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☆ In Burkina Faso, a Million Children Out of School Due to Insecurity– UNICEF
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Oct. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

DAKAR (Reuters) - More than one million children and 31,000 teachers have been unable to return to their classrooms in Burkina Faso due to violence and insecurity as the West African nation starts another academic year on Monday, UNICEF said. About 6,100 schools, or at least one out of four, was shut on the first day of the school year, UNICEF said. "Having so many children still unable to return to school due to violence and insecurity, and so many schools closed, is very upsetting," John Agbor, UNICEF Representative in Burkina Faso, said in the statement. Burkina Faso has been struggling to contain Islamist insurgents linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State who have killed thousands and displaced over two million people in the country, more than half of them children. More than 3.8 million children in total are still due to return to school in Burkina Faso, including in areas affected by conflict, UNICEF said, adding it was working with authorities and other partners to help facilitate access to education, including programmes such as lessons by radio.

Persons: John Agbor, Bate Felix, Bernadette Baum Organizations: UNICEF, Islamic, Reuters Locations: DAKAR, Burkina Faso, West African, U.S, al Qaeda, Islamic State, Mali, Niger

☆ 75,000 Kaiser Permanente health care workers may go on strike, in demonstration that the industry is in crisis
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

That could change on Wednesday when she becomes one of 75,000 workers who participate in the nation’s largest health care strike in history. During the Great Resignation in 2021-22, more than 5 million people left their health care jobs across the country. “Kaiser Permanente is not immune from these challenges.”While Kaiser admits to the difficult challenge of filling health care jobs, the stress to its current workers has contributed to increased labor tension in the health care industry. The increased number of health care strikes have happened despite health care workers making up only about 9% of private sector union members nationwide. “But for health care workers, it is different.

Persons: New York CNN — Savonnda Blaylock, she’s, Blaylock, we’re, ”, “, Kaiser, We’ve, ” Kaiser, “ Kaiser Permanente, John August, Naniaka Camara, Camara, ” Camara, Bob Muehlenkamp, Muehlenkamp, Sal Rosselli, ” Rosselli, ECRI, there’s, Marcus Schabacker, ” Schabacker Organizations: New, New York CNN, Kaiser Permanente, Management, of Labor Statistics, Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Kaiser, Montefiore Hospital, CNN, National Union of Healthcare Workers Locations: New York, California, Kaiser, California , Oregon, Washington , Colorado, Virginia, Washington, “ Kaiser, New York City, Bronx, York

☆ Opinion: Trump and the upside-down world
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

We’re looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. CNN —The title on the cover of Cass R. Sunstein’s 2021 book, “This is not normal,” is printed upside down. The beginning of a Trump-backed House Republican inquiry into impeaching President Joe Biden with no clear evidence of his wrongdoing. A last-ditch move Saturday kept federal agencies funded for 45 days while putting more aid to Ukraine in jeopardy. Bill Bramhall/Tribune Content AgencyOn Monday, a New York judge found Trump and his adult sons liable for insurance and bank fraud and canceled the Trump Organization’s business certification.

