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The blasts that rocked Lebanon for a second day reached the doors of a walkie-talkie maker in Japan on Thursday, as Israel’s declaration of a “new phase” to the conflict raised fears of all-out war. As the world urged against further escalation after months of devastating war with Hamas in Gaza, Israel indicated its focus had shifted to its northern border with Lebanon. “We are at the start of a new phase in the war — it requires courage, determination and perseverance on our part,” he said. In northern Israel, at least eight people were injured by anti-tank fire from across the Lebanon border, health authorities said early Thursday. While Israel has not taken responsibility for the attacks, the militant group and Lebanese officials also pinned the blame on Israel.

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TOKYO — A 10-year-old student at a Japanese school in China died Thursday after being stabbed on the way to school the day before, Japanese officials said, as they demanded that Beijing do more to protect Japanese nationals in the country. Lin said the boy was a Japanese national whose parents are Japanese and Chinese citizens. “Effective measures will continue to be taken to ensure the safety of foreigners in China, including people from Japan,” he said. According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, the student was stabbed on Wednesday about 220 yards away from the Shenzhen Japanese School in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen. Flags at Japanese diplomatic missions in mainland China and Hong Kong were lowered on Thursday.

Persons: Fumio Kishida, Kishida, ”, “, Philip Fong, Lin Jian, Lin, Yoko Kamikawa, Kamikawa, ” Arata Yamamoto, Rae Wang Organizations: Washington, Foreign Ministry, Chinese Foreign Ministry, Shenzhen Japanese School, Foreign Affairs, Embassy, Weibo Locations: TOKYO, China, Beijing, Japan, U.S, Japanese, Shenzhen, Mukden, Shenyang, Manchuria, Suzhou, Tokyo, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Asia, Pacific, Chinese, Jilin

☆ Former CIA officer jailed for 30 years for drugging and sexually assaulting women
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Patrick-Smith-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Patrick Smith | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

A former CIA officer was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in prison for drugging and sexually abusing and filming multiple women without their consent, in one of the most serious misconduct cases in the agency's history. Former CIA officer Brian Jeffrey Raymond FBI / AP fileRaymond had pleaded guilty in Nov. 2023 to one count each of sexual abuse, abusive sexual contact, coercion and enticement, and transportation of obscene material. He also pleaded guilty to drugging and sexually abusing four women, as well as engaging in nonconsensual sexual contact with six women, as part of a plea agreement. "After drugging these women, he stripped, sexually abused, and photographed them. Raymond read out a statement in court in which he expressed remorse for his actions, according to the AP.

Persons: Brian Jeffrey Raymond, Brian Jeffrey Raymond FBI, Raymond, drugging, Matthew M, Graves, David Sundberg, Sundberg, That’s, Howard Katzoff, Colleen Kollar, Kotelly Organizations: CIA, United States Attorney's, U.S, FBI, Washington Field Office, Associated Press, AP Locations: La Mesa , California, United, U.S, Mexico City

Yet while Black swing-state voters are largely lined up behind Harris, there are some important differences among subsets of the Black vote. Meanwhile, Black swing-state voters with college degrees support Harris over Trump by 73 points, while Black voters who aren’t college graduates support Harris over Trump by 68 points. Just over a quarter (26%) of men under 50 without college degrees said they’ll vote for Trump, compared with 67% who said they’ll vote for Harris. The Black voters polled most closely associated Harris with policies on abortions rights and reproductive health care (28%) and economic policies (26%). “And if they aren’t learning what Black voters are thinking, they’ll continue to be driven” by reporting and polling that doesn’t delve as deeply into Black opinion.

Persons: Kamala Harris, undecideds, Joe Biden’s, Harris, Donald Trump, Biden, “, ”, Dana Williams, ” Williams, Trump, Harris ’, they’ll Organizations: Black, Howard University Initiative, Public, Trump, Initiative, Graduate School, Howard University, Trump ., Howard Initiative Locations: Black, Arizona , Georgia, Michigan, Nevada , North Carolina , Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Gaza, Trump

While school meal prices vary throughout the country, a survey conducted by the School Nutrition Association, a trade organization, found that lunches typically cost about $2.83 for elementary school students, $3 for middle school students and $3.05 for high school students. The prices mean that the $100 million in transaction fees could have bought another 33 million or so school lunches or over 55 million school breakfasts. “Junk fees on school lunch should not exist. A handful of states have made universal school meals permanent, but most have returned to the pre-pandemic format. “School lunch should always be free, and definitely free of judgment,” Fetterman said at the hearing on Wednesday.

