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☆ WNBA Playoffs: A’ja Wilson sparks comeback in three-peat hunt, Alyssa Thomas downs Fever with triple-double and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Jamie Barton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Wilson, quiet for so much of the contest, finished with a game-high 21 points, eight rebounds and five blocks. Newly crowned 2024 MVP A'ja Wilson drives to the basket in Game 1 against the Seattle Storm. Thomas also recorded a triple-double against Indiana in the first game of this year’s regular season. Connecticut Sun forward Alyssa Thomas looks for the open pass against the Indiana Fever in Game 1 of their first-round series at Mohegan Sun Arena. The Fever would never recover and now Indiana has to win Game 2 on Wednesday to keep its postseason alive.

Persons: A’ja Wilson, Becky Hammon’s, Tiffany Hayes, Wilson, Sheryl Swoopes, Lisa Leslie, Lauren Jackson, Kelsey Plum, A'ja Wilson, Barry Gossage, ”, Becky, Hammon, Sun’s Alyssa Thomas, Caitlin Clark, Caitlin Clark’s, Alyssa Thomas, Thomas, Joe Buglewicz, I’ve, Marina Mabrey, DeWanna Bonner, Bonner, “, doesn’t, Clark, ” Clark, Stephanie White –, Leonie Fiebich, Napheesa Collier, Sandy Brondello’s, Courtney Vandersloot, Brondello, “ Leo, We’ve, ” Brondello, she’s, Breanna Stewart –, Sabrina Ionescu, Haley Jones, Breanna Stewart, Corey Sipkin, Diana Taurasi, Collier –, –, Natasha Cloud, Taurasi Organizations: CNN, WNBA, Aces, Seattle Storm, Las Vegas Aces, Las, Las Vegas, Storm, Seattle, Seattle Times, Houston Comets, Indiana Fever, Indiana, Connecticut Sun, Mohegan Sun Arena, AP, Fever, AP WNBA, Liberty, Lynx, Atlanta, New York, New York Liberty, Minnesota Lynx, Phoenix Mercury, Mercury, New York Liberty Phoenix Mercury, Minnesota Lynx Indiana, Connecticut Sun Seattle Storm Locations: Las Vegas, Connecticut, Stephanie White – Indiana, Indiana, New York, New

☆ Google dodged a jury trial in its big adtech case with a $2,289,751 check
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-15 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementThe antitrust trial, which began on Monday and is expected to last another month, has been configured as a bench trial. The case is different from a different Google antitrust trial decided earlier this year, where a judge found the company illegally monopolized the search market. AdvertisementThe Justice Department brought five different counts against Google under the Sherman Act, the landmark 1890 law that allows for the Justice Department to break up monopolies. AdvertisementAccording to a couple of professors who the Justice Department hired to do the math, that all added up to $2,289,751. At the end of June 7 hearing, Brinkema applauded Google and the Justice Department for their clever legal arguments.

Persons: —, Department —, There's, Leonie Brinkema, Bill Clinton, Brinkema, Sherman, Gibson Dunn, Stephanie Scarbrough, Rebecca Allensworth, Allensworth, Department's, Wells Fargo, DOJ's, We're, Justice Department didn't Organizations: Service, Google, US Department of Justice, Department, Business, Justice Department, Justice, of, AP, Vanderbilt University, BI Locations: Virginia, United States, States, Eastern, of Virginia

☆ Google’s search business was declared to be a monopoly. Now its ad business is on trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

The long-awaited Google-DOJ showdown focuses on the $31 billion portion of Google’s ad business that matches website publishers with advertisers. “One monopoly is bad enough, but a trifecta of monopolies is what we have here,” said Wood, the DOJ attorney, referring to Google’s publisher ad server business, its advertising exchange AdX, and its advertiser ad network. Authorities have called for that group of businesses within Google — which is distinct from Google’s search or search ads business — to be broken up. Factoring in those other sources of competition drops Google’s share of the ad exchange market from 34% to 17%, said Dunn, Google’s attorney. Still, a breakup of Google’s ad tech business could potentially trigger a shakeup of the digital advertising industry and Google’s role within it.

