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☆ Opinion: What I noticed immediately about King Charles’ portrait
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-18 | by ( Opinion Holly Thomas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —King Charles III’s first official portrait was unveiled this week, and I’m sure his majesty would agree it’s a stirring sight. Unfortunately for Yeo, Charles and the butterfly, nothing about the portrait has garnered nearly so much comment as its dominant color. Besides these ceremonial outings, Charles has recently been less prominent in British public life than ever, particularly following the announcement in February of his cancer diagnosis. Charles’ private wealth dwarfs that of any other member of his family. Join us on Twitter and FacebookIn the last 10 years alone, that system has reportedly made King Charles more than £60 million ($76 million) richer.

Persons: Holly Thomas, Katie Couric, CNN — King Charles III’s, I’m, Jonathan Yeo, Charles, Holly Thomas Holly Thomas Yeo, Charles ’, Yeo, ” Yeo, King, “, He’s, I’ve, ”, Queen Elizabeth II’s, Rishi Sunak’s, Tina Brown, Prince of Wales, Buckingham, Lancaster, King Charles, Queen Camilla, you’ve Organizations: Katie Couric Media, CNN, Royal, Guardian, Twitter, Facebook Locations: London, Iraq, Rwanda, Duchy, Cornwall, Lancaster

☆ The Chiefs kicker who told women to be 'homemakers' rather than have careers has a physicist mother
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewKansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker gave some controversial advice to young women during his commencement address at Benedictine College's graduation ceremony on Saturday. Some critics zeroed in on the fact that Butker's mother is a career woman. Several users on X pointed out that Butker's mother, Elizabeth Keller Butker, is a physicist. According to a LinkedIn page that appears to belong to Butker's mother, she earned her undergraduate degree from Smith College and has worked at Emory since June 1988. AdvertisementButker, his wife, or his mom haven't spoken out publicly about Butker's graduation speech comments.

Persons: —, Harrison Butker, Taylor Swift, wasn't, Elizabeth Keller Butker, Harrison, — Jessica Valenti, @JessicaValenti, Elizabeth Keller Butker's, Butker, they're Organizations: Service, Kansas City Chiefs, Catholic, NFL, Business, Emory, Benedictine College, Benedictine, Emory University School, Medicine's Radiation Oncology, Smith College, Business Insider

☆ The UK’s royal family as you’ve never seen them before
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Alongside them are the Queen’s sister, Princess Margaret, plus Princess Alexandra and the Duchess of Kent, all holding their newborn babies. The Royal Family at Royal Lodge, 1943, conveying a reassuring sense of domesticity and calm during the war. Royal Collection TrustBeaton was the official photographer for Elizabeth’s coronation in 1953. Snowdon/Royal Collection TrustAnother highlight is the earliest surviving color print of a member of the royal family. Paolo Roversi/Royal Collection TrustGET OUR FREE ROYAL NEWSLETTER • Sign up to CNN’s Royal News, a weekly dispatch bringing you the inside track on the royal family, what they are up to in public and what’s happening behind palace walls.

Persons: Elizabeth II, Prince Edward, Princess Margaret, Princess Alexandra, Duchess, Kent, Princess Margaret’s, Antony Armstrong, Jones, Lord Snowdon, Princess Elizabeth, Cecil Beaton, “, ”, King George VI, Queen Elizabeth, Elizabeth, Margaret, Windsor . King George VI, comfortingly, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Collection Trust Beaton, Martin Charteris, Beaton, Charles, Princess Anne, Anne, Pippin, Norman Parkinson, Snowdon, Madame Yevonde, Princess Alice , Duchess of Gloucester, Edward VIII, Andy Warhol’s, Andy Warhol, Todd, Ben Fitzpatrick, Paolo Roversi’s, Princess, Catherine, Alexandra , Princess of Wales, Franz Xaver Winterhalter, Wales, Cambridge, Paolo Roversi, Alessandro Nasini, Dorothy Wilding, Annie Leibovitz, David Bailey, Rankin Organizations: CNN, Royal, Royal Archives, Collection Trust, CNN’s Royal Locations: Royal, Windsor ., Buckingham, Wales

☆ ‘Blockout 2024’ Wants to Send Celebrities to the ‘Digital Guillotine’
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Elizabeth Paton | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

