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☆ Six Hours to Cook and $100 to Shop: Watch 3 NYT Food Writers Make Thanksgiving
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Cc Allen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +42 min

‘Your dinner must be enough to feed four people.’” “’You can cook as many dishes as you’d like, but it must include a main dish and a dessert.’” “All right, cool.” “I love Thanksgiving.” “I love Thanksgiving.” “Thanksgiving is a colonialist holiday that celebrates a genocide. Minus 3.” “Oh, oh, tamarind. O.K., O.K., O.K.” “Where’s the butter? So what I’m going to do is I’m actually going to start the butter and then put the chocolate in. Souffle vibes, O.K., I’m going to do the cranberries now.” [BACKGROUND CHATTER] “Hi.” “Hi camera.” “I’m doing like a layer.

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☆ Sam Altman says successful people ‘believe in themselves almost to the point of delusion’—that's frightening, says expert
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, speaks to the media as he arrives at the Sun Valley Lodge for the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 11, 2023 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Some, like ex-OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, believe in taking it to an extreme — and that's when they turn from inspiring to frightening, says a leadership expert. "The most successful people I know believe in themselves almost to the point of delusion." Altman is "far from the first entrepreneur to have endorsed the idea that you have to believe in yourself, above all else" to succeed, says Moore. In his blog post, titled "How To Be Successful," Altman cited billionaire Elon Musk's "absolute certainty" that SpaceX could soon send a rocket to Mars as the "benchmark for what conviction looks like."

Persons: Sam Altman, Don Moore, Berkeley's, Altman, Moore, Elon Musk's, Musk Organizations: OpenAI, Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference, University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business, CNBC, Microsoft, SpaceX Locations: Sun Valley , Idaho, OpenAI, Mars

[1/3] Spectators look on as SpaceX's next-generation Starship spacecraft, atop its powerful Super Heavy rocket, is prepared for launch from the company's Boca Chica launchpad on an uncrewed test flight, near Brownsville, Texas, U.S. November 17 2023. Starship is mounted atop its towering Super Heavy rocket booster in what will be the second attempted flight of both vehicles together. The launch had been scheduled for Friday but was pushed back by a day for a last-minute swap of flight-control hardware. SpaceX is aiming to at least exceed Starship-Super Heavy's performance during its April 20 test flight, when the two-stage spacecraft blew itself to bits less than four minutes into a planned 90-minute flight. SpaceX has since reinforced the launch pad with a massive water-cooled steel plate, one of dozens of corrective actions that the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration required before granting a launch license on Wednesday for the second test flight.

Persons: Joe Skipper, SpaceX's, Elon Musk, Artemis, Bill Nelson, Nelson, Musk, Joey Roulette, Steve Gorman, Will Dunham Organizations: Boca Chica, REUTERS, blastoff, NASA, Saturn, SpaceX, Reuters, U.S . Federal Aviation Administration, Thomson Locations: Brownsville , Texas, U.S, CHICA , Texas, Texas, of Mexico, Boca Chica, Hawaii's, Mars, China, New York, Los Angeles, Boca Chica , Texas

☆ In ousting CEO Sam Altman, ChatGPT loses its best fundraiser
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( Greg Bensinger | Thomson Reuters | Greg Bensinger Joined Reuters As A Technology Correspondent In Focusing On The World'S Largest Technology Companies. He Was Previously A Member Of The New York Times Editorial Board | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testifies before a Senate Judiciary Privacy, Technology & the Law Subcommittee hearing titled 'Oversight of A.I. But on Friday it was the earnest Altman who was upended after OpenAI’s board, in a surprise move, stripped him of his CEO title and directorship. Directors of the company, now worth about $80 billion, cited a failure to be "consistently candid in his communications." Further details of what finally led to the ouster of Altman were not immediately clear Friday. “You and a small group of rebels get the space to solve an important problem that might otherwise not get solved."

