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☆ How I found support in my journey through grief
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Emily Halnon | Personal Essay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Editor’s note: Runner and writer Emily Halnon’s new book, “To the Gorge: Running, Grief, and Resilience & 460 Miles on the Pacific Crest Trail,” was released on May 7. CNN —When my mom died, I spent a lot of time trying to stuff away my grief. My mother felt the weight of cancer, but she insisted on continuing to live in her wholehearted way. I was worried the Pacific Crest Trail run would be too much. But as I kept training, I discovered that running was one of the best places to process my grief.

Persons: Emily Halnon’s, “, Miles, ”, I’d, didn’t, She’d, that’d, you’ll Organizations: CNN, Pegasus Locations: Eugene , Oregon, Oregon, Vermont, Eugene, Salt Lake City, Willamette, Griefville

☆ Evacuations ordered, homes damaged in Texas as rivers surge to Hurricane Harvey levels. And more rain is on the way
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Mary Gilbert | Joe Sutton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

A total of 1,000 homes are in a mandatory evacuation zone in the county, Polk County Judge Sydney Murphy told CNN. “Due to continuous rainfall across East Texas and rising levels in creeks and rivers, flood levels may increase. Please remain aware of changing flood levels along the Trinity River and ALL low-lying levels. Greg Abbott expanded the storm-related declarations in response to the flooding, according to a news release. The repeated bouts of heavy rainfall soaked soils, making many areas extremely prone to both flash and river flooding.

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☆ Sebastian Steudtner: Why big wave surfer feels most at ‘peace’ at the mercy of Mother Nature
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Set against these watery-monoliths of Mother Nature, Steudtner looks totally vulnerable, but it’s a brief moment in time when the surfer feels most at peace. “It’s complete chaos and you would think, as an outsider, it’s terrifying,” the big wave surfer tells CNN Sport. Simon Hofmann/Getty ImagesBig wave surfing is certainly not for everyone. “It’s the largest physical energy in the ocean which is about to explode on the shore, and I realize how small, little, insignificant and nothing we are as humans compared to nature,” Steudtner says. I can ride the wave the way I want to ride the wave.

Persons: Sebastian Steudtner, Nature, “, Steudtner, Octavio Passos, he’s, ” Steudtner, ”, Simon Hofmann, I’m, Eric –, lumpy ”, Stefan Matzke, windsurfer Organizations: CNN, CNN Sport, “, German Navy Locations: Portugal, Nazaré, Europe, Hawaii, Germany

☆ Lyrid meteor shower peaks this week right before the pink full moon
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-21 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —The total solar eclipse has come and gone, but sky-gazers have reason to keep looking up — a meteor shower will peak this week right before a full moon rises. The Lyrid meteor shower will be most active Sunday night through the early morning hours of Monday, according to the American Meteor Society. And April’s full moon, also known as the pink moon, reaches the crest of its full phase at 7:49 p.m. The pink moon actually got its moniker due to its annual appearance not long after the start of spring, much like its namesake, a hot pink wildflower called Phlox subulata that blooms in early springtime, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac. Instead, an annular solar eclipse creates a “ring of fire” in the sky as the sun’s light surrounds the moon.

Persons: Ashley King, don’t, “, ” King, Paul Hayne, Hayne, It’s, ” Hayne, Lorenzo Di Cola, Alpha Capricornids, Perseids, Draconids, Orionids, Leonids, Geminids, Ursids Organizations: CNN, American Meteor Society, Northern, NASA, University of Colorado, Orvieto Cathedral, •, Alpha Locations: Southern, University of Colorado Boulder, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, North America

☆ Earnings playbook: Your guide to trading the biggest reports of the week, including Netflix and Goldman Sachs
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-14 | by ( Fred Imbert | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

What history shows: Goldman Sachs beats earnings estimates 85% of the time, according to Bespoke Investment Group. What CNBC is watching: Bank of America shares have struggled lately, losing 5.6% this month as investors reprice rate cut expectations. Morgan Stanley is set to report earnings before the open. United Airlines is set to report earnings after the close. Thursday Netflix is set to report earnings after the close.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase, Goldman, Devin Ryan, Morgan, Ryan, UNH, UnitedHealth, LSEG, UAL, Leslie Josephs, Oppenheimer, Jason Helfstein, Procter & Gamble, Dara Mohsenian, Procter Organizations: Bank of America, Netflix, JPMorgan, CNBC, JMP Securities, Investment, Tuesday Bank of America, UBS, BofA, Dow Jones Industrial, Street, United Airlines, Boeing, Max, Federal Aviation Administration, San Francisco, United, Procter & Locations: Charlotte, San, U.S, China

