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Luigi Mangione appears in Manhattan Criminal Court, Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, Pool)2025-12-02T05:04:12Z NEW YORK (AP) Luigi Mangione is due back in court on Tuesday for the second day of a hearing in his bid to bar New York prosecutors from using evidence that they say links him to last years killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.The pretrial hearing in Mangiones state murder case kicked off Monday with prosecutors playing surveillance videos of the Dec. 4, 2024, killing and security footage of his arrest five days later at a McDonalds in Pennsylvania.Mangione, 27, gripped a pen in his right hand, making a fist at times, as prosecutors played the audio of a 911 call from a McDonalds manager relaying concerns from customers that Mangione looked like the suspect in Thompsons death.Mangiones lawyers are asking Judge Gregory Carro to block prosecutors from showing or telling jurors about items seized from his backpack during his arrest, including a 9 mm handgun that prosecutors say matches the one used in the killing and a notebook in which they say Mangione described his intent to wack a health insurance executive. The defense contends the items should be excluded because police didnt have a warrant to search his backpack. They also want to suppress some statements Mangione made to law enforcement personnel, such as allegedly giving a false name, because officers started asking questions before telling him he had a right to remain silent. Mangione, the Ivy League-educated scion of a wealthy Maryland family, has pleaded not guilty to state and federal murder charges. The state charges carry the possibility of life in prison, while federal prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. Neither trial has been scheduled. The next hearing in the federal case is scheduled for Jan. 9. Stay up to date with the news and the best of AP by following our WhatsApp channel. Follow on Mangiones lawyers want to bar evidence from both cases, but this weeks hearing pertains only to the state case. Five witnesses testified on Monday, including a Pennsylvania prison officer who said Mangione told him that at the time of his arrest he had a backpack with foreign currency and a 3D-printed pistol. Another prison officer said his superintendent told him Mangione was being held under constant watch because the facility did not want an Epstein-style situation, referring to Jeffrey Epsteins 2019 jail suicide.More law enforcement officers are expected to take the witness stand on Tuesday.Surveillance video showed a masked gunman shooting Thompson from behind as the executive walked to a midtown Manhattan hotel for his companys annual investor conference. Prosecutors say delay, deny and depose were written on the ammunition, mimicking a phrase used to describe how insurers avoid paying claims.Mangione was arrested as he ate breakfast at a McDonalds in Altoona, Pennsylvania, about 230 miles (about 370 kilometers) west of Manhattan after the restaurants manager told a 911 dispatcher, I have a customer here that some other customers were suspicious of that he looks like the CEO shooter from New York.The manager told the dispatcher that she searched online for photos of the suspect that police disseminated. But, as Mangione sat in the restaurant, she said she could only see his eyebrows because he had a beanie pulled down close to his eyes and was wearing a medical face mask. On Monday, a few dozen Mangione supporters watched the hearing from the back of the courtroom.One wore a green T-shirt that said: Without a warrant, its not a search, its a violation. Another woman held a doll of the Luigi video game character and had a smaller figurine of him clipped to her purse.Court officials say the hearing could take more than a week.

