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A former body guard for Sean Combs has filed a defamation lawsuit against a woman who in September accused him of physically and sexually assaulting her in 2001. Joseph Sherman called the allegations in Thalia Graves’ lawsuit “utterly and entirely false,” in documents filed Thursday in federal court in Manhattan. She said Sherman had lifted her up from a couch, slammed her down on a table and Combs then raped her, according to her court filing. Sherman also slapped her multiple times and forced her to perform oral sex on him, Graves’ lawsuit said. Combs’ attorneys have vehemently denied the charges in the indictment and allegations in all of the other suits.

Persons: Sean Combs, Joseph Sherman, Thalia Graves, Graves, Gloria Allred, Combs, Sherman, Darnell Crosland, ”, aren’t, “, ” Sherman, hadn’t, Casandra Ventura, Cassie, Ventura Organizations: Bad Boy, NBC News Locations: Manhattan, Brooklyn

The videos from Saudi Arabia’s futuristic urban development project spread quickly across the internet, and almost as quickly started to disappear. A handful of smaller accounts within this small community of Neom-based content creators remain active, with their videos still viewable. NEOM/Cover-Images.com via Reuters fileThe spokesperson said the latest marketing campaign was about Saudi National Day and was shared to LinkedIn last week. On Thursday last week, at least four other Neom-based content creators suddenly went dark, though one account seemed to reactivate later that day. In many ways, according to researchers, Neom is tied to Saudi Arabia’s efforts to reshape its reputation on the global stage.

Persons: Prince Mohammed bin Salman, expats, Neom —, Neom, influencers, Jessica Herman, ” Herman, Ellen Wald, ”, “, ” Wald, TikTok, Hend Aly, Prince Mohammed, ” Aly, Wald, Aly, —, Jamal Khashoggi Organizations: Saudi, LinkedIn, ”, NBC News, Inc, University College London, BBC, Washington Post Locations: Saudi, Neom, Saudi Arabia, United States, Europe

Three Israeli hostages, whose bodies were found last year in underground tunnels in Gaza, were likely killed in a military airstrike aimed at a Hamas commander, an investigation into their deaths concluded. The IDF said this was a "high probability" assessment but that it was "not possible to definitively determine" the cause of the three hostages' deaths. Both Beizer and Sherman were members of the Israeli military. Earlier this month, the IDF said it found the bodies of six hostages killed by Hamas and returned them to Israel. The IDF estimated that 101 hostages remain in Gaza.

Persons: Nik Beizer, Ron Sherman, Elia Toledano, Ahmed Ghandour, Sherman, Sherman’s, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu Organizations: Northern, Israel Defense Forces, IDF, Forensic Medicine Institute, NBC News Locations: Gaza, Israel

☆ Africa is doubling down on its space ambitions
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Amy Gunia | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

“It was really giving me a hard time in my mind.”Now Ouattara is helping to lead Africa into space. Early this year, Ouattara became the first president of the African Space Council, which oversees the newly inaugurated African Space Agency (AfSA). VCG/Getty ImagesAfrica’s space industry could be worth $22.6 billion by 2026, up from $19.5 billion in 2021, according to the consultancy Space in Africa. Better data from Earth observation could unlock more than $2 billion in value for Africa, according to a 2021 report by the World Economic Forum. More than 20 countries now have national space programs, and African nations budgeted more than $400 million for the sector in 2024, according to Space in Africa.

Persons: Tidiane Ouattara, ”, “, Ouattara, Temidayo Oniosun, Aloyce, Deche, Andrew Nyawade, Simon Maina, that’s, “ It’s, Oniosun, ” Oniosun, ” Ouattara Organizations: CNN, Moon, African Union Commission, African Space Council, Space Agency, ”, World Economic, World Bank Group, Kenya Space Agency, University of Nairobi, Getty, African Development Bank, European Space Agency Locations: Ivory Coast , West Africa, stargaze, Canada, Africa, Ivory Coast, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China, Egypt, Cairo, ” Africa, South Africa, Ghana, Kenya, Bulgaria, AFP, ”

☆ The top 10 US beaches for 2024, according to ‘Dr. Beach’
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Forrest Brown | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Duke Kahanamoku Beach on the island of Oahu crowns the list of the 10 best US beaches put out annually by “Dr. Coopers Beach, located on Long Island, New York, is “shielded from the cold Labrador currents in the beautiful village of Southampton. As for the Sunshine State’s two entries, both beaches are on the Gulf coast, edging out its Atlantic-facing beaches. Duke Kahanamoku Beach: Oahu, Hawaii2. Caladesi Island State Park: Dunedin/Clearwater, Florida5.