Persons: Cass R, ” Sunstein, Ronald Reagan, “ Donald Duck, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Trump, “, ”, Kevin McCarthy’s, Clay Jones, Mike Lawler, Rosa Cruz, Rob Rosenthal, Brian Riedl, Walt Handelsman, Biden, MAGA, John Avlon, ’, Bill Bramhall, Frida Ghitis, —, Ghitis, Phil Hands, Julian Zelizer, Steven Lubet, Judge Chutkan, Dean Obeidallah, Menendez, Hal Boyd, Sen, Tim Scott, Ron DeSantis, Scott, ” Scott, Lyndon, “ you’ve, ” Jeff Yang, Chris Christie’s, ‘, Donald Duck ’, Mike Pence’s, Walter Mondale, Nikki Haley’s, South Carolina Sen, Vivek Ramaswamy, TikTok, whittling, Haley, ” Sophia Nelson, ” Lisa Benson, GoComics.com, James Antle III, Todd Graham, David Axelrod, Musa al, Republicans –, –, Nick Anderson, Agency Cassidy, Evelyn Hockstein, Cassidy Hutchinson, Nicole Hemmer, Hutchinson, …, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Liz Cheney, Alexander Butterfield, Melissa S, Jason L, Riley, Jill Filipovic’s, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Peter Bergen, Kennedy, Vladimir Putin, Brian Bowen Smith, ABC Gerry Turner, Deborah Carr, Gerry Turner, Turner, ” Don’t, Jill Filipovic, Dianne Feinstein, Matthew F, West Point Vincent, David A, Adam Larson, Michael D, Smith, Travis, Taylor Dana Summers, Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, ” Rick Reilly, Colgate, Tay, Frankie de la, it’s Organizations: CNN, Republican, Ronald Reagan Presidential, Trump, Chiefs, Department of Labor, Wesleyan University, Agency, MAGA Republican, Pew Research Center, NBC, Republicans, GOP, “, Florida Gov, New, New Jersey Gov, Democratic, UAW, Tribune, White House, Legislative Affairs, White, Street, ” RFK, ABC, Chicago, Corps, Kansas City Chiefs, New York Jets, Washington Post, NFL Locations: Milwaukee, Simi Valley , California, Ukraine, New York, Washington, Tempe , Arizona, New Jersey, Cupp, South Carolina, Florida, Michigan, Michigan , Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Gharbi, West Point

☆ A government shutdown would be a 'gut punch' to Head Start programs that serve 10,000 low income children
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Head Start programs, which serve over 10,000 children across the nation, would lose funding. If the shutdown isn't averted, Head Start programs serving more than 10,000 children would immediately lose federal funding, including Ferguson's program. This is a particular concern with nearly 20% of Head Start staff positions vacant nationwide, according to the National Head Start Association. The 16-day October 2013 shutdown was the last to hit Head Start hard, affecting 19,000 children and shuttering programs in several states. Laketia Washington, a mother of eight whose 3- and 5-year-olds attend Head Start programs in Tallahassee, Florida, lamented the turmoil as she rang up customers at a discount store.

Persons: —, Monette Ferguson, Ferguson, Tommy Sheridan, Sheridan, Bobby Kogan, Lori Milam, she's, Philip Shelly, Nikki Budzinski, Maureen Coffey, Lynn Karoly, John, Laura Arnold, what's Organizations: Service, Alliance for Community Empowerment, Start Association, Sunday, Center for American Progress, West Virginia, Democratic U.S ., Start, Center for American, Rand Corp, Tim Center, Capital Area Community Action Agency Locations: Connecticut, Florida , Alabama , Connecticut, Georgia , Massachusetts, South Carolina, Illinois, Minnesota , New York, Maine, Houston, Florida, Laketia Washington, Tallahassee , Florida

☆ ‘The Astros Edge: Triumph and Scandal in Major League Baseball’ Review: Cheating Their Way to the World Series
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( John Anderson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

View of the 2017 World Series trophy Photo: Shanna Lockwood/USA Today SportsWith the regular MLB season winding down and the playoffs about to start, the autumn air may soon be filled with cries of “Play ball!” “Beer here!” and “Cheaters!”—the last of these being aimed at the Houston Astros. Should things go their way, the Astros might well be en route to their fifth World Series appearance in seven years, the first of these—2017—being the source of their infamy. “They’re going to get booed in perpetuity,” says one of the many insiders whom writer-podcaster Ben Reiter interviews during “The Astros Edge: Triumph and Scandal in Major League Baseball,” a “Frontline” presentation that autopsies the game’s darkest episode since the Black Sox threw the series in 1919.

Persons: Shanna Lockwood, —, “ They’re, ”, podcaster Ben Reiter, “ Organizations: USA, MLB, Houston Astros, Astros, Major League Baseball, Black Sox

☆ ‘The Simpsons’ Season 35 Review: America’s Funniest Family
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( John Anderson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A still from ‘Homer’s Crossing’ Photo: FoxThirty-five years ago, which can’t possibly be true, cartoonist Matt Groening was making the rounds of news outlets in New York, hawking his new, prime-time animated series. He was fairly well-known already—his comic-strip “Life in Hell” was a mainstay of the alternative weeklies (newspaper-like publications, FYI) and had gotten the attention of producer James L. Brooks , who drafted Mr. Groening to make “bumpers” to fill gaps between skits on “The Tracey Ullman Show.” Now, the cartoon family created by the very likable and unassuming cartoonist would be getting their own half-hour on Fox.

