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[1/3] German parliamentary group co-leaders of Alternative for Germany (AfD) party Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla attend a plenary session of the lower house of parliament, Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany May 25, 2023. In France, the far-right has become a stronger rival at the ballot box, while in Italy and Sweden, they are now are in government. Germany's domestic spy agency has branded the AfD's youth wing "extremist", saying it propagated "a racial concept of society". Some AfD initiatives have won backing from mainstream voters on the more local level. Wolfgang Buechner, a Scholz government spokesman, said he was confident the coalition could whittle away at AfD support.

Persons: Alice Weidel, Tino Chrupalla, Chancellor Olaf Scholz's, Stefan Marschall, Michael Kretschmer, Friederich Merz, Nancy Faeser, Marc Debus, Matthias Grahl, Wolfgang Buechner, Scholz, whittle, Sarah Marsh, Andreas Rinke, Madeline Chambers, Edmund Blair Organizations: Bundestag, REUTERS, Government, Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social, University of Duesseldorf, Christian Democratic Union, CDU, Greens, Scholz's, Mannheim University, Thomson Locations: Germany, Berlin, BERLIN, Scholz's, Europe, France, Italy, Sweden, Nazi, Russia, Ukraine, Germany's, Saxony, Thueringen, Brandenburg, Bautzen

☆ Oxford, but Not That Oxford: How a Tiny For-Profit School Suddenly Got Big
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Emma Bubola | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“Money, money, money,” said Stefan Lespizanu, a former recruiter for Oxford Business College. Whole families signed up, helping turn a vocational school of 41 students atop a Chinese restaurant into a for-profit juggernaut. Oxford Business College, unaffiliated with the elite school nearby, now has several campuses and more than 8,000 students. Years of free-market changes to British higher education have created opportunities for for-profit schools like Oxford Business College. Through opaque partnership deals with publicly funded universities, schools can offer undergraduate degrees and get access to the British government’s student aid.

Persons: ”, Stefan Lespizanu, ‘ Organizations: Oxford Business College, ”, Facebook

☆ Man City edge closer to treble after FA Cup final win over Man Utd
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Martyn Herman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

LONDON, June 3 (Reuters) - Manchester City moved to within one victory of completing a momentous treble as they deservedly beat arch-rivals Manchester United 2-1 in the FA Cup final thanks to Ilkay Gundogan's record-breaking double on Saturday. City captain Gundogan scored the fastest goal in FA Cup final history with a stunning volley after 12 seconds and struck what proved to be the winner seven minutes after halftime. It is the 13th time the English league and FA Cup double has been achieved. The FA Cup is so nice." It eclipsed the previous fastest FA Cup final goal scored by Louis Saha after 25 seconds for Everton against Chelsea in 2009 and City threatened to run riot against a stunned United.

Persons: Ilkay, Gundogan, Nat Lofthouse, Bruno Fernandes, Pep Guardiola's, Alex Ferguson, Guardiola, Stefan Ortega's, Erling Haaland, David de Gea, Louis Saha, Rodri, Jack Grealish, Kevin de Bruyne, Aaron Wan, Paul Tierney, Tierney, Fernandes, Ortega, Raphael Varane volleyed, De Bruyne's, De, Alejandro Garnacho, Erik Ten, Martyn Herman, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: Manchester City, Manchester United, FA, City, Bolton Wanderers, United . United, Inter Milan, Premier League, League, Champions League, Wembley, Everton, Chelsea, United, Grealish, Inter, Thomson Locations: Manchester, City, Istanbul

☆ Here's how the price of your beer has changed over time
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Stefan Sykes | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Beer isn't as much of a bargain as it used to be. Beer companies, faced with rising operating costs in areas like packaging and transportation, have raised prices and seen bigger profits, with consumers footing the bill. The price of beer bought at retail locations such as grocery stores rose 5.9% for the 12 months through April 2023 compared with the prior year, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Since 2000, retail beer consumed at home has increased more than 72%. The cost of beer has climbed even more for people drinking outside the home, jumping 102% during that time.

Persons: Beer Organizations: Bureau of Labor Statistics

☆ Blockchain provides transparent real-time inflation gauge, says Truflation's Stefan Rust
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailBlockchain provides transparent real-time inflation gauge, says Truflation's Stefan RustAswath Damodaran, professor of finance at New York University's Stern School of Business and Stefan Rust, CEO of Truflation, join 'The Exchange' to discuss the Fed's fight against inflation, using blockchain technology to measure inflation in real-time, and leading versus lagging indicators of inflation.

