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☆ How ‘cat lady’ became an insult for women of a certain age
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —The stereotypical “cat lady” is one of pop culture’s most bizarre characters — and easiest punching bags. And though Vance’s description of “cat lady” didn’t include “crazy,” madness has been associated with “cat ladies” for over a century. “There is something about the independence of cats, something I like about them, which can be linked with a suspicion of independent women,” said Alice Madicott, whose book “Cat Women” prods the “crazy cat lady” stereotype. Many women proudly reclaim ‘cat lady’So-called cat ladies have been reclaiming the term for more than a century. And since Vance’s comments resurfaced this week, “childless cat lady” is now appearing on new merchandise including bumper stickers and yard signs.

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☆ Big Tobacco’s viral hit may be its biggest success since cigarettes
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

While it’s ultimately owned by tobacco giant Philip Morris International, Zyn is a tobacco-free product. Unlike traditional chewing tobacco, you don’t have to chew the pouches or spit the build-up of tobacco juice. ‘Zynfluencers’Zyn users like Danny Whalen, 26, switched to nicotine pouches last year after 10 years of chewing tobacco. (Philip Morris International told CNN it only advertises at events with an adult audience of over 85%.) Philip Morris International, which split from Phillip Morris USA, does not sell cigarettes in the United States.

Persons: Philip Morris, Bing Guan, Zyn, Phillip Morris, ” — Phillip Morris, Danny Whalen, Whalen, doesn’t, ” Whalen, “, —, Tucker Carlson, Joe Rogan, Logan Paul, “ ZYN, “ Zyn, ”, Pamela Ling, ” Phillip Morris, Ling, ” Ling Organizations: New, New York CNN, it’s, Philip Morris International, Bloomberg, Getty, Phillip Morris International, ” — Phillip Morris International, Rutgers Institute, Tobacco Studies, Rutgers, Boys, Spotify, CNN, Facebook, ESPN, Beale, Music, Pickleball, Center for Tobacco Control Research, Education, University of California San, ” Phillip Morris International, National Cancer Institute, Phillip Morris USA Locations: New York, United States, Aurora , Colorado, TikTok, University of California San Francisco

☆ A Ukrainian recon commander in Kharkiv said its first line of defense was missing, in a 'betrayal' that allowed Russian troops to just walk in
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"There was no first line of defense," Denys Yaroslavskyi told the BBC, which reported from Vovchansk on Sunday. Jonathan Beale, a defense correspondent at the outlet, wrote that Yaroslavskyi showed him drone footage of Russian troops walking past Ukraine's northeastern border without resistance. Lying on Kharkiv's northeastern border, Vovchansk is one of Ukraine's closest cities to the Russian region of Belgorod. Related storiesDays earlier, Ukrainian military observers reported that between 30,000 to 35,000 Russian troops had gathered for the push. The Kremlin has since 2022 been accusing Ukraine of shelling Belgorod, though this also comes amid repeated reports of Russian troops misfiring or dropping bombs by mistake on civilians there.

Persons: —, Denys Yaroslavskyi, Jonathan Beale, Yaroslavskyi, Oleksandr Syrskyi, Syrskyi, Vladimir Putin, Vovchansk Organizations: Service, BBC, Business, Reconnaissance Unit, Armed Forces, Ukraine's General Staff, Russian Federation, Kyiv, Russian, NATO Locations: Ukrainian, Kharkiv, Russia, Vovchansk, Ukraine's, Russian, Belgorod, Moscow, Ukraine, The Washington, Kyiv

☆ Here's how the cast of 'Shirley' compares to the real-life people they're playing
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-22 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Academy Award winner Regina King stars as Shirley Chisholm. Regina King, left, as Shirley Chisholm in the Netflix film "Shirley." Glen Wilson/Netflix; OHalloran/Library of Congress/Interim Archives/Getty ImagesChisholm, born in Brooklyn, was the first Black woman elected to the US Congress. King has been acting professionally since the '80s, beginning with the TV show "227." King also won a Primetime Emmy for her performance as Angela Abar/Sister Night on HBO's limited series adaptation of the graphic novel "Watchmen."

