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☆ Southwest Airlines endorses plan to boost Washington Reagan flights
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON, July 18 (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines (LUV.N) said on Tuesday it will support legislation to add seven new round trip flights a day at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, an issue that has been fiercely contested by major U.S. airlines. American Airlines (AAL.O), United Airlines (UAL.O) and Alaska Airlines (ALK.N) have strongly opposed adding flights to airport arguing to it would boost congestion and lead to more delays, while Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) strongly supports adding more flights to boost competition. In the 1960s, the federal government restricted flights at Reagan National to manage congestion and delays at the airport and direct longer flights to Dulles. The so-called “perimeter rule” limits most non-stop flights serving Reagan National to a distance of 1,250 miles. Congress previously exempted 20 round-trip flights to airports more than 1,250 miles from Reagan National (DCA).

Persons: Ronald Reagan, Regan, Republican Burgess Owens, Owens, Reagan, Mark Warner, Tim Kaine, David Shepardson, Nick Zieminski Organizations: Southwest Airlines, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, U.S, American Airlines, United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Federal Aviation Administration, U.S . House, Southwest, Republican, FAA, Reagan National, Reagan, Thomson Locations: Ronald Reagan Washington, U.S, Capitol, Dulles, Virginia

☆ A historically Black neighborhood in Chicago is harnessing a first-of-its-kind microgrid, raising a new standard for sustainable energy in disenfranchised areas.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Dan Latu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood has a microgrid, which can operate independently if necessary. A microgrid, a smaller version of the city's electrical power grid, went live last year in the iconic South Side neighborhood of Bronzeville. It's this kind of energy reform, said William Davis, the executive director of the Bronzeville Community Development Partnership, that should "start in the hardest-hit areas." Solar panels on several neighborhood buildings are also contributing power to the microgrid, integrating the zero-carbon energy into Chicago's grid system. Together, the microgrid and energy initiatives represent progress in a community that might have otherwise been overlooked, Davis said.

Persons: Bronzeville, Jesse Owens, Louis Armstrong, Joe Biden, William Davis, Zheng, it's, Yami Newell, It's, Davis Organizations: Service, Congress, Heritage Area, Development Partnership, Illinois Institute of Technology, Black Metropolis Deemed, Department of Energy Locations: Chicago's Bronzeville, Bronzeville, New York, New Jersey, Texas

Many professional hunters argue that safari hunting promotes conservation because it gives communities a financial interest in protecting animals. But some people living around the park say they protected the animals, and yet see little of the promised revenue. He tried to upgrade his hut to a three-room house, but could afford only enough bricks to get to knee height. He said he does not want to let down his former adversaries the Owenses, and Mr. Owens in particular. “If he hears I’ve gone back to poaching,” Mr. Mutondo said, “he’ll be disappointed.”

Persons: Mulenga, Owens, ”, Bernard Mutondo, wouldn’t, I’ve, Mr, Mutondo, “ he’ll

☆ The sun has produced a record number of sunspots — and it could mean power outages, grounded flights, and beautiful auroras
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Scientists are paying close attention to this number because it can help predict if powerful solar flares may cause problems for Earth. Because we're seeing more sunspots than expected, we're likely to see a much stronger solar maximum than had been anticipated. A solar maximum is on its wayThe sun follows a solar cycle, whereby its activity grows and wanes approximately every 11 years. The latest solar cycle was particularly quiet and may have lulled us into a false sense of security, he added. Still, if the sun peaks at 200 sunspots, it will be far from the biggest solar maximum on record.

Persons: —, Auroras, Keith Strong, Mathew Owens, Owens Organizations: Service, Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, NASA, Federal Aviation Administration, Riverton, Twitter, Royal Observatory, University of Reading Locations: North America, Central America, South America, Arizona, Riverton, Belgium

☆ Biles to return to competition in August after two-year hiatus
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

June 28 (Reuters) - Four times Olympic gold medallist Simone Biles will return to competition in early August at the U.S. Classic in Chicago, USA Gymnastics said on Wednesday, in what will be her first event since the Tokyo Games in 2021. That took her Olympic tally to seven medals, equalling Shannon Miller as the American female gymnast with the most Games medals. "Together, they have won 60 Olympic and World Championships medals, with 12 from the Games and 48 from Worlds. Those tallies include a combined 46 World or Olympic medals earned by Biles (32), Carey (8) and Lee (6)." Biles, who recently married NFL player Jonathan Owens, used the US Classic to return from a two-year break in 2018 following her participation in Rio.

