee just entered the AI chat
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

When asked by a reporter whether the committee took the AI connection into consideration when judging the nominees, one member on the chemistry committee basically brushed off the question and insisted the decisions were made purely on the science. The Nobel committee letting politics or PR weigh on their decisions? At first glance, it could seem like the Nobel committee has been gulping down Big Tech’s AI Kool-Aid. While gesturing to generative AI, Wong noticed that no one mentioned ChatGPT or Gemini or any other consumer-facing AI tools that companies are peddling. Similarly, in announcing the chemistry prize on Wednesday, committee members talked a lot about amino acid sequences and structural biochemistry.

Persons: CNN Business ’, —, John Hopfield, Geoffrey Hinton, — Demis Hassabis, John M, David Baker, CNN’s Jake Tapper, Hassabis, Matteo Wong, Wong, ” Wong Organizations: CNN Business, New York CNN, Princeton, Google, New York Locations: New York, US, Stockholm

☆ I drove Chevy's new Equinox EV to Costco and soccer games. The SUV delivers on its family-car promise.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Nora Naughton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

For a smaller hatchback, the Equinox EV impressed me with its cargo space. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementChevrolet is pitching the Equinox EV as an option for today's more practical electric vehicle shopper. So, when I got the chance to drive the $46,595 Equinox EV for a week, I wanted to test the practicality of Chevy's newest electric car with my partner and our two-year-old son. But the Equinox EV slotted pretty seamlessly into our busy life.

Persons: —, Steve Majoro, Ann Arbor Organizations: Equinox, Service, Chevrolet's Locations: Detroit, Ann

☆ Hurricane season is set to scramble Americans' view of the economy before the election
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Additional disruptions from Hurricane Milton complicate the data collection for October's jobs report. To stimulate hiring, the Federal Reserve began cutting interest rates in September, and the jobs report will strongly inform its path forward. "I wouldn't expect these events to materially change how Americans view the economy before the election," DeAntonio said. For example, it noted in its release last week Hurricane Francine, which hit Louisiana in early September, "had no discernible effect" on the employment data it collected. Any effects from the hurricanes could lead to an October jobs report that shows a more pessimistic view of the economy than underlying conditions would suggest.

Persons: Helene, Milton, —, Hurricane, Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Milton, Dante DeAntonio, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Daniel Zhao, DeAntonio, Francine, Guy Berger Organizations: Service, Hurricanes, Southern, Labor Department, Federal Reserve, University of Michigan's, Department, Labor, of Labor, Labor Statistics, Boeing, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employees, Glass Institute Locations: Florida, North Carolina, Hurricane, Louisiana

The financial firm upgraded the athletic apparel stock to a buy rating from hold and raised its price target to $97 from $83. — Lisa Kailai Han 6:48 a.m.: Goldman Sachs trims Microsoft price target Goldman Sachs is still bullish shares of Microsoft , despite a minor price target adjustment. However, she accompanied the move by lifting her price target to $80 from $75. Analyst Andrew Mok accompanied the rating change by lifting his price target to $82 from $63. To be sure, he did raise his price target by $10 to $235, implying upside of nearly 10%.

Persons: Joseph Civello, Civello, Caitlin Clark, Lisa Kailai Han, Goldman Sachs, Kash Rangan, Rangan, Bernstein, Harshita Rawat, Venmo, Cash, Rawat, — Lisa Kailai Han, Shagun Singh, Singh, Medtronic, Andrew Mok, Mok, Stephen Tusa, Tusa, divestitures, YTD, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Barclays, JPMorgan, Honeywell International, Nike, Microsoft, PayPal, RBC, RBC Capital Markets, CVS, Aetna, Honeywell, Dow Jones Industrial Locations: buybacks, Wednesday's

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Delta Air Lines, CVS Health, Nike and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Delta Air Lines – Shares fell nearly 5% after the airliner provided disappointing fourth-quarter revenue guidance . Delta anticipates revenue will rise between 2% and 4% from a year earlier, less than the 4.1% estimate, per LSEG. CVS Health – Shares of the pharmacy chain added 1.9% on the back on an upgrade to overweight from equal weight by Barclays. Specifically, the investment firm noted that the brand's share of mentions as a favorite is about 35% more than its overall market share. PayPal – The payments company fell 1.7% after Bernstein downgraded the stock to market perform from outperform.

