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☆ Tyka Nelson, singer and Prince's only full sibling, dies at 64
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Variety-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Tyka Nelson, a Minneapolis-based singer and Prince’s only full sibling, died Monday morning, a representative for Prince’s estate confirms to Variety. Born May 18, 1960, Tyka was the daughter of John L. Nelson, a pianist who collaborated with Prince on several occasions, and Mattie Shaw Nelson. She and two fellow heirs sold their interests to Primary Wave Music while the others retained their holdings. In a statement, a rep for Primary Wave said: “We are incredibly saddened to hear about the passing of Tyka Nelson. She was well known as a talented singer and songwriter and Prince’s sister, supporting him and working to keep his legacy alive for years.

Persons: Tyka Nelson, Nelson, “ I’m, ” Nelson, “, I’m, ”, Prince, Nelson’s, Tyka, John L, Mattie Shaw Nelson, ” Sharon Nelson, ” Tyka, Sharon, Norrine Nelson, Omarr Baker, Londell McMillan, Charles Spicer Organizations: Minneapolis Star Tribune, Minnesota Star Tribune, Tribune Locations: Minneapolis, Australia, Paisley

☆ Lizzo’s Halloween costume draws inspiration from ‘South Park’ episode that referenced her and the weight-loss drug Ozempic
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Lizzo has taken a rather silly reference to her on a recent “South Park” episode and elevated it to a hilarious Halloween costume. In her first picture, Lizzo posed in an old-school-style print ad that asked, “Need self love? Lose guilt, gain self confidence.” Her caption for the post read, “Ok Halloween… you can start now.”Subsequent posts included a video snippet showing Lizzo dancing in her costume in front of a cutout of “South Park” character Cartman, as audio from the show’s Ozempic episode played. “Lizzo helps you eat everything you want and keep physical activity to a minimum… Ask about the power of not giving a f**k, with Lizzo,” the commercial adds, along with a series of side effects. Lizzo has long advocated for body positivity and spoken out about the body shaming she faces on social media.

Persons: CNN — Lizzo, Lizzo, Cartman, ”, Sharon, Sheila, “, “ Lizzo, ” “, Trey Parker, Matt Stone, CNN’s Lisa Respers Organizations: CNN, FDA, University of Colorado Boulder Locations: Colorado, Lizzo, CNN’s Lisa Respers France

☆ Israel marks the anniversary of October 7 Hamas attacks with tears and anger
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

To mark the anniversary of his death, his family huddled around the memorial on Monday, hugging each other and David’s picture. War rages onMonday marked the first anniversary of the Hamas terror attacks, and a year since Israel began its war against the militant group in Gaza. Throughout the morning, loud booms of outgoing fire reverberated throughout southern Israel as the IDF hit targets in the Gaza strip. Indeed, as the anniversary events got under way, several rockets were fired from Gaza towards Israel, injuring two people. Time stopped here,” Amat Moshe, whose grandparents were residents of the kibbutz, told CNN at the Nir Oz cemetery.

Persons: revelers, Amit Itzhak David, Inbar Parnassa, “, ”, Parnassa, Anat Magnezi, Amit Magnezi, Amit, Gabriel Barel’s, Yeoda, Jim Urquhart, Nir Oz, Dolev Yehud, Daniel Lifshitz, Yehud, Yehud’s, Sigal, Arbel, Ariel Cunio, David, David’s, Sharon Alony Cunio, Alony Cunio, Lifshitz, Oded, Yocheved, Yocheved Lifshitz, Nurit Cooper, Amiram Cooper, ” Amat Moshe, Nir, Moshe’s, Adina Moshe, Adina, Maya Shoshani Moshe, Moshe, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Amir Cohen, Jonathan Shimriz, Alon Shimriz Organizations: Israel CNN, Nova Music, CNN, Nova, Israel Defense Forces, Hamas, United Nations, Israel, Israel’s, Reuters Locations: Tel Aviv, Israel, Gaza, South America, Jerusalem, Kibbutz Mefalsim

