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☆ 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

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered an Oregon newspaper not to publish documents that it obtained regarding a sex discrimination lawsuit against sports behemoth Nike. When the news outlet declined, the attorney filed a court motion requesting they be returned. U.S. Magistrate Judge Jolie Russo approved the motion on Friday and ordered the news outlet to return the documents. Russo said the documents fall under the case’s protective order, which withholds some content from public view. The news outlet said it was working on a separate article based on independent reporting when it received the documents.

Persons: Judge Jolie Russo, ” Russo, Russo, OregonLive, “, ”, Content Therese Bottomly Organizations: —, behemoth Nike, Oregonian, U.S, Content, Nike, Associated Press Locations: PORTLAND, Oregon

☆ Shane MacGowan, hard-drinking poet of The Pogues, dies at 65
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Conor Humphries | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/2] Shane MacGowan, former lead singer of The Pogues, performs during the Montreux Jazz festival in the [Miles Davis] Hall late July 15, 1995. MacGowan and his band The Popes were part of the 'Irish Night' during the festival. MacGowan brought Irish traditional music to a huge new audience in the late 1980s by splicing it with punk, and achieved mainstream success with his bittersweet, expletive-strewn 1987 Christmas anthem "Fairytale of New York". Irish President Michael D. Higgins, also a poet, described MacGowan on Thursday as one of music's greatest lyricists. Following a decade with a new band, the Popes, MacGowan and the Pogues reunited and toured regularly until 2014.

Persons: Shane MacGowan, Miles Davis, MacGowan, Stringer, Pogues, Nick Cave, Victoria Mary Clarke, Jesus, Mary, Therese, Pogue Mahone, Elvis Costello, Joe Strummer, Michael D, Higgins, Kirsty MacColl, Bono, Sinead O'Connor, Glen Matlock, Johnny Depp, Cave, Muvija M, Graham Fahy, Conor Humphries, Padraic Halpin, Alex Richardson, Andrew Heavens Organizations: Montreux Jazz, Hall, Guardian, Westminster School, Pogues, Sex, Thomson Locations: Kent, Ireland, DUBLIN, London, Irish, York, English, Soho, Siam, New Zealand, Japan

☆ Irish singer Shane MacGowan dies at 65
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Musician Shane MacGowan departs the funeral service of his mother Therese MacGowan at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Silvermines, Ireland January 8, 2017. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsDUBLIN, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Shane MacGowan, the London-Irish singer with The Pogues celebrated as one of Ireland's greatest song writers, has died, his wife said on Thursday. MacGowan, who transformed Irish traditional music with The Pogues and penned some of the most haunting ballads of the 1980s' before sinking into alcohol and drug addiction, died after a prolonged period of ill health. MacGowan achieved mainstream success with his bittersweet, expletive-strewn 1987 Christmas anthem "Fairytale of New York. Reporting by Muvija M, Graham Fahy and Conor Humphries; Editing by Kate Holton and Bernadette BaumOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Shane MacGowan, Therese MacGowan, Clodagh, MacGowan, Shane, Jesus, Mary, Therese, Victoria Mary Clarke, " MacGowan, Muvija M, Graham Fahy, Conor Humphries, Kate Holton, Bernadette Baum Organizations: Lourdes Church, REUTERS, Rights, London -, Pogues, Thomson Locations: Silvermines, Ireland, London, London - Irish, Irish, New York

☆ British environment minister Coffey resigns in reshuffle
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Britain's Environment Secretary Therese Coffey walks outside 10 Downing Street next to Larry the cat, in London, Britain November 13, 2023. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Nov 13 (Reuters) - British environment secretary Therese Coffey resigned on Monday as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reshuffled his top team of ministers. "I consider it is now the right time to step back from government," Coffey said in a letter to Sunak which was published by his office. Coffey has held several ministerial jobs including health minister and work and pensions minister, and also served as deputy prime minister under Sunak's predecessor Liz Truss. In a letter responding to Coffey, Sunak thanked her for "dedicated service".

Persons: Therese Coffey, Larry, Suzanne Plunkett, Rishi Sunak, Coffey, Liz Truss, Sunak, Kylie MacLellan, Sarah Young, William James Our Organizations: REUTERS, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, British

NEW YORK (AP) — He was a giant of 20th-century art, but that doesn’t mean Pablo Picasso needed a big canvas. It was 1918 and Picasso, then in his mid-30s, had just married ballet dancer Olga Khokhlova. The exhibit, which opened Friday, is a collaboration with the Madrid foundation run by a grandson of Picasso’s, Bernard Ruiz-Picasso. It comes nearly 40 years after the gallery’s initial 1986 show of Picasso sketchbooks, called “Je Suis le Cahier (I am the Sketchbook)" after a notation Picasso made on one of his pads — which subsequently toured the globe. The Pace Gallery show runs until December 22..

