(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Overnight News Digest: Glasgow museum unable to locate Auguste Rodin 3 million dollar sculpture [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2023-10-16 BBC Rodin - who later became famous for his "Thinker" sculpture - was allowed by French law to manufacture different versions of "Les Bourgeois" in plaster and bronze. The charity that runs the city's museums said it was known to have been damaged after it was put on public display after World War Two. However, the sculpture is among almost 1,750 items currently listed as missing or stolen. Museum bosses are unable to locate a sculpture by world famous artist Auguste Rodin, said to be worth £3m. Agence France Presse via Raw Story "When I come to them, and I say, 'What does Blacker mean to you?'... they immediately back off because they get terrified," Jefferson, who is biracial, told AFP at a recent press conference. He recalls one Black writer friend pitching ideas for rom-coms and erotic thrillers, but instead being offered a project about slavery. Jefferson, whose previous credits include writing acclaimed hits like "Succession," "Watchmen" and "The Good Place," has endured years of being asked by Hollywood executives to create "Blacker" characters. It is a scene from the upcoming, Oscar-tipped satirical movie "American Fiction," but it could just as easily be from the life of its creator and director Cord Jefferson. "They have a Black book. I'm Black, and it's my book," replies the exasperated writer. "Editors, they want a Black book," the agent says to his author. BBC Mr Czuba appeared in court on Monday dressed in red jail clothes and with matted, white hair. He spoke only briefly to confirm that he would need a court-ordered public defender. The landlord allegedly targeted the pair, who were his tenants, because of the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict and because they were Muslims. Joseph Czuba, 71, is accused of killing Wadea Al-Fayoume and seriously wounding his mother in Plainfield, Illinois. The man accused of murder and hate crimes after allegedly stabbing a six-year-old Muslim boy to death must be kept behind bars without bail, a judge has ruled. NPR The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday once again stepped in to leave in place the federal government's ban on so-called "ghost guns." These are unassembled and unmarked guns that can be bought online, and then assembled into fully operative guns. In August 2022, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and Explosives issued regulations that required any such disassembled gun parts to carry serial numbers and required anyone buying them to pass a background check, in the same manner as in-person gun-buyers. The gun manufacturers challenged the regulations in court, and Federal Judge Reed O'Connor in Deutsche Welle Immediately after the large-scale terrorist attacks on Israel by the militant Islamist Hamas, numerous Hollywood stars and other cultural figures in the US expressed their solidarity with the country under the hashtag #standwithisrael. On October 12, 700 Hollywood stars, including actors Gal Gadot, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Douglas and Chris Pine, as well as comedians Jerry Seinfeld and Amy Schumer, signed an open letter created by the non-profit organization Creative Community for Peace. The Hollywood stars condemned the Hamas assault as "barbaric acts of terrorism" and called on Hamas, which is classified as a terrorist organization by the US, Germany, the EU and others, to release its Israeli hostages. Al Jazeera Egyptian authorities have said that Israel is not cooperating with efforts to deliver much-needed humanitarian aid into the besieged Gaza Strip, where Israeli air strikes have killed thousands of people and displaced hundreds of thousands of others. Cairo said on Monday that the Rafah crossing, the sole remaining exit out of Gaza, has been rendered nearly inoperable by continuous Israeli air strikes, with hundreds of tonnes of aid stalled on the Egyptian side. “There is an urgent need to alleviate the suffering of Palestinian civilians in Gaza,” Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry told reporters, adding that talks with Israel have not been productive. “Until now the Israeli government has not taken a position on opening the Rafah crossing from the Gaza side to allow the entrance of assistance and exit of citizens of third countries.” The Guardian Amid the spectacular scenery of northern Israel, where the mountains roll away into views of Lebanon and Syria, it is deceptively quiet. At this time of year, the area is normally full of the last of the Jewish high holiday season’s tourists, making the most of the cooler weather to hike and go apple picking. Instead, on Monday, the Israeli defence ministry gave an unprecedented order for residents of 28 villages and kibbutzim within 2km (1.25 miles) of the blue line that separates the country from Lebanon to evacuate south. The state is gearing up for the possible outbreak of hostilities with Hezbollah, the powerful Lebanese militia backed by Iran, at the same time as the new war with Hamas in the blockaded Gaza Strip. The northern front, like