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☆ A teen whose dad cofounded Slack and mom cofounded Flickr is missing somewhere around San Francisco
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Mint Butterfield, the teen child of two tech founders, has gone missing in California. Butterfield, 16, is believed to have run away, local authorities say — perhaps to San FranciscoAuthorities are appealing for help finding Butterfield. AdvertisementMint Butterfield, the teen child of tech founders who set up Slack and Flickr, went missing over the weekend. The local sheriff's office put out a missing-juvenile alert on Tuesday seeking information about them. The alert, described in a Nextdoor post by K. Walther, a deputy in the Marin County Sheriff's Office, said Butterfield was last seen Sunday at 10 p.m.

Persons: Butterfield, —, Slack, Walther Organizations: San Francisco Authorities, Service, Flickr, Business Locations: California, Bolinas , California, San Francisco, Marin County

☆ ‘They hit the jackpot’: How so-called ‘burglary tourists’ use visa waivers to target luxury US homes
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Josh Campbell | Jason Kravarik | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“She bought some beautiful antique jewelry, museum-quality jewelry.”Orange County, California, prosecutors allege a group of thieves hid in the hillside adjoining the Starr’s home, watched them leave with visiting relatives, and made their move. “They came over our fence, they broke through a window in the upper bedroom and came through that window,” Jeff Starr told CNN. When the suspects arrive – most often from South America, prosecutors say – they join sophisticated burglary rings that prey on luxury homes. They have WiFi jammers to stop the alarm company from being notified.”Some of the burglary suspects have used ghillie suits, like the one seen here, to camouflage their movements. Ventura County, California, alone attributed 175 residential burglaries to “transnational theft groups” between 2019 and mid-2023.

Persons: Orange County , California CNN — Carol, Jeff Starr, ” Carol Starr, “, ”, Carol Starr, –, Todd Spitzer, Spitzer, Jeff Walther, “ I’m, ” Walther, South America Rama, Balakrishna Sundar, ” Rama Sundar, …, Jae C, “ They’re Organizations: Orange County , California CNN, CNN, ” Prosecutors, Department of Homeland, ” Scottsdale Police, Department, Homeland, DHS, US State Department Locations: Orange County , California, Southern California, Carol’s, United States, South America, Orange County, Chile, California, Scottsdale , Arizona, Baltimore , Maryland, Raleigh , North Carolina, Nassau County , New York, Ventura County , California, Scottsdale, Arizona, Dana Point , California, Santa Ana , California, Chilean, Washington

☆ Widow of Haiti’s former president among those indicted over his assassination
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Alex Stambaugh | Caitlin Hu | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The wife of Haiti’s former President Jovenel Moïse, Martine Moïse, and the former prime minister Claude Joseph are among 51 people who have been indicted over the assassination of the former president, according to a 122-page document from the judge presiding over the investigation. Mrs. Moïse was also shot multiple times but survived. The judge called for the arrest and trials of those charged. Haiti's former prime minister Claude Joseph in Port-au-Prince in July 2021. The prime minister has no direct relationship with the examining magistrate, nor does he control him.

Persons: Haiti’s, Jovenel Moïse, Martine Moïse, Claude Joseph, Moïse, Judge Walther Wesser Voltaire, Judge Voltaire, Moise, ”, ” Paul Turner, “, that’s, ‘, ’ ”, Matias Delacroix, Ariel Henry, ” Joseph, Henry, ” Jean, Junior Joseph Organizations: CNN, PBY, UN, Prosecutors, US State Department Locations: Port, Haitian, United States, Haiti

☆ The Wife of Haiti’s Assassinated President Is Accused in His Killing
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( David C. Adams | Andre Paultre | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A Haitian judge has indicted 51 people for their roles in the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, including his wife, Martine Moïse, who is accused of being an accomplice, despite being seriously wounded in the attack. Instead, it says that she and other accomplices gave statements that were contradicted by other witnesses, suggesting that they were complicit in the killing. The indictment also cites one of the main defendants in the case in custody in Haiti, who claimed that Mrs. Moïse was plotting with others to take over the presidency. The accusations echo those contained in a criminal complaint filed by a Haitian prosecutor and submitted to Mr. Voltaire. The official charge against Mrs. Moïse is conspiracy to murder.

