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☆ 6,000-year-old symbols linked to the world’s oldest writing system
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Researchers have uncovered links between the precursor to the world’s oldest writing system and the mysterious, intricate designs left behind by engraved cylindrical seals that were rolled across clay tablets about 6,000 years ago. Scholars consider cuneiform the first writing system, and humans used its wedge-shaped characters to inscribe ancient languages such as Sumerian on clay tablets beginning around 3400 BC. The writing system is thought to have originated from Mesopotamia, the region where the world’s earliest known civilization developed that’s now modern-day Iraq. “This gap in the origin story — where do the nonnumerical proto-cuneiform signs come from — was left unresolved,” Johnson said. Correlating seal motifs (left) with proto-cuneiform pictographs could help researchers decipher hundreds of the symbols whose meaning is still unknown.

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☆ Tropical Storm Rafael to become a hurricane before Cuba landfall Wednesday
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Hanna Park | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —While Tropical Storm Rafael winds remained consistent Monday night, the storm is forecast to strengthen Tuesday and become a hurricane Wednesday, bringing destructive winds and heavy rainfall to the western Caribbean and southern Florida by midweek. Tropical storm watch alerts were issued for the Florida Keys on Monday, joining the existing warnings for Cuba, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. The Cuban provinces of Cienfuegos, Villa Clara, Sancti Spiritus, and Ciego de Avila, are under Tropical Storm Warnings after being upgraded from Tropical Storm Watch. Ilda Gallardo and her daughter Marley Millian watch a local TV news program as Tropical Storm Rafael approaches, in Playa Baracoa, Cuba, November 4, 2024. Tropical Storm Rafael will also create rough seas and significant storm surges, with expected inundation of up to 3 feet in the Cayman Islands and as much as 9 feet in western Cuba above normal tide levels.

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☆ NFL Week 9 takeaways: Chiefs and Lions on Super Bowl collision course? Improvement from Bryce Young? Chargers showing promise?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +27 min

Peter Casey/USA Today Sports/Reuters Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix scores a rushing touchdown in Denver on October 27. Jed Jacobsohn/AP Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Alec Pierce is tackled by Miami Dolphins linebacker Jordyn Brooks on October 20 in Indianapolis. Samuel became the first wide receiver in NFL history with 20 touchdown receptions and 20 touchdown runs after scoring on a 76-yard touchdown catch. Ken Blaze/USA Today Sports/Reuters Washington Commanders running back Brian Robinson Jr. breaks a tackle from Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker K.J. David Banks/USA Today Sports/Reuters Rhamondre Stevenson of the New England Patriots runs the ball against Cincinnati Bengals defenders in Cincinnati on September 8.

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☆ Google and Meta are blocking political ads to combat misinformation. Some experts say it’s too late
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Meta last week began blocking advertisers from creating or running new ads about US social issues, elections or politics across its platforms, including Facebook and Instagram. But experts say that previous moves by social media companies — such as cutting their own internal safety teams — could undercut their current efforts. Former President Donald Trump and many of his supporters have already made repeated false claims that Democrats are cheating in the election. But since then, those companies have made cuts to those teams and walked back policies designed to restrict false claims about politics and elections. Last year, they said they would no longer remove false claims that the 2020 election was stolen.

Persons: TikTok, Elon Musk, Donald Trump, What’s, Twitter, Musk, we’ve, ”, Sacha Haworth, ” Imran Ahmed, “ It’s, —, Trump, Helene, Harris, Ahmed’s CCDH, Ahmed, ” Ahmed, Leslie Miller, ” Mann, X, Biden, Kamala, Kamala Harris Organizations: New, New York CNN, Facebook, Google, Meta, Capitol, Tech, Center, CNN, Biden, Trump, YouTube, ” Meta, Associated Press, Integrity Locations: New York, Milton, U.S

He noted that in many of the videos being called out by Torres, Piker was criticizing the Israeli government, not Jewish people. Still, the letter marks one of the more high-profile callouts of the popular streaming platform over content regulations related to the Israel-Hamas war. The criticism of Piker came the same month Twitch was accused of disabling sign-ups for the platform from some users in Israel and the Palestinian territories. “It’s actually one of the most stringently applied TOS systems on any platform,” Piker said. The views shared by streamers on Twitch are not the views of Twitch nor are they my personal views."

