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☆ Eid in Gaza is celebrated in destroyed mosques and homes, as war rages
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Rob Picheta | Zeena Saifi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Wednesday should have marked the celebration of Eid al-Fitr; instead, it is another reminder of what millions in Gaza have lost. “I never expected in my life to spend Eid like this.”Mohammad has just returned to Khan Younis, the central Gaza city that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) bombarded for months until their withdrawal Sunday. He grabbed his daughter’s Eid clothes as he went, even though she won’t be able to wear them. People in Gaza, as across the Muslim world, would typically celebrate the day by meeting with their families and sharing large meals. Israel's war in Gaza has displaced most of the enclave's population.

Persons: CNN — Mohammad, Eid, ”, “, ” Mohammad, Khan Younis, won’t, Allah, Mohammed Abed, Ahlam Saleh, Saleh, Ramadan, Mohammed talatene, Deir al Balah, Um Ahmad, ‘, Baba, Benjamin Netanyahu, Mostafa Alhelou, ” Alhelou Organizations: CNN, Israel Defense Forces, Ministry of Health, Getty, Hamas, UN Locations: Gaza, People, UN, AFP, Deir al Balah, Deir al, Farouq, Rafah, Jabalya, Gaza City

☆ Japan launches bullet train service to a region that 'guidebooks rarely mention'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Rob Goss | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Japan is launching a new high-speed bullet train, or shinkansen, extension on Saturday that will make an under-the-radar prefecture far more accessible to travelers. The new train will pass through the city of Fukui, the town of Awara and other places guidebooks rarely mention, before reaching the port town of Tsuruga, adding some 78 miles to the Hokuriku Shinkansen's existing Tokyo-to-Kanazawa service. A Geisha walks through a performance hall in Awara, Japan. The end of the lineThe new shinkansen service ends in the town of Tsuruga. Kehi-no-Matsubara in Tsuruga, Japan.

Persons: dino, Juratic, Dogen, it's, Buddhika Weerasinghe, Arief, Sugihara Chiune, Sugihara, Matsuo Basho Organizations: Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum, Zen, Getty, Humanity Museum, Mixa Locations: Japan, Fukui Prefecture, Tokyo, Fukui, Awara, Tsuruga, Kanazawa, Katsuyama, Kanaz, Suishouhama, Poland, Lithuania, Nazi

☆ Opinion: The sweet surrender of aging with the one you love
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( Joan Lester | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Now Carole, immersed in lesbian culture, was an evening law student intent on practicing civil rights law. I, an Easterner and twice-divorced mother, a doctoral student moonlighting as a community college teacher, wasn’t even aware a lesbian culture existed. Both activists talking civil rights and gender politics nonstop, we were madly, eagerly in love. Yet an unparalleled sweetness sings deep in the bones now after nearly half a century of committed love. In this time-proven love, even as we flourish independently we keep twining ourselves more closely around each other.

Persons: Joan Lester, Josephine Miles, CNN CNN —, ” Joan Lester, Irene Young, Carole shyly, Robert Browning, Carole, who’d, I’d, moonlighting, wasn’t, “ Ma, “, ”, We’ve, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, ” We’ve, twining, “ I’m Organizations: PEN, CNN CNN, gawking Locations: California, Paris, Amsterdam

☆ An Epic Pilgrimage Across Three Great Religions
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Aatish Taseer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +111 min

Before there was tourism, there was pilgrimage: a trip of endurance, hardship and ecstasy in celebration of one’s faith. On an epic pilgrimage of his own, one writer ventures into the heart of three great religions in Bolivia, Mongolia and Iraq. The Imam Hussein shrine in Karbala the day after Ashura. “They’re poor, but they come thousands of kilometers for the love of Imam Hussein.” PILGRIMAGE WAS A great equalizer. “Labaik ya Hussein,” came the solemn chorus of surrounding voices.

