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☆ If you think you're doing your laundry right, you're wrong. Here are 5 mistakes to avoid.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Lauren Crosmedlicott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementWater temperature is too hotA lot of people think hot water should be the default go-to temperature. While hot water is going to give you the best clean, using it often isn't necessary or good for your laundry. I like to think of hot water washes as calling in the power washer — it's for when something is really stained, dirty, or smelly. But there are ways to get an extra good clean without always using hot water. Plus, you reduce your energy usage by 90% when you stop using hot water to clean clothes.

Persons: —, Zachary Pozniak, It's Organizations: Service, Business

☆ My children are having a better, more fun childhood than I did. I think I'm jealous.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Joe Harless | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewA recent sleepover made me consider how different my childhood was compared to my children's. While my sleepovers were better than theirs, their experiences in other areas of their childhood seem much better. And while I'm happy they get to have those experiences, I'm also starting to get a little jealous. They don't have to spend hours at church like I didOf all the shared life experiences, church activity makes me the most envious. And it's nice to think that someday in the future, my oldest will be hesitant to let his kid mow the lawn, too.

Persons: —, Sleepovers, I'm, Trunchbull, I'd, they've, Zelda, That's Organizations: Service, Business, Disney, Methodist Locations: West Virginia, Orlando, Chattanooga, Asheville, North Carolina, Breckenridge

☆ I'm American and traveled to Europe for a month. I love how I can take my kids out for dinner late and no one bats an eye.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Jamie Davis Smith | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

As a citizen of three countries, the United States, Poland, and Portugal, I am acutely aware of cultural differences. My children and I live in the United States but have visited Europe several times. Children often get free admission to museumsIn the United States, visiting a museum, aquarium or zoo can easily cost more than $100. In Europe, children often receive free admission to museums or have to pay a nominal fee equivalent to a few dollars. In Europe, I found that there are often great fares for families traveling together by train or substantial discounts for children.

Persons: Austria I, Gustav Klimt's, I've Organizations: Service, Business, Amtrak Locations: United States, Poland, Portugal, Europe, Vienna, Austria, Washington, New York City, Rome, Venice, London, Krakow

☆ As threats grow, funds for election security see a squeeze
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Bob Ortega | Anna-Maja Rappard | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

That’s why Maricopa County has spent over $864,000 in federal funds and more than $3 million in county funds to bolster its election security and processes over the past four years. Officials readily shared their worries with CNN, citing death threats, harassment, baseless lawsuits, onerous public-records requests and various security threats spurred by false claims about voter fraud. Amid these challenges, budgets for election security have been squeezed in several ways. Thousands of election workers across the country have reported receiving harassing, offensive or hostile communications, including since the 2022 midterms, according to the Department of Justice’s Election Threats Task Force. As recently as Tuesday, Trump threatened to prosecute and imprison election officials if he wins in November, as he cast doubt on the integrity of the upcoming election.

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Combs’ attorneys had asked that he be released on bail and said he could post a $50 million bond. Sean "Diddy" Combs in court in New York City on Tuesday. Johnson, the prosecutor, told the judge: “The defendant’s power gives him a unique ability to influence and intimidate witnesses and victims. They settled the lawsuit a day after it was filed without disclosing the terms and with Combs denying any wrongdoing. She said the witnesses who received subpoenas have firsthand knowledge of Combs’ behavior as charged in the indictment.

Persons: Sean Combs, Kalenna Harper, Dawn Richard, Diddy, Combs, Harper, Emily Johnson, Robyn Tarnofsky, Andrew Carter Jr, Sean, Jane Rosenberg, Johnson, ” Prosecutors, Richard, groped, ” Richard, Casandra Ventura, Cassie, ” Johnson, Harper “, hasn’t, Marc Agnifilo, Ventura, “, ”, ” Combs, Agnifilo, ” Agnifilo Organizations: U.S, District, Prosecutors, Bad Locations: New York, U.S, New York City

☆ We went on an African safari for the first time. Our trip would've been better if we'd known these 5 things before we left.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Jackie Longo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

I ended up having to wear clothes from the gift shop and wash my undergarments in a sink. The largest and heaviest bags are sometimes left behind and brought in on a later flight. Since the lodge's laundry service had a too-long turnaround time, I had to wash my underwear and socks in the sink with a hotel soap bar. I tried to buy clothing, but in this remote part of Africa, we only had access to the lodge's gift shop. You can imagine the dirty looks I got from other tourists when I showed up for our safari in my shirt as if I hadn't known the proper dress code.

