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☆ The best countries for American expats in 2025
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Blane Bachelor | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +30 min

Homicide rates are nearly four times as those in the United States, according to Mexico’s National Institute of Statistics and Geography. In the United States, you can apply at the Netherlands embassy in Washington or at the consulates-general in Miami, New York or San Francisco. In addition, as with Costa Rica, Panama also does not have a tax treaty with the United States. It’s also a long way away from the United States, which can be tricky for visits to see loved ones. Cons: As is the case in Mexico and other countries with large expat communities, there’s growing backlash against the influx of foreigners, especially Americans, and especially in Lisbon.

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A pair of Dorothy's ruby slippers, worn by Judy Garland in "The Wizard of Oz," sold Saturday at an auction for $32.5 million, making the sparkling shoes the most valuable movie memorabilia ever sold at auction. Live bidding for the pair of ruby red heels started at $1.55 million, according to Heritage Auctions, and were initially estimated to go for $3 million or more. The auction house said in a news release that the slippers passed that number "within seconds" and that no other pair of ruby slippers has gone for close to that amount. The auction also included the hat worn by the Wicked Witch in "The Wizard of Oz," which sold for $2.9 million. Among Saturday's bidders was the Judy Garland Museum, which was on a quest "to bring 1 of 4 remaining pairs of Ruby Slippers Judy Garland wore in 'The Wizard of Oz' (1939) home to Judy's birthplace in Grand Rapids, Minnesota," the museum wrote on Facebook.

Persons: Judy Garland, Oz, Steven Spielberg, Leonardo DiCaprio, Terry Jon Martin, Michael Shaw, Shaw, Martin Organizations: Heritage Auctions, Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Judy Garland Museum, Associated Press, FBI, Smithsonian, AP, Heritage, Facebook, City Locations: Los Angeles, Grand Rapids , Minnesota, Grand Rapids, Minnesota

☆ Can Trump save TikTok? Here's where his cabinet picks stand on a TikTok ban.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementPresident-elect Donald Trump's views on whether TikTok, which a Chinese company owns, poses a threat to the United States have shifted 180 degrees. In 2020, Trump unsuccessfully sought to ban TikTok in the United States but has since had a change of heart. Some of Trump's top cabinet nominees support a TikTok ban. TikTok has denied accusations that it influences content inside the United States or is addictive to children. A spokesperson for TikTok told Business Insider that the TikTok ban law was "conceived and pushed through based upon inaccurate, flawed and hypothetical information, resulting in outright censorship of the American people."

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, he'll, Donald Trump's, TikTok, Biden, Sen, Marco Rubio, Marco Rubio of Florida —, Trump's, Brendan Carr, Carr, John Ratcliffe, Ratcliffe, Doug Burgum, Kristi Noem Organizations: America, Federal Communications Commission, Republican, Heritage Foundation, Fox News, Homeland Security, TikTok Locations: United States, Marco Rubio of Florida, Beijing, TikTok, North Dakota, South Dakota

☆ We had an unconventional engagement and wedding. I proposed to him, my engagement ring came after the wedding, and we walked each other down the aisle.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Maria Polansky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

My husband and I had an unconventional engagement and wedding. I proposed to him, and we got my engagement ring after we got married. AdvertisementMy husband and I did pretty much every wedding tradition in reverse when we got married three years ago. Though the low-key proposal came first, I got my engagement ring and had my bachelorette party after the wedding. Related storiesMy ring and bachelorette party came after the weddingWe also chose my engagement ring later because we were focused on securing a wedding date during the pandemic, which was no small feat.

Persons: I've, I'd, — Organizations: Nordic Locations: Iraq, Sweden

☆ Guyana considers making Jonestown a tourist attraction
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Story Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Georgetown, Guyana — AP —Guyana is revisiting a dark history nearly half a century after U.S. Rev. Vilchez, 67, said Guyana has every right to profit from any plans related to Jonestown. Stringer/APThe tour would ferry visitors to the far-flung village of Port Kaituma nestled in the lush jungles of northern Guyana. Stringer/APAn offering to the landUntil now, most visitors to Jonestown have been reporters and family members of those who died. When Vilchez returned to Guyana in 2018 for the first time since the mass suicide-murder, she made an offering to the land when she arrived in Jonestown.

