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☆ World’s biggest iceberg is on the move
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Amy Woodyatt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

London CNN —The world’s biggest iceberg – more than twice the size of Britain’s capital city - is on the move after decades of being grounded on the seafloor in Antarctica. The huge mass of ice broke away from the Filchner-Ronne ice shelf in 1986, calved and grounded on the Antarctic’s Weddell Sea floor almost immediately. The iceberg, named A23a, is about 400 meters (1,312 feet) thick, and almost 4,000 square kilometers (1,544 square miles) in area. Greater London, by way of comparison, is 1,572 square kilometers (607 square miles). The iceberg, carried by ocean currents, will likely head eastward, and at its current rate is traveling five kilometers (three miles) a day.

Persons: Ella Gilbert, Oliver Marsh, A23a, Gilbert, Marsh Organizations: London CNN, Ronne, British Antarctic Survey, CNN Locations: Antarctica, Weddell, Greater London

☆ An ex-Qatar Airways flight attendant says he was fired and deported after police found he was wearing tinted moisturizer and then accused him of being a sex worker
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The police found he was wearing tinted moisturizer and accused him of being a sex worker, he added. The I reported that Qatar Airways took the flight attendant's passport and drove him to the border. AdvertisementA former Qatar Airways flight attendant told the British newspaper the I that he was fired and deported after the police accused him of being a sex worker amid a crackdown on LGBTQ+ people. On the following day, the newspaper reported, Qatar Airways held Ignatius' passport and told him he was grounded. This month, Qatar Airways appointed a new CEO to take over from the outspoken Akbar Al Baker, who once said a woman couldn't do his job.

Persons: Gilbert Ignatius, —, Ignatius, Akbar Al Baker Organizations: Qatar Airways, Service, British, Qatari, Criminal, Business Locations: Doha, Qatar, Indonesia, Indonesian Embassy, Bangkok, Saudi Arabia

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

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

Persons: Moroni, Myziane Maolida, Innocent Nshuti, Gilbert Mugisha, Patson Daka, Hakim Ziyech, Bertrand Traore, Dango Ouattara, Tunisia’s, Youssef Msakni, Mark Gleeson, Toby Davis Organizations: Cameroon, Burkina, Ocean, African, Nations, Rogers Mato, Cape Verde Islands, Niger, Ethiopia, Malawi, Sao Tome, Thomson Locations: CAPE, Ghana, South Africa, Guinea, Senegal, Zambia, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde Islands, Morocco, Namibia, Tunisia, Uganda, Comoros, Rwanda, Cameroon, Africa, Butare, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Togo, Botswana, Somalia, Libya, Mauritius, Angola, Cape, Eswatini, Qatar, Tanzania, Dar, Lilongwe, Sao Tome e Principe, Ivory Coast, Cape Town

☆ Red carpet fashion moments from the Billboard Music Awards
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Christy Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Gilbert Flores/Penske Media/Getty ImagesDiamonds are a girl's best friend. Canadian singer-songwriter Tate McRae wears a sheer white tank, utilitarian Givenchy kilt, black boots paired with sparkling chokers and rings. Gilbert Flores/Penske Media/Getty ImagesKnockout! Gilbert Flores/Penske Media/Getty ImagesA moment of brightness: Social media stars Anna Sitar and Josh 'Bru' Brubaker brought splashes of color to the otherwise monochromatic affair. Gilbert Flores/Penske Media/Getty Images

Persons: Mariah Carey, Karol G, Bebe Rexha, Carey, songstress Bebe Rexha, Queen, Chanel, Gilbert Flores, Tate McRae, Jermaine Dupri, Dior, Bebe, Garo Sparo, Boxer Mike Tyson accessorized, Anna, Josh ' Bru, Brubaker, Michael Buckner, Gianvito Rossi Organizations: CNN, Billboard, Penske Media, Nike Air Force Locations: California, Colombian, Canadian

☆ David DePape was convicted of attacking Nancy Pelosi's husband in less than a day
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Olga R. Rodriguez | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The man who was accused of attacking Nancy Pelosi's husband with a hammer was convicted on Thursday. The October 2022 attack on 82-year-old Paul Pelosi was captured on police body camera footage. The attack on then-82-year-old Paul Pelosi that was captured on police body camera video just days before last year's midterm elections sent shockwaves through the political world. A state trial date will be set during a Nov. 29 hearing, said Randy Quezada, a spokesperson for the San Francisco District Attorney's Office. DePape testified that his plan was to get Nancy Pelosi to admit that she had been lying to the American people.

