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☆ UChicago psychologist shares his No.1 brain hack for critical thinking and memory skills: Think in a foreign language
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Ece Yildirim | In Ecedyildirim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Your second language presents a brain shortcutSpeaking in your native language is easy — and it can lull your brain into being less able to process information objectively, says Gallo. When that happens, you're stuck in a mindset Gallo refers to as "hot cognition," also known as "System 1 thinking." "When you are thinking in your second language, you are being very analytical and careful about the surface-level features of information," he explains. Using your second language acts as a quick shortcut into "Spock mode," Gallo says. It can help you avoid false memories and misinformationThe benefits of a second language extend beyond analytical thinking, says Gallo.

Persons: David Gallo, monolinguals, Gallo, Monolinguals, Boaz Keysar, —, Spock, It's, Rosetta Stone Organizations: University of Chicago, Research, CNBC

Some protesters hoisted banners as they scaled the stone ledges in front of leaderboards listing departure times. After the sit-in was broken up by police, the remaining protesters spilled into the streets outside. “Hundreds of Jews and friends are taking over Grand Central Station in a historic sit-in calling for a ceasefire,” advocacy group Jewish Voice for Peace said on social media. The scene echoed last week's sit-in on Capitol Hill in Washington, where Jewish advocacy groups, including Jewish Voice for Peace and If Not Now, poured into a congressional office building. The U.N. General Assembly approved a nonbinding resolution calling for a “humanitarian truce” in Gaza leading to a cessation of hostilities.

Persons: New York City’s, ” Organizations: New York Police Department, NYPD, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Penn, Grand Central, Jewish, Peace, Jewish Voice, Hamas, Ministry, General Assembly Locations: New York, Israel, Gaza, “, Washington

NEW YORK (AP) — The fallout from the actors strike, now past 100 days, has been widespread throughout the film industry. As the strike pushes into Hollywood’s awards season, it’s increasingly muting the reception for some of the best performances of the year. With so many out of work due to the strike, no one should cry for muzzled Oscar campaigns. Just as Carney’s “Once” was a breakthrough for Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, Hewson is a revelation in “Flora and Son.” (Streaming on Apple TV+)COLMAN DOMINGOColman Domingo has long been a powerhouse on screen. The film is set mainly during the run-up to the 1963 March on Washington, which Rustin was the architect of.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Taylor Swift’s reimagined “1989” is here, the album that ushered in the first Peak Swift era — revisited at the height of her massive pop culture dominance. Swift had shed the Nashville country roots of her first four studio albums and announced herself a full-fledged pop superstar. In 2014, that was Swift finding her pop sound with “1989.”In 2023, it’s becoming the most successful version of herself, and rereleasing “1989 ” while on the top of her game. She’s moved to NYC; she’s working with new people; she’s making synth pop. In 2023, Swift is more famous now than she was then, and she's still engaging with her celebrity in a very public way.

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☆ Why food giants are rushing into a world of mustard Skittles and caviar-topped Pringles
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Laura Petrecca | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A "crisps and caviar" snack kit from Pringles and The Caviar Co. While brand partnerships are a tried-and-true tactic to get attention, the marketing mashups of 2023 take it to a whole new level. Waning consumer attention spans and the escalating number of marketing messages have forced companies to find novel ways to break through. Beanstalk put together the partnership between Kellogg's Pringles brand and The Caviar Co. after noticing a trend on TikTok where users added a dollop of caviar on the chip. The three caviar kits, priced at $49, $110, and $140 — which include separate containers of Pringles and caviar — went viral on social media, with users posting videos of the kits and doing taste tests.

Persons: Tiffany, Burger King, Daniel Anderson, Allison Ames Organizations: Nike, Revlon, Stone Creamery, Kellogg's, Housewives, New Locations: New York

☆ Ukraine war orders starting to boost revenues for big US defense contractors
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Mike Stone | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

WASHINGTON, Oct 27 (Reuters) - The Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 is starting to boost defense contractors' revenues, as customers such as the U.S. government restock supplies shipped to Ukraine and countries around Europe arm themselves with an eye on Moscow's aggressions. New contracts to supply Ukraine directly - or backfill U.S. weapons sent to Ukraine - were signed late last year, and now revenue is flowing to the big defense contractors. "We've gone from 14,000 (artillery) rounds per month to 20,000 very quickly. The General Dynamics' Combat Systems unit, which makes armored vehicles, tanks and the artillery Ukraine uses, saw its revenue rise almost 25% versus the same period a year ago. Third-quarter sales for Northrop Grumman's (NOC.N) Defense Systems segment rose 6% on high demand for ammunition and rocket motors used in guided multiple-launch rocket systems (GMLRS), which play a crucial role in supporting Ukraine's defense efforts against Russian forces.