the southern one before it, is emptying, after repeated rocket and missile attacks and border skirmishes in recent days with Hezbollah and Palestinian factions active in Lebanon. The mood across Israel is frantic, trust in the army and the state dimished. The Guardian, UK Brussels is on its highest level of security alert after two Swedes were shot dead in the centre of the city, by a gunman who federal prosecutors said claimed to be inspired by Islamic State. A spokesperson for the prosecutor’s office said the suspect remained at large and told residents to stay indoors. “Go home and stay at home until the threat has been eradicated,” they said. The gunman, who was wearing a fluorescent orange jacket and using an automatic rifle, fled the scene after the incident, according to a video shared by the Flemish newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws. The Guardian, UK Heavy rain and strong winds are set to hit parts of the UK this week, with the second named storm of the autumn predicted to cause significant and widespread disruption. The Met Office has said Storm Babet – pronounced bah-bet – is forecast to bring wet and windy weather across the UK from Wednesday. There will be heavy downpours in most areas of the country throughout the day, especially in parts of eastern Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England. A severe weather warning is in place across central and eastern parts of Scotland , as rain will become heavy and persistent from Thursday to Saturday. Up to 150-200mm could accumulate in some areas of higher ground, the forecaster said. CNN New York CNN — Rite Aid filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Sunday, a casualty of a miserable environment for drug stores, exacerbated by its runner-up status to bigger chains and expensive legal battles for allegedly filling unlawful opioid prescriptions. The bankruptcy was not a surprise. Its bigger rivals, CVS and Walgreens, are also facing many of the same problems. They, too, are closing stores as Amazon and big-box chains like Walmart, Target and Costco serve as more customer-friendly alternatives to nationwide pharmacy chains. But Rite Aid is in much worse financial shape than its competitors and unable to weather the storm that has been beating down on the industry. On Thursday, it filed a notice to the US Securities and Exchange Commission saying it would be unable to file its latest quarterly financial report because it was looking at “strategic alternatives,” which is Wall Street speak for “considering bankruptcy.” USA Today As President Joe Biden considers traveling to Israel in a show of solidarity, about 2,000 U.S. troops have been told to get ready to deploy in anticipation of an Israeli ground invasion of Gaza aimed at crushing the Hamas militant group that rules the war-battered enclave. The American soldiers would not be sent to Israel but could be assigned to other countries in the region for support roles such as medical assistance or providing security at gate crossings, the Associated Press reported Monday, citing U.S. officials. Later in the day, Hamas said it's holding 200 to 250 hostages − the upper end is about 50 more than previously believed − and added that it would release the non-Israeli ones when it was feasible. Kyiv Independent The centrist Third Way coalition, coming up third in the parliamentary elections, ruled out any talks with the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party on forming a new government, the Polish Press Agency (PAP) reported on Oct. 16. With most of the votes counted, conservative-populist PiS is expected to win the highest number of votes after the Oct. 15 elections but not enough to form a new government on its own. According to the most recent count results, the Third Way, composed of the agrarian Polish People's Party (PSL) and the Poland 2050 movement, will win a little over 14% of the votes, ending up behind the liberal-centrist Civic Coalition (KO) with around 30%, and PiS with roughly 36%. "We built our campaign and political positions on criticism of what PiS is doing in the economy, in healthcare, in education, and on how it destroyed our international relations and our position within the EU," PSL's vice president Dariusz Klimczak told PAP. New York Times When China’s housing boom seemed like a one-way bet, Gary Meng’s parents bought an apartment from China Evergrande, the country’s biggest developer. Soon the company called with another pitch: to manage their wealth. It was a good deal with little risk, the family thought. Evergrande had global recognition and was a politically important company at the heart of China’s growing economy. They invested all their savings. Then the unthinkable happened. In 2021, Evergrande defaulted, representing the start of a real estate meltdown that has shaken China’s economy, felled some of its biggest companies and left home buyers waiting on more than a million apartments. Last week, another embattled real estate company, Country Garden, said it had run out of cash, signaling that the worst may be yet to come. The companies have a combined $500 billion in debt and face critical hurdles in the coming weeks. 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