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☆ Chinese Marines are becoming more like US Marines, while the USMC returns to its roots
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementBack to their rootsUS Marine amphibious assault vehicles approach the USS Wasp during a 2020 ship-to-shore exercise. This is transforming the US Marine Corps into "an archipelagic maneuver force designed to conduct littoral, sea-denial operations," Tangredi said. Ironically, the US Marine Corps is returning to its historical roots. This is what the US Marine Corps did for most of its history since its founding in 1775. AdvertisementAs for Chinese marines, their historical purpose was to storm Taiwan, not garrison tiny atolls on behalf of the navy.

Persons: Sam Tangredi, Tangredi, Lance Cpl, Jacqueline Parsons, Rudyard Kipling, Michael Peck Organizations: US Marine Corps, US, China's, Corps, Chinese Communist Party, CCP, China Maritime Studies, US Naval, PLA, People's, Army, PLAN, People's Liberation Army Navy, People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps, Nationalist, War College's Institute for Future Warfare, Marine, USS, US Navy, senior Marine, USMC, US Army, 3rd Littoral Regiment, South China, Marines, Navy, Defense, Foreign Policy, Rutgers Univ, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: China, Taiwan, United States, South China, of Africa, East, South, Roman, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pacific, America, Forbes

☆ At 17, he bought a sandwich shop for $125,000—he renamed it Jersey Mike's and just sold it for $8 billion
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Natalie Wu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The shop, which he ended up renaming Jersey Mike's Subs, has since made him a billionaire. The deal reportedly valued Jersey Mike's Subs at around $8 billion including debt, bumping Cancro's net worth to estimated $7.5 billion, according to Bloomberg. The night his mom suggested he buy the business he'd been working at since he was 14, he laughed, Cancro told Forbes in August. He called the restaurant owner the next day and the owner told Cancro he had a week to find $125,000, Cancro told "The Jedburgh Podcast" in 2021. Cancro became the sole owner of Mike's Subs before even graduating from high school.

Persons: Peter Cancro, he'd, Cancro, Forbes Organizations: Subs, Jersey Mike's Subs, Blackstone, Bloomberg, University of North, Forbes Locations: Pleasant , New Jersey, Jersey, University of North Carolina

☆ Researchers capture baleen whales for the first time to study their hearing
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Evan Bush | Evan Bush Is A Science Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

The results of the study, published Thursday in the journal Science, surprised whale researchers because they suggest the creatures can hear at much higher frequencies than expected. Scientists had never captured baleen whales and tested their hearing before because the animals are so large it could be dangerous to both the whales and researchers. Scientists know, from recordings and other observations, that baleen whales rely on hearing for social communication and that it’s important to their survival. Minke whales were a good target for audio testing because they’re the smallest baleen whale and a species whose hearing scientists don’t understand very well. He said the Minke Whale Hearing Project is on hold, but he’d like to pursue the topic further if he could secure funding.

Persons: ”, Dorian Houser, “, Susan Parks, —, that’s, ” Houser, ” Parks, Houser, Regina Asmutis, Silvia, ” Asmutis, Asmutis, Brandon Southall, ” Southall, Southall Organizations: Marine Mammal Foundation, Mammal, Syracuse University, Conservation, “ Locations: Norway, New York, Norwegian, Lofoten, North America

A prominent digital rights activist, who is transgender, confronted Rep. Nancy Mace at a public event Thursday, days after the congresswoman from South Carolina introduced a resolution to ban transgender women from using women’s bathrooms in the U.S. Capitol. A representative for Mace and Project Liberty, the organization that hosted the summit and invited Greer, didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. Greer’s organization is known for its viral protest efforts against internet censorship and surveillance and in support of net neutrality. McBride, whom Mace has repeatedly misgendered, said in a statement that she would follow the new bathroom rules as outlined by Johnson, even if she disagrees with them. In her congressional office, McBride will have a private bathroom, while all other public bathrooms in the Capitol will be banned for transgender people.

