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☆ Sketches from US animation studios found on North Korean computer server
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Sean Lyngaas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

The revelation comes from a trove of documents recently discovered by US researchers inside a computer server housed in North Korea. Logs from the North Korean computer server showed multiple visits from internet connections in northeast China, the US cybersecurity firm Mandiant told CNN. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects an artillery firing drill of the Korean People's Army on March 7, 2024. Barnhart, the Mandiant researcher, said any company that hires a North Korean IT worker runs the risk of being targeted by North Korean hackers because of the close relationship between the two. Heinz Insu Fenkl, an expert in North Korean comics, said that animation and comics have been prominent in North Korean society since the country’s founding in 1948.

Persons: “, Nick Roy, Roy, Mandiant, Michael Barnhart, ”, Max ., Hannah Cosgrove, ” Cosgrove, Max, Lion Forge, Martyn Williams, Williams, ” Williams, Kim Jong Un, KCNA, Barnhart, ” Barnhart, CNN wouldn’t, Heinz Insu Fenkl, ” Fenkl, CNN’s Alex Marquardt, Mike Conte Organizations: CNN, North, US, Amazon Prime, Max, Warner Bros ., Korean, Stimson, FBI, Treasury, North Korean, Entertainment, Amazon, ”, Skybound, YouNeek Studios, Forge Entertainment, Lion Forge Entertainment, South Korean, South, US Treasury Department, Treasury Department, Korean People's Army, State, United Nations, North Korean Embassy Locations: North Korea, Korean, Boston, Washington, State, North Korean, China, CNN , California, Maryland, South Korea, Koreans, Pyongyang, Korea, California, New York, London, cybercrime

☆ A teen posing as an oligarch's son mysteriously jumped to his death after befriending a gangster and a crypto millionaire
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Rachelle and Matthew Brettler told The New Yorker that their son, an aspiring entrepreneur who attended a $38,000-a-year private school, had big plans for his future. An unnamed friend of Brettler's told The New Yorker that he believed he was "being threatened by someone." Just over one year after Brettler's death, Sharma was found dead in his apartment in December 2020. AdvertisementShamji moved to the US after Brettler's death, the Daily Mail reported. They said the investigation into Brettler's death "lasted a number of years and we dedicated significant resource to finding answers."

Persons: Zac Brettler, Brettler, —, Rachelle, Matthew Brettler, hadn't, Akbar Shamji, Verinder, Dave, Sharma, Zac Ismailov, Shamji, It's, There's, Brettler's, Tom Shaw, allen, ade Organizations: The Times, Service, London's Metropolitan Police, Dukas, New Yorker, Sunday Times, Times, Metropolitan Police, Business, Yorker, The Sunday Times, Getty, Mercedes, ust Locations: London, Russian, Yorker, New, Mayfair, Kazakhstan, Riverwalk

☆ When I was diagnosed with breast cancer, I kept the news from my kids. I told them on my own time 5 years later.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Anna Sullivan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

When I was diagnosed with breast cancer, I decided not to tell my kids. And with breast cancer, early detection is everything." Anna Sullivan took her two kids trick-or-treating just a few hours after her breast cancer diagnosis. My breast cancer diagnosis was early-onset and ER+, meaning that instead of chemotherapy, I was prescribed a five-year adjuvant endocrine therapy. Being able to talk openly about my cancer diagnosis has brought us closer as a family.

Persons: —, Freddie, White, Snow, Alex, Max, It's, Anna Sullivan, hadn't, intently, I've, waaay, I'd Organizations: Service, OB

☆ 'America's greatest gift to Israel'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( David Kushner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +35 min

As the country's founder and first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, once declared, "America's greatest gift to Israel was Al Schwimmer." Joining the Haganah, Schwimmer discovered, wasn't as easy as just strolling through the door. "He felt he had to do his part in creating a Jewish state, so this could never happen again," Schwimmer recalled. Rather than melt down the surplus weapons for scrap, Liff told Greenspun to take as much as he wanted — free of charge. In 2001, at the urging of Brian Greenspun, Schwimmer received a presidential pardon from Bill Clinton.

