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☆ Zoe Saldaña’s Spanish-speaking role in ‘Emilia Pérez’ was a long time coming, says the star
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The “Avatar” star acts, sings and even raps in “Pérez,” and does it all in Spanish, her first major role in the language. “Either the project just wasn’t the right fit for me or an Afro-Caribbean Latina wasn’t the right fit for the project,” she said. Zoe Saldaña as Rita Moro Castro in "Emilia Pérez." Portrayed by Karla Sofía Gascón, Manitas’ journey to becoming Emilia Pérez is the heart of the movie, shepherded by Saldaña’s Rita and set against the struggles of Manitas’ uninformed and disillusioned wife Jessi (Selena Gomez). “Where would I have been if it weren’t for these women?” Saldaña asked, explaining how specific and fastidious they were in helping her put her best foot forward in taped auditions.

Persons: Zoe Saldaña, Pérez ”, “, Saldaña –, ”, ” Saldaña, Emilia Pérez, Jacques Audiard, Boris Razon, Saldaña’s Rita, it’s, Saldaña, Rita Moro Castro, Shanna Besson, Manitas, Rita’s, Karla Sofía Gascón, Jessi, Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz, Elle, ’ ” Organizations: CNN, Puerto Rican, Elle Magazine, “ Guardians, Galaxy, Pathé, Cannes Film, Netflix Locations: Dominican Republic, Puerto, Caribbean, Latin America, Mexico, Emilia, France, Hollywood

Following a summer of star-studded events in Cannes, Venice and Toronto, the 62nd annual New York Film Festival opens at Lincoln Center on Friday for 17 days of lit-up silver screens and sparkling red carpets. “For these positions, we tend to look for films that are among the most anticipated of the year,” he said. A24“There are many ways to think about queerness, and there are many ways to account for it in a program. “What’s been interesting for me is to think of, in what ways can a film be queer? “Films do not come from nowhere; they’re made by people who live in the same world as us,” he said.

Persons: Pedro Almodóvar’s, Tilda Swinton, Julianne Moore, Luca Guadagnino’s “, ”, Daniel Craig, Drew Starkey, ” Dennis Lim, NYFF, ” Daniel Craig, Lim, ’, “, Moore, Craig, Guadagnino, he’s, ” Lim, Sigrid Nunez’s, Pedro, William S, Burroughs, ” Selena Gomez, Emilia Pérez, Shanna Besson, who’s, Jacques Audiard, Alain Guiraudie, Guiraudie’s, Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz, Truong Minh, R.J, Cutler, David, “ Elton John, Yashaddai Owens, James Baldwin, “ Jimmy, Jackie ”, “ Spencer, Pablo Larraín, “ Maria, Angelina Jolie, Maria Callas, Nam, they’re Organizations: New York Film, Lincoln Center, NBC, Swinton, ”, Epifanía, “ Locations: Cannes, Venice, Toronto, Italian, NYFF, Mexico, “, Chilean, ”

☆ ‘Super/Man’ doc spotlights ‘universal’ themes of ‘love and loss’ in Christopher Reeve’s story
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The new documentary “Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” reconstructs his life and career, ultimately rendering a sensitive, harrowing and incredibly human portrait of the man as actor, advocate, husband and father. “You don’t overcome grief, you live with grief,” Bonhôte said in a recent interview with CNN. Reeve also worked with the American Paralysis Association, which soon became the Christopher Reeve Foundation. Ettedgui, who identifies himself as “definitely a Superman kid,” was moved by Reeve’s obvious effect on those around him, but was also “struck” by his internal journey. 24-year-old American actor Christopher Reeve plays the comic-book hero as he mends a broken railway track in a scene from the film "Superman."

Persons: Christopher Reeve, Reeve, ”, Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui –, “ McQueen ”, –, ” Bonhôte, “, Ettedgui, Chris, ” Ettedgui, Robin Williams, Jeff Daniels, William Hurt, Daniels, Dana, Will –, Will Reeve, Matthew, Alexandra, It’s Organizations: CNN, Netflix, Reeve Foundation, Juilliard, CNN Films, HBO, Films, DC Studios, Warner Bros . Locations: Virginia, Hollywood, –, American, New York

☆ I swore off long-distance relationships. I then fell for a man who lived on a different continent.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Hannah Wilkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Go to newsletter preferencesSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewAfter witnessing friends endure the rigmarole of long-distance relationships, I could see why almost half of them end in breakups. I was about to announce that I had quit my job and booked a one-way ticket to see him. AdvertisementAfter six months Down Under, I found myself in one of the longest long-distance relationships geographically possible. But as a poster girl for long-distance relationships, I can attest that skipping shortcuts to finding a soulmate and leaning fully into vulnerability has given me my dream life and man.

