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☆ Ben: French artist dies aged 88, hours after the death of his wife
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Joseph Ataman | Rosa Rahimi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Ben, the French artist best known for his irreverent approach to modern art, has died aged 88, taking his own life hours after the death of his wife, his family said in a statement Wednesday. Annie Vautier, Ben’s wife, died at 3 a.m. on Wednesday, having suffered a stroke on Monday, the Vautier family said in a statement posted to the Facebook page of the family gallery. “Unwilling and unable to live without her, Ben killed himself a few hours later at their home,” in the south of France, the artist’s family announced. Ben poses next to one of his art works during his exhibition 'Strip-tease integral' at the Museum of Modern Art in March 2010. His works have been exhibited around the world, from the Museum of Modern Art in New York to the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney.

Persons: CNN — Ben, Annie Vautier, “, Ben, ”, Eva, Francois, Naive Arts Anatole Jakovsky, Clement Mahoudeau, Benjamin Vautier, Robert Pratta Organizations: CNN, Naive Arts, Getty, Museum of Modern Art, Palace, Art, New, Centre Pompidou Locations: France, Nice, AFP, Italy, Switzerland, Turkey, Egypt, New York, New South Wales, Sydney, Paris

☆ Why we need to know what time it is on the moon
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —It’s easy to take the moon for granted as a silvery orb in the night sky, providing a soft light on most evenings. The new system of measurement that NASA and its international partners need to agree on will have to account for the fact that seconds tick by faster on the moon. But it will be crucial for astronauts living in lunar habitats and scooting around in moon buggies who need to know exactly what time it is. We are familyA digital reconstruction of a Bronze Age woman's face is on display at Scotland's Perth Museum and Art Gallery. And now, researchers know what creates their unusual fur pattern: a mutation affecting a gene called KIT, which controls hair color.

Persons: CNN —, Albert Einstein’s, Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams, Joe Skipper, Chris Rynn, Julius Caesar, Gaul, Ari Kankainen, NASA’s Lucy, Ashley Strickland, Katie Hunt Organizations: CNN, NASA, Boeing, Veteran NASA, Perth Museum, Art, Culture, Kinross, CNN Space, Science Locations: North America, Europe, Southern Hemisphere, Culture Perth, Scotland, Indre, France, Finnish, Petäjävesi, Italy

☆ ‘Appeal to Heaven’ flag meaning: A closer look at the flag flown outside Alito’s house
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Aj Willingham | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Like many flags and historical symbols, the Appeal to Heaven flag has multiple meanings and has been used in differing capacities. What is ‘An Appeal to Heaven?’The Appeal to Heaven flag, or “Pine Tree” flag, features a green pine tree on a white field, with the words “An Appeal to Heaven” in black text above it. The pine tree retained this meaning of resistance, and has appeared on some state flags and seals. However, the polarizing recent history of the Appeal to Heaven flag is starting to become known. This week, the city of San Francisco made the decision to remove an “Appeal to Heaven” flag that flew alongside several other flags over City Hall.

Persons: Samuel Alito, Mike Johnson’s, George Washington’s, Alito, Johnson, ”, John Locke’s “, Donald Trump, Trump, Carolyn Kaster, Jemar Tisby, Tisby, Barack Obama’s, Sheets, “ It’s, it’s, ” Sheets, “ There’s, Mike Johnson, CArlos Barria, George Washington, “, ” Alito, San Francisco, Daniel Montez, Josh Du Lac Organizations: CNN, American, Continental Army, Trump, Simmons College, Tea Party, Republican, Christian, Associated Press, ’, City, Francisco Recreation, Parks Locations: New Jersey, Massachusetts, San Francisco’s, British, New England, Washington ,, Kentucky, Gadsden, Ohio, San, Francisco

Learn morePeacock is NBC's streaming service, making it the best choice for fans of "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," "New Girl," and this year's Olympics. New and returning subscribers can get a whole year of Peacock Premium for only $20. In our guide to the best streaming services, we recommend Peacock as the best service for NBC fans. AdvertisementHow to get the Peacock dealScoring this deal on NBC's Peacock is as easy as signing up and checking out. It's amongst the cheapest streaming services you can choose from at the moment — but keep in mind that this tier is ad-supported.

