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☆ Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez: Mexican boxer puts undisputed world title on the line against compatriot Jaime Munguía
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Jonny Velasquez | Gonzalo Alvarado | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Álvarez is putting all four of his super middleweight belts on the line as he takes on Munguía. After the fight, Munguía said it would be an “honor” to fight his compatriot Álvarez, who is still one of the biggest names in boxing. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty ImagesThe Oscar De La Hoya factorFormer boxing great Oscar De La Hoya is Munguía’s promoter. “Let me give you exactly what happened, why he is so mad at me,” De La Hoya said. At age 20, the American became the youngest super middleweight title holder in the history of the sport.

Persons: Álvarez, Jaime Munguía, it’s, ” Álvarez, ”, Russian Dmitry Bivol, Julio César Chávez, “, Katelyn Mulcahy, John Ryder, Munguía, Charlo, Dmitry Bivol, Patrick T, Fallon, De, Oscar De La, Eddie Hearn, I’ve, Hearn, De La Hoya, FightHype, ” De, ” De La Hoya, Eddie Reynosa, Ryder, Hector Vivas, David Benavidez, Floyd Mayweather Jr, ” Mayweather Jr, Español Organizations: CNN, Cinco de Mayo, WBC, WBA, WBO, IBF, Beverly Hills Hotel, Getty, Briton, Mobile, Boxing YouTube, De La, De La Hoya, Munguía, boxing’s Locations: France, Puebla, Las Vegas, Russian, Beverly, Tijuana , Mexico, Las Vegas , Nevada, AFP, Hoya, De La Hoya, Oscar De La Hoya, ”, ” De La, American

☆ Ryan Garcia: Boxer was three pounds overweight for major fight. It went ahead and he shocked the world
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Jonny Velasquez | Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Ahead of the fight, Garcia missed the weight limit for the bout, which ended his chances of competing for a world title on April 20. “In the ring, I’m gonna beat your a**,” Garcia posted on Instagram ahead of the fight. I bet you hoped it was some kind of mental health issues.”Many speculated that Ryan was going through a mental health crisis, including boxing promoter Eddie Hearn. Garcia hasn’t shied away from talking about his struggles with mental health. During the press conference for the fight, Haney asked Garcia to pay him $500,000 per pound if he missed weight.

Persons: jabbed, Ryan Garcia, Canelo, Óscar Valdez, Lord Jesus Christ, of Kings, Lord of Lords, ” Garcia, Garcia, Andrea Celina, Haney, It’s, reestablishes Garcia, “, Devin Haney, ”, I’m, Cris Esqueda, Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Tyson Fury, Deontay Wilder, Ryan, Eddie Hearn, Ryan Garcia implode, ” Hearn, Garcia hasn’t shied, Luke Campbell, you’re, Emmanuel Tagoe, ‘, he’s, Youtuber, Jake Paul, Garcia’s, Garcia pounced, Saturday’s, Gervonta Davis Organizations: CNN, WBC, Barclays Center, Truman, Boxing Social, Breakfast, ” CNN, New York State Athletic Commission, ESPN Locations: Brooklyn , New York, San Antonio , Texas, New York State

☆ Inside The New York Times' big plans for its Cooking app
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

She joined the Times in 2007 as a web producer and later helped launch the Cooking app in 2014. Rachel Vanni via The New York TimesWhile many media companies have struggled recently, The New York Times has been a big digital success story. The Cooking app, along with Games, The Athletic, and Wirecutter, have bolstered the company's subscription business by providing different entry points. The "All Access" bundle strategy also lets the Times leverage upticks in demand for different types of content depending on the time of year (such as the winter holidays, which are peak cooking times) or news cycles. Cooking has learned that newer users perceive Times recipes as taking longer than they say.

