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NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift's townhouse in New York City appears to have been the target of another break-in attempt, this time by a man who was arrested near the singer's Tribeca home Saturday as police responded to a report of a disorderly person. Witnesses said the man tried but failed to enter the townhouse in the early afternoon, the New York Post reported. Political Cartoons View All 253 ImagesThe Tribeca townhouse has been the scene of several other break-ins and attempts when Swift wasn't there, including some by alleged stalkers. In 2022, a man was charged with trespassing and stalking after authorities said he entered two Tribeca residences linked to Swift. Also that year, a man was arrested for crashing a car into the townhouse and reportedly told police he wouldn't leave until he met with Swift.

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☆ How Vogue got Usher's debut cover wrong
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementUsher finally made his Vogue debut after 30 years in the music industry, but you probably wouldn't immediately clock him on his own cover. Theo Wargo/Getty Images for iHeartRadioUsher's first-ever Vogue cover comes weeks before February 11, when he'll headline the Super Bowl halftime show in Las Vegas. Given his status and accomplishments, people were baffled that Vogue decided on other people sharing Usher's spotlight for the magazine cover. https://t.co/syfPaJQqdK — Deets (@ScottieBeam) January 17, 2024Can someone explain to me why Usher’s Vogue cover looks like a Where’s Waldo book? 👀 pic.twitter.com/eXRoeVa1qE — Jade Novah (@JadeNovah) January 18, 2024Usher’s Vogue cover is awful.

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☆ Diddy and Diageo part ways in settlement of racism accusations
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Micah Washington | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Sean "Diddy" Combs and Diageo said Tuesday they have broken ties and settled the music mogul's accusations that the spirits giant neglected his vodka and tequila brands. Mr. Combs has withdrawn all of his allegations about Diageo and will voluntarily dismiss his lawsuits against Diageo with prejudice." Diageo and Combs added that they have "no ongoing business relationship, either with respect to Cîroc vodka or DeLeón tequila, which Diageo now solely owns." In November, Diageo filed a letter aiming to prevent Combs from appearing in DeLeon tequila ads after the singer Cassie accused him of rape and abuse. Cassie and Combs settled the singer's lawsuit that month, only a day after she filed it.

Persons: Sean, Diddy Combs, Debra Kelly Ennis, Guy Smith, Diddy, Stone Rose, Combs, DeLeon, Cassie, Don Julio, Johnnie Walker Organizations: Diageo, Diageo North, Stone, Time Warner Center, New York Supreme, Combs, CNBC PRO Locations: Diageo North America, New York City, London, New York, Manhattan

☆ Wall Street opens wallets wide for 'Trump alternative' Nikki Haley at $500K fundraiser
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Attendees were asked to give between $3,300 and $16,600 per person to Team Stand for America, a joint fundraising committee benefiting her campaign, according to the invitation. A spokesman for Elliot did not return requests for comment. Chambers, Rosenkranz, a representative for for JPMorgan and a spokeswoman for AQR did not return requests for comment. A spokeswoman for the Haley campaign did not return requests for comment. Haley is trailing Trump nationally by around 50 percentage points, according to a Real Clear Politics polling average.

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☆ 'Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé' proves that somehow she's still underrated
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé" topped the box office for its opening weekend. Half of us had the chance to attend the Renaissance World Tour in person, including myself. Advertisement"Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé," which topped the box office for its opening weekend, does so much more than recreate her latest live experience. The movie reveals that the Renaissance World Tour took four years to ideate and execute. In fact, she outfitted her "Renaissance" crew members in reflective jumpsuits, so fans could see their movements on stage.

