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☆ Israel's museums enact war protocol to protect most precious treasures
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

These and other treasures were quickly taken off display and brought to special bunkers to ensure they are not damaged during the war. But this is a different situation so we have to act accordingly," said Hagit Maoz, curator of the Shrine of the Book at Jerusalem's Israel Museum. The last time the museum removed the display, Maoz said, was during the 1991 Gulf War when Iraq fired missiles at Israel. The Tel Aviv Museum of Art took similar precautions. "These works of art have experienced war, some of them survived World War Two," said museum director Tania Coen-Uzzielli.

Persons: Tania Coen, Friederike Maria Beer, Gustav Klimt, Hagit Maoz, Maoz, Gustav Kimt's, Friedericke Maria Beer, Ari Rabinovitch, Rami Amichay, Alex Richardson Organizations: Uzzielli, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Hamas, Jerusalem's Israel Museum, British Museum, The Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Thomson Locations: JERUSALEM, TEL AVIV, Israel, Austrian, Iraq, Gaza, Nurith Goshen, Jerusalem, Goshen, The

☆ Web Summit CEO apologises for comments on Israeli conflict
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

JERUSALEM, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Web Summit Chief Executive and founder Paddy Cosgrave on Tuesday apologised for comments he made on the Israeli-Hamas conflict that prompted some technology companies and investors to withdraw plans to attend its conference in Portugal next month. Web Summit, one of the world's largest tech conferences, will take place in Lisbon from Nov. 13-16, with attendees from companies such as Meta (META.O) and Microsoft (MSFT.O) to investors such as Atomico. "War crimes are war crimes even when committed by allies, and should be called out for what they are," wrote Cosgrave, who was born in Ireland. Among executives to have cancelled their participation at Web Summit are AI21 Labs' Ori Goshen; Tome's Keith Peiris; Sequoia Capital partner Ravi Gupta; Yinon Costica, co-founder of Israeli cybersecurity unicorn Wiz; and Y Combinator’s Garry Tan, according to LinkedIn and X posts. Philippe Botteri, CEO of tech investor Accel, said in a LinkedIn post on Monday he would no longer speak at Web Summit.

Persons: Paddy Cosgrave, Cosgrave, I’m, Leo Varadkar's, Israel, Cosgrove, Goshen, Tome's Keith Peiris, Ravi Gupta, Yinon Costica, Y, Garry Tan, Philippe Botteri, Portugal Dor Shapira, Steven Scheer, Supantha Mukherjee, Josephine Mason, Alison Williams, Mark Potter Organizations: Web, Microsoft, Palestinian, Hamas, Irish, AI21 Labs, Sequoia Capital, Thomson Locations: Portugal, Lisbon, Gaza, Israel, Ireland, Jerusalem, Stockholm, London

☆ Tech leaders are pulling out of a CEO's conference over remarks he made about Israel
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

"War crimes are war crimes even when committed by allies, and should be called out for what they are." War crimes are war crimes even when committed by allies, and should be called out for what they are. Israel's ambassador to Portugal, Dor Shapira, announced Monday that his country would no longer participate in the Web Summit conference as a result of Cosgrave's "outrageous statements." AdvertisementAdvertisement"We are saddened to hear that some Israelis in the tech community will no longer be attending Web Summit," a spokesperson said. "To repeat: War crimes are war crimes even when committed by allies & should be called out for what they are," Cosgrave wrote.

Persons: Israel, —, Paddy Cosgrave, I'm, Cosgrave, I’m, — Paddy Cosgrave, Dor Shapira, Shapira, Garry Tan, Y, Goshen, Ravi Gupta, Keith Peiris, Tome, Adam Singolda, David Marcus Organizations: Tech, Service, Web, AI21 Labs, Sequoia, PayPal, Web Summit, Hamas Locations: Europe, Israel, Irish, Lisbon, @paddycosgrave, Portugal, Goshen, Gaza, Palestinian

☆ Major incidents of gun violence in the US in 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

REUTERS/Cheney OrrMay 31 (Reuters) - U.S. health and advocacy groups have declared June 2 as National Gun Violence Awareness Day. According to the Gun Violence Archive, as of May 31 over 17,000 people in the U.S. had died in 2023 as a result of guns, including by suicide. Jan. 23 - Just two days later, seven farm workers were shot dead, again in California, in Half Moon Bay. April 18 - Four people were found shot dead in rural Maine and three motorists were wounded by gunfire in what police said were related incidents. May 6 - A gunman shot dead eight people, including children, in a shopping mall in Allen, Texas after opening fire with an AR-15 style rifle.

