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☆ Former president of Honduras convicted in U.S. of aiding drug traffickers
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernandez testifies during his trial on U.S. drug trafficking charges in federal court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., March 6, 2024 in this courtroom sketch. Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández was convicted Friday in New York of charges that he conspired with drug traffickers and used his military and national police force to enable tons of cocaine to make it unhindered into the United States. The jury returned its verdict at a federal court after a two week trial, which has been closely followed in his home country. The scene in the courtroom was subdued and Hernandez seemed relaxed as the verdict on three counts was announced by the jury foreperson. In remarks to the jury before they left the courtroom, Judge P. Kevin Castel praised jurors for reaching a unanimous verdict, which was necessary for a conviction.

Persons: Juan Orlando Hernandez, Juan Orlando Hernández, Renato Stabile, Hernandez, P, Kevin Castel Organizations: Central, Defense Locations: Honduras, Manhattan, New York City, U.S, Honduran, New York, United States, Central American, Tegucigalpa

On Tuesday, nearly two years after he was extradited to the United States, he pleaded guilty to drug trafficking in a federal court in New York. By pleading guilty to a single drug trafficking charge, Bonilla avoided a trial scheduled to begin Monday and likely a much longer sentence. U.S. District Judge Kevin Castel confirmed Wednesday that Hernández’s trial would begin Monday. Hernández was extradited to the U.S. in April 2022, just three months after leaving office, and faces drug trafficking and weapons charges. Hernández’s rise to lead Honduras’ congress and then to run for president was fueled in part by drug money, prosecutors allege.

Persons: Juan Carlos Bonilla, El, ”, Bonilla, Juan Orlando Hernández, Kevin Castel, Mauricio Hernández Pineda, Hernández’s, Marlon Duarte, Duarte, Hernández, General Merrick Garland, Hernández “, ” Bonilla, Porfirio Lobo Organizations: National Police, District, U.S . U.S, U.S, Prosecutors Locations: TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, El Tigre, United States, New York, U.S, Honduran, Manhattan

☆ Amazon hit by strikes, protests across Europe during Black Friday trade
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"Make Amazon Pay", a campaign coordinated by the UNI Global Union, said strikes and protests would take place in more than 30 countries from Black Friday - the day after the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, when many retailers slash prices to boost sales - through to Monday. In Germany, Amazon's second-biggest market by sales last year, around 250 workers were on strike at a Leipzig warehouse and around 500 at an Amazon warehouse in Rheinberg, trade union Verdi said on Friday. More than 200 workers were striking on Friday at Amazon's warehouse in Coventry, England as part of a long-running dispute over pay. The striking workers were chanting their demand for a pay rise to 15 pounds ($18.69) an hour. Amazon has remained popular in Europe even as rivals like Shein and Temu have seen rapid growth.

Persons: Amazon's, Verdi, Nick Henderson, Amazon, CGIL, CCOO, Helen Reid, James Davey, Phil Noble, Matthias Inverardi, Elisa Anzolin, Corina Pons, Sharon Singleton Organizations: UNI Global Union, U.S, Amazon, Castel, Reuters Graphics, Thomson Locations: Europe, U.S, Germany, Leipzig, Rheinberg, Amazon's, Coventry, England, Castel San Giovanni, France, London, Dusseldorf, Milan, Madrid

☆ Amazon protests in Europe target warehouses, lockers on busy Black Friday
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

On Black Friday, the day after the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, many retailers slash prices to boost sales. More than 1,000 workers at Amazon's warehouse in Coventry, England, will strike on Friday, according to trade union GMB, as part of a long-running dispute over pay. Many Amazon shoppers use its lockers, which are located in train stations, supermarket car parks, and street corners, to receive their orders. Attac, which calls Black Friday a "celebration of overproduction and overconsumption", said it expects the protest to be wider than last year, when it estimates 100 Amazon lockers across France were targeted. "Make Amazon Pay", a global campaign coordinated by UNI Global Union, said strikes and protests would take place in more than 30 countries from Black Friday through to Monday.

