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☆ Live updates: Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, Biden peace proposal
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Sophie Tanno | Amarachi Orie | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Displaced Palestinian children line up to receive food in Rafah on May 19. The World Food Programme (WFP) is currently serving only 27,000 people in Rafah, according to Matthew Hollingworth, the organization’s country director in Gaza. The sounds, the smells, the everyday life are horrific and apocalyptic,” Hollingworth told journalists Friday after returning from a trip to Gaza. “From the seventh of May to the 20th, not a single WFP truck crossed from the southern corridors of Egypt into Rafah,” he said. Rafah had previously been the central artery for aid to flow into Gaza, as the only border crossing not controlled by Israel.

Persons: Matthew Hollingworth, ” Hollingworth, ”, Hollingsworth, “, Israel Organizations: AFP, Getty, United, Food Programme, WFP Locations: Rafah, United Nations, Gaza, Egypt, ”, Israel

☆ Opinion: Billie Eilish’s “Lunch” is the Pride anthem we so desperately need
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Opinion Allison Hope | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Billie Eilish’s new song, “Lunch” is the definitive queer anthem of 2024. Eilish’s “Lunch” symbolizes the seismic evolution in queer women expression in music. Eilish’s “Lunch” is a brilliant reinvention of our freedom of queer expression, and it comes at a most desperate time. If only we tune into Eilish’s song and to its inherent humanity — carnal, raw, authentic — and recognize in it our own hidden desires that we should face with the same openness she does. What Eilish has achieved, though, with her latest album and particularly with the song, “Lunch,” is to raise the bar on the unabashed expression of queer and women’s sexual desire.

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☆ Doctor-Assisted Death Is Legal in 10 States. Could New York Be No. 11?
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Erin Nolan | Grace Ashford | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The sounds of protest came forcefully from the Assembly chamber gallery, the chants echoing the words emblazoned on handmade banners that were held aloft: “Stop the suffering, pass the bill!”But as New York State troopers began to remove some of the protesters — some holding canes, others slowed by the effects of cancer treatment — it was clear that this demonstration held personal and immediate resonance to those participating. The protest was the latest in an increasingly desperate series of demonstrations aimed at persuading state legislators to pass a bill that would legalize so-called medical aid in dying, allowing terminally ill people access to life-ending medication for the first time in the state. New York is one of 19 states where lawmakers are considering bills that would legalize medical aid in dying, a practice that is legal in 10 states and Washington, D.C.

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☆ She’d only known her future husband for five days when he proposed. Here’s what happened when she said yes
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

But Meryl and Tim had talked all evening, into the early hours, gradually shuffling closer and closer to one another. And while it had only been five days, Meryl felt certain Tim was “the right person.”“I’d dated other people, and I just never clicked with them,” she says today. Meryl RivettWhen Meryl and Tim crossed paths in September 1981, Meryl was 29. Tim felt the same way. Meryl felt that assuredness too.

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☆ Voters’ reactions: Trump trial verdict isn’t doing much to shift these voters’ 2024 picks
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( John King | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

But don’t expect committed Donald Trump voters to suddenly waver because their candidate is now a convicted felon. “This does not impact my plans to vote Republican. Linda Rooney is a Haley supporter from Media, Pennsylvania, wrestling with whether to cast a reluctant Trump vote or write in the former South Carolina governor or someone else. “I looked briefly at some of those things, and it just doesn’t hold water.”Former Trump voter Joan London had a mixed take on the convictions. Lots of Biden voters I talk to.”Pat Levin, another Biden voter in Northampton County, said of the verdict: “It supports and reinforces I believe in the rule of Law.

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Learn moreThe ICC Men's T20 World Cup kicks off on June 1, bringing a month of the world's best cricket to the United States and West Indies co-hosts. Keep reading to learn how to watch the T20 World Cup from anywhere. Where to watch T20 World Cup in the USThe ICC Men's T20 World Cup will be available to stream through Willow TV in the US. Shop at FuboWhere to watch T20 World Cup in the UKThe ICC Men's T20 World Cup will stream through Sky Sports in the UK. Where to watch T20 World Cup in AustraliaThe ICC Men's T20 World Cup will stream through Prime Video in Australia.

