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☆ Opinion: This film is chilling reminder of how ‘not sorry’ Louis C.K. is
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Opinion Sara Stewart | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —“Sorry/Not Sorry,” in theaters Friday, revisits the 2017 comedy-world firestorm involving five women’s accounts of sexual misconduct by comedian Louis C.K. only to be shut down; and Abby Schachner, a comic and writer who went public with her account of C.K. Then it was followed by C.K.’s Grammy-winning 2022 album “Sincerely Louis C.K.,” in which he joked about the behavior as a sexual hangup rather than abuse. “There are dozens of Russell Brands,” was the headline of one Guardian piece on female comics. I want a world where female comics have a workplace where they feel they’ll be supported — and, more importantly, employed — if they speak out about abuse.

Persons: Sara Stewart, CNN —, Louis C.K, ” Sara Stewart Todd Thompson, Caroline Suh, Cara Mones, Jen Kirkman, Megan Koester, Abby Schachner, Rolling, Suh, C.K, ’, it’s, Tig Notaro, Timm Sharp, Stephanie Allyne, Notaro, she’d, haven’t, they’re, …, Dave Chappelle, Olivia Cathcart, Maria Bamford, Bamford, Russell Brand, Brand, ” Organizations: CNN, New York Times, C.K, Toronto, Hollywood, New York, Paste Magazine, Russell Brands Locations: Pennsylvania, Mississippi

☆ Trump claims not to know who is behind Project 2025. A CNN review found at least 140 people who worked for him are involved
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Steve Contorno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

In addition to people who worked directly for Trump, others who participated in Project 2025 were appointed by the former president to independent positions. Several people involved in Project 2025 didn’t serve in the Trump administration but were influential in shaping his first term. Both Trump and Project 2025 have called for eliminating the Department of Education. Vast network of Trump alliesHowever, Trump’s attempts to distance himself from Project 2025 have already encountered credibility challenges. Shortly after Trump’s Truth Social post last week, Democrats noted a recruitment video for Project 2025 features a Trump campaign spokeswoman.

Persons: Donald Trump, “, Trump, Mark Meadows, Stephen Miller, Jay Sekulow, Cleta Mitchell, John Eastman, Brendan Carr, Lisa Correnti, Brett Tolman, Charles Kushner, Trump’s, Tolman, Joe Biden, Danielle Alvarez, “ Team Biden, ” Alvarez, Kevin Roberts, Roberts, ”, Susie Wiles, Chris LaCivita, Paul Dans, Biden, Miller, Russ Vought, Ben Carson, Christopher Miller, John Ratcliffe, Steven Bradbury, Patrick Pizzella –, Mark Morgan, Tom Homan –, –, Kathy Nuebel Kovarik, Ken Cuccinelli, Peter Navarro, Michael Pack, Frank Wuco, Barack Obama’s, David Legates, Mari Stull, President’s, ” Roberts Organizations: CNN, Republican, White, Trump, Heritage Foundation, Mandate, Leadership, Federal Communications, United Nations Commission, Republican Party, “ Team, Democratic, Committee, Heritage, American, Foundation, Department of Education, Affordable, National Weather Service, Trump Administration, America, Center, Management, “ Mandate, Leadership ”, Urban, National Intelligence, Labor, Customs, Border Protection, Immigration, of Homeland Security, US Agency for Global Media, NOAA, State Department, ” “ Conservatives Locations: Trump, Washington, Texas , Alabama, Mississippi, America

☆ Israel-Hamas war: Rescued hostage details psychological abuse during eight months of Hamas captivity
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Christian Edwards | Bianna Golodryga | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —When the Gaza sunshine was at its hottest, Andrey Kozlov said the Hamas fighters would cover him with blankets, leaving him to stew in his sweat. When they pulled the blindfold from his eyes, they said they would kill him and film his murder. The 27-year-old said he suffered intense psychological – and some physical – abuse at the hands of Hamas. He cannot bring himself to describe all that happened to him and the two other hostages he was kept with during his eight months of captivity in Gaza. “Yes they were.”For that reason, Kozlov implored Israeli officials to “try to understand how we [the hostages] felt all this time.

