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☆ New York teens arrested and charged with stealing, killing, and eating a swan that was a town mascot for over 10 years
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Police say teens stole a swan family from a New York village pond and ate the mother swan. The mother swan had lived in the town for over 10 years; residents are mourning the loss. An 18-year-old faces charges for theft and killing the swan, which is illegal in New York. "The mother swan was consumed," Manlius Mayor Paul Whorrall said Wednesday. Elizabeth Doran/APFor over a decade, Faye and Manny swanned about in the village pond, and each spring hatched and raised cygnets.

Persons: —, Faye, Paul Whorrall, Ken Hatter, Manny, Whorrall, Elizabeth Doran, Manny swanned, Michael Bean, cygnets, weren't, Hatter Organizations: Service, Syracuse Locations: New York, Manlius, North America, Syracuse, Salina

☆ Roberto Cavalli launches 'disruptive' capsule collection in London
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Marie-Louise Gumuchian | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, June 1 (Reuters) - Roberto Cavalli launched a "disruptive" capsule collection outside the traditional catwalk calendar on Thursday as the Italian fashion label seeks to rebrand itself after a few shaky years. Designer Fausto Puglisi looked to a 1994 print drawn by the brand's founder Roberto Cavalli, itself inspired by a rococo depiction of the Greek myth of Leda and the swan, for the "Wild Leda" line, on show at London's Selfridges department store. Previously seen in the fashion house's spring-summer 2023 line, the depiction, matched with animals prints, features on floaty dresses, beachwear, accessories and homeware. "Roberto Cavalli was always famous for obviously the gowns but... he created really a lifestyle... So you have your plates, you have your coffee cups, you have your shoes, you have your bag, you have everything.... (we thought) let's do something that is a bit larger and invites you to discover the world of Roberto Cavalli."

Persons: Roberto Cavalli, Fausto Puglisi, Leda, Sergio Azzolari, Dubai's Damac, Hussain Sajwani, Azzolari, Marie, Louise Gumuchian, Ros Russell Organizations: Reuters, Dubai's, Vision Investments, Thomson Locations: Florence, U.S, London, Milan

The precise contents of the document referred to by Mr. Trump during the recorded meeting remain unclear. The federal prosecutors under Mr. Smith have been examining whether Mr. Trump — the front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination — obstructed the government’s efforts and whether he violated other laws regarding the handling of national defense information and government documents. Mr. Smith is also overseeing a parallel investigation into Mr. Trump’s efforts to remain in office after his defeat at the polls in 2020. After months of back-and-forth with the National Archives, Mr. Trump eventually turned over 15 boxes of material in January of last year. They turned out to include nearly 200 documents marked as classified.

Persons: Trump, Smith Organizations: White, Presidential, National Archives, Justice Department

☆ 3 New York teens arrested in connection with killing and ‘consuming’ beloved village swan, police say
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Zenebou Sylla | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Three teenagers have been arrested in connection with killing and “consuming” a beloved swan in a Syracuse, New York, suburb, and stealing four young swans this week, police said. A mature female swan named Faye and her four young swans, also known as cygnets, were reported missing from the swan pond Monday, police in the village of Manlius said. The three friends, who attend the same high school, hopped over the fence surrounding the swan pond in the middle of the night, Hatter said. We will continue to have swans,” Whorrall said. The swans have been in Manlius since 1905, according to Whorrall, and the village cares for and feeds them.

Persons: Faye, Tina Stanton, Stanton, Ken Hatter, Hatter, ”, Manlius Mayor Paul Whorrall, Faye’s, Manny –, Whorrall, ” Whorrall, “ We’ll, Manlius, old’s, ” Hatter Organizations: CNN, Police, Manlius Mayor, New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation Locations: Syracuse , New York, Manlius, New York

Federal prosecutors investigating former President Donald J. Trump’s handling of classified material have a recording of Mr. Trump from 2021 discussing a sensitive military document he had kept after leaving the White House, two people briefed on the matter said. The recording, in which Mr. Trump also indicated he knew the document was secret, could undermine his repeated claim that he had already declassified material that remained in his possession after he left office. Prosecutors are scrutinizing whether Mr. Trump obstructed efforts by federal officials to retrieve documents he took with him after leaving office and whether he violated laws governing the handling of classified material. The meeting was held at Mr. Trump’s club at Bedminster, N.J., where he spends summers. Until now, the focus of the documents investigation has been largely on material Mr. Trump kept with him at Mar-a-Lago, his private club and residence in Florida, rather than in New Jersey.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Mark Meadows Organizations: White, Prosecutors, CNN, Mr, Mar Locations: Bedminster, N.J, Florida, New Jersey