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☆ An Arms Smugger, a Daring Heist, and the Birth of Israel
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( David Kushner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +35 min

Joining the Haganah, Schwimmer discovered, wasn't as easy as just strolling through the door. "He felt he had to do his part in creating a Jewish state, so this could never happen again," Schwimmer recalled. Rather than melt down the surplus weapons for scrap, Liff told Greenspun to take as much as he wanted — free of charge. "It went against the grain to buck the same government we had fought to preserve only a few years before," Hank Greenspun recalled. In 2001, at the urging of Brian Greenspun, Schwimmer received a presidential pardon from Bill Clinton.

☆ A Google engineer ran a secret startup in China while stealing AI technology, DOJ alleges
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-07 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | Alistair Barr | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A Google employee was accused by the DOJ of stealing confidential AI technology. The DOJ also said he ran a Chinese-based startup while employed as a software engineer at Google. AdvertisementA Google employee indicted by the US Department of Justice has been accused of stealing confidential AI technology while secretly working for tech companies in China. The indictment said Ding, who lived in Newark and was a Chinese national, joined Google as a software engineer in 2019. In May 2022, Ding started secretly uploading confidential information from Google to his private Google Cloud account, the indictment alleged.

Persons: Linwei Ding, —, Leon Ding, Ding, Castañeda, Merrick Garland Organizations: DOJ, Google, Service, US Department of Justice, Authorities, Business, Prosecutors, FBI, supercomputing Locations: China, Newark , California, Newark, Chinese

☆ I had an aneurysm while flying a plane, and my passenger had to make an emergency landing. Now, I'm back in the skies.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-03 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

His passenger, who had no flying experience, landed the plane and Ken was rushed to the hospital. As a pilot, I had a routine schedule: fly a small group to the Bahamas, then return to Florida with another passenger. I was in disbelief, not only that I'd survived the aneurysm but that Darren had landed the Cessna 208. I still fly the same plane I was in when I had the aneurysm. A lot of things went wrong that day, but more went right, allowing me to continue enjoying my life and to fly another day.

Persons: Ken Allen, Ken, —, Russ, Darren, I'd, Stanna, Nishant Patel, That's, it's, I've, he's Organizations: Service, Russ, Beach Gardens Medical, Cessna Locations: Bahamas, Florida

☆ A widow unexpectedly received $1 billion of Berkshire Hathaway stock. Now, she's covering Bronx med students' tuition forever.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"He left me, unbeknownst to me, a whole portfolio of Berkshire Hathaway stock," Gottesman told The New York Times. She would donate the money in full to the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, New York's poorest borough, the Times reported. Advertisement"I wanted to fund students at Einstein so that they would receive free tuition," she told the Times. Her gift is so large that it will cover students' tuition to the medical school in perpetuity, Albert Einstein College of Medicine said in a press release. A year's tuition at the school costs over $59,000, leaving many graduates with more than $200,000 in debt, the Times reported.

Persons: —, Ruth Gottesman's, Gottesman, Gottesman couldn't, Einstein, Ruth Gottesman, XOy9HZLbfD, 1ijv02jHFk —, Gottesman's, David, Sandy, Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, Yaron Tomer, Marilyn, Stanley Katz Dean Organizations: Service, Berkshire Hathaway, New York Times, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Times, Montefiore Health Systems, Pediatrics, Health, Einstein, Foundation, Manhattan Co Locations: Berkshire Hathaway, Bronx ,, @EinsteinMed, Buffet's, Berkshire

☆ What we know so far about season 4 of 'The Boys'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Here's what we know so far about season four of "The Boys." Black Noir may be dead, but the actor portraying him will returnNathan Mitchell as Black Noir in season three of "The Boys." The season 3 finale cliffhanger sets up a major theme that'll be addressedAntony Starr as Homelander in the season three finale of "The Boys." "A lot of the season will be a battle over Ryan," Kripke told E! Season 4 will be released on June 13, 2024The Deep, Black Noir, and A-Train on season four of "The Boys."

