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☆ Brice Marden, painter revered for his distinctive approach to abstraction, dies at 84
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Wallace Ludel | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Brice Marden, the abstract painter known most widely for his long, winding calligraphic mark-making that stood out against monochromatic backgrounds, has died aged 84. His death was confirmed to CNN by Gagosian, the New York gallery that represented him, via email on Thursday. "Uphill with Center" (2012-15) by Brice Marden. It’s just been an extra thing to think about.”Marden was born October 15, 1938 in Westchester County, just north of New York City. "Cold Mountain 6 (Bridge)" (1989-91) by Brice Marden.

Persons: CNN — Brice Marden, Larry Gagosian, “ Brice Marden, Marden’s, Helen —, —, Brice Marden, Marden, “, ”, ” Marden, Alex Katz, Jon Schueler, Richard Serra, Chuck Close, Celmins, Nancy Graves, Pauline Baez, Joan Baez, Jasper Johns, Johns ’, Édouard Manet, Francisco Goya, Francisco de Zurbarán, Johns, Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, Nicholas, Helen Marden, Dorothea Rockburne, Robert Rauschenberg, Matthew Marks, Rosetta Stone Organizations: The Art, CNN, Gagosian, New York Times, Memorial Sloan Kettering, Boston University, Yale, Fine Arts, Rauschenberg Foundation, Jewish Museum, New Locations: New York, Tivoli , New York, Gagosian, Westchester County, New York City, American, Kansas City, Midtown Manhattan, Greece, Maryland

☆ The climate crisis may cause this tiny, ancient species to go extinct
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

And despite the fact that this ancient plant is one of the fastest-evolving species of moss known to science, it may not survive the climate crisis. The researchers embarked on multiple expeditions in the Himalayas to study Takakia moss. As the local temperature average increased each year, the population of Takakia moss decreased by 1.6% annually, the study authors noted. Takakia may die because of climate change, but the other mosses will survive, even if we humans cannot. Takakia may die because of climate change, but the other mosses will survive, even if we humans cannot.

Persons: ”, Ralf Reski, Ruoyang Hu, “, Takakia, ” Reski, Yikun, ” Hu, don’t Organizations: CNN, University of Freiburg, Capital Normal University, “ Locations: Tibetan, Japan, United States, Germany, Takakia, China, Tibet

☆ Israel’s spy veterans take on their government over judiciary overhaul
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Jonathan Saul | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

But he's a very unusual protester - a former Mossad spy who never before questioned the state for which he once risked his life on foreign missions. Amir, who declined to be fully named due to his sensitive previous secret roles, is among former veterans of Mossad, Israel's foreign intelligence service, who are taking to the streets in protest at their government's judiciary overhaul. Reuters spoke with two other former Mossad officials who are also involved in the protests and more fearful of the impact the legislation will have on Israel's security system. Yossi Cohen, another former Mossad chief, spoke of his concerns for "Israel's immediate national security". "At a time when the Iranian threat looms over us from multiple fronts, we must ensure Israel's security remains unharmed," Cohen wrote in a July 23 commentary in the Yedioth Ahronoth daily.

Persons: Amir Cohen, Netanyahu, Amir, Benjamin Netanyahu's, Efraim Halevy, Iran, Haim Tomer, Tomer, Adolf Eichmann, Gil, Yossi Cohen, Cohen, Michael Georgy, Mark Heinrich Our Organizations: REUTERS, HERZLIYA, Reuters, Minister's, Mossad, Thomson Locations: Tel Aviv, Israel, Herzliya, Europe

☆ Spain has rejected the far right. But who governs next is still unclear
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Al Goodman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Madrid CNN —The smiles on Spain’s election night told part of the story. “Spain has contained inflation and now it has contained the ultra-nationalist Vox party,” Andres Villena, a professor at Madrid’s Complutense University, told CNN Monday. Santiago Abascal, leader of the far-right Vox party, delivering a speech at his party's headquarters on July 23, 2023. Our priority is Catalonia, not the governability of the Spanish state.”But for Sanchez and Feijóo, running Spain is the priority. Sanchez, the incumbent leader, starts this coalition-building process after helping to successfully halt the advance of the far right.

