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☆ The best food marketing stunts of the year
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-23 | by ( Danielle Wiener-Bronner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

“The Big Cheez-It Tostada and Big Cheez-It Crunchwrap are in such Big demand that our limited offer is no longer available,” the chain said. Diane Bondareff/AP Images for Fancy FeastOver the summer, Fancy Feast invited people to answer the question: What does cat food taste like? The restaurant dishes drew inspiration from Fancy Feast Medleys, cat food that is itself inspired by human food like salmon primavera and turkey florentine. The restaurant’s menu was created by Amanda Hassner, in-house chef for Fancy Feast, as well as restaurateur Cesare Casella, a Michelin star winner, according to a Fancy Feast press release. Papa JohnsAs a permanent addition to the Papa Johns menu, the no-crust, toppings-only Papa Bowls are technically not a stunt.

She was 11, about his age, and both had little sisters who sold Girl Scout cookies and were adorable sprites who also drove them batty. They were at an age when little sisters could get in the way, no matter how cute they looked in a Girl Scout sash. Sadie could unload Girl Scout cookies as if she were giving away gold — she sold 1,400 boxes in 2022. And why was Sadie selling all those Girl Scout cookies? Their moms would bring them each to New York, along with their little sisters, in June.

CNN —Peru’s former President Pedro Castillo has denied allegations of conspiracy and rebellion, following his dramatic ouster and arrest last week. And at least 47 individuals were hospitalized as a result of protests in the cities of Lima, Apurímac, Huancavelica and Arequipa, Peru’s Health Ministry tweeted. Travel disruptedTrains to and from Machu Picchu will be suspended from Tuesday due to Peru’s protests, railway operator PeruRail said in a statement. Peru’s National Police said that, as of Monday evening, there were blockades on national roads in at least 11 regions of the country. Correction: This story has been updated to reflect a revision by the Peruvian National Ombudsman of the known death toll from Peru's recent political protests.

CNN —Peru’s new President Dina Boluarte has proposed bringing general elections forward two years to April 2024, during a televised speech delivered early Monday morning, amid ongoing protests throughout the country. Boluarte became Peru’s first female president last week after lawmakers removed her predecessor Pedro Castillo. Castillo on Monday insisted that he is still Peru’s President, according to a series of tweets posted on his Twitter account. Protestors take over the Pan-American highway in Arequipa, Peru, on December 12, 2022. Diego Ramos/AFP/Getty ImagesPolice officers clash with protesters in Arequipa, Peru December 12, 2022.

☆ New York City seeks a 'bloodthirsty' rat czar: Ad for director of rodent mitigation job to fight serious, gnawing problem is ... actually pretty funny
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Bethany Biron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

New York City is hiring a "director of rodent mitigation" for a salary of between $120,000 and $170,000. Rat sightings are up 71% this year from 2020, according to data from the NYC Department of Sanitation. A rat is seen by a trash bin in New York City on October 19, 2022. Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesWhile New York City has long been synonymous with rats, sightings have skyrocketed. Sanitation Commissioner Jessica Tisch made an anti-rat statement in November that went viral, and became the subject of countless memes, New York City marathon signs — and now a shirt.

☆ A town in Italy is going to pay people $31,000 to move there, but there's a catch. You must buy and fix up old abandoned homes to get the cash.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Presicce, Italy is providing roughly $30,000 to people who move to the historic town. It's just the latest small Italian village to try to lure newcomers by dangling major incentives. Other Italian towns experiencing population declines and struggling with derelict properties have instituted similar programs. According to Italian listing site Immobiliare, homes in the Presicce-Acquarica comune normally sell for 669 euros, or about $690, per square meter. A typical home of 46 square meters, or about 500 square feet, would normally cost just over $31,000.

☆ Italy to press ahead with plans to sell ITA despite MSC snub
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

ROME, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Italy's government will press ahead with plans to sell a majority stake in airline ITA Airways, the successor to Alitalia, Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said on Tuesday, after shipping group MSC dropped its interest. "We are open to anybody who wants to participate in the privatisation," Giorgetti told a news conference, adding ITA Airways's data room is "always open." Shipping group MSC, which had partnered with German airline Lufthansa (LHAG.DE) earlier this year to bid for ITA, said on Monday it was no longer interested in the transaction. On the other hand, a Lufthansa spokesman said last week that the German carrier was still interested in buying into ITA. The Treasury plans to privatise ITA through a direct sale while retaining a minority, non-controlling stake in the initial stage.

