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☆ Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton are apparently distant relatives
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Dolly Parton has learned her special connection with goddaughter Miley Cyrus is even deeper than she originally thought. Their common ancestor is a man named John Brickey, who was born in Virginia in 1740, according to Ancestry. Brickey is Parton’s sixth great-grandfather and Cyrus’ seventh great-grandfather. “We’re so close, Miley and I. I’d have thought we’d have been at least third cousins,” Parton said on Monday’s episode of Access Hollywood, reacting to the revelation. “Dolly is not only my idol because of her incomparable career—she’s also my role model because of her steadfast morals and values,” Cyrus wrote.

Persons: Dolly Parton, goddaughter Miley Cyrus, they’ve, John Brickey, Cyrus ’, “, Miley, ” Parton, Hannah Montana ”, Cyrus, Parton, Dolly, — she’s, ” Cyrus Organizations: CNN, Disney Channel Locations: Virginia, East Tennessee

☆ They moved from the US to Italy to save their marriage. Here’s how that worked out
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Silvia Marchetti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Christina Sobolev, pictured, and her husband Pete bought and renovated a home in Santa Domenica Talao, Italy back in 2009. Chris Sobolev“A little over 15 years ago, Pete and I made the decision to purchase a property in Italy,” Christina Sobolev tells CNN. They then moved to Santa Domenica Talao, a village they’d first visited in 2009, and spent three to four years renovating the two-bedroom home. “Santa Domenica was initially a town with many abandoned houses falling into disrepair. “Once we had Santa Domenica Talao up and rolling, real estate agents in the area contacted us and wanted to work with us.

Persons: Christina, Pete Sobolev, who’ve, Pete, they're, Sobolev, Christina Sobolev, “, Santa Domenica, ”, Chris Sobolev, they’ve, Domenica, Casa, They’ve, ‘, what’s Organizations: CNN, Vita, Super, European Union Locations: San Jose , California, Santa Domenica, Scalea, Calabria, Italian, Italy, California, Santa, ”, Puglia, Tuscany, Latvian, Latvia, Aieta

☆ Menendez defense lawyer denies bribery scheme and says gold bars found at senator’s home belonged to his wife
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Holmes Lybrand | Gregory Krieg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Menendez is not running for reelection in next month’s Democratic primary but has said he would consider an independent bid should he be exonerated. “Evidence will show Nadine’s family had a lot of gold,” Weitzman said, asserting that she did not discuss money with the senator and kept financial problems she had from him. Weitzman also said the gold bars were found in Nadine’s locked closet, which the senator didn’t have access to. The potential jurors – an array of New Yorkers, including pastors, a standup comedian and amateur musicians – were pressed on whether they could be unbiased and fairly consider testimony from law enforcement officers or convicted criminals. One potential juror spoke about being a “news junkie” who couldn’t sit on the trial because “I’ve learned about the case significantly.

Persons: CNN — Sen, Bob Menendez’s, “, ” Menendez, Avi Weitzman, Nadine, Menendez, Wael Hana, Fred Daibes, Donald, Lara Pomerantz, “ Robert Menendez, ” Pomerantz, Nadine Menendez, Weitzman, ” “, ”, ” Weitzman, Menendez “, ” Nadine, didn’t, Hana, whittle, “ I’ve, Sidney Stein, they’ve, ” Stein, Bob Menendez, Stein, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, I’m Organizations: CNN, New, New Jersey Democrat, Jersey businessmen, Democratic, United, White House, Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Locations: Manhattan, New Jersey, Egypt, Qatar, Jersey, Egyptian American, United States, Lebanon, Paris

The testy clashes have come to be expected as Trump's lawyers carry into the courtroom the bombastic, and often antagonistic, style that defines his campaign trail demeanor. There's no doubt that the lawyers, with some exceptions, have struggled to score major points with judges and in fact have often provoked their ire. Both cases have been defined by contentious exchanges between judges and Trump and his lawyers. In November, for instance, they pushed unsuccessfully for a mistrial in the fraud case, accusing Judge Arthur Engoron of “tangible and overwhelming” bias. Chutkan has repeatedly admonished Trump’s lawyers for political arguments, once telling attorney John Lauro during debate over whether restrictions could be placed on Trump's speech that though she knew he had a “message” to convey, she didn't want campaign rhetoric in court.

Persons: Alina Habba, ”, Lewis A, Kaplan, There's, Trump, “ Trump, Ty Cobb, ” Trump, E, Jean Carroll, Judge Arthur Engoron, Engoron, Christophe Kise, Kise, Habba, he’d, “, ” Kaplan, Joe Biden, ” They’ve, Biden, Tanya Chutkan, Barack Obama, Chutkan, John Lauro, Lauro, Todd Blanche, Chris Kise, Tim Parlatore, Joe Tacopina, Tacopina, — “, “ Donald Trump, Donald Trump, that’s, Aileen Cannon, Trump’s, ” Stephen Saltzburg, ___ Richer, Larry Neumeister Organizations: Trump White House, Trump, Biden, Justice Department, U.S, MSNBC, George Washington University, Associated Press Locations: New York, Washington, Atlanta, Georgia, York, Florida, Lago, Boston, Sisak

☆ Clop: Russian-speaking cyber gang claims credit for hack of BBC and British Airways employee data
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Sean Lyngaas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A group of Russian-speaking cyber criminals has claimed credit for a sweeping hack that has compromised employee data at the BBC and British Airways and left US and UK cybersecurity officials scrambling to respond. The compromise of employee data at the BBC and British Airways came via a breach of a human resources firm, Zellis, that both organizations use. Numerous US state government agencies use the MOVEit software, but it’s unclear how many agencies, if any, have been compromised. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has ordered all federal civilian agencies to update the MOVEit software in light of the hack. Progress, the US firm that owns the MoveIT software, has also urged victims to update their software packages and has issued security advice.

Persons: ” They’ve, —, CISA, Eric Goldstein, Charles Carmakal, ”, Allan Liska Organizations: CNN, BBC, British Airways, Infrastructure Security Agency, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Progress Software, FBI, Mandiant Consulting, Google, LinkedIn Locations: Canada

☆ Irene Gakwa moved to the US to attend nursing school in Wyoming. Then she vanished
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-04 | by ( Faith Karimi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

CNN —Irene Gakwa’s last WhatsApp video call with her parents was filled with gentle ribbing. After Gakwa’s brothers could not reach her, they looked through her phone records and called a close friend she’d talked to numerous times. A group formed to help find Irene Gakwa prepares to post signs seeking information about the missing woman in Gillette, Wyoming, on June 18. Lacey Ayers talks to Stacy Koester, left, and Melissa Bloxom as they place signs with an image of Irene Gakwa in a yard in Gillette, Wyoming. Gakwa and Hightman eventually moved in together in Meridian, and she started nursing school at College of Western Idaho.

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