☆ Trump White House Aides Subpoenaed in Firing of Election Security Expert
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Maggie Haberman | Jonathan Swan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The special counsel investigating former President Donald J. Trump’s efforts to cling to power after he lost the 2020 election has subpoenaed staff members from the Trump White House who may have been involved in firing the government cybersecurity official whose agency judged the election “the most secure in American history,” according to two people briefed on the matter. The team led by the special counsel, Jack Smith, has been asking witnesses about the events surrounding the firing of Christopher Krebs, who was the Trump administration’s top cybersecurity official during the 2020 election. Mr. Krebs’s assessment that the election was secure was at odds with Mr. Trump’s baseless assertions that it was a “fraud on the American public.”Mr. Smith’s team is also seeking information about how White House officials, including in the Presidential Personnel Office, approached the Justice Department, which Mr. Trump turned to after his election loss as a way to try to stay in power, people familiar with the questions said. The investigators appear focused on Mr. Trump’s state of mind around the firing of Mr. Krebs, as well as on establishing a timeline of events leading up to the attack on the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob on Jan. 6, 2021. The latest subpoenas, issued roughly two weeks ago, went to officials in the personnel office, according to the two people familiar with the matter.

Persons: Donald J, Jack Smith, Christopher Krebs, ” Mr, Trump, Krebs Organizations: Trump White, Trump, White, Justice Department Locations: Trump’s

☆ 10 Things in Tech: Renting properties to sublet them, the world’s largest polymer 3D printer, and a bare-bones Tesla Cybertruck interior
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-29 | by ( Diamond Naga Siu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

I'm Diamond Naga Siu, and I'm excited that the French Open main draw is in full swing today. ChatGPT helped these people earn more money and become better at their jobs. Insider profiled four of them about how it has made their jobs easier: a recruiter, broker, entrepreneur, and chief marketing officer. My colleague Jack Sommers gathered their profiles and highlighted how these workers turbocharged their jobs with technology. Email dsiu@insider.com or tweet @diamondnagasiu) Edited by Alistair Barr (tweet @alistairmbarr) in San Francisco and Hallam Bullock (tweet @hallam_bullock) in London.

Like Mr. DeSantis, Mr. Ramaswamy sells a similar anti-woke sentiment, but he does so with the charm of a natural communicator. Mr. Trump has welcomed the non-DeSantis entrants to the race. And in the days leading up to Mr. Scott’s announcement, Mr. Trump was watching Fox News in his Mar-a-Lago office when he said, “I like him. For Mr. DeSantis, the squeeze was apparent on the day he entered the race. “If he’s just going to be an echo of Trump, people will just vote for Trump,” she said.

☆ Julianne Moore, Natalie Portman anchor Cannes competitor 'May December'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/5] The 76th Cannes Film Festival - Screening of the film "May December" in competition - Red Carpet Arrivals - Cannes, France, May 20, 2023. Director Todd Haynes, cast members Julianne Moore,... Read moreCANNES, May 20 (Reuters) - Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore anchor director Todd Haynes' attempt at a fourth Palme d'Or in the drama "May December," which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday night. Her life begins to unravel when Portman, a Hollywood actor, shows up to prepare for a role as Moore's character. Both Moore and Portman have won Oscars for best actress, 2015's "Still Alice" and 2011's "Black Swan," respectively. "May December," which was shot in just 23 days, is Moore's fourth time working with Haynes.

☆ Flush With Campaign Cash, Tim Scott Is Set to Join ’24 Race
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Jonathan Swan | Maggie Haberman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

After announcing his campaign in his hometown, North Charleston, Mr. Scott will head to Iowa and New Hampshire, the first two states of the Republican nominating contest. Mr. Scott’s campaign has reserved around $6 million in advertisements across television and radio in those states, according to an adviser with direct knowledge of Mr. Scott’s plans. Mr. Scott, the most influential elected Black conservative in America, has a compelling life story around which he is expected to build his campaign. Mr. Scott rarely criticizes Mr. Trump directly, but his message could not be more different from the former president’s. While Mr. Trump talks ominously of “retribution” — his promise to gut the civil service and law enforcement agencies that he pejoratively calls the “deep state” — Mr. Scott prefers the sunny language of Ronald Reagan.

☆ Taking one last 12-cylinder ride with Bentley's $384,000 Continental GTC Speed
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Robert Frank | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

With the king of combustion hitting the end of its road, Bentley has launched the Continental GTC Speed. Bentley Continental GTC Speed in Kingfisher Adam Jeffery | CNBCDespite a price tag approaching $400,000, the GTC Speed is quickly selling out. So with the Continental GTC Speed, Bentley has decided to party like it's 1999. The most beautiful part of the Continental GTC Speed is the drive. Even with an unladen weight of over 5,300 pounds, the Continental GTC Speed takes corners, stops and accelerations like a much nimbler supercar.

