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Meanwhile, there is growing excitement that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will approve the first ever bitcoin ETF, after years of opposition. With all of this excitement comes some quite bold predictions about bitcoin's price. "No rationale for that prediction," Mobius said, except that a bitcoin ETF looks likely and "that has heightened interest" in the cryptocurrency. Yang attributes the anticipated price rise to a bitcoin ETF being approved, leading to higher institutional investment in bitcoin, as well as May 2024's bitcoin halving, which would result in the bitcoin supply being constrained. Alexander told CNBC that during the first quarter of 2024, bitcoin will trade within the $40,000 to $55,000 range, owing to "professional traders creating volatility."

Persons: Filip Radwanski, Bitcoin, bitcoin, FTX, Sam Bankman, Fried, Binance's Changpeng Zhao, Mark Mobius, Mobius, Yang, Luna, James Butterfill, Butterfill, Antoni Trenchev, Trenchev, Carol Alexander, Alexander, Coinbase, Matrixport Organizations: Getty, CNBC, Department of Justice, U.S, U.S . Securities, Exchange, Chartered, University of Sussex, Exchange Commission, SEC, Fidelity, Blackrock, Federal Reserve Locations: U.S, bitcoin, Blackrock

☆ I'm so 'touched out' by my 3 children that I don't even want my husband to touch me
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-28 | by ( Kat Storr | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewOne of the best things about being a mom is the delicious cuddles and kisses you get from your children. I'm 'touched out'I had never heard of the term "touched out" before I became a parent, but I soon became familiar with it when I was breastfeeding our firstborn. My husband doesn't feel how I doSadly, this has extended to my husband, too. This means he rarely feels touched out, while I have come to associate touch with meeting people's needs. I feel like being touched out is just another example of what a roller coaster parenthood is.

Persons: —, I'm, it's, We've Organizations: Service, Business

☆ My boyfriend and I lived together for 28 years. We never spent a Christmas together.
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-23 | by ( Heide Brandes | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In the 28 years we lived together, my boyfriend and I never spent Christmas together. In the 28 years I lived with my long-term boyfriend, we never spent a Christmas together. I didn't want my parents to spend Christmas aloneAfter my parents moved to from Oklahoma to North Carolina, I spent that first Christmas with them, telling myself it was to help them acclimate to their new home. AdvertisementHe and I went our separate ways, but it wasn't because we never spent Christmas together. I sometimes wish, when I think late at night of our life together, that we had spent at least one little Christmas together.

Persons: didn't, —, I'd, Eve, Santa Claus, frailty, would've Organizations: Service Locations: North Carolina, Texas, Oklahoma, Santa

☆ P&G to record up to $2.5 bln in Gillette writedown, operations rejig
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The consumer goods giant said it would take a $1.3 billion non-cash impairment charge before tax in the current quarter ending Dec. 31 on its Gillette business. P&G, which bought Gillette for $57 billion in 2005, gets about 8% of its total sales from the grooming business. "It's very difficult for us as a U.S. dollar-denominated company to create value (in these markets)," Schulten said. Total charges will be between $2 billion and $2.5 billion after tax and will be recognized in fiscal years 2024 and 2025. Net earnings attributable to the company was $14.7 billion for fiscal 2023.

Persons: Timothy Aeppel, Andre Schulten, Morgan Stanley, Schulten, Juveria Tabassum, Sriraj Organizations: Procter, REUTERS, Procter & Gamble, Gillette, Morgan, Thomson, & $ Locations: Tabler Station, West Virginia, U.S, Argentina, Nigeria

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 35 points and 10 assists, Damian Lillard added 28 points, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the New York Knicks 146-122 on Tuesday night to reach the semifinals of the NBA's inaugural In-Season Tournament. Milwaukee is 5-0 in tournament play and extended its home winning streak to nine games. Julius Randle scored a season-high 41 points for the Knicks, whose three-game winning streak was snapped. He eventually limped up the court but stayed in the game and tallied 10 of the Bucks' first 13 points. The Knicks had gone 10-3 since losing to the Bucks in Milwaukee on Nov. 3 in the opener of tournament group play.