Persons: Pablo Picasso, “ Picasso, Picasso, Olga Khokhlova, Picasso’s, Bernard Ruiz, Marie, Thérèse Walter, ”, Marc Glimcher, Glimcher, Dora Maar, Ruiz, Paul Picasso, ” Ruiz, “ Organizations: Pace, “ Locations: “, balmy Biarritz, Madrid, —, New York, France, Juan, Mougins

☆ Picasso painting sells for $139 million, most valuable art auctioned this year
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Ben Kellerman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Pablo Picasso's 1932 painting "Femme a la Montre" is displayed at an auction at Sotheby's, in New York City, U.S., November 8, 2023. REUTERS/Ben Kellerman Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Pablo Picasso’s 1932 painting “Femme à la montre” sold for more than $139 million on Wednesday at a Sotheby’s New York auction, making it the most valuable work of art sold globally at an auction this year. “Femme à la montre,” which translates from French to “Woman with a Watch,” is a portrait of the artist’s lover Marie-Thérèse Walter seated in a throne-like chair against a blue background. Walter became his subject for a number of artworks, including the 1932 painting "Femme nue couchée," which sold for $67.5 million at auction in 2022. Picasso painted “Femme à la montre” at a pivotal year in his career.

Persons: Pablo Picasso's, Ben Kellerman, Pablo Picasso’s, ”, Emily Fisher Landau, “, Marie, Thérèse Walter, Picasso, Olga Khokhlova, Walter, Khokhlova, Fisher Landau, Rod Nickel Organizations: REUTERS, Tate, York’s Pace, Thomson Locations: Sotheby's, New York City, U.S, New York, York, Christie’s, Ukrainian, Paris, Manhattan

☆ Picasso Sells for $139.4 Million, Despite a Sagging Art Market
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Zachary Small | More About Zachary Small | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A brilliant blue painting by Pablo Picasso of his young mistress was crowned the prized lot of the November auction season so far after it sold at Sotheby’s in New York for $139.4 million, with buyer’s fees, on Wednesday. But it was an anonymous bidder who named the winning price over the telephone. (The work nonetheless fell short of the $179.4 million auction high for the artist, established at Christie’s in 2015.) “When it’s hard to compel someone to sell something, you need to put money on the table,” said Benjamin Godsill, an art adviser watching the sale. There is still a market, even if there weren’t fireworks.”

Persons: Pablo Picasso, Picasso’s, Marie, Thérèse Walter, Emily Fisher Landau, Sotheby’s, Picasso, Auctioneers, ”, Benjamin Godsill Locations: New York, Christie’s, Long Island City, Queens

☆ Swedish architects are building skyscrapers out of wood laminates glued together. The material is shockingly sturdy.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In Sweden, architects are attempting to journey back to the days before concrete, bricks, and steel, and building impressive towers made with timber, The Washington Post reported. The architects told the Post that, at least in the heavily forested areas of Sweden, wood-based architecture is the future of sustainable building for several reasons. The building material's emissions have grown faster than most other single sources of carbon dioxide thanks to their increased demand and production, Inside Climate News reported. In places like West Africa , architects like Diébédo Francis Kéré are turning back to traditional building materials like soil, stone, and vegetation as sustainable building materials . "The built environment — as it is built now — is not sustainable," Michael Green, the author of "The Case for Tall Wood Buildings," told the Post.

Persons: —, Robert Schmitz, Therese Kreisel, Sara, JONATHAN NACKSTRAND, White Arkitekter, Sara center's, Diébédo Francis Kéré, Michael Green Organizations: Service, Washington Post, Post, Sara Cultural Center, Getty, Sweden doesn't, Climate, University of Rochester, World Steel Association Locations: Sweden, Skelleftea, AFP, Stockholm, Europe, Asia, West Africa

"In its response, Barclays relied on information supplied by Mr Staley. Mr Staley confirmed the letter was fair and accurate," the FCA said. "In reality, in emails between the two Mr Staley described Mr Epstein as one of his 'deepest' and 'most cherished' friends," it added. "The FCA has found that Mr Staley was aware of the risk that his association with Mr Epstein posed to his career," the watchdog added. "Mr Staley failed to do this.

