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CNN — She first traveled to Paris when she was 21, and nearly six decades later, Mary Jane Wilkie decided that it was finally time to move to the French capital for good. In December 2021, Mary Jane, who was 79 at the time, relocated from New York to Paris to start afresh. She’s been living, and working, in the City of Love ever since and has no intention of returning to the US. “Ultimately, I knew that I didn’t want to say on my deathbed, ‘I always wanted to move to France but didn’t’,’” Mary Jane tells CNN Travel.…
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — On St. John the Baptist’s feast day in late June, an extended Tohono O’odham family attends Mass out at their desert camp, where they gather to harvest saguaro fruit in a process sacred in their Native spirituality.“When you’re raised as being a Catholic and raised as being an O’odham, you have both of those within your home, you have both of those within your family,” said Maria Francisco. “So it’s a combination.”With her cousin, Tanisha Tucker Lohse, and about three dozen other family members and friends, Francisco worshipped at the early morning Mass in a ramada…
NEW YORK (AP) — “Don’t Look Back in Anger” is good advice for the Britpop band Oasis, who launch their surprising reunion tour this week in Cardiff, Wales. Led by brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher, the reunion marks the end of the siblings’ long-held feud, one that led to Oasis disbanding in 2009. For many fans, this news is almost too good to be true. They’re anxiously awaiting whether the Gallaghers will indeed make it through the entire run of international dates and even perhaps extend the reunion.Whether they’re in it for the long haul or will call it quits…
Tim Kuniskis, head of NAFTA Passenger Car Brands for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, speaks during the reveal of the Fiat Chrysler 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon sports vehicle ahead of the 2017 New York International Auto Show (NYIAS) in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, April 11, 2017. Mark Kauzlarich | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesNew Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa, who took over the top job one week ago, has made his first major leadership move, promoting Tim Kuniskis to oversee all American brands and lead marketing and retail strategy in North America.Kuniskis remains CEO of Ram. He now has a broader…
by Sarah Kuta Last updated: 1:25 PM ET, Tue July 1, 2025 Crystal Cruises has secured financing for two new cruise ships.The SACE-backed ECA financing was made possible through several financial institutions and banking partners, including Citibank, N.A. London Branch; Banco Santander, S.A.; CaixaBank, S.A., UK Branch; Cassa Depositi e Prestiti S.p.A.; Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank; Banca Monte Dei Paschi Di Siena S.p.a and Bper Banca S.p.A. The institutions’ backing “validates our position in the ultra-luxury cruise segment,” says Manfredi Lefebvre d’Ovidio, executive chairman of A&K Travel Group, the parent company of Crystal Cruises.The new vessels will each…
CNN — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has approved a law to halt cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), a move which will likely obscure any attempt by Tehran to restart its damaged nuclear program. Wednesday’s decision comes a week after Iran’s parliament passed a law to suspend cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog. Iran blames the IAEA for collaborating with Israel and providing a pathway for strikes on its nuclear facilities, an accusation which the agency denies. Pezeshkian ordered Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, the Supreme National Security Council, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to begin implementing the…
by Sarah Kuta Last updated: 1:40 PM ET, Tue July 1, 2025 Welcome to the fleet, Viking Vesta. Viking officially named its newest ocean ship at a traditional ceremony held in Split, Croatia. Norwegian journalist and philanthropist Lene Tangevald-Jensen, the ship’s godmother, used a Viking broad axe to cut a ribbon that caused a bottle of Norwegian aquavit to break across the ship’s hull. Norwegian soprano Sissel Kyrkjebø, who also serves as the godmother of the Viking Jupiter, and Norwegian violinist Tor Jaran Apold performed at the event. Viking Vesta now continues her inaugural season in the Mediterranean and Northern Europe.“As…
Genesis AI, a startup that aims to build a foundational model for powering all kinds of robots, has emerged from stealth with a giant $105 million seed round co-led by Eclipse Ventures and Khosla Ventures. Founded last December by Zhou Xian (pictured above, left), who holds a PhD in robotics from Carnegie Mellon University, and Théophile Gervet (pictured above, right), a former research scientist with the French AI lab Mistral, the startup wants to build a general-purpose model that will enable robots to automate a wide range of repetitive tasks, from lab work to housekeeping. Large language models are trained…
If you’re shopping for a used car this summer, you may have noticed something frustrating: Prices are climbing again. According to the latest Edmunds’ Used Car Report, the average transaction price for a 3-year-old used vehicle has reached $30,522. That’s up 2.3% from the same time last year and marks the first time since mid-2023 that this number has climbed back over the $30,000 mark.Many people expected used car prices to cool off as new vehicle production recovered post-pandemic. But as the latest data shows, that’s not happening just yet — and shoppers should understand why. What’s driving used car…
The jury in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial has reached a verdict on four of five charges but remains deadlocked on the most serious charge: racketeering conspiracy. Despite the jury’s note Tuesday about being split with “unpersuadable views,” Judge Arun Subramanian instructed them to continue deliberating. ___ Janice Combs, mother of Sean Combs, leaves after Sean “Diddy” Combs trial at Manhattan federal court, Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura) Janice Combs, mother of Sean Combs, leaves after Sean “Diddy” Combs trial at Manhattan federal court, Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)Read…