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☆ Lawyers seek nearly $6 billion in Tesla stock after getting Musk pay package struck down
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-02 | by ( David Ingram | Lora Kolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The lawyers had earlier convinced the Delaware chancery court to revoke Musk's $56 billion pay package from 2018, with the judge ruling that Tesla's board of directors failed to prove it was fair to shareholders. The lawyers represent former heavy metal drummer Richard Tornetta, who filed the suit on behalf of his fellow Tesla investors. The lawyers are asking for just over 11% of the Tesla shares that would have gone to Musk, or slightly more than 29.4 million shares. Taking their pay in Tesla shares demonstrates they are prepared to "eat our cooking," the lawyers wrote. Musk's pay package was the largest ever disclosed in corporate America, according to Delaware Chancery Court Judge Kathaleen McCormick's 200-page ruling.

Persons: Elon Musk, BARTOSZ SIEDLIK, Elon, paydays, Richard Tornetta, Greg Varallo, Bernstein Litowitz Berger, Grossmann ., Tesla, Kathaleen McCormick's, Musk Organizations: European Jewish Association, Getty Images, Enron, Musk's, Tesla, Grossmann, Musk Locations: Krakow, AFP, Delaware, New York, America, Texas

☆ Military Veteran Rates 10 Iraq War Battle Scenes in Movies and TV
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Ian Phillips | David Ibekwe | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Jay Dorleus, an Iraq War veteran, looks at how the Iraq War is portrayed in movies and TV shows. He examines how PTSD is portrayed in "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk" (2016), starring Joe Alwyn, Vin Diesel, and Kristen Stewart. He explains what urban warfare in Iraq was like, as seen in "Stop-Loss" (2008), starring Ryan Phillippe, Channing Tatum, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt; and "Generation Kill" (2008), starring Alexander Skarsgård. Finally, he breaks down the infamous "Triangle of Death," as portrayed in "War Dogs" (2016), starring Jonah Hill, Miles Teller, and Ana de Armas. Follow Jay Dorleus:https://www.youtube.com/@GreenBeretChronicleshttps://www.instagram.com/green_beret_chronicles/Veterans who have been affected by PTSD can contact the PTSD Foundation of America at ptsdusa.org or the Wounded Warrior Project at woundedwarriorproject.org.

Persons: Jay Dorleus, Clint Eastwood's, Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, John Cena, Aaron Taylor, Johnson, Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear, Brendan Gleeson, Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Guy Pearce, Denzel Washington's, Michael B, Tom Holland, Billy Lynn's, Joe Alwyn, Vin Diesel, Kristen Stewart, Ryan Phillippe, Channing Tatum, Joseph Gordon, Levitt, Alexander Skarsgård, Jonah Hill, Miles Teller, Ana de Armas Organizations: Jordan, Veterans, of America Locations: Iraq, ptsdusa.org, woundedwarriorproject.org

Then, she vanished — two weeks ago, shortly after a man wearing a motorcycle helmet disabled the security cameras at her Madrid apartment building by spray painting the lenses. Records show they also own a home and two other Fort Lauderdale properties, one of those currently under foreclosure. Like I never had.”The Spanish friend got similar texts, the ones that appeared to have been translated by computer. Rameau and the Spanish friend then went to her building on Feb. 8, and learned from a clerk about the helmeted man painting the cameras. "I’m just desperate to find a reason for who could have done this.”___Spencer reported from Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Persons: — Ana Maria Knezevic, ”, Sanna Rameau, Rameau, “, Joaquin Amills, David, Ana Knezevic, Ana’s, Juan Henao, David Knezevic's, Henao, Ana, Henao texted David, “ Let’s, David Knezevic, Neighbors, Firefighters, didn't, “ I’m, I’m, ” ___ Spencer Organizations: MADRID, Google, Associated Press, Police, American, Technology Solutions Inc, Records, Fort Locations: South Florida, Spain, American, Colombia, Madrid, Spanish, Fort Lauderdale, Serbia, Salamanca, Austria, Barcelona, Fort Lauderdale , Florida

"Food Wars" hosts Harry Kersh and Joe Avella travel across London to find the best pie and mash in the city. They'll be visiting five locations in just one day to see what the city has to offer. This is "Food Tours." This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.

