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☆ Dartmouth’s Leader Called in Police Quickly. The Fallout Was Just as Swift.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Vimal Patel | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

As the police arrested student protesters at Dartmouth College, a 65-year-old professor ended up on the ground. Two student journalists, reporting that night, ended up arrested themselves. And a bystander, visiting his father who lives near Dartmouth College, found himself with a fractured shoulder. That was some of the collateral damage after the president of Dartmouth College, Sian Leah Beilock, took unusually swift action and authorized the police action on May 1 to clear an encampment that students had, just two hours earlier, pitched on the college green. Dr. Beilock, a cognitive scientist who studies why people choke under pressure, has been facing a campus uproar ever since.

Persons: Sian Leah Beilock, Beilock Organizations: Dartmouth College

Orleck and Tamari are among at least 50 professors arrested at campus protests across the country, according to a CNN review of police records, court filings, and news reports. (Since April 18, more than 2,400 students have been arrested amid protests on more than 50 campuses.) Officials from several universities where professors were arrested in connection with recent protests declined to comment on individual cases. All the professors, Blair said, were “expecting to get arrested.” Though Blair himself was not arrested, at least four other UCLA professors were that day. “I want to say some of my colleagues, particularly at Emory and Washington University, were treated much more brutally.

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☆ Universities Roiled by Protests Set to Hold Graduations
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( John Yoon | Emily Cochrane | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

Dr. Orleck, 65, was zip-tied and was one of 90 people who were arrested, according to the local police. It was unclear what disciplinary action, if any, the arrested students would face from the university. In her message, Dr. Beilock strongly defended the decision to sweep away the encampment. As the police moved in, arresting students, Dr. Orleck said she started taking videos. Dr. Orleck, she said, was recording the police with her phone.

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☆ Lego is cashing in big time on its adult fan base, doubling its revenue in the last decade
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-14 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Lego is cashing in on adult fans buying high-priced Lego sets. The $850 Millennium Falcon set is part of how Lego doubled its revenue in a decade. Lego knows that and is cashing in on its base of adult fans willing to dish out hundreds of dollars on elaborate sets. "Nowadays it's not so geeky," Sian Twynham, another adult Lego builder, told the Journal. AdvertisementWhether it's nostalgia or strategic marketing, toy companies are seeing big returns when they rebrand kids products for adult audiences.

Persons: —, Jonny Edmondson, We've, Julia Goldin, Lego's, Sian Twynham, Greta Gerwig's, toymaker Mattel, execs Organizations: Service, Star, Wall Street, Warner Bros, Hasbro, Associated Press

☆ Why the SAT Isn’t Racist - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( John Mcwhorter | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

That’s three down: Last week, Brown University reinstated standardized testing as a part of its admissions requirements, following Yale and Dartmouth, which did the same earlier this year. For all that we have heard about how standardized tests propagate injustice, the decisions at these Ivy League schools are antiracism in action, and should serve as models for similar decisions across academia. Of course, for years, the leading idea has been precisely the opposite: that the proper antiracist approach is to stop using standardized tests in admissions. Many schools first suspended using them a few years back because their administration was too difficult during the peak of the Covid pandemic. All the way back in 2001, the University of California president Richard Atkinson was warmly and widely celebrated for eliminating the SAT from the schools’ admissions process.

Persons: Richard Atkinson, Sian Beilock Organizations: Brown University, Yale, Dartmouth, Ivy League, University of California

☆ Dartmouth basketball’s union vote is just a small part of the campus organizing wave
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

The Dartmouth College men’s basketball team achieved a significant milestone last week when they became the first college athletes to vote to join a union. And similar to the 13-2 margin vote in favor of the union at the Dartmouth basketball team last week, the unions are winning these votes overwhelmingly. Organizing athletes still uphill battleThe vote last week by the Dartmouth basketball team rightly got a lot of attention as the first group of college athletes to vote to join a union. Dartmouth basketball players don’t get a scholarship, and the college has announced it will seek to overturn the union vote, arguing that they are not employees. Haskins and Myrthil said they hope the victory of the union vote at Dartmouth will spark union votes on many other teams, including the big dollar programs.

