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☆ Opinion: I’m a climate scientist. If you knew what I know, you’d be terrified too
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-07 | by ( Opinion Bill Mcguire | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Are you frightened by climate change? While those of us working in the climate science field know the true picture, and understand the implications for our world, most others do not. As a climate scientist, it is my duty to tell you about what is happening to our world, whether it engenders fear or not. Critically, the authors of the study observed that the reality of climate change has to be communicated without inducing a feeling of hopelessness — and this is the key. Climate change is no different.

Persons: Bill McGuire, Read, David Wallace, Wells, Sean Gallup, ” Organizations: University College London, CNN, University of Bath, American Psychological Association Locations: —, Disko, Greenland

☆ Tour this $24 million mansion in Delray Beach, Florida, where home prices have doubled
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Ray Parisi | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

watch nowThe owners of this Florida mansion are asking for $24 million for their almost 11,500 square-foot residence inside one of the most expensive gated communities in Delray Beach, Florida. Over the past five years, the Delray Beach market has more than flourished — it has skyrocketed. "But Delray Beach is, without question, one of the region's premier luxury residential markets." An aerial view of the Rockybrook Estate in Delray Beach, Florida. Here's a look inside the 6 bedroom, 10 bathroom Villa Ananda:Aerial view of 9303 Hawk Shadow Lane in Delray Beach.

Persons: Villa Ananda, Daniel Petroni, Senada Adzem, Villa, Adzem, Steve Cohen, Khalil Mack, Gerry Smith, Romeo Santos, Antonio Neri, Neri, Rockybrook, Douglas Elliman, Krent Wieland, Inson Dubois, Liaigre Organizations: CNBC, Miami, Palm, National Football League, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Adzem, HP Enterprise Locations: Florida, Delray Beach , Florida, Delray Beach, Manhattan , New York, Miami, Delray, Stone, South Florida, Italy's, Adzem

☆ How the fortune of one of America’s biggest pharmaceutical families has quietly funded conservative causes
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-03 | by ( Casey Tolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +21 min

From The Searle Freedom TrustThis year, the Searle trust is poised to play an even bigger role as it empties out its coffers. Researchers who study political nonprofits say that the Searle trust has had a major impact, even as the Searle family has stayed under the radar compared to more well-known conservative benefactors. The Searle trust is one of the most prolific funders of conservative groups among all private foundations, according to a CNN analysis of nonprofit tax data. The Searle trust has given millions to the Foundation for Government Accountability, which has worked behind the scenes to push conservative policies such as stricter voting laws. Dennis, the CEO of the Searle trust, is also the chair of DonorsTrust.

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☆ It may look like Trump scared NATO back into readiness — but it's probably all down to Putin
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

NATO states' increased defense spending in recent years has little to do with Trump, experts told BI. NATO spending has indeed accelerated since Trump entered politics. It ain't what you do, it's the way that you do itTrump's demands of NATO allies also weren't a departure from existing US policy. Threatening partners is "bananas"Trump's transactional take on NATO collective defense is ultimately reasonable, Bury said — but encouraging other countries to attack NATO allies is "bananas." AdvertisementIf US allies are spending more money on NATO defense, it's not because Trump is goading them, but because they're concerned about increasing global instability.

Persons: Trump, it's, —, Kaja Kallas, Mark Rutte, Edward Hunter Christie, Hunter Christie, William Alberque, Russia hadn't, hadn't, Alberque, Patrick Bury, Barack Obama, didn't, Joe Biden, Bury, Vladimir Putin Organizations: NATO, Trump, Service, Estonia's, Dutch, Finnish Institute of International Affairs, International Institute for Strategic Studies, UK's University of Bath Locations: Russia, ”, NATO, Crimea, Trump, South Korea, Japan, United States, Ukraine

☆ Russia's military alliances are giving it a major edge — just as Ukraine's are faltering
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A closer relationship with ChinaChina and Russia have deepened their military ties in recent years with the help of arms sales and joint military exercises. It has hosted Russian military drills, soldiers, and equipment, and enabled the transportation of Russian weapons close to Ukraine's borders. The situation is looking bleak for UkraineThe support from Russia's allies matters, especially when paired with the country's soaring defense budget. Its military appears to have a major edge over Ukraine as the country's financial and military support from its allies is faltering. Meanwhile, on Tuesday, the Senate passed a $95 billion emergency defense-aid bill that could support Ukraine, Israel, and Tawain — but the bill is expected to face stiff opposition by Republicans, BI previously reported.

