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This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 3 VATICAN CITY (AP) — A Vatican cardinal testified Wednesday that Pope Francis himself ordered the ouster of the Holy See’s auditor-general, turning the tables on a scandal that had sparked questions about the Vatican’s commitment to financial transparency and accountability. Cardinal Angelo Becciu opened a second day of questioning in the Vatican’s big financial fraud trial by saying Francis had recently authorized him to reveal the details of Libero Milone’s 2017 departure as the Vatican’s first auditor-general. He did so to clarify his previous testimony, during which he declined to respond to questions about Milone “out of love for the Holy Father.” The Vatican announced June 20, 2017 that Milone had resigned two years into his mandate, without providing details. His ouster, as well as the removal of PriceWaterHouseCoopers as Vatican auditors, had long been cited by Cardinal George … [Read more...] about Cardinal: Pope ordered auditor to resign over spying charge

One out of every ten bottles consumed in the world is a rosé, according to the latest World Rosé Observatory published in 2021. Once stereotyped as a wine associated with bad taste, rosé has moved upmarket to become a third type of wine in its own right, and one that is not only suitable for aperitif time. Serious efforts on the elaboration of various rosé wines as well as on the image of rosé continue to be made, in order to meet consumer expectations and elevate the product. Over the last few days, the world of wine has been buzzing about rock star legend Jon Bon Jovi's arrival in France. The It's My Life singer wasn't in town for a concert but for one of his other passions in life: wine. The event marked the official retail launch of his wine. And his wine is none other than a rosé that the singer has concocted with top winemaker Gérard Bertrand (who also is familiar with the world of music, as he's been organising an international jazz festival at one of his domains – … [Read more...] about Rosé wine is elevating its image with new blends and players

TULSA, Oklahoma (Reuters) -Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy may not agree with the comments Phil Mickelson made before taking a self-imposed hiatus from the sport, but both said on Tuesday they miss not having him in the field this week to defend his PGA Championship title. Mickelson, who became golf's oldest major champion at last year's PGA Championship when he triumphed shortly before turning 51, stepped away from the game in February amid the reaction to comments he made regarding a Saudi-backed golf league. The six-times major champion's public image took a hit when the author of an unauthorised biography said the American golfer told him he was willing to look past Saudi Arabia's human rights record to gain economic leverage over the PGA Tour. Saudi Arabia's government has denied accusations of human rights abuses and Mickelson later apologised for the comments, which he said were off the record. Woods, speaking during his pre-tournament news conference at Southern Hills, … [Read more...] about Golf-Mickelson’s absence from PGA Championship felt by his peers

This article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a single must-read from The Atlantic , Monday through Friday. Sign up for it here. “T hink of this as a travel piece,” she might have written. “Imagine it in Sunset magazine: ‘Five Great California Stops Along the Joan Didion Trail.’ ” Or think of this as what it really is: a road trip of magical thinking. I had known that Didion’s Parkinson’s was advancing; seven or eight months earlier, someone had told me that she was vanishing; someone else had told me that for the past two years, she hadn’t been able to speak. I didn’t want her to die. My sense of myself is in many ways wrapped up in the 40 essays in Slouching Towards Bethlehem and The White Album . I don’t know how many times I’ve read Democracy . “Call me the author,” she writes in that novel. “Let the reader be introduced to Joan Didion.” There are people who admire Joan Didion, and people who … [Read more...] about Joan Didion’s Magic Trick

It's been a few days now since the hotly anticipated screen adaption of Sally Rooney's novel Conversations With Friends has hit screens. No, it isn't a follow-up to Normal People , which stormed screens in 2020 with its realistic depiction of young, intense, beautifully confusing love and from the get-go, it isn't supposed to be. Instead, Conversations With Friends is a slow burn in comparison, taking audiences on a different kind of ride of romance, fueled with awkwardness, where silence says a million words, illicit eye contact can get your heart racing and forbidden kisses and late-night rendezvous leave an indescribable state of ecstasy, lingering on your mind. You know, "the-impulse-to-be-available-to-you-all-of-the-time" kind of feeling (Nick Conway, 2022). The show also explores one of the many existential questions out there that life throws at us. It's one of the ones nobody really wants to confront or admit they are even thinking about. "Is it possible to love … [Read more...] about ‘Conversations With Friends’ cast on what show says about love—”It’s messy”

Russian state TV has finally admitted the Ukraine war is a failure and the country is globally isolated in a moment of shocking candour. Mikhail Khodaryonok, a retired Soviet colonel, has given a damning assessment on Russian state TV of Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine ⁠— indicating the Kremlin leader is failing with the whole world against them. In an astonishing tirade that lasts nearly five minutes, Khodaryonok told Russian state TV to stop taking "information tranquillisers" and rejected the idea that the Ukrainian army is becoming demoralised. BBC reporter Francis Scarr called it a moment of "extremely rare candour" in which the former air defence commander said Russia 's position on the world stage was in "full geopolitical isolation". He said that as much as Russia would hate to admit it, virtually the whole world is against them. Khodaryonok spoke about Russia saying it will not "put up with" Finland and Sweden’s bid to join the western NATO alliance. He said … [Read more...] about Russian state TV finally admits Ukraine war is a failure and country is isolated

2020 Democrat White House hopefuls reacted angrily to chants of “send her back” targeting Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) at President Donald Trump’s Wednesday evening rally in Greenville, North Carolina. “It’s clear that Donald Trump is trying to divide us by race and gender. It’s immoral. Our children are listening,” former Vice President Joe Biden wrote on Twitter. “These members of Congress — children of immigrants, just like so many of us — are an example of exactly what makes America great.” “Four days ago, the President of the United States suggested that four elected members of Congress, all women of color, ought to “go back” to the countries “from which they came.” And every day since he has repeated this ugly, racist refrain,” the 2020 Democrat frontrunner added. We’ve heard it before throughout our history, but it has no place in America in 2019. It’s clear that Donald Trump is trying to divide us by race and gender. It’s immoral. Our children are listening. — Joe … [Read more...] about 2020 Democrats Furious Over ‘Send Her Back’ Chants at Trump Rally