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☆ Three U.S. tourists die in Mexico City Airbnb from carbon monoxide poisoning
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Brendan O'Boyle | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] General view shows the housing complex where three American tourists were found dead in an apartment last week due to carbon monoxide poisoning, as Mexican authorities confirmed to Reuters on Wednesday, in Mexico City, Mexico, November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Luis CortesMEXICO CITY, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Three American tourists were found dead last week in a Mexico City apartment they were renting after apparent carbon monoxide poisoning, Mexican authorities confirmed to Reuters on Wednesday. The Mexico City Attorney General's office, which opened an investigation into the deaths, said the victims' bodies were found Oct. 30 and that studies indicated they died of carbon monoxide poisoning. Last month, Mexico City's government signed an agreement with the short-term rental site in what Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum described as an effort to boost the number of "digital nomads" coming to Mexico City. The U.S. embassy in Mexico City did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

☆ El Chapo's hometown in Mexico considers drug-trafficking museum
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MEXICO CITY, Nov 3 (Reuters) - The home town of Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is considering housing a drug trafficking museum, the mayor was quoted as saying on Thursday, in the hope of attracting tourists to the area. Badiraguato's mayor, Jose Lopez, is reported to have earmarked close to $1 million for the project, according to Reforma. "We can't deny our history... it's possible we'll have a museum dedicated to drug trafficking," Lopez said told Milenio, adding the local government's priority was to encourage economic development in the region. Avigail Lopez, assistant to the municipal presidency, told Reuters that a museum is under construction, though its content and subject matter has not yet been finalised. Reporting by Isabel Woodford and Raul Cortes Editing by Alistair BellOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

The Black Sea Grain Initiative eased Russia's naval blockade and saw the reopening of three key Ukrainian ports. The agreement to create the sea corridor was negotiated by representatives from Ukraine, Russia, the U.N. and Turkey in July. Since then, more than 400 ships carrying 10 million metric tons of agricultural products have departed from war-weary Ukraine's ports. Last week, Moscow suspended its participation in the Black Sea Grain Initiative, citing retaliation for what it called Kyiv's "act of terrorism" against Russian warships. And we must all be determined to do whatever is necessary in order to make sure that we have the renewal of the Black Sea Grain Initiative," Guterres told reporters at the United Nations in New York.

Its year-earlier net loss totaled 77.2 billion pesos. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has pumped in billions of dollars to support the company to fulfill his pledge of growing domestic production of motor fuels by refining more of Pemex's crude oil production at home during his term. On a call with analysts shortly after the results, Pemex's Chief Financial Officer Carlos Cortes hailed progress on growing domestic refining and fuel sales. "Pemex has been replenishing its participation in the national fuel market," he said, noting that during the third quarter domestic fuel sales grew by nearly 70% year on year. Pemex's domestic oil refining in the third quarter rose more than 16% to hit 807,000 bpd.

The project recently shared an updated list of the top Covid symptoms reported by the more than 4 million users of the ZOE Covid Study app, which has tracked virus symptoms based on daily user-entered data since 2020. Covid infections come with dozens of different potential symptoms, ranging from mild fatigue to strange ones like " Covid tongue ." Four of the five most commonly reported symptoms, including sore throat, runny nose, persistent cough and headache, appeared across all three groups — but their prevalence varied. The ZOE study did not account for which Covid variant caused the infections, how many infections were first-time Covid experiences, whether a user received booster doses, patient demographic information and the severity of people's symptoms. Including booster dose data could potentially change the study's list of symptoms, and their potential duration, for people who have completed their primary vaccine series.

A relic of pre-pandemic days is making its return to the workplace: the office cold. With people returning to workplaces amid relaxing Covid protocols, poor Covid-19 booster uptake and cold and flu season on the way, the office bug is making an unwelcome comeback. Cold, flu, Covid cases could be serious this winterThere are already hints that this year's cold and flu season could be bad: On Oct. 14, the CDC reported early increases in seasonal flu activity. Still, "there's more pressure to get people in, and it's hitting at the same time as cold and flu and RSV season." Working while sick does everyone a disserviceShowing up to work sick, or even powering through from home, can be damaging on a number of levels.