Persons: Beyoncé, —, Honey Balenciaga, Blue Ivy Carter, Uncle Jonny, weren't, she's Organizations: Service, Blue

☆ 'Renaissance: A Film by Beyonce' tops box office
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Dawn Chmielewski | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsDec 4 (Reuters) - "Renaissance: A Film by Beyonce" premiered at the top of the U.S. box office, raking in $21.8 million during the typically anemic first weekend of December, according to research firm Comscore. Beyonce Knowles' concert film marked the first time a movie crossed the $20 million mark on this weekend since the 2003 movie "The Last Samurai" starring Tom Cruise, Comscore said. Live Nation reported that the superstar’s 56-stop Renaissance World Tour earned more than $579 million worldwide - a hot ticket that economists say may have fanned inflation in Europe. In addition to the concert scenes, the film gave a rare glimpse at how Beyonce grapples with stardom and motherhood. Although "Renaissance's" box office fell short of Swift's $96 million opening weekend, Comscore's Dergarabedian said the result will likely be the same.

Persons: Beyonce, Mario Anzuoni, Beyonce Knowles, Tom Cruise, Comscore, Paul Dergarabedian, Taylor, Comscore's Dergarabedian, Dawn Chmielewski, Kat Stafford, Matthew Lewis Organizations: REUTERS, Labor, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles , California, U.S, New York

The world also said goodbye to former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who died Nov. 29. Political Cartoons View All 1277 ImagesAnother political figure who died this year was former U.S. first lady Rosalynn Carter, who died Nov. 19. Among the entertainers who left the world this year was singer Tina Turner, who died May 24. Here is a roll call of some influential figures who died in 2023 (cause of death cited for younger people, if available):___JANUARY___Fred White, 67. A Hall of Fame forward who helped the Chicago Blackhawks win the 1961 Stanley Cup Final.

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Trump, Diamond, Constantine, Jan, Tatjana Patitz, George Michael’s, Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis Presley, Robbie Knievel, Evel Knievel, Ray Cordeiro, Elmo, Cookie, Gina Lollobrigida, Chris Ford, Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young, Cindy Williams, Shirley, “ Laverne, Billy Packer, Sylvia Syms, Alex ”, Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield, “ Papa, Rollin ’ Stone, Tom Verlaine, Patti Smith, Bobby Hull, Paco Rabanne, Harry Whittington, Dick Cheney, Hsing Yun, ”, San Jose ”, Carlos Saura, Spain’s, Hugh Hudson, Oscar, “ Greystroke, Hans Modrow, David Jude Jolicoeur, Huey “, ” Smith, Little Richard, Lloyd Price, “, Leiji Matsumoto, Yamato ”, Tim McCarver, Stella Stevens, Jerry Lewis’s, John Munch, Ahmed Qureia, Betty Boothroyd, Ricou Browning, Gill, Gérard Latortue, Fontaine, Barbara Everitt Bryant, Ryan ”, Kenzaburo Oe, Judy Heumann, Gary Rossington, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Georgina Beyer, Traute Lafrenz, Rose, Peterson Zah, Tevye, Robert Blake, Jiang Yanyong, Bud Grant, Dick Fosbury, Pat Schroeder, Gloria Bosman, Jacqueline Gold, Britain’s Ann Summers, John Wick ”, John Jenrette, Juana La, Willis Reed, Darcelle, Paul O’Grady, Lily Savage, Emperor ”, Hedda Kleinfeld Schachter, Margaret Thatcher, Ben Ferencz, Nuremberg, Elisabeth Kopp, Michael Lerner, Jack Lipnick, “ Barton Fink, Bugsy Calhoun, Anne Perry, Thomas Pitt, William Monk, Al Jaffee, magazine’s, Charles Stanley, Richard Riordan, Todd Haimes, Tony Awards, Barry Humphries, Tony, Dame Edna Everage, Len Goodman, Carolyn Bryant Donham, Emmett Till, LeRoy “ Lee ” Carhart, Larry “, ___ Gordon Lightfoot, Tori Bowie, Vida, Grace Bumbry, Rock ”, Ovelha, Denny Crum, Heather Armstrong, Bobbie Spencer, Rolf Harris, Kenneth Anger, Doyle Brunson, Jim Brown, Timothy Keller, Andy Rourke, Ray Stevenson, Thor ”, Ed Ames, George Maharis, Carroll Cooley, Miranda, John Beasley, Kaija, George Winston, Ipanema ”, Robert Hanssen, Richard Snyder, Simon & Schuster, Françoise Gilot, Pablo Picasso —, Pat Robertson, Theodore “ Ted ” Kaczynski, Roger Payne, 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Buthelezi, Roy Kidd, Eno Ichikawa, Michael McGrath, Fernando Botero, Giorgio Napolitano, Matteo Messina Denaro, Michael Gambon, Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter ”, Mankombu Sambasivan, Saad Eddin Ibrahim, Hosni Mubarak, Tim Wakefield, Dick Butkus, Michael Chiarello, Michael Chiarello ”, Masters, Burt Young, Paulie, Sylvester Stallone, Hughes Van Ellis, Kevin Phillips, Louise Meriwether, Mark Goddard, Major Don West, Rudolph Isley, Isley, unblinking, Piper Laurie, Chrissy Snow, Bobby Charlton, Bishan Bedi, Richard Moll, Xi Jinping, Wu Zunyou, Chandler Bing, Ken Mattingly, Bob Knight, Frank Borman, Steve Norton, Don Walsh, Mariana Trench, Terry R, Taylor, Daisaku Ikeda, Herbie Hancock, Bobby Ussery, George “ Funky ” Brown, Joanna ”, Marty Krofft, Pufnstuf, Donny, Marie ”, Terry Venables, Tim Dorsey, Serge A, Frances Sternhagen, ” “, Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, Gerald Ford, Shane MacGowan, Bernard McGhee Organizations: Wagner Group, Russian, White House, U.S, 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☆ Aretha Franklin's sons awarded valuable property after the singer's handwritten will, signed with a smiley face, discovered hidden in a couch
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . However, her niece Sabrina Owens, the estate's executor at the time, discovered two handwritten sets of documents nine months later at Franklin's Detroit home, the BBC reports. The papers, dating back to 2014, override a handwritten will from 2010 discovered at Franklin's Detroit home in 2019, according to the presiding judge. While both documents indicated Franklin's desire for her four sons to split the income from her music and copyrights, discrepancies existed. A dispute persists over how to handle Franklin's music assets.