☆ Leader of the Madres de Plaza de Mayo in Argentina dies at 93
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Hebe de Bonafini, who became a human rights campaigner when her two sons were arrested and disappeared under Argentina’s military dictatorship, died Sunday, her family and authorities reported. She became president two years later and led the more radical of two factions of the organization until her death. Both had been members of leftist militant groups, one of them armed, de Bonafini later said. But they began gathering every Thursday, walking counterclockwise around a clocktower in the center of the plaza. Her defense of Kirchner and his wife and successor, Cristina Fernández, sometimes led to friction with other human rights groups who had criticized some of the leftist administration’s policies.

☆ Italy names former Treasury official to head ITA Airways
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Remo CasilliROME, Nov 16 (Reuters) - The Italian economy ministry on Wednesday said it would appoint former Treasury official Antonino Turicchi as chairman of state-owned carrier ITA Airways, the successor to Alitalia. At ITA Airways, he will take the place of Alfredo Altavilla, who resigned earlier this month after a clash with several board members over strategy to complete the privatisation of the airline. The exclusivity period ended last month but talks over a potential sale agreement are continuing. Confirming a Reuters report on Tuesday, the Treasury said in a statement it would appoint Turicchi at an ITA Airways shareholders' meeting on Wednesday. Turicchi had recently been indicated by political sources as a potential candidate to replace Alessandro Rivera as director-general of the Treasury.

☆ Mexico name injured Jimenez in World Cup squad
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MEXICO CITY, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Mexico coach Gerardo Martino named striker Raul Jimenez in his squad travelling to the World Cup in Qatar as he continues his recovery from injury problems. Jimenez, 31, has only played four matches this season for Premier League Wolverhampton Wanderers after sustaining knee and groin injuries. Real Betis midfielder Andres Guardado will lead Mexico in his fifth World Cup after becoming his country's most capped international. Mexico will be without Sevilla forward Jesus Corona due to an ankle injury and youngsters Santiago Gimenez and Diego Lainez did not make the cut. Mexico play Sweden in their last warm-up match on Wednesday before heading to Qatar where they are in Group C along with Poland, Argentina and Saudi Arabia.

☆ Ecuador's president to skip World Cup opener v Qatar
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

QUITO, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso has decided not to attend his nation's high-profile match against Qatar kicking off the World Cup, citing domestic unrest. Qatar and Ecuador, both rank outsiders, play each other in Group A on Nov. 20 after the opening ceremony at the 60,000-capacity Al Bayt Stadium. "I have thanked the Emir of Qatar for the invitation to witness the opening match between our teams," Lasso tweeted. Instead of Lasso, his vice president Alfredo Borrero will attend the match in Qatar to represent Ecuador, according to a presidency statement. Ecuador did, however, get a three-point deduction for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers and a fine of 100,000 Swiss francs ($101,600) for using a document with false information.

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection firearms instructor was fatally shot at a Miami area gun range Wednesday, officials said. Police were called to the gun range west of Miami shortly before 10:30 a.m. and found an officer shot. Details about how the shooting occurred were not released at an afternoon news conference, and the officer was not immediately identified. Law enforcement officers investigate the death of a Customs and Border Protection officer who was shot Wednesday at a gun range in Miami-Dade County. The officer was on duty at the weapons range when the shooting occurred, the agency said in a statement.

Whether Mozambique and its allies can stamp out the insurgency altogether is a question that has global repercussions as countries hunt for new sources of liquefied natural gas (LNG). Mozambique has huge natural gas reserves which, if managed effectively, could transform its fortunes. With already more than 100 trillion cubic feet of proven offshore natural gas reserves, one industry insider likened its future potential equal to Russia – a natural gas giant. The Mozambican forces, as had happened multiple times in smaller towns, were unable to stop them. Fighting between the terrorist group and the Mozambican army and Rwandan Security forces has left its mark on the town.

☆ Market and Fed watchers say higher interest rates mean a shift in valuations for equities and fixed income
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailMarket and Fed watchers say higher interest rates mean a shift in valuations for equities and fixed incomeGreg Hahn of Winthrop Capital Management and Alfredo Romero of North Carolina A&T University discuss the Fed's latest rate hike and whether its pledge to keep on its current path of tightening policy will tip the economy into recession.

