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☆ World leaders react to Biden’s exit from the 2024 US presidential race
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Lex Harvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau arrives for a meeting at the 2024 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit in Washington, DC on July 11, 2024. “Many strong decisions have been made in recent years and they will be remembered as bold steps taken by President Biden in response to challenging times,” Zelensky said on X. “We will always be thankful for President Biden’s leadership.”President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky during a press conference on July 15, 2024 in Kyiv, Ukraine. But he has increasingly clashed with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over humanitarian aid and the mounting civilian death toll of the conflict. Israeli President Isaac Herzog speaks to the media following a meeting with US President Joe Biden at the White House on July 18, 2023.

Persons: Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Biden, Canada Justin Trudeau, Kent Nishimura, Keir Starmer, ” Starmer, Justin Trudeau, ”, He’s, Anthony Albanese, “, Volodymyr Zelensky, ” Zelensky, Biden’s, Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, Vitalii, Isaac Herzog, Yoav Gallant, X, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Simon Harris, Kevin Dietsch, Nicolas Maduro, Donald Tusk, ” Tusk, Xi Jinping, “ Biden, China’s, Trump Organizations: CNN, US, Democratic, Republican, Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO, Getty, British, Canadian, Australian, Russia, Israeli, White, Trump Locations: Canada, Atlantic, Washington , DC, Washington, United States of America, Ukraine, Kyiv, Israel, Gaza, Irish, Venezuelan, Polish, Poland, America, Weibo

☆ Tenacious D: Jack Black’s bandmate faces backlash over comment about Trump assassination attempt
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Jack Black’s comedy rock band Tenacious D has sparked outrage and had a show in Australia postponed after band member Kyle Gass made an apparent joke about Saturday’s assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump. “To advocate and or wish for the assassination of a President is egregious, disgusting, filthy, evil, and not acceptable in any way, shape or form,” said Babet. “Anything less than a deportation is an endorsement of the shooting and the attempted assassination of Donald J Trump,” he said. “I will not be participating in any future Tenacious D interviews,” he said. Tenacious D have previously appeared on the Kyle & Jackie O “In the Morning” show on KIIS radio.

Persons: Jack Black’s, Kyle Gass, Donald Trump, Black, Gass, ” Gass, “, ”, Ralph Babet, Anthony Albanese, Tenacious, Jack Black, Andrew Giles, ” Babet, Donald J Trump, Kyle Sandilands, Kyle, Jackie O “, Joe Biden, –, ” Biden Organizations: CNN, Sunday, Trump, New Locations: Australia, Sydney, Australian, Newcastle , New South Wales, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, New Zealand, America

☆ World leaders condemn assassination attempt on Trump: 'Tragedy for democracy'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Charmaine Jacob | In Charmainemariajacob | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

World leaders have joined together to condemn the assassination attempt on former U.S. President Donald Trump over the weekend. Trump was hit in the ear at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he was "sickened by the shooting" and sent his thoughts to Trump and his fellow Americans. European leaders from G-20 countries such as Germany, France, Italy, extended their concern and best wishes to Trump. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reiterated the same, and said the campaign event in Pennsylvania was "concerning and confronting."

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Thomas Matthew Crooks, Justin Trudeau, Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron, Xi Jinping, Fumio Kishida, Narendra Modi, —, Anthony Albanese, Dmitry Peskov, Joe Biden Organizations: Butler, Inc, FBI, Secret Service, Canadian, Japan's, India's, Reuters, Democrats Locations: Butler , Pennsylvania, Germany, France, Italy, Asia, Pennsylvania, Russia, U.S

☆ King Charles and Queen Camilla to visit Australia and Samoa
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Lauren Said-Moorhouse | Max Foster | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla are heading down under in the fall. The forthcoming visit to Australia will be the 75-year-old British monarch’s first trip to a Commonwealth realm since he ascended the throne. In addition to the United Kingdom, Charles is also head of state in 14 realms including Australia, New Zealand and Canada, though his role is largely ceremonial. “Their majesties’ state visit to Samoa will celebrate the strong bilateral relationship between the Pacific Island nation and the UK,” the palace added. Charles’ visit to Australia will be a key test of his popularity as head of state.

