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☆ ‘World’s ugliest dog’ is a long-tongued frizz-ball called Wild Thang
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

And the annual World’s Ugliest Dog contest unearthed some true diamonds in the ruff on Friday when it was held at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, California. Wild Thang, an 8-year-old Pekingese, was crowned the winner and collected the $5,000 prize after five previous attempts. Rome, a 14-year-old pug, walks the red carpet during the annual World's Ugliest Dog contest. “He is just a sweet dog – I was just holding him and he loves to be held and cuddled. Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesA 14-year-old, one-eyed pug named Rome snagged second place, making his first appearance in the competition.

Persons: ruff, ”, Fiona Ma, Thang, Josh Edelson, He’s, Ma, Daisy Mae, Justin Sullivan, pug, Rome, “, Ozzie, Ozzie – Organizations: CNN, Sonoma, Marin, Associated Press, Getty Locations: Petaluma , California, Wild, Rome, AFP, California, Ukraine

☆ I'm an American sending my kids to camp in Italy. It's cheaper and kids eat freshly cooked meals.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Caroline Chirichella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Last year sent my daughter to summer camp for the first time and I was pleasantly surprised. Summer camp in Italy is nothing like what we think of in the US. Camp is cheaper in ItalyMy daughter goes to camp where we live in our small town. AdvertisementMy child plays freely and there's less structureAt summer camps in Italy, the children are sort of like free range chickens. She eats freshly cooked foodFood served at camps in Italy — and schools for that matter — is made fresh and on site.

Persons: I'm, I've, it's Organizations: Service Locations: Italy, Rome, Milan

☆ High valuations of Apple and Microsoft get a pass. Nvidia does not but should
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-23 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +13 min

Sure enough, the next day began a historic ascent of Apple stock, an in-your-face rally that many thought made no sense. There's a coalescence of two themes, high speed, accelerated computing and increasingly intelligent AI, and neither works without Nvidia chips. I know that it seems impossible to ponder Nvidia's stock going any higher or passing Apple and Microsoft and staying ahead of it. Ask yourself, does any company match Jensen and Nvidia right now? I say let others be baffled over the Apple versus Microsoft versus Nvidia conundrum.

Persons: WWDC, Tim Cook, Tim, Claude, hasn't, Moore, Elon Musk, Nvidia's, Jensen Huang, Jensen, Ben Franklin, Franklin, Da Vinci, — Jensen, Steve Jobs, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Jim Cramer Rob Kim Organizations: Apple, Developers, Microsoft, Club, Dell, HP Inc, PC, Micron, Nvidia, Computers, Intel, AMD, Pentium, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, Franklin Institute, Oracle, Google, GTC Conference, Cisco, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC Locations: Philadelphia, Rome, Jensen

☆ He wore a toga and spoke Latin. This ancient philosopher can help you survive the anxiety of the 2024 election
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-22 | by ( John Blake | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

They offered three pieces of Stoic advice for handling the anxiety of this year’s election. Many Stoic leaders would never be labeled as “idiotai.” They were passionately involved in politics and the pursuit of justice. Holiday says Aurelius wrote constantly about justice in his classic book, “Meditations.”Epictetus, the ancient Greek Stoic and philosopher. But the Stoic leaders were known for their courage in standing up to political tyrants. Stoic leaders may seem like distant figures encased in marble, but we can learn from them, Holiday says.

Persons: Biden, Trump, Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, Ryan Holiday, ”, Zeno, Citium, “, Aurelius, grappled, Donald Trump, Angela Weiss, “ Aurelius, Massimo Pigliucci, Don’t, “ Julius Caesar ”, Stoicism, don’t, Dominik Bindl, Holiday, ” Holiday, Pigliucci, Reinhold Niebuhr, ” Pigliucci, you’ve, ” Epictetus, Priscus, Vespasian, It’s, Marcus, chastising, unkind, he’s, He’s, John Blake Organizations: CNN, Police, Trump, Getty, ” CNN Locations: Greece, Rome, togas, Athens, New York City, Stoicism

☆ Death of Indian farm worker in Italy sparks outrage
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Sharon Braithwaite | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Satnam Singh, a 31-year-old farm worker, was left on the street Monday after losing his right arm while working at a farm near Latina, which is southeast of Rome, CNN’s affiliate SkyTG24 reported. His arm was reportedly severed by a plastic wrapping machine on the farm. Singh was then loaded into a van and abandoned near his home, while his severed arm was left in a vegetable collection box, RAI reported. CNN has reached out to De Falco and to Lovato’s lawyers for comment, as well as to the Indian government. Italy Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni expressed her condolences and strongly condemned Singh’s death at Thursday’s cabinet meeting.

