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☆ Rwanda bill: UK passes controversial bill to send asylum seekers to East Africa after two years of challenges
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Luke Mcgee | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The UK parliament has finally passed a contentious bill that will allow the government to send asylum seekers to Rwanda for their claims to be considered by the East African nation. In theory, the legislation will see some landing in the UK sent to Rwanda where their asylum claim will be considered. And it makes clear that the UK Parliament is sovereign, giving the government the power to reject interim blocking measures imposed by European courts,” he added. The European court has previously barred it from sending asylum seekers to Rwanda. To date, the Rwanda policy has cost the British government £220m ($274m), and that figure could rise to £600m after the first 300 people have been sent to East Africa.

Persons: Rishi Sunak’s, Sunak, ” Refoulement, Bill, James, Rwanda Bill, –, Rishi Sunak, Toby Melville, Nigel Farage – Organizations: CNN, East, of Human, European Convention of Human Rights, Commons, Sunak, University of Oxford, Conservative Party, Reform UK, Labour Party Locations: Rwanda, United Kingdom, France, ”, East Africa

☆ A woman who lost 105 pounds shares two things that made eating healthy and exercising regularly easier
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Rachel Hosie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Megan Tjelle lost 55 pounds by walking and eating healthy in a calorie deficit. Tjelle had started a demanding career, and working night shifts as a nurse made it hard to develop healthy eating and exercise habits. Her plantar fasciitis, which she initially put down to her work, eased when she lost weight. As Tjelle lost weight, she gained confidence and could feel herself getting fitter as she was able to exercise more. AdvertisementAlthough her appetite dropped, she continued eating healthy meals and ensured she was consuming enough protein to help her hold on to muscle while losing fat.

Persons: Megan Tjelle, Tjelle, Wegovy, —, overeating, she'd, She'd, Megan Tjelle Tjelle, I've Organizations: Service, Research, FDA, Seattle Sutton, GPL Locations: Chicago, Seattle, Wegovy

☆ These supersized clownfish robots could be coming to waterways in the Middle East
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Amy Gunia | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Without better data to understand the health of increasingly stressed waterways, the fight to save these most precious of resources will be ineffective, says Simeon Pieterkosky, co-founder of the technology company Aquaai. The technology could also find a use in the Middle East, a region that is battling water scarcity. Aquaai co-founder and CEO Liane Thompson. Aquaai is currently upgrading its underwater drones and is in discussions with various government agencies about trials to put the newest version to work. There are a smattering of other agencies and companies developing underwater drones for a variety of purposes.

Persons: Simeon Pieterkosky, ”, Aquaai, Pieterkosky, Liane Thompson, Aquaai Thompson, Thompson, Robert C, Brears, “ Organizations: CNN, United Arab, Abu Locations: California, Norway, East, North Africa, Thompson, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi’s, Beijing

☆ I spent over $50,000 on IVF treatments. Eventually, one of my sisters donated her eggs, and the other was my surrogate.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Jane Ridley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Stephanie, 41, stepped up as our surrogate, while Meredith, another of my sisters, was our egg donor. AdvertisementStill, we did a total of six more rounds of IVF, costing more than $50,000. But we're a very close family — Stephanie, Meredith, and my youngest sister, Samantha, lived through every high and low of our IVF journey. Meredith and Stephanie presented us with the most special gift in the world.

Persons: —, Jacyln, Stephanie, who'd, Jaclyn, Greg, We'd, Meredith, Turner, Mosaic Turner, Jaclyn Feiberg, endometriosis, Samantha, selflessness, didn't, David Berck, Barbara, hysterically Organizations: Service, Business, Health Locations: Westchester , New York

☆ Palestinian Baby Delivered After Mother Killed in Israeli Strike
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Liam Stack | More About Liam Stack | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Doctors in Gaza delivered a baby on Sunday from a Palestinian woman who had been killed alongside her husband and daughter in an Israeli strike in the city of Rafah, where more than one million people have fled during Israel’s war in Gaza. The baby was born 10 weeks premature and weighed three pounds, Dr. Salama told Reuters. Instead of a name, doctors wrote “the baby of the martyr Sabreen al-Sakani” on a piece of tape across her chest. “Hopefully after her respiratory distress improves, she will need to be breastfed,” Dr. Salama said. “She has been denied everything — denied her mother, denied her milk.

