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☆ Peter Jackson restores classic 1970 Beatles documentary ‘Let It Be’
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

London CNN —A rarely seen 1970 film following the Beatles just before the band’s breakup will be released on Disney+ after being restored by Hollywood director Peter Jackson, the streaming service announced Tuesday. Jackson, who also made the award-winning 2021 docuseries “The Beatles: Get Back” for Disney+, has carried out a “meticulous restoration” of the film as well as “lovingly remastering the sound,” according to the statement. “One month before its release, The Beatles officially broke up. And so the people went to see ‘Let It Be’ with sadness in their hearts, thinking, ‘I’ll never see The Beatles together again. I will never have that joy again,’ and it very much darkened the perception of the film,” he said in the statement.

Persons: Peter Jackson, ”, Michael Lindsay, Hogg, Jackson, docuseries, Lindsay, ‘ I’ll, I’ve, ” Jackson, Oscar, Sam Mendes, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon, George Harrison Organizations: London CNN, Disney, Beatles, Sony Pictures Entertainment Locations: Hollywood, London

☆ Opinion | A Poll Reflecting Worries About Biden’s Age
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

But The New York Times runs a front-page article about how unpopular President Biden is and voters’ worries about his age. The real story this election cycle is the fact that the putative Republican nominee has serious, observable signs of mental decline. Meredith DytchChicagoTo the Editor:Joe Biden may or may not be too old to lead the country, but either way the only alternative is Donald Trump. Mr. Biden, the oldest president in history, has done a good job in a difficult time, with a paralyzed Congress and the wreckage left by his predecessor. By contrast, Mr. Trump did a terrible job, filled his cabinet with corrupt incompetents and focused on enriching himself, to the great detriment of the American people.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Biden, Joe Biden, Meredith Dytch, Donald Trump, Trump, incompetents Organizations: Biden, New York Times, Republican Locations: Richmond , Va

☆ American couple missing: Kathy Brandel and Ralph Hendry believed dead after yacht hijacked in Grenada
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-25 | by ( Sharif Paget | Chris Boyette | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The pair have been identified by their sailing club as Kathy Brandel and Ralph Hendry, a couple from Virginia who were spending the winter cruising the Eastern Caribbean after sailing their yacht, Simplicity, from Hampton, Virginia, to Antigua. “Kathy Brandel and Ralph Hendry are veteran cruisers and long-time members of the Salty Dawg Sailing Association from its earliest days. According to the Salty Dawg Sailing Association, the club’s executive director was contacted after a passing “good Samaritan” came across an abandoned yacht and found the club’s contact information. “The good Samaritan had boarded the boat and noted that the owners, Ralph Hendry and Kathy Brandel, were not onboard and found evidence of apparent violence. Contact information for the SDSA was posted and the skipper contacted the Association.” The sailing association said the skipper also contacted the coast guard, who notified St. Vincent police.

Persons: Kathy Brandel, Ralph Hendry, “ Kathy Brandel, Kathy, Ralph, Nick Buro, Bryan Hendry, St, Vincent, “, Tatja Hopman, ”, Bob Osborn, ” Osborn, O, Simmons Organizations: CNN, Authorities, Sailing Association, Grenadines Police Force, Coast Guards, Association, US State Department, U.S Locations: Grenada, Virginia, Hampton , Virginia, Antigua, Brandel’s, Caribbean, St, Royal St

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s office said Wednesday that presumed North Korean hackers breached the personal emails of one of his staff members ahead of Yoon's trip to Europe in November. Yoon’s office said the cyberattack only affected the personal account of the unidentified employee, who violated security protocols by partially using commercial email services to handle official duties. “We detected the case in advance of (Yoon’s) visit and took necessary measures,” Yoon’s office said in a statement to reporters. North Korea-backed hackers have also been accused of stealing information from outside governments, businesses and think tanks. While the country has denied involvement, North Korea has been linked to major cyberattacks in past years, including a 2013 campaign that paralyzed the servers of South Korean financial institutions, the 2014 hacking of Sony Pictures, and the WannaCry malware attack of 2017.

