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☆ ‘Twisters’ chose not to mention climate change. Here’s why
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Thomas Page | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

CNN —Like its titular tornados, “Twisters” blasts through a lot in its 122-minute runtime. Generally, scientists are the least certain about the connection between tornadoes and climate change as it’s unclear how warming temperatures are changing storms themselves or the outbreaks. Cathy, a local farmer, gripes that storms and floods are becoming more frequent, and the price of wheat more expensive, while stopping short of citing climate change. However, for a film populated by scientists and clued-in citizens to not mention climate change is a little like the twisters themselves: there’s a hole at the center. !”“Making a ‘Twisters’ movie in Tornado Alley during storm season, tornado season, it’s kind of perfect.

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☆ Asia’s 50 best bars for 2024 revealed
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Lilit Marcus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Hong Kong CNN —Bar Leone – an Italian cocktail spot in central Hong Kong – has been crowned the best bar in Asia. Bar LeoneBefore Bar Leone’s triumph, the top spot was held by another Hong Kong bar, mezcal-forward Coa, which spent a record three years atop the list. The list, which was first put together in 2017, added a new category this year recognizing best bar design. “Sustainability is also how we promote and preserve Korean bar culture.”Emma Sleight, head of content for 50 Best Bars and 50 Best Hotels, told CNN that Asia’s bar scene “is one of the best in the world, it’s incredibly young and dynamic and ever-changing. “Free drinks at Bar Leone for everyone tonight!” he shouted triumphantly, before leaning over to his colleagues and whispering, “The bar is closed tonight, right?”Asia’s 50 Best Bars for 20241.

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☆ Money launderers are increasingly turning to crypto to conceal flow of funds, Chainalysis says
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Sheila Chiang | In Sheilachiang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Money launderers are increasingly using cryptocurrencies to conceal the origins and movement of illegally-obtained funds, according to a report by Chainalysis. In 2024, money laundering in crypto encompasses all crime — not just that which is inherently tied to the crypto ecosystem," the blockchain analytics firm said in a July report. Money launderers use various methods such as crypto mixers, cross-chain bridges and "hops" between wallets to conceal the flow of funds. Crypto mixers, or tumblers, involve mixing crypto from various sources to make the detection of their origin and ownership difficult. Bad actors also leverage on crypto bridges to hide the origins of funds by moving them between different blockchain networks.

Persons: — Locations: Paris, France

☆ Startups are building balloons to hoist tourists 100,000 feet into the stratosphere
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Magdalena Petrova | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

CNBC spoke to three startups — France-based Zephalto, Florida-based Space Perspective and Arizona-based World View — that aim to hoist tourists to the stratosphere using pressurized capsules and massive gas-filled balloons. "The capsule itself is designed to to carry eight customers and two crew into the stratosphere," said Ryan Hartman, CEO of World View. World Views says it sold 1,250 tickets so far while Space Perspective has sold 1,800. Ticket prices range from $50,000 per seat with World View to around $184,000 with Zephalto. Space Perspective sells tickets to its experience for $125,000 per seat.

Persons: Ryan Hartman, Jane Poynter, Poynter, Vincent Farret d'Astiès, Zephalto Organizations: SpaceX, Virgin Galactic, CNBC, —, U.S Locations: — France, Florida, Arizona

☆ National French Fry Day: McDonald’s, Wendy’s and 6 other places to get free or discounted fries
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Cheyenne Devon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

National French Fry is on Friday, July 12, and plenty of popular restaurant chains are offering freebies and deals to honor the holiday. Whether they're crinkle cut or curly, French fries are a favorite across the nation. The average American consumes around 34 pounds of French fries a year, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The origin of French fries is unclear, despite the name, according to Britannica. President Thomas Jefferson is often credited with introducing the dish to Americans after returning from France with a recipe for "deep-fried potatoes in small cuttings," per the Thomas Jefferson Foundation.

