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Multi-hyphenate Donald Glover announced on social media on Friday that he would be canceling the remainder of his Childish Gambino tour dates due to a health issue. In a post on X, the musician-writer-actor-director-producer said that after his show in New Orleans he was hospitalized due to an ailment. The news comes a month after Glover shared in a post on X that he needed to postpone the tour to “focus” on his physical health. Glover did not disclose additional information about his specific health concerns in his statement on Friday. Fans were surprised and excited to see Childish Gambino on stage again after Glover announced a new tour in May.

Persons: Donald Glover, Childish Gambino, Glover, Smith, ” “ Bando Stone, ” Organizations: Amazon Prime Locations: New Orleans, North America, Europe

☆ When a massive asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs, ants began farming fungi
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Kate Golembiewski | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Researchers have now used DNA analysis to uncover just how long ants have been farming fungi, now described in a study published Thursday in the journal Science. To trace the evolution of this relationship between ants and fungi, Schultz and his colleagues built complex family trees. Using the DNA from 475 species of fungi, including 288 species known to be cultivated by ants, the researchers pieced together how all these organisms are related. The study team did the same thing for 276 species of ants, including 208 species of fungus farmers. Ants began farming fungi 66 million years ago after an asteroid hit Earth, according to a new study.

Persons: ”, Ted R, Schultz, Ant, Atta, Karolyn Darrow, what’s, There’s, ” Schultz, Corrie Moreau, “, Moreau, We’re, they’ve, Kate Golembiewski Organizations: CNN, Disney, Smithsonian National Museum of, Cornell University Locations: Washington ,, Chicxulub, Mexico, New York, what’s, Chicago

☆ Apollo just set a goal to manage $1.2 trillion in private loans by 2029. These 7 slides show how it will get there.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Alex Nicoll | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementThe biggest player in non-bank loans has set a massive new goal for itself: more than doubling its $562 billion private lending business to $1.2 trillion in five years. At $1.2 trillion, Apollo will manage as much in loans as JPMorgan Chase last year, according to data tracker Statista. Apollo plans to more than double both its private credit and equity businesses by 2029, which would bring total assets under management to roughly $1.5 trillion. At its last investor day in 2023, it set a goal to hit $1 trillion in total assets under management, including private loans, by 2026. AdvertisementHere's how Apollo plans to grow to over $1 trillion in private lending alone.

Persons: Marc Rowan, —, Blackstone, Rowan, John Zito, JPMorgan Chase, Jamie Dimon Organizations: Service, KKR, Apollo's AG InBev, InBev, Intel, Apollo, JPMorgan

☆ The latest animated tearjerker has a scene inspired by Mufasa's death in 'The Lion King,' so get your tissues ready
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-28 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Sanders says working on "The Lion King" helped him pull off a shocking moment in "The Wild Robot." So when it came to crafting another heartwarming yet tear-jerking animated classic, he took cues from his work on "The Lion King" and the film's most devastating moment. But with the mother goose's death, Sanders knew he would have to play it straight. So he used the death of Mufasa in "The Lion King" as a guide. AdvertisementMufasa's death scene in "The Lion King."

Persons: Chris Sanders, Sanders, King, —, Peter Brown, Roz, gosling, Bambi's, Catherine O'Hara Organizations: Service, Disney Animation, Walt Disney Studios, Disney

☆ Barbara Corcoran secretly cared for her mother with Alzheimer's for years. She was waiting for her own dementia risk before speaking out.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Corcoran's mother, Florence, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in her late 60s. About eight months ago, Corcoran finally saw a doctor to evaluate her own risk for dementia. There, Corcoran loved watching the systems at Florence created to keep the home and the children organized. Advertisement"I was admiring her with the systems," Corcoran said. Corcoran paid one of her sisters — who lived nearest Florence — to quit her job and become their mother's caretaker.

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☆ Inside the island fortress of America's mega-billionaires
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Guthrie Scrimgeour | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +21 min

An Israeli-designed radar system encircling the island can detect passersby, in low visibility, from half a mile away. Often described as "butlers with badges," the Indian Creek police force is unlike most of its counterparts. The Indian Creek radar can detect objects on the water and use artificial intelligence to classify them according to the risk they pose. With the new security system, the Indian Creek police appear to have turbocharged their enforcement of regulations in the surrounding waters. Properties in the neighborhood are also being bought up by opaquely named LLCs tied to Indian Creek residents.

