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Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Gaylord National Resort Hotel and Convention Center on February 24, in National Harbor, Maryland. Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesArizona Senate candidate and close Trump ally Kari Lake geared up the CPAC crowd here Saturday ahead of former president Trump’s remarks later this afternoon. 1 alpha man in Donald J. Trump,” Lake said. Chants of “USA, USA, USA” broke out at one point during her speech. She encouraged voters to “get involved and help President Trump,” as well as her own Senate campaign in Arizona.

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☆ Why isn’t the Supreme Court moving faster on Trump’s immunity challenge?
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-24 | by ( John Fritze | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —When special counsel Jack Smith asked the Supreme Court to reject former President Donald Trump’s immunity claims there was an unmistakable hue of urgency to the request. It could grant Trump’s request and then hold arguments and decide the merits of the immunity issue – perhaps on an expedited basis. The Supreme Court can move quickly, at least by judicial branch standards. George Walker IV/APThe Supreme Court denied that request, allowing the appeals court to review the case first. US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor participates in a conversation with University of California Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky on Monday, January 29.

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☆ Opinion | The 17th-Century Heretic We Could Really Use Now
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Ian Buruma | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The Enlightenment philosopher Baruch Spinoza almost died for his ideals one day in 1672. Spinoza, a Sephardic Jew born in Amsterdam in 1632, was a passionate and outspoken defender of freedom, tolerance and moderation. Only one of his books, about the French philosopher Descartes, could be published under his own name during his lifetime. This is perhaps why new books about him are coming out all the time, including Jonathan Israel’s 2023 magnum opus “Spinoza, Life and Legacy” and even a best-selling French novel, “Le Problème Spinoza,” by Irvin Yalom. And all that for a philosopher who was denounced by Christians and Jews as the devil’s disciple long after his own time.

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☆ Schism over Russia drives Republicans apart
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Zachary Wolf | Analysis Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —There are emerging signs of a deep schism in the Republican Party over how or even whether the US should stand up to authoritarianism in Russia. With a not-so-subtle nod to Trump’s failure to criticize Russia for Navalny’s death, she compared elections in democracies to those in autocracies. Compare it with House Speaker Mike Johnson, who, at Trump’s behest, is refusing to bow to pressure to allow a vote on US aid to Ukraine. If it is clear where Haley and Trump stand on opposing Russia and helping Ukraine, what’s in Johnson’s mind is a secret. “If there is a Mike Johnson plan, there aren’t any House Republicans that are aware of its existence.” Read their full report.

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☆ 3 signs you're in a mature relationship that is improving your physical health
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Julia Pugachevsky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewWhen you’re in the wrong relationship, it can negatively impact your mental wellbeing and even your physical health. Unsurprisingly, when you’re in a healthy relationship with a secure, emotionally mature partner , your overall health improves, too. Degges-White shared a few telltale signs that your romantic relationship not only feels good, but is good for you. You adopt new healthy habitsAn interesting side-effect of a healthy relationship is that it can encourage you to prioritize your health in other areas, according to Degges-White. AdvertisementBecause a healthy relationship makes us more energetic and optimistic, it makes adopting incremental healthy habits a little easier.

Persons: —, ” Suzanne Degges, White, ”, “ Organizations: Service, Business, Northern Illinois University, telltale Locations: Degges

☆ US Army under increasing pressure as it foots bill for Ukraine support
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Haley Britzky | Natasha Bertrand | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“We’re basically taking it out of hide in the Army,” a senior Army official told CNN. That includes not only the operations related to Ukraine support — training and ferrying weapons and equipment to Poland and Ukraine — but other operations for the US command throughout Europe and Africa. Those operations include training exercises for Army forces in Europe and Africa and equipment moving into the theater. Last week, the Senate voted to advance a $95.3 billion foreign aid bill, including $60 billion in support for Ukraine. So far in fiscal year 2024, the Army has spent $39.7 million on ground transportation, the first senior Army official told CNN.

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Others in the GOP field have attacked transgender participation in athletics and proposed nationwide bans on affirming care for transgender minors. Transgender-related issues have become perhaps the biggest rallying call to Christian conservatives, more than abortion rights or same-sex marriage. As an ethical matter, I think it’s gross,” said Tim Miller, a former Republican political operative who worked as communications director for former Florida Gov. Several people interviewed at a recent Trump rally argued children were being wrongly confronted with issues of gender identity. Both Trump and Nikki Haley, his last major rival heading into South Carolina's Republican primary this coming Saturday, have leaned into anti-transgender rhetoric.