Persons: Fry, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Organizations: National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, Thomas Jefferson Foundation Locations: France, Smashburger

The NATO official said they had observed “an unprecedented escalation and spread of Russia’s hybrid warfare” over the past six months, which included “physical sabotage” on the supply line of NATO weapons intended for Ukraine. “It is everything from point of production and origin, to storage, to those who are making decisions, to the actual delivery,” the senior NATO official said. Recent high-profile arrests have revealed the ad-hoc, clumsy nature of how the Kremlin’s intelligence operations have evolved since the start of the war in Ukraine. Russia is big enough to have resources to fight a war against Ukraine and also maintain its security operations against European countries… against us. There are people who take part in the war against Ukraine, and then they are rotated to some other region or area.

Persons: Blunt, ”, Donald Tusk, Dariusz Borowicz, Agencja Wyborcza.pl, Maxim, Andrzej, Jaroslaw, “, Don’t, ” Andrzej, I’d, Wagner, Volodymyr Zelensky, Sean Gallup, Paris Charles de, Vladimir Putin’s, Harrys Organizations: CNN, NATO, Polish, Reuters, Ukraine, Getty, London’s Metropolitan Police Service, Kremlin, EU, Estonian Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Europe, “, Reuters Russia, Washington , DC, Moscow, Poland, Russian, Lublin, Medyka, Ukrainian, Biala Podlaska, Warsaw, Polish, surveilling Rzeszow Jasionka, Kyiv, Berlin, Germany, Russian Ukrainian, Paris Charles, Paris Charles de Gaulle, East London, Estonia, Russia’s

☆ Space station startup Gravitics lands $125 million order from Axiom
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Michael Sheetz | In Michaeljsheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Washington-based startup Gravitics has signed a $125 million contract to expand Axiom Space's planned space station, the latest deal in the burgeoning private market for orbiting habitats. Axiom is one of several companies building private space stations as NASA plans for the International Space Station to end its time in orbit. Already, Axiom has modules of its space station being built by Italian aerospace contractor Thales Alenia. The space station modules Gravitics is designing range from 3 meters (9 feet) to 8 meters (26 feet) in diameter. Axiom was the first to win a NASA contract for building space station modules, and Gravitics would connect its spacecraft later this decade.

Persons: Colin Doughan, Gravitics, Glenn, Doughan Organizations: CNBC, NASA, International, Thales Alenia Locations: Washington, Seattle

The next round of filings for spot ether ETFs with the SEC is due today, part of the ongoing regulatory process required before spot ether ETFs can be launched. One thing's for sure: the launch of spot bitcoin ETFs this year has been a success. That's still true for this year, but two of the top 10 ETF inflows year to date have been into spot bitcoin ETFs: iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) at number four, and Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Trust (FBTC) at number eight. Would 50% of the inflows of the spot bitcoin ETF be a win? We'll talk about this with Matt Hougan from Bitwise Asset Management, one of the applicants for a spot ether ETF.

Persons: That's, iShares, Matt Hougan, Matt, Nate Geraci Organizations: SEC, Nasdaq, Fidelity, Bitcoin, Stock, Aggregate, Blackrock US, Bitwise Asset Management, Edge

☆ The Killer Stalking Sri Lanka’s Men
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Kang-Chun Cheng | Apoorva Mandavilli | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Something odd has been happening to young men in the sultry farming and fishing communities of Sri Lanka. Since the 1990s, men in their 30s and 40s have been turning up at hospitals with late-stage kidney failure, needing dialysis or even transplants. In some communities, as many as one in five young men is affected. The trend is most striking in young men, but some women, too, seem to have the disease. And children as young as 10 already show early signs of kidney trouble.

