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☆ A 33-year-old man turned a Japanese farmhouse into a mountainside Airbnb retreat for $25,000 — here's how he did it
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Claire Turrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewSingaporean Xian Jie Lee, 33, moved to Japan in 2012 to study political science. Xian Jie LeeShu told Lee that he could rent a farmhouse in a village called Ryujinmura. "I removed the tatami (traditional straw floor covering) in the inner room and fell through the floor," Lee said. Xian Jie LeeWhile renovating the guesthouse, Lee turned his own home into a café three days a week to earn extra income. Xian Jie LeeLee has also been able to participate in unique experiences himself.

Persons: —, Jie Lee, Lee, Shu, Wayakama, Xian Jie Lee Shu, who'd, shoji, Lance Yeo, Xian Jie Lee, he'd, Xian Jie Lee Lee Organizations: Service, Business, YouTube Locations: Japan, Kyoto, Wakayama, Singapore

☆ 7 of the best scents to wear this spring, according to professional perfumers
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-06 | by ( Cheyenne Lentz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Silent florals continue to be popularMany familiar scents from the garden, including lilac, are popular in spring fragrances. Citrus and fruity scents have uplifting and refreshing qualitiesFresh culinary scents including citrus and other fruits are popular notes for spring fragrances. Oscar Wong/Getty Images"Citrus scents are always popular for spring, as they bring a refreshing and uplifting feel," Gavarry said. Indulgent scents, such as vanilla, are on the riseToday's consumers are being drawn to scents that delight and allow you to escape, according to Gavarry. With that, there has been a growing interest in scents that are more indulgent and pleasurable, and this will likely continue through spring.

Persons: —, perfumers, Clement Gavarry, Rodrigo Flores, Roux, Tom Ford, Woody, Gavarry, florals, Christophe Lehenaff, hyacinth, Flores, Oscar Wong Organizations: Service, McKinsey & Company, Business, Inter Parfums, Dolce Locations: Givaudan, Swiss, gardenia

☆ Companies in Japan are offering workers with bad allergies subsidized trips to low-pollen destinations
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementSome employers in Japan are offering "tropical escape" programs, where workers with bad seasonal allergies get subsidized trips to regions with lower pollen counts, according to The Washington Post. Such programs are seen as a way to enhance worker productivity in Japan, where hay fever is much more prevalent than in the US. It started in 2022 because its CEO has bad hay fever. In Japan, hay fever is not only a public health concern but also a challenge to the economy. In February, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida described hay fever as a "national disease" that negatively impacts productivity.

Persons: —, Naoki Shigihara, Aisaac, Fumio Kishida, Mitsuhiro, Okano Organizations: Washington Post, Service, The Washington Post, Post, Business, The Japan, country's Ministry of Environment, Centers for Disease Control, Japan Times, Japan's, Chiba Prefecture's International University of Health, Welfare Narita Hospital, Nikkei Locations: Hay, Japan, Okinawa, Hawaii, Guam, Tokyo, Chiba, Nikkei Asia

☆ Methane is seeping out of US landfills at rates higher than previously thought, scientists say
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Rachel Ramirez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Garbage piling up in landfills isn’t just an eyesore, it’s also a climate nightmare, belching out large amounts of planet-warming methane gas. Their results revealed average methane emissions were much higher than those officially reported, according to the study published Thursday in the journal Science. Landfills tend to be a less well-known methane source, but they also have a huge impact, estimated at around 20% of global human-caused methane emissions. Most landfills in the US are federally required to measure methane emissions four times a year through walking surveys using handheld sensors. Average methane emission rates from landfills were 1.4 times higher than those being reported to the GHGRP, the report found.

Persons: it’s, Daniel Cusworth, Wolfgang Kaehler, ” Cusworth, Rob Jackson, ”, “ Organizations: CNN, ., Reporting, Cedar, Stanford University, ” Locations: United States, King, Maple Valley , Washington

☆ Hanging Out in the Boiler Room With Andre Dubus III
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Steven Kurutz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The cedar-shingled house that Andre Dubus III built for his family in the seaside town of Newbury, Mass., has four levels that sprawl across 6,000 square feet, with plenty of rooms that could have made a nice writer’s office. But Mr. Dubus plies his trade down in the mechanical room, near the exercise equipment and the boiler, in a lofted space that he built himself out of plywood. There is a window, but Mr. Dubus has covered it with a blanket to block out the daylight. Writing longhand with a pencil and paper, he has produced five books in this cramped space. He refers to it variously as “my writing cave,” “my dream portal” and “the engine house.”