As protests over the war in Gaza unfolded blocks away, last week’s Met Gala was largely devoid of political statements on the red carpet. At least, it is on TikTok, the social media platform that was a sponsor of the Met event. Blockout 2024, also referred to as Operation Blockout or Celebrity Block Party, targets high-profile figures who participants feel are not using their profiles and platforms to speak out about the Israel-Hamas war and wider humanitarian crises. The criticism began on May 6. when Haley Kalil (@haleyybaylee on social media), an influencer who was a host on E! News before the event, posted a TikTok video of herself wearing a lavish 18th-century-style floral gown and headdress with audio from Sofia Coppola’s 2006 film “Marie Antoinette,” in which Kirsten Dunst proclaims, “Let them eat cake!”

Persons: Blockout, Haley Kalil, Sofia Coppola’s, Marie Antoinette, ”, Kirsten Dunst, “ Organizations: Sofia Locations: Gaza, Israel

☆ Opinion | What Hillary Clinton Got Wrong About Student Protesters
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Elizabeth Spiers | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Appearing last week on “Morning Joe,” Hillary Clinton lamented what she views as the ignorance of students protesting the war in Gaza. The host, Joe Scarborough, asked her about “the sort of radicalism that has mainstream students getting propaganda, whether it’s from their professors or from the Chinese Communist government through TikTok.” Ms. Clinton was happy to oblige. “I have had many conversations, as you have had, with a lot of young people over the last many months,” she said. I’ve also seen and heard the assumptions made about them by some of their elders — administrators, parents and others. In the current panic, the protesters are described as somehow both terribly fragile and such a threat to public safety that they need to be confronted by police officers in riot gear.

Persons: ” Hillary Clinton, Joe Scarborough, Ms, Clinton, “, ”, ” I’ve, I’ve, it’s, Ken Griffin, Bill Ackman, Donald Trump —, —, whiny ”, Mike Lawler, Mr, Lawler, Kaz Daughtry, Rousseau Organizations: Communist, New York, Republican, Columbia University, Columbia, Oxford University Locations: Gaza, TikTok, New, New York, U.S

☆ Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs seen physically assaulting Cassie Ventura in 2016 surveillance video obtained by CNN
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Sandra Gonzalez | Elizabeth Wagmeister | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —A 2016 surveillance video obtained exclusively by CNN shows Sean “Diddy” Combs grab, shove, drag and kick his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura during an altercation that matches allegations in a now-settled federal lawsuit filed by Ventura in November. In the video, Ventura exits a hotel room and walks to a bank of elevators. Ventura’s attorney, Douglas H. Wigdor, said: “The gut-wrenching video has only further confirmed the disturbing and predatory behavior of Mr. Combs. Sean "Diddy" Combs with Cassie Ventura attend the premiere of 'The Perfect Match' in Los Angeles on March 7, 2016. He is happy they got to a mutual settlement and wishes Ms. Ventura the best.”Details of the settlement were not disclosed.

Persons: Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, Cassie Ventura, Ventura, Combs, Douglas H, Wigdor, ” Combs, ”, “, Sean, Diddy, Chris Delmas, Ben Brafman, “ Mr, ” Brafman, Mr, Aaron Dyer, – Organizations: CNN, Ventura, InterContinental, Combs, InterContinental Hotels, Los Angeles, InterContinental Century, Getty, Authorities, Department of Homeland Security Locations: Century City, Los Angeles, Ventura, AFP, California, Florida

For a food that begins with just flour, water or sometimes eggs, there are infinite variations of pasta. So what happens when you convene a panel of five Italian cuisine experts and ask them to determine the 25 most essential pasta dishes throughout Italy? The final picks appear below in unranked alphabetical order, along with the ideal wine to drink with each pasta dish, as recommended by the chosen restaurants and reviewed by Davies’s husband, the sommelier Marco Lami. This list is the latest in our T 25 series, which highlights significant achievements in the worlds of design, literature, fashion, architecture and food. We chose pasta because it’s the food most associated with Italy, and because it’s the subject of T’s new Travel issue.

