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The best Cyber Monday Apple Watch dealsThe Apple Watch Series 10 is the top pick in our guide to the best Apple Watch. Also, check out previous-generation models, which offer near-current-gen performance for lower prices, like the M3 MacBook Pro for $100 off. Apple AirPods Pro (2nd Gen) with USB-C $154.00 $249.00 Save 38% The AirPods Pro 2 are a big upgrade from their predecessors, with improved noise cancellation and battery life. The AirPods Pro 2 are the best earbud-style AirPods thanks to their sound quality, features, and noise canceling. Those with future-proofing in mind should opt for the 2024 iPad Air, which can also be seen as a more affordable version of the 2024 iPad Pro models.

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The best Black Friday Apple Watch dealsThe Apple Watch Series 10 is the best Apple Watch for most people, and the 42mm model is currently 18% off for the lowest price we've seen since its launch in September 2024. Also, check out previous-generation models, which offer near-current-gen performance for lower prices, like the M3 MacBook Pro for 25% off. The updated base standard for RAM means the 2024 MacBook Pro is an excellent model to upgrade to. Those with future-proofing in mind should opt for the 2024 iPad Air, which can also be seen as a more affordable version of the 2024 iPad Pro models. For most people, the best Apple Watch is the Series 10, thanks to its always-on display and overall value.

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☆ ‘Ernest Cole: Lost and Found’: The anti-apartheid photographer who turned his lens on Black America
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Thomas Page | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

“He left South Africa and resettled in the United States in 1966,” it ends, before listing his survivors. The image, taken by South African photographer Ernest Cole, is one of thousands taken during his time in exile in the United States. Not looking for an impression but authenticity, he cast the American actor over a South African. Courtesy Magnolia PicturesIn the film, Cole despairs, “exile is destroying us one by one.”“You leave your country heartbroken,” the director said. Inside were around 60,000 Cole negatives, spanning South Africa and the US, plus his notes and contact sheets.

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☆ Voters worldwide are angry about higher prices and keep punishing those in power
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Incumbent governments have been punished in Britain, France, India, Japan, South Korea, and elsewhere. The near-universal shift away from Democrats echoes voters' rejection of incumbent political parties across the world this year. South Africa's African National Congress (ANC) party lost its majority. Similarly, Deutsche Bank's Reid wrote that voters are disappointed by how slowly their lives are improving amid cooler economic growth. He said they don't buy that incumbents can tackle immigration, some incumbent governments have had scandals, and voters have become "much more willing to change their vote from election to election."

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☆ Military investigation into incident during Trump’s controversial Arlington Cemetery still ongoing, Army report says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Haley Britzky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —A military law enforcement investigation is still ongoing into the incident at Arlington National Cemetery when an employee was reportedly pushed by a member of former President Donald Trump’s campaign. An Army spokesperson previously said in August that the service “considers this matter closed.”The Army on Friday released a highly redacted police report filed in August by the employee. “The law enforcement investigation into the incident remains open and we are therefore unable to provide further information at this time,” an Army release including the report said on Friday. In one photo that was shared online the grave of Army Master Sgt. Marckesano’s sister, Michele, said in a statement that while they supported the families of the 13 fallen “in their quest for answers” regarding the Afghanistan withdrawal, the Trump campaign “did not adhere to the rules” of Section 60.

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☆ Judge orders US Army to release records on Trump’s controversial Arlington Cemetery visit
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Haley Britzky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The US Army has been ordered by a federal judge to release records related to former President Donald Trump’s controversial August visit to Arlington National Cemetery by Friday at the latest. The expedited release is a result of a lawsuit by American Oversight, a non-partisan watchdog nonprofit advocating for the release of government records. The group submitted a Freedom of Information Act request for any records relating to interactions between Trump campaign staff and the employee. CNN has asked the Army and the Trump campaign for comment. The incident also prompted the Army to issue the unusually sharp rebuke of the Trump campaign.

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☆ This audio engineer is a huge Apple fan. But he thinks you shouldn't buy the AirPods Max.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Jaures Yip | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Audio engineer Theo Browne recently criticized Apple's AirPods Max for their sound quality and price. Browne, a fan of the AirPods Pro, finds the mid-range sounds of the AirPods Max disappointing. AdvertisementYou don't have to look far to see Apple's AirPods Max headphones in the wild, whether it's on your morning commute or worn by someone on TikTok. In a tweet that has now received over 800,000 views, Browne even warned people: "Do NOT buy AirPods Max." Like the other AirPods, they said the AirPods Max offers an outstanding experience with active noise cancellation, spatial audio, and transparency modes.

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☆ The North American airports that travelers find the most – and least – satisfying
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Marnie Hunter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

And many North American air travelers are still enjoying their time at airports, according to the overall satisfaction scores in the 2024 North America Airport Satisfaction Study from J.D. In the large airport category, with 10 to 32.9 million passengers per year, John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California, is this year’s top scorer, followed by Tampa International Airport and Kansas City International Airport. Indianapolis International Airport ranks highest among medium airports with 4.5 to 9.9 million passengers per year, followed by Jacksonville International Airport and Southwest Florida International Airport. “The Airtrain isn’t complete and that makes accessing the terminals difficult.”Philadelphia International Airport ranks lowest in the large airport category. Matt Slocum/APIn the large airport category, Philadelphia International Airport ranks lowest.