Persons: Andre Dubus, Dubus, ” Locations: Newbury, Mass

☆ What the SEC climate disclosure rule may mean for investors
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Climate disclosures would be made in annual filings companies make to the SEC, such as a Form 10-K, and in registration statements filed before an initial public offering. "I think climate disclosures have largely become table stakes for the investment community," said Lindsey Stewart, director of investment stewardship research at Morningstar. Current climate disclosures are 'uncommon'Ships on the Panama Canal on August 21, 2023. Shipping experts fear such events could become the new normal as rainfall shortfalls highlight climate risks. The SEC proposal outlined three tiers of emissions disclosures: Scopes 1, 2 and 3.

Persons: Gary Gensler, Win Mcnamee, —, Lindsey Stewart, Daniel Gonzalez, Stewart, They'd, Rachel Curley, Hurricane Idalia, Christian Monterrosa, Cowen, Patrick McHenry, Sen, Tim Scott, Bill Huizenga, Chris Ratcliffe, They're Organizations: Securities, Exchange, Financial Services, General, Getty, The Securities, Exchange Commission, SEC, Morningstar, Panama Canal Authority, Shipping, Anadolu Agency, P Global, Corporations, U.S . Sustainable Investment, Hurricane, Bloomberg, Republicans, Economic, Deloitte Locations: Washington, Panama, U.S, Cedar Key , Florida, R

☆ The eyes have it: The intriguing history of kohl
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Zahra Hankir | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

A Palestinian woman Hadeya Qudaih applying traditional kohl eyeliner to her granddaughter in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip in March 2020. Hadeya Qudaih makes and sells traditional kohl eyeliner for medical and cosmetic purposes (photograph taken in February 2020). A Bedouin man wearing traditional kohl, photographed in the ancient Jordanian city of Petra. Kohl is so commonly worn in the area that girls are sometimes named or nicknamed Kahla by their parents or friends, roughly meaning “the girl who appears to have kohl around her eyes.” Kohl is also a feature of many millennia-old myths, rituals, and legends. “Even if she doesn’t (make kohl) anymore, I will for sure continue to do this myself,” Abu Issa said.

Persons: CNN — Kohl, kohl, Hadeya, kohl eyeliner, Khan Younis, Majdi, Tamam Farhan Abu Issa, Deir al Balah, “, Abu Issa, ”, ” Abu Issa, Issa, Qudaih, Hassan Jedi, Prophet Muhammad —, Alessandro Bigazzi, Jack Sparrow, eyeliner, Kohl, ” Kohl, Zarqa, TikTok, “ Blinkaria Kohl, tightlining, Eyeliner, Fatima Shbair, “ Kohl, I’ve Organizations: CNN, Crusaders, UNESCO, United, kohl, Quds Net News, ZUMA Press, UAE General Authority of Islamic Affairs, Endowments Locations: East, North Africa, Egypt, Europe, Lebanon, Gaza, Gaza’s, Deir, United Nations, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Palestinian, Petra, Raed, Kohl, Eastern, “

☆ Gulmarg: Snow has returned to Asia’s highest ski resort. Here’s what visitors going there now can expect
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Ramaa Reddy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —In early January, anyone who visited the ski resort village of Gulmarg in Indian-administered Kashmir with hopes of actually skiing was out of luck. A severe snow shortage, blamed on dry weather, threatened to derail the entire winter season, leaving both travelers and tourism operators disappointed. Regardless of whether you’re a full-time athlete or someone who enjoys skiing and snowboarding for fun, Gulmarg offers a winter experience like no other. Today, travelers headed for Asia’s highest ski resort can enjoy over 1,330 vertical meters (4,363 feet) of skiable terrain, with lifts offering access to four separate skiing zones on Mount Apharwat. Many of those visitors don’t ski but just ride up the gondola to play in the snow and take in the views at the top.

