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Two reports released Monday provide a mixed but compelling outlook on the wave of book removals and challenges as the annual Banned Books Week begins for schools, stores and libraries nationwide. The ALA attributed the decline in book challenges in the first eight months of 2024, in part, to the work of anti-censorship activists and “success in courts” against laws that restrict book access. “But, you know, the First Amendment protects the rights of minors as well.”While the ALA’s report shows signs of book challenges abating, objections to certain titles still persist. Like the ALA, PEN said a large portion of the books targeted have racial or LGBTQ themes. It is supported by the ALA, PEN, the Authors Guild, the National Book Foundation and more than a dozen other organizations.

Persons: “, ” Deborah Caldwell, Stone, ” Caldwell, Toni Morrison’s “, Maia Kobabe’s, George M, shouldn’t, abating, Judy Blume, Margaret Atwood, ”, Kasey Meehan Organizations: American Library Association, PEN, Intellectual, Labor, ALA, “, NBC, New College of Florida, Utah State Board of Education, Read, Book Foundation Locations: PEN America, Florida and Iowa, United States, Nassau County , Florida, Utah, Florida

☆ Microsoft downgraded on fear its AI lead over Amazon and Google is gone
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Analyst Gil Luria maintained his price target of $475, which is approximately 9% higher than where Microsoft stock closed on Friday. In particular, Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud Platform appear to pose the biggest threats to Microsoft's Azure cloud computing platform. But Amazon Web Services is now adding nearly as much cloud business, while Google Cloud Platform's current acceleration is comparable to that of Azure's last-quarter growth rates. "While Microsoft has discussed its Maia chips, it is years behind Amazon and Google and appears to be using them only to run Azure OpenAI Services workloads. We believe this means Microsoft has been escalating an arms race it may not be able to win."

Persons: D.A, Davidson, Gil Luria, Luria, Maia Organizations: Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Google, Services, Amazon, OpenAI Locations: OpenAI

☆ How Google makes custom chips used to train Apple AI models and its own chatbot, Gemini
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Katie Tarasov | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

He's been covering Google's custom cloud chips since they launched in 2015. Google was the first cloud provider to make custom AI chips. Microsoft 's first custom AI chip, Maia, wasn't announced until the end of 2023. But being first in AI chips hasn't translated to a top spot in the overall rat race of generative AI. Google TPUs still dominate among custom cloud AI accelerators, with 58% of the market share, according to The Futurum Group.

Persons: Google's, Daniel Newman, He's, Maia, wasn't, Gemini, OpenAI's ChatGPT, Newman, Amin Vahdat, Marc Ganley, Vahdat, they've, Stacy Rasgon, Rasgon, it's Organizations: Google, Apple, Apple Intelligence, Nvidia, Futurum, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, CNBC, Systems, Unit, Bernstein Research, Broadcom, TSMC, Trillium, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Intel, Samsung Locations: Mountain View , California, China, Taiwan, U.S

☆ MS-13 Killed Her Sister. That Was Just the Beginning of Her Pain.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Maia Coleman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On Sept. 14, 2016, the body of Kayla Cuevas was found, bludgeoned to death by members of MS-13 and left beside a house at 6 Ray Court in Brentwood. Two years later exactly, her mother, Evelyn Rodriguez, who had become a renowned anti-gang activist, was run down on Ray Court by the homeowner’s daughter. The daughter, Annmarie Drago, had grown weary of unceasing memorials near the property, prosecutors said. The prosecution of Ms. Drago followed a byzantine nearly six-year path of conviction, reversal and retrial as attention seeped away and Ms. Rodriguez’s family fell to pieces. For Kelsey Cuevas, 26, Kayla’s sister and the sole survivor of a tight triad of women, it has been a torturous ordeal with an unjust ending.

Persons: transfixed, Kayla Cuevas, bludgeoned, Evelyn Rodriguez, Ray, Annmarie Drago, Ms, Drago, Rodriguez’s, Kelsey Cuevas Organizations: Ray, Brentwood . Locations: Brentwood, Suffolk

☆ Assigned desks are now a work perk — and Gen Zers are making themselves right at home
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Alexandra Bacon | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewWhen Maïa Maury, 25, started a new job in the US, she was happy to find that it came with her own assigned desk. AdvertisementWhile an assigned desk used to be a given in an office, the pandemic ushered in an era of hot desking and working from home. Now, cubicles and assigned office desks are more of a novelty, meaning those lucky few who get one are sometimes keen to make the most of it. AdvertisementAnother Gen Zer, Zernab Saeed, wanted to make the most of having a personal office desk in her first job out of college. Many companies are still shifting toward reducing office space, leaving fewer opportunities for people to enjoy having their own desks.