☆ Lizzo reveals how she really feels about that ‘South Park’ obesity episode
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Lizzo appeared to be left stunned after “South Park” referenced the singer in an episode satirizing the increasing popularity of weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro. The “About Damn Time” singer posted a live reaction video on Instagram and TikTok of her watching a scene from “South Park: The End of Obesity.”In the scene, Sharon and Sheila are discussing the “amazing” new drugs that Sharon has been taking to manage her weight. “Lizzo helps you eat everything you want and keep physical activity to a minimum… Ask about the power of not giving a f**k, with Lizzo,” the commercial added, along with a series of side effects. In her reaction video, Lizzo said, “that’s crazy, I just feel like damn, I’m really that b***h.”Lizzo attended the 2024 Met Gala. Lizzo has long advocated for body positivity and spoken out about the body shaming she faces on social media.

Persons: CNN — Lizzo, Sharon, Sheila, “, Lizzo, ”, “ Lizzo, ” Lizzo, Dimitrios Kambouris, Trey Parker, Matt Stone Organizations: CNN, University of Colorado Boulder Locations: Colorado, Lizzo, “

☆ Kayne West's sampling of icons like Donna Summer and Ozzy Osbourne is a 'clear-cut' case of copyright infringement, legal experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-18 | by ( Hannah Getahun | Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Though Ozzy Osbourne left Black Sabbath in 1979, his wife, Sharon Osbourne, told Billboard any songs the band wrote — Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward — require the approval of all four members to license. Regardless of the social media feud, legal experts say if true, the unauthorized use of the samples would be a “clear-cut” case of copyright infringement. He didn't dispute it,” entertainment attorney Donald M. Woodard of Carter and Woodard told Business Insider. AdvertisementOsbourne's recent objection to West's sample would be considered a new copyright claim, as the license for use does not permit West to sample the song in perpetuity. In 2022, Chicago artist Marshall Jefferson accused the rapper of using his song “Move Your Body” in the West song “Flowers” without permission.

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☆ Israel’s repudiation of a deal with Hamas draws fury from hostages’ families
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Survivors of the October 7 terror attack and the families of hostages were furious at the uncompromising repudiation of a deal that – ultimately – could have resulted in the return of all the remaining hostages in Gaza. Moshe’s words carried power – she was kidnapped by Hamas from Kibbutz Nir Oz and held hostage in Gaza for seven weeks. The families of the hostages held in Gaza have emerged as a leading voice and they attract huge support among Israelis. Protesters demand a hostage deal amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in a demonstration in Tel Aviv, Israel, on February 1, 2024. These anti-government protests are still strictly separate from the hostage families’ events, which tend to take place just down the road at what has become known as the Hostage Plaza.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, “, ” Netanyahu, –, Adina Moshe, Netanyahu, Sahar Kalderon, Aviva Siegel, Nili Margalit, Sharon Aloni Cunio, Susana Vera, I’m, ” Moshe, Nir Oz, David, Sa’id, Moshe, Lital Shochat, Shochat, ‘, Shochat Chertow, Shiva, ”, Doron Shabtai, Shabtai, Ivana Kottasova, Yair Lapid, ” “, Bibi ”, Evyatar Cohen, … Organizations: Tel, Tel Aviv CNN, State, Wednesday, Reuters, Protesters, Israel Democracy HQ, Hamas, CNN, Israeli, Yesh Locations: Tel Aviv, Israel, Gaza, Sderot, Jerusalem, Israel’s, Lebanon

☆ Sharon Aloni Cunio: Freed Israeli hostage says she was held in Gaza hospital with dozens of others
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Tara John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Emma Cunio, 3, was separated from her family during the October 7 attack. Aloni Cunio was taken into Gaza on a tractor with David and Yuli and held in a home guarded by two Hamas militants. At first, she thought she was hallucinating but someone walked in with Emma and handed her to Aloni Cunio “like a package,” she said. Aloni Cunio spoke of the harsh living conditions they endured in captivity. Days later, the Red Cross ushered Aloni Cunio and her daughters back to Israel.