Persons: Satnam Singh, Singh, Antonello Lovato –, Giuseppe De Falco, De Falco, Lovato’s, Renzo Lovato, “, Valerio Righi, Antonello Lovato “, Righi, Giorgia Meloni, ”, Marina Elvira Calderone, Francesco Lollobrigida, ” Calderone, Italy’s, Maria Grazia Gabrielli, Gabrielli, Maurizio Falco Organizations: CNN, SkyTG24, RAI, Reuters, Italian Labor, FLAI Locations: Italy, Latina, Lazio, Rome, San Camillo

☆ Italians Respond to Pope’s Slur by Taking Francis to Pride
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( Emma Bubola | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

At Rome’s Pride celebration, bare-chested men in pink angel wings danced to Abba songs, women wrapped in rainbow flags kissed, and shimmering drag queens waved from parade floats. And then there was Pope Francis. Romans came to the Pride parade on Saturday dressed like Francis, wearing papal hats and T-shirts that read, “There is never too much frociaggine,” a reference to an offensive slur against gay men that the pope has been accused of using twice in recent weeks. The slur “is the slogan of the 2024 Pride,” said Martina Lorina, 28, an actress who was holding up a banner bearing the word. After Italian media reported that Pope Francis used the slur at a meeting with priests to complain that there was too much “gayness” in the church, the Vatican apologized.

Persons: Abba, Pope Francis, Francis, ”, Martina Lorina

☆ The Woman Who Could Smell Parkinson’s
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Scott Sayare | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Joy’s had always been an unusually sensitive nose, the inheritance, she believes, of her maternal line. Les only learned of Joy’s peculiar nose well after their relationship began, on a trip to the Scandinavian far north. Joy would not stop going on about the creamy odor of the tundra, or what she insisted was the aroma of the cold itself. Faced with the prospect of tending to his mother alone, however, Les begged her to stay in Scotland. He trained as a doctor, she as a nurse; they married during his residency.

Persons: Joy’s, Joy, quizzing, Les, anesthesiologist Organizations: General Hospital Locations: Paris, Rome, Scotland, Macclesfield, Manchester, England

☆ Jessica Warner-Judd: Runner provisionally diagnosed with epilepsy after collapsing at European Athletics Championships
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —British distance runner Jessica Warner-Judd says that she has provisionally been diagnosed with a form of epilepsy after collapsing mid-race at the European Athletics Championships. Warner-Judd was competing in the final of the women’s 10,000 meters in Rome when she had a seizure with about 600 meters left until the finish. “From getting the bus to the warm up track, I can’t explain it – something felt off,” Warner-Judd wrote in the post. “It has been an incredibly tough couple of months and has culminated in me being provisionally diagnosed with focal epilepsy,” she added. The 29-year-old, who placed eighth at last year’s world championships, thanked British Athletics and her friends and family for their support over the past few months.

Persons: Jessica Warner, Judd, ” Warner, “ I’m Organizations: CNN, European Athletics, Warner, Twitter, British Athletics Locations: British, Rome

☆ The Recording of Justice Alito Shows He’s Right About One Thing - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Jamelle Bouie | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Justice Samuel Alito is right. No, Justice Alito is right about the fact of unresolvable conflict in American political life. They really can’t be compromised. In a 2020 keynote to a gathering of the Federalist Society, for example, the justice bemoaned changing attitudes on same-sex marriage. “You can’t say that marriage is the union between one man and one woman,” Alito said.

Persons: Samuel Alito, Donald Trump, Alito, Lauren Windsor, ”, it’s, “, ” Alito, Roe, Wade Organizations: Supreme, Historical Society, Federalist Society, Notre Dame, School’s, Liberty Initiative, Jackson, Health Organization Locations: Rome, Dobbs v

☆ Elon Musk has been spotted wearing Cybertruck shoes. Here's how you can get a similar pair.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The Tesla CEO has been seen multiple times wearing black shoes with the word "Cybertruck" on them. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementElon Musk has been hyping up Tesla's angular pickup Cybertruck for a while now. The Tesla CEO has been sporting new go-to footwear lately: a pair of sneakers bearing the word "Cybertruck" on them. He was seen wearing them in December in Rome at a meeting organized by the right-wing Italian political party Brothers of Italy.