Persons: Lockheed Martin, We've, Jason Aiken, Northrop Grumman's, Sweden's, Joe Biden, Biden, Dynamics's Aiken, Mike Stone, Rod Nickel Organizations: Lockheed, General Dynamics, Patriot, Palestinian, Hamas, Wall, Dynamics ', Systems, Wall Street, Russian, Sweden's Saab, Rheinmetall, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Europe, aggressions ., U.S, Israel, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, Washington

☆ How 2023 became the year of the lab-grown diamond
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Diana Pearl | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

The company isn’t the only one seeing big sales from this category: Lab-grown diamond brand Brilliant Earth saw a 15.7 percent net sales increase in 2022, to $440 million. Dorsey, another exclusively lab-grown jewelry brand, sold over a million stones last year. Broadening the marketMany consumers plough the savings from buying a lab-grown diamond into more jewelry — a bigger engagement ring, for instance. Valeria Mongelli/Bloomberg/Getty Images/File“The lab-grown diamond is not in competition with mined diamonds, it’s a complement to mined diamonds,” said Sayed Haider, COO, merchandising and operations at Diamond Nexus, which added a line of lab-grown diamonds to its offering earlier this year. Lab-grown diamond brand Dorsey sold over a million stones last year.

Persons: CNN CNN —, Pandora, ”, Pamela Anderson, Dorsey, Tiffany, Lionel Bonaventure, haven’t, Paul Zimnisky, Golan, De, Mary Carmen Gasco, Megan Strachan, Valeria Mongelli, Sayed Haider, “, Strachan, Grace Coddington, Pandora Dorsey, influencers, Bella Hadid, Justin, Hailey Bieber, that’s, Zuo Dongchen, Anderson, Precious Lee, De Beers, Bruce Cleaver, Fred, Ashley Barrett It’s, Shah Organizations: The, Fashion, CNN CNN, Diamond District, New, Brands, Cartier, Getty, De Beers, Pandora, Business, Bloomberg, Diamond Nexus, ”, Vogue, Marketing, Publishing, British Fashion Council, Business of Fashion, CNN Locations: New York, Astor, Paris, AFP, Zhengzhou, China

☆ X users slam millionaire venture capitalist who 'has not had a traditional 9-5 job' in decades after he mocks Gen-Zer venting about work-life balance
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Millionaire VC Jason Calacanis is catching flak for mocking a woman venting about her 9-5 on TikTok. Users on X, formerly Twitter, said he was punching down and noted he hadn't worked a 9-5 in decades. Some commenters said the woman was unprepared to enter the workforce; others agreed 9-5 jobs leave little room for work-life balance. "I want to be able to talk for this next generation and explain that a 40-hour work week plus commute is not necessary for productivity," she said. Period," one person said on X.AdvertisementAdvertisementMany users agreeing with Brielle expressed their support for a 4-day work week.

Persons: Millionaire, Jason Calacanis, hadn't, —, Brielle, didn't, I'm, Calacanis, they've, weren't Organizations: Service Locations: TikTok, New Zealand, Australia

☆ Meta says it locked pro-Palestinian accounts after signs of security compromise
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Meta , the owner of Instagram and Facebook, said Wednesday that its security staff had detected a possible hacking attempt on pro-Palestinian accounts with millions of followers and locked the accounts while it tries to reach the account owners. But Meta said late Wednesday that it had disabled the accounts because of security concerns. "These accounts were initially locked for security reasons after signs of compromise, and we're working to make contact with the account owners to ensure they have access," Meta spokesperson Andy Stone said in a statement. The account owners couldn't be reached by NBC News for comment Wednesday, including by email. "These accounts were initially locked for security reasons after signs of compromise," Stone said in a text message.