Persons: CNN — Britain’s King Charles III, Queen Camilla, Charles, Camilla, Charles ’, “, Keir Starmer, –, Queen Elizabeth II’s, rumblings, Anthony Albanese’s, Albanese Organizations: CNN, Australian Capital, Coast, Games, Commonwealth, Labour Party, New Zealand, CNN’s Royal Locations: Australia, Samoa, Commonwealth, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Canada, Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, France, Scotland, Cardiff, Germany, Kenya

☆ World leaders are rallying behind Donald Trump after he survived an assassination attempt
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewLeaders across the world have come out in support of former President Donald Trump after he survived an assassination attempt at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday. AdvertisementIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin NetanyahuIsrael's Prime Minister, Netanyahu, said that he and his wife were "shocked" by the incident and that they were praying for Trump's recovery. Advertisement"Although we don't yet know exactly what happened, we should all be relieved that former President Trump wasn't seriously hurt," he wrote on X. Indian Prime Minister Narendra ModiIndia's Prime Minister said he was concerned about the attack on his "friend" and strongly condemned the incident. Dutch Prime Minister Dick SchoofSchoof expressed relief that Trump's injuries were seemingly minor and wished him a quick recovery.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Thomas Matthew Crooks, Crooks, Trump, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Biden, Donald Trump’s, Jill, Kamala Harris Kamala Harris, Keir Starmer, Benjamin Netanyahu Israel's, Netanyahu, Sara, — Benjamin Netanyahu, בנימין, Justin Trudeau Canada's, Emmanuel Macron Macron, Volodymyr Zelenskyy Ukraine's, Barack Obama Obama, Trump wasn't, Trump wasn’t, … — Barack Obama, Olaf Scholz Olaf Scholz, Narendra Modi, Modi, Giorgia Meloni Meloni, il, degli, durante, pronta, …, Fumio Kishida Japan's Kishida, Shinzo Abe, Anthony Albanese Albanese, Albanese, Dick Schoof Schoof, Viktor Orbán Orbán Organizations: Service, FBI, Business, Secret, Trump, UK, Indian, Narendra Modi India's, Italian, Dutch Locations: Pennsylvania, Bethel Park , Pennsylvania, Canada, France, Israel, Ukraine, America, Germany, dalla Pennsylvania, Mar

☆ Australia PM tells Russia to 'back off' after claims over espionage arrests
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Russia accused Australia of inciting "anti-Russian paranoia" for charging a Russian-born couple with espionage, prompting Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Saturday to tell Moscow to "back off." Albanese, speaking to reporters on Saturday, said Russia needed to "stop interfering in domestic affairs of other sovereign nations." Russia engages in espionage here and around the world," Albanese said in Brisbane, the capital of Queensland state, according to a transcript. The wife, 40, an information systems technician in the Australian Army, travelled to Russia and instructed her husband in Australia to log into her official account to access defense materials, police said. Canberra has been supplying defense equipment to Kyiv, banned exports of aluminium ores to Russia and sanctioned more than 1,000 Russian individuals and entities.

Persons: Anthony Albanese, Kira, Igor Korolev, Albanese, " Albanese Organizations: Australian Federal Police, Labor Party, Kyiv, NATO, Australian Broadcasting Corp, Australian Army Locations: Russian, Australia's, Canberra, Russia, Australia, Moscow, Brisbane, Queensland, Ukraine, Washington, Brisbane magistrate's, Kyiv

☆ Australia appoints special envoys as antisemitism, Islamophobia rise over Gaza war
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Brisbane, Australia CNN —The Australian government is appointing the country’s first envoys to fight antisemitism and Islamophobia in an attempt to prevent further fraying of social cohesion over the war in Gaza. “I have spoken with members of the Jewish community here, in Melbourne, right around Australia, who have not felt safe, members of the Jewish community whose children are worried about wearing their school uniform in our capital cities. David Gray/AFP/Getty ImagesThe Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ), which represents the Jewish community, recorded a spike in antisemitic incidents from October to November 2023. The group said Tuesday reports of antisemitic incidents in Australia are still running 400-500% higher than before the conflict. Protests against Israel’s actions in Gaza are continuing in Australia with four people arrested for climbing onto the roof of Parliament House last week.

