Articles for April, 2019

Sotheby’s Was Hoping This KAWS Painting of ‘The Simpsons’ Would Sell for $1 Million. It Just Went for $14.7 Million – artnet News
Sotheby’s Was Hoping This KAWS Painting of ‘The Simpsons’ Would Sell for $1 Million. It Just Went for $14.7 Million  artnet News

A work by KAWS that sold at Sotheby's shattered his previous auction record and proves that the artist is still a rising star.

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US will run out of avocados in three weeks if Trump closes Mexico border

US will run out of avocados in three weeks if Trump closes Mexico borderPresident says there is a ‘good likelihood’ he will close border this week if Mexico does not stop immigrants from reaching USAvocados during harvest at an orchard in Mexico, where nearly half of all imported US vegetables and 40% of imported fruit are grown. Photograph: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty ImagesUS consumers would run out of avocados in three weeks if Donald Trump makes good on his threat to close down the US–Mexico border.Trump said on Friday that there was a “very good likelihood” he would close the border this week if Mexico did not stop immigrants from reaching the United States.But a complete shutdown would disrupt millions of legal border crossings in addition to asylum seekers, as well as billions of dollars in trade, about $137bn of which is in food imports.From the avocados on avocado toast, to the limes and tequila in margaritas, the US is heavily reliant on Mexican imports of fruit, vegetables and alcohol to meet consumer demand.Nearly half of all imported US vegetables and 40% of imported fruit are grown in Mexico, according to the latest data from the United States Department of Agriculture.Avocados would run out in three weeks if imports from Mexico were stopped, said Steve Barnard, president and chief executive of Mission Produce, the largest distributor and grower of avocados in the world.“You couldn’t pick a worse time of year because Mexico supplies virtually 100% of the avocados in the US right now. California is just starting and they have a very small crop, but they’re not relevant right now and won’t be for another month or so,” said Barnard.Monica Ganley, principal at Quarterra, a consultancy specializing in Latin American agricultural issues and trade, said that a border closure would inevitably hit consumers.“We’re absolutely going to see higher prices. This is a very real and very relevant concern for American consumers.”The US and Mexico trade about $1.7bn in goods daily, according to the US Chamber of Commerce, which said closing the border would be “an unmitigated economic debacle” that would threaten 5m American jobs.The effects of a shutdown would run both ways.Mexico is the largest importer of US exports of refined fuels like diesel and gasoline, some of which moves by rail. It is unclear if rail terminals would be affected by closures.As changing palates have increased demand for fresh produce, and a greater variety of it, the United States has increasingly come to depend on Mexico to meet that need.Imports have nearly tripled since 1999. In that period, Mexico has gone from supplying less than a third of imported produce to 44% today.In addition to avocados, the majority of imported tomatoes, cucumbers, blackberries and raspberries come from Mexico. While there are other producers of these goods globally, opening those trade channels would take time, said Ganley.


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Woman in viral shoulder-hug photo defends Biden

Woman in viral shoulder-hug photo defends BidenStephanie Carter, the wife of former Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter, is coming to Joe Biden’s defense amid claims the former vice president touched and kissed a woman inappropriately at a political event in 2014.


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AVENGERS: ENDGAME S.H. Figuarts Figures Reveal New Looks At Ant-Man, Black Widow, & War Machine MK IV – Comic Book Movie
AVENGERS: ENDGAME S.H. Figuarts Figures Reveal New Looks At Ant-Man, Black Widow, & War Machine MK IV  Comic Book Movie

S.H. Figuarts has unveiled its line of Avengers: Endgame action figures and in this first gallery, we take a closer look at the new costumes that will be worn by ...

