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☆ Uganda's President Museveni tests positive for COVID -health official
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

NAIROBI, June 7 (Reuters) - Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has tested positive for COVID-19, is in good health and will continue his duties, while getting treatment, a senior health ministry official said late on Wednesday. "Today ...the President tested positive for COVID-19. He said two of three tests he had done were negative, and he was waiting for the outcome of another. That is why you saw me coming in separate cars with Mama," Museveni said, referring to the First Lady Janet Museveni, who accompanied him to parliament. Reporting by George Obulutsa Editing by Marguerita ChoyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Yoweri Museveni, Diane Atwine, COVID, Museveni, Lady Janet Museveni, George Obulutsa, Marguerita Choy Organizations: Twitter, COVID, Thomson Locations: NAIROBI, Museveni, Uganda

[1/5] Sekyiwa 'Set' Shakur poses during the posthumous Rapper Tupac Shakur's star unveiling ceremony on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, California, U.S. June 7, 2023. REUTERS/Mario AnzuoniLOS ANGELES, June 7 (Reuters) - Award-winning rapper, activist and actor Tupac Shakur received a posthumous star on Wednesday on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, where his sister and fellow rappers spoke of the musician's legacy around the world. “Tupac knew deep down that he was always meant for something great,” Sekyiwa Shakur said amid the crowd of around 100 people. Shakur was killed in 1996 at age 25 in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas that has never been solved. Tupac Amaru Shakur has become a global symbol of rebellion.

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☆ As Assad’s Isolation Lifts, Syrian Refugees Fear Pressure to Return Home
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Raja Abdulrahim | Hwaida Saad | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Early one recent morning, Lebanese soldiers swept through the Bourj Hammoud neighborhood in Beirut, emptying two buildings of the Syrian refugees living in them. They forced them into trucks and drove them to a no-man’s land between the Lebanese and Syrian borders. After days stuck along the border, hundreds of refugees were taken by Syrian forces back to Syria. The family spent their first night back in Syria sleeping on the streets of the capital, Damascus. If the soldiers ever come back, Rasha vowed, she would die before being forced back to Syria again.

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☆ New York teens arrested and charged with stealing, killing, and eating a swan that was a town mascot for over 10 years
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Police say teens stole a swan family from a New York village pond and ate the mother swan. The mother swan had lived in the town for over 10 years; residents are mourning the loss. An 18-year-old faces charges for theft and killing the swan, which is illegal in New York. "The mother swan was consumed," Manlius Mayor Paul Whorrall said Wednesday. Elizabeth Doran/APFor over a decade, Faye and Manny swanned about in the village pond, and each spring hatched and raised cygnets.

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☆ Queer people in history: Figures to know
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Leah Asmelash | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

To commemorate the month, CNN is highlighting five major LGBTQ elders – some who have passed on, and some who haven’t – highlighting their achievements. From a drag king who fought discrimination on the streets of New York to a famous mathematician who stood up to adversity despite legal limitations, here are five LGBTQ figures to know. Miss Major Griffin-GracyMiss Major in the film "Major," a documentary about her life and campaigns. But a year after Stonewall, Miss Major was arrested for robbery, landing her with a five-year prison sentence. Decades after her release, Miss Major spent time as the executive director of the Transgender Gender Variant Intersex Justice Project.

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☆ Freddie Mercury’s handwritten lyrics suggest he considered ‘Mongolian Rhapsody’ song title
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

(CNN) — Never-before-seen draft lyrics of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” suggest that Freddie Mercury considered giving his mock-opera anthem a somewhat different title: “Mongolian Rhapsody.”The discovery was made following the emergence of a 15-page folio of lyrics, vocal lines and harmonies handwritten by the singer as he composed his 1975 hit. Queen recorded “Bohemian Rhapsody” the next year. Sotheby's auction house said the handwritten lyrics present "untold insights into other possible directions the song could have taken." Queen pictured in 1977, two years after releasing "Bohemian Rhapsody." Richard E. Aaron/Redferns/Getty Images“What is ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ about?