Persons: Harry Kersh, Joe Avella Organizations: Business Locations: London

TORONTO (AP) — Even during the All-Star break, Nathan MacKinnon kept thinking ahead to the second half of the NHL season. “Everyone’s going to be playing a lot of hockey here the next couple months, so consistency’s big,” Crosby said. “There’s other teams playing good hockey, so, yeah, we got to win games.”MVP REPEAT? He trails MacKinnon by 17 points and Tampa Bay's Nikita Kucherov by 18 in the scoring race, but McDavid is arguably playing better all-around hockey than he did last season. “It might not be the most offensively sexy year, but I think we’re doing a lot of good things,” McDavid said.

Persons: Nathan MacKinnon, “, ” MacKinnon, MacKinnon, Connor McDavid, Elias Lindholm, Sean Monahan, Bo Horvat, That's, Marc, Andre Fleury, Anaheim's Adam Henrique, Philadelphia's Sean Walker, Washington's Nic Dowd, Ottawa's Jakob Chychrun, Travis Konecny, Jersey's Jesper Bratt, he's, “ We’re, ” Bratt, Sidney Crosby, “ Everyone’s, ” Crosby, they’ll, Louis Blues, Seattle's Oliver Bjorkstrand, ” Bjorkstrand, Hart, Nikita Kucherov, ” McDavid, McDavid, “ It’s, ___ Organizations: TORONTO, NHL, Western Conference, Avalanche, New York Rangers, Stanley, Canucks, Jets, Vancouver, New York Islanders, The Rangers, New Jersey Devils, Devils, Philadelphia Flyers, Rangers, Islanders, MetLife, ” Flyers, Seattle, Pittsburgh Penguins, Los, Nashville Predators, Edmonton Oilers, Tampa, Colorado Locations: Colorado, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Calgary, Montreal, Minnesota, East Rutherford , New Jersey, Los Angeles, Edmonton

NEW YORK (AP) — Norman Jewison, the acclaimed and versatile Canadian-born director whose Hollywood films ranged from Doris Day comedies and “Moonstruck” to social dramas such as the Oscar-winning "In the Heat of the Night," has died at age 97. Throughout his long career, Jewison combined light entertainment with topical films that appealed to him on a deeply personal level. (Jewison lost out for best director to Mike Nichols of "The Graduate"). Among those who encouraged Jewison while making “In the Heat of the Night”: Robert F. Kennedy, whom the director met during a ski trip in Sun Valley, Idaho. Jewison shifted to feature films in 1963 with the comedy “40 Pounds of Trouble,” starring Tony Curtis and Suzanne Pleshette.

Persons: — Norman Jewison, Doris Day, Oscar, “, Jeff Sanderson, Jewison, Jim Crow, ”, Rod Steiger, Sidney Poitier, James Baldwin, ’ Bosley Crowther, Bonnie, Steiger, Mike Nichols, Robert F, Kennedy, nodded, ‘, ’, Cher, Steve McQueen, Thomas, Denzel, Washington, Rubin “, ” Carter, Malcolm X, Spike Lee, shouldn’t, Lee, ” Jewison, Margaret Ann Dixon, Dixie, Kevin, Michael, Jennifer Ann, Agnes, God ”, Lynne St, David, Judy Garland, Danny Kaye, Harry Belafonte, Tony Curtis, Suzanne Pleshette, James Garner, McQueen, Edward G, Robinson, Carl Reiner, Eva Marie Saint, Alan Arkin, Sylvester Stallone, Jimmy Hoffa, Al Pacino, Bruce Willis, Michael Caine, Tilda Swinton, ____, Bob Thomas Organizations: Canadian, New York, Hollywood, ‘, Denzel Washington, Washington, Governor General’s Performing Arts, Canadian Film Centre, Toronto Film, Victoria College, BBC, CBC, Universal, MGM, Cincinnati, Vietnam, AP Entertainment Locations: Canadian, Philadelphia, Clyde, Sun Valley , Idaho, Mississippi, Canada, Toronto, London, Hudson

