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☆ Rafael Nadal withdraws from 2024 Indian Wells tournament
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-07 | by ( Jacob Lev | Dalia Faheid | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, the night before he was scheduled to face Canadian Milos Raonic in the first round, he announced on social media Wednesday. In an announcement on X, the 22-time Grand Slam winner said he’s dropping out of the tennis tournament because he doesn’t feel prepared enough to compete at “the highest level.” The three-time Indian Wells champion holds a 59-11 record at Indian Wells, according to ATP Tour. “It is with great sadness that I have to withdraw from this amazing tournament at Indian Wells,” Nadal wrote. The BNP Paribas Open runs through March 17 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Nadal said in May 2023 that 2024 would likely be his last year on tour, though he didn’t rule out continuing past that date.

Persons: Rafael Nadal, Milos Raonic, he’s, ” Nadal, That’s, Sumit Nagal, Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz, Alcaraz, “, Tommy Haas, ”, ” Haas Organizations: CNN, BNP, Indian Wells, ATP Tour, Raonic, Indian Wells Tennis Garden, Brisbane International, Netflix Locations: Spanish, Indian Wells , California, Indian, Indian Wells, Las Vegas

☆ The UAE is a global leader in diamond trading. Now, it wants to grow them, too
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Ana De Oliva | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a global leader in diamond imports and exports, but it does not have any diamond mines. In 2022, he co-founded Dubai-based 2DOT4 Diamonds, becoming the first to produce, cut, and polish lab-grown diamonds in the UAE. “The mined diamond, you don’t control it, the Earth is doing it.”To grow a diamond, you start with a diamond, either lab-grown or mined, explains Sabeg. Last year, the country underwent a tax reform in the sector and pledged extra funding to further expand its man-made diamond industry. “Sixty years ago, if you tell someone this is a synthetic or a lab-grown diamond, they won’t even look at it,” he adds.

Persons: CNN —, Mohamed Sabeg, ”, ” Mohamed Sabeg, Paul Devitt, It’s, Everest —, CNN “, Paul Zimnisky, Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Bin Sulayem, “, Zimnisky Organizations: CNN, International Gem Society, United Arab Emirates, Dubai Multi Commodities Center, HRA Locations: Russia, South Africa, UAE, Dubai, 2DOT4, US, China, India, CNN India, Emirate

☆ $950,000 Homes in Maine, Florida and Washington
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Angela Serratore | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Southwest Harbor, Maine | $949,000A circa 1900 cottage with three bedrooms and two bathrooms, on a 0.2-acre lotThis house is in Southwest Harbor, a small town on Mount Desert Island. Bangor, the nearest city, is a little more than an hour away. Portland is three hours away, and Boston is within a five-hour drive. Size: 1,200 square feetPrice per square foot: $791Indoors: A paved path runs through the yard, stepping up to the small covered porch and the bright green front door. The living space is open to a dining area surrounded by windows, with a high ceiling and a built-in bench.

Organizations: Claremont Locations: Harbor , Maine, Southwest Harbor, Desert, Acadia, Bangor, Augusta, Portland, Boston

☆ Anya Taylor-Joy's cameo in 'Dune: Part Two' explained: Who Alia Atreides is and why she matters for 'Dune: Part Three'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewAnya-Taylor Joy's cameo in "Dune: Part Two" only last a few seconds, but it could lead to something bigger if Warner Bros. gives the go-ahead for "Dune: Part Three." Anya Taylor-Joy plays Alia Atreides in 'Dune: Part Two'Anya Taylor-Joy at the "Dune: Part Two" New York premiere and Rebecca Ferguson as Lady Jessica. Alia Atreides could replace her brother in 'Dune: Part Three'Timothée Chalamet in "Dune: Part Two." Or Villeneuve could just chalk up the accelerated aging to the spooky space-witch magic of Lady Jessica and the Bene Gesserit. So there's plenty of plot twists for Taylor-Joy to explore as Alia if "Dune: Part Three" gets off the ground.