Persons: Pascal, Amazon's, Verdi, CGIL, CCOO, Helen Reid, James Davey, Matthias Inverardi, Elisa Anzolin, Corina Pons, Sharon Singleton Organizations: Workers, U.S, Amazon, GMB, Trade, Amazon's, Castel, UNI Global Union, Thomson Locations: Boves, France, Europe, U.S, Germany, Bad Hersfeld, Dortmund, Koblenz, Leipzig, Amazon's, Coventry , England, London, Castel San Giovanni, Black, Dusseldorf, Milan, Madrid

☆ Amazon hit by strikes, protests across Europe during Black Friday
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

In England, more than 200 workers were striking on Friday at Amazon's warehouse in Coventry as part of a long-running dispute over pay. The striking workers were chanting their demand for a pay rise to 15 pounds ($18.69) an hour. [1/4]People hold a banner during a Black Friday strike outside the Amazon warehouse, in Coventry, Britain November 24, 2023. Spanish union CCOO called for Amazon warehouse and delivery workers to stage a one-hour strike on each shift on "Cyber Monday" next week. Amazon has remained popular in Europe even as rivals like Shein and Temu have seen rapid growth.

Persons: Amazon's, Verdi, Nick Henderson, Phil Noble, Amazon, CGIL, CCOO, Helen Reid, James Davey, Matthias Inverardi, Elisa Anzolin, Corina Pons, Nick Zieminski, Jason Neely Organizations: UNI Global Union, U.S, Amazon, REUTERS, Reuters Graphics, Thomson Locations: Europe, U.S, Germany, Rheinberg, Leipzig, England, Amazon's, Coventry, Britain, Italy, Castel San Giovanni, Spanish, France, London, Dusseldorf, Milan, Madrid

☆ An ex-Goldman Sachs banker who passed secrets to his squash buddy just got jailed for 3 years
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Brijesh Goel, a former investment banker at Goldman Sachs, was jailed for three years. US District Judge P. Kevin Castel told Goel he "lied again and again and again" on the stand. AdvertisementAdvertisementA former Goldman Sachs investment banker who was found guilty of insider trading and obstruction of justice was jailed for three years by a New York judge. AdvertisementAdvertisement"You took the stand right in this chair and you lied again and again and again," the judge told Goel. "I apologize to Goldman Sachs, to my colleagues, everyone who felt betrayed by my actions."

Persons: Brijesh Goel, Goldman Sachs, P, Kevin Castel, Goel, —, Akshay Niranjan, Niranjan, Goel texted Akshay, he'd, Akshay, Damian William Organizations: US, Service, Goldman, Barclays, Securities Exchange Commission, Southern, of, Bloomberg Locations: New York, of New York

POZZUOLI, Italy, Oct 27 (Reuters) - The talk in shops and coffee bars in Pozzuoli, a port town outside Naples, is not about soccer or politics, but of the fear that has gripped residents since a supervolcano sparked a swarm of earthquakes. Sulphurous fumes escape from the surface, giving the area a surreal look and making it a magnet for tourists. "Even those small ones (quakes) make us afraid," she said. There are big ones and small ones. Prezzini, 78, said he would defy any evacuation order, while 66-year-old Luigi Ilardi, chimed in: "We are used to it.

Persons: Stefania Briganti, Ciro De, Sophia Loren, Vincenzo Russo, Angelo Prezzini, Luigi Ilardi, I've, Ciro De Luca, Philip Pullella, Deborah Kyvrikosaios Organizations: REUTERS, Thomson Locations: POZZUOLI, Italy, Pozzuoli, Naples, Milan, Castel, Rome

☆ Animal rights campaigners urge Pope Francis to denounce bullfighting
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Activists from the animal rights group PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) protest against bullfighting near Vatican, in Rome, Italy, July 28, 2023. REUTERS/Antonio DentiVATICAN CITY, July 28 (Reuters) - A group of animal rights activists gathered near the Vatican on Friday dressed in red capes and fake horns to urge Pope Francis to denounce what they see as the barbaric practice of bullfighting. "Catholic Church: Silence is Violence! Denounce bullfighting," read a banner held up by the activists near the ancient Roman Castel Sant'Angelo fortress on the banks of the River Tiber, in view of St Peter's Basilica. Since bullfighting events "are often held in honour of Catholic saints or during holy Christian celebrations, the Catholic Church can and must help end this abuse by publicly condemning bull torture in the name of religion," animal rights group PETA said in a statement.