Persons: —, ” Julia Tarver Wood, Leonie Brinkema, “, ”, Karen Dunn, Google’s, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Albert V, Alex Wong, Tim Wolfe, DOJ’s, Wood, ” Wood, Trump, Dunn, Google, Clinton, Brinkema, Neal Mohan, ” It’s Organizations: CNN, Google, US Department of Justice, DOJ, Biden, Blockbuster, Justice Department, Bryan United, Courthouse, The Justice, Gannett, USA, Army, Authorities, Meta, Microsoft, Netflix, Big Tech, Court, Eastern, of, Justice, Comcast, Disney, The New York Times, YouTube Locations: Virginia, Google’s, Alexandria , Virginia, of Virginia

☆ New York Liberty down Dallas Wings 79-71 to win eighth straight and extend league-best record
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The New York Liberty solidified their spot at the top of the WNBA standings with a 79-71 home win over the Dallas Wings at the Barclays Center on Thursday. The result made it eight victories in a row for the Liberty, who currently sit atop the Eastern Conference with a league-best 25-4 record, the team’s best start through 29 games in franchise history. The Liberty only shot 35.1% from the field as a team but still had four players score in double figures. It was a morale boosting win for New York, which became the first team to clinch a postseason berth on Saturday. The defeat moves the Wings to 6-22, tied for the worst record in the WNBA with the Los Angeles Sparks and Washington Mystics.

Persons: Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu, Betnijah Laney, Hamilton, ”, Sandy Brondello, Stewart, Catalina Fragoso, Kayla Thornton, Dallas, “, ’ “ They’re, Leonie Fiebich, Thornton, Jonquel Jones, Ogunbowale –, –, Natasha Howard Organizations: CNN, The New, The New York Liberty, WNBA, Dallas Wings, Barclays Center, Liberty, Eastern Conference, Wings, Getty Images, New, Dallas, Los Angeles Sparks, Washington Mystics Locations: The New York, New York, York

☆ My husband and I are retired and travel a lot. We paid for our 4 adult kids to meet us in Italy.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Leonie Jarrett | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Aged 20 to 28, two of the kids have mortgages and all the expenses that go with owning a property. We offered each of the kids enough money toward their airfares to cover flying to Europe. The offer was extended to the kids' partners, too. For Andrew and me, sharing adult time with our kids and their partners without the distraction of work and rushing was wonderful. It was also lovely to observe our adult kids interact with their siblings and their partners.

Persons: —, Andrew, Let's, Martina Franca, we're Organizations: Service, Business, Lecce Locations: Melbourne, Australia, Europe, Puglia, Alberobello, Monopoli, Matera, Italy

☆ Gen Z and millennial NEETS are on the rise — many say they'd rather do nothing than be unhappy at work
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Many NEETs are listless, struggling through tough economic times, living off loans, and losing hope of retirement or buying a house. Voluntarily idleSome Gen Zers struggle to find a job or stay in work or education, earning the nickname "disconnected youth." But some Zoomer and millennial NEETs are happy to wait out unemployment for the right career path. Advertisement"It reveals how much shame in guilt is built into our every day lives," Pitcher told BI of being a NEET. This gives him faith that things will be OK, he told BI.

Persons: —, Zers, Louis, Morgan Pitcher, Pitcher, Leonie, Lukas, James Watts, Gen Zers, Watts, Laurie Cure, Darrin Murriner, Murriner Organizations: Service, International Labour Organization, Business, Gallup, St, Louis Federal Reserve's Institute for Economic Equity Locations: Vancouver

☆ When I retired at 54 with my husband, I worried we'd be bored spending all our time together. I'm learning to focus on myself.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Leonie Jarrett | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewI retired at 54 when I sold the law firm I owned with my husband. I worried about what my husband and I would do with our new free timeI was lost. I wasn't concerned about spending a lot of time with my husband, but I was concerned about spending all our time together. Eventually, I noticed a change in myselfDay by day, week by week, I felt myself growing lighter. Sure, I'm spending more time with my husband, but our time together now is more meaningful.

