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CNN —A married couple from the US who were serving as missionaries in Haiti were killed there on Thursday, family members said. Davy and Natalie Lloyd “were attacked by gangs this evening and were both killed,” Natalie Lloyd’s father, Missouri state Rep. Ben Baker, said in a Facebook post. The gang then took our trucks and loaded everything up they wanted and left.”American missionaries Davy and Natalie Lloyd were killed in Haiti on Thursday, May 23, family members said. Missions in HaitiThree hours later, Missions in Haiti posted that Davy and Natalie “were shot and killed by the gang about 9 o’clock this evening. The Facebook feed of Missions in Haiti has told the story of the increasing dire conditions in the country this year.

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☆ House v. NCAA: College sports could see a dramatic change. Here’s what you need to know
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —College athletes could soon get dramatically different paychecks. The lawsuitThe House v. NCAA lawsuit was filed by Grant House and Sedona Prince, two college athletes, against the NCAA and the Power 5 conferences – the Pac-12, Big Ten, Big 12, Southeastern and Atlantic Coast – in US District Court Northern District of California Oakland Division in 2020. But college athletes in the House lawsuit say current NIL rules and an “anticompetitive” college system hurt their chances to make money. The possible settlement comes against a backdrop of attitudes toward college athletes receiving payments gradually changing. Earlier this year, members of the Dartmouth College men’s basketball team became the first college athletes to vote to join a union, a significant milestone in the rapidly changing business for collegiate sports.

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☆ French Open draw: Nadal’s nightmare draw with Zverev? And who will stop Swiatek?
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Matthew Futterman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

Follow live coverage of the first day of the French Open 2024 today and game-by-game coverage of Stan Wawrinka vs Andy MurrayOnce upon a time, there was a tennis tournament called the French Open. When it was over, the greatest clay-court player of all time learned that he would have to play a rematch of the 2022 French Open semi-final, where Zverev tore ligaments in his ankle after pushing Nadal to his limits. They’re French Open finalists the past three years, and two of the best clay-court players in the world. She has won three of the past four French Open titles, and has become nearly unbeatable on clay. Ostapenko won the French Open in 2017 (Julien de Rosa/AFP via Getty Images)Ostapenko has beaten Swiatek all four times they have played, and won this tournament in 2017.

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☆ Opinion: Trump’s video referencing Nazi Germany isn’t exactly a surprise
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Ruth Ben-Ghiat | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

She is the author of the book “Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present,” and she publishes Lucid, a Substack newsletter about threats to democracy. It has sparked another round of debate about whether Trump sympathizes with Nazism and its leader Adolf Hitler. Trump is the only recognizable figure in the video, as befits a dictator who must always be at the center of the national imaginary. It’s certainly central to the slogan “Make America Great Again,” which closes out this film as the message about creating an “unified Reich” returns. MAGA floats against a background that could be newsprint, or stones of a monumental building like those the fascists and Nazis favored.

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☆ Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck: A timeline of their love story
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Plenty of people are wondering if Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are having problems in their marriage, but one person had the nerve to ask in a public forum. Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez in "Gigli." “Jennifer Lopez and Cris Judd have announced they have resolved all issues arising out of their marriage,” the couple’s lawyers said in a statement at the time. “I feel so lucky and happy and proud to be with him,” Lopez told People magazine about reuniting with Affleck. February 2024Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez attend a premiere for the film "This Is Me... Now: A Love Story" in Los Angeles in February.

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☆ This global private equity stock invested in Shein, Figma, Databricks, Discord, and ByteDance could rise by 40%, analysts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

HarbourVest Global Private Equity , a diversified listed private equity investment company, could see its share price rise by more than 40%, according to analysts at investment banks Peel Hunt and Jefferies. Richard Hickman, the managing director of HVPE, describes it as the "most diversified, listed private equity investment company in London." "We're a global fully diversified portfolio covering buyout funds, the more established businesses from small cap through medium to large cap." NAV represents the value of an investment fund's assets per share. They estimate that share buybacks at the current discount could result in a 1.4% uplift in net asset value per share.

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☆ Ape Expert Rates 10 Monkey and Ape Attacks in Movies and TV
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Margaret Guzman | Korey Isbell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Primatologist Mireya Mayor breaks down 10 monkey and ape attacks in movies, including "King Kong," based on realism. Mayor also breaks down the evolution of ape and monkeys, such as the common ancestor of humans and apes, the hominin, in "2001: A Space Odyssey"; the Gigantopithecus in "The Jungle Book" (2016); and the capuchin monkey in "Night at the Museum," with Ben Stiller. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account?