Persons: Matt Groening, hawking, ”, James L, Brooks, Groening, Tracey Ullman Organizations: Fox Locations: New York

CNN —Federal prosecutors announced charges Friday against a contractor with the Internal Revenue Service who allegedly stole the tax returns of a high-ranking government official. During his contract, Littlejohn allegedly stole “tax returns and return information associated with Public Official A” and disclosed that information to a news organization. Though the official is not named in court documents, a source familiar with the investigation told CNN the tax returns in question were Trump’s. “Both news organizations published numerous articles describing the tax information they obtained from the Defendant,” court documents said. Littlejohn is charged with one count of unauthorized disclosure of tax returns and return information and faces up to five years in prison if convicted.

Persons: Donald Trump, Charles Edward Littlejohn, Littlejohn, ” Littlejohn, ProPublica, doesn’t, ”, Trump Organizations: CNN, Federal, Internal Revenue Service, Defendant, The New York Times, ” CNN, New York Times

☆ 5 things you need to know about what could be the largest health care strike in US history
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Patients pay for a membership and gain access to Kaiser Permanente’s health care services. Kaiser Permanente has 12.7 million members and operates 39 hospitals and 622 medical offices, according to its website. The strike would be the largest US health care strike in history, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It would also be the first-ever national strike effort at Kaiser Permanente, according to John August, the director for health care labor relations at Cornell and the former executive director of the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions. More workers are going on strikeA potential health care workers’ strike would be one in a long line of organized labor efforts that have occurred this year.

Persons: Kaiser Permanente, John August, “, Dania Maxwell, ”, Kaiser, Renee Saldana, they’re, Gabe Montoya, we’re, “ Kaiser, We’ve, UHW, you’re Organizations: Los Angeles CNN, Kaiser Permanente, Washington DC, Kaiser, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Cornell, Coalition, Kaiser Permanente Unions, Service Employees International Union, United Healthcare Workers West, SEIU, Permanente, CNN, Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles Times, “ Workers, ” Employees, “ Kaiser Permanente, Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, United Auto Workers, Ford, General Motors, ’ Guild of America Locations: Kaiser, California , Colorado , Oregon, Washington , Virginia, Washington, ”, Hollywood, Los Angeles , CA, Downey , California, United States, Los Angeles

If the shutdown isn’t averted, Head Start programs serving more than 10,000 children would immediately lose federal funding, including Ferguson's program. That's what worries Lori Milam, executive director of the West Virginia Head Start. This is a particular concern with nearly 20% of Head Start staff positions vacant nationwide, according to the National Head Start Association. Another pot of COVID-19 relief funds that helped Head Start ran out in the spring. Laketia Washington, a mother of eight whose 3- and 5-year-olds attend Head Start programs in Tallahassee, Florida, lamented the turmoil as she rang up customers at a discount store.

Persons: Monette Ferguson, “, ”, Ferguson, Tommy Sheridan, Sheridan, Bobby Kogan, Lori Milam, she's, Philip Shelly, Nikki Budzinski, Maureen Coffey, “ It’s, Lynn Karoly, John, Laura Arnold, what’s Organizations: KANSAS CITY, Alliance for Community Empowerment, Start Association, Sunday, Center for American Progress, West Virginia, Democratic U.S ., Start, Rand Corp, Tim Center, Capital Area Community Action Agency Locations: KANSAS, Mo, Connecticut, Florida , Alabama , Connecticut, Georgia , Massachusetts, South Carolina, Illinois, Minnesota , New York, Maine, Houston, Florida, Laketia Washington, Tallahassee , Florida

Then Biden got specific and personal, saying Trump had the idea that the president is above the law and has "no limits" on his power. The president – who does not typically mention Trump by name, especially in non-campaign speeches – started reading some of Trump's actual quotes. He got rid of that when he became president, Biden said. But it also signaled a shift toward the general election, which is shaping up as a rematch between Biden and Trump. "Democracy means rule of the people – not rule of monarchs, not rule of money, not rule of mighty.

