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For Evan Gershkovich, the dozen appearances in Moscow's courts over the past year have fallen into a pattern. Guards take the American journalist from the notorious Lefortovo Prison in a van for the short drive to the courthouse. The periodic court hearings give Gershkovich’s family, friends and U.S. officials a glimpse of him, and for the 32-year-old journalist, it’s a break from his otherwise largely monotonous prison routine. Friends and family say Gershkovich is relying on his sense of humor to get through the days. Every day, Milman said, “I wake up and look at the clock.”“I think about if his lunchtime has passed, and his bedtime," she said.

Persons: Evan Gershkovich, He’s, Gershkovich, it’s, “ It’s, ”, Ella Milman, Milman, Nicholas Daniloff, Emma Tucker, ” Milman, Evan, Francesca Ebel, Josef Stalin's, he’s, Polina Ivanova, He's, Pjotr Sauer, ” Sauer, Mikhail Gershkovich, doesn't, “, Biden, Lynne Tracy, Gershkovich “, Vladimir Putin, Vadim Krasikov, ” Ebel, Journal's Tucker, I’m, Tracy Organizations: Wall, Journal, Federal Security Service, U.S, Associated Press, Russian Foreign Ministry, Moscow Times, Washington Post, Financial Times, Arsenal, British, Guardian, West Locations: Lefortovo, Yekaterinburg, Washington, Russia, Ukraine, “, New Jersey, Moscow, Russian, Germany, Berlin, Georgian

☆ ‘No force’ can stop China’s tech progress, Xi Jinping tells Dutch PM
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Laura He | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

There was a surge in sales of ASML’s advanced chipmaking tools to China last year — ahead of the Dutch ban. In the fourth quarter of 2023, China accounted for 39% of ASML’s total revenue, according to the company. For 2023 as a whole, China’s share of ASML’s revenue was 29%, doubling from 14% in 2022. “China’s access to [these high-end chipmaking] machines is key to its commercialization of 7-nanometer logic chips,” they added. “China has been aggressively buying semiconductor equipment to build out production lines in both advanced and mature nodes,” according to Jefferies.

Persons: Xi Jinping, Mark Rutte, ASML, ” Xi, Rutte, Wang Wentao, Geoffrey van Leeuwen, ” Wang, “, ” Jefferies, Jefferies Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Dutch, United, ”, Dutch Trade, Huawei, China’s Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation Locations: Hong Kong, China, Netherlands, Beijing, United States, Europe

☆ Why this artist is making ink from guns
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Nearly 43,000 people died from gun injuries across the US in 2023, according to the database Gun Violence Archive. Red, for example, requires roasting the iron sulfate; yellow, the more finnicky hue, is the result of mixing the iron sulfate with an alkali like baking soda. Because of the time and labor involved to make the pigments, Little only produces them in “special batches” for artists who seek them out. It’s like gun violence in that this small thing can do so much, and it’s so potent.”Little's large batch of ink for the artist Christina Kwan, who has been experimenting with his materials. Thomas LittleKwan says she has anxiety over gun violence in the US, particularly after the birth of her child.

Persons: CNN —, Thomas Little, Little, “ I’ve, ” Little, ”, —, Little's van, Helen Hill, “, Smith, Thomas Little Black, he’s, I’ve, Christina Kwan, Kwan, ” Kwan, Aram Han Sifuentes, Han Sifuentes, Han, Thomas Little Kwan, Christina Kwan Little, ’, ” He’s, lightheartedly Organizations: CNN, Beretta, Wesson, National Liberty Museum Locations: North Carolina, Little’s, New Orleans, Sampson County, Atlanta, Little, Chicago, Philadelphia

☆ Kenyans struggle to comprehend starvation cult massacre as first bodies are finally released for burial
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( David Mckenzie | Sarah Dean | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —The family members clutched each other and wailed as attendants pulled small bundles out of the funeral van. On Tuesday, Wanje became the first family member to retrieve the bodies of his relatives for burial after they became victims of a tragedy, dubbed the Shakahola massacre, that many Kenyans find hard to comprehend. Mortuary workers move the remains of several members of the same family who were victims of the Kenyan starvation cult. Forensic experts and volunteers have spent months finding and digging up remains of the cult members. Of those, only 34 positive DNA matches to surviving family members have been made, said Kenya’s chief pathologist, Johansen Oduor.

