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☆ Texas Bluebonnet curriculum: Officials to vote on state lessons that emphasize Christian Bible lessons
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Zoe Sottile | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Officials in Texas are set to vote Tuesday on a new public school curriculum that incorporates lessons from the Bible as early as kindergarten, that provoked criticism from advocacy groups and families across the state. The state Board of Education will vote on revisions to its K-5 reading and English language arts materials, part of Bluebonnet Learning, the Texas Education Agency-developed open education resources. We don’t leave Texans behind.”Ghani also argued that Texas public school teachers are already “overburdened” with the amount of material they’re expected to teach. “But inserting faith-based lessons into public school classrooms, which sounds like what is intended here, is not the study of history or literature. The legislature has also pushed to require that public school classrooms display the Ten Commandments.

Persons: Bill, Jesus, Robert Frost, William Carlos Williams, ”, Mark Chancey, “, Barbara Baruch, “ Don’t, Jonathan Covey, Glenn Melvin, Vitale, ” Melvin, ” David Brockman, –, ” Brockman, Shariq Ghani, don’t, ” Ghani, ’ Charles Haynes, Robert Pondiscio, Greg Abbott Organizations: CNN, Education, Texas Education Agency, Texas AFT, Southern Methodist University, Texas, US, Engel, Texas Freedom Network, “, Foundation, Texans, Freedom, Association of Religion Data, American Enterprise Institute, Republican Locations: Texas, Rome, Roman, “ Texas, The74, Oklahoma, Louisiana

☆ Governors Awards red carpet: Barry Keoghan, Paul Mescal and Jude Law give creative twist on traditional shirt
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

But hidden within the typical red carpet fanfare at the Governors Ball in Los Angeles on Sunday night was a group of sartorial renegades, each one taking aim at the traditional button-down shirt. Leading the charge was actor Barry Keoghan, dressed in a full Dolce & Gabbana suit featuring a black cropped satin jacket. Matt Baron/BEI/ShutterstockDrew Starkey paired his red suit with a stand collar and ornate black clasp. His Shakespearean-style blouse might look more at home at a Renaissance fair than a glitzy red carpet, but its off-white shade and tie-front detail gave the Gucci tuxedo a new lease of life. Jordan Strauss/Invision/APWith social media positioning fashion as mainstream entertainment, red carpet dressing has never felt so important to an actor’s digital profile.

Persons: Governors Ball, Barry Keoghan, Kamala Harris, yore, Nicholas Hoult, Matt Baron, BEI, Shutterstock Drew Starkey, Jude Law, Saint Laurent, Drew Starkey, Daniel Craig, Luca Guadagnino’s, ”, Alessandro Michele, Paul Mescal’s, Gucci, Paul Mescal, Jordan Strauss, Robert Wun, Timothée Chalamet, Ball Organizations: CNN, Governors, sartorial renegades, Gabbana Locations: Los Angeles, Rome, London

☆ The Bears lost to the Packers for the 11th straight time, and Sunday's defeat was the worst one yet
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Rohan Nadkarni | Rohan Nadkarni Is A Sports Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The Chicago Bears entered Week 11 winless against the Green Bay Packers since 2018, having lost 10 straight against their divisional rival. That streak extended to 11 on Sunday as the Bears lost again — this time in devastating fashion. Playing in his first game against the Packers, Williams 23 of 31 passes for 231 yards. The loss is also somehow the second time this season Chicago has lost on an improbable play as time expired. Chicago fell to 4-6 with the loss their fourth straight.