Persons: Nancy Mace, Evan Greer, Mace, Ro Khanna, ” Greer, ” Mace, misgendering Greer, Greer, didn’t, “, ”, “ I’m, ’, Sarah McBride, Mike Johnson, McBride, misgendered, Johnson Organizations: U.S . Capitol, Georgetown University, Washington , D.C, Democratic Rep, Tech Solutions, Liberty, NBC Locations: South Carolina, Washington ,

☆ Why Republicans think their Senate majority could last the decade: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

Plus, politics reporters Allan Smith and Vaughn Hillyard examine how Donald Trump's transition team is turning to the much-maligned Project 2025 to fill jobs in the administration. I think it bodes well for us to keep the majority through the rest of the decade,” Daines, of Montana, told NBC News. “They made themselves nuclear,” Howard Lutnick, the co-chair of Trump’s transition and his nominee to serve as commerce secretary, told CNBC in September. But with the campaign over, Trump’s transition team is turning to Project 2025 to help staff the next administration. Both Homan and Ratcliffe were listed as contributors to Project 2025, while Carr wrote a chapter on the FCC.

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It took Rep. John Curtis, R-Utah, just a few weeks to make his mark on the Senate — even before he'd actually take the oath of office to replace retiring Sen. Mitt Romney next year. But I’m not going to give him an unconditional yes to anything that he wants.”“He is not Mitt Romney and he is not Donald Trump. Former Utah Republican Gov. After deciding to run for Senate after Romney’s retirement announcement, Trump weighed in and endorsed Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs. But his colleagues and Trump allies felt that they understood his perspective, with Curtis’ likely disapproval of Gaetz leading to his quick withdrawal.

Persons: John Curtis, he'd, Sen, Mitt Romney, Donald Trump, Curtis, Matt Gaetz’s, Trump, I’m, He’s, ”, Carlos Curbelo, Romney, ” Curbelo, Jason Chaffetz, Hillary Clinton, Gary Herbert, Herbert, ” Herbert, he’s, Curbelo, Curtis ’, “, John, ‘, ’ ” Curbelo, it’s, didn’t, censuring Trump, It’s, Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs, he’d, you’re, That’s, Gaetz, Curtis didn’t, general’s, ” “ He’s, what’s Organizations: Rep, Justice Department, Republican Party that’s, Trump, GOP, NBC, Republican, “, Brigham Young University, Democratic Party, Congress, Former Utah Republican Gov, NBC News, Commission, Senate, Republicans, GOP House, Capitol, Riverton Mayor, Republican Senate, Ford Locations: Utah, Florida, Salt Lake City, Taiwan, Provo, Washington, Texas, “

☆ Vaccines don't cause autism. What does?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Liz Szabo | Liz Szabo Is An Independent Health | Science Journalist. Her Work Has Won Multiple National Awards. One Of Her Investigations Led To A New State Law In Virginia. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

“It’s many, many things under one umbrella.”Although people diagnosed with autism often have similar strengths and challenges, “there are many paths to autism and many presentations of autism,” Miller said. Scientists have identified more than 100 genes related to autism, Miller said, and genes are believed to play a role in 60% to 80% of cases. “We’re making leaps and bounds about known genetic causes of autism.”Yet genes clearly don’t explain every case of autism. But only a fraction of children with the genetic mutation actually develop autism, Miller said. He notes that only 8.4% of the $419 million spent on autism research in the United States is devoted to support and services for people with autism.

Persons: Robert F, Kennedy Jr, ’, Donald Trump, —, United Kingdom —, immunizations, Kennedy, ”, Ari Ne’eman, “, ” Timothy Caulfield, Judith Miller, it’s, Manish Arora, ” Arora, ” Miller, Arora, Catherine Lord, UCLA David, Miller, Gregory Cejas, ” Lord, It’s, he’s Organizations: Department of Health, Human Services, World Health Organization, Network, Harvard, of Public Health, University of Alberta’s Health Law Institute, Center for Autism Research, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Icahn School of Medicine, Autism, UCLA, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Autism Clinical, Washington University School of Medicine Locations: British, United Kingdom, Chan, Canada, “, Mount Sinai, New York, United States

The Texas Board of Education narrowly voted Friday to allow Bible-based curriculum in elementary schools. Greg Abbott has voiced support for the lesson plans, which were provided by the state’s education agency that oversees the more than 5 million students in Texas public schools. Staci Childs, who is an attorney and a Democrat who voted against the Bible curriculum at Friday's hearing, said she believes it will be challenged in court. The new Texas curriculum follows Republican-led efforts in neighboring states to give religion more of a presence in public schools. The Texas Education Agency, which oversees public education for students statewide, created its instruction materials after a law passed in 2023 by the GOP-controlled Legislature required the agency to do so.

