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☆ Philly’s newly ID’d ‘Boy in the Box’ gets grave marker at 70
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-15 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

The family lived down the street from the potter’s field where the boy was first buried, and placed flowers there on holidays. It’s a confluence of great detective work, cutting-edge science and the careful art of genealogical research, retired city detective William Fleisher said in his graveside remarks Friday. “It is a big part of our city’s history, a big part of the Philadelphia Police Department’s history. So this is everybody’s victory.”Police now believe the boy lived in West Philadelphia, miles across town from where his body was found. “This has been our whole lives, with this boy, our whole entire lives, since we were children,” said Kim Augustine, 56, Braxton’s sister.

☆ One more thing for Democrats to fix: the Republican Party
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Neal Urwitz | Neal Urwitz Is A Public Relations Executive In Washington | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

And that, ironically, means Democrats must focus on fixing the Republican Party. And the current iteration of the Republican Party would strip away American democracy. Is it someone who is likely to make the Republican Party more or less responsible? Will that Republican Party abide by American laws and American democracy? Democracy will only survive if Democrats have done our part to create a responsible Republican Party.

Several Latinos whose lives and work left a profound imprint on American institutions — from arts and entertainment to legal and civil rights — passed away in 2022. Cavazos began his education in a two-room schoolhouse on the King Ranch in Texas, where his father was a foreman. President Reagan named Cavazos Secretary of Education in 1988, making him the first Hispanic ever to serve in the U.S. Together, “Luis” and Maria” showed young audiences that Latinos were people who worked, fell in love and were part of their community. Her goals were to give Latinos a presence in the dance world, and to instill pride in Hispanic culture.

☆ Photos: Prince William and Kate visit Boston
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Britain's Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales, arrive for the Earthshot Prize awards at the MGM Music Hall in Boston, Massachusetts on Friday, December 2. Produced by CNN Digital's Photo TeamBritain's Prince William and his wife Catherine, Princess of Wales, are in Boston this week to attend the Earthshot Prize Awards that William founded two years ago. This is the couple's first trip to the United States since they visited New York City eight years ago. Prince William, the heir to the British throne, founded his climate change prize in the hope of harnessing the world's smartest minds to confront some of the most pressing environmental challenges facing humanity. Each year for the next decade, five winners will receive £1 million (around $1.12 million) to fund their creative solutions to the climate crisis.

☆ Ex-GOP congressman says Trump's Mar-a-Lago dinner with white supremacist Nick Fuentes 'further diminishes' the former president as a 'serious' political figure
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ex-Rep. Charlie Dent on Saturday criticized Trump for dining with Nick Fuentes at Mar-a-Lago. "This is simply inexcusable that he would have dinner with this noted white nationalist," Dent said. "This is simply inexcusable that he would have dinner with this noted white nationalist, antisemite Nick Fuentes, and of course, Kanye West with all of his baggage. "It also speaks to a larger problem for former President Trump — that there apparently are no gatekeepers. "But finally, I guess I would say this further diminishes Donald Trump as a serious political figure.

☆ How to Outsmart Your Relatives at Thanksgiving
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( William Flannigan | Matthew Riva | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Economic woes may stick aroundThe Federal Reserve combats inflation by increasing interest rates in an attempt to curb demand. Because of the overheated job market, inflation might become entrenched. Last month, prices eased but remained high. Slowing growth is also leading to a lot of layoffs, particularly in the tech sector. Home prices have slid from their springtime highs, but prices in most areas remain higher than a year ago because supply remains limited.

☆ Results: Democratic Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney loses his bid for reelection against Republican Michael Lawler in New York's 17th Congressional District election
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Hanna Kang | Dorothy Cucci | Nov | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney was defeated by Republican Michael Lawler in New York's 17th Congressional District. The 17th District is located in the lower Hudson Valley. Democratic Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney lost his bid for reelection against Republican Michael Lawler in New York's 17th Congressional District. 2022 General EmbedsNew York's 17th Congressional District candidatesMaloney, who was first elected to the US House in 2012 after defeating Republican incumbent Nan Hayworth, serves on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Voting history for New York's 17th Congressional DistrictNew York's 17th Congressional District is located in the lower Hudson Valley and includes Rockland and Putnam counties, parts of Westchester, and three towns in southeast Dutchess County.