Persons: Cheney Orr, Hadiya Pendleton, Jan, Rosalba O'Brien, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Covenant School, REUTERS, Michigan State University, Police, Thomson Locations: Nashville , Tennessee, U.S, Chicago, Utah, Goshen , California, Monterey Park , California, California, Mississippi, Orlando , Florida, Louisville , Kentucky, Dadeville , Alabama, Maine, Cleveland , Texas, Allen , Texas, Farmington , New Mexico

☆ Sologamy: Why these women married themselves
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( Faith Karimi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Its adherents may be on to something, this expert saysThe concept of self-marriage, or sologamy, has been around for years. No data exists on how many people celebrate sologamy with ceremonies, but the practice has been explored in a handful of recent news articles. CNN talked to four women who’ve married themselves. Sologamy is not legally binding in the US and is not recognized by the laws of any country. Fideli’s message to younger women struggling with self-esteem issues: It’s never too late to love yourself.

☆ After 20 Years, an Arrest in the Murder of a Detective’s Daughter
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Christopher Maag | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Megan McDonald’s body was discovered near a dirt path on the outskirts of Middletown, N.Y., on March 15, 2003. The search for her killer would last 20 years, one month, and four days. On Wednesday, Edward Holley, 42, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder in the death of Ms. McDonald, the New York State Police announced Thursday. Mr. Holley, who had once dated Ms. McDonald, was arrested inside Orange County Correctional Facility in Goshen, N.Y., where he had been incarcerated on unrelated probation violation charges stemming from a narcotics arrest. The murder charges are a dramatic step in a case that has frustrated Ms. McDonald’s family, local law enforcement and Middletown residents for two decades.

☆ Fed should not rely too much on market reaction to guide policy, Goolsbee says
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Feb 28 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve must supplement traditional government data and readings from financial markets with real-time, on-the-ground observations of economic conditions if it is to make good policy, Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee said on Tuesday. "It is a danger and a mistake for policymakers to rely too heavily on market reactions" like stock and bond market gyrations that "tell us which way the markets want the Fed to move," he said. That's slightly higher than where Fed policymakers in December signaled they would need to take the policy rate. Fed policymakers will provide updated projections on the rate path and economy at the end of their March 21-22 meeting. Fed Chair Jerome Powell earlier this month said one of the U.S. central bank's most important resources is the "haul" of information on local economies and communities gleaned from regional Fed banks like the one that Goolsbee now heads.

☆ Mother and infant were fleeing 'massacre' of California family when they were killed, sheriff says
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A 16-year-old mother and her infant son appeared to be fleeing what authorities described as a "massacre" at their California home when they were shot in their heads, officials said Tuesday. Others killed in the shooting included Rosa Parraz, 72; Marcos Parraz, 19; Eladio Parraz, 52; and Jennifer Analla, 49. At one point, he could hear the shooters rattling the door knob before they moved on, Boudreaux said. Boudreaux declined to say why the family appeared to have been targeted by a gang or cartel. One of the victims, Eladio Parraz, was arrested there earlier this month when authorities conducted a parole compliance check, Boudreaux said.

☆ Six people dead in California home shooting, including six-month old baby
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-16 | by ( Kanishka Singh | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Jan 16 (Reuters) - Six people, including a 17-year-old mother and a six-month old baby, were killed in a shooting at a home in Goshen, California, on Monday, authorities said, describing the attack as targeted and calling it a "horrific massacre." Six victims were shot dead at the 6800 Block of Harvest Road, Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux told reporters on Monday. We believe that there are gang associations involved in this scene, as well as potential narcotics investigations," Boudreaux said. One victim was found alive and wounded when authorities arrived on the scene and was later pronounced dead at a hospital, Boudreaux said. "We have potential information, which will hopefully lead to potential suspects."

A small airplane with two people on board was dangling an estimated 100 feet above ground Sunday night after the aircraft struck a tower supporting high-voltage power lines. The two were not injured and were communicating with first responders as they awaited rescue, Maryland State Police said in a statement. A small plane with two people aboard sits lodged in a power line pole Sunday evening in Montgomery County, Maryland. "Arriving troopers found the plane suspended in the air, entangled in a power line tower," state police said in the statement. What caused the small plane to go down was under investigation by the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board.

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