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☆ Large French ski resort to close as snow shortage leaves it struggling to build a future
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Joseph Ataman | Caroline Baum | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Paris CNN —A large French alpine ski resort faced with declining snowfalls is to close after it failed to find funds to turn its pistes into year-round attractions. ‘No prospect’Council President Coraline Saurat said that some 2.8 million euros [$3.07 million] have been invested into transforming the area into a year-round resort since 2017. She said that with winter snow increasingly unreliable, completing the final years of the project was too much of a risk. “The impact of committing to two more years was considerable with no prospect for the future,” she said, speaking to France Bleu on Saturday. On Sunday, the Grand Puy station in France’s Alpes-de-Haute-Provence region was also permanently closed after a public referendum.

Persons: ” Marie, Noëlle Battistel, ‘, Coraline Saurat, ”, Saurat, Carlo Carmagnola, Météo Organizations: Paris CNN, France, CNN, Italy it’s Locations: France’s Isère, Europe, Grande, Matheysine, France, France’s Alpes, Haute, Provence, La, Mont Blanc, Météo France, Italy, Austria

☆ Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in new civil lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Elizabeth Wagmeister | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Sean “Diddy” Combs has been accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in another civil lawsuit, marking at least the 12th misconduct lawsuit he’s faced in as many months. “At every visit, Defendant Combs would make her ‘perform a show’ for him and would ply her with alcohol and substances until she passed out,” the suit states. In July 2024, according to the complaint, Combs “commanded” Jane Doe to his home in Miami, Florida, and “shoved two pills in Jane Doe’s mouth” upon her arrival. The complaint states Doe feared for her safety after witnessing Combs physically abuse other women. Combs has been accused in about a dozen civil lawsuits of alleged sexual misconduct and other illegal activity.

Persons: Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, drugging, he’s, Jane Doe, Combs, “, ” Combs “, Doe “, Doe, Combs “, ” Jane Doe, Jane Doe’s, ”, John, ” Marie Napoli, Joseph L, Ciaccio, Sean ‘ Diddy ’ Combs Organizations: CNN Locations: New York, Miami , Florida

“What he needs to do is shoulder the responsibility for keeping that seat — and part of that responsibility is to get out of this race.”“It is absolutely not too late to pick a new candidate.”“The time is now for another Democratic candidate to take his place on the November ballot.”“I think the president should step aside and let the convention pick a new candidate.”“After deep reflection over these past few days, I strongly believe that our best path forward is Kamala Harris.”“Another Democrat would have a better shot at beating Trump.”“I had hoped that the debate would provide some momentum to change that. It did not.”Said Biden should step asideExpressed concern“We’re having a serious conversation about what to do.” Jamie Raskin Representative, Maryland –“I think it is a legitimate question to say is this an episode or is this a condition?” Nancy Pelosi Representative, California –“We have strong people, not just the top of the ticket, but around the ticket, who can be strong surrogates.” Jake Auchincloss Representative, Massachusetts –“We have heard concerns from people who saw the president on Thursday night. I felt concerned and raised those concerns.” Hillary Scholten Representative, Michigan –“I really do criticize the campaign for a dismissive attitude towards people who are raising questions for discussion.” Peter Welch Senator, Vermont –“Like a lot of people, I was pretty horrified.” Sheldon Whitehouse Senator, Rhode Island –“It has to be his decision. We have to be honest with ourselves. It wasn’t just a horrible night.” Mike Quigley Representative, Illinois –“President Biden has got to go out there, and in a sustained basis, show he has the stamina and can do the job.” Debbie Dingell Representative, Michigan –“We all saw what we saw.

