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An exterior view of MGM Grand hotel and casino, after MGM Resorts shut down some computer systems due to a cyber attack in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., September 13, 2023. The culinary workers and bartenders Unions said that 25,470 workers have a new five-year tentative agreement with MGM. Casino resort operators have been earning record profits from a steady post-pandemic recovery in Las Vegas tourism. Caesars Entertainment (CZR.O), the second-biggest Las Vegas casino operator after MGM by number of employees, said that its deal with the unions provides "meaningful wage increases." Visits to Las Vegas in September were 4% lower than in the same period in 2019, the year before the pandemic, according to data from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.

Persons: Bridget Bennett, Ted Pappageorge, We're, Bill Hornbuckle, Wynn, Ananta Agarwal, Arun Koyyur Organizations: MGM, MGM Resorts, REUTERS, MGM Resorts International, Unions, Caesars Entertainment, Culinary Union, Las, Wynn Resorts, Las Vegas Convention, Visitors Authority, Thomson Locations: Las Vegas , Nevada, U.S, Las Vegas, United States, Detroit, Vegas, Bengaluru, Doyinsola, New York

☆ Casino operator MGM beats third-quarter estimates as China travel rebounds
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

An exterior view of MGM Grand hotel and casino, after MGM Resorts shut down some computer systems due to a cyber attack in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., September 13, 2023. REUTERS/Bridget Bennett/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 8 (Reuters) - MGM Resorts International (MGM.N) beat market estimates for third-quarter profit and revenue on Wednesday, as the casino operator benefited from easing pandemic-related entry restrictions in its key markets. The post-pandemic travel rebound in China and Macau has been a tailwind for casino operators such as MGM Resorts and Las Vegas Sands Corp (LVS.N). "MGM China is performing exceptionally well," MGM's CEO Bill Hornbuckle said in the statement. Last month, MGM had said it expects a $100 million hit to its third-quarter results after a cyberattack disrupted its operations, forcing a shutdown of its systems.

Persons: Bridget Bennett, Bill Hornbuckle, Priyamvada, Shilpi Majumdar Organizations: MGM, MGM Resorts, REUTERS, MGM Resorts International, Vegas Sands Corp, Wynn Resorts, Thomson Locations: Las Vegas , Nevada, U.S, China, Macau, MGM China, Bengaluru

☆ How a D.J. and Music Supervisor Spends Her Sundays
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-04 | by ( Julia Bozzone | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

About a decade ago, Alix Brown, a canny and kittenish 39-year-old bassist from Atlanta, parlayed her obsession with obscure music and her playful ’60s “It-girl” persona into a career as a D.J. After years playing in bands like Daisy Glaze, La Femme, Golden Triangle and Angry Angles, Ms. Brown is focusing on work as a music supervisor for films. She finds songs that enhance the movie’s tone and negotiates rights clearance with both songwriters and record labels. Ms. Brown lives on the Upper East Side with her partner, Michele Civetta, 47, a film director. THE EARLY BIRD I wake up pretty early naturally — usually like 6:30, 7 in the morning.

Persons: Alix Brown, Chanel, Fendi, Daisy Glaze, Brown, Michele Civetta Organizations: Armani, Soho Locations: Atlanta, New York

☆ Las Vegas casino, hotel workers set strike deadline after talks stall
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Doyinsola Oladipo | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

An exterior view of MGM Grand hotel and casino, after MGM Resorts shut down some computer systems due to a cyber attack in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., September 13, 2023. The Las Vegas unions, considered among the most powerful in the country, are demanding higher wages, stronger protections against new technology that may threaten jobs, a reduction in steep quotas for housekeepers and improved safety for workers. "Economically, the companies have made some movement but we are millions of dollars apart," Ted Pappageorge, Culinary Union Secretary-Treasurer told reporters on a call. The city is gearing up for major events in November including the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix which is expected to bring more than 100,000 tourists to the city. The union said no additional big table negotiations are currently scheduled with the three casino operators, including Caesars.