Persons: Aretha Franklin, —, Sabrina Owens, Owens, Jennifer Callaghan, Franklin, Kecalf, Ted White II, Edward Franklin, Judge Callaghan, Franklin's, We've, Charles McKelvie, Clarence Organizations: Service, Franklin's Detroit, BBC, Detroit, Kecalf Locations: American, Detroit, Franklin's

MIAMI (AP) — The U.S. has expelled a former Chilean Army officer accused of torturing and killing folk singer Victor Jara during the country's bloody 1973 coup. Pedro Barrientos had emigrated to Florida in 1990, the same year the bloody dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet came to an end. This year, he was stripped of his U.S. citizenship after it was found he concealed information about his Chilean military service during his immigration proceedings. Jara, a popular singer and university professor, was a fervent supporter of socialist President Salvador Allende. Homeland Security Investigations said that Barrientos was removed Thursday on a flight from Miami and taken into custody by Chilean law enforcement officials upon his arrival in the South American country.

Persons: Victor Jara, Pedro Barrientos, Augusto Pinochet, Jara, Salvador Allende, Pinochet, Allende, Barrientos, Jara’s, Jara's, Joan Turner Jara Organizations: MIAMI, Chilean Army, Joan Turner Jara . Homeland Security Investigations Locations: Florida, Santiago, British, Joan Turner Jara ., Miami

☆ Henry Kissinger's puzzling connection to disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Kissinger's business dealings included close involvement with Theranos and Elizabeth Holmes. Once a board member at Theranos, he invested $3 million and recruited others who also opened up their wallets. AdvertisementFormer US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger's troubled legacy includes his involvement with failed blood-testing startup Theranos and its now-imprisoned founder, Elizabeth Holmes. Federal agencies ran investigations into Theranos, and in 2018, Holmes stepped down as CEO and the startup later shuttered. "When I was introduced to Elizabeth by George Shultz, her plan sounded like an undergraduate's dream," he wrote, referring to the former Secretary of State and Theranos board member.

