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☆ Meghan visited Nigeria as a duchess and left an African princess
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Stephanie Busari | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Lagos, Nigeria CNN —The Duke and Duchess of Sussex embarked on what was officially dubbed a 3-day private visit to Nigeria, yet it unfolded with all the grandeur and attention typically reserved for royal tours. The pair had been invited to the West African nation by the country’s highest-ranking military official, Christopher Musa. Meanwhile, for Prince Harry and Meghan, this marked their first major trip to Africa since relinquishing their official royal duties. Meghan, in particular, embraced exploring her Nigerian ancestry after discovering several years ago that she is 43% Nigerian through a genealogy test. As they bid farewell to Nigeria, Meghan declared: “I can’t wait to come back!”

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Abuja, Nigeria CNN —The Duke and Duchess of Sussex landed in Nigeria on Friday, launching a three-day private visit to the West African nation, where they will meet with wounded soldiers and visit local charities, officials said. My husband was excited to jump up!” Meghan told cheering students in the school’s hall. Kola Sulaimon/AFP/Getty ImagesPrince Harry and Meghan were invited to Nigeria by the chief of defense staff, Christopher Musa, the country’s highest-ranking military official. The couple’s hosts, the Nigerian Defence Headquarters, are keen to be involved further in the Invictus Games and to be part of the wider Invictus community. Effiom Antigha, captain of Team Nigeria, told CNN last year that the games gave him a new lease on life.

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☆ Trump’s bombardment of dishonesty: Fact-checking 32 of his false claims to Time
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Daniel Dale | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +43 min

We’re paying for close to 100% of NATO.”Facts First: Trump’s claim is false. They don’t pay their bills.”Facts First: Trump’s claim is false. (It rose to about $314 billion in 2020, Trump’s last full year in office.) Facts First: Trump’s claim is false. Facts First: Trump’s claim that “nobody died other than Ashli” is false.

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☆ City College, Against Its Nature, Asks Police to End Campus Protest
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Christopher Maag | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Protesters were wielding lit flares, the campus was descending into chaos, and the college’s security guards were outnumbered and exhausted. The college president faced a momentous decision: Watch the chaos grow, or ask the New York Police Department to restore order? And so Vincent Boudreau, president of the City College of New York, invited the police onto the campus. But City College, “the Harvard of the proletariat,” has a unique place in New York, with a mandate to educate the poorest residents, and a long history of radical politics and protest. To many in the City College community, welcoming a police presence onto the Harlem campus was unthinkable.

Persons: Vincent Boudreau, Brown, ” Organizations: New York Police Department, City College of New, City College, Harvard Locations: Upper Manhattan, City College of New York, Columbia, New York, Harlem

☆ Columbia protesters' demands have worked before. This time may be different.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Paul Squire | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Read previewThe unrest at Columbia University isn't showing signs of slowing down. In the 1980s, student protesters at Columbia took over the same building and called for divestment of the Ivy League school's investments over a different cause: South African apartheid. Student protesters at the 1985 demonstrations at Columbia University. Protesters there locked and chained the doors to Hamilton Hall — the same building now occupied by pro-Palestinian protesters — and demanded the school completely divest from South Africa. A more fraught situationOn its website, the Columbia University Apartheid Divest group likened itself to the protests from nearly 40 years ago.

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☆ What Charges Will the Protesters Occupying the Columbia Building Face?
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Christopher Maag | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Student protesters at Columbia University who took over a building on campus Tuesday morning could face a variety of felony or misdemeanor charges, but probably will not be found guilty of criminal charges, said Martin R. Stolar, a Manhattan lawyer and former president of the New York City chapter of the National Lawyers Guild, with more than 50 years of experience defending protesters. Protesters broke into Hamilton Hall early Tuesday, hours after university administrators said they had begun suspending students who refused to leave a tent encampment on campus. Videos show a person breaking windows in a door to gain access to the building. Other photos taken inside and posted on social media show protesters using chairs and desks to barricade the doors. Columbia announced later Tuesday that the students occupying the building faced expulsion.

Persons: Martin R, “ We’re, ”, Stolar, Alvin L, Bragg, Jeffrey Maddrey, Maddrey Organizations: Columbia University, New, National Lawyers, Protesters, Hamilton Hall, Columbia, Police Locations: Manhattan, New York City, New York

☆ What’s So Funny About a Dead Comedian?
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-28 | by ( Christopher Maag | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

A few weeks after Kenny DeForest died, a group of his friends gathered in an apartment in Los Angeles. The mood was somber — Mr. DeForest was only 37, and he had died from traumatic brain injuries after falling off an electric bike in Brooklyn. But Mr. DeForest was a professional comedian, and his friends were all comedians, and any gathering of comedians eventually comes to feel like a party. They were playing a game where everybody gets a card with a single word and then gives clues to help their teammates guess the word. Will Miles, one of Mr. DeForest’s best friends, plucked a card from the deck.