☆ Is the Boom-and-Bust Business Cycle Dead?
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Talmon Joseph Smith | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

For much of modern history, even the richest nations have been subject to big perennial upswings and crashes in commercial activity almost as fixed as the four seasons. Hiring and investment crest and fall into a contraction as consumer confidence wanes and spending craters. Sales fall, bankruptcies and unemployment rise. But a brigade of academic economists and prominent voices on Wall Street are asking if the unruly business cycle they learned in school, and witnessed in practice, has fundamentally morphed into a tamer beast. Rick Rieder, who manages about $3 trillion in assets at the investment firm BlackRock, is one of them.

Persons: Rick Rieder Locations: BlackRock

☆ YouTubers said they pranked Tucker Carlson by pretending to be a royal employee behind the Kate Middleton photo fiasco
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewTwo YouTubers said they pranked right-wing TV host Tucker Carlson by pretending to be the royal employee behind the Kate Middleton photo fiasco. In a video shared on X, formerly Twitter, the two YouTubers said they faked employment paperwork to dupe Carlson's producers of the Tucker Carlson Network (TCN) into setting up an interview. Related storiesBy the end of the interview, Carlson appears to be thrilled with the exclusive. Kensington Palace announced in January that she had undergone "planned abdominal surgery" and was expected to be recovering until Easter.

Persons: —, Tucker Carlson, Kate Middleton, Josh Pieters, Archie Manners, Kate, Prince, they'd, Manners, Carlson, Wales, Ian Vogler, Princess, Wales's, Kensington Organizations: Service, Business, Tucker Carlson Network, Getty, AP, AFP, Reuters Locations: London, Kensington

NEW YORK (AP) — FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's orchestration of one of history's largest financial frauds in his quest to dominate the cryptocurrency world deserves a prison sentence of 40 to 50 years, federal prosecutors on Friday told a federal judge. “His life in recent years has been one of unmatched greed and hubris; of ambition and rationalization; and courting risk and gambling repeatedly with other people’s money. And even now Bankman-Fried refuses to admit what he did was wrong,” prosecutors wrote. Bankman-Fried was extradited to the United States in December 2022 from the Bahamas after his companies collapsed a month earlier. “Even following FTX’s bankruptcy and his subsequent arrest, Bankman-Fried shirked responsibility, deflected blame to market events and other individuals, attempted to tamper with witnesses, and lied repeatedly under oath,” prosecutors said, citing his trial testimony.

Persons: — FTX, Sam Bankman, Prosecutors, Tom Brady, Larry David, “, Fried, ”, ” “, Judge Lewis A, Kaplan, Marc Mukasey, “ Sam, ” Mukasey, — Locations: Manhattan, ”, United States, Bahamas, Palo Alto , California

☆ Meghan Debuts New Brand, American Riviera Orchard, Amid Royal Family Drama
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Callie Holtermann | More About Callie Holtermann | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, debuted an Instagram account on Thursday that announced a new venture, American Riviera Orchard, which appears to be a kitchen and lifestyle brand. A representative for the duchess confirmed her association with the project but declined to provide further details. A website for American Riviera Orchard displays its logo, a calligraphic gold crest, and an email sign-up to be notified about forthcoming products. The announcement comes amid a week of wild-eyed speculation about Catherine, Princess of Wales, Meghan’s sister-in-law, who apologized on Monday for releasing an edited image of herself. The image has wrought a public relations scandal and fueled conspiracy theories about the princess’ well-being since her abdominal surgery in January.

Persons: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, butters, Catherine , Princess of Wales, Meghan’s, ’ Organizations: American Locations: Southern California

☆ Peculiar fossil reveals oldest toothless bird from 120 million years ago
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —A peculiar fossil has helped scientists discover an unusual bird that lived among the dinosaurs 120 million years ago, and the find is changing the way researchers think about avian evolution. Enantiornithines are known as “opposite birds” because they had a shoulder joint feature that greatly differs from the ones modern birds have. “Before Imparavis, toothlessness in this group of birds was known to occur around 70 million years ago,” Clark said. When Jingmai O’Connor, the Field Museum’s associate curator of fossil reptiles, visited the Shandong museum’s collections a few years ago, the fossil caught her attention. While modern birds have fused forelimb digits, enantiornithines still had independent movement in the “little fingers” on their wings.

