What`s up superstar. It`s Friday, Friyay. Great job of taking this week by storm grinding and shining, maybe even having to power through some tough moments, but rise up.
Here we go. Welcome to the best 10 minutes in news. Um, Coy Wire. This is CNN 10. And come on with me as we zip through an overview of some of the latest news headlines.
Another round of snow and cold weather is expected to hit parts of the U.S. This, after a series of winter storms has already killed at least 40 people across nine states since last week, potentially dangerous wind chills are also expected in the central U.S. once again. So please stay warm, stay covered, and try to avoid any risk of frostbite and/or hypothermia. Hypothermia occurs when your body loses heat faster than it can produce heat, normal body temperatures around 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit, but hypothermia sets in when your body temp falls below 95.
And the South Asian nation of Pakistan, the fifth most populated nation in the world carried out a series of military strikes on what it said were separatist militant hideouts inside Iran. The attack came a day after Iran said it used precision missile and drone strikes to destroy two bases of another militant group in Pakistani territory. According to Reuters, both countries reported that civilians including children were killed during the attacks.
Reuters obtained this eyewitness video from Iran, with villagers standing among damaged buildings and says the location matches scenes of the aftermath shown on Iranian TV.
Earlier this week, people gathered across Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan to protest Iran`s cross border strike. Hostilities between Pakistan and Iran aren`t new, but Reuters cause the exchange of attacks this week, the highest profile cross border intrusion in recent years, this along with all of the other tension in the Middle East is raising great concern of a growing wider conflict. CNN`s Paula Hancocks is here to give us a quick recap of all that`s happened and explain Iran`s web like connection to the conflict in the Middle East.
PAULA HANCOCKS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: To understand the very real fears of a wider conflict in the Middle East, it`s useful to take a closer look at the axes of resistance, the proxies and allies of Iran stretching from the red sea to the Mediterranean.
This latest regional tension was sparked by the Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7th and Israel subsequent war in Gaza. The U.S. says Hamas is funded, equipped, and sometimes trained by Iran. Although Tehran claims it was not involved in the October 7th attack, then Iran`s other proxies got involved.
October 8th, Hezbollah in Lebanon, one of the most powerful forces in the region boasting some 100,000 fighters and links with the Lebanese government fired missiles across the border into Northern Israel, which Israel`s military responded to this raised fears of a wider conflict.
Next, on the 19th of October, the Houthis rebels in Yemen launched missiles against Israel before moving their focus to commercial vessels in the Red Sea causing global chaos in the shipping industry. U.S. and U.K. strikes against targets in Yemen have not stopped these continued attacks.
In Iraq, there are a number of Iran-backed militia groups that are increasingly active since the war in Gaza targeting U.S. troops in the country on a near daily basis, operating under umbrella group, the Islamic resistance in Iraq. They`re united in ideology, but splinted in operations, making them more challenging to target.
There is little to suggest that Iran wants direct conflict with Israel or the United States at this point, but the sheer number and reach of its proxies, engaging the U.S. and its allies, inevitably sparks fears of an unintentional wider conflict.
WIRE: Ten second trivia.
What is the longest river in the world, according to the Guinness World Records?
The Missouri, The Nile, The Amazon, The Yangtze.
Some scientists debate this, but Guinness, Britannica, and U.S. government say The Nile is the longest river in the world, some 4,160 miles long.
If you could simply use the palm of your hand to pay for things, whether it`s groceries or hopping on a subway or bus, or even entering buildings like an office or gym, would you do it? Well, a Chinese tech giant Tencent has launched a new biometric payment system designed to allow you to leave your keys, cash and credit cards at home. Our Marc Stewart has more from Beijing.
MARC STEWART, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: In a busy Beijing Metro station, time is of the assets and here on the dashing airport express line, passengers can ditch their smartphones instead paying for their ride like this. With the palm of their hand, this new biometric payment system is part of a trial by Chinese tech giant Tencent for its ways and pay users. The digital wallet and payment service is a sister app of WeChat and users must opt in to use the contactless service.
