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☆ Catastrophic damage closed swaths of the Appalachian Trail. Now thousands are working to restore it
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Graham Hurley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

The Appalachian Trail extends for almost 2,200 miles across 14 states – from Springer Mountain in Georgia to Mount Katahdin in Maine. Portions of the trail in North Carolina’s Pisgah National Forest suffered the most severe damage and remain closed. Towns and businesses need the trail’s trafficThe Appalachian Trail is more than a footpath for many people. Every year thousands of people attempt to hike the entire trail or “thru-hike” it, and about 3 million people visit portions of the trail, according to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy. The total cost of the repairs along the trail remains unclear while officials continue assessing the full extent of the wreckage, the Appalachian Trail Conservancy said.

Persons: Terry Wise, Hurricane Helene, ”, Wise, Helene, –, “, Michelle Mitchell, Franklin Tate, They’ll, Tate, ” Wise, It’s, ’ ” Wise, Johnny’s, We’re, Ed Clark, ” Clark, Roy Cooper’s, Paul Curtin, Curtin, Crews, ” Curtin, Mitchell, Terra Caballero, Caballero, ” Caballero, Billoy, Shutterstock Craig Stivers, Stivers, Erwin, ” Stivers Organizations: CNN, Volunteers, US Forest Service, National Park Service, Forest Service, Forest, Cherokee, North Carolina . North Carolina Forest Service, Appalachian, Conservancy, Forest . United States Forest Service, North Carolina Gov, Carolina Mountain Club, Asheville . United States Forest Service, US Department of Transportation, Officials, conservancy, Unicoi Locations: Erwin , Tennessee, East, Springer, Georgia, Katahdin, Maine, Georgia , North Carolina , Tennessee, Virginia, Southern, North, Pisgah, Tennessee, North Carolina, Hurricane, North Carolina . North, Towns, Appalachian, Erwin, Hot Springs , North Carolina, The, Asheville, Forest, Bent, Asheville ., South Carolina , Tennessee, Florida, Hurricane Milton

Trump picked up a larger portion of voters under 30 than any Republican presidential candidate since 2008, according to NBC News exit polling, improving with both young men and young women. In 2020, President Joe Biden beat Trump by 11 percentage points among young men; this year, Trump beat Kamala Harris by 2 points. Among young women, Biden’s 35-point lead over Trump in 2020 shrunk to a 24-point lead for Harris. Among young white men without college degrees, Trump beat Harris, 56% to 40%. “Every candidate and party had an opportunity to really listen to young voters and hear what they really wanted,” Kawashima-Ginsberg said.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, “, Adin Ross, Theo Von, Bussin, Joe Rogan, ” Dana White, Trump, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Harris, “ it’s, ”, Kei Kawashima, Ginsberg, Young, Kawashima, Rogan, influencers, Jake Paul, ” Kawashima, Ryan Jones, Jones, would’ve, Jaiveer Bajwa, Kaeli Bennet, Barron Trump, Joe Rogan’s, Barron, Sobolewski, Von, ” Trump, Von’s, Alex Cooper’s “, Gen, Harris ’, Anil Cacodcar, you’re, ” Cacodcar Organizations: Trump, Republican, NBC, Tufts University’s Center for Information, Research, Civic, Edison Research, Harris ’, Trump ., YouTube, Harvard, Biden Locations: United States, Pennsylvania, Ohio

☆ NFL Week 9 takeaways: Who is the Chiefs’ biggest challenger in AFC? Are the Cowboys done for?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Mike Jones | Ted Nguyen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

The Athletic NFL writers Mike Jones, Ted Nguyen and Michael Silver share their thoughts on all of these storylines and more. After Week 9 wins by the Ravens, Bills, Bengals and Chargers, who is the second-best team in the AFC? If you don’t have an elite quarterback, don’t even bother trying to insert yourself into the “Who Will Win the AFC?” conversation. Denver has an elite defense but the Ravens offense presents unique challenges that they won’t see every week. That score doesn’t indicate how good this Broncos team actually is.

