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☆ Some consumers are punting big purchases like pools and mattresses
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-18 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Rachel Wisniewski | ReutersAmericans are kicking the can down the road on some more-costly, traditionally financed purchases as elevated inflation and interest rates bite. "As a result, consumers continue to scrutinize their spending and make near-term decisions based primarily on need, price and perceived value. But those options have fallen out of favor as interest rates rose. He also cited increased interest rates as another weight on their shoulders. Lofty interest rates have also hampered housing improvement efforts for those staying put, according to Home Depot .

Persons: Rachel Wisniewski, Joe, Shelly Ibach, Ibach, FactSet, Mark Mathews, Platt, J, Mitchell Dolloff, Dow Jones, it's, Mathews, Enphase, Badri Kothandaraman, Marc Bitzer, Patrick T, bode, Robert Ohmes, Richard McPhail, It's, McPhail Organizations: Reuters, Reserve, Prosper, National Retail Federation, San Francisco Fed, New York Fed, Management, Commerce Department, Consumers, Whirlpool, Fallon, Bloomberg, Getty, Bank of America, CNBC Locations: Gilbertsville , Pennsylvania, Minneapolis, U.S, California, Torrance , Calif, Minnesota

☆ Earnings playbook: Your guide to a key week of reports, including Walmart
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-12 | by ( Fred Imbert | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Just seven S & P 500 names are slated to post their quarterly figures, including Home Depot and Walmart. Management is scheduled to hold a call at 4:30 p.m. Last quarter: Cisco posted fiscal second-quarter results that beat expectations. What history shows: Cisco shares have risen after the last six earnings releases, Bespoke data shows. Thursday Walmart is set to report earnings in the premarket, followed by a call at 8 a.m. Last quarter: Walmart earnings topped analysts' estimates, thanks to soaring e-commerce sales . What history shows: Walmart has beaten bottom-line forecasts 71% of the time, per Bespoke.

Persons: Wells, Zachary Fadem, LSEG, Samik Chatterjee, Robert Ohmes Organizations: Home Depot, Walmart, CNBC, Investment, Cisco Systems, Management, Cisco, JPMorgan, Campus Networking, Bank of America

☆ How retailers like Best Buy, T.J. Maxx and Home Depot quietly target 'problem' returners
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Devan Burris | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Many large retailers in the U.S. have long been engaged in the practice of quietly tracking and targeting return behavior. According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, U.S. retailers use third-party loss-prevention services to track risky return behavior. This doesn't outright mean fraudulent activity, but rather behavior that "mimics" or could be linked to such behavior. The most notable third-party loss-prevention service is The Retail Equation, a software provider that tracks return behavior that retailers deem potentially fraudulent. According to several now-dismissed lawsuits and Better Business Bureau complaints, customers reported they were following a store's return policy and were still issued a warning.

Persons: Robert Overstreet Organizations: Walmart, Staples, National Retail Federation, Iowa, Wall Street Journal, Better Locations: U.S, T.J.Maxx

☆ Who Owns a Drawing That May Be Nazi Loot? A Judge Will Decide.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Colin Moynihan | Tom Mashberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In 1964, Robert Owen Lehman Sr., a philanthropist and art collector who led the Lehman Brothers investment firm through the Great Depression, bought a small drawing by the Austrian artist Egon Schiele. A few weeks later, his son Robert Owen Lehman Jr. says, he received the drawing, a portrait of a rosy cheeked woman with a soft smile, from his father as a holiday gift. The collectors, Karl Mayländer and Heinrich Rieger, were associates of Schiele in Austria, and their heirs have each claimed ownership of “Portrait of the Artist’s Wife,” a depiction of Edith Schiele. Mayländer was a textile merchant who is depicted in at least two Schiele portraits. Both men were killed by the Nazis during World War II.