Persons: Jim Jones, Jordan Vilchez, Jones, “, ”, Vilchez, Stringer, it’s, Neville Bissember, Oneidge Walrond, ” Rose Sewcharran, Wonderlust, Astill Paul, Leo J, Ryan of, Ryan, Paul, Jonestown, Gerry Gouveia, It’s, Fielding McGehee, ” McGehee, ’ McGehee Organizations: AP —, Peoples, Associated Press, University of Guyana, government’s Tourism Authority, Guyana’s, Hospitality Association . Tourism, AP, Holocaust, U.S, Rep, Jonestown Institute Locations: Georgetown, Guyana, AP — Guyana, California, Guyana’s, Jonestown, Port Kaituma, It’s, government’s, Rwanda, Auschwitz, Ryan of California, U.S, ”, “

☆ Ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in 'The Wizard of Oz' sell for a record $28 million at auction
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A pair of ruby slippers has become the most expensive piece of entertainment memorabilia sold at auction. The shoes, which featured in "The Wizard of Oz," fetched $28 million at auction. The pair — one of several worn by Judy Garland in the 1939 film — were once stolen from a museum. AdvertisementA pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in "The Wizard of Oz" sold at an auction on Saturday for $28 million — the highest- price ever paid for a piece of entertainment memorabilia. AdvertisementAs Rhys Thomas, author of "The Ruby Slippers of Oz," put it, they have seen "more twists and turns than the Yellow Brick Road."

Persons: Oz, Judy Garland, Rhys Thomas, Terry Jon Martin, Martin, Michael Shaw, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande Organizations: Heritage, Judy Garland Museum, FBI, Warner, Associated Press Locations: Dallas, Grand Rapids , Minnesota

☆ Inside Notre Dame, Paris’ Gothic gem, as it reopens to the world
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-07 | by ( Joshua Berlinger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

Louise Delmotte/AP The choir, clergy and congregation stand to sing during the grand reopening ceremony of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris on Saturday. Ludovic Marin/Pool/Reuters Spectators gather outside Notre Dame as it is lit with the words for "Thank you" in multiple languages. Bernat Armangue/AP People walk along the banks of the Seine opposite Notre Dame cathedral on December 7 hours before its formal reopening. Stephane de Sakutin/Reuters Pedestrians stop and look at Notre Dame cathedral on November 28 ahead of the reopening. By the time some 600 firefighters had doused the fire’s final flames, much of Notre Dame, a jewel of Gothic architecture, lay in ruins.

Persons: Donald Trump, Jill Biden, Elon Musk, Britain’s Prince William, Emmanuel Macron, Volodymyr Zelensky, Macron, Pope Francis, Sarah Meyssonnier, SARAH MEYSSONNIERMARTIN, Martin, ” Macron, “, Dimitar Dilkoff, Thibault Camus, Christophe Petit Tesson, Louise Delmotte, Ludovic Marin, Alessandra Tarantino, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, Brigitte Macron, Paris Laurent Ulrich, Bernat, Stephane de Sakutin, Viollet, Louis XIII, Marie Parant, Guillaume Bardet, ”, Saint Louis, Sylvain Dubuisson, Laurent Ulrich, Anne Hidalgo, King Louis the IX, It’s, Thomas Hubert, SIPA, Joel Saget, Geoffroy Van der, Ian Langsdon, Geoffroy Van Der, Nicolas Liponne, Victor Hugo’s, Quasimodo, crozier, Thomas Samson, Kiran Ridley, Paris ”, –, Notre, Philippe LOPEZ, STEPHANE DE, PHILIPPE LOPEZSTEPHANE DE, Philippe Lopez, Stephane De Sakutin Organizations: Paris CNN —, Notre Dame de Paris, Global, Trump, UNESCO, Dame, Paris, Notre, Martin, Getty, Notre Dame, Getty Images, Firefighters, Paris Mayor, Shutterstock Workers, Dame Cathedral Locations: Paris, Notre, AFP, Seine, French, France, Geoffroy Van der Hasselt, Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt

☆ An archbishop's knock formally restores Notre Dame to life as winds howl and heads of state look on
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-07 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Ludovic Marin | Afp | Getty ImagesHowling winds couldn't stop Notre Dame Cathedral 's heart from beating again. "Brothers and sisters, let us enter now into Notre Dame," he declared. "Not many of us could say the same after such tragedy, but Notre Dame can." Notre Dame echoed to the sound of a sustained standing ovation after the showing of a short movie that documented the gargantuan rebuilding effort. But that was followed by images of all types of artisans, many using traditional handicraft techniques, who collectively restored Notre Dame to look better now than ever.

Persons: Ludovic Marin, Archbishop Laurent Ulrich, Emmanuel Macron, Donald Trump, Jill Biden, Britain's Prince William, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Christophe Petit Tesson, Emmanuel, Emmanuel —, —, King Louis XIV, Ulrich, Jean, Charles de Castelbajac, Castelbajac, Pascal Le Segretain, Macron, Notre, Laurent Ulrich's, marveled, François Le, Andriy Morkvas, Volodymyr Le Grand, Mary, Virgin Mary, Olivier Ribadeau Dumas, Noelle Alexandria, She's, Archangel Michael, Notre Dame Organizations: Dame, Paris, Afp, Getty, Notre Dame Cathedral, Archbishop, French, Dame Cathedral, Reuters, Notre Dame, Paris Cathedral, Observers, Notre Dame Foundation, Notre, Security Locations: Paris, US, Notre, France, Ukrainian, Ukraine, Alexandria

☆ Pair of Judy Garland’s ruby slippers from ‘The Wizard of Oz’ sold at auction for $28 million
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-07 | by ( Mariasole Campinoti | Maria Sole Campinoti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A pair of Judy Garland’s ruby slippers from “The Wizard of Oz,” which were stolen from a Minnesota museum almost 20 years ago, sold at auction for $28 million Saturday. Only two bidders remained toward the end, and the slippers were sold to a bidder participating over the phone. With auction house commissions, the slippers sold for a staggering $32.5 million, nearly 11 times its estimate of $3 million. The ruby slippers are one of the most beloved artifacts from the iconic 1939 movie. Collector Michael Shaw had lent the slippers to the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota when they were stolen in 2005.

Persons: Judy, Oz, Robert Wilonsky, ”, Rhys Thomas, “, Michael Shaw, Judy Garland, Shaw, ” Terry Martin, Jerry Hal Saliterman, Martin, Saliterman, MGM costumer, Leonardo DiCaprio, Debbie Reynolds, CNN’s Scottie Andrew Organizations: CNN, Public Relations, Judy Garland Museum, FBI, National Museum of, MGM, Smithsonian, Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Tennessee Locations: Minnesota, Hollywood, America, Grand Rapids , Minnesota, Minneapolis, Dakota

☆ After World Series win, Dodgers’ Dave Roberts makes emotional return to Japan
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-06 | by ( Kimmy Yam | Kimmy Yam Is A Reporter For Nbc Asian America. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts finished off an epic year with a proverbial grand slam. The emotional visit, Roberts’ first in more than two decades, was the ultimate capstone to his championship season, he said. “Winning the World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers, for the city of Los Angeles, was incredible, an incredible challenge. “I was born in Naha,” Roberts said. Roberts’ visit to Japan comes after his second World Series win as Dodgers manager.

