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☆ A Portrait Artist Fit for a King (but Not a President)
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Mark Landler | More About Mark Landler | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Few famous Britons, it seems, can resist the chance to be painted by Jonathan Yeo. Yet when it came to painting his latest portrait, of King Charles III, the artist had to go to the subject. Mr. Yeo rented a truck to transport his 7.5-by-5.5-foot canvas to the king’s London residence, Clarence House. There, he erected a platform so he could apply the final brushstrokes to the strikingly contemporary portrait, which depicts a uniformed Charles against an ethereal background. The painting, which will be unveiled at Buckingham Palace in mid-May, is the first large-scale rendering of Charles since he became king.

Persons: Jonathan Yeo, David Attenborough, Yeo, King Charles III, Clarence House, Charles Locations: West London, Buckingham

☆ Princess Charlotte turns 9! See the sweet photo from her parents to mark the occasion
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Lauren Said-Moorhouse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

London CNN —A photograph of a beaming Princess Charlotte has been released by the Prince and Princess of Wales to mark her ninth birthday. The children, from left, are Prince George, Prince Louis, Princess Charlotte, Savannah Phillips, Isla Phillips, Lena Tindall and Mia Tindall. The Duchess of Cambridge/Getty Images The Prince and Princess of Wales have released a photo of Princess Charlotte to mark her ninth birthday on Thursday, May 2. Carl Court/AFP/Getty Images Princess Charlotte, William and Catherine's middle child, is seen in this handout photo released on May 1, 2021, a day before her sixth birthday. The Duchess of Cambridge via Getty Images Princess Charlotte playfully sticks out her tongue while attending a King's Cup regatta with her mother in 2019.

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☆ London pub name-dropped in Taylor Swift's new album forced to turn people away as Swifties arrive in force, reports say
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-21 | by ( Cameron Manley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Black Dog pub in London has had an influx of visitors since Taylor Swift's new album was released. AdvertisementThe Black Dog pub in south-west London, named in Taylor Swift's new album, was forced to turn away customers after so many of the singer's fans descended on the pub, reports say. "The Black Dog" is the title of track 17 of Swift's widely acclaimed album, "The Tortured Poet's Department," released Friday. Related storiesThe staff at The Black Dog pub mentioned the rumors in a viral TikTok video, which has clocked more than 400,000 views as of Sunday. We can now say we were in The Black Dog on the day of its release."

Persons: Taylor, —, Taylor Swift's, Joe Alwyn, Matty Healy, Matty, Joe, Amy Cowley, We've, It's, Cowley, Taylor Swift, Robert Kamau, MailOnline, Jordan Ludwig, Katelyn Anziano, Kylee, Katelyn, It'll Organizations: Service, Poet's Department Locations: London, London's Vauxhall, British, New York City

☆ She set out to find a husband in a year. Then she matched with a guy on a dating app on the other side of the world
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +21 min

He quickly found the Wellington dating pool to be full of people he vaguely knew – friends of friends or old college acquaintances. The whole thing was quite surreal, made only more so by the fact that Samantha had now met Toby’s parents before she’d actually met Toby in person. When Samantha returned to London, Toby was in a bad way. “But we were spending 24/7 together.”Samantha says the decision was obvious “pretty much as soon as we met in real life.”In time, Toby met Samantha’s family. Telling the story on stageSamantha first told the story of how she met Toby on stage in 2018.

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☆ Prince William resumes public duties after Kate’s cancer announcement
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Lauren Said-Moorhouse | Max Foster | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

London CNN —The Prince of Wales was back in action on Thursday, carrying out his first public engagements since his wife, Catherine, revealed her cancer diagnosis last month. William, 41, visited a surplus food charity in Surrey before he was expected to head to a youth center in west London. Kate’s cancer was found in tests following an abdominal surgery in January. William’s presence will be a welcome signal to royal-watchers that his wife is feeling well enough for him to resume public-facing duties. He made his most significant public appearance on Easter Sunday following the tradition family church outing.

