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☆ The US Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan, is leaving Japan after nearly a decade in the Pacific
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Ella Sherman | Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewThe USS Ronald Reagan, the only aircraft carrier in the US Navy forward deployed, or permanently stationed in another country, is leaving Japan after spending nearly a decade in the Pacific. Related storiesIn 2021, USS Ronald Reagan briefly left its forward-deployed position to provide air support during US withdrawal operations in Afghanistan. USS Ronald Reagan traveling through the Straits of Magellan, to San Diego, CA, in a transfer move. US Navy/Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Elizabeth ThompsonThe USS Ronald Reagan already had a history of cooperation with Japan prior to its deployment. "Whether it's aboard USS Ronald Reagan today or USS George Washington in the future, we will continue to strengthen those ties at all levels, on-shore and at-sea."

Persons: —, Ronald Reagan, Ronald Reagan Sailors, Daryle Cardone, Ronald Reagan's, Reagan, Photographer's, Elizabeth Thompson, USS George Washington, George Washington, Greg Newkirk, Anthony Wallace, Gerald R Organizations: Service, US Navy, Business, Nimitz, Carrier Strike, CSG, Fleet, USS, Japan, Self, Defense Force, Navy, Aircraft, Getty, Pacific . Aircraft, US, Pacific Locations: Japan, Yokosuka, China, Afghanistan, Magellan, San Diego , CA, Bremerton , Washington, Israel, Iran, Gaza, Pacific, Russia, North Korea

☆ A photographer's haunting images of America's abandoned homes look like they're frozen in time
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Monica Humphries | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Bryan Sansivero's haunting photography career all started when he stumbled upon an abandoned home in rural Pennsylvania. Bryan Sansivero in front of an abandoned home. Bryan SansiveroBryan Sansivero was driving on a long, windy road about 45 minutes outside Philadelphia when a dilapidated home caught his eye. Sansivero pulled over in an apple orchard and made the trek up to the stone home, which he estimates was built in the 1700s. He recalls peering through the only open window of the house.

Persons: Bryan Sansivero's, Bryan Sansivero, Bryan Sansivero Bryan Sansivero, Sansivero Locations: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

☆ Behind the curtain of the global arms trade
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Momo Takahashi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In his new book, "Nothing Personal: The Back Office of War," photographer Nikita Teryoshin lifts the veil on the global arms trade, capturing defense exhibitions worldwide. Closed to the public, his series offers a rare inside look into the lucrative global arms industry. Guests, politicians, and traders watch a live demonstration of warfare at the International Defense Exhibition in Abu Dhabi. After the construction and the oil and gas sectors, the global arms trade is one of the most corruption-prone sectors in the world, according to Transparency International. By contrast, the international trade of bananas is more tightly regulated than the arms trade, according to the introductory note of the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty.

Persons: Nikita Teryoshin, Teryoshin, Rafael, KAI, Lockheed Martin Organizations: Business, International Defense, Bofors, International Defense Industry, International Defense Exhibition, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, United Nations Arms, Black Eagles, Nikita, Kalashnikov, Lockheed Locations: East, Ukraine, France, Paris, United States, China, Abu Dhabi, Russia, India, Poland, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Peruvian, Lima , Peru, Korean, Seoul

☆ Take a look inside the California estate of celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz that was just listed for $8.995M
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-23 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz bought her California farm estate in 2019 for $7.5 million. Take a look inside the sprawling 65-acre grounds nestled near the Bolinas Lagoon. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementFive years after purchasing a historic property in rural California, celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz has placed her dream home back on the market. AdvertisementTake a look inside the property that captured this famous photographer's eye.

Persons: Annie Leibovitz, —, Stone Organizations: Service, San Francisco Art Institute, Wall Street Locations: California, New York, Europe, Bolinas , California

☆ 'Reacher' star Alan Ritchson says he was sexually assaulted as a model during a photo shoot: 'It's like legalized sex trafficking'
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Alan Ritchson says he was sexually assaulted by a photographer years ago as a model. The "Reacher" star described modeling as "legalized sex trafficking." Advertisement"Reacher" star Alan Ritchson says he was sexually assaulted during a photo shoot when he was a model and also described the modeling industry as "legalized sex trafficking." I was sexually assaulted by this guy," the actor recalled. The modeling industry can be hugely lucrative, and some celebrities have made vast fortunes out of their image.