Persons: Henry Kissinger, Theranos, Elizabeth Holmes, —, Henry Kissinger's, Kissinger, State George Shultz, William Perry, Sam Nunn, Richard Kovacevich, William H, Daniel Mosley, Holmes, Cox, Walton, Elizabeth, George Shultz Organizations: Service, State, Wells, Wall Street, Federal Locations: Theranos, Connecticut, Silicon, Bryan , Texas

☆ Beyoncé's most daring outfits from the Renaissance World Tour
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

"Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé" premieres worldwide on Friday. Fans praised Beyoncé's concert looks during the Renaissance World Tour. Here are 19 of Beyoncé's most daring ensembles from the tour. AdvertisementBeyoncé's fans will get to relive their favorite moments from the singer's latest tour when "Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé" premieres in theatres worldwide on Friday. Vogue reported that Beyoncé's tour stylists included Shiona Turini, Julia Sarr-Jamois, Karen Langley, and KJ Moody.

Persons: Beyoncé, —, Beyoncé's, Shiona Turini, Julia Sarr, Karen Langley, KJ Moody, Queen Bey's Organizations: Service, Vogue, Vibe

☆ How did Henry Kissinger live to 100? He had no idea.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Kieran Corcoran | Rachel Hosie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Henry Kissinger has died at the age of 100, but he had no idea how he lived so long. AdvertisementHenry Kissinger, the legendary statesman who helped shape modern geopolitics, is dead at 100. I didn't aim for it," Kissinger told Döpfner. But it gets worse — according to his family, Kissinger did many things that doctors will tell you not to. His son, David Kissinger, wrote about his father's lifestyle and longevity for The Washington Post earlier this year.

Persons: Henry Kissinger, —, Axel Springer, Mathias Döpfner, Kissinger, Döpfner, David Kissinger, Wiener, Eric Schmidt, Schmidt, Hilary Brueck, Dr, Angel Iscovich, centenarians, Dawn Skelton, Thomas Perls, it's Organizations: Service, Washington Post, Washington DC, Google, University of Glasgow, Glasgow Caledonian University, BU's Locations: China, Washington, UK, Scotland, England

☆ Henry Kissinger was so revered in China that Xi Jinping personally called him an 'old friend' while snubbing Biden officials
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Henry Kissinger was so well-loved in China that Xi Jinping called him an "old friend" in July. China re-affirmed Xi's exact words in response to Kissinger's death on Wednesday. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . But it was Kissinger who was warmly received by China's Xi Jinping and his right-hand men in diplomacy, while top-level US officials came and went without a face-to-face meeting with the paramount leader. "The Chinese people never forget their old friends, and Sino-US relations will always be linked with the name of Henry Kissinger," Xi said.

Persons: Henry Kissinger, Xi Jinping, —, Biden, Kissinger, China's Xi Jinping, Xi, Antony Blinken, Janet Yellen, Gina Raimondo, John Kerry, Washington bristled, China's, Li Shangfu, Li, Lloyd Austin, John Kirby, Richard Nixon, Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai Organizations: Service, State Department, of, National Security Locations: China, Beijing, Washington, United, Communist China

☆ In his last major interview, Kissinger said Chairman Mao was the 'most dangerous' leader he met
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Henry Kissinger said Mao Zedong was the "most dangerous" leader he met during his political career. Kissinger played a pivotal role in easing tensions with China during the Nixon administration. AdvertisementHenry Kissinger said the "most dangerous" leader he met during his time in the Nixon administration was Chairman Mao Zedong, the leader of China. Richard Nixon (2nd from right) with Chinese Communist Party Chairman Mao Zedong (center), Premier Zhou Enlai (left) and Henry Kissinger (right). Kissinger met with China's current leader, Xi Jinping, in Beijing in July.