Persons: Tom Vilsack, Sen, Elizabeth Warren, “, ”, Bernie Sanders, ” Warren, NBC News . Sen, John Fetterman, Warren, Sanders, Fetterman, Bob Casey, Debbie Stabenow, Sherrod Brown, Raphael Warnock of, Brian Schatz, —, Marisa Kirk, Epstein, ” Fetterman Organizations: Agriculture Department, NBC News, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, School Nutrition Association, NBC News ., USDA, NBC, Sens, Supplemental, Assistance, SNAP Locations: Vermont, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio, Raphael Warnock of Georgia, Hawaii, Vilsack

☆ ‘Billions’ of golf balls could be lost every year. Where do they end up?
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

Found Golf Balls CEO Shaun Shienfield, whose company recovers and resells millions of lost balls across the US and Canada each year, told CNN that he gauged the average to be between three and four each round. Using Shienfield’s low estimate, that’s over 1.5 billion balls lost in the US every year since 2020. “While precise global estimates are challenging … the worldwide figure could easily exceed 3 to 5 billion golf balls lost each year,” Petersen told CNN. Mitchell Schols, founder of Canada-based Biodegradable Golf Balls, put a “very conservative” estimate for North America at one million balls lost to oceans annually. One UK-based man told CNN in 2015 that he could earn up to £100,000 (about $114,000) annually by diving to retrieve golf balls from lakes on golf courses.

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☆ North Korea says it tested new ballistic missiles with super-large warhead
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea tested new tactical ballistic missiles using super-large warheads and modified cruise missiles on Wednesday as leader Kim Jong Un called for stronger conventional weapons and nuclear capabilities, state news agency KCNA reported. The account followed the firing of multiple short-range ballistic missiles on Wednesday reported by the South Korean military, which was the second time the North test-launched missiles in a week. Last week, North Korea also unveiled a uranium enrichment facility, in its first such public report. Wednesday’s tests involved the new tactical ballistic Hwasongpho-11-Da-4.5 missile, KCNA said, indicating it was part of a series of short-range ballistic missiles it had been developing. The allies say the drills are defensive in nature and aimed at maintaining readiness against any North Korean aggression.

Persons: Kim Jong, KCNA, Kim, ” KCNA, Shin Seung, Shin, ”, Kim Jong Un Organizations: South Korean, Korea Institute for Defense, Getty Images Kyiv Locations: SEOUL, South Korea, North Korea, South, Seoul . North Korea, Russia, Ukraine, North Korean, Moscow, Pyongyang, U.S

☆ Vermont caps emergency motel housing for homeless, forcing many to leave this month
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

BERLIN, Vt. — This fall, hundreds of the most vulnerable people experiencing homelessness in Vermont must leave state-funded motel rooms where they’ve been living as the state winds down its pandemic-era motel voucher program. The move is prompting outcry from municipal leaders and advocates who say many don’t have a place to go. The biggest exodus — about 230 households — is expected on Thursday when they reach a new 80-day limit stay in the motel rooms that the Legislature imposed starting in July. A new 1,110-room cap on the number of motel rooms the state can use to house those people in the warmer months from April through November also kicked in Sunday. The households will be eligible for motel housing again on Dec. 1 as winter sets in.

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A photo taken on September 18, 2024, in Beirut's southern suburbs shows the remains of exploded pagers on display at an undisclosed location. “The design and manufacturing of the products are solely the responsibility of BAC,” Gold Apollo said. The allegations raise further questions as to who manufactured the devices and just how they made their way into Hezbollah’s pockets. Hungarian authorities denied Gold Apollo’s suggestion, saying that the Budapest-registered company “is a trading intermediary” with no manufacturing sites in the country. CNN has attempted to reach BAC at the address listed for its office, located in a residential area of Budapest.

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Surveys indicate that health care is among the top priorities for voters in the November presidential election. Former President Donald Trump has given little detail about his health care vision; his running mate, JD Vance, has suggested deregulation. Each country was graded on five categories: access to care, care process, administrative efficiency, equity and health outcomes. “For far too many people, high-quality medical care is out of reach.”Dr. Adam Gaffney, a critical care physician at the Cambridge Health Alliance in Massachusetts, pointed out that the U.S. differs from the other countries in one critical area: universal health care coverage. Thursday’s report also listed solutions to the country’s health care problems, including lowering the cost of care and expanding access to coverage.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, JD Vance, ” Dr, Joseph Betancourt, David Blumenthal, “, ”, ” Blumenthal, Lawrence Gostin, Gostin, ” Gostin, Dr, Adam Gaffney, ” Gaffney, Reginald Williams II Organizations: U.S, Commonwealth Fund, Affordable, Australia, New, Centers for Disease Control, O’Neill Institute for National, Global Health Law, Georgetown University, United, Cambridge Health Alliance, Fund, International Health Locations: U.S, United States, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Massachusetts

