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Prisoners have taken hostages in a remote prison colony in Russia’s southwestern Volgograd region, authorities say. Federal prison authorities said “there are casualties” as a result of the hostage-taking in the IK-19 Surovikino facility, about 120 km (74.5 miles) west of regional centre Volgograd, without specifying numbers. State news agency Tass said one person had been killed and four people taken to hospital with injuries. An unverified image posted on social media appeared to show an inmate holding a knife standing above a bloodied prison guard. Emergency services said three prisoners were involved in the hostage-taking. It was unclear how…

It’s the final week of the 2024 NFL preseason and the Las Vegas Raiders battle the San Francisco 49ers at Allegiant Stadium tonight. For both teams, this is a crucial game as they begin to finalize their rosters and solidify their strategies heading into the regular season that’s just a couple weeks away. Kickoff is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET.Watch Today’s Game on Sling TVLast week, the 49ers defeated the New Orleans Saints 16-10. They’ll now be looking to end their preseason preparations on a high note. Meanwhile, the Las Vegas Raiders are 0-2 in the preseason after suffering a 27-12 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. As…

Nvidia is set to report earnings next week, and investors are understandably on edge given the swings in shares of the artificial intelligence chipmaker over the past nine weeks since it briefly became the most valuable public company in the world. After sinking to a recent bottom under $100 per share in the broader market’s Aug. 5 plunge, Nvidia has roughly gained 25%. The Club stock, which still needs to climb another 13% to reach its all-time intraday high above $140, has advanced 150% this year — by far our best performer in 2024 and the best among the S…

That sound you hear when it comes to Kailyn Lowry? It’s actually not one of her many kids asking Mommy for a favor. Instead, it’s the sound of upcoming wedding bells… because Kailyn Lowry is engaged to boyfriend Elijah Scott! Kailyn Lowry attends the 27th Annual Webby Awards on May 15, 2023 in New York City. ((Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Webby Awards) The Teen Mom 2 alum dropped this romantic bombshell during a conversation on air with Coffee Convos podcast co-host Lindsie Chrisley on August 22. At one point, Chrisley noticed the diamond on her friend’s ring…

Seattle-based brokerage and portal Redfin laid off almost 100 Redfin Concierge support and sales managers on Thursday. The company said agents will now take the lead on Concierge services. Whether it’s refining your business model, mastering new technologies, or discovering strategies to capitalize on the next market surge, Inman Connect New York will prepare you to take bold steps forward. The Next Chapter is about to begin. Be part of it. Join us and thousands of real estate leaders Jan. 22-24, 2025. Redfin laid off about 100 employees on Thursday, according to a report from GeekWire.  The layoffs impacted support and sales managers with…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Josie Weaver, a 28-year-old employee at Yellowstone National Park. This essay has been edited for length and clarity. Business Insider verified her identity, employment, and free room and board.It ended up being the first offer I got when I was graduating college and I told myself I would give it a try for two months to buy some time to figure out what to do with my life.On my road trip out, my boss called me and offered me a six-month contract as a supervisor. I had never managed anyone before…

Kamala Harris accepts Democratic nomination ‘on behalf of the people’Vice-President Kamala Harris pledged a “new way forward” for all Americans as she formally accepted the Democratic nomination for president on Thursday night, delivering a message of unity and urging voters to reject Donald Trump.November’s election is a chance to “move past the bitterness, cynicism and divisive battles of the past”, she said, bringing her party’s convention in Chicago to a close as balloons rained down and supporters cheered.Ms Harris’s speech capped off a four-day spectacle designed to highlight her backstory and shape the contours of what remains a vague policy…

Willow Sage Hart, Pink and Justin Derrico. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Pink’s daughter Willow is showing the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. The mother-daughter duo performed a stirring rendition of Pink’s hit song “What About Us?” at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Thursday, August 22. Pink, 44, and Willow, 13, wore matching black ensembles as they took to the stage together during the political event, while  a pink light was used to shine on the crowd watching them. It’s not the first time Willow, who Pink (real name Alecia Moore) shares with husband Carey Hart, has been…

In a lawsuit filed Thursday, real estate startup Homie Technologies claims that home seller consumers were not the only ones harmed by the real estate industry’s allegedly anticompetitive practices. Defendants in the lawsuit, which was filed in U.S. District Court for the Central District of Utah, include the usual cast of antitrust lawsuit characters: the National Association of Realtors (NAR), Anywhere Real Estate, Keller Williams Realty, HomeServices of America, and RE/MAX. Utah-based Wasatch Front Regional MLS, which does business as UtahRealEstate.com, is also named as a defendant in the suit. In the complaint, Homie claims that it is bringing this…

This year’s wine harvest is in full swing on the perennially popular Greek island of Santorini, but for local winemaker Yiannis Paraskevopoulos, the prospects do not look good.Extreme temperatures are threatening production of the indigenous Assyrtiko grape, critical to the island’s internationally recognized fine white wines. Last year’s output at Paraskevopoulos’s Gaia Wines was around one-third of 2022 production. This year’s harvest is estimated to fall to one-sixth of 2022 levels.”We thought we had seen the worst. But no, we hadn’t: 2024 has gone beyond all expectations,” Paraskevopoulos told CNBC over the phone.According to Gaia Wine’s 2023 estimates, Assyrtiko could…