Company News for Jun 18, 2024

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Apple drops out of talks to join OpenAI investment round, WSJ says
Other firms, such as Microsoft and Nvidia, have also been in talks to participate, the report said, adding that Microsoft was expected to invest about $1 billion after having already poured $13 billion into the company. Last month, the Journal first reported that Apple was in the talks, as part of OpenAI's new fund-raising effort that could value the ChatGPT maker above $100 billion.
KNXV - Phoenix Scripps
A life of service and breaking glass ceilings; Meet Anna María Chávez
For Anna María Chávez, CEO and President of Arizona Community Foundation, her life of service started during her childhood.
Deadline
News Networks Offer Dueling Chyrons, Varying Punditry In Coverage Of Kamala Harris’ Border Visit
By the time that Kamala Harris took the stage to speak about her visit to the southern border tonight, the chyrons were at the ready. Her speech was billed as a major effort to make inroads on rival Donald Trump’s signature issue and one that is perhaps her greatest weakness as a candidate. All three …
BBC
Penguin chicks survive tearaway iceberg
For months a huge iceberg blocked the path of hundreds of penguin chicks but somehow they survived.
The Telegraph
Netanyahu left Israel to ‘trick’ Hezbollah leader
Benjamin Netanyahu left Israel for New York to “trick” Hezbollah’s leader into thinking he was safe, a senior Israeli official told The Telegraph.
The Canadian Press
From way downtown! Twice! Virginia Tech, Miami kickers close 1st half with a field goal display
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — John Love and Andy Borregales sent Virginia Tech and No. 7 Miami into halftime with a little bit of fireworks Friday night.
PA Media: UK News
Government urges British nationals in Lebanon to ‘leave now’
The PA news agency understands the UK Government has successfully asked airlines to increase capacity on routes out of Lebanon.
The Canadian Press
Israel strikes Hezbollah in a huge blast targeting the militant group's leader
BEIRUT (AP) — The Israeli military said it struck Hezbollah’s headquarters in Beirut on Friday in a series of massive explosions that targeted the leader of the militant group and leveled multiple high-rise apartment buildings.
The Canadian Press
As political scandal grips NYC, a fictional press conference puzzles some New Yorkers
NEW YORK (AP) — Stone-faced authorities stepping up to a podium. A scrum of reporters jostling for a quote. Popping flashbulbs and pandemonium.
The Canadian Press
Braves delay Royals' celebration, win 3-0 behind Max Fried and Sean Murphy
ATLANTA (AP) — Max Fried pitched three-hit ball over 8 2/3 innings and the Atlanta Braves delayed Kansas City's playoff celebration, beating the Royals 3-0 on Friday night in the opener of a crucial series for both teams.
The Independent
Hurricane Helene live: At least 42 dead as two towns under evacuation orders over dams at risk of failure
Thousands told to evacuate their homes in North Carolina afteras storm Helene shifts north
BBC
At least 43 dead as Helene pummels southeast US
Helene marked one of the largest storms to hit the US, causing widespread devastation across the southeast
Deadline
Haley Joel Osment Recalls Bruce Willis Would Call “Out Of The Blue” Years After ‘Sixth Sense’
After 25 years, Haley Joel Osment is fondly remembering his on-set experience with Bruce Willis. The Oscar nominee recently reflected on his “fantastic” time as a child actor working with Willis on the M. Night Shyamalan movie The Sixth Sense (1999) and how their behind-the-scenes friendship endured over the years. “I heard from [Bruce] a …
LA Times
Harris touts 'border security and stability' at Arizona campaign stop
Vice President Kamala Harris addressed illegal immigration, her most challenging campaign issue, during her first visit to the U.S.-Mexico border since 2021.
People
Julianne Hough Says ‘It’s Hard to Go Out First’ While Reflecting on Anna Delvey’s “DWTS” Elimination: ‘I’m Very Neutral’ (Exclusive)
Hough tells PEOPLE at the Democracy Heroes event that Delvey's response to her elimination may have been her "being silly"
LA Times
2 dead after separate collisions involving school buses in Los Angeles County
Two people died in two unrelated collisions involving school buses in Lakewood and Lancaster on Friday morning, authorities said.
The Canadian Press
Brewers OF Sal Frelick leaves game after crashing into wall trying to catch foul ball
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Sal Frelick left his team’s game with the New York Mets on Friday night after his left side banged into the right field wall while trying to make a leaping catch of a foul ball.
Reuters Videos
Drone footage of the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene
STORY: :: Aerial footage shows the damage caused by Hurricane Helene in Florida:: September 27, 2024:: Steinhatchee, FloridaHelene hit Florida's Big Bend region as a powerful Category 4 hurricane on Thursday at 11:10 p.m. ET (0310 GMT on Friday) packing 140 mph (225 kph) winds. It left behind a chaotic landscape of overturned boats in harbors, felled trees, submerged cars and flooded streets.The extent of the damage in Florida began emerging after daybreak.In coastal Steinhatchee, a storm surge - the wall of seawater pushed ashore by winds - of eight to 10 feet (2.4-3 meters) moved mobile homes.The city of Tampa posted on X that emergency personnel had completed 78 water rescues of residents and that many roads were impassable because of flooding. The Pasco County sheriff's office rescued more than 65 people overnight.Officials had pleaded with residents in Helene's path to heed evacuation orders, describing the storm surge as "unsurvivable", though some had stayed put.
Reuters Videos
Dozens trapped on Tennessee hospital roof, surrounded by floods
STORY: :: Dozens are rescued from a Tennessee hospital roof, as Helene's floodwaters rise:: Virginia State Police:: September 27, 2024:: Erwin, TennesseePolice aviation units flying over the hospital with staff and patients waiting on the roof. Local news reported that Virginia State Police used two helicopters to rescue more than 50 people from the building.Helene came ashore in Florida with 140 mph winds, weakening to a tropical storm as it moved into Georgia early on Friday. As of early afternoon, the storm had been downgraded to a tropical depression and was packing maximum sustained winds of 35 mph as it slowed over Tennessee and Kentucky, the National Hurricane Center said.
Reuters Videos
Israel says it will strike Hezbollah assets in southern Beirut
STORY: :: September 27, 2024:: Tel Aviv, Israel:: An Israeli military spokesman warns of impending strikes on Hezbollah assets in Beirut:: Daniel Hagari, Israeli military spokesman"We are preparing to conduct strikes on strategic assets that Hezbollah has hidden underground beneath three buildings in the heart of the Dahiyeh in Beirut.""When entering and descending to the parking level. There is a storage facility for strategic weapons. Hezbollah has stored these strategic weapons beneath civilian populations. The way the missiles are stored in these buildings allows them (HAGARI) to be moved and launched outside of the buildings within minutes.""In a short time. We will attack the weapons stored beneath the buildings. The explosion, because of the missiles, may damage the structure and could potentially cause them to collapse."In a televised address, Israeli military spokesperson Daniel Hagari said the military's strike on Hezbollah's central command was "very precise" and that the military would not tolerate the civilian airport in Beirut being used for military purposes.The army said there were no changes to civilian emergency directives at this stage.

