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☆ Trial of 3 former Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols' death set to begin
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Jury selection was scheduled to begin Monday in the federal trial of three former Memphis officers charged with violating the civil rights of Tyre Nichols, the 29-year-old man whose fatal beating was caught on police cameras while also triggering protests and calls for police reform. Officers caught up with Nichols and pummeled him in a Memphis neighborhood, police video showed. An autopsy report showed Nichols died from blows to the head and that the manner of death was homicide. The three officers now facing trial, along with Emmitt Martin III and Desmond Mills Jr., were fired after Nichols’ death for violating Memphis Police Department policies. Mills and Martin both have pleaded guilty in federal court and they could testify in the trial.

Persons: Tyre Nichols, Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Justin Smith, Nichols, pummeled, Lucy Garrett, Black, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr, Mills, Martin Organizations: Memphis, Mississippi, Christian Church, FedEx, Memphis Police Department Locations: MEMPHIS, Tenn, Memphis

☆ Elon Musk’s xAI accused of worsening Memphis smog with unauthorized gas turbines at data center
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-28 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk announced his new company xAI which he says has the goal to understand the true nature of the universe. Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup, xAI, is being accused by environmental and health advocates of adding to the pollution problem in Memphis, Tennessee, by using natural gas burning turbines at its new data center, and doing so without a permit. The letter notes that xAI "has installed at least 18 gas combustion turbines over the last several months (with more potentially on the way)." The company has been using the turbines to power the facility, but its long-term plan is to use power from the local utility, Memphis Light, Gas and Water and the Tennessee Valley Authority. MLGW told CNBC that it started providing 50 megawatts of power to xAI at the beginning of August.

Persons: Elon Musk, Musk, xAI, MLGW Organizations: Southern Environmental Law Center, Health Department, Environmental Protection Agency, Memphis, Tennessee Valley Authority, CNBC, SpaceX, Google, Microsoft, American Lung Association Locations: Memphis , Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, Tennessee, Shelby

A 37-year-old Tennessee man was charged over alleged social media threats against President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Barack Obama, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Kyl Alton Hall was indicted Tuesday on two counts of threatening a sitting president or vice president and one count of a threat to a former president. The U.S. Secret Service investigated the case, which will be prosecuted by the national security and civil rights unit in the local U.S. attorney’s office. A spokesperson for the Secret Service did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The charges come the same week that all three officials — Biden, Harris and Obama — appeared in Chicago to speak at the Democratic National Convention, where Harris accepted her party’s presidential nomination.

Persons: Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Barack Obama, Kyl Alton Hall, Biden, Harris, Obama, — Biden, Obama — Organizations: Department of Justice, DOJ, Authorities, Secret Service, Service, Democratic National Convention Locations: Tennessee, Memphis, U.S, Chicago

Unless you’re directly touching them, you’re not going to get infected.”How does mpox spread? Mpox, previously called monkeypox, is a virus that causes fevers, headaches, muscle aches and painful, open wounds on the skin. While Covid is a respiratory virus that spreads through the air, mpox is spread from person to person through close, skin-to-skin contact with those lesions. Clade I accounts for the latest mpox strain that’s driving the outbreak in parts of Africa. “It’s not airborne,” Taylor said, adding that there is no evidence that the mpox virus is mutating or spreading in a way that would prompt school closures.

Persons: “ I’M, Young ”, ‘, ’ ”, “, ”, Michelle Taylor, Christina Hutson, you’re, Paul Offit, “ That’s, ” Hutson, Carlos del Rio, Del, mpox, ” Taylor Organizations: World Health Organization, Health Department, Centers for Disease Control, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Democratic, CDC, Emory University Locations: Shelby, Memphis , Tennessee, Africa, United States, Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, Sweden, U.S, Atlanta, Del Rio

A second former Memphis police officer is expected to change his not guilty plea on Friday in connection to alleged civil rights violations that ended in the beating death of Tyre Nichols, court documents revealed. A change of plea hearing for former officer Emmitt Martin has been set for 2 p.m. CT in the courtroom of U.S. District Judge Mark Norris, records showed. Back in November, another former Memphis officer, Desmond Mills Jr., changed his plea to guilty to federal charges of excessive force and obstruction of justice. Memphis Police Department via APThe 29-year-old Nichols died in the hospital several days following a traffic stop on Jan. 7, 2023. Officers reportedly pulled over Nichols for reckless driving, but Memphis police later said there was no evidence to support a stop.

