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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece completed a major privatization Friday, selling its 30% stake in the biggest airport operator in the tourism-reliant country during an initial public offering, officials said. Shares in Athens International Airport are expected to begin trading on the Athens stock exchange starting Wednesday, the airport said in a statement. Finance Minister Costis Hadzidakis said the listing of a new blue chip stock would provide a strong boost to Greek capital markets. The initial public offering drew demand that exceeded the number of shares available, raising 785 million euros ($848 million) for Greece's state HRADF privatization fund. Photos You Should See View All 45 ImagesSome 32 million tourists visited Greece in 2023, up from about 28 million a year earlier.

Persons: Costis Hadzidakis, HRADF Organizations: —, Finance Locations: ATHENS, Greece, — Greece, Athens

☆ ‘How To Have Sex’ director Molly Manning Walker on her explosive film and sparking debate in the UK
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Thomas Page | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Molly Manning Walker learned she was a two-time BAFTA nominee at the unholy hour of 5 AM. That’s not to say Manning Walker is a world apart from the young subjects of her film. The film, Manning Walker’s first feature, was a hit at last year’s Cannes Film Festival, where it won top prize in the Un Certain Regard competition. Courtesy MUBICNN: For better or for worse, there’s a lot about “How To Have Sex” that’s distinctly British. Director Molly Manning Walker and actress Mia McKenna-Bruce pose during the 76th Cannes Film Festival, May 19, 2023.

Persons: Molly Manning Walker, reveller, Manning, Manning Walker, ”, Malia, who’ve, Tara, Mia McKenna, Bruce, Manning Walker’s, You’ve, you’ve, It’s, I’d, haven’t, Lara Peake, Enva Lewis, they’re, Thomas Vinterberg, VALERY HACHE, that’s, “, ’ ” Organizations: CNN, Sundance Film, Cannes, Cannes Film, Getty Locations: British, Park City , Utah, Magaluf, Majorca, Spain, Greece, Australia, ”, America, Malia , Greece, AFP

☆ Italy to Supply Admiral for EU Red Sea Naval Mission
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Feb. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

ROME (Reuters) - Italy will provide the admiral in command of a European Union Red Sea naval mission to protect ships from attacks by Yemen's Houthi militia, Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said on Friday. "The European Union today asked Italy to supply the Force Commander for the Aspides Operation in the Red Sea," Crosetto said in a statement. The EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Wednesday he hoped the mission, to be named Aspides - meaning "protector" in ancient Greek - could be launched on Feb. 17. Its mandate would be to protect commercial ships and intercept attacks, but not take part in strikes against the Houthis, Borrell said. (Reporting by Angelo Amante; Writing by Gavin Jones; Editing by Daniel Wallis)

Persons: Yemen's, Guido Crosetto, Crosetto, Josep Borrell, Borrell, Angelo Amante, Gavin Jones, Daniel Wallis Organizations: European, Red Sea, Defence Locations: ROME, Italy, Yemen, Gaza, Union, Red, Israel, Greece, Larissa

☆ Greece Promises Extra Aid for Grieving Farmers
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Feb. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told parliament that the measure would cost the state 82 million euros ($89.31 million) in 2024 and announced more steps to appease the protesters. Farmers have been setting up blockades in central and northern Greece, echoing grievances from farmers across Europe, who have staged hundreds of tractors blockades in France and Brussels where EU leaders met on Thursday. A group of them lined up their tractors in the northern city of Thessaloniki on Thursday, surrounding the Agrotica trade fair venue. PPC, Greece's biggest power utility, will also offer an extra 10% rebate on electricity for farmers from May to September, Mitsotakis, who met protesting farmers in central Greece this week, said. Mitsotakis said that the state will spend in total 3.3 billion euros over the coming years to repair damage in Thessaly.

