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☆ My daughter is transgender, but she's also just like any other kid
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Noah Berlatsky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

As a kid, our daughter was about as easy to deal with as it is possible for a kid to be. And, of course, many parents of trans kids feel that their children have, well, transformed. AdvertisementPublic discussions of trans kids often tend to focus on how they're different from cisgender kids, and on how parents face different challenges in supporting them. And trans kids are different from cis kids in some ways. We like her girlfriend, who is more willing to chat with us than our daughter, perhaps because we're not her parents.

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☆ King Arthur left an ancient trail across Britain. Experts say it offers clues about the truth behind the myth
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

Today, he is best associated with Tintagel Castle, where remains of a settlement dating back to the fifth century perch strikingly on an islet off the wild coast of Cornwall. Bettmann Archive/Getty ImagesFor Stoyle, it’s likely that the myth of Arthur has at least its roots in fact. This Arthur was played by Clive Owen in the 2004 film, “King Arthur,” alongside Keira Knightley as Guinevere. The sixth-century “Artognou stone," discovered in 1998, has linked Tintagel with King Arthur for some scholars, though others dismiss it. Of course, medieval history writers were fast and loose with the facts.

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☆ Jim Cramer names hot sectors that could use a pullback
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

CNBC's Jim Cramer on Thursday suggested the post-election market has been extreme, with big wins and big losses. "We have a lot of overly loved stocks in this market right now," he said. Cramer pointed out the sharp rise of enterprise software stocks, saying that it seems these companies with in-demand products for big corporations can do no wrong. Cramer also highlighted two sectors he said are "too hated," but could bounce back, including pharmaceuticals and semiconductors. For semiconductors, Cramer concluded that those companies have suffered in part because some feel that new artificial intelligence-powered PCs haven't taken off.

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☆ Siberia: Why mysterious craters exploded in the Russian Arctic permafrost, according to scientists
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Their findings, set out in a study published last month, suggest it’s a mix of human-caused climate change and the region’s unusual geology. Graphic shows the process by which warming temperatures and the region's unique geography can lead to explosive craters, according to new research. Vladimir Pushkare/Russian Centre of Arctic Exploration/AFP/Getty ImagesWhat most scientists do agree on, however, is that climate change is playing a role, and may lead to an increase in these explosive craters in the future. As climate change accelerates, he added, it may lead to more permafrost degradation, powerful gas blowouts and new craters. Not only are the craters affected by climate change, they also contribute to it.

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Washington had pressed its ally in the hopes of ending the cycle of attacks and avoiding escalation into a wider war. Blinken said the U.S. is tracking the aid deliveries very carefully and “absolutely essential” that Israel comply. "Israel has achieved most of its strategic objectives when it comes to Gaza,” Blinken said in Tel Aviv. (It also signed off on $9.5 billion in humanitarian aid for Gaza, as well as the conflict zones of Ukraine and Sudan.) But far-fetched as it might seem, it came up during Blinken’s meeting with the Saudi crown prince during this trip.

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A boy carries a humanitarian aid package provided by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in central Gaza City on August 27. Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP/Getty ImagesIsrael’s parliament is considering two bills this week that could significantly restrict the operations of UNRWA, the UN’s relief agency for Palestinians, in territories occupied by Israel. The OIOS added that they were not able to independently authenticate information used by Israel to support the allegations. “UNRWA provides essential and life-saving humanitarian aid and basic services to Palestinian refugees in Gaza, East Jerusalem, the West Bank and throughout the region. Here’s a look at how many Palestinian refugees are registered for UNRWA services – and where.

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Havana CNN —Cuba’s electrical grid shut down on Friday, putting the country into a blackout after the failure of one of the island’s major power plants, according to its energy ministry. In a statement on X, the ministry said “the failure” of the Antonio Guiteras Power Plant caused “the total disconnection of the National Electrical System” from 11 a.m. This week, Cuba’s increasingly energy-strapped government called for draconian measures to save power, including telling many workers to stay home. Millions of people on the communist-run island have been left without power over the last several days as the aging Cuban electrical grid repeatedly collapsed. The Cuban Electric Union has also reported that 37 power generation plants are out of service due to lack of fuel.