Persons: Ritchie Torres, Hasan Piker, Benjamin Netanyahu, Piker, Torres, Twitch, —, Sen, Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio, Tim Walz —, Torres —, ”, Dan Clancy, ” Clancy, “ They’re, ” Piker, he’s, he’s “, Cenk Uygar, Palestine ”, “, …, Sabra, hummus, ” CapriSunnPapi, Raffoulticket, DenimsTV, Jake Steinberg, hasan, Ethan Klein, “ I’ve, ” Klein, ” Fr0gan, raff, sabra hummus, ” Frogan, Zack “ Asmongold ” Hoyt, ” Hoyt, “ It’s, I’m, America —, Clancy Organizations: Hamas, NBC News, Minnesota Gov, NBC, Turkish, Turks, “, YouTube, Defamation League, ADL, U.S . Department of State Locations: Israel, Alexandria, Cortez, Gaza, American, Palestinian, Palestine, San Diego, TikTok, America

☆ What we learned spending the final weeks on the ground in Pennsylvania: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

In today’s edition, political reporter Allan Smith and senior White House reporter Peter Nicholas empty their notebooks after spending the last two weeks on the ground in battleground Pennsylvania. And over the final two weeks of the race, both candidates and their running mates held 16 events in Pennsylvania — including Monday, marking some of Harris and Trump’s final rallies of the campaign. And 5% of Republican voters hold a positive view of Harris, while 92% hold a negative view (-87 net rating.) : Regardless of who wins the election, a key fixture of America’s political landscape for nearly a decade is set to disappear: the Trump campaign rally. Read more → Follow live updates from the campaign trail →That’s all from the Politics Desk for now.

Persons: Allan Smith, Peter Nicholas, Mark Murray, Peter Nicholas PITTSBURGH, It’s, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Trump, Harris, Jennifer Mann, Philipsburg, ”, ” Read, Allan, Peter → 🗺️, orth, arolina,, ake, ender, ault, ines, hite, lear, alf, Tod, Reg, Rob, Bowman Organizations: NBC, White House, Capitol, It’s, NBC News, Trump, State College, ust, ics Locations: Pennsylvania, oters, Poli

☆ France holds trial over the beheading of a teacher who showed prophet cartoons to his class
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Paty’s shocking death left an imprint on France, and several schools are now named after him. He referred to the teacher as a “thug” multiple times and sought to pressure the school administration via social media. Anzorov lived 100 kilometers (60 miles) from Paty’s school and did not know the teacher. Boudaoud also drove Anzorov to Paty’s school. On Oct. 13, 2023, another teacher in France was killed by a radical Islamist from Russia, originally from Ingushetia, a region bordering Chechnya.

Persons: Samuel Paty, Paty, Abdoullakh Anzorov, Charlie Hebdo, Prophet Muhammad, Chnina, Chnina’s, Paty snowballed, Anzorov, Sefrioui, Cheikh Yassine, ”, Naim Boudaoud, Azim Epsirkhanov, Boudaoud, Samuel Paty ., emojis, teacher’s Organizations: Islamic, Education, National Education Ministry, Police Locations: Paris, France, Conflans, Syria, Russia, Ingushetia, Chechnya

☆ Tidal CEO on the decision to file for a two-stock ETF
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailTidal CEO on the decision to file for a two-stock ETFMichael Venuto, founder and CIO of Tidal, joins CNBC’s Bob Pisani on Halftime Report to discuss the firm’s decision to file for two-stock ETFs and how the pairs trade strategy works.