Persons: Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Mitsotakis, Lefteris Papadimas, Angeliki Koutantou, Renee Maltezou, William Maclean Organizations: Farmers, EU Locations: ATHENS, Greece, Europe, France, Brussels, Thessaloniki, Thessaly

☆ Protesting farmers hurl eggs and clog streets with tractors as EU summit begins
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Sophie Tanno | Chris Liakos | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Demonstrators rolled into Brussels in their tractors in the early morning hours before gathering outside the European Parliament where the summit was being held, blaring horns, hurling eggs and sparking fires. A handful of tractors had been parked near the EU Parliament all week before convoys from across the country converged on Thursday morning. Hatim Kaghat/Belga/AFP/Getty ImagesThere were chaotic scenes outside the European Union headquarters as a key meeting on aid to Ukraine got underway. We need to make sure that our farmers can be a partner in this,” De Croo said on arrival at the summit. In France, protesting farmers continue their roadblocks outside of Paris and near the cities of Lyon and Toulouse.

Persons: Hatim, Yves Herman, Alexander De Croo, De Croo Organizations: CNN, European Union, Ukraine, ” Police, Reuters, EU, Farmers, Belgian, BFMTV, European Commission Locations: Brussels, Belgian, AFP, Ukraine, Italy, Spain, Romania, Poland, Germany, Portugal, Netherlands, Greece, Thessaloniki, France, Paris, Lyon, Toulouse

☆ I’ve studied 100-years-olds for over 20 years—the world's happiest people all share these 15 things in common
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Dan Buettner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

I've spent the last 20 years studying the five Blue Zones: Okinawa, Japan; Sardinia, Italy; Nicoya, Costa Rica; Ikaria, Greece; and Loma Linda, California. These areas are home to the world's longest-living people. Witters told me that authentic happiness emerges from a cluster of interconnected factors that almost always appear in a pack. He identified 15 of what he calls "cowbell" metrics that signal true happiness. How many of these ring true for you?

Persons: I've, Loma, Dan Witters, Witters Organizations: Gallup National Health Locations: Okinawa, Japan, Sardinia, Italy, Costa Rica, Ikaria, Greece, Loma Linda , California

☆ Biden appears to have found a workaround to the GOP Ukraine aid block — routing weapons via Greece
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewJoe Biden appears to have found a way around the Republican Party's blockade of Ukraine aid using a little-known presidential power. AdvertisementAccording to the report, Greece has weapons such as the S-300 missile-defense systems and Hawk surface-to-air missiles that would prove valuable to Ukraine in its war against Russia. Kurt Volker, a former US Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations, wrote for the European Center for Policy Analysis recently that the Excess Defense Articles law was one of a number of tools available to Biden to keep weapons to Ukraine flowing. The value of weapons that can be transferred under the Excess Defense Articles law is capped at $500 million. According to reports, Ukraine is running low on vital supplies of ammunition and equipment as it battles a Russian offensive.

Persons: —, Joe Biden, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Antony Blinken, Bradley, Forbes, Blinken, Kurt Volker, Biden, Volker, Mark Cancian Organizations: Service, Republican, Excess, Business, Foreign Armed Forces Financing, Russia, European Center for, Center for Strategic, International Studies Locations: Ukraine, Greece, Athens

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A United Nations official said on Tuesday that her experience in negotiating an end to decades of conflict in her native Colombia may help her as she seeks to rekindle talks over Cyprus’ ethnic division. “I was part of that team that we finally reached a peace agreement” in Colombia, Holguín told reporters after her first meeting with the Greek Cypriot President of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides. Only Turkey recognizes a 1983 Turkish Cypriot declaration of independence and maintains more than 35,000 troops in the island’s northern third. Turkey and the Turkish Cypriots say the only way to peace is a two-state deal, ditching an agreement to reunify the island as a federation composed of Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot zones. "Certainly, we believe that if there’s the same political will from the other side, the resumption of talks can happen very quickly.”

Persons: María Ángela Holguín Cuellar, Holguín, Nikos Christodoulides, ” Holguín, It’s, Ersin Tatar, Antonio Guterres, –, Constantinos Letymbiotis, “, ” Organizations: United Nations, Cypriot, Turkish Cypriot, Greece Locations: NICOSIA, Cyprus, Colombia, Turkish, Turkey, Turkish Cypriot

“How to Have Sex” is not didactic, however, which is what makes it so effective. And it starts out so fun, like a more innocent and realistic “Spring Breakers.”Parties on screen rarely feel as fun as they’re supposed to — the joy often looks a little forced. This is something Skye makes her feel self-conscious about while also trying to push her to get rid of on the trip. There is a hard turning point when things stop being fun in “How to Have Sex,” when one morning Tara is missing from both hotel rooms. “How to Have Sex,” a MUBI release in select North American theaters Friday, has not been rated by the Motion Picture Association.