Persons: Caleb Williams, Rome Odunze, Cairo Santos, Williams, Mary — Organizations: Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, Bears, Cairo, Chicago, Santos, Packers, Washington, Lambeau Locations: Chicago, Green Bay

BYBLOS, Lebanon — The anguish in Lebanese archaeologist Nader Siklaoui’s voice is clear as he films Israeli missiles slamming down near ancient Roman columns he has spent much of his life protecting. But the conflict is also taking a devastating toll on Lebanon’s unique and ancient heritage, with airstrikes wiping out centuries-old villages and endangering fragile, millenia-old archaeological sites, like the celebrated Roman ruins of Baalbek, a United Nations world heritage site. First responders evacuate an injured person following an Israeli airstrike near Tyre, Lebanon, on Oct. 30. What can we do?” said Siklaoui, who oversees heritage sites in southern Lebanon, speaking to NBC News at the national museum in the capital Beirut. Israel’s military says it only targets Hezbollah, but accuses the group of embedding itself in and near civilian infrastructure, including heritage sites.

Persons: Nader Siklaoui’s, ”, Kawnat Haju, Umm Kulthumm, Nina Simone, Placido Domingo, Mo Abbas, Najat Saliba, Israel ’, Carthage, King Hiram of Tyre, “, Siklaoui, Nader Siqlaoui, Troy, Achilles, Tania Zaven, it’s, Zaven Organizations: Lebanese, Hezbollah, United, NBC News, United Nations, Getty, NBC, Islamic, Islamic State Locations: BYBLOS, Lebanon, Tyre, Israel, Baalbek, United Nations, Mhaibib, Nabatiyah, Ottoman, AFP, Beirut, Cadiz, Spain, Tunisia, Temple, Jerusalem, Lebanese, Iraq, Syria, Mosul, Byblos

☆ I tried cheese curds from Culver's, Zaxby's, and Freddy's, and I found the best in the Midwest
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Meredith Schneider | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

AdvertisementCheese curds are a big favorite in the Midwest, but which chain has the best fast-food option? I tried cheese curds from Culver's, Zaxby's, and Freddy's. The Midwest might claim cheese curds as its own, but the savory snack can be traced back to Ancient Rome. Fresh cheese curds — a byproduct of the cheesemaking process — are identifiable by their irregular shapes and squeakiness when chewed. I typically avoid fast-food curds in favor of more authentic options near me, but I tried curds at Culver's, Zaxby's, and Freddy's to see which chain is best.

Persons: Culver's Locations: Midwest, Culver's, Ancient Rome, Canada

☆ New Yorkers have experienced tornadoes, an earthquake and an extreme fire season this year
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Alaa Elassar | Leigh Waldman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Throughout the summer, multiple towns experienced tornadoes, according to the National Weather Service. In July, an EF2 tornado passed through Rome during a severe storm that killed one person and caused widespread damage. There are currently 13 wildfires across the state encompassing more than 5,000 acres, according to Governor Kathy Hochul’s office. An 18-year-old New York State Forest Ranger volunteer and state employee died on November 9 when a tree fell while he was responding to the wildfire in Greenwood Lake. New York City alone has experienced over 230 brush fires since October 29, according to the New York City Fire Department.

Persons: John Towsen, Riley Kellogg, ” Towsen, ” Kellogg, ” Riley Kellogg, CNN It’s, Kathy Hochul’s, Jennings, ”, “, “ Everything’s, There’s, Stephanie Spera, Brenda Ekwurzel, Spera, Kellogg, Esler, Maureen VanHouten, ” Maureen, ” Tom Howley, Greenwood, ” Howley, “ I’ve, I’m, ” Spera Organizations: , New York CNN, CNN, National Weather Service, York State Forest Ranger, New, New York City Fire Department, New York City Emergency Management Department, “, Washington DC, University of Richmond, ” Earthquakes, Union of Concerned, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, Center, Climate, Energy Solutions Locations: Greenwood, , New York, Greenwood Lake, New York City, Sterling, Rome, Buffalo, New Jersey, New York, York, Prospect, Philadelphia , New York, Boston, Northeast, Towsen

☆ I paid $400 for my family to take a Vespa tour of Rome. It was worth it, even if we just swung by all the major tourist attractions.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Jamie Davis Smith | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

AdvertisementMy family took a Vespa tour on a recent trip to Rome that cost us $400. I wish we'd been able to take this tour earlier in our trip because it was so insightful. When I was planning a family trip to Rome, I knew I wanted to experience the city like a local by zipping around on a Vespa. AdvertisementInstead, I looked for a Vespa tour where someone else did the driving and easily found one led by locals. Even though it wasn't a typical city tour that involved long stops at notable sites, our Vespa tour wound up being a highlight of my visit to the Eternal City.