Persons: ”, Kamala Harris, ” “, ” Said Biden, “, Jamie Raskin, ” Nancy Pelosi, Jake Auchincloss, ” Hillary Scholten, ” Peter Welch, ” Sheldon Whitehouse, ” Mike Quigley, Biden, Debbie Dingell, ” Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, Washington, Trump, ” Jared Golden, ” Greg Landsman, ” Don Davis, ” Ann McLane, Katie Porter Organizations: Democratic, Trump, Jamie Raskin Representative, Maryland, ” Nancy Pelosi Representative, ” Hillary Scholten Representative, Michigan, Rhode, ” Mike Quigley Representative, Illinois, ” Marie Gluesenkamp Perez Representative, ” Don Davis Representative, North, ” Ann McLane Kuster, New Locations: California, Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine, Ohio, North Carolina, New Hampshire

☆ Alex Jones’ Infowars survived a judge’s order, but the conspiracy outlet could still be shut down
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Hadas Gold | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Some of the Sandy Hook families had requested the judge move to liquidate Jones’ Free Speech Systems company. What happens to InfowarsFor now, nothing changes for Jones’ Infowars shows. Because of Jones’ bankruptcy, Free Speech Systems is now in the hands of a court-appointed trustee. “I do not now own Infowars,” Jones said during an “emergency” show on Saturday. But no matter what happens to the company, Jones still owes nearly $1.5 billion.

Persons: Alex Jones ’, Jones, Sandy, I’ve, Christopher Lopez, “, Lopez, Sandy Hook, ” Lopez, Jones ’, Sandy Hook –, It’s, ” Jones, ” Jay Westbrook, ” Westbrook, ” Marie Reilly, Anthony Fauci, Trump, Elon Musk, Tucker Carlson Organizations: CNN, Free Speech Systems, Systems, Speech Systems, University of Texas, Penn State University, National Institute of Allergy, Fox News Locations: Houston

☆ She kissed a woman on the Trans-Siberian Railway 32 years ago. Then she flew across the world to find her
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

The bus was ferrying travelers to the train station to board the Trans-Siberian railway. Like Marie-Claire, Elaine had been working in Japan for a while, teaching English. Flirting in MongoliaMarie-Claire and Elaine were strangers who happened to be both traveling via the Trans-Siberian railway. She also shared the news with her extended network of New York friends. Elaine, Marie-Claire and their son Marcello have a family motto, based around their shared initials, EMC.

Persons: CNN — Marie, Claire Martineau couldn’t, Elaine Comerford, Marie, Claire, Elaine, ’, Elaine broached, they’d, “, Claire couldn’t, ” Marie, they'd, Claire Martineau Marie, who’d, ”, she’d, That’s, ” Elaine, “ Marie, Wolfgang Kaehler, we’d, Steve, ” Here's Marie, Claire Martineau, you’ve, Elaine didn’t, weren’t, Diane, “ Diane, ‘ Let’s, She’d, Claire’s, –, Marie Claire, Marcello, Here's Marie, “ We’ve, We’ve, we’ve, Anna Maria, Cliare, it’s Organizations: CNN, CNN Travel, Queens, Maison Internationale, EMC Locations: France, Japan, Europe, Eastern Europe, Budapest, Vienna, Boston , Massachusetts, Boston, New York City, Marie, New York, Beijing, China, Moscow, Mongolia, Russia, Asia, Mongolia Marie, Siberia, Germany, Turkey, Greece, Hungary, ”, Austria, Manhattan, Queens, Midtown, –, Provincetown , Massachusetts, Thailand, Vietnam, Colombia, Ecuador, United States, Anna Maria Island , Florida, Florida

☆ French love letters written 265 years ago opened for the first time
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“These letters are about universal human experiences, they’re not unique to France or the 18th century,” Morieux said in a statement. Seeing that the small letters were still sealed, he asked whether correspondence could be opened and was granted permission. Next time you write to me, please do not forget your father,” his mother’s letter read. “Here is a son who clearly doesn’t like or acknowledge this man as his father,” Morieux said. The contents of the letters written to the crew of the Galatée have fascinated him, and he wants to keep pulling that thread.