Persons: foodies, Emily Weinstein, weren't, Rachel Vanni, Camilla Velasquez, Cooking's, Weinstein, Eric Kim, Melissa Clark, Clark, Matthew Tom, Wolverton, Adam Nagourney, Meredith Levien, Los Angeles Times haven't, they're, It's, Wirecutter, Condé, Bon Appétit, Carla Lalli, Molly Baz, Alison Roman, David Lebovitz's Organizations: The New York Times, Times, Business, New York Times, Games, The Athletic, Food, NYT, YouTube, longtime, Journalism, Athletic, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times Locations: America, TikTok

☆ What’s in a Name? For This Rembrandt, a Steep and Rapid Rise in Price.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Colin Moynihan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The dramatic change in value came about only because some experts decided the painting was by Rembrandt. Reattributed to da Vinci, it sold in 2013 for $83 million and then again for $127.5 million. “Adoration,” thought to have been painted around 1628, has at various times in its 400-year life been viewed as a work by Rembrandt. Three years later, it was offered for sale by Sotheby’s as a Rembrandt but went unsold. In 1985, the painting came back on the market, at Christies, and this time it was sold — but only as a work from the “circle” of Rembrandt.

Persons: Rembrandt, Philip IV, Salvator Mundi, Christ, Leonardo da, Reattributed, da, ”, Sotheby’s, Kurt Bauch Organizations: Metropolitan Museum of Art, Christie’s Locations: da Vinci, Christies

Two-thirds of U.S. taxpayers say they spend “too much” on federal income taxes, as tax season begins. About 7 in 10 say the same about local property taxes, while roughly 6 in 10 feel that way about state sales tax. Generally speaking, Republicans are more likely than Democrats to view taxes as unfair, to say they are paying too much in taxes, and to see taxes as a poor value. “We tend to think of local government as less partisan.”Among those who pay federal income taxes, half say they would prefer having fewer government services if it meant reducing their bill. About one-quarter say they grasp the calculations for federal income tax.

Persons: Chris Berry, ‘ There’s, ”, Danny Velasquez, Velasquez, “, Loretta Mwangi, Grettel, ” Grettel Mesa, Mesa, Charles Schwab Organizations: University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, Associated Press, NORC, for Public Affairs Research, University of Chicago Harris School of Public, Democratic, Democrat, ”, federal Social Security, Republican, Charles, Charles Schwab Foundation, Inc, AP Locations: Boston, Baltimore, U.S, Mesa, Fort Lauderdale , Florida

☆ Tax identity theft 'continues to be a huge problem,' expert says. Here's how to protect yourself
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Kate Dore | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

As the start of tax season approaches, experts are warning filers about tax-related identity theft, an issue that often halts returns and delays refunds. Tax identity theft happens when criminals use your personal information to file a return in your name and claim your refund — and "it continues to be a huge problem," said Eva Velasquez, president and CEO of the Identity Theft Resource Center. The IRS' Identity Theft Victim Assistance program had 294,138 individual case receipts during fiscal 2023, up from 92,631 in 2019, according to the National Taxpayer Advocate's annual report to Congress released last week. More from Personal Finance:Government shutdown could disrupt upcoming tax season, IRS commissioner says'Fraud is at a crisis level,' says expert: 5 financial scams to watch out forHow to figure out your timeline to student loan forgivenessTax-related identity theft has diminished since the early days of electronic filing. There are signs of tax identity theft listed on the IRS website, including a letter from the agency about a "suspicious tax return," the inability to e-file, tax transcripts by mail you didn't request and more.

Persons: Eva Velasquez, Velasquez, Erin Collins Organizations: Theft Resource Center, IRS, National Taxpayer, Finance, Government

☆ For Fall, Jackets and Knits With a Modern Edge
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Kyle Weeks | Ian Bradley | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Hair by Yann Turchi at Bryant Artists. Makeup by Aurore Gibrien at Bryant Artists. Hair stylist’s assistant: Joel Phillips. Makeup assistant: Lou Boidin. Stylist’s assistants: Alan Lucas, Lina Velásquez