Persons: we'd Locations: Rome

☆ She fell in ‘love at first sight’ with an Italian stranger. Within days they were talking about marriage
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

“Italian Guy No. 2, so that I could have a friend to hang out with in Italy…”Ambika didn’t really expect Italian Guy No. Italian Guy No. And that’s how, a couple of weeks later, Ambika found herself cooking pasta at the Neapolitan home of Italian Guy No. And as Ambika fell slightly in love with Naples, she also fell all the more in love with Marco.

Persons: Ambika Mathur, Emily, Ambika, ”, Emily flit, Emily ”, she’d, “, Guy No, ” Ambika, Italian Guy No, Italy …, Ambika didn’t, hadn’t, Italian Guy, Guy, Marco Di Fiore —, ” Marco, Marco, Ambika Mathur's, Marco Di Fiore, “ Marco, Riva superyacht, Brigitte Bardot’s, ’ ”, Ambika Ambika, Conca dei Marini, Amalfi, ‘, Marco’s, ‘ Marco, —, Ambika’s, it’s, Michelangelo, Marco —, Ambika can’t, I’m, he’s, ” “, It’s Organizations: CNN, Netflix, CNN Travel, Italian, LAX, Porsche, Marco, ” Locations: Paris, California, Los Angeles, Milan, Italy, Amalfi Coast, Italian, Naples, Amalfi, Neapolitan, It’s, Borgo, Posillipo, Napoli, Conca, Salerno, Rome, United States, Malibu, Beverly Hills, Orange County, SoCal, LA, San Diego, ”, Southern California, Praiano, Amafi, Massa Lubrense, Sorrento, “, India

☆ Rare gladiator-shaped knife handle gives insight into Roman celebrity culture
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Amarachi Orie | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A rare knife handle in the shape of a gladiator has been discovered at Hadrian’s Wall in the north of England, shining a new light on the celebrity status of the ancient Roman combatants. The secutor gladiator depicted on the knife handle wears a helmet, holds a big shield and has his left hand out, which would have been holding a sword. The knife handle was discovered in a river at Corbridge Roman Town on Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland, England. The 2,000-year-old knife handle was found in the Tyne River at Corbridge Roman Town on Hadrian’s Wall, a defensive barrier built by the occupying Romans in northeast England. “This beautifully made knife handle is a testament to how pervasive this celebrity culture was, reaching all the way to Hadrian’s Wall at the very edge of the Roman Empire,” she added.

Persons: ”, ” Frances McIntosh, ” McIntosh, McIntosh, ” “, “, Ridley Scott’s Organizations: CNN, Heritage, East, English Heritage Locations: England, Rome, Corbridge, Hadrian’s, Northumberland, Tyne, Britain, Roman, United States

☆ ‘We are not Disneyland’: Outrage in Rome over Airbnb ‘gladiator’ battles at the Colosseum
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Barbie Latza Nadeau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Rome CNN —The ancient Colosseum in Rome has witnessed some historic battles, with toga-clad crowds once packing the gigantic venue to watch gladiators slug it out against opponents including lions and baboons. On one side of the arena is holiday rental giant Airbnb and the Colosseum Archaeological Park, which oversees the ruined structure, which is one of Rome’s most visited attractions. You will become a gladiator,” promises the AirBnB advertisement. “A publicity stunt by Airbnb which, after having effectively taken possession of the historic center, completely distorting it and turning it into a large tourist park, now wants to ridicule the Colosseum,” he said Friday. Federico Mollicone, a member of her party who heads the Lower House of Parliament’s Culture Commission said he applauds the innovative idea.