Locations: Sri Lanka

☆ Who Died in the Tulsa Race Massacre?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-06 | by ( Audra D. S. Burch | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Jeanette Batchelor-Young had been tracing her roots for years when she received a message that would change what she knew about her origin story. There were still so many blanks in her family history: Mrs. Batchelor-Young had lived with her father briefly until his death and then she was adopted. Turns out there has been a stop — possibly, a very consequential stop — in Tulsa, Okla., in the 1920s. Mrs. Batchelor-Young, 64, learned she might be a relative of one of the victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Her DNA matched that of remains exhumed from a local cemetery as part of the city’s effort to identify the victims of the massacre through living relatives.

Persons: Jeanette Batchelor, Young, Batchelor, . Batchelor Locations: Texas, Northern California, Tulsa, Okla

☆ Mia Goth on Reaching the End of the ‘X’ Trilogy
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Kellina Moore | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Mia Goth may have amassed a filmography dominated by horror films like “A Cure for Wellness,” “Suspiria” and “Infinity Pool,” but she prefers not to limit herself. Directed by Ti West, the films follow the lives and crimes of Pearl and Maxine, both played by Goth. As we meet them in the first movie, “X,” Pearl (Goth under a pound of prosthetics) is a sexually deprived older woman with murderous tendencies, and Maxine is a young porn actress who dreams of making it big. The second entry, titled after the main character, serves as Pearl’s origin story, and brought Goth greater recognition for her bold, meme-able performance. The third, “MaXXXine” (in theaters), picks up with its title character in Hollywood when she finally catches a break.

Persons: Mia Goth, “, ”, Ti, Pearl, Goth, Maxine, MaXXXine Organizations: Wellness Locations: London, Hollywood

☆ When my ex-husband married someone with a similar first name to mine, I finally decided to change my married name
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-04 | by ( Melissa Drake | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

I easily recall the lawyer saying he could change my name as part of the divorce proceedings. While my husband and I didn't choose to remain married, my son and I were still a family. I kept my married name for years until my ex-husband started dating a woman with a very similar name as me. Except to me, going back to that name felt like I was going backward in terms of my life's evolution. But the name change was much bigger than updating my records and getting a new Social Security card.

Persons: nonchalantly, would've, Cher, Prince, Drake Organizations: Service, Business, Social Security

☆ Lightning Is Blamed for Deadly New Mexico Fire
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Alexandra E. Petri | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Lightning sparked the larger of the two wildfires that have scorched southern New Mexico, leaving at least two people dead, destroying 1,400 structures and ravaging more than 25,000 acres, the authorities said on Wednesday. The blaze, known as the South Fork fire, began June 17 amid sweltering temperatures and was 87 percent contained on Wednesday evening, the Bureau of Indian Affairs said in a news release. “The identification of the point of origin and all evidence and data support lightning as the cause of the fire,” the agency said in a statement. “Human activity and factors did not contribute to the cause.”On June 23, the F.B.I. said that it was offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the “person or persons responsible for starting” the South Fork fire and the Salt fire, the other major fire in New Mexico.

Persons: Lightning, ” Organizations: of Indian Affairs Locations: New Mexico

☆ How the death of the dinosaurs allowed grapes to flourish
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-02 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

“This discovery is important because it shows that after the extinction of the dinosaurs, grapes really started to spread across the world.”Much like the soft tissues of animals, actual fruits don’t preserve well in the fossil record. How ancient forests changedWhen the dinosaurs went extinct, their absence changed the entire structure of forests, the team hypothesized. “In the fossil record, we start to see more plants that use vines to climb up trees, like grapes, around this time,” Herrera said. Meanwhile, as a diverse set of birds and mammals began to populate Earth after the disappearance of the dinosaurs, they likely also helped spread grape seeds. Several fossils are related to modern grapes and others are distant relatives or grapes native to the Western Hemisphere.