Persons: Tyler Bass’s, Mike Jones, Ted Nguyen, Michael Silver, Jones, they’re, I’m, Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry, Josh Allen, Henry —, Henry, …, Tyler Bass, don’t, Will Win, “, ”, Dak Prescott, Jerry Jones ’, Ezekiel Elliott, Prescott, CeeDee Lamb, Micah Parsons, Parsons, they’ve, Dak, Mike McCarthy, Nguyen, Bo Nix, Russell Wilson, Vance Joseph’s, Sunday’s beatdown, —, Sean Payton, Nix, Greg Fiume Organizations: Kansas City Chiefs, Ravens, Bengals, Chargers, Bills, Miami, Dallas Cowboys, The Athletic NFL, AFC, Raiders, NFL, Dolphins, Cowboys, 49ers, Dallas, Falcons, Eagles, Giants, Atlanta, NFC, Denver Broncos, Broncos, Baltimore, Browns, AFC East, AFC South, Colts, Chiefs, Super, Getty Locations: Atlanta, Baltimore, Kansas City, Western New York, Cancun, Washington, CeeDee, Philadelphia, Denver

☆ Fascism and food prices: the issues driving the last 12 days of the election
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Audience members watch as Vice President Kamala Harris participates in a CNN Presidential Town Hall in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, on October 23. (Trump was invited but declined to participate in a CNN town hall.) … We don’t even know the people they are talking about,” Thistle told CNN’s John King after the town hall. Her performance at the town hall again showed that she’s not a natural politician. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to voters after the town hall.

Persons: CNN —, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, persuadable, Harris, Biden, John Kelly, Adolf Hitler, “, ” Harris, ” Trump, ” It’s, —, Trump, Rebecca Wright, Pam Thistle, trashing, CNN’s John King, that’s, King they’d, Harris —, ’ ” Harris, Anderson, hadn’t, Joe Biden, ”, she’s, Cooper, Bret Baier, he’s, Nikki Haley — Organizations: CNN, Democratic, White House, Trump, Justice Department, CNN Presidential Town Hall, Republican, trashing Trump, ” Thistle, Fox News, South Carolina Gov Locations: Washington, Delaware County , Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Gaza, United States, American, Trump

☆ Newly jobless hurricane survivors would exhaust aid sooner without Disaster Unemployment Assistance
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Tami Luhby | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Currently, the jobless in North Carolina can only receive up to 12 weeks of state unemployment benefits, among the skimpiest in the nation. (Applicants must first exhaust their state unemployment benefits.) Plus, disaster jobless benefits are available to many types of workers who don’t qualify for state unemployment insurance, such as gig workers, farmers and the self-employed. Still, it can be difficult for the newly jobless to secure either state or disaster unemployment benefits, particularly those whose homes and businesses have been heavily damaged or destroyed by storms. It took Miranda Escalante five days to apply for unemployment assistance.

Persons: Jen Hampton, Helene, Asheville’s, Hampton, we’re, ”, “ We’re, ” Michele Evermore, Roy Cooper, Miranda Escalante, Hurricane Helene, Escalante, Alex Smith, we’ll, ” Escalante, Evermore, — Asheville’s, “ Organizations: CNN, Asheville Food, Beverage United, “, Unemployment, The Century Foundation, state’s, Employment Security, Gov, Emergency Management Agency, Center, Budget, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Asheville Locations: North Carolina, ”, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina’s, Asheville