Persons: Anthony Albanese, “, ”, Albanese, Jillian Segal, ” Albanese, David Gray, Fatima Payman, Matt Jelonek, ” Sen, Labor’s Organizations: Australia CNN, “, Albanese’s, Labor Party, Jewish Museum, Getty, of Australian, Australian, Hamas, Palestinian, United, West, Australian Labor Party, Greens Party, University Locations: Brisbane, Australia, Gaza, Israel, Sydney, Melbourne, That’s, AFP, United Nations, Perth, West Australian

☆ Some disgruntled 'Bridgerton' fans are turning on the showrunner
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

A two-part release schedule sidelined Colin and Penelope's story for other character arcsLuke Newton as Colin Bridgerton and Nicola Coughlan as Penelope Featherington on season three, episode two of "Bridgerton." "I'm so disappointed honestly by 'Bridgerton' season three, part two," TikToker @lightfrommars said in one video that's been viewed over 770,000 times. Complaints from 'Bridgerton' fans could affect the show — though it's probably safe for nowDoes this spell doom for the Bridgertons? "Bridgerton" season three also topped Nielsen's streaming chart, with 2.19 billion viewing minutes. AdvertisementSo no matter how mad the "Bridgerton" fans are — and how much some factions may insist they're not watching anymore — I'd put my money on the romantic drama's continuation.

Persons: —, Colin Bridgerton, Luke Newton, Penelope Featherington, Nicola Coughlan, Jess Brownell, Chris Van Dusen, Francesca Bridgerton's, Hannah Dodd, Julia Quinn, Phoebe Dynevor, Jean Page, Colin, Liam Daniel, Simon Basset, Daphne Bridgerton, Anthony Bridgerton, Jonathan Bailey, Kate Sharma's, Simone Ashley, Breadcrumbing Penelope, TikToker @lightfrommars, …, John Stirling, Victor Alli, Benedict Bridgerton's, Luke Thompson, Lady Tilley Arnold, Hannah New, Anthony, Kate, Violet Bridgerton, Ruth Gemmell, Danbury's, Lord Anderson, Daniel Francis, it's, we've, Penelope, Bridgerton, Brownell, Eloise Bridgerton, Colin doesn't, he's miffed, Colin's, Polin, Kanthony, Tom Verica, TikToker notwildlin, Maia Douglas, Douglas, Coughlan, Francesca, Michaela Stirling, Michael Stirling, Marie Soledad, fatphobia, she's, Masali Baduza, Netflix There's, Michael, Abbie Mills, We're, Van Dusen, Jenna Ortega, they're, — I'd Organizations: Service, Netflix, Business, Instagram

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Wednesday walked free after pleading guilty in a U.S. court in the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. commonwealth in the Pacific, to a felony charge for publishing U.S. military secrets. As part of the plea agreement, the U.S. is bound to withdraw its extradition request and recommended a sentence to time already served, with no additional fines issued. The WikiLeaks organization posted a statement on the X social media platform saying that Assange was due to fly to his native Australia. "Regardless of the views that people have about Mr. Assange's activities, the case has dragged on for too long. There's nothing to be gained by his continues incarceration, and we want him brought home to Australia.