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☆ Donn Delson on documenting the world from 12,000 feet
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

London CNN —“This is not daredevil stuff,” says 75-year-old fine art photographer Donn Delson as we sit in a helicopter with no door, almost 2,000 feet above London. Donn DelsonDelson, who is based in Los Angeles, began his career as an aerial photographer almost a decade ago. On a trip flying 3,200 feet over Molokai, Hawaii, Delson was captured inside a rare double circular rainbow. Courtesy Donn DelsonEven if he returns empty-handed, Delson believes there is more to be gained from the experience than simply making new work. “The world from above, it’s just so different from the world we know,” said Delson.

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☆ Planet parade: What’s really going on with June’s planetary alignment
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Jacopo Prisco | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The order in which the planets will align on Sunday is Jupiter, Mercury, Uranus, Mars, Neptune and Saturn, and they will be accompanied by a crescent moon. The alignment will be visible to sky-watchers everywhere, but the ideal date to see the planets with the closest alignment might differ depending on where you are in the world. Planetary alignments: What to knowIt’s important to note that this alignment is not happening in space, but just in the sky as seen from our planet. This kind of planetary alignment is in fact not rare at all. “Jupiter will be the easiest to spot, because it’ll be the brightest thing in the sky after the moon,” Pattle said.

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☆ Costco’s $1.50 hot dog price is ‘safe’
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Costco’s new chief financial officer has a reassuring message for inflation-weary customers: don’t worry about the price of the $1.50 hot dog-soda combo. “To clear up some recent media speculation, I also want to confirm the $1.50 hot dog price is safe,” Costco CFO Gary Millerchip said on an earnings call with analysts Thursday. With Costco’s leadership change — and other longtime deals like Trader Joe’s 19-cent bananas and Planet Fitness’ $10 membership ending amid rising inflation — some had speculated about the future of Costco’s $1.50 hot dog. If Costco’s hot dog deal kept pace with inflation, it would be three times as expensive today — nearly $4.50. The $1.50 hot dog is a powerful marketing tool for Costco and is synonymous with Costco’s brand.

Persons: New York CNN —, Gary Millerchip, Richard Galanti, ”, Jim Sinegal, “, ” Sinegal, Craig Jelinek, ” Millerchip Organizations: New, New York CNN, Costco, Walmart, Target, ” Costco, Seattle Times Locations: New York

The World Food Programme (WFP) is currently serving only 27,000 people in Rafah, according to Matthew Hollingworth, the organization’s country director in Gaza. Rafah had previously been the central artery for aid to flow into Gaza, as the only border crossing not controlled by Israel. Israel’s military has continued to push further into Rafah, defying international concern and anger over its operations in the city. “IDF troops in central Rafah located Hamas rocket launchers, terror tunnel shafts, and weapons. Hollingworth added that the WFP’s warehouse in Rafah, which was once capable of storing 2,700 tons of food, is no longer operational.

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Friedrich Chill Premier Smart Window Air Conditioner (CCF08A10A) If you have a medium-sized room, the Friedrich Chill Premier Smart Window Air Conditioner (CCF08A10A) is your best option with its impressive cooling abilities, smart connectivity, and long warranty. Our review of the Friedrich Chill Premier air conditionerAdvertisementSetupThe setup was straightforward and took about 30 minutes. AdvertisementEnergy UseThe Friedrich Chill Premier air conditioner is Energy Star-certified to help protect the climate, save money, and save energy. Read our full Midea U-Shaped air conditioner review and check out our guide to the best air conditioners for more options. If your window doesn't accommodate a window air conditioner, consider picking up one of the recommended models from our best portable air conditioner guide.

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Learn moreThe NBA's Western Conference Finals continue, and possibly conclude, tonight with Game 5 of the Dallas Mavericks vs. Minnesota Timberwolves match-up. Below, we've outlined everything you need to know about how to live stream the Mavericks vs. Timberwolves game, along with some help to watch it if you're away from the US right now. How to watch Mavericks vs. Timberwolves in the USThe Mavericks vs. Timberwolves Game 5 will air on Thursday at 8:30 p.m. The cheapest way to watch the game is through Max, which live streams several sports through the service's B/R Sport Add-on. Shop at SlingHow to watch Mavericks vs. Timberwolves from anywhereThose traveling outside the US during the game can keep up with their subscriptions by using a VPN (virtual private network).

