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☆ The Met Gala’s Strange but Fitting Literary Inspiration
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Jim Windolf | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The threat to their peaceful existence arrives in the form of an army on the horizon. “The Garden of Time” is a fitting but ironic choice as a theme for the year’s most lavish celebration. The sympathies of “The Garden of Time” seem to lie with the count and countess. And yet the author slips in hints that their lovely existence may be empty. When Count Axel puts his arm around his wife’s waist, he realizes that “he had not embraced her for several years.”

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☆ The Met Gala theme is ‘The Garden of Time:’ Why culture is obsessed with JG Ballard
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

In February, the Met revealed Ballard’s 1962 short story “The Garden of Time” as the forthcoming red carpet theme. Victor Virgile/Gamma-Rapho/Getty ImagesThere is little glitz and glamor in Ballard’s world — or if there is, it doesn’t last for long. David Cronenberg's adaptation of JG Ballard's "Crash" debuted at Cannes Film Festival in 1996. In 2021, American designer Thom Browne’s Spring-Summer catwalk at New York Fashion Week also imagined life behind Count Axel’s garden wall. And now with the Met Gala theme, the beautiful flower that dies as soon as it’s plucked, it connects back to fashion being ephemeral.

Persons: Manus, Andrew Bolton, JG Ballard, Count Axel, Axel, Count, Countess, Thom Browne, Victor Virgile, —, you’ve, Steven Spielberg’s, David Cronenberg’s, ”, it’s, Ballard, David Cronenberg's, Ronald Siemoneit, Thom Browne’s, Browne, Alon Livné, Andrew Groves, Estrella de Mar, ” Groves, McQueen, Jeremy Scott, Marie, Christiane Marek, Jeremy Scott's, Jeremy Scott “, ” Scott, Scott, “, Nigel Coates, Caffè, Coates, Caffè Bongo, brandished Coates, Caffe, Edward Valentine, Charli XCX, Madonna’s, Ian Curtis, Stanley Donwood, Groves Organizations: CNN, York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, West, Technology, Costume Institute, Bolton, New York, Sun, Cannes Film, Estrella de, Paris Fashion, Division, Preachers, Fourth Estate Locations: China, British, France, American, Israeli, London, Estrella, Tokyo, “

☆ A high-powered NYC lawyer is suing his ex for custody of their poodle and $208K, saying the pet is 'more than a dog' to him
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A New York City lawyer is suing his ex-boyfriend, also a lawyer, for custody of a miniature poodle. The couple purchased the dog — Raven — together in 2020, but broke up last month. Taylor Leighton, who called the dog his 'child,' is also seeking more than $200,000 in damages. AdvertisementA New York lawyer is suing his former boyfriend, also a lawyer, for custody of their miniature poodle and more than $200,000 in damages, according to an affidavit published by the Daily Beast. AdvertisementIn the affidavit, Leighton argued that although Nathan Greess contributed $2,000 toward the purchase, it was only because he owed money for household expenses.

Persons: —, Taylor Leighton, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer, Feld, Countess Raven, Raven, Luann, Leighton, Nathan Greess Organizations: Service, Daily, Feld LLP, Housewives, New, Scripps News Locations: York City, York, Minnesota, New York City, Raven

☆ Princess Diana’s first-ever job contract up for auction
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

London CNN —A work contract signed by Diana Spencer two years before she married the then-Prince of Wales is expected to fetch thousands of dollars at auction. The document was filled out in black ink by the young woman who would go on to become world famous as Princess Diana. The job contract, believed to be Princess Diana’s first, was filled out when she was just 17. The document, which is expected to sell for up to $10,000, is thought to be the late princess’ first official work contract. This contract is one of the last remaining snapshots of Diana’s life before she was thrust into the spotlight.