Persons: —, couldn't, I'd, blanco, Weeks, I've Organizations: Service, Business, Gipsy, Thames, London Locations: London Heathrow, Sydney, Australia, Soho , London, Waterloo

☆ Luis Armando Albino: Boy abducted from California at age 6 found alive more than 70 years later
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Oakland, California (AP) — Luis Armando Albino was 6 years old in 1951 when he was abducted while playing at an Oakland, California, park. Officials and family members didn’t say where on the East Coast he lives. His brother, Roger Albino, was interrogated several times by investigators but stood by his story about a woman with a bandana around her head taking his brother. Luis was located on the East Coast and provided a DNA sample, as did his sister, Alequin’s mom. Luis returned to the East Coast but came back again in July for a three-week visit.

Persons: — Luis Armando Albino, Albino, Justice Department —, “, ”, Roger Albino, ” Alequin, Luis, Roger —, Alequin, ‘, ’, Roger’s, Roger Organizations: Area, FBI, Justice Department, Marine Corps, Oakland, ”, Oakland Tribune, Coast Guard, Oakland Public Library Locations: Oakland, California, Oakland , California, East, Vietnam, West Oakland, Puerto Rico, East Coast, San Francisco Bay, Stanislaus County , California

☆ Christopher Reeve's 3 kids are celebrating their father in a new documentary. Here's everything you need to know about them.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Christopher Reeve with wife Dana in 1998. AdvertisementMatthew Reeve, 44Christopher Reeve and Matthew Reeve in 2002. He made the documentary "Christopher Reeve: Hope in Motion," which was nominated for an Emmy and was released on the BBC a year after he graduated from Brown. Alexandra Reeve Givens, 40Dana, Christopher, and Alexandra Reeve in 1997. AdvertisementWill Reeve, 32(L-R) Will, Dana, and Christopher Reeve with family friend Robin Williams.

Persons: —, Christopher Reeve, Reeve, — Matthew, Alexandra, Will —, Dana, Ron Galella, Matthew Reeve, Getty Matthew, Gae Exton, Jane Seymour, Seymour, Matthew, Exton, Hope, kiteboarder Aaron Hadlow, Christopher, Dana Reeve, Alexandra Reeve Givens, Alexandra Reeve, Moore, Committee's, She's, Will Reeve, Will, Robin Williams, Evan Agostini, David Muir, James Gunn's Organizations: Service, Business, Entertainment, Brown University, BBC, Brown, Dana Reeve Foundation, Getty, Yale, Columbia University, Columbia, Institute for Technology Law, Georgetown Law, Center for Democracy & Technology, Middlebury College, MSG Network, ESPN, ABC News, Variety, TMZ Locations: London, Exton, Cravath, New York City

The Food and Drug Administration expanded the approval of Kisqali, a drug for metastatic breast cancer, to also treat patients with earlier stages of the disease, drugmaker Novartis said Tuesday. The approval means that tens of thousands of women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer will have access to a medication that can help prevent their cancer from coming back. The expanded approval is for patients with HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer, the most common form of the disease. It comes as rates of breast cancer are increasing in younger women: From 2000 to 2019, rates of breast cancer in women ages 20 to 49 increased by 15.6% according to a study published earlier this year in JAMA Network Open. “You’re always going to be faced with the fact every single day that you have had breast cancer,” she said.