☆ David Teeger: Cricket South Africa denies antisemitism accusations after stripping teenager captaincy
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Zayn Nabbi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Cricket South Africa (CSA) has denied accusations of antisemitism made by the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) after David Teeger was removed as captain of the SA Under-19 team. Teeger, who is Jewish, was stood down as captain because of fears over “protests related to the war in Gaza” during the Under-19 men’s Cricket World Cup, which gets underway in South Africa on Friday. The 19-year-old Teeger has made comments in the past in support of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The SAJBD met with CSA earlier this week and later released a statement saying that the only explanation for Teeger losing the captaincy was “plain antisemitism” – a claim that CSA denies. The timing of CSA’s decision to remove Teeger’s captaincy occurs as the South African government accused Israel of genocide in an unprecedented case at the United Nations’ top court.

Persons: David Teeger, Teeger, ”, “, David, David himself, I’ve, Israel Organizations: CNN — Cricket South Africa, South African Jewish Board of Deputies, SA, Cricket, Israel Defense Forces, CSA, Africa, SA Jewish, Deputies, CNN, International Cricket Council, ICC, “, U19, ” CSA, SA U19, ” CNN, South African, Rising, Palestine Solidarity Alliance, United Nations ’ Locations: Gaza, South Africa, Israel

☆ Fact Check: Palestinian official flag in 1939 did not show Star of David
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The image of the flag, which is half white and half blue with the Star of David in its centre, is spreading on Facebook (archived) with claims that it shows the official 1939 Palestinian flag. “The 1939 flag of Palestine shows that it was recognized as a Jewish entity even then,” one Facebook account wrote (archived). According to academics who spoke to Reuters, the flag seen in circulating images is not an official flag of historical Palestine. An example of a mandate-era official flag from 1946 can be seen on the British Imperial War Museums website. The official flag of mandate Palestine in 1939, during which Palestine was administered by Britain as a League of Nations Mandate, was a Union Jack.

Persons: David, Shay Hazkani, Joseph, Rebecca Meyerhoff, Jack, ”, Salim Tamari, Tamari, Sharif Hussein, Derek Penslar, William Lee Frost, “, Union Jack, Penlsar, Tamir Sorek, Read Organizations: Zionist, Palestinian, Jewish, Star, Larousse, Reuters, Center for Jewish Studies, University of Maryland, League of Nations, Institute of Palestine Studies, Birzeit University, British, Harvard University, Union, Penn State University, Society, International Affairs, Britain, League of Nations Mandate, Thomson Locations: Palestine, Larousse French, Israel, Ottoman Empire, Union

☆ Rosalynn Carter Funeral Family of Former First Lady Says Goodbye in Her Georgia Church
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Jacey Fortin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

Some two decades after leaving the White House, Rosalynn Carter reflected on the criticism she generated for expanding the role of a first lady. “The first lady role has changed,” she observed. Mrs. Carter pushed the boundaries that had constrained most of her predecessors. Nancy Reagan recalled in her memoir a “chill in her manner” when Mrs. Carter showed her around the White House following the 1980 election when Ronald Reagan defeated Mr. Carter. Dr. Biden “isn’t an activist first lady” in the way that Mrs. Carter was, said Mr. LaRosa, the former aide to the current first lady.

Persons: Rosalynn Carter, ”, “, Carter, Anita B, McBride, Laura Bush, —, Mrs, Eleanor Roosevelt, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Jimmy Carter, “ Rosalynn, David, Anwar el, Sadat of, Menachem Begin, Camp David, Michael LaRosa, Jill Biden, “ Eleanor, Lady Bird Johnson, Betty Ford, Stanly Godbold, Bird, Dawn Porter, Julia Sweig, Lyndon, Melanne Verveer, Clinton’s, Verveer, ” Michelle Obama, “ I’ll, . Cook, Nancy Reagan, Ronald Reagan, Mr, Barbara Bush, Nancy, Bush, Biden, Dr, . Biden, Biden “ isn’t, LaRosa, “ Hillary, ” Ms Organizations: White, Israel, Camp, Getty, Hulu, Associated Press, White House Locations: Plains , Ga, Israel, Egypt, Sadat of Egypt, Georgia, Washington, Northern Virginia

☆ Opinion: Taking a trip to the firing range was something I’d never do before October 7
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Opinion Amy Klein | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

I put my clear plastic goggles back on and reenter the smoky range to learn how to shoot a gun. That’s how I found myself at Gun for Hire, a gun range and club in New Jersey, to learn how to shoot. (“I want you to get the feel for both guns,” Kedem said.) Kedem had told me I’d get used to the noise, and I did. If I came to the range a few more times, I know I could get the hang of shooting — and even excel at it.