Persons: —, Maïa Maury, who'd, hoover, Maury, Zernab Saeed, Zernab, Zernab Saeed Saeed, she's, there's, Caitlin Turner, HOK, Turner, Gen Zers, Gen, it's, Leonora Georgeoglou Organizations: Service, Business Locations: French

☆ A Ukrainian fencer dedicated her Olympic medal to athletes who couldn't compete 'because Russia killed them'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Hannah Abraham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Read previewA Ukrainian fencer dedicated her Olympic medal to "athletes who could not come and be here because Russia killed them." This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Related storiesUkraine's National Olympic Committee told Business Insider by email in February that 422 athletes had been killed in the war with Russia. Kharlan received an exemption citing her "unique situation" from the president of the International Olympic Committee — himself an Olympic fencing champion — which allowed her to attend Paris Games. Athletes from Russia and Ukraine have increasingly been at odds since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Persons: —, ake, harlan, ames, hough, ince, cale, Ольга Харлан, Олмпади Organizations: Service, Business, aris G Locations: Russia

☆ The Troubled-Teen Industry Needs Safe and Effective Treatment - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Maia Szalavitz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Sadie Sutton was first hospitalized for depression when she was 13. At 15, after four hospitalizations and outpatient therapy at Stanford University, she was sent to an inpatient program at McLean Hospital, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School. There, she completed 14 weeks of dialectical behavior therapy (also known as D.B.T. As the United States faces a post-pandemic mental health emergency, we need immediate reform. As with medications, behavioral health treatments for teenagers must be required to be proved safe and effective before they can be sold.

Persons: Sadie Sutton, Sutton, she’d, ”, can’t Organizations: Stanford University, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Chrysalis Locations: Bay, Montana, United States

☆ An Instagram influencer who partied with Leonardo DiCaprio got 8 years in prison for human trafficking: report
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewKat Torres, an Instagram influencer, was sentenced to eight years in a Brazilian prison for the human trafficking and slavery of a woman, according to the BBC. According to the BBC, Torres had gone from living in a Brazillian favela to partying with Leonardo DiCaprio and other A-listers. But according to the BBC, Ana and other followers said taking Torres' advice led to them becoming increasingly isolated from family and friends. Freitas told the BBC that Torres later tried to persuade her to become a sex worker. According to the BBC, Ana saw the news stories and contacted law enforcement agencies, including the FBI.

Persons: —, Kat Torres, Torres, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ana, Letícia Maia, Desirrê Freitas, Freitas, Maia, @searchingDesirrê, Jesus Organizations: Service, BBC, BBC Eye, BBC News Brasil, FBI, Business, Globo Locations: Brazilian, New York, Brazil, Germany

☆ An Instagram influencer who partied with Leonardo DiCaprio was jailed for trafficking and slavery: report
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

☆ Wimbledon day 8: Will Rybakina break cycle? Did we see the most chaotic match-up?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Charlie Eccleshare | Matthew Futterman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +20 min

Follow live coverage of Wimbledon 2024Welcome to the Wimbledon briefing, where The Athletic will explain the stories behind the stories on each day of the tournament. On day eight of Wimbledon 2024, Elena Rybakina stepped up to her new billing, the ATP made a germy decision, and there was chaos on Court One. Elena Rybakina is one of three players left in the women’s field who has won a Grand Slam title before. Rybakina plays with a big serve and with flat power that keeps her ball low. More importantly, do we too often discount the data point of winning a tournament on grass the week before Wimbledon?

Persons: Elena Rybakina, Rybakina, Julian Finney, ”, Anna Kalinskaya, “, Elina Svitolina, She’s, Jelena Ostapenko, Barbora, Krejcikova, It’s, “ it’s, ” Matt Futterman, Yulia Putintseva, Ostapenko, Putintseva’s, Putintseva, 😂😂, ould, Fritz, ryo, aylor Fritz, Finney, Getty, bea, Rafael Nadal,, ” “Th, is ano, bec, hird, D., 🇪, 🇦 L., 🇸 A., Alves (Q, 🇹, B., Marte, J, Choi, 🇵, Nishiok, Goff, iva, J., 🇸 R., 🇷 L., 🇸 J., rin, Safi, T omlj, R, 🇸 R. M, Gade, 🇧 H., Tom o, 🇸 M., Zhan, 🇸, 🇳, Wang, 🇧, 🇦 28 D. Y, Bouzas, Su, D. Y, 🇷, ina, vito Organizations: Wimbledon, ATP, All England, Getty, WTA Tour, rte, acc, 🇨🇱, 🇬, 🇷, avon, 🇸, ritz, 🇺, ub, 🇧, (Q), 🇴 I. Begu, 🇴, Collins, Saville, Keys, uc Locations: Wimbledon, Ukraine, French