Persons: Andrey Kozlov, Kozlov, “, Israel, Noa Argamani, Abed Khaled, Reuters Kozlov, ”, –, Almog Meir Jan, Shlomi Ziv, – “, ” –, Kozlov – “, ” Kozlov, Marko Djurica, pushups ”, ‘, Itai Pessach, Benjamin Netanyahu Organizations: CNN, Nova, Hamas, West Bank, ”, Reuters, Qatari, Doha Locations: Gaza, Russian, Israel, Russia, Nuseirat, ”

☆ France’s Emmanuel Macron urges new mainstream coalition, appearing to rule out working with the far left
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Christian Edwards | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Macron said it was “in light of these principles” that he will decide on the appointment of France’s next prime minister. The NFP won 182 seats in the National Assembly, making it the largest group in the 577-seat parliament. In a victory speech Sunday evening near Stalingrad Square in Paris, he said Macron “has the duty” to ask the NFP to form a government. Jean-Luc Mélenchon (right), leader of the far-left France Unbowed party, celebrates the second-round results at a rally in Paris, July 7, 2024. French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal’s offer to resign was on Monday rejected by Macron, leaving him in place in a caretaker role until the new government is formed.

Persons: Emmanuel Macron, Macron, Marine Le, ”, France’s, Jean, Luc Mélenchon, France Unbowed, Mélenchon, Macron “, Thomas Padilla, Gabriel Attal’s, ” Macron Organizations: CNN, National Assembly, Marine, Front, NFP, Ensemble, France Unbowed, Socialist, AP, Macron, Olympic Locations: gridlock, Sunday’s, France, Stalingrad, Paris, Italy, Germany

☆ As NATO meets, leaders look to 'Trump-proof' the military alliance
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

US President Donald Trump arrives for the NATO summit at the Grove hotel in Watford, northeast of London on December 4, 2019. U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speak during a meeting in New York on September 25, 2019. Hanno Pevkur, Estonia's defense minister, emphasized that NATO allies did not interfere in each other's domestic politics and democratic processes. So when, when the choice of American people is Donald Trump, then it's Donald Trump. Then all the countries in the world, including Estonia, including the NATO allies, have to talk with this administration who will be put in place."

Persons: Donald Trump, Christian Hartmann, Trump, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Peter Nicholls, Jens Stoltenberg, Stoltenberg, Joe Biden's, —, Volodymyr Zelensky, Saul Loeb, Donald Trump's, Keir Starmer, Starmer, we've, that's, Radosław Sikorski, CNBC's Steve Sedgwick, Hanno Pevkur, It's, France —, Balázs Orbán, Viktor Orbán Organizations: NATO, AFP, Getty, Republican, Ukraine, Eurasia Group, Trump, Ukrainian, Independent, CNBC, Hungary's Locations: Grove, Watford, London, Washington, Ukraine, China, North Korea, Iran, Britain, New York, Europe, Russia, Estonia, United States, Germany, Canada, France, Poland

☆ Katy Perry's new album is called '143.' Here's everything we know so far.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

"143" will be Perry's sixth major-label release — seventh overall, including her sparsely heard debut "Katy Hudson," a Christian music album released in 2001. JULY 11TH4PM PT pic.twitter.com/88z73jzWtP — KATY PERRY (@katyperry) July 9, 2024"'143' IS A PARTY AND THE WORLD IS INVITED!" AdvertisementHowever, Perry has not worked with Dr. Luke since he was sued by Kesha, his former teen protégé, in 2014. Kesha accused Dr. Luke, whose real name is Lukasz Gottwald, of sexual, physical, and emotional abuse . Dr. Luke, Katy Perry, and Cirkut at the 2014 Grammys.

