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☆ Former pope Benedict, his papacy and retirement
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

VATICAN CITY, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Former pope Benedict, who Pope Francis said on Wednesday was "very sick", resigned in 2013, the first pontiff in 600 years to take such a step rather than rule for life. Days later, Benedict says he was "deeply sorry" about Muslim reaction to his speech, which he says was misunderstood. Former Pope Benedict traveled to his native Germany last week to visit his ailing older brother. Benedict later pardoned Gabriele and the Vatican later found him a job in a hospital. Benedict pope later acknowledges errors occurred and asks for forgiveness.

☆ Factbox: Former pope Benedict, his papacy and resignation
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

VATICAN CITY, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Former pope Benedict, who Pope Francis said on Wednesday was "very sick", resigned in 2013, the first pontiff in 600 years to take such a step rather than rule for life. - Benedict, the first German pope in 1,000 years, was elected on April 19, 2005 to succeed the widely popular Pope John Paul II, who reigned for 27 years. The Vatican under Pope John Paul II had failed to take action against Maciel despite overwhelming evidence of his crimes. Some loyalists failed to accept that he had resigned the papacy willingly and continued to consider him "my pope". Pope Francis, by contrast, also loves classical music but appreciates Italian pop songs from the early 1960s and also likes tango music from his native Argentina.

☆ I'm a florist for a hotel in Hawaii. My job involves figuring out what's 'trendy' — and yes, flowers do go out of style.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( Molly O'Brien | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Joseph Reyes, 51, is the head florist at Halekulani, a hotel on the beach in Honolulu. His floral team consists of four members with a combined experience of more than 40 years. My small but mighty floral team consists of four members with a combined experience of more than 40 years. All of the arrangements I've posted on our Instagram page (I do our social media, too!). As the hotel gets busier, I hope to get more people on our floral team so we can expand our event offerings.

☆ These are 10 most popular fighter planes in service around the world
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( Miguel Ortiz | We Are The Mighty | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Using data from Cirium, FlightGlobal published their 2023 World Air Forces directory detailing military aircraft fleets around the world, including the most popular fighter planes. These are the 10 most popular fighter planes in service around the world:Northrop F-5An F-5 Tiger II takes off at Naval Air Station Fallon in Nevada. Despite its age, the J-7 remains extremely popular with 444 in active service. 522 Typhoons are in active service, including with all of the original collaborating countries except France. 545 F-35s are in active service, with more on the way as existing orders are filled and additional orders are placed.

The Georgia voters who delivered Mr. Kemp a comfortable victory over his Democratic challenger, Stacey Abrams, in November did not show the same enthusiasm for Mr. Walker. Neither Mr. Walker nor Mr. Warnock cleared the 50 percent threshold needed to win outright, sending voters to the polls again for a runoff on Tuesday. The outcome of Tuesday’s runoff with Mr. Walker, who was pressed to run by Mr. Trump, will shed more light on Mr. Trump’s influence in Georgia. Mr. Walker has spent more time campaigning in Atlanta’s suburbs and has embraced Mr. Kemp as a surrogate. Mr. Warnock has sought to portray Mr. Walker as unfit for office and as an ally of Mr. Trump.

☆ ‘Living in despair and hopelessness’: A lack of affordable housing can put people’s health at risk
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Renuka Rayasam Fred Clasen-Kelly Kaiser Health News | Renuka Rayasam | Fred Clasen-Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

She suspected the gray and brown splotches spreading through the apartment were mold and had caused her son’s illness. A nationwide affordable housing crisis has wreaked havoc on the lives of low-income families, like Joseph’s, who are close to the brink. Housing instability — such as having trouble paying rent, living in crowded conditions, or moving frequently — can have negative consequences on health, according to the federal Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. And there is no county in the country where a minimum-wage worker could afford a two-bedroom rental home, according to an August report from the National Low Income Housing Coalition. A few months after leaving the apartment, Joseph and her two children moved in with her sister in Orlando, Florida, with their remaining possessions — a car and some clothes.

Republicans won the House on Wednesday when they picked up a 218th seat, the majority needed to control the chamber. How House district results compare with presidential election results in Florida 2022 House margin 2020 presidential margin Voted more Democratic than presidential election 2020 presidential margin 2022 House margin Voted more Republican than presidential electionwon Republicanwonwon Democratwon Notes: Chart shows all districts where there was one candidate from each major party. How House district results compare with presidential election results in Michigan 2022 House margin 2020 presidential margin Voted more Democratic than presidential election 2020 presidential margin 2022 House margin Voted more Republican than presidential electionwon Republicanwonwon Democratwon Notes: Chart shows all districts where there was one candidate from each party. Clinton-Biden districts where Republicans won in 2022 Where Democrats won the presidential vote in 2016 and 2020 and a Republican won the House in 2022 Vote margin Rep. win by ≥10% Rep. win by <10% Dem. Trump-Biden districts where Republicans won in 2022 Where Trump won the presidential vote in 2016, Biden won in 2020 and a Republican won the House in 2022 Vote margin Rep. win by ≥10% Rep. win by <10% Dem.