Persons: Kenny DeForest, DeForest, Will Miles, DeForest’s, “ Kenny Locations: Los Angeles, Brooklyn

☆ Nobody Saw Andy Kim Coming. That’s What He Was Counting On.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-27 | by ( Christopher Maag | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A day later, Andy Kim, a little-known Democratic congressman from southern New Jersey, gathered his top advisers for a conference call. Everyone present assumed that Mr. Kim would announce his intention to challenge Mr. Menendez for his Senate seat. And Mr. Kim would need the blessing of political bosses across the state, an especially urgent task in New Jersey, where local party leaders have held enormous sway over primary elections for generations. “You don’t upset a two-term incumbent by flying by the seat of your pants,” Mr. Carroll said. Mr. Kim listened quietly.

Persons: Robert Menendez, Andy Kim, Kim, Menendez, Zack Carroll, Kim’s, Mr, Carroll Organizations: Benz, Congress Locations: New Jersey

☆ US sends land-attack missile system to Philippines for exercises in apparent message to China
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The presence of the US Army’s Mid-Range Capability (MRC) ground-based missile system, increases the risks of “misjudgment and miscalculation” in a region already on edge over Chinese-Philippines face-offs in the South China Sea, Beijing says. It’s the first-ever deployment of the MRC missile system, also known as the Typhon system, to the Indo-Pacific theater, and it comes amid a series of US-Philippine military exercises, including the largest-ever edition of the bilateral Balikatan exercises beginning Monday. It also can fire the Tomahawk Land Attack Missile, a maneuverable cruise missile with a range of 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles), according to the CSIS. Those are the same rules Washington and Manila accuse Beijing of ignoring with aggressive Chinese actions that have injured Filipino sailors and damaged vessels around disputed features in the South China Sea. US Army PacificChina’s missile advantageAnalysts say the deployment of the Typhon missile battery is the first signal of US plans to address what has long been an advantage for Beijing in the region.

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☆ Lori and George Schappell, Long-Surviving Conjoined Twins, Die at 62
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Richard Sandomir | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Lori and George Schappell, conjoined twins whose skulls were partly fused but who managed to lead independent lives, died on April 7 in Philadelphia. Their death, at a hospital, was announced by a funeral home, which did not cite a cause. Dr. Christopher Moir, a professor of surgery at the Mayo Clinic, who has been on teams that separated six sets of conjoined twins — although none of them were joined at the head — said that when one of the Schappells died, the other would have almost certainly followed quickly. “Conjoined twins share circulation,” he said, “so unless you somehow emergently divide their connection, it’s absolutely a fatal, nonviable process.”The Schappells lived much longer than had been expected when they were born as craniopagus twins, joined at the head, which is rare. They were cited as the second-oldest conjoined twins ever by Guinness World Records.

Persons: Lori, George Schappell, Christopher Moir, —, Schappells, ” Organizations: Mayo Clinic, Guinness World Records Locations: Philadelphia

☆ A Deadly Dog Attack Upends an Elite Westchester Farm
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Christopher Maag | Daniel E. Slotnik | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On a cool, windy day in February, two big white dogs escaped from a well-known nonprofit farm in Westchester County and ended up on a public footpath deep in a New York State park. They encountered a 10-pound miniature poodle on a leash. The larger dogs attacked, killing the poodle and then severely injuring its owner. Acting on the recommendations of state law, a local judge ordered the dogs to be euthanized. The farm, Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture, which is connected to Blue Hill at Stone Barns, a Michelin-starred restaurant in Pocantico Hills, filed an appeal on Thursday to stay the dogs’ euthanization.

Persons: Yong Ging Qian Organizations: Stone Barns, Food, Agriculture, Michelin, Mount Pleasant Justice Court Locations: Westchester County, New York State, Stone, Pocantico Hills, Mount Pleasant

☆ Regional banks may be underpriced due to fear, says Commerce Street Holdings CEO Dory Wiley
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailRegional banks may be underpriced due to fear, says Commerce Street Holdings CEO Dory WileyDory Wiley, president and CEO of Commerce Street Holdings, and Christopher Marinac, director of research at Janney Montgomery Scott, join CNBC's 'The Exchange' to share their outlooks on bank trades, Tesla, and more.