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☆ Tiffany Hammond Believes Stories Are the Best Teachers
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-25 | by ( Elisabeth Egan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Mama pulls the curtains back to welcome the sunlight.” So begins Tiffany Hammond’s “A Day With No Words,” which debuted at No. “I do not speak,” the boy lets readers know. I use a tablet to be heard, pushing buttons with pictures that speak my words.”Hammond writes what she knows: She has autism, as do her sons, who are 16 and 14. “I didn’t know I was autistic until I was 18,” Hammond said in a phone interview. I needed to figure out, how do I talk to you?”

☆ Palestinian-American authors bring their culture to the heart of children's books
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( Alaa Elassar | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Today, Moushabeck, 36, is part of a burgeoning movement of Palestinian-American authors publishing children’s books in English with Palestinians as the main characters. Letting Palestinian children be childrenDespite recent strides in the arts, Palestinian-Americans, along with other Arab-Americans, are still woefully underrepresented in books. Between 2018 to 2022, the Cooperative Children’s Book Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Education found that less than 1% of children’s and young adult books released by US publishers were about Arabs. The books also feature activities related to Palestinian culture, including a recipe for hummus and a tutorial for tatreez, traditional Palestinian embroidery. Bishara, whose own family was expelled from the Galilee in 1948, says it’s important to teach Palestinian children raised in diaspora about every aspect of Palestinian culture and history, including those that cause great pain.

☆ Killer Mike, Atlanta’s Rap Journeyman, Is at the Peak of His Powers
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Joe Coscarelli | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

“It’s a reflection of Black masculinity at this moment, of who we are and what we are,” Mike said. I’ve never not been honest with you, but I didn’t understand how to give you a balanced representation of me. “People always say to me, you’ve got so much going on, you’re always running,” Mike said. I don’t know where the journey’s taking me, but I know God got me on a journey. I’ve got a purpose, and I’d be a fool not to see it all the way through.”Audio produced by Tally Abecassis .

☆ An influencer mobilized her followers to spam Air France until they found her bag. Want to find your lost luggage? Just get 1.7 million TikTok followers.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Victoria Paris, 24, issued a very public complaint against Air France, and asked her followers to "wage war" on the airline. Her 1.7 million TikTok followers obliged and spammed the airline's social media comments with demands for her bag. The same day she mobilized her fans, Air France reached out to let Paris know that it located and shipped her bags back to her. When an airline loses your luggage, it typically results in a weeks-long process to retrieve your items — that is, unless you're an influencer with 1.7 million TikTok followers. Air France did not immediately respond to Insider's request to comment on the incident.

☆ Joy, Loneliness, ‘Rejuvenation:’ Becoming a Mother After 40
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( Dani Blum | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +12 min

Still, Ms. McQueen longed for a baby. Terry Ratzlaff for The New York TimesEach year, she and her girls celebrate the anniversaries of their embryo transfers, Ms. McQueen said. Together, they look at the balls of cells on the girls’ ultrasound images and talk about the lengths Ms. McQueen went to in order to have them. Then, in 2016, Ms. Allen was diagnosed with a seizure disorder, which forced her to stop working and focus on her health. Caring for Ezra, who is now 5, has come with “overwhelming guilt” over the things she can’t do, Ms. Allen says.

☆ Eurovision 2023: Seven to look out for in the Grand Final
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-13 | by ( Paul Sandle | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Teya & Salena from Austria perform during the second semi-final of the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool, Britain, May 11, 2023. REUTERS/Phil NobleLIVERPOOL, England, May 13 (Reuters) - The Grand Final of the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Liverpool, northern England, on Saturday, with acts representing 26 countries competing. The song's lyrics address originality in music, while the line "Zero dot zero zero three" refers to the royalty rate of $0.003 per stream which Spotify is said to pay. FRANCEFrance - one of the "Big Five" that has automatic entry to the Grand Final - has not won the contest since 1977. FINLANDKäärijä, a rapper and singer sporting bright green bolero-sleeves and a bare chest, was a huge hit in the arena in Tuesday's semi-final with "Cha Cha Cha", a celebration of cutting loose after a week of hard work.