Persons: Sabreen, Dr, Mohammed Salama, Salama, Rami al, Malak, ” “, Mr, Sheikh, “, —, ” Organizations: Reuters, Al, Emirati Locations: Gaza, Rafah

☆ Israel hit Iran with a half-ton supersonic 'Rampage' missile, report says
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-21 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Israel used a "Rampage" missile in its strike on Iran, Israeli media reported. AdvertisementIsrael used a long-range, supersonic missile in its strike on Iran earlier this week, Israeli broadcaster Kan reported, per The Times of Israel. US officials said Israel carried out a missile strike on a military base near the city of Isfahan, Iran, on Friday. While it remains unclear what weapons were used in the strike, Kan reported that Israel used a "Rampage" air-to-surface missile, claiming it was identified in photos and that damage caused by the attack was consistent with a Rampage strike, per The Times of Israel. The Rampage missile was designed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for use against targets such as "communication and command centers, air forces bases, maintenance centers and infrastructure," according to the company's website.

Persons: Israel, —, Kan Organizations: Service, Rampage, Israel Aerospace Industries, YouTube, New York Times, Business, IDF, IAI, Royal Air Force Locations: Iran, Israel, Israeli, Isfahan, Tehran, Ukraine

☆ The GOP's got a growing beef with lab-made meat
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-21 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

I know the legislature is doing a bill to try to protect our meat — You need meat, OK? "There's nothing about cultivated meat that is a conservative or a liberal thing," said Josh Tetrick, CEO of GOOD Meat — a cultivated meat company with the largest market share of the global industry so far. Other red-state politicians are also responding to the threat to their red meat, including Alabama State Sen. Jack Williams and Tennessee State Rep. Bud Hulsey, who have supported or proposed legislation to ban cultivated meat in their states. A nugget made from lab-grown chicken meat is seen during a media presentation in Singapore, the first country to allow the sale of meat created without slaughtering any animals.

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☆ Canada’s gold heist: Inside one of the biggest thefts in the annals of crime
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-20 | by ( Ramon Sanchez | Ray Sanchez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

“One which we jokingly say belongs in a Netflix series.”A truck driver with a fraudulent waybill for a seafood shipment picks up the container. Instead of a load of farm-raised seafood, the truck driver pulled away from the loading dock with loot. “They needed people inside Air Canada to facilitate this theft,” Peel Regional Police Det. In its legal response to the Brink’s lawsuit, Air Canada has denied it was “careless” and its security lax. Canadian police had identified him as the truck driver early in the investigation but had not been able to locate him.

Persons: ”, Nishan Duraiappah, Nando Iannicca, Canada “, ” Duraiappah, ’ ” Patrick Brown, –, Mike Mavity, Mavity, couldn’t, “ We’re, ” Mavity, “, it’s, Brink’s, Eric, “ They’re, Nick Milinovich, Duraiappah, CNN’s Paula Newton, Fabiana Chaparro Organizations: CNN, Toronto Pearson International, Air Canada, ” Peel Regional Police, Netflix, Peel Regional Police, Peel, Canadian, CSI, Vancouver Bullion & Currency Exchange, Air, Police, ” Air Canada, Authorities, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives, ” Police, Investigators, Court, Middle, Middle District of Pennsylvania, ” Peel Locations: Zurich, Switzerland, Canada, Pennsylvania, Florida, Georgia, Brampton, Toronto, Air Canada, United Kingdom, Dubai, India, Franklin County , Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Middle District, Atlanta

☆ I tried store-brand peanut butter from Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, Costco, and Wegmans. My kids couldn't get enough of the winner.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Ted Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

My family tried peanut butter from four different grocery stores and ranked them from worst to best. The Kirkland Signature organic creamy peanut butter had a great flavor, and my kids loved it. AdvertisementMy family goes through a lot of peanut butter — my kids, ages 6 and 3, routinely eat the spread in sandwiches and snacks. Although big-name peanut butter brands are great, I wondered if I might be missing out on supermarket-brand versions, which are often a decent value. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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☆ A 38-year-old woman who lost 140 pounds in 2 years says the gamechanger was eating more high-protein foods
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A 38-year-old mom of two said she lost 140 pounds in two years without restricting her favorite foods by eating more protein and tracking her meals. She lost a total of 140 pounds, got rid of sleep apnea, and boosted her energy enough to exercise daily, Pence told BI. Andrea Pence said she lost more than 100 pounds by eating more protein and tracking calories. If you go heavy on protein, you're going to be full." Being mindful of total calories and finding ways to fit in more protein helped Pence enjoy her food while still meeting her goals.

