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Twelve of those newly released were among the roughly 75 people who had been kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz on Oct. 7. Ruth is a retired hairdresser and seamstress, according to Kibbutz Nir Oz. Danielle Aloni; Amelia Aloni, 5Danielle Aloni and her daughter Amelia were taken hostage while visiting Ms. Aloni’s sister, Sharon Cunio, a resident of Kibbutz Nir Oz. She was kidnapped from her safe room in Kibbutz Nir Oz after her husband, Sa’id Moshe, was killed during the Hamas assault. Hanna Katzir, 76Ms. Katzir helped oversee child care in Kibbutz Nir Oz for many years, according to a niece, Dalit Katzenellenbogen, who lives in Tel Aviv.

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☆ Wyndham Rebuffs Latest Takeover Attempt From Choice Hotels
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Lauren Thomas | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Wyndham shares closed Monday at $77.95, giving the company a market capitalization of $6.5 billion. Photo: Bridget Bennett/Bloomberg NewsAnother bid by Choice Hotels to strike a deal with Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has fallen flat. After months of on-and-off talks for a deal that would unite two of the biggest budget hotel owners in the country, Wyndham’s board received a letter from Pat Pacious on Nov. 14, in which the Choice chief executive sought to restart negotiations and strike a deal with Wyndham before the end of the year, executives said Tuesday.

Persons: Wyndham, Bridget Bennett, Pat Pacious Organizations: Bloomberg, Choice Hotels, Wyndham Hotels, Resorts, Wyndham

☆ Why Do Evil and Suffering Exist? Religion Has One Answer, Literature Another.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( Ayana Mathis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

After a few months in fly-infested stables converted to bunkhouses, they are herded onto trains that take them to a remote part of Utah. The America the family sees from the window — their country — is exceedingly beautiful, a counterpoint to their grim situation. Late at night, the woman in the family recites the Lord’s Prayer. In Genesis, after Ham sees Noah naked, Noah curses Ham’s son Canaan — falsely identified by later interpreters as a progenitor of Egyptians and other dark-skinned people: “Cursed be Canaan! Today, we are once again witness to mothers wailing over their children’s dead bodies, bombed hospitals — violence and suffering so vast it is unfathomable.

Persons: Shawn Copeland, Ham, Noah, Ham’s, Canaan —, Copeland, ” Organizations: ” Locations: ”, Utah, America

The board of ChatGPT-maker Open AI said Friday it has pushed out its co-founder and CEO Sam Altman after a review found he was “not consistently candid in his communications” with the board. “The board no longer has confidence in his ability to continue leading OpenAI,” the artificial intelligence company said in a statement. Mira Murati, OpenAI’s chief technology officer, will take over as interim CEO effective immediately, the company said, while it searches for a permanent replacement. While not trained as an AI engineer, Altman, now 38, has been seen as a Silicon Valley wunderkind since his early 20s. Forrester analyst Rowan Curran said Altman's departure, “while sudden,” does not likely reflect problems with OpenAI's business.

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Advocates are calling out New Mexico’s Democratic governor for disbanding a task force that was charged with crafting recommendations to address the high rate of killings and missing person cases in Native American communities. Political Cartoons View All 1253 Images“Everyone deserves to feel safe in their community,” Haaland said when the recommendations were announced. Still, advocates in New Mexico say more work needs to be done to address jurisdictional challenges among law enforcement agencies and to build support for families. The organization wants state officials to outline a clear plan for advancing New Mexico’s response to the problem. Aaron Lopez, a spokesperson for the agency, said the task force's work remains foundational for the state in determining the best strategies for curbing violence against Native Americans.

