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☆ China snaps U.S. men’s streak in Olympic medley relay, closing swim slate full of questions with second gold
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Lauren Merola | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

Pan won the other gold by setting a world record in the 100-meter free Wednesday. China won 12 swimming medals in Paris, doubling its tally from Tokyo, though finishing with one fewer gold. Some of the athletes who tested positive went on to medal in Tokyo. Who knows?”AdvertisementThe Chinese swimmers were not shielded from the questions. Pan, the two-time gold medalist, was not one of the 23 swimmers who tested positive before Tokyo.

Persons: Pan Zhanle, Pan, WADA, Katie Ledecky, ” Ledecky, that’s, there’s, Adam Peaty, we’ve, ”, “, Kyle Chalmers, Chalmers, “ I’m, ” Chalmers, Zhang Yufei, they’ve, Adam Pretty Organizations: China, Tokyo Games, France, The New York Times, ARD, Tokyo, Doping Agency, Associated Press, Guardian, TMZ, Games, AP, New York Times Locations: United States, China, Great Britain, Paris, Tokyo, German, —, Shanghai

☆ Alex Izenberg Was Almost a Teen Rock Star. His Second Chance Is Here.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-21 | by ( Grayson Haver Currin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On his 12th birthday, in April 2003, Alex Izenberg went to Guitar Center to jam. He was the prankster of his Los Angeles public school, a high-strung and mischievous kid who hated class but loved rock ’n’ roll. At Guitar Center, his friends marveled at his best Hendrix, and he attracted a famous listener, too. When Izenberg chuckled and said no, Perry bought it for him, plunking down $5,000 for a “fiesta red” Fender Relic and a Marshall amp. She left her number, too, so he started calling, imploring her to see his preteen trio, Din Caliber.

Persons: Alex Izenberg, marveled, Hendrix, ‘, ’ ” Linda Perry, “ I’m, ” Perry, Where’d, Izenberg chuckled, Perry, imploring, ”, “, ’ Organizations: Guitar Center, Center Locations: Angeles

☆ You might have just missed Earth-shattering economic news
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Instead, the single best economic news of the past decade is but a murmur of chit-chat, barely audible against a clamor of politicos shouting about President Joe Biden’s age. Bidenomics worked and no one caresFor the past three years, President Biden’s biggest political liabilities have been painfully obvious: his age and inflation. Still, Thursday should have been a day for the White House to spike the football and double down on a message that has, historically, fallen flat — that Bidenomics is working. Rather than doing a victory lap, Biden on Thursday was preparing for a high-stakes news conference in front of a ravenous White House press corps that focused their questions almost entirely on his fitness to lead. The White House can finally cross out “inflation” on its list of presidential liabilities.

Persons: CNN Business ’, New York CNN —, it’s, Aaron Sojourner, Jay Powell, Joe Biden’s, Bidenomics, Biden’s, doesn’t, that’s, whoever’s, aren’t, Alicia Wallace, Biden, Donald Trump, it’ll, sipping Champagne Organizations: CNN Business, New York CNN, econ, Biden, Consumers, Labor Department, White, House, Democratic Locations: New York, America

☆ A Pithy YouTube Celebrity’s Plea: Buy This Video Game
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Zachary Small | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Freewheeling assessments of the gaming industry have attracted millions of fans to the YouTube reviews of the personality nicknamed Dunkey, whose self-deprecating humor sweetens his critiques of popular video games. “Kirby is a lot like me,” he said while reviewing the pink puffball’s latest adventure. “He is a big fat guy that sucks up all the food.”“I’m just a referee on this one so you cannot get mad,” he explained in a middling review of Spider-Man 2, aware of the game’s rabid fan base. “This is an evil game made by an evil man,” he proclaimed about Elden Ring’s difficulty. “And whoever’s job it was to balance the damage-scaling on enemies did not show up for work.”

Persons: Dunkey, “ Kirby, ”, “

☆ What we know about the Baltimore bridge collapse
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Holly Yan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —A massive cargo ship plowed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge early Tuesday, causing the 1.6-mile bridge to crumble like a pile of toothpicks and plunge cars and people into the frigid water below. Here’s what we know about the catastrophe:Why did the bridge collapse? The Patapsco River is about 50 feet deep under the Francis Scott Key Bridge, Wiedefeld said. The water temperature in Baltimore Harbor near the site of the bridge collapse was about 46 to 48 degrees Fahrenheit on Tuesday morning. The Francis Scott Key Bridge lies in shambles after a massive cargo ship crashed into one of its pillars overnight in Baltimore.

Persons: Francis Scott Key, DALI, Dali, Wes Moore, it’s, Paul J, Wiedefeld, “, ” Wiedefeld, James Wallace, ”, It’s, Andrew McCabe, ” McCabe, McCabe, we’ve, Akbarzai, Andy Rose, Derek van Dam, Monica Garrett, AnneClaire Stapleton, Louis Mian Organizations: CNN, Francis Scott Key Bridge, Maritime, Port Authority, Synergy Marine, Ltd, Maryland Gov, Maryland Transportation, Baltimore City Fire, Sonar, Synergy Group, National Weather Service, Reuters, University of Minnesota, FBI Locations: Singapore, Maryland, Patapsco, Baltimore, “, Baltimore Harbor, Harford County

☆ Emma Heming Willis says husband Bruce’s life is still filled with joy
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Bruce Willis’ wife has hit out at an online report that “there is no more joy” in her husband’s life. Emma Heming Willis said in a video posted to her Instagram profile on Sunday that she had been “clickbaited” by a headline “to do with my own family.”Appearing angry and frustrated, Heming Willis said she had been “triggered” by the story, which she came across on Sunday morning. Love is a beautiful thing ❤️ Wishing you all a Happy Valentine’s Day 🫶🏽 Emma Heming Willis/InstagramIn an interview last year, Heming Willis admitted that the diagnosis had been tough on her husband, herself and their two daughters. “What I’m learning is that dementia is hard,” Heming Willis told Hoda Kotb on the Today show on NBC. And that is no different for Bruce or myself or our girls.”That said, in a written message accompanying her video, Heming Willis explained that there was a lot more to the family’s situation than many headlines suggest.