Persons: Nancy Pelosi's, David Depape, Paul Pelosi, —, David DePape, Nancy Pelosi, bludgeoning Paul Pelosi, DePape, Angela Chuang, Helen Gilbert, Randy Quezada, Detectives, Gavin Newsom, Tom Hanks, Joe Biden's, Hunter Biden, Nancy, Pelosi, Donald Trump Organizations: Service, FRANCISCO, San Francisco, Defense, U.S . Department of Justice, San, San Francisco District Attorney's, Prosecutors Locations: Francisco, California, Canadian, San Francisco District, Washington

☆ Microplastics may affect the weather, new study finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Mary Gilbert | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Now, scientists have found that these tiny particles might even be able to influence the weather. Microplastics form when larger plastics break down, either by chemically degrading or physically wearing down into smaller pieces. The authors of Wednesday’s study found microplastics affect cloud formation, and clouds are of huge importance to the weather we experience. According to the study, microplastics can now be added to that list. Once the first water droplets cling to microplastics and other tiny particles, more water droplets are pulled together and clouds form.

Persons: CNN —, They’ve, Judith Enck, ” Enck, Microplastics, Albert Gea, microplastics Organizations: CNN, Science, Technology, Beyond Plastics Locations: China, Barcelona, Spain, Tai

☆ U.S. political violence driven by new breed of ‘grab-bag’ extremists
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +25 min

The incidents involve violence emanating from across the political spectrum, including dozens of cases of substantial property damage by leftists at political demonstrations. Steven Cheung, a spokesman for Trump, didn’t respond to questions from Reuters about the former president’s remarks and the impact of his rhetoric. But those who study extremism say psychiatric problems alone rarely induce political violence. “How could I take care of a brother in arms if I couldn’t even take care of myself?” Aldrich told the court. In the summer of 2022, Aldrich told the group he wanted to build a website to “promote freedom of speech,” Arroyo said.

Persons: Anderson Lee Aldrich, ” Gilbert Arroyo, Aldrich, Arroyo, ” Arroyo, “, ” Aldrich, Ted Kaczynski, ”, Brian Hughes, Donald Trump, Michael Jensen, Trump, Mark Milley, Steven Cheung, Milley, Rory Banks, Banks, Jacob Ware, Jensen, Stephanie Clark, Ashley Paugh, Barack Obama wasn’t, Republican Sen, Ted Cruz, John F, Kennedy, Matt Kriner, Troy Burke, Elwell, Burke, Jessica, Joe Biden, Sarah Huyser, John D, Cohen, Nathan Allen, Allen, Terence Delehanty, Audrey Mazzola, Allen texted Mazzola, Mazzola, Ramona Cooper, David Green, Green, “ Saint Nathan Allen, Aaron Brink, Brink, Aldrich’s, Laura Voepel, Carrie Thompson, Voepel, John Redgrave, Discord’s, ” Redgrave, “ Andy, ” Luke Simpson, Jonathan, Pamela Pullen, didn’t, Nick Brooks, Brooks, Pepe, Blacks, Simpson, ” Simpson, Michael Bowman, Joseph Archambault, Aldrich texted, Ned Parker, Peter Eisler, Joseph Tanfani, John Emerson, Paulo Prada Organizations: Reuters, Q, American University, Washington , D.C, ” Reuters, U.S, Capitol, Jan, Trump, University of Maryland’s, U.S . Joint Chiefs of Staff, ., Council, Foreign Relations, Republican, Middlebury College’s Center, Terrorism, Counterterrorism, Public Religion Research Institute, REUTERS, Central Intelligence Agency, U.S . Constitution, Department of Homeland Security, Facebook, ” Winthrop Police, Smith, Wesson, Air Force, SWAT, Prosecutors Locations: Colorado, Colorado Springs, Washington ,, United States, Nevada, Wheaton , California, Washington, Maryland, Vietnam, Mexico, mainstreaming, Monterey , California, Michigan, Gratiot County, U.S ., Winthrop , Massachusetts, California, Texas, San Diego, Ohio, Illinois, Australia, Florida, Buffalo , New York

☆ NHL roundup: Rangers rally late, down Jackets in shootout
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/4] Nov 12, 2023; New York, New York, USA; New York Rangers left wing Alexis Lafreniere (13) scores the game winning goal in a shootout against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Madison Square Garden. Kreider earlier scored his 10th goal of the season and Panarin collected two assists to extend his point streak to a career-high 14 games. Panarin also matched Hall of Famer Rod Gilbert's 1972-73 mark for the longest streak to start a season in team history. Columbus' Elvis Merzlikins made 16 of his season-high 37 saves in the third, when the Rangers outshot Columbus 17-3. Luke Kunin replied for the Sharks, who have lost two straight games and have only two victories in 15 games this season.