Persons: Regina King, Shirley Chisholm, Shirley, Chisholm, Glen Wilson, King, Jerry Maguire, Stella, Oscar, Angela Abar, Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, Sam Cooke Organizations: Netflix, of Congress, Interim, Getty Locations: Washington , DC, Brooklyn, Miami .

☆ Opinion: What to make of Schumer’s scathing speech on Netanyahu
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Opinion Aaron David Miller | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

So, is Schumer’s speech likely to have a major impact in Israel or on Biden administration policy? One way to read the impact of Schumer’s speech is that it will give the administration the political space to toughen up its policies toward the Netanyahu government. How Schumer’s speech will impact Israel and the US-Israeli relationship is hard to predict. Just look at the Republican reaction to Schumer’s speech. In an interview with CNN, Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell said Schumer’s speech was a contradiction of US policy.

Persons: Aaron David Miller, ” Miller, Chuck Schumer, ” that’s, Howard Beale, Benjamin Netanyahu, ‘, Schumer, Biden, Netanyahu, “ atta, Yair Lapid, Naftali Bennett, ” Benny Gantz, Schumer “, “, ” Gantz, We’re, Donald Trump, Trump, Will Biden, Joe Biden, It’s, that’s, he’s, Israel –, Schumer won’t, George H.W, Bush, State James Baker, Yitzhak Rabin’s, Yitzhak Shamir, Rabin, Bill Clinton, Shimon Peres, Peres, John Boehner, Sen, Itamar Ben Gvir, Bezalel Smotrich, Mitch McConnell, can’t, ” Organizations: Carnegie Endowment, International Peace, Democratic, Republican, CNN, “, Likud, State, Republican Party, Democrat, Hamas, Biden, Israel, White, GOP, Republicans, West Bank Locations: East, Israel, Washington, “, Gaza, Arab, Michigan, Qatar, Iran, Jerusalem, America

☆ Did syphilis originate in the Americas? Ancient DNA offers some insight
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

In France, it was named the “Neapolitan disease” after the French army got infected during its invasion of Naples, Italy, in the first documented syphilis epidemic. A complex disease caused by a complex bacteriumWithout treatment, syphilis can cause physical disfigurement, blindness and mental impairment. Others believe T. pallidum bacteria always had a global distribution but perhaps grew in virulence after initially manifesting as a mild disease. Some bones had marks characteristic of infection with T. pallidum — the bacteria effectively eat away at bones, leaving concave lesions. “The modern tools available for extracting DNA from ancient samples, for enriching the treponemal DNA, and obtaining deep sequencing from samples has rapidly increased our understanding of the Treponema.”

Persons: Christopher Columbus, Treponema pallidum, ”, Brenda J, Baker, Jose Filippini It’s, Molly Zuckerman, wasn’t, ” Zuckerman, “, it’s, Columbus, Europe ’, Sheila A, pallidum, Verena Schünemann, Schünemann, Mathew Beale, Beale, ” Lukehart Organizations: CNN, Research, Arizona State University, Bioarchaeology Laboratories, Mississippi State University, University of Washington, University of Zurich’s Institute of Evolutionary, Wellcome Sanger, Columbus Locations: France, Naples, Italy, Europe, Americas, Brazil, New, Laguna, Santa Catarina, Africa, Columbus, Finland, Estonia, Netherlands, Asia, Cambridge, England

☆ Everything we know about 'House of the Dragon' season 2
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-03 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementGet ready, because the second season of "House of the Dragon" is less than a year away. "House of the Dragon" season two will arrive on HBO sometime in the summer of 2024, HBO CEO Casey Bloys said at a Warner Bros. The first trailer for 'House of the Dragon' season 2 was released in DecemberThe first trailer for the second season was released on December 2 during the "House of the Dragon" panel at CCXP23 in São Paulo, Brazil. You can check it out here:Who's in the cast of 'House of the Dragon' season 2? Theo Whiteman/HBOWhile season one of "House of the Dragon" had 10 episodes, season two will only have eight, Deadline reported in March.