Persons: Sharon Aloni Cunio, I’m, ”, CNN’s Anderson Cooper, David Cunio, Cooper, Aloni Cunio, Nasser, “, Emma, David, Emma Cunio, Nir Oz, Aloni Cunio’s, – Danielle Aloni, Amelia, Yuli, Aloni, ‘, Israel Organizations: CNN, Nasser Locations: Gaza, Israel

☆ Kelly Osbourne says her mom once pooped in her dad Ozzy Osbourne's weed to stop him from smoking
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Kelly Osbourne says her mom once pooped in dad Ozzy Osbourne's weed to discourage him from smoking. Sharon and her kids, Kelly and Jack, shared the incident with Margaret Cho in an episode of "The Osbournes Podcast." AdvertisementKelly Osbourne says her mom Sharon Osbourne once pooped in her dad Ozzy Osbourne's weed bag to stop him from smoking. Kelly, her mom Sharon, and her brother Jack Osbourne, opened up about the incident on the latest episode of "The Osbournes Podcast" featuring guest Margaret Cho. During the podcast, Sharon also recounted how she once tried to stop Ozzy from drinking too much alcohol.

Persons: Kelly Osbourne, Ozzy Osbourne's, Sharon, Kelly, Jack, Margaret Cho, —, Sharon Osbourne, pooped, Ozzy, Jack Osbourne, Mom, I'm, I'd, Rolling Stone Organizations: Service, Stone Locations: Hawaii

The deal came after an Israeli offer to continue the cease-fire by one day for every additional 10 hostages released, who would be exchanged for 30 Palestinians in Israeli prisons. Hamas said it had received a list of three women and 30 minors that Israel would release in return on Monday. Dozens of Israeli soldiers as well as civilian Israeli men in their 70s and 80s are still being held captive in Gaza. The official said Hamas has said that in those cases, the mothers are being held by different groups, and it would take time to get them. Late Monday, Israel’s Army Radio, citing the prime minister’s office, reported that the government had received a list of hostages held by Hamas who are expected to be released on Tuesday.

Persons: Kibbutz Nir Oz, Sharon Alony Cunio, Emma, Yuli Cunio, David Cunio, Cunio’s Organizations: Hamas, Israel’s Army Locations: Israel, Gaza, Qatar

☆ Israel-Hamas War Israel Faces Decision on What to Do After End of Truce
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( Patrick Kingsley | Aaron Boxerman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

Hamas released a second group of 13 Israeli hostages on Saturday as part of a cease-fire deal, a day after it released another 13. (Read about the Israeli hostages who have already been released here.) “I want to start walking to where the decisions are made.”Sharon Avigdori, 52; Noam Avigdori, 12Image Sharon and Noam Avigdori Credit... Maya Regev, 21Image Maya Regev Credit... Regev Family, via Associated PressMaya Regev was at the Tribe of Nova music festival on Oct. 7 when Hamas attackers infiltrated Israel and massacred hundreds of young festivalgoers. Their mother, Yonat, was one of dozens killed in Kibbutz Be’eri.