Persons: Alexis Lafreniere, Wendell Cruz, Lafreniere, Chris Kreider, Merzlikins, Kreider, Panarin, of Famer Rod Gilbert's, Justin Danforth, Adam Fantilli, Sean Kuraly, Elvis Merzlikins, Carter Verhaeghe, Sam Reinhart, Reinhart, Sergei Bobrovsky, Oliver Ekman, Larsson, Matthew Tkachuk, Evan Rodrigues, Connor Bedard, Bedard, Jason Dickinson, Arvid Soderblom, Jason Robertson, Wyatt Johnston, Matt Duchene, Joe Pavelski, Radek Faksa, Evgenii Dadonov, Jake Oettinger, Brandon Duhaime, Vinni Lettieri, Mats Zuccarello, Marc, Andre Fleury, Casey DeSmith, Conor Garland, Dakota Joshua, Brock Boeser, Filip Hronek, Mike Matheson, Arber Xhekaj, Jake Allen, Frank Vatrano, Mason McTavish, Radko Gudas, John Gibson, Ryan Strome, Luke Kunin, Mackenzie Blackwood Organizations: New York Rangers, Columbus Blue Jackets, of Famer, Blue Jackets, Rangers, Columbus, Panthers, Blackhawks, Florida, Chicago, Dallas, Minnesota, Wild, Canucks, Canadiens, Vancouver, Montreal, Boston Bruins, Ducks, Sharks, Anaheim, San, Thomson Locations: New York , New York, USA, Madison, Columbus, Florida, Chicago, Sunrise, Fla, Minnesota, Saint Paul, Toronto, San Jose

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia's state House will soon have its first Black speaker in its more than 400-year history after the chamber's incoming Democratic majority on Saturday chose Del. Scott was unanimously elected speaker-designee by the House Democratic Caucus, the group said in a news release. The full House of Delegates will vote to officially confirm him on the first day of the 2024 legislative session. “Virginia voters sent a resounding message on Tuesday that they wanted a Commonwealth that moved forward and that is exactly what I intend to do as your next Speaker,” Scott said in a statement. House Republicans were expected to vote Sunday.

Persons: Del, Don Scott, Scott, Virginia, ” Scott, Glenn Youngkin, Youngkin, Richmond —, “, We’re, ”, Youngkin's, Breit, designee, Eileen, Todd Gilbert, Charniele Herring, Alexandria, Kathy Tran, Tran, Terry Kilgore, Gilbert Organizations: —, Democratic, House Democratic Caucus, GOP, U.S . Navy, Portsmouth, Virginia Democrats, Navy, Republicans, Youngkin, Virginia voters, Virginia, Republican, ”, Democrats, American, Pacific, Senate Democratic Locations: RICHMOND, Va, Commonwealth, Tuesday's, Virginia, Texas, Fairfax County

☆ NHL roundup: Connor Bedard's 4 points pace Blackhawks
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

1 overall in June, producing four points as the Blackhawks stormed to a 5-3 win over the host Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday. He became the youngest player in Blackhawks history to have a multi-goal game and at least three points. At 18 years and 115 days old, the top-line center is the third-youngest player in NHL history with a four-point game. Anthony Cirelli had a goal and an assist for the Lightning, and Nikita Kucherov and Steven Stamkos also scored. Vincent Trocheck had a goal and two assists as the Rangers improved to 8-0-1 in the past nine games.