Persons: Tyre Nichols, Emmitt Martin, Mark Norris, Desmond Mills Jr, Emmitt Martin III, Nichols, — Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Justin Smith —, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Daunte Wright Organizations: Memphis, District, Memphis Police Department Locations: U.S, Memphis

CNN —A second former Memphis police officer facing federal civil rights charges in the violent arrest and beating death of Tyre Nichols changed his plea to guilty on Friday in federal court. Mills and Martin are among five former officers charged in the death of Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man. He admitted he “willfully used unreasonable force against Tyre Nichols,” “aided and abetted” other officers in assaulting Nichols and “failed to intervene” in other officers’ use of force. Police said the unit was permanently deactivated shortly after Nichols’ death. The beating and Nichols’ death led to protests and vigils in Memphis and other major US cities, reigniting the contentious debate over policing and the ways that law enforcement treat Black people.

Persons: Tyre Nichols, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills, Nichols, Martin, Mills, Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Justin Smith, ”, “, ” “, abetted, ” RowVaughn Wells, “ Tyre, Martin’s, ” Wells, ” Ben Crump, Rodney Wells, we’ll, Derek Chauvin’s, George Floyd, ” Crump, Crump Organizations: CNN, Memphis, Force, Memphis Police Department, Police Locations: Memphis, Minneapolis, America, Shelby County

☆ Woman Arrested in Plot to Steal Graceland From Elvis Presley's Family
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-16 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewA Missouri woman was arrested Friday in connection to a scheme to defraud Elvis Presley's family by stealing their interest in Graceland and trying to extort them for millions of dollars. Lisa Jeanine Findley, 53, faces charges of mail fraud and aggravated identity theft, federal prosecutors in Missouri said. Keough had sued a company that claimed it owned the rights to Graceland, and a judge ruled in Keough's favor in May. AdvertisementFindley posed as three different individuals from a fictitious lender called Naussany Investments, prosecutors said Friday. She then falsely claimed that Lisa Marie Presley had borrowed $3.8 million from Naussany in 2018, putting up Graceland as collateral, but never repayed the debt, prosecutors said.

Persons: —, Elvis Presley's, Lisa Jeanine Findley, Presley's, Riley Keough, Lisa Marie Presley, Keough, Findley, Lisa Marie Presley's, Nicole M, Argentieri, Presley, Keough —, Daisy Jones Organizations: Service, Business, Naussany Investments, Prosecutors, Department's Locations: Graceland, Missouri, Memphis, Keough's, Naussany, Los Angeles, Tennessee, Nigerian, Nigeria, Kansas City , Missouri

☆ Federal grand jury hears testimony on scam to steal Graceland from Elvis Presley’s family
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Brandy-Zadrozny-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Brandy Zadrozny | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A federal grand jury heard testimony Tuesday about a scam to steal the Graceland estate from Elvis Presley’s family. The Odell Horton Federal Building, in downtown Memphis, houses several federal offices, including the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. Elvis Presley's Graceland estate was the target of a scam. Ariel J. CobbertPhilbrick was in Memphis on Monday with a friend to tour the Graceland estate before testifying before the grand jury on Tuesday. (A representative for the Graceland estate did not respond to a request for comment.)