Persons: ”, Eleonora Teplinsky, it’s, Kisqali, Vandana Abramson, Teplinksy, Nikki Odum, ‘ I’m, ’ ”, Odum, Justin, Denise Yardley, ” Odum, Yardley, Sarah Cannon, Komal, Abramson, ” Teplinsky, that’s, “ You’re, “ Organizations: Drug Administration, Novartis, Health, European Society for Medical Oncology, Breast Cancer Research, Vanderbilt, Ingram Cancer Center, Kisqali, Sarah, Sarah Cannon Research Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Locations: New Jersey, Barcelona, “, Nashville , Tennessee, ”, Smyrna , Tennessee, Nashville, New York

☆ Atop ABC, a Personal Connection to Kamala Harris
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Michael M. Grynbaum | Brooks Barnes | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The executive, Dana Walden, first met Kamala Harris in 1994. Their husbands, Matt Walden and Doug Emhoff, have known each other since the 1980s. The Waldens — “extraordinary friends,” per the vice president — have donated money to Ms. Harris’s political campaigns since at least 2003, when she ran for district attorney in San Francisco. “In many ways, Dana and Matt are responsible for my marriage,” Ms. Harris joked at a fund-raiser in April 2022 at the Waldens’ home in Brentwood, a wealthy Los Angeles enclave where Ms. Harris and Mr. Emhoff also own a residence. The Waldens, Vice President Harris explained, set up a couple who in turn had set her up with Mr. Emhoff on a blind date.

Persons: Dana Walden, Kamala Harris, Matt Walden, Doug Emhoff, ”, —, “, Dana, Matt, ” Ms, Harris, Emhoff, Harris’s, Donald J, Trump Organizations: ABC, Disney, Democratic, Harris’s Republican, ABC News Locations: San Francisco, Brentwood, Los Angeles

☆ Disney showcases sequels at D23 as Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan present ‘Freakier Friday’
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Megan Thomas | Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

That was the obvious crowd sentiment at the D23 Disney Entertainment Showcase on Friday, where the company previewed its upcoming lineup of film and streaming comfort content. D23, for those unfamiliar with the biennial pilgrimage of Disney fans to Anaheim, California, is part cosplay convention, part promotional pep fest. It was as if Disney, borrowing a line from Russell Crowe in “Gladiator,” asked, “Are you not entertained?”Hard not to be. Walt Disney Studios and AnimationAuli'i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson appear at the Disney Entertainment Showcase on August 9. He previewed “Dream Productions,” an “Inside Out” spinoff series, set in Riley’s mind in a time period between the two films, due to release on Disney+ next year.

Persons: ”, King ”, David Blaine, Lin Manuel Miranda, Russell Crowe, “, Dwayne Johnson, Jesse Grant, Disney Dwayne Jonnson, “ Maui’s, ” Johnson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, ” Lohan, ” Curtis, Oscar, Barry Jenkins, Miranda, Lin, Manuel Miranda, Braelyn Rankins, Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr, Theo Somolu, Anika Noni Rose, Billy Eichner, Seth Rogen, Jim Cameron, ” Cameron, “ It’s, Zoe Saldana, Sam Worthington, Ginnifer Goodwin, ” Rachel Zegler, Gal Godot, Jeff Bridges, Jared Leto, Greta Lee, Ares, Disney Pixar Pete Docter, Docter, “ Elio, Marvel, America, Kevin Feige –, Ryan Reynolds, Marvel Jesus ”, –, Feige, Anthony Mackie, Harrison Ford’s Thaddeus ‘ Thunderbolt ’ Ross –, William Hurt –, Agatha All, Kathryn Hahn, Agatha Harkness, ” Hahn, Aubrey, Patti LuPone, Joe Locke, Okwui Okpokwasili, Ali Ahn, Agatha, Charlie Cox, Lucasfilm Grogu, Din Djarin, Pedro Pascal, Jude Law, Diego Luna, wunderkinds Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni, Yoda Organizations: CNN, Disney, Walt Disney Studios, Disney Entertainment, Pixar, Disney Pixar, Marvel Marvel, Marvel, “, Aubrey Plaza, Lucasfilm, Star Locations: Anaheim , California, “, Moana, New Zealand, “ WandaVision

☆ Britney Spears memoir ‘The Woman in Me’ headed to the big screen
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Elizabeth Wagmeister | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Britney Spears’ story is headed to the big screen. Universal has landed the rights to Spears’ bestselling memoir, “The Woman in Me,” which is being developed as a biopic of the pop star’s life, CNN has confirmed with the studio. Spears’ book was published nearly two years after she was released from her 13-year conservatorship in 2021. Britney Spears’ book “The Woman in Me” at a Barnes & Noble store in New York, 2023. The last major studio film for Spears was “Crossroads” in 2002 – a coming-of-age fan-favorite that starred Spears alongside Zoe Saldana and Taryn Manning.

