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☆ 'The Diplomat' season 2 finale completely shakes up Kate's bid for the vice presidency
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

A major character death at the end of "The Diplomat" season two throws a wrench into the series. Keri Russell's titular diplomat, Kate Wyler, now faces a more challenging path to the vice presidency. AdvertisementNetflix's "The Diplomat" is a blisteringly fun political drama that leans into the melodrama of international politics — and like in its first season, season two concludes with yet another cliffhanger season finale. As she unravels the conspiracy behind the aircraft attack, she also has to contend with Vice President Grace Penn (an excellent Allison Janney) showing up in London. "The Diplomat" season two is streaming in full on Netflix.

Persons: Keri Russell's, Kate Wyler, —, Debora Cahn, It's, Grace Penn, Allison Janney, Kate, Grace, Keri Russell, Margaret Roylin, Nicolas Trowbridge, Trowbridge —, Trowbridge, Hal, Roylin, Rufus Sewell, she's, William Rayburn, Janney, that's, Russell, Rolling, Grace aren't, Hal ., Joe Biden's, Rayburn, Biden, Kamala Harris, Cahn Organizations: Service, British, Golden Globe, Netflix, United, State Department, United States Locations: United States, United Kingdom, Persian, States, London, Russian, Scotland, Europe, Russia, New York

Labor union leaders said Thursday they are paying close attention to what the libertarian president-elect says and what they are hearing is in opposition to their interests. “In the moment they move forward with reforms related to labor rights, both individual and collective, and when the labor organizations affected by these adjustments request it, the CGT will take a stance,” Dear said. “We expect absolutely nothing from Javier Milei.”Catalano was one of the representatives of labor unions and social organizations who joined the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo in their weekly march in downtown Buenos Aires Thursday. There’s also concern among human rights organizations about a potential setback in policies that allowed for the prosecution of perpetrators of crimes against humanity during the dictatorship. Leaders of leftist social organizations also held a meeting Thursday to discuss their response to Milei’s policies and “a plan for struggle against austerity” that will involve street protests.

Persons: Javier Milei, ” Héctor, Pablo Biró, Milei, ”, ” Daniel Catalano, ” Catalano, There’s, “ it’s, Nicolás Saldías, ” Sadias, —, Débora Rey Organizations: Labor, Confederation, Airline Pilots Association, Aerolineas Argentinas, Milei, State Workers ’ Association, de Mayo, Economist Intelligence, Latin, Associated Press Locations: BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, “, Buenos Aires, Latin America, Caribbean, ” Argentina

☆ The Only People Who Understand What a Caregiver Goes Through
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Paula Span | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Both men are patients at Penn Memory Center in Philadelphia, which began this mentorship program for caregivers in September. Dr. Dunbar, a nurse-practitioner who lives in Wallingford, Pa., is younger, at 61, but has coped with caregiving for far longer: Her husband, Jeffrey Draine, 60, was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s in 2017. Philip Sadtler, 80, received his diagnosis just two years ago, so his wife has long lists of questions about what lies ahead. How can she handle the guilt of leaving him at home sometimes while she volunteers or sees friends? How long can the couple, who live in Berwyn, Pa., continue traveling to California to visit their daughter and her family?

Persons: Julia Sadtler, Debora Dunbar, Alzheimer’s, . Dunbar, Jeffrey Draine, “, I’ve, ”, Philip Sadtler, Philip Organizations: Penn Memory Center Locations: Philadelphia, Wallingford, Pa, Berwyn, California

The Idaho State Capitol building is seen in Boise, Idaho, U.S., October 29, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton Acquire Licensing RightsNov 9 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge has blocked Idaho from enforcing a recently passed law making it a crime to help a minor cross state lines for an abortion without her parents' consent. U.S. Magistrate Judge Debora Grasham in Boise, Idaho, said the law against so-called abortion trafficking, signed by Republican Governor Brad Little in April, violated the rights to free speech and expression under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The judge also said the law "fails to provide fair notice or ascertainable standard of what is and what is not abortion trafficking." Lourdes Matsumoto, a lawyer and advocate who works with victims of sexual violence, and the Northwest Abortion Access Fund and Indigenous Idaho Alliance, which help people in Idaho access abortion, sued to block the law.

