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☆ Glen Powell said a family friend was once groomed by a cannibal — but it sounds a whole lot like an urban myth
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

"Hit Man" star Glen Powell said his family friend was groomed by a cannibal. He told the story on the "Therapuss" podcast. But the story sounds a whole lot like a common urban myth. AdvertisementGlen Powell said his sister's friend was once groomed by a cannibal on a date, but the story sounds like a common urban myth. In May, Powell appeared on the "Therapuss" podcast to promote Netflix's "Hit Man."

Persons: Glen Powell, —, Powell Organizations: Service, Business

☆ Two 12-year-old boys found guilty of killing man in UK machete attack
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Catherine Nicholls | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

London CNN —Two 12-year-old boys have been found guilty of killing a man in a machete attack in the United Kingdom last November, police said Monday. The boys, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, murdered 19-year-old Shawn Seesahai in a park in Wolverhampton, central England, West Midlands Police said in a statement. Seesahai, who was from Anguilla, had only lived in the UK for about six months, the statement said. A witness told the court that one defendant used the machete on Seesahai’s legs while the other punched and stamped on his head, PA said. The boys are expected to be sentenced in July, PA reported.

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☆ Michael Mosley likely died soon after becoming unwell, Greek police say
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Eleni Giokos | Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —British TV personality and health guru Michael Mosley may have died shortly after becoming unwell while walking alone on the Greek island of Symi, local police told CNN on Monday. ET) on Wednesday, the day he went missing, Greek police spokeswoman Konstantia Dimoglidou told CNN. A direction sign on a rocky path in the hills of Pedi, a small fishing village in Symi, pointing toward Agia Marina, where the body of TV doctor and columnist Michael Mosley was discovered. Yui Mok/PAAn initial autopsy concluded that Mosley died from natural causes and that there were no injuries on his body that could have caused his death, the BBC reported. The position in which his body was found suggests he was sitting at the time of his death, Dimoglidou said.

Persons: Michael Mosley, Mosley, Konstantia Dimoglidou, Yui Mok, Dimoglidou, Lefteris Papakalodoukas, Papakalodoukas, Mosley’s, Clare Bailey, “, ”, Tom Watson, Mosley “, Rishi Sunak Organizations: CNN, Police, BBC, Associated Press, Daily Mail, British, PA Media Locations: British, Symi, Nikolaos, Pedi, Agia Marina, Britain

☆ The US has a rich drag history. Here’s why the art form will likely outlast attempts to restrict it
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-09 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

Most of those efforts failed, but they have fueled harmful rhetoric around drag performers and the art form itself. Barbara Alper/Getty ImagesDrag has become increasingly visible in recent years through mainstream shows like “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and popular public events such as drag brunches, drag bingo and drag queen story hours, in which drag performers read children’s books to young audiences, often at libraries. Pickle reads from a book during the Drag Queen Story Hour program at a Los Angeles library in 2019. These lawmakers falsely claim that drag performers “groom” or sexualize children, of which there is also no evidence. It’s why Alaska Thunderf**k, the blonde bouffanted winner of the second season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars,” first got into drag – to make art that wasn’t bound by rules.

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☆ Fresno officials should have noticed a phishing scam that cost taxpayers more than $600,000, jury says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-09 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Fresno lost over $600,000 to a phishing scam in 2020. AdvertisementThe city of Fresno lost more than $600,000 to to a phishing scam in 2020. Now, a grand jury says that city officials should have noticed the scam before it cost taxpayer dollars. City officials discovered the fraud after realizing an invoice from a contractor working on a section of the Fresno police station was fake, according to The Fresno Bee. City officials did not publicly comment on the scam until reporting by the paper uncovered it in 2022.

Persons: Jerry Dyer, — Organizations: Fresno, Service, Fresno police, Fresno Bee, Bee, Business Locations: Fresno

☆ How Israel’s operation to rescue four hostages from Gaza unfolded
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-09 | by ( Kathleen Magramo | Benjamin Brown | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Israel’s operation to rescue four hostages took weeks of preparation and involved hundreds of personnel, its military said. Israel heavily bombarded central Gaza as it carried out the operation, killing more than 200 Palestinians and wounding many others, according to Gaza hospital officials. “Israeli forces have been preparing for this rescue mission for weeks. The special operation was months in the making, and Israeli forces prepared by building models of the apartments the hostages were being held in to train in, Hagari said. But on the ground in Gaza, Palestinians described scenes of carnage following the strikes that led up to the rescue.