Persons: Britney Spears, Spears, Jon M, Chu, Oscar, Marc Platt, I’ve, He’s, ”, Noble, Patti McConville, –, Michelle Williams, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Prince, Zoe Saldana, Taryn Manning, Shonda Rhimes Organizations: CNN, Rich, Universal, Barnes, Simon Locations: La, Mississippi, New York

☆ Esports World Cup: The new tournament in Saudi Arabia causing a big splash and division in the industry
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-06 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

The Esports World Cup (EWC) – which began on July 3 – has brought together professional gamers, publishers and fans from across the world for an eight-week competitive gaming bonanza. To bring this on the similar scale as the largest traditional sports events and something that brings together the whole industry,” Reichert said. Discovery – CNN’s parent company – and the Esports World Cup Foundation agreed to a new partnership which includes Eurosport, CNN and other WBD platforms. “From my experience, there are a lot of people in [Saudi Arabia] that love their games, right to the top. “It’s probably unprecedented how quickly Saudi Arabia is moving ahead in its progression.

Persons: –, Ralf Reichert, ” Reichert, “, Gen.G, Mohammed Saad, Reichert, ”, Sam Mathews, It’s, it’s, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, sportswashing, SGG, Rod Breslau, “ It’s, ” Dana Ahmed, Manahel, Otaibi, Nick McGeehan, FairSquare, Mohamed bin Salman, Liquid’s, Steve Arhancet, Mathews Organizations: CNN, CNN Sport, Riot, New York Times, Adidas, Warner Bros, Eurosport, Anadolu, Getty, EWC, EWC Foundation, Saudi, MBS, Fox News, Investment Fund, Gaming, Amnesty, Fnatic, “ Locations: Saudi, Saudi Arabia, esports, “ Saudi Arabia, Breslau

☆ ‘They have crossed a line’: Australian university orders pro-Palestinian protesters to vacate building
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Brisbane, Australia CNN —Pro-Palestinian protesters occupying a building at the University of Melbourne have been told to leave by university officials, who say they’ve “crossed a line” by entering the building and disrupting class for thousands of students. Martin Keep/AFP/Getty ImagesOn the video, protesters said they wouldn’t leave until the university responded to their demands, which include divesting from weapons companies and condemning Israel’s actions in Gaza. The University of Melbourne says student protesters "crossed a line" by occupying the building. Meanwhile, at least seven student protesters at Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra have received letters from the university telling them to leave the site by the end of Friday. In his video message distributed by the University of Melbourne, Wesley called on protesters to “peacefully end the occupation.”“Red lines have been crossed,” he said.

Persons: ”, Michael Wesley, “, Dana Alshaer, Mahmoud Alnaouq, Pip Nicholson, Martin, hadn’t, Alshaer, they’d, Jasmine Duff, for Palestine Victoria, Nick Reich, Wesley Organizations: Australia CNN — Pro, University of Melbourne, “, Arts West, ”, of Melbourne, Victoria Police, Hamas, Getty, Protesters, Deakin University, CNN, for Palestine, Australian National University, ANU, University Locations: Brisbane, Australia, Israel, UniMelb, Palestine, Gaza, Melbourne, Canberra, “

Video footage shows the young man in a white hoodie, identified as Edan On, striking at the barrier around the pro-Palestinian encampment. From Social MediaOn, a local high school senior, was captured on video striking a pro-Palestinian protester with a pole. A pro-Palestinian demonstrator is beaten by counterprotesters attacking a pro-Palestinian encampment set up at UCLA's campus. Etienne Laurent/AFP/Getty ImagesA counterprotester, identified by CNN as Malachi Marlan-Librett, pushes a pro-Palestinian protester in the barrier of the UCLA encampment. Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times/Getty ImagesMarlan-Librett is seen throwing the bottom of a broom at a pro-Palestinian protester.

