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☆ Sell Rosh Hashanah, buy Yom Kippur? What's the reasoning behind this classic seasonal trade
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

For active traders who like to time buying and selling around seasonal events, the next few weeks are Market Timing Heaven. The volatility is encapsulated in one of the more enduring seasonal trades: Sell Rosh Hashanah (which begins at sundown Friday this year), buy Yom Kippur (Sept. 25). Traders sell positions due to seasonal weakness at the start of Rosh Hoshanah, then return to the market after Yom Kippur. The period from Yom Kippur to Passover, which starts on April 22, 2024, is traditionally an up period, good for an average gain of 6.9%. It means market timers expecting seasonal weakness for the next few weeks are also expecting seasonal strength in the fourth quarter.

Persons: Rosh Hoshanah, Jeff Hirsch, Hirsch, Tom McClellan, McClellan, Todd Sohn Organizations: Triple, Triple Witching, Federal, Traders Locations: Yom, Rosh, Yom Kippur, Strategas

Thousands of people are confirmed dead and thousands more missing, with the mayor saying the toll could reach 20,000. Usama Al Husadi, a 52-year-old driver, had been searching for his wife and five children since the disaster. Husadi, who had been working the night of the storm, dialled his wife's phone number once again. "We lost at least 50 members from my father’s family, between missing and dead," he said. Confirmed death tolls given by officials so far have varied, but all are in the thousands, with thousands more on lists of the missing.

Persons: Hassan El Salheen, Aly, Storm Daniel, Mohamed Abd El Ghany, Usama Al Husadi, Husadi, Wali Eddin Mohamed Adam, Abdulmenam, Ghaithi, Mohamed Mohsen Bujmila, Khadija, Bujmila, Muammar Gaddafi, Peter Graff, Angus MacSwan Organizations: REUTERS, Reuters, Derna, Saudi, Al, Rescue, United Arab, NATO, of National Unity, Thomson Locations: Libya, Al Sharief, Bani Swief, Egypt, DERNA, Libyan, Al Arabiya, Derna, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Qatar, Tripoli

☆ Morocco earthquake: How the entire village of Tinzert was wiped out in just 10 seconds
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Tinzert, Atlas Mountains, Morocco CNN —Rajaa Acherhri was known as the village math genius. She buried them the next day, alongside 19 other people who were killed in Tinzert, a tiny mountain village in the Atlas Mountains in Morocco. Hakim Idlhousein stands near the rubble of his house, in the village of Tinzert, in Morocco, which was destroyed by the quake. Mosa'ab Elshamy/AP Bags of blood sit on a table at a blood center in Marrakech, Morocco, on September 11. Fadel Senna/AFP/Getty Images In pictures: Powerful earthquake kills thousands in Morocco Prev NextFatema Acherhri was born in Tinzert, as was her husband.

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LGBTQ+ people from China, frequently scorned and ostracized at home, are coming to Thailand in droves, drawn by the freedom to be themselves. Thailand doesn't keep figures on LGBTQ+ tourists. But through mid-August, it has counted 2.2 million Chinese tourists out of an overall 16 million. But LGBTQ+ people in China face other pressures to conform that can make the free expression of their identities difficult. Another draw for tourists, inside and outside the LGBTQ+ community, is Thailand’s loose enforcement of prostitution laws and renowned nightclub shows.

Persons: Xinyu Wen, Wen, “, ”, ” “, hasn't, Apichai Chatchalermkit, Owen Zhu, Jade Yang, Yang, Adisak Wongwaikankha, Eros Li, Li Organizations: Thailand Tourism Authority, The Nation Locations: BANGKOK, Thailand, Bangkok's, Thai, China, Bangkok, “, Beijing, Malaysia, Asia, asia

☆ Little Richard embraced fluidity in rock ‘n’ roll. These are some of the artists he influenced
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Editor’s Note: The CNN Film “Little Richard: I Am Everything” tells the story of rock ‘n’ roll’s Black, queer origins. Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesPerhaps the closest thing to a successor Little Richard had was Prince, the late legend who, like Little Richard, resisted easy classification and reinvented music upon his arrival. Tina TurnerTina Turner and Little Richard reunited for a performance at the 1989 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. “I couldn’t believe the power of Little Richard on stage,” he said in Little Richard’s biography. Ian Gavan/Getty ImagesLike Little Richard, the British pop maven always felt at home in front of a piano, often tinkling the keys dressed in an ostentatious garment involving feathers (Little Richard, meanwhile, mostly stuck to suits).