Persons: Amy Klein, Amy Klein Mira Zaki I’ve, Maga, ”, “, Woody Allen, we’d, Hillel Norry, Beth David, ” Norry, he’s, —, Klein, Amy Klein Be, Kedem, Walther, ” Kedem, he’d, Yosi, I’ve, Ben Shapiro, Norry Organizations: CNN, US Centers for Disease Control, FBI, Hire, ”, Factory, Glock, Columbia University Locations: Israel, New York City, New Jersey, Long, Snellville , Georgia, Manhattan, Israeli American, America, Chile

☆ X sues Media Matters over report about ads appearing next to Nazi posts
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( David Ingram | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk's social media company, X, sued Media Matters for America and one of its staff members Monday over an investigative report the progressive watchdog organization published saying Nazi content ran on the X app alongside advertisements from major corporations. News of the lawsuit coincided with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's announcing an investigation into Media Matters for possible fraudulent activity. Media Matters President Angelo Carusone said the website would defend itself. Media Matters stands behind its reporting and looks forward to winning in court," he said in a statement. In the lawsuit, X alleges that Media Matters' portrayal of the app is untrue because its article did not reflect what typical users see.

Persons: Elon, Ken Paxton's, Paxton, Musk, Andrew Bailey, Bailey, Angelo Carusone, X Organizations: Media Matters, America, Texas, Media, Missouri, Apple, IBM, Comcast, NBCUniversal, NBC, X Corp Locations: Fort Worth , Texas

☆ In a Six-Point Star, a Multitude of Meanings
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( Rachel Janfaza | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

The account, Why I Wear My Star, featured posts containing people’s reasons for wearing Star of David jewelry and other Judaica. Ms. Adams and Ms. Gabbai, who are both Jewish, said they had largely stopped updating the account until recently. Ms. Gabbai, now 21 and a senior at Florida State University, said the Instagram account is not intended to be pro-Israel. Rachie Shnay, a jewelry designer in Manhattan, said she saw several people wearing star accessories at a rally for Israel held by Jewish groups in Washington on Tuesday. The Star of David, called Magen David in Hebrew, was used by Jews in Prague as early as the 1600s.

Persons: Abby Adams, Sammy Gabbai, David, Adams, Gabbai, Rachie, ”, Shnay, Jonathan Sarna, Nelly Bulkin, Sophie, “, Ms, Bulkin, Sophie Bulkin Organizations: Star, Florida State University, Israel, University of North, Hill, Brandeis University, University of California Locations: Poway, Calif, Israel, University of North Carolina, Manhattan, Washington, Prague, Boston, Berkeley, San Diego, United States, Eastern Europe

☆ US, Japan and South Korea leaders hold brief meeting at APEC
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Ethan Rosenzweig, Acting Chief of Protocol shakes hands greeting Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for a welcome reception for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders in San Francisco, California, U.S., November 15, 2023. The leaders posed for a photograph together before leaving without making remarks at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, news agency Yonhap reported. The brief meeting comes three months after the leaders met at Camp David in August for talks. Yoon and Kishida promised to push for deeper cooperation in a separate meeting earlier Friday, Yoon's office said. The pair met on Thursday, a day before they were due to attend a roundtable on technological cooperation at Stanford University.