Persons: ”, Davide Palluda, Stefano Secchi, Emiko Davies, Karima Moyer, Roberta Corradin, I’d, Davies’s, Marco Lami, It’s, you’ll, della Neve, dei Fiori, Massimo Bottura’s, Maria Luigia, ” Secchi, Secchi Organizations: della Locations: Italy, Piedmont, York, Tuscany, Umbria, Florence, Sicily, Boston, Paris, Mexico City, Marche, Modena, Emilia, Romagna

☆ The US Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan, is leaving Japan after nearly a decade in the Pacific
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Ella Sherman | Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewThe USS Ronald Reagan, the only aircraft carrier in the US Navy forward deployed, or permanently stationed in another country, is leaving Japan after spending nearly a decade in the Pacific. Related storiesIn 2021, USS Ronald Reagan briefly left its forward-deployed position to provide air support during US withdrawal operations in Afghanistan. USS Ronald Reagan traveling through the Straits of Magellan, to San Diego, CA, in a transfer move. US Navy/Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Elizabeth ThompsonThe USS Ronald Reagan already had a history of cooperation with Japan prior to its deployment. "Whether it's aboard USS Ronald Reagan today or USS George Washington in the future, we will continue to strengthen those ties at all levels, on-shore and at-sea."

Persons: —, Ronald Reagan, Ronald Reagan Sailors, Daryle Cardone, Ronald Reagan's, Reagan, Photographer's, Elizabeth Thompson, USS George Washington, George Washington, Greg Newkirk, Anthony Wallace, Gerald R Organizations: Service, US Navy, Business, Nimitz, Carrier Strike, CSG, Fleet, USS, Japan, Self, Defense Force, Navy, Aircraft, Getty, Pacific . Aircraft, US, Pacific Locations: Japan, Yokosuka, China, Afghanistan, Magellan, San Diego , CA, Bremerton , Washington, Israel, Iran, Gaza, Pacific, Russia, North Korea

☆ Supreme Court saves consumer protection agency after a challenge from conservatives and the payday lending industry
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( John Fritze | Joan Biskupic | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Congress created the bureau in 2010 to protect consumers from financial scams. The payday lending groups sued over a 2017 bureau rule that prohibited attempts to withdraw payments from accounts after two consecutive tries failed due to insufficient funds. Because of that, the conservative appeals court tossed the payday lending rule. The Biden administration appealed to the Supreme Court in 2022. CNN Supreme Court analyst Steve Vladeck said the ruling is another instance of the high court not endorsing controversial opinions from the 5th Circuit.

Persons: Clarence Thomas, Biden, Massachusetts Democratic Sen, Elizabeth Warren, ” Thomas, Steve Vladeck, “, would’ve, ”, Vladeck, Samuel Alito, ” Alito, Neil Gorsuch, Stuart, Trump Organizations: CNN, Massachusetts Democratic, Federal Reserve, Circuit, University of Texas School of Law Locations: New Orleans

☆ Harrison Butker speech: The biggest mistake he made in his controversial commencement comments
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Aj Willingham | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —The NFL is distancing itself from controversial comments by Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker during a recent commencement address. However, plenty of women (and Taylor Swift fans) have made their feelings plainly known. Harrison Butker of the Kansas City Chiefs speaks to the media ahead of Super Bowl LVIII on February 5, 2024, in Las Vegas. Conservative voices have praised Butker’s speech for being “100% correct” and for reflecting his self-professed deep Catholic faith. Feminists and Taylor Swift fans have fired backButker, 28, has been with the Chiefs for seven seasons.

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☆ Gina Rinehart: Australia’s richest woman seeks removal of her portrait from exhibition
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Catherine Nicholls | Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

That certainly seems to be the case with a painting by indigenous artist Vincent Namatjira, which includes a portrait of Australia’s richest person, mining magnate Gina Rinehart. Rinehart has reportedly called for the National Gallery of Australia (NGA) to remove her portrait, one of 21 individual works that make up a single piece in Namatjira’s exhibition “Australia in Colour,” from display. The painting of Rinehart is one of 21 portraits by artist Vincent Namatjira that feature in his exhibition "Australia in Colour." Vincent NamatjiraAustralian media has reported that Rinehart approached the NGA’s director and chair to request the painting’s removal. She “remained unshakable” at the top of Forbes’ Australia’s 50 Richest list for 2024, the outlet reported in February.

