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And they were everywhere, although, naturally, New York City was a magnet, as it has always been for L.G.B.T.Q.+ people looking for a place in which they can be themselves. New York City was where you lost your soul, and we wanted to be closer to the earth. I wore an eight-and-a-half-foot-tall Statue of Liberty costume to the Easter Parade in New York City, and Kirsten came along with me. By the time I turned 30, I’d been telling people I was older for years, because I’m not the type to bemoan the loss of my youth. Going to New York felt like this moment of emerging to a wider audience, and then I started to travel a lot.

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☆ Neuralink's first patient said he 'cried a little bit' after his brain implant started malfunctioning
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Neuralink reported a malfunction in its patient's brain-chip implant weeks after insertion. Noland Arbaugh told Bloomberg he "cried a little bit" after he found out about the malfunction. AdvertisementThe first person to get a Neuralink brain implant said he "cried a little bit" after finding out there had been a malfunction with the device. Noland Arbaugh told Bloomberg he realized the implant had malfunctioned weeks after he had the device inserted in January. Neuralink used a blog post last week to disclose the implant had malfunctioned, and give a progress update.

Persons: Neuralink, Noland Arbaugh, —, I'd, Arbaugh Organizations: Bloomberg, Service, Business

☆ Russia knew of Moscow terrorist attack plot weeks ago, Ukraine's military spy chief says
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Law enforcement officers stand guard near the Crocus City Hall concert venue following a reported shooting incident, near Moscow, Russia. Chief of the Military Intelligence of Ukraine, Kyrylo Budanov, attends the Kyiv Stratcom Forum 2024 in Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 27, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesThe Islamic State (IS) militant group claimed it was behind the Moscow attack last Friday in which 143 died. Global Images Ukraine | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesBudanov claimed Russia knew where the combat groups would come from, and which countries the attackers would travel through to reach Russia. The damaged Crocus City Hall concert venue near Moscow, Russia, following an attack by gunmen.

Persons: Maksim Blinov, Budanov, Ukrinform, Kyrylo Budanov, Putin, Dmytro Kotsiubailo, Vladimir Putin, Alexander Bortnikov, Nikolai Patrushev —, —, Patrushev, Maria Zakharova, Dmitry Peskov, Peskov, Vyacheslav Oseledko Organizations: Crocus City Hall, Sputnik, AP Russia, Hall, Russian Federation, Kyiv Stratcom, Military Intelligence, Nurphoto, Islamic, Kremlin, Directorate of Intelligence, Getty, Russia, concertgoers, Russia's Federal Security Service, Russian Ministry of Emergencies, Anadolu, Security, RIA Novosti, Russian Foreign, U.S, CNBC, Economic, Afp Locations: Crocus, Moscow, Russia, Syria, Ukraine, Kyiv, U.S, Russian, Bishkek

☆ China is getting hyped over a suggestion that people get more than 5 days of paid time off
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Current laws give employees five days of annual paid time off, which increases to 10 days after they have worked 10 years, and 15 days if they have worked for 20 years or more. Fok's proposal would let young workers scale their annual leave from five to 10 days until they hit the 10-year mark. His suggestion sparked hopes on Weibo, China's version of X, that the country might soon align with international paid leave standards. The International Labor Organization recommends three weeks of paid annual leave. AdvertisementShanghai-based outlet The Paper ran an informal poll on Tuesday, asking if its readers felt they could take vacation days.

Persons: —, Kenneth Fok, Fok, we've, Jack Ma Organizations: Service, People's, China Youth, International Labor Organization, China, Daily, Business, Ministry of Human Resources, Social Security, Pew Research Center Locations: China, Hong Kong, Kong, Beijing, Weibo, Shanghai

☆ Norman Jewison, Filmmaker Who Spanned Genres, Is Dead at 97
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Dennis Lim | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

His death was confirmed by a spokesman for the family, Jeff Sanderson. He declined to specify where Mr. Jewison lived, saying that the family requested privacy. Mr. Jewison, whose career began in Canadian television and spanned more than 50 years, was, like his close friend Sidney Lumet and a select few other directors, best known for making films that addressed social issues. The most celebrated of those was “In the Heat of the Night” (1967), one of his earliest features and his first Oscar-winning film. It went on to win five Academy Awards, including best picture and best actor, for Mr. Steiger.