Persons: Molly Manning Walker, Mia McKenna, Bruce, Enva Lewis, Lara Peake, Walker, Romeo, Badger, Shaun Thomas, Tara, He’s, Skye, Paddy, Samuel Bottomley, you’ve, she’s, McKenna Organizations: MTV Beach, Motion Locations: Skye, Greece

☆ I fled Ukraine and moved to Colorado. Starting over has been the biggest challenge of my life.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Jen Glantz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Now they own a small business in Colorado and have built a life for themselves. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Mykhaylo Fridlyand, 43, who left Ukraine to move to Colorado. When Russia invaded Ukraine in March 2022, I was snowboarding in Andorra with my girlfriend, Kristina. We moved to Colorado in search of new work and moneyFridlyand and Kristina in Colorado. AdvertisementI miss my family and friends but don't want to go back to UkraineStarting over has been the biggest challenge of my life.

Persons: Mykhaylo Fridlyand, —, Kristina, I'd, Dodge Ram, Fridlyand, wouldn't, I'm Organizations: Service, Dodge, Google Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Greece, Colorado, Andorra, United States, America, Mexico, Miami, Aurora

☆ Biden administration tells Congress it intends to sell Turkey F-16s after Erdogan approved Sweden’s NATO membership
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Jennifer Hansler | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The State Department also sent Congress a formal notification of its intent to sell $8.6 billion worth of F-35s to Greece. Blinken, in turn, told the Turkish president multiple times that members of Congress would not approve the sale of jets until Turkey allowed Sweden to join NATO. The Turkish Parliament finally voted in favor of Sweden’s NATO accession Tuesday, and Erdogan signed off on the instruments of ratification Thursday. The US official said this was to assure Congress there was no way for Turkey to back out of the deal. Hungary still must approve Sweden’s NATO bid for the nation to finally become a member.

Persons: CNN —, Biden, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Antony Blinken, Blinken, Erdogan, Hakan Fidan, Fidan, Robert Menendez –, Turkey –, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Menendez, Sen, Ben Cardin Organizations: CNN, NATO, The State Department, Turkish, Foreign, The New, Greek, House Foreign Affairs Committee, State Department Locations: Turkey, Greece, Sweden, Finland, Vilnius, Lithuania, London, The New Jersey, Turkish, Hungary

☆ Teenage refugees who fled Ukraine for Israel immersed in second war
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Ashkelon, Israel CNN —It was supposed to be a safe haven – a new life for those seeking refuge from the turbulence of war. “I started crying when I began to understand that I’m not going back,” he told CNN at Kfar Silver. These four teenagers all moved from wartorn Ukraine to Kfar Silver near Ashkelon in Israel. Courtesy Monique ZahaviGofer told CNN that “thousands of rockets” flew over the village, while fires broke out everywhere around them. “When the war started here there was relative silence in Ukraine and my family felt more safe,” he said.

Persons: Little, ”, Artem Karpin, “, ” Karpin, Karpin, upended, Michael Reider, Maria, Sviatoslav Kulyk, Monique Zahavi, Reider, Amos Gofer, Kfar Silver, Gofer, Monique Zahavi Gofer, they’re, Amir Cohen, Kulyk, ‘, I’ll, Gofer –, aren’t, –, Israel Organizations: Israel CNN, Kfar, ORT, CNN, ”, “, Hamas, Reuters, Rockets Locations: Ashkelon, Israel, Ukraine, Gaza, Russia, Odesa, Kfar Silver, Kyiv, Poland, Lebanon, Netanya, ”, Europe, Greece, Germany, Ukrainian, Kharkiv, Russian, Moldova, I’m

☆ UK museums to loan looted gold artifacts to Ghana
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The United Kingdom will send back gold and silver artifacts looted from Ghana in the 19th century after a long-term loan agreement was struck. Both the British Museum and the V&A will send items related to the Asante royal court to Ghana, where they will be displayed at the Manhyia Palace Museum in Kumasi, according to a press release from the UK museums Thursday. “Asante kings grew powerful on local gold deposits and the palace in Kumasi became the focal point for a lucrative international gold trade,” it adds. The items will be displayed in Ghana on a long-term loan. Lissant Bolton, keeper of Africa, Oceania and the Americas at the British Museum, hailed the partnership with the Manhyia Palace Museum.

