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☆ A taste of cookie heaven? Lisbon pastry shop marks pope's visit
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/5] A pastry chef stands beside cookies with Pope Francis images ahead of his apostolic journey to Portugal on the occasion of the XXXVII World Youth Day, in Lisbon, Portugal, July 26, 2023. REUTERS/Pedro NunesLISBON, July 26 (Reuters) - As Lisbon gears up for a long visit by Pope Francis next week, a local pastry shop has rolled out a brand-new treat to mark the occasion: a cookie with the pontiff's picture on it that is already selling fast. The idea began as an in-house joke between one of the owners of Balcao do Marques, Fernando Santos, and his pastry chefs. The city-centre pastry shop is close to one of the venues where Francis will attend World Youth Day, a global gathering of young Catholics that runs from Aug. 1-6. Their design features an edible printed image of the pope set on a home-made cookie decorated with icing and coloured sugar sprinkles.

Persons: Pope Francis, Pedro Nunes LISBON, Marques, Fernando Santos, Francis, Santos, he'll, it's, Catarina Demony, Miguel Pereira, Pedro Nunes, Andrei Khalip, John Stonestreet Organizations: REUTERS, Authorities, Thomson Locations: Portugal, Lisbon, Balcao

☆ Reactions to the death of singer Sinead O'Connor
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

IRISH-AMERICAN DANCER MICHAEL FLATLEY"Dear Sinead, I pray your troubled soul is at peace. IRISH PRIME MINISTER LEO VARADKAR"Really sorry to hear of the passing of Sinead O'Connor. Her music was loved around the world and her talent was unmatched and beyond compare. IRISH FOREIGN MINISTER MICHEAL MARTIN"Devastated to hear of the passing of Sinead O'Connor. Rest In Peace, Sinead you are home with your son I am sure."

Persons: Sinead O'Connor, MICHAEL D, HIGGINS, MICHAEL FLATLEY, Sinead, TIM BURGESS, MICHEAL MARTIN, HUMZA YOUSAF, Shuhada, CONOR MCGREGOR, MARIAN KEYES, Kylie MacLellan, Suban Abdulla, Padraic Halpin, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: Irish, RTE, LEO, AMERICAN, ICE, SCOTTISH FIRST, UFC, Thomson Locations: Ireland

☆ How much should you tip on food delivery? Drivers say it should be based on distance and time, not just the total bill.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( Will Gendron | Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Delivery drivers are weighing in on a contentious debate over what constitutes a good tip. Some drivers say a good tip is roughly 15% to 20% gratuity on the total cost of a delivery order. The drivers Insider interviewed generally agreed that the baseline for a good tip is between 15% to 20% of the total bill — including taxes and fees. Percentage-based tips don't always account for the time and effort it takes to deliver an order, drivers said. Consider delivery time and distance when tipping, drivers sayWhether a $5 tip on a $20 order is good (or bad) can depend on the circumstances of the delivery.

Persons: DoorDash, Uber, Vong, Heaven Leigh, Leigh, Dashers, Patrick Schoonover Organizations: Service, nab Locations: Wall, Silicon, New York City, Manhattan, Phoenix, Arizona

☆ These Watches Can Be Fruit, Flowers, Fauna or Almost Anything at All
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( Kathleen Beckett | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

We create our own path.”The OriginsThe path of form watches began at least 500 years ago. “There are records from approximately 1500 with watches made in different shapes,” said Simon Bull, a watch historian and consultant in England. “Basically, form watches start with watches in a ball shape, in a pomander shape, made in metal with piercings.”Nathalie Marielloni, vice curator at the Musée International d’Horlogerie in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, said that, in addition to a watch, the pomander would include some perfume. There also were watches in the form of religious objects, he said. “You get watches in the shape of crosses, you get skulls, memento mori, due to the paranoia that people had about going to heaven or hell.”

Persons: “, ”, Simon Bull, Nathalie Marielloni, Timepieces, Bull, Pierre, Martin Scheult Organizations: Fonds, Metropolitan Museum of Art Locations: England, La Chaux, Switzerland, New York City

☆ Our Favorite Magical Creatures Live at Ghibli Park, So We Had to Go
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Mike Ives | More About Mike Ives | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Toe-toe-row!” B said, standing inside the tree, with the same intonation as the movie’s rousing, marching-band-style theme song. Notably, it was forbidden to put children on Totoro’s plush tummy, or to allow them to play inside the cat bus zone for longer than three minutes — even if the zone was not crowded, which it wasn’t. The staff members were friendly, but their rules made little sense for kids as small as ours. I wondered if that was another sign that Ghibli Park was still a bit rough around the edges. We grudgingly agreed to the no-tummy policy, but B wished to play nowhere else but inside the cat bus.