Persons: Dave Roberts, Roberts, Roberts ’, ” Roberts, “, Naha’s, Satoru Chinen, Okinawans, ”, “ I’ve, I’m, Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Adam Burke, Ohtani’s Organizations: Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, U.S . Marine, Dodgers, NHK Okinawa Broadcasting Station, ”, Los, Guardian, Tampa Bay Rays, Boston Red Sox Locations: Naha, Japan’s, Okinawa, Los Angeles, U.S, Japan

☆ Elon Musk spent at least $277 million backing Trump and the GOP. Here's where all of that money went.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-06 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementElon Musk spent at least $277 million on Trump and the GOP, according to new documents. Most of it went toward America PAC, where Musk spent just shy of $239 million. Elon Musk spent at least $277 million in political contributions to support President-elect Donald Trump and other Republican candidates, according to documents filed late Thursday. More than $19 million went toward supporting GOP House candidates in 18 battleground districts, 10 of whom ultimately won their races. AdvertisementRecords show that $40.5 million went toward paying voters for signing the petition, while an additional $18 million — $1 million apiece — went to 18 lottery winners, each of whom were paid for being a "spokesperson consultant."

Persons: Elon Musk, Musk, Trump, Donald Trump, Timothy Mellon, Richard, Elizabeth Uihlein, Miriam Adelson, Tesla, Kamala Harris, —, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Clara Spera, who's, Donald Trump's, Spera, Mitch McConnell, Scott Presler, what's, Harris Organizations: Elon, Trump, GOP, America PAC, RBG, Republican, SpaceX, Department of Government, America PAC —, Federal, Commission, PAC, America, Records, RBG PAC, New York Times, Fund, Sentinel Action Fund, Heritage Foundation Locations: Israel

☆ Notre Dame’s resurrection: Its chief architect on rebuilding France’s 'heart' in 5 years
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-06 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

A view of debris inside Notre-Dame Cathedral, in Paris, France, April 16, 2019. General view inside Notre-Dame of Paris Cathedral before its reopening on December 06, 2024 in Paris, France. General view inside Notre-Dame of Paris Cathedral before its reopening on December 06, 2024 in Paris, France. General view inside Notre-Dame of Paris Cathedral before its reopening on December 06, 2024 in Paris, France. General view inside Notre-Dame of Paris Cathedral before its reopening on December 06, 2024 in Paris, France.

Persons: Ludovic Marin, Philippe Villeneuve, despondently, Smoke, Villeneuve, Emmanuel Macron, " Villeneuve, Christophe Petit Tesson, —, Pascal Le Segretain, I'm, Eugène, Cyril Marcilhacy, Thomas Samson, Dame de Paris, Stoyan Vassev Organizations: Dame, Paris, Afp, Getty, Notre Dame, Notre, Associated Press, Dame Cathedral, Paris Cathedral, Bloomberg, AFP, TASS Locations: Paris, Notre, France, Villeneuve, Seine

Brigham Young University quarterback Jake Retzlaff, the first Jewish quarterback in program history, has signed an NIL (Name, Image and Likeness) sponsorship with the kosher food company Manischewitz, it announced Thursday. Retzlaff, who has adopted the nickname “BYJew,” is one of only three Jewish students at the Latter-day Saints university. Manischewitz said it will produce limited-edition Jake Retzlaff Matzo Boxes to “celebrate the intersection of athletic achievement and cultural heritage.” Retzlaff will also share his story and connection to Manischewitz in video content on social media. Jake Retzlaff has thrown for 2,796 yards, 20 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. This partnership represents everything the brand aspires to be—celebrating our heritage and bringing awareness to Jewish food and excellence.”

Persons: Jake Retzlaff, Retzlaff, BYJew, ”, I’m, Manischewitz, Jake, Shani Seidman Organizations: Brigham Young University, Cougars, BYU, —, Getty

☆ Under-the-radar destinations worth visiting in Thailand
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Victoria Barauna | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —When it comes to holiday destinations, Thailand is one of the most popular countries in the world. Chiang Dao district, Chiang MaiA Buddhist shrine next to the entrance of the Chiang Dao caves complex, which stretches more than 10km and contains shrines, statues and Buddha images. The town of Chiang Dao itself is small but offers travelers an authentic, local Thai experience. The area’s most famous attraction is the Chiang Dao Cave complex (Tham Chiang Dao), which is made up of dozens of caverns, some of which are illuminated and decorated with Buddha statues. When it comes to temples, Wat Phumin is Nan’s most famous and has been around for more than 400 years.