☆ It Took Two Weeks to Call Every State in 2020. This Is When to Expect Results This Year.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Alicia Parlapiano | Lazaro Gamio | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +10 min

Six of them — all but Alaska and Michigan — have competitive Senate races this year that could determine the balance of power in Congress. North Carolina Last polls close at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Competitive congressional races Senate, House (1 district) Timing of results State officials expect a quick pace of reporting, similar to 2020. How vote counting progressed in 2020 Race call 6 p.m.,Nov. 3 Midnight Noon,Nov. 4 96% rpt. How vote counting progressed in 2020 Race called 4 days later 6 p.m.,Nov. 3 Midnight Noon,Nov. 4 82% rpt. How vote counting progressed in 2020 Race called 1 day later 6 p.m.,Nov. 3 Midnight Noon,Nov. 4 100% rpt.

☆ A Walmart-backed fintech has been making changes to an online bank it acquired. Long-standing customers are getting fed up.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Carter Johnson | Ben Tobin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

But once the Walmart-backed fintech venture Hazel acquired One and adopted its moniker in January, some of the features that drew Gastley to the bank disappeared. The page has become, in some cases, the first place customers turn to for information about product changes. (Like most neobanks, One has partnered with a sponsor bank, the Washington-based Coastal Community Bank, to provide financial services.) But then One customers received an email from the bank on May 12: It would be closing current credit lines, effective immediately. That's not the only change to Pockets for which Joseph, who has dozens of the virtual bank accounts, didn't receive a notification about, he said.

☆ Rishi Sunak is worth almost $850 million, making him Britain's richest prime minister. Here's why that could be a big problem.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( Ryan Hogg | Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is worth about $850 million according to the Sunday Times Rich List. With wealth that rivals King Charles III, the former finance minister is the richest UK leader ever. The 42-year-old former chancellor (finance minister) has a net worth of £730 million ($847 million) according to the Sunday Times Rich List, and was ranked 222nd in May. Queen Elizabeth II was estimated to be worth about $440 million before her death, according to the Sunday Times. The ex-finance minister has a 19th century, Grade II-listed mansion in Yorkshire as well as a London home worth millions.

☆ ‘Dying Inside’: Chaos and Cruelty in Louisiana Juvenile Detention
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-29 | by ( Megan Shutzer | Rachel Lauren Mueller | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +47 min

But inside the walls at Ware, one of the state’s largest juvenile detention facilities, children have been trying to kill themselves with stunning regularity. In Louisiana, where brutal conditions prompted juvenile justice reform two decades ago, the system is again in crisis. Most Ware guards are Black, as well, though nearly all of its leaders are white, as are the local judge, sheriff and district attorney. “Of course, they still do.” In reports to the state, Ware’s nurses described carpet burns on children’s faces and head-to-toe bruises from restraints. In fact, of the four guards convicted of sexually assaulting children at Ware, Mr. Peace would be the only one imprisoned.

☆ Kyle Rittenhouse says he's planning YouTube channel about guns and the Second Amendment
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Phil-Helsel-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Phil Helsel | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Almost a year after he was acquitted of all counts of shooting three people, killing two of them, Kyle Rittenhouse says he's launching a YouTube channel. The protests erupted in Kenosha after a police officer shot Jacob Blake, leaving him paralyzed. Rittenhouse was charged with homicide and attempted homicide in the Aug. 25, 2020, killings of Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber, and the wounding of Gaige Grosskreutz. A jury found Rittenhouse not guilty of all counts Nov. 19. In June, he tweeted that he was planning to attend Blinn College in Texas, with a plan to attend Texas A&M in 2023.

☆ Hey, New Yorkers: Meet Your Neighborhood’s New Congressional District
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Denise Lu | Nicholas Fandos | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The district this neighborhood falls in now has a very different shape from the district before. Mr. Biden won the old district by 69 points in 2020; if the election had been held in the new district, he would have won there by 56 points. Vote margin in 2020 election by precinctBiden Trump +75 +50 +25 0 +25 +50 +75 pts. 2020 (12th District) 2022 (14th District)Old Astoria has long been linked across the East River to some of Manhattan’s wealthiest and whitest neighborhoods, including the Upper East Side, home to the 12th Congressional District’s longtime representative, Carolyn B. Maloney. The new 14th District is much less affluent, more progressive and more Hispanic than the one Old Astoria had been voting in.

