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☆ High risk, High reward: Life Lessons with Lindsey Vonn
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Chris Taylor | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/2] Olympic gold medalist skier Lindsey Vonn speaks during an interview with Reuters in New York City, New York, U.S., May 17, 2022. After doing that for years – and being the best in the world at it – nothing much fazes Lindsey Vonn. For the latest in Reuters' "Life Lessons" series, she talked with us about how to attack your career with speed, skill and courage. One thing he made sure I understood was that ski racing didn't make any money. Q: Was it difficult to plan a financial life, when you are only paid when you win?

Persons: Lindsey Vonn, Chris Taylor, Lauren Young, Richard Chang Organizations: Reuters, REUTERS, Angel City FC, SAG, Salt Lake, Saks Fifth, Thomson Locations: New York City , New York, U.S, Salt, –

☆ DIY retailer Kingfisher launches AI-powered customer assistant
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

LONDON, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Home improvements retailer Kingfisher (KGF.L), home to the B&Q and Castorama brands, has launched what it says is the sector's first artificial intelligence-powered assistant to support customers with do-it-yourself (DIY) projects. Seeking cost savings and revenue gains, more retailers are using AI to boost personalised shopping experiences for consumers. FTSE 100 group Kingfisher said on Tuesday the virtual assistant would answer customers' DIY queries online and provide step-by-step advice on a range of home improvement projects, as well as product recommendations. As well as conversing with customers via text chat, the assistant will soon be able analyse photos to perform visual searches and answer visual queries. Kingfisher said the virtual assistant, which can operate in multiple languages, is initially launching on the website and app of its Castorama France unit.

Persons: Kingfisher, Brico, Tom Betts, James Davey, Mark Potter Organizations: Kingfisher, FTSE, Thomson Locations: France, Britain

☆ Fisker shares sink 20% after EV maker discloses 'material weaknesses' in financial reporting
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( John Rosevear | In Jrosevear | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Fisker Inc. officially revealed the Fisker Ocean all-electric luxury crossover at CES 2020 in Las Vegas. Shares of electric vehicle startup Fisker sank in morning trading Tuesday after a disappointing earnings report and a regulatory filing that raised concerns about the company's previous financial statements. The company's shares were down more than 20% from their previous close of $4.11 apiece. Fisker reported its third-quarter results on Monday afternoon, and they weren't what Wall Street had hoped to see. In a Monday night regulatory filing after its earnings report, Fisker said that following the abrupt departure of its chief accounting officer in October, it "determined that it has material weaknesses in the Company's internal control over financial reporting."

Persons: Fisker Organizations: Fisker Inc Locations: Las Vegas

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Home Depot, Fisker, SolarEdge and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Azenta — The life science stock jumped 13% on Tuesday, a day after the company delivered its fiscal fourth-quarter report. Home Depot — Shares of the home improvement retailer jumped 6% after the company posted third-quarter earnings and revenue that beat expectations. Enphase Energy , Solar Edge , First Solar – The solar power stocks surged on Tuesday, with Enphase adding nearly 14%. Solar companies and tech stocks are sensitive to interest rates, and fare well when bond yields decline. Adobe — The software stock climbed nearly 2% in midday trading.

Persons: FactSet, Matthew Shattock, Fisker, — CNBC's Pia Singh, Alex Harring, Michelle Fox, John Rosevear, Darla Mercado Organizations: Enphase, Solar, V.F, Corp, Amazon Web Services, Therapeutics, Federal, Deutsche Bank, EV, Adobe

Jesús Ociel Baena made history a year ago when they were sworn in as the first openly nonbinary person to assume a judicial post in Mexico. Baena, who used they/them pronouns, and their partner were found dead inside their home, stirring calls from Mexico’s L.G.B.T.Q. community to determine if the magistrate had been targeted for promoting the rights of nonbinary people. Baena, 38, was a magistrate on the electoral court, have said that their 37-year-old partner, Dorian Herrera, appeared to have killed them with a razor blade before dying by suicide. leaders in Mexico are questioning whether such a swift assessment fits what they say is a pattern by the authorities of effectively dismissing grisly killings involving L.G.B.T.Q.

Persons: Jesús, Baena, Mexico’s, Dorian Herrera Locations: Mexico, Aguascalientes

☆ Discovery Education's chief product officer says AI can free up employees to focus on complex tasks — but warns against being 'a hammer looking for a nail'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Julia Hood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Pete Weir, the chief product officer at Discovery Education, says AI can make mundane tasks easier. This Q&A is part of the "CXO AI Playbook" series — straight talk from business leaders on how they're testing and using AI. "Our employees are looking for guardrails," said Pete Weir, Discovery Education's chief product officer. AdvertisementSo one of the most important things was a big zoom-out on how this is going to affect all of us. What advice do you have for a company that's just getting started on its own AI journey?