Persons: Jovenel Moïse, Martine Moïse, Judge Walther Voltaire, Moïse, Voltaire Organizations: The New York Times Locations: Haiti, Haitian

The one-page warrant contains little detail except to say that authorities are seeking to interview Martine Moïse about the case. Martine Moïse could not be immediately reached for comment, and a spokesman for an attorney of hers based in Florida said he was trying to reach the attorney. Political Cartoons View All 253 ImagesAfter the July 7, 2021 assassination, Martine Moïse was airlifted to a hospital in Florida for treatment. The case has largely stalled in Haiti, where more than 40 suspects were arrested in the killing, including 18 Colombian soldiers and at least 20 Haitian police officers. Four of 11 suspects in Miami have pleaded guilty, including a retired Colombian army officer and a former Haitian senator.

Persons: —, Jovenel Moïse, Judge Walther Voltaire, Martine Moïse, …, Voltaire, ___ Coto Organizations: PORT, Associated Press, Twitter Locations: Haiti, Florida, U.S, Miami, Colombian, Haitian, San Juan , Puerto Rico

REUTERS/David Swanson/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 24 (Reuters) - Canceled offshore wind projects, imperiled solar factories, fading demand for electric vehicles. A year after passage of the largest climate change legislation in U.S. history, meant to touch off a boom in American clean energy development, economic realities are fraying President Joe Biden’s agenda. Clean energy experts interviewed by Reuters say the mounting setbacks will make the United States' ambitious targets to decarbonize by mid-century even harder to reach. Solar energy facilities account for two thirds of those delays due in part to U.S. import restrictions. "These are the normal ups and downs of clean energy development and deployment," Reicher said.

Persons: David Swanson, Joe Biden’s, Biden, John Hensley, Wood Mackenzie, “, Ali Zaidi, Prakash Sharma, that's, Vic Abate, it's, Robert Walther, Walther, Dan Reicher, Reicher, Nichola Groom, Richard Valdmanis, Alistair Bell Organizations: REUTERS, Soaring, Ford, Reuters, American Clean Power Association, United Nations, White, Dominion Energy Inc, TEN, GE, Biden, Treasury Department, Trump, Stanford University, Thomson Locations: Palm Springs , California, U.S, Washington, Nations, Egypt, Dubai, United States, Paris, Virginia, Gulf of Mexico

☆ Opinion: Taking a trip to the firing range was something I’d never do before October 7
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Opinion Amy Klein | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

I put my clear plastic goggles back on and reenter the smoky range to learn how to shoot a gun. That’s how I found myself at Gun for Hire, a gun range and club in New Jersey, to learn how to shoot. (“I want you to get the feel for both guns,” Kedem said.) Kedem had told me I’d get used to the noise, and I did. If I came to the range a few more times, I know I could get the hang of shooting — and even excel at it.

Persons: Amy Klein, Amy Klein Mira Zaki I’ve, Maga, ”, “, Woody Allen, we’d, Hillel Norry, Beth David, ” Norry, he’s, —, Klein, Amy Klein Be, Kedem, Walther, ” Kedem, he’d, Yosi, I’ve, Ben Shapiro, Norry Organizations: CNN, US Centers for Disease Control, FBI, Hire, ”, Factory, Glock, Columbia University Locations: Israel, New York City, New Jersey, Long, Snellville , Georgia, Manhattan, Israeli American, America, Chile

☆ Black UAW workers won progress in America's auto industry. They are on strike for its future
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

The percentage of Black workers in the auto industry today is more than double their share of the workforce overall. But the decline in US auto jobs and the erosion of unions have hit Black workers hardest. Black workers are likelier to belong to unions, in any industry, compared to White and Hispanic workers. Black union workers earn on average 16.4% higher wages than non-union Black workers, and they are likelier to have health care and retirement benefits, studies show. Hard-won gains disappearSoon after Black auto workers broke into better paying jobs, the US auto industry began its long decline, decimating Black communities in particular.