Persons: It’s, it’s, ”, Gary Bowerman, Mauro Flamini, Chiang Mai, Koh Samui, “, Olivier Ponti, Ponti, Chiang Dao, Chiang, Mladen Antonov, Thierry Falise, Don Sak, Koh, Koh Kood, Koh Kood's, Koh Kut, Nan Wat Phumin, Nan, Worth, Phumin, John S Lander, Wang, Wat Chiang Rai, Wat, Don Tao Suchadaram, Chae Organizations: CNN, Getty Locations: Thailand, Asia, Thai, Phuket, Lampang, Chiang, AFP, Nakhon Si, Khanom, Don, Koh, Chao Beach, Chakarin, Thailand’s, Cambodian, Chao, Bao, Laem, Trat, Bangkok, Doi, Sao Nak, Lampang —, Lampang province —, Chiang Mai, Lanna, Sao, ., Wat

☆ Grand Sumo Tournament: London set to host second official pro contest ever outside of Japan
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Amy Woodyatt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Elite sumo is rarely staged outside of Japan, and the spectacle, running from October 15-19, 2025, will be the first in the UK in 34 years. This comes three decades after the 1991 basho, also at the Royal Albert Hall, became first official Sumo tournament to be staged outside of Japan. Sumo wrestling, which is dictated by ritual and tradition, remains virtually unchanged since becoming a professional sport in early-17th-century Japan. James Ainscough, Chief Executive of the Royal Albert Hall said: “It’s a true honour for the Royal Albert Hall to be the only venue to ever host a Sumo basho outside Japan. We can’t wait to share the rich heritage of this ancient sport with the British public, 34 years after we last hosted it.”

Persons: Royal Albert, Royal Albert Hall, basho, Hakkaku Rijicho, “, ”, James Ainscough, Sumo basho Organizations: CNN, makuuchi rikishi, Royal, Royal Albert Hall, Royal Albert, Sumo, London, Japan Sumo Association, Yokozuna Locations: London, Japan

☆ Formaldehyde causes more cancer than any other toxic air pollutant. Little is being done to curb the risk
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Sharon Lerner | Al Shaw | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +28 min

The result is that even the EPA’s alarming estimates of cancer risk vastly underestimate — by as much as fourfold — the chances of formaldehyde causing cancer. But four former government scientists with experience doing statistical analyses of health harms told ProPublica that the myeloid leukemia risk calculation was sound. The agency’s sprawling assessment shows that, among scores of individual air pollutants, formaldehyde poses the greatest cancer risk — by far. As the EPA admits, its cancer risk calculation fails to reflect the chances of developing myeloid leukemia. Nationwide, that’s the average lifetime cancer risk from air pollution; formaldehyde accounts for most of it.

Persons: ProPublica, Biden, Jennifer Jinot, “, ”, Jinot, Joe Biden’s, Donald Trump, They’ve, Trump, what’s, William Boyd, Boyd, Mary Faltas, “ It’s, Faltas, Ronald Reagan, John Todhunter, Todhunter, George H.W, George H.W . Bush, Sen, James Inhofe, Obama, David Vitter, ” Jinot, David Dunlap, Dunlap, recusing, didn’t, Rocky Rissler, Rissler, Rick, she’s, I’ve, Tracey Woodruff, ” Trump, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, Robert Sussman, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Lee Zeldin, Zeldin, Woodruff Organizations: Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine, Trump, UCLA School of Law, National Cancer Institute, National Cancer, Department of Health, Human Services, Foundation for Chemistry Research, Koch Industries, Biden EPA, White, Fontana, ProPublica, West Virginia —, Biden, Fertilizer Institute, of America, Toy Association, National Chicken Council, Independent, Manufacturers, RV Industry Association, Industry Alliance, American Chemistry Council, Reproductive Health, University of California, Republican Congress, CNN, CNN Health, Heritage Foundation, U.S . Rep Locations: United States, U.S, Los Angeles, San Bernardino , California, Apopka , Florida, George H.W ., Hurricane, Georgia, Pacific, Fontana , California, ProPublica ., Fontana, Weld County , Colorado, Colorado , New Mexico, North Dakota, West Virginia, San Francisco, New York

