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☆ Kate Middleton described herself as an amateur photographer, but she's been honing her skills for decades
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Kate's claim that she is an amateur photographer is questionable, an expert said. CHRIS JACKSON/Getty ImagesHer description of herself as an amateur photographer could very well be down to the British trait of modesty, but people aren't convinced. The palace typically uses Kate's photos instead of hiring a royal photographer to mark major occasions and milestones, such as birthdays. Speaking to BI in 2020, royal photographer Samir Hussein said Kate takes photos that "any professional would be very happy with." Kate's statement comes during a crisis period after King Charles announced his cancer diagnosis in January.

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☆ The 'Katespiracy' is officially getting out of control
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Now some people on X, formerly Twitter, have coined a catchall term for all the Kate-related conspiracy theories that have been swirling online — "Katespiracy." AdvertisementAs of press time, Kensington Palace has not publicly responded to allegations that the photos were altered. AdvertisementNone of these conspiracy theories, which range from the mildly plausible to completely outlandish, have been definitively proven. What people do know, however, is what Kensington Palace has been willing to disclose. Kensington Palace did not immediately respond to a request for comment from BI sent outside regular business hours.

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☆ Middle East Crisis Ramadan Begins as Hunger and Fear Stalk Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Raja Abdulrahim | Rawan Sheikh Ahmad | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Praying in front of a destroyed mosque in the city of Rafah in southern Gaza on Friday. The Muslim holy month of Ramadan is usually a time of religious devotion, dawn-to-dusk fasting, charity, family gatherings and nightly feasts. All that seems far away this year in Gaza, now in the sixth month of an Israeli military offensive and near-total blockade. The war has erased how Palestinians here used to live and observe Ramadan. Normally in the lead-up to Ramadan, Ms. Ali would be at her home in northern Gaza preparing the house for a month of worship and festivities.

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☆ Kate’s doctored photo raises concerns about tools that let everyone easily edit images
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Brian Fung | Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Although celebrities have altered photos with editing tools for years, images taken of the royal family have a historical importance and are expected to be authentic. The use of image editing to present a false narrative goes back almost to the dawn of photography itself. Image tools with generative AI will allow so much more than photo manipulation because people will be able to create images from completely new scenarios. As AI images hit the mainstream, it will open up more discussions around transparency and the need to regulate usage so news outlets and the public can better spot AI-generated and augmented images, he said. Although AI image watermarks already being implemented on certain platforms, mandating that will be a challenge, Hayden said.

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☆ A photo editor says it's 'astonishing' Kensington Palace released the recent image of Kate Middleton
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Kensington Palace released the image of Middleton and her children — Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis — on Sunday, writing that the photo was taken by Price William. Kensington Palace previously announced that Middleton underwent a planned abdominal surgery in January. AdvertisementOne photo editor who dissected the image told Business Insider he was surprised the photo was released in the first place. "It's astonishing that Kensington Palace released it, and even more bewildering that the wires distributed it," said Patrick Witty. Kensington Palace did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.

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☆ Kensington Palace took 13 hours to explain Kate Middleton's edited photo. People aren't convinced.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Kate Middleton apologized for editing a family photo after media agencies recalled the image. It was the first official image of Kate since her absence, which has sparked conspiracy theories. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementIt followed Kate's lengthy absence from the public eye after the Princess of Wales underwent a " planned abdominal surgery " in January. Reuters, Agence France-Press, and, most recently, the Press Association have also recalled the image over concerns it had been altered.

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☆ Kate, Princess of Wales, apologizes for editing Mother’s Day photograph
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Rob Picheta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Catherine, Princess of Wales has taken responsibility and apologized for an edited official photograph that was recalled by a number of international news agencies over concerns it had been manipulated. Kate said she was sorry for “any confusion” caused by the image, after her “experiment” with photo editing caused scrutiny for Kensington Palace and increased confusion over Kate’s extended absence from the public eye. The photograph, released Sunday to mark Mother’s Day in the UK, was the first official picture of Kate since she underwent abdominal surgery in January. But hours after it was released by Kensington Palace, four major photo agencies issued “kill notices,” expressing concerns it had been edited. Those questions were briefly dispelled on Sunday by the release of the image, which Kensington Palace said was taken by William, Prince of Wales.