Persons: Robert Owen Lehman Sr, Egon Schiele, Robert Owen Lehman Jr, Karl Mayländer, Heinrich Rieger, Edith Schiele, Mayländer, Rieger Organizations: Lehman, Schiele Locations: Austrian, Austria

☆ Robert Oxnam, China Scholar Beset by Multiple Personalities, Dies at 81
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Richard Sandomir | More About Richard Sandomir | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Robert B. Oxnam, an eminent China scholar who learned through psychotherapy that his years of erratic behavior could be explained by the torment of having multiple personalities, died on April 18 at his home in Greenport, N.Y., on the North Fork of Long Island. In the 1ate 1980s, Dr. Oxnam was president of the Asia Society, a television commentator and an accomplished sailor. In his 2005 book, “A Fractured Mind: My Life With Multiple Personality Disorder,” Dr. Oxnam recalled the session when Tommy first spoke to Dr. Smith. All that Dr. Oxnam could remember from the 50-minute session, he wrote, was telling the psychiatrist that he didn’t think the therapy was working for him. But Dr. Smith told him that he had been speaking to Tommy all that time.

Persons: Robert B, Vishakha Desai, Oxnam, Jeffery Smith, Bobby, Tommy, Smith Organizations: Asia Society Locations: China, Greenport, Long

☆ Buy these five stocks ahead of earnings before it's too late, Bank of America says
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-20 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

CNBC Pro combed through Bank of America research to find the firm's favorite buy-rated stocks ahead of company earnings. They include: CoStar Group, Fidelity National Information Services, Cisco, Home Depot and Adobe. Bank of America upgraded the stock to buy from neutral earlier this week, citing several positive catalysts. "A growth company buying a growth company," he said of the deal. Home Depot "A growth company buying a growth company.

Persons: Tal Liani, Liani, Robert Ohmes, Ohmes, Jason Kupferberg, Kupferberg Organizations: Bank of America, CNBC, Fidelity National Information Services, Cisco, Home, Adobe, Cisco Time, Home Depot, Fidelity National Information, FIS Locations: Bank, Atlanta, buybacks

☆ European diplomats in DC scramble to gain access to Trump allies for insights
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Kylie Atwood | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

“We are not that nervous because we know that with Trump it is all about relationships,” said one veteran European diplomat who has been in DC since the Trump administration. “The logic of doing it at Heritage was not lost on us,” said Victoria Coates, a deputy national security advisor to former President Trump who is now a vice president at the think tank. The comments sent European diplomats into over-drive, eager to understand exactly what Trump meant. “If they are worried about how President Trump is going to react to them, they hold it in their hands to do something about it,” Coates said. But European diplomats are not only worried about NATO.

Persons: Donald Trump, jostle, Trump, of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe, Mike Pompeo, Robert O’Brien, Keith Kellogg, Mike Pence’s, Hillary Clinton, they’ve, ”, –, David Cameron, Antony Blinken, Cameron, Jens Stoltenberg, Jim Lo Scalzo, Stoltenberg’s, Victoria Coates, Stoltenberg, ” Coates, nodded, James Carafano, “, it’s, “ He’s, Mike Johnson, Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelensky Organizations: CNN, White, NATO, Ukraine, Trump, of National Intelligence, National, European Union, Republican, Russian Central Bank, EU, British, Heritage Foundation, Heritage, GOP, Putin Locations: Washington, Russia, European, Europe, Ukraine, Brussels, West, Russian, South Florida, Brexit, ”, Washington ,, “

☆ A double dose of hell: The Bataan Death March and what came next
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

The Death MarchThat surrender site in Balanga doesn’t mark the beginning of the Bataan Death March. “It looked like they were really trying to kill us all.”White markers along a highway on the Bataan Peninsula show the route from the 1942 Bataan Death March. A boxcar used during the infamous 1942 Bataan Death March, displayed at the Capas National Shrine in Tarlac Province, north of Manila. All but Meyer also survived the Bataan Death March. A relief depicts the 1942 Bataan Death March on the Death March Memorial in Capas, Philippines.