Persons: Video's, what's, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, —, Nathan Mitchell, Black, Lois, Klevans Destine, Homelander, Antony Starr, Eric Kripke, Mitchell, he's, Nathan, Claudia Doumit, Victoria Neuman, Jim Beaver, Robert Singer, Victoria, Kripke, Garth Ennis, Darick, Neuman, we've, Ryan, Karl Urban, Butcher, Cameron Crovetti, Becca, Karl Urban's Butcher, we're, Crovetti, Valorie Curry, Susan Heyward, Sister Sage, Sage, Elliot Knight, Rob Benedict, Morgan, he'd, Simon Pegg, Rosemarie DeWitt, Joel C Ryan, Christopher Smith, Hughie, Annie, Billy Joel, V, supes, The Woods, Grace Mallory, he'll, that's Organizations: Service, Amazon Studios, Entertainment, Boys, Amazon, Godolkin University, Business Locations: Victoria, The

☆ The Alaska Air flight was terrifying. It could have been so much worse
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-18 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Because for the 171 passengers, four flight attendants and two pilots on board Alaska Airlines flight 1282 who experienced all of that on January 5, it could have been so much worse. Passenger oxygen masks hang from the roof next to a missing door plug of an Alaska Airlines flight on January 5. Here’s the ways in which Alaska Air — and Boeing — got lucky to have the plane finally develop problems when and how it did on January 5. Both would not have been the case had the door plug come out at the cruising altitude above 30,000 feet. Damage to the planeThe real nightmare scenario for experts is what happened to the door plug once it blew away.

Persons: “, ” Jennifer Homendy, Max, ”, Anthony Brickhouse, Boeing —, Jennifer Riordan, Brickhouse, “ There’s, Mike Dostert, Joe Jacobsen, Ben Minicucci, Homendy, ” Minicucci, Dave Calhoun, Calhoun Organizations: New, New York CNN, Alaska Airlines, National Transportation Safety, CNN, Boeing, Embry Riddle University, Alaska Air —, Transportation Safety, Max, Foundation for Aviation Safety, FAA, “, Records, Aircraft, Japan Air Lines, NTSB Locations: New York, Instagram, Alaska, Hawaii, Anchorage, Honolulu, Portland

NEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. George Santos alleged in a lawsuit filed Saturday in New York that late-night host Jimmy Kimmel deceived him into making videos on the Cameo app that were used to ridicule the disgraced lawmaker on the show. Kimmel misrepresented himself to induce Santos to create personalized videos “capitalizing on and ridiculing” his “gregarious personality,” the lawsuit alleges. Through Cameo, Santos received requests from individuals and businesses seeking personalized video messages. Unbeknownst to Santos, Kimmel submitted at least 14 requests that used phony names and narratives, according to the complaint. Photos You Should See View All 33 ImagesStarting in December, the videos were played on a segment, “ Will Santos Say It?

Persons: George Santos, Jimmy Kimmel, Kimmel, Santos, ”, “ Will Santos, ” Robert Fantone Organizations: Former U.S . Rep, ABC, Walt Disney Co, Disney, Associated Press, New York Republican Locations: New York, U.S

☆ Nobody is talking about the ickiest part of 'Love Is Blind' season 6
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

If you need a reminder of what "Love Is Blind" is about: Gen Z and millennial couples fall in love "sight unseen." AdvertisementAD and Clay on "Love Is Blind" season six. Unbeknownst to me, and apparently several other "Love Is Blind" contestants, to "bean dip" is "to flick a woman's (or man's) breast with the index finger," per Urban Dictionary. AdvertisementAD reacting to the bean dip comment. The next three episodes of "Love Is Blind" season six will air on February 21.

