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☆ Manchester City takes huge step toward fourth consecutive English Premier League title with win against Tottenham
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The celebrations during Manchester City’s 2-0 win against Tottenham on Tuesday were testament to the importance of the high-stakes match as the reigning champion took a huge step towards a fourth straight English Premier League title. But, just as it looked as though City’s title hopes were about to be handed a major blow, Ortega stuck out a strong right leg to block the striker’s shot. Stefan Ortega makes an incredible save from Son Heung-Min to keep City's title hopes alive. However, if Arsenal drops points at home against Everton in its last game, City will win the league regardless of its result. No Premier League team has ever won four consecutive league titles, and the achievement would come after City’s treble-winning feat last season.

Persons: Erling Haaland, Pep Guardiola, ”, “, ” Haaland's, Dylan Martinez, Ange Postecoglou, Haaland, Stefan Ortega, Ederson, Ortega, Dejan Kulusevski, Manuel Akanji, Heung, Son Heung, Min, Marc Atkins, Guardiola, Jérémy Doku, ” Guardiola, ’, Stefan, I’ve Organizations: CNN, Manchester, Tottenham, Premier League, Arsenal, West, Reuters, City, Spurs, Tottenham Hotspur, Getty Images, Ham, Etihad, Everton Locations: West Ham, London, ”

☆ From senators to a dog killer: A power ranking of Trump's potential vice presidents
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-12 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

AdvertisementFormer President Donald Trump is entering the final stretch in his vice presidential selection process. So with that in mind, here's Business Insider's initial vice presidential power rankings. He's a former presidential candidate himself, a fact many recent vice presidential nominees share (though Trump ignored that in 2016). Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy: Ramaswamy staked out the most pro-Trump territory of any GOP presidential hopeful. Having never held elected office, the Roivant Sciences founder would have one of the least conventional resumes of any recent major party vice presidential nominee.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, —, I'm, Sen, Tim Scott of, TIMOTHY A, CLARY, Scott, He's, Larry Ellison, we've, Doug Burgum, North Dakota Ethan Miller, Kevin Cramer, haven't, Pence, Burgum, Dakotan, Marco Rubio, Joe Raedle, Florida Rubio, Rubio, Rubio isn't, Politifact, Elise Stefanik, Chip Somodevilla, New York Stefanik, Stefanik, Liz Cheney, isn't, it's, Biden, Mike Johnson's, JD Vance, Ohio Republican Andrew Harnik, Ohio Vance, Vance, Mike Pence, Byron Donalds of, Donalds, Kevin McCarthy's, Mike Johnson, hasn't, Vivek Ramaswamy, Ramaswamy, Tulsi Gabbard, Gabbard, Jr's, there's, Ben Carson, Carson, Glenn Youngkin, Youngkin, Rupert Murdoch, Kristi Noem Organizations: Service, Republican, Time Magazine, Republican Party, Getty, Oracle, CNBC, Black Republican, Reconstruction, Trump, GOP, Gov, North Dakota Burgum's, Democrat, LBJ, Microsoft, Ohio Republican, Roivant Sciences, Democratic, RFK, South Dakota Gov Locations: Milwaukee, Nebraska, Tim Scott of South Carolina, Iowa, North Dakota, Marco Rubio of Florida, New York, Wyoming, Ohio, Byron Donalds of Florida, Trump, Hawaii, Michigan, Virginia

☆ Live updates: Israel-Hamas war, looming Rafah invasion, Israel Eurovision participation
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Kathleen Magramo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Police face pro-Palestinian protesters in central Malmo during the 68th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) in Malmo Arena, Sweden, on May 9. More than 150 million people around the world will watch Saturday's Eurovision final on TV, and around 15,000 fans will gather inside the Malmo Arena. Those protesting or boycotting the song contest say it is “artwashing” the conflict; others defend Israel’s inclusion, insisting the contest should not be dragged into geopolitics. And they are leading to perhaps the tensest three minutes in the contest’s history, when Israel’s competitor, Eden Golan, performs live. “I would imagine the scale of it in Malmo would be bigger than anything we’ve ever seen before.”Read the full analysis.