Persons: Norman Jewison, —, ” —, Jeff Sanderson, Jewison, Sidney Lumet, Oscar, Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Steiger Organizations: Black Philadelphia, police, “ Locations: American, Black, Detroit, Newark

☆ Los Angeles is defined by its deep-rooted car culture. Could the recent I-10 freeway fire make Angelenos rethink that relationship?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Officials encouraged people to switch to public transit to alleviate bad traffic from road closures. For native Angelenos and the millions of visitors who've traveled to the area, Los Angeles car culture is simply a way of life. According to The Los Angeles Times, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority saw a 10% bump in ridership on the E Line light rail train that runs through downtown Los Angeles on the first two workdays after the incident. While it's too early to know if public transit ridership will be up in November, a reimagined vision of traversing Los Angeles has long been overdue. The transit system simply isn't woven into the fabric of Los Angeles compared to cities like New York and Chicago.

Persons: —, who've, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, it's, Damian Dovarganes Organizations: Service, Los Angeles Mayor, Los Angeles Times, Los, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Metro Transit Authority, TAP, California Department of Transportation, Caltrans, Wall Street, LA Transit, AP, LA Metro Rail Locations: LA, Los Angeles, California, Angelenos, Los Angeles County, Santa Monica, Inglewood, Angeles, New York, Chicago, Santa, Southern California

☆ With drones and dawn assault, Myanmar's Chin rebels open new front
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The ethnic Chin fighters said they used drones to drop bombs on the military bases, and junta soldiers fought back - especially fiercely at Khawmawi - occasionally firing mortars. At least nine Chin fighters were killed in the assault, along with six junta soldiers, two Chin rebels said, asking not to be named. Suan and Lawma's account of the battle, which was corroborated by a rebel commander and six residents who witnessed some of the fighting, provides a rare ground-level insight into a widening assault against Myanmar's military junta. After the two military camps were overrun, 43 junta soldiers crossed over to India seeking shelter and most were subsequently flown back to Myanmar. On the other side stood armed Chin rebels, under a billowing Chin flag.

Persons: Suan, Chin, Min Tun, Sui Khar, Zaw Min Tun, Krishn Kaushik, Devjyot, Robert Birsel Organizations: REUTERS, Arakan Army, Brotherhood Alliance, Chin, Thomson Locations: Khawmawi, India, Myanmar, Zokhawthar, Champhai district, India's, Mizoram, Chin State, Rihkhawdar, India's Champhai, Shan State, Myanmar's, China, Rakhine State, Kayah State, Thailand

☆ UPenn donors were furious about the Palestine Writes Literature Festival. What about it made them pull their funds?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

Gottheimer criticized UPenn for including Waters and Hill as festival speakers in a letter posted the day after the University released its statement. “Situating those individual Palestinians and our allies in league with actual antisemites is wholly irresponsible and dangerous.”At the festival, speakers acknowledged the allegations of antisemitism and denied them. It said they were notified 48 hours before the event Waters wished to show up in person, but that would have required additional security unavailable at short notice. ‘Felt like home’Planning the Palestine Writes Literature Festival took endless hours, according to Abulhawa. Susan Abulhawa, a Palestinian-American writer and human rights activist, speaks at a 2014 Palestine Festival of Literature event at Qasr al Qassem on June 4, 2014 in Beit Wazan, near Nablus, West Bank.

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Rahm Emanuel, Washington's outspoken ambassador to Japan, wrote in a post on X: "1st: Defense Minister Li Shangfu hasn't been seen or heard from in 3 weeks. China's defence ministry did not immediately respond to requests for comment. On the trip, Wat met with China's navy commander, Dong Jun and other navy leaders, Singapore's defence ministry said on its website. Singapore's defence ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Military observers and diplomats are closely watching whether China will go ahead with plans to hold the Beijing Xiangshan Forum - an annual international security summit normally hosted by China's defence minister - in late October.