Persons: Bruce Willis ’, Emma Heming Willis, ”, Heming Willis, Willis, “ Organizations: CNN, Alzheimer’s Research Locations: FTD

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two days into Habitat for Humanity's annual Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Week Project, hosted by Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood, and the country legends were feeling the burn. Political Cartoons View All 1199 ImagesBrooks and Yearwood first became involved with Habitat for Humanity following Hurricane Katrina and were named Habitat Humanitarians in 2016. Yearwood says they’ve built alongside the former president and first lady on every annual work project they’ve participated in, with the exception of this one. Yearwood also told The Associated Press she's working on new music, writing when the songs come to her, but there's no rush. Inclusion, inclusion, inclusion.

Persons: Jimmy, Rosalynn Carter, Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Yearwood, It’s, Jimmy Carter's, “, Carter, you’ve, Brooks, they’ve, ” Brooks, ” Organizations: ANGELES, Habitat, Associated Press, Las Locations: Charlotte , North Carolina, Las Vegas, Vegas

WASHINGTON (AP) — Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in a rare interview with Fox News on Wednesday that negotiations over Israel means the prospects of normalized relations between both countries “get closer" every day, but that treatment of Palestinians remains a “very important” issue to be resolved. Saudi Arabia is discussing a major agreement with the United States to normalize relations with Israel in exchange for a U.S. defense pact and aid in developing its own civilian nuclear program. We think it’s good not just for Israel and Saudi Arabia, we think it’s good for the whole region,” Kirby said. Saudi Arabia has made major progress in winding down its devastating war with Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, this week hosting a rebel delegation in the capital, Riyadh. The 38-year-old bin Salman assumed day-to-day rule after the aging King Salman named him next in line to the throne in 2017.

Persons: Prince Mohammed bin Salman, “, Bret Baier ”, Joe Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, Biden, Netanyahu, ”, bin Salman, we’ve, John Kirby, Saudi Arabia “, ” Kirby, Bin Salman, ” Bin Salman, Jamal Khashoggi, ” bin Salman, Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s, PIF, Salman, King Salman Organizations: WASHINGTON, —, Fox News, MBS, Israeli, General Assembly, West Bank, National Security, Washington Post, Saudi, Fox News Channel, White House, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, Trump, Arab League Locations: — Saudi, Israel, Saudi Arabia, United States, Palestinian, Saudi, New York, Asia, East, Europe, Iran, Saudi Arabi, Western, Yemen, Riyadh, Syria, America

☆ How a real Trump supporter unknowingly became the face of a fake liberal Twitter account
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Jaide Timm-Garcia | Isabel Rosales | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Erica Marsh quickly rose to fame earlier this year as a viral left-wing voice on social media. But the face behind the account is real— and belongs to a Republican Trump voter from Florida. Ballesteros first heard about Erica Marsh in March, when her friends brought it to her attention. Mystery remains behind fake accountIt’s unclear exactly who, or what, was behind the Erica Marsh account, or for what purpose it was created. For Ballesteros, even though the Erica Marsh account is no longer active, she worries about the impact it could have on her personal life, particularly if someone recognizes her in public.

Persons: Erica Marsh, Matt Gaetz, “, Erica Marsh’s, Courtney Ballesteros, Ballesteros, ”, Darren Linvill, Hany Farid, Farid, ” Ballesteros, isn’t, CNN she’s, Donald Trump, Biden’s, Linvill, ” Linvill, ” Farid, “ We’re, we’ve, that’s Organizations: CNN, Twitter, Republican Trump, Republican, Media, Clemson University, UC Berkeley, Obama Foundation . Representatives, Russian Internet Research Agency, Facebook Locations: Florida, Ruskin , Florida, Tampa, spurts, United States

The cases were weeks apart and eerily similar: Two young men at popular New York City gay bars. Both of their bank accounts were drained. The New York City Police Department said that the city’s medical examiner is still determining the official causes of Ramirez’s and Umberger’s deaths. John Umberger was found dead in New York City in May and his bank accounts were drained. “It’s horrifying and infuriating that people are being preyed upon and victimized in New York City in this way,” Bottcher said.

☆ Over 200,000 trans people could face voting restrictions because of state ID laws
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Jo Yurcaba | Jo Yurcaba Is A Reporter For Nbc Out. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +12 min

Seaton showed his state ID. “So I expect that we’re going to hear more stories of trans people being harassed, whether by voters, poll workers, poll monitors or other folks who are present during the election.”Impact of voter ID laws on trans votersVoter identification laws differ widely by state. Eight of those states have strict photo ID laws. Since the 2020 election, 12 states have enacted new or stricter voter ID laws, according to VoteRiders, a nonpartisan voting rights organization. In the 15 states without ID laws, voters’ identities are usually verified by checking them against their voter registration information, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

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