Persons: counterprotesters, UCLA –, –, “ Edan, Sharon, Edan, William Gude, “ We’re, counterprotesters calmy, “, ”, Chaim Seidler, Feller, Hillel, On’s, wasn’t, Malachi Marlan, Etienne Laurent, Wally Skalij, Librett, Dolores Quintana, Quintana, ” Dolores Quintana, Tom Bibiyan, Bibiyan, Trump, William Gude Tom Bibiyan, William Gude “, Angie Givant, she’d, Narek Palyan, Palyan, Catherine Hamilton, Hamilton, UCLA’s, Boosinger, ” Dylan Kupsh, ” Kupsh, Kupsh, Audrey Ash, Isabelle Chapman, Scott Glover, Curt Devine Organizations: CNN, UCLA, Fox, Facebook, Israel, Social, Social Media, Los Angeles Police Department, Patrol, UCLA Police Department, Bruins, LA, Key, Beverly Hills High School, Israel Defense Forces, UC Santa Cruz, Getty, Los Angeles Times, ”, Los Angeles Valley College, USC, Green Party, ucla, “, Student, ” Thistle, Thistle Locations: Gaza, Israel, California, Angeles, UCLA's, Los, Los Angeles

☆ Neom's push for foreign investment is getting trickier after allegations of Saudi brutality
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Saudi Arabia needs foreign businesses to help it realize its Neom megacity project. The BBC reported that Saudi officials were given a license to use lethal force to clear land. But underneath the image is a far darker reality, say campaigners, which could threaten the foreign cash and expertise Saudi Arabia needs to realize its ambitions. Though his decision took place in 2022, it was given new urgency by a whistleblower giving more detail on how Saudi officials may have acted. Amnesty International said businesses ought to be wary of doing deals in Saudi Arabia and called for UK officials to push for an independent investigation into the Neom land clearances.

Persons: —, Malcolm Aw, Col Rabih Alenezi, Dana Ahmed, Mohammed bin Salman, Jamal al, Neom Organizations: BBC, Saudi, Service, UN, Telegraph, Amnesty International, Amnesty, Politico, The Atlantic Council, Business Locations: Saudi Arabia, Saudi

☆ The ‘Betches’ Got Rich. So What’s Next?
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-11 | by ( Sapna Maheshwari | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“There’s no Torah reading,” Jordana Abraham, the chief comedy officer, deadpanned. As far as coming-of-age tales go, Betches has an upbeat one in a digital media landscape without many. The company, which was early to the phenomenon of viral content as a foundation for digital media companies, never took on outside investment, unlike most of its peers. They started an anonymous humor blog, called “Betches Love This Site,” while they were seniors, roommates and sorority sisters at Cornell University in 2011. (A guide to drinking recommended shots, preferably of vodka, with the aim of blacking out; recommended diets included anorexia.)

Persons: Sami Sage, “, ” Jordana Abraham, Betches, Abraham, Sage, Aleen Dreksler Organizations: Betches Media, Cornell University Locations: Flatiron, Long, Roslyn

☆ ‘Cabs to get into space’: How this Indian startup wants to revolutionize satellite space travel
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-23 | by ( Amy Gunia | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

But its private sector has played a limited role in space exploration, acting mostly as suppliers and vendors for its national space agency, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). “Very few companies globally are able to make it to orbit yet.”Pawan Chandana, the co-founder of Skyroot Aerospace Skyroot Aerospace Pvt. As Indian space startups mature over the coming years, he expects the government to become a customer, enabling further growth. Many private space companies source income from governments, including Space X, which has raked in billions of dollars from US government contracts. In November 2022, Skyroot Aerospace launched India's first privately built rocket, Vikram-S. Skyroot Aerospace Pvt.

Persons: Vikram, ” Pawan Chandana, “, Pawan Chandana, Narendra Modi, ”, Susmita Mohanty, Skyroot, Chandana, ridesharing, Kari Bingen, Modi, Mohanty Organizations: CNN, Indian Space Research Organization, ISRO, Elon, SpaceX, Skyroot Aerospace, Skyroot Aerospace Skyroot Aerospace, . Ltd, McKinsey & Company, Economic, ’, LEO —, Vikram Sarabhai, Aerospace Security, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Deloitte, India’s, NASA Locations: India, United States, Hyderabad, Thiruvananthapuram, Singapore

☆ What to see at the Venice Biennale 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Nicole Mowbray | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —This week sees the opening of the Venice Biennale, an 8-month-long festival of art and culture staged every other year. For 2024 — the show’s 60th iteration — Brazilian curator Adriano Pedrosa has chosen the topic of “Foreigners Everywhere,” and announced an intention to spotlight artists from diverse and historically marginalized backgrounds. With the main event running from April 20 to November 24 2024, here’s our pick of what to see if you’re headed to Venice. “Willem de Kooning e l’Italia” — Willem de KooningThe show at Gallerie dell’Accademia will include 75 Willem de Kooning works, including "Screams of Children Come from Seagulls (Untitled XX)," 1975. Yoo Youngkuk Art FoundationThe first exhibition in Europe of one of Korea’s most influential artists, including many works never exhibited before outside Korea.