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☆ Dollar stores are supposed to do well regardless of the economy. Turns out, that's not true.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

But recent earnings for Dollar General and Dollar Tree show both companies have hit rough patches. But four years later, Dollar General — and Dollar Tree, its main rival — are seeing a slowdown. AdvertisementAnd rival Dollar Tree is closing 1,000 Family Dollar stores after spending nearly a decade trying to integrate the chain into its business. Messy stores and understaffing have caught up to Dollar General and Dollar Tree. Do you work at Dollar General, Dollar Tree, or Family Dollar and have a story idea to share?

Persons: —, Todd Vasos, Vasos, Robert Ohmes, It's, Michael Lasser Organizations: Dollar, Service, Shoppers, Bank of America, Business, UBS Locations: Minnesota

☆ The great myth about dollar stores
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Persons: —, Todd Vasos, Vasos, Robert Ohmes, It's, Michael Lasser Organizations: Dollar, Service, Shoppers, Bank of America, Business, UBS Locations: Minnesota

☆ ‘Oppenheimer’ Hits Nuclear-Scarred Japan, 8 Months After U.S. Premiere
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Motoko Rich | Kiuko Notoya | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Watching “Oppenheimer,” the Oscar-winning biopic about the father of the atomic bomb that opened in Japan on Friday, Kako Okuno was stunned by a scene in which scientists celebrated the explosion over Hiroshima with thunderous foot stomping and the waving of American flags. Seeing the jubilant faces “really shocked me,” said Ms. Okuno, 22, a nursery school teacher who grew up in Hiroshima and has worked as a peace and environmental activist. Eight months after Christopher Nolan’s film became a box office hit in the United States, “Oppenheimer” is now confronting Japanese audiences with the flip-side American perspective on the most scarring events of Japan’s history. The movie follows the breakthrough discoveries of J. Robert Oppenheimer and his team before the United States struck Japan with the first salvo of the nuclear age. It won seven Academy Awards last month, including for best picture.

Persons: “ Oppenheimer, ”, Kako Okuno, “, Okuno, Christopher Nolan’s, “ Oppenheimer ”, Robert Oppenheimer Locations: Japan, Hiroshima, United States

☆ ‘Oppenheimer’ finally opens in Japan, the only nation to experience horror of nuclear war
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Chris Lau | Moeri Karasawa | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The three-hour biopic has broken several records since its release last year, becoming the highest-grossing movie set during World War II, according to Universal. As part of its promotional campaign, Universal sought the views of atomic bomb survivor Tomonaga Masao, who is the president of a Nagasaki-based “hibakusha” group — the name survivors call themselves. Oppenheimer’s invention was first used with devastating effect on August 6, 1945, when a US B-29 bomber named Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Three days later, another B-29, named Bockscar, dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. The bombings finally prompted Japan to surrender, bringing an end to World War II.

Persons: “ Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan, Barbie ”, J, Robert Oppenheimer, Kogyo, Tomonaga Masao, Masao, Oppenheimer, ”, Hiraoka Takashi, ” Cillian Murphy, Melinda Sue Gordon, Enola Gay, Barbie, “, Rishu, he’s Organizations: CNN, British, Universal Pictures, Universal, Former Hiroshima, US Department of, Manhattan Project, Social, Warner Bros . Film Group, Warner Bros, Warner Bros ., Reuters Locations: American, Japan, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Nazi Germany, Tokyo, “ Hiroshima

☆ Buy these five non-tech stocks that are well positioned for the long haul, Bank of America says
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-23 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Shares of Nvidia are red hot, but Bank of America thinks there's a slew of other stocks that investors should consider. They include: Super Micro Computer, Kroger, Burlington, JPMorgan Chase and TJX Companies. Kroger Analyst Robert Ohmes said Kroger is firing on all cylinders even as grocery prices remain high. And like Kroger, share gains are aplenty as new store openings continue coming online. Given its turnaround momentum and ongoing favorable off-price retail fundamentals, Burlington is well positioned for outperformance, in our view."