In 2020, Delury purchased a 2015 van with 24,000 miles for $31,000. She paid a $10,000 down payment on the van using money she'd saved from selling customized jackets that went viral after the Jonas Brothers shared them on social media. Delury told CNBC Make It that according to her calculations she's saved $10,000 since moving into her van two years ago. Tory Delury wanted the inside of her van to be as girly as possible, which is why she wanted everything to be pink. In an additional homage to Swift, Delury painted lyrics of the song "Daylight" from Swift's "Lover" album around the van and has several of the singer's albums hanging in a corner too.

☆ Mexican president hints at Venezuela-U.S. accord amid migration rise
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks during a news conference, at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico September 30, 2022. "Relations between the government of the United States and Venezuela need to be restored," Lopez Obrador told a news conference. Since the policy was enacted, several thousand Venezuelans who entered the United States illegally have been returned to Mexico. Lopez Obrador urged the United States to expand the Venezuela humanitarian access permits beyond 24,000 people. "They're not enough," Lopez Obrador said.

☆ Ralph Lauren accused of plagiarizing indigenous Mexican designs
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MEXICO CITY, 20 Oct (Reuters) - The wife of Mexico's president on Thursday accused luxury American clothes brand Ralph Lauren (RL.N) of plagiarizing indigenous designs, which she described as an appropriation of the work of the country's pre-Hispanic cultures. "Hey Ralph (Lauren): we already realized that you really like Mexican designs," writer and researcher Beatriz Gutierrez said in an Instagram post. "However, by copying these designs you are committing plagiarism, which is illegal and immoral." The post shows a photo of a coat with colorful indigenous motifs hanging in a store. "Hopefully you repair the damage to the original communities that do this work with love and not for profit," Gutierrez added, attributing the designs to the indigenous communities of Contla and Saltillo.

Some influencers will start building relationships with brands by cold-DMing them on social media, like Instagram. While some influencers pitch PR reps or influencer-marketing contacts on LinkedIn, Lazerson goes straight to the top by DMing CEOs. "You get a lot of no's when you first start to pitch brands, but then you sort of fine-tune your approach," Kovach told Insider. To land her first paid deal, Lauren used a media kit. Here's how 21 influencers pitch brands, from email templates to media kits.

☆ The Yankees Survive to Play the Astros in the American League Championship Series
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Tim Brown | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Baseball’s new postseason format has been rough on some of the regular season’s winningest teams. But the game’s biggest brand, the New York Yankees, on Tuesday survived their American League Division Series by beating the Cleveland Guardians 5-1 at Yankee Stadium. In only their fifth game in 13 days, an unusually airy schedule that reflected Major League Baseball’s expanded playoff format and two rainouts, the Yankees got an early three-run home run from Giancarlo Stanton, another home run from Aaron Judge and five innings from starting pitcher Nestor Cortes.

☆ Mexico president backs defense ministry's refusal to account for massive data leak
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MEXICO CITY, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has shaken off criticism against the country's defense ministry for refusing to appear before legislators to explain a major cyber hack, resulting in a massive data breach. Lopez Obrador asked the opposition to calm down and have some tea, during a regular news conference on Tuesday, describing the criticism as politically motivated. Lawmakers summoned Sandoval to explain what measures the armed forces were taking after a massive hack leaked classified information in September. Since taking office in 2018, Lopez Obrador has strengthened the armed forces' role in public security functions, such as infrastructure projects and customs activities. Mexico's Congress last week approved extending the role of the armed forces in public security tasks until 2028.

WisconsinDemocrats see Republican Sen. Ron Johnson as a vulnerable incumbent. Barnes has espoused progressive views in office, but his Senate campaign has focused more on pocketbook issues such as inflation and taxes. Vance appears locked in a tight Senate race against Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan, despite running in a red-leaning state that Trump won handily in 2020. Incumbent Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan's approval ratings have fallen, including among unaffiliated voters who make up a major chunk of the state's electorate. FloridaFormer Orlando police chief and Democratic Rep. Val Demings aims to unseat incumbent Republican Sen. Marco Rubio.

