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CNN —Two more tourists have been caught apparently defacing the Colosseum in Rome, following a similar incident in June. The very next day, a 17-year-old student from Germany was caught allegedly doing something similar. This is the same punishment potentially faced by a 27-year-old British tourist who was filmed apparently carving his name into the wall of the ancient arena last month. Dimitrov allegedly scratched “Ivan+Hayley 23” into the wall of the Colosseum, representing his and his girlfriend’s names. A similar incident also occurred in 2020, when security staff spotted an Irish tourist allegedly carving his initials into the ancient structure and reported him to the police.

Persons: Ivan Dimitrov, “, regrettably, ”, Alexandro Maria Tirelli, Dimitrov, Ivan, Hayley, Gennaro Sangiuliano Organizations: CNN Locations: Rome, Switzerland, Province of Rome, Germany, Irish

☆ Former Trump Donors Are Opening Wallets for DeSantis, GOP Rivals
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Jack Gillum | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Five Takeaways From the Money Race Shaping 2024 Elections
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( Jack Gillum | Anthony Debarros | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Donald Trump Earned Millions From Speeches, Golf and Resort Ventures
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Jack Gillum | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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Paris/London CNN —France is to introduce a scheme that will subsidize repairs to clothing and shoes in order to cut waste and planet-heating pollution from the textile industry. “What I hope is that the French will become aware of what we can see, that is the impact of the textile industry across the world today,” she said. Tailors, clothes brands and repair shops can join the initiative for free via Refashion, which will collect a small “eco-contribution” on sales to cover the subsidy. Refashion will then arrange for the companies signed up to the scheme to be refunded within 15 days. The scheme follows a similar French initiative for white goods such as fridges and washing machines.

Persons: ” Couillard, ”, Refashion Organizations: London CNN — Locations: Paris, London, London CNN — France, France

☆ Climate change is making our oceans change color, new research finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The color of the ocean has changed significantly over the last 20 years and human-caused climate change is likely responsible, according to a new study. They analyzed color variation data from 2002 to 2022 and then used climate change models to simulate what would happen to the oceans both with additional planet-heating pollution and without. The color changes matched almost exactly what Dutkiewicz predicted would happen if greenhouse gases were added to the atmosphere – that around 50% of our oceans would change color. Dutkiewicz, who has been running simulations that showed the oceans were going to change color for years, said she is not surprised at this finding. Dutkiewicz told CNN it was difficult to say whether color changes could become visible to humans if the process continues.

Persons: Artur Widak, Stephanie Dutkiewicz, Dutkiewicz, ” Organizations: CNN, National Oceanography Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT’s Department of, Planetary Sciences, Center for Global, Aqua

☆ Ryan Gosling sings his heart out as poor, overlooked Ken in latest ‘Barbie’ trailer
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —With the “Barbie” movie release date fast approaching, the latest teaser features Ryan Gosling’s Ken bemoaning life in his female companion’s shadow. “I just don’t know who I am without you,” Ken tells Margot Robbie’s Barbie in the trailer, released Monday. Just Ken ExclusiveWe then see Ken singing about the dynamic between the pair, who are best friends. Warner Bros., like CNN, is a unit of Warner Bros. “The world ran out of pink,” said Sarah Greenwood in a recent interview with Architectural Digest.

Persons: Barbie, Ryan Gosling’s Ken bemoaning, “, Ken, Margot Robbie’s Barbie, ” Ken, “ I’m, ”, Greta Gerwig, Sarah Greenwood Organizations: CNN, Warner Bros, Warner Bros ., Architectural

Germany will announce new support packages for Ukraine during the upcoming NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said Monday. The preliminary work is "practically completed," Pistorius said during a joint press conference with his French counterpart Sebastien Lecornu in Berlin. Pistorius added that he expects the NATO summit will be "very united" and that it "must be, in light of the current situation." While pre-summit discussions have strengthened his hope, Pistorius said he is watching the issue of Sweden's accession to NATO and "how Turkey and Hungary will act." Lecornu said it was key for the allies that Sweden becomes a NATO member "as quickly as possible."