Persons: Connor Bedard, Kim Klement Neitzel, Chicago's Connor Bedard, Bedard, Tyler Johnson, Corey Perry, Kevin Korchinski, Nick Foligno, Philipp Kurashev, Petr Mrazek, Anthony Cirelli, Nikita Kucherov, Steven Stamkos, Mikhail Sergachev, Jonas Johansson, Bryan Rust, Sidney Crosby, Lars Eller, Jake Guentzel, Magnus Hellberg, Pittsburgh's Erik Karlsson, Carl Grundstrom, Adrian Kempe, Kevin Fiala, Pheonix Copley, Oliver Bjorkstrand, Jaden Schwartz, Matt Beniers, Adam Larsson, Vince Dunn, Philipp Grubauer, Nathan MacKinnon, Valeri Nichushkin, Bowen Byram, Ivan Prosvetov, Artturi Lehkonen, Jamie Oleksiak, Alexis Lafreniere, Vincent Trocheck, Artemi Panarin, of Famer Rod Gilbert, Blake Wheeler, Charlie Coyle, David Pastrnak, Trent Frederic, James van Riemdsyk, Brad Marchand, Linus Ullmark, Brock Nelson, Simon Holmstrom, Ilya Sorokin, Cole Caufield, Mike Matheson, Nick Suzuki, Matheson, Cayden Primeau, Christian Fischer, Compher, James Reimer, Elias Pettersson, Ilya Mikheyev, Casey DeSmith, Vancouver's J.T, Miller, Brock Boeser, Andrei Kuzmenko, Phillip Di Giuseppe, Drake Batherson, Artem Zub, Anton Forsberg, Kyle Connor, Mark Scheifele, Mason Appleton, Cole Perfetti, Brenden Dillon, Dylan DeMelo, Alex Iafallo, Laurent Brossoit, Filip Forsberg, Philip Tomasino, Tyson Barrie, Oskar Sundqvist, Robert Thomas, Louis, Joel Hofer, Lawson Crouse, Karel Vejmelka, Matt Duchene, Tyler Seguin, Jake Oettinger, Mason Marchment, Craig Smith, Jason Robertson, Nils Lundkvist, Boone Jenner, Kirill Marchenko, Spencer Martin, Mackenzie Blackwood, Tomas Hertl, Fabian Zetterlund, Filip Zadina, Darnell Nurse, Ryan Nugent, Hopkins, Stuart Skinner Organizations: Chicago Blackhawks, Tampa Bay Lightning, Amalie Arena, Blackhawks, Lightning, Chicago, NHL, Penguins, Pittsburgh, Los, Avalanche, Seattle, Colorado, Rangers, New York, Minnesota, of Famer, New, Bruins, Islanders, Boston, Canadiens, Red Wings, Montreal, Detroit, Canucks, Senators, Vancouver, Ottawa, Jets, Predators, Winnipeg, Nashville, Coyotes, Arizona, Blues, Blue Jackets, Dallas, Columbus, Stars, Sharks, Oilers, Jose, Edmonton, Philadelphia Flyers, Thomson Locations: Tampa , Florida, USA, Los Angeles, Colorado, Denver, New, York, New York, Detroit, St

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — World leaders, CEOs, protesters and thousands of others will soon descend on San Francisco for a global trade summit that could give the battered city a chance to reverse its image of an economic powerhouse now in decline. As host, San Francisco and the city's partners are polishing sidewalks, scrubbing away graffiti and moving homeless people to accommodations indoors. “It shows that San Francisco isn’t dead,” he said, adding he believes “there's an appetite for things to change” despite negative media narratives. This month, Air China resumed direct flights between San Francisco and Beijing after suspending flights just before the pandemic. —-Associated Press journalists Haven Daley in San Francisco and Huizhong Wu in Bangkok contributed to this report.

Persons: Joe Biden, Xi Jinping, London Breed, Breed, —, ”, Gavin Newsom, Newsom, Janet Yellen, Karl Kramer, LaunchSquad, Gilbert Manirakiza, Chotto Matte, Kurt Zdesar, San Francisco isn’t, “, Azalina Eusope, ” Eusope, Jennifer Friedenbach, San Francisco, Emily Cohen, Malcolm Yeung, Haven Daley, Huizhong Wu Organizations: FRANCISCO, Economic Cooperation, Francisco's, United Nations, London, Associated Press . California Gov, San Francisco, Fox, Treasury, San, APEC, San Francisco Living Wage Coalition, San Francisco Giants, dreamers, Coalition, Homelessness, city's Department of Homelessness, Air China, Chinatown Community Development Center, Associated Press Locations: San Francisco, Asia, United, Francisco, San, U.S, Israel, Kenya, Chinatown, Malaysian, Tenderloin District, Beijing, Tourism, China, Bangkok

☆ Iowa State notches another blowout, vs. Lindenwood
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

November 10 - Tamin Lipsey scored a career-high 21 points and added seven assists to help Iowa State roll to an easy 102-47 victory over Lindenwood on Thursday night in Ames, Iowa. Iowa State routed Green Bay 85-44 in Monday's season opener. Iowa State shot 59.1 percent, including 7 of 20 from 3-point range. Iowa State ripped off the first 14 points before sitting with the 20-2 advantage just 7:17 into the game. Lipsey's three-point play 39 seconds into the second half capped the big surge and gave Iowa State a 51-23 lead.

