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☆ Newly identified species could shed light on evolution of prehistoric ‘sea monsters’
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Mindy Weisberger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Paleontologists recently described the previously unknown mosasaur from fossils found near the North Dakota town of Walhalla. The town’s name comes from Valhalla, the feasting hall of Norse mythology where dead heroes gather, so the scientists dubbed the mosasaur Jormungandr walhallaensis. When the scientists examined the skull, they quickly realized they had something unusual on their hands. This combination of traits convinced the researchers that what they were looking at was a new genus and species. Here is a line drawing of the skull of the Jormungandr walhallaensis.

Persons: Amelia Zietlow, Richard Gilder, Jormungandr, Zietlow, “ He’s, ” Zietlow, Henry Sharpe, Takuya Konishi, Jormungandr walhallaensis, “, it’s, Konishi, walhallaensis, ” Konishi, Clint Boyd, ”, ” Mindy Weisberger Organizations: CNN, American Museum of, American Museum, Natural, Richard Gilder Graduate, North, North Dakota Geological Survey, American, of, University of Cincinnati, Scientific Locations: North Dakota, Walhalla, Valhalla, New York City, Clidastes, United States

☆ 3 reasons short-form video is one of the best — and cheapest — marketing tools small businesses can use
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Erica Sweeney | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Short-form videos can be produced easily and inexpensively and offer high levels of engagement. This is just one example of how the New Orleans education and management firm uses short-form videos. Short-form videos are typically between five and 90 seconds and are often used as Instagram reels and stories, TikTok videos, and YouTube shorts. A Sprout Social survey found that three in five consumers consider short-form videos the most engaging type of social content. Short-form videos are easy to produce with a smartphone, making them an inexpensive way for small businesses to reach social-media audiences.

Persons: SBOs, —, Krystal Allen, Allen, Vanessa Rissetto, it's, Vanessa, Rissetto, you've, that's Organizations: Small, Service, Allen Consulting Locations: New Orleans

☆ New York unveils statue commemorating alligator sewer myth
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-22 | by ( Zoe Sottile | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —New York City has unveiled a sculpture paying homage to one of the city’s most enduring myths: Alligators lurking in the sewers. The sculpture shows a life-size gator wrapped around a New York City manhole cover, according to a news release from the Union Square Partnership. Designed by Swedish artist Alexander Klingspor, the bronze statue is on display at Union Square Park in Manhattan. Fittingly, the sculpture is entitled “N.Y.C Legend.” The piece will be on display until June 2024, according to the Union Square Partnership. The artwork was created in partnership with New York City Department of Parks and Recreation and Union Square Partnership, and funded by Swedish Mollbrinks Gallery, according to the news release.

Persons: Alexander Klingspor, ” Organizations: CNN, New, Union Square, Union Square Partnership, New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, Square Partnership, Swedish, Big Apple, gator, Bronx Zoo, The New York Times Locations: New York, Swedish, Manhattan, NYC, Harlem

Here are the meanings of the 10 hardest words that have also been used in Times articles. — A Taiwan Museum Featuring All of Asia (Oct. 6, 2016)5. tactual — related to touch:“This is something you can learn so quickly,” she said. “You may not become an Olympic rider that fast, but it is a skill you can gain competence in so quickly as opposed to other sports. It’s amazing in terms of the tactual sense. — As Dead Dolphins Wash Ashore, Ukraine Builds a Case of Ecocide Against Russia (Aug. 17, 2023)The list of the week’s easiest words:

Persons: Hahn’s, Sue Williams, Lisa Yuskavage, Judith Linhares, Dana Schutz, Heidi Hahn, Jack Hanley, ”, Kan, tantara, arhat, tactual, “, lunula, gigue, — Katherine Hoffman, Dr, Kerner, cetacean, Goldin Organizations: “ Star, Christian, Taiwan, Dolphins, Ecocide Locations: Lawrence, Edo, Japan, —, Asia, Florida, Ukraine

☆ Musk’s X cashes in on ‘superspreaders’ of Israel-Hamas misinformation, new report finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Donie O'Sullivan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

NewsGuard identified seven accounts it describes as “misinformation superspreaders,” which have shared widely debunked claims about the conflict. Verified users are also eligible to receive payments from the platform, financially incentivizing posts from the users who are actively spreading misinformation. The group said 186 of the 250 posts were sent by premium X accounts. Soon after NewsGuard published its report Thursday, Musk posted on X that the company “should be disbanded immediately.” CNN has reached out to X and Musk for further comment. In May, there was a brief dip in the stock market after verified accounts on X shared fake images of a purported “explosion” near the Pentagon.