Persons: Joe Biden, MAGA, Donald Trump, Biden, GOP Sen, John McCain, Trump, I've, ", –, Mark Milley, ’, McCain, Katie Hobbs, Doug Ducey, Sen, Cindy, Beau, John, The Biden, Kamala Harris, Ronald Reagan, State Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, Ron DeSantis, Harris, pounced, DeSantis, McCain –, ” Biden, Tommy Tuberville, … MAGA, Biden's, Hunter Organizations: Republican Party, Arizona State University, The McCain Institute, GOP, Trump, Joint Chiefs, Staff, Arizona Gov, GOP Arizona Gov, Biden, The, Democratic, State, Florida Gov, Republicans Locations: Arizona, Hawaii, America, Trump's, New Hampshire, Florida, Alabama, U.S, Washington, Independence

Accounts of suicidal thoughts linked to this class of drugs are drawing increasing scrutiny, including an investigation by European regulators announced in July. More than half of the narrative summaries describe suicidal thoughts appearing shortly after the person started the medicine or increased the dose. Wegovy’s U.S. prescribing label, produced with FDA approval, says suicidal thoughts or attempts have been reported in clinical trials for other weight-loss medicines. Sanofi's Acomplia, which never won U.S. approval, was withdrawn in Europe in 2008 after being linked to suicidal thoughts. She said she has not experienced any suicidal thoughts on that drug.

Persons: Dawn Heidlebaugh, Megan Jelinger, ”, Heidlebaugh, Eli Lilly, Thomas J, Moore, aren't, It’s, Novo, Dr, Erick Turner, Turner, Novo’s, drugmakers, Sanofi's, Sanofi, Contrave, John Amos, Lilly, Reuters weren’t, Lisa Wood, ” Wood, Sarah Sobol, you’re, Sobol, ’ ” Katherine, Jayson Chesnutt, Chesnutt, Robin Respaut, Chad Terhune, Maggie Fick, Ludwig Burger, Michele Gershberg, Brian Thevenot Organizations: REUTERS, Novo, U.S . Food, Drug Administration, Reuters, FDA, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Oregon Health & Science University, Novo Nordisk, U.S ., European Union, European Medicines Agency, U.S, Currax Pharmaceuticals, Vivus, Facebook, Thomson Locations: Findlay , Ohio, U.S, Ohio, Novo, Canada, Europe, Carolina, Buffalo , New York, North Carolina, Indiana

☆ See inside the lavish reception rooms at the US State Department
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Piper Hudspeth Blackburn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

"America's Collection: The Art and Architecture of the Diplomatic Reception Rooms at the US Department of State." Durston Saylor/Courtesy Rizzoli The Thomas Jefferson State Reception Room. Durston Saylor/Courtesy Rizzoli The James Monroe State Reception Room, which was designed by Walter M. Macomber. Durston Saylor/Courtesy Rizzoli The James Monroe State Reception Room. Durston Saylor/Courtesy Rizzoli The design of diplomacy: See inside the lavish reception rooms at the US State Department Prev NextRooms that take you back in time“America’s Collection” gives those without diplomatic credentials a chance to experience that moment.

Persons: Harry S, John Kerry, Obama, Kerry, Truman, Oz, Durston Saylor, Benjamin Franklin, John Blatteau, Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, Walter M, John Quincy Adams, Childe Hassam, Edmund C, Martin Van Buren, Henry Clay, George Washington, , Francis Scott Key, Paul Revere, John Adams, Clement Conger, Edward Vason Jones, Benjamin West's, John Jay, Henry Laurens, William Temple Franklin, Bruce M, Jones, King George III, Mark Alan Hewitt, Adams, Louisa Catherine, Martha Washington, Alexandra Kirtley, ” Kirtley, Kirtley, ”, Betsy Kornhauser, Kornhauser, “, Joshua Shaw, Thomas Cole, Cole, Virginia Hart, ” —, Walter Thurston Gentlemen's, we’re, ” Hart Organizations: DC CNN, US, Truman, US Department of State, State Department, Benjamin, Thomas, James, James Madison, Henry, American, Department, Powel, York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, Winterthur Museum, Library, Philadelphia Museum of Art, CNN, Metropolitan Museum of Art, River School, “, ”, Department of State, Rizzoli Electa Locations: Washington, United States, Virginia, Mount Vernon, Paris, Great Britain, Philadelphia, British, Delaware, China, American, Europe