☆ A new generation of narcos is rising in Mexico, and they're bringing a new style of music to celebrate their exploits
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Luis Chaparro | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A new generation of narcos are taking over in some of Mexico's most powerful criminal groups. They're bringing some changes to the drug trade, including new music to celebrate their exploits. "This music was a consequence of the Sinaloa Cartel's plugs [contacts] in Atlanta, where Trap music first went viral," a Flechas commander told Insider. The songs provide a different — and maybe more accurate — version of what is happening inside Mexico's criminal underworld, Ramírez added. At the top of this new generation of narcos are the "narco juniors" who are following their fathers into the business.

☆ This 31-year-old woman with Down syndrome launched a cookie company 5 years ago — and has already made over $1.2 million
▼ + stars: | 2022-01-06 | by ( Cory Stieg | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The process felt daunting, so her mother, Rosemary Alfredo, decided to teach her the basics of getting a small business up and running. Collettey's Cookies is also profitable, the company says — no small feat in a daunting food industry. As of Monday, Collettey's Cookies has more than 40,000 followers on Facebook, and another 28,000-plus on Instagram. According to the company: DiVitto's chocolate chip cinnamon cookie — called "The Amazing Cookie" — remains the most popular of the company's five flavor options. Paying it forward to aspiring entrepreneursWhen it comes to developing recipes and baking the cookies, DiVitto is the expert and authority.

Persons: Collete DiVitto, DiVitto —, Rosemary Alfredo, DiVitto, Alfredo, Alfredo's, —, She's, Collettey's, Nadya Rousseau, Rousseau Organizations: Clemson University, CNBC, U.S . Bureau of Labor Statistics, Entrepreneurship, Facebook, Alter New Media, Collettey's Locations: Boston, Charlestown , Massachusetts, United States, DiVitto's

William Barr said in his confirmation hearings to become Trump's attorney general, that he might recuse himself on overseeing matters related to Epstein. A photo from 2000 shows Trump, Melania Trump (then Melania Knauss), Epstein, and Maxwell at the resort together. The photo at the top of the page is of the two together in Palm Beach in 1997. The entry for Donald Trump as it appears in Jeffrey Epstein's "black book" that was published by Gawker in 2015. The complaint, brought against Trump and Epstein, alleged that the victim attended multiple parties at Epstein's residence in the summer of 1994, that Trump also attended.

☆ „Parlamentul sau comisia de anchetă”: Satiră tăioasă în adresa guvernanților la teatrul Satiricus, în ajunul alegerilor
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-24 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: satiricus.md„Parlamentul sau comisia de anchetă”: Satiră tăioasă în adresa guvernanților la teatrul Satiricus, în ajunul alegerilorTeatrul Național „Satiricus Ion Luca Caragiale” își încheie cea de a XXX-a stagiune cu o nouă premieră: PARLAMENTUL sau COMISIA DE ANCHETĂ de Mirel Talos, un spectacol de Sandu Grecu. Este o satiră politică tăioasă în adresa guvernanților care ne terorizează și ne exasperează continuu prin lipsa lor de profesionalism, ignoranță și aroganță provincială, birocratism și ineficiență în activitatea parlamentară și în administrarea treburilor publice. O caricatură inspirată din realitatea cotidiană, impregnată de sarcasm și umor suculent. Semnatarul piesei este un cunoscut politician român, fost membru al Parlamentului României în trei legislaturi consecutive, dar și un prozator notoriu. Cu această lucrare, Mirel Taloș debutează în dramaturgie, spectacolul de la Satiricus fiind o premieră absolută.

Persons: Luca Caragiale, Mirel Talos, Sandu Grecu, Mirel Taloș, Alexandru Grecu, Ecaterina Salimova, Gheorghe, Ludmila Prodan, Dumitru Tanmoșan, Viorel CORNESCU, Napoleon, Alexandru, Mihai Popescu, Daniel CIOBANU, Nina TODERICO, Andrea, Iulius, Nicolae, Petra, Arcadie RĂCILA, Nadejda CRÂ̂LOV, Constatin GHILEȚCHI, Eugeniu MATCOVSCHI, Platon, Ion GROSU, Alexandrina GRECU, Ira CAZAC, Vasile, Alfredo Pană Organizations: Transporturilor Locations: român, Satiricus, Roman

☆ Măsuri de precauție la Bayern! Ce jucător doresc bavarezii în cazul în care Lewandowski va pleca
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-23 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Ce jucător doresc bavarezii în cazul în care Lewandowski va plecaRobert Lewandowski ar putea pleca în această vară de la Bayern Munchen, echipa la care se află de unsprezece ani. Bayern Munchen speră să se mai bucure de serviciile jucătorului polonez cel puțin un an. Potrivit Bild, în vara următoare, în cazul în care Lewandowski va decide să plece, bavarezii ar dori să îl înlocuiască cu norvegianul Erling Haaland, vedeta celor de la Borussia Dortmund. Dacă despărțirea de Bayern Munchen se va concretiza, Robert Lewandowski nu ar duce lipsă de variante. Real Madrid a încercat de mai multe ori să îl transfere pe fotbalistul polonez.

