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LONDON (AP) — Mike Skinner is doing it all himself — even if it takes years. Skinner says this is a good thing because it’s had “time to breathe,” as his focus was on the film. Political Cartoons View All 1211 ImagesThe movie has been screened in several venues round the U.K. and Europe, with Skinner taking part in question-and-answer sessions afterward. He likens the film tour to “DJing, but not in the middle of the night, which is great.”“A film is almost designed as the perfect amount of time to have dinner. Skinner says he’s looking forward to the tour — especially after the “nightmare” of finishing his movie.

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☆ Why Victoria’s Secret is bringing sexy back
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Cathaleen Chen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

But in a presentation to investors in New York last week, it was clear which version of the brand Victoria’s Secret executives see as its future. Courtesy Victoria's Secret“Sexiness can be inclusive,” said Greg Unis, brand president of Victoria’s Secret and Pink, the company’s sub-brand targeting younger consumers. Within Pink, Victoria’s Secret will focus on improving the assortment of fleeces, sweatpants, tracksuits and other casual pieces. Adriana Lima became one of the faces of Victoria's Secret in 1999 and still features in many of it's campaigns. How Victoria’s Secret ventures into apparel will be conservative in manner, he said, and will follow a test-and-learn approach.

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☆ Why Fed officials aren’t addressing the Israel-Hamas war the way they did with Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Elisabeth Buchwald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Emma Jones, a spokesperson for the Fed, declined to comment on why many Fed officials, who in the past moved swiftly to acknowledge the war in Ukraine, weren’t addressing the war in Israel. There are some Fed officials who are starting to talk about it, though — albeit only when asked questions. Fed officials see little immediate threat to the US economyAtlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic was the first to speak about the war, at the American Bankers Association’s annual conference last Tuesday. That’s probably why more Fed officials were quicker to acknowledge the war in Ukraine, Dorn said. “I don’t think the Fed wants to look like they’re taking sides,” Dorn added — but said Fed officials could easily talk about it without looking partial.

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☆ Grandmother and granddaughter flight attendant duo hit the skies
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Flight attendant Cynthia Heck finished up the safety demonstration and walked through the cabin, confirming passengers were ready for takeoff. Fellow flight attendant Hannah Heck watched on, admiringly. Hannah Heck and Cynthia HeckCynthia, 72, has worked as a flight attendant for Southwest Airlines for almost 20 years. Everyone in my class was in awe of my flight attendant grandmother,” says Hannah. Hannah Heck and Cynthia HeckBut while Hannah always thought Cynthia’s job was glamorous and exciting, she also saw the tougher sides to flight attendant life.

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The militant group has ruled has Gaza since 2007 and launched an attack against Israel last weekend. DeSantis' endorsement of such tactics comes as he has advocated hard-line policies as a White House candidate. He suggested that not providing water or other services would persuade Hamas to release the hostages it has taken during its incursion. DeSantis first suggested the U.S. should not accept refugees from Gaza while speaking at a campaign event in Iowa on Saturday and argued that they “are all antisemitic." And that’s what we have to do.”Israel’s ambassador to the U.S. Michael Herzog, also drew distinctions between the Palestinian people and Hamas.

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☆ Opinion: Where the war goes from here
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

We’re looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. The war plays out on everyone’s screens, forcing people to confront cruelty and killing and to fear what comes next. “Hamas’ mission is, by definition, to end Israel, not to seek to establish a self-governed Palestinian state that peacefully coexists alongside the Jewish state. “An Israeli normalization deal with Saudi Arabia — the location of the two holiest sites in Islam — would be hugely symbolic and have real security benefits for Israel,” wrote Peter Bergen. “After all, almost exactly half a century ago, during the 1973 Yom Kippur War, two Arab states, Egypt and Syria, attacked Israel.

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The ceremony to honor a fallen Russian soldier went viral for all the wrong reasons. The musical faux pas last May in the eastern Russian town of Kyakhta, home to a prominent infantry brigade, soon rocketed around social media. If the incident was discordant in the extreme, it also accentuated the contradictions of Vladimir Putin’s war that are changing the face of garrison towns across Russia. The local cemetery is growing exponentially. The flood of newly purchased cars in Kyakhta telegraphs loss as much as prosperity — the money comes from large government payouts to families of the dead and grievously injured.