Persons: there's, JPMorgan Chase, Robert Ohmes, Kroger, Ohmes, Lorraine Hutchinson, Hutchinson, Ebrahim Poonawala, Jamie Dimon, Poonawala, BofA, TJX, BURL Organizations: Nvidia, Bank of America, CNBC, Computer, Kroger, JPMorgan, TJX Companies, Burlington, JPMorgan Chase, Artificial Intelligence Locations: Burlington

☆ “Oppenheimer,” My Uncle and the Secrets America Doesn’t Want to Tell - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Ariel Kaminer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The darkened sky stretches over miles of desert sand as in the distance, from an illuminated scaffold, the object rises that will change the world. The first atomic test is the defining scene in “Oppenheimer,” which won seven Academy Awards on Sunday night, including best picture. Watching the film on opening weekend, I found the scene excruciating, even though history had long since recorded the outcome. “Oppenheimer” is a movie about a singular genius, an extraordinary collaboration and a turning point in history. An innovation designed to make the world safer in the long term made it manifestly more dangerous.

Persons: “ Oppenheimer, ”, Edward Teller, it’s, Robert Oppenheimer’s Organizations: Los Alamos

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cillian Murphy called himself a “very proud Irishman” after he trotted onstage to claim his first-ever Oscar for portraying the man who created the atomic bomb in Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster biopic “Oppenheimer.”“I'm a little overwhelmed,” said Murphy, who won best actor for his stellar role as J. Robert Oppenheimer. Murphy, though a regular presence in Nolan films going back almost two decades, had always been a supporting player. Murphy thanked Nolan and the director's wife, Emma Thomas, a producer on the film. “It's been the wildest, most exhilarating, most creatively, satisfying journey you've taken me on over the last 20 years,” Murphy said to Nolan. “But deep down, secretly, I was desperate to play a lead for him.”Murphy came into the Academy Awards a strong contender after picking up trophies at the Golden Globes, SAG Awards and BAFTA Film Awards.

Persons: — Cillian Murphy, ”, Oscar, Christopher Nolan’s, “ Oppenheimer, Murphy, Robert Oppenheimer, Oppenheimer, Nolan, Emma Thomas, “ It's, ” Murphy, “, “ Oppenheimer ”, Robert Downey Jr, ” Ben Kingsley, Murphy's, Kingsley, ” Kingsley, ” “, it’s, I’d, ’ ”, Chris Organizations: ANGELES, Associated Press, Academy, Golden Globes, BAFTA Locations: Alamos

☆ How, when and where you can watch the 2024 Oscars
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( Tom Page | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Yes, it’s Oscars weekend. Comparisons are already being made to 1998 and 2004, when “Titanic” and “The Return of the King” steamrolled their respective competition on their way to a record 11 Oscars each. Emily Blunt (as Kitty Oppenheimer) with writer, director, and producer Christopher Nolan and Cillian Murphy (as J. Robert Oppenheimer) on the set of "Oppenheimer." The host and presentersJimmy Kimmel on stage at the Oscars in 2023. Gladstone and Stone split the Golden Globes, Stone won the BAFTA and Glastone won the SAG award, leaving this contest finely poised.

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☆ Christopher Nolan put a bet on himself when it came to Oscar frontrunner 'Oppenheimer' and walked away with a $72m payday, says report
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. UniversalRepresentatives for Nolan and Universal did not respond to a request for comment sent by Business Insider outside regular working hours. Few in Hollywood can command such lucrative first-dollar gross arrangements, although it has previously happened in a Nolan pic. Leonardo DiCaprio chose to forego his then-typical $20 million paycheck for a minimum salary and an unspecified cut of the first-dollar gross. AdvertisementPer Forbes, directors who have previously wrangled first-dollar gross arrangements include Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson, and James Cameron, placing Nolan in an elite group.