Persons: Elvis Presley’s, Rasheed Jeremy Carballo, Lisa Holden, Holden, Lisa Marie Presley’s, Micah McCoy, NBC News Holden, Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis ’, ” Carballo, Kimberly Philbrick, Kevin Ritz’s, Odell Horton, Ariel J, Cobbert, Philbrick, Holden’s, “ Lisa, ”, Maria Tazbaz, ” Tazbaz, “, Elvis Presley's Graceland, Cobbert Kimberley Philbrick, Cobbert Philbrick, Graceland, ” Philbrick Organizations: NBC News, Holden, Naussany Investments, NBC, FBI, U.S, Western, of, U.S . Postal Inspection Locations: MEMPHIS, Tenn, —, Branson , Missouri, Graceland, Memphis, U.S, of Tennessee

Based on Trump's social media commentary, more about their relationship may be coming soon. Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social on Tuesday that the two will be speaking together publicly next week. Trump wrote. 'I have no choice'Since gaining Musk's support, Trump has returned the praise. On the day of Trump's speech in Nashville, Musk wrote "Save our kids!"

Persons: Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Evan Vucci, Donald Trump's, Trump, he'd, Elon, He's, Musk, What's, podcaster Jordan Peterson, they've, Kamala Harris, he's, it's, Joe Biden, Steven Cheung, Biden, Tesla wasn't, Tesla, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, David Sacks, Trump's, CNBC's Joe Kernen, they're, Harris, Mark Fields, —, Fields, CNBC's Brian Sullivan, Giorgia Meloni, Javier Milei, Jair Bolsonaro, Narendra Modi, Benjamin Netanyahu, Kevin Mohatt, Kamala, Mike Moritz, Moritz, Brian Schwartz, Christina Wilkie Organizations: SpaceX, White, AP NASHVILLE, Bitcoin Conference, Elon, Music City Center, Trump, Republican, PAC, North Carolina Attorney General's, America PAC, ELON, Biden, General Motors, Ford, Musk, Tesla, Bitcoin, Italian, Indian, Capitol, Air Force, Joint Base Andrews, Financial Locations: Washington, Tenn, —, Nashville, Memphis , Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Michigan, tamp, Florida, Lago, China, U.S, Atlanta, Gaza, Wisconsin, Joint Base Andrews , Maryland, West Palm Beach , Florida, Silicon Valley

☆ Meta's AI keeps pretending to be me and giving my phone number out to strangers
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Rob Price | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

You only need to save my phone number," the AI responded in Spanish — before sharing my phone number. Someone in this WhatsApp group had asked Meta AI for its phone number — and again it shared my number. It had replied that it did, and Maxi simply had to message a phone number — my phone number — to access the content. Since I asked Meta's communications team for help, I haven't received any more messages from people looking for Meta AI. Another time, Meta AI said it didn't have a phone number (it actually does, +1 313-555-0002, although it doesn't advertise it publicly).

Persons: Franco, escuadron lobo, Tell Gretel, he'd, Franco chimed, Meta, chatbot, Taylor, Taylor Swift, Maxi, I'm, I've, Pablo Morano, Meta's Emil Vazquez, Mark Zuckerberg, that's, Axel Springer, Cooper Neill, Getty, LLMs, Meta's, haven't, you've Organizations: Meta, alfa buena, Alpha, Business, Tech, LinkedIn, Facebook, Team Alpha, Squadron, Maxi, BSR Agency, Business Insider, CBC News Locations: Peruvian, Spanish, LLMs, scammers, WhatsApp, Memphis , Tennessee

☆ Excavation in Egyptian necropolis uncovers 63 ancient tombs and a trove of gold artifacts
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —An ongoing excavation in Damietta, Egypt, has uncovered 63 tombs from more than 2,500 years ago, alongside a trove of gold artifacts, coins and pottery. Sixty-three tombs were uncovered during an ongoing excavation in Damietta, Egypt. The bodies were buried with gold foil figures that depicted religious symbols and ancient Egyptian idols. Ancient Egyptian burials reflect status and wealthThe excavation and mission to explore the necropolis has been ongoing for years. The recent find of 63 tombs consisted of mostly mud-brick tombs as well as some simple burials, according to a ministry statement.