Persons: Michael Venuto, Bob Pisani

☆ Tropical Storm Rafael is coming soon. It poses an uncertain threat to the US Gulf Coast
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Mary Gilbert | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Tropical Depression Eighteen formed in the Caribbean Sea on Monday morning and is forecast to strengthen and become Tropical Storm Rafael Monday afternoon. Anyone from the US Gulf Coast and the northeastern Mexico coast will need to monitor updates closely. Potential Tropical Cyclone Eighteen, now called Tropical Depression Eighteen, churns in the Caribbean at sunrise Monday morning. CIRA/RAMMBEarly forecasts from the hurricane center show the system’s center reaching the US Gulf Coast later this weekend anywhere from the Florida-Alabama border to Louisiana. Hurricane and tropical storm alerts are already in effect early Monday for Cuba, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.

Persons: Tropical Storm Rafael, Rafael, Helene, Milton, Michael Lowry, Robert Shackelford Organizations: CNN, Tropical Storm, National Hurricane Center, Coast, Gulf, Florida -, Atlantic Locations: United States, Cuba, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf, Mexico, Caribbean, Florida, Florida - Alabama, Louisiana, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Hispaniola, Haiti

Tracking Hurricane Rafael Leer en españolRafael was a Category 2 hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday evening Eastern time, the National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory. The hurricane had sustained wind speeds of 105 miles per hour. By The New York TimesRafael is the 17th named storm to form in the Atlantic in 2024. In late May, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted that there would be 17 to 25 named storms this year, an above-normal amount. Without El Niño this year, clouds are more likely to tower to the tall heights needed to sustain a powerful cyclone.

Persons: Leer, Rafael, The New York Times Rafael Organizations: National Hurricane Center, The New York Times, NOAA, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, Hurricanes Locations: Gulf, Mexico, United States

☆ Sugar in the first 1,000 days after conception linked to health issues later in life, study says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Sam Tupper | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The researchers found that reducing sugar consumption in this window decreased the type 2 diabetes risk by about 35% and the risk of high blood pressure by roughly 20%. The research team looked at data from before and after the end of the United Kingdom’s World War II-era sugar rationing in September 1953. When the rationing of sugar and sweets ended in September 1953, the average adult’s daily sugar consumption in the UK nearly doubled almost immediately, from about 40 grams to 80 grams. Corkins says one way for parents to reduce sugar consumption in young children is to change their own habits. The key is practicing moderation when consuming sugary foods.

Persons: ”, Tadeja Gracner, Mark Corkins, ” Corkins, “ We’re, Gracner, ” Gracner, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, Corkins, “ Organizations: CNN, Science, United, Center for Economics, Social Research, University of Southern, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, US Centers for Disease Control, CNN Health Locations: University of Southern California

☆ NFL Week 9 Sunday review: Lions beat Packers, Saquon Barkley leaves teammates ‘speechless’ and historic Ravens performances
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Week 9 in the NFL saw plenty of drama as the 2024 season reached its halfway stage. Seven games in Week 9 were decided by seven-or-fewer points, meaning there have been 74 games won by that margin this season, the most such games through Week 9 in NFL history. Lions beat Packers in heavyweight clashSunday’s game at Lambeau Field between the Detroit Lions and the Green Bay Packers was billed as the game of the week with both having excellent starts to the season. Saquon Barkley athleticism leaves Eagles ‘speechless’Saquon Barkley is no stranger to producing highlight-worthy plays of special athleticism. The official NFL X account commented that Barkley was “not of this world” and Sirianni was equally dumfounded after the Eagles’ victory.

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Then sink into this Edward Hopper painting from 1928. “It looks like the rest of the world has been raptured,” Mr. Wilkins said. “You see this solitary figure who is subsumed by this massive built environment,” Mr. Wilkins said. “It’s this great image of a city and a person in transition,” Mr. Wilkins said. In his letter, Mr. Hopper concluded: “But these are things for the psychologist to untangle.”

Persons: Edward Hopper, Gordon Wilkins, Addison, Hopper, Mr, “, ”, ” Mr, Wilkins, he’ll Organizations: Addison, American, Phillips Academy, Skyscrapers, Chrysler, Empire Locations: Andover, Mass, Manhattan, New York, Lower Manhattan, Brooklyn

☆ Planet 9: Inside the search for a hidden planet in our solar system
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Jacopo Prisco | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

“It could completely reshape our understanding of the solar system and of other planetary systems, and how we fit into that context. Brown and his colleague, planetary scientist Konstantin Batygin, reported having strong evidence of a hidden planet on the fringes of our solar system. “If you look at these bodies, their lifetimes are tiny compared to the age of the solar system,” Batygin said. “By now, we expected to have found many more of these extreme trans-Neptunian objects,” Sheppard said in an email. Finding a smaller planet would also spark excitement, Rice added, because every solar system planet is immensely useful for extrapolating information about the thousands of comparable exoplanets that researchers are uncovering across the galaxy.

