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☆ Columbia University to Hold Classes Remotely After Weekend Protests
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Derrick Bryson Taylor | More About Derrick Bryson Taylor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Columbia University announced early Monday that it would hold classes remotely after a wave of agitated protests on campus over the weekend that drew widespread attention from city and national officials and raised safety concerns for some Jewish students. She urged students who do not live on campus not to travel there. The campus has been embroiled in protests since last week. On Thursday, after the students refused to stand down, the New York police arrested more than 100 of them. In the coming days, a working group of deans, university administrators and faculty members will work to bring the crisis to a resolution, Dr. Shafik said.

Persons: Minouche Shafik, Shafik Organizations: Columbia University, Columbia, New York Locations: Columbia, Israel

☆ Andrew Tate Is Arrested in Romania on U.K. Warrant, Spokesman Says
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Derrick Bryson Taylor | More About Derrick Bryson Taylor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Andrew Tate, the wealth-flaunting online influencer known for his misogynistic views, and his brother, Tristan, were taken into custody Monday night in Romania on a European arrest warrant issued by the British authorities, a spokesman for Mr. Tate said. The charges related to the arrest were made between 2012 and 2015 and include allegations of sexual aggression, the spokesman said. It is unclear which British force issued the warrant or why the case has been reopened. The Bucharest Court of Appeal in Romania is expected to make a decision Tuesday afternoon on whether to extradite the Tate brothers to Britain, the spokesman said. The spokesman said the brothers “categorically reject all charges and express profound disappointment that such serious allegations are being resurrected without substantial new evidence.”

Persons: Andrew Tate, Tristan, Tate, “, ” Organizations: Crown, Service, Appeal Locations: Romania, Bucharest, Britain

☆ Cargo Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Miami After ‘Engine Malfunction’
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Derrick Bryson Taylor | More About Derrick Bryson Taylor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

An Atlas Air cargo plane headed for Puerto Rico was diverted Thursday night after taking off from Miami International Airport because of engine trouble, according to an official and flight data. Flight 5Y095 landed safely after experiencing an “engine malfunction” shortly after departure, Atlas Air said early Friday. “The crew followed all standard procedures and safely returned” to the airport, the company said in a statement. “At Atlas, safety is always our top priority and we will be conducting a thorough inspection to determine the cause.”It was unclear what kind of cargo the plane was carrying. While the company did not state the aircraft type, data collected by FlightAware, a flight tracking company, showed it was a Boeing 747-8.

Persons: 5Y095, “, ”, FlightAware Organizations: Atlas Air, Miami International Airport, Boeing Locations: Puerto Rico

☆ Why You Love (or Love to Hate) Christmas Music
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Derrick Bryson Taylor | More About Derrick Bryson Taylor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“There are a lot of people who, when Christmas time comes around, they just want to run home and put their head under the covers and wait it all out,” Mr. Levitin said. Christmas music, like all forms of music, is powerful. But this genre is perhaps more potent than other forms of music because the holiday season itself is emotionally charged. “For some of us, that’s an inspiring message,” Mr. Levitin said. Then, stories of Jesus were woven into carols, which were still sung in communal settings, even across class divides.

Persons: ” Mr, Levitin, that’s, Mr, “, Alisa Clapp, Jesus ’, Jesus, ”, Clapp, Itnyre Organizations: Indiana University East, Salvation Army

☆ Woman Killed in Belgium 31 Years Ago Is Identified by Her Flower Tattoo
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Derrick Bryson Taylor | More About Derrick Bryson Taylor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

A British woman who was killed in Belgium 31 years ago was identified this week thanks to an international campaign that began earlier this year to identify nearly two dozen women who were found dead across Europe, officials said. The case dates to June 1992, when the body of a woman, given the nickname “the woman with the flower tattoo” by investigators, was found pushed against a grate in a river in Belgium. She appeared to have been killed violently, according to details released this spring by the International Criminal Police Organization, also known as Interpol. The woman’s most identifiable feature was a flower tattoo with “R’Nick” written underneath. At the time, the authorities had hoped her tattoo would jog someone’s memory.