Persons: —, That's, Vladimir Putin, Mikhail Klimentyev, Nils Andreas Stensones, Stensones, Trump, Putin, YURI KADOBNOV, Patrick Bury Organizations: Ukraine, Service, Norway's Intelligence Service, Sputnik, Moscow Times, UN, North, European Council, Foreign Relations, UK's Ministry of Defence, Reuters, University of Bath, Putin, Trump, Republicans Locations: Russia, Ukraine, China, Belarus, Iran, North Korea, Europe, Ukrainian, China China, Japan, Russian, Ukraine's, Helsinki, Israel

☆ Things are going badly for Ukraine — really badly
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Read previewAs the second anniversary of Russia's unprovoked invasion approaches, the situation is beginning to look bleak for Ukraine. But the offensive failed to achieve a breakthrough, and Ukraine is now seeing crucial support from its allies bleed away. Ukraine has previously warned it may not be able to successfully defend itself against Russia without US help. The Senate on Tuesday passed a $95 billion emergency defense aid bill that could help Ukraine. According to reports, Ukraine is struggling to fight off Russian attacks, particularly around the city of Avdiivka, in Donetsk, east Ukraine.

Persons: —, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Valerii Zaluzhny, Valery Zaluzhny, Zaluzhny, Ryan Evans, I'm, Patrick Bury, Michael Kofman, Zelenskyy, Mykhailo Fedorov, they've, Grant Shapps, That's, Basil Germond, Putin, Kofman, Donald Trump, Tucker Carlson Organizations: Service, Business, Representatives, Bloomberg, CNN, Washington Post, UK's University of Bath, CNA Corporation, Associated Press, Reuters, Bury, Defense Intelligence, YouTube, UK's Defence, Black, Fleet, Lancaster University, Republican, Fox News, Ukraine, Trump Locations: Ukraine, Huliaipole, Russia, —, Zelenskyy, Ukrainian, Avdiivka, Donetsk, Bury, Iran, North Korea, Al, NATO, Sevastopol, Crimea, Russian

☆ Dipping Into the World’s Most Stunning Hot Springs
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Greta Rybus | Photographs | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Several years ago, with the dream of making a book, I set out to learn and document how people around the world make use of thermal waters. At 23 locations across 12 countries, I talked with workers, stewards and experts, who taught me about the local history and personality of each place. Many told me about the ways they manage land and water as a collective. They explained how the presence of bathing places can affect the bodies, communities and cultures.

☆ Ukraine's tactical switch could make it even harder for an already struggling Russia to make any progress in the war
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A tactical shift by Ukraine will likely make it even harder for Russia to gain new territory in its invasion, an expert told Business Insider. Riley Bailey, a Russia analyst at the Institute for the Study of War, told BI that Ukraine's defenses will make it "harder for Russian forces to attack head on into entrenched fortified positions. Russia has already struggled to make progress, and these fortifications will likely make its goals even harder to reach. It frustrated advanced Ukrainian weaponry like tanks. 110th Separate Mechanized BrigadeThe extra fortifications will now make Russian decision-making harder, Bailey said.

Persons: Riley Bailey, Bailey, Thomas Peter TPX, Patrick Bury, William Alberque, Ukraine doesn't, Alberque, Jack Watling Organizations: New York Times, Institute for, Business, REUTERS, Patrick, UK's University of Bath, NATO, Mechanized, International Institute for Strategic Studies, Reuters Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Ukrainian, Kupiansk, Kyiv, Avdiivka

☆ If you want to age in place in retirement, experts say these are the things you should consider
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-03 | by ( Lorie Konish | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Westend61 | Westend61 | Getty ImagesThere's no place like home — especially as you age. "People might say, 'I want to age in place as the default plan, because that's what I'm already doing,'" said Carol Chiang, CEO of Evolving Homes, a company providing personalized consulting for individuals and families who want to age in place. The costs of the upgrades necessary to age in place can vary, experts say. Chiang said she has seen the prices of bathroom upgrades vary within Florida, where her practice is based. To make sure your home upgrades are successful, experts say it's wise to keep several things in mind.

