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☆ Trump repeatedly celebrated the inclusion of transgender women in his beauty pageant
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Andrew Kaczynski | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Years before he said he was running for president to “defeat the cult of gender ideology,” Donald Trump welcomed and praised the inclusion of transgender women in the Miss Universe pageant. He then later effusively praised the winner of the Miss USA pageant, Olivia Culpo, for saying that transgender women should be allowed to compete. Transgender contestant Jenna Talackova takes part in Miss Universe Canada competition in Toronto, May 19, 2012. Mark Blinch/ReutersTrump, then the owner of the Miss Universe pageant, would go on to cite the possible participation of transgender women in Olympic sports to justify his decision to end a ban on transgender pageant participants. “And you have the Miss Canada, which is essentially the Miss Universe.

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☆ Dr. Mandy Cohen: Biden chooses the next CDC director
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Betsy Klein | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

And as Cohen takes on what’s become an increasingly politicized role at the CDC, Biden heralded her capacity to work across the aisle. I look forward to working with Dr. Cohen as she leads our nation’s finest scientists and public health experts with integrity and transparency,” the president said. Cohen will hit the ground running as leader of the world’s finest public health organization saving lives every day. Walensky announced her departure from her government role last month in the days before the Covid-19 public health emergency lifted. As she prepares to step into the role, Cohen inherits an agency wracked with challenges and low morale.

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☆ Cyclist Gino Mäder has died after Tour de Suisse crash, his team says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Swiss cyclist Gino Mäder has died aged 26 following a crash on the fifth stage of the Tour de Suisse, his Bahrain Victorious team announced on Friday. Almost 200 kilometers into the race, Mäder crashed at high speed with American rider Magnus Sheffield, race organizers said in a statement on Thursday. “On Friday 16th June, following a very serious crash during stage 5 of the Tour de Suisse, Gino lost his battle to recover from the severe injuries he sustained,” Bahrain Victorious said in a statement. Mäder, who has been riding for Bahrain Victorious since 2021, previously won stages of the Giro d’Italia and the Tour de Suisse. “We are devastated by the loss of our exceptional cyclist, Gino Mäder,” said Milan Erzen, managing director of Bahrain Victorious.

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☆ Yes, Dyson’s Supersonic Hair Dryer Is Actually Worth It
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Tom Vanderbilt | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +3 min

By Tom VanderbiltI had, for the record, no interest in buying a $430 hair dryer. I had, in fact, no interest in buying a hair dryer at all. I thought, for a moment, it was a phone; then, given its placement next to the sink, I realized it was a hair dryer: the Dyson Supersonic Hair Dryer. We live in an area with particularly hard water which, even after softening, sometimes leaves our hair looking a bit dull. But I didn’t really buy a hair dryer.

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☆ 'You do have a bit of a bubble developing' with artificial intelligence, financial expert warns
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Annie Nova | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

"Now [with] every company, you get on these conference calls and it's almost like your stock reacts to how many times you say 'AI,'" Niles said. "So, yes, you do have a bit of a bubble developing." However, this is usually how it goes with a new, powerful technology, Niles said. But over the long term, much as with the internet, Niles said, AI is "real" and "going to change the way we live." Investors: 'Look at valuations'Niles predicts that AI is actually "under-hyped [in the] long term."

Persons: Pavlo Gonchar, Dan Niles, Niles Organizations: Lightrocket, CNBC's Financial

☆ How to feel wealthy. (Hint: It's not just about the money.)
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Matt Turner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Younger generations said being able to afford their friends' lifestyle made them feel wealthy. download the app Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyDo you feel wealthy? For example:Sixty-one percent of Gen Z respondents and millennial respondents said "being able to afford a similar lifestyle as my friends makes me feel wealthy." Forty-six percent of Gen Zers said they felt somewhat or very wealthy, with this number rising to 57% for millennials. Similarly, "not having to stress over money" was more than twice as popular as "having more money than most people I know."