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A woman convicted of dressing up as a clown in 1990 and murdering the wife of a man she later married has been released from prison, putting to rest one of the more bizarre cold cases Florida has ever seen. Keen-Warren was arrested in 2017 in Washington County, Virginia, in connection with Warren’s 1990 murder. Initially, suspicion quickly focused on Michael Warren, the victim’s husband, as friends and family said the couple was having marital problems. Michael Warren served three years in prison, and in 1997 he vanished. But he re-emerged in 2002, marrying Sheila Keen — the same Sheila Keen-Warren who’s now charged with his ex-wife’s murder.

Persons: Sheila Keen, Warren, Marlene Warren, Keen, “, Bob Ferrell, Michael Warren, Michael, Warren who’s, Sheila, Michael repossessing, Detectives, It’s Organizations: Florida Department of Corrections, Associated Press, West Palm Beach, Palm, Fort Lauderdale Sun, Sentinel Locations: Florida, Washington County , Virginia, Wellington, West Palm, Palm Beach

Montana Republican Senate candidate Tim Sheehy struggled in a new interview to give a clear explanation about the circumstances surrounding an incident in a national park in 2015 that led to him being treated for a gunshot wound and receiving a fine. All accounts agree that, as first reported by the Washington Post this spring, Sheehy went to the hospital after his gun went off in Glacier National Park in 2015 (firing a weapon is illegal in a national park). The ranger said Sheehy told him he had accidentally shot himself in the arm, and Sheehy then went to the hospital for treatment. He was given a $525 ticket for the gun going off at Glacier National Park and paid it, he told the Post in April, to avoid an investigation into his unit. Kelly this week pressed Sheehy about any medical records that would help to confirm his account of what happened; Sheehy responded that those records do not exist.

Persons: Tim Sheehy, Megyn Kelly, Sheehy, Kelly, “, …, ” Sheehy, There’s, ” Kelly, Sen, Jon Tester, I’ve, ”, “ Tim, Donald Trump, — Organizations: Montana Republican, Fox News, Washington Post, Navy SEAL, ricochet, Republicans, Republican, NBC News Locations: Montana, Afghanistan

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are making their closing arguments to voters in battleground states during the final two days before Election Day. Trump was in Pennsylvania earlier today, is rallying in North Carolina this afternoon, and will stop in Georgia this evening. Harris is focusing her day in Michigan, with a series of stops in the Detroit area before a rally in East Lansing. Harris:• The vice president made her first stop in Detroit where she addressed the congregation at Greater Emmanuel Institutional Church of God in Christ. • Later, Harris confirmed to reporters that she has cast her mail-in ballot in the 2024 election, sending it to California, where she is registered.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Trump, Harris, Here’s what’s, shouldn’t, •, ” • Trump, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, ” Trump, Kennedy, ” Harris, • Harris Organizations: Trump, Des Moines Register, NBC News, Greater Emmanuel Institutional Church of God, Arab, voters, Biden Locations: Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia, Michigan, Detroit, East Lansing, Lititz , Pennsylvania, Iowa, California, Gaza, Pontiac

☆ 76ers’ Joel Embiid reportedly shoves columnist in locker room after game
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Rohan Nadkarni | Rohan Nadkarni Is A Sports Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid shoved a newspaper columnist during an altercation Saturday, according to multiple reports. The altercation happened in the 76ers’ locker room after the team’s 124-107 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday, according to multiple reporters who were in the locker room for a postgame media availability. Embiid reportedly shoved Marcus Hayes, a columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer. In his column, Hayes mentioned Embiid’s son and late brother as reasons for why Embiid should start playing. Before the current season, Embiid said in an effort to help preserve his knees — which have both required surgery in the past — he would “probably never” play in back-to-back games again in his career.