Persons: Michelle Lujan Grisham’s, Deb Haaland, ” Haaland, “, Aaron Lopez, James Mountain Organizations: —, New Mexico’s Democratic, Coalition, Gov, U.S . Justice, Justice Department, New Mexico Indian Affairs Department, The New, General's, Navajo, Indian Affairs Department Locations: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M, U.S, Laguna Pueblo, New Mexico, Alaska, The, The New Mexico, Arizona, Utah

☆ A Pandemic Novel That Never Says ‘Pandemic’
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Caleb Crain | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

DAY, by Michael CunninghamMichael Cunningham’s new novel, “Day,” visits a family on April 5 in 2019, 2020 and 2021 — before, during and after the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, which shadows the book although the words “Covid” and “pandemic” never appear. Both she and Dan consider her gay brother, Robbie, a sixth-grade teacher who lives alone in the attic of their brownstone, to be their closest friend. The novel’s first April day, in 2019, finds Isabel apologizing to Robbie because she and Dan are about to evict him. To soften the blow, Isabel recalls an old daydream. In his first novel, “A Home at the End of the World,” a gay man, a bisexual man and a straight woman tried to raise a child in an upstate house.

Persons: Michael Cunningham Michael Cunningham’s, ”, Isabel, Dan, Robbie, “, ” Robbie, Cunningham

☆ At 22, She Led UNC to a Championship. At 23, She’s the Coach.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Jared Diamond | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Erin Matson marched into North Carolina athletic director Bubba Cunningham’s office in August 2022 to suggest a candidate for the school’s next field hockey coach: herself. It was an audacious proposition—because Matson was still an active member of the team.

Persons: Erin Matson, Bubba Cunningham’s, Matson Locations: North Carolina

☆ Tottenham Lost Its Star and Became the Premier League’s Surprise Contender
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Joshua Robinson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The best striker in Tottenham history looked up last weekend, 60 yards from goal with the ball at his feet, and liked what he saw. The goalkeeper was far off his line—it was an invitation to shoot. So Harry Kane launched an effort that traveled half the length of the field, looped over the keeper, and instantly in as one of the goals of the season. It was the kind of inspiration that had dazzled Tottenham fans for a decade. The trouble was that Tottenham’s greatest forward no longer plays for Tottenham—Kane was making long-distance magic these days for Bayern Munich.

Persons: Harry Kane, Tottenham — Kane Organizations: Tottenham, Bayern Munich

☆ Alaska man charged after threatening to kidnap and injure a US senator
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Rashard Rose | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —An Alaska man was arrested on Monday after allegedly sending a threatening message to a US senator, writing that he planned to hunt down and physically harm the senator, according to court documents. Arther Charles Graham is charged with making interstate threats to kidnap and injure a current US senator, according to a statement from the Department of Justice. Court documents do not identify the senator, only referring to “she” and “her.” Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski is the only current female Alaska senator. Graham wrote that he was facing eviction and said that he had “nowhere else to live,” according to court documents. US Capitol Police are investigating with the FBI Anchorage Field Office, Kenai Police Department and Alaska State Troopers, according to the Justice Department.

Persons: Arther Charles Graham, Republican Sen, Lisa Murkowski, Graham, Graham “ Organizations: CNN, Department of Justice, Congressional, US Capitol Police, Republican, FBI, U.S . Capitol Police, Justice Department, Office, Kenai Police Department, Alaska State Troopers Locations: An Alaska, Washington, DC, Alaska, FBI Anchorage

Cincinnati might be where Hamlin nearly died after going into cardiac arrest before being resuscitated on the field on Jan. 2. “I’m super thrilled. I’m super excited. It’s unlikely Hamlin — who missed practice Wednesday due to an illness — will suit up Sunday. I mean, we experienced it, but as long as he’s good, I’m good.”Safety Micah Hyde said Hamlin has motivated the entire team.

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☆ Jude Bellingham confirms status as a generational talent with injury time winner for Real Madrid in El Clásico
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

“Another comeback,” he told Real’s website after the match. Real Madrid sits top of La Liga. Jose Breton/Pics Action/NurPhoto/Getty Images“He could easily score 20 or 25 goals,” manager Carlo Ancelotti told Real’s website afterwards. And it is his maturity and decision-making, as much as skill on the pitch, that is drawing praise from his manager at Real Madrid. “We’re all surprised at the level he’s at, especially in terms of how effective he’s been,” Ancelotti told the club’s website.