Persons: Dory Wiley Dory Wiley, Christopher Marinac, Janney Montgomery Scott, CNBC's Organizations: Street Holdings, Commerce Street Holdings

☆ O.J. Simpson died owing over $100 million to the families of Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-14 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Simpson owed a huge sum to the families of Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson, reports say. Simpson died owing millions to the family of Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson following a wrongful death lawsuit in 1997, an attorney for the Goldman family has said, according to reports. It ordered him to pay $33.5 million, which has ballooned to $114 million due to unpaid interest charges, a Goldman family lawyer told People. Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson, right, were found stabbed to death at Simpson home in 1994. Reuters/APMost of the money that the Goldman family has received from Simpson has been through the sales of a book Simpson wrote about the deaths, said Cook.

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☆ What to expect from bank earnings as high interest rates pressure smaller players
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Hugh Son | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., February 7, 2024. Ever since the chaos of last year's regional banking crisis that consumed three institutions, larger banks have mostly fared better than smaller ones. That trend is set to continue, especially as expectations for the magnitude of Federal Reserve interest rates cuts have fallen sharply since the start of the year. On Monday, M&T Bank posts results, one of the first regional lenders to report this period. The focus for all of them will be how the shifting view on interest rates will impact funding costs and holdings of commercial real estate loans.

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☆ A Divided America Agrees on One Thing: The Eclipse Was Awesome
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Christopher Maag | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Aidan Hernandez lay on the sidewalk wearing his eclipse glasses and staring up. The day was cloudy in Eagle Pass, Texas, and for a while he was silent. There it is!” said Aidan, 7, alerting everyone that the total eclipse was visible. “Now it’s gone.”Eagle Pass, a border town facing Mexico across the green valley of the Rio Grande, was the first American city on the path of totality. The eclipse also passed over Houlton, Maine, a small town pressed between rolling potato fields and the international border with Canada.

Persons: Aidan Hernandez, ”, Aidan, it’s Locations: Pass , Texas, Mexico, Rio, Houlton , Maine, Canada, United States, Texas, Arkansas, Cleveland, Buffalo

He had planned to lead a team of 15 local journalists reporting on the eclipse. Journalists at The Democrat & Chronicle have worked without a contract since 2019, said Susan DeCarava, president of the NewsGuild of New York, the union that represents them. Workers also seek a policy regarding the ethical use of artificial intelligence in reporting and writing articles, Mr. Craig said. “We had this incredible story that would touch a lot of people in our community,” Mr. Craig said. “Hopefully we’ll be back at the negotiating table tomorrow morning,” Mr. Craig said.

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☆ Autism Impact Fund co-founder: Want to be at the forefront of innovation across the entire spectrum
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailAutism Impact Fund co-founder: Want to be at the forefront of innovation across the entire spectrumChristopher Male, Autism Impact Fund co-founder, joins 'Squawk Box' on World Autism Awareness Day to discuss how the fund is investing in companies developing diagnostics, treatments and support for people with autism.

Persons: Christopher Male Organizations: Autism, Fund, Autism Impact Fund

☆ Golf movies: From cult classics to charming comedies, what happened when the sport got the Hollywood treatment
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

The plot revolves around a high school student – played by Michael O’Keefe – and his journey to obtain a college scholarship. ‘Happy Gilmore’Arguably one of the most famous sports films of all time, ‘Happy Gilmore’ is an all-time classic. The movie tells the story of the journey of Happy Gilmore – played by Adam Sandler – from failing ice hockey player to golf phenom after discovering his natural gifts on the course. Sandler's character in 'Happy Gilmore' battles to save his grandmother's house as well as adjusting to a new sport in golf. “With ‘Happy Gilmore,’ the funny thing is that there are so many non-golfers who would know what the ‘Happy Gilmore swing’ is or they’ve watched the film,” Boulden told CNN’s Living Golf in 2021.

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☆ THEN AND NOW: The cast of 'Zoey 101' 16 years later
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Spears reprised her role as Zoey for a movie sequel, "Zoey 102," released on Paramount+ in July 2023. Dana Hawley/Paramount+Many fans speculated that "Zoey 101" ended due to Spears' pregnancy at 16 years old. After her time on Nickelodeon, Spears switched her focus to singing, much like her older sister Britney Spears. In July 2020, the "Zoey 101" cast reunited for a sketch as part of the Nickelodeon show "All That." The "Zoey 101" film sequel, titled "Zoey 102," was released in summer 2023, and followed Zoey and her friends as they reunited for Quinn and Logan's wedding.