Persons: Shannon Stapleton, Judge Debora Grasham, Brad Little, Raul Labrador, Lourdes Matsumoto, Brendan Pierson, Daniel Wallis Organizations: Idaho State Capitol, REUTERS, Republican, U.S . Constitution, Fund, Indigenous Idaho Alliance, Thomson Locations: Idaho, Boise , Idaho, U.S, U.S ., Washington , Oregon, Montana, New York

“Namely, long-standing and well recognized fundamental rights of freedom of speech, expression, due process, and parental rights. Two advocacy groups and an attorney who works with sexual assault victims sued the state and Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador over the law earlier this year. They also argued that the law infringes on the Fourth Amendment right to travel between states, as well as the right to travel within Idaho. “The state can, and Idaho does, criminalize certain conduct occurring within its own borders such as abortion, kidnapping, and human trafficking. The prosecutors did not invoke the so-called “abortion trafficking” law in that case.

Persons: Grasham, Raul Labrador, Lourdes Matsumoto, ”, wasn't Organizations: Debora, Fund, Indigenous Idaho Alliance, Prosecutors Locations: U.S, Idaho, Nampa, Northwest

☆ A grape soda fountain, a moonbounce and an electric fan: Is this modern art?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

London CNN —The 20th annual installment of Frieze — London’s biggest and most influential art fair — has officially begun. A grape soda fountainAdam Farah-Saad's debut at the Public Gallery booth included a steel 6-person fountain pumping KA grape soda. Courtesy of Public GalleryLondon artist Adam Farah-Saad’s first solo exhibition presented by Public Gallery featured a large reworked steel drinking fountain similar to those seen at children’s parks or playgrounds. This version would probably prove more popular with those under 18, too, since it exclusively pumps out KA Black Grape Soda instead of H2O. Placed 20 inches away is a rotating electric fan causing the pages of the pad to flutter between drawings.

Persons: Regent’s, Barbara Sturm’s “, ”, Elizabeth Peyton’s, Adam Farah, Saad’s, Farah, Mariah Carey’s, Caballero Alto, Bruno Ruiz, Débora Delmar, “ Caballero Alto, Beuys, Linda Nylind, Wantanee, Siripattananuntakul, Joseph Beuys, Gillian Wearing, Maureen Paley's, Haricot, Shilpa, Shilpa Gupta Organizations: London CNN, Gallery, Public, Llano Gallery, Young British, Frith Locations: Gallery London, Mexico City, Llano, London, Chapultepec Castle, Thai, New York, United Kingdom

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s top court opened a session Friday that will decide whether abortion up to the 12th week of pregnancy will be decriminalized nationwide. He then said he opposes abortion although he believes women should be allowed the choice as a matter of public health. The girl, who was 10 when she was raped, was in her 29th week when the abortion was finally carried out. The survey of 2,002 Brazilian women found higher rates of abortion among those with less education and income. Wealthier Brazilian women for many years travelled to the United States or Europe to get abortions without facing risks and legal obstacles they find at home.

Persons: —, Rosa Weber, Weber, ” Weber, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Debora Organizations: SAO PAULO, Brown University Locations: Santa Catarina, Brazil, United States, Europe, Argentina

☆ Does the MIND Diet Prevent Dementia?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Alice Callahan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

What is the MIND diet? The MIND diet was first described in a 2015 study led by Martha Clare Morris, a nutritional epidemiologist at Rush University, who died in 2020. The MIND diet is unique, however, in that it calls for at least six servings of leafy greens and two servings of berries each week. Does the MIND diet benefit the brain? But these studies can’t prove that the MIND diet itself leads to better brain health.