Persons: Bridget Bennett, Ted Pappageorge, Wynn, Thomas Reeg, Reeg, Doyinsola Oladipo, David Gregorio Our Organizations: MGM, MGM Resorts, REUTERS, MGM Resorts International, Caesars Entertainment, Wynn Resorts, Culinary Workers, Bartenders Unions, Las, housekeepers, Culinary Union, Caesars, Las Vegas, Thomson Locations: Las Vegas , Nevada, U.S, Las Vegas, New York

☆ Inside Passalacqua, the 'world's best hotel'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Maria Pasquale | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —The “best hotel in the world” was built by a pope and was regularly visited by one of Italy’s most famous opera composers. On 19 September in London at the inaugural World’s 50 Best Hotels, the hotel on Lake Como was named number one. Passalacqua didn’t invent the term villeggiatura, but her every detail embodies it – a romantic 18th century villa turned faultless luxury hotel where you come to exhale and leave your worries behind. Rooms without a lake view start at 1,300 euros ($1,381) per night or 1,700 euros ($1,806) for a view in November – lowest season. Next summer, rates rise to 2,300 euros ($2,443) for a standard room without a lake view, or 3,200 ($3,400) for the cheapest room with a view.

Persons: we’ll, Stanley Tucci, Napoleon Bonaparte, Winston Churchill, –, Silvio Vettorello, “, Passalacqua, Vincenzo Bellini, Stefan Giftthaler Passalacqua, Antonella Mallone, Paolo De Santis, Valentina De Santis, Valentina, De Santis, “ Passalacqua, ”, Ruben Ortiz, Passalacqua –, Vincenzo Bellini –, Alessandro Rinaldi, Vettorello, Jane Austen, ” Maria Pasquale, Rome Organizations: CNN, intel, Scottish Highlands, Yorkshire Moors Locations: London, Como, Carrara, Verona, Milanese, Moltrasio, Lake Como, Italian, Italy, Yorkshire, Rome

☆ Detroit casino workers go on strike after failed talks
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Doyinsola Oladipo | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The Detroit Casino Council (DCC) called the first strike in its history after negotiations which began in the summer did not yield a new contract. On Sept. 29, 99% of voting workers from all unionized groups at the three Detroit casinos voted to authorize the DCC to call a strike if negotiations weren't progressing. The committee estimates the strike would risk $3.4 million in operator revenue per day, with the greatest impact to MGM Grand Detroit at $1.7 million per day. "We've made six proposals to the union and our current offer includes the single largest pay increase in the history of MGM Grand Detroit," the company said. Industry gaming revenues have surpassed pre-pandemic levels, with the Detroit casino industry generating $2.27 billion in 2022, according to the DCC negotiating committee.

Persons: Bridget Bennett, Gwen Mills, We've, Doyinsola Oladipo, David Gregorio Our Organizations: MGM, MGM Resorts, REUTERS, MGM Grand Detroit, MGM Resorts International, Hollywood, Penn Entertainment, Detroit Casino Council, Detroit, DCC, United Auto Workers, UAW, Teamsters, Engineers, Michigan Regional, Carpenters, Industry, Culinary Workers, Bartenders Unions, Caesars Entertainment, Wynn Resorts, Thomson Locations: Las Vegas , Nevada, U.S, Detroit, Greektown, Las Vegas, United States, New York

☆ Las Vegas hospitality unions see 'no real movement' in talks with casinos
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

An exterior view of MGM Grand hotel and casino, after MGM Resorts shut down some computer systems due to a cyber attack in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., September 13, 2023. REUTERS/Bridget Bennett/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 6 (Reuters) - The unions representing 53,000 hospitality workers in Las Vegas said on Friday they have seen "no real movement" this week in contract negotiations with casino-resort operators MGM Resorts International (MGM.N) and Caesars Entertainment (CZR.O). "We met with MGM on Tuesday and Caesars on Wednesday and unfortunately, no real movement from these companies," said Culinary Union Secretary-Treasurer Ted Pappageorge. The unions are negotiating a new five-year contract at over 40 properties where the agreement has expired or is under extension. Reporting by Doyinsola Oladipo in New York and Shivansh Tiwary in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini GanguliOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Bridget Bennett, Ted Pappageorge, Pappageorge, Doyinsola Oladipo, Shinjini Organizations: MGM, MGM Resorts, REUTERS, MGM Resorts International, Caesars Entertainment, Culinary Workers, Caesars, Culinary Union, Wynn Resorts, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Las Vegas , Nevada, U.S, Las Vegas, New York, Bengaluru

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A self-described gangster who police and prosecutors say masterminded the shooting death of Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas in 1996 is due to make his first appearance Wednesday before a Nevada judge. In mid-July, Las Vegas police raided Davis’ home, drawing renewed attention to one of hip-hop music's most enduring mysteries. The car was stopped at a red light near the Las Vegas Strip when a white Cadillac pulled up on the passenger side and gunfire erupted. Shot multiple times, Shakur died a week later at age 25. Sheriff Kevin McMahill, who oversees the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, has acknowledged criticism that his agency was slow to investigate Shakur's killing.