Persons: Jackie Longo, hadn't Organizations: International Locations: Africa, New York City, Nairobi, Mt, Kilimanjaro

☆ Child-free spaces, dirty looks on planes and ‘breeders’: Why people seem so annoyed by kids in public
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Harmeet Kaur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —In some corners of society, there appears to be a shift in the way people talk about kids. Every so often, a provocative social media post sets off predictably polarizing discourse about the presence of children in daily life. The implication (joking or otherwise) is that children are a nuisance and adults shouldn’t have to endure them if they don’t want to. The people behind them aren’t part of some organized movement nor are they actually lobbying for the exclusion of children from public spaces. Rather, Berg understands online disdain for kids partly as a performative response to rhetoric from political and religious conservatives.

Persons: snarkily, ”, shouldn’t, Mariah Maddox, —, Elinor Burkett, Boon, “, Lisa Belkin, Jason Lancaster, Anastasia Berg, Rachel Wiseman, Berg, JD Vance’s, Pope Francis, aren’t, Jessica J, June Carbone, Carbone, ” Carbone, Yolanda Williams, glared, ” Williams, Lauren Kavan, She’s, Kavan, ‘, ’, Jessica Calarco Organizations: CNN, Friendly, New York Times Magazine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, “, tote Locations: Ohio, Nebraska, Berg

☆ Hellboy is one of Hollywood's most beloved characters. So why does hardly anyone know a new movie exists?
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewA new "Hellboy" movie is coming to theaters — but most people have no idea. "Hellboy: The Crooked Man" takes the hero back to the roots of Mignola's horror-tinged comics. Perhaps most surprisingly, "Hellboy: The Crooked Man" is not as disastrous as the marketing might suggest. Some believe Millennium Media made "The Crooked Man" on a small budget with the sole intention of keeping the rights to Hellboy. The director of 'Hellboy: The Crooked Man' said he knew the movie would face 'challenges'Jack Kesy as Hellboy and Adeline Rudolph as Bobbie Jo Song.

Persons: —, Guillermo del Toro's, Mike Mignola's, del Toro, Ron Perlman, Perlman, Hellboy, David Harbour, Brian Taylor —, Jack Kesy, Martin Bassindale, It's, Adeline Rudolph, Bobbie Jo Song, Yana Blajeva, Ethan Baird, Baird, Brian Taylor, Rob Mitchell, Mitchell, you've, Taylor, I've Organizations: Service, Business, Millennium Media, Marvel, YouTube, Millennium, Gower, Analytics, Revolution Studios, Universal Pictures, Millenium Media, Entertainment, iTunes Locations: Bulgaria, Portugal, Spain, American

☆ The Fed’s rate cuts could have unintended consequences for the housing market
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The market had become all but impenetrable after mortgage rates went from historic lows in 2020 to their highest levels in a generation last year. “And I think if we even go down to 5.9%, that would be really psychologically impactful to the housing market. The current 6.2% mortgage rate average is, of course, preferable to last year’s peak of 7.8% — a difference that could translate to hundreds of dollars in monthly payments. As my colleague Samantha Delouya wrote this week, a drop in mortgage rates could be a double-edged sword. “A further drop in mortgage rates could bring a surge of demand that makes it tougher to actually buy a house.”

Persons: ” Daniel Alpert, Alpert, “, ” Daryl Fairweather, Samantha Delouya, ”, Greg McBride Organizations: New, New York CNN, Federal Reserve, Westwood Capital, Fed, Bankrate Locations: New York

☆ I stayed in a $290-a-night glamping tent off the coast of Singapore to put the 'slow living' lifestyle to the test
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Erin Liam | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

But on a three-day trip to Lazarus Island, a small island five miles from Singapore, I was forced to slow down. During the pandemic, they chanced upon a government initiative to promote sustainable tourism on Lazarus Island. Lee and Wong ended up winning a three-year tender to open Into the Woods on Lazarus Island in March 2023. With nowhere to eat on the island, guests can cook their own meals or pack food. Erin Liam/ Business InsiderWhen I returned from my trip, the cofounders told me they could not build en-suite toilets due to cost and time constraints.