Persons: —, Katy Perry, Perry, 5nOz1xojRD, KATY PERRY, hasn't, Katy Hudson, Perry belting, WE AIN’T, Luke, Max Martin, Stone, Martin, Kesha, Lukasz Gottwald, countersued, Luke's, Adele, Halsey, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Lester Cohen, Katy, Sarah Hudson, Vaughn Oliver, Rocco Valdes, Theron Thomas, Oliver, Gottwald, Nicki Minaj's, Valdes —, Rocco, Doja Cat, Kim Petras, Minaj, Thomas, Usher Organizations: Service, Capitol Records, Business, Kemosabe Records, Kemosabe Locations: @katyperry

☆ USMNT coach Gregg Berhalter fired after Copa America exit
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Paul Tenorio | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

U.S. Soccer has fired U.S. men’s national team coach Gregg Berhalter after a disappointing group-stage exit from this summer’s Copa América. Berhalter, 50, was rehired last summer after leading the U.S. to the knockout stage of the 2022 World Cup. Analysing Klopp, Pochettino, Vieira and othersThe U.S. team went into the Copa América with huge hopes to build momentum ahead of the 2026 World Cup. After the tournament, Crocker issued a statement saying, “Our tournament performance fell short of our expectations. Berhalter leaves the USMNT (John Dorton/ISI Photos/USSF/Getty Images for USSF)The question now pivots to where Crocker will look to replace Berhalter.

Persons: Gregg Berhalter, Berhalter, Gregg, Cindy Parlow Cone, Matt Crocker, ”, ” Crocker, Vieira, Tim Weah, Crocker, “, John Dorton, Jurgen Klopp, Patrick Vieira, Gareth Southgate, Germain, Mauricio Pochettino, sHi1ss2QDe, pkHAiCRGnP, there’s, I’m, didn’t, Berhalter’s, Winger Gio Reyna, Reyna, Reyna’s, Claudio, Danielle Reyna, Rosalind Berhalter, Earnie Stewart, Rosalind, Bob Bradley, Bruce Arena, Jurgen Klinsmann, Christian Pulisic, Bill Barrett Organizations: Soccer, men’s, U.S, CONCACAF Nations League, . Soccer, national, Copa, CONMEBOL, CONCACAF, Panama, Uruguay, Copa America, Getty, USSF, Liverpool, MLS, European, Spurs, Paris Saint, Chelsea, Soccer Men's, Copa América, Wales, Chatham House, Athletic, University of North, U.S . Soccer, Nations League, Jamaica, Brazil Locations: U.S, Pochettino, Bolivia, The U.S, Panama, Uruguay, Strasbourg, France’s Ligue, England, Netherlands, Qatar, University of North Carolina, Germany, Trinidad and Tobago, Mexico, Colombia

☆ Omar Al Marzouqi: The young showjumping sensation carrying the UAE flag into the Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Soaring over fences on horseback in Hangzhou, China, last October, Omar Al Marzouqi was jumping into history. Yet Al Marzouqi made it work – with a little help from his sister. Stephen Bartholomew/IPS/ShutterstockShowjumping has always a family affair for Al Marzouqi, who mounted his first pony at just three years old. Just 15 years old at the time, Al Marzouqi was comfortably the youngest rider in the field in Buenos Aires. For Al Marzouqi, continuing that lineage is a privilege.

Persons: Omar Al Marzouqi, Omar, Al Marzouqi, “, ”, Stephen Bartholomew, Showjumping, Steve Guerdat, Ahlmann, I’m, Al, you’ve, ” Al Marzouqi, Helen Cruden, Ahmed Al Maktoum, Sergiu Toma, Al Marzouqi hasn’t, you’d Organizations: CNN, United Arab Emirates, Asian Games, Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi, Youth Olympics, Paris Olympics, UAE, Games, Athens Locations: Hangzhou, China, Abu Dhabi, UAE, Paris, West Sussex, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Montefalco, Italy, Rio

☆ Joe Arden's voice made him the hottest narrator in romance. Then, a sexting scandal turned BookTok against him.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Anna Merlan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +34 min

But there's no denying that a large number of people, mostly women, found Joe Arden's voice to be exceedingly hot: smooth, insistent, husky, occasionally dropping to a seductive growl. Arden's voice made him one of the most popular romance audiobook narrators of his generation. Last year, a promising new romance author reached out to Blue Nose Audio and received a reply from Joe Arden. "My working name of 'Joe Arden,' has always been just that, a professional persona that labeled my career," he added. For good measure, they dug up Cronin's abandoned trademark application for the Joe Arden moniker, first filed in 2020.