Persons: Johan Nilsson, ” Paul Jordan, ”, Weeks, Eden Golan, ” Jordan, “ Organizations: Malmo Arena, Getty, Music, Malmo, Eurovision, CNN Locations: Malmo, Sweden, AFP, Swedish, Gaza, Israel

☆ Israel could win Eurovision. That would cause major headaches for the song contest’s organizers
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Rob Picheta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

But this year, “the presence of Israel has become such a big issue (that) I think it’s going to overshadow the event,” he said. And they are leading perhaps the tensest three minutes in the contest’s history, when Israel’s competitor, Eden Golan, performs live. It doesn’t make sense,” Bambie Thug, Ireland’s participant, told CNN of extensive rules restricting any form of pro-Palestinian statement during the event. Ireland's Bambie Thug told CNN they disagreed with Israel's involvement in the competition. Long-standing rules preventing flags of non-competing countries and territories mean that Palestinian flags are banned from the crowd, which Bambie Thug told CNN they “100%” disagreed with.

Persons: Eden Golan, Benjamin Netanyahu, Golan, ”, Jessica Gow, ” Paul Jordan, Weeks, Johan Nilsson, Israel, Noel Curran, KAN, Bambie Thug, Patricia J, Garcinuno, ” Curran, “, Fredrik Persson, –, ” Jordan, SuRie, Karin Karlsson, Karlsson, ” Elina Pahnke, Saturday’s, Mohammad Ghannam, ” Lara Yosef, ” Yosef, ” Bambie Thug, Alyona Alyona Organizations: CNN, Music, Malmo, Eurovision, European Broadcasting Union, EBU, Getty, TT, Agency, Reuters, Israel, RAI, United, AFP, Malmo Arena, Artists, Aftonbladet, Israel’s National Security Council Locations: Swedish, Malmo, Israel, Gaza, Israel's, AFP, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Azerbaijan, Russia, Stockholm, Sweden's, seeping, Sweden’s Palestinian, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, “

☆ Eurovision braces for its most tense contest yet, as protesters and artists bristle at Israel’s presence
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Rob Picheta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The competition – which tries desperately to retain its “apolitical” tag – has become the largest cultural event so far to be rocked by the repercussions of Israel’s war in Gaza. Those protesting or boycotting the song contest claim it is “artwashing” the conflict; others defend Israel’s inclusion, insisting the contest should not be dragged into geopolitics. It doesn’t make sense,” Bambie Thug, Ireland’s participant, told CNN of extensive rules restricting any form of pro-Palestinian statement during the event. Ireland's Bambie Thug told CNN they disagreed with Israel's involvement in the competition. Long-standing rules preventing flags of non-competing countries and territories mean that Palestinian flags are banned from the crowd, which Bambie Thug told CNN they “100%” disagreed with.

Persons: ” Paul Jordan, ”, Weeks, Eden Golan, ” Jordan, “, Carlos Garcia Rawlins, Bambie Thug, Patricia J, Garcinuno, Noel Curran, KAN, ” Curran, Golan, Fredrik Persson, –, SuRie, Karin Karlsson, Karlsson, ” Elina Pahnke, Johan Nilsson, Saturday’s, Mohammad Ghannam, ” Lara Yosef, ” Yosef, ” Bambie Thug, Alyona Alyona Organizations: CNN, Music, Malmo, Eurovision, European Broadcasting Union, EBU, TT, Agency, AFP, Getty, Malmo Arena, Artists, Aftonbladet, Israel’s National Security Council Locations: Swedish, Gaza, Israel, Malmo, Azerbaijan, Russia, Ukraine, Stockholm, Sweden's, seeping, Sweden’s Palestinian, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, “

☆ Trump Media's auditor charged with 'massive fraud' by SEC
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Trump Media's auditor, BF Borgers, committed fraud in 1,500 filings, the SEC said. "Trump Media looks forward to working with new auditing partners," a spokesperson said. AdvertisementThe Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday charged accounting firm BF Borgers and its owner, Benjamin Borgers, with "massive fraud." "Trump Media looks forward to working with new auditing partners in accordance with today's SEC order," a TMTG spokesperson told Business Insider. AdvertisementDespite losing money and being cagey about how its user base compares to its social media rivals, Trump Media is now valued at over $6.3 billion.