Persons: Antonio Denti, Pope Francis, Castel, Pope Pius V, Alvise, Peter Graff Organizations: PETA, REUTERS, CITY, Catholic, Roman Catholic Church, PETA Italy, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Vatican, Rome, Italy, Castel Sant'Angelo, Peter's

☆ A New Spin on Spin: Reviving a Bolognese Folk Dance
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Brian Seibert | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Two men arrive on the dance floor, holding hands. This is the polka chinata, or crouched polka, a nearly defunct Bolognese folk dance. He had made other works using folk dance, but he had never heard of an Italian couple dance for men. He sought out Giancarlo Stagni, a dance teacher in Castel San Pietro Terme, near Bologna. Stagni told him that the number of people who danced the polka chinata had shrunk to just five.

Persons: ”, Alessandro Sciarroni, Sciarroni, “, Giancarlo Stagni, Stagni Locations: Italian, States, PS21, Chatham , N.Y, Italy, Castel San Pietro Terme, Bologna

☆ A law firm was fined $5,000 after one of its lawyers used ChatGPT to write a court brief riddled with fake case references
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A law firm was fined $5,000 after one of its lawyers used ChatGPT to write a court brief. Schwartz included references to a number of fake cases and opinions ChatGPT generated in an affirmation in opposition filed on March 1 this year, the court documents show. Although fellow Levidow, Levidow & Oberman attorney Peter LoDuca had signed and filed the affirmation in opposition, Schwartz said that he had been the one to research and write the brief. Castel, the judge, criticized Levidow, Levidow & Oberman for not "coming clean about their actions" quickly enough. Castel fined Levidow, Levidow & Oberman $5,000, and ordered the law firm to send letters to each judge falsely identified as an author of one of the fake opinions.

Persons: —, Steven Schwartz, Levidow, Schwartz, Peter LoDuca, Kevin Castel, ChatGPT, OpenAI, Castel, Oberman, Avianca Organizations: Service, New, Southern, of, LoDuca, & $ Locations: New York, of New York

CNN —The Vatican said Thursday it will hand over evidence in the disappearance of a 15-year-old daughter of one of its employees 40 years ago to the Rome city prosecutor. Emanuela Orlandi, who was the daughter of a prominent Vatican employee and lived within the walls of the holy city, disappeared in the summer of 1983 while on her way home from a music lesson in central Rome. Her father, Ercole Orlandi, who died in 2004, worked for the Institute for the Works of Religion in the Holy See. Her mother, Maria Orlandi, still lives in the family apartment in Vatican City. A year later, the Vatican agreed to exhume the tomb of two princesses thought to be buried in the cemetery of the Pontifical Teutonic College inside the Vatican City.

Persons: Emanuela Orlandi, Alessandro Diddi, ” Pietro Orlandi, Antonio Masiello, Diddi, ”, “, Pietro Orlandi Orlandi, Ercole Orlandi, Maria Orlandi, Pietro Orlandi, Castel Sant ’ Angelo, Pope, Angelus, Orlandi, Mark Lewis, Mehmet Ali Agca, John Paul II, ’ Organizations: CNN, Vatican, Dei Catholic, Institute, Religion, Pontifical Teutonic College, Vatican City Locations: Rome, Vatican, St, Piazza Navona, Vatican City, Italy

☆ Judge sanctions lawyers for brief written by A.I. with fake citations
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Steven Schwartz, who used ChatGPT to write a legal brief, is pictured outside federal court in Manhattan on Thursday, June 8, 2023, in New York. A New York federal judge on Thursday sanctioned lawyers who submitted a legal brief written by the artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT, which included citations of non-existent court opinions and fake quotes. But Castel said the lawyers exhibited "bad faith" by making false and misleading statements about the brief and its contents after Avianca's lawyers raised concerns that the legal citations in the brief were from court cases did not exist. "In researching and drafting court submissions, good lawyers appropriately obtain assistance from junior lawyers, law students, contract lawyers, legal encyclopedias and databases such as Westlaw and LexisNexis," Castel wrote in his order. "Technological advances are commonplace and there is nothing inherently improper about using a reliable artificial intelligence tool for assistance," Castel wrote.