☆ DeSantis Is Set to Enter 2024 Presidential Race Next Week
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Jonathan Swan | Nicholas Nehamas | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Ron DeSantis of Florida is expected to officially enter the presidential race next week, allowing him to raise the vast amounts of cash he will need to challenge former President Donald J. Trump, according to two people familiar with his intentions. Mr. DeSantis is expected to file paperwork declaring his candidacy with the Federal Election Commission ahead of a major fund-raising meeting with donors in Miami on May 25 that is meant to act as a show of his financial force. He must formally enter the race before he can solicit donations for his presidential campaign. The Wall Street Journal first reported that Mr. DeSantis would file the paperwork next week. Mr. Trump is running roughly 30 percentage points ahead of Mr. DeSantis in national polling averages, but the Florida governor would be the most credible Republican challenger to join the field so far.

Two crypto platforms, Voyager and Bittrex, have recently declared bankruptcy, and investors no longer have access to their crypto. To keep your crypto safe with other platforms, consider "cold storage," which refers to keeping your crypto offline. The Voyager and Bittrex bankruptcies are part of a prolonged "crypto winter" along with other crypto company bankruptcies of the past year, including FTX, Celsius, and more. Globally, countries are evaluating Central Bank Digital Currencies, the development of which you can track via the Atlantic Council's website. Regardless of the crypto winter and continuing cascade of crypto platform bankruptcies, digital currencies aren't going anywhere anytime soon.

☆ With eye on Ukraine, top Chinese general calls for unconventional warfare capabilities
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BEIJING, May 16 (Reuters) - Drawing lessons from the Ukraine crisis, a top Chinese general urged greater integration of novel capabilities, including artificial intelligence, with conventional warfare tactics ahead of any confrontation with the West. A new genre of hybrid warfare has emerged from the Ukraine conflict, with the intertwining of "political warfare, financial warfare, technological warfare, cyber warfare, and cognitive warfare," General Wang Haijiang, commander of the People's Liberation Army's (PLA) Western Theatre Command, wrote in a front-page article in an official newspaper on Monday. The scale and sweep of Chinese military preparations are closely watched not just by the West, but also by China's neighbours and democratically governed Taiwan, which China claims as its own. "At present and in the future, local conflicts and turmoil are frequent, global problems are intensifying, and the world has entered a new period of turmoil and change," Wang wrote in Study Times. The ability to win is needed to maintain national security, Wang wrote.

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailBitcoin dips amid low liquidity, and EU states approve comprehensive crypto rules: CNBC Crypto WorldCNBC Crypto World features the latest news and daily trading updates from the digital currency markets and provides viewers with a look at what's ahead with high-profile interviews, explainers, and unique stories from the ever-changing crypto industry. On today's show, Sam Callahan, lead analyst at Swan Bitcoin, breaks down the cryptocurrency's performance this year.

☆ $1.9 Million Homes in California
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Angela Serratore | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The property is in Echo Park, a few blocks from a bustling stretch of Sunset Boulevard with nightclubs, coffee shops and vintage clothing boutiques. Echo Park Lake, where swan-shaped paddle boats can be rented by the hour, is less than a mile away. To the right is a sunny, windowed dining room that connects to a kitchen with wood cabinetry and stainless steel appliances. The kitchen is open to a spacious living room with glass doors that open to a wood deck. This space also has access to a laundry room and a powder room.

Former Vice President Mike Pence is expected to soon declare a long-shot campaign for the White House against the president under whom he served, pitching himself as a “classical conservative” who would return the Republican Party to its pre-Trump roots, according to people close to Mr. Pence. Mr. Pence is working to carve out space in the Republican primary field by appealing to evangelicals, adopting a hard-line position in support of a federal abortion ban, promoting free trade and pushing back against Republican efforts to police big business on ideological grounds. He faces significant challenges, trails far behind in the polls and has made no effort to channel the populist energies overtaking the Republican Party. In a sign his campaign will be announced in the coming weeks, a pro-Pence super PAC called Committed to America is being set up. A veteran Republican operative, Scott Reed, who ran Bob Dole’s 1996 presidential campaign and was the longtime top political strategist for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, will lead the group alongside Jeb Hensarling, a close friend of Mr. Pence’s who served with him in Congress.

☆ Bitcoin rises slightly after key inflation data comes in better than feared
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Tanaya Macheel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Bitcoin prices have been under pressure in 2022 after the collapse of algorithmic stablecoin terraUSD and subsequent bankruptcy filings from lender Celsius and hedge fund Three Arrows Capital. Bitcoin rose about 2% to $28,174.29, according to Coin Metrics, after starting the week with a sharp drop. Investors grew optimistic after the CPI report showed the inflation rate eased on an annual basis to 4.9% in April, which was slightly less than what economists polled by Dow Jones expected. "When it comes to inflation data, bitcoin embraces its identity as a riskier asset," said Callie Cox, an analyst at investment company eToro. "Inflation is coming down, just as the Fed intended, and that's easing fears about the economy's future," she added.