Persons: Sam Altman, Elizabeth Frantz, Sam Altman’s, Altman, Elon Musk’s, “, what’s, ” Altman, Satya Nadella, OpenAI, ”, Greg Bensinger, Diane Craft Organizations: Privacy, Technology, Intelligence, REUTERS, Microsoft, Wednesday, Google, Stanford, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, OpenAI, San Francisco, St, Louis , Missouri

☆ Inside Disney interviews: 6 staffers reveal the most important question recruiters ask, hiring process hurdles, and secrets for standing out
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

According to one Disney employee hired during the pandemic, managers may tell recruiters the particulars they're seeking in candidates. For candidates looking to work in Disney's entertainment division, a question Green and other experts mentioned is: What are you watching on television and streaming right now? A third current employee, a creative assistant in Disney's entertainment division, recalled being tested on their competency in assessing creative work, namely doing script coverage. Curiosity counts — about the role, the company, the industryExperts encouraged candidates to be curious and raise their own questions with recruiters. The first employee recommended that candidates ask questions that enable recruiters to flex their own Disney spirit.

Persons: Lauren, Orlando, she's, Bob Iger, Dan Green, Green, —, hasn't, they've, Disney, Disney —, Ben White —, who's, We've Organizations: Walt Disney, Disney's College, Business, College Program, ESPN, Disney, Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz, Disney College Program, Adobe, Hulu, YouTube, Hollywood Locations: Disney's, Java, pseudocode

☆ 'Overemployed' Workers Secretly Juggle Several Jobs for Big Salaries
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Aki Ito | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +21 min

Holding down multiple jobs has long been a backbreaking way for low-wage workers to get by. They freeze their employment histories with Equifax and hibernate their LinkedIn profiles, so employers can't see they're holding multiple jobs. Those with multiple jobs also seek out positions they hope will be OE-friendly — light on meetings, as well as on the workload. There's another incentive: Unlike most Americans, those who work multiple jobs don't have to worry about layoffs. There's something radical that happens to a worker's psychology when they have multiple jobs.

Persons: Bryan Roque, He'd, Roque, I'm, Isaac, Reddit, commiserate, he'd, it's, they're, —, Tyler Le, George, who's, I've, Allison, Cole, he's, Matthew Berman, hasn't, Meta, Tinder, jugglers, Taylor, they'll, normies, Redditor, she'd, she's, Aki Ito Organizations: Amazon, IBM, Meta, Financial Independence, J1, McKinsey & Company, J2 Locations: Meta, Tinder, New York, California, Meta's, tatters

☆ 3 ways small-business owners can use ChatGPT to brainstorm ideas, plan campaigns, and create a cheap marketing strategy
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Erin Greenawald | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

She said ChatGPT helped her cut her launch timeline to about a month and see new possibilities for marketing. Here are three ways these small-business owners have experimented with AI to support their marketing strategies. In October, Alert used ChatGPT to help her conceptualize and organize an influencer event, so she didn't need to pay for an event planner. To help with user research, she asked ChatGPT for ideas about the types of users she might target. ChatGPTSmith said she likes to approach working through ideas with ChatGPT as if she's chatting with a colleague.

Persons: ChatGPT isn't, SBOs, —, Candice Smith, Dion Lamar Mills, Smith, Marina Guastavino, ChatGPT, Guastavino, Marcela Rogante, ChatGPT Smith Organizations: Small, Service, French Press, French Press Public Relations

☆ Level up your ad creative with the help of award-winning brands on TikTok
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Sponsor Post | Created Tiktok For Business With Insider Studios | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The TikTok Ad Awards are back in full force for 2023, with brands and agencies across Europe being recognised for amazingly creative, high-performing campaigns. Lidl harnessed this power to launch its brand on TikTok, drive new followers and foster brand love in the process. The content positioned Ford as a brand that understands the TikTok platform, interacts with the community, and responds quickly as well as entertainingly to viral moments. For more tips, explore their Creative Center or check out their Creative Codebook. If you'd like to learn more about TikTok and the TikTok Ad Awards, sign up for their newsletter.

