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☆ How an Editors’ Note Fueled Another Kate Conspiracy Theory
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Isabella Kwai | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

When Catherine, Princess of Wales, announced last month that she had been diagnosed with cancer, it seemed to quell the rumors that had swirled over her stepping back from public life. With disinformation spreading fast online, at times amplified by hostile states, some social media users were primed for skepticism. A note from Getty Images beside the video announcement, released on March 22, said it “may not adhere” to its editorial policy and fanned more conspiracy theories over the video’s authenticity. There is no evidence, according to researchers, that the video is a deepfake, and agencies routinely attach such notes to content given to them by third parties. With images easy to manipulate, researchers say that news agencies are being transparent about the source of their content.

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☆ As Graffiti Moves From Eyesore to Amenity, Landlords Try to Cash In
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-31 | by ( Isabella Kwai | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Julian Phethean’s first canvas in London was a shed in his backyard where he covered the walls with bold lettering in spray paint. When he moved his art to the city’s streets in the 1980s, it was largely unwelcome — and he was even arrested a few times. “It was just seen as vandalism.”These days, the canvases come to Mr. Phethean, better known as the muralist Mr Cenz. Landlords wanting to attract young professionals once scrubbed off the rebellious scrawls. That was before graffiti moved from countercultural to mainstream.

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☆ An ‘Irish Heiress’ Conned Him. He Started a Podcast to Track Her Down.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Isabella Kwai | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

She posed as a down-on-her-luck heiress who was battling with her Irish family over an exorbitant inheritance. But Marianne Smyth, who was born in Maine, was not an Irish heiress, and there was no fortune. Now Ms. Smyth, 54, is facing more accusations, this time from the authorities in the United Kingdom, who are seeking her extradition from the United States. The charges, for fraud and theft, date from March 2008 to October 2010, when Ms. Smyth was living in Northern Ireland, according to a complaint filed in federal court in Maine. The arrest was “a miracle,” said Johnathan Walton, a Los Angeles-based reality television producer who has made it his personal mission to expose Ms. Smyth, after she was convicted of stealing more than $63,000 from him.

Persons: Marianne Smyth, Smyth, ”, Johnathan Walton Organizations: U.S . Marshals Service Locations: Maine, Irish, United Kingdom, United States, Northern Ireland, Los Angeles

☆ What We Know About Catherine, Princess of Wales’s Cancer Diagnosis
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-23 | by ( Isabella Kwai | More About Isabella Kwai | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When Catherine, Princess of Wales, revealed on Friday evening that she had been diagnosed with cancer and was undergoing chemotherapy, it brought to a head months of speculation about her well-being. Her prolonged absence from public life in recent months had driven a wave of theories and wild rumors about her health, her whereabouts and even the state of her marriage to Prince William. Here’s what we know about her diagnosis and treatment. The cancer was discovered after abdominal surgery. The princess has not disclosed the type of cancer she has, but she underwent abdominal surgery in mid-January.

Persons: Catherine, Princess of Wales, Prince William, Here’s Locations: Kensington Palace

☆ ‘Problemista’ actor Laith Nakli plays an immigration lawyer. In real life he’s fighting his own case
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-23 | by ( Catherine E. Shoichet | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

Khalil, played by Laith Nakli, perks up and races to scribble on his notepad. And as he helps promote the film, he’s speaking out about a side of himself that few people have seen. Laith Nakli, actorThe crime could have led to his deportation. … That pressure is just completely unfair.”Actor Laith Nakli plays an earnest immigration lawyer in "Problemista." The cloud Nakli feels every day wasn’t literally depicted on-screen, but Nakli says he saw it clearly hovering over Alejandro’s every move.

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☆ Why a recession is 4 times more likely than an economic expansion this year, according to economist David Rosenberg
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( Yuheng Zhan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewEconomist David Rosenberg has been sounding the recession alarm in recent months, and he now thinks that the likelihood is much greater that the US sees a contraction this year. The head of Rosenberg Research said he believes that a recession is four times more likely than an economic expansion, and it's just a matter of time as more signals kick in until the recession narrative comes back into focus. [H]istorically, when that's happening, unless it's an aberration, you have a four times greater chance of being in a recession than in an expansion. I think the recession narrative is going to come back, you know, in a, in a fuller view," Rosenberg said. And what that's telling you is that it's getting tougher and tougher for the backlog of unemployed to find a new job," he said.