Persons: ”, Ridley Scott, “, Massimiliano Smeriglio, ” Smeriglio, Smeriglio isn’t, Erica Battaglia, Vatican’s, Trevi, Enzo Foschi, ” Airbnb, Giorgia, Brothers, Italy, Federico Mollicone Organizations: Rome CNN, Paramount, CNN, Rome’s Culture, UNESCO, Democratic Party, overtourism, Italian, Culture Commission, Culture, Ministry of Culture Locations: Rome, Eternal

☆ Video: Airbnb customers get a chance to ‘gladiator’ battle in Rome’s Colosseum
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Channon Hodge | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ COP29: Azerbaijan’s leader takes a wrecking ball to climate talks as calls mount for a total ‘overhaul’
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Angela Dewan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —From the moment the US election results rolled in, climate leaders knew Donald Trump would be a blow to the COP29 talks in Baku. Amid the chaos, prominent global climate leaders on Friday issued an open letter calling for a “fundamental overhaul” of the entire UN climate process. COP29 marks the third year in a row that the climate talks have been held in either a petrostate, or economy that relies heavily on oil and gas. World leaders and delegates pose for a "family photo" on day two of the COP29 talks. Sean Gallup/Getty ImagesThe geopolitical chaos comes as global climate leaders scramble to find ways to Trump-proof progress so far, as the president-elect has vowed to again pull the US out of the Paris Agreement.

Persons: Donald Trump, Ilham Aliyev, Sandrine Dixson, —, ”, Alex Scott, they’re, ” Aliyev, Aliyev, Agnès, Joseph Borrell, Azerbaijan’s COP29, Joe Biden, Emmanuel Macron, Ursula von der Leyen didn't, Sean Gallup, Trump, Gerardo Werthein, “, Javier Milei’s Organizations: CNN, The, of Rome, United Arab, Getty, New York Times Locations: Baku, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Italy, Paris, France, Netherlands, New Caledonia, Azerbaijan, Armenia

TOKYO — An American tourist has been arrested in Japan for allegedly carving letters into a pillar of a gate to a shrine in Tokyo. Hayes, a U.S. citizen, had “carved alphabet letters onto a pillar of a gate of a shrine” in the Shibuya ward of Tokyo on Tuesday, police said. The Japan Times reported that the letters were carved into a wooden pillar of a traditional entrance, known as a torii gate, at the Meiji Shrine. Torii gates are iconic structures that mark the boundary between the everyday and the sacred at Shinto shrines across Japan. Last year, a tourist was arrested after being caught on video defacing the wall of the colosseum in Rome by carving a love note into it.

Persons: Steve Lee Hayes, Hayes, It's, Emperor Meiji, Shoken Organizations: Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, NBC News, The Japan Times, Independent Locations: TOKYO, An American, Japan, Tokyo, U.S, Shibuya, Meiji, Rome, Chichen Itza, Mexico

☆ In Italy, this 12th century castle is transforming into a luxury resort
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-13 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —For almost a millennium, the Castle of Antognolla has punctured a skyline of seemingly endless rolling forested hills. Rooms will offer a panoramic view of the site’s jewel in the crown, an 18-hole golf course with ambitions to break the Spanish and Portuguese hegemony over premier golf destinations on the continent. The castle offers a sweeping view of the golf course below and valleys beyond. In 1628, the estate was bought by nobleman Cornelio Oddi, who wished to make it a holiday resort. “They’re coming to Italy and then they see that there are good courses, and they decide to play golf.