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☆ Michael Mosley: Body found on Greek island in search for British TV doctor
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-09 | by ( Chris Liakos | Amarachi Orie | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A body has been found in the search for missing British TV presenter Michael Mosley in Greece, a police spokesperson said, but it needs formal identification. Mosley, who gives health advice on British media, disappeared on Wednesday after going for a walk alone on the Greek island of Symi. A body was found Sunday morning, according to Konstantia Dimoglidou, speaking on OPEN TV. On Friday, the search operation was said to be focused on the Pedi area of the island where a woman reported seeing him on Wednesday. The beach near where the body was found is not far from that area.

Persons: Michael Mosley, Mosley, Konstantia, Dimoglidou, Claire Bailey, ”, ” Mosley Organizations: CNN, OPEN, Foreign Office, Police, British, Daily Mail, Festival, BBC Radio, PA Media Locations: Greece, Symi, Agia Marina, Wales

☆ A working-class immigrant neighborhood in Queens banned cars along a major road. The new park is a 'superhighway of kids and families and neighbors.'
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-09 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Just a few years ago, that same road — 34th Avenue — was a traffic-clogged artery. The 34th Avenue Open Street is 26 traffic-restricted blocks with a handful of entirely car-free plazas outside schools. Thousands of students use the 34th Avenue Open Street to get to and from school every day. Siff and others hope 34th Avenue will become a public park that prioritizes people on foot. Do you live on or near an open street in New York City or a traffic-restricted street elsewhere?

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☆ North Korea sends another wave of trash balloons into South Korea
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-09 | by ( Yoonjung Seo | Mike Valerio | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

About 330 balloons carrying bags of trash had been sent by North Korea since Saturday night, of which about 80 have landed in South Korea, Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said on Sunday. South Korea’s National Security Council held an emergency meeting Sunday to discuss responses to the latest wave of balloons. Trash from a balloon presumably sent by North Korea lies on scattered the ground in Seoul, South Korea on June 9, 2024. South Korea Joint Chiefs of Staff/APIn May, North Korea responded by sending its own giant balloons south – containing trash, soil, pieces of paper and plastic, and what South Korean authorities described as “filth.”Kim said the balloons were “strictly a responsive act” to South Korea’s years-long practice of sending balloons with anti-North Korea leaflets the other way. South Korea’s JCS said Saturday night that North Korea was “boosting its presumed trash balloons,” and warned that the wind direction may lead to balloons moving south.

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There are more than 70 cases in which Tren de Aragua is mentioned in law enforcement documents or prosecutors’ complaints. Castro-Mata entered the country illegally last July, a member of Immigration and Customs Enforcement told CNN. The Venezuelan has tattoos associated with Tren de Aragua – which court documents for a suspected gang member in Georgia describe as five-pointed crowns, five-pointed stars and teardrops – the New York Police Department told CNN. A fellow police officer who refused to cooperate with the gang in his native Aragua state was shot 50 times, Boza says. They tied his body to a motorcycle and dragged it throughout the San Vicente neighborhood to demonstrate the power of the Tren de Aragua,” Boza said.

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☆ Sign Right Here: The Parents Pledging to Keep Kids Phone-Free
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-09 | by ( Alyson Krueger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Kiley DeMarco recently attended Safety Night at her children’s public elementary school on Long Island. Ms. DeMarco has two children, one in kindergarten and one in first grade. Asking parents in the same school to commit to holding back phones until a certain age made sense to her. “It totally takes the pressure off of us as parents,” she said. “Down the road, when my kids start begging for phones, we can say we signed this pledge for our community and we are sticking to it.”