Persons: Elon Musk, —, he's Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Rome, Italy

☆ For Gay Catholics and Supporters, a ‘Sense of Whiplash’ Over Pope’s Reported Use of Slur
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Amy Harmon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

This was the pope who asked, “Who am I to judge?” in response to a question about gay priests in 2013. He announced last year that he would allow priests to bless same-sex couples, defying conservative critics in the Roman Catholic Church. And he apologized only weeks ago, in a statement from the Vatican, for using an offensive Italian term for gay men at a conference of bishops. Catholics by the church said his remarks, made in reference to the presence of gay men in seminaries and the clergy, showed the limits of his tolerance. Catholic ministry based in New York, who, like many gay Catholics, has struggled with his relationship to the church.

Persons: “, Pope Francis, ”, Michael O’Loughlin, I’ve Organizations: Roman Catholic Church, L.G.B.T.Q Locations: Rome, New York

☆ Why Pope Francis thinks the Church should play a part in G7 debate on AI
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Christopher Lamb | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

This week, the pope is due to make an historic intervention in the debate around AI at the G7 summit in southern Italy’s Puglia region. AI, the pope believes, can make the world a better place only if it serves the “common good” and does not increase inequalities. European Union lawmakers have already passed a law regulating AI, while a bipartisan group of US senators have set out plans for AI regulation that could lead to federal legislation. “AI and emerging technologies are on Pope Francis’ radar screen,” Larrey, now a professor of philsophy at Boston College, told CNN. It’s clear that Francis sees AI as part of what he called the “epochal change” taking place at the beginning of the 21st century.

Persons: Pope Francis, Francis, Joe Biden, ”, “, Paolo Benanti, Benanti, ” Benanti, Vincenzo Paglia, Giorgia, Francis ’, Father Antonio Spadaro, Philip Larrey, Larrey, Pope Francis ’ Organizations: CNN, Catholic, Pontifical Academy for Life, Microsoft, IBM, Cisco Systems, United Nations, Food, Agriculture Organization, Union, Philosophy Department, Pontifical Lateran University, Boston College Locations: Italy’s Puglia, ” Italy, Puglia “, Puglia, Rome, Nevada

☆ G7 summit: Mafia-style violence is on the rise in the same region of Italy where G7 leaders are meeting
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Barbie Latza Nadeau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The town of Fasano and surrounding countryside, near the luxury resort of Borgo Egnazia, the venue of the G7 summit, on June 4, 2024. A view of Borgo Egnazia, in Puglia, where the G7 summit will be held from June 13 to 15, taken on May 26, 2014 in Savelletri, Brindisi, Italy. The security machine that will protect the world’s leaders of the world’s most advanced economies is well established, and headed by DIGOS. Workers at the attendee accreditation point for the G7 summit in Fasano, Italy, on Wednesday June 5, 2024. Donato Fasano/Getty ImagesSpecialized military police working with the anti-mafia law enforcement unit are keeping a close watch on known criminal groups.

Persons: Rome, Giorgia Meloni, Francesca Volpi, That’s, Vittorio Pisani, DIGOS, Luigi Carnevale, ”, Borgo, Donato Fasano, Victoria Beckham, Madonna, Ivanka Trump, Aldo Melpignano, Pope Francis, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al, Saud, Pisani, ” Pisani Organizations: Rome CNN —, Sacra Corona, Cosa Nostra, Camorra, DIGOS, Brindisi –, Bloomberg, CNN, Interior Ministry, Michelin, Workers, Getty, Saudi, US, ” Locations: Italian, Puglia, Foggia, Cosa, Sicily, Naples, Calabria, Italy, Balkans, Bari, Brindisi, Fasano, Borgo Egnazia, Savelletri, David, Turkish, United States, Germany, Britain, France, Canada, Japan, Schengen, Borgo Egnazi

☆ Pope Francis repeats homophobic slur in closed-door meeting, Italian media reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Rome — The pope has again used a highly disparaging word against gay people for which he had already apologized last month, ANSA news agency said on Tuesday. Italian media had attributed to the pope the use of a vulgar Italian term roughly translating as “f*****ry,” on May 20 during a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops. Last month, a source close to the pope told CNN the phrase could also be understood as there is a “gay climate” in the seminaries. Two years later he told Italian bishops not to accept gay candidates for the priesthood. Francis, 87, had been credited with making substantial overtures toward the LGBTQ community during his 11-year papacy.