Persons: “, ” Francis Wanje, ”, Wanje, Paul Nthenge MacKenzie, Luis Tato, MacKenzie, Kithure Kindiki, Yasuyoshi Chiba, Johansen Oduor, Mackenzie, Irungu Houghton, we’ve Organizations: CNN, Getty, Getty Images Government, Kenya National Commission, Human Rights, Prosecutors, Amnesty Locations: Malindi, AFP, Kenya

☆ Two brains: One visualizes too much, the other not at all
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

“I understand concepts, I comprehend things, I have memories, but they aren’t supported by any images,” Wathen said. Paul BokslagDutch-born artist Geraldine van Heemstra is at the opposite end of this unique way of processing. In reaction to cruel teasing from her brothers and school friends, van Heemstra learned to hide her sensory abilities as a child. “It was quite tricky at school as well, such as with math, where I would see the numbers in color,” van Heemstra said. “It was so frustrating at school because I would explain something, and then I would be laughed at,” van Heemstra said.

Persons: Mary Wathen, ” Wathen, “, Wathen, ”, “ I’ve, ‘ You’ve, Geraldine van Heemstra, Paul Bokslag Dutch, van, ” van Heemstra, “ It’s, van Heemstra, van Heemstra can’t, aphantasia, Adam Zeman, Zeman, ” Zeman, aphantasia don’t, ” That’s, I’m, they’ve, that’s, what’s, Van Heemstra, ” Van Heemstra, you’re Organizations: CNN, University of Exeter, University of Edinburgh, Cognitive Sciences, “ Locations: Newent, England, Scottish, London, Edinburgh, Scotland, Miami

☆ South Africa crime wave: This cash van guard is just one of the victims
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( David Mckenzie | Sarah Dean | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Johannesburg, South Africa CNN —For South Africans, normality is a sliding scale. In October, a heavily armed gang blocked off one of the busiest highways near Johannesburg as it blew up a cash-in-transit vehicle – a security van carrying cash. Cash-in-transit, or CIT, heists are one of the most dramatic illustrations of a crime wave that has shocked even the most hardened South Africans. His argument is not entirely factual: crime affects South Africans from all walks of life, not just those earning a comfortable living. The South African police minister, Bheki Cele, recently highlighted what he called the successes of the Crime Intelligence division in tackling organized crime and rooting out corruption within the ranks of the force.

Persons: Nelson Mandela, ”, Byron Blunt, Ngwenya, —, “, Petrus Mthembu, SAPS, Athlenda Mathe, Bheki Cele, Joe van der Walt, Esa Alexander, Gareth Newham, What’s Organizations: South Africa CNN, heists, CIT heists, National Congress, ANC, CNN, “, CIT, Motor Transport Workers Union, South African Police Service, Reuters, Hawks, AK, South, Crime Intelligence, Focus Group, ” Police, Town, Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority, Institute for Security Studies Locations: Johannesburg, South Africa, Africa, R350,000, Makhado, Limpopo, Cape Town , South Africa

☆ Baltimore bridge collapse would have been much worse if the ship hadn't called in 'mayday'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The cargo ship that crashed into the Baltimore bridge called in a 'mayday' moments before. Wes Moore said. AdvertisementThe Baltimore bridge collapse could have been deadlier had the crew of the swerving cargo ship not called in a "mayday" before hitting the bridge's support. Maryland Governor Wes Moore told reporters at a news conference Tuesday morning that before the Singapore-tagged Dali cargo ship crashed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, crew members called in a distress signal. The crew told authorities that they had lost power on the ship and were in trouble, Moore told reporters.

Persons: Wes Moore, Moore, —, deadlier, Francis Scott Key, " Moore, Chris Van Hollen, Paul Wiedefeld Organizations: Maryland Gov, Service, Maryland, Amazon, Fedex Locations: Baltimore, Maryland, Singapore, Patapsco

☆ What we know about the Baltimore bridge collapse
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Holly Yan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —A massive cargo ship plowed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge early Tuesday, causing the 1.6-mile bridge to crumble like a pile of toothpicks and plunge cars and people into the frigid water below. Here’s what we know about the catastrophe:Why did the bridge collapse? The Patapsco River is about 50 feet deep under the Francis Scott Key Bridge, Wiedefeld said. The water temperature in Baltimore Harbor near the site of the bridge collapse was about 46 to 48 degrees Fahrenheit on Tuesday morning. The Francis Scott Key Bridge lies in shambles after a massive cargo ship crashed into one of its pillars overnight in Baltimore.