Persons: Asante, ”, Osei Tutu, Albert Museum “, “ Asante, Albert Museum Tristram Hunt, he’s, Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II’s, Hunt, Lissant Bolton, Emmanuel Macron, Lord Elgin Organizations: CNN, British Museum, Asante, Albert, Victoria, Albert Museum, “, French Locations: United Kingdom, Ghana, Manhyia, Kumasi, Asante, Victoria, London, Asantehene, Africa, Oceania, Americas, Bolton, Greece

☆ The crisis at Kyte Baby might not have happened if the US had a mandated paid leave policy for new parents
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Jeanne Sahadi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

What’s more, almost all OECD countries have paid leave programs around childbirth for mothers and fathers, whether they are birth parents, adoptive parents or same sex parents. Looking more globally, “approximately 83% of countries guarantee at least 12 weeks of paid leave to parents who give birth,” according to the paid leave advocacy group FamilyValues@Work. “Nobody knows what they have access to,” said paid leave expert Vicki Shabo, a fellow at the policy research think tank New America. (Among state and local government workers, 28% have access to paid family leave today.) At the national level, however, there is still not a federal program for paid leave, despite legislative efforts in recent years to pass one in Congress.

Persons: Kyte, Ying Liu, ”, Vicki Shabo, Mercer, WTW, “, —, CNN’s Eva Rothenberg Organizations: New, New York CNN, Organization for Economic Cooperation, Development, OECD, America . Nine, District of Columbia, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Department of Labor, CNN Locations: New York, United States, Greece, New America, Mercer

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The European Court of Human Rights ruled Tuesday that authorities in Greece violated the privacy rights of a group of women who were arrested and publicly identified in 2012 as HIV-positive prostitutes who allegedly endangered public health. The case was brought to the Strasbourg, France-based court by 11 Greek women, 10 of whom had been arrested and charged with intentionally attempting to inflict serious bodily harm by allegedly having unprotected sex with customers. He had warned of an increase in the incidence of customers having unprotected sex with prostitutes for an additional fee. Prostitution is legal in Greece, with regular health checks for sex workers required. Several of the women involved have since died, including one who was reported to have taken her own life.

Persons: ”, “, Andreas Loverdos Organizations: European, of Human Rights Locations: ATHENS, Greece, Strasbourg, France

☆ Flipping the bird: Why the middle finger is the most controversial digit
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

While throwing up a middle finger today clearly communicates a resounding “f**k you,” in classical society, historians say a middle finger was more of a ribald sexual reference. Proudly displaying a middle finger was usually a joke, an insult or a sexual proposition, Nelson and other classical researchers posit. Morris has said that the middle finger landed in the US with Italian immigrants in the late 19th century. Anti-establishment artists from Joe Strummer of The Clash to Tupac Shakur have pointed a middle finger at the ruling class in their work — and, in famous photos, literally. The singer appeared during Madonna’s Super Bowl Halftime Show and flexed her middle finger toward the camera, prompting the NFL and NBC to apologize.

Persons: ”, Max Nelson, Nelson, Aristophanes, Socrates, Suetonius, Caligula, Desmond Morris, Morris, ” Morris, It’s, ” Nelson, didn’t, Brian Palmer, Johnny Cash, Joe Strummer, Tupac Shakur, M.I.A, Madonna, assumedly Organizations: CNN, BBC, University of Windsor, Catholic Church, Slate ., San, NFL, NBC Locations: Ontario, Canada, Greece, Rome, San Quentin, California, M.I.A

On December 22, the UN Security Council passed a resolution calling for further extended humanitarian pauses to allow more aid into Gaza. People carry some of their belongings as they walk to Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on January 4, fleeing central Gaza. But even as foreign aid to Gaza rose in the wake of the Hamas takeover, the amount of aid fluctuates annually, OECD data shows. In 2018, the Trump administration cut about $200 million in Palestinian aid and halted contributions to UNRWA. Medicine for Israeli hostages and Palestinians entered Gaza last Wednesday after Qatar brokered a deal with Israel and Hamas.