☆ Wimbledon recap day 7: Carlos Alcaraz’s highlight reel and Lulu Sun’s story
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-07 | by ( Charlie Eccleshare | Matthew Futterman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +19 min

Welcome to the Wimbledon briefing, where The Athletic will explain the stories behind the stories on each day of the tournament. On day seven of Wimbledon 2024, Carlos Alcaraz showed off his tennis diet, Lulu Sun kept building her story, and Daniil Medvedev set up a rematch. To really feel good on a tennis court, Carlos Alcaraz needs to play points that get the crowd off their seats. He lost the third set 6-1 and went on a run of losing four service games in a row. Even in an international sport like tennis, Wimbledon quarterfinalist Lulu Sun has quite some heritage.

Persons: Carlos Alcaraz, Lulu Sun, Daniil Medvedev, Ugo Humbert, Alcaraz, Humbert, Spaniard, Tommy Paul, — Charlie Eccleshare, Emma Raducanu, Sun, She’s, Julian Finney, Donna Vekic, Zhu Lin, Charlie Eccleshare Will Daniil Medvedev, Jannik, hadn’t, We’ll, Sinner, Medvedev, Adam Pretty, Grigor Dimitrov, Ben Shelton, he’ll, — Charlie Eccleshare Will Jasmine Paolini’s, Keys, Rob Newell, Camerasport, Paolini, Emma Navarro, — James Hansen, Paula Badosa’s, 🇷 F., Paul, 🇸 P., 🇪, 🇷 M., 7 🇦🇷 F, Dani e, C. O, A. T, 🇸 J. Muna, Du, L. N, J, 🇵 Y, Cobo, Mun, i tz 🇩, 🇧 F. J, Ker, B., C. Tau, Carl e, 🇸, Fernandez, 🇳 10 O. J, Golub, Boult e r 7 7 🇩, Mari, 🇴, eva, 🇷, 🇿 26, 🇷 16 E. J, Maia, 🇿, Wang, 🇧 E. R, ina, LL, odon, K, M., D., 🇸 19 E., Coll, Ry Organizations: Wimbledon, Getty, Madison Keys, Shelton, 🇬, Monfils, rgs, Walton, 🇰, 🇺, 🇸, Alcaraz 6, 🇷, 🇱 A. Rus, Navarro Locations: —, Croatian, New Zealand, Switzerland, Devon, Melbourne

☆ Moped-Riding Thieves Frighten Diners at Upscale N.Y.C. Restaurants
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Maia Coleman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Just 20 feet away, a man wearing a mask brandished a gun in the crowded dining room and with a henchman grabbed two phones and a watch from three men at a table near the front door. Diners dashed into the kitchen. Chairs toppled. The perpetrators quick-walked out and fled on a moped, leaving behind a half-empty dining room where a handful of unfired bullets had fallen to the floor. The stickup took less than 40 seconds.

Persons: Gabe Thomas, Shirley Yu Locations: Williamsburg , Brooklyn

☆ Wimbledon recap day one: Coco Gauff joined by lucky losers in women’s draw, Tiafoe rises
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Charlie Eccleshare | Matthew Futterman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +15 min

Welcome to the Wimbledon briefing, where The Athletic will explain the stories behind the stories on each day of the tournament. For world No 2 Coco Gauff, the draw at this year’s Wimbledon has been more than kind: It’s been positively loving. There are no Wimbledon champions in this half of the draw, but there is still a four-time slam winner. (Glyn Kirk / AFP via Getty Images)Can Frances Tiafoe make this the first day of the rest of his tennis life? Tiafoe came back from two sets down for the first time in his career, winning 6-7(5), 2-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-3.

