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☆ Redonda: A Caribbean island once ruled by rats is now a wildlife haven
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Nell Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

But with the humans came invasive species, such as black rats and feral goats. In 2016, they launched an effort to restore the island and eliminate the invasive species. We just removed the rats and the goats, and the island transformed right in front of our eyes,” she says. Jenny Daltry/Fauna & Flora/Re:wild Jenny Daltry/Fauna & Flora/Re:wild Redonda island, before and after the eradication of invasive species. Redonda, which is about a mile long, was estimated to have around 6,000 rats and 60 goats pre-eradication, explains Bradshaw.

Persons: Christopher Columbus, Redonda, Ed Marshall, ”, Johnella Bradshaw, Jenny Daltry, they’re, Bradshaw, “, ” Bradshaw, Lawson Lewis, Nneka Nicholas, Helena Jeffery Brown, Nature Organizations: CNN, Environmental, Barbuda Defence Force, Department of, Department for Environment, “ Locations: Redonda, Antigua, Barbuda, Caribbean, Fauna

☆ Tigers lead Royals in game suspended after 4 innings
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Mandatory Credit: Brian Bradshaw Sevald-USA TODAY Sports Acquire Licensing RightsSeptember 28 - The game between Detroit and the visiting Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night was suspended after four innings due to rain with the Tigers leading 4-0. The regularly scheduled Thursday game will begin approximately 40 minutes after the conclusion of the suspended game. Miguel Cabrera, who is retiring at the end of the season, blasted his fourth homer of the season and 511th of his career in the second inning. Rain fell for much of the contest and picked up after the fourth inning, forcing the umpires to call a delay. Cabrera jumped on the first pitch of the second inning, lining it to the opposite field.

Persons: Edward Olivares, Brian Bradshaw Sevald, Miguel Cabrera, Tyler Nevin, Rain, Tarik Skubal, Skubal, Jonathan Bowlan, Cabrera, Angel Zerpa, Andy Ibanez, Nevin Organizations: Kansas City Royals, Comerica Park, Detroit, Tigers, Royals, Kansas City, Thomson Locations: Detroit , Michigan, USA, Detroit

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee state Rep. Gloria Johnson, a Democrat who shot to national fame after surviving a Republican-led expulsion effort for participating in a pro-gun control demonstration, on Tuesday formally announced that she's running for U.S. Senate. Shortly after the expulsion vote, Johnson quickly noted that likely she avoided expulsion because she was white. Blackburn first won the Tennessee Senate seat in 2018, defeating Democratic former Gov. In the Democratic primary for the Senate seat, Johnson will face off against community activist and organizer Marquita Bradshaw. Bradshaw won the Democratic Senate nomination in 2020, and lost the general election to Republican Bill Hagerty by 27 percentage points.

Persons: Gloria Johnson, Johnson, Sen, Marsha Blackburn, “ Gloria, ”, Justin Pearson, Justin Jones, ” Pearson, Jones, Pearson, Phil Bredesen, Blackburn, Donald Trump, Trump, Marquita Bradshaw, Bradshaw, Bill Hagerty, “ It’s, Abigail Sigler, Joe Biden, Chuck Schumer, ” Blackburn Organizations: Republican, Tuesday, U.S . Senate, Republican U.S, Democratic, Tennessee, Republicans, Blackburn, Tennessee Senate, Gov, Tennessee voters, Senate, “, Democrat Locations: Tenn, Tennessee, Washington

☆ New study warns against risks of ‘time-traveling pathogens’
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Ava Loomar | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Through tens of thousands of iterations, the study team tracked how the virus affected species diversity of a bacterial community. About 1% of the ancient viruses caused major disruptions to the digital ecosystems. The pathogen either increased diversity by up to 12% or, conversely, decreased species diversity by 32%. The role of carbon emissionsModern organisms, including humans, have few, if any, natural defense mechanisms for ancient pathogens. If ancient pathogens did somehow manage to escape, they would have trouble finding people to infect.