Persons: Alexander the Great, Tal, Salima Ikram, Kotb Fawzy, King Psamtik II, Horus, ”, Lorelei Corcoran, Corcoran Organizations: CNN, Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, Egypt Ministry of Tourism, American University, Ministry of Tourism, Antiquities, of Egyptian Art, University of Memphis Locations: Damietta, Egypt, Cairo, Tennessee

☆ Federal grand jury set to hear evidence in scam to steal Graceland from Elvis Presley’s family
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Brandy-Zadrozny-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Brandy Zadrozny | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A federal grand jury is set to begin hearing evidence this month in the scam to steal the Graceland estate from Elvis Presley’s family, sources say. It involved a company called Naussany Investments, which claimed that Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis’ only child, owed millions of dollars in unpaid loans before she died. To collect on that debt, Naussany Investments sought control of Graceland through a foreclosure sale of the historic mansion. The documents Naussany Investments filed turned out to be forged, and a judge tossed out the case. More than half a dozen links seemed to separately connect Holden with the foiled scam at Graceland, NBC News found.

Persons: Elvis Presley’s, Lisa Holden, Holden, Graceland, Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis ’, Gregory Naussany, “, ” Lisa Holden, Micah McCoy, Howell, Findley, Naussany, ” Organizations: NBC News, FBI, Western, of, Naussany Investments, NBC, Investments, Holden Locations: Memphis , Tennessee, Branson , Missouri, U.S, of Tennessee, Nigeria, Missouri, Sullins, Graceland

☆ Gloria Johnson, Tennessee Democrat Who Faced Expulsion, Wins U.S. Senate Primary
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Emily Cochrane | More About Emily Cochrane | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“Tonight, I stand before you ready to work, ready to meet the voters, ready to mobilize voters, and ready to tell Tennesseans the stakes in this election,” Ms. Johnson told supporters gathered in Memphis, including Mr. Pearson. “I have never felt more ready to fight for Tennessee.”Ms. Blackburn swatted away a long-shot Republican primary challenge from a former Statehouse staff member, Tres Wittum. Ms. Blackburn, the first woman elected to represent Tennessee in the Senate, is widely favored to keep her seat. At the Republican National Convention last month, she confronted Kimberly A. Cheatle, the Secret Service director who has since resigned, over the security failures that led up to an assassination attempt against Mr. Trump. “I’m going to continue to work hard on the issues Tennesseans care about,” Ms. Blackburn said in a video posted on social media minutes after The Associated Press called the race.

Persons: ” Ms, Johnson, Pearson, “, Blackburn swatted, Wittum, Ms, Blackburn, Donald J, Trump, Kimberly A, “ I’m Organizations: Tennessee, Statehouse, Republican, Convention, Secret Service, Mr, Associated Press Locations: Memphis, Tennessee

☆ Sha’Carri Richardson, chasing an Olympic legacy, has already made one back home
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Marcus Thompson Ii | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +13 min

On this same track, at this same school, in this same heat, Sha’Carri Richardson put in the same work. “And it’s Sha’Carri Richardson. Students practice at Carter High’s John E. Kincaide Stadium in Dallas, Texas, where Sha’Carri Richardson once plied her trade. They all know the name Sha’Carri Richardson. It’s community.”GO DEEPER Sha'Carri Richardson, with emphatic win at trials, closing in on Olympic glory(Top illustration: Dan Goldfarb / The Athletic; photo: Hannah Peters / Getty Images)

