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☆ Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's management style is under scrutiny again. PR experts share 2 steps they should take to change the conversation.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Samantha Grindell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's leadership style is being scrutinized again. They also said Prince Harry's recent solo appearances are a strong move for the couple. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry attend the Royal Salute Polo Challenge in April 2024. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry in September 2023. AdvertisementJimmy Fallon and Prince Harry on "Tonightmares" in September 2024.

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☆ Selena Gomez shares how ongoing ‘medical issues’ will shape her path to becoming a parent
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Selena Gomez is speaking candidly about what her path to parenthood may look like. I have a lot of medical issues that would put my life and the baby’s in jeopardy. I’m excited for what that journey will look like, but it’ll look a little different.”At the end of the day, she said, it doesn’t matter how it happens because “it’ll be mine. In 2017, Gomez shared that the condition led to her undergo a kidney transplant, donated by her friend, actress Francia Raisa. Gomez chronicled her health struggles in her 2022 documentary “My Mind & Me.”

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☆ Miss Teen USA 2024: Addie Carver of Mississippi wins controversy-hit beauty pageant
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Addie Carver of Mississippi was named Miss Teen USA on Thursday, assuming a title that has stood vacant since the previous winner’s highly controversial resignation in May. Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesYear of scandalThe Miss USA organization, which operates both pageants, was thrown into disarray when Voigt stepped down in May. Miss USA president Laylah Rose released a statement at the end of May, reported by the Los Angeles Times, refuting Voigt’s allegations. Unlike in Miss USA, the teen competition’s first runner-up, Stephanie Skinner, declined to take on the title, which instead remained vacant. Mental health strugglesOpen to applicants aged 14 to 19, the annual Miss Teen USA contest celebrates “beauty, brains and confidence,” according to its official website.

Persons: Addie Carver, Carver, ” Georgia’s Ava Colindres, Arizona’s Rachael Mclaen, Utah’s Noelia Voigt, UmaSofia Srivastava, —, Voigt, Srivastava, Savannah Gankiewicz, Rachel Lindsay, Justin Sylvester, Kevin Winter, “, ”, Barbara Srivastava, Laylah Rose, Stephanie Skinner, Francia Raisa, Rylee Arnold, ” Carver Organizations: CNN, Miss Teen USA, Miss USA, Miss Teen, USA, Miss, Peacock, Miss Universe Organization, Los Angeles Times, “ Locations: Mississippi, Los Angeles, Miss USA, Los Angeles , California

CNN —At least 34 people have been confirmed dead following landslides in Colombia’s northwestern department of Chocó, the governor’s office said in a statement Saturday. So far, 17 bodies have been transferred to Medellin for forensic examination, and another 17 are expected to be transported as well, the statement read. A member of the rescue team stands at the area of a landslide in the road between Quibdo and Medellin, Choco department, Colombia on January 13, 2024. Fredy Builes/AFP/Getty ImagesPeople observe the area where of a landslide in the road between Quibdo and Medellin, Choco department, Colombia on January 13, 2024. Colombia has been plagued by deadly mudslides before.

Persons: Nubia, Nubia Carolina Córdoba Curi, “, Francia Marquez, Fredy Builes, Marquez Organizations: CNN, Reuters, Getty, Unit for, Risk Management, Colombian Civil Defense, National Army, Ministry of Health, Social Protection Locations: Chocó, Medellin, ”, Nubia Carolina, Quibdó, Quibdo, Choco, Colombia, AFP, Mocoa

☆ Nobel Prize winner Katalin Karikó raised a two-time Olympic gold medalist: Here's her No. 1 piece of parenting advice
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( Aditi Shrikant | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

On Monday, Katalin Karikó won the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine. Her research with Drew Weissman, with whom she shares the prize, laid the foundation for the Covid-19 vaccines developed by BioNTech-Pfizer and Moderna. During her time at the University of Pennsylvania she had trouble securing grant funding and bounced from lab to lab. "When I was doing the research I could see the promise," she tells CNBC Make It. She holds an undergraduate and masters degree from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Persons: Katalin Karikó, Drew Weissman, Susan Francia Organizations: Medicine, BioNTech, Pfizer, Moderna, Karikó's, University of Pennsylvania, CNBC, University of California Locations: Los Angeles

And I told her that many, many scientists work very, very hard," Kariko added. BioNTech said in June that about 1.5 billion people across the world had received its mRNA shot, co-developed with Pfizer (PFE.N). [1/11]Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman win the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden October 2, 2023. The medicine prize kicks off this year's Nobel awards with the remaining five to be unveiled in coming days. The prizes, first handed out in 1901, were created by Swedish dynamite inventor and wealthy businessman Alfred Nobel.