Persons: Lynda Jackson’s, Jackson, ” Jackson, ” Lynda Jackson, Lynda S, Emily Elconin, ”, Tiffanie Simmons, Simmons, Steven Pitts, Luke Sharrett, Tesla, “, ” Pitts, Jim Crow, Henry Ford, Nelson Lichtenstein, “ Walter Reuther, Ford, Irving Haberman, Kevin Boyle, Boyle, Philip Randolph, Randolph, Franklin Roosevelt, Walter Reuther, —, James Meredith, Martin Luther King, Jr, Roy Wilkins, Phillip Randolph, Walther Reuther, Martin Luther King Jr, Reuther, ” Boyle, Spencer Platt, Josh Bivens, Biden, Erica Smiley, ” Smiley Organizations: New, New York CNN, Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, United Auto Workers, UAW, Detroit’s, Processing, Bloomberg, Getty, Ford Motor, Economic Policy Institute, UC Berkeley Labor Center ., Tesla, Ku Klux Klan, University of California, America, Northwestern University, Jobs, Walther Reuther . Express, Hulton, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, The League, Revolutionary Black Workers, Black, Economic, Institute, P Global Market Intelligence, Justice Locations: New York, Alabama, Detroit, America, Ypsilanti , Michigan, Wayne , Michigan, Detroit , Michigan, White, Fremont , California, . Mississippi, sharecropping, Chicago , New York, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, AFP, Santa Barbara, Ford's, Rouge, Dearborn , Michigan, Washington, Birmingham, Selma, Black, Flint, Midwest, autoworkers

☆ Germany signs U.S.-led space norms pact Artemis Accords
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Joey Roulette | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

WASHINGTON, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Germany on Thursday became the 29th country to sign the Artemis Accords, a U.S.-led multilateral agreement meant to establish norms of behavior in space and on the lunar surface. India, which last month became the fourth nation to achieve a soft landing on the moon, agreed to join the Artemis Accords in June but China and Russia have not. "It's a big deal, because Germany is the economic powerhouse of Europe and has been a part of the European space program forever," Nelson told Reuters on Thursday before the signing. Japan, various European countries and other nations with big to small space programs have joined the accords. The European Space Agency (ESA), which represents 22 member states including Germany, is a core NASA partner on Gateway, a planned space station that will orbit the moon as part of the Artemis program.

Persons: Bill Nelson, Walther Pelzer, Nelson, NASA's, Artemis, Mike Gold, Joey Roulette, Will Dunham Organizations: Artemis Accords, NASA, German Space Agency, Reuters, European Space Agency, ESA, Thomson Locations: Germany, U.S, United States, China, India, Russia, Washington, Europe, Japan

☆ The N.F.L.’s New Kickoff Rule Is Terrible - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Matthew Walther | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

There is no English noun that adequately conveys what millions of fans experience on the eve of the pro football season. This year, alas, my sense of tranquillity is being threatened by the N.F.L.’s decision to change the rules governing kickoffs. After a fair catch, the ball will be placed on the 25-yard line (just as it would after a traditional “touchback” in the end zone). This new rule, adopted in the name of player safety, is the latest and most drastic in a series of changes that the N.F.L. has made to the kickoff in recent years, in what seems to be a prelude to eliminating it altogether.

