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The orchestra first visited China in September 1973, marking a thaw in U.S.-China relations just as the two nations began normalizing ties after Richard Nixon became the first U.S. president to visit China’s mainland. “This constant 50-year connection with China has been really very deep and very wonderful,” Booth on arriving at Beijing’s Capital International Airport. The ensemble will be performing with the China National Symphony Orchestra at the National Centre for the Performing Arts, starting Friday. Political Cartoons View All 1234 ImagesThe ensemble’s visit coincides with the American Ballet Theatre’s tour in China, which started in Shanghai last week. Until now, the Philadelphia Orchestra had visited China 12 times, most recently in May 2019, before the pandemic.

Persons: Joe Biden, Xi, Richard Nixon, Davyd Booth, ” Booth, Antony Blinken, Janet Yellen, Gina Raimondo, Biden Organizations: BEIJING, Philadelphia Orchestra, Beijing’s Capital International Airport, China National Symphony Orchestra, National Centre, Performing Arts, American Ballet, Economic Cooperation Locations: Beijing, China, China’s, Tianjin, Suzhou, Shanghai, United States, U.S, Washington, Asia, San Francisco

☆ The rise of the McMansion: 11 charts show just how much bigger and fancier American houses have gotten since the 1970s
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Data on the characteristics of newly constructed homes for 2022, released in June by the Census Bureau, revealed homes continued to get bigger after shrinking from 2015 to 2020. A higher share of four-bedroom houses were built, most constructed with air conditioning, and more houses are doing away with fireplaces. In 2022, nearly half of all homes constructed had four bedrooms, compared to two-bedroom homes at 9%. Houses have remained relatively the same height, with a slightly higher percentage of one-story homes and slightly fewer percentage of two-story homes compared to 10 years ago. The median are now comes in at around 2,300 square feet for houses built in 2022.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, —, Glenn Kelman, Realtor.com, it's, Brick Organizations: Service, Census, Myrtle Locations: Conway, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Las Vegas, Henderson, Paradise, Stockton , CA

☆ Australia's Albanese retraces historic Beijing walk on visit to mend ties
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Ryan Woo | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks during the bilateral meeting with Indonesia's President Joko Widodo on the sidelines of the 43rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, 07 September 2023. Albanese, who arrived on Saturday, was due to meet President Xi Jinping later on Monday, their second face-to-face talks in a year. At the Temple of Heaven, Albanese posed for a photograph at the circular Echo Wall, the same spot where Australia's then prime minister, Gough Whitlam, stood in 1973, a year after the two countries established ties. China and Australia for decades built a relationship on trade, with China becoming Australia's biggest trading partner with its purchases of Australian food and natural resources. 'PROMISING SIGNS'But Albanese took steps to stabilise relations after he became prime minister in May last year and met Xi on the sidelines of a G20 summit in Indonesia in November.

Persons: Anthony Albanese, Joko Widodo, BAGUS, Albanese, Xi Jinping, Australia's, Gough Whitlam, " Albanese, Xi, We've, Ryan Woo, Robert Birsel Organizations: Australia's, 43rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN, Rights, Australian, Beijing's, Twitter, Huawei Technologies, South China, Thomson Locations: Jakarta, Indonesia, Rights BEIJING, China, Beijing, Australia, Australian, Wuhan, Pacific, United States, Britain, South, Japan, South Korea

☆ Priscilla Presley reveals why she never remarried after Elvis
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Priscilla Presley is talking about why she never remarried after her six-year marriage to Elvis Presley ended. During a Q&A event at the South Point Casino in Las Vegas on Friday, Presley told the crowd she just felt like she could not be married again, according to People. “No one could ever match him.”Elvis and Priscilla Presley, who met while Elvis was in the Army, photographed after their Las Vegas wedding in 1967. They new Sofia Coppola directed film “Priscilla” explores how the former couple met and became friends in Germany in 1959, when Presley was 14 and Elvis was 24, before they later married. Presley also discussed their daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, who was born in 1968, saying the singer had feelings of guilt over not being around enough.