Persons: Simone Biles, Shannon Miller, Sunisa Lee, Jade Carey, Carey, Lee, Biles, Jonathan Owens, Janina Nuno Rios, Toby Davis Organizations: U.S, Tokyo Games, Games, Biles, Thomson Locations: Chicago, USA, Tokyo, American, Rio, Mexico

☆ Powerful solar flares have been causing radio blackouts on Earth — here's a time-lapse video of 4 years of intense storms on the sun
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The sun is about to enter a peak activity period, letting off space weather-causing solar flares. These solar flares aren't dangerous but have caused sporadic radio blackouts on Earth. A few powerful solar flares have already sent space weather towards our planet in recent months. NOAA/InsiderHere's what this looks like:In the time-lapse video, solar flares appear as an intense brightening of a region on the sun. How solar flares can lead to radio blackoutsDuring certain space weather events, such as solar flares, solar energetic particles travel down geomagnetic field lines in the polar regions.

Persons: —, Mathew Owens, We're, aren't Organizations: Service, NOAA, NASA, University of Reading, Federal Aviation Administration, Riverton Locations: Riverton , Utah, New Mexico, Belgium

☆ Are TSA PreCheck, Clear, and Global Entry worth it? 3 frequent business travelers say they are — here are the benefits.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Mariette Williams | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

TSA PreCheck is ideal for domestic travel, and Global Entry is best for international travel. If you're wondering whether services like TSA PreCheck, Clear, or Global Entry are worth it, Insider asked three frequent travelers for their advice and experience using expedited airport services. For both TSA PreCheck and Clear, travelers can apply online but both require an in-person appointment to complete the application. Consider Global Entry for frequent international travelIf you take several international trips a year, Global Entry is great for getting through immigration screenings faster, and the service currently costs $100 for five years. Like TSA PreCheck and Clear, the Global Entry application requires an in-person interview, which can often have a long wait.

Persons: —, John Jennings, I'm, Shriya, Boppana, Morgan Angelique Owens, Owens, Jennings, I've Organizations: TSA, Service, Louis Trust, Family, TSA PreCheck, Accenture, Global, Dulles International Locations: Dulles, Virginia, Paris

☆ Republican lawmakers across 3 states have received letters in the last week filled with a mysterious white powder
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-25 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Someone sent Republican lawmakers in Montana letters containing an unknown white powder. Republican officials in Tennessee and Kansas also received similar letters over the last week. Several Tennessee Republicans got similar letters the day before, according to the Tennessee Star. And on June 18, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation reported that more than 100 Republican lawmakers and officials from across Kansas received similar letters, which also included the suspicious powder. The letters contained cryptic messages and details designed to get recipients to open them, lawmakers told CNN.

Persons: —, Greg Gianforte, baruch, Stephen Owens, Owens Organizations: Service, CNN, Tennessee Republicans, Tennessee Star, Kansas Bureau of Investigation, Republican, Kansas, FBI, Kansas State Rep Locations: Montana, Tennessee, Kansas

June 22 (Reuters) - A Wyoming judge on Thursday temporarily blocked a law banning medication abortion in the Western state, delaying what could be the nation's first such ban while a lawsuit challenging it makes its way through the courts, the Casper Star Tribune reported. Wyoming's ban, one of numerous abortion restrictions passed by Republican lawmakers in U.S. states in the year since the Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to an abortion by overturning the 50-year-old Roe vs. Wade decision, was set to go into effect July 1. "Essentially the government under this law is making the decision for a woman rather than the woman making her own health care choice," Ninth District Court Judge Melissa Owens said, according to the newspaper. Medication abortion, also called medical abortion, involves taking two drugs, mifepristone and misoprostol, to end a pregnancy. Reporting by Sharon Bernstein; Editing by Sonali PaulOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Roe, Wade, Melissa Owens, Sharon Bernstein, Sonali Paul Organizations: Casper Star Tribune, Republican, Thomson Locations: Wyoming, Western, U.S