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☆ Florida ocean temperatures top 100 degrees as coral bleaching is found
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Eric Zerkel | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —An urgent rescue operation is underway to save Florida coral species from extinction as a mass bleaching event and die-off from unprecedented water temperatures spreads across reefs in the the Florida Keys. Extreme heat and a lack of rain and wind pushed water temperatures around Florida to some of the highest levels ever observed anywhere. The most significant concentration of coral isn’t located in the shallower Florida Bay, where the readings were taken, but that matters little for coral around the Florida Keys baking in water temperatures topping 90 degrees. “The pictures are frankly horrifying,” Katie Lesneski, the monitoring coordinator for NOAA’s Mission: Iconic Reefs told CNN. Coral bleaching as seen at Cheeca Rocks off Islamorada in the Florida Keys.

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☆ Trump opposes quick trial date in classified documents case
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Former President Donald Trump on Monday night asked a federal court to hold off on setting a date for the criminal trial over his handling of classified documents, arguing that the unprecedented case requires "a measured consideration and timeline." Their 12-page filing put forward a slew of reasons to "postpone any consideration of a new trial date." They also gestured toward the complexities of discussing classified material in a criminal trial and the potential difficulty of selecting a jury during a presidential election. The attorneys also said they believe the indictment against Trump and Nauta will ultimately be dismissed. Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee, had initially scheduled the former president's criminal trial to start on Aug. 14.

Persons: Walt Nauta, Donald Trump, Stanley Woodward, James Lawrence King, Trump, Nauta, Aileen Cannon, Trump's Organizations: US Navy, White House, James Lawrence King Federal, Trump, Republican, Southern, Southern District of, Department of Justice, Presidential Records, Justice Department, DOJ Locations: Miami , Florida, Southern District, Southern District of Florida

☆ After Prigozhin's mutiny, another Russian ultranationalist said that Putin must 'transfer' his war powers if he can't win in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Sam Fellman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

If Putin can't secure victory in Ukraine, one of them argued, "he needs to legally transfer his powers." "The whole current system is built on the irresponsibility of the elites," wrote Igor Girkin at the Angry Patriots Club meeting planned weeks before the Wagner Group armed rebellion. "If the president is not ready to take responsibility for the war, he needs to legally transfer his powers." "The Kremlin's continued careful response to the armed rebellion will likely prompt other Russian nationalists to test Russian official reactions to more explicitly critical rhetoric." Girkin — a former FSB security operative who goes by the nom de guerre Strelkov, Russian for "shooter" — had warned that Prigozhin's Wagner Group could be a threat to Putin.

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☆ Timeline: CNN’s 18 Months of Tumult
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Gregory Schmidt | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

CNN has endured nearly two years of turmoil as the cable news network has struggled to overcome national scandals, abrupt departures, plummeting ratings and declining profits. The tumult culminated this week with the sudden exit of CNN’s top boss, Chris Licht, whose rocky 13-month run as the leader of CNN came to an end after a string of controversies. He was appointed chief executive and chairman of CNN in February 2022, succeeding Jeff Zucker, who had resigned weeks earlier. Here’s a timeline of 18 months of turmoil at CNN that led up to his ouster. CNN fired Chris Cuomo, a star anchor, on Dec. 4, 2021, over his involvement in the political affairs of his brother, former Gov.

Persons: Chris Licht, Jeff Zucker, . Licht, Licht, Chris Cuomo, Andrew M, Cuomo Organizations: CNN Locations: New York

☆ Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch reportedly had calls with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy weeks before Tucker Carlson was fired
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( Britney Nguyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch had calls with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Semafor reported. The separate phone calls reportedly happened weeks before Fox News host Tucker Carlson was fired. There is no clear link between the Murdochs' calls with Zelenskyy and Carlson's firing from Fox News. Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch had separate phone calls with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy weeks before Tucker Carlson, who has been critical of Ukraine and Zelenskyy, was fired from Fox News, Semafor reported. The Washington Post reported that during a Fox newsroom meeting, Rupert Murdoch"loudly" challenged Carlson about one of his segments on the Ukraine war.