Her decision to appear on The Shade Room and other less traditional platforms has left many scratching their heads. But it’s a strategy to reach young, Black voters who are increasingly turning to social media for news. Fifty-two percent of polled adults under 30 said they have a lot or some trust in information that comes from social media. That is most likely what led Harris to The Shade Room, which has more than 29 million followers on Instagram and is known for saucy celebrity gossip and salacious headlines. The Shade Room did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Harris, Tim Walz’s, “, ” Jasmine Harris, Walz, Joe Biden, Bill Whitaker, Bret Baier, Alex Cooper’s “, ”, Matt Barnes, Stephen Jackson, Roland Martin, Charlamagne, Justin Carter, ” Matthew Bartlett, Pew, Joe Budden, Stephen A, Trump, Jasmine Harris, ” Kamala Harris, “ I’m Organizations: Democratic, CBS, ’, Fox News, NBA, Trump, Republican, NBC News, Pew Research, Onyx, NBC, Black, The New York Times, Siena College Locations: Black, iHeartRadio

☆ Amari Cooper: Buffalo Bills acquire WR in trade from Cleveland Browns
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The Buffalo Bills announced on Tuesday that they finalized a trade for wide receiver Amari Cooper from the Cleveland Browns, strengthening their offense for the rest of the season. The Bills received Cooper and a 2025 sixth-round draft pick with a 2025 third-round pick and a 2026 seventh-round pick heading to Cleveland in exchange. The 30-year-old is a five-time Pro Bowl selection and has 9,736 receiving yards and 62 touchdowns in his career. He has had six seasons with more than 1,000 yards receiving, including his last two full seasons in 2022 and 2023. Last season, Cooper recorded a career-high 1,250 receiving yards for a Cleveland team which lost in the first round of the playoffs.

Persons: Amari Cooper, Cooper, ” Cooper, Stefon Diggs, Diggs, Josh Allen, Sean McDermott, Cooper’s, ” McDermott, Adam Henry, “ Adam, Adam didn’t, ’ ” Cooper, Scott Galvin, ”, Andrew Berry, “, Khalil Shakir, Keon Coleman, Dalton Kincaid, Dawson Knox, Davante Adams Organizations: CNN, Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns, Bills, Buffalo, Houston Texans, Oakland Raiders, Raiders, Dallas Cowboys, Browns, Cleveland, Reuters, ” Browns, NFL, AFC, New York Jets, Monday Locations: Cleveland, New York, Dallas, Alabama, Buffalo

☆ Buffalo Bills trade for WR Amari Cooper in deal with Cleveland Browns
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Rohan Nadkarni | Rohan Nadkarni Is A Sports Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

The Buffalo Bills have acquired wide receiver Amari Cooper from the Cleveland Browns in exchange for a third-round pick, the teams announced Tuesday. The Browns will also receive a seventh-round pick in 2026, while the Bills acquire a sixth-round pick in 2025 in addition to Cooper. In six games so far this season, Cooper has 24 catches for 250 yards and two touchdowns. Two of Buffalo’s top four players in receiving yards are a tight end and a running back. In 146 career games, Cooper has 9,736 yards and 62 touchdowns.

Persons: Amari Cooper, Cooper, Josh Allen, Stefon Diggs, Deshaun Watson Organizations: Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns, Browns, Bills, Buffalo, AFC East, Oakland Raiders, Dallas Cowboys, New York Jets, Tennessee Titans

☆ Israel marks the anniversary of October 7 Hamas attacks with tears and anger
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

To mark the anniversary of his death, his family huddled around the memorial on Monday, hugging each other and David’s picture. War rages onMonday marked the first anniversary of the Hamas terror attacks, and a year since Israel began its war against the militant group in Gaza. Throughout the morning, loud booms of outgoing fire reverberated throughout southern Israel as the IDF hit targets in the Gaza strip. Indeed, as the anniversary events got under way, several rockets were fired from Gaza towards Israel, injuring two people. Time stopped here,” Amat Moshe, whose grandparents were residents of the kibbutz, told CNN at the Nir Oz cemetery.