Persons: Steven Schwartz, Judge P, Kevin Castel, Peter LoDuca, Castel, Schwartz, Levidow, Roberto Mata, Mata's Organizations: New, Montreal Convention, LexisNexis Locations: Manhattan, New York, U.S, El Salvador, Montreal

NEW YORK, June 22 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday imposed sanctions on two New York lawyers who submitted a legal brief that included six fictitious case citations generated by an artificial intelligence chatbot, ChatGPT. U.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castel in Manhattan ordered lawyers Steven Schwartz, Peter LoDuca and their law firm Levidow, Levidow & Oberman to pay a $5,000 fine in total. Levidow, Levidow & Oberman said in a statement on Thursday that its lawyers "respectfully" disagreed with the court that they acted in bad faith. Lawyers for Avianca first alerted the court in March that they could not locate some cases cited in the brief. His order also said the lawyers must notify the judges, all of them real, who were identified as authors of the fake cases of the sanction.

Persons: District Judge P, Kevin Castel, Steven Schwartz, Peter LoDuca, Levidow, Oberman, Schwartz, LoDuca, Avianca, Bart Banino, Sara Merken, Leigh Jones, Jamie Freed Organizations: YORK, District Judge, Colombian, Avianca, Thomson, & $ Locations: U.S, York, ChatGPT . U.S, Manhattan

☆ The world’s 50 best restaurants revealed
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Marnie Hunter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Peru’s capital city – and undoubtedly its gastronomic capital – had a tremendous showing Tuesday at The World’s 50 Best Restaurants awards, taking the No. Four Lima restaurants made the 50 Best list: Central at No. Central is the first South American restaurant to earn the “World’s Best” title. This year’s top 50 includes restaurants from 24 territories on five continents, with 12 restaurants entering the list for the first time. Ken Motohasi/CentralThe world’s 50 best restaurants 20231.

Persons: –, Maido, Kjolle, Virgilio Martinez, Pía, Santiago Calatrava, Asador, Le Du, Gaggan Anand, Atomix, Le Bernardin, Éric Ripert, they’re, Osteria Francescana, Ken Motohasi, Bruno Verjus, São, Julien Royer, Le, Don Julio, Quique, Schloss, Hiša Franko, El, Jane, Tim Raue, Le Calandre, Leo, Bogotá, Orfali Organizations: City of Arts and Sciences, Diverxo, Longtime, Peru's, Trèsind, Orfali Bros, Mexico City Locations: –, Lima, Central, American, Spanish, Valencia, Spain, Barcelona, Madrid, Atxondo, Basque, Italy, France, Europe, England, London, Asia, Bangkok, United States, New York, North America, Noma, Copenhagen, Modena, Mirazur, Menton, Peru, South America, Disfrutar, Denmark, New York City, Quintonil, Mexico City, Mexico, Paris, Dubai, UAE, East, Africa, São Paulo, Brazil, Odette, Singapore, Le Du, Thailand, Sangro, Steirereck, Vienna, Austria, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tokyo, Japan, Belcanto, Lisbon, Portugal, Switzerland, Santiago, Chile, Frantzén, Stockholm, Sweden, San Sebastian, Kobarid, Slovenia, Bogotá, Colombia, Ikoyi, Antwerp, Belgium, Berlin, Germany, Piazza, Alba, United Arab Emirates, Montreuil, Rosetta, Hong Kong

☆ The lawyer who used ChatGPT's fake legal cases in court said he was 'duped' by the AI, but a judge questioned how he didn't spot the 'legal gibberish'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Paul Squire | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A lawyer used ChatGPT to help search for legal cases to write an affidavit backing his lawsuit. The AI hallucinated six fake cases, per a federal judge, which the lawyer included in the filing. US District Court Judge P. Kevin Castel asked lawyer Steven Schwartz of personal injury law firm Levidow, Levidow & Oberman, according to Inner City Press. The court filing included six court cases that were "bogus judicial decisions with bogus quotes and bogus internal citations," Castel wrote in a previous court order. "I have worked with Mr. Schwartz for 27 years," LoDuca said in court, Inner City Press reported.