Persons: Tamin Lipsey, Milan Momcilovic, Keshon Gilbert, Robert Jones, Keenon Cole, Jeremiah Talton, Curtis Jones, Tre King, Lipsey, Cole, Isaac Ondekane, Momcilovic, Gilbert, King Organizations: Iowa, Lindenwood, Cyclones, Iowa State, Lions, Nebraska, Monday . Iowa State, Lindenwood . Iowa State, The Lions, Thomson Locations: Ames , Iowa, Green

☆ Surging Rangers pull away for win over Wild
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/30] Nov 9, 2023; New York, New York, USA; New York Rangers goaltender Louis Domingue (70) during the first period against the Minnesota Wild at Madison Square Garden. Lafreniere snapped the tie when the Rangers capitalized on a Minnesota miscue. Trocheck also had a goal and two assists as the Rangers improved to 8-0-1 in the past nine games. Blake Wheeler added his first goal since signing with the Rangers when he scored on New York's first power play in the third. Brandon Duhaime scored for the Wild, who failed in a bid for their first three-game winning streak of the season.

Persons: Louis Domingue, Brad Penner, Alexis Lafreniere, Lafreniere, Minnesota's Marco Rossi, Panarin, Vincent Trocheck, Trocheck, Hall, Hall of Famer Rod Gilbert, Blake Wheeler, Igor Shesterkin, Jonathan Quick, Domingue, Lettieri, Wheeler, Brandon Duhaime, Marc, Andre Fleury, Minnesota . Dakota Mermis, Erik Gustafsson, Gustafsson, Fleury, Duhaime, Faber Organizations: New York Rangers, Minnesota Wild, Madison, Rangers, New, Hall of Famer, Pittsburgh Penguins, Eastern Conference, Minnesota, Minnesota ., Thomson Locations: New York , New York, USA, Minnesota, New York, York, Minnesota . Dakota

☆ Dr. Ruth Saved People’s Sex Lives. Now She Wants to Cure Loneliness.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Allison Gilbert | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“I still will talk about orgasms,” Dr. Ruth Westheimer said during a conversation over the summer. “I still will talk about sexual dysfunction. “So now I am going to say, let’s go and see how we can help people who don’t have a sexual problem,” she said. “I don’t want to be known only as a sex therapist. I want to be known as a therapist.”For Dr. Westheimer, this has meant turning her attention to what she views as the biggest need right now — the epidemic of loneliness in the United States.

Persons: “, Dr, Ruth Westheimer, let’s, ”, Westheimer, Kathy Hochul Organizations: New York Locations: United States, New York State

☆ How the cost of homebuying and selling will change after landmark court loss over real estate commissions
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Cheryl Winokur Munk | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

A recent jury verdict against the National Association of Realtors and large residential brokerages could upend the residential real estate industry. Here's what real estate agents, homebuyers and sellers need to know about potential changes in residential real estate economics. A bad time for bad news in real estateThe jury verdict comes at a time when many real estate agents are already feeling a pinch. At a time when home sales are already under pressure, "this lawsuit is just another punch in the gut for real estate franchises," said Bill Gross, a self-employed real estate broker associate in California with eXp Realty. Lawsuits focused on fees reinforce the general trend of trying to lower fees in the real estate market, Schipani said.

Persons: Max, Mike DelPrete, Bill Gross, there's, Keefe, Ryan Tomasello, Gilbert J, Schipani, we've, Glenn Kelman Organizations: National Association of Realtors, NAR, realtors, Max Holdings, Federal, University of Colorado Boulder, eXp Realty, Tempus Fugit, Compass Locations: Missouri, Kansas City, St, Louis, Springfield, Columbia, U.S, California

☆ Steamy love letters sent to captured French sailors have been opened for the first time in 265 years
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Love letters sent to French sailors have been opened for the first time in 265 years. For more than 265 years, these letters — along with more than 100 others sent to French prisoners — were left unread. A picture shows one of the long-lost letters addressed to french sailors over 265 years ago. Almost 20,000 French sailors were captured by the British military to thwart France's effort to crew their state-of-the-art ships during the Seven Year War. In 1758, out of 60,137 French sailors, a third were detained in Britain, according to the press release.