Persons: Alan Ritchson, —, Jack Reacher, Lee Child, Ritchson, Jock, coy, Kendall Jenner Organizations: Service, Abercrombie, Fitch, Hollywood, Stone Locations: LA

SYDNEY (AP) — Taylor Swift’s father will not be charged over a paparazzi photographer's claim that Scott Swift assaulted him on the Sydney waterfront hours after the pop star’s Australian tour ended last month. Taylor Swift’s representatives responded by accusing members of the media of aggression during the interaction. Police began investigating the incident at the time and announced Wednesday that “no further police action” would be taken. "No offences were detected, and the investigation was concluded with no further police action required,” said the statement from the New South Wales Police Force. More than 600,000 fans saw the Australian leg of her Eras Tour at seven Australian stadium concerts.

Persons: — Taylor Swift’s, Scott Swift, Ben McDonald, Taylor Swift’s, ” Organizations: SYDNEY, Police, New South Wales Police Force

☆ See aboard the ex-supercarrier John F. Kennedy, the scene of one of the greatest military pranks of all time
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-07 | by ( Lauren Frias | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The greatest military prank of all timeAircrewmen, not the ones involved in the prank, are lifted from the flight deck of USS John F. Kennedy by an HH-60H "Seahawk" helicopter. US Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Jim HampshireApart from its history-making service and features, the Kennedy also was the setting of one of the greatest military pranks of all time. In 1986, the Kennedy was set to relieve the Kitty Hawk-class supercarrier USS America after a six-month deployment in the Mediterranean. Brian Christoff, an aircrewman with the HS-11 helo squadron aboard USS America, shared a video of the event in a since-deleted post on Facebook in 2023. "We were being relieved by the USS Kennedy.

Persons: John F, Kennedy, Photographer's, Jim Hampshire, Hawk, Brian Christoff, Christoff, USS Kennedy Organizations: HH, US Navy, Facebook, USS Locations: America

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury found Friday that celebrity tattoo artist Kat Von D did not violate a photographer's copyright when she used his portrait of Miles Davis as the basis for a tattoo she put on the arm of a friend. “I'm obviously very happy for this to be over," Von D, who inked her friend's arm with Davis as a gift about seven years ago, said outside the courtroom. The 41-year-old Von D, whose legal name is Katherine von Drachenberg, was already a prominent young tattoo artist when she became a TV personality through her appearances on TLC's “Miami Ink” starting in 2005 on TLC. She was the central star of its spinoff, “LA Ink,” which ran from 2007 to 2011 and made her possibly the most famous tattoo artist in the country. Von D said that despite the victory, she’s not enthused about getting back to work.

Persons: —, Kat Von D, Miles Davis, Jeffrey Sedlik's, “, Von D, Davis, “ It's, ”, Von, We've, Allen B, Grodsky, Robert Edward Allen, ” Allen, “ It’s, Sedlik, ” “, Allen, Katherine von Drachenberg, she’s Organizations: ANGELES, Los, TLC, TLC's

☆ Job data suggests ‘soft landing’ is increasingly likely, economists say
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Luis Alvarez | Digitalvision | Getty ImagesThe U.S. economy inched closer to a so-called "soft landing" after a new batch of labor data, economists said. Why a soft landing is like 'Goldilocks' porridge'Steaming bowl of oatmeal porridge, made with Irish oats, wheat berries and barley. A soft landing is like "'Goldilocks' porridge' for central bankers," Brookings Institution economists wrote recently. How the labor market fits inWhy the job market is already 'back into balance'The latest labor data added to encouraging news about a likely soft landing, economists said. Despite the large monthly decline, job openings are still 25% above their February 2020 level, she added.

