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☆ ‘We’re all secretly embarrassed about something’: Inside the world of artist Sarah Lucas
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Ananda Pellerin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —The world of Sarah Lucas is crowded with body parts. “Chicken Knickers”, a photo from 1997, is one of over 75 works on display as part of “Happy Gas” a major retrospective of Lucas’ work at the Tate Britain gallery in London. Lucy Dawkins/Tate BritainHow you respond to the work implies something about you as much the art, Lucas said during an interview with CNN on the day of the exhibition preview. It probably depends on what you’re bringing to it; whether you’re secretly embarrassed about something. Max Colson/Courtesy the artist/Sadie Coles HQ London/Tate BritainLike a well-executed joke, Lucas’ work provokes as it draws audiences in, which might have to do with where people encounter it, she says.

Persons: Sarah Lucas, Lucas ’, Florian, Kevin, Lucas, Lucy Dawkins, Tate, I’m, you’re, ” Lucas, Tracey Emin, Damien Hirst, Max Colson, Sadie Coles, ”, — Lucas, “, Sarah Lucas Mumum, Mike Bruce, Doris ”, Doris, Robert Glowacki, “ I’m, it’s, Tim Toms, “ William Hambling ”, “ Florian ”, Kevin ” Organizations: CNN, London -, Tate, Young British Artists, Goldsmith University, MTV, Sunday Sport, London, Britain Locations: London, Tate Britain, British, Suffolk

(AP) — One of the people being sued by the Mississippi Department of Human Services over allegations of misspending welfare money has filed a separate lawsuit against Gov. Austin Garrett Smith filed the suit Wednesday and described himself in court papers as “politically powerless.” Smith's suit says Reeves should sue Republican former Gov. The ongoing suit seeks to recover more than $20 million of the roughly $77 million in welfare money that the state auditor said had been misspent between 2016 and 2019, during Bryant's second term as governor. Smith is a nephew of former Mississippi Department of Human Services executive director John Davis. The Democratic nominee for governor, Brandon Presley, said Reeves is tainted by the welfare misspending that occurred when Reeves was lieutenant governor and had power to oversee how the Department of Human Services was operating.

Persons: JACKSON, Tate Reeves, Austin Garrett Smith, ”, Reeves, Phil Bryant, “ Reeves, Jim Waide, Shelby Wilcher, Governor Reeves, Smith, Brett Favre, Shad White, John Davis, Bryant, Smith's, ” Waide, Brandon Presley, Presley, Todd Reeves, White, Favre, “ Tate Reeves, ” Presley, Clifton Carroll Organizations: Mississippi Department of Human Services, Gov, Republican, of Human Services, NFL, University of Southern, Davis, Democratic Locations: Miss, U.S, Bryant, The State, Mississippi, University of Southern Mississippi, “

☆ Coal industry faces 1 million job losses from global energy transition - research
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Dorothy Mei, project manager for GEM's Global Coal Mine Tracker, said governments needed to make plans to ensure workers do not suffer from the energy transition. GEM looked at 4,300 active and proposed coal mine projects around the world covering a total workforce of nearly 2.7 million. China's coal industry, the world's biggest, currently employs more than 1.5 million people, GEM estimated. Of the 1 million job global job losses expected by 2050, more than 240,000 will be in the province of Shanxi alone. "The coal industry, on the whole, has a notoriously bad reputation for its treatment of workers," said Ryan Driskell Tate, GEM's program director for coal.

Persons: Dorothy Mei, Ryan Driskell Tate, GEM's, David Stanway, Sonali Paul Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Global Energy Monitor, GEM's, GEM, Thomson Locations: Hebei province, China, Rights SINGAPORE, India, U.S, Shanxi

(AP) — Mississippi's gubernatorial election could hinge on turnout among Black voters, who haven't wielded political influence commensurate to their share of the state population, the Democratic nominee said Friday. At a campaign event in the 80% Black state capital of Jackson just over one month before Election Day, Brandon Presley said Black voters could help carry him to victory. Tate Reeves, who is seeking reelection, of hoping they stay home. “Black Mississippi and white Mississippi have been purposefully, strategically and with intent divided over racial lines. Black voters and lawmakers in Mississippi are overwhelmingly Democratic, while Republicans command majority support among white voters and hold supermajorities in the state Legislature.