Persons: Kiley DeMarco, DeMarco, ”, “ Locations: Long

☆ Iran OKs 6 candidates for presidential race, but again blocks Ahmadinejad
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-09 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

He withdrew from the 2017 presidential campaign to support Raisi in his first failed presidential bid. Raisi won the 2021 election, which had the lowest turnout ever for a presidential vote in Iran, after every major opponent found themselves disqualified. Amirhossein Ghazizadeh Hashemi, Raisi's vice president, ran in the 2021 presidential elections and came in last with just under 1 million votes. Raisi, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and others were killed in the May 19 helicopter crash in the far northwest of Iran. Raisi was the second Iranian president to die in office.

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After a four-day search, Greek officials said on Sunday they had found the body of Michael Mosley, a British medical journalist and documentary maker who disappeared last week while on a trip on the Greek island of Symi. His body was found on a beach in Agia Marina, said the mayor of Symi, Eleftherios Papakalodoukas. The authorities also used dogs and drones, and the Greek coast guard also joined the effort as fears escalated that Mr. Mosley had drifted out to sea. Mr. Mosley, 67, a BBC journalist, had arrived on Tuesday on Symi, part of the Dodecanese islands in the Aegean Sea, for a weeklong trip. When hours had passed with no sign of Mr. Mosley, his wife, Clare Bailey Mosley, reported him missing to the police.

Persons: Michael Mosley, Eleftherios Papakalodoukas, Mosley, Clare Bailey Mosley Organizations: BBC Locations: British, Symi, Agia Marina, Nikolaos

Palestinians mourn their relatives who were killed by an Israeli bombardment at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on June 8. Ismael Abu Dayyah/APThe Israeli military rescued four hostages held in central Gaza on Saturday in a major daytime operation. The strip’s government media office said at least 210 Palestinians were killed and more than 400 injured by the Israeli bombardment as it carried out the hostage rescue operation. Over 200 Palestinians dead:At least 210 people have been killed and more than 400 injured as a result of the Israeli operation, the enclave’s government media office said. IDF spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said the hostages had been locked in rooms of apartments in multistory civilian buildings.

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☆ Democratic convention: Secret Service and Chicago police ramp up preparations as protests loom
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-08 | by ( John Miller | Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Secret Service and Chicago police officials are ramping up preparations for the Democratic National Convention in August, with officers receiving training ranging from First Amendment rights to handling violent protests and mass arrests. Democrats are poised to nominate President Joe Biden for reelection at their Chicago convention. The Chicago Police Department’s Crime Prevention and Information Center will serve as its command center to monitor all convention-related events citywide, including protests. We are planning for real-world possibilities,” said Jeff Burnside, the Secret Service coordinator for the Democratic convention. Meanwhile, Chicago police officers have been holding drills on a wide range of potential scenarios — including violent protests, extracting individuals from hostile crowds, medical emergencies and more.

Persons: Kimberly Cheatle, Joe Biden, Cheatle, ” Cheatle, “ You’ve, you’ve, al, ”, Jeff Burnside, Larry Snelling Organizations: CNN, Chicago, Democratic National Convention, United Center, Democratic, The Chicago Police, Service, Illinois State Police, FBI, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives, Federal, National Counterterrorism Center, Department of Homeland Security, ISIS, al, Republicans, Chicago Police Locations: Chicago, Gaza, Vietnam, Milwaukee

☆ Israel rescues four hostages in operation Gazan officials say killed more than 200
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-08 | by ( Niamh Kennedy | Benjamin Brown | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —The Israeli military rescued four hostages in a special operation in the Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza, that Gazan authorities said killed 236 people and injured more than 400 others. An Israeli policeman from a special counter-terrorism unit was killed in Saturday’s rescue operation, according to Israeli police. At least 236 people have been killed as a result of the rescue operation and more than 400 injured, hospital officials in Gaza said Saturday. The killed and wounded were taken to two hospitals in Gaza, Al-Awda Hospital in Nuseirat and Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al-Balah. An Israeli military spokesperson put the number of casualties from the operation at “under 100,” and had no information on how many of those were civilians.