☆ Wyoming Judge Temporarily Blocks State’s Ban on Abortion Pills
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Pam Belluck | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A Wyoming judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the first state law specifically banning the use of pills for abortion, the most common method in the country. Just over a week before the ban was scheduled to take effect, Judge Melissa Owens of Teton County District Court granted a temporary restraining order, putting the law on hold pending further court proceedings. Medication abortion is already outlawed in states that have near-total bans, since those bans prohibit all forms of abortion. But Wyoming became the first state to outlaw the use of pills for abortion separate from an overall ban. The law was scheduled to take effect July 1.

Persons: Melissa Owens, Judge Owens Locations: Wyoming, Teton County

☆ Michelle Goldberg on Susan Faludi’s ‘Backlash’ - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Michelle Goldberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Opinion America Is Triggered by ProgressI keep reaching for Susan Faludi’s 1991 book, “Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women,” because it explains so much about American politics and culture. In the wake of Trump’s “Lock her up” campaign for president in 2016, it’s simply text, with gender emerging as a central fault line of American politics. Listen to an excerpt from “Backlash” narrated by Michelle Goldberg. A lot has changed since “Backlash” came out 32 years ago, especially in the news and entertainment, two of Faludi’s prime targets. The reaction has been a backlash that is in many ways more brutal and angry than what Faludi described, even if the fragmentation of American culture means it’s less all-encompassing.

Persons: topick, Susan Faludi’s, Donald Trump, TikTok, Tucker Carlson, Faludi, “, ’, —, it’s, It’s, Michelle Goldberg, ”, Candace Owens, Andrew Tate, ” Faludi Organizations: Progress, Fox News Locations: America, Romania

CNN —Approximately 100 letters containing a white powder have been received by state legislators and public officials across Kansas, officials said, setting off an investigation that includes state and federal agencies. Republican state Rep. Stephen Owens said he also received one of the letters and believes the others who received them are fellow Republicans. A copy of the letter received by Kansas Rep. Stephen Owens. “It was very deliberate, very intentional to get us to open the letters,” Owens said. Despite the letters, Owens says his resolve and that of his Republican colleagues will not waver.

Persons: Daniel Hawkins, Hawkins, Carrie Rahfaldt, Stephen Owens, Owens, Laura Kelly, “, ” Owens, ”, Tony, Mattivi, State Fire Marshall, ” Rahfaldt Organizations: CNN, Kansas Bureau, Investigation, Republican, Republicans, Kansas Rep, Stephen Owens . KS, Senate, Democratic Gov, KS National Guard, FBI, State Fire Locations: Kansas

☆ Inside Infowars' crumbling empire: Ex-Staffers reveal the 'volatile' and 'unhinged' atmosphere working for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Tom Porter | Ashley Collman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +23 min

One afternoon in the spring of 2017 Alex Jones furiously lunged at his video producer. According to Jacobson, Jones had to be restrained by another Infowars staffer lest he actually hurt him. Alex Jones did not respond to Insider's request for comment. Owens also said he felt guilty about his complicity in promoting the Sandy Hook conspiracy theories during his time working there. "People hearing the words Sandy Hook, they automatically think Alex Jones," she added.

Persons: Alex Jones, lunged, Robert Jacobson, Jones, Jacobson, hawking, Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen, Alex, baselessly, David, doesn't, Sandy Hooks, Sandy Hook, Josh Owens, Owens, Marjorie Taylor Greene, John Travolta, badgering, George, we're, Jone, Nuri Vallbona, lackey, …, That's, I'm, Christmas Jones, Kelly, David Duke, Duke, Infowars, He'd, David McCullough, Christopher Jordan, Jordan, they're, Megan Squire, Squire, Dave Mustain, Tim Kennedy, Donald Trump, Chris Mattei, Judge Barbara Bellis, Daria Karpova, Karpova, " Jacobson, he'll, He'll Organizations: Austin, Austin Community, Facebook, Factory, Infowars, Iron, Alamo, New York Times Magazine, REUTERS, New, Senate, Housing, Southern Poverty Law Center, San Diego, Free Speech Systems, YouTube, Sandy, Connecticut Superior, Associated Locations: Austin, Texas, USA, Infowars, Atlanta, Austin , Texas, U.S, New York City, Louisiana, Infowar, Newtown, Connecticut, New Orleans, Waterbury, Conn