Persons: Francis Scott Key, DALI, Dali, Wes Moore, it’s, Paul J, Wiedefeld, “, ” Wiedefeld, James Wallace, ”, It’s, Andrew McCabe, ” McCabe, McCabe, we’ve, Akbarzai, Andy Rose, Derek van Dam, Monica Garrett, AnneClaire Stapleton, Louis Mian Organizations: CNN, Francis Scott Key Bridge, Maritime, Port Authority, Synergy Marine, Ltd, Maryland Gov, Maryland Transportation, Baltimore City Fire, Sonar, Synergy Group, National Weather Service, Reuters, University of Minnesota, FBI Locations: Singapore, Maryland, Patapsco, Baltimore, “, Baltimore Harbor, Harford County

Six people are presumed dead and two have been rescued from the Patapsco River, according to The New York Times. What Happened to Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge? Around 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, a Singapore-flagged cargo ship called Dali struck a column of the bridge, according to reporting by The Baltimore Banner. Where Is the Francis Scott Key Bridge and How Long Is It? The Francis Scott Key Bridge was assessed as being in “fair” condition in 2023, according to the Federal Highway Administration’s National Bridge Inventory.

Persons: Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key, Wes Moore, Dali, Maryland Sen, Chris Van Hollen, Francis Scott Key, Helen Delich Bentley, Banner ”, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, Moore, ”, Joe Biden, We're, “, Pete Buttigieg, Scott, Buttigieg, Joseph Schofer Organizations: The New York Times, Maryland Gov, Biden Administration, White, Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Banner, ABC News, Maryland, New York Times, Times, ” Synergy Marine Group, Baltimore Mayor, Transportation, Department of, World Association, Transport Infrastructure, U.S . News, Northwestern University’s McCormick School of Engineering, ” Engineers Locations: Patapsco, Maryland’s, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Maryland, Baltimore, Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore, Fort McHenry, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, U.S

☆ Baltimore key bridge collapse: Recovery efforts continue for 6 presumed dead after Baltimore bridge collapse as investigation gets underway
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Elizabeth Wolfe | Yahya Abou-Ghazala | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Recovery efforts are now underway for the missing people, who are presumed dead. People from El Salvador, Guatemala and Mexico among the missing: Miguel Luna, an immigrant from El Salvador, has been identified as one of the missing, according to the nonprofit Miguel Luna, an immigrant from El Salvador, has been identified as one of the missing, according to the nonprofit CASA . Ship blacked out before crash: Just minutes before impact, there was a “total blackout” of engine and electrical power on the ship, according to Clay Diamond, executive director of the American Pilots Association. Eight construction workers were believed to be mending potholes on the bridge when it fell, according to officials. A specialized team will also determine who was controlling the vessel and who was on the ship’s bridge at the time of the crash, she said.

Persons: Francis Scott Key, James Wallace, Wes Moore, “ We’re, Jennifer Homendy, Richard Worley, Miguel Luna, Petén, Clay Diamond, Diamond, “ It’s, ”, Pete Buttigieg, Joe Biden, US Sen, Chris Van Hollen, Buttigieg, Luna, DALI, “, ” Moore, Dali, Tasos Katopodis, Moore, CNN’s Melissa Alonso, Flora Charner, Sarah Engel, Jack Forrest, Allison Gordon, Elise Hammond, Jennifer Henderson, Betsy Klein, Jamiel Lynch, Sean Lyngaas, Mary Kay Mallonee, Lauren Mascarenhas, Pete Muntean, Tori B, Powell, Rachel Ramirez, Amy Simonson, Aditi Sangal, Michael Williams Organizations: CNN, US Coast Guard, Baltimore City Fire, Divers, Maryland Gov, Guard, Transportation Safety, National Transportation Safety, Baltimore Police, CASA, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mexican Embassy, American Pilots Association, Reconstruction, Vital, Transportation, El, Maritime, Port Authority of, Infrastructure Security Agency, Coast Guard, for Disease Control, Gov, Association of Maryland Pilots, ”, NTSB Locations: Baltimore, ”, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, San Luis, Camotán, Washington, US, Patapsco, El Salvadoran, Maryland, Port Authority of Singapore

☆ Paris waiters compete in race to get a coffee and croissant across the capital
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Xiaofei Xu | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

“I tried holding the tray, it’s pretty heavy!” Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo told journalists shortly before the race started. Waiters start the Course des Cafes race on March 24, 2024. The “Course des Garçons de Café” (cafe waiters race) was first launched in 1914 to highlight the cafés and restaurants of the French capital, according to French historian Laurent Bihl. Throughout the years, it found popularity not only in Paris but across France in cities such as Nice, Belfort and Calais. Back on the streets of Paris, the quickest entrants completed Sunday’s Course des Cafés race – the name of the revived version has been shortened, dropping the ‘garçons’ – in less than 14 minutes.