Persons: Luis Alvarez, Jason Furman, Obama, Jon Lovette, Julia Pollak, Pollak Organizations: Digitalvision, Federal Reserve, U.S . Department of Labor, Labor, Harvard University, White House Council, Economic Advisers, Getty, Fed, Brookings, American Economic Association

☆ Starbursts, smuggled coffee and Martin Shkreli: How CNBC reported the Sam Bankman-Fried trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-04 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +13 min

Artist: Elizabeth WilliamsJust before 8 p.m. on Thursday, 12 jurors found Sam Bankman-Fried guilty of all seven counts against him. (CNBC put out a note requesting access ahead of the trial — an email which was ultimately ignored.) Every exit to file a report included another breakneck trip through security, in a sort of run, rinse, repeat cycle — security, courtroom, exit, photographer's car to file, back up through security, over and over again. CNBC correspondent MacKenzie Sigalos reporting on the Sam Bankman-Fried trial from outside the SDNY courthouse at 500 Pearl Street in downtown Manhattan. Around 8:02 p.m., Bankman-Fried, speechless, began to walk to a room just adjacent to the main court.

Persons: Sam Bankman, Elizabeth Williams, Fried, MacKenzie Sigalos, Dan Mangan, Martin Shkreli, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Michael Lewis, Lewis, Indiana Jones, Ben McKenzie, McKenzie, Damian Williams, They'd, Danielle Sassoon, Jane Rosenberg, Joe Bankman, Barbara Fried, Joseph Bankman, Brendan Mcdermid, gaunt, Kaplan, Bankman, Mark Cohen, Judge Kaplan, blankly, Christian Everdell, Cohen Organizations: Alameda Research, Southern, of, CNBC, Auburn University totebag, Capitalism, U.S, Federal Court Locations: of New York, San Francisco, Vegas, Georgia, Manhattan, Indiana, New York City, U.S

The Tacoma-based Point Defiance Zoo is conducting dental exams and teeth-cleaning in its managed care program. The fittingly named vet is helping bolster a population of only 270 red wolves known to exist, mostly in managed care or zoos. The animals in managed care tend to live longer than free-ranging red wolves, in part because they have annual exams and dental hygiene. The rare red wolves once ranged from New York to Texas, but by the late 1960s to 1970s a once thriving population was decimated. Three of those released came from the Point Defiance Zoo program, including a pup born April 13.

Persons: Karen Wolf, Wolf, Natalie Davis, Matt McKnight, Daniel Trotta, Diane Craft Organizations: U.S, Fish & Wildlife Service, Association of Zoos, Aquariums, Defiance, Thomson Locations: Washington, United States, Tacoma, Defiance, North Carolina, Seattle, New York, Texas, U.S

☆ Why France’s Cote d’Azur is one of the world’s best coastlines
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Richard Quest | Joe Minihane | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

This is the Côte d’Azur, the grand dame destination for European vacations. And no one artist is as synonymous with the Côte d’Azur as Henri Matisse. And it’s also one of the raw ingredients for another quintessentially Côte d’Azur product: Perfume. At Fragonard, they can also help you create your own personalized scent, something to remember the Côte d’Azur by. The Côte d’Azur is a spectacular place, somewhere that taps into a sense of elegance and retains a charm and beauty that is redolent of years gone by.

Persons: CNN —, bonne, St Tropez, Romulo Yanes, Condé Nast, Vanessa Massé, Massé, ”, it’s, Fleur de Courgette, Saint Paul de Vence, Gabrielle Therin, Henri Matisse, “, Florence Tournier, Matisse, Picasso, Renoir, Monet, Chagall, Tournier, Pierre Longnus, Jean, Pierre Jaubert, Lavender, Jaubert, gesturing, Jessica Buchanan, Bénédicte, Karina Hidalgo, Hidalgo, Buchanan Organizations: CNN, St, Michelin, Getty, Mediterranee, Bank Locations: Cassis, Menton, France, Antibes, Cannes, Nice, Monaco, Provence, Saint, Paris, “, Aix, Grasse, Fragonard

☆ Photographer's pictures show the moments before Hamas attacked a music festival in Israel up until festival-goers took cover on the ground: 'It changed in a moment'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A photographer captured moments of joy and revelry at the Nova Music Festival in Israel. Ido Derby, Liav Franko, @block_oclock/instagram"It was like the hugest festival to arrive in our country," Derby said. Ido Derby, Liav Franko, @block_oclock/instagramIn some photos, festival goers are giving personal light shows. Ido Derby, Liav Franko, @block_oclock/instagram"I couldn't realize that my life was in danger," Derby said. Ido Derby, Liav Franko, @block_oclock/instagram"It changed in a moment," Derby told Insider.