Persons: Julian Assange, Assange, Barry Pollack, Chelsea Manning, Mr, Pollack, Anthony Albanese, " Albanese, London's, Stella Assange Organizations: Wednesday, U.S, U.S ., WikiLeaks, Bombardier Global Locations: U.S, Northern Mariana Islands, Saipan, Australia, Bangkok

☆ Opinion: Will Julian Assange receive a hero’s welcome in Australia?
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Opinion Latika Bourke | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Julian Assange is no martyr, but the Trump administration’s continued pursuit of the WikiLeaks founder ended up making him one — in the eyes of many Australians. Assange, who was released from prison in the UK on June 24, has long been a polarizing figure in his native Australia. Once Assange pleads guilty, under the plea agreed with the US, he will have spent five years in solitary confinement. Assange’s WikiLeaks disclosures put Western human intelligence sources at risk by the way they were dumped on the internet unredacted. He is reported to be heading to Canberra where he’ll be given a hero’s welcome by some, including his family and hardline supporters.

Persons: Latika Bourke, ”, Read, CNN — Julian Assange, Trump, Latika Bourke Louis Douvis, Assange, narcissist, Pamela Anderson, Vivienne Westwood, Assange “, Chelsea Manning, Matt Canavan, ” Canavan, Julian Assange, Saeed Khan, Canavan, “ he’s, George W, “, Assange’s, Julian Hill, Stella Assange, indefatigably, Hill, Caroline Kennedy, Joe Biden, Anthony Albanese, Albanese’s, Albanese, Scott Morrison, he’s, ” Hill, Assange hasn’t, he’ll Organizations: Nightly, Sydney Morning Herald, Love, CNN, WikiLeaks, Trump, US Army, Australian, Wikileaks, Getty, Reuters, Australian Labor, Democrat, Labor, Liberal, Twitter, Facebook Locations: Australian, India, British, Ecuadorian, London, Sweden, Sydney's, Australia, AFP, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, Iraq, Canberra

The plea deal allows Assange to avoid prison in the US and return to his native Australia. “That never came up in our conversations,” said David Stilwell, the State Department assistant secretary for the Pacific region during the Trump administration. Sessions’ focus on national security-related leaks was “probably one of the reasons why the [Assange] case had more traction,” Hickey told CNN. Hickey said he was not involved in the Assange case when he was a senior official at DOJ’s National Security Division from 2016 to 2023. Stilwell, the former State Department official under the Trump administration, pushed back on the Assange plea deal.

Persons: Julian Assange, Assange, Biden, Trump, ”, David Stilwell, Anthony Albanese, Joe Biden, General Merrick Garland, Chelsea Manning, Manning, Barack Obama, Obama, Trump’s, Jeff Sessions, Adam Hickey, ” Hickey, Hickey, “ Assange, who’s, Mayer Brown, Garland, Andrew McCabe, “, it’s, ” McCabe, Stilwell, ” Stilwell, Bradley Moss, would’ve, ” Moss, ” CNN’s Zachary Cohen, Marshall Cohen, Kevin Liptak Organizations: CNN, United, Wikileaks, State Department, Australian, Justice Department, FBI, Northern, London’s, US Justice Department, White, Pentagon, Army, Assange ., Department, Obama, Biden, DOJ’s National Security Division, Protect Journalists, Amnesty International, American Civil Liberties Union, Computer, Ecuadorian Locations: United States, Washington, London, Stockholm, Quito, Ecuador, Australia, Pacific, Virginia, London’s, Northern Mariana Islands, Iraq, Guantanamo, Washington ,

☆ Julian Assange ends stalemate with US, exchanging guilty plea to felony charge for his freedom
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Lauren Said-Moorhouse | Thomas Manglona | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images Assange addresses the Oxford Union Society from the Ecuadorian Embassy in January 2013. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg/Getty Images Assange attends a news conference inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London in August 2014. FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images Assange, on the balcony of the Ecuadorian Embassy, holds up a United Nations report in February 2016. Carl Court/Getty Images Assange speaks to the media in May 2017, after Swedish prosecutors had dropped their investigation of rape allegations against Assange. Jack Taylor/Getty Images Assange was seen for the first time in months during a hearing via teleconference in Quito, Ecuador, in October 2018.