Persons: —, Jimmy Presnell, Chelsea Blackwell, Gen, Jimmy, Amber Desiree, Smith, Clay Gravesande, Clay, Jimmy objectifies, he's, wasn't, Chelsea, squats, Jesus, she's, Jeramey Lutinski, Jeramey, Laura Dadisman, Laura, she'd, I'm, Kenneth Gorham, Brittany Mills Organizations: Service, Business, NFL, Netflix, Jimmy, Chelsea Locations: what's, Chelsea

☆ Snoop Dogg, Master P allege Walmart, Post Foods hid their cereal in sabotage plot
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Diana Dasrath | Antonio Planas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Snoop Dogg & Master P, seen at the 2017 Essence Festival at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Sunday, July 2, 2017, in New Orleans. Rappers Snoop Dogg and Master P are suing Post Foods and Walmart , accusing them of intentionally leaving the musicians' cereal off store shelves and hiding it in stockrooms to sabotage it. A big product under Broadus Foods is Snoop Cereal, sold in flavors that include "Fruity Hoops with Marshmallows" "Frosted Drizzlers" and "Cinnamon Toasteez." Snoop Dogg and Master P approached Post Consumer Brands, which the lawsuit calls a "breakfast juggernaut," seeking a partnership. According to the lawsuit, when it was placed on shelves, Snoop Cereal was popular and sold well.

Persons: Snoop, P, Calvin Broadus, Snoop Dogg, Percy Miller, Post Organizations: Mercedes, Benz, Post Foods, Walmart, Broadus Foods, Broadus, Post Consumer Brands, Post, Target, Kroger, Foods Locations: New Orleans, Dakota County , Minnesota, stockrooms, New Berlin , Wisconsin

☆ Jennifer Crumbley, mother of Michigan school shooter, admits she and husband gifted their son the gun used in the attack
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Eric Levenson | Lauren Del Valle | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of the teenager who killed four people at a Michigan high school in 2021, admitted under cross-examination at her manslaughter trial that she and her husband gifted their son the firearm later used in the attack. “We didn’t just hand him a gun as ‘here you go son,’” she testified. On cross-examination Friday, the prosecution sought to portray Jennifer Crumbley as an inattentive mother, focused more on her horses and her extramarital affair than on her son’s well-being. Mother places blame on husband, schoolOver several hours Thursday, Jennifer Crumbley testified her husband was responsible for securing the gun he had purchased for their son on Black Friday as a Christmas gift. “As a parent you spend your whole life trying to protect your child from other dangers,” Jennifer Crumbley testified.

Persons: Jennifer Crumbley, ’ ”, ”, Marc Keast, “, Jennifer Crumbley’s, Ethan himself, “ I’ve, Ethan Crumbley Organizations: CNN, Oxford High School Locations: Michigan, Oakland County, America

☆ Griselda Blanco's family says Netflix acted like her son, Michael Blanco, 'did not exist' after he shared his mother's story with the streamer
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Eve Crosbie | Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Griselda Blanco's son has sued Sophia Vergara and Netflix to block the release of "Griselda." In a statement to BI, the Blancos said Netflix should compensate Michael Blanco for sharing his story. In the suit, Michael Blanco says the show's creators used his "private artistic literary work" without permission or credit, which has created "irreparable harm." Representatives for Latin World Entertainment and Vergara did not respond to requests for comment from Business Insider made outside regular working hours. Netflix"Make no mistake, Michael Blanco is humble and thrilled each and every time someone reaches out to shine a light on his mother and the Blanco family," the statement continues.

Persons: Griselda Blanco's, Sophia Vergara, Griselda, Michael Blanco, —, Griselda Blanco, Sofía Vergara, TMZ, Michael, Vergara, Blanco, Andres Hernando Lopez, Rafael Alfredo Rojas Vega, Lopez, Rojas Vega, Luis Balaguer, Melissa Escobar, Catherine Zeta, Jones Organizations: Netflix, Service, Dade, Business, Entertainment Locations: Colombian, Florida's Miami, Dade County, Spanish

☆ A guide to the most important characters in Sarah J. Maas' 'Crescent City' series
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Samantha Grindell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

The "Crescent City" series has a massive cast of characters that can be hard to keep track of. On January 30, Sarah J. Maas will release "House of Flame and Shadow," the third book in her best-selling "Crescent City" series. "Crescent City" has a huge cast of characters, most of which are magical creatures referred to as Vanir. To help prepare you for the third book, Business Insider created a guide to some of the most important characters in the "Crescent City" universe. AdvertisementThe rest of this article contains major spoilers for the "Crescent City" and "A Court of Thorns and Roses" series.