Persons: TikTok, Lidl, Leo Burnett, Fiat, Gabriele Vagnato, MASPEX, @Foxx.gotuje, Ford, @officieldace, Read Organizations: Creative, Fiat Stellantis, Fiat, Cloetta Suomi, Bängeri, SPACE CAT, Creative Spain Samsung, BE, Samsung, Deutschland, Ford, BNP, Creative Center, Center, Business, Insider Studios Locations: Europe, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Poland, Creative Spain

☆ A virtual restaurant brand run by robots is operating inside Travis Kalanick's CloudKitchens. Here's how it works.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Nancy Luna | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Better Days, a virtual brand assisted by robots, officially debuts today. Better Days by Remy Robotics wants to scale its wellness brand to 500 locations in five years. Wellness food brand Better Days is officially debuting today inside Travis Kalanick's CloudKitchens commissary kitchens. Remy Robotics founder and CEO Yegor Traiman left his job as an electric-vehicle engineer five years ago to launch Remy Robotics. Better Days, a robot-run virtual restaurant in New York City, sells chef-driven dishes like this salmon meal.

Persons: Remy, —, there's, Travis Kalanick's, Uber, Yegor Traiman, McDonald's, Jose Andres, El, Ferran Adrià, Traiman Organizations: Remy Robotics, Service, Disney Locations: New York City, White, Chipotle, Europe, Brooklyn

☆ A new ranking shows the best luxury hotel brands in the world
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Quek Jie Ann | Marylou Costa | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

But a new list, released by the members-only group LTI – Luxury Travel Intelligence, ranks hotel brands rather than individual properties. Luxury Travel Intelligence memberships cost $700 per year and grant access to the group's travel research. Source: LTI — Luxury Travel IntelligenceOetker Collection's Hotel La Palma in Capri, Italy. Source: LTI – Luxury Travel IntelligenceTwo brands are new to the list this year: Peninsula Hotels and Raffles Hotels & Resorts. The scoring systemLuxury Travel Intelligence uses an algorithm to assess hotel brands, which has a maximum of 4,663 points, said Crompton.

Persons: Aman, Rocco Forte, Michael Crompton, Crompton, Travel Intelligence Crompton Organizations: Travel Intelligence, Raffles, Intelligence, La, Raffles Hotels & Resorts, Luxury Travel Intelligence, CNBC Travel Locations: Oriental Singapore, Capri , Italy, Raffles Doha, Qatar

☆ Erik ten Hag: Manchester United just can’t find winning formula under Dutch coach
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Michael Johnston | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“It is below the standards you expect at Manchester United,” Ten Hag told reporters after Wednesday’s defeat. Rasmus Højlund joined Manchester United from Italian club Atalanta in August for a reported fee of $87.7 million. “You just can’t quite get the stability that Ferguson brought, and since then, people have come and gone,” Dutch football expert Michael Statham told CNN Sport. Manchester United manager Ten Hag has had a very public falling out with Jadon Sancho, who last played for the club in August. They are not thinking about strategic reviews or structures or whatever,” the United manager said before the Manchester derby on the weekend.

Persons: Erik ten Hag, Wednesday’s, Newcastle United –, Hag, “, they’re, “ You’re, Rasmus Højlund, Alex Livesey, Sir Alex Ferguson, Ferguson, Michael Statham, Mason Mount, John Walton, –, Mason Greenwood, Antony, Jadon Sancho, Ten Hag, Gareth Copley, Glazer, everpresent, Jim Ratcliffe, Jassim Bin Hamad Al, Sheikh Jassim, Ratcliffe, Michael Regan, Gary Neville, Erik, ” Neville, ”, Jamie Carragher, Lisandro Martínez, Johan Cruyff, that’s, ” Statham, Tyrell Malacia, Martínez, they’ve, Statham, Sancho, “ He’s, Erling Haaland, John Stones, Catherine Ivill Organizations: CNN, Manchester, English Premier League, Old, Manchester City, Newcastle United, Manchester United, of, Atalanta, United, CNN Sport, Chelsea, Spanish, Getafe, Arsenal, The Athletic, Qatari, Sky Sports, Getty, –, ” CNN, Dutch, Ajax –, Ajax, ”, humbling Locations: Old Trafford, Italian, Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani, Europe, Liverpool, Argentine, Manchester United's Old Trafford, United, Newcastle