Persons: Tupac Shakur, Duane “ Keffe, ” Davis, Davis, he's, “, ”, there’s, Davis ’, Marion “ Suge, Shakur, Orlando, Lane ” Anderson, Mike Tyson, Knight, Marc DiGiacomo, Anderson, Dre, ” Smith, Terrence “, Brown, Kevin McMahill, McMahill, Sekyiwa, ” Shakur Organizations: LAS VEGAS, Court, Associated Press, East Coast, West Coast, MGM, BMW, Cadillac, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Locations: Las Vegas, Nevada, Henderson, Clark County, Las, Knight, Compton , California, Compton, Compton . Knight

☆ Duane 'Keffe D' Davis: Man charged in Tupac Shakur's 1996 shooting death has long put himself at the crime scene. Here's what we know about him
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Aya Elamroussi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The arrest comes some 27 years after the rapper was shot as he was leaving a boxing match on the Las Vegas Strip. Authorities allege Davis plotted and orchestrated the shooting in a matter of hours, after the rapper and others attacked Davis’ nephew that same day. Duane Keith "Keffe D" Davis has been charged in connection with the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police DepartmentDavis was ‘the shot caller,’ police sayShakur’s shooting stems from a conflict between two gangs based in Compton, California, police said Friday. Davis ‘talked himself right into jail’Rapper Tupac Shakur poses for photos backstage after his performance at the Regal Theater in Chicago, Illinois, in March 1994.

Persons: Duane Keith Davis, Tupac Shakur, Davis, ”, couldn’t, indicting, Davis ’, Shakur, we’ve, ” Jason Johansson, Duane Keith, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Davis, Marion “ Suge, Knight, Johansson, Mike Tyson, Orlando Anderson, Anderson, Davis “, Suge Knight, ” Johansson, ” Davis, Terrence Brown, Deandre Smith, “ Duane Davis, Smith, “, Greg Kading, ” Kading, Davis –, –, ledgers, Davis ‘, Raymond Boyd, Michael Ochs, “ Davis, he’s Organizations: CNN, Las, Authorities, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Southside Compton Crips, MGM, BMW, Cadillac, BET, Regal Theater, Michael Ochs Archives, Netflix, Las Vegas Locations: Las Vegas, Compton , California, Compton, bro, Nevada, Chicago , Illinois, Las

☆ The Life Cycle of New York Galleries
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( M.H. Miller | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +10 min

The Life Cycle of New York Galleries What does being the center of the art world do to a neighborhood? BROOME STREET GRAND STREET WOOSTER STREET GREENE STREET MERCER STREET CROSBY STREET HOUSTON STREET CANAL STREET WEST BROADWAY BROADWAY LAFAYETTE STREET PRINCE STREET SPRING STREET opacity=0PRE-1950SIn the early 20th century, the area south of Houston, north of Canal, bounded roughly by West Broadway on one side and Lafayette/Centre Street on the other, was notorious for sweatshops and factory fires. Photo: Bob Adelman1968In 1968, a group called the SoHo Artists Association formed in order to help legalize loft living in manufacturing buildings. The reputations of these dealers helped cement the neighborhood as the center of the New York art world, though SoHo remained, in some ways, sparse. In 1996, the SoHo Grand Hotel opened on West Broadway (the Mercer would open the following year).