Persons: revelers, Amit Itzhak David, Inbar Parnassa, “, ”, Parnassa, Anat Magnezi, Amit Magnezi, Amit, Gabriel Barel’s, Yeoda, Jim Urquhart, Nir Oz, Dolev Yehud, Daniel Lifshitz, Yehud, Yehud’s, Sigal, Arbel, Ariel Cunio, David, David’s, Sharon Alony Cunio, Alony Cunio, Lifshitz, Oded, Yocheved, Yocheved Lifshitz, Nurit Cooper, Amiram Cooper, ” Amat Moshe, Nir, Moshe’s, Adina Moshe, Adina, Maya Shoshani Moshe, Moshe, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Amir Cohen, Jonathan Shimriz, Alon Shimriz Organizations: Israel CNN, Nova Music, CNN, Nova, Israel Defense Forces, Hamas, United Nations, Israel, Israel’s, Reuters Locations: Tel Aviv, Israel, Gaza, South America, Jerusalem, Kibbutz Mefalsim

☆ Hurricane Helene: Southeast grapples with loss and destruction as Helene leaves over 60 dead, traps families and knocks out power
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Dalia Faheid | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

Here’s the latest:• Over 60 dead across 5 states: Deaths have been reported in South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and Virginia. • Dozens unaccounted amid communications outage: More than 200 people have been rescued from floodwaters in North Carolina after Helene wrought “biblical devastation,” Gov. Marco Bello/Reuters The Laurel Fork Road bridge is destroyed by floodwaters in Vilas, North Carolina, on Friday, September 27. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Hurricane Helene is seen in a satellite photo Thursday afternoon. A van sits in floodwaters near the Biltmore Village in Asheville, North Carolina, in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on September 28, 2024.

Persons: Helene, Roy Cooper’s, Brian Kemp, Ron DeSantis, Glenn Youngkin, Roy Cooper, Avril Pinder, ” Pinder, Crews, Burke, Haywood, Joe Raedle, Elmira Glover, Kathleen Flynn, Marco Bello, John Falchetto, Jonathan Drake, Cassandra Randall, Jessica Downey, Greg Lovett, Hurricane Helene, Hailey Morgan, Phelan M, Megan Varner, Sarah Cribbins, Michael, Luis Santana, Miguel J, Rodriguez Carrillo, Richard Burkhart, Mike Carlson, Mike Stewart, Candice Ocvil, Jibri Tolen, Erik S, Cristobal Herrera, Candace Redwine, Guy Ford, George G, Tapper, Ricardo Arduengo, Joe Burbank, Carol Poulson, Andrew West, Cynthia Centeno, Gerald Herbert, Reuters Charles Starling, Stephen M, Dowell, Chandan Khanna, Thomas Simonetti, Pete Beach, Ramon Espinosa, Sean Rayford, Paola Chiomante, Helene “, Kemp, it’s, ” Kemp, Carolina ‘, ”, swamping, Cooper, ” Cooper, Stevie Hollander, Hollander, “, Sofia Grace Kunst, ” Kunst, Uno, van, Patrick McNamara, McNamara, ” McNamara Organizations: CNN, Gov, Getty, Reuters, USA, Tampa Bay Times, AP, AFP, East, Savannah Morning, United States Coast Guard, Walt Disney, Orlando Sentinel, Tribune, Service, Fairview Middle School, Fishel, State Emergency Operations Center, Washington Post, NOAA, National Weather Service, Biltmore, ” North Carolina Gov, Kunst Locations: Bend, Carolina, South Carolina , Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina, Saluda County, Georgia, Alamo, In Florida, Pinellas County, Craig County , Virginia, Buncombe County, Asheville –, McDowell County, •, Avery, Jackson, Rutherford, Watauga, Yancey, Treasure Island , Florida, Steinhatchee , Florida, Horseshoe Beach , Florida, Valdosta , Georgia, AFP, Boone , North Carolina, Laurel, Vilas , North Carolina, Crystal River , Florida, Hurricane, Peachtree Creek, Atlanta, , Florida, Savannah , Georgia, Savannah, Shore, St . Petersburg , Florida, Key , Florida, Tarpon Springs , Florida, Sugar Grove , North Carolina, Port Saint Joe , Florida, Bay Lake , Florida, Fort Myers Beach , Florida, Tallahassee, Leon County , Florida, Eastpoint , Florida, Villages, Tallahassee , Florida, Gulfport , Florida, St, Cross City , Florida, Guanimar, Artemisa province, Cuba, Panacea , Florida, Puerto Juarez, Cancun, Mexico, Clearwater , Florida, North Carolina , Georgia, ’, National Weather Service Greenville, Spartanburg , South Carolina, Appalachian, Asheville, Tennessee, Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, Virginia , Kentucky , Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Asheville , North Carolina, ”, , North Carolina, Sofia, ’ North Carolina