Persons: — Giannis Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard, Julius Randle, Jalen Brunson, Barrett, Antetokounmpo, Adrian Griffin, Thanasis, Robin Lopez, Brook Lopez, Lillard, ___ Organizations: MILWAUKEE, Milwaukee Bucks, New York Knicks, Bucks, Indiana, Milwaukee, Knicks, Brook, UP NEXT, Boston, Pacers Locations: Las Vegas, New York, Milwaukee

☆ Woman says she 'feels great' after using IVF to give birth to twins at 70 years old. Doctors say the birth was irresponsible.
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A 70-year-old woman gave birth to twins in Uganda using IVF. AdvertisementA 70-year-old Ugandan woman says she is feeling great after giving birth to twins using IVF. "I feel great," Namukwaya told the outlet through an interpreter. Brian Levine, practice director at New York City's CCRM fertility clinic, told TODAY that he thinks the decision to treat Nawakuma was "incredibly irresponsible." Edward Tamale Sali, Namukwaya's fertility doctor, however, told TODAY he didn't hesitate to treat her.

Persons: —, Safina Namukwaya, Namukwaya, Brian Levine, Nawakuma, Edward Tamale Sali, Sali Organizations: Service, Women's Hospital, Fertility, American Society of Reproductive Medicine Locations: Uganda, New York

☆ The Garisenda 'leaning tower' in Bologna, Italy, is on 'high alert' for collapse
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —It’s the ‘leaning tower’ that has stood tipsily – but steadily – for nearly 1,000 years. But now, the days of the Garisenda tower in Bologna, Italy, could be numbered. Following investigations last month, the city is instigating a civil protection plan for the “sudden and unexpected collapse of the tower,” which has dominated the Bologna skyline since the 12th century. The Garisenda leans at an angle of four degrees – only a little more upright than the Leaning Tower of Pisa’s five degrees. “The overall situation has unfortunately worsened considerably, with worrying implications for the overall stability of the tower,” reads the report.

Persons: we’ll, Stanley Tucci, CNN —, “, ”, Dante, Michele Lapini, Garisenda, Matteo Lepore, ‘ Organizations: CNN, intel, Bologna’s, Bologna, UNESCO Locations: Bologna, Italy, Manhattan

☆ John Woo Has Seen a Lot in Hollywood. He’s Finally Back for More.
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Brandon Yu | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When John Woo was a child, living in the dangerous slums of Hong Kong, he had two sanctuaries: the church and the movie theater. Both provided respite from a world of poverty and intense violence. He’d use a flashlight to illuminate the glass and, shifting the light, project moving images onto the wall. That 1989 film, starring his frequent collaborator Chow Yun-fat, proved a major work that established both Woo’s style and our notion of modern action cinema. And yet, even as his so-called “bullet ballet” films went on to influence an array of popular culture makers, including the Wu-Tang Clan and Quentin Tarantino, Woo said he never particularly cared for action films.

Persons: John Woo, Woo, Oz ”, it’s, Chow Yun, Wu, Wu - Tang Clan, Quentin Tarantino Organizations: Wu - Locations: Hong Kong, Wu - Tang

☆ Identical twins tried plant-based and omnivore diets — the vegans were biologically younger and healthier in just 8 weeks
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Vegan diets may lead to better heart health and slower aging, suggests a new study of twins. 22 pairs of twins tried either vegan or omnivore diets to control for factors like genetics. While vegan diets may be harder to stick to, you don't have to be strictly plant-based to benefit. One member of each pair of twins was randomly assigned a vegan diet, eating exclusively plant-based foods with no meat, eggs, dairy, or other animal products. However, the vegan participants self-reported that they weren't as happy with their food, which could account for the extra weight loss.