Persons: Edward Cavanagh Jr, Robert Moses, Bronx . Walter Albertin, Little Italy —, Jane Jacobs, Fred W, “, Chester Rapkin, Houston —, Allan Tannenbaum, Donald Judd, James Rosenquist, Julie Finch, Frank Stella, John Chamberlain, Claes Oldenburg, Bob Adelman, John Dominis, Paula Cooper, Alan Shields, Judd, Leo Castelli, André Emmerich, Ileana Sonnabend, John Weber, Sam Falk, Sol LeWitt, — Carol Goodden, Tina Girourard, Gordon Matta, Clark —, Sandra Zalman, ” Gordon Matta, Clark’s “ Matta Bones, Clark, Andrew Sarchiapone, Cooper, Moira Hodgson, Pepe Diniz, Peter Gabriel, Mick Jagger, Keith Haring, Tony Shafrazi, Martin Scorsese, — Brooke Alexander, Gruenebaum, Baskerville, Watson, Victoria Munroe, Witkin, ’, Larry Gagosian, Lee B, Ewing, Solomon R, Bill Cunningham, Moss, Mercer, Prada, Michael Moran, OTTO, Bloomingdale’s, Jeffrey Isaac Greenberg, Hauser & Wirth, Marc Payot Organizations: STREET WOOSTER, STREET, STREET CROSBY STREET, WEST BROADWAY BROADWAY LAFAYETTE STREET PRINCE, West Broadway, Cross, Bronx ., of Congress, Interim, Lower, Manhattan, Authority, City Club of New, Houston, Fairweather, James Rosenquist Foundation, ARS, SoHo Artists Association, Student, Broadway, New York Times, New, New York City Landmarks Preservation, Vox Media, New Museum, “, The Times, The New York Times, Guggenheim Museum, Guggenheim, Guggenheim SoHo, Voice, Women’s Action Coalition, Boys ’, Hauser &, Wooster, Adidas, Wirth’s, Hauser, Wirth Locations: Soho, Houston, Canal, Lafayette, Manhattan, Bronx, Hell’s, Little Italy, Lower Manhattan Expressway, City Club of New York, New York City, , New York, Vietnam, SoHo, York, , New York City , New York, Wooster, New York, French, Sixth, Prince, West Chelsea

The FBI is investigating the MGM and Caesars breaches, and the companies did not comment on who may be behind them. In some cases - Mandia did not say which ones - hackers tied to Scattered Spider placed bogus emergency calls to summon heavily armed police units to the homes of executives of targeted companies. ALPHV, which according to Mandiant is a "ransomware-as-a-service", would provide services such as a helpdesk, webpage and branding, and in turn get a cut of whatever Scattered Spider would make from the hack. While many ransomware attacks go unpublicised, the MGM hack was a vivid example of the real-world impact of such incidents. Ransomware gangs often function like large organizations, and continue to evolve their methods to adapt to the latest security measures organizations use.

Persons: Bridget Bennett, helpdesk, they’d, Wendi Whitmore, Adam Meyers, it's, Kevin Mandia, Mandiant, Reuters couldn't, CrowdStrike's Meyers, helpdesks, David Bradbury, they've, Bradbury, ALPHV, Okta's Bradbury, Whitmore, Zeba Siddiqui, Raphael Satter, Chris Sanders, Claudia Parsons Organizations: MGM, MGM Resorts, REUTERS, FRANCISCO, Alto Networks, Caesars Entertainment, FBI, Caesars, Google, Reuters, Microsoft, British, Thomson Locations: Las Vegas , Nevada, U.S, WASHINGTON, Canada, Japan, United States, reassign, Las Vegas, San Francisco, New York

☆ World’s 50 best hotels for 2023 revealed
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Tamara Hardingham-Gill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

London CNN —It opened just over a year ago, but a luxurious 24-key Italian property has already been named the best hotel in the world. Passalacqua, which overlooks Lake Como, beat off stiff competition to receive the top spot on the first-ever edition of the World’s 50 Best Hotels list, which was announced at an awards ceremony in the UK on Tuesday night. The highly-anticipated list honored 50 hotels from 35 destinations across the world. “After seeing the devastating impact of Covid-19 on the hospitality industry, it’s been especially fulfilling to see so many hoteliers from around the world gather in London to celebrate each other’s achievements under one roof for the first-ever awards ceremony of The World’s 50 Best Hotels,” Tim Brooke-Webb, managing director for the World’s 50 Best Hotels, said in a statement. The World’s 50 Best Hotels: Full list1.