Persons: NewsGuard, ” NewsGuard, Musk, ”, Linda Yaccarino Organizations: CNN, Elon, Twitter, Hamas, ” CNN, European Union, EU, Meta, X, Pentagon Locations: Israel

☆ 5 podcast episodes on the essentials of longevity, healthy aging—from the effects of exercise and alcohol to genetics
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

It seems like just about everyone wants to know how to live longer, healthier lives these days, especially as more 100-year-olds speak out about how happy and fulfilled they are. 'How to Improve Your Healthspan Using DNA Insights with Dr. Bartek Nogal' on Longevity by DesignListen here Longevity by Design aims to speak directly to people hoping to live longer, healthier lives. In a recent episode of the podcast, Gil Blander, recurring host with expertise on longevity, interviews Bartek Nogal, a scientist who researches genetics, about the links between genes and aging. "Knowing your genetic predispositions to certain traits can help you fine tune your wellness plan, and Dr. Nogal and Dr. Blander explain how to do so in this episode," a description of the episode explains. 'The Small Molecules of Longevity' on Human Longevity Podcast

Persons: Radiolab, It's, Gnanasambandan, Marc Wittmann, David Eagleman, Lewis Howes, David Sinclair, Casey Means, Howes, Peter Attia's, ZOE, Jonathan Wolf, Peter Attia, Wolf, Bartek, Gil Blander, Bartek Nogal, Nogal, Blander Organizations: Institute for Frontier, Mental Health, The, ZOE Science, Nutrition, Design Locations: Germany, Harvard

☆ How to avoid, identify and treat concussions
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-14 | by ( Andrea Kane | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

(CNN) — Doctors, researchers and laypeople have come a long way in the understanding of concussions. To hear more of the conversation on kids, sports and concussions, listen to the full episode of Chasing Life here:So, what can you do to protect, identify and treat a concussion? Concussions can happen without losing consciousnessYou do not need to lose consciousness to have a concussion, Stamm said via email. Concussions can occur without a direct hit to the headSimilarly, a concussion can occur in the absence of a direct hit to the head. “The best way to prevent a concussion is to avoid impacts.”We hope these five tips help protect your (or a loved one’s) brain in case of a concussion.

Persons: Sanjay Gupta, —, Julie Stamm, ”, “, Stamm, “ We’re, ” Stamm, Gupta Organizations: CNN, —, US Centers for Disease Control, CDC, Sports, University of Wisconsin -, University of Pittsburgh Medical Locations: kinesiology, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Israel, Gaza

☆ Hollywood is building a $100 billion love-hate relationship with AI. Here's what's ahead, according to the top creative exec at 'Star Wars' VFX shop Industrial Light & Magic.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Harrison Ford has been donning the fedora and cracking the whip of the daring tomb-raider Indiana Jones for more than 40 years. The series' latest installment, "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny," leans on myths from ancient Greece about a device that can supposedly turn back the hands of time. Indiana Jones suddenly looked generations younger — perfect for the movie's opening sequence, set during World War II. Founded in 1975 by celebrated "Star Wars" creator Geroge Lucas, ILM — a division of Lucasfilm, which also produces "Indiana Jones" — is at the forefront of this new Hollywood frontier. One of the team's biggest achievements has been speeding up the timeline by which filmmakers can implement these tools, Bredow said.