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☆ Climate Change Is Making Allergies Worse - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Margaret Renkl | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It’s spring, and I love spring more than I love almost anything else about the natural world, but I don’t love the pollen. My husband turns away from me to sleep because the pollen grains clinging to my hair make him sneeze, too. I was never prone to seasonal allergies before I moved to Middle Tennessee, which is not even one of the 10 most challenging places for allergy sufferers in this country. I also drink gallons of an herbal tea labeled “congestion relief,” though I no longer believe that relief is possible. In spring, my little red Nissan Leaf looks like a little orange Leaf, and the gray boards of our back deck look as though they’ve grown a coating of new moss.

Persons: lozenges, Wanda Sykes, doesn’t Locations: Middle Tennessee, North, Northwest, ”

☆ Europe’s best long-distance hiking trails
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Joe Minihane | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Slovenian Mountain Trail, SloveniaMountaineers climbing ridge on Triglav mountain, Slovenia. Enrique Ugarte/Moment RF/Getty ImagesIt’s no surprise that the Slovenia Mountain Trail has become so popular. Laugavegur Hiking Trail, IcelandInaccessible during winter, Iceland’s ethereal Laugavegur Hiking Trail opens between July and September, drawing in committed hikers from across the globe. The 55-kilometer (34-mile) route is best done over four days, giving time to tackle the challenging terrain and take in the views. Sheep’s Head Way, Cork, IrelandThe Sheep's Head Way explores Ireland's wild Atlantic coast.

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☆ Cindy Sherman: Woman of an Uncertain Age
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Nancy Princenthal | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Femininity was understood to be a cultural construct, a masquerade, and Sherman’s photographs were considered exemplary of this turn. In the following decades, quite independently of the politics swirling around her, Sherman continued to deploy her face and body in fanciful guises that ran the gamut from an Italian Renaissance Madonna to an All-American clown. For all its jangly discontinuities, the current work (all untitled) feels newly grounded. It emerged, Sherman told me, from a creative slump. It clicked.

Persons: Sherman, “ Locations: Italian, New York, Zurich

☆ Israeli women and children have been freed by Hamas. But families of other hostages are in limbo
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Tara John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Each weekend since the Hamas attacks, Sherman has taken part in a rally in Tel Aviv for the hostage families. Under the truce agreement between Israel and Hamas, groups of Israeli citizens and other nationals have been freed from Gaza every day since Friday, while Israel has released Palestinian women and children detainees. All of the Israelis released under this deal have been civilian women and children. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, pictured on October 28, has indicated he would be open to extending the country's truce with Hamas. Tsafrir Abayov/APA group of Israelis watch as a helicopter carrying hostages released by Hamas lands in Petah Tikva, in Israel, on November 26.

Persons: Israel CNN — Alex Sherman, Ron, Sherman, Yahya Sinwar, “, Benjamin Netanyahu, Joe Biden, Hamas , Abir, Nadav Eyal, Eyal, Khan Younis, ” Amir Oren, ”, Tsafrir, Leo Correa, Netanyahu, ” Eyal, Lloyd Austin, Yoav Gallant, Oren, Biden Organizations: Israel CNN, Hamas, CNN, Israeli, Reuters, Palestinian, Israel Defense Forces, Israel Democracy Institute, US, United Nations Locations: Tel Aviv, Israel, Gaza, United States, Qatar, Abir Sultan, Khan, Israel’s, Egypt, Petah Tikva, “ Israel, Sinwar

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods ' ex-girlfriend has dropped her lawsuits against the golf superstar and the trust that owns his Florida mansion, saying she never accused him of sexual harassment even though her attorney has made that claim. She had claimed that Woods promised she could live at the 30,000-square-foot (2,800-square meter) beachfront mansion until 2026 but kicked her out unexpectedly last year. Woods' attorney, J.B. Murray, declined to comment. Hodas argued the nondisclosure agreement was unenforceable under a new federal law that says such contracts can be voided when sexual abuse or sexual harassment occurred. “A boss imposing different work conditions on his employee because of their sexual relationship is sexual harassment,” Hodas wrote in a May filing.