Persons: Young, —, Ido Derby, Liav Franko, @block_oclock, Derby, I'm, gunning, instagram, Benjamin Netanyahu Organizations: Nova Music, Service, Israel —, Derby, Nova, Ido, Washington Post, instagram Derby, Associated Press, AP, Reuters, Israeli Locations: Israel, Gaza, Rishon LeTsiyon, Tel Aviv, Israel's

WASHINGTON (AP) — A man who attacked an Associated Press photographer and threw a flagpole and smoke grenade at police officers guarding the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced on Friday to five years in prison. Milstreed told the judge that it was painful to watch his violent acts and hear his combative language that day. Capitol Police Officer Devan Gowdy suffered a concussion when Milstreed hurled his wooded club at a line of officers. “January 6th is a day that will be burned into my brain and my nightmares for the rest of my life,” Gowdy told the judge. He told another Facebook friend that it “felt good” to punch the photographer, whose assault was captured on video by another AP photographer.

Persons: Rodney Milstreed, “, ”, ’, James Boasberg, Milstreed, Boasberg, Devan Gowdy, ” Gowdy, Gowdy, Donald Trump, Trump, I’ve, Alan Byerly, Pennsylvania —, Jan Organizations: WASHINGTON, Associated Press, U.S, Capitol, District, Prosecutors, Milstreed's Maryland, Washington , D.C, White House, West Plaza Locations: Finksburg , Maryland, “, Colorado, Milstreed's, Maryland, Washington ,, Plaza, West, Pennsylvania

☆ This story of when Steve Jobs 'blew up' over a photographer is a classic example of what his biographer called 'Bad Steve'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Steve Jobs apparently "blew up" because he was unhappy with a photographer ahead of iMac's release. Levy writes that Jobs also was also unsure of a different photographer, but eventually was won over. A quarter of a century ago, in 1998, Steve Jobs announced the iMac — a piece of technology that reverberated across the personal computer industry and aided Apple's comeback. Jobs didn't calm down until Clow showed Jobs that the colors were in fact, correct, the biographer wrote in his book. Andy Cunningham, for example, told Insider that Jobs fired her "about five times."

Persons: Steve Jobs, Steven Levy, Levy, Jobs, Apple's, Moshe Brakha, Madonna, Brakha, Walter Isaacson, Apple, Lee Clow, Isaacson, Clow, Andy Cunningham, Cunningham Organizations: Morning, NeXT, PR, Apple, Beastie, Grammy Museum, Jobs, Pixar Locations: Los Angeles

☆ US Special Operations Command is working on a new mini-sub to carry SEALs to their targets in style
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Stavros Atlamazoglou | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The Dry Combat Submersible would shield SEALs from the sea, unlike other delivery vehicles. US Navy/Chief Photographer's Mate Andrew McKaskleThe battery-powered Dry Combat Submersible is about 40 feet long and weighs a little over 28 tons. But perhaps the biggest difference is that the Dry Combat Submersible keeps frogmen dry, unlike the SEALs' other submersibles, which are open to the sea. US Navy/Chief Journalist Dave FliesenUS special-operations leaders have big ambitions for the Dry Combat Submersible and their other mini-subs. The Mark 11 is meant to carry small teams of Navy SEALs into an enemy harbors and shores without detection.