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☆ Struggle to see where a Nvidia competitor would come from, analyst says
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailStruggle to see where a Nvidia competitor would come from, analyst saysBen Wood, chief analyst at CCS Insight, discusses yet another bumper set of results from Nvidia with CNBC's Karen Tso and Arjun Kharpal at Vivatech in Paris.

Persons: Ben Wood, Karen Tso, Arjun Kharpal Organizations: CCS Insight, Nvidia Locations: Vivatech, Paris

☆ TSA agents think the crew-member lane at airports is a huge security flaw that staff abuse for smuggling
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewAirport security officers have concerns over the special crew-member lanes that enable flight attendants and airline pilots to bypass typical passenger screening procedures. However, former and current TSA agents told Business Insider the lanes were "terrible" and that cabin crews could be "a bigger flight risk than the passengers themselves." 'KCM should be eliminated'TSA agents told BI these stories of cabin-crew wrongdoing "completely breach the trust that we put in them." "Transportation Security Officers conduct security screening for prohibited items at airport checkpoints and checked baggage screening," a TSA spokesperson told BI. However, Harmon-Marshall said airlines should do a better job of educating their crews about the dangers of the program, particularly when a flight crew is walking around in their uniforms.

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☆ Cassie Ventura breaks her silence on 2016 video that showed her being physically assaulted by Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Cassie Ventura has shared a statement expressing her gratitude for the support she has received since CNN’s publication of a 2016 surveillance video that showed her being physically assaulted by her then-boyfriend, Sean “Diddy” Combs. Combs‘ decision to settle the lawsuit does not in any way undermine his flat-out denial of the claims. Video Ad Feedback ‘I take full responsibility’: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs reacts to 2016 video showing him assaulting then-girlfriend 02:39 - Source: CNNVentura’s attorney Meredith Firetog criticized his response. Growing legal issues for CombsIncluding Ventura’s lawsuit, Combs has been named in seven civil lawsuits in recent months. One of the six suits names Combs as a defendant but was brought against Combs’ son, Christian Combs.

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☆ In a City of Ancient Jewish Mysticism, Israelis Arm for a Fight
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Damien Cave | Amit Elkayam | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Eyal Ben-Ari tugged at the heavy assault rifle hanging over his shoulder as he tiptoed out of his pink house at sunrise, hoping not to wake his wife or six children. Walking to synagogue in Safed, a hill town above the Sea of Galilee known for centuries as a center of kabbalah, or ancient Jewish mysticism, he said he still didn’t feel great about the gun. Sleeping with the rifle under his pillow, he worried about it being stolen. After his 13-year-old son came home with a toy replica, Mr. Ben-Ari considered returning the real thing, doubting his decision to join the newly formed civilian militia that had given him the weapon. “I feel like it’s very — artificial,” he said, struggling to find the right word in English, looking down at the gun.

Persons: Eyal Ben, Ari tugged, Ben, Ari, “, It’s, ” Locations: Safed, Galilee

☆ U.S. Calls for Breakup of Ticketmaster Owner
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( David Mccabe | Ben Sisario | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The Justice Department on Thursday sued Live Nation Entertainment, the concert giant that owns Ticketmaster, asking a court to break up the company over claims it illegally maintained a monopoly in the live entertainment industry. In the lawsuit, which is joined by 29 states and the District of Columbia, the government accuses Live Nation of dominating the industry by locking venues into exclusive ticketing contracts, pressuring artists to use its services and threatening its rivals with financial retribution. Those tactics, the government argues, have resulted in higher ticket prices for consumers and have stifled innovation and competition throughout the industry. “It is time to break up Live Nation-Ticketmaster,” Merrick Garland, the attorney general, said in a statement announcing the suit, which is being filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

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☆ Golf champ Scottie Scheffler arrest video released, officer broke body camera rules
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Scottie Scheffler arrives to the course during the second round of the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, on May 17, 2024. Detective Bryan Gillis "should have turned on his body-worn camera but did not," Louisville Metro Police Department Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel said at a press conference. The footage came from a pole camera and a police car dashboard camera. Some legal analysts expected the press conference to announce the reduction of felony charges against Scheffler. Scheffler's lawyer, Steven Romines, after the press conference said, "Scottie Scheffler didn't do anything wrong."