Persons: Priscilla Presley, Elvis Presley, Presley, “, ”, ” Elvis, Elvis, Bettmann, Sofia Coppola, Priscilla ”, Lisa Marie Presley, Lisa Organizations: CNN, Army, Las Locations: Las Vegas, Germany

☆ The bosses of rival chip giants Nvidia and AMD are cousins, researcher says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and AMD CEO Lisa Su are first cousins once removed. It has recently emerged that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and AMD CEO Lisa Su are first cousins once removed, with 60-year-old Huang being the older cousin. Nvidia and AMD did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Insider sent outside regular business hours. The genealogist — a person who traces lines of family descent — published a condensed family tree on her Facebook account in June. Wu also interviewed a close family member of the two while putting together the family tree, per CNN.

Persons: Jensen Huang, Lisa Su, Su's, —, Huang, Su, Huang's, Jean Wu, It's, Wu, Jensen Organizations: Nvidia, Service, AMD, CNN, Consumer Technology Association webinar, Oneida Baptist Institute, Oregon State University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Devices, IBM, Freescale Semiconductor Locations: Taiwan, Taiwanese, Taipei, Thailand, Washington, Kentucky, Tainan, New York

☆ Walter Davis, Basketball Star With a Velvet Touch, Dies at 69
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Richard Sandomir | More About Richard Sandomir | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Walter Davis, whose smooth shooting propelled him to basketball stardom with the University of North Carolina and the Phoenix Suns, but who late in his career struggled with drug addiction, died on Thursday while visiting family in Charlotte, N.C. Davis, a 6-foot-6 forward, played at North Carolina from 1973 to 1977 for Dean Smith, one of the most successful coaches in college history. In one of Davis’s signature games, in March 1974, North Carolina was losing to Duke, 86-78, with 17 seconds left. North Carolina went on to win in overtime, 96-92. “I wasn’t trying to bank it in,” Davis, then a freshman, said afterward.

Persons: Walter Davis, Davis, Dean Smith, Bobby Jones, Phil Ford, Mitch Kupchak, “, ” Davis, ” Organizations: University of North, Phoenix Suns, North, Tar Heels, Duke, After North Locations: University of North Carolina, Charlotte, N.C, North Carolina, After, After North Carolina

(AP) — Victims of government-backed Native American boarding schools are expected to share their experiences Sunday as U.S. officials make a final stop in Montana on their yearlong tour to confront the institutions that regularly abused students to assimilate them into white society. For over 150 years, Indigenous children were taken from their communities and forced into the boarding schools. A Native American boarding school school in the town of St. Ignatius on the Flathead Reservation was open until at least 1973. In southeastern Montana the Tongue River Boarding School operated under various names until at least 1970, when the Northern Cheyenne Tribe contracted it as a tribal school, according to government records. The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition has tallied an additional 113 schools not on the government list that were run by churches and with no evidence of federal support.

Persons: Deb Haaland, Wizipan Garriott, Garriott, They’ve, Fort, Ignatius, — Organizations: —, Montana State University, Interior Department, Boarding School, Northern Cheyenne Tribe, National, American Boarding School, Coalition Locations: BOZEMAN, Mont, Montana, Laguna Pueblo, New Mexico, Bozeman, U.S, Alaska, Hawaii, Rosebud Sioux, Oklahoma , South Dakota , Michigan, Arizona, Blackfeet, Fort Peck, Fort Belknap, St

☆ This 66-year-old has worked at McDonald's for 50 years: ‘I never thought it would be my forever job’
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

In the 1970s, the coolest job you could have was flipping burgers at McDonald's. "Believe it or not, you needed to have an in to get a job at McDonald's back then, so my brother, who was working in the kitchen, recommended me for the job," Hendel, 66, tells CNBC Make It. "I never thought it would be my forever job," says Hendel. And he goes, 'Do you think you're good at it?' In 1990, Hendel became the owner/operator of his first McDonald's restaurant in Brooklyn.