Persons: Greg Abbott, Staci Childs, Matthew Patrick Shaw, ”, Mary Castle Organizations: Texas, of Education, Texas State, Republicans, Republican Gov, Republican, Vanderbilt University, The Texas Education Agency, GOP Locations: Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana

☆ Conor McGregor sexually assaulted woman in 2018, civil court jury in Ireland finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

LONDON — A woman who claimed mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor “brutally raped and battered” her in a Dublin hotel penthouse was awarded nearly 250,000 Euros ($257,000) on Friday by a civil court jury in Ireland. He was mobbed by cameras as he left court but did not comment. The woman’s lawyer said she never pretended to be a saint and had gone out looking for a good time that ended up turning into a nightmare. “How anyone could believe that me, as a prideful person, would highlight my shortcomings.”McGregor’s lawyer told jurors they had to set aside their animus toward the fighter. “I’m not asking you to invite him to Sunday brunch.”The defense said the woman never told investigators McGregor threatened her life.

Persons: Conor McGregor “, McGregor, John Gordon, “ He’s, ” Gordon, “, ”, Remy Farrell, “ I’m, Farrell, ” McGregor Organizations: Court, Police, Sunday Locations: Dublin, Ireland, Las Vegas

☆ University of Texas System announces free tuition for students whose families earn $100K or less
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The University of Texas System announced Wednesday it will expand its free tuition program for lower-income families to include all families making $100,000 or less a year. The free tuition for undergraduate students will begin in the fall of 2025 and will cover tuition and fees. “The combination of these actions today will ensure that average student debt at UT academic institutions continues to decline. UT System Chancellor James B. Milliken said in a statement: “Across UT institutions, enrollment is growing, and student debt is declining, indicating success in both access and affordability. Further, families with an income below $100,000 will have tuition as well as housing, dining fees and allowances for books and personal expenses covered.

Persons: James B, Milliken, ”, Sally Kornbluth, Don’t Organizations: University of Texas System, Regents, UT, UT Austin, Texas, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT Locations: U.S

☆ 21+ Best Secret Santa and White Elephant Gifts for 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Bethany Heitman | Bethany Heitman Is A Contributing Editor At Nbc Select. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +12 min

Love them or hate them, Secret Santa and White Elephant gift exchanges are a popular holiday tradition. Below, find some of the best gifts for Secret Santa or White Elephant parties. SKIP AHEAD The best Secret Santa and White Elephant gifts in 2024 | Why trust NBC Select? The best Secret Santa and White Elephant gifts in 2024We rounded up gift ideas based on our previous coverage and NBC Select recommendations to help you find the right gift for your white elephant and Secret Santa gift exchanges. The bag is also slightly padded to provide protectionSometimes the best White Elephant or Secret Santa gifts are the things you may not buy for yourself, but that are super fun to own.

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Those travelers need to get their gates fast and the moving sidewalk wasn’t doing it. The economics of airport moving walkwaysSome experts point to high maintenance costs for removing the moving sidewalks. A group of German economics professors released an extensive study earlier this year about airport moving sidewalks. “The design of Denver International Airport is such that our moving walkways run where our gates are located. Aleinikoff said that while he doesn’t think moving sidewalks are inherently unsafe, they do require regular maintenance, and he says the “teeth” at the end of the moving sidewalks can be “pretty sharp.” Gow has, Aleinikoff said, made a full recovery.