Persons: Sarah J, Maas, —, Bryce Quinlan, Hunt Athalar, Ruhn Danaan, Bryce, Ember Quinlan, Randall Silago, Einar Danaan, Einar, Prince, Ruhn, Danika Fendyr, Orion, Hunt, Bryce's, Danika, Sofie Renast, Baxian Argos, Baxian, Asteri, Connor Holstrom, Bryce ., Archangel Micah, Connor, Luna's Horn, Micah, Declan Emmet, Tristan Flynn, Declan, Flynn, Fury, Juniper, Holstrom, Tharion, Sofie Renast's, Emile, Sabine Fendyr, Ithan, Sabine, Lidia Cervos, Hypaxia Enador, Enador, Celestina, Crescent, Lidia, Sandriel, Pollux Antonius, It's, Hel, Aidas, they're, Rigelus, Bryce doesn't, Feyre Archeron, Nesta, Amren, Cassian, Rhysand, Teller, Gwydion Organizations: Service, Business, 33rd Legion, Alpha, Bloomsbury, of, Sirius, Court, Wings Locations: Lunathion, Crescent, Bloomsbury, Midgard, Crescent City, Valbara, Hel, Ruhn, Nesta

☆ A woman bought a vintage dress at an antique store. It had a secret pocket with a mysterious note
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Faith Karimi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —The Victorian dress in the Maine antique mall was unlike anything Sara Rivers Cofield had seen before. Rivers Cofield had no idea that the dress she bought in December 2013 would unravel a mystery a decade later. Rivers Cofield was baffled, she told CNN. He also emailed Rivers Cofield, who did not know that online sleuths were still working to decipher the codes. But for now, Chan and Rivers Cofield are just glad they’ve unraveled the biggest piece of the dress’s mystery.

Persons: Sara Rivers Cofield, Rivers, Rivers Cofield, Fagan, Bennett, Shakespeare’s, ”, she’d, “, sleuths, Cofield, ” Rivers Cofield, I’m, Wayne Chan, didn’t, ” Chan, Chan, Sara Rivers, “ Bismark, “ Buck ”, he’s, “ I’m, It’s, they’ve Organizations: CNN, University of Manitoba, Army Corps, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration Locations: Maine, Calgary, Cuba, Bennett, Rivers, Chesapeake Beach , Maryland, Searsport , Maine, United States, ”, Canadian, Canada, North America, Bismarck, North Dakota, Washington ,, Chan

☆ Hackers see wealth of information to steal in children's school records
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-27 | by ( Rachel Curry | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The education community — students, teachers, parents, staff and those connected to all of them — are barraged with threats to their physical safety. Now, they're also increasingly dealing with the kind of threats that don't take lives but impact them nonetheless. Schools are "definitely not funded enough to support cyber warfare," said Josh Heller, supervisor of information security engineering at Digi International. Penn Manor School District has 5,500 students who collectively generate more than two million individual data points in the core student management system alone. Going after a student's spotless creditCybercriminals seeking ransom payouts or identity thieves going after a student's spotless credit can gain access to identifying information, assessments, assignments, grades, homework, health records, attendance history, discipline records, special education records, home communications and more.

Persons: they're, Charlie Reisinger, Josh Heller, Reisinger, Heller, Warren Young, Young Organizations: Penn Manor School District, Millersville University of Pennsylvania's, Digi International, U.S . Senate, Pennsylvania School, Absolute Software Locations: Lancaster County, Penn, U.S

The official told Gupta - who the prosecutors described as an Indian national involved in drugs and weapons trafficking - about a "target" in New York. The official wanted Gupta to orchestrate the target's murder, in exchange for getting criminal charges against him in India dropped. While prosecutors have not identified the alleged victim, a senior administration official told Reuters it was Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a New York-based lawyer who leads a separatist group called Sikhs for Justice. U.S. prosecutors did not name the Indian official, who they described as a government employee responsible for intelligence and security matters. "We are all counting on you," Gupta told the purported hitman in a video call on June 12.