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☆ Cody Rigsby Needs Dessert. And Cheetos. And Drag Queens.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Kathryn Shattuck | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

5Pop Star DebatesAs a gay man, I think that a big part of our culture is having our favorite pop star. I love a healthy debate over who’s the best singer, who has the best concert, who has the best dress. They bring us a lot of joy, a lot of laughter, a lot of camp, a lot of comedy. But I feel like drag right now is being used as a political thing to divide and distract people. So it’s [expletive] that people are trying to demonize drag queens as groomers and pedophiles and something that’s wrong.

Organizations: Madison, New York Locations: New York City

☆ Biden pledges $95 million to shore up Hawaii's electric grid after deadly wildfires
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Emma Kinery | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON — The federal government will provide $95 million to shore up Hawaii's electric grid in the wake of deadly wildfires, President Joe Biden announced Wednesday. The news comes as Hawaii's main electric utility, Hawaiian Electric , is facing a dozen lawsuits alleging that the company's practices were partly responsible for the deadly fires, a claim the utility denies. Fitch, Moody's and S&P all recently downgraded Hawaiian Electric's credit rating to junk status, with Fitch warning that the company could face more than $3.8 billion in potential liability for the Maui wildfires. Biden visited Hawaii with first lady Jill Biden last week to view the damage and meet with survivors. Biden spoke to the governors of Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina, and pledged the federal government's support for recovery efforts, the White House said.

Persons: Lloyd Austin, Alejandro Mayorkas, Joe Biden, WASHINGTON —, Biden, Fitch, Jill Biden, Idalia Organizations: Defense, . Homeland, Hurricane, White, Washington , D.C, WASHINGTON, Moody's, Fitch Locations: Maui, Hawaii, Washington ,, Lahaina, Florida, Georgia, Florida , Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina

☆ James McBride Doesn’t Read Reviews. Here’s Why.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Elisabeth Egan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Between these poles are all forms of social media; and, on a different continent but still the same planet, reviews printed in the font you’re reading now. When it comes to all of the above, James McBride takes a page from Herman Melville’s short story “Bartleby, the Scrivener.” Like the titular clerk, McBride prefers not to — in his case, read reviews. I’m grateful that people read the work. If you’re writing about humans, you’ve got to be around humans. The big secret to writing good books is to stay around people, and not stay around what they write on the internet.”

Persons: James McBride, Herman Melville’s, Scrivener, McBride, “ I’m, ”, Danez Smith, ” McBride, “, I’m, I’ve, —, you’ve Locations: Columbia

☆ Alix Dorsainvil: 'One day I hope to hug you in heaven,' US nurse tells kidnappers who held her for 13 days in Haiti
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Alisha Ebrahimji | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The US State Department that day ordered the departure of nonemergency government personnel from Haiti, where the security situation recently has deteriorated. Authorities registered 1,014 kidnappings in Haiti from January to June this year – 256 women, 13 girls and 24 boys – according to a United Nations report. El Roi HaitiDorsainvil first visited Haiti after the 2010 earthquake while she was still in college and “fell in love with the people,” El Roi Haiti said in a statement. She’d been on El Roi Haiti’s staff as a nurse to schoolchildren since 2020 and married the non-profit’s director, Sandro Dorsainvil, in 2021, the organization said. “Despite what happened to me, my love for you all, my love for Haiti has not changed or gone away,” she said.

Persons: Alix Dorsainvil, ” Dorsainvil, “, ”, Dorsainvil, Dorsainvil’s, Duvivier, Jesus Christ, El, El Roi Haiti Dorsainvil, ” El, She’d, Sandro Dorsainvil, I’d, I’ve Organizations: CNN, YouTube, US State Department, Prince, Authorities, United, El Roi Haiti Locations: Haiti, Haitian, The New Hampshire, El Roi Haiti, Port, United Nations, El Roi, ” El Roi Haiti, Caribbean, El

☆ Funerals in China cost so much money that Beijing is encouraging digital cemeteries
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Beijing is encouraging digital burials instead of traditional ones, Bloomberg reported. What is a digital burial? Since the start of 2023, more than 500 digital plots like these have been sold in Beijing, Bloomberg reported, citing Beijing Jiuli Digital. Beijing is not the only city where digital burials are gaining traction. Digital burials save space, too.