Persons: Noa Argamani, Almog Meir Jan, Andrey Kozlov, Shlomi Ziv, ’, Dr Marwan Abu Nasser, Balah, Daniel Hagari, Argamani, Hagari, ” Hagari, Nidal Abdo, ”, Abu Abdallah, “, Ismail Haniyeh, ” Abu Obaida, Al, Ori Megidish, Fernando Marman, Louis Har, Isaac Herzog, Avinatan, Liora Argamani, Noa, Joe Biden, Argamani’s, Benjamin Netanyahu, – Almog Meir Jan, Yehuda, – Shlomi Ziv, Ziv, Miren, – Andrey Kozlov, ” Orit Meir, ” Meir, Jennifer Master, ” Yaakov Argamani, ” Rozi Ziv Organizations: CNN, Israel Defense Forces, Nova, HaShomer Medical Center, Awda, Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, Aqsa, Palestinian, Hamas, IDF, Brigades, Presidential Press, Reuters, Ichilov, Israeli Locations: Gaza, Nuseirat, ’ Tel, Al, Aqsa, Deir Al, Deir al, Israeli, “, Israel, Rafah, Chinese, Tel Aviv, Russian

☆ The forgotten racial history of Red Lobster
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-08 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“Red Lobster cultivated Black customers. Red Lobster did not respond to CNN’s request for comment on current customer demographics. Red Lobster was not a “place we frequented a whole lot” in its early days, said Harold Dwight, who graduated two years after Boatwright in 1968. Red Lobster later named one of its signature dishes after King: “Walt’s Favorite Shrimp.” King died last year. Red Lobster brought the “outdoor fried fish experience” indoors, Autry said.

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☆ Vigilante Hong Kong cabbies went undercover to ensnare illegal Uber drivers. It backfired
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-08 | by ( Chris Lau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

They are vigilante taxi drivers taking direct action, having become increasingly frustrated about Hong Kong authorities’ failure to regulate the ride-hailing platform. Noemi Cassanelli/CNNA Uber app is seen on a mobile phone in Hong Kong, China, on May 24, 2024. Patrick Tam, secretary general of the Hong Kong Taxi & Public Light Bus Association, acknowledged the complaints against some unruly taxi drivers, and said he supported the police going after them. “We just want fair treatment.”So far, Hong Kong police have said they had not arrested any Uber drivers ensnared in the amateur sting operations. And CUHK’s Chan said that, after years of ambiguity, Hong Kong is already playing catch-up.

Persons: Ka Chun, “, Uber, Noemi Cassanelli, CNN Uber, ”, Oliver Chan, Hong, John Lee, Lau, tim, ” Jason Chan, Mo, “ Uber, Patrick Tam, CNN Estyn Chung, CUHK’s Chan Organizations: CNN, Hong, Chinese University of Hong, Taxi, Pictures, hackney, CNN Taxis, HK, Hong Kong Taxi, Light Bus Association, Uber Taxi, Uber Locations: Hong Kong, China, Central, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Jordan, Singapore

☆ YouTuber faces federal charge over a video of women shooting fireworks from a helicopter at a moving Lamborghini
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-07 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A YouTuber was arrested over a stunt involving fireworks, a helicopter, and a Lamborghini. The 24-year-old is accused of causing fireworks to be shot out of a moving helicopter. Police believe he directed it without permits and used fireworks that were illegal in California. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementA 24-year-old YouTuber could face up to 10 years in prison after being accused of directing a social media stunt involving two women illegally shooting fireworks out of a helicopter at a Lamborghini.

Persons: YouTuber, —, Suk Min Choi, Alex Choi Organizations: Lamborghini, Police, Service, US, Office, Central, Central District of California, Business Locations: California, Central District

☆ Opinion: ‘Hit Man’ does what ‘Double Indemnity’ couldn’t
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-07 | by ( Opinion Noah Berlatsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“Hit Man” suggests that when backing away from misogyny, men, too, have more options, more happiness and more love. “Double Indemnity” turned the trope into an indelible archetype for the morally ambiguous world of film noir. Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray and Tom Powers are pictured in Billy Wilder's "Double Indemnity." The patriarchal world of “Double Indemnity” is as bleakly loveless for men as it is for women. “Hit Man,” and other contemporary noir films, in contrast, are trying to imagine a way out of the “Double Indemnity” double bind.