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Special Envoy Steve Witkoff attends a meeting with Ukrainian officials Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025, in Hallandale Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)2025-12-02T10:10:51Z U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff was due to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday, taking to the Kremlin an embryonic peace plan that Washington hopes can bring about an end to the nearly four-year war in Ukraine.Coinciding with Witkoffs trip, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy went to Ireland, continuing his visits to European countries that have helped sustain his countrys fight against Russias invasion.After months of frustration in his efforts to stop the fighting, U.S. President Donald Trump is deploying officials to get traction for his peace proposals. Jared Kushner, Trumps son-in-law, will join the meeting between Putin and Witkoff, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. He said that the talks would take as long as needed and will involve only Witkoff, Kushner and an interpreter from the U.S. side. So far, the talks have followed parallel lines, with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio sitting down with Ukrainian officials, and now Witkoff heading to Moscow.Zelenskyy said that he met Tuesday with the Ukrainian delegation that returned from the latest round of negotiations with the U.S. representatives in Florida. Rubio said that those talks made progress, but added that theres more work to be done. Zelenskyy said that the Florida talks took as their cue a document that both sides drafted at an earlier meeting in Geneva. The Ukrainian leader said that document was now finalized, although he didnt explain what that meant. Ukrainian diplomats are working to ensure that European partners are substantially involved in decision-making, Zelenskyy said on the Telegram messaging app, and warned about what he said were Russian disinformation campaigns aimed at steering the negotiations.Ukrainian intelligence will provide partners with the information we have about Russias true intentions and its attempts to use diplomatic efforts as cover to ease sanctions and block important collective European decisions, Zelenskyy said. Zelenskyy was meeting with political leaders and lawmakers in Dublin on his first official visit. Ireland is officially neutral and isnt a member of NATO, but has sent nonlethal military support to Ukraine. More than 100,000 Ukrainians have moved to Ireland since Russia launched its war on Feb. 24, 2022.Though this weeks consultations could move the process forward, few details have become public. It remains unclear how envoys are going to bridge the gap between the two sides on such basic differences as who keeps what territory. European officials say the road to peace will be long.European leaders, who fear Russias future territorial ambitions and are trying to figure out how they can fund Ukraines fight beyond this year, are trying to make their voices heard after being largely sidelined by Washington. They are also working on future security guarantees for Ukraine.French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that he and Zelenskyy, who was on a trip to Paris, spoke by phone with Witkoff. They also spoke to leaders of eight other European countries as well as top European Union officials and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte. Macron said that the coming days will see crucial discussions between U.S. officials and Western partners. Zelenskyys visit to Paris followed Sundays meeting between Ukrainian and U.S. officials, which Rubio described as productive.Diplomats face a hard time trying to bridge Russian and Ukrainian differences and persuading them to strike compromises. The key obstacles over whether Kyiv should cede land to Moscow and how to ensure Ukraines future security appear unresolved.Zelenskyy is under severe pressure in one of the darkest periods of the war for his country. As well as managing diplomatic pressure, he must find money to keep Ukraine afloat, address a corruption scandal that has reached the top echelons of his government, and keep Russia at bay on the battlefield.The Kremlin late Monday claimed that Russian forces have captured the key Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk in the eastern Donetsk region. Zelenskyy, however, said in Paris that fighting was still ongoing in Pokrovsk on Monday.___Follow APs coverage of the war in Ukraine at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine

Rose petals are scattered to Pope Leo XIV as he leaves after visiting the Psychiatric Hospital of the Cross in the town of Jal el-Dib, north of Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)2025-12-02T04:49:51Z BEIRUT (AP) Pope Leo XIV prayed Tuesday at the site of a deadly 2020 Beirut port explosion that has become a symbol of dysfunction and official impunity and called for justice to prevail, as he offered words of consolation to Lebanons people including in the war-battered south on the final day of his first overseas trip.Relatives of some of the 218 people killed by the blast held up photos of their loved ones as Leo arrived at the scorched site. They stood side by side as Leo prayed silently first at a monument to the dead, then greeted each one, grasping their hands.The emotional encounter took place next to the shell of the last grain silo standing at the site destroyed by the Aug. 4, 2020, blast and the piles of burned cars torched in its wake. The explosion did billions of dollars in damage as hundreds of tons of ammonium nitrate detonated in a port warehouse. Five years on, the families of those killed are still seeking justice. No official has been convicted in a judicial investigation that has been repeatedly obstructed, angering Lebanese for whom the blast was just the latest evidence of impunity after decades of corruption and financial crimes. The visit clearly sends the message that the explosion was a crime, said Cecile Roukoz, whose brother, Joseph Roukoz, was killed and who was on hand to meet the pope. There should be a message, the country should end impunity and ensure justice is served.When he arrived in Lebanon on Sunday, Leo urged the countrys political leaders to pursue the truth as a means of peace and reconciliation. In a homily Sunday after praying at the site, Leo referred explicitly to the blast and called for Lebanon to be a place of justice. Pope calls for justice at MassAn estimated 150,000 worshippers packed the Beirut waterfront for Leos final Mass, which he celebrated immediately after praying at the nearby blast site. In his homily, Leo named the many problems the Lebanese people have faced, from economic crises to the blast and renewed fears of war. He said its natural to feel paralyzed by powerlessness in the face of evil and oppressed by so many difficult situations.But he urged them not to be resigned, and to find ways to remain hopeful and grateful. He insisted, though, that justice was part of the equation.Let us cast off the armor of our ethnic and political divisions, open our religious confessions to mutual encounter and reawaken in our hearts the dream of a united Lebanon, he said. A Lebanon where peace and justice reign, where all recognize each other as brothers and sisters.Lebanon, stand up! Be a home of justice and fraternity! Be a prophetic sign of peace for the whole of the Levant! An emotional visit to the hospitalThe American pope opened his final day in Lebanon with an emotional visit to the De La Croix hospital, which specializes in care for people with psychological problems. Awaiting him were some familiar-looking faces: young boys dressed up as Swiss Guards and cardinals, and even one dressed as the pope himself in all white.The mother superior of the congregation that runs the hospital, Mother Marie Makhlouf, was overcome as she welcomed the pope, telling him that her hospital cares for the forgotten souls, burdened by their loneliness.Leo said the facility stands as a reminder to all of humanity. We cannot forget those who are most fragile. We cannot conceive of a society that races ahead at full speed clinging to the false myths of well-being, while at the same time ignoring so many situations of poverty and vulnerability, he said.For Lebanon, (the visit) means a lot, said pilgrim Maggie Claudine, who was waiting for Leo at the hospital. We hope that peace will prevail, and that is what we wish for. We want to live in comfort. Families of blast dead seek justiceLeo has sought to bring a message of peace to Lebanon as it copes with the economic crises, the aftermath of last years devastating war between Hezbollah and Israel and the fallout from the port blast.Among those on hand to welcome Leo at the blast site was Lebanon Social Affairs Minister Haneen Sayed, whose mother was killed. Another was Mireille Khoury, whose 15-year-old son, Elias, was killed. When Leo approached her, Khoury pointed to the building where they lived across the port, where Elias died as he was hanging out in his room.Khoury said Lebanon cannot heal from its wounds without justice and accountability. She has been among the relatives who have called for finalizing the stalled investigation that implicated a long list of political, security and judicial officials. The probe has been obstructed by officials who have largely refused to cooperate.Justice is the basis of building any country, she told The Associated Press in an interview before the pope arrived in Lebanon. Our children were killed in their homes. They were killed because someone kept (ammonium) nitrate in the main port of the city near a residential area. Khoury said the popes prayer and support would bring some relief, but said she would not give up on her pursuit for justice.I will not say that this anger will fully just disappear, Khoury said. But I think it will give some sort of relaxation of this anger that is in my heart until justice is served.The fate of the ports massive grain silos, which absorbed much of the shock of the explosion, has also been a matter of debate.The Lebanese government at one point planned to demolish the damaged silos but decided against it after families of the blasts victims and survivors, who want them preserved, protested. The port, meanwhile, is largely functional again but still hasnt been fully rebuilt.Calls for peace in the