Persons: Joel Embiid, Marcus Hayes, Hayes, Embiid, Embiid’s, he’s, “, ” Embiid, Marcus, I’ve, Kyle Neubeck, Ben Golliver Organizations: Philadelphia 76ers, 76ers, Memphis Grizzlies, Philadelphia Inquirer, Sports, Sixers, NBA, Philadelphia Locations: Washington

☆ Affirm expands buy now, pay later service to the UK, heating up local competition
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON — Buy now, pay later firm Affirm launched Monday its installment loans in the U.K., in the company's first expansion overseas. Founded in 2012, Affirm is an American fintech firm that offers flexible pay-over-time payment options. Affirm, which is authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority, said its U.K. offering will include interest-free and interest-bearing monthly payment options. Among the first merchants offering Affirm as a payment method in the U.K. are Alternative Airlines, the flight booking website, and payments processing firm Fexco. Max Levchin, CEO of Affirm, told CNBC that the company had been working on its launch in the U.K. for over a year.

Persons: Max Levchin, Levchin Organizations: PayPal Inc, Enercare Center, LONDON, Financial, Authority, Walmart, Airlines, CNBC, Affirm's Locations: Toronto, Canada, American

☆ 76ers’ Embiid reportedly ‘shoves’ reporter after loss; NBA commences investigation
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Homero De La Fuente | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The National Basketball Association is investigating reports that Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid “shoved” a columnist following the team’s loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night. A visibly angry Embiid confronted Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Marcus Hayes as reporters entered the Sixers locker room, according to the Associated Press. Embiid reportedly continued mouthing at Hayes, who eventually offered an apology to the 76ers center. CNN has reached out to the Philadelphia 76ers, Embiid’s agent and the Philadelphia Inquirer but did not immediately hear back. “This poor conditioning apparently seems to have delayed his debut this season.”Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid, top left, watches from the bench during the 76ers' game.

Persons: Joel Embiid “, ”, Embiid, Marcus Hayes, Hayes, Arthur, “, ” Embiid, mouthing, Hayes ’, Hayes interjected, “ Joel Embiid, ” Hayes, Joel Embiid, Matt Slocum, ’, Marcus, I’ve, Daryl Morey, Nick Nurse, Paul George Organizations: CNN, National Basketball Association, Philadelphia 76ers, Memphis Grizzlies, Philadelphia, Sixers, Associated Press, AP, 76ers, NBA, Philadelphia Inquirer, ” Philadelphia 76ers Locations: Hayes

It’s been nearly two years since a jury convicted rapper Tory Lanez of shooting Megan Thee Stallion after a Los Angeles party in July 2020. Now, in a new documentary, Megan Thee Stallion, whose real name is Megan Pete, is taking the public through the tumultuous years leading up to Lanez’s December 2022 criminal trial. Megan Thee Stallion. In the documentary, Megan often speaks somberly or through tears when she details the harassment. In the documentary, Megan expressed frustration about the focus on her sexual relationships.

Persons: It’s, Tory, Megan Thee, Megan Pete, Kelsey Harris —, Lanez, Megan Thee Stallion, ” Megan, Megan, Daystar Peterson, Milagro Gramz, ”, You’re, ’ ” Megan, “, …, ’ Gayle King, King, Onuorah, “ There’s, Meg, ” Onuorah, she’s Organizations: Los, Texas Southern University, Daystar, CBS, NBC News, Prevention Locations: Los Angeles, New York City

☆ La Dolce Vita Orient Express: Eat your way around Italy in style
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Maureen O'Hare | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Editor’s Note: Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. La Dolce Vita Orient ExpressNew details have been teased about the hotly anticipated La Dolce Vita Orient Express train and the upcoming Orient Express hotels in Rome and Venice, the first for the relaunched brand. The brand’s first Orient Express hotel will be the Orient Express La Minerva in Rome, followed by Orient Express Palazzo Donà Giovannelli in Venice. That follows the international gang-bust in France and Italy last month over counterfeit French wine being sold for $16,000 per bottle. In Japan, the alcoholic drink doburoku was once illegal “moonshine,” but this once controversial drink is now making a comeback.

