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☆ The world is turning against Israel’s war in Gaza – and many Israelis don’t understand why
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

The bands symbolize solidarity with the roughly 240 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. It’s a feeling that cuts across the deep divisions within Israeli society: the world does not understand us. In the early days after the Hamas terror attack, many of the hostages’ families were reluctant to criticize the government of Netanyahu. Public displays of solidarity with Gaza or criticism of Israel’s military response are few and far between. “This conflict (between Israel and the Palestinians) isn’t black and white, but this war (with Hamas) is,” he added.

Persons: Jerusalem CNN — Yoav Peled, Peled, “, Benjamin Netanyahu, Dan Kitwood, Israel, Sigal Itzahak, Itzahak, It’s, ” Itzahak, Anger, Netanyahu, there’s, Benny Zweig, ”, Zweig, “ You’re, ” Zweig, Ivana Kottasova, CNN It’s, Ruby Chen, Itay, Chen, Gilad Shalit, Yahya Sinwar, “ I’m, –, Israel “, I’ve, ” Yonatan Rapaport, Rapaport, Yonatan, ” Rapaport, Netanyahu’s, “ Lu Yehi, Naomi Shemer Organizations: Jerusalem CNN, Pentagon, CNN, Washington DC, Cairo –, Israeli, Israel Defense Forces, IDF, Scout, Palestinian Prisoner’s Society, Tel Aviv University, Hamas, Israel Police, Zion, Israeli Navy, West Bank, Beatles Locations: Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Gaza, Israel’s, –, Israel, London, Washington, Berlin, Paris, Amman, Cairo, HaKirya, Qatar, Zion

☆ TikTok Pushes Back Against Claims It Fuels Antisemitism
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Sapna Maheshwari | More About Sapna Maheshwari | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

TikTok pushed back on Thursday against growing claims in recent weeks that it had failed to to protect Jewish users and had pushed pro-Palestinian content in the United States. Many social networks have come under criticism for spreading misinformation and hate speech during the Israel-Hamas war. TikTok has the added scrutiny of being owned by the Chinese company ByteDance. While Beijing has pitched itself as a neutral broker in the dispute, a surge of antisemitism and anti-Israeli sentiment is proliferating across the Chinese internet and state media. The company said it started offering such data to academic researchers and will include other groups in the future.

Persons: TikTok, Jeff Morris Jr, Israel hashtags, Israel, “, Marco Rubio, Rubio, Morris’s, ” TikTok, standwithisrael, Morris didn’t, Amy Schumer, Michael Rapaport, Debra Messing, Yaël, Eisenstat Organizations: Twitter, Jewish, Defamation, Defamation League Locations: United States, Israel, Beijing, Florida, China

Matthew Perry, the beloved actor who starred as Chandler Bing on “Friends,” has died. “We are devastated by the passing of our dear friend Matthew Perry. Matthew Perry at the 2022 GQ Men Of The Year Party on November 17, 2022 in West Hollywood, California. (l-r) Matt LeBlanc, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, Matthew Perry (second row) Courteney Cox and Jennifer Aniston. Reisig & Taylor/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty ImagesOn “Friends,” Perry starred alongside Courteney Cox, Matt LeBlanc, David Schwimmer, Jennifer Aniston and Lisa Kudrow in the comedy about a tight knit group of friends living in New York City.