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☆ Princess Catherine Apologizes, Saying She Edited Image
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Mark Landler | More About Mark Landler | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Catherine, the Princess of Wales, apologized on Monday for doctoring a photo of her with her three children, which was recalled by several news agencies on Sunday after they determined the image had been manipulated. The decision to recall the photo reignited a storm of speculation about Catherine, who has not been seen in public since she had abdominal surgery nearly two months ago. In her statement, the 42-year-old princess chalked up the alteration to a photographer’s innocent desire to retouch the image. “Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing,” Catherine wrote in a post on social media. Hours after Kensington Palace released the photo, The Associated Press, Reuters and Agence France-Presse issued advisories urging news organizations to remove the image.

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☆ Photo agencies are refusing to publish a portrait of Kate Middleton with her children over concerns it was manipulated
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewMultiple photo agencies are sounding the alarm that Kate Middleton's newest portrait with her children could have been digitally altered. Many were focused on the cuff of Princess Charlotte's pink cardigan, which appears to disappear in the photo. AdvertisementA spokesperson for the AP pointed Business Insider to a story from the outlet, in which reporters explain why they believe the photo to be manipulated. "The photo shows an inconsistency in the alignment of Princess Charlotte's left hand," per the AP. Kensington Palace did not immediately answer questions from BI about allegations that the photos were altered and has not publicly responded.

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☆ Palace Photo, Meant to Dispel Rumors About Catherine, Fans Them Instead
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-10 | by ( Mark Landler | More About Mark Landler | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A photograph of Catherine, Princess of Wales, with her three children, released by Kensington Palace and meant to showcase her recovery from surgery, has come under scrutiny after three news agencies advised news organizations on Sunday evening to withdraw it, saying the image had been manipulated by the palace. In a “kill notification” issued on Sunday evening, the A.P. said: “At closer inspection, it appears that the source has manipulated the image. No replacement image will be sent.” It added, “Please remove it from all platforms, including social, where it may still be visible.”Kensington Palace, where Catherine and her husband, Prince William, have their offices, did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Earlier, a palace official said the photo had been taken by William this past week in Windsor, where the couple live in Adelaide Cottage, on the grounds of Windsor Castle.

Persons: Catherine , Princess of, ”, Catherine, Prince William, William Organizations: Kensington Palace, Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France, The New York Times, Times Locations: Catherine , Princess of Wales, Kensington, Windsor, Adelaide Cottage, Windsor Castle

☆ A TV chef turned an endangered fish into fritters. Fishermen were furious, say report
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( Cameron Manley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A TV chef fried a fish on the endangered species list on an Austrian show. Both the chef and the broadcaster, ORF, have apologized for the incident. During the show, which went out last week, the chef whipped up a dish of potato salad with fish fritters, per the report. But the broadcaster, ORF, was soon hit by complaints from anglers after they discovered the fish used in the dish was the endangered Frauennerfling, a near-extinct species, AFP reported. AdvertisementORF also apologized for "cooking a fish which is protected all year round," claiming it had had "different information," the report said.

Persons: —, Rutilus, Gregor Gravogl Organizations: IUCN, ORF, Service, Agence France, Presse, AFP, International Union for Conservation of Nature Locations: Austrian, AFP, Barron's, Italy, Switzerland, Austria's

☆ Biden Says U.S. Will Airdrop Aid Into Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Victoria Kim | Raja Abdulrahim | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

The body of a person killed early Thursday as Israeli forces opened fire toward crowds thronging an aid convoy in Gaza City. Most of the deaths were caused by trampling in a stampede, Admiral Hagari said, and some people were hit by aid trucks. On Wednesday, he had heard that people had received bags of flour from aid trucks, and there were rumors that another convoy was coming. The Israeli military did not respond to questions about whether Israeli tanks opened fire before or after the aid trucks arrived. Mr. Al-Sholi described chaos as ran from the aid trucks and people around him were hit.

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Supporters of the state laws say they foster free speech, giving the public access to all points of view. One contrarian brief, from liberal professors, urged the justices to uphold the key provision of the Texas law despite the harm they said it would cause. “Social media platforms exercise editorial judgment that is inherently expressive,” Judge Kevin C. Newsom wrote for the panel. To the surprise of many, some prominent liberal professors filed a brief urging the justices to uphold a key provision of the Texas law. In the second case, Miami Herald v. Tornillo, the Supreme Court in 1974 struck down a Florida law that would have allowed politicians a “right to reply” to newspaper articles critical of them.