Persons: Fu Shou Yuan, Fu Shou Organizations: Bloomberg, SunLife, Morning, The State Council, Beijing Jiuli Digital Locations: Beijing, China, Shanghai, SunLife, United

☆ ‘Made In Heaven’ creators dispute claims they appropriated author Yashica Dutt’s story
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Harmeet Kaur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The show’s creators responded with a statement saying the character of Pallavi is fictional and denying any claim that they appropriated Dutt’s life or work. Throughout the episode, Pallavi brushes up against how her choices to publicly embrace her caste have affected her brother and parents. The creators of "Made In Heaven" said in a statement that they deny any claim that they appropriated Dutt's work. Prime VideoThe statement goes on to point out that the character Pallavi is fictional and details the ways that her story differs from Dutt’s. It continues, “None of the above is drawn from Yashica Dutt’s life or her book — ‘Coming Out As Dalit’.

Persons: Pallavi Menke, “, Yashica Dutt, ”, ” Dutt, Dutt, ” Zoya Akhtar, Reema, Tara Khanna, Karan Mehra —, —, Pallavi, Neeraj Ghaywan, Prakash Ambedkar, B.R . Ambedkar, — Dutt isn’t, Ghaywan, ’, ” Ghaywan, Instagram, Sumit Baudh, Akhtar, Kagti, Alankrita Shrivastava, “ Neeraj, Yashica, I’m, they’ve, Ghaywan’s Instagram Organizations: CNN, Amazon, Columbia University, Pallavi, US, Dalit, ” CNN, Prime Video India Locations: India, Dutt’s, Delhi, Britain

New York CNN Business —Taylor Swift’s era-defining “Eras” tour is flying like a jet stream, high above the music scene — by billions of dollars. The tour could gross $2.2 billion in North American ticket sales alone, according to August survey data from research firm QuestionPro provided to CNN exclusively. ‘An economic phenomenon’“Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras’ tour is rewriting the playbook of entertainment economics,” said Chris Leyden, director of growth marketing at SeatGeek. “She’s not just a performer — she’s an economic phenomenon.”The average resale price of an “Eras” ticket was $1,607, SeatGeek told CNN. Swift kicked off the highly-anticipated “Eras” — her first tour since her “Reputation” stadium tour in 2018 — in March.

Persons: New York CNN Business — Taylor, QuestionPro, Swift, Elton John’s, Larry Miller, New York University Steinhardt, “, ”, Miller, concertgoers, Taylor, Chris Leyden, “ She’s, —, SeatGeek, “ Taylor, Terri Shoemaker, Taylor Swift, Hell, Swifties, “ We’ve, Ethan Chernofsky, That’s, it’s, I’ve Organizations: New York CNN Business, North, CNN, New York University, Swift, Arizona Food Bank Network, Retailers, Ticketmaster, Entertainment, Nissan Locations: Los Angeles, American, North America, Arizona, Philadelphia, Nashville , Tennessee, Arlington , Texas

☆ I grew up in Orlando, Florida, but never experienced summers as hot as this. That's why I bought a second home in North Carolina, and might move there for good.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Mary Cannon, a Florida native, purchased a second home in Hayesville, North Carolina, in 2021. Cannon said she's part of a wave of Floridians who have purchased homes in North Carolina. In November 2021, my husband and I purchased a second home in Hayesville, North Carolina. The weather is nicer in North Carolina and my son thrives hereMy husband and I chose to purchase a second home in North Carolina because of the state's beauty and its hospitable climate. There have been droves of Floridians moving to North Carolina, and the locals don't particularly like that.

Persons: Mary Cannon, Cannon, I'm, Cannon's, we've, Hayesville Organizations: Service, Disney, we're Locations: Florida, Hayesville , North Carolina, North Carolina, Wall, Silicon, Charlotte, Manhattan, Hayesville, Miami, Orlando, they're, Hayesville's

☆ Trump’s allies have long faced legal troubles, but this time is different because he is too
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

They were the latest members of the former president’s inner circle to find out that associating with Trump could put them on cracking legal ice. There is increasing speculation over why Meadows was charged in Georgia but not in special counsel Jack Smith’s federal investigation into Trump’s election stealing efforts. Legal experts wonder whether he could be cooperating with that probe in a sign of peril for the former president. Trump’s inner circles have long faced legal problemsTrump’s co-defendants in the Georgia case are not the first to find out that the ex-president’s intolerance for the rules and conventions that normally constrain presidencies can lead them into treacherous waters. Trump once vowed to bring only “the best people” to Washington, but his acolytes often find themselves dragged into his legal storms.