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☆ Conservative Influencer Is Charged in Jan. 6 Attack
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Livia Albeck-Ripka | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A conservative social media influencer has been arrested on misdemeanor charges related to her involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, including an accusation that she helped to steal a table that the F.B.I. says was used to assault officers, according to court documents. The influencer, Isabella M. DeLuca, 24, of Setauket, N.Y., was arrested on Friday in Irvine, Calif., in Orange County, on several charges, including theft of government property, entering a restricted building, disorderly conduct and demonstrating in a Capitol building. After Ms. DeLuca “passed the table out of the window,” according to the complaint, she appeared to use her cellphone to record video or take photographs of rioting. She later deleted several social media posts relating to the attack in a likely “attempt to thwart any subsequent criminal investigation,” according to the complaint, which was prepared by an F.B.I.

Persons: influencer, Isabella M, DeLuca, Ms, DeLuca “ Organizations: U.S . Capitol, Capitol, District of Columbia Locations: Setauket, Irvine , Calif, Orange County, U.S

☆ 3 People Fatally Shot in Two Pennsylvania Township Homes, Police Say
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( Isabella Kwai | More About Isabella Kwai | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Three people were fatally shot on Saturday morning at two separate residences in Falls Township in Pennsylvania, according to the authorities, who said they have confined the gunman to a home in Trenton, N.J. The gunman, identified by the authorities as Andre Gordon, 26, drove a stolen vehicle and killed his 52-year-old stepmother, Karen Gordon, and 13-year-old sister, Kera Gordon, in Levittown, Pa., according to Jennifer Schorn, the Bucks County, Pa., district attorney. There were three other people, including a 14-year-old, in the home who hid as Mr. Gordon searched for them, Ms. Schorn said. Mr. Gordon then drove to a second nearby residence where he killed Taylor Daniel, a 25-year-old woman with whom he had two children, Ms. Schorn said.

Persons: Andre Gordon, Karen Gordon, Kera Gordon, Jennifer Schorn, Gordon, Schorn, Taylor Daniel Locations: Falls Township, Pennsylvania, Trenton , N.J, Levittown, Pa, Bucks County

☆ This Treasure Hunter’s Latest Find? A 1,000-Year-Old Viking Sword.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Isabella Kwai | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The long, thin piece of metal looked like a scaffolding pole when Trevor Penny saw it on the banks of an English river last November. That would not have surprised Mr. Penny, who, while practicing his magnet fishing hobby, has unearthed household items, tools and other metal debris from the waterways near his Oxfordshire home. (Magnet fishing is pretty much what it sounds like: A strong magnet is attached to a rope, which is then tossed into a body of water.) But his find that day was much more dramatic: a rusty Viking sword that had been there for more than 1,000 years. The sword, found in the River Cherwell and identified by an archaeological group that tracks public finds, most likely dates to a period between 850 A.D. and 975 A.D. Mr. Penny said he handed it over to the Oxfordshire Museums Service this week, where it is expected to be put on display after restoration.

Persons: Trevor Penny, Penny Organizations: Oxfordshire Museums Service Locations: Oxfordshire, Cherwell

☆ My parents gave my twin sister and me radically different names. It helped us keep our individuality.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-10 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Even though my name caused some issues while growing up, I'm glad it's completely different from my sister's. Our parents couldn't agree on namesPart of the reason my sister and I have such different names is that our parents had different opinions on popular names versus unique names. I'm glad I was given a completely different name from my twinOver the years, some people have asked why our parents gave us such different names. For example, in Good To Know's round-up of the 500 best twin baby names in 2023, names like "Aida and Ava" and "Gabriella and Isabella" topped the list. SJ Strum, a baby-name expert based in the UK, told me she's noticed that rhyming twin names have decreased in recent years.

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☆ ‘Manifesting’ Is a Modern Version of a Centuries-Old Idea - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( Tara Isabella Burton | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Reality is what you make it — at least according to those who believe in manifesting, the art and quasi-spiritual science of willing things into existence through the power of desire, attention and focus. Believe hard enough, a host of TikTok “manifesting” influencers insist, and the vibes of the universe will bring what you desire into existence. The idea of manifesting as it is understood today rose to popularity as part of a boom in online spiritualism and self-help philosophy that emerged during the pandemic. According to Google data, online searches for “manifesting” rose more than 600 percent during the first few months of the pandemic. But while the idea of manifesting may seem modern, the instinct to conflate spiritual forces, political and economic outcomes and our own personal desires is part of a longstanding American tradition that dates back much, much farther than the pandemic.

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☆ Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Speaks Out About ‘Hateful’ Online Bullying
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( Isabella Kwai | More About Isabella Kwai | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The glare of public attention has often left Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, on the receiving end of strong opinions. And Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, pushed back at that directly on Friday, criticizing a culture of bullying on social media. “We have forgotten about our humanity, and that has got to change,” she said, while appearing on a keynote panel at the South by Southwest conference in Austin, Texas, focusing on the representation of women in entertainment and the media. Meghan and Harry have voiced repeated concerns about how negative media attention has affected them, both while they were active members of Britain’s royal family and since they stepped back from royal duties in 2020 and moved to the United States. Meghan said on Friday that she had received the bulk of online abuse while she was pregnant with her children, Archie and Lilibet, and in the months after their births.