Persons: Peacock, NBC's Organizations: Business, NBC, Olympics, Recreation

☆ ‘Home Alone’ house hits the market for $5.25 million
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Rosa Rahimi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Kevin McCallister’s childhood home has hit the market for $5.25 million. The home for sale is located in Winnetka, Illinois and “epitomizes” the classic architecture of the Chicago suburbs, the Dawn McKenna Group said in its online listing. Dawn McKenna GroupThe iconic home has ample space for family living and entertaining. Dawn McKenna GroupIn 2021, fans of the movie were given the opportunity to rent the house for one night only – and for just $25. In February, Freddie Mercury’s former West London residence went on sale for £30 million ($38 million).

Persons: Kevin McCallister’s, “ It’s, ”, Dawn McKenna, Macaulay Culkin, Kevin McCallister, epitomizes, McAllister, Freddie Mercury’s Organizations: CNN, Dawn, Dawn McKenna Group, Century Fox, Kraft Macaroni Locations: Paris, Winnetka , Illinois, Chicago, West London, Los Angeles

☆ Four Inmates Escape Unnoticed From Louisiana Jail Through 8-Inch Gap
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Claire Moses | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Four men were able to escape from Tangipahoa Parish Jail in Louisiana this weekend because of an eight-inch gap and a lack of oversight at the facility, the authorities said. Jimmy Travis, the chief of operations for the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s office, blamed structural issues and a lack of oversight by the jail staff in a news conference on Monday. The four men escaped after they evaded correction officers during recreation time in the yard and hid out until darkness, according to a Facebook statement from the Tangipahoa Parish sheriff, Daniel Edwards. The men escaped in pairs, Mr. Travis said. On Sunday, two other inmates — Omarion Hookfin, 19, and Jamarcus Cyprian, 20 — copied that route for their escape.

Persons: Jimmy Travis, Daniel Edwards, Travis, Avery Guidry, Travon Johnson, —, — Omarion, Jamarcus Cyprian Locations: Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, Tangipahoa

☆ Democrats plan to nominate Biden virtually to avoid missing Ohio's ballot deadline
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Henry J. Gomez | Emma Barnett | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The Democratic National Committee plans to hold a "virtual roll call" to nominate President Joe Biden before the party's August convention — a tactic meant to spare Biden the increasing danger of being left off Ohio's general election ballot. Biden's campaign and DNC announced the move Tuesday as the state Legislature here opened a special session ordered by Republican Gov. The Democratic convention — where the party traditionally nominates its candidates for president and vice president — is scheduled after Ohio's Aug. 7 deadline for certifying candidates. The Biden campaign and DNC had for weeks resisted going forward with such plans. But in calling for the special session, DeWine requested that lawmakers tackle both a Biden ballot fix and a measure to ban foreign money in state ballot issue campaigns.

Persons: Joe Biden, Martin Luther, Mike DeWine, —, Jaime Harrison, DeWine, Liz Walters, Nickie Antonio, Biden, Antonio Organizations: Martin Luther King Recreation Center, Democratic National Committee, Biden, DNC, Republican Gov, Democratic, —, Ohio GOP, Senate, Republicans, Republican, statehouse, Ohio, Ohio Democratic Party, Ohio Senate, Ohio Legislature Locations: Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, U.S, Ohio

☆ China's gold rush shows the Chinese still have money to spend — they're just not into Starbucks or Gucci
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

It also reflects that there's money in the system — but Chinese consumers are just really not that keen on dropping their hard-earned cash at Starbucks or Gucci. China's demand for gold jewelry softened in the first quarter of this year due to the surge in gold prices but was still holding up well, according to the council. Gen Z Chinese consumers ditch luxury for goldUnlike the rush into gold assets, Chinese consumers are not running out to buy even more stuff, particularly foreign imports. China's savings rate was around 32% last year — compared to around 4% in the US, according to a McKinsey analysis of official data. "Chinese households are increasingly confronted by the weak long-term Chinese growth outlook and the slumping prices in China's residential real estate market," said Biswas.