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☆ Ukraine is preparing multiple battle plans for 2024 after last year's leaked straight to Putin, Zelenskyy says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia had access to leaked battle plans for Ukraine's 2023 counteroffensive, Zelenskyy said. Ukraine is making several plans for this year "because of information leaks," the president said. AdvertisementUkraine is drawing up multiple different battle plans for 2024 because those for the 2023 counteroffensive were leaked ahead of time, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday. "Our counteroffensive action plans were on the Kremlin's table before the counteroffensive actions began," Zelenskyy told a press conference, per Agence France-Presse. Asked whether Ukraine will attempt a counteroffensive in 2024, Zelenskyy said: "We have a plan, a clear plan.

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☆ ‘Fourteen Days’ is a ‘collaborative novel’ from 36 literary giants. But who wrote what?
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Zara Khan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

From left: the authors Diana Gabaldon, R. L. Stine, Celeste Ng, John Grisham and Margaret Atwood, all of whom contributed to "Fourteen Days." Though some readers will draw connections between the latter work and “Fourteen Days,” Preston notes there are many differences. Perhaps most notably, “Fourteen Days” follows those left behind amid a pandemic — people without “the financial wherewithal to escape,” he told CNN. In "Fourteen Days," residents of New York apartment building begin gathering on the rooftop during Covid-19 lockdowns. Read: “The Interestings” (2014)The tenth novel from author Meg Wolitzer — who also contributed to “Fourteen Days” — follows a group of close-knit friends that meet at an arts summer camp in the 1970s from adolescence through to middle age.

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☆ Election 2024 As Trump heads to Michigan, the state G.O.P. is in disarray.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Neil Vigdor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

“We are the Michigan G.O.P.,” Mr. Hoekstra said in an interview on Friday. On Thursday night, Ms. Karamo sought to address her leadership status at a Republican gathering in Oakland County near Detroit. A video recorded by The Detroit News showed her being heckled as party leaders elected delegates for next month’s state convention. At the Karamo-aligned event, a projector displayed a logo for the county’s Republican Party. did not immediately respond to requests for comment about what would happen if rival slates of Michigan delegates showed up at the convention.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated on Sunday that the military would soon enter Rafah, which is bracketed by a closed Egyptian border. Images and videos on social media, which could not immediately be verified, showed injured people and damage to buildings in Rafah. On Sunday, Mr. Netanyahu promised to offer Palestinians “safe passage” to northern areas of Gaza before the planned ground invasion, though he offered no details. On Wednesday, Mr. Netanyahu spurned an offer from Hamas to free Israeli hostages in exchange for Israel withdrawing from Gaza, abiding by a long-term cease-fire and freeing Palestinians held in Israeli jails. Asked during an interview broadcast on Sunday how many of the remaining hostages were still alive, Mr. Netanyahu said, “Enough to warrant the kind of efforts that we’re doing.”

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☆ Gaza girl, 6, who pleaded by phone to be rescued after an Israeli attack found dead along with paramedics sent to save her
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-11 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Six-year-old Hind Rajab, who went missing in Gaza City last month, has been found dead. She had made contact with emergency services and begged them to save her as she hid from IDF forces. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . ReutersTwo PRCS paramedics, Yusuf Al-Zeino and Ahmed Al-Madhou, were sent to find Hind, but the agency lost contact with them. They were later discovered dead in a burned-out ambulance, just meters from the bullet-riddled car where Hind also lay.

Persons: Hind Rajab, Hind, —, Yusuf Al, Zeino, Ahmed Al, Baha Hamada, Israel's Organizations: Service, Palestinian, Twitter, Reuters, Guardian, Agence France, Hamas, Business Locations: Gaza City, Gaza, Israel, Rafah

☆ The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and the Long Shadow of 1948
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Emily Bazelon | A Discussion Moderated Emily Bazelon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +18 min

In 1948, Jews realized their wildly improbable dream of a state, and Palestinians experienced the mass flight and expulsion called the Nakba, or catastrophe. It’s only in 1948 that the Arabs become Palestinians and the Jews become Israelis. Many Jews became lower-level officers during World War II, and they brought their new military expertise to the 1948 war. Zoltan Kluger/GPO, via Getty Images Palestinian bombers destroyed buildings on Ben Yehuda Street in Jerusalem in March 1948. Bettmann/Getty Images A Palestinian refugee cut off from her home by the border established after the 1948 war.