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☆ India is a ‘slow trundling elephant’ but a viable alternative to China, says veteran investor David Roche
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Charmaine Jacob | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Veteran investor David Roche said India "is a slow trundling elephant" that still has many hurdles, but is now a viable alternative to China. "I think India stands to benefit from the decline in terms of the attractiveness of foreign direct investment and portfolio flows of China," Roche told CNBC's "Street Signs Asia" on Friday. After overtaking China to become the world's most populous nation, India could also leapfrog its neighbor to also become the world's second-largest economy by 2075. "So I think we're looking at a transfer of not only fixed investment by corporations, but portfolio investments out of China and into India," Roche said. "I think one has to look to sound the current levels and a note of caution about that," Roche warned.

Persons: David Roche, " Roche, CNBC's, Roche, Alicia Garcia, Herrero Organizations: China, Investors, Economic, CNBC Locations: India, China, Asia, Natixis

☆ China's richest people are leaning hard into quiet luxury, wielding stealth wealth like a weapon and scorning their flashy, label-chasing peers
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( Mary Hanbury | Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

And rich Chinese people are leaning in, ditching "logo hunting" in favor of elegance, experts say. In a similar vein to the US and Europe – the "quiet luxury" aesthetic has emerged as a reaction to the economic climate. Chinese social media's got quiet luxury down to a sciencePeople have posted tutorials and photos on the “laoqian” style on China’s Pinterest-like site, Xiaohongshu. XiaohongshuTo be sure, there's being rich and looking rich, and the latter is where it's at on Chinese social media. WeiboSome influencers have also uploaded video tutorials on the "laoqian" style, to guide people on how best to dress for success.

Persons: that's, Dior, Gucci, Louis, Rich, Tom Wambsgan, Chukrut, you've, Javier Gonzalez Lastra, it's, Xi Jinping's, Milton Pedraza, Pedraza, media's, you'll, Richemont, Louis Vuittons, Thomaï Serdari, Joe, they're Organizations: Service, Bain, Co's, Burberry, Louis Vuitton, Getty, West, Ivy League, China Morning Post, Crazy, Luxury Institute, Twitter, NYU's Stern School of Business Locations: China, Wall, Silicon, America, bucketloads, Shanghai, Europe, Tema, Nanjing, Nikada, Beijing, Weibo

☆ Verstappen pips Piastri to pole for Spa sprint race
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Alan Baldwin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

McLaren's Piastri had been on top of the timesheets until the final seconds when double world champion Verstappen went 0.11 quicker with a lap of one minute 49.056 seconds on a drying track. The standalone sprint format is being used at Spa for the first time, the third of six such events this season. Piastri said he "couldn’t have got much more out of that" and was happy to be on the front row. The provisional pole changed hands swiftly in the final shootout, with Hamilton fastest then Red Bull's Sergio Perez, Gasly, Sainz and Piastri before Verstappen's predictable final flourish. "It's good to get a clean end to qualifying," said Verstappen, with more rain forecast later.

Persons: Max Verstappen, Stephanie Lecocq, Perez, Max Verstappen pipped, Oscar Piastri, McLaren's Piastri, Verstappen, Ferrari's Carlos Sainz, Charles Leclerc, Piastri, McLaren's Lando Norris, Alpine's Pierre Gasly, Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton, Bull's Sergio Perez, Gasly, Sainz, Alpine's Esteban Ocon, Mercedes George Russell, Daniel Ricciardo 11th, Russell, Aston, Lance, Fernando Alonso, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Belgian, Prix, Spa, Ferrari, Sunday's, Hamilton, Thomson Locations: Spa, Belgium

☆ There's blood in the water after Prigozhin's revolt shattered the façade of Putin's invincibility
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Jason Corcoran | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

It represented the most significant affront to President Vladimir Putin's 23-year reign. It has also fed paranoia and put a spotlight on Aleksey Dyumin, Putin's ex-bodyguard turned governor. A brief and ultimately aborted attempt at a coup d'état by Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin represented the most significant affront to President Vladimir Putin's 23-year reign. President Vladimir Putin (L) and Aleksey Dyumin, the governor of Tula and Putin's former personal bodyguard, in Moscow in 2016. Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Tula Governor Aleksey Dyumin visit Russian writer Lev Tolstoy's former home in 2016.