Persons: Adriano Pedrosa, ”, Pedrosa, —, you’re, “ Willem de Kooning, Willem de Kooning, Kooning, Gallerie, Nick, Berlinde De, Abbazia, Ewa Juszkiewicz Juszkiewicz, Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, Palazzo, Palazzo Cavanis, Ai, Peter Hujar, della, Carolina, Marcel Duchamp, Franchetti, Cindy Sherman, Louise Bourgeois, Sarah Lucas, Irving Penn, Palazzo Franchetti, Marco “, Zoe Saldana, Marco Perego, Corita, Maurizio Cattelan, Pope Francis, Inuuteq Storch, Louise Wolthers, “, John Akomfrah, John Akmofrah, Yoo, Yoo Youngkuk, Stampalia, M.F, Husain, Picasso, Viktoria Bavykina, Max Gorbatskyi, Ai Weiwei Ai Weiwei, Ela Bialkowska, Ai Weiwei, Palazzo Smith, Koo Jeong, Koo, Rick Lowe, Lowe's, Lowe Organizations: CNN, Venice Biennale, Palazzo, Sun, Danish, British, Bangkok Art Biennale Foundation Locations: Venice, Italy, “, Refuge, ” City, San Giorgio Maggiore, San, New York, Santa, San Marco, Marco, Giudecca, Corita Kent, American, Greenland, Europe, Korea, India, Sale, Ukraine, Continua, Bangkok, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Singapore, Houston

☆ Ukraine’s Arms Industry Is Growing, but Is It Growing Fast Enough?
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Lara Jakes | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Ukraine’s military had only one Bohdana artillery cannon in its arsenal when Russia invaded the country two years ago. Now, Ukraine’s arms industry is building eight of the self-propelled Bohdana artillery systems each month, and although officials will not say how many they’ve made in total, the increased output signals a potential boom in the country’s domestic weapons production. Russia’s war machine is already quadrupling weapons production in round-the-clock operations. Ukraine’s forces are losing territory in some key areas, including the strategic eastern town of Avdiivka, where they withdrew from in February. And while European defense firms are gingerly opening operations in Ukraine, major American weapons producers have yet to commit to setting up shop in the middle of a war.

Organizations: NATO Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Kharkiv, Avdiivka, U.S

☆ How Dana Walden could defy critics and become Disney's first female CEO
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +22 min

The appointment would make Walden the first female CEO of the Walt Disney Co. in its 100-year history. "Anybody they choose will have never been the Disney CEO prior to that." At Disney, Walden has hit several home runs, including FX's "The Bear," Hulu's "The Dropout" and "Only Murderers in the Building," and ABC's "Abbott Elementary." Former Disney CEO Bob Chapek CNBCChapek climbed the corporate ladder at Disney for 30 years by showcasing his business and finance chops. Combating female stereotypesIf Walden were appointed CEO, she would be the first woman to run the century-old company.