Persons: DALLAS —, David W, Willis Carrier, Kennedy Jackson, Miles, she’s, “ I’m, ”, Marcus Stokes, she’ll, “, they’re, Sha’Carri Richardson, Robert DeHorney, …, Richardson, Michael Johnson, Oak, ” Johnson, ” Sha’Carri Richardson, She’ll, Patrick Smith, Johnson, bloomer, Roy Martin, Roosevelt, Marlon Cannon, Derrick Cunningham, Cannon, Cunningham, Henry Neal, Dallas, Vance Johnson, Aliyah Johnson, —, they’ve, ” Richardson, Bowerman, Carter High’s John E, Aric Becker, Leon Hayes, Carter, Marion Jones, DeHorney, Cliff, Betty Harp, You’ve, ” Michael Johnson, Indya, ” DeHorney, “ She’s, Nasya Williams, Royaltee Brown, Christine Mallard, Kennedy, It’s Sha’Carri Richardson, Christian Petersen, She’s, ” Krystan, Bright, couldn’t, Blaze, ” Bright, Sha'Carri Richardson, Dan Goldfarb, Hannah Peters Organizations: David, Carter High School, Cedar, Hillcrest High School, Dallas, Texas, Hayward Field, U.S, Skyline High, Baylor, NCAA, Greenville High, Atlanta Games, Texas Relays, University of Texas, Indiana University, UT, LSU, Kincaide, Getty, Dallas Independent Schools, Leon Hayes Relay, Richardson, TCU, USC Locations: Jolly, Texas, loitered, Los Angeles, Paris, Dallas, North Dallas, North Texas, Eugene ,, Oak Cliff, South Oak, Carter, Cuban, Dallas , Texas, Memphis, overcomers, Cedar Hill, Sha'Carri

☆ New York Italian Food Is Getting Weird (in a Good Way)
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Ella Quittner | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On a recent Friday at Daphne’s, a new Italian restaurant in Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, the red sauce was green, made from chartreuse-colored tomatoes and a splash of vodka. The lasagna came in the form of noodles fried into chips, broken over a dish of beef tartare topped with shoyu-cured egg yolk. There was a Milanese cutlet, but its crisp carapace swaddled swordfish, not veal. And the booths were neither rustic and wooden nor wrapped in red vinyl; the place’s co-owners, Gary Fishkop and Paul Cacici, had instead installed banquettes covered with custom-made buttery-soft spearmint green leather. Farther east in Brooklyn, at Marie’s in Bushwick, the James Beard-nominated chef Miguel Trinidad serves chopped cheese ravioli the size of drink coasters and lamb patty white ragù.

Persons: Gary Fishkop, Paul Cacici, James Beard, Miguel Trinidad Organizations: Carota, Memphis Group Locations: Daphne’s, Brooklyn’s Bedford, Stuyvesant, Milanese, Williamsburg, Carbone, Greenwich, Gowanus, Brooklyn, Marie’s, Bushwick

☆ Graceland questions authenticity of Elvis memorabilia sold by auction house with ties to Priscilla Presley
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Chloe_Melas.Jpg | Chloe Melas | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +13 min

Its owner, Brigitte Kruse, formed a relationship with Elvis' ex-wife, Priscilla Presley, and has even acted as her power of attorney. The questions over some of Kruse’s Elvis items reflect the murky world of celebrity memorabilia. The problem, these collectors say, is that there are dishonest people with Elvis ties providing bogus items to auction houses. In her suit, Priscilla said they were introduced by a mutual connection who said Kruse wanted to discuss her business selling Elvis memorabilia. In the days before the auction, Priscilla did media interviews explaining why she was endorsing it.

Persons: Joel Weinshanker, Elvis, Elvis Presley, ” Weinshanker, Elvis ’, Brigitte Kruse, Priscilla Presley, Weinshanker, Priscilla vouching, Priscilla, Kruse, ” Kruse, “, ”, Stephen Shutts, Elvis ’ “, Roy McKay, McKay, ” McKay, Priscilla Kruse, Tom Parker, King, ” Presley, Domenick Fini, Vernon Presley, Parker, Graceland, cufflinks, Mecum, James Webb, Webb, “ Priscilla, Priscilla’s Organizations: Elvis Presley Enterprises, NBC, GWS, NBC News, Lockheed Jetstar, Reuters, NBC News Graceland, Graceland, GAB, Mecum, Elvis, YouTube Locations: Memphis, California, Windermere , Florida, New Mexico, Graceland, Hawaii, Tenn, Kissimmee , Florida