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☆ Harris’ cash edge funds advertising blitz as Elon Musk cuts big check to House Republicans, new filings show
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( David Wright | Fredreka Schouten | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The Harris campaign also dramatically outspent the Trump campaign in August, burning through about $174 million. By comparison, Trump’s campaign spent just $61 million last month, with the lion’s share – more than $47 million – going toward media buys. The Trump and Harris campaigns are aligned with an array of committees that file disclosure reports on a separate schedule. The Trump campaign, as CNN has previously reported, has opted to outsource much of its ground game operation to outside organizations. The super PAC spent more than $77 million in August, including nearly $62 million on independent expenditures to benefit the vice president’s campaign.

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☆ As threats grow, funds for election security see a squeeze
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Bob Ortega | Anna-Maja Rappard | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

That’s why Maricopa County has spent over $864,000 in federal funds and more than $3 million in county funds to bolster its election security and processes over the past four years. Officials readily shared their worries with CNN, citing death threats, harassment, baseless lawsuits, onerous public-records requests and various security threats spurred by false claims about voter fraud. Amid these challenges, budgets for election security have been squeezed in several ways. Thousands of election workers across the country have reported receiving harassing, offensive or hostile communications, including since the 2022 midterms, according to the Department of Justice’s Election Threats Task Force. As recently as Tuesday, Trump threatened to prosecute and imprison election officials if he wins in November, as he cast doubt on the integrity of the upcoming election.

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☆ China would love a domestic Nvidia rival — but that's proving quite the challenge
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The U.S. government has restricted the export of Nvidia's most advanced chips to China since 2022, with restrictions tightening last year. "These companies have made notable progress in developing AI chips tailored to specific applications (ASICs)," Wei Sun, a senior analyst at Counterpoint Research, told CNBC. China's key challengesThe flags of China and the USA are being displayed on a smartphone, with an NVIDIA chip visible in the background. Huawei leading the packTriolo identified Huawei as one of the leaders in China with its Ascend series of data center processors. In its annual report earlier this year, Nvidia explicitly identified Huawei, among other companies, as a competitor in areas such as chips, software for AI and networking products.

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☆ German media empire Axel Springer to split in deal with KKR
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Passers-by walk in front of the main entrance to the Axel Springer high-rise. The two sides had reached a deal in the summer to split Axel Springer, a source told Reuters on Saturday. KKR and its partner CPP Investments currently hold a 35.6% and 12.9% stake in Axel Springer, respectively, while Doepfner and Friede Springer hold 21.9% and 22.5%. Axel Springer had been preparing to float Stepstone but the planned initial public offering was shelved when war broke out in Ukraine in 2022. KKR and CPP Investments are now likely to target an IPO in the second half of 2025, according to an industry source.

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Former US President Donald Trump speaks at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Tennessee, US, on Saturday, July 27, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSINGAPORE — Cryptocurrency insiders downplayed the potential impact of the U.S. presidential election in November on the market here in the Lion City, even though some also said that former President Donald Trump is seen as more crypto-friendly. Anthony Scaramucci, founder and managing partner of SkyBridge Capital, a global alternative investment firm, predicted that if Harris were to win the election, her handling of crypto regulation would largely be the same as Trump. The Trump family recently launched a new crypto project called World Liberty Financial. Goals set by those involved in the project suggest that it will resemble a crypto banking platform.

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☆ How a thief replaced a famous Winston Churchill portrait with a forgery that went unnoticed for months
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Thieves stole a famous Winston Churchill portrait from an Ottawa hotel in late 2021. The 1941 portrait was replaced with a forgery and went unnoticed for over 6 months. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! AdvertisementA famous Winston Churchill portrait that thieves replaced with a forgery two years ago will soon be back on display. Police say thieves stole the famous portrait from the Fairmont Château Laurier Hotel in Ottawa in the weeks after Christmas 2021.

Persons: Winston Churchill, —, Yousouf Karsh, Martin Luther King Jr, Queen Elizabeth, Alfred Hitchcock Organizations: Police, Service, Fairmont, Business Locations: Ottawa, London, Canada, Armenian

☆ Joe Schmidt, Detroit Lions linebacker and Pro Football Hall of Famer, dies aged 92
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Joe Schmidt, a Detroit Lions legend and Hall of Famer, has died at the age of 92, his family said in statement published by the Pro Football Hall of Fame. “When Joe Schmidt got to the ball carrier, that was the end of the play. He went on to play his entire 13-year NFL career in Detroit, helping the Lions win another NFL championship in 1957. Schmidt (56) lines up as Los Angeles Rams quarterback Zeke Bratkowski (12) prepares to snap the ball against the Detroit Lions at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on October 29, 1961. He was enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1973 and is a part of the NFL 100 All-Time Team.