☆ Benghazi ‘mastermind’ Ahmed Abu Khatallah resentenced to 28 years in prison
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Devan Cole | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Washington CNN —Ahmed Abu Khatallah, the Libyan militia leader convicted for his role in the deadly 2012 terrorist attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, was resentenced Thursday to 28 years in prison, despite federal prosecutors seeking at least 60 years to life. Khatallah was present at the hearing, sitting silently at the defense table in a white prison jumpsuit and a long white beard. He listened to the proceedings through a pair of interpreters, but did not address the court at any point. The judge also sentenced Khatallah to 10 years for the fourth crime and ordered him to serve that time after completing the 12-year sentence. The judge maintained the 10-year sentence for the fourth crime, which Khatallah will serve following the first 18 years.

Persons: Washington CNN — Ahmed Abu Khatallah, Christopher Cooper, Khatallah, Cooper, ” “, ”, Glen Doherty, ” Greg Doherty, Cooper’s, “, John Crabb, ” Jeffrey Robinson, J, Christopher Stevens, Sean Smith, Tyrone Woods, Doherty, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Clinton, CNN’s Laura Koran Organizations: Washington CNN, Justice Department, DC, White House Locations: Benghazi, Washington , DC, Libya, America

☆ Opinion | To Win in North Carolina, Democrats Need to Get Out of Town
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Mara Gay | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Of all the battleground states, few have proved as elusive to Democrats running for president over the past decade as North Carolina. Mr. Trump notched his narrowest margin of victory in North Carolina in 2020, and this year, local Democrats believe they can win. Republicans in the state are steeping in extremism and last year overrode Mr. Cooper’s veto to enact a 12-week abortion ban. But the extremism doesn’t stop with Mr. Robinson. Though she is running for a job that would supervise public schools in the state, her platform promotes her experience home-schooling her children.

Persons: Barack Obama, Trump, Roy Cooper, Cooper’s, Mark Robinson, ”, Robinson, “, Michele Morrow, Biden Organizations: Democratic, Gov, Republicans, Republican, CNN, Nazi Locations: North Carolina, L.G.B.T.Q

☆ Unnamed storm brings a foot of rain to parts of North Carolina, heads north
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dennis-Romero-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Dennis Romero | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

The National Hurricane Center calls it Potential Tropical Cyclone 8 and said in forecast updates that the front will weaken as it travels over terrain overnight. Similar volunteer weather stations at other coastal locations, including at Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point in Southport, reported more than 14 inches of rain, the weather service said. A National Weather Service forecaster said that it was too soon to say whether the amounts were record breakers but that the weather service office in Wilmington is likely to have that answer late Tuesday morning. A flash flood event was confirmed in the community of Kelly, about 38 miles inland from Wilmington, the weather service said. The disturbance was 45 miles west of Cape Fear and traveling north-northwest at 7 mph, the National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory.