Persons: Pete Weir, —, It's, Discovery, Weir, ChatGPT, I've, we've, it's, — it's, We're Organizations: Discovery Education, Service

In this crowded field, Vancouver-based Filament Health has a unique approach: extracting drugs like psilocybin and mescaline from natural sources, including mushrooms and cacti, rather than synthesizing the ingredients in a laboratory. Filament CEO Benjamin Lightburn spoke with The Associated Press about the ethical, therapeutic and medical case for using naturally derived psychedelics. Q: What do you mean by “natural psychedelics” and how are they produced? A: The iboga plant, which contains the psychedelic ibogaine, is probably the best example of that at Filament. There is a ton of interest from different researchers all around the world to use our psychedelic drugs.

Persons: Benjamin Lightburn, It’s Organizations: Associated Press, Associated Press Health, Science Department, Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science, Educational Media Group, AP Locations: Vancouver, West Africa, Gabon

☆ Opinion | Speech and Antisemitism on Campus
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

And he rightly suggests necessary limits on a culture of free speech, including prohibitions on harassment and targeting based on ethnic or religious identity. We can build our bastions of free speech on the foundational layers of moral clarity and intellectual integrity. To the Editor:Re “What Is Happening on College Campuses Is Not Free Speech,” by Gabriel Diamond, Talia Dror and Jillian Lederman (Opinion guest essay, Nov. 11):Protecting free speech on campus requires bravery and intellectual honesty, not partisan definitions. As Jewish students, we share in the real fear surrounding the rise of violent threats against our communities. Upholding free speech requires empathy and consistency, and we must understand that intimidation and fear on campuses are real, and they are not felt only or even primarily by Jewish students.

Persons: Jesse Wegman, Wegman, Rabbi, Ari Berman, Gabriel Diamond, Talia Dror, Jillian Lederman, ”, Eliana Blumberg Rita Feder Michael Farrell, Rosen Providence, Lawrence D, Platt Los Angeles, Joshua Rosenbaum Brooklyn, Joe Manchin, … Organizations: Hamas, Yeshiva University, Holocaust, Israel, Jewish, Brown University, College, University, Touro University Locations: Israel, Chicago, R.I, American, Europe

U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin met his South Korean counterpart Shin Won-sik in Seoul on Sunday with Japanese defence minister Minoru Kihara joining the meeting online. U.S. President Joe Biden agreed with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at an Aug. 18 summit that by the end of this year the three countries would share North Korea missile warning data in real time. The ministers also condemned growing military cooperation between North Korea and Russia as a violation of U.N. resolutions, the South Korean defence ministry said in a statement, and also stressed the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait. Brown, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, held talks with his South Korean counterpart in Seoul on Sunday, the South Korean military said. In his first visit to South Korea since he took office in October, the top U.S. general discussed the "continuous provocations" of North Korea including missile launches, and reaffirmed the United States' commitment to the defence of South Korea, the South Korean joint chiefs of staff said in a statement.

Persons: Kim Jong Un, Lloyd Austin, Shin Won, Minoru Kihara, Kihara, Joe Biden, Yoon Suk Yeol, Fumio Kishida, Charles Q, Brown, Tetsushi Kajimoto, Miral Organizations: North, Korean Central News Agency, REUTERS, Rights, Defence, Korean, Sunday, . Defence, South Korean, Korea, U.S . Joint Chiefs of Staff, Thomson Locations: Rights TOKYO, SEOUL, South Korea, Japan, United States, South, Sunday ., Seoul, North Korea, Russia, Taiwan, TOKYO

☆ US commandos showed off their little-known underwater skills in Army Special Operations Commands' best combat diver competition
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Stavros Atlamazoglou | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In September, US commandos showed off their skills during the US Army Special Operations Command Best Combat Diver Competition — and Army Special Forces divers flexed their little-known underwater muscles to triumph over their Navy brethren. AdvertisementAdvertisementCompetitors in the Army Special Operations Command Best Dive Team Competition at Naval Air Station Key West on September 25. AdvertisementAdvertisementCompetitors begin a dive event during the Army Special Operations Command Best Combat Diver Competition in Key West in September. AdvertisementAdvertisementCombat diving revivalThe 5th Special Forces Group team takes title of best combat dive team during the Army Special Operations Command Best Combat Diver Competition in late September. Competitors in a pool event during the Army Special Operations Command Best Combat Diver Competition in late September.