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☆ Israel’s last war against Hezbollah ended in stalemate. Fierce border clashes suggest a win won’t be easy
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-12 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Northern Israel CNN —The Ziv hospital in northern Israel is on high alert. Both the IDF and Hezbollah said there had been fierce clashes and several cross-border attacks in the past week. Most troops appeared in high spirits in the days after the ground operation began. He was born in 2006, the year of the Second Lebanon War – a coincidence that is not lost on him. “The first (Israeli) soldiers have now been killed in the Third Lebanon War and the children who will fight in the Fourth Lebanon War are being born now,” he said.

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"You have an opportunity to save Lebanon before it falls into the abyss of a long war that will lead to destruction and suffering like we see in Gaza," Netanyahu said in a video address Tuesday delivered in English. Israeli soldiers raise their national flag in Lebanon's southern border village of Maroun al-Ras. And Wednesday, a video, geolocated by NBC News, stoked outrage: Israeli soldiers raising the country's flag on the outskirts of a border village. Lebanese people who spoke to NBC News on Wednesday bristled at Netanyahu’s warning, with some also mocking the footage of Israeli soldiers planting the flag in the southern village of Maroun Al-Ras. Israel’s invasion of Lebanon amid its 1982 civil war resulted in a nearly two-decade occupation of the country’s south.

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☆ Air France says jet flew over Iraq as Iranian missiles descended on Israel
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Christian Edwards | Saskya Vandoorne | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Air France has opened an investigation into how a jet flying from Paris to Dubai went over Iraq as Iranian missiles fired at Israel crossed the same airspace, the airline said Wednesday. The missiles had to pass through Iraq’s airspace to reach Israel. Air France Flight AF662 was flying over Iraq when the Iranian attack began at around 4:45 p.m. UTC (11.45 a.m. “Thanks to the information we gathered we were able to identify a forthcoming attack on Israel by Iran, involving the launch of ballistic missiles,” Air France said. “As a result, and without waiting for instructions from the Iraqi authorities, Air France decided to suspend the overflight of the country’s airspace by its aircraft from 5 p.m. UTC [12 p.m.

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☆ My daughter lives in Asheville, and I lost contact with her for 3 days as the hurricane hit. I imagined the worst.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Jeneane Nicodemus | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I texted her when I heard Hurricane Helene was headed her way to see how she was preparing. I then didn't hear from her for three days, and as I watched the news, I feared the worst. I found myself rocking back and forth for three days, imagining the worst for my ill-prepared daughter. Related storiesShe sent a series of short texts right before they lost power — "Five trees went down outside our building, water, and power out." A woman shared that her sister was pregnant and stuck on top of her roof in Black Mountain, a neighborhood my daughter lived in when she first moved there.

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☆ What happened in Lebanon and why is Israel attacking Hezbollah?
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

On Monday, Israel intensified its air campaign on Hezbollah, launching “extensive strikes” targeting the Iran-backed militant group in Lebanon. It is unclear how many of the casualties were civilians or Hezbollah militants, but many of the locations described by Israel as Hezbollah targets are also residential neighborhoods and villages. The nearly 500 killed on Monday alone is roughly half the number of Lebanese killed throughout the entire 34-day war between Israel and Hezbollah in 2006. Why is Israel attacking Lebanon? The US believes that neither Israel nor Hezbollah are interested in a full-scale war, but a major concern is that Iran, a key backer of Hezbollah, will get involved, US officials told CNN.

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☆ Adoption fraud was widespread for many South Koreans adopted into Western countries, AP finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +22 min

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — As the plane descended into Seoul, Robert Calabretta swaddled himself in a blanket, his knees tucked into his chest like a baby in the womb. The South Korean government has accepted a fact-finding commission under pressure from adoptees, and hundreds have submitted their cases for review. Western governments turned a blind eye, sometimes even pressuring South Korea for children, while promoting the narrative that they were saving orphans with no other options. Robert Calabretta, right, and his biological father, Lee Sung-soo, during a visit in Daegu, South Korea, in August 2020. Laurie Bender was approached by a strange woman while playing in the front yard in South Korea in 1975.