Persons: —, Christopher Gardner, Hilary Brueck, Gardner Organizations: Service, Stanford University, Stanford

☆ One identical twin went vegan while the other didn’t. See what happened
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

A vegan diet differs from a vegetarian diet in that it eliminates not only animal flesh but dairy, eggs or any other ingredient derived from animals. In each pair, one twin was assigned a vegan diet, while the other was assigned an omnivore diet. “I feel like a lot of people who do a vegan diet think ‘Oh great, soda is vegan. Cutting back on eating meat and animal byproducts can be done slowly, bit by bit. Harvard’s Hu agreed: “While this study showed a vegan diet may provide additional advantages compared to a healthy omnivorous diet, it does not mean that everyone should become a vegan or vegetarian.

Persons: ”, Christopher Gardner, Gardner, “, ” Alice Lichtenstein, Frank Hu, ” Hu, ” Gardner, “ I’m, quinoa, there’s, Harvard’s Hu Organizations: CNN, Stanford Prevention Research Center, Nutrition Studies Research, Stanford, Tufts University’s Cardiovascular Nutrition Laboratory, Harvard, of Public Health, JAMA Locations: Palo Alto , California, Chan, Boston, Brussels, Yukon

☆ A 70-year-old woman in Uganda gave birth to twins she conceived via IVF
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Jane Ridley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Safina Namukwaya, 70, gave birth to boy/girl twins at a hospital in the Ugandan capital of Kampala. AdvertisementA 70-year-old woman, who delivered twins on Wednesday, has become one of the oldest moms in the world, a hospital in Uganda said. "One day, a young boy said I had been cursed by my mother to die without a child," Namukwaya said. Namukwaya told the interviewer that she had been "very sick" due to her double pregnancy and had spent nearly all her "savings" on healthcare. AdvertisementShe told NTV that the twins were "in the hands of God" and that "every child comes with a blessing."

Persons: Safina, Doctors, —, Safina Namukwaya, Namukwaya, she'd, Edward Sali Organizations: Service, Women's Hospital, Fertility, NTV Locations: Kampala, Africa, Uganda, India

☆ Two Amazon and Netflix alums have raised $1 million for their fintech startup that aims to disrupt entertainment and production financing
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Conduiit, a fintech startup that promises to save entertainment companies time and money by centralizing their production finance operations, has raised $1 million in pre-seed funding. He saw how production companies were using a hodgepodge of services to manage day-to-day transactions, as well as managing individual productions in silos, resulting in lost time and wasted expense. ConduiitCharging on a SaaS model, Conduiit lets production companies access all their compliance, management, accounting, and payment tools from a single platform. "There are two Black founders in a world that doesn't have a lot of them," said Glover of Hamilton and Thurman. Only about 1% of venture funding in 2022 went to Black startup founders, according to Crunchbase data analyzed by TechCrunch .

Persons: Hiro Mizushima, Shawn Hamilton, Hamilton, Hamilton's, Jason Thurman, who's, HBO Max, Max, John Oliver, Drew Glover, Glover, Thurman, we're Organizations: Fiat Ventures, Aperture Venture, Business, Amazon, Netflix, Disney, HBO, Jigsaw, Laylow Productions, Productions, Silicon Valley Bank, Fiat, TechCrunch Locations: Silicon, Hollywood

Twin Rivers Farm could break records as Tennessee's priciest home if it fetches its $65 million asking price. Apart from the 10,626 square foot main residence, the estate features a barn, guesthouse and a man-made lake, stocked with trout for fishing and swimming. McEwen GroupThe previous record for the most expensive home sold in the state, set in 2010, stood at $28 million. McEwen GroupThe estate has multiple hidden passages leading to a game room, a safe room and a wine cellar. McEwen GroupThe property's barn houses the Keeles' chickens and sheep.

Persons: Tennessee's, Justin Timberlake, Nicole Kidman, Dan McEwen, McEwen, It's, McEwen Group Larry Keele, Larry, He's, " McEwen Organizations: McEwen Group, CNBC, McEwen, Oaktree Locations: Nashville, Leipers, Middle Tennessee, New York , Illinois, California, Twin Rivers, Rivers, Los Angeles, LA, Tennessee, France

Joan Soranno and John Cook clicked from the start. They met when they were working as architects on a Frank Gehry-designed project in 1991 in Minneapolis and spent the ensuing decades as partners, first in work and then in marriage. Together, they have designed many award-winning cultural landmarks, from the Marlboro Music Reich Hall Rehearsal Building & Music Library in Vermont to the Bigelow Chapel at the United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities.