Persons: @eye.on.palestine, It's, Meta, Andy Stone, Stone, couldn't, We've, X didn't Organizations: Hamas, West Bank, Meta, Facebook, NBC News, Palestine Telegram Locations: Gaza, Israel, Palestinian, Hebron, Palestine

☆ Who Decides Penn’s Future: Donors or the University?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Stephanie Saul | More About Stephanie Saul | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

“The conference became a vehicle.”It is not unusual for donors, unhappy with student activism, to pull back giving. “It’s essential that the university remains independent from donor pressure or influence on the content of work that’s done in the university,” said Ms. Lieberwitz, who is also general counsel for the American Association of University Professors. “Very broadly, I am deeply committed to academic freedom,” Ms. Magill had told The Daily Pennsylvanian, the campus newspaper. Alumni Donors Push BackOne day after the Indigenous Peoples’ Day post, Ms. Magill issued her first statement condemning the Hamas assault. Some Wharton alumni had been unhappy with the university’s direction for a long time.

Persons: —, Lauder, Jon Huntsman, Dick Wolf —, Rowan, ”, Robert Vitalis, “, George W, Bush, Penn, Risa L, Lieberwitz, Magill, Ms, Amy Wax, Penn Hillel, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Israel, Roger Waters, Susan Albuhawa, Critics, ” Mr, Wharton, Jonathan S, Jacobson, Lia Thomas, Erika James, Ross Stevens, University of Chicago’s Booth, Stevens, Booth Organizations: “, East Center, University of Texas, Austin, University of Denver, Palestinian, U.N, Cornell, American Association of University, Edge, University of Virginia, Daily, university’s College of Arts and Sciences, Penn, Pink Floyd, Indigenous Peoples, Wharton, HighSage Ventures, Management, University of Chicago’s Locations: Utah, Penn, Israel, Yom Kippur, Nazi, Berlin

☆ Asia helps Moncler sales to meet forecasts in third quarter
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/3] Moncler logo is seen displayed in this illustration taken, May 3, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsMILAN, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Sales at Italian luxury group Moncler (MONC.MI) rose 7% at constant exchange rates in the third quarter, meeting analyst expectations, thanks to growth in Asia and despite a decline in the Americas. Total sales reached 670 million euros ($705 million) in the July-September period, matching an analyst consensus provided by the company. The Moncler brand, which generates the largest part of group revenues, saw sales rise 9% at constant exchange rates, to 561 million euros, boosted by 22% growth in Asia. In the EMEA region, Moncler brand revenues grew 6% at constant exchange rates, "due to a normalisation in local consumption and a slower recovery of tourism flows compared to the first part of the year", the company said in a statement.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Luciano Santel, Elisa Anzolin, Alvise Armellini, Keith Weir Organizations: REUTERS, Corporate, Thomson Locations: Asia, Americas

☆ The race to create the 'Amazon of real estate' could change home buying forever
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( James Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

But after years of trying, the basic structure of buying and selling a home remains pretty much the same. Even if you accept a bit of intricacy, real estate remains a stodgy industry — and regulation is at the core of that resistance to change. Despite the best efforts of would-be disruptors to cut out this middleman, 88% of buyers this year enlisted a real-estate agent, a Zillow survey found. Short of a tech-enabled homebuying nirvana, there are some other changes that could make the process easier for consumers. Saul Klein, an early internet evangelist in the real-estate industry, told me he sees an approaching "paradigm shift."

Persons: that's, you'll, they're, it's, Mike DelPrete, Rob Hahn, DelPrete, aren't, they'd, pocketing, —, ClosingCorp, we're, John Berkowitz, hasn't, Berkowitz, They're, Bobby Bryant, Bryant, Rich Barton, Wendy Gilch, Gilch, Saul Klein, Klein, James Rodriguez Organizations: Companies, University of Colorado Boulder, National Association of Realtors, Ojo, Group Inc, Universal Locations: Washington, California, Georgia

☆ Skeletons unearthed in ‘incredibly rare’ 5,000-year-old Scottish tomb
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The ruins of an “incredibly rare” 5,000-year-old tomb have been uncovered on one of the Scottish Orkney Islands, National Museums Scotland said in a statement on Tuesday. “In the Neolithic, it would have been an incredibly impressive 15 meter diameter, enormous mound, very substantial stonework, very impressive architecture. Those cells are real feats of engineering,” Hugo Anderson-Whymark, one of the excavation’s co-directors and senior curator of prehistory (Neolithic) at National Museums Scotland, told CNN. National Museums ScotlandOnly 12 other similar tombs are known to exist in Orkney, referred to as Maes Howe-type passage graves. There’s nothing on the surface to suggest this tomb ever existed there but it would have once been an incredible monument.