Persons: Harrison Ford, Indiana Jones, Moviemakers, Rob Bredow, Bredow, Ford, Jones, Robert de Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesce, lugged, Geroge Lucas, it's Organizations: Ford, Hollywood, Industrial, Lucasfilm, Netflix, ILM, Writers Guild of America, SAG, Grand View Research, Producers Locations: Greece, Hollywood

Those are just a few of the takeaways in a new book, “this is so awkward,” aptly lowercased and titled to break down all things puberty for today's parents. The book, out this week from Rodale, is written by pediatrician Cara Natterson, whose “Care & Keeping of You” series has sold more than 7 million copies, and Vanessa Kroll Bennett, a puberty educator and Natterson's co-host of “The Puberty Podcast." AP: One of the things that really struck me about the book is the often inconclusive state of science on puberty, leaving parents to suss out the truth for themselves. So issues of sleep, issues of self-esteem, issues of body image. This is a perfect opportunity for a do-over because controlling our kids' social media feels so big and it feels so hard.

Persons: Cara Natterson, Vanessa Kroll Bennett, Natterson's, Natterson, Kroll Bennett, KROLL BENNETT, That’s, hookup, don’t, they’ve, It's, We're, Vanessa, Let’s, You’re, It’s Organizations: Rodale, Technology

☆ 'How would people like me know about sex?' Young people are losing judgment-free spaces to learn about sex and sexuality
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Sen Nguyen | For Cnn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

And what I was doing on social media connected with a lot of people,'' Mangaldas said. "It's affecting operations, it's affecting visibility, it's affecting impact to a much greater extent than what we can deal with,'' she told CNN. We also changed our graphics to be a little more abstract since flagging algorithms don't categorize those as nudity," Sharma told CNN. Getting content unblocked is hit or miss, multiple content creators told CNN, adding they rarely got a human response to their appeals. Elena Hernandez, a spokesperson for YouTube said: "YouTube Health's mission is to increase equitable access to high-quality health content, and that includes sexual health.

Persons: Manomi, Leeza Mangaldas, Mangaldas, Tisha Gopalakrishnan, Gopalakrishnan, WFD, Roe, Wade, Meta, Niyati Sharma, Sharma, Elena Hernandez, we're, Natasha Vijayalaxmi, Vijayalaxmi, Nadja Organizations: CNN, YouTube, Facebook, United Nations, UN Population Fund, UNFPA, UNESCO, Meta, Amnesty International, Amnesty, Nadja Media, Suno Locations: Kerala, Instagram, India, Asia, Pacific, Goa, South, Southeast Asia, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Chennai, Suno India

NEW YORK (AP) — Three books that explore and celebrate the diversity of American culture were awarded Kirkus Prizes on Wednesday night, with each winner receiving $50,000. James McBride's “The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store,” a novel set in an eclectic Pennsylvania town in the 1930s, won in the fiction category. The awards were presented by the trade publication Kirkus Reviews. “History and community emerged as central themes in the most outstanding works of literature published this year. Previous winners of the Kirkus Prize, established in 2014, include Hanya Yanagihara's “A Little Life,” Jason Reynolds' “As Brave as You" and Susan Faludi's “In the Darkroom.”Political Cartoons View All 1207 Images

Persons: James McBride's “, ”, Ariel Aberg, ” Meg Kuehn, ” Jason Reynolds, Susan Faludi's “ Organizations: Kirkus Locations: Pennsylvania

☆ World Mental Health Day: When talking about suicide, avoid using these words
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —When it comes to reducing stigma around suicide, not treating it as the elephant in the room is helpful, say mental health experts. P. Bonny Ball’s 2005 book “The Power of Words: The Language of Suicide” identified words in need of replacing due to problematic connotations. READ MORE: People who attempt suicide might show signs early on. Suicide remains a crime in at least 23 countries, including the Bahamas, Nigeria and Bangladesh, according to the World Health Organization. “Fatal suicide attempt,” “killed herself” or “took his own life” are other alternatives, experts said.