Persons: —, Rajiv Biswas, Gen, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Laxman Narasimhan, Nomura, Lynn Song, Jean, Jacques Guiony, Biswas, McKinsey Organizations: Service, Gucci, Business, World Gold, Bloomberg, Starbucks, Huawei, Nomura, ING, McKinsey Locations: Japan, China, American, Greater China

☆ Savoring the Summer at 5 Waterside Hotels
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-26 | by ( Stephanie Rosenbloom | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

At this luxury escape in White Lake, N.Y., about a two-hour drive from Manhattan, immerse yourself in more than 100 acres along the Toronto Reservoir. Or better yet, get into the reservoir and go paddle boarding, canoeing, kayaking and swimming. And because the Chatwal Lodge is set within the approximately 2,500-acre Chapin Estate, you can also fly-fish on private trout streams there. On dry land, pretend you’re back in summer camp and try archery, birdhouse decorating, baking classes and yoga. Or visit the recreation center where you can play shuffleboard, duckpin bowling, ping pong, billiards and board games.

Locations: White Lake, N.Y, Manhattan

☆ What the Downfall of Red Lobster Tells Us About America - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Peter Coy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In his article for a 1945 issue of The Journal of Farm Economics, he settled on just five foods based on their August 1939 prices, in these quantities per year: 370 pounds of wheat flour, 57 cans of evaporated milk, 111 pounds of cabbage, 23 pounds of spinach and 285 pounds of dried navy beans. Stigler hastened to say that this was purely an academic exercise, not a diet recommendation. “It would be the height of absurdity to practice extreme economy at the dinner table in order to have an excess of housing or recreation or leisure,” he wrote. Still, I thought of the Stigler diet this week when the news came out that Red Lobster, the seafood restaurant chain, had cracked under pressure and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. One source of its problems — not the biggest, but the easiest for customers to grasp — was an every-day-all-you-can-eat shrimp promotion last year that got too popular and was a key reason for an $11 million quarterly operating loss.

Persons: George Stigler, ”, — Organizations: Farm Economics

☆ Why OpenAI should fear a Scarlett Johansson lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

“It doesn’t matter if OpenAI used any of Scarlett Johansson’s actual voice samples,” Li posted on Threads. Here, Johansson could accuse OpenAI of illegally monetizing who she is by essentially fooling users into thinking she had voiced Sky. But there’s substantial case law — and one very inconvenient fact for OpenAI — undercutting that defense, legal experts say. According to Johansson, OpenAI approached her to perform as Sky; Johansson declined. While California’s publicity law protects all individuals, some state statutes only protect famous people, and not all states have such legislation on the books.

Persons: Will Scarlett Johansson, OpenAI, Johansson, OpenAI’s, Sam Altman, OpenAI didn’t, demoed, Tiffany Li, Scarlett Johansson’s, ” Li, monetizing, John Bergmayer, “, ”, —, Bette Midler, Midler, Tom Waits, Waits, …, James Grimmelmann, Scarlett Johansson ”, Altman, Sky’s, Johansson ”, Samantha, ‘, ” Grimmelmann, Joel Saget, ” Bergmayer, Dana Rao, Adobe’s, we’re, Jennifer Rothman, ” Rothman Organizations: Washington CNN, University of San, Public, Ford Motor Company, Appeals, Circuit, Frito, Cornell University, Getty, Adobe, FAIR, University of Pennsylvania Locations: University of San Francisco, California, Midler’s, Paris, AFP

☆ It's not your imagination. Pickleball courts are everywhere
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Jessica Golden | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

In 2017, fewer than half of the largest U.S. cities offered formalized pickleball courts. "We have found New York City parks to really understand the popularity of pickleball and also the need for more courts," said Cannon. We're excited to meet the increasing demand and bring Pickleball Kingdom's premier indoor pickleball to the masses," said Ace Rodrigues, founder and CEO of Pickleball Kingdom. Pickleball courts are also popping up at gyms throughout the country. Life Time, an "athletic country club," currently boasts almost 700 pickleball courts across its 170 U.S. locations.

Persons: Wang Fan, Will Klein, Klein, pickleball, Erica Desai, Mary Cannon, Pickle, Cannon, Desai, Pickleball, Rodrigues, Andre Agassi, Bahram Akradi, Ben Johns, Collin Johns, Anna Bright, Tyson McGuffin, Mike Stobe Organizations: Central Park, China News Service, Getty, Trust, Public, Pickle, Long, PENN, Garden Locations: Central, New York City, pickleball, Louisville , Kentucky, Madison , Wisconsin, Honolulu, Manhattan , Brooklyn, Long Island City, Kingdom, Pickleball, United States, Pickleball Kingdom, U.S, Annapolis , Maryland, Madison

☆ Rio Vista, Texas: He’s one of the last surviving participants in a US program some described as ‘legalized slavery’
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Catherine E. Shoichet | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

This time, officials were unveiling plaques designating the former Rio Vista Bracero Reception Center in Socorro, Texas, as a National Historic Landmark. While the bracero program provided a legal pathway for guest workers, crackdowns on illegal immigration were also common during that period. Why Rio Vista is so significant – and rareThe Rio Vista site, a key hub for the program, is about a 30-minute drive from El Paso, Texas. Before its role in the bracero program, the area known as Rio Vista Farm was a poor farm and an orphanage. All of this went through Corral’s mind as he revisited Rio Vista on May 11.