Persons: Galatée, Renaud Morieux, they’re, ” Morieux, ” Marie Dubosc, “, Louis Chambrelan, Dubosc, Chambrelan, Morieux, ”, Nicolas Quesnel, Marguerite, Renaud Morieux Quesnel’s fiancée, Marianne, ” Marianne, Quesnel’s, ’, scriveners, …, Anne Le Cerf, ” Anne Le Cerf, Nanette, Jean Topsent, Renaud Morieux Morieux Organizations: CNN, Admiralty, British Royal Navy, Pembroke College, Cambridge, Sciences Sociales, “, National, Society of Prisoners Locations: Bordeaux, Quebec, London, United Kingdom, France, Brest

☆ A Podcast That Sounds the Alarm on the American Dream
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Alexis Soloski | More About Alexis Soloski | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

“We came up with the name and made it about the large, legal, institutional scams and frauds happening right under our noses,” Marie said. “I’ve always been like that.”Ira Glass, who gave Marie her first professional job in radio, on “This American Life,” described that voice as energetic, appealing and opinionated. At heart, “The Dream” is less about the scams themselves than why people fall for them. Instead the podcast asks, with genuine interest, why someone might fall for a fraud and which regulatory bodies failed to protect them. The story this season, which overlaps in places with both wellness and MLMs, is told a little differently.

Persons: ” Marie, ”, “, “ I’ve, Ira Glass, Marie, Jane, aren’t, Leital Molad, who’s Organizations: Pushkin Industries Locations: “

☆ Picasso portrait of mistress Marie-Thérèse Walter could sell for over $120 million at auction
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A Picasso masterpiece entitled “Femme à la montre” is expected to fetch more than $120 million when it goes up for auction this fall. Sotheby'sThe piece, which measures 51¼ x 38 inches (130 x 96.5 centimeters), depicts Picasso’s lover and “golden muse” Marie-Thérèse Walter, who featured in many of his portraits. In a statement announcing the sale, Julian Dawes, Sotheby’s head of Impressionist & Modern Art for the Americas, said: “Picasso’s ‘Femme à la Montre’ is a masterpiece by every measure. The artist painted “Femme à la montre” in August 1932, soon after the retrospective at the Galerie Georges Petit in Paris ended. Andy Warhol's 1986 self portrait will also be auctioned as part of Fisher Landau's collection.

Persons: Emily Fisher Landau, Fernand Léger's, ” Marie, Thérèse Walter, Picasso, London’s, Julian Dawes, Sotheby’s, ” Picasso, Walter, Olga Khokhlova, ”, Galerie Georges Petit, Fisher Landau, Andy Warhol's, Fisher, Mark Rothko, Andy Warhol, Willem de Kooning, Fisher Landau’s, fenêtre, Thérèse, Picasso’s Organizations: CNN, London’s Tate, Art, Galerie, Lloyds Locations: New York, Manhattan, Paris, Americas, Russian, Ukrainian, Georgia, London, Marie

☆ Picasso masterpiece depicting his young mistress sells for $139 million at Sotheby’s auction
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A Picasso masterpiece entitled “Femme à la montre” fetched more than $139 million on Wednesday, becoming the second most valuable work by the artist ever sold at auction. The 1932 oil painting took center-stage at a two-day event at Sotheby’s in New York, at the sale of late philanthropist Emily Fisher Landau’s private collection. She is pictured here in front of Fernand Léger's "Étude pour Les Constructeurs" in her home in Manhattan in 2002. In a statement announcing the sale in September, Julian Dawes, Sotheby’s head of Impressionist & Modern Art for the Americas, said: “Picasso’s ‘Femme à la Montre’ is a masterpiece by every measure. Andy Warhol's 1986 self portrait will also be auctioned as part of Fisher Landau's collection.