Persons: Matthew Perry, Chandler Bing, ”, Perry, Matthew, Warner, Brian Humphrey, Humphrey, Gregg DeGuire, Perry’s, Robert ”, “ Charles, Tracey Ullman, Jimmy Reardon, ’, Chandler, Joe Quincy, Matt LeBlanc, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, Courteney Cox, Jennifer Aniston, Reisig, ” Perry, Doctors, “, haven’t, ’ ”, ” Matthew Perry, Mark J, Terrill, Molly Hurwitz, Molly, Matthew Perry’s, ” Maggie Wheeler, Chandler’s, Janice, Mathew Perry, ” Selma Blair, Matty, ” Michael Rapaport, Gary, Yvette Nicole Brown, Perry “ Organizations: Police, CNN, Los Angeles Times, Warner Bros . Television Group, ” Los Angeles Fire Department, Party, Getty, Warner Bros . Television, Warner Bros ., NBCU, Bank, Perry’s, “, CBC Locations: Los Angeles, West Hollywood , California, Williamstown , Massachusetts, Ottawa, Canada, Beverly Hills, New York City, Pasadena , California, American

☆ To Star at the Venice Biennale, Artists Need Patrons’ Deep Pockets
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Zachary Small | More About Zachary Small | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Organizers said that last year’s exhibition there by Simone Leigh cost about $7 million. But curators say financial support from the State Department has not kept pace with the increases. “We consider private-sector support a strength in our approach to this program, as it creates broad engagement with a wide variety of stakeholders,” a spokesman for the State Department said. “I think there is an understanding even before a selection is made that if you apply, then you have the ability to fundraise,” said Brooke Kamin Rapaport, artistic director and chief curator at Madison Square Park Conservancy and the commissioner of the $3.8 million Venice exhibition by the sculptor Martin Puryear in 2019. Robert Storr, who directed the 2007 Venice Biennale and is a former dean of the Yale School of Art, said the rising costs of shipping and other logistics make the system unsustainable.

Persons: William Adams Delano, Chester Holmes Aldrich, Robert Rauschenberg’s, Robert Gober’s, Simone Leigh, “, ”, Brooke Kamin Rapaport, Martin Puryear, Robert Storr Organizations: State Department, Venice Biennale, Park Conservancy, “, Yale School of Art Locations: United States, Venice, Italy, Madison

☆ Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt's 2000 wedding is still remembered fondly by one of their guests
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt treated guests at their lavish 2000 wedding like VIPs. Actor Michael Rapaport was a guest on “Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen” earlier this week, where he revealed he was among the roughly 200 invited guests at the Malibu wedding. “I was at Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston’s wedding. Pitt and Aniston were married for five years before they announced their divorce but remain friendly. Michael Rapaport Recounts Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston’s Wedding | WWHLWatch Rapaport talk caviar here.

Persons: Jennifer Aniston, Brad Pitt, Michael Rapaport, Andy Cohen ”, “, Erin Lichy, ” Rapaport, Jennifer Aniston’s, ” Cohen, I’ve, Aniston, Pitt Organizations: CNN, “ Real Housewives, New, Hamptons Locations: New York City

☆ Matt Fitzpatrick criticizes US Open's Los Angeles course and 'very poor' atmosphere
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Yet not everyone has given the host glowing reviews, including the major’s reigning champion Matt Fitzpatrick. And following Saturday’s third round, Fitzpatrick – whose hopes of becoming the first player to defend the US Open title since Brooks Koepka look slim – again spoke about the quality of the course and the atmosphere. Fitzpatrick added: “I’ve seen Brooks’ comments and I tend to agree with what he feels like that about this golf course. Yet firmer greens and fairways brought fresh criticisms of the course, and atmosphere, from Fitzpatrick on Saturday. “Very poor … It’s disappointing on the USGA side,” said Fitzpatrick of the atmosphere, according to Barstool Sports journalist Dan Rapaport.