Persons: —, Anne Le Cerf, Jean Baptiste Emmanuel Gilbert, Renaud Morieux, Marie Dubosc, Dubosc, Morieux, didn't Organizations: Service, British, National Archives, Cambridge University, Sciences Sociales Locations: French, Kew , London, France, Britain, Europe, North America, Africa, India, England

☆ Global funds dumped another $3 bln in China stocks in Oct -Morgan Stanley
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Summer Zhen | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

HONG KONG, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Global fund managers sold China equities sharply in October despite further steps from authorities aimed at boosting the world's second-largest economy, according to a report from Morgan Stanley that cited data from fund flow tracker EPFR. "The outflows (are) mostly due to regional funds' rebalancing out of China, in which European-domiciled funds led," Morgan Stanley analysts led by Gilbert Wong said. According to Morgan Stanley, persistent outflows have resulted in foreign long-only managers being their most underweight on China since 2018. Stocks sold off include JD.com (9618.HK), Xiaomi (1810.HK) and China Construction Bank (601939.SS). Separately, Goldman Sachs prime services data showed hedge fund net allocation to China increased to 8.5% as of end-October, up from 8.1% at end-September.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Gilbert Wong, Stocks, Goldman Sachs, Summer Zhen, Edwina Gibbs Organizations: Global, Reuters, Investors, CSI, HK, China Construction Bank, Baidu, AIA, Thomson Locations: HONG KONG, China, Hong Kong, U.S

☆ 2023 El Niño winter: New maps reveal who could see more snowfall
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Mary Gilbert | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

NOAA Climate.govThe map above depicts how much snow differs from average across all El Niño winters, regardless of El Niño’s strength. Snowfall during all stronger El Niño winters (January-March) compared to the 1991-2020 average (after the long-term trend has been removed). The number of years with below-average snowfall during the 13 moderate-to-strong El Niño winters (January-March average) since 1959. Red shows locations where more than half the years had below-average snowfall; gray shows locations where below-average snowfall happened in less than half the years studied. On the map above, darker reds indicate areas that have experienced more years of below-average snowfall during moderate-to-strong El Niño winters.

Persons: Niño, There’s, “ El Niño, ” Michelle L’Heureux, Jon Gottschalck, Snow, El Niño Organizations: CNN, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, El, Northeast Locations: El, California, Texas, Southwest, Washington, Baltimore, Northwest, Midwest, Northeast

☆ Opinion | Two Ways of Looking at the West’s Population Dilemma
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Ross Douthat | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +11 min

That means the dilemma of the 21st century isn’t how Earth will feed an ever-growing population, but how the world will deal with a potential mass rebalancing of population via migration, an altered wealth-and-people equilibrium, in a world where technology is making the movement of peoples easier than ever. Clearly, the richest countries will be able to replenish their populations with immigration across the 21st century — if they choose. (A 25 percent ratio means there are four workers for every retiree; a 50 percent ratio, just two.) I don’t think you need to be especially pessimistic to regard that kind of transformation as incompatible with stable democratic governance. It’s among the reasons you already have the rightward shift in European politics and why immigration restriction will be a winning issue for the foreseeable future in many European countries.

Persons: Declan Walsh, Africa’s “, Hannah Reyes Morales, Walsh, it’s, Paul Morland, Philip Pilkington, —, hasn’t, don’t, ’, Morland, Pilkington, Biden, Trump, “, Gilbert Meilaender, Blake Smith, Yuan Yi Zhu, Valerie Stivers, Tim Miller, John Gallagher, — Sarah Neville Organizations: Financial Times Locations: Israel, Gaza, Europe, Africa, East Asia, Latin America, Italy, Spain, Bulgaria, Romania, Germany, Sweden, Nigeria, Morocco, Americas, America, United States, Palestine, Denmark, Britain, South Korea, Japan, Asia, Poland, ”, London, North America