☆ William Friedkin’s Movie ‘The Exorcist’ Understands Old-Time Catholicism - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-12 | by ( Matthew Walther | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

It is one of those strange accidents of history that the best film ever made about the Roman Catholic Church was directed by a Jewish agnostic. When it came out, “The Exorcist” didn’t just shock audiences with lurid scenes of projectile vomiting and spinning heads. It also forced them to acknowledge a tension, most acutely felt in the Catholic Church but omnipresent in Western society, that had grown between two rival conceptions of religion. Is religion an expression of a transcendent moral and metaphysical order? “The Exorcist” came down on the side of tradition.

Persons: William Friedkin, ”, Friedkin Organizations: Roman Catholic Church, Catholic Church, Catholic, Vatican Council

☆ How ‘Undisputed’ Emerged as an Unlikely Forum for Smart Talk About Politics and Race - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Matthew Walther | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

It pitted Mr. Bayless, a journalist who helped popularize the daytime sports talk format on ESPN with a show called “First Take,” against Mr. Sharpe, a Hall of Fame tight end who won two Super Bowls with the Denver Broncos and one with the Baltimore Ravens. In an early episode of the show in 2016, Lil Wayne appeared to discuss the national anthem protests led by Colin Kaepernick and other N.F.L. This is not a perspective that has much cultural purchase on NPR or CNN, but it is shared by millions of Americans. Throughout their exchange, Mr. Bayless asked occasional questions but seemed mostly content to listen. A self-described “God and country guy,” Mr. Bayless is often considered a mouthpiece for older, tradition-minded sports fans, but his own views are somewhat less predictable.

Persons: LeBron James, Michael Jordan, ”, Bayless, Sharpe, Lil Wayne, —, Covid, George Floyd, Colin Kaepernick, Mr, Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s, Justice Ginsberg Organizations: ESPN, Fame, Denver Broncos, Baltimore Ravens, YouTube, Lakers, Cleveland Browns, NPR, CNN Locations: African American, Georgia

☆ Millions of Americans’ personal data exposed in global hack
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Sean Lyngaas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Millions of people in Louisiana and Oregon have had their data compromised in the sprawling cyberattack that has also hit the US federal government, state agencies said late Thursday. The breach has affected 3.5 million Oregonians with driver’s licenses or state ID cards, and anyone with that documentation in Louisiana, authorities said. The hackers exploited a flaw in a popular file-transfer software known as MOVEit made by Massachusetts-based Progress Software. Hundreds of organizations across the globe have likely had their data exposed after the hackers used the flaw to break into networks in recent weeks. US officials described the cyberattack as an opportunistic, financially motivated hack that has not caused disruptions to agency services.

Persons: Casey Tingle, Aon, John Bel Edwards, ” Munish Walther, Puri, It’s, ”, Jeff Greene, “, Greene Organizations: CNN, Department of Energy, BBC, British Airways, University of Georgia, Social, Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles, Louisiana Gov, US, Progress Software, FBI, Infrastructure Security Agency, National Security Council, Aspen Locations: Louisiana, Oregon, Russian, Massachusetts, Clop, Ukraine

☆ Opinion | Read This Before Shopping for Your Bud Light Replacement Beer
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-29 | by ( Matthew Walther | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

In the words of a television spot from 1979: “It’s not city beer. Rather than acknowledge Bud Light’s place in a faceless globalized chain of ownership, advertisements for the beer attempt to underscore its supposedly distinctive American and working-class character. Some years ago a series of advertisements featured the Bud Knight, a character who figured in faux-medieval settings alongside a royal personage known as the Dilly Dilly King. In one spot, the king enters a tavern and orders “Bud Lights for everyone,” eliciting cries of approval from the assembled crowd. The implication is that Bud Light is for ordinary decent people who just want to have a good time with their friends, not smug effete connoisseurs.