Persons: —, Andrea Pence, Pence, I've, it's, What's Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Tennessee

☆ I test-drive dozens of cars every year for work and I won't buy an EV yet — I'm happy with my hybrid
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Jules Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

My wife and I bought a 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe plug-in hybrid in December 2022 for $75,000. As an automotive journalist and the senior editor of vehicle testing at US News and World Report, I test-drive dozens of vehicles every year. I still love the choice we made to purchase this full-size hybrid SUV. AdvertisementThe plug-in hybrid Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xeThe interior of the Jeep. In a perfect world, you never notice the transitions between running on gas, running as a hybrid, or running as electric.

Persons: —, John Vincent, it's Organizations: Service, US, Business, Kia, Hyundai, Mercedes GLC, Jeep, Cherokee, EV, People Locations: Portland , Oregon, Hyundai Santa Fe, California, Washington, Oregon

☆ After Months of Cocaine Washing Ashore, Australian Police Make an Arrest
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Yan Zhuang | More About Yan Zhuang | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Inside were 39 sealed packages, each containing about two pounds of cocaine, according to the police. Then, within days, nine more packages were found across eight beaches and bays spanning a 60-mile stretch of coastline between Sydney and Newcastle. And more kept washing ashore in the following weeks and months. In one instance, a lifeguard plucked a two-pound block out of the water off Bondi Beach in Sydney. In another, a fisherman found a blue barrel containing 39 two-pound blocks.

Organizations: Australian Federal Police Locations: New South Wales, Australia, Sydney, Newcastle, Beach, Queensland

☆ Colossal, 50-foot prehistoric snake discovered in India
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A giant prehistoric snake longer than a school bus slithered around what is now India 47 million years ago, according to new research. A panoramic view of Panandhro Lignite Mine, in western India's Gujarat state, shows the fossiliferous level (red arrow) where the giant snake Vasuki indicus was found. However, the snake would have rivaled the largest known snake species — the extinct Titanoboa — in size. Snake size and the role of climateSnakes are cold-blooded and need heat from the environment to survive. Datta and Bajpai said the snake lived in a coastal marsh and swamp.

Persons: dwarfing, indicus, Shiva, Debajit Datta, Sunil Bajpai, ”, Datta, Verma Debajit, Bajpai, Titanoboa, Vasuki Organizations: CNN, Indian Institute of Technology Locations: India, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India’s Gujarat, India's Gujarat, Colombia

☆ Colon cancer rates are rising in young people. If you have two symptoms you should get a colonoscopy, a GI oncologist says.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Kim Schewitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Rates of colorectal cancer in people under 50 have been rising by 2% each year since 2011, according to the American Cancer Society. Iron deficiency anemiaIron deficiency anemia, which is where a person has low iron levels, can be a sign of colon cancer. Advertisement"When someone is found to have iron deficiency anemia, I think the important question is always going to be 'why is the person having iron deficiency anemia?' Unintentional weight lossUnintentional weight loss can be a symptom of any type of cancer, including colon cancer, Cleary said. AdvertisementAbdominal painAbdominal pain, aches, or cramps that don't go away could also be an indication that a person has colon cancer.