Persons: Truflation's Stefan Rust Aswath Damodaran, University's, Stefan Rust Organizations: University's Stern School of Business, Truflation Locations: New

☆ Watch CNBC's full interview with NYU's Aswath Damodaran and Truflation's Stefan Rust
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWatch CNBC's full interview with NYU's Aswath Damodaran and Truflation's Stefan RustAswath Damodaran, professor of finance at New York University's Stern School of Business and Stefan Rust, CEO of Truflation, join 'The Exchange' to discuss the Fed's fight against inflation, using blockchain technology to measure inflation in real-time, and leading versus lagging indicators of inflation.

Persons: NYU's Aswath, Stefan Rust Aswath Damodaran, University's, Stefan Rust Organizations: University's Stern School of Business, Truflation Locations: New

☆ Here's why Diddy is suing Diageo over his vodka and tequila brands
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Stefan Sykes | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Diddy attends The After, hosted by the entrepreneur and Doja Cat, powered by Ciroc Premium Vodka and DeLeon Tequila at Club Love in New York City, May 1, 2023. Sean "Diddy" Combs is suing multinational spirits giant Diageo for alleged racial discrimination in the handling of his vodka and tequila brands, which Combs claims the company typecast as "Black brands." In a lawsuit filed Wednesday with the New York Supreme Court in Manhattan, Combs' lawyers accuse Diageo of neglecting his Ciroc vodka and DeLeon tequila brands, and of marginalizing their appeal by marketing them as "urban" brands. Following the success of the partnership, Diageo co-purchased the DeLeon tequila brand with Combs' company in 2013. Diageo, a multibillion-dollar, publicly traded spirits company based in London, owns more than 200 brands, including the Don Julio tequila brand.

Persons: Diddy, DeLeon Tequila, Sean, Combs, DeLeon, Puffy, George Clooney's, Clooney's, Bump Williams, Don Julio, Stephen Rust, Martha Stewart, Rust, They're Organizations: Diageo, New York Supreme, Clooney's Casamigos, Nielsen, CNBC Locations: New York City, Manhattan, London, Ciroc

☆ The Zamrock Band Witch Lost All but One Member. Its Singer Carries On.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( Jim Farber | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

In the years since Witch first made an impact, younger musicians have been paying attention. Sampa the Great, a 29-year-old Zambian rapper with international reach, said she connected “to the defiance and the edginess” of Witch’s music. “To have traditional music and infuse it with rock, that’s what I do with hip-hop,” she added. She collaborated with Witch on a track from her 2022 album “As Above, So Below” and appears on one of the band’s new songs. “We have the original gear from those records and the same sound engineer,” said Jacco Gardner, the band’s current bassist, who hails from the Netherlands.

Persons: Witch, “, Ahmed Gallab, Witch “, ”, Jacco Gardner, Stefan Lilov, Chanda, headbanging, Jagger, ” Chanda Organizations: Partisan Records, DB Locations: Sudanese American, African, Lusaka, Zambia, Netherlands, Switzerland, Brooklyn

☆ Indy500: How to watch ‘the biggest sporting event in the world’ where Katherine Legge will be the only woman on the start line
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( Thomas Schlachter Don Riddell | Thomas Schlachter | Don Riddell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

After two weeks of testing, practice and qualifying, the drivers are now ready to start their engines and step on the gas ahead of the 2023 Indy 500. “It is the biggest sporting event in the world, right?” British driver Katherine Legge told CNN Sport’s Don Riddell. Katherine Legge is taking part in her third Indy 500 this weekend. Darron Cummings/APHow to watchHeld on Sunday May 28, the Indy 500 is broadcast live from 9:00 a.m. Legge called the achievement “awesome.”The driver set an incredible average speed of 231.07 miles per hour when racing for the Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing team.

☆ Iconic singer Tina Turner dies at 83
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-24 | by ( Stefan Sykes | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Singer Tina Turner has died at the age of 83 after a long illness, according to a statement posted on her official Facebook page Wednesday. "It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Tina Turner. In a separate statement to Sky News, a spokesperson said Turner died "peacefully" at her home in Küsnacht, near Zurich, Switzerland. Tuner began her career as a teenager in the late 1950s singing backup for musician Ike Turner's blues band Kings of Rhythm. "I'm so saddened by the passing of my wonderful friend Tina Turner," tweeted Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger.