Persons: —, US Army John F, Maj, Brandon Schwartz, Emely Opio, Wright, Lino Miani, aren't Organizations: Special Operations Command, Commandos, US Army, Navy, Service, US Army Special, Army Special Forces, Naval Air Station Key, Army, Army Special, Naval Air Station, West, Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, Green Berets, Special Forces Group, Warfare Training Group, 5th Special Forces Group, Special Forces Underwater Operations, Green, Beret, Special Forces, Key West, 1st Special Forces Command, National Guard, Green Beret, Special Forces Command, Combat, Foundation, Pacific, Command, National Guard Green Locations: Russia, China, Key, Iraq, Afghanistan

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☆ U.S. Seeks to Resume Military Dialogue With Beijing
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Helene Cooper | More About Helene Cooper | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

President Biden’s top military adviser has told China that the United States is open to resuming military-to-military communication that Beijing suspended last year to protest then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Charles Q. U.S. officials are hoping the two leaders will announce a resumption of military dialogue there. General Brown, who is traveling in the region this week, said that the reopening of the communications channel was important to prevent misunderstandings that could cascade into crises. “Just to ensure that there’s no miscalculation in that dialogue, to me, is hugely important,” he said during a briefing with reporters.

Persons: Biden’s, Nancy Pelosi’s, Charles Q, Brown Jr, Biden, Liu Zhenli, “, ” General Brown, China’s, Xi Jinping, General Brown, ” Organizations: Joint Chiefs of Staff, Economic Cooperation Locations: China, United States, Beijing, Taiwan, Asia

TOKYO, Nov 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. military's top general expressed optimism on Friday for a potential improvement in military-to-military ties with China and sent an introductory letter to his Chinese counterpart saying he was open to meeting. Air Force General Charles Q. But China's General Liu Zhenli is the Chief of the Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission (CMC), the military body responsible for China's combat operations and planning. Brown said he sent a standard introductory letter that explained, "I'm in the position and willing to open a line of communication." "I also believe that taking Taiwan by force and doing a major amphibious operation is not an easy feat."

Persons: Charles Q, Brown, Xi Jinping, Joe Biden, Xi, Liu Zhenli, William Burns, People's, Liu, General Li Shangfu, Li, Nancy Pelosi, Phil Stewart, Gerry Doyle, Jon Boyle Organizations: Air Force, Joint Chiefs, Staff, Pentagon, Joint Staff Department of, Central Military Commission, Beijing, U.S, CIA, U.S . Air Force, People's Liberation Army, PLA, People's Liberation Army Air, Reuters, Russia, ., CMC, Thomson Locations: TOKYO, China, Taiwan, Japan, U.S, Beijing, Tokyo, TAIWAN Washington, South China, Asia, Pacific, Seoul, Taipei

☆ Restrictions on L.G.B.T.Q. Depictions Rattle Hungary’s Cultural World
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Andrew Higgins | More About Andrew Higgins | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When a far-right member of Hungary’s Parliament invited the media three years ago to watch her shred a book of fairy tales that included a gay Cinderella, only one reporter showed up. But what began as lonely, crank campaign against “homosexual propaganda” by a fringe nationalist legislator, Dora Duro, has snowballed into a national movement led by the government to restrict depictions of gay and transgender people in Hungary. The campaign has unsettled booksellers, who have been ordered to shrink-wrap works that “popularize homosexuality” to prevent young readers from browsing, and also rattled one of Hungary’s premier cultural institutions. The director of the Hungarian National Museum was fired this past week for hosting an exhibition of news photographs, a few of which featured men in women’s clothing, and for suggesting that his staff had no legal right to check whether visitors were at least 18 years old.

Persons: Dora Duro Organizations: Hungarian National Locations: Hungary

☆ Bidenomics Gets No Respect
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Daniel Henninger | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Images: AP/AFP/EPA/Getty Images Composite: Mark KellyJoe Biden is back in his comfort zone, at least for him, if not for the Democratic Party. Bidenomics was supposed to be Mr. Biden’s path to a second term. The latest dark cloud is the New York Times /Siena College poll that found in five battleground states Mr. Biden is running behind the Permanent Defendant, Donald Trump. Conventional wisdom—conventional because there’s something to it—blames Mr. Biden’s age (a nice word for neurological decline), inflation’s lingering effects, high interest rates and John Q. Public’s sour mood. Nearly three years after Mr. Biden’s inauguration, more than 70% think the country is headed in the wrong direction.