Persons: Giovanni Strona, Corey Bradshaw, Jean, Michel Claverie’s, Claverie, Bradshaw, ”, Strona, Kimberley Miner, Miner Organizations: CNN, Asahi Shimbun, NASA, Marseille University School of Medicine, Laboratory, Flinders University, Commission’s, Research, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Locations: Greenland, Alaska, Siberia, Tibetan, Canada, Barrow , Alaska, Aix, Australia, Pasadena , California

☆ ‘And Just Like That …’ Episode 10 Fashion: Statement Loungewear
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( The Styles Desk | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

This article contains spoilers for Episode 10 of the second season of “And Just Like That …”For most people, moments of rest are not the time for polished outfits, especially in the post-pandemic swirl of athleisure. And the bedroom itself, as a setting, is a valued place — a venue for vulnerable conversations, significant discussions or the odd laugh. Ahead of Episode 10, members of the Styles desk discussed the memorable loungewear, tote bags and kittens in the latest episode of the series. Vanessa Friedman There was a lot going on in this episode, but what I can’t get out of my mind were the pajamas (or, in some cases, the lack of them). Especially both Carrie’s Madeline-in-Paris set, with matching high-heeled mules, and Lisa Todd Wexley’s feather-trimmed silk set.

Persons: Carrie Bradshaw, you’re, there’s, Vanessa Friedman, Madeline, Lisa Todd Wexley’s Locations: Paris

☆ DJ Casper, Whose Hit Song ‘Cha-Cha Slide’ Made You Dance, Dies at 58
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Derrick Bryson Taylor | More About Derrick Bryson Taylor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

DJ Casper, the creator of the “Cha-Cha Slide,” an infectious song from the early 2000s that sparked an international line-dance craze that rivaled the Electric Slide and drew people to the dance floor at wedding receptions, bar mitzvahs and family cookouts, has died. His wife, Kim Bradshaw, confirmed his death in a statement to ABC7 Chicago. No cause was given, but Casper had cancer for several years. In her statement to the news station, she said: “Casper was a fun-loving, giving person. Casper was born Willie Perry Jr. in Chicago on May 31, 1965.

Persons: DJ Casper, Kim Bradshaw, Casper, Bradshaw, “ Casper, Willie Perry Jr, James Brown, Teddy Pendergrass Organizations: ABC7 Chicago Locations: Chicago

☆ Look of the Week: @subwaysessions is the TikToker dividing the internet with her outfits
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —This week, by far the most feverishly discussed outfit didn’t come from a member of the Kardashian clan or an off-duty model. Instead, it was Kristina Avakyan (known on TikTok as @subwaysessions), a New York resident who pushed the boundaries of style with a look that was anything but average. In a TikTok that’s now been watched over 1.9 million times, Avakyan paces across her runway (the 6 train subway platform) in what has become a deeply polarizing outfit. The outfit has been seen over 1.9 million times on TikTok and 62 million times on Twitter this week. The phrase “#personalstyle” has more than 858 million views on TikTok, and in 2022 the New York Times fashion critic Vanessa Friedman wrote about how to capture it.

Persons: didn’t, Kardashian, Kristina Avakyan, “, ”, Adam Sandler collab, Carrie Bradshaw, Avakyan, Vanessa Friedman, Tan, Doja Cat, Heliot Emil Organizations: CNN, Twitter, City, HBO, Everett, New York Times, Paris Couture Locations: New York, TikTok, Tan France, Danish

☆ I'm a yoga instructor at a men's prison. Here's how my classes help relieve inmates' stress and anxiety.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Rory Bradshaw, 31, has been teaching yoga classes at a male prison in the UK for the last four years. Here's what its like to be a prison yoga instructor, as told to Insider's Aaron Mok. But on the side, I make money as a prison yoga instructor — and it's been a real privilege. At the center, there were women running free community yoga classes who encouraged me to attend, and I immediately connected with the practice. I have ambitions to one day get yoga into every prison prison cell in the country.

Persons: Rory Bradshaw, Bradshaw, Insider's Aaron Mok, —, it's, I'd, I'm, I've, It's Locations: London, South London

☆ ‘And Just Like That …’ Episode 6 Fashion: No Way to Dress for the Weather
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( The Styles Desk | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In the new episode, the city is hit by a powerhouse of a snowstorm, but the protagonists have places to be. Lisa Todd Wexley (Nicole Ari Parker) is discussing her film at the Museum of Modern Art. Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Che (Sara Ramirez) have to get to “Widow Con.” And Charlotte (Kristin Davis) is out in the snow searching drugstores on a complicated motherly mission to help her daughter Lily. Ahead of Episode 6, members of The New York Times’s Styles desk discussed the coats, patterns and earmuffs on display — sometimes barely visible through the squall — in the latest installment of the series. Jeremy Allen Carrie’s sweeping Moncler coat by Valentino’s Pierpaolo Piccioli is a high point of this episode for me.