Persons: Joan Soranno, John Cook, Frank Gehry, Bigelow Organizations: Marlboro Music, Music Library, United Theological Seminary, the Twin Locations: Minneapolis, Vermont, the Twin Cities

☆ Julia Roberts shares rare photo of her twins in honor of their 19th birthday
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

The actress posted a photo of her twins Hazel and Phinnaeus as infants on social media Tuesday to mark their 19th birthday. “19,” the caption of the photo of Roberts with her children on her lap reads. She shares the twins with husband Danny Moder, along with 16-year-old son, Henry. Last year she talked to “CBS Sunday Morning” and said acting was “a dream come true,” while adding some of her other dreams that have come to pass. The life that we’ve built with our children,” she said.

Persons: Julia Roberts, Hazel, Phinnaeus, Roberts, ” Roberts, Danny Moder, Henry, ” Organizations: CNN, CBS

The deal came after an Israeli offer to continue the cease-fire by one day for every additional 10 hostages released, who would be exchanged for 30 Palestinians in Israeli prisons. Hamas said it had received a list of three women and 30 minors that Israel would release in return on Monday. Dozens of Israeli soldiers as well as civilian Israeli men in their 70s and 80s are still being held captive in Gaza. The official said Hamas has said that in those cases, the mothers are being held by different groups, and it would take time to get them. Late Monday, Israel’s Army Radio, citing the prime minister’s office, reported that the government had received a list of hostages held by Hamas who are expected to be released on Tuesday.

Persons: Kibbutz Nir Oz, Sharon Alony Cunio, Emma, Yuli Cunio, David Cunio, Cunio’s Organizations: Hamas, Israel’s Army Locations: Israel, Gaza, Qatar

☆ Nuclear's uncertain role in the shift away from fossil fuels is seen as critical and very contentious
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Anmar Frangoul | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

It's set to be a hot topic at the COP28 summit in Dubai, which begins this week. There are reports that there will be a concerted effort to get behind a big increase in nuclear capacity from now to 2050. "As more nations understand the role nuclear can play in achieving energy security and decarbonisation targets, global support for nuclear energy is growing," he added. "The phase-out of nuclear power makes our country safer; ultimately, the risks of nuclear power are uncontrollable," Steffi Lemke, Germany's federal minister for the environment and nuclear safety, said in April. France, a major player in nuclear power, is also planning to increase its number of reactors.

Persons: Janos Kummer, Atoms4NetZero, Rafael Mariano Grossi, Friedrich Merz, CNBC's Annette Weisbach, Merz —, Chancellor Olaf Scholz —, Steffi Lemke Organizations: Getty, International Atomic Energy Agency, CNBC, World Nuclear Association, IAEA, Christian Democratic Union, Greenpeace, Germany —, — Locations: Slovakia, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, COP28, Germany, Sweden, France

☆ I'm a Swiftie Dad who traded a family summer vacation to take my kids across the country to an Eras Tour concert. It was worth every penny.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Cork Gaines | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

We had already been to one Taylor Swift concert, but we wanted to try for a better experience. Additionally, I decided the family needed to forgo our usual summer family vacation and travel from Texas to Los Angeles for our second Taylor Swift "The Eras Tour" concert. A view from the author's seats at the Taylor Swift concert in Houston. The author's better half and their oldest daughter before a Taylor Swift concert in Los Angeles. Photos taken by the author's daughters at the LA Taylor Swift concert.