Persons: Paris, “, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, Dimitar Dilkoff, ’ It’s, ”, Ariel Weil, Pierre Rabadan, Nicolas Bonnet Oulaldj, Café, Laurent Bihl, Pauline Van Wymeersch, Samy Lamrous Organizations: Paris CNN, Paris Mayor, France, Getty, Paralympic Games, Petit Pont, La Contrescarpe Locations: Paris, AFP, France, Nice, Belfort, Calais, Hong Kong, Yokohama, La

CNN —At least 27 people have been killed in southeast Brazil as rainfall continues to ravage parts of the country, according to CNN affiliate CNN Brasil citing state authorities. The death toll in the Brazilian state of Espirito Santo rose to 19, and at least eight people have been killed in neighboring state Rio de Janeiro, CNN Brasil reported citing each state’s respective Civil Defense. At least six people are still missing, and more than 7,000 people were forced to flee their homes in Espirito Santo, according to CNN Brasil. Construction worker Nicelio Goncalves, 52, shows the interior of his flooded house outside in Rio de Janeiro state on Sunday, March 24. Flooding and landslides remain one of the main concerns as rainfall has yet to cease through the week.

Persons: Nicelio Goncalves, Pilar Olivares, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Rio de Janeiro Governor Claudio Castro, Renato Casagrande, Allison Chinchar Organizations: CNN, CNN Brasil, Civil Defense, Reuters, Rio de Janeiro Governor, Espirito Santo Locations: Brazil, Brazilian, Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de, Rio Grande do Sul, Sao Paulo

☆ Kim Mulkey: No. 3 LSU advances to women’s March Madness Sweet 16 amid distraction surrounding head coach
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Ben Morse | Jacob Lev | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

11 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders to advance to the women’s March Madness Sweet 16 on Sunday, amid distractions surrounding head coach Kim Mulkey. The defending champions overcame a slow start to easily beat Middle Tennessee 83-56 at Pete Maravich Assembly Center to make the Sweet 16 round for the second straight year. Absolutely not,” Mulkey said after reaching the 17th Sweet 16 round of her career. From that, the team’s offense sprung into life, with LSU outscoring Middle Tennessee 51-20 in the second half. Reese drives to the basket against Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders center Anastasiia Boldyreva.

Persons: Kim Mulkey, Mulkey, we’re, ” Mulkey, “, Hailey Van Lith, Angel Reese, Flau’Jae Johnson, Reese, Boldyreva, Stephen Lew, Reuters Aneesah Morrow, Mikaylah Williams, ” Reese, ”, Creighton, Johnson, ” Johnson, it’s Organizations: CNN, LSU Tigers, Tennessee Blue Raiders, Middle Tennessee, Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Washington Post, Post, LSU’s, Tigers, LSU, Reuters, Blue Raiders, UCLA, Saturday Locations: Middle, PMAC, Albany

☆ These are the concert residencies that helped define the Las Vegas strip
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Las Vegas is a city brightly lit by it’s rich history, extravagant hotels, luxurious dining experiences, perpetually rolling dice and, of course, one-of-a-kind musical residencies. Here’s a look at some of the most influential musical residencies that have helped define Las Vegas as the entertainment capital of the world. Usher previously performed his “Usher: The Las Vegas Residency” through 2021 at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace. Known as Mr. Las Vegas, the performer has become such a local icon that streets are named after him. Marco Piraccini/Mondadori/Getty ImagesThere was a time where Las Vegas residencies were considered something best suited for artists of yesteryear.