Persons: —, Anya, Taylor, Paul Atreides, Baron Harkonnen, Stellan, Shaddam Corrino, Christopher Walken, Paul, Lady Jessica, Rebecca Ferguson, — who's, she's, Joy, Anya Taylor, Alia Atreides, Jessica, Kristina Bumphrey, Alia, Arrakis, Villeneuve, Frank Herbert, Baron, He's, Emperor, Leto, Duncan Idaho, Jason Momoa, Gross, that's Organizations: Service, Warner Bros, Business, York, Getty Images

☆ I cannot express to you how unbelievably bald Austin Butler is in 'Dune: Part Two'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A recap: Villeneuve's "Dune" series (currently two films, potentially a third) is an adaptation of Frank Herbert's seminal novel. Worry about Austin Butler's shiny head. Proof that Austin Butler is enthrallingly hot in "Dune: Part Two." AdvertisementI need you to look — really look — at Austin Butler. one thing that’s not a spoiler I will say is no matter how many previews you see of dune 2, austin butler is somehow balder than that in the movie.

Persons: —, Denis Villeneuve's, Oscar, Austin Butler, Frank Herbert's, Timothée Chalamet, Paul Atreides, Arrakis, Paul, Niko Tavernise, Pictures Butler, Feyd, Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, Gaze, Slay, Rautha, Villeneuve, Butler didn't, Butler, Jimmy Kimmel, That's, you've, austin, balder Organizations: Service, Business, Warner Bros, Pictures Locations: Arrakis, Feyd

☆ Denis Villeneuve wants to make 'Dune 3' — here's what's in store for Timothée Chalamet
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Here's what's in store for Timothée Chalamet if Villeneuve gets the green light. "'Dune Messiah' was written in reaction to the fact that people perceived Paul Atreides as a hero. Paul Atreides will be the Emperor of the universe in "Dune 3"Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides on Calodan in "Dune." "Dune 3" would also introduce Paul and Chani's childrenZendaya as Chani and Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides in "Dune." AdvertisementPaul may exile himself to the desert at the end of "Dune 3"Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides in "Dune."

Persons: Denis Villeneuve, Frank Herbert's, Chalamet, Villeneuve, —, Timothée Chalamet, Paul Atreides, Paul, Jessica, Rebecca Ferguson, Baron Harkonnen, Stellan, Emperor Shaddam, Christopher Walken, That's, Alia —, Anya Taylor, Joy, Paul's, Zendaya, Princess Irulan, Florence Pugh, He's, Chani, Frank Herbert didn't, –, Alia Organizations: Service, Rotten, Empire, Times, Warner Bros, Guild, Warner Bros ., Villeneuve Locations: South Korea, Hollywood, Arrakis, Chalamet

☆ ‘Io Capitano,’ Italy’s Oscar Nominee, Doesn’t Tell the Whole Story - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Richard Braude | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Of all the offerings this Oscar season, one stands out: “Io Capitano.” A nominee for best international feature film, the film is a visually stunning and often harrowing account of the journey from West Africa to Europe. At a time when Italy’s far right is in government, introducing draconian anti-migrant laws amid a flood of poisonous rhetoric, “Io Capitano” represents an important intervention by its director, Matteo Garrone. Wolof dominates the script, claiming a place for a language that, though present in Italian society, has been nearly absent from Italian cinema. Yet for all its achievements, the film doesn’t tell the whole story. “Io Capitano” owes its title to the final scenes of the film in which the Senegalese protagonist, Seydou, is strong-armed into helming a rusty fishing trawler that takes him and hundreds more from Libya to Lampedusa, Italy’s southernmost island.

Persons: ”, Matteo Garrone, Garrone, Walt Whitman’s, — “ Locations: West Africa, Europe, Senegal, Senegalese, Libya, Lampedusa

☆ Around 170 ‘executed’ in three Burkina Faso villages, public prosecutor says
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Nimi Princewill | Eve Brennan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Around 170 people have been “executed” in attacks on three villages in Burkina Faso’s northern Yatenga province, the regional public prosecutor has said. Aly Benjamin Coulibaly said in a statement on Friday that his office was initially informed of the “massive murderous attacks” in the villages of Komsilga, Nodin and Soroe on February 25. At least 15 Muslims and 15 Catholics were killed when “hordes of terrorists launched simultaneous attacks” on Tankoualou and Essakane villages, the government press agency Agence d’Information du Burkina (AIB) reported last week. Large areas of the north and east of Burkina Faso have become ungovernable since 2018. Millions have fled their homes, fearing further raids by gunmen who frequently descend on rural communities on motorbikes.