Persons: CNN —, ”, Emily Fisher, Emily Fisher Landau, Fernand Léger's, ” Marie, Thérèse Walter, Picasso, London’s, Julian Dawes, Sotheby’s, ” Picasso, Walter, Olga Khokhlova, Galerie Georges Petit, Fisher Landau, Andy Warhol's, Fisher, Mark Rothko, Andy Warhol, Willem de Kooning, Jasper Johns, Ed, fenêtre, Thérèse, Picasso’s Organizations: CNN, London’s Tate, Art, Galerie, Lloyds Locations: New York, Manhattan, Paris, Americas, Russian, Ukrainian, Georgia, London, Marie

☆ At a British Amazon Warehouse, a Union Bid Surges, Then Stalls
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Eshe Nelson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Last summer, as Britain’s inflation rate reached 10 percent, Amazon gave its workers there a pay raise. Insulted by the size of the raise, Amazon workers at several fulfillment centers and warehouses stopped working in protest, sharing videos on TikTok of sit-ins in staff canteens. In Coventry, workers have gone further: Hundreds of them have joined a nationwide union, held formal strikes and pushed to have Amazon recognize the union so they can take part in collective bargaining. If this effort succeeds, it will be the first recognized union at an Amazon facility in Britain. The 50-pence pay increase was the catalyst, she said, adding, “They expected us to be really grateful.”

Persons: ” Marie Grimmett, “, ” Organizations: Amazon Locations: Coventry, Midlands, England, Britain

☆ A Lizzo fan made a TikTok video asking to borrow a dress for a red carpet event. The plea worked.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Morgan Sung | Morgan Sung Is A Trends Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

As part of the honor, Marie, whose pronouns are they/she, was invited to attend Out Magazine’s gala in New York. Although the majority of American women wear sizes 14 or above, Marie said, many stores stock only sizes 12 and under. “Apparently the dress that I love from the Emmys this year was in shambles because everyone kept stepping on Lizzo’s train,” Marie said. “So she [the manager] said, ‘But we found one that’s really similar.’"Marie said Lizzo's manager offered them the magenta tulle gown that was custom-made for Lizzo’s 2019 American Music Awards performance. “You can send me a paper bag and say Lizzo wore this at a photo shoot and I would have worn it on the red carpet at that point,” Marie said.

Concursul Muzical Eurovision 2021 este la cea de-a 65-a ediție. Aceasta are loc în Țările de Jos, în urma victoriei țării la ediția din 2019, organizată la Tel Aviv, cu piesa „Arcade”, interpretată de Duncan Laurence. Concursul se desfășoară la Rotterdam. Ediția din anul trecut a fost anulată din cauza pandemiei. Eurovision a fost anulat din cauza pandemiei

Persons: Concursul, în, interpretată de Duncan Laurence, Jos Țările, ” Corry, „, Jos „, Teddy Scholten, Tom Pillibi ” Jacqueline Boyer, ” Jean, Claude Pascal, amour ” Isabelle Aubret, Grethe, Jørgen Ingmann, Poupée, poupée, ” France, Austria „ Merci, Chérie ” Udo Jürgens Udo Jürgens, Sandie Shaw, Lulu Țările de Jos Țările, Lenny Kuhr Franța, Frida Boccara, ” Dana, Vicky Leandros, Anne, Marie David, Jos „ Ding, ” Marie Myriam #, Israel „, Izhar Cohen și, Johnny Logan, Germania, Ein, ” Nicole, Corinne Hermès, Ley, Sandra Kim, Celine Dion, ” Riva, Toto Cutugno, ” Carola, ” Linda Martin, Niamh Kavanagh, Paul Harrington, Charlie McGettigan, ” Eimear Quinn, Dana, Charlotte Nilsson, Love ” Olsen, Padar, Dave Benton și, Marie, Helena Paparizou, Molitva, Marija Šerifović, Dima Bilan, Alexander Rybak, Satelitte, Lena, Nikki, Conchita Wurst, „ Amar, Salvador, Țările de, Duncan Laurence Organizations: la, pandemiei, ” Corry Brokken, Luxemburg, ” France Gall, Monaco, ” Séverine, Waterloo, of, Israel, Gali Atari, Herreys, Wings, Germania, Forest, Salvador Sobral, Eurovision Locations: Jos, la Tel Aviv, la Rotterdam, Ediția, Austria, Luxemburg, Israel, Gali, Estonia, Serbia, Țările de Jos

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