Persons: Sebastian Corral’s, they’d, “, you’d, ” Corral, Lee G, Williams, Yolanda Chávez Leyva, it’s, ” Leyva, Sebastian Corral, ”, Leyva, who’s, Blanca McCreary, ” McCreary, Department of Homeland Security Leyva, Corral, —, Sehila Mota Casper, They’ve, ” Mota Casper, Kip Malone, Mota Casper, ” Victor Reta, he’s, he’d, Maria, He’d, Reagan Organizations: CNN, Corral, Historic Landmark, Mexican Farm Worker, Library, Department of Homeland, Dallas Morning News, Department of Labor, University of Texas, Rio Vista, ” Patrol, National Trust for Historic Preservation, US Public Health Service, Heritage, ” Locations: Vado , New Mexico, America, Rio, Socorro , Texas, Mexico, Hidalgo , Texas, El Paso, Rio Vista, El Paso , Texas, South Texas, Socorro, Leyva, United States, Delicias, New Mexico, ”, New Mexico , Colorado , Wyoming, Texas, Mexican, Los Angeles, California

☆ Ukraine war live updates: Ukraine and Russia exchange tit-for-tat strikes on border regions, leaving civilians dead and injured
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Russia and Ukraine attacked each other's neighboring border regions on Sunday, with the northeast Ukrainian region of Kharkiv and the Russian region of Belgorod just over the border both coming under attack. A day of mourning has been declared in Kharkiv on Monday after a popular leisure spot and several villages were shelled by Russian forces on Sunday, leaving at least 11 civilians dead and many wounded. Kharkiv has become the prime target for Russian forces since they launched a new offensive in the border region on May 10. A lakeside recreation spot in the outskirts of Kharkiv city was among the areas attacked Sunday, leaving at least five people dead and 16 injured, among them two ambulance workers hurt in a second attack on the same location.

Organizations: Russian Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Ukrainian, Kharkiv, Russian, Belgorod

☆ Biden hails ‘monumental’ steps toward easing marijuana rules as rescheduling process moves ahead
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Kevin Liptak | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Biden has already pardoned federal marijuana offenders and urged individual state governors to take similar steps. On Thursday, the Justice Department is taking the next formal step in the process of easing federal restrictions on cannabis, according to a senior administration official. The rescheduling proposal will appear publicly in the Federal Register, opening it up for a 60-day public comment period. While the process for rescheduling marijuana is lengthy, the president’s aides believe the step is a necessary one to place the drug in a more appropriate category. Biden’s advisers also privately acknowledge the potential political benefit of loosening rules on marijuana, which has gained wider cultural acceptance over the last decade.

Persons: Joe Biden’s, ” Biden, “, Biden, I’m, ” Organizations: Washington CNN, Department, Justice, Federal, Drug, Justice Department

☆ AI chatbots spew out nonsense too often. But there's a solution: retrieval-augmented generation.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Matthew S. Smith | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

RAG was the first," said Bob van Luijt, the CEO and cofounder of the AI data infrastructure company Weaviate. WeaviateThe innovation that's sweeping AI"Every industry that has a lot of unstructured data can benefit from RAG," van Luijt said. Courtesy of Kyle DeSanaHe said that a successful RAG chatbot could carry its own pitfalls. AI engineers are eager to find more proactive solutions that don't require constant meddling with the data RAG provides to the AI. Put simply, an AI chatbot would have an effectively infinite memory, letting it "remember" any data presented to it in the past.