Persons: Rome, ”, ANSA, Francis, Roman, CNN’s Christopher Lamb, Sharon Braithwaite Organizations: della Sera, CNN, Church Locations: Argentine

☆ I spent $650 a night to stay at a Waldorf Astoria hotel in Rome with my daughter. The incredible views weren't even the best part.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Julia Diprete | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Julia DiPreteI'll be honest — I was slightly underwhelmed when our taxi first pulled up to the hotel. The property was huge, but I thought the exterior looked more like a 1970s apartment block than a five-star hotel. The vast space felt like a cross between Scandinavian minimalism and the Palace of Versailles in the best possible way. Modern lines met gold details everywhere, and it worked. Our room wasn't quite ready, but I learned our stay had additional perks because I booked through the AmEx Travel Fine Hotels and Resorts program.

Persons: Julia DiPrete Organizations: Fine, Resorts Locations: of Versailles

☆ Rachel Maddow Q&A: MSNBC star dishes on the rise of authoritarianism and her worries about becoming a Trump target
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

What important lesson can we learn from history to help us in this moment? Seeing that in our past should help us expect that and hopefully brace ourselves against it in our own time. You take things case by case, situation by situation, lie by lie. Do you think the news media — as a whole — is adequately covering Trump? I think Americans broadly know that’s happening, but also that they may not necessarily know what to do about it.

Persons: Rachel Maddow, Mary, ” —, Maddow, Donald Trump’s, Isaac, Davy Aronson, Donald Trump, DOJ hasn’t, Kathryn Olmsted’s, Hitler, Charles Coughlin —, there’s, Robert Paxton’s “, ”, Il Mondo, Il, Fox, Rupert Murdoch’s, Trump, he’s, He’s, we’ve, Mike Pence, I’m, it’s, Jay Rosen, “ Organizations: New York CNN, MSNBC, Monday, Electoral College, Republican Party, DOJ, Six, New York Times, TIME, Police, Trump, CNN, Fox News Locations: New York, America, United States, Rome, ”

☆ Buoyed by Election, Meloni Basks in the Spotlight as Italy Hosts the G7
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Emma Bubola | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The victory was all the more significant because Ms. Meloni was the only leader of a major Western European country to emerge reinforced from the balloting. For Ms. Meloni, the lift could hardly have come at a better time. All eyes are on Italy this week as Ms. Meloni prepares to host a summit of the Group of 7 major economies for three days starting on Thursday. It’s another opportunity to cast herself as a legitimate member of the club of the world’s most influential leaders. “This nation goes to the G7 and to Europe with the strongest government of all,” she told supporters early on Monday after the results came in.

Persons: Giorgia Meloni, Meloni, It’s, ” Locations: Italy, Rome, Europe, “

☆ How Carlos Alcaraz won the French Open by beating his biggest opponent: His body
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-09 | by ( Matthew Futterman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +11 min

More specifically, it’s Alcaraz’s body, but also his mind — to the extent that it so often dictates how his body feels. AdvertisementAlcaraz, the 21-year-old Spanish star who makes tennis fans gasp like no one else can, beat Alexander Zverev of Germany on Sunday to win his first French Open title. Alcaraz’s first French Open is a triumph of perseverance (Frey / TPN via Getty Images)A year ago, it was anything but inevitable. GO DEEPER Game, Set, Match: Carlos Alcaraz beats Alexander Zverev to win first French OpenThe weeks before the French Open had been filled with doubts. Alcaraz at the 2021 ATP Next Gen finals, which he won, beating Sebastian Korda in the final.