Persons: Vincent Namatjira, Gina Rinehart, Rinehart, Queen Elizabeth II, Jimi Hendrix, Vincent Lingiari, Scott Morrison, “, Jackson, ” Namatjira, ”, Namatjira, Lang Hancock, She “, Forbes ’, 9News, Penelope Benton, NAVA Organizations: CNN, National Gallery of Australia, NGA, National Gallery, Hancock, Forbes, Australia’s National Association for, Visual Arts, NAVA, Gallery of Australia Locations: Australia, Canberra, American

☆ At least 4 deaths in Houston, official says, as storms bring ‘life-threatening’ flood risk to Texas and Louisiana
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Joe Sutton | Elizabeth Wolfe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

More than 100,000 are also in the dark in Louisiana as storms batter the state, as well. Parts of Texas and western Louisiana are under a rare Level 4 of 4 high risk of excessive rainfall Thursday, the Weather Prediction Center said. Major flooding has prompted water rescues in at least one Texas city. Texas and Louisiana have been in the bull’s-eye of seemingly unrelenting rounds of torrential, flooding downpours since the start of April. A tornado warning had been issued earlier Thursday evening in Harris County, including downtown Houston, according to the National Weather Service.

Persons: Samuel Peña, John Whitmire, Houston Mayor John Whitmire, Houstonians, what’s, Hurricane Harvey Organizations: CNN, Houston Fire, Hyatt, Weather Prediction, WPC, National Weather Service, Houston, KPRC, Houston Astros, Oakland Athletics, Houston Mayor, Centerpoint, METRO, Training, Florida Panhandle, Regional Climate Center ., Hurricane Locations: Houston, Hyatt Regency, Texas, Louisiana, Bryan, United States, Georgia, Waco, Mississippi, Lake Charles , Louisiana, Harris County, Harris, city’s, Gulf, Alabama, Florida, Shreveport , Louisiana

TradeBiden has left some of Trump's tariffs in place, illustrating the protectionist bent that continues to take hold in Washington. Biden has left some of Trump's tariffs in place, illustrating the protectionist bent that continues to take hold in Washington. As president, Trump fixated on the US trade deficit even as some economists argued against reading too much into such figures. He didn't see the fruits of his biggest trade deal, which went into effect in July 2020: the USMCA, a revamped North American trade deal known Experts at Brookings Institution have praised the treaty for growing regional trade. Trump has pledged to kill the Biden administration's new Asian trade talks, which the former president has dubbed "TPP two."

Persons: Biden, Niels Wenstedt, Trump, Katherine Tai, Sen, Elizabeth Warren, Barack Obama Organizations: BSR Agency, Getty, Republican Party, American Free Trade, World Trade Organization, Big Tech, Trump, Bloomberg News, Brookings Institution, TransPacific, US, Biden, Politico Locations: Washington, China, American, Mexico, Beijing

☆ Buckle up America: Powell says interest rates will likely stay higher for longer as inflation stubbornly refuses to come down
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewInflation and interest rates are still high, but Americans shouldn't count on any relief just yet. Advertisement"The status of the battle against inflation requires that interest rates remain elevated in the near-term," Hamrick said. "The first quarter in the United States was notable for its lack of further progress on inflation," Powell said during the panel. But while job seekers and workers may find this cooldown concerning, that moderation is also welcome and the labor market is still strong. "Paired with high borrowing costs — like high interest rates on your credit cards — and the current economy can feel quite uncomfortable," Renter added.

Persons: —, That's, Mark Hamrick, Hamrick, Jerome Powell, Powell, Joanne Hsu, Nick Bunker, Ted Rossman, Rossman, Elizabeth Renter, Renter, it's Organizations: Service, Federal Reserve, Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI, Business, Federal, University of Michigan, North America Locations: Amsterdam, United States, —

☆ After 3 years in Thailand, I moved back to New York. It didn't feel like home anymore, so I took off again.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Elizabeth Lavis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewAs I tucked into a bowl of wisp-thin Thai rice noodles studded with bok choy and sprinkled with fried garlic, all I could do was wax poetic about Buffalo wings. My favorite basket always came from a local dive bar in Western New York, 15 miles from Niagara Falls. I missed reliable transportation, manageable bugs, the change of seasons, my friends and family, and the Great Lakes comfort food I'd been pining for. I even realized that my definition of comfort food had changed. AdvertisementWhen I left for Thailand almost a decade ago, I imagined that I'd be going back to my "real life" after six months.