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☆ When I graduated college this summer, I feared I would always long for my college days. But post-grad life is just as fulfilling.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Victoria Heath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

But while I initially thought I'd always pine for my college days, I can say that post-grad life has its plusses, too. I quickly learned that in post-grad life, there doesn't have to be a shortage of new things for your curiosity to dig into. A side note: planning to meet up with friends might take more effort in post-grad life, but effort is all it is. The future is something to be excited about, tooThere's no shame in finding the transition into post-grad life hard. I do believe that post-grad life can be as fulfilling as your college days.

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☆ Why did Israel blow up hundreds of Hezbollah pagers — and what might happen next?
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Yuliya-Talmazan-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Yuliya Talmazan | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

A region fearing all-out war may have been taken to the brink by a legion of pagers. Israel has not claimed responsibility for the operation, but Hezbollah laid the blame squarely on its adversary, and two U.S. officials told NBC News that Israel was behind the attack. It follows months of tensions between Hezbollah and Israel since Hamas’ Oct. 7 terror attacks and Israel’s assault on the Gaza Strip. Israel announced a new war objective late Monday — the safe return of residents displaced from their homes by months of fighting with Hezbollah across the northern border with Lebanon. Israel could benefit on several different levels from such a massive and shocking operation, Horowitz said.

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☆ Opinion | Reflecting on Biden’s Exit and His Legacy
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

To the Editor:As Joe Biden exits American political life, I’m filled with sadness and some regret. For my entire life, he’s been such a permanent fixture that it will be strange not to see images of him on the Senate floor or on the White House lawn. That megawatt smile and the constant messages of optimism, reassurance and decency that he conveyed — what will we do without them? Joe Biden has always been an extension of my father in a way — someone who loves people, feeds off their energy, and loves a good story and a well-played baseball game. I will miss Joe Biden as our president, and I’m thankful that he had the wisdom and courage to step aside for another presidential nominee.

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☆ Gen Zers can be weird in interviews. A recruiter explained how it sets them back.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

But a senior recruiter said they may be making mistakes early on that set them back. The other half is that Gen Zers have a bad reputation among hiring managers. Red flagsWhen companies started filling roles again as global COVID-19 lockdowns started to lift, employers were "throwing money at candidates," Levine said. "And there's a lot of people who are just more old-school and maybe turned off by the rumors of Gen Z." They should tailor their resumes and applications to specific roles rather than sending the same version to multiple job postings.

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☆ Thomas Crooks, Donald Trump, and the Banality of Gun Violence - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( David Wallace-Wells | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Eleven of the last 12 American presidents have endured an assassination attempt or a plot against their lives. The same is true for 20 of the country’s 45. Most of the recent plots have been foiled early, making the indelible image of Donald Trump fist-pumping in Pennsylvania seem like an atavistic monument or an ominous portent or perhaps both. And though we may describe the stochastic terror of the past decade in terms of ugly bumper stickers and reckless speeches, there has been real violence, not just incitement. “No political party, movement, ideology or manner of thinking has had an absolute monopoly on this violence, and it really hasn’t mattered whether the surrounding political atmosphere was aggressive or docile,” Dayen wrote.

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☆ Opinion | Donald Trump, Man of Destiny
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Ross Douthat | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Every act of political violence yields instant reactions that can’t be supported by the available facts. A single assassination attempt by a loner with a rifle doesn’t necessarily tell us anything about whether America is poised to plunge into a political abyss. Nor do the motives of would-be assassins necessarily map onto a given era’s partisan divisions. Nor can we say definitively that this assassination attempt has sealed up the 2024 election for Donald Trump and his running mate, J.D. Vance — surely the wild twists and turns of the Trump era should disabuse us of that kind of confidence.

