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John Galliano blasts cancel culture as he steps away from Maison Margiela: read full statement

11Dec

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John Galliano blasts cancel culture as he steps away from Maison Margiela: read full statement

John Galliano entered Maison Margiela under the cloak of controversy in 2014. A decade later, as the great British fashion designer today announces he is stepping down as Artistic Director from the Belgian-founded, Paris-based fashion house, the industry wonders: is his rehabilitation complete? The 64-year old designer rose to global acclaim in the Nineties thanks to extraordinary collections at the helm of Givenchy, Dior as well as his own label, John Galliano, alongside creating timeless red carpet outfits for clients including Diana, Princess of Wales and Nicole Kidman but came crashing down to earth when footage of his drunken, anti-semitic tirades were leaked in 2010. John Galliano designed Zendaya’s Maison Margiela Met Gala dress this May Getty ImagesFired from Dior and shunned fr...

How Alphabet’s unexpected quantum rally pushed the Nasdaq to new highs

11Dec

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How Alphabet’s unexpected quantum rally pushed the Nasdaq to new highs

The Nasdaq Composite crossed a closely followed mark for the first time ever on Wednesday. Investors can thank Alphabet 's breakout on the back of a quantum announcement. The tech-heavy index eclipsed the 20,000 level , while the more-concentrated Nasdaq 100 also touched all-time highs. One of the best performers within tech was the Google parent, whose shares surged 5.5% and also hit a new intraday high. Alphabet rallied on Wednesday after the megacap technology company released its first version of an artificial intelligence model. That marks a second day of eye-popping gains for the stock, as shares jumped more than 5% on Tuesday following Alphabet's unveiling of a "breakthrough" quantum computing chip called Willow. GOOGL ALL mountain Alphabet, all-time Alphabet shares are now tracking...

Hannah Kobayashi ‘has been found safe,’ family says in new statement after police declared her voluntarily missing

11Dec

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Hannah Kobayashi ‘has been found safe,’ family says in new statement after police declared her voluntarily missing

Photo: CNN Newsource By Emma Tucker and Celina Tebor, CNN Hannah Kobayashi "has been found safe," her family said Wednesday, more than a week after police declared her voluntarily missing amid fears she may have been abducted. "We are incredibly relieved and grateful that Hannah has been found safe," Kobayashi's sister, Sydni, and mother, Brandi Yee, said. "This past month has been an unimaginable ordeal for our family, and we kindly ask for privacy as we take the time to heal and process everything we have been through." The statement was posted on X by the family's lawyer, Sara Azari. Hannah Kobayashi arrived at Los Angeles International Airport from Maui on November 8, but did not board her connecting flight to New York, her sister previously told CNN. The family last heard from the 3...

Alphabet and Tesla reach fresh records, joining Amazon and Meta

11Dec

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Alphabet and Tesla reach fresh records, joining Amazon and Meta

Tech stocks on display at the Nasdaq.Peter Kramer | CNBCAlphabet and Tesla climbed to fresh records on Wednesday, closing at all-time highs alongside Amazon and Meta as the tech megacaps lifted the Nasdaq past 20,000 for the first time.Tech's seven trillion-dollar companies added roughly $416 billion in market cap for the day.For Alphabet, the two-day 11% rally was driven by the company's launch of its latest quantum computing chip, which it revealed on Monday and described as a "breakthrough" and "an important step in our journey to build a useful quantum computer with practical applications" in drug discovery, battery design and other areas.Alphabet closed at $195.40 on Wednesday, topping its prior high of $191.18, which it reached on July 10.Tesla had been below its previous record for ...

What did the original Lion King movie get wrong about life on the savannah?

11Dec

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What did the original Lion King movie get wrong about life on the savannah?

By Petria Ladgrove, Ann Jones and Belinda Smith for ABC Radio's What the Duck?! Lionesses prefer brunettes, which means Scar was more attractive than his older brother Mufasa. Photo: Janette Hill / Robert Harding RF / robertharding via AFP For many millennials, the 1994 Disney coming-of-age classic The Lion King formed an integral part of our childhood. We gasped as the king of the Pride Lands, Mufasa, tragically died, trampled under the hooves of stampeding wildebeest. We wept as his heartbroken son and heir Simba left his home range, then cheered as he dethroned his villainous uncle Scar and took his rightful place as king. The movie was also a massive box office hit. It was the highest-grossing animated film of the 1990s, with its opening weekend drawing 10 million people in the U...