Persons: Boris Pistorius, Pistorius, Sebastien Lecornu, Lecornu Organizations: Ukraine, NATO, German Locations: Germany, Vilnius, Lithuania, Berlin, Turkey, Hungary, Sweden

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☆ Meghan Trainor has had her second baby. His name may surprise you
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor has announced the birth of her second child with husband Daryl Sabara, and the couple have landed on a decidedly old school name. “On July 1st (our 7 year anniversary of our first date) we welcomed Barry Bruce Trainor into the world,” Trainor wrote in an Instagram post Tuesday. The post included a gallery of photos of baby Barry, as well as a shot of Trainor in a hospital bed. Trainor, best known for hit single “All About That Bass,” was recently forced to apologize after making controversial remarks about teachers. “Teachers of TikTok and teachers of the world, I recently said ‘F teachers’ on the podcast, and it’s not how I feel,” Trainor said.

Persons: Meghan Trainor, Daryl Sabara, “, Barry Bruce Trainor, ” Trainor, 8lbs, Instagram, ”, Barry, Trainor, Sabara, Riley, Ryan Trainor, ’ ”, ’, it’s Organizations: CNN, “, TikTok Locations: America, United States

☆ Ron DeSantis, Who Touts Blue-Collar Roots, More Than Triples Net Worth
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-01 | by ( Jack Gillum | Alex Leary | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, earned $1.25 million for a book timed to the launch of his presidential campaign. Photo: Matt Rourke/Associated PressOn the presidential campaign trail, Ron DeSantis touts his blue-collar roots and how he joined the Navy instead of taking lucrative opportunities available to a graduate of Yale and Harvard. But as the Florida governor’s political power has grown, so too has his financial status.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Matt Rourke Organizations: Florida Gov, Republican, Navy, Yale, Harvard Locations: Florida

☆ Scholar finds doodles by Henry VIII in ancient prayer book
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Toward the end of his life, England’s King Henry VIII left a series of doodles in a prayer book, revealing his anguish over his health and his past actions, new research shows. The Trustees of The Wormsley FundWhite told CNN Tuesday that she found the marginalia “totally unexpectedly” while looking at the book, and recognized them from her previous work on Henry VIII. The manicules have a distinctive shape that matches others known to have been drawn by Henry. Parr gave the book, which is currently housed in the Wormsley Library in Stokenchurch, England, to Henry as a gift. One passage in the prayer book says that God’s punishment has left the narrator “feeble,” and Henry was himself in bad health at the time.

Persons: England’s King Henry VIII, Henry, Katherine Parr, Micheline White, White, Henry VIII, “, ”, ” Henry, doodles, Parr, King, Anne Boleyn, “ He’s, —, He’s Organizations: CNN, College of, Humanities, Department of, Carleton University Locations: Canada, Wormsley, Stokenchurch, England, France

☆ Polaris guitarist Ryan Siew dead at 26
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Australian metalcore band Polaris have confirmed the death of guitarist Ryan Siew at the age of 26. He loved great food in great company. “He loved music, more diversely than you could ever imagine, and spoke its language in ways that only the rarest among us do. Polaris went on to ask that people respect Siew’s family’s desire for privacy, and also to give the band and their team space to grieve. Polaris are preparing for the release of their latest album, “Fatalism,” on September 1.

Persons: Ryan Siew, Siew, “, ”, Harry Potter, Ryan, Siew’s Organizations: CNN, Polaris Locations: Australian, ”

☆ Barbie’s DreamHouse available to rent on Airbnb ahead of movie’s release
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Pack your bags Barbie fans, this summer’s holiday destination is clear: The Malibu DreamHouse. The pink pad will be available to rent in California this summer, but the house has been given a twist by Barbie’s beau Ken. “I’ve added a few touches to bring some much-needed Kenergy to the newly renovated and iconic Malibu DreamHouse,” it adds. The DreamHouse is part of promotional efforts for the new “Barbie” movie from Warner Bros. which is set for release on July 21. Warner Bros., like CNN, is a unit of Warner Bros.

Persons: Ken, “, Barbie, ”, “ I’ve, BARBIE, Airbnb, Greta Gerwig, Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Sarah Greenwood Organizations: CNN, Mattel, Warner Bros, Warner Bros ., Architectural Locations: California, Malibu, Malibu , California, Barbie

☆ Christine Dawood gives first interview after losing husband and son on Titan submersible
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Christine Dawood, whose husband Shahzada and son Suleman died aboard the Titan submersible, has revealed that the 19-year-old was a Rubik’s Cube obsessive who could solve the puzzle in 12 seconds. “Suleman did not go anywhere without his Rubik’s cube,” Dawood told the BBC in her first interview since the tragedy. The family had been planning a trip on the Titan submersible for some time, Dawood said, but it was postponed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Asked how she felt now about her son taking her place on the submersible, Dawood declined to say. “I really, really miss them.”The Dawoods are from a prominent Pakistani business family.