Persons: Pedro Sanchez, Yolanda Diaz, Alberto Nuñez Feijóo, Santiago Abascal, Sanchez, Vox, Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, Marcos del Mazo, ” Andres Villena, Giorgia Meloni, –, King Felipe VI, Vincent West, Feijóo, Villena, Joe Biden, Volodymyr Zelensky, Alejandro Martinez Velez, Junts, Miriam Nogueras, … Sanchez, ”, ’, Spain’s Organizations: Madrid CNN, Socialist, Popular Party, Vox, Feijóo’s, Spanish Socialist Workers ’ Party, PSOE, Madrid’s Complutense University, CNN, Reuters, Socialists, Basque Nationalist Party, Spanish, Europa Press, Socialist Party Locations: Madrid, Spanish, Spain, Italy, Finland, Catalonia, Basque, Kyiv, Sunday's, Barcelona

☆ Stories Like Norman Rockwell Paintings, if Rockwell Painted Guillotines
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Dwight Garner | More About Dwight Garner | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

In one of the new stories, people become obsessed with climbing ladders until one fellow disappears into the sky. “Green” is about a town that gets rid of its lawns and trees, only to long for them back. From hints in his diary, it appears that he liked to lie on her stomach and make love to her navel. In another scene, a naked little woman slides down a large man’s ear, to apparently profound effect. Little things become fashionable.

Persons: Millhauser, “, Rod Serling, ”, Gulliver, Nicholson Baker, shuddering Organizations: “, People Locations: strolls

Israelis marching toward Jerusalem on Saturday in protest of plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to overhaul the judicial system. Adding to the uncertainty Sunday, Mr. Netanyahu was taken to the hospital to have a pacemaker implanted during a procedure in which he would be placed under sedation, his office said. “The proper balance between the authorities has been disturbed over the past decades,” Mr. Netanyahu said in a speech Thursday. “The fear is that our country won’t look like it looks today,” Ms. Holzman said of the judicial overhaul plan. Similar mass protests in March prompted the government to suspend, at least for now, other planned judicial changes.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu’s, ”, Ilana Holzman, “, Holzman, Menahem Kahana, Benjamin Netanyahu, Shin, Netanyahu, ” Mr, Gil Cohen, Navot Silberstein, Silberstein, Ms Organizations: Agence France, Histadrut, Air Force Locations: Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Israel, Shoresh .

☆ Spain’s far-right Vox party is targeting women’s rights. It may end up kingmaker in Sunday’s election
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Teaming up with Vox, which is projected to receive 36 seats, would give a right-wing coalition a slim working majority. Meanwhile, more than 1,200 Spanish women have been killed by current or former partners since 2003, according to data from the equality ministry. “As progress has been faster, the opposition to gender equality policies has also been more intense and animated,” she said. If the party were to come into government it could severely impact the lives of Spanish women, said Nuño. In local administrations where it has gained influence, Vox has been able to end equality initiatives and censure cultural events, she said.

Persons: CNN —, Spain’s, Pedro Sanchez, Paul Hanna, Vox, Francisco Franco, Paloma Román Marugan, Xuan Cueto, Santiago Abascal, ”, “, ” Vox, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, Oscar del Pozo, Laura Nuño Gómez, King, King Juan Carlos, Franco, “ Vox, Jon Nazca, Clara Campoamor Organizations: CNN, Vox, Reuters, Popular Party, Spanish, Bloomberg, Getty, Socialist, PSOE, PP, Deputies, Complutense University of Madrid, Europa Press, Guardia Civil, King Juan, King Juan Carlos University, European Economic, European Union Locations: Europe, Spain, Madrid, Catalonia, Gijon, AFP, Ronda