Persons: Diana Spencer, Prince of, Diana, Diana’s, Auctioneum, nannies, Mary Cook, Cook, Andrew Stowe, ”, ’, Stowe, “, ” Stowe, Wales, It’s Organizations: London CNN, CNN, CNN’s Royal Locations: Prince of Wales, London, ”, Paris, Kensington

☆ 'Mary & George': the Scandalous True Story Behind the Starz Series
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-13 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

"Mary & George" takes viewers inside the raucous 17th century court of Britain's King James I. AdvertisementNicholas Galitzine as George Villiers in "Mary & George." Tony Curran as King James and Nicholas Galitzine as George Villiers in "Mary & George." Nicholas Galitzine as George Villiers in "Mary & George." "Mary & George" is released weekly on Fridays at midnight on the Starz app and the Starz linear channel at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

Persons: Mary, George, Britain's King James I, —, Long, Kris Kardashian, Mary Villiers, Julianne Moore, Nicholas Galitzine, Tony Curran, Countess, Duke of Buckingham, Benjamin Woolley's, James I, England's James I, Scotland's James VI, George Villiers, Mary Villiers's, Sir George Villiers, Moore, what's, James, Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset, Laurie Davidson, King James, Carr, Alan Stewart, King James I, Marquess of Buckingham, George Villiers's, George reminisced, King James Until James, Katherine Manners, Earl of Rutland, Katherine, Starz Mary, Woolley, poultices, King Charles I, Charles Organizations: Service, Starz, Royal, Farnham, BBC, Smithsonian Magazine Locations: France, England, Scottish, London, Surrey, Britain

☆ 'Mary & George' bosses say one of the biggest challenges was finding a period home that would allow them to shoot the premiere's orgy scene
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-06 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

"Mary & George," Starz's latest raunchy historical drama, premiered on April 5. Executive producer Liza Marshall told BI that they faced issues finding filming locations. Speaking to Business Insider, executive producer Liza Marshall revealed that the production struggled to find a period home to shoot a steamy scene that appears in the premiere episode of "Mary & George." AdvertisementTony Curran and Nicholas Galitzine in "Mary & George." AdvertisementNicholas Galitzine as George Villiers in "Mary & George."

Persons: Mary, George, Liza Marshall, —, Buckingham, Mary Villiers, Julianne Moore, Nicholas Galitzine, schemed, King James I, Tony Curran, Villiers, Benjamin Woolley's, James I, skullduggery, Marshall, Moore, George Villiers, Galitzine, Robbie Taylor Hunt Organizations: Service, Starz, BI, Entertainment Locations: France, England

☆ Stonebwoy draws inspiration from Bob Marley at Tuff Gong Studios to unite the Black diaspora
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Lauren Lee | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The session was the Ghanaian’s first visit to Bob Marley’s iconic Tuff Gong Studio. I feel like I’m surrounded by the spirits of those who built here.”“Once upon a time, Bob Marley was probably sitting in the same spot that I am sitting in,” he added. Bob Marley performs onstage during a concert in Stockholm, Sweden, in the late 1970s. Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Global CitizenUniting the Black diaspora through musicFrom Afrobeats to reggae, Stonebwoy has worked with musicians including Rick Ross, Beanie Man, Shaggy, Keri Hilson, Russ, Davido, and Angelique Kidjo, shining brightest when mentoring emerging artists. Until then, he has his eyes set on making sure the sounds of the Black diaspora continue to dominate worldwide.

Persons: CNN —, Stonebwoy, Shaggy, Sean Paul, Wyclef Jean, Bob Marley, Yohan Marley, Bob Marley’s, ”, riffing, Livingstone Etse Satekla, Ghana's Stonebwoy, ” Stonebwoy, “, Stonebwoy’s, Jemal Countess, Rick Ross, Beanie, Keri Hilson, Russ, Davido, Angelique Kidjo, Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Odumodublvck Organizations: CNN, Island Music Conference, Gong, Tuff Gong, Tuff Gong Studios, Global Citizen Festival, Getty, Global Citizen, BHIM, Burniton Music Locations: Ghanaian, Jamaica, Kingston, ”, Ghana, Africa, Caribbean, West African, Stockholm, Sweden, Hulton, Accra

☆ House GOP Biden inquiry stalls as impeachment becomes less likely
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Annie Grayer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

Hunter Biden arrives at the Thomas P. O'Neil Jr. House Office Building for a closed door deposition on February 28, in Washington, DC. Abbe Lowell makes a statement to the press following a closed-door deposition before the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and House Judiciary Committee in the O'Neill House Office Building on February 28, in Washington, DC. “He was well-prepared for the kind of questions,” Issa recounted of Hunter Biden. GOP focus shifts away from impeachment probeInvestigating the Biden family and going after President Biden was a top priority for House Republicans when they reclaimed the majority and got control of committees. GOP Rep. Ryan Zinke of Montana said the three Republican chairmen leading the impeachment inquiry have the same message: “They say we’re not in a position to go forward on impeachment.”