Persons: Sir David Attenborough, ”, Alex Clark, Imparavis, ” Clark, Jingmai O’Connor, O’Connor, Clark, “, enantiornithines, ” O’Connor, ” Attenborough Organizations: CNN, University of Chicago, Field Locations: China, China’s Toudaoyingzi, Shandong

☆ Morgan Stanley makes a strong but mysterious move higher. Here's what we think is behind it
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

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Persons: Jim Cramer, chipmaker, Jim, Ford, Wells, Morgan Stanley, Morgan, Jefferies, We've, Tom Jorden, Jim Cramer's Organizations: CNBC, Apple, Nvidia, Samsung, Ford Motor, Computers, Nasdaq, Alto, Procter, Gamble, Wealth Management, P Global, Services PMI, Jim Cramer's Charitable

CNN —Blizzard conditions continued to slam Northern California over the weekend with damaging winds and heavy snow dumping on mountain ridges down to the valleys. The most extreme conditions are unfolding at the highest elevations in the mountains, with whiteout conditions and hurricane-force winds. The weather service has warned of “high to extreme” avalanche danger through Sunday afternoon in the Central Sierra and Greater Lake Tahoe area. “Expect snowy conditions throughout the park,” park officials said. A blizzard warning remains in effect for the park area until 7 p.m. on Sunday, according to the National Weather Service in Hanford, California.

Persons: “, Whiteouts, Brooke Hess, Mario Tama Organizations: CNN, Blizzard, Prediction, Central Sierra, Intermountain, Weather, West, National Weather Service, California Department of Transportation, Donner Summit, California Highway Patrol, Facebook, Officials Locations: Northern California, Sierra Nevada, Nevada, Greater Lake Tahoe, Sierra, California, Tahoe, Twin, Truckee, Truckee , California, Colfax, Yosemite, Hanford , California

☆ Critics call 'Dune: Part Two' a 'sci-fi masterpiece' and one of the 'greatest sequels ever'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A critic hailed it as "the best sci-fi epic of the century." AdvertisementIt's time to return to Arrakis for the much-anticipated sequel to Denis Villeneuve's 2021 epic "Dune." Prepare for a cliffhanger endingLike in the first movie, you're not going to get many answers by the end. Inverse's Hoai-Tran Bui dubbed it "the best sci-fi epic of the century" in her headline. "It's a towering feat of sci-fi cinema that will put 'Dune: Part Two' in contention for the pantheon of greatest sequels ever."

Persons: —, Denis Villeneuve's, Villeneuve, Paul Atreides, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Léa Seydoux, Christopher Walken, Critics, Timothée, Lawrence, Peter Bradshaw, Peter Debruge, Therese Lacson, He's, IndieWire's David Ehrlich, Irulan, Paul, Chalamet, IndieWire's Ehrlich, Nick Schager, David Fear, Niko Tavernise, Joshua Rothkopf, Tran Bui Organizations: Service, Warner Bros, The Guardian, Collider, Hollywood Reporter, Stone, Los Angeles Times, Hollywood Locations: Arabia

☆ Palestino: Chilean soccer club, founded by Palestinian immigrants, gifts jersey to journalist Wael Al-Dahdouh
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Al-Dahdouh found out the news while on-air and returned to air less than 24 hours after his family was killed. Israeli offensives on Gaza since October 7 have killed at least 28,576, the Ministry of Health in Hamas-controlled Gaza said earlier this week. “Renowned Palestinian journalist, Wael Al-Dahdouh, received our team shirt with the map of Historic Palestine,” Palestino wrote on Instagram. But more importantly to its fans and the Palestinian community, has been a consistent voice for the Palestinian cause. The club also helped to organize a demonstration in Santiago’s Plaza de la Constitución in the days after Israel’s offensive began.