Persons: Prince Harry, Meghan, Duchess of, Harry, Archie, Lilibet Organizations: Southwest Locations: Duchess of Sussex, Austin , Texas, United States

☆ How to Grow Old Like Isabella Rossellini
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-03 | by ( Lulu Garcia-Navarro | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Scrolling through, I often wonder how Rossellini is so comfortable in her own skin at an age when many women struggle in theirs. Her father, the director Roberto Rossellini, was a giant of Italian cinema. In the film “La Chimera,” directed by the Italian filmmaker Alice Rohrwacher and opening in theaters on March 29, Rossellini plays a Tuscan matriarch who’s aging with a lot less equanimity than Isabella herself. Well, you know, I say you need two ingredients to open a farm: optimism and ignorance. And ignorance is how hard it is — how hard it is workwise, but also to make it financially viable.

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☆ Was John Singer Sargent also the first celebrity stylist?
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

London CNN —In the spring of 1888, New York socialite Eleanora Iselin welcomed the portrait artist John Singer Sargent into her home, feverish over the question of what she would wear. Despite curating a selection of her best frocks, Eleanor Iselin was captured in her casual day dress at the insistence of Sargent. Working during the rise of haute couture, both Sargent and his subjects were living through a new dawn of fashion. Rachel was styled in a scrap of pink fabric which Sargent manipulated on canvas to become a dress. “Their work was ready-to-wear, using off the (rack) elements of portraiture, whereas with Sargent it always was bespoke.

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☆ I'm a sales associate at Coach. Here's how I spot fake bags — it's easier than you'd think.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Isabella Merchan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

I work at Coach, and spotting fake bags is pretty easy. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementI've been a fan of Coach for a while, and I now work as a sales associate for the brand. I wasn't fully taught how to spot fake bags during my training process, but I've found many employees learn as they go. Throughout my time with Coach, I've encountered a few fakes, and spotting them is easier than you might think.

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☆ Ewen MacIntosh, Comedian on British Sitcom ‘The Office,’ Dies at 50
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Isabella Kwai | More About Isabella Kwai | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Ewen MacIntosh, a British actor and comedian known for his dry portrayal of Keith Bishop, a lackluster accountant in the acclaimed British sitcom, “The Office,” has died. He died on Monday, his management company, Just Right Management, said, but it did not give a cause of death. The company said in a social media post that Mr. MacIntosh received support from a care home before he died. Mr. MacIntosh had parts in several comedic series, including the British sitcom “Miranda” and the sketch series “Little Britain.” But it was “The Office” that would be his most famous role, as a socially inept accountant working at a boring branch of a paper company. It included two series and a Christmas special, and its comedic approach was praised by critics and audiences alike.

Persons: Ewen MacIntosh, Keith Bishop, ”, MacIntosh, “ Miranda ”, Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant Locations: British, Britain

☆ Powerball Posted the Wrong Numbers. Now He’s Suing for $340 Million.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Isabella Kwai | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The string of numbers on the lottery ticket that John Cheeks bought matched those posted on a Powerball website. Had he beat unfathomable odds to win the $340 million grand prize? Not according to Powerball administrators, who said the numbers Mr. Cheeks saw on the site were part of a test that had been “mistakenly posted,” rather than the winning numbers for the drawing in January 2023. Mr. Cheeks has asked for the $340 million in compensation, as well as damages and interest on the winnings. “This is not merely about numbers on a website,” Richard Evans, a lawyer for Mr. Cheeks, said in a statement.

Persons: John Cheeks, Cheeks, “, ” Richard Evans Organizations: Mr, Washington , D.C Locations: Washington ,

☆ BAFTA Award winners list
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-18 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | Thomas Page | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The Christopher Nolan-directed award season favorite led the nominees with 13 nods this year and won seven awards, including director, lead actor and the coveted best film award. “Poor Things” was the other stand-out winner of the ceremony with five wins, including Emma Stone’s award for lead actress. “The Holdovers” star Da’Vine Joy Randolph continues to dominate the supporting actress category through this award season cycle. Thanking her co-star Paul Giamatti while accepting her BAFTA, Randolph said, “Gosh, I cry every time I say your name. See below for a full list of BAFTA nominees and winners.