Persons: —, Ray Lee, Sam Wong, Lee, Wong, they've, Erin Liam, Mike Harlow, Scott Dunn, we're, Glamping, Hilton, Lazarus Organizations: Service, Business, AutoCamp, Hyatt Locations: Lazarus, Singapore, Australia

OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, left, and pilot Randy Holt dive in the company's submersible Antipodes in 2013. But Rush still had him inspect the Titan as it was nearing completion in early 2018, Lochridge said. The five people killed when the Titan submersible imploded in June 2023, clockwise from top left: Hamish Harding, Paul-Henri Nargeolet, Stockton Rush, and Suleman and Shahzada Dawood. Lochridge testified Tuesday that he told Rush he shouldn't be in charge of that trip, but the CEO was adamant. (The submersible had gained attention when it was unveiled the previous year because it used a PlayStation controller for piloting.)

Persons: David Lochridge, OceanGate, Lochridge, Rush, Randy Holt, Wilfredo Lee, Andrea Doria, Stockton, Hamish Harding, Paul, Henri Nargeolet, Shahzada Dawood, Dawood, Tony Nissen, Nissen, —, shouldn't Organizations: Stockton Rush, U.S . Coast Guard, Coast Guard's Marine Board, Justice Department, Titan, Getty, LinkedIn, Coast Guard, Rush, PlayStation, Occupational Safety, Health Administration, OceanGate Locations: U.S, Washington, South Carolina, Scotland, Massachusetts

☆ Beetlejuice 2: How an iconic movie wardrobe got a modern upgrade
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Beetlejuice's renowned burgundy wedding tux makes an appearance in the film's remake. CNN: What were some of your influences when designing the costumes for “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”? (The character of) Beetlejuice stayed in the same style of striped suit, but it wasn’t the same suit. pulled out the original wedding tux from the archives for you and Michael Keaton. A lot of the costumes in “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” are custom.

Persons: Tim Burton’s “, ” Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, Jenna Ortega, Aggie Guerard Rodgers, Deetz’s, Ryder, Bella Hadid’s, Keaton, Colleen Attwood, Attwood, “, ” ? Attwood, We’ve, Bob the, Beetlejuice, he’d, Aggie Rodgers, Michael Keaton Organizations: CNN, Warner Brothers Discovery, Warner Bros, Real, Warner Brothers, Warner Brothers Discovery Warner Brothers Locations: Dublin, France

☆ These Mormon influencers turned their shocking scandal into a reality TV show. It's been good for business.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

She's also the star of a hit new reality TV series. "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives," which premiered on Sept. 6, broke streaming records for Hulu, becoming its most-watched unscripted season premiere in 2024 so far. "The exposure, it's a different level," Paul says of reality TV fame. Disney/Natalie CassSubjecting yourself to reality TV editors can be risky — but if it works, it's great for businessPrior to "Mormon Wives," Neeley already had a business of her own: Babymama, a line of natal nutrition gummies. AdvertisementEven when it's chock-full of drama, the show has already been a boon for business, Neeley says.

Persons: TikToker Taylor Frankie Paul, Tate, Olivia Rodrigo's, Dakota Mortensen, She's, Paul, wrangled, swingers, sodas, Pepper, castmate, Neeley, Mortensen, Taylor Frankie Paul, Fred Hayes, —, she's, It's, Disney, Natalie Cass, it's, she'd, Whitney Leavitt, I've, Leavitt, we're Organizations: Service, Indy, Business, Hulu, Disney Locations: TikTok, Utah, New York City, New York, Salt Lake City

☆ Tyre Nichols trial update: Former officer testifies
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The four men, along with fellow officer Desmond Mills Jr., were fired after the January 2023 death of Nichols. For the first time in the trial, jurors heard from one of the officers who beat Nichols. Haley eventually stopped Nichols’ Nissan, pulled out his gun and snatched Nichols from his vehicle without telling Nichols why he was stopped. Former officer: Memphis officers are not trained to punch or kick peopleVideo also shows the officers milling about and talking as Nichols struggles with his injuries. In this still from video released by the City of Memphis, officers from the Memphis Police Department beat Tyre Nichols on a street corner.