Persons: Wael Al, ”, Dahdouh, Al, Al Jazeera, Samer Abu Daqqa, “, ” Palestino, Wael, Mutaz Al Nazer, Palestino Organizations: CNN, Chilean, Palestino, Ministry of Health, Israel Defense Forces, IDF, Al, Arab Center Doha Locations: Palestinian, Al Jazeera’s Gaza, Israeli, Gaza, Al, Qatar, Palestine, Chile, Israel, Cisterna, Santiago’s

☆ ESPN will launch its flagship direct-to-consumer service in the fall of 2025
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

ESPN will launch its flagship direct-to-consumer service in either August or the fall of 2025, Disney CEO Bob Iger announced during an interview Wednesday with CNBC's Julia Boorstin. The service will include all of ESPN's programming and feature new personalization and integration with ESPN's fantasy platforms and ESPN Bet. The direct-to-consumer service would have been the first time noncable subscribers could access ESPN outside of the traditional cable bundle. ESPN didn't announce a price for the flagship direct-to-consumer service. Disney already has a sports streaming service in ESPN+, which ended the quarter with 25.2 million subscribers, down from 26 million a quarter ago.

Persons: Bob Iger, CNBC's Julia Boorstin, ESPN didn't Organizations: NFL, ESPN, Chicago Bears, Minnesota Vikings, Soldier, Disney, ESPN Bet, Fox, Warner Bros, CNBC PRO Locations: Chicago

Photos You Should See View All 45 ImagesNear the Hollywood Hills, floodwaters carried mud, rocks and household objects downhill through Studio City, city officials said. Downtown Los Angeles received nearly 7 inches (18 centimeters) of rain by Monday night, nearly half the yearly average of 14.25 inches (36 centimeters). The danger wasn’t over despite a projected dip in the rainfall, warned Ariel Cohen, meteorologist in charge of the National Weather Service bureau in Los Angeles. “We’ll get any help on the way as soon as you guys request it,” he told Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass in a telephone call. Associated Press journalists Michael R. Blood and Eugene Garcia in Los Angeles and Amy Taxin in Orange County contributed to this report.

Persons: ”, Keki Mingus, “ I’ve, ” Drake Livingston, Livingston, Ariel Cohen, “ It’s, Tony Sanz, ” Crews, “, Nathan Lopez, Gavin Newsom, Joe Biden, “ We’ll, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, ___ Watson, Michael R, Eugene Garcia, Amy Taxin Organizations: ANGELES, National Weather Service, Authorities, Hollywood, Downtown, Los Angeles Fire Department, San Bernardino County Fire Department, Rancho, Santa Cruz County . Police, Gov, Los Angeles Mayor, Associated Press Locations: Southern California, Los Angeles, Northern California, Studio City, Beverly Crest, Downtown Los Angeles, LA, Los Angeles County, Santa Ana, San Bernardino, Rancho Dominguez, Compton, Long Beach, San Francisco Bay, Carmichael, Sacramento, Boulder, Santa Cruz County, Yuba City, San Francisco, San Diego, Orange County

☆ This is the world’s rarest passport
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Lola Méndez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —The Sovereign Military Order of Malta – also known as the Knights of Malta – isn’t just a religious Catholic order with nearly 1,000 years of history. After World War II, the use of the diplomatic passport took on characteristics of passports used in other countries. Today, there are only around 500 of the diplomatic passports in circulation – making it the rarest passport in the world. robertharding/Alamy Stock Photo“The Order grants passports to members of their government for the duration of their mandate,” de Petri Testaferrata says. Once when I arrived at the Bangkok airport, a crowd of operators at passport control wanted to see my rare passport and take a selfie with it,” Balfour tells CNN.

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☆ We're pleased to see P&G shares pop on solid quarterly earnings. But don't chase the rally
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Procter & Gamble shares jumped more than 4% on Tuesday following better-than-expected quarterly earnings that were released before the opening bell. PG 1Y mountain Procter & Gamble 1 year Given the consumer products giant's strong profitability and cash flow, we're reiterating our $168-per-share price target. Organic sales grew 4% in the quarter. Skip down to the Organic Sales growth, the only line time that beat was Grooming. Boxes of Crest toothpaste owned by the Procter & Gamble company are seen on a store shelf on October 20, 2020 in Miami, Florida.

Persons: Gamble, That's, Skip, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Joe Raedle Organizations: Procter, Gamble, Gillette, Citi, Management, Care, SK, CNBC, Procter & Gamble, Getty Locations: Greater China, Eastern Europe, Africa, North America, China, Miami , Florida

That's when Rep. Elise Stefanik, the hard-charging upstate New York Republican, came up, according to a person at the dinner table. At the thought of Stefanik as a possible choice for vice president, Trump nodded approvingly. "I'm not going to get into any of my conversations with President Trump. In New York, Stefanik is known as a frequent presence not only in her district but across the state — and someone who can easily be reached. Aside from Stefanik, Bannon ticked through his view of Trump's deep bench of potential VP picks.