Persons: Prince, Wales, Catherine, William, King Charles III, Prince William, Claire Hopkins, Alastair Grant, George, Charlotte, Louis, “, King Charles Organizations: London CNN, Surplus, Aston Villa, CNN’s Royal Locations: Surrey, London, Kensington, Sheffield, Birmingham

☆ I spent over $1 million on a Victorian house that hadn't been touched in 70 years. It was crumbling and rotting, but I have no regrets.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

When I was talking to my dad, who gave us advice, he was like, "You're buying a house that's old. It felt like a huge amount of pressure because this is a beautiful old house. Then the living room, bedroom, and spare bedroom are part of the way there. AdvertisementThe living room. We've got a mirror on the wall in the living room that my dad bought 35 years ago at Portobello Market.

Persons: —, Natalie Glaze, Glaze, she's, It'll, hasn't, we'd, Let's, We've, they're, I've, it's Organizations: Service, Business Locations: London, TikTok, Portobello

☆ 'Big leap of faith': This couple quit corporate life and turned an arty side hustle into a business
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Lucy Handley | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

They hoped to turn their side hustle into a full-time e-commerce art business. They set up their company, Abstract House, in 2016, and made around £125,000 in revenue in their first year. Eight years after the launch, they expect the company to make around £2 million ($2.52 million) this year. Including the couple, the business has 10 staff. And in 2020, they moved to a showroom, office and production space in west London where they could produce the artworks, store stock and pack orders for delivery.

Persons: Omar Obaid, Summer, Omar, Omar — Organizations: CNBC, The New York Times Locations: London

☆ Man pleads guilty to theft of solid gold toilet worth $6 million from Blenheim Palace
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A man has pleaded guilty to stealing a toilet made entirely from 18-carat gold and worth more than $6 million from the English stately home where wartime leader Winston Churchill was born. It had been plumbed into the building so the theft also caused significant damage and flooding, police reported at the time. "Daddy, Daddy", a large scale recreation of the drowning Disney character Pinocchio, created by artist Maurizio Cattelan, is seen in a pool at Blenheim Palace on September 12, 2019. The golden toilet, titled "America," was part of the same exhibition at the stately home. Leon Neal/Getty ImagesAt Blenheim Palace, the toilet was installed in a room next to the one in which Churchill was born.

Persons: Winston Churchill, James Sheen, Maurizio Cattelan, ”, Sheen, America ”, Donald Trump’s, Vincent Van Gogh’s, Leon Neal, Churchill, Cattelan, Michael Jones, Frederick Sines, Frederick Doe, Bora Guccuck Organizations: CNN, Oxford Crown, UK’s, Media, Prosecution Service, National Horse Racing Museum, America, Guggenheim, Blenheim, New Yorker Locations: Blenheim, Italian, Five Wells, Newmarket, New York City, United States, Oxford, Ascot , Berkshire, London

☆ Oxford-Cambridge boat race rowers warned to avoid water after E. coli find
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Billy Stockwell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

To meet the UK Environment Agency’s inland bathing water quality standards, E. coli levels should be below 1,000 CFU per 100ml. “It would be terrific if the Boat Race drew attention to it. It also adds that rowers should refer themselves to a healthcare professional if they accidentally swallow river water. The guidance has been issued to both universities in briefing packs ahead of this weekend’s race, River Action said. The Oxford boat sinks after only half a mile, during the annual University boat race against Cambridge on March 24, 1951.

Persons: Sean Bowden, ”, James Wallace, coli, ” Feargal Sharkey, “, Sienna Somers Organizations: London CNN, Cambridge, CFU, Environment, Oxford, Thursday’s Telegraph, British Rowing, Rivers Trust, University, Keystone, Hulton, UK Environment Agency, Thames Water, BBC Locations: Oxford, London, United Kingdom, Hammersmith, England, floodwater, Thames

☆ ‘You Can Hear a Pin Drop’: The Rise of Super Strict Schools in England
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( Emma Bubola | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

As the teacher started to count down, the students uncrossed their arms and bowed their heads, completing the exercise in a flash. One,” the teacher said. Pens across the room went down and all eyes shot back to the teacher. Under a policy called “Slant” (Sit up, Lean forward, Ask and answer questions, Nod your head and Track the speaker) the students, aged 11 and 12, were barred from looking away. When a digital bell beeped (traditional clocks are “not precise enough,” the principal said) the students walked quickly and silently to the cafeteria in a single line.