Persons: Robert Lewandowski, Aur, Erling, Florian Plettenberg, Paris Saint Germain, italian Alfredo Pedulla Organizations: Bayern !, Bayern Munchen, Borussia Dortmund, Real Madrid, Chelsea, Manchester City, Real, UEFA Champions League . Locations: Bayern, Germaniei, polonez, Paris Saint, norvegian, italian, Sport

☆ Erling Haaland, acord cu Real Madrid! Cine a făcut anunțul și de ce mai depinde transferul
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-22 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Cine a făcut anunțul și de ce mai depinde transferulErling Haaland (20 de ani). Un argument important, evident dincolo de latura financiară, care îl poate face oricând pe Haaland să semneze cu Real este trofeul UEFA Champions League. Mă trezesc pe melodia asta pentru a avea un început de zi perfect”, a declarat Erling Haaland pentru TV2, citat de Sport Bible. Tocmai de aceea, negocierile dintre Real și Dortmund vor fi extrem de dificile, susține sursa citată. Presa din Anglia scrie că Chelsea, câștigătoarea UEFA Champions League în această vară, nu mai are răbdare încă un an și forțează transferul în această perioadă de mercato.

Persons: italian Alfredo Pedulla, Abraham Organizations: Real Madrid !, Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Real, UEFA Champions League ., UEFA Champions League, Champions League ., TV2, Sport Bible, Chelsea, Daily Mail Locations: norvegian, italian, Sport, Europei, Dortmund, Anglia

„Potrivit anchetatorilor, sala găzduia un eveniment aflat în program şi mai mulţi organizatori se aflau în faţa” clădirii, a precizat poliţia într-un comunicat. Respectiva sală este un local de noapte situat în oraşul Miami Gardens, scrie Agerpres. Directorul poliţiei comitatului Miami-Dade, Alfredo 'Freddy' Ramírez, a scris pe contul său de Twitter că este vorba despre un „act laş şi selectiv” de violenţă armată. Poliţia nu a anunţat deocamdată nimic despre suspecţi, şi anume dacă există vreo persoană reţinută. Atacatorii au fugit de la locul faptei cu o maşină şi nici în cazul acestui atac poliţia nu a anunţat dacă a fost arestat vreun suspect.

Persons: Alfredo, Freddy, Ramírez Locations: Miami, comitatului Miami - Dade

☆ Țara în care secțiile de Terapie Intensivă COVID au internat mai mulți tineri decât vârstnici.„Schimbare radicală, față de primul val al pandemiei”
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-10 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +2 min

Țara în care secțiile de Terapie Intensivă COVID au internat mai mulți tineri decât vârstnici.„Schimbare radicală, față de primul val al pandemiei”În una dintre regiunile cele mai puternic afectate de pandemia de coronavirus de pe glob, America Latină, Chile a devenit un exemplu atipic. Joi, autoritățile sanitare au anunțat că pacienții cu vârste de sub 39 de ani au devenit mai numeroși în secțiile de terapie intensivă decât cei de peste 70 de ani. Este vorba de o „schimbare radicală”, față de primul val al pandemiei, relatează AFP, citat de AGERPRES. Un nou record al infectărilor zilnice (8 195) şi un nou record al pacienţilor internaţi la terapie intensivă (3 044) au fost stabilite joi. Chile a raportat un bilanţ de 1 051 270 de cazuri pozitive şi 23 979 de decese de la începutul pandemiei.