Persons: —, George R.R, Casey Bloys, Martin, Emma D'Arcy, Matt Smith, Matthew Needham, Eve Best, Rhys Ifans, Phoebe Campbell, Bethany Antonia, Ewan Mitchell, Fabien Frankel, Harry Collett, Olivia Cooke, Phia Saban, Steve Toussaint, Tom Glynn, Carney, Ollie Upton, Milly Alcock, Rhaenyra, Viserys, Paddy Considine, Simon Russell Beale, Ser Simon Strong, Freddie Fox, Ser Gwayne Hightower, Gayle Rankin, Alys, Abubakar Salim, Clinton, Jamie Kenna, Ser Alfred Broome, Kieran Bew, Hugh, Tom Bennett, Ulf, Tom Taylor, Cregan Stark, Vincent Regan, Ser Rickard Thorne, Theo Whiteman, Aemond, Miguel Sapochnik, Sapochnik, Ryan Condal, Alan Taylor, Condal, Alicent, Alicent Hightower, Rhaenyra Targaryen, Glynn, D'Arcy Organizations: Service, Dragons, HBO, Warner Bros, WGA, SAG, Entertainment, Jefferson, Clinton Liberty, Hollywood, Aegon Locations: Westeros, London, Wales, British, São Paulo, Brazil, Alys Rivers, Hull

☆ HBO just released its first teaser for 'House of the Dragon' season 2. Expect more dragons and more bloodshed.
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-03 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

NEW YORK (AP) — Colman Domingo has a commanding physical presence, an expressive face and soulful eyes. His performance in George C. Wolfe's “Rustin" — Domingo's first time atop the call sheet — has made the 53-year-old journeyman actor a favorite for a best actor Oscar nomination. Though celebrated — Colman shared in an Obie award for ensemble — once the play closed, Domingo found himself bartending again. “I would be talking with Mark Rickler the production designer, ‘Oh, Colman could do that.’ Part of my brain would go, ‘Oh, Colman could do that,’' recalls Wolfe. “And she clutches her heart and says, ‘Oh, Colman.’ And then we started hiking again.”___Follow AP Film Writer Jake Coyle at: http://twitter.com/jakecoyleAP

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The cities say they buy tickets only for migrants who want to travel and they do not coerce people to leave. The vast majority were bus tickets, but Denver also purchased about 340 tickets for flights and 200 for train rides. Ewing gave a similar message regarding El Paso’s busing of migrants to Denver, saying the two cities have been in communication. New York City and Chicago also are limiting migrants' shelter stays. “We have other Democratic cities, Denver, California, L.A., sending their people to Chicago, New York.

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☆ ‘The Marvels’ Review: Brie Larson Leads a Not-So-Supergroup
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Zachary Barnes | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Brie Larson and Iman Vellani Photo: Marvel Studios‘The Marvels” arrives amid a rumbling storm of negative feeling—about both its likely performance at the box office and the continuing success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as a whole. The new film certainly suggests as much, and leaves one hoping that superheroes might at long last leave us mortals to fend for ourselves. The main hero here is Carol Danvers , aka Captain Marvel, once again played by Brie Larson . She is joined by Monica Rambeau ( Teyonah Parris , better served in “If Beale Street Could Talk”) and Kamala Khan , aka Ms. Marvel (Iman Vellani, with the eager, lightly amusing energy of a Disney Channel star). Together, the trio becomes the Marvels, a supergroup formed by cosmic accident after their powers become entangled and they find themselves switching places across space, possibly due to some holes opened up in the universe by the rotely vengeful evildoer Dar-Benn (Zawe Ashton).