Persons: Ozymandias, Percy Bysshe Shelley — Organizations: Michaela Community School Locations: London

☆ Sam Kerr: Australian soccer star pleads not guilty to ‘racially aggravated offense’ in London
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Thomas Schlachter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Sam Kerr, Chelsea FC star and Australia women’s captain, pleaded not guilty to a “racially aggravated offense” of a police officer, British authorities said Monday. The 30-year-old striker was charged following an incident involving an officer on January 30 last year in Twickenham, a suburb of southwest London. Kerr was charged “via postal charge requisition on 21 January with a racially aggravated offense under Section 4A Public Order Act 1986,” the Met Police added. CNN has reached out to Chelsea FC, who declined to comment. Last year, she led the Australia women’s team in making national history by becoming the first team – men’s or women’s – to reach a soccer World Cup semifinal.

Persons: Sam Kerr, Kerr, ”, – Organizations: CNN, Chelsea FC, Australia women’s, Metropolitan Police, Met Police, Thames, Crown Prosecution Service, Wimbledon, Court, Football Australia, “, ” Football Australia, Chelsea, League, Super League, AFC, Uzbekistan Locations: Twickenham, London, Kingston, United Kingdom, Perth

☆ Chelsea vs. Leeds United: Soccer fan rushed to hospital after falling from top tier of stadium
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Amy Woodyatt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —A Leeds United soccer fan was admitted to hospital after reportedly falling from the top tier of Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge stadium in southwest London on Wednesday night. The incident took place shortly after Leeds took a 1-0 lead against Chelsea in the first half of their FA Cup last-16 match, according to reports by British media, citing footage from social media. “Leeds United can confirm an incident involving a Leeds United supporter occurred in the Shed End of Stamford Bridge during the first-half of tonight’s FA Cup game,” the Championship club, who play in English soccer’s second tier, said in a statement. Chelsea will face Leicester City in the FA Cup quarterfinals next month. Glyn Kirk/AFP/Getty ImagesThe FA Cup is the oldest football competition in the world.

Persons: ”, Conor Gallagher’s, Glyn Kirk Organizations: CNN, Leeds United, Leeds, Chelsea, FA, tonight’s FA, Championship, ” London’s Metropolitan Police, Chelsea FC, CNN Sport, English Premier League club Chelsea, Leicester City, Getty, Manchester City Locations: Chelsea’s Stamford, London, Stamford, ” London’s, AFP

☆ Freddie Mercury’s London home for sale for $38 million
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Catherine Nicholls | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

London CNN —The former London home of rock legend Freddie Mercury is available to buy – that is, for those with a cool £30 million ($38 million) to spare. The property was bought by Mercury on the spot when he first visited it in 1980, according to Knight Frank, which is handling the sale. In this spirit, the dining room was painted citrus-yellow, reportedly Mercury’s favorite color, with complementary jewel tones in the cornices of the room. The property’s principal suite is entered through what used to be Mercury’s dressing room, where he stored his clothes and stage costumes. After more than 30 years taking care of them, Austin, now 72, auctioned about 1,400 of Mercury’s belongings last year, and is now looking to sell Garden Lodge for offers in excess of £30 million ($38 million), according to Knight Frank.

Persons: Freddie Mercury, Knight Frank, Robin Moore Ede, ” Knight Frank, Barney Hindle, Knight Frank The, Mercury, Mary Austin, “, ” Austin, Freddie Organizations: London CNN, Mercury Locations: London, Kensington, Austin

☆ Gen Z Is Saving Money by Living With Parents; It's Going to Cost Them
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Eve Upton-Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

There are 620,000 more adults living with their parents in the UK than a decade ago. In the US, the percentage of young adults living at home has climbed 87% over the past two decades, according to the US Census Bureau. More than one-third of Gen Z respondents in a 2022 Freddie Mac survey said it's something they thought they'd never be able to achieve. A similar share of young adults lived with their parents in the wake of the Great Recession in 2010 — 44%. For many young adults, living on your own is an important step to feeling grown up.