Persons: Amare, Angie Marqueton, Ateta Jok Deng, Mel van Roemburg, Maria Figueiredo, Tamara Oulahbib, Eva Yelmani, Yann Turchi, Aurore Gibrien, Emma Matell, Mitchell O’Neil, Pietro Lazzaris, Hair, Joel Phillips, Lou Boidin, Alan Lucas, Lina Velásquez Organizations: Metropolitan, Elite Model Management, Lis, Lis Rutten Agency, Paris, Bryant Artists Locations: Lis Rutten

Kenya's President William Ruto called the treaty “the first domino” in a shift away from plastic pollution. The U.N. Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution is charged with developing the first international, legally binding treaty on plastic pollution on land and at sea. Kenya is a global leader in fighting plastic pollution, and in 2017, the country banned the manufacture, sale and use of single-use plastic bags. Nonetheless, he said, it is evident that negotiations have moved beyond plastic waste and into addressing plastic production and toxic chemicals used to make plastic. “The focus is on ending plastic pollution, not plastic production," he said.

Persons: Gustavo Adolfo Meza, Cuadra Velasquez, William Ruto, ” Graham Forbes, ” Eirik Lindebjerg, Björn Beeler, haven't, IPEN, Chris Jahn, Karen McKee, Jahn, ___ McDermott Organizations: United Nations Environment, Global, reconvening, Intergovernmental, UNEP, Greenpeace, World Wildlife Fund, Plastics, Industry, International Council of Chemical Associations, ExxonMobil, Solutions Company, AP Locations: NAIROBI, Kenya, Kenya's, Nairobi, Paris, Punta del Este, Uruguay, Norway, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Iran, China, Russia, United States, Baytown , Texas, Baytown, Providence , Rhode Island

☆ California Slams San Francisco for ‘Egregious’ Barriers to Housing Construction
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Heather Knight | More About Heather Knight | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A scathing new report has found that it takes longer and costs more to build housing in San Francisco than anywhere else in California, exacerbating the state’s homelessness crisis and preventing many workers from being able to live in the city. But some local governments still give housing opponents generous leeway to slow or block projects. Governor Newsom’s housing division has determined that no city has put up more housing roadblocks than San Francisco, according to an investigation released on Wednesday. The report is the first of its kind, trying to compel San Francisco to do better, as well as show other municipalities what is necessary to create a thriving, equitable city. “It is egregious, the enormous amount of constraints and barriers they impose on new housing development,” said Gustavo Velasquez, director of the state’s Department of Housing and Community Development.

Persons: Gavin Newsom, Newsom’s, ”, Gustavo Velasquez Organizations: Gov, state’s Department of Housing, Community Locations: San Francisco, California, “

☆ Can We Save the Redwoods by Helping Them Move?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Moises Velasquez-Manoff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Their aggressive approach to conservation featured prominently in numerous scientific articles that followed, discussing the pros and cons of assisted migration. These cases underscore the reality that other plants and animals are already living where you might want to introduce something in order to save it. “I would treat assisted migration as a tool of last resort,” he told me in an email. Many of the animal’s native wetlands were fragmented and shrinking, and conservationists feared that global warming would finish the tortoise off. Similarly, she says, assisted migration is appropriate when contrasted with the other possibility: extinction if no one intervenes.

Persons: martens, Anthony Ricciardi, “, ”, it’s, “ It’s, ” Nicola Mitchell, Jessica Hellmann, you’re Organizations: McGill University, University of Western Australia, U.S . Forest Service, Forest Service, University of Minnesota’s Institute, Environment Locations: Central, South America, Australia, Hawaii, Canada, Newfoundland, Montreal, “, U.S

NEW YORK (AP) — A dozen years ago, Barkley L. Hendricks, the pioneering portrait artist known for vivid, stylish paintings of Black men and women, stood outside the Frick Collection in Manhattan, known for its works by European Old Masters. Still, curators say, he'd likely have never imagined that in 2023, he’d be the first artist of color to have a solo show at the 88-year-old Frick. What is more unusual is that a museum focusing on the 14th through 19th centuries would devote a show to a contemporary portraitist like Hendricks. His sunglasses reflect the buildings outside Hendricks' studio, and even contain a tiny reflection of the artist himself. “Slick” features the artist in a white suit against a white background, wearing a cap of African design.