Persons: Dana Walden, Disney Entertainment Rich Polk, Peter Chernin, Rupert, Walden, Bob Iger, he'd, Fox, Chernin, Peter Roth, Roth, Peter Chernin Getty, Josh D'Amaro, Jimmy Pitaro, Alan Bergman, Nelson, Peltz, Iger, Bob Chapek, Walden's, Bergman, she's, hasn't, —, Walden —, Dana doesn't, Jennifer Salke, Jennifer Salke Stephen Desaulniers, CNBC Walden, Richard Plepler, Craig Hunegs, Carol Burnett's, Carrie Hamilton, George Burns, Dean Martin, roasts, Martin, Buddy Hackett, Matt Walden, Bender, Goldman, she'd, Arsenio, Lucie Sulhany, Dana Walden Jason Laveris, Gary Newman, Newman, It's, Dana, Ryan Murphy, John Landgraf, Jan, Seth MacFarlane, Guy, Tuck, MacFarlane, Murphy, Steve Levitan, Dan Fogelman, Rick Rosen, Rosen, Howard Gordon, Levitan, Peter Rice, Rice, wasn't, Chapek, Rich Appel, Gary, it's, Percy Jackson, didn't, Bob Chapek CNBC Chapek, showrunners, Scarlett Johansson, Kristina Schake, Jay Sures, Sures, Amazon's Salke, Greta Gerwig, Gloria, Murphy's, Miss Jones, There's, Steve Levitan Peter, Hopper, Critics, She's, Salke, WME's Rosen Organizations: Disney Entertainment, Getty, Century Fox Filmed Entertainment, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, Walt Disney Co, Century Fox, Fox, Century Fox Television, Warner Bros, Disney, ESPN, Entertainment, CNBC, Trian Partners, Iger, Amazon Studios, HBO, Disney TV Studios, Hollywood, Westlake School for Girls, Harvard, Westlake School, The Friars Club, University of Southern, Paramount, Paramount Domestic Television, Filmmagic, Fox Broadcasting, Walden, CBS, FX Networks, Bob Chapek CNBC, Indiana University, Michigan State University, United Talent Agency, Hulu Locations: Santa Barbara , California, Walden, Brentwood , California, She's, Disney's, Studio City, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, University of Southern California, Chapek, Hollywood, Walden's, Iger, America

☆ Poised and Precise, Hur Enters Fray Over Special Counsel’s Report on Biden
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Glenn Thrush | Luke Broadwater | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The former special counsel Robert K. Hur, denounced by Democrats for his unsparing description of President Biden’s memory lapses, had one of his own during his testimony on Tuesday before the House Judiciary Committee. Representative James R. Comer, a Kentucky Republican, made passing reference to Dana A. Remus, a Democratic lawyer who had served as White House counsel under Mr. Biden from January 2021 to July 2022. Mr. Hur crinkled an eyebrow and corrected him: No, he said, she occupied that post under President Obama. The misstep was an isolated moment in an otherwise poised and precise appearance by Mr. Hur, 51, who was testifying about his report on the investigation into Mr. Biden’s handling of classified documents. Mr. Hur, a Trump-era Justice Department official known among former colleagues for keeping a cool head in high-stress, high-stakes situations, incited a furor after describing the president as a “well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.”

Persons: Robert K, Hur, James R, Comer, Dana A, Remus, Biden, Mr, Obama, Mr . Hur, . Hur, ” Organizations: Kentucky Republican, Democratic, White, -, Department Locations: Kentucky

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Five of the six major conferences have a leader or co-leader that failed to make the NCAA Tournament last season. Four of the major-conference leaders that got left out of March Madness last season have reached a Final Four within the last decade. 4 North Carolina, which went 20-13 and turned down an NIT bid last season, is unbeaten in Atlantic Coast Conference competition. “No matter what we’re going through — ups and downs — we’re just connected.”Oregon also added a few transfers during the offseason. But for now, it also could assure that the Badgers don't get let out of the field for a second straight season.

Persons: ”, John's, AJ Storr, Grant McCasland, Warren Washington, Devan Cambridge, Chance McMillian, Joe Toussaint, Darrion Williams, Pop Isaacs, ” McCasland, “, Caleb Love, Cormac Ryan, Notre, Harrison Ingram, Jae'Lyn Withers, Paxson Wojcik, RJ Davis, Armando Bacot, “ We’ve, ” Bacot, It’s, ” Seton Hall’s, Dylan Addae, Jaden Bediako, Seton, Kadary Richmond, Amir Dawes, Dre Davis, hasn't, ” Dawes, Kario Oquendo, Mahamadou Diawara, Stetson, Jesse Zarzuela, Jackson Shelstad, N’Faly Dante, Nate Bittle, you’re, Dana Altman, that’s, Storr, Greg Gard, they'll, they're, Gard, Aaron Beard, ___ Organizations: Big, NIT, Atlantic Coast Conference, Texas Tech, Seton Hall, UConn, Arizona State, Notre Dame, Stanford, North, Seton Hall’s, Syracuse, Clemson, Pirates, Seton Hall's, Ducks, Badgers, NBA, NCAA, AP Locations: MADISON, Wis, Wisconsin, Oregon, Carolina, Arizona, West Virginia, Nevada, Cambridge, Louisville, Santa Clara, ” Oregon, Georgia, Central Michigan

☆ Dana Carvey says he’s ‘overwhelmed’ by the support as he grieves his son
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Comedian Dana Carvey is feeling the “love” and support from his followers after the death of his grown son Dex Carvey. The couple shared Thursday their son Dex, 32, died after suffering an “accidental drug overdose,” according to an Instagram post. “To anyone struggling with addiction or who loves someone struggling with addiction, you are in our hearts and prayers,” Dana Carvey wrote in the Instagram post. Colin Jost holds a sign to support Dana Carvey and his wife at the close of the latest "Saturday Night Live" episode. “We will heal the best we can and carry on,” Carvey wrote Saturday, adding, “Our darling Dex would have wanted it that way.”