Persons: Trump, BF Borgers, —, Benjamin Borgers, Donald Trump's, Borgers, BF, Grewal Organizations: BF, SEC, Trump Media, Service, Securities, Exchange Commission, Trump Media & Technology, Bloomberg, Public Company, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Business, Truth

☆ John Roberts isn’t happy with previous ruling against Trump – what happens now?
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Joan Biskupic | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

But the cagey chief justice made some points abundantly clear. And whatever the staggering facts of the election subversion allegations against Trump, they are not his concern here. Further, when he is in the majority, Roberts has the power, as chief justice, to determine who writes the opinion. In past high-profile disputes involving Trump, Roberts has kept the pen for himself. Whenever Dreeben tried to return to allegations of fraud, obstruction and other crimes against Trump, conservative justices swept them away.

Persons: John Roberts, Donald Trump, Roberts, who’d, Trump, he’s, ” Roberts, Michael Dreeben, Jack Smith, Ronald Reagan, Jane Sullivan Roberts, Patrick Jackson, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, John Sauer, Sauer, Dreeben, Samuel Alito, Alito, “, It’s, ” Dreeben, ”, I’m Organizations: CNN, Trump, Court, DC Circuit US, Appeals, United Locations: United States

☆ Arsenal rescues draw against Bayern Munich in Champions League quarterfinals on night of high security
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Emirates Stadium, London CNN —Arsenal rescued a draw in the first leg of its Champions League quarterfinal against Bayern Munich at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday, on a night which saw a heightened security presence at matches across Europe. Leandro Trossard celebrates after scoring the equalizer against Bayern Munich. The striker celebrated the goal with his trademark celebration in front of the Arsenal fans. With almost the last attack of the game, Saka went down in the box after colliding with Neuer. Speaking to reporters after the game, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said he hadn’t seen the incident and was not keen to dwell on what could have been.

Persons: London CNN —, Leandro Trossard, Saka, Manuel Neuer, Stuart MacFarlane, Arsenal’s, Arsenal's, Adrian Dennis, Ben White, Serge Gnabry, Leroy Sané, clumsily, William Saliba, Harry Kane, Sané, White, Trossard, Mikel Arteta, hadn’t, “, ”, Arteta Organizations: London CNN, London CNN — Arsenal, Champions League, Bayern Munich, Emirates, League, UEFA, Arsenal, London’s Metropolitan Police, Bayern, Arsenal FC, Getty, Lazio, Neuer, Tottenham, Premier League, FC Bayern Locations: Europe, Munich, Spain, France, AFP, London, England

☆ Elon Musk Isn't the Only One Using Drugs As a Work Performance Boost
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

You could get a mushroom that has a little bit more or a little bit less psilocybin ... which, depending on the activity of the day, might be more than you bargained for. Some corporate elites are seeking out psychedelic retreats to improve their leadership skills, shift their perceptions, and, in some cases, even bond with their teams. My main concern is that people understand the risk, any risk — bad-trip risk, psychiatric risk, or legal risk. "My main concern is that people understand the risk, any risk — bad-trip risk, psychiatric risk, or legal risk," Johnson said. A lot of executives and workers have a little bit of Elon Musk in them.

Persons: Elon, he's, Musk, à, Steve Jobs, they're, Greg Fonzo, Matthew Johnson, Sheppard Pratt, hasn't, Johnson, It's, Katrina Michelle, Rob Grover, Gary Logan, Grover, that's, Michelle, Justin Townsend, it's, performancewise, Townsend, Emily Stewart Organizations: SpaceX, Twitter, Center for Psychedelic Research, University of Texas, Austin's Dell Medical School, Center, Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, Marijuana, Elon Musk, Business Locations: New York, Vancouver , British Columbia, Jamaica

☆ A complete timeline of Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling's relationship
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes have two children. Angela Weiss / Getty Images; Christopher Polk/Getty ImagesThe actor said she was a "Tired Mama" after staying up late preparing for her daughter's birthday in an Instagram post. At the end of her message, she wrote, "Here's to all you tired mamas...sending extra love." Sending love to you, to all the tired papas and all the tired caregivers from this tired mama," she wrote. And why I don't talk about Ryan and all the wonderful things he does as a father is because I keep that part private."