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☆ A Tesla owner says his car’s ‘self-driving’ technology failed to detect a moving train ahead of a crash caught on camera
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Ben Goggin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

"You do get complacent that it knows what it's doing," he said of the Tesla technology. Doty, a certified general appraiser in Ohio, was driving at around 60 mph, according to a Tesla crash report. The speed limit on the road was 55 mph, according to Doty and a police report associated with the accident. Drivers can request crash reports from Tesla, which are generated using data individual cars send to Tesla servers. The Tesla report shows that the car maintained a speed of around 60 mph while in Full Self-Driving mode before Doty slammed on the brakes and turned the wheel.

Persons: Craig Doty, Craig Doty II, Tesla's, Doty, David Paul Morris, Tesla, Elon Musk, Mike Blake Organizations: NBC News, Tesla, NBC, Bloomberg, Getty, National, Traffic Safety Administration Locations: Ohio, Encinitas , California, U.S

☆ U.S. Plans to Sue Ticketmaster Owner, Accusing It of Defending a Monopoly
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( David Mccabe | Ben Sisario | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Justice Department and a group of states plan to sue Live Nation Entertainment, the concert giant that owns Ticketmaster, as soon as Thursday, accusing it of illegally maintaining a monopoly in the live entertainment industry, said three people familiar with the matter. That helped the company maintain a monopoly, raising prices and fees for consumers and limiting innovation in the ticket industry, the people said. The government will argue that tours promoted by the company were more likely to play venues where Ticketmaster was the exclusive ticket service, one of the people said, and that Live Nation’s artists played venues that it owns. Live Nation is a colossus of the concert world and a force in the lives of musicians and fans alike. Its scale and reach far exceed those of any competitor, encompassing concert promotion, ticketing, artist management and the operation of hundreds of venues and festivals around the world.

Organizations: Justice Department, Live Nation Entertainment, Ticketmaster

☆ When my husband lost his wedding ring, my son thought we were no longer married
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Liz Alterman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewOne autumn afternoon, while raking leaves, my husband, Rich, lost his wedding ring. We hoped the ring, possibly lost amid the browning landscape, would be shiny enough to catch our eyes. Our son thought we had splitWe'd been married for a decade by that point, and while it was odd to see my husband's ring finger bare after all that time, I didn't really give it much thought. AdvertisementOur middle son, Ben, a kindergartener at the time, and I were standing in the kitchen baking together months after the ring disappeared. "It's too bad Dad can't find his ring," Ben said.

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☆ Emory students won a $10,000 prize for their AI tool. Then the university punished them.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Meghan Morris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewEmory University students created an artificial intelligence-driven study tool last year. The business school highlighted them on social media. Emory said the duo violated the school's honor code, because students could use Eightball in ways that would breach it. But in October, Emory told the developer that he may have violated the honor code, per Craver's lawsuit. In November, Emory told Craver that it was weighing five honor code violations for him.

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☆ Carissa Moore: Before stepping away from surfing, Olympic champion has a showdown with ‘big, intense, scary’ Teahupo’o
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Carissa Moore remembers the first time she surfed Teahupo’o, the barreling wave located off the island of Tahiti. “I was so out of my league,” recalls Moore, who has surfed the famous break numerous times throughout her career. “It’s those waves that scare you the most that end up being the best,” Moore tells CNN Sport. Moore waits for a wave at Teahupo'o during the Tahiti Pro event on August 11 last year. “Maybe I return, maybe I just focus on Moore Aloha and free surfing and doing film projects.

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☆ Kristi Noem’s dog: The internet wants you to believe this is the dog she shot. It isn’t.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Donie O'Sullivan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Indeed, when I Googled “Kristi Noem’s dog” this morning, it was one of the first pictures that popped up. It was on the “Puppy” subreddit where user “LukeWarm273” posted a photo of their dog “Blue” last year. “He’s a cutie,” one Reddit user responded. “Please join me in wishing Cricket (the dog Kristi Noem shot to death) a blessed journey to the land of beautiful puppy dog souls. The story shows a photo of Reddit user LukeWarm273's dog, Blue, next to Noem.