Persons: Brie Larson, Iman Vellani, spandex, Carol Danvers, Marvel, Monica Rambeau, Teyonah Parris, Beale, Kamala Khan, evildoer Dar, Benn, Zawe Ashton Organizations: Marvel Studios, Marvel, Disney Locations: “

☆ Insurance companies have discovered devious new ways to rip you off
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Jathan Sadowski | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

Unfortunately, as premiums for everything from home insurance to car insurance skyrocket, more of us are being forced to dwell on the opaque and convoluted insurance industry. AdvertisementAdvertisementTo determine that magic price tag, insurance companies drill down into the nitty-gritty details of your life. I'll go even further: To boost their own profits, insurance companies are becoming increasingly antisocial and antagonistic. To boost their own profits, insurance companies are becoming increasingly anti-social and antagonistic. The stuff of insurance is far too important to be left to the insurance industry.

Persons: Søren Holm, Duncan Minty, Kengo Sakurada, you've, Colm Holmes, —, Holmes, Inga Beale, Beale, ProPublica, Cigna Organizations: Consumers, Caliber, Insurance, Sompo Holdings, Aviva, Allianz Holdings —, of Actuaries, State Farm, Farm, New York Times, of Information Technology, Monash University Locations: London, State

☆ Clement appointed manager at Rangers
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Oct 15 (Reuters) - Rangers have appointed Belgian Philippe Clement as their new manager to replace Michael Beale, the Scottish Premiership club said on Sunday. Beale was sacked earlier this month with the club seven points behind leaders and rivals Celtic after three defeats in their first eight matches. Rangers were also thrashed 7-3 on aggregate by PSV Eindhoven in their Champions League playoff and have dropped into Europe's second-tier Europa League competition. Rangers next host Hibernian on Oct. 21. Reporting by Aadi Nair in Bengaluru Editing by Christian RadnedgeOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Belgian Philippe Clement, Michael Beale, Beale, Clement, Aadi Nair, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Rangers, Belgian, Scottish Premiership, Celtic, PSV Eindhoven, Champions League, Europa League, AS Monaco, Club Brugge, Hibernian, Thomson Locations: Bengaluru

In it, the Haitian-born filmmaker of “Lumumba,” “Sometimes in April” and some of the most thoughtful, prodding essay-film documentaries, chronicles the story of the Reels family in North Carolina. The land, known as Silver Dollar Road, has been in the family since the days of Reconstruction, when their ancestors were freed from slavery. In Peck’s hands, the film stays close to the Reels’ experience and to the land; images of vines that wrap the family tree seem to grow out of the forests of Silver Dollar Road. There’s no way you can recover.”Instead, any villain in “Silver Dollar Road” is faceless. To feel at home and to feel at ease, not to be afraid that there would be something that would aggress them.”Peck was in Toronto to premiere “Silver Dollar Road” at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Persons: Raoul Peck, Barry Jenkins beelined, James Baldwin, Peck, Oscar, " Jenkins, ”, Baldwin, “, Beale, ” Jenkins, “ Lumumba, Elijah, what's, Melvin Davis, ” Peck, it’s, I’ve, Lizzie Presser, Mamie, Ellison, Kim Renee Duhon, Duhon, “ We’ll, they’re, Jake Coyle Organizations: TORONTO, HBO, Toronto, Twitter Locations: Toronto, Haitian, ”, North Carolina, Adams, Carteret County, North America, Berlin

☆ London’s Pointe Black ballet school aims to break racial barriers
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Alishia Abodunde | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

And classical ballet companies strive for a uniform look especially in works like “Swan Lake,” making it harder for dancers of colour to get hired or promoted. At The Royal Ballet, “we are determined to make our theatre a welcoming and inclusive place for all,” a company spokesperson said. “Dance is for everybody,” noted a spokesperson at The Royal Academy of Dance, whose syllabus is taught worldwide. “Ensuring there is diversity in the dance world is important to everyone at the RAD.”Essel wants to speed up change by disrupting the status quo. And it’s really just about celebrating the person no matter where they come from.”Maya Beale-Springer, a 10-year-old student at Pointe Black and another ballet school, enjoys exploring various styles.