Persons: Yevgeny Prigozhin, Vladimir Putin's, Aleksey Dyumin, Putin's, —, Vladimir Putin —, Prigozhin, Vladimir Fesenko, trundling, Sergey Shoigu, Valery Gerasimov, There's Prigozhin, Wagner, Putin, Belarus —, defenestration, Dyumin, Shoigu, Vladimir Putin, Mikhail Svetlov, Igor Girkin, Alexander Lukashenko —, Dyumin's, Dmitry Peskov, Boris Yeltsin, Viktor Yanukoyvch, Girkin, Andrei Gurulyov, Russia's, Lev Tolstoy's, Tatiana Stanovaya, Alexandra Prokopenko, Prokopenko, Sergei Surovikin, Surovikin, Viktor Zolotov, Zolotov, Alexander Lukashenko, Chris Weafer Organizations: Service, Kremlin, Kommersant, Angry Patriots, Russia's First Channel, Prigozhin, Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, Central Bank, Washington Post, New York Times, Defense Ministry, Moscow Times, National Guard, Ministry, Macro Locations: Russian, Russia, Rostov, Ukraine, Moscow, Voronezh, Lipetsk, St, Petersburg, Minsk, Belarus, Russia's Tula, Kremlin, Tula, Dyumin's Tula, St Petersburg, Prigozhin, Crimea, Berlin, Novosibirsk, Osipovichi, Africa, Syria

☆ In This Thriller, the Psycho Killers Have a Southern Drawl
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Stephen King | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

In “Blacktop Wasteland” and “Razorblade Tears” (and an earlier thriller, “My Darkest Prayer”), Cosby worked the outlaw side of the crime/suspense genre. In this new one he’s written a crackling good police procedural. Titus deals with two girlfriends, one new and one old (the old one is, unsurprisingly, a true-crime podcaster). As in most novels of this type, he’s positive he’s missed some vital clue, and sure enough, he has. This is news from a part of America that’s rarely written about, especially from a Black perspective.

Persons: Cosby, Titus, he’s, It’s, —, Alfred Hitchcock —, Elmore Leonard, “, shouters, Walter Mosley, it’s, you’ve, America that’s Organizations: Sheriff Crown, Los Angeles Public Library, Dollar Locations: America, County, ”

☆ What’s a President to Do When a Nation’s Capital Is Sinking? Move It.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Hannah Beech | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +38 min

A new capital city for a place with such disparities and diversity presents both a challenge and a chance for reinvention. Moving the Seat of Power From Java to Borneo Detail area Malaysia Nusantara Borneo Java Sea Indonesia Jakarta Java Indian Ocean Detail area Malaysia Nusantara Borneo Java Sea Indonesia Jakarta Java Indian Ocean Indonesia’s new capital, Nusantara, will be about 800 miles from the current capital, Jakarta. It cannot be overnight, it’s not like Aladdin comes with his genie,” said Bambang Susantono, the head of the Nusantara Capital City Authority. We have to prove that this will be a self-propelling city.” — Bambang Susantono, head of the Nusantara Capital City AuthorityCritics of I.K.N. Indonesia’s capital city faces sinking land and rising seas.

☆ Putin's 'one-tank' military parade was an embarrassment for Russia, analysts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A Soviet T-34 tank, the only tank on display in Russia's Victory Day parade on May 9, 2023, rolls through Red Square. Russia's scaled-down Victory Day military parade showed not only Moscow's insecurities over possible Ukrainian attacks but also highlighted the country's depleted military resources due to the conflict, political analysts said. May 9 is a public holiday in Russia when it commemorates the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. The fact that only one Stalin-era tank was on display in the military parade through Red Square was particularly eye-catching, analysts noted. This year, however, the only tank on display was a T-34 model dating back to World War II."

☆ After testing more than 25 electric cars, these 5 were the most fun to drive
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The electric Hummer, Porsche Taycan, Rivian R1T, and Pininfarina Battista are each a blast for different reasons. Kia EV6 GTThe 2023 Kia EV6 GT. Tim Levin/InsiderWarn your passengers to brace themselves before pinning it in Kia's new EV6 GT. The 2023 Kia EV6 GT. Porsche TaycanThe 2022 Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo Turbo S. Tim Levin/InsiderPorsches are renowned for their superior driving dynamics.