Persons: —, I've Organizations: Service, Business

☆ Google cut Uncle Sam a $2 million check so it could avoid a jury trial. A judge just agreed
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-07 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —A US federal judge ruled on Friday that an antitrust lawsuit brought by the US government against Google will be decided by a judge and not a jury after Google wrote the government a check, paying back the full amount of monetary damages the lawsuit sought. The case regarding Google’s advertising technology is the first antitrust suit against a Big Tech company brought by the Biden administration. US District Judge Leonie Brinkema’s decision on Friday is a setback for the Justice Department, which sought a jury trial for the case. We’re glad the Court ruled that this case will be tried by a judge,” Schottenfels said. We look forward to making our case in court.”A hearing is set for June 21 on Google’s motion for summary dismissal, which would terminate the case without a trial.

Persons: Biden, Leonie Brinkema’s, Brinkema, —, Peter Schottenfels, “ DOJ’s, We’re, ” Schottenfels, we’ve, ”, Brian Fung Organizations: CNN, Google, Big Tech, Justice Department, DOJ

☆ My youngest asked if I was sad there were no more teenagers in our house. Honestly, I'm not.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Leonie Jarrett | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A new phase of parenting has started — parenting adults, three of whom still live at home. I'm not sure I'm sadI was sad when the kids hit other milestones. I had children at home, children at kindergarten, children at primary school, children at secondary school, children at play dates, and children at activities. Even so, having four children grow into adults in your house is a lot. I want to enjoy them nowSo, am I sad I don't have teenagers in the house anymore?

Persons: We've, I'm Organizations: Service

☆ China's trade war with the US is unlikely to cool down this election year, so it's working on Europe instead
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Xi is spending two days in France, meeting French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday before heading to Serbia and Hungary. "I'm calling for an 'aggiornamento' because China is now in excess capacity in many areas and exports massively to Europe," Macron told La Tribune Dimanche, per a Bloomberg translation. She said China's trade practices are leading to unfair trade that are "market-distorting" and "could lead to deindustrialization in Europe." China has pushed back on the West's claims of overcapacity, accusing the bloc of being protectionist and of trying to curb China's economic development. However, Europe — like China — isn't quite the same anymore, following years of economic malaise punctuated by the pandemic and the war in Ukraine.

Persons: —, Janet Yellen, Olaf Scholz, Xi Jinping's, Emmanuel Macron, Macron, Matt Geraci, Geraci, Ursula von der Leyen, Von, Leyen, Léonie Allard, Allard, Xi Organizations: Service, State Authority, European Union, Business, La Tribune Dimanche, Atlantic, Associated Press, European, overcapacity, Council's Locations: China, France, Serbia, Hungary, European, Germany, Europe, Beijing, Washington, Russia, Ukraine

☆ Jury in Federal Lawsuit Deadlocks on Abu Ghraib Torture Allegations
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Mattathias Schwartz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

A federal jury in Virginia said on Thursday that it was unable to reach a verdict in a lawsuit filed by three Iraqi men who said they were tortured while being held by the United States at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison two decades ago. The jurors had deliberated for almost eight days, and with the panel still deadlocked the judge in the case, Leonie M. Brinkema of the U.S. District Court in Alexandria, declared a mistrial on Thursday. The three plaintiffs had sued a defense contractor, CACI Premier Technology, asserting that CACI employees working as interrogators at the prison directed U.S. military guards to abuse the men in an effort to “soften” them up. The testimony of the three men last month was the first time a civilian jury had heard allegations of post-9/11 abuses directly from detainees.