Persons: Ethan Rosenzweig, Japan's, Fumio Kishida, Loren Elliott, Yoon Suk Yeol, Joe Biden, Yonhap, Camp David, Yoon, Kishida, Yoon's, Biden, Josh Smith, Sam Holmes, Christopher Cushing, Gerry Doyle Organizations: Economic Cooperation, REUTERS, Rights, U.S, Japanese, Camp, Stanford University, Nikkei, Thomson Locations: Asia, San Francisco , California, U.S, Rights SEOUL, San Francisco, United States, Japan, North Korea, South, Seoul

☆ Opinion | The Hate That Doesn’t Know Its Own Name
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Bret Stephens | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

College campuses did not feel hostile to Jewish students. Synagogues (at least in the United States) did not have police officers stationed outside their doors. The Anti-Defamation League recorded 751 antisemitic incidents in the United States in 2013. Last week, “Jewish students specifically were warned not to enter M.I.T.’s front entrance due to a risk to their physical safety,” according to a public letter from Jewish students there. A century ago, before the creation of the state of Israel, questions about Zionism were “more of a political or intellectual debate.

Persons: Deborah Lipstadt, David Irving, David, ” Organizations: Defamation League, Irving Locations: Israel, United States, Montreal, U.S, Palestine

☆ France Accuses Russia of 'Online Meddling' Over Stars of David Graffiti in Paris
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Nov. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

PARIS (Reuters) - France on Thursday blamed a Russian disinformation campaign for amplifying on social media graffiti of Stars of David that appeared in Paris earlier this week. The Foreign Ministry said Recent Reliable News/Doppelganger is a Russian propaganda network that "artificially inflated" and published on social media pictures of the graffiti. "This new operation of Russian online meddling against France reflects a persisting opportunistic and irresponsible strategy of using international crises to create confusion and tensions in the public debate in France and in Europe," the ministry said a statement. Some 60 Stars of David were discovered daubed on walls in Paris on Oct. 31. (Reporting by Dominique Vidalon in Paris; additional reporting by Ron Popeski; Editing by Rosalba O'Brien)

Persons: David, Paris, Dominique Vidalon, Ron Popeski, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: PARIS, Foreign Ministry, daubing Locations: France, Paris, Russian, Europe, Russia, Israel

☆ France accuses Russia of 'online meddling' over Stars of David graffiti in Paris
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

PARIS, Nov 9 (Reuters) - France on Thursday blamed a Russian disinformation campaign for amplifying on social media graffiti of Stars of David that appeared in Paris earlier this week. The Foreign Ministry said Recent Reliable News/Doppelganger is a Russian propaganda network that "artificially inflated" and published on social media pictures of the graffiti. "This new operation of Russian online meddling against France reflects a persisting opportunistic and irresponsible strategy of using international crises to create confusion and tensions in the public debate in France and in Europe," the ministry said a statement. Some 60 Stars of David were discovered daubed on walls in Paris on Oct. 31. Reporting by Dominique Vidalon in Paris; additional reporting by Ron Popeski; Editing by Rosalba O'BrienOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: David, Paris, Dominique Vidalon, Ron Popeski, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: Foreign Ministry, daubing, Thomson Locations: France, Paris, Russian, Europe, Russia, Israel

☆ France Links Conversation in Russian to Star of David Graffiti
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Aurelien Breeden | More About Aurelien Breeden | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

The Moldovan pair told investigators that they had acted on the orders of a third party in exchange for payment “as evidenced by a conversation in Russian on their phone,” Ms. Beccuau said. Telephone data led investigators to believe that both couples “were in contact with the same third party,” Ms. Beccuau added. France has reported over 1,100 antisemitic acts since Oct. 7. orchestrated the painting of swastikas and antisemitic slogans in West Germany to spark anti-Jewish sentiment and tarnish the country as neo-Nazi, he said. “Stars of David are part of it, too.”Ivan Nechepurenko contributed reporting from Tbilisi, Georgia.

Persons: David, Laure Beccuau, Beccuau, Ms, “, ”, Olivier Véran, Laurent Nuñez, Mr, Nuñez, ” Dimitri Minic, Minic, ” Antibot4navalny, Ivan Nechepurenko Organizations: Moldovan, Foreign Ministry, French Institute of International Relations, Nazi Locations: Paris, Europe, Israel, France, Moldova, Gaza, Russia, West Germany, Ukraine, “, Moscow, Russian, Tbilisi , Georgia

“This year, overall views of the United States are much more positive than views of China in most places surveyed,” the report said. The 2019 survey recorded a median of 55% across 22 countries showing favorable views of the U.S., compared to a median of 39% of China. Of the same countries in 2023, medians of 58% and 21% had positive views of the U.S. and China, respectively. Then, a median of 53% across 15 countries reported favorable views of the U.S., compared to a median of 43% with favorable views of China. In 2023, medians of 59% and 27% across the same countries had favorable views of the U.S. and of China, respectively, according to Pew.

