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☆ Biden denounces ICC for ‘outrageous’ implication of equivalence between Israel and Hamas
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Michael Williams | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The prosecution team is also seeking warrants for Israel’s Defense Minister, Yoav Gallant, along with top Hamas leaders, Khan said. Khan, the ICC prosecutor, batted down criticisms over the tribunal’s efforts to secure the warrants. News that the ICC is seeking warrants for the Israeli leaders sent reverberations of condemnation across the world. Close US allies like Britain said the court’s efforts were “not helpful” in reaching a pause in fighting. Biden administration officials also questioned whether the ICC had the jurisdiction to seek those arrests.

Persons: Washington CNN —, Biden, Karim Khan, CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, Benjamin Netanyahu, Yahya Sinwar, Yoav Gallant, Khan, ”, Biden –, CNN’s Erin Burnett, cajole Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Vladimir Putin, Moammar Gadhafi, Amanpour, Gallant, Antony Blinken, United States “, Mike Johnson, John Kirby, Independent Sen, Bernie Sanders –, Biden’s –, Sanders, ” Sanders, Kirby, “, Putin, ” Kirby, CNN’s Nikki Carvajal, Haley Talbot Organizations: Washington CNN, International, ICC, Israeli, Israel’s Defense, Biden, GOP, National Security, Independent, Mr Locations: Israel, Rafah, Gaza, Russian, Britain, Germany, United States, Ukraine

☆ I quit my job as a delivery driver to be a Henry VIII impersonator. This job is my whole life, and I wouldn't have it any other way.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-21 | by ( Alexandra Bacon | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

David Smith dropped his career as a delivery driver and factory worker to become a Henry VIII impersonator. He earns a living by giving talks and performances as Henry VIII at schools and heritage sites. I was eight years old when I saw a portrait of Henry VIII in all his regalia. Everything changed when I found a Henry VIII outfit on Facebook Marketplace for £20 ($25) in 2021. Out of all the events I've attended, that was the one that made me feel most like Henry VIII.

Persons: David Smith, Henry VIII, wouldn't, —, Smith, I'd, King, Henry, Henry VIII's, Anne Boleyn, Marquess, I've, must've, Henry Smith, wasn't, I'm, It's Organizations: Service, Facebook, Hatfield House Locations: Penshurst, Hatfield, Hatfield House, Salisbury

☆ Kanye West compared himself to Hitler, threatened staff and students at Donda Academy, new lawsuit alleges
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewA former employee of Kanye West's has accused the rap mogul of threatening the staff and students of his private Christian school, Donda Academy, according to a new lawsuit filed Tuesday. Representatives for Donda Academy, Yeezy, and a lawyer for West did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider. AdvertisementPhillips was hired shortly after West's business empire began to collapse following his repeated antisemitic comments on social media, in which he claimed he would go "death con 3" on Jewish people. But, despite his public apologies for the remarks, Phillips said West's antisemitic comments and praise of Hitler continued at work, sometimes within earshot of students. "Fearing for their jobs and also to de-escalate Kanye's absurdities (so that the two present school children did not hear), the school staff did their best to ignore him."

Persons: —, Kanye West's, It's, Donda, Trevor Phillips, Ye, West, Hitler, Phillips, Kanye, Pablo, West's, Bill Gates, Carney, Shegerian Organizations: Service, Donda Academy, Business, Yeezy, West, Associates Locations: Paris, California . West

☆ ‘El Conde’ Review: His Bite Is Worse
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Amy Nicholson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Pablo Larraín’s black-and-white horror spoof “El Conde” is founded on a ferocious sight gag: the former dictator Augusto Pinochet soaring into the night on a quest for human blood. This Pinochet, played with imperious cruelty by Jaime Vadell, was once a rebel-eating French royalist who sailed to South America in search of fresh meat. It’s a comic premise — what, is this part of the “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” extended universe? Larraín’s version of the man did that, too, with just one tweak: He blends his victims into a smoothie. And Larraín has resurrected him to drag him into the light.

Persons: Pablo Larraín’s, El Conde ”, Augusto Pinochet, Pinochet, Jackie, ” “ Spencer ”, Jaime Vadell, Abraham Lincoln, Hunter ”, History’s Pinochet, Larraín, Tony Manero ”, Oscar, Jacqueline Kennedy, Princess Diana, He’s Locations: South America, Santiago, Chile

☆ This regional bank stock can rally more than 20%, Piper Sandler says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Investors should pick up shares of sold-off Western Alliance Bancorp , according to Piper Sandler. Analyst Matthew Clark initiated coverage of the bank stock at overweight with a $60 price target. Clark's price target signals shares could rally 21.9% over the next year. He said Western Alliance has focused on holistic and deep relationships. Western Alliance shares have fallen more than 17% this year.