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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is expected to vote Tuesday on an Arab-backed resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, which the United States announced it will veto. Algeria, the Arab representative on the council, put the draft resolution in a final form that can be voted on. Council diplomats, speaking on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly, said the vote will take place Tuesday morning. “For that reason, the United States does not support action on this draft resolution. The Security Council has adopted two resolutions on Gaza, with the U.S., Israel’s closest ally, abstaining on both.

Persons: Israel, “, Linda Thomas, Greenfield, Joe Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, ”, Tunisia’s U.N, Tarek Ladeb, U.N, Netanyahu, Israel hasn’t, Israel’s Organizations: UNITED NATIONS, . Security, The Associated Press, Qatar, United Nations, Gaza Health Ministry, Arab, Security, U.S Locations: Gaza, United States, Algeria, Israel, Gaza . U.S, Egypt, Qatar, Rafah

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghan women feel scared or unsafe leaving their home alone because of Taliban decrees and enforcement campaigns on clothing and male guardians, according to a report from the U.N. mission in Afghanistan. The U.N. mission’s report, published Friday, said the decrees are being enforced through arrest, harassment and intimidation. Photos You Should See View All 33 ImagesOver half of the women interviewed for the report felt unsafe leaving the house without a male guardian, or mahram. Some women said that male relatives were also afraid and reluctant to leave the home with female relatives, as this would expose them to Taliban harassment. It seemed to be a specific goal of the Taliban to frighten women and girls out of leaving their homes, Barr said.

Persons: Heather Barr, Barr Organizations: Qatari, Doha, Virtue Ministry, Human Rights, Associated Press Locations: ISLAMABAD, Afghanistan, Doha

☆ NASA explains how it would alert the public of an apocalyptic asteroid strike
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Ellyn Lapointe | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

In the event of an impending hazardous asteroid strike, NASA already has its plan in place to alert the public. NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office is tasked with finding, tracking, and assessing the risk associated with potentially hazardous asteroids in our solar system. To do that, NASA works with a global coalition of astronomers called the International Asteroid Warning Network (IAWN). There are about 2,300 known potentially hazardous asteroids out there, and roughly 153 of them are larger than 0.6 miles across. If Bennu does head toward Earth, NASA has a few tricks up its sleeve to defend our planet.

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☆ My parents think we're spoiling our kids. Maybe we do, but here's why we're doing it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Amber Adrian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

My family sometimes thinks we're spoiling our children, but that doesn't change how I parent. I’m a mom of three girls aged seven and under, and I feel confident in the way my husband and I parent. I don’t think I’m spoiling my children — I think I’m setting them up for long-term mental and emotional well-being. AdvertisementI have grace for the way my family has judged my parentingIt's common in our culture to prioritize productivity over well-being. I might not be parenting perfectly, but I’m parenting on purpose.

Persons: I've, I’m, I’ve, There’s, Janet Lansbury, RIE, I’d Organizations: Infant Educators

☆ 6 common reasons parents regret having kids, even if they really wanted them
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Julia Pugachevsky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

About one in 12 parents say they regret having children, according to a 2021 YouGov UK study . Advertisement“You talk to new parents, and then you talk to parents of kids who have almost grown,” she said. She outlined some of the common reasons parents can regret having children, all of which are important to consider and prepare for before starting a family of your own. Fear of the futureDegges-White said some parents might regret having children purely out of fear for their kids’ future. AdvertisementEven still, there are plenty of parents who feel worried about the future but still see having kids as a worthwhile experience .

Persons: —, ” Suzanne Degges, they’re, ”, “, White, “ You've Organizations: Service, Northern Illinois University, Business Locations: Germany, Poland, Degges

Though one of the most potent and long-running (or at least long-stomping) forces in movies, Godzilla has never before rubbed elbows at the Academy Awards. At the Oscar luncheon, Steven Spielberg warmly greeted Yamazaki and told him he had seen “Godzilla Minus One” three times. But “Godzilla Minus One” returns to the essential nature of Godzilla as a sober symbol of nuclear holocaust and atomic trauma. My intent was to put a spotlight on what Godzilla represented.”In “Godzilla Minus One,” just as WWII is ending, Godzilla is growing. But unlike more broadly blockbuster-styled Godzilla films, “Godzilla Minus One” is rigorously rooted in a Japanese perspective.

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The case heads to court separately from another federal lawsuit filed in October by LGBTQ+ and civil rights advocates over the aggravated prostitution law. The Republican-carried legislation would only remove the requirement that those convicted of aggravated prostitution must register as a violent sex offender. Court documents in the other federal lawsuit say that more than 80 people are registered for aggravated prostitution in Tennessee. Because she had to register as a sex offender, the woman has experienced periods of homelessness while struggling to find safe housing compliant with sex-registry requirements. Tennessee law also bars her from changing her legal name to match her gender identity, the lawsuit states.