Persons: Henry Kissinger, Mao Zedong, Kissinger, Nixon, —, China, Mathias Döpfner, Axel Springer, — Kissinger, Mao, Richard Nixon, Zhou Enlai, Xi Jinping, Xi Organizations: Service, State, Business, Chinese Communist, Getty Locations: China, Beijing

☆ 'An era in the United States has ended': The Chinese internet is alight with tributes to Henry Kissinger
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Chinese internet lamented the death of Henry Kissinger death on Wednesday. Just four hours after his death was announced, topics on Kissinger hit a whopping 660 million combined view count on Weibo, China's version of Twitter. "Old friends are dying, like leaves in the wind," wrote one Weibo user in a top comment, referencing a line attributed to the ancient Chinese warlord Cao Cao. Chinese leader Xi Jinping even called him an "old friend of the Chinese people" when Kissinger visited China in July. AdvertisementWith his death, and that of Berkshire Hathaway's Charlie Munger, "an era in the United States has ended," wrote one Weibo user in a heavily upvoted comment.

Persons: Henry Kissinger, Kissinger, —, Cao Cao, Guan Yu, Cao Cao's, Xi Jinping, Charlie Munger, Kissinger —, Munger, that's, Richard Nixon Organizations: Service, Weibo, Twitter, Sino, Business Locations: Weibo, China, American, Washington, Beijing, Berkshire, United States

☆ 'Pretty horrific mistakes:' Democrats have few nice things to say about Henry Kissinger following his death
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

"There are some pretty horrific mistakes that Henry Kissinger made that have taken the United States a very long time to recover from." Other Democrats have issued similar critiques of Kissinger's legacy in the wake of his death. "I am proud to say that Henry Kissinger is not my friend. "Count me in as somebody who will not be listening to Henry Kissinger," Sanders added at that debate. "Today, the world Henry Kissinger leaves behind bears his indelible mark," McConnell said on the Senate floor on Thursday.

Persons: Sen, Bernie Sanders, Henry Kissinger, Hillary Clinton's, Kissinger, I've, Sanders, —, Greg Casar, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Chris Murphy of, Murphy, they've, General Augusto Pinochet, Pinochet, Jim McGovern, @RepMcGovern, Gerry Connolly, Vietnam –, Hillary Clinton, Mike Pompeo, AzyRrHhH6i — Bernie Sanders, George W, Bush, Mitch McConnell, McConnell Organizations: Service, Democratic, Texas, National Security, State, Republican, Chris Murphy of Connecticut, Massachusetts, House Foreign Affairs, — Locations: China, Soviet Union, Latin America, Southeast Asia, United States, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Vietnam, Argentina, East Timor, Cambodia, Bangladesh, Virginia, Iran, @GerryConnolly, Vermont, Khmer Rouge, @BernieSanders

☆ Biden praised Kissinger in life, offers measured reaction on his death
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Heather Timmons | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks In the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House complex in Washington, U.S., November 27, 2023. Fifteen years later, Biden's White House took a more distant approach, waiting about 24 hours to issue a statement after Kissinger died at age 100 on Wednesday. Biden said he first met Kissinger when he was a young Democratic senator from Delaware and he was secretary of state. Biden said after Kissinger retired from government "he continued to offer his views and ideas to the most important policy discussion across multiple generations." “It’s a huge loss,” National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Thursday, noting Kissinger’s military service during World War Two and years of public service afterward.

Persons: Joe Biden, Eisenhower, Evelyn Hockstein, Henry Kissinger, Biden, Kissinger, Biden's, " Biden, Jill, Nancy, Elizabeth, David, “, John Kirby, Kirby, Heather Timmons, Steve Holland, Caitlin Webber, Stephen Coates Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Democratic, Paris Peace, White, Biden, ” National Security, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Iraq, Delaware, China, U.S, Israel, Paris, North Vietnam, America

☆ An old quote where Anthony Bourdain called Henry Kissinger a 'murderous scumbag' is making the rounds on X
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Anthony Bourdain despised Henry Kissinger, and called him a "murderous scumbag" in his 2001 book. Screenshots of Bourdain's words are now making the rounds on X after Kissinger's death. AdvertisementThe late celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain was famously unfiltered, and didn't mince any words when writing about former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. AdvertisementAfter Kissinger's death on Wednesday, Bourdain's words are now making the rounds on X, formerly known as Twitter. "Once you've been to Cambodia, you'll never stop wanting to beat Henry Kissinger to death with your bare hands."