Persons: ”, Children’s, Miyazaki Organizations: Disney

☆ Over 100 people trapped for several hours in mystery writer Agatha Christie’s former home
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-15 | by ( Niamh Kennedy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

London CNN —Over 100 people were trapped for several hours in Greenway, the former home of famed British mystery writer Agatha Christie, in the English countryside on Friday. Caroline Heaven, a tourist who was visiting Greenway, contacted local news outlet Devon Live to spread the word that roughly 100 tourists were trapped in the grounds of Christie’s former holiday home. Britain’s National Trust which manages the historic site quickly put a message on its website, announcing that a large tree had fallen on the single-track road leading into Greenway. A spokesperson for the National Trust said it was aware that there were “visitors, staff and volunteers still at Greenway unable to leave,” adding that the National Trust was “doing everything” to ensure their comfort whilst they waited. Christie herself was known to while away the hours on Greenway’s lawns, playing clock golf and croquet and entertaining guests with snippets from her latest mystery novels, according to the National Trust website.

Persons: Agatha Christie, Caroline Heaven, Christie Organizations: London CNN, Greenway, Devon, National Trust Locations: Greenway, Devon, England, Britain’s

☆ Eric Clapton appears to have donated $5,000 to RFK Jr.'s presidential campaign. But it got refunded, probably because he's British.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

British musician Eric Clapton apparently tried to give $5,000 to Robert F. Kennedy Jr's presidential campaign. Like Kennedy, Clapton has been critical of vaccines and COVID-related health mandates. According to federal campaign finance law, individuals can contribute no more than $3,300, and campaigns are barred from accepting donations from foreign nationals. Kennedy's campaign refunded the donation, according to documents filed with the Federal Election Commission on Friday. Federal Election CommissionAltogether, Kennedy reported raising $6.3 million since launching his long-shot campaign for the Democratic nomination in April.

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☆ 'The Blacklist' series finale review: The James Spader series checks off its final name with an overdue finish (SPOILERS)
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers about “The Blacklist” two-part series finale, “Raymond Reddington.”CNN —Like a lot of things in Hollywood, “The Blacklist” didn’t know when to quit, hanging on for two listless seasons beyond the exit of Megan Boone as Liz Keen in 2021. Yet the show at least knew to provide viewers with a pretty definitive ending, as it did with the two-part series finale that officially bid farewell to James Spader’s oily master criminal Raymond “Red” Reddington. While the precise fate of the task force remained somewhat murky, that seemed like a bit of an afterthought. With Reddington gone, “The Blacklist” had checked off the one name that really mattered, in a show that, other than its usefulness to NBC, should have left Reddington to rest in peace years ago. Correction: An earlier version of this story misspelled Dembe's name.

Persons: “ Raymond Reddington, Megan Boone, Liz Keen, James, Raymond “ Red, Toby Leonard Moore, Dembe, Hisham Tawfiq, Reddington, Bob Dylan, Pat Garrett, Billy the, –, Donald Ressler, Diego Klattenhoff, Spader, Keen Organizations: CNN, FBI, NBC Locations: Hollywood, Spain

The first time Albie Cullen said goodbye to the Grateful Dead was on Aug. 9, 1995. A co-worker told Cullen, an attorney for a Boston-area music label, that Jerry Garcia, the Dead’s iconic lead guitarist, had died that day. The Grateful Dead had replaced departed members before, but this was different. With his rootsy tenor, Santa-gone-gray beard and unmistakable plucking, Garcia had defined a touring juggernaut and its vibrant subculture, which had become synonymous with the ’60s. The band’s four surviving original members agreed they would never use the name “Grateful Dead” without Garcia.