☆ A New York driver accused of beating a Sikh man to death after a collision is charged with hate crimes
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Elizabeth Wolfe | Jessica Xing | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A New York City man accused of fatally beating a 66-year-old Sikh man following a car collision nearly two weeks ago was arraigned Tuesday on a slew of charges, including hate crimes, prosecutors said. Singh suffered a brain injury and was taken to a hospital, where he died the next day, the news release reads. Jasmer Singh, a 66-year-old Sikh man, died on October 20 after sustaining a brain jury, prosecutors say. Moloney's Lake Funeral Home & Cremation CenterThe incident was not initially investigated as a hate crime, a New York Police Department spokesperson said. During a verbal argument that followed, Augustin became angry with Singh and referred to him several times as “turban man,” prosecutors said, citing the witness.

Persons: Gilbert Augustin, Jasmer Singh, Melinda Katz, Augustin, Singh –, Singh, ” Katz, “, ” Augustin, ”, James Concemore Neville, ” “, ” Neville, Augustin get Organizations: CNN, New York Police, Prosecutors, Augustin’s Locations: York City, Queens, Queens County, Van Wyck, Queens ’ Jamaica

☆ Rangers cap perfect road trip with OT victory vs. Jets
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/28] Oct 30, 2023; Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN; New York Rangers right wing Blake Wheeler (17) poses with fans before a game Winnipeg Jets at Canada Life Centre. Mandatory Credit: James Carey Lauder-USA TODAY Sports Acquire Licensing RightsOctober 31 - Mika Zibanejad scored with 26 seconds left in overtime as the New York Rangers completed a perfect five-game road trip with a dramatic 3-2 victory over the host Winnipeg Jets on Monday night. The Rangers continued their strong start under new coach Peter Laviolette by winning for the seventh time in nine games. New York also went unbeaten on a road trip of at least five games for the first time in team history. Zibanejad got Panarin's pass and buried a one-timer past Connor Hellebuyck to give the Rangers their sixth road win in seven games this season.

Persons: Blake Wheeler, James Carey Lauder, Mika Zibanejad, Peter Laviolette, Artemi Panarin, Hall, Hall of Famer Rod Gilbert, Chris Kreider, Zibanejad, Panarin, Connor Hellebuyck, David Gustafsson, Nikolaj Ehlers, Igor Shesterkin, Kreider, Kyle Connor's, Hellebuyck, Jacob Trouba, York's, Gustafsson, Shesterkin, Cole Perfetti, Ehlers, Adam Fox's Organizations: CAN, New York Rangers, Winnipeg Jets, Canada Life, USA, The Rangers, Hall of Famer, New, Rangers, Jets, New York, Thomson Locations: Winnipeg , Manitoba, New York

☆ Man Accused in Fatal Beating of Sikh Driver Faces Hate Crimes Charges
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Erin Nolan | More About Erin Nolan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A man accused of beating a 66-year-old Sikh man to death after a minor car crash this month was motivated by “rage inflamed by hate,” the Queens district attorney said on Tuesday while announcing that the killing was now being prosecuted as a hate crime. The man charged in the killing, Gilbert Augustin, repeatedly called the victim, Jasmer Singh, who was wearing a turban as part of his faith, “turban man” before attacking him brutally, the district attorney, Melinda Katz, said in a statement. The killing of Mr. Singh occurred amid what New York police officials have described as a wave of reported hate crimes in the city since the war between Israel and Hamas began. Image Jasmer Singh, who was beaten to death in Queens earlier this month after a fender-bender. The deadly encounter between Mr. Augustin, 30, and Mr. Singh, both Queens residents, happened just before noon on Oct. 19, after Mr. Singh’s car collided with Mr. Augustin’s on the Van Wyck Expressway, Ms. Katz said in her statement.

Persons: Gilbert Augustin, Jasmer Singh, Melinda Katz, Mr, Singh, Augustin, Augustin’s, Katz Organizations: New York, Hamas, Mr Locations: Queens, Israel, Van Wyck

WASHINGTON (AP) — Before House Speaker Mike Johnson was elected to public office, he was the dean of a small Baptist law school that didn't exist. “The law school deal was really an anomaly. As dean of the proposed law school, Johnson embarked on a major fundraising campaign and described a big-dollar event in Houston with former Arkansas Gov. Bobby Jindal and Pressler, according to an account Johnson wrote in a 2011 alumni magazine. Meanwhile, the historic former federal courthouse in Shreveport that was selected as the law school’s campus required at least $20 million in renovations.