Persons: Joe Arden's, Men's, I've, Joe Arden, Joey, Arden, He's, Lauren Blakely, Vi Keeland, Meghan March, Blakely, BookTok, TikTok, Joe, Ardenmania, —, BookTok influencers, who'd, Brynne Weaver, they'd, wasn't, quizzing, Arden she'd, didn't, she'd, Arden's, sexting, he'd, Angela, Aiden Snow, Julie McKay, Blue, James Patrick Cronin, Rice, Cronin, Beatrice Colen, Patrick Cronin, manny, Max Thomas, McKay, Maxine Mitchell, Sean Zanni, Patrick McMullan, Sarah J, Brittanée Nicole, Nicole, Teddy Hamilton, Hamilton, Brynne Weaver's, it's, Brittany Lowry, Kate Stewart's, Arden isn't, pant, Shane East, Paige Reisenfeld, he's, Tor, influencer, you'd, Sean Crisden, Crisden, Maas, Craig Barritt, Arden blowup, voEROS, Arden —, who've, Kathy Haan, Patreon Organizations: Men's Health, Audio Publishers Association, Society of Voice Arts and Sciences, Arden, BI, East Tennessee State University, University of Louisville, Getty, SAG, Texas, GQ, Wired, Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, Times, Publishers, TikTok, Tantor Media, The New York Times, New York Comic Con, Communications Locations: Arden, sexting, gaslighting, TikTok, Los Angeles, East, New York City, York, LA, Audm, Ghostface Gulf, masturbate, Romanceland

☆ The German government owns around $2 billion in bitcoin — and it's freaking out crypto investors
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Bitcoin has also been under selling pressure from the German government as well as collapsed bitcoin exchange Mt. Last month, the German government began selling bitcoin from a wallet operated by the country's Federal Criminal Police Office, referred to locally as the Bundeskriminalamt, or BKA. Bitcoin price reactionIn tandem with these sales, bitcoin has seen its price fall dramatically. At one point in the day, the entire crypto market had shed more than $170 billion in combined market capitalization in a 24-hour period, CoinGecko's data showed. Germany's bitcoin sales aren't the only concern for crypto investors.

Persons: Bitcoin, it's, wasn't, bitcoin, —, Nobuaki Kobayashi, James Butterfill, CoinShares, Germany's BKA, Joana Cotar, Cotar, Olaf Scholz, Christian Lindner, Michael Kretschmer, she's, Samson Mow Organizations: Federal Criminal Police, Arkham Intelligence, CNBC, Saxony, Federal Criminal Police Office, German Bundestag Locations: Gox, bitcoin, Germany, Saxony, Federal Republic of Germany, German, Berlin

☆ Olivia Culpo said she didn't want her wedding dress to 'exude sex,' sparking a debate about modest gowns
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Samantha Grindell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewOlivia Culpo's wedding dress is causing a stir online. Olivia Culpo said she didn't want her wedding dress to 'exude sex'Culpo's three Dolce & Gabbana wedding dresses each had a distinct look. Advertisement"There is nothing wrong with wanting a modest wedding dress or just modest attire in general," Bingham said. Culpo's dress might be part of a resurgence of traditional wedding gownsCulpo's ceremony dress is a departure from recent wedding fashion trends, as many brides have gravitated toward sheer or heavily detailed gowns. Despite her back and forth with Bingham, Culpo reiterated that she loved her dress in another Instagram post about her wedding gown shared on Wednesday.

Persons: —, Olivia, Christian McCaffrey, Culpo, Gabbana, Olivia Culpo, didn't, Vogue's Elise Taylor, Kennedy Bingham, Bingham, Paris Hilton, Lily Collins, McCaffrey, Bingham's, Jeff Kravitz, Jackie Avrumson, Avrumson Organizations: Service, Miss Universe, Vogue, Business, CONSERVATIVE, Paris, Dolce Locations: Rhode Island, TikTok

☆ 5,000 Miles, 8 Countries: The Path to the U.S. Through One Family’s Eyes
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Luis Ferré-Sadurní | Juan Arredondo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +21 min

With three children and a dog, the Aguilar Ortega family trekked through the jungle, hopped freight trains and toured Times Square. Millions of Venezuelans like the Aguilar Ortega family have fled economic misery and political repression in their homeland as it descended into turmoil. “The kids want to go to New York,” Mr. Aguilar said in Spanish as he stood by his tent in Mexico City. Mr. Aguilar created hiding places for their cash, using toenail clippers to cut small openings into Hayli’s jacket and Josué’s pants. She called Ms. Ortega to check in, and learned of the family’s setup.