Persons: Albie Cullen, Cullen, Jerry Garcia, ”, Garcia, Bob Weir, Weir, Garcia —, Bob Dylan’s “, ” Cullen Locations: Boston, Hampton Beach, N.H

☆ Maggie Siff and Erica Schmidt on a Williams Play ‘Shot Through With Desire’
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Sarah Bahr | More About Sarah Bahr | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

She felt the theme would resonate in 2020, when the play was originally set to be staged before the pandemic forced a postponement — even more so now, amid a wave of anti-immigrant sentiment nationwide. “That’s possibly why it hasn’t been so successful in the past,” Schmidt, 48, said at a rehearsal on a sweltering Wednesday last month at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Why did you want to do this play? ERICA SCHMIDT The play is shot through with desire; this need to really live life and to cling to what matters to you with both your hands until your fingers break, as Carol [an eccentric aristocrat character] says. It felt like an undeniable piece of work that one would need to throw oneself into.

Persons: Schmidt, ”, “, ” Schmidt, Williams, Schmidt —, —, ERICA SCHMIDT, Carol, Thornton Wilder, MAGGIE SIFF Organizations: Brooklyn Academy of Music Locations: London, United States, “ Our

☆ The 'Bitcoin Family' has a special algorithm that tracks moon cycles — and it's helped them gain 50% since the bear market bottom
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +13 min

Didi Taihuttu in Lagos, Portugal MacKenzie SigalosTaihuttu's indicator considers a mix of inputs, including directional trading data and moon cycles. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) compares two moving averages of a cryptocurrency's price by subtracting the 26-period exponential moving average (EMA) from the 12-period EMA. When the 50-day moving average crosses below a falling 200-day moving average, it is known as the Death Cross , signaling a bear market may be imminent. When the 50-day moving average crosses below a falling 200-day moving average, it is known as the , signaling a bear market may be imminent. Price chart showing the 'Didi BAM BAM' market indicator Didi TaihuttuAnd then there are the intangible price influencers — like moon phases.

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CNN —Dissident Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi, arrested last October for supporting the protest movement in Iran last year, has been sentenced to six years and three months in prison, his official Twitter page said Monday. “Toomaj Salehi was sentenced to 6 years and 3 months in prison, and after 252 days of solitary confinement, transferred to the general section of the prison,” the tweet said. Salehi was arrested in October last year during protests triggered by the death of Mahsa Amini. Toomaj/Youtube“Your Toomaj, Iran’s Toomaj, the world’s Toomaj, and our Toomaj was unjustly imprisoned for six and a half years. When nationwide protests started in mid-September last year, Salehi called for Iranians to protest against the government.

Persons: Toomaj Salehi, “ Toomaj Salehi, IRNA, Reza Etemad Ansari, “, ” Ansari, Shargh, ” Salehi’s, Iqbal Iqbali, Salehi, Mahsa, Iran’s Toomaj, ” Iqbali, ” Salehi, ”, jang Organizations: CNN, Dissident, Twitter, Iranian, Kurd Locations: Iran, Sistani

☆ Two teenagers set off on a cycle trip around the world. It didn’t go according to plan
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Tamara Hardingham-Gill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Editor’s Note: Monthly Ticket is a CNN Travel series that spotlights some of the most fascinating topics in the travel world. CNN —He set off on a two-year cycling trip around the world with a friend shortly after graduating from high school in 2021. But just a few months into the journey, Adam Swanson from Minnesota, who was 17 at the time, found himself traveling solo. Long-held dreamSwanson has spent the past two years riding around 20 countries around the world, including Nepal. It’s been really easy.”Swanson spent around three months riding through Thailand waiting for the borders to open so that he could explore more of Southeast Asia.

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☆ A devastated mother bids farewell to twin daughters killed in Russian strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Max Hunder | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Fourteen-year-olds Anna and Yuliia Aksenchenko were among 12 people who were killed when a Russian missile hit a pizza restaurant in the eastern city on Tuesday evening. On Friday morning, the family held a mourning ceremony for them at their apartment several hundred metres away from the site. She sat motionless with one hand on each daughter for half an hour, her body slumped and her head bowed. [1/4]Oleh and Olha Aksenchenko react during the funeral of their 14-year-old twin daughters Anna and Yuliia, killed in a restaurant by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kramatorsk, Ukraine June 30, 2023. Mourners said the girls had been dressed in wedding dresses for their burial, a custom in Ukraine for girls who die too young to marry.