Persons: –, Aman Tokyo, ’ Capello, Aman, Rosewood São, ” Valentina De Santis, Passalacqua, Silvio Vettorello, Vincenzo Bellini, ”, De Santis, it’s, Tim Brooke, Webb, Soneva, Chablé, Aman Venice, Le Sirenuse, Borgo, Royal Mansour, São, Cheval Blanc, Soneva Jani, Eden, Oberoi, Hôtel de Crillon Organizations: CNN, London CNN, Firenze, Rosewood, ’ Capello Bangkok, Capella, Hudson Yards, NoMad, CNN Travel, Somerset, Park, Eco, Hospitality, Lodges, Hotel Academy, Singita, Raffles, Madrid, Capella Singapore, Le Bristol Paris, Hyatt Kyoto, Hoshinoya, Atlantis, Equinox Locations: London, Lake Como, Europe, Florence, Asia, Rosewood Hong Kong, Bangkok, Chao Phraya, Hong Kong, Capella Bangkok, Aman New York, York, Hudson, Connaught, Rosewood São Paulo, Brisbane, South Africa, Scotland, Bruton , Somerset, Utah, Italy, Aman Tokyo, Mamounia, Marrakech, Morocco, Soneva Fushi, Maldives, Puerto Vallarta , Mexico, Australia, Chocholá, Mexico, Claridge’s, Raffles Singapore, Wanokaka, Indonesia, Tulum, France, São Paulo, Brazil, Kyoto, Japan, Réserve, Paris, Auchterarder, Du, Antibes, Somerset, Bruton, United Kingdom, Sri Lanka, Hoshinoya Tokyo, Bali, Barths, Siam, Badrutt’s, Moritz, Switzerland, Dubai, Agra, India, Spain

☆ MGM says its hotels, casinos 'operating normally' after cyberattack
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

An exterior view of MGM Grand hotel and casino, after MGM Resorts shut down some computer systems due to a cyber attack in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., September 13, 2023. REUTERS/Bridget Bennett/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 20 (Reuters) - MGM Resorts (MGM.N) said on Wednesday that all its hotels and casinos were "operating normally" after it shut down some of its computer systems over cybersecurity issues earlier this month. "Mobile Check-In and Digital Keys are currently unavailable," MGM said on its website. Several security analysts have drawn attention to Scattered Spider over the past year for its social engineering tactics. Last week, the hacking group said it took six terabytes of data from the systems of multi-billion-dollar casino operators MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment (CZR.O), as both companies probed the breaches.

Persons: Bridget Bennett, Jefferies, Priyamvada, Pooja Desai Organizations: MGM, MGM Resorts, REUTERS, Reuters, Caesars Entertainment, Thomson Locations: Las Vegas , Nevada, U.S, Macau, Las Vegas, Bengaluru

☆ Hackers who breached casino giants MGM, Caesars also hit 3 other firms, Okta says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Zeba Siddiqui | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

David Bradbury, chief security officer of the identity management company Okta, said five of the company's clients, including MGM and Caesars, had fallen victim to hacking groups known as ALPHV and Scattered Spider since August. In an interview with Reuters, Bradbury didn't name the other companies, but said Okta was cooperating with official investigations into the breaches. "We've seen consistently over the past six to 12 months, a ramp up in these types of attacks," Bradbury said. Bradbury said the group had breached into MGM and obtained access to its Okta client, which allowed it further access to more credentials in the identity management firm's system. Bradbury said Mandiant's description of the group's tactics aligned with what Okta had observed in the recent hacks.

Persons: Bridget Bennett, David Bradbury, Bradbury didn't, Okta, Bradbury, We've, ALPHV, Google's, Zeba Siddiqui, Michael Perry Organizations: MGM, MGM Resorts, REUTERS, FRANCISCO, MGM Resorts International, Caesars Entertainment, Caesars, Reuters, Google's Mandiant Intelligence, Thomson Locations: Las Vegas , Nevada, U.S, Las Vegas, Macau, San Francisco, United States

☆ FTC Chairwoman Lina Khan reportedly had to write her credit card number on a piece of paper to check in at the MGM Grand when its computers were down in the cyberattack
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

MGM Resorts suffered a cyberattack that affected its reservation system and casino games. Guests trying to check in at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas had to do so manually. Among those 45 patrons was FTC chairwoman Lina Khan, the outlet reported. The FTC didn't immediately respond to Insider's request for comment, but a spokesperson for the agency confirmed to Bloomberg that Khan was in Las Vegas. AdvertisementAdvertisement"MGM Resorts recently identified a cybersecurity issue affecting some of the Company's systems," a statement on MGM Resorts International's website reads.