Persons: Paul Hendel, Hank, Hendel, Merrick McDonald's, McDonald's, Peter Hunt, Paul, I'm, It's, I've, Lauren, Mark Organizations: CNBC, C.W, Post University, Long Island University, McDonald's Locations: Merrick , New York, Long, McDonald's, Long Island, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, Glen Cove, Nassau County, Oceanside , New York, Hunt

Known for donning a bow tie and bicycle pin, Blumenauer, 75, has served roughly five decades in public office at the local, state and federal level. “I spent a career working to make Portland the most livable city in the country. He would go on to serve as a commissioner in Multnomah County, home to Portland, and on the Portland City Council before being elected to the U.S. House in 1996. His legacy remains visible today — a bike and pedestrian bridge that opened in the city last year bears his name. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.

Persons: Earl Blumenauer, We’ve, “, ” Blumenauer, Kevin McCarthy, that's, ”, Jonathan Maus, Blumenauer, Hakeem Jeffries, “ Earl, ” ___ Claire Rush Organizations: — U.S . Rep, Associated Press, Oregon House, Portland City Council, U.S . House, Congressional, Caucus, Rep, Washington D.C, Congress, quicken, Congressional Cannabis Caucus, Congressional Progressive Caucus, America Statehouse News Initiative, America Locations: PORTLAND, Oregon, Portland, City Hall, Multnomah County, Mount Hood, Columbia, America, ”, Washington

☆ Why fashion is so important in Sofia Coppola’s ‘Priscilla’
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Another historical anchor for Battat was the hot pink collared dress worn by Priscilla after giving birth to Lisa Marie. Sabrina Lantos/Courtesy A24Dress is one of the first ways we see the cracks in Priscilla and Elvis’ relationship, too. Sabrina Lantos/Courtesy A24Battat then found a pink dress similar to one worn in an archival photo taken of the actor. Priscilla, in a pink dress and sitting cross-legged on the sofa, pores over the magazine, dressed as an imitation of the other woman. “No one will know that’s Ann-Margret’s pink dress,” said Battat.

Persons: Kim, Kanye, Priscilla, Elvis Presley, Priscilla ’, Elvis, Lisa Marie, Sabrina Lantos, Stacey Battat, Sofia Coppola’s, Priscilla ”, Jacob Elordi, Cailee Spaeny, “, ”, Priscilla herself, Battat, Coppola, Chanel, Philippe Le Sourd, Elvis ’, Valentino —, Valentino, “ He’s, —, “ Elvis, ” Coppola, she’s, Coppola —, Lux Lisbon, sexless nightgown, Marie Antoinette ”, Spaeny, “ Cailee, ‘, Ann, Margret, ’, dalliances, that’s Ann Organizations: CNN, Vegas, Battat, Lux Locations: Bad Nauheim, Germany, Los Angeles, Priscilla, Graceland, Austrian, France, Versailles, Las Vegas

☆ ‘Different Than Anybody Who’s Ever Played’: The Victor Wembanyama Era Arrives
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Robert O Connell | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

As the NBA career of French phenom Victor Wembanyama has gotten underway, Gregg Popovich, his coach with the San Antonio Spurs, has preached patience. Through the 19-year-old’s first four games this season, reserving judgment seemed wise. Wembanyama was scintillating at times—launching his 7-foot-4-inch frame to swallow up opponents’ shots or reach to the rim for long-distance slams—and aimless at others, fumbling passes and drifting around the floor. But his fifth game, Thursday night, brought a breakout to test even the most measured fan’s restraint. According to Stats Perform, two other teenagers in NBA history have matched the line since 1973-74: Kevin Durant, who scored 28 for the Suns on Thursday, and LeBron James.