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☆ Dartmouth basketball team votes to join the first college athletics union
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Members of the Dartmouth College men’s basketball team Tuesday became the first college athletes to vote to join a union, a significant milestone in the rapidly changing business for collegiate sports. The team members voted 13-2 in favor of the union, according to the National Labor Relations Board, which oversees union representation votes for private employers. The affirmative vote does not automatically mean that there will be a union for members of the the team. Dartmouth has already indicated it will appeal the decision by the NLRB to recognize the players as employees who are eligible to join a union. They are among the best paid union members in the country.

Persons: Sian Beilock, CNN’s Poppy Harlow, Dartmouth “ Organizations: New, New York CNN, Dartmouth College men’s, National Labor Relations Board, Dartmouth, NLRB, Dartmouth men’s, Department of Education, National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA, National Basketball Association Locations: New York, America, American

☆ BAFTA Award winners list
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-18 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | Thomas Page | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The Christopher Nolan-directed award season favorite led the nominees with 13 nods this year and won seven awards, including director, lead actor and the coveted best film award. “Poor Things” was the other stand-out winner of the ceremony with five wins, including Emma Stone’s award for lead actress. “The Holdovers” star Da’Vine Joy Randolph continues to dominate the supporting actress category through this award season cycle. Thanking her co-star Paul Giamatti while accepting her BAFTA, Randolph said, “Gosh, I cry every time I say your name. See below for a full list of BAFTA nominees and winners.

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☆ Dartmouth basketball team could become first unionized college athletes
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Basketball players at Dartmouth will get a chance to vote on whether to join a union, a potential breakthrough in efforts to unionize the lucrative business of college sports. The NLRB’s regional director in Boston ruled that because Dartmouth “has the right to control the work performed by the Dartmouth men’s basketball team, and the players perform that work in exchange for compensation, I find that the petitioned-for basketball players are employees.”Dartmouth will challenge the finding, Dartmouth President Sian Beilock told CNN Tuesday. We believe our athletes are students,” she told Poppy Harlow on CNN This Morning. Professional sports is one of the most heavily unionized sectors of the economy, with athletes in all four major team sports played in the United States being union members. But there is less a question that those students are employees, since they receive W-2 forms and pay as their compensation.

Persons: Dartmouth “, ”, Sian Beilock, “, Poppy Harlow Organizations: New, New York CNN — Basketball, Dartmouth, National Labor Relations Board, Dartmouth men’s, ” Dartmouth, CNN, Employees International Union, NLRB, Northwestern University Locations: New York, Boston, United States

☆ A Top College Reinstates the SAT
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( David Leonhardt | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Dartmouth College announced this morning that it would again require applicants to submit standardized test scores, starting next year. Training future leadersLast summer, Sian Beilock — a cognitive scientist who had previously run Barnard College in New York — became the president of Dartmouth. After arriving, she asked a few Dartmouth professors to do an internal study on standardized tests. Like many other colleges during the Covid pandemic, Dartmouth dropped its requirement that applicants submit an SAT or ACT score. With the pandemic over and students again able to take the tests, Dartmouth’s admissions team was thinking about reinstating the requirement.

Persons: It’s, Sian Beilock —, New York —, Beilock, ” Organizations: Dartmouth, Barnard College Locations: New York

☆ BAFTA Film Awards nominations 2024: See the full list of nominees
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Thomas Page | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —The nominees for the 2024 BAFTA Film Awards have been announced, with “Oppenheimer” leading the charge with 13 nominations. There were few surprises from the British Academy, with strong awards season favorites faring well, including Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Poor Things” with 11 nominations and Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” with nine. Standing out from the crowd was “The Zone of Interest,” Jonathan Glazer’s unique film about the Holocaust, which achieved nine nominations. “Barbie” received nods in five categories, including Margot Robbie for best actress, but did not land a best picture nomination. The awards ceremony, hosted by actor David Tennant, will be held at the Royal Festival Hall, in London, on February 18.