Persons: there’s, Carlos Alcaraz’s, Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev of, Philippe, Chatrier, Alcaraz’s, Frey, TPN, physiotherapists, ”, Alexander Zverev, Alcaraz, That’s, Sebastian Korda, Julian Finney, Indian Wells, Novak Djokovic, Djokovic’s relentlessness, Djokovic, Sinner, Andrey Rublev, Jan, Lennard Struff, J.J, Wolf, “ I’m, “ It’s, Clive Brunskill, He’d, “, Zverev, Alain Jocard, cramp, We’re, ” Zverev, hadn’t, Roland Garros, Tim Goode, Antonio Borga, Dan Goldfarb Organizations: PARIS, Mousquetaires, Getty, U.S, ATP, Miami Open, Wimbledon, Getty Images, Australian, Rio, The Athletic Locations: Italian, Alexander Zverev of Germany, South America, Indian, Paris, Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Madrid, Rome, AFP, Eurasia

☆ Iga Świątek wins third straight French Open title with dominant victory against Jasmine Paolini
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-08 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

1 Iga Świątek won her third consecutive French Open title on Saturday with an emphatic 6-2 6-1 victory against Italy’s Jasmine Paolini. She is the first woman since Justine Henin in 2007 to win three consecutive French Open titles, dismantling first-time grand slam finalist Paolini in just an hour and eight minutes. Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty ImagesIn the later stages of this year’s French Open, Świątek has been unmatched, dropping just 17 games across the past five matches. But for all her superiority, she was almost ousted from the tournament by Naomi Osaka in the second round. Gonzalo Fuentes/ReutersBeaten only twice at the French Open, Świątek follows Monica Seles and Henin by claiming a third consecutive women’s singles titles at Roland Garros in the Open Era.

Persons: Iga Świątek, Italy’s Jasmine Paolini, – Świątek’s, Roland Garros, Justine Henin, Paolini, Świątek, Bertrand Guay, Naomi Osaka, ” Świątek, “, it’s, ” Paolini, Philippe, Chatrier, It’s, I’m, Gonzalo Fuentes, Monica Seles, Henin, Serena Williams, – Chris Evert, Steffi Graf, –, Rafael Nadal, ” Organizations: CNN, Świątek, Paolini, Getty, Reuters Locations: AFP, Madrid, Rome, Paris, Świątek

☆ Laura García-Caro: Race walker misses out on bronze medal after early celebration
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-08 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Spanish race walker Laura García-Caro cut a dismayed figure at the end of the 20-kilometer race at the European Athletics Championships as she narrowly missed out on a bronze medal having celebrated before the finish line. García-Caro looked set to finish in third at the end of Friday’s race in Rome, and, with a Spanish flag draped around her neck and the finish line inside the Stadio Olimpico approaching, she punched the air in delight. Ukraine’s Lyudmila Olyanovska surged past her rival two or three meters from the line, leaving a look of horror on García-Caro’s face. The 31-year-old Olyanovska, a silver medalist at the European Championships 10 years ago, later dedicated the medal to Ukraine. I do not know even if my five-year-old son saw me competing today because in Ukraine the infrastructure is broken.

Persons: Laura García, Caro, Ukraine’s Lyudmila Olyanovska, “, ” García, Gregorio Borgia, Antonella Palmisano, Valentina Trapletti, Olyanovska, ” Organizations: CNN, European Athletics, Stadio Olimpico, Reuters Locations: Spanish, Rome, Ukraine

☆ A weaker dollar, skyrocketing prices and ‘record’ visitor numbers: Good luck in Europe this summer
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-08 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Hotel prices are exploding. As the owner of Destination Europe, she is sending “record numbers” of clients to the continent this year. There’s been such a huge demand for travel in the past three years, and lots of places are pushing up prices.”Is summer in Europe already a washout? Socrates Baltagiannis/picture alliance/Getty ImagesData from Hotel Monitor, American Express Global Business Travel’s annual analysis of worldwide hotel rates, backs his theory up. His prediction appears to be coming true: although the Amex GBT analysis predicted a 11% spike in Paris hotel rates this year, so far they have only risen 8%.

Persons: “ There’s, ”, Tom Jenkins, ” Kayla Zeigler, Graham Carter, “, There’s, you’re, it’s, Eric Gaillard, Reuters It’s, they’re, Eiffel, Hagia Sophia, Jenkins, Tim Hentschel, that’s, It’s, Milos, Hotelplanner's Tim Hentschel, Socrates Baltagiannis, Hentschel, haven’t, Conde Nast, Hayley Berg, Hopper, Berg, Jaime Reina, ‘, ’ ” They’re, Daniela Santanchè, ” Zeigler, Carter, –, Charles de Gaulle, ” They’re, Zeigler, ” –, – Berg, bookers, Henry Nicholls Organizations: CNN, European Tourism Organisation, Unforgettable, “, Reuters, Getty, Hotel Monitor, American Express Global, ”, AFP, Italy –, Games Locations: Europe, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Denmark, Iceland, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, Czech, Hungarian, Ukrainian, Ukraine, Turkish, Hagia, Venice, Paris, Amsterdam, Dublin, Berlin, Stockholm, Barcelona, London, Murcia, Marbella, Windsor, Paddington, Rome, Athens, Venice’s, Mallorcan, Italy, Amalfi, Positano, Amalfi Coast, Puglia, Sicily, Slovenia, Croatia, Ireland, Portugal, France, airfare, London's, AFP