Persons: Khan Younis, —, Majdi, Fatah, Mohammed Abed, ”, Yara Asi, Israel, René Wildangel, Wildangel, ” Asi, Trump, Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, “, Netanyahu Organizations: CNN, United Nations, West Bank, UN Office, Humanitarian Affairs, Service, Aid, World Health Organization, UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees, Israel, Israel Defense Forces, UN, Assembly, UNRWA, IDF, UN Security, World Food, Palestinian, Statistics, World Bank, Palestine Liberation Organization, PLO, Palestinian Authority, Hamas, West Bank ., Getty, University of Central, “, International Hellenic University, Amnesty, Palestinian Central Bureau, European Union, Organization for Economic Co, Development, Obama, Qatar Locations: Israel, Gaza, East Jerusalem, UN, Rafah, South Africa, Oslo Accords, AFP, Palestine, University of Central Florida, Oslo, Thessaloniki, Greece, United States, Europe, Qatar

☆ 9 new around-the-world cruises have joined Royal Caribbean's Ultimate World Cruise at sea. See what they're like — from a sold-out 6-month luxury cruise to a cheaper $21,100 option.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Brittany Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Regent Seven Seas Seas Cruises — NCLH's $73,500 ultra-luxury 4 ½-month cruiseThe Seven Seas Mariner in Kotor, Montenegro. AzamaraAzamara's sold-out 2024 world cruise departed on January 5 from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Silversea's fares started at $66,000 per person for the least expensive vista suite, cheaper than Regent Seven Seas' cruise of the same length. AdvertisementPrincess Cruises — Carnival Corp's almost four-month $21,100 vacationPrincess Cruises says its 2024 world cruise guests will have an overnight in Dubai and the opportunity to see 25 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Holland America Line — the four-month roundtrip Florida cruiseThe Zuiderdam's world cruise itinerary includes overnights in places like Tokyo and Aqaba, Jordan.

Persons: —, TikTok, Royal, it's, Fares, Azamara, Taj, Azamara Azamara's, Leo Caldas, Cunard, Queen Mary 2, Queen Mary, Queen Victoria, Mary 2, Southhampton, Jennifer Gauthier, would've Organizations: Service, Royal, Business, Oceania Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Regent Seven Seas, Seas, Regent Seven, Seven Seas Mariner, Cruises —, Getty, San, Cruises, UNESCO, Heritage, Princess, Carnival Corp, Seabourn, Fares, Corp's, Cunard, Holland America Line, Reuters, Holland, Holland America Locations: New York City, Sydney, Australia, Los Angeles, Norwegian, Hawaii, Islands, New Zealand, Asia, East, Europe, Canada, Yangon, Myanmar, Reykjavik, Iceland, Kotor, Montenegro, Miami, Central America, Islands , New Zealand, Bermuda, Oceania, Giza, Fort Lauderdale , Florida, Central, South America, Barcelona, Caribbean, AFP, San Francisco, Southeast, East Asia, Alaska, Dubai, Africa, Piraeus, Greece, Athens, China, Japan, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Jordan, Cairns, Honolulu, Queen, York City, Aruba, North America, Holland, Florida, Tokyo, Aqaba, Holland America

In the 1960s, immigration laws were reformed again, ushering in waves of immigration from Asia because the U.S. needed people to work at unfilled jobs. So, how do other countries, including Canada and Germany, respond to migrants crossing their borders without a visa or proper documentation? Germany, for example, has been wrestling with increases in undocumented immigration. Italy, which is also battling a huge influx of undocumented migrants from North Africa, recently doubled the amount of time that it can detain undocumented migrants, rising from three months to at least six months. They also direct the European Union to give money to countries that allow more asylum seekers to stay in those countries.

