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☆ Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs: Grand jury hearing from witness who claims he has footage of Combs potentially victimizing celebrities
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Elizabeth Wagmeister | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A federal grand jury has been regularly convening in the continuing criminal investigation into music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, three sources told CNN. Attorney Ariel Mitchell told CNN that one of her clients was summoned to testify in front of the grand jury on Thursday. “We are here to comply with the court’s order,” Mitchell told CNN over the phone, disclosing her client’s identity. Representatives for Combs did not respond to CNN’s request for comment regarding grand jury testimony. This is an ongoing investigation,” a source familiar with the current state of the investigation told CNN on Thursday.

Persons: Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, Combs, Ariel Mitchell, Mitchell, ” Mitchell, “, Damian Williams, Emily Johnson, Sean, Diddy, Christine Cornell, CNN’s Kara Scannell Organizations: CNN, US, Office, Southern, of Locations: of New York

A federal grand jury in New York is hearing new evidence this week as part of the investigation into Sean "Diddy" Combs. Attorney Ariel Mitchell-Kidd told NBC News on Wednesday that a male client of hers is testifying before a grand jury in the Southern District of New York on Thursday. A source familiar with the grand jury proceedings confirmed that a male is expected to testify Thursday. NBC News has reached out to Combs' legal team for comment. Mr. Combs and his legal team have full confidence in the facts and the integrity of the judicial process.

Persons: Sean, Diddy, Combs, Ariel Mitchell, Kidd, Emily Johnson, Tony Buzbee, “, we’ve, ” Combs, Casandra Ventura, Ventura Organizations: NBC News, of, U.S, Attorney's, Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center, CNN, Prosecutors Locations: New York, Southern, of New York, Brooklyn's, Texas

San Miguel Gate, Tohono O’odham Nation CNN —The thermometer hit 111 Fahrenheit as we rolled up to a battered tent deep in the Tohono O’odham Nation reservation in Arizona. Chairman Verlon Jose, leader of the Tohono O’odham Nation, considered addressing them, and then turned away. CNNPeople wait to be taken in by Border Patrol after crossing the US-Mexico border near the San Miguel gate on the Tohono O'odham reservation, Arizona in June 2024. Evelio Contreras/CNNYou could drive for miles on the sprawling Tohono O’odham reservation without encountering anyone beside the free-ranging cattle. Some Tohono O’odham Nation members put out water or food for the migrants, others are afraid to.

Persons: Verlon Jose, ”, Evelio Contreras, Jose, ” Jose, Katie Hobbs, we’re, Annette Mattia, “ We’re, you’ll, ” Annette Mattia, “, Ariel Mattia, Raymond Mattia's, who’ve, CNN –, ” Norma, You’ve, ain’t, Mike Wilson, ” Wilson, Raymond Mattia, ” “, Mattia, Biden, That’s, Trump, CNN’s Rachel Clarke Organizations: CNN, Patrol, Border Patrol, US Border Patrol, US Customs, Border Protection, CNN CNN, Customs and Border Protection, CBP, San, CNN Migrants, CNN Border Patrol, CNN Security, US, Plymouth Rock Locations: Miguel Gate, Arizona, Pima County , Arizona, Mexico’s, Cortez, Mexico, United States, San Miguel, Arizona’s Tucson, Menagers, , Arizona, Pima County, America, Tucson, Arizona's, illegals, American, Atlanta

☆ AI-generated influencer ads are having a moment. But they won't replace humans, industry insiders say.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Marta Biino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewThe first time he saw a short-form video ad made entirely using AI, Will Sartorius thought it was "mind-boggling." Sartorius is the CEO of the agency SelfMade, which works primarily with direct-to-consumer brands on social advertising. In March, Sartorius came across a viral ad in the style of user-generated content that was made using the AI tool Arcads. AdvertisementPatricia Redulla is a user-generated content creator. This includes sentences that warn against using generative AI for anything from idea generation to scripts to editing.

Persons: —, Will Sartorius, Sartorius, Ariel Marie, It’s, …, — Beck, ike H, ince, ptions, riel, arie, ould, ake, l, ike, ork, eason, anders, arn Organizations: Service, Business Locations: uman

☆ Rainbow-like phenomenon may glow on hellish exoplanet WASP-76b
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Observations from the European Space Agency’s Cheops space telescope, or Characterising ExOplanet Satellite, detected a “glory effect” on WASP-76b, an ultra-hot exoplanet 637 light-years from Earth. Cheops captured data from WASP-76b as the planet passed in front of its star, making 23 observations over three years. But the glory effect is created as light moves through a narrow opening and bends, creating colorful, patterned rings. An artist's illustration shows the night-side view of the exoplanet WASP-76b, where iron rains down from the sky. Lueftinger said she believes that the James Webb Space Telescope or Ariel may be able to help prove the presence of the glory effect on WASP-76b.