Persons: Jes Staley, Jeffrey Epstein, Staley, Arnold, Porter, Epstein, Mr Staley, Mr Epstein, Therese Chambers, JP Morgan Chase JPM.N, JP Morgan, Huw Jones, Sinead Cruise, Kirstin Ridley, Iain Withers, Alexander Smith Organizations: Authority, Barclays, FCA, Bank of England, Barclays Board, U.S . Virgin, Thomson Locations: New York

☆ Jes Staley: UK FCA bans former Barclays CEO for failing to disclose Epstein ties
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Olesya Dmitracova | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Mr Staley failed to do this,” Therese Chambers, joint executive director of enforcement and market oversight at the FCA, said in the statement. The FCA found that Staley “recklessly” approved a letter Barclays sent to the watchdog, which contained two misleading statements, the agency said. The letter, in response to an FCA request in August 2019, claimed that Staley did not have a close relationship with Epstein. “In reality, in emails between the two Mr Staley described Mr Epstein as one of his ‘deepest’ and ‘most cherished’ friends,’” the FCA said. The Barclays letter also claimed Staley had ceased contact with Epstein well before he joined the British bank in December 2015.

Persons: London CNN — James “ Jes ” Staley, Jeffrey Epstein, “, Mr Staley, ” Therese Chambers, Mr Epstein, ” Epstein, Staley “, ”, Staley, Epstein, ’ Organizations: London CNN, JPMorgan Chase, Barclays, Financial, Authority, Staley, FCA, British, JPMorgan Locations: New York

But in email messages, Staley described Epstein as one of his “deepest” and “most cherished” friends, according to the regulator. The FCA’s decision is provisional and Staley, who has previously said he “deeply regrets” his relationship with Epstein, can appeal at an ensuing tribunal. Barclays said that following the FCA’s decision, Staley was ineligible for, or would forfeit, bonuses and share awards totaling 17.8 million pounds (21.9 million). Staley has said that he had no contact with Epstein once he joined Barclays in December 2015. JP Morgan also reached a confidential settlement with Staley, who it had sued for allegedly concealing his personal activities with Epstein from the bank.

Persons: Jes Staley, Jeffrey Epstein, Staley, “, Epstein, JP Morgan, ”, Therese Chambers, “ Staley, Chambers, Staley’s, JP Morgan Chase Organizations: —, Barclays Bank, Authority, Barclays, FCA, JP, U.S . Virgin Locations: U.S, Caribbean

☆ Former Barclays CEO Staley fined and banned by UK regulator over Epstein links
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Elliot Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Jes Staley, former CEO of Barclays, arrives at the offices of Boies Schiller Flexner LLP in New York on June 11, 2023. LONDON — Former Barclays CEO Jes Staley on Thursday was fined and banned from holding any position of influence in the U.K. financial services industry for misleading the regulator over his relationship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. "Mr Staley is an experienced industry professional and held a prominent position within financial services. Emails subsequently emerged in which Staley described Epstein as one of his "deepest" and "most cherished" friends, the FCA confirmed. Barclays' letter also claimed Staley had ceased contact with Epstein long before he joined the bank in December 2015.

Persons: Jes Staley, Boies Schiller Flexner, Jeffrey Epstein, Staley, Epstein, Therese Chambers, Mr Staley, Mr Epstein, Chambers Organizations: Barclays, LONDON, Financial, Authority, Staley, FCA, Barclays Board, Manhattan's Metropolitan Correctional Center Locations: New York, LONDON —, Manhattan's

"Mr Staley failed to do this. "In its response, Barclays relied on information supplied by Mr Staley. "In reality, in emails between the two Mr Staley described Mr Epstein as one of his 'deepest' and 'most cherished' friends," it added. "The FCA has found that Mr Staley was aware of the risk that his association with Mr Epstein posed to his career," it added. In an email titled 'Friendship' in October 2015, Staley wrote: "You never wavered in our friendship these last three years.

Persons: Jes Staley, Jeffrey Epstein, Mr Staley, Epstein, Staley, Arnold, Porter, Mr Epstein, Therese Chambers, JP Morgan Chase JPM.N, JP Morgan, Huw Jones, Sinead Cruise, Kirstin Ridley, Iain Withers, Alexander Smith Organizations: Ex, Barclays, Authority, FCA, Barclays Board, U.S . Virgin, Thomson Locations: New York

☆ UK financial watchdog censures insolvent London Capital & Finance
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Huw Jones | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Signage is seen for the FCA (Financial Conduct Authority), the UK's financial regulatory body, at their head offices in London, Britain March 10, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Neo London Capital AD FollowLONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Britain's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said on Wednesday it had censured London Capital & Finance (LCF) for "unfair and misleading" promotions of minibonds, but there is no financial penalty as the firm is insolvent. LCF, which was licensed by the FCA, "may have knowingly participated in the defrauding" of bondholders, the watchdog said. "The FCA does not consider it appropriate to impose a financial penalty on the firm as it is insolvent and in administration. In 2020, the watchdog banned the mass-marketing of speculative illiquid securities, including speculative minibonds, to retail investors.