Organizations: International Criminal Police Organization, Interpol Locations: Belgium, Europe

☆ A First-Class Dinner Menu from the Titanic Could Fetch Thousands at Auction
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Derrick Bryson Taylor | More About Derrick Bryson Taylor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

There were oysters, salmon with Hollandaise sauce, beef, squab, duck, roast chicken, green peas, parsnip purée and Victoria pudding. The feast described is not a Thanksgiving meal, but a snapshot of what first-class passengers on the Titanic ate for dinner on April 11, 1912, when the ship left Queenstown, Ireland, for New York. A menu from that night, with an embossed red White Star Line flag at the top and signs of water damage, will go up for auction on Saturday at Henry Aldridge & Son Ltd in southwest England. It is expected to sell for up to 70,000 pounds, or about $86,000. The auction will include hundreds of other maritime items, including a White Star Line tartan blanket that was recovered from a Titanic lifeboat and a pocket watch owned by a second-class passenger, a Russian immigrant, who did not survive the sinking.

Persons: purée, Henry Aldridge, Andrew Aldridge Organizations: Star, Henry Aldridge & Son, White Locations: Victoria, Queenstown, Ireland, New York, England, Russian

If he drowned, it would be important to know why, she said. Test results can take weeks because of a lack of qualified toxicologists, funding and equipment, Dr. Melinek said. If the water was hot but not scalding, she said, it could lead to heat exhaustion and dehydration, which can cause a person to drown. “It’s appropriate for it to take long,” Dr. Melinek said in an interview on Monday. Those tests, he said, can take weeks to complete.

Persons: Melinek, ” Dr, James Gill, ”

☆ Is It Time to Give Candy Corn the Respect It Deserves?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Derrick Bryson Taylor | More About Derrick Bryson Taylor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Sitting in her Wiggins, Miss., home one fall afternoon, Wanda King began counting all of the candy corn flavors she has collected over the years. There is sea salt chocolate, caramel, peppermint, cookies, Starburst, Sour Patch Kids, apple pie, pumpkin pie, s’mores and three separate coffee flavors. Some are holiday themed, like eggnog and witch’s teeth, which are off white with green tips. “It is the ultimate survival sugar rush,” she said, noting that she’d recently checked the freshness of a batch from 2017. “Candy corn don’t go bad.

Persons: Wiggins, Wanda King, King, ”, she’d, It’ll Locations: Miss, Mason

☆ A traveler stranded in Acapulco recounts ‘apocalyptic’ conditions.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Derrick Bryson Taylor | More About Derrick Bryson Taylor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Hurricane Otis interrupted tropical vacations for some visitors and put a stop to a mining convention in Acapulco, Mexico, as the storm bore down on the city early Wednesday. Among the travelers affected was David Hall, 34, who had arrived on Tuesday from Colima, a city about 300 miles northwest of Acapulco. Mr. Hall works in sales and was in Acapulco for the mining convention. “The wind was so strong, it was so much noise,” Mr. Hall said in an interview. The wind was really, really fast.”He compared the swaying of the hotel where he was staying, the Princess Mundo Imperial, to a “small earthquake,” adding, “It’s a very apocalyptic picture here.”

Persons: Otis, David Hall, “ It’s, ”, Hall, Princess Organizations: Mr, Hall, Princess Mundo Locations: Acapulco, Mexico, Colima

Hurricane Otis exploded onto the southwest coast of Mexico early Wednesday, shocking forecasters as it emerged as one of the more powerful Category 5 storms to batter the region and create what one expert called a “nightmare scenario” for a popular tourist coastline. Few meteorologists initially thought the tropical storm would make landfall as a catastrophic hurricane. Most models failed to predict that the storm would intensify over the Pacific Ocean, leading forecasters to believe it would be at most a weak hurricane. But it strengthened with remarkable speed, and by Tuesday evening forecasters and Mexican officials were rushing to warn residents of its potential for destruction. The storm slammed ashore with sustained winds of 165 miles per hour; just a day earlier, Otis brought winds of 65 miles per hour.

Persons: Otis Organizations: Otis Locations: Mexico, Guerrero, Oaxaca

☆ Several People Hospitalized in Austria After Taking Suspected Fake Ozempic
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Derrick Bryson Taylor | More About Derrick Bryson Taylor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Several people in Austria were treated in a hospital after using what government officials believe to be counterfeit Ozempic, underscoring worries across parts of Europe that fake versions of the diabetes drug may be circulating. Ozempic began trending this year as celebrities, TikTok influencers and others described using it to quickly lose weight. It was first approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2017 to treat diabetes. A similar drug called Wegovy, which contains a higher dose of Ozempic’s active ingredient, semaglutide, was approved in 2021. The patients treated in Austria reported serious side effects like hypoglycemia and seizures, indications that the product most likely contained insulin instead of semaglutide, officials said.