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☆ Take That turn 'Greatest Days' film premiere into a performance
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Hanna Rantala | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, June 15 (Reuters) - British pop band Take That transformed London's Leicester Square into a concert stage on Thursday as they performed some of their tunes at the premiere of "Greatest Days", a film adaptation of their hit musical. A traumatic event pulls the fivesome apart but 25 years later they rekindle their friendship as they reunite for a show by the band. "I don't think it's hit home really what tonight actually really means for us," Barlow said on the red carpet. Barlow, Owen and Donald, who performed at a concert last month marking the coronation of King Charles, are executive producers on the film. Reporting by Hanna Rantala; Writing by Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Editing by Jonathan OatisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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Barnaby Webber and Grace Kumar, both 19-year-old students at the University of Nottingham, and Ian Coates, 65, a school janitor, were fatally stabbed. Coates was later found dead from knife injuries on Magdala Road by a member of the public, police said. Police responded to a "major incident" in Nottingham city center early Tuesday morning. “Barnaby Philip John Webber was a beautiful, brilliant, bright young man, with everything in life to look forward to,” his family said. “At 19 he was just at the start of his journey into adulthood and was developing into a wonderful young man,” the family added.

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For Love & Money is a biweekly column from Insider answering your relationship and money questions. This week, a reader writes they lost their job a month ago and are too embarrassed to tell their husband. Write to For Love & Money using this Google form. You didn't want to tell your husband and risk him seeing you as the failure that you fear you are. So I'm going to give you the same advice my therapist gave me: tolerate the anxiety, and tell the truth.

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☆ Trump says he'll have a 'great birthday' even though it'll be a weird one considering he 'just got charged' and faces '400 years' in prison
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Despite his Tuesday arraignment, Trump says he'll still have a "nice" and "wonderful" birthday. Happy birthday, great birthday," Trump quipped. Wonderful birthday. 'Happy birthday, Grandpa!' Trump faces 37 charges, including 31 under the Espionage Act.

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☆ UK police search for Nottingham murders' motive
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/3] Police forensics officers work at a site cordoned with police tape, following a major incident in Nottingham city centre, Nottingham, Britain, June 13, 2023. Another man, a 65-year-old school caretaker, was then also found dead with knife wounds on a road about two miles (3.2 km) away. A van, stolen from the caretaker, was then driven at three people, leaving one man critically injured in hospital. The incident has shocked the city, particularly the student community, with Nottingham home to two universities with more than 50,000 students. The University of Nottingham students were attacked as they returned home from a post-exam party, the Times reported.

Persons: Carl Recine, van, Kate Meynell, Suella Braverman, Grace Kumar, Barnaby Webber, Ian Coates, Ian, Ross Middleton, Michael Holden, William James, Alexandra Hudson, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Police, REUTERS, Carl Recine LONDON, British, Nottinghamshire, BBC, Nottingham, The University of Nottingham, Times, England's, Huntingdon Academy, Warren Academy, Thomson Locations: Nottingham, Britain, English, West

☆ What Wheel of Fortune can do, Wall Street can, too
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Lauren Silva Laughlin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

NEW YORK, June 13 (Reuters Breakingviews) - “Wheel of Fortune” is finally going to get a new host. The charade that unfolds nightly on traditional American television has similarities to Wall Street. And earlier this year Sajak’s daughter replaced White as the letter-turner for one game where White became a contestant. And while “Wheel of Fortune” fans and behind-the-scenes crew may feel as if the wheels won’t turn in quite the same way without their leading man around, it’s likely that Sajak – and his Wall Street counterparts – can step aside knowing the game will still go on. Follow @thereallsl on TwitterCONTEXT NEWSPat Sajak, host of gameshow "Wheel of Fortune," plans to retire at the end of his upcoming record 41st year, he said on June 12.

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It’s called “For a 30-Year-Old Virgin, It’s Now or Never.”The candles were lit. As we looked over the menu, he mentioned that he didn’t know what a poached egg was. And I didn’t want to die a virgin. Given how things turned out, am I upset that I lost my virginity in a rush to a guy who didn’t matter? Being a 30-year-old virgin is not normal.