Due to the tiny size of the capsule and the huge distances involved, authorities warn the chances of finding it are slim. Department of Fire and Emergency Services/APHow rare is it to lose a radioactive device? Radiation Services WA says radioactive substances are transported throughout Western Australia on a daily basis without any issues. A conveyor belt transports iron ore at the Gudai-Darri mine operated by the Rio Tinto in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, June 21, 2022. At that rate, the capsule could be radioactive for the next 300 years, said Deb from RMIT University.

☆ I've tested 15 electric cars — these 6 blew me away with game-changing features
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Tesla's Model Y is incredibly easy to charge, while Pininfarina's Battista packs mind-bending acceleration. The Tesla Model Y's Supercharging abilityThe Tesla Model Y. Tim Levin/InsiderTeslas are known for a lot of things — their minimalist interiors, their sporty performance, and, for better or worse, their boisterous mastermind, Elon Musk. But the one part of testing a Tesla Model Y that stuck with me more than any of that was Supercharging. The Tesla Model Y. Tim Levin/InsiderOnce you have a payment method set, Supercharging is as simple as pulling up to an available stall and plugging in. The Polestar 2's screensThe 2022 Polestar 2.

☆ The $113,000 GMC Hummer EV is an incredibly silly vehicle, but is also one of the most fun models I drove all year
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Hummer EV Edition 1 costs $113,000 and is ridiculously large. It's ridiculously hugeThe 2022 GMC Hummer EV Edition 1. But loads of funThe GMC Hummer EV Edition 1. As I drove around and towered over the other, lesser cars, I couldn't help but giggle at the sheer absurdity of the Hummer EV. The 2022 GMC Hummer EV Edition 1.

☆ I've driven all 3 electric pickup trucks on the market — here's why I'd buy the Rivian R1T over the F-150 Lightning or Hummer EV
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The Rivian R1T, Ford F-150 Lightning, and GMC Hummer EV are three very different takes on the electric truck. The Ford F-150 Lightning. But the Ford F-150 Lightning, GMC Hummer EV, and Rivian R1T couldn't be more different. F-150 LightningThe Ford F-150 Lightning. Rivian R1TThe Rivian R1T.

☆ The death of Twitter won't be the dramatic explosion you might expect
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Matt Weinberger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

So I'm confident saying Twitter won't wink out of existence, here one day and gone the next. That said, I'm also confident that Twitter won't be the same after Musk's gambit. Here's how I think will happen:Power users start to abandon ship. The combination of app unreliability and the increasingly-notable absence of power users and influencers will lead to average Twitter users spending less time on the site. If and when users stop refreshing Twitter because it's no longer reliable, they'll start spending more time on other platforms.

About 90 minutes later, the rocket's upper stage propelled the Orion capsule out of Earth orbit and on its trajectory to the moon, NASA said. And it was quite a sight," Artemis mission manager Mike Sarafin told a post-launch NASA briefing, using words from biblical scripture. LAUNCH PAD HEROICSWednesday's launch was not without its own drama. [1/2] NASA's next-generation moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion crew capsule, lifts off from launch complex 39-B on the unmanned Artemis 1 mission to the moon, seen from Sebastian, Florida, U.S. November 16, 2022. It was so bright, so loud, you could feel it," said NASA astronaut Jessica Meir, an Artemis crew candidate.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Nov 16 (Reuters) - NASA's towering next-generation moon rocket blasted off from Florida early on Wednesday on its debut flight, a crewless voyage inaugurating the U.S. space agency's Artemis exploration program 50 years after the final Apollo moon mission. [1/3] NASA's next-generation moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion crew capsule, lifts off from launch complex 39-B on the unmanned Artemis1 mission to the moon at Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. November 16, 2022. REUTERS/Joe Skipper 1 2 3Addressing mission control moments after liftoff, Artemis launch director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson saluted the hard work of her colleagues. SPACEFLIGHT STRESS TESTGetting the SLS-Orion spacecraft off the ground was a key hurdle for the ambitious Artemis program. NASA's Office of Inspector General has projected total Artemis costs at $93 billion by 2025.

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