Persons: Woods, Erica Herman, “, Tiger Woods, Benjamin Hodas, Hodas, Murray, Herman, Herman didn't, ” Hodas, Elizabeth Metzger, Herman’s, ” “ Herman, ” Metzger Organizations: Forbes Magazine Locations: FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla, Florida, J.B, Palm Beach, Beach County

☆ Tiger Woods’ ex-girlfriend Erica Herman drops appeal and denies sexual harassment allegations
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Sammy Mncwabe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Tiger Woods’ ex-girlfriend Erica Herman has dropped her appeal to nullify a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) and also denied sexual harassment allegations against the golfer. In a lawsuit submitted in May, Woods was accused of pursuing a sexual relationship with Herman while she worked for him at his South Florida restaurant, The Woods Jupiter, and then forcing her to sign a non-disclosure agreement or she’d be fired from her job. “In dismissing this appeal, Erica Herman states that she was never a victim of sexual harassment or sexual abuse at the hands of Tiger Woods or any of his agents and it is her position that she never asserted a claim for such,” the court document reads. CNN has reached out to Woods’ agent and legal representatives. CNN has also reached out to Herman’s representatives for comment.

Persons: Woods, Erica Herman, Herman, “, Tiger Woods Organizations: CNN Locations: Florida, Florida’s

☆ He Thought His Chuck Close Painting Was Worth $10 Million. Not Quite.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( John Leland | More About John Leland | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

You befriend a curmudgeonly stranger and one day, out of the blue, the old grouch bequeaths you a gift to change your life. But for Mark Herman, a former dog walker now living on Social Security, an auction house in Dallas told him exactly how much that fantasy was worth. In his cluttered apartment in Upper Manhattan on Tuesday, Mr. Herman watched speechless as the auctioneer declared the final bid on Lot 77070, an untitled Chuck Close painting that briefly, improbably, belonged to him. On hand to record Mr. Herman’s reaction was Amy Sargeant, one of two filmmakers who contacted him after the story of his painting appeared in The New York Times this summer. She had read about it on a ferry to a remote island in Tanzania.

Persons: Mark Herman, Herman, Chuck, Herman’s, Amy Sargeant Organizations: Social Security, New York Times Locations: Dallas, Upper Manhattan, improbably, Tanzania

☆ In photos: The queer ‘renegades’ of 1990s San Francisco
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Suyin Haynes | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Photographer Chloe Sherman had rarely used social media, until a chance discovery by her daughter prompted her to revisit her work documenting the queer community in 1990s San Francisco. Although she had previously exhibited some photographs from her time in San Francisco, the majority of her work, which she shot on 35-millimeter film, only existed as negatives. So, after Sherman’s daughter and a friend helped create an Instagram account for her, she began digitizing and uploading her photos onto the platform. In this context, San Francisco was widely seen as a safe haven, with a long history of welcoming LGBTQ people. For Sherman, who had grown up making photographs and later studied at the San Francisco Art Institute, it felt important to document the moment.

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Even as the import ban kicked in, tables were filled at Japanese restaurant Fumi in Hong Kong on August 24, 2023. Kathleen Magramo/CNNHours before China’s announcement, the Asian financial center of Hong Kong – a semi-autonomous Chinese city – imposed its own ban on aquatic product imports from 10 Japanese regions including Tokyo and Fukushima. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has reportedly “strongly” requested via diplomatic channels that China “immediately overturn” the ban. Still, Fei too thought that the bans from China and Hong Kong would have limited impact on Japanese trade. Consequently, even considering the reputational damage for Japanese seafood products, Japan’s overall exports will not be materially undermined,” Fei said.

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☆ The Chuck Close Painting Is Heading to Auction. The Dog Walker Abides.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( John Leland | More About John Leland | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Paintings by Chuck Close once sold for as much as $4.8 million. He offered the painting to Sotheby’s, which scheduled it for auction last December but then withdrew it because Mr. Close’s studio and longtime gallery had no record of the painting. Instead of a jackpot, Mr. Herman had a bill for $1,742, for stretching the canvas onto a frame. “One reader commented that I was the Dude redux,” Mr. Herman said, referring to the lovable stoner in the Coens’ “The Big Lebowski.”He so is. Mr. Herman passed.