☆ City Council member says Elon Musk's supercomputer factory is causing local 'hysteria': report
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewThe Greater Memphis Chamber publicly announced last month that Elon Musk would build xAI's "gigafactory of compute" in the Tennessee city. The planned facility is set to house what Musk intends to be the world's most powerful supercomputer, set to power xAI's chatbot, Grok. AdvertisementOne council member, Pearl Walker, told Forbes that the development caused "hysteria" among Memphis locals. In an open letter shared on X, a group of three Memphis environmental groups also expressed concerns about the factory's impact on the local power supply. Memphis Light, Gas, and Water is trying to prevent the factory from affecting the local power grid, the outlet added.

Persons: —, Elon, Musk, Pearl Walker, Forbes, Walker, xAI, Bernstein, Goldman Sachs, haven't, Ted Townsend, Musk's Organizations: Service, Memphis Chamber, Business, Economic, Tennessee Valley Authority, Memphis City, Forbes, Memphis, The Washington Post, Bernstein Research, Meta, Greater, Greater Memphis Chamber Locations: Memphis, Tennessee, Shelby, Iowa, The, Greater Memphis

☆ First Horizon CEO talks regional bank competition after earnings miss
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

After First Horizon posted an earnings miss Wednesday morning, the regional bank's CEO Bryan Jordan told CNBC's Jim Cramer there is stiff competition in the industry that could continue for the rest of the year. It tends to be very aggressive for money market and CD deposit rates," Jordan said. "We see a lot of specials in the marketplace, and what we experienced this quarter was a little bit of a shift in what we'd seen in previous quarters." Jordan continued, saying this competition "drove a little bit of an increase in costs," as First Horizon matched rates for customers, raising the cost of deposits. "I think when those two questions get resolved, the economy ought to star to accelerate, loan demand ought to pick up a little bit," he said.

Persons: Bryan Jordan, CNBC's Jim Cramer, Jordan, we'd, Wednesday's Organizations: Horizon, Federal Locations: Memphis , Tennessee

☆ Shannen Doherty, ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ and ‘Charmed’ star, dead at 53
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Lisa Respers France | Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Shannen Doherty, an actress who starred on the popular series “Beverly Hills, 90210” and “Charmed” and documented her nine-year battle with breast cancer, has died, according to her longtime publicist. “It is with a heavy heart that I confirm the passing of actress Shannen Doherty. The 'Beverly Hills, 90210' cast in 1991. Left to right: Ian Ziering, Tori Spelling, Shannen Doherty, Brian Austin Green, Jason Priestley, Jennie Garth, Gabrielle Carteris and Luke Perry. From L-R: Alyssa Milano, Shannen Doherty and Holly Marie Combs As Piper Halliwell.

Persons: CNN — Shannen Doherty, Shannen Doherty, ”, Leslie Sloane, “, Bowie, Doherty, Heather Duke, Brenda Walsh, Prue Halliwell, Doherty’s, Father Murphy, Michael Landon, Jenny Wilder, ” Doherty, Ian Ziering, Tori Spelling, Brian Austin Green, Jason Priestley, Jennie Garth, Gabrielle Carteris, Luke Perry, Mark Sennet, Brenda, Aaron Spelling, Dylan McKay, Spelling, costars Alyssa Milano, Holly Marie Combs, Alyssa Milano, Piper Halliwell, costarred Perry, Michael Tran, CNN’s Nadeem Muaddi Organizations: CNN, People, Beverly, Elle Magazine, Getty Locations: Beverly Hills, Memphis , Tennessee, Los Angeles, Riverdale, ”, AFP

☆ Thinking About a Mississippi River Cruise? There’s One Big ‘If.’
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Rowan Moore Gerety | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Tom Trovato and his wife, Trish, paid more than $20,000 and waited two years to experience Viking’s inaugural cruise up the Mississippi River. Leaving in September 2022, it was supposed be a two-week excursion from New Orleans to St. Paul, Minn., a trip of some 1,800 miles. Though they got a full refund, the Trovatos, who live in Surprise, Ariz., have no plans to try again. “If I live to be 125, it might be on my bucket list,” said Mr. Trovato, 79. The Mississippi River is central to American identity, with all the contradictions that entails.