Persons: Serge Saxonov, there's, Piper Sandler, Tesla, Bernstein, —, Alex Harring, Jesse Pound, Sarah Min, Pia Singh, Michelle Fox Theobald Organizations: Delta Air Lines, CVS, Barclays, GXO Logistics, Bloomberg, Logistics, Nike –, RBC Capital Markets, American, Group, JPMorgan, PayPal Locations: Americas

☆ Voting in the UK and French elections taught me a concerning lesson that Americans should heed when heading to the polls
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Benjamin Chadwick | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Benjamin Chadwick — a dual citizen of France and the UK — voted in two national elections this year. Emmanuel Macron ran with a centrist campaign, while Marine Le Pen, leader of the National Rally, campaigned on anti-immigration and nationalist ideals. Related storiesLe Pen became leader of France's right-wing populist "National Front" party in 2011 and renamed it "National Rally" in 2018. AdvertisementIn the lead-up to the UK election on July 4, opinion polls predicted a huge majority for the center-left Labour Party. In France, I feared the National Rally would capitalize on their European victory and take control of the Assembly.

Persons: Benjamin Chadwick —, there's, —, Emmanuel Macron, Pen, Macron, Le, I've, France's, Boris Johnson, Donald Trump, Trump, Liz Truss, Sunak, Rishi Sunak's, he's, Le Pen's, Nigel Farage, I'm, Kamala Harris Organizations: Service, European Union, National, Conservatives, Labour Party, National Rally, EU, Conservative, Britons, Labour, Reform, Populist, Trump Locations: France, England, Paris, Trump, Brexit, Europe, Britain, Johnson's, stoke

CNN —Two federal judges have rejected requests to immediately reopen voter registration in Georgia and Florida as the southeast continues to grapple with significant storm damage ahead of the November election. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger — both of whom are Republicans — argued there would be a significant “administrative burden” on the state’s elections offices if the voter registration deadline were to be extended. Ron DeSantis told reporters that there’s “nothing inhibiting” unregistered voters from registering ahead of the deadline later that day. But we’re not going to change any registration deadline. You can register today, and there doesn’t need to – there’s no reason to open that up,” the governor said.

Persons: Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Milton, Eleanor Ross, Brian Kemp, Brad Raffensperger —, —, Ross, “ Harms, ”, Barack Obama, “, Robert Hinkle, Bill Clinton, Ron DeSantis, ” DeSantis, Ian, Helene, we’re Organizations: CNN, US, NAACP, Georgia Coalition, New Georgia Project, Gov, Hurricane Milton, League of Women Voters, Florida NAACP, ”, Milton, Republican Gov Locations: Georgia, Florida, Hurricane, Atlanta

☆ 15 stocks top funds and legendary investors are piling into, including those held most by billionaires like Warren Buffett and Ken Fisher
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The S&P 500 and Vanguard's Total Stock Market Index Fund have surged over 30% in 2024. GuruFocus tracks top investors' stock picks, highlighting 15 popular stocks among gurus. The stock market has boom-and-bust cycles and periods of sector rotations. Some have taken to copying the so-called investing gurus of our world. The bucket of allocators adds up to more than 140 investors and funds, including Buffett and Fisher.

Persons: Ken Fisher, Warren Buffett, contrarian, —, it's, He's, Buffett, Fisher Organizations: Market, Service, Market Index

☆ Common heart conditions raise the risk of dementia, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Nearly 130 million adults in the United States have some form of heart disease, according to the AHA. Having coronary heart disease raises the risk of future dementia by 27% compared with people without heart disease, the AHA statement said. Heart attacks and heart failureAbout every 40 seconds, someone in the United States will have a heart attack, the AHA estimates. Heart failure is a more severe form of heart disease, in which the heart is too weak to pump enough blood and oxygen to the body’s organs. That benefit held true even for people with existing diagnoses of cardiometabolic conditions such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke.