☆ Pistoale și daruri de preț pentru șefi din Poliția de Frontieră și MAI; Reacția generalului Corduneanu și premierului Ciocoi
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-09 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: Poză simbol, Ziua Poliției de Frontieră, anul 2020Pistoale și daruri de preț pentru șefi din Poliția de Frontieră și MAI; Reacția generalului Corduneanu și premierului CiocoiContrar dificultăților financiare cu care se confruntă statul, anul acesta Ziua Poliției de Frontieră va fi marcată cu mare fast și cadouri de preț. Mai mulți șefi din cadrul instituției, dar și secretarul general al Ministerului de Interne, Ianuș Erhan, ar urma să primească pistoale cadou, iar din bugetul instituției vor fi cheltuite sume importante și pentru alte cadouri de preț. Mai mult, șeful Poliției Frontieră, Petru Corduneanu, ar urma să-și ofere sie însuși o armă în dar – un pistol Walther. Contactat pentru mai multe informații, șeful Poliției de Frontieră nici nu a confirmat, dar nici nu a infirmat informațiile: „Nu-nu-nu! I-am solicitat o reacție în legătură cu aceasta și premierului interimar, Aureliu Ciocoi: „Până la urmă este chestiunea lor internă.

Persons: Ianuș Erhan, Valeriu Lungu, Alexei Brăducean, Petru Corduneanu, Walther, Corduneanu, Aureliu, Aureliu Ciocoi Organizations: Ministerului, Interne, Frontieră Locations: Frontieră, României, Turciei, Republica Moldova

Sean Connery, care a murit în octombrie la vârsta de 90 de ani, a folosit micul pistol în „Dr. Arma vândută joi, neutralizată, este unul dintre cele două accesorii folosite de Sean Connery în primul film din seria „James Bond". El a aparţinut armurierului filmului până când a fost scos la licitaţie în 2006. Celebrul Walther a fost unul dintre cele 500 de obiecte simbolice ale cinematografiei hollywoodiene scoase la vânzare de Julien's Auctions în cadrul unei vânzări speciale joi. Lansarea următorului "James Bond", ultimul cu Daniel Craig în rolul lui „007", a fost amânată din cauza pandemiei de Covid-19, fiind în prezent programată pentru aprilie 2021.

Persons: Sean Connery, Walther, Bond, Pistolul, James, ., Tom Cruise, James Bond, Daniel Craig Organizations: CIA, Pistolul Walther

☆ Pistolul lui Sean Connery din primul film James Bond va fi scos la licitație
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-10 | by ( ) www.realitatea.md time to read: +1 min

Pistolul pe care l-a folosit Sean Connery în primul film din seria james Bond urmează a fi scos la licitație la Hollywood, care va avea loc pe 3 decembrie, deși inițial o anunțase pe 6 decembrie, scrie Bani.md, citând Reuters. Foto: bingepost.comPistolul folosit de regretatul Sean Connery, armă semiautomatică Walther PP care, împreună cu modelul său mai mic PPK, a devenit una dintre cele mai cunoscute imagini ale francizei James Bond, este așteptat să se vândă cu o suma între 150.000 și 200.000 de dolari, conform reprezentantului casei de licitații Julien's Auctions, citat luni de Reuters. „Silueta lui 007 ținând această armă va deveni cea mai iconică imagine a francizei James Bond și una dintre cele mai recunoscute referințe ale culturii pop din toate timpurile”, a declarat Martin Nolan, directorul executiv al Julien’s Auctions, într-un comunicat. „Pistolul provine de la furnizorul original BAPTY din Marea Britanie, care l-a vândut la licitație în 2006”, confom Julien’s. Pistolul este elementul central dintr-o colecție peste de 500 de obiecte memorabile de la Hollywood, care include și casca pe care Tom Cruise a purtat-o în „Top Gun” dar și prima rochie purtată de Michelle Obama, care a fost vreodată scoasă la licitație.

Persons: Sean Connery, james Bond, Reuters, James Bond, Martin Nolan, Tom Cruise, Michelle Obama Locations: Hollywood

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