Persons: —, OpenAI's ChatGPT, RAG, Bob van Luijt, Bob, van Luijt, Nadaa, Taiyab, van Lujit, Van Lujit, that's, Kyle DeSana, DeSana, Weaviate, it's Organizations: Service, Nvidia, Companies, Google

☆ Here's the inflation breakdown for April 2024 — in one chart
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

That increase is largely due to dynamics in the market for crude oil, which is refined into gasoline, economists said. Annual housing inflation declined to 5.5% in April from 5.7% in March. Shelter and gasoline inflation combined contributed more than 70% of the monthly CPI increase for all items, according to the BLS. Americans' buying patterns also simultaneously shifted away from services — such as entertainment and travel — toward physical goods since they stayed at home more, driving up demand and fueling decades-high goods inflation. Wage growth has been one contributor to services inflation, for example, economists said.

Persons: Grace Cary, That's, Mark Zandi, we're, Zandi, Michael Pugliese, Trump, Stephen Brown, Pugliese Organizations: U.S . Labor Department, Moody's Analytics, Federal Reserve, of Labor Statistics, Wells, Wells Fargo Economics, U.S, U.S . Energy Information Administration, Finance, GameStop, AMC, Biden, North, Capital Economics, Supply Locations: U.S, Wells Fargo, North America

☆ See aboard USS George Washington, an aircraft carrier with a checkered recent history
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Lauren Frias | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

More mental health resourcesSailors depart for small boat operations in a rigid-hull inflatable boat assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Wadelon PresleyThe Navy is taking strides to improve the quality of life for sailors aboard the Washington. Kellylynn Zuni, the GW's clinical psychologist, told Health News Florida that the permanent mental health staff on the ship has doubled, allowing them to see any sailor who needs immediate help. The Navy is also creating a psychiatrist intervention team to provide mental health care in emergencies. In February, the ship also opened a new rest and recreation area for sailors that includes a library, TV, videogames, computers, and phones to stay in contact with their families.

Persons: George Washington, Seaman Wadelon Presley, Adm, Daryl Caudle, Caudle Organizations: Nimitz, US Navy, Communication, Navy, Health News, Fleet Forces, USNI News Locations: Washington, Health News Florida

☆ 'Griefbots' could use AI to haunt relatives from beyond the grave, ethicists warn
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Nascent 'griefbots' or 'deadbots' allow users to chat with the deceased. Safeguards should keep kids away from the bots and allow users to turn them off, a study suggested. AdvertisementAI could make your relatives haunt you from beyond the grave, researchers are warning. These bots use generative AI to allow people to have text and voice conversations with the deceased, using their past digital footprints to conjure a likeness. But AI ethicists at Cambridge's Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence warn that AI could one day push ads on grieving relatives or confuse children.

Persons: —, Tomasz Hollanek, Dr, Katarzyna Nowaczyk Organizations: Service, University of Cambridge, Cambridge's Leverhulme, Intelligence Locations: Cambridge, China, Cambridge's

The results of pure-breeding, on display starting this Saturday at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York, are profound. Erich Andres/United Archives, via Getty Images Modern shepherds have more pronounced slopes A German shepherd at the 2013 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Imagno/Getty Images Modern pugs have smushed, round faces A pug at the 2013 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Fox Photos/Getty Images Modern chows are slightly larger, with more fluffy fur A chow at the 2013 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Fox Photos/Getty Images Modern bull terriers have more football-shaped heads A bull terrier at the 2013 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.

Persons: Davis, Erich Andres, Fred R, Conrad, Danika Bannasch, Cane Corso, Pugs, Imagno, Chow chows, chow, Bull Organizations: American Kennel Club, University of California, Wisdom Health, Westminster Kennel, Danes, United, Getty, The New York Times, Fox, American Kennel Locations: Finland, New York, Rhodesian

☆ Exercise Is Medicine aims to get your doctor to assess your physical activity
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Melanie Radzicki Mcmanus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Has your doctor quizzed you about your level of physical activity? If so, you can thank Exercise is Medicine, a global health initiative managed by the American College of Sports Medicine. Created in 2007, the initiative encourages health care providers to assess patients’ physical activity during visits, plus include regular exercise when designing care plans. Health care providers can impact patient health by routinely assessing physical activity at every interaction. EIM now includes Exercise is Medicine on Campus, for example, a program that helps colleges and universities promote and assess physical activity among students, faculty and staff.