☆ Iranian hackers sent stolen Trump campaign info to Biden campaign associates, FBI says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Michael-Kosnar-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Michael Kosnar | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Iranian hackers have continued to make attempts since late June to transmit nonpublic stolen material tied to Trump’s campaign to media organizations, according to Wednesday’s statement, which noted that the FBI is tracking the activity. In a statement Wednesday, Trump campaign spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said Iranians wanted to help Vice President Kamala Harris, who replaced Biden as the Democratic nominee, "because they know President Trump will restore his tough sanctions and stand against their reign of terror." To be known as the Iran, Iran, Iran case!" Harris campaign spokesperson Morgan Finkelstein said the campaign has cooperated with law enforcement since it learned about the hacking effort. Law enforcement agencies contacted those people and the Biden campaign to make them aware of the emails, the sources said.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Joe Biden's, Trump, Karoline Leavitt, Kamala Harris, Biden, Harris, Morgan Finkelstein, We’re, Finkelstein Organizations: Democratic, FBI, National Intelligence, Infrastructure Security Agency, NBC, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Trump, Biden, NBC News, Justice Department, United Nations Locations: Iran, Russia, China, Iranian

☆ Kuwohi: Smoky Mountains’ highest peak returns to Native American name
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The highest peak at Great Smoky Mountains National Park is officially reverting to its Cherokee name more than 150 years after a surveyor named it for a Confederate general. “The Cherokee People have had strong connections to Kuwohi and the surrounding area, long before the land became a national park. Great Smoky Mountains National Park closes Kuwohi every year for three half-days so that predominantly Cherokee schools can visit the mountain and learn its history. Great Smoky Mountains National Park, on the Tennessee-North Carolina border, is America’s most visited national park, and Kuwohi is one its most popular sites, with more than 650,000 visitors per year. The name-restoration proposal was submitted in January by Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Principal Chief Michell Hicks.

Persons: ” “, Cassius Cash, ”, Arnold Guyot, Thomas Lanier Clingman, Michell Hicks Organizations: CNN, U.S . Board, Geographic, Eastern, Cherokee, Smoky National, Cherokee People, National, Service, Tennessee -, Representative, Eastern Band Locations: Smoky, Kuwohi, Tennessee, Tennessee - North Carolina, North Carolina

Graham, acting on behalf of the Trump campaign, was working to encourage Pillen to call a special legislative session at which lawmakers could consider changing the state's apportionment of electoral votes, the source said. Nebraska allocates its electoral votes by congressional district. That one electoral vote could prove decisive. Maine is the only other state that does not have a winner-take-all system for electoral votes. The Democratic state House majority leader has said the state should consider switching to a winner-take-all electoral vote system itself as a counter if Nebraska moves to change its system.

Persons: Sen, Lindsey Graham, Jim Pillen, Graham, Trump, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Pillen, Nebraskans Organizations: Nebraska Gov, KOLN, Electoral, Trump, U.S . House, Republicans, Republican, Nebraska, Democratic Locations: Nebraska, Omaha, Lincoln, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Maine

☆ 12-year-old boy fatally shoots black bear mauling his dad during hunt in Wisconsin
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

SIREN, Wis. — A 12-year-old boy shot and killed a wounded black bear as it was mauling his father near their hunting cabin in the thick western Wisconsin woods. He shot that bear and killed it on top of me,” said Beierman, who suffered bites to his forehead, arm and leg. Earlier, he and Owen spotted the bear from a tree stand near Siren, Wisconsin, about 90 miles northeast of Minneapolis. Owen fired a shot, wounding the bear, which then ran away. “We were sort of hung up in a thicket when we heard the dog yelp and sprint past us in retreat,” Beierman told the newspaper.

Persons: Ryan Beierman, Owen, “ Owen, ”, Beierman, ” Beierman, “, ’ Organizations: Minnesota Star Tribune, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Locations: —, Wisconsin, Siren , Wisconsin, Minneapolis

Former President Donald Trump said during a Wednesday rally that he would travel to Springfield, Ohio, the focal point of unsubstantiated claims targeting Haitian migrants, "in the next two weeks." The visit to the beleaguered Ohio city of Springfield would come as Trump has pushed baseless claims about Haitian migrants there eating pets, a false claim that has been repeatedly debunked. NBC News has previously reported that Trump planned to visit Springfield "soon." “In Springfield, they’re eating the dogs," Trump said, falsely, during the debate. They’re eating, they’re eating the pets of the people that live there."