Persons: Mendes, Ryan Gosling, Eva Mendes, Angela Weiss, Christopher Polk, It's, Ryan, Gosling Organizations: Getty

☆ Elon Musk makes it clear: He's not going to donate to Trump's campaign
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk says he's not going to donate to either Donald Trump or Joe Biden. The New York Times reported that Trump met with Musk while looking for cash for his campaign. AdvertisementThe billionaire Elon Musk wrote on Wednesday morning that he wouldn't be donating "to either candidate" for president, a declaration that came after The New York Times reported that Musk huddled with Donald Trump in Florida. "Just to be super clear, I am not donating money to either candidate for US President," Musk wrote on X.Musk's refusal isn't all that surprising. "I would not vote for Biden," Musk told the journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin at a New York Times event.

Persons: Elon Musk, he's, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Trump, Musk, —, Trump's, Joe Biden's, hasn't, Biden, Andrew Ross Sorkin, I'm, Nikki Haley's, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Kennedy, Nikki Haley Organizations: The New York Times, Service, US, New York Times, Trump, Twitter, Democratic Locations: Florida

☆ The Covid-19 pandemic killed off one strain of the flu, and that will change the next vaccines
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Brenda Goodman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Starting this fall, however, all the flu shots distributed in the United States will probably contain only three strains, and the change is because of Covid-19. It’s not quick or easy to change how flu vaccines are manufactured, and those changes require regulatory review and approval. The committee is meeting Tuesday to discuss next steps and vote on flu vaccine recommendations for the fall. “Anytime these flu vaccines are being produced, they are – depending on which vaccines you are talking about – using live or attenuated virus, and you do have to grow it,” she said. But as the authors note, any such change would require testing and regulatory approval, and for that reason, it’s not likely we’ll see the return of four-strain flu shots any time soon.

Persons: Covid, Yamagata, It’s, We’ve, ”, Paul Offit, Offit, Jodie Guest, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, Arnold Monto, Maria Zambon, Jerry Weir, it’s Organizations: CNN, World Health Organization, Food and Drug Administration, Vaccine Education, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Biological Products Advisory, WHO, Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health, Get CNN, CNN Health, New England, of Medicine, UK Health Security Agency Locations: United States, Victoria, Yamagata

☆ ‘True Detective’ Season 4, Episode 5 Recap: Dots Finally Connect
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Scott Tobias | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

This week’s recap is posting earlier than usual because the episode premiered Friday on Max. Season 4, Episode 5: Part 5She’s awake. After last week’s episode spend too much time fussing over underdeveloped subplots and supernatural occurrences, this week’s hour snaps to attention like a procrastinating student who had been putting off a term paper. Their only feasible guide is Otis, a cagey German heroin addict with scorched eyeballs who once mapped the caves. They manage to get to base of the cave, but it is on mine company property and the entrance has been blown to pieces.

Persons: Max, ”, Danvers, Navarro, Annie K, Jack Nicholson, Raymond Clark Locations: Ennis, Chinatown

☆ With Kate, Charles and William out of action, Queen Camilla left to front the family
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Lauren Said-Moorhouse | Max Foster | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

A royal source said they don’t expect any Counselors of State - the senior royals who can stand in for Charles - will be needed next week. Currently, Princes William, Harry, Andrew and Edward, as well as Princess Anne, are able to fulfil Charles’ duties in his absence. The Princess of Wales was seen over Christmas with the family in Sandringham and appeared well at various public engagements, notes CNN royal historian Kate Williams. Her husband, Prince William, will juggle childcare while being by her side as she recovers, another royal source said. With all this in mind, the monarchy still needs a public facing royal and that will come in the form of Queen Camilla.

Persons: King Charles, Catherine, William, Kate, ”, Britain's King Charles III, Mary Magdalene, Adrian Dennis, Charles, Princes William, Harry, Andrew, Edward, Princess Anne, Charles ’, Wales, Chris Jackson, Kate Williams, “, ” Williams, Prince George , Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis, Prince William, William won’t, she’s, That’s, Dan Mullan, she’ll, She’s, Queen Camilla . Princess Anne, Prince Edward, Sophie, Camilla, it’ll Organizations: London CNN, Daily Mail, “ Royals, Dumfries House, Mary Magdalene Church, Getty, State, CNN, Royal Foundation, Rugby, England Rugby Football Union, British Academy, Commonwealth, Westminster Abbey, Irish Guards, Six Nations Locations: Britain, United Kingdom, Scotland, St, England, AFP, Windsor, Kensington, Sandringham, Marseille

☆ Everyone thinks Jim Harbaugh is leaving Michigan for the NFL. Here's where he could be headed.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-08 | by ( Meredith Cash | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewThe Michigan Wolverines are 60 minutes of playing time away from their first potential title of the millennium. Related storiesMichigan head coach Jim Harbaugh is connected to a number of vacant or soon-to-be-vacant head coaching spots in the NFL. Jim Harbaugh leads his Michigan Wolverines out of the tunnel. AdvertisementA number of teams have already expressed interest in the former San Francisco 49ers head coach. Grant Halverson/Getty ImagesPlus, the head coach has been cagey about his intentions during recent media availabilities.