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☆ Man Killed by No. 4 Train After He Is Pushed Onto Subway Tracks
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Christopher Maag | More About Christopher Maag | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

A man was killed Monday evening after being pushed onto the subway tracks in an unprovoked attack at the 125th Street station at Lexington Avenue in East Harlem, according to the Police Department. At 6:48 p.m., a man on the uptown platform shoved the person onto the tracks in front of the oncoming No. 4 train, which was unable to stop, a police spokeswoman said. Train service at the station resumed by 9 p.m., but a large number of police officers remained at the scene. “The subway has been insane lately,” Ray Velez, 60, from the Bronx, said as he waited on the 125th St. platform two hours after the attack.

Persons: ” Ray Velez, It’s, ” Organizations: 125th, Police Department Locations: Lexington, East Harlem, Bronx

☆ Falling fertility rates pose major challenges for the global economy, report finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-22 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Falling fertility rates are set to spark a transformational demographic shift over the next 25 years, with major implications for the global economy, according to a new study. That would leave 49 countries — primarily in low-income regions of sub-Saharan Africa and Asia — responsible for the majority of new births. "Future trends in fertility rates and livebirths will propagate shifts in global population dynamics, driving changes to international relations and a geopolitical environment, and highlighting new challenges in migration and global aid networks," the report's authors wrote in their conclusion. That shifting demographic landscape will have "profound" social, economic, environmental and geopolitical impacts, the report's authors said. "As the workforce declines, the total size of the economy will tend to decline even if output per worker stays the same.

Persons: Asia —, Dr, Christopher Murray Organizations: Institute for Health Metrics, CNBC Locations: Saharan Africa, Asia, Chad, Niger, Tonga, Samoa, Asia's Tajikistan

☆ Hannah Waddingham's 'intense' first meeting with Tom Cruise involved being stuck on a fighter carrier for 5 days sitting inches away from his face — and it was "lovely"
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Hannah Waddingham had an intense but lovely first meeting with Tom Cruise on "Mission: Impossible 8." Waddingham was also stuck in a confined space with Ryan Gosling and Aaron Taylor-Johnson filming "The Fall Guy." AdvertisementHannah Waddingham got up close and personal with Tom Cruise when they first met — literally. On top of making her debut in the long-running franchise, she's also in "The Fall Guy." "The Fall Guy" hits theaters on May 3.

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While discussing the U.S. economy and its auto industry, Mr. Trump promised to place tariffs on cars manufactured abroad if he won in November. Mr. Trump mentioned Bernie Moreno, his preferred Senate candidate in Ohio and a former car dealer from Cleveland, only sparingly. Mr. Trump was redirected from a planned trip to Arizona to appear with Mr. Moreno as a last-minute push. Mr. Trump called Mr. Biden a “stupid president” several times and at one point referred to him as a “dumb son of a — ” before trailing off. “Everything is up: Chicken’s up, bread is up and I can’t read this damn teleprompter,” Mr. Trump said.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Biden, don’t, ”, “, Mr, “ They’re, Bernie Moreno, Moreno, Sherrod Brown, Fani Willis, Gavin Newsom, J.B . Pritzker, Willis’s, Newsom “ Gavin, Trump’s, James Singer, Steven Cheung, Joe Biden, Maddie McGarvey, Moreno’s, Matt Dolan, Dolan, Mitt Romney, ” Mr, Dolan’s Organizations: Ohio’s Republican Senate, Republican, Dayton International, Capitol, Mr, Democrat, Gov, California, Illinois, The New York Times, Cleveland Indians, Cleveland Guardians Locations: United States, Vandalia , Ohio, Ohio, Cleveland, Arizona, Atlanta, Georgia, New York

☆ After Another Subway Shooting, New York Wrestles With Question of Safety
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( Christopher Maag | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The subway crime that Jimmy Sumampow had been hearing about in recent years — as well as his own experience — had already led him to make plans to leave New York City. Then, on Friday, he saw a video online of the shooting on an A train this week. “I feel I should move out for a while and see if New York takes action and gets better,” he said. For Elise Anderson, however, the shooting did not raise her level of concern. Subway crime data in recent years shows a muddled picture, and just as they have in surveys of riders and polls of residents, New Yorkers’ opinions diverge.

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☆ New York Community Bancorp woes: What you need to know
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailNew York Community Bancorp woes: What you need to knowChristopher Marinac, Janney Montgomery Scott director of research, and CNBC’s Hugh Son join 'The Exchange' to discuss New York Community Bancorp as trading on the bank’s stock was halted after declining more than 42% on the news that the company is seeking cash infusion.

Persons: Christopher Marinac, Janney Montgomery Scott, CNBC’s Hugh Son Organizations: New York, Bancorp, New, Community Bancorp

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