Persons: Julian Assange, “, ” Assange, Assange, Kim Hong, Ramona Manglona, Chelsea Manning, Jack Taylor, LEON NEAL, BERTIL ERICSON, FABRICE COFFRINI, Carl Court, Geoff Caddick, Oli Scarff, CARL COURT, Leon Neal, Philip Toscano, Ricardo Patino, Frank Augstein, David Paul Morris, John Stillwell, Mike, Pompeo, Maria Sol Borja, Alastair Grant, Daniel Leal, Elizabeth Cook, Anthony Albanese, Joe Biden, ASSANGE, Adrienne Watson, Stella, ”, Gabriel Shipton, he’s, hasn’t, Julian, –, ” Shipton Organizations: Northern Mariana Islands CNN, Northern, Northern Mariana Islands . Justice Department, WikiLeaks, United States, Reuters, Army, Metropolitan Police, US Justice Department, British, Justice Department, Guardian, Getty, Swedish Trade Union Confederation, St, Paul's, Court, Ecuadorian Embassy, Oxford Union Society, Ecuadorian Foreign, Southwest Festival, Bloomberg, United Nations Human Rights, United, United Nations, CIA, CNN, Ecuadorian, Ecuador, Southwark Crown, White, Sweden, National Security, Department of Justice, BBC Radio Locations: Saipan, Northern Mariana, London, United Kingdom, Hawaii, Northern Mariana Islands, Australia, United States, Iraq, Afghanistan, Sweden, Ecuadorian, Ecuador, Westminster, AFP, Stockholm, Geneva, Switzerland, Austin , Texas, United Nations, Quito, Southwark, Baghdad, Guantanamo Bay

☆ The best scene in 'Bridgerton' season 3 proves why Kanthony needs their own spinoff
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

"Marriage takes hard work," Kate tells Colin. "Our marriage is not hard work," Anthony quips. Luckily, "Bridgerton" has just given us the perfect set-up for a potential Kanthony spinoff — one that feels like it could generate another story. Simone Ashley as Kate and Jonathan Bailey as Anthony on the season three premiere of "Bridgerton." All episodes of "Bridgerton" season three are now streaming on Netflix.

Persons: —, Kate, Anthony's, they've, Simone Ashley, Jonathan Bailey, Anthony, Colin, they're, Colin's, Shonda Rhimes, Betsy Beers, Rhimes, Liam Daniel, Charithra Chandran, Edwina —, Ashley, Jess Brownell, Bailey Organizations: Service, Business, Town, Netflix Locations: India

☆ Chinese officials’ attempt to ‘block’ formerly detained journalist mars Australia goodwill tour
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Simone Mccarthy | Angus Watson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Chinese Premier Li Qiang’s four-day visit to Australia this week was set to be focused on repairing long-strained relations between the two countries. But apparent efforts by Chinese officials to stand in front of an Australian reporter during a press briefing have shone a spotlight back on frictions between the countries. Beijing has also long been condemned by Western nations and rights groups for wrongful and arbitrary detentions. 2 official, to Australia is the highest-level trip to a US-allied country of any Chinese official in seven years. Speaking alongside Li following the signing ceremony, Albanese called the visit “another important step in stabilizing” the relationship.

Persons: Li Qiang’s, Cheng Lei, Li, Anthony Albanese, Cheng, I’m, ” Cheng, Albanese, ”, Yang Hengjun, Yang, Li Qiang, Lukas Coch, ” Li, Scott Morrison Organizations: CNN, Sky News Australia, Australian, Sky News, Guardian, Daily Telegraph, CGTN, Australia's, AP Pandas, Sunday, Adelaide Zoo, New Zealand Locations: Australia, China, Canberra, Beijing, Australian, US, “, New, Chinese

☆ Australia's Albanese, China's Li hold 'candid' talks
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

China's Premier Li Qiang (L) and Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese shake hands during a signing ceremony at Parliament House in Canberra on June 17, 2024. This dialogue has allowed us to build a deeper awareness of our respective interests," Albanese said in opening remarks. After the meeting, Li told reporters the leaders held a "candid, in-depth and fruitful meeting and reached a lot of consensus". Albanese told reporters after the meeting the two countries had revitalized engagement and he was "determined to keep growing our relationship where we can." watch nowOn regional issues, he had told Li that "Australia advocates that we should all work together to promote a regional balance where no country dominates and no country is dominated".