Over two dozen corporate leaders and businesses are quietly donating to the campaigns of at least four Republicans who have pushed false claims about the 2020 election results while running to become secretaries of state, according to a review of state campaign finance disclosures. Marchant is running to be Nevada's secretary of state, while Finchem and Karamo are aiming for the same position in Arizona and Michigan, respectively. The allegations led to dozens of failed lawsuits attempting to overturn state results and prompted the deadly Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Those business officials started financing the secretary of state candidates in Aug. 2021 and continued their donations through September, according to state records. Beckel noted in an email to CNBC that donors could be giving to secretary of state candidates for future help with issues more directly tied to their businesses.

Typical symptoms of the flu, Covid and the common cold all include coughing, sore throat and a runny nose. And because of that overlap, testing is the only way to be sure, according to Céline Gounder, an infectious disease specialist, epidemiologist and senior fellow at the Kaiser Family Foundation. "At this stage in the pandemic, it's really difficult to differentiate between the flu, Covid, common colds and even seasonal allergies," says Gounder. "I, even as an infectious disease specialist who's been practicing for a couple decades now, cannot differentiate just on an exam. Secondly, the virus has mutated and different variants are going to behave differently," Gounder says.

☆ Prosecutor leading probe into missing Mexican students resigns
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MEXICO CITY, Sept 27 (Reuters) - The prosecutor leading the investigation into the abduction and suspected murder of 43 Mexican student teachers in 2014 has resigned over disagreements about the process, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday. Omar Gomez was appointed to the head the probe into the disappearances of the Ayotzinapa college student teachers in 2019 not long after Lopez Obrador came to power. "He's going to leave his post ... because he disagreed with the procedures that were followed," Lopez Obrador told a news conference following media reports about Gomez's departure. Officials say the students were then murdered, but very few of their remains have been conclusively identified. Earlier this week, Lopez Obrador - who has promised to clear up the case before leaving office in 2024 - confirmed that prosecutors had canceled 21 of the 83 arrest warrants recently issued against former public and military officials.

☆ 'Mocking us': Parents of missing Mexican students slam government missteps
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Kylie Madry | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The protest through the streets of the capital fell on the eighth anniversary of the students' disappearance. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register"Truthfully, it feels like they're just mocking us," said Blanca Nava, mother of one of the missing students. Emiliano Navarrete, father of another missing students, said, "The government is at fault. The 43 students were on their way to Mexico City from the Pacific state of Guerrero when they disappeared. Last week, protestors broke down the entrance to a military base in Mexico City before throwing rocks and Molotov cocktails at soldiers.

With his attention divided, Musk relies on a large team of deputies -- more than 20 people today -- to keep business rolling at Tesla. His cast of direct reports shifts often with strategic or organizational changes, occasional "spot firings" by the mercurial CEO, and resignations. Here are the direct reports we know about as of Sept. 2022. Headcount numbers are approximate and refer to the number of people each of Musk's direct reports was managing as of early September. About 22% of the CEO's direct reports are now based in Texas, around half are still based in California, and more than 90% are men.

Barbados-flagged general cargo ship Fulmar S is pictured in the Black Sea, north of the Bosphorus Strait, in Istanbul, Turkey August 5, 2022. UNITED NATIONS — As world leaders gather for the third day of high-level meetings at the U.N. headquarters in New York City, seven vessels carrying precious crops quietly departed Ukrainian ports. The ships sail by way of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, a U.N.-backed deal aimed at easing Russia's naval blockade and reopening three key Ukrainian ports. Representatives from Ukraine, Russia, the U.N. and Turkey held negotiations to create the sea corridor in Istanbul earlier this year and signed the landmark deal on July 27. Since then, more than 180 ships carrying a total of 4.2 million metric tons have departed Ukraine's ports.