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☆ He prosecuted child sex predators. Now, he’s going after Meta for allegedly enabling them
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Meta, along with other major social media companies, faces growing scrutiny over the safety of young users on its platforms. But of the several lawsuits filed against Meta over child safety in recent years, none have focused as pointedly as Torrez’s case on alleged child sexual exploitation. In some cases, Torrez said he volunteered to take child abuse cases and to visit safe houses to conduct interviews with child victims. The New Mexico Attorney General's office alleges it found in an investigation of Facebook and Instagram accounts promoting sexualized images of minors. Meta also says it has removed hundreds of thousands of accounts, groups and devices for violating its child safety policies.

Persons: Raúl Torrez, Torrez, Presiliano Torrez, ”, Mark Zuckerberg, pornographers, General Raúl Torrez, Countess, ” Torrez, Zuckerberg, Frances Haugen, ” Meta, Obama, Meta, Rebecca Wright, —, Linda Atkinson, aren’t, “, New Mexico Attorney General's, Issa Bee, Issa, you’re, Nkechi Nneji, Evelyn Hockstein, Ann Olivarius, McAlister Olivarius Organizations: New, New York CNN, Facebook, Meta, Tech, Getty, CNN, Communications, ”, Harvard, London School of Economics, Stanford Law School, New Mexico Department of Justice, New Mexico Attorney, PayPal, National Center for, Force, Reuters, Bureau, US News Locations: New York, New Mexico, Torrez, Washington ,, Albuquerque, Mexico, ”, Bernalillo County, Torrez’s, United States

ROME (AP) — For nearly six decades, the Tirelli atelier in Rome has woven itself into the fabric of Italian and international film history, earning the nickname the “Oscar tailor’s shop” for its contribution to cinematic costume design. Established in November 1964 by the late Umberto Tirelli, the shop has been behind 17 Academy Awards for best costume design. “Of course, the Oscar is not won by the tailor’s shop, the Oscar is won by the costume designer. But the tailor’s shop has the merit and the honor of having participated to make it win.”The atelier’s origins stem from Tirelli’s passion for collecting antique clothing. Photos You Should See View All 60 ImagesAfter the 1984 “Amadeus” design Oscar, Tirelli could have gone more international “because the market was immediately interested," Trapetti said.

Persons: Oscar tailor’s, Umberto Tirelli, Janty Yates, Dave Crossman, Ridley, Napoleon, ”, Dino Trappetti, Oscar, ” Trappetti, Tom Hulce, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Milos Forman’s “ Amadeus ”, Theodor Pistek, Michelle Pfeiffer's, Gabriella Pescucci, Amadeus, Tirelli, Trapetti, Trappetti, “ I’m Organizations: ROME, weekend's Locations: Rome, Prati, America, Formello

☆ Fashion icon Iris Apfel dies at 102
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Apfel died on Friday at the age of 102, according to a post on her verified Instagram page. “I go at it full, I’m very passionate about what I do,” Apfel told CNN in an interview in 2018. Jemal Countess/WireImage/Getty Images“(Styling the White House) was a relatively easy job actually, because everything had to be as close as humanly possible to the way it was,” Apfel told the Guardian in 2015. The exhibition, “Rara Avis (Rare Bird),” was the first time the museum had paid tribute to a living woman who was not a fashion designer. Apfel front row at New York Fashion Week with model Karolina Kurkova in 2016.

Persons: Iris Apfel, Apfel, Stu Loeser, “, ” Apfel, Iris, Samuel, Carl Apfel, ”, Estée Lauder, Greta Garbo, Jemal, WireImage, Jackie Kennedy, Harold Koda, Koda, “ Rara, Karolina Kurkova, Michael Stewart, Kate Spade, Kloss, Joan Smalls, Chrissy Teigen, Bella, Gigi Hadid, … Organizations: CNN, New York Times, Guardian, New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, Met, “ Rara Avis, New York, MAC Cosmetics, Home Shopping, Vogue Italia, IMG Locations: Palm Beach , Florida, Queens , New York

☆ How to watch the 2024 Grammy Awards
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-04 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

At Sunday’s 66th annual Grammy Awards, nominees SZA and Taylor Swift are poised for significant wins, while the stage is set for some legendary performances. The hostHost Trevor Noah at the Grammy Awards in 2023. I’m really, really, really not even saying this just to be humble or anything. The nomineesSZA, performing here in 2022, leads this year's Grammy nominees. If her “Midnights” wins album of the year, she will become the first artist to win the category four times.