Persons: ”, Kristen Clarke, general's Organizations: U.S . Justice, Justice Department, Republican, Justice Department’s Civil Rights, for Disease Control, The Justice Department Locations: Tenn, Tennessee, United States, Illinois, New Jersey, Virginia, Shelby County, Memphis

☆ The 2024 Met Gala theme has been announced — along with four superstar co-chairs
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Fashion’s biggest night of the year is just around the corner, and the Met Gala red carpet theme has finally been announced — along with superstars Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny and Chris Hemsworth as this year’s co-chairs. Florals are sure to abound on this year’s red carpet thanks to the theme “The Garden of Time,” but the novel it takes inspiration from has darker undertones. (Pictured above: Rihanna at the 2023 Met Gala.) “One thing I hope this show will activate is that sensorial appreciation of fashion.”The year’s co-chairs — alongside Vogue editor-in-chief, Anna Wintour — include Met Gala mainstays and debuts. The Met Gala theme often vacillates between straightforward retrospectives (such as the event’s 1996 homage to Christian Dior, and the 1997 theme dedicated to Gianni Versace) and more artful, subjective prompts.

Persons: CNN —, Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny, Chris Hemsworth, J, Ballard, Princess Aurora, Rihanna, Dimitrios Kambouris, ” Andrew Bolton, Wendy Yu, Anna Wintour —, Hemsworth, Loewe, Jonathan Anderson, Shou Zi Chew, Karl Lagerfeld’s, Christian Dior, Gianni Versace, Count Axel Organizations: CNN, New, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Vogue Locations: British

☆ I saved $200,000 by the time I was 27 — but I was miserable
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Gwen Merz started saving money early with the goal of financial independence and retiring early. I had opinions on how my partners were spending their money, and people don't really appreciate that. I bought this really nice sewing machine because quilting and hobbies are really important to me. Doing these hobbies is really important to me, and I just didn't have any space to do anything. I’ve reached a point — it’s called “ Coast FIRE ” — where I don't really need to save any more money for retirement at this point because I have saved so much so early.

Persons: Gwen Merz, —, Merz, Gwendolyn Merz, I'm, It's, ”, “, I’ve, it’s Organizations: Service Locations: IT, Australia

☆ Putin says a Biden presidency is better for Russia than a Trump one
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Mariya Knight | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A Joe Biden presidency would be better for Russia than a Donald Trump one, Russian President Vladimir Putin told pro-Kremlin journalist Pavel Zarubin in an on-camera interview Wednesday. According to Putin, that war “could have been over a year and a half ago” if agreements during a meeting in Istanbul in March 2022 were kept. Putin didn’t specify what agreements he was referring to. I wasn’t only ready for that, I wanted that, because it would give me the opportunity to give tough answers back,” Putin said. “To be frank, I didn’t fully enjoy that interview,” he said.

Persons: Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Pavel Zarubin, Zuribin, Putin, Biden, ” Putin, ”, Tucker Carlson, “ Organizations: CNN, Kremlin, Russia “, NATO Locations: Russia, Russian, Ukraine, Istanbul, Minsk

☆ Israeli strikes deepen panic in Rafah as UN aid chief warns a ground offensive could result in ‘slaughter’
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

It remains unclear how or when a ground offensive would unfold, and that uncertainty is adding to anxiety among Palestinians in Rafah about where to go and what to do. Israeli military action in Rafah “has already led to and will result in further large scale killing, harm and destruction,” the government said in its request to the World Court. “We cannot afford an Israeli attack on Rafah… We cannot stand by and let this continue,” he said. Palestinians inspect damaged buildings after Israeli airstrikes on Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on February 12, 2024. They told us this area was safe… they told us Rafah was safe.

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☆ Special counsel urges Supreme Court to deny Trump’s request for delay in immunity case
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( John Fritze | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Special counsel Jack Smith pressed the Supreme Court on Wednesday to let stand a lower court ruling that denied former President Donald Trump immunity from prosecution, urging the justices to allow the trial in his election subversion case to begin quickly. “The charged crimes strike at the heart of our democracy,” Smith told the Supreme Court. Smith asked that if the court orders a delay that it consider the request an appeal and set the case for expedited briefing and argument. Trump on Monday asked the Supreme Court to temporarily block that decision so he could appeal it. Earlier Tuesday, Chief Justice John Roberts gave Smith until February 20 to respond to Trump’s emergency request.