The company just announced what's next for all three of its AirPod models: the AirPods, AirPods Pro 2, and AirPods Max. Apple AirPods (4th Gen) Apple's latest generation of AirPods features a new design to optimize comfort for wearers of every kind. Check price at AppleApple AirPods with Active Noise Cancellation Apple's base AirPods now come with Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) without the use of in-ear tips. Check price at AppleApple AirPods with Active Noise Cancellation Apple's base AirPods now come with Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) without the use of in-ear tips. Check price at AppleApple AirPods 4th Generation and AirPods Max specs

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☆ Trump aide 'pushed' Arlington cemetery employee who tried to enforce rules, Army says
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-29 | by ( Josephine Rozzelle | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

who were injured at the Abbey Gate Bombing, during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery on August 26, 2024 in Arlington, Virginia. An aide to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump "abruptly pushed aside" an Arlington National Cemetery employee who tried to ensure that Trump and his entourage adhered to federal laws and policies that "clearly prohibit political activities on cemetery grounds," a U.S. Army spokesperson said Thursday. The spokesperson said that participants in Trump's visit to Arlington and the visit to Section 60 graves were made aware of laws barring political activities on military cemetery grounds, such as Arlington. The Army called out the Trump camp's efforts to smear the cemetery employee in an unusually direct public statement. Steven Cheung, a spokesperson for the Trump campaign, said the Arlington employee initiated the physical altercation.

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☆ South Africa’s ANC kicks former president Jacob Zuma out of party he once led
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Sarah Dean | Jessie Gretener | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has been expelled from the African National Congress (ANC), the party he once led. “Former President Jacob Zuma has actively impugned the integrity of the ANC,” ANC Secretary General Comrade Fikile Mbalula outlined at a press briefing on Monday. In January, the ANC stated that the party is dedicated to nurturing and, when required, correcting its members and leaders. Yet, while he was barred from running in this May’s general election, his face remained on the ballot paper for the MK party. While Zuma’s MK had nearly 14.59% of the vote.

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☆ Incumbents pay the price in year of global elections
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

And elections in Taiwan and South Korea proved the dynamism of the idea that free elections can promote stable governance. The two round French election system once again kept the far-right out of power on Sunday but Macron’s gamble didn’t exactly pay off. An era of political turmoil now looms with a hung parliament, a likely shaky coalition and instability ahead of the next presidential election in 2027. Kevin Coombs/ReutersIndonesiaPrabowo Subianto, a former army general, won the presidential election in the world’s fourth most populous nation, which is home to its largest Muslim population. IranIran wasn’t supposed to have a presidential election this year.

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☆ Opinion: How South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma used Trump’s playbook – and lost
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Opinion Sean Jacobs | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

But the figure of former President Jacob Zuma and his new political party uMkhonto – or simply “MK” – provoked more reaction. Jerome Delay/APMoreover, according to Herman, pro-Zuma conspiracy theories and propaganda, some with Russian fingerprints, had been flooding South African social media in the lead-up to the election. And even as Zuma takes pages from Trump’s playbook, South Africans may be telling a different narrative. Facing pressure, Zuma resigned as South African president in 2018. Though some South Africans still admire the US’ capitalist spirit, I find that the South African friends who visit me in the US don’t always feel at ease anymore.

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☆ Key holdouts at a Ukrainian diplomatic summit are proof that Putin's diplomatic playbook is working
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewOver the weekend, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rallied countries from around the world to support his call for Russia to end its invasion. It has been especially effective in the "global South" of non-Western powers whose wealth and influence on world affairs is growing. AdvertisementHowever, powerful non-Western countries refused to take part. Russia has also seized on claims that Western support for Israel in its war against Hamas is evidence of hypocrisy. AdvertisementIt is to Putin's advantage when those countries see Russia vs. Ukraine and Israel vs. Hamas as equivalent struggles, both complex enough to avoid taking a side.

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☆ South Africa's Ramaphosa re-elected as ANC strikes coalition deal
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

President of the African National Congress (ANC) Cyril Ramaphosa (C) gestures after he was announced president after members of parliament voted during the first sitting of the New South African Parliament in Cape Town on June 14, 2024. The African National Congress and its largest rival, the white-led, pro-business Democratic Alliance, agreed on Friday to work together in South Africa's new government of national unity, a step change after 30 years of ANC rule. Once unthinkable, the accord allowed President Cyril Ramaphosa to win a second term in office. The deal between two sharply antagonistic parties is the most momentous political shift in South Africa since Nelson Mandela led the ANC to victory in the 1994 election that marked the end of apartheid. The National Assembly had earlier elected a DA lawmaker as deputy speaker, after choosing an ANC politician as speaker - the first concrete instance of power sharing between the two parties.

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☆ South Africa’s governing alliance emerges as the new parliament convenes
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Reuters —The African National Congress has agreed to form a government of national unity for South Africa with three other parties including its largest rival, the pro-business Democratic Alliance, public broadcaster SABC reported on Friday. The SABC report came as the newly elected parliament was convening for the first time and lawmakers were in the process of being sworn in. The chamber will later elect its speaker, deputy speaker and the country’s president. SABC said the unity government would include the ANC, the DA, the socially conservative Inkatha Freedom Party and the right-wing Patriotic Alliance. The session was taking place in a Cape Town convention centre as the parliament complex was damaged by fire in 2022.

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