Persons: JACKSON, — Mississippi's, haven't, Brandon Presley, Tate Reeves, “, Presley, —, Reeves, Jackson, ”, stomped, Keshun Brown, ” Brown, Rodney Hall, Trent Kelly, Gwendolyn Gray, ___ Michael Goldberg Organizations: Black, Democratic, Republican Gov, Historic District, Mississippi Delta, Jackson, Mississippi Supreme, Republicans, GOP U.S . Rep, Army, Black Republican, Reconstruction, Center for Healthcare, Associated Press, America Statehouse News Initiative, America Locations: Miss, Jackson, “ Black Mississippi, Mississippi, Jackson’s, Mississippi Delta, @mikergoldberg

☆ Alleged victims of influencer Andrew Tate being intimidated, their lawyers say
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Andrew Tate walks before delivering a press statement outside his house in Voluntari, Ilfov, Romania, August 4, 2023. Inquam Photos/George Calin via REUTERS/ File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBUCHAREST, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Witnesses and alleged victims of controversial internet personality Andrew Tate are being harassed and intimidated in an effort to silence them, their lawyers said on Thursday. U.S. and British legal representatives of alleged victims held a press conference in Bucharest on Thursday. In Britain, four women are planning a civil lawsuit against Tate alleging he raped them between 2013 and 2016. Tate, a self-described misogynist, has gained millions of fans by promoting an ultra-masculine lifestyle that critics say denigrates women.

Persons: Andrew Tate, George Calin, Tate, Tristan, they've, Jillian Roth, Laffey, Kent, Roth, Mateea Petrescu, Matthew Jury, Luiza Ilie, Alan Charlish, Alex Richardson Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Tate, Bucharest, National Center, Thomson Locations: Voluntari, Ilfov, Romania, Rights BUCHAREST, Bucharest, Bucci, United States, United Kingdom, Britain

☆ Parents of Michigan teen school shooter to face trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Rich Mckay | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

David Guralnick/Pool via... Acquire Licensing Rights Read moreOct 3 (Reuters) - The parents of a teenage school shooter who killed four students and wounded six other people in 2021 at his Detroit-area high school will stand trial for involuntary manslaughter, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday. The court, in Lansing, Michigan, ruled that it would not hear the appeal of the parents of Ethan Crumbley, who was 15 at the time of the Oxford High School shooting. His parents, Jennifer and James Crumbley, are seeking to avoid trial on four counts of involuntary manslaughter each. An Oakland County Circuit Court and a panel of three Michigan Court of Appeals judges have already ruled against the Crumbleys. The Crumbleys each face charges connected to the deaths of Oxford High students Madisyn Baldwin, 17; Tate Myre, 16; Hana St. Juliana, 14; and Justin Shilling, 17.

Persons: Ethan Crumbley, David Guralnick, James Crumbley, Shannon Smith, Mariell Lehman, Madisyn Baldwin, Tate Myre, Hana St, Juliana, Justin Shilling, Rich McKay, Bernadette Baum Organizations: Oxford, Oakland, Michigan Supreme, Oxford High School, Prosecutors, Circuit Court, Detroit News, Oxford High, Thomson Locations: Oakland County, Pontiac , U.S, Detroit, Michigan, Lansing , Michigan, Atlanta

GOP nominees in both states — Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron and first-term Mississippi Gov. '”In 2020, then-President Donald Trump won 62% of the vote in Kentucky and 58% in Mississippi in his loss to Biden. In Mississippi, Reeves put aside anti-Biden rhetoric when he appeared with the president to survey tornado damage in March. “Well, I say a vote for him is a vote for the corrupt system in place,” Presley said of Reeves. A vote for Brandon Presley is a vote for Brandon Presley.”___Emily Wagster Pettus reported from Jackson, Mississippi.