Persons: ” Hugo Anderson, Whymark, Vicki Cummings, Maes Howe, James Walls Cursiter, ” Anderson, “, they’ve, ” Organizations: CNN, National Museums Scotland, Cardiff University, Museums Scotland Locations: Scottish Orkney Islands, Holm , East Mainland, Orkney, Britain

☆ Michael Cohen Testifies Trump Ordered Him to Inflate Wealth
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Jacob Gershman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A courtroom sketch shows Donald Trump looking on as his former fixer and lawyer, Michael Cohen, testified in the New York attorney general’s civil fraud case against the ex-president. Photo: jane rosenberg/ReutersMichael Cohen , Donald Trump’s scorned ex-confidant, testified against his former boss during an electric day in court, telling a New York judge that Trump commanded him to “reverse engineer” estimates of the former president’s financial wealth. The appearance Tuesday by Cohen, which came in the New York attorney general’s civil-fraud case against the former president and his business, placed the two men face-to-face five years after their bitter split. When Cohen took the stand midday and swore to tell the truth, Trump sat a few feet away at the defense table—cross-armed and stone-faced.

Persons: Donald Trump, Michael Cohen, jane rosenberg, Donald Trump’s, Trump, Cohen, general’s Organizations: New Locations: New York

☆ Meta sued by 42 attorneys general for addictive features targeting kids
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Lauren Feiner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

A bipartisan group of 42 attorneys general is suing Meta over addictive features aimed at kids and teens, the AGs announced Tuesday. The support from so many state AGs of different political backgrounds indicates a significant legal challenge to Meta's business. Besides New York, the states that filed the federal suit include California, Colorado, Louisiana, Nebraska, South Carolina, Washington and Wisconsin. It's also not the first time a broad coalition of state AGs have teamed up to go after Meta. Meta was well aware of the negative effects its design could have on its young users, the AGs allege.

Persons: Letitia James, It's, Meta, James, –, Frances Haugen, Instagram, Haugen, Brian Schwalb, Schwalb, Andy Stone, We're, Joe Biden, Jim Cramer Organizations: AGs, Meta, Northern District of, New York, Federal Trade Commission, Facebook, Street, CNBC, State Locations: Northern District, Northern District of California, New York, California , Colorado , Louisiana , Nebraska, South Carolina, Washington and Wisconsin, America

☆ Insurance companies are betting on AI and mass data analytics in a battle against fraud that costs billions
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Amanda Paule | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

AdvertisementAdvertisementLosses from insurance fraud are nearly double what they were 30 years ago. Scott Clayton, the head of claims fraud at Zurich Insurance Group. AdvertisementAdvertisementOn the other hand, around 40% of fraud is premeditated, and these cases can cost insurance companies upwards of €3,000, or around $3,170, according to the study. But the Insurance Fraud Detection Market is expected to grow from $5 billion in 2023 to $17 billion in 2028. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn the past 10 years, various third-party developers like Friss, IBM, and Shift Technology have started tailoring machine-learning systems to insurance companies.

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The company also approved a $10 billion share repurchase program that will be funded through short and long-term debt. But profit at RTX's Collins Aerospace unit, which deals with commercial aftermarket service, rose 22% to $903 million. RTX reported an overall third-quarter adjusted profit of $1.25 per share, beating Wall Street estimates of $1.21, according to LSEG data. The company now expects reported sales of $68.5 billion, up from about $67.5 billion, and adjusted sales of $74 billion, up from $73 billion. Adjusted earnings per share - previously projected to be $4.95 to $5.05 - are now expected to be between $4.98 and $5.02.