Persons: CNN —, Taylor Swift, Tracy Chapman, Luke Combs, Joni Mitchell, Trevor Noah, Kevin Winter, Noah, He’s, Dave Chappelle, Wanda Sykes, Chris Rock, Sarah Silverman, “ I’m, ” Noah, I’m, Jemal Countess, SZA, Lauryn Hill ”, Midnights ”, Olivia Rodrigo, boygenius, Jon Batiste, Miley Cyrus, Billie Eilish, Victoria Monét, Joe Okpako, Meryl Streep, Lenny Kravitz, Christina Aguilera, Lionel Richie, Mark Ronson, Samara Joy, Taylor Tomlinson, Oprah Winfrey, Cindy Ord, MG23, Travis Scott, Burna, Billy Joel, John Locher Organizations: CNN, Hollywood, North, CBS, Paramount, Showtime Locations: Maluma, Samara, North America, Dua Lipa

☆ ‘Backtracking:’ A year of climate failures ahead of a crucial summit
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

And yet, even as the climate crisis inserts itself viscerally into people’s lives, experts say the year has seen alarming backsliding on climate action. Green policies have been watered down, huge new oil and gas projects have been greenlit and coal has had something of a resurgence. As countries gather in Dubai for the UN’s COP28 climate summit, there are “high expectations,” said Harjeet Singh, the head of global political strategy at nonprofit Climate Action Network International. It sent worrying signals about climate backtracking, said Elisa Giannelli, a senior policy advisor at climate think tank E3G. Around 50% of its total capital spending needs to go toward clean energy projects by 2030, according to the report.

Persons: ”, Harjeet Singh, Kaveh Guilanpour, Singh, Biden, “, Erik Grafe, Joe Biden, Countess, Norway —, Elisa Giannelli, “ It’s, Rishi Sunak, Joeri Rogelj, Flora Champenois, It’s, Bernd Lauter, ” Rogelj, Darren Woods, Bernard Looney, Fatih Birol, Guilanpour, Claire Fyson, ” Fyson, “ we’re, ” CNN’s Ella Nilsen, Ivana Kottasová, Gan Organizations: CNN, United Nations, Action, “, Climate, Energy Solutions, US Department of Interior, Imperial College London, Global Energy Monitor, GEM, Getty, BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell, Exxon, IEA, Climate Analytics Locations: Canada, Libyan, Dubai, Alaska, Washington ,, Australia, Norway, Europe, Germany, China, Asia, Ukraine, Eschweiler, COP28

☆ The Social Gospel movement is changing our politics and reshaping our perspectives
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( John Blake | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Fain’s sermonette underscores a trend that has largely gone unnoticed: The Social Gospel movement is making a comeback. Jemal Countess/Getty ImagesIt might sound like hyperbole to say that this resurgent form of the Social Gospel is changing our politics. He reached deep into the Social Gospel throughout the UAW strike, routinely deploying what one commentator called “strikingly Christian rhetoric.”Christopher H. Evans, author of “The Social Gospel in American Religion: A History,” said he heard the Social Gospel in Fain’s UAW speeches. “It (The Social Gospel) won’t have the institutional muscle it had before, but you could still have these voices and followers.”The climate in contemporary America seems ripe for the Social Gospel message. And the soaring optimism of old Social Gospel reformers may now seem as outdated as wobbly black-and-white silent films.

Persons: CNN —, Shawn Fain, Fain, ” Fain, Matthew, Jesus, ”, Moses, Paul, Stellantis, Fain’s sermonette, don’t, Frederic J . Brown, John D, Rockefeller, “, pulpits, didn’t, Charles Sheldon, Fain’s, that’s, Democratic Sen, Raphael Warnock, Cornel West, William Barber II, Liz Theoharis, Matthew Desmond, Martin Luther King, William Barber, Jemal Countess, ” Christopher H, Evans, Heath W, Carter, Luke, Sen, Warnock, Barber, Desmond, Amir Levy, it’s, ” It’s, you’re, ” Evans, Dom Helder Camara, Rebecca Cook, Reuters “ There’s, won’t, —, John Blake Organizations: CNN, Big Three, United Auto Workers, UAW, General Motors, Ford Motor Company, Chrysler, Writers Guild of America, UPS Teamsters, UPS, Getty, Democratic, US, Big Tech, Boston University, ” Mining, Library, “, Princeton Theological Seminary, Yale Divinity School‘s Center, Public Theology, Ivy League, The New York Times, Social, Reuters, Teamsters, Screen Actors Guild Locations: Jerusalem, America, Los Angeles, AFP, Washington, Kingston , Pennsylvania, Chicago, ”, American City, American, Lower Manhattan, New York City, Brazilian, Detroit