Persons: Joe Biden, Daniel Cameron, Tate Reeves —, Carrie Archie Russell, Donald Trump, Biden, ” Russell, there's, Andy Beshear, He's, Steve Beshear, Matt Bevin, Brandon Presley, Elvis Presley —, Reeves, ” Beshear, Beshear, Cameron, “, ” Cameron, Presley, you’ve, ” Reeves, “ You’ve, You’ve, Bennie, Brandon, ” Bennie, Bennie Thompson, —, Thompson, ” Presley, ”, Emily Wagster Pettus Organizations: Republican, Democratic, Vanderbilt University, Republican Party, Democrat, Biden, Trump, Beshear, Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, Democrats, Democratic U.S . Rep, U.S . Capitol, of Human Services Locations: LOUISVILLE, Ky, Kentucky, Mississippi, it's, nationalize, In Mississippi, U.S, ” In Mississippi, Mississippi’s, America, Jackson , Mississippi

(AP) — Mississippi has seen a consistent rise in the number of families accepting public assistance for child care since lawmakers banned abortion in almost all circumstances, with the sharpest increase coming after a child support policy change in May, the state human services director said Friday. They also said that when parents couldn't find child care, it prevented them from getting back to work. Delbert Hosemann, also a Republican, disputed the idea that the abortion ban has had an impact on child care voucher enrollment. “It’s clear to me it’s not the Dobbs decision. It’s the fact that we made this policy decision that’s been approved by the governor and that you’re seeing thousands of people become eligible because of that,” Hosemann said.

Persons: JACKSON, Bob Anderson, Dobbs, ” Anderson, Roe, Wade, Tate Reeves, couldn't, Delbert Hosemann, “, it’s, that’s, ” Hosemann, they’re, Reeves, ”, Cory Custer, ” ___ Michael Goldberg Organizations: —, Mississippi Department of Human Services, Jackson, Health Organization, U.S, Supreme, Gov, Republican, Child, Associated Press, America Statehouse News Initiative, America Locations: Miss, — Mississippi, Mississippi, @mikergoldberg

All three states lean heavily Republican in federal elections, yet Democrats currently control the governorship in two out of the three. As usual, we are rating these races on the following scale: Safe Republican, Likely Republican, Lean Republican, Toss-Up, Lean Democratic, Likely Democratic and Safe Democratic. The race moving in the Republican direction is Louisiana, which we’re shifting from Likely Republican to Safe Republican. But for now, we’ll keep it at Likely Republican. That may be in tune with Kentucky voters, who, despite the state’s Republican lean, rejected a 2022 ballot measure that would have enhanced the state’s ability to outlaw abortion.

Persons: There’s, Andy Beshear, Democrat John Bel Edwards, Republican Tate Reeves, Edwards, Jeff Landry, Shawn Wilson, Edwards –, Landry, Donald Trump, Stephen Waguespack, John Schroder, Sen, Sharon Hewitt, Hunter Lundy, Lundy, he’s, polluters, Wilson, Mason, Dixon, that’s, Republican Reeves isn’t, Brandon Presley, Phil Bryant, Brett Favre, Favre, Reeves hasn’t, drumbeat, Reeves, Democrat hasn’t, Jim Hood, Presley, Elvis Presley, Beshear, Steve Beshear, Daniel Cameron, Mitch McConnell, Joe Biden, Kentuckians, Cameron, He’s, Trump Organizations: Republicans, Democrat, Republican, Lean Republican, Lean Democratic, Democratic, Safe Democratic, Safe Republican, Louisiana Safe Republican, Republican Party, Republican Governors Association, Mississippi, NFL, University of Southern, Public Service Commission, Kentucky Lean Democratic, Gov, Beshear, Kentucky, Democratic Governors Association Locations: Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, In Mississippi, Landry, Lundy, Brandon, Federal, University of Southern Mississippi, Cincinnati