LONDON — If anyone thought Britain was due a period of calm after Boris Johnson’s tumultuous premiership, no one told his successor. But the proposed solution by new Prime Minister Liz Truss has quickly sent the economy spiraling into chaos, threatening consequences both immediate and long-lasting for many Britons. Prime Minister Liz Truss's government unveiled a financial plan last week that sparked market concern and public criticism. The nose-diving pound will also make everyday products in Britain more expensive as importers face spiraling costs. It wants to supercharge Britain’s sluggish economy by any means necessary — even if that means short-term shocks.

☆ How Oath Keepers Are Accused of Plotting to Storm the Capitol
▼ + stars: | 2022-01-19 | by ( Denise Lu | Eleanor Lutz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +12 min

The chat group included Kelly Meggs — the head of the Florida chapter of Oath Keepers — and others. He later published the plan of action on the Oath Keepers’ website. section chief, contacted Mr. Rhodes to coordinate on an upcoming “op” and to provide details of a reconnaissance trip he took to Washington. weapons Mr. Rhodes purchased about $7,000 worth of firearm-related equipment and night-vision devices and shipped the items to Virginia. Several other people associated with the Oath Keepers have pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate with the investigation, but those charged with sedition are not among them.

☆ SUA și Rusia, declarație comună despre stabilitatea strategică: Un război nuclear nu trebuie să aibă loc niciodată
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-17 | by ( Milena Onisim | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +2 min

Primul summit dintre președintele SUA, Joe Biden, și președintele Federației Ruse, Vladimir Putin, s-a încheiat miercuri, 16 iunie, cu o declarație comună referitoare la „stabilitatea strategică”. Astăzi, reafirmăm principiul că un război nuclear nu poate fi câştigat şi nu trebuie să aibă loc niciodată”, subliniază cei doi lideri. Prin acest dialog, vom căuta să punem baza pentru viitoare măsuri de control al armamentului şi de reducere a riscurilor”, au declarat președinții Joe Biden și Vladimir Putin. Președintele SUA, Joe Biden și președintele Federației Ruse, Vladimir Putin, s-au întâlnit miercuri, 16 iunie, pentru prima dată în cadrul summit-ului la Geneva, care a avut loc într-o vilă elvețiană. Acesta este primul summit ruso-american de la întâlnirea dintre Vladimir Putin și Donald Trump la Helsinki, în iulie 2018.

Persons: Joe Biden, Vladimir Putin, Joseph R . Biden, Vladimir Putin . Președintele, Donald Trump Organizations: Vladimir Putin . Președintele SUA Locations: SUA, Federației Ruse, american, Geneva, Rece, Statelor Unite, Ruse, Statele Unite, Rusia, elvețiană, Helsinki

☆ Tom Carper's love of Amtrak doesn't take a back seat to Joe Biden's
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-06 | by ( Nicole Gaudiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

His committee oversees surface transportation, and he loves trains, just like "Amtrak Joe." "Then they named it after Joe Biden, and my staff was so ticked off. Sen. Thomas Carper and then-Vice President Joe Biden speak at the former GM Boxwood Plant in October 2009 in Wilmington, Delaware. Tom Carper and Chris Coons speak to reporters after meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House in February, 2021. As he left, "Tell Joe Biden we love him," the ticket counter attendant said.

☆ Procurorul general al SUA: Nu există dovezi privind fraude care ar fi putut schimba rezultatul alegerilor prezidențiale
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-02 | by ( Diana Severin | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +3 min

„Până în prezent, nu am văzut fraude la o scară care ar fi putut da un rezultat diferit la alegeri”, a spus Barr. „A existat o acuzație că ar fi existat o fraudă sistemică și anume că mașinile de numărat au fost programate pentru a distorsiona rezultatele alegerilor. Departamentul Justiției și Departamentul pentru Securitate Internă au analizat acest lucru și, până acum, nu am văzut nimic care să demonstreze acest lucru”, a spus el. „Cu cel mai mare respect față de procurorul general, opinia sa pare a fi fără a avea cunoștință sau fără investigarea neregulilor substanțiale și a dovezilor fraudelor sistemice”, au declarat avocații Rudy Giuliani și Jenna Ellis într-o declarație. „Oamenii care încearcă să schimbe regulile petru această metodă, care este supusă fraudei și constrângerilor – este nesăbuit și periculoas și oamenii se joacă cu focul”, a spus atunci Barr.