Persons: Barkley, Hendricks, Rembrandt, “, he’d, Frick, ”, Antwaun Sargent, ” It’s, Van Dyck, Van Eyck, Aimee Ng, ” Ng, Frick Madison, Angela Davis —, Kathy Williams, Nina Simone, Kehinde Wiley, Barack Obama, Barkley Hendricks, “ Woody, Alvin Ailey, Woodruff Wilson, Steve ”, Sargent, ” Hendricks, ” Sargent, Susan, Donald Formey, Ng, Formey, ‘, “ Slick ” Organizations: Frick, European Old, Polaroid, Beaux, Pennsylvania Academy, Fine Arts, Connecticut College, ” Locations: Manhattan, Van, Velásquez, New York, New York City, Jan, Philadelphia, ”, Europe

Ozanne and Chisholm, both Democrats, announced last year that they would permit abortions in their counties despite a 174-year-old state law that conservatives argue bans the procedure. They said the state law barring abortions remains in effect and Ozanne and Chisholm have a duty to enforce it because babies are dying. The U.S. Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade decision essentially legalized abortion nationwide and nullified state abortion bans, including Wisconsin's. But Wisconsin legislators never erased the 1849 ban from state law. The case will likely end up before the state Supreme Court.

Persons: Ismael Ozanne, John Chisholm, Chisholm, Diane Schlipper, ”, Heather Weininger, Ozanne, hasn't, Chisholm didn't, Michelle Velasquez, ” Velasquez, Roe, Wade, Joel Urmanski, Josh Kaul, Schlipper Organizations: Wisconsin, Capitol, Dane County, Dane, U.S, Associated Press, Republican, Democratic Locations: MADISON, Wis, Wisconsin's, . Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County, Ozanne, Madison and Milwaukee, U.S ., Sheboygan, Madison , Milwaukee, Sheboygan County

☆ Colombia attorney general stands by claim that ELN rebels plan to kill him
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Francisco Barbosa, Colombian Attorney General speaks during an interview with Reuters in Bogota, Colombia March 24, 2023. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBOGOTA, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Colombia's attorney general on Wednesday defended the credibility of intelligence reports that ELN rebels were plotting to kill him and two other people despite denials by the ELN and military. Two weeks ago, Attorney General Francisco Barbosa reported that the National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrilla group planned to assassinate him using a sniper. The ELN has denied it planned the attacks, while Colombia's government has said it had no received no such reports. For two years, intelligence sources have known about the ELN's plan to carry out an attack in Bogota, the attorney general's statement said.

Persons: Francisco Barbosa, Luisa Gonzalez, General Francisco Barbosa, Maria Fernanda Cabal, Eduardo Zapateiro, ELN, Barbosa, Ivan Velasquez, Antonio Garcia, Luis Jaime Acosta, Oliver Griffin, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: Colombian, Reuters, REUTERS, Rights, Wednesday, National Liberation Army, Democratic Center, Defense, Twitter, Thomson Locations: Bogota, Colombia, Rights BOGOTA, Colombia's

☆ Jehovah's Witnesses charged with child sexual abuse in Pennsylvania
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-09 | by ( Maria Sole Campinoti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Five members of Jehovah’s Witnesses congregations were charged with child sexual abuse by the Pennsylvania’s attorney general on Friday, following a yearslong investigation into allegations of sexual abuse in the religious community. The defendants and victims were all part of Jehovah’s Witnesses congregations at the time of the alleged abuse. Balosa, from Philadelphia, has been charged with indecent assault, aggravated indecent assault, and corruption of minors, according to a criminal docket filed in Philadelphia County. He allegedly engaged in inappropriate sexual conversations with a 16-year-old boy he was mentoring within the Jehovah’s Witnesses congregation. In October, the Pennsylvania’s attorney general charged four other members of Jehovah’s Witnesses congregations with child sexual abuse, according to a news release.