At least 22 states have now enacted laws restricting or banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors. “His depression, his anxiety had pretty much dissipated because he was receiving the gender-affirming care,” Thurow said. In North Dakota, the law allows treatment to continue for minors who were receiving care before the law took effect in April. Providers there have simply stopped gender-affirming care, said Brittany Stewart, a lawyer at Gender Justice, which is suing over the ban in the state. But there's one key difference: gender-affirming care is ongoing.

Persons: ”, Becky Hormuth, Louis Children’s, Hormuth, “, James Thurow, Louis, ” Thurow, “ He’s, Sen, Mike Moon, Justin Brown, Dale Wright, Brittany Stewart, they’ve, ” Stewart, Jasmine Beach, it's, she's, “ It’s, Devon Dolney, ___ Mulvihill, Jack Dura Organizations: LOUIS, —, Republican, Washington University Gender, St, Louis Children’s Hospital, Washington University, University of Missouri Health Care, Gender Justice, Campaign, Southern Equality, Tate, Associated Press Locations: Missouri, North Dakota, U.S, North Carolina, Utah, St, Ferrara, Fargo , North Dakota, Minnesota, Chicago, Cherry Hill , New Jersey, Bismarck , North Dakota

(AP) — The Mississippi Supreme Court on Thursday struck down part of a state law that would have authorized some circuit court judges to be appointed rather than elected in the capital city of Jackson and the surrounding county, which are both majority-Black. Tate Reeves were usurping local autonomy in Jackson and Hinds County, which are governed by Democrats. Circuit judges hear criminal cases for felonies such as murder and aggravated assault. In May, Hinds County Chancery Judge Dewayne Thomas dismissed the Jackson residents’ lawsuit days after he removed Randolph as a defendant. U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate temporarily put the law on hold, which has blocked Randolph from appointing the four temporary circuit court judges.

Persons: JACKSON, Critics, Jackson, Ann Saunders, Dorothy Triplett, Jackson aren’t, Triplett, Tate Reeves, Hinds, “, Mike Randolph, Dewayne Thomas, Randolph, Thomas, Henry Wingate, Wingate, “ Jackson, ” Organizations: Mississippi Supreme, Capitol Police, Republican, Republican Gov, Democrats, Jackson, NAACP, Mississippi ., District Locations: Miss, Mississippi, Jackson, Hinds, Hinds County, Mississippi . U.S

(AP) — The last Republican who lost a general election for Mississippi governor is endorsing the Democratic nominee in this year's race. “It’s a big deal for me as a former Republican member of Congress and as a former Republican nominee for governor to vote for a Democrat,” Parker said. Parker was the Republican nominee for governor in 1999, and lost a close race to Democrat Ronnie Musgrove, who was lieutenant governor. The 1999 governor's race had to be decided in the Mississippi House because neither Musgrove nor Parker fulfilled the two requirements to win the race, which also had two little-known candidates. Republicans have controlled the Mississippi House since 2012.

Persons: JACKSON, Brandon Presley's, Mike Parker, Presley, Tate Reeves, “, ” Parker, Brandon Presley, he’s, Brandon, ” Presley, Black, Parker, Ronnie Musgrove, Reeves, Clifton Carroll, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, ”, Donald Trump, Trump, Musgrove, Gwendolyn Gray, Republican Haley Barbour, Barbour, Republican Phil Bryant Organizations: Republican, Mississippi, Democratic, U.S . Rep, Gov, Democrat, Republicans, Democrats, GOP, U.S . House, Trump, Mississippi House Locations: Miss, Mississippi, Summit