☆ Your Duty as a Voter Is to Take the Election Seriously
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Peggy Noonan | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Surely the votes of the thoughtful and informed should be counted more heavily than those of the frivolous and knee-jerk. If we did it that way, she said, the Democrats would have just won in a sweep and not gone down to defeat. Buckley replied that he too wished the votes of the more knowledgeable were given greater weight as this would ensure conservative victories for generations. My modest hope as Tuesday approaches is that all ballots be cast only after much thought. We say that voting is our right and duty and it certainly is our right, enshrined in that old Constitution, but our duty is to take a serious interest in our country, state and city, and be part of an informed citizenry.

☆ Democratic Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney faces off against Republican Michael Lawler in New York's 17th Congressional District election
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney is running against Republican Michael Lawler in New York's 17th Congressional District. The 17th District is located in the lower Hudson Valley. New York's 17th Congressional District candidatesMaloney, who was first elected to the US House in 2012 after defeating Republican incumbent Nan Hayworth, serves on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Prior to his congressional career, Maloney served as senior advisor to former President Bill Clinton. Voting history for New York's 17th Congressional DistrictNew York's 17th Congressional District is located in the lower Hudson Valley and includes Rockland and Putnam counties, parts of Westchester, and three towns in southeast Dutchess County.

☆ Three adults arrested on charges of 100 counts of animal cruelty after hoarding more than 200 cats, police say
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Julianne Mcshane | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Police arrested three Connecticut adults last week and charged each of them with more than 100 counts of animal cruelty after they were found hoarding what authorities estimate were more than 200 cats. A dozen cats had to be taken for emergency vet care, NBC Connecticut reported at the time, adding that most also had fleas. Through a subsequent investigation, authorities proved the family owned at least 106 of the cats, using records from veterinarians and statements from the family, Fitzgerald said. The cats have since been distributed to shelters throughout the state, and some have been adopted, according to Fitzgerald. The house where they were found has since been condemned, NBC Connecticut reported.

☆ Louisiana native, author Ernest Gaines to appear on US stamp
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Gaines’ stamp offers an impressive representation of the man I knew and admired, and it reminds me of the immeasurable grace, strength and character he displayed throughout his life and through his words,” said Dr. Joseph Savoie, UL-Lafayette president. The book that earned widespread notice for Gaines, “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,” is a first-person narrative of a fictional 110-year-old woman born into slavery. Published in 1971, the novel’s inspiration was Augusteen Jefferson, Gaines’ disabled aunt who helped raise him. “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman” and “A Gathering of Old Men” (1984) became honored television movies. Gaines’ novels, which have drawn comparisons to the writings of William Faulkner and Charles Dickens, have been published in at least 17 languages.

Supporters of gay marriage rally in front of the Supreme Court in Washington June 25, 2015. The Supreme Court in 2013 let Walker's ruling stand, paving a way for same-sex couples to marry in California. The Supreme Court in June 2015 in a landmark ruling of its own legalized gay marriage nationwide, ruling along the same constitutional grounds as Walker. The Supreme Court in 2010 rejected a bid to allow the trial to be publicly broadcast, finding that such a step was not allowed under the San Francisco federal court's rules. San Francisco-based KQED in 2017 asked a federal court to "unseal the tapes and permit them to be viewed by everyone."

☆ Meet the 2022 Supreme Court clerks: 38 lawyers who could be tomorrow's politicians, judges, and influential strategists
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-07 | by ( Jack Newsham | Sindhu Sundar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's ClerksSupreme Court Nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. In the interim, Murray has had several different jobs, most recently as an associate professor at Columbia University Law School, where he focused on "constitutional law, election law, and race and the law, among other topics." Michael F. QianQian is no stranger to a SCOTUS clerkship, having worked in the chambers of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg from 2019 to 2020. She previously worked at the law firm Hogan Lovells, where she was on a team that helped a Colorado prisoner with an appeal to the Supreme Court. Before clerking for Judge Jackson, Salmanowitz clerked for Judge Paul Watford on the Ninth Circuit.

Elon Musk's Twitter profile is seen on a smartphone placed on printed Twitter logos in this picture illustration taken April 28, 2022. "I'll guess we'll just cancel this deposition," Baron responded. Twitter declined to comment and Musk's legal team did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The Twitter deposition atmosphere could be especially fraught. Tripp's attorney reminded Musk that the judge warned he would oversee the deposition in person if questions weren't answered properly.

☆ Don’t look up: Close encounters of the disaster movie kind
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( Gene Seymour | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The latter movie, whose threat was, as with “Don’t Look Up,” a comet, was a more earnest, conscientiously assembled and far less flustered variation on this theme. By the way, I bet you’re wondering whether a feature-length “Chicken Little” movie was ever made. All I’ll say here is that it sounds a lot more interesting than the movie turned out to be. The title character in 2005's animated "Chicken Little" faces ridicule after warning that the sky is falling. But that doesn’t necessarily mean the movies will altogether abandon “Chicken Little” themes.