Persons: Mike Johnson, Johnson, Kevin McCarthy, It's, “, ”, Gene Mills, Johnson's, ” J, Michael Johnson, Southern Baptist Convention luminary, Tony Perkins, Jerry Falwell, “ I’m, Joe Aguillard, Mike Huckabee, Bobby Jindal, Aguillard, “ Mike, Gilbert Little, ” Johnson, Perkins, Little, Barack, Kelly, Kelly Johnson, Louis “ Woody ” Jenkins, Jenkins, Democrat Mary Landrieu, Moon Griffin, Eugene Mills, Mills, ” Mills, Johnson’s, George W, Bush’s, it’s, Lamar White Jr, Lamar, Richard Lardner, Trenton Daniel Organizations: WASHINGTON, Paul Pressler School of Law, Louisiana College, Louisiana Christian University, Republican House, Southern Baptist Convention, Family Research, Southern Poverty Law, Liberty University, Daily, ”, Arkansas Gov, Louisiana Gov, Freedom Guard, Southern Baptist Conference, Shreveport Times, ABC News, Louisiana State University, Democrat, Louisiana Family, Alliance Defense Fund, Alliance Defending, ADF, CNN, Democratic, Civil, Associated Press Locations: Louisiana, Washington, Alexandria , Louisiana, Houston, Pressler, Africa, Shreveport, Shreveport , Louisiana, everyone’s, America, New Orleans, Texas, Orleans Parish, Trump’s, Baton Rouge, New York

☆ All the best celebrity costumes over Halloween weekend
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Scroll down to see some of the best celebrity costumes from Halloween 2023. Rachpoot/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images/Getty ImagesJodie Turner-Smith opted for a bustier and printed dress as a devilish cowgirl. Rachpoot/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images/Getty ImagesKyle MacLachlan's pickleball match appeared to have gone dangerously wrong. Rachpoot/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images/Getty ImagesParis Hilton as Britney Spears' iconic blue flight attendant outfit from the "Toxic" music video. Rachpoot/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images/Getty Images

Persons: Barbie, Greta Gerwig’s, Lister, Megan Fox, Bill ”, Edward Norton, David Beckham, Britney Spears, Austin Butler, Andy Warhol, Kaia Gerber, Edie Sedgwick, Cindy Crawford, Sandy Olsson, Presley Gerber, Raoul Duke, Rande Gerber, Danny Zuko, Matt Winkelmeyer, Halsey, Bauer, Griffin, Jodie Turner, Smith, Shauna Robertson, Michael Kovac, Kelly, Kyle MacLachlan's pickleball, Max, Betty Boop, Michael Loccisano, Justin Bieber, Hailey Bieber, Rachpoot, Kelsea Ballerini, Gilbert Carrasquillo, Lori Harvey, Lara Croft, Paris Hilton, Hilton, Katy Perry, Demi Lovato, Brett, Jason Oppenheim, Sabrina Carpenter Organizations: CNN, Los Angeles, Paris Hilton, Netflix, Victoria, Paris Locations: ’ New York, London, Los, Las Vegas

☆ Hurricane Otis’ impact around Acapulco, Mexico remains unclear amid widespread communications outages
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Elizabeth Wolfe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The outages have significantly limited authorities’ ability to survey or share the magnitude of Otis’ impact. Otis rapidly intensified from a tropical storm to an extremely dangerous Category 5 hurricane – the area’s strongest storm on record – in just 12 hours. Residents survey damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Otis in Xaltianguis, Guerrero state, Mexico. The storm’s heavy rains are forecast to continue impacting the region through Thursday, possibly triggering flash flooding and mudslides, the National Hurricane Center said. Residents survey damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Otis in Xaltianguis, Guerrero state, Mexico.

Persons: Hurricane Otis ’, Otis, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Laura Velázquez, Hurricane Otis, Alejandro Cegarra, El, CNN’s Karol Suarez, CNN’s Taylor Ward, Mary Gilbert, Ana Melgar, Claudia Rebaza, Rachel Ramirez Organizations: CNN, CFE, Service, ”, Bloomberg, Getty, National Hurricane Center, Mexican National Guard personnel, Infrastructure, Communications, Transportation, Otis, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration Locations: Hurricane, Acapulco, Mexico’s Guerrero, Xaltianguis, Guerrero, Mexico, Mexico City

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