Persons: —, Jim Harbaugh, David Rosenblum, Harbaugh, he's, He's, Jordan Schultz, Don Yee —, Grant Halverson Organizations: Service, Michigan Wolverines, Business, Monday's College, NFL, Wolverines, Getty, Minnesota Vikings, Denver Broncos, San Francisco 49ers, Athletic, Los Angeles Chargers, Las Vegas Raiders, Washington, Washington Huskies Locations: Ann Arbor, Michigan, West Coast

☆ Scooter Braun's right-hand man wanted to make Camila Sterling a star. After she died in his hotel room, he wanted the world to forget.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Anna Silman | Jack Newsham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +33 min

He also created an LLC under his initials in 2021, seemingly for the sole purpose of releasing Sterling's music. But since Sterling's death, Bolno has worked to distance himself from the tragedy and buff his reputation online. On June 29, 2023, three months after Sterling's death, Ozuna and Andino signed to SB Projects, Scooter Braun's management company. Since Sterling's death, Bolno has appeared to try to distance himself from the tragedy. However, in September, a message from Centeno's email address sent on behalf of Sterling's mother asked Insider to stop reporting on Sterling's death.

Persons: Camila Sterling, David Bolno, Scooter Braun's, Drake, Post, Bolno, Sterling, — who's, Daily Mail —, —, Laura Camila Lozano Sterling, Selena Gomez, Enmanuel Hernández Rodriguez, Rodriguez, it's, Scooter Braun, Taylor Swift, Camila Sterling's, Shaun White, schmoozing, sunning, David Geffen's, he's, Will.i.am, Justin Bieber, hadn't, bigwig, He's, Mariah Carey, Braun, Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato, Scooter, who's, Scooter hasn't, Peter Comisar, Comisar, Michael Tran, Bieber, he'd, David Grutman, LIV, Grutman, she'd, I'm, David, Usher, Sterling's, John Parra, I'd, Nordhia Centeno, Laura Castellanos Torres, Edgar Andino, Andino, Sterling wasn't, Gabby, there's, Sterling texted, Escalade, Cartier Juste, Bruce Lehr, tusi, Fabio Cabrera, Ernesto Rodriguez, Evan Siegfried, Mickey Segal, NKSFB, Nubia Esperanza Sterling Artunduaga, Camila, Rocio Cruz Maldonado, Centeno, Marcie Stefan Organizations: Miami Beach, Daily Mail, Miami Beach Police Department, Puerto, Sterling, Trump, Intracoastal Yacht, Space, Miami Dade College, Puerto Rican, Pump, Miami, DTB Records, Spotify, Records, Temple Law School, Ithaca Holdings, luxe Paramount Miami, Studios, Bay Eight Recording Studios, YouTube, Zero, SB Projects, Paramount Miami Worldcenter, Representatives, Police, Unreal Mobile, Red Pocket, European Business, University of Locations: Post Malone, Miami, Sterling, Latin America, Colombia, Bogotá, American, Puerto Rican, Sunny, Moscow, Sunny Isles, Givenchy, Cuba, Los Angeles, Delaware, Puerto Rico, New York City, Medellín, Ithaca, Korean, Brentwood, North Miami, French Montana, Bolno's, Miami Beach, Jerusalem, Nubia

☆ As ‘Billions’ Ends, Its Creators Discuss the Changing Face of the Ultrarich
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Sean T. Collins | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

As the Showtime financial thriller “Billions” prepares to air its final episode this weekend, it’s worth considering how far we’ve come. The show started as the story of the crusading U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades (Paul Giamatti) and the hard-charging hedge funder Bobby Axelrod (Damian Lewis). Exclusive restaurants, elaborate schemes and a host of cameos by real-world power players provided the backdrop for their battle. In a video chat earlier this month they discussed the state of play and the fates of the major players in the series, without revealing who (if anyone) wins the final “Billions” battle. According to an otherwise cagey Koppelman, “The end of this show is really for ‘Billions’ fans.” These are edited excerpts from the conversation.