Persons: Robert Trent Jones Jr, Saint Herculanus, Ruggero di Antognolla, Pope Boniface IX, bloodily, Cornelio Oddi, Agnelli, Antognolla, Burguière, year’s, Marco Simone Golf, ”, “, oenologist Riccardo Cotarella, ” Burguière Organizations: CNN, Fiat, Juventus –, Ventures Locations: Antognolla, Umbria, Perugia, Rome, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Grechetto, Gubbio, Marmore Falls, Europe

☆ Italian city Florence bans key boxes and tour guide loudspeakers to tackle overtourism
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-13 | by ( Barbie Latza Nadeau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Rome CNN —The historic Italian city of Florence is taking steps to cut overtourism, introducing measures including a ban on key boxes used by short-term rental landlords and tour guide loudspeakers, amid complaints that a surge in visitors has become unsustainable. The decree also bans the use of amplifiers and loudspeakers for tour guides. Tourists behaving badlyAuthorities in Florence say the city has attracted 7.8 million visitors so far in 2024. It says more than 7.8 million people have visited Florence in the first nine months of 2024. In January, the head of the Galleria dell’Accademia museum called the city a “prostitute” that had succumbed to overtourism.

Persons: Sarah Funaro, Botticelli, Michelangelo, Giotto, Brunelleschi, Ivan Romano, Florence’s, Florence, Bacchus, ”, ” Cecilie Hollberg, Trevi, Daniela Santanche, “ Organizations: Rome CNN, city’s UNESCO, CNN, Italy’s Locations: Rome, Italian, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Venice

☆ Trump's election victory put TikTok's astrology community into a meltdown
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-13 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Astrology TikTok creators predicted a Harris win, and they're now facing questions. "You see people who are really, really frustrated and who feel betrayed." Many astrology TikTok accounts predicted a Harris win based on her chart, Semafor reported. While young men have migrated toward Joe Rogan and Logan Paul, astrology TikTok is more likely to have seen an influx of women. AdvertisementSara Walka, the founder of the holistic self-help business The Sisters Enchanted and who teaches astrology, told BI the community is very resilient.

Persons: Harris, —, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Jess Rauchberg, Astrologists, Nick Grigolia, Maren Altman, Julia Kelley, Semafor, Dayna Lynn Nuckolls, HuffPost, Nuckolls, Rachel Lang, Lang, Rauchberg, you've, Joe Rogan, Logan Paul, They're, Sara Walka, Walka Organizations: Service, Market Research, Trump, Agora Locations: TikTok, Greece, Rome

☆ I helped Tom Cruise and other celebrities divorce, but I've been happily married for 38 years. I've learned that dates — and postnups — can be key to marital bliss.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . In the 1980s, you still needed grounds for divorce, and hearing about the details of a marriage breakdown felt sexy and salacious. I've helped celebrities like Tom Cruise, Michael Douglas, and Wendy Williams get divorced and worked with billionaires whose divorces were in the headlines. My personal life seems like an oxymoron: I've been happily married to my husband, Piero, for 38 years. From building a life with Piero to helping clients divorce, I've seen marriage at its best and worst.

Persons: Marilyn Chinitz, She's, —, Blank, I've, Tom Cruise, Michael Douglas, Wendy Williams, Piero, you'll, fiancé, wouldn't, Postnups Organizations: Service Locations: London, Stockholm

☆ Huge crime network forging Banksy, Warhol and Picasso uncovered in Italy
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Rome, Italy Reuters —Italian police have uncovered a large-scale pan-European forgery network making and selling fake artworks attributed to some of the biggest names in modern and contemporary art including Banksy, Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol. The chief prosecutor of Pisa, Teresa Angela Camelio, said experts from the Banksy archive who assisted with the investigation considered Monday’s operation as “the biggest act of protection of Banksy’s work.”Some of the fake artworks displayed by the Carabinieri in Pisa, Italy. 02:42 - Source: CNNThey said their probe started in 2023 when they seized about 200 fake pieces from the collection of a businessman in Pisa including a copy of a drawing by Italian painter Amedeo Modigliani. That led them to forgeries sold by auction houses across Italy, and to connect them to a known group believed to specialize in forgeries of Banksy and Warhol. To boost their credentials, the unnamed suspects organized two Banksy exhibitions with a published catalog in prestigious locations in Mestre near Venice and Cortona in Tuscany, investigators said.