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James Earl Jones, with Rosalind Cash and Ellen Holly, in "King Lear" in Central Park in New York in 1973. Jack Mitchell / Getty Images“Thank you dear James Earl Jones for everything,” the Oscar-nominated actor Colman Domingo wrote Monday in a post on X. Jones and Marlene Warfield, in the 1970 movie "The Great White Hope." “James Earl Jones is one of my greatest inspirations,” Pierre told a reporter. He commanded the stage in productions like “Othello,” “Fences” and “The Great White Hope,” and the screen in movies like the 1974 dramedy “Claudine,” “Conan the Barbarian” in 1982, and many others.

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☆ James Earl Jones said he didn't speak for 8 years because his stutter was 'painful.' The Darth Vader actor went on to have one of Hollywood's most iconic voices.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewJames Earl Jones, who died on Monday, said he didn't speak for eight years as a child because of his stutter. He would go on to voice some of Hollywood's most iconic characters, including Darth Vader in "Star Wars." AdvertisementIn 2010, Jones told the Daily Mail how difficult it was to stutter in front of his classmates: "Stuttering is painful. So my first year of school was my first mute year and then those mute years continued until I got to high school," Jones said.

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☆ Beyoncé says that raising her 3 children isn't 'easy': 'It takes a lot of prayer and patience'
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Knowles-Carter told the magazine that she organizes her work around her family's schedule. Knowles-Carter has three children with her husband, Jay-Z: her twins and her 12-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy. Beyoncé initially didn't want Blue Ivy to perform on tourOn the "Renaissance" tour, Blue Ivy joined her mother onstage, performing choreography to the songs "My Power" and "Black Parade." Knowles-Carter told GQ that initially, she didn't want Blue Ivy to perform with her, despite knowing that her daughter was an "artist." Despite letting her baby girl onstage, Knowles-Carter said her main priority is ensuring she gives her children a life of normality.

Persons: —, Beyoncé Knowles, Carter, Knowles, Rumi, Sir, Jay, Blue Ivy, Beyoncé, Ivy, I've, isn't Organizations: Service, GQ, Business, Blue Locations: Paris

☆ James Earl Jones was paid only $7K to voice Darth Vader in 'Star Wars: A New Hope'
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Zac Ntim | Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The star leaves behind an incredible cinematic legacy, with roles including Mufasa in "The Lion King," Thulsa Doom in "Conan the Barbarian," and Darth Vader in "Star Wars." "George wanted, pardon the expression, a dark voice," Jones said of director George Lucas' plans for the 1977 film. Naturally, I wanted to make Darth Vader more interesting, more subtle, more psychologically oriented," Jones said. "I've never met Darth Vader," McGregor said. I turned around, and fucking Darth Vader was coming at me.

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☆ American fast-food giants are going big on a China wager, betting they can get the country's new middle class to love them back
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

An expansion rate surpassing America'sKFC, run by Shanghai-headquartered Yum China, has historically enjoyed the lion's share of the country's fast-food cravings. Hopes for a new middle class in ChinaCities in China are unofficially grouped into tiers according to their status, size, and wealth. Chinese KFC has nearly doubled its menu itemsExpanding during a sluggish economy might make sense for fast food brands, which are often classified as recession-proof as consumers downgrade their spending. Advertisement"Now, they are doubling down further on this strategy by expanding into the inland regions of China, especially Tier Three and Tier Four cities with a growing middle class," they told BI. Yum China has also been expanding aggressively in the country's burgeoning coffee scene, establishing a popular spin-off called KCoffee.

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☆ James Earl Jones, legendary actor known for unmistakable baritone voice, dies at 93
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Ethan Sacks | Ethan Sacks Writes For Nbcnews.Com. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Now a father, Jones continued to work steadily through the 1980s. (He won a second Emmy that night for his supporting turn in the TV movie “Heat Wave,” about the 1965 Watts race riots.) Over the ensuing three decades, Jones continued to work continuously — even after he was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in 1995. That he never won an Oscar for a specific movie role, denying him the coveted EGOT, is a lingering symbol of just how much he was underappreciated over a prolific and profound career. Taylor, the UCLA professor, always includes a clip of Jones in the 1987 production of “Fences” in his master class on acting.

