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☆ A ‘Sacred Moment’: Mayor Eric Adams on his Meeting With Pope Francis
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-11 | by ( Jeffery C. Mays | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Mayor Eric Adams, who talks often about his faith, acknowledged on Saturday that he had felt some uncertainty — if not anxiety — about meeting Pope Francis. But at the Vatican, as Mr. Adams stooped before the pope, he felt any disquiet he had wash away. Pope Francis placed his hand on the mayor’s right arm. “I think that some people have a level of aura and energy and the ability to just calm people,” said Mr. Adams, who is Christian but not Catholic. The visit came as the mayor, who is up for re-election next year, faces difficulties in New York City, including lagging poll numbers and a federal investigation into his campaign fund-raising.

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☆ Photographer Lisa Kristine is shining a light on child labor
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Leif Coorlim | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

So it sort of shook up my trajectory a little bit and I began really focusing on modern-day slavery and child labor. Photographer Lisa Kristine says witnessing child labor can be heart-wrenching. Lisa Kristine: When I initially saw slavery and forced labor existing, it was in the brick kilns. Lisa KristineCNN: What would you say you’ve learned from your travels and expeditions regarding forced child labor? Lisa KristineCNN: What would you like people to take away from your work documenting forced child labor?

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☆ Nvidia is 'printing money at this point.' What investors are doing after the chipmaker's earnings blowout
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-24 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The chipmaker surged 16% on Thursday after posting robust earnings and guidance , contributing to the stock's 59% year-to-date run as investors feast on artificial intelligence stocks. NVDA 1Y mountain Nvidia shares over the last year Nvidia's impressive stock run brings its valuation to elevated levels. That's left some analysts questioning whether earnings upside is already priced in to shares as others wonder how long this astonishing growth cycle can last. Those worries eased after the chipmaker offered its first set of blockbuster earnings numbers, cementing its formidable AI position. NVDA 5D mountain Nvidia shares this past week "It gives me confidence that this story lasts much longer," Harvest's Meeks said.

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☆ Haaland hits new record, but Man City lose top spot to Arsenal
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( Martyn Herman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

But Trent Alexander-Arnold drilled in an 80th-minute equaliser with his right foot to deny City a 24th successive home win in all competitions. The result left City on 29 points from 13 games with Liverpool one point behind and Arsenal later claimed a late 1-0 victory at Brentford thanks to Kai Havertz's header. Arsenal leapfrogged Liverpool and City into first place with 30 points. Haaland did what he does best, firing home after Alisson's poor clearance had found its way to Nathan Ake. Not only in the goal -- around the goal, in all situations he was a really important player and a really good game from him," Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp said.

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Earlier in the day, the S&P 500 (.SPX) and the Nasdaq (.IXIC) had dropped to their lowest level since June, while the Dow (.DJI) stooped to an over two-month low. While energy (.SPNY) jumped over 1% to lead gains among major S&P 500 sectors, utilities (.SPLRCU) and real estate (.SPLRCR) were the worst hit. "Because of worries over rising oil prices, rising dollar, rising interest rates, we could see some additional weakness in this traditionally soft seasonal period." Declining issues outnumbered advancers for a 1.20-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and a 1.07-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq. The S&P index recorded one new 52-week high and 41 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 24 new highs and 297 new lows.

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☆ Opinion: The Golda Meir movie starring Helen Mirren fails the test of history
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( Hilary Krieger | Opinion Noah Berlatsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —In Guy Nattiv’s new feature film “Golda,” which arrived in theaters Friday, Helen Mirren plays Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir during the crisis of the 1973 Yom Kippur War. Accordingly, the movie is inevitably fodder for an ongoing discussion about whether non-Jewish performers should play Jewish roles. They made significant advances, threatening all of Israel, until Israel ultimately turned the tide to retain the land it had acquired in 1967. Join us on Twitter and FacebookInstead, the point is that the Yom Kippur War was a complicated conflict for territory and geopolitical advantage, abetted by prejudice and intransigence on every side. White non-Jewish actors can be cast as White Jewish characters because White Jewish people (like White Irish people or White Italian people) are, at the moment, generally perceived and accepted as White.

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☆ The Artist and Mystic Who Collected the World
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Dwight Garner | More About Dwight Garner | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“Who is Harry Smith? Facts about his life, especially his early life, are hard to come by. He was one of the great downtown New York figures of the second half of the 20th century. He wandered the world as if it were his personal shoreline. Smith was an ambassador from the territory Greil Marcus has delineated as the “old, weird America.”

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☆ I drove a new Tesla rival that uses facial recognition and fingerprints instead of a key — but I think a regular key beats the futuristic feature 99% of the time
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I drove the Genesis GV60, a new Tesla rival from Hyundai's luxury brand. It's practically impossible to misplace your car keys if you buy the new Genesis GV60 SUV. The Genesis GV60. The Genesis GV60. The Genesis GV60.