Persons: Aly Benjamin Coulibaly, Coulibaly Organizations: CNN, Agence d’Information du Burkina, AIB, European Union, Islamic Locations: Burkina Faso’s, Yatenga province, Komsilga, Soroe, West, Mali, Sahel, Burkina Faso

☆ Star dunes: Ancient find helps scientists unravel secrets of mysterious sand structures
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Mindy Weisberger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Using radar scans and analysis of sand grains buried deep inside the star dune, scientists mapped the mound’s internal structure. “It’s moving about half a meter per year,” demonstrating that star dunes are about as active as most other dunes, Duller told CNN. A mystery solvedThe new findings also addressed a longstanding mystery for geologists: Where is all the ancient evidence of star dunes? Star dunes are so big; perhaps eroded parts of their preserved structures were previously identified as standalone remnants of other types of dunes, the study authors reported. “The fact that star dunes have not been identified very much in the stratigraphic record may partly be because many geologists were not very much aware of star dunes and only knew about longitudinal dunes and barchans (crescent-shaped dunes),” Goudie said.

Persons: ” Andrew Goudie, Goudie, ”, Geoff, “, Lala Lallia, Charles Bristow, ” Bristow, Chebbi, Charlie Bristow, Bristow, ” Goudie, ” Mindy Weisberger Organizations: CNN, University of Oxford, Aberystwyth University, sedimentology, Birkbeck College, University of London, University of London's Birkbeck, Google, Scientific Locations: Erg Chebbi, Morocco, United Kingdom, Wales, Aberystwyth, Scotland

☆ Where Old Vegas is still alive today
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-03 | by ( Matt Villano | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

MuseumsMuseums are obvious celebrations of the past, and in Las Vegas, these two museums have direct links to the Vegas of old. At the Neon Museum, Old Vegas is showcased in the form of neon signs. Other attractionsSeveral other sights and destinations around Las Vegas keep the city’s past alive in this modern age. At one point every casino in Las Vegas had a machine like this one; today this is the only coin-operated iteration left. Finally, the most recognizable throwback to Old Vegas might be the neon “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign at the south end of the Las Vegas Strip near Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino.

Persons: upstage Travis, Taylor, Usher, Jackie Gaughan, Kenny Epstein, Epstein, Gaughan, “, ”, you’ve, Bugsy Siegel, Meyer Lansky, La Concha, Caesar, Chris Welsch, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr, Sinatra, Hugo’s, El Cortez, Barbara Streisand’s, Bauer, Griffin, Vegas Vickie, Vickie, Derek Stevens, Vic, Betty Willis, YESCO Organizations: CNN, Sin, Bellagio, Vegas, Eiffel, El, Fremont Street, National Register of Historic Places, Casino, Hotel, Museums, Mob Museum, National Museum of, US Post Office, Commerce, Neon Museum, Las, Virgin Hotels, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Italian American, Four Queens Casino, Las Vegas, Sigma Derby, Fremont Locations: Sin City, Las Vegas, Paris, Vegas, Hotel Nevada, Fremont Street, America, Old Vegas, Sahara, Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Las, Fremont, Mandalay

☆ IMAX 'ran out of seats' for 'Dune: Part Two' and Legendary Entertainment is interested in 'Part Three'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-03 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

After a two-month drought, "Dune: Part Two" has delivered a much-welcomed deluge of ticket sales to the domestic box office — and its success could bring a third franchise film to cinemas. The Warner Bros. and Legendary Entertainment film opened with an estimated $81.5 million at the box office, the highest of any film released so far in 2024. Denis Villeneuve's sci-fi epic, the second in the Dune franchise, was buoyed by IMAX ticket sales, which represented around 23% of domestic ticket sales, or $18.5 million. "The only reason it wasn't higher is we ran out of seats," said Rich Gelfond, CEO of IMAX. IMAX represented 18% of all international ticket sales, the company said.