Persons: underscoring, Ozempic, TikTok influencers, semaglutide Organizations: Food and Drug Administration Locations: Austria, Europe

☆ Man, Wrongfully Imprisoned for 16 Years, Is Fatally Shot During Traffic Stop
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Derrick Bryson Taylor | More About Derrick Bryson Taylor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

A man who was wrongfully convicted and spent more than 16 years in prison before being released in 2020 was fatally shot on Monday by a sheriff’s deputy in Georgia during a traffic stop, the authorities said. The Georgia Bureau of Investigations, which is conducting an independent investigation of the shooting in Camden County, identified the man, who was Black, as Leonard Allan Cure, 53. Cure was the first person exonerated by the Broward State Attorney’s Office Conviction Review Unit. The bureau said in a news release that a Camden County deputy, who was not identified, initiated a traffic stop early Monday on Interstate 95, not far from the Florida state line. Cure was pulled over.

Persons: Leonard Allan Cure, Cure Organizations: Georgia Bureau of Investigations, Broward State, Innocence, of Florida Locations: Georgia, Camden County, Florida

☆ Storm Delivers a Trans-Atlantic Gift: North American Birds
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Derrick Bryson Taylor | More About Derrick Bryson Taylor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The arrival of warblers, vireos and other colorful birds last week has excited Britain’s twitching community — enthusiastic bird-watchers who will travel long distances to view new or unusual species. A sighting of a Canada warbler was the first recorded in Britain and similarly, a Blackburnian warbler was spotted in Ireland for the first time. Experts said twitchers should act fast if they want to see the North American arrivals, as the phenomenon will last just a few days longer. That storm reached Britain and Ireland last week, bringing several inches of heavy rain to much of Wales and northwest England. A tiny number reached Britain and Ireland, he added.

Persons: Hurricane Lee, twitchers, Alexander Lees, Lees Organizations: Manchester Metropolitan University, British Ornithologists ’ Union Records, Britain Locations: Britain, Ireland, North America, Hurricane, New England, Canada, Europe, Wales, England

☆ El Chapo’s Wife Was Released After Nearly Two Years in Prison
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Derrick Bryson Taylor | More About Derrick Bryson Taylor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife of the infamous Mexican drug lord known as El Chapo, was released from a halfway house on Wednesday, almost two years after she was sentenced to prison for her role in her husband’s multibillion-dollar criminal empire and participating in his escape from custody in 2015. Ms. Coronel, 34, was released from a residential re-entry facility in Long Beach, Calif., according to federal prison records. It was unclear what she had planned upon her release or if additional conditions would be imposed. A lawyer for Ms. Coronel declined to comment on Wednesday. Ms. Coronel was transferred earlier this year to the halfway house from a federal prison in Texas after serving about 18 months there, according to The Los Angeles Times.

Persons: Emma Coronel Aispuro, El Chapo, Ms, Coronel Organizations: Los Angeles Times Locations: Long Beach, Calif, Texas

☆ Massachusetts City Declares Emergency After ‘Catastrophic’ Flash Flooding
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Derrick Bryson Taylor | More About Derrick Bryson Taylor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Torrential downpours sparked dangerous flash floods in central Massachusetts on Monday evening, prompting officials in one city to evacuate residents and declare a state of emergency. Between six and nine inches of rain fell on Monday in northeastern Worcester County, where a flash flood warning was in affect until 8 a.m. Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. A flash flood emergency was declared for Leominster, about 40 miles northwest of Boston and where forecasters bluntly told residents to quickly seek higher ground. Forecasters also said that the surrounding towns of Fitchburg, Lunenberg, Sterling and others could also experience flash flooding. “Do not attempt to travel unless you are fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order.”