Persons: “ Oppenheimer ”, Martin Scorsese’s, Jonathan Glazer’s, “ Barbie ”, Margot Robbie, “, ”, Lily Gladstone, David Tennant, “ Oppenheimer, Napoleon ” “, Wonka, Michael J, Andrew Haigh, Justine Triet, Alexander Payne, ” Bradley Cooper, “ Maestro ” Christopher Nolan, Jonathan Glazer, Cord Jefferson, ” Christopher Nolan, Tony McNamara, Arthur Harari, Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach, “ Barbie ” David Hemingson, Josh Singer, “ Maestro ” Celine Song, Barry Keoghan, Saltburn ” Bradley Cooper, “ Maestro ” Cillian Murphy, “ Oppenheimer ” Colman Domingo, “ Rustin ” Paul Giamatti, ” Teo Yoo, Carey Mulligan, “ Maestro ” Emma Stone, “ Barbie ” Sandra Hüller, Vivian Oparah, Dominic Sessa, Jacob Elordi, Saltburn, Paul Mescal, Robert De Niro, Robert Downey Jr, “ Oppenheimer ” Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Danielle Brooks, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Emily Blunt, Rosamund Pike, Sandra Hüller, Robbie Robertson, Ludwig Göransson, Jerskin, ” Anthony Willis, “ Saltburn ” Daniel Pemberton, Jacqueline Durran, “ Barbie ” Jacqueline West, Dave Crossman, Janty Yates, “ Napoleon ” Ellen Mirojnick, Holly Waddington, Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer, “ Barbie, Jack Fisk, Adam Willis, Ruth De Jong, Claire Kaufman, Shona Heath, James Price, Zsuzsa, Chris Oddy, Joanna Maria Kuś, Katarzyna Sikora, Jonathan Bullock, Charmaine Chan, Ian Comley, Jay Cooper, Theo Bialek, Stephane Ceretti, Alexis Wajsbrot, Guy Williams, Neil Corbould, Simone Coco, Jeff Sutherland, Alex Wuttke, Henry Badgett, Charley Henley, Ewen Martin, “ Napoleon ” Simon Hughes, Hair Kay Georgiou, Thomas Nellen, Sian Grigg, Kay Georgiou, Kazu Hiro, Lori McCoy, Bell, “ Maestro ” Jana Carboni, Francesco Pegoretti, Satinder Chumber, Julia Vernon, “ Napoleon ” Luisa Abel, Jaime Leigh McIntosh, Jason Hamer, Ahou, Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier, Josh Weston, Laurent Sénéchal, Thelma Schoonmaker, Jennifer Lame, Yorgos, ” Paul Watts, Rodrigo Prieto, Matthew Libatique, Maestro ” Hoyte van, Robbie Ryan, Kahleen Crawford, Susan Shopmaker, Isabella Odoffin, Ellen Lewis, Rene Haynes, Angelo Bonanni, Tony Lamberti, Andy Nelson, Lee Orloff, Bernard Weiser, “ Ferrari ” Richard King, Steve Morrow, Tom Ozanich, Jason Ruder, Dean Zupancic, Maestro ” Chris Burdon, James H, Mather, Chris Munro, Mark Taylor, Willie Burton, Richard King, Kevin O’Connell, Gary A, Rizzo, Johnnie Burn, ” “ Gorka, Phoebe Dynevor Ayo, Jacob Elordi Mia Mckenna, Bruce Sophie Wilde Organizations: CNN, British Academy, Royal Festival Hall, “ Society, Fox, “ Guardians, “ Locations: London, British, “

☆ Six arrested over plot to disrupt London Stock Exchange by Palestinian Action group
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Max Foster | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

London CNN —Six people were arrested Sunday over a suspected plot to disrupt the London Stock Exchange (LSE) when the market opened for trade Monday, London’s Metropolitan Police has said. It was alleged that activists from the Palestine Action group intended to target the exchange on Monday morning to cause damage and prevent it from “opening for trading,” according to a statement from the police force. The LSE hasn’t had a physical trading floor since 1986, with all equities trading taking place electronically. Palestine Action is a British-based activist group that aims to disrupt the operations of weapons manufacturers supplying the Israeli government. Having only been provided with the material on Friday afternoon, we had limited time to act.”The London Stock Exchange declined to comment on the matter.