Persons: Donald, –, Trump, Rudy Giuliani, Giuliani –, Trump’s, ”, Giuliani, bruiser, “, “ I’m, “ We’re, Mark Meadows, Meadows, Jack, John Eastman, Mike Pence, Harvey Silverglate, Sidney Powell –, Walt Nauta, Carlos De Oliveira –, Paul Manafort, Michael Flynn, Robert Mueller’s, Steve Bannon, Bannon, ” Bannon, Allen Weisselberg, Michael Cohen, Cohen, ” Trump, Attorney Alvin Bragg, Stormy Daniels, extravagantly, Flynn, Manafort, Roger Stone, won’t, ’, District Attorney Fani Willis –, Ty Cobb, CNN’s Erin Burnett, wouldn’t, Willis, ” Cobb Organizations: CNN, Trump, New, New York City, WABC, White House, Caucus, White, Republican, Former Trump, Trump Organization, Manhattan, Attorney, Trump’s, Save, District Attorney Locations: Georgia, Fulton, New York, Ukraine, North Carolina, Washington, Meadows, Fulton County , Georgia, Lago, Trump, Russia, Manhattan, Congress

☆ Cramer says investors need to buy stock before its big move, not after
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

CNBC's Jim Cramer on Wednesday reminded investors they need to buy into companies before their stock sees a big move, not after. According to Cramer, it's better to accept you've missed the mark instead of buying stock after it has already surged. He recommended that investors closely follow news about companies they believe will be successful, like he did with Eli Lilly, to predict big stock moves. "You don't buy the stock of Lilly here — the stock jumped nearly 15% yesterday, for heaven's sake." The energy drink maker's stock soared over 20% Wednesday, but Cramer doesn't think it's time to buy yet.

Persons: CNBC's Jim Cramer, Cramer, it's, you've, Eli Lilly, he's, Eli Lilly's, Mounjaro, I'm, you'll Locations: Lilly

☆ Obesity drug Wegovy's landmark trial result could 'open up' health insurance access, analyst says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Until now, some health insurers have been reluctant to cover the drug, given its high costs and a lack of data around its underlying health benefits. But the results of the latest trial data could change that. "Do I think most payers will adopt [obesity drugs] overnight because of the SELECT trial? According to the World Health Organization, global obesity rates have almost tripled over the past decade. Novo Nordisk shares soared by 17% following the release of the trial results on Tuesday.

Persons: Jim Vondruska, Peter Verdult, CNBC's, Wegovy, Verdult, Martin Holst Lange, Eli Lilly, Mounjaro, Michael Mason, Eli Lily, Lilly Diabetes, It's, Lilly, Novo, Lily Organizations: Reuters LONDON, Novo Nordisk, Citi, Novo, World Health Organization, Barclays, Citi Verdult, European Markets Authority Locations: Chicago , Illinois, Danish, U.S, Europe, London

☆ Sandra Bullock's sister mourns death of actress's longtime partner Bryan Randall
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Gesine Bullock-Prado, the sister of Sandra Bullock, paid tribute Monday to the actress’s longtime partner, photographer Bryan Randall. Randall “passed away peacefully” following a private three-year battle with ALS, his family said in a statement to People magazine. “Bryan chose early to keep his journey with ALS private and those of us who cared for him did our best to honor his request,” his family said in their statement. We share two beautiful children – three children, [Randall’s] older daughter,” Bullock said. “It’s the best thing ever.”Bullock is mother to a 13-year-old son, Louis, and a 10-year-old daughter, Laila.

Persons: CNN — Gesine Bullock, Sandra Bullock, Bryan Randall, Randall “, Bullock, Prado, Randall, “ I’m, Bry, Gesine Bullock, Emma McIntyre, ”, Bryan, ” Randall, “ Bryan, ” Bullock, “, Louis, Laila, Skylar Organizations: CNN, Prado, ALS, Los Angeles, Regency Village Theatre, ALS Association, Massachusetts General Hospital Locations: Los Angeles

☆ James McBride’s Latest Is a Murder Mystery Inside a Great American Novel
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( Danez Smith | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

THE HEAVEN & EARTH GROCERY STORE, by James McBrideA few weeks ago, around the same time I was working on this review, I visited the Guggenheim with my fiancé. Her work speaks to a deep curiosity about the interrelation of shapes, things and the dimensions created by those relationships. “The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store,” the latest novel from the best-selling, National Book Award-winning author James McBride, moves with the precision, magnitude and necessary messiness of some of Gego’s most inspired structures. The book is a murder mystery locked inside a Great American Novel. The identity of the corpse is unknown but the few clues found (a belt buckle, a pendant and a mezuza) lead authorities to question the only Jewish man remaining from the town’s formerly vibrant Jewish community.