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☆ Fact check: Debunking Trump’s blizzard of dishonesty about his federal indictment
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Daniel Dale | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

Washington CNN —Former President Donald Trump has responded to his federal indictment the way he has responded to various other crises – with a blizzard of dishonesty. Here is a fact check of 10 of the indictment-related claims Trump has made since the 37 federal charges against him were unsealed on Friday. Trump and the Presidential Records ActTrump claimed in North Carolina that he had abided by the Presidential Records Act: “And we had a great – we had a wonderful operation, everything by the Presidential Records Act.”Facts First: This is false. The Presidential Records Act says that all presidential records belong to the federal government the moment the president leaves office. Margaret Kwoka, a law professor at The Ohio State University and an expert on information law, said in a Friday email that “any comparison between congressional records and presidential records is an apples-to-oranges comparison.

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☆ Pat Sajak to retire from record TV stint as 'Wheel of Fortune' host
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Steve Gorman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"We’re thrilled to have him remaining close to the Wheel of Fortune family!” she said. "Wheel of Fortune" originally aired as an NBC network program on daytime television in 1975, with Chuck Woolery as host. While "The Price is Right" holds the record as the longest continuously running game show on American television, "Wheel of Fortune" has the longest unbroken run of any syndicated U.S. game show. Sajak left the NBC evening edition of "Wheel" when his own short-lived late-night talk show premiered on CBS. Meanwhile, Sajak was replaced on NBC's "Wheel" by Rolf Benirschke, who was in turn succeeded by Bob Goen when the network program moved to CBS, then briefly back to NBC.

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Miller portrays Barry Allen who, as superhero the Flash, uses his superspeed to travel back through time to try to prevent his mother’s death. Miller plays both The Flash and his younger self throughout the film. The Flash gets stuck in the past with Supergirl portrayed by Sasha Calle and Batman played by the original cinematic Batman, Michael Keaton. "Really it's a beautiful moment for me," Miller told Warner Bros at the premiere. Ben Affleck, who portrays Batman in some scenes, told Warner Bros it was "nice" to play a wiser character with something to impart on younger characters.

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☆ 3 lessons from Steve Jobs' Stanford commencement speech 18 years ago that still resonate today
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Lydia Ramsey Pflanzer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

It's been 18 years since Jobs delivered the speech, and the lessons he shared continue to resonate. Eighteen years later, the 15-minute speech continues to resonate, offering useful advice on life and work for people of all ages. "I decided to drop out and trust that it would all work out OK," Jobs said in the speech. 'Find what you love'The second story Jobs told recounted the time he was fired from Apple. "Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life," Jobs said, adding, "Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice.

Persons: Steve Jobs, Jobs, he'd, Steve Wozniak, Apple, I'm, You've Organizations: Stanford University, Apple

☆ Andreessen Horowitz to open first office outside the U.S. in London in bet UK will become crypto hub
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

LONDON — Andreessen Horowitz is opening its first office outside of the U.S. in London, the venture capital firm announced Monday. Sriram Krishnan, an ex-Twitter employee who joined Andreessen Horowitz as a general partner, will relocate to London to head up the firm's office there, Quintenz said. Andreessen Horowitz also plans to launch its first crypto startup school in the U.K. in a bid to identify future talent in the crypto and Web3 space. Andreessen Horowitz has been one of the most active investors in crypto and Web3, backing startups ranging from the crypto-based sports collectibles trading game Dapper Labs to nonfungible token marketplace OpenSea. Andreessen Horowitz was not an investor, but several rival firms, including Sequoia, were.

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☆ 16 US Bradley infantry fighting vehicles have been destroyed, damaged, or abandoned in Ukraine in recent days, war monitor says, highlighting the cost of Ukraine’s counteroffensive
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine has lost 16 US-supplied Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, open-source analysis found. The losses are a sizeable chunk of the 109 Bradleys sent to Ukraine by the US. Dutch website Oryx, which tracks visual evidence of losses on both sides, documented five destroyed Bradleys and 11 that have been damaged and abandoned. The report on the Bradleys comes after Ukraine lost around half of its specially adapted Leopard 2R mine-clearing vehicles donated by Finland, as Forbes reported. The findings come as Ukraine reported retaking three settlements — Velyka Novosilke, Blahodatne, and Neskuchne in Donetsk region, as CNN reported.