Persons: Lockheed Martin, SOCOM, Photographer's, Andrew McKaskle, Gregg Bauer, John Parker, Bauer, Dave Fliesen, Christopher Perez The, Mark, Stavros Atlamazoglou Organizations: Operations Command, Lockheed, Service, US Navy SEALs, Special Operations Command, US Navy, Navy, DCS, Naval, Warfare Command, Navy SEALs, Warfare, Special Boat Service, US State Department, Hellenic Army, 575th Marine Battalion, Army, Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins, School, International Locations: Wall, Silicon, Russia, China, Ukraine, Philadelphia, Georgia, Naples, Italy, Sutton, Dallas, Norfolk, Pearl, Christopher Perez The British, British, Johns

SATUS, Washington, July 22 (Reuters) - A fast-growing wildfire forced residents to evacuate a rural stretch of southern Washington state's Klickitat County on Saturday after it burned more than 30,000 acres in less than 24 hours. The Newell Road Wildfire has already destroyed several structures in the area and is threatening homes, farms, crops and livestock, solar and wind farms and a natural gas pipeline, county emergency officials said. Firefighters from across the area have descended on the blaze that is burning just north of the Columbia River, which marks the state's border with Oregon. Officials have not said what caused the fire, and there have been no reports of injuries or deaths. Reporting by Matt McKnight in Satus, Washington; Additional reporting by Jonathan Allen in New York; Editing by Paul SimaoOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Matt McKnight, Jonathan Allen, Paul Simao Organizations: Firefighters, Thomson Locations: Washington, Klickitat County, Bickleton, Portland , Oregon, Columbia, Oregon, Satus , Washington, New York

Visit Seattle, the city's tourist organization, hopes the same will happen this weekend. King County Council declared the week leading up to the concert as "Taylor Swift Week" in her honor. Woody said he expects 144,000 Swift fans to descend on the city over the two days of concerts. "I love Taylor Swift and she’s not coming to Canada yet,” said Katherine Archibald who is visiting Seattle from Calgary, Alberta for the concert. In addition to the two sold out concerts, Seattle is also hosting multiple sporting events, the Bite of Seattle food festival, and the Capitol Hill Block Party music festival this weekend.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Lumen, Ragnhild Read, Taylor, Public Affairs Michael Woody, Woody, Swift, Justin Trudeau, she’s, ”, Katherine Archibald, Matt McKnight, Diane Craft Organizations: Swift, Reuters, Seattle, Community, Public Affairs, King County Council, Capitol, Block Party, Thomson Locations: Seattle, United States, Salt Lake City , Utah, Salt Lake City, Canada, American, Calgary , Alberta, LA

☆ Thierry Le Gouès’s intimate photos are a ‘love letter’ to ’90s supermodel era
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Marianna Cerinni | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“It’s a love letter to that time — a collection of some of the pictures I am most fond of,” Le Gouès said in a phone interview from Paris, where he is based. Thierry Le Gouès/Courtesy powerHouse BooksMost of the photos appeared in magazine spreads or fashion campaigns, which were Le Gouès’ main outlets at the time. Thierry Le Gouès/Courtesy powerHouse BooksIndeed, Le Gouès’ images are strikingly dramatic. “The ‘90s was a decade of experimentation, and that’s what I did when it came to my photos,” Le Gouès said. The other was Kate Moss, whose gold-painted portrait eventually ended up gracing the front of “90’s.” Le Gouès shot the image for British Esquire.

Persons: Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Calvin Klein’s, Moss, Mark Wahlberg, ”, Cindy Crawford, Iman, Carla Bruni, Thierry Le Gouès, “, ” Le Gouès, Le Gouès, he’d, Le, “ I’ve, ” Naomi Campbell, John Galliano, Azzedine Alaïa, Alexander McQueen, Carla Bruni’s, Bruni, Eva Herzigová, Elle Macpherson, Campbell, Tatjana Patitz —, Naomi, Kate, ” Kate Moss, She’s Organizations: CNN, —, Vogue, Esquire, “ Locations: Paris

It was inspired by the original wind phone set up in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, ten years earlier. The plaque reads: "This phone is for everyone who has ever lost a loved one. The phone is an outlet for those who have messages they wish to share with their friends and family. 'I NEED AN OUTLET'During a recent afternoon, Joelle's family paid a visit to the phone to celebrate her life. Erin Sylvester, Joelle's mother, said they sometimes have pizza parties and invite friends to join them.