Persons: James McBride, Gego, Moshe Ludlow, Chona, Moshe Organizations: Guggenheim, Jewish Locations: Venezuelan, Nazi, Europe, Venezuela, America, Pottstown, Pa, Chicken, It’s, Romanian

☆ The Playwright Who Changed the Face of American Theater
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Patti Hartigan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Yoshimura had been told that he would succeed only if he wrote plays about Asian Americans, but Wilson assured him that was nonsense. Yoshimura intuited that his friend was “deeply wounded” and didn’t push the issue. At the preconference, they both told Wilson that the play needed cuts. (Helen Hayes had been in the audience that night, and she left after the first act, reportedly saying, “I think I’ve had enough theater for one night.”) Wilson took out a long monologue about bones walking on water, a poetic piece of writing. Eugene O’Neill wrote about the fog in his masterpiece, “Long Day’s Journey Into Night.” “How thick the fog is,” he wrote.

Persons: Yoshimura, Wilson, ” Wilson, Yoshimura intuited, “, ”, Bill Partlan, “ Ma Rainey, Edith Oliver, can’t, Helen Hayes, I’ve, Partlan, “ Joe Turner’s, Troy Maxson, Maxson, Cory, Troy, Gabriel, Peter, Gabriel lightens, Eugene O’Neill Organizations: Yorker, Negro Leagues, Leagues Locations: “, St

☆ Cramer talks consumer behavior, breaks down Apple and Amazon earnings
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

"I get it, there's endless pontification about what the consumer is up to, because we're in a consumer led, service-oriented economy," Cramer said. But when it comes to consumer behavior, Cramer cares more about market leaders Apple and Amazon which reported results after the close Thursday. Amazon reported second-quarter earnings of 65 cents per share, beating analyst estimates of 35 cents per share, posting its biggest earnings beat since its report for the fourth quarter of 2020. Apple, too, beat Wall Street's predictions for earnings and sales, with quarterly revenue of $81.8 billion, topping estimates of $81.69 billion. Apple reported earnings of $1.26 per share, beating analyst estimates of $1.19, according to Refinitiv.

Persons: CNBC's Jim Cramer, Cramer Organizations: Pfizer, Walgreens, Apple

☆ The Strength of Israel’s Divided Democracy Protests - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Gershom Gorenberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

In central Jerusalem, thousands of people marched the short distance from the president’s residence to the prime minister’s house. The size of the protests has been possible because the main banner is defending Israel’s internal democracy, but also because people who oppose the occupation are intensely involved. That choice has allowed Israelis from the center right and right to join and even take leading roles. But for many other protesters, it makes no sense to talk about democracy while ignoring Israel’s occupation of the West Bank. And in principle, they’re right: There is an essential contradiction between liberal democracy and the denial of rights to Palestinians.

Persons: it’s, Benjamin Netanyahu’s, “, ”, I’d Organizations: —, West Bank Locations: Israel, Jerusalem, West Bank

☆ Coco Lee fans bid farewell to pop diva at her funeral in Hong Kong
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Jessie Pang | Thomson Reuters | Jessie Pang Joined Reuters In After An Internship. She Covers Hong Kong With A Focus On Politics | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

HONG KONG, July 31 (Reuters) - Fans, friends and family of the late Hong Kong-born, American singer and song-writer Coco Lee gathered for her funeral in Hong Kong on Monday, paying respects to the star who died at the age of 48 after a career spanning three decades. Lee was born in Hong Kong in 1975 and was the youngest of three children of a Hong Kong mother and Malaysian father. While she moved to San Francisco in her childhood, she was offered a recording contract in Hong Kong with Capital Artists after high school, prompting her to move back to her home city. In 1996, Lee signed with Sony Music Entertainment and her debut album, "Coco Lee", became the best-selling album of that year in Asia. In 2011, Lee married Bruce Rockowitz, a Canadian businessman who is the former CEO of the Hong Kong supply chain company Li & Fung.