Persons: Benoit Tessier, Pratt, Whitney, RTX, Neil Mitchill, Pratyush Thakur, Mike Stone, Valerie Insinna, Krishna Chandra Eluri, Mark Potter Organizations: Raytheon Technologies Corporation, International Paris Air, Le, REUTERS, Collins Aerospace, Reuters, RTX, RTX's Collins Aerospace, Wall, Intelligence, Services, Raytheon, Thomson Locations: Le Bourget, Paris, France, Arlington , Virginia, Bengaluru, Washington

NEW YORK (AP) — Palestinian artist Nida Sinnokrot, one of 18 artists receiving the 2023 Soros Arts Fellowships from the Open Society Foundations on Tuesday, says that art provides hope and resilience, even in the midst of war. This year's class of Soros Arts Fellows is the largest since the program launched in 2018. This is the launchpad of something new — a new realm of direct action in the arts.”Molemo Moiloa also plans to incorporate community action in her art project in Johannesburg, South Africa, for her Soros Arts fellowship. “One of the reasons I still feel hope is that there is powerful solidarity around the world that embraces this ethos,” he said. “And that’s what’s so amazing about this year’s (Soros Arts Fellows) and their communities.

Persons: Nida Sinnokrot, “, ”, Sinnokrot, Tatiana Mouarbes, George Soros, Alex — Mouarbes, Jordan Weber, ” “, Weber, ” Molemo Moiloa, Moiloa, Nelson Mandela's, we’ve, it’s, Fellows, Cannupa Hanska Luger, Carolina Caycedo, Chemi, Dalton Paula, Deborah Jack, Kenan Darwich, Sami Rustom, Ixchel Tonāntzin, Martha Atienza, Molemo Moiloa, Mónica de Miranda, Omar Berrada, Rijin Sahakian, Sari Dennise, Yto Barrada Organizations: Open, Massachusetts Institute, Technology’s, Technology, Soros Arts Fellows, Open Society, Culture, Society, Soros Arts, South, Soros, Fehras, Associated, Lilly Endowment Inc, AP Locations: Palestinian, York, ”, Detroit, Johannesburg, South Africa, Israel, Palestine, Guinea, Hidatsa, Lakota, United States, Carolina, Colombia, Puerto Rico, Brazil, St, Maarten, Syria, Germany, Philippines, Portugal, Morocco, Iraq, Mexico

☆ These are the fastest growing destinations for digital nomads—9 of them are in Asia
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

1 fastest-growing remote work hub: Tokyo, JapanTokyo took the top spot as the fastest-growing destination for digital nomads. The city saw a 67% increase in digital nomads from 2018 to 2022, according to Nomad List. Tokyo, Japan ranked as the fastest growing destination for digital nomads. Da Nang saw a growth of 99% over the last five years and a 107% growth in 2023 so far of digital nomads. Seoul, South Korea ranked in the top three of the fastest growing destination for digital nomads.

Persons: Marco Bottigelli, Japan doesn't, Linh Pham, Vietnam Ho Chi, Da Nang Organizations: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Bloomberg, Fortune, New York's, Afp, Getty Images Locations: Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Japan, New York, Ba Na, Da Nang, Getty Images Tokyo, Japan Da Nang , Vietnam Seoul, South Korea Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Penang, Malaysia Montevideo, Uruguay Manila, Philippines Hanoi, Vietnam, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam Delhi, India, Nang, U.S, Da, Seoul, South Korea

☆ Shopify's former head of its app ecosystem business is launching an AI imaging tool for online sellers
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Madeline Stone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

She ended up starting two businesses, one of which is ImagineCreate AI, an AI imaging tool that officially launches Tuesday with an undisclosed amount of pre-seed funding from Precursor Ventures. ImagineCreate AI was directly inspired by a brand Yusuf started shortly after leaving Shopify. ImagineCreate AI is launching as a web app that can be integrated into Shopify merchants' admin. Before-and-after images show how ImagineCreate AI generates custom backgrounds. Launching ImagineCreate AI on the Shopify App Store brings Yusuf's entrepreneurial journey full circle.

Persons: Fatima Yusuf, Yusuf, ChatGPT, Shopify, Madeline Stone Organizations: Precursor Ventures Locations: Shopify, mstone@insider.com

☆ We left Florida because it got too hot, too crowded, and too expensive. Now we live in South Carolina, where it's harder than we thought to make friends.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Kelsey Neubauer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ryan and Jami Wilson moved from Florida to South Carolina with their two children in 2021. AdvertisementAdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ryan Wilson, 40, and Jami Wilson 37, who moved from Fort Myers, Florida, to Greenville, South Carolina, in 2021. Jami: We left Fort Myers in 2021 because we wanted to live in a more family-oriented place. We sold our house in Fort Myers for about $425,000, nearly double what we paid for it in 2016. Downtown Greenville, South Carolina.