Persons: Roy Cooper’s, Cooper Organizations: ., National Hurricane Center, Weather Service, Carolina, Gov, National Weather Service, North Carolina Transportation Department, Cherry Branch, Emergency, Center, Atmospheric Administration, Carolinas, NBC News, Federal, NBC Locations: North Carolina, Carolina Beach, Wilmington, Southport, New Hanover County, Kelly, Brunswick County, Leland, Isle, Swansboro, Cape Carteret, Cedar, Minnesott, Bayview, Aurora, Sampson, Duplin, Brunswick, New Hanover, Onslow, Pender, Cape Fear, Cape Hatteras, , Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware , New Jersey, New York

☆ White House condemns Tucker Carlson ‘Nazi propaganda’ interview as ‘disgusting and sadistic insult’
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-05 | by ( Brian Stelter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Elon Musk, who promoted the interview on his social media platform, X, calling it “Very interesting. “Hitler was one of the most evil figures in human history and the ‘chief villain’ of World War II, full stop,” Bates wrote. Several conservative columnists have raised questions about whether Vance will move forward with the appearance in light of the Cooper controversy. In a statement, the Vance campaign sought to distance the candidate from the interview. “Senator Vance doesn’t believe in guilt-by-association cancel culture but he obviously does not share the views of the guest interviewed by Tucker Carlson,” Vance campaign spokesperson William Martin told CNN in a statement.

Persons: Biden, Tucker Carlson, Darryl Cooper, ” Cooper, Winston Churchill, Cooper, “, Carlson, Elon Musk, ”, Andrew Bates, Adolf Hitler, Churchill, “ Hitler, ’, ” Bates, “ The, Harris, ” Jonathan Greenblatt, Carlson’s, ’ ”, vlogger, Alex Jones, Donald Trump’s, JD Vance, Vance, Vance doesn’t, ” Vance, William Martin, CNN’s Alayna Treene Organizations: New, New York CNN, Nazi, CNN, “ The Biden, Harris Administration, Defamation League, Fox News, Republican Party Locations: New York, United States, British, Poland, Milwaukee, Hershey , Pennsylvania

☆ American mountaineer’s body found by fellow US climbers 22 years after going missing in Peru
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Sahar Akbarzai | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The body of an American mountaineer has been discovered by a pair of fellow US climbers 22 years after he went missing following an avalanche in the Peruvian Andes. American brothers Ryan Cooper and Wesley Waren found the body of Bill Stampfl on June 27 on Mount Huascaran, according to Joseph Stampfl, Bill’s son. Finding Bill’s familyCooper, a native of Las Vegas, Nevada, called his wife and informed her of his discovery the same day he came across Stampfl’s body. ‘My heart just sank’After so many years, the news came as an emotional shock to Stampfl’s family. The fact that they found him, it opened up all the wounds,” Jennifer told CNN on Tuesday.

Persons: Ryan Cooper, Wesley Waren, Bill Stampfl, Joseph Stampfl, Bill’s, Cooper, “, ” Cooper, Stampfl, Steve Erskine, Matthew Richardson, Jennifer Stampfl, Joseph, Jennifer, Stampfl’s, Janet, we’re, ” Jennifer, ” Janet, …, ” Joseph, he’s, Peru –, ”, CNN’s Duarte Mendonca, CNNE’s Veronica Calderson Organizations: CNN, Peruvian Mountain Rescue Association, Peruvian National Police, Peru’s National Police Locations: American, Peruvian, Huascaran, Peru’s Cordillera Blanca, Yungay, Las Vegas , Nevada, Juarez, Lima, United States, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

☆ ‘My face took a lot of hits down the hill’: American Abby Lampe explains how to win cheese-rolling competition
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Amy Woodyatt | Don Riddell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Every year in western England, a group of enthusiasts chase a wheel of Double Gloucester cheese down Cooper’s Hill for the chance to be crowned champion. “It’s a very steep hill,” Lampe, the winner of this year’s first women’s race told CNN Sport’s Don Riddell, adding she estimates it is about “45 degrees.”Chaotic scenes as competitors come tumbling down the hill during the annual Cooper's Hill cheese-rolling competition. But I wanted to renew that win and bring the title back to the US,” added Lampe, who is from North Carolina. Once a local event, the competition at Cooper’s Hill, in Brockworth, Gloucestershire, attracts entrants and spectators from all over the world. “My face took a lot of hits down the hill – so did my body – but that’s the cost that it takes to win the cheese rolling,” she added.