Persons: Dr, James Cleary, —, it's, Cleary, that's Organizations: Service, American Cancer Society, Centers for Disease Control, CDC, Mayo Clinic, Dana, Farber Cancer Institute, Cancer Locations: Boston

☆ Starbucks is giving its plastic cups a makeover
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The chain announced Thursday that the plastic cups for all sizes of its cold drinks have undergone an environmentally friendly redesign that uses up to 20% less plastic compared to the current version. The new cups were developed internally at Starbucks as part of its ongoing sustainability efforts to reduce its waste and carbon output in half by 2030. In addition to using less plastic for the cups themselves — Starbucks projects the new cups will save more than 13.5 million pounds of plastic going to landfills annually — it is “projected to reduce emissions and conserve water in the production process,” the chain said. Starbucks said it conducted tests with baristas and customers to ensure the changeover doesn’t reduce the cups’ sturdiness or ability to keep drinks cold. Priestland suggests that Starbucks develop reusable and returnable on-the-go cups to help them fully achieve their sustainability goals.

Persons: there’s, Connor Surdi, Emma Priestland, Priestland Organizations: New, New York CNN, Starbucks, CNN Locations: New York, Canada, Seattle, Japan, Singapore, United Kingdom

☆ It's not just you: Reddit is taking over Google
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Hugh Langley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

In February, Google and Reddit announced a blockbuster deal that would let Google train its AI models on Reddit content. Google said the deal, reportedly worth $60 million, would "facilitate more content-forward displays of Reddit information," leading to some speculation that Google promised Reddit better visibility in exchange for the valuable training data. Per Sistrix data, Reddit is now as visible in top Google Search results as Instagram. Google CEO Sundar Pichai on stage at Google IO 2023 JOSH EDELSON/GETTYGoogle's Reddit deal and its endorsement of Reddit content in Search show how much it sees Reddit as a crucial part of the future of search. AdvertisementYouTube already has heaps of videos offering advice on hijacking Reddit to rise to the top of Google Search.

Persons: —, Semrush, Reddit, It's, Steve Paine, Paine, we've, Danny Sullivan, Prabhakar Raghavan, Sundar Pichai, JOSH EDELSON, Aleyda Solis, Orainti, Glen Allsopp, Solis, Lily Ray, Ray, Perplexity, Steve Huffman Greg Doherty, Sistrix's Paine, Natalie Slater Organizations: Service, Google, Business, Sistrix, YouTube, Amazon, LinkedIn, Getty Locations: SEOs, Reddit, TikTok

☆ Most doses of Eli Lilly's Zepbound, Mounjaro in short supply through June, FDA says
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

An injection pen of Zepbound, Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug, is displayed in New York City, U.S., December 11, 2023. Most doses of Eli Lilly 's highly popular weight loss drug Zepbound and diabetes counterpart Mounjaro will be in short supply through the second quarter of this year as demand jumps, according to an update on the Food and Drug Administration's drug shortage database on Wednesday. All doses of Zepbound and Mounjaro besides the 2.5-milligram versions of both treatments are in a shortage. "We recognize this situation may cause a disruption in peoples' treatment regimens and areworking with purpose and urgency to help meet the surge in demand," an Eli Lilly spokesperson said in a statement to CNBC. The company expects its investments in manufacturing and supply capacity "to progressively increase production of our medicines throughout 2024 and beyond," they added.

Persons: Eli Lilly’s, Eli Lilly Organizations: Food, Novo Nordisk, CNBC Locations: New York City, U.S

☆ Bangladesh’s soaring prices get thousands playing ‘hunger games’ for food
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Akanksha Sharma | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

They’re playing to win every day staples like rice, oil, sugar, lentils and other items that soaring inflation has put beyond their reach. Courtesy Omar Sunny Somrat/SS Food ChallengeThe combination of colorful games and the feel-good factor of nobody going home empty-handed has given Somrat a genuine hit. Courtesy Omar Sunny Somrat/SS Food ChallengeBy 2021, he began organizing contests for village kids competing in games and winning prizes like home appliances. A year later, though, he stumbled onto the winning formula when food prices soared and the Bangladeshi currency, the taka, depreciated in value against the US dollar. Between 2022 and 2023, food prices in Bangladesh jumped by 9%, the highest average rate in 12 years, according to the country’s Bureau of Statistics.