☆ Israeli secret service says it captured plot leader in Iran, foiling attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

JERUSALEM, June 29 (Reuters) - Israel said on Thursday its Mossad intelligence service carried out an operation in Iran to capture the suspected leader of an Iranian plot to attack Israeli businesspeople in Cyprus and thwart the attack. Iranian officials were not immediately available for comment. Mossad did not say when the capture took place, where the suspect is now nor when the Cyprus attack would have happened. Israel accuses Iran of backing militant attacks against it, while Iran says Israel has carried out a number of killings of Iranian officials. U.S., European and Israeli officials fear Iran may seek nuclear weapons.

Persons: Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, Yousef Shahabazi Abbasalilu, Netanyahu, Henriette Chacar, Mark Heinrich, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: Sunday, Revolutionary Guard, Thomson Locations: Iran, Cyprus, Hatzerim, Israel, Tehran, United States

☆ 4 people died after a boat sank on a picturesque lake. All of the passengers had connections to Israeli and Italian intelligence.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Isobel Van Hagen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Four people died in a boating accident on Italy's Lake Maggiore last month in a violent storm. All 21 passengers were linked to Israeli and Italian defense and intelligence work. All 21 passengers on the 52-foot houseboat were currently or formerly tied to Israeli and Italian defense and intelligence work, officials said, per CNN. Two of those who died had worked for the Italian intelligence authority. Lake Maggiore Mbdortmund/Wikimedia CmmonsSeveral companies that produce both military and civilian technology use are located in Lombardy, the BCC reported.

Persons: —, Benjamin Netanyahu, it's Organizations: Authorities, Service, CNN, Reuters, Wikimedia, BCC, BBC, Guardian, BBC News, New York Times Locations: Maggiore, Russian, Israel, Swiss, Italy's Lombardy, Ticino, Lake, Mbdortmund, Lombardy, Switzerland, Milan

☆ ‘After Sherman’ Review: A Family Reckoning
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Lisa Kennedy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

In the elegiac documentary “After Sherman,” cameras glide along waterways, soar above marshes, contemplate churches and travel down Southern roads lined by trees, the moss hanging like braids. Under the director Jon-Sesrie Goff’s gaze, these places are sacred, even as they remain haunted by a nation’s grievous racial history. “I’m Gullah, born in exile,” says Goff, who is based in New York, describing his place among the Gullah Geechee people of South Carolina. Dr. Norvel Goff Sr., a descendant of formerly enslaved people who purchased land in South Carolina after emancipation. Reverend Goff, who owns property in the Lowcountry, was also the interim pastor at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, after a self-identified white supremacist killed nine Black parishioners gathered for Bible study one evening in June 2015.

Persons: Sherman, Jon, ”, Goff, Norvel Goff, Reverend Goff Organizations: Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church Locations: Southern, New York, South Carolina, Charleston

☆ Tragedy Strikes a Boat Full of Spies, and Conspiracy Theories Mount
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Elisabetta Povoledo | Ronen Bergman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The black clouds appeared quickly, sneaking up on sun-seeking revelers on the lake in northern Italy, interrupting early-evening aperitivi and lakefront strolls. As news stories go, the incident on Lake Maggiore on Sunday was a freak tragedy that would usually have attracted fleeting attention. But in subsequent days, the story took off in the Italian media when it emerged that 21 people on the boat were spies, or former spies — including 13 from the Mossad, Israel’s foreign intelligence service, and eight Italian ones. Two of those who died belonged to Italy’s intelligence service, according to a note issued by Italian intelligence, while Israel said that another victim had been a retired Mossad operative. The fourth victim, a Russian woman, had been married to the boat’s skipper.