Persons: —, didn't, Matthew Russell Lee, P, Kevin Castel, Steven Schwartz, Levidow, Schwartz, Peter LoDuca, Castel, Varghese, LoDuca Organizations: Service, Inner City Press, Google, City Press, Mr Locations: New York

☆ The ChatGPT Lawyer Explains Himself
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Benjamin Weiser | Nate Schweber | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

As the court hearing in Manhattan began, the lawyer, Steven A. Schwartz, appeared nervously upbeat, grinning while talking with his legal team. Nearly two hours later, Mr. Schwartz sat slumped, his shoulders drooping and his head rising barely above the back of his chair. At times during the hearing, Mr. Schwartz squeezed his eyes shut and rubbed his forehead with his left hand. He repeatedly tried to explain why he did not conduct further research into the cases that ChatGPT had provided to him. “God, I wish I did that, and I didn’t do it,” Mr. Schwartz said, adding that he felt embarrassed, humiliated and deeply remorseful.

Persons: Steven A, Schwartz, Kevin Castel, Peter LoDuca, stammered, ChatGPT, “, ” Mr Organizations: Federal, Court Locations: Manhattan

☆ Trove of 750 looted artifacts returned to Italy from disgraced British dealer
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Barbie Latza Nadeau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Some 750 looted archaeological treasures have been seized from the notorious British antiquities trader Robin Symes and returned to Italy after a decades-long fight for their return, the Carabinieri art police said on Wednesday. Some of the antiquities returned to Italy from London are seen on display at Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome. The 750 repatriated items were seized from the disgraced British art dealer Robin Symes. He was often investigated but never charged for his alleged crimes despite countless attempts by Italy and Greece. The return of these 750 objects marks another success in Italy’s attempt to recover its stolen treasures.

Persons: Robin Symes, …, Remo Casilli, Symes, General Lorenzo d’Ascia, Reuters Symes, Marion True, True, Vincenzo Molinese, Gennaro Sangiuliano, ” Organizations: CNN, Carabinieri, Magna Graecia, Ministry of Culture, Castel, Reuters, Symes Ltd, Italian Judicial Authority, State, Paul Getty Museum, Castel Sant'Angelo Locations: Italy, Castel Sant’Angelo, Etruria, Magna, London, Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome, United Kingdom, British, Swiss, Greece, Castel, United States

☆ ChatGPT cited 'bogus' cases for a New York federal court filing. The attorneys involved may face sanctions.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( Rohan Goswami | In Rohangoswamicnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Roberto Mata's lawsuit against Avianca Airlines wasn't so different from many other personal-injury suits filed in New York federal court. Mata's lawyers predictably opposed the motion and cited a variety of legal decisions, as is typical in courtroom spats. Avianca's attorneys told the court that it couldn't find numerous legal cases that LoDuca had cited in his response. Federal Judge P. Kevin Castel demanded that LoDuca provide copies of nine judicial decisions that were apparently used. In response, LoDuca filed the full text of eight cases in federal court.

☆ A lawyer apologized after ChatGPT made up case law in an affidavit he submitted
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-27 | by ( Sarah Al-Arshani | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A lawyer used ChatGPT to write an affidavit in a personal injury lawsuit against an airline. However, the tool is at the heart of a case to discipline a New York lawyer. Steven Schwartz, a personal injury lawyer with Levidow, Levidow & Oberman, faces a sanctions hearing on June 8, after it was revealed that he used ChatGPT to write up an affidavit. The affidavit that used ChatGPT was for a lawsuit involving a man who alleged he was injured by a serving cart aboard an Avianca flight, and featured several made up court decisions. "Six of the submitted cases appear to be bogus judicial decisions with bogus quotes and bogus internal citations," Castel wrote.

☆ Lawyer apologizes for fake court citations from ChatGPT
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-27 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —The meteoric rise of ChatGPT is shaking up multiple industries – including law, as one attorney recently found out. Steven Schwartz, an attorney with Levidow, Levidow & Oberman and licensed in New York for over three decades, handled Mata’s representation. Schwart’s affidavit Wednesday contained screenshots of the attorney appearing to confirm the authenticity of the case with ChatGPT. “is varghese a real case,” Schwartz asked the chatbot. 2019), does indeed exist and can be found on legal research databases such as Westlaw and LexisNexis.