Persons: Matt Fitzpatrick, England’s Fitzpatrick, ”, Fitzpatrick –, Brooks, I’d, Koepka, Fitzpatrick, “ I’m, ” Koepka, I’ve, Brooks ’, you’ve, “, ” Fitzpatrick, Matt York, Padraig Harrington, ” Harrington, ” Brooks, Scottie Scheffler, ” Scheffler, Rickie Fowler, Xander Schauffele, Dan Rapaport, Collin Morikawa, Tom Kim, ” Kim, can’t Organizations: CNN, Los Angeles Country Club, Sky Sports, ESPN, United States Golf Association, USGA, Barstool Sports, Los Locations: American, LA, Los Angeles, Korean

☆ Forget retirement. These Baby Boomers are amassing huge social media followings
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Vanessa Yurkevich | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

And that was the turning point in social media for me,” Polise said. And Chobani worked with 74-year-old Lynn Davis, whose cooking videos have attracted 15.7 million TikTok followers, for an ad promoting the brand. Most Americans on social media are between the ages of 18 and 29. But the number of people 65-plus on social media grows each year: In 2014, 21% of those in that age group were on social media, a figure that more than doubled to 45% by 2021, according to Pew Research. She says her over-the-top eclectic style catches the eye of her younger followers, inspiring them to take risks and express themselves.

Persons: Helen Polise isn’t, ”, I’ll, ” Polise, She’s, Polise, I’m, Goldman Sachs, Chobani, Lynn Davis, influencer Debra Rapaport, “ I’m, I’ve, “, messaged Organizations: New, New York CNN —, Brands, Hyundai, Pew Research Locations: New York, Palm Springs

☆ Marieke Vervoort: How one Paralympian and triathlete's euthanasia papers extended her life by a decade
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( Amy Woodyatt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Throughout her storied career, triathlete and Paralympian Marieke Vervoort captured the imagination of her native Belgium and the wider world. … The fact that that had given her so much mental liberation and spiritual liberation, I thought, was a fantastic story,” Rapaport told CNN Sport. “If I didn’t have the papers, I think I would have already committed suicide,” Vervoort told reporters in 2016. And in this case, having control over decision-making about the end of your life,” Rapaport explained. Vervoort died in October 2019.

☆ Fact Check-Michael Rapaport added audio to video of Marjorie Taylor Greene, duping some
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

In the video, Greene is called a “filthy animal” and a “QAnon lunatic.” A search for the video shows an April 4 tweet by Rapaport with more than six million views at the time of writing (here). Rapaport shared the clip on his other social media accounts (here), (here) and (here). “As far as I can tell, [Rapaport] added the audio,” Mack said, adding that he shot it with his phone as Greene was leaving Collect Pond Park. The video shared on social media includes edited audio of Michael Rapaport and was originally shot by a BuzzFeed reporter. Read more about our work to fact-check social media posts (here).

☆ Why stablecoin company Circle is set to be the big winner in crypto after the collapse of Signature Bank and Silicon Valley Bank
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-14 | by ( April Joyner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The collapse of three crypto-friendly banks is a boon for stablecoin issuer Circle, investors said. Slivergate Bank, Silicon Valley Bank, and Signature all imploded in the space of a week. Circle keeps its reserves at BNY Mellon, which helped its stablecoin USDC recover after SVB's fall. Circle, the company behind the stablecoin USDC, is set to come ahead in the aftermath of the collapses of Silvergate Bank, Silicon Valley Bank, and Signature Bank, according to several investors and founders. One risk, however, is that recent bank failures prompt regulators to bar crypto companies, including Circle, from accessing the US banking system altogether.

☆ 'The music stopped': 6 founders tell how they survived this year's bursting VC funding bubble, customers unwilling to spend, and a graveyard of fallen startup peers
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-27 | by ( April Joyner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

This year's economic caution marked a huge contrast to 2021's exuberance and record VC funding. Insider spoke with six founders about how they've handled the abrupt switch from market exuberance to economic caution. But at the same time, they said, they've sought to pounce on new opportunities created by the economic downturn. ElektraShifting landscapes, changing prioritiesAfter a year of record venture capital funding, the abrupt shift in investor sentiment hit hard in 2022, founders told Insider. Artificial intelligence startups are the latest beneficiary of VC hype, buoyed by breakthrough software tools such as DALL-E and ChatGPT.