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☆ Hamas and Iran are longtime allies. Did Tehran help with its attack on Israel?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Nadeen Ebrahim | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

It’s something that we’re going to keep looking at closely.”Yet Iran’s evolving relationship with Hamas and its Palestinian militant partners, the Islamic Jihad, is well documented. Israel says Iran supports Hamas to the tune of some $100 million dollars a year. (Much of the Western world and some Arab countries consider Hezbollah, Hamas and Islamic Jihad to be terrorist groups.) Therefore Iran is an asset for Hamas and Hamas is an asset for Iran,” Michael said. In April, Hamas’ senior political leader Ismail Haniyeh visited the Lebanese capital for meetings with Nasrallah.

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☆ The Fed is at odds with itself. That’s a feature, not a bug
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( Bryan Mena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

So, Fed officials are divided, but it doesn’t really matter. Fed officials are still people, and as the saying goes, opinions are like bellybuttons in that everyone’s got one. Fed officials in that committee with voting power have the option to dissent, but it’s only happened twice this cycle. This year’s voters, which are Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan, Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee, Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker, and Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari, will be rotated out next year. Up NextMonday: Fed officials Lorie Logan, Michael Barr and Phillip Jefferson deliver remarks.

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Central Florida CNN —Now that books are being banned and disappearing from school libraries, students and parents are showing up to school board meetings in Florida to argue for access to books that take on difficult subjects. Some school board lawyers are confused by the rules, and and those arguing for access have few ways to fight back. According to a PEN America study, more than 40% of book bans nationwide last school year happened in school districts in Florida. But for the spectacle to matter, a school board member had to declare the words were inappropriate for the crowd who came to hear them. … They should stay in the libraries.”Jacob Smith, who said he graduated from a county school in 2017, also addressed the board.

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REUTERS/Staff/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Oct 5 (Reuters) - European stocks rose on Thursday, after a plunge in oil prices and softer U.S. labour data late on Wednesday helped bring U.S. Treasury yields back down from 16-year highs. European government bond yields were mixed, with the benchmark 10-year German yield up 2 basis points at 2.921% . "The question everyone’s asking is: can yields continue to rise further and at what point are yields going to cause some serious damage on the economy?” said Baylee Wakefield, a portfolio manager at Aviva Investors. ING FX analysts cautioned in a client note that markets may be putting too much weight on Wednesday's private payrolls data. In currencies, the U.S. dollar index was down 0.1% at 106.530 , off a peak earlier in the week of 107.34.

Persons: ”, Baylee Wakefield, Elizabeth Howcroft, Elaine Hardcastle, Sharon Singleton Organizations: REUTERS, Staff, Wednesday, Treasury, U.S . Federal Reserve, Nasdaq, Aviva Investors, Analysts, ING, U.S, Bank of, U.S ., Thomson Locations: Frankfurt, Germany, U.S, Bank of Japan, Japan

☆ Pamela Anderson’s makeup-free look draws praise from Jamie Lee Curtis
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Pamela Anderson went without makeup for Paris Fashion Week and Jamie Lee Curtis found it beautiful. Anderson recently told Elle that back then, “I just went along with what people were telling me what to do” in terms of her look. She explained that she has chosen to wear little or no makeup since the death of her former makeup artist Alexis Vogel, who died in 2019 following a battle with breast cancer. “She was the best,” Anderson said of Vogel. And I’m kind of laughing at myself when I look at the mirror.

Persons: Pamela Anderson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Anderson, ” Curtis, “, ”, Elle, Alexis Vogel, ” Anderson, Vogel, Alexis, it’s, Hugo Boss, Tommy Hilfiger Organizations: CNN, Paris Fashion

☆ The Powerball jackpot is huge, but here are 3 better ways to increase your wealth
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Jeanne Sahadi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

To be sure, here’s nothing wrong with fantasizing about winning the grand prize, or dropping $5 to $10 to buy lottery tickets or scratch-offs on occasion. In fact, Americans spent nearly $108 billion on lottery tickets last year, according to the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries. If that’s the case for you, why not spend most of your lottery money on experiences you know you like doing now. Make money off your lottery moneyOverall, your odds of winning a Powerball prize of any amount are 1 in 24.9, the lottery says. Think of it this way: Let’s say you spend $35 a week on lottery tickets ($1,820 a year).