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How Coyote Peterson built his YouTube channel Brave Wilderness – The Verge
How Coyote Peterson built his YouTube channel Brave Wilderness  The VergeCoyote Peterson has built up a millions-strong following for his YouTube channel Brave Wilderness. But can he bring them to Animal Planet?
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Venezuela: Maduro calls on armed groups to keep order amid electricity rationing

Venezuela: Maduro calls on armed groups to keep order amid electricity rationingPresident announces 30-day rationing plan and says pro-government colectivos must ‘defend the peace of every block’ Nicolás Maduro said: ‘We are facing a group of monsters who want to destroy Venezuela.’ Photograph: AFP/Getty Images Venezuela’s authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro has called on armed pro-government groups to help subdue unrest as he announced a 30-day electricity rationing plan set to inflict further pain on the population. In a televised address, Maduro said he had no choice but to take drastic measures while his government rebuilt key sections of Venezuela’s national grid following a succession of crippling power failures since 7 March. Experts and Maduro’s political opponents say the repeated collapse of Venezuela’s electricity system – which has left millions without light or water – is a consequence of years of neglect, corruption and incompetence. But in his late-night appearance Maduro repeated the Socialist party line that Venezuela had suffered a series of “brutish attacks” masterminded by his political opponents and their supporters in the White House. “We are facing a group of monsters who want to destroy Venezuela,” Maduro said, claiming their aim was to topple his government by “making the people and the country go mad”. Amid growing fears that Venezuela’s crisis could be moving into a violent new phase, Maduro instructed “revolutionary and patriotic” government supporters and armed pro-government gangs known as colectivos to mobilize “to defend the peace of every barrio, of every block”. “They will not take away our peace,” Maduro vowed. Last week Maduro’s second-in-command, Diosdado Cabello, appeared in a menacing video flanked by dozens of masked men and women who he referred to as “peace defenders” but who many fear have been tasked with violently repressing dissent. There were signs on Sunday that such groups had begun responding to the government’s calls. As further blackouts struck Venezuela and citizens took to the streets to protest, photographs and videos circulated appearing to show armed men confronting demonstrators in the capital, Caracas. Two protesters were reported to have been shot after burning blockades were set up in streets near the presidential palace. “We’re here fighting for water and power, we’ve gone twenty-some days without water,” Yofre Gamez, 32, told Reuters as shots rang out. In the western state of Zulia, perhaps the worst affected by the electricity crisis, opposition leaders claimed a 70-year-old woman had been shot dead by members of one colectivo during a protest. Footage also circulated on social media that appeared to show paramilitaries and police special forces searching a housing estate for protesters in Barquisimeto, Venezuela’s fourth largest city. Maduro’s challenger, Juan Guaidó, claimed such paramilitary groups were trying – but failing – to suppress popular opposition to Hugo Chávez’s successor, who has led Venezuela into economic crisis. “We must stay strong and stay in the streets,” tweeted Guaidó, who most western governments have recognized as Venezuela’s legitimate leader. The Venezuelan human rights group Provea said Maduro’s so-called “peace squads” were actually paramilitary gangs tasked with spreading violence and shooting protesters. “Maduro’s peace means violence against the people,” Provea said. As Venezuelans braced for weeks of hardship and uncertainty, Maduro urged them to have faith in his government – and in God. “God must accompany us with his blessings in this, the most difficult of battles that we must face,” Maduro said, before being applauded by senior political and military leaders.


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Emily Bett Rickards’ Arrow Exit Isn’t TV’s First Shocking Star Departure
Arrow will be down one crime fighter when it returns for its eighth and final season. Series star Emily Bett Rickards took to Instagram to announce she would be leaving the show during the current...
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Two million Londoners living in areas with toxic air, figures show – Jersey Evening Post
Two million Londoners living in areas with toxic air, figures show  Jersey Evening PostLondon Mayor Sadiq Khan says air quality is improving, ahead of the introduction of a new ultra low emissions zone in the capital.
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Pakistan introduces cryptocurrency regulations after FATF intervention – AMBCrypto News
Pakistan introduces cryptocurrency regulations after FATF intervention  AMBCrypto NewsPakistan, after ailing with financial problems in the country is implementing new cryptocurrency regulations with a view of improving...
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Zac Efron’s New YouTube Vlog Channel Has More Subscribers Than Yours
Zac Efron is blogging now with a new YouTube channel, where he posted his first outdoors adventure video, "Off the Grid."
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