☆ ‘Harry Potter’ and ‘Downton Abbey’ star Maggie Smith, 88, is the face of Loewe’s new campaign
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Amarachi Orie | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Dame Maggie Smith, the British actress acclaimed for her appearances both on stage and in cinema, has taken on a new role — and this time it’s in the world of luxury fashion. Loewe has cast the 88-year-old, known for roles such as Professor McGonagall in the “Harry Potter” film franchise, in its spring/summer 2024 pre-collection campaign. The pointed hat and cape of Hogwarts are a distant memory as Smith sports three cosy and stylish looks for the campaign. In another, Smith is adorned in a floor-length faux fur coat and holds Loewe’s signature Puzzle bag. The actress is one of several older women who have fronted fashion lines and magazine covers in recent years.

Persons: Maggie Smith, Loewe, McGonagall, Harry Potter, Smith, Juergen Teller, Dakota Fanning, Greta Lee, Mike Faist, Josh O’Connor, Taeyong, Rachel Jones, Fei Fei Sun, Heartstopper, Sebastian Croft, Jonathan Anderson, “, Juergen Teller Smith —, Countess Violet Crawley, —, Oscar, Miss Jean Brodie, ”, Apo, Od, Dame Judi Dench Organizations: CNN, Loewe Creative, Broadway, Vogue Philippines, British Vogue Locations: British, Hogwarts, American, South Korean, ”, California

LONDON (AP) — British police have opened an investigation into corporate manslaughter at a northern England hospital after a neonatal nurse was convicted of murdering seven babies and trying to kill six others when she worked there, authorities said Wednesday. The investigation will consider “areas including senior leadership and decision making to determine whether any criminality has taken place,” said Simon Blackwell, detective superintendent at Cheshire Constabulary. Former nurse Lucy Letby, 33, was convicted in August of killing seven newborns in the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital in northwest England between June 2015 and June 2016. Prosecutors said she sickened the babies by injecting intravenous lines with air, poisoning some with insulin and force-feeding others milk. It said it couldn't provide any details, because the inquiry was at an early stage.

Persons: ”, Simon Blackwell, Lucy Letby, Countess Organizations: — British, Cheshire Constabulary, Chester Hospital, Prosecutors, Government, Police Locations: England, Cheshire

☆ My family inherited a 900-year-old Italian castle. Here’s what it’s like living there
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Ludovica Uberta Sannazzaro NattaSannazzaro Natta moved into the 45-roomed, turreted, fairytale Castle Sannazzaro when she was four years old. “I would just run around the castle,” Sannazzaro Natta recalls. Ludovica Uberta Sannazzaro Natta“I didn’t really know how to tell people about living in a castle,” she says. Experience a slice of castle lifeA few rooms in Castle Sannazzaro are available as a vacation rental. Ludovica Sannazzaro NattaNow that she’s an adult, Sannazzaro Natta is increasingly aware of the costs and upkeep associated with castle living.

Persons: Natta, Ludovica, Sannazzaro, Sannazzaro Natta, “, couldn’t, Harry Potter, ”, she’d, “ It’s, “ I’m, Covid, decamping, ’, there’s, Sannzzaro Natta, she’s, Natta isn’t, –, it’s, Henry VIII Organizations: CNN, ”, CNN Travel, Netflix Locations: Los Angeles and New York, Italy, Giarole, Milan, Sannazzaro, Turin, Genoa, “, ”

☆ UK killer nurse Letby to be re-tried over one alleged attempted murder
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Members of the media work near a large screen showing a picture of convicted hospital nurse Lucy Letby, ahead of her sentencing, outside the Manchester Crown Court, in Manchester, Britain, August 21, 2023. However, the jury were unable to agree on six charges of attempted murder involving five other infants. At a hearing at Manchester Crown Court, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) announced they would now seek a new trial over one of those charges, with the trial date provisionally set for next year. "These decisions on whether to seek retrials on the remaining counts of attempted murder were extremely complex and difficult," said Jonathan Storer, a chief crown prosecutor. Earlier this month, lawyers for Letby, who maintains her innocence, submitted an application seeking permission for an appeal against her convictions.

