Artist Focus - Amy Sherald paints portraits of Black Americans in American realism style, known for her portrait of Michelle Obama [1] - Sherald's work is displayed in prestigious museums and private collections [3] - Sherald reflects on legacy and how her work will live in the world [2] - At 52 years old, Sherald feels like she is starting over, both exciting and terrifying [7] Artistic Style and Technique - Sherald's "Ecclesia" was a centerpiece at the Whitney Museum of American Art [4] - Sherald aims to capture something that will captivate generations [2] - Sherald describes her artistic process as natural as breathing, knowing what colors will evoke emotion and power [9] - Sherald's work has an optimism, referencing Teletubbies and other sources of happiness [10][11][12] - Sherald's vision presents a perfect, pristine, and vibrant image [13] Exhibition and Impact - Sherald's show at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art featured "Ecclesia" [5] - The luminescent quality of Sherald's paintings is hard to capture on camera; it's best experienced in person [8] - The viewer engages with the person in the painting, locking eyes and creating a connection [8]

Tonight, President Trump's handpicked dealmakers take us inside the negotiations between Israel and Hamas that led to a breakthrough in one of the world's most intractable conflicts. >> I heard the president asked you what the chances were for success. >> Yes. >> And you said >> 100%. And he said, "Why do you feel so confident. " Yeah. And I said, "Well, we can't afford to fail. ...

Hamas now is using weapons to execute people that they perceive as their enemies in Gaza and they're also using their weapons to reestablish themselves as uh the the entity that is governing Gaza. They're moving into the vacuum. >> Hamas right now is doing exactly what you would expect a terrorist organization to do, which is to try to reconstitute and take back their positions.>> Right. The success or failure of this will be if Israel and this international mechanism is able to create a viable alternative. ...

Even from a distance, plenty of observations can be made about the pitching slugger or the slugging pitcher. >> He is meticulous, stopping mid pitch to adjust his form, open to advice from his batting coaches. >> Even baseball tedium provides a source of enjoyment.This is someone who plays baseball but has always worked at it, too. Otani grew up in a small industrial town on Japan's mainland. His father, once an amateur player himself, coached his son's little league teams.Show Otani showed promise as a hit ...

Climate Change & Green Tech Investment - Bill Gates believes preventing a catastrophic rise in temperatures requires unprecedented scientific breakthroughs, technological innovations, and global cooperation [1] - Gates supports President Biden's decision to rejoin the Paris climate agreement and asks the administration to massively increase the budget for climate and clean energy research to $35 billion a year [1] - Cement and steel production accounts for 16% of all carbon dioxide emissions, with demand growing as the world will add an estimated 25 trillion square feet of buildings by 2060 [1] - Gates has invested $2 billion of his own money on new green technologies and plans to spend several billion more [1] - Gates recruited Jeff Bezos, Mike Bloomberg, and nearly two dozen other wealthy investors to back a $1 billion fund called Breakthrough Energy Ventures [1] - Gates is offsetting his personal emissions at a cost of $400 a ton, totaling $7 million a year [2] Tech Industry & Addiction - A former Google product manager suggests Silicon Valley is engineering phones, apps, and social media to get users hooked, with some programmers calling it brain hacking [11][12][13] - Snapchat invented "streaks," showing consecutive days of messaging, causing teenagers stress and password sharing to maintain them [15][16] - Ad spending on social media has doubled in just 2 years to more than $31 billion [34] - Research indicates people check their phones every 15 minutes or less, often without alerts, leading to cortisol release and anxiety [39] - Apple rejected a habit-breaking app called Space from its app store, stating that any app encouraging less iPhone use was unacceptable [49] Google & Antitrust Concerns - Google is worth more than $750 billion and has acquired over 200 companies since going public in 2004 [8] - Google conducts 90% of the world's internet searches [8] - Google controls roughly 60% of worldwide advertising revenue on the internet [8] - The FTC's Bureau of Competition recommended an antitrust lawsuit against Google in 2011, citing anti-competitive behavior, but the recommendations were rejected [10] - The European Union levied a $27 billion fine against Google for depriving certain competitors of a chance to compete [10]

felt like a bomb had gone off. >> Eros Ruaney won awards as a government attorney in the first Trump administration. Now he's been fired, he says, for standing up to lawlessness in the Department of Justice.>> There was a pattern and practice at the direction of DOJ leadership to ignore court orders and worst of all to lie. ...

Painter Amy Sherald, best known for her portrait of former first lady Michelle Obama, sits down with Anderson Cooper to discuss her rise from obscurity to stardom and the resilience behind her vibrant, optimistic work. 60 Minutes, Sunday. "60 Minutes" is the most successful television broadcast in history. Offering hard-hitting investigative reports, interviews, feature segments and profiles of people in the news, the broadcast began in 1968 and is still a hit, over 50 seasons later, regularly making Nielse ...

We woke up the next morning to find out that there had been this attack. >> Wow. >> And of course, I was called by the president.>> You had no idea. Obviously, >> none whatsoever. You know, I think both Jared and I felt um I just feel we felt um a little bit betrayed.>> Now, I had heard that the president he that he was furious. I think he felt like the Israelis um were getting a little bit out of control in what they were doing and that it was time to it was time to be very strong and stop them from doing ...

We woke up the next morning to find out that there had been this attack. >> Wow. >> And of course, I was called by the president.>> You had no idea. Obviously, >> none whatsoever. You know, I think both Jared and I felt um I just feel we felt um a little bit betrayed.>> Now, I had heard that the president he that he was furious. I think he felt like the Israelis um were getting a little bit out of control in what they were doing and that it was time to it was time to be very strong and stop them from doing ...

Market Trends & Industry Dynamics - Fertility rates in the United States are near historic lows, partly due to a decline in women having babies in their 20s [1] - Demand for egg freezing has skyrocketed since it became an accepted practice 12 years ago, with hundreds of thousands of eggs now frozen [3] - The number of egg freezing procedures has increased more than six times over from 6,000 in 2014 to more than 39,000 in 2023 [30] - Venture capital and private equity firms have invested in egg freezing startups and fertility clinics, consolidating them into large networks [30] Investment Opportunities & Potential Risks - A single egg freezing cycle costs an average of $12,000 to $15,000, plus $500 to $1,000 each year for storage, and an additional $10,000 to thaw and fertilize the eggs [20] - Over a third of the largest corporations in the US (those with 20,000 or more employees) cover egg freezing as a benefit [21] - A 2022 study found that 70% of women who froze at least 20 eggs before the age of 38 had a baby [41] - There are concerns that private equity-backed fertility companies may pressure doctors to encourage more cycles to increase revenue [43][44] Ethical & Social Considerations - Elective egg freezing may send women the message to delay motherhood, despite medical risks and uncertain success [40] - The majority of women who electively freeze their eggs are white and well-resourced, highlighting a gap in reproductive options based on socioeconomic status [45] - Some believe society should focus on policies like paid parental leave and flexible hours to make it easier for women to have babies younger [40]