Persons: Anna, Yuliia Aksenchenko, Aksenchenko, Yuliia, Oleksandr Ratushniak, Viktoria Kushka, Kushka, Tom Balmforth Organizations: REUTERS, Thomson Locations: KRAMATORSK, Ukraine, Ukraine's, Kramatorsk, Russian

☆ Does It Help With the Regret, Too? Hangovers Meet IV Drips.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Amelia Nierenberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“Getting an IV at home after a hangover is like a flex,” said Dr. Abe Malkin, the chief executive and founder of Drip Hydration. I don’t need to sit and suffer.’”Many users see the drips as an add-on to a weekend splurge, especially in party destinations. In Miami, Lupo Yachts, a charter luxury tour company, offers a suggestion for an IV drip company to groups. Let’s fix you.’”Hospitals use IV drips regularly to hydrate patients, said Dr. Ali Raja, the deputy chair of emergency medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Raja said that there was only limited scientific research into the treatments.

Persons: ”, Abe Malkin, Lupo, Michael Lupolover, “, ‘ I’m, I’m, ’ ”, Rob McAdams, Ali Raja, Raja Organizations: In Miami, Lupo Yachts, Massachusetts General Hospital Locations: Las Vegas, Coachella, In, Massachusetts

☆ ‘Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed’ Review: A Closeted Star’s Story
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( John Anderson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Rock Hudson Photo: Lee Garlington/HBOThe seismic tremors generated in 1985 by the news that Rock Hudson was dying of AIDS may be hard to comprehend now, partly because Rock Hudson himself is such an artifact. The late-era product of a studio system that would mold a star and manicure his image, Hudson was a creation, one who emanated a certain sense of plenty—in looks, talent, charm and modulated machismo—that fit America’s sense of itself. That he was gay was simply too much for some people, though as made very clear in “Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed,” that fact was among the worst-kept secrets in Hollywood.

Persons: Lee Garlington, Hudson, Rock Hudson Organizations: Hudson Locations: Hollywood

☆ Ahlgrim Acres: The mini-golf course underneath an Illinois funeral home
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Welcome to Ahlgrim Acres, a macabre mini-golf experience buried underneath a funeral home. OriginsIn 1964, Roger Ahlgrim strolled into Ahlgrim Family Funeral Services’ newly constructed building, located in the small, leafy village of Palatine, a suburb of Chicago. Ahlgrim FFS / FacebookToday, Jonathan Gwizdala, a fifth-generation Ahlgrim, is among the funeral directors that continue the legacy of his grandfather by overseeing the course. Nothing out of the ordinary there, until you discover they are the names of Ahlgrim Family Funeral Services’ still-very-much-alive funeral directors. Jonathan Gwizdala“Fairway to heaven”Host to thousands of rounds each year, Ahlgrim Acres has become woven into the fabric of the neighborhood.

Persons: Roger Ahlgrim strolled, Arthur Ahlgrim, Ahlgrim, Jonathan Gwizdala, ” Gwizdala, “, you’re, Roger Ahlgrim’s, Roger Ahlgrim's, ’, ”, Gwizdala Organizations: CNN, Ahlgrim, Facebook, Boy Scout Locations: Illinois, Palatine, Chicago

☆ Jim Cramer's guide to investing: Quality is key and patience is a virtue
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

CNBC's Jim Cramer is sharing key investing tips he's learned over his decades-long career. On Tuesday, he stressed that when picking stocks, the quality of the company itself and its products are some of the most important factors to consider. "Don't be afraid to pay up for best-of-breed stocks," Cramer said. Many were giving up on the company, but Cramer said he assessed the situation and felt the company still had the key makings of an excellent stock: quality product, customer loyalty, revenue stream and cash position. Patience is a virtue and giving up on a value stock is a sin."

Persons: CNBC's Jim Cramer, he's, Cramer, they're, it's, don't Organizations: Apple

☆ Opinion | Flamin’ Hot Propaganda
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Adrian J. Rivera | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

“Flamin’ Hot” says “no,” that only through the gospel of ganas may we enter the kingdom of heaven. But, oh, how “Flamin’ Hot” tries. “Flamin’ Hot” isn’t even effective propaganda. There can be a successful Latino, the movie says, but only one; the people who serve him must also be Latino. A movie can depart from the strict truth and capture a broader, deeper truth, so I hoped “Flamin’ Hot” would surprise me.