Persons: Lina Khan, Khan, shrugged, FTC didn't Organizations: MGM Resorts, MGM, Service, Federal Trade Commission, Las, Bloomberg, Caesars Entertainment, FTC Locations: Las Vegas, Wall, Silicon

The falling shares mean that Mr. Arnault (now worth about $195 billion, Forbes says) dropped to the second-richest person in the world in June, eclipsed by Elon Musk. Mr. Arnault has broadened LVMH beyond extravagant playthings into the world of experiences, acquiring over 50 grand hotels and resorts. Mr. Arnault’s changes mean he doesn’t have to retire next year as originally expected. The French media is full of headlines comparing the Arnaults to the Roys, the fictional family in the HBO series. There are TikTok videos explaining why the Arnaults are “the real ‘Succession’ family.” The family hates this talk, and takes pains to play down parallels to the show.

Persons: Arnault, Forbes, Elon Musk, LVMH, —, gobbling, Delphine, Dior Organizations: Denmark’s Novo Nordisk, HBO

☆ She texted her mom on vacation: ‘I’ve met my husband.’ Here’s what happened next
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

‘Like a movie’Here's Michael and Isis on the Puerto Rico vacation in 2018. I’m already having a good time with my friends,’” Michael tells CNN Travel today. Michael and Isis’ sister were part of the same extended friend group at college, so he was intrigued to meet Isis. But Isis’ sister was, at first, less convinced. The couple started talking about moving somewhere new together and settled on Dallas, Texas, where they moved in 2019.

Persons: Woods, Michael Bradford, ”, “, who’d, Atlanta , Georgia –, Isis, Isis –, unquote, Isis ’, Michael, Isis Bradford, I’m, ’, ’ ”, ” Isis, –, Michael didn’t, Michael’s, We’re, let’s, ” Michael, she’d, Here's Michael, She’d, he’d, they’d, Isis Bradford Isis, ” “ Organizations: CNN, Caribbean, Concha Renaissance San, Resort, CNN Travel, La Concha, Puerto Rico, Washington D.C, MGM, Vegas Locations: Puerto Rico, Atlanta , Georgia, Condado, La, San Juan, Puerto, Atlanta, Washington, loggerheads, Dallas , Texas, Michael’s, Sintra , Portugal, Las Vegas, “

☆ A Sunny Place for Shady People
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Liesl Schillinger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Its owner was known to accept paintings in lieu of payment — “My kind of hotel,” Picasso joked. In 1960, burglars broke in and stole 21 canvases, including a Braque, a Léger, a Mirò and a Modigliani. The influential Lord Brougham “discovered” Cannes in 1834, when a cholera epidemic interrupted his progress to Italy. Besotted by the Arcadian surroundings, he built a villa. Other foreign aristocrats followed suit, and 20 years later, Prosper Mérimée complained that “the English are established here as in a conquered land.

Persons: ” Picasso, Braque, Modigliani, Miles, Brougham “, Prosper Mérimée, They’ve, Cap Martin, Queen Victoria, Countess, Balmoral, “, Duchess Anastasia, “ Bertie, ”, King Edward VII, Henry Clews, Frank Jay Gould, Murphys, Edith Wharton, Scott Fitzgerald Organizations: Art, Villa Americana Locations: Saint, Paul, Cannes, Italy, Nice, Beaulieu, La, Menton, Balmoral ”, Russian, Monte Carlo, ”, Antibes, Hyères

☆ Grown-Up Theater Kids Run the World
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( Madison Malone Kircher | More About Madison Malone Kircher | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Muttering “thank you, five” under their breath when you swing by their cubicles to remind them about a team meeting happening in five minutes. Performing slightly too well at office karaoke after protesting slightly too much about getting onstage. Former theater kids. What happens to theater kids when we grow up? There’s, of course, the dream scenario: The theater kids who are driven and talented and lucky enough become working theater adults.