Persons: Taylor Swift, —, Swifties, Swift, Hannah Gaines, Cork, splurging, Clare, Taylor, Cork Gaines, Hannah, LA Taylor, Clare Gaines, Hannah Gaines Clare Organizations: Service, Ticketmaster, Cork Gaines, Business, Disney World, LA Locations: LA, Texas, Los Angeles, Houston, New York City, Ireland, Puerto Rico

LONDON, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Chilean copper miner Antofagasta (ANTO.L) last week inked the first major 2024 concentrates supply deal with China's Jinchuan Group. Indeed, it's far from certain there will be a single benchmark for next year due to a shifting copper concentrates landscape. Annual "benchmark" copper smelter treatment chargesSPLIT BENCHMARK? Other members of China's Copper Smelters Purchase Team, a grouping of the country's biggest players, have rejected Jinchuan's terms as a benchmark. Its new Manyar copper smelter will start ramping up from May.

Persons: Freeport, Chen Yunian, Jinchuan, it's, Jan Harvey Organizations: China's Jinchuan, TC, Freeport McMoRan, HK, Study, China's, Copper, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Antofagasta, Jinchuan, Freeport, Indonesia, Panama, Peru, Chile, China, Jiangxi, Canada, Botswana

☆ An Alabama mom is pregnant in each of her two uteruses in an extremely rare case of twins
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Brenda Goodman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

She was born with two uteruses, a condition called uterine didelphys. Hatcher’s condition is rare, too: About 1 in 2,000 women is born with uterine didelphys. Like most women, Hatcher has two ovaries, the glands that store and release eggs. One thing that’s different with this pregnancy, Hatcher says, is that in certain positions, she has not just one baby bump but two. Friends have started a GoFundMe page to help with unexpected expenses, including home renovations, child care and missed income after the twins are born.

Persons: CNN — Kelsey Hatcher’s, Caleb, “, ”, Hatcher, don’t, ‘, ’ “ Caleb, Kelsey Hatcher, Caleb Shaver, ‘ I’m, ’ ” Hatcher, Hyperovulation hasn’t, Shweta Patel, ” Patel, we’ve, Kelsey, it’s, I’ve moreso, Kelsey Hatcher's, She's, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, ” Hatcher, We’re Organizations: CNN, US Centers for Disease Control, CDC, University of Alabama, CNN Health Locations: Dora , Alabama, Birmingham

☆ EU fiscal pact ignores green elephant in the room
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Lisa Jucca | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

REUTERS/Henry Nicholls Acquire Licensing RightsMILAN, Nov 21 (Reuters Breakingviews) - The European Union’s troubled fiscal pact, once branded as "stupid" by former European Commission President Romano Prodi, has reached its sell-by date. Average EU debt has been consistently above the 60% target. NEW COURSEThe proposed revamp of the fiscal pact, now under discussion, is an improvement. BRAVE NEW DEBT WORLDFor all of Brussels’ reforming zeal, Europe’s future debt rules ignore a giant elephant in the room: climate change. Another option is to remove green investments from the fiscal rules’ deficit calculations.

Persons: Henry Nicholls, Romano Prodi, Christian Lindner, Giorgia Meloni, Breakingviews, Bruno Le Maire, Olaf Scholz’s, Mario Draghi, Francesco Guerrera, Thomas Shum Organizations: Trust, REUTERS, Reuters, European, Reuters Graphics Reuters, European Commission, French Finance, EU, Intel, European Central Bank, Italian, Union, Thomson Locations: Green Park, London, Britain, Maastricht Treaty, Germany, it's, Italy, Greece, Brussels, EU, United States, Spain, Europe

☆ Democratic strategist accused of sexually assaulting woman while working for Mike Bloomberg's campaign days after 9/11
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Baughman filed his own lawsuit against her in June, saying she's run "a 20+ year smear campaign" against him. Making their way through the city's streets, many of which were still shut down, they took a long time to arrive at Bloomberg's campaign office, the suit says. Another one of Bloomberg's campaign staffers offered Beter a cup of coffee at the office, the lawsuit says. A photo of the World Trade Center collapse taken by Petra Beter on September 11, 2001. Neither Petra nor Josee Beter has filed a formal response to Baughman's lawsuit in the Massachusetts court, though Petra Beter's lawsuit says it's "retaliation" for her claims.