Persons: Corey Dembeck, Matt Mills McKnight, Joelle, Sylvester, Joelle Rose, Dembeck, Joelle's, Erin Sylvester, it's, welling, Jonah, Erin, It's, that's, Andre Sylvester, Matt McKnight, Diane Craft Organizations: REUTERS, Washington state's, U.S . Army, Thomson Locations: Olympia , Washington , U.S, Wash, Washington, Olympia, Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, United States

[1/3] Amazon workers participate in a walkout at Amazon Headquarters, in Seattle, Washington, U.S., May 31, 2023. REUTERS/Matt Mills McKnightSEATTLE, May 31 (Reuters) - Some Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) employees staged a walkout on Wednesday in protest of the e-commerce giant's changes to its climate policy, layoffs and a return-to-office mandate. More than 1,900 employees had pledged to protest globally, according to the organizers, an activist group known as Amazon Employees for Climate Justice (AECJ). In a statement, Amazon spokesperson Brad Glasser said the company is pushing hard to cut its carbon emissions. He added that Amazon listens to employee feedback and was happy with the collaboration that arose from its return-to-office policy.

Persons: Matt Mills McKnight, AECJ, Brad Glasser, Matt McKnight, Tiyashi Datta, Jeffrey Dastin, David Gregorio Our Organizations: Amazon Headquarters, REUTERS, Inc, Amazon Employees, Climate Justice, Amazon, Thomson Locations: Seattle , Washington , U.S, Matt Mills McKnight SEATTLE, Seattle, San Francisco, Bengaluru, Palo Alto , California

☆ Forty Cannes film festivals viewed through one photographer's lens
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-25 | by ( Eric Gaillard | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

The 76th edition of the festival, taking place from May 16 to May 27, has seen Cannes' usual population triple to 230,000 people to watch films, rub shoulders with celebrities, and - in some cases - compete for the coveted Palme D'Or. Gaillard, who is retiring after this festival, was there for Reuters, snapping Michael Douglas pointing at the camera with a cheeky grin and a besuited Harrison Ford receiving an Honorary Palme D'Or. He was there in 1997 when Michael Jackson was in attendance, in 2008 when Diego Maradona showed off soccer tricks, and in 2018 when Kristen Stewart kicked off her heels on the red carpet. A shot from the 48th edition of the festival in 1995 shows a disarmingly young Johnny Depp, while a black-and-white photo from 1987 depicts a tanned, bejeweled Liz Taylor with one-time flame George Hamilton.

☆ Stunning photos of the night sky in one of the darkest places on Earth will make you want to visit New Zealand ASAP
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( Rebecca Strong | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve is especially great for star gazing. But in one of the darkest places on Earth — the Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve in New Zealand — that's not an issue. Aoraki is the second-largest dark sky reserve in the world, ranking at a level 2 on the nine-level Bortle Dark-Sky Scale for light pollution. The Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve is located in southern New Zealand. Igor HoogerwerfAccording to Jason Menard, an executive at Mackenzie Tourism, The Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve is one of the best places to view the Milky Way — and that's pretty evident in this photo.

☆ Supreme Court rules against Andy Warhol Foundation in copyright case over Prince photo
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against the Andy Warhol Foundation in a copyright dispute over the use of a celebrity photographer's image of the musician Prince for artwork created by Warhol. Goldsmith had sued the Warhol Foundation for copyright infringement over its licensing of an image called "Orange Prince" to Conde Naste, the parent company of Vanity Fair magazine, in 2016. Orange Prince is one of 16 Warhol silkscreens based on her photo, which Goldsmith only became aware of in 2016. Although a federal district court rule in the Warhol Foundation's favor, that ruling was overturned by the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals. "Lynn Goldsmith's original works, like those of other photographers, are entitled to copyright protection, even against famous artists," the court said in the majority opinion. "

April 27 (Reuters) - As wildfire season approaches, U.S. officials along the West Coast are working hard to mitigate risks with prescribed burns, while a widespread educational campaign is underway to create buffers around fire-prone homes. In Washington state, Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Hillary Franz is working on reversing negative perceptions surrounding prescribed fires. The test fires were lit ahead of a full prescribed burn. "It's a frustrating emotional roller coaster," said Stenbeck, standing on top of Bogg's Pit, the DNR-owned land that has been the focus of a prescribed burn since late last year. "It's important that people make sure there is space between their vegetated fuel and their homes ... once we have a wildfire, embers move quickly.

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