Persons: Heinz Beck, Nizza, Giovannelli, Fraudsters, doburoku, poitín, There’s Organizations: CNN, Vita Orient, Vita Orient Express, Orient Express, Montalcino, Orient, Carolina, Fuji, Delta Air Lines Locations: Antarctica, Rome, Venice, Italy, Da Nang, Hue, France, Japan, Ireland, Germany, Turkey, Antalya, Western, North Carolina, Hurricane, French

☆ These late-deciding voters could swing the election: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill. The final undecided voters could sway the election. But in a narrowly divided presidential election, voters who have put off making a decision until the last minute could find themselves with the power to decide the future of the country. Late-deciding voters broke for Trump in 2020 and 2016, with some analysts and strategists in both campaigns crediting them for electing Trump eight years ago. And it was true in 2020, when the pandemic and debates played an oversize role in the election featuring Trump and Joe Biden.

Persons: Kristen Welker, They’re, Alex Seitz, Wald, Annemarie Bonner, Bridget Bowman, Wardwell Procrastination, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Harris, Trump, John Kelly, Adolf Hitler, Joe Biden, Liz Cheney, Superstorm Sandy, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, James Comey’s, Hillary Clinton Organizations: NBC, White House, Capitol, ’, NBC News, Trump, Madison, Garden, Republican, “ Locations: Coast

☆ Sexual misconduct allegations directed at former MrBeast collaborator are baseless, law firm probe finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Chloe_Melas.Jpg | Chloe Melas | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

A third-party legal probe into Jimmy Donaldson’s MrBeast LLC found that allegations of sexual misconduct directed at the top YouTube creator’s company were baseless. In a social media post Friday, Donaldson wrote on X that an investigation into allegations regarding his company had concluded. But the law firm wrote in its assessment that “allegations of sexual misconduct (e.g., pedophilia, grooming, child pornography, etc.) In a post on X, LavaGS said private investigators reviewed all the DMs and interactions between them and Tyson. "It was incredibly difficult having my name thrown around in a public forum without being given the opportunity to share the truth," LavaGS wrote Friday.

Persons: Jimmy Donaldson’s MrBeast, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart, Sullivan, Ava Kris Tyson, ” Tyson, Tyson, Donaldson, ” Quinn Emanuel, Discords, WhatsApps, “, ”, LavaGS, ” Donaldson, Kai Cenat, Logan Paul, Bella Poarch, Quinn Emanuel Organizations: YouTube, NBC News, Games, Company, Forbes, Amazon Studios

Director Jacques Audiard’s genre-defying musical, “Emilia Pérez” — a stylized imagining of how a life of crime could be at least temporarily transformed by becoming one’s true self — may be the most ambitious yet. Zoe Saldaña, right, as Rita Moro Castro and Karla Sofía Gascón as Emilia Pérez in "Emilia Pérez." NetflixFar from offering Gascón a small part, Audiard, by his own admission, would have struggled to make “Emilia Pérez” at all without its central star. Karla Sofía Gascón, the titular star of Netflix's "Emilia Pérez," helped French auteur Jacques Audiard shape the film’s transgender storyline. But her journey as the star of “Emilia Pérez” is far from over — with award season right around the corner and, the actor said, her characters’ lingering presence.

Persons: Mutt, ”, Jacques Audiard’s, Emilia Pérez ”, Audiard, Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia, ” Gascón, Zoe Saldaña, Rita Moro Castro, Emilia Pérez, Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz, — Audiard, Gascón, “, ” Selena Gomez, “ I’m, Boris Razon’s, Rita, Saldana, she’s, Manitas, Gomez, they’re, Emilia —, Jacques Audiard, Marisa, Gasćon, ” Gasćon, “ She’s, “ It’s, who’s, — Organizations: Kokomo City ”, NBC News, Netflix, Cannes, Spanish Locations: Spanish, Emilia, Mexico, French, Mexico City, Europe

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