☆ Listen to the Mother of All Playlists
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-12 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Listen along on Spotify as you read. Kacey Musgraves: “Mother”The shortest, sparsest song on Kacey Musgraves’s 2018 album, “Golden Hour,” is also the most emotionally piercing. “I’m just sitting here, thinking ’bout the time that’s slipping and missing my mother,” the country renegade sings with heartbreaking plaintiveness, before zooming out a generation and imagining that her own mother is probably doing the same. Musgraves has said that “Mother” is one of the “Golden Hour” songs she wrote while tripping on LSD — but don’t tell her mom that part. Merle Haggard: “Mama Tried”“Instead of life in prison I was doing one-to-15 years,” Merle Haggard once admitted of the slight embellishment as to how he spent his 21st birthday in one of his most famous (and semi-autobiographical) songs.

☆ Boys, 6 and 3, crash parents’ car, while driving to buy a toy car
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Heather Chen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —It was a late night joyride that thankfully ended without anyone getting seriously hurt. The apparent reason for the brothers’ late night joyride? They were heading to the shops to buy a new toy car. They can be heard telling passersby that they want to go to a toy store to buy a model car. They said the case is being investigated under Section 43 of the Road Transport Act 1987 for reckless driving.

☆ The Mother Who Changed: A Story of Dementia
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Katie Engelhart | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

In October 2017, Diane Norelius stopped answering the phone. Her two daughters called and called. The women worried that their mother, who was 81, was sick, or maybe even dead. When Bill died of complications from a broken hip in 2011, after 53 years of marriage, Diane found herself alone for the first time. Then Erik died of cancer at age 55.

☆ Black Tech Twitter, trans users and more marginalized groups flock to Bluesky
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( Daysia Tolentino | J.J. Mccorvey | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Her first objective was to get her community, Black tech Twitter, onto Bluesky. Once Black Twitter users started moving to Bluesky, Aveta said, others wanted to follow. Some signs indicate a slowdown among Black Twitter users that predates Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter last year. Aveta said she prioritized moving the Black tech community to Bluesky first to combine social appeal with technical knowledge. Pariss Chandler, the organizer of Black Tech Twitter and the founder of the recruitment platform Black Tech Pipeline, said diversity, equity and inclusion should be considered early in a platform's launch.

☆ Adidas still doesn't know what to do with its $1.3 billion mountain of unsold Yeezy stock, 6 months after cutting ties with Kanye West
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Mary Hanbury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Adidas doesn't know what to do with its mountain of Yeezy stock. The company cut ties with Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, in October after a string of controversies, including numerous antisemitic comments. Adidas said it has already factored a 1.2 billion euro ($1.3 billion), sales loss into its annual guidance if it were not to sell the stock. "You cannot sell Yeezy for reputational risk reasons. Experts say that way around this could be to deface these products before donation to curb their resale value, though it would cost Adidas more.

☆ Hippo attacks: How to avoid one of Africa's most dangerous animals
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Forrest Brown | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +22 min

“Hippos attack not to eat people, but to get them the hell away from them,” Lewison said. Larger vessels can offer more protection from a sudden hippo attack. photocech/Adobe StockGet to know the signs of disturbed hippos, Muruthi advised, in case you wander too closely. … If you slap the water, the percussion 99.9 times out of 100 will turn the hippo,” Templer said. Remember to suck in air if on the surface.”Another hippo attack survivor in this National Geographic video also was able to conserve her breath.

☆ Patch is transforming empty buildings into community hotspots for locals. Check out the 11-slide pitch deck it used to secure $3 million.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-20 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

London-based Patch has secured $3 million from JamJar Investments and the founder of PureGym. The startup converts local buildings into community-based workspaces for a range of events. Check out the 11-slide deck Patch used to raise the fresh funds. Patch aims to revive the remnants of these empty local buildings into multi-purpose community hotspots, giving locals an accessible venue to work and socialize. The startup makes its money in two ways; its community members pay a membership fee starting at £24 a month, which gives them access to these community spaces.