Persons: Mukhtar Ahmad, Nanga Parbat, ”, Brian Newman, Newman, “, ” Mehmood Ahmad Lone, –, nans, Kababs, Rogan Josh, Kati, It’s, Mount Apharwat, Colonel Mirza Zahid Baig, Gulmarg, Javedh Ahmad Reshi Organizations: CNN, El, El Nino, Adventure, Hindustan Times, Newman’s, US Department of State, Warfare, USA Locations: Gulmarg, Kashmir, India, Mount Apharwat, British, Apharwat, Nanga, Colorado, Europe, North America, Pakistan, Khyber, Highland, Hilltop, Kashmir’s, Srinagar, Mount

BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Evelyn Jefferson walks deep into a forest dotted with the tents of unhoused Lummi Nation tribal members and calls out names. “It took us eight days to bury him because we had to wait in line, because there were so many funerals in front of his,” said Jefferson, crisis outreach supervisor for Lummi Nation. Against the backdrop, tribes such as the Lummi Nation, about 100 miles (161 kilometers) north of Seattle, say the proposed funding — while appreciated — would barely scratch the surface. In September, Lummi Nation declared a state of emergency over fentanyl, adding drug-sniffing dogs and checkpoints, while revoking bail for drug-related charges. But truly thwarting this crisis must go beyond just Lummi Nation working on its own, said Nickolaus Lewis, Lummi councilmember.

Persons: — Evelyn Jefferson, ”, Jefferson, Anthony Hillaire, Hillaire, We’re, Sen, John Braun, we’re, Jesse Davis, Nickolaus Lewis, Lummi, Jay Inslee, Joe Biden, van, It’s, somebody’s, —, ” Jefferson Organizations: Lummi, Alaska Natives, Disease Control, Senate, Republican, Washington State Department of Health, Washington Gov Locations: BELLINGHAM, Wash, Lummi, Jefferson, Washington, U.S, Seattle, Alaska, Bellingham, Bellingham , Jefferson

☆ Joel Belz, Trailblazer in Christian Journalism, Is Dead at 82
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Michael S. Rosenwald | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Joel Belz, the founder of World, a pioneering Christian magazine covering politics, culture and other topics through a biblical lens while occasionally drawing wider notice for its reporting on prominent religious figures behaving less than holy, died on Feb. 4 at his home in Asheville, N.C. His brother Andrew Belz said the cause was complications from Parkinson’s disease. Before World, a biweekly, was launched in 1986, religious periodicals were often cheaply mimeographed and filled with church news. Mr. Belz, a preacher’s son who grew up reading Time, wanted to replicate the journalistic ambition and crisp look of Henry Luce’s publication for an evangelical audience. Today, World News Group, which includes the magazine, website, children’s publications and podcasts, says it has an audience of about 500,000 people.

Persons: Joel Belz, Andrew Belz, Belz, Henry Luce’s, ” Mr Organizations: Gazette, World News Locations: Asheville, N.C, Cedar Rapids , Iowa

☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Disney, Tesla, Apple, Walmart, Roblox, American Express & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Thursday: Jefferies reiterates Walmart as buy Jefferies sees a $20 billion AI and automation opportunity for Walmart. Goldman Sachs upgrades Roblox to neutral from sell Goldman upgraded the stock following its earnings report and sees "margin momentum." Needham upgrades Disney to buy from hold Needham upgraded the theme park operator after its earnings report, seeing "strong" earnings per share growth. Morgan Stanley downgrades American Express to equal weight from overweight Morgan Stanley downgraded the credit card stock mainly citing valuation. Wells Fargo reiterates Disney as overweight Wells says it's standing by its overweight rating on the stock following earnings on Wednesday. "

Persons: Jefferies, Morgan Stanley downgrades Hertz, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Needham, Ally, it's, Wells, Macquarie, BABA, Oppenheimer, Davidson, NYCB, Guggenheim, TD Cowen, Wedbush, Wolfe, Baird, Tesla Organizations: Walmart, Discover, DFS, Barclays, PNM Resources, New, Express, DIS, Six, York Community Bancorp, Guggenheim, UBS downgrades Air Products, UBS, Products, Deutsche Bank, AstraZeneca, Deutsche, Apple, Nvidia Locations: New Mexico, Texas, OW, North America, China, GPRO

☆ Make Sparks Fly at 5 Romantic Getaways
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Stephanie Rosenbloom | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

This month, you and your partner can escape to the Catskills and hole up in one of 11 new private cabins called the Rounds. Nestled in the woods and close to Hunter’s ski slopes, they all have vaulted ceilings and an oculus for gazing up at the stars without sacrificing warmth or comfort. Their nearly circular shape and uncluttered, contemporary décor are a departure from what you might think of when you hear the word “cabin.”Choose either a standard 12-sided Round, or one of the roomier Round suites, which have wet bars, sunken circular lounges and day beds. There’s also an accessible suite that the property says is compliant with Americans With Disabilities Act regulations. All of the Rounds have fireplaces and outdoor cedar soaking tubs available for you to take a plunge, even in winter.