Persons: Casper Ruud, Aryna Sabalenka, Frances Tiafoe, Casper Ruud’s, Ruud, Alexander Zverev, Alex Bolt, Henry Nicholls, I’m, ”, Swiatek, you’ve, Coco Gauff, Victoria, Zheng, Lulu Sun, Mirra, —, Brenda Fruhvirtova, Jasmine Paolini, Maria Sakkari, Gauff, Caroline Dolehide, Naomi Osaka, Diane Parry, Glyn Kirk, Tiafoe, Mateo Arnaldi, ” Tiafoe, He’s, Roland Garros, craves, Borna Coric, — Carlos Alcaraz, Ben Stansall, Erika Andreeva, Britain’s Sonay Kartal, Aryna, Linda, Erika, Donna Vekic, rika, ade, ound, hird, Ber, G, 🇦🇷 18 S. Baez, 🇿 J., Kor, Borge, Dan, 🇪 E., Diaz, Hurkacz 🇲🇩 R, 🇸 J., . Ju, Kar, J, Fearnley, 🇹 1, Nakashima 🇦 🇺 J., F. J, 🇷 P., eva 🇩🇪, 🇦, A. Pot, Colli, 🇸, . Wozniacki, Bro, Fer, U vardy, Tomova 🇺 🇸, 🇴, K, 🇿 K., Yastrems, 🇷, Wang, 🇹, Danilo, eva, 🇯, Nava Organizations: Wimbledon, London, Getty, Tennis, Victoria Azarenka, U.S, 🇬, Monfils, ritz, emi, eni, Sta Locations: Wimbledon, Halle, Germany, Queen’s, London, Norway, Swiatek’s, Italy, AFP, Roehampton, Russian, Croatia, novi, Bou, Ste

☆ Some disgruntled 'Bridgerton' fans are turning on the showrunner
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

A two-part release schedule sidelined Colin and Penelope's story for other character arcsLuke Newton as Colin Bridgerton and Nicola Coughlan as Penelope Featherington on season three, episode two of "Bridgerton." "I'm so disappointed honestly by 'Bridgerton' season three, part two," TikToker @lightfrommars said in one video that's been viewed over 770,000 times. Complaints from 'Bridgerton' fans could affect the show — though it's probably safe for nowDoes this spell doom for the Bridgertons? "Bridgerton" season three also topped Nielsen's streaming chart, with 2.19 billion viewing minutes. AdvertisementSo no matter how mad the "Bridgerton" fans are — and how much some factions may insist they're not watching anymore — I'd put my money on the romantic drama's continuation.

Persons: —, Colin Bridgerton, Luke Newton, Penelope Featherington, Nicola Coughlan, Jess Brownell, Chris Van Dusen, Francesca Bridgerton's, Hannah Dodd, Julia Quinn, Phoebe Dynevor, Jean Page, Colin, Liam Daniel, Simon Basset, Daphne Bridgerton, Anthony Bridgerton, Jonathan Bailey, Kate Sharma's, Simone Ashley, Breadcrumbing Penelope, TikToker @lightfrommars, …, John Stirling, Victor Alli, Benedict Bridgerton's, Luke Thompson, Lady Tilley Arnold, Hannah New, Anthony, Kate, Violet Bridgerton, Ruth Gemmell, Danbury's, Lord Anderson, Daniel Francis, it's, we've, Penelope, Bridgerton, Brownell, Eloise Bridgerton, Colin doesn't, he's miffed, Colin's, Polin, Kanthony, Tom Verica, TikToker notwildlin, Maia Douglas, Douglas, Coughlan, Francesca, Michaela Stirling, Michael Stirling, Marie Soledad, fatphobia, she's, Masali Baduza, Netflix There's, Michael, Abbie Mills, We're, Van Dusen, Jenna Ortega, they're, — I'd Organizations: Service, Netflix, Business, Instagram

☆ He Stole From His Tech Boss and Killed Him to Conceal the Crime
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Maia Coleman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Just days after the body of Fahim Saleh, a successful tech entrepreneur, was found dismembered in his luxury condomiumium in Manhattan in July 2020, his former personal assistant, Tyrese Haspil, made a series of unsettling web searches. “Fahim Saleh.” “Murder of tech C.E.O. in New York.” “Dismembered body.”The search queries were just some of the chilling details that emerged during Mr. Haspil’s murder trial this month in Manhattan Criminal Court. And on Monday jurors convicted him of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from Mr. Saleh — and then killing him and cutting up his body in an effort to conceal what he had done. Mr. Haspil, 25, of Brookyn, is expected to be sentenced on Sept. 10.