Persons: Elise Stefanik, Joe Biden's, Donald Trump, Trump, Stefanik, Steve Bannon, Trump's, Mike Pence, Mitt Romney's, I'm, NBC's, Pence, Dan Goldman, —, Gerry Kassar, General Merrick Garland, Michael Cohen, Jack Smith's, MAGA, Bannon, Kevin Hern, Kristi Noem, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Sen, Marsha Blackburn, Kari Lake, Nikki Haley, Haley, Stefanik's, Barack Obama, Gavin Wax, Elise, Wax, Roger Stone, Stone, She's, it's, It's Organizations: Capitol, Mar, Republican, New, New York Republican, Trump raved, Trump, Harvard, University of Pennsylvania, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, White, White House, NBC, New York, Conservative, House Republican Conference, GOP, Senate, South Dakota Gov, Wall, Fox, New York Young Republican Club, It's Trump Locations: Washington, WASHINGTON, New York, Stefanik, Iowa, Trump, York, Briarcliff Manor, N.Y, Lago, Arkansas, Arizona, Stefanik's New York

☆ Sarah Jessica Parker’s ‘Sex and the City’ tutu sells for $52,000
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-10 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The iconic tulle tutu worn by Sarah Jessica Parker in the opening credits of “Sex and the City” proved a star lot in an auction of “iconic” fashion pieces from film, TV and celebrity wardrobes on Thursday, selling for $52,000, more than four times its high estimate. The oyster-white, three-tier tutu skirt was expected to sell for $8,000-12,000, but drew 24 bids during a sale by Julien’s Auctions in California. The tutu “became a pop culture symbol,” according to the auction house, after Parker wore it in her role as Carrie Bradshaw in the smash-hit HBO TV series. The tutu also made an appearance in the 2008 “Sex and the City” movie, in a scene in which Carrie is clearing out her closet and deciding whether to keep certain outfits. The piece was sold with a certificate of authenticity signed by Field.

Persons: tutu, Sarah Jessica Parker, tutu “, Parker, Carrie Bradshaw, Patricia Field, Pat, Carrie, ”, Sarah Jessica, ” “, Samantha, Charlotte, Miranda, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, ’, Kim Kardashian, Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, Catherine Walker, Princess Diana, Cher, Elle Woods Organizations: CNN, Julien’s, HBO, Warner Bros ., Vogue, City, Field Locations: California, City, throwaways, chihuahua

[1/2] Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., December 1, 2023. The Pentagon said it was aware of reports regarding attacks on an American warship and commercial vessels in the Red Sea on Sunday, while Yemen's Houthi group claimed drone and missile attacks on two Israeli vessels in the area. Such worries flared after Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack into southern Israel but subsided in recent weeks. Quincy Krosby, chief global strategist at LPL Financial, said a widening conflict could push some investors to take profits on the recent rally in stocks. Signs of an intensifying Middle East conflict could also boost oil prices, which have slumped in recent weeks.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Yemen's, Quincy Krosby, ”, “, Phil Orlando, Federated Hermes, Santa Claus, Orlando, I'm, Krystal Hu, Ira Iosebashvili, Chizu Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Hamas, Pentagon, Reuters, LPL, U.S ., Federated, West Texas, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, American, Israel, United States, Iraq, Iran, Santa

☆ Here’s what the S&P 500’s summer hot streak can teach us about the late 2023 rally and its staying power
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Michael Santoli | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

In the final run-up to the late-July peak in stocks this column surveyed the rally , and asked, "Enough for now? .SPX YTD line The S & P 500's year-to-date performance Yes, the market is overbought by various technical measures. Meanwhile, Wells Fargo and Barclays are seeing the S & P 500 as dead money next year, at best. The virtues of owning the S & P 500 passively have always been low cost, tax efficiency, low turnover and broad exposure to the asset class. While 2021 was a Nasdaq 100 melt-up year, 2022 was the mirror image: Big Tech got blasted and the equal-weight S & P 500 held up better.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Wells, Jack Bogle, Alan Greenspan's Organizations: Federal, Deutsche, Deutsche Bank and Bank of America, Barclays, Hamas, Nasdaq, Nvidia, Meta, Apple, Microsoft, Big Tech, matchless, Treasury Locations: Wells Fargo, Israel