Persons: —, Israel Locations: Italy, Lake Maggiore, Russian

☆ I left NYC for SC and I'll probably never go back. Here's what the slower pace of life taught me about work-life balance and happiness.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-25 | by ( Michelle Gross | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Michelle Gross and her husband left New York City after 14 years and moved to South Carolina. Here's what it's been like to leave New York City in search of a slower way of life in the South. I knew leaving New York City wouldn't be easyGross posing in front of a mini Statue of Liberty in NYC. Living and working remotely in the South has led to a better work-life balanceGross on her dock in Beaufort, South Carolina. Moving to a small town in the South Carolina Lowcountry meant I needed to alter my work and travel habits considerably.

☆ Intel leaks: Biden says US 'getting close' on investigation
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( Steve Holland | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The number of documents leaked is likely to be over 100. Biden, on a three-day tour of Ireland, said he was not overly concerned about the leak. "There's a full blown investigation going on, as you know, with the intelligence community and the Justice Department, and they're getting close but I don't have an answer," Biden told reporters. "I'm not concerned about the leak, I'm concerned that it happened but there is nothing contemporaneous that I'm aware of." A South Korean presidential official said on Sunday the country was aware of reports about the leaked documents and planned to discuss "issues raised" with Washington.

U.S. officials have said some giving battlefield casualty estimates from Ukraine appeared to have been altered to understate Russian losses. Ukraine said its president and top security officials met on Friday to discuss ways to prevent leaks. The Pentagon said that over the weekend, U.S. officials spoke with allies and had notified the relevant congressional committee about the leak. Some of the most sensitive information is purportedly related to Ukraine's military capabilities and shortcomings. Michael Mulroy, a former senior Pentagon official, played down the lasting impact of the leak.

☆ US searches for source of highly-classified intel leak
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-09 | by ( Idrees Ali | Thomson Reuters | National Security Correspondent Focusing On The Pentagon In Washington D.C. Reports On U.S. Military Activity | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

"The focus now is on this being a U.S. leak, as many of the documents were only in U.S. hands," Michael Mulroy, a former senior Pentagon official, told Reuters in an interview. Following disclosure of the leak, Reuters has reviewed more than 50 documents labeled "Secret" and "Top Secret" that first appeared last month on social media websites, beginning with Discord and 4Chan. One of the documents, dated Feb. 23 and marked "Secret," outlines in detail how Ukraine's S-300 air defense systems would be depleted by May 2 at the current usage rate. Such closely-guarded information could be of great use to Russian forces, and Ukraine said its president and top security officials met on Friday to discuss ways to prevent leaks. The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday it was in touch with the Defense Department and began a probe into the leak.

☆ Israel rejects claim Mossad backed judiciary overhaul protests
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

JERUSALEM, April 9 (Reuters) - Israel's government on Sunday rejected claims raised in documents allegedly leaked from the Pentagon that leaders of its foreign intelligence service Mossad had supported nationwide protests against a proposed overhaul of Israel's judiciary. The paper said that while the leaked documents seemed authentic, it did not mean they were accurate. The office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement that the report was "mendacious and without any foundation whatsoever". "The Mossad and its senior officials did not – and do not – encourage agency personnel to join the demonstrations against the government, political demonstrations or any political activity," it said. After weeks of intensifying demonstrations, Netanyahu in late March relented and said he would delay the contested reforms to allow for compromise talks with opposition parties.

☆ Hundreds of elite Israeli reservists say they are joining judicial protests
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-19 | by ( Dan Williams | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

That, critics say, could foster corruption and imperil judicial independence key to Israel's economic strength and defences against attempts to isolate it internationally. Netanyahu has condemned the protests' reach into the military ranks as an attempt to subvert an institution meant to be above politics. While reservists have helped Israel prevail in previous wars, more recently it has relied on regular forces. But some units consider reservists especially valuable given their maturity and accrued skills. An air force pilot taking part in the protests told Channel 12 TV that as many as 60% of crews sent on bombing sorties in Syria are volunteer reservists.