Russia tells citizens to avoid travel to the West – and responds to Donald Trump’s call for Ukraine ceasefire | World News

11Dec

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Russia tells citizens to avoid travel to the West – and responds to Donald Trump’s call for Ukraine ceasefire | World News

Russia has issued a travel warning to its citizens as it said tensions with the US are "teetering on the verge of rupture". Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for the Russian foreign ministry, urged citizens on Wednesday to "refrain from trips to the US, Canada and with a few exceptions EU countries" over the Christmas period. She said those that travel were at risk of being "hunted" down by US authorities."In the context of the increasing confrontation in Russian-American relations, which are teetering on the verge of rupture due to the fault of Washington, trips to the United States of America privately or out of official necessity are fraught with serious risks," Ms Zakharova said.She did not elaborate which EU countries were exempt from the travel recommendations. Although travel warnings ...

FBI Director Chris Wray to resign before Donald Trump takes office

11Dec

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FBI Director Chris Wray to resign before Donald Trump takes office

By Evan Perez and Holmes Lybrand for CNN Chris Wrap will step down as FBI director before Donald Trump takes office, despite having still three years remaining on his 10-year term. Photo: AFP FBI Director Chris Wray will resign at the end of the Biden administration, the agency says, as it becomes clear he would be forced out by President-elect Donald Trump. Trump, who originally nominated Wray after firing the previous FBI director, previously announced he will nominate Kash Patel for the role, although Wray still had three years remaining on his 10-year term. Patel has been meeting with senators to build support for a confirmation vote next year. Wray had wrestled with whether or not to resign given Trump's stated desire to replace him, sources say, and wants to facilitate an order...

FBI director Wray to resign before Trump takes office in January – National

11Dec

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FBI director Wray to resign before Trump takes office in January – National

FBI Director Christopher Wray told the bureau workforce Wednesday that he plans to resign at the end of President Joe Biden’s term in January, an announcement that came a week and a half after President-elect Donald Trump said he would nominate loyalist Kash Patel for the job. Wray said at a town hall meeting that he would be stepping down “after weeks of careful thought,” three years short of the completion of a 10-year term marked by high-profile and politically charged investigations, including that led to two separate indictments of Trump last year.Wray’s intended resignation is not unexpected considering that Trump had settled on Patel to be director and had repeatedly aired his ire at Wray, including in a television interview broadcast Sunday.Trump called Wray’s resignation “a great ...

Kurdish US-allies halting anti-ISIS operations in Syria because of threat from Turkey-backed rebels, SDF commander warns | World News

11Dec

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Kurdish US-allies halting anti-ISIS operations in Syria because of threat from Turkey-backed rebels, SDF commander warns | World News

A top commander in Syria has warned that a resurgent ISIS is starting to take advantage of the chaotic fall of Bashar al Assad.The lightning advance by opposition groups on Damascus has been the focus of much attention but the revolution has created power vacuums across the country. What's happening in Syria is an opportunity but also a moment of great jeopardy.Syria latest: Russia hits out at Israel over airstrikesAs the country struggles to emerge from the darkness and brutality of the Assad regime many groups are vying for position in this new reality - and it is in that space that Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is trying to gather strength.In the northeast, the Kurds are worried about what may happen.One of the most important figures in this region is General Abdi Mazloum, the ...

New Zealand man wins Spanish Scrabble championships despite not speaking Spanish

11Dec

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New Zealand man wins Spanish Scrabble championships despite not speaking Spanish

By Lex Harvey, CNN Nigel Richards competing in a category of the Francophone Scrabble World Championships in 2015. Photo: AFP A New Zealand man hailed as a Scrabble phenom dominated the Spanish World Scrabble Championships - despite reportedly not speaking the language. Nigel Richards claimed victory at this year's tournament in Granada, Spain last month, Reuters reported, showcasing once again his remarkable abilities to outperform even native speakers in their own languages. "This is an incredible humiliation," Benjamín Olaizola, who came second to Richards, told Spanish radio network La Cadena SER, calling his opponent a "gifted man" with "very specific capabilities." Richards, who is in his 50s, bested more than 145 opponents from across the world, including Argentina, Venezuela,...