Persons: —, Shoshan Haran, Rachel Gur, Associated Press Shoshan Haran, Avshalom Haran, Lilach, Evyatar Kipnis, Paul Castelvi, Haran’s, Adi Shoham, Shoshan, Naveh, Yahel, Tal Shoham, Shoham, Yuval Haran, Adi Shoham’s, “ I’m, ”, “, ” Sharon Avigdori, Noam Avigdori, Sharon, Sharon Avigdori, Avshalom, Hen Avigdori, Omer, Avigdori, Emily Hand, Yael Shahrur Noah, Associated Press Emily Hand, Natalie Hand, Emily, Thomas Hand, ” Ireland’s, Maya Regev, Regev, festivalgoers, Ilan Regev Derby, Omer Shem Tov, Mirit, Alma, Noam, Dror, Hila Rotem Shoshani, Hila Rotem, Rotem Shoshani, Raaya, texted, Noga, Shiri Weiss, Reuters Shiri Weiss, Noga Weiss, Kibbutz Be’eri, Oren Rubinstein, Rubinstein, Ilan Weiss, Shiri’s, Gil —, Jeffrey Gettleman Organizations: Associated Press, Associated, Noam, Israel’s, Embassy, The, Shiri, Reuters, YouTube, IDF, U.S . Special Forces, Be’eri Locations: Tel Aviv, Gaza, Be’eri, Israel, Jerusalem, Hod Hasharon, Irish, Kibbutz Be’eri, London, ”, Hila Rotem Shoshani, San Francisco, WhatsApp

Sharon Avigdori, a sister of Avshalom Haran and a drama therapist, was visiting her family in Be’eri with her daughter, Noam Avigdori, when they were seized. Her family initially believed she had been killed in the attack, but was later informed that she was kidnapped. Her older sister, Natalie Hand, told Israel’s Channel 12 that the family had cried for Emily when it was informed she had been killed. Maya Regev, 21Image Maya Regev Credit... Regev Family, via Associated PressMaya Regev was at the Tribe of Nova music festival on Oct. 7 when Hamas attackers infiltrated Israel and massacred hundreds of young festivalgoers. We will not stop until Itay and all the hostages get back home.”

Persons: Sharon Avigdori, Avshalom, Noam Avigdori, Hen Avigdori, Omer, Avigdori, “, ”, Emily Hand, Yael Shahrur Noah, Associated Press Emily Hand, Natalie Hand, Emily, Thomas Hand, “ I’m, ” Ireland’s, Maya Regev, Regev, festivalgoers, Ilan Regev Derby, Omer Shem Tov, Mirit Organizations: Associated Press, Israel’s, Embassy Locations: Be’eri, Hod Hasharon, Israel, Jerusalem, Irish, Kibbutz Be’eri, London, Gaza, ”

☆ Rocky hostage release underscores fragility of deal between Israel and Hamas
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( Tara John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Hamas on Saturday blamed the delay on issues with the amount of aid being delivered and selection of Palestinian prisoners being released. Thirty-nine Palestinian teenagers and women were also released from Israeli prisons, per the terms of the exchange, on Saturday. All but one of the Israeli hostages released had been at the communal kibbutz of Nir Oz when they were abducted. Under the deal, Israel is freeing three Palestinians from jail for every Israeli hostage allowed out of Gaza. Released Palestinian prisoners arrive to Beitunia, west of Ramallah, on Friday.

Persons: ”, Neta Rosenberg, Alex Sherman, Ron, Israel –, Emily Hand, Noga, Shiri Weiss, Adi Shoham, Naveh, Regev, Noam Avigdori, Sharon Avigdori, Hila Rotem, Shoshan, Noam, Nir Oz, Yafa Adar, Jaafar Ashtiyeh, Yoni Asher, we’ll, we’re, We’ve, we’ve, “, Nutthawaree Munkan, ” Boonyarin Srichan, Joy, Aseel El, ” El, Titi, Issam, Nadav Rudaeff, ” CNN’s Oren Liebermann, Joseph Ataman, Clarissa Ward, Kocha, Manveena Suri, Eve Brennan, Lauren Izso Organizations: CNN, Hamas, Palestinian, Saturday, Reuters, Ofer, West Bank, Getty, West Bank . Locations: Israel, Gaza, Tel Aviv, Irish, Alma, Philippine, Beitunia, AFP, Thailand, Jerusalem, Ramallah, Anadolu