Persons: I'm, Carol Chiang, Chiang, Carolyn McClanahan, Curt Kiriu, Kiriu, there's, Thomas West Organizations: Westend61, Getty, AARP, Finance, Social Security, CNBC's FA, CK, Builders, National Association of Home Builders, Signature Estate, Investment Advisors Locations: CNBC's, Florida, Mililani, Hawaii, Oahu, Tysons Corner , Virginia

☆ These smaller stocks could see big gains in 2024, Bank of America says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Against this backdrop, Bank of America on Monday released a list of best small- and mid-cap ideas for 2024. Strategist Jill Carey Hall added that this year's basket of 31 stocks has average 12-month potential upside of 29%, and is slightly tilted towards value stocks over growth. Shares of Bath & Body Works have trailed the market, rising 2.4% in 2023 and 0.4% so far in 2024. Bank of America also named United Airlines one of its top SMID ideas for 2024. Other names on Bank of America's list of SMID picks included e-commerce retailer Wayfair and aircraft leasing company Air Lease .

Persons: That's, Russell, Jill Carey Hall, Lorraine Hutchinson, Hutchinson, BofA, Geoff Meacham, Lou Gehrig's, Meacham, CyberArk, Tal Liani, Liani, Max, Andrew Didora, UAL, Didora, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Wall, Bank of America, Monday, Body, Pharmaceuticals, TAM, United Airlines, Boeing, Bank of, Air Lease Locations: U.S, Amylyx, cybersecurity, CY26, Chicago

☆ Opinion: We Brits don’t need tea-brewing advice from Americans
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Opinion Rosa Prince | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Almost exactly 250 years after the Sons of Liberty dumped chests of tea into Boston Harbour, a professor from Bryn Mawr College has committed a crime against the British cuppa very nearly as grave. What purports to be a nice cuppa accompanied not by good honest cow’s milk but some kind of yellow citrus thing. Or, god forbid, arrives not in a good honest tea bag, but taking the false form of — shudder — tea leaves. You’re offered a cuppa char if you’ve given birth, witnessed a murder, come home from a crappy day at work. Whether in the seas of Boston Harbour or some mad prof’s lab in rural Pennsylvania, tea and salt do not mix and that, my Yank friends, is that.

Persons: Rosa Prince, Michelle Francl, Rosa Prince Rosa Prince, …, we’ve, Rosie Lee, limey, You’re, you’ll, ” Organizations: POLITICO, CNN, Bryn Mawr College, Embassy, Brit, Tetley, Boston Harbour Locations: London, Boston, Iceland, It’s, LA, Midtown Manhattan, Bucket Indiana, New York City, British, Ribena, Sri Lanka, Pennsylvania

☆ Scientists discovered a new dinosaur species, and it could reshape the history of T. rex's evolution
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Maiya Focht | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Scientists identified a new species of Tyrannosaurs that's likely a predecessor to T. Rex. The new species shows the dinosaurs got bigger a lot earlier than scientists originally thought. Upon reexamination, the scientists found that the bones belonged to a dinosaur that lived 6 million to 7 million years before T. rex existed. That means that Tyrannosaurus, "also got bigger a lot earlier than we thought," Longrich said. Despite what many scientists thought, the T. Rex wasn't the first Tyrannosaurus, but the last, Longrich said.

Persons: Rex, —, Tyrannosaurs, Nick Longrich, Longrich, Spencer Lucas, Dean Mouhtaropoulos, mcraeensis, Rex wasn't Organizations: Service, University of Bath, NPR, Asia Locations: North America, Asia, New Mexico

☆ 'Saltburn' production designer explains how they made the bathroom scene, from finding a tub that fit Jacob Elordi to creating his bathwater
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Oliver spies on Felix as he pleasures himself in a clawfoot tub. After Felix finishes and leaves the room, Oliver crawls into the tub and drinks the last bit of water from the bath as it swirls down the rusty drain. The scene's shocking nature has led to countless TikToks and jokes, including a cocktail recipe inspired by the moment. "The bathroom was described along with the whole walkthrough scene when Felix walks through showing Oliver the house," Davies told Business Insider. "It was a spare bedroom with tapestry on the walls and a cream color," Davies explained of their chosen room.