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☆ Hedge funds are loading up on these under-the-radar AI plays while cutting back on the megacaps
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The Wall Street investment bank analyzed the holdings of 707 hedge funds with $2.7 trillion of gross equity positions at the start of the second quarter. Goldman found that hedge funds added to under-the-radar winners across the entire AI universe, particularly players in infrastructure, including Marvell Technology , TD Synnex , AES Corporation and Littelfuse . Copper miner Freeport-McMoRan and solar tracking company Nextracker, both involved in AI's power production, also saw increased popularity among hedge funds. Hedge funds also trimmed positions in other megacap stocks benefiting from the AI enthusiasm, including Microsoft , Meta Platforms and Amazon . Apple was the exception in the so-called " Magnificent Seven " group — hedge funds added exposure to the Tim Cook-led iPhone maker, according to Goldman.

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☆ It's not your imagination. Pickleball courts are everywhere
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Jessica Golden | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

In 2017, fewer than half of the largest U.S. cities offered formalized pickleball courts. "We have found New York City parks to really understand the popularity of pickleball and also the need for more courts," said Cannon. We're excited to meet the increasing demand and bring Pickleball Kingdom's premier indoor pickleball to the masses," said Ace Rodrigues, founder and CEO of Pickleball Kingdom. Pickleball courts are also popping up at gyms throughout the country. Life Time, an "athletic country club," currently boasts almost 700 pickleball courts across its 170 U.S. locations.

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☆ Cristiano Ronaldo set to play in 11th international tournament after 39-year-old makes Portugal’s Euro 2024 squad
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Cristiano Ronaldo is set to play in his 11th international tournament for Portugal later this year, after the 39-year-old was named in his nation’s squad for Euro 2024. It seemed as though Ronaldo might have made his last appearance in a major international tournament at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Ronaldo made his first tournament appearance for Portugal at Euro 2004. Darren Walsh/Action Images/ReutersHowever, Ronaldo will not be the oldest player in the Portugal squad. “His communication, his positioning mean that, when he’s fit, he’s a very important player.”Portugal will play Turkey, Georgia and Czech Republic in Group F at Euro 2024.

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☆ New York’s Palace Theater Gets an $80 Million Refresh (and 30 Feet Higher)
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Michael Paulson | Amir Hamja | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The Palace already has its initial bookings. In October, performances will begin for “Tammy Faye,” a musical about the televangelist, with songs by Elton John and Jake Shears. But first, on May 28, Ben Platt kicks off an 18-performance concert residency to promote his new album. “People are going to be coming in wanting to take in the theater, and we want to give them space and a moment to take in where they are,” Platt said. “You can feel the positive ghostliness of everything that’s come before.”

Persons: Tammy Faye, ”, Elton John, Jake Shears, Ben Platt, ” Platt, that’s

☆ How Baked by Melissa's founder turned a tiny New York City apartment kitchen business into a cupcake empire
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Sara Lindsay | In Sara-Lindsay | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Count Baked by Melissa founder Melissa Ben-Ishay among the entrepreneurial success stories founded on getting out of the corporate rat race. Before starting her company, Ben-Ishay worked at an ad agency in New York City – a role she felt unfulfilled in. At the time, every cupcake came from her tiny New York City apartment kitchen. The cafe owner became a shareholder in Baked by Melissa, and the company was able to continue using the space for years. A year after it moved into the Cafe Bari space, Baked by Melissa opened its second location in Union Square.

Persons: Melissa, Melissa Ben, Ishay, Cafe, Ben Organizations: Ben, aha, CNBC Locations: New York City, Ben, Cafe Bari, Bergen County, Bari, Union Square

☆ Kristin Chenoweth reveals she’s a domestic abuse survivor: ‘I was deeply injured’
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Kristin Chenoweth had a personal reaction to the footage of Sean “Diddy” Combs assaulting his former girlfriend, Cassie Ventura. “Honestly i have my reasons for the Sean Combs video bothering me so much. When a commenter implored Chenoweth to instead “pray for victims’ deliverance, not for evil abusers,” the actor and singer opened up about the intent of her message. Combs‘ decision to settle the lawsuit does not in any way undermine his flat-out denial of the claims. There yall go.”Editor’s Note: If you or someone you know is struggling with intimate partner violence, there are resources available, including the National Domestic Violence Hotline.

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