Persons: Chuck Rhoades, Paul Giamatti, Bobby Axelrod, Damian Lewis, Lewis, Brian Koppelman, David Levien, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Mike Prince, Corey Stoll, Chuck, Prince, —, Wendy, Maggie Siff Organizations: Showtime, U.S, New York Times, CNBC Locations: Miami

"The public in West African countries has become increasingly wary of hosting a Western military presence," said Mucahid Durmaz, a senior analyst at London-based risk firm Verisk Maplecroft. "The French exit from Niger will push Western troops further away from the central Sahel." The U.S. has refused to call the Niger takeover a coup, meaning it can avoid severing ties for now. Unlike France, American forces do not actively engage with Niger forces against Islamist militants and could be open to working within a transition to civilian rule. Tens of thousands of people gathered outside the French military base in the capital calling for the troops' departure.

Persons: Mahamadou, Mucahid Durmaz, Verisk, Emmanuel Macron, Russia's, Washington's, Defence Lloyd Austin, Washington, Nathaniel Powell, Joe Biden, Macron, Aissami Tchiroma, It's, Oxford Analytica, Paris, Jalel Harchaoui, John Irish, Edward McAllister, Abdel, Kader Mazou, Andrew Gray, George Obulutsa, Andrew Heavens Organizations: French Army, REUTERS, London, Russia's Wagner, Defence, Oxford, Protesters, France, Military, Royal United Services Institute, Thomson Locations: France, Nigerien, Niamey, Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger PARIS, DAKAR, West Africa, West, Russia, United States, Libya, The U.S, Nairobi, American, West African, Afghanistan, AFRICA, French, Africa, It's, CHAD, GUINEA France, Chad, Paris, Sahel, Europe, Ukraine, Italy, Germany, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Gabon, London, Brussels

☆ Pot firms surge as US move to ease curbs sparks hopes of legalization
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Shares of cannabis firms Cronos Group (CRON.TO), OrganiGram Holdings (OGI.TO), Aurora Cannabis (ACB.TO), Canopy Growth (WEED.TO) jumped between 6% and 25%. Verano Holdings (VRNO.CD), Green Thumb Industries (GTII.CD), Cresco Labs (CL.CD) and Curaleaf Holdings (CURA.CD) and Goodness Growth (GDNS.CD) rose between 15% and 37%. "Certainly moving cannabis off of Schedule 1 is the right decision and long overdue. The firm held investments in cannabis retailer and producer Green Thumb, and cannabis data platform Flowhub, according to its website. Reporting by Arunima Kumar in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj KalluvilaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: cagey, Ty Collin, Patrick Rea, Green, Arunima Kumar, Sriraj Organizations: Cronos Group, OrganiGram Holdings, Verano Holdings, Green Thumb Industries, Cresco Labs, Curaleaf Holdings, Cannabis ETF, U.S . Department of Health, Human Services, Drug Enforcement Agency, Banking, Poseidon Garden Ventures, Thomson Locations: U.S, Aurora, Bengaluru

☆ Democrats, Popcorn in Hand, Root for a Rowdy G.O.P. Debate
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Reid J. Epstein | More About Reid J. Epstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Here’s what Democrats are looking for from the Republicans on the debate stage in Milwaukee. Will they rally around a national abortion ban? Nothing would make Democrats happier than to see Republicans embrace a national ban on abortion during a nationally televised debate. “I’d like to see a huge defense of President Trump and a full-on assault on reproductive freedom and abortion,” said Gov. Mr. Trump, at the CNN event, declined to call for a national abortion ban, and Gov.