Persons: Israel ”, “, Sian Thomas, ” “ Organizations: London CNN —, London Stock Exchange, London’s Metropolitan Police, Metropolitan Police, Daily Express, Palestine, LSE hasn’t, LSE, Merseyside Police, Express Locations: Palestine, British, Israel, Liverpool

☆ Police arrest pro-Palestine protestors for 'locking on' plot to shut down the London Stock Exchange
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The logo of London Stock Exchange Group Plc in the office atrium in the City of London, UK, on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. London police on Sunday arrested six pro-Palestine activists for alleged plans to lock themselves to the doors of the London Stock Exchange to attempt to disrupt trading amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. The six Palestine Action protestors, all in their 20s or early 30s, planned to stage a week of protests, starting Monday morning. The activists intended to start their week of protests on Monday morning by chaining their necks to the doors of the London Stock Exchange to prevent anyone from entering, according to the Express' report published Sunday. They also planned to spray fire extinguishers and shoot fake bank notes painted red out of "money guns" around the stock exchange, according to the Express report.

Persons: Sian Thomas Organizations: London Stock Exchange Group, City of, London, Sunday, Palestine, London Stock Exchange, Daily Express, Express, Metropolitan Police, Israel Defense Force, Hamas, London's Metropolitan Police Force Locations: City, City of London, Israel, Palestine, Gaza, London

☆ A couple's garden ornament turned out to be a live 64-pound navy shell
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-03 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A bomb found in the front garden of a house in the UK preceded both World Wars. The couple said the detonation of the shell was "like the passing of an old friend." The 64-pound naval projectile had been used as a garden ornament for decades. AdvertisementA garden ornament turned out to be a live bomb for a UK couple who had it in pride of place in their garden for decades, the BBC reports. However, their perception of the ornament dramatically changed when a police officer who spotted the bomb alerted the Ministry of Defence.

Persons: —, Sian, Jeffrey Edwards, Morris, Edwards, Pop Morris Organizations: Service, BBC, Ministry of Defence, of Defence, Royal Navy Locations: Milford Haven, Wales

Today, we're seeing tons of Cyber Monday Lego deals that can't be missed. If you're hung up over a tough giftee, we recommend checking out these Lego deals for some of the best cheap gift ideas for recipients of any age. We're seeing tons of sets on sale from both Amazon and Lego, from beginner-friendly Duplo sets to massive "Star Wars" builds. For even more incredible savings, check out our guide to the best Cyber Monday deals for discounts on tech, clothing, beauty products, and much more. The best Cyber Monday Lego deals

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Learn moreThe end of Black Friday is approaching, so now is a great time to stock up on toy gifts. We love Lego sets because they inspire creativity: You can create a race car or outer-space fighter jet from a handful of plastic pieces to fuel hours of fun. This shopping season, the best Black Friday Lego deals are aplenty. Another great set, the Lego Technic Lamborghini Sián for adults, is 20% off at Amazon. The best Black Friday Lego deals

Persons: Lamborghini, Legos, Harry Potter Organizations: Black, Marvel, Disney Locations: City

☆ Prix Pictet photography contest winner captures the beauty and harshness of life in rural Rajasthan
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

For a portfolio that included these images captured in rural Rajasthan, Indian photographer Gauri Gill has won the prestigious Prix Pictet, a global award for photography and sustainability. “To live poor and landless in the desert amounts to an inescapable reliance on oneself, on each other, and on nature,” she added. “These fragments of shared experience now inhabit a large photographic archive called Notes from the Desert.”First launched in 2008, the Prix Pictet photography award aims to capture and highlight issues of work on themes connected to sustainability. Ragnar AxelssonEleven other portfolios of work were shortlisted for the award. A selection of the images can be viewed in the gallery above.

Persons: Gauri Gill, Gill, “, ”, Ragnar Axelsson, Ragnar Axelsson’s, Alessandro Cinque, Isabelle von Ribbentrop Organizations: CNN, Prix, Pictet, Victoria, Albert Museum Locations: Rajasthan, Indian, Iceland, Peru, London, Istanbul, Dublin, Bangkok, Stockholm