Persons: Abby Lampe, “, ” Lampe, CNN Sport’s Don Riddell, Henry Nicholls, it’s, ”, Lampe, – it’s, Jacob King, Tom Kopke, Australian Dylan Twist, Josh Shepherd Organizations: CNN, Getty Locations: England, Gloucester, AFP, North Carolina, Brockworth , Gloucestershire, Germany, Australian

☆ In This English Countryside Race, the Winner Takes the … Cheese
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Jenny Gross | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Cheese!” hundreds of people chanted at the top of their lungs. An eight-pound wheel of Double Gloucester cheese flew down a hill. The cheese-chasing contest, one of the most peculiar traditions in England, if not the world, dates to at least the early 1800s, according to local lore. Thousands showed up to Cooper’s Hill in southwestern England to watch on Monday, undeterred after the local authorities deemed the event unsafe for competitors and spectators alike. The winners hailed from as close as Gloucestershire and as far away as Germany, the United States and Australia.

Locations: Gloucester, England, Gloucestershire, Germany, United States, Australia

☆ Opinion | When I Became a Birder, Almost Everything Else Fell Into Place
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-30 | by ( Ed Yong | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Last September, I drove to a protected wetland near my home in Oakland, Calif., walked to the end of a pier and started looking at birds. On that pier, for the first time, I had gone somewhere solely to watch birds. In some birding circles, people say that anyone who looks at birds is a birder — a kind, inclusive sentiment that also overlooks the forces that create and shape subcultures. I keep abreast of eBird’s rare bird alerts and have spent many days — some glorious, others frustrating — looking for said rare birds. I went out with experienced birders to learn how they move through a landscape and what cues they attend to.

Persons: I’ve, birders Organizations: Journalism Locations: Oakland, Calif, Sibley, United States, pish, owling

☆ US religious freedom delegation cuts short Saudi Arabia visit after rabbi is asked to remove his kippah
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Celine Alkhaldi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —An American delegation on religious freedom cut short its visit to Saudi Arabia after one of its members was asked to remove his Jewish head covering, or kippah. The delegation from the US Commission on International Freedom (USCIRF) was on an official visit to the UNESCO heritage site of Diriyah, the original home of the Saudi royal family, when Saudi officials asked its chairman Rabbi Abraham Cooper to remove his kippah, the commission said in a statement Monday. It added that the Saudi government had invited the group to tour the site and that the visit had been approved by the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs. CNN has reached out to the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Saudi embassy in Washington. “Saudi officials’ request for Chair Cooper to remove his kippah was stunning and painful.

Persons: Rabbi Abraham Cooper, Cooper “, Cooper, ”, Frederick A, Davie, “, ” Davie, ” Cooper Organizations: CNN, An American, US, UNESCO, Saudi, Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, State Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Interior, Human Rights Commission Locations: Saudi Arabia, Diriyah, Saudi, Washington, Kingdom

In late November, the panel temporarily blocked the new structures for the State Board of Elections and boards in all 100 counties from taking effect while Cooper’s lawsuit was heard. The state elections board has five members appointed by the governor — a format going back over 100 years — from candidate lists provided by the major parties. Currently, county boards are five members, with state board members naming four positions and Cooper one. Should the board changes be upheld by courts in the coming months, new appointments could happen as general election campaigning heats up and voting approaches. The elections board lawsuit is one of many that Cooper has filed over the past seven years challenging General Assembly laws that he argues unlawfully weakens his position.