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☆ Julian Assange makes last-ditch attempt in UK court to avoid extradition to the US
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Lauren Said-Moorhouse | Claudia Rebaza | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images Assange attends a seminar at the Swedish Trade Union Confederation in Stockholm on August 14, 2010. LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images Assange and his bodyguards are seen after a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland, in November 2010. FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images Assange, on the balcony of the Ecuadorian Embassy, holds up a United Nations report in February 2016. Carl Court/Getty Images Assange speaks to the media in May 2017, after Swedish prosecutors had dropped their investigation of rape allegations against Assange. Jack Taylor/Getty Images Assange was seen for the first time in months during a hearing via teleconference in Quito, Ecuador, in October 2018.

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☆ Two Pianists Make a Life Out of an Intimate Art Form
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-10 | by ( Hugh Morris | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It looked like some kind of grand music exam. The pianists Pavel Kolesnikov and Samson Tsoy sat down at their instruments onstage at Wigmore Hall and began to play for an audience of two. It was June 2020, and Kolesnikov and Tsoy were, like virtually every other musician at that time, playing a livestreamed concert. (He could be heard frantically recapping the piece as he walked down the street. The pandemic forced Kolesnikov, 34, and Tsoy, 35, to recalibrate.

Persons: Pavel Kolesnikov, Samson Tsoy, Kolesnikov, —, “, ” Organizations: Wigmore Hall, Carnegie Hall Locations: London, Copenhagen, —, recalibrate

☆ London Police Say Chemical Attacker Presumed Dead
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Feb. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

LONDON (Reuters) - London police said on Friday that a man suspected of injuring several people last week by throwing a corrosive chemical on them is now presumed to have drowned in the River Thames. The case has drawn political attention in Britain because Ezedi had been granted asylum after a sexual assault conviction. Metropolitan Police Commander Jon Savell told reporters authorities now presume, based on CCTV footage, that Ezedi went into the River Thames from a bridge in west London. "It is now our main working theory that Ezedi has actually gone into the Thames from Chelsea Bridge. All of our work thus far has not seen him come off the bridge," Savell said.

Persons: Abdul Shokoor Ezedi, Ezedi, Jon Savell, Savell, Rishi Sunak, Sachin Ravikumar, Mark Potter Organizations: London, Police, Metropolitan Police, Chelsea Bridge, BBC Locations: London, Britain, Chelsea, Afghanistan

In his first game back from an eight-month ban, Toney scored from a free kick to help Brentford beat Nottingham Forest 3-2 on Saturday and end a skid of five straight Premier League losses. I’m just buzzing to be back and scoring goals and playing for the team. Frank even gave Toney the captain's armband for this game, indicating how important his return is for the west London club. Toney led his team with 20 goals in 33 league games last season before being handed the ban in May. With the return of Toney, any thoughts of a relegation scrap for Brentford might soon be in the past.

Persons: — Ivan Toney, Toney, “, ” Toney, Thomas Frank, Dane, Frank, Nuno Espirito, Danilo, Ben Mee, Chris Wood, Callum Hudson, Forest's Orel Mangala, Mads Roerslev, Neal Maupay, volleying, Thomas Frank’s, “ I’m, I’ve, Gabriel Magalhaes, Gabriel Martinelli, ” Martinelli, Gabriel, Dean Henderson, Leandro Trossard, Martinelli's, Mikel Arteta’s, Roy Hodgson’s, ___ Organizations: Brentford, Nottingham Forest, Premier League, Nuno Espirito Santo, Forest, ” ARSENAL, Fulham —, Liverpool, Arsenal, Crystal, Emirates, Aston Villa, Bournemouth, League's Locations: London, Dubai, West Ham, Liverpool

☆ FIFA Best Awards: Lionel Messi, Aitana Bonmatí, a green carpet and a mini tuxedo. Step inside the surreal world
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Matias Grez | Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The Spaniard went on to be crowned the Best Men’s Coach after guiding City to the treble last season. That is not normal – for anything in history.”Manchester City Pep Guardiola poses with the trophy after being named the best men's coach in 2023. Later, shortlists were determined by two separate panels of experts in men’s and women’s football. Players past and present were in attendance, including the likes of Brazilian great Ronaldo and the newly crowned Women’s Best Player, Aitana Bonmatí. I’m very happy about how women’s football has evolved in Brazil and in the world.