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☆ Zero-down mortgages are making a comeback
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

That massive roadblock is being removed by a new zero-percent down mortgage program launched two weeks ago by one of the nation’s largest mortgage lenders. ‘Demand has been huge’These mortgages are only open to first-time homebuyers and those making no more than 80% of the area’s median income. That’s because in order to refinance at a lower rate, the homeowner would need to fully pay off that second mortgage. For instance, Bank of America launched a zero-down payment mortgage program in 2022 for first-time homebuyers in certain Black and Hispanic neighborhoods. “These mortgages are going to be ticking time bombs – just like subprime mortgages –unless home prices continue to increase very substantially,” Kelleher said.

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☆ Moms say their weight-loss drugs had a trickle-down effect — making their entire families healthier
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Emily Farache | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewA vacation to Myrtle Beach last spring turned into a wake-up call for Jamie Bernardi and her family. Jamie BernardiThis is what researchers variously call the "trickle-down effect," "the ripple effect," or "the halo effect": when a person's lifestyle changes benefit their family members and close contacts who aren't under medical care. Doctors and researchers hope the trickle-down effect will help curb new cases of obesity. Taking controlThe trickle-down effect isn't just an added bonus. Just three weeks after she first jabbed her belly with Mounjaro, Bernardi bought everyone in her family generic watches to count their steps.

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☆ NASA isn’t just creating a lunar time zone. It’s establishing an entirely new time scale
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Jackie Wattles | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

They’re also going to be communicating with one another or driving their moon buggies while on the lunar surface. Lunar clockworkWhat scientists know for certain is that they need to get precision timekeeping instruments to the moon. Exactly who pays for lunar clocks, which type of clocks will go, and where they’ll be positioned are all questions that remain up in the air, Gramling said. Focke Strangmann/APThe new time scale would underpin an entire lunar network, which NASA and its allies have dubbed LunaNet. But how future astronauts living and working on the lunar surface will experience time is a different question entirely.

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☆ Krasota: This fine-dining restaurant is bringing artificial intelligence to the dinner table
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Rebecca Cairns | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

But at Krasota, a fine-dining restaurant in Dubai, nothing is what it seems. This dish, from the recipe to the wall projection to the deep fake video of Bocuse, was designed by artificial intelligence (AI). It’s one of eight courses in “Imaginary Futures,” a multisensory dining experience at Krasota. For its AI scenario, Krasota’s co-founders — digital artist Anton Nenashev, chef Vladimir Mukhin, and entrepreneur Boris Zarkov — ceded control to technology. “Any technology that interferes with the social aspects of dining will not succeed,” such as headsets or goggles, says Spence.

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☆ Costco shares dip despite earnings beat. There's no cause for investor concern
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

On an annual basis, Costco's EPS grew 29%. After closing at a record $815.34 per share Thursday, Costco's stock declined about 1.5% in extended trading. Core merchandise was flat on a reported basis, but a two-basis-point improvement when excluding the impact of gasoline. Costco's reporting segment for so-called "other" items saw a 57-basis-point benefit on a reported basis and a 56-basis-point benefit ex-gas. Costco's inflation update remained encouraging.

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☆ I've been to 20 Caribbean islands. Here are 7 mistakes first-time visitors should avoid making.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Mariette Williams | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

In fact, tourism is off to a strong start in 2024, with many islands seeing an increase in visitors compared to 2023. However, as someone who's been traveling to the Caribbean for the past two decades, I've observed some common mistakes first-time visitors make. If you're planning a trip to the Caribbean and want to maximize your experience, here are some mistakes to avoid making while visiting. Mariette WilliamsThe Caribbean is full of gorgeous resorts, but one of the biggest mistakes I see first-time visitors make is never leaving the property. Mariette WilliamsFirst-time visitors to the Caribbean may be surprised to find that, for the most part, life seems to move slower on the islands.