Persons: Shawn Robbins, Denis Villeneuve's, Rich Gelfond, Gelfond, Oppenheimer, Josh Grode, Denis, Villeneuve, we've Organizations: Warner Bros, Entertainment, BoxOffice.com, Legendary Entertainment, CNBC Locations: Hollywood, China

☆ Hot on the trail of cherry blossoms — peak times for 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-02 | by ( Forrest Brown | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Editor’s note: Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. CNN —In travel news this week: Circling the calendar for peak cherry blossoms, a very rare peek at post-pandemic North Korea and the insightful confessions of a Vegas habitué. While peak bloom can still be up in the air, the dates for the National Cherry Blossom Festival are solidly locked down: March 20-April 14. Meanwhile, Japanese forecasters are out with their own cherry blossom, or sakura, predictions. 02:06 - Source: CNNIn the best of times, a visit to communist North Korea was a rarity.

Persons: Brandon Griggs, He’s, Willy Wonka Organizations: CNN, Washington , D.C, Bloom Watch, National Cherry Blossom, –, Air Albania, AAA Locations: Korea, Netherlands, France, Washington ,, Japan, Wharf, Kochi, Tokyo, wintry Sapporo, Dubai, Atlanta, Air, London, India, United States, North Korea, Russia, Pyongyang, Masikryong, North, Las Vegas, Sin

☆ What it would take for humans to actually survive the harsh conditions on Dune's planet Arrakis
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-02 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Frank Herbert first described this harsh, fictional world of Arrakis in his 1965 novel "Dune," which was recently adapted into a film trilogy. The movie was shot in the deserts outside Abu Dhabi, but we wondered what it would actually take to survive on a real-life Arrakis. AdvertisementDune's planet Arrakis has enormous sandworms, a drug known as spice that helps with interstellar travel, and two moons. Planet Arrakis lacks oceans, lakes, or even tiny puddles on its surface. Surviving the temperature extremesIf the lack of water on Arrakis doesn't kill you, the heat certainly will if you're not prepared.

Persons: —, Frank Herbert, Seth Collings Hawkins, Amy J, it's, Alexander Farnsworth, Farnsworth, Herbert, Hawkins, Arrakis, Kreykes Organizations: Service, Business, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Warner Bros, University of Bristol, Mexican - Locations: Abu Dhabi, Arrakis, Sonoran, Mexican, Mexican - U.S, Arizona , New Mexico, California

☆ ‘Dune: Part Two’ can inspire you to revisit these other timeless sci-fi sequels
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-02 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Twentieth Century Fox/Courtesy Everett CollectionWhat better way to start off than with one of the greatest sequels – and sci-fi films in general – ever made, with a screenplay that’s been taught in film schools. ‘Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan’ (1982)DeForest Kelley, William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy in 1982's "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan." ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ (2014)Andy Serkis in 2014's "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes." ‘Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back’ (1980)"Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back" (1980). “Dune: Part Two” is produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, which, like CNN, is owned by Warner Bros.

Persons: Denis Villeneuve’s, there’s, Sigourney Weaver, –, James Cameron’s Oscar, Ridley Scott’s, Ellen Ripley’s, Carrie Henn, Khan ’, DeForest Kelley, William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Khan, Everett, ”, Ricardo Montalban, “ Khan ”, Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Cameron, he’s, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s, Linda Hamilton, Sarah Connor –, Andy Serkis, Caesar, “ Dawn ”, Max, Thunderdome, Mel Gibson, Warner, Mad Max, George Miller’s, Tina Turner’s, Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Miller, Theron’s Furiosa, Anya Taylor, Joy, Ernie Hudson, Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Annie Potts, Rick Moranis, Peter MacNicol, Howard Huntsberry, George Lucas Organizations: CNN, Rotten, Century Fox, Paramount, “, TriStar, Columbia, ‘, Lucasfilm Ltd, Wars, Warner Bros . Pictures, Warner Bros . Locations: Ripley, ‘, “ Kingdom

☆ Breaking down the thrilling ending of 'Dune: Part Two,' and if we'll ever see a third movie
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Though the movie's ending takes some liberties from Herbert's book, it should leave audiences begging for a third movie. In the movie's thrilling conclusion, Paul drinks the Water of Life, which is supposed to bring death to any man who consumes it. Sure, they might stay together if Villeneuve gets to make "Dune 3," but it could be a while before that happens. AdvertisementIn late 2023, he said at a press conference in South Korea that the screenplay for the third movie, which would be based on Herbert's book "Dune Messiah," was "almost finished." But even if "Dune: Part Two" becomes a box office success, the director will not hustle to close the trilogy.

