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Passengers of a Florida-bound American Airlines flight were left 'terrified' on Thursday as the aircraft dropped thousands of feet within a couple of minutes. The incident took place halfway through the 1.5 hour trip, with passengers recalling a ‘loud bang’ and ‘burning smell’ wafting through the cabin. “Something failed midflight and depressurized the cabin.

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Craig Silbery is turning to man’s best friend for his next venture. The entrepreneur made his money selling probiotic manufacturer Life-Space group to Chinese health supplements giant By-Health for $700 million in 2018, pocketing about $140 million in the process.

ASX-listed accounting group Kelly Partners has hit the ground running on its mooted strategic review, drafting in Jefferies Australia to consider capital structure and ownership options to solve its valuation blues.

Trade unions claim Chevron and Woodside Energy are seeking to source “scab” labour to ward off the risk that a strike leads to a cut in gas production in Western Australia, escalating tensions amid the brewing industrial action.

Blackstone has emerged the frontrunner to acquire Kims Healthcare Management (KHML), Kerala’s leading hospital chain, said two people aware of the development. The US private equity major is expected to acquire up to 75% holding in the hospital chain, valuing it at Rs 4,000 crore, they said. Initially, Blackstone is aiming to buy 55% stake held by existing investor True North along with 20% stake held by minority shareholders, they said. The deal is likely to be signed by mid-September. The management will remain the same, headed by founder Dr MI Sahadulla who along with his family holds about 25% stake in Kims, the sources said. Blackstone and Manipal Health Enterprises are the two contenders left in the race for Kims. Manipal was keen on acquiring up to 90% stake with Sahadulla to remain as a minority shareholder with 10% stake, people cited above said. Manipal Health Enterprises, Max Healthcare, Temasek-owned Sheares Healthcare, and global buyout funds Blackstone and CVC Capital were among half a dozen potential buyers in initial talks to acquire about 65-70% in Kims Health Management, ET first reported in December. Kims Health has four operational hospitals in Kerala — in Thiruvananthapuram, Kottayam, Kollam and Perinthalmanna — with a total capacity of 1,378 beds.

Vanna White has held the co-host position on Wheel of Fortune, setting a record as the longest-serving game show hostess in American TV history. Renowned for her elegant presence and adept wheel-spinning finesse, she has become an iconic figure on the show. Yet, her recent absence has ignited speculations about her departure from the show she has graciously hosted for over forty years.

China's economy is showing little sign of a rebound, with fresh stress in the property market and deflation threatening the growth outlook. Official data on Tuesday will likely show modest gains in industrial output, retail sales and fixed-assets investment in July from a year ago, although growth rates are still well below pre-pandemic levels. Real estate investment probably shrank further, with confidence shaken by a possible default by a major developer and housing sales continuing to fall as well.

Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg on Sunday traded barbs at each other before their upcoming cage fight at an epic location in Italy, with the Tesla CEO challenging the Meta founder to fight in his backyard on Monday. Musk posted a chat with Zuckerberg on X (formerly Twitter), saying he will be in Palo Alto (California) on Monday and offered to fight on Zuckerberg's «Octagon». Zuckerberg apparently messaged Musk: «If you still want to do a real MMA fight, then you should train on your own and let me know when you're ready to compete».

Zee Entertainment Enterprises, Granules India Ltd, India Cements Ltd, Chambal Fertilizers and Chemicals, Manappuram Finance, Delta Corp, Balrampur Chini Mills, Hindustan Copper, Indiabulls Housing Finance are the nine stocks that are a part of the F&O ban list by the stock exchange for Monday. The NSE updates the list of securities in F&O ban for trade everyday. The derivative contracts in the mentioned securities have crossed 95 per cent of the market-wide position limit and have been currently put in the ban period by the stock exchange, said NSE.

PTI. In an interview with PTI, Thanedar said that there is a general view in the US Congress that Washington's relationship with New Delhi is very important for the national security of the US. In the US, there is bipartisan support for closer ties with India and it was evident from the warm welcome showered on Prime Minister Modi by both Democrats and Republicans during his address to the joint session of the US Congress on June 23, the report said citing the US Congressman.

Ted Lasso will end after three seasons, it has been confirmed. The award-winning show is produced by Jason Sudeikis who also stars in it in the lead. Ted Lasso has won 11 Emmy Awards so far and has been nominated for 40 Emmys.Ted Lasso director Declan Lowney, in an exclusive interview with The Hollywood Reporter, talked about the series finale and how difficult it was to say goodbye to the cast and crew. Lowney has been with the show since its first season in dual roles – as director for all three seasons, and as supervising producer for season two. The director proudly said that the US production, which has been shot in Richmond in the UK, is bigger than most English film and television productions.

QUITO (Reuters) — The political party of Ecuador's assassinated presidential hopeful, Fernando Villavicencio, on Sunday picked another replacement candidate, reversing itself from its choice just a day earlier.

OpenAI and Google are really worried that their products are dangerous and pose severe, unpredictable risks to public safety, they could stop developing them. It is reasonable, therefore, to suspect that their calls for regulation of so-called foundation models are partly motivated by the desire to lock-in their dominant market positions. Even the narrative of the dangers and risks of generative AI takes us in direction determined by a few big companies in Silicon Valley and the intellectual and media eco-system they have promoted.

jobless recovery in America, and China appeared to be returning to its old robust self. Inflation was off the floor, seen as a good thing. Japan and the eurozone looked good.

Jobs most at risk Not all jobs are at risk. Well, some roles are more at risk than the others. Here’s what surveys tell us: an OpenAI report, published this March, suggests that four in five US workers could have at least 10% of their tasks automated by generative AI, and one in five could see at least half of their responsibilities affected.

(Reuters) — Steel producer United States Steel (NYSE:X) Corporation said on Sunday it is initiating a formal review to evaluate strategic alternatives for the company.

magnum opus Oppenheimer has broken a new record at the US box office. Oppenheimer has broken the record held by Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) at Los Angeles’ iconic TCL Chinese Theatre. Here are the details.

National Dominican Day Parade, a prominent showcase of Latino pride, will illuminate the streets of Midtown Manhattan on Sixth Avenue. This annual event promises to immerse the city in the captivating colors and rhythms of the Dominican Republic. In an unprecedented turn of events, this year marks a historic occasion as the President of the Dominican Republic graces the parade as the Grand Marshal. This notable presence adds a special touch to the 41-year legacy of the celebration.’

US wildfire in more than a century. Crews with cadaver dogs have covered just 3 per cent of the search area, Maui Police Chief John Pelletier said Saturday. «We've got an area that we have to contain that is at least 5 square miles, and it is full of our loved ones,» he said, noting that the number of dead is likely to grow and «none of us really know the size of it yet.» He spoke as federal emergency workers picked through the ashen moonscape left by the fire that razed the centuries-old town of Lahaina.

John Lonski discusses how President Biden said that the ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ has less to do with inflation than originally claimed on ‘Maria Bartiromo’s Wall Street.’