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☆ Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Death of ‘The Wire’ Actor
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Maria Cramer | More About Maria Cramer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Carlos Macci spent decades struggling with addiction, selling heroin and fentanyl not to make money but to ease his own cravings, according to court records. He was part of a four-man crew selling drugs out of an apartment in Williamsburg, and on Sept. 5, 2021, he was with a man who sold a bag of fentanyl-laced heroin to the actor Michael K. Williams. Mr. Williams, who became famous for playing a charismatic stickup man named Omar Little on the HBO series “The Wire,” took the drugs back to his Brooklyn apartment and was found dead the following day, still wearing the same clothes he had on the day before. On Tuesday, Mr. Macci, now 72, walked into Federal District Court in Manhattan, his shoulders stooped, and apologized for his role in Mr. Williams’ death. The judge sentenced him to 30 months in prison.

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☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Credit Suisse, First Republic Bank, Halliburton and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-15 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Credit Suisse — Shares of Credit Suisse plunged 25% after its biggest backer, Saudi National Bank, said it won't provide the Swiss bank with further financial help. First Republic Bank — The regional bank stock tumbled 23%, giving back some of Tuesday's gains as turmoil at Credit Suisse rattled the broader sector and S&P Global Ratings downgraded its debt rating to BB+ from A-. U.S. banks — Major U.S. banks tumbled on Wednesday as unease over the latest crisis at Credit Suisse spooked some investors. Energy stocks — Major energy stocks took a hit as oil stooped to its lowest level in more than a year. New York Community Bancorp — The regional bank stock jumped more than 5%, bucking the broader sell-off trend in banking names.

☆ George Santos's elaborate lies has seen the Congressman compared with a 19th-century huckster. History bears that out.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-20 | by ( Allegra Rosenberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

My obsession is summed up pretty well by a tweet from @blagojevism: "George Santos is essentially a 19th-century character. Media depicting these characters found inspiration from real life: in a time before digital records and facial recognition, opportunity was everywhere. George Santos's brand of full-throated scammery is particularly American, something that belongs to this country as much as Abraham Lincoln and apple pie. The phrase "and if you believe that, I've got a bridge to sell you" comes from his legendary real-life method. But Santos, so far, has avoided jail time, giving him at least one leg up over the Yellow Kid.

☆ Fernandes double fires perfect Portugal through to World Cup last 16
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Martin Petty | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

For a Portugal whose World Cup narrative has so far been crafted by the controversy and brilliance of Cristiano Ronaldo, the night belonged to Fernandes, who shone throughout and always looked threatening. The win was the third time at a World Cup that Portugal have won two successive group stage matches, and the previous two times led to streaks into the semi-finals. Fernandes played down talk of his starring role and said his focus was the next match against South Korea and getting a perfect nine points for Portugal. "Our objective is to think match after match and we have to do our best because we obviously want to win all the matches." Portugal were dangerous on the approach and controlled both flanks, with Bernardo Silva, Fernandes and an industrious Joao Felix combining well and each frustrated in their efforts to put Portugal ahead.

☆ European stocks set to rebound after Bank of England placates markets
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

European stocks are heading for a higher open on Thursday after the Bank of England said it would purchase bonds in an effort to steady its financial markets and the cratering British pound. Sterling has stooped to record lows against the U.S. dollar in recent days. Global markets saw another volatile trading day on Wednesday, with stocks trading sharply lower as global markets sold off on economic concerns surrounding inflation and the growth outlook. That move calmed markets in the U.S. yesterday, and that, in turn, pacified indices in Asia-Pacific overnight. U.S. stock futures inched lower in overnight trading Wednesday.

☆ Stock futures inch lower after Wednesday's big market rally
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Stock futures inched lower in overnight trading Wednesday after the Dow Jones Industrial Average staged a comeback off its lowest level for the year. Futures tied to the Dow Jones slipped 49 points, or 0.16%, while S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures shed 0.19% and 0.26%, respectively. It marked a stark shift from the aggressive tightening campaign many global central banks have undertaken to cope with surging inflation. The Nasdaq Composite is leading the monthly losses, down about 6.5%, while the Dow and S&P are on pace to close 5.8% and 5.9% lower, respectively. The S&P is on pace for its third negative quarter in a row for the first time since its six-quarter negative streak that ended the first quarter of 2009.

☆ Why is Trump calling NY AG Letitia James 'Peekaboo?' Michael Cohen has a theory, and it isn't X-rated or racist
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Donald Trump coined a nickname for New York's AG after she sued him: Letitia 'Peekaboo' James. Trump had already called Letitia James "racist" for months prior to her suing him, in a not-so-veiled allusion to the AG being African American. "Racist A.G. Letitia "Peekaboo" James, the failed Gubernatorial candidate," Trump called the AG in a new Truth Social post. Trump fixer-turned-critic Michael Cohen doesn't like the odds on either of the leading peekaboo nickname-origin theories, one of which is X-rated and the other of which is deeply racist. Cohen didn't think much of the X-rated theory, floated around AG circles, which references some of the more graphic definitions of "peekaboo" from Urban Dictionary.

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