Persons: Herman, Chuck Close, Caroline White, White’s, Mr, Herman said, Alfred Fuente —, ”, —, Close’s, Taylor Curry Organizations: University of Massachusetts, New York Times, Heritage Locations: Chelsea, New York

☆ Pee-wee Herman’s Commitment to Silliness and More: The Week in Reporter Reads
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Of all the great flesh-and-blood cartoons of 1980s popular culture — Hulk Hogan, Madonna, Mr. T — the one easiest for small children to relate to was Pee-wee Herman. In reality, Pee-wee Herman was nothing like us at all, a dreamy man-child in a red bow tie whose sugary smile could curl into a punky scowl. A singular piece of comic performance art for a mass audience, Pee-wee Herman stood out in every form he appeared in, whether improv theaters, late-night talk shows, the movies or Saturday morning television. The world of Pee-wee is full of this loopy surrealism that could veer into innuendo but never got dark. It was always welcoming, wildly diverse, profoundly silly.

Persons: Hulk Hogan, Madonna, Herman, wee Herman, Paul Reubens

☆ Tiger Woods’ ex-girlfriend drops $30 million lawsuit against trust owned by golfer
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Rebekah Riess | Matt Foster | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Tiger Woods’ ex-girlfriend Erica Herman has dropped her lawsuit filed in October 2022, which alleged that a trust owned by the 47-year-old golfer violated the Florida Residential Landlord Tenant Act by breaking an oral tenancy agreement, and which sought damages “in excess of $30,000,000,” according to court filings and previous CNN reporting. Herman dismissed her complaint without prejudice “pending the resolution” of her appeal in a more recent complaint, aimed at nullifying an NDA, that she said required “confidential arbitration in all disputes between” Herman and Woods. CNN has reached out to attorneys for Tiger Woods and Erica Herman for comment regarding the dropping of the $30 million lawsuit. The October filing had alleged that Woods’ Jupiter Island Irrevocable Homestead Trust unlawfully brought Herman’s tenancy at the couple’s property on the Hobe Sound, Florida, to an end. The prohibited practices were done intentionally, with premeditation, and with malice aforethought.”

Persons: Woods, Erica Herman, Herman, ” Herman, Tiger Woods, ”, Herman “, aforethought Organizations: CNN, NDA, Plaintiff Locations: Florida

☆ Deconstructing Men’s Dress Codes
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Simbarashe Cha | Photographs | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It’s not a stretch to say that men’s wear has long been seen by many as simpler and less creative than women’s wear. But as more men have found ways to personalize even the most traditional staples, they have shown that there are far wider possibilities than once thought. This style evolution was on full display outside the recent men’s wear shows in Milan and Paris, where neck scarves were a potent accessory and the few who had traditional neckties wore them atypically, including with collarless shirts. Others on the street revived a fad popularized in the early 1990s by the hip-hop duo Kriss Kross: wearing blazers and shirts in reverse, so the buttons and lapels were on the back. What I found most exciting, though, were the various tops with graphics referring to popular culture, including a fisherman’s sweater with the face of Kurt Cobain and a sleeveless tunic featuring the album cover of “Substance” by New Order.

Persons: It’s, Kriss Kross, Kurt Cobain Locations: Milan, Paris, New

☆ In 7 Great Cities, 7 Great Walks
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Christine Chitnis | The New York Times | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +32 min

Urban Walks In 7 Great Cities, 7 Great Walks The pleasures of strolling through an urban landscape are manifest. Credit... Joann Pai for The New York Times Its organically styled bouquets feel as though they’ve been freshly picked from the garden. Credit... Joann Pai for The New York Times Image Astier de Villatte specializes in antiques and tableware. Three quarters of a mile into the walk, you’ll be standing atop the first of three mountains, the 1,100-foot-high Inwangsan. Credit... Petrina Tinslay for The New York Times Few cities are so abundant with forest-like parks, coastal walks and beaches as Sydney, which is best explored on foot.