Persons: Yoon Suk, Yoon’s, “, ” Yoon, King Charles III, Rishi Sunak Organizations: The Associated Press, Sony Pictures Locations: SEOUL, South Korea, Europe, North Korea, Britain, France, U.S, Korean

STUDIO CITY, Calif. (AP) — A crewmember who was working on the Marvel Studios series “Wonder Man” died following an accident on set Tuesday morning at CBS Radford Studios in Studio City. The man, whose name was not made public, was a rigger who fell from the rafters, according to the trade publication Deadline, which first reported the news. Matthew D. Loeb, president of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, said the labor union was shocked and saddened. Those numbers were derived by combing through data from workplace and aviation safety investigations, court records and news accounts. Filming is set to begin next month on “Wonder Man,” which stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and was delayed by last year’s dual Hollywood strikes.

Persons: ”, Matthew D, Loeb, ” Loeb, Halyna Hutchins, Alec Baldwin, Sarah Jones, Yahya Abdul, Mateen Organizations: CITY, Calif, Marvel Studios, CBS Radford Studios, Marvel, Occupational Safety, Health Administration, OSHA, International Alliance, Cal, Associated Press Locations: Studio City, U.S

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kris Jenner has a new term: “Twist on it.”The driven matriarch of the Kardashian-Jenner family will bring the phrase to the Super Bowl forefront during her commercial. “I come from a generation where it was all about the commercials for some of us," said Jenner, who will appear in her first Super Bowl ad. In the flashback, she’s seen twisting the cookie before making the decision of taking her family into the reality television realm. In her family, Jenner said her daughter, Khloé Kardashian, came up with the concept of stacking each member’s favorite cookies in a jar in their kitchen. It's such an honor.”___More on the Super Bowl: https://apnews.com/hub/super-bowl

Persons: — Kris Jenner, Kardashian, Jenner, “, I’m, it’s, ” Jenner, she'll, ”, Khloé Kardashian, We've Organizations: ANGELES, Super, Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, Hulu Locations: Las Vegas

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Supreme Court said Thursday that 10 Republican state senators who staged a record-long walkout last year to stall bills on abortion, transgender health care and gun rights cannot run for reelection. The decision upholds the secretary of state’s decision to disqualify the senators from the ballot under a voter-approved measure aimed at stopping such boycotts. Measure 113, passed by voters in 2022, amended the state constitution to bar lawmakers from reelection if they have more than 10 unexcused absences. The senators’ lawsuit was filed against Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade, who last August said the boycotting senators were disqualified from seeking reelection. Oregon voters approved Measure 113 by a wide margin following Republican walkouts in the Legislature in 2019, 2020 and 2021.

Persons: — Sens, Tim Knopp, Daniel Bonham, Suzanne Weber, Dennis Linthicum, Lynn Findley, ”, Knopp, they’ve, LaVonne Griffin, Valade, walkouts Organizations: Oregon Supreme, Republican, — Locations: SALEM, Ore, Oregon

☆ The N.Y.P.D. Pulled Over a City Councilman. Now Both Are Under Fire.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-28 | by ( Jeffery C. Mays | Emma G. Fitzsimmons | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

An officer walked toward his car, asking him to roll down the tinted windows. When the officer reached the driver’s side, Mr. Salaam identified himself as a councilman. The officer asked Mr. Salaam if he was working; Mr. Salaam replied that he was and asked why he had been stopped. The officer did not answer but sent Mr. Salaam on his way. Other elected officials viewed it as an example of a City Council member’s invoking his position to try to get out of a ticket.

Persons: Yusef Salaam, Salaam, Mr, Eric Adams Organizations: New York, Central, Mr, City Locations: Harlem, Georgia

☆ The crisis at Kyte Baby might not have happened if the US had a mandated paid leave policy for new parents
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Jeanne Sahadi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

What’s more, almost all OECD countries have paid leave programs around childbirth for mothers and fathers, whether they are birth parents, adoptive parents or same sex parents. Looking more globally, “approximately 83% of countries guarantee at least 12 weeks of paid leave to parents who give birth,” according to the paid leave advocacy group FamilyValues@Work. “Nobody knows what they have access to,” said paid leave expert Vicki Shabo, a fellow at the policy research think tank New America. (Among state and local government workers, 28% have access to paid family leave today.) At the national level, however, there is still not a federal program for paid leave, despite legislative efforts in recent years to pass one in Congress.