Persons: it’s, “, —, Urszula Klich, don’t, ” Klich, ’, Klich, Bonny Ball’s, ”, Thomas Joiner’s, Jacek Debiec, ” “, Justin Baker, “ It’s, ‘, ’ ” Baker, Michael Roeske, ” Roeske, what’s, they’re, Baker Organizations: Lifeline, CNN, Alberta Mental Health Board, Suicide Prevention, World Health Organization, University of Michigan, Initiative, Veterans, Ohio State, Wexner Medical, Newport Healthcare Center for Research & Innovation Locations: Atlanta, Alberta, Germany, North America, Bahamas, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Newport

☆ El Salvador’s abortion laws are notoriously harsh. These women say they were convicted of homicide after having stillborn babies
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( Catherine E. Shoichet | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

CNN —A sign greets visitors arriving at a sun-filled two-story house in El Salvador’s capital. But within El Salvador, a largely Catholic and evangelical Christian country, some viewed the women’s accounts with skepticism and hostility. Again, the UN’s human rights office weighed in, calling El Salvador’s laws “draconian.”Two months later, 11 justices from El Salvador’s Supreme Court commuted Vásquez’s sentence, saying evidence in the case did not prove that she had taken any action to end her baby’s life. The Harvard professor has been studying these women’s cases and the impact of El Salvador’s abortion restrictions for years. This shows her after a visit in August 2018, six months after El Salvador's Supreme Court commuted her sentence.

Persons: Teodora Vásquez, they’ll, It’s, El Salvador, it’s, Vásquez, who’ve, “ We’ve, ” Vásquez, “, ”, Teodora, Oscar Rivera, Salvador Melendez, Jocelyn Viterna, ” Viterna, Viterna, Dana Sussman, —, Benedicte, Ra’ad Al Hussein, José Miguel Fortín Magaña, Jose Cabezas, El, ‘, ’ ” Vásquez, Libres, who've, Jessie Wardarski, “ I’ve, Jacqueline Castillo, “ It’s, ” Castillo, she’s, Mujeres, there’s, Marvin Recinos, She’s, Merlin Delcid, CNN’s Tierney Sneed Organizations: CNN, El, Getty, Hollywood, Amnesty, of Women, Harvard University, Salvadoran, Pregnancy, UN, Human Rights, El Salvador’s Institute of Legal Medicine, Reuters, Citizen Group, Harvard, Mujeres Libres El, Inter, American, of Human, “, of Steel Locations: El Salvador’s, “, Libres El Salvador, Mujeres, Salvadoran, El Salvador, United States, New York, El, San Salvador, Mujeres Libres, Mujeres Libres El Salvador, AFP

☆ Ukraine could soon be a muddy mess, but its new Abrams were made for this fight
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

The first batch of US-provided Abrams tanks have arrived in Ukraine. The heavy tanks are joining the battle just in time for the infamous muddy season, which has bogged down some systems. AdvertisementAdvertisementUkraine's infamous mud season is on the horizon, raising questions about how the country's new Western-made armor, like the heavy US-provided M1A1 Abrams tanks, will perform in the coming muddy mess. AdvertisementAdvertisementAn Abrams tank from 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment pulls security during Combined Resolve XIII at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center Hohenfels, Germany, on Feb. 02, 2002. In order to maintain the Abrams' Honeywell AGT1500 engine, Ukraine will need a consistent support and a solid supply chain able to provide sufficient spare parts.

Persons: Abrams, —, Robert Greenway, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, YEVHEN TITOV, George Barros, Vladimir Putin's, Barros, they've, It's, Omar Marques, Mark Cancian, They're, Greenway, Douglas R, Bush, it's Organizations: Service, Hudson Institute, Army, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, Joint Multinational Readiness Center, US Army, Soviet, Getty, Institute for, ARIS MESSINIS, Nowa, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Marine Corps, Abrams, Honeywell, US Locations: Ukraine, Germany, Russia, AFP, Ukrainian, Bakhmut, Donbas, Southern Ukraine, Kyiv, Kharkiv, Nowa Deba, Poland, Soviet, Soviet Union, Latvia

☆ 'The Exorcist: Believer' and Hispanic audiences: A match made in horror movie heaven
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Mike Calia | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

In this article CMCSAUVV Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTStill from the set of "The Exorcist: Believer." The new "Exorcist" movie will draw big Hispanic audiences. Universal is seeing stronger-than-average Hispanic interest for "The Exorcist: Believer" as the movie heads into its opening weekend, according to people familiar with the matter. Hispanic and Latino viewers will have a big say in how "The Exorcist: Believer" does at the box office, no matter what. They tend to represent 26% of horror movie audiences, compared with 20% for other genres, according to the Comscore/Screen Engine PostTrak Audience Survey.