Persons: Anthony Bourdain, Henry Kissinger, — Bourdain, —, you've, you'll, Bourdain, Kissinger, Slobodan Milošević, Anthony Bourdain pic.twitter.com, NtEu4YMOW7 Organizations: Service Locations: Cambodia, Serbian

☆ Henry Kissinger, American diplomat and Nobel winner, dead at 100
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +10 min

Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger speaks at the International Economic Forum of the Americas/Conference of Montreal in 2008. U.S. President Richard Nixon and National Security Adviser Henry Kissinger stand on Air Force One during their voyage to China February 20, 1972. U.S. President Gerald Ford meets with Secretary Kissinger at Camp David, U.S., July 5, 1975. In 1973, in addition to his role as national security adviser, Kissinger was named secretary of state - giving him unchallenged authority in foreign affairs. But Ford did replace him as national security adviser in an effort to hear more voices on foreign policy.

Persons: Henry Kissinger, Shaun Best, Kissinger, Richard Nixon, Xi Jinping, Nixon's, Gerald Ford, Duc Tho, Gerald R, Ford, Henry, Heinz Alfred Kissinger, Anglicizing, Lyndon Johnson's, Nixon, Nelson A . Rockefeller, Henry A, Roosevelt, Premier Zhou Enlai, Mao Zedong, China Winston Lord, Leonid Brezhnev, Brezhnev, Gromyko, Dobrynin, Salvador Allende, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George W, Bush, Ann Fleischer, Nancy Maginnes, New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller, Abinaya, Sandra Maler Organizations: U.S, International Economic, Americas, Conference of, REUTERS, Kissinger Associates, New York City . U.S, National Security, Air Force, Richard Nixon Presidential, REUTERS Acquire, House, Republican, Paris Peace, Camp David, Ford Library, HARVARD, Nazi, Army, Harvard University, State Department, Office, White, Communist, Premier, Former U.S, Reuters, Ford, Soviet, CIA, Democrat, New York Governor, Thomson Locations: Conference of Montreal, Connecticut, New York City ., China, North Korea, Beijing, U.S, Israel, Paris, North Vietnam, America, North, Cambodia . U.S, Camp, Washington and New York, Voluble, Furth, Germany, United States, Europe, Vietnam, South Vietnam, Washington DC, Cambodia, Jerusalem, Damascus, Syria, Golan, Vladivostok, Soviet Union, Russian, Russia, Egypt, Sinai, India, Pakistan, Washington, New York, Bengaluru

☆ Reaction to the death of US diplomat Henry Kissinger
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger addresses the House Committee on International Relations in a hearing about the Middle East peace process on Capitol Hill, Washington, U.S. on February 10, 2005. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 30 (Reuters) - Here are reactions to the death of Henry Kissinger, a controversial Nobel Peace Prize winner who left an indelible mark on U.S. foreign policy:WINSTON LORD, FORMER U.S. DIPLOMAT AND WIFE OF LATE SEN JOHN MCCAIN:"Henry Kissinger was ever present in my late husband’s life. FORMER U.S. PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH:"America has lost one of the most dependable and distinctive voices on foreign affairs with the passing of Henry Kissinger. And we will always be thankful for the contributions of Henry Kissinger."