Persons: Kyte, Ying Liu, ”, Vicki Shabo, Mercer, WTW, “, —, CNN’s Eva Rothenberg Organizations: New, New York CNN, Organization for Economic Cooperation, Development, OECD, America . Nine, District of Columbia, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Department of Labor, CNN Locations: New York, United States, Greece, New America, Mercer

Police investigators in Niagara Falls, N.Y., on Thursday were untangling the mystery behind why a Bentley crashed and burned at a bridge at the U.S.-Canada border, killing a local couple and causing panic on both sides on one of the year’s busiest travel days. Among the possibilities that investigators were considering on Thursday was whether the car, an older model, experienced a mechanical failure that caused it to accelerate, according to Robert Restaino, the mayor of Niagara Falls. The victims were a man and his wife from Grand Island, N.Y., both in their 50s, who owned several businesses in western New York, according to Mr. Restaino. He declined to release their names because the family had not been officially notified. Mr. Restaino said the couple had originally been headed to a concert in Canada, and investigators believe it was a Kiss show that was called off after a member’s illness.

Persons: Bentley, Robert Restaino, Restaino Organizations: U.S . Locations: Niagara Falls, N.Y, U.S, Canada, Grand Island, New York

The scaled back package of bills known as the Reproductive Health Act will repeal regulations aimed at abortion providers, known as TRAP laws, that critics had said were designed to close abortion providers. Last November, Michigan voters overwhelmingly approved a citizen-led ballot proposal — known as Prop 3 — that enshrined abortion rights in their state’s constitution. Whitsett, a Detroit Democrat, opposed the repeal of a state law that requires patients to wait 24 hours before receiving an abortion. A group of some of the state's top abortion right advocates slammed Whitsett in a statement after the package's passage. The organization has called restrictions on Medicaid coverage for abortion “de facto abortion bans” for people with low incomes.

Persons: Gretchen Whitmer, Laurie Pohutsky, ” Pohutsky, Roe, Wade, Karen Whitsett, Whitsett, member’s, “, Whitmer Organizations: — Michigan Democrats, Gov, Reproductive, Michigan, Detroit, Democratic, Detroit Democrat, Whitsett, Democrats, Associated Press Locations: LANSING, Mich, Michigan, Detroit

☆ Fact Check: Image of Barack Obama bowing to Ayatollah Khamenei is fake
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Two separate photographs of former U.S. President Barack Obama and Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei were digitally combined into a single image to make it appear as if Obama was bowing before Khamenei. It was captured by AFP photographer Atta Kenare and shows Khamenei looking toward Ahmadinejad while former Iranian presidents, Mohammad Khatami and Ali Akbar Hashami Rafsanjani, are seen sitting next to Khamenei. The image of Obama bowing has been taken from an official White House photograph from May 8, 2009. Years later, Obama reconnected with the boy and posted a video about the encounter on Instagram (archived) on May 27, 2022. The image of Obama bowing to Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei is edited to combine two unrelated photographs.

Persons: Barack Obama, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Obama, Khamenei, ”, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Atta Kenare, Ahmadinejad, Mohammad Khatami, Ali Akbar Hashami Rafsanjani, Jacob Philadelphia, Read Organizations: Iran's, Twitter, Facebook, AFP, White House, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Iran’s, Tehran

☆ A tide of election worker resignations raises alarms ahead of 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Fredreka Schouten | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —A wave of departures by election officials in key states risks adding new stress to the nation’s election system ahead of next year’s presidential contest, voting rights groups and several state election chiefs warn. The growing alarm over the resignations and retirements comes as officials say election workers continue to face a barrage of threats and harassment and partisan interference in their duties, first ignited by false claims of a stolen White House election in 2020. In King County, Washington – which includes Seattle – Julie Wise, the county election director, recalled receiving a letter over the summer with a rant about elections. Election watchdogs say more action is needed – including boosting federal funding and extending a federal law that criminalizes the release of restricted personal information about federal workers to cover election officials. Brinson Bell began tracking the departures when she became the state’s election chief that year.