Persons: Fahim Saleh, Tyrese Haspil, “ Fahim Saleh, ”, Haspil’s, Saleh —, Haspil, “ Tyrese Haspil, Alvin L, Bragg, “, Saleh’s, Mr, Saleh Organizations: Manhattan Criminal Locations: Manhattan, New York, Brookyn, Saudi Arabia, Poughkeepsie, N.Y, Bangladesh, Nigeria

☆ We went behind the scenes of a viral TikTok series in New York City that's part of a new wave of MTV-style social shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Dan Whateley | Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

"New media is having a moment here in New York City," Valentino told BI. Related stories"We have a development team pumping out pilots, new concepts, working new concepts," Fallen Media CEO Sol Betesh told BI. Fallen Media's production team optimizes audio and video on a noisy New York City block. Sydney Bradley/Business InsiderNew York City is a main characterFallen Media is a true New York City operation. Villalpando was recently on an episode of Fallen Media's "Bite Me," and Novi was on a recent segment of "Subway Oracle."

Persons: —, Michael Valentino, Tiffany Baira, Baira, Valentino, Sol Betesh, Sydney, Davis, Jason Derulo, Michael Bublé, Brian Baumgartner, Taco Bell, they're, Betesh, We'll, Maia Novi, Fabrizio Villalpando, Villalpando, Davis Burleson Organizations: Service, Business, YouTube, Media, MTV, Sydney Bradley, New, Washington, Fallen Media Locations: New York, New York City, influencer, TikTok, Instagram, Novi

Thousands of pro-Israel demonstrators marched along Fifth Avenue on Sunday during a heavily policed Israel Day parade that took on a more somber tone this year as the war in Gaza enters its eighth month. The normally jubilant event, which has been held annually since 1964, had fewer spectators in Midtown Manhattan than usual because of intense security. The parade — which was expected to draw 40,000 participants, all of whom needed credentials to march — has been previously called “The Salute to Israel Parade” or “Celebrate Israel.” This year, it was renamed “Israel Day on 5th” and focused on remembering the hostages seized by Hamas on Oct. 7. The event was mostly peaceful and drew very few counterprotesters. No Palestinian flags were in evidence along the parade route on Sunday.

Persons: —, ”, Eric Adams Organizations: Israel, Police Locations: Israel, Gaza, Midtown Manhattan, New York

☆ Weinstein May Face New Charges as More Accusers Emerge, Prosecutors Say
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Hurubie Meko | Maia Coleman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Manhattan prosecutors on Wednesday signaled that they might seek to indict Harvey Weinstein on new charges, saying they were vetting allegations from people who have accused him of sexual assault in recent years as they prepared to retry him after his 2020 sex crimes conviction was overturned. Prosecutors did not say how many accusers they were interviewing or provide details of their allegations but said they were reviewing which of the accusations fell within the statute of limitations. At the hearing on Wednesday in Criminal Court in Manhattan, Mr. Weinstein, 72, entered in a wheelchair, dressed in a dark suit and white shirt, holding a large tan book under his left arm. It was the second hearing since Mr. Weinstein’s conviction was overturned last month. In a 4-to-3 decision, the New York Court of Appeals agreed with Mr. Weinstein’s lawyers that the trial judge who presided over his 2020 case had erred by allowing prosecutors to call several accusers as witnesses, even though their allegations had not led to charges.

Persons: Harvey Weinstein, Weinstein, Weinstein’s Organizations: Prosecutors, New, Mr Locations: Manhattan

☆ After Anti-Israel Speeches, a Law School Curtails Graduation Traditions
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Maia Coleman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For the past two years, commencement speakers at the City University of New York School of Law have made support for Palestinians and opposition to Israel a focus of their speeches. So this year, well before other campuses across the United States faced upheaval over pro-Palestinian student demonstrations, the CUNY law school administration took a new tack. In September, before the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7, the school announced that there would be no student speaker at all at this year’s commencement ceremony. The ceremony will now have no outside speakers and no keynote address, the law school said. The Apollo requires guests to have tickets and has a smaller capacity than the school’s previous venues, the law school said.

Persons: Deborah N, Archer, Muhammad U, — Organizations: City University of New York School of Law, American Civil Liberties Union, Apollo, CUNY Locations: Israel, United States, Harlem

☆ Legal Weed Is Coming. It’s Time to Come Up With Some Rules. - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Maia Szalavitz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

On May 16 the Justice Department formally moved to reclassify marijuana from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act to Schedule III. It is, however, the biggest step yet toward abolishing the legal fiction that cannabis is as dangerous as heroin. And it puts marijuana — used more than any other illicit drug in the world — on a pathway for fully legal recreational use, which a majority of Americans support. It also offers an opportunity to start ironing out the details of what federal cannabis oversight ought to look like if the time comes — both to redress past harms and protect public health. Learning from the experiences of states that have legalized marijuana is essential.