Persons: Christine Dawood, Shahzada, Suleman, “ Suleman, ” Dawood, “, ‘ I’m, ’, Dawood, ”, Suleman Dawood, Shahzada Dawood, Alina –, ‘, Alina, we’re, Dawood Hercules Organizations: CNN, Titan, BBC, Engro Corporation, Reuters, Dawood Hercules Corp, Atlantic

☆ Putting salt in tap water and drilling wells in parks: one city’s desperate quest to avoid running dry
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-25 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

The situation has become so bad that residents are being forced to drink salty tap water and workers are drilling wells in the center of the capital to reach the water beneath the ground. Another, the Paso Severino, which normally serves 60% of the country’s population with fresh water, has seen the largest decrease in water levels on record. Water levels could be depleted completely in early July, according to local media reports. Low water levels at the Canelón Grande reservoir on March 13, 2023. As well as tasting salty, Uruguayan officials say the tap water also has a high level of chlorides, sodium, and trihalomethanes.

Persons: Luis Lacalle Pou, It’s, Paso Severino, Ernesto Ryan, Carlos Santos, “, ”, Karina Rando, Lacalle Pou, Santos, Eitan Abramovich, ‘, Daniel Panario, Panario, OSE, Ana Ferreira, ” Friederike Otto, Miguel Doria, hydrologist, Uruguay “, Doria, ” Gerardo Amarilla, ” Doria Organizations: CNN —, National Commission, Defense of Water, University of, CNN, of Public Health, ”, Getty, Parque, of Ecology, University of the, Bloomberg, United Nations Educational, Cultural Organization, UNESCO, Uruguay’s Ministry of, United, Montevideo don’t Locations: CNN — Uruguay, American, Uruguay, country’s, Montevideo, Republic, la Plata, Paso, South America’s, San, ”, University of the Republic, America, Argentina, Caribbean, United Nations

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CNN —Parents of preschool children allegedly given sedatives by staff at a kindergarten in Taiwan have been protesting the government’s slow response to the incident. On May 14, three parents told local police that their children were irritable and showed self-harming behaviors between February and April this year. They said the children told them their teachers had given them drugs, Taiwan’s official Central News Agency (CNA) reported. The District Prosecutors Office in New Taipei City was first notified of a case involving the potential drugging of minors on May 15. The principal and four teachers from the kindergarten were questioned by police, CNA reported.

Persons: Lin Ching, Hou Yu Organizations: CNN, Central News Agency, CNA, Prosecutors, New, ih, Kuomintang Locations: Taiwan, New Taipei City

☆ Daytime naps may be good for our brains, study says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Taking daytime naps may help maintain brain health as we age, according to a new study. The results show “a small but significant increase in brain volume in people who have a genetic signature associated with taking daytime naps,” she told the Science Media Centre. “Even with those limitations, this study is interesting because it adds to the data indicating that sleep is important for brain health,” she said. MoMo Productions/Digital Vision/Getty ImagesHowever, such a technique can only show an association between nap and brain health, not cause and effect. Grandner directs the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic at the Banner-University Medical Center in Tucson, Arizona, and was not involved in the study.

Persons: ”, Victoria Garfield, Tara Spires, Jones, Valentina Paz, they’re, Paz, MoMo, Michael Grandner, Grandner, Raj Dasgupta, “ Organizations: CNN, University College London, UCL, University of, British Neuroscience Association, Centre, Discovery Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Science Media, Sleep Health, Alzheimer’s Association, Sleep Medicine, Banner - University Medical Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern Locations: Republic of Uruguay, Tucson , Arizona, University of Southern California

☆ Houston rapper Big Pokey dies after collapsing on stage
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Rapper Big Pokey has died at the age of 45 after collapsing on stage in Texas. “It is with deep sadness that we share the news of the passing of our beloved Milton ‘Big Pokey’ Powell,” the post reads. “Big Pokey will forever be ‘The Hardest Pit in the Litter,’” it adds, referencing the title of his debut album, which was released in 1999. A video posted on Twitter showed Big Pokey collapsing backward while holding a microphone at a bar in Beaumount, Texas on Saturday. The rapper hailed from the city of Houston, Texas and was a member of the Screwed Up Click rap collective.