Persons: Joe Biden, ”, Adrian Fontes, Pennsylvania –, Republican Al Schmidt, “, Nick Penniman, Schmidt, Donald Trump’s, ” Schmidt, Seattle – Julie Wise, Wise, ’, ” Penniman, Meagan Wolfe, Trump, Wolfe, there’s, Roy Cooper, Critics, Karen Brinson Bell, Brinson Bell, Kathy Holland, Holland, –, Brinson, ” Adam Byrnes, he’s, ” Byrnes, Fontes, ” Fontes, that’s Organizations: CNN, Democrat, Republican, US Justice Department, National Conference of State Legislatures, Committee, ” Workers, GOP, supermajorities, Gov, North Carolina State Board, Emory University, “ Locations: Arizona, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, King County , Washington, Seattle, In Wisconsin, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Alamance County, Swain County, Georgia

☆ Pilot indicted for threatening to shoot captain who tried to divert a commercial flight for medical emergency, officials say
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Lauren Mascarenhas | Rashard Rose | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Jonathan J. Dunn was indicted by a Utah grand jury on October 18 and charged with interference with a flight crew, stemming from an August 2022 incident, according to court documents. Dunn was authorized to carry a gun on board the plane due to the Transportation Security Administration’s Federal Flight Deck Officer program, the Inspector General’s office said. The Federal Flight Deck Officer program was developed in the wake of the September 11, 2001, attacks and involves training and arming pilots to handle an in-flight attack, such as a hijacking attempt. “Upon successful completion, the pilot is deputized as a federal law enforcement officer and issued a TSA-approved firearm and federal flight deck officer credentials,” the Transportation Security Administration said. Pilots, flight engineers and flight navigators who meet certain requirements are eligible for the program, according to the agency.

Persons: Jonathan J, Dunn, “, General, General’s Organizations: CNN, US Department of Transportation, Delta, Transportation Security, TSA, Transportation Security Administration, Pilots, FBI, Federal Aviation Administration, District of Locations: Utah, District of Utah

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Supreme Court will decide whether Republican state senators who carried out a record-setting GOP walkout during the legislative session this year can run for reelection. The senators from the minority party are challenging a 2022 voter-approved constitutional amendment that bars state lawmakers from reelection after having 10 or more unexcused absences. Oregon voters overwhelmingly approved the ballot measure that created the amendment following Republican walkouts in the Legislature in 2019, 2020 and 2021. The senators filed the challenge in the Oregon Court of Appeals but asked that it go directly to the state Supreme Court. Several state senators with at least 10 absences during the most recent legislative session have already filed candidacy papers with election authorities.

Persons: walkouts, LaVonne Griffin, Valade, – Sens, Tim Knopp, Daniel Bonham, Suzanne Weber, Dennis Linthicum, Lynn Findley –, Griffin, they’ve Organizations: Oregon Supreme, Oregon Public Broadcasting, Nine Oregon Republicans, Democrat, Appeals Locations: SALEM, Ore, Oregon, Montana , Tennessee

☆ ‘I Went Through Hell,’ Freed Israeli, 85, Says of Subterranean Captivity in Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Aaron Boxerman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Despite a weekslong bombing effort by the Israeli military, which has left thousands dead, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry, Ms. Lifshitz described a seemingly well-organized operation, with operatives given special responsibilities, including doctors, guards and medics. At a certain point a doctor also arrived and made sure that we received our pills and medication,” she said. Ms. Lifshitz said her captors paid special attention to health of the hostages, providing medication, shampoo and feminine hygiene products. The hostages were fed the same meager provisions their guards ate: a single daily meal of pita bread, two kinds of cheese and cucumber. In 2011, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released over 1,000 Palestinian prisoners — including Hamas’s current leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar — in exchange for a single Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit.

Persons: Lifshitz, Nir Oz, Lifschitz, “, ”, Daniel Lifshitz, Benjamin Netanyahu, Yahya Sinwar, Gilad Shalit, Cooper, Judith Raanan, Natalie Organizations: Gaza Health Ministry, International Committee, Hamas Locations: pita, Israel, Gaza

Situated in the al-Rimal neighborhood in Gaza City, the office has been something of a safe haven for Dahman. Tamir Kalifa/The New York Times/Redux Palestinians walk amid the rubble following Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City on October 10. Erik Marmor/AP Six-month-old Sama Alwadia is rescued from the rubble in Gaza City on October 9. Ramez Mahmoud/AP A plume of smoke rises in the sky over Gaza City during an Israeli airstrike on October 9. Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters Palestinian citizens inspect damage to their homes caused by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City on October 8.