Persons: hadn’t, ”, Fabiany Herrera, “, ” Herrera, Steven Manchester, Herrera, “ I’ve, Mónica Carvalho, Carvalho, ‘, Arthur T, Susman, Gregory Stull, ” Carvalho Organizations: CNN, Field, Research, University of Michigan’s, of Paleontology, South, Field Museum, National Museum of, Central, Western Locations: Colombia, Panama, Peru, India, South America, Western, Colombian, American, South, Central America, Central, Asia, Africa

☆ What is Canada Day and how is it celebrated? The answer is more complicated than some might think
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Karla Cripps | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Meanwhile, the July 1 holiday to commemorate Canada’s Confederation became official in 1879, and was originally called Dominion Day. The late Queen Elizabeth II, seen here joining the Canada Day celebrations in Ottawa in 1997, visited Canada 22 times during her reign. Some early Dominion Day celebrations featured a ‘Dominion Salute’ of one gun for each province. Cole Burston/Getty ImagesIt wasn’t until 1982 that Dominion Day officially became Canada Day. For more information on the event, visit the official Canada Day website.

Persons: Matthew Hayday, don’t, ”, Hill, Mark Horton, Forrest, –, ’ ”, Queen Elizabeth II, Carlo Allegri, “, King, Cole Burston, Hayday Organizations: CNN, Canada, Canadian Forces, Department, Ontario’s Guelph University, Royal Canadian Air Force, Independence, Canada’s, Dominion, British North America, United Province of, “, Archives, Toronto Globe, Globe, Ottawa, of Canada, National Capital Locations: Canada, Vancouver, Toronto, Charlottetown, Ottawa, British, United Province, United Province of Canada, Ontario, Quebec, Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Independence, AFP, Canadian, United States, Union, “, American, ”, LeBreton

☆ Inflight ‘raw dogging’: The bizarre new travel trend that’s creating a buzz
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Lilit Marcus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Michael Ceely once spent a four-hour flight just zoning out – no magazines, no movies, no podcasts, just looking out the window and watching the flight map. Ceely, a therapist in California who specializes in working with men, believed it was a form of digital detox and meditation. One commenter called the experience “an incredible dopamine detox.”Some women are getting in on the experience too. “I just stare into the abyss and watch the little GPS plane,” she said in a video that got 9,905 comments. However, on the show Elba’s character doesn’t have much time to stare off into space, as he’s busy trying to negotiate with a group of terrorists who have hijacked the plane he’s on.

Persons: Michael Ceely, it’s, ”, ‘ I’m, ’ ” Ceely, CNN he’s, “ It’s, bro, Veronica Skaia, Kate Lindsay, Idris Elba Organizations: CNN, GQ, Apple Locations: California, British

☆ A third of sharks are threatened with extinction. Here’s what one man is doing to help
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Amy Chillag | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature reports 35% of all shark species are threatened with extinction. The primary reason is overfishing; shark meat and fins are highly sought. That research has helped expand the number of shark species now regulated by CITES. Cardeñosa said when he got started in the field, there were only five or six shark species regulated by the CITES agreement. How you can help sharksOne of the easiest ways to help sharks and all marine life is to try to consume seafood from sustainable sources.

Persons: Florida CNN — Diego Cardeñosa, ”, Cardeñosa, Demian Chapman, Isaac Lawrence, they’ve, Diego Cardeñosa, Diego Cardeñosa Cardeñosa, ” Cardeñosa, “ Organizations: Florida CNN, International Union for, Nature, Fisheries, ”, Florida International University, International Trade, Fauna, FIU, Getty, Criminal Investigation, Interpol, CITES, Aquarium Seafood, FIU Foundation Locations: Miami, Florida, Colombia, Europe, South America, Hong Kong, Latin America, AFP, Sri Lanka, Spain, Belize, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, China, Eastern, Baja , California, Central, Monterey

☆ A cult was taking over his Los Angeles dance community. He made a Netflix documentary to spread the word.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Lilian Manansala | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Tim Milgram is a veteran of the Los Angeles dance community. I started putting this all together: Wow, this seems to go really, really far back: This isn't just about 7M management. Courtesy of Tim MilgramYou had been well-acquainted with Isaiah and even met the Shinn family. And what a successful thing Isaiah was doing, I applauded it. My origin is filming dance, being a dancer, and providing a physical space for people to train and to find community.