Persons: Weissman, Katalin Kariko, Drew Weissman, Kariko, BioNTech, Rickard Sandberg, Susan Francia, immunologist, ”, Sir Andrew Pollard, Alfred Nobel, Swede Svante Paabo, Alexander Fleming, Karl Landsteiner, Niklas Pollard, Johan Ahlander, Ludwig Burger, Terje Solsvik, Andrew Cawthorne Organizations: Medicine, Nobel, Sweden's Karolinska Institute, University of Szeged, University of Pennsylvania, Pfizer, Karolinska Institute, TT News Agency, REUTERS Acquire, Boston University, Oxford University, AstraZeneca, Moderna, Thomson Locations: STOCKHOLM, COVID, Hungary, Pennsylvania, Szeged, U.S, Stockholm, Sweden, Frankfurt, Krisztina, Budapest, Oslo

☆ Recent attacks on prominent figures in Latin America
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Here are some other attacks on high-profile politicians from Latin America in recent years. JAIR BOLSONARO, BRAZILDuring his first campaign trail in September 2018, far-right former Brazilian President Bolsonaro was stabbed. REUTERS/Karen ToroJOVENEL MOISE, HAITIHaitian President Moise was shot dead in July 2021 and his wife, Martine Moise, was seriously wounded when heavily armed assassins stormed the couple's home. FRANCIA MARQUEZ, COLOMBIAColombia's now Vice President Marquez had a narrow escape in May 2019 before she ran for office, when attackers launched a grenade and shot at her and other environmental activists. NICOLAS MADURO, VENEZUELAVenezuelan President Maduro accused political foes of trying to kill him during an open-air speech in August 2018 by using explosive-laden drones in capital city Caracas.

Persons: Fernando Villavicencio, CRISTINA FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, JAIR, Bolsonaro, Karen Toro JOVENEL MOISE, Moise, Martine Moise, IVAN DUQUE, FRANCIA, COLOMBIA Colombia's, Marquez, NICOLAS MADURO, Maduro, Steven Grattan Organizations: REUTERS, VENEZUELA Venezuelan, Thomson Locations: Ecuador, Quito, Latin America, ARGENTINA, JAIR BOLSONARO, BRAZIL, HAITI, COLOMBIA, Colombia, Venezuela, FRANCIA MARQUEZ, VENEZUELA, Caracas, Lincoln

Cleveland, Texas CNN —The man accused of fatally shooting five neighbors, including a mother and her 9-year-old son, in a Texas home has been taken into custody after a dayslong manhunt, two law enforcement sources told CNN. The arrest was made in the town of Cut and Shoot, Texas, according to a federal law enforcement source. “One of the people who died saw when my wife fell to the ground,” Garcia told CNN. Family Photograph“Two people who died were protecting my 2 1/2-year-old daughter and my 1-month-old son,” Garcia said, sobbing. Sonia Argentina Guzman and her son, Daniel Enrique Laso-Guzman, were shot and killed by a neighbor Friday in Cleveland, Texas, officials said.

☆ Colombia, ELN rebels have made first steps toward ceasefire
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Henry RomeroBOGOTA, March 10 (Reuters) - Colombia's government and the left-wing ELN guerrilla group have taken the first steps toward a bilateral, temporary ceasefire, the heads of their delegations at peace talks said on Friday, as they closed their second cycle of negotiations in Mexico City. The ELN is Colombia's oldest remaining rebel group, and the talks are the cornerstone of efforts by leftist President Gustavo Petro - himself once a member of the now-demobilized M-19 insurgents - to bring "total peace" to Colombia. "We took the first steps to firm up a bilateral, national and temporary ceasefire which will create better conditions for Colombians' mobilization and participation in the peace process," said the ELN's Pablo Beltran. On New Year's Eve, Petro announced a ceasefire, but days later the ELN said it had not agreed to the measure. The ELN, founded in 1964 by radical Catholic priests, has some 2,500 combatants and is accused of financing itself through drug trafficking, illegal mining and kidnapping.