Persons: Roy Cooper, Cooper's, infringes, ”, Edwin Wilson, Andrew Womble, Lori Hamilton, Hamilton, Wilson, Phil Berger, Tim Moore's, Cooper, they've, Donald Trump, —, weren't Organizations: Carolina’s GOP, Democratic Gov, GOP, State Board, Democrat, Democratic, Associated Press, Cooper, General Assembly, Republican, General, Republicans Locations: RALEIGH, N.C, Carolina’s, ”

☆ North Carolina judges block GOP effort to reshape state’s election boards
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Fredreka Schouten | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A bipartisan panel of judges in North Carolina has ruled that the Republican-controlled state legislature improperly tried to seize control of state and local election boards from Democratic Gov. The state Board of Elections, for instance, currently has three Democrats and two Republicans. Previous efforts by Republicans in the General Assembly to change the makeup of election boards have been rejected by the courts, and by voters in a 2018 referendum. Republican state lawmakers who pushed the change had argued that it would bring bipartisan balance to decision-making around elections. Several lawmakers had accused state election officials of reaching a “collusive settlement” with Democratic litigants to extend the deadline to count absentee ballots during the 2020 election.

Persons: Roy Cooper –, North Carolina’s, –, Cooper, “ infringes, ”, ” Lauren Horsch, Sen, Phil Berger, What’s, Paul Newton, you’ve, Donald Trump, Joe Biden’s Organizations: CNN, Republican, Democratic Gov, Republicans, State, North, North Carolina General, Assembly, North Carolina Senate, ” Locations: North Carolina, ”, Carolina

☆ Opinion: The one thing Biden and Trump agree on
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-10 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

We’re looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. That reference to Election Day is perhaps the only line in Trump’s speech that President Joe Biden would agree with. In another America, they would be collegial members of the Presidents Club, bonding over memories of how they overcame their thorniest challenges. “Biden sounded like he’s ready to go toe to toe with former President Donald Trump and win in November. Paul Sracic noted that Biden lost White voters without college degrees by 35 points in 2020.

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ETImage “Barbie” is up for eight awards but is only the favorite for best original song. So while the Oscars have traditionally celebrated prestige films, Greta Gerwig’s blockbuster was undeniable, scoring eight Oscar nominations. Billie Eilish’s heart-wringing track “What Was I Made For?” won song of the year at the Grammys, and it is the front-runner in its Oscars category. And in 2003, Martin Scorsese’s “Gangs of New York” scored 10 nominations but no trophies. The best potential parallel to “Barbie” may be Bradley Cooper’s 2018 remake of “A Star Is Born,” which was nominated for eight Oscars and walked away with only best song.

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☆ Opinion: These three Oscar-nominated films couldn’t be more different. Together, they represent the change we need
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-07 | by ( Opinion Noah Berlatsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

All three films question male conventions and genres in ways that show exactly why we need more films by, and more nominations for, women-directed films. Les Films PelléasTriet’s “Anatomy of a Fall” is about a German novelist, Sandra (Sandra Hüller), accused of murdering her husband Samuel (Samuel Theis). Director Celine Song talks to lead actress Greta Lee on the set of "Past Lives." That doesn’t mean that women directors are less interesting or less original than male directors. Triet, Song and Gerwig have proved that women directors are uniquely positioned to question and rethink old genres, old stories and old ideas.

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OLNEY, England (AP) — Women in matching checkered aprons, headscarves and a rainbow of running shoes limbered up Tuesday as they prepared for the centuries-old pancake race in this English country town. The race is held the day before the start of Lent, the Christian period of repentance and sacrifice before Easter. “You just have to go flat out and then hope that you’re not gonna fall over. … But it’s good fun.”Thousands of miles away later in the day, women in the town of Liberal, Kansas, prepared to take on Olney in their own race. Two Kansas sisters who competed in Liberal since they were children traveled to Olney this year to see where it all began.

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