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Mattel, Amazon, Tesla, Charter, Cigna, Tapestry & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Here are Monday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Goldman Sachs reiterates Nvidia as buy Goldman raised its price target on the stock to $800 per share from $625. "So, since our price target is > $135, we must necessarily believe that Tesla's OTHER businesses will emerge to drive upside. JPMorgan downgrades Mattel to neutral from overweight JPMorgan said in its downgrade of Mattel that the Barbie boost was short-lived for the toy company. JPMorgan reiterates Amazon as overweight JPMorgan said it's standing by top idea Amazon. " JPMorgan reiterates PayPal as overweight JPMorgan said it's standing by PayPal heading into earnings later this week.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Cantor Fitzgerald, Cantor, it's, Piper Sandler, Tesla, Piper, Riley downgrades, Redburn, TD Cowen, Smith Douglas, it's bullish, JPMorgan downgrades, Barbie, Evercore, …, Moffett, Guggenheim, Davidson downgrades Clorox, cyberattack Organizations: Nvidia, Bank of America, Apple, Apple's, Vision, Tesla Energy, Cedar Fair, SIX, Citi, JPMorgan downgrades, JPMorgan, Broadband, Companies, Smith, Smith Douglas Homes, JPMorgan downgrades Mattel, Mattel, Guggenheim, Inc, DA, PayPal Locations: United States

☆ The future of the American amusement park in a Disney, Universal dominated world of thrills
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-27 | by ( Kevin Williams | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +14 min

Eric Thayer | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe theme park business, like many others, is consolidating and changing along with consumer habits. Coney's closing ended an era for Cincinnati-based theme park consultant Dennis Speigel. And there's an underlying rationale for the deal related to what's occurred on the national theme park landscape in recent decades. watch nowA more consistent ride at Cedar Fair Comparatively, Cedar Fair has seen its attendance decline from 22.9 million visitors in the first nine months of 2019 to 20.9 million in 2023. "Disney and Universal have theme parks in several global markets and are considered destination resorts," Baker said.

Persons: Eric Thayer, Knotts, Looney, Richard Zimmerman, Selim Bassoui, Universal, Dennis Speigel, Speigel, Don Helbig, Helbig, Zimmerman, Bassoul, David Katz, Jeffries, It's, Katz, Salim, Berry, Stifel, Carissa Baker, Baker, Dallas restauranteur Shannon Wynne's, Wynne, Wynne's, Angus, Louis, Texans haven't, hadn't, Elizabeth Ringas, Ringas, it's Organizations: Bloomberg, Getty, Disney, Comcast's, Cedar Fair, Flags, Looney Tunes, Marvel, Cedar, Department of Justice, Fair, Dominion, Universal, Google, Dell, Six, Revenue, Cedar Fair Entertainment, Six Flags Entertainment Corp, Getty Images Bloomberg, SIX, University of Central, SeaWorld, Paramount Parks, Premier Parks for Six, Seaworld, Dallas, Texans, American, Enthusiasts, Comcast, CNBC Locations: Valencia , California, Florida, Cincinnati, Coney Island, York, Coney's, Coney, Kings, Virginia, New York, North America, Buena Park , California, Americas, University of Central Florida, Texas, Dallas, Greater Atlanta, St

☆ Ron DeSantis drops out of 2024 presidential race, endorses Donald Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a campaign event at the Chrome Horse Saloon on January 14, 2024 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis dropped out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsed front-runner Donald Trump on Sunday, two days before the New Hampshire primary. The Trump campaign said in a Sunday statement it was "honored" to receive DeSantis' endorsement, along with "so many other former presidential candidates."