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☆ David Beckham: Filmmaker Fisher Stevens explains how ‘Succession’ and Leonardo DiCaprio helped land him Netflix documentary series
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Don Riddell | Glen Levy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —At first glance, the American actor and filmmaker Fisher Stevens wasn’t the obvious choice to helm the four-part Netflix documentary series about English soccer great David Beckham. “When they first called me, my response was …’why me for David Beckham?’” the 59-year-old said to CNN Sport’s Don Riddell. “I said, ‘Hey, I have a call with David Beckham, but I’m not sure,’” Fisher fondly recalled. I say what’s really strong, their relationship is really strong and if you can work with your wife and it works, God bless, man,” he said. But that’s why he’s also such a good guy, because he’s worried about you too.”A second series?

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☆ Harry Kane scores goal from inside own half for Bayern Munich, echoing predecessor David Beckham
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —England captain Harry Kane has settled into life in the Bundesliga with aplomb and, on Saturday, the forward scored a sensational goal from inside his own half during Bayern Munich’s dismantling of Darmstadt 98, echoing the exploits of former England captain David Beckham nearly 30 years ago. “I just saw the keeper out the corner of my eye in a strange position,” he told Sky Sports afterwards. Bayern Munich won 8-0. Tom Weller/dpa/APThe goal also contributed to Kane’s hat trick on Saturday as Bayern Munich defeated Darmstadt 98 8-0 following an extraordinary game which contained three red cards in the first half – one for Bayern and two for Darmstadt – and eight goals in the second half. Since joining the German club after a 19-year stint at Tottenham Hotspur, Kane has scored 14 goals in 13 games and is currently the second-most prolific goalscorer in the Bundesliga after Serhou Guirassy.

Persons: Harry Kane, David Beckham, Kane, Marcel Schuhen’s, ”, “, Tom Weller, Serhou Guirassy Organizations: CNN, Bundesliga, aplomb, Bayern, Sky Sports, Manchester United, Wimbledon, Bayern Munich, Darmstadt, Tottenham Hotspur Locations: Darmstadt, “

☆ Britney Spears and Jada Pinkett Smith demonstrate the delicate dance of the celeb memoir
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Something to sip on…Jada Pinkett Smith and Britney Spears Santiago Felipe/Getty Images; Mario Anzuoni/ReutersBoth Britney Spears and Jada Pinkett Smith grasp the concept that drama sells. It should be said, though, that both Spears and Pinkett Smith are most probably used to a lot of attention by now. Can’t wait to watch…Fabrice Morvan attends the "Milli Vanilli" in June. Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images North AmericaReader you know it’s true – Milli Vanilli was the duo to beat back in the day. The “Milli Vanilli” documentary is streaming on Paramount+.

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And yet only one-in-seven local families with substance-exposed newborns accepts referrals to addiction treatment, the study found. Political Cartoons View All 1223 ImagesHome visiting services for infants reaches about 50 families out of about 1,300 each year that receive state-mandated plans of care for substance-exposed newborns. Even when families do accept services, the study cited obstacles to monitoring and tracking long-term participation — which is not required by law. Other states including Arizona require child protective services to monitor progress and participation when referrals are made for substance-exposed infants. The new approach to substance-exposed newborns was enacted by New Mexico lawmakers in 2019 at the outset of Gov.

Persons: New Mexico's, —, evaluators, ”, Ryan Tolman, Michelle Lujan Grisham’s, Michelle Lujan, Teresa Casados, “ That’s, ” Casados, Leslie Hayes, Española, “, Hayes Organizations: SANTA FE, New, Gov, Families Department, El Centro Family Health, Rio Arriba Health Locations: SANTA, New Mexico, Arizona, Illinois, Rio Arriba

☆ West End Theatergoers Grumble as Prices for the Best Seats Surge
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Alex Marshall | More About Alex Marshall | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When hundreds of playgoers lined up outside Wyndham’s Theater in London this week, the mood was excited. West End prices, Hooper said, were “out of control.”Another audience member, George Butler, 28, said that he was overjoyed to have secured two tickets for 20 pounds, or about $24, each, even if they were in the nosebleeds. “Theater is becoming very elitist,” Butler said. “The minute there’s a well known person in a play, it’s unaffordable.”London’s theater world is increasingly simmering with complaints over soaring ticket prices, and a perception that they are creeping closer to Broadway levels. Even as producers insist that a fraction of tickets must be sold at steep prices to offset cheap seats for low earners, concern is growing that a night at the theater is becoming an unaffordable luxury.