☆ Slipper returns to replace Tupou in Wallabies team to face Fiji
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Nick Mulvenney | Thomson Reuters | Leads Coverage Of Sport Across The Asia-Pacific. Still Reports On The Full Panoply Of Sport. Many Olympics World Cups World Championships Grand Slams Grands Prix | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"Fiji is the most important match of our Rugby World Cup campaign," coach Eddie Jones said in a news release. "It's another big opportunity for our young side to keep getting better and we'll be ready on Sunday." The experienced Nic White will instead partner flyhalf Carter Gordon at halfback with rookie Issak Fines-Leleiwasa set to win his second test cap from the bench. Hooker Jordan Uelese has also recovered from injury and will back up starting rake David Porecki from the bench. Ben Donaldson, man of the match against Georgia after being brought into the side primarily for his place-kicking, retains the fullback spot ahead of Andrew Kellaway.

Persons: James Slipper, Andrew Boyers, ETIENNE, George Gregan, Adam Ashley, Cooper, Taniela Tupou, Stade Geoffroy, Eddie Jones, Jones, Tate McDermott, Nic White, flyhalf Carter Gordon, Issak, Rob Valetini, Samu Kerevi, Marika Koroibete, Mark Nawaqanitawase, Lock Nick Frost, Will Skelton, Hooker Jordan Uelese, David Porecki, Ben Donaldson, Andrew Kellaway, Jordan Petaia, Carter Gordon, Fraser McReight, Tom Hooper, Nick Frost, Angus Bell, Jordan Uelese, Blake Schoupp, Zane Nonggorr, Richie Arnold, Rob Leota, Lalakai Foketi, Nick Mulvenney, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Rugby Union, Wales, Evergreen Wallabies, Fiji, Georgia, Stade, Rugby World, Thomson Locations: Australia, Cardiff, Wales, Britain, Australian, Taniela, Fiji

☆ Picasso portrait of mistress Marie-Thérèse Walter could sell for over $120 million at auction
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A Picasso masterpiece entitled “Femme à la montre” is expected to fetch more than $120 million when it goes up for auction this fall. Sotheby'sThe piece, which measures 51¼ x 38 inches (130 x 96.5 centimeters), depicts Picasso’s lover and “golden muse” Marie-Thérèse Walter, who featured in many of his portraits. In a statement announcing the sale, Julian Dawes, Sotheby’s head of Impressionist & Modern Art for the Americas, said: “Picasso’s ‘Femme à la Montre’ is a masterpiece by every measure. The artist painted “Femme à la montre” in August 1932, soon after the retrospective at the Galerie Georges Petit in Paris ended. Andy Warhol's 1986 self portrait will also be auctioned as part of Fisher Landau's collection.

Persons: Emily Fisher Landau, Fernand Léger's, ” Marie, Thérèse Walter, Picasso, London’s, Julian Dawes, Sotheby’s, ” Picasso, Walter, Olga Khokhlova, ”, Galerie Georges Petit, Fisher Landau, Andy Warhol's, Fisher, Mark Rothko, Andy Warhol, Willem de Kooning, Fisher Landau’s, fenêtre, Thérèse, Picasso’s Organizations: CNN, London’s Tate, Art, Galerie, Lloyds Locations: New York, Manhattan, Paris, Americas, Russian, Ukrainian, Georgia, London, Marie

☆ Picasso masterpiece depicting his young mistress sells for $139 million at Sotheby’s auction
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A Picasso masterpiece entitled “Femme à la montre” fetched more than $139 million on Wednesday, becoming the second most valuable work by the artist ever sold at auction. The 1932 oil painting took center-stage at a two-day event at Sotheby’s in New York, at the sale of late philanthropist Emily Fisher Landau’s private collection. She is pictured here in front of Fernand Léger's "Étude pour Les Constructeurs" in her home in Manhattan in 2002. In a statement announcing the sale in September, Julian Dawes, Sotheby’s head of Impressionist & Modern Art for the Americas, said: “Picasso’s ‘Femme à la Montre’ is a masterpiece by every measure. Andy Warhol's 1986 self portrait will also be auctioned as part of Fisher Landau's collection.