Persons: ”, Olivia Tyler, “, ” Tyler, Tyler, Hunt, Harry Reid, Nils Boysen, Dan Bubb, ” Bubb, Matine Yuksel, John Yuksel, Stacey Stegman, Kone, Schindler, ” Stegman, Stegman, Kenneth Gow, Gow, Gow’s, Brian N, TK, Aleinikoff, ” Gow Organizations: Northwest, Northwest Arkansas National Airport Regional Airport Authority, Northwest Arkansas National Airport Regional, Authority, Walmart, Tyson Foods, Airports, Harry Reid International, Las Vegas, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, University of Las Vegas Honors College, Northern, Northern Kentucky International, Denver International, Delta Airline, Corporation Locations: Northwest Arkansas, Chicago, Las Vegas, Orlando, Dallas, Cincinnati, — Tampa, Denver, Norfolk, Las, Northern Kentucky, Otis, Gow’s Denver

Under the Rome statute that created the ICC, its signatories are obliged to carry out arrest warrants, no matter the rank of the accused. Mohammed Deif was accused of crimes against humanity and war crimes, including for his role as a mastermind of Oct. 7. Some European countries have not said whether they would arrest Netanyahu if he visited, including a number of Israeli allies. Britain respects the independence of the ICC, Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s spokesperson said, but did not say whether Britain would arrest Netanyahu. Netanyahu and the other two Israelis facing the arrest warrants join a group that includes Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has been subject to an ICC arrest warrant over alleged war crimes in Ukraine since last year.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, —, Yoav Gallant, Mohammed Deif —, Netanyahu, Viktor Orbán, Hungary, ”, Joe Biden’s, “, Gallant, Mohammed Deif, Keir Starmer’s, Petr Fiala, Alexander Schallenberg, Omar Al, Israel, Pope Francis, Vladimir Putin Organizations: Israeli, U.S, Criminal Court, Government Press, AFP, Getty, ICC, World Health Organization, Austrian, International Court of Justice Locations: Gaza, Ireland, Netherlands, Hungary, U.S, Tel Aviv, The Hague, Rome, Israel, Britain, France, Paris, Sweden, Norway, Czech, Austrian, Gaza City, AFP, South Africa, Ukraine

According to NBC News exit polls of Nevada, Trump lost Latinos by 26 percentage points in 2020, but he won them by 2 points this year. Among Nevada voters without college degrees, Trump extended his lead from 2 points in 2020 to 10 points this year. “Working-class voters don’t pay attention to politics. Even as Trump carried Nevada Latinos by 2 points, they voted for Rosen by 7 points, according to NBC News exit polls. “But overall, the Democratic Party missed the mark, and they’re going to have to re-evaluate that commitment to working-class voters.”

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump’s, “, ”, Susie Lee, Lee, “ it’s, Sen, Jacky Rosen, Harris, Rosen, Sam Brown, Brown, Trump, he’s, Ted Pappageorge, Pappageorge, They’re, We’ve, Jeremy Hughes, Hughes, Joe Lombardo, “ Brown, Catherine Cortez Masto, headwinds, we’ve, “ You’ve, Jacky, That’s, ” Cortez Masto, ” Rosen, Biden, ” Josh Marcus, Blank, Cortez Masto, “ Joe Biden Organizations: VEGAS, Trump, ”, Democrats, Nevada, Republican, Culinary Union, NBC, CNN, Fox, GOP, GOP Gov, Democratic, Veterans Affairs, Biden, Democratic Party Locations: Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada’s “, Sin City, Sen, Reno

☆ London Gatwick Airport evacuates passengers from terminal over 'security incident'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Patrick-Smith-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Patrick Smith | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: 1 min

LONDON — A major British airport evacuated one of its terminals Friday over an unspecified "security incident." London Gatwick said that passengers were told to leave part of its south terminal "as a precaution" while an investigation takes place. "Safety and security of our passengers and staff remains our top priority. We are working hard to resolve the issue as quickly as possible," the airport said in a statement on X. Passengers posted pictures and video on social media showing large crowds waiting outside while part of the terminal is closed.