Persons: Pokey, Milton Powell, Milton ‘, ’ Powell, Houston Sylvester Turner, ” Sylvester, Bun, ” Organizations: CNN, Twitter, Mayor, Houston Locations: Texas, Beaumount , Texas, Houston , Texas, The City, Houston

CNN —Archaeologists have found an octagonal sword dating from more than 3,000 years ago at a burial site in the state of Bavaria, southern Germany. The sword is so well preserved that it still gleams, according to a statement from the Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments. Bayerisches Landesamt für DenkmalpflegeIt was discovered last week at a site in Donau-Ries, and researchers believe it was left in the grave as a burial gift. The sword is thought to date to the end of the 14th century BCE, the Middle Bronze Age. A sword like this, with an octagonal handle made entirely from bronze, is a rare find, according to the statement.

Persons: ”, Mathias Pfeil, — Organizations: CNN —, Bavarian, Office, Archaeologists Locations: Bavaria, Germany, Donau, Ries

☆ New armored dinosaur discovered on Isle of Wight, England
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A new species of dinosaur with blade-like spikes for armor has been discovered on the Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England. Named Vectipelta barretti, it is the first armored dinosaur, or ankylosaur, to have been found on the island in 142 years, according to a statement from London’s Natural History Museum, where several of the researchers who discovered the dinosaur work. The dinosaur would have lived during the Early Cretaceous period, 145-100.5 million years ago, the museum said. The paper is published in the Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, and the team believe more new species will be discovered on the Isle of Wight, an important source of dinosaur fossils, in the future. In June 2022, scientists identified the remains of a spinosaurid, a predatory dinosaur with two legs and a crocodile-like face, on the island.

Persons: Vectipelta, ”, Stuart Pond, Polacanthus, we’ve, Paul Barrett, “ I’m, “ Organizations: CNN, “ Locations: Isle of Wight, England, Asia, Europe

☆ Price transparency is about doing what's best for consumers industry wide: SeatGeek CEO Groetzinger
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | 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 EmailPrice transparency is about doing what's best for consumers industry wide: SeatGeek CEO GroetzingerJack Groetzinger, SeatGeek co-founder and CEO, joins 'Last Call' to discuss the White House's pressure on U.S. ticket sellers to end hidden fees.

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☆ Grammys add Best African Music Performance category
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Next year’s Grammys will feature three new categories, including Best African Music Performance, as the awards move to reflect the massive popularity of Afrobeats around the world. The category “recognizes recordings that utilize unique local expressions from across the African continent,” the organizers said in a statement published Wednesday. Throughout the year, the Recording Academy – the group of music industry professionals that presents the Grammy Awards – accepts proposals from its members for new categories. Those proposals are then reviewed by a committee and voted on by the academy’s board of trustees. At a meeting in May, the trustees voted to introduce the Best African Music Performance category, as well as awards for Best Alternative Jazz Album and Best Pop Dance Recording, the statement said.

Persons: –, Harvey Mason Jr, Afrobeats, Mason Jr, ”, Beyoncé, Drake, Ed Sheeran, they’ve Organizations: CNN, Recording Academy, ” Recording, TikTok, Billboard, Company Locations: West Africa, Africa

☆ 'We made history': Emotional Man City players hail treble success
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

June 11 (Reuters) - Manchester City must be considered one of soccer's heavyweight clubs after winning the Champions League to complete a rare treble, captain Ilkay Gundogan said, while a teary-eyed Jack Grealish hailed manager Pep Guardiola as a "genius". Players were in tears after Rodri's emphatic second-half goal against Inter Milan in the final secured a 1-0 victory and City's first Champions League title on Saturday, having wrapped up the Premier League and FA Cup last month. Today, we made history," Gundogan told BT Sport. "This team deserves the highest recognition and winning the Champions League elevates us to the very top of the game. The pressure was there, but this team is built to handle the pressure in the best possible way."

Persons: Ilkay Gundogan, Jack Grealish, Pep Guardiola, City's, Gundogan, Grealish, I'm, I've, Guardiola, you've, He's, Striker Erling Haaland, Haaland, Kevin De Bruyne, De Bruyne, We'll, It's, Hritika Sharma, Tim Hart, Edmund Klamann Organizations: League, Inter Milan, Premier League, FA, BT Sport, City, Aston Villa, Bulent Usta, Thomson Locations: Manchester, Hyderabad, Istanbul

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