Persons: Denis Villeneuve, —, Denis Villeneuve's, Frank Herbert's, Paul Atreides, Timothée, Niko Tavernise, Paul, Baron, Stellan, Atreides, Paul's, Javier Bardem, Jessica —, Mother, Jessica, Anya Taylor, Joy, Christopher Walken, Austin Butler, Emperor, Irulan, Florence Pugh, Stilgar, Chalamet, Jessica hasn't, Alia Atreides, Alia, jabbar, Gesserit, Villeneuve, Feyd Rautha, Feyd, he'll, she's, Princess Irulan, Pictures Denis Villeneuve, Villeneuve isn't clamoring Organizations: Service, Warner Bros, Pictures, Times Locations: Arrakis, South Korea, Hollywood

☆ Dubai wants to build the biggest airport in the world. Here’s how that’s going
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Miquel Ros | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

To put that in perspective, that’s nearly 63 million more travelers than the world’s current busiest airport, Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International, handled in 2022 and nearly 100 million more than Dubai International. philipus/Alamy Stock PhotoThe recent Dubai Air Show, held at a purpose-built venue at Al Maktoum International Airport in 2023, offered some intriguing hints about what’s ahead for DWC – and some insights into Dubai Airports’ long-term strategy. “We have prioritized expansion and investments at DXB to meet our customers’ requirements and plans,” Paul Griffiths, Dubai Airports CEO, tells CNN. Changing the business modelNew artist renderings haven't been released in a decade, but Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths says the team will soon be working on ambitious new designs. It will have capacity for 185 million passengers per year, or almost seven times the number it handled in 2022.

Persons: Al Maktoum, it‘ll, that’s, Hartsfield –, let’s, DWC, ’ Al Maktoum, DWC –, ” Paul Griffiths, ”, Griffiths, ” Griffiths, “, haven't, Paul Griffiths, “ We’re, Mohammed bin Rashid, Nadine Itani, Abu Dhabi’s, Foster Organizations: CNN, Al, Al Maktoum International Airport, Dubai World, Dubai Airports, Dubai International, Al Maktoum International, Hartsfield, Hartsfield – Jackson Atlanta International, Emirates Cargo, UAE, ‘, ’ Al Maktoum International, Dubai Air, Dubai, AFP, Traveller, Emirates, University of Surrey, Hamad International Airport, Kuwait International, Partners, Sharjah International Airport, Air, Riyadh Air Locations: Budapest, Al Maktoum, Dubai, Dubai’s, Eastern Europe, Russia, Central Asia, Emirates, England, India, Middle, Europe, Qatar, Muscat , Oman, Bahrain, Gulf, Kuwait, British, Sharjah, Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Saudi

☆ ‘Dune: Part Two’: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Danielle Dowling | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“Dune” is set about 20,000 years in the future, and much of the series takes place on the desert planet of Arrakis. Part of the galactic empire of the Imperium, which is ruled by the Padishah Emperor Shaddam, Arrakis is vital because it offers a necessary resource — spice — that exists nowhere else. In “Part One,” the emperor transferred control of Arrakis from the brutes of House Harkonnen to their longtime foes, House Atreides. “Part Two” opens with the words “Power over spice is power over all.” After a religious revolt against robots millenniums before the start of the series, the use of intelligent machines was banned. The resource is particularly crucial to the navigators, who enable interstellar travel.