☆ Jaguar's controversial rebrand was 'brilliant' after all, some ad veterans say. Others aren't so sure.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Jaguar's video ad, released in November, features models in colorful, modern clothing, and doesn't show any cars. The colors, design shapes, and new logo "feel right when you see it on the concept car." AdvertisementA front view of Jaguar's concept car. "It seems it is the beginning of the story of the Jaguar brand vision, which they can easily chapter out and stretch to the production model reveal." AdvertisementThree brass lines run through the length of the concept car, with one right down the middle.

Persons: Jaguar's, Jim Heininger, Heininger —, Busch —, Greg Andersen, Bailey Lauerman, Anderson, Andersen, Christos Joannides, Joannides, Joannides —, Lotus —, Rawdon Glover Organizations: Business, Anheuser, Burberry, BI, Jaguar, Maserati, Lotus, Wired Locations: Chicago, Omaha , Nebraska, Los Angeles

☆ Mexico plans to impose new $42 fee on each passenger of cruise ships that dock there
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Gustavo Valdes | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The Mexican government plans to impose a $42 immigration fee for each passenger on a cruise ship that docks in the country. Passengers would “apparently be charged the $42 fee” whether they disembark or stay on the ship, the Associated Press has previously reported. When added to a $5 per passenger fee imposed by local states, it would make Mexican destinations among the most expensive in the world, according to the Mexican Association of Naval Agents (AMANAC). It warns the Mexican cruise industry would be less competitive with other Caribbean destinations that would be less expensive to visit. He says that some cruise lines might skip Mexican ports in protest, but he thinks most will include the fee in the price of future trips.

Persons: aquí, AMANAC, Claudia Sheinbaum, Michele Paige, she’s, ”, Paige, Sergio Gonzales Rubiera, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador Organizations: CNN, Associated Press, Mexico’s Immigration, Mexican Association of Naval Agents, Mexican, Caribbean Cruise Association, CNN Travel, Travel Agents Association, El Locations: Mexico, Mexican, Florida, United States, America, Caribbean, Cozumel

The fire in April 2019, which burned the roof and spire of Notre-Dame, caused the world to hold its breath. David Bordes/Rebâtir Notre-Dame de ParisI made it to the roof, where workers were securing the rebuilt spire and new rafters. A 3-D rendering showing a contemporary view of a portion of the city of Paris, filled with grey buildings. The map is replaced by a more recent map of Paris, widening our view and showing much more development. The map transitions into a 3-D rendering returning us again to the contemporary city, with Notre-Dame at its heart.

Persons: Benoist de Sinety, Mary Queen of Scots, Joan of Arc, Napoleon crowned, Veronique de Viguerie, Emmanuel Macron, Mary, Sarah Meyssonnier, Nicolas Coustou, Patrick Zachmann, David Bordes, Notre, Dame de Paris, Jean, Louis Bidet, Ateliers Perrault, ” Philippe Jost, Dame, Eugène Emmanuel Viollet, Duc, Baptiste Lassus, Victor Hugo’s, Hugo, Germain, Pont, Palais, Maurice de Sully, Denis, — hewers, Louis XIV, Jean Nouvel, Macron, Georges Darboy, Claude Bellanger, Cédric Trentesaux, Andrew Tallon, conservators, Carnavalet, Roger Viollet, Proust, Sigmund Freud, Le Corbusier, Olivier Latry, Ken Follett Organizations: Left Bank, Notre, Dame, of Saint, Right Bank, Sorbonne, Père, Palais Garnier, Eiffel, Pompidou Center, Silverado, Viollet, Vassar, Paris, Getty, Church, Roman Catholic Church Locations: Paris, Pont, France, Peter’s, Rome, picnicked, French, Lutetia, Tuileries, Reims, Chartres, Colorado, Coventry, America, Belgian, Notre