Persons: Abu, Leonie M Organizations: U.S, CACI Premier Technology Locations: Virginia, United States, Alexandria

☆ US regional banks are still under pressure. That’s likely to continue
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New York CNN —Despite overcoming a crisis in 2023, the pain isn’t over for America’s regional banks. Shares of New York Community Bank have tumbled 71%, Bank OZK shares have slid 16% and Webster Financial shares have lost 11%. Regional banks reported wide losses on their profits during the first quarter. PNC projects that its net interest income will fall between 4% to 5% in 2024 from last year. “I’m worried about a handful of [regional banks],” Bair told CNBC on Tuesday.

Persons: that’s, Jerome Powell, “, ” Powell, Sheila Bair, “ I’m, ” Bair, ” Tesla, Tesla, Elon Musk, Chris Isidore, Musk, Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick, Read, Samantha Delouya, —, Maximilian Kotz, Leonie Wenz, Noah Diffenbaugh Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, New York CNN, Regional Banking, New York Community Bank, Bank OZK, Webster Financial, PNC Financial, T Bank, US Bancorp, Citizens, PNC, Valley Bank, Signature Bank, First Republic Bank, Federal Reserve, Wilson Center, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, CNBC, Tesla, Securities and Exchange Commission, United Nations, Potsdam, Climate, CNN, Stanford University Locations: New York, Delaware, ” Delaware

☆ Climate change and global warming come with increasing economic cost to individuals
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

However, they say immediate actions to reduce climate change could stem some losses in the longer term. Noah Diffenbaugh, a professor and environmental researcher at Stanford University, said the economic damage from climate change will take different shapes. Researchers estimated it would cost the global economy $6 trillion by 2050 to comply with the Paris Climate Agreement—the international agreement among nearly 200 nations to tackle climate change—compared to the study’s estimated $38 trillion economic damage due to climate change. “That’s what’s likely to happen from the global warming that’s already occurred and what’s likely to happen even for small increments of global warming.”The Nature study estimated the economic damage of different regions. The ICF paper said price hikes on essential elements of the cost of living in the US will add up due to climate change.

Persons: –, Maximilian Kotz, Leonie Wenz, Noah Diffenbaugh, It’s, Wenz, Bernardo Bastien, Bastien, ” Bastien, “, ”, “ That’s, what’s, won’t Organizations: CNN, United Nations, Potsdam, Climate, Stanford University, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, University of California Locations: Nature, Paris, University of California San Diego, California, North America, Europe, South Asia, Africa, United States

☆ Feeling older than you are? It could be how you sleep
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Not getting enough sleep may cause you to feel five to 10 years older than you really are, according to two new studies. A lack of energy and motivation can certainly contribute to feeling older while limiting a person’s ability to remain physically and socially active, both of which contribute to feeling young, Balter said. For every night of poor sleep during that time, people reported feeling about a quarter of a year older than their chronological age. “These findings support that sleep, a vital biological phenomenon, might hold the key to feeling young,” Balter and her colleagues wrote in the study. “If you suspect that your sleep deprivation is due to a sleep disorder such as insomnia or sleep apnea, it’s crucial to seek evaluation and treatment from a healthcare professional,” he said.

Persons: CNN —, “, ” Leonie Balter, Balter, ”, Chang, Ho Yun, ” Yun, It’s, ” Balter, Sleepiness, chronotype, Yun Organizations: CNN, Stockholm University, Royal Society, Seoul National University, Getty Locations: Sweden, Seongnam, South Korea

☆ DOJ antitrust case targeting Google’s ad-tech business will go to trial in September, federal judge rules
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Washington CNN —A blockbuster lawsuit by the US government against Google’s ad business will go to trial in September, according to a federal judge. The case regarding Google’s advertising technology is the first antitrust suit against a Big Tech company brought by the Biden administration, which has pledged to vigorously enforce the nation’s competition laws, particularly in the tech sector. It follows a multi-week trial last fall that challenged Google’s prime position as the default search engine on millions of devices. The search case was first filed by the Justice Department during the Trump administration. Closing arguments in the Google search case are expected to take place in the spring.