Persons: Sandie Bourne, ”, Essel, “, ” Maya Beale, won’t, ” Essel, Richard Chang, E Wong, Eve Watling Organizations: Britain’s Society for Dance Research, Royal Ballet, The Royal Academy of Dance, Springer, Pointe Black Locations: Asia, South America, Cuba, perm

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — One person was shot and critically wounded at a concert headlined by rapper Lil Baby in Memphis, Tennessee, on Thursday night, police and local media said. The Memphis Police Department posted on social media that officers responded to a report of a shooting at 10:23 p.m. at 191 Beale Street, which is the address of FedEx Forum. A male victim was transported to Regional One Health Medical Center in critical condition and no other injuries were reported, police said. Lil Baby was rushed off the stage when shots were fired inside the venue, WREG-TV reported. Political Cartoons View All 1148 ImagesA representative for the rapper did not immediately respond to a request for more information from The Associated Press.

Persons: Lil Baby Organizations: The Memphis Police, FedEx Forum, Health Medical Center, Associated Press Locations: MEMPHIS, Tenn, Memphis , Tennessee

☆ NatWest appoints former Nationwide CFO to its UK bank board
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A man walks past ATM machines at branch of the NatWest bank in Manchester, Britain September 21, 2017. Picture taken September 21, 2017. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Sept 1 (Reuters) - NatWest (NWG.L) has appointed Mark Rennison, a former Nationwide Building Society Chief Financial Officer, to the board of its ring-fenced retail bank, the British lender said on Friday. Rennison will serve as a non-executive independent director on the board of NatWest Holdings Limited (NWH), which contains the lender's retail, commercial and wealth banking businesses. Rennison's appointment follows Graham Beale stepping down from the NWH board on Aug. 31, as NatWest announced in April.

Persons: Phil Noble, Mark Rennison, Rennison, Graham Beale, Lawrence White, David Evans Organizations: NatWest, REUTERS, Nationwide Building Society, NatWest Holdings Limited, Thomson Locations: Manchester, Britain

☆ Elon Musk's flashing X sign at Twitter headquarters resulted in $4,447 of fines which the landlord paid, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk had a strobe light in the shape of an X erected on the roof of the company's headquarters. The landlord has paid $4,447 in fines as a result, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. The X sign that Elon Musk had installed on the roof of his company's headquarters resulted in $4,447 in fines which the landlord of the building paid, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. As Musk rebranded Twitter to become X, the iconic blue bird logos were removed from inside its downtown San Francisco office, and eventually from the exterior sign after interruptions from police. It's another headache for X's landlord, which previously filed a lawsuit against the company saying that it hadn't paid rent.

Persons: Elon Musk, Musk, Pacino, k5QfAm8yuG, e7ECCM2NUD — Christopher J, Beale, X Organizations: San Francisco Chronicle, Twitter, Francisco's Department, Planning Department, of Locations: San Francisco

☆ Elon Musk's 'X' sign removed from San Francisco headquarters after complaints from city officials and neighbors over its blinding lights: report
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk's new "X" sign appeared atop its San Francisco headquarters Friday. The large sign Elon Musk had installed atop X's San Francisco headquarters has already been removed after irking neighbors and raising concerns with city officials. It's the latest update in the ongoing saga surrounding X's San Francisco headquarters. Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesSeparately, city officials also voiced concerns over the new sign and Musk's attempts to remove the original Twitter sign. City officials also stepped in when the new X sign was installed, according to the Associated Press.

Persons: Elon, Musk, Elon Musk, NBC's Scott Budman, Christopher J, Beale, KTVU, Justin Sullivan Organizations: Elon, Twitter, KQED, San Francisco Police Department, Authorities, Associated Press Locations: San Francisco, X's

☆ An ‘Oppenheimer’ Reading List
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Amanda Taub | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Rhodes’s Pulitzer-winning book has been having a renaissance among people grappling with the potential destructive force of other new technologies. Writing in The Atlantic, Charlie Warzel called it “a kind of holy text for a certain type of A.I. researcher — namely, the type who believes their creations might have the power to kill us all.”Long before “Oppenheimer,” a different portrayal of atomic science captured my imagination. (I think it works best as a live play, but if you’re looking for streaming options, the BBC did make a television version starring Daniel Craig in 2002 and a radio version starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Simon Russell Beale in 2013.) But inside, readers found that the entire thing was devoted to one single article: “Hiroshima,” by John Hersey.