☆ Man City celebrate Premier League title with 1-0 win over Chelsea
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( Lori Ewing | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/8] Soccer Football - Premier League - Manchester City v Chelsea - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - May 21, 2023 Manchester City's Ilkay Gundogan lifts the trophy as he celebrates with teammates... Read moreMANCHESTER, England, May 21 (Reuters) - Manchester City celebrated their Premier League title success on Sunday, beating Chelsea 1-0 with an early goal by Julian Alvarez in the team's home finale at a sun-drenched Etihad Stadium. Treble-chasing City, who wrapped up the title when second-placed Arsenal were beaten at Nottingham Forest on Saturday, have won 12 successive games in the top flight. City have 88 points from 36 matches, seven more than Arsenal who have just one match remaining. Haaland had been a late substitute and did not extend his record of 36 goals in a single Premier League season. "I feel a special connection with the fans... 36 goals, Premier League trophy, debut season, two finals left, not a bad start."

☆ 5 reasons G7 Summit 2023 in Hiroshima, Japan matters
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —This year’s G7 meeting in Japan holds special significance, not only for its location. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrives at Hiroshima airport to attend the G7 leaders' summit in Hiroshima, Japan, on Thursday. Together with his wife Britta Ernst, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz boards an air force plane for his trip to Hiroshima and the G7 summit. The biggest challenge for the G7 leaders may be keeping that momentum going. Two of the biggest holders of that debt, Japan and Britain, will be at the table with Biden in Hiroshima.

☆ National Conservatism: Why are some British Conservatives behaving like the next election is already lost?
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Luke Mcgee | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The list goes on, but the general theme of this conference was that British Conservatism is having an identity crisis and these ideas could be the solution. CNN spoke to several people involved in this conference as well as people inside the Conservative Party who opposed the conference and its ideas. Another group of Conservatives supporting the vocal criticisms of Sunak are, sources say, thinking beyond the election and about future leadership contests. Indeed, another Conservative conference was held at the weekend, seen widely as a “Bring Back Boris” event, which the former PM didn’t turn up to. Pro-Sunak Conservatives who still think the next election could be won are also not happy.

CNN —Ecuador’s embattled President Guillermo Lasso, who is facing a looming impeachment vote, has triggered a constitutional clause to dissolve government, a politically fraught move that could spark protests with the country already tackling a fragile security situation. Lasso, who took office in 2021, is accused of interfering in the negotiation of a shipping contract related to the export of oil products. The president’s decision to instate muerte cruzada means his government will remain in office until a new general election takes place in around six months. But calls for his resignation have grown louder in recent months, as Ecuador’s opposition and influential federation of Indigenous organizations accused Lasso of negligence in a country engulfed by a cost-of-living crisis and high rates of criminal violence. Will Freeman, a fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, said the application of muerte cruzada “would absolutely cause instability.”“Lasso is too unpopular to benefit from the impression that he’s overriding checks and balances to finally get something done,” he told CNN, before the announcement on Wednesday.

☆ Swiss Listings Have Been a Drag on Chinese Stocks
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Dave Sebastian | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Since last year, 13 companies from China have raised $4.3 billion by selling global depositary receipts in Switzerland. Photo: Stefan Wermuth/Bloomberg NewsSwitzerland has become an alternative fundraising venue for Chinese companies wanting to sell shares abroad as U.S.-China tensions simmer. There is one problem: Shares of most of the Chinese companies that listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange have fallen significantly since they priced their European stock offerings, and there has been very little trading in them.

Aaron Smith, CEO of the National Cannabis Industry Association, speaks during a news conference on the Safe Banking Act outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Sept. 14, 2022. The Senate banking committee is holding its first-ever hearing Thursday on a bipartisan bill that would allow the cannabis industry to access traditional banking services, which marijuana businesses see as critical to their survival. The meeting, titled Examining Cannabis Banking Challenges of Small Businesses and Workers, will hear testimony from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, including Sens. Thursday's hearing will determine next steps in getting the bill to the Senate floor for a vote, as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and other key lawmakers express support for it. "Without full access to the banking and payments system, legal cannabis businesses are forced to operate in the shadows," said Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, who is also chair of the committee.

☆ Back-to-Office Battles Underscore a Change in Workplace Authority
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-11 | by ( Stefan Stern | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

steps out of the corner office, stares into the abyss of a sparsely occupied floor, and only the abyss stares back. Disconcerting questions arise: What kind of a place is this, and what kind of a leader am I if so few people want to show up? The hierarchy effect, already weakening before the pandemic, has been undermined even further by the living (and successful) experiment of hybrid work. Leaders are facing more than a back-to-office struggle: They are wrestling with a new, post-pandemic identity. Old Approaches Fall ShortSome have responded by looking to reassert a degree of traditional control.