Persons: Washington CNN —, Leonie Brinkema, Biden, Trump Organizations: Washington CNN, Court, Eastern, of, Big Tech, DOJ, Google, Justice Department Locations: of Virginia

☆ Ballet Flats for the Bow Obsessed
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Gisela Williams | Emilia Petrarca | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

This week, she released a collaboration with the New York-based footwear brand Loeffler Randall, adding her signature bows to its Leonie ballet flat. “I often wear ballet flats with my clothes because they’re the right shape and tone,” Salter explains, alluding to the soft, off-duty nature of the look. The flats, which have an elastic strap you can tuck in, currently come in ballet pink and black moire embroidered with Salter’s illustrations. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times. Subscribe .

Persons: Salter, Sandeep Salter, Randall, Leonie, ” Salter, ”, “ It’s Organizations: New York, New, The Locations: Brooklyn, New, New York

☆ Scaling up a small business comes with a unique set of challenges. Smart strategy and transparency with employees are essential.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Mariette Williams | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The importance of outlining responsibilitiesWhen it's time for expansion, small businesses often face the challenge of outlining responsibilities with new hires and current staff. "When small businesses scale up, they often face problems in three areas: leadership, talent acquisition, and organizational culture," Szafranek said. How to minimize riskWhile running a business comes with inherent risks, small businesses don't have the same resources as large corporations. Experts also advise small businesses to implement changes slowly, create a well-researched plan, and set up a timetable of what needs to be done successfully at each stage. "The biggest challenge we face in scaling up as a small company is resources," Stewart said.

Persons: It's, —, Daize Washbourn, Washbourn, Roza Szafranek, Szafranek, they're, Leonie Stewart, Stewart, Jennifer L'Estrange, Red Clover, Clover, L'Estrange, We've Organizations: Service, Business, Bacchus Agency, Bacchus Locations: London

NEW YORK (AP) — Nobel laureate Louise Glück, a poet of unblinking candor and perception who wove classical allusions, philosophical reveries, bittersweet memories and humorous asides into indelible portraits of a fallen and heartrending world, has died at 80. In awarding her the literature prize in 2020, the first time an American poet had been honored since T.S. “The advantage of poetry over life is that poetry, if it is sharp enough, may last,” she once wrote. And in each of us begana deep isolation, though we never spoke of this,of the absence of regret. “You would hand in something and Louise would find the one line that worked,” the poet Claudia Rankine, who studied under Glück at Williams College, told The Associated Press in 2020.

Persons: — Nobel, Louise Glück, unblinking, Jonathan Galassi, Farrar, Straus, Giroux, Glück, Eliot, “, Shakespeare, ”, Marigold, Rose, Iris, Nova, ” Glück, Noah, John Darnow, Louise, Claudia Rankine, Leonie Adams, Stanley Kunitz, Goddard, Sam Cooke, Iris ”, “ I’ve, ’ Organizations: ”, Meadowlands, Giants, “, Stanford University, Yale University, Williams College, Associated Press, New York, Guggenheim Museum, Sarah Lawrence College, Columbia University, New Yorker, The Atlantic, Goddard College, “ Ararat, Washington Locations: American, U.S, New, New York City, , New York, Eastern, “, “ Ararat ”

Yelp (YELP.N) and News/Media Alliance, which are not defendants in the litigation but are targets of Google's subpoenas, argue that law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison should be disqualified. A spokesperson for Paul Weiss said the "firm's representation of Google is appropriate in all respects." Yelp said it hired Paul Weiss in 2016 for counsel on antitrust issues. The Justice Department's antitrust head, Jonathan Kanter, was on the Paul Weiss team representing Yelp. New York-based Paul Weiss, which has about 1,000 lawyers globally, is also representing Amazon.com in various antitrust lawsuits.