Persons: Biden, Will, Roe, Wade, Trump, “, President Trump, ”, Phil Murphy, Ron DeSantis, Mike Pence’s Organizations: Republicans, CNN, Democrat, Republican Locations: Milwaukee, Kansas , Wisconsin, Ohio, New Jersey, Florida

☆ A Languid, Atmospheric Thriller Steeped in Postwar Melancholy
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( Leah Greenblatt | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Fate convenes our two friendless protagonists one morning in the walled gardens there, where Henri has been sent to collect a £5,000 packet of cash for delivery. While he looks on unseen from a balcony, Louise simply scoops up the money and walks away. Henri can’t quite conjure a reason; his cousins aren’t the forgiving kind, and there is no question there will be consequences. There are endless glasses of cognac and solitary meals in cafes; even a scattering of faceless lovers who melt away in the morning, unmissed. The result is a collection of lovely, haunted images that never fully coalesces into compelling narrative.

Persons: Henri, Louise, Henri can’t, Mangan, Agatha, “, Christie, She’ll Locations: Granada, Paris, Belgrade, Oran, French

☆ One small step for Spain, one final push for World Cup glory
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Sweden equalised shortly after through Rebecca Blomqvist before Spain captain Olga Carmona struck an 89th-minite winner. Spain's players were in tears at full-time and celebrated wildly on the pitch after reaching the final for the first time. "We're just one step away from glory ... We took this little step, and now we need that final push." Spain had never won a World Cup knockout game before this tournament. Spain's federation backed Vilda, who froze out the mutineers from his squad before welcoming some of them back for the World Cup.

Persons: Jorge Vilda, Amanda Perobelli AUCKLAND, Salma Paralluelo, Roja, Paralluelo, Rebecca Blomqvist, Olga Carmona, Vilda, we've, Hritika Sharma, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, World, Sweden, England, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, Spain, Sweden, Eden, Auckland , New Zealand, Australia, Sydney, France, Costa Rica, Zambia, Japan, trouncing Switzerland, Netherlands, Hyderabad

☆ Carmona fires Spain into World Cup final with 2-1 win over Sweden
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

If you go to the dressing room now, it’s incredible how they’re celebrating," Vilda told reporters. "We have the final in front of us, we’re going to Sydney tomorrow and we want to win." Sweden kept up the heat after the break but Paralluelo, named player of the match, wrested back the momentum for the Spaniards. Eleven minutes later Paralluelo pounced again on a poor clearance, thumping home into the right corner to send Spanish fans into delirium. The ball bounced down over the line, giving Spain a chance to create more history at their breakout World Cup.

Persons: Spain's Olga Carmona, Teresa Abelleira, Hannah Mckay AUCKLAND, Olga Carmona, Carmona's, Rebecka Blomqvist, Salma Paralluelo, Jorge Vilda, Roja, Vilda, Peter Gerhardsson's, Magdalena Eriksson, Alexia Putellas, Carmona, Nathalie Bjorn, Cata Coll, Redondo, pounced, Lina Hurtig, Zecira Musovic, Gerhardsson, Ian Ransom, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, Sweden, Spain, Paralluelo, Alba Redondo, Zealand, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, Spain, Sweden, Eden, Auckland , New Zealand, Netherlands, Sydney, Australia, England, Peter Gerhardsson's Sweden, France, Swedish, Melbourne

☆ Farewell to a Store That Was Gap for Billionaires
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Guy Trebay | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

But my life has been these 10-year cycles, whether in fashion or various creative jobs. In my cycle of creativity — or whatever it is — the only way was to kill this version of the store and take a break. This sounds completely mad, but I’d like to do something either way smaller or way bigger — a more highly curated, more highly edited version or else Tiina the Store on a department-store level. What we created here in retail struck a chord with a certain type of customer, and I’d like to use that knowledge. I heard all the time from my customers that there’s nowhere for them to shop.

Persons: —, it’s

☆ How to watch England, Nigeria, Australia and Denmark for a place in Women's World Cup quarterfinals
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —With two of the quarterfinals already decided, attention now turns towards the other half of the draw where, on Monday, the fates of England, Nigeria, Australia and Denmark will be determined. And can host nation Australia build on its emphatic victory against Canada, after it was unexpectedly defeated by Nigeria? How to watchIn the US, matches will air on your local Fox channel – England will face Nigeria at 3:30am ET before Australia play Denmark at 6:30am ET. “Honestly, I respect every player on the England team but we have a lot of quality on our team and a lot of talent that poses threats. Elsa/FIFA/Getty ImagesDenmark will be seeking a first ever victory in a Women’s World Cup knockout match while Australia will be hoping to match its best ever performance at a World Cup and reach the quarterfinals.

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