Persons: —, Barry Keoghan's Oliver slurps, Felix, Jacob Elordi, Oliver, Jill, Jacob Elordi's Bathwater, Jacob Elordi's bathwater, I've, Suzie Davies, Davies, Fennell's, Oliver's, Fennell, Emerald Fennell, Jacob, Barry slurping, Barry Keoghan, Linus Madekwe's, Barry Organizations: Service, Business, Oxford University, Drayton House, MGM, Amazon MGM Locations: Drayton, Northamptonshire

☆ Shoppers Prefer Staying Outdoors. That’s More Trouble for Malls.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Kate King | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

More than half of Bath & Body Works stores in the U.S. and Canada are now outside of enclosed shopping centers. Photo: Jeffrey Greenberg/UCG/Universal Images Group/Getty ImagesNational chains are accelerating their exit from malls for other types of retail locations, signaling more trouble for malls as consumers show a growing preference for shorter, more convenient shopping experiences. Jewelers, shoe stores and other specialty retailers are among the operators making the shift, indicating they will continue opening at outdoor, non-mall locations such as grocery-anchored shopping centers and strip malls after finding that they perform better and typically save on costs.

Persons: Jeffrey Greenberg Organizations: Body Works, Getty Locations: U.S, Canada

☆ The internet's most eccentric chef, Barfly7777, has cooked steak in a toilet and garlic shrimp in an airplane sink
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-09 | by ( Kieran Press-Reynolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

He told BI that his job involves lots of traveling and that he's been doing this for years. He's dropped prime steak in the toilet tank of a hotel bathroom and propped pork belly on a ventilation unit . Despite intentionally creating shocking content, Barfly7777 told BI he's "floored" by the range of appalled responses to his videos. Barfly7777 told BI he spends around 180 to 200 days a year in a hotel due to work (he also did not want to disclose his full-time job). AdvertisementBarfly7777 told BI that he was happily startled by the response, even if it was mostly disgust.

Persons: Barfly7777, he's, —, He's, it's, I'm Organizations: Service, Delta Locations: Bro

☆ Heart-shaped beds and champagne hot tubs: Inside America’s adults-only hotels
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —Heart-shaped hot tubs surrounded by rose petals, circular beds with ceilings that replicate a starry night sky and jaw-dropping, seven-foot-tall champagne-glass whirlpools for two. Margaret and Corey Bienert/Courtesy Artisan BooksThe Cove Pocono Resorts premiered its heart-shaped hot tub in 1963. For Margaret and Corey, these images of the champagne tub became the thesis statement of their hotel project. Not all the hotels Margaret and Corey frequent are 20th century relics. Margaret and Corey Bienert/Courtesy Artisan BooksWhile most of the hotels Margaret and Corey highlight are in the US, the book also spotlights a few elsewhere in the world.

Persons: Margaret, Corey Bienert, –, ” Margaret, Corey, Morris Wilkins, Wilkins, upping, they’re, Don, aren’t, Toledo , Iowa –, Trixie Mattel, ”, “, Don Q, Margaret Bienert, they’ve, honeymooned, we’ve, “ It’s, it’s, “ There’s, there’s, hadn’t, “ I’ve, Diego Calvo Organizations: CNN, Resorts, CNN Travel, Artisan Books, Miami Princess Hotel, Pocono Resorts, “ Owners, Mon Chalet Locations: Pennsylvania, Pocono, Miami , Florida, Wisconsin, South Amboy New Jersey, Idaho and Utah, Toledo , Iowa, Galena , Illinois, Wildwood, Florence , Kentucky, swingers, Colorado, Idaho, Ibiza, Spain, Spanish

☆ Opinion: Why I’m not going to have children
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Opinion Anna Lee | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

But each day, the current state of the world dissuades me more and more from having children. Like many folks in Gen Z (those born between 1997 and 2012), my main concern is climate change. As environmental catastrophes reach a caliber we cannot predict or conceive, having children is becoming less of a risk I’m willing to take. Coupled with the resources and opportunities that the US provides, my hypothetical children likely wouldn’t be among the worst-affected by climate change. Under today’s environmental and political climate, I find it is better to regret not having children than regret having them.