Persons: Kenneth Branagh, “ King Lear, Alan Hooper, Hooper, George Butler, ” Butler, “, it’s, ” Organizations: Wyndham’s, “, Broadway Locations: London

☆ Opinion: Lewiston is a community fighting for its light
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Opinion Amy Bass | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The Lewiston High School boys soccer team, the Blue Devils, the center of my book “One Goal,” had a 5pm quarterfinal game against Farmington’s Mt. Lewiston, Maine’s second most-populous city, is a place that once saw its best days in the rearview mirror, is a city that has fought hard to find its light. Lewiston is a hardscrabble hockey town that made room for soccer, a place that understands the meaning and worth of community and the work that goes into making a city into home. We all know places like Lewiston, places where everyone is connected in some way, whether through soccer or something else. “I’ve read more than several posts from people that say that Lewiston is a good place to live,” he said.

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☆ ‘The Holdovers’ Review: Three Sad Souls Stranded for Christmas
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Wesley Morris | More About Wesley Morris | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

They set little traps for Hunham’s arrogance and sic their daddies on the administrators, who then bear down on him. It’s a ritzy, laugh-out-loud Christmas miracle that whisks away four of the boys at the end of the first act. But one of them, an almost cool only-child named Angus Tully (Dominic Sessa), can’t go because nobody can reach his parents. He directed this movie — from a script David Hemingson wrote — and moody, quarrelsome people are his specialty. This is his eighth feature-length movie — “Citizen Ruth,” “Election,” “Sideways,” “About Schmidt,” “The Descendants,” “Nebraska” and “Downsizing” precede this one.

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☆ Forget Twickenham’s record win for Boks, it’s this weekend that counts
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Mark Gleeson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

This weekend is the one that counts. "If you look at our bench, even back in 2019, it has had a massive impact for the Springboks," he said. "For us, when we are on the bench, we know we've got a massive responsibility to fulfil. The nice thing is for us is that we can watch the first half and see where we could be falling short as Springboks," Smith added. You've got to be ready and make sure that you use your opportunity when you get it."

Persons: Kwagga Smith, Smith, Scott Barrett, It's, we've, You've, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Rugby, All Blacks, Twickenham, Blacks, Kiwis, Kiwi, Springboks, Thomson Locations: COURCELLES, France, Africa, New Zealand, London, South Africa, Japan, England

☆ Rebecca Loos says David Beckham portrayed ‘himself as a victim’ in Netflix series
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Rebecca Loos does not sound happy about her history with David Beckham being revisited. The Netflix docuseries “Beckham” looks back at the superstar soccer player’s life, including a decades-old alleged affair with Loos, who is his former personal assistant. In the docuseries, both he and his wife Victoria Beckham recall the pain they endured during that time as a result of media scrutiny. The alleged affair happened after Beckham was traded to play in Madrid and Loos worked for him in Spain. “Most of them [Norwegian friends] say, ‘Well, I was with a married man once and I did this…’ It’s like everyone has done something at some point.”“Beckham” is streaming on Netflix.

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☆ Bobby Charlton: English soccer in mourning as tributes paid to country’s ‘greatest’ player
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Thomas Schlachter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Emotions ran high in England over the weekend after it was announced that Bobby Charlton, widely regarded as the country’s greatest soccer player, had died on Saturday at the age of 86. “A little bit of England has died,” said The Sunday Times of the man who played a starring role in England’s 1966 World Cup win. Flowers are placed in memory of Bobby Charlton beside the "United Trinity" statue at Old Trafford. On X, formerly known as Twitter, Prince William, who is president of the Football Association, said: “Sir Bobby Charlton. Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesEngland won the 1966 World Cup final with a 4-2 win against West Germany at Wembley Stadium, where Geoff Hurst scored a hat trick.

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Former Virginia House Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn has decided against a bid for governor in 2025 and will instead run next year to represent the competitive northern Virginia congressional seat being vacated by a fellow Democrat, U.S. Rep. Jennifer Wexton. “This is an unfair, devastating reality that she now has to navigate,” Filler-Corn said, adding that she had discussed her plans with Wexton. The open seat dynamic in the Loudoun County-centered 10th District — Filler-Corn said she lives just outside it — could set up a competitive race with implications for party control of the U.S. House. Filler-Corn is a strong fundraiser who led the Democratic House caucus during the national scandal and party strife that exploded after the 2019 discovery of a racist photo in former Gov. Neither has publicly committed to a run and both have also said they are focused on this year's legislative races.

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☆ This 1980s Domino's delivery car looks like a spaceship and you could buy it
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Peter Valdes-Dapena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The 1985 Domino’s Pizza delivery car looks more like it was designed to shoot down invading alien spacecraft than to bring you a hot delicious pepperoni pie. But back in the ’80s, Domino’s founder Tom Monaghan ordered 10 Tritan A2 cars and customized them with warming ovens in the back to deliver pizzas around Ann Arbor, Michigan, where Domino’s is headquartered. The Tritan A2 was designed by engineers James Amick and his son Douglas. Mecum Auctions did not provide a value estimate for the Tritan A2. Domino’s did not respond to questions about the Tritan A2.

Persons: Tom Monaghan, James Amick, Douglas, It’s, crosswinds, Douglas Amick, Chuck Sinnott, Sinnot, ”, Sinnott, “, Domino’s, Dominos Organizations: CNN Locations: Ann Arbor , Michigan, Vegas, California, Monterey

☆ The Verdict on John Grisham’s Sequel to ‘The Firm’
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Sarah Lyall | More About Sarah Lyall | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Whatever happened to Mitch McDeere, the brash young associate who brought down the corrupt law firm of Bendini, Lambert & Locke in John Grisham’s game-changing 1991 legal thriller, “The Firm”? Three decades later, Grisham has resurrected Mitch — or Tom, as I like to think of him, because Tom Cruise played him with such seductive charm in the movie — for another outing. The new book, THE EXCHANGE (Doubleday, 338 pp., $29.95), should be a delicious gift to Grisham fans. But once you’ve read it, you might find yourself wishing that Mitch, last seen slipping out of sight while Bendini, Lambert & Locke imploded, had simply decided to while away his days in moneyed obscurity. It is 2005, and despite his earlier experience in corporate law, Mitch — still married to Abby, and now the father of twin boys — has joined the gargantuan international law firm of Scully & Pershing.

Persons: Mitch McDeere, Lambert, Locke, John Grisham’s, Grisham, Mitch —, Tom Cruise, Mitch, Bendini, Abby, —, Pershing, Giovanna Organizations: Doubleday Locations: Bendini, Libyan

☆ In Sanliurfa, the Silk Road Meets the Stone Age
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Barry Yourgrau | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The next morning we took a winding route through Eyyubiye toward one of Urfa’s great religious jewels, the Pool of Abraham. On the way Anya beelined to a carsi firin, a communal oven where customers waited by the window with pans of Urfa’s glossy peppers and eggplants to be char-roasted and handed back with chewy flatbread straight from the wood-fired stone oven. Dr. Bedlek reprised the details as we strolled around the large, rectangular stone pool where pilgrims and tourists were feeding the plump sacred fish. All about, couples posed in gaudy rented Ottoman outfits — and despite my protests, Anya pressured me into dressing up likewise. Just beyond lies the Dergah complex of a park, a rose garden and more mosques alongside a venerated small cave.

Persons: Abraham, Anya beelined, chewy, Bedlek, Abraham — Balikli, Nimrod, —, Anya Locations: Eyyubiye, Turkish, Damlacik

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