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☆ Metropolitan Museum of Art reveals design for new $550-million wing
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-12 | by ( Benjamin Sutton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by The Art Newspaper, an editorial partner of CNN Style. CNN —The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York released the first renderings of its revamped wing for modern and contemporary art, a $550-million project spanning around 126,000 square feet and designed by Frida Escobedo, the first female architect to design a wing in the museum’s 154-year history. “The wing will comprise a three-story base supporting recessed fourth and fifth floors,” a representative for Escobedo’s studio said in a statement. The museum is in the final stages of a $70-million upgrade of its Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, which houses African, ancient American and Oceanic art galleries. In addition, the Met recently completed both a rehang of its American Wing to mark its centennial and a new interactive learning center.

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☆ Biden says he’ll veto bill that would let Trump nominate more judges
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Tierney Sneed | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The White House said Tuesday that Biden would veto the bill – passed unanimously by the Senate this summer and set for a House vote this week – that would add judgeships to the most overburdened federal courthouses in the country. Judges across the ideological spectrum have warned that staffing shortages have created a major backlog in cases. Democrats are now pointing to House GOP leadership’s failure to do so as reason why they’re reversing their support. Judges – including in interviews with CNN – have said that the judiciary faces a staffing crisis that is undermining litigants’ right to speedy justice. Lawmakers may try to get the bill passed in the new Congress, but getting Democratic support may require delaying the first allocation of new judges until 2029, when White House control will be unknown.

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SEOUL, South Korea — When South Koreans came out to defend democracy this week in the face of a surprise martial law declaration by their president, history was weighing heavily on their minds. South Korea, a key U.S. ally, is the world’s 10th-largest economy and a vibrant Asian democracy in a region where authoritarianism is on the rise. But the country of 50 million people spent decades under military-authoritarian rule, with martial law frequently declared and those who resisted it sometimes killed. But then they ended up at the National Assembly.”Their job was to prevent lawmakers from entering, since the legislature’s operations had been banned under the martial law proclamation. Historically, “whenever South Korean authoritarian leaders wanted to declare martial law, they typically sought at least some kind of tacit approval from Washington,” Jo said.

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The fire in April 2019, which burned the roof and spire of Notre-Dame, caused the world to hold its breath. David Bordes/Rebâtir Notre-Dame de ParisI made it to the roof, where workers were securing the rebuilt spire and new rafters. A 3-D rendering showing a contemporary view of a portion of the city of Paris, filled with grey buildings. The map is replaced by a more recent map of Paris, widening our view and showing much more development. The map transitions into a 3-D rendering returning us again to the contemporary city, with Notre-Dame at its heart.

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☆ Architectural Digest 100 list: The designers to have on your radar in 2025
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-04 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Each year, a fresh troupe of design industry talents are recognized in Architectural Digest’s AD100 list. William Jess LairdElsewhere, the 2025 list features a handful of storied names, including 2021 World Building of the Year winners Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG). The cover for the latest AD100 list features an elaborate tropical-style pool set within a Swiss chalet. Architectural DigestAlso on the list are a number of studios credited for their work transforming the private homes of A-listers. The 2025 AD100 list will be featured in the publication’s January 2025 issue.

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☆ Mareterra: This $2 billion luxury ‘eco-district’ has grown Monaco in size by 3%
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-04 | by ( Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New “eco-district” Mareterra, which has been built into the Mediterranean Sea, expands the microstate’s land mass by almost 15 acres. Inaugurated by Monaco’s Prince Albert II on Wednesday, the €2 billion ($2.1 billion) luxury development features a marina, seaside promenade and swathes of new high-end housing. The new development features more than 100 new luxury apartments in one of the world's most densely populated places. Land is notoriously scarce in Monaco, which has a long history of building into the sea. MareterraEarlier land reclamation efforts attracted the ire of environmentalists worried about the impact on Monaco’s marine life, which today includes 60 species of coral.

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☆ Howard Lutnick helped build Newmark into a real estate powerhouse. Now he's leaving for Washington.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-04 | by ( Daniel Geiger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementHoward Lutnick opened his wallet and Rolodex to turn Newmark into a commercial real estate success. In 2011, the billionaire arranged for his affiliate financial company, BGC Group, to purchase the New York-based commercial real estate services firm Newmark for an undisclosed sum. The results have turned heads in the ultra-competitive real estate business. "It's one of the best positioned real estate players today," Goldfarb added, noting that he has an "overweight" – or buy – rating on Newmark stock. In 2014, Newmark purchased Grubb & Ellis, a commercial real estate services firm, out of bankruptcy.