☆ Prepare for an Iranian Escalation
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Reuel Marc Gerecht | Ray Takeyh | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Images: AP/Getty Images Composite: Mark KellyIran has patiently built up its “axis of resistance” over 20 years. This alliance among Iran, the Syrian regime, Hezbollah, Hamas and other radical Sunni and Shiite Arab militias is an expression of the Islamic Republic’s vibrant anti-Western ethos. It’s also a means by which the clerical regime can overcome the enormous damage the Syrian civil war has inflicted on its standing among Sunni Muslims. Fortunately for the clerical regime, its Palestinian proxy in Gaza will be hard to destroy. The farther the Israel Defense Forces advance, the more pressure will mount on the Islamic Republic to expand the conflict.

Persons: David Asman, David Petraeus, Mark Kelly Iran, It’s, Tehran can’t Organizations: Israel Defense Forces Locations: Iran, Tehran, Gaza, Republic, Jerusalem

☆ Fiat, maker of Italian cars, is opening an apartment building in New Jersey
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Peter Valdes-Dapena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Fiat, the Italian car brand best known in the United States for its tiny, retro-styled cars, is putting its name on an apartment building across the river from Manhattan. The Fiat House residences will be in a far more pragmatic location, near the western approaches to the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee, New Jersey. Fiat House residents will have access to a car-sharing fleet of Fiat 500e electric cars, according to an announcement from Fiat and UNLMTD Real Estate. The building will include more than 300 apartment units ranging from studios to 2-bedrooms, some furnished, according to the announcement. While Fiat’s cars cost far less than those of ultra-luxury brands like Bentley and Aston Martin its sales have been similarly small in number.

Persons: CNN —, Aston Martin, George Washington, Fiat’s Organizations: CNN, CNN — Fiat, Fiat, Porsche, Bentley, Honda Locations: United States, Manhattan, South Florida, Fort Lee , New Jersey, New Jersey, New York City, UNLMTD

☆ ‘We lost control of who we were.’ Why Phillip Lim’s return to fashion matters
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Alex Rees | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

(CNN) — The tears were flowing backstage at Phillip Lim’s latest runway show, as the fashion designer made has return to the New York Fashion Week last month after four years away. CNN: Did planning your return to New York Fashion Week take you back to when you launched 3.1 Phillip Lim in the first place? Models pose during the presentation of 3.1 Phillip Lim's Fall-Winter 2006 collection at New York Fashion Week on February 4, 2006. JP Yim/WireImage/Getty ImagesZhou: 3.1 Phillip Lim was founded on the idea of ‘why not?’Phillip and I were both 31-years-old. Does 3.1 Phillip Lim have that roadmap right now, or is the ‘second act’ still being written?

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☆ A stay-at-home mom became a professional cuddler making $150 an hour
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Julia Naftulin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Michelle Renee is a professional cuddler who started her practice in 2015. She explained how she works with her clients — she sees a handful of clients each week, and charges $150 an hour — and what someone can expect if they want to hire a professional cuddler like herself. Who can benefit from hiring a professional cuddler? In those seminars, she learned that being a professional cuddler was a career option. There's no singular path to becoming a professional cuddler, but Renee, who recently became Cuddlist's director of training, said the organization has its own protocols for prioritizing all participants' safety.