Persons: Michelle Henry, David Balosa, Errol William Hall, Shaun Sheffer, Terry Booth, Luis Manuel Ayala, Velasquez, ” Henry, Sheffer “, ”, Benjamin Steinberg, dockets, general’s, Balosa, Hall, Sheffer, Booth, Ayala, “ Organizations: CNN, Northampton counties Locations: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia , Delaware, Butler, Allegheny, Northampton, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Delaware County, Butler County

☆ Top FARC dissident leader Ivan Marquez dead, sources say
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Luis Jaime Acosta | Thomson Reuters | Luis Jaime Has Worked At Reuters For More Than Years. While He Chiefly Covers Colombia'S Armed Conflict | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The attack against Marquez, whose real name was Luciano Marín Arango, may have been led by Ivan Mordisco, leader of a rival FARC dissident group, according to security sources. Colombia's Defense Minister Ivan Velasquez told journalists there was still no official information on Marquez's death. Marquez later emerged as the leader of the so-called Segunda Marquetalia, a group of former FARC who took up arms anew. Marquez died in Venezuela the two people familiar with the matter told Reuters, which also included an intelligence source. Petro reopened diplomatic and trade relations with Venezuela and Venezuela is a guarantor at Colombia's peace talks with the National Liberation Army rebels.

Persons: Ivan Marquez, Marquez, Luciano Marín Arango, Ivan Mordisco, Ivan Velasquez, Gustavo Petro, Miguel Botache Santillana, Gentil Duarte, Seuxis Hernandez, Hernan Dario Velasquez, Jesus Santrich, El Paisa, Nicolas Maduro, Petro, Luis Jaime Acosta, Vivian Sequera, Oliver Griffin, Julia Symmes Cobb, Michael Perry Organizations: Reuters, Revolutionary Armed Forces, Segunda, Colombia's, Venezuela's Ministry, Information, National Liberation Army, Thomson Locations: BOGOTA, Venezuela, Colombia, Caracas, Venezuela's, United States, Colombian

☆ Top FARC dissident leader Ivan Marquez dead - sources
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Luis Jaime Acosta | Thomson Reuters | Luis Jaime Has Worked At Reuters For More Than Years. While He Chiefly Covers Colombia'S Armed Conflict | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

BOGOTA, July 6 (Reuters) - Ivan Marquez, the well-known leader of a faction of former FARC rebels who returned to arms after a peace deal with Colombia's government, has died in Venezuela, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday. The attack against Marquez, whose real name was Luciano Marín Arango, may have been led by Ivan Mordisco, leader of a rival FARC dissident group, according to security sources. Colombia's Defense Minister Ivan Velasquez told journalists there was still no official information on Marquez's death. Marquez later emerged as the leader of the so-called Segunda Marquetalia, a group of former FARC who took up arms anew. Petro reopened diplomatic and trade relations with Venezuela and Venezuela is a guarantor at Colombia's peace talks with the National Liberation Army rebels.

☆ Analysis: Emergence of Guatemalan anti-graft champion shakes up election
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Sofia Menchu | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/5] Presidential candidate for the Semilla party Bernardo Arevalo holds a rally at the Parque Central a day after the first round of Guatemala's presidential election, in Guatemala City, Guatemala June 26, 2023. Underlining voter frustration with the status-quo, nearly a quarter of ballots counted were either spoiled or left blank. Arevalo, who has called corruption a "cancer eating away" at Guatemala, will face former first lady Sandra Torres in the run-off. Torres, running in her third presidential contest, won 15.8% of the first-round vote to Arevalo's 11.8%. Aldana later sought asylum in the U.S., while current President Alejandro Giammattei himself became embroiled in corruption allegations, which he denies.