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump, —, DeSantis, Trump, Joe Biden, Nikki Haley, Doug Burgum, Sen, Tim Scott, Haley Organizations: Gov, Florida Gov, New, Republican, Republican Guard, North Dakota Gov, Trump, CNN, University of New, GOP, DeSantis, Sarasota Herald, Tribune Locations: Cedar Rapids , Iowa, Florida, New Hampshire, Tallahassee , Florida, Iowa, Granite State, University of New Hampshire, Sarasota

☆ Republican lawmakers in Iowa seek to block guaranteed basic income programs, calling them 'insane'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewRepublican lawmakers in Iowa are pulling out all the stops to block guaranteed basic income plans they described as "socialism on steroids." Guaranteed basic income programs typically offer no-strings-attached cash to certain groups, like the poor or new mothers. Universal basic income, its like-minded cousin, offers cash to entire populations regardless of income. Numerous counties and cities, many of them in red states, across the United States have been experimenting with guaranteed basic income plans. Holt called basic income programs an "attack on the work ethic in this country."

Persons: —, Steve Holt, Skyler Wheeler, Holt, Wheeler, Tonaeya Moore, It's, Moore, Joe Biden's, Nalo Johnson, Johnson, MINCOME, Evelyn Forget, Forget Organizations: Service, Business, The Gazette, Baltimore Young, Tax, Iowa Health Foundation, Gazette Locations: Iowa, United States, Texas, Harris County, Houston, Cedar Rapids, Flint , Michigan, Canada, Canadian

At first blush, it seemed to many to be the key to picking former President Donald Trump's lock on the Hawkeye State's Republican base. The alternative vote split roughly in two, leaving Republican Iowa firmly in Trump's hands as the first ballots of the 2024 presidential contest were cast. Trump does not thrive among suburban voters, a group that cost Trump nationally in 2020 and where Haley showed promise Monday. Haley, by contrast, beat Trump in Johnson County, Iowa, a burgeoning tract of homes and businesses along Interstate 80 south of Cedar Rapids. A week earlier, Trump volunteer Jackie Garlock looked around a similar hall in Mason City in northern Iowa on a snowy Saturday, convinced Trump would win.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Donald Trump's, Sen, Chuck Grassley's, “ He's, Steve Kessler, Nikki Haley, Trump, else's, Randy Vandeberg, ”, Gentry Collins, Mitt Romney's, Haley, she's, Nancy Wildanger, Joe, Biden, Iowa —, Kim Reynolds, Iowa Republicans —, Jackie Garlock, “ Organizations: DES, —, — Florida Gov, Republican, Navy, Hawkeye, Yale, Iowa, Fair, Republican Iowa, GOP, Trump, Former United Nations, 23 New Hampshire, DeSantis, Iowa Republicans, Associated Press, AP, NORC, for Public Affairs Research, Trump Monday, Gov, South, Simpson College, Kent Student Center Locations: DES MOINES, Iowa, — Florida, Cedar Rapids, America, Rock, 23, New Hampshire, Johnson County , Iowa, Dallas County, U.S, Iowa City, Johnson County, “, South Carolina, Trump, Mason City

☆ Why California Officials Killed Cedar, a Little Girl's Pet Goat
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Adam Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

Usually, when a child sells an animal at the county fair, some local macher buys it for more than its market value. All they were waiting for, apparently, was approval from the Shasta County district attorney. "More important for livestock producers is how the Shasta County Fair and the Shasta County sheriff — both unencumbered by intelligence — created a bonanza for animal rights zealots." Cedar was livestock, and many people can't even conceive that livestock like Cedar can be something more than food. (The California Department of Food and Agriculture, the Shasta fair, and the county sheriff all declined my requests for comment.)

Persons: might've, let's, wouldn't, E, reenacted, It's, Jessica Long, Bobo, Megan Dahle, Sen, Brian Dahle, Gavin Newsom, Cedar, Dahle, Long, Agriculture —, didn't, wasn't, —, we'll, Leslie Irvine, Irvine, Irving, they've, Ryan Gordon, Colter Ellis, Charlie Thieriot, Jessica Long's, Gordon, they'll, Adam Rogers Organizations: Fair, Animals Cedar, Republican, California ., California Department of Food, Agriculture, Twitter, Hearts, University of California, Animals, Business Locations: Shasta, Northern California, America, California, Napa, Sonoma, Shasta County, Irvine, Seco, Texas, Mississippi

☆ Wall Street's rocky start
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementIn today's big story, we're looking at how there are still plenty of risks in the market despite big expectations. What's on deck:Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesOne of the best indicators of the year ahead comes from banks' Q4 earnings. BI's finance team has a roundup of the biggest Wall Street firms' earnings reports and what it means for their hiring plans.