Persons: Tara Sonenshine, Olaf Scholz, Sebastien St, Jean, Eric Adams, Adams, Edward R, Murrow Organizations: Underwood, Underwood Archives Immigrants, Union, European Union, Getty, New, Diplomacy, Tufts University Locations: United States, Mexico, U.S, Ellis, Europe, Asia, Canada, Germany, Ukraine, Italy, North Africa, Albania, Greece, Syria, Pakistan, Quebec, New York, Chicago

☆ The best islands in Europe for getting away from almost everyone
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Terry Ward | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Here are some of the best islands in Europe for getting away from almost everyone:Schiermonnikoog, the NetherlandsThe Netherlands is better known for canals, dikes and tropical Dutch Caribbean Islands like Bonaire and Curaçao than the sandspun isles along the country’s North Sea coast. Flores Island, Azores, PortugalWaterfalls trickle down an imposing rock face on the island Flores in the Azores. aroxopt/Adobe StockOne of the most remote islands in an already remote archipelago, Flores Island in the westernmost stretches of the Azores is a nature lover’s dream. To say there’s room to stretch out and breathe on these Baltic Sea islands is an understatement. The best islands in Europe for getting away from almost everyoneHavsVidden offers a secluded escape on northern Fasta Åland with villas with their own saunas overlooking the rocky shoreline.

Persons: Annemarieke Romeijn, ”, Eyrún, Gabriela Silva, Flores, Rocha dos Bordões, Santa Cruz das Flores, Randi Skaug, “, Torunn Tronsvang, Richard Kellett, Luis Fonseca, iStockphoto, São João Baptista, Berlengas, Arlindo Serrao, Mola mola, Francesco Curione, Lent, Skyros, revelry, – it’s, Drake, Åland Organizations: CNN, Adobe, Heimaey, puffin, Norway Visitors, Intrepid, UNESCO, Visitors Locations: Europe, Ibiza, Netherlands, Caribbean, Bonaire, Curaçao, West Frisian, Wadden, Schier, Lauwersoog, Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland, Heimaey, Westman, Hotel Ranga, gannet, fulmar, Flores Island, Azores, Portugal, Flores, Santa Cruz, Naustholmen, Norway, Bodø, Northern Norway, Norwegian, Lofoten, ”, Tiree, Scotland, Hawaii, Scottish, Oban, Glasgow, Loganair, Berlengas, Peniche, São, Grande, Alicudi, Sicily, Italy, Taormina, Skyros, Greece, Mykonos, Rathlin, Northern Ireland, Ballycastle, Åland, Finland, Bothnia, Sweden

He ultimately dismissed the juror, identified only as “Juror 186," who acknowledged making the “Gone Girl” comment, the judge said. Troconis, 49, is charged with conspiracy to commit murder and other crimes on allegations that she helped her then-boyfriend, Fotis Dulos, cover up the killing of his wife, Jennifer Dulos, in 2019. Fotis Dulos denied having anything to do with her disappearance. Jennifer Dulos had moved out of the family home in Farmington, Connecticut, and Fotis Dulos was living there with Troconis and her daughter. Fotis Dulos was a luxury home builder originally from Greece.

Persons: ”, Kevin Randolph, Michelle Troconis, “, ” Randolph, “ Said, ’, Randolph, reconvening, Gillian Flynn, Ben Affleck, Troconis, Fotis, Jennifer Dulos, Fotis Dulos, Jennifer, ” Jennifer Dulos, Hilliard Farber, Liz Claiborne Locations: Connecticut, New Canaan , Connecticut, Farmington , Connecticut, New York, Greece

ON BOARD THE USS BATAAN (AP) — When attacks with missiles and drones surged in the Red Sea late last year, crewmembers of the USS Bataan worked round the clock to make sure they were shot down before reaching passing merchant vessels. Weeks later, they are still perfecting that operation in training and simulations, along with a dozen other scenarios, despite moving north to the Mediterranean where commercial marine traffic is at little risk. The U.S. Navy is reshuffling its warship deployment in the Middle East to maintain dominance in the region – now eyeing the longer haul as concerns mount that Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza could set off a regional conflict. The Bataan was sailing toward the eastern Mediterranean Friday after taking part in live-fire exercises with NATO-member Greece on the country’s mainland. “I would say, the difference (after coming to Greece) is that the food is a little bit better.”