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Sen, JD Vance, Rob Rue, Vance, Mike DeWine, Kamala Harris, “ Organizations: Trump, Venezuelan, Republican, NBC News, Ohio Gov, Haitian Community Support, Springfield Locations: Springfield , Ohio, Springfield, Aurora, Uniondale , New York, Ohio, Aurora , Colorado, Trump

Combs’ attorneys had asked that he be released on bail and said he could post a $50 million bond. Sean "Diddy" Combs in court in New York City on Tuesday. Johnson, the prosecutor, told the judge: “The defendant’s power gives him a unique ability to influence and intimidate witnesses and victims. They settled the lawsuit a day after it was filed without disclosing the terms and with Combs denying any wrongdoing. She said the witnesses who received subpoenas have firsthand knowledge of Combs’ behavior as charged in the indictment.

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☆ 27-year-old Nebraska man who posed as high schooler sentenced to at least 85 years for sex crimes
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A 27-year-old Nebraska man who posed as someone a decade younger and attended high school for more than 50 days was sentenced to at least 85 years in prison in connection with sex crimes charges, court documents show. Scheich identified himself as “Zak Hess,” 17, and attended two high schools in Lincoln — Northwest High School and Southeast High School — for 54 days in the 2022-23 school year, officials previously said. A spokesperson for the district where Scheich attended high school also did not respond to a request for comment Wednesday. Charging documents show the crimes he pleaded guilty to mostly occurred in 2022 and 2023. In September, authorities accused a 23-year-old woman of criminal impersonation after she allegedly posed as Scheich’s mother and helped him get enrolled in the schools, according to KOLN.

Persons: Zachary Scheich, won’t, Amber Scholte, Scheich “, Scheich, “ Zak Hess Organizations: NBC, KOLN, Lincoln . Lincoln Police Department, Google, Lincoln — Northwest High School, Southeast High, —, Authorities, Police Locations: Nebraska, Lancaster, Lincoln, Neb, Lancaster County, Lincoln —, KOLN

☆ 'Monsters' season two tells the story of the Menendez brothers, who murdered their parents. Here's where Lyle and Erik are now.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewRyan Murphy's Emmy-winning Netflix series "Monster" is back, and this time it's about the case of Lyle and Erik Menendez. Lyle and Erik Menendez are serving life sentences in the same prisonLyle and Erik Menendez during their trial in 1994. Lyle and Erik Menendez are both marriedErik Menendez's wife, Tammi Menendez, in 1999. Related storiesThat included a letter Erik Menendez wrote and addressed to his cousin Andy Cano, who died in 2003. "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story" is available to stream on Netflix.

Persons: —, Ryan, Lyle, Erik Menendez, Jeffrey Dahmer, Murphy, Ian Brennan, Menendez, José Menendez, Kitty Menendez, Ted Soqui, — Lyle Menendez, Erik, Richard J, Lyle Menendez, Erik Menendez's, Tammi Menendez, Chris Morton, Anna Eriksson, Rebecca Sneed, Tammi Ruth Saccoman, Saccoman, Talia, Eric Menendez, Ronald L, Andy Cano, Robert Rand, Rand, Roy Rosselló, Rosselló, Edgardo Díaz Organizations: Service, Netflix, RCA, Business, Prosecutors, Getty, Donovan Correctional, Inc, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, LA Times, RCA Records Locations: Beverly, Mule Creek, Ione , California, San Diego, New Jersey

☆ Lithuania is the world's happiest place for under 30s, but it's also Europe's suicide capital
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewDomantas Katelė, an official in Lithuania's Ministry of Social Security and Labour, is widely known as his country's "Gen Z" minister. AdvertisementThe World Happiness Report backs up his claim, ranking Lithuania as the happiest place in the world for those under 30 earlier this year. AdvertisementIt seems paradoxical: How can a country be great for young people while also being Europe's suicide capital? Užupis, a small district alongside the Vilnia River, is popular with Vilnius' young, bohemian crowd. AdvertisementDomantas Katelė is often referred to as the "Gen Z" minister.