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☆ Chase Strangio: For the first known transgender lawyer to argue before Supreme Court, the mission ‘is not lost on me’
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-01 | by ( Chelsea Bailey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Strangio, an attorney for the ACLU, is set to make history Wednesday as the first known transgender person to argue before the US Supreme Court. With hindsight, Strangio’s career can appear like it’s been hurtling toward this week’s Supreme Court appearance. Esseks often gets asked, he said, whether the ACLU tapped Strangio to present its case before the Supreme Court because he’s trans. The Supreme Court ruling also could be life-altering for physicians like Dr. Izzy Lowell, whose telehealth practice, QueerMed, provides hormone therapy and other services for transgender and nonbinary people. “I think about all of the arguments that have that have been held in the Supreme Court over just the basic dignity of people.

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Macron was joined by his wife, Brigitte, and Laurent Ulrich, the archbishop of Paris, as he made his way around the restored building. Bright winter sunshine lit up the stained-glass windows and creamy stonework gleaming in place of huge charred holes. In the square outside, Macron was surrounded by crowds of cheering artisans, architects, business leaders and donors. The charred oak ceiling that was punctured by the spire that crashed into it has been replaced with new wood. “It was a challenge many deemed impossible, yet one we will have met on,” Macron said.

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☆ Her vacation romance told her they’d ‘stay in touch.’ She assumed she’d never hear from him again
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

CNN —When Shylo Malcolm’s week in Cuba came to an end, she assumed her vacation romance was ending, too. “I’d had such an amazing week, and maybe we wouldn’t see each other again, the future was uncertain,” recalls Shylo. “We were ready to have fun, party it up,” recalls Shylo. “My friends and I were excited to practice our French, since we hadn’t used it in years,” Shylo recalls. Morgan Kitchen PhotographyAfter a few years of living together in Canada, Yann and Shylo found themselves discussing marriage.

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☆ How Amazon revamped its AI-sales machine to compete with OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

AdvertisementAWS faces competition from OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google in AI, risking its cloud dominance. It offers new financial incentives for AI sales. "This is a great time to partner with our sales teams for this #OneTeam effort," AWS said in an internal memo obtained by Business Insider. Many AWS sales teams have new performance targets tied to AI products. The Find One, Launch One, Ramp One initiative includes AWS sales architects.

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☆ In pictures: First look at Notre Dame’s breathtaking restoration five years after fire
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

The resurrection of Notre Dame – the treasured Gothic gem in the heart of Paris struck by a devastating fire in 2019 – has been a closely guarded secret. Few had seen the meticulous work of architects, artisans and master craftspeople who have carefully brought the cathedral back to life. Many will remember watching in horror five years ago as bright orange flames engulfed the 860-year-old Gothic cathedral, its famed spire toppling from the Paris skyline. At the time, Macron vowed the beloved building would be restored and set an ambitious deadline of five years. Fast forward 2,055 days, the seemingly impossible has been achieved and the €700 million ($737 million) restoration is complete.

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☆ She went on vacation to Southern Italy and never returned to the United States
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Silvia Marchetti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —With plenty of sunshine, beautiful beaches and a slow-paced lifestyle, it’s little wonder that Southern Italy is such a sought-after vacation destination, with most visitors looking back wistfully over their stay as they finally head home. The Baroque “jewel” of Southern Italy, full of elegant palazzos and cozy piazzas, bewitched her. Blackmon had previously gained experience of life in Northern Italy, all thanks to a Hollywood movie. Courtesy Michele BlackmonHowever, for Blackmon, Florence represented an extension of her lavish LA lifestyle, with the high prices to match. Now, having established her new life in Lecce, she says she’s still dabbling as a lifestyle consultant, helping foreigners who want to relocate to Southern Italy.

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☆ Harris campaign leaders blame abbreviated campaign and headwinds for loss
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Gregory Krieg | Jeff Zeleny | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The leaders of Harris’ presidential campaign in an interview released Tuesday defended their decisions and blamed a variety of external factors for the Democrat’s defeat three weeks ago. Harris’ top aides did not reveal any notable regrets and suggested that, with more time, the vice president might have fared better. Though she seemed less inclined to pass along the blame, the vice president also suggested the short campaign hamstrung her chances. President Trump is for you.” The spot used Harris’ own words, highlighting support for taxpayer-funded sex reassignment surgeries for transgender prisoners. “I think that it made her seem out of touch.”Yet the architects of the Harris campaign dismissed suggestions that some Democrats have made since the election that not responding to the ad played a major role in Harris’ defeat.