Persons: Toby Melville, Therese Chambers, Elizabeth Gloster, Huw Jones, Alison Williams, Mark Potter Organizations: FCA, Financial, Authority, REUTERS, Neo, London Capital & Finance, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, Neo London, LCF

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A jury has convicted an Oregon man of murder in the fatal shooting of a sheriff’s deputy in Washington state. The Clark County Superior Court jury found 28-year-old Guillermo Raya Leon guilty Tuesday of aggravated first-degree murder in the death of Clark County sheriff’s Sgt. Political Cartoons View All 1182 ImagesDefense attorney Therese Lavallee in court said Raya Leon did not intend to shoot Brown. Prosecutors said Raya Leon knew Brown was a law enforcement officer and that Raya Leon thought things over before confronting the detective and shooting him from behind. A jury in August convicted Raya Leon’s brother, Abran Raya Leon, of second-degree murder, possession of a stolen firearm and first-degree unlawful possession of a firearm.

Persons: —, Guillermo Raya Leon, Clark, Jeremy Brown, Raya Leon, Brown, Raya, Therese Lavallee, Lavallee, Raya Leon’s, Abran Raya Leon, Misty Raya Organizations: Prosecutors Locations: VANCOUVER, Oregon, Washington, Clark, Vancouver

☆ Cheers to Oktoberfest: Inside the legendary beer festival
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PicturesCheers to Oktoberfest: Inside the legendary beer festivalOktoberfest has its origins in a horse race that took place in 1810 to celebrate the wedding of Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen.

Persons: Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig, Princess Therese of Saxony Organizations: Bavarian Crown Locations: Hildburghausen

☆ Picasso portrait of mistress Marie-Thérèse Walter could sell for over $120 million at auction
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A Picasso masterpiece entitled “Femme à la montre” is expected to fetch more than $120 million when it goes up for auction this fall. Sotheby'sThe piece, which measures 51¼ x 38 inches (130 x 96.5 centimeters), depicts Picasso’s lover and “golden muse” Marie-Thérèse Walter, who featured in many of his portraits. In a statement announcing the sale, Julian Dawes, Sotheby’s head of Impressionist & Modern Art for the Americas, said: “Picasso’s ‘Femme à la Montre’ is a masterpiece by every measure. The artist painted “Femme à la montre” in August 1932, soon after the retrospective at the Galerie Georges Petit in Paris ended. Andy Warhol's 1986 self portrait will also be auctioned as part of Fisher Landau's collection.

Persons: Emily Fisher Landau, Fernand Léger's, ” Marie, Thérèse Walter, Picasso, London’s, Julian Dawes, Sotheby’s, ” Picasso, Walter, Olga Khokhlova, ”, Galerie Georges Petit, Fisher Landau, Andy Warhol's, Fisher, Mark Rothko, Andy Warhol, Willem de Kooning, Fisher Landau’s, fenêtre, Thérèse, Picasso’s Organizations: CNN, London’s Tate, Art, Galerie, Lloyds Locations: New York, Manhattan, Paris, Americas, Russian, Ukrainian, Georgia, London, Marie

☆ Picasso masterpiece depicting his young mistress sells for $139 million at Sotheby’s auction
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A Picasso masterpiece entitled “Femme à la montre” fetched more than $139 million on Wednesday, becoming the second most valuable work by the artist ever sold at auction. The 1932 oil painting took center-stage at a two-day event at Sotheby’s in New York, at the sale of late philanthropist Emily Fisher Landau’s private collection. She is pictured here in front of Fernand Léger's "Étude pour Les Constructeurs" in her home in Manhattan in 2002. In a statement announcing the sale in September, Julian Dawes, Sotheby’s head of Impressionist & Modern Art for the Americas, said: “Picasso’s ‘Femme à la Montre’ is a masterpiece by every measure. Andy Warhol's 1986 self portrait will also be auctioned as part of Fisher Landau's collection.