Persons: Li Qiang, Anthony Albanese, Lukas Coch, Li, Xi Jinping, " Albanese, Albanese, Gong, Tenzin Wougyal Organizations: Australia's, House, AFP, Getty Locations: Canberra, Australian, Beijing, Australia, China, Hong Kong

☆ Teenager questioned after explicit AI deepfakes of dozens of schoolgirls shared online
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Sydney CNN —Australian authorities are investigating the distribution of deepfake pornographic images of around 50 schoolgirls, allegedly created by a teenager using artificial intelligence. Victoria Police confirmed they had arrested and released a teenager “in relation to explicit images being circulated online” pending further inquiries. Victoria is the only Australian state where sharing deepfake pornography is a criminal offense. This month, the Australian government introduced legislation to criminalize the distribution of deepfake pornography nationwide. Under the proposed law, offenders could face up to six years in prison for sharing non-consensual sexually explicit deepfake material.

Persons: “, Bacchus Marsh, Andrew Neal, Neal, vomited, Emily, Bacchus, Francesca Mani, Taylor Swift, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, –, Anthony Albanese, Tim Richardson, Victoria State Premier Jacinta Allan, ” Allan Organizations: Sydney CNN —, Victoria Police, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, ABC, ABC Radio Melbourne, Bacchus Marsh, Social, Westfield High School, New, Republicans, Judiciary, Victoria, Victoria State Premier Locations: United States, Bacchus, Melbourne, Victoria, New Jersey, New York, Cortez, Ocasio

☆ New basketball league Unrivaled lands star-studded investor lineup, aims to pay highest average salary in women's pro league sports
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Lillian Rizzo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A new women's basketball league has attracted a star-studded roster of investors from the media and sports world at a time when ratings and general interest in the WNBA and other professional women's leagues is rising. Unrivaled, the pro women's basketball league founded last year by New York Liberty's Breanna Stewart and Minnesota Lynx's Napheesa Collier of the WNBA, said Thursday that it had closed on a seed funding round ahead of its January launch. Athletes will be given equity in the new league, and Unrivaled said it will also feature contract opportunities that will offer the highest average salary in women's pro sports league history. Many female athletes play in other countries when the WNBA season ends to boost their earnings potential. Unrivaled's season will run from January to March and feature 30 of the top women's basketball players across six teams for a 3-on-3, compressed full court style of play on a soundstage in Miami.

Persons: Napheesa Collier, New York Liberty's Breanna Stewart, John Skipper, Turner, David Levy, Ann Sarnoff, Star Carmelo Anthony, Alex Morgan, David, Skipper, Alex Bazzell, Stewart, Collier Organizations: Minnesota Lynx, New York Liberty, Target, New York, ESPN, Warner Bros, NBA, U.S, soccer, Meadowlark Media, WNBA Locations: Minneapolis , Minnesota, New, Minnesota, U.S, Miami

☆ Australian state appoints official for ‘Men’s Behavior Change’ as outcry over violence against women grows
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Antoinette Radford | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —As Australian women push for action on domestic violence – a problem described by the country’s prime minister as a “national crisis” – one state has appointed a special official charged with improving men’s behavior. Victoria Premier Jacinta Allan announced Wednesday that state MP Tim Richardson would serve as the inaugural Parliamentary Secretary for Men’s Behavior Change – the first position of its kind in the country. Richardson said he would focus on the influence the internet and social media have on male attitudes towards women, and on building respectful relationships. Last year, 64 women were murdered, the group said. Women should not be responsible for ending violence against women,” he said at the time.