The food-at-home index rose by 13.5% since last year, according to Consumer Price Index's most recent data. Typically, when shopping on a budget, the common advice is to use coupons, says Felicia Porrazza, a registered dietitian nutritionist based in Pennsylvania. While coupons can be useful, sometimes using them can encourage people to buy things they don't need or won't use, she says. "I usually suggest using coupons for things you typically buy, and not for things that you're like 'Oh, I have a coupon for it,' which can also add to the grocery bill," Porrazza says. And though methods like shopping in season and buying groceries locally are effective, they're not the only ways to save money.

☆ 5 things to know before the stock market opens Friday
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Candice Choi | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day:Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on September 13, 2022 in New York City. Stock futures fallWall Street was headed toward another down week with U.S. stock futures lower Friday. A pedestrian walks by a Bed Bath and Beyond store in San Francisco, California. Bed Bath & Beyond closuresWhen Bed Bath & Beyond announced last month that it would close roughly 150 of its "lower producing" namesake stores, many people wondered if the location near them would be among those shuttered. In late August, Bed Bath said that it secured more than $500 million in new financing ahead of the key holiday season and that it was trimming its workforce, in addition to the store closures.

Bed Bath & Beyond has announced dozens of the roughly 150 stores it plans to close. In late August, Bed Bath secured more than $500 million in new financing, including a loan, ahead of the key holiday season. Bed Bath & Beyond posted a list of 56 namesake locations it will close. Already, Bed Bath & Beyond's footprint has shrunk significantly. By the same time this year, it had a total of 955 stores, including 769 Bed Bath & Beyond shops.

It was a pricey and chaotic summer for air travel. A bigger share of flights were delayed or canceled during the main late spring and summer travel season, which runs from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day, compared with the same period of pre-pandemic 2019. And on Sept. 1, the Department of Transportation published a dashboard that spells out what customers are owed when airlines delay or cancel their flights. "We're seeing a really strong September," Patrick Quayle, United Airlines' senior vice president of global network planning and alliances, said at a Cowen industry conference this week. As airlines prepare for the fall — and busy year-end holidays — here's how they handled the heat this summer:

☆ How to get sponsored on Instagram, according to influencers
▼ + stars: | 2022-02-17 | by ( Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Dozens of influencers have explained to Insider their strategies for getting sponsored. Fast-forward six years and Cortes is a full-time influencer and earned more than $300,000 in a year — with under 50,000 Instagram followers. Read: 7 top brands that work with micro influencers on Instagram, TikTok, and moreTo help content creators better understand how they can get sponsored on Instagram, here's a compilation of our coverage of how influencers get brand deals. Getting the right pitch is a keyWhether it's over email or Instagram DM, what influencers include in a pitch can make all the difference. Christian Di Bratto, a talent manager who works with creators, told Insider that personalizing pitches is key.

☆ Originea COVID-19:Teoria potrivit căreia virusul a scăpat din laboratorul din Wuhan a revenit în forță în ultimele săptămâni
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-27 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +8 min

Sursa foto: evz.roOriginea COVID-19:Teoria potrivit căreia virusul a scăpat din laboratorul din Wuhan a revenit în forță în ultimele săptămâniDeși contestată mult timp de experți și clasificată drept o conspirație, teoria potrivit căreia virusul SARS-CoV-2 a scăpat din laboratorul din Wuhan a revenit în forță în ultimele săptămâni. Altele spun chiar că virusul a fost „trimis” intenționat în lume, pentru a omorî cât mai mulți oameni. Liderul de la Washington a adăugat că a cerut inclusiv implicarea laboratoarelor și a altor agenții din SUA, dacă este nevoie. El a mai spus că, dacă tebuie, vor fi adresate noi întrebări Chinei și a cerut, de asemenea, Comunității de Informații să informeze și Congresul asupra evoluțiilor investigației. Mereu e Rusia, Rusia, Rusia, însă eu am spus de la bun început că a provenit din Wuhan'', a continuat Trump.

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