Persons: Anna Lee, I’d, ”, William ”, I’ll, I’ve, Z’ers, Jessica Combes, “, trepidation, Miley Cyrus, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Emma Lim, —, It’s, Z, Greta Thunberg, — Sophia Kianni, Vanessa Nakate —, Joe Biden’s, William Organizations: CNN, College of, University of Oxford Student, NBC, Research, ELLE Magazine, Rep, University of Bath Locations: Alexandria, Cortez of New York

☆ For Max Beckmann, Art’s Ironist, Crisis and Rediscovery
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Jason Farago | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Before the war (the First World War, I mean; with so many wars one can lose count), Max Beckmann was painting clean, traditionalist self-portraits and lush pictures of bathers by the sea. Otto Dix, Beckmann’s fellow ironist, enlisted at once and served in the artillery corps. “I have been drawing,” Beckmann wrote to his wife one evening, after a day caring for men who’d survived the trenches. Though he never served at the front, Beckmann had a nervous breakdown by the end of 1915. A revolution would come to Germany, as it had already come to Beckmann’s easel.

Persons: Max Beckmann, Matisse, Picasso, Ypres, Otto Dix, Beckmann’s, Franz Marc, Beckmann, Umberto Boccioni, Wilfred Owen, “, ” Beckmann, who’d, ” Organizations: Imperial German Army, Allies Locations: Flanders, Belgian, Verdun, Frankfurt, Germany

☆ An Epic Pilgrimage Across Three Great Religions
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Aatish Taseer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +111 min

Before there was tourism, there was pilgrimage: a trip of endurance, hardship and ecstasy in celebration of one’s faith. On an epic pilgrimage of his own, one writer ventures into the heart of three great religions in Bolivia, Mongolia and Iraq. The Imam Hussein shrine in Karbala the day after Ashura. “They’re poor, but they come thousands of kilometers for the love of Imam Hussein.” PILGRIMAGE WAS A great equalizer. “Labaik ya Hussein,” came the solemn chorus of surrounding voices.

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☆ The rise of the McMansion: 11 charts show just how much bigger and fancier American houses have gotten since the 1970s
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Data on the characteristics of newly constructed homes for 2022, released in June by the Census Bureau, revealed homes continued to get bigger after shrinking from 2015 to 2020. A higher share of four-bedroom houses were built, most constructed with air conditioning, and more houses are doing away with fireplaces. In 2022, nearly half of all homes constructed had four bedrooms, compared to two-bedroom homes at 9%. Houses have remained relatively the same height, with a slightly higher percentage of one-story homes and slightly fewer percentage of two-story homes compared to 10 years ago. The median are now comes in at around 2,300 square feet for houses built in 2022.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, —, Glenn Kelman, Realtor.com, it's, Brick Organizations: Service, Census, Myrtle Locations: Conway, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Las Vegas, Henderson, Paradise, Stockton , CA

☆ Parenting tips from a traditional British 'Mary Poppins' nanny — from handling tantrums to limiting tablet time
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Lucy Handley | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

For every nanny who graduates, there are around 8 to 10 permanent jobs available via the Norland Agency. Knowing that she wanted to work with children, Alice explored teaching via a school internship, but felt a less structured setting would better suit her. Students at Norland College, whose uniform has been likened to Mary Poppins' outfit. Prince George's nanny, Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo, in a formal Norland uniform, talks to Queen Elizabeth II at the Christening of Princess Charlotte of Cambridge on July 5, 2015. "But really, you're you're saying [these are] the warm weather outfits that you can wear, so you're keeping them safe, while so allowing them to be in control," she added.