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Will Trump’s former defense lawyer protect the Justice Department from Trump? Justice Department attorneys now hope that Trump’s pick for the critical No. 2 position at the department — Todd Blanche, the president-elect’s defense lawyer — can help protect the department’s career civil servants from Trump. Blanche served as Trump’s lead criminal defense lawyer in the Stormy Daniels hush money case brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Incoming district attorney Nathan Hochman, who is set to take office Dec. 2, has said he needs to review the case before he makes a decision.

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☆ Can Saudi Arabia keep pace with its ambitious mega-project spending spree?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Natasha Turak | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Digital render of NEOM's The Line project in Saudi Arabia The Line, NEOMIn Saudi Arabia's northwestern desert, a sprawling construction site replete with cranes and pile drivers sits encircled by a recently-built road. The changes come as the Saudi deficit grows and the outlook for oil demand, along with global oil prices, sees sustained lows. Construction for The Line project in Saudi Arabia's NEOM, October 2024 Giles Pendleton, The Line at NEOMThat begs the question: does Saudi Arabia have enough money to meet its lofty goals? Saudi Arabia has poured tens of billions into projects that have yet to hint of any financial returns." Saudi Arabia has an A/A-1 credit rating with a positive outlook from S&P Global Ratings and an A+ rating with a stable outlook from Fitch.

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☆ Destiny’s Child reunite for Michelle Williams on Broadway: ‘Ride or die friends’
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Francesca Gariano | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland showed their support for Michelle Williams on her big return to Broadway. Destiny’s Child reunited backstage Nov. 21 on the opening night of “Death Becomes Her” on Broadway, starring Williams as Viola Van Horn. On Saturday, Beyoncé shared a video montage on Instagram set to her song “II Most Wanted” featuring Miley Cyrus. “It is always great seeing Destiny’s Child together,” she wrote in part in the caption. Ride or die friends who support and love each other ❤️.”Destiny’s Child, originally called Girls’ Tyme, featured a lineup that consisted of Beyoncé, Rowland, LeToya Luckett, and LaTavia Roberson.

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PARIS — Most have on jeans, some wear rough work boots, and one sings with a white construction helmet tucked under his arm. The 80-strong choir has come together to do more than sing, though — the crew of architects, stonemasons, archaeologists, art historians, art conservators and others have helped rebuild Paris’ Notre-Dame cathedral after a fire ripped through the iconic French Gothic masterpiece nearly five years ago. Much like the building and rebuilding of a cathedral, a small army of individuals needs to work in unison to create extraordinary music. Just weeks before, she and her husband had taken their children to visit the cathedral — and now it was at risk of being reduced to rubble and ashes, she remembers. “Everyone was very sad and very anxious about the potential collapse of the cathedral overnight,” she said.

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☆ Rev. William Barber offers a blueprint for Democrats’ revival in Trump’s second term
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( John Blake | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

William J. Barber II has long been one of America’s most persistent and eloquent spokespersons for poor and working-class Americans. Barber is the recipient of a MacArthur “genius grant” and helps lead the Poor People’s Campaign, which seeks national solutions to ongoing poverty. Barber also done something else: He’s shown Democrats how they can win political victories in red states. He once said, “Racism may target Black people, but it damns a democracy, and it damns humanity.”CNN spoke with Barber about the country’s future in Trump’s impending second term. Critics say Democrats are elitist and look down on working-class people.

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☆ Rich Americans Are Buying up Old French Chateaus, Mansions
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Astrid Landon | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

All across France, there's a glut of châteaus for sale. Plans require approval by the French minister of culture, and work must be done by designated specialists. "I decided not buying a château in France was going to be more detrimental to my health than buying one." For many French sellers, what strikes Americans as romantic has come to feel like a curse. "I live in a château," Engel reminds himself when he's feeling overwhelmed.

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☆ Dining Sheds Changed the N.Y.C. Food Scene. Now Watch Them Disappear.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Pete Wells | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +14 min

Building for the Long HaulBalthazar, SoHo, ManhattanJonah Rosenberg for The New York Times Jonah Rosenberg for The New York Times Jonah Rosenberg for The New York Times Jonah Rosenberg for The New York TimesThe Open Restaurants program was originally scheduled to end after Labor Day in 2020. Street dining at Cebu began in late 2020 with movable barricades separating diners from the traffic. Privacy on a Busy StreetDon Angie, West Village, ManhattanJonah Rosenberg for The New York Times Jonah Rosenberg for The New York Times Jonah Rosenberg for The New York Times Jonah Rosenberg for The New York TimesThe public-health rationale for outdoor dining was that fresh summer breezes could help slow the spread of the coronavirus. Jonah Rosenberg for The New York Times (Balthazar, Don Angie, Oscar Wilde). Marissa Alper for The New York Times (Cebu).