Persons: Mariah Carey, Adele, Garth Brooks, Lionel Richie, Usher Usher, Aaron J, Thornton, WireImage, Jennifer Lopez, Kim Kardashian, Jessica Alba, Zendaya, Usher, Wayne Newton Wayne Newton, Ethan Miller, Wayne Newton, Newton, Wayne, Elvis Presley Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley, –, Long, Celine Dion Celine Dion, Tomasz Rossa, Celine Dion, Love, Dion, Diana Ross Diana Ross, Matt Sayles, Invision, Diana Ross, Ross, Ross ’, “, Elton John Elton John, Mick Hutson, Redferns, Elton John, he’s, Rocketman, Britney Spears Britney Spears, Marco Piraccini, Britney Spears, Spears, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Bono, Adam Clayton, Bram van den Berg, Kevin Mazur Organizations: CNN, Sin, Vegas, Las, Colosseum, Billboard, Tropicana, Getty, Flamingo, Intercontinental, Westgate Las, “, Venetian, Caesars, Yamaha, Planet Hollywood, Forbes Locations: Sin City, Vegas, Nevada, Las Vegas

☆ After traveling in a van for 2 weeks, I saw how the lifestyle could be cheaper than my Denver life
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-23 | by ( Monica Humphries | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

I wanted to explore the US, but I also wanted to see if van life was something I could do full-time. I quickly realized that these small costs — eating out, gas station snacks, souvenirs — are where van life can get expensive. AdvertisementSo finding a lifestyle like van life, which includes adventure and potential savings, sounds too good to be true. Monica Humphries/Business InsiderI experienced ways that living in a van could be cheaper than my lifestyle todayThere are hidden costs that come with van life. I'm not saying van life is necessarily cheaper than city living, but I am convinced it can be if I work at it.

Persons: —, ProMaster, I've, Apartments.com, Axios, It's, Brittany Newson, Monica Humphries, it'd, Zach Nelson, Joe's, Joshua, Ram, van, I'd, I'm Organizations: Service, Denver, Mercedes, Benz, Costco, Walmart Locations: Denver , Colorado, Denver, Southwest America, Plenty, San Fransico, Joshua Tree

☆ I converted a double-decker bus into a mobile hostel with my twin and best friend. Four years later, our business is thriving.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-23 | by ( Saskia Van Leeuwen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

We dreamed of converting it into a mobile hostel where we could travel and take people with us on our adventures. But now, four years later, the bus is finished, our hostel business is thriving, and we're about to embark on our trip to Iceland this summer. Before we started to renovate the bus, Eileen was a total stranger to me and Lisa was my best friend. I knew I could count on her, but I also had mixed feelings; we were always compared as twin sisters. After renovating, we started our business togetherLisa decided to leave the group to start another project, but the three of us then had to start our hostel business aboard our newly renovated bus.

Persons: —, Lisa, Jolisa, Eileen, van, Freek van, we've, it's, We'll Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Iceland

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Five races into NASCAR's 2024 season and Ford is in a funk. A Ford win in Austin would seem like a long shot in NASCAR's fourth run on a track built for Formula One. Photos You Should See View All 60 ImagesAnd while it’s still early, Ford drivers make up just three of the 16 available Cup playoff spots. Ford drivers point to some solid statistics, even if the major results are lacking. NASCAR vs F1The Circuit of the Americas is the only track used by NASCAR and F1, but the two racing series have vastly different styles.

Persons: Ryan Blaney, “, Tyler Reddick, Shane van Gisbergen, Chase Elliott, it’s, Blaney, haven’t, ”, Chris Buescher, We’ve, we’ve, ” Buescher, Chase Briscoe, Stewart, Haas, we've, ” Briscoe, Briscoe, Ford, van Gisbergen, It’s, Reddick, COTA, there's, I've, ” Reddick, they’ve, FanDuel Organizations: Ford, NASCAR, Circuit, Formula One, Toyota, RFK Racing, Haas Racing, Fords, Blaney's, COTA Locations: AUSTIN, Texas, Atlanta, Austin, Victory, Americas

☆ Crocus City attack: The ghost of Russia’s past wars comes back to haunt Moscow
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-23 | by ( Nick Paton Walsh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Twenty years ago, the Dubrovka gunmen were the disturbed product of Russia’s savage anti-terror campaign that summarily executed hundreds of military aged males in Chechnya in the early 2000s. Emergency services personnel and police work at the scene of the Crocus City Hall attack. First, there will be further efforts to suggest Ukraine and the West are somehow involved in these attacks. The Dubrovka attack was followed two years later by airplanes being blown out of the sky and the catastrophic nightmare of the Beslan school siege. In 2002, Dubrovka forced Moscow reluctantly yet closer to the United States’ war on terror.