Persons: Tyre Nichols, Emmitt Martin III, Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Justin Smith, Nichols, Desmond Mills Jr, Martin, Mills, —, Ben Crump, Haley, Nissan, ” Martin, Jan, Elizabeth Rogers, “, Larnce Wright, Wright, Martin Zummach, handcuff Nichols, Zummach, Smith, ” Zummach, ” Kevin Whitmore, Bean’s, ” Wright Organizations: Tennessee AP, Memphis, Scorpion, Memphis police, City, Memphis Police Department Locations: Memphis, Tennessee, City of Memphis, City

Lisbon, Portugal CNN —Swaths of Europe have been battered by deadly extreme weather, as rivers threaten to burst their banks in central Europe following torrential rainfall, and wildfires tear through Portugal. Seven people have now died in fires in Portugal since Sunday, including three firefighters, whose vehicle burst into flames on Tuesday. At least 17 have been killed in what authorities have called the worst floods to hit central and eastern Europe in decades. The mayor of Nysa in Poland ordered the evacuation of all 44,000 residents as water levels in the city’s river rose and threatened to send more floods through its neighborhoods. Local residents transport sandbags as they attempt to protect the embankment of the Nysa Klodzka river on Monday.

Persons: Grzegorz Grochowski, Nysa, ” Grochowski, “, Mateusz Slodkowski, Daniel Mihailescu, downpours, Octavio Passos, Pedro Nunes, Robert Shackelford Organizations: Portugal CNN, Reuters, Getty, Interior Ministry, Portuguese Civil Protection Agency, CNN, European Organisation, Firefighters Locations: Lisbon, Portugal, Europe, Nysa, Poland, AFP, Romanian, Slobozia, Italy, Czech Republic, Ladek, Jesenik, Czech, Polish, Ostrava, Porto, Almofrela, Canas de Senhorim, Portuguese, CNN Portugal

☆ Storm Boris: 10 killed as a month’s worth of rain pounds central Europe
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Niamh Kennedy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —At least 10 people have been killed in some of the worst floods to hit central Europe in decades as Storm Boris sweeps through the region, dumping well over a month’s worth of rain. Across the border in the Czech Republic, thousands of residents have been left without hot water and electricity after authorities shuttered heating plants. Authorities are also alarmed by the situation in the Czech town of Litovlje, where 80% of buildings are submerged. The town’s mayor, Viktor Kohout, told CNN Prima that the Morava river is expected to crest at 2 p.m. local time (8 a.m. Police have extensively “warned the public about the danger” of walking along the river, a Bratislava Police spokesperson told CNN on Monday.

Persons: Boris, “, Johanna Mikl, Leitner, Jaroslav Ozana, Kacper Pempel, Wladyslaw Kosiniak, Kamysz, Viktor Kohout, Sergei Gapon, Zdenek Kuzilek, Viktor Orban, Orban, ” Orban Organizations: CNN, Veolia, CNN Prima, ” Firefighters, Moravska Ostrava, Reuters, TVN24, Polish, PAP, Authorities, Getty, Danube . Police, Bratislava Police Locations: Europe, Austria, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Ostrava, Polish, Lower Austria, ” Lower Austria, Privoz, Nysa Klodzka, Nysa, Reuters Europe, Klodzko, Czech, Litovlje, Jesenik, Rudawa, AFP, Budapest, Slovakian, Bratislava

The menu description for the $52 Caviar Martini included Grey Goose, toasted rye, white peppercorn, dolin blanc, bitters, and 14 grams of caviar. Monkey Bar, New York City: $34The Monkey Bar Martini at Monkey Bar in New York City. The restaurant offers various options — including a $74 Añejo Negroni — but we tried the $34 Monkey Bar Martini. Ordering the Ocean Martini is an experience that invites guests to expand their pallets. Given the pour size and the snack, we'd say the price for the Ocean Martini is worth it.

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☆ The illegal maneuvers the rich use to get richer
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewTax evasion, insider trading, and money laundering. "There are routine categories of illicit acts that wealthy individuals often endeavor out of sheer greed," Matthew Barhoma, a Los Angeles defense attorney, told Business Insider. Insider trading is 'rampant' among some wealthy circlesAnother common unlawful method that some of the rich use to get richer is insider trading, according to the attorneys. Like insider trading, money laundering — a process used to conceal the source of illegally obtained cash — is another illicit tactic used by some wealthy individuals, according to the defense attorneys. "Having dealt a lot with people who devise these kinds of fraudulent financial transactions, I will say that many of them are absolutely brilliant," said Ressler.