☆ Sambuca: Italy’s cheap homes hot spot puts more up for sale
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Silvia Marchetti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Previous successSicilian town Sambuca di Sicilia will be putting a batch of abandoned homes up for sale. Sambuca made global headlines back in 2019 when CNN announced that it was putting 16 dwellings up for sale for one euro. Revival hopesA selection of homes in the depopulated towns are going under the hammer for a symbolic 3 euros. Comune SambucaSambuca’s authorities took possession of the town’s abandoned houses after an earthquake struck the surrounding Belice Valley in 1969. Interested applicants can find photos and descriptions of the available homes, along with application forms, on the town hall’s official website.

Persons: Sicily’s, Simone Padovani, ”, Giuseppe Cacioppo, it’s, Cacioppo, Sambuca, Sambuca’s, Comune Sambuca Keen, who’ve, they’ve Organizations: CNN, “ Foreigners, Comune Locations: Sicilia, Italy, Rome, Belice, Sicily, “

☆ Shoppers are hyper-focused on ‘value.’ That doesn’t mean buying the cheapest option
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Parija Bhatnagar | Parija Kavilanz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Bargain retailers like Walmart and Costco have benefitted, as shown by the retailing industry’s recent slew of first-quarter earnings releases. Sales at its stores open at least a year increased 3.8% in the quarter from the same time last year. Which means that Americans are still spending, but selectively, and that “value shopping” means different things to different people. “A sizable segment of them are focused on value, however, that doesn’t directly correlate to a low price. Shoppers are willing to spend if they see value in an on-trend, well-made dress from Abercrombie – or a healthy salad from Sweetgreen.”

Persons: They’ve, What’s, ”, Neil Saunders, ” Saunders, Fitch, Stephanie Keith, Lilly Pulitzer, Laura Alber, Anne Hathaway, Della Patria, Elisabetta Villa, Richard Dickson, Zak Stambor, eMarketer, ” Stambor, “, Abercrombie – Organizations: New, New York CNN, Walmart, Costco, GlobalData, CNN, Abercrombie, Bloomberg, Getty, Hollister, Sonoma, Navy, Banana, “, Shoppers Locations: New York, Sonoma, Elm, Williams, Rome, Italy, Europe, Banana Republic

☆ EU elections kick off against a backdrop of China disputes, 'greenlash' and possible Trump return
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Silvia Amaro | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Laurie Dieffembacq | Afp | Getty ImagesThe political makeup of the European Union is about to change with voters across the 27 member states heading to the polls from Thursday until Sunday. Trump has previously remarked that he would not protect NATO countries from Russian attacks if they lag on their membership payments. Green pledgesIn the wake of the 2019 EU elections, the bloc claimed it was the global champion on a climate-friendly agenda. "This could include more support for nuclear power or even support fracking for cheaper and more reliable gas," they added. "An even larger Eurosceptic representation is also likely to weigh against bold reforms which could make enlargement difficult," the analysts said.

Persons: Hadja, Laurie Dieffembacq, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Biden, Trump, Green, Giorgia, There's Organizations: Belgian, Afp, Getty, European, CNBC, U.S . European Union, U.S, EU, NATO, European Commission, Citi, Bloomberg, European Union Locations: European Union, Europe, U.S, Ukraine, China, Brussels, Beijing, Italy, Rome, Kyiv

☆ Red Lobster closings: These are the locations it wants to shut down
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New York CNN —Red Lobster wants to close several dozen more restaurants following its bankruptcy, and it has identified which ones are in danger of shutting down if the court approves its plan. The chain, which brought affordable shrimp and lobster to middle-class America and grew to become the largest seafood restaurant chain in the world, filed for bankruptcy last month. Red Lobster said that it had more than $1 billion in debt and less than $30 million in cash on hand. Part of its plan is to close some locations of its nearly 600 restaurants in the meantime. A few weeks prior to its bankruptcy, it abruptly closed around 50 locations across the United States.

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