Persons: —, bok choy, Chang, Garth Brooks, Reuben, Koh Samui, I'd, who's, Uber, Costa Rica Elizabeth Lavis, gallo pinto Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Western New York, Niagara Falls, Thailand, Buffalo, Gulf, Thai, Laos, Costa Rica, Coast, Linzano, Bangkok

☆ Queen Camilla won’t add any new furs to her wardrobe
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

London CNN —Buckingham Palace has written to an animal rights group to confirm that Queen Camilla will no longer buy clothes that include animal pelts. The letter sent to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), and seen by CNN, said that: “Her Majesty will not procure any new fur garments.” It is unclear, however, what the Queen’s position is with regard to fur items in her existing wardrobe. The move follows a similar stand taken by her late mother-in-law, Queen Elizabeth II, who ruled out buying new fur products back in 2019. The palace’s correspondence was in response to a letter sent by PETA to the Queen in April. In it, Elisa Allen, vice president of the organization’s UK programs and operations, detailed the cruel practices which, it says, are employed in the fur industry, as well its impact on the environment.

Persons: Buckingham, Queen Camilla, Queen Elizabeth II, Elisa Allen, Ingrid Newkirk, claret, Angela Kelly, Dresser, ” Kelly, ” Organizations: London CNN, Animals, PETA, CNN, ”

☆ Over half of Gen Z and millennials are living paycheck to paycheck — and college is one of the first things they're cutting from their budgets
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Younger workers are foregoing higher education as costs continue to remain top of mind — and the value of a college education isn't what it used to be. On Wednesday, Deloitte released a survey on Gen Z and millennial attitudes toward the world and their financial conditions. That comes as over half of Gen Z and millennials are living paycheck to paycheck, per the report — a continued trend among younger workers. For both Gen Z and millennials, the cost of living is their top concern, with Gen Z also concerned about potential unemployment. Still, younger adults' perceptions toward higher education seem to skew away from overall attitudes toward a postsecondary degree or credential.

Persons: Gen, millennials, Zs, Elizabeth Faber, Gen Z, Faber, YouGov, hasn't, they're Organizations: Service, Deloitte, Business, Deloitte Global Chief People, Gallup, Lumina Foundation

☆ In pictures: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Bill Gates helped usher in a personal computing revolution that brought computers to the masses. The Seattle native dropped out of Harvard University and co-founded Microsoft in 1975. After holding a number of leading roles at the company he co-founded, Gates eventually left his day job at Microsoft in 2008 to focus full time on his philanthropic organization, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Gates' philanthropic endeavors have garnered global acclaim: In 2005, Gates was knighted by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, and in 2016 he and his wife received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Barack Obama. In 2021, Bill and Melinda French Gates announced they were ending their marriage after 27 years.

Persons: Bill Gates, Gates, Melinda Gates, Queen Elizabeth II, Barack Obama, Melinda French Gates Organizations: Seattle, Harvard University, Microsoft, Forbes, Melinda Gates Foundation

☆ Think corporate greed is the leading cause of inflation? Think again
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

New York CNN —Some progressives have frequently blamed corporate greed for fueling the high cost of living that Americans are fed up with. That’s corporate greed. That’s corporate greed. Although the paper did not directly mention corporate greed, shrinkflation or Biden, the research undercuts the argument that greedflation drove the early inflation. That report found corporate profits were to blame for 34% of inflation since the start of Covid-19.

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CNN —The House has passed a major federal aviation bill that aims to improve aviation safety, enhance protections for passengers and airline workers and invest in airport and air travel infrastructure nationwide. The bill renewing the Federal Aviation Administration’s authority for five years will next head to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. Setting a standard for travel creditsUnder the bill, travel credits issued by airlines in lieu of refunds would have to be useable for at least five years. Increasing cockpit voice recordingCommercial aircraft would have to carry 25-hour cockpit voice recorders under the legislation. The cockpit voice recorder is one of the two black boxes and is currently only required to capture two hours of sound from the cockpit.