Persons: Bernardo Arevalo, Juan Jose Arevalo, Arevalo, Thelma Aldana, Otto Perez, Semilla, Bernardo, Nicol Estrada, Carlos Pineda, Will Freeman, Hugo Novales, Sandra Torres, Torres, Freeman, Semilla's, Aldana, Alejandro Giammattei, Juan Jose, Giammattei, Ivan Velasquez, Julia Esquivel, Jimmy Morales, Sofia Menchu, Dave Graham, Stephen Eisenhammer, Rosalba O'Brien, Leslie Adler Organizations: Parque, REUTERS, GUATEMALA CITY, Council, Foreign Relations, of, Guatemala's, U.S, Twitter, Thomson Locations: Parque Central, Guatemala City, Guatemala, Josue, GUATEMALA, Arevalo, U.S, Guatemalan

☆ Eldest of rescued Colombian children pulled sister from plane wreckage
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BOGOTA, June 12 (Reuters) - The eldest of the four Indigenous children who were missing for more than five weeks in Colombia's southern jungle after a plane crash pulled her youngest sibling from the wreckage, the children's grandfather said on Monday. The oldest sister, Lesly, whose courage has been hailed by authorities as key to the children's survival, pulled the youngest child, Cristin, from the plane, grandfather Narciso Mucutuy said in videos posted by the defense ministry. The children spent four days near the wreckage, he said, eating flour that had been onboard, before wandering from the site. Colombian Air Force/Handout via REUTERSLesly was exhausted by the time they were rescued, Mucutuy added. The father of the two youngest siblings has said the children will tell their own story about the ordeal.

Persons: Lesly, Narciso Mucutuy, Mucutuy, San Jose del, REUTERS Lesly, Wilson, Adriana Velasquez, Rescuers, Julia Symmes Cobb, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: Cessna, Colombian Air Force, REUTERS, Twitter, Thomson Locations: BOGOTA, Caqueta province, Bogota, San Jose, San Jose del Guaviare, Colombia

CNN —Eating cassava flour helped save the lives of four children found alive in the Amazon jungle more than a month after their plane crashed, according to a Colombian military special forces official. The children ate “three kilograms (six pounds) of farina,” a coarse cassava flour commonly used by indigenous tribes in the Amazon region, said spokesperson Pedro Arnulfo Sánchez Suárez. The children’s mother Magdalena Mucutuy Valencia was killed in the plane crash on May 1, leaving them alone and stranded in the Amazon jungle. The children’s disappearance sparked a massive military-led search operation that saw more than one hundred Colombian special forces troops and over 70 indigenous scouts combing the deep forest. They told officials that they had found a dog – a Belgian Shepherd search dog named Wilson that belonged to special forces.

Persons: farina, Pedro Arnulfo Sánchez, ” Suárez, “, ”, Ranoque, Cristin Ranoque, What’s, Ivan Velasquez, Magdalena Mucutuy Valencia, Hernando Murcia Morales, Herman Mendoza Hernández, Belgian Shepherd, Wilson, Suárez, Gustavo Petro, ” Petro Organizations: CNN, Colombian Air Force, Colombian Defense, Colombian Locations: Colombian, Bogota, Belgian, Colombia

☆ Child plane crash survivors in "acceptable" state of health
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

BOGOTA, June 10 (Reuters) - Four Indigenous children who were missing for more than five weeks in Colombia's southern jungle, after surviving a plane crash which killed their mother, are in an "acceptable" state of health, the government said on Saturday. "In general the boy and the girls are in an acceptable state. The youngest of the children turned one while in the jungle, while her brother had his fifth birthday, he said. Clues as to the siblings' whereabouts have been reported for weeks as the search, dubbed Operation Hope, continued. Three adults, including the pilot and the children's mother, died in the crash and their bodies were found inside the plane.