☆ Lightning Round: I've given up on Plug Power, too many disappointments and too many strikes
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailLightning Round: I've given up on Plug Power, too many disappointments and too many strikes'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer weighs in on stocks including: Plug Power, Nuscale Power, Lyondell, Novocure, Eaton, Reality Income, Owens Corning and Symbotic.

Persons: Jim Cramer, Owens Corning Locations: Novocure, Eaton, Symbotic

☆ Biden Names New Border Patrol Chief as Immigration Policies Come Under Scrutiny
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Eileen Sullivan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

President Biden named a new Border Patrol chief on Friday as U.S. immigration policies have come under renewed scrutiny following the end of Title 42, a pandemic-era restriction that allowed the authorities to expel most migrants for more than three years. Jason Owens, who has served in the Border Patrol for more than 20 years, was most recently the leader of the Del Rio division in Texas, which handles one of the busiest areas for illegal crossings. He succeeds Raul Ortiz, who is set to retire at the end of the month after serving 32 years in the Border Patrol. Mr. Owens takes over at a time when illegal crossings have decreased. He also will have to contend with legal challenges to new Biden administration border policies, which are designed to deter people from crossing into the United States illegally.

Persons: Biden, Jason Owens, Raul Ortiz, Owens Organizations: Border Patrol, Del, Patrol Locations: Del Rio, Texas, South, Central America, United States

☆ Time-lapse video shows increasingly powerful solar storms raging as the sun becomes its most active in a decade
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A time-lapse video shows the sun getting more chaotic over the past four years. That's because solar activity could impact Earth, creating bursts of electromagnetic energy that can affect everything from the power grid to GPS signals. NOAA/InsiderAs solar activity ramps up, more sunspots and eruptions have been appearing on the sun's surface, sending solar winds into the universe that can hit our planet. Here's what this looks like:In the time-lapse video, solar flares appear as an intense brightening of a region on the sun. Meanwhile, the sun's surface appears gradually less homogenous, indicating more magnetic activity at the surface.

Persons: —, Mathew Owens, We're, aren't, Owens Organizations: Service, NOAA, University of Reading, NASA Locations: Riverton , Utah, New Mexico, Belgium

☆ Cramer's Lightning Round: Stay away from Novocure
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

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Persons: they've, Nuscale, Eaton, Owens, Owens Corning Locations: Eaton

☆ North American lobster industry confronts 'ropeless' traps after whale entanglements
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Lauren Owens Lambert | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

That is a large number, given there are fewer than 350 North Atlantic Right Whales remaining, including just 70 breeding females, say regulators, researchers and conservationists. North Atlantic Right Whales who live off the eastern North American coast stretching from Florida to the Canadian Maritimes provinces are now on the verge of extinction. Traditional lobster fishing uses traps that sink to the ocean floor and are connected by a rope to a buoy floating at the surface. Ropeless gear, by contrast, only deploys a rope and buoy to the surface when its owner activates a release trigger by remote control. When the 2,100 square-kilometer zones are shut, only harvesters with ropeless gear are allowed to fish there, Gilchrist said.

Persons: Matt Weber, lobsterman, Lauren Owens Lambert, ”, Charles Mayo, Rob Morris, “ We’re, Edgetech, lobsterman Kyle Murdock, Weber, Brett Gilchrist, Gilchrist, “, Michael Moore, Lawrence, Richard Valdmanis, Deepa Babington Organizations: REUTERS, Seafood Watch, Atlantic, U.S ., Atlantic Right Whales, National Oceanographic, Atmospheric Administration, Whales, Canadian, Center for Coastal Studies, NOAA, Canada’s Fisheries, Reuters, Fisheries, Oceans, Oceanographic, Thomson Locations: Monhegan, Maine, U.S, MONHEGAN, Monterey, U.S . East Coast, North Carolina, Florida, Cape Cod , Massachusetts, ” Washington, Ottawa, England, Massachusetts, Canada’s Gulf, St, Lawrence, Fundy, Oceans Canada, Gulf