Persons: Banksy, Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, Teresa Angela Camelio, ”, Claude Monet, Vincent Van Gogh, Salvador Dalí, Henry Moore, Marc Chagall, Francis Bacon, Paul Klee, Piet Mondrian, Amedeo Modigliani, Warhol Organizations: Italy Reuters, Carabinieri, Reuters, Reuters Pest Control, CNN Locations: Rome, Italy, Spain, France, Belgium, Pisa, Reuters Pest, Tuscany, Venice, Europe, Mestre, Cortona

☆ My teenage daughter backpacked alone through Europe. Despite my worry, I'd let her do it again.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Elise Seyfried | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

She told me she wanted to travel through Europe for three months with her own money. It was so hard for me to let go of that fear while raising my five kids. She'd been working and, with her saved money, Julie wanted to travel solo through Europe for three months. I had to learn to trust herI continued to worry daily during those months, but I had to learn to let go and trust my daughter. I've asked myself: If I had it to do over again, would I still let 18-year-old Julie travel alone through those 11 countries so far from home?

Persons: —, Julie, She'd, Patrick, Sheridan's, it's, I've Organizations: Service, Newark , NJ Locations: Europe, Texas, Newark ,, Rome, Venice, Budapest, Vienna, Luzern, Switzerland, Marburg, Germany, Finland, WhatsApp, Florence, Salzburg, Prague's, Paris, New York City, Brooklyn, New Yorker

☆ Menendez family Los Angeles mansion is the new ‘dark tourism’ hot spot
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Lilit Marcus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —This week in travel news: why true crime buffs are heading to Beverly Hills, a look at the world’s only Michelin-starred ice cream restaurant and the reaction to a “makeunder” of one of Italy’s star attractions. Ice, ice babyThis -40 °C pastry dessert at Minimal is served with a side of gelato. MINIMALWe all scream for ice cream — and “we” includes the Michelin guide, which recently awarded one of its coveted stars to Minimal, an ice cream restaurant in Taiwan. Not-so-bella vistaVideo Ad Feedback They replaced the Trevi fountain and tourists are ‘disappointed’ 01:17 - Source: CNNThe Trevi fountain might be the most famous tourist attraction in a city packed to the brim with tourist attractions. However, recent visitors to the famous fountain were less than impressed with what they found.

Persons: Menendez, Lyle, Erik Menendez, Jose, Kitty, “, I’m, Toni Ricci, “ We’re, Arvin Wan, ”, gua bao, Trevi, you’ve, Haggis, Moo Deng, There’s, George Clooney, Alicia Park Organizations: CNN, Michelin, Netflix, Beverly Hills, Edinburgh Zoo, Royal Zoological Society of Scotland Locations: Beverly Hills, Beverly, Argentina, Guatemala, Colombia, Sweden, United States, Taiwan, Taichung, Rome, India, Costa Rica, It’s, Lake Como, Jaywalking, New York City

☆ Tourists get a bird’s eye view of Trevi Fountain during restoration works
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Antonia Mortensen | Barbie Nadeau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Rome CNN —Rome’s baroque Trevi Fountain opened Saturday morning with selfie-takers lining a newly installed metal walkway, as workers start the painstaking process of carefully cleaning the 18th-century masterpiece. But a warning to those visiting the attraction because tossing a coin into the fountain, a long-standing tradition, is now banned. The $330,000 cleaning and restoration project will last until December, Rome Mayor Roberto Gualtieri told CNN in an interview Saturday morning. He said that will also make the experience better for tourists, many of whom seem happy to pay the price. The mayor has promised that the Trevi Fountain will be ready in just five weeks this time.