Persons: Gustavo Petro, Petro, Ivan Velasquez, Fidencio Valencia, Velasquez, General Carlos Rincon, Hope, Wilson, gaunt, Manuel Ranoque, San Jose del Guaviare, Carolina Pulice, Luis Jaime Acosta, Nelson Bocanegra, Oliver Griffin, Jamie Freed, Andrea Ricci Organizations: Twitter, Cessna, Thomson Locations: BOGOTA, Caqueta province, Bogota, Araracuara, Caqueta, San Jose, Guaviare

CNN —Four young children have been found alive after more than a month wandering the Amazon where they survived like “children of the jungle,” according to Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro. Petro said the children were all together when they were found, adding they had demonstrated an example of “total survival that will be remembered in history.”“They are children of the jungle and now they are children of Colombia,” he added. The children, who appear gaunt in the photos, are being evaluated by doctors and will be taken to the town of San Jose del Guaviare. When we found the children we felt joy, we don’t know what to do, but we are grateful to God,” he said. During a press conference Friday evening, Petro said he hoped to speak with the children on Saturday.

Persons: Gustavo Petro, “, ” Petro, Petro, ”, María Fátima Valencia, “ I’m, gaunt, San Jose del Guaviare, Ivan Velasquez, Jacobombaire, Tien Ranoque Mucutuy, Cristin Ranoque, Magdalena Mucutuy Valencia, Hernando Murcia Morales, Herman Mendoza Hernández, they’d, Fidencio Valencia, Narcizo Mucutuy, Villavicencio, Lucho Acosta Organizations: CNN, Twitter, Colombian, Colombian Defense Ministry Locations: Colombia, Villavicencio, San Jose, Bogota, Colombian, ”

☆ MLB roundup: Overturned DP helps Marlins beat Angels
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +11 min

Phillies 2, Braves 1Right-hander Zack Wheeler continued his dominance over Atlanta, throwing eight scoreless innings to lead visiting Philadelphia to a win. Four Atlanta relievers combined for four scoreless innings, allowing two hits and fanning six. Mariners 5, Pirates 0Luis Castillo allowed one hit over six scoreless innings as Seattle defeated visiting Pittsburgh. Mason Thompson (3-2), the first of four Nationals relievers, earned the win with two scoreless innings. Ryan Helsley (3-3) was credited with the victory after pitching 1 1/3 scoreless innings, while Sandlin (2-2) took the loss.

☆ How a Food Stylist and Housewares Designer Spends Her Sundays
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( Julia Bozzone | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Like many other New Yorkers, the food stylist had to work inside of her own apartment or at other nearby locations to finish the project on time. To evoke different regions of Colombia, she and her photography team experimented with color, lighting, flowers and textiles. The result was a book that was less about travel and more about sharing Colombian food and culture. Her native country approved: Photographs from the 2021 book have been used in a series of new Colombian stamps. In addition to her work for clients like Bon Appétit, Saveur and Williams-Sonoma, last year Ms. Velásquez founded Casa Velasquez, an entertaining line that includes aprons, linens and tableware.

CNN —National Treasure won the 2023 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore Saturday evening. The win made Baffert the winningest trainer in Preakness Stakes history and the only trainer to have eight horses win the race. Blazing Sevens placed second, and prerace favorite and Kentucky Derby winner Mage placed third in the seven-horse field. The win means no horse will take home the coveted Triple Crown this year, achieved when a horse wins the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes in one year. National Treasure was ridden by Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez, who tallied his first win at the Preakness Stakes.

☆ Mutation Protected Man From Alzheimer’s Disease, Hinting at Treatment
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Gina Kolata | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Dr. Arboleda-Rodriguez is a co-founder of a biotechnology company looking to produce drugs that could act on this research. The mutation results in a potent version of a protein, Reelin, in the entorhinal cortex. That super-potent Reelin ultimately prevents tangled strands of tau proteins from sticking together and forming the structures that are a characteristic of Alzheimer's. “We don’t know what sort of damage it might do, sticking needles in and dropping in chemicals,” he said. The man with what the researchers are calling “resilience” to Alzheimer’s was part of a decades-long study of 6,000 people living in Colombia who have a gene mutation that causes Alzheimer’s in middle age.

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