Persons: Victor Wembanyama, Gregg Popovich, old’s, Wembanyama, —, aimless, — Wembanyama, Kevin Durant, LeBron James Organizations: NBA, San Antonio Spurs, Phoenix Suns, Spurs, Suns

☆ Jane Garrett, Book Editor With a Prizewinning Touch, Dies at 88
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Richard Sandomir | More About Richard Sandomir | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Jane Garrett, who as an editor at the Alfred A. Knopf publishing house guided seven books to Pulitzer Prizes for history but watched another book lose its prestigious Bancroft Prize over scholars’ criticism of the author’s research, died on Oct. 12 at her home in Middlebury, Vt. She was 88. Ms. Garrett worked at Knopf for 44 years, initially as an editor and special assistant to Alfred Knopf himself, who had a strong devotion to publishing history books. At first she steered his projects to completion, but she soon began acquiring books on her own. In 1973, “People of Paradox: An Inquiry Concerning the History of American Civilization,” by Michael Kammen, became the first of the books edited by Ms. Garrett to win a Pulitzer. Ms. Garrett was at a book party in Boston when she met Alan Taylor, who was starting to work on a book about William Cooper, the founder of Cooperstown, N.Y., and the father of the novelist James Fenimore Cooper.

Persons: Jane Garrett, Alfred A, Bancroft, Anne Eberle, Ms, Garrett, Alfred Knopf, Michael Kammen, Voyagers, Bernard Bailyn, Garrett’s, Robert V, Bruce, Alan Taylor, William Cooper, James Fenimore Cooper Organizations: Knopf, “, Modern American Science Locations: Middlebury , Vt, America, Harvard, Boston, Cooperstown, N.Y

SHANGHAI, China (AP) — American Ballet Theatre returned to China on Thursday for the first time in a decade in the latest sign that strained U.S.-China relations are beginning to improve. The tour marks a revival of cultural exchanges between China and the United States. She said cultural exchanges between the U.S. and China “are very necessary" at this time. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns said Monday during an event celebrating American World War II veterans who helped China battle Japan. But the two peoples of the countries have always been together.”The ABT last performed in China in March 2013 in Beijing.

Persons: ”, Susan Jaffe, ABT, Giselle, “, Jaffe, —, Zhang Xiaoding, Zhu Xiaoyi, Joe Biden, Xi Jinping, China Nicholas Burns, ” Burns, Dwight Eisenhower’s, ___ Mistreanu, Caroline Chen Organizations: Ballet Theatre, Shanghai, Theater, Philadelphia Orchestra, National Center, Performing Arts, Shanghai Grand Theatre, U.S, Economic Cooperation, U.S ., Soviet Union Locations: SHANGHAI, China, U.S, New York, United States, Shanghai, Beijing, ”, Washington, Asia, San Francisco . China, Ukraine, Japan, American, Taipei, Taiwan

This overall cheeriness and settled demeanor is particularly interesting because Winkler didn't grow up in a happy home. Political Cartoons View All 1230 ImagesWinkler writes about landing the role of Arthur Fonzarelli, the Fonz, on TV’s “Happy Days'' in a 1973 audition. I cannot believe that dummer Hund, that dumb dog, (a name his parents called him) has done this accomplishment. AP: You write about rising to fame overnight as Fonzie on “Happy Days." AP: One surprise in the book was how ABC wanted to rename “Happy Days” to “Fonzie's Happy Days” to capitalize on your popularity, but you asked them not to.

Persons: Henry Winkler, ”, Winkler, “, Zuma, Winkler didn't, ” Winkler, Henry, Duck ”, Arthur Fonzarelli, Gene Cousineau, Barry, Ron Howard, WINKLER, dummer Hund, ‘, Stacey, You’re, Ron, ‘ I’m, Ron ?, We’ve, ’ Organizations: Associated Press, ABC Locations: Cologne, Scotland, Switzerland, West Covina , California, Germany, United States

☆ Mike Johnson symbolizes a new turn for the religious right
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Ronald Brownstein | Analysis Ronald Brownstein | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

CNN —The arc of Rep. Mike Johnson’s career encapsulates the shifting priorities of the religious right in the era of Donald Trump. More than half of White evangelicals agreed with that statement as well – the only major religious denomination in which it found majority support. Yet both groups are much more influential inside the GOP coalition, with evangelicals representing nearly one-third of Republican voters and all White Christians about two-thirds. But in Congress, Johnson has also identified more with some of the party’s Trump-era priorities that revolve around demographic change. But each man appears equally committed to a vision of America that elevates the moral and political preferences of conservative White Christians over any other group.