☆ GitLab shares rocket 31% as software vendor boosts forecast, announces generative A.I. plans
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

GitLab shares rose 31% on Tuesday, after the provider of code-deployment software reported a narrower loss than analysts expected and bumped up its full-year forecast. GitLab said that revenue in the quarter ended April 30 jumped 45% to $126.9 million from $87.4 million a year earlier. The company had an adjusted loss of 6 cents per share, according to a statement. Analysts surveyed by Refinitiv had expected sales of $117.8 million and an adjusted loss of 14 cents per share. During the quarter, GitLab raised the price of its premium tier to $29 per user per month from $19.

Persons: It's, GitLab, Refinitiv, Brian Robins, Sid Sijbrandij, Sijbrandij, Robins, Piper Sandler, Rob Owens, Ethan Weeks, Jefferies, Brent Thill Organizations: Nasdaq

Local lore says the horses are descended from survivors of a long-ago shipwreck, but the more likely and mundane story is that herds were brought from the mainland in the late 1600s to avoid fencing laws and taxation, the park service says.

☆ Chili's has become the gold standard for restaurant service in these inhospitable times
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Chili's has hired staff to bus tables and streamlined preparation, according to the New York Times. Some have found it at Chili's, according to the New York Times. In the early years of the pandemic, Chili's experimented with technology, such as a robot server, to handle the labor shortage and increase efficiency. "When you go out to eat you want to be waited on, and that hasn't changed," Hochman told the Times. Jasmine Owens, a longtime bartender at a Chili's outside of Atlanta, told the Times that customers would scream and toss their food during the pandemic.

Persons: Chili's, —, Kevin Hochman, Hochman, hasn't, Jasmine Owens, Owens Organizations: New York Times, Service, Times, Brinker International, Restaurant Industry Locations: Chili's, Dallas, State, Atlanta

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☆ Powerful solar flare that erupted from a sunspot three times the size of the Earth caused widespread radio blackouts
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A powerful solar flare exploded on Tuesday, caused by a sunspot three times the size of the Earth. There have been a series of recent space weather events as the sun enters a period of peak activity. A video of the sun taken on May 18 shows a powerful solar flare being released. As the sun becomes more active, it is exhibiting more frequent solar events like solar flares and coronal mass ejections. An X-class solar flare was spotted in March causing radio blackouts in parts of southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand.

☆ CEOs thought the return to office debate was over. It looks like they were wrong
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-13 | by ( Cheryl Winokur Munk | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Other companies, too, could see reverberations if they enact similar policies, especially if the mandates feel arbitrary, human resources professionals say. That's why companies that want to bring workers back to the office need to focus on reconfiguring workspaces to foster additional collaboration. If your company hasn't yet, maybe don't 'mandate'Many companies are still ironing out their return-to-office policies. JustAnswer, an online source for professional information, has seen a 49% increase in questions related to return-to-office mandates and/or policies in its Employment Law category compared with May 2022. Companies should also evaluate whether across-the-board policies make sense, or whether in-office mandates should be implemented for certain functions only, Kogut said.

☆ How to Help a Teen Who Can’t Sleep
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( Catherine Pearson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

With packed schedules, school days that kick off at 8 a.m. and the lure of screens, it’s little wonder that many adolescents in the United States don’t get enough sleep. And more than one in five adolescents grapple with insomnia, characterized by problems falling asleep, staying asleep or getting sufficient quality sleep (or some combination thereof). “There are two basic things that happen” when teens hit puberty, said Dr. Judith Owens, the director of the Center for Pediatric Sleep Disorders at Boston Children’s Hospital. “The first is that there’s a shift in their natural circadian rhythms, so their natural fall asleep time and wake time shift later — by up to a couple of hours. The second thing that happens is their sleep drive slows.” So not only do adolescents want to stay up later, but their bodies are actually capable of doing so, she explained.

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