Persons: —, Christopher Nolan doesn't, Oppenheimer, It's, Nolan, Christopher Nolan Nathan Congleton, Cillian Murphy, Forbes, Emma Thomas, J, Robert Oppenheimer, Leonardo DiCaprio, Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson, James Cameron Organizations: Service, Sunday's Academy, Universal, Business, Forbes, NBC, Warner Bros Locations: American, Los Alamos, Hollywood

☆ Meet the real J. Robert Oppenheimer's family, including his wife Kitty, his 2 children, and his grandchildren
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Cillian Murphy plays J. Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan 's "Oppenheimer." download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementChristopher Nolan's latest movie, "Oppenheimer," sees Irish actor Cillian Murphy play J. Robert Oppenheimer, the man responsible for leading the Manhattan Project and creating the atomic bomb for the United States during World War II. It also won seven awards at the 2024 BAFTAS, with Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. taking home awards for best actor and best supporting actor, respectively. As well as Oppenheimer's nuclear work, the film looks at the scientist's complex personal life, including his marriage to Katherine "Kitty" Oppenheimer, née Puening.

Persons: Cillian Murphy, J, Robert Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer, —, Christopher Nolan's, He's, Robert Downey Jr, Katherine, Kitty, née Organizations: Service, Manhattan Locations: United States, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Japan

☆ ‘Oppenheimer’ cast members join Jane Fonda and more to turn spotlight on nuclear threat
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) is leveraging the attention on Christopher Nolan’s Oscar-nominated film “Oppenheimer” in an attempt to elevate the conversation about nuclear threat. In the run-up to Sunday night’s Academy Awards, the organization is launching a “Make Nukes History” campaign Wednesday in Los Angeles. “We want to raise our voices to remind people that while Oppenheimer is history, nuclear weapons are not,” the group writes in their letter. And political will is created when people demand it.”Cillian Murphy (as J. Robert Oppenheimer) and writer, director, and producer Christopher Nolan on the set of "Oppenheimer." The film tells the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, who along with a team of scientists, developed and designed the atomic bomb.

Persons: Christopher Nolan’s Oscar, “ Oppenheimer, “ Oppenheimer ”, Matthew Modine, Tony Goldwyn, Michael Douglas, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Viggo Mortensen, Emma Thompson, Rosanna Arquette, Robert Oppenheimer’s, Charles Oppenheimer, Oppenheimer, ” “ Robert Oppenheimer, ”, NTI, Ernest J, Moniz, “, ” Cillian Murphy, Robert Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan, Melinda Sue Gordon, J Organizations: CNN, Nuclear Threat Initiative, Sunday night’s, Los Angeles Times, NTI, Weapons, Universal Locations: Los Angeles

Jimmy Kimmel returns as host for the fourth time, and the competition for best picture promises to be stiff. Best picture nominees include everything from Barbenheimer blockbuster summer duo "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" to indie darling "Past Lives." There's still time to watch all 10 of the best picture nominees. Below, we'll show you all of your streaming options when it comes to where to watch every 2024 Oscars best picture nominee. In addition to best picture, the film is up for best original screenplay at the Oscars.

Persons: Jimmy Kimmel, Oppenheimer, There's, Jeffrey Wright, Percival Everett's, Thelonious, Monk, Ellison, Wright, Sandra Hüller, Justine Triet, Margot Robbie, Barbie, Jaap Buitendijk, Barbie Warner, Greta Gerwig, Ken, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Oscar, Max, Paul Giamatti, Paul Hunham, Dominic Sessa, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Peacock, Lily Gladstone, Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin, David Grann's, Scorsese, Mollie Burkhart, Bradley Cooper, Leonard Bernstein, Carey Mulligan, Felicia Montealegre, Jason McDonald, Maestro, Cooper, Mulligan, Cillian Murphy, J, Robert Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan, Murphy, Robert Downey Jr, Emily Blunt, Teo Yoo, Greta Lee, Celine, John Magaro, –, Emma Stone, Bella Baxter, Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Christian Friedel, Rudolf Höss, Hedwig, ExpressVPN Organizations: Business, Dolby Theatre, MGM, Orion, Apple, Hulu, Warner Bros, Mattel, America, Osage, Osage Nation, FBI, Netflix, Manhattan Project, Paramount, Showtime, Searchlight, Disney Locations: Barbie, New England, Oklahoma, Los Alamos, New York, South Korea