☆ 1 in 3 people would quit for a 4-day workweek job, according to a new report
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-07 | by ( Jennifer Liu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The four-day workweek is gaining momentum, and people say they're willing to quit to have it. A majority, 61%, of workers say they'd rather have a four-day workweek than the traditional five, and 33% say they'd quit their job to for one with a shortened week, according to a Monster survey of 868 workers conducted in March. Half of those surveyed say they'd be more productive with a shortened workweek, and 10% would even take a pay cut for the benefit. More companies may experiment with a shortened workweek, especially if they can't award raises or promotions in a challenging economic environment. The share of companies offering a 4-day workweek benefit reached the 10% threshold for the first time last year, according to a recent Payscale report.

☆ Airbus targets 720 deliveries in 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( Tim Hepher | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Industry sources have said Airbus is currently producing 45 of the workhorse jets a month. Revenues rose 13% to 58.763 billion euros, buoyed by higher deliveries compared to the previous year and a strong dollar. Industry sources had previously said A350 output was scheduled to remain steady at 6 a month throughout 2024 and 2025, up from 5.6 a month in 2023. Airbus' net cash rose to 9.4 billion euros, closing in on a threshold previously identified for potential share buybacks. Faury told investors in September he would discuss buybacks with the board "as soon as we hit the 10 billion euros mark."

☆ Wall St Week Ahead Stocks typically rally in December, investors have some caution this year
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( David Randall | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

September, meanwhile, is the worst month of average for stocks, with a 0.7% average decline. Gains would be welcomed by many investors after seeing the S&P 500 Index (.SPX) fall around 16% so far this year. Still, weighing on the market has been the U.S. Federal Reserve's actions to aggressively tighten interest rates to fight inflation. The average Santa rally has boosted the S&P 500 by 1.3% since 1969, according to the Stock Trader's Almanac. The painful double-digit declines in both U.S. stocks and bonds, meanwhile, have made both asset classes more attractive for long-term investors, said Liz Ann Sonders, chief investment strategist at Charles Schwab.

☆ Bill Barr said he thinks the DOJ probably has a 'basis for legitimately indicting' Trump over Mar-a-Lago documents
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( Lloyd Lee | Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Barr said he believed that the Justice Department may have enough evidence to indict Donald Trump. He declined to say if he would have indicted Trump if he was still attorney general. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday named a special counsel to take over investigations involving the former president. Barr, who was once a staunch ally of Trump, served as his attorney general from February 2019 to December 2020. Barr has since continued to rebuke Trump, saying in September the Justice Department was likely justified in raiding Mar-a-Lago.

☆ Netanyahu poised for comeback in Israeli election, exit polls show
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Former Israeli Prime Minister and Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife speak to the press after casting their vote in the Israeli general election on November 1, 2022 in Jerusalem, Israel. Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared well placed to return to power after exit polls following Tuesday's election showed his right-wing bloc heading for a narrow majority lifted by a strong showing from his far-right allies. Israel's longest-serving premier, on trial over corruption charges which he denies, was poised to take 61-62 seats in the 120-seat Knesset, according to Israeli television exit polls. The early exit polls may differ from the final result of the election, which is not expected until later in the week. Security on the streets and soaring prices topped the list of voter concerns in a campaign triggered by defections from centrist Prime Minister Yair Lapid's unlikely ruling coalition of right-wing, liberal and Arab parties.

☆ Netanyahu bids for comeback in tight Israeli election
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( James Mackenzie | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Israel's longest-serving premier, Netanyahu is on trial on corruption charges, which he denies, but his rightist Likud party is still expected to finish as the largest in parliament. "There's a feeling of despair at all these elections," said Hagit Cohen, a 46 year-old social worker from Tel Aviv. She said she was voting for outgoing centrist Prime Minister Yair Lapid rather than the centre-left parties she normally backed. [1/5] Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he addresses his supporters from a truck at a campaign event in the run up to Israel's election in Or Yehuda, Israel October 30, 2022. Reporting by James Mackenzie; Editing by Cynthia Osterman, Lincoln Feast and Andrew HeavensOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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