Persons: Tim Milgram, Isaiah Shinn, he'd, Milgram, Shinn, Konkrete, Melanie Wilking, Miranda, Shekinah, Robert Shinn, Isaiah, I'd, Briana Frapart, We're, I've, Melanie, Jessica, Acevedo, Nobody, there's, Robert, That's, it's, I'm, It's Organizations: Service, 7M Films, Business, Netflix, Variety Locations: Los Angeles, Angeles

☆ Asteroid Bennu has a surprisingly watery past, researchers say
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —An early analysis of a sample collected from the asteroid Bennu suggests that the space rock had an unexpectedly water-rich past — and it may have even splintered off from an ancient ocean world. But the compound from the Bennu sample is purer and has larger grains. Rocks and dust were collected from asteroid Bennu and returned to Earth by the OSIRIS-REx mission. Erika Blumenfeld/Joseph Aebersold/NASA“The sample we returned is the largest reservoir of unaltered asteroid material on Earth right now,” Lauretta said. “Each week, analysis by the OSIRIS-REx Sample Analysis Team provides new and sometimes surprising findings that are helping place important constraints on the origin and evolution of Earth-like planets.”

Persons: REx, ”, Jason Dworkin, OSIRIS, Connolly, Dante Lauretta, “, Erika Blumenfeld, Joseph Aebersold, ” Lauretta, Nick Timms, Harold Connolly Jr Organizations: CNN, NASA, Planetary, Goddard Space Flight, Japan Aerospace, Earth, University of Arizona, Bennu, Curtin University’s School of, Planetary Sciences, Rowan University’s School of Earth Locations: Greenbelt , Maryland, Tucson, Glassboro , New Jersey

☆ Investing in Space: Why ULA needs to launch its second Vulcan rocket as soon as possible
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Michael Sheetz | In Michaeljsheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

CNBC's Investing in Space newsletter offers a view into the business of space exploration and privatization, delivered straight to your inbox. A great example of that from this week is United Launch Alliance's Cert-2 mission. Enter the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program. Well, the Pentagon's already bought a whole bunch of Vulcan launches and expects two of those missions – USSF-106 and USSF-87 – to fly before the end of the year. That was back when Blue Origin had a BE-4 engine explode during acceptance testing — an engine that was intended for the Cert-2 launch.

Persons: CNBC's Michael Sheetz, Tory Bruno, ULA, ULA's, Bruno, Tom Vice, Frank Calvelli, Lockheed Martin, Jeff Bezos, I'm Organizations: Cert, Pentagon, National Security, SpaceX, Space Force, Force, Sierra Space's, USSF, Air Force, Boeing, Lockheed, Vulcan, BE, V Locations: ULA

☆ Trump Biopic Inches Toward Distribution Deal
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Brooks Barnes | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The truth is that they spend most of their time trying to minimize risk. It’s why theaters are clogged with vacuous sequels. But the movie business still has at least one wildcatter: Tom Ortenberg. “Tom’s got more courage than most people in Hollywood combined,” said Stephen Galloway, the dean of Chapman University’s film school. “His interest in this kind of movie involves business, of course.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Tom Ortenberg, Ortenberg, —, “ Tom’s, ”, Stephen Galloway, Chapman Organizations: Hollywood, Entertainment Locations: United States, bask, Hollywood

☆ Why some restaurants and bars are banning younger patrons
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Harmeet Kaur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Barounis says his age policy was rare back then, and some at the time questioned his decision to keep out younger customers. As Barounis sees it, the uproar over the restaurant’s age policy suggests it might have been too extreme. But the conversation around the restaurant’s unconventional age policy raises some interesting questions: To what extent can businesses dictate who their customers are? In fact, Bliss owner Marvin Pate tells CNN his positive dining experiences at adults-only resorts are what inspired his restaurant’s age policy. Marvin Pate, owner of Bliss, says his restaurant's age policy was inspired by his and his wife's experiences at adults-only resorts.

