American surfer Bethany Hamilton seeks support, treatment advice for hospitalized family member
American surfing icon Bethany Hamilton recently revealed some heartbreaking news concerning one of her family members. In a social media post, Hamilton revealed that her nephew Andrew was found unconscious in a bathtub on Oct. 11. While Hamilton wrote that her nephew “still has a heartbeat,” she also acknowledged that he faces a daunting road ahead. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMHamilton asked for prayer and support as her entire family attempts to navigate through the challenging circumstances. He still has a heartbeat and has fight in him,” Hamilton wrote in a post shared on Instagram.
Source:Fox News
October 16, 2024 06:32 UTC
Things worth reading: 16th October 2024
Chris M SkinnerChris Skinner is best known as an independent commentator on the financial markets through his blog, TheFinanser.com, as author of the bestselling book Digital Bank, and Chair of the European networking forum the Financial Services Club. He has been voted one of the most influential people in banking by The Financial Brand (as well as one of the best blogs), a FinTech Titan (Next Bank), one of the Fintech Leaders you need to follow (City AM, Deluxe and Jax Finance), as well as one of the Top 40 most influential people in financial technology by the Wall Street Journal's Financial News. To learn more click here...
Source:Forbes
October 16, 2024 05:44 UTC
How This Conflict Mineral Gets Smuggled Into Everyday Tech
A black metallic ore critical to electric vehicles, telecoms and aeronautics is funding a brutal war in the Democratic Republic of Congo—despite U.S. efforts to stop the use of so-called conflict minerals. U.S. lawmakers have sought to prevent minerals commonly mined in eastern Congo—tin, tungsten, tantalum and gold—from financing conflict in the region. Regular coltan smuggling through Rwanda makes it difficult for companies that source tantalum from international smelters to ensure that they aren’t financing conflict there. But coltan from militia-controlled areas such as Rubaya continues to flow into international supply chains, according to researchers. The U.S. government warned companies in July that traceability initiatives meant to ensure that tantalum and other Congolese minerals are conflict free, are failing.
Source:Wall Street Journal
October 16, 2024 05:35 UTC
Robinson sues CNN over report about posts on porn site
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Source:CNN
October 16, 2024 05:20 UTC
Activist Palliser Pushes for Change at AI Chip Investor SK Square
SK Square is an arm of the sprawling conglomerate SK Group, which is chaired by Chey Tae-won, one of South Korea’s richest men. Inside it lies a crown jewel, a roughly 20% stake in SK Hynix which is worth even more than SK Square itself. SK Square has bought back stock previously, including $73 million worth of shares this year. It wants SK Square to lower its capital costs by using more debt. “SK Square has been exchanging views with Palliser regarding long-term strategic direction and shareholder return policies,” said a spokesperson for SK Square.
Source:Wall Street Journal
October 16, 2024 05:07 UTC
Column: Can Stanford tell the difference between scientific fact and fiction? Its pandemic conference raises doubts
Was his hope fulfilled that a campus conference on pandemic policies would “repair the rifts” between people with divergent views? Enter email address Sign Me Up You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. We all saw ... the stacks of body bags in New York City.” Over time, he said, social trade-offs from public health interventions can be weighed, as they are today. But if there’s a higher imperative for public health officials than reducing deaths from a deadly pandemic while it is in full cry, what is it? Social policies in place during the pandemic are easy to denigrate because their costs were evident but their positive effects were often invisible, Salomon observed.
Source:Los Angeles Times
October 16, 2024 04:58 UTC
Walgreens to close 1,200 locations as retail sales decline
The pharmacy chain reported a net loss for the fiscal year and said retail sales in the fourth quarter fell 3.5 percent. Walgreens plans to close about 1,200 locations over the next three years as part of a cost-cutting plan, the company said Tuesday. That represents about 9.5 percent of the pharmacy chain's 12,500 locations worldwide, though it wasn't immediately clear what percentage of U.S. stores would close. Executives had considered shuttering far more sites - the company in June said 25 percent of its retail locations were underperforming, making them candidates for closure. Chief executive Tim Wentworth said the company will focus on "stabilizing" its retail pharmacy business.