Persons: Nikhil Gupta, Gupta, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, Pannun, Narendra Modi's, Gupta's, Jake Sullivan, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Nijjar, Modi, Joe Biden, Justin Trudeau, Luc Cohen, Krishn Kaushik, Trevor Hunnicut, Heather Timmons Organizations: U.S . Department of Justice, Indian, Reuters, Justice, Administration, Manhattan, National Security, U.S, White, Canadian, Thomson Locations: Manhattan, New York City, U.S, DELHI, Indian, New York, India, India's Gujarat, United States, Washington, New Delhi, Vancouver, Prague, Delhi

☆ Everything we know about the third 'Fourth Wing' book
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Samantha Grindell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Rebecca Yarros' "Fourth Wing" and its sequel "Iron Flame" have captivated readers. Despite a messy rollout, "Iron Flame" became an instant New York Times bestseller, just as the first installment in the series, "Fourth Wing," was when it was released in April. This article contains heavy spoilers for "Fourth Wing" and "Iron Flame." Yarros' third book will have a lot to explore in terms of Violet's power and her relationship with XadenRebecca Yarros wrote "Fourth Wing." Advertisement"Every single hint you would need to know what her second signet is is in 'Iron Flame,'" she told Variety's Jennifer Maas.

Persons: Rebecca Yarros, Yarros, —, Violet Sorrengail, Ehlers, Danlos, Violet, Liam, Xaden, Tairn, Andarna, they're, Xaden Rebecca Yarros, Jack Barlowe, hasn't, Violet's, Variety's Jennifer Maas Organizations: Service, York Times, Basgiath, wyvern, Variety, signet Locations: Navarre, Basgiath, Tyrrendor

☆ Opinion: An anti-Muslim tirade inspires a beautiful response
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Opinion Dean Obeidallah | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The former government official made vile anti-Muslim comments while jeering at the Egyptian food cart worker about the Israel-Hamas war with remarks such as, “If we killed 4,000 Palestinian children, you know what? Alarmingly, it appears one such horrific incident may have occurred on Saturday in Burlington, Vermont, when three Palestinian students were shot. Even before Seldowitiz was charged, Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine said on social media: “This Islamophobic bigotry is absolutely reprehensible. As CBS New York reported, “what happened at the food cart has seemingly only brought people together.” One of the food cart workers, Bahaa Hassan, told CBS: “We have mostly Jewish customer in this building. Unbeknownst to us at the time, we filmed this video last weekend in the very neighborhood where Seldowitz had been taunting the Arab food cart worker.

Persons: Dean Obeidallah, Obama, Stuart Seldowitz, jeering, Seldowitz, “, Fayoume didn’t, Mohamed Hussein, Seldowitiz, Mark Levine, Bahaa Hassan, Stephanie Merabet, Max Brooks —, Facebook Max, Mel Brooks —, Abdul Organizations: CNN, CNN —, National Security, New York Police Department, Hamas, Defamation League, Cornell University, Islamic Relations, CAIR, ADC, CBS, East, Twitter, Facebook Locations: Manhattan, Israel, New York, Alarmingly, Burlington , Vermont, New York City, York, United States

☆ 'I would never recommend this to anybody': We accidentally bought a derelict Victorian apartment for $12,000 at an auction and transformed it into our dream home
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Claire Segeren and her boyfriend bought a Victorian house in the Scottish Highlands by accident. They bid on the wrong property in an auction and spent four years renovating the derelict house. We accidentally bought a crumbling Victorian villa at an auctionThe couple were shocked when they saw the villa in person. From the auction brochure, the couple weren't too concernd Claire SegerenHe left the auction in a panic and called me. The completed front room in the Scottish villa.