☆ 'Oppenheimer' steamrolls toward Oscars with Screen Actors Guild Award wins
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-25 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Historical epic "Oppenheimer" picked up more prizes on Saturday at Hollywood's Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards, bolstering the movie's chances to score the best picture trophy at next month's Oscars. Cillian Murphy, who played scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer, won best movie actor, and co-star Robert Downey Jr. best supporting actor. HBO's "Succession" secured best TV drama cast for its final season about the battle for control of a family's media dynasty. Elizabeth Debicki, who played Princess Diana in Netflix series "The Crown," won best TV drama actress. "The Last of Us" star Pedro Pascal was named best actor in a TV drama and appeared stunned when he walked on stage.

Persons: Oppenheimer, Cillian Murphy, J, Robert Oppenheimer, Robert Downey Jr, Murphy, Christopher Nolan's, Lily Gladstone, Gladstone, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Randolph, AFTRA, Idris Elba, Jeremy Allen White, White, Elizabeth Debicki, Diana, Pedro Pascal, Pascal, Barbra Streisand Organizations: Guild, SAG, Academy, Golden Globes, British Academy, Producers Guild of America, Osage, Netflix, Hollywood Locations: Los Angeles, Oklahoma

☆ Cillian Murphy had to have his head 'glued shut' at 3 a.m. on the 'Oppenheimer' set because of a pillow Emily Blunt gave him
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Cillian Murphy had to have his head "glued shut" on the set of "Oppenheimer." Emily Blunt gave him a luxury pillow to help him sleep during the intense production. Because Murphy wasn't used to it, he turned over in the night and smacked his head on a table. AdvertisementCillian Murphy had to have his head glued shut by a makeup artist at 3 a.m. on the "Oppenheimer" set after he cut it open while sleeping on a pillow Emily Blunt gave him. The pillow isn't the first gift that Blunt gave to her "Oppenheimer" colleagues, as in January she recalled giving the director his own pair of Ugg boots.

Persons: Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer, Emily Blunt, Murphy wasn't, —, Christopher Nolan, J, Robert Oppenheimer, Jean Tatlock, Florence Pugh, Kitty Puening, Blunt, Jimmy Kimmel, Cillian, Luisa Abel, Murphy, Nolan, Miranda Priestly, Meryl Streep, Wears Organizations: Service

☆ Navalny is the latest in a long line of Putin critics who met an early death
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Lauren Said-Moorhouse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

CNN —When Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny returned to Russia in 2021, there were many who feared he would face an untimely end. The Kremlin has said it is investigating the critic’s death, the circumstances of which were not immediately clear. After his death, opposition leader Ilya Yashin said his friend had been working on a report about Russian troops and their involvement in Ukraine. Nemtsov’s death came two days before he was set to lead an opposition rally in the Russian capital. Alexander PerepilichnyyOver the years, suggestions have emerged of the possible use of a rare plant poison in the death of Russian financier Alexander Perepilichnyy.