Persons: Mohammad Abdur Rouf, can’t, I’d, Omar Sunny Somrat Abdur —, —, Omar Sunny Somrat, They’re, “ It’s, ” Somrat, Somrat, ”, taka, Munir Uz Zaman, Ruchir Desai, Desai, Asma Khatun Organizations: CNN, SS, SS Food, Bank, YouTube, Facebook, greenback, country’s, Statistics, Getty, Asia Frontier Investments, International Monetary Fund Locations: Chapra, Bangladesh, Ukraine, Banwarinagar, Pabna, Purandarpur, Pabna District, Dhaka, AFP

☆ Space garbage hits Florida home, NASA confirms
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Jackie Wattles | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —A piece of garbage jettisoned from the International Space Station unexpectedly survived a fiery reentry from orbit last month and pierced the roof of a home in Florida, according to NASA. Garbage disposal in spaceNASA routinely brings home batches of science experiments, cargo and garbage from the space station using capsules such as the Dragon spacecraft built by SpaceX. But after the installation of new batteries on the space station in 2021, authorities disposed of a pallet of aging nickel-hydrogen batteries in a different way. But the debris that struck Otero’s house was the result of miscalculations about how space garbage would behave. The space agency should be more conservative in its analysis if it attempts a similar trash disposal method in the future, he added.

Persons: ” Alejandro Otero, Otero, ” Otero, “ I’m, Otero’s, John Crassidis, ” Crassidis Organizations: CNN, International, NASA, WINK News, Kennedy Space Center, SpaceX, European Space Agency, ESA, China National Space Administration, University, Buffalo’s School of Engineering, Applied Locations: Florida, Naples , Florida, China

☆ TGI Fridays to go public through merger with its U.K. franchisee
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

TGI Fridays logo is seen on one of their branches. TGI Fridays and Hostmore, the chain's U.K. franchisee, announced plans to merge on Tuesday. If it closes, TGI Fridays, best known for its potato skins, chicken wings and endless appetizers, will be publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker "TGIF." In 2022, TGI Fridays' revenue rose 3.6% to $75.2 million, according to U.S. franchise disclosure documents. Earlier this year, TGI Fridays closed 36 underperforming restaurants in the U.S.

Persons: Weldon Spangler, Spangler, Carlson, TriArtisan Organizations: London Stock Exchange, TriArtisan Capital Advisors, U.S Locations: Dallas , Texas, U.S, P.F

☆ Scientists identify three new species of ancient kangaroo—and one was more than 6.6 feet tall
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

One species – P. viator – would have weighed up to 170 kilograms (375 pounds), making it around twice as heavy as the largest male red kangaroos living today. Flinders UniversityThe largest specimens would have stood more than 2 meters (6.6 feet) tall, Kerr told CNN on Monday. By around 40,000 years ago Protemnodon had become extinct on mainland Australia, despite the differences between the various species. This extinction, however, did not affect similar animals such as wallaroos and grey kangaroos, for reasons scientists do not fully understand. “There is a species of Protemnodon present in the formation we’ll be digging at, Protemnodon otibandus, and I’m hoping for a complete skull of this very interesting species,” he said.

Persons: Isaac Kerr, South Australia Aaron Camens, viator, Kerr, ”, “, ’, Thylacoleo, mamkurra, ” Kerr, Protemnodon, Protemnodon otibandus Organizations: CNN —, Flinders University, Volunteers, CNN Locations: South Australia, Lake Callabonna, Australia, Callabonna, Tasmania, New Guinea, Papua New Guinea

☆ Scientists went on a hunt for the elusive colossal squid — and brought cruise ship tourists with them
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Kolossal hopes to film a colossal squid in its natural habitat, the waters around Antarctica. The scientists were searching for the colossal squid, an evasive cephalopod that can weigh 1,100 pounds. The enigmatic colossal squidMeasuring about 46 feet with its tentacles spread out, the colossal squid is nevertheless hard to spot. Advertisement"We're not claiming this is the colossal squid, but it's also not not a colossal squid," Mulrennan said of footage of a translucent squid that the camera filmed. Kolossal/MulrennanBased on assessments of experts who have seen the footage, it's impossible to tell whether the animal is a young colossal squid or a full-grown glass squid.