Persons: it’ll, Ben Platt, Tony, Evan Hansen, ” Locations: “

☆ Tupac Shakur murder: Police search location in connection with rapper's death
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police confirmed to CNN on Tuesday that it executed a search warrant at a location in Henderson, Nevada in connection with the ongoing investigation into the murder of musician Tupac Shakur in 1996. The statement from the LVMPD reads:“LVMPD can confirm a search warrant was served in Henderson, Nevada on July 17, 2023, as part of the ongoing Tupac Shakur homicide investigation. We will have no further comment at this time.”The location of the search has not been disclosed by authorities. Shakur was shot multiple times in Las Vegas in 1996 while leaving a boxing match at the MGM Grand hotel on the Las Vegas Strip. CNN reported at the time that authorities believed the rapper was the intended target of the shooting, but since 1996, the investigation has remained unsolved.

Persons: Tupac Shakur, Shakur, Suge Knight Organizations: CNN, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police, MGM, Las, Row, Cadillac Locations: Las, Henderson , Nevada, Las Vegas

☆ Italy is a bargain for vacationing Americans. Not so much for Italians
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Rimini, Italy. The Jersey Shore, but not Unlike Americans, Italians do not just plunk down their beach bag and dive in the ocean. A bargain for Americans, but not for Italians Italy is heavily reliant on tourism. For Americans, Europe in general but the smaller cities of Italy in particular are a great value. It's a bargain for Americans but, for most Italians, even those prices are out of reach.

Persons: Federico Fellini, Vita, It's, Fellini, He's, That's Organizations: Istock, Getty, Ferraris, cabana, Business, Tourists, gondoliers, OECD, European Union Locations: Rimini, Italy, RIMINI, ITALY, Jersey Shore, Ancona, Emilia, Romagna, Europe, Parma, Modena, Bologna, Ravenna, Jersey, Cattolica, Adriatic, Croatia, Albania, Venice, St

☆ Our family is living on a four-bedroom boat while cruising the eastern seaboard for a year. It's not like the 'fabulous lifestyles of the rich and famous' that might come to mind.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-16 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Cinda: We're doing what's called the Great American Loop, which is a way to circumnavigate around the eastern seaboard of the US and Canada. A 6,000-mile journey around the eastern seaboardCinda: We started in Stuart, Florida, which is just north of the Palm Beach area. When you think of living on a boat, most people think fabulous lifestyles of the rich and famous. Mark: Some people go all in and sell everything and buy the boat, and the boat is their home residence. We bought our boat specifically to do the loop and we'll sell it when we're done with the loop.

☆ Escape to a Grand Hotel… for $10 (Tip Included)
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Tara Isabella Burton | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

I’VE ALWAYS had a weakness for elegant, old-world hotels. Maybe I’ve read too much Stefan Zweig, the Austrian novelist who set his work (like his 1927 novella, “Twenty-four Hours in the Life of a Woman”) in such lavish places. Or perhaps I’ve viewed “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” Wes Anderson’s 2014 confectionery pastiche, too many times. ); or a suite named after an obscure writer who stayed for one night in 1883. Rarely, though, have I slumbered in one of these old-world gems.

☆ Powell reiterates Fed is not going to become a 'climate policymaker'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Emma Newburger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Jerome H. Powell participates in a panel during a Central Bank Symposium at the Grand Hotel in Stockholm, Sweden, January 10, 2023. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Tuesday said the central bank will not get involved in issues like climate change that are beyond its congressionally established mandate, and vowed the institution will not become a "climate policymaker." Powell has reinterred that climate change is not a main consideration for the Fed when developing monetary policy, noting that climate-related issues are more for the federal government than for his institution. "Decisions about policies to directly address climate change should be made by the elected branches of government and thus reflect the public's will as expressed through elections," Powell said on Tuesday. "Without explicit congressional legislation, it would be inappropriate for us to use our monetary policy or supervisory tools to promote a greener economy or to achieve other climate-based goals," Powell said.

☆ Luxury hotel booking programs from Amex, Capital One, Visa, and more can get you free elite benefits like room upgrades and on-property credits — here's how
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Eric Rosen | Tessa Campbell | Read More | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +39 min

David Slotnick/Business InsiderMany travel rewards cards offer elite-like hotel benefits when you book with their online portals. The prices through credit card travel portals are often on par with booking directly through hotels. However, it's only available to Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card and Capital One Spark Travel Elite cardholders. Bottom lineYou might not have a premium hotel credit card or elite status with one of the major loyalty programs. However, that doesn't mean you can't take advantage of credit card booking portals to enjoy perks like room upgrades, free breakfast, and on-property credits.

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