Persons: Coco Lee, Lee, Angie Zhang, CoCo Lee, Coco, Carol, Nancy, Mulan, Oscar, Jackie Chan, Lee Xin's, Bruce Rockowitz, Fung, James Pomfret, Himani Sarkar, Christina Fincher Organizations: Queen Mary Hospital, Capital Artists, Sony Music Entertainment, Thomson Locations: HONG KONG, Hong Kong, American, Shanghai, Malaysian, China, Taiwan, San Francisco, Asia, Canadian

☆ Lori Vallow Daybell sentenced to life in prison for murders of her 2 children and conspiring in the murder of her husband’s first wife
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Dakin Andone | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

“You were involved in and guilty of conspiring to murder … Tammy Daybell, who had children of her own. And as I leave this courtroom today, I choose to never think of you again,” Gwilliam said, addressing Vallow Daybell. Lori Vallow Daybell's children, Joshua Vallow, 7, and his sister, Tylee Ryan, 16, went missing in September 2019, according to the Rexburg Police Department. Police didn’t locate him at the family’s house but were told by Vallow Daybell and Daybell he was staying with a family friend in Arizona, according to authorities. She attempted over the next few months to contact her grandson, but never got any response from Vallow Daybell, she said.

Persons: Lori Vallow Daybell, Vallow Daybell, Ryan, Joshua “ JJ ” Vallow, Tammy Daybell, Chad Daybell, “ Tylee, JJ, ” Colby Ryan, Tylee, She’ll, ” Ryan, “ JJ, ”, Steven W, Boyce, –, Vallow, “, Samantha Gwilliam, Tammy Daybell’s, ” Gwilliam, Lori Vallow Daybell's, Joshua Vallow, Tylee Ryan, Daybell, ” Boyce, Lori, Jim Archibald, ” –, ” Archibald, Prosecutors, Rob Wood, CNN Kay Woodcock, JJ’s, Vallow Daybell’s, Charles Vallow, Woodcock, Daybell’s, she’s Organizations: CNN, Rexburg Police Department, Rexburg Police, East Idaho News, Netflix, Police, “, Arizona Locations: Idaho, Fremont County, Fremont, Rexburg , Idaho, Arizona, Hawaii, Madison County, East

☆ Suspected Pakistan suicide bombing kills at least 55, injures 135 more at political rally
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Mushtaq Yusufzai | Associated Press | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

At least 16 people were killed and dozens more wounded on July 30 by a bomb blast at a political gathering of a radical Islamic party in northern Pakistan, police said. At least 55 people were killed and 135 were wounded in what one official said was a suicide attack. Jalil Jan, a spokesperson for the political party, told NBC News the death toll had risen to 55 and that some of the 135 injuries were critical. Party officials said Rehman was not in the rally. Rehman is considered to be a pro-Taliban cleric and his political party is part of the coalition government in Islamabad.

Persons: Farooq NAEEM, FAROOQ NAEEM, Nazir Khan, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, Khan, Jan, Azam Khan, Jalil Jan, Mohibullah Khan Yousufzai, Maulana Ziaullah, Abdur Rasheed, Maulana Jamaluddin, Rehman, Zabihullah Mujahid, Mujahid Organizations: Getty, Sunday, Senior, NBC News, Islam, NBC, Government, Islamic State Locations: Bajaur district, Pakistan, AFP, Bajur, Afghanistan, Khar, Peshawar, Islamabad, Islamic Emirate

☆ More women are aiming to become church leaders. Together, they could change American Christianity
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Aj Willingham | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

How the presence of women church leaders has grownStudents pray at the opening of a women's ministry class at the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas in 2021. However, numbers across different denominations reveal the same pattern: More women in training, more women being ordained. How women can change the church that isPeople at a pro-women ordination demonstration in New York City, circa 1970. FPG/Getty ImagesFuller Theological Seminary, where Abernethy works, is one of the largest seminaries in the US and one with a noted history of championing female faith leaders. So women and women of color have never really served just one function or one role.

Persons: —, They’ve, ”, Alexis Abernethy, “, LM Otero, Let’s, Eileen Campbell, Reed, FPG, Abernethy, that’s, “ I’ve, Linda Barnes Popham, Christiana Botic, Emily Badgett, Emily, ” Badgett, Badgett, it’s, Suzie Sang, “ It’s, Sang Organizations: CNN — Christian, Roman Catholic, Southern Baptist, Fuller Theological Seminary, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, ELCA, United Church of Christ, CNN, “, Fern Creek Baptist Church, New York Times, Candler School, Theology, Emory University, Women, Fuller, Southern Baptist Convention, The Methodist Locations: Southern, Pasadena , California, Fort Worth , Texas, New York City, it’s, Fern Creek, Atlanta, Christianity

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