Persons: Lucy Letby, Phil Noble, Letby, Countess, Chester, Jonathan Storer, Michael Holden, Kylie MacLellan Organizations: Manchester Crown Court, REUTERS, Crown Prosecution Service, CPS, Thomson Locations: Manchester, Britain, England

☆ Silicon Valley billionaires want to build a new city in rural California, but locals are skeptical of the project: 'Their secrecy has caused a lot of problems'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Janie Har | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Silicon Valley billionaires revealed plans to build a new city after buying $800 million in land. The land was quietly purchased in Solano County, a rural area near San Francisco and Sacramento. Most of the land purchased is in the southeastern portion of the county, with parcels stretching from Fairfield to Rio Vista. Billionaires want to build a new city in rural California, but they're encountering wavering support from locals and lawmakers. Solano County homes are among the most affordable in the San Francisco Bay Area, with a median sales price of $600,000 last month.

Persons: Jan Sramek, Goldman Sachs, Flannery, Laurene Powell Jobs, Reid Hoffman, Marc Andreessen, Marc Andreeseen, Lauren Powell Jobs, Michael Moritz, Paul Chinn, Countess, Michael Kovac, Sramek, Mike Thompson, Terry Chea, Princess Washington, Thompson, they're, he's, John Garamendi, Hoffman, Andreessen, Ron Kott, Kott Organizations: Service, FRANCISCO, Flannery Associates, Silicon, LinkedIn, New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Getty, Fair, Solano, US Air Force, FBI, of Treasury, AP, San Francisco Bay Area, Travis Air Force Base, US Locations: Solano County, San Francisco, Sacramento, Wall, Silicon, Northern California, Solano, Silicon Valley, California, Fairfield, Rio Vista, U.S, United Kingdom, Ireland, walkable, Terry Chea California, California's, San Francisco Bay, Princess, Suisun City, Travis

☆ Fact Check-Inaccurate WEF Founder Klaus Schwab family tree shared online
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

A photo that claims to depict the family tree of World Economic Forum (WEF) Founder Klaus Schwab includes multiple inaccuracies. Posts online are taking it as evidence he is related to the Rothschild banking dynasty on his mother’s side. The same image of the family tree appeared online as early as July 2021 in a conspiracy thread on Reddit (here). KLAUS SCHWAB PARENTSThe family tree notes an accurate birth year for Klaus Schwab, but the names of his parents are incorrect. The photo shared on social media includes multiple inaccuracies to falsely link Klaus Schwab to the Rothschild banking dynasty.

Persons: Klaus Schwab, Rothschild, Mayer Amschel Rothschild, Schwab, KLAUS SCHWAB, Eugen Wilhelm Schwab, Erika Epprecht, Yann Zopf, “, ”, FRED, MARIANNE SCHWAB, Marianne Schwab, Marianne Rothschild, Marianne, Klaus, nee Rothschild, Louis, Melanie Rothschild, Fred Schwab, Leslie, Madeleine, Fred, Marianne’s, LOUIS ROTHSCHILD, Marianne Schwab’s, Louis Rothschild, Louis Nathaniel von Rothschild, Countess Hildegard Johanna Caroline Marie Auersperg, Louis Nathaniel’s, Salomon Albert Anselm von Rothschild, Bettina Caroline de Rothschild, Moritz, Emma Rothschild, Spokespeople, Read Organizations: Economic, Facebook, Zekelman Holocaust, Jewish, Rothschild, Getty, Reuters Locations: Ravensburg, Germany, Frankfurt, England, United States

☆ A Sunny Place for Shady People
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Liesl Schillinger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Its owner was known to accept paintings in lieu of payment — “My kind of hotel,” Picasso joked. In 1960, burglars broke in and stole 21 canvases, including a Braque, a Léger, a Mirò and a Modigliani. The influential Lord Brougham “discovered” Cannes in 1834, when a cholera epidemic interrupted his progress to Italy. Besotted by the Arcadian surroundings, he built a villa. Other foreign aristocrats followed suit, and 20 years later, Prosper Mérimée complained that “the English are established here as in a conquered land.