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☆ A Rebrand for London’s ‘Spaghetti of Orange’ Overground Train System
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Claire Moses | Isabella Kwai | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

London’s public transportation system may soon become a bit easier to navigate. The train lines on London’s Overground, a rail system that largely serves people in neighborhoods outside of central London beyond the reach of the city’s Underground system, will be renamed. The lines on the map will also receive new colors, replacing a system that is currently marked entirely with orange lines on maps. While the Overground is technically a different system than the Underground, popularly known as the tube, the same payment method applies to both, and multiple stations connect the two systems. The new names are: Lioness, named after the English women’s soccer team; Mildmay, honoring a small East London hospital with a pivotal role caring for patients during the AIDS crisis; Windrush, after the ship that brought some of the first migrants from the Caribbean to Britain; Weaver, which travels through an area once known for its textile trade; Suffragette, after the movement that fought for women’s right to vote; and Liberty, which references the historical independence of the people of the Havering borough.

Persons: Mildmay, Weaver Locations: London, East London, Caribbean, Britain, Havering

☆ Britain Confronts Fears of a (Gasp!) Tea Shortage
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Isabella Kwai | Jenny Gross | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

For a country of morning-and-night tea drinkers, even the suggestion of a shortage of the household staple can elicit a nervous gulp. So there might have been more than a few people spooked when signs in some Sainsbury’s grocery stores this week warned customers that supply issues had affected the “nationwide” availability of black tea, as Houthi attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea caused shipping delays. Yorkshire Tea and Tetley Tea, two of the most popular tea companies in Britain, said in statements that they were monitoring the situation to ensure they could maintain supplies of black tea, but that orders were being fulfilled. “This is a critical period which requires our constant attention,” Tetley said in a statement. It said that it had implemented measures in recent months to mitigate any disruption to supplies because of shipping issues.

Persons: Tetley, ” Tetley Organizations: Yorkshire Tea Locations: Britain

☆ Winter Storm New York and New England Brace for Powerful Nor’easter
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Mike Ives | Isabella Kwai | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

The wintry mess left both parties racing to rewrite last-minute campaign plans and sophisticated models to understand how the storm might affect turnout. But many Republican voters still prefer to vote on Election Day, and their party is accustomed to closing a gap. The party has won nearly every major election on Long Island since 2021, partly on the strength of its turnout operation. Peter T. King, a former Republican congressman, conceded that the snow could cost his party a couple of percentage points. Still, he predicted that the recently revived Nassau County Republican machine was up to the task.

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☆ Hate Valentine’s Day? There’s a Market for You, Too.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-11 | by ( Isabella Kwai | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Lilly Calman is not in the mood this Valentine’s Day for the flowers, chocolates or a romantic dinner for two, especially after a recent breakup. “I’m very angry,” said Ms. Calman, 26, adding that it had been painful to see all the holiday paraphernalia in store aisles. “The visual image of him getting eaten by a Komodo dragon is pretty satisfying,” said Ms. Calman, who donated $25 for the rat option. She is hoping the zoo sends her a video so she can host a screening with a friend. I think it’s cool.”

Persons: Lilly Calman, “, ”, Calman Organizations: San Locations: San Antonio

☆ How a 25-year-old went from talking to 1,000 strangers in NYC to quitting her finance job and founding a social startup
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

"Ultimately, I spent more time home alone doing nothing than ever before," Epstein, CEO of the still-in-beta social networking app Kndrd, told Business Insider. "I spoke to a thousand strangers" — many who also felt a lack of community, companionship, or friendship, she added. But while investors may want to see viral, overnight growth for an app like Kndrd, Epstein hesitates at that strategy. "And that means me reading applications and vetting the community members and making sure that we have people who are the strongest, most high fidelity people." In the future, Kndrd also plans to incorporate AI into its user experience — something on nearly every investor's mind right now.

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☆ After a Taste of Freedom in the Scottish Highlands, Runaway Monkey Is Captured
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Isabella Kwai | More About Isabella Kwai | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It was the denouement to a whirlwind that had engulfed — or at least amused — the communities of Kingussie and Kincraig in the Scottish highlands, where about 1,500 humans live. Since the macaque went on the lam, his fate had drawn reporters who waited nearby for updates on the monkey’s location. “Everybody is rooting for this monkey,” said Carl Nagle, a Kincraig resident who spotted the monkey on Sunday in his backyard, apparently snacking on even more birdfeed. “He must be having a ball living his best life.”For his part, Mr. Nagle said he was “hugely relieved,” that the monkey was caught, saying that he needed to return to his troop. “This is ridiculous — and yet it is somehow perfect,” Mr. Nagle said.

Persons: ”, Keith Gilchrist, Carl Nagle, Nagle, “ It’s, Mr Organizations: Wildlife Locations: Honshu, Kingussie, Scottish

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