Persons: Princess Charlotte of, Prince, Princess, Wales, Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo, Queen Elizabeth II, nannies —, —, Mary Poppins, Alice, Norland, Emily Ward, Friedrich Fröbel, Norland nannies, they're, Prince George's, Chris Jackson, that's, I'm, you've Organizations: Norland, Norland Agency, CNBC, Norland College, Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, Getty Locations: Bath, Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, London, Afghanistan, New York City

☆ Restaurant Serves up Food, Comfort During Lewiston Manhunt
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

By Gabriella BorterLEWISTON, Maine (Reuters) - At Best Thai II in coastal Maine, the phone has been ringing off the hook. But at Best Thai II - one of the only restaurants open this week - business has been bustling since owner Pongsakorn Hanjitsuwan opened his doors hours after the shootings. Hanjitsuwan opened his restaurant after weighing the risk with staff. In Auburn, the town adjacent to Lewiston, the checkout line at Roy's Foodland wrapped around the store all through Thursday. The family-owned store, opened 48 years ago, was the only option as all the big chains were shuttered.

Persons: Gabriella Borter, Pongsakorn Hanjitsuwan, We're, we've, Hanjitsuwan, Robert Card, Maria, Toni Martin, Martin, Michael Roy, Roy, Paul Thomasch, Rod Nickel Organizations: Grocery, Bath, Auburn Locations: Gabriella Borter LEWISTON , Maine, Maine, Bath, McDonald's, Auburn , Maine, Auburn, Lewiston

But at Best Thai II - one of the only restaurants open this week - business has been bustling since owner Pongsakorn Hanjitsuwan opened his doors hours after the shootings. Hanjitsuwan opened his restaurant after weighing the risk with staff. For regulars, the restaurant has been a comfort; a place not only to find food but to mix with others sharing the shock and grief that has descended on the region. In Auburn, the town adjacent to Lewiston, the checkout line at Roy's Foodland wrapped around the store all through Thursday. The family-owned store, opened 48 years ago, was the only option as all the big chains were shuttered.

Persons: Gabriella Borter, Pongsakorn Hanjitsuwan, We're, we've, Hanjitsuwan, Robert Card, Maria, Toni Martin, Martin, Michael Roy, Roy, Paul Thomasch, Rod Nickel Organizations: Lewiston, REUTERS, Rights, Grocery, Bath, Auburn, Thomson Locations: Bath , Maine, U.S, Rights LEWISTON , Maine, Maine, Bath, McDonald's, Auburn , Maine, Auburn, Lewiston

CNN —A Mafia boss who spent nearly three decades evading law enforcement before he was arrested in January has died while receiving medical treatment, according to Italian media reports. Crime was a family affair for Messina Denaro, born to a known Mafia boss in Sicily on April 26, 1962. Among those arrested in the 2009-2010 crackdown was his brother, Salvatore Messina Denaro, who refused to testify about his whereabouts. In 2013, his sister, Patrizia Messina Denaro, was sentenced to 14 years in prison, a term she is still serving, for being a member of the Mafia. Felia Allum, professor of comparative organized crime and corruption at the UK’s University of Bath, said in January that Messina Denaro was the last of an old generation of Mafia bosses.

Persons: CNN —, Matteo Messina Denaro, San Salvatore, Rai, Maurizio de Lucia, Messina Denaro, Giovanni Falcone, Paolo Borsellino, Falcone, Borsellino, Giuseppe Di Matteo, Maddalena, Bernardo Provenzano, Salvatore Messina Denaro, Patrizia Messina Denaro, Felia Allum, ” Organizations: CNN, Cosa Nostra, San, Sicilian Mafia, Cosa, Mafia, UK’s University of Bath Locations: L’Aquila, Italy, Palermo, Europe, Milan, Florence, Rome, Messina, €, Corleone, Sicily, Cosa

☆ I lived like a monk for 48 hours, and it helped me break 3 of my worst habits—here's how
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

I tried living like a monk for 48 hours. It's unusual for me to go 48 seconds without talking or checking my phone, let alone two days. I was inspired by the University of Pennsylvania's "monk class," actually called "Living Deliberately." I wanted to achieve that level of awareness, but my livelihood depends on my voice and three-pound work laptop. A seven-day break from Twitter and TikTok reduced levels of depression and anxiety in a small randomized trial, U.K.-based University of Bath researchers found last year.

Persons: Justin McDaniel, Monks, Ann Patchett's, Tom Lake, I've, —, McDaniel Organizations: University of Pennsylvania's, Ivy League, Twitter, of Bath, University of Pennsylvania

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