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Photo: Daniel Golson/JalopnikRecently, a Crowdstrike outage left me stranded in Amsterdam for two days, which gave me the chance to spend a weekend exploring this amazing city. Amsterdam has 165 canals spanning over 60 miles. The canal roads offer some of the best car spotting in the world, with everything from the latest EVs and sports cars to iconic classics and cars you’ve never heard of. Every time I turned a corner, there was something cool to see.Not only that, Amsterdam also has an incredible range of transport of all kinds: there are all sorts of interesting boats floating on…

A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction on Tuesday against the prestigious University of California, Los Angeles, saying it cannot bar Jewish students from classes or access to campus. The ruling is the first against a university in connection with the anti-Israel protests that have rocked American college campuses this year. In June, three Jewish students filed a complaint with the UCLA Board of Trustees, alleging that the university had become a “hotbed of anti-Semitism” in the wake of the war between Israel and Hamas and that the university had failed to ensure Jewish students’ safety and full access to…

LAS VEGAS — A former professional football player was sentenced to prison Tuesday for the April 2019 murder of his girlfriend’s 5-year-old daughter at their Las Vegas apartment.The sentence came after former NFL and Canadian Football League running back Sierre Wood reached an agreement with prosecutors and pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and felony child abuse in April, according to court records.Wood, 33, was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 10 years for the murder charge. Clark County District Judge Jacqueline Bruce also sentenced him to 28 months to six years in prison on the…

ABC News Australia weather forecaster Nate Byrne suffered a panic attack on-air this week and used the opportunity to speak out for people with anxiety disorders around the world.As he began his weather report, Byrne said, “I’m going to take a quick break because as you all know I have panic attacks every now and then, and I’m actually having one right now,” before turning the conversation back to anchor Lisa Miller, who referred to an article Byrne had previously written on the subject.”It’s great that he’s been so open and transparent about this,” she said. Byrne was joined by…

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John Hardy, the fashion jewelry brand best known for its rich Balinese heritage, is welcoming its Fall 2024 season with a focused collection that emphasizes “everyday luxury,” a variety of material offerings (mostly sterling silver, 14K gold and two-tone styles), and an extensive selection of pieces for men. These were some of the takeaways from JCK’s conversation with John Hardy CEO Jean-Patrick Schmitz at the luxury show in Las Vegas earlier this year. “Over the last year and a half to two years, our creative chairman, Reed Krakoff, has restructured many of our lines and structured them into a very…

Amazon and OpenAI are betting big on multimodal artificial intelligence (AI), a technology that has the potential to redefine how consumers shop and interact with businesses. Multimodal AI is advanced AI that can process and integrate information from various sources, including visual, auditory and textual data, and tech giants are leveraging it to create more intuitive shopping experiences and smarter customer service. “Multimodal AI is a major game changer,” Sean Dubravac, CEO of the Avrio Institute, a think tank focused on emerging technologies, told PYMNTS. “It will drive advancements across many industries and lead to smarter, more adaptive systems that…

This is the editorial version of our CBS Sports HQ AM newsletter, your ultimate guide to daily sports – sign up here to receive it in your inbox every weekday morning. If you would like to subscribe please tick the opt-in box. Thank you for subscribing! Keep an eye on your inbox. sorry! An error occurred while processing the subscription. ⚾ Good morning everyone. Especially… Juan Soto and the New York Yankees There’s very little Juan Soto hasn’t accomplished in his illustrious and still-developing career, but on Tuesday night he accomplished another feat: The Yankees superstar hit three home runs…

Asset management firm Conestoga Capital Advisors released its “Small Cap Strategy” investor letter for Q2 2024. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. Q2 2024 can be considered a moderate period. Economic indicators mainly reflect slower growth and easing inflation. The stock market is also driven by a moderate theme. Large caps as measured by the S&P 500 rose 3.9% in the second quarter, while small caps again lagged, with the Russell 2000 Index down -3.3% and the Russell 2000 Growth Index down -2.9%. The Conestoga Small Cap Aggregate Index fell -5.59% in the second quarter and the…

For more than a year, a central question swirled around the fatal shootings of the wife and son of disgraced South Carolina personal injury attorney Alex Murdaugh: Who killed them?The unsolved slayings of Margaret, 52, and the couple’s younger son, Paul, 22, in June 2021 shattered the immaculate image of the well-connected legal family in South Carolina’s Lowcountry. Murdaugh, whose father, a grandfather and a great-grandfather were each elected as top prosecutors in the region in roles collectively spanning almost 90 years, immediately denied culpability in the deaths.Still, the slayings set off a bizarre chain of events that officials say…