Persons: Carrie Bradshaw, Lisa Todd Wexley, Nicole Ari Parker, Carrie, Sarah Jessica Parker, Che, Sara Ramirez, Con, ”, Charlotte, Kristin Davis, Lily, Times’s Styles, Jeremy Allen Carrie’s, Pierpaolo Organizations: Museum of Modern Art, The Locations: New York

☆ For markets, BoE communication is bottom of the class
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Yoruk Bahceli | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

U.S. Federal Reserve and European Central Bank expectations have meanwhile risen only marginally. For investors, clear communication from central bankers is crucial as they transmit their policy to borrowing costs through markets. The BoE was the first major central bank to start hiking rates. In contrast, they have long bet on more hikes than the BoE's main forecasts have implied are needed to tame inflation, rates futures show. BoE messaging, suggesting a reluctance to hike, has made it "very difficult" to own gilts recently, he said.

Persons: BoE, Toby Melville, Shamik Dhar, Andrew Bailey, Bailey, Schroders, Azad Zangana, Zangana, Liz Truss, Myles Bradshaw, Chris Jeffery, Jerome, Powell, Christine, Lagarde, it's, Craig, Yoruk, Dhara Ranasinghe, William Schomberg, John Stonestreet Organizations: Bank of England, REUTERS, Fed, ECB, of England, Traders, . Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, BNY Mellon Investment Management, Bank of England's, Investors, Graphics, of England's, Reuters, Asset Management, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, U.S, Dhar

☆ ‘And Just Like That …’ Style Recap: Going as Yourself for Halloween
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( The Styles Desk | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

This article contains spoilers for Episode 5 of the second season of “And Just Like That …”As “And Just Like That …” nears its halfway point, its creators have sprinkled a series of self-referential winks into the new episode. For a Halloween charity benefit, Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) dresses up as Helen Gurley Brown, the former editor of Cosmopolitan and, in some ways, the spiritual predecessor to Bradshaw. Ahead of Episode 5, members of The New York Times’s Styles desk discussed the looks, brands and wigs on display in the latest installment of the series. Louis Lucero II From a costuming perspective, this episode was a little front-loaded, wasn’t it? Charlotte’s Halloween benefit for the fictitious City Parks Conservancy showed us all three ways you can phone in a costume.

Persons: Carrie, Sarah Jessica Parker, Helen Gurley Brown, Bradshaw, Sara Ramirez, Herbert Wexley, Christopher Jackson, George Washington, “ Hamilton ”, Times’s Styles, Louis Lucero Organizations: Cosmopolitan, Broadway, The, Parks Conservancy Locations: “

☆ After a shaky start, some colleges are telling staff and students to capitalize on AI — as long as they don't use it to cheat
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A group of UK colleges has issued guidance allowing students and staff to capitalize on AI. A group of UK colleges has agreed to a set of principles that will allow students and staff to capitalize on generative AI — as long as they use it ethically. The principles outlined a commitment to support students and staff to become "AI-literate." The guidance said staff should be able to support students' use of generative AI tools and adapt their teaching and assessment methods to allow for ethical use of the tech. University staff also need support as they look at how AI can be used to enhance their teaching and help bring subjects to life."

Persons: ChatGPT, Tim Bradshaw Organizations: Russell Group, Morning, Oxford, Cambridge, University

☆ ‘And Just Like That…’ we are back thinking about that feud
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —I am going to say the quiet part out loud: some people very much enjoy drama. Because while we say we want only positivity, social media probably wouldn’t even be a thing if that were completely true. AP/ReutersWell-documented Adele fan over here, but I fell even more in love with her after a story Sylvester Stallone recently shared. You should listen to…Kelly Clarkson performs onstage during the 2023 iHeartRadio Music at Dolby Theatre on March 27, 2023 in Hollywood, California. Monica Schipper/Getty Images North AmericaSpeaking of singers I admire, I don’t think Kelly Clarkson has ever met a note she cannot hit.