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☆ New Zealand PM praises resilient All Blacks despite World Cup final loss
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Oct 29 (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins praised the All Blacks for their resilience and determination despite seeing Ian Foster's side slip to a narrow defeat against South Africa in the final of the Rugby World Cup in Paris on Saturday. "It's been incredible to see the team bounce back from that tough opening game against France and set the tournament alight. "New Zealand looks forward to welcoming the team home and celebrating their achievements." The All Blacks reached the final to defy lowly pre-tournament expectations, after a first-ever home series loss to Ireland and defeats against South Africa and Argentina in the Rugby Championship last year. "It's been an incredible seven weeks of rugby and the team has done New Zealand proud.

Persons: Chris Hipkins, Ian Foster's, Sam Cane's, Hipkins, It's, Ian Foster, Sam Cane, Grant Robertson, Michael Church, William Mallard Organizations: Zealand, Blacks, South, Rugby, . New Zealand, All Blacks, France, Rugby Championship, New Zealand, Springboks, Thomson Locations: South Africa, Paris, ., Japan, Argentina, France, New Zealand, Zealand

The D-backs and Texas Rangers have been great with the leather all season long. So far in the World Series, that trend is continuing. The D-backs and Rangers combined for zero errors over the first two games of the Fall Classic, which is the first time that's happened since 2018. This is the first World Series since 1993 — and fifth ever — that will feature all of its games on artifical turf. Arizona stole five bases in the first two games of the series, including four in Game 1.

Persons: Geraldo Perdomo, Christian Walker, That's, “, Walker, Brandon Pfaadt, righty Max Scherzer, Jonah Heim, Nathaniel Lowe, Marcus Semien, Corey Seager, Adolis García, —, Bruce Bochy, Josh Jung, Gabriel Moreno, Alek Thomas, Evan Longoria, perserve, Heim, Merrill Kelly, Ryan Thompson —, Thompson, there's, ”, Torey Lovullo, it’s, ” Lovullo, Lovullo Organizations: PHOENIX, — Arizona Diamondbacks, Texas Rangers, Rangers, ” Rangers, NL, Brewers, Arizona, Tampa Bay Rays Locations: Phoenix, Arizona, Texas, Walker . Arizona

☆ Opinion: Britney Spears’ howl of rage is one we all need to hear
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Opinion Holly Thomas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Britney Spears’ recently released memoir, “The Woman In Me,” opens with a succinct but devastating bit of family history. “Tragedy runs in my family,” Spears observes. Holly Thomas Holly ThomasSpears’ own story is a howl of rage that appears more justified with every chapter. The ridicule that met Spears’ 2007 “meltdown” has since been reevaluated. The fact that Jamie was able to reenter and quickly dominate Spears’ life with apparently minimal difficulty shouldn’t surprise us.

Persons: Holly Thomas, Katie Couric, Britney Spears, ”, Jean, ” Spears, Holly Thomas Holly Thomas Spears, Jamie, Spears, Britney, that’s, “, Jamie —, who’d, —, Meghan Markle’s, Diane Sawyer, Justin Timberlake, Sawyer, Ryan Seacrest, “ Benjamin Button ”, ” “, she’s Organizations: Katie Couric Media, CNN, Jive Records, ” Locations: London, Kentwood , Louisiana, California, ”, Las Vegas

3 House Republican, dropped his bid only hours after securing the nomination. A social conservative, Mr. Johnson is a lawyer and the former chairman of the Republican Study Committee. This conference that you see, this House Republican majority, is united. Some on the right opposed to Mr. Emmer cited his vote in favor of codifying federal protections for same-sex couples. Mr. Emmer had attempted to mollify Mr. Trump by calling him over the weekend and praising him, according to the former president.