Persons: CNN —, Pep Guardiola, Romina Polenta, Polenta, Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé, Erling Haaland, “, Messi, ” Polenta, Manchester City Pep Guardiola, Michael Regan, Johanne Perraud, “ Kiki, ”, Perraud didn’t, murmurs, shortlists, Ronaldo, Aitana Bonmatí, Oussama Nacer, I’ve, Nacer, Thierry Henry, ” Johanne Perraud, Romina, Matias Grez, Spain’s Jennifer Hermoso, Luis Rubiales, Rubiales, Hermoso, Sarina Wiegman, Marta, “ There’ll, I’m, It’s, Hugo Íñiguez, Íñiguez’s, Íñiguez Organizations: CNN, FIFA, Manchester City, Spaniard, CNN Sport, Qatar, Inter Miami, MLS, Nacer, Royal Spanish Football Federation, Argentine, Colón, Salta Rodríguez Locations: London, Argentina, Qatar, Buenos Aires, France, men’s, Spain, Brazil, Salta

The women’s award finalists are 2023 World Cup winners Aitana Bonmatí and Jenni Hermoso of Spain, plus Linda Caicedo of Colombia. “The Best” awards represent FIFA’s version of the older and more prestigious Ballon d’Or prize. The awards ceremony at the Hammersmith Apollo theater in west London includes men's and women's awards for best coach, best goalkeeper and the Puskas Award for best goal. Messi, Mbappé and Haaland also comprised the shortlist for the Ballon d’Or award, which Messi won for an eighth time in October. The women’s eligibility period covered performances from Aug. 1, 2022 through the World Cup final last August.

Persons: —, Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé, Erling Haaland, Aitana Bonmatí, Jenni Hermoso, Linda Caicedo, “, Puskas, Messi, Mbappé, Haaland, Spain’s, Bonmatí, Ballon d’Or, Spain's Alexia Putellas, ___ Organizations: Ballon, Hammersmith Apollo, Messi’s, Mbappe’s, England, Barcelona, Spanish, Champions League, FIFA Locations: Spain, Colombia, London, Messi’s Argentina, Mbappe’s France, Qatar, Sydney, Australia

LONDON (AP) — It took Kevin De Bruyne less than five minutes to show why his return from injury could be so crucial for Manchester City in the second half of the Premier League season. De Bruyne had not made a league appearance since the opening round of the season in August, but it looked like he'd never been away. And in stoppage time, he lifted a perfectly weighted ball into the box for substitute Oscar Bobb to score his first Premier League goal and complete the comeback. Only two games were played Saturday with half of the Premier League teams having the weekend off for a short winter break. It was the 21-year-old Palmer’s ninth league goal of the season and fifth from the penalty spot after joining from Man City in the offseason.

Persons: Kevin De Bruyne, De Bruyne, he'd, James ', Pep Guardiola's, Martin Dubravka, Oscar Bobb, I’m, Eddie Howe's, Erling Haaland, “, Kevin, Guardiola, Oscar, ”, Bernardo Silva, Kyle Walker, Alexander Isak, Anthony Gordon, Isak, Walker, Stefan Ortega, Gordon, Ortega, Ederson, Sean Longstaff, Mauricio Pochettino, Cole Palmer, Palmer, ” Palmer, Marco Silva, Malo, ” Silva, Dai Yongge, Port, ___ Organizations: Manchester City, Premier League, City, Newcastle, Chelsea, Fulham, Premier League teams, Aston Villa, Liverpool, Arsenal, League, DERBY WIN, CHELSEA Chelsea, Blues, Stamford, Man, Middlesbrough, “, TNT, ” Fulham, Port Vale, Reading, English Football League, Cheltenham Locations: St, London, Man City, Middlesbrough, Bolton