Persons: CNN —, ”, Emily Fisher, Emily Fisher Landau, Fernand Léger's, ” Marie, Thérèse Walter, Picasso, London’s, Julian Dawes, Sotheby’s, ” Picasso, Walter, Olga Khokhlova, Galerie Georges Petit, Fisher Landau, Andy Warhol's, Fisher, Mark Rothko, Andy Warhol, Willem de Kooning, Jasper Johns, Ed, fenêtre, Thérèse, Picasso’s Organizations: CNN, London’s Tate, Art, Galerie, Lloyds Locations: New York, Manhattan, Paris, Americas, Russian, Ukrainian, Georgia, London, Marie

Is there an election coming up by any chance?”While some individual schools and colleges have implemented temporary mask requirements, there is no sign that anyone in federal or state leadership is considering widespread COVID-19 restrictions, requirements or mask mandates. “No COVID-19 public health restrictions or mask requirements are being considered by the Murphy administration," said Christi Peace, spokesperson for New Jersey Gov. It was largely the same message from Democratic governors’ offices in several other states that responded to an inquiry about whether any COVID-19 mandates were under consideration. “Currently, COVID-19 lockdowns and mask mandates are not being discussed and the governor has no plans to institute these measures,” she said. Reinstated mask requirements across the country have so far been limited to a handful of local schools and businesses.

Persons: It's, Ron DeSantis, ”, Carolina Sen, Tim Scott, Donald Trump, Biden, ” Trump, Murphy, Phil Murphy, Jodi McGinnis Porter, Josh Shapiro, Kathy Hochul, Elisabeth Shephard, Tina Kotek, “, Alex Jones, Lauren Boebert, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Joe Biden’s, ” Biden, they’ve, Sen, J.D, Vance of, Democratic Sen, Ed Markey, Greene, Lisa Fazio, Tate Reeves, Nicky Forster, Joey Cappelletti, Mike Catalini, Jill Colvin, John Hanna, Maysoon Khan, Seung Min Kim, Steve LeBlanc, Morgan Lee, Marc Levy, Lisa Mascaro, Andrew Selsky Organizations: Florida Gov, Republicans, New Jersey Gov, New, New Mexico Department of Public Health, Oregon . Pennsylvania, Democrat, Democratic, New York Gov, TSA, Transportation Security, U.S . Centers for Disease Control, Prevention, Republican, Morris Brown College, CDC, White House, Massachusetts, Vanderbilt University, Press, Associated Press, AP Locations: ”, Carolina, Rapid City , South Dakota, New Mexico, Kansas , Massachusetts, Michigan, Oregon, California, New York, COVID, Colorado, Atlanta, Georgia, South Lake, Maryland, Vance of Ohio, Mississippi

☆ Florida state colleges may allow entrance exam favored by many conservatives
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Sharon Bernstein | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Students stage a walk out from Hillsborough High School to protest after Florida education officials voted to ban classroom instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in all public school grades. The Board of Governors of the 12-campus State University System of Florida will consider the adoption of the Classic Learning Test (CLT) on Friday. The test's adoption would mark the third time that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has taken on the non-profit College Board, which administers the SAT, or Scholastic Aptitude Test. The College Board has pushed back against the new test, criticizing as flawed a study meant to compare students' scores on the CLT with scores on the SAT. Reporting by Sharon Bernstein in Sacramento, California; editing by Grant McCoolOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Octavio Jones, Chancellor Ray Rodrigues, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Priscilla Rodriguez, Jeremy Tate, Tate, Thomas Aquinas, Dante Alighieri, Frederick Douglass, Flannery O'Connor, Sharon Bernstein, Grant McCool Organizations: Hillsborough High School, REUTERS, Governors, State University System, ACT, Florida, Board, Republican, College, American Studies, The, College Board, Thomson Locations: Florida, Tampa , Florida, U.S, Southern U.S, Sacramento , California

