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☆ ‘Desperate Housewives’ at 20: Why Bree Van de Kamp’s style still reigns
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Jemal Polson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —With her witty one-liners, meticulous style and comically stoic demeanor, it’s easy to see why “Desperate Housewives” Bree Van de Kamp became a fan favorite among viewers when it debuted 20 years ago today. The housewives: Nicollette Sheridan as Edie Britt, Marcia Cross as Bree Van De Kamp, Eva Longoria as Gabrielle Solis, Felicity Huffman as Lynette Scavo and Teri Hatcher as Susan Mayer. Not only is Cross playing a character, Bree is arguably playing one, too. Mixing high-end streetwear and luxury fashion, Adair sourced clothes from all over Los Angeles, where “Desperate Housewives” was shot — cutting up existing garments to make new ones. By the show’s end, Bree moves away from the mystery state Wisteria Lane is situated in, taking up residence in Kentucky.

Persons: Bree Van de Kamp, Susan Mayer, Teri Hatcher, Lynette Scavo, Felicity Huffman, Gabrielle Solis, Eva Longoria, Marcia Cross, Bree, Marc Cherry, Lady Nancy Reagan, Charlotte, façade, Nicollette Sheridan, Edie Britt, Bree Van De Kamp, Andrew Eccles, Catherine Adair, Rex, Adair, Cross, fiancé George, Dina Bar, Charlotte York, Moshe Brakha, Danny Feld, “, ”, Renee, Vanessa Williams, ” Adair, Marcia, Gabrielle, Susan, She’s Organizations: CNN, Globes, Disney, Housewives Locations: Wisteria Lane, Charlotte York, Los Angeles, Kentucky

☆ At Least 1 Dead as Damaging Storms Strike Iowa
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Judson Jones | Orlando Mayorquín | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Damaging storms brought punishing winds and possible tornadoes to Iowa on Tuesday afternoon, leaving at least one dead and causing considerable destruction in the latest in a run of severe weather to have struck the Midwest in recent weeks. A woman suffered a storm-related death in Adams County, according to Lisa Brown, the county’s medical examiner. One of the structures appeared to have caught fire, releasing a large plume of smoke. Footage circulating on social media appeared to show extensive damage in a residential area of Greenfield, Iowa, a small city of about 2,000 residents in Adair County about 50 miles southwest of Des Moines. Video captured by a storm chaser showed a stretch of homes that had been reduced to piles of wood and rubble, and people being escorted away by emergency officials.

Persons: Lisa Brown Organizations: Des Moines . Locations: Iowa, Adams County, Des Moines, Greenfield , Iowa, Adair County

☆ COP28’s big dilemma: fossil fuel cuts, or fudges: podcast
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( George Hay | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

LONDON, Nov 28 (Reuters Breakingviews) - The success of the Dubai climate shindig rests on how much it slashes emissions via cuts to oil production, and how much it relies on carbon storage or removal. In this Exchange podcast, Energy Transitions Commission chair Adair Turner warns against relying on the latter. Listen to the podcastFollow @gfhay on XSubscribe to Breakingviews’ podcasts, Viewsroom and The Exchange. Editing by Thomas ShumOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. They do not reflect the views of Reuters News, which, under the Trust Principles, is committed to integrity, independence, and freedom from bias.

Persons: Adair Turner, Thomas Shum Organizations: Reuters, Energy, Thomson Locations: Dubai

☆ Nickelback reclaims the narrative at documentary TIFF premiere
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Jenna Zucker | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Their response lies in their new documentary "Love to Hate: Nickelback." The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on Friday, a fitting homecoming for the Canadian band. Starring band members Chad Kroeger, Michael Kroeger, Ryan Peake and Daniel Adair, the film takes both haters and fans on a journey through the group's "rollercoaster career." "We thought this was a chance for us to hold the narrative," said Ryan Peake, Nickelback's guitarist and backing vocalist. Frontman Chad Kroeger no longer rocks his iconic long hair, but his blonde frosted tips brought a hint of nostalgia from the band's original look.

Persons: Chad Kroeger, Michael Kroeger, Ryan Peake, Daniel Adair, Carlos Osorio, Nickelback, We've, Leigh Brooks, Brooks, Ben Jones, Kroeger, Jenna Zucker, Sandra Maler Organizations: Toronto, Film, REUTERS, Rights, Thomson Locations: Toronto , Ontario, Canada

It can boost security, especially for small organizations that lack the resources to run their own IT or security departments. But competitors squeezed by Microsoft's security offering are sounding the alarm over how wide swaths of industry and government were effectively putting all their eggs in one basket. Adair said he understood that Microsoft wanted to make money from its premium security product. He noted that the hackers - which Microsoft nicknames Storm-0558 - were caught only because someone at the State Department with access to Microsoft's top-of-the-line logging noticed an anomaly in their forensic data. "Having Microsoft further empower customers and security companies so they can work together is probably the best way," Adair said.