southPope Leo XIV referenced the ongoing conflict in southern Lebanon in his farewell speech at the Beirut airport and sent a message of support to people of the south.Christians in the south had been disappointed that his visit did not include a visit to their areas, which were battered by last years war between Israel and Hezbollah and are still the target of regular airstrikes that Israel says aim to stop Hezbollah from rebuilding.I greet all the regions of Lebanon that I was unable to visit: Tripoli and the north, the Beqaa and the south of the country, which is currently experiencing a state of conflict and uncertainty, Leo said. He also referred to the cities of Sidon and Tyre, which are mentioned in the New Testament, as biblical places.May the attacks and hostilities cease, he said. We must recognize that armed struggle brings no benefit. While weapons are lethal, negotiation, mediation and dialogue are constructive.Lebanese President Joseph Aoun urged the pope to keep Lebanon in his prayers.The Lebanese are a faithful people who deserve life, he said. As we bid you farewell, we do not only part with an honored guest, but with a father who brought us comfort, and reminded us that the world has not forgotten Lebanon.___Mroue reported from Jal el-Dib, Lebanon. Associated Press journalist Fadi Tawil in Beirut contributed to this report.___Associated Press religion coverage receives support through the APs collaboration with The Conversation US, with funding from Lilly Endowment Inc. The AP is solely responsible for this content. NICOLE WINFIELD Winfield has been on the Vatican beat since 2001, covering the papacies of St. John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI and the Francis pontificate and traveling the world with them. 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A person stands in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei index at a securities firm Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)2025-12-02T04:44:42Z BANGKOK (AP) World shares were mixed on Tuesday after U.S. stocks gave back some of last weeks rally, pressured by rising global bond yields. The future for the S&P 500 rose 0.2% while that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.1%.In Germany, the DAX advanced 0.7% to 23,748.88, while the CAC 40 in Paris added 0.4% to 8,126.11. Britains FTSE 100 was also up 0.4%, at 9,737.80. In Asian trading, Tokyos Nikkei 225 ended flat at 49,303.45, with financial shares the biggest gainers after the governor of the central bank hinted at a possible hike to interest rates this month.In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng added 0.2% to 26,095.05, while the Shanghai Composite index slipped 0.7% to 3,897.71. Australias S&P/ASX 200 added 0.2% to 8,579.70.The Kospi in South Korea jumped 1.9% to 3,994.93, led by buying of technology shares like Samsung Electronics, which surged 2.6%. Chip maker SK Hynix leaped 3.7%. Taiwans benchmark Taiex climbed 0.8%, while the Sensex in India lost 0.6%.On Monday, the S&P 500 slipped 0.5% and broke a five-day winning streak. The Dow industrials dropped 0.9% and the the Nasdaq composite dipped 0.4%. Last weeks rally was largely due to rising hopes that the Federal Reserve will cut its main interest rate next week to help shore up the slowing job market. Jobs are under pressure at U.S. manufacturers, and the majority in a survey by the Institute for Supply Management said theyre still focused more on managing headcount than on hiring. Several manufacturers also said tariffs are continuing to make things complicated. Conditions are more trying than during the coronavirus pandemic in terms of supply chain uncertainty, one manufacturer told the ISM. Yields for longer-term Treasurys rose in the bond market, part of a worldwide climb for yields after Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda indicated the central bank may raise its benchmark rate at its meeting later this month. Japans benchmark interest rate has remained near zero for years in hopes of reviving sluggish growth. Now inflation is holding above the Bank of Japans target of about 2%. The prospect of the Bank of Japan resuming its hiking cycle a bit sooner than previously thought has sent tremors through global bond and equity markets this week, but we suspect they could nonetheless weather further tightening, Thomas Mathews of Capital Markets said in a commentary.When bonds are paying higher yields, they can attract investors who would otherwise buy stocks or cryptocurrencies. Higher yields undercut prices for all kinds of investments, particularly those seen as the most expensive.Bitcoin, which was soaring around $125,000 in October, dropped toward $85,500. Thats down roughly 6% from a day earlier. It was trading around $87,500 early Tuesday. Crypto industry stocks fell, with Coinbase Global down 4.8% and Robinhood Markets losing 4.1%. On the winning side of Wall Street was Synposys, which rose 4.9%. It said Nvidia is investing $2 billion in its stock as part of an expanded partnership. Nvidia, which has become Wall Streets most influential stock, swung from an early loss to a gain of 1.6%. The markets had a mixed reaction to what seems like a strong start for the holiday