Persons: Joe Biden, “, Xi Jinping, Biden, Pew, Camp David, ”, Laura Clancy, Clancy, Donald Trump, Xi, Biden –, George W, Bush, China’s, Hu Jintao, — Organizations: WASHINGTON, Pew Research Center, China, Pew, Camp, Initiative, U.S Locations: United States, China, Washington, U.S, Australia, Poland, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, South Africa, Mexico, favorability, Nigeria, Beijing, Germany, Sweden, Israel, Italy

☆ I'm fleeing Florida after almost 40 years because 'Rolls Royces, Range Rovers and Maseratis took over' and my home insurance skyrocketed
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Kelsey Neubauer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

David, 58, had loved the slow pace and friendly community in West Palm Beach, Florida, since 1987. AdvertisementAdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with David, 58, who is moving to Savannah, Georgia, next year after almost 40 years living in West Palm Beach, Florida. We would drive down to see them, and West Palm Beach held some mystique to me. I spent nearly 40 years in West Palm BeachWhen I first came to West Palm Beach, I moved into this great little area that I fell in love with. I lived in a condo for two years, and then I bought property for $150,000 back in 1989 or 1990.

Persons: David, —, Maseratis, Georgia Wilmington Island , Florida Matthew Propst, we've Organizations: Service, Palm Beach, Insurance Locations: West Palm Beach , Florida, Georgia, Savannah , Georgia, Chicago, Florida, West Palm, Palm, New York, I'm, Georgia Wilmington Island , Florida, Palm Beach, Savannah, Wilmington

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The South Korean, U.S. and Japanese militaries conducted their first-ever trilateral aerial exercise on Sunday in response to evolving North Korean nuclear threats, South Korea’s air force said. The drill involved a nuclear-capable B-52 bomber from the United States and fighter jets from South Korea and Japan, the statement said. South Korea and Japan are both key U.S. allies in Asia, which together host about 80,000 American troops. The North slammed the Camp David agreement, accusing the U.S., South Korean and Japanese leaders of plotting nuclear war provocations on the Korean Peninsula. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called Yoon, Biden and Kishida “the gang bosses” of the three countries.

Persons: Yoon Suk, Yoon, Joe Biden, Fumio Kishida, David, Kim Jong, Biden, Kishida, ” Organizations: U.S, Japanese, Camp David Locations: SEOUL, South Korea, U.S, United States, Japan, Asia, North Korea, Korean

☆ US slams Colombia president's remarks on Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Colombian President Gustavo Petro speaks during an event with peace negotiators of Colombia's government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels, in Bogota, Colombia August 3, 2023. REUTERS/Vannessa Jimenez/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBOGOTA, Oct 12 (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday criticised remarks made by Colombian President Gustavo Petro in which he compared Israeli government comments to those made by Nazis, and called on him to condemn Hamas. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant drew international condemnation by announcing on Monday a "total blockade" to stop food and fuel reaching Gaza, home to 2.3 million people. Public broadcaster Kan said the Israeli death toll from the attack had risen to more than 1,300. Lipstadt, a historian, successfully defeated a libel case brought by British author David Irving after she labeled him a Holocaust denier.