Persons: Sterling, ” Organizations: National Weather Service, Leominster, Weather Service Locations: Massachusetts, Worcester County, Boston, Fitchburg, Lunenberg

☆ Five Prison Escapes That Captured Public Attention
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Derrick Bryson Taylor | More About Derrick Bryson Taylor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

As long as there have been prisons, there have been people trying to break out of them. This week, a large-scale manhunt was underway near Philadelphia for Danelo Cavalcante, a convicted murderer who escaped prison late last month. The police have used drones, dogs, helicopters and even a recording of his mother’s voice to try to capture Mr. Cavalcante. In Britain, a similar manhunt was ongoing for a British Army soldier who faces terrorism-related charges and escaped from a prison in London. Numerous famous escapes have captured public imagination and attention over the years.

Persons: Danelo Cavalcante, Cavalcante, John Dillinger Organizations: British Army, Washington , D.C Locations: Philadelphia, Britain, London, Washington ,

☆ Hong Kong Must Have Framework to Recognize Same-Sex Unions, Court Rules
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Derrick Bryson Taylor | More About Derrick Bryson Taylor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Mr. Sham, who is gay, married his partner in New York in 2013, court documents showed. As part of Tuesday’s ruling, the court also unanimously dismissed appeals on the constitutional right to same-sex marriage and whether the lack of recognition of foreign same-sex marriages violated rights. “This time, the court case is about the so-called wholesale recognition of same sex relationships,” he said by phone. Kelley Loper, the director of the Human Rights Program at the University of Hong Kong, said that the ruling was a “step forward” for L.G.B.T.Q. “I’d say it’s more than a small victory in Hong Kong,” Ms. Loper said.

Persons: Jimmy Sham, Sham, Yiu, ”, Kelley Loper, “, Ms, Loper Organizations: Associated Press, Mr, Chinese University of Hong, Human, University of Hong Locations: New York, Hong Kong, Chinese University of Hong Kong, University of Hong Kong, L.G.B.T.Q

Clearing skies over northwestern Nevada on Monday may permit the mass exodus of thousands of people from the Burning Man festival, where they have been stranded for days after torrential rain swept the event’s remote desert location, organizers said. The improved forecast may also allow for the traditional climax to the celebration of art, music and counterculture: the burning of a towering wooden effigy shaped like a man, which was twice postponed because of the weather. Muddy conditions and the inability to move heavy and fire safety equipment to the burning site were also to blame for the delays, officials said on a social media account linked to the festival. The burn had initially been scheduled for Saturday night but was postponed to Sunday and then again to Monday night. The weather across the area was expected to be drier and warmer on Monday, but a low pressure system may bring a chance of light rain showers by Monday night into Tuesday morning, the National Weather Service said.

Organizations: National Weather Service Locations: Nevada

☆ Here’s How to Help Victims of the Hawaii Wildfires
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Derrick Bryson Taylor | More About Derrick Bryson Taylor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The devastating wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui this week have upended communities and forced thousands of residents to evacuate. Volunteers and aid groups have mobilized to help feed and shelter those who have been affected. Officials with the Federal Communications Commission have said that scammers may use phone calls, text messages, emails, post mail, and even go door to door. The Federal Trade Commission has tips on how to spot a fraudulent charity or fund-raiser. “In moments of crisis, we all must be extra vigilant against bad actors who try to take advantage of people’s good will.”

Persons: ”, Anne Lopez, “ Organizations: Volunteers, Federal Communications Commission, Federal Trade Commission Locations: Maui

☆ Woman Is Sentenced for Stealing Dead Baby’s Identity and $1.5 Million
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Derrick Bryson Taylor | More About Derrick Bryson Taylor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

An Ohio woman and former bakery owner was sentenced to six years in prison and was ordered to pay $1.5 million in restitution for stealing the identity of a dead baby and fraudulently obtaining a pandemic relief loan. The woman, Ava Misseldine, 50, was sentenced on Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Columbus, Ohio, according to court documents, more than 10 months after pleading guilty to 16 counts of wire and passport fraud. “Ava was very remorseful over her past criminal behavior, and, at sentencing she read a very emotional statement accepting responsibility for her actions,” Alan Pfeuffer, a lawyer representing Ms. Misseldine, said in a statement on Wednesday, adding that she had outlined “plans to seek counseling while in prison.”As per the plea deal, which was outlined by the U.S. Attorney’s Office last year, Mr. Pfeuffer confirmed that Ms. Misseldine had already paid over $300,000 from the sale of a home in Michigan that she had bought using money from her Paycheck Protection Program loan. Another home she owns in Utah is on the market, he said, and proceeds from that sale should bring her within a few hundred thousand dollars of making full restitution for her theft of P.P.P.