shopping season. Consumer spending during the Black Friday and Cyber Monday retailing bonanza was expected to exceed expectations, despite uncertainty over the outlook for the U.S. economy. In other dealings early Tuesday, U.S. benchmark crude oil gave up 6 cents to $59.26 per barrel. Brent crude, the international standard, shed 13 cents to $63.04 per barrel. The dollar rose to 156.05 Japanese yen from 155.48 yen. The euro slipped to $1.1604 from $1.1611. ELAINE KURTENBACH Based in Bangkok, Kurtenbach is the APs business editor for Asia, helping to improve and expand our coverage of regional economies, climate change and the transition toward carbon-free energy. She has been covering economic, social, environmental and political trends in China, Japan and Southeast Asia throughout her career. twitter mailto

As Donald Trumps approval ratings continue to plummet, all eyes have turned to a special congressional election in Tennessees 7th district, which has shocked politicos by becoming a competitive race for Democrats after going for Trump by 22 points.The result of Republican gerrymandering, the district encompasses parts of Nashville and nearby rural counties and was essentially designed to always go red. But a recent poll from Emerson College Polling/Hill had the Republican candidate, Matt Van Epps, leading his Democratic opponent, State Rep. Aftyn Behn, by only 2 points. Related Democrats are taking back school boards as voters tire of Republican culture wars Even if Behn doesnt win the race something that would have been unthinkable a few weeks ago a defeat by single-digits could signal major trouble for Republicans in the 2026 midterms, USA Today reporters Joey Garrison and Zac Anderson point out.The Trump-endorsed Van Epps has championed a strong right-wing platform, including strong opposition to trans rights, or as he put it on his website, the woke lefts push for gender surgeries and mutilation on minors. He also said he would fight to ban trans women (whom he referred to as biological men) from competing in womens sports. Insights for the LGBTQ+ community Subscribe to our briefing for insights into how politics impacts the LGBTQ+ community and more. Subscribe to our Newsletter today Republicans who have rallied around Van Epps have pointed to Democrat Behns support of trans rights as a reason not to vote for her.In a Truth Social post on November 30, Trump revealed his clear anxiety over the race and what it might signal if Van Epps performs poorly. Trump begged those in the district to please GET OUT AND VOTE on December 2. He claimed Behn hates Christianity, will take away your guns, wants Open Borders, Transgender for everybody, men in womens sports, and openly disdains Country music.He also reportedly told voters over the phone at a recent rally that the whole world is watching and they have to show that the Republican party is stronger than its ever been. The outcome of the race will not only determine whether the razor-thin GOP majority in the House gets even thinner, but will also be a huge bellwether for the 2026 midterm elections, when Democrats are widely expected to dominate, as indicated by the very blue results of this years off-cycle races.House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) attended the aforementioned rally, where, according to the New York Times, he also expressed his anxiety. I thought Tennessee was deep red, he told the crowd, questioning how Behn who he called a dangerous far leftist has gained so much steam.Behn has long been known in the state for her progressive ideals and her grassroots rise to victory in state politics. In 2023, local reporter Kathryn Rickmeyer called Behn a vehement supporter of LGBTQ+ rights the AOC of Tennessee. Her longtime partner has a trans son, and she called the Supreme Court decision upholding her states gender-affirming care ban a gut punch to transgender youth and their families.In Tennessee, this ruling adds fuel to the fire of the GOPs war on trans youth, she wrote. The exhaustive list of anti-trans legislation and resolutions passed by the Tennessee General Assembly isnt about protecting kids its about using fear to distract us from real issues like the fact that our budget is busted, our roads are falling apart, and our grocery prices are the highest in the country. Republicans have also glommed onto a (factual) 2020 comment she made about how both men and women can give birth. Among many other right-wing accounts, the GOP posted the clip on X and called her radical, unhinged, and out of touch. Behn spoke with Newsweek on Monday in the hours before Election Day to respond to Donald Trumps tirade against her on Truth Social.President Trump is saying all these things because he doesnt have a plan to address the rising cost of health care and to ensure that working Tennesseans are able to afford health care, groceries and utilities, she said. She also expressed optimism for the election, declaring, The momentum is on our side.Nothing really shocks me anymore in the year 2025, she added. But I will say that Trump and his billionaire friends are spending millions of dollars in a race that they should have won handily.Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.