Persons: Lea, Rolando Rodriguez, Leslie Odom Jr, Hamilton, Taylor Swift, Paul Dergarabedian, R.C, Jara, Max von Sydow, Linda Blair, Bela Lugosi, Guillermo del Toro, bogeyman El, Llorona, Angel Melanson, they're, William Peter Blatty, Ellen Burstyn, Jason Miller, Melanson, David Gordon Green, Alfred Hitchcock's, William Friedkin, there's, Green Organizations: Studios, National Association of Theatre Owners, Comscore, Survey, Bettmann, Getty, Universal, CNBC, Pew Research Center, Universal Studios, Hollywood Locations: Cuban, Georgia, Hollywood, United States

☆ 4 myths holding women back at work: ‘Our data is super, super clear,’ says Sheryl Sandberg
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Julia Boorstin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

But numerically the biggest problem ... is the broken rungs," Lean In founder Sheryl Sandberg tells CNBC. The key issue: for every 100 men promoted from entry-level to manager, 87 women, and only 73 women of color, are promoted. And while the promotion rate for Black women to manager rose in 2020 and 2021, last year that rate fell back to 2019 levels. The report debunks four key myths – including that the glass ceiling is the biggest factor holding women back, when it's really the broken rung. "Our data is super, super clear that women are more ambitious, or as ambitious as men, more ambitious than they were before Covid," says Sandberg.

Persons: Lean, Sheryl Sandberg, Sandberg, it's Organizations: Lean, McKinsey, CNBC Locations: America

☆ How to cope with a loved one’s suicide
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Alexandra felt safe talking to him about anything, she said, and he made their son laugh so hard by singing and dancing. Alexandra knew Shawn had once contemplated suicide earlier in life, but he said he’d never do it. Letting go of self-blameAnother critical lesson was that Shawn’s suicide was about him, not her, Alexandra said — that what happened was not her fault or something she alone could have prevented. Journaling helped her recognize thinking patterns and emotional barriers, while support groups with others who lost a loved one to suicide gave her community. Alexandra WymanNow Alexandra has more good days than bad ones, and that masseuse she saw has said her light has started to return.

Persons: Alexandra, Shawn Wyman, “, ”, ” Shawn, Alexandra Wyman, Shawn, ” Alexandra, Alexandra Wyman Shawn, ‘, ’, Michael Roeske, “ It’s, he’d, can’t, Justin Baker, Alexandra couldn’t, wouldn’t, isn’t, It’s, Shawn didn’t, Baker, she’d, life’s, —, Journaling, I’ve, they’re, ” Baker, “ I’m, Shawn’s, ‘ You’re, I’m Organizations: Lifeline, CNN, US Navy, Sunday, Newport Healthcare Center for Research & Innovation, Initiative, Veterans, Ohio State, Wexner Medical Locations: Colorado, Newport, shouldn’t

☆ What happens if you swallow gum — when it’s harmless and when you should worry
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Sadie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

“It’s an old wives’ tale,” said Simon Travis, professor of clinical gastroenterology at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. “If you swallow chewing gum, it’ll go through the stomach, and go through into the intestine, and pass out unchanged at the other end,” Travis said. “There are cases of chewing gum lodging in the intestines of infants and even children if they’ve swallowed a lot, and then it causes an obstruction. “Chicle is a natural latex that comes from something called the Chico sapote tree, or sapodilla tree,” Mathews explained. When to worry about swallowing gumUnless you are in pain or have swallowed a lot of gum, Travis and Carroll said you don’t need to go to the doctor if you accidentally swallow a piece whole.