Persons: Aguilar Ortega, trekked, Miles, — Hayli, Samuel, Henry Aguilar, Leivy Ortega, Eric Adams, Biden, Aguilar, Ms, Ortega, Donna, ” Mr, ”, COLOMBIA Samuel, Hayli, Nicolás Maduro, It’s, Mr, selfies, “, Josué, Donna meandered, patted, Aguilar Ortegas, Aguilar’s, weren’t, “ It’s, Rafael García, “ Papi, Ortega’s, Floyd Bennett, Simón, Floyd Bennett Field, “ I’ve, I’m, Maria Cardona, ” Ms, Cardona, Amy Swan, Ray Swan, Swan Organizations: New York Times, U.S ., The Times, GAP, MEXICO CITY, Mexico City, Central America, CIUDAD, Times, United, Venezuela’s, Roman Catholic Church, New York, La Guardia Airport, Delta, Roosevelt, Queens, Honda, Facebook Locations: Mexico City, Latin America, Venezuelan, New York City, New York, U.S, United States, Venezuela, “, COLOMBIA, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Panama, la, ”, ” PANAMA, MEXICO, Guatemala, Mexico, earshot, Central, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Ciudad Juárez, Texas, Juárez, Mexican, Rio Grande . Texas, Rio Grande, Cuba, Haiti, El Paso , Texas, El Paso, PASO , TEXAS, York, La, Michigan, Santa Claus, Manhattan, Spanish, MANHATTAN, BROOKLYN, Brooklyn, Simón Bolivar, Spain, Jamaica, MIDDLETOWN, CONN, Middletown, Conn, Connecticut

☆ The Arizona primary where the MAGA movement is devouring itself
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +18 min

"He is running a very bigoted race," Hamadeh told me of Masters, "and MAGA and the America First movement is bigger than that." An anti-Hamadeh yard sign, paid for by the Masters campaign, beside one of Hamadeh's own signs in the 8th district. "This guy, he lost against Mark Kelly because he's a weirdo," Hamadeh told me. "I think that warrants some investigative journalism," Hamadeh told me. "I can't vote for you," one woman, apparently not a prospective constituent, told Hamadeh as she shook hands with him after the event, "but I'll give you a donation."

Persons: Abe Hamadeh, Hamadeh, I've, He's, Donald Trump, Kari Lake, MAGA, Blake Masters, Peter Thiel protégé, who's, It's, Bryan Metzger, Ben Toma, Debbie Lesko, Sen, Anthony Kern, There's, Trent Franks, Israel, there's, Lesko, —, Abraham, Abe, Ron Paul, Prophet Muhammad, Jesus, fashioning, he's, Trent, They're, MAGA bromides, JD Vance, Ohio, Masters, Vance, Ted Kacynski, Blake, Mark Kelly, Kari, Brandon Bell, Trump, Clarence Thomas, Thiel, Hamadeh's, Arizona Republic —, Rebecca Noble, Toma Organizations: Service, Republican, GOP, Arizona, Capitol, Trump, Masters, Supreme, Daily, University of, Maricopa County Attorney's, US Army Reserve, Republican Party, Senate, Sun City, Justice, Republicans, Sun City West, Stanford University, FBI, Thiel Capital, Fox News, Arizona Republic, Sun, Arizona House Locations: Phoenix, Arab American, Arizona, America, Tucson, North Phoenix, Washington, There's, Maricopa County, Mecca, Chicago, Skokie, United States, Saudi Arabia, Jerusalem, Istanbul, Vatican, Thailand, Japan, Sun City, crazies, Scottsdale, it's

☆ French election: What happened and what comes next?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Christian Edwards | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

While a surge in support for the left-wing New Popular Front (NFP) coalition foiled Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally (RN) party, French politics is now more disordered than it was before the vote. The NFP won 182 seats in the National Assembly, making it the largest group in the 577-seat parliament. And the RN and its allies, despite leading the first round, won 143 seats. Does that mean the NFP “won” the election? Now, it is the largest bloc in the French parliament and could provide France with its next prime minister.