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Republican congressional candidate Matt Van Epps, center, and his wife Meg Wrather, left, greet a poll worker after casting their ballots at an early voting site in the special election for the seventh district, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)2025-12-02T05:09:40Z NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) President Donald Trump and Republicans will try to bounce back from recent losses around the country when Tennessee voters choose the next representative for the reliably conservative 7th U.S. House Congressional District on Tuesday. The special election, which was organized after Republican Rep. Mark Green resigned this summer, saw an unexpected surge of spending in recent weeks, flooding the airwaves and filling residents mailboxes with campaign flyers.Matt Van Epps, the Republican candidate, has been backed by more than $1 million from MAGA Inc. Its the first time the Trump-supporting super PAC has spent money on a campaign since last years presidential race, a reflection of this contests outsize importance. House Speaker Mike Johnson and GOP chair Joe Gruters rallied supporters in Tennessee on Monday. Trump addressed the crowd by phone and later held a tele-rally for Van Epps, his second of the general election. Democrats recently won by wide margins in New Jersey, Virginia and elsewhere, and a strong showing in Tennessee could further embolden the party ahead of midterm elections next November. The House Majority PAC has put $1 million behind state Rep. Aftyn Behn, the Democratic candidate. National party chair Ken Martin visited to campaign for Behn. Former Vice President Kamala Harris participated in a canvassing kickoff while in Nashville on a book tour. And former Vice President Al Gore, a Tennessee native, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez headlined a virtual rally on the elections eve. Stay up to date with the news and the best of AP by following our WhatsApp channel. Follow on The 7th District is one of three seats redrawn in 2022 to erode the influence of Nashville, the states largest city and a Democratic stronghold. Only about 1 in 5 of its registered voters are in Nashville, and last year it went to Green by 21 percentage points and to Trump by a similar margin. Democrats say closing the gap would signal that their party has momentum going into next year. Republicans remain confident that they can defend the seat, and they hope to dismiss Democratic claims that even red districts are now in play as Trump struggles with low approval ratings and persistent economic dissatisfaction. However there are concerns about turnout due to the timing, as early voting went into Thanksgiving week with Election Day the following Tuesday. Trump held a virtual rally in November with Van Epps, a former state general services commissioner from Nashville who previously served as an Army helicopter pilot, to boost his candidacy.Republicans have tried to turn Behns own words against her in television advertising, such as when she described herself as a radical or claimed to be bullying immigration agents and state police officers. A frequent target are comments Behn made about Nashville years ago, when she said I hate this city and complained about bachelorette parties. For the most part, Behn has answered questions about those remarks by redirecting to cost of living issues. But she has responded specifically about Nashville, saying she wants it to be a place where working people can thrive even if she gets annoyed at some tourist draws. Behn, a self-proclaimed pissed-off social worker, has condemned Trumps tariffs and tax cut legislation, both of which Van Epps supports. She also has criticized Republicans reluctance to release files related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Van Epps originally opposed a House vote to force the Justice Department to disclose more Epstein documents but changed his stance to mirror Trump after the president backed the measure.Democratic allies sought to eat away at Van Epps base by urging conservatives to back independent candidate Jon Thorp instead. That messaging came in mailers from Your Community PAC, which has spent more than $16 million supporting Democratic candidates across the country since last year.

A man walks with a Prada shopping bag in front of a Versace shop, at the Montenapoleone luxury fashion street, in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)2025-12-02T10:24:54Z MILAN (AP) The Prada Group closed the purchase of Milan fashion rival Versace in a $1.375 billion cash deal that puts the fashion house known for its sexy silhouettes under the same roof as Pradas ugly chic aesthetic and Miu Mius youth-driven appeal. The highly anticipated deal is expected to relaunch Versaces fortunes, after middling post-pandemic performance as part of the U.S. luxury group Capri Holdings.Prada said in a one-line statement that the acquisition had been completed after receiving all regulatory clearances. Capri Holdings, which owns Michael Kors and Jimmy Choo, said the money would be used to pay down debt. Donatella Versace welcomed the deal in an Instagram post, which also marked the birthday of the brands late founder, her brother, Gianni Versace. Today is your day and the day Versace joins the Prada family. I am thinking of the smile you would have had on your face,' she wrote in a post that also featured a 1979 