Persons: Johnny B, Barounis, ” Barounis, Bliss, Louis, ”, Marvin Pate, Tina Pate, ” Pate, it’s, Pate, Trey Lindley, Lindley, Troy Hahn, ” “, he’s, Bliss aren’t, Jason Kaplan, Kaplan, “, you’re, ” Kaplan, Eddie Fahmy, Toya Taylor, she’s, Bliss ’ Organizations: CNN, Villanova, Bliss, Lindley, Facebook, JK Consulting, A2Z, Consulting Locations: New York’s, Missouri, Caribbean, St, North Carolina, Columbus , Ohio, New York, Bliss, Long, San Antonio

☆ Elon Musk is reigniting his space feud with Jeff Bezos: 'Sue Origin'
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Space barons Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have long had competing ambitions to take over the skies. Bezos' Blue Origin recently proposed a cap on SpaceX's launches due to environmental concerns. Musk slammed the move and gave the company a new moniker: "Sue Origin." AdvertisementJeff Bezos' rocket company, Blue Origin, thinks the FAA should cap SpaceX's launches — and Elon Musk isn't too pleased about it. Blue Origin recently expressed concerns over the environmental impacts of SpaceX's rocket launches on nearby facilities in a filing to the FAA, which the agency published on Friday.

Persons: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Musk, Sue, —, Elon Musk isn't Organizations: Service, FAA, Elon, Business

☆ Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is annoyed with SpaceX's big rocket launches
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Jaures Yip | Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Jeff Bezos' rocket company, Blue Origin, recently filed concerns to the FAA about Elon Musk's SpaceX, requesting that Starship's launch operations be potentially limited over environmental impact concerns. The SpaceX launch system is a work in progress. It also employs multiple properties "all within the vicinity " of SpaceX's proposed Super Heavy booster launches, Blue Origin said. SpaceX plans to launch 44 Starship-Super Heavy missions per year under a NASA lease, Blue Origin wrote in the filing. Neither SpaceX nor Blue Origin immediately responded to Business Insider's requests for comments ahead of publication.

Persons: —, Jeff Bezos, SpaceX's, Blue, Musk, Sue, chatbot Grok Organizations: Service, FAA, Elon, SpaceX, Business, Super, of, Kennedy Space Center, Heavy, NASA, CNBC Locations: SpaceX's

☆ He's only 28 but has revitalized France's far right: Meet the man who could be the country's next prime minister
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Soon, he could well become prime minister if RN wins an absolute majority in the forthcoming parliamentary elections — and he's only 28. Bardella's rise from party spokesman in 2017 to party president over the course of five years is somewhat remarkable for a man who is only 28. Bardella excelled in economics and social sciences at a private college and joined National Rally — then known as the National Front — at the age of 16. Two years later, he became a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) before being made party president in 2022. Jordan Bardella, president of the National Rally, speaks to members of the media as he arrives at Medef in Paris, France, on Thursday, June 20, 2024.

Persons: Jordan Bardella, Julien De Rosa, Bardella, Denis, Joseph Downing, Pen, Jean, Luc Mélenchon, Frederic Chatillon, Le Pen, Le, —, Critics, Francois Lo Presti, Macron, Holger Schmieding, Bardella's, Emmanuel Macron's Organizations: Afp, Getty, National, CNBC, National Rally, Paris Sorbonne University, London School of Economics, European Institute, National Assembly, Le, Palais des Sports, Nurphoto, cri, Union, NATO, Berenberg Bank, Popular, Bloomberg Locations: Paris, Villepinte, France, Bardella, Drancy, Paris suburb, Seine, Montmorency, Morocco, Henin, Beaumont, Ukraine, French, Medef

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