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☆ Sam Altman says, post-Trump assassination attempt, that he's 'thinking a lot about what a difference an inch can make to history'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman made a call for unity following the failed assassination of Donald Trump. The tech billionaire said the nation needs to "turn down the rhetoric and find slightly more unity." "I am happy to see most Democrats having the grace to step up and lead on this point," Altman said. AdvertisementThe failed assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump has left OpenAI CEO Sam Altman with a lot to think about. "Thinking a lot about what a difference an inch can make to history," Altman wrote in an X post on Sunday.

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☆ Opinion | The Abyss Stares Back at Joe Biden
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Bret Stephens | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Huey Long-like character of Willie Stark in Robert Penn Warren’s “All the King’s Men” comes to mind, as does the figure of Brutus in Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar.”And so, increasingly, does President Biden. The man elected to banish his self-deluded, deceptive, disrespected and destructive predecessor increasingly embodies those vices himself. “Saying hello to one Democratic megadonor and family friend at the White House recently, the president stared blankly and nodded his head,” Olivia Nuzzi reported last week for New York magazine. The president repeated the words his wife had fed him.”There’s plenty more like this, including in The Wall Street Journal and The Times. “A former senior European official answered the same question by saying flatly, ‘No.’”

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☆ England 2 Slovakia 1 – Southgate’s side scrape through, Bellingham to the rescue, tactical questions remain
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Jacob Whitehead | Oliver Kay | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +11 min

England edged past Slovakia to reach the Euro 2024 quarter-finals, but only after staring a humiliating defeat in the face. England did get the ball in the net early in the second half, but Phil Foden’s effort was ruled offside. That gave Southgate’s team a lead that they defended successfully for the remainder of extra time to retain their place in the tournament… just. AdvertisementAcross their four matches at this tournament, England showed consistent failings that have not been addressed. Peter RutzlerWas the first half England’s worst of the tournament (so far)?

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☆ Inflight ‘raw dogging’: The bizarre new travel trend that’s creating a buzz
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Lilit Marcus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Michael Ceely once spent a four-hour flight just zoning out – no magazines, no movies, no podcasts, just looking out the window and watching the flight map. Ceely, a therapist in California who specializes in working with men, believed it was a form of digital detox and meditation. One commenter called the experience “an incredible dopamine detox.”Some women are getting in on the experience too. “I just stare into the abyss and watch the little GPS plane,” she said in a video that got 9,905 comments. However, on the show Elba’s character doesn’t have much time to stare off into space, as he’s busy trying to negotiate with a group of terrorists who have hijacked the plane he’s on.

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And they were everywhere, although, naturally, New York City was a magnet, as it has always been for L.G.B.T.Q.+ people looking for a place in which they can be themselves. New York City was where you lost your soul, and we wanted to be closer to the earth. I wore an eight-and-a-half-foot-tall Statue of Liberty costume to the Easter Parade in New York City, and Kirsten came along with me. By the time I turned 30, I’d been telling people I was older for years, because I’m not the type to bemoan the loss of my youth. Going to New York felt like this moment of emerging to a wider audience, and then I started to travel a lot.

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☆ I'm an Arizona native. I always see first-timers make these 8 mistakes at the Grand Canyon.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Kris Ann Valdez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

But we knew there had to be more to visiting the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon West features the world-famous Skywalk, a glass walkway on a canyon's edge. Another way to access the South Rim is via The Grand Canyon Railway, which begins in Williams, Arizona. Visitors forget to enjoy the sweeping views from multiple vantage pointsOnce you're in Grand Canyon Village, board a complimentary shuttle. Even so, we still carry a paper map with us when we go to the Grand Canyon.

Persons: —, we've, it's, KrissAnn Valdez, Moran, Theodore Roosevelt, Albert Einstein, Oprah Winfrey, Anthony Baylor, we'd Organizations: Service, Business, Railway, Myers, Norwegian Villa, National Park Service, Park Service Locations: Arizona, North, Grandview Point, Williams , Arizona, Canyon, Mohave, —, Swiss, Norwegian

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