Persons: Piper Sandler, Matthew Clark, Clark, Michael Bloom Organizations: Western Alliance Bancorp, Western, Western Alliance, WAL

Mugabe’s successor, Emmerson Mnangagwa, had promised sweeping political, economic and social reforms. Several opposition activists, journalists and human rights activists have been arrested over the last year, including Job Sikhala, a Parliament member and senior official with the CCC. Obey Shava, a prominent Zimbabwean human rights lawyer who has represented various opposition party supporters facing questionable charges, was violently attacked earlier this month. Human rights group Amnesty International called it a “brutal assault on civic space.”At the same time, government corruption remains a problem in Zimbabwe. Mnangagwa has blamed Western sanctions for the current economic crisis in Zimbabwe, where the annual inflation rate reached 175% in June.

Persons: Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s, Mugabe’s, Emmerson Mnangagwa, “, ”, Joe Biden, ” Biden, Nelson Chamisa, Job Sikhala, Obey, Bill –, Bill, Al Jazee, Mugabe, Morgan Tsvangirai, Mnangagwa, Macky Sall, Felix Tshisekedi, Stephen Chan, ” Chan, Ruben Mbofana, –, Mbofana, Leonard Koni, Kudakwashe Regimond Tagwirei, Emmerson Mnangagwa Jr, ” Koni Organizations: U.S . Congress, “, ZANU, Citizens Coalition, Amnesty, Movement, Democratic, Mugabe, U.S, Congress, Zimbabwe Democracy, ., U.S . Treasury, Union, Reuters, SOAS University of London Locations: MUTARE, Zimbabwe, Mutare, Rhodesia, U.S, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Senegal

☆ 9 things you think you know about ancient Egyptians that are actually wrong
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

With their impressive architecture, scientific knowledge, religious cults, and beautiful artwork, the ancient Egyptians continue to impress historians long after the end of their reign. The pyramids were built by slavesThe Sphinx at Giza in Cairo set against the Pyramid Pyramid of Khafre. That means there may have been sacrifices over a period of about 400 years, while ancient Egyptians ruled for about 3,000 years. His book detailing the life of ancient Egyptians was extremely influential. Many misconceptions that have survived in the lore about ancient Egypt to this day may have found their origins in Herodotus's work.

☆ Fact check: Trump’s own campaign can’t find proof for his ‘mental institutions’ immigration story
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-29 | by ( Daniel Dale | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

How we searched for proof of Trump’s storyCNN conducted a broad search for any proof for Trump’s story. These articles did not mention anything about South American mental health facilities being emptied under President Joe Biden, nor feature any quote from a doctor at any such facility. We then reached out to a pro-Trump super PAC asking for evidence for Trump’s “mental institution” story, but a spokesperson didn’t respond. We next turned to two groups that advocate for reduced immigration, the Center for Immigration Studies and the Federation for American Immigration Reform, which would be good candidates to be aware of any such evidence. As a last resort, we posted Trump’s quotes on Twitter and invited the public to try to find support for them.

Bolsonaro, a far-right nationalist, left Brazil for Florida on Friday after losing to leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brazil's most fraught vote in a generation. Bolsonaro's U.S. trip insulates him from any immediate legal jeopardy in Brazil, where he is under investigation in at least four criminal probes. Under Brazil's constitution, a sitting president can only be arrested if he is convicted by the Supreme Court. From September, Lula will be able to install his own prosecutor general, who has the power to charge Bolsonaro if his cases remain with the Supreme Court. Bolsonaro also faces 12 requests for investigation at the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) for baseless claims Brazil's electoral system is liable to fraud, as well as alleged abuses of power for granting economic benefits to win votes.

☆ Barbara Walters, pioneering TV journalist who began on ‘TODAY,’ dies at 93
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-31 | by ( Ethan Sacks | Ethan Sacks Writes For Nbcnews.Com. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Barbara Walters, the pioneering TV broadcaster who blazed a trail for women in a male-dominated medium, died Friday. “Barbara Walters proved to be the evolutionary step between Edward R. Murrow and Oprah Winfrey.”Barbara Walters interviews Ronald Reagan in 1980 for ABC News. NBCMcGee, who died shortly after being partnered with Walters, demanded that he ask three questions to every one of Walter’s in studio interviews. So, Walters started fielding interviews outside the studio, quickly building a reputation as an incisive and probing questioner. After nearly 60 years in journalism, Walters announced she was retiring in 2014.