Persons: Weeks, Gerald Ford, Jeremy Hawkins, “ We’re, ”, Gregory Aftandilian, Sam Peters, we’re, “ Organizations: BATAAN, U.S . Navy, United, Carter, School of International Service, American University in, American University in Washington DC, NATO, U.S, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Navy Locations: Red, Bataan, Gaza, United States, Mesa Verde, America, Iran, Lebanon, Yemen, American University in Washington, Israel, Greece, North Carolina, Valdosta, U.S, Georgia

☆ American bought an apartment in Spain and made a new life for himself. ‘I have not looked back’
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Silvia Marchetti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Of all the cities Coe had toured and lived in during his career, including Hong Kong, Singapore, Seattle and Chicago, he picked laid-back Barcelona, Spain. Matthew Coe bought an apartment in Barcelona in 2021. Jordi FolchRhythm of life in SpainHe has quickly picked up the daily rhythm and easy-going habits of Spain. Yet the pros of living in Spain by far outnumber the cons, Coe says. In Spain, he’s eligible for national health care, having contributed through Social Security payments and having lived in Spain for more than 5 years.

Persons: Spain isn’t, you’ve, Matthew Coe, Coe, ” Coe, Jordi Folch “, ” Coe “, Matthew Coe Coe, “, Matthew Coe Barcelona, Jordi Folch, ”, it’s, He’s Organizations: CNN, Spanish Consulate, Social Locations: Spain, Wenatchee , Washington, Hong Kong, Europe, Singapore, Seattle, Chicago, Barcelona, Turkey, Italy, Greece, Spanish, Valencia, Madrid, Catalunya, United States, Pacific Northwest, overtourism

The nanny, Lauren Almeida, testified in the trial of Michelle Troconis, who was the girlfriend of Dulos’ estranged husband, Fotis Dulos. She never not answered her phone,” Almeida testified in Superior Court in Stamford, Connecticut. Jennifer Dulos had moved out of the family home in Farmington, Connecticut, while Fotis Dulos continued living there with Troconis and her daughter. Almeida testified that she and Jennifer Dulos had become afraid of Fotis Dulos, after Jennifer Dulos in 2017 found out about his affair with Troconis. Police said they later recovered some of the bags and found clothing, zip ties and other items with Jennifer Dulos’ DNA on them.

Persons: Jennifer Dulos, Lauren Almeida, Michelle Troconis, Dulos ’, Fotis, Troconis, Almeida, ” Almeida, Dulos, “, Jennifer, ”, Fotis Dulos, Hilliard Farber, Liz Claiborne, Kevin Randolph, Sean McGuinness, Jon Schoenhorn, Randolph, Gloria Farber, Jennifer Dulos ’ Organizations: ” Police, Canaan police, Police, Prosecutors Locations: Connecticut, Manhattan, Superior Court, Stamford , Connecticut, New Canaan , Connecticut, Farmington , Connecticut, New York, Greece, Farmington, Canaan, New Canaan, Hartford

The SEALs found cruise and ballistic missile components, including propulsion and guidance devices, as well as warheads, Central Command said. Iran has an anti-ship missile called the Ghadir. The U.S. Navy ultimately sank the ship carrying the weapons after deeming it unsafe, Central Command said. However, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei praised the Houthis' attacks. Since November, the Houthis have repeatedly targeted ships in the Red Sea, saying they were avenging Israel’s offensive in Gaza against Hamas.

Persons: Houthis, Jake Sullivan, Yahya Saree, Zografia, Yemen’s, USS Lewis B, Puller, Fabian Hinz, Hinz, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Elena Becatoros, Tara Copp, Aamer, Baldor Organizations: JERUSALEM, U.S, Greek Shipping, Ministry, U.S . Central Command, U.S . Navy, House, SEAL, USS, U.S . military's, Command, Central Command, International Institute for Strategic Studies, United Nations, Iran's, United, Associated Press Locations: U.S, Yemen, Malta, Red, Suez, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Egypt, Iranian, Gulf of Aden, Gaza, United Nations, Tehran, Gibraltar, Gulf, Aden, Athens, Greece, Washington

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