Persons: Dana Carvey, Dex Carvey, he’s, “, ”, Dex, ” Dana Carvey, ” Carvey, Paula Zwagerman, Thomas Carvey, Colin Jost, NBC Carvey, Garth Algar, Mike Myers ’ Wayne Campbell, Carvey, Dana, Paula Organizations: CNN, US Centers for Disease Control, NBC, SNL Locations: United States

☆ Spiking mortgage rates are pricing poorer Americans out of the housing market – with a third of all homes bought in cash, Redfin says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( George Glover | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Mortgage rates have soared north of 7% in recent months, driven higher by the Federal Reserve's war on inflation. One-in-three homebuyers are paying all-cash rather than taking out a mortgage, according to data from Redfin. AdvertisementMore than a third of homes are being bought in cash, according to data from Redfin, with low affordability and high mortgage rates pricing poorer Americans out of the housing market. That's a sign that wealthier Americans are making up a greater share of homebuyers with sky-high mortgage rates pricing out the rest of the population, Redfin said. Existing homeowners have also opted to cling to the historically low mortgage rates they locked in over the last 15 years.

Persons: —, Redfin, Dana Anderson, Freddie Mac Organizations: Federal, Service, National Association of Realtors, Business Locations: That's

[1/3] Turkish police use water cannons and tear gas to disperse Pro-Palestinian demonstrators during a protest against the U.S. and Israel near the Incirlik Air Base, which is housing U.S. troops, in Adana, southern Turkey November 5, 2023. Incirlik, which has been used to support the international coalition fighting Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, also houses U.S. troops. Footage from the protests showed police firing tear gas and using water cannons to disperse crowds waving Turkish and Palestinian flags and chanting slogans. Protesters were also seen hurling plastic chairs, rocks, and other items at police, who fired smoke bombs at crowds. Scuffles broke out between the crowds and security forcesIHH President Bulent Yildirim addressed crowds in Adana and urged them to refrain from attacking police.

Persons: Dilara, Antony Blinken, Israel, Scuffles, Bulent Yildirim, IHH, Hakan Fidan, Dilara Senkaya, Murad Sezer, Mehmet Emin Caliskan, Ali Kucukgocmen, Giles Elgood Organizations: Turkish, U.S, Incirlik, Base, REUTERS, Rights, Hamas, Humanitarian Relief Foundation, Israel, Thomson Locations: Israel, U.S, Adana, Turkey, Rights ADANA, Ankara, Gaza, Turkish, State, Syria, Iraq

☆ Pro-Palestinian Crowds Try to Storm Air Base Housing U.S. Troops in Turkey
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

Incirlik, which has been used to support the international coalition fighting Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, also houses U.S. troops. Footage from the protests showed police firing tear gas and using water cannons to disperse crowds waving Turkish and Palestinian flags and chanting slogans. Protesters were also seen hurling plastic chairs, rocks, and other items at police, who fired smoke bombs at crowds. Scuffles broke out between the crowds and security forcesIHH President Bulent Yildirim addressed crowds in Adana and urged them to refrain from attacking police. (Reporting by Dilara Senkaya, Murad Sezer, Mehmet Emin Caliskan, and Ali Kucukgocmen; Writing by Tuvan Gumrukcu; Editing by Giles Elgood)

Persons: Dilara Senkaya, Mehmet Emin Caliskan, Antony Blinken, Israel, Scuffles, Bulent Yildirim, IHH, Hakan Fidan, Murad Sezer, Ali Kucukgocmen, Giles Elgood Organizations: Turkish, U.S, Hamas, Humanitarian Relief Foundation, Israel Locations: Mehmet Emin Caliskan ADANA, Turkey, Ankara, Gaza, Israel, Turkish, Adana, U.S, State, Syria, Iraq

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