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WASHINGTON, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Henry Kissinger, the most powerful U.S. diplomat of the Cold War era, who helped Washington open up to China, forge arms control deals with the Soviet Union and end the Vietnam War, but who was reviled by critics over human rights, has died aged 100. While many hailed Kissinger for his brilliance and statesmanship, others branded him a war criminal for his support for anti-communist dictatorships, especially in Latin America. Kissinger won the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize for ending U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, but it was one of the most controversial ever. When Nixon's pledge to end the Vietnam War helped him win the 1968 presidential election, he brought in Kissinger as national security adviser. And in the India-Pakistan War of 1971, Nixon and Kissinger drew heavy criticism for tilting toward Pakistan.

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☆ In his last TV interview, Kissinger said democracy is in 'great danger' from a declining middle class and growing inequality
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Henry Kissinger said democracy is in "great danger" due to growing income inequalities. AdvertisementHenry Kissinger said democracies in the West, including in the US, are in "great danger" because the middle class is disappearing due to widening income inequalities. However, now values of "compromise" and "understanding" are in "great danger in the West," he said. AdvertisementAccording to prominent economists , widening income inequalities are exacerbating the democratic deficit, with the influence of big money denting existing political systems. Because of these growing issues, democracy needs to "rebuild itself," Kissinger said, with this becoming a "key issue" in the US and the rest of the world.

Persons: Henry Kissinger, —, Mathias Döpfner, Axel Springer, Kissinger, Döpfner Organizations: West . Democracy, Service, Business, Global State, Democracy, International Institute for Democracy, Electoral Locations: West

☆ Nixon once set Henry Kissinger up with a famous socialite — and then interrupted him right when he was about to kiss her
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Richard Nixon once set Henry Kissinger up with prominent socialite Zsa Zsa Gabor. As Kissinger went in for a kiss, Nixon interrupted him, according to the socialite's autobiography. AdvertisementRichard Nixon once set Henry Kissinger up with prominent Hungarian-American socialite Zsa Zsa Gabor. But right when Kissinger — Nixon's national security advisor at the time — was about to kiss her, he was interrupted by the president, Gabor wrote in her 1991 autobiography, "One Lifetime Is Not Enough." It was Nixon, Gabor wrote.

Persons: Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Kissinger, Nixon, Henry, —, Kissinger —, Gabor, Nixon's Organizations: Service, Washington Post, House, Harvard University Locations: Hungarian, American, Washington, Gabor's, Connecticut, Southeast Asia, Vietnam

☆ Henry Kissinger was so old that he outlived one of his New York Times obituary writers
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Henry Kissinger died on Wednesday, aged 100. He outlived a New York Times journalist who helped with his obituary — the writer died in 2010. He lasted so long that he outlived one of The New York Times writers who contributed to his obituary. The Times described Kaufman in the byline as "a former correspondent and editor for The Times who died in 2010" — 13 years before Kissinger. David Kissinger wrote in an op-ed in The Washington Post in May that his "father's longevity is especially miraculous when one considers the health regimen he has followed throughout his adult life."

Persons: Henry Kissinger, —, Michael T, Kaufman, Kissinger, Kaufman's, Osama bin Laden, Kenneth Kaunda, Nixon, David Kissinger Organizations: New York Times, The Times, Service, The New York Times, Times, —, Ford, Washington Post, CBS News Locations: Zambia, Washington

☆ At 99, the late Henry Kissinger still worked 15 hours a day and flew around the world on business trips
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt says Kissinger '"works harder than a 40-year-old." According to his son, Kissinger consumed "a diet heavy on bratwurst and Wiener schnitzel." The younger Kissinger said that his father didn't play any sports and pursued "a career of relentlessly stressful decision-making." He has an unquenchable curiosity that keeps him dynamically engaged with the world," the younger Kissinger wrote, noting his father's abiding interest in global challenges such as nuclear weapons and artificial intelligence. Although he has been caricatured as a cold realist, he is anything but dispassionate," Kissinger's son wrote in The Post.

Persons: Henry Kissinger, Eric Schmidt, Kissinger, —, Nixon, David, Wiener, didn't, Schmidt Organizations: CBS News, Service, Ford, Washington Post, Google Locations: Washington

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