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☆ Jimmy Carter's hometown honors the ex-president as a global humanitarian -- and a good friend -- as he turns 99
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Christina Maxouris | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Plains, Georgia CNN —More than 14,000 people have written to Jimmy Carter for his 99th birthday. Birthday wishes for Jimmy Carter are seen Thursday in a book at The Carter Center in Atlanta. “I talk to people every day of the week and listen to their stories about Jimmy Carter and how they interacted,” he said. Jimmy Carter's grandson Jason Carter, center, looks Thursday at a digital mosaic of his grandfather at The Carter Center. “It was like that message from President Carter was to encourage my heart,” Hightower said.

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☆ Germany hits back at Elon Musk after he wades in on migrant debate
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Sophie Tanno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Germany has hit back at Elon Musk after the billionaire businessman waded into the country’s debate on migration. Musk reshared a post on the platform X, formerly Twitter, that criticized German NGO operations in the Mediterranean for “unloading illegal immigrants” in Italy. The post also called for a victory for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in the next elections. “There are currently 8 German NGO ships in the Mediterranean Sea collecting illegal immigrants to be unloaded in Italy. Odd Andersen/AFP/Getty ImagesMusk’s comments come with Berlin locked in a spat with Italy over NGO sea operations.

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☆ Milan Fashion Week: Stars and style align at the Spring-Summer 2024 shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Marianna Cerini | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Milan CNN —Milan Fashion Week picked up where London left off last Wednesday, at least weather-wise. Both hit their strides with highly well received collections, as did a number of other familiar faces to Italy’s fashion capital. Overall, however, the festivities showed a consistency of form that continues to make the Italian city Paris’s greatest rival to the fashion scene throne. Cinematic sets and performative showsAlongside the clothes, many brands made their sets a main talking point at fashion week. Lodovico Colli di Felizzano/WWD/Getty ImagesRyan Gosling and Juila Roberts were among the star-studded crowd to pile into the Gucci show.

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Inclusiveness — so bringing a lot many more countries together, compared with some of the very important existing initiatives. I think governments should, and there are many ways in which they can influence the direction that AI takes. AP: There's a lot of talk about bringing together the conversations going on around the world about regulating AI. A: Having a convergence, a common understanding, of the risks, that would be a very important outcome. Having a common understanding on what governance tools work, or might work, and what might need to be researched and developed, that would be very valuable.

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CNN —A furious scramble for second place is underway in the crowded Republican primary contest, with candidates vying for an opportunity to directly take on front-runner Donald Trump. Since the 2024 presidential race began, the second-place spot in GOP primary polling has been a coveted one. He was more muted compared with other rivals at last month’s first Republican primary debate in Milwaukee, and he’s now polling at similar levels to several other non-Trump contenders. She said she ultimately intends to take part in the Republican primary and is considering Haley, Christie or former Texas Rep. Will Hurd. This cycle is shaping up to be similar to that, said Kyle Plotkin, a veteran Republican campaign strategist.

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani had elbow surgery Tuesday, and his doctor said he expects the two-way star will be available as a hitter on opening day next season and will return to the mound as a pitcher in 2025. Ohtani tore the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow on Aug. 23, ending his pitching season. He said in a statement that the sides decided to “reinforce the healthy ligament in place," suggesting the UCL wasn't reconstructed via Tommy John surgery. ElAttrache also performed Tommy John surgery on Ohtani on Oct. 1, 2018. Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper returned this season as a designated hitter 160 days after having Tommy John surgery.

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☆ What Happens When Global Human Population Peaks? - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Dean Spears | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +13 min

Over the past 100 years, the global population quadrupled, from two billion to eight billion. Some will inexcusably claim that restricting reproductive choice is a way to curb long-run population decline. If an inclusive, compassionate response to population decline emerges someday, it need not be in conflict with those values. It’s in no one’s hands to change global population trajectories alone. Six decades from now is when the U.N. projects the size of the world population will peak.