Persons: Gustavo Petro, Vannessa Jimenez, Petro, Yoav Gallant, Gallant, Israel, Deborah Lipstadt, Kan, David Irving, Oliver Griffin, Mark Porter Organizations: National Liberation Army, REUTERS, Rights, Colombian, Hamas, Israeli, Democratic, U.S ., Public, Nazi, Thomson Locations: Bogota, Colombia, Rights BOGOTA, United States, Gaza, Warsaw, British

☆ Fact Check: Handcuffed men in video are Karabakh ex-leaders, not Israeli generals
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A video compilation showing the detention of three former leaders of Azerbaijan’s disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region has been falsely claimed online to show the capture of Israeli generals by the Islamist militant group Hamas. The 30-second compilation of three clips shows men in military fatigues removing three individuals in handcuffs from vehicles. Captioning the video, one Facebook user wrote on Oct. 8: “Breaking News Israel: Several high ranking IDF Generals have been seen captured with Hamas Terrorists”. The handcuffed men in the video are former self-styled presidents of Nagorno-Karabakh Arkady Gukasyan and Bako Gukasyan, and ex-parliamentary speaker David Ishkhanyan. The video shows detention of Nagorno-Karabakh former leaders, not Israeli generals.

Persons: Azerbaijan’s, ”, Karabakh Arkady Gukasyan, Bako, David Ishkhanyan, Read Organizations: Hamas, Israel, Facebook, State Security Service, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Nagorno, Karabakh, Republic of Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan

☆ A couple bought a 1940s house owned by a family of hoarders. They have 6 months to empty it and make it livable.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Samantha Grindell | Monica Humphries | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Katie and David WolfordBut to Katie, 33, and David, 34, it was their future. AdvertisementAdvertisement"There was just no world at this point, three years in the making, where we did not get that house," Katie said. Katie and David Wolford"With all that stuff, you can't really see what is actually built into the house," Katie said. The previous owners had built an upstairs sunroom, which caused major water damage. We feel so connected to this house," Katie said.

Persons: Katie, David Wolford, David, —, Mold, they're, they'd, David Wolford Katie, that's, they've, what's, we've Organizations: Service, YouTube Locations: strolls, Portland , Oregon

☆ Four Karabakh leaders held in Azerbaijan, three more reach Armenia - agencies
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

However, three other former leaders of Karabakh have arrived safely in Armenia, the Armenian state news agency Armenpress quoted one of the three as saying. Almost all the 120,000 or so inhabitants of Karabakh have since fled to Armenia, fearing for their safety. However, former state minister Artur Arutyunyan, ex-interior minister Karen Sarkisyan and the former head of Karabakh's security service, Ararat Melkunyan, all entered Armenia on Tuesday, Artur Arutyunyan said, according to Armenpress. Karabakh is viewed internationally as part of Azerbaijan but had been run as a breakaway ethnic Armenian statelet since the 1990s following the collapse of the Soviet Union. Reporting by Reuters; Writing by Kevin Liffey; Editing by Alison Williams and Gareth JonesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Aziz Karimov, Armenpress, Ruben Vardanyan, Levon Mnatsakanyan, Arkady Gukasyan, Bako, Araik, David Ishkhanyan, Artur Arutyunyan, Karen Sarkisyan, Kevin Liffey, Alison Williams, Gareth Jones Organizations: REUTERS, Azerbaijan's State Security Service, Press Agency, Soviet Union, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Stepanakert, Azerbaijan, Nagorno, Karabakh, Azerbaijan's, Baku, Armenia, Ararat Melkunyan, Armenpress, Soviet

Bezos founded Amazon but it is unconnected to the Post, which Bezos bought with his own funds and in Baron’s telling, seems to genuinely relish owning. Baron, executive editor of the Post from 2013-2021, clearly has researched extensively and thought deeply about how to cover the unprecedented presidency of Donald Trump. Baron writes that he “needed to get myself ready for his brand of presidency” and cites the books he read on authoritarianism and the manipulation of public opinion. To any who think the news media march to the same cadences, Baron writes “newsrooms often are a wellsprings of conflict, dissent and grievance.”Often, though, from spirited arguments, great journalism arises. Baron writes that the Committee to Protect Journalists, which typically monitors threats to press freedom in other countries, began to focus on Trump as a threat within U.S. borders.

Persons: Martin Baron's, Jeff Bezos, Donald Trump, Bezos, Trump, Baron, ”, ” Baron, “, Roy Moore, “ newsrooms, Michael Flynn, David Ignatius, Ignatius, CPJ Organizations: Trump, Washington, The Washington Post, Alabama Republican, Veritas, Post, Protect Journalists Locations: The, United States, U.S

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