Persons: Rome, Rome CNN —, Trevi, Roberto Gualtieri, ”, “, Andreas Solaro, Gualtieri, Arlene Speling, Christoph Sator Organizations: Rome CNN, Rome, CNN, Catholic, Caritas Locations: AFP, Florida, Rome, Eternal

In President-elect Trump, these ascendant insurgents across the pond see a key ally, someone who shares their mix of authoritarianism, populism and extreme hostility to immigration. “We have big plans for the future!” posted Hungary’s Prime Minister Vikor Orbán, an influential Trump friend and ally, calling it “a much needed victory for the World!”Orban visited Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida earlier this year. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at an EU Summit in Budapest on Friday. The AfD is an anti-immigration, anti-Muslim political party that is being monitored by the country’s domestic intelligence agency for suspected extremism — something it denies. Argentina’s far right, libertarian president, Javier Milei, told Trump he could “count on Argentina to carry out your task.” And Israel’s ultranationalist National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir reacted with a “Yesssss.”

Persons: Donald Trump’s, ”, Vikor Orbán, Trump, ” Orban, András, “, László, aren’t, Viktor Orban, Petr David Josek, Geert Wilders, Giorgia Meloni, Alice Weidel, Stefan Keuter, Christoph Reichwein, Siegbert Droese, ” Stefan Keuter, Vladimir Putin, Putin, Keuter, “ Trump, Javier Milei, Itamar Ben, Gvir Organizations: Trump, Hungary’s, Fidesz, NBC, EU, Washington, WIN, Getty, NBC News, Young Republicans, Nazi, National Locations: Lago, Florida, Budapest, Netherlands, Italy, Washington, Rome, Germany, Essen , Germany, Ukraine, Europe, Argentina

☆ A travel expert who has been to 55 countries says these pricey destinations are better during the fall shoulder season
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Joey Hadden | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Travel experts recommend visiting popular destinations during shoulder season for fewer crowds. Shoulder season, between the peak and offseason, offers less congestion and lower travel costs. Fall can be ideal for visiting US and European destinations with better weather and fewer tourists. Brandon Shaw, the cofounder and COO of The Tour Guy, recommends traveling during the shoulder season, or the time between a destination's peak season and the offseason, when travel is less popular and typically less expensive. AdvertisementTourism seasons vary depending on the location, but in many US and European destinations, shoulder season tends to land in the fall.

Persons: —, Brandon Shaw, Guy, Shaw Organizations: Service, Business, BI Locations: Rome, Europe

Former President Donald Trump has won Georgia, NBC News projects, notching a victory in a key battleground state that his campaign focused on as a must-win after he narrowly lost it in 2020. Biden was the first Democrat to win the state since Bill Clinton in 1992. Trump visited Georgia six times this year, holding rallies in Rome, Savannah and Atlanta. Brian Kemp, who began appearing with him toward the end of the election cycle after having distancing himself from Trump amid his criticisms of the state election process. Unlike four years ago, when exit polls showed Biden winning independents by 53% to 44% in Georgia, Trump appears to be winning independent voters this time, according to the latest data early Wednesday.

Persons: Donald Trump, It’s, Joe Biden’s, Democratic Sens, Raphael Warnock, Jon Ossoff, Brad Raffensperger, —, Kamala Harris doesn’t, Biden, Bill Clinton, Trump, Trump’s, Brian Kemp, Kemp, Warnock, Herschel Walker Organizations: Georgia, NBC News, Republicans, Republican, Democratic, White, Democrat, Trump ramped, Democratic Party, Black Business, NBC, Trump, Republican Gov, Fox, Democrats Locations: —, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Rome, Savannah, Trump

☆ ‘The saddest thing I’ve seen in Italy’: Tiny Trevi Fountain stand-in pool draws scorn
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Barbie Latza Nadeau | Antonia Mortensen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

For travel tips, recipes and more insight on Italian culture, sign up for CNN’s Unlocking Italy newsletter. Erected late last week, the pool is adorned with unpainted plywood and sits behind a tall fence covered by transparent plastic, over which tourists throw coins in the hope of hitting the water. An official with Rome City Hall politely refused to comment on either theory. Two coins means you’ll fall in love with an attractive Italian, and three coins means you will marry that person. Coins are removed twice a day and the pool is emptied and refilled every morning.

Persons: Rome CNN —, Trevi, Cecilia Fabiano Organizations: Rome CNN, Rome City Hall, Catholic Locations: Rome, Italy

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