LONDON (AP) — A lawyer for Prince Harry on Tuesday challenged the U.K. government’s decision to strip him of his security detail after he gave up his status as a working member of the royal family and moved to the United States. Harry, whose wife is biracial, cited what he said were racist attitudes and unbearable intrusions of the British media in his decision to leave the United Kingdom. Eadie also said there was a cost factor, because security funds aren’t unlimited. Harry said the committee unfairly nixed his security request without hearing from him personally and didn't disclose the panel’s composition, which he later learned included royal family staff. The case is one of five that Harry has pending in the High Court.

Persons: —, Prince Harry, Duke, Sussex, Shaheed Fatima, “, Fatima, ”, Harry wasn't, Harry, shouldn't, ” Harry, King Charles III, Meghan Markle, Diana, James Eadie, Eadie, Edward Young, Queen Elizabeth II Organizations: Royal, VIP, Kew, Court, Daily Mail, Mail, Daily, Sun Locations: United States, London, Britain, Paris, United Kingdom, Canada, California

☆ 'Ruthless' landlords who crammed 22 men into a 2-bedroom apartment raking in more than $10,000 a month plead guilty after fire death
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The landlords of a London flat that suffered a fire have pleaded guilty to criminal charges. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementThe landlords of an overcrowded London apartment that suffered a fire have pleaded guilty to criminal charges. In the overcrowded apartment, students, asylum seekers, and other vulnerable people were sleeping in bunk beds and on the floor, without heating or use of the washing machine, and sharing a single toilet. AdvertisementAnthony Iles, chair of the Tarling West Tenants and Residents Association, told the Guardian, that the couple were "ruthless landlords."

Persons: Mizanur Rahman, —, Sofina Begum, Aminur Rahman, Begum, Rahman, Anthony Iles, Brent Council, Jaydipkumar Rameshchandra Valand Organizations: Service, Guardian, Residents Association Locations: London, Bangladesh, Wembley

☆ Cape Town’s ‘urban’ baboons: How to live with our primate cousins
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —More than half of the world’s population live in urban areas where nature can feel like a distant concern. Thriving ecosystems do, however, exist within our cities — even beneath our feet — and embracing urban nature can be a powerful force for change. Cape Town’s baboons can often be found rummaging through garbage cans and around backyards, putting them at greater risk of conflict with humans. Easy access to food from Cape Town’s trash means baboons spend less time and energy foraging, and more on socializing with potential mates and the rest of their group. The city has begun taking proactive measures to keep them away from Cape Town’s outskirts and in their natural hillside habitat.

Persons: CNN —, Corey Arnold, denning, Lawrence Hylton, Neil Zeller, Gizem, Harvard University’s, Mary Cleave, Ashley Strickland, Katie Hunt Organizations: CNN, Southern, DreamWorks, Gizem Gumuskaya Tufts University Scientists, Tufts University, Harvard, Harvard University’s Wyss, NASA, Challenger, Tasmanian, CNN Space, Science Locations: West London, city’s, Cape Town , South Africa, backyards, Cape Town’s, California, Hong, New Territories, Shing Mun, Canadian, Guatemala

☆ A Grocery Chain Just Fired Its Self-Checkouts
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Claire Moses | More About Claire Moses | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

You clicked the picture of a zucchini on the screen, but what you have in your basket is a cucumber. And buying something like alcohol or medicine still means you have to wait for a store worker to come over. No warm welcome from machines. “Delighting customers with our warm northern welcome is part of our DNA.”Can humans and machines peacefully coexist? But removing self-checkouts altogether, as Booths announced it will do, would be a “bad idea,” Ms. Abittan said.

Persons: that’s, “ There’s, ”, Sandra Abittan, “, Ms, Abittan Organizations: Tesco, Wal, Mart Locations: London, United States, Britain

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