☆ What it's like working for lawmakers whose golden years are clouded by power struggles, rumors of senility, and constant second-guessing
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-13 | by ( Warren Rojas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +25 min

Doug Heye, a Republican strategist, told Insider that some political maneuvering is more tactical. Emanuel, now the US's ambassador to Japan, didn't refute that the exchange took place but told Insider he didn't remember it. It serves the institution," the former GOP aide told Insider, adding that seasoned dealmakers are preferable to partisan bomb-throwers "with some agenda that they're driving." Paul Morigi/Getty ImagesWhite, now the executive director of the Mississippi Department of Transportation, told Insider his boss always had the final word. 'Preserving their dignity'Convincing career lawmakers to hang it up before they tarnish their respective legacies is tricky business, a veteran GOP leadership aide told Insider.

Top 55 cele mai bune școli de turism din lume în anul 2021. Pe locul doi se află School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University din New York și William F. Harrah College of Hospitality at the University of Nevada din Las Vegas. Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne din Elveția câștigă prestigiosul titlu de cea mai bună școală turism din lume în 2021, conform revistei. Vezi și:Top 100 cele mai bune școli de fashion din lume. Cea mai apropiată instituție de noi se află la KievTop 100 cele mai bune școli de business din lume în anul 2021.

Persons: William F . Organizations: Cornell University Locations: Elveția, New York, William F . Harrah, Nevada, Las Vegas, Lausanne, Kiev

☆ Harry şi William nu vor merge alături la înmormântarea prințului Philip
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-16 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Cu toate acestea, ei nu vor merge unul lângă celălalt. În schimb, vor merge în acelaşi rând, iar între ei se va afla vărul lor, Peter Phillips. Prinţul William se va afla în faţă, întrucât este al doilea în ordinea succesiunii la tron după tatăl lor, prinţul Charles, urmat de Peter şi apoi de prinţul Harry. William şi Harry au avut o relaţie tensionată în ultima vreme, despre care Harry a vorbit în timpul interviului acordat luna trecută jurnalistei americane Oprah Winfrey. Un purtător de cuvânt al Palatului Buckingham a refuzat să comenteze dacă modul în care William şi Harry vor merge în cadrul procesiunii funerare reflectă relaţia lor, potrivit agenţiei de ştiri PA Media.

Persons: Prinţii William, Harry, prinţul Philip, Ducele de, regina Elisabeta a II, Diana, Peter Phillips, Prinţul William, prinţul Charles, Peter, prinţul Harry . William, Oprah Winfrey, William Organizations: Agerpres, Palatului Buckingham Locations: Ducele de Edinburgh, Castelul Windsor, Londrei, Windsor

Reamintind de înmormântarea mamei lor, prinţesa Diana, după decesul ei tragic din 1997, pe când cei doi aveau 15 şi respectiv 12 ani, fraţii vor merge în spatele sicriului bunicului lor în timpul procesiunii funerare organizate în perimetrul Castelului Windsor. Cu toate acestea, ei nu vor merge unul lângă celălalt. În schimb, vor merge în acelaşi rând, iar între ei se va afla vărul lor, Peter Phillips. William şi Harry au avut o relaţie tensionată în ultima vreme, despre care Harry a vorbit în timpul interviului acordat luna trecută jurnalistei americane Oprah Winfrey. Un purtător de cuvânt al Palatului Buckingham a refuzat să comenteze dacă modul în care William şi Harry vor merge în cadrul procesiunii funerare reflectă relația lor, potrivit agenţiei de ştiri PA Media.

Persons: Ducele de, regina Elisabeta a II, Diana, Peter Phillips, Prinţul William, prinţul Charles, Peter, Harry . William, Harry, Oprah Winfrey, William Organizations: Agerpres, Palatului Buckingham Locations: Ducele de Edinburgh, Castelul Windsor, Londrei, Windsor

☆ Violatori devin, de multe ori, anume „băieții de treabă”. Recenzie la filmul „Promising Young Woman”
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-08 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +27 min

Promising Young Woman a fost nominalizat la cinci categorii ale premiului Oscar. Cu brațele întinse de-a lungul canapelei, Cassie, într-o ținută office, abia se ține trează. Deja un Seth mai matur o abordează pe Cassie și îi propune să o conducă până acasă. Simpatic, un pic stângaci, exact atât cât trebuie ca să te facă să zâmbești, cu un simț al umorul bun, autoironic și… atât de înalt. În martie 2016, Brock Turner a fost condamnat pentru agresarea sexuală a unei femei inconștiente la o petrecere a fraternității.