Organizations: British, Gatwick

The Kremlin said Friday that its attack using a new ballistic missile was a warning to Ukraine's "reckless" Western allies, the culmination of a week of escalating threats from President Vladimir Putin. The latest round of saber rattling from Putin and Kim has come during a week in which the war in Ukraine passed 1,000 days and with Washington preparing for a change in leadership. Still, Western officials and many analysts have sought to play down what they said was a clear effort to intimidate Kyiv and its backers. And a top official in U.S. ally South Korea shone new light on what Kim may be getting out of his Putin partnership. But the U.S. official said Russia would not be able to bully Ukraine, the U.S. or other countries helping Kyiv fend off invading Russian forces.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un, Putin, Kim, Dmitry Peskov, Russia can’t, Peskov, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Shin Won, sik, Donald Trump, ”, Farah Dakhlallah, Biden Organizations: Washington, Russia, National Security, Emergency Service of, Getty, NATO, U.S Locations: Moscow, Pyongyang, North, U.S, Washington, Ukraine, Russia, Dnipro, Korea, North Korea, Sumy, Emergency Service of Ukraine, Anadolu

☆ Lawsuit against former Marvel actor Jonathan Majors dropped by ex-girlfriend who accused him of assault, defamation
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Patrick-Smith-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Patrick Smith | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The ex-girlfriend of former Marvel actor Jonathan Majors has dropped a lawsuit that accused him of assault and defamation, according to court records filed in New York Thursday. The emerging star, who appeared in boxing drama "Creed III," was convicted in December 2023 on two counts of misdemeanor assault against Grace Jabbari, who said Majors attacker her in the back of an SUV. Majors played supervillain Kang the Conqueror in the Marvel movie franchise and was due to reprise the role in “Avengers: The Kang Dynasty,” slated for 2026. Attorneys for both Jabbari and Majors did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Majors was given the Perseverance Award at the annual Impact Awards in Hollywood in June.

Persons: Jonathan Majors, Grace Jabbari, Grace, Priya Chaudhry, Majors, Kang, Marvel Organizations: Marvel, Defendant, Hollywood Locations: New York, British

“In this time, it’s extremely important that we bring the voices of Afghan women forward,” Yousafzai said in a Zoom interview with NBC News. (The militant group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, also known as the Pakistani Taliban, is a separate organization from the Taliban in Afghanistan, but a close ally.) “The Taliban are attempting to make women invisible, in a way,” said Yousafzai, who graduated from Oxford University in 2020. Mani, who also serves as a producer, said she was working on a different documentary in Afghanistan when the Taliban takeover happened. “We need women’s demands and rights to be on the agenda where the future of Afghanistan is being discussed and decided.

Persons: ’ eduction, ”, Sahra Mani, Sharifa Mowahedzada, Zahra Mohammadi, Taranom Seyedi, ” Yousafzai, “, Yousafzai, Malala, Bryan Bedder, Laden, Donald Trump’s, Joe Biden, Mani, Jennifer Lawrence, Lawrence, Justine Ciarrocchi, ” Lawrence, coldheartedness, ” Mowahedzada, Zabihullah Mujahid, ” Fereshta Abbasi Organizations: Apple, NBC News, Oxford University, Al, U.S, United, Associated Press, Human Rights Watch, Human Rights, Malala Locations: Pakistan, Afghanistan, Swat, Taliban Pakistan, American, Al Qaeda, United Nations, Qatar, Western

North Carolina lawyer Katie Jenifer is trying to prepare one year’s worth of estrogen for her transgender daughter. If the Trump administration still allows trans people to change the gender marker on their passport, Greenesmith said, it might require them to provide proof of gender-reassignment surgery, putting gender-marker changes out of reach for the majority of trans people. There is no existing policy that would allow the government to require people to turn in “X” passports, for example. Katie Jenifer and her transgender daughter, Maddie, at the White House for a Pride Month celebration in June. If that were to happen, she could lose access to health care.

Persons: Ash Orr, Katie Jenifer, Belle, they’re, Donald Trump’s, Heron Greenesmith, ” Greenesmith, Trump, Greenesmith, ”, “, ” Trump, Sasha Buchert, ” Buchert, Stefani Reynolds, I’ve, ” Orr, he’s, Finn Franklin, ” Franklin, “ I’m, ” Finn Franklin, Finn Franklin Franklin, He’s, Maddie, Jenifer, Katie Jenifer Jenifer, ” Jenifer, Trevor, Orr, Bennett Kaspar, Williams, Aldita Gallardo, Gallardo, wasn’t, ” Gallardo, Dahlia Belle, she's, Belle “, ” Belle, it’s Organizations: NBC News, Transgender Law Center, ”, Medicare, State Department, Lambda Legal, Getty, Trans, “, Rogue Community College, Oregon Health & Science University Hospital, Oregon Health, OHSU, Trump, White, Holler Health, Transformation Fund, Emergent, Transformation, U.S, House, Transgender, Society Locations: Virginia, Carolina, Oregon, Massachusetts, U.S, Morgantown , West Virginia, West, “ West Virginia, Grants Pass , Oregon, Washington , Oregon, California, Portland, . North Carolina, West Virginia, Los Angeles, Oakland , California, Louisiana, Birmingham , Alabama, Jacksonville , Florida, Portland , Oregon