Persons: Shaddam, Harkonnen, Atreides, Duke Leto Atreides, Arrakis, Leto’s, Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, Stellan, Leto, millenniums

☆ Opposition Leader in Chad Is Reported Killed in a Shootout
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Ruth Maclean | More About Ruth Maclean | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The main opposition leader in the central African nation of Chad was killed on Wednesday in a shootout at his party headquarters in the capital, the country’s prosecutor has announced. Heavy gunfire was heard in Ndjamena on Wednesday, and the internet was cut off. A landlocked, desert country surrounded by neighbors battling insurgencies, plagued by coups or at war, Chad has long been seen as a linchpin for stability and is an important U.S. ally in the region, despite its political travails. After its longtime president Idriss Déby was killed on the battlefield in 2021, his son took power in what analysts agree was a coup d’état. But Western nations did not condemn the move to the same extent that they did coups in neighboring Niger and Sudan.

Persons: Yaya Dillo, insurgencies, Idriss Déby Locations: Chad, Ndjamena, U.S, Niger, Sudan

☆ Opinion: On the border, voters want action, not photo ops
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Opinion Jon Gabriel | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Upholding that proud tradition, President Joe Biden is headed to the border on Thursday — and so is former President Donald Trump. I’m a lifelong resident of Arizona, and border-state voters have heard a lot of talk, but haven’t seen much action. The president’s only other visit to the border was a year ago, briefly stopping in El Paso before racing back home. This would at least mitigate Biden’s polling drop while also giving border states and blue cities a respite from the migrant influx. They’re done with photo-ops next to broken border walls and other campaign stunts.

Persons: Jon Gabriel, CNN — It’s, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Jon Gabriel Unfortunately, Biden, Bob Dole, Bill Clinton, Sen, John McCain, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, I’m, haven’t, Greg Abbott, Eric Adams, JB Pritzker, Abbott, “, Trump, ”, Alejandro Mayorkas, They’re Organizations: The Arizona, Twitter, CNN, Trump, Texas Gov, Texas National Guard, Gallup, Democratic, New York City, Immigration, Customs, Illinois Gov, New York City Police Department, Republicans, U.S . Border Patrol, Senate, GOP, Homeland Locations: The Arizona Republic, Texas, Arizona, Douglas, Yuma, Tucson, El Paso, Brownsville , Texas, Gulf of Mexico, Eagle Pass , Texas, Del Rio, America, New York, Illinois, New, Georgia, Brownsville

☆ Researchers Dispute Claim That Ancient Whale Was Heaviest Animal Ever
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Carl Zimmer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Last August, a team of paleontologists announced that they had discovered the fossilized bones of a gigantic ancient whale. Perucetus, as they named it, might have weighed over 200 tons, which would make it the heaviest animal that has ever lived. But in a study published Thursday, a pair of scientists have challenged that bold claim. The bones had many hallmarks of whales’ bones. Dr. Urbina and his colleagues reconstructed the full skeleton of Perucetus by studying the much smaller whales that lived at the same time.

Persons: ”, Nicholas Pyenson, Pyenson, Ryosuke, Perucetus, Mario Urbina, Urbina Organizations: Smithsonian National Museum of, University of California, Museum, National University of San Locations: Davis, National University of San Marcos, Lima , Peru, Peru

☆ Critics call 'Dune: Part Two' a 'sci-fi masterpiece' and one of the 'greatest sequels ever'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A critic hailed it as "the best sci-fi epic of the century." AdvertisementIt's time to return to Arrakis for the much-anticipated sequel to Denis Villeneuve's 2021 epic "Dune." Prepare for a cliffhanger endingLike in the first movie, you're not going to get many answers by the end. Inverse's Hoai-Tran Bui dubbed it "the best sci-fi epic of the century" in her headline. "It's a towering feat of sci-fi cinema that will put 'Dune: Part Two' in contention for the pantheon of greatest sequels ever."