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North Carolina lawyer Katie Jenifer is trying to prepare one year’s worth of estrogen for her transgender daughter. If the Trump administration still allows trans people to change the gender marker on their passport, Greenesmith said, it might require them to provide proof of gender-reassignment surgery, putting gender-marker changes out of reach for the majority of trans people. There is no existing policy that would allow the government to require people to turn in “X” passports, for example. Katie Jenifer and her transgender daughter, Maddie, at the White House for a Pride Month celebration in June. If that were to happen, she could lose access to health care.

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☆ After a stinging lawsuit for 'Baby Reindeer', Netflix is touting a 'true-ish' crime show
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementNetflix advertised a new show, "Apple Cider Vinegar," as a "true-ish story." Audiences have been loving true crime shows, but they carry a legal risk that fiction doesn't. Netflix is coyly advertising its next crime drama, "Apple Cider Vinegar" as "true-ish." AdvertisementNetflix didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider on the "Apple Cider Vinegar" ad. AdvertisementInto that backdrop came the November 18 trailer for its next crime drama, "Apple Cider Vinegar."

Persons: Fiona Harvey, Kaitlyn Dever, Belle Gibson, influencer, Gibson Organizations: Netflix, Business

☆ Uzbekistan targets growth with expansion to its capital
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Amy Gunia | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —About five million people live and work in Uzbekistan’s capital, Tashkent, making it the largest city in the country, and one of the most populous cities in Central Asia. The capital expansion, dubbed New Tashkent, could play an important role in helping the country create new jobs, draw investment and boost its economy. Growth through urbanizationIn 2017, Uzbekistan’s new president Shavkat Mirziyoyev launched an ambitious economic and social reform program. Sunset over Amir Temur Square in the center of Tashkent, Uzbekistan, September 15, 2016. Purpose-built innovation clusters are intended to catalyze the growth of target industries, while tourism areas aim to attract visitors.

Persons: ” Christine P, Chan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, it’s, Amir Temur, ” Chan, Zaha Hadid, Hakan Agca, Agca, ” Organizations: CNN, Urban, Asian Development Bank, ADB, Getty, Economist Intelligence, Scientific Research, Amsterdam, London Locations: Tashkent, Central Asia, New Tashkent, Amir, Uzbekistan, “, ”, Tashkent Twin

☆ Inside the secretive operation helping manage billionaire Steve Schwarzman's vast fortune
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Alex Nicoll | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Schwarzman has called Blackstone his family office, but he has another family office, BI has learned. Inside Schwarzman's secretive family office with a name that harkens back to his childhood. The concept of the family office can be traced to the 1838 founding of the House of Morgan to handle J.P. Morgan's fortune. Every family office, however, is just as unique as the wealthy family that's spawned it, he said. Advertisement"The term family office," Sharpe said, "is possibly the most misused, overused, and poorly used term in finance today."

Persons: Steve Schwarzman, Schwarzman, Blackstone, —, Averell Harriman, Harriman, Brown, Harry Truman, Donald Trump, Christine Hearst Schwarzman, Gwen Stefani, Theo Wargo, Pennypack, Steve Schwarzman's, Blackstone Schwarzman, Pete Peterson, Marc Sharpe, Michael Dell, Sharpe, they're, Stephen A, John Magliano, Magliano, Paul A ., LLCs, tony Easton, Hearst, Alexi Rosenfeld, Trump's, Stephen Schwarzman, Jabin, Tim Sheehy, Montana, Sheehy, Morgan Organizations: Service, Bloomberg, Ford Motor Co, White, New York Public Library, Metropolitan, Bank of America Securities Financial Services, Blackstone, Vanguard, Family Office Association, Dell Computer, BI, Getty, Schwarzman, LinkedIn, Hearst Schwarzman, Art, Federal Communications Commission, MIT, Humanities, Oxford, New York Public, Schwarzman Education Foundation, Tsinghua University, Policy, Washington, Getty Images Locations: New York, Vietnam, Manhattan, Philadelphia, Blackstone, Schwarzman, Pennypack, Delaware, Nantucket , Massachusetts, Nantucket, Schwarzman's, Newport , Rhode Island, Miramar, Wiltshire, England, Newport ., Beijing, China, North America

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