☆ Round and Round We Go: Circular Strolls Near London
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Susanne Fowler | More About Susanne Fowler | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For example, a 70-minute train ride from Liverpool Street station to the town of Manningtree in Essex county is the starting point for discovering the Stour Valley scenery that inspired the painter John Constable. The approximately 3½-hour, 7½-mile trail passes through the village of Dedham, once a flourishing textile center, and where Constable attended grammar school. Depending on the season, you might see five-petal primroses in sun-dappled hedgerows, cowslips on grasslands where sheep graze, dainty white wood anemones or even orchids. On the 4-hour, 8½-mile walk from Limpsfield in Surrey (30 minutes from London Bridge station), famed for its carpet of sweet-scented bluebells in late spring, bird-watchers can listen for nightingales or spot hawks circling overhead. I chose this destination because it included the pebble beach along Sandwich Bay and because I’ve always wanted to tick a box off my bucket list by having a sandwich in Sandwich.

Persons: John Constable, Constable, I’ve Organizations: Liverpool Street, London Locations: Manningtree, Essex county, Dedham, Limpsfield, Surrey, Wye, London’s St, Pancras, Sandwich, Kent, St

☆ November’s full beaver moon will shine bright this weekend
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —November’s full moon, known as the beaver moon, will shine bright in the night sky starting Sunday, offering a dazzling sight to behold. “The upcoming full Moon (the Beaver Moon) will look like the familiar full Moon, however the specific features are always a little different from one Moon to the next,” said Dr. Noah Petro, chief of NASA’s planetary geology, geophysics and geochemistry lab, in an email. For optimal moon gazing, Petro recommends finding a space with a clear view of the sky — away from trees, buildings and bright lights. More on the beaver moonThe beaver moon’s name is believed to be a nod to this full moon’s appearance when the industrious animal retires to its lodge in anticipation of winter. Remaining celestial events for 2023The final full moon of the year is the cold moon on December 26, according to the Farmers’ Almanac.

Persons: CNN —, “, ”, Noah Petro, libration, Petro, ” Petro, it’s, Artemis, Ursids Organizations: CNN, NASA, Farmers, American Meteor Society Locations: Earth’s

☆ The Crown, the Cabinet and the UK’s legacy of slavery
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +11 min

British banks backed large parts of the U.S. slavery economy, and British factories were the world’s largest customers for the cotton produced by plantations in southern U.S. states. In 1663, it was granted a monopoly by King Charles II for the British slavery trade. In 1794, Eli Whitney patented the cotton gin, a machine that would transform the U.S. slavery economy. Mill owners including the Arkwrights, one of the richest families in the industry, were Smith family clients. Two British travel writers visited Farm Pen in 1837, when the land was still in Smith family hands.

Persons: ”, Nick Draper, George Smith, King Charles, Hunt, Trevor Burnard, “, ” Burnard, Smith, Edward, René Payne, Payne, John Tunno, John de Ponthieu, … ” Edward Payne, slaveholder John de Ponthieu, de Ponthieu, buryed, King Charles II, John Montagu, Edward Montagu, Montagu, ” John Montagu 11th Earl of Sandwich, Edward Montagu , 1st Earl of Sandwich, Nicholas Radburn, ” Radburn, Brookes, –, Eli Whitney, Rothschild, Geoffrey Clifton, Brown, William, James Brown, James, Clifton, Harriman, Draper, Morgan Chase, Joseph Sturge, Thomas Harvey Organizations: America, University College London, “, Wilberforce Institute, University of Hull, ”, Reuters, Company of Royal Adventurers of, Royal African Company, The Company, Royal Adventurers of, Lancaster University, Traders, Transatlantic, Brown Brothers, Brown, Harriman & Co, Planters Bank of Tennessee, Planters Bank of Mississippi, Rio, Spanish Town Locations: Britain, U.S, British, Caribbean, British Caribbean, America, English, Nottingham, London, West India, Bristol, Liverpool, United States, South Carolina, Charleston, Barbados, Africa, North, Clifton, New York, Louisiana and Mississippi, Louisiana, Jamaica, Kingston, Spanish

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