photo of Gianni Versace with Miuccia Prada. Versaces futurePrada heir Lorenzo Bertelli is set to steer Versaces next phase as executive chairman, in addition to his roles as group marketing director and sustainability chief.The son of co-creative director Miuccia Prada and longtime Prada Group chairman Patrizio Bertelli has said he doesnt expect to make any swift executive changes at Versace, although he also noted that the company, which is among the top 10 most recognized brands in the world, has long been underperforming in the market. FILE- Prada Group Chief Marketing Officer Lorenzo Bertelli attends the presentation of the Axiom and Prada-designed spacesuit that will be used by NASA from 2026, in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, File) FILE- Prada Group Chief Marketing Officer Lorenzo Bertelli attends the presentation of the Axiom and Prada-designed spacesuit that will be used by NASA from 2026, in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, File) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit Read More Prada has underlined that the 47-year-old Versace brand offered significant untapped growth potential.Versace is undergoing a creative relaunch under a new designer, Dario Vitale, who previewed his first collection during Milan Fashion Week in September. He was previously head of design at Miu Miu, but his move to Versace was unrelated to the Prada deal, executives have said. Customers look at a Prada shop window, in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) Customers look at a Prada shop window, in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit Read More Capri Holdings paid $2 billion for Versace in 2018, but had been struggling to position the brands bold profile in the recent era of quiet luxury.Capri Holdings chairman John D. Idol said in a statement that Prada is the ideal partner to guide this celebrated luxury house into its next era of growth.'Versace represented 20% of Capri Holdings 2024 revenue of 5.2 billion euros,Prada said when the deal was announced in April that Versace would represent 13% of the Prada Groups pro-forma revenues, with Miu Miu coming in at 22% and Prada at 64%. The Prada Group, which also includes Churchs footwear, reported a 17% boost in revenues to 5.4 billion euros last year.Pradas in-house manufacturingThe Prada Group has already begun preparations to incorporate crosstown rival Versace into its Italian manufacturing system, a point of pride for the group. Making a bag for one brand or another, the know-how is the same, Bertelli told reporters last week at the groups Scandicci leather goods factory, which already makes bags for the Prada and Miu Miu brands and will soon add Versace. Artisans stitched handles onto leather bags, and cut leather with laser machines inside the leather goods factory, where trainees were learning the trade as part of Pradas 25-year-old academy. It has trained some 570 new artisans in an in-house training program in the Tuscany, Marche, Veneto and Umbria regions. Last year, Prada hired 70% of the 120 artisans who trained in the academy. The number of trainees rose by 28% to 152 this year.The Prada Group has invested 60 million euros in its supply chain this year, including a new leather goods factory near Siena, a new knitwear factory near Perugia, as well as increasing production at its Churchs footwear factory in Britain and expanding another Tuscan factory. Thats on top of 200 million euros in investments from 2019-24. A leather good operator works at the Prada factory in Scandicci, Italy, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) A leather good operator works at the Prada factory in Scandicci, Italy, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit Read More Leather good operators work at the Prada factory in Scandicci, Italy, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) Leather good operators work at the Prada factory in Scandicci, Italy, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit Read More COLLEEN BARRY Barry covers all things Italy for The Associated Press. Her focus includes fashion and design, overtourism and the environment, politics and sometimes the Vatican. twitter instagram mailto

Out clinical psychologist Mary Trump recently called her uncle Donald unhinged and incoherent, bizarre, and untethered from reality, saying he is dementing before the publics eyes. She based her assessment on the former presidents recent rambling comments on childcare, comments that several mainstream outlets presented as more comprehensible than they actually were.During Donald Trumps appearance at the Economic Club of New York last week a meeting of economists, business leaders and journalists he was asked what specific pieces of legislation he would pass as president to make childcare affordable. Related Donald Trumps psychologist niece shares the origin story for his thin skin Trumps nearly two-minute response, which has since been widely shared on social media, never answered the question. Insights for the LGBTQ+ community Subscribe to our briefing for insights into how politics impacts the LGBTQ+ community and more. Subscribe to our Newsletter today In his rambling response, Trump said, I would do that, and were sitting down, I was somebody, we had Senator Marco Rubio and my daughter Ivanka was so impactful on that issue. Its a very important issue, but Theres something, you have to have it in this country, you have to