All but one were abducted from the Nir Oz kibbutz, according to spokespeople for the kibbutz and the Hostages and Missing Families Forum. Eleven foreign nationals were also released alongside the Israeli hostages: 10 Thai citizens and one Filipino citizen, according to a Qatar Foreign Ministry spokesperson. Here’s what you need to know about the released hostages:Yafa Adar, 85Adar is a founder of the Nir Oz kibbutz and is the oldest person to be taken hostage on October 7. Now Daniel and Emilia are on their way to Israel,” the Hostages and Missing Families Forum said in a statement. “She has diabetes, and suffers severe vision loss in one of her eyes,” said the Hostages and Missing Families Forum in a statement.

Persons: Nir, “, Daniel Hagari, Hagari, Yafa, Kibbutz Nir Oz, Tamir Adar, Nir Oz, Margalit Moses, ”, Hana Katzir, Rami Katzir, Elad, Nir Oz’s, Adina Moshe, David, Sa’id, Moshe, Ruth Munder, Keren, Ohad, Roee, Avraham, Ruth, Keren Munder, Ohad Munder, Munder “, Daniel Aloni, Emilia Aloni, Emilia, Sharon Aloni, “ Daniel, Daniel, Doron Katz Asher, Raz Asher, Aviv Asher, Doron, Efrat Katz, Ganot Hadar, Dori Roberts, Efrat, Roberts, Channa Peri, Peri Organizations: CNN, Gaza, Qatar Foreign Ministry, Israel Defense Forces, Hamas, Raz Locations: Israel, Hatzarim Airbase, Gaza, Hatzerim Airbase, Mozambique, Aviv, Ganot, Kibbutz Nirim, South Africa

☆ Israeli grandfather's anxiety peaks as Gaza hostage release looms
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Janis Laizans | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Hamas has said that dozens of the around 240 hostages have been killed during Israel's Gaza counter-offensive. Some of the hostages are held by Palestinian groups other than Hamas, though it governs Gaza. But I think - and it's a very tough decision - but I think the children and women must be (first). The 50 recovered hostages would represent around half of women and children held. As part of the hostage deal, Israel agreed to allow more humanitarian aid, and some fuel, into the besieged Gaza Strip.

Persons: Avihai Brodutch, Gilad Korngold, Konrad, Korngold's, Tal, Adi, Nave, Yahel, Shoshan, Sharon, Noam, Korngold, Dan Williams, Alexandra Hudson Organizations: Hamas, Academy of, Palestinian, Alexandra Hudson Our, Thomson Locations: Palestinian, Israel, Gaza

☆ Opinion: Why Israel’s divide-and-rule approach towards Palestinians backfired so spectacularly
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Opinion Hussein Ibish | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Why Ending the Occupation and Peace with Israel is Still the Palestinian National Goal.” The views expressed in this commentary are his own. Hamas’ unwavering commitment to armed struggle and violence allowed the Israeli right to paint the entire Palestinian national movement as hopelessly extreme. He reportedly said that this was part of Israel’s strategy — to isolate the Palestinians in Gaza from the Palestinians in the West Bank. But the old, infirm and chain-smoking politician, who at least has time and again proven his unwavering rejection of violence as a Palestinian national strategy, represents exactly this trend among Palestinians. The Biden administration appears to understand the challenge in theory, but how much they can or will do to implement such a revised policy towards the Palestinian political scene is uncertain at best.

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☆ Adults Are Panicked About Teens and Social Media. These Girls Have Advice.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Sharon Attia | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Niki Shiva, 17, from Hayward, Calif., said she sets her phone to “do not disturb for everyone except mom” to mitigate her anxiety. Several of the teens we spoke to said that, when possible, they remove accounts from their social media feeds that chip away at their self-esteem. Four of five teenagers in the United States said that what they see on social media makes them feel more connected to what’s going on in their friends’ lives, according to Pew Research Center. “Every time I open my phone, I don’t see perfect celebrities,” she said. “Sometimes I like to put alarms on to tell me when to stop being on my phone,” she said.