Persons: hasn’t, Montañez, ”, “ Locations: America

☆ TikTok Is Our DJ Now. It’s Playing a Lot of Meghan Trainor.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( Sapna Maheshwari | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Meghan Trainor, the pop star, is sitting in an empty marble bathtub, fully clothed and flanked by two of her friends. The three of them begin soulfully crooning an a cappella version of “Made You Look,” the hit single Ms. Trainor released in the fall, nailing every note for about half a minute. Then they stop, look at one another and scream with delight. TikTok users went wild for that snippet in November, sending it past 100 million views and attracting comments like “I’m certain this is playing at the gates of heaven.” It’s now Ms. Trainor’s most popular video on the platform. Ms. Trainor won the Grammy for best new artist in 2016.

Persons: Meghan Trainor, Trainor, ” It’s, hadn’t, —, Nielsen, Ms

☆ Kenyan starvation cult suspect dies in custody after hunger strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —A Kenyan accused of involvement in the deaths of hundreds of members of a starvation cult has died after a 10-day hunger strike in police custody, a prosecutor said on Wednesday. Joseph Buyuka was among 30 people, including self-styled pastor Paul Mackenzie of Good News International Church, in custody over the deaths of 337 followers of the church. Authorities have exhumed most of the bodies from the forest in southeast Kenya since April. “He died …(due to) … complications from hunger strike and starvation, but we will await postmortem report,” Yamina told a court in Mombasa. Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki had expressed concern in May that some of Mackenzie’s rescued followers were refusing food.

Persons: CNN —, Joseph Buyuka, Paul Mackenzie, …, Buyuka, Jami Yamina, “, ” Yamina, ” Mackenzie, Kithure Kindiki, Mackenzie’s Organizations: CNN, Good News International Church, Police Locations: Shakahola, Kenya, Malindi, Mombasa, “

Malindi, Kenya CNN —The reddish soil of the Shakahola forest is still giving up its terrible secrets. The cult was preparing for the end of the world under the instruction of their its powerful pastor, say investigators. Many find it difficult to comprehend the dark path that Pastor Paul Nthenge Mackenzie allegedly took his followers along. Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty ImagesAt a recent hearing Mackenzie denied all knowledge of the horrors that witnesses, inspectors, and survivors believe happened in the Shakahola forest. ‘Intoxicating power’To understand the Shakahola cult, the focus must be on Mackenzie, says Rick Ross, a leading American cult expert who has studied destructive cults for decades.

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☆ Here's what an overbought market and endless negativity tell me to do this week
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

There are too many articles and postings about how we are overdoing artificial intelligence, and how there's not enough substance to justify recent market moves. Still, I am worried about this week because for the first time in a bit I think we need to do some serious digesting. Given the market is officially overbought, I think I will wait until we have a couple of days down before it's worth pulling the trigger. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.

Persons: That's worrisome, Joe Biden's, Campbell, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Squawk, Virginia Sherwood Organizations: Nasdaq, Nvidia, Microsoft, Google, Oracle, Broadcom, Marvell, Research, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Walmart, Costco, Adobe, Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Federal Reserve, CNBC

☆ Analysis: As the nation celebrates Juneteenth, it's time to get rid of these three myths about slavery
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( John Blake | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

It marks the moment in June of 1865 when Union troops arrived in Texas to inform enslaved African Americans that they were free by executive decree. Though it commemorates a moment when enslaved African Americans were freed, the US is still held captive by several myths about slavery and people like Cummins. 1: African Americans were ‘freed’ after the Civil War endedThere is a popular conception that the formerly enslaved were freed after the Civil War ended. It is what historians call a “Slave Bible.” It is a copy of a Bible that was used by British missionaries to convert enslaved African Americans. Kin Cheung/APThe historical record shows that enslaved African Americans revitalized Christianity in other ways, historians say.

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☆ Op-ed: In battle with activist Jana Partners, Freshpet unleashes the dogs of war
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( Kenneth Squire | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Morris's employment agreement does not have such a provision. Section 7 of his employment agreement governs non-competition and non-solicitation. Basto resigned from Freshpet's board, effective May 31, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Jana attempted to address this by talking to Freshpet about improving corporate governance and adding new directors identified by Jana to the board. The Freshpet board should have looked at this as a gift from heaven.

Persons: Jana Partners, Freshpet, Jana, Scott Morris, Laurence Tribe, Morris, Richard Kassar, J, David Basto, Olu Beck, Basto, Jana directors, –, Shakespeare, Ken Squire, Squire Organizations: Hive Brands, Freshpet, Company, Securities and Exchange Commission, Institutional, Services, 13D Locations: Freshpet, Delaware

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