Persons: Tom Emmer, Mike Johnson, Emmer’s, Donald J, Trump, Johnson, Kevin McCarthy, Mr, rouser, Trump’s, “, ”, Virginia Foxx, Mike Johnson of, We’re, Haiyun Jiang, McCarthy, Steve Womack, I’m, ” Mr, holdouts, Emmer, MAGA, Byron Donalds of, Hakeem Jeffries, Steve Scalise, Jim Jordan, Biden, that’s, Robert Jimison Organizations: Republicans, Republican, Committee, Education, Minnesota, Credit, The New York Times, Mr, “ Republican, Trump, Caucus, Freedom Caucus, Republican Party, America First Voters Locations: Louisiana, Minnesota, North Carolina, Mike Johnson of Louisiana, Ukraine, Arkansas, American, Byron Donalds of Florida, New York, Ohio

NEW YORK (AP) — Palestinian artist Nida Sinnokrot, one of 18 artists receiving the 2023 Soros Arts Fellowships from the Open Society Foundations on Tuesday, says that art provides hope and resilience, even in the midst of war. This year's class of Soros Arts Fellows is the largest since the program launched in 2018. This is the launchpad of something new — a new realm of direct action in the arts.”Molemo Moiloa also plans to incorporate community action in her art project in Johannesburg, South Africa, for her Soros Arts fellowship. “One of the reasons I still feel hope is that there is powerful solidarity around the world that embraces this ethos,” he said. “And that’s what’s so amazing about this year’s (Soros Arts Fellows) and their communities.

Persons: Nida Sinnokrot, “, ”, Sinnokrot, Tatiana Mouarbes, George Soros, Alex — Mouarbes, Jordan Weber, ” “, Weber, ” Molemo Moiloa, Moiloa, Nelson Mandela's, we’ve, it’s, Fellows, Cannupa Hanska Luger, Carolina Caycedo, Chemi, Dalton Paula, Deborah Jack, Kenan Darwich, Sami Rustom, Ixchel Tonāntzin, Martha Atienza, Molemo Moiloa, Mónica de Miranda, Omar Berrada, Rijin Sahakian, Sari Dennise, Yto Barrada Organizations: Open, Massachusetts Institute, Technology’s, Technology, Soros Arts Fellows, Open Society, Culture, Society, Soros Arts, South, Soros, Fehras, Associated, Lilly Endowment Inc, AP Locations: Palestinian, York, ”, Detroit, Johannesburg, South Africa, Israel, Palestine, Guinea, Hidatsa, Lakota, United States, Carolina, Colombia, Puerto Rico, Brazil, St, Maarten, Syria, Germany, Philippines, Portugal, Morocco, Iraq, Mexico

☆ Emmer Drops Speaker Bid After Right-Wing Backlash
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Luke Broadwater | More About Luke Broadwater | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“RINO Tom Emmer, who I do not know well, is not one of them. He never respected the Power of a Trump Endorsement, or the breadth and scope of MAGA—MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”A majority of those opposed to Mr. Emmer were members of the ultraconservative House Freedom Caucus and loyal to Mr. Trump. Any candidate for speaker can lose only a handful of votes and still win the speakership because Republicans hold such a small majority in the House. Only hours later, Mr. Emmer decided to drop his bid, according to a person familiar with his thinking who divulged it on the condition of anonymity before it was officially announced. The Republican disarray underscored a new ethos that has gripped the House G.O.P.

Persons: Emmer’s, holdouts, Emmer, ”, ” Mr, Trump, “, Tom Emmer, MAGA Organizations: Republicans, “ Republican, Trump, Caucus

☆ Opinion | How to Navigate a Hostage Situation Like No Other
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( Gershon Baskin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

Gilad Schalit, an Israeli soldier, had been a hostage for five years before Israel and Hamas were seriously willing to work toward his release. On Friday, Hamas released two of them — an American mother and daughter — but the fate of the others remains unclear. In May 1985, Israel released 1,150 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for the return of three Israeli soldiers captured in Lebanon. Over the course of those painful episodes, the nation learned a great deal about how to work for its hostages’ release, whether through third-party negotiations, secret back channels or force. There need to be direct talks between Israel, Qatar and Hamas, and no one else.