Persons: CNN —, ”, Emily Fisher, Emily Fisher Landau, Fernand Léger's, ” Marie, Thérèse Walter, Picasso, London’s, Julian Dawes, Sotheby’s, ” Picasso, Walter, Olga Khokhlova, Galerie Georges Petit, Fisher Landau, Andy Warhol's, Fisher, Mark Rothko, Andy Warhol, Willem de Kooning, Jasper Johns, Ed, fenêtre, Thérèse, Picasso’s Organizations: CNN, London’s Tate, Art, Galerie, Lloyds Locations: New York, Manhattan, Paris, Americas, Russian, Ukrainian, Georgia, London, Marie

CNN —Claude Ruiz-Picasso, the younger son of Pablo Picasso, has died in Switzerland at age 76. A young Claude Ruiz-Picasso with his father Bettmann Archive/Getty ImagesIn a statement emailed to CNN, Neuer said: “Claude Ruiz-Picasso, son of Pablo Picasso, has died. The Picasso Museum in Barcelona, the city where the artist spent his adolescence, reacted to the news of Ruiz-Picasso’s death in a string of posts on X, formerly Twitter. Her mother, Gilot, died earlier this year at age 101. Gilot met Picasso, who was 40 years her senior, in 1943.

Persons: Claude Ruiz, Picasso, Pablo Picasso, Jean, Jacques Neuer, Bettmann, Neuer, “ Claude Ruiz, Madame Sylvie Picasso, née Vautier, Jasmin, Solal, “ Picasso, Claude, Françoise Gilot, Gilot, Paloma, Paulo, Olga Khokhlova, Marie, Thérèse Walter, Ruiz, Richard Avedon, “, ” Ruiz, Paloma Picasso, Luc Simon Organizations: CNN, Picasso Museum, Vogue, Picasso Museum’s Locations: Switzerland, Barcelona, France, Spain

☆ Opinion | College Grads, Do ‘Follow Your Passions’
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

She found that if young people are encouraged to follow their passions, they tend to conform to societal expectations of traditional gender norms: Men choose sciences, women choose arts. If the future is indeed female (my hope), then women cannot wait around for society’s expectations to change. Some unsolicited advice for young women, at the risk of mansplaining:1) Don’t worry about what major you choose in college. Most college graduates ultimately build careers in areas of work that have little bearing on what their college major was. 2) Attend a college that offers a five-year degree program, with plenty of internship opportunities in the field you think you are interested in.

Persons: Sapna Cheryan, Therese Anne Mortejo

Environment Programme (UNEP), which is hosting the talks, released a blueprint for reducing plastic waste by 80% by 2040. The report, issued earlier this month, outlined three key areas of action: reuse, recycling and reorientation of plastic packaging to alternative materials. This week, dozens of countries were listing public health as one of their priority concerns in limiting plastics production and waste. The UNEP report also identified 13,000 chemicals associated with plastic production, more than 3,000 of which were considered hazardous. Greenpeace, meanwhile, issued a report collecting findings from scientific research papers that suggest plastic recycling processes can release many of these chemicals including benzene into the environment.

☆ A secretive SEAL-like unit is leading Ukraine's shadowy battle against Russia in a vital corner of the country
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( Stavros Atlamazoglou | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The 73rd Naval Center of Special Operations appears to be leading the effort for Ukraine. For Ukraine, the 73rd Naval Center of Special Operations, a secretive SEAL-like unit, is leading the shadowy battle against Russia. Therese PratsThe 73rd Naval Center of Special Operations was based on the Soviet-era 17th Naval Special Purpose Brigade. The 73rd Naval Center of Special Operations could play a significant role in future large-scale fighting. Roxana DavidovitsLike the 73rd Naval Center of Special Operations, most of the Ukrainian military emerged from the Soviet military.

We found that when it came to pursuing male-dominated fields like computer science and engineering, gender gaps were greater when students chose to follow their passions, with men disproportionately choosing those fields. We also found that gender gaps in selecting potential future occupations were smaller when we asked people of both genders to prioritize nurturing and emotionally supporting other people. That is, if you encourage women and men to follow their passions in selecting a major or career, there is a big gender gap. If you encourage them to make money, there is less of a gender gap, with more women skewing toward traditionally masculine fields. Are we suggesting that women shouldn’t pursue their passions and should enter fields that they don’t really care about just to close gender gaps?

☆ Woodford investors offered up to $292 mln over fund failure
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Kirstin Ridley | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, April 20 (Reuters) - Investors in the failed equity income fund run by fallen star stock picker Neil Woodford have been offered up to 235 million pounds ($292 million) in redress after a British regulatory investigation. The failure of the Woodford fund, which managed billions of pounds before it was suspended amid a political and public outcry in 2019, trapped 300,000 investors, triggering the FCA investigation and three London investor lawsuits. Woodford, once one of Britain's most high-profile investors, was criticised for holding a large number of hard-to-sell illiquid assets. He suspended the fund after struggling to meet redemption requests following months of underperformance. The proposed redress falls short of a scheme suggested by the FCA, under which it wanted WEIF investors to receive 298 million pounds.

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