☆ 'Coup-mongering' Bolsonarista's battle cry reveals a radicalized Brazil
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( Gabriel Stargardter | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

Lots of people realized this wasn't a safe place," said Lucas Mello, a 22-year-old TikToker who has lived in the camp since Dec. 5. Three days after the riots, Moraes released Baldin, sent him home with an ankle bracelet, and barred him from talking to the media. "The heavily violent (protests) ... occurred in exactly the same context that motivated the temporary arrest of Milton Baldin," Moraes wrote in his sealed ruling. Bolsonaristas deride Moraes as an unelected despot who has censored free speech and trampled on the president's executive power. On Dec. 9, Bolsonaro broke weeks of post-election silence with an ambiguous message many viewed as encouragement to his protesting supporters.

☆ Biblioteca Națională te invită la expoziția „Teatrul – poezia ce se desprinde din carte”. Vei găsi o colecție de circa 120 de documente
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-15 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

Biblioteca Națională te invită la expoziția „Teatrul – poezia ce se desprinde din carte”. Vei găsi o colecție de circa 120 de documenteBiblioteca Națională a Republicii Moldova te invită să vizitezi expoziția „Teatrul – poezia ce se desprinde din carte” până la data de 30 mai. Expoziția reunește circa 120 de titluri de documente, apărute de-a lungul timpului și oferă un prilej de reflecţie asupra valorii şi semnificaţiei artei teatrale naționale și a dramaturgiei ca gen literar. În expoziție sunt expuse cărți, monografii, albume, reviste, materiale ilustrative, obiecte tridimensionale etc. din domeniul literaturii, genul dramatic și piese de teatru, ce reflectă arta teatrală scenică.

Persons: Despot, Vodă, Vasile Alecsandri, Regele Cristina, Nicolae Iorga, Ion Luca Caragiale, Ion Druță, August Organizations: Biblioteca Națională, Biblioteca Locations: Republicii Moldova, București

☆ Renumitul regizor Emil Loteanu ar fi împlinit astăzi 84 de ani
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-06 | by ( ) tvrmoldova.md time to read: +1 min

Emil Loteanu ar fi împlinit astăzi 84 de ani. Emil Loteanu a debutat în cinematografie în anul doi de studenţie. Se spune că Emil Loteanu era un despot pe platoul de filmare. EMIL LOTEANU, regizor: "Am reusit in zeci de tari sa ne facem parteneri de dialog, in zeci de tari sa ne facem parteneri de sentimente". Regizorul Emil Loteanu s-a stins din viaţă pe 18 aprilie 2003.

Persons: Emil Loteanu, Ion Creangă ., Eugen Doga, EMIL LOTEANU Locations: Republica Moldova, Chişinău

☆ S-au împlinit 75 de ani de la nașterea pictorului-grafician, regizorului și dramaturgului Ion Puiu
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-02 | by ( ) www.moldpres.md time to read: +4 min

Pictorul-scenograf, graficianul, regizorul, actorul, dramaturgul și poetul Ion Puiu, ar fi împlinit astăzi 75 de ani, informează MOLDPRES. S-a manifestat și la producerea unor filme: „Luceafărul" (regizor – Emil Loteanu), „Meșterul Manole” și ”Râs şi plâns" (regizor - Ion Popescu). Tot aici au mai fost jucate în scenă piesele originale ale lui Ion Puiu: „Odochia" (1980), „Osânda" (1985) și „Metamorfoza" (1993). A fost distins cu Premiul Național al R. Moldova (1991), Premiul special al Uniunii Artiștilor Plastici (2000), titlurile onorifice ”Eminent al Culturii”, ”Maestru în Artă”, cu Medalia ”Mihai Eminescu” (2000) ș.a. Ion Puiu s-a stins din viață la 25 iunie 2016.

Persons: Ion Puiu, A . Lunacearski, Olga Pîjova, Mihai Eminescu, I . Druță, F . Dostoievski, . Alecsandri, Horia, D ., Emil Loteanu, Manole, Ion Popescu, I . Creangă, Georgia ., Euripide, . Condrea, B . Brecht, K . Simonov, Despot Vodă, ., . Ionesco, Păcală, Olga Pîjova Organizations: de Artă Teatrală, A, Păpuși, Uniunea, Uniunea Scriitorilor, Uniunea Artiștilor Plastici, Uniunii Artiștilor Plastici, Facultatea, Georgia, Rusia, Ţările Baltice, România, București, Moscova, Riga, Tbilisi Locations: Condrătești, Ungheni, Moscova, Chișinău, Riga, Chişinău, Bălți, Rustavi, Georgia, Valencia, Praga, Moldova, Rusia, Ţările, România, București, Tbilisi, Uniunea Teatrală, . Moldova

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