Persons: Mark Kelly Joe Biden, He’s, Bidenomics, Biden, Donald Trump, —, John Q, Biden’s Organizations: AFP, EPA, Democratic Party, Amtrak, New York Times, Siena College

☆ 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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Pope Francis, who has made reaching out to L.G.B.T.Q. Catholics a hallmark of his papacy, has made clear that transgender people can be baptized, serve as godparents and be witnesses at church weddings, furthering his vision of a more inclusive church. The pope’s embrace of transgender people’s participation in the church was revealed in a Vatican document that he approved on Oct. 31 and that was posted online Wednesday. The decision “signals Pope Francis’ desire for a pastorally focused approach to L.G.B.T.Q.+ issues is taking hold,” he added. The immediate public response from American bishops, who have taken more restrictive stances on transgender issues, was generally muted.

Persons: Pope Francis, ” Francis DeBernardo, Pope Francis ’, ” Organizations: Roman Catholic Church, New Ways Ministry, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Locations: Maryland

☆ China health sector sees better sentiment from anti-graft drive - execs
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Andrew Silver | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SHANGHAI, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Business activities in China's healthcare sector are returning from a sudden near freeze that began in July when Beijing kicked off a year-long anti-corruption campaign, two foreign industry executives said. The campaign targets the bribing of doctors in drug and medical equipment sales and marks a sharp escalation of an anti-corruption drive in the sector that started years ago. The latest campaign has sent a chill through the sector, pummeling healthcare stocks and prompting some firms to cancel IPOs. The anti-graft drive initially caused huge business disruptions and many multinational pharmaceutical firms lost engagement with hospitals, executives said. China is one of the biggest healthcare markets for global healthcare companies but their business sentiment has turned fragile this year due to factors including the anti-graft drive.

Persons: We’ve, Larry Merizalde, Merizalde, Andrew Silver, Miyoung Kim, Robert Birsel Organizations: Beijing, Reuters, South, AstraZeneca, National Health Commission, Thomson Locations: SHANGHAI, China, Shanghai

☆ 'You've got to stick with it:' A Q+A with GOP presidential candidate Asa Hutchinson
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Asa Hutchinson is challenging Trump for the GOP presidential nomination. "There's a lot yet to be determined and you've got to stick with it," Hutchinson said. AdvertisementAdvertisementWith just about a year left until the 2024 election and his campaign struggling, GOP presidential candidate and former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said there's still "a lot yet to be determined." AdvertisementAdvertisementSo there's a lot yet to be determined and you've got to stick with it, and that's the key to success for me.

Persons: Asa Hutchinson, you've, Hutchinson, —, there's, Donald Trump's, Trump, Donald Trump, haven't, we've Organizations: Arkansas Gov, Trump, Service, GOP, Representatives, Republican, Atlanta Young Republicans Locations: Iowa, New Hampshire, Florida, Texas, Atlanta, United States

Brown, Jr. attends the Armed Forces Farewell Tribute in honor of General Milley and an Armed Forces Hail in honor of General Brown, at Summerall Field at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Arlington, Virginia, U.S., September 29, 2023. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday the number of civilians killed in Gaza showed there was something "clearly wrong" with Israel's military operations. He also said there was room for Israel's military to improve in its public explanations about its conduct, and that he had raised this with his Israeli counterpart. ISRAEL BRACES FOR LONG, TOUGH WARIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned Israelis the country is in a "tough war" that will also be long. Brown stopped short of advocating for a short campaign or offering his view of how long Israel's Gaza operation should last.

Persons: Charles Q, Brown, Jr, General Milley, General Brown, Evelyn Hockstein, General Charles Q, Tokyo Brown, Joe Biden's, Israel's, Israel, Antonio Guterres, Benjamin Netanyahu, I've, we've, Timothy Organizations: Joint Chiefs, Armed Forces, Joint Base Myer, Henderson, REUTERS, Palestinian, U.S, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Hamas, United Nations, Islamic, Timothy Heritage, Thomson Locations: Arlington , Virginia, U.S, Gaza, TOKYO, Japan, Israel, ISRAEL, Iraq

The Israeli military has limited time to carry out its operations in Gaza before anger among Arabs in the region and frustration in the United States and other countries over the spiraling civilian death toll constrain Israel’s goal of eradicating Hamas, U.S. officials said this week. As senior Biden administration officials push Israel to do more to minimize civilian casualties, Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said on Wednesday that he was worried each civilian killed in Gaza could generate future members of Hamas. More than 1,400 people were slain and more than 240 were taken hostage and ferried to Gaza. But the longer the Israeli military campaign continues, the greater the chance that the conflict will spark a wider war, several officials in the Biden administration said.