☆ How 2 friends at Bain spotted a big compliance risk in the crypto industry — and raised $2.8 million from CRV and Y Combinator to help fix it
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( Stephanie Palazzolo | April Joyner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Argus, which makes compliance software for crypto funds and trading firms, has raised $2.8 million. After FTX's fall, crypto firms are focused on compliance but worried about costs, Argus' CEO said. To prevent insider trading, Argus checks employee trades against a list of restricted assets, looking for overlap. Although other startups, such as ComplySci, also offer financial compliance software, Rapaport says that Argus distinguishes itself through its focus on crypto, where compliance procedures are relatively new terrain. "And so they're probably not thinking, 'Can we bring on a new compliance software?'

☆ Crypto.com CEO downplays FTX contagion fears, says he’ll prove naysayers wrong as withdrawals rise
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

"We do not run a hedge fund, we do not trade customers' assets. Alameda Research, FTX's sister company, borrowed billions in customer funds from the exchange to ensure it had enough funds on hand to process withdrawals, CNBC reported Sunday. Bankman-Fried declined to comment on allegations of misappropriating customer funds but said its recent bankruptcy filing was the result of issues with a leveraged trading position. Asked about this Monday, Marszalek said this was just a reflection of the assets Crypto.com customers were buying. Crypto.com has 70 million users globally and made revenues of $1 billion annually in both 2021 and 2022, according to Marszalek.

☆ FTX users appear to be cashing out of bankrupt crypto exchange through a Bahamas loophole
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( Kate Rooney | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Some FTX users appear to have found a way to move money off of the exchange through a back door in the Bahamas. The patterns suggest "desperate" customers were turning to FTX users in the Bahamas for help, according to Argus. The now-bankrupt global cryptocurrency exchange is only allowing withdrawals in the Bahamas after halting FTX liquidations everywhere else in the world. High-net-worth users are paying astronomical prices for NFTs on FTX at a time when the broader crypto and digital collectible market has nosedived. Argus said this type of trading is likely an attempt by FTX users to access money in any way they can.

☆ Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards fined $40,000 for anti-gay video
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dennis-Romero-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Dennis Romero | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The NBA has fined Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards $40,000 for making anti-LGBTQ remarks in a video on his Instagram account. The video, apparently from the weekend of Sept. 10, was posted to his Instagram account but soon deleted. The NBA on Tuesday called Edwards' language "offensive and derogatory." In 2011, the Chicago Bulls’ Joakim Noah was fined a similar amount for hurling an anti-gay slur at a fan. “We are disappointed in the language and actions Anthony Edwards displayed on social media,” the team’s president of basketball operations, Tim Connelly, said in a statement.

☆ Baschetbalistul Kevin Durant, amendat pentru un comportament nesportiv în afara terenului
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-03 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: 1 min

Starul echipei Brooklyn Nets va plăti 50 de mii de dolari, după ce i-a adresat insulte cu caracter homofob actorului Michael Rapaport într-o discuție privată pe care a purtat-o cu acesta pe rețelele de socializare.Rapaport a făcut publice imagini cu discuția avută cu celebrul baschetbalist, iar NBA s-a autosesizat și l-a amendat pe Kevin Durant.Schimbul de replici dintre cei doi a venit în urma unui interviu pe care Durant l-a acordat, iar Rapaport a criticat modul în care baschetbalistul a răspuns la întrebări.Dublul campion NBA a confirmat disputa cu artistul și a transmis un mesaj prin care își cerea scuze fanilor pentru cuvintele folosite.Kevin Durant este dublu campion NBA cu Golden State Warriors, iar din 2019 evoluează la Brooklyn Nets.El mai are în palmares un titlul mondial și 2 olimpice cu echipa națională a Statelor Unite.

Persons: Michael Rapaport, Kevin Durant.Schimbul, Durant, Rapaport Organizations: Brooklyn Nets, NBA, Golden State Warriors Locations: Brooklyn, Statelor Unite

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