Persons: demographers, Wittgenstein, Spears, Grandma, humanity’s, They’ve, birthrates, everyone’s, It’s, it’s Organizations: Human, The Institute for Health Metrics, University of Washington, University of Texas, Population Research, New York Times, White, won’t Locations: Vienna, Austin, United States, Europe, East Asia, Latin America, Guinea, Africa, China, Brazil, India, birthrates, Chile, Thailand, Canada, Germany, Japan, Saharan Africa, Israel

☆ Shrek Crocs are officially real
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Aj Willingham | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —In the distant future, archaeologists will happen upon a Shrek Croc, its soft vinyl unsullied by the ages, and they will have questions. Crocs, the brand behind everyone’s favorite unapologetically ugly shoe, has collaborated with DreamWorks to craft an extremely important cultural artifact: The Shrek Croc. Green, freckled, and just a little scary, the Shrek Croc (or Shroc, if you will) has long been a dream for some Croc lovers. There actually is a 2018 Change.org petition floating around to “Make Shrek Crocs Real.” The good people at Crocs know what’s up too: In the run-up to the shoe’s launch on September 13, the official Croc X account retweeted 20 identical messages from an account called “Shrek Crocs,” all reading “Make Shrek Crocs real.”“The wait is over for the most wonderfully hideous Classic Clogs,” the shoe’s description reads. There are Pop Tarts Crocs (Croc-Tarts), Lisa Frank Crocs, Barbie Crocs, Crocs with fanny packs and even scented Crocs Jibbitz — a combination of words commanding almost as much dark energy as “Shrek Crocs.”Most reactions to the Shrek Crocs fall into one of two categories: “I need them immediately,” or “If you wear these in public I will perform a citizen’s arrest.” If your thoughts lean toward the former, you may want to hurry.

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Earlier this week, the cruise ship made two failed attempts to float free on its own during high tide. The cruise ship ran aground above the Arctic Circle on Monday in Alpefjord, which is in the Northeast Greenland National Park. The Greenland Nature Institute’s fisheries research vessel Tarajoq attempted to pull the Ocean Explorer free at high tide on Wednesday morning. “Unfortunately, the attempt was not successful,” said the Danish Joint Arctic Command, which was coordinating the operation to free the cruise ship. The cruise ship is operated by Australia-based Aurora Expeditions and has passengers from Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Persons: ”, Knud Rasmussen, Steven Fraser, Gina Hill, ” Fraser Organizations: Arctic Command, Aurora Expeditions, Sydney Morning Herald, Sirius, Command Locations: COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Bahamas, Greenland, Alpefjord, France, Spain, Ittoqqortoormiit, Nuuk, Danish, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, United Kingdom, United States

☆ China’s ‘Lipstick King’ tearfully apologizes after online spat highlighting country’s economic woes
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Laura He | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Li Jiaqi, who has 76 million followers on Taobao’s livestreaming platform, is one of the country’s biggest internet celebrities. Li Jiaqi attends a livestreaming ceremony in the Chinese city of Hangzhou on September 23, 2021. It’s easy for them celebrities to make money!” one user commented on Weibo, China’s version of X. His followers on Weibo, China’s version of X, has fallen by 1.1 million to 29.3 million since he made the comment on Sunday. Many online users questioned whether Li, a sales superstar for many years, was particularly harsh because he was simply tired and stressed out.

Persons: Li Jiaqi, Jack Ma, ”, Li, VCG, “, Li hasn’t, shouldn’t, ” “, Hu Xijin Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Alibaba, Global Times Locations: China, Hong Kong, Hangzhou, Weibo, ”

☆ Opinion | How the Underground Railroad Got Its Name
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Scott Shane | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Born into slavery outside Washington, D.C., in 1801, he had largely educated himself and bought his own freedom 11 years before. And one day early that August he took up his pen and made literary history, becoming the first to use a phrase that would resound through the subsequent decades of slavery and to the present day: underground railroad. In researching a book about Mr. Smallwood, likely the most fascinating and important African American activist and writer you’ve never heard of, I stumbled upon the solution to an old historical mystery: Where did the Underground Railroad get its name? The answer: from Mr. Smallwood’s newspaper dispatches, overlooked until recently in aging newsprint stacked in a Boston Public Library warehouse. As I read through these extraordinary letters, a rare real-time account of escapes and a lost masterpiece of satire, I came across the first use of “underground railroad” from the Aug. 10, 1842, edition of Tocsin of Liberty, an abolitionist newspaper published in Albany.

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But as it turns out, I was just not using my imagination, because this year’s Burning Man was an absolute nightmare. casey newtonA bit more of a Drowning Man than a Burning Man, I have to say. kevin rooseYeah, so as someone who’s been to Burning Man, I was fascinated by just the logistics of it all, because it is already a mess to get in and out of Burning Man. kevin rooseSo you are, in addition to a Burning Man escapee this year, you’ve been actually going to Burning Man for a long time. When I say I don’t know what happened, I don’t know what happened to prompt the things that were being directed at us.

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