☆ ‘Heist 88’ Review: A Bank Robbery Phoned In
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( John Anderson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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Persons: Dow Jones

☆ A couple left Miami and downsized to a tiny home in a Georgia forest. They found happiness through building more tiny homes in their backyard and renting them on Airbnb.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Claire Turrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

John and Fin Kernohan are Airbnb hosts who rent out eight units in their backyard in Georgia. They live in a tiny cabin on the property and built a community around tiny living. The tiny firehouse, tiny houses, yurts, and domes that they rent out range from $99 to $148 a night. They went on to build a tiny firehouse on wheels to take to fundraising events to raise money for firefighters. "What I love most about living in the Beloved Cabin is how simple your life is," she said.

Persons: John, Fin, —, Fin Kernohan, wasn't, John Kernohan, They'd, didn't, they'd, Rocco, they've, who's, They're Organizations: Service, Tiny, Tiny House Association, United Tiny, Facebook Locations: Georgia, Miami, London, Lake Oconee, Zillow, Thailand, Moroccan, Atlanta, Vietnam, South Korea

☆ Trump's 'gobbledygook' math has lowballed, for a decade, how many fish he kills to cool his Chicago tower: AG
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Trump Tower uses millions of gallons of Chicago River water a day to heat and cool its 98 floors. Illinois Attorney General's Office/InsiderThe Illinois EPA responded to the apparent discrepancy by issuing Trump Tower a violation notice on August 31. The two groups are parties to the state's ongoing, 2018 environmental lawsuit against the tower, Trump's tallest building worldwide. Trump Organization lawyers have resisted changing how Trump's Chicago tower heats and cools. Trump International Hotel & Tower in Chicago has used "gobbledygook" math to lowball its impact on the Chicago River, state officials and environmentalists say in court papers.

Persons: —, Donald Trump's, Trump, general's, Trump –, Albert Ettinger, Kwame Raoul's, Trump's, It's, Charles Rex Arbogast, Ettinger, Nam, Huh Trump, Jack Darin, Darin, Donald Trump, AP, IEPA, Alan Garten, Peter Alan Henderson, Henderson, Donald Trump , Jr, Eric Trump, Ivanka Trump, Christopher Wiggins, he'd, John Arranz, Wiggins, Kiichiro Sato, Margaret Frisbie, Frisbie Organizations: Trump, Service, Trump International Hotel, Tower, Illinois Environmental, Agency, Wabash Venture, Trump Organization, General's, EPA, Sierra Club, Friends, Chicago Sun, federal, Hotel, AP, Chicago Tribune, Illinois Sierra Club, Chicago's Trump International Hotel, AP Trump, Sun, Times, Ecologist Locations: Chicago, Illinois

[1/2] A general view of Polish shoe retailer CCC shop is pictured, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Warsaw, Poland, September 8, 2020. "Let me tell you, there was a time when I couldn't even afford to buy salmon, for example. Buczek has benefited from the fact that PiS has raised her pension as part of hefty welfare spending moves which, opinion surveys show, are easing Poles' concerns over high inflation. The Polish minimum wage, already the highest in central Europe, will rise by nearly a fifth next year. With many houseowners on variable loan rates, Warsaw recently extended a scheme for mortgage repayment holidays into next year.

Persons: Kacper, Jadwiga Buczek, Buczek, PiS, Steffen Dyck, Adam Glapinski, Fitch, Federico Barriga Salazar, Andrzej Kuzniak, Moody's Dyck, Kacper Pempel, Jan Strupczewski, Gergely, Mark John, Sharon Singleton Organizations: REUTERS, Reuters, Justice, European Union, European Commission, National Bank of, Sovereign Risk, Moody's, International Monetary Fund, Civic Coalition, Thomson Locations: Warsaw, Poland, WARSAW, Poland's, Europe, NBP, Brussels

☆ I'm a freshman at NYU, living in the school's newest dorm building. From modern rooms to large study spaces, here's a tour of my dorm life.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( Zoe Applebaum | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

I'm a freshman at NYU, and I live in the school's newest dorm building. I share a spacious room with two other girls, and we all share the bathroom. The new building has a café, a gym, and a large study space. Since it's the newest residence hall at NYU, my dorm building has a lot to offer. From big dorm rooms to great study spaces, the Paulson Center is unparalleled among the other NYU dorms in my opinion.