Persons: Ava Misseldine, “ Ava, ” Alan Pfeuffer, Misseldine, Pfeuffer Organizations: U.S, Attorney’s Locations: Ohio, U.S, Columbus , Ohio, Michigan, Utah

One man was wounded in a stabbing outside the British Museum in central London on Tuesday, the Metropolitan Police said, adding that it was an isolated incident and that a suspect had been arrested. The incident occurred at about 10 a.m. near the front entrance of the museum, one of London’s most popular tourist attractions. By midday, there was a heavy police presence outside the museum, and several nearby restaurants had closed. A line of several hundred people formed around the block as they waited for the museum to reopen. The British Museum, which had more than four million visits last year, said in a statement that it had increased security.

Organizations: British Museum, Metropolitan Police Locations: London

☆ DJ Casper, Whose Hit Song ‘Cha-Cha Slide’ Made You Dance, Dies at 58
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Derrick Bryson Taylor | More About Derrick Bryson Taylor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

DJ Casper, the creator of the “Cha-Cha Slide,” an infectious song from the early 2000s that sparked an international line-dance craze that rivaled the Electric Slide and drew people to the dance floor at wedding receptions, bar mitzvahs and family cookouts, has died. His wife, Kim Bradshaw, confirmed his death in a statement to ABC7 Chicago. No cause was given, but Casper had cancer for several years. In her statement to the news station, she said: “Casper was a fun-loving, giving person. Casper was born Willie Perry Jr. in Chicago on May 31, 1965.

Persons: DJ Casper, Kim Bradshaw, Casper, Bradshaw, “ Casper, Willie Perry Jr, James Brown, Teddy Pendergrass Organizations: ABC7 Chicago Locations: Chicago

☆ Ex-Louisiana Trooper Acquitted of Violating Civil Rights of Black Motorist
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Derrick Bryson Taylor | More About Derrick Bryson Taylor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A former Louisiana state trooper was acquitted on Wednesday of a charge that he violated the civil rights of a Black man when he repeatedly clubbed him with a flashlight after a traffic stop more than four years ago. The case, involving the former trooper Jacob Brown, drew national attention and outrage after police body-camera footage of the beating emerged. The footage showed Mr. Brown striking Aaron Larry Bowman about 18 times in the head and chest with a flashlight, while Mr. Bowman was pinned to the ground after a traffic stop in May 2019. Bowman of his civil rights after a three-day trial in Monroe, La., about 100 miles east of Shreveport.

Persons: Jacob Brown, Brown, Aaron Larry Bowman, Bowman, “ I’m, Mr Organizations: The Associated Press Locations: Louisiana, Monroe, La, Shreveport

☆ 2nd Supermoon of the Year Illuminates the Night Sky Around the World
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Derrick Bryson Taylor | More About Derrick Bryson Taylor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The second supermoon of this year — the Sturgeon Moon — left stargazers awed on Tuesday night, drawing large crowds in parts of Europe, the Americas and Asia, and once again piquing interest in the night sky. “It’s nice that people get away from their daily routines and all the horrible things that are going around in the world, and then take some time to really appreciate this celestial phenomenon,” Francisco Diego, an astronomer who lectures at University College London, said by telephone on Wednesday.

Persons: awed, ” Francisco Diego Organizations: University College London Locations: Europe, Americas, Asia

☆ California’s Largest Wildfire of the Year Sweeps Across the Mojave
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Derrick Bryson Taylor | More About Derrick Bryson Taylor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

California’s largest wildfire this year has swept across thousands of acres in the Mojave Desert since the weekend, and has been so powerful that it has produced spinning columns of fire, officials said. Around 77,000 acres had burned with no containment, fire officials said Monday night, making it the largest wildfire in California so far this year. The state’s second largest active fire, the Bonny fire in Riverside County, has consumed only about 2,500 acres. Wildfires have consumed about 100,000 acres in California so far this year, according to Cal Fire, the state’s firefighting agency. After a couple of devastating wildfire seasons, including a record 4.3 million acres burned in 2020, California had a relatively quiet wildfire season last year, with fewer than 400,000 acres burned.

Organizations: Cal Fire Locations: New, San Bernardino County, California, Nevada, Riverside County

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