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☆ San Francisco Hilton investor will stop making loan payments
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Downtown San Francisco has been dealt another blow after an investor in one of its largest hotels said it would stop paying its loans. An investor presentation from Park reveals that San Francisco accounted for 16% of its business in 2019, then fell to just 3% over the past 12 months following the pandemic. The San Francisco Hotel Council told CNN affiliate KGO-TV that it’s “not uncommon for hotel ownership to change” and it expects the hotel will find new owners. Property crimes in San Francisco have garnered national attention because of several attention-grabbing videos of thieves in action. Meanwhile, violent crime statistics in San Francisco have remained relatively steady in recent years.

Persons: Thomas Baltimore , Jr, ”, It’s, Nordstrom Organizations: New, New York CNN, Downtown, Park, Resorts, Hilton San Francisco, Square, Marriott, Hyatt, San Francisco, San Francisco Hotel Council, CNN, KGO, San Francisco Police Department Locations: New York, Downtown San Francisco, Francisco, San Francisco

☆ Tiger Woods: Judge upholds NDA arbitration clause in golfer's dispute with ex-girlfriend
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Tina Burnside | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —A Florida judge has blocked an attempt by the ex-girlfriend of professional golfer Tiger Woods to nullify a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) that would require her to arbitrate complaints she has filed against the golfer. Lawyers for Erica Herman were challenging the validity of the NDA because of allegations of sexual harassment against the 15-time major champion. “Herman has had the opportunity to provide factual specificity for any claim relating to sexual assault or sexual harassment, however, she has not done so,” wrote Judge Metzger. In a court filing earlier this month, Woods’ lawyers characterized Herman’s allegations of sexual harassment as “implausible,” writing that “Ms. William West/AFP/Getty ImagesCNN has reached out to attorneys for Tiger Woods and Erica Herman for comment.

☆ A mother was raising her son in a city she loved. Then San Francisco changed and stole her boy
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( Sara Sidner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

And her son got caught up in a scene you can almost not avoid in the city: the drug scene. “When I got out of the BART station, the first thing that I was asked is if I wanted to buy drugs,” Tilghman said. “All the tents started going up in the city,” Tilghman said. “What makes me sad is that I see my son’s face in everybody’s faces … out on the streets,” Tilghman said. The Tenderloin Linkage Center, which was later renamed to just the Tenderloin Center, closed last December.

☆ Tiger Woods is accused of sexual harassment by ex-girlfriend, according to court document
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-07 | by ( Jacob Lev | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Erica Herman, who was a longtime girlfriend of professional golfer Tiger Woods, has accused the 15-time major champion of sexual harassment, according to a court filing by Herman’s attorney in Florida on Friday. Woods is accused of pursuing a sexual relationship with Herman while she worked for him and then forcing her to sign a non-disclosure agreement or she’d be fired from her job, according to the document. The document also alleges a “scheme” used against Herman last year where Woods asked her to pack for a weekend getaway to the Bahamas. In an earlier briefing, Herman cited a statute that says plaintiffs in sexual harassment or assault disputes cannot be compelled to arbitrate those claims. The most recent suit, filed in March, Herman argues the 2017 agreement is not enforceable in part because of a new federal law invalidating arbitration clauses in sexual assault or sexual harassment cases.

☆ 19 Best Gift Ideas for the Dad Who Has Everything
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +10 min

To help, we tapped a coterie of expert gift-givers to share the best gifts for dads who have everything. For the dad who loves to relaxFor the dad who’s always moaning about his aching feet, gift him this top-rated foot massager, which uses a mix of Shiatsu, compression and vibration to provide an effective and thorough massage. For the dad who loves to napFor fathers who enjoy an afternoon snooze or have trouble sleeping at night, these wireless sleep headphones are a solid bet. New York City-based Greenberg loves the space-saving aspect. If he’s even “slightly handy,” says Greenberg, he’ll appreciate this addition to his gadget arsenal.

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Kid Dynamite died in a car accident in Germany in 1963, leaving behind two children, including a son, Herman. Most of the more notable heirlooms, such as the mouthpiece to Kid Dynamite’s saxophone, Herman said, were donated by the family to the Amsterdam Museum. But what persists most potently of Kid Dynamite is his music. “It starts with a very long tone on the sax.”Kid Dynamite at the Sheherazade jazz club in Amsterdam in 1957. But now I recognize that intro, that long tone, as the departure of that boat.”— Sejla Rizvic

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