Persons: London CNN — Ibrahim Dahman, Zaid, Rasha, Dahman, Ibrahim Dahman, Khalil, Joe Biden, ”, ” Dahman, “, Israel, Salah al, Deen, Khan Younis, Peter Lerner, they’ve, ” Avril Benoit, Khan, Fatima Shbair, Shir Torem, Wahaj Bani Moufleh, Mohammed Abed, Abir, Hatem Ali, Antonio Macías, Macías, Francisco Seco, Mohammed Saber, Eli Albag, Liri, Mohammed Talatene, Sergey Ponomarev, Violeta Santos Moura, Dor Kedmi, Mahmud Hams, Saher, Hatem Moussa, Abraham Cohen, Valentin Ghnassia, Ghnassia, Alexi J . Rosenfeld, Yuri Cortez, Yousef Masoud, Ibrahim Hams, Bashar Taleb, Baz Ratner, Jack Guez, Abed Rahim Khatib, Yahya Hassouna, Mapal Adam, Abed Zagout, Tamir Kalifa, Agha, Ibraheem Abu Mustafa, Reuters Itzik, Miriam Shafir, Dor Shafir, Savion Kiper, Maya Alleruzzo, Mohammed Salem, CNN Sergey Ponomarev, Eden Guez, Atef Safadi, Ohad, Mohammed Soboh, Said, Noam Elimeleh Rothenberg, Belal Khaled, Samar Abu, Amir Cohen, Ilai Bar Sade, Erik Marmor, Ali Jadallah, Oren Ziv, Ronen Zvulun, Majdi, Ilia Yefimovich, Ramez Mahmoud, Roi Levy, Alleruzzo, Tali Touito, Jalaa Marey, Oded, Ahmad Hasballah, Mohammed Fayq Abu Mostafa, Tsafrir, Ahmad Gharabli, Mustafa Hassona, Ilan Rosenberg, Eyad Baba, Itai Ron, Hadas Parush, ” Lynn Hastings Organizations: London CNN, CNN, Hamas, Islamic, Journalists, Racing, Hotel, Sunday, UN, AP, West Bank, Getty, Aris Messinis, Haim, New York Times, Reuters, Mount, Mount Herzl Military, Nova, Anadolu Agency, Israel Defense Forces, Nova Festival, Ben Gurion, Shifa, Rockets, Israel's, United Nations, Palestinian, Reuters Police, Reuters Rockets Locations: Gaza, London, Israel, Gaza City, Salah, Khan, Khan Younis, Haifa, Cyprus, Nablus, West, Lebanon, AFP, Rafah, Abir Sultan, Kfar Saba, Al, Tel Aviv, Israeli, Be'eri, Rehovot, Mount Herzl, Jerusalem, Kibbutz Be'eri, Sderot, Modiin Maccabim, Kfar Aza, Ashkelon, Mount Herzel, Samar, Samar Abu Elouf, Yassin, Palestinian, Beitar Ilit, Ramat Gan, Kiryat Shmona, Itai, Beit Hanun, Rishon Lezion, Palestinian Territory

☆ Shell Bay Club: The private golf course with a $1 million membership fee
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A world-class golf course, a racquet center, a private yacht club, and much more – all yours to enjoy, so long as you have a spare million dollars lying around. “It will be a place where you can totally immerse yourself in the game.”Immersion comes at a price, however, with membership initiation fees for The Shell Bay Club coming in at $1 million. Tenants living in the 108 residences and penthouses that make up the 20-story condominium tower overlooking the course receive automatic social club membership, with the option to pay the additional fee for the golf course. By contrast, initiation fees for Georgia’s Augusta National Golf Club, host of The Masters, range from $250,000 to $500,000, according to Forbes in 2021. Shell Bay ClubShell Bay Club members also have access to a range of amenities, including admission to the Shell Bay Yacht Club, which offers a 48-slip private marina to give residents with private vessels and charters direct access to the Atlantic ocean.