[1/3] Tourists rest on the Bund ahead of the National Day holiday, in Shanghai, China September 26, 2023. China celebrates the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day from Friday to Oct. 6 in the longest public holiday this year. The China Tourism Academy, part of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, estimates people will make more than 100 million trips a day during "the most popular Golden Week in history". In 2019, mainland Chinese tourists spent $255 billion abroad, more than any other nationality, with group tours estimated to account for roughly 60% of that total. ($1 = 7.3030 Chinese yuan renminbi)Additional reporting by Wang Tao in Singapore; Editing by Marius Zaharia and Miral FahmyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Aly, It's, Joe Zhang, I'm, haven't, Boon Sian Chai, Boon, Cao, Nancy Dai, Zhou Weihong, Wang Zheng, Wang Tao, Marius Zaharia Organizations: Bund, REUTERS, Rights, China Tourism Academy, Ministry of Culture, Trip.com, Spring, Thomson Locations: Shanghai, China, Beijing, Japan, Tourism, Anqing, Anhui, South Korea, United States, ForwardKeys, Thailand, Singapore

☆ Opinion | People in Their 20s Aren’t Supposed to Be This Unhappy
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Peter Coy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“I choked under the pressure of those evaluative eyes on me,” she recounted in a TEDMed talk in 2017. And in a career in academic governance, she prioritized students’ mental health. A few days before that address, Beilock was shown some data that confirmed her resolve to focus on wellness. It came from David Blanchflower, an economics professor at Dartmouth who has developed an academic specialty in happiness and well-being. But the mental health of young people has deteriorated.

Persons: Sian Leah Beilock, ”, Beilock, David Blanchflower, Blanchflower, There’s Organizations: Dartmouth College, Dartmouth, Centers for Disease Control, Prevention Locations: California

☆ U.S. business activity nears stand-still in September, survey says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The survey's composite new orders index slid to the lowest since December at 47.7 from 49.2 last month, marking the second straight month of declining new business. The survey's services PMI edged down to an eight-month low of 50.2, fractionally lower than the reading of 50.6 expected by economists in a Reuters poll. S&P's manufacturing PMI ticked higher to 48.9 from 47.9 in August but was still the fifth straight month of contraction. Economists had forecast a manufacturing PMI of 48.0. Despite the softening environment, both manufacturing and services survey respondents indicated companies kept adding to staff levels this month.

Persons: Carlo Allegri, Siân Jones, Jones, Dan Burns, Chizu Organizations: REUTERS, P Global, Federal, PMI, P Global Market Intelligence, Thomson Locations: Manhattan, New York City , New York, U.S

☆ Tender photos reveal the quiet intimacy of an English country garden
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Suyin Haynes | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

But British photographer Siân Davey wanted to make something different. Davey's garden, the backdrop for the series, became a sanctuary during coronavirus lockdown mandates in the UK. Courtesy Siân Davey Davey/Michael Hoppen Gallery London“The Garden” is currently shortlisted for the Prix Pictet — an international photography prize highlighting work on themes connected to sustainability. Courtesy Siân Davey Davey/Michael Hoppen Gallery LondonFor Davey and her son, the project was as much about intention and process as it was about making the photographs. Courtesy Siân Davey Davey/Michael Hoppen Gallery LondonCreating the garden then, has been a way to create a deeper relationship between the people photographed and the earth.

Persons: Siân Davey, “ I’m, ”, “ It’s, Sian Davey, Michael Hoppen Galler, ” Davey, Luke, Davey, Siân Davey Davey, Michael Hoppen, —, Alice ”, Down’s, Martha ”, Roland, Davey’s, “ Organizations: CNN, London, Prix, Michael Hoppen Gallery, Dartington Hall, Victoria, Albert Museum Locations: Devon, England, Michael Hoppen Gallery London, London

☆ From BMW to Porsche: Take a look at the cars on display at one of the world's biggest auto shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

BMW Vision Neue KlasseBMW revealed the BMW Vision Neue Klasse, a concept electric vehicle that will underpin its foray into battery-powered cars. Mercedes-Benz Vision One ElevenThe Mercedes-Benz Vision One Eleven on display at the IAA Mobility show in Munich, Germany. GTI ConceptThe all-electric Volkswagen ID GTI Concept car on display at the IAA Mobility 2023 show in Munich, Germany. Porsche Mission XThe Porsche Mission X on display at the IAA Mobility 2023 show in Munich, Germany. Lego Lamborghini Sián FKP 37A Lego version of the Lamborghini Sián FKP 37 on display at IAA Mobility 2023 in Munich, Germany.