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The Bradleys are among almost 3,600 pieces of military equipment Ukraine has lost in the war, according to Oryx. Meanwhile, the website says it has documented the loss of more than 10,600 pieces of Russian military equipment. In a statement in Monday, Moscow claimed it had destroyed multiple Ukrainian armored vehicles in the Zaporizhzhia region. However, Russian anti-tank troops stand in their way, cold-bloodedly turning Western armored vehicles into scrap heaps,” the Russian Ministry of Defense said. While Russian forces continue to hold the city, Ukraine’s forces have concentrated their efforts on areas to the northwest and southwest.

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☆ Cramer lists reasons to book some profits in this lofty market. 'You only need to get rich once'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Unlike the ridiculous short squeezes that brought about GameStop 's (GME) meme-stock maina 2½ years ago, the current market is making some sense. That means by Wednesday's Club meeting, right ahead of the Fed rate announcement, we could have a backdrop suggesting that we deserve to broaden. Bottom line Until Wednesday's Club meeting you know my mindset. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.

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☆ When Truth No Longer Counts, How Does a Memoirist Tell Her Story?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Claire Dederer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

TO NAME THE BIGGER LIE: A Memoir in Two Stories, by Sarah VirenIt’s an experience I’m betting most of us have had over the last decade: the creeping feeling that a common truth no longer exists. The writer Sarah Viren became renowned as the victim of a false narrative when, in 2020, she published an article in The New York Times Magazine titled “The Accusations Were Lies. Now Viren has written the strange and wonderful “To Name the Bigger Lie,” a memoir that includes this awful tale. Dr. Whiles (a pseudonym) became more and more unhinged during Viren’s years studying with him — or did he? Perhaps his escalating eccentricity was all in aid of discomfiting his students and forcing them to think more independently, more critically.

Persons: Sarah Viren It’s, Sarah Viren, Marta, Viren, “, Donald Trump, Whiles, — Organizations: New York Times Magazine, Arizona State University Locations: America, Florida

☆ 2 blind passengers say being ordered to leave a cruise ship before it set sail was 'humiliating': report
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Two blind passengers told ITV News they were ordered to leave a P&O Cruises ship. P&O Cruises offered them a full refund after first charging the pair a cancellation fee. Two blind passengers who were ordered to leave a cruise ship before it set sail said it was "humiliating" and that they "felt like criminals". Pam May and Jennie Bailie told ITV News they were asked to leave a P&O Cruises Ventura ship in May for "health and safety reasons". They just decided 'oh you're blind you can't be on there'."

Persons: Pam May, Jennie Bailie, Bailie, Donovan Tildesley, Tildesley, Richard Branson Organizations: ITV News, O Cruises, Morning, Daily, Virgin Locations: West Sussex, Southampton, England, Miami, Honduras

☆ The story behind this playful rooftop portrait
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Rebecca Cairns | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Hong Kong’s humidity – already oppressive – was intensified in the dark, maze-like alleyways of an unruly enclave known as Kowloon Walled City. Greg Girard, courtesy of Blue Lotus GalleryA ‘strange, vertical village’Girard first visited Kowloon Walled City in 1986 while on a shoot at the nearby airport. As such, the Walled City remained technically subject to Chinese rule, though this was never enforced. The site of the Walled City has since been transformed into a public park, which opened in 1995. Ongoing interest in the Walled City is, Girard suggests, because of the spirit it encapsulates: the aptitude for survival even in the harshest of circumstances.

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☆ Italy special forces board Turkish vessel after alert over unidentified passengers
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

ROME, June 10 (Reuters) - A Turkish cargo vessel that Italian special forces boarded after the crew detected a group of unidentified people on board is now sitting off the southern city of Naples, website MarineTraffic showed, while police continue to investigate the situation. "My congratulations to the guys of the San Marco battalion and the police, who completed a wonderful operation," he wrote. A Turkish transport ministry statement said on Friday the Galata Seaways roll-on-roll-off cargo vessel was sailing from the Turkish port of Yalova to Sete, France. The captain told Italian police he issued the alarm after he saw two of them carrying knives, Ansa reported. The crew locked themselves in the engine room and alerted maritime authorities in Turkey, who in turn contacted Italy and France.

Persons: MarineTraffic, Guido Crosetto, Crosetto, Ansa, Angelo Amante, Federica, Yesim, Nick Macfie, Hugh Lawson Organizations: Twitter, San Marco, Thomson Locations: Turkish, Naples, Yalova, Sete, France, Turkey, Italy

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