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☆ Mike Tyson returns to professional boxing 19 years after his last bout. There are neurological concerns for the 58-year-old
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

It is 1985 and the heavyweight is about to make his professional boxing debut. His last professional fight came in a loss to Kevin McBride more than 19 years ago, and his last exhibition fight was four years ago when, coincidentally, Paul was fighting in just his second professional fight on the undercard of that very event. “The second thing I worry about is, this is a fighter who was had many, many years of professional boxing under his or her belt. Tyson will return to professional boxing 19 years after his last bout. Tyson's (right) last professional fight came in 2005 when he lost to Ireland's Kevin McBride (left).

Persons: Mike Tyson, Tyson, Hector Mercedes, Mike ”, Jake Paul, Kevin McBride, Paul, neurologically, Nitin K Sethi, ” Sethi, ”, Stephen McCarthy, Sethi, –, there’ll, “, ” Tyson, He's, Mark Young, Manny Millan, Sugar Ray Robinson, George Foreman, Evander Holyfield, Larry Holmes, Harrison Martland, Pablo Martinez Monsivais, ’ ”, ’ “, I’ve, I’m, ’ There’s, ’ Organizations: CNN, T, Dallas Cowboys, Weill Cornell Medical College, “, ” CNN, Latham Coliseum, New York State Athletic, Texas Department, World Medical, –

☆ U.S. border agent accused of ordering women to show him their breasts
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A U.S. border patrol agent in New York has been accused of ordering women to show him their breasts and claiming that it was part of his officials duties, authorities said. According to prosecutors, Millan told three women to expose their bare chests to him over a web camera while he was processing their applications to enter the country. A fourth woman was ordered to show him her breasts with her bra on, prosecutors said. Millan told the women that exposing their breasts was part of the process of being admitted into the United States, but it was actually for his own gratification, the prosecutors said. A message seeking comment was sent to the federal public defender’s office for northern New York, which represented Millan at his arraignment.

Persons: Shane Millan, Millan Organizations: Attorney’s, Northern, of Locations: SYRACUSE, N.Y, —, U.S, New York, of New York, United States, Syracuse

☆ Meet Flagboy Giz, a Rapper Uniting New Orleans Cultural Traditions
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Millan Verma | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In his cluttered two-room apartment in Gentilly, a small neighborhood just south of Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans, Flagboy Giz used dental floss to thread brightly colored beads through black gym shoes on a stormy February afternoon. An assemblage of neon feathers and phosphorescent beads burst out of drawers and scattered across the floor. Though he was out late at Mardi Gras balls the night before, Flagboy Giz, 37, had awakened early and headed directly to the bead store. “This is a tradition that you have to preserve,” he said, “so you’ve got to make sure you’re out there every year masking. Last year, I caught Covid two weeks before Mardi Gras, and I was still sewing with Covid.

Persons: Flagboy Giz, ”, you’ve, Covid Organizations: Mardi Gras, Gras Locations: Gentilly, Lake Pontchartrain, New Orleans, Mardi

☆ Greenland’s northern glaciers are in trouble, threatening ‘dramatic’ sea level rise, study shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —At the top of the world, northern Greenland’s huge glaciers — long thought to be relatively stable — are in trouble, a new study shows. As the ocean warms, Greenland’s last remaining ice shelves are rapidly weakening, destabilizing the nearby glaciers and threatening potentially “dramatic” consequences for sea level rise, according to the study published Tuesday in Nature Communications. When they melt and weaken, more of the land-based ice is able to slide into the ocean, adding to sea level rise. Since 1978, the ice shelves supporting northern Greenland’s glaciers have lost more than 35% of their total volume, according to the study. After the collapse of the Zachariæ Isstrøm glacier’s ice shelf in 2003, the ice discharge into the ocean doubled, according to the study.

Persons: Greenland’s, ” Romain Millan, “, Millan, ” Millan, Copernicus, Thomas Traasdahl, Ritzau Scanpix, Sophie Nowicki, Nowicki, ” Organizations: CNN, Nature Communications, Grenoble Alpes University, Copernicus Sentinel, ESA, Getty, University at Buffalo Locations: Greenland, France, ”, AFP, Antarctica