Persons: Emerald, Carey Mulligan, Bo Burnhum, Alison Brie, Promising Young, , Cassandra, Cassie, Cassie ., Adam Brody ., Seth, O.C, Jerry, William Foster Wallace, Nina, Nina . Ea, Lilith, Ryan ., Alan Monroe, Ryan, Paris Hilton, Bo, Carry, Își, Ryan observi, Ninei, Kill Bill, Alex Monroe, Alex, Brock Turner, Procurorii, Turner, Emily Doe, Chanel Miller, Chanel, decana, Margaret Atwood, Breonna Taylor, Ingrid Escamilla, Marisela, It’s, Lady Gaga, !, Dumitru Petru, Britney Spears, Anthony Willis ., Britney, Ea, Lo, . Lila, C.C . Bloom, Hillary Whitney, Holly, Marin, Thelma, Louise, Kathy, Vera, Beth, Kate, Tully Organizations: Sundance, Promising, Promising Young Woman, universității Stanford, Stanford, Harvard, ., TV8, Facebook Locations: Woman, Paris, Hades, Cassie, Ivy League, SUA, Chanel, Harvard, Beaches, Firefly Lane, dolce

☆ FBI a arestat un soldat american care ar fi plănuit un atac asupra memorialului 9/11 din New York
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-20 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +3 min

FBI a arestat marți un soldat american, Cole James Bridges, în vârstă de 20 de ani, el fiind acuzat de terorism, sprijinirea unor presupuși luptători ISIS și consilierea acestora în alegerea unor potențiale ținte din New York, precum memorialul ridicat pe locul atacului din 11 septembrie 2001, informează digi24. La scurt timp, a început să caute și să consume propagandă jihadistă de pe internet, exprimându-și susținerea pentru ISIS pe rețelele de socializare. În octombrie 2020, Bridges a început să comunice online cu un agent FBI sub acoperire, care susținea că este un susținător ISIS aflat în legătură cu luptătorii ISIS din Orientul Mijlociu. Bridges a oferit și sfaturi privind "cea mai bună metodă de a fortifica taberele ISIS pentru a respinge un atac al forțelor speciale, inclusiv plasarea de explozibili în anumite clădiri pentru a ucide soldații americani". Ulterior, tânărul a trimis un al doilea clip în care "folosea un manipulator de voce și recita un discurs de propagandă".

Persons: FBI, Cole James Bridges, Bridges, ISIS, William F . Sweeney Jr, ISIS ., . Bridges Organizations: FBI Locations: american, New York, Orientul Mijlociu, SUA, Bridges, americană, Georgia

☆ Obiceiuri ciudate ale unor scriitori faimoși: 50 de cești de cafea pe zi sau scrisul cu capul în jos
▼ + stars: | 2016-01-23 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | Angelina Aduce Cititorilor | Diez Informații Utile Din Sfera Educației Și Doza De Relaxare Din Lifestyle. Îi Place Jurnalismul | ) diez.md time to read: +2 min

Obiceiuri ciudate ale unor scriitori faimoși: 50 de cești de cafea pe zi sau scrisul cu capul în josCreativitatea şi inspiraţia se pot lăsa de multe ori aşteptate, marii scriitori nefiind nici ei scutiţi de blocaje, pe care le depăşeau în diferite moduri. Unii scriau doar întinşi în pat, în timp ce alţii aveau nevoie de băutură pentru a aşterne cuvintele pe foaia de hârtie. Vă prezentăm în continuare unele obiceiuri ciudate ale unor scriitori faimoși, precum Victor Hugo, Honore de Balzac sau Virginia Woolf. La cealaltă extremă, Charles Dickens, Ernest Hemingway, Philip Roth, Lewis Carroll sau Virginia Woolf alegeau să scrie doar stând în picioare. Şi Virginia Woolf folosea cerneală diferită, optând pentru nuanţe precum verde, violet sau albastru.

Persons: Victor Hugo, Honore, Balzac, Virginia Woolf, Mark Twain, Marcel Proust, George Orwell, Edith Wharton, Charles Dickens, Ernest Hemingway, Philip Roth, Lewis Carroll, Alexandre Dumas, Lui William Faulkner, Jack Daniels, Dan Brown, Vinci, El Locations: Virginia

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