☆ Carrie Mae Weems and George C. Wolfe on Defiance and Claiming Space
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Jenny Comita | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

George C. Wolfe can pinpoint the exact moment that sparked his career as a director and dramatist. “We were supposed to sing this song,” recalls Wolfe, 68. “Here was this monumental human being who changed history, and then history forgot him,” says Wolfe, himself a gay man, who has lived in New York City since 1979. Though contemporaries in adjacent disciplines, Wolfe and Weems had never had a real conversation before meeting on a steamy July day in a downtown Manhattan studio. Here, the two discuss their childhoods, art as activism and what they feel is still left to accomplish.

Persons: George C, Wolfe, “, ”, Tony Kushner’s, —, ’, he’s, Henrietta, Ma, “ Rustin, Barack, Michelle Obama’s, Bayard Rustin, Martin Luther King Jr, Rustin, Carrie Mae Weems, Julie Mehretu, Lyle Ashton Harris, Weems Organizations: Broadway, Public Theater, York Shakespeare, Netflix, Manhattan’s Guggenheim Museum, Tate Locations: Kentucky, America, York, Washington, New York City, Portland, Brooklyn, Syracuse, N.Y, London, Pergamon, Berlin —, Manhattan

Beshear's campaign released a TV ad featuring a prosecutor denouncing the law's lack of exceptions for rape or incest. Matt Bevin played up his opposition to abortion while Beshear focused on education and other issues. Since then, Kentucky's “trigger law” abortion ban — passed in 2019 — took effect when Roe v. Wade was struck down. In Kentucky, Cameron’s office has gone to court to defend the trigger law ban and another anti-abortion state law that outlaws abortion after the sixth week of pregnancy. During a GOP primary debate in March, Cameron expressed support for the near-total abortion ban.

Persons: Andy Beshear, Daniel Cameron, Beshear, Erin White, Nobody, ”, Cameron, Beshear “, Joe Biden, Cameron “, Matt Bevin, —, Roe, Wade, ” Cameron, it’s, ” Beshear, ” Addia Wuchner, ” Wuchner, Tamarra Wieder, ” Wieder, “ Cameron, Tate Reeves, Brandon Presley, Emily Wagster Pettus, Sara Cline Organizations: — Democratic, Republican, Republicans, Supreme, Louisville Courier, Democrat Party, Democratic, U.S . Senate, Bluegrass State, U.S, Alliance, Republican Gov, Associated Press Locations: FRANKFORT, Ky, U.S, Kentucky's, Kentucky, ” Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Jackson, Miss, Baton Rouge, La

☆ Hunting alligators is actually good for the environment and for people
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Maiya Focht | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Mississippi hunters just broke the state record for the largest alligator ever caught. These hunting programs help control alligator populations and fund state wildlife agencies. This has drawn attention to the state's alligator hunting program, which may provide more benefits for the reptiles than you might think. Because of this system, state officials were able to track the 776 alligators that were harvested in Mississippi in 2021. It's best for both the alligators and humans to keep their populations separate, at least from a public relations standpoint, Watkins said.

Persons: Tate Watkins, Bruce Bennett, Watkins, Mike Heithaus, Maureen Donnelly, Phys.org, he's Organizations: Service, Environment Research Center, Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries, Endowment Fund, gator, Mississippi, gators Locations: Mississippi, Wall, Silicon, Texas , Arkansas , Louisiana , Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, Parks, Yellowstone, Willow

☆ Elon Musk says he will remove news headlines from X posts so links only show as images, because he thinks it looks better
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk confirmed he'd directed X to remove news headlines from posts, so links only show images. Elon Musk confirmed on Monday night that he'd ordered work on removing news headlines from X posts, so links only display an article's lead image. "This is coming from me directly," Musk wrote on X, responding to an earlier Fortune report that broke the news. An Insider post on X shows the headline alongside a short summary of the story. An X post on the mobile app, showing where a short summary of the article was formerly displayed.