Persons: Martha Clare Morris, Morris, ”, Debora Melo van Lent Organizations: Rush University, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Locations: San Antonio

☆ How to support your loved one during the infertility journey
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-29 | by ( Chloe Melas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN's Chloe Melas, shown with her husband, Brian Mazza, and two sons, has been open about her journey with IVF to grow her family. Infertility affects about 1 in 6 people, according to a recent report from the World Health Organization previously covered by CNN. To find out what could be helpful for others, I talked to several people for their advice on what to do and not do when supporting a loved one going through infertility. She regularly covers the topic of infertility and recently published a piece about how to help people going through infertility. “Infertility treatments are often physically taxing.

☆ ‘The Diplomat’ Review: Keri Russell’s New Assignment
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( John Anderson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Ato Essandoh and Keri Russell Photo: NETFLIXSometime during episode 3 of “The Diplomat,” a character puts the show’s entire premise in the proverbial nutshell: “Can you imagine hiring someone for a key governing position just because you think they’d be good at it?” What could possibly go wrong? The Diplomat Thursday, Netflix“Plenty” is the answer to the second question in what is a mischievously clever, amusing and absorbing eight-part Netflix series created by Debora Cahn (“Fosse/Verdon”). The answer to the first question is more complicated. Who exactly are we talking about? And to whom does “The Diplomat” even refer?

☆ No date for coal phase out as G-7 environment ministers wrap meeting in Japan
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-16 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

A smokestack stands behind piles of coal at the coal-fired Onyx Kraftwerk Farge power plant on March 10, 2022 near Bremen, Germany. Environment and energy ministers from G-7 countries wrapped two days of talks in northern Japan on Sunday without acting on Canada's push to set a timeline for phasing out coal-fired power plants. In a statement posted to Twitter Sunday, Guilbeault said he still welcomed the shared commitment between G7 countries to accelerate coal phaseout, but also called for greater urgency. Japan advocated instead for its own natural strategy that includes the use of what the country calls "clean coal," where the emissions are captured. A report released earlier this month by the Global Energy Monitor — a group that tracks global energy projects — found G-7 countries account for 15% of the world's operating coal capacity.

☆ Brazil looks to regulate monetized content on Internet -official
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( Victor Pereira | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

SAO PAULO, March 17 (Reuters) - The Brazilian government is studying whether to regulate Internet platforms with content that earns revenue such as advertising, its secretary for digital policies, Joao Brant, said on Friday. The idea would be for a regulator to hold such platforms, not consumers, accountable for monetized content, Brant told Reuters. Platforms would not be held responsible for content individually, but for how diligent they are in protecting the "digital environment," he said in an interview. Brant did not detail what the regulatory body would look like, but said the government wants to regulate monetized content and prevent the platforms from spreading misinformation. Meta questioned its responsibility for removing content without a court decision in a case involving a fake Facebook profile.

Leader of Brothers of Italy Giorgia Meloni speaks at the party's election night headquarters, in Rome, Italy September 26, 2022. It is from tomorrow that we must prove our worth," the 45-year-old Meloni told cheering supporters of her nationalist Brothers of Italy party early Monday morning. The other major conservative party, Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia party, also scored around 8%, leaving Brothers of Italy the dominant partner. Despite its clearcut victory, the vote was not a ringing endorsement for the conservative alliance. The right took full advantage of Italy's electoral law, which benefits parties that forge pre-ballot pacts.

☆ Italy's centre-left Democratic Party concedes election defeat
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

People stand next to a poster of Enrico Letta, secretary of the centre-left Democratic Party (PD), at the PD headquarters, during the snap election, in Rome, Italy, September 25, 2022. REUTERS/Remo CasilliROME, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Italy's main centre-left group, the Democratic Party (PD), conceded defeat early Monday in a national election and said it would be the largest opposition force in the next parliament. "This is a sad evening for the country," Debora Serracchiani, a senior PD lawmaker, told reporters in the party's first official comment on the result. Provisional results showed that a right-wing alliance led by Giorgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy party had won around 43% of the vote and was on course for a clear majority in parliament. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Gavin Jones; Editing by Crispian BalmerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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