Were Trump to follow through on his vow to impose tariffs on imports on Europe as well as from China, they would likely deviate further. There is also uncertainty across the continent about what the new White House will mean for the war in Ukraine. In their view, China could help to pressure Russia over Ukraine as Xi loses patience with a war he did not expect would drag on for almost three years. One senior European diplomat said that while China has never explicitly condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it has helped in other ways to rein in Moscow. continues to say that Ukraine will negotiate when Ukraine wants to negotiate,” another European official said, “and that the E.U.

Persons: Donald Trump, don’t, Trump, Vladimir Putin, “, Olaf Scholz, Putin, Sydney Walsh, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, ‘, Mike Waltz, Xi, Sergey Bobylev, ”, Keir Starmer, Xi Jinping, Starmer, Jimmy Lai, Scholz, Emmanuel Macron, David Lammy, Wang Yi, Liu Bin, Joe Biden, Wu Xinbo, ” Wu, ” Cao Lei, Kim Jong, trickier, ” Keir Simmons, Jennifer Jett Organizations: NBC, Union, NBC News, “, U.S, Economist, Chinese Communist Party, Getty Images, ”, Group, British, Xinhua News Agency, Getty, Trump, Center for American Studies, Fudan University, University of Hong Kong’s, Contemporary, Foreign, South China Locations: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Beijing, Brussels, China, Europe, Ukraine, we’ll, Kazan, Russia, Anadolu, South, Taiwan, Moscow, Rio de Janeiro, Britain, Hong Kong, British, Shanghai, “, Contemporary China, “ China, European, North Korea, U.S, Dubai

☆ Denzel Washington commands ancient Rome and movie theaters with ‘Gladiator II’
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Ronda Racha Penrice | Atlanta-Based Writer Ronda Racha Penrice Is The Author Of | Black American History For Dummies. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

The biggest surprise of “Gladiator II” is not that Denzel Washington is great. Instead, it’s how pivotal his character Macrinus is to the long-awaited sequel starring Paul Mescal as the heir of Russell Crowe’s iconic character Maximus. But it’s Washington’s Macrinus who moves “Gladiator II” forward. “His grand purpose,” Washington told NBC News, “is to take over the world.”Denzel Washington plays Macrinus, Pedro Pascal plays Gen. Acacius and Connie Nielsen plays Lucilla in “Gladiator II.” Aidan Monaghan / Paramount PicturesTo select his gladiators, Macrinus leans into their rage. “Almost everything that is done in the film, I’ve done before: fight scenes, swords, riding horses,” he said, noting one exception.

Persons: “, Washington, Paul Mescal, Russell Crowe’s, Lucius, Washington’s Macrinus, ” Washington, Denzel Washington, Macrinus, Pedro Pascal, Acacius, Connie Nielsen, Lucilla, ” Aidan Monaghan, stokes, ”, Crowe’s, —, Ridley Scott, Thelma, Louise, ” Scott “, Scott, ’ ” Washington, “ He’s, ’ ” Paul Mescal, Caesar, Janty Yates, Cuba Scott, I’ve, “ I’ve, It’s, Malcolm, Katia, John David, Pauletta, “ we’re Organizations: NBC News, Paramount Pictures, Netflix Locations: ” Washington, Cuba, Pittsburgh

☆ They’ve sailed across Southeast Asia for centuries. Now, these sea nomads are being forced to live on land
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Rebecca Cairns | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Salih is Bajau Laut, an indigenous seafaring group in Southeast Asia that has lived a semi-nomadic lifestyle on the ocean for centuries. More and more Bajau Laut are abandoning their traditional way of life, making them increasingly vulnerable to environmental changes. As climate change threatens the marine environment more than ever, the traditions of the Bajau Laut are quickly disappearing. Brandi Mueller/Moment RF/Getty ImagesA hypselodoris nudibranch, commonly known as a sea slug, in Mabul Island, Malaysia. The Sabunglanis are one of the few Bajau Laut families left in the region who still live on a lepa, or houseboat.