Persons: Steven, Adair, Gina Raimondo, Microsoft, Ron Wyden, Redmond, Adam Meyers, CrowdStrike, Raphael Satter, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Microsoft, NASA, Reuters, U.S, State Department, Storm, Thomson Locations: cyberdefense, U.S, Washington

DeSantis is scheduled to visit Iowa on Friday, his third trip to the state since declaring his presidential bid. His wife, Casey DeSantis, last week traveled to Iowa to launch a national "Mamas for DeSantis" campaign focused on parental rights, hoping to win over the swing vote of suburban Republican women. DeSantis' supporters are also emphasizing what they see as the similarities between DeSantis and Kim Reynolds, Iowa's popular Republican governor, said one person close to the campaign. "The campaign has the most sophisticated and experienced team ever in Iowa, and is poised to crush DeSantis," Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung said. A dearth of reliable polling in Iowa makes it difficult to assess the real strength of both DeSantis and Trump in the state.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump's, DeSantis, Trump, Chris Stirewalt, Stirewalt, Ted Cruz, Rick Santorum, Mike Huckabee, Steve Cortes, Donald Trump, They've, Ryan Frederick, Mike Pence, Tim Scott, Casey DeSantis, Kim Reynolds, Iowa's, Reynolds, Steven Cheung, Ann Selzer, Selzer, James Oliphant, Gram Slattery, Alexandra Ulmer, Ross Colvin, Alistair Bell Organizations: Republican, Trump, American Enterprise Institute, Arkansas, Fox Business, Republican Party, Iowa, Thomson Locations: Florida, Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, South Carolina, U.S, Trump, Adair County

☆ How to crack the climate free rider problem
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( Hugo Dixon | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

For example, the United States, China and Europe are engaged in a green subsidy race that is driving down the cost of clean technology. Extending such a scheme to the members of a G7-led climate club is tricky. Without a big carrot and a big stick, though, the climate club will be a low-key affair. And if Biden wins re-election next year, the prospects of a more ambitious G7 climate club and cooperating with China would improve. Either – or both – would go a long way to solving the climate free rider problem.

Persons: Don’t, It’s, William Nordhaus, –, Isabel Hilton, Adair Turner, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Biden, Peter Thal Larsen, Oliver Taslic, Thomas Shum Organizations: Reuters, ”, Reuters Graphics Reuters, European Union, Bank, Trade, United, Economic Co, Development, U.S, Energy, Commission, White, Thomson Locations: United States, Canada, Beijing, China, Europe, India, Vietnam, Washington, Argentina, Indonesia, Republic

☆ Publishers Clearing House to refund customers $18.5 million in FTC settlement for 'deceptive' practices
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The Publishers Clearing House offices in Jericho, New York on Jan. 30, 2019. Bill Perlman/Newsday RM via Getty Images)How 'dark patterns' can trap consumersSara Adair shows off the oversized check for $1 million her husband Mark received from the Publishers Clearing House Prize Patrol in South Boston, Massachusetts, on April 1, 2022. Dark patterns are a "manipulative" and unlawful design trick, examples of which include pre-checked boxes, hard to find and read disclosures, and confusing cancellation policies, the FTC said. When it included disclaimers or clarifying information, the text was in small, light font and overlooked by consumers, the FTC claimed. In addition to sweepstakes, PCH also sells merchandise and magazines.

Persons: Bill Perlman, Sara Adair, Mark, Craig F, Walker, Samuel Levine, PCH Organizations: Clearing, Newsday, Getty, Publishers, Boston Globe, FTC, Amazon, Consumer, Firms Locations: Jericho , New York, South Boston , Massachusetts, FTC's

☆ East Germany's last Communist premier dies aged 95
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz/File PhotoBERLIN, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Hans Modrow, who as the last Communist prime minister of East Germany oversaw democratic reforms that opened the way to German reunification, has died at age 95, Germany's hard-left Die Linke party said on Saturday. With this, our party loses an important personality," the party, successor to the East German Communist Party, said in a statement. Modrow saw himself as a reformer who had wanted to change the communist party from the inside and make it more democratic. He also served in the East German parliament for more than three decades. Modrow became East Germany's de facto leader after Egon Krenz resigned as SED leader on Dec. 5, 1990, leaving Modrow holding the highest state post.

☆ Nickelback will be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-20 | by ( Zoe Sottile | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Nickelback’s dream to be “big rockstars” might just be coming true with the band’s induction to the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. The much-memed Canadian band will be officially added to the Hall of Fame in March 2023, according to a news release. The band follows singer-songwriter Deborah Cox, who was inducted in 2022, and Jann Arden, inducted in 2021. Many of their most iconic songs – like “Rockstar” and “Photograph” – come from their fifth studio album, “All the Right Reasons,” released in 2005. The Canadian Music Hall of Fame, launched in 1978 to recognize the success of Canadian artists, is located in Calgary, Alberta.

☆ Ukraine has more pluses than minuses for climate
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Hugo Dixon | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

This new “dash for gas” could lock in irreversible global warming or create a mass of stranded assets, according to Climate Action Tracker. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterZOMBIE DIPLOMACYAs if this is not enough, climate diplomacy has broken down. Dialogue between Xie Zhenhua and John Kerry, the two countries’ top climate diplomats, created momentum around last year’s COP26 talks. The agency now expects global gas demand between 2021 and 2025 to rise by less than half the amount it previously forecast. The world is heading to at least 2.4 degrees of warming, if not more, according to Climate Action Tracker.

☆ Science says parents of successful kids have these 26 things in common
▼ + stars: | 2022-02-07 | by ( Marguerite Ward | Rachel Gillett | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +24 min

Here's what parents of successful kids have in common, according to research. Children with parents who stepped in to provide instructions frequently displayed more difficulty regulating their emotions later, the researchers wrote. "Too much direct engagement can come at a cost to kids' abilities to control their own attention, behavior and emotions. When parents let kids take the lead in their interactions, children practice self-regulation skills and build independence," Obradović wrote in the study. The parents tend to take parental leave.

The National Bureau of Economic Research found that when it comes to approving a loan application, online lenders are 40% less likely to discriminate than mortgage lenders who meet with applicants face-to-face. However, online lenders still tend to discriminate based on neighborhoods and shopping behavior, which affects interest rates. AdvertisementUnlike in-person lenders, the research showed online fintech lenders don't discriminate when it comes to approving a loan application. Fintech lenders still discriminate less frequently than non-fintech lenders, though. In this case, you will likely have to meet someone in person, even if you're using an online lender.

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