Persons: ”, Fernando Testai, Testai, Andrew Freeman, Freeman, ” Freeman, ” Testai Organizations: CNN’s, CNN, American Heart Association, University of Illinois College of Medicine, AHA, Jewish Health, World Health Organization, WHO, US Centers for Disease Control Locations: Chicago, United States, Denver

☆ Oil prices rise on Israel-Iran conflict fears and U.S. storm
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Oil prices rose in early Asian trade on Thursday on concerns about potential supply disruptions in the Middle East, with Israel planning to strike oil-producer Iran, and on spikes in fuel demand as a major storm barreled into Florida. The world's largest oil producer and consumer has been hit by a second major storm, Hurricane Milton, which made landfall on Florida's west coast, spawning tornadoes and threatening surges of seawater. The storm has already driven up demand for gasoline in the state, with about a quarter of fuel stations selling out of supplies, which has helped support crude prices. Further underpinning prices, investors remained wary of a potential escalation in tensions between Israel and Iran, with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant promising an Israeli strike against Iran would be "lethal, precise and surprising". Even with threats to the oil-producing Middle Eastern region top of mind, weak demand continues to underpin the fundamental outlook.

Persons: Iran, Hurricane Milton, Yoav Gallant, Joe Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's Organizations: Brent, U.S . West Texas, Israeli, U.S . Energy, Administration, Reuters, American Petroleum Institute Locations: Israel, Florida, U.S, Hurricane, Florida's, Iran, China, North America

☆ New Zealand to update inclusion guidelines for transgender athletes
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

New Zealand will update its guidelines on transgender athletes in community sport following criticism from Olympians that the principles ignore female athletes’ rights and undermine fairness and safety. Critics of transgender inclusion in women’s sport say going through male puberty imbues athletes with a huge musculo-skeletal advantage that transition does not mitigate. Supporters of transgender participation argue that not enough research has been done into the impact of transition on athletic performance and excluding transgender athletes amounts to discrimination. Sport NZ’s “Guiding Principles for the Inclusion of Transgender People in Community Sport” do not apply to elite sport. Individual sports in New Zealand govern how transgender athletes participate at elite levels.

Persons: Chris Bishop, ” Bishop, “, Raelene Castle Organizations: Sport NZ, New Zealand, Transgender People, Community Locations: Zealand, New Zealand

☆ ‘Zionists don’t deserve to live,’ suspended Columbia activist said. Now his group rescinds its apology and calls for violence
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( David Goldman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Nearly six months after Columbia University banned Khymani James, a Pro-Palestinian student activist, who said “Zionists don’t deserve to live,” the coalition that had apologized on his behalf rescinded its statement of regret – and advocated for armed resistance against Israel. “Last spring, in the midst of the encampments, Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD) posted a statement framed as an apology on behalf of Khymani James,” CUAD posted Tuesday night on Instagram. “Where you’ve exhausted all peaceful means of resolution, violence is the only path forward.”Columbia, in a statement, said Wednesday that it decried any calls for acts of violence. “We aspire to be an open campus but cannot be open while we are uncertain of safety,” Columbia said in its statement. This week, with social media mixing calls for armed violence in the Middle East with defenses of local statements calling for violence, the balance tips to safety.”

Persons: Khymani James, don’t, –, “, ” CUAD, James, I’m, ”, we’ve, ” James, Israel, Katrina Armstrong, Benjamin Netanyahu, Columbia Organizations: CNN, Columbia University, Israel, Columbia University Apartheid, ” Columbia, Columbia, Hamas, Israel’s, Colleges Locations: Columbia, Palestine, Israel, America, Iran, Gaza

☆ Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded for work on proteins to David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Christian Edwards | Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded in Sweden on Wednesday. EXCLUSIVE: The moment John Jumper shares the news about his 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. pic.twitter.com/OhNSwiKwgQ — The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 9, 2024Since the pair’s key paper was published in 2021, it has been cited more than 13,000 times. They are generally built from 20 amino acids that can be combined in endless ways. Using the information stored in DNA as a blueprint, the amino acids are linked together in our cells to form long strings.