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Company News for Jun 18, 2024

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Apple drops out of talks to join OpenAI investment round, WSJ says

A life of service and breaking glass ceilings; Meet Anna María Chávez

News Networks Offer Dueling Chyrons, Varying Punditry In Coverage Of Kamala Harris’ Border Visit

Penguin chicks survive tearaway iceberg

Netanyahu left Israel to ‘trick’ Hezbollah leader

From way downtown! Twice! Virginia Tech, Miami kickers close 1st half with a field goal display

Government urges British nationals in Lebanon to ‘leave now’

Israel strikes Hezbollah in a huge blast targeting the militant group's leader

As political scandal grips NYC, a fictional press conference puzzles some New Yorkers

Braves delay Royals' celebration, win 3-0 behind Max Fried and Sean Murphy

Hurricane Helene live: At least 42 dead as two towns under evacuation orders over dams at risk of failure

At least 43 dead as Helene pummels southeast US

Haley Joel Osment Recalls Bruce Willis Would Call “Out Of The Blue” Years After ‘Sixth Sense’

Harris touts 'border security and stability' at Arizona campaign stop

Julianne Hough Says ‘It’s Hard to Go Out First’ While Reflecting on Anna Delvey’s “DWTS” Elimination: ‘I’m Very Neutral’ (Exclusive)

2 dead after separate collisions involving school buses in Los Angeles County

Brewers OF Sal Frelick leaves game after crashing into wall trying to catch foul ball

Drone footage of the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene

Dozens trapped on Tennessee hospital roof, surrounded by floods

Israel says it will strike Hezbollah assets in southern Beirut