Persons: —, Todd, Julie Chrisley, Chrisley, Mike, Matthew Barhoma, Barhoma, Tama Kudman, they've, Mark Ressler, he's, Uncle Sam, Kasowitz Benson Torres, it's, Kudman, Ressler Organizations: Service, Business, United States Treasury Department, Treasury Department, Defense, New Locations: —, Los Angeles, Switzerland, Cayman, New York City

☆ Secret Murdoch succession fight to remain sealed after judge rejects media petition for access
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Hadas Gold | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —A Nevada judge has ruled that billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch and his family can hold a secret court battle over the future of his vast media empire behind closed doors. The judge rejected a petition by a coalition of media organizations, including CNN, The New York Times, NPR, the Washington Post, Reuters and ABC, to unseal the case and allow access. Though the Murdoch family is fighting over the trust and who will ultimately have control of the family businesses after the 93-year-old’s death, all of those involved agreed to sealing the case. But beyond that, everything in this case that it scheduled to begin next week with the Murdoch family likely in attendance, will remain sealed. Preston Padden, who worked closely with Rupert Murdoch to build Fox Broadcasting in the 1990s, blasted the family’s secrecy in the case.

Persons: Rupert Murdoch, Murdoch, “, Preston Padden, ”, Padden, Brian Stelter Organizations: New, New York CNN, CNN, The New York Times, NPR, Washington Post, Reuters, ABC, New York Times, Fox News, Street Journal, Fox Broadcasting Locations: New York, Nevada

☆ An explosive California wildfire looked like a bomb went off from space. Here’s what’s happening.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Mary Gilbert | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Pyrocumulus clouds form over intense heat sources, like raging wildfires or volcano eruptions. Satellite imagery captures the Line Fire's pyrocumulus clouds on Monday, September 9, 2024. Massive pyrocumulus clouds bubbled up above the raging Line Fire, sending plenty of smoke and ash thousands of feet into the air. Pyrocumulus clouds form from the Line Fire in Southern California on Monday, September 9, 2024. NASALater in the day, the Line Fire’s pyrocumulus clouds eventually morphed into pyrocumulonimbus which produced lightning and rain, according to NASA.

Persons: chaotically Organizations: CNN, NASA, United States Geological Survey, cumulus Locations: Southern California

☆ Why Elon Musk Is Really Taking Twitter Out of San Francisco
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Adam Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

From the front door of X, which is closing up shop in San Francisco on Friday, Market Street runs straight through downtown to the bay. Now, as X leaves its spot, Market Street is still suffering from all the same problems it had before Twitter. After handing over millions of dollars in tax breaks to one of the world's wealthiest corporations, San Francisco has nothing to show for it. AdvertisementI keep remembering a work trip I took to San Francisco in 1999, a few years before I moved here. "Our focus remains on working with and supporting the many businesses that call San Francisco home," the statement reads.

Persons: Daniel Burnham, Elon Musk, Twitter, Ted Egan, Bon Marché, Paula Smith Arrigoni, restaurateurs, Dolby, Twitter didn't, Egan, Uber decamped, Musk, San Francisco, Adam Rogers Organizations: Twitter, Central Market, Anadolu, Getty, AQ, Area, Coalition, Apple, New York Times, San, Sony, Microsoft, Ikea, London Breed, Business Locations: San Francisco, Austin, South Park, California, Brisbane, Texas, scuzzy, gentrify, Alta, Oro, Bon, Kaya, Bay, Oakland

In a statement Wednesday, his attorney said Combs “is shocked and disappointed” by Richard’s lawsuit. According to the suit, Richard tried multiple times to intervene, offered Ventura support and encouraged her to leave Combs. Like other lawsuits, including Ventura’s, Richard’s suit depicts Combs as violent and controlling. Throughout the productions of the “Making the Band” series, the suit alleges, she and the members of Danity Kane were deprived of basic needs such as adequate food and sleep. The suit also alleges Richard attended parties at Combs’ houses, where she witnessed what she believed were inebriated underage girls being sexually violated by Combs and his guests.