Persons: Emmanuel Macron, Le, “, NFP “, Jordan Bardella, Le Pen, ”, ” Bardella, Kevin Coombs, Macron, Publique, – Jean, Luc Mélenchon, Raphael Glucksmann, Emmanuel Dunand, Éduoard Philippe, France’s, Brigitte Macron, Mohammed Badra, Gabriel Attal’s, France Unbowed, Mario Draghi, Benito Mussolini Organizations: CNN, Front, NFP, National Assembly, Ensemble, “, Reuters, Socialists, Getty Locations: Vichy, France, Paris, AFP, Le Touquet, –, Italy

Aurelien Morissard/Pool/AFP/Getty ImagesThe result of Sunday’s parliamentary election runoff comes as a huge surprise, with France appearing to be on the verge of a major political shift – but not the one everyone was expecting. No pollster predicted before Sunday that a left-wing alliance would win and that the far right would come in third place. The political maneuvering by French President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist party and the left-wing alliance this week was clearly successful. But the left-wing alliance, which has seemed shaky, is going to have a hard time speaking with one voice. While it appears to have partially worked by keeping the far right from power, it has also plunged France into unprecedented political chaos.

Persons: Emmanuel Macron, Aurelien, Emmanuel Macron’s, Macron’s Organizations: Getty Locations: Paris, France

One theory about why Macron called an election now is that France might soon have been forced to the polls anyway. When Macron was reelected as president in 2022, his party failed to win an outright majority in parliament. Another theory is that Macron is gambling he can defeat extremist parties by exposing them to government. Some argue Macron hoped that, by giving the RN time in government before, they would have time to prove disappointing to voters. Jordan Bardella has said he will refuse to govern a minority government, meaning France could be left in deadlock in a mess of Macron’s making.

Persons: Emmanuel Macron, Let’s, Macron, Jordan Bardella Organizations: Elysee Locations: France

☆ Hamas says it's waiting for Israeli response on Gaza ceasefire proposal
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-07 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Hamas is waiting for a response from Israel on its ceasefire proposal, two officials from the Palestinian group said on Sunday, five days after it accepted a key part of a U.S. plan aimed at ending the nine-month-old war in Gaza. "We have left our response with the mediators and are waiting to hear the occupation's response," one of the two Hamas officials told Reuters, asking not to be identified. It aims to end the war and free around 120 Israeli hostages being held by Hamas. Another Palestinian official, with knowledge of the ceasefire deliberations, said Israel was in talks with the Qataris. "They have discussed with them Hamas' response and they promised to give them Israel's response within days," the official, who asked not to be identified, told Reuters on Sunday.

Persons: Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, Joe Biden, Netanyahu, William Burns, Ehab Al Organizations: Hamas, Reuters, U.S, Palestinian, Sunday, U.S . Central Intelligence Agency, Civil Emergency Service, UNRWA Locations: Zawayda, Gaza, Israel, U.S, Qatar, Egypt, Christian

☆ French voters head to polls for crucial second round of snap parliamentary election
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-07 | by ( Christian Edwards | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The newly-formed left-wing coalition, the New Popular Front (NFP), came second with 28%, while Macron’s Ensemble alliance trailed in a distant third with 21%. In the outgoing parliament, Macron’s alliance had only 250 seats, and so needed support from other parties to pass laws. In an attempt not to split the anti-far right vote, more than 200 candidates from Macron’s alliance and the NFP agreed to stand down in the second round. Whatever the result of Sunday’s vote, France seems set to endure a period of political chaos, with Macron unable to call another parliamentary election for at least a year. Jordan Bardella speaks at the RN headquarters in Paris after the first round of voting, June 30, 2024.