Persons: Gonzalo Fuentes, Paul, Weiss, Garrison, Leonie Brinkema, Paul Weiss, Yelp, Jonathan Kanter, Charles Molster III, Brandon Kressin, Brinkema, Kanter, Mike Scarcella, Leigh Jones, Rami Ayyub Organizations: Google, Viva Technology, Porte de, REUTERS, Media Alliance, Yelp, U.S, Google LLC, Eastern, of, Thomson Locations: Porte, Paris, France, U.S, Rifkind, Wharton, New York, States, of Virginia

A Google logo is seen at the Google offices in the Chelsea section of New York City, U.S., January 20, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton//File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Alphabet Inc FollowARLINGTON, Virginia Sept 15 (Reuters) - U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema on Friday declined to order a Justice Department official to stay out of the government's advertising antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google but said the department "should think about it." In November 2021, Google asked the Justice Department to consider requiring Jonathan Kanter, assistant attorney general in charge of antitrust, to recuse himself because of his work for a long list of Google critics. The Justice Department filed the advertising lawsuit in January in Arlington, Virginia, along with eight states, and nine other states joined in April. While Brinkema declined to order Kanter recused, she seemed skeptical during a court hearing that he should be involved and added that the Justice Department should "use some wisdom" in deciding what to do.

Persons: Shannon Stapleton, Leonie Brinkema, Jonathan Kanter, Brinkema, Kanter, David Shepardson, Diane Bartz, Timothy Gardner Organizations: REUTERS, Justice Department, Alphabet's, Google, D.C, Thomson Locations: Chelsea, New York City, U.S, ARLINGTON , Virginia, Arlington , Virginia, Washington, United States

☆ Venice Film Festival: The best looks from the red carpet
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Oscar Holland | Christy Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

And there have been plenty of elegant looks on display, from Spanish model Eugenia Silva’s dramatic Armani Privé gown to Italian designer Pierpaolo Piccioli’s effortless white suit. Andreas Rentz/Getty ImagesSpanish model Eugenia Silva arrived in a dramatic pink feather coat and a black strapless gown by Armani Privé. Ernesto Ruscio/Getty ImagesDanish actress Amanda Collin wore matching Chanel separates on the red carpet for "Bastarden (The Promised Land)." Pascal Le Segretain/Getty ImagesModel Madisin Rian wowed in an all-white Armani Privé outfit. Luca Carlino/NurPhoto/ShutterstockItalian fashion journalist and former Vogue Japan editor-at-large Anna Dello Russo wore bright pink Armani Privé.

Persons: ’, Eugenia Silva’s, Pierpaolo, listers, Adam Driver, Ferrari ”, Enzo Ferrari, Ferrari, Stefania D'Alessandro, Jonica T, Gibbs, Chanel, Andreas Rentz, Barbara Palvin, Giorgio Armani, Eugenia Silva, Armani Privé, Franco Origlia, Dalle, Ernesto Ruscio, Amanda Collin, Pascal Le Segretain, Rian wowed, Armani, John Phillips, Valentino, Pierpaolo Piccioli, Toni Garrn, Alberta Ferretti, Luca Carlino, Anna Dello, Privé, Georgina Rodriguez, Cristiano Ronaldo, Pasquale Bruni, Alfonso Catalano, Bella Thorne, Dior, Sofia Coppola's, Priscilla, Elvis Presley's, Matteo Rasero, Jacob Elordi, Elvis Presley, Neelam Gill, Armani Privè, David Fisher, Leonie Hanne, Mahboobeh Bolandy, Serena de Ferrari, Stephane Cardinale, Corbis Organizations: CNN, Venice, Writers Guild of America, Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television, Radio Artists, SAG, Getty, Italian, Vogue Japan Locations: Venice, Spanish, Australian, Turkish

☆ At Telluride, the Performances Speak Volumes Even if the Actors Can’t
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Lisa Kennedy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Over a holiday weekend dedicated to labor, this year’s Telluride Film Festival attendees couldn’t help being reminded of striking workers: the members of SAG-AFTRA, the television and film actors’ union currently in a standoff with the Hollywood studios. Vivid, intimate or both, the variety and quality of these performances made awards talk unavoidable. (Bill Pence and Luddy died after long illnesses in the last year.) Witness Netflix’s push on behalf of “Nyad” and “Rustin.” Together with the overlapping Venice Film Festival, it remains the gateway into awards season. In a long-ago interview, the director Mike Nichols cautioned a nascent film reviewer to not mistake the dancer for the dance.