Persons: CNN —, Jacob Wackerhausen, Elizabeth Joy, EIM, Joy, it’s, ” Joy, ”, Amy Campbell, GVSU, Campbell, ” Campbell, There’s, you’ve, “ Rather, Gerren Liles, “ It’s, “, Melanie Radzicki McManus Organizations: CNN’s, CNN, American College of Sports Medicine, American, of Lifestyle Medicine, Intermountain, Lore Health, Health, Grand Valley State University, EIM, CARE, Cancer, New Locations: Salt Lake City, Grand, Grand Rapids , Michigan, they’ll, EIM, New York, New York City, Liles

☆ Valerie Bertinelli says Eddie Van Halen was ‘not a soulmate’
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Valerie Bertinelli is getting real about her relationship with late rocker Eddie Van Halen. The actress and culinary TV show host reflected on their time together in a video shared on Instagram. She said watching their son, Wolfgang Van Halen, in an episode of “Behind the Music” was “not easy.”“I’d stopped it many times because it was just too brutal to watch for many reasons. I made a lot of mistakes.”Bertinelli had a tumultuous marriage to Van Halen from 1981 to 2007, in part due to his substance abuse problems. Van Halen was married to actress Janie Liszewski from 2009 until his death.

Persons: Valerie Bertinelli, Eddie Van Halen, Wolfgang Van Halen, “ I’d, ”, ” Bertinelli, Van Halen, Wolfie, Tom Vitale, Mike Goodnough, Janie Liszewski Organizations: CNN

☆ Biden Will Expand Two National Monuments in California
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Coral Davenport | More About Coral Davenport | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Mr. Biden has so far created five national monuments and expanded two others, part of his pledge to conserve 30 percent of the nation’s lands and waters by 2030. Last year, Mr. Biden gave a national monument designation to half a million acres of the Spirit Mountain area in southern Nevada. To date, Mr. Biden has preserved more than 41 million acres of land and waters. The San Gabriel monument encompasses 342,177 acres of the Angeles National Forest and 4,002 acres of neighboring San Bernardino National Forest. The expanded national monument includes a unique scenic railroad, grand recreation resorts and Nike missile facilities that date from the Cold War.

Persons: Biden, Avi Kwa, Trump, Biden’s, Molok, ”, Deb Haaland Organizations: Angeles National Forest, San Bernardino National Forest, Nike Locations: Arizona, Nevada, Cocopah, Utah, Gabriel, San, Napa , Yolo, Solano, Lake, Colusa, Glenn, Mendocino Counties, American

☆ Reconstruction reveals face of Neanderthal specimen Shanidar Z
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Known as Shanidar Z, after the cave in Iraqi Kurdistan where she was found in 2018, the woman was a Neanderthal, a type of ancient human that disappeared around 40,000 years ago. The Shanidar Z facial reconstruction suggests that these differences might not have been so stark in life, Pomeroy said. Shanidar cave in Iraqi Kurdistan was first excavated in the 1950s. Neanderthals may not have honored their dead with bouquets of flowers, but the inhabitants of Shanidar Cave were likely an empathetic species, research suggests. Shanidar Z is the first Neanderthal found in the cave in more than 50 years, Pomeroy said, but the site could still yield more discoveries.

Persons: sapiens, Emma Pomeroy, Pomeroy, ”, “ She’s, ” Pomeroy, Graeme Barker, “, Adrie, Alfons Kennis, Dr, Lucía, Danish paleoartists Adrie Organizations: CNN, BBC, Netflix, University of Cambridge’s, Cambridge, Liverpool, University of Cambridge, Catalan Institute, Human Locations: Kurdistan, Europe, East, Central Asia, Shanidar, Cambridge, Spain, Danish

☆ Emergency Slide That Fell From Delta Flight Is Recovered From Queens Jetty
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Jesus Jiménez | Isabella Kwai | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

An emergency slide that fell from a Delta Air Lines flight just minutes after takeoff on Friday was recovered on Sunday along a jetty in a Queens neighborhood about six miles from Kennedy International Airport, officials said. The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation said that Delta Air Lines had recovered “a large piece of debris” from the jetty near Beach 131st Street in Belle Harbor, southwest of the airport. Delta Air Lines said in a statement on Tuesday that it had retrieved the slide from the jetty. It was unclear whether the slide had landed on the jetty, a small rock pier built to break apart waves, or it had washed up there. The crew also noticed a “non-routine” sound from that wing, the airline said.

Organizations: Delta Air Lines, Kennedy International Airport, The New York City Department of Parks, Recreation Locations: Queens, Beach, Belle Harbor, New York, Los Angeles

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