Persons: Mike Johnson’s, Donald Trump, Barack Obama’s, Johnson, MAGA, Long, Trump’s, Trump, Robert P, Jones, Johnson “, ”, Mike Podhorzer, ” Podhorzer, Jimmy Carter, Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, James Dobson, ” Jones, Dobson, CNN’s KFile, KFile, he’s, Ron DeSantis, Marjorie Taylor, it’s, ” Johnson, He’s, “, Biden, who’s, PRRI, there’s, Tresa Undem, Undem, White, George W, Bush, Obama, Pete Wehner, Wehner, David Barton, Barton, that’s, ” Wehner, ‘, ” Barton Organizations: CNN, Louisiana Republican, Republican, GOP, Yorker, Trump, Survey, Religion Research Institute, White, AFL, CIO, Republicans, Representatives, Alliance Defense Fund, Defending, Gov, Georgia Rep, Whites, Trinity Forum, ”, NBC News, Trump - Locations: Louisiana, America, White, “, Florida, Mexico

☆ Oil could soar to record high of $150 if Israel-Hamas war escalates further, World Bank says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Lee Ying Shan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Picture taken on May 3, 2022 shows a general view of Slovakia's largest mineral oil refinery Slovnaft in Bratislava, Slovakia. Record high oil prices could be on the horizon in the event of a conflagration of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, the World Bank cautioned. Should the conflict expand beyond the borders of the Gaza Strip to a repeat of the Arab oil embargo in 1973, oil prices could surge to $157 per barrel, the World Bank noted in its latest Commodity Markets Outlook report. The highest price of oil on record was in July 2008, when Brent traded as high as $147.5 per barrel, according to data from LSEG. "In a 'large disruption' scenario — comparable to the Arab oil embargo in 1973 — the global oil supply would shrink by 6 million to 8 million barrels per day," the World Bank said.

Persons: Brent Organizations: World Bank, Markets Locations: Bratislava, Slovakia, Israel, Gaza

WASHINGTON (AP) — The World Bank reported Monday that oil prices could be pushed into “uncharted waters” if the violence between Israel and Hamas intensifies, which could result in increased food prices worldwide. The World Bank report simulates three scenarios for the global oil supply in the event of a small, medium or large disruption. But during a “medium disruption” — equivalent to the disruptions experienced during the Iraq war — the global oil supply would decline by 3 million to 5 million barrels per day, driving oil prices up possibly by 35%. Ayhan Kose, the World Bank’s deputy chief economist, said higher oil prices will inevitably result in higher food prices. Overall, oil prices have risen about 6% since the start of the conflict.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Indermit Gill, ” Gill, Ayhan Kose, Kose, —, Janet Yellen, Biden, ”, Fatih Birol Organizations: WASHINGTON, World Bank, Hamas, Israel, Bank, Bloomberg, ” International Energy Agency Locations: Israel, Gaza, Iran, Lebanon, Iraq, Ukraine, U.S

☆ Oil prices are falling even as Israel steps up its war on Hamas. A spike could still happen
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Olesya Dmitracova | Anna Cooban | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, fell 1.1% to $89 a barrel, and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude, the US benchmark, dropped 1.3% to trade at $84 a barrel by 7.51 a.m. The World Bank said Monday that a ratcheting up in the fighting in Gaza could push global commodity markets, including oil markets, into “uncharted waters,” and laid out three scenarios under which oil prices could surge. In that instance, the level of disruption would be comparable to that caused by the Arab oil embargo in 1973. The World Bank said a smaller disruption, equivalent to that resulting from the Libyan civil war in 2011, could send oil prices to $103 a barrel. Prices for Brent have risen 5.7% since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, killing more than 1,400 people, mostly civilians.