☆ This watch was carved from a meteorite that hit Earth a million years ago
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

But while rival European horologists vaunt the traditions of their centuries-old workshops, design duo Toledano & Chan’s new creation has a longer history altogether: It was carved from a meteorite that slammed into Earth around 1 million years ago. The Brutalist-inspired watch, dubbed the B/1M, was made from part of the Muonionalusta meteorite, the remains of which were first discovered in the Swedish village of Kitkiöjärvi in 1906. Since then, dozens more fragments — scattered around by the force of its collision with Earth — have been found across northern Scandinavia. “You often see meteorite dials; they are not uncommon on watches,” Toledano told CNN via Zoom from New York, where he is based. A slice of the Muonionalusta meteorite (not the fragment used in the watch) shows the material's distinctive structure, known as Widmanstätten patterns.

Persons: Phillip Toledano, Alfred Chan, ” Toledano, Chan, Phillips, Toledano, York’s Breuer, Marcel Breuer, Breuer, Angela Weiss, you’ve, ” Organizations: CNN, Phillips Watches, Whitney Museum of American, Getty Locations: Swedish, Kitkiöjärvi, Scandinavia, New York, Hong Kong, Madison

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☆ Jaguar Type 00 electric concept car stokes controversy
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —British luxury automaker Jaguar has revealed its Type 00 concept car, the first glimpse of a new electric vehicle following a controversial rebrand that has divided opinion. The Type 00 has a long bonnet (a hood in US English) and a fastback profile, as well as 23-inch alloy wheels. Jaguar Land RoverWhile the Type 00 is a concept and will therefore never enter production, it has divided opinion online. The Type 00 pictured in London Blue (left) and Miami Pink (right). Jaguar Land RoverUnder the tagline “copy nothing,” Jaguar published a promotional video featuring a diverse cast of models posing and moving through an otherworldly landscape, which drew the ire of traditionalists.

Persons: ”, X, Gerry McGovern, CNN’s Jordan Valinsky Organizations: CNN, Miami Art, Miami Pink, Miami Locations: London, Paris

☆ Webb telescope offers an unexpected view of the Sombrero galaxy
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-02 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a surprising new view of a long-studied galactic neighbor, the Sombrero galaxy, revealing a perspective that looks quite different from the wide-brimmed Mexican hat for which it was named. Hubble: Messier 104, The Sombrero Galaxy Looking like a broad-brimmed Mexican hat, the “Sombrero” galaxy, M104, is a spiral galaxy seen nearly edge-on. NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI The Sombrero Galaxy is imaged in visible light by the Hubble Space Telescope, left, and in mid-infrared light by the James Webb Space Telescope’s MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument). But the Sombrero galaxy is quiet in terms of star formation compared with other galaxies such as Messier 82. The Webb telescope, launched in December 2021, will begin its fourth year of observing the universe in July.

Persons: James Webb, Pierre Méchain, Méchain, Charles Messier, NASA’s, Webb Organizations: CNN, Telescope, Hubble, Spitzer, NASA, Hubble Heritage, James Webb Space Telescope, micron, ESA, CSA, Way Locations: MIRI

☆ Jaguar reveals 'Type 00' concept car, first under controversial new brand identity
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-02 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Image of Jaguar Type 00 concept vehicle JaguarFamed British carmaker Jaguar revealed its new vehicle design direction Monday night with the introduction of an all-electric concept car called "Type 00." Automakers routinely use concept vehicles to gauge customer interest in a design or show the future direction of a vehicle or brand. Image of Jaguar Type 00 concept vehicle JaguarJaguar is projecting a range of up to 430 miles on a single charge with its new production EV, with up to 200 miles of range in 15 minutes when rapid charging. The new concept vehicle comes weeks after Jaguar released an artistically flamboyant video meant to debut the company's "Copy Nothing" rebranding. Image of Jaguar Type 00 concept vehicle Jaguar

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