Persons: ”, David Baker, Hassabis, John Jumper, Jonathan Nackstrand, Wednesday’s, Lasker, —, David Pendlebury, Baker, Johan Aqvist, ” Aqvist, Geoffrey Hinton, John Hopfield Organizations: CNN, Getty, Google, Clarivate’s Institute for Scientific, University of Washington Locations: Sweden, AFP, British, American, DeepMind

☆ Oil prices steady after sliding on potential Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Oil prices steadied in Asian trading on Wednesday, as traders weighed uncertainty surrounding developments in the Middle East conflict against continued bearish fundamentals. Brent crude futures rose 11 cents, or 0.14%, to $77.29 a barrel by 02:23 GMT. Prices had plunged more than 4% in the previous session on a possible Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire, but markets remain wary of a potential Israeli attack on Iran's oil infrastructure. Hezbollah officials on Tuesday appeared to back off from a truce in Gaza as a condition for a ceasefire in Lebanon. The U.S. EIA on Tuesday downgraded its 2024 forecast for global oil demand growth by 20,000 barrels per day (bpd), to 103.1 million bpd, because of weaker industrial production and manufacturing growth in the U.S. and China.

Persons: Hezbollah's, Naim Qassem, Hurricane Milton, Tony Sycamore Organizations: Brent, . West Texas, Macquarie, Reuters, American Petroleum Institute, U.S, EIA, IG . Florida Locations: Israel, Iran, Gaza, Lebanon, U.S, China, Hurricane, Coast, Tampa

Harris advisers often publicly dismiss the polls, acknowledging that the race is close and will remain so leading up to Election Day. Others want to focus on mobilizing men and men of color to turn out – a demographic that remains a point of concern among Harris campaign officials. And I am running like the underdog because I am the underdog in this race,” Harris told donors at a fundraiser in late September. “When Black voters are getting inundated by anti-Harris mail, anti-Harris ads, the face-to-face conversations matter even more,” the operative said. Harris campaign surrogates have told CNN that there is also still a lot to do to shore up support among Latinos in the final weeks before Election Day.

Persons: Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Harris, Donald Trump, Trump, Harris ’, “, Hillary Clinton, Biden, Clinton, ” Brendan McPhillips, John Murtha Johnstown, Andrew Harnik, ” Harris, Dan Kanninen, ”, we’ve, ” Kanninen, –, ” Patrick Murray, Murray, would’ve, ” Murray, Evelyn Hockstein, don’t, outpacing Harris, Anthony West, ” West, Cedric Richmond, ” Richmond, surrogates, “ There’s, Adriano Espaillat, Chuck Rocha, it’s Organizations: CNN, Democratic, “, Democrats, Trump, Pennsylvania, Cambria, Biden, Electoral, Monmouth University Polling Institute, Dort Financial, Reuters, Black, NAACP, White, Department of Justice, Collective PAC, ”, Black Colleges, Universities, Georgia, Former Louisiana Rep, Social Security, ” New York Democratic Locations: Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, Johnstown , Pennsylvania, Cambria, Monmouth, Dort, Flint , Michigan, Milwaukee, San Francisco, Black, Georgia

In her new memoir, Melania Trump says she backs abortion rights but leaves some gray area as to whether she supports restrictions. "There are several legitimate reasons for a woman to choose to have an abortion. For instance, if her life is at risk, rape, a congenital birth defect, plus severe medical conditions," Melania Trump wrote. The presidential campaign of her husband, former President Donald Trump, directed questions to Melania Trump aide Madison Porter, who did not return a request seeking comment. In interviews about her book, Melania Trump said that her husband was aware of her position early in their relationship.

Persons: Melania Trump, “, ”, Donald Trump, Madison Porter, Trump’s, Roe, Wade, Trump, ” Trump Organizations: Republican, Fox, U.S, Supreme, Republican National, NBC News, Fox News, “ Locations: Florida

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