Persons: —, Denis Villeneuve's, Villeneuve, Paul Atreides, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Léa Seydoux, Christopher Walken, Critics, Timothée, Lawrence, Peter Bradshaw, Peter Debruge, Therese Lacson, He's, IndieWire's David Ehrlich, Irulan, Paul, Chalamet, IndieWire's Ehrlich, Nick Schager, David Fear, Niko Tavernise, Joshua Rothkopf, Tran Bui Organizations: Service, Warner Bros, The Guardian, Collider, Hollywood Reporter, Stone, Los Angeles Times, Hollywood Locations: Arabia

☆ ‘Dune: Part Two’ Review: Bigger, Wormier and Way Far Out
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Manohla Dargis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Having gone big in “Dune,” his 2021 adaptation of Frank Herbert’s futuristic opus, the director Denis Villeneuve has gone bigger and more far out in the follow up. Set in the aftermath of the first movie, the sequel resumes the story boldly, delivering visions both phantasmagoric and familiar. Like Timothée Chalamet’s dashingly coifed hero — who steers monstrous sandworms over the desert like a charioteer — Villeneuve puts on a great show. The art of cinematic spectacle is alive and rocking in “Dune: Part Two,” and it’s a blast. “Dune” made it clear that Villeneuve isn’t that kind of textualist.

Persons: Frank Herbert’s, Denis Villeneuve, —, — Villeneuve, “, Jon Spaihts, Stephen McKinley Henderson Organizations: Villeneuve

☆ Migrant children in open-air desert camps are suffering from hunger and hypothermia, court documents say
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Blake Ellis | Melanie Hicken | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

The episode was one of many highlighted in a court filing Thursday that takes aim at the living conditions at open-air camps near the U.S.-Mexico border in California. Federal immigration officials have directed migrants to those camps but have failed to provide adequate food, water, shelter and medical services, children’s rights lawyers say. More than 3.3 million immigration court cases remain in the cue, according to according to data from Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, which tracks immigration court data. The declarations also described instances in which aid workers had to orchestrate emergency medical care for children in serious distress. Some alleged that Border Patrol agents saw that children were suffering but did little about it.

Persons: —, Adriana Jasso, Joe Biden, ” Neha Desai, “, Jasso, ” Desai, ” Theresa Cheng, ” Organizations: CNN, Border Patrol, National Center for Youth Law, CBP, Department, Homeland, Civil Rights, Civil Liberties, Security, “ Locations: Colombia, porta, U.S, Mexico, California, Venezuela, China, India, Mauritania, Syracuse, San Diego, Colombian

☆ The ‘war photographer’ surveying the liminal spaces of conflict—and peace
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Dan Q. Dao | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —An-My Lê doesn’t identify as a war photographer. Courtesy the artist/Marian Goodman GalleryAn-My Lê. Courtesy the artist/Marian Goodman Gallery“It doesn’t have the same explosive, devastating quality of real combat,” Lê said of the series. Courtesy the artist/Marian Goodman GalleryA portrait of an arresting gear mechanic on board the USS Ronald Reagan, also from "Events Ashore." Courtesy the artist/Marian Goodman GalleryLê’s work doesn’t impose any particular morality on the viewer; instead, she intentionally utilizes distance and scale to convey a complexity often overlooked.

Persons: it’s, Marian Goodman, ” Lê, Lê, ”, “, Preble, Ronald Reagan, we’re, “ I’m, Gustave Le Gray, Manning, ineffable, John, Jonathan Dorado, — Organizations: CNN, US, Stabilization, Museum of Modern Art, “, Marines, Conservatives, Rail, Navy, MoMA Locations: United States, Vietnam, New York, Iraq, Afghanistan, California, Rivers, ”, Hudson, Mekong and Mississippi, Asia, Africa, USS New Hampshire, Da Nang, Ghanaian, Tortuga, “ Manning, Bayou St, New Orleans

☆ The eyes have it: The intriguing history of kohl
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Zahra Hankir | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

A Palestinian woman Hadeya Qudaih applying traditional kohl eyeliner to her granddaughter in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip in March 2020. Hadeya Qudaih makes and sells traditional kohl eyeliner for medical and cosmetic purposes (photograph taken in February 2020). A Bedouin man wearing traditional kohl, photographed in the ancient Jordanian city of Petra. Kohl is so commonly worn in the area that girls are sometimes named or nicknamed Kahla by their parents or friends, roughly meaning “the girl who appears to have kohl around her eyes.” Kohl is also a feature of many millennia-old myths, rituals, and legends. “Even if she doesn’t (make kohl) anymore, I will for sure continue to do this myself,” Abu Issa said.

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