Persons: Brent, Susannah Streeter, Hargreaves Lansdown, ”, Germany —, ” Indermit Gill, Benjamin Netanyahu, ” Israel, Daniel Hagari, Jake Sullivan, Ebrahim Raisi, — Rob North Organizations: London CNN, West Texas, Hargreaves, Bank, Hamas, Sunday, CBS Locations: Gaza, Germany, Ukraine, Iraq, Israel, Israeli, Iran, Lebanese, Tehran

☆ Hedge fund billionaire Leon Cooperman, in rare public rebuke of a Republican candidate, says Trump ‘belongs in jail’
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Lisa Emmanuel | Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Leon Cooperman, the hedge fund billionaire who has famously clashed with Sen. Elizabeth Warren over her proposed wealth tax, is cautioning voters against returning Donald Trump to the White House. “It would be terrible for the country if Donald Trump were reelected,” Cooperman told CNN in a phone interview late last week. “He’s a divisive human being who belongs in jail.”It’s rare for a Wall Street figure to make such critical comments about Trump, at least publicly. The Biden campaign did not respond to a request for comment. Given the ongoing risks, Cooperman argued the stock market is overvalued relative to corporate profits.

Persons: New York CNN — Leon Cooperman, Sen, Elizabeth Warren, Donald Trump, ” Cooperman, “, Warren, Joe Biden, CNN he’s, Trump, Biden, Cooperman, ”, Republican Chris Christie’s, Steven Cheung, he’s, ” Cheung Organizations: New, New York CNN, CNN, Trump, Biden, Republican, Omega Advisors, Bank Locations: New York, Washington

☆ Middle East War Could Cause Oil Price Shock, World Bank Warns
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Alan Rappeport | More About Alan Rappeport | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

A major escalation of the war between Israel and Hamas — one that spilled over into a broader Middle East conflict — could send oil prices surging as much as 75 percent, the World Bank warned on Monday. Energy prices have remained largely contained since Hamas invaded Israel on Oct. 7. They said that if higher oil prices are sustained, however, that would lead to higher prices for food, industrial metals and gold. The United States and Europe have been trying to keep global oil prices from spiking in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Western nations introduced a price cap on Russia’s energy exports, a move aimed at limiting Moscow’s oil revenues while ensuring oil supply continued to flow.

Persons: ” Indermit Gill, Biden, Janet L, Yellen, ” Organizations: Hamas, World Bank, Bank, Strategic Petroleum Reserve, New York Times, nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Bloomberg Locations: Israel, Ukraine, Iraq, Libya, United States, Europe, Gulf of Mexico

Circuit Court of Appeals sent the case back to a lower court to consider the doctors’ request for a court order blocking the law. A court blocked enforcement of the 1864 law shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court issued the Roe v. Wade decision in 1973. But after the Supreme Court overturned the decision, then-Republican Attorney General Mark Brnovich succeeded in getting a state judge in Tucson to lift that court order. This past summer, abortion rights advocates began a push to ask Arizona voters to create a constitutional right to abortion. The proposed constitutional amendment would guarantee abortion rights until a fetus could survive outside the womb, typically around 24 weeks of pregnancy.

Persons: Douglas Rayes, gynecologists, Wade, Rayes, don’t, Warren Petersen, Ben Toma, Kris Mayes, Mayes, Petersen, Toma, hadn’t, Erin Hawley, ” It's, can’t, Roe, Mark Brnovich Organizations: PHOENIX, —, U.S, Circuit, Appeals, District, Supreme, Arizona, Republicans, Democrat, Center for Life, Defending, Arizona Supreme, Republican Locations: Arizona, U.S, Rayes, Tucson

☆ Israel-Hamas war in Gaza: What is the history of the conflict?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

[1/3]Smoke rises after Israeli strikes on the seaport of Gaza City, in Gaza, October 10. Two-state solution: An agreement that would create a state for the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip alongside Israel. Israel has said a Palestinian state must be demilitarized so as not to threaten its security. Refugees: Today about 5.6 million Palestinian refugees - mainly descendants of those who fled in 1948 - live in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza. Israel says any resettlement of Palestinian refugees must occur outside of its borders.