Persons: —, Z, it's, Joshua Nelken, Zers, Adriana Doroškevičiūtė, Richard Bogu, It's, Bogu, Antanas Grižas Organizations: Service, Lithuania's Ministry of Social Security, Labour, Business, Union, Lithuania, European Union, Data, BI, Soviet Bloc Locations: Lithuania, Vilnius, Soviet Union, Europe, Old, Užupis, Soviet

☆ North Carolina GOP governor nominee Mark Robinson denies making racist and sexually graphic posts on porn forum
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

North Carolina Lt. Gov. North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson called himself a "black NAZI" and said "slavery is not bad" in years-old comments on an online pornographic forum, CNN reported Thursday. The Trump campaign denied it was pushing Robinson to withdraw. Robinson in Thursday's video signaled he would not leave the race in North Carolina, where the first absentee ballots are set to be sent out Friday. Recent polls on the race for North Carolina's top job show Stein leading Robinson, at times by wide margins.

Persons: Mark Robinson, Robinson, Donald Trump, Michael Lonergan, Josh Stein, Trump, Brian Hughes, Stein Organizations: Gov, Republican National Convention, Milwaukee , Wisconsin . North Carolina Republican, CNN, CNBC, Republican, Democratic, Carolina Journal, NBC, North, Republicans, GOP Locations: Carolina, Milwaukee , Wisconsin . North, North Carolina

☆ UAW warns of potential strikes at Ford, Stellantis a year after unprecedented work stoppages
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

DETROIT – A year after unprecedented strikes by the United Auto Workers against the Detroit automakers, the union is once again threatening work stoppages that could disrupt the U.S. automotive industry. Both announcements amount to warning shots against Ford and Stellantis and center on local union contracts. Local contracts have historically taken months, if not years, to settle after a national agreement is reached. Last year's auto worker strikes came during historic negotiations over national contracts with all three Detroit automakers at once. The UAW did not immediately respond for comment Thursday regarding updates on the announcements or how many local contracts remain under negotiation.

Persons: Shawn Fain Organizations: Mopar, Center, DETROIT, United Auto Workers, Detroit automakers, UAW, Wednesday, Ford, General Motors, Detroit Locations: Center Line, Michigan, Detroit, U.S

A $35,000 reward was available for information leading to Couch’s capture, according to the Kentucky State Police. The search area for Joseph Couch is seen in a photo released by Kentucky State Police spokesperson Scottie Pennington on September 9, 2024. We could have asked him what his intentions were,” Laurel County Sheriff John Root said at a Wednesday news conference. “Our one goal was to have this guy recovered.”Burnett said the couple will receive a $15,000 reward from Laurel County Crime Stoppers and a $10,000 reward from a private donor. People’s been in fear, that’s not the normal here in Laurel County,” Root said.

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☆ Volatility looms as election season heats up. Fortify your portfolio against autumn market shocks
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Darla Mercado | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Recalibrate for risk Protecting your portfolio from sharp losses begins with understanding your comfort with risk and ensuring that your asset allocation reflects your long-term goals. "But over that period when markets were down, there were opportunities to harvest losses in stocks, individual names that experienced big pullbacks." And they've been a good buy for clients who are nearing retirement, seeking income and appreciate bonds' ability to offset stocks' volatility. Options for buffering losses Options are also playing a role in investors' portfolios as financial advisors try to mitigate volatility. Call options give investors the right to buy a stock at a specified strike price before a certain date.

Persons: Stocks, Goldman Sachs, Arun Prakash, Prakash's, Rafia Hasan, San, Hasan, they've, Andrew Herzog, We're, Herzog, he's, Gregory Guenther, Morningstar, " Guenther Organizations: Federal, Wealth Management, Fed, Treasury Bond ETF, SEC, GrantVest Financial Locations: San Francisco, Plano , Texas, Matawan , New Jersey

☆ Ukraine's long-range strikes on Russian ammo depots aim to starve its bombing campaign
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Ukraine hit a Russian arsenal this week with long-range attack drones. The extent of the damage is unclear, but analysts say similar attacks could put Russia in a bind. A campaign against ammunition depots in Russia could force it to disperse logistics. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy .

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☆ 'We can’t allow the cultural infrastructure to literally crumble': One of London's most popular arts attractions needs a $200 million fix
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Lucy Handley | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

The exterior of the Hayward Gallery, part of the Southbank Centre. "We can't allow the cultural infrastructure to literally crumble in our hands, because ... without investment, it won't be here," Ball told CNBC. (The neighboring National Theatre and British Film Institute Southbank are not part of the Southbank Centre.) During his first year at the Southbank Centre, he oversaw more than 5,400 events and shows. "Thinking Fountains," an installation by German artist Klaus Weber, outside the Hayward Gallery at the Southbank Centre.

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