Persons: Tom Trovato, Trish, ”, Trovato, —, Lewis, Clark, “ Organizations: Minn Locations: Mississippi, New Orleans, St, Paul, Memphis, Viking Mississippi

☆ A Tennessee woman who hates both Trump and Biden won a $32,000 lawsuit against her city after it fined her for a vulgar yard sign.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-04 | by ( Jack Newsham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Julie Pereira posted a yard sign crudely expressing her dissatisfaction with both Biden and Trump. But her city, Lakeland, Tennessee, near Memphis, deemed the sign "obscene" and fined her $50 a day. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementA Tennessee woman whose eyebrow-raising political yard sign led to her being fined hundreds of dollars won about $32,000 after filing a First Amendment lawsuit against her city. Earlier this year, Julie Pereira posted a sign in her front year saying "Fuck 'Em Both 2024."

Persons: Julie Pereira, Trump, —, Pereira Organizations: Biden, Service, Business Locations: Lakeland , Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee, Lakeland

☆ Euro 2024: Our ranking of all the games in Germany this summer
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-29 | by ( Ahmed Walid | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +35 min

AdvertisementThis was Belgium at their finest, and Romania raised the level of their game in the second half to try to equalise. If Austria wanted to have any chance of qualifying to the round of 16 they had to beat Poland in their second group game. The wide areas were where Ukraine focused their attacks, and Oleksandr Zinchenko’s square pass to Mykola Shaparenko made it 1-1 in the second half. However, Samet Akaydin and Altay Bayindir’s mishap on the second goal decreased Turkey’s probability of a comeback. More off-ball runs in the second half led to the third, and by then the match was done and dusted.

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☆ A Gen Xer relocated from Austin to rural Arkansas thanks to a $16,000 mover incentive that helped pay his mortgage. Now he's enjoying the 'good, hometown living.'
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Allie Kelly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewA Papa Johns recently opened in Osceola, Arkansas — and Britt Lorino is thrilled about it. Despite raising their family in Austin, Lorino and his wife decided to settle in Mississippi County because of its mover incentives. Program leaders told BI that they have attracted 80 new homeowners since Work Here, Live Here launched in 2022. Their adult children still live in Austin, and Lorino said his son can't afford a home there. He isn't sure if he and his wife will live in Mississippi County forever, but they plan to stay for several years.

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☆ Elvis Presley’s actual blue suede shoes sell for $150,000 in auction
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Catherine Nicholls | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

London CNN —When Elvis Presley’s debut album took the charts by storm in 1956, “Blue Suede Shoes” was its opening track. Now, the King’s very own blue suede shoes have sold for the princely sum of £120,000 (around $152,000) after they went up for grabs at British auction house Henry Aldridge and Son on Friday. The shoes were bought by a client from California, Henry Aldridge and Son told CNN. That night Elvis gave me these blue suede shoes size 10 1/2. According to Henry Aldridge and Son, another iconic piece of music history was sold on the same day as Presley’s shoes.

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☆ 2024 NBA Draft: France dominates with Zaccharie Risacher, Alex Sarr, Tidjane Salaun leading Round 1
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Joe Vardon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

Atlanta selected Risacher from a muddled top tier that included Sarr, Connecticut center Donovan Clingan and wing Stephon Castle, and Kentucky guard Reed Sheppard. His team played in France’s top pro league and a second division of teams competing all across Europe. Saluan is 6-foot-9 and averaged 9.6 points and 4.0 rebounds playing for Cholet in France’s top pro league. For the first time, the NBA Draft is being held over two nights, with Round 1 happening Wednesday at the Barclays Center and Round 2 on Thursday. The Athletic has live coverage of the 2024 NBA Draft.

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