Persons: Jack Smith, Donald Trump, ” Smith, Trump, Smith, “, John Roberts Organizations: CNN, Supreme, DC Circuit, Monday, Trump, Republican

☆ I turned my garage into an apartment I rent out. It helps me afford retirement and almost paid off my mortgage.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Helen Boxwill, 77, refinanced her home to build an accessory dwelling unit on her New York property. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Their rent has helped me almost pay off my 30-year mortgage, and has covered property taxes and escrow. I keep rent pretty affordableI charge my tenants $1,100 a month in rent, which is very low for New York. I don't want to deal with kicking somebody out if they haven't paid rent or if they damage the home.

Persons: Helen Boxwill, refinanced, Boxwill, —, I’ve, weren't, There’s, I've, I'm, it's Organizations: Service Locations: New York, Ethiopia, Burundi, Huntington , New York, ADUs, Huntington, Long

☆ Osman Yousefzada: Queer Feet at Charleston House is bringing working class stories to upper class spaces
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Nicole Mowbray | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Countless creative ideas have been born in the kitchen of Charleston House, the bohemian modernist farmhouse inhabited from 1916 by painters Duncan Grant and Vanessa Bell in a rural part of southern England. Courtesy Osman Yousefzada“What I do is try and tell working class stories in highbrow institutional spaces,” Yousefzada told CNN in a phone interview. “Even now, generations on, Charleston is still a very aspirational and very privileged space, but I try and subvert that.., to open the space for working class voices,” said Yousefzada. “A warning, caution.”"Unless you're signposted that having a creative life is OK, it's not an easy path to take," said Yousefzada. I grew up in a restricted monoculture and so it took me a long time to find those (artistic) spaces.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated on Sunday that the military would soon enter Rafah, which is bracketed by a closed Egyptian border. Images and videos on social media, which could not immediately be verified, showed injured people and damage to buildings in Rafah. On Sunday, Mr. Netanyahu promised to offer Palestinians “safe passage” to northern areas of Gaza before the planned ground invasion, though he offered no details. On Wednesday, Mr. Netanyahu spurned an offer from Hamas to free Israeli hostages in exchange for Israel withdrawing from Gaza, abiding by a long-term cease-fire and freeing Palestinians held in Israeli jails. Asked during an interview broadcast on Sunday how many of the remaining hostages were still alive, Mr. Netanyahu said, “Enough to warrant the kind of efforts that we’re doing.”

Persons: ”, Benjamin Netanyahu, Daniel Hagari, Wafa, Ziad Obeid, Netanyahu, Israel, Mohammed Abed Organizations: Hamas, Local, Palestinian Authority, ”, Kuwait Hospital, United Nations, ., Agence France Locations: Gazan, Rafah, Israel, Kuwait, United States, Britain, Gaza, Egypt

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, brushing aside a chorus of international condemnation, said Sunday that an invasion of the southern Gazan city of Rafah would move forward as soon as Israel completed plans for the more than a million people sheltering there to be allowed to move to safety. “Those who say that under no circumstances should we enter Rafah are basically saying: ‘Lose the war,’” Mr. Netanyahu said on “This Week With George Stephanopoulos.”But given the complexity of an operation in Rafah, a ground invasion does not appear likely to happen any time soon, analysts said. More than half of Gaza’s 2.2 million residents fled there to avoid fighting farther north, packing the city with refugees with nowhere else to go. One Hamas official, Basem Naim, said Mr. Netanyahu was “deluding himself” if he thought that threatening to invade Rafah would increase the pressure on Palestinian negotiators to agree to Israel’s terms for a cease-fire. More than 28,000 people in Gaza, many of them women and children, have already been killed since the war began in October, Gazan health officials say.

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☆ Watch what you say about Taylor Swift around your kids. Why it’s important
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Analysis Dr. Katie Hurley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Rapper Eminem stands on the field before the January 14 game between the Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Rams. Kevin Mazur/TAS23/Getty Images for TAS Rights ManagementOwn your narrativeDespite near-constant media scrutiny and rumors, Swift continues to own her narrative. This is a great lesson for young girls and women of all ages who can feel judged and criticized by others. There’s not a single reason to take that away from the many young fans who look up to her. She is the author of five books, including “No More Mean Girls: The Secret to Raising Strong, Confident, and Compassionate Girls.”

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Senators conducted a late-night vote Friday, advancing to next steps as they spin through objections from a core group of Republicans. More closely aligned with Donald Trump, the GOP's presidential front-runner, the Republican senators aren't putting a priority on stopping Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion. Attendance slipped Friday night as senators advanced the bill, 64-19, with 14 Republicans joining Democrats to move it forward. "The failure of the United States Congress, if it occurs, not to support Ukraine, is close to criminal neglect,” Biden said. In a key vote Thursday, 17 Republican senators agreed to start debate on the bill — but 31 voted against it.

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