Persons: Malaysia CNN —, Jimi Salih doesn’t, ”, Salih, “, Bajau, Rebecca Cairns, ” Salih, kampee, Jacque Cousteau, Brandi Mueller, Adzmin Fatta, Green Semporna, Malaysian Borneo —, Robin Philippo, Philippo, Haikal Nukiman, Imran Abbisi, they’re, Rili Djohani, hasn’t, ’, Nukiman, TRACC, they’ll, Jimi Salih Organizations: CNN, Initiative, Malaysia CNN, Getty, Check, Malaysian, Tropical Research, Conservation, Tourism, Coral Triangle, Borneo, CNN Borneo Komrad, TRACC Locations: Semporna, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Omadal, Malaysian Borneo, Island, Sipadan, Mabul Island, Sabah —, Sabah, TRACC, East Malaysia, Wakatobi, Kampung Bangau Bangau, Kampung Bangau, Borneo, Kampung Air Hujung, Iskul

☆ India: Doctor’s stabbing renews debate over hospital safety months after rape and murder of medic
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Esha Mitra | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Their main demand then was a federal law, known as the Central Protection Act (CPA), to protect doctors and medical staff at their workplace. Several doctors work in the capital New Delhi, but they say things are much worse at remote health care centers. The survey had 1,566 responses from doctors, nurses and other medical staff across the country. Protests by medical staff in Kolkata earlier this year lasted for weeks following the rape and murder of a trainee doctor. The Supreme Court of India opened a case on the Kolkata trainee doctor’s rape and murder and formed a national task force to recommend measures to improve security at hospitals.

Persons: Balaji Jaganathan, ”, Abdul Hasan, –, barged, Samir Jana, medic’s, Kar, Anwesha Banerjee, Hasan, ‘, Banerjee Organizations: New, New Delhi CNN, Indian Medical Association, CNN, Central Protection Act, Hindustan Times, Health Ministry, Indian Ministry of Health, West, World Health Locations: New Delhi, India, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Kolkata, Delhi, West Bengal

☆ The Fleeting Comforts of the Celebrity Look-Alike Contest
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Amanda Hess | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It may be a coincidence that the celebrity look-alike competition returned to prominence just as American citizens were voting in what some called “the most significant presidential election in our lifetimes.” But once it happened, the appeal was obvious. Here was a different kind of democratic event: a totally insignificant one, in which attractive men with slightly off-kilter features were lined up in public and ranked by the roaring crowd. At the first contest, which convened a flock of Timothée Chalamet doubles in Manhattan last month, the New York Police Department showed up, deemed it an “unscheduled demonstration” and arrested four people. They are typically publicized with posters on lampposts, staged in public parks and accompanied by meager prizes. The Mescal double won 20 euro “or three pints”; the White winner received $50 and a pack of Marlboro Reds.

Persons: Trump, doppelgängers, Jeremy Allen White, Paul Mescal, Dev Patel, Harry Styles Organizations: New York Police Department, Marlboro Reds Locations: Manhattan, Chicago, Dublin, San Francisco, London

☆ Europe markets set to open higher as investors monitor Russia-Ukraine tensions
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Sam Meredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

LONDON — European stocks are expected to open higher on Friday, as investors closely monitored further escalations in the Russia-Ukraine war. It comes after the pan-European Stoxx 600 index snapped a four-session losing streak to close around 0.5% higher on Thursday. Gold prices extended gains on Friday and were on course for their best week in a year amid concerns over the conflict. Asia-Pacific markets mostly rose on Friday, tracking gains on Wall Street that saw the S&P 500 index log gains for a fourth straight day. U.S. stock futures edged higher overnight, on track to end the week with gains across the three major averages.

Persons: Germany's DAX, Vladimir Putin Organizations: France's CAC, IG Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukrainian, Dnipro, Asia, Pacific

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