Persons: William Barr, Barr . Barr, Donald Trump, Barr, Trump, Rudy Giuliani, Jenna Ellis, Joe Biden, Joseph Robinette Biden Organizations: Justiție, Associated Press, CNN, Justiției, Securitate, Trump Locations: SUA, Statelor Unite ale Americii, Washington, Congres

☆ FOTO // DRAMELE lui Joe Biden, președintele Americii. I-a MURIT familia, membru cu membru
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-12 | by ( ) www.ziarulnational.md time to read: +10 min

Candidații, Donald Trump, la un posibil al doilea mandat, și Joe Biden vicepreședintele republican, așteaptă închiderea urnelor. Cât de mult i-a influențat cursul politic lui Joe Biden dramele din viața sa. Drama fiului său, Joseph Robinette „Beau” Biden IIIFiul cel mareal lui Joe Biden a fost procurorul general al Delaware. Beau și-a anunțat intenția în 2014 de a candida la funcția de guvernator și a fost considerat pe scară largă liderul. Dar, în 2013, Beau a fost diagnosticat cu cancer la creier, deși nu a fost făcut public la acea vreme.

Persons: Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Amy, Biden, Hunter, Beau, . El, Richard Nixon, George McGovern, Neilia Biden, Naomi, Joseph, Robert Hunter, Hunt, Neilia, Nixon ., El, Kitty Kelley, Jill Tracy Jacobs, Barack Obama, Drama, Joseph Robinette, Earl Bradley Organizations: republican, O, Starbucks, Washington ., Gărzii Naționale, Armatei Delaware, Trump, Președintele Locations: America, Hockessin, Delaware, Bahamas, Statelor Unite, Washington, Valley, Great Clips, Senat, D.C, Vermont, Wilmington, britanic, președinție, Scranton, Pennsylvania, Irak, SUA, Președintele Statelor Unite

Joe Biden, noul preşedinte al Statelor Unite, s-a născut acum 77 de ani, naşterea sa fiind practic contemporană cu activitatea unor personaje legendare din perioada celui de-al Doilea Război Mondial. Joseph Robinette „Joe” Biden, născut la 20 noiembrie 1942, în Pennsylvania, iar în 1953 s-a mutat în Delaware. Situaţia a fost de aşa natură încât a fost chemat un preot, să-i dea ultimele sacramente. Catolic, Joe Biden se duce în fiecare duminică la biserică în cartierul său select din Wilmington. Joe Biden a pledat, la începuturile carierei sale ca ales local la Wilmington, în favoarea dezvoltării locuinţelor sociale.

Persons: Joe Biden, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Biden, Joseph Robinette, Joe, Democrat, J . Caleb Boggs, Naomi, Beau, Hunter, Jill Tracy Jacobs, americane, Anitei Hill, Barack Obama, SUA . Biden Organizations: Mediafax, Universitatea din, Partidului Republican Locations: Statelor Unite, american, Delaware, SUA, Pennsylvania, Universitatea din Pennsylvania, Syracuse, Neilia, Wilmington, Irak, Senat, Anitei, preşedinte

☆ Cele mai enigmatice întrebări, dintr-un local nou, ale sezonului XIV de IQuiz[RO]
▼ + stars: | 2015-12-05 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

Cele mai enigmatice întrebări, dintr-un local nou, ale sezonului XIV de IQuiz[RO]Sezonul al 14-lea de trivia quiz în limba română – IQuiz[RO] – a celor de la City Quest este în plină desfășurare. Ca de obicei, #diez te pune la încercare cu niște întrebări captivante. Am selectat câteva dintre cele mai captivante întrebări de la IQuiz[RO]-156 și 157. Pentru a le vedea, este necesar să selectezi textul de lângă cuvântul Răspuns. Pierre de Coubertin#diez și echipa City Quest te așteaptă și marțea viitoare la o seară intelectuală de quiz.

Persons: Joseph Rudyard Kipling, George Orwell, Socrate Aristotel Onassis, Jaqueline Kennedy, Onassis, Pierre de Coubertin Organizations: Quest, Coca, Sarajevo, City Quest

☆ Pope Benedict XVI, 1927-2022
▼ + stars: | 2005-04-19 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI died Saturday at age 95 at the monastery inside the Vatican where he’d been living since he resigned in 2013—the first pope to resign in nearly 600 years. His reason for stepping down was straightforward: Then age 85, he was no longer up to the demands of the job. But the writings of the man born Joseph Ratzinger are the most significant legacy of his life and papacy. They reflect his theological focus on the interplay between reason and faith, or between Athens and Jerusalem in the Western philosophical tradition. This was the message of his 2006 address at the University of Regensburg, which was widely misinterpreted as an attack on Islam.

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