Persons: Rhodes’s Pulitzer, Charlie Warzel, ”, “ Oppenheimer, Michael Frayn, Werner Heisenberg, Nils Bohr, Heisenberg, Bohr, Margrethe —, Daniel Craig, Benedict Cumberbatch, Simon Russell Beale, John Hersey, Hersey, Suzanne Batchelor, “ Organizations: BBC, Yorker Locations: Copenhagen, Danish, Hiroshima, ”, Central Texas, “ Hiroshima

LONDON, July 18 (Reuters) - King Charles will mark 400 years since William Shakespeare's plays were published in collective form on Tuesday, bringing actors and directors together to celebrate his love for the bard and a book hailed as one of the most important in English literature. Compiled by Shakespeare's friends seven years after his death, the Folio contained plays which had never before been published. Now he is sovereign, Charles, 74, wants to shape a monarchy fit for the future. He has been president of the Royal Shakespeare Company since 1991. At the Windsor Castle reception on Tuesday, actors will perform including Simon Russell Beale and Harriet Walter, two of Britain's greatest stage actors.

Persons: King Charles, William Shakespeare's, Shakespeare, Charles, Queen Elizabeth, Camilla, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, Ian McKellen, Judi Dench, Benedict Cumberbatch, David Tennant, Shakespeare's, Henry IV, Simon Russell Beale, Harriet Walter, Sarah Young, Alexandra Hudson Organizations: ROYAL, Royal Shakespeare Company, Alexandra Hudson Our, Thomson Locations: Windsor, Britain

☆ With Hollywood Change Stagnating, a Call to ‘Burn It Down’
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Alexandra Jacobs | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

BURN IT DOWN: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood, by Maureen RyanAs I typed this, striking Writers Guild of America members were skipping the picket lines in New York City because of poor air quality, after smoke drifted down from wildfires in Canada. It was a grimly perfect backdrop to read “Burn It Down,” a new book about the pervasive moral shortcomings of Hollywood by the longtime entertainment reporter and critic Maureen Ryan. For the industry Ryan covers is suffering its own kind of climate crisis. Television seasons are shorter — that’s if it’s even relevant to call a collection of episodes that can be binged anytime a “season” anymore. official and private investigator.”Ryan also alludes briefly here, as she has in Variety, to having been the victim of sexual assault by an unnamed television executive.

Persons: Maureen Ryan, Ryan, Don, George Floyd, gingerly, ”, H.R, ” Ryan, Howard Beale Organizations: Guild of America, Television, The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, Variety Locations: Hollywood, New York City, Canada

☆ Exotic turtles have been poached to near-extinction in Asia, but in Hong Kong, these species thrive
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-30 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Scientists in Hong Kong are trying to save three species of turtles, CNN reports. Meanwhile, the Golden coin turtle, a striped turtle once considered an integral part of Chinese folk medicine, can go for hundreds of American dollars, CNN reported. "The situation has come to a point where it cannot be worse," Sung told CNN. The researchers told CNN that each species' population is now in the hundreds, with the Golden coin turtle being the rarest of all, with only around 100 in Hong Kong. Experts told CNN that since 2015, authorities, including the city's police and local wildlife organizations, seized thousands of illegally hunted turtles.

☆ These strange-looking turtles in Hong Kong could soon be extinct
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-29 | by ( Chris Lau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Hong Kong CNN —One of the world’s most densely populated cities might seem an unlikely refuge for endangered wildlife. While in Hong Kong, the unlikeliness of the setting has enabled them to fly largely under poachers’ radar. Professor Sung Yik-hei with a Big-headed turtle at a lab at Lingnan University in Hong Kong on April 13, 2023. Courtesy Sung Yik-hei Professor Sung Yik-hei monitors an area near a river in Hong Kong on April 13, 2023. A few hundred are left in Hong Kong, and perhaps even fewer in its other homes of Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.

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