Persons: Niki Shiva, Niki, ”, Janine Edmunds, Kamryn, unfollowed influencers, I’ll, ’, Ella Moyer, “, Rosalina Pinkhasova Organizations: DMs, Pew Research Center Locations: Hayward , Calif, South Jamaica, Queens, “, New Orleans, United States, Scottsdale, Ariz, Fresh Meadows

☆ Opinion | How Much Is an American Hostage Worth?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Bret Stephens | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The Biden administration agreed last week to a deal with Iran that, if all goes according to plan, paves the way for five American citizens to come home after long imprisonments on spurious charges. It’s likely that the agreement is also tied to efforts to resume nuclear talks with Iran, though the administration insists the nuclear and hostage files remain separate. And it is not a sign of weakness when democratic governments pay what seem like exorbitant amounts to free hostages. In Israel, Ariel Sharon and Benjamin Netanyahu each released hundreds of Arab prisoners to obtain the release of a single living Israeli hostage. There is also Shahab Dalili, a U.S. permanent resident whose wife and sons are Americans and who has been imprisoned in Tehran since 2016.

Persons: Morad Tahbaz, Siamak Namazi, Ariel Sharon, Benjamin Netanyahu, Shahab Dalili, Paul Rusesabagina Organizations: Biden, Tehran, U.S . Embassy, Rwanda Locations: Iran, South Korea, U.S, Tehran, It’s, Israel, “

☆ Space tourists will probably have sex up there, but they shouldn't get pregnant, researchers warn
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

If someone gets pregnant in space, the radiation could harm them or their embryo, scientists say. Space companies could end up with lawsuits and bad press if they don't talk to tourists about this. SpaceXIt may not even be possible to get pregnant in space, but it's probably not worth taking the chance. That's partly because space research has long been dominated by government agencies. Their findings may not be applicable to humans at all, but they offer hints that reproductive functions could be affected by space radiation and microgravity.

Persons: Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, Origin's, Yusaku Maezawa, Dennis Tito, Sharon, Marc Hagle, Kris Lehnhardt, Lehnhardt, it's, hasn't, Sally Ride, Walter Villadei, Elon Musk, Ludovic Marin, We're, David Cullen, Cullen, Gonzalo Fuentes Organizations: Service, Shepard, Virgin, SpaceX, NASA, Engineers, Virgin Galactic, Chateau, Cranfield University, Reuters Locations: Wall, Silicon, Boca Chica , Texas, Versailles, Paris

☆ The Amiable, Unswerving Tony Bennett
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Jon Pareles | More About Jon Pareles | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Has there ever been a more purely likable pop figure than Tony Bennett? Throughout a career that began in the 1940s, Bennett, who died on Friday at 96, maintained one mission, amiably and unswervingly. Instead, he let listeners — and, in recent decades, much younger duet partners — come to him, generation after generation. Bennett sang vintage pop standards, the pre-rock canon sometimes called the Great American Songbook. He was always unplugged — a simple fact that cannily recharged his career when he played “MTV Unplugged” in 1994.

Persons: Tony Bennett, Bennett, didn’t, —, Ralph Sharon, “ Organizations: American, “ MTV

☆ Hiding Behind the Hedges
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Debra Kamin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Robert Frost may have thought good fences make good neighbors, but in Los Angeles, those fences are planted rather than built. “Hedges are a constant in every design I do,” said Brent Green, a veteran landscaper in Los Angeles whose clients include Regina King, Regina Hall and Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne. “You guys are all concrete in Manhattan, and for privacy you have doormen,” he said to a reporter. “But here in Los Angeles, you can live near a freeway, a heavily trafficked street or be right on top of your neighbor, and you’ll still have a backyard. Hedges create privacy and make that a usable space.”Los Angeles is a horizontal city, a sprawling quilt of stitched-together neighborhoods bounded by crags and ocean.