Persons: Donald Trump, Vivek Ramaswamy, —, Chip Somodevilla, BI's Michelle Abrego, Rebecca Ungarino, Kevin O'Leary, Mark Davis, Goldman, Sharmin, Rahmani, Morgan, Steve Cohen, Sundar Pichai, Boris Streubel, Rebecca Zisser, Apple, Mike Katz Organizations: Republican, GOP, Service, Citi, JPMorgan, BlackRock, Staff, Getty, Goldman Sachs Wealth, New York Mets, Google, Hertz, Business, Bloomberg Locations: Iowa, Google's Berlin, San Diego, Austin

☆ My kids don't remember the traveling we did when they were younger, but I treasure the memories for them
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Sarah Seefeldt | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

My husband and I have been traveling with our four kids since they were young. AdvertisementTheir memories from our trips aren't quite what I'd hoped they'd beFrom our trip to Petra, the two older kids remember riding a donkey and riding a horse. At first, I was disappointed they didn't remember more from our family vacations. I wondered if it was a waste of time and effort if they didn't remember. Courtesy of the authorDespite what they remember, my memories are still pricelessMy kids are a little older now, and the trips we take stick in their memories a little better.

Persons: —, it's, I'd, they'd, Sarah Seefeldt's, they've, I've Organizations: Service Locations: United States, Amman, Jordan, Petra, Lebanon, Byblos, Jeita, Europe, London, Egypt, Red, America

☆ Opinion: The Iowa caucuses: Trump dominates while Haley and DeSantis run for second place
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Opinion Lyz Lenz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The Iowa caucuses might have continued to be a nothingburger if New York Times correspondent RW “Johnny” Apple hadn’t pulled a journalistic PT Barnum act by coming to Iowa in the 1970s and making it a show. But if the Iowa caucuses ever meant anything, they mean less now. After all, Ted Cruz won the Iowa Republican caucuses in 2016, the year Donald Trump won the election; former Arkansas Gov. He mocked Iowa Gov. Trump did show up to the Iowa State Fair, but he pointedly avoided “fair-side” conversations hosted by Iowa’s governor.

Persons: Lyz Lenz, Johnny ” Apple hadn’t, Apple, salivating, Jimmy Carter, “, I’ve, Pete Buttigieg, Ron DeSantis, John Hickenlooper, feverishly, Vivek Ramaswamy, Nikki Haley, outpace, Mitt Romney, Pennsylvania Sen, Rick Santorum, Ted Cruz, Donald Trump, Mike Huckabee, Arizona Sen, John McCain, Buttigieg, Joe Biden, Trump, He’s, Kim Reynolds, DeSantis, Bob Vander Plaats, Iowa, they’ll, he’s, Reynolds, Haley, — Organizations: CNN, Republican, New York Times, Democratic Party, Apple, Georgia Gov, Florida Gov, Republicans, Massachusetts Gov, Democratic, Iowa Republican, Arkansas Gov, Trump, Iowa Gov, Family Leadership, Fair, Iowa’s, Capitol, Twitter, Facebook Locations: Iowa, Lyz Lenz Pilsen, Georgia, South Bend , Indiana, Sioux City, Florida, Dallas, Colorado, Cedar Rapids, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New York City, America, Arkansas, Arizona, New Hampshire

☆ Our DeSantis and Haley Reporters Switched Places. Here’s What They Found.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Jazmine Ulloa | Nicholas Nehamas | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For months, Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis, Republican contenders locked in a heated rivalry for second place in their party’s 2024 presidential nominating contest, have been crisscrossing Iowa ahead of the first-in-the-nation caucuses. Normally, Nicholas Nehamas is on the road with Mr. DeSantis, the governor of Florida, and Jazmine Ulloa follows Ms. Haley, former governor of South Carolina. Nicholas drove northeast from Des Moines to a Haley event at a brewery in Cedar Falls. The VibesNICHOLAS The first thing I noticed when I walked into Second State Brewing in Cedar Falls: Ms. Haley’s warm-up music wasn’t deafening. At DeSantis events, the music drowns out every thought and makes it difficult to talk to voters.