Persons: Olaf Scholz, Ola Källenius, Mercedes, Sven Hoppe, Arjun Kharpal, Leapmotor, Zhu Jiangming, BYD, Warren Buffett, Kharpal, Lucid, Cyberster Organizations: Management, Mercedes, Benz AG, Getty, Mobility, BMW, Neue, CNBC, Benz, IAA, Leapmotor, Opel, CNBC Stellantis, Air, Volkswagen, IAA Mobility, Porsche, Carrera GT, Shanghai Auto, Lamborghini Locations: Munich, GERMANY, Germany, Xpeng, BYD, Hangzhou, Europe

☆ The 10 Best Lego Sets for Adults That’ll Make You Feel Like a Master Builder
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Rachel Simon | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +7 min

“Adults are building more Lego sets for creativity, stress relief, nostalgia and rewarding challenges,” says Ethan Dungan, a Willis, Texas-based artist known for his Lego creations. We spoke to six Lego superfans and artists to get their recommendations of the very best sets for adults available to buy now. For the explorerLego Tales of the Space Age $50 at LegoThis ultracool space-themed set features four connectible 3-D blocks depicting rockets, planets and “retro-styled landscapes inspired by space exploration,” says Catarino. The bookshop’s “phenomenal colors, diverse design techniques, and expandability make this set a great option for adults,” he says. For the architecture buffAs fun as it can be to build Lego sets, displaying them in your home once they’re done can be equally satisfying.

Persons: Rachel Simon, Legos isn’t, ”, Ethan Dungan, Willis, Joshua Chawner, ” Chawner, you’ll, Jessica Ragzy, Dante Dentoni, Tiago Catarino, “ it’s, I’ve, that’s, Ryan McCullough, McCullough, It’s Organizations: Lego, Lego’s, YouTube, Star Locations: Willis , Texas, Liverpool, England, Lego’s, New York City, Miami Beach, Fla, Lisbon, Orlando

“I’ve always treated football refereeing in my games as if I were coming in to referee a World Cup final,” she says. Claudia Vasconcelos refereeing during the 1991 third-place playoff. Ingrid Jonsson, a lineswoman in the 1991 World Cup final, was the first female official chosen to referee a final. By 1999, all the officials chosen for the World Cup in the USA were women. Claudia Vasconcelos refereeing Flamengo vs. Vasco in the 1994 junior Campeonato Carioca.

Persons: Claudia Vasconcelos, ”, Vasconcelos, wouldn’t, hesitancy, Linda Black, Zuo Xiudi, Tommy Cheng, Brazil’s Vasconcelos, –, “ I’ve, Chen guo, ” Vasconcelos, “, Ingrid Jonsson, Matthew Ashton, ’ ” Vasconcelos, João Havelange, Pelé, Sweden’s Ingrid Jonsson, Stéphanie, Bibiana, Sian Massey, Ellis, Vasco Organizations: CNN, FIFA, Guangdong, Women’s Football, M’s, CNN Sport, Argentina, Premier League, Flamengo, Campeonato Carioca, trailblazer Locations: Guangzhou, China, Sweden, Germany, AFP, New, Australia, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Argentina, Mexico, Guangdong, EMPICS, Brazilian, USA

☆ Eddie Izzard, comedian and activist, is planning to stand for UK parliament
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Comedian and activist Eddie Izzard has announced on social media that she is hoping to stand as a member of parliament at the UK’s next general election. Izzard has long been a public supporter and member of the Labour Party, alongside her decades-long career in film and television. She is best known for her appearances in the “Ocean’s 11” films and NBC’s “Hannibal” series, in addition to her stand-up comedy work. Last year, she reached the shortlist to be nominated as the Labour candidate for the northern English constituency of Sheffield Central but ultimately lost out to Abtisam Mohamed. On her website, Izzard said that, if elected, she would increase funding and resources for schools, promote eco-friendly transportation, work to secure more funding in housing infrastructure, champion mental health services and build stronger ties between law enforcement and local communities.

Persons: Eddie Izzard, Izzard, Suzy Eddie Izzard, Caroline Lucas, NBC’s, Hannibal ”, Abtisam Mohamed, Sian Berry, Lucas Organizations: CNN, Labour, Brighton, Labour Party, Sheffield Central, Green Party Locations: England, English

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