Organizations: Justice Department, Food and Drug Administration, Psychiatry

Senator Robert Menendez’s bribery trial got underway this week in a Manhattan courtroom eight months after he was first indicted on corruption charges. The government has brought a complicated set of accusations against Mr. Menendez, 70. “This case is about a public official who put greed first,” said Lara Pomerantz, an assistant U.S. attorney. “A public official who put his own interests above his duty to the people. Who put his power up for sale.”Two businessmen, Fred Daibes and Wael Hana, are on trial with Mr. Menendez, accused of plying him with bribes.

Persons: Robert Menendez’s, Menendez, ”, Lara Pomerantz, “, Who, Fred Daibes, Wael Hana, Nadine Menendez Locations: Manhattan, Jersey, Egypt, Qatar, New Jersey, U.S

☆ Steve Buscemi Is Punched in Random Manhattan Attack
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-12 | by ( Maia Coleman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The actor Steve Buscemi was punched in the face in a random attack in Manhattan last week, his publicist said on Sunday. Mr. Buscemi, 66, was walking near the corner of Third Avenue and East 27th Street in the Kips Bay neighborhood on Wednesday when the assailant — a stranger — approached and punched him in the face around 11:48 a.m., according to information released by the Police Department last week. The police did not identify Mr. Buscemi as the victim, but his publicist confirmed on Sunday that he was the man who had been attacked. Mr. Buscemi was transported to Bellevue Hospital, where he was treated for bruising, swelling and bleeding in his left eye, the police said.

Persons: Steve Buscemi, Buscemi, — Organizations: Police Department, Bellevue Hospital Locations: Manhattan, Kips, Bellevue

Following the success of Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin, the first season of the Pretty Little Liars spin-off, it's no surprise that the series is back for a second outing. It's the fourth series to come out of Pretty Little Liars, following the short-lived Ravenswood and Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists spin-offs. ET / 12 a.m. PT on MaxHow to watch Pretty Little Liars: Summer School in the USPretty Little Liars: Summer School lands on Max on Thursdays. Shop at MaxHow to watch Pretty Little Liars: Summer School in the UKThere's no word yet on when Pretty Little Liars: Summer School will arrive in the UK, but Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin is available to stream on BBC iPlayer. Pretty Little Liars: Summer School trailerMax released a trailer for Pretty Little Liars: Summer School in April.

Persons: it's, Bailee Madison, Maia Reficco, Chandler Kinney, Malia Pyles, It's, we've, ExpressVPN, Max, HBO Max, Annabeth Gish, Sullivan Organizations: Business, Summer, Liars, HBO, Warner Bros, Pretty, BBC, Max, School Locations: Zaria, Max

☆ Former Police Officer Who Protected Sex Traffickers Gets 3-Year Sentence
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Maia Coleman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Mr. Peiffer initially pleaded not guilty to nine counts, including bribery, extortion and use of an interstate facility to promote prostitution; he was not accused of sex trafficking. Mr. Peiffer had been a police officer in Brewster, a village about 50 miles north of New York City, since at least 2006, prosecutors said in court filings. Mr. Peiffer had been scheduled for sentencing last May, but the hearing was delayed when his wife went into labor just hours before it was to begin. His wife, Shayla Peiffer, is one of several people who wrote supportive letters to the court at the time asking for a more lenient sentence. Ms. Peiffer wrote that she was pregnant with a daughter, due that June.

Persons: Kellman, Peiffer, —, Brewster, Shayla Organizations: Brewster Police Department Locations: Queens, New York , New Jersey, Connecticut, Brewster, Brooklyn, New York City, Mexico, United States

☆ Weinstein to Appear in Court for First Time Since Conviction Overturned
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Maia Coleman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

What a New Trial May MeanWhat a New Trial May MeanWhat a New Trial May MeanWhat a New Trial May MeanWhat a New Trial May MeanWhat a New Trial May MeanWhat a New Trial May MeanWeinstein to Appear in Court for First Time Since Conviction OverturnedHarvey Weinstein, the disgraced former Hollywood producer, is set to appear in a Manhattan court Wednesday in what could be the first step toward a new sex crimes trial. Share full articleHarvey Weinstein walking into court in Manhattan in February 2020. Credit... Sarah Blesener for The New York Times

Persons: Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Sarah Blesener Organizations: The New York Locations: Hollywood, Manhattan

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