Source:Washington Post
October 16, 2024 04:51 UTC
NBCU News Group Is the #1 Digital News Organization in Q3 2024
NBCU News Group’s streaming services posted their seventh straight record quarter in Q3 2024, with +44% year-over-year growth. MSNBC Digital had its best quarter ever in Q3 2024, growing +55% year-over-year. CNBC Digital recorded an average of 49 million unique visitors in Q3 2024. TODAY All Day had its best quarter on record, up by +37% in Q3 2024 versus Q3 2023. CNBC had its best quarter ever on TikTok and third best quarter on Instagram across accounts.
Source:CNN
October 16, 2024 04:48 UTC
Tennessee hairdresser threatened client with scissors over $30: ‘You need to pay me now b—-’
A Tennessee hairdresser is facing criminal charges for allegedly threatening a client with a pair of scissors over $30, according to reports Monday. The incident took place in Memphis, Tennessee, the evening of September 13, police said in an incident report provided to Fox News Digital. An officer responded to a business at 6870 Hillshire Dr. around 10:40 p.m. for an aggravated assault. The victim said that the hairstylist accused her of owing an additional $30 from a “previous incident” four years before. The suspect responded aggressively, telling the victim she was going to “take this s— down,” ostensibly referring to her hair, before the victim called 911, police said.
Source:Fox News
October 16, 2024 04:40 UTC
Parents sue school in Massachusetts after son punished for using AI on paper
Parents sue school in Massachusetts after son punished for using AI on paperThe parents of a Massachusetts teenager are suing his high school after they said he was accused of cheating for using an artificial intelligence tool on an assignment. The teen's parents, Jennifer and Dale Harris, told Boston ABC affiliate WCVB their son used AI to assist with research for a history paper, but not to write the paper itself. "They told us our son cheated on a paper, which is not what happened," Jennifer Harris told WCVB. MORE: Back-to-school for higher education sees students and professors grappling with AI in academiaWhen the student's AI use was discovered, he was given detention, and his grade was negatively impacted, according to the family. Parents sue school in Massachusetts after son punished for using AI on paper originally appeared on abcnews.go.com
Source:ABC News
October 16, 2024 04:31 UTC
Video: Maggie Haberman weighs in on Trump’s town hall dancing
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Source:CNN
October 16, 2024 04:28 UTC
‘Why did y’all leave me?’: Whoopi Goldberg shares her grief story
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October 16, 2024 04:15 UTC
Small Business Admin Disaster Fund Out Of Hurricane Money
Not really. That's a major oversimplification. There are trade deals that reduce costs for American consumers and business and military alliances that stabilize trade and prevent/deter war that would disrupt markets and needlessly raise costs for everyone. I know is popular to make claims that anything outside our own borders is inconsequential or inherently corrupt and a net harm to America but that's generally not the case. There are specific things that are problems that need to be addressed on a case by case basis.
Source:Forbes
October 16, 2024 04:09 UTC
Lilly Ledbetter Leaves Legacy Of Equal Pay Advocacy
Lilly Ledbetter Leaves Legacy Of Equal Pay Advocacy Trailblazer’s fight for fair wages reshaped U.S. law and inspired countless activistsOn October 12, 2024, Lilly Ledbetter, the American activist whose fight for equal pay inspired landmark legislation, passed away at the age of 86. Her efforts culminated two years later when President Barack Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act on January 29, 2009. This was the first bill he enacted after his inauguration, and it eliminated the restrictive statute of limitations for filing pay discrimination claims, allowing workers to sue within six months of discovering any form of pay discrimination, no matter when it had originally occurred. The film chronicled her life, making her story accessible to new generations and eleviating conversations around equal pay standards. Despite the progress ushered by the Lilly Ledbetter Act, the gender pay gap persists.
Source:New York Times
October 16, 2024 03:51 UTC
Israel kills at least 50 in Gaza as its forces encircle northern Jabalia
The Gaza health ministry said one doctor was killed when he tried to help people wounded by Israeli strikes in Al-Falouja in Jabalia. It added that several medics were wounded when their ambulance came under Israeli fire in the northern and southern Gaza Strip. The United Nations human rights office said the Israeli military appeared to be "cutting off North Gaza completely from the rest of the Gaza Strip." The Israeli military has told residents to leave their homes and head to safety in southern Gaza. Hamas' armed wing said fighters were engaged in fierce battles with Israeli forces in and around Jabalia.
Source:New York Times
October 16, 2024 03:42 UTC