Persons: Emmanuel Macron, –, Jordan Bardella, Bardella, Gerald Darmanin, Sarah Meyssonnier, Macron, Jean, Luc Melenchon, Raphael Gluckmann, Gabriel Attal, Macron’s Organizations: CNN — Voters, Front, NFP, National Assembly, Macron’s, France Unbowed, Melenchon Locations: France, Vichy, Paris, Europe, Brussels, Ukraine

☆ Tree removal at North Carolina church unearths centuries-old artifacts
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-07 | by ( Sydney Bishop | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Cenci’s two passions coincided when a plethora of centuries-old items were found June 20 in the yard of Christ Episcopal Church in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, where Cenci has served as rector since 2019. Excavation work is seen at Christ Episcopal Church in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Daniel Cenci speaks at Christ Episcopal Church in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. His daughter Charlotte was married in the Episcopal church in 1833, according to church records and as posted by Lowry on Facebook. Part of a wine bottle from France was excavated from the site at Christ Episcopal Church in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.

Persons: Daniel Cenci, Cenci, WTKR, ” Cenci, ” Cinci, Michele Walker, Ian Lowry, Robyn Nix, Sam Moncla, George Davis, Charlotte, Lowry, Davis, ” Lowry, “, Nix, “ We’re, ” Organizations: CNN, Episcopal, North, North Carolina Office, Raleigh, WTKR, North Carolina Department of Natural, Cultural Resources, Episcopal Church, Facebook Locations: Elizabeth City , North Carolina, North Carolina, Greenville, wasn’t, Pasquotank, France, China

☆ What is the NFP and who will be France’s next prime minister?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-07 | by ( Christian Edwards | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Now, it looks set to win the most seats in the French parliament and could provide France with its next prime minister. The NFP is made up of several parties: the far-left France Unbowed party; the more moderate Socialist Party; the green Ecologist party; the French Communist Party; the center-left Place Publique, and other small parties. Going into the second round, it was not clear who the coalition would nominate to be its prime minister. Its most prominent – and divisive – figure is Jean-Luc Mélenchon, a 72-year-old populist firebrand and longtime leader of the France Unbowed party. Announcing his intention to resign Monday as prime minister, Gabriel Attal said, in an apparent swipe to France Unbowed: “No absolute majority can be led by the extremes.

Persons: Emmanuel Macron, “, Olivier Faure, ”, Emmanuel Dunand, Jean, Luc Mélenchon, France Unbowed, Gabriel Attal, Faure, Louise Delmotte, –, Macron Organizations: CNN, Front, NFP, Socialist Party, Ecologist, French Communist Party, Vichy, Getty, Macron’s, Ifop, Parliament, Hamas Locations: France, Paris, AFP, –, Republic, Republique, Palestinian, Israel, Gaza

☆ French left-wing coalition projected to beat the far right in surprise second-round result
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-07 | by ( Christian Edwards | Xiaofei Xu | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —In a surprise second-round result, the left-wing New Popular Front is projected to finish ahead of Marine Le Pen’s far-right party in French parliamentary elections, according to an IPSOS estimate. Despite leading after the first round of votes, the far-right National Rally (RN) was projected to win between 132 and 152 seats. But Sunday’s projection comes as a huge upset and shows French voters’ overwhelming desire to keep the far right from gaining power. After the first round, an unprecedented number of seats – over 300 – went to a three-way runoff between Ensemble, the NFP and the RN. By Tuesday, more than 200 centrist and left-wing candidates withdrew from the second round, in a bid to avoid splitting the vote.

Persons: Le, –, Emmanuel Macron’s, Cheers, Luc Mélenchon, France Unbowed, ” Mélenchon, Bois de Vincennes, Jordan Bardella, Macron Organizations: CNN, NFP, Socialists, National Assembly, Ensemble Locations: France, Vichy, Paris, Stalingrad, Bois de

☆ Critics roasted LVMH for spending big on Tiffany. 4 years later, the bet doesn't look so bad.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-06 | by ( Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

When luxury giant LVMH shelled out $15.8 billion for storied jewelry company Tiffany in 2021, it faced outsize expectations. On the luxury resale site The RealReal, Tiffany is the most-searched jewelry brand of 2024 so far. Meanwhile at Tiffany, LVMH is using a team of Cartier veterans. Growing pains have tarnished TiffanyBut reviving a luxury brand isn't easy, and investors have been murmuring that Tiffany's turnaround hasn't met expectations. "When you go into a Tiffany store, you're going to expect to have that amazing experience in customer service."