Persons: peeping Toms, Robert Frost, “ Hedges, ”, Brent Green, Regina King, Regina Hall, Sharon, Ozzy Osbourne, “, you’ll Organizations: Regina, Hedges Locations: Los Angeles, Manhattan

☆ Meet 3 couples on a swingers' cruise with 'Fifty Shades of Grey'-style playrooms and a clothing-optional pool
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-27 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Some "sexually adventurous" couples are taking swingers' cruises with clothing-optional pools. Some "sexually adventurous" couples wanting more than just sun loungers and bingo are taking cruises for "swingers" that offer "Fifty Shades of Grey"-style fetish playrooms. Guests can choose to take a dip in a clothing-optional swimming pool or let loose at theme parties while voyaging across the ocean. Insider spoke to three couples during a cruise from Miami to Jamaica in April about their experience and why they decided to go. The couples chose to use their first names only to protect their privacy, but their identities are known to Insider.

☆ A viral story about homeless veterans getting kicked out of a New York hotel to make room for migrants was a hoax
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Rebecca Cohen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The viral story about New York veterans getting kicked out of a New York hotel was a hoax, the Mid Hudson News reported. Seven homeless men say they were part of a group of 15 who were supposed to act as vets to keep up the scheme. On May 12, the New York Post first reported that 20 homeless veterans were forced out of the Crossroads Hotel in Newburgh to make room for migrants the federal government was sending to New York. A graphics expert who works at the Mid Hudson News noticed the receipt appeared to have been doctored. The job came with a promise of $200 in addition to food and alcohol, Mid Hudson News reported.

☆ SpaceX’s Starship Kicked Up a Dust Cloud, Leaving Texans With a Mess
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( Livia Albeck-Ripka | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

As the most powerful rocket ever built blasted from its launchpad in Boca Chica, Texas, on Thursday, the liftoff rocked the earth and kicked up a billowing cloud of dust and debris, shaking homes and raining down brown grime for miles. In Port Isabel, a city about six miles northwest where at least one window shattered, residents were alarmed. “It was truly terrifying,” said Sharon Almaguer, who, at the time of the launch, was at home with her 80-year-old mother. During previous launches, Ms. Almaguer said she had experienced some shaking inside the brick house, but “this was on a completely different level.”Meanwhile, SpaceX’s Starship exploded minutes after liftoff and before reaching orbit. Near the launch site, the residents of Port Isabel, known for its towering lighthouse and less than 10 miles from the border with Mexico, were left to deal with the mess.

[1/4] Andrea Brown, daughter of Royal Ulster Constabulary officer Eric Brown who was killed in 1983, holds a portrait of her father in Moira, Northern Ireland, March 29, 2023. In a short section, the deal said it was essential to address the suffering of victims as a necessary element of reconciliation. The bill is opposed by all Northern Ireland political parties, the United Nations, the Council of Europe, the Irish government and victims' groups. "It toys with what is a very delicate peace settlement here," said Amnesty International Northern Ireland deputy director Grainne Teggart. In 2019 a Northern Ireland court ordered an independent investigation into alleged collusion between security services and the gang suspected of the killing.

In a short section, the deal said it was essential to address the suffering of victims as a necessary element of reconciliation. The bill is opposed by all Northern Ireland political parties, the United Nations, the Council of Europe, the Irish government and victims' groups. "It toys with what is a very delicate peace settlement here," said Amnesty International Northern Ireland deputy director Grainne Teggart. KEEP GOING[1/4] Andrea Brown, daughter of Royal Ulster Constabulary officer Eric Brown who was killed in 1983, holds a portrait of her father in Moira, Northern Ireland, March 29, 2023. In 2019 a Northern Ireland court ordered an independent investigation into alleged collusion between security services and the gang suspected of the killing.

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