Persons: Gilad Schalit, Ghazi Hamad, Hamas’s, Mr, Hamad, Schalit, Hamad’s, —, Benjamin Netanyahu, Ron Arad, It’s, Sasson Nuriel, Netanyahu, Israel Organizations: Hamas, Gaza, Popular Front, Liberation, Palestine, An Air Force, Islamic, International Committee, United, American Locations: Israeli, Israel, Gaza, Gaza City, American, Maalot, Lebanon, ”, Qatar, United States, Iran

☆ Sydney Opera House: Australia’s most famous attraction turns 50
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Lilit Marcus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Saying that the Sydney Opera House is a well-known icon of Australia is kind of like saying the Amazon is a creek. Inaugurated on October 20, 1973, by the late Queen Elizabeth II, the Opera House now welcomes more than one million visitors every year. A rich historyThere’s much more to the Opera House than, well, opera. “I think there’s a big misconception that we’re the classical arts,” says Jade McKellar, chief customer officer for the Sydney Opera House. “The Sydney Opera House constitutes a masterpiece of 20th Century architecture,” UNESCO wrote in its designation.

Persons: Queen Elizabeth II, Jorn Utzon, “, ”, Jade McKellar, we’ve, there’ll, Golding, McKellar, Megan Cope, Bob Henry, UCG, Piper, Hamelin Organizations: CNN, Sydney Opera, Deloitte, Empire, Opera, Opera House, Sydney Opera House, UNESCO, ” UNESCO, Fairfax Media, House, Nations, Botanic Garden, Getty, Opera Bar Locations: Australia, ”, Spanish, Korean, Sydney

☆ Opinion: Jim Jordan’s pressure campaign backfired
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Julian Zelizer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Over the past few days, Jordan tried to pressure fellow Republicans into voting for him. He mounted an intense campaign over the weekend to whip up the vote and undermine support for Louisiana Republican Steve Scalise. Arkansas Republican Steve Womack decried the “attack, attack, attack” methods that Jordan has been using. Within the GOP, Jordan has not been a figure who is well loved. At a potential turning point moment for the party, Jordan doesn’t have many chits he can call in to round up the votes.

Persons: Julian Zelizer, Jim Jordan’s, speakership, Jordan, Louisiana Republican Steve Scalise, Arkansas Republican Steve Womack, ” Womack, Donald Trump, Trump, MAGA, shutdowns, –, John Boehner, Newt Gingrich, Patrick McHenry –, hasn’t, don’t, Jordan doesn’t Organizations: CNN, Princeton University, New York Times, America, Twitter, Louisiana Republican, Arkansas Republican, Republican, Trump, Tea Party, Fox News, GOP, Ohio State University Locations: Arkansas, legislating, New York

Yonatan Manor, president of Boston University Students for Israel, said failure to denounce Hamas was akin to supporting Nazis. Younger Americans are much less likely than older generations to support Israel. Support for Israel has grown among all Americans since 2014, when clashes between Israel and Hamas led to thousands of deaths, the vast majority Palestinians. One member, a Middle Eastern Jewish student at Barnard College who requested anonymity for safety concerns, said the organization's ethos underscores the conflict's complexity. Raffi Ivker, a Jewish student at George Washington University, said he believed neither side "has clean hands."

Persons: Kevin Khadavi, David, Louis, Haniah, –, They've, we've, Israel, Christopher Iacovetti, Nat Turner's, Black, Hadia Khatri, Raffi Ivker, Josh Joffe, Joseph Ax, Gabriella Borter, Jason Lange, Paul Thomasch, Howard Goller Organizations: Columbia University, REUTERS, Stanford University, Washington University, Social, Boston University Students for Israel, Reuters, U.S, University of Chicago, Virginians, Jewish, Eastern, Barnard College, George Washington University, Washington , D.C, Stanford, Thomson Locations: Gaza, New York City, U.S, St, Palestine, Israel, Yonatan Manor, Washington ,, New York, Washington

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