☆ ‘I Live in Hell’: The Psychic Wounds of Ukraine’s Soldiers
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-14 | by ( Photographs Antoine D Agata | Text Ellen Barry | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +15 min

The soldier’s ward is a quiet place, high-ceilinged, with chess boards and a Ping-Pong table; you could mistake it for a rest home, except that the door handles have been removed. Tap Click to read their stories Oleksandr, 21 Occupation: Soldier, former student “I finished school and joined the army in 2021. Now I’m mostly sad; I’m better off alone.” Yulia, 47 Occupation: Soldier; combat medic, independent forensic expert I’m a combat medic. Stanislav, 29 Occupation: Soldier, former cook “I didn’t plan to end up here. I adjust to each person in this way.” Serhii, 42 Occupation: Soldier, former employee at a shipping company On April 28 2022, I joined the air assault forces.

☆ My Etsy store has made $1.9 million in lifetime sales. Here's how I found success selling handmade jewelry.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-12 | by ( Jennifer Ortakales Dawkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Ashley Bostwick started her Etsy shop, Wander and Lust Jewelry, in 2014 as a side hustle. Since then, she's made $1.9 million in sales on Etsy and teaches a course to mentor Etsy sellers. Since starting her Etsy shop, Wander and Lust Jewelry , in 2014, she's made $1.9 million in sales, which Insider verified with documentation. Pieces from a Wander and Lust Jewelry collection. Pieces from a Wander and Lust Jewelry collection.

☆ DeSantis' hand-picked Walt Disney World oversight board meets for the first time
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-08 | by ( Dawn Chmielewski | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

REUTERS/Octavio JonesMarch 8 (Reuters) - A new board controlling Walt Disney World's special taxing district in Florida will meet for the first time on Wednesday, as Governor Ron DeSantis' hand-picked group gets ready to end the entertainment giant's "corporate kingdom." Nothing in the language of the legislation creating the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District gives the board of supervisors authority to direct Walt Disney Co's (DIS.N) content. "The District board members are now in place and will be examining all of the needed actions to get back on track," Bryan Griffin, a spokesman for the governor, said on Tuesday. Legislators in Florida passed a bill in February giving DeSantis effective control over a board that oversees municipal services and development in a special district that encompasses Walt Disney World resort. “Shameful to see Disney continue to use children as pawns to advance their WOKE political agenda,” Ziegler tweeted.

BUCHA, Ukraine/VILNIUS, Feb 22 (Reuters) - The brightly painted nails were what gave the identity of the body away. A year on from the full-scale invasion, her family and friends have parted ways, their lives upended by the conflict. Ukraine and the West accuse Russia of war crimes in Bucha, an allegation the Kremlin denies. February 24 is the day when life was taken away from all Ukrainians, but we are trying to get it back." Additional reporting by Yiming Woo in Bucha; Editing by Mike Collett-White and Alexandra HudsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ We're having loyal Costco shoppers share their grocery lists with us. Here are their favorite things to buy there.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-21 | by ( Business Insider | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +36 min

Read Abigail Abesamis Demarest's full Costco shopping list: I've shopped at Costco for over 10 years. AdvertisementRead Lisa Tanner's full Costco shopping list: I'm a mom of 10 who's shopped at Costco for almost 20 years. Read Tara Zeller's full Costco shopping list: I drive 4 hours and spend $500 for every Costco trip. AdvertisementRead Majed Kassis' full Costco shopping list: I run a Costco fan account with over 390,000 followers. Read Rachel MacPherson's full Costco shopping list: I'm a personal trainer who shops for a family of 6 at Costco.

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☆ An OnlyFans creator and stay-at-home mom explains how much she's made in 9 months on the platform and how she uses Reddit to promote her pages
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-20 | by ( Nhari Djan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

An OnlyFans creator known online as Anne earned $22,000 in nine months on the platform. When Anne started creating content for OnlyFans in August 2021, she made just $82 in her first month on the platform. She's earned $33,000 overall on the platform since 2021. Insider verified Anne's OnlyFans earnings through documentation she provided. "I don't go out there and say 'subscribe to my OnlyFans,'" Anne said. Anne has found her flow on OnlyFans by leaning into what's resonated with fans on Reddit and other platforms.

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