Persons: Charles Q, Brown Jr, General Brown, “, Biden, António Guterres, Israel Organizations: Biden, Joint Chiefs of Staff, United Nations, Hamas, Islamic Locations: Gaza, United States, Israel, Tokyo

☆ Suburbs Were Democratic Turf on Tuesday. What About in 2024?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Jonathan Weisman | More About Jonathan Weisman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Abortion was dominant; suburban voters outside Ohio’s biggest cities voted overwhelmingly to establish the right to an abortion in the state’s constitution. Kentucky’s incumbent Democratic governor, Andy Beshear, who ran hard on abortion rights and kitchen-table issues like infrastructure spending, won not only Jefferson County, home to Louisville, and Fayette County, home to Lexington. He also beat his Republican challenger, Daniel Cameron, in Kenton and Campbell Counties, once reliably Republican redoubts across the Ohio River from Cincinnati. “The Republican Party has to modernize its message on this issue if we’re going to convince Democrats and independents to cross over and vote Republican. This time, she said, some of the same parents recoiled from Republican efforts to ban books with L.G.B.T.Q.

Persons: Andy Beshear, Daniel Cameron, Glenn Youngkin’s, Danica Roem, “, ”, John Whitbeck, Roe, Wade, Heather Williams, recoiled Organizations: Democratic, Republican, Campbell Counties, Democrat, Virginia General, State Senate, Democrats, Republican Party of Virginia, Republican Party, Democratic Legislative, Committee Locations: Ohio’s, Jefferson County, Louisville, Fayette County, Lexington, Kenton, Campbell, Ohio, Cincinnati, Virginia, Loudoun County, Washington, ”

☆ Here’s what's worrying analysts going into Disney’s earnings report
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Analysts are eyeing updates on Disney's direct-to-consumer business and ESPN ahead of fiscal fourth-quarter results Wednesday, as the company pivots further into streaming. The analyst has a buy rating on Disney stock with a $125 per share price target, down from $128. Here's what other analysts on Wall Street are saying ahead of Disney's results. MoffettNathanson - buy rating MoffettNathanson has a buy rating on Disney stock and a $115 per share price target. Wells Fargo - overweight rating Wells Fargo analyst Steven Cahall rates the stock overweight with a $110 per share price target.

Persons: Disney, Goldman Sachs, Brett Feldman, Jason Bazinet, Morgan Stanley, Ben Swinburne, Michael Nathanson, Nathanson, Wells, Steven Cahall, Cahall, Michael Bloom Organizations: ESPN, Disney, DIS, Hulu, Comcast, Citi, Press, Sports, CNBC

☆ Morning Bid: Rate cut prospects fuel stock rally
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Wayne Cole | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Nov 6 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. It's been an upbeat start to the week in Asia as markets cast aside concerns about rate hikes, and go straight to pricing in early cuts. Futures imply an 80% probability the ECB will begin easing as soon as April, and the first BoE rate cut is almost fully priced for August. An outlier here is the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) which might well resume hiking on Tuesday after four months of steady policy outcomes. But expectations were already so low that it's the dollar that has all the downside in the disappointment stakes.

Persons: Wayne Cole, It's, BoE, Ueda, Jerome Powell, Christine Lagarde, Huw Pill, Lisa Cook, Sam Holmes Organizations: Federal, ECB, Bank of Japan, Reserve Bank of Australia, Atlanta, EU, Bank of England, Federal Reserve, Thomson Locations: Wayne, Asia, South Korea, Europe

☆ Priscilla Presley reveals why she never remarried after Elvis
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Priscilla Presley is talking about why she never remarried after her six-year marriage to Elvis Presley ended. During a Q&A event at the South Point Casino in Las Vegas on Friday, Presley told the crowd she just felt like she could not be married again, according to People. “No one could ever match him.”Elvis and Priscilla Presley, who met while Elvis was in the Army, photographed after their Las Vegas wedding in 1967. They new Sofia Coppola directed film “Priscilla” explores how the former couple met and became friends in Germany in 1959, when Presley was 14 and Elvis was 24, before they later married. Presley also discussed their daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, who was born in 1968, saying the singer had feelings of guilt over not being around enough.

Persons: Priscilla Presley, Elvis Presley, Presley, “, ”, ” Elvis, Elvis, Bettmann, Sofia Coppola, Priscilla ”, Lisa Marie Presley, Lisa Organizations: CNN, Army, Las Locations: Las Vegas, Germany

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