Persons: Cheops, ”, Olivier Demangeon, Wilson, ” Demangeon, Matthew Standing, —, “, Theresa Lueftinger, Lueftinger, James Webb, Ariel Organizations: CNN —, WASP, Astrophysics, of Astrophysics, Space Sciences, ESA, Hubble, Spitzer, Telescope, European Space Agency, “, James Webb Space Locations: Portugal, Cheops

☆ JPMorgan will pay $75 million to settle US Virgin Islands Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking claims
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

JPMorgan is paying $75 million to settle a lawsuit from the US Virgin Islands over links with Jeffrey Epstein. JPMorgan is still pointing fingers at the US Virgin Islands, saying the funds will be used to shore up its law enforcement. AdvertisementAdvertisementJPMorgan Chase has agreed to pay $75 million to settle a civil lawsuit from the US Virgin Islands over claims that it facilitated Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking operation. The funds come on top of the $290 million JPMorgan Chase has already agreed to settle a separate class-action lawsuit brought by Epstein victims, to fund a compensation program. Epstein owned two islands in the US Virgin Islands, which were sold by his estate earlier this year to billionaire Stephen Deckoff for $60 million.

Persons: Jeffrey Epstein, Jes Staley, —, Chase, Jeffrey Epstein's, Motley, JPMorgan Chase, Epstein, Staley, Stephen Deckoff, Denise George, Ariel M, Smith, Patricia Wexler, Wexler, Ghislaine Maxwell Organizations: JPMorgan, US Virgin Islands, Service, US, Islands, Motley Rice LLC, Barclays, Virgin, Virgin Islands, Department, Justice, Deutsche Bank Locations: Virgin, Manhattan

☆ In Chile, a Quest for Truth Driven by Survivor’s Guilt
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Lily Meyer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

THE SUICIDE MUSEUM, by Ariel DorfmanOn Sept. 11, 1973, President Salvador Allende of Chile died inside the national palace in Santiago during a U.S.-backed military coup led by General Augusto Pinochet. Afterward, the Chilean army announced that suicide was the official cause of death, which many Chileans distrusted, if not flatly rejected. This is the mystery that powers “The Suicide Museum,” a new novel by the Chilean American author, playwright and activist Ariel Dorfman. Whether his life was tragic or epic.”For Ariel, even considering the possibility that Allende died by suicide isn’t easy. He is attached to an epic narrative in which Allende died fighting; any alternative theory “desecrated a sanctuary that was out-of-bounds.”

Persons: Ariel Dorfman, Salvador Allende, General Augusto Pinochet, Pinochet, It’s, ”, he’s, Ariel, Joseph Hortha, Dorfman, Allende Organizations: Chilean Locations: Chile, Santiago, U.S, Chilean American, United States

☆ Ariel's John Rogers pulls off solid performance for 40 years with an eye on value
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

John Rogers' 40-year career at Ariel Investments is one marked by steady and stable performance, fueled by an eye for bargains in times of turmoil. The Ariel Fund that Rogers has managed since its inception in 1986 has racked up returns of almost 11% a year, according to Morningstar. Ariel managed $16.2 billion at the end of 2022. The Princeton grad is a value investor, who follows Warren Buffett's style of investing. He believes that value investing is making a comeback after growth stocks enjoyed a dominant decade during the last bull market.

Persons: John Rogers, Rogers, Morningstar, Ariel, Mellody Hobson, Warren Organizations: Ariel Investments, Ariel, Princeton, Garden Entertainment, Boyd Gaming Corp, Federal Reserve Locations: Chicago, Caribbean, Madison

CNN —Swedish authorities have approved a protest involving the burning of Torahs and Bibles outside the Israeli Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden’s national radio broadcaster reported on Friday. A person who has applied to hold a public gathering on Saturday to burn the holy books has been granted permission, Sveriges Radio said. The European Jewish Congress (EJC) said in a press release on Friday that they “strongly” condemned the decision of Swedish authorities. “I unequivocally condemn the permission granted in Sweden to burn holy books. The decision to permit that protest was made in accordance with the right of freedom of speech, Swedish police said at the time.