have it. But when you talk about those numbers compared to the kind of numbers that Im talking about by taxing foreign nations at levels that theyre not used to, but theyll get used to it very quickly, and its not going to stop them from doing business with us, but theyll have a very substantial tax when they send product into our country. Those numbers are so much bigger than any numbers that were talking about, including childcare, that its going to take care. Donald Trumps answer on how he will make childcare more affordable: pic.twitter.com/Hwu7R5aIt6 Acyn (@Acyn) September 5, 2024In a post to her SubStack, Mary Trump wrote that the corporate media believe they must translate Donalds nonsensical ramblings into a version of the English language we can all understand.She noted that, while reporting on the event, the Associated Press wrote that Trump had suggest[ed] tariffs can help solve rising child care costs; Politico wrote that he had laid out a sweeping economic vision of lower taxes, higher tariffs, and light-touch regulation; and The New York Times wrote that Trump had praised tariffs.Several other publications made similar reports, transgender journalist Parker Molloy noted. She and journalist Aaron Rupar called this a sane-washing of Trumps comments. Weighing in, Mary Trump wrote, Thats a huge problem because, on the one hand, theyre not really translating his words theyre imbuing them with a meaning that is not there; on the other hand, theyre doing this without telling us theyre doing it.Surely a political press corps that spent months arguing that President Bidens age renderedhimmentally unfit, wouldnt look the other way when the Republican candidate, the oldest person to run for president in American history, is not only old but decompensating before our very eyes, she continued. The difference of course is that Biden is aging while Donald isdementing.Donald really does seem to have worn down the corporate medias willingness to cover him properly. Its too badtheyre missing a story most people would be interested in, she added. American democracy depends upon a thriving fourth estate to function optimally. Thats not what we have right now. Not even close. She then unloaded on her uncle, writing, A former occupant of the Oval Office, a convicted felon and adjudicated rapist who attempted a coup, is desperately flailing while his campaign is failing to gain any traction. Donald is a frightened, desperate man knowing, as he does, that his continued freedom might well depend on his ability to get back into the White House so he can make the still-pending federal cases against him disappear. His increasingly fantastical pronouncements and worsening psychiatric disorders strike me as being newsworthy.Mary Trump will soon release her third memoir about the Trump family, entitled Who Could Ever Love You? In the book, Mary Trump describes Donald Trumps mother as seriously ill and psychologically unstable and his father as a sociopath. As a result, Donald Trump grew up as a bully with no friends and developed a widening cruel streak, she writes in the book, according to The Washington Post.

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CHICAGOIn a move making her the latest performer to join the distraction-free trend, New Zealand singer-songwriter Lorde confirmed Friday that she was now requiring all concertgoers to stash their boyfriends in locked pouches during her shows.I understand wanting to share the experience, but I think a live performance is more special when everyone puts their boyfriends away, said Lorde, who explained that her current Ultrasound World Tour had partnered with Yondr to lock fans male significant others in the companys patented three-by-six-foot pouches before entering the venue. I dont want people just glued to their boyfriends for the entire show. Fans should be singing along, dancing, and really getting into the music, so if we see you with a boyfriend, you will be asked to leave. If you need him to get to the venue and get home, we totally understandjust silence him and keep him in the pouch so everyone can enjoy the experience.According to sources, a fan at a recent Lorde concert was booted from the show after she was caught sneaking in a second boyfriend.The post Lorde Requiring All Concertgoers To Stash Boyfriends InLocked Pouch appeared first on The Onion.

HILLIARD, OHReluctantly admitting to the table that she might have been too quick to judge, local mother Janet Greenbaum told family members Thursday that she was actually quite impressed by the manners of their tattooed restaurant server.When she first came over to give us our menus, I thought she was in some kind of biker gang, but she turned out to be really polite, said the 63-year-old mother of two, who remarked that the North Side Grill waitress seemed very smart and well-spoken despite having ruined her cute little arms with body art that resembled a half lady, half skull thing and a devil-looking guy. Between the tattoos, that haircut, and all those hideous piercings, she looks pretty scary, but underneath, shes sweet as can be. Im starting to think shes never even been to prison!Greenbaum added that she was also impressed to see a wedding ring on the womans finger, although she shuddered to think what kind of man would marry such a thing.The post Mom Impressed By Tattooed Persons Manners appeared first on The Onion.

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