Persons: Vladimir Putin’s, Putin, Kadyrov, Stringer, Maria Zakharova, Margarita Simonyan, overstretched Putin, Dubrovka, Yevgeny Prigozhin Organizations: CNN, Gunmen, Dubrovka Theatre, Chechen, Crocus City, Kremlin, Authorities, Getty, Russia Today, ISIS Locations: Moscow, Crocus, Russia, Chechnya, Iraq, Syria, Central Asia, Afghanistan, Caucasus, AFP, Ukraine, fatigues, Russian, Beslan, United States

☆ It happened again: These 20 House members, mostly Republican, voted against millions in funding for their own districts
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-22 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

"Ultimately, I don't control what the final language of the total funding bill will be," said Higgins. Higgins voted against the bill, despite securing $2.3 million in federal funding for an emergency operations center at the port in Morgan City, Louisiana. He was one of 20 House members — 15 Republicans and 5 Democrats — who voted against Friday's government funding bill despite securing so-called "earmarks," known officially as congressionally directed spending. Related storiesThe other 30% was contained in a separate funding bill passed roughly two weeks ago, but that bill contained far more earmarks, especially for House members. Nonetheless, 42 House members who secured earmarks voted against it anyway, 40 of whom were Republicans.

Persons: —, Clay Higgins, couldn't, Higgins, congressionally, Pramila Jayapal, Mandel Ngan, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Mike Johnson, Pramila, Jayapal, Greene, Lauren Boebert, Brian Babin, Texas Gus Bilirakis, Florida John Curtis of, Florida John Curtis of Utah Mike Ezell, Mississippi Garrett Graves, Louisiana Michael Guest, Mississippi Diana Harshbarger, Tennessee Clay Higgins, Louisiana Trent Kelly, Mississippi Burgess Owens, Utah Mike Rogers, Alabama Chris Smith of, Alabama Chris Smith of New Jersey Greg Steube, Florida Jeff Van Drew, New Jersey Randy Weber of Organizations: Service, Louisiana Republican, Business, Pentagon, State Department, Department of Homeland Security, Democratic, Seattle Public Library, Getty, Republican, Republicans, GOP, Congressional Progressive Caucus, UN Relief and Works Agency, Louisiana, Alabama Chris Smith of New, New Locations: Louisiana, Morgan City , Louisiana, AFP, Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Gaza, Washington, Colorado, Texas, Florida, Florida John Curtis of Utah, Mississippi, Utah, Alabama, Alabama Chris Smith of New Jersey, New Jersey, New Jersey Randy Weber of Texas

☆ Opinion | Will the Rotters Keep Hounding Kate?
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-22 | by ( Maureen Dowd | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

With her mop of red Renaissance curls and steely ambition, Brooks became the favorite lieutenant of Rupert Murdoch. But the moral is about amorality; the story underscores the viciousness and lack of decency of the British tabloids in the hacking scandal. I thought of that when I watched the video of Princess Kate sitting on a bench amid daffodils, telling her heartbreaking story of a cancer diagnosis and chemotherapy. Cancer is a very personal thing, and how you tell your children is the most personal of all. Princess Diana’s sons blame that ravenous behemoth for hounding their mother.

Persons: J.T, Rogers, Bartlett Sher, Rebekah Brooks, Brooks, Rupert Murdoch, Murdoch, Don Van Natta Jr, Jo Becker, Graham Bowley, Saffron Burrows, Princess Kate, Princess Diana’s, Harry Organizations: Lincoln Center, British, New York Times, Cancer, Mirror Group Newspapers Locations: Britain, British

☆ I spent years considering van life and finally embarked on a 2-week trip last fall. 5 months later, I'm still dreaming of the lifestyle.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-21 | by ( Monica Humphries | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The concept of van life has intriqued me for years. I've interviewed dozens of nomads who encouraged others to try van life with shorter trips. AdvertisementThose desires could be answered with van life — especially since the version of van life I saw scrolling on Instagram and TikTok seemed to fit my outdoorsy lifestyle. Related storiesI knew two weeks wasn't enough to experience every aspect of van life. Plus, the company's vans were what I dreamed of when I pictured van life.