Follow for live updates on the Trump CNN town hall meeting. Those objections intensified on Tuesday after Mr. Trump was found liable for the sexual abuse and defamation of the writer E. Jean Carroll. And foes of Mr. Trump will cringe at seeing him on air at all. He is backed by David Zaslav, the Warner chief executive, who has batted away objections to Wednesday’s Trump town hall. There is the awkward fact that Mr. Trump still has a pending $475 million defamation lawsuit against the network.

☆ Trump Camp Sees CNN Town Hall as Calculated Risk
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Maggie Haberman | Jonathan Swan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Since the end of his presidency, Mr. Trump has largely been relegated to appearing on right-wing networks and podcasts. The town hall will be Mr. Trump’s first appearance on CNN since the 2016 campaign. And that’s a clear contrast to what other candidates may or may not do.”The town hall has been months in the making. But Mr. Hannity ultimately did an interview with Mr. Trump instead, and the town hall never materialized. As the conversations about a Fox News town hall fizzled, the Trump team began negotiating with CNN in earnest.

☆ For Trump, a Verdict That’s Harder to Spin
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Maggie Haberman | Jonathan Swan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When Alvin L. Bragg secured the indictment of former President Donald J. Trump, it galvanized Trump supporters. Ron DeSantis of Florida, mark that indictment as the moment that Mr. Trump sped away from his nearest opponent in the polls. The price that Mr. Trump was ordered by the jury to pay his accuser, Ms. Carroll, was $5 million, in a verdict he has promised to appeal. Mr. Trump was said to be furious about the verdict, and questioning the various decisions that were made by his team in the defense. Far from letting up on Ms. Carroll, his team plans to aggressively attack her claims and tether her to Democrats.

☆ Quiet quitting hits the housing market: Tight inventory and still-high mortgage rates keep would-be buyers sidelined
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Phil Rosen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Today we're talking housing — but before we get to that, the big thing to watch today is President Joe Biden's meeting with congressional leaders. Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesThe housing market seems to be taking a page from the labor market's playbook right now. Daryl Fairweather, Redfin's chief economist took to Twitter last week to describe the sluggish sector:"Homeowners are quiet quitting the housing market." In effect, more and more homeowners are choosing to stay put with their low mortgage rates locked in, rather than trying to finance a new home at rates that are hovering around 20-year highs. That's due mostly to high rates causing homes to sit on the market longer than usual, which leads to accumulating inventory.

☆ 4 of the world's elite investors agree on the biggest risks that will cause the next recession. Here's how they're each protecting clients with over half a trillion in combined assets.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( William Edwards | Akin Oyedele | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Below, we've their quotes on the subjects, along with how they said they're protecting their clients' money. I think it is a good chance, more than a little bit, that there will be a conflict, an invasion of Taiwan. Where to invest now: Roeper said he's bullish on aerospace companies because they're having a "pretty solid recovery" right now. The Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (BND) offers exposure to different areas of the bond market. Where to invest now: Blake said he likes hybrid bonds, investment-grade bonds over a six-12 month duration, and private credit.

[1/5] Cast member Chris Pratt attends the premiere of 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. Pratt had seen one or two short unfinished sequences of "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3," but at the premiere he took the time to savor the entirety of the swan song in Marvel’s “Guardians” trilogy. “I wanted to be swept away on the journey alongside my friends, my family, all of the fans in the audience, the cast and crew. While that wasn’t the actual moment that Pratt and Gunn had, the two recalled feeling the emotional weight of saying goodbye to the “Guardians” movies together.

As they investigate former President Donald J. Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election, federal prosecutors have also been drilling down on whether Mr. Trump and a range of political aides knew that he had lost the race but still raised money off claims that they were fighting widespread fraud in the vote results, according to three people familiar with the matter. Led by the special counsel Jack Smith, prosecutors are trying to determine whether Mr. Trump and his aides violated federal wire fraud statutes as they raised as much as $250 million through a political action committee by saying they needed the money to fight to reverse election fraud even though they had been told repeatedly that there was no evidence to back up those fraud claims. The prosecutors are looking at the inner workings of the committee, Save America PAC, and at the Trump campaign’s efforts to prove its baseless case that Mr. Trump had been cheated out of victory. In the past several months, prosecutors have issued multiple batches of subpoenas in a wide-ranging effort to understand Save America, which was set up shortly after the election as Mr. Trump’s main fund-raising entity. An initial round of subpoenas, which started going out before Mr. Trump declared his candidacy in the 2024 race and Mr. Smith was appointed by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland in November, focused on various Republican officials and vendors that had received payments from Save America.

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