Persons: Victoria Premier Jacinta Allan, Tim Richardson, Richardson, ” Richardson, couldn’t, ”, Tarang Chawla, Niki, Nikita Chawla, Jane Hume, Anthony Albanese Organizations: CNN, Victoria Premier, Police, Liberal Party, Victoria, Sky News Locations: Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Bondi, Sydney

☆ Emergency convoy takes provisions to survivors of devastating landslide in Papua New Guinea
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-25 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Local officials said a massive landslide struck a village in Papua New Guinea's highlands, with many feared dead. An emergency convoy was delivering food, water and other provisions Saturday to stunned survivors of a landslide that devastated a remote village in the mountains of Papua New Guinea and was feared to have buried scores of people, officials said. Aktoprak conceded that if the number of buried houses estimated by local authorities was correct, the death toll could be higher. "The United States stands with Papua New Guinea — our close partner and friend — today and always," Biden added. Albanese posted on the social media platform X: "All Australians grieve for our brothers and sisters in Papua New Guinea after the terrible landslide."

Persons: Serhan Aktoprak, Aktoprak, James Marape, Andrew Ruing, Ruing, Joe Biden, Anthony Albanese, Biden, —, Albanese Organizations: International Organization, Papua New Guinea, Australian Broadcasting Corp, U.S, Australian Locations: Maip Mulitaka, Papua, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea, Enga, South Pacific, Port Moresby, Papua New, Wabag, Porgera, Australia, United States, China

☆ Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck: A timeline of their love story
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Plenty of people are wondering if Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are having problems in their marriage, but one person had the nerve to ask in a public forum. Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez in "Gigli." “Jennifer Lopez and Cris Judd have announced they have resolved all issues arising out of their marriage,” the couple’s lawyers said in a statement at the time. “I feel so lucky and happy and proud to be with him,” Lopez told People magazine about reuniting with Affleck. February 2024Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez attend a premiere for the film "This Is Me... Now: A Love Story" in Los Angeles in February.

Persons: Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck, Lopez, ” Lopez, Affleck, Ben, Jen, “, ”, Chris Judd, “ Jennifer Lopez, Cris Judd, Jenny, Ari Finegold, Harry Winston, Affleck –, Cohen, ’, Marc Anthony, Paul Hawthorne, “ Marc, Jennifer Garner, Anthony, There’s, Garner, I’ve, Alex Rodriguez, Dimitrios Kambouris, Richard Foreman, Warner, Affleck raved, Rodriguez, Filippo Monteforte, Matt Damon, Kevin Smith, Mario Anzuoni, Reuters Lopez, ’ ”, it’s, you’re, We’re Organizations: CNN, Getty, Warner Bros, Latina, Los, Venice Film, Wall Street, People, Reuters Locations: Mexico, ”, Jersey, Los Angeles, AFP, Venice, Italy, Las Vegas, Savannah , Georgia

☆ 25 'Bridgerton' couples ranked by their chemistry
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The first three seasons of "Bridgerton" and spin-off "Queen Charlotte" show have produced 25 main couples. Kanthony and Queen Charlotte and King George are some of the show's most popular couples. Business Insider ranked the show's couples based on chemistry. Advertisement"Bridgerton" and its spin-off series, "Queen Charlotte," are filled with romances, but only a few couples have great chemistry. Every season of "Bridgerton" focuses on one main couple — Daphne and Simon in season one, Kate and Anthony in season two, and Queen Charlotte and King George in the "Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story" spin-off.

Persons: Charlotte, Queen Charlotte, King George, —, Daphne, Simon, Kate, Anthony, Reynolds, Eloise, Theo Organizations: Business, Service

☆ Is Daphne Bridgerton going to show up in season 3 of 'Bridgerton'?
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor) is the eldest of the Bridgerton sisters and the fourth-eldest Bridgerton sibling. Unfortunately, Dynevor confirmed in January 2023 that she was not returning for "Bridgerton" season three. Daphne Bridgerton and Simon Basset in "Bridgerton." Liam Daniel/BridgertonDaphne is mentioned several times in 'Bridgerton' season threeDaphne doesn't make an appearance in the first four episodes of season three of Bridgerton, though all of her siblings do. But In "Romancing Mr. Bridgerton," the Julia Quinn novel that this season of "Bridgerton" loosely follows, Daphne hosts a ball toward the end of the season.