☆ A psychology expert shares 7 toxic phrases ‘highly insecure’ people always use—and how to deal with them
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-11 | by ( Stefan Falk | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Unfortunately, I've seen many teams and organizations fail because of a highly insecure person standing in the way. I've found that one of the most difficult personality types to deal with are highly insecure people. Here are seven things highly insecure people say when they sense that change is coming:1. Usually, it's not that they don't have enough time; it's that they don't know how to manage it effectively. The alternative way the insecure person suggests is usually more or less a continuation of the same behavior.

CNN —A Swiss village has been ordered to evacuate amid warnings a large mass of rock looming overhead could come tumbling down in the coming days. Leaders in Brienz held a town hall event on Tuesday evening and told residents they would have to leave by 6 pm local time on Friday. Rebecca Dell, a researcher at the University of Cambridge warns that climate change is driving glacier melt in the Alps. If a slope becomes too unstable, events such as rockslides may occur,” she told CNN. The village, which houses under 100 residents, according to Swiss public broadcaster SRF, is located in Switzerland’s eastern canton of Graubünden.

☆ Coronation concert fit for a king
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( Dave Lucas | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Princess Charlotte, Prince George, the Prince of Wales, and Queen Camilla, in front of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Akshata Murty in the Royal Box viewing the Coronation Concert held on the grounds of Windsor Castle, Berkshire, to celebrate the...morePrincess Charlotte, Prince George, the Prince of Wales, and Queen Camilla, in front of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Akshata Murty in the Royal Box viewing the Coronation Concert held on the grounds of Windsor Castle, Berkshire, to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, Sunday, May 7. Stefan Rousseau/Pool via REUTERSClose

Prince William honored his father with a few words during Sunday night's concert - the first ever to be staged at Windsor Castle, home to monarchs for almost 1,000 years. Royals dance the night awaySeveral members of the royal family got their groove on throughout the concert. Chris Jackson/Getty ImagesMesmerizing drone displayA fabulous drone display lit up the sky over the coronation concert, earning audible gasps from the crowd below. Crowds watch illuminated drones creating a light display above Windsor Castle. But when Miss Piggy, dressed in a cerise pink evening dress and glittering necklace, recognized “Downton Abbey” star Bonneville she had other things in mind, thinking he was a real lord.

☆ Heads of five major tech companies are pushing back against the EU's proposed data-sharing rules
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHeads of five major tech companies are pushing back against the EU's proposed data-sharing rulesStefan Vilsmeier, the CEO of European medical tech company Brainlab, discusses why he and the top executives of several other major firms want EU regulators to amend data-sharing rules they believe will give China a competitive advantage.

☆ These states might be the next to legalize weed
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-07 | by ( Stefan Sykes | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

The state became the 22nd to legalize recreational marijuana and follows Missouri and Maryland, which did so earlier this year. Some states are even moving ahead with proposals or ballot measures to legalize weed, putting them within arms' reach of having recreational markets. These are the states that have a chance to legalize adult-use marijuana in the coming years. OhioOhio may vote on whether to legalize recreational marijuana in November. Haren said the proposal also plans to build upon Ohio's medical marijuana program and issue additional adult use licenses to new companies.

☆ Fact Check-German judges in court cases did not rule on whether measles virus exists
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Judges presiding over a German court case between 2013 and 2016 involving the measles virus settled a civil dispute about a promised payment and did not rule on the existence of the virus itself, contrary to social media posts falsely claiming the courts decided the virus does not exist. However, judges presiding over the case and subsequent appeals to which the articles refer did not rule on the existence of the measles virus, and expressly said this in court. Dr. David Bardens, a medical student, responded to Lanka’s measles virus challenge on Jan. 31, 2012. He submitted six studies (see citations in clause 21 here) which, Bardens said, provided Lanka with proof that the measles virus exists, and of its size. They did not rule on the existence or non-existence of the measles virus.

☆ Ed Sheeran didn't steal from Marvin Gaye's 'Let's Get It On,' jury rules
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Stefan Sykes | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Musician Ed Sheeran leaves federal court in New York, US, on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. A Manhattan federal jury ruled Thursday that pop star Ed Sheeran didn't infringe on the copyright of Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On." Upon hearing the verdict, Sheeran stood up and hugged his lawyers, according to NBC News. The plaintiffs first filed the civil suit in 2017 and alleged that Sheeran, Warner Music Group and Sony Music Publishing stole from the soul classic, violating federal copyright law. Sheeran told jurors that he composed "Thinking Out Loud" independently with British songwriter Wadge, who was not named in the lawsuit.

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