Persons: Alfredo Dougnac . Organizations: AGERPRES Locations: America Latină, Chile, chilian

☆ Coronavirus: Țara în care la terapie intensivă sunt internați mai mulți tineri decât vârstnici
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-09 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

El a adăugat că, de acum, "grupul celor mai tineri de 39 de ani l-a depăşit pe cel al pacienţilor de peste 70 de ani". Vaccinarea a început în Chile cu persoanele vârstnice, iar până joi au fost vaccinaţi 2.932.907 de chilieni de peste 60 de ani. Obiectivul guvernului chilian este acela de a vaccina 15,2 milioane de persoane (80% din populaţia totală a ţării) până pe 30 iunie. Un nou record al infectărilor zilnice (8.195) şi un nou record al pacienţilor internaţi la terapie intensivă (3.044) au fost stabilite joi. Chile a raportat un bilanţ de 1.051.270 de cazuri pozitive şi 23.979 de decese de la începutul pandemiei de COVID-19.

Persons: Alfredo Dougnac . Locations: Chile, chilian

☆ Regiunea Madrid suspendă vaccinarea personalului medical în lipsa dozelor
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-22 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Regiunea Madrid a anunțat că suspendă temporar vaccinarea anti-Covid a angajaților din sistemul de săntate, invocând o lipsă de doze pentru care dă vina pe guvernul spaniol, pe care îl critică în mod regulat pentru gestionarea pandemiei, relatează AFP. Regiunea „se confruntă deja cu o criză a vaccinurilor (...) Madrid nu are doze pentru a vaccina mai mulți lucrători din domeniul sănătății din prima linie”, a declarat consilierul pentru sănătate din Madrid, Enrique Ruiz Escudero, în cadrul Adunării regionale. Conform informațiilor de la Ministerul Sănătății, Madrid a primit 176.000 de doze, sau 13%, din cele 1,3 milioane distribuite către cele 17 comunități autonome ale țării, pentru o populație care reprezintă 14% din totalul Spaniei. În cadrul guvernului, opoziția de stânga a atribuit suspendarea vaccinării pe gestonarea proastă din regiune, una dintre cele care a administrat cele mai puține vaccinuri în raport cu numărul de doze primite. De la începutul primului val, regiunea capitalei spaniole a devenit epicentrul epidemiei din țară, concentrând o cincime din cele 2,4 milioane de persoane infectate și 55.000 de decese înregistrate.

Persons: Enrique Ruiz Escudero, Ruiz, Pedro Sanchez, Alfredo González Organizations: Partidului Popular, Ministerul Sănătății Locations: Regiunea Madrid, Madrid, Spaniei

☆ Două creații ale lui Brâncuși au ajuns în top 10 cele mai scumpe sculpturi vândute la licitație (FOTO)
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-04 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +3 min

„La jeune fille sophistiquée” a fost achiziționată în 1955 direct de la sculptor și a făcut parte dintr-o colecție privată până în 2018, când a fost vândută cu 71,2 milioane de dolari la o licitație organizată în New York de Casa Christie’s. Cealaltă sculptură Brâncuși prezentă în Top 10 este „La muse endormie”, realizată în 1913 și vândută cu 57,4 milioane de dolari în 2017, tot la o licitație Christie’s în New York. Creația face parte dintr-o serie de sculpturi „Muza adormită” care se află astăzi în colecțiile unor muzee prestigioase, precum Muzeul Metropolitan de Artă din New York, Art Institute din Chicago sau Musée National d’Art Moderne din Paris. Una dintre „muze” a fost cea care a trezit interesul Americii pentru arta lui Brâncuși, după ce a fost prezentată, în 1913, la Armory Show din New York, în cadrul unei expoziții în care artiștii europeni făceau cunoștință cu iubitorii de artă americani. Cohen a cumpărat „The Rabbit” în 2019, la o licitație a Casei Christie’s, miliardarul fiind atunci reprezentat de Robert Mnuchin, tatăl lui Steven Mnuchin, Secretarul Trezoreriei americane în administrația Trump, scrie Forbes.ro.

Persons: Constantin Brâncuși, Nancy Cunard, Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth, Brâncuși, Wyndham Lewis, Aldous Huxley, Tristan Tzara, Man Ray, Ernest Hemingway, James Joyce, Ezra Pound, Louis Aragon, Alberto Giacometti, Lily, română Alfredo Monteverde, Alfredo, Giacometti, american Steven A . Cohen, Cohen, Picasso, Jeff Koons, Robert Mnuchin, Steven Mnuchin, Trump Organizations: Cunard, Cunard Line, Lusitania, White Star, Art Institute, baseball, Trezoreriei Locations: Atlanticului, Mauretania, SUA, New York, Chicago, Paris, Americii, marche, română, Brazilia, american, baseball New York

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