Persons: I'm, John A Organizations: NYU, Service, New York University, Paulson Center, Paulson Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ Her son was an accused cult leader. She says he was a victim, too.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Donie O'Sullivan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

The man talking on the tape was her son, Michael Protzman. Michael Protzman got swept up in this alternate reality. We spoke to dozens of Americans whose lives and families have been affected by conspiracy theories, including Protzman’s own family. After Michael Protzman died this summer, some of his followers refused to believe he had passed. Vigrass never imagined that the conspiracy theories her brother was airing at the kitchen table could lead to him to join what she views as a cult.

Persons: CNN’s, O’Sullivan, Anderson Cooper, CNN —, “ John John, … Trump, Joe Kennedy, George Patton, Mussolini … ” Colleen Protzman, Michael Protzman, ”, “, John F, Kennedy Jr, Donald Trump, Kennedy, Junior —, “ He’ll, Trump, Jesus Christ, reemerge, opportunists, Protzman, Michael Brian Protzman, Michael “, Colleen Protzman, Michael, it’s, Sandy, ” Colleen Protzman, —, QAnon, Barack Obama, Rachel Maddow, Donie O'Sullivan, Michal Protzman, didn’t, JFK, Erica Vigrass, Jason, Erica, ‘ I’m, ’ ” Protzman’s, – Protzman, Erica Vigrass ’, Vigrass, ” Protzman, Jason –, They’re, Jesselyn Cook, It’s, Diane Benscoter, General, ” Benscoter Organizations: JFK, CNN, Dealey, Junior, Junior — JFK, WFAA, JFK Jr, Trump, Kennedys, Democratic Party, Michael Protzman CNN, Dallas CNN, Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Capitol, Facebook, Twitter, Hollywood, Unification Church, US Locations: United States, Dallas, JFK, Minnesota, Seattle, Washington, Dealey, –

☆ ‘The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster’ Review: Resurrecting the Frankenstein Story
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( John Anderson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Laya DeLeon Hayes Photo: RLJE Films/Shudder/ALLBlkMary Shelley ’s “Frankenstein” and its latest offspring, “The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster,” are both wellsprings of metaphor and parables of madness. For Victor Frankenstein, the source of crazy was his mother’s death and a resulting God complex; for Vicaria (Laya DeLeon Hayes)—the title “angry girl” known as her neighborhood’s “mad scientist”—it is a family disappearing due to gang violence, drug dealing, predatory policing and a certain black experience that casts the world as out of control. Hence her theory: Death is only a disease. And if it is a disease, she should be able to cure it.

Persons: Laya DeLeon Hayes, Mary Shelley ’, Victor Frankenstein, —, ” Organizations: RLJE

☆ This Montana college town ranks No. 1 as the most fun city for young people—what it's like to live there
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Jennifer Liu | In Jljenniferliu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The metro area around Missoula, Montana, ranked No. Tucked away in western Montana is America's most fun city for young adults. "There are so many big names, it doesn't make sense for how big the area is," Tong says. Don't miss: These are the top 10 states for young workers to find jobs, live affordably and have funMissoula ranks No. Tong says one big misconception of living in Missoula is that college students are everywhere, but she hasn't found that to be the case.