Persons: Ryan, Jami Wilson, it's, —, Ryan Wilson, Jami, weren't, Irma, DenisTangneyJr, they're, that's, we're, we'll Organizations: Service, Fort Myers, Army, Ryan, Jami Locations: Florida, South Carolina, Fort Myers , Florida, Greenville , South Carolina, Fort, Michigan, Asheville, Greenville, There's, Fort Myers, Southwest Florida, People, Yorkers, Downtown Greenville , South Carolina

☆ Ukraine's EU membership bid to be assessed in report due on Nov. 8
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The assessment will come in an annual report by the Brussels-based European Commission detailing how far countries looking to join the 27-nation bloc have advanced in meeting the necessary economic, legal and other criteria. A decision is then expected during a Dec.14-15 summit of EU leaders on whether to launch formal membership negotiations with Ukraine, a top priority for Kyiv as it fights the Russian invasion. Of the other hopefuls, an EU official said this week a similar recommendation could come for Moldova, where the bloc is also engaged in a geopolitical tug-of-war with Russia. Any enlargement decisions require unanimous backing of all the bloc's members, something that might be difficult to achieve for countries in the Western Balkans, according to EU officials and diplomats. Budget decisions also require unanimity in the bloc and some member countries have asked to also raise spending on tackling natural disasters like wildfires and floods, sources said.

Organizations: Commission Locations: Ukraine, Brussels, Kyiv, Russian, Hungary, Moldova, Russia, Georgia, Western Balkans

☆ Ancient Amazon River rock carvings exposed by drought
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Suamy Beydoun | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] A view of ancient stone carvings on a rocky point of the Amazon river that were exposed after water levels dropped to record lows during a drought in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil October 23, 2023. Some rock carvings had been sighted before but now there is a greater variety that will help researchers establish their origins, archaeologist Jaime de Santana Oliveira said on Monday. One area shows smooth grooves in the rock thought to be where Indigenous inhabitants once sharpened their arrows and spears long before Europeans arrived. The rocky point is called Ponto das Lajes on the north shore of the Amazon near where the Rio Negro and Solimoes rivers join. Reporting by Suamy Beydoun; Writing by Anthony Boadle; Editing by Richard ChangOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Suamy, Jaime de Santana Oliveira, Oliveira, Suamy Beydoun, Anthony Boadle, Richard Chang Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Rio Negro, National Historic, Artistic Heritage Institute, Thomson Locations: Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, Rights MANAUS

☆ Stone by Ancient Stone, Mexico Recovers Its Lost Treasures
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( David Shortell | Marian Carrasquero | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Mesoamerican archaeologists know it as Monument 9: a 2,600-year-old carving in stone of a jaguar’s gaping face, roughly five feet wide and tall and weighing one ton. The absence of the relic, constructed between 700 B.C. In March, however, U.S. authorities notified Mexican officials that they had seized the stone after tracking it to a warehouse in Denver. And in May the carving returned home in style, escorted by military vehicles from the airport in Cuernavaca, Mexico, to a nearby regional museum. “It’s unique at a Mexican, Mesoamerican and global level.”

Persons: ” Carolina Meza, “ Organizations: Mexico City Locations: Chalcatzingo, Mexico, United States, U.S, Denver, Cuernavaca

☆ Ancient Amazon River Rock Carvings Exposed by Drought
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

By Suamy BeydounMANAUS, Brazil (Reuters) - Human faces sculpted into stone up to 2,000 years ago have appeared on a rocky outcropping along the Amazon River since water levels dropped to record lows in the region's worst drought in more than a century. Some rock carvings had been sighted before but now there is a greater variety that will help researchers establish their origins, archaeologist Jaime de Santana Oliveira said on Monday. One area shows smooth grooves in the rock thought to be where Indigenous inhabitants once sharpened their arrows and spears long before Europeans arrived. The rocky point is called Ponto das Lajes on the north shore of the Amazon near where the Rio Negro and Solimoes rivers join. (Reporting by Suamy Beydoun; Writing by Anthony Boadle; Editing by Richard Chang)

Persons: Jaime de Santana Oliveira, Oliveira, Suamy Beydoun, Anthony Boadle, Richard Chang Organizations: Beydoun, Rio Negro, National Historic, Artistic Heritage Institute Locations: Beydoun MANAUS, Brazil

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