Persons: David Ben, Gurion, Israel, Yasser Arafat, Mohammed Salem, Yitzhak Rabin, Arafat, Bill Clinton, Ehud Barak, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Trump, Edmund Blair, Stephen Farrell, Mark Heinrich Our Organizations: Israel, West Bank, Palestinian, REUTERS, Palestine Liberation Organization, Oslo Accords, Arab League, U.S, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Israel, kibbutzes, Gaza, East, British, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, East Jerusalem, U.S, Egypt, Suez, Golan, Lebanon's Iran, Gaza City, Oslo, Israeli, Arab, Palestinian, Washington, Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Jerusalem

Abortion rights protesters march through downtown Tucson in part with nationwide demonstrations following the leaked Supreme Court opinion suggesting the possibility of overturning the Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision, in Tucson, Arizona, U.S., May 14, 2022. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously ruled that a group of healthcare providers can sue the state over the law because they are harmed by it, reversing a lower court ruling. The panel did not address the merits of the challenge, finding only that the providers are entitled to pursue it in court. It is instead being defended by Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen and Arizona House of Representatives Speaker Ben Toma, both Republicans. However, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered him to reconsider last year after it overturned Roe.

Persons: Roe, Wade, Rebecca Noble, Kris Mayes, Warren Petersen, Ben Toma, Doug Doucey, Jessica Slarsky, Erin Hawley, Douglas Rayes, Rayes, Brendan Pierson, Alexia Garamfalvi, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: REUTERS, U.S, Circuit, Democrat, Arizona, Republican, Ninth Circuit, Center for Reproductive Rights, Alliance Defending, ADF, District, U.S . Supreme, Supreme, Thomson Locations: Tucson, Tucson , Arizona, U.S, Arizona, U.S ., New York

Illustration of Walt Disney standing on a stage with both hands on his hips. Chart showing Disney’s monthly share price from January 1973 to Sept. 2023. The chart shows sharp growth starting around 2011 and peaks in 2021 before dropping quickly to a current share price around $81. As Walt Disney Studios turns 100, investors worry it's beginning to show its age. The share price dropped to its lowest level in nearly nine years as the company stumbles in the age of streaming.

Persons: Walt, Walt Disney, Disney ”, ”, Chris Pallant, Disney Organizations: Walt Disney, Disney, Walt Disney Studios, Canterbury Christ Church University, United Kingdom . Disney Studios Locations: Canterbury, United Kingdom, Hollywood, New York

☆ Opinion | Trump’s Lawyers Should Have Known Better
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Jesse Wegman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

With so many lawyers involved in the Watergate criminal scheme, the American Bar Association started requiring law schools to provide ethics instruction or risk losing their accreditation. In Fulton County, Ga., three of former President Donald Trump’s lawyers — Kenneth Chesebro, Sidney Powell and Jenna Ellis — have now pleaded guilty to crimes in service of Mr. Trump’s scheme to overturn the 2020 election and stay in the White House. All three have agreed to cooperate with prosecutors in the sprawling state RICO case against Mr. Trump. Two other Trump lawyers, Rudy Giuliani and John Eastman, still face criminal charges in the Georgia case. If Mr. Trump’s 2020 racket was “a coup in search of a legal theory,” as one federal judge put it, these lawyers provided the theory, and the phony facts to back it up.

Persons: Richard Nixon’s, John Dean, Nixon’s, Donald Trump’s, — Kenneth Chesebro, Sidney Powell, Jenna Ellis —, Trump, Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, Chesebro, Powell Organizations: American Bar Association, House, Trump Locations: Fulton County ,, Georgia

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