Persons: DeJohn, Jaclyn DeJohn, Sturgell, Tong, Brandon Sturgell, Summer Tong, Bon Iver, Jimmy Eat, Elton John, hasn't, we've Organizations: University of Montana's, MIT, Wilma Theatre downtown, Missoula, CNBC Locations: Missoula, Missoula , Montana, Montana, U.S, Tulsa, Okla, Mont, Portland ,, Denver

☆ Opinion: Hunter Biden is hardly the first ne’er-do-well presidential son
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Opinion Alexis Coe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Presidential history is lousy with ne’er-do-well sons. American history tells us a different story: Bad presidential sons are as old as the nation itself, yet political opponents have never thought weaponizing them would win an election. If there is evidence that a sitting president, a former president, a presidential candidate, a presidential heir or anyone else, has committed a crime, he or she should be held accountable. “I never did in my Life know a Youth so exceedingly indolent, or so surprisingly voluptuous,” Jack’s tutor, Reverend Jonathan Boucher, wrote to George Washington. Devoted students of history would object to wasting precious time and resources on a nothingburger scandal about a president’s unelected son.

Persons: Alexis Coe, George Washington, John Quincy Adams, Beau Biden, Alexis Coe Sylvie Rosokoff, Joe Biden’s, Hunter, “, Sisyphus, John, Jacky, Custis, ”, Jonathan Boucher, Jack’s, Wash, — Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, Washington, —, John Payne Todd, Brother Madison, ” John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln, Mary, Abraham Lincoln’s, Robert, Mary —, George H.W, Bush, George W, Neil Bush, Mark Reinstein, ’, ” Theodore Roosevelt, Alice Roosevelt, ” Patti Davis, Ronald Reagan’s, It’d, Hunter Biden, Donald Trump, it’ll, Trump, can’t, Biden, Joseph P Organizations: New, CNN, Justice Department, Washington, Silverado Banking, Savings, House Banking, Finance, Urban Affairs, Washington DC, Playboy, Republican, Department, & $ Locations: New America, America’s, America, Washington, Madison, Illinois, Loan, United States

☆ Opinion: Musk, McCarthy and Romney are three kinds of leaders
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +21 min

We’re looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. A vain and ambitious cigar-smoking bully who wore riding breeches, a polished helmet and boots and carried ivory-handled revolvers, he led troops on successful lightning strikes through German-held territory near the end of World War II. Musk has repeatedly been criticized for enabling and boosting antisemitic content on the platform.”“Isaacson tries to square these two Musks. During Trump’s first impeachment, Romney became the first senator in US history to vote to remove a president of his own party from office. He has been willing to do what he believes to be right — consequences be damned.”The differences between Romney and Trump were many.

Persons: CNN — “ Troy, Hadrian, …, ”, George S, Patton, “, Stephen D, Clay Jones, Elon Musks, Elon, Nicole Hemmer’s, Walter Isaacson, Musk “, Musk, ” “ Isaacson, Isaacson, ” Hemmer, Walt Handelsman, Kevin McCarthy, Donald Trump, McCarthy, Joe Biden, “ Trump, impeaching Biden, Norman Eisen, Trump, ” Eisen, Biden, James Antle III, ’, Hunter, McCarthy “, John Avlon, Dennis Aftergut, Lindsey Graham wasn’t, Michelle Lujan Grisham, she’s, Hunter Biden, Robert J, Spitzer, It’s, ” Vladimir, Kim, Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong, Frida Ghitis, Putin, vaingloriously, Peter the Great, Sébastien Roblin, Don’t, Romney Francis Chung, AP Sen, Mitt Romney, Romney, Sen, John McCain, Trump’s, Lanhee J, Chen, Lisa Benson, Kate Bahn, ’ I’m, —, Dana Peterson, Erik Lundh, ” Dana Summers, Kunis Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis, Danny Masterson, Jill Filipovic, “ Kutcher, Kunis, Kutcher, Masterson, Danilo Cavalcante, Arick, Scott Stantis, Jeff Yang, Jets Phil Hands, Julian Zelizer, Aaron Rodgers ’, ” Don’t, Nick Anderson, Tess Taylor, Tommy Tuberville, Mahnaz, Roxanne Jones, Coco Gauff, Amanda Tyler, Lara Setrakian, Paul Hockenos, Don Lincoln, Sophia Nelson, Tim Scott, Kenneth Branagh, Agatha Christie’s, Hercule Poirot, Noah Berlatsky, Poirot, Branagh, Sara Stewart, Winona Ryder Organizations: CNN, US, Marine Corps, Third Army, Vostochny, Twitter, Defamation League, Agency, Caucus, Republicans, Democrats, White, North, Putin, AP, Senate, Hollywood, Motors, Ford, Chrysler, Dodge, Peugeot, United Auto Workers, UAW, “, Federal Reserve, Conference Board, Ninth, Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, REUTERS, Reuters, Apple, European Union, Jets, Boston Red Sox, The Chicago Cubs, The New York Jets, New York Jets, MetLife, Tribune, Studios Locations: China, Washington, New Mexico, Detroit, Russia’s, South Africa, Hunter Biden’s, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, Russia, Ukraine, ”, Los Angeles , California, U.S, Aude, Pennsylvania, Brazil, Cupertino , California, Iran, New Texas, Venice