Infrared cameras analyze both a user`s palm print and a unique pattern of veins under their skin. Within seconds, the user is identified and a payment is made.
GUO RIZEN, VICE GENERAL MANAGER, WEIXIN PAY INDUSTRY APPLICATION (through translator): We`re hoping that palm payments can save people to trouble of carrying physical items like cards and keys so that our lives become more convenient.
STEWART: Here at Tencent headquarters in the Southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, the technology is used across the building from the cafeteria to the gym.
Guo Rizen oversees the lab that began developing this technology in 2019. He says the double verification of palm prince and veins helps prevent identity theft.
RIZEN: With face scanning technology, people can look a lot like each other like twins, but with palm payments, even brothers and sisters who look alike have unique palm prints and veins.
STEWART: Tencent began rolling out this tech in early 2023. It`s now being tested in convenience stores at Shenzhen University and in local gyms. The co-founder of this gym chain says nearly 2000 members have registered to use the system.
XIA JINGLONG, CO-FOUNDER OF SUPERMONKEY (through translator): Before this, our users needed to enter a password to open the door and use their smartphone to check in and make purchases. Now, they can just use their palm.
STEWART: Biometric payment systems are nothing new from fingerprint to facial recognition. These services have been around for years, including palm scanning technology. In 2020, Amazon began rolling out this palm payment service at whole food supermarkets in the U.S., but concerns have been raised about biometric payment systems around data security and privacy, both in China and abroad.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: When you amass huge amounts of people`s most sensitive information, their biometric data, you`re creating a kind of honey pot, which cyber criminals, uh, kind of lick their lips about and really want to access.
STEWART: Tencent says security and privacy is their number one priority. Users` biometric data is stored on a cloud and is encrypted for security.
Tencent is working to improve this service and hopes to expand its reach. But the future of this tech lays firmly in the hands of the public.
WIRE: For today`s story, getting a 10 out of 10, a whole new meaning to great white shark when Iowa city got loads of snow last week, artist Carlos
Maldonado, well, he decided to make the most of the white stuff with his family creating this 20-foot-long great white shark. Mr. Carlos Maldonado said that his kids originally wanted just a snowman, but six hours later, they had jaws.
Now, if they get more snow then Maldonado, say their next project is an octopus or a banana split. That`s one fantastic piece of art, snow joke, a
shark that doesn`t attack. Still give frostbite, though.
All right, you already know what time it is, shout out time. Today, we`re sending a whole bunch of love to the Wranglers in Mrs. Allen`s class at
Harmony Middle School in Harmony, Florida, rise up. And this shout out goes to The Columbus School in Medellin, Columbia, go Tigers.
Let`s go out and make this world a bit of a better place. Shall we? Even if it`s just making someone smile today. Remember you are more powerful than
you know. I`m Coy Wire. It`s been a blessing to spend this week with you.
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Today`s headline is from Iowa were former president Donald Trump celebrated a landslide win in the state`s caucuses. The first Republican presidential
nominating contest of the election year. CNN`s Julia Benbrook explains why these results indicate Donald Trump is in a strong position to be the Republican nominee for president once again in 2024.
Trump made it clear to his supporters that he didn`t just want to win.
Nikki Haley battled it out in the race for second place.
DeSantis went all in on Iowa, visiting all 99 counties and receiving a rare endorsement from the state`s governor. DeSantis who grabbed the second-place finish is promising his voters.
We`ve got our ticket punched out of Iowa.
Haley finishing in third in the Hawkeye State has been on an upward trajectory in New Hampshire where voters head to the polls next week.
Now, let`s take a step back to get a better sense of where we are in this process of finding the next U.S. President.
These primaries and caucuses all lead up to this summer`s Republican and Democratic conventions where parties finalize their nominee for the general election, which takes place November 5th. That is when voters will finally choose the next American president.