Persons: CNN —, Patricia Field, Kim Cattrall, Andy Kropa, Carrie Bradshaw, Sarah Jessica Parker, Cattrall, Samantha Jones, Parker, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon –, ”, Sylvester Stallone, Adele, Stallone, “, … Kelly Clarkson, Monica Schipper, Kelly Clarkson, It’s, Brandon Blackstock, Clarkson, ” “ Organizations: CNN, SVA, Max, Warner Bros ., City, Reuters, Beverly Hills, Dolby Theatre Locations: New York, Beverly, Hollywood , California, Chicago, Hulu

☆ ‘And Just Like That …’ Is Back. Here’s What to Remember.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Jennifer Vineyard | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

“Sex and the City” presented Aidan as Mr. Nice Guy, and Carrie might still blame herself for their breakup. And then Aidan punished her with passive aggression, even letting her know he was contemplating cheating on her in retaliation. Carrie was quick to tell Big about this, but did Aidan do the same with his wife? Carrie’s careerCarrie Bradshaw, sexual anthropologist, has written a long-running newspaper column, a number of pieces for Vogue and several books. None of these things will give Carrie what she still needs, which is time to reboot more fully after Big’s death.

Persons: ”, Aidan, Mr, Nice Guy, Carrie, Carrie freaked, Aidan wasn’t, Carrie’s, Carrie Bradshaw, “, Amanda, Ashlie Atkinson, Peter, Jon Tenney, —, Franklyn, Ivan Hernandez, prepping Organizations: Vogue Locations: Abu Dhabi

☆ 'And Just Like That': Carrie Bradshaw is back for spinoff season two
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Alicia Powell | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs/File PhotoNEW YORK, June 20 (Reuters) - Carrie Bradshaw is back navigating love in New York City once again in season two of "And Just Like That," where an old flame comes back into her life. "I feel excited about this season," Sarah Jessica Parker, who plays Bradshaw, said in an interview. In this season, Carrie meets up with former fiance Aidan, and there is a surprise appearance by original cast member Kim Cattrall, who played Samantha. In the first season of "And Just Like That," Carrie is only seen messaging with now London-based Samantha by phone. "She appears in text in this season as well and ... just the idea of adding the face to the text felt nice," Parker said.

Persons: Nicole Ari Parker, Kristin Davis, Sarah Jessica Parker, Karen Pittman, Caitlin Ochs, Carrie Bradshaw, Carrie, Bradshaw, Miranda, Charlotte, Samantha, Che, Seema, Nya, Parker, Michael Patrick King, Aidan, Kim Cattrall, Alicia Powell, Marie, Louise Gumuchian, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: REUTERS, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, London

☆ Sologamy: Why these women married themselves
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( Faith Karimi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Its adherents may be on to something, this expert saysThe concept of self-marriage, or sologamy, has been around for years. No data exists on how many people celebrate sologamy with ceremonies, but the practice has been explored in a handful of recent news articles. CNN talked to four women who’ve married themselves. Sologamy is not legally binding in the US and is not recognized by the laws of any country. Fideli’s message to younger women struggling with self-esteem issues: It’s never too late to love yourself.

☆ Wes Anderson, Ken Loach among contenders for Cannes Film Festival's top prize
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] The 76th Cannes Film Festival - Press conference for the film "Asteroid City" in competition - Cannes, France, May 24, 2023. Director Wes Anderson speaks. REUTERS/Yara NardiCANNES, May 27 (Reuters) - Veteran directors Wes Anderson, Ken Loach and Wim Wenders are among those in the running for the Cannes Film Festival's coveted Palme d'Or at Saturday's closing ceremony, with 21 films in competition for the top prize. This year has a record seven female directors in the running for the top prize, which only two women have previously won - Jane Campion in 1993 and Ducournau in 2021. More than 14,000 participants from over 120 countries crowded the film market this year, surpassing 2019's previous peak of 12,500.

☆ Russia can't match the US military's hardware, but it has other ways to keep it from working properly
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-20 | by ( Stavros Atlamazoglou | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

But Russian information operations could still affect US forces, a US government watchdog says. Once perceived as a conventional near-peer threat, the Russian military now appears to be more of a paper tiger. While Russia can't match the US military's hardware, it has other ways to keep it from working. Near-peer adversaries, such as China and Russia, know that and have sought ways to counter their more powerful adversary. Doing so could mean that Chinese or Russian intelligence services could not only to influence individual service members but also the performance of specific weapons.