Persons: Joe Biden, John F, Republican Sen, Josh Hawley of, Democratic Sen, Elizabeth Warren of Organizations: CNN, Federal Aviation, FAA, National Transportation Safety, Reagan National Airport, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Department of Transportation, Republican, Democratic, Transportation, Administration, NTSB Locations: Washington, Kennedy, New York City, Josh Hawley of Missouri, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts

☆ Under Fire for ‘Toxic’ Work Culture, Bank Regulator Apologizes Again
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Emily Flitter | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Just days after the release of a scathing report detailing a culture of widespread sexual harassment and discrimination at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, its chair, Martin Gruenberg submitted congressional testimony on Tuesday that indicated he had no plans to step down. “I accept the findings of the report and, as chairman, I take full responsibility,” he said. The hearings come as Mr. Gruenberg, a Democrat, faces calls from Republican lawmakers to resign. He has so far survived those demands with the backing of the White House and key Democratic lawmakers like Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio, Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Representative Maxine Waters of California. Should Mr. Gruenberg be pressured to depart the agency after the hearings, that could also put into jeopardy a rule that the agency is proposing along with other federal bank regulators, to tighten and expand oversight of the nation’s largest lenders, but which has been fiercely opposed by big banks.

Persons: Martin Gruenberg, Gruenberg, ”, Sherrod Brown of, Elizabeth Warren of, Maxine Waters Organizations: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Financial, Democrat, White, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts Locations: Sherrod Brown of Ohio, California

☆ MDMA therapy could be legalized by summer. Why are so many advocates sounding the alarm?
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Anna Silman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +52 min

Last summer, thousands of tie-dyed Burners and Patagonia-clad tech founders converged on the MAPS Psychedelic Science conference in Denver. The experience "broke the spell of this trauma, and she was able to rebuild her life," Doblin told The Guardian . The video team's job was to store recordings of every MDMA therapy session performed in the clinical trials. Grof believes in something called an "inner healing intelligence," an innate capacity for self-healing that psychedelic therapy helps unleash. Another time, a patient who had come to an MDMA therapy session later acknowledged they had been under the influence of LSD during treatment.

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☆ Louisiana parishioners confront teen who entered church with a gun during children’s mass, police say
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-12 | by ( Chris Boyette | Elizabeth Wolfe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A mass celebrating a group of children’s first communion at a church in southern Louisiana was interrupted Saturday when a 16-year-old boy armed with a gun walked in, the church and police said. The incident happened in Abbeville at the St. Mary Magdalen Church when a “suspicious person” opened the back door of the church while mass was underway, the church said in a statement. Parishioners immediately confronted the person, took him outside and called the police, the church said in a message to its community. Some parishioners in the front pews appeared concerned and were turning around to look toward the back of the church, the video shows. CNN also reached out to St. Mary Magdalen Church for more information.

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☆ My parents named me Denise, but I never liked it. After my mom died and my dad had dementia, I changed it to Elizabeth.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-11 | by ( Jane Ridley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A few years after legally changing my first name from Denise to Elizabeth in 2008, I received a Christmas card from a friend that was addressed to "Denise Flagg." This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. I don't think Denise particularly meant anything to him — he just liked it. Some names sound beautiful in people's ears, but others don't, like Denise. AdvertisementDo you have an interesting story about your names that you'd like to share with Business Insider?

Persons: —, Elizabeth Flagg, Denise, Elizabeth, Denise Flagg, I'd cringe, Denise —, Elizabeth Zara, I'd, Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, I've Organizations: Service, Business, Social Security Locations: Zara, Persian

☆ My parents gave me an unusual name. As a kid, it gave me social anxiety, but now I love it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-11 | by ( Eibhlis Gale-Coleman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The time when, as a gangly teen with acne and zero social skills, you absolutely dread explaining how to pronounce your name. Related storiesI always thought it was beautiful, but the difficult pronunciation left me crippled with anxiety for years. It amplified my social anxiety in my school yearsIn high school there were others with unusual names, so I wasn't the only one having to explain pronunciations at registration. However, at around 12 years old, my social anxiety tripled. Having that constant worry amplified my already lurking social anxiety.

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