Persons: —, Blake Lively, Gabrielle Union, Hailey, Katy Perry, Tiffany, That's, haven't, Bernard Arnault, they're, Cartier, it's, — hasn't, Arnault, Abraham Lincoln, Mary Todd, Theodore Roosevelt, LVMH, Fflur Roberts, HSBC's Rambourg, Cindy Ord, Rambourg, Bernard Arnault's baguette, Euromonitor's Roberts, Bulgari, Jelena Sokolova, Morningstar, China —, Roberts, Jeremy Moeller, Vierig, It's, Van, Taylor Swift, Chiara Battistini, " Roberts, There's, Battistini, Audrey Hepburn, — it's, LVMH's Tiffany, Hailey Bieber, Taylor Hill, Sokolova, I'm Organizations: Service, Business, LVMH's, HSBC, Bloomberg, Getty, Cartier, Fifth, Nike, McKinsey Locations: Manhattan, China, Asia, Paris, Tiffany, influencers, LVMH's

☆ 8 of Gen Z's worst shoe trends, according to millennial stylists
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Mykenna Maniece | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Gen Z probably should've let cowboy boots stay in Nashville. White cowboy boots. But what's different with Gen Z is their ability to experiment with fashion on a much larger platform than millennials ever had. "I feel bad for Gen Z because they're trying to figure out who they are, they're trying to see what sticks," she said. "But they're doing it to hundreds of thousands of people every day and then everything that they do is up for criticism."

Persons: Gen, Christian Vierig, Dale, who's, Z, Millennials, it's Locations: Nashville . White, Nashville

☆ Opinion: What Britain’s first Asian prime minister, Rishi Sunak, meant to my family
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Opinion Sunder Katwala | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

He has a place in history books as the first British Asian prime minister — but now also as the prime minister to suffer one of the heaviest election defeats in Britain’s modern political history. “I would like to see him carry on as prime minister — but the country also needs a change of government,” Dad said. He became prime minister just seven years after becoming an MP — shorter than any other recent occupant of Downing Street. Again, on becoming prime minister, Sunak personally had a much better public reputation than his Conservative Party. Diversity at the topSunak as a Hindu was the first ever British prime minister to practice a non-Christian faith.

Persons: Sunder Katwala, Read, Rishi Sunak’s, Sunder, Sunak, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss’s, Dad, ” Dad, “, Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak, Theresa May, Richard Pohle, dented Organizations: British, CNN, Conservative Party, Sunak, Britain, Brexit, National Service of, Reuters, Commonwealth, Reform, Downing, Twitter, Wales Locations: Downing, Britain, India, Covid, London, France, British, Scotland

☆ Gaza: The Labour party’s position on the conflict appears to have cost it votes in the UK election
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Christian Edwards | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Corbyn won 49.2% of the vote, while the Labour candidate came in second with 34.4%. Many of these seats where Labour appears to have lost votes over its position on Gaza have sizable Muslim populations. She said, after Streeting abstained from a vote on a Gaza ceasefire, she decided to enter politics and abdicate from Labour. “As a Palestinian, that place is no longer for me… The Labour party does not represent us,” she told CNN. Meanwhile Jess Phillips, also a prominent Labour figure, won her Birmingham Yardley seat by just 693 votes.

Persons: Keir Starmer, Jonathan Ashworth, Shockat Adam, ” Adam, Jeremy Corbyn, Ashworth, Corbyn, ”, Kate Hollern –, –, Adnan Hussain, Iqbal Mohamed, Heather Iqbal, Birmingham Perry Barr, Ayoub Khan, Khalid Mahmood, Faiza Shaheen –, Iain Duncan Smith, “, ” Shaheen, Starmer, Israel’s, Starmer –, Israel “, Wes Streeting, Leanne Mohamad, Mohamad, Streeting, Jess Phillips, Jody McIntyre Organizations: London CNN, Gaza, Labour, Leicester South, Islington, Blackburn, Dewsbury, Batley, Conservative, Hamas, LBC, Scottish National Party, CNN, Birmingham, Workers Party of Britain Locations: Gaza, English Midlands, Birmingham, Chingford, Woodford, London, Israel, Leicester, Ilford, Blackburn, Starmer’s, Ilford North, Palestine, Birmingham Yardley

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