Let`s take another look at the candidates. After the Iowa caucuses, only three contenders remain for the Republican nomination, former president
Donald Trump, the clear front runner, U.S. military veteran and current Governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, and Nikki Haley, a former U.N. Ambassador and Governor of South Carolina.
As for the Democrats,
There are three notable independent bids as well.
Environmental Lawyer and Author Robert F. Kennedy, nephew of former President John F.
Long way to go in this election process.
Which country has the most volcanoes in the world?
erupting volcano. This is the second time in a month that molten lava has destroyed parts of nearby towns.
Some are worried that the Iceland they know and love will never be the same.
The earth is on fire in Iceland. Again for the second time in a month, Iceland`s Fagradalsfjall volcano is threatening the small fishing village of Grindavik in the Southwest of the country. A webcam set up by Iceland`s Public Broadcaster, RUV showed a stream of lava flowing into Grindavik with the burning buildings, just meters away from houses.
So far, several homes have been consumed by scorching lava flowing out of two new fissures from the latest eruption forcing national police to order evacuations.
It`s basically as bad as can possibly get.
NADEAU: After the volcano last erupted on December 18th, authorities built walls to divert the lava from the town. So far, the walls are holding the lava back from all, but the houses on the outskirts of town. Authorities have no idea how long mother nature`s fury will last or how much more damage this tiny village will endure.
WIRE: Today`s story, getting a 10 out of 10, you and your goals, whether you set a new year`s resolution that you`re grinding on or one that`s gone a bit a skew, or maybe you`re honing in on a plan to achieve something right now.
Katy Milkman, author of "How to Change" gives us a few science based tips to help us out, so we can all be successful and conjubilant.
Whether you`re hoping to get in shape or learn a new skill or save more for retirement, or just get to bed on time. Science has proven that there are tools that can really help you immensely as you pursue those goals.
So every Monday is a little miniature fresh start. The beginning of spring, the celebration
of a birthday is a fresh start. All of those fresh start moments give us this optimism about what we are capable of.
So most of us will choose a goal that`s very abstract and long-term, like I want to get in shape, or
The next thing you need to do is actually break that down and figure out what`s the bite size piece you can do this week. And when and where are you going to be able to execute on that?
Research shows that when we think about how much time we`re going to commit each week to a goal, instead of thinking about how much time we`re going to commit over the course of a year, we`re roughly 10% more likely to actually make progress each week.
Research shows that if we don`t find it fun to pursue our goals, we won`t persist. We should look for a way to make it enjoyable. Maybe by pairing it with something else that we love, or even just pursuing it differently, going to a Zumba class instead of getting on a punishing workout machine.
And it`s important if the people around you also believe in you and boost your confidence rather than putting you down, that makes goal pursuit more fun.
When you want to quit something, though, it`s really different. In this case, you actually want to make it more costly to engage in whatever behavior it is, that`s bad for you. And so there`s a tool that is very counterintuitive called a "commitment device" that you can use, which means basically putting money on the line or forfeiting something else you value if you fail to achieve your goal.
There are websites like stickk.com and beeminder.com. They allow you to put money on the line and if you fail, you`re going to owe money to a charitable organization of your choice. Now, you`ve increased the price of your vice enough that you may actually make the decision that`s in your long-term best interest at a higher rate. In fact, science shows, this is very effective.
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We start this week with a somber update and milestone regarding
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as proxy groups target U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria and international ships in the Red Sea.
as he looks to deescalate a possible wider war in the Middle East.
went to Qatar, which has been instrumental in negotiating for the release of hostages held in Gaza.
The Americans also killing Iran-back maliciously in Iraq
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, cold temperatures can take a toll on our bodies.
for respiratory viruses, as more people seek refuge inside from the cold, but also frostbite and hypothermia.
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and we have already some stellar news, including the discovery of a taradiddle about the color of Neptune. Our Jeremy Roth has more.
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