Persons: Claire Segeren, —, Cal Hunter, We'd, Cal Joshua Sivarajah, Cal, It's, Claire Segeren Cal, van, Joshua Sivarajah Cal, Jameswood, Segeren, we've, could've, Segeren wouldn't Organizations: Scottish Highlands, Service, Canada, University of Glasgow School of Medicine, Cal, Jameswood Villa, eBay Locations: Scottish, Scotland, Canada, Hull, England, French, Glasgow, Jameswood Villa, Sandbank, Dunoon

☆ Why this US couple swapped California for Spain
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Tamara Hardingham-Gill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

CNN —After a number of failed IVF rounds, health issues and the death of their beloved dog, US couple Jason Luban and Selena Medlen were in need of a change of scenery. The couple, then based in Oakland, California, had penciled in a trip to Andalusia, Spain, months before, but were unsure whether to go ahead with it when the health of Luban, who has torsion dystonia, a rare movement disorder, began to deteriorate. Spanish adventureAn aerial view of Puente Nuevo in Ronda, the town that stole the hearts of US couple Jason Luban and Selena Medlen. Selena Medlen and Jason LubanWhile they adapted to the Spanish lifestyle quickly, there were some aspects that they found difficult to get used to. For weeks.”While they’d initially planned to stay in Spain for a year, Luban and Medlen chose to extend their stay beyond this.

Persons: Jason Luban, Selena Medlen, ” Medlen, Luban, “, Medlen, ”, Ronda, they've, Jason Luban “, “ Selena, we’re, ’ ”, they’d, Feria de Pedro Romero, “ It’s, expats, ” Luban, I’d, Selena, Donald Trump, ‘ Don’t, they’ve, he’s, you’re, Lola Supernova, they’re, “ There’s Organizations: CNN, CNN Travel, Granada, Feria de, “, ” Locations: Oakland , California, Andalusia, Spain, Puente Nuevo, Ronda, Spain’s Malaga, Madrid, Toledo, Cordoba, Seville, “, Oregon, Texas, California, Feria, America, United States

How to Win the Restaurant Reservation Game Scoring a table in New York can seem impossible, but may be easier than you think. Meanwhile, with just three weeks to go, we’re still on the waiting list, which has grown to nearly 60 names. 3 DAYS OUT The Realist Andrew Harroz, 39, a lawyer in Oklahoma City, and his fiancée get a notification that a 5 p.m. reservation table is open. Let patience pay off Even if a restaurant is fully booked, ask to put your name on a waiting list. It’s not a great night for romance: A couple whose reservation for two included the note “Considering proposing” leave the restaurant.

Persons: Semma, seatings, Resy, Gracie de Souza, “, ”, Jatin Mallakunta, they’ll, Ash Hashmi, Santo Pesantez, we’re, Andrew Harroz, He’s, Pesantez, Roni Mazumdar, Vijay Kumar, Pandya, who’ve, Mindy Kaling, it’s, Nathan G, Christine, Nathan, he’s, ” Christine, Gillian Garcia, Hugo Rodriguez, Rodriguez, they’re, let’s, Trinity, Garcia, Arjun Kallapur, ’, Rouven Chopra, Jana Frauns, ” Mr, Chopra Organizations: Washington , D.C, American Express, YouTube Locations: New York, Semma, Indian, New York City, Greenwich Village, Resy, New Orleans, Washington ,, Manhattan, Santo, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Los Angeles, United States, Frankfurt, Germany

☆ Chiamaka Nnadozie: Her father didn’t want her to play soccer. Nigerian star defied him and rewrote the record books
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Michael Johnston | Amanda Davies | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

It’s been a long, winding road from a small semi-urban town in Nigeria to the World Cup knockout stages. Cathrin Mueller/Getty Images Europe/Getty Images‘I was crying’The Nigerian goalkeeper rose to stardom after becoming the youngest-ever goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet at a Women’s World Cup back in the 2019. Only 19 years old at the time, Nnadozie played three games in France, showcasing confidence and authority on a level more commonly associated with seasoned professionals. Nnadozie saves a penalty against Christine Sinclair of Canada at the FIFA Women's World Cup. “When I saw the post, for me, I think she made a good point.”Nnadozie catches a cross while being challenged by France's Kadidiatou Diani at the 2019 Women's World Cup.

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