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☆ Widening Mideast Crisis U.N. Aid Agency in Gaza Says Suspensions in Funding Threaten Crucial Humanitarian Work
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-27 | by ( Victoria Kim | Aaron Boxerman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

News AnalysisThe judges at the International Court of Justice in The Hague on Friday. A ruling on Friday by the International Court of Justice on charges of genocide against Israel had deep historical resonance for both Israelis and Palestinians. It was a topic that appeared to preoccupy the sole Israeli judge, Aharon Barak, among the 17 assessing the case on the World Court. He was among the 17 judges assessing the case on the World Court. “It talks like genocide & walks like genocide,” Muhammad Shehada, a rights activist from Gaza, wrote on social media.

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☆ Palestinians share their lives in war-torn Gaza via TikTok, X, and Instagram
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Harmeet Kaur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

Palestinians on social media are a window into the warLike millions of others around the world, Noor is witnessing the war in Gaza through the eyes of Palestinians who are sharing their daily realities on social media. Eyewitness accounts on social media are critical in understanding global conflicts, including past flare-ups between Israelis and Palestinians. Before October 2023, Azaiza had about 25,000 Instagram followers, according to the social media analytics firm Social Blade. Now watching from afar in Melbourne, she’s the one refreshing her social media feeds and anxiously texting relatives, friends and colleagues to make sure they’re safe. Mark Kerrison/In Pictures/Getty ImagesEven as people flock to learn from and support these Palestinians on social media, Noor says the exchange is overshadowed by feelings of powerlessness.

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☆ Trump Wins Big in Iowa: What’s Next in the GOP Presidential Race?
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Trump Wins Big in Iowa: What’s Next in the GOP Presidential Race? Donald Trump secured 51% of the vote in the Iowa caucuses on Monday, while Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley lagged behind with 21% and 19%. WSJ Senior Political Correspondent Molly Ball explains what the results mean for the Republican nomination race. Photo: Jim Watson/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images

Persons: Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Molly Ball, Jim Watson Organizations: Trump, GOP, Republican, Agence France Locations: Iowa

☆ E. Jean Carroll’s Second Defamation Trial Could Hit Trump’s Wallet Again
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Corinne Ramey | James Fanelli | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Donald Trump secured 51% of the vote in the Iowa caucuses on Monday, while Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley lagged behind with 21% and 19%. WSJ Senior Political Correspondent Molly Ball explains what the results mean for the Republican nomination race. An additional trial began Tuesday to determine whether he’ll have to pay her even more. Carroll, an author and former Elle magazine columnist, made her sexual-assault allegations against Trump public in 2019, when New York Magazine published an excerpt of her book, which alleged he assaulted her in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room. In the aftermath, she filed a pair of related lawsuits against Trump.

Persons: Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Molly Ball, Jim Watson, E, Jean Carroll, Carroll, Goodman Organizations: Republican, Agence France, Elle, Trump, New York Magazine Locations: Iowa

☆ Lloyd Austin Released From Hospital After Surgery Complications
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Gordon Lubold | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. Photo: saul loeb/Agence France-Presse/Getty ImagesWASHINGTON—Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was released from the hospital Monday, Pentagon officials said, after a two-week stay due to complications from prostate surgery last month. Austin is now recuperating at home, according to a Pentagon statement.

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☆ Boeing’s Pile of Problems Gets Bigger as a Crucial Buyer Hesitates
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Yoko Kubota | Raffaele Huang | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Planes operated by China Southern Airlines stood dormant during the 2019 grounding of Boeing 737 MAX jets. Photo: greg baker/Agence France-Presse/Getty ImagesBEIJING— Boeing ’s long-awaited delivery resumption of its 737 MAX jets to China faces fresh delays after the Alaska Airlines incident, as the plane maker was poised to benefit from the thaw in U.S.-China relations. China Southern Airlines , one of several Chinese carriers with undelivered MAX jets, has been readying to receive Boeing’s planes as early as January, people familiar with the matter said. Now the airline is planning to conduct additional safety inspections on those aircraft following the incident, the people said, though the jets to be delivered aren’t the same variant as Alaska’s MAX 9.

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