☆ ‘The Gold’ Review: Aftermath of an Accidental Jackpot
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( John Anderson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Emun Elliott, Hugh Bonneville and Charlotte Spencer Photo: PARAMOUNT+A BBC radio report this week on a just-recovered Van Gogh featured a Dutch art detective, Arthur Brand, explaining that the motive for stealing such artwork isn’t money. A Van Gogh can’t be resold. It can’t be “fenced.” In this particular case, a crime group had wanted to hold the painting hostage, to negotiate for reduced prison sentences. Brand pointed out, it took a couple of years to get the painting back, even after the thief had been convicted, because nobody wanted to touch it.

Persons: Emun Elliott, Hugh Bonneville, Charlotte Spencer, Van Gogh, Arthur Brand, Van, Brand Organizations: PARAMOUNT, BBC Locations: Dutch

To boost his profile, Zuberi also donated to, or hired, several Washington advocacy groups, lobbying shops and public relations firms. Those officials included Olson, former NATO supreme commander Gen. Wesley Clark and former acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement John Sandweg. The trio lobbied U.S. officials after returning from their Doha meeting with Qatari officials, the FBI said. He added that one of his greatest regrets was recruiting Allen into the effort because of the subsequent negative publicity. Allen has denied any wrongdoing but stepped down as president of the Brookings Institution, a prestigious Washington think tank, amid the FBI investigation.

Persons: —, Richard G, Olson, Obama, Imaad Zuberi, Judge G, Michael Harvey, Harvey, Prosecutors, Evan Turgeon, Turgeon, Zuberi, Harvey's, “, Joe Biden, Zubari, Wesley Clark, John Sandweg, John Allen, Allen, strategize, ___ Mustian Organizations: WASHINGTON, U.S, State, Prosecutors, FBI, Justice Department's, Press, NATO, . Immigration, Allen, Brookings Institution Locations: Persian, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Qatar, Zuberi, Washington, Doha, U.S, New York

☆ World leaders to meet at UN as big powers vie for developing states
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Michelle Nichols | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

John Angelillo/Pool via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsUNITED NATIONS, Sept 15 (Reuters) - World leaders meet at the United Nations next week in the shadow of geopolitical tensions - largely fueled by the war in Ukraine - as Russia and China vie with the United States and Europe to win over developing countries. BILLIONS FOR INFRASTRUCTUREThe Ukraine war is just one reason for the focus on developing countries. Ahead of the New York meetings, diplomats acknowledged their focus on the developing world but dismissed suggestions that rivalry played a role. Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, described the U.N. gathering as a chance for small countries to "lay out their priorities to us" and that she doesn't view it "as being a competition between big powers." Ambassador Zhang Jun told Reuters that Beijing has "no intention to compete with anyone else" and that, as China's conditions improved, the country was "willing to do more in return for developing countries but we are not competing."

Persons: John Angelillo, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Richard Gowan, U.N, Linda Thomas, Greenfield, Zhang Jun, Russia's U.N, Vassily Nebenzia, Joe Biden, Antonio Guterres, Sergei Lavrov, Nebenzia, Barbara Woodward, Michelle Nichols, Don Durfee, Howard Goller Organizations: UN, Assembly, United Nations Headquarters, REUTERS Acquire, UNITED NATIONS, United Nations, Group, New, Reuters, Security, Ukraine, Thomson Locations: New York, U.S, Ukraine, Russia, China, United States, Europe, Africa, Latin America, Asia, Beijing, Moscow, European, Western, Brazil, India, South Africa, African

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