Author: admin

CNN  —  Leaders from the Catholic and Greek Orthodox Church visited Gaza’s only Catholic church on Friday, where a day earlier three people were killed in an Israeli strike. The visit is highly unusual given Israel’s tight control over access in and out of the territory. Israel says it “deeply regrets” the incident, blaming stray ammunition for the strike. An investigation is underway. Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, together with Theophilos III, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, visited the enclave to show their support for Gaza’s Catholics, according to a statement from the Latin Patriarchate of…

NEW YORK (AP) — In every career, there are plenty of consequential decisions to be made. And they tend to get more consequential as time goes on. So it was when Gillian Murphy, one of the most admired American ballerinas for nearly three decades, began contemplating not only when, but how to retire from American Ballet Theatre.She knew she wanted to go out on a high note. Murphy, at 46, is in incredible shape; at a rehearsal earlier this week, she was leaping and twirling like colleagues in their 20s.But in what role should she take her final bow, after…

Holland America is returning to its tradition and bringing back popular behind-the-scenes ship tours with exclusive access to rarely seen areas.Guests booking the tour can now explore areas typically reserved for officers and crew, to better understand the systems and operations that keep the ship on a smooth sail. These areas include the bridge, galley, bakery, engine control room, recycling center, main laundry, and more. Senior officers and crew will offer detailed information and expert insights, and at the end of the tour, guests will receive a ship-specific lanyard, souvenir photo collection and a commemorative certificate.Carole Biencourt, Holland America Line’s…

Fast-growing Swedish AI vibe coding startup Lovable has become Europe’s latest unicorn. Only eight months since its launch, the startup has raised a $200 million Series A round led by Accel at a $1.8 billion valuation. Like Cursor and other platforms that help developers write code and build apps by harnessing the coding and reasoning abilities of large language models, Stockholm-based Lovable helps people use natural language to create websites and apps. The startup’s trajectory so far has charted straight toward the sky, with the company claiming it now has more than 2.3 million active users. Those users are using…

CNN  —  Police in Brazil swooped on the home and political headquarters of Jair Bolsonaro early Friday, searching the properties, ordering the former president to wear an electronic ankle tag, barring him from speaking to foreign officials or approaching embassies and prohibiting him from using social media. The restrictions, ordered by Brazil’s Supreme Court, were motivated by concerns that Bolsonaro would flee to the United States, CNN affiliate CNN Brasil reported. Federal police also seized an unspecified amount of US dollars in cash, CNN Brazil said. Bolsonaro, who is on trial over an alleged plot to overturn the results of…

Cartoon characters from the children’s show “Bluey” are displayed during the Brand Licensing Europe event at ExCel, in London, Oct. 4, 2023.John Keeble | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesIn the battle among streaming services to capture and keep subscribers, kids’ shows like “CoComelon” and “Bluey” are becoming powerful tools to help win the war.Retaining customers has proven to be one of the biggest hurdles in the build-out of streaming. When Netflix reported subscriber losses in 2022, it sent a ripple effect through the industry and media companies began leaning into advertising and other business models to focus on profitability.Meanwhile,…

United Airlines is still feeling the effects of logistical problems at New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) that erupted earlier this spring. On Thursday, the airline’s shares were down 3% in premarket trading after it revealed its Q2 earnings dipped, following the operational challenges at EWR in April and May, according to Reuters. The airport, which is an important hub for United and one of the nation’s busiest facilities, faced air traffic controller shortages, equipment outages, and runway construction that coalesced to create widespread flight delays and cancellations.  United said its earnings took a 1.2 percentage point hit in the…

Uber is investing hundreds of millions of dollars into EV maker Lucid and autonomous vehicle technology startup Nuro in a bid to launch its own premium robotaxi service. Under the deal announced Thursday, Uber will invest $300 million in Lucid and separately buy “at least” 20,000 of the EV maker’s new Gravity SUV over the next six years. Those EVs will be equipped with Nuro’s autonomous vehicle system, and the vehicles will be owned and operated by Uber or its third-party fleet partners. Uber plans to launch a robotaxi service in a major U.S. city next year. Production of these…

Spotify on Thursday announced an expansion of its premium audiobooks service, with two new plans that offer additional listening hours to subscribers, and allow other family members to access the service. The options are currently only available for Spotify Premium users in the U.K., Australia, New Zealand, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein, following initial tests in Ireland and Canada. U.S. users could already purchase 15 hours of listening as a standalone offering through an Audiobooks Access Plan, but these additions make it possible for those in other markets to customize their access to their own…

Islamabad, Pakistan CNN  —  Relentless floods have claimed the lives of more than 170 people in eastern Pakistan, about half of them children, in the latest catastrophe that underscores the country’s vulnerability to the escalating climate crisis. At least 54 of the deaths came in the past 24 hours, according to the National Disaster Management Authority, after torrential rains swept through the most populous province of Punjab, collapsing homes and destroying roads. At least 85 children have been killed since flooding began on June 26, the NDMA said. Fears are now mounting for children, who are particularly vulnerable to the…