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☆ K-pop is more popular than ever, but that isn't helping agency stock prices
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Hybe Corporation is the largest and listed on the blue-chip Kospi, while SM Entertainment, JYP Entertainment and YG Entertainment are on the small-cap Kosdaq. Physical sales have historically accounted for the lion's share of a label's revenue, Kim said, and has also been the most profitable segment. High physical sales, she explained, represent the number of fans, which, by extension, quantifies the addressable market for a company. watch nowDeclining physical album sales not only hits earnings, but also raises questions about whether the investment thesis of "continual high growth" has collapsed. "A physical album is useless and even a burden because it occupies space.

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☆ James Earl Jones, iconic voice of Darth Vader in ‘Star Wars’ and Mufasa in ‘The Lion King,’ dead at 93
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Brandon Griggs | Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

“I lucked out.”Back then nobody imagined “Star Wars” would become a blockbuster, let alone an enduring franchise and cultural phenomenon. James Earl Jones and Darth Vader during "Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones" premiere event. Jesse Dittmar for The Washington Post/Getty Images Jones, seen here in 1960, was born in Arkabutla, Mississippi, in 1931. Steve Ringman/San Francisco Chronicle/Getty Images Jones appears with Alec Baldwin in a scene from "The Hunt for Red October" (1990). The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images Jones appears next to Darth Vader, who he famously voiced in the "Star Wars" movies.

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Read previewIconic actor James Earl Jones died on Monday at the age of 93. Related storiesGrowing up in silenceA photo of young James Earl Jones, after the success of Broadway show, "The Great White Hope." Muhammad Ali jumped in the ring with James Earl Jones to help him promote the movie adaptation of "The Great White Hope." Advertisement"Star Wars" director George Lucas and James Earl Jones attended the AFI Life Achievement Award tribute to Sir Sean Connery. Charles Sykes/Invision/APCecilia Hart and James Earl Jones pose with their son, Flynn Earl Jones, at the 65th Tony Awards.

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☆ Delay in Trump's hush-money sentencing is a win for his campaign — and his wallet
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-06 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Trump had requested the delay to avoid the "politically prejudicial" impact a public sentencing could have on the election. The sentencing might not happen at all if Merchan's next major hush-money decision, now due November 12, overturns Trump's verdict or the indictment itself on presidential-immunity grounds. But Trump would have had to suffer — in person — through the sentencing proceeding itself. Only after sentencing would Trump have faced the possible loss of his liquor licenses in New Jersey. Trump has fought to overturn his conviction on immunity-based challenges lodged in state court and in federal court.

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☆ Director of Disney's Lion King says AI is a 'Wild West,' echoes how animation changed film
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-06 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Kevin Winter | Getty ImagesArtificial intelligence is a "Wild West" with "very few rules" — but it has the potential to democratize the film industry in the long term, according to the director of "The Lion King." Minkoff was speaking with CNBC ahead of the Reply AI Film Festival. 'Hyperbole' versus 'legitimate concerns'The arrival of new technology has for decades been a fear among people working in the film industry, Minkoff noted. Alexander de Lukowicz, co-director of "Gia Pham," told CNBC that humans are essential to how he and his team work to generate short films. We wanted to produce something like a film to really check the boundaries of what's possible," de Lukowicz told CNBC.

Persons: Lion, Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff, Kevin Winter, it'll, Minkoff, Stuart Little, Simba, Filippo Rizzante, Rizzante, Gia Pham, Alexander de Lukowicz, It's, de Lukowicz Organizations: CNBC, American Society for Composers, Publishers, Broadcast, Inc Locations: Venice

☆ India and Singapore agree to cooperate on chips as countries seek to strengthen partnership
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-05 | by ( Charmaine Jacob | In Charmainemariajacob | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The announcement comes during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day visit to the Lion City, which began Wednesday following a trip to Brunei. The next phase of the Singapore-India partnership is very promising," Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat said at the Singapore-India Forum organized by the Singapore-India Partnership Foundation, Institute of South Asian Studies and the Singapore Business Federation. "Singapore, India and the rest of Asia must continue to strengthen on economic connectivity and integration, to allow for capital, ideas and talent to find their optimal uses," he said. We want to create a bunch of Singapores in India," Modi said in a meeting with Wong. watch nowOn Wednesday, Modi and Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong visited Singaporean semiconductor and electronics company AEM, signaling their intent to increase cooperation in chips.

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