Persons: Alexey Navalny, Vladimir Putin’s, ”, Navalny, Yegveny Prigozhin Yevgeny Prigozhin, Wagner, Reuters Yevgeny Prigozhin, –, Bill Browder, “ Putin, ” Boris Nemtsov, Boris Nemtsov, Dmitry Korotayev, Boris Yeltsin, Ilya Yashin, Nemtsov, Vladimir Putin, Nemtsov’s, Boris Berezovsky Boris Berezovsky, Yelena Gorbunova, Peter Macdiarmid, Boris Berezovsky, Putin, Berezovsky, Alexander Perepilichnyy, CNN Alexander Perepilichnyy, Perepilichnyy, Sergei Magnitsky, ANDREY SMIRNOV, Magnitsky, Browder, Alexander Litvinenko Alexander Litvinenko, Natasja Weitsz, Alexander Litvinenko, Litvinenko –, Robert Owen, Putin “, Litvinenko, Marina Litvinenko, Anna Politkovskaya, JENS SCHLUETER, Lom, Ali Gaitukayev, Politkovskaya, Chechen Republic …, ” Drownings, Prigozhin, Gennady Lopyrev –, “, Lopyrev, Pyotr Kucherenko, Pavel Antov, Vladimir Budanov, Budanov, Alexander Buzakov, Anatoly Gerashchenko, Ravil Maganov, Lukoil, Maganov “, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Sergei Skripal, Skripal, Yulia Organizations: CNN, Putin’s United, “, Kremlin, PMC Wagner, Reuters, Republican Party of Russia, Party, Newsweek, Royal Botanic, Getty Images, Hermitage Capital, KGB, Getty, Authorities, The, Protect Journalists, RIA Novosti, Russia’s, Science, Higher Education, Gazprom, Lukoil, Moscow Aviation Institute, TASS Locations: Russia, Vladimir Putin’s Russia, Putin’s United Russia, Ukraine, ” Boris Nemtsov Russian, Kremlin, Moscow, Russian, London's, England, Soviet Union, Britain, Surrey, London, Kew, American, Chechnya, Leipzig, Germany, AFP, The New York, Chechen Republic, Washington, Gelendzhik, ”, Cuba, India, United States

☆ Richard Branson and Oppenheimer's grandson among those warning about future AI risks
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Richard Branson and other public figures have signed an open letter warning of AI risks. The letter, issued by The Elders and the Future of Life Institute, urges world leaders to take action. The letter highlights risks, including the climate crisis, pandemics, nuclear weapons, and AI. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementRichard Branson and the grandson of J. Robert Oppenheimer are among the signatories of an open letter warning of the risks of uncontrolled AI.

Persons: Richard Branson, —, J, Robert Oppenheimer Organizations: The Elders, Life Institute, Service, Business

Though one of the most potent and long-running (or at least long-stomping) forces in movies, Godzilla has never before rubbed elbows at the Academy Awards. At the Oscar luncheon, Steven Spielberg warmly greeted Yamazaki and told him he had seen “Godzilla Minus One” three times. But “Godzilla Minus One” returns to the essential nature of Godzilla as a sober symbol of nuclear holocaust and atomic trauma. My intent was to put a spotlight on what Godzilla represented.”In “Godzilla Minus One,” just as WWII is ending, Godzilla is growing. But unlike more broadly blockbuster-styled Godzilla films, “Godzilla Minus One” is rigorously rooted in a Japanese perspective.

Persons: he’s, “, ”, Takashi Yamazaki, —, Yamazaki, Ishirō Honda, Steven Spielberg, ” Yamazaki, ‘, ’, ’ They’ve, “ Oppenheimer, “ Barbie, Christopher Nolan’s, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Raymond Burr, Koichi, Ryunosuke, Robert Oppenheimer’s, Nolan, we’re, Hayao Miyazaki’s, Miyazaki, ‘ Oppenheimer, Jake Coyle Organizations: Academy, Toho, “, Galaxy, U.S ., Pictures, Warner Bros, American Locations: Tokyo , Hong Kong, Paris, San Francisco, Boston, Moscow, London, Hawaii, U.S, Canada, Canadian, Tokyo, Japan, Bikini, Kong, Hiroshima, Nagasaki

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