Persons: Kolossal, —, Matthew Mulrennan, Mulrennan, Kat Bolstad, Myrah Graham, Graham, Mulrennan wasn't, Matt Mulrennan, it's, they're, Jennifer Herbig, Mulrennan Mulrennan Organizations: Service, Juvenile, University's Marine Institute, University of Auckland, Endeavour, Intrepid, Endeavor, Marine Locations: Antarctica, icefish, Paradise Harbour

But Secretlab's Magnus Pro Standing Desk solves this problem and then some. Here's why the Secretlab Magnus Pro is one of our picks for the best standing desks you can buy. Secretlab Magnus Pro The Magnus Pro has incredibly thoughtful cable management and supportive add-ons that make it a great choice for gamers, streamers, and anyone who uses multiple monitors and accessories. Sarah Saril/InsiderIt's important to note that the Magnus Pro takes some time and energy to put together. Sarah Saril/InsiderThere's no denying that the Secretlab Magnus Pro is one of the priciest standing desks you can buy.

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☆ Activists helped shut down an oil refinery after a series of explosions. The consequences weren’t what they expected
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-14 | by ( Rachel Ramirez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

Philadelphia CNN —Bilal Motley, utilities manager at a former Philadelphia oil refinery, was working the graveyard shift when a massive explosion broke out in the early morning hours of June 21, 2019. “This oil refinery was talked about and passed down through generations,” Sanders said. Rachael WarrinerPES is no longer functioning as a refining company, but Sunoco, whose subsidiary Evergreen owned the former PES site, did not respond to requests for comment. The PES refinery complex was the largest source of particulate air pollution in Philadelphia. Hilco Redevelopment PartnersBut UPenn’s Neises said given the scale and history of the property, Hilco will need to take its time to redevelop the area of redevelopment.

Persons: Philadelphia CNN — Bilal Motley, I’m, ” Motley, ’, ”, Motley, trekked, Hilco, Ellen Neises, they’ll, Sonya Sanders, Sanders, ” Sanders, “, Rachael Warriner, Rachel Ramirez, Phil Rinaldi, Matt Rourke, Mike Smith, ” Roberto Perez, Amelia Chasse Alcivar, UPenn’s Neises, Neises, she’s, you’re, Philly Thrive’s Sanders, there’s Organizations: Philadelphia CNN, Philadelphia Energy Solutions, US Chemical Safety, Hazard Investigation, Hilco, Partners, CNN, University of Pennsylvania’s Weitzman, of Design, longtime, Evergreen, PES, Environmental Protection Agency, Drexel University, University of Pennsylvania’s School of Medicine, Philadelphia International Airport, City of, City of Philadelphia Refinery Advisory, Hilco Redevelopment Partners, Industrial Realty, ., Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining, United Steelworkers Union, Oil Bargaining, EPA, “ Locations: Philadelphia, East, Schuylkill, New York City, Chicago, longtime South Philadelphia, South Philadelphia, Grays Ferry, Breeze, City of Philadelphia, New York, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Bellwether District, ”, Bellwether

☆ Faith Ringgold obit: ‘Tar beach’ author and Black quilt artist dies at 93
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-14 | by ( Yahya Salem | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Faith Ringgold, pictured in her studio in New York City in 1999. Anthony Barboza/Getty Images(CNN) — Faith Ringgold, the pioneering artist and author best known for her narrative quilts that interwove art with activism, has died at 93. After earning her bachelor’s degree in fine art and education in 1955, Ringgold began teaching art in public schools while developing her own art. Her early work was influenced by civil and racial unrest, and had patent and profound political and social tones. The painting, arguably the series’ most famous, gorily depicts a group of men, women and children brutally attacking one another.

Persons: Faith Ringgold, Anthony Barboza, Faith, ”, Dorian Bergen, “, Ringgold, Ringgold’s adamancy, Jacquelyn Martin, Madame Willi Posey, ” Ringgold, Leila Macor, Connie’s Organizations: New York Times, ACA Galleries, Ringgold, CNN, Harlem, City College of New, City College, Civil, Museum, Modern, Museum of Modern Art, National Museum of Women, Arts, Washington , D.C, New Museum, American, de Young Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art, Basel, Getty Locations: New York City, New Jersey, Harlem, America, African American, Washington ,, Vietnam, Paris, London, New York, San Francisco, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Miami Beach , Florida, AFP

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