☆ As Mahomes, Hurts make Super Bowl history, a question lingers: What took so long?
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-10 | by ( Amy Tennery | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Asked by a reporter this week what took so long, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell was blunt: "There are probably a variety of reasons - probably none of them good." "The reality is, there's such great talent at that position, Black and white," Goodell said at his annual state-of-the-league media briefing. He told the New York Times that year that Black quarterbacks had not "been given the opportunity and the patience" their white counterparts had. "I never felt it was thing where people said it was harder to win with Black quarterbacks, it was more about durability. 'A PROUD MOMENT'At Super Bowl 57, Hurts will be only the eighth Black quarterback to start the title game.

☆ Want Big-Skirt Energy? How to Master the Statement Look
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-03 | by ( Fiorella Valdesolo | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

A drenching is always amusing, but it’s her tutu that makes that scene indelible. The show’s costume designer, Patricia Field, was insistent on the garment, saying in an interview, “Whatever she’s wearing has to be completely original to last in time.”That iconic look embodies “big-skirt energy,” a mood dominating the resort and spring 2023 collections. A skirt needn’t literally be big to possess BSE. But whether maxi or midi, spangled or satin, printed or plain, it must project outsize attitude. And women are gravitating to that, reports Marc Rofsky, a buying director at e-commerce site Moda Operandi, who’s seen year-over-year, double-digit growth in skirts between October and January 2023.

☆ FedEx to cut senior jobs as part of larger staff reduction
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( Lisa Baertlein | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

FedEx did not say how many positions would be affected by the new layoffs. In mid-September, FedEx pulled its profit forecast and shares swooned more than 20% - the largest single-day drop in the company's 50-year history. But those numbers only tell part of the story because they exclude roughly FedEx 6,000 contractors and their workers, who handle most of the FedEx Ground's home delivery business. FedEx already has temporarily furloughed workers at its trucking division FedEx Freight as the pandemic-fueled e-commerce delivery bubble deflates and recession threatens, joining transportation-focused companies ranging from delivery upstart Amazon.com (AMZN.O) and trucking company C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW.O) to freight broker Uber Freight and freight forwarding startup Flexport in announcing layoffs.

☆ Brady's broadcasting future presents new challenge for the ultimate champion
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( Frank Pingue | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Brady, whose intense preparation for games has been well-chronicled, has an unmatched knowledge of the sport. Fox will be broadcasting the Feb. 12 Super Bowl between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs but the network did not immediately reply when asked by Reuters whether Brady would be part of the lineup. Pilson suggests it would be better for Brady if his analyst debut did not come at the Super Bowl as that would expose him right away during the most-watched NFL game of the year. "Football players, unfortunately, you hang it up and you'll never ever put on a helmet, shoulder pads. Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto; Additional reporting by Amy Tennery Editing by Toby DavisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Wall St ends up as data suggests inflation may be on downward trend
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Caroline Valetkevitch | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Friday brings results from a number of big U.S. banks, kicking off the start of the fourth-quarter earnings season for S&P 500 companies. Microsoft (MSFT.O) shares rose 1.2%, providing the biggest boost to the S&P 500 and Nasdaq, while energy shares also were higher along with oil prices. The S&P 500 is now up 3.7% for the year so far. Also, overall S&P 500 earnings are expected to have declined year-over-year in the fourth quarter, according to IBES data from Refinitiv, which would be the first quarterly U.S. earnings decline since 2020. The S&P 500 posted 14 new 52-week highs and one new low; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 96 new highs and 16 new lows.

☆ Ongoing headaches with F-35 fighter jets are rippling through the rest of the US military's combat aircraft fleet
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

US Air Force maintainers work on an F-35A at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada in February 2020. Nial BradshawRussia's air force has been mocked for poor maintenance that has undercut its airpower in the Ukraine war. Particularly troubling was a November 2022 GAO study that analyzed readiness of 49 US military aircraft models between 2011 and 2021. A reassembled F-35A is hoisted during a training course at Hill Air Force Base in September 2022. The Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps together plan to spend $20.2 billion a year for tactical aircraft development and procurement between now and 2027.

Where to watch 'Top Gun: Maverick'"Top Gun: Maverick" is now available to watch on Paramount Plus and Epix Now. You can watch "Top Gun: Maverick" for free if you sign up for a trial to Paramount Plus or Epix Now. After you purchase "Top Gun: Maverick" you'll be able to stream it whenever you like with no restrictions. Getty ImagesYou can watch the first "Top Gun" movie from 1986 on Paramount Plus and Epix Now. The first "Top Gun" movie follows Maverick as he and a group of naval aviators are given the chance to train in the Navy's Top Gun program.

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