An Israeli drone strike inside Iran hit an advanced weapons-production facility in an attack that Israel believes achieved its goals, according to people familiar with discussions about the operation. The operation early Sunday morning was executed by Israel’s intelligence agency, the Mossad, and targeted a Ministry of Defense site in Isfahan in central Iran, hitting a building in four different areas with precision strikes, the people said. Satellite photos showed what appeared to be minor damage to the site’s roof, but the people called the mission successful, without elaborating.

☆ Gen Zers are spending big this holiday season — and it could come back to bite them
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( Avery Hartmans | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Gen Z shoppers came out in full force during Black Friday and Cyber Monday this year. BNPL seems like an easy way to pay for purchases, but it's causing some young consumers to rack up debt. Despite predictions of a lackluster holiday shopping season this year, shoppers came out in full force during Black Friday and Cyber Monday. "One standout this Black Friday was the high turnout of Gen Z in stores," Kristen Classi-Zummo, apparel industry analyst with market research firm NPD, told CNN. Frequent BNPL use has led some young shoppers to rack up thousands of dollars in debt and tank their credit scores.

☆ More Americans tapping buy now, pay later for holiday gifts shows 'how stressed the economy is,' Harvard researcher says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Americans are increasingly finding alternative ways to satisfy their holiday wish lists as they continue to grapple with high prices and inflation. On Black Friday through Cyber Monday, buy now, pay later payments through companies such as Klarna, Zip, Zilch, Affirm and Afterpay jumped 85% compared with the week before, according to the most recent data from Adobe. Buy now, pay later revenue rose 88% for the same period. Lux called this year's spike in installment buying "horrible, and a real statement on how stressed the economy is, especially for the average American." Heading into November, 60% of Americans reported living paycheck to paycheck.

☆ 2022 World Cup should ban Iran in support of women and protesters
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Sardar Pashaei | Emily Schrader | Sardar Pashaei Is A Former World Wrestling Champion Iran Who Fled In Due To Political Persecution. He Is Now The Executive Manager Of | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

On Saturday, 32 national soccer teams are gathering in Qatar for the start of the FIFA World Cup. That same year, Mahshid Razaghi, who played for the Olympic soccer team, was executed for selling anti-government newspapers. In 1984, Habib Khabiri, a member of the men’s national soccer team, was executed by firing squad for membership in an anti-regime organization. Preventing Iran from participating in the World Cup would send a concrete message that regimes that persecute their own athletes have no place in world sporting organizations. While such a ban would mean Iranian athletes can’t participate in this World Cup, many in Iran believe the team isn’t representative of the people of Iran in the first place but only represents the Islamic regime.

☆ Suspected gas blast at Spanish restaurant injures seven
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

MADRID, Oct 16 (Reuters) - A suspected gas explosion wounded at least seven people at a Japanese restaurant in the northeastern Spanish city of Tarragona on Sunday, officials said. The blast happened at around 4 p.m. local time when the restaurant was closed, Pau Ricoma, mayor of Tarragona, told reporters. "Two people who were passing by were hurt," he told local media. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterIn all, seven people were injured, two seriously. "It is not clear what caused the explosion but it is almost certainly gas," Ricoma said.

☆ Kate Moss’ rain boots at Glastonbury: A fashion moment to remember
▼ + stars: | 2019-06-26 | by ( Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Remember when Kate Moss wore wellies (that’s rain boots for those outside the UK) to Glastonbury? As the historic festival once again returns to Worthy Farm, we look back at one of its most memorable fashion moments. Pete Doherty and Kate Moss are seen at the Glastonbury Music Festival 2005. But an even more profound transformation was also taking place – that of the then-struggling Hunter Boot Limited. It has since become a bona fide festival fixture, producing rainwear, outerwear and boots in all manner of colors and styles.

Persons: Kate Moss, Moss, Britain’s, fashion’s, she’d, –, Pete Doherty, MJ Kim, ”, wellies, Hunter, Rita Ora, Rihanna, Cara Delevingne, Alexa Chung, Kate Organizations: CNN, Media, Glastonbury Music, rockstar, Hunter Boot Limited Locations: Glastonbury, Somerset, Chelsea

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