Persons: Duane Baughman, Mike Bloomber's, Baughman, —, Petra C, Beter —, Michael Bloomberg, Beter, Ian Bryson, Josee Beter, Katie Merrill, Petra, Douglas Schoen, Edward Skyler —, Schoen, Duane, Defendant SCHOEN, Schoen didn't, Skyler, Mr, Petra Beter, Hillary Clinton's, Tom Steyer's, Merrill, Barbara Lee's, Beters, Mike Bloomberg, Petra's, Petra Beter's, Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, Josee, Bryson Organizations: Service, Baughman, ASA, Bloomberg, Citigroup, World Trade, REUTERS, HB, Democratic, Rep, Senate, New York, Prosecutors Locations: Manhattan, York City, New York, Massachusetts, California, New, Baughman's

☆ Thompson Twins: These twin brothers made history before even stepping foot on an NBA court
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Though multiple pairs of twins have played together in the NBA, the Thompson brothers became the first siblings to be drafted in the top five of the same draft. Amen dunks the ball during an OTE game - the Thompsons were known for their highlight-worthy plays during their time in Atlanta. “Amen and Ausar, two or three times a week, would do something that I’ve never seen before. !’”Twin magicAmen and Ausar were born on January 30, 2003, in Oakland, California, with Amen being the older twin by a solitary minute. Both see natural similarities between the twins and former NBA Finals MVP Andre Iguodala.

Persons: Victor, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, “, Ausar Thompson, Thompson, Amen, Ausar, ” Kelly Iko, Dale Zanine, Dave Leitao, ” Leitao, I’ve, “ I’ve, ‘ I’ve, Troy, John Lamparski, Dustin Chambers, OTE, ”, Omari Sankofa, they’ve, there’s, you’re, Logan Riely, Iko, that’s, ” Iko, what’s, ” Ausar, DeMar, Chris Schwegler, Deron Williams, Lamar Odom, Scottie Pippen, Andre Iguodala, ” Sankofa, Ben Sullivan, Leitao Organizations: CNN, NBA, Houston Rockets, Detroit Pistons, The Athletic, CNN Sport, USA, Sports, City Reapers, New York Times, Crest, American, NCAA, Dukes, Elite Academy, Detroit Free Press, Pistons, “ Showtime Pistons, Chicago Bulls, Rockets Locations: Atlanta, OTE, Oakland , California, Florida, UCLAs, North Carolinas, Ausar

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — A 5-year-old California boy fatally stabbed his twin brother, authorities said. The twins were fighting Wednesday when one brother grabbed a small kitchen knife and stabbed his sibling in unincorporated Scotts Valley, according to the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office. “We are heartbroken for the family of these two young children and share in their grief,” the sheriff's office wrote in a Facebook post on Thursday. Authorities said they do not plan to file criminal charges in the death. “California law dictates that age, criminal intent, and knowledge of wrongfulness are factors needed to charge a child with a crime,” the Facebook post stated.

Persons: “ Organizations: Santa, Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office, Authorities, Facebook Locations: SCOTTS, Calif, California, Scotts Valley, Santa Cruz County, “ California, Scotts, San Francisco

☆ Opinion: The unwelcome topic at this year’s Thanksgiving table
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Opinion Joan Steinau Lester | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —My wife and I were recently invited to Thanksgiving dinner at the home of a friend. Nearly everyone is confronted by intensely emotional conflicts, with the upheaval roiling workplaces, college campuses, schools and other places. Arguments over Israel are nothing new, but the rifts are deeper and more lacerating than I can ever remember. In one particularly painful and personal case, a dear friend and I have disagreed for decades about antisemitism and Israel. Love may find a way, if not to move mountains, at least to allow space for durable resolutions.

Persons: Joan Steinau Lester, CNN —, ” Joan Steinau Lester, Irene Young, ”, “, they’d, stiffly, “ I’m, recedes, Nelson Mandela, —, Martin Luther King, Jr, it’s Organizations: PEN, CNN Locations: Israel, Gaza, Israeli, South Africa

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