Persons: Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, we’ve, Nicholas Nehamas, DeSantis, Jazmine Ulloa, Haley, Nicholas, NICHOLAS, Haley’s Organizations: Brewing Locations: Iowa, Florida, South Carolina, Des Moines, Cedar Falls, Jazmine, Bluffs

☆ Analysis: How Iowa became a chaotic curtain-raiser for a fateful political year
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

Des Moines, Iowa CNN —The storied history of the Iowa caucuses has never seen anything like this. Haley: ‘The fellas are scared’Unlike DeSantis, Haley isn’t wagering her campaign on Iowa. Icicles hang from the roof as people arrive for a Haley campaign event at the Thunder Bay Grille on January 13, 2024, in Davenport, Iowa. Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesYet Iowa has has raised existential questions for the DeSantis campaign. And time is short, because the Iowa campaign is ending just as it began — with the former president on top.

Persons: shivers, Donald Trump, they’re, ”, Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, Iowans, ” Trump, Trump, –, DeSantis, Haley, Chris Christie’s, she’d, Vivek Ramaswamy, Xi Jinping, Nigel Farage, “, ” –, patriotically, we’re, caucusgoers, Ramaswamy, —, Haley slugged, admonitions, Judge Arthur Engoron, Sharon Mancero, ” Mancero, Mancero, Joe Biden, he’s, Clinton, ‘, Haley isn’t, She’s, ” Haley, Will Hurd —, Trump —, That’s, Win McNamee, that’s, George W, Bush, “ We’re, Mark Harris, Haley’s, Lovisa, Swede, ” Tedestedt, Chip Roy, Louis, Stanley, Chip Somodevilla, Joel Rudman, “ I’ve, ” Rudman, It’s, ” DeSantis, Biden, it’s, ” CNN’s Kit Maher, Veronica Stracqualursi Organizations: Des Moines , Iowa CNN, House, Former South Carolina Gov, Trump, Trump –, New, New Jersey Gov, “ Trump, Iowa Republicans, Capitol, Iowa, Des Moines Register, NBC, Republican, GOP, Republicans, Des Moines, Senate, CNN, New York Stock Exchange, Social Security, Jimmy Centers, Iowa Republican, South Carolina, Former Texas GOP, “, White House, Ankeny, Haley, America, South Carolina Republican, Texas, Florida Panhandle, Centers Locations: Des Moines , Iowa, Iowa, week’s, Hampshire, Florida, New York, Washington, Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, Sioux City, New Jersey, British, Indianola, Clinton , Iowa, DeSantis, Des, Fox, Wall, Manhattan, New Hampshire, Cedar Falls, Ankeny, South, Davenport , Iowa, Granite, St, Hubbard , Iowa

☆ Final day ahead of caucuses begins with Trump boosted by new poll
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Gregory Krieg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“Our grassroots supporters have put us in position to win, and now we have to show up to Caucus for President Trump on Monday and get the job done,” Trump said in a statement late Saturday, after the poll’s release. The DeSantis campaign seized on that uncertainty in a late Saturday night message to supporters who might have felt stung by the latest horse-race numbers. Like everyone else, Trump was thinking about the weather – and what it could mean for the caucuses – upon setting foot in Des Moines. Nearly 90% of Trump-backing likely caucus-goers say in the poll that they are extremely or very enthusiastic about voting for him. The Florida governor entered the 2024 GOP presidential primary as the odds-on favorite to challenge Trump for the nomination.

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COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley pushed across ice-cold Iowa Saturday to find voters open to an alternative to former President Donald Trump with just two days before the state's caucuses open the Republican primary calendar. DeSantis in particular is under great pressure in Iowa given his campaign's heavy bet on a strong finish in the caucuses. Courtney Raines, a special education teacher, came to hear Haley on Saturday morning and said she would try to see DeSantis later in the day. Carroll Hinchion, a 30-year-old independent, is considering caucusing with Republicans as well and came to hear DeSantis in Council Bluffs. “The Republican caucus that’s going to happen on Monday night is going to send a shockwave.

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