Persons: ” Picasso, Braque, Modigliani, Miles, Brougham “, Prosper Mérimée, They’ve, Cap Martin, Queen Victoria, Countess, Balmoral, “, Duchess Anastasia, “ Bertie, ”, King Edward VII, Henry Clews, Frank Jay Gould, Murphys, Edith Wharton, Scott Fitzgerald Organizations: Art, Villa Americana Locations: Saint, Paul, Cannes, Italy, Nice, Beaulieu, La, Menton, Balmoral ”, Russian, Monte Carlo, ”, Antibes, Hyères

☆ How Multiple Warnings About a Killer Nurse Went Unheeded
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Megan Specia | More About Megan Specia | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Five babies had died, and at least six others had experienced unusual complications. Then, in the early evening of June 23, a baby boy — one of a set of newborn triplets — suddenly became sick and died. The following night, as the parents were still reeling, another of the triplets died. The infants had been in the care of Lucy Letby, a seemingly conscientious and well-liked nurse. Dr. Brearey had noticed that she was present in every other suspicious case and raised that fact multiple times with executives, but he felt his concerns were dismissed.

Persons: Stephen Brearey, Countess, Chester, —, Lucy Letby, Brearey Organizations: Chester Hospital Locations: England

☆ Lucy Letby: Who is the killer British nurse jailed for whole life?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Cheshire Constabulary/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - British nurse Lucy Letby was jailed for life on Monday, with no prospect of release, for murdering seven babies and trying to kill another six at the hospital where she worked in northwest England. Here are details about Letby, one of the country's worst serial child killers, and the case:WHO IS LUCY LETBY? WHAT IS THE LUCY LETBY CASE ABOUT? Other babies, who suddenly collapsed and did not die, recovered, with both their collapse and recovery defying usual medical norms. The police and medical experts were called in and as they looked for a cause, they eventually focused on one common factor -- Lucy Letby.

Persons: Lucy Letby, LUCY LETBY, Countess, Chester, Prosecutors, Letby, Paul Hughes, James Goss, Nicola Evans, Evans, Hughes, Michael Holden, Christina Fincher, William James Our Organizations: Cheshire Police, Manchester Crown, Reuters, . Cheshire Constabulary, REUTERS Acquire, WHO, Chester University, Chester Hospital, Chester Hospital ., Police, Liverpool Women's Hospital, Thomson Locations: Manchester, Britain, England, Hereford

☆ Killer UK nurse Lucy Letby jailed for the rest of her life
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Members of the media work near a large screen showing a picture of convicted hospital nurse Lucy Letby, ahead of her sentencing, outside the Manchester Crown Court, in Manchester, Britain, August 21, 2023. REUTERS/Phil Noble Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Nurse Lucy Letby, Britain's most prolific serial child killer in modern times, will spend the rest of her life behind bars, a judge ordered on Monday following her conviction for murdering seven newborn babies and trying to kill another six. "This was a cruel calculated and cynical campaign of child murder involving the smallest and most vulnerable of children," said the judge, James Goss, who sentenced her to life imprisonment with no prospect of release. "There was a deep malevolence bordering on sadism in your actions ... You have no remorse. Reporting by Michael Holden, Editing by Kylie MacLellanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Lucy Letby, Phil Noble, Countess, Chester, James Goss, Michael Holden, Kylie MacLellan Organizations: Manchester Crown Court, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Manchester, Britain, England

☆ Lucy Letby: British nurse refuses to appear to be sentenced for murdering seven babies
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Sana Noor Haq | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

London CNN —A British nurse refused to appear in court on Monday to be sentenced for the murders of seven babies and attempted murders of six others at the UK hospital where she worked. It emerged during the trial that police had found a series of handwritten notes by Letby, including one that read: "I am evil I did this." It emerged that before Letby murdered Child E, he started bleeding when she tried to assault him. But the hospital’s management initially dismissed concerns raised by clinicians over the increased mortality rate of patients under Letby’s care, PA reported. In 2016, Letby won a grievance complaint that she had filed against her employers after learning of their initial allegations.

Persons: London CNN —, Lucy Letby, Rishi Sunak, Letby, ”, ” Letby, Countess, Chester, duping, ‘, Child, F, “, E Organizations: London CNN, Manchester Crown Court, Media, Prosecution Service, Prosecutors, Cheshire Constabulary, Authorities, National Health Service Locations: England, Manchester

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