“This race is quickly consolidating,” said GOP fundraiser Charles Moran, a Trump delegate in 2016 and 2020. California was home to the so-called Trump resistance during his time in office, and Trump often depicts California as representing all he sees wrong in America. That created a competitive environment where Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi ’s district in San Francisco awarded the same number of GOP delegates as a rural, conservative heartland district. The state party — strongly influenced by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield, a Trump loyalist — “shifted everything to help Donald Trump,” Fleishman said. The California rules are expected to be challenged at a state party convention next week, though reversing course is seen as unlikely.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, ”, Charles Moran, “, haven’t, General Xavier Becerra, George W, Bush, Democrat Al Gore, Nancy Pelosi ’, Jessica Millan Patterson, Jon Fleishman, Kevin McCarthy, ” Fleishman, Ron DeSantis, ” Ken Cuccinelli, Steve Frank, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, George H.W, it's, John McCain, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Obama, Hillary Clinton Organizations: ANGELES, White, GOP, Trump, Republican, Republican White, ”, U.S, Trump National Golf Club Los Angeles, Democrat, California GOP, Democratic, Florida Gov, Homeland Security, California’s Republican Party Locations: U.S, California, Iowa, America, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Bakersfield, Michigan, Nevada, George H.W . Bush, Central, Orange County

☆ 10 most welcoming places in the world—see which U.S. state made the list
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-29 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

This year's most welcoming places in the world span five continents. This year's annual Booking.com Traveler Review Awards included a list of the most welcoming places in the world for 2023. La Rioja, SpainEpirus, GreeceOberösterreich, AustriaCounty Down, U.K.Mures, RomaniaMarlborough, New ZealandNinh Binh, VietnamLimon, Costa RicaNewfoundland & Labrador, CanadaNorth Dakota, U.S.One of the most welcoming places in the world is La Rioja, Spain. Costa Rica is one of the happiest places in the world, according to the World Happiness Report. Limon is considered to be one of the most pristine and lush regions of Costa Rica.

☆ Bright lights and snazzy mannequins: Walmart rolls out sleek new store designs
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-28 | by ( Melissa Repko | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

In company surveys, he said nearly every shopper said the store's displays and mannequins encouraged them to browse longer. Walmart's new store design includes displays that show off how a customer could decorate a nursery or kitchen. Melissa Repko | CNBCWashington declined to share data about Walmart's store traffic and sales at its Springdale store and other flagships that have opened in recent months. Visits to its Walmart store in Springdale, Ark. Victor Millan, of Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, makes weekly shopping trips to the Walmart in Teterboro for groceries and other items.

☆ Venezuela opposition names committee to manage foreign assets
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Deisy Buitrago | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Venezuela traditionally has only one legislature, but currently has two parallel bodies - one of government-allied lawmakers and another for the opposition. Opposition party members Carlos Millan, Rene Uzcategui, Yon Goicoechea and Fernando Blasi will serve on the committee headed by Gustavo Marcano. Many assets controlled by the opposition have enjoyed the United States' protection against creditors, which this week extended its protection of Citgo for three months. Marcano, Goicoechea and Blasi served on the spending control committee previously operated under the interim government of former opposition leader Juan Guaido. Blasi will also represent the assembly in the United States, while lawmaker Miguel Pizarro will work on the assembly's behalf at the United Nations.

☆ How the Brazil side of the 1982 World Cup became one of the most beloved in history
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

He was also captain of the Brazil team at the 1982 World Cup, long before cable television and streaming made every football match and player compilation readily available. Socrates in action vs. Argentina during 1982 World Cup. Despite losing to host Uruguay in the Gold Cup final, Brazil beat West Germany – one of the favorites for the 1982 World Cup and eventual losing finalist – 4-1 in the group stages. So, it all came down to Brazil vs. Italy on July 5 for a place in the 1982 World Cup semifinal. Melchert/picture alliance/Getty ImagesMacpherson described the result as “a huge anti-climax” for the neutrals watching at the World Cup.

☆ Photos: Iconic moments from Winter Olympics history
▼ + stars: | 2022-01-28 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Manny Millan/Sports Illustrated/Getty Images The Jamaican bobsled team captured the hearts of the sporting world in 1988 when it competed at the Winter Olympics for the very first time. The four-man team crashed on its third run, but the athletes were greeted by cheers and handshakes as they walked toward the finish line. Iconic moments from Winter Olympics historyManny Millan/Sports Illustrated/Getty Images The Jamaican bobsled team captured the hearts of the sporting world in 1988 when it competed at the Winter Olympics for the very first time. The four-man team crashed on its third run, but the athletes were greeted by cheers and handshakes as they walked toward the finish line. The Winter Olympics began nearly 100 years ago in Chamonix, France, and since 1924 we've seen many inspiring performances and dramatic moments.

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