Persons: ”, Greg Norman, Bill Hornstein “, ” Norman, Alex Witkoff, — Organizations: CNN, Shell Bay, Witkoff Group, PPG, Shell Bay Club, Georgia’s Augusta, Golf Club, Forbes, Shell, Yacht, Auberge Locations: Hallandale Beach, South Florida, Intracoastal, Australian, Shell, Miami

☆ Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority Credit Card Review
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Ben Luthi | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +9 min

By Ben LuthiThe Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority Credit Card is a competitive airline credit card that could be a useful spending tool if you’re one the quirky airline’s legion of fans. The Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority Credit Card’s annual fee is roughly $50 higher than some of the other top airline credit cards. Unlike other airline credit cards, the Southwest Priority card doesn’t offer priority boarding on all flights. No foreign transaction feesWho benefits most from the Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority Credit Card? The Southwest Priority credit card is best for frequent fliers who prefer Southwest Airlines over other domestic airlines.

Persons: Ben Luthi, you’ll, cardholders, You’ll Organizations: Southwest, Rapid, Southwest Airlines, Chase Locations: U.S, Southwest, Mexico, Central America

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Court of Appeals on Monday asked the state's highest court to decide whether Republican state senators who carried out a record-setting GOP walkout this year can run for reelection. Oregon voters last year overwhelmingly approved the ballot measure that created the amendment following GOP walkouts in the Legislature in 2019, 2020 and 2021. They and Oregon Department of Justice attorneys on the opposite side of the case jointly last month asked the appeals court to send the matter straight to the state Supreme Court. The appeals court on Monday formally asked the Oregon Supreme Court to take the case, said Todd Sprague, spokesman for the Oregon Judicial Department. The senators insist that the way the amendment to the state constitution is written means they can seek another term.

Persons: LaVonne Griffin, Valade, “, Oregonians, ” Griffin, Griffin, Todd Sprague, Sprague, Sen, Bill Hansell, Tim Knopp, they’ve, ” Knopp, Ben Morris Organizations: Oregon, Monday, Appeals, Oregon Department of Justice, Oregon Supreme, Oregon Judicial Department, Oregon Republicans, Democrat Locations: SALEM, Ore, Oregon, Statehouses, Montana , Tennessee, United States, U.S, Rhode Island, Rutland , Massachusetts

☆ Michael Jordan’s ultra-private, ultra-exclusive personal golf course: The Grove XXIII
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Even as he was staking his claim in the 1990s as the greatest player the NBA has ever seen, the Bulls icon was a regular guest on the golf course. Bobby Weed Golf Design“Slaughterhouse 23”Weed had his two pillars for a great golf course — an engaged owner and a good piece of property, though the latter would require some polishing. Bobby Weed Golf DesignThe course didn’t just need to suit the playstyle of its owner, though, it needed to enhance it. Bobby Weed Golf DesignTaking a swingCompared to Bobby Weed Golf Design, Nichols Architects had considerably less experience in golf courses, but it did have one key advantage in its efforts to beat other bids to build The Grove XXIII’s clubhouse. “That’s like the ultimate compliment … to have his own golf course and to shape and mold that golf course for him and his friends, it’s just where he wants to be.

Persons: CNN —, Michael Jordan cherishes, it’s, Nichols, Mike Butler, Bobby Weed, Pete Dye, Hobe, Tiger Woods, Cliff Hawkins, Jordan, “, ” Weed, Weed, Jacob Kupferman, didn’t, Championships Jordan, ” “, Rickie Fowler, ”, Yvette Prieto, “ You’re, Igor Reyes, “ You’ve, ” Reyes, Nichols Architects Reyes, Jordan’s, ’ ” Nichols, Jimmy Walker, Reyes, it’s ‘, ‘, Grove, …, He’s Organizations: CNN, NBA, Bulls, Nichols Architects, PGA, Tiger, PGA Tour, Forbes, Augusta National, Championships, Nike, Adidas, Woods, ’ ” Nichols Architects, Air Locations: Chicago, Hobe Sound, Florida, Grove, Stillwater , Minnesota, Mito, Japan, Jordan, Ridge, Ponte Vedra, Pine Valley, ” Jordan, Miami, Weed

☆ Loan approval: Why has it gotten so much harder?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Magnusson said that while she used USAA for a personal loan in the past, this time, the process felt very different. Lately, it may take more than just a good credit score for many people to get approved for a loan. Deutsche Bank recently told investors that bank lending conditions look “consistent with recession levels,” even though the US is not currently in a recession. Magnusson said she was “in tears” after spending hours on the phone with USAA to secure the loan over multiple days. McBride said that although loan application rejections are up and standards are tougher, getting a loan is still possible for those with good credit.