Persons: —, Daphne, Daphne Bridgerton, Phoebe Dynevor, Simon Basset, Duke, Hastings, Jean Page, she's, Colin, Penelope Featherington, Dynevor, Liam Daniel, Bridgerton Daphne, Daphne doesn't, Duchess, Anthony, Kate Sharma, it'll, She's, Violet, Francesca, I'm, Bridgerton, Julia Quinn, Penelope, We'll Organizations: Service, Netflix, Business, Hastings House Locations: Pall, Hastings

London CNN —WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will find out Monday whether he can make a final challenge against his extradition to the United States. LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images Assange attends a seminar at the Swedish Trade Union Confederation in Stockholm on August 14, 2010. LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images Assange and his bodyguards are seen after a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland, in November 2010. Carl Court/Getty Images Assange speaks to the media in May 2017, after Swedish prosecutors had dropped their investigation of rape allegations against Assange. Jack Taylor/Getty Images Assange was seen for the first time in months during a hearing via teleconference in Quito, Ecuador, in October 2018.

Persons: Julian Assange, Assange, Victoria Sharp, Jeremy Johnson —, Stella Assange, ” “ Julian, ”, Kristinn Hrafnsson, Jack Taylor, LEON NEAL, BERTIL ERICSON, FABRICE COFFRINI, Carl Court, Geoff Caddick, Oli Scarff, CARL COURT, Leon Neal, Philip Toscano, Ricardo Patino, Frank Augstein, David Paul Morris, John Stillwell, Mike, Pompeo, Maria Sol Borja, Chelsea Manning, Alastair Grant, Daniel Leal, Elizabeth Cook, Anthony Albanese, “, Albanese’s, Joe Biden, Trump, Biden, Sunna, it’s, Alan Rusbridger Organizations: London CNN, Foreign Press Association, Court, European, of Human Rights, WikiLeaks, Guardian, Getty, Swedish Trade Union Confederation, St, Paul's, British, Ecuadorian Embassy, Oxford Union Society, Ecuadorian Foreign, Southwest Festival, Bloomberg, United Nations Human Rights, United, United Nations, CIA, CNN, Army, Ecuadorian, Ecuador, Southwark Crown, Australian, Parliamentary, of Europe, Prospect Magazine Locations: United States, London, Westminster, Afghanistan, AFP, Stockholm, Iraq, Geneva, Switzerland, Sweden, Ecuador, Austin , Texas, Ecuadorian, United Nations, United Kingdom, Quito, Southwark, London’s, Australia

☆ Opinion: Why Julian Assange’s fate matters
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-19 | by ( Opinion Alan Rusbridger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

A determined American journalist, let’s call her Gillian, is sleuthing away at a story about India’s nuclear weapons program. Though Gillian is based in London, when she finally gets to publish her story, the Indian government is bent on revenge. Is Washington going to stand idly by and meekly accept the possibility of an American journalist languishing in an Indian jail? The clue is in the inverted commas around “journalist.” To my mind, Julian Assange is in some ways recognizably a journalist. However, to many journalists Assange is not a proper “journalist,” and they can’t really see what his fate has to do with theirs.

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☆ We're desperate for Kanthony to return to 'Bridgerton,' too. Here are the clues that suggest they will.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Kate and Anthony are absent for most of "Bridgerton" season three, part one, despite being the center of season two. Here's why we think Kanthony will return in future episodes. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementWarning: This article contains minor spoilers for "Bridgerton" season three, part one, and the novel "The Viscount Who Loved Me." This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Kate, Anthony, —, Anthony's, Simone Ashley, Anthony Bridgerton, Jonathan Bailey Organizations: Service, Business

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