Persons: I've, —, Monica Humphries, Maddy Garrett, Ram Organizations: Service, Valley Music, Arts, Gatorade, Allied Market Research, Business, Subaru, Walmart, Costco Locations: Bryce, United States, RVs, Albuquerque , New Mexico, Denver, New Mexico, Las Vegas

☆ Long Before Amsterdam’s Coffee Shops, There Were Hallucinogenic Seeds
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-21 | by ( Rachel Nuwer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In 2011, archaeologists in the Netherlands discovered an ancient pit filled with 86,000 animal bones at a Roman-Era farmstead near the city of Utrecht. It fell to Martijn van Haasteren, an archaeozoologist at the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands, to sort through them. Deep into the cataloging process, Mr. van Haasteren was cleaning the mud from yet another bone when something unexpected happened: Hundreds of black specks the size of poppy seeds came pouring out from one end. The specks turned out to be seeds of black henbane, a potently poisonous member of the nightshade family that can be medicinal or hallucinogenic depending on the dosage. The bone — hollowed-out and sealed with a tar plug — was an ancient stash pouch that had kept the seeds safe for some 1,900 years.

Persons: Martijn van Haasteren, van, specks Organizations: Cultural Heritage Agency of Locations: Netherlands, Utrecht

Tokyo, Japan CNN —Tokyo Fashion Week concluded perhaps its most successful edition since the Covid-19 pandemic, with more international guests and buyers returning to Japan’s capital for the Fall-Winter 2024 edition. Up-and-coming labels were joined on the program by mainstays of Japanese fashion, like Mikio Sakabe. “Every person in Japan has their own style.”Scroll down for some of the best street style looks from Tokyo Fashion Week. Moeri Karasawa/CNNAttendee Bunta Shimizu wearing a colorful outfit at Tokyo Fashion Week on Thursday. Matt Jelonek/Getty ImagesGuests in eye-catching looks on the fourth day of Tokyo Fashion Week.

Persons: —, Yohji Yamamoto, Issey Miyake, Hanae Mori, Yu Masui, “, ”, Christopher Kane, Uniqlo, Natsumi Maso, Ryu Kobayashi, Soga Takahashi, Moeri Karasawa, CNN Ryu Kobayashi, Marc Jacobs, ” Kobayashi, Bunta Shimizu, Matt Jelonek, Ui, Yves Saint Laurent, Daisuke Fujii’s, Himari Semans, Daisuke Fujii, Sena, Karasawa, CNN Daikokudou Nero, Justin Shin, Yu, Ashley Williams, Reishito, Bill Whitten Organizations: Japan CNN, Tokyo, Tokyo Fashion, CNN Locations: Tokyo, Japan, Russia, “, Osaka, Himari

NOORDWIJKERHOUT, Netherlands (AP) — Theo works weekdays, weekends and nights and never complains about a sore spine despite performing hour upon hour of what, for a regular farm hand, would be backbreaking labor checking Dutch tulip fields for sick flowers. Photos You Should See View All 60 Images“You could also buy a very nice sports car," for the price of the robot, Visser said Tuesday — its makers say the robot costs 185,000 euros ($200,000). “But I prefer to have the robot because a sports car doesn’t take out the sick tulips from our field. Yeah, it is expensive, but there are less and less people who can really see the sick tulips,” he added. Theo van der Voort, who gave his name to the robot at WAM Pennings farm, and who retired after 52 years hunting for sick flowers, is impressed.

Persons: — Theo, ”, Allan Visser, Visser, ” Visser, Erik de Jong, Theo van der, “ Organizations: H2L Robotics Locations: Netherlands

☆ Dries Van Noten Announces Retirement
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( Vanessa Friedman | Jessica Testa | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In a shock to the fashion world, Dries Van Noten announced that he was stepping down as creative director of the brand that bears his name. His fall 2024 men’s show, scheduled to take place in Paris in June, will be his last. “My dream was to have a voice in fashion,” Mr. Van Noten, 65, wrote in a letter sent to editors. Now, I want to shift my focus to all the things I never had time for.”Mr. Van Noten was an original member of the Antwerp Six, the group of Belgian designers who changed fashion when they arrived in Paris in the early 1980s. His last women’s show, held in late February in Paris, was an emotional, generous paean to style over fashion and the creativity of dressing oneself.

Persons: Van Noten, “, Mr, ” Mr, Van Noten’s Organizations: Antwerp Locations: Paris, Belgian

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