"How I Met Your Father" season two hits Hulu on January 24. Check out the trailer for 'How I Met Your Father' season 2Hilary Duff ("Lizzie McGuire") stars in "How I Met Your Father" season two as present-day Sophie. How to watch 'How I Met Your Father' season 2You can watch "How I Met Your Father" season two exclusively on Hulu starting January 24, with new episodes set to follow every Tuesday. How many episodes will 'How I Met Your Father' season 2 have? "How I Met Your Father" season two will have 20 episodes in total.

☆ Colombia VP Francia Marquez says explosive found near her home
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BOGOTA, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Colombia's Vice President Francia Marquez, the first Black woman to hold that post in her country, said on Tuesday her security team had found an explosive near her family home. The vice president's Twitter post included images of what appeared to be an improvised explosive device and a police report about the incident. "The attached report shows that it was a new attempt of attacking my life. Regardless, we won't stop working every day, day after day, until we reach total peace," she added. Reporting by Julia Symmes Cobb; Editing by Aurora EllisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Investments in renewables are typically the most straightforward, says energy firm
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailInvestments in renewables are typically the most straightforward, says energy firmEric Francia of AC Energy says that's in terms of "sustainable-linked investments," adding that they're "unequivocally green."

☆ This young Black designer is dressing Afro Colombian vice president Francia Márquez in ‘resistance’ fashion
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

BOGOTÁ — Esteban Sinisterra, a young Black fashion designer from Colombia’s largely-poor Pacific region, is dressing Vice-President Francia Márquez — the first Afro-Colombian woman to hold the post — in what he calls “resistance” fashion. His background has commonalities with Márquez, a former housekeeper and environmental activist, who grew up in the poor municipality of Suárez, in Cauca province, and faced death threats for her opposition to gold mining. Colombia's Vice President Francia Marquez speaks in Bogota on Aug. 18, 2022. “Each and every one of Francia’s outfits evokes that,” Sinisterra said. Follow NBC Latino on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

☆ Young Black designer dresses Colombian vice-president in 'resistance' fashion
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Esteban Sinisterra, 23, a fashion designer who dresses Colombian Vice President Francia Marquez, poses for a photograph at his studio in Cali, Colombia September 7, 2022. REUTERS/Jair CollBOGOTA, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Esteban Sinisterra, a young Black fashion designer from Colombia's largely-poor Pacific region, is dressing Vice-President Francia Marquez - the first Afro-Colombian woman to hold the post - in what he calls "resistance" fashion. "Each and every one of Francia's outfits evokes that," Sinisterra said. "It is being able to show that this is who we are...so for me fashion, my fashion, is resistance." Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Jair Fernando Coll, Writing by Julia Symmes Cobb, editing by Ed OsmondOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

On the agenda today:But first: This week, Insider launched its inaugural Climate Action 30, a prestigious list of leaders working toward climate solutions. Lily Katzman, an associate editor on our Special Projects team, gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the project. InsiderWhen we say climate heroes, the usual suspects — think Greta Thunberg and Al Gore — come to mind. That's where Insider's Climate Action 30 comes into play. ReutersDavid Solomon, Goldman Sachs' CEO, moonlights as an electronic-music DJ, playing high-profile gigs like the Lollapalooza music festival and Tomorrowland, a Belgian music festival.

Actrița Selena Gomez (28 de ani) a povestit, pe rețele de socializare, despre boala de care suferă de 5 ani. Ea zice că viața ei s-a schimbat complet de când a fost diagnosticată cu lupus, în urmă cu cinci ani. La început s-a revoltat că este bolnavă, dar apoi a început să accepte puțin câte puțin ceea ce i se întâmplă. În urmă cu trei ani a văzut moartea cu ochiiÎn 2017, Selena a avut o mare cumpănă. Ne ştim de aproape 10 ani, de pe platourile de filmare Disney”, a mărturisit cântăreața și actrița Selena Gomez.

Persons: Selena Gomez, Selena, Francia Raisa Organizations: Disney

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