Persons: Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, Danity Kane —, groped, Dawn Richard, Combs, Danity Kane, Lisa Bloom, “, Dawn, Combs “, ”, ” Erica Wolff, Richard, Combs ’, Casandra Ventura, Cassie, Ventura, Mr, Ben Brafman, Diddy, Harve Pierre, Pierre, ” Combs, Miami, Richard’s, Frank Richard, “ Combs, ” Richard Organizations: MTV, Southern, of, Ventura, CNN, Diddy, “ Locations: U.S, of New York, Ventura, Los Angeles, California, Baltimore, New York

☆ A hotel is offering ‘self-love pods’ for solo play. Here’s why that’s a thing
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Maureen O'Hare | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

In Europe, the trend is even stronger, with around 46% of Danish households inhabited by men and women flying solo. To mark Sexual Health Awareness Month this September, New York’s Walker Hotel Tribeca has introduced a “Self-Love Pod” offer, aimed at the recently single. When it comes to romantic partners, there’s no cheaper date than your own five digits, but rates for Walker Tribeca’s Self-Love Pods start at $350 – and that’s before you even buy yourself dinner. That’s quite a lot to shoot for, but it’s definitely one of the most fun ways to reduce cancer risk. If getting the peace and quiet to be oneself means booking a “Self-Love Pod” in Tribeca, then have at it, ladies.

Persons: “, onanism, Cacit Welness, Maude, Walker, Walker Tribeca’s, ”, Virginia Woolf Organizations: CNN, Walker Tribeca, British Medical, University College London Locations: Europe, New, Manhattan, Flatiron, midlife, Tribeca

☆ Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs: Former member of Danity Kane accuses Combs of sexual battery in new lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Sandra Gonzalez | Elizabeth Wagmeister | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The filing further alleges that Richard witnessed Combs “brutally beat” his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, including instances where Richard claims to have seen Combs choke, strangle, slap, punch and strike Venture with objects. “On many occasions, Ms. Richard tried to intervene, offering Ms. Ventura support and encouragement to leave Mr. Combs,” the claim states. Combs was seen earlier this year in a 2016 video published by CNN grabbing, shoving, dragging and kicking Ventura. While working with Combs in this capacity, the claim alleges Richard witnessed multiple instances of Combs committing acts of physical violence against Ventura. Another lawsuit accused his son Christian Combs of sexual assault, and Sean Combs is accused of aiding and abetting.

Persons: Dawn Richard, Danity Kane, Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, ”, Richard, Combs “, Cassie Ventura, Combs, Ventura, ’ ” Erica Wolff, “, Jimmy Iovine, Iovine, ’ ” Sean, Diddy, Dawn Richard of Diddy, Gareth Cattermole, Kalenna Harper, “ Mr, ’, ” Richard, Christian Combs, Sean Combs Organizations: CNN, MTV, Venture, Ventura, Interscope Records, Interscope, Bad Boy Entertainment, Combs Enterprises, Iovine, Miami, US Justice Department Locations: New York, Ventura

☆ Could a $1.4M portrait found in a Maine attic be a long-lost Rembrandt?
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-08 | by ( Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The auction house believes this to be the highest sum ever paid for an artwork at a Maine auction. Thomaston Place Auction GallerieLost from the recordsRembrandt scholar Gary Schwartz said a potential buyer had earlier sought his opinion on the Maine portrait. 03:09 - Source: CNNArt historian Volker Manuth, who authored publisher Taschen’s 2019 monograph “Rembrandt: The Complete Paintings,” told CNN he was also approached by a potential buyer of the Maine portrait. But inclusion in a major catalog, or the backing of a big auction house, can increase a painting’s value manyfold. Schwartz suggested that, should the Maine portrait receive similar endorsement, it might be revalued at up to $5 million.

Persons: Kaja Veilleux, ”, Veilleux, Rembrandt —, Rembrandt, Kaja, Gary Schwartz, “, Schwartz, ” Schwartz, “ Rembrandt, Volker Manuth, Taschen’s, ’, reattributed, Rembrandt ”, Sotheby’s, Winter Organizations: CNN, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Academy of Fine Arts, Radboud University, Research, Christie’s, New York Times Locations: Camden , Maine, Thomaston, Europe, Maine, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, Netherlands, Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, Vienna

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