Persons: ”, Simon Travis, “, Travis, ” Travis, they’ve, I’ve, Dr, Aaron Carroll, Carroll, wouldn’t, Jennifer Mathews, William Wrigley, Mayans, Mathews, ” Mathews, ” Carroll, Leila Kia, ” Kia, Kia Organizations: CNN, University of Oxford, Indiana University, Trinity University, Central America, Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, Kia Locations: United Kingdom, —, San Antonio , Texas, Americas, Mexico, Central, chico, Pima, United States, Chicago

☆ I moved to Milan and found living abroad is emotionally exhausting
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Julia Wheeler moved from Montreal, Canada to Milan, Italy. But during the pandemic, I quit my job and moved to Milan to do a master's in luxury and fashion brand management. But the reality is that living abroad is emotionally exhausting, and the first months are lonely and difficult. It took Julia Wheeler almost seven months to feel at home in Milan. Living a double lifeI shared my honest thoughts about living abroad on TikTok and the video has now had over a million views.

Persons: Julia Wheeler, She's, Wheeler, I've, Milan's, it's Organizations: Service, Del Duomo Locations: Montreal, Canada, Milan, Italy, Wall, Silicon, Del, Comezora, North America, TikTok, Naples, Venice

☆ Ancient people may have used human skulls for cups and other body parts for tools, according to a burial site in Spain
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Almost 6,000 years ago, communities used a cave in Spain as a burial place. AdvertisementAdvertisementScraping and cutting of these bones left traces "that can only be attributed to human action," Martínez Sánchez said. "The actions of fragmenting and manipulating the bones may well be related to specific ritual events performed inside the cave," Martínez Sánchez said. "They're often viewed as sort of passageways to another world to the ancestors, to other kinds of worlds that are seen as sacred liminal spaces, spaces that are somewhere in between the land and the living and the land of the ancestors," she said. There's a chance they may have disturbed the human remains as well.

Persons: Cueva, los, Rafael, Martínez, Katina Lillios, wasn't, Martínez Sánchez, Lillios, It's, There's Organizations: Service, University of Cordoba, University of Iowa Locations: Spain, Wall, Silicon, Iberia, Western Europe

"Indonesia is not an easy market to do business on your own," said Kim, adding that, beyond government sales, VKTR was in talks with large domestic businesses to sell BYD EV buses. TAKING ON TESLAThai EV buyers contributed 24% of BYD's overseas sales in the second quarter, making it the Chinese automaker's largest foreign market, according to Counterpoint, whereas fewer than 1% of Tesla's sales are in Southeast Asia. BYD's Southeast Asia playbook and its embrace of dealerships contrasts with Tesla, whose direct-to-consumer approach is hard to replicate, since no other new EV brand has its buzz or the outsized media presence of its CEO Elon Musk. BYD and its partner Sime Darby Motors are experimenting with a new approach to draw young, tech-savvy consumers towards the Chinese brand in Singapore. The partnership has launched five "BYD by 1826" showrooms that double as white-tablecloth restaurants where dishes are named after BYD EV models.

Persons: Edgar Su, EVs, Tesla's, Soumen, BYD, Sime Darby, Indonesia's, Chee, Kiang Lim, Ayala, Antonio Zara, Rever, Alex Kim, Kim, VKTR, Tesla, Elon Musk, Darby, Jeffrey Gan, Devjyot Ghoshal, Stefanno Sulaiman, Jamie Freed Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Counterpoint Research, Reuters, Commission, Ayala Corp, Thailand's, Urban Science, Brothers, Ayala Corp's, Motors, Thai EV, Asia playbook, Darby Motors, Sime, Sime Darby Motors, Thomson Locations: Singapore, Rights BANGKOK, JAKARTA, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, China, Shenzhen, Bangkok, Indonesia, Jakarta, Asia, Hong Kong, Macau

☆ Meet Vladimir Medinsky, Putin’s Ghostwriter - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Mikhail Zygar | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Mr. Medinsky was born in the Cherkasy region of Ukraine in 1970. His father was a military man and his childhood was spent traveling across the Soviet Union, from garrison to garrison. In this peripatetic environment, according to close acquaintances, Mr. Medinsky was brought up with very conservative values and as a sincere patriot of the Soviet Union. That’s when I met Mr. Medinsky, when I was as an undergraduate at the institute in the late ’90s. man should, Mr. Medinsky adapted to the change in atmosphere, parlaying a job in the civil service into a political career.