Persons: Cheryl Magnusson, Magnusson, “, USAA, ”, Greg McBride, —, ” McBride, Nathan Howard, McBride, William Brown, Brown, we’ve, ” Brown, “ I’ve, I’ve, Darlene Johnson, ” Johnson, Scott Olson Organizations: CNN, Federal Reserve Bank of New, Consumer, Deutsche Bank, Eccles Federal Reserve, Bloomberg, Getty, Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, Navy, Suncoast Credit Union, Suncoast, Mortgage Bankers Association, Federal Reserve Locations: Arizona, Washington , DC, Silicon, Florida, Hawthorn Woods , Illinois

☆ Suspected Russian drone debris is found in Romania.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Andrew Higgins | More About Andrew Higgins | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Romania said on Wednesday that debris from what could be a Russian drone had landed on its territory across the Danube River from Ukraine and said that if the wreckage turned out to be Russian, it would be “a serious violation” of a NATO member’s sovereignty. Russia has repeatedly attacked Ukrainian grain ports in the Danube delta, including Izmail, which lies less than 200 yards from Romanian territory and was blasted again by Russian drones on Tuesday. If confirmed, the presence of Russian drone wreckage inside Romania “would be completely unacceptable and a serious violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Romania, a NATO allied state,” the country’s president, Klaus Iohannis, said on his Facebook page. As a member of NATO, Romania is covered by the U.S.-led alliance’s commitment to collective security, which obliges all members to come to the defense of any state that requests assistance in the event of an attack. But Romania has avoided any hint that it might invoke Article 5, the cornerstone of the joint defense pact, over the debris found on Tuesday.

Persons: Klaus Iohannis Organizations: NATO Locations: Romania, Russian, Ukraine, Russia, Romanian, Plauru, U.S

☆ Where to Start in Emilia-Romagna?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Sheila Yasmin Marikar | Susan Wright | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

There was also, blissfully, a restaurant, Vito San Luca, whose tagliatelle al ragù might be the platonic ideal of a post-hike meal. Local products, local artisansThe light turned golden and then faded. Did I want to join her and Ms. Mikayla for a “little concert in an adorable apartment? Very Bologna, intimate, least touristy thing in town.”I walked 20 minutes to Efesto House, which occupies the sixth floor of a centuries-old apartment building on Via Castiglione. “We decided to keep our prices very low,” said Gaia Musumeci, a neurologist who runs Efesto House with two friends.

Persons: Vito San Luca, Champagne —, Montell, Kaitlyn Mikayla, ”, Gian Marco Bucci, Mikayla, “, Gaia Musumeci, Matteo Paragona, Carracci Organizations: Americano, Via Locations: San, Bologna, Via San Gervasio, Los Angeles, ”, Via Castiglione

CNN —A Mexican citizen was shot and wounded in the leg “while in Mexican territory” Saturday by a Texas National Guard member who was in the El Paso area, a news release from Mexico’s Foreign Ministry said. The National Guard member who discharged a weapon during a “border-related incident” was assigned to Gov. It’s the second incident involving a Texas National Guard member assigned to Operation Lone Star firing their weapon and injuring someone. In January, a guard member shot a migrant during a struggle. The Texas Rangers, a division of the Texas Department of Public Safety, is investigating Saturday’s shooting, said Ericka Miller, a spokesperson for the department.

Persons: ”, Greg Abbott’s, César Omar Muñoz Morales, “, It’s, Ericka Miller Organizations: CNN, Texas National Guard, Mexico’s Foreign, National Guard, Gov, Lone Star, Texas Military Department, Ciudad, Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas Rangers, Operation Lone Star, The Texas Rangers, Texas Department of Public, Ministry Locations: El Paso, Ciudad Juarez, El Paso ., Rio Grande Valley, South Texas, Texas

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