CASTEL BOLOGNESE, Italy, May 18 (Reuters) - Floods that killed at least 13 people in Italy's northern Emilia-Romagna region caused billions of euros' worth of damage and hit agriculture particularly hard, the regional governor said on Thursday. "We are facing a new earthquake," Emilia-Romagna President Stefano Bonaccini told reporters, recalling the seismic events that struck the region in 2012, destroying thousands of homes. The government has promised an extra 20 million euros ($22 million) in emergency aid, on top of the 10 million euros allocated in response to previous floods two weeks ago, which killed at least two people. [1/6] Firefighters work next to a flooded car, after heavy rains hit Italy's Emilia Romagna region, in Faenza, Italy, May 18. Heavy rains followed months of drought which had dried out the land, reducing its capacity to absorb water, meteorologists said.

[1/6] Firefighters work next to a flooded car, after heavy rains hit Italy's Emilia Romagna region, in Faenza, Italy, May 18, 2023. "We are facing a new earthquake," Emilia-Romagna President Stefano Bonaccini told reporters, recalling the seismic events that struck the region in 2012, destroying thousands of homes. The government has promised an extra 20 million euros ($22 million) in emergency aid, on top of the 10 million euros allocated in response to previous floods two weeks ago, which killed at least two people. At least 10,000 people were forced to leave their homes, and many of those who remained in flooded areas were left with no electricity. Heavy rains followed months of drought which had dried out the land, reducing its capacity to absorb water, meteorologists said.

☆ Torrential rain lashes northern Italy, killing at least two people
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

ROME, May 3 (Reuters) - Torrential rain lashed Italy's northern Emilia Romagna region over the last 24 hours, causing extensive flooding and killing at least two people, rescuers and media said on Wednesday. An elderly cyclist drowned when he was swept away by flood waters in the town of Castel Bolognese, Ansa news agency reported. The rain follows months of drought which raised concerns about the low water level in the Po, Italy's largest river, which runs West to East through the northern part of Emilia Romagna. An aerial view shows a flooded area after heavy rains hit Italy's Emilia Romagna region, in Massa Lombarda, Italy, May 2, 2023. Vigili del Fuoco/Handout via REUTERSFootage released by the fire brigade showed extensive flooding in an area between Bologna, Emilia Romagna's capital, and the city of Ravenna on the Adriatic coast.

☆ Saadiyat: The 'island of happiness' just off Abu Dhabi
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( Chris Dwyer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Jon Arnold Images Ltd/Alamy Stock PhotoWhile Abu Dhabi itself is home to bombastic contemporary architecture, Saadiyat – an easy 20-minute drive from downtown and Abu Dhabi International Airport – is a natural wonderland, edged by small sand dunes. Elevated boardwalks protect them from beachgoers – part of a conservation project led by Jumeirah at Saadiyat Island Resort and its inhouse marine biologist. Department of Culture and Tourism Abu DhabiOpen year-round, Saadiyat Beach Golf Club is home to a Gary Player signature 18-hole golf course. Luc Castel/Getty ImagesInaugurated in 2017, The Louvre Abu Dhabi is France’s largest cultural project abroad. Louvre Abu Dhabi isn’t the only highbrow place on Saadiyat – behind the dunes there are two world-class educational institutions, too.

☆ The 10 most expensive U.S. states to retire in — California didn't make the list
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-19 | by ( Cheyenne Devon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

In addition to being home to the most expensive city to live in worldwide, New York is the least affordable U.S. state to retire in. That's according to WalletHub's "2023 Best States to Retire," which compared all 50 states across three main categories: affordability, quality of life and health care. The ranking looked at adjusted cost of living, general tax-friendliness and annual cost of in-home services, as well as other factors. Don't expect to find affordability across the Hudson River either: New Jersey ranks as the second most expensive state to retire in. Here are the top 10 most expensive states to retire in, according to WalletHub:New York New Jersey Vermont Massachusetts Maryland Washington Connecticut Maine Illinois OregonRetirement will look different to everyone, and there are several factors to consider.

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