Persons: Andrew Scott’s, Emma Stone’s, Paul Giamatti’s, ” Colman, Bayard Rustin, “ Rustin ”, García, ”, Annette Bening, Jodie Foster’s, Leonie Benesch’s, Tom Luddy, James Card, Bill, Stella Pence, Bill Pence, Luddy, “, “ Rustin, Mike Nichols Organizations: Telluride Film, SAG, Hollywood, Lucha Libre, Academy Locations: Telluride, “, Venice

☆ Google targets DOJ antitrust chief with bias allegations in monopoly defense
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Google went on the offensive Thursday in a closely watched antitrust case dealing with the tech giant’s digital advertising dominance, questioning the motives of the Justice Department’s top antitrust official. Google’s filing targets Jonathan Kanter, the US assistant attorney general for antitrust, and his widely reported past legal representation of Google-parent Alphabet’s corporate rivals, such as Microsoft, Yelp and News Corp, among others. Google’s attorneys argue that Kanter’s past clients create an ethical conflict and should raise doubts about the US government’s overall lawsuit. They also cited evidence in the case that, prior to joining DOJ, Kanter lobbied in a personal capacity for the agency to pursue an antitrust case against Google. The Biden administration has sought to limit the scope of discovery to prevent Google from gathering evidence about Kanter’s advocacy, according to Thursday’s filing.

Persons: Jonathan Kanter, Kanter, AAG Kanter, Susan Athey, Athey, Biden, Trump, Leonie Brinkema, Judge Brinkema Organizations: CNN, Google, Microsoft, News Corp, DOJ, Justice, Stanford, Court, Eastern, of, US Locations: Alexandria , Virginia, United States, of Virginia, Manhattan, Virginia

☆ Argentina 'death flight' plane returned from US
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Miguel Lo Bianco | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The turboprop plane took part in the so-called "death flights" that Argentina's bloody 1976-1983 dictatorship employed as one of its tools to get rid of critics. At the request of relatives of the victims, Argentina's economy minister bought the plane and organized its transfer from the United States. It will be housed at a museum in the capital, Buenos Aires, on the site of a former clandestine detention and torture center where death flight victims were held before their murders. The Skyvan PA-51 was identified in 2010 by journalist and survivor of the dictatorship, Miriam Lewin, and the Italian photographer Giancarlo Ceraudo, using flight logs. About 30,000 people disappeared during the 1976-1983 dictatorship, according to human rights organizations.

Persons: Read, Alice Domon, Leonie Duquet, Azucena Villaflor, Cecila, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, Fernandez de Kirchner, Sergio Massa, Miriam Lewin, Giancarlo Ceraudo, Miguel Lo Bianco, Lucila Sigal, Brendan O'Boyle, Gerry Doyle Organizations: de Mayo, Monday, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Argentine, Naval, de, BUENOS AIRES, United States, Buenos Aires, Italian

☆ A day in the life of a millennial freelancer who says the UK's corporate drinking culture pushed her to work for herself and prioritize work-life balance
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Alexandra York | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Her first experience with an office job gave her the impression that British work culture wasn't for her. Here's how she navigates British work life and personal development as a freelancer. Loading Something is loading. But with her first internship, she began to realize her impression of British work culture wasn't for her. Here's a day in her life as a millennial living in London:

Persons: Leonie Annor, wasn't, —, Owiredu, she'd, Here's Organizations: Service, Russell Group, Ivy League, — Locations: London, England

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