Persons: —, who's, I've, Mariette Williams, Mariette Williams There's, Bathsheba Organizations: Service, Business, Caribbean Locations: Caribbean, Falls, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Old San Juan, San Juan, St, Lucia, Dominica, Caicos, Bahamas, Antigua, Croix, Aruba, Kitts, Nevis, Barbados, Grenada, Curaçao, Bonaire

☆ Big oil shareholders could get a lot richer
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

New York CNN —Big oil just got bigger, and shareholders could soon be getting richer. Dollar Tree will reopen these stores with its own products under its brand beginning in the fall, reports my colleague Nathaniel Meyersohn. Dollar Tree, a national company with mostly suburban locations, primarily offers discretionary merchandise like party supplies and home goods. Dollar Tree also owns Family Dollar, based mostly in cities. Family Dollar has underperformed Dollar Tree and other discount chains in recent years, and it’s closing 975 stores.

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☆ Denmark Made Home Buying Easier. America Should Follow Its Lead.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( James Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

When mortgage rates shoot up, as they did over the past two years, many would-be sellers decide they don't want to move after all. AdvertisementAs the Federal Reserve began pushing up borrowing rates in the spring of 2022, hoping to reel in rising inflation, mortgage rates went vertical. So far, this system of pooling together mortgage bonds and selling them to investors is pretty close to the American way of doing things. When US homeowners pay off their mortgages, they have only one option: pony up the amount left on the loan. That's not just good for buyers or sellers or mortgage loan officers — it's good for everyone.

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☆ Google announced a smartwatch for kids — and it looks pretty good
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Katie Notopoulos | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Google just announced a new smartwatch aimed at kids ages 7 and up — the Fitbit Ace LTE. The watch can call and text parents over LTE service (with a data plan), and parents can track their kids through GPS. Lots of parents are looking for a way to be able to call or track their kids — without giving them an actual phone. Related storiesThe Fitbit Ace LTE works over LTE and requires a data plan, but not an extra phone line. The Fitbit Ace LTE is $229, which is more expensive than some of its competitors.

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☆ Two More ‘Succession’ Actors Are Broadway Bound, in ‘Job’
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Michael Paulson | More About Michael Paulson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“Job,” a two-character thriller about a psychological evaluation going awry, started small, with a run last year at SoHo Playhouse. Word-of-mouth was good, the New York Times review was positive and sales were strong, so early this year it transferred for another Off Broadway run at the Connelly Theater in the East Village. Now the play, written by Max Wolf Friedlich and directed by Michael Herwitz, is planning to make the leap to Broadway, with a two-month run beginning this summer at the Hayes Theater. The Broadway production, like the Off Broadway runs, will star Peter Friedman and Sydney Lemmon. Both of them appeared in the HBO series “Succession” — Friedman was a member of the principal cast, playing Frank Vernon, the chief operating officer of Waystar Royco, and Lemmon appeared in the show at one point as a love interest of Kendall Roy.

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☆ How the world got into $315 trillion of debt
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Nessa Anwar | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

In 2024, global gross domestic product — or GDP — amounted to $109.5 trillion dollars — slightly over a third of that global debt number. So, with global debt at a record high, should you be concerned? The first debt wave originated from Latin America in the 1980s, which led 16 countries in that region to restructure their borrowings. Global debt rose to 256 percent of GDP in 2020, a 28-percentage point increase - and the biggest one-year debt rise since the Second World War. The fourth wave has been the biggest, fastest and most wide-ranging rise in debt we've seen since World War II.

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☆ Elisabeth Moss on Her Movie & TV Roles: 'the Handmaid's Tale,' 'Mad Men,' 'the Veil'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Samantha Rollins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

I don't know. I don't know. Obviously, totally doable still, but I don't think it's necessarily a walk in the park by any means, and I don't think everyone can do it. The hardest one I ever did — there have been some really, really close runners-up — but it was a scene on "Handmaid's." I've known for a while how it was going to end, so I don't think I can say anything.

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They’re noisy and clumsy, and there are a trillion of them. Take a stroll with the Opinion contributing writer Margaret Renkl as she shares the sounds of cicadas buzzing and mating in her Nashville neighborhood. For Renkl, these often maligned insects give her great hope and joy. (A full transcript of this audio essay will be available within 24 hours of publication in the audio player above.)

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