Persons: Elon Musk, he'd, Musk, Elon, hasn't, Andrew Tate, Matt Navarra Organizations: Morning, X

☆ Social Media Algorithms Control Us. It’s Time To Push Back. - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Julia Angwin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter, which he renamed X, has shown what can happen when an individual pushes a political agenda by controlling a social media company. He has reinstated accounts that were banned because of the white supremacist and antisemitic views they espoused. To prevent those who would hijack algorithms for power, we need a pro-choice movement for algorithms. We, the users, should be able to decide what we read at the newsstand. In my ideal world, I would like to be able to choose my feed from a list of providers.

Persons: Elon, Musk, Tucker Carlson, Andrew Tate, Charlie Warzel, Susie’s curation Organizations: Twitter, American Civil Liberties Union, Heritage Foundation Locations: The, Belgrade

☆ An NYU professor with 560,000 followers says he's been locked out of his X account for over 2 weeks after declining to meet with Elon Musk
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

NYU professor Scott Galloway said he's been locked out of his 564,000 follower X account for 17 days. Galloway said a mutual friend told him Elon Musk felt "unfairly attacked" and wanted to meet him. Scott Galloway, a marketing professor at NYU who's also known as an author and public speaker, said he was locked out of his X account after a quarrel with Elon Musk. "A mutual friend reached out and said Elon feels 'unfairly attacked,' by me, and wants to meet," Galloway posted on Threads. He said that two days later he could no longer access his X account, which has over half-a-million followers.

Persons: Scott Galloway, he's, Galloway, Elon Musk, Galloway's, Musk, NYU who's, Elon, Tesla, Andrew Tate, hadn't, Mark Zuckerberg Organizations: NYU, Twitter, Reuters Locations: Tesla, Palo Alto

[1/2] A response by ChatGPT, an AI chatbot developed by OpenAI, is seen on its website in this illustration picture taken February 9, 2023. Anecdotal examples of people using ChatGPT to help with their day-to-day work include drafting emails, summarising documents and doing preliminary research. Reuters was not able independently confirm how employees at Tinder were using ChatGPT. In May, Samsung Electronics banned staff globally from using ChatGPT and similar AI tools after discovering an employee had uploaded sensitive code to the platform. Reuters was not able independently to confirm whether employees at P&G were unable to use ChatGPT.

Persons: Florence Lo, ChatGPT, Ben King, King, OpenAI, Tinder, Samsung, Google's Bard, Bard, We've, TATE.L, Dawn Allen, trialing ChatGPT, It's, Paul Lewis, Lewis, Richa Naidu, Martin Coulter, Jason Lange, Alexander Smith Organizations: REUTERS, Reuters, Microsoft, Google, AIs, Samsung Electronics, Cola, Tate, Procter, Gamble, Thomson Locations: WASHINGTON, U.S, United States, Europe, Atlanta , Georgia

Justice Clarence Thomas met the recreational vehicle of his dreams in Phoenix, on a November Friday in 1999. With some time to kill before an event that night, he headed to a dealership just west of the airport. In the words of one of his biographers, “he kicked the tires and climbed aboard,” then quickly negotiated a handshake deal. A few weeks later, Justice Thomas drove his new motor coach off the lot and into his everyman, up-by-the-bootstraps self-mythology. “I don’t have any problem with going to Europe, but I prefer the United States, and I prefer seeing the regular parts of the United States,” he told the filmmakers, adding: “There’s something normal to me about it.

Persons: Clarence Thomas, Prevost Le, “, ”, Justice Thomas Locations: Phoenix, Washington, Georgia, R.V, Europe, United States

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