Persons: ”, Ariel Muzicant, ” Muzicant, Isaac Herzog, “, ” Herzog Organizations: CNN, Embassy, Sveriges Radio, Jewish Congress Locations: Stockholm, Sweden, Israel, Swedish, Baghdad

CNN —A statue of an antisemitic politician who is said to have inspired Adolf Hitler is to be tilted 3.5 degrees to the right. In 2012, a section of the Ringstrasse, the city’s central boulevard, that had borne Lueger’s name since 1934, was renamed Universitätsring. Debate over the future of the statue, which was erected in 1926, has been raging for years. The future of the statue, which has been repeatedly defaced, has been hotly debated in Vienna. He was therefore one of Hitler’s teachers,” Ariel Muzicant, president of the European Jewish Congress and former president of the Jewish Community of Vienna, told CNN in an email.

Persons: Adolf Hitler, Karl Lueger, Karl Lueger Platz, Austrian Hitler, Mein, ”, Lueger, Klemens Wihlidal, JOE KLAMAR, Wihlidal, ” Ariel Muzicant, ” Oskar Deutsch, —, “ Organizations: CNN, Getty, Public Art, European Jewish Congress, Jewish, of, antisemites Locations: Vienna, Austrian, Lueger, Viennese, AFP, of Vienna, Austria

☆ Color of Change, pioneering racial-justice nonprofit, is plagued by allegations of sexual assault and bullying, ineffective leadership, and deep layoffs say sources
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Sean Campbell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

Misconduct by senior leadership was often ignored or glossed over, and choas led to high turnover. But behind the scenes, some staff members say the organization has been wracked with internal turmoil, ineffective leadership, and deep layoffs. Many sources said allegations of misconduct by senior leadership seemed to be ignored or glossed over, and a chaotic environment led to high turnover. The following day, Color of Change eliminated another 12 positions, and again, many of them were part of the union. (Color of Change did not report executive salaries on its 2020 tax filings and has not released its 2021 returns.)

☆ Cubans signed with MLB teams will for first time play on national team at World Classic
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

HAVANA — Cubans signed with Major League Baseball organizations and other foreign clubs will for the first time join domestic stars on the national team that will play in the World Baseball Classic, officials announced Wednesday evening. The Cuban Baseball Federation long defended the idea of amateurism and punished those who left the island to seek their fortunes in professional baseball. But that changed when a program on state television announced the roster of 30 players for Cuba’s national team that will play in the international tournament that begins March 8 in Taiwan. To arrange participation of the MLB players, Cuba had to get special permission from the United States because Washington maintains sanctions on Cuba. Under the agreement, those players are barred from coming to Cuba to work with the team.

The other is Herschel Walker.”A runoff election to decide control of the Senate is not new for Georgia or its Black voters. Now, Jones said, Black voters are facing the burden of having to pull Georgia — and the country — across the line. That part is confusing.”Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker. All of them have so much admiration for Stacey Abrams.”Abrams received 90% of the Black vote, but only 51% of the women’s overall vote, according to NBC News Exit Polls. I can’t be worried about the Senate,” Jones said.

Shannon uploaded his kids' reaction to the trailer to Instagram in celebration of the new Black iteration of the classic princess movie. Like so many other Black children and parents, the LaNier's felt they were being seen when the new version of Ariel swam by with her red locks trailing behind her. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReuters spoke to Shannon, Chandra and their son Carter, 6, and daughters McKenzie, 9, and Madison, 11, about what having a Black Ariel means to them. McKenzie said she was happy that there's a Black mermaid because it's good for children to have a princess or prince that looks like them. "Seeing now how a princess can have their skin color and there's someone besides Princess Tiana and Princess Jasmine that represents them - it's a good thing for me," said their mother Chandra.

Studiul, publicat marţi în revista Cell Reports Medicine, a comparat rata de reproducere a virusului şi a ajuns la concluzia că un purtător al virusului cu varianta iniţială infectează în medie o persoană, în timp ce o persoană infectată cu varianta britanică infectează aproape 1,5 persoane. Analiza probelor a relevat că în decurs de şase săptămâni varianta britanică a crescut de la 5% la 90% din cazurile pozitive confirmate. „Pentru a explica această creştere dramatică am comparat rata de reproducere a virusului (iniţial) SARS-CoV-2 cu cea a variantei britanice. Am descoperit astfel că varianta britanică este cu 45%, de aproape 1,5 ori, mai contagioasă”, precizează profesorul Ariel Munitz, de la Departamentul de Imunologie şi Microbiologie Clinică al Universităţii din Tel Aviv. „Importanţa acestui studiu stă în faptul că este printre primele care se bazează pe informaţii reale privind contagierile şi arată că, aşa cum se suspecta, varianta britanică este mai contagioasă”, afirmă coordonatorul cercetării, profesorul Moti Gerlitz, care anticipează că varianta britanică a coronavirusului SARS-CoV-2 va deveni predominantă la nivel mondial.

Persons: Ariel Munitz Organizations: Cell Locations: Israel, Tel Aviv

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