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More than a year later, she is still in debt and resorting to sex work to pay her bills. But now she would have to repay him – with sex work the only way to raise the cash. Yu is one of hundreds of women coerced to sell their bodies after frequenting Japan’s so-called “host clubs,” experts told CNN. Of those detained, 40% told police they were soliciting to repay debts run up at host clubs, NHK reported. “It’s a romance scam, basically,” said Ayaka Shiomura, a member of Japan’s upper house of parliament, who has unsuccessfully pushed for better safeguards against exploitative host clubs.

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☆ Penn Bans Protest Encampments From Its Campus
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Anemona Hartocollis | More About Anemona Hartocollis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The University of Pennsylvania issued temporary rules on Thursday that significantly rein in protests on campus and explicitly ban encampments. The action came less than a month after the police cleared away a pro-Palestinian encampment at the university and arrested 33 people. Scores of encampments protesting against Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza sprang up at universities across the country this spring, leading to more than 3,000 arrests since mid-April and to heightened tensions between students and universities. “To ensure the safety of the Penn community and to protect the health and property of individuals, encampments and overnight demonstrations are not permitted in any university location, regardless of space (indoor or outdoor),” Penn’s new rules for protests say, adding, “Unauthorized overnight activities will be considered trespassing and addressed.”The rules also forbid protests that prevent speakers on campus from expressing their views or “other members of the community from hearing or seeing the speaker.” They bar students from projecting slogans onto buildings or writing slogans on them in semi-permanent or permanent chalk or marker.

Organizations: University of Pennsylvania, “, Penn Locations: Gaza

☆ ‘The Whole World Smiles With You’ challenges the boundaries of Black art
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“These were the images that were easy for the art world to engage with. Akinkugbe hopes the exhibition shows the "sprawling" nature of Black figurative art. Courtesy Opera GalleryWhile public and institutional interest in Black art has been increasing steadily since 2008, attention and engagement is often inextricably linked to the news cycle. “I do think that in the art world, there was a huge reaction to 2020. “I think it could broaden someone’s idea of what Black art is.

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Greek authorities on Thursday said they were searching for Michael Mosley, a prominent British journalist and television presenter who had gone missing a day earlier while on a walk on the island of Symi. Mr. Mosley, 67, was reported missing by his wife, Clare Bailey, on Wednesday afternoon, according to Constantina Dimoglidou, a spokeswoman for the Greek police. The couple had arrived in Symi on Tuesday, planning to stay for a week. “We’re looking everywhere for him,” Ms. Dimoglidou said, adding that the local fire service and volunteers were involved in the search. Mr. Mosley told friends on Wednesday afternoon that he was going to walk about two miles from the Agios Nikolaos area back to the main town of Symi, where the couple was staying, according to Ms. Dimoglidou.

Persons: Michael Mosley, Mosley, Clare Bailey, Constantina, “, ” Ms, Dimoglidou, Nikolaos Locations: British, Symi, Rhodes, Pedi

☆ Michael Mosley: British TV doctor missing on Greek island of Symi
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Amarachi Orie | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —British journalist, writer and doctor Michael Mosley, who popularized a type of intermittent fasting known as the 5:2 diet, has gone missing on the Greek island of Symi. A search operation is underway after his wife reported him missing on Thursday morning, Reuters reported, citing local police officials. The television doctor – known for UK documentary shows such as Channel 4’s “Michael Mosley: Who Made Britain Fat?” and the BBC’s “Trust Me, I’m A Doctor” – was last seen early afternoon local time on Wednesday heading out for a walk. The 67-year-old broadcaster has also appeared on British factual entertainment programmes such as BBC’s “The One Show” and ITV’s “This Morning,” and has been a columnist for British newspaper the Daily Mail. The father of four deliberately infested himself with parasites to learn more about them for BBC’s 2014 programme “Infested!

Persons: Michael Mosley, –, ” –, ” Mosley Organizations: CNN, Reuters, Media, British, Daily Mail, Festival, BBC Radio, PA Media Locations: British, Symi, Wales

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