Persons: Medinsky, —, Christopher Buckley’s, ”, Putin, Boris Yeltsin, Putin’s Organizations: Soviet Union . Education, Moscow Institute of International Relations, School of Journalism, Komsomol, Communist Party’s, Mr, Ya Corporation, Putin’s United Locations: Cherkasy, Ukraine, Ukrainian, Soviet Union, Soviet, Russia, Putin’s United Russia, Russian

☆ Kylian Mbappé and Real Madrid: Soccer’s never-ending transfer saga
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Thomas Schlachter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

This, of course, is Kylian Mbappé’s much discussed, potential move from Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) to Real Madrid. The first time Real Madrid came calling for the boy from Bondy was when the forward was just 13 years old. Zinedine Zidane watches on as Mbappé plays against his Real Madrid team in 2019. I mean, that tells you the story through that.”Jude Bellingham (C) and Vinícius Júnior (R) are leading the next generation of Real Madrid stars. “The biggest failure for me would be that Real Madrid didn’t have a plan B if the Mbappé signing didn’t happen,” he adds.

Persons: Germain, Mbappé, Zinedine Zidane, ” Mbappé, ‘ Zidane, ’ ”, Anthony Dibon, Blancos, Emmanuel Macron, Macron, France’s, “, ”, ” France's, Francois Mori, Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff, it’s, Krasnoff, Bleus, –, de Cordée, Anne, Christine Poujoulat, ” Nabil Larbi, Billie Jean King’s, undesirables ’, PSG President Nasser Al, Kirill Kudryavtsev, David Beckham, Ronaldo Nazário, Zidane, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaká, Florentino Pérez, Álvaro Romeo, Vinícius Jr, Jude Bellingham –, Dani Carvajal, I’m, ” Carvajal, ” Romeo, Romeo, he’s, ” Jude Bellingham, Vinícius, Jorge Guerrero, Merengues, Real, they’ve, Karim Benzema, Joselu Organizations: CNN, Paris Saint, PSG, AS Monaco, Real Madrid, Real, Players ’ Tribune, French national, League, The New York Times, Getty, CNN Sport, peerless, Fifth, Stade de France, Stade France, French, PSG President, City, Spain Real Madrid, Madrid Locations: Paris, Real Madrid, Madrid, Bondy, Spain, France, Fifth Republic, Republic, AFP, Greater Paris, Mbappé, Cameroon, Algeria, Bondy’s, Japan, City of, Spanish, Real, Saudi Arabian, Ittihad

☆ Cairo: The capital of capitals evolving in the shadow of ancient mysteries
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Richard Quest | Joe Minihane | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —There are cities, there are capitals and then there is Cairo. Chaotic, enchanting and magnificent, the Egyptian capital is awe inspiring and home to a raw energy that’s all its own. A world-class museumThe Grand Egyptian Museum has been decades in the making. Fadel Dawod/Getty ImagesAway from the bustle of central Cairo is something equally, quintessentially Egyptian. Close to Aswan, around 140 miles south of Luxor, lies Philae, an ancient temple with an equally amazing modern history.

Persons: Khan el, Sui Xiankai, Karim El Hayawan, “, ”, El Hayawan, ” El, –, Fadel Dawod, Tayeb Abbas, King Ramses II, Abbas, you’ve, Luke Mackenzie, Tutankhamun, Dr, Betsy Hiel, she’s, Egypt’s, Hiel, Aznar, iStock, “ Philae, Monica Hanna, Hanna, Peter Adams, Isis, Philae Organizations: CNN, Getty, Egyptian, GEM, Kings, UNESCO Locations: Cairo, Xinhua, Luxor, Giza, Salvador, Aswan, Philae, Egypt

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