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☆ ‘The Simpsons’ are once again getting credit for predicting American politics
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

In episode titled “Bart to the Future,” which released in 2000, Lisa Simpson is shown growing up to become the first female president of the United States. Al Jean, one of the best known among “The Simpsons” writers, commented about the similarity on social media. But it’s not the first time an episode of “The Simpsons” has served as a coincidental Magic 8 Ball. The Simpsons Smartwatch prediction (1995) via @mashable. The Simpsons - Gunter & Ernst & the White Tiger AnastasiaIn the episode, a white tiger attacks “Gunter and Ernst” during their act as revenge for having been snatched away from his life in the wild.

Persons: Bart, Lisa Simpson, She’s, Kamala Harris, Al Jean, ”, it’s, Trump, Lady Gaga, Gaga, Siegfried, Roy, Siegfried Fischbacher, Roy Horn, Anastasia, “ Gunter, Ernst ”, Horn Organizations: CNN, Trump Trump, Super, Springfield, Gunter, Ernst, London Symphony, London Symphony Orchestra, London’s Royal Albert Hall Locations: United States, Cypress, Hill

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Persons: French terry, Cotton Pant, Sally, Gabrielle, Sally Kaplan, Gabrielle Chase, Lennox, Bone, I'd, terry, jean, I've, Sally hems, you've, you'll Organizations: Business Locations: French, Miramar

☆ Blades fall off Moulin Rouge windmill in Paris
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Joseph Ataman | Amarachi Orie | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The blades of the windmill atop the famous Parisian dancehall the Moulin Rouge fell off overnight, damaging the facade of the building, it was reported Thursday. Benoit Tessier/ReutersThe blades will be put back in place “very, very soon,” Moulin Rouge director general Jean-Victor Clerico told BFM. Located in Paris’ Montmartre district and established in 1889, the Moulin Rouge is one of the world’s most famous cabaret clubs. What the world famous cabaret club usually looks like when its eponymous red windmill is securely intact. Benoit Tessier/ReutersOver the years, the venue has endured fires and undergone renovations to maintain its grandeur, according to the Moulin Rouge website.

Persons: Rouge, Moulin, Benoit Tessier, Jean, Victor Clerico, BFM, Moulin Rouge, Henri de Toulouse, Nicole Kidman – Organizations: CNN, BFMTV Locations: Paris, Moulin Rouge, Paris ’ Montmartre, Moulin

☆ Economic models buckle under strain of climate reality
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Mark John | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

But detractors say those numbers are the product of economic models that are not fit to capture the full extent of climate damage. A year earlier, the Trump administration cited similar models to justify replacing the Obama-era Clean Power Plan with one allowing higher emissions from coal-burning plants. At issue are the "integrated assessment models" (IAMs) economists use to draw conclusions on anything from output losses to financial risk or the pricing of carbon markets. Line chart with data from Climate Tracker shows varying predictions of global warming damage as percentage of GDP. "Our main message is: 'Economists, speak to climate scientists and come up with results that make sense'," he said.

Persons: William Nordhaus, Trump, Obama, Isabel Schnabel, Leon Walras, doesn't, Thierry Philipponnat, Steve Keen, Nordhaus, Rupert Thorne, Livio Stracca, Jean Boissinot, Nicholas Stern, Stern, Watch's Philipponnat, Mark John, Barbara Lewis Organizations: Central Bank, Finance Watch, Reuters, Network, Greening, " University College of London, ECB, NGFS, LSE, Grantham Research Institute, European Union, Thomson Locations: Dubai, Paris, Brussels

☆ Vatican Synod Ends Without Clear Stances on Women Deacons, LGBT
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

By Philip PullellaVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A month-long Vatican meeting on the future of the Roman Catholic Church ended on Saturday without clear stands on hot-button issues such as women deacons and welcoming the LGBT community. The 365 synod participants included 300 bishops along with lay men and about 50 women who were mostly lay people. At the synod, the pope gave women and lay people a vote on Church affairs for the first time. The body released a final document with 81 paragraphs that each received at least two-thirds approval. The final report did not take a stand on LGBT issues despite discussion beforehand that the synod might call on the Church to be more welcoming to the LGBT community.

Persons: Philip Pullella, Cardinal Jean, Claude Hollerich, Francis DeBernardo, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: CITY, Roman Catholic Church, New Ways Ministry, Catholic Church Locations: St, Peter's

☆ Vatican synod ends without clear stances on women deacons, LGBT
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Philip Pullella | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] Pope Francis attends a meeting of General Congregation during the Synod of Bishops at the Vatican, October 28, 2023. Vatican Media/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsVATICAN CITY, Oct 28 (Reuters) - A month-long Vatican meeting on the future of the Roman Catholic Church ended on Saturday without clear stands on hot-button issues such as women deacons and welcoming the LGBT community. The 365 synod participants included 300 bishops along with lay men and about 50 women who were mostly lay people. At the synod, the pope gave women and lay people a vote on Church affairs for the first time. The final report did not take a stand on LGBT issues despite discussion beforehand that the synod might call on the Church to be more welcoming to the LGBT community.

Persons: Pope Francis, Cardinal Jean, Claude Hollerich, Francis DeBernardo, Philip Pullella, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: Vatican, Handout, REUTERS Acquire, CITY, Roman Catholic Church, New Ways Ministry, Catholic Church, Thomson Locations: St, Peter's

☆ France's head of Notre-Dame renovation dies in accident while hiking
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] French Army General Jean-Louis Georgelin, in charge of Notre-Dame Cathedral reconstruction, stays at distance to answer journalists questions in Paris, France, April 14, 2020. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsPARIS, Aug 19 (Reuters) - The man heading the reconstruction of Notre-Dame de Paris following a devastating fire three years ago has died in an accident while hiking in the Pyrenees. General Jean-Louis Georgelin's death was reported by French media and confirmed by President Emmanuel Macron. Notre-Dame will be restored to its previous design, including the 96-metre (315-feet) spire designed by architect Eugene Viollet-le-Duc in the mid-1800s. Reporting by Elizabeth Pineau and Benoit Van Overstraeten; Editing by Frances KerryOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Jean, Louis Georgelin, Benoit Tessier, Notre, Dame de, General Jean, Louis Georgelin's, Emmanuel Macron, Macron, Eugene Viollet, Elizabeth Pineau, Benoit Van Overstraeten, Frances Kerry Organizations: French Army, Notre, Dame, REUTERS, Rights, Twitter, Olympic Games, Thomson Locations: Paris, France, Pyrenees

☆ General in charge of Paris’s Notre Dame cathedral reconstruction dies
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Dalal Mawad | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Paris CNN —The French army general appointed to oversee the reconstruction of Paris’s Notre Dame cathedral has died during a mountain walk. “The nation has lost one of its great soldiers,” President Emmanuel Macron wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Saturday. He described General Jean-Louis Georgelin, 74, as one of France’s “great servants” and “the architect of Notre Dame’s rebirth.”Reconstruction works of Notre-Dame cathedral as seen on July 5, 2023. Telmo Pinto/NurPhoto/Getty ImagesIn 2019, Macron appointed Georgelin to oversee the reconstruction of Notre Dame following a fire that devastated the cathedral. The cathedral is being restored to its previous design, including the wooden spire that collapsed during the blaze.

Persons: Emmanuel Macron, Jean, Louis Georgelin, “, ”, Notre, Telmo Pinto, Macron, Georgelin Organizations: Paris CNN, Notre Dame, Notre, Dame, Paris, CNN, Staff, of, Legion Locations: Notre, Ariege, Pyrenees

☆ Springboks change 14 for Argentina rematch in Buenos Aires
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

He has continued to cast his net wide and manage the minutes of the players with a further 14 changes for Saturday’s test. The only one to retain their place is flyhalf Manie Libbok, with regular starter Handre Pollard still working his way back from injury. Jasper Wiese is in at number eight, with versatile loose-forwards Franco Mostert and Deon Fourie on the side of the scrum. "There is not a player in our enlarged squad who is fully confident that he will be in the World Cup squad, so the competition for places is intense." The Boks scraped a barely deserved win at Ellis Park on Saturday as they withstood intense pressure from Argentina, and will expect a backlash from the home side.

Persons: Manie Libbok, Andrew Boyers, Hooker Bongi Mbonambi, Gerhard Steenekamp, Jacques Nienaber, Handre Pollard, Fullback Damian Willemse, Canan Moodie, Makazole Mapimpi, Lukhanyo, Andre Esterhuizen, Cobus Reinach, Thomas du Toit, Trevor Nyakane, Marvin Orie, Jean Kleyn, Jasper Wiese, Franco Mostert, Deon Fourie, Nche, Nienaber, Damian Willemse, – Jasper Wiese, – Deon Fourie, Mbonambi, Joseph Dweba, – Vincent Koch, Jean, Luc du Preez, Evan Roos, Herschel Jantjies, Jesse Kriel, Kurt, Lee Arendse, Nick Said, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Rugby Union, International, England, South Africa, Twickenham, Rugby World, Argentina, Springbok, Rugby, Fullback, Ireland, South African Rugby, World, Ellis, Thomson Locations: South, London, Britain, Africa, Buenos Aires, New Zealand, Johannesburg, Mbonambi, France, Argentina

Rome CNN —Pope Francis will allow women to participate and vote for the first time at an upcoming meeting of Catholic bishops in October. The meeting, known as a synod, normally only allows bishops to vote. Pope Francis on Wednesday approved guidelines that will expand participation and voting to include lay people and women. The changes allow for the participation of 70 non-bishop members, of whom 50% should be women, according to the Vatican’s synod office. A synod is a gathering of bishops which takes place at the request of the pope to discuss a particular topic.

☆ Pope allows women to vote at upcoming bishops' meeting
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Pope Francis has decided to give women the right to vote at an upcoming meeting of bishops, a historic reform that reflects his hopes to give women greater decision-making responsibilities and laypeople more say in the life of the Catholic Church. Francis approved changes to the norms governing the Synod of Bishops, a Vatican body that gathers the world's bishops together for periodic meetings, following years of demands by women to have the right to vote. At the end of the meetings, the bishops vote on specific proposals and put them to the pope, who then produces a document taking their views into account. In addition, Francis has decided to appoint 70 non-bishop members of the synod and has asked that half of them be women. He has appointed several women to high-ranking Vatican positions, though no women head any of the major Vatican offices or departments, known as dicasteries.

☆ French archbishop under investigation for 'inappropriate gesture' towards woman
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

PARIS, Nov 16 (Reuters) - A retired French archbishop is under investigation from judicial and church authorities for what he called "an inappropriate gesture" towards an adult young woman at the end of the 1980s. Monseigneur Jean-Pierre Grallet, 81, the retired former archbishop of Strasburg, said in a statement on Wednesday that he had been informed this summer that the woman had filed a complaint against him. He gave no detail about what kind of behaviour he is under investigation for. Last week, French Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard said he had abused a 14-year-old girl decades ago and would withdraw from his functions. In total, 11 bishops or former bishops are currently the subject of abuse investigations, Eric de Moulins-Beaufort, head of the French bishops' conference, said last week.

A French cardinal said on Monday that he had abused a 14-year-old girl in the 1980s, making him the first Catholic churchman of his rank to admit to personally abusing a minor. Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard, a former archbishop of Bordeaux and former president of the French Bishops Conference, said in a statement that he had “behaved in a reprehensible manner with a 14-year-old girl” 35 years earlier when he was serving as a priest.

☆ French cardinal says abused 14-year girl, withdraws from functions
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

PARIS, Nov 7 (Reuters) - French Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard said on Monday that he had abused a 14-year-old girl decades ago and he would withdraw from his functions. "Thirty-five years ago, when I was a parish priest, I behaved in a reprehensible way with a young girl aged 14. Ricard asked for forgiveness and said he would withdraw from his functions and be available for legal and church authorities. In total, 11 bishops or former bishops, including a former bishop in Creteil, near Paris, Michel Santier, are currently targeted by abuse investigations, Eric de Moulins-Beaufort, head of the French bishops' conference, told a news conference on Monday. read moreReporting by GV De Clercq and Ingrid Melander, Editing by Angus MacSwanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Tour a Family Home That Marries Unique Design and Liveability
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Maile Pingel | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Though Sergey Makhno reached far into Ukraine’s past when building his house in Kozyn, a village south of Kyiv, he also sought to break new ground. “I wanted materials that have been used for centuries,” said the architect and furnishings designer. You might not mix individual “recipes” for the clay walls of every room to give each a distinct personality, as Mr. Makhno did. But as you layer on one-of-a-kind textiles or variegated zellige tiles, your style becomes less imitable. After dinner at the Makhno house one evening, an artist guest obliged his host by painting a grand, whimsical Jean Cocteau-like drawing on the wall of his son’s bedroom.

☆ Parisul se va despărţi de anul 2020 cu un recital Jean-Michel Jarre dintr-o catedrală Notre Dame virtuală
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-09 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Această nouă experienţă, cum notează însuşi artistul într-un comunicat, vrea să transmită un mesaj de speranţă pentru 2021 şi să sărbătorească venirea Anului Nou într-un mod „futurist şi festiv”. Un format la care s-au alăturat, de asemenea, Primăria Parisului şi UNESCO. Concertul, de 45 de minute, va începe la ora 23:25 (22:25 GMT) la 31 decembrie, va fi gratuit şi va putea fi urmărit pe internet, sau pe platforme precum Youtube, Facebook sau VRChat. Potrivit organizatorilor, este o invitaţie de a călători într-o lume virtuală a fanteziei, la fel de strălucitoare precum spectacolele oferite de obicei de Jean-Michel Jarre şi cunoscute sub titlurile „Equinoxe” sau „Oxygene”. Spectacolul se va numi „Welcome to the other side” şi este prezentat ca o sărbătoare prin care întreaga lume, inclusiv cei izolaţi social sau geografic de pandemie, pot întâmpina împreună venirea Anului Nou.

Persons: însuşi, Jean - Michel Jarre Organizations: UNESCO, Dame, Facebook Locations: Parisului

☆ Franța se pregătește să amâne alegerile regionale din cauza pandemiei: „Problema nu e scrutinul, ci campania electorală”
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-13 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

în luna iunie. Orice altă ipoteză trebuie exclusă, în special amânarea dincolo de data alegerilor prezidențiale”, spune Jean-Louis Debré. „Problema nu este scrutinul, ci campania electorală”, precizează fostul președinte al Consiliului constituțional. Francezii nu se tem de urneReportarea alegerilor în luna iunie s-ar putea bucura de susținere politică, în timp ce populația pare partajată în privința organizării alegerilor în martie. Franţa se află pe locul patru